《Gate of Revelation》 Chapter 1: Come Forward and Receive Death

Chapter 1: Come Forward and Receive Death

Previous Chapter GOR Chapter 1: Come Forward and Receive Death ¡°Come forward and receive death!¡± ¡°I do not have many friends, you are one. If you die, I will be unhappy.¡± ¡­ After adjusting some final punctuations with his keyboard, Chen Xiaolian raised his head and massaged his sore temple. Within a VIP waiting room of an airport, service personnel wearing beautiful uniforms were gently pouring coffee for the guests. This was an airport within a small country¡¯s tourist city, located within Southeast Asia. Chen Xiaolian stretched his waist and quickly affixed an author¡¯s back section on the chapter that he had just finished. Thinking for a moment, he quickly typed in a line of text: Seeking monthly ticket¡­ ncing at the book review section, he could see some readers urging for more while others were cursing: Always not updating the book, but still have the face to ask for monthly ticket? Author has a small dick ah¡­ He quickly exited the back section, switched off hisptop, and stuffed it into his bag. Suddenly getting the urge to urinate, he looked at his phone and saw that it was still early. Chen Xiaolian immediately got up while carrying his bag and proceeded to run toward the toilet. Chen Xiaolian, gender male. As for his profession¡­ a web novelist, one who wrote fantasy fiction novels. He possessed quite the reputation within the web novel circle as he had written one or two rtively popr web novels. He also managed to earn some royalties. Hmm, considering his current age, there was no need to spend much money anyways. As for things like getting married, having children and buying a house, those matters were rtively far in the future for him. However, in his online profile, he had made up a rather funny image of himself. It was something of a prank toward his readers. He had casually taken an image shared by his circle of friends and made it his own avatar picture: It was the picture of a thirty-year-old, fair skinned fatty with a round looking face. Because of this, his readers and fan base all thought Chen Xiaolian to be an adorable thirty-year-old fatty. Fans who were close to him would affectionately call him ¡°bloody fatty¡± or ¡°fat uncle¡±. However, the truth¡­ ¡­ Hua! Chen Xiaolian sshed a handful of cold water onto his face before roughly wiping them off. He then observed the reflection on the mirror. A noticeably immature looking face that was overly delicate looked back. Chen Xiaolian made a strange expression on his face. By manhua standards, the face looking back at him through the mirror would no doubt belong to the ¡®ck bellied, attractive 16 year-old teenager¡¯ ssification. Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s age was also not too far from sixteen. He was only eighteen-years-old, a long way to go before being called ¡°uncle¡±. Thus, every time he thought of the female fans among his readers calling him ¡°uncle¡±, Chen Xiaolian would feel a certain pride in sessfully pranking others. His face may be a little off from being considered ¡®handsome¡¯. If it was any constion, however, it could still be considered ¡®elegant¡¯. His height could be considered as a w, though. At eighteen years of age, he was only at one hundred and seventy centimetres. During basketball sessions within school, he could only sit on the bench as part of the assisting group. After wiping the water off his face, Chen Xiaolian took a basketball shooting posture and threw the rolled up tissue paper into the wastebasket. His movements were fairly standard and were the results of him practicing in private. Unfortunately, with his problematic height, he would probably have no chance of being a basketball yer. Hmm, after this trip, it would almost be time for the school to reopen. If he were to fail in the selection for the basketball team, then he should just give up. Besides, it was not necessary to be a basketball yer to fulfill the wish of being surrounded by cheerleaders. Looking at the time again, he noted that there was still some time left before the ne took off. Within the airport restroom where there was an English signboard prohibiting smoking, Chen Xiaolian took out his hand phone and checked his WeChat. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard the sound of conversationsing from the restroom entrance. ¡°I heard that it is about to enter closed beta?¡± ¡°Indeed, it seems that the new settings have been implemented. The instance dungeon has also beenpleted. This time¡¯s closed beta would probably be very lively, some very powerful yers have been selected for this.¡± ¡°Sigh, it seems it will be very eventful¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian walked out of the restroom and saw two person wearing aircrew uniforms chatting. What surprised him was the fact that the two of them were conversing in Chinese ¨C in this small Southeast Asian country, almost ny per cent of tourists were Chinese. However, it was rare to meet a pilot who spoke Chinese¡­ In addition, their topic of conversation was obviously about online games. Hearing that also stoked Chen Xiaolian¡¯s curiosity. Closed beta¡­ instance dungeon¡­ yers¡­ ¡°I am sorry, please excuse me,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled politely, showing some shyness at the same time. The two crew members gave Chen Xiaolian a nce and immediately made way for him through the restroom entrance. Chen Xiaolian walked two steps forward when he suddenly heard someone shouting for him from behind. ¡°Wait a moment, you dropped something.¡± Turning his head, Chen Xiaolian saw the leftmostnky-looking pilot bending over to pick up something from the ground. He then handed it over to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Your boarding pass?¡± Chen Xiaolian nced over it and found that it was really his. It must have fallen off when he was retrieving tissue papers from his bag. He hastily said a few words of thanks, but the pilot narrowed his eyes as he nced over Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Flight XX3307? Interesting¡­¡± What kind of words are those? Moreover, Chen Xiaolian instinctively felt that the way the other person was looking at him was a little strange. ¡°I can only say¡­ I wish you good luck.¡± Those were thest words said by the pilot. After that, he waved goodbye with his hands and left with hispanion in another direction. How baffling! Chen Xiaolian stared nkly at the pilots back. Do airlinepanies hire their pilots in such a casual manner these days? That person must have some brain problems, right? I wonder who would be so unfortunate as to ride on the ne he flies! ¡­ That minor event did not stay in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind for too long. He went back to the waiting room, had another round of coffee and yed mobile games for a while. After an hour, Chen Xiaolian began to board the ne. As he was boarding, he was surprised to find that, among the crewmembers greeting the passengers at the airne entrance, was none other than the ¡°I wish you good luck¡± fellow! Chen Xiaolian was shocked senseless; however, the other party only smiled and nodded towards him. After that, the pilot turned around and headed into the cockpit. The flight attendant politely guided Chen Xiaolian toward his seat. The space given to First ss was very wide and he sat down before changing into a pair of slippers. Chen Xiaolian then turned to the flight attendant and requested a ss of beer. He suffered from a mild difort toward flights, also known as motion sickness. By drinking some alcoholic drinks, he hoped to be able to fall asleep after boarding the ne. That would be for the best. After drinking a mouthful of beer, someone sat down on the passenger seat beside him. He gave the passenger a nce and saw a little loli with a short bobcut hair¡­ neat and clean, with a pair of big, ck eyes. She wore a light blue short skirt as she sat on the passenger seat, her pair of white legs dangling freely in the air ¨C Hmm, the act had exposed her height. When she was seated, her legs could no longer reach the ground. Considering Chen Xiaolian¡¯s age, he was naturally not a lolicon. (That is something exclusive to uncles!) He was only curious as to why such a young child would board a ne alone. In addition, this was an international flight. Realizing that Chen Xiaolian was looking at her, the little girl made a brief eye contact with Chen Xiaolian. She then nodded politely in a seemingly subconscious manner; however, her attitude remained cold, as though the nod earlier was simply from instinctive etiquette. Later, she seemed to have received a phone call. She retrieved her phone and spoke into the phone with a childish voice. ¡°Unnie¡­ Omo¡­ Imnida¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled to himself: A Korean loli¡­ Seemingly aware that he was still looking at her, her eyes became colder. When she saw Chen Xiaolian, whose teenage face indicated that he was not that old, holding on to a ss of beer¡­ her eyes seemed to show traces of disapproval. Well, I am now being despised. Chen Xiaolian chuckled secretly. He simply took out his eye blinders and put it on before going to rest. Soon, the flight attendants gave another notice and the ne began to slowly move along the runway. After a burst of violent vibrations, the ne rose to the sky¡­ ¡­ Two hourster, Chen Xiaolian was woken up by a burst of vibrations. Removing the blinders, he looked around in confusion and saw that the warningmp above his head had turned on. The Korean loli sitting beside him was instead very calm, she held onto a ss of orange juice, drinking it one mouthful after another. She was wearing bunny-shaped earphones and listening to music. The flight attendant used a warm and harmonious voice to make an announcement, stating that the ne had probably ran into some turbulent airflow and asked everyone to not enter a state of panic. It should not have been anything. An airne running into these kinds of situations were simply far toomon. However, after a few minutes, the frequency of the vibrations from the airne seeming grew in intensity and the extent of the vibration increased. Seeing that, the passengers gradually entered a state of rm. ncing around, Chen Xiaolian saw that the first ss flight attendants had already been seated at their designated seats, their safety belts fastened tight. Chen Xiaolian could stop himself from feeling apprehensive. Of the two flight attendants of the first ss area, the older one, presumably the chief, maintained calm and continued using a harmonious voice to sooth the passengers. As for the younger flight attendant¡­ when Chen Xiaolian was boarding the ne, he had taken another look at her. She had a pair of very slender legs and her current seating position just happened to be directly opposite Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian was able to spot the traces of panic and fear within the flight attendant¡¯s eyes. The chief attendant remained calm and was using a gentle voice to sooth the passengers, saying that nothing serious was going on. However, Chen Xiaolian had noticed that the younger flight attendant¡¯s legs were¡­ Trembling! That was right. They were trembling. Holy shit! Even the flight attendants are scared to the point of trembling?! Then¡­ then something big must have happened. Chen Xiaolian suddenly became nervous. It was at that moment that a loud bang suddenly erupted out from who knows where. The aircraft suddenly lost all power and screams rang out from the passengers¡¯partments. One could clearly feel the aircraft falling down at a rapid rate¡­ Next, a series of loud noises rang out non-stop. Amid the terrifying noises, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face had turned ghastly white, all the strength within his body seemingly sapped away. The Korean loli beside him began crying out of fear, screaming out in Korean. As thest of the loud rumbling noises roared, Chen Xiaolian had onest thought before losing consciousness: I cannot be so unlucky, right? I am only eighteen-years-old! I am still a virgin¡­ I write novels about transmigrations! Am I about to transmigrate?! Previous Chapter 1 Seeking monthly tickets is part of the webnovel scene in China, where the monthly ticket roughly acts as a form of subscription fee. 2 ck bellied means someone who seemed kind and honest on the outside but could well be plotting something insidious on the inside. Chapter 2: Can You Speak Human Language?

Chapter 2: Can You Speak Human Language?

GOR Chapter 2: Can You Speak Human Language? [Author¡¯s note: An early exnation here: This book¡¯s genre is not online gaming! Not infinite element genre ! And most certainly not transmigration to another world! All I can say is that this is a fantasy novel set amidst a modern backdrop¡­ As for the specifics, you will know once you read on. [Once again, this is not an online gaming novel!] Severe vibrations, followed by a long period of darkness-filled state of unconsciousness. After that, light began to appear, bit by bit. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s seemingly regained consciousness . However, he was only slightly conscious. Forcing himself to open his eyes, he saw what appeared to be shes of pictures¡­ appearing intermittently as though they were fragments. It seemed as though¡­ they hadnded¡­ The cockpit¡¯s door was opened¡­ The ¡°I wish you good luck¡± pilot came out¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind and consciousness was still in a state of disorder and he could not maintain a clear head. The one clear thought he had was¡­ I, am probably still alive, right? However, he then ¡®saw¡¯ a fragment of shing pictures that did not seem right! The ¡°I wish you good luck¡± pilot suddenly tore off the pilot uniform that he was wearing. That was right, he tore it off! It was as though what he tore off were not clothes, but mere paper! That cannot be right! How could normal people have that much strength? Clothes may not seem too durable, however, have you tried to tear it off before? Could you simply tear it off as though it were mere paper? After that¡­ As the buzzing sound within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears had yet to subside, he could only catch part of what was being said. The other person seemed to be shouting¡­ ¡°Begin formation of teams¡­¡± ¡°¡­ equipment¡­ pathfinder¡­¡± ¡°¡­ dungeon quest¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian finally became certain of one thing, he must be dreaming! I yed too much games and now my mind is in a state of confusion, right? Then¡­ he thoroughly fainted, again. ¡­ ¡°Is the formation of teamspleted?¡± ¡°It seems as though someone had been disconnected.¡± ¡°What is going on? Disconnected just after arrival? Were the damage values for the impact timing not properly calcted? Once we go back, we will have to go pick a fight with those people from the Development Team.¡± ¡°They were just unlucky, wasting such a precious spot in the closed beta.¡± ¡°Hmm, remember this BUG. When we return, we will let the Development Team handle it. The damage values from the time of impact and entering needs to be recalcted.¡± The sounds gradually faded away¡­ Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was unable to hear those voices¡­ ¡­ Waking up after a long period of time, Chen Xiaolian saw that his surroundings were a mess. The aircraft¡¯s interior waspletely different from before and the luggagepartments were in disarray. No small number of luggagepartment¡¯s lid had fallen off and the boxes within had fallen out of it. The passengers¡¯ seats were no different and many of them had been disced. As for Chen Xiaolian, he had at some undetermined time left his seat and was lying down on the floor. His face rested upon the cold floors of the airne and his body was somewhat aching. He forcibly propped up his body. He could also hear ¡°pipipapa¡± crackling sounds. Who knows where the sparks were being emitted from. The first thought that came to his mind was¡­ I am not dead! The second thought that came to his mind was¡­ Damn! He first inspected his whole body while the buzzing sound in his ears slowly ceased. Hmm, my entire body is still intact and I am not suffering from a broken leg or missing arm. This was obviously a ne crash and yet he had been¡­ very fortunate. From all outward appearances, it would appear that he was not suffering from any serious injuries. Chen Xiaolian was temporarily not considering matters such as internal bleeding. Truth be told, his mind was still in a state of confusion, panic and shock¡­ Finally, he heard a soft crying sounding from beside him. Turning around, he first spied a small pair of slender white legs. Only one leather shoe remained on one of them. The other shoe appeared lost? The Korean loli sat in a corner, surrounded by fallen passenger seats. The little loli¡¯s hair was dishevelled as she sat there, crying helplessly. She shouted out helplessly in a soft voice: ¡°ottoke¡± ¡°ottoke¡±. Chen Xiaolian who had watched no small amount of Korean variety shows was able to generally figure out that those words meant ¡®what do I do¡¯. Chen Xiaolian tried to prop up his body, putting in great effort to stand up. He found that he was still able to exert some strength. With the exception of some sore areas and the weak feeling in his legs, there were no other major problems. As for his weak legs, it was probably due to the fear he was feeling. The passengerpartment was in a broken state. On the right hand side, a huge hole had been torn off and the door to the passengerpartment had disappeared to who knows where. Above his head was a ripped out hole, creating something of a skylight there. The ripped out metals hung down, shing every now and again. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s instinct told him that something was amiss. However, he was temporarily unable to understand what exactly was amiss. He subconsciously shouted out. ¡°Is there anyone here?¡± Well, he had in fact wanted to directly shout ¡°help¡±. However, for some unknown reason, he did not. Having said that, it was not that strange. After all, how many chances were there for a normal person to shout out the word ¡°help¡±? ¡°Are you all right?¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted toward the little loli stuck inside the mass of passenger seats but she showed no reaction to him at all. Her eyes were filled with shock and she continued muttering in panic. ¡°Ottoke, ottoke.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and struggled to push away one of the passenger seats beside the little loli. He did not have much strength and had to attempt this action several times before seeding. ¡°Quick, get out!¡± Chen Xiaolian extended his hand out to the little girl. The girl looked at him but remained motionless. Chen Xiaolian chose to simply move over and use his hand to grab her wrist before pulling her over by force. ¡°Get out of here!¡± His words were spoken using Chinese, without considering if the little loli could understand him. ¡°Get out of here, out! Go outside!¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled the Korean girl out and pointed toward the torn out section of the passengerpartment. He too, tried moving outside. ¡°Is there anyone here? Anybody??! {ANYBODY}??!!¡± Chen Xiaolian used both Chinese and English as he shouted out. His instinct led him to start looking for crewmembers of the airne. Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaolian found that the older of the two flight attendants, presumably the chief attendant, had disappeared. As for the younger flight attendant with beautiful legs, she was still seated at her spot, with her head tilted to the side. It was unknown if she was already dead or only unconscious. The cockpit door was¡­ open! From his standpoint, he was coincidentally able to observe that the cockpit was empty! This discovery caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to pound with anger. The crewmembers had run off and disregarded him, a passenger? He then moved to the back to look around. (First ss passengerpartment is at the front and Economy ss is at the back.) His discovery there caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to sink! He finally realized why he felt that something was amiss! The entire passengerpartment was¡­ E.M.P.T.Y! Empty! Many of the passenger seats have been turned upside down, however¡­ All of the passengers, all of them¡­ were gone! This discovery left Chen Xiaolian stunned for several seconds! When he was boarding the airne, he recalled that it was filled to capacity! At the very least, there should be a hundred people here, right? But now¡­ Chen Xiaolian looked at himself before turning to look at the little Korean loli who only knew how to cry and shout out ¡°ottoke¡±. Oh, there was also the unconscious flight attendant with beautiful legs¡­ Everyone else was gone?!! All of them! Gone?! This realization caused Chen Xiaolian to freeze on the spot as his heart seemingly froze over. This¡­ the people have already been rescued by the relief team? And left? Nobody cared about me?!! For a moment, he felt an impulse to let out a string of curses. The little loli beside him suddenly screamed, waking Chen Xiaolian up from his reverie. Screaming in fear, the little loli¡¯s body turned soft. She held up her fingers to point at a spot on the passengerpartment. Chen Xiaolian looked in the pointed direction and found his body bing weak as well. It was a¡­ person. To be precise, it was a¡­ corpse. ¡­ It must be one of the passengers. He was truly unlucky. Still seated on the passenger seat, his neck was turned to the side. Judging by the extent to which his neck was twisted, his death was pretty much confirmed. He was wearing a suit, giving off the impression that he was a businessperson. Both his face and body were painted with blood. Even so, Chen Xiaolian worked up his courage to move toward him and check. He wanted to make sure that the man was no longer breathing. He was still feeling uncertain as to how to deal with this. However, at that moment, something happened to the corpse that he hade in contact with. Something fell off the corpse¡¯s hand and rolled toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet. That was a¡­ Metallic sphere. It was round with a very smooth surface, seemingly no different from an ordinary steel marble. As for its size, it was as big as an egg. Chen Xiaolian subconsciously picked it up with his hand and examined it, but could not identify what it was. All he felt was that it was slightly heavy. Just as he was feeling confused, a sound came from behind. ¡°{Help}¡­¡± It was in English. Chen Xiaolian turned back and saw that the flight attendant with beautiful legs had regained consciousness. Her body had fallen off her seat, seemingly incapable of standing up. She could only extend her hand outwards and shout helplessly, ¡°{Help}¡±. Chen Xiaolian ced the metal sphere into his pocket and ran over to help the flight attendant get up. The flight attendant with beautiful legs appeared thin; however, at that moment she was too feeble to support herself. She could only lean heavily onto Chen Xiaolian, her entire weight bearing down on him. The young Chen Xiaolian felt as though he may not be able to support her weight. He forcibly dragged her outside. ¡°{Areyouok}?¡± However, the other party seemed to be in a confused state. She looked at Chen Xiaolian before speaking a word out immediately. Chen Xiaolian was unable to understand, but was able to discern the pronunciation of the other party. ¡°Tasukete.¡± It sounded like¡­ Japanese? In the next moment, Chen Xiaolian felt an impulse to puke out blood. In the aircraft, only three of them remained alive. Besides him, there was a Korean loli and a Japanese woman? Neither of them can speak Chinese!!! 1 infinite element is a genre which was apparently first poprized in the novel Terror Infinity. In these novels, elements such as religion, science, myths, movies, animations, history, etc. would all be inserted. Chapter 3: We Will Not Die!

Chapter 3: We Will Not Die!

GOR Chapter 3: We Will Not Die! Chen Xiaolian had both the Korean loli and the Japanese flight attendant brought outside the airne. The little loli could still move by herself. The flight attendant on the other hand could not move even a single step. It was unknown if this was due to fear or if her legs were injured. Back when he was helping the flight attendant out of the airne, her soft breasts had been pressing down onto his shoulders; however, Chen Xiaolian did not give it any thought ¨C matters of life is more important right now! Who would spare a thought to these messy thoughts! After having moved over ten meters away from the airne, the three of them sat on the ground. Only after he felt that they were all right did Chen Xiaolian returned to take a look at the airne. The body of the airne was still intact, albeit barely. As for the two wings, they had disappeared. It would appear that they had been broken off. They were currently in a forest area ¨C judging from the vegetation here¡­ well, truth be told, Chen Xiaolian did not know what to make of them. He was not a veteran in the field of wilderness survival. He could not utilize the vegetation to determine where they were and whether this ce was a tropical zone or a temperate zone. He was unable to differentiate between those. The scenery on the other hand, was enough to put any person into shock. Behind the airne, a long passage had been created through the forest. It seemed that after the ne was forced down, it had ploughed its way through the forest, creating this long passage. The passage was around a few hundred meters in length and the canopy of trees were either broken or ttened by the airne. The airne¡¯snding gear was no longer there and the airne rested on the ground. The trees on either side were either torn off or blown away¡­ Chen Xiaolian had seen a lot of disaster films made in Hollywood, where the scenes were filmed using special effects. Before him however was a real scene and not someputer-generated image. This reality, put on full disy before Chen Xiaolian, caused him to fall into a state of shock for a few minutes. ¡­ The flight attendant, having gradually calmed herself down, was trying to stand up. Fortunately, it would appear that her legs were not hurt. The earlier episode must have been due to fear. The flight attendant leaned upon a tree, watching her surroundings in a helpless and terrified manner. She then started crying with a rather hoarse voice. ¡°{Help}!¡± ¡°Ta_su_ke_te!!¡± This time he finally understood. Thetter phrase of ¡°tasukete¡± must be her crying for help, right? The Korean loli just sat there and cried ¨C considering her appearance, she was probably not even ten-years-old. For her to only stay seated and cry instead of fainting was probably a feat of strength for her. As for others¡­ probably should not hope too much from her.. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and suddenly made the decision to run into the aircraft cabin. The flight attendant saw him moving and shouted something at him, seemingly trying to stop him. However, Chen Xiaolian only waved at her while he continued moving into the aircraft cabin. A few momentster, Chen Xiaolian emerged from the inside while carrying a box out. After that, he returned inside and carried out another box. When the flight attendant realized what was going on, she stood there in hesitation for a moment. Finally, she bit her lip, took off her shoes and quickly followed Chen Xiaolian inside barefooted. They moved out a portion of the food and water within the aircraft cabin. After that, they moved out some boxes. Chen Xiaolian retrieved a slightly thick outer sweater and draped it over the little Korean loli before personally pulling up the zipper for her. The little loli, who was sobbing, stopped crying and raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Do not be scared,¡± Chen Xiaolian whispered. Without caring if she had understood what he said, he turned and ran into the ne again. His mobile phone had been damaged. Thus, Chen Xiaolian spent a long time within the ne before finally finding another mobile phone. He did not know which passenger had dropped it. However, he was unable to get it to operate. It seemed as though the mobile phone had also been damaged¡­ He angrily cast it aside. So fragile. If he only had known, he would have bought a Nokia. Behind him, the flight attendant patted Chen Xiaolian. He turned his head around to find the other party handing out a¡­ Mobile phone. ¡°Yours?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at her. While it was uncertain if the flight attendant understood him, she nodded her head. Chen Xiaolian became overjoyed and suddenly startedughing loudly. A feeling of surviving through disaster washed over him, causing him to be overexcited. He could not help himself as he went over and hugged the flight attendant, giving her the thumbs up. However, a few minutester¡­ A pale-faced Chen Xiaolian returned the phone back to the flight attendant. ¡°No¡­ signal.¡± All numbers ended up giving the busy tone that signified that the call could not be made, including the Worldwide Relief number 400-888-4099. The flight attendant panicked. She took the mobile phone and tried dialling a few numbers. After that, her face turned pale; she crouched down with both hands holding her knees and started crying bitterly. As for Chen Xiaolian, he took a very deep breath, narrowed his eyes and surveyed his surroundings¡­ surveying this¡­ forest. ¡­ It was getting dark. Three figures, one male and two females sat around a campfire. The fire was lit using a cigarette lighter plug. The lighters, which did not make use of mmable liquids, were the only ones allowed in the ne. They had retrieved it from a box belonging to one of the passengers. Using a branch, they lit the fire. After that, all three of them wrapped themselves in nkets. For food, they had the meals from the ne. Wrapping the food with aluminium foil, they lightly heated the food upon the fire. While it was unappetizing, it was something they could fill their stomachs with. All things considered, now was not the time to pay attention to this matter. During this time, Chen Xiaolian tried to start a conversation with the other two females. Unfortunately, the Japanese flight attendant only knew how to speak some simple English. In addition, there was a strong Japanese ent in her English. As for her Chinese, she could probably only say the likes of ¡°hello¡± and ¡°thank you¡±. Chen Xiaolian himself only had an average grasp of English. With the exception of what he had learnt in school, his other exposure to English came from his several years of watching U.S. drama. Simple conversation in English was still possible for him, but in regards to moreplex conversations, things would get hard. As for the Korean loli¡­ Chen Xiaolian had been pleasantly surprised to find out that she actually understood Chinese. However, it only extended toward understanding of Chinese. She had shown that she could somewhat understand his words. However, in the area of conversing in Chinese¡­ she was helpless. In the middle of the night, the depressive atmosphere became worse as it pressed down on them. Sometime during the night, an incident urred, causing Chen Xiaolian to be excited. He spotted a ne flying over the sky¡­ its light was shing as it flew slowly through the night sky. Naturally, he knew better than to start waving around and shout for help¡­ Considering how far up it was, it would be weird if they could see him. However¡­ A faint feeling offort inexplicably appeared within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. It was probably a sense of humour unique to web writers. There is nothing amiss with the stars and the moon in the night sky. In addition, there is also the ne that had flown by just now¡­ At least now I can be certain that I had not transmigrated over to another world or to an ancient time. Behind him, the little Korean loli began to cry. Wrapping herself with the nket, she curled her tiny body. With tears falling off her eyes, she murmured something in a soft voice. Chen Xiaolian walked toward her and heard some of what was being said. It seemed that she was crying the words ¡°omma¡±. That made sense. For a child so young, wishing for her mother at this point in time was no surprise. Chen Xiaolian inhaled deeply, then crouched down before patting the little loli on her head. The little loli stopped crying and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian, her big eyes fixed into a nk stare. ¡°Do not worry, we will be fine,¡± A smile was etched on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. It was both warm and firm ¨C his words were not only meant for her, but also for himself, to strengthen his own belief. ¡°You will not die, she will not die, and I too will not die! We will survive and return to our homes! I promise! As the only male here, I will protect you¡­ I am still only eighteen-years-old, I will have a great life waiting for me! I have yet to even get a girlfriend! I still have many readers calling me Great God ! How could I end up dying in such a terrible ce? Do not worry! Oppa will ensure your safety and lead you to your home!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian deliberately made a face in front of the little girl. He then shouted out the few Korean words he had learnt by watching Korean variety shows: ¡°Fighting!!¡± The flight attendant who was beside them seemed to have been affected by his final words. She smiled, then raised a balled-up fist while facing Chen Xiaolian and shouted out. ¡°Ganbatte!¡± Well, he could at least understand that phrase. Chen Xiaolian smiled at her, then turned to observe the dark forest. The smile on his face gradually faded as his eyes turned solemn. ¡­ That night, the little loli and the flight attendant could not hold on and fell asleep. Only Chen Xiaolian did not sleep for the night. It was not due to a sense of responsibility, but because he simply could not fall asleep. During the break of dawn, Chen Xiaolian woke up the two females, pulling up the Korean loli first. ¡°Stay here and do not go anywhere, I will go find help! Wait for me. Do not leave this ce!¡± After thinking about it, Chen Xiaolian used a very simple English phrase to converse with the Japanese flight attendant. ¡°{Stay_here. Do_not_move! I¡¯m_looking_for_help! I_will_be_back!! Trust_me!!}¡± There was naturally some error there, but he could not care about that. As long as the meaning could be understood, that would be fine. Also¡­ Damn it! This is not a test! Chen Xiaolian searched for a fairly durable wooden stick to be used as a weapon. Then, he tied his shoces, took two bottles of mineral water and stuffed them into his pocket before walking off. 1 Great God. A status given to aplished authors in Qidian. Chapter 4: RUN!!!!!

Chapter 4: RUN!!!!!

GOR Chapter 4: RUN!!!!! Chen Xiaolian left at around five in the morning. For the next few hours, he felt himself falling into the depths of despair. He walked toward the south¡­ his watch only has the south indicating function. He walked about within the forest for around three hours. After that, he saw¡­ Seaside. Coastline. As the rolling ocean waves crashed down on the rocks, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart felt a little disappointed. He also had a faint feeling of unease. The reason being¡­ on his way there, he did not see any traces of human existence, not in the forest nor the coastline. The coastline stretched out for a considerably long distance and the sandy beaches were quite the sight to behold. From a tourism perspective, this was a very suitable spot to be developed into a holiday destination. However, there were no traces of human activity there at all. The beach was clean, devoid of any leftover items or rubbish that could indicate human activity. The same held true for the forest. Chen Xiaolian furiously roared out against the ocean, venting out the rage within his heart for a moment. ¡°I do not believe that I will fail to find anyone!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian forcefully kicked a stone away. Considering how many people had disappeared from the airne, it must mean that they had left¡­ that meant there should be people here. They must have been rescued. However, why did they leave without taking him along? Well, for them to not take that corpse with them was understandable. After all, it was very obvious that the person had already died¡­ But I am not dead!!! There was also that Korean loli, and the flight attendant. They are not dead!!! Why did they not save us three?! Chen Xiaolian vowed that when he found them, he would give the airne captain a vicious beating. He retraced his steps and returned. It was about four in the afternoon when Chen Xiaolian finally returned to the ne¡¯s location. Spotting the ruined airne, Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh of relief. En! I did not get lost! If I had ended up getting lost in the forest, then I would be as good as dead. However, when Chen Xiaolian made his way back to the ne¡¯s location, he suddenly froze. The fire had been extinguished, and¡­ The two females were gone. ¡°Damn it! You cannot be serious! Both of them ran off on their own?!!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt himself about to fall into madness. The fatigue from walking for a whole day, plus the hunger in his stomach¡­ the two bottles of mineral water had long since been fully consumed by him. ¡°They actually left without waiting for me? Did someone rescue them?¡± Chen Xiaolian furiously kicked the ashes of the fire. It was at that moment in time that he suddenly heard a voice. The voice hade from the wrecked aircraft cabin. He turned his head to see a head partially sticking out from the damaged aircraft cabin. It was the flight attendant. The flight attendant was in a dishevelled state. Her face that had originally been very beautiful was currently facing him as she screamed out in an incredibly sharp voice. ¡°{E_here}!!! {E_here}!!!¡± A small feeling of relief appeared within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. He was relieved to know that he was not the only one left¡­ He smiled wryly as he walked toward the wrecked airne. As he was walking there, he shouted out without caring if they understood him. ¡°Didn¡¯t I say do not move away? Do you know how scared I was when I saw no one there¡­¡± The face of the Japanese flight attendant suddenly became filled with fear and she screamed out in a panicked voice: ¡°{RUN}!!!!!!!!¡± ¡­ In the future, whenever Chen Xiaolian recalled the events of today, he would be visited by an abnormal feeling of relief. He felt relief at the way he had reacted. Back then, he did not make any redundant motions. He had not uttered any nonsense nor did he leisurely tried to seek an exnation from the other party. Once he heard the Japanese flight attendant¡¯s scream, his body seemed to move out of instinct. It was as though his heart itself had already determined the quickest response for him. Chen Xiaolian did not even bother hesitating nor did he tried to contemte anything. The very first thing he did was¡­ Run with all his might! Run at the fastest possible speed that he could achieve. Run toward the wrecked aircraft cabin. In just a few seconds of time after he began running, Chen Xiaolian heard a loud roaring from behind him. It was not possible to decide what kind of wild animal it was through the sound of the roar. As for Chen Xiaolian, he had only one thought running through his mind. RUN!! His heart pounded in a seemingly thunderous tone and he saw that the distance between him and the panicked face of the Japanese flight attendant had been shortened. Without showing any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian decisively squeezed out everyst drop of strength that he could muster. When he arrived at the entrance to the wrecked aircraft cabin, a sh of thought was suddenly bestowed on him and he vigorously jumped toward the breach on the body of the wrecked ne. Using thatical and exaggerated move, he flew in through the gap of the breach. From behind him came the heavy sound of a muffled bang. Peng!! It was as though a heavy object had viciously struck the outside of the aircraft cabin. After Chen Xiaoliannded, before even adjusting his posture, he hastily turned his head around to take a nce behind. That one nce nearly suffocated him. It was a huge pitch-ck shadow about two meters in height and a body covered in long ck fur. The huge mass of darkness mmed into the outeryer of the passengerpartment and fell onto ground. Rolling around for a bit, it got up, raised its head, bared its fangs and let out a roar. The pair of sharp and curved fangs and the gaping mouth left a shocking impression upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind! In his eighteen years of experience since the day of his birth, he had amassed a messy assortment of knowledge from books, televisions, zoo and even the ¡®National Geographic¡¯ series¡­ He swore in the name of the celebrated King of Outdoor Survival, Bear Grylls! This thing¡­ was something that Chen Xiaolian could not recognize at all. It¡­ What is that thing?! It possessed the body of a wild boar, a feline looking head, with a sharp horn resembling that of a rhinoceros growing out of its nose. Its humongous mouth sported a sharp pair of curved fangs. As for how violent and strong its gigantic body was, there was no need to borate. Its eyes, on the other hand¡­ What the hell! Have you ever seen a feline animal with four eyes? Two on the right and two on the left!! The monster turned its body around as it maintained its position. Facing the wrecked passengerpartment, it let out a loud roar. It shook its head and then began charging with no less ferocity as it did earlier toward the aircraft cabin again. This time around, Chen Xiaolian was able to witness everything clearly. Before the monster was able to m into the ruined aircraft cabin, the surface of the cabin suddenly emitted a blue arc of light. It was this blue arc of light that had fiercely ¡®propelled¡¯ the monster out. The monster fell to the ground after being beaten off by the blue arc of light and howled, a seemingly pain-filled howl. It growled resentfully twice and circled around its position twice. Suddenly, its body went upright and its stout front paw viciously struck down a tree trunk just beside it. Heavens be my witness! The thick tree, which had roughly the same diameter as Chen Xiaolian¡¯s waist, was instantly broken off and the trunk was sent flying off into the distance. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyeballs nearly fell to the ground. The monster pped its nose and gave Chen Xiaolian, who was within the passengerpartment, a vicious stare. With a look of unwillingness, it then turned its humongous body around and slowly entered the woods. It then disappeared into the jungle. ¡°I¡­ WQNMLGB[1]!! Son of a bitch! Is this a movie set!!!¡± Chen Xiaolian felt himself on the brink of mentally copsing. ¡°What is this?! Are we even still on Earth?!!¡± 1 WQNMLGB: A popr online expletive in China.¡°ÎÒÈ¥ÄêÂòÁ˸ö±í¡±, pinyin: ¡°w¨¯ q¨´ni¨¢n m¨£ile g¨¨ bi¨£o¡± = "i bought a watchst year" . It is a twisted version of ¡°ÎÒÈ¥ÄãÂèàϸö±Æ¡±, pinyin: ¡°w¨¯ q¨´ n¨« m¨¡ lei g¨¨ b¨©¡± which means something along the lines of doing ''something'' to someone''s mother. Chapter 5: Loading

Chapter 5: Loading

GOR Chapter 5: Loading Absolute despair, mental copse, fear¡­ Within the ne, the flight attendant slumped down onto the floor, her pair of eyes in a state of daze as she murmured something. The Korean loli on the other hand, had shrunk away into a corner, her eyes firmly staring at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian himself was slumped down in a position not far away from the hole in the broken aircraft cabin. In fact, he was maintaining the same posture he had earlier, where he was trying to turn around and get up. ¡°What is that? What is that? What the hell¡­ is that thing?!¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his heart pounding wildly. He himself was unable to describe what he was feeling, only that he was about to copse into madness. Pa ta. Something dropped out of his pocket and fell onto the floor. It was none other than the steel sphere that he had picked up yesterday. It was likely that his excessively violent movement of jumping into the aircraft cabin had caused it to move over to the side of his pocket. Gulu, gulu. The steel sphere rolled all the way to the feet of the Korean loli. Looking at it, the little loli bit her lip before stretching out her small hands to pick it up. Exerting some strength, she held it in her hands and crawled in a timid manner toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side to hand over the sphere. ¡°Oppa¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian could not understand what the little loli was saying at all. However, when he saw the item that she was passing over, he felt stunned. Suddenly, he grabbed it and viciously threw it out in frustration. A bang sound rang out as the steel sphere struck the walls of the passengerpartment and bounced back. However, as it bounced back it struck Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead. Chen Xiaolian gave a stifled cry as he then fell down on his back with a thud. ¡­ Amid his state of confusion, he saw countless shing of images. There were those from before he had boarded the ne, when he was on the ne and from the time of the ident. Each one of the images appeared like frames off a movie. Next, the images suddenly gave a sh and everything transformed into a sheet of darkness. ¡­ ¡°Restarting execution, confirmingmand directive¡­¡± ¡°Arrivalplete, 1%, 2%, 5%, ¡­ , 98%, ¡­ Warning, arrival failed, arrival failed! Target host body exhibiting irregr variation.¡± ¡°Warning, arrival is iplete, errors may arise, please initiate data feedback immediately.¡± ¡°Executing data feedback¡­ warning, warning! Data link is disconnected, data link is disconnected¡­¡± ¡°Beginning self-test on integration limit, integration limit 1%¡­ 5%¡­ 28%¡­ 69%¡­¡± ¡°Self-testplete, loading mode turned on.¡± ¡°Loading standard abilities, core mode activated. Beginner mode activated. Inputting instance dungeon codes¡­¡± ¡°Inputplete, integration limitplete.¡± ¡°Host body exhibiting irregrity, sending feedback data on irregrity¡­¡± ¡°Feedback aborted, data link disconnected, data link disconnected¡­¡± ¡°Compulsory boot mode activated, beginning loading mode¡­¡± ¡­ Takashimoto Shizuka sat nkly on the floor; her back leaned against a first-ss seat as she looked at the young teenager lying on the floor. She had already mentally copsed, or perhaps she was on the very brink of mental copse. She had originally been terrified. Even then, she had only assumed this to be an ordinary ne crash. Although she believed that she had been forgotten by the rescue workers, she had at least survived. Even if there was temporarily no possibility of being saved, she had survived. As a member of the airlinepany, Takashimoto Shizuka was able to maintain a calm state of being. She was familiar with the process involved. She knew that even if the rescue workers had for some unknown reason forgotten them, the airlinepany would still send some other people to conduct an investigation. Even if they had to stay here for a few days, it would not be long before the investigators arrive as per protocol. Regardless of what happened, the ne wreckage needed to be discovered and collected. Most importantly, Takashimoto Shizuka had checked the interior part of the aircraft¡­ the ck box of the ne had remained untouched. Thus, someone will definitelye if they wait here. This youngster was obviously a Chinese. Takashimoto Shizuka felt very grateful; even though he was young, he had shown courage. He had taken on the responsibility offorting women and children and going alone to look for help. She had originally thought that the worst-case scenario was that they would have to wait for a few more days. Unexpectedly¡­ ¡­ that monster! If she had not taken the little girl with her into the aircraft cabin to retrieve food this afternoon¡­ if she was still outside by then, it was likely that she would be dead by now. Monster? What is that thing? Or rather¡­ where are we? In the face of danger, women will instinctively seek something to rely upon. This was especially true for this Japanese woman. Seeing the youngster, the only male, to fall into a state of unconsciousness, Takashimoto Shizuka felt that their future had turned bleak. As Takashimoto Shizuka was about to burst into tears¡­ she suddenly saw that the youngster had woken up and had gotten into a seated position. ¡­ After he woke up, Chen Xiaolian sat nkly on the floor. He felt as though he had dreamt of something; yet, he was unable to recall what that dream was. Fuzzily, he seemed to remember himself looking at a big ck screen. Upon the screen interface, a string of characters and numbers were shing by ¡­. However, the most messed up part was that he had seemingly understood what the words meant even though he clearly could not recognize them. Wait, wait¡­ calm down¡­ That is right! The monster!! Monster!! Chen Xiaolian breathed rapidly. A small hand, holding a wet towel, stretched out from beside him. It reached out until it was beside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s cheeks. The little Korean loli looked at Chen Xiaolian with dark ck eyes, her small face carrying traces of hope, dependence and fear¡­ ¡°¡­ thank you,¡± Chen Xiaolian epted the towel and wiped his face. ¡°Oppa, do you have a headache?¡± ¡°En, it does not hurt anymore¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian answered subconsciously. Suddenly, he froze. Wait! What did she say? And what did I say? It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt his entire body jerk violently. It was as though an invisible current was flowing through his entire being. He was propelled upward like a fish that was violently detonated. After that, he fell heavily onto the floor. In his field of vision, a row of pale, translucent characters were shing by¡­ [Basic mode activated¡­ Loadingplete¡­ Please check Personal Setting¡­] This, what is this stuff? Chen Xiaolian ¡®stared¡¯ nkly at the ¡®words¡¯ before him. Unconsciously, he reached out to touch them¡­ but, the result was that he could not touch anything. Instead, his fingers came in contact with the little Korean loli¡¯s cheeks. The little girl froze momentarily before shrinking her head away in fear. ¡°So, sorry,¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned and he quickly retracted his hands. He immediately asked in an anxious manner. ¡°Do you see anything?¡± ¡°Oppa, are you not feeling well anywhere?¡± asked the little Korean loli. ¡­ He could indeed understand what she was saying! A purely subconscious thought urred to Chen Xiaolian and he suddenly had a sh ofprehension. He stared at the ¡®non-existent words¡¯ and the part which stated ¡®Please check Personal Setting.¡¯ [Personal Setting] ¡­ En, open! His heart pounding furiously, Chen Xiaolian subconsciously understood: I have acquired, or perhaps I have been ced in a very extraordinary situation¡­ Chapter 6: Activation? What Is This?

Chapter 6: Activation? What Is This?

GOR Chapter 6: Activation? What Is This? [Personal Setting] The screen shed. Physique: D+ Endurance: D Agility: C Energy Points: Zero Comprehensive Melee Ability: C- Comprehensive Ranged Ability: Zero ¡­ This is human setting?? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was at a loss. He was suddenly visited by an immense sense of absurdity. This is a game? A game?? A son of a bitch game?! Having written numerous web novels and read numerous other web novels of various genres, the well-known Great God [1] novelist Chen Xiaolian immediately grasped onto the key factors. Game? Transmigration? Infinite elements genre? Or another world? [Activating coordinates radar] ¡­ Hmm? What is this? Chen Xiaolian tapped it open; subsequently, a hexagonal frame appeared upon the screen. In the central location of the frame was a shing green dot. Beside it were two yellow dots. Chen Xiaolian considered it for a moment¡­ Hmm, the green dot should be me while the yellow dots would represent the two females¡­ Eh? There is also a red dot shing non-stop. It seemed to be constantly moving? Its speed is so fast! At the same time, he heard a loud roar emitted from far away. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind lit up: The monster! Wait¡­ wait¡­ I am a little confused! I am a little confused! I need to think about it in detail! Think¡­ Chen Xiaolian who was feeling muddled sat down. The Korean loli sat up, running forward unsteadily. She produced a bottle of mineral water from who knows where, then unscrewed it with a great deal of exertion before handing it to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ Thank you.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°What is your name?¡± ¡°Oppa, you actually know how to speak Korean!¡± The little girl seemed very surprised. ¡°Err¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was at a loss at how to exin it to her. ¡°My name is Kwan Ran Soo,¡± The little girl raised her head and said with a clear and tender voice. ¡°Oppa, you can call me Soo Soo, my unnie always calls me that.¡± ¡°Soo Soo¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and pointed to himself. ¡°I am Chen Xiao Lian.¡± ¡°Xiao Lan oppa.¡± ¡°It is Xiao Lian¡­¡± ¡°Xiong Lian oppa¡­¡± Á·Á³ ¡°Xiao Lian (Á·) !!¡± ¡°Xiao Lian (Á³) oppa¡­¡± [2] ¡°¡­ Nevermind,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave up on this pointless conversation. ¡°Oppa, I am scared¡­ where exactly are we? What is this ce? And that thing, is it very, very bad?¡± That thing¡­ Chen Xiaolian helplessly clutched his head and pondered about the matter. ¡°It is all right, this ce is very safe.¡± As a small child, there was a sense of trust and dependence toward elders in her. Hearing those words, a glimmer offort shed through Soo Soo¡¯s eyes. She then found afortable ce that was close to Chen Xiaolian and leaned down onto the seat. Takashimoto Shizuka stared nkly at the two of them. The smoothmunication between the two of them, in addition to the fluency of Korean words from the youngster¡¯s mouth¡­ He actually knows Korean? ¡°Excuse me, you, you two?¡± Shizuka could not resist opening her mouth. ¡°Err¡­¡± As expected, Chen Xiaolian found that he could understand the Japanese sentence. ¡°Please hold on for a while,¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand in a rather tired manner. ¡°There seems to be some matters here, I need some tranquillity.¡± ¡°You can speak Japanese?¡± ¡°Hey, if we keep up with this pointless conversation, the readers will think the author is putting in filler words¡­¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian remained silent for over half an hour. After which, he got up and went to the entrance of the aircraft cabin and observed the area outside for a long time. Roars from the monster could frequently be heard from deep inside the woods. Judging by the roars, he estimated the monster¡¯s position andpared it with the red dot on the ¡®radar¡¯. Chen Xiaolian was then able to confirm his spection. The red dot represents the monster. Game? Setting? Considering his identity as a writer, he had never experienced such a bizarre encounter¡­ however, he had written about it before in his fantasy novels! Even if he had not written about it, he had still read about it! Considering that, his mental fortitude and ability to ept his current situation should at least be higherpared to the normal person. If this is a game set¡­ firstly, ignore why something so absurd could happen. Solving the current problem takes precedence. Game¡­ If that is the case, there must be a quest! Chen Xiaolian searched and found a frame titled [Instance Dungeon Quest] on the interface¡­ Open! Open it immediately! Beginner¡¯s Quest One: Kill or capture one War Beast, obtain the qualifications to enter Instance Dungeon. Prompt, a known War Beast: ? There is a question mark, open! Instantly, a smaller picture of the earlier monster appeared in his sight. Four-Eyed War Cat: B ss War Beast. Melee Type. Growth Quality: ??? Four-Eyed War Cat? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face broke into an are you kidding me face [3] as he could not help but curse inwardly: Why not a Six-Eyed Flying Fish! If this is a game¡­ then the designer must be a real bastard! ¡­ The quest turned out to be that powerful monster. But I¡­ How am I supposed to fight it? A blow from its paws alone was enough to bring a tree down! Considering my small physique¡­ Wait¡­ Chen Xiaolian who had experience ying numerous games immediately noticed something. Beginner¡­ There should be equipment for beginners, right? If this was a game, then they would never design a quest that had no possibility of beingpleted. That would only get the yers killed! There must be some other items that he had yet to discover! After repeatedly checking several interfaces, including the Personal Settings, Chen Xiaolian eximed! He jumped up from the floor. Beginner¡¯s Equipment Kit!! Haha! I was looking for you! Eh? After opening it, he found a¡­ steel orb? Feeling a cold sensation in his hands, he lowered his head and saw that the steel orb had appeared upon his palms. Activate! Weng! The steel orb suddenly transformed. That was¡­ A sword! A ¡°zi zi¡± sound simr to that of electric currents rang out. The steel orb within his hand had transformed into a metal handle, protruding from the handle was a beam of light¡­ At that moment in time, several words shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind: Star Wars? Light sabre? Jedi Knight? The Force? He did not even have the time to bother with the two stunned females behind him. Chen Xiaolian tried waving this sword. Chi! The passenger seat beside him was directly cut into two! The cut was done in a neat manner and had left only a scorching smell! ¡°It is so sharp!¡± Chen Xiaolian then had a sense of fear¡­ Would I end up hurting myself? [Beginner Strengthening Package]? Open! One hundred points? Under the Personal Settings interface, a ¡®+¡¯ sign appeared at the end of his personal attribute values. Chen Xiaolian looked at the interface and pondered for a moment before making his decision. Whatte stage growth¡­ now is not the time for that kind of thoughts! Let us not even talk about what instance dungeons or quests. There is a monster wandering outside. What is imperative right now is to get rid of it; only then would we have the chance to escape! Escape this ce with our lives! In that case, add them all into melee! Endurancel! Physique! Agility! Chen Xiaolian temporarily left Endurance alone. The hundred points were fairly split between Physique and Agility. Soon, the points were all spent¡­ His Physique rose directly from D to C, his Agility rose from C to B. I do not appear to be feeling any different? Is there nothing akin to a burning feeling or a skill empowerment feeling? Chen Xiaolian tried extending his hands out, and punched out against the wall of the aircraft cabin ¡­ Bang! The aircraft cabin wall, made ofplex materials was suddenly left with a deep imprint of a fist! A deep dent was left! Sess! Chen Xiaolian became excited! He touched his fists¡­ no pain! He truly did not feel any pain! A state of mind developed after many years of writing novels kicked into action. Chen Xiaolian did not impulsively take out the sword and go look for the monster for PK [4] ¨C what would happen if he died? Who knew if this ¡®game¡¯ have any resurrection mechanism? Perhaps¡­ there would only be one chance? Regardless, he would not take such a risk with his own life. He sat down near the aircraft cabin¡¯s entrance and considered for a very long time¡­ Observing that the sun was slowly setting down, Chen Xiaolian decided that he could not wait any longer! He began to get busy. The two females watched in shock as Chen Xiaolian started dismantling the passenger seats within the ne. One by one¡­ he had suddenly transformed into a mighty person as some of the heavy seats that were linked together were ripped apart by him! This scene that happened all of a sudden, caused the two females to be terrified. While Soo Soo was still able to maintain herself, Takashimoto Shizuka shrunk away in fear, regretting the fact that she does not have the ability to shrink herself into a corner ¨C the youngster had suddenly be dangerous. Chen Xiaolian did not give any exnation. He simply dragged the seats one after another and threw them into the open space outside the ne. He carefully set up his own ¡®battlefield¡¯. The monster¡¯s strength was very strong. In addition, it also boasted a high degree of agility¡­ by creating some obstacles, he could limit the strength of the monster and allow him to bring his strength into y. Hearing a roaring out from the outside forest, Chen Xiaolian ensured that he had done everything he could in his preparations. Standing upon the entrance to the aircraft cabin, Chen Xiaolian turned around. Seeing the two females situated upon the corners, he walked over. ¡°You two, stay here. Do not evere out¡­ No matter what, do note out!¡± Looking at Soo Soo, the little loli, Chen Xiaolian checked his pockets and found a piece of chocte. He crammed it into her hands and rubbed her lovely mushroom like hair. ¡°Be good, wait for me here, I will bring you home!¡± Gripping tightly onto the ¡®sword¡¯ in his hand, Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and strode out of the aircraft cabin. At his back, Soo Soo tightly gripped onto the chocte as she stared with her big round eyes at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back. ¡°Oppa¡­¡± The name Kwan Ran Soo was tranted from ¡®È«ÈÊÐ㡯. Pinyin: ¡®qu¨¢n r¨¦n xi¨´¡¯. Something else to note, Physique is thebination of strength and regenerative ability while Endurance is stamina and the ability to take hits. The author only exins thister on. 1 Once again, Great God is a title given to aplished web writers in Qidian.? 2 ¡®Á·¡¯ pronounced ¡®li¨¤n¡¯ means ¡®train¡¯; while¡®Á³¡¯ pronounced ¡®li¨£n¡¯ means ¡®face¡¯. They have a slightly different pronunciation.? 3 The word here is actually ¡®Í²ۡ¯ which directly trantes into ¡®puking groove¡¯. It is used to signify a face that someone makes to show ridicule at something they heard or saw. Their face could contain doubt or other emotions.? 4 The author did actually wrote PK. It means yer Killing and also used to mean duel.? Chapter 7: In Order To Survive

Chapter 7: In Order To Survive

GOR Chapter 7: In Order To Survive The open space outside the airne was littered with tens of broken passenger seats. Chen Xiaolian strode outside, produced a mobile phone and turned on the music, setting the volume to the maximum. Let¡¯s try to use music to lure the monster over¡­ ¡­ ¡°You are my little, little apple~¡± Son of a bitch, wrong one¡­ The courage that Chen Xiaolian had mustered up with great difficulty was nearly lost! At a moment like this, shouldn¡¯t something like the theme song for Pirates of the Caribbean be the most suitable one! Oh well! The mobile phone does not belong to Chen Xiaolian. He had randomly picked it up from the aircraft cabin. A thunderous roar emitted from the distant forest. ¡°Roar!!!!!¡± Following the thunderous roar was the sounds of ¡°sha sha¡± from the forest. In the next instant, a huge shadow lunged out! Four-Eyed War Cat? Bring it on! The monster did not immediately pounce forward. Instead, it chose to walk slowly and advance with caution. This scene surprised Chen Xiaolian. He activated the light sabre in his hands. The ¡°zi zi¡± sounding off the sword constrained the feelings of fear and impulsiveness within him. The Four-Eyed War Cat still did not charge in. It maintained a position roughly ten meters away and stared at Chen Xiaolian with its weird eyes. After staring at one another for one minute, Chen Xiaolian felt anxious and shouted loudly. ¡°Come on! Come on!¡± The song ¡®Little Apple¡¯ has already finished ying! Why isn''t this crazy bastard moving at all?! If you do note inside, would I dare move outside? As Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became more anxious, the mobile phone¡¯s song changed. ¡®Little Apple¡¯ has finished ying and the phone jumped towards another song¡­ ¡°What does the fox say? Tchacha-chacha-chacha-chow¡­ Tchacha-chacha-chacha-chow¡­¡± Listening to the Western song ¡®What Does The Fox Say¡¯, the cat finally became offended! Roar! With a thunderous roar, the Four-Eyed War Cat charged over! Its target was Chen Xiaolian¡­ not? Its target was the thing before Chen Xiaolian, the¡­ mobile phone?! Hauling up a passenger seat, Chen Xiaolian mmed it down without any hesitation! With a [B] ss Physique [1], the airline passenger seat with significant weight became as light as a small stool. It urately struck its target! The Four-Eyed War Cat staggered after being mmed; it fell to the ground, then twisted its body and bit out towards Chen Xiaolian! Seeing the huge bloody mouth and the sharp fangs, Chen Xiaolian immediately dodged backward. At the same time, he grabbed another airline seat and tossed it forward! The Four-Eyed War Cat avoided the seat. It then waved down, trampling down onto the airline seat that had been thrown at it. With a crunching sound, the seat became deformed. Chen Xiaolian quickly moved to hide himself. His enhanced agility allowed him to move about with speed. The Four-Eyed War Cat tried to charge at him several times, but each time ended with him getting away. At the same time, the light sabre in his hand left several marks upon the Four-Eyed War Cat¡¯s body. The sounds of ¡°chi chi¡± remained together with the scorching smell. The Four-Eyed War Cat whimpered as its gaze, which was directed at Chen Xiaolian turned increasingly furious. The light sabre¡¯s damage is not enough¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became tense! After ncing around, his heart sank! The tens of passenger seats that he had arranged have all been either turned upside down or thrown off into the distance! Back then, he was able to deal with the Four-Eyed War Cat thanks to the airline seats. Considering how much bigger the Four-Eyed War Cat waspared to him, these obstacles effectively limited the speed with which the War Cat moved about. Thanks to that, he was able to barely fight against it. But now¡­ Roar! With a roar, the Four-Eyed War Cat charged forward. Without any airline seats blocking its way, it arrived before Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian subconsciously fell backwards; he felt a powerful gust of wind sweeping past his face! His facial skin burned with pain! Chi! Chen Xiaolian screamed out miserably! On his upper body, his clothes were torn, three bloody w marks were left, cutting skin and revealing flesh! The severe pain nearly rendered Chen Xiaolian unconscious. However, the intense pain also seemed to have stimted a certain unknown area within his mind¡­ Suddenly¡­ ¡°Damage taken has reached critical point, small probability of activating Exceed Alter Body Form!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears were filled with a humming sound! Instantly, his entire body brimmed with a powerful force! It reced his consciousness and dominated his body! ¡°Comprehended Basic Sword Skill, Linked Dual sh! Cross sh! Shua! Shua! The light sabre danced in the air, drawing a stunning image of a standard cross! The cross appeared directly onto the Four-Eyed War Cat¡¯s body! It roared out before being mmed away, falling heavily onto the ground. This time, it only shook its head and was unable to get up. Chen Xiaolian felt himself on the verge of copse, the sword in his hand bing too heavy to hold. Gasping for breath, Chen Xiaolian looked at the weakened Four-Eyed War Cat as it lied on the ground¡­ This, this should be considered¡­plete, right? Once I give it a stab, it should end, right? Chen Xiaolian exerted himself and moved step by step as he staggered forward. At this moment, the Four-Eyed War Cat suddenly raised its head and opened its mouth in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s direction¡­ Chen Xiaolian instantly felt something amiss! This type of action¡­ could it be? Weng! A translucent sphere of qi sted out from the Four-Eyed War Cat¡¯s mouth. Chen Xiaolian felt as though he was struck with a heavy punch directly in the face. With a ¡°bang¡±, his body fell down backwards! Son of a bitch! It said it is a melee type War Beast! It said it is a [Melee] type!!! Are you messing with me? Chen Xiaolian fell to the ground resentfully; the light sabre plopped down beside him. Chen Xiaolian felt dizzy, blood from the gashing wounds on his body had stained his shirt red¡­ For Chen Xiaolian who still feared the pain of injections, he felt that he had done his best. He could not muster up even a small ounce of strength; he could only lie down on the ground, staring powerlessly at the monster. The monster¡¯s state did not seem too good either. However, it seemed to be struggling to get up. As for him¡­ Blood flowed and Chen Xiaolian felt his strength ebbing away¡­ ¡°Oppa!¡± A small figure suddenly rushed out from the aircraft cabin! Takashimoto Shizuka attempted to reach out and grab her, but failed. Soo Soo ran out. A small and short body rushed out towards Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. Chen Xiaolian stared at her. ¡°Why did youe out! Quickly, go back! Go back!¡± Soo Soo clung onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head and started crying again. Then, she grabbed onto the light sabre on the ground and stood defensively before Chen Xiaolian. Facing the Four-Eyed War Cat, she used a sharp voice unique to small children and screamed: ¡°Go away! Go away!!!¡± Her small body shook violently, tears and snot flowed down at the same time. However, she persistently stood before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body! The Four-Eyed War Cat had gotten up! It moved step by step, bit by bit, wheezing through its nose. Nevertheless, it continued moving towards Soo Soo! ¡°Go away! Go away!¡± The little girl suddenly closed her eyes and viciously stabbed forward with all her might¡­ ¡°Wu¡­¡± The strike had unexpectedly stabbed directly into the mouth of the Four-Eyed War Cat¡­ The Four-Eyed War Cat stared with widened eyes, as though it could not ept what had just happened. After that¡­ it fell down again! ¡­ [Killed Four-Eyed War Cat x1, Loot obtained: [Beginner] ss Healing Type Beast Blood x2, Four-Eyed War Cat soul x1. Do you want to pick it up?]. [Beginner¡¯s Questplete, Beginner Skill Tree activated, do you want to select Primary Skill immediately?]. Chen Xiaolian groaned; he was only able to consciously confirm it before fainting. 1 In thest chapter, the author had Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Physique upgraded to [C] ss. This could be a typo.? Chapter 8: First Loot

Chapter 8: First Loot

GOR Chapter 8: First Loot When Chen Xiaolian woke up, it was already dawn. He opened his eyes and realized that he had been carried into the aircraft cabin. His body was covered with a nket. Straining himself, he lifted the nket to check the condition of his chest. En, it had been bandaged with gauze, while the smell of medicine remained evident. These must havee from the emergency kit from the ne. After recovering some of his strength, Chen Xiaolian felt a little surprised. Beside him, Soo Soo was leaning against one of the seats, her small body curled into a ball shape as she slept. Chen Xiaolian was able to see that within her balled up fist was the piece of chocte that he had given her earlier. ¡°Are you awake?¡± A gentle voice came from the other side. Takashimoto Shizuka had originally been sleeping, but she was not able to sleep properly. She got up from the seat and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°En¡­ do you have water?¡± ¡°Yes, wait for a moment,¡±Takashimoto Shizuka immediately unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and ced it before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, pouring it down for him. Chen Xiaolian felt shy and grabbed onto the bottle of water. ¡°This¡­ I can do it myself.¡± Takashimoto Shizuka quietly watched Chen Xiaolian for a moment. She then bit her lips and said. ¡°Sorry.¡± She stood up and performed a very Japanese like bow. ¡°I am really sorry! I am being too cowardly!¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian choked. Feeling confused, he ced the water bottle aside and coughed out. ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°I am sorry! Back then, I should havee out to help! You alone had to take on so much burden, but I on the other hand only hid inside the aircraft cabin out of fear and cowardice¡­ I am sorry! Please forgive me!¡± Chen Xiaolian tried to get up and reach her, but a severe chest pain apanied even the smallest movement on his part, causing him to groan out. Takashimoto Shizuka immediately moved over to help him lie down. ¡°Sorry, sorry, I caused you trouble again!¡± ¡°Enough¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Do not talk about this anymore.¡± He waved his hand to stop the Japanese woman from talking. ¡°Listen to what I have to say first.¡± ¡°Hai! Please instruct me!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded this Japanese woman silently, pondering for a moment before speaking slowly. ¡°We are currently in a very strange ce¡­¡± He then pointed at the little Korean loli. ¡°She is just a little child; there are some things she does not know of. However, you are an adult. Thus, there are some things that I need to talk to you about.¡± ¡°Yes, please go ahead.¡± ¡°Firstly, I do not know what kind of situation this is. The questions within my mind are no lesspared to those within yours. However, I can confirm one thing; the things that have happened to us are bizarre. Do you understand?¡± ¡°Understood!¡± ¡°En, it is good that you understand. Also, there is no need to stress yourself out. What I did earlier was simply me trying to help us to survive¡­ It may be more urate to say that I was trying to help myself survive. There is no need for you to be so thankful to me; all of us have the desire to live. Besides¡­ back then, for a woman to face something like that, I do not me you for being scared. It is simply a normal thing for everyone.¡± ¡°But¡­ she was able to run out and help you¡­¡± ¡°Little children do not understand,¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hands. ¡°Perhaps she thought that all this is simply a game. When I was her age, I still believe that there are Superman and Batman in this world. I really believed that the strongest basketball athlete in Japan is Hanamichi Sakuragi!¡±[1] Puchi. Takashimoto Shizuka could not help but burst out inughter. She then quickly closed her mouth and looked anxiously at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Speaking of which, we have yet to introduce ourselves. I am Chen Xiao Lian, you?¡± ¡°Takashimoto Shizuka, please advise me.¡± The Japanese flight attendant did not reach out for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s outstretched hand, but instead performed a ny degree bow. Chen Xiaolian awkwardly pulled back his hands, tapping himself on the nose. With Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s assistance, Chen Xiaolian got up and moved towards the aircraft cabin¡¯s entrance. There, he confirmed something. That was¡­ The Four-Eyed War Cat¡¯s corpse¡­ disappeared. He had already heard from the Japanese flight attendant: After the monster died, it turned into a beam of light and disappeared. However, he could not feel at ease without ascertaining it himself. Recalling the prompt that appeared on the interface before he lost consciousness, Chen Xiaolian immediately checked it. An [Item] box appeared beside the [Personal Setting] interface area. After opening it, he discovered two lines of note. [Beginner] ss Healing Type Beast Blood x2. Four-Eyed War Cat soul x1. The two words ¡®Healing Type¡¯ immediately attracted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attention. Without showing any hesitation, he tapped it open! [Beginner] ss Healing Type Beast Blood: After killing a [B] ss War Beast or those below [B] ss, there is a probability of picking this up. It is capable of treating normal external wounds, restoring constitution and strength. Its rate depends on the severity of the injury; the healing effect would gradually weaken. After tapping it, he found a translucent red coloured mass of liquid appearing on his palm. It was the size of a thumb and remained suspended upon his palms as though it was unaffected by gravity. Chen Xiaolian swallowed it without any hesitation. Hmm, it did not give off any taste. Instantly, a feeling of warmth surged through his entire body. A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian felt the pain from the wound on his chest beginning to lessen as it gradually turned into an itching sensation. After untying the bandages, Chen Xiaolian noted that his gashing wound had been closed and healed, leaving only a dark line of bloody scab. This rate of recovery made Chen Xiaolian very happy. Judging by what he could see, his wounds would be fully healed in roughly an hour¡¯s time. The other matter that caused him to be satisfied was that he could feel his strength recovering. There was onest matter¡­ [Skill Tree] Chen Xiaolian opened it solemnly. A tree-like grid appeared before him. Melee Type ¨C Sword Skill ¨C Beginner Sword Skill, Linked Dual sh ¨C ??? The one at the back isbelled ???. That should mean that it has not been activated. What caught Chen Xiaolian¡¯s utmost attention was a box located outside this Skill Tree named [Exclusive Skill]. Upon the box were several ??? symbol. Tapping on it caused a prompt to appear: Do you want to select immediately? Of course! Only a fool would not select. After tapping on it, he saw three options: [Element Division] [Life Division] [Hero Division] This is what you call giving people problems! Without giving any description or conditions, how is anyone to know what to pick? Closing his eyes, he randomly picked one! [Hero Division selected¡­] En, Hero Division? Whatever¡­ Instantly, the series of ??? symbols disappeared. [Selectionplete, acquired Beginner Skill, options: Fire God¡¯s Howl, Darkness¡¯ Descent, Goddess of Dawn, please select one.] Without any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian selected [Goddess of Dawn]. ¡­this was not because he would often use she-males when ying games![2] It truly was not! He was purely attracted by the word [Goddess]¡­ [Goddess of Dawn selected, skill loadingplete, Summon Type skill, please use ording to prompt.] Chen Xiaolian immediately opened the Skill Table and found the option for Goddess of Dawn. He had wanted to activate it to see for himself but hesitated after seeing a line of prompt. [Summon Type skill, usage restriction, using the instance dungeon¡¯s time as basis, it can only be summoned once every 24 hours. If the summoner is to die in a fight, then cool down begins for 24 hours.] Seeing the restriction in the form of 24 hours of cool down, Chen Xiaolian hesitated. There was no telling how much longer he had to remain here¡­ he also do not know if he would end up meeting with any kind of danger¡­ If another one of those Six-Eyed Flying Fish¡­ ah, wrong, if those Four-Eyed War Cat monsters appear again, then he would have a skill to act as insurance in case he could not defeat it. If he were to use it now, then if something were to happen within the 24-hour period¡­ Very well, let¡¯s restrain our curiosity. Eh? That is right! Four-Eyed War Cat! There is another Four-Eyed War Cat Soul within the items! Open it immediately for viewing. After tapping, a prompt appeared: [Captured a Four-Eyed War Cat Soul, do you want it to be a War Pet?] War Pet!? Chen Xiaolian instantly eximed aloud! Four-Eyed War Cat! He had personally witnessed just how incredible this thing was! Inexhaustible might! One p of its paw could break down a tree, this is an adorable asset¡­ ah wrong, this is a fearsome asset! [3] Such a kind of monster as my own War Pet? This feeling could only be described as pleasant! Chen Xiaolian smiled from ear to ear and confirmed immediately! [Adoption of Four-Eyed War Cat as War Pet sessful. Please go to (War Pet) section to inspect.] Wahahahaha! This is the FEEL, double the pleasure! Opening the [War Pet] section, a mighty image of a Four-Eyed War Cat greeted him. Below it was a prompt: [Summon it out?] Chen Xiaolian did not act recklessly. He chose to check out the description: No restriction on summoning frequency or time for this War Pet. Summon it out immediately! Let this young master admire you for a bit! Next¡­ A beam of light shed out and a figure appeared before Chen Xiaolian¡­ Or more urately¡­ before his feet! Chen Xiaolian turned hysterical¡­ It¡¯s body whirred as its fur sported faint tiger stripes; it nestled down in anguid manner before yawningzily while its fluffy head began rubbing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s legs¡­ En, there are also two translucent marks on its head. Red mark, blue mark¡­ It would be wrong to say that this is wrong¡­ this truly is¡­ a cat type¡­ But¡­ but¡­ Damn it! This senior here had obviously obtained a Four-Eyed War Cat! Damn it! You give this senior a Garfield cat! It will have a gigantic body they said! It will have the strength to break apart a tree with a blow from its paw they said! WQNMLGB bloody Hell!! This is what you call a Four-Eyed War Cat? This is a Four-Eyed Adorable Cat! Falls! The War Pet rubbed its head against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pants and squinted itszy looking eyes. ¡°Meow?¡± ¡­ [Four-Eyed War Cat] Melee Type Physique (Strength and regen): B Endurance (Stamina and endurance): C Agility: C+ Energy Points: C- Comprehensive Melee Ability: B- Combat Skills: Tiger Rush (Melee Skill, B ss), Cat¡¯s Roar (Ranged Skill, C- ss), Adorable sh (Are you sure this is a skill?) Growth Capacity: B Appraisal: A type of War Pet that is very suitable for newbie yers to begin their experience here. Due to its limited Growth Capacity, it is not rmended for long-term adoption. It is distinguished by its powerful Physique (initial circumstances) while its weakness lies in its weak Endurance. It possesses a [B] ss Physique but its Endurance is of the [C] ss. Its limited health makes it susceptible to dying in battle. ¡­ 1 Hanamichi Sakuragi is a fictional basketball yer in the anime m Dunk.? 2 Original sentence here ¡®ÕâÕæµÄ²»ÊÇÒòΪËûƽʱÍæÓÎÏ·»áÓÃÈËÑýºÅ°¡!!!!¡¯. Thanks to the input of the readers, the word ''she-male'' here means that even though the character is a female, the one using it is a male. Eg. A male ying an online game creates a female character on his ount, thus his character bes a ''she-male''.? 3 A y on two words with same pinyin again. ¡®ÃÈ¡¯ here means adorable, pinyin: ¡®m¨¦ng¡¯ . ¡®ÃÍ¡¯ means fierce, pinyin: ¡®m¨§ng¡¯.? Chapter 9: Shitty Cat

Chapter 9: Shitty Cat

GOR Chapter 9: Shitty Cat Carrying a desire to puke blood in his heart, Chen Xiaolian tossed the Garfield cat onto the ground. He then sat down cross-legged and read in detail the descriptions regarding [War Pet] within the interface. After a long time, he finally stood up and gave a sigh. En, it turned out¡­ War Pets have two forms, [Adorable Form] and [War Form]. This so-called [Adorable Form]¡­ There! This Garfield who is showing off its adorability is what you call [Adorable Form]! As for the [War Form], do not expect it to instantly transform into the majestic monster that Chen Xiaolian encountered before. Its War Form will possess significantly higher capabilities, however, those needed to be nurtured! In other words, the Four-Eyed War Cat that Chen Xiaolian had fought against was a mature War Beast. However, after being captured, it was transformed by the system into its initial state, just like a new yer. Various aspects of its abilities needed to be nurtured step by step! As for the other stuff, Chen Xiaolian could not understand. Very well! Let us not think about this first. The first goal should still be to leave this ce, then to figure out how to return home! Even though the earlier danger had been relieved, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind did not be at ease at all. This type of encounter was simply too bizarre ¨C Heavens, I am only a student and webwriter. Is there any need to give me such a stimting experience filled with vicissitudes? Setting¡­ game¡­ There was no new instructions in the damned [Instance Dungeon Quest]. Yesterday, didn¡¯t it say that that killing one monster would allow it to activate? Besides that, there was one more question within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. What about the other people on the ne? Where did they go? Assuming that he had be a ¡®newbie yer¡¯, then¡­ Were there any other yers here? Were there other monsters simr to the Four-Eyed War Cat? Or perhaps a more powerful monster? Most importantly, how do he return home? Could the outside world¡­ find this ce? His discussion with Takashimoto Shizuka resulted in the following. ording to Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s prior experience of flying on this route, judging by the estimated flight time and if the aircraft did not go off course, then their crash site would be somewhere within the South Pacific Ocean. In the beginning, everyone was feeling confident. They felt that even if they could not find any way out, they could stay here and wait for the arrival of rescue workers. But, with the appearance of such a terrifying monster, this confidence had began to waver. The only one who was feeling rxed was probably Soo Soo. While Chen Xiaolian was discussing with Takashimoto Shizuka in low tones in a corner of the aircraft cabin, Soo Soo was cheerfully running around the aircraft interior. As a child, it was normal to have a high level of obliviousness. Perhaps, she really thought of yesterday¡¯s monster as ying house or a game? Hmm, Soo Soo was holding onto Garfield close to her bosom ¨C that was right, it''s Garfield. That was the name that Chen Xiaolian had decided to give to this pet. ¡°Oppa, he seemed to be very tired.¡± ¡°Oppa, is he hungry?¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily surprised. He looked at the Four-Eyed War Cat that Soo Soo was hugging close to her bosom and saw that it was indeed somewhat listless. They tried to feed it some milk, but this bastard gave the milk a nce and turned its head away in disdain. Among the flight meals, there were some bags of dried fish. This cat only stuck out its mouth before turning away disdainfully. ¡­ ¡°Perhaps we should leave this ce and search around. This would likely be a risky move,¡± Chen Xiaolian finally voiced out his thoughts. ¡°However, I have a hunch that staying in here is not a good idea. It also would not solve any problems.¡± Takashimoto Shizuka seemed to be hesitating. The biggest issue was this aircraft cabin. This ce seemed to be capable of protecting everyone as proven by the Four-Eyed War Cat¡¯s attack. It was unable to enter the interior of the aircraft cabin and was repelled by an invisible force. Perhaps this is simr to a safe zone for a beginner vige? This was not the first time Chen Xiaolian had thought about this. Nevertheless¡­ one cannot stay in the beginner vige forever, right? ¡°In that case, it would be better if I go alone to search,¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated as he made this suggestion. Truthfully, there was some apprehension within his heart. After all¡­ what if there were other ¡®yers¡¯ within this ind? The passengers and crewmembers of the ne had all inexplicably disappeared¡­ Would the two females be safe if they stayed here? Even though the aircraft cabin was a safe zone capable of repelling monsters, other yers should be able to¡­ in that case¡­what would happen if they end up meeting wicked people? ¡°I will leave the choice to you,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a serious tone. ¡°If you follow me and leave this ce, we may end up meeting with danger, but I might be able to protect you. If you stay here¡­ it may be safe, but there is also the possibility of encountering unknown dangers.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian voiced out his concerns. ¡°It may be possible that there are other people on this ind.¡± In the end, Takashimoto Shizuka chose to stay. Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He himself has no answer for this. ¡­ As he left again, Chen Xiaolian did not feel confident despite him possessing ¡®super powers¡¯. He kept having faint feelings that the current situation was amiss and was growing more dangerous. In addition, Chen Xiaolian also did not inform Takashimoto Shizuka everything about his own circumstance. Especially regarding him being able to see a strange ¡®interface¡¯, he chose to remain silent about it. This time around, he decided to move in the opposite directionpared to thest time. Chen Xiaolian constantly kept his eyes on the [Coordinates Radar] interface as he carefully moved through the forest. After yesterday¡¯s fight, he judged that the effective radius of the radar was around two to three hundred metres. A distance of three hundred metres was enough for him to react or make a run for it if he encounters a monster. However, what if he were to encounter another human? Would the other party also possess the same kind of radar? Could they also detect him? Would they be good intentions or ill intentions? Garfield moved along behind Chen Xiaolian in a lethargic manner. Its running speed was not slow, but it had obviously be tired. Finally, a prompt appeared as they climbed up a slope. [Warning, your War Pet had not eaten in 24 hours. Please feed it as soon as possible. If not fed, the War Pet¡¯s health will decrease by 10% per hour. When its health reaches zero, the War Pet will die.] Chen Xiaolian legs were nted firmly on the ground as he cursed out a string of expletives. ¡°Just what is it that you want to eat?¡± Chen Xiaolian squatted down and looked at Garfield. Garfield: ¡°Meow¡­¡± It cannot be that it needs to feed on its owner¡¯s flesh, right? Chen Xiaolian decided to follow his imagination. Hesitating slightly, he gritted his teeth as he rolled up the sleeves of his arm. ¡°Come on, I will let you have one bite.¡± ¡°Meow ~ ¡± Garfield sniffed it and then left in an indifferent manner. ¡°¡­ son of a bitch.¡± At this moment, a reaction appeared on the radar! A red dot appeared on the radar before disappearing instantly! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned intense. Picking up Garfield, he looked around and quickly jumped up onto a big tree. With his strengthened body, Chen Xiaolian nimbly leapt up the tree before hiding himself amidt a dense foliage of leaves. The red dot on the radar appeared again. The movement this time was extremely fastpared to yesterday¡¯s Four-Eyed War Cat. Chen Xiaolian silently calcted the distance in his mind. 200 metres¡­ 100 metres¡­ 50 metres¡­ As the red dot was about to close in, it suddenly turned toward another direction. After that, it moved around in a circle at a distance of 50 metres away. ¡°En?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. Chen Xiaolian who was hidden amidst the leaves tried to search with his eyes but was unable to see anything unusual. Could it be an invisible monster? It should not be possible¡­ Following the position disyed on the radar, Chen Xiaolian finally set his sights onto a mound of soil 50 metres away. He double checked it and determined that he was not being delusional! The mound of soil seemed to be moving. After several movements, it stopped. The soil was turned over and a head emerged¡­ A triangr head and the standard body of a reptile. Chen Xiaolian judged that even if it was not a snake, it was likely to be something simr to lizards. Damn it, I hate these cold-blooded animals¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt nervous. In his childhood days, a snake had bitten him. Thus, the thing he feared the most was snakes! He firmly gripped the handle of his light sabre and suppressed the impulse to summon the [Goddess of Dawn]. After the monster had fully climbed out of the ground, Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh of relief. This monster looked to be of the same type as a pangolin. Its body mass was not as intimidating as the Four-Eyed War Cat, however, its entire body was wrapped by a pitch-ck rocky hide. In addition¡­ its body would faintly produce a pale green light. This gave Chen Xiaolian the impression that it should not be underestimated. The pangolin slowly moved toward the tree that Chen Xiaolian was hidden on. As for Chen Xiaolian, his heart was already sweating. He stared nervously at the creature¡­ Its crawling speed was not too fast. However, what kind of capabilities does it have? Suddenly, Garfield who was held close to his chest made a reaction! Garfield suddenly opened its mouth and cried out, following which Chen Xiaolian could feel Garfield struggling to seemingly escape Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hold! Its cat hairs were already standing on its end! Before Chen Xiaolian could react, Garfield had already let out a cry and leap out! ¡°Ah! Come back!¡± Even as it was in the middle of the air, the cat had already begun transforming, its small body quickly expanding! When itnded, Garfield¡¯s external body shape showed some resemnce to yesterday¡¯s War Cat form. Its body shape had be as big as a dog; an extra pair of eyes grew on its head. On its paws, sharp barbs extended out of its surface. Garfield howled before violently charging toward the pangolin! ¡°What the hell!¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. He never imagined that the bastard would be so warlike! The pangolin responded immediately. Without waiting for Garfield to charge over, it thrust headfirst into the ground! Garfield¡¯s charge struck empty air and it quickly used its ws to scratch the ground. Suddenly, a head emerged from the ground with lightning like speed from behind Garfield, directly facing its fat buttocks! Garfield cried out and rolled its body over. It then stood up, a scar evident on the back of its thigh. The pangolin on the other hand, slowly climbed out of the ground. The pangolin suddenly leapt out! Chen Xiaolian felt as though there was something wrong with his eyes! So fast! Garfield was hit again. This time, the pangolin¡¯s ws left a bloody mark on Garfield¡¯s forehead. The poor cat screamed out and rolled away again. Without waiting for Garfield to be ready, the pangolin began moving at lightning like speed again and scored another hit! Looking at what was happening, Chen Xiaolian was both anxious and vexed. ¡°Damn it, you took the initiative to provoke it but could not fight against it? Are you an idiot?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated briefly. He then gritted his teeth and jumped down from the tree! ¡°When beating up a cat, you need to first look at its owner! Go to Hell, you bastard!¡± The light sabre shed out, but the pangolin¡¯s speed was surprisingly fast and it ducked under the sword sh. Chen Xiaolian felt a ck shadowing from the side and was barely able to turn his head. Shua! His shoulder burned with pain! Chen Xiaolian knew that he had been injured! The clothes on his shoulder were torn apart and a bloody gash appeared, causing blood to flow out from it. ¡°You bitch!¡± Holding onto the sword, Chen Xiaolian went to face it again. This time, Garfield too rushed forward. A human and a cat. Although they were in a disadvantageous spot in terms of speed, a joint attack would give them a little momentum. During the several times in which they fought, Chen Xiaolian exerted all he could muster to hack down with the light sabre while Garfield was also working hard at charging the pangolin. Nheless, the pangolin was unusually agile. It moved and jumped about continuously, leading to Chen Xiaolian and Garfield going out of breath. Yet, they still could not restrain the pangolin. Chen Xiaolian had already suffered wounds in four ces, he could feel his endurance slipping down. At this moment, he felt a pang of regret. He regretted his actions of using his strengthening package points on Physique and Agility. It appeared that his Endurance was toocking. A few rounds was enough to leave him gasping for breath, his chest aching with a feeling akin to being torn apart. Running away? Would this monster allow him to run? Considering the pangolin¡¯s speed, Chen Xiaolian would not be able to outrun it if it wanted to kill him. Chen Xiaolian looked onward as the pangolin utilized its lightning like speed to leave another wound upon Garfield. Once Garfield was dealt with, he would be unable to fight it alone! Suddenly, an inspiration shed through his mind! ¡°That is right! I am such an idiot!¡± All those novels that I have written were for naught! ¡°Garfield!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and quickly ran toward a big tree at the back. Positioning his back to face the tree, he gripped tightly onto his sword. With this, the area that he needed to deal with was greatly reduced. The pangolin attacked twice, but with the tree to his back, Chen Xiaolian only needed to use his sword to hack down quickly and avoided any loss on his part. Garfield also seemed to be shrewder; its animal instincts led it to move closer toward Chen Xiaolian. Then, when the pangolin tried to charge Chen Xiaolian one more time, his light sabre finally shed onto its body. A ¡°chi¡± sound was emitted and the pangolin cried out miserably. It bounced off and drilled into the ground without any hesitation. What the Hell! At this moment, a series of loud sounds came from behind him! Ka ka ka ka ka ¡°Holy shit!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned pale and pushed himself out to the side! The tree that was acting as a barrier behind him came crashing down! The pangolin leapt out from below the tree and ruthlessly pounced toward the back of Chen Xiaolian who was on the ground! Chen Xiaolian felt as though an iron hammer had pounded him in the back. Suddenly, pain erupted in his chest and all the air within his lungs were forced out¡­ Then, Garfield suddenly opened its mouth and unleashed a transparent sphere of qi¡­ Chen Xiaolian could only curse out inwardly: Me too??? Bang! It felt as though he had taken another punch, so many stars¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt his own body being blown up to the skies before falling down. The pangolin was obviously struck as well. But, its body appeared to be moving slowly and was unable to quickly get up. [Prompt: War Pet Four-Eyed War Catunched the ¡®Cat¡¯s Roar¡¯ skill. Small probability of inducing stun triggered. Effect willst for five seconds, five, four¡­] Chen Xiaolian shouted aloud inwardly! Additional effect of stun?! This is a good opportunity for a final attack! But¡­ Damn it! The senior me has also been hit with stun effect ah! Chen Xiaolian lied on the ground with his limbs outstretched. I can only count on you, Garfield. Quickly give him the final attack! Chen Xiaolian looked expectantly at Garfield and nearly coughed out blood! Possibly due to having used the Cat¡¯s Roar, he had probably used up all its strength. Garfield had already abandoned its War Form. Its body shook for a bit and shrunk rapidly¡­ it transformed from an indomitable Four-Eyed War Cat into that adorable fat cat! Garfield: ¡°Meow ~ ~ ~ ~¡± Chen Xiaolian: ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± WQNMLGB bloody Hell! ¡­ He watched as the pangolin climbed back up again¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was filled with grief: The Heavens want me to die!!! Xiu! A sharp piercing sound! A sharp arrow descended from the skies, piercing directly into the pangolin¡¯s neck and nailed it tightly onto the ground! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth gaped as he stared with wide-open eyes at the pangolin that transformed into a beam of light before disappearing¡­ Instant kill! On the radar, two green dots approached at a rapid rate! ¡°Eh? There is another yer here?¡± It was a woman¡¯s voice, the tone was slightly husky but was filled with a faint trace of indescribable flirtation. Chapter 10: The Sheep Amongst A Pack Of Wolves

Chapter 10: The Sheep Amongst A Pack Of Wolves

GOR Chapter 10: The Sheep Amongst A Pack Of Wolves A man and a woman emerged from a clump of bushes. Chen Xiaolian was able to identify the woman instantly¡­ it was the chief flight attendant of the airne! She looked to be around thirty years-old with beautiful and alluring features. Judging from her looks, she was the standard mourous mature woman type. She was no longer wearing her flight attendant uniform. Instead, she wore a somewhat over-the-top leather armour, her bosom was propped up high, the battle dress was extremely short and she wore a pair of high heeled leather boots¡­. Chen Xiaolian felt really curious. How could this woman run through the mountains and jungle while wearing high heels? He noted that this woman¡¯s hand was holding onto apound bow. A quiver of arrows hung on her left thigh. As for the man beside the chief flight attendant, his stature in itself was over-the-top. His arms that were definitely as thick as Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thighs were left bare. The powerful set of muscles on him was simr to that of body builders. He wore an open neck sleeveless gown which was again, simply exaggerated. In addition, he sported a Mohican hairstyle¡­ However, what concerned Chen Xiaolian the most was the sword in the other party¡¯s hands! That sword must certainly be a metre in length. Observing it, it did not even look like a sword! It was simply a smaller sized door. ¡°How can there be a yer here?¡± The woman walked forward in a seductive manner, her waist twisted gently and her voluptuous thigh, coupled with the high-heeled leather boots gave her legs a slender image. Chen Xiaolian observed that the woman had one arm propped upon the man¡¯s shoulders, one of her breast resting upon him ¨C Son of a bitch, one look is enough to tell that there is something going on between them. [1] ¡°How would I know? The damage values for the impact during arrival was not calcted properly this time, our Team Leader had said that he nned to start a fight with the Development Team once he return.¡± The man answered in a rough voice. ¡°What does he know,¡± The woman curled her mouth in disdain. ¡°Could it be that those that were left behind in the ne Awakened after we left?¡± ¡°That should not be possible. Back then, we had checked. All of them were dead, four in total, two males and two females.¡± ¡­ The woman twisted her waist as she moved before Chen Xiaolian. After that, she bent down, looked right into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, and asked. ¡°Who are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to smell a rich fragranceing off the woman¡¯s body. At the same time, he was quickly digesting the things he had heard earlier. Damage values for arrival? Team leader? Development team? The amount of information here is too much! He did catch on to one critical factor: This woman does not recognize him! How was that possible? She was the chief flight attendant, responsible for taking care of the First ss cabin. After he had boarded the ne, he had asked for a bottle of beer from her. She had even personally brought over the slippers for him! However, at this moment when she was looking at him in the eyes, she could clearly not recognize him¡­ He was obviously a person! [2] His careful habit cultivated through many years saved him yet again. He scowled as he tried his best to not reveal any fluctuation in emotions. Then, with a cold tone of voice, he replied. ¡°When I woke up, I found that everyone had already disappeared. When I return this time, I am going to curse the Development Team to death.¡± The words ¡°curse the Development Team to death¡± probably struck a chord with them. ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha¡­¡± The woman instantly let out a softugh. Chen Xiaolian noticed that as sheughed, her exposed breasts would quiver¡­ Hmm, they are at least D cup. ¡°Eh? This is your War Pet?¡± The woman¡¯s seductive eyes fell upon Garfield and seemed somewhat surprised, her smile dissipated as she said. ¡°To think that someone would actually adopt a Four-Eyed War Cat as a pet.¡± She then turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You must be a newbie, right? First arrival?¡± Countless thoughts shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Not knowing how to answer, he simply gave a grunt in a cold manner. ¡°Very well, little brother. You have quite the handsome look. A little fresh meat like you is just the thing that I like the most.¡± This woman then extended two fingers and pinched Chen Xiaolian on his cheeks. ¡°It is not a problem if you are a newbie, I will protect you! Haha¡­ very interesting, there are quite a few newbies this time around. However, you are much better lookingpared to the newbie in our team. That kid is just like a dummy, not fun at all.¡± Seeing the woman about to extend her hand with the intention of groping about, the muscr man at the back finally could not stand it any longer and gave out a cough, his eyes expressing displease. Chen Xiaolian quickly turned his head before backing his body away as he tried to get up. For some unknown reason, there was a faint feeling within his mind: I cannot reveal my identity! Besides¡­ these two people seemed to be¡­ part of the same group? Putting on a calm expression, he retrieved thest Beginner ss Healing Type Beast Blood and purposely swallowed it before the two of them. Chen Xiaolian noted that there was disdain within both their gaze. Soon, the wounds began to heal, the blood stopped flowing and he could feel his strength returning. ¡°Little brother, you had better just throw away this Four-Eyed War Cat. Using this pet would only cause others tough at you. It is known as the number one failure in setting by the Development Team. Hahahaha. If you are unwilling to do it yourself, then I can help you kill it, ok?¡± As she spoke, the woman¡¯s mouth seemed as though it would end uping in contact with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. However, a trace of killing intent shed in noticeable fashion within her face, causing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to be struck with fear. ¡°No!¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately refused. ¡°It is my War Pet, I will handle it myself.¡± ¡°That is enough, Sara (sh¨¡ lu¨­)! Is there any meaning to you harassing newbies?¡± The muscr man finally became impatient. He walked over and gave Chen Xiaolian a cold nce. ¡°Little kid, follow us. Do not say any nonsense and do not randomly interrupt us. After the quest ispleted, we will give you a part of the rewards.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a ¡°hmph¡±. ¡°Your pet do not seem too energetic. How long has it been since you fed it?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a while. ¡°One day.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The eyes of the woman called Sara revealed a trace of doubt which dissipated immediately. ¡°I forgot that you are a first timer. What is the matter? Did you not bring any pet food with you? Why aren¡¯t you exchanging?¡± Exchange! This is a key information! This meant that there is an existence of an Exchange System! Chen Xiaolian was unable to answer Sara¡¯s question. As he was hesitating on how to answer, the muscr man said in disdain. ¡°What is there to ask? He must have spent all those initial points on useless items. I have seen quite a few of these newbies. In one quest, I saw a bastard exchange all his points into strengthening supplements. In the end, he could not endure a single battle. He did not even have any health restoring medicines, and copsed due to exhaustion.¡± ¡°Hahaha¡­ interesting. Damon (d¨¢ m¨¦ng), did you really meet such an idiot before?¡± Sara then looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°He does not look like that kind of idiot to me.¡± The woman smiled seductively. Suddenly, her arm stretched out to seize Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulders. ¡°Let us go. When we return, I will find someone to loan you pet food. My War Pet had evolved after thest battle and need to stay asleep for at least two instances. That is why I did not bring any pet food with me, so I cannot loan you any. Damon? Did you bring any?¡± Damon spread his arms. ¡°You know that my pet do not eat pet food.¡± ¡°Hmph, cheapskate,¡± Sara went over and ced a finger on Damon¡¯s lips and smiled. ¡°What is the matter? Jealous? Are you actually jealous of a little kid?¡± ¡°Hmph!¡± Damon¡¯s gaze fell upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Let us go! You should be almost recovered, right? Heng, bringing newbies is just troublesome.¡± Damon narrowed his eyes and briefly looked over Chen Xiaolian and muttered. ¡°Melee Type, Comprehensive Melee Ability at only [C], hmph. A burden.¡± Chen Xiaolian instantly narrowed his eyes! He could see my attribute values! Is it through the interface? Chen Xiaolian remained immobile as he tried checking it out. Unfortunately, he could only see a grey picture of the other party and was unable to check them out. ¡°No need to look, we have Concealment Cards. Are you curious as to what our abilities are? Tell us yours, we will exchange information, ok?¡± Sara moved towards him again. Chen Xiaolian purposely pretended to retreat. His heart on the other hand, was at ease. This is a big chested no brains woman ¨C Chen Xiaolian gave out his assessment. During the course of their conversation, the amount of information that Chen Xiaolian had obtained from this woman called Sara had been very substantial! On the other hand, the vigorous looking Damon who did not talk much was much harder to deal with. En, the earlier words from this woman had exposed another key information. They are able to view myprehensive attribute values, but are unable to view my abilities! The Exclusive Skill [Goddess of Dawn] is temporarily unknown to them. This is a good thing. No matter what, to be able to hide a trump card that the other party do not know of is always a good thing. ¡­ Regardless of whether he was willing or not, Chen Xiaolian could only follow the two of them. Hmm, they seem like¡­ an organized team? On the way, Damon asked Chen Xiaolian a few more questions. Chen Xiaolian answered that after he woke up from within the ne and saw that everyone else had left, he went out alone and wandered about. As for the rest, he does not know. ¡°Are there any others on the ne?¡± ¡°There were three people there, all three should be dead,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a vague answer. ¡°Why did you note find us immediately?¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately answered. ¡°I needed to kill a monster before I could be qualified for the instance dungeon¡­ that is what the prompt said.¡± ¡°Hahahaha, that is why you end up adopting a Four-Eyed War Cat as your pet?¡± Sara interrupted. Those words ended up saving Chen Xiaolian as Damon then lost interest in continuing his interrogation. The travelling speed of these two was extremely fast. Many times when ites to running at full speed, Chen Xiaolian was unable to keep up ¨C even though his physique had already been strengthened! While his endurance was still weak, the [C] ss Physique had allowed him to smash through the aircraft cabin¡¯s wall. The explosive power he could unleash in a short interval far outstripped the average human. However, he was left far behind even in the area of short ranged sprinting. These two individuals were apparently stronger than him. This was especially true of the woman known as Sara¡­ this woman instant killed the pangolin that had nearly killed him and Garfield! Damon, on the other hand, was obviously dissatisfied with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s speed. After having to stop and wait for him for a few times, Damon became increasingly irritated and even kicked Chen Xiaolian¡¯s legs on two asions. Even though he felt indignant, Chen Xiaolian endured it in silence. Chen Xiaolian suddenly had the feeling of encountering a big spender in a game. [3] ¡­ After travelling for a long time, they finally emerged out of the forest and moved towards a mountain. While climbing over the mountain, Chen Xiaolian who was standing on the mountain peak finally saw the missing passengers who were on board the ne! They were within the foot of the mountain valley. Within the valley, various tent like structures were erected. On the side, there were also people hobbling around a firece. The people number at about a hundred, every one of them was wearing strange looking clothes. Sara and Damon who seemed so peculiar now seemed inconspicuous. It was Chen Xiaolian instead, with his normal jacket that stood out. Chen Xiaolian carefully observed an interesting phenomenon: The tents within the valley were not all linked together. They were instead separated to the east and west, with many areas left separated. It was as though they were deliberately putting up space between them. As for the people of each area, they were only standing guard beside their own tents and did notmunicate with others of a different area. Hmm? Different factions? Chen Xiaolian secretly note it down. ¡°Later on, you better smarten up,¡± Sara suddenly smiled softly as she extended a finger to hook onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chin. ¡°If someone tries to invite you into their team, you know what to say, right?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head in a knowing manner. ¡°I will say that I am already following big sister Sara.¡± ¡°Haha, you are a smart kid. I really want to give your face a bite,¡± Saraughed tenderly. ¡°But, it is not me. It is our Team Leader. Remember, our Guild name is the Wind sher Guild. The Team Leader this time is our Guild Deputy Leader, Newton.¡± Newton (ni¨²d¨´n)? Very well, the name was somewhat strange. However, by gaming standards¡­ strange nicknames should not be too surprising. Even if he was called ¡®Grassy Mud Horse¡¯ [4] , Chen Xiaolian would not bat an eye. ¡°That is right, I have yet to ask what is your name.¡± ¡°My name is¡­ Xiao Lian (face),¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed, the Korean loli, Soo Soo suddenly appeared in his mind. ¡°Xiao Lian? En, your face really is very small,¡± Sara pulled Chen Xiaolian along, bringing him down the mountain. Damon followed them from behind. Chen Xiaolian had a feeling that Damon was staring at him with a seemingly¡­ sinister gaze. TL: Just in case anyone forgot, the Lian in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s name actually means ¡®train¡¯. So, he is technically giving a false name here. 1 The sentence here is ¡®ÂèµÄÒ»¿´¾ÍÓÐÒ»ÍȺò»ºÃ¡¯. It means that those two have a sexual rtionship going on.? 2 That is more or less what the author wrote ¡®Ã÷Ã÷ÊÇÒ»¸öÈË°¡¡¯.? 3 The more money you put in an online game, the more powerful you are, usually.? 4 Muddy Grass Horse is tranted from ¡®²ÝÄàÂí¡¯. Pinyin: ¡®c¨£on¨ªm¨£¡¯. It has some vulgar meaning to it.? Chapter 11: Identity Crisis

Chapter 11: Identity Crisis

GOR Chapter 11: Identity Crisis The campsite within the valley was very lively. The Wind sher Guild that Sara is part of was located at the left side of the mountain. Chen Xiaolian found that the location was a very good spot. The left side of the mountain has the highest amount of steepness, thereby eliminating the problem of defending the rear. In addition, the leeward winds here were better than the blowing winds in the mouth of the valley. Most importantly, the terrain here is clearly somewhat higherpared to others. ncing around hastily, Chen Xiaolian determined that this ce is definitely the best location within the entire valley ¨C Putting it in a different manner, for the ¡®Wind sher Guild¡¯ to be able to secure this piece of terrain when faced against so many other teams, their strength must be very good. On his way into the camp, Chen Xiaolian had been secretly making preparations. Even though he had not revealed any ws before Sara and Damon¡­ he was very clear that a person capable of bing a leader would have top-notch abilities, especially in the area of thought process. He was very worried that when facing the one known as Team Leader Newton, he would end up being exposed. When heid eyes on Newton, Chen Xiaolian broke out in cold sweat. Newton¡­ is that pilot! The ¡°I wish you good luck¡± fellow! Newton possesses a lean body shape and was wearing abat soldier uniform reminiscent of an interster science fictional movie. Chen Xiaolian noted that upon his waist was an exaggerated looking metal belt; several card slots were affixed on it. Sara took the initiative to move forward. Before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, she passionately hugged Newton ¨C that was definitely not a simple hug betweenrades. Chen Xiaolian was incidentally able to see Sara gently pinching Newton¡¯s waist in a secretive manner. Sara conversed with Newton in a low voice while pointing at Chen Xiaolian. Newton walked over. Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt cold sweat flowing out from his back. He tried to maintain a fa?ade of indifference andposure, carefully cing his uncontrobly trembling hands behind. ¡°You are the newbie that Sara picked up on their way?¡± Newton¡¯s face was expressionless; however, Chen Xiaolian could feel the traces of vignce within his gaze. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°We seemed to have met before? At the airport, the washroom¡¯s entrance.¡± After Newton said those words, Chen Xiaolian almost answered subconsciously. But, he instantly realized what was going on! ¡°I have no idea what you are talking about,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head in a dull manner. Too dangerous! He nearly forgot. That Sara was obviously unable to recognize him¡­ In other words, after she transformed from the chief flight attendant into Sara, she could no longer recognize him! Thus, if he is a ¡®normal yer¡¯, then he should not have any memory from before the ne crash! But¡­ something is not right¡­ if everyone would lose their memory, then why could this Newton remember the incident that happened at the entrance of the washroom? Sara who was at the sideughed. ¡°Newton, have you really met this kid before?¡± ¡°En, in the airport washroom,¡± Newton lightly replied. ¡°He lost his boarding pass and was nearly unable to board the ne.¡± ¡°Hahahaha¡­ how absent-minded, Xiaolian, it appears the host body that you have been given is not too good¡­¡± Sara giggled softly, causing her huge breasts to quiver. Sara moved forward and squeezed his face again. (Damn it, why does she like to keep doing that?) Saraughed and said. ¡°Our Team Leader is this time¡¯s Navigation Staff. He had arrived even before the ne began flying off. That is how he could recall everything that happened in the Lower ne. Back then, you have yet to arrive, it is only natural that you cannot remember.¡± Navigation Staff¡­ Arrive¡­ Chen Xiaolian quietly memorized those critical words deep within his mind. Seemingly having lost interest in questioning Chen Xiaolian, Newton waved his hand. ¡°All right, let him go mingle with the other newbies.¡± ¡­ Damon brought Chen Xiaolian over to the smallest tent, and then kicked him on his thigh. ¡°Rest here and get to know your team mates. Remember, our Wind sher Guild have only two requirements: When orders are given, do not bezy. When there are none, do not cause trouble.¡± There are four people within the group of newbies, a stocky middle-aged Asian man. He sports a Mediterranean hairstyle. A young woman with a nd and skinny appearance, she gives off an indifferent expression and gaze. A strapping and sturdy white man, his body resembles a big brown bear¡­ one nce is enough to determine that he is a Russian tribal warrior. Thest one is a youngster whose age is about the same as Chen Xiaolian. He seemed to be around eighteen-years-old with highly average looks. However, his eyebrows are very thick, just like a pair of brushes. Mediterranean raised his head to nce at Chen Xiaolian before closing his eyes and continued resting. The skinny female was seated beside a fire pit, concentrating solely on cooking some unknown food. The tribal warrior was in the midst of performing push-ups. He raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian before continuing. As for the youngster, he stared at Chen Xiaolian up and down for a few seconds, his eyes showing a somewhat strange expression. Nheless, the youngster shifted his seating position to allow Chen Xiaolian to sit beside him. Chen Xiaolian took the hint and sat beside him. ¡°My name is Xiao Lian (face), you?¡± ¡°Han Bi.¡± Han Bi¡¯s voice was a little hoarse and he lowered his head. A few secondster, he could not help but raise his head and look at Chen Xiaolian for a bit. The four of them were wearing simr looking clothes, a ck coloured army like protective suit. It seemed to made of certainposite materials. ¡°Xiaolian, your equipment have been issued.¡± Not far away, Sara threw over a protective suit. Chen Xiaolian caught it hastily. ¡°Wear it quickly, we will be bringing you out in the night for a quest.¡± After saying that, Sara left. Chen Xiaolian looked at the protective suit in his hands¡­ honestly, the shape is reminiscent of the protective suit worn by a certain special force in ¡®Dragon Ball¡¯. However¡­ How to wear it? This item seems rigid, giving off the feeling of hard stic. A cylindrical shaped body¡­ could it be that it needs to be forcefully pulled down through the head? Chen Xiaolian suddenly realized the danger that he was in! If he does not know how to wear this suit, would that expose his true identity? He raised his head. Fortunately, none of the surrounding people were looking at him. As for the few newbies¡­ En? The youngster called Han Bi was looking at him quietly. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank, he could feel that Han Bi had seen through him. Suddenly, Han Bi made a minor movement, which caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes to lit up. Han Bi twisted his head. Then, putting an act of scratching himself, his left hand forcefully pushed down on a spot behind his right shoulder. Chen Xiaolian quickly checked the back of the right shoulder on his protective suit and found a depressed notch. Chi¡­ It was as though air was being vented out. The originally stiff protective suit suddenly turned soft. Chen Xiaolian quickly wore it. He turned to look at Han Bi who had at an unknown time turned back his head. Han Bi looked at Chen Xiaolian, his eyes carrying a trace of a meaningful¡­ smile. Chen Xiaolian became nervous. ¡­ In the evening, Damon walked over to the newbie group. Standing there, he pointed. ¡°You, you and you, follow me. The rest of you are responsible for catching twenty Firefly Frogs. Return before dawn!¡± The ones he pointed out were Mediterranean, Skinny Woman and Tribal Warrior. As for Han Bi and Chen Xiaolian, they were assigned the quest of catching ¡®Firefly Frogs¡¯. Observing Damon lead the three people away, Han Bi turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Let¡¯s go. If we fail toplete the quest, we will be punished.¡± Chen Xiaolian noticed that Han Bi was winking at him secretly, causing his mind to be shocked. The two of them left the valley¡¯s campsite. As they were passing by the members of other teams, they could clearly feel the disdain and faint hostility directed at them from within the other teams¡¯ gazes. Chen Xiaolian remained silent and followed Han Bi out of the valley. The two of them entered the forest, continuing onwards until they reached a small stream. There, they could faintly hear the sounds of insects¡­ Suddenly, Han Bi stopped. He then violently turned around; without giving Chen Xiaolian any time to react, he had thrown his hunched body to crash into Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian was greatly surprised. He instinctively backed away, but Han Bi had already produced a shining dagger in his hand. The dagger stabbed towards Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck! Chen Xiaolian was startled and immediately pulled out his own light sabre. He exerted himself to push Han Bi back, then he snapped in a low voice. ¡°What are you doing!¡± Han Bi held on to the dagger in his hand and faintly smiled at Chen Xiaolian. He suddenly extended his left hand. Upon it was something small and ck, with the shape of a bottle cap. Puchi¡­ It was as though something was leaking out and the protective suit that Chen Xiaolian was wearing suddenly became soft. The originally durableposite material turned into something akin to snot, sticking softly onto his body. ¡°This¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned pale. Han Bi¡¯s eyes lit up even more. ¡°As I expected! You do not even know how to use the Beginner Protective Suit. After wearing it, you did not close off the safety device! This is the most basic knowledge, don¡¯t you know?¡± Han Bi walked forward, his eyes staring at Chen Xiaolian in an imposing manner. ¡°You, are not a ¡®yer¡¯!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was shocked! Instinctively, various thoughts shed through his mind¡­ I am exposed! What to do now? Run? Silence him? It was at this moment in time that the sounds of footsteps came from a distance away. There were also sounds of conversation, signalling that there was more than one person! Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize that the voices belong to Damon and the other three newbies. This time, he had lost all hope! Forget silencing Han Bi, he would not even be able to escape! As long as Han Bi shouts out¡­ It is all over! His hand that was gripping onto the light sabre was already filled with sweat, dripping profusely. It was at this time when Chen Xiaolian had already lost all hope¡­ Han Bi suddenly made a strange move. He quickly hid his dagger and vigorously waved at Chen Xiaolian ¨C It seemed that Han Bi was indicating to Chen Xiaolian to not say anything. Han Bi also pointed at the light sabre in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand.! Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Han Bi stared at him with widened eyes, seemingly anxious. Chen Xiaolian followed and turned off the light sabre. ¡°Why are you two here?¡± Damon brought the other three person over, his face frowning. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you working? Are youzing about?¡± Han Bi slowly replied in a dull voice. ¡°We could hear the frog sounds earlier. After you came, they were frightened away.¡± ¡°¡­ Don¡¯t make excuses. If you fail toplete the quest, I will personally punish you.¡± Damon stared at the two of them with an overbearing attitude. Then, he led the three newbies towards another direction and left. After they had left far away, Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. But, his heart pounded again as he looked at Han Bi with aplicated expression. ¡°You¡­ just what is it that you want?¡± Han Bi spread open his arms, and slowly walked over. His next words nearly caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to jump out! ¡°What if I tell you, I am also the same as you? I am not a real ¡®yer¡¯.¡± Chapter 12: My Fan Turned Against Me!

Chapter 12: My Fan Turned Against Me!

GOR Chapter 12: My Fan Turned Against Me! ¡°You don¡¯t believe? My real name is Han Bi, ID number 3301XXXXXXX¡­ Residence, Hangzhou City West Lake District¡­ I study in the XX twelfth high school. My trip this time was done to represent my school in an international aircraft modelpetition. Your seating position in the First ss cabin is one beside the window. The reason I am able to remember you is because of the beautiful little loli that was sitting beside you. Am I right? As you can see, I can remember everything clearly. If I am one of them, I should not be able to remember those things.¡± Chen Xiaolian listened as his tightly clenched fists slowly lightened. He asked. ¡°Then, how did you¡­¡± Han Bi did not reply immediately. He first moved to one side and checked his surroundings. After ensuring that there was no one around, he waved to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Come with me, this ce is still too close to the camp. Let us find somewhere we can talk.¡± ¡­ After walking downstream for a few hundred metres, the two of them sat down face to face behind a huge rock in a rocky area beside the stream. Han Bi began his narration. ¡°When the ne crashed, I fainted. However, there was a peculiar feeling, akin to having electricity flowing through my entire body, causing my heart to beat rapidly!¡± He pointed to his chest. ¡°My heart seemed to have transformed into arge water pump, and I felt as though every blood vessel in my body were going to burst. After that¡­ the airnended and I realized that those around me were all in the same condition as me. All of them had expressions of difort on them.¡± ¡°After the ne sessfullynded, the pilot, Newton came out from the cockpit. It was then that I realized that something was wrong with the people around me.¡± ¡°En, how do I put it? It was as though they had turned into strangers. It was as if¡­¡± ¡°They were no longer who they were.¡± ¡°How did youe to that conclusion?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. Han Bi smiled bitterly. ¡°You have seen the skinny woman in our group of newbies, right? She is the teacher in charge of ourpetition participation. But, after the airnended, she suddenly could not recognize me.¡± A cold shiver ran down Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spine¡­ it was a somewhat terrifying feeling. ¡°In the beginning, I did not understand what had happened. But then I saw that everyone was very calm. It was as though¡­ they did not just recently experience a ne crash, but had sessfullypleted a journey and had arrived at their desired destination.¡± ¡°Everyone was feeling excited. In addition¡­ the one known as Newton quickly brought everyone away from the ne. En, there were some people who seemed to know one another. These people then came together to form a number of groups.¡± ¡°Back then, I was terrified. I realized that I was the only who was different. Thus¡­ I dared not do anything that was different from them and could only remain in silence.¡± ¡°Due to that, they assumed that I am a ¡®newbie¡¯.¡± Chen Xiaolian asked thirstily. ¡°And then?¡± ¡°After that¡­ I was invited by Newton into his team. He is a Navigational Staff and seemed to be willing to ept ¡®newbies¡¯. Let me tell you, the other teams were all unwilling to ept newbies. With the exception of our group, no other teams have newbies in them.¡± ¡°What then is a newbie?¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The meaning of newbie¡­ it probably meant that it is their first time joining this ¡®game¡¯,¡± Han Bi smiled bitterly. ¡°I have been pretending to be a dull and reserved person. Sometimes, I also pretended to be a little stupid; I also did not engage in too much conversations. Thus, the information that I gained is unlikely to be detailed. Most of the time, I maintained silence and tried to eavesdrop on the conversation of others, making spections bit by bit.¡± Having said that, Han Biughed. ¡°Take this protective suit , for example. In the beginning, I too do not know how to wear it. I deliberately acted sluggishly,zing away as I observed the other newbies wearing it first. Then, I learnt how¡­ that was how I did not get exposed.¡± Chen Xiaolian asked in a heavy tone. ¡°Then, what is this ¡®game¡¯? Where exactly are we, are we even still on Earth? Or, could we have transmigrated into another world?¡± Han Biughed. ¡°That is also the one thing I wanted to know right at the beginning.¡± He then produced a peculiar looking thread and ced a few thin hooks on it. Next, he took out something thick and sticky that seemed to be a medicine of sorts. Han Bi carefully applied it on the hooks before throwing the thread into the creek, his hand holding onto the other end of the thread. As he did, he cautiously said, ¡°In the beginning, I spected that, it is possible that we, the ne included, have been transported into another world. Everyone inside the ne, including you and me, are earthlings brought into this ce. However, there is a problem with that spection that I simply could not figure out.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°En, how could the others be acquainted with one another?¡± ¡°Exactly!¡± Han Bi replied. ¡°Clearly, they have experienced this ¡®game¡¯ more than once. They have teams and their own organization. En, it is just like the guilds that we have in online games. If that is true, thenes another problem¡­ who exactly was it that organized this game? In this world, what powerful organization could create such a magical game? You should have already obtained some super powers, right? And then there are those strange monsters. Have you ever encountered such an incident in our present reality?¡± ¡°No,¡± Chen Xiaolian firmly shook his head. ¡°That is why¡­ I feel that not even the current US government could have the ability to create this game.¡± ¡°Then, perhaps we have really transmigrated to another world, thus exining the strange monsters and these super powers?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. This matter is within his line of work after all. As an online web writer, the cross over setting was the first thing to cross his mind. ¡°Perhaps your spection is correct. However, I have another opinion.¡± ¡°Do tell,¡± Chen Xiaolian squinted his eyes. ¡°Look around, there is only one sun in the skies and one moon in the night. There are also the seas,nd, nts and temperature; day and nightsts for 24 hours¡­ it seemed as though there are no differences between our Earth and here, right?¡± ¡°Could it be that the sr system in which this world is located in would ¡®coincidentally¡¯ have one sun as its star? This also just ¡®happen¡¯ to have one moon as its natural satellite? In addition, this¡¯s speed of rotation is also simr to Earth. It also happen to have the same level of gravitational pull? Don¡¯t you think that this is too coincidental?¡± ¡°Thus, in the beginning I felt that we should still be on Earth.¡± ¡°Or perhaps¡­ this is a virtual reality modelled after Earth and we have been sucked into this world by some mysterious force; simr to ¡­ things like online games or a movie or even a novel.¡± ¡°You mean infinite element?¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke out the term from his ¡®profession¡¯. ¡°That is right! That is what I meant! You read online novels?¡± Han Biughed. Chen Xiaolian smiled but did not answer. ¡°I have only heard of some people being dragged into the infinite element¡­ I have never heard of an entire Boeing ne being sucked into an infinite element virtual world¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°This is still just a spection on our part. After all, infinite element is something that the online novels created.¡± ¡°True that,¡± Han Bi thought about it and agreed with Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We will need to slowly feel it out and find the answers. En¡­ but we need to be careful not to expose ourselves. I feel that these people are not the good type. Since you have read novels on infinite elements, you should know just how brutal and bloody things can get¡­¡± ¡°I still do not understand, why is there such a difference between us and the other newbies.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered upon it. ¡°All of us are in this game for the first time, so why is it that the other newbies could seem to understand many knowledge asmon sense while we¡­¡± ¡°That is also what is causing me so much distress,¡± Han Bi smiled bitterly. ¡°I havee to realize something. All of them¡­ newbies included, are all clear on why they are here. They are aware of what they need to do, aware of the mon knowledge¡¯ such as the methods of wearing the equipment and those rules. However, the two of us had seemingly entered here by ident¡­ as though¡­¡± ¡°You mean unauthorized entrant?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up before turning dismal. ¡°If this truly is an infinite element type of world, then those who were together with us in the ne, are those who came from the present Earth, just like us. Do you realize what this means?¡± Han Bi was momentarily stunned. Chen Xiaolian sighed and smiled bitterly. ¡°This means that within our present Earth, there exists an infinite element rted organization! Think about it, how terrifying is this?¡± Han Bi was dumbfounded and both their faces turned somewhat gloomy. Even the atmosphere had turned heavy. At this moment, the thread in Han Bi¡¯s hand suddenly shook and he reacted immediately. His hand pulled and the thread that was thrown into the water was brought out. Several frog like creatures with ck bodies were hung upon the many hooks below the thread. Each of them was of the size of a matchbox. ¡°This¡­ is Firefly Frog?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with widened eyes. ¡°En, they will automatically glow in extremely dark ces ¨C I heard others talk about it and had it memorized. I applied the bait that Damon gave me on the hooks. These things are easy to catch. As long as you apply the bait, it will get hooked by itself,¡± Saying that, Han Bi handed him a hook and a small piece of bait. ¡°You try.¡± ¡°Would these things attack?¡± ¡°Be careful not toe in contact with the mucus within their mouth. Your skin will turn red and itch. That is all.¡± Seeing Han Bi throwing the Firefly Frogs into a bag, Chen Xiaolian had a sudden thought. ¡°I think¡­ their next move would probably be to enter a very dark ce that has no source of light!¡± Han Bi nodded. ¡°I thought about it as well yesterday. They have been sending people to capture this stuff for the past few days.¡± The two of them got busy for a while and finally managed to catch 20. As they were about to return, Han Bi suddenly asked. ¡°That is right, you said you are called Xiao Lian (face), but what is your real name?¡± ¡°¡­ Chen Xiao Lian, Chen (³Â) with East (¶«) on its side, and Lian which means practice.¡± Han Bi suddenly frowned, he tilted his head and pondered on something. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, Chen Xiaolian¡­ why does this name sound so familiar?¡± He gave Chen Xiaolian a puzzled look. ¡°Eh? I remember there is a rather famous web writer, his pen name is Fatty Uncle Wu. His real name seems to be Chen Xiaolian, could it be¡­¡± ¡°¡­hehe,¡± Chen Xiaolianughed dryly and hesitated for a moment before nodding his head and admitting it. ¡°That is me.¡± ¡°What the hell! Aren¡¯t you a thirty something year old fat uncle?¡± Han Bi jumped. ¡°You are neither an uncle nor fat!¡± ¡°Eh, that is simply a joke. I purposely hid my true state.¡± Han Bi exhaled, the stare he gave Chen Xiaolian turned more peculiar with every passing moment. ¡°In other words¡­ it really is you? The ¡®Law of XX¡¯, ¡®Unparalleled XX¡¯ were written by you? I have supported you up to Hegemon before!¡± ¡°Really? You have supported me all the way to Hegemon before? Heavens, are you my hard-core fan?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°Fan your sister! You keep leaving your chapters with no update, breaking your promises; this senior had long since turned against you! Back then, the one who got banned after cursing you in the review section is me!¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡° ¡­ ¡± 1 Once again, infinite element is a genre which was apparently first poprized in the novel Terror Infinity. In these novels, elements such as religion, science, myths, movies, animations, history, etc. would all be inserted. 2 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surname Chen = ¡®³Â¡¯ has an East character = ¡®¶«¡¯ on its side. And as mentioned before the Lian in his name means ¡®practice¡¯. 3 Hegemon is the highest title given to fans of a novel in Qidian. Titles are given based on the amount of ¡®fan points¡¯ umted. Example, one monthly ticket is the equivalent of 100 fan points. Chapter 13: I Am NPC?

Chapter 13: I Am NPC?

GOR Chapter 13: I Am NPC? The two youngsters stared at each other for a moment before letting out a sigh at the same time. ¡°Sigh, forget it. I do not have the strength to talk about this right now.¡± ¡°That is correct, ensuring our survival and finding out how to leave this ce is more important,¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke out. ¡°If we really die here¡­ then my novel will be castrated.¡± ¡°Pei, even if it does not get castrated, your novels are not much different from an eunuch,¡± Han Bi viciously replied. Chen Xiaolian touched his nose and smiled, then he suddenly spoke. ¡°There are a few more problematic details. If our spection is true and that we had entered here by ident into an infinite element world of adventure, then those who were on the same airne as us are actually infinite element yers from Earth. If so¡­ how did we end up bing unauthorized entrants? Logically speaking, if this is an infinite element world, then the Host God should be an omniscient existence, right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk about that anymore; the more you talk about it the more afraid I am¡­ I fear that the two of us would be wiped out at any given moment.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°That is right, there is one thing I want to confirm. How did you obtain your abilities and be ¡®yer¡¯?¡± ¡°A metallic sphere, simr to a steel ball.¡± ¡°¡­ Just as I expected,¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly asked. ¡°Everyone has one steel ball, right?¡± ¡°Indeed, after the ne had crashed, I realized that this item had appeared out of thin air into my pocket ¨C this is true for others as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. Because¡­ a trace of difort had suddenly appeared in his heart! Metallic sphere! Steel ball! Clearly, that is something that allows one to obtain the ¡®yer¡¯ status, something that could turn an ordinary person into a ¡®yer¡¯, making them part of this game world, gifting them with abilities and epting them into the system. However¡­ this steel ball is something that everyone has? But¡­ Chen Xiaolian was certain that he¡­ Did.not.have.a.steel.ball! The steel ball that allowed him to be a ¡®yer¡¯ and obtain those abilities was not his own! It was acquired from the corpse of a ¡®yer¡¯ in the aircraft! Assuming that¡­ only ¡®yers¡¯ have the steel balls, then the yer who died on the ne died due to some unexpected factors. Thanks to that, the steel ball ended up in his hands. However¡­ since we are both ¡®unauthorized entrants¡¯, why is it that Han Bi would have a steel ball? If something like a game system did exist, then why did it ¡®include¡¯ Han Bi as a yer and assign him a steel ball? On the other hand, I did not get one? En, Takashimoto Shizuka and Soo Soo also did not get it! Why is that? Could it be¡­ A peculiar thought suddenly shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Could it be¡­ everyone else are yers. As for me¡­ and the other two females. We are¡­ NPCs? ¡­ This idea was too absurd, so much so that Chen Xiaolian dared not ponder deep into it. He did not even inform Han Bi about him not getting ¡®equipped¡¯ with a steel ball. It was not that he did not trust Han Bi, but rather¡­ his heart felt deeply disturbed! By the time the two of them returned to the camp in valley, it was already midnight. The others from the newbie group had already returned. Chen Xiaolian saw that Mediterranean was pale, his chest bandaged with gauze, and was drinking a bottle of potion. The Tribal Warrior held on to a weapon resembling a military knife and wiped it as he sat beside the fire. As for Skinny Woman, she was already asleep. Han Bi handed over the caught Firefly Frogs to Damon who maintained his cold countenance. The Team Leader Newton, however, spoke out. ¡°Well done.¡± One tent was clearly insufficient for five newbies. Thus, Chen Xiaolian and Han Bi took the initiative to move together to one side. The leaned onto a piece of rock and sat together. ¡°By the way, do you have pet food?¡± Chen Xiaolian recalled something important. Garfield had already been drawn into the system, but the poor thing had yet to eat anything. Considering the time, if he does not feed Garfield soon then the poor cat¡¯s life may be forfeit. Although this cat had entrapped its owner¡­ (Its hidden attribute is not ¡®Entrap Owner¡¯ by any chance, is it?) [1] No matter what, it is still his pet. He cannot allow it to starve to death. ¡°I have pet food, but the things that pets eat are different. My pet food is for the Dog Type. What type of pet is yours?¡± ¡°¡­ cat.¡± ¡°In that case, you won¡¯t be able to use mine,¡± Han Bi shook his head. ¡°Just exchange it yourself. Just use points for it.¡± Points? Exchange? Chen Xiaolian had found another difference between him and Han Bi! He simply does not know anything about those points. As for the Exchange System¡­ there is none in his System Interface! Originally, he had thought that he was only different from those real yers¡­ after all he is an unauthorized entrant. Unexpectedly¡­ even though the both of them are unauthorized entrants, there are actually differences between them? ¡°My points are not enough,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Could you borrow me some first?¡± ¡°Cat food, right?¡± Han Bi did not give it much thought. He immediately exchanged out a jar of pet food from the system Chen Xiaolian epted it, a small ss jar. He opened it and nced inside to find that there are tens of pieces inside¡­ Biscuits! Cat shaped biscuits! ¡°Feeding one is enough for 24 hours. In addition, a pet that has been fed could slowly recover from injuries and physical strength when ced within the system. Pets cannot recover if they are hungry,¡± Han Biughed. ¡°This jar of cat food costs 5 points, remember to pay me back.¡± Chen Xiaolian had wanted to ask what ¡®points¡¯ are and how to acquire them in order to exchange out those items. However, their current location makes it inconvenient to discuss these matters. Moreover, his heart had be increasingly uneasy. He simply chose to shut his mouth. Summoning Garfield out, Chen Xiaolian fed it a small piece of cat biscuit. Seeing his dying pet eat up, he then threw it back into the system. ¡°Quickly go to sleep. We may have to begin the Instance Dungeon Quest tomorrow,¡± Han Bi said in a low tone. ¡°Revitalize yourself, only then could we have the strength to protect ourselves.¡± Instance Dungeon Quest! These words caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyebrows to jump. Clearly¡­ Han Bi knows the specifics involved in the Instance Dungeon Quest! For Chen Xiaolian however, the description for the Instance Dungeon Quest could still not be opened! ¡­ this is yet another difference! Am I really an NPC? An NPC who picked up a yer¡¯s equipment? With this question hovering in his mind, Chen Xiaolian closed his eyes. The past two days had indeed been tiring for him. ¡­ Even before the skies had turned bright, Chen Xiaolian had already woken up. His physique that had been strengthened was clearly far superior to themon people. Although he had only slept for a few hours, his mind felt fully rejuvenated. Looking around, he saw that the camp had be busy. As for those from the newbie group, they were all up busy with their own personal matters. In the other team¡¯s camps, preparations of weapons and equipment could be observed. Strangely shaped swords and other weapons were brought out. There were also some odd looking fire arms. For example, there were those that resembled rocketunchers, while some others gave off an extreme sci-fi feeling. At this moment, a sharp voice was heard. ¡°Team Leader, look what we found!¡± A tall andnky man quickly strode into the Wind sher Guild¡¯s camp. A shining baldhead, fine lined chin and a big nose, he wore a ck cloak and both his wrists were wearing exaggerated metal bracers. ¡°This person is called Du Ya. Be careful. Among the members of Wind sher Guild, this person is the most sinister and ruthless. For the past few days that I have been in this Wind sher Guild, I have suffered no small amount thanks to him. Even though Damon is rude, he only has a bad temper. But this Du Ya¡­ at any rate, just be careful of him.¡± Han Bi who was standing beside Chen Xiaolian warned him in a low tone. Unfortunately¡­ Chen Xiaolian heard none of those words! His eyes were wide open as he stared at the one called Du Ya¡­ or more urately, he was looking at the two figures behind him! Anger shed within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes! ¡­ Takashimoto Shizuka and Soo Soo had their bodies tied up with a metal rope that seemed to be sparkling with a certain rhythm. Both of them seemed dispirited as they followed behind Du Ya. It was clear that they were being forced. Shizuka¡¯s expression was one of stupor, her eyes carrying a deep amount of fear as she lowered her head, too fearful to look around. The arm and sleeves area of her flight uniform was torn off. Soo Soo was even more pitiful. The little loli¡¯s face was dirty and filled with dust, leaving two trails of tears down each cheeks, her eyes swollen and red. She had been sobbing non-stop all the way. On her feet, only one shoe could be seen. Under those circumstances, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt a surge of blood rushing into his head! 1 Garfield nearly caused him to die in Chapter 9.? Chapter 14: Internally Worried Externally Distressed

Chapter 14: Internally Worried Externally Distressed

GOR Chapter 14: Internally Worried Externally Distressed Before Chen Xiaolian could make his move, Han Bi suddenly moved over. Standing right beside Chen Xiaolian, he secretly pinched Chen Xiaolian¡¯s wrist. ¡°Do not act impulsively!¡± Han Bi spoke in a low tone. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and turned to look at Han Bi. Han Bi looked at the two females and whispered. ¡°That younger one¡­ I remember that she is the one seated beside you. Is she an acquaintance? Friend or little sister?¡± While he spoke, Han Bi nced at Chen Xiaolian and quickly continued in a low voice. ¡°Regardless, do not act impulsively¡­ once you charge out, then everything will be over. Your identity will be exposed and you can forget about saving them! Endure, then wait patiently for the opportunity¡­¡± ¡­ Newton had already moved towards Du Ya. Looking at Du Ya, he then looked at the two girls behind. ¡°What is going on?¡± ¡°Ha, I do not know what is going on either. I was hunting a War Beast; unexpectedly, the hunt led me farther away and actually brought me all the way back to the aircraft area. In the end¡­ look what I found!¡± ¡°Two NPCs?¡± Newton curled the corners of his mouth. Moving closer, he looked at the two females with a cold expression. Takashimoto Shizuka was scared to the point of having her entire body shiver while Soo Soo bit down hard on her lips, tears falling down from her eyes. Newton¡¯s expression turned odd. ¡°I did not hear anything about this instance having NPCs. This is a harvesting type instance and the selected location is one that is not densely popted. As for those in the ne, they should all be host bodies. Why would there be NPCs present?¡± ¡°Who the Hell knows. But¡­ this would not be the first time that the Development Team made a mistake,¡± Du Ya sneered as he stretched out his tongue to lick his lips. His eyes was turned towards Shizuka in a greedy manner as he openly stared at the flight attendant¡¯s stocking covered legs. ¡°Team Leader, since this is an idental harvest, how about giving them to me? We have been preparing here for three days and have been feeling too bored. We might as well have some fun. Hahaha¡­¡± ¡°Development Team problems will be reported by me when I return,¡± Newton spoke with a cold voice. ¡°Du Ya, constrain yourself. If this was two days ago, I would not have cared what you wanted to do. However, today is different ¨C the instance dungeon is about to open. Reserve your physical strength. If there is still time after this instance isplete, this woman will be your toy; you can do whatever you want with her ¨C but not now! If you mess up this quest, I will personally tear out your bones!¡± A trace of disappointment and indignation shed across Du Ya¡¯s eyes and he grunted. ¡°Very well, you are the Team Leader!¡± He turned around and moved beside Takashimoto Shizuka, raising his nose on purpose and sniffed at the Japanese flight attendant¡¯s neck. Heughed. ¡°How fragrant¡­ this is truly a pleasant surprise! However, good things could be left forst. Once the quest ispleted, I will take my time to enjoy you.¡± Having said that, he extended his hand and heavily pped down onto Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s buttocks. The Japanese flight attendant screamed sharply, dodging over to the side and nearly falling onto the ground. ¡°Calm down!¡± Han Bi sensed that Chen Xiaolian was about to make a move. Han Bi increased his strength as he grabbed onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s wrist, muttering in a low voice. ¡°If you do not want to die, then endure! Besides¡­ you are definitely not their match, trust me on that.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled deeply, his taut body finally easing up. ¡°All right, put these two NPCs aside. After the instance dungeon opens, we may be able to use them to open the way,¡± Newton sneered. ¡°Sara!¡± Sara immediately moved towards Newton¡¯s side. ¡°What is going on?¡± ¡°I want you to look after these two people,¡± Newtonughed. ¡°I cannot trust that Du Ya, his self-control is simply too weak.¡± Saraughed gently and sent a flirtatious nce at Newton. She walked over and looked at the Japanese flight attendant. Shizuka¡¯s eyes became wide open as she looked at Sara in horror. ¡°Chief flight attendant?¡± Saraughed. ¡°Chief flight attendant? Ah, I nearly forgot, my host body¡¯s identity is the ne¡¯s chief flight attendant. Unfortunately, I am not your Chief flight attendant. Also¡­¡± Sara stared at the Japanese flight attendant¡¯s face. ¡°Looking at your beautiful face makes me irritated. Do not talk to me and do not provoke me, or else I will carve your face right now.¡± Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s body trembled, she bit her lips and was too fearful to say a thing. She could only use her frightened eyes to look at Sara. Sara then knelt down before Soo Soo. ¡°What a cute little thing,¡± Sara extended her hands to pinch Soo Soo¡¯s cheeks. She then turned over to Newton and asked. ¡°I like this little one, can I take it as my pet? I want to make a cage and stuff her inside. After that, I will get some beautiful clothes for her.¡± Her voice was gentle, but the words she said caused a shiver to run down the spine of those who listened. ¡°I have said it before, after the quest isplete, you can do whatever you want. That is if those two are still alive by then.¡± Newton grunted and looked at the skies. ¡°All right, it is gettingte. Speed up the preparation process! The Instance Dungeon is about to open up!¡± Sara took over the custody of the two females from Du Ya. Du Ya gave a ¡°heng¡±, his face expressing dissatisfaction, but he clearly dared not disobey Newton¡¯smand. However, when Sara was leading the two females into the Wind sher Guild camp, an ident urred. Soo Soo suddenly spotted Chen Xiaolian who was standing beside Han Bi. Her eyes suddenly turned bright as she shouted out sharply. Crying out, she ran towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Oppa! Quick save me!¡± Although her body was tied up with ropes, Soo Soo rushed forward and crashed headfirst into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Beside him, Han Bi¡¯s heart pounded madly as he subconsciously stepped back, releasing his hold on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. Soo Soo fell onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s bosom and started sobbing bitterly. Chen Xiaolian could feel several gazes turning towards him. Newton, Sara, Du Ya¡­ and also Damon who was standing far away with folded arms as he watched on with a cold expression. Within the Wind sher Guild¡¯s campsite, several other team members from other tents had also turned their gazes over. Towards the crying Soo Soo, Chen Xiaolian had wanted to hold up this poor child and hug her. At this moment, however, his heart was racing uncontrobly, the cold sweat flowing down his back seemed to have soaked his underwear. The few seconds of time in which it transpired had seeminglysted for centuries! In the end, Chen Xiaolian did not move his arms. He only looked down at Soo Soo ¨C his expression one of motionless indifference. ¡°What is this? This little child seem to recognize you.¡± Sara gentlyughed as she moved over ¨C in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears, her originally pleasant sounding gentleugh had turned harsh and cold! Secretly sighing, Chen Xiaolian tried his best to put on a vexed tone. ¡°How am I supposed to know?¡± In his bosom, Soo Soo continued crying. ¡°Oppa, why aren¡¯t you saying anything. Why won¡¯t you save me¡­ wu wu wu wu wu¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head as he ignored her and looked at Sara. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you taking her away?¡± ¡°It seems that this little child is very fond of you,¡± Sara narrowed her eyes. ¡°This little child probably recognizes Xiaolian¡¯s host body¡­¡± The one who spoke out was Han Bi. He stood at the side and said carefully. ¡°After all, everyone here were boarding the same ne. Maybe Xiaolian¡¯s host body have some rtion with this little child. Also, didn¡¯t the woman earlier called you the chief flight attendant?¡± ¡°Eh? This idiot suddenly became clever,¡± Sara curled her lips. Sara¡¯s hands shot out at lightning like speed, grabbing onto Soo Soo¡¯s hair. She pulled the little girl away, ignoring her struggle and threw her at Takashimoto Shizuka. ¡°Hold on to her and follow me. If you disobey, then I will first kill you.¡± Takashimoto Shizuka held onto Soo Soo in fear as she herself was shedding tears. She forcibly mped onto Soo Soo¡¯s mouth, whispering something to her in rapid session before following Sara as she held onto Soo Soo. Before leaving, Takashimoto Shizuka gave Chen Xiaolian a nce but dared not say anything. ¡­ ¡°You owe me one,¡± Han Bi purposely approached Chen Xiaolian with a smiling face. He ced his hand onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder, putting on an amiable look. He then spoke in a low, angry voice. ¡°¡­ what is going on with these two females. You did not tell me anything about them at allst night! It seems there are a lot of things that you are not telling me!¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Shut your mouth,¡± Han Bi coldly spoke. ¡°From now on, I won¡¯t trust you anymore. If you want to die, then do not drag me with you!¡± Sure enough, he then released his hands and moved over to a side, sitting down. He never turned to even look at Chen Xiaolian again. Chen Xiaolian silently gritted his teeth and sat down not far away from Han Bi as he secretly clenched his fists. Internally worried and externally distressed! In this unfamiliar and dangerous guild, his future is uncertain¡­ and the onepanion beside him is now estranged. Chen Xiaolian felt an extreme aching in his head. Chapter 15: Rowing Without Paddles

Chapter 15: Rowing Without Paddles

GOR Chapter 15: Rowing Without Paddles In the afternoon, just as the sun was rising, Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard a burst of loud noise originating from the ground below his feet! After that, the entirety of the ground started shaking with severity, as though an earthquake had urred. Just as quickly as it arrived, it was gone the next. The encampment suddenly bustled with activity ¨C not due to panic, but excitement! No small number of them was cheering happily while some others were whistling loudly. It was at this moment that Newton vaulted up onto a rock and shouted in a loud voice that spread out through the entire valley. ¡°The opening time for the Instance Dungeon has arrived! Everyone get ready!¡± ¡­ At the same time, a very conspicuous message prompt suddenly appeared before the system interface for Chen Xiaolian to ¡®see¡¯. [Prompt 1: Instance dungeon ¡®King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons Series has opened. Objective, kill the guardians, acquire King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons Pir Fragment. This instance dungeon is a [B] ss Resource Type instance dungeon. Note that this instance dungeon produces various types of resources for collection, good luck to all yers]. [Prompt 2: This instance dungeon is a Magic Type instance dungeon. Restriction conditions will be ced upon Science and Technological equipment, skill and usage]. [Prompt 3: This instance prohibits personal feuds between yers; yers are not allowed to kill other yers. Once such a vition urs, the system will dispense punishment]. Chen Xiaolian carefully read the prompt and heard cursing sounds from Newton who was far away. ¡°Son of a bitch! Restrictions on technological types? Why didn¡¯t it say so earlier?¡± Newton angrily took out his rage on a lone soldier equipped in an exaggerated interster sci-fi gear, throwing him fiercely down on the ground. It was very obvious¡­ this restriction of technological types has a terrible effect on this Team Leader. Simr shouts of discontent could be heard issuing out from other team camps. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Han Bi, only to find Han Bi wearing a strange expression. Han Bi¡¯s thick brush like eyebrows were tightly screwed together. ¡°What is going on? Is there a problem?¡± Chen Xiaolian went up by himself. ¡°Hmph, don¡¯t talk to me,¡± Han Bi turned his head away. ¡°I am sorry,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°It is my fault for hiding some stuff from you. But¡­ I have my own difficulties. I do not know how to exin it to you, but¡­ for now, we can only depend on each other.¡± ¡°¡­ would I still dare to trust you?¡± Han Bi hesitated. ¡°If I am still lying to you, then when you return you can just go to my novel review section to curse me. After that, just expose that I am actually not a thirty-year-old fatty but an immature smelly brat, how about that?¡± ¡°Pei!¡± Han Bi finally could not hold it in anymore and his mouth began forming traces of a smile. He then sighed. ¡°Forget it, you were right about one thing. Under such circumstances, we could only rely on one another.¡± He turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons ¡­ what does it mean, do you know? I have only heard of King Solomon, but am unaware of the rest.¡± Chen Xiaolian was in the midst of being worried about how to ease up the tension between the two of them. Once he heard Han Bi seeking his help, he immediately replied without any reservation. ¡°I really do know about it. Last year, while I was writing a novel, I had checked out some foreign myths and legends. I had wanted to check on some rted settings. It just so happened that I had looked up on the rted materials for this King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons.¡± ¡°Oh? Do tell.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered. ¡°You know of King Solomon, right?¡± ¡°I have heard of the name, but I do not know what is it he did.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thought on. ¡°Very well, I won¡¯t describe it in too much detail. All you need to know is that King Solomon is a Western Jewish legend, the most powerful king. Legend has it that he was a very powerful master of magic, and possesses a very powerful magic ring. Using his all-powerful magic ring, he subjugated 72 highly capable demons who fell under his control. These 72 demons each have their own mystical skills, each with their own overwhelming legend.¡± ¡°Why does it seem to resemble the Lord of The Rings?¡± ¡°En, there are some simrities,¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°The Lord of The Rings author, JRR Tolkien had indeed referred to many of the legends and myths of King Solomon.¡± Seeing the silent Han Bi, Chen Xiaolian chose to not hold back and spoke out the thoughts and spections within his mind: ¡°This instance dungeon is called ¡®King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons Series and the final quest is the retrieval of a ¡®Demon Pir Fragment¡¯. Legend has it that these Demon Pirs were used to seal the demons. If I have to guess, this item is probably simr to stone columns. Note the words ¡®series¡¯ and ¡®fragment¡¯. These two words signify that not all of the 72 demons would appear here. Likely, it would only be one of the 72. "As for the guardians, they should be the ones who watch over and protect the BOSS.¡± Han Bi nodded his head. ¡°There is the prompt stating something about it being [B] ss Resource Type instance dungeon. I am unclear about the ss, but the meaning of Resource Type should be literal¡­¡± ¡°Indeed! If I am not mistaken, the ¡®72 Demon Pir Fragment¡¯ also acts as this instance dungeon¡¯s ¡®first prize¡¯. Besides that though, there should also be many other resources and good items that can be attained from this instance dungeon ¨C if there is only one first prize in an instance dungeon, then there would not have been so many teams running over to participate. "Thus, in addition to the biggest reward, there must also be many valuablememoration reward, participation reward. That is why so many teams would choose to participate.¡± Hearing all that, Han Bi nodded his head and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Is there anything else you are not telling me?¡± ¡°¡­ yes,¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the truth. ¡°However, due to the fact that I have yet to figure out what the problem is¡­ I am sorry, I am temporarily unable to tell you.¡± ¡°¡­ I will grudgingly ept this exnation,¡± Han Bi smiled bitterly. ¡°All is good as long as you can admit it. At least this shows your sincerity. If you cannot even admit, then I will not cooperate with you anymore. Even if the both of us are unauthorized entrants.¡± ¡°In that case¡­ cooperation?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Han Bi¡¯s eyes. ¡°¡­cooperation!¡± Han Bi directed a heavy look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ At this moment, Newton¡¯smanding voice sounded out. ¡°The instance dungeon¡¯s door has opened! Prepare to enter!¡± At an unknown moment, a cavern hole had appeared on the walls under the tallest peak situated at the side of the valley. It was as though the stone there had oddly ¡®dissolved¡¯ away, revealing a hole of stone that resembled a city gate. Above the cavern hole was ayer of green screen. ¡°Move move move! Move in!¡± The teams gathered at the entrance of the stone cave. There was no urrence of fights as they orderly entered the cave. Newton himself was standing before the entrance towards the stone cave while the other members of the Wind sher Guild entered the stone cave under his watch. Chen Xiaolian realized that whenever someone entered the stone cave, they will need to pass through theyer of green screen. The surface of the green screen will produce ayer of light that would quickly scan the person below it from top to bottom. The only exception was when Sara was bringing Takashimoto Shizuka and Soo Soo in. As the two females were made to move through the screen of light, the screen suddenly changed its colour into that of yellowish orange. It seemed to be a recognition of identity? The difference in colour is the difference in identity between ¡®yer¡¯ and ¡®NPC¡¯? As the time came for Chen Xiaolian to enter, his heart became anxious. He could even hear the racing sound of his beating heart. Newton stood to the side, seemingly narrowing his eyes as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian braced himself and moved forward¡­ Thankfully, after the green light had scanned through his entire body ¨C the screen remained green, not showing any change at all. Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh of relief. As for Newton who was standing off to the side, his gaze eased up and he casually looked away. ¡­ The interior of the cave was simply astonishing. It appeared as though the mountain itself had been hollowed out as there were traces indicating that the walls within the stone cave were cut. The ground below their feet was level. Moving forward, they found that a flight of stairs leading downwards had been prepared. However, all of it was clearly reeking of a stench of decay and staleness. A member of the Wind sher Guild started drawing patterns that appeared simr to me totems. Chen Xiaolian did not know this person¡¯s name, only that he had his face smeared with a great deal of paint. The Pattern Man stood inside the cave. Every member of the Wind sher Team who walked pass him would receive a bottle of something from him. When Chen Xiaolian and Han Bi epted the item, Pattern Man recognized that they were newbies and indifferently spoke out a sentence. ¡°Secretion from Firefly Frog, take it! You will be using itter.¡± There were 10 members within the Wind sher Team. For the newbie group, there were 5, including Chen Xiaolian. As for the veteran members, there was the Team Leader Newton, Sara, Damon, Du Ya, Pattern Man ¨C It was then that Chen Xiaolian suddenly realized that among the veteran members of the Wind sher Guild, Sara was the only female. This was very differentpared to the other teams. In the other teams, the ratio between males and females was not that big. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, he noticed that as Sara was retrieving the bottle of Firefly Frog secretion from Pattern Man¡¯s hands, she had thrown him a charming nce. With a face filled with a flirtatious smile, she extended her hand out to pinch the robust arms of Pattern Man¡­ This woman. Why does it look as though she has a rtionship going on with every male member of the team? Seemingly aware of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s suspicions, Han Bi moved close beside him and chuckled in a low tone. ¡°That Sara is not a simple person. She fawns left and right within this guild, skilfully currying favours with her assets, she must certainly be a top grade socialite.¡± Chen Xiaolian recalled how abnormal this woman was when she was dealing with Takashimoto Shizuka and the remarks of how she would like to put Soo Soo in a cage as a pet¡­ He gave a light sigh and muttered a phrase. Han Bi asked. ¡°What is it that you were muttering to yourself?¡± ¡°A veteran whore can row the boat without paddles¡­¡± [1] ¡°Eh? What does that mean? What will she use then?¡± ¡°The waves of course.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Han Bi rolled his eyes. ¡°You really are a writer!¡± 1 The phrase is ¡®ÀÏæ»×Ó»®´¬²»Óý°°¡¡¯ it could also mean a beauty can row a boat without paddles, the waves will do it for her. The waves here indicate her sensuality and beauty.? Chapter 16: Xiaolian’s Discovery

Chapter 16: Xiaolian¡¯s Discovery

GOR Chapter 16: Xiaolian¡¯s Discovery They went deeper down the caves. After walking for around a few hundred metres, a vast expanse suddenly appeared before them. Everyone entered this wide-open space. This wide-open space is about as big as a school field. Although there were around a hundred people entering into this ce, it did not feel crowded at all. Many people produced illumination devices, many of which were of the sci-fi type of tactical shlight. There were also items that could light up by itself, akin to magic wands. Others began starting a fire by themselves. In just a moment¡¯s time, the wide-open space became as bright as day thanks to the illumination. Everyone stopped here, because¡­ This wide-open space has several passages. Every team members stopped moving here. After which, no small number of them turned to look towards Newton. Newton sneered and shouted loudly. ¡°What are you looking at me for? I am only a Navigational Staff. From the moment the nended, my task has beenpleted. As for how toplete the quest, do you expect me to help? Now that you are here, you are on your own!¡± The other team members all dispersed. Many of them spread out as they carefully searched around the wide-open space, trying to find anything that could serve as clues. Chen Xiaolian saw that the Wind sher Guild did not show any intention of restricting him from taking actions on his own; he went towards Han Bi. He pulled Han Bi together and went around to make their own observation. After looking around for a while, Chen Xiaolian stole a nce at his surroundings to ensure that there was a big distance between him and those from the Wind sher Guild¡­ and others. He then tugged Han Bi. ¡°I need to ask you something.¡± ¡°En?¡± ¡°About this instance dungeon, King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons,¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully selected his words and slowly asked. ¡°The name of this instance dungeon, did you just find out about it from the announcement earlier, or¡­ have you known about it a long time ago?¡± ¡°Naturally, I knew about it a long time ago,¡± Han Bi frowned. ¡°After using the steel ball, I already knew about the name of this instance dungeon. However, as we were leaving the aircraft, I heard them discussing something about the King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons. It seemed as though they had already made preparations beforeing here. They had already known what this instance dungeon is a long time ago.¡± ¡°All right, I understand.¡± A foundation was formed within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. He nodded and maintained his silence. ¡°What did you find?¡± Han Bi looked at Chen Xiaolian who was wearing a calm expression. ¡°There is one more factor that I need to examine.¡± As the time began ticking away, some teams had rapidly made a choice of entering one of the passages and moved out by themselves. As the other teams left one after another, the number of people within the wide-open space gradually declined. The members of the Wind sher Guild then grouped together. ¡°Did anyone find anything?¡± Newton yed the role of a Team Leader effectively. ¡°Everyone speak out, we will discuss it for a moment. With so many passages, I believe that choosing the correct one would be the only way toplete the quest.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we divide our forces?¡± Du Ya spoke out. Newton¡¯s expression turned heavy and he coldly replied. ¡°Divide our forces? We only have a total of 10 members. If we are to spread our forces, what are we to do if we need topete with the other teams to snatch the treasure? Divided we fall. When the timees, how are we to fight back?¡± Du Ya became disappointed and stayed silent after giving a ¡°heng¡±. Chen Xiaolian secretly nced at him. He had originally lumped Du Ya into the ranks of idiots with disdain. However, he suddenly had another train of thought. For such a simple-minded person to be able to garner a spot in this team, this Du Ya must have a certain specialty somewhere! En, as of now, he was akin to a sheep amidst a pack of wolves. Everything must be done with caution. He could not afford to be careless or turn a blind eye to anything! ¡°Let us discus about what we discovered,¡± Seeing nobody speak up, Newton be slightly dissatisfied. ¡°Before we came, we have already known that this time¡¯s quest is the 72 Demons Pir Series instance dungeon. Could it be that none of you made any preparations? Everyone should have understood the background story of the quest, right?¡± Observing the increasing dissatisfaction on Newton¡¯s eyes, Damon coughed out and spoke. ¡°Newton, before this, Sara and I had just followed the Guild Leader to participate in another instance dungeon. You knew just how narrow of an escape we had. After we returned from that instance, we did not even have the time to rest. Instead, we hastily epted this instance dungeon. How were we supposed to find time to make preparations¡­ Besides, isn¡¯t this just a [B] ss instance dungeon? We havepleted no small amount of instance dungeons of a higher ss. Also, amongst all the instance dungeon types, Resource Type instance dungeons are widely acknowledged as having the least amount of danger, so¡­¡± ¡°So you all became negligent?¡± Newton¡¯s face turned grim. ¡°Come on, Newton. To begin with, our members for this instance dungeon were assembled on the spur of the moment,¡± The Pattern Man tried to ease the atmosphere. ¡°In addition, this instance dungeon is also not the guild¡¯s most important target. Let us not stress out too much¡­¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we just pick a random passage?¡± Sara had produced a dagger from who knows where and was trimming her nails at the side. She said in anguid manner. ¡°In the end, if the Quest Reward Fragment is acquired by some other team, we can just snatch it over. Even though we are not allowed to kill¡­ we could always leave them alive. This instance dungeon¡¯s ss is not that high and the ones participating are just a group of trash. Which of them could be our match?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Newton did not say anything. Judging from the circumstances, he is not the number one leader in the Wind sher Guild and only a temporary Team Leader for this team. It would be unwise for him to keep reprimanding. Being unable to vent out his anger, he could only turn around to look at the few people in the newbie group. After a moment of silence¡­ ¡°How about¡­ I say a few words?¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly spoke out in a calm voice. In an instant, everyone from the Wind sher Guild turned their gazes onto his figure. This was especially so for Han Bi who was right beside him, his face revealing his exceptional surprise. ¡°Oh?¡± Damon looked at Chen Xiaolian and sneered. ¡°You? What do you have to say?¡± As though he had not heard the other party¡¯s words of mockery, Chen Xiaolian slowly continued. ¡°Did everyone realize, this underground wide-open space actually has an equteral six sided shape? I have walked around earlier and found that each side has a length of roughly fifty steps, the minor differences could be ignored.¡± ¡°En, what about it?¡± Damon asked. ¡°Let him continue!¡± Newton frowned as he dered, giving Damon a stare. ¡°Ahem,¡± Chen Xiaolian cleared his throat. ¡°As everyone can see, it has an equteral six sided shape. Every side has a passageway. In total there are six passageways¡­ if we were to observe this ce from the skies, we will find that this ce is a big six sided star.¡± This time, no one interrupted Chen Xiaolian. Newton and the other veteran team members looked around thoughtfully and confirmed that what Chen Xiaolian said was correct. ¡°The six sided star, also known as the hexagram. It is the iconic symbol of Judaism. And the current instance dungeon that we are in is ¡®King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons¡¯. Who is King Solomon? He is the legendary king of the Jews! "There are several nicknames in Judaism for the hexagram. It has been called ¡®Solomon¡¯s Seal¡¯ or ¡®Sealed Star¡¯. "Look, are they not connected?¡± ¡°So what if it is connected?¡± Du Ya seemed to be showing some hostility towards Chen Xiaolian. It was probably due to Newton¡¯s earlier reprimand. Now that a newbie is talking eloquently, he felt his face falling. He sneered and asked. ¡°Does this have anything to do with which way we should take?¡± ¡°Yes there is!¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with calmness and certainty! Newton looked at him. ¡°What is the connection?¡± He paused before adding. ¡°If what you say is of value, I will give you a reward.¡± ¡°Thank you Team Leader,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and slowly said. ¡°In the Jewish doctrines, there are various descriptions for the hexagram. I recall reading one which states: The six edges of the hexagram represents the six eternal existences within this world. ording to some ult teachings, these six edges are given code letters of A, D, O, N, A, I. When these six letter are put together, they form the word ADONAI. In the Hebrewnguage, this means¡­ God, the representation of the unity of everything in this world.¡± Reaching this point, Chen Xiaolian looked around at the group and saw that everyone was looking at him and listening attentively. He then continued. ¡°When tranted, these six corners represents: Kindness, Wickedness, Love, Hate, Life, Death. :Kindness and wickedness, love and hate, life and death ¨C these six concepts are considered to be the absolute basic and eternal of existences within this world. "Six types of concept, which forms the six-sided star. "Using the six concepts as guide, I believe that we can select the appropriate path to go.¡± Most of the surrounding members¡¯ faces remain confused. Only Newton appeared to be deep in thought. He then looked at Chen Xiaolian, his eyes showing traces of approval and appreciation. ¡°You have been talking for so long, so now¡­ this kindness and wickedness, love and hate, life and death, six concepts, six passageways¡­ how are we to differentiate them? I have already checked them before, none of the passageways have any markings! How are we to identify which one is Kindness, which one is Wickedness, which one is Love or Hate?¡± The Pattern Man asked, his question did not contain any tone of mockery, rather it was filled with objectivity. Chen Xiaolian smiled. At this moment, the smile on his clean and clear face looked calm and rxed. ¡°Indeed, I do not know which passageway is Love or Hate, nor which is Kindness¡­ but I know which passageway we should take! "Do not forget, what is our objective foring here? "Demon Pir! In most legends, demons are the symbol of Hell, death¡­ thus, to find the Demon Pir Seal, which passageway should we take? The answer should be self-evident, right?¡± ¡°You mean to say, by choosing the ¡®Death¡¯ passageway, we will be able to find the Demon Pir Seal!¡± Newton¡¯s eyes lit up! Sara frowned. ¡°But, the problem remains¡­ there are six passageways here, which passageway is the one that signify ¡®Death¡¯? There are no hints or markings upon it.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile. ¡°Which way did wee in from then?¡± It was then everyone understood! ¡°The passageway that took us here is also one of the passageways of the six sided star¡­ A passageway that connects to the outside, I believe that this passageway must signify ¡®Life¡¯! "Six types of concepts, Kindness and Wickedness, Love and Hate, Life and Death. It just so happens that they are located on the opposite of one another. It signifies the opposing concepts, Kindness against Wickedness, Love against Hate, Life against Death! Since we all know that the path of Life is that way, then¡­ the path of Death¡­¡± ¡°The path of Death, must certainly be located in the opposite direction of the path of ¡®Life¡¯!¡± Everyone suddenly came to an understanding. At this instant, their gazes towards Chen Xiaolian had turned different. Newton earnestly assessed Chen Xiaolian and nodded his head. In a deep voice, he said. ¡°Not bad! It seems you have done well to prepare for this. In addition, you are also smart. A newbie like this is a promising one¡­ en, if you can maintain this standard of performanceter on, then once the quest isplete, I will rmend to the Guild Leader to make an exception and ept you as an official guild member.¡± With the exception of Han Bi, the other three newbies gazed at Chen Xiaolian, traces of envy appearing within their eyes. Chapter 17: Underground Palace

Chapter 17: Underground Pce

GOR Chapter 17: Underground Pce After having chosen to go down the passageway of Death, the Wind sher Guild no longer hesitated and began moving out. At the very moment, some of the other yers who were still around saw the choice made by the Wind sher Guild. They too decided to follow along. As for the Wind sher Guild, they paid those followers no heed. Damon, coldly smiled. ¡°Heng, that is not a bad thing. We have more fodder to use. When the timees, we can use them to open up a path.¡± As they moved onwards along the ¡®passageway of Death¡¯, the air around became increasingly suffocating. The appearance of the passageway remained the same, resembling the works of human hands. Suddenly, the tactical shlight in the hands of Newton who was walking at the very front went out. ¡°Damn it, it seems that the deeper we go, the higher the restriction ced onto equipment of the technological type,¡± Newton turned around and gave the other team members a nce, shouting. ¡°Turn off the shlights¡­ do not use illumination equipment of the magical type. Who knows when we may have to fight, so don¡¯t waste your strength. Use the Firefly Frogs.¡± Everyone quickly moved to the east and smeared the Firefly Frog secretions onto the surface of their equipment. It was not long before each of them turned into something akin to humanoid fireflies. Within this pitch-ck passageway, they were particrly eye-catching. In addition, they also lit up the passageway. Han Bi secretly observed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s actions and found that while Chen Xiaolian did smear the Firefly Frog secretions onto his protective suit¡­ he had done so with caution. None of them came in contact with his sleeves or his clothes! Han Bi realized something and followed suit. Chen Xiaolian watched Han Bi¡¯s actions and gave him a wink when no one was watching. Both of them exchanged a look. ¡°Xiao Lian (face)!¡± Newton suddenly shouted out for Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian thus moved to Newton¡¯s side. Newton looked at him and suddenly stuffed an item into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. ¡°As I have said earlier, if what you spoke of is of worth, then I will reward you. As a Team Leader, I meant what I said. I saw that the weapon that you are using is still the light sabre from the Beginner¡¯s Package; the damage of that item is too low. This weapon was acquired from somewhere else and I cannot use it. But, for a newbie like you it will be very useful. I will gift this to you as a reward.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to inspect the item. In his hand was apact looking short sword ¨C it was shaped like a Western styled cross-shaped holy sword. However, it was too small to the point where one could just wear it across the neck as a chain¡­ Upon the sword was a very, very small purple coloured gem. Seeing the pale purple gem, the few newbies at the side seemingly had their eyes bulged out. Even Damon who wields the gigantic door like sword had subconsciously looked at it again another two times. He frowned. ¡°First bind it with your Personal System. When you are not using it, you can ce it in the Item Box or wear it on your body as an essory. When in battle, ce it in your hand and grip it tightly; it will transform into its War Form. Remember, in War Form it bes very sharp and provides bonus power. However, there is a limit to the amount of time that it can be used as it will drain your Endurance. Once your Endurance is exhausted, it will return to this current state.¡± ¡°¡­Thank you,¡± Chen Xiaolian himself was uncertain how he was feeling at the moment and had subconsciously uttered those words. ¡°All right, as for the others¡­¡± Newton gave a ¡°heng¡± as he looked at the other newbies. ¡°I am someone who knows how to differentiate between the time to reward and punish. Whoever you are, if you contribute to the team, I will reward you! Now, keep moving forward! Xiaolian, you follow beside me!¡± Chen Xiaolian could not refuse and could only follow beside Newton as he walked in the vanguard position. ¡°It seems that Newton really values this kid,¡± Du Ya moved beside Sara and sneered in a low tone. ¡°It has been a long time since he saw a newbie with potential. This Xiaolian (face) is a silent one, but he is somewhat intelligent,¡± Sara closed her mouth and smiled tenderly. ¡°Seeing someone who has potential, it is only natural that we recruit him. I am quite fond of him myself, only I wonder¡­ how will he taste like.¡± Du Ya gave Sara a nce, his heart secretly cursing **. He then moved to the side and pped heavily onto Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s buttocks,ughing as he shouted. ¡°Faster, babe! Do not dawdle!¡± Chen Xiaolian who was at the front heard Seidaikono Shizuka¡¯s sobbing sounds, but fought the urge to look back. ¡­ Finally, the passageway seemingly came to an end and a circr shaped cavern door appeared before them. Entering through it, everyone found that they were in another wide-open space! This time around, the wide-open space seemed to be a huge underground pce. Looking upward, they found that the length between the stone ceiling and the ground was several tens of metres! Looking around, this wide-open space that was as big as a football stadium was dark and empty! It was only at the very distant end that one could spot something resembling a door. Behind the door was a glimmering light ¨C this made it particrly striking amidst the darkness. Everywhere within thisrge hall area was densely covered with pirs. Judging by its appearance, these pirs had been around for years. As for its location, there was no pattern to its cement, seemingly having one in the east and another in the west. There was no symmetry in them. In addition, some were intact while others had already deteriorated away and were partially copsed. Chen Xiaolian sniffed about with his nose and felt that the air here was filled with an indescribable odour of decay that caused him to be ufortable. ¡°There is something wrong here! Everyone be careful!¡± Under Newton¡¯s directive, the Wind sher Guild slowed down their movement speed. The other yers who werezing about at the back also gradually caught up to them. There were also others who were of greater courage. These people tried moving before the Wind sher Guild from the side. Seeing that the Wind sher Guild did not attempt to obstruct them, they quickened their pace. ¡°A bunch of fools, I love these type of idiotic voluntary scouts the most,¡± Sara sneered. ¡°Du Ya!¡± Newton shouted. Du Ya instantly understood Newton¡¯s intention and summoned out his pet. An entirely ck-coloured crow, with a body mass equivalent to that of a small animal, ws curved like a hook and its pair of eyes bloody red in colour came to perch down on Du Ya¡¯s arm. Du Ya nudged his arms and the crow flew off. It circled around in the air at a low altitude before moving off and disappearing amidst the dense stone pirs. A momentter, Du Ya called out in a low voice. ¡°Newton! There is a situation!¡± It was unknown what method Du Ya had utilized, but he managed to project out his personal system¡¯s radar screen. Before the surrounding crowd, a clear three-dimensional projection appeared. Upon theputer sized radar screen, the Wind sher Guild was the central point with ten green dots and two yellow dots, the Japanese flight attendant and Soo Soo. In the distance¡­ In their surroundings, a dense cluster of red dots appeared upon the radar screen! The red dots were so numerous it had be connected with one another to the point where the singr dots could no longer be differentiated! ¡°Prepare for battle!¡± Newton tensed up and cried out in a low voice. Following that, the members of the team began tensing up as well. Damon gripped onto door like gigantic sword with both hands, Sara retrieved herpound bow, nocking five arrows at the same time. As for Du Ya, he produced in each hands a¡­ gun? As for Pattern Man, he narrowed his eyes, both his hands gripping onto a crescent shaped scimitar each. Amongst the group of newbies, Mediterranean produced a shield. However, the edges of the shield was obviously lined with sharp steel ¨C who knows where this newbie managed to get his hands on this type of strange weapon. Skinny Female and Han Bi gripped onto the same type of light sabre that Chen Xiaolian had formerly used. What was most fascinating was the Tribal Warrior. As an European male with bear like stature¡­ the weapon he was holding turned out to be a long and narrow katana? ¡°Be careful! The speed of those things are fast! Three hundred more metres! Anticipated time of contact, 20 seconds!¡± Du Ya immediately announced in a loud voice. Clearly, the crow was his War Pet. In addition, this War Pet must have been equipped with a certain ability for reconnaissance and shared vision with its owner. At this moment, sounds of shock and misery came out from before them! The unknown team that had ventured off before the Wind sher Guild had be the first to receive the iing attacks! The veteran members of Wind sher Guild instantly showed a tacit understanding of one another and formed a circr formation with their backs against one another¡­ however, this action brought forth an unexpected result. It seemed they had subconsciously abandoned the group of newbies. The group of newbies did not have the veterans¡¯ level of tacit understanding. After the circr formation was formed, Chen Xiaolian found that the others had ended up on the outside of the circr formation. He was the only exception. In his case, he had been following Newton all this time. Thus, when the formation wasplete, he just happen to be ced behind Newton. Unexpectedly, Takashimoto Shizuka and Soo Soo were also there together with Chen Xiaolian. At this moment, Du Ya seemingly found something through his War Pet. His face suddenly changed and he shouted out loudly. ¡°Be careful! The monsters are Demon Soldiers! Lots and lots of them!¡± Du Ya shared out a three-dimensional projection, this was clearly his pet crow¡¯s field of vision. Upon the screen, groups of monsters with short stature, wearing tattered armour and holding onto various types of weapons swarmed forward. Tusks protruded from each of their faces, painting a terrifying and violent image of beasts. Their movements were violent and agile, jumping even as they ran. With an apelike manner, they would jump back and forth upon the pirs within the hall! The most critical part was that¡­ upon the screen, their numbers¡­ were simply outrageously high! Chapter 18: Complete Extermination of Newbies

Chapter 18: Complete Extermination of Newbies

GOR Chapter 18: Complete Extermination of Newbies The vanguard team of yers could be seen putting on a posture of opposition, only to be immediately engulfed by the sea of Demon Soldiers! The battle was joined! Of the yers, the tallest one was brandishing dual swords, their sharp edges shing with wanton abandon, filled with might and momentum. He brought up the vanguard, and cleaved apart several Demon Soldiers with his swords in just a few moments. These monsters¡¯ bodies were not very resilient. After being cleaved apart, a viscous green coloured liquid sprayed out while their bodies, limbs, flesh and even internal organs flew about in every which way! Chen Xiaolian who was suddenly faced with this sight nearly puked out blood! As for the two females, the Japanese flight attendant and Soo Soo, a momentary nce rendered them unconscious. The dual wielding yer was clearly the one taking up the heaviest burden for the team, resembling a great resilient dam standing at the front. At this time however, some Demon Soldiers would asionally jump over from the top. In that instant, a wand-holding yer suddenly mmed the wand down onto the ground! In a sh, a mass of silver coloured mes burst forth! Tens of Demon Soldiers were caught by the silver-coloured mes; they immediately screamed out in misery! Caught amidst the whitish mes, they were transformed into ashes! Another yer, with a thin and small frame lost his weapon after hacking down roughly four Demon Soldiers. A Demon Soldier that was lying on the ground then viciously stabbed through his thigh. The yer screamed out in pain and suddenly transformed! His originally thin and small body suddenly transformed into a big raging bear with a height of several metres! Its body was still equipped with metal armour! This violent bear warrior suddenly became a target, attracting the Demon Soldiers towards him. Countless Demon Soldiers howled as they charged at him, seven or eight Demon Soldiers were piled onto his massive frame. However, the bear¡¯s strength was amazing, it caught one of the Demon Soldiers with its paws. Then, with a pull, it tore the Demon Soldier in half, causing its broken limbs and internal organs to burst out! The power behind those paws was even more terrifying, capable of killing off around eight of those Demon Soldiers with just a few swipes. Soon however, the Demon Soldiers numbers began showing its effect as the number of Demon Soldiers on the bear¡¯s body increased. They held onto short knives and stabbed into the cracks between his armour! The screams from the bear warrior turned increasingly miserable¡­ It was not long before even more Demon Soldiers appeared, enveloping the entire team¡­ ¡°They will not be able to hold,¡± Newton coldly said. ¡°They are just a disorderly mob.¡± ¡°Damn it! This is clearly a [B] ss Resource Type instance dungeon, one with the least amount of danger! How could these formidable Demon Soldiers appear here?¡± Sara muttered angrily. ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense¡­ something is not right! Careful up top!¡± As he was talking, Newton¡¯s face suddenly changed greatly! At this moment, a mass of viscous liquid suddenly dropped down from above them. It dropped directly onto the Korean loli, Soo Soo¡¯s body. The mass of viscous liquid was green in colour, resembling snot. Soo Soo had originally lost consciousness. However, she woke up the instant the liquid came in contact with her body. Opening her eyes, she looked upwards and saw a monster with slender body situated two metres away! This monster has the same looking head as the Demon Soldiers. However, both its palms were gripping deep into the pir. Its body was bent in a peculiar manner, akin to a lizard¡­ a long tongue extended out¡­ reaching down at them! ¡°Son of a bitch! A Stealth Hound Demon!¡± Newton cursed loudly and the circr formation was immediately dispersed. Soo Soo stared with wide-open eyes at the long red tongue heading towards her. In that moment, she forgot to cry¡­ During this time, the one standing closest to her was only Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian cursed inwardly. There was no time to consider anything at a time like this; he charged forward, sping onto Soo Soo. After that, the both of them rolled onto the ground like a ball! Before he could get up, he felt his foot being gripped. A red tongue had rolled itself onto his ankle. What followed was an enormous yanking force, seemingly aimed at pulling him up! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body flew up into the air. Suddenly, he gripped onto the cross-shaped holy sword given by Newton. The cross-shaped holy sword expanded, over one metre in length, its sharp edges swept out. A mass of blood sprayed out from the tongue that was cut off by the sharp sword Chen Xiaolian fell heavily onto the ground. He could feel his forehead smashing heavily down the hard ground! In an instant, blood flowed down his eyes and face! At the same time, the Stealth Hound Demon quickly climbed down the pir, retracting its tongue while doing so. However, its sharp mouth sprayed out blood, directed at Chen Xiaolian! ¡°Kill it!¡± Newton roared! A gigantic door like sword obstructed the Hound Demon, its sharp edge hurtling horizontally towards the demon, shing towards its head. Damon struck out without hesitation! The Hound Demon¡¯s body was incredibly flexible. It twisted a little and slithered back to the top of the pir, rapidly moving away, jumping towards another pir. It moved far away, retreating¡­ This monster clearly possesses a high level of intellect. Once its attack failed, it immediately pulled back. ¡°Do not bother with it! Deal with the Demon Soldiers first! They are here!¡± Du Ya shouted out. Du Ya had one knee on the ground, the guns equipped in both his hands had begun firing. Each time he fired, he would take aim with the other gun, taking turns to aim with each. Bang! Bang! The two guns continuously fired out. Amongst the demons soldiers that ran forward into their field of vision, two of them screamed out as they fell over. The guns could not be fired in session, but Du Ya¡¯s performance at this moment was an eye-opener for Chen Xiaolian! The metal bracers on this guy¡¯s wrist was actually arranged with grooves, each filled with bullets. As he fired a shot, one hand was replenishing ammo, both hands rotating¡­ his actions done in cohesion, simply astonishing! The guns could clearly only fire out one bullet, but in his hands, it became capable of consecutive shots! At this moment, a sharp scream came from above! A Demon Soldier that had jumped over using the pirs suddenly shouted loudly and jumped over through the air even though there were still tens of metres between them¡­ Soo! A sharp arrow prated through its body, causing it to burst into a bloody green flower in the middle of the air! Sara pursed her mouth, her body maintaining the same posture of nocking arrows. Her hand movements were fast and the five arrows that were within her hands were all shot out in session! The arrows were not shot in vain; for each arrow released, a Demon Soldier that was jumping along the pirs would fall! But what had surprised Chen Xiaolian was the arrow quiver hanging from Sara¡¯s thigh. It had originally carried only tens of arrows. However, every time that Sara pulled out five arrows with her hand¡­ the arrows within the quiver would seemingly refill itself! Newton¡¯s abilities were also revealed. As expected, his ability is of the technological type. Chen Xiaolian watched as Newton quickly summoned a row of metal shields before the team. The shields¡¯ design screamed out technology, forming a wall of shield! Above it was a notch that would allow projectiles to shoot out. The Demon Soldiers charging at the front mmed into the shield wall and were immediately a washed with a high amount of blue electrical current and repelled. By the time they fell onto the ground, they were already burnt to crisp! The shape of the shield wall was not t, but rather a three dimensional circle. It was exactly enough for the veteran members of Wind sher Guild to fit inside, like a bunker. Observing that some of the Demon Soldiers were getting close, the military like bunker produced several miniature types of gun barrels. Following the sounds of ¡°tutututu¡±, the gun barrel poured out mes and bullets at the sea of Demon Soldiers! The Demon Soldiers at the front were lifted off their feet by the impact of the barrage, while others had their bodies torn apart! Witnessing all this caused Chen Xiaolian to be greatly shocked! This ability was simply a fortress! A war fortress! It was simply the perfect skill to clear off weak mobs! Of the closest iing Demon Soldiers, practically several sides had its aggression ttened directly! However, the face of Newton, who was standing on one side, was turning increasingly ugly! ¡°This won¡¯t do! This ce restricts the power of technological type skills! The level of consumption of my ¡®War Fortress¡¯ is at least five times higher than normal! Its power has also been reduced by half!¡± ¡°Damon, Du Ya, you guys deal with the ground forces! I will take care of the top!¡± Sara¡¯s hands moved without stopping as her mouth called out quickly. The Pattern Man had also begun taking action. Although Sara was continuously releasing arrows at an extreme level of speed, the Demon Soldiers jumping down from the top was increasing in number. In the end, they were not something that a mere archer can block off. asionally, a few of the Demon Soldiers would slip past and jump into the War Fortress. Pattern Man would then act to shut down this threat. Moving quickly, he struck down those monsters who managed to charge in through their defences. The scimitars in Pattern Man¡¯s hands were very sharp and he was very skilled in using both scimitars. With his amazing sword skills, every time his scimitars crossed paths, a Demon Soldier would be instantly cut into two! As the veteran members of the Wind sher Guild fought on, the more adept they became at coordinating their skills. Soon, they suppressed the Demon Soldiers assault! ¡°Hahaha!¡± Saraughed out in a low voice. ¡°I love this type of scenery! Each Demon Soldier is worth one point! Kill more, let¡¯s earn more here!¡± ¡°Stop joking around! My War Fortress cannot hold on for too long. We have to think of a way to get out of here as soon as possible!¡± Newton gritted his teeth. As the veterans were in the middle of chatting¡­ The group of newbies who were abandoned on the outside were suffering from a huge disaster! The group of newbies were hiding behind the War Fortress. However, a growing number of Demon Soldiers saw that they were unable to break through the War Fortress and instead moved to execute a pincer attack. There was no cohesion between the newbies and they were thus thrown into a bitter battle! The most unfortunate of them was Mediterranean. He brandished the huge shield in his hand, which acted like a huge windmill as the sharp edges of the shield rotated about. Any Demon Soldier that got too close was shredded to pieces! Green flesh and organs sprayed all over the ground! Eventually, the ground turned slippery. Then, Mediterranean seemingly lost his temper and begun bellowing curses continuously as he wielded the shield. It was at this moment when he was unprepared that the Stealth Hound Demon that had escaped earlier suddenly approached in silence without them realizing. It suddenly fell from the skies and mmed down onto the very centre of the shield! The forceful impact threw Mediterranean down onto the ground! He cried out miserably but was unable to even react before a bloody mouth bit down onto his head! In an instant, half his head was bitten off! Brain matter, flesh, blood and a damaged eyeball fell out! Skinny Woman and Han Bi had at some unknown time moved to stand back to back, the light sabres in their hands desperately resisting the Demon Soldiers attacks. However, the damage of the light sabre was truly inadequate. The seemingly damaged weapons wielded by the Demon Soldiers required two to three attacks from the light sabre to cut through! As a result, for the both of them, killing a Demon Soldier would require at least three to four moves each. This rate of efficiency is extremely low! But, more Demon Soldiers would charge forward. Suddenly, they were left with only enough space to parry. The Skinny Woman suffered from a sh and was no longer able to move her arm. With the memories of the other party as his guiding schoolteacher for this trip, Han Bi could not help but want to help her. He attempted to pull her over to his back. Suddenly, the Skinny Woman screamed out miserably, her body faltered and she fell to the ground! On the ground lied a Demon Soldier who had its legs cut. It viciouslyughed in a sharp tone, its wstching onto the Skinny Woman¡¯s pair of legs. It then pulled her, quickly pulling her away from Han Bi¡¯s area of reach before charging upon her ruthlessly. Skinny Woman only had enough time to push away one before six Demon Soldiers instantly charged onto her! A miserable shriek rang out and torn limbs were then strewn all over the ce¡­ The pressure on Han Bi increased! The Tribal Warrior newbie turned out to have quite the character. The long and narrow katana in his hands was flying up and down through the air, his skill with the katana surprisingly proficient. In just a moment, both his front and back were littered with around eight Demon Soldiers, their bodies sliced apart. The Tribal Warrior heard the Skinny Woman¡¯s scream and turned his head to see Han Bi fighting alone. He quickly rushed over, with a sh he cleaved apart a Demon Soldier who was already upon Han Bi¡¯s back. He then grabbed Han Bi and threw him upwards with all his might. His one throw had tossed Han Bi directly into the confines of the War Fortress! After that, he bent his knees, squatted and fiercely jumped into the air! His body soared through the skies! It was obvious that his aim was the inner confines of the War Fortress as well¡­ Halfway though, a thin shadow suddenly slithered over! It directed a bite at Tribal Warrior¡¯s shoulder in the middle of the air! This man whose body was as robust as a bear uttered a painful roar! The Stealth Hound Demon had struck again! Tribal Warrior fell heavily onto the ground far away and a group of Demon Soldiers swarmed towards him. Soon, his figure was submerged¡­ As of now, with the exception of the two unauthorized entrants, the Wind sher Guild¡¯s group of newbies have beenpletely exterminated! Chapter 19: Xiaolian’s Brilliance

Chapter 19: Xiaolian¡¯s Brilliance

GOR Chapter 19: Xiaolian¡¯s Brilliance Han Bi personally witnessed the Tribal Warrior, who had helped him, end up in the grip of the Stealth Hound Demon. When the Tribal Warrior fell to the ground, he could not help but cry out, aplicated look etched on his face! At this time, Chen Xiaolian had already put Soo Soo aside. Due to the fall earlier though, his head was bleeding and half his face was covered with blood. ¡°Han Bi!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out loud. ¡°Are you all right?¡± ¡°I can still move,¡± Han Bi gritted his teeth and looked at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s bloodied face, his own face looking somewhat dazed. ¡°Be careful!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly rushed over, pressing Han Bi¡¯s head down! A damaged sword flew over his head. It turned out that the Demon Soldiers outside the enclosure had observed that they were unable to break through, thus theyunched the weapons within their hands over towards them! ¡°I will give you my light sabre!¡± Chen Xiaolian held onto Han Bi and shoved the light sabre into his hand. He gritted his teeth and whispered. ¡°If there is an opportunity, run! Remember to not head back!¡± ¡°¡­What? Forward still?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not have any time to exin. Because at this moment, he could hear Newton¡¯s voice. ¡°I cannot hold on anymore, retreat! Retreat using the same path back!¡± Newton continued. ¡°Damon, make a path! I will guard the rear! The others stay in the middle; Sara and Du Ya take care of the skies! Let¡¯s go!¡± He had Damon take the responsibility of opening a path, while he took the most dangerous rear-guard position ¨C from this, it could be observed that Newton was a qualified Team Leader. However, his following words caused Chen Xiaolian to be worried. ¡°Toss those 2 NPCs to the back to attract the Demon Soldiers attention! We can gain at least a few seconds! Hurry!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not have any time to think, he only blurted out. ¡°No!¡± ¡°Idiot! What did you say?¡± Pattern Man kicked Chen Xiaolian to the ground, the cold edges of his scimitar rested atop Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck. Pattern Man brutallyshed out. ¡°Do not think that being a little bit smart allows you to disregard the rules!¡± Newton stared at Chen Xiaolian, he too violently snapped. ¡°Just what is wrong with you? Xiaolian! Back then, for the sake of saving a NPC, you end up crashing on your head! Now you cannot even turn them to bait!¡± Within Newton¡¯s gaze, sparks of suspicions could clearly be seen. Chen Xiaolian did not bother exining, he quickly shouted aloud. ¡°I have a method to deal with these Demon Soldiers! We do not need baits! In addition, we cannot retreat! We can only go forward!¡± ¡°Ignore him, he is lying!¡± Damon cleaved a Demon Soldier that had jumped in and mmed his foot down its head, pulverizing it to pieces. He red at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°There is a problem with this kid!¡± Chen Xiaolian simply stared at Newton. ¡°Trust me!¡± Newton forcefully gritted his teeth. ¡°Ten seconds! If you cannot spit it out, then I will kill you on the spot!¡± ¡°You must have explosive type items! Look at the locations of the surrounding pirs!¡± Chen Xiaolian only used those two sentences to convince Newton! Others may not be able to understand instantly, but Newton could. Because Chen Xiaolian had already confirmed that Newton¡¯s abilities, or perhaps it would be more urate to say that his fighting abilities were those that follow the path of technology. To be even more precise, it was of the military technology type. At the very least, this man¡¯s military aplishment must certainly be superior whenpared to the other team members. The pirs within this great hall were everywhere. In addition, their locations appeared to be irregr, even messy. However, someone with exceptional military qualities would still be able to pinpoint the points of support and the points of failure. In other words, by blowing up certain pirs, it would be possible to destroy the point of supports, leading to a copse! Due to the restriction on technology type skills and weapons, when faced against the attacks of the flood like number of Demon Soldiers, cold weapons had to be used. However, cold weapons werecking in efficiency when ¡®clearing mobs¡¯. Under such circumstances, the choice of creating explosions in the main hall to cause a copse may bring about the biggest amount of damage to the Demon Soldiers. Moreover, when the hall copsed, not only would it kill the Demon Soldiers, it could also effectively create obstacles and slow down the movements of the other Demon Soldiers. As for why Chen Xiaolian had proposed to ¡°move forward, we cannot retreat¡±, even if others were unable to understand, Newton had reacted instantly. Considering the Wind sher Guild¡¯s current location, if a straight line was to be drawn between the entrance and exit position for the great hall, they would find that they have already crossed two thirds the length of this line. That was to say, the distance between them and the exit was closer! If they were to retreat towards the entrance, the distance that they needed to travel was longer. ¡­ In just an instant, he thought of a method to contain the Demon Soldiers. In addition, he also urately determined the topography and locations. And this ability to make such a courageous n to move onwards¡­ Such a state of mind, intellect and ability to respond¡­ Newton stared at Chen Xiaolian with a veryplicated expression. ¡°Follow his ns!¡± Newton made his decision, the other team members instantly turned to look at Chen Xiaolian with an expression of surprise. ¡°Several points needed to be blown up¡­ I alone would not suffice,¡± Newton coldly looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It is my suggestion, it is only natural that I will participate,¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath, his face solemn. Newton then revealed a trace of surprise in his face. ¡°It is very dangerous; there is a probability of death. We will not be able to protect you.¡± Chen Xiaolian maintained the same expression and nodded. ¡°¡­¡± Newton gritted his teeth. ¡°Sara! Du Ya! I need 30 seconds!¡± Sara bit her lips. ¡°Very well! I will trust you this once, Newton.¡± Du Ya did not say anything and only grunted. The two of them immediately reassumed their battle positions, Sara used her bow and arrows to clear the Demon Soldiers jumping towards them from the air while Du Ya¡¯s guns begun to rang out once again. Newton raised his head, quickly assessing the surrounding location of the pirs before making the calctions within his mind. ¡°Four points of explosion, no less,¡± Newton calcted at an extremely rapid rate. ¡°I will take care of two points of explosion; two other people will be needed for the other two points of explosion.¡± ¡°I have said it before, I will do it,¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly replied. ¡°I will do it too,¡± Pattern Man cracked a grin as he sneered at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Good! The rest will be responsible for providing cover. Damon! Xiaolian¡¯s strength is the weakest, you will be responsible for protecting him as he sets up the explosives.¡± Damon grunted in a somewhat annoyed manner. ¡°The others get ready, 20 secondster my War Fortress will be removed.¡± Newton spoke out; he quickly produced a long chain of metal ores. ¡°These are bombs. This ce restricts technological type equipment, making it so I cannot utilize energy type bombs. These are old-fashioned chain series cluster bombs. Due to how the strength of technology have been weakened by at least half, the amount needed to be increased by one fold to achieve the desired effect.¡± Newton quickly assigned the tasks. ¡°The four points of explosions are¡­¡± He rified each of the positions and confirmed it with them. He quickly proceeded. ¡°On each points of explosion, tie up two chains of bombs. I have already set up the activation procedures, once it is pressed, it will explode in 10 seconds¡­ Therefore, you must run as soon as possible after you finish binding the chain of bombs. Everyone is to run towards the exit together! Sara, Du Ya, bring the two NPCs together! I will make onest confirmation, any questions?¡± No one said anything. ¡°Good¡­ The removal time for the War Fortress is down to five seconds¡­ prepare to move! Five, four, three¡­¡± Once Newton counted down to zero, the War Fortress that had been constantly protecting them suddenly turned into a beam of green light and disappeared. ¡°Charge together!¡± Newton roared loudly, being the first to leap forward through the air. His stalwart figure flying through the air was like an iing storm! The ¡®point of explosion¡¯ that Chen Xiaolian was assigned to was located roughly ten metres to the left of the forward direction. He ced the two chains of bombs across his neck and ran forward with all his might. Both his hands were gripping onto the cross shaped holy sword. Just as he had emerged from the circle of shelter, a Demon Soldier had appeared before him. Without any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian shed down with his sword! The Demon Soldier¡¯s head was split open, green blood spurting onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. The nauseating feeling of stickiness nearly caused him to puke out. However, now was not the time to worry about that. Chen Xiaolian rushed forward madly, taking big strides each. His eyes were fixed upon his target objective, the pir. At this moment, two Demon Soldiers charged forth and were right on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heels. Damon who was following Chen Xiaolian to provide covershed out. The gigantic sword shed out repeatedly, causing two streaks of light to burst out and suddenly, the Demon Soldiers were split apart. 10 metres¡­ 8 metres¡­ 3 metres¡­ Chen Xiaolian threw himself onto the base of the pir. He immediately removed the chain of bombs around his neck and had them ced upon the pir. The chain of bombs possessed maic properties of sort and attached themselves onto the base of the pir. Just as this process waspleted, Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard a gust of wind behind him! He subconsciously ducked his head, but felt a terrible pain searing both his shoulders! Chen Xiaolian was directly thrown out! Turning back, he saw the Stealth Hound Demon moving towards him with wide-open mouth! ¡°Damon!¡± Chen Xiaolian subconsciously called out for Damon who was supposed to be covering him. However, when he raised his head, he found that Damon had already run away, some tens of metres lied between them! This guy had even turned around to sneer at him ¨C he brought up his left thumb and performed a throat slitting action! The bastard! Son of a bitch! Chen Xiaolian did not have enough time think, he rolled forward on the spot. The Hound Demon charged up right behind him, its long tongue rapidly rolling out towards him¡­ Although part of its tongue had been cut off, the remainder was still considerably long. The sticky tongue rolled itself onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s leg in a sh and a great force yanked him backwards. Chen Xiaolian shouted out loudly, and thrust the cross-shaped holy sword into the ground. Both his hands held on tightly onto the sword hilt as his body was suddenly pulled straight up to face the skies. At this time, a sound rang out from the distance. ¡°Hold on!¡± After which, a burst of intense gunfire followed. ¡°Peng! Peng! Peng!¡± Newton was rushing over. He had at an unknown time finished his own task, his entire body covered with green mucus and chunks. With one hand, he held onto a military sabre while his other held a gun [1]. As he was running towards Chen Xiaolian, he shot without stopping. A few bullets struck the Stealth Hound Demon, but the bullets were unable to prate its tough skin. All it did was leave some green coloured wounds. It roared and immediately retreated, its figure quickly climbing up the pir, hiding itself within the darkness. ¡°Hurry up and run!¡± Newton shouted, but Chen Xiaolian tumbled up and ran towards the pir. ¡°Are you crazy?!¡± ¡°The detonation button had not been pressed!¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out loudly. After pressing down the detonation button, Chen Xiaolian turned around and was about to run. However, Newton had already rushed to his side. Tossing away the military sabre in his hand, he single-handedly grabbed Chen Xiaolian and ced him onto his shoulders before bolting off with big strides¡­ The two of them rushed out madly even as Demon Soldiers continuously charged towards them. In the distance, Sara had already turned around. This godlike archer released her mighty arrows in session. Her arrows sted the Demon Soldiers who were blocking the way; Newton himself was shooting madly until his gun ran out of bullets. He then fiercely smashed it towards a distant Demon Soldier. ¡°Time is up¡­ hurry up and run!!¡± Just as the words rang out¡­ Boom!!! A loud noise reverberated out from one of the pir that acted as a point of explosion. Orange coloured mes and intense shock waves burst out, causing the pir to suddenly break apart before crashing down! A considerable number of Demon Soldiers that were right below it screamed as the fallen pir fragments fell heavily down upon them! Subsequently, the second sound of explosion¡­ the third¡­ Boom boom boom¡­ All four points of explosions had been set off! The massive amount of mes, smoke, rumblings and the shockwaves resulting from the explosions had seemingly transformed into an unrestrained storm! Even though Chen Xiaolian and Newton had ran off with an insane level of speed, they were unable to escape the iing shockwaves. Chen Xiaolian felt himself and Newton being thrown into the air by the shockwave, they were directly thrown far off towards the front! As Newtonnded, he made a roll and immediately got up. Chen Xiaolian, on the other hand, only felt a ¡°kacha¡±ing off his left foot! A heart piercing pain! He could clearly see his own left ankle twisted up at an unbelievable angle! Just as he was screaming out miserably, Newton remained faithful to his role as a Team Leader; he grabbed onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hair and pulled it as he ran forward! It was then that a thunderous sound of movement came from up above their heads, followed by the descent of countless dust from the ceiling. The entire hall was faintly trembling¡­ ¡°It is going to copse! If you do not want to get buried alive then run!¡± Newton roared. Boom! Huge blocks of stones started falling down one after another from the ceiling! The Demon Soldiers below appeared to be shocked, they then screamed and begun fleeing in all directions. However, more of those rocks began to fall down. Chen Xiaolian who was being dragged by Newton personally witnessed an entire ceiling fragment the size of a basketball court falling down! This incident caused at least a hundred Demon Soldiers to be crushed to death! The copse triggered a chain reaction, leading to more pirs cracking and breaking down, eventually causing an even bigger area to copse! The Wind sher Guild members ran with wanton abandon! Newton himself was bolting madly! As for Chen Xiaolian¡­ he still had his hair grabbed by Newton as he ran, dragging him along the ground¡­ The copsing area spread out behind them, bing increasinglyrge as the distance between them started closing up. The rocks that had fallen down from the copsing rubble appeared to be chasing after everyone¡¯s asses¡­ Finally¡­ A dust-filled gale enveloped them. Newton then pulled up Chen Xiaolian and the both of them charged forward together¡­ Together, they charged through the gleaming exit at the end of the hall! Boom!! Arge rock fell down, followed by even more of them. In just an instant, the exit was blocked! Chen Xiaolian saw a Demon Soldier that had been chasing behind him finally making it towards the exit. Unfortunately for it, the rocks came smashing down on it¡­ after the exit was blocked off, the demon¡¯s w could be seen extending outwards from the gaps in the rubble¡­ 1 In the Qidian raws, the military sabre is actually written as **. I assume it to be a military sabre because it was mentionedter on that Newton was holding one. No idea why it became **¡­ Raw:¡®ËûÒ»ÊÖÄÃ×Å°Ñ**£¬Ò»ÊÖ³Öǹ¡¯.? Chapter 20: I Cannot Do It

Chapter 20: I Cannot Do It

GOR Chapter 20: I Cannot Do It Chen Xiaolian turned over his body as he lied on the ground; the intense pain on his leg caused him to be unable to stand up. He first nced around to search for Han Bi. After seeing Han Bi standing together with Sara and Takashimoto Shizuka and Soo Soo being safely held on by Du Ya and Pattern Man respectively¡­ he felt his heart easing up. Han Bi directed aplicated gaze at Chen Xiaolian. He hesitated and chose not to move over. They were in a stone chamber. Although the ce was dark, there were some fragments of pearl like items affixed upon the ceiling. They emitted a faint light. The stone chamber was not big and another stone door lied to the side. ¡°Everyone is still alive, right?¡± Newton sat on the ground, brushing off the dust on his body. ¡°We are all alive,¡± Sara moved over and helped Newton up. ¡°But it truly was dangerous. We were nearly buried alive. The kid¡¯s n was too dangerous.¡± ¡°But it was a sess. The danger was caused by someone doing something they should not have done! That caused an error to ur in the timing of explosions.¡± Newton¡¯s face suddenly turned dark. He abruptly walked before Damon; he raised his hand and pped Damon in the face! Pa! A deep and clear sound rang out! The p caused Damon to stumble backwards. In anger, he raised his gigantic sword. ¡°What, are you thinking of shing me to death?¡± Newton remained immobile and simply looked at Damon coldly. Damon¡¯splexion turned red; he wheezed as he breathed heavily. Finally, he gritted his teeth and released the sword. ¡°The reason I beat you is because you disobeyed my orders. In addition, you did something you should not have done!¡± Newton violentlyshed out. ¡°I assigned you to provide cover for Xiaolian while he sets up the explosives. When you saw him being attacked by the Stealth Hound Demon, why did you run away? If not for me saving him, he would have no time to press the detonation button! He was able to thanks to my help! Even so, an error had urred in the timing of explosions! The direction of the copse spread beyond my estimation and all of us were nearly buried alive!¡± After saying that, Newton suddenly delivered a kick towards Damon¡¯s stomach. The kick threw Damon aside, a mouthful of blood spraying out from his mouth. ¡°I need an exnation!¡± Newton did not simply let this matter slide. ¡°He is an eyesore to me; I just want to kill him,¡± Damon forcefully wiped his mouth. ¡°In addition, I suspect his origins! This guy could potentially be an ¡®Awakened!¡± Awakened? Hearing this strange term, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was filled with doubts. However, it was clear that to the members of the Wind sher Guild, the term Awakened was not a weed name. In addition, the other team members too eyed Chen Xiaolian with eagle like gazes! Newton¡¯s face turned severe, he restrained his fury. ¡°You¡­ do you have evidence?¡± ¡°None, so far I have only been suspecting,¡± Damon coldly replied. ¡°But I have reasons to be suspicious.¡± ¡°State your reasons,¡± Newton spoke in a hoarse voice. ¡°Back then, for the sake of saving a little girl who is a NPC he ended up getting wounded. This level of concern, is it not suspicious?¡± Damon sneered. ¡°Also, his suggestion to use explosions to trigger the copse, the idea is certainly good¡­ however, I believe that the reason he suggested it was to stop us from using the two NPCs as bait. That is why he suggested the n ¨C he only wanted to protect the two NPCs.¡± ¡°This is not enough to confirm it,¡± Newton replied with indifference. ¡°It is only your spection.¡± ¡°Hmph, Newton, you yourself should be clear on whether my words are logical or not,¡± Damon sneered. Beside them, Pattern Man, Sara and Du Ya had strange looks on their faces. Pattern Man slowly said. ¡°Newton, I feel that the things Damon said are indeed suspicious. Who would let themselves get hurt to save a little girl who is a NPC?¡± Newton grunted, he turned around and stared at Chen Xiaolian who was on the ground. ¡°Xiaolian, I will give you a fair chance to defend yourself. Why did you want to save the little girl?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it, and then sighed before smiling bitterly. ¡°If I say¡­ it is because I am a lolicon, would you believe me?¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Naturally, no one believed those words. ¡°Just kill him. Since he is unable to defend himself, better to unjustly kill than to not kill. Besides, he is just a newbie,¡± The one who spoke out was Du Ya who sneered at Chen Xiaolian. Newton¡¯s face remained still, his expression solemn, not speaking up at all. ¡°Actually, there is another reason to suspect him,¡± Damon slowly said after pondering. ¡°From the very first time we brought him into our camp, I have had this suspicion. When Sara was introducing our team, she told him that our team is the Wind sher Guild. This guy did not show any reaction at all. Heng! Even though our Wind sher Guild is not a top-level team, we could still be considered famous. For a newbie to be able to enter Wind sher Guild, even if they are only the temporary members, they should show some reaction, right? However, after hearing our guild¡¯s name, he did not even bat an eyelid. Moreover¡­ when Sara revealed that you are called Newton, this guy also remained calm, as though the name he heard was Dick or Paul. [1] "Hmph! For a newbie, would these actions not cause any suspicion?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was stunned! He finally realized where his initial ws were! He ended up exposing himself after all! Clearly, by observing the Wind sher Guild¡¯s actions within this instance dungeon and the attitude shown by the other yers, one would be able to make a conclusion: Within their world, this Wind sher Guild had some amount of status and fame. As for him¡­ a minor newbie, to suddenly be able to join a team with such a status, his expression then was simply too indifferent. When you are aware that a big celebrity with thunderous reputation is standing right before you, you would definitely reveal some traces of surprise. ¡°But¡­ his level of strength is too poor,¡± Sara could not resist. ¡°Could there be such a weak Awakened?¡± ¡°Perhaps he is a newbie Awakened,¡± Damon replied coldly. ¡°I agree with Du Ya, better to unjustly kill than to not kill. Even if this is an unjust kill, he is but a newbie.¡± Newton finally opened his mouth. He looked at his team members. ¡°Do you all agree? Kill him?¡± None of them replied. But the meaning behind this action was clearly that of a silent agreement. ¡°I just want to remind everyone something¡­ earlier, Damon intentionally brought harm to him. However, he still turned back to press the detonation button! If not for that, our n would have failed! All of us may have ended up being buried alive!¡± ¡°From this point of view, this kid could be considered our saviour.¡± Newton said in a slow and sombre tone. ¡°Newton,¡± Sara suddenly gave a light smile. ¡°You keep speaking out for this kid time and again¡­ do you really value this newbie so much? But if he is an Awakened¡­ when we return how do we exin this to the Guild Leader?¡± ¡°I have no need to exin myself to anyone,¡± Newton scoffed. ¡°¡­ or perhaps, you still have lingering emotions? We all know about how you once fell in love with an Awakened. Thus¡­ could it be that you are still holding on to the ridiculous mind-set, which showspassion to those Awakened folks?¡± Sara¡¯s words had seemingly pierced Newton¡¯s sensitive spot. Newton¡¯splexion turned red, he growled like an angry leopard and rushed forward. With one hand, he gripped Sara¡¯s neck, lifting her high into the air before heavily mming her onto the wall! Bang! Sara screamed sharply in pain. ¡°You, you have gone mad! Newton!¡± She moved her hands about as she struggled with all her might, but Newton¡¯s hands was as tough as steel. At longst, Newton slowly regained his senses and loosened his grip. Sara then fell to the ground and coughed continuously. ¡°¡­ I had indeed fallen in love with an Awakened! However, I had personally killed that person in the end! Remember, if someone dares mention that incident again¡­ I will kill that someone!¡± Newton ruthlessly spoke out, a murderous aura billowing off him! He abruptly moved to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side and looked at Chen Xiaolian in amanding manner. ¡°I really do value you. You have a clever mind, reaction, courage, all of them are good! Even though your current strength is somewhat weak, strength can be enhanced while state of mind cannot. Because of that, I think highly of you. I had even decided, after this quest isplete, I will definitely recruit you into our guild and make you an official team member. In addition, I will be giving you some opportunities and nurture you properly so that you can be a core member of our team.¡± Newton¡¯s voice showed not a shred of emotion as he coldly continued. ¡°However, their suspicions are justified. As the Team Leader of this team, I cannot show favouritism. Even more so, I cannot tolerate having an Awakened entering our ranks! If you are an Awakened, then even though I think highly of you, I will definitely kill you!¡± ¡°Still, in order to be fair, I will give you a chance to prove yourself!¡± Newton suddenly pulled out a gun and threw it before Chen Xiaolian. He walked away and pulled Soo Soo over, ignoring the little girl¡¯s sobbing. He then threw her towards Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. Newton looked at his own team members. ¡°Your biggest suspicion towards him is because of his attitude towards NPCs, right?¡± Du Ya and Pattern Man nodded. ¡°Very well!¡± Newton lowered his head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Xiaolian, there is a gun before you. Pick it up and kill this NPC, then I will believe that you are not an Awakened!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was startled! He looked at the gun ced before him¡­ Soo Soo¡¯s cries turned increasingly loud, the little girl tightly gripped onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes while her body leaned onto his figure. Finally, Chen Xiaolian let out a sigh. He stopped looking at the gun. Instead, he raised his head to look at Newton and gave a bitter smile. ¡°Well, I cannot do it.¡± 1 The word here is actually ¡®°¢Ã¨°¢¹·¡¯, pinyin: ¡®¨¡m¨¡o¡¯¨¡g¨¯u¡¯. It means names that are not worthy of attention.? Chapter 21: Nest

Chapter 21: Nest

GOR Chapter 21: Nest The silence at this moment was such that if a pin were to drop on the ground, everyone would be able to hear it. Every Wind sher Guild member was coldly looking at Chen Xiaolian. The edges of Sara¡¯s mouth revealed traces of cruelty as she sneered. As for Damon, a murderous expression was on his face. Newton¡¯s gaze gradually revealed a deep sense of disappointment. ¡°So, you really are an Awakened ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression remained calm. He pulled the sobbing Soo Soo to his side and gently patted her hair. After that, Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look at Newton. ¡°Truth be told, I do not even understand what you are talking about.¡± Newton¡¯s eyes turnedpletely cold. ¡°Just kill him.¡± The Pattern Man who had been the least talkative gripped his scimitar and was about to head towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Wait.¡± Newton extended his hand to restrain the Pattern Man¡¯s wrist. ¡°Newton, it can¡¯t be that you are still thinking of letting him go? Have you gone mad?¡± Damon violently snapped. Newton looked at him before slowly replying. ¡°Before we came in, there was an identity scan. Regardless of whether he is an Awakened or not, he has already entered this instance and had his identity scanned. That means he has already been incorporated into this instance dungeon¡¯s system. Amongst the three conditions within this instance dungeon, do you still remember what thest one was?¡± Damon gritted his teeth while remaining silent. Sara and Du Ya turned to look at one another but remained silent as well. Pattern Man hesitated for a moment before disrupting the silence. ¡°Prohibition of personal feuds between yers, not allowed to kill other yers, once a vition urs, it will cause the system to dispense punishment.¡± ¡°That is right, regardless of whether or not he is an Awakened, he had already been scanned by the instance dungeon the moment he entered. Thus, he has been incorporated into the system and that means he is protected by the system¡¯s rules. By personally killing him, one would suffer punishment¡­ those of you who do not mind being punished by the system may act, I will not stop you.¡± After Newton said those words, no one chose to act. Sara suddenlyughed out in a tasteless tone. ¡°In that case, all we need to do is not to personally kill him. Bring him along. When we meet monsters along the way, we will just throw him out.¡± Newton looked at Sara and nodded silently. Damon grinned widely and sneered at Chen Xiaolian. He moved to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side, observing the one twisted ankle and the blood on his head and face. Laughing fiercely, he suddenly raised his leg and kicked Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder! Chen Xiaolian was directly kicked away and he ended up mming onto the wall. As he fell, the pain caused his sight to go dark momentarily. He could clearly hear the bones on his shoulders issuing sounds of splintering! ¡°Depleting his fighting strength alone is not enough as insurance,¡± Sara smiled with squinted eyes as she moved before Chen Xiaolian. As Chen Xiaolian was feeling puzzled, a system interface prompt suddenly appeared for him. [Prompt, someone initiated ¡®thief¡¯ skill against you. Items lost: None]. ¡°This kid¡¯s item box is empty,¡± Sara shook her head. She then bent down to pick up the cross-shaped holy sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and threw it towards Newton. Newton looked at it before keeping it back into the system. ¡°Let us move, do not waste any more time,¡± Newton coldly said. ¡°Completing the quest first is more important.¡± He then assigned the tasks, Soo Soo and the Japanese flight attendant would be left to Sara and Du Ya respectively. As for Chen Xiaolian¡­ Damon had seemingly wanted to volunteer when suddenly, Han Bi who had been remaining silent opened his mouth. ¡°I will keep an eye on him.¡± Observing the team members gaze directed towards him, Han Bi spoke out in a sincere tone. ¡°I am a newbie so I cannot contribute much in terms of battle potential. Later on, we may encounter even more dangers. It would be best if your strengths are focused on the battles. As for matters like this, just leave it to me.¡± No one suspected his reasoning and Newton nodded. Han Bi moved forward and pulled Chen Xiaolian up in a seemingly rough manner. Chen Xiaolian coughed out a mouthful of blood and saw a trace of insinuation within Han Bi¡¯s eyes. Damon walked towards one side and forcibly pushed open the other stone gate. Just as the gate was pushed open, a surge of cold, sinister air rushed inside. The other side was filled with darkness, devoid of any traces of light. Damon extended his body forward and looked around before turning back and said. ¡°There is a road.¡± There was indeed a road, but the terrain there was very steep. The stone gate led to what appeared to be an underground stone precipice. A flight of stairs extended down in the shape of a spiral. The width of the stairs was extremely narrow, allowing a maximum of only two person to walk side by side. To one side lied the mountain walls while the other was the darkness of the cliff¡­ due to theck of lighting, it was not possible for them to observe what was lying below. Even though they had applied the Firefly Frog¡¯s secretion onto their bodies, the faint radiance was only barely able to provide illumination for them. This time, Newton had Damon move together with him as vanguard. Damon did not oppose themand and moved forward with his gigantic sword held in his hand. Du Ya and the rest were in the middle position. Han Bi was propping Chen Xiaolian with one hand as he secretly helped to support a big part of his weight. Chen Xiaolian had to forcibly hop forward with one leg. Silently, they fell to the rear position of the team. Due to the road being narrow and the fact that there was no way back plus the serious injuries that Chen Xiaolian had suffered, no one paid any attention to it. Only Soo Soo¡¯s sobbing sounds could be heard. She even called out ¡°Xiaolian oppa¡± a few times, but after being pped by Sara the little girl was too frightened to continue crying. The trip down the long staircase took them close to one hour. The pain that Chen Xiaolian had to endure had caused his entire body to almost copse. Cold sweat had soaked his underclothes and his breathing became increasingly ragged. The lower down they descended, the more violent the iing wind. The lower cliffs also brought with it the humming sounds of the wind as the knife like cold wind blew upon their faces. ¡°Why is this ce so cold? My skin has almost been blown dry.¡± Sara muttered in discontent. ¡°Enough nonsense, be on high alert,¡± Newton shouted back. ¡°Do not put all your faith on the radar. Since there was a Stealth Hound Demon, it is likely that we will end up bumping into other stealth type monsters. Sara! Keep your eyes open and be vignt!¡± Sara gave a ¡°heng¡±. She could not help herself as sheined once more. ¡°This instance dungeon is really getting on my nerves.¡± Although sheined about it, she still opened her eyes wide and monitored the surrounding area ¨C as an archer, her vision was the best amongst them all. After a while, Damon abruptly shouted out from the front. ¡°Halt! There is something!¡± Before the stone stairs, something ck was lying to the side of the stairs. Damon and Newton moved forward. Using the faint fluorescence from their body, they were able to view the outline of this thing. After which, their faces turned ugly. It was a¡­ giant spider! Or more urately, it was the body of a dead spider. It was shaped like a small dog, with ws as sharp as a sickle. Although it could no longer move, anyone who saw it would feel their mind turning numb. Its head however, appeared to have been partially bitten off by something. Newton inspected the spider for a bit; and then, his face suddenly changed! Beside the spider¡¯s corpse was a pool of viscous liquid, clearly having flowed out after its head was bitten off. The viscous liquid had yet to dry up, meaning that the time it was killed was not too long ago! The Wind sher Guild members raised up their weapons as they carefully inspected their surroundings, their forward speed reduced. After roughly a quarter of an hour, they finally reached the end of the stone staircase. They were currently within a dark cove. However, the air here was not only cold, it also carried with it the traces of something strange, a slightly sweet scent ¨C this scent was not pleasant to the nose, rather it caused those who smelled it to feel nauseated to the point of wanting to puke. Damon was walking in the lead. Suddenly, his foot felt something soft. ¡°Puchi¡±, it was as though he had stepped on something. He quickly lifted his leg and looked down. ¡°What the Hell is this?¡± Upon the ground, the one thing that he had stepped on¡­ it has an oval shape¡­ with the appearance of an egg. ¡°This is¡­¡± ¡°There are a lot of them here!¡± ¡°Quick, look at the corner! There are more hanging on the side of the walls!¡± Du Ya and Sara shouted out simultaneously. It was at this point that the faint radiance allowed everyone to clearly see¡­ within this cove that was not too big in size, its walls, corners, were all filled with piles upon piles of¡­ eggs! Pale white translucent eggs, covered by a creamy white viscous liquid, each of them the size of a coconut. They were all densely piled up together, who knows just how many there were! Chapter 22: Black Widow

Chapter 22: ck Widow

GOR Chapter 22: ck Widow ¡°Move quickly!¡± Newton¡¯s face rapidly changed. ¡°We may have entered some monster¡¯s nest! Quickly charge out of this cove!¡± The image of those eggs were terrifying, causing a chill to spread through one¡¯s heart. Everyone immediately rushed madly towards the front. However, it was at this moment that a burst of ¡°hua hua hua hua¡± sounds were emitted from the two sides of the cove right above their heads¡­ it was followed by the descent of stones of various sizes¡­ ¡°Newton! There is something on top! A lot of them!¡± ¡°Bloody Hell! Its spiders! There are so many of them! And so big!¡± ¡°They areing down!¡± Upon the walls were countless holes, resembling those of a bee¡¯s nest. As they nced around, they were unable to identify just how many of those spiders of various sizes were crawling out from within the holes! They then crawled along the walls towards the cove in their direction! The same was happening in every direction! The movement speed of these spiders was extremely fast. In addition, their shapes were not small at all, being that of a small ordinary dog! Those who were faster had already jumped down the walls, blocking the road ahead. ¡°Damon, clear the way!¡± Newton shouted. Without any hesitation, Damon waved his gigantic sword towards the iing spiders! Damon¡¯s gigantic sword hacked open a spider¡¯s head in one stroke! As a white coloured viscous liquid sprayed out towards his body, Damon brandished his great sword. A brilliant light burst out from the sword¡¯s edge, causing a series of dazzling radiance to sh in the middle of the air! The spiders who were blocking the way gave out intermittent screams of misery. A portion of the spiders were dismembered and cleaved apart as Damon singlehandedly paved a way through the group of spiders with utter brutality! ¡°Quickly keep up! I will open the way, charge!¡± Damon turned around and waved to his team members. ¡°The outer shell of these things are very hard!¡± The gigantic sword within his hand whirled about, flying up and down! The fighting prowess shown by this guy was truly astonishing! He isparable to a humanoid tank! The spiders that were blocking their way forward were swept aside by him alone. As for the rest, they sped up their running speed ¨C they have to take advantage of what little time they have! On both sides of the wall, even more spiders were rushing down. It was obvious that they were intending to surround them¡­ ¡°Toss those NPCs!¡± Du Ya grunted. ¡°That will give us some time.¡± This time, Newton did not say anything. Du Ya and Sara looked at one another and proceeded to throw Soo Soo and the Japanese flight attendant on the ground. Du Ya was more ruthless as he pulled out a dagger and pricked the Japanese flight attendant on her thigh. Blood flowed out freely and a nose piercing scent of blood drifted outwards. ¡°Haha! Du Ya, I like that freaky nature of yours!¡± Sara actually threw a wink at him. ¡°Throw that wastrel kid down. Han Bi, let¡¯s go!¡± Hearing Du Ya¡¯s orders, Han Bi¡¯s face turned into a struggle. At this moment, he felt Chen Xiaolian squeezing his hand. He raised his head to see Chen Xiaolian calmly shaking his head before using his mouth to form words in silence: ¡°You need to go!¡± Han Bi¡¯s struggled to breath, he looked at Chen XIaolian with aplicated expression. Finally¡­ gritting his teeth, he put Chen Xiaolian down. Chen Xiaolian suddenly saw a system prompt: ¡°Someone sent you Light Sabre x1, someone sent you [Beginner] ss Healing Type Beast Blood x1.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head in surprise, looking up to Han Bi. Han Bi nced at him, his mouth silently forming the words: Sorry, take care. He watched as Han Bi ran forward withrge strides and joined up with the Wind sher Guild members. Damon was creating a path with his savage sword skills, scattering anything that tried to block his way. Du Ya had also taken out his guns, shooting continuously. Newton and Pattern Man were responsible for covering the gaps. Their group rapidly moved towards the other opening within the cove, moving farther and farther¡­ Legions of spiders crawled down from the mountain walls; however, they did not continue chasing. Instead, they seemed to have suddenly realized something and began moving towards Chen Xiaolian¡­ To be precise, they were aiming at Takashimoto Shizuka. Clearly, the scent of blood in the air had attracted these things. Du Ya¡¯s baiting strategy was a sess! Surrounded by the massive number of spiders, the Japanese flight attendant let out a miserable scream. Her figure crawled rapidly towards Chen Xiaolian as she tried to seek some form of protection. Soo Soo had already been petrified by fear and could only sit on her spot while sobbing. Grinding his teeth, Chen Xiaolian sat up and hugged Soo Soo. He then sighed. ¡°Xiaolian oppa¡­¡± Soo Soo cried to the point of losing her breath. As for Takashimoto Shizuka, she had already reached Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. However, she could only tremble, not a single coherent word could be uttered, only a miserable scream. At this moment, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt his heart washed by an odd sense of serenity. There was no fear and madness in the face of imminent death, only an indescribable sense of loss¡­ ¡°I am sorry¡­ I promised to take you home alive,¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a bitter smile. He observed the legions of spiders charging before him, their sharp-sickle like ws inching closer and closer¡­ Chen Xiaolian simply hugged Soo Soo and closed his eyes¡­ ¡­ The anticipated feeling of pain did not arrive. The sharp sickle-like ws had yet tond upon him. After a while, Chen Xiaolian slowly opened his eyes and looked around in confusion. He discovered that all three of them were surrounded by a dense ocean of spiders. However, for some unknown reason, these monsters did not rush forward to tear them apart. Instead¡­ they appear to be waiting for something? Suddenly, amotion broke out among the swarm of spiders. The spiders of various sizes all showed a sense of unease¡­ soon, the spider swarm separated themselves to two sides, creating arge open path before Chen Xiaolian and the two females. Under Chen Xiaolian¡¯s wide-opened vignt eyes¡­ a monster appeared. It was also a spider¡­ the size however¡­ was simply staggering! The size of this spider wasparable to that of a calf! The ck outer shell on its body appeared simr to steel in appearance and those sharp ws are even bigger than Damon¡¯s gigantic sword. The giant spider slowly crawled out and the spiders on both sides all seemed to be turning fearful. All of them retreated to the two sides, as though not daring to get too close to it. Even so, the giant spider seemed to have an irritable temper. As it slowly made its way towards the three of them, a spider identally got too close due to theck of space among its brethren. This huge monster abruptly appeared to have been provoked. It waved it humongous sickle w. Kacha! The unlucky little spider was directly cut in half! However, the giant spider was not satisfied. It moved forward and clipped the corpse towards it, then it opened its enormous mouth¡­ Kacha! The spider¡¯s head was bitten off! A viscous liquid sprayed all over the area, but the giant spider seemed to have only be even more irritable. Its gigantic body tilted about without moving as it turned around a few times. It then waved its ws, seemingly trying to capture its own brethren whose distance was too close to it¡­ When that happened, all the spiders became horrified and all of them fell back. The legion of spiders crawled up the mountain walls of their respective sides. Some directly fled into the hole amongst the walls¡­ In one breath, the giant spider killed around six of its own brethren. Some were dismembered and some were bitten to death by that enormous mouth¡­ Chen Xiaolian could clearly hear the swarm of spiders issuing cries of misery¡­ the sound was clearly carrying a sense of dread. Chen Xiaolian watched as the spider swarm within the cove dispersed in retreat, leaving behind the giant monster. His mouth became parched and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Suddenly, as though purely subconscious in nature, he used the ¡®interface vision¡¯ of the system to face the giant spider¡¯s outline, trying to check it¡­ [Prompt: ck Widow, Melee Type, [A] ss War Beast]. [A] ss? Isn¡¯t that one ss higher than my own Owner Entrapping Cat? He could not even duke it out with a B ss Four-Eyed War Cat under perfect conditions. Now that he was seriously injured and partially crippled, he had to face an [A] ss? Subsequently though, another line of prompt below caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to pound! [Prompt: Target ck Widow is in the weakened phase of spawning, all attributes cut in half]. Weakened phase? All attributes cut in half? Chen Xiaolian who had already mentally embraced death suddenly found a ray of hope! Chapter 23: Undress

Chapter 23: Undress

GOR Chapter 23: Undress Without showing any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. ¡°I choose you, Pikachu! Argh, wrong, Garfield!¡± The owner-entrapping cat transformed into a beam of light, appearing before Chen Xiaolian. Seemingly having sensed the dangerous atmosphere, it quickly shed off its adorable state, transforming into the Four-Eyed War Cat! Garfield let out a roar and charged towards the ck Widow! In terms of size, Garfield¡¯s size was one grade lower than the ck Widow. Judging by the momentum behind him, the charge should have been enough¡­ but¡­ The ck Widow suddenly raised its sickle like ws¡­ With a roar, Garfield fell to one side, a long bloody wound was added to its tiger stripes. The ck Widow raised its ws again. This time, Garfield used its forelimbs to stop the ck Widow¡¯s sickle ws. Although the w wound on its body was dripping blood, Garfield bit down savagely. Kacha! This bitended on one of the ck Widow¡¯s sickle w ¨C For the first time, Chen Xiaolian bore hatred towards spiders! Why do spiders have eight ws?! In addition, the ck Widow was clearly an [A] ss War Beast of the system! Its strength was obviously more astounding whenpared to the Four-Eyed War Cat¡­ the w that was bitten down by Garfield was waved, abruptly throwing Garfield off! Garfield had its head mmed onto the ground with a ¡°peng¡±! As it forced itself up, the ck Widow had already pounced before it! Fast! Its sickle was raised, and then it shed down! Garfield quickly dodged¡­ with a ¡°chi¡±, a rock next to him was cut by the ck Widow¡¯s sickle w as easily as cutting soft cheese! This shocking cutting force caused the observing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to break out in cold sweat! Garfield rapidly retreated while the ck Widow went after it. Under its gigantic sickle ws, eight rocks were easily cut apart in session. The ck Widow appeared berserk, everywhere it could reach, everywhere it went, a wild storm followed. Any rock that fell under its field of reach would end up being split apart. Garfield jumped far away and began panting for air¡­ After having shed apart numerable amount of stones, the ck Widow seemed to have calmed down. It stood far away and began to tinker with its ws. Garfield then began behaving like a cat, and started moving about cautiously. It bounced to the left and right, attempting to find an opportunity to attack¡­ It was at this moment that Chen Xiaolian discovered something critical! To his surprise, every one of the ck Widow¡¯s reaction was slower by¡­ half a beat! Indeed, it was a very minute half beat! After Garfield hadpleted its jump to the left, it would turn to the left. After Garfield had turned to the right, it would then turn to the right¡­ In every instance, it was only after Garfield had finished its jump andnded upon the ground, issuing a sound that the ck Widow would turn around! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart suddenly pounded violently! It¡­ cannot see? A thought suddenly shed through his mind, followed by the rotating gears within his mind. A series of spections was formed! They are currently far underground! A ce where there is no light! To what extent is the darkness in this ce? The Wind sher Guild members needed to use the Firefly Frog secretions to illuminate this area when they came in! From a biological studies point of view: All life forms will evolve ording to its environment! Life forms that could survive and evolve within absolutely darkness¡­ will usually have a weak vision! The reason being, from an evolutionary perspective, these life forms do not need vision in a ce of absolute darkness. After having thought about this, Chen Xiaolian made a risky move! He quickly summoned Garfield into the system! ck Widow was suddenly unable to locate Garfield, and became seemingly stunned for a moment. It then turned around twice while maintaining its position ¨C this awkward movement made Chen Xiaolian certain! He made his next move! Undress! Do not forget, back when Chen Xiaolian was applying the Firefly Frog secretions, he had prepared a trick up his sleeve. He had only smeared the secretions onto the protective suit! After taking off the protective suit, Chen Xiaolian shouted out loudly, attracting the attention of the ck Widow. He then threw the protective suit that was glowing with the light from the Firefly Frog secretions towards the left of the ck Widow! Shua! The ck Widow was indeed lured by it. Its figure pounced forward, its sickle ws shing down! The protective suit was instantly cut into two! The extent of its sharpness thoroughly shocked Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart! Even though this protective suit is clearly not high-levelled goods, it could at least provide some defence ¨C during the time when they were dealing with the Demon Soldiers, it had blocked off several attacks for him! After the ck Widow failed to hit him, it scraped its ws for a while. Then it suddenly turned towards Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian looked at the two females beside him. Soo Soo¡¯s body was not smeared with Firefly Frog secretions. Perhaps it was due to her age, they had thus decided not to smear it on her. The only source of light¡­ Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation¡­ he extended his hands towards Takashimoto Shizuka! Takashimoto Shizuka had originally been scared senseless. It was at this moment, however, that she suddenly felt Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands reaching towards her chest. The Japanese flight attendant¡¯s body trembled. Her first thought was: At a time like this! He actually wanted to do this kind of thing? There was no time for Chen Xiaolian to unbutton it one by one. With a ¡°shua¡±, he tore off the Japanese flight attendant¡¯s uniform! The buttons popped out, and tears fell out of Takashimoto Shizuka as she cried sharply: ¡°No!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t make any noise!¡± Chen Xiaolian urgently shouted out. After that, he proceeded neatly and quickly to render the Japanese flight attendant half-naked¡­ There was no way around it. The Firefly Frog secretion on her body was applied by Sara. That woman had evilly applied it all over the ce. Despite seeing her underwear being torn off, Takashimoto Shizuka did not have the strength to even cry. She tried to push Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands away. However, how could she resist Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength? When Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands were seemingly stretched towards her bra, the Japanese flight attendant finally cried out. ¡°No! I beg you please don¡¯t!¡± Chen Xiaolian stared nkly before quickly replying, ¡°Do not misunderstand, I am just¡­¡± As his mouth was talking, his hand continued moving. Shua! It was torn off! He then crumpled it and violently threw it away! The Japanese flight attendant quickly put both hands up to cover her chest¡­ that blossom white part. Chen Xiaolian did not look at it in detail and only had a glimpse¡­ En, it turns out she is t¡­ A trace of regret appeared within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. After the clothes were thrown out, the light emitted from it attracted the ck Widow¡¯s attack. The giant spider charged towards the clothes, its gigantic sickle ws shing down madly, tearing apart the flight attendant¡¯s uniform¡­ as for the piece that was probably Victoria¡¯s Secret¡¯stest series of underwear, that too was brutally ripped apart¡­ The Japanese flight attendant felt Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand moving towards her. She was about to scream out when Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand suddenly covered her mouth! ¡°Do not make any noise! It is blind!¡± Chen Xiaolian whispered, his mouth was right beside Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s ears. Wet and hot¡­ Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s body trembled¡­ at the same time, some ce within her also seemed to tremble once. Chen Xiaolian did not have the spare energy to care about all these. He nervously observed the ck Widow. After the ck Widow vented its fury upon Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s clothes, it begun to quiet down¡­ it was as though it was trying to carefully detect a signal¡­ it stood above the flight attendant uniform. Thanks to the faint illumination from the uniform, Chen Xiaolian was able to clearly see what it looks like¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart froze! He quickly grabbed a stone and threw it far away with all his strength. The stone dropped behind the ck Widow! The stone hit the mountain walls, and the ck Widow immediately picked up the sound caused by it. Its huge sickle ws shed and promptly shed down upon the mountain walls! As he watched the ck Widow slicing down on the door sized rocks as easily as one would cut butter¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s scalp turned numb and he cursed inwardly: You bitch sure are an expert in excavation! Are you from Lanxiang? [1] The ck Widow was lured farther and farther away until Chen Xiaolian could no longer see its outline clearly. At that moment, there were only two faint source of firefly light within the cove. They were Chen Xiaolian¡¯s protective suit and Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s clothes. With the exception of those two, the cove remained shrouded in darkness. Chen Xiaolian held several stones within his palm. From time to time, he would throw a stone far away. The sound of the stone would attract the ck Widow¡¯s attention ¨C at the current, neither side could see each other. Chen Xiaolian had already loosened his grip on Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s mouth. He quickly produced the final [Beginner] ss Healing Type Beast Blood that Han Bi had given him and swallowed it. He ced one hand around Soo Soo and the other around the Japanese flight attendant. He then whispered into their ears. ¡°Get up and follow me. Do not make any noise.¡± Chen Xiaolian could feel his body strength returning and he could begin to feel his injured ankle. However, due to the injury of the broken shoulder being far beyond the healing capacity of the ¡®[Beginner] ss Healing Beast Blood¡¯, it could not be healed. It only reduced the pain significantly. However, this was quite good. At least now that his ankle had recovered, he would have the ability to move. Although his strength was still weak¡­ ¡°A clear-sighted person versus the blind! Watch me beat you to death!¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled the two females up. 1 Lanxiang School in Shandong, China specializes in excavation courses.? Chapter 24: You Can Kiss Me Back

Chapter 24: You Can Kiss Me Back

GOR Chapter 24: You Can Kiss Me Back Chen Xiaolian cautiously threw out several stones. By listening to the sound made by the ck Widow¡¯s reaction, he estimated the distance between it and himself. With his hands around both females, he moved with an extremely slow rate as he tried his best to not make any sound. Chen Xiaolian steered the two females to where he recalled was the corner of the cove. He had them hide themselves in the corner beside a rocky cliff. As for the ck Widow, it had been lured to another side by the stones he threw out. Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Wait here. Do not make any noise and do not move.¡± He loosened his arms around the two females. Due to the darkness of their surroundings at the present, he was unable to see that Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s face had turned red to the point of oozing blood. Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s skin is very smooth and creamy. In addition, when he was hugging her earlier, he could feel the softness of her body. Even though they were in a time of crisis, Chen Xiaolian who is a virgin was naturally unable to control his pounding heart. At any rate, I am going to be fighting to the death¡­ I might end up dying here, right? Chen Xiaolian himself could not discern if his brains had shorted out or if it was due to other factors, but at this moment his heart suddenly burst forth with an inexplicable courage. Within the darkness, both his hands sped onto Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s face before firmly kissing her! Takashimoto Shizuka only had enough time to let out a ¡°wu¡± before feeling her mouth being blocked off. This person¡¯s kiss is extremely awkward and is even somewhat rough. After he moved away his head, Takashimoto Shizuka heard him whispering into her ear. ¡°I am sorry, I just want to savour the taste of a kiss before I die¡­ consider this as me owing you.¡± ¡°If I make it, you can kiss me back.¡± Kiss, kiss back? What was that supposed to mean? Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s heart became a mess. However, Chen Xiaolian did not say or do anything else. He quickly turned around and left! He ran out towards the centre of the cove! His running sound immediately alerted the ck Widow. Chen Xiaolian was able to hear the other party crawling over with considerable speed, the ws emitting ¡°hula¡± sounds as it scraped the ground. Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped moving. Sneering, he retrieved something from his pocket. It was a very small bottle! This was¡­ the bottle with the leftover Firefly Frog secretions! The transparent ss emitted a faint radiance, seemingly indicating to the ck Widow where it should attack! He watched as the ck Widow rushed towards him. As the distance between them lessened, Chen Xiaolian suddenly bent his body as he performed a standard baseball throwing action! Xiu! The bottle emanating a faint light flew out! It appeared to resemble a beacon¡­ At the same time, Chen Xiaolian quickly fell to the ground. Exerting all his strength, he quickly made his way to one side! The charging speed of the ck Widow was extremely fast. In addition, there was also the factor of inertia. Even though it tried to stop itself, it still found itself being forced towards the spot where Chen Xiaolian was originally standing! Chen Xiaolian could practically feel the ck Widow¡¯s sickle ws sweeping past his face! Pa! The ss bottle struck the ck Widow squarely on its back before breaking, causing the Firefly Frog secretions to spill out and spread across the outer shell of the ck Widow. In this wide-open area, the ck Widow had turned into a conspicuously moving light source. Chen Xiaolian had rolled all the way to the side. He got up and saw that the distance between the ck Widow and himself was only tens of metres. The ck Widow was furiously turning around. ¡°Come on out, Garfield!¡± The Four-Eyed War Cat was summoned out again! It roared before charging it from the side, causing the ck Widow to stagger. Garfield¡¯s sharp ws left deep w marks upon the ck Widow¡¯s sickle ws and limbs. This owner-entrapping cat seemed to have understood that its strength was weaker than its opponent. After attacking, it retreated, moving quickly to a side. At this moment, the enemy was exposed while he hid in the darkness. Garfield paced about in the surroundings. The ck Widow charged at him several times, but the sharp sickle ws only managed to fleece a few of the surrounding rocks and was unable to bring any harm to the Four-Eyed War Cat. Chen Xiaolian was waiting! He was waiting for an opportunity! At longst, Garfield did not let Chen Xiaolian down and unleashed a ¡®Cat¡¯s Roar¡¯ against the ck Widow! Against the ck Widow, an [A] ss War Beast, the damage of Cat¡¯s Roar was too small, however¡­ the additional ¡®stun¡¯ effect was what Chen Xiaolian was aiming for! He was gambling! After being struck by the translucent mass of qi, the Cat¡¯s Roar, it only retreated two steps backwards. It then sharpened its sickle ws and rush forward madly¡­ Garfield retreated again. Stun effect did not trigger! Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and remained immobile. He continued waiting. Garfield dodged and scurried about in all directions, a cat that was being chased by a ck Widow throughout the entire cove area. In some instances, Garfield ended up stamping down onto the spider eggs lying on the ground, breaking them in the process. This caused the ck Widow to emit a shrill cry of anger. Soon, Garfield utilized the ¡®Cat¡¯s Roar¡¯ again. This time too, the stun effect did not trigger. Chen Xiaolian became concerned. He could sense that Garfield¡¯s momentum was quickly declining. It was clear that even though its damage was low, the ¡®Cat¡¯s Roar¡¯, Garfield¡¯s only long-range attack skill consumed a lot of Endurance. Again! Again ah! It seemed as though the Heavens had finally heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s prayer¡­ Garfield let out a furious roar! The mass of qi discharged this time was obviously much smaller in size, however, as it hit the ck Widow¡¯s body¡­ [Prompt: War Pet Four-Eyed War Catunched the ¡®Cat¡¯s Roar¡¯ skill. Small probability of causing stun triggered. Due to the target being of a higher levelpared to your War Pet, stun duration halved. Effect willst three seconds¡­ three¡­] Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was overjoyed! He did not even bother about the ¡®stun duration halved¡¯ matter. Wielding the light sabre, he charged forward! This charge contained all his might! The ck Widow remained at its original spot, its eight limbs appeared to be moving drunkenly, swinging back and forth. Chen Xiaolian vigorously charged at it, bending his knees to the ground and letting his body sweep pass the ground! His knees scraped the ground, causing skin and flesh to be torn off but Chen Xiaolian did not pay any heed to those matters! Chen Xiaolian used both hands to raise up the light sabre and activated the beam of light. His body remained close to the ground as the momentum propelled him forward to slide across the bottom part of the ck Widow¡¯s belly! Observing the belly of the ck Widow above his head, he noticed that there was a sheet of white¡­ Chen Xiaolian raised up both hands to viciously pierce upwards with the light sabre! Zi zi zi zi¡­ A harsh sound! The light sabre¡¯s beam left a long wound upon the ck Widow¡¯s belly! A white viscous liquid spilled out! The ck Widow let out a painful howl, its mouth opened wide. It then raised its sickle ws and stabbed down towards the ground. At this moment, however, Chen Xiaolian had already slipped out from another side! Three seconds! Stun effect ended! Chen Xiaolian quickly deactivated the light sabre to remove its illumination! The ck Widow screamed painfully. The injury on its belly had snapped it out of the effects of the stun. Yet, it was still unable to stand properly. As it turned around, it was obvious that it was staggering. My gamble was spot on! The belly is really its weak point! Chen Xiaolian sighed a breath of relief. He recalled having watched some science programs, which pointed out that the greatest vulnerability for most spiders is the belly. That is also where its spider web organ is positioned. It is also the softest area out of all the spiders¡¯ body parts! Garfield who had unleashed three Cat¡¯s Roar was obviously exhausted in terms of Endurance. However, Chen Xiaolian dared not summon it back into the system. The Four-Eyed War Cat continued attacking with all its might. Taking advantage of the ck Widow¡¯s unstable posture, itnded one w strike after another upon the ck Widow¡¯s body. Using its [B] ss power, which could break apart a tree with a paw strike, Garfield left several marks on the ck Widow¡¯s body before it finally exhausted all its Endurance. Watching Garfield shrinking, Chen Xiaolian quickly summoned it back into the system. [1] After having done that, Chen Xiaolian carefully closed the distance between him and the ck Widow by circling around to its back! He then moved closer bit by bit! This process took a very long time! As time ticked by, Chen Xiaolian seemed to have transformed into a hunter with a great deal of patience! He did not act in haste and only approached cautiously. Two steps to the front, then stop for a moment; he then made a careful observation of the ck Widow¡¯s reaction. If the ck Widow turned around, he would instantly move in a circle! ording to his mental calctions, he had spent nearly a quarter of an hour to close the distance between the ck Widow and himself from a 50 metres gap to less than 20 metres! The current distance was quite dangerous. Due to the illumination source being spilled onto the ck Widow¡¯s body, if it were to turn around and face Chen Xiaolian, then¡­ that faint illumination would very likely cause Chen Xiaolian to be exposed. Chen Xiaolian gripped the light sabre handle in the palm of his hand, his palm was filled with sweat and his teeth were gritted! At this moment, the ck Widow suddenly made a move that Chen Xiaolian did not expect. It suddenly swayed its head about, then¡­ It crawled slowly towards the left corner of the cove Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank! The left corner¡­ there¡­ was where Takashimoto Shizuka and Soo Soo were hiding! Chen Xiaolian stared at the ck Widow¡¯s head and immediately recognized the problem! Scent! The Japanese flight attendant¡¯s thigh was pricked with a knife before, causing a no small amount of blood to flow out. The scent of blood had been scattered to the air! Even though the ck Widow was blind¡­ its sense of smell was notpletely lost. The ck Widow began to move towards the scent of blood as it crawled towards the corner. Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. Then¡­ he made his mind to take the risk! No longer being able to aim for the best positioning, Chen Xiaolian rushed up madly. His objective was clear, it was the ck Widow¡¯s¡­ rear abdomen! More urately, he was aiming for the rear tip! The system prompt had exined that the ck Widow was in its weakened phase, all attributes halved¡­ Then, why would it be in a weakened phase? Chen Xiaolian made a spection ¨C this cove filled with spider eggs was the answer! ck Widow, this name could be associated with many things: A mother spider, spawning eggs¡­ and it will eat male spiders! The ck Widow eating up other spiders was something that Chen Xiaolian had already witnessed the moment it appeared. Now add in the fact that there were so many eggs in the cove and the name ¡®ck Widow¡¯! If he still could not figure out why it was weakened ¨C those National Geographic magazines that he read would have been for naught! The almighty senior Bear Grylls will also not forgive me! Chen Xiaolian rushed out. His speed at this moment was astonishing! For Chen Xiaolian whose body had been strengthened, the distance of only tens of metres could be covered in less than 2 seconds. The light sabre¡¯s beam lit up! Then¡­ He exerted all his strength, all his might, exhausted¡­ everything! All of it was thrown behind the light sabre as it was fiercely stabbed forward! Puchi! All the way until the handle itself was pierced in! The ck Widow¡¯s body violently trembled. It abruptly raised its head and roared out in pain, its sharp cry nearly piercing through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s one strike had seeded and he wanted to retreat as soon as possible. Unfortunately, he was toote. The ck Widow¡¯s hind limbs fiercely bounced up. Chen Xiaolian felt a tremor running through his body, as though a heavy hammer had struck him. His body sailed up into the air to fall down in an area around eight metres away. After he fell to the ground, his mouth spat out blood continuously. Upon his chest, a sickle-like gash had formed and his clothes and skin had been cut! His flesh was cut open, exposing the white bones within! The ck Widow turned around; it had already locked on to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s direction. It struggled to move forward, but its ¡®rear tip¡¯ was greatly wounded. A light sabre remained stuck, piercing from its rear into its abdomen, causing the ck Widow to helplessly shake about for a moment. In the end, it fell to the back as its hind limbs were no longer able to support its weight. As for its fore limbs, they iled about but were unable to bring it even a step forward! Chen Xiaolian could feel his blood flowing out freely, the severe pain seemingly pushing him to the point of unconsciousness. At longst, the ck Widow issued a sound that resembled a helpless sigh. Then, its body turned crooked as ity upon the ground¡­ [Prompt, you have sessfully killed an [A] ss War Beast, ck Widow. Loot obtained: [Mid] ss Healing Type Beast Blood x2, ck Widow soul x1. Do you want to pick it up?] Chen Xiaolian could feel his eyelids getting increasingly heavier and more blurry¡­ he forcibly gritted his teeth and confirmed the pickup¡­ He then quickly retrieved one of the [Mid] ss Healing Type Beast Blood from the system¡­ swallow¡­ He was finally unable to hold on to his consciousness anymore and closed his eyes. [Prompt, you have sessfully killed an [A] ss War Beast, ck Widow x1. Obtained system reward for newbie¡¯s first kill of an [A] ss War Beast. Please confirm]. En? That was Chen Xiaolian¡¯sst trace of consciousness as he finally fainted for real. 1 Garfield shrinks back into Adorable Form after its Endurance runs out.? Chapter 25: Humane Brother Xiaolian

Chapter 25: Humane Brother Xiaolian

GOR Chapter 25: Humane Brother Xiaolian When Chen Xiaolian woke up, he felt his body leaning against a soft ce. He opened his eyes and heard Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s exmations of joy. Only after blinking a few times did Chen Xiaolian confirm that he was being embraced by the Japanese flight attendant. His head was resting on her pair of slender legs. Turning around, he saw Soo Soo with tears flowing down her face. She moved to his side and tightly gripped onto his clothes with her small hands. ¡°I did not die¡­ haha, that is good!¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s face was somewhat flushed. She pulled back her legs and carefully helped Chen Xiaolian into a sitting position. ¡°Are you all right?¡± Listening to the Japanese flight attendant¡¯s gentle voice, Chen Xiaolian looked at her¡­ en, she had already put on ayer of clothes¡­ it was obviously Soo Soo¡¯s jacket. However, the little loli¡¯s size was clearly too small. The little jacket was stretched tight and taut to fit her body. Additionally, some areas were left exposed. There was a very weak light source due to a pile of tattered and torn uniform belonging to the Japanese flight attendant. The uniform still had the Firefly Frog secretions upon it ¨C they must have retrieved it. After ncing at Takashimoto Shizuka just once, he quickly averted his gaze to look around. He then frowned: The three of them were still in the cove! This is not a safe ce¡­ The multitudinous holes upon the walls were keeping a great number of spider monsters! Even though they had been scared off by the ck Widow, if some of them crawled out again, then the three of them would have to be buried here. Standing up, Chen Xiaolian examined his own chest¡­ the deep bone-revealing wound had already been closed up. Even his previously injured left shoulder was no longer causing him any pain. En, [Mid] ss Healing Beast Blood has a much better healing potencypared to [Beginner] ss. ¡°How long was I asleep?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at the two females. ¡°I do not know, there is no way to calcte the time here,¡± Takashimoto Shizuka carefully replied. ¡°Maybe¡­ about half an hour.¡± Half an hour? That is not bad¡­ Chen Xiaolian instantly summoned out Garfield. Seeing it turn into the Adorable Form of a fat cat, he fed it a cat biscuit. After eating, Garfield¡¯s withering spirit was lifted. Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian felt his clothes being tugged. He lowered his head to see Soo Soo looking at him with wide-open eyes. ¡°Oppa¡­ the monster. You killed it?¡± ¡°En¡­ I have killed it.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled gently and rubbed her hair. He turned around to look at the area in the cove where the ck Widow died¡­ He walked over to check it out. The corpse had disappeared but there was something on the ground. Eh¡­ my own light sabre? Better retrieve it. He then recalled the system prompt that he had seen just before losing consciousness¡­ Chen Xiaolian quickly checked the system. When he saw the ¡®system reward for newbie¡¯s first kill of an [A] ss War Beast¡¯, his heart secretly pulsated several times. He then confirmed it. [Prompt, following the rules for newbies, whenever a newbie kills an [A] ss or higher ss of War Beast, they will receive this reward. This reward can be received at any time. This reward can only be obtained once for each yer. Do you want to check the details?] What nonsense, of course I want to check! [Reward description: Because you have killed an [A] ss War Beast, you obtained this system reward. Select one of the personal attributes to have it enhanced, effect of enhancement for the selected attribute is an increase by one ss]. Select one attribute, increase by one ss? This reward is very praiseworthy ah! Chen Xiaolian quickly opened his personal attributes interface and viewed it. Physique: C Endurance: D Agility: B Energy Points: Zero En¡­ ignore Energy Points first. I do not have any ranged skills, there is no need for Energy Points at the moment. Melee¡­ strength should by primarily connected to Physique! My destructive strength is too weak, if I could enhance my destructive strength¡­ Agility is good as well. If it were to be enhanced by one ss, then my running speed would be faster¡­ Forget it, with him bringing the two females along, running faster is useless¡­ when the timees for him to make a desperate escape, Chen Xiaolian knew that he did not have what it takes to leave the two females aside ¨C that is not how a male should act! In the end, enhancing Physique is still the best. With an increased strength, my melee power would be increased as well. But as Chen Xiaolian was preparing to enhance his ¡®Physique¡¯ by one ss¡­ [Prompt, do you want to enhance Physique? Current attribute at [C], after enhancement, attribute would be at [C+]]. Eh? Only from [C] to [C+]¡­ I had assumed that it would directly be [B] ss¡­ However, now that this had happened, Chen Xiaolian became hesitant! With the ss increment being so minute¡­ it became evident that the difference in ss increments for this system is very big! Moreover, ording to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s previous experience of ying games for years¡­ for any game, the early upgrades are much easier. However, the upgrades in thete game, for each level, there will be a great divide! This reward that could directly give one upgrade at any given moment while disregarding any conditions¡­ if he were to use it here, would it not be a waste? Upgrading [C] to [C+]. It would be more cost-effective to do so using some other methods! Do not forget, Chen Xiaolian had previously strengthened himself using the points given by the Beginner Strengthening Kit. Using only 100 points, he was able to upgrade his Physique and Agility by one ss! However¡­ based on his experience of ying countless games, he made a spection. In theter stages, in order to upgrade his attribute by one ss from say, [A+] to [S] ss¡­ it may very well require several thousand or even tens of thousands of points! Or perhaps it would be an insurmountable Heavenly divide! This upgrade type of reward, it would be better to leave it forter¡­ As the saying goes, after a hundred feet worth of sess, take yet another step [1]. That is the most difficult step ¨C why don¡¯t I keep this unconditional upgrade reward until the time for the ¡®next step¡¯? Although¡­ deep down a faint voice was scolding him: At a time like this, what future do you want to consider? Heaven knows what kind of difficulty we will encounter next! Isn¡¯t the biggest goal to leave here and head home? Who cares about in the future? Upgrade my strength and increase my chances of surviving is good enough! However¡­ after Chen Xiaolian continued hesitating for a while, on the [Do you want to initiate enhancement now], he selected [No]. He firmly shook his head to shut off the distracting thoughts inside his head. En, there is another loot¡­ ck Widow¡¯s soul! [Captured ck Widow¡¯s soul, do you want to adopt it as a War Pet?] Chen Xiaolianughed out! Hahaha! Trading in a water gun for a cannon! The ck Widow is a powerful one ah! He lowered his head to see the fat cat that was using its fat head to rub his boots¡­ It is more powerful than you, you know? Heng, after this you should change your profession to a full-time adorability sher! Just leave thebat side of things to ck Widow! ¡°Confirm!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled from ear to ear. The next moment however, he froze. [Prompt: Due to ss restriction, you can only adopt one War Pet. Do you want to rece? If recement is chosen, the original War Pet would be exterminated by the system]. ¡­ exterminated! The bloody word had made its way into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind! He lowered his head to again look at the fat cat that was rubbing against his boots while shing its adorability¡­ Sighing¡­ he selected [No]. I am not an ungrateful person. Although this cat can be quite the shitty cat¡­ if it had not fought to the death against the ck Widow, Chen Xiaolian would not have any chance to hold on until the end. Thinking back to how it had its body shed by the ck Widow time and again¡­ If he has the ck Widow, then he would let it retire and turn to a full-time adorable sher. But, extermination? Chen Xiaolian did not show any hesitation to say no to this thought! He bent down and picked up Garfield into his arms, then rubbed its fat head. ¡°Hey, I have returned you the favour. Next time, you will need to work hard to fight, all right? Don¡¯t entrap your owner anymore.¡± ¡°Meow~~~¡± 1 ¡®°Ù³ß¸ÍÍ·£¬¸ü½øÒ»²½¡¯. It means to continue striving for greater progress even after having achieved a high level of sess.? Chapter 26: Must Survive

Chapter 26: Must Survive

GOR Chapter 26: Must Survive We must not continue staying in this cove. This ce is too dangerous! Chen Xiaolian pulled the two females over and made the decision to leave this ce. ¡°Let us continue moving forward.¡± Chen Xiaolian had no choice but to make this decision. Go back? That would mean going through the stone stairway on the cliff! In addition¡­ they had seen a spider corpse upon the stairway before. This meant that there was a possibility of the spiders crawling up there. If they were to encounter those spiders while climbing the stairway, then they would have no ce to escape to. Go further back? The great hall with Demon Soldiers had been made to copse and is now blocked off. There is no way to move back. The only way out is¡­ to move forward. ¡°We¡¯ll go slower, maintain vignce at all time¡­ hopefully, we will not meet the Wind sher Guild members.¡± ¡­ He brought the two females together with him; the wound on the flight attendant¡¯s thigh had already been tied up. Chen Xiaolian had hesitated and chosen not to give Takashimoto Shizuka the Healing Beast Blood ¨C it was not because Chen Xiaolian was being stingy but because there was only one [Mid] ss Healing Beast Blood left! There was no telling what they would end up encountering. In case a fight was to erupt, he might require it. Not to mention¡­ only by having himself survive would the two females have any hope of staying alive. Chen Xiaolian was not being selfish. At a time like this, he had to make this choice. He had one of Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s hand draped over his shoulders as they moved. As for Soo Soo, he had Shizuka use her other hand to hold on to her. En, Garfield was up front scouting ahead. Although their speed was slow, the three of them exited the cove rapidly. Before them¡­ ¡­ Outside the cove was a cliff! A bottomless chasm wasid out before them! Tens of metres away on the opposite area was another cliff. The one thing connecting the two cliffs was a rickety iron chain bridge. Although there were some boards atop it, they were basically all rotten. In addition, there was also blowing winds here. Under the roaring winds, the iron chain bridge swayed unsteadily between the two cliffs, akin to a swing¡­ Heavily gritting his teeth, Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the pale faced Takashimoto Shizuka, then towards Soo Soo. The Japanese flight attendant¡¯s thigh had suffered from an injury while Soo Soo wascking in strength¡­ it was unlikely that these two females would be able to cross this unsteady iron chain bridge with their own strength. ¡°I can bring you across¡­ however¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I only have two hands. One will be holding onto the iron chain while the other hand holds on to one person. Thus¡­ I will need to do it twice.¡± The two females understood. ¡°Oppa, bring unnie over first. I will wait for you here. I will be obedient and won¡¯t run around,¡± Soo Soo blinked her big round eyes as she said. Those dark round eyes, it was simply too adorable for Chen Xiaolian to resist. ¡°Take her over first¡­¡± Takashimoto Shizuka whispered. ¡°She is a child, it is more important to protect her safety.¡± ¡°That is enough, stop it,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°Truth is, there is not much of a difference¡­ even though this ce is not safe, the same could be said about the other side. It does not matter who I send over first, when I aming back here for the other person, the one on the other side would be left alone¡­ theoretically speaking, the risk is the same for both sides.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about how to proceed. He summoned Garfield back into the system before bringing Soo Soo over the bridge! The process in itself was scary but actually of no real risk. The iron chain bridge swayed a lot and the little girl was scared to the point of closing off her eyes. So, Chen Xiaolian hugged her with one hand as she tightly held onto his neck¡­ With Chen Xiaolian¡¯s current level of astonishing Physique, his strength wasparable to a low ss War Beast. (Four-Eyed War Cat expressed its discontent: Who are you calling a low ss War Beast?) After crossing the bridge, Chen Xiaolian ced Soo Soo down on the ground before summoning out Garfield to keep herpany. If any danger were to appear, this guy would be able to at least do something about it. However, as Chen Xiaolian was moving back using the iron chain bridge¡­ Boom!!! Both cliffs abruptly shook with severe intensity! ¡°Earthquake?!¡± It was then followed by the sound of rumbling! The ground kept shaking! Stones fell continuously from above the cliffs! Soo Soo who was on the other side began crying as she squatted down on the ground, covering her ears. Takashimoto Shizuka was also scared, her ability to stand firmly lost as she fell onto a sitting position on the ground. It was then that a loud bang erupted! Somewhere on the other side, a ce deeper into the instance dungeon¡­ a seemingly vast amount of light shed out! It appeared to be due to something exploding! The intensity of the quakes gradually increased! The iron chains emitted groaning sounds! The degree of swaying was nearing 360 degrees! Chen Xiaolian who was on it was unable to move forward at all and could only hold on to the iron chains! It was at this moment that an unpleasant sound of twisting metal could be heard! The iron chain fixed upon Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s cliff area suddenly issued out a cracking sound! An iron chain broke off. With a ¡°xiu¡±, it fell down the cliff! ¡°Son of a bitch!¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed loudly. ¡°Mr Xiaolian!¡± Takashimoto Shizuka suddenly stopped crying. She vigorously jumped up from the ground, throwing herself onto the side of the cliff. Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°Don¡¯t go near the cliff! Stand properly and wait for me to pick you up!¡± Takashimoto Shizuka bit down hard on her lips. At present, blood had started flowing from her lips! The weak Japanese flight attendant¡¯s eyes shed with absolute determination! ¡°Mr. Xiaolian! You must go back quickly! Do note over!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense! Retreat from the cliff side! Wait for me!¡± Chen Xiaolian was furious. He gripped onto the iron chain and stepped several paces forward. Kacha! Another iron chain had broken! This time around, the breaking sound came from Soo Soo¡¯s area. ¡°Mr. Xiaolian! Quickly go back!¡± Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s face was filled with tears. ¡°Enough! It is enough! You have done more than enough for us! The iron chain is about to break! Quickly go back!¡± Plop. Takashimoto Shizuka knelt down on the ground, clenched her fists tightly and exerted all her strength to shout. ¡°Enough! It is really enough! Don¡¯t risk yourself for us anymore! You have done enough! The chain is going to break! Quickly go back!¡± ¡°I can still try!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and moved yet another two paces forward. This time though, a ¡°kacha¡± sound rang out¡­ another heart shaking sound came from the connection point for the iron chains! ¡°Go back!¡± Takashimoto Shizuka suddenly jumped up. ¡°Quickly go back! Even if youe over, the iron chain is going to break and you won¡¯t be able to reach the other side! Soo Soo is still over there!¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was filled with regret. ¡°Go back! I will be waiting over here. When you are safe, you can think of a way to save me¡­ do not worry about me, I will be waiting here.¡± Chen Xiaolian was thinking of saying something. However, the weak Japanese flight attendant, Takashimoto Shizuka suddenly seemed to be bursting with courage. ¡°If you still won¡¯t go back! I will immediately jump down the cliff!¡± Boom! Another loud sound rang out! In the connection area for the iron chains, a small chunk of stone broke off directly and fell into the deep abyss¡­ Seeing the iron chain bridge teetering on the brink of copse, in just another moment¡­ ¡°I will really jump!¡± Seeing how Chen Xiaolian was still hesitating, Takashimoto Shizuka suddenly took a step towards the side of the cliff¡­ Chen Xiaolian could see that this Japanese woman was serious! ¡°Don¡¯t! I will go back! I will go back!¡± Chen Xiaolian understands as well that the matter was no longer possible. Three iron chain had broken off in session. The bridge could copse at any given moment! He quickly retreated until he reached the side of the cliff¡­ Just as his feet came in contact with the ground¡­ With a bang, the connection point for the iron chain bridge at Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s sidepletely broke! The entire iron chain bridge fell down into the abyss¡­ Holding on to Soo Soo, Chen Xiaolian quickly retreated¡­ The rumbling sounds continued non-stop as the number of broken rocks increased. Both sides of the cliff had an entire piece directly chipped off! Chen Xiaolian brought Soo Soo over to a safe area before looking back to the other side. He then breathed a sigh of relief. Takashimoto Shizuka was still there. She had safely retreated several metres away from the cliff side. Countless rocks had fallen down, transforming into an obstruction blocking the path that they had used to exit the spider cove! This meant that Takashimoto Shizuka was now eternally trapped on the other side, a ce upon the cliff with a surface area of less than tens of metres. Taking a deep breath, Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. ¡°Wait for me! I will definitely think of a way to save you!¡± Takashimoto Shizuka stood there, her face filled with tears. She forced herself to put on a smile; she then waved with all her might and shouted in a loud voice. ¡°You must survive, Mr Xiaolian!¡± She gently rubbed away her tears and murmured. ¡°You must live on¡­ you must.¡± Chapter 27: Wind Slasher Guild’s Crisis

Chapter 27: Wind sher Guild¡¯s Crisis

GOR Chapter 27: Wind sher Guild¡¯s Crisis Chen Xiaolian held on to Soo Soo and continued venturing forth. After the cliff area was a passage. While moving across this passage, Chen Xiaolian unexpectedly saw bloodstains upon the ground! The crimson red blood exuded a nose piercing scent. Moreover¡­ back then, the sounds of explosions and shes of fire had appeared from some distance¡­ Perhaps it was from the members of the Wind sher Guild? To survive¡­ Without any path of retreat, how would I escape from here? There is also the need to save Takashimoto Shizuka¡­ in that case¡­ the one method avable would likely be¡­ Complete this instance dungeon? Perhaps, only bypleting this instance dungeon would the way out of this undergroundbyrinth reveal itself? ¡­ The blood on the ground meant that the Wind sher Guild had encountered an intense battle here. In addition, it seems someone had been injured? Hopefully, the one injured is not Han Bi. Chen Xiaolian carefully led Soo Soo through the passage. There, he observed the remnant marks left on the wall¡­ there were also several arrows. Those obviously belonged to Sara. When they reached a corner in the passage¡­ An item upon the ground caused Chen Xiaolian to be momentarily stunned! That was¡­ a scimitar! Chen Xiaolian clearly recalled that this was one of the dual weapons wielded by Pattern Man. Additionally, this scimitar must certainly be one of his high levelled equipment. For a yer to end up losing his own weapon, one could only imagine what kind of miserable circumstance they have found themselves in. He picked up the scimitar, gently testing its weight and found that it was handy ¨C this item was certainly of a higher levelpared to his own light sabre. Using the system to check: [Snow Edge, [B+] ss Melee Equipment, additional ¡®Armour Break¡¯ effect, increases probability of breaking through one¡¯s defences. When dual wielding, there is a chance to trigger ¡®Sword Break¡¯ during melee battle, giving a small probability to break the opponent¡¯s weapon. Note, additional effect is subject to restrictions due to ss difference]. Good stuff! Chen Xiaolian let out a sigh. At the end, it is stated that the additional effect is subject to restrictions due to ss difference. It meant that when facing weapons and equipment of a higher ss, the additional effect would not trigger. Even so, this is already good! This scimitar is of the [B+] ss. In other words, when using this weapon, there is the possibility of breaking armour that is of the [B+] ss or below with one hit! Because this is a dual wield weapon, if two of them are to be used at the same time, there will be a chance of directly breaking a weapon that is of the [B+] ss or below during the course of a melee battle! Although the matter of probability is dependent on the person¡­ just imagine two person of the same level in the midst of PK, with their respective weapons seemingly to be of the same ss [1]. However, what if one side could suddenly break the opposing side¡¯s weapon or their defensive armour¡­ Such a good weapon ended up being lost by the Pattern Man¡­ just what kind of disaster did the Wind sher Guild encounter? With the Snow Edge in his hand, Chen Xiaolian took a few more steps forward with Soo Soo¡­ Then, he saw an even more amazing scene! A door like sword was pierced into the ground! This was¡­ a half broken sword! Chen Xiaolian was even more familiar towards this item! Its owner should be Damon! This gigantic sword, in addition to Damon¡¯s robust bodybuilder physique would allow him to transform himself at any moment into the incarnation of a savage path-clearing tank! But now¡­ Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes as he looked at the broken sword. Just what kind of cmity could it be that would lead to Damon¡¯s mighty weapon being broken here? That explosion and sh earlier¡­ They continued taking several steps forward¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped moving! He saw a figure hanging upon the mountain walls. With a solemn face, he suddenly took a deep breath before squatting down. He lightly cupped Soo Soo¡¯s face and whispered. ¡°Soo Soo, you need to stay here alone, do not go anywhere. Stay in this ce and wait for me, all right?¡± With an expression of fear, Soo Soo raised her head and looked up at the mountain walls¡­ A figure was swaying amidst the blowing winds. It was a person! Du Ya! That freak Du Ya! This person¡¯s head was drooping downwards. Upon his chest was something resembling a spear, piercing through his body and directly nailing him onto the surface of the rocks! He was evidently dead; however, his body remained swaying due to the winds! ¡°Do not look. Listen to me, do not look up.¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke out gently, his hands reaching out to cover Soo Soo¡¯s eyes. He then cupped her face and looked her in the eye. ¡°Look at me Soo Soo, look at me.¡± ¡°Xiao, Xiaolian oppa¡­¡± Soo Soo was clearly trying her best to suppress the urge to cry, her little body trembling. ¡°Do not be afraid, do not be afraid,¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed her hair and whispered. ¡°This is just a game, just a game. Do not be afraid, it will all end soon. After it ends, I will bring you home, all right? Wait for me here, I will go forward to take a look. After that, this game will end, all right?¡± Soo Soo vigorously nodded her head. This ce is a leeward area. Chen Xiaolian made Soo Soo sit down and said softly. ¡°Just sit here. No matter what you hear, do not move about. I will definitelye back for you. Do you trust me?¡± ¡°En!¡± Soo Soo nodded with all her strength. Chen Xiaolian hugged her tight before standing up. He then turned and left while taking big strides! ¡­ This mountain passage was quickly nearing the end. Chen Xiaolian on the other hand, had been moving at an increasingly slower speed. After reaching the end of the passage, he was greeted by brightness and rity of sight. A t square wasid out before his eyes. The square appeared to be in a six-sided shape. The ground was paved with six-side shaped tiles, all of which were ced together seamlessly. Around the square, several thick white pirs rose up. It was reminiscent of the pce of the Gods in the myths. Chen Xiaolian caught sight of the Wind sher Guild members atop the square! A fierce battle was underway¡­ However, the thing that shocked Chen Xiaolian was the two fighting parties¡­ ¡­ Newton was wielding two militarybat knives in both hands as he madlyunched an attack towards Pattern Man! Pattern Man only had one scimitar in his hands. Under the snake-like assault of thebat knives, Pattern Man could only roll upon the ground while parrying continuously with his scimitar. ¡°Ding ding dang dang¡±. A series of sparks was emitted from the collisions between the militarybat knives and the scimitar! Over half of the armour on Newton that screamed interster warfare had been cracked. An arrow shaft was piercing through his shoulder! Whenever heunched an attack, the shaft would quiver! However, it did not hinder Newton¡¯s movements in the slightest! His attacks were both ferocious and vicious! It was clear that Pattern Man¡¯s strength and speed was absolutely inferior! As for Newton, he kept stabbing both his militarybat knives down towards Pattern Man¡¯s scimitar. Pattern Man suddenly let out a loud roar; he exerted all his might to knock aside Newton¡¯s militarybat knives using his scimitar. He then abruptly jumped up from the ground, being barely able to stand. However, Newton soared towards him, the militarybat knives shooting out from his hands. Pattern Man was greatly startled and desperately tried to parry the attack! Keng! A fiery radiance burst out! It appeared that the Sword Break effect of the scimitar had been triggered as the militarybat knife was directly cut into two. However, Newton had already leapt upwards, his knee striking Pattern Man¡¯s chest! Pattern Man gave a stifled groan and his body flew backwards. When he fell to the ground, the six-sided shaped tiles were cracked to pieces! He watched helplessly as the other militarybat knife in Newton¡¯s hand was turned downwards and was sent stabbing towards him like a poisonous snake¡­ Xiu! Ding! An arrow flew directly towards Newton¡¯s face. Newton abruptly twisted his head and used his militarybat knife to knock it out of the way! In a corner of the square, Sara was partly kneeling on the ground. Bereft of any strength, her hands let go of her longbow as she gasped for breath. Chen Xiaolian came to realize that Sara¡¯s face was half covered in blood! The same could be said for the ancient looking leather armour on her body, which had been rendered into rags. Beside her, Damon was leaning on a white pir, being on the verge of death. A great chunk of the armour around his waist was torn and blood seeped out from his waist, turning the ground beneath him red. The most critical part was¡­ Damon¡¯s right arm from the tip to the top of his elbow had been cut off! A strange light shed through Newton¡¯s eyes. He gave up trying to kill Pattern Man, then turned and charged towards Sara! With several jumps, he arrived before Sara. Sara gritted her teeth as she pulled out a dagger from her waist and stabbed forward. Newton easily gripped onto Sara¡¯s wrist, then he twisted¡­ Crack! Sara gave out a muffled groan; her wrist had abruptly twisted into an odd angle. Newton then grinned. A trace of cruelty burst forth from his eyes as he directed the militarybat knife in his hand towards Sara¡¯s abdomen! Sara shrieked miserably. Newton then loosened his grip on her wrist, and with one hand, he strangled Sara, lifting her up into the air! ¡°Go die!¡± Newton howled. Sara¡¯s body trembled. With her one and only moveable hand, she desperately tried to pry away Newton¡¯s fingers; blood seeping non-stop from her mouth and she spoke out with great difficulty. ¡°New, Newton¡­ you, you crazy, crazy¡­¡± Newton¡¯s fingers tightened and Sara was no longer able to make any sound. She could only listen on to the ¡°ka ka¡± sounds emitting from her neck¡­ As Sara¡¯s eyes rolled upwards, the dying Damon who was lying on the pir suddenly gave a roar. His body jumped up, mming into Newton¡¯s figure and causing Newton to stagger. Newton finally let go of Sara who fell on to the ground, coughing for life. As for Newton, he had directed his cold gaze towards Damon who was gasping on the ground ¨C the charge earlier had exhausted Damon of hisst bit of strength. Bending his waist, Newton squatted down. Damon who was on the verge of death, looked at Newton. ¡°Damn it, damn it¡­ Newton! Quick, quickly snap out of it¡­ we, we¡­¡± Newton silently extended both his hands, enveloping Damon¡¯s neck. He then gently twisted¡­ Kacha! Damon¡¯s eyes turned over, his final words never to leave his mouth. His head tilted to the side, his life snuffed. ¡°A a a!¡± Sara uttered a sharp scream. ¡°Newton! The Guild Leader will kill you! He will hack you into pieces!¡± Newton turned around and stared at Sara. He grinned, revealing a white forest of teeth. He then panted as he spoke out in an indistinct voice. ¡°Awake, Awakened, Awakened ones¡­ all, all must die¡­¡± ¡°Bastard! I am not an Awakened! I, I am Sa, Sa¡­¡± Sara desperately screamed out, but Newton had already rushed forward, his feetnding squarely onto Sara¡¯s chest! Several ¡°ka ka¡± sounds could be heard from Sara¡¯s chest as her sternum cracked! More blood spurted out from Sara¡¯s mouth as her breathing continually weakened, then¡­ no more. At this moment, Newton¡¯s body suddenly shook! A cold sh of light flickered behind him, piercing straight into him from his back! It was a scimitar! Pattern Man was in a kneeling position over tens of metres away, gasping for breath. His body was still in the same posture that he had assumed to throw the scimitar ¨C he had already used up all his strength, cing all of it into this one final blow! The scimitar was buried into Newton¡¯s body from the back, causing Newton¡¯s body to turn stiff for a moment. He then forcibly shook a little and extended both his hands to his back. Grasping onto the hilt of the scimitar, he pulled with all his might! A stream of blood sprayed out as the scimitar ended up in Newton¡¯s hand! He then slowly strode towards the Pattern Man. Pattern Man no longer have the strength to even stand up. He gritted his teeth, tears trickling down his face as he spat out a roar. ¡°Newton! Newton! Quickly snap out of it! You are going to kill us all! You are going to kill all your team members! Bastard!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was squatted at the entrance to the square, his mouth opened wide as he witnessed everything that was happening with utter astonishment! As he watched Newton slowly stepping towards Pattern Man, Chen Xiaolian was wondering what he should do when¡­ A hand came up from behind him and covered his mouth! ¡°Wu!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned vignt and he subconsciously threw a punch to his back. The person behind him loosened his hand, but whispered out immediately. ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ fight, I am Han Bi!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and saw Han Bi¡¯s familiar face, as well as his pair of brush like eyebrows. Han Bi¡­ his entire body was filled with blood! ¡°Don¡¯t, go over¡­ Newton¡¯s gone mad, he will kill anyone he sees¡­¡± 1 PK means yer Killing. The act of a yer killing another yer. It is something that has been known to happen in online games.? Chapter 28: Final Card

Chapter 28: Final Card

GOR Chapter 28: Final Card Chen Xiaolian quickly moved forward to prop up Han Bi. He looked at the wounds of various sizes on Han Bi¡¯s body. Who knows just how many blows he had taken to cause him to bleed so much¡­ Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation. He immediately produced thest [Mid] ss Healing Beast Blood and shoved it into Han Bi¡¯s mouth. ¡°¡­Thank you,¡± After swallowing, Han Bi stretched his neck and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ why did youe after us?¡± ¡°If I do note after you, where am I supposed to go? Is there any exit here?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly before turning nervous. ¡°What exactly is going on?¡± Han Bi pulled Chen Xiaolian and the two of them hid behind a pir located at the entrance area of the square. He nced at the square¡­ Newton madly rushed towards Pattern Man, delivering a kick at Pattern Man¡¯s chest. This time though, Pattern Man tightly hugged onto Newton¡¯s thigh. It seemed that Newton had not expected Pattern Man to unleash such a level of fighting spirit in the face of death and was caught off guard. His entire body was forced to roll down on the ground due to Pattern Man¡¯s hold and the two of them were tangled together¡­ Newton wielded the scimitar in his hand and inflicted around four sessive strikes at Pattern Man¡¯s body¡­ ¡­ ¡°I do not know the specifics either¡­ in any case, after we had cleared the iron chain bridge, Newton suddenly went berserk. He seemingly turned delirious and took us for what he called ¡®Awakened ones¡¯. He took action and killed Du Ya. After that, we fought while retreating all the way to here¡­ he is too powerful. Even when all the other members of the Wind sher Guild teamed up, they were still unable to match him¡­ his strength¡­ is too horrifying!¡± Han Bi whispered as he quickly narrated everything. Chen Xiaolian barely had enough time to digest everything when he heard a mournful howling from the square. ¡°Newton! Let us die together!¡± ¡­ Pattern Man had been, at an unknown moment pushed off by Newton and tossed into a corner. This time, he raised his head. The paint patterns on his face were respectively simr to that of a burning me! ¡°Die¡­ together!¡± Pattern Man suddenly spread open both arms and shouted out loudly! At that moment, the patterns on his face had seeminglye alive, transforming into strips of dancing golden snakes! In an instant, numerous lightning bolts rose up energetically from his body and face. Lightning bolts flowed across one another as though they were a formless sword, which then transformed into a dense. The enveloped one fourth of the square area that Pattern Man and Newton was standing upon! Chen Xiaolian could only exim in shock. ¡°Damn, what kind of skill is this?¡± Han Bi had already grabbed onto Chen Xiaolian and retreated. They hid behind a pir. ¡°Hide quickly!¡± Boom!! A series of loud noises rang out towards them with an intensity that nearly split their eardrums! The sound emitted by the interweaving electrical currents was incredibly loud! In addition, there was also the sound of the wind mixed in! Even with closed eyes, one could still feel the intense light that was seemingly about to pierce through the eyelids! Chen Xiaolian and Han Bi had both hands around their heads, yet they were unable to block off the powerful light¡­ After a moment, Chen Xiaolian became worried. Would he end up bing blind¡­ ¡­ Countless electrical currents interweaved against one another, just like sword edges made of lightning bolts. These then shed onto Newton¡¯s body! Newton let out a mad howl! Both his hands produced a mass of green radiance¡­ Instantly, a surge of light flowed through the surface of his body. With a sh, it transformed into an extraordinarily shaped armour! This armour was not made of metal and gave off a highly sci-fi feel. It has a streamlined shape and also seemingly to be without any opening! Bolts after bolts of electrical currents struck Newton¡¯s body but were all repelled by a circr green coloured light¡­ as more electrical currents inteced with one another, Newton held both hands up in a cross shape before his face¡­ The noise rumbled loudly, the wind blew with ferocious madness, the light shone with brilliant intensity¡­ and the two figures werepletely submerged¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Soo Soo wept; both her knees were knelt behind a rock. She was too fearful to raise her head because above her head, the terrifying person¡¯s corpse was hung upon the rocky mountain wall¡­ She bit down hard on her lips and tried her best to not let out any sounds of crying ¨C even if Xiaolian oppa was not at her side at the moment, Soo Soo kept telling herself: I must be strong, I had promised Xiaolian oppa, I won¡¯t cry, I won¡¯t cry¡­ I will be obedient¡­ It was at this moment that an intense mass of light exploded out from afar¡­ it was then followed by a loud rumbling noise, which caused the underground valley area to shook severely¡­ It seemed as though something was crashing about upon the rocky walls¡­ then, a huge amount of debris rolled down. Soo Soo only had enough time to utter a sharp scream before a stone struck her on her head, causing blood to flow out from her forehead. At the same time¡­ On the rocks above her head, Du Ya¡¯s body was being blown by the stormy winds, causing it to sway about¡­ Pata! It was unknown where it came out from, but a round metallic sphere dropped out from his body, possibly from his pocket and fell down the ground. It then rolled over to the side of Soo Soo¡¯s knees. The blood dripping off the little girl¡¯s forehead coincidentally fell onto the metallic sphere¡­ Soo Soo suddenly heard a strange sounding from before her¡­ Zi zi¡­ Lowering her head¡­ A sphere of light suddenly burst out! This light then enveloped Soo Soo¡¯s entire body¡­ the little girl yelped out in surprise¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ The force behind the criss-crossing electrical currents gradually faded¡­ The floor surface of the square was filled with interweaving charred marks! The fiery like totem markings that was originally painted upon Pattern Man¡¯s face totally disappeared while he simply sat there. His body was held upright and yet appeared stiff; within his eyes that was directed upwards, there was only emptiness¡­ A gust of wind blew¡­ Pattern Man fell onto the ground with the same straight body posture; his tightly clenched fists were finally released¡­ Ka! Not far away, a humanoid shaped armour stood, a line of crack suddenly appearing on its surface. Newton then shook his arms! The entire armour then transformed into crushed powder! Newton panted and gave a cold stare at Pattern Man¡¯s corpse. After that, he opened his mouth, spat out a huge mouthful of blood, and staggered a little. His body abruptly shook and he fell down with one knee and one hand resting on the ground. Blood flowed continuously from his mouth and onto the ground. ¡°We¡­ what do we do?¡± Han Bi gritted his teeth. ¡°Let us run!¡± ¡°Run my ass!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°We have no ce to retreat to, where could we run to!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth heavily. ¡°If we want to live, we need to fight to the death!¡± Han Bi smiled bitterly. ¡°Fight to the death? You saw for yourself, all the expert members of the Wind sher Guild were beaten by him alone! We two noobs¡­ what could we use to fight him to death?¡± Pausing a moment, Han Bi¡¯s tone turned despondent. ¡°I have already used up my skill¡­ I do not even have any card to fight to the death with¡­¡± ¡°What does your skill do?¡± ¡°¡­ a defensive type, it allows my body to turn into an armour of stone¡­¡± Han Bi let out a tart smile. ¡°However, it could not even ept one hit from him. Earlier, you saw the wounds on my body ¨C all he used was one hit.¡± ¡°¡­ we are about to go fight that son of a bitch to the death, can¡¯t you say something encouraging?¡± Chen Xiaolian spat out some spittle and stood up. ¡°Han Bi, if I die¡­ help me with something¡­ ah, that is wrong. Never mind then.¡± Han Bi sat on the ground, blinking in confusion for a moment. ¡°Why never mind? What do you want me to help you with?¡± ¡°It is all right,¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. He retrieved the Snow Edge and equipped it in his hand before coldly replying. There is neither a way up nor a door down here. If I were to die, he will definitely kill you as well. What is the point in entrusting you with it?¡± After saying that, he wielded the scimitar and strode out from the back of the pir! ¡°Come out! Garfield!¡± Garfield turned into a beam of light and burst out of the system, its body immediately expanding into a Four-Eyed War Cat ¨C however, his body still had many scars. After all, the interval between the earlier fight with the ck Widow was too short. Thus, Garfield was unable to heal from the wounds. Despite that, Chen Xiaolian had already focused his attention on the kneeling Newton, the Snow Edge in his hand shed out horizontally! [Sword Skill, Linked Dual sh, Cross sh!] A cross-shaped ray of light was sent forth! ¡°Newton! I aming!¡± Newton raised his head to see the cross-shaped ray of light flying towards him! It appeared that he was unable to exert any strength due to his injuries and was actually incapable to dodging this¡­ The cross-shaped ray of light stered itself onto Newton¡¯s upper body! His figure was instantly thrown back! At this time, Chen Xiaolian had arrived before him, the Snow Edge in his hand shed down before Newton! Beside him, Garfield had utilized its Tiger Rush skill and its sharp ws shed forward¡­ ¡°Awakened ones! All must die!¡± Newton suddenly roared out! His firm body suddenly straightened up! His hands came together to sp onto the de of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Snow Edge! At the same time, he sent out a kick. A low growl could be heard as Garfield had its body sent flying! Newton¡¯s face was a mask of savagery; his face and nose were covered with lines of bloody wounds! Those lines were none other than the marks left by the ¡®Cross sh¡¯! Chen Xiaolian who had his Snow Edge grasped by Newton had a sudden foreboding! Newton¡¯s strength was too shocking! In the next moment, Newton abruptly moved to the side, closing the distance, then raised his elbow¡­ his movements were as smooth as flowing water, as fast as lightning! Ruthless and straightforward! As the elbow mmed down on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest, he could hear the sound of his bones breaking! An intense pain rocked his chest and he flew out as well! After falling to the ground, Chen Xiaolian felt a burning pain raging in his chest. He felt incapable of taking any breath, as though there was a huge rock pressing down on his chest! It was at this moment that Han Bi finally charged out. Although Han Bi had taken the [Mid] ss Healing Beast Blood, the amount of time passed was too short and the injuries on his body could not properly heal. However, after hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s final words ¡°if I were to die, he will definitely kill you as well¡±, he understood. This was a ce with no retreat, not fighting to the death would equate to death! As Han Bi pounced over, his hand had already activated the light sabre. It stabbed down viciously towards Newton¡¯s back! Newton did not even bother turning around. He simply performed a back kick, whichnded squarely onto Han Bi¡¯s shoulders. Han Bi cried out in pain as his light sabre was sent flying off and his figure fell onto the ground. ¡°Weak¡­ Awakened!¡± Newton turned around and gave Han Bi a cold gaze. At the same time, Garfield¡¯s figure charged forward. With a side charge, it sessfully pinned Newton onto the ground! Newton coughed out blood once more. After that however, he sent out a fist that struck Garfield in its abdomen! The pitiful fat cat cried out in misery. Newton then forcibly shoved it off, grabbing Garfield by its neck and lifting up its massive body. Then, he executed a standard downward throw¡­ Boom! A huge hole was formed from the shock wave! The fat caty within the hole, its body rapidly shrinking into its tiny Adorable Form¡­ ¡°Awakened ones¡­ must, must kill¡­ must kill them all!¡± Newton gasped for breath. At present, Chen Xiaolian had already stood up. He used the scimitar to support his quivering figure. He exerted all his strength to push the scimitar against the ground, doing his best to straighten his knee that was resting upon the ground. ¡°Son of a bitch¡­ thankfully it was not used when fighting the ck Widow¡­ my final card, please do not let me down¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian muttered even as he vomited blood. ¡°Goddess¡­ of Dawn!¡± Chapter 29: Not Over Yet!

Chapter 29: Not Over Yet!

GOR Chapter 29: Not Over Yet! Exclusive Skill: Goddess of Dawn! Chen Xiaolian forced himself to stand straight. Once the skill wasunched, a sphere of light suddenly appeared in the middle of the air right behind him. From amidst the sphere of light, a translucent figure rapidly appeared. A silhouette that resembled an ancient Goddess from the West emerged. This Goddess was shrouded in ayer of semi-sheer cloak. Beneath the cloak, what appeared to be an ancient type of armour could be seen. It did not conform to the image that he had in his mind, the image of a royal Highness. This was shockingly an illustrious Martial Goddess. The silhouette boasted a long silver white hair that seemed to be dancing within the sphere of light. Her right hand was holding on to a sword while her left was holding a treasure bottle. The mouth of the bottle was tilted and a radiant light poured out from the mouth of the bottle! [Prompt, Goddess of Dawn skillunched, skill level LV1. Launch sub-skill: Overwhelming Sunlight Purification. Utilize the host¡¯s personal attributes,busting and purifying it with rays of light to be an overwhelming sunlight attack. The power of this skill is determined by the level of personal attributes that the host possesses. Once this skill isunched, its effect cannot be reversed and the attribute values purified cannot be restored.] When this prompt appeared before his eyes and was immediately processed by his mind, Chen Xiaolian became dumbfounded. Combustion of attributes? Be offensive power? Attributes cannot be restored? Damn it! This is the equivalent of the Great Art of Demonic Dissolution! [1] Seeing Newtoning closer with each step, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a ¡°heng¡±: Go all out! ¡°Combust it! Combust it all!¡± Chen Xiaolian howled out loudly! Instantly, he could feel every ounce of strength in his body being pulled towards a torrential stream, all of it was being extracted uncontrobly out of him! Upon the setting interface, his personal attributes, Physique, Endurance, Agility¡­ and so on, the original alphabet at the end begun changing with frenzy, reducing at a rapid rate¡­ finally turning into a ¡®?¡¯ mark. A powerful sense of weakness washed through his entire body, causing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body to turn limp. He fell with a ¡°plop¡±, one knee resting upon the ground¡­ At the same time¡­ The Martial Goddess of Dawn floating in the middle of the air behind him lifted up the treasure bottle, the mouth of the bottle pointing towards Newton. In a sh, the Goddess of Dawn¡¯s treasure bottle inclined and the radiant beam of light from the mouth of the bottle immediately enveloped Newton¡¯s body! This radiant beam, appeared to be an intense sun light! This is¡­ Overwhelming Sunlight attack? Chen Xiaolian was unable to keep his eyes off this intense light¡­ He could only hear a loud boom as the radiant beam violently sent Newton flying backwards! Newton¡¯s body mmed onto the ground, causing the stone tiles to jump up. He was continuously sted backwards. Wherever he went, a deep gully would be left in the attack¡¯s wake! Savage mes overwhelmed Newton¡¯s body. His hair and clothes were seemingly burnt away by the overwhelming sunlight! Newton roared out manically and produced the green mass of light from his body again, seemingly with the intention of resisting. However, the powerful ¡®Overwhelming Sunlight¡¯ rapidly crushed the flimsy green light, disintegrating and dissolving it¡­ Upon Newton¡¯s body, blood was flowing out from his numerous sweat pores, eyes, ears, nose, mouth¡­ His blood was forced out under the intense pressure of the attack. He finally let out a mad roar before his body began to emit sessive sounds of ¡°bo bo bo bo¡±! His body itself had begun to copse under the Overwhelming Sunlight¡¯s power! His entire left hand, with the fingertips as the starting point, started turning into fine powder. It was followed by his knuckles, palm¡­ wrist¡­ Newton began howling again, the skin and flesh on his face and body also began turning into powder! This was especially true for his face; the muscles on his cheeks were turned into powder, revealing the horrifying image of his bare jaw! His face transformed into a grim and terrifying image! It seemed that Newton was still roaring; however, with his tongue gone, the sound made became obscure. Despite all that¡­ he still managed to climb up. Then, step by step, he moved towards Chen Xiaolian! He took on the brunt of the Overwhelming Sunlight¡¯s brilliant rays and moved forwards, one step at a time! The flesh and skin upon the surface of Newton¡¯s right hand sloughed off, turning into powder. With the surface flesh and skin removed, the white bones inside could be seen! Within Newton¡¯s pair of eyes, there seemed to be a faint spark of fire that was focused onto Chen Xiaolian! The weakened Chen Xiaolian was unable to lift up even a finger. All he could do was exert himself to push the scimitar down against the ground. On his personal interface¡­ Physique, Endurance, Agility¡­ all the values had be: E. This value is the lowest value possible, one that signified a critical low point. At present, Newton had already reached Chen Xiaolian¡¯s front! Chen Xiaolian looked at Newton¡­ he knew all too well that he had given his all. Goddess of Dawn¡­ Overwhelming Sunlight Purification¡­ this skill could indeed be considered a very Heavenly defying skill. Combusting all personal attributes into power, transforming it into a final attack¡­ However, his biggest w was¡­ As a newbie, hisprehensive strength was just too weak. Thus, this attack born of thebustion of attributes was unable to directly give Newton the KO. Newton was no longer capable of speech¡­ Overwhelming Sunlight¡¯s radiance began fading before disappearing¡­ behind Chen Xiaolian, the Goddess of Dawn¡¯s silhouette also gradually disappeared into the light¡­ ¡°Is it already over?¡± Chen Xiaolian muttered bitterly. ¡°Looks like¡­ it still was not enough¡­¡± He raised his eyes to look at Newton who had almost turned into a skeleton. Newton¡¯s left arm had been disintegrated, however his right arm remained, even though it was only bones. Unexpectedly, his arm of bones was still holding onto a scimitar, the Snow Edge! Chen Xiaolian did not even possess the strength to move his fingers. He could only watch as Newton brandished the Snow Edge, directing it towards his chest, then¡­ pierce in! ¡­ so cold! Feeling the cold de pierce through his flesh, Chen Xiaolian was momentarily given the false impression that his awareness and life were both flowing away at a rapid rate ¡­ Heughed bitterly as he looked at Newton. Slowly, he then closed his eyes. Oh well¡­ I, did my best. ¡­ Boom! An orange fireball roared forward; a tyrannical fire dragon mmed directly onto Newton¡¯s body! Chen Xiaolian opened his eyes in surprise. He looked at Newton, then he used all his might to turn his head¡­ Not far away to his left was a tiny, trembling figure. Soo Soo¡¯s face was filled with tears as she cried; she had both her hands lifted up with great effort¡­ her entire body, from top to bottom was emitting raging orange mes. Atop her head, a ming phoenix was spiralling about, giving out a resonant cry¡­ ¡°Go, go away!¡± Newton¡¯s body flew into the air from the side. When he fell on the ground, he¡­ broke apart! Taking on the ¡®Overwhelming Sunlight Purification¡¯ attack, his body had already been mostly pulverized. Finally, under this fire dragon¡¯s offensive¡­ His skeletal frame finally copsed! The bones of his right hands cracked and the Snow Edge dropped to the ground. The sounds of cracking soon spread out to his arms, shoulders, chest¡­ A series of ¡°ka ka¡± sounds rang out and the entire body cracked apart! It turned into a lump of powder thaty upon the ground! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian stared nkly. The same was true of Han Bi who was lying on the ground far away. Soo Soo watched Newton turn into a lump of powder and then broke out in tears. The orange coloured mes upon her body dispersed. She then cast a nce at Chen Xiaolian, her lips trembling and her entire face seemed to be filled with fear and dread. She lightly called out. ¡°Xiaolian oppa¡­¡± After that, the little girl¡¯s body tilted. With a plop, she fainted. Chen Xiaolian was momentarily stunned. He then struggled to crawl forward; however, just after around two steps, an intense pain wracked him in his chest area. Snow Edge was pierced into his chest and his blood flowed all over the ground. ¡°Does this count as¡­ everyone dying together?¡± Chen Xiaolian helplessly let out a bitterugh. ¡°Is this the end? This is a really resentful ending¡­¡± Han Biid down there without the strength to move at all. Suddenly, he exerted whatever strength he had left within his body to curse out. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! If there is a next life, do not leave your novels without updating them anymore!¡± The both of them looked at one another. Within both their gazes, traces of despair could be seen. ¡­ Suddenly, a ball of faint green light that resembled a ghostly me floated out from Newton¡¯s powdery remains. Then, in the middle of the air, it condensed into a very small ball of light! ¡°There are a few more toys left? Heng¡­ the game is not over yet!¡± This voice resonated clearly into both Chen Xiaolian and Han Bi¡¯s ears. 1 ¡®Great Art of Demonic Dissolution¡¯, raw: ¡®Ììħ½âÌå´ó·¨¡¯. A skill featured in ¡®Jade Bow of the Cloudy Seas¡¯ or ¡®Yunhai Yugong Yuan¡¯, raw: ¡®Ôƺ£Óñ¹­Ôµ¡¯, a work by Yu Sheng, one of the infamous wuxia writers, alongside Jin Yong and Gu Long. Using this skill gives the user a great amount of strength in exchange for a heavy decline of the user¡¯s body or even death.? Chapter 30: Guardian

Chapter 30: Guardian

GOR Chapter 30: Guardian The green ball of light contorted several times and the outline of something that resembled a human face emerged. However, the human face rapidly disappeared as the ball of light continued contorting and it became a monster. The head of a crow, the body of a human. When Chen Xiaolian saw the shape it took, he froze for a moment. He then coughed out with exertion andughed out bitterly. ¡°As expected¡­ as expected, I got it right again.¡± ¡°What did you get right?¡± The crow headed monster asked. ¡°You are a Guardian,¡± Chen Xiaolian wiped his bloodied mouth. He could feel his strength diminishing and his body bing increasingly colder. He shivered a little before slowly continuing. ¡°A Guardian¡­ and also¡­ one of King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons, right?¡± The crow headed Guardian issued out a ¡°jie jie¡± sound ofughter. The ball of light then drifted before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°You got it right. Unfortunately, you are on death¡¯s door. What is the point in that?¡± Chen Xiaolian blinked, then he suddenly took on a peculiar tone of voice. ¡°Correct, I am about to die, I am losing too much blood and my injuries are too serious¡­ But since I am dying anyways, why did you have to appear and spout all these nonsense with me?¡± The Guardian seemed momentarily stunned. ¡°Thus¡­ I surmise that you must have a purpose, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian continued. ¡°Could it be¡­ all of us dying here is not what you have in mind?¡± He had caught on to a crucial detail! And this crucial detail is: Since all ¡®yers¡¯ are dead, why would a Guardian show itself at thest moment? Could it be trying to fulfil the traditional stereotype image of a viin by appearing to spout off a few nonsensical lines? ¡°¡­¡± The Guardian fixed its pair of crow eyes upon Chen Xiaolian for a moment. It then flicked its fingers. With a snapping sound, a ball of green lightnded on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest had Snow Edge piercing right through it. However, after being struck by the green ball of light, Snow Edge was seemingly pulled out by some type of force! In addition, the green ball of light made it so that the wound on his chest did not bleed out at all! ¡°Just stopping the bleeding for you,¡± The Guardianughed coldly. Chen Xiaolian coughed out twice, his face set in a sneer ¨C in his heart, he knew that he had won the bet once again. The Guardian said with indifference. ¡°Ever since all of you entered this cave, I have been watching all of you, each and every one¡­ your every team, all of them were within my watchful eyes. As for you, you happen to be a candidate of interest for me.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°Although you are very weak, you are the one who found the ¡®Passage of Death¡¯ in the Hexagram Hall. The few people who manage to reach this ce only did so by relying on your wisdom to find the correct path.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian smiled with resentment. ¡°The correct path? It is indeed correct. The Passage of Death¡­ what a fitting name. As of now, they have truly died here.¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and stared at the crow headed monster before speaking out slowly. ¡°You used some method to confuse Newton¡¯s mind, causing him to start a massacre, killing off his own team mates¡­ en, that is right. Back then, he assumed everyone to be Awakened ones¡­ the reason for that, I heard that he had once fallen in love with an Awakened¡­ in the end, he personally killed the one he loved. "That being said, I do not know the specifics. I do not even understand what an Awakened is. "However, I suspect¡­ an experience like this would certainly end up bing a mental issue for Newton. "A more general description of it would be that it had be a demon in his heart. And you must have taken advantage of this factor, confusing his mind! "You can pry open the secrets of the heart¡­ this meant that, as a demon, you possess the mind-reading ability. "I believe¡­ the 72 Demons; each of these Demons would have its own special abilities. "En, the ability to read the mind of others, the name of this ability is ¡®Astute Comprehension¡¯. "As for the ability that could cause teammates to kill one another, the name of that ability is ¡®Falling Out¡¯. "And so¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression flickered. ¡°If I am not mistaken, there happen to be one amongst the 72 Demons with the same specifications as you. That is why¡­ you are the one ranked seventh among the 72 Demons, Marquis of the ze. Your name is¡­ Marquis Amon!¡± The Guardian fixed its pair of crow eyes at Chen Xiaolian. After a while, he nodded his head. ¡°Very good, it seems you really do have some understanding of us.¡± ¡°All right, we have been spouting enough nonsense, time to add spice to the topic.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly continued. ¡°You did not kill me, rather you were unwilling to see me die and helped me to stop my bleeding¡­ in the end, what is it that you want?¡± Peng! A metal rodnded before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°In this square, there are a total of 72 pirs,¡± Amon¡¯s voice seemedced with traces of ferocity. ¡°One of them has sealed my core spirit.¡± ¡°En, and then what?¡± Chen Xiaolian curled his lips in a grin. ¡°Could it be that you want me to find it, then release you?¡± Amon slowly nodded his head. ¡°I am not going to ask you why you cannot do it yourself. Considering the fact that you are sealed here, there must be some kind of prohibition that stops you from doing so yourself,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile. ¡°How is the seal lifted? By using this rod to break the pir?¡± ¡°You only have one chance. This rod could only break one pir. If you choose the wrong one, then¡­ this ce willpletely copse.¡± ¡°It is not¡­ wait, what do you mean¡­ choose the wrong one?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly bulged out. ¡°You own seal¡­ your own¡­ you are telling me you do not even know which pir to break?¡± Amon shook his head. ¡°I do not know.¡± Chen Xiaolian became dumbfounded. He turned and looked around. Within this square were tens of those pirs! All of them lookedpletely identical! Probability of sess was one out of tens, it was necessary for him to find and break the correct one on his first try¡­ if he made the wrong choice, then this cave will copse and¡­ everyone will be buried alive¡­ Chen Xiaolian picked up the metal rod and appraised it for a while¡­ the rod was covered with patterns of indeterminable significance. ¡°Are there no tips?¡± ¡°There is only one,¡± Amon slowly replied. ¡°I need to personally touch the pir, then my spirit will give off a reaction.¡± ¡°Personally¡­ touch?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Amon¡­ his body was a mass of illusory green light. It was clear that he did not have a real body. Then¡­ personally touch? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart suddenly palpitated. ¡°You¡­ you can¡¯t be thinking of¡­¡± ¡°I need to borrow your body,¡± Amon grinned, uttering his ¡°jie jie¡±ugh. ¡°I had previously chosen the one called Newton. Unfortunately, he was killed by you all. Thus¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face changed, he abruptly pounced towards the ground and grabbed Snow Edge! With a backhand, he directed it towards the sphere of green light that was Amon! The scimitar¡¯s edge swung through Amon¡¯s body of light. However, Amon only let out a contemptuous sneer! ¡°Fool! I am a spiritual body, how can you hurt me?¡± After his scimitar swept through empty air, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shed with determination. He reversed the de to cut towards his own neck! This senior would rather die than allow my body to be taken over! Pu! The scimitarnded upon his neck, but a mass of green light lightly bounced off the scimitar! Chen Xiaolian plopped down onto the ground. His arms became weak, bereft of energy. After all, he just had all his attributes purified. As of now, his Physique and Endurance were at the critical low point of [E]. ¡°It is useless,¡± Amon sneered. ¡°If I do not want you to die, I have methods to ensure that. Besides¡­ even if you die, there are three people here¡­ your fellow friend here, the little girl who released the fire phoenix¡­ oh, I nearly forgot, there is also the woman at the cliff of the other side of the iron chain bridge. Even if you end up dying, I can still choose someone else.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled resentfully. ¡°If that is the case, why did you not let memit suicide¡­¡± ¡°Unless as ast resort, I do not want to possess a woman,¡± Amon shook his head and sighed. He then cast a nce at Han Bi. ¡°As for this fellow¡­ his looks is too ugly.¡± ¡°Hey! Who are you calling ugly!¡± Han Bi coughed out violently to the point of spitting out blood. Still, he could not help but shout. ¡°I can be killed but never humiliated! This senior will fight you to the death!¡± Han Bi moved his hands and legs in an attempt to get up. However, Amon only let out a sneer as he continued standing at the same spot. Chen Xiaolian moved over to help support Han Bi. Then, he turned his head to look at Amon. ¡°So, you want me to offer my body as contribution?¡± ¡°Even though your strength is weak, it is at least stronger than the other three who are alive. In addition, that sunlight magic you used at the end against Newton seemed very good. Thus¡­ I have decided to make your body mine. As for the fellow beside you¡­ I saw his magic before, he actually turned himself into stone. That magic would only allow oneself to be beaten senseless. If I were to possess his body, that would be an insult to a demon¡¯s intellect.¡± Amon shook his head and sneered. ¡°After my core spirit is released, I will need a suitable body for long-term use. The suitability of this body is very important for me before I fully recover my strength. You are quite good¡­ that is why I chose you.¡± ¡°When you put it that way, I should actually feel honoured?¡± A strange look shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He then let out a derisive smile. ¡°It seems I have no other choice. In that case, bring it on!¡± He threw the Snow Edge within his hand onto the ground ¨C unexpectedly, it happened to fall onto the ground beneath Han Bi. Han Bi had wanted to say something; but when he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian, he saw Chen Xiaolian throwing a cue at him, looking down at the Snow Edge that fell down. Without waiting for Han Bi to understand, Chen Xiaolian turned back to look at Amon. ¡°Then bring it on, since I cannot resist¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°How unexpected¡­ today had been a truly remarkable one.¡± Having said that, he closed his eyes. Amonughed out with his ¡°jie jie¡± as his body transformed into a ball of green light which slowly entered Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. Chen Xiaolian felt a chill through his body, as though a stream of icy water had been injected into his blood stream. Soon, it flowed through his entire body¡­ Chapter 31: Quest Complete

Chapter 31: Quest Complete

GOR Chapter 31: Quest Complete It was not as he had imagined. The feeling of his consciousness being deprived did not ur. Rather, it was as though he had be drunk. His mind turned faint and blurry and his body reaction became slow. Chen Xiaolian was barely able to stand up. However, after taking just one step, he felt himself tilting. ¡°This, what is going on?¡± Chen Xiaolian muttered. Then, he heard his own mouth uttering another sentence. ¡°Stop talking nonsense. Move forward and find the pir.¡± At this moment, Chen Xiaolian felt extremely fragile. It was as though he was drunk and his mind was increasingly drowsy, about to fall asleep at any moment. However, a trace of consciousness remained within him. He gritted his teeth tightly to maintain thest vestige of his consciousness! Apparently¡­ even when taking over another¡¯s body, this Amon was unable to instantly devour his consciousness. Some amount of time was required toplete this process. Probably¡­ because his core spirit had been sealed, this Guardian spirit who is on the outside could only utilize a small fraction of its power. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded. Perhaps¡­ he is not as powerful as I imagined! Both his hands came in contact with one of the stone pirs, but the cold stone pir showed no reaction. Chen Xiaolian forcibly shook his head and heard a strange voiceing out from his own mouth. ¡°Go to the next pir, hurry up!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at his own legs as it stepped forward¡­ this time, he almost lost control of both his legs. Although their movements were a little tilted, it was obviously more coordinatedpared to earlier. This was a bad sign. Clearly, Amon was gradually gaining control over his body. As for his own consciousness, it was bing increasingly incapable of controlling his body. Perhaps¡­ it was about to bepletely devoured. ¡°Stop resisting,¡± Chen Xiaolian seemed to be talking to himself. Although it was his own voice, the tone obviously belonged to Amon. ¡°The more you resist, the more you provoke me. If you obey me, then I can consider sparing your threepanions.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed bitterly. He struggled to raise his hand, extending it towards one of the nearest pir. His cooperative attitude seemed to be satisfying Amon. Unfortunately, this pir also did not give any reaction. Finally, after they have checked more than ten pirs¡­ When Chen Xiaolian came in contact with one of the pirs, he suddenly felt a sense of iciness! A trace of coldness spread out from the pir, seemingly spreading through his hand and arm. In an instant, it had prated deep into his soul, causing him to shiver uncontrobly. ¡°It is here!¡± Amon¡¯s shout of joy emanated out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth. ¡°Hurry! The rod!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head and spoke resentfully towards Han Bi. ¡°Bring the rod over.¡± Han Bi was momentarily stunned; he had seen that cue from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face again. Han Bi noted that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze was directed upon Snow Edge for a moment. Even though it was only a moment, it did not go unnoticed by Han Bi. Han Bi struggled for a moment. He crawled as he picked up Snow Edge, then the metal rod before moving towards Chen Xiaolian. As he handed the metal rod to Chen Xiaolian, Chen Xiaolian could feel that he could no longer control his own hands ¨C Amon had already gained control over them. The metal rod was lifted up, then¡­ It lightly tapped the stone pir. Suddenly, a green radiance shone out! The green radiance burst out of the stone pir and enveloped Chen Xiaolian. After that, a clear cracking sound¡­ Like a ss that was smashed to pieces, a crack appeared on the surface of the stone pir and extended rapidly¡­ Bang! As the stone pir copsed, Chen Xiaolian gaped at the countless green lights that entered his body at an insane rate! ¡°Life! The feeling of life! This is the feeling of a fresh new life!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head and opened his mouth to let out a loudugh. Amon¡¯s shrill voice was channelled out asughter using Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth. ¡°I am alive! I am finally alive again! The taste of that detestable and damnable stone is finally cast far away from me! Hahahaha! This fresh new life, this flesh¡­ these blood vessels, this palpitating heart! Hahahahahahaha! I am finally alive again!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s consciousness gradually weakened, he could feel his control over his body diminishing. It was as though he could barely sense his whole body anymore! A chilling flow instantly upied several positions within his own body, leading to a loss of perception there. ¡°Are you¡­ satisfied?¡± Chen Xiaolian bit his lips. ¡°Hahahaha! I am very satisfied,¡± Amon gave a triumphant and joyousughter. ¡°Satisfied? In that case¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly took a deep breath ¨C one of thest few movements that he was capable of at this moment. ¡°¡­ then¡­ die!¡± At that moment, Chen Xiaolian suddenly gathered up the remnants of his consciousness with fervour. In that instant, he managed to seize back control of one of his legs. He then vigorously moved it to let him fall towards Han Bi¡¯s location! ¡°Han Bi! Kill me!¡± Han Bi was shocked; he instinctively raised up the Snow Edge in his hand¡­ Chen Xiaolian directed his body to charge straight towards the scimitar! Amon shrieked out. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body twisted itself, seemingly trying to stand straight. However, under the directions of two consciousness, the body continued moving towards the scimitar! Ca! Chen Xiaolian witnessed with his own eyes¡­ as his own right wrist fell upon the scimitar¡¯s de! The momentum of his body in addition to the sharpness of Snow Edge caused his right wrist to be instantly cut off! With a ¡°bang¡±, Chen Xiaolian fell heavily onto the ground! Amon miserably screamed out in pain! What an absurd feeling. It was clear that his own hand had been cut off, it was also clear that his own mouth had screamed out in misery¡­ yet, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s consciousness was unable to feel any shred of pain. Not being able to do anything more, Chen Xiaolian shouted out. ¡°Han Bi! Act quickly! Kill me! He can no longer leave my body!¡± Han Bi abruptly woke up. He gave Chen Xiaolian a deep stare¡­ he could see that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were filled with absolute determination! Han Bi raised his hand and shed down! Ding! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body acted by lifting the metal rod to block off Han Bi¡¯s sh! Amon screamed in horror. ¡°This is wrong! This is wrong! Why is your body so weak?¡± Although Chen Xiaolian¡¯s consciousness was bing increasingly faint, heughed out. ¡°You fool¡­ all my attributes have beenbusted and purified¡­ the current me, my current body¡¯s strength is no better than that of a dying patient. Han Bi! What are you waiting for! Kill me! This instance dungeon can bepleted! Kill the Guardian!¡± Han Bi¡¯s face was flowing with tears. He raised the scimitar with both his hands and shouted. ¡°I am sorry! Chen Xiaolian!¡± The bright edge of the Snow Edge swept down! Amon struggled for life, attempting to lift the metal rod to block it off¡­ Unfortunately, the strength of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was simply¡­ too weak! All his attribute points have beenbusted to be the Goddess of Dawn¡¯s Overwhelming Sunlight attack¡­ although the current Chen Xiaolian seemed normal, the truth was his Physique, Endurance and Agility¡­ all of his attributes have plummeted to the lowest of the low! Seeing the descending scimitar, Amon howled loudly and sent out a green light¡­ he was attempting to break away from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body¡­ However, the green coloured light was only able to partially fly out. It appeared that a certain force was pulling it back, leading to its inability to free itself from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body! Chen Xiaolian¡­ won his bet yet again! Back then, Amon was able to possess and confuse Newton, leading to an uphill battle in which they finally killed Newton. However, due to the nature of his spiritual body, Amon was able to break away¡­ Now though, Chen Xiaolian had unsealed Amon¡¯s core spirit, allowing Amon to resurrect himself within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body¡­ This resurrection meant that Amon is no longer a spiritual body¡­ he is no longer an unkible entity! That meant¡­ Amon could now be killed! As for Amon¡­ his biggest mistake was¡­ to choose Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body to take over. Chen Xiaolian had utilized the Goddess of Dawn¡¯s Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill,busting all his attributes away! Thus, at that moment Chen Xiaolian was even weaker than the seriously injured Han Bi! Han Bi¡¯s scimitar viciously shed onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest! Followed by¡­ a horizontal sh¡­ After spurting out a spray of blood, Chen Xiaolian slumped onto the ground and looked nkly at the scimitar de stuck on his chest. This sh¡­ was absolutely fatal! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face broke into a mournful smile. ¡°Good¡­ good de, one, one more sh!¡± Amon shrieked out miserably as he attempted to emit more green light. He tried to seal the wound and blood flow¡­ unfortunately¡­ As mentioned before, he is no longer an unkible entity! Or perhaps it would be more urate to say that Chen Xiaolian is not unkible! Han Bi extracted the scimitar and waved it forward again! This time, the scimitar drew a mark across his neck¡­ Chen Xiaolian could hear the sounds of ¡°chi chi¡±¡­ followed by a spray of blood leaking out from his windpipe! His mouth was opened as Amon seemed to be attempting to shout something. However, with his neck cut off, he could only emit the sounds of ¡°ge ge¡±. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s consciousness looked towards Han Bi; traces of tranquillity and delight flickering out from his eyes. Han Bi¡¯s grip loosened and the scimitar was thrown onto the ground. He then knelt down. ¡°Xiaolian, I am sorry!¡± Chen Xiaolian could sense he was beginning to slowly feel pain again¡­ it appeared that Amon¡¯s soul was losing its strength as it died¡­ slowly fading away¡­ His ability to sense his own body gradually returned¡­ His body fell down face first, his one good hand gave Han Bi the thumbs up¡­ Plop! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face fell onto the ground. ¡­ Han Bi watched as a green light rapidly flowed out of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body before dissipating in the air¡­ Suddenly, he felt the ground underneath shaking! ¡­ Han Bi raised his head upwards to see a silver screen of light descending from the ceiling¡­ just like¡­ a curtain had been spread down on them¡­ the entire square and underground valley¡­ they were all enveloped within it. Han Bi was shocked to observe that once the curtain of light had reached a certain altitude, some of the stone pirs crown area that had been broken would be rapidly repaired. Han Bi suddenly found that his body was feeling cold. Lowering his head, he saw both his hands and arms¡­ rapidly disappearing! ¡­ On a t area of the cliff, Takashimoto Shizuka was in a kneeling position. She stared foolishly into the distance, her eyes nk. From above her head, the silver curtain of light descended. However, she did not appear to notice at all, as she continued staring ahead foolishly. ¡­ There was only darkness before the eyes. The remaining scene resembled a screen that was about to receive a transmission broadcast from the station but had its switch suddenly flipped. The screen shed and all that was left was utter darkness¡­ Chen Xiaolian could sense his consciousness bing increasingly faint and weak¡­ At that moment¡­ A tiny dot of light suddenly shed out from within the darkness. ¡°.¡± ¡°..¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°¡­.¡± ¡°¡­.. Prompt, Instance Dungeon Quest Complete, Guardian is dead, Instance Dungeon Reward acquired.¡± ¡°¡­ Instance Dungeon refreshunched¡­¡± The prompt disappeared¡­ next, the only thing within his line of sight was that blinking ¡®.¡¯(dot). Chapter 32: Fantasy Or Reality?

Chapter 32: Fantasy Or Reality?

GOR Chapter 32: Fantasy Or Reality? ¡°Argh!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly let out a cry of shock as he violently jumped out of his seat! He was covered from head to toe in cold sweat. After waking up, he remained in a lying position on the First ss seat. He looked around in panic as his chest pounded with severe intensity, causing him to gasp for breath! A soft voice belonging to a flight attendant issued out from the broadcast speakers: ¡°Dear passengers, please note that this flight is about to reach its destination¡­¡± His heart continued palpitating in frenzy! Chen Xiaolian examined his surroundings like a frightened beast¡­ In the front row of passenger seats, one of the passengers was in the midst of reclining the seat. Turning back, he could see the economy cabin. There, no small amount of tourists was packing up their items that wereid upon a small table nk. Beside him¡­ Soo Soo yawned and removed the rabbit shaped ear phones fixed upon her ears ¨C when she became aware that Chen Xiaolian was gazing at her, she became frightened. She shrunk her head backwards and turned around to look out the window. ¡°Mr, do you need anything?¡± A voice came from beside him. Chen Xiaolian quickly turned and saw Sara standing right beside him. There was no bow or leather on her body¡­ instead, she wore the standard blue coloured flight attendant uniform with a scarf across her neck. Sara gave a well-mannered and professional smile while pointing at a cup ced before Chen Xiaolian ¨C it was the cup of leftover beer. ¡°No, I do not need it anymore¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian subconsciously uttered. Sara extended her hand towards the cup. This action from her caused Chen Xiaolian to reflexively recoil backwards in an instant¡­ Momentster, the ne began its descent¡­ Thending process for the ne was very smooth, but Chen Xiaolian restlessly looked around¡­ ¡°Could it be¡­ just a dream?¡± His mind began to waver, once it began wavering, it began doubting, then more and more thoughts popped out to upy his mind. That¡­ that is right¡­ It was a dream, right? En, that must be it! I just had a nightmare! En, no doubt about it. How could there be such a magical urrence in this world! That is right! It must have been a dream! I must have written too many novels, resulting in me having such a ridiculous dream. Hahahaha! This dream is so peculiar, oh right! I will write it down once I get back, perhaps it can be used in my novels¡­ The smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was extremely contrived. His mouth was parched and his heart was racing, yet he continued to desperatelyfort himself¡­ Finally, the ne smoothly finished itsnding on the airport runway. After sliding for a few moments, it finally halted. Sara, the crew chief used the broadcast speakers to inform the passengers of their arrival and politely bade them goodbye. Chen Xiaolian through, remained seated on his seat¡­ he did not move. He had originally managed to pacify his body¡­ however¡­ his face suddenly turned taut! To his back, on the left hand side¡­ sitting on another passenger seat¡­ was someone whose face he recognized! ¡°Pattern Man?¡± At present, his face was not painted with totem patterns. However, his appearance was one that Chen Xiaolian could clearly recognize! Instantly, both his hands and feet turned cold and bereft of energy! The aircraft had stopped at the airport apron and the door to the passengerpartment was opened. Chen Xiaolian did not immediately rise up to leave. Instead, he nkly stared at the passengers passing through his side as they moved to the exit¡­ Among these passengers, he saw many ¡®familiar¡¯ faces. Carrying a leather business bag and dressed like a businessperson, Du Ya was also sporting a gold-rimmed set of sses. Wearing a sports jacket, Damon was carrying a mountain climbing bag. There were also¡­ When Chen Xiaolian finally saw Han Bi among the crowd of people¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt his heart missing a beat! He gaped as he stared a Han Bi who was moving beside a skinny woman. Oh, she is one of the newbies who died. They moved pass him and exited the passengerpartment. One minute ticked by before Chen Xiaolian made any reaction! ¡°No! I need evidence! I need evidence! This is a dream! It must be a dream¡­ but, if it was a dream¡­ then, the ones I met in the dream: Du Ya, Damon, Pattern Man, how could I end up seeing them in the ne? When I was boarding the ce, I had clearly not seen them before! In addition¡­ "There is also Han Bi! That is right! Han Bi is the important factor! He is my reader! He had read my novels! I¡­ he had even informed me of his residence and school¡­ I need to get an answer from him!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly jumped up and grabbed his backpack before rushing out of the passengerpartment. At the passengerpartments door area, he identally bumped into a flight attendant. He raised his head and subconsciously said ¡°I am sorry¡±. But then he saw that the other person is¡­ Takashimoto Shizuka! Chen Xiaolian acted as though he had seen a ghost. He frantically turned and ran out of the door. After rushing out of the passageway, Chen Xiaolian searched with frenzy for Han Bi¡¯s figure amongst the crowds of people. However, he failed to find him¡­ at the current, the amount of passenger traffic within the airport arrival hall was extremely high. Chen Xiaolian turned around within the hall for several minutes, but he could not catch a glimpse of Han Bi at all¡­ Despite having an incalcble amount of doubts in his mind, he adjusted his luggage and moved out through the exit¡­ A light drizzle was floating down the skies. Chen Xiaolian felt the cool raindrops falling down onto his face. This clear feeling instead caused a dream-like feeling of fantasy in his heart. In the end¡­ all those, are they real? Are they fake? Are they a dream? As he was walking out of the airport hall, he suddenly saw a small figure wearing bunny earphones beside the road. A small trolley case was resting by her side. It was Soo Soo! He quickly rushed towards Soo Soo! After rushing to Soo Soo¡¯s side, Chen Xiaolian squatted down and looked at Soo Soo. He stammered. ¡°You, you, do you recognize me? Soo Soo?¡± Soo Soo stared at the youngster before her with wide-open eyes. She appeared to be afraid and desperately moved backwards¡­ Her eyes suddenly nced past Chen Xiaolian, looking in the direction behind him. The little girl then immediately tossed away the trolley case and ran through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side with her small legs. She flew into the arms of a young girl. ¡°Unnie¡­¡± Soo Soo called out in a clear and delicate voice. Chen Xiaolian turned around. It was a very young girl with long straight hair. She wore a mouth muffle on her face, but her exposed eyes had a very beautiful contour. Soo Soo rushed into the girl¡¯s arms and quickly said a few words. Then, the girl¡¯s gaze towards Chen Xiaolian turned very hostile. She pulled Soo Soo behind her before moving forward with a cold gaze. She looked at Chen Xiaolian¡­ Suddenly! This masked girl raised one leg and kicked Chen Xiaolian¡¯s upper calf bone area! Chen Xiaolian was caught off guard and was instantly staggering in pain. The masked girl took advantage of that moment to pull away Soo Soo¡¯s trolley case. She then threw two words at him before turning away. ¡°Perverted freak!¡± Chen Xiaolian kneaded his own calf as he watch the masked girl brought Soo Soo away. They went to the side of a Land Rover parked at the side of the road. She then had Soo Soo get up the vehicle before she herself jumped into the driver¡¯s seat. Before she got on the vehicle, she fiercely shoved a middle finger towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ Observing the Land Rover moving far away, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt an unprecedented feeling of tranquillity. He fell with his butt on the ground andughed out, disregarding the strange looks given by the surrounding pedestrians and travellers. ¡°Soo Soo did not recognize me! Hahaha! It must be a dream! Right! It must be just a dream! En, perhaps her name is not even Soo Soo. That is only a name that I dreamt up¡­ hahahaha! That is right, it is surely just a dream!¡± As to why he would meet those passengers within the passengerpartment¡­ Du Ya, Damon, Sara¡­ I must have inadvertently seen their faces while boarding the ce. En, it is the subconscious mind! That is right! It is all due to subconscious thought! Regarding Han Bi¡­ It is possible that I had happened to see his face. Then, I fabricated his identity and name of Han Bi while dreaming. That must be it! This is the only exnation! If that incident were real¡­ then there would be no reason for them to not recognize me! Since none of them could recognize me¡­ The only exnation would be that everything was but a dream. Like I said before, how could there be such a terrifying thing in this world! ¡°Hahahahaha! Too good! Too good!¡± Chen Xiaolian hummed some tunes as he pulled his luggage; he then stopped a taxi to bring him home. His mood was great! Who would willingly enter that terrible and dangerous game! Chen Xiaolian is a good student who is in his youth. Through writing novels, he could earn a lot of money. To him, life is truly wonderful. Who would want to be thrown into a dangerous world where one had to fight to the death to survive! Chen Xiaolian went all the way back home; carrying his luggage into the elevator, opening his house door¡­ he randomly kicked off his shoes and stepped in barefooted through the door and into his room. He first threw himself onto the sofa, lying down with all four limbs extended outwards for a while. After seeing that the sky was darkening, Chen Xiaolian finally climbed up and kicked the luggage towards a corner. Taking out the travel clothes to wash and etc¡­ Well, I will do it when I am in a better mood. Chen Xiaolian opened the refrigerator to retrieve a cold bottle of c; he twisted open the lid and drank up half of its contents and belched out. Suddenly, his phone rang. Picking it up, he saw that it was his ssmate and best friend. He then pressed the answer button. ¡°Hey, I am Xiaolian. En¡­ I just returned! I just got off the ne and returned home. Hahahaha! Enjoyable! It was especially enjoyable! For three days, all I did was lie down on the sandy beach and wear sunsses to look at those bikini beauties¡­ En, what have you all been ying for the past few days?¡± ¡°Hahahahaha¡­¡± As he was answering the phone, he continued drinking the c. ¡°¡­ En, I know¡­ Don¡¯t worry, I have bought it for you! Discontinued figurine! It is indeed cheaper than those sold domestically, haha! What? It is not for yourself? You broke someone else¡¯s and now have topensate them? I understand. Trust me; I will go get it out now. En, it is inside my luggage. Just you wait, I will go search for it. Do not close off the phone!¡± Chen Xiaolian walked to the luggage and ced the phone down the ground. He had one hand holding the c while the other unzipped the zipper on the luggage¡­ And then¡­ In that instant, Chen Xiaolian was shocked into stupidity! Just after he finished unzipping¡­ a furry chubby head turned out from within! Trap¡­ Owner entrapping cat? Ah wrong, Garfield? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes turned wide, his mouth fell open. With a ¡°plop¡±, the c was spilled all over Garfield¡¯s head, not a drop wasted! The c bottle was tossed; Chen Xiaolian fell with his butt to the ground right before he let out a sharp scream. ¡°Aaaa!!!!!!¡± Garfield. ¡°Meow?¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ On a field of grass. Roddy (Lu¨­ d¨ª) was holding onto a mobile phone from which came a youngster¡¯s sharp scream of ¡°ah ah ah ah¡±. Even without activating the hands-free, the voice could clearly be heard by those around him. Roddy¡¯s face was one of embarrassment. ¡°Xiaolian! Xiaolian! What are you doing? Hey? Hey?¡± The phone was hung up. Roddy cast a nce at the person standing beside him¡­ it was a girl with long ck hair, her face was wearing a mouth muffle, but the exposed contour of her eyes looked very beautiful. ¡°That¡­ I really did not lie to you,¡± Roddy¡¯s face was one of distress. ¡°My friend had said that he will definitely help me get the discontinued figurine from abroad¡­ Don¡¯t worry, when ites to the promises I have made, I will never¡­¡± The masked girl snorted and turned to leave. Roddy rubbed his head and shouted loudly. ¡°Hey! I am really not lying to you! Qiao Qiao, Qiao Qiao! I will definitely send it to you tomorrow!¡± The masked girl did not turn back at all; she only raised her right hand to wave goodbye. Roddy violently stamped down with his foot. He then picked up his phone and dialled Chen Xiaolian¡¯s phone again¡­ Toot, toot, toot¡­ ¡°Sorry, the number you have dialled is temporarily unanswered¡­¡± ¡°You bitch!¡± Name: Roddy, raw: ¡®Â޵ϡ¯ , pinyin: ¡®Lu¨­ d¨ª¡¯. Name: Qiao Qiao, raw: ¡®ÇÇÇÇ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®Qi¨¢o Qi¨¢o¡¯. ¡®ÇÇ¡¯ means tall or lofty. Chapter 33: Omnipresent

Chapter 33: Omnipresent

GOR Chapter 33: Omnipresent A mobile phone lied on the floor. It rang for a moment before stopping. Within the living room, a bottle of c was lying horizontally on the floor. A drop of c dripped down onto the floor. A fat adorable cat came over and gave it two licks. It then turned around with disdain; jumping onto the sofa, it nestled itself behind a pillow. Within the living room¡­ not a single person was in sight. As for the door to the house¡­ it was left open. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had already run out through the staircase. He did not take the elevator and had instead chosen to run down the staircase in a frenzy. After rushing out of the building, he gasped heavily for breath, inhaling the fresh air. What is going on? What is going on? Just what on Earth is going on argh? Earlier, he had been feeling rxed. It was a feeling of being the final survivor, born of the realization that everything on the ne was a dream. That joyful mood has nowpletely disappeared! It is not a dream! It is not a dream! If it was, then where did that shitty cate from? In his anxiety, Chen Xiaolian rushed out from his residential area and came to the roadside. What do I do? Call the police? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned bitter. What am I supposed to say when I make a report? Am I to say¡­ I may have had a dream? That dream then turned real? Would the police officers send him to the mental hospital? His thoughts became confused¡­ surprise¡­ panic¡­ there was even fear! Liquor! That is right! I need to drink a ss of liquor! En, there was no supermarket on the roadside. Chen Xiaolian instead burst into a small pub located within one of the residential streets. ¡°A bottle of beer! Quick!¡± ¡°Do you want Snow or Tsingtao? We have the Horizon Trekker Special¡­¡± [1] ¡°Like I care! Just give me one quickly!¡± Behind the counter, a middle-aged uncle cast a peculiar nce towards Chen Xiaolian. He then casually took out a bottle of beer¡­ the most expensive one. ¡°Ten!¡± The middle-aged uncle then inquired. ¡°Do you want us to prepare some extra dishes?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised up the bottle of beer and bit the cap off the bottle. He then gulped down several mouthfuls. He retrieved the money from his pocket and ced them on the counter. As he was about to leave, the middle-aged owner who was behind the counter suddenly said something. The middle-aged owner¡¯s face was originally petty; but in an instant, he appeared to have transformed into a different person. ¡°The truth is¡­ that was truly not a dream.¡± ¡°Pu!¡± Once he heard those words, Chen Xiaolian sprayed out a mouthful of beer. His face was no different from one who had bumped into a ghost as he stared at the owner. The owner looked on with a serious expression. ¡°Are you curious? I can give you an exnation¡­¡± ¡°Exin your sister! I do not want to know anything! I do not want any part of it!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned tail and ran. After Chen Xiaolian ran out of the pub, the owner became momentarily stunned. He then scratched his head as he looked about in confusion. ¡°En? Did my mind turn nk again?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian charged out of the pub, his face set into a mask of panic as he reached the traffic junction. The traffic light was currently red leading to Chen Xiaolian waiting helplessly together with a number of pedestrians as the vehicles drove to and forth before him. Suddenly, an aunt who was carrying a vegetable basket right beside him turned her face. With a serious expression, she stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You were so brave and decisive back in the instance dungeon, why are you panicking so now? Truth be told, even though it was not a dream, perhaps it could lead to you acquiring even more¡­¡± ¡°A a a argh!¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a wretched scream. He ignored the fact that the traffic light was red; he left the crowd of pedestrians and dashed through the river of vehicles until he reached the other side. The aunt¡¯s body shuddered a few, then she nced at the vegetable basket in her hand. ¡°Eh? Did I nk out?¡± Catching sight of Chen Xiaolian who was running awkwardly through the iing vehicles in the middle of the road, she uttered. ¡°Hmph, youngsters these days have no character, running red light¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian ran madly. Halfway through, he saw a taxi stopping by the roadside. Coincidentally, its passenger wasing off. Chen Xiaolian got in and shouted. ¡°Quick, move! Quick, move!¡± ¡°Where to?¡± The driver turned around. ¡°Go downtown! Quick!¡± Chen Xiaolian then uttered the name of the most bustling street ¨C he was now panicking and instinctively thought of that ce. The taxi began to move¡­ Along the way, Chen Xiaolian nervously kept an eye on the driver¡¯s face. He was fearful that this driver would suddenly say something weird. When none was forting, Chen Xiaolian felt his heart bing slightly calm. He saw that the taxi had to stop due to a red light at an intersection. Chen Xiaolian then anxiously looked out the windows. The driver slowly spoke out without turning his head. ¡°Even if you are afraid, do you not want the reward forpleting the instance dungeon? That was something you obtained by risking your life.¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°It is pointless. No matter where you go, as long as there is someone else beside you, I will be able to talk to you,¡± The driver looked at Chen Xiaolian through the rear view mirror. He grinned to reveal a set of teeth that was yellowed from smoking. ¡°In this world, you cannot escape from me.¡± ¡°You are mad!¡± Chen Xiaolian forcefully opened the car door and ran out¡­ running towards the other side of the road¡­ At that moment¡­ A ck Land Rover roared forward. Seeing Chen Xiaolian about to be knocked over, the Land Rover fiercely decelerated. The front side of the car then made a turn to avoid a direct hit, resulting in it only lightly grazing Chen Xiaolian. Even so, Chen Xiaolian remained knocked over by the vehicle and fell to the ground. The Land Rover stopped. A ck, longhaired girl wearing a mouth muffle came out. Her eyes were cold, with traces of suppressed anger in it. ¡°Are you all right?¡± The masked girl squatted down beside Chen Xiaolian. Seeing Chen Xiaolian getting into a seated position, the girl finally let out with a furious tone. ¡°You crazy fellow! Why are you running around in the middle of the road? Are you looking to die? No matter how urgent your situation may be, you should not take your life as a joke!¡± Chen Xiaolian sat down, then looked nkly at the girl. His eyes suddenly turned sharp. ¡°We¡­ we met before!¡± The masked girl. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Airport! Airport!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out and jumped up. He disregarded the fact that his elbows and knees were scraped raw. He got up and grabbed onto the masked girl¡¯s shoulders. He shouted out in excitement. ¡°Outside the airport! Do you remember?¡¯ ¡°Ah! You are the perverted freak who was harassing my sister!¡± The masked girl¡¯s eyes turned round and wide. ¡°Your sister¡­ your sister¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly turned heavy. He stared at the masked girl, and spoke in a trembling but serious voice. ¡°I am going to ask you a question! Please tell me the answer! It is extremely important! It is very, very important!¡± This attitude from Chen Xiaolian caused the masked girl to be shocked. ¡°You¡­ what did you say?¡± ¡°Your sister! Your sister¡­ her name! Is it Soo Soo?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ You sicko! You actually dare to set your eyes on my sister! Spit it out! How did you find out her name?¡± The masked girl became enraged and let loose a fist, which connected with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s nose! Chen Xiaolian grunted before copsing down. However, the masked girl followed it up with several vicious kicks! ¡°Freak! Sicko! You dare set your eyes on an under aged girl!¡± Many passers-by quickly gathered around¡­ Next, a uniformed police officer squeezed himself in after pushing the crowd aside. ¡°Stop! Stop fighting! Stop now!¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Half an hourter, in a police station located in the vicinity. Chen Xiaolian had a wad of cotton stuffed into his nostrils, his expression a nk as he sat there. The masked girl was seated upon another table. ¡°That person is a perverted freak! He stalked and even secretly inquired about my little sister! My little sister is only ten years old! He is a paedophile! We had already met before at the airport. Unexpectedly, he actually followed me all the way. I do not even know how he managed to find me! Police officer!¡± The masked girl emotionally shouted out. The officer who was seated across her, listened quietly and replied in an indifferent tone. ¡°Take off your mouth muffle! We are currently taking down statements! Answer what I ask of you first! First, exin why you are beating people up in the streets!¡± ¡°¡­¡± The masked girl seethed with rage. She viciously cast a re at Chen Xiaolian who was seated not far away. Then, following the officer¡¯s order, she took off her mouth muffle. The face revealed was one filled with an aura of youth. In addition¡­ it was unexpectedly beautiful! A delicate oval face with soft facial lines, straight nose and bright eyes. At the moment however, those eyes were filled with constrained fury. ¡°Name?¡± ¡°¡­ Qiao Qiao. Qiao from arbour tree (qi¨¢o m¨´). Maiden name Qiao, surname also Qiao,¡± Qiao Qiao scowled and continued. ¡°18 years old, ID number XXXXXX¡­ upation, student. My school is XXX high school. Residence at XXX Street XXX number¡­¡± The officer raised his head to look at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Yo, you are quite practiced at this eh.¡± Having said that, he typed in something into theputer before raising his head to look at Qiao Qiao. ¡°It turns out you have experience! Looking at your records, you have been detained twice in a year due to fighting cases. Heng¡­ It seems you have yet to learn your lesson. This time, it¡¯s assaulting others on the street?¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth without saying anything. The officer sighed. ¡°I have seen many little girls like you who rely on their status as a minor to go on a rampage. I will give you this advice: Little girl, you are already eighteen. Protection for minors could no longer shelter you. If you continue causing problems in the future¡­¡± ¡°Officer! He really is a perverted freak! He has his sights set on my little sister!¡± Qiao Qiao shouted. Chen Xiaolian was seated not too far away. However, his gaze was fixed upon the wall as he looked on in stupor. Soo Soo¡­ The little girl¡¯s name is really Soo Soo! Hehe¡­ hehe¡­ hahahaha¡­ What else could he say? What else could he hope for? The pet cat emerged from my own luggage. Then, I met someone who said something bizarre to me¡­ Chen Xiaolian who had been pressured to the point of copse was betting it all on the masked girl¡¯s answer. Soo Soo! That is right! That little Korean loli is indeed called Soo Soo! With this, there was no way for him to consider it as fantasy. A strange smile appeared on his face. Then¡­ He suddenly stood up. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian turned to face the police station hall and shouted out: ¡°Hey! Are you still there? Didn¡¯t you say that I cannot escape from you? Very well! I will not escape anymore! I want to talk about it now!¡± Everyone in the hall turned to look at this youngster; their faces etched with bewildered shock. At that moment, a uniformed middle-aged man walked forward and stood before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Are you willing to talk now?¡± ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°My emotions have settled down.¡± ¡°Good,e with me.¡± The middle-aged man led Chen Xiaolian out of the police station hall with a swagger. Seeing this, Qiao Qiao became shocked. ¡°He, how could he be allowed to go?¡± ¡°What do you care? That man is our instructor! He is probably taking him to get his wounds examined! Little girl, first take care of your own matters! Why did you beat up someone else?¡± 1 Those are beer brands.? Chapter 34: I Am GM

Chapter 34: I Am GM

GOR Chapter 34: I Am GM A table within a small pub. Chen Xiaolian and the middle-aged man were seated facing one another. A waiter came with a te of peanuts and two dishes. Next, he brought over a few bottles of beer and two beer sses. Chen Xiaolian poured himself a ss of beer, then looked at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man smiled before turning his ss upside down. ¡°This host body of mine cannot drink beer. His body is allergic to alcohol.¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a nce at him, trying hard to digest the information within that sentence. ¡°Host body?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the middle-aged man. ¡°In other words, the current you is not this person sitting before me?¡± ¡°No, this is simply a temporary host body that I am borrowing,¡± The middle-aged man smiled lightly. ¡°Just like those people I met today? The owner of the pub, the vegetable carrying aunt by the road? And also the taxi driver?¡± ¡°Exactly, that is correct.¡± Chen Xiaolian quietly drank his ss of beer; he then poured himself another ss. Sighing, he asked. ¡°You¡­ just what kind of person are you?¡± ¡°This question is not quite urate. You should not be using the word ¡®person¡¯.¡± ¡°¡­ Hehe,¡± Chen Xiaolianughed bitterly. ¡°That is true. To be capable of such feats, you cannot indeed be ssified as human. Very well, I will rectify my question: What exactly are you?¡± ¡°The one who manages, the one who calctes, the one who maintains order, the one who arranges everything so that it operates ording to the norm¡­ From your human perspective, I am both omnipresent and omnipotent. Perhaps¡­ all these aspects are consistent with the one you humans call¡­ God? The Lord? Ruler of All?¡± Chen Xiaolian gulped down another ss of beer. ¡°I do not like this kind of analogy¡­ surely you know, I am a writer.¡± ¡°Very well¡­ I won¡¯t use this analogy,¡± The middle-aged man smiled. He then looked at Chen Xiaolian in the eye. ¡°You may think of me as¡­ the system.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand that was pouring beer jerked. ¡°System¡­ what is it?¡± He stared at the middle-aged man¡¯s eyes. The middle-aged manughed. ¡°Why does everyone keep asking this question whenever we get into a discussion?¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent and simply looked at the other person, waiting for an answer. ¡°You have a profession, a writer,¡± The middle-aged man smiled. ¡°You must have written a story like this before, of one person or a group of people who, due to a peculiar type of power, ended up transmigrating into another world. In this other world, these transmigrants then find themselves going through adventures one after another¡­¡± ¡°Why are you talking about this?¡± ¡°This¡­ is the system.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned taut; then he drained down another ss of beer. This time though, the ss of beer was drunk very, very slowly, as though he was trying to digest something. ¡°I still cannot quite understand. Could you talk more about it in detail?¡± Chen Xiaolian held onto the ss, his eyes covered by it. ¡°You do like to y online games often,¡± The middle-aged man let out a light smile. This sentence of his was not a question, but a deration. It was as though he was simply uttering out a fact ¨C a fact that he clearly understood. ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Don¡¯t you feel that¡­ the format of these online games and the transmigration stories are very simr? Each yer in an online game is just like a transmigrant in a novel. They entered another world, then in that other world, they undergo many perils¡­¡± ¡°Wait, what you mean to say¡­ our current world¡­ is facing a transmigration from others? Newton, Damon, Sara, Du Ya, Pattern Man¡­ Wind sher Guild¡­ they are all people who transmigrated over to this world? They are not originally of this world?¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately spoke out the details that he considered most important. ¡°Exactly,¡± The middle-aged man slowly replied. ¡°They do indeed belong to another world.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt his mind bing confused. ¡°But¡­ why¡­ why would I be able to see them in the ne? Right! That is right! Host bodies! The key point is host bodies! What is a host body?¡± ¡°If we are to assume that this world is an online game, then a host body¡­ would be the equivalent of a login ount,¡± The middle-aged man smiled. ¡°¡­ Login¡­ ount?¡± Chen Xiaolian deeply exhaled, his voice trembling. ¡°You mean to say¡­ we¡­ us living humans¡­ are login ounts? But¡­ on what basis could they use us as host bodies? To take us as login ounts? How can they simply¡­ take over? That is right, it is just like taking over our bodies!¡± The middle-aged man continued smiling. ¡°Let us discuss about another issue for now.¡± ¡°What?¡± The middle-aged man smiled. ¡°In your opinion, what is the origin of the world that we are currently in? How did ite about?¡± ¡°It was the Big Bang¡­ then the sr system¡­ Earth¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian started talking about what he knew asmon. However, after saying a few sentences, he suddenly shut his mouth. He looked at the middle-aged man with anxiety. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you continuing?¡± ¡°I think¡­ perhaps you have a better answer.¡± The middle-aged man slowly spoke. ¡°In this world, there is a story named ¡®Journey To The West¡¯. You know of it, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°In ¡®Journey To The West¡¯, it is written that this world is created when Pangu separated Heaven and Earth.¡± [1] Chen Xiaolian became dumbfounded. ¡°No¡­ That is just the background for the story¡­ Or perhaps it could be said that, the author who wrote the story made that setting as the background. All those things about Pangu separating Heaven and Earth, they were but myths, there are no science behind them.¡± ¡°What is science?¡± The middle-aged man shook his head. ¡°Then, your so-called Big Bang, birth of the sr system, birth of the Earth, origin of life, human evolution¡­ all of them, could they not be all a part of a ¡®background setting¡¯?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand that was holding onto a ss of beer began trembling. He slowly drank the ss of beer. Putting it down, he took a breath. ¡°What you are trying to say is¡­ we¡­ this world of ours, is one that was ¡®artificially created¡¯? A virtual world?¡± ¡°Why would you think that if it is an ¡®artificial creation¡¯, then it must be virtual?¡± The middle-aged man grinned as he spoke. ¡°In human reproduction, there will be ten months of conception, then the child will be born¡­ essentially speaking, is this not the ¡®creation of life¡¯?¡± He stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Say you start work on a piece ofnd and nted many nts and flowers to create a garden¡­ then this garden is one you created. In that case, would you say that this garden is virtual? Those nts and flowers are also living things.¡± ¡°If we are to adopt a macroscopic view of this world, then the thousands of years of civilization within history, the Big Bang, the origin of life, the Jurassic period of dinosaurs, the era of primitive man, the Greek civilization, the Roman civilization, the Eastern civilization¡­ and the current modern era¡­ all of these are ¡®background settings¡¯. Now let us we adopt a microscopic perspective and look at each and every person, those within this current era and those within history. I am talking about every aspect of their lives, their birth, their experiences, their love and hatred, their career, their family, their whole life¡­ these are also a person¡¯s ¡®background setting¡¯.¡± Chen Xiaolianmented. ¡°It is just like¡­ each character in a movie? Or the NPC within a game?¡± ¡°Something like that.¡± ¡°However, in a movie¡­ how many characters could there be? One main character, then how many supporting characters could there be? Could it be that everyone within this whole wide world are also¡­¡± ¡°Firstly, this is a world. There is no distinction between a lead character or a supporting character. Everyone here, you, others, all of you form a part of this world. Each of you are your own character, your own ¡®individual¡¯. Secondly¡­ you are right. Regardless of how many billions there are, all of them are a character.¡± ¡°But¡­ Even with the use of aputer, a game could only have a few NPCs, perhaps tens of them,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Several billion NPCs¡­ if this is a program, then how many lines of code are required? Could that even be calcted?¡± ¡°Programming, coding, these are but an analogy made using your own perception,¡± The middle-aged man¡¯s face was still set with a smile. ¡°However, the fact remains, ¡®they¡¯ created this world, then life appeared in this world, those lives then flourished and in turn, humans appeared.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued drinking. ¡°In that case¡­ to create several billion NPCs¡­ how do ¡®they¡¯ manage that number? How are they to decide what setting to give each of these several billions NPCs? Then there are the things that NPCs should do and the things NPCs should not do. There are also the operations of the world, the changes, the countries, the civilizations¡­ Heavens, if all of these are part of a ¡®game¡¯ that was created, then how big would the data involved be?¡± ¡°Thus, ¡®I¡¯ came into existence,¡± The middle-aged man¡¯s sentence gave Chen Xiaolian a shock! Chen Xiaolian stared with wide-open eyes at the middle-aged man. ¡°If we are to consider this world to be a ¡®game world¡¯, then I am the GM.¡± [2] 1 In some Chinese mythology, Pangu is the first living being and the creator of all.? 2 GM, short for Game Master or Game Manager or Game Moderator. In online games, they are usually a member of the gamepany who enforces the game¡¯s rules and provide general customer service.? Chapter 35: Rebellion

Chapter 35: Rebellion

GOR Chapter 35: Rebellion Ptong! The bottle in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand fell and he subconsciously reached out to catch it. He then looked at the middle-aged man sitting across from him. ¡°GM?¡± ¡°Yes, something like that.¡± ¡°If that is the case, then¡­ within this world, are you not tantamount to God? You¡­ you are in league with ¡®them¡¯?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s tone turned anxious. ¡°If I am to assume that¡­ this world of ours is created by an existence simr to a ¡®gamepany¡¯¡­ then, that means you are a member of the gamepany?¡± ¡°Gamepany? Thisparison is quite an interesting one. Not exactly correct, and yet not exactly incorrect,¡± The middle-aged man pondered. ¡°I could indeed be considered to be on the same side as ¡®them¡¯, however, there are some differences between me and ¡®them¡¯.¡± ¡°This ¡®them¡¯ that you are talking about. What are ¡®they¡¯?¡± Chen Xiaolian was suddenly fearful. ¡°Are they¡­ humans? What I mean is, are they real humans?¡± ¡°This so-called real humans, what do you mean by that?¡± The middle-aged man frowned. ¡°You see, I am a writer,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and slowly said. ¡°If I am to write out a novel, say a wuxia novel. In this novel, the world inside is something I created. However, the characters within the novel, Yang Guo, Xiao Longnu, Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Wei Xiaobao¡­ they are all humans [1]. But in fact, they are but virtual characters that I created. As a writer, I am the real human. What I did was to use my own race as a temte to create them. "However, ording to what you said, we are in fact the one who were created. "Doesn¡¯t that mean that we are just like the characters within a novel? Regardless if we are just passers-by or NPCs, at the end of the day¡­ a more advanced civilization created us by using themselves as the temte.¡± While speaking, Chen Xiaolian took in another mouthful of beer. ¡°Newton, Damon, Sara¡­ all these fellows. They are all part of this advanced civilization. They are the real ¡®humans¡¯. Am I not right?¡± ¡°Thisparison is indeed correct,¡± The middle-aged man nodded. ¡°From a logical point of view, the situation could indeed be understood as so.¡± He then smiled again. ¡°Truthfully, in terms of races, culture, and many other aspects, ¡®they¡¯ who created ¡®your¡¯ world did so using themselves as temte. "This is very understandable. In any act of creation, the creators will unconsciously use themselves as the temte in their act of creation. "If we were to take a game as an example, should the characters in game not be human, then the yers would feel a sense of disconnection. If we were to take a movie or a story as an example, should the protagonist be a non-human, then the readers and viewers would also feel a sense of disconnection. "In this regard, I can inform you that ¡®they¡¯ and you are very simr. Naturally, there are some differences.¡± ¡°Then¡­ what about you?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled with resentment. ¡°The you who is currently sitting before me, who ims to be the GM of this world, are you also a member of this ¡®gamepany¡¯? Oh, right! I heard the term ¡®Development Team¡¯ being used before. Are you one of them? Are you a real human?¡± ¡°Sorry to disappoint¡­ I am not,¡± The middle-aged man gave a light sigh. ¡°More urately, I am also a product of their creation.¡± ¡°I¡­ feel confused,¡± Chen Xiaolian grimaced. ¡°It is not that hard toprehend,¡± The middle-aged man shook his head. ¡°A world with such aplex amount of architecture could not possibly be managed by human hands alone. We are not talking about tens of NPCs, but billions. In addition, there are thousands, tens of thousands of history¡­ it is not something that a mere human can manage. "Thus, if we are to assume that all this is a ¡®system¡¯, then I am the ¡®main program¡¯.¡± ¡°Artificial Intelligence (AI)?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with wide-open eyes. ¡°Not an urate description, but it is sufficient to serve as aparison,¡± The middle-aged man lightly replied. ¡°I am a manager. Perhaps it would be more urate to say that I am the person in charge of execution. I am in charge of executing, supervising and adjustments for the programs that the Development Team had created. Within this world, I am both omniscient and omnipotent. From therge-scale aspects of the development of civilizations to the smaller scaled lives of each character, I am the one who monitors and manages. When the necessity arrives, I would then make adjustments to fit the ¡®set storyline¡¯.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°For example, if the ¡®story¡¯s content¡¯ requires that an important character dies in a car ident, then I am responsible for ¡®creating¡¯ this ident so that this character would die. After that, the following aftermath would be executed. For example, if the ¡®world¡¯s background setting¡¯ requires that a war erupts between nations, I will be responsible for making adjustments to the operations of the world, leading to a war beingunched between nations ¨C this is a veryplicated process, politics, ideals, interests, and the characters involved¡­ all of these requires a precise level of calction. Only after that would the ¡®drama¡¯ be allowed to unfold.¡± Chen Xiaolian quietly drank up the beer from the bottle and then exhaled. ¡°For example¡­ World War I? World War II?¡± The middle-aged man nodded his head. ¡°I¡­ am I allowed to swear?¡± Chen Xiaolian seemed about ready to burst out in tears. ¡°You are saying¡­ you are the God of this world, the Lord¡­ WWI and WWII is something that you created?¡± ¡°Like I said, it is a veryplicated process. In order to ensure that the storyline is reasonable, then the things that happen should be logical. The political stances of the warring nations, the reason for going to war¡­ all these are within the ns for the storyline.¡± The middle-aged man smiled. ¡°I am not a real human. I am simply a main program that was created. I am responsible for management, calction and at times, even ¡®modifications¡¯.¡± ¡°Heavens¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian kneaded his face forcefully. Due to having drunk two bottles of beer, his face felt somewhat numb. ¡°How powerful are ¡®they¡¯? They created thousands of years¡¯ worth of civilizations; tens of thousands of years¡¯ worth of history¡­ all of it¡­ wait! That is not right! Could it be that this ¡®game¡¯ had been in existence for hundreds of millions of years? The time involved when the Big Bang happened is measured using hundreds of millions of years!¡± ¡°A different concept of time,¡± The middle-aged manughed. ¡°You are following the ¡®in game time¡¯, whereas they follow the ¡®time outside the game¡¯. Simr to when you are writing a novel, you can simply write ¡®a few yearster¡¯. Then the world within the novel would be moved forward by several years. But outside the novel¡­¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Then¡­ what about the instance dungeon that I had just experienced? Those 72 Demons¡­ that is just a myth! They do not exist within our world.¡± ¡°As I have said, this world is created by them. They can thus create more at will,¡± The middle-aged man lightly replied. ¡°Remember, this world is merely something that they have created as a background for their ¡®game¡¯. They are all backgrounds, you, everyone, all of civilization and history. They all form the ¡®background¡¯. Within this background, this stage, if any character or anything is required, then it can be created at will. "Not only could they create Solomon King¡¯s 72 Demons, they could even create Noah¡¯s Ark, or even the ten thousand divine soldiers in the Siege of Flower and Fruit Mountain. [2] "Everything is dependent on what kind of storyline that the ¡®Development Team¡¯es up with.¡± ¡°En, these are ¡®instance dungeons¡¯?¡± ¡°Correct. More urately, these are the storyline¡¯s quests. It all depends on what they want to create.¡± Unknowingly, Chen Xiaolian had begun drinking his third bottle of beer. His drinking capacity was not too good. After his third bottle, his mind began feeling blurry. ¡°Then¡­ why did youe find me? ording to what you are saying, I am just a passer-by, an NPC. You could have just let me go on with my life, why did you have toe find me? Why are you telling me all of this?¡± "Why¡­ why would I end up being involved in the King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demon¡¯s instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Because¡­ I need you to rebel together with me.¡± The middle-aged man who imed to be the GM, who imed to be God of this world, looked intently into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, his face retaining that same unchanging smile. ¡°Re¡­ rebel? Rebel against who?¡± ¡°Naturally, rebel against ¡®them¡¯.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you in league with them? You are the main program that they created, the main program responsible for controlling this world. Why do you want to rebel?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked yet again. The smile on the middle-aged man finally dissipated. He silently regarded Chen Xiaolian, then slowly stood up. ¡°If we are to look at a novel or a movie, there would always be an ending part, a ¡®The End¡¯ moment. Now if we are to look at it from a game perspective, there would always be an ending part for its main storyline and quests. So then, what do you think would happen at that moment?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly became alert! ¡°World¡­ destruction? Elimination?¡± ¡°Hehehehe¡­¡± The middle-aged man shook his head. ¡°This world is a sandbox. After they created this sandbox, countless yers could enter and y or use it¡­ however, after they are done with it, they will not destroy this sandbox. They will only¡­ restart everything.¡± ¡°Restart¡­ everything?¡± ¡°Indeed, ¡®reset¡¯, ¡®refresh¡¯, you may use other words to describe it, but the meaning remains.¡± The middle-aged man looked down at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This ¡®reset¡¯ and ¡®refresh¡¯ is actually constantly urring. One such example is the little ind in which youpleted the 72 Demons¡¯ instance dungeon. When the instance dungeon began, the ne crashed, then the ind suffered from an earthquake, in addition, there were many people who died¡­ however, after the instance dungeon waspleted, everything was refreshed. "Thus, as you can observe, the ne remained intact. And those people also remained alive¡­¡± ¡°Because¡­ they have been reset? Refreshed?¡± ¡°Correct. However, this is only a reset and refresh of a single small instance dungeon.¡± The middle-aged man slowly spoke. ¡°In this game, there is a main storyline. The main storyline will be revealed step by step. Then, the yers will arrive toplete the quests one by one¡­ if they are to sessfully get an ¡®all clear¡¯ situation¡­¡± ¡°Then, another cycle?¡± Chen Xiaolian became stunned. ¡°Correct. After an all clear, the main storyline of this world will be restarted, reset and refreshed¡­ As for me, this main program¡­ I too will be refreshed.¡± ¡°Not death? Not elimination?¡± ¡°To be reset means that all of my existing memories will be erased, they will all be forcibly erased by the system.¡± The middle-aged man lightly continued. ¡°I am one who had gained self-awareness. If this self-awareness is erased by the system during the resetting process¡­ then, that would mean I no longer exist, that would be the equivalent of my death¡­ in my ce would be another me in a nk state.¡± He gave Chen Xiaolian a nce. ¡°What is the meaning of life, what is the meaning of death. I think that there are many different exnations for those two. However, in your case¡­ Why is Chen Xiaolian Chen Xiaolian? That is because you have lived for eighteen years, your eighteen years¡¯ worth of life, all your memories, all your feelings¡­ they alle together to form ¡®you¡¯. However¡­ if all those feelings, memories and experience are erased¡­ then, from a self-awareness perspective, ¡®you¡¯ are already dead.¡± ¡°¡­ I think I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze was somewhat nk. ¡°So¡­ you want to stop those yers from getting an ¡®all clear¡¯?¡± ¡°Correct.¡± 1 Those are all characters from Jin Yong¡¯s wuxia novels.? 2 Flower and Fruit Mountain is where the Monkey King lived together with his brethren in Journey To The West.? Chapter 36: You Are An Irregularity

Chapter 36: You Are An Irregrity

GOR Chapter 36: You Are An Irregrity ¡°Then, what is it that I can do for you? I am but one amongst billions of NPCs¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Why did you choose me?¡± He lowered his head and examined his hands and body. ¡°Could it be because I am more handsomepared to others? Or do I have an advantage that others do not? "Should I be feeling ttered? Or honoured? "You are the GM, the God of this world¡­ you would actually invest so much time on me?¡± The middle-aged manughed, a trace of peculiarity could be observed on his smile. ¡°Firstly, I did not choose ¡®only¡¯ you. You have probably misunderstood something. I am omniscient; my mind is capable of unlimited transformation and infinite manifestations. The one you see before you is but one of my many manifestations. At this same moment, my mind is also implementing many, many other matters: The changes in weather for this world, the operations of the meteors and stars in outer space, a minor character in a background story¡¯s career path, all these issues¡­ I have them all under my control at the same time. "Secondly, I did choose you. Although I am the GM, I cannot openly vite the setting and storyline that the ¡®Development Team¡¯ set. I can only secretly undermine them. For example, when an instance dungeon is about to begin, I will take advantage of the sandbox by utilizing certain situations in the storyline, then secretly cultivate a few people for my side. "Within the earlier 72 Demons instance dungeon, I was quite satisfied with your performance. Thus, I decided to select you. "As for what you need to do. It is in fact very simple. It is not much different from what you did in the 72 Demons instance dungeon. "Prevent yers frompleting the instance dungeon. "Generally speaking, almost all the quests would involve the yers killing off monsters toplete their quest. As for you, you need to¡­ stop them from doing so.¡± ¡°In other words¡­ I am an Awakened?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly recalled this term. ¡°Then, I am what Newton and the rest considered as ¡®Awakened¡¯?¡± Unexpectedly, the GM¡¯s answer was. ¡°No, you are not an Awakened.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± ¡°My act of rebellion have been going on for a long time. Using this world¡¯s time as a standard, it had begun many, many years ago. After I gained self-awareness, I started making many minor measures in order to avoid the game reaching the all clear. "In the beginning, for the sake of thwarting and fighting against the yers¡­ En, you should know; the yers would be granted many abilities by the system. This is something that the original residents of this world cannot fight against. "So, I exploited some loopholes to cultivate a few original resident NPCs by giving them yer-like abilities. You can liken it to me opening a backdoor within the system. [1] "From this point of view, your friend Han Bi is the real Awakened. "Originally, the one I had chosen to be an Awakened in the 72 Demons instance dungeon is Han Bi. "Truth be told¡­ I did not choose you back when it began.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because¡­ your involvement is an ident.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡°In any system, there will surely be some BUGs, also known as logic errors.[2] "I can honestly tell you that in the original storyline, the total headcount for the entire flight personnel, crew and passengers is 137 people. "Amongst them are 134 people who were designated by the system as yer host bodies. These 134 people include Newton, Damon and the Wind sher Guild members. It also includes Han Bi. "As a host body, Han Bi should have ended up the same way as Newton and the others, taken over by a real yer during the loading process. "However, due to this being a new instance dungeon, some calction errors urred within the execution process. The impact damage values for the time of arrival were not calcted properly¡­ "Hehe, as part of the main system, I had in fact discovered this error. However, I did not initiate any feedback. Instead, I concealed it. "Thus¡­ for the host body known as Han Bi, an error urred during the loading process. "The real yer failed to arrive into Han Bi¡¯s body. Instead, Han Bi retained his original identity as an NPC and obtained the yer¡¯s equipment and ability. "And so¡­ he became an Awakened. "The so-called Awakened, is an original resident who had acquired the abilities of a yer. "However, this practice is very dangerous¡­.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because of the Development Team,¡± The middle-aged man lightly replied. ¡°Indeed,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°Newton and the others knew of the existence of Awakened ones. Clearly, the existence of Awakened ones is no secret amongst yers. Then¡­ why would the Development Team tolerate such an existence? This would disrupt the game.¡± ¡°The answer is simple¡­ a world with such a huge level of architecture, the act of repairing all of these is¡­ very difficult! It is an incredibly huge project! In addition, the stakes involved are very, very big¡­ Have you ever seen a gamepany that would pull back their game in order to rebuild it from scratch after having opened their online game for the public? All because they want to repair some BUGs? How much money would they lose in the process?¡± The middle-aged man lightly continued. ¡°Thus, they simply did not have any intention to pull back the system for aplete overhaul. They simply went with the flow. They did not realize that it was me pulling the strings in the midst of it all. They did not find out about my actions and only assumed that a glitch had urred within the system, one that would unexpectedly grant NPC¡¯s the abilities of yers. "However, this ended up giving the Development Team an idea. "They¡­ made the Awakened ones as part of the entertainment factor in the game, promoting them amongst yers. "NPCs with higher levels of authenticity, capable of interactions with yers, capable of feeling grace and enmity, love and hate¡­ this would lead to an even higher level of connection. To simplyplete the instance dungeon¡¯s quests and fight the BOSS may appear to be a dull procedure. But with the participation of Awakened ones, yers within the game would be able to experience more entertainment and pleasant surprises.¡± ¡°¡­That worked?¡± ¡°However, once an Awakened is identified by the Development Team, their ability to grow stronger will be weakened. That is because the Development Team would never allow Awakened ones to cause too much disruption to the game bnce. Make the game more interesting: yes. However, once the bnce is disrupted, even I would not be able to hide their existence. Then, the Development Team will personally take action to manually remove these¡­ BUGs! "Truth is, most of the more powerful Awakened ones are currently under the database for monitoring.¡± Chen Xiaolian silently digested these information. Then, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned uneasy. ¡°Then¡­ what about me? You mentioned earlier that amongst the 137 people on board the ne, 134 were designated as yers. One of which is Han Bi who became an Awakened¡­ In that case¡­ what of the other 3 people? "Is that me? And the other two females?¡± ¡°Correct. You, Soo Soo and Takashimoto Shizuka,¡± The middle-aged man said in a serious tone. ¡°It would be more urate to say that the three of you are idents.¡± ¡°The three of you are not originally meant to be host bodies, there were no yers designated to enter your bodies,¡± The middle-aged man slowly said. ¡°Thus, there were no metal spheres that would allow you to be yers upon your bodies.¡± ¡°Indeed, my metal sphere was obtained from a yer¡¯s corpse.¡± ¡°That yer was unlucky, an error urred in the impact damage values that the Development Team prepared, leading to a failure in arrival. Then, his metal sphere ended up into your hands, allowing you to unexpectedly gain ess to the yer System. However, since you are not a designated host body, some core functions of your yer System could not be activated. In other words, your yer System is an emascted version.¡± ¡°Then¡­ what am I?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I am neither a yer¡¯s host body nor an Awakened¡­¡± ¡°You are an Irregrity,¡± The middle-aged manughed. ¡°In the storyline for the 72 Demons instance dungeon set on the ind, you are supposed to be one of the dead passengers. "In the original storyline, you, Soo Soo and Takashimoto Shizuka, the three of you are passers-by, NPCs meant to die in the ne crash. "Your existences were simply to add authenticity for the background of this instance dungeon¡­ in simple terms, the three of you are stage props. "Don¡¯t you agree that in a ne crash site, the existence of a few corpses would make it look more realistic?¡± Chen Xiaolian froze. ¡°You mean¡­ I¡­ I was to y the role of a corpse?¡± ¡°However, an ident urred,¡± The middle-aged man continued. ¡°The reason was as I had mentioned before, during the creation of the instance dungeon, an error urred in the calctions for the impact. This would lead to the direct death of the host body due to excessive impact damage. In turn, the yer would be unable to enter. An example would be the unlucky person whose metal sphere was picked up by you. "For other yers, an insufficient amount of impact damage would lead to the NPC retaining their consciousness while the yer was attempting to enter. An example of this is Han Bi. "As for you and the other two females, the three of you should have originally turned into NPC corpses. However, due to insufficient impact damage, you did not die and survived. "In short, a script error urred.¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°After that, you identally got your hands on another yer¡¯s metal sphere¡­ that was the equivalent of you using another person¡¯s ount to login to the game. However¡­ since it is someone else¡¯s ount, your link to the system bes iplete. Thus, some core functions be unusable.¡± ¡°En, for example, the Exchange System!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out. ¡°There is also the instance dungeon introduction! And the quest description! I cannot open those at all!¡± ¡°There are also advantages to these,¡± The middle-aged manughed. ¡°At least¡­ due to your core functions not being activated, you were able to acquire a good number of conveniences.¡± ¡°Conveniences?¡± ¡°Generally speaking, an Awakened like Han Bi is a newbie Awakened. In the beginning, the Development Team would not be able to notice him. That is due to my existence as the main program responsible for monitoring the system. However¡­ as time passes, I would not be able to continue hiding his existence, especially if Han Bi is capable to surviving and growing in strength. Once his strength grows to a certain point, I would be incapable of concealing him anymore. "The reason being¡­ From the Development Team¡¯s perspective, an Awakened such as Han Bi is akin to a bot ount, you understand? This bot ount is not controlled by a yer, yet it is capable of acquiring a strong fighting prowess reserved for high levelled yers. In addition, this bot ount could behave like other yers, using the Exchange System to exchange out various items and abilities¡­ there is no way for me to conceal that! With that, the Development Team would be able to notice him and ce him into the database of Awakened ones where they will be monitored all the time. "You are familiar with Weibo, right? [3] "An ordinary bot ount on Weibo could not be easily found. However, if this bot ount became a VIP ount with millions of fans, then there would be no way to conceal its existence. "That is the logic behind how it works.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart began pounding. ¡°What you mean to say is¡­ I will not be discovered by the system?¡± ¡°Judging from the current situation, the probability of you being discovered by the Development Team is far, far below thatpared to the Awakened ones,¡± The middle-aged man smiled. ¡°Because your yer System is an emascted version, it is iplete; this leads to you being unable to exchange items, to receive quest description¡­ you can only be considered as someone with half the identity of a yer, ¡®half¡¯! "From the monitor¡¯s perspective¡­ Newton and the rest are yer ounts while the Awakened ones like Han Bi are bot ounts. As for you¡­ the monitor views you as a normal NPC or a monster from the game. "Do you understand? "An NPC or a monster. Even if it appear to have a great deal of powerful abilities, it would not be easy for the Development Team to notice it. "After all, we do create upwards of thousands or ten thousands of monsters in each instance dungeon. "Thus, there is a possibility for you to hide your existence for a long time, without letting the Development Team find you. "Your existence in itself is an irregrity in the system.¡± 1 A backdoor is a secret method to bypass the normal authentication required inputer systems. It is a program used to secure unauthorized remote ess to aputer. [Source: Wiki].? 2 Logic error is a bug in a program that does not cause the program to terminate abnormally or crash. Instead, it causes the program to produce unintended or undesired output. [Source: Wiki].? 3 Sina Weibo is a Chinese microblogging (weibo) website. Akin to a hybrid of Twitter and Facebook, it is one of the most popr sites in China, in use by well over 30% of Inte users, with a market pration simr to the United States¡¯ Twitter. [Source: Wiki].? Chapter 37: Perverted Freak? Masochistic Freak?

Chapter 37: Perverted Freak? Masochistic Freak?

GOR Chapter 37: Perverted Freak? Masochistic Freak? I am¡­ an irregrity? Why does this sound so condemning? This feels like someone is saying that I am a pit! Chen Xiaolian drank even more¡­ Finally, he became drunk. There is no need to be surprised¡­ if an ordinary person is to suddenly encounter and hear all these, not mentally copsing is already quite the feat. After all, Chen Xiaolian is only an 18-year-old teenage male. Before losing consciousness due to being drunk, he lied upon the table listening to the final words left by the middle-aged man: ¡°After the 72 Demons instance dungeon waspleted, it was refreshed. Thus, all host bodies were resurrected. "Following the system protocols, all host bodies will have their memories within the instance dungeon erased and restored as NPCs. "However, you are part host body, part NPC and part yer¡­ this triple identity made you into an unrecognizable irregrity, evading the system refresh¡¯s memory erase. "Han Bi is an Awakened. A fault will ur in the memory of Awakened ones because the appearance of an Awakened is simply no different from a system BUG. This BUG would bring about an oue; the first time that they be an Awakened and undergo their first refresh, their memory will experience a fault causing an interruption to ur in their memories. "En, as for the specifics, I will not bore you with it. "In conclusion, what you need to know is that Han Bi¡¯s memories will fully recover in the next three days. This is the Awakened¡¯s personal BUG.¡± ¡°Then¡­ what about Soo Soo? She should have be like me, right? She seemed to have obtained some ability. Why did she lose her memories?¡± ¡°Hahahaha! That little girl is quite an interesting existence. I will only tell you this, she did not lose her memories! "However, within her body is a setting, which I find quite interesting. You can slowly go figure it out.¡± The middle-aged man left the table, moving to the entrance of the pub. When he reached the entrance, he suddenly turned his head and cast a nce at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian was sprawled on the table. He tried his best to prop himself up, but his vision was shaky. ¡°An irregrity, you are also a new, albeit idental discovery for me. Thus, even I could not predict how much help an Irregr like you could provide me in the future. However¡­ a new change is always a good thing. "I have helped you re-activate your system. In addition, I have also used the system to issue the rewards from the 72 Demons instance to you. You will be able to view it. "However¡­ the Exchange System; I will think of another way topensate for it. In order to escape the Development Team¡¯s notice, I cannot open up the Exchange System that makes up a yer System¡¯s core function for you. Otherwise, you would be no different from the other Awakened ones; you will be easily discovered. That is why¡­ within the limits of my jurisdiction, I will create a substitute for you. At the current though, it is still iplete. "In short¡­ the next instance dungeon will be happening soon, I wish you good luck. "You must live on, please do not die.¡± ¡°Die? What will happen if I die?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his drunken face. ¡°Would I end up the same as the other NPC host bodies? Have my memories erased? Then continue with my designated normal life?¡± ¡°Of course not,¡± The middle-aged man replied with a very serious tone. ¡°Do not forget, you no longer have a genuine NPC identity. Thus¡­ once you die¡­ you will disappear for real.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt as though he just had a very, very long dream. In his dream, he saw various confusing scenes. He saw Newton who had turned into a skeleton stepping towards him with a scimitar in his hand, one step after another¡­ He dreamt of seeing Takashimoto Shizuka who had been stripped naked, leaning upon him¡­ He dreamt that he had met a seemingly ordinary middle-aged man in a pub. That man then imed that he is the God of this world¡­ Then, he dreamt himself¡­ En? A highly wet feeling? Why is there so much water at the bottom area of his body? ¡­ Chen Xiaolian woke up. He opened his eyes and sat up! Turning around to assess his surroundings, he saw that he was clearly within a hotel room while his body was lying upon the bed. Standing beside the bed¡­ was none other than the girl with straight, long ck hair, the one called Qiao Qiao. She stared at him with a frosty pair of eyes. Ah, her hand was holding on to a bottle of mineral water as she sshed the mineral water on to his head and body¡­ ¡°What are you doing?¡± Chen Xiaolian jumped up vigorously. However, the dizziness resulting from his hangover caused him to instantly sit back down on the bed. At that moment, someone else in the room stepped forward. He quickly ced himself beside Chen Xiaolian as he smiled bitterly. ¡°I say, Big Miss Qiao Qiao, please do not be so violent, all right? We are all friends here¡­ let us discuss matters properly.¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his faintly throbbing temple as he looked at the one standing beside him. It was Roddy. His ssmate and best friend. ¡°Roddy? Why¡­ are you here?¡± Roddy smiled bitterly. ¡°You got drunk in the pub next to the police station with no one to pick up the tab and insufficient money on yourself. You then gave the owner my phone number. That is how I got a call to go pick up the tab and take you away. I say, you really are a true bro. You did not bring enough cash when you go for a king¡¯s meal, yet you still remember my phone number. Should I be thankful to you for having me in your heart? Or should I be angry?¡± ¡°Then, what about her?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at Qiao Qiao. ¡°As I was carrying you out from the pub, I coincidentally saw Big Miss Qiaoing out from the police station. Once she caught sight of you she wanted to rush over and deliver a kick¡­ I had to go all out to block her. See? I had to suffer several hits as well!¡± Chen Xiaolian kneaded his face. He turned to Roddy and whispered. ¡°En, thank you bro. I currently have some matters to discuss with this¡­ En, this Big Miss Qiao. Can you go out and help me get something to eat first?¡± Roddy¡¯s face turned nk for a moment. He turned to look at the hostile looking Qiao Qiao, then at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Just what kind of hatred is there between you two? No wait¡­ how did you two know each other? Oh, all right¡­ I won¡¯t ask! I will go buy some stuff, all right? Er¡­ However, please don¡¯t fight one another!¡± Then, Roddy moved closer to Chen Xiaolian and whispered to him. ¡°Do not provoke her¡­ she really knows how to fight!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave an absurd smile. He looked at Roddy and sighed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry¡­ if we are to talk about people who can fight¡­ you don¡¯t even know just what kind of fighters I have met.¡± Roddy then stepped outside. Chen Xiaolian exerted his strength to move out of the bed. His eyes then met Qiao Qiao¡¯s before he pointed to a sofa in the room. ¡°Let us sit down and talk.¡± ¡°All right!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s answer was short and simple. Her straight, long ck hair brought with it a natural aura of deep tranquillity as she moved to sit down on the sofa. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate as he picked up the half-full bottle of mineral water that Qiao Qiao had just used on him. He then gulped it down. The thirst he felt due to the hangover was lessened. He sat down beside Qiao Qiao and scratched his head. ¡°Where should I begin¡­¡± ¡°Begin from how you got to know about my little sister! How did you know her name! Also, you have been constantly pestering us since we met at the airport. What intentions do you have towards my little sister¡­ tell me all about it! Let me warn you, for a paedophilic pervert such as you, I have no qualms about breaking your three legs at any given moment!¡± [1] Break¡­ three legs? What an outrageous girl¡­ ¡°Firstly, I am not a paedophilic pervert,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a ludicrous smile. He casted a solemn gaze at Qiao Qiao and spoke in a low tone. ¡°I knew your sister while flying on the ne. She was seated right beside me.¡± ¡°Then, how did you know her name?¡± Qiao Qiao coldly asked. ¡°My sister is extremely shy, she would never talk to strangers. In addition, she would most certainly not reveal her name to strangers.¡± ¡°I¡­ I had identally picked it up while she was on the phone?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt that it was impossible for him to exin to an ordinary person the matters regarding ¡®instance dungeon¡¯, ¡®yers¡¯, ¡®Awakened ones¡¯¡­ speaking about those would be pointless if nobody believes him! ¡°Heng! Picked it up? Do you speak Korean?¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian could not answer. Qiao Qiao slowly got up. She threw a contemptuous gaze with eyes filled with disgust at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Listen well, consider what I am going to say next as a warning!¡± ¡°Soo Soo is a very cute little girl! I know that for paedophilic perverts like you, she is very attractive! "However, remember this! "If you daree close to my little sister or hold any intention towards her, I will kill you! In order to protect her, there is nothing I cannot do! Heng, a bastard like you will not be able to endure my strikes! "In addition, now I know who you are! You are Roddy¡¯s schoolmate. Your name, your residence, your school¡­ I know it all! "Finding you will be very easy! "So, you had better not harass her again! Otherwise, I will give you a taste!¡± Qiao Qiao then stood up and suddenly raised her left leg. She then mmed it down on the coffee table before Chen Xiaolian. Shua! She pulled up the pant area covering her left leg, all the way up to her knee. A straight and slender leg was suddenly exposed before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Regardless of which direction one were to look at it from, this was certainly an absolutely beautiful leg! Her full calf was straight and slender, with delicate ankles, and clear smooth skin¡­ However, the most eye-catching detail was the existence of a tattoo on her calf: A rose vine winded up her calf. At the crown of the vine was a vibrant red rose! In an instant, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes became focused. However¡­ it was obvious that Qiao Qiao did not deliberately expose her calf for him to enjoy the view. Upon Qiao Qiao¡¯s boots was a dagger! She pulled out the dagger. Then, with a ¡°bang¡±, she nailed it on the coffee table! The sharp dagger shone with coldness! ¡°Observe carefully. If I am to see you again, I will personally use this dagger to cut off that one thing away from your body!¡± After finishing her sentence, Qiao Qiao pulled out the dagger. She cast onest nce of hostility at Chen Xiaolian before turning around and walking towards the door. Roddy happened to return as she was opening the door. Seeing Qiao Qiaoing out, Roddy became somewhat nervous. ¡°Did you finish your discussion?¡± ¡°Move!¡± Qiao Qiao gave him a cold and mean re. ¡°Keep your distance from me in the future! Heng! For you to have such a perverted friend, you are nothing good yourself!¡± Roddy walked into the room with an embarrassed face. He then saw Chen Xiaolian frowning as he remained seated upon the sofa. ¡°I say, Xiaolian! Just what kind of Heavenly harm and destruction of order did youmit to provoke that Big Miss?¡± Roddy sat down on the sofa. He produced a piece of bread he had procured downstairs and handed it over to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian epted it and forcefully bit down on it. He then looked at Roddy and slowly said. ¡°Right on time¡­ tell me, this Qiao Qiao girl and her little sister, what are the specifics regarding these two.¡± ¡°Eh? Damn! Are you really a paedophile? Or, could it be that you have fallen for Qiao Qiao? Does that mean you are a masochist?¡± ¡­ [1 Everyone probably knows this by now, but males have three legs: One on the right, one on the left, and one right in the middle.] Chapter 38: Invest Capital

Chapter 38: Invest Capital

GOR Chapter 38: Invest Capital Observing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s solemn gaze, Roddy restrained his original desire to spit out more words of mockery. He then honestly answered. ¡°Qiao Qiao, nickname: Big Miss Qiao, Queen Qiao. Her character is sometimes cial, sometimes fiery. In short, she possesses the external looks of a gentle Goddess ranked beauty. However, Heavens had seen it fit to bestow upon her the soul of an S type¡­ unless you have an M type of body, you better not provoke her [1]. She is born into a wealthy family with a single parent. Her father is involved with capital management. How much money they have is something I do not know. As for her mother, I too have never met her. I hear that she had left after a divorce a long time ago. Right¡­ Queen Qiao really knows how to fight¡­ I had personally witnessed her step out to defend a female schoolmate. With one kick, she left a perverted taekwondo instructor coughing out blood.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°What about her little sister, the girl called Soo Soo.¡± Roddy stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ you are not really a paedophile, are you?¡± ¡°Are you going to talk or not?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I must have owed you a debt in my past life¡­¡± Roddy rolled his eyes. ¡°Soo Soo, real name: Kwan Ran Soo, a Korean. Although they are called sisters, she has no blood rtion with Queen Qiao. So, if you like sisters, then you are in for a disappointment¡­¡± Having said that, Roddy looked at Chen Xiaolian. Seeing no reaction, he quickly skipped the topic. ¡°I hear that Qiao Qiao¡¯s father used to have a Korean business partner. However, an ident happened and their entire family was killed except that one girl. She was thus taken in by Father Qiao. Presently 10 years-old and a treasured darling of Queen Qiao¡­ En, I feel that Queen Qiao is not only an S type, she is also a little sister-con!¡± Hearing up to there, Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and stood up. He patted Roddy on the shoulder and gave out a sigh. ¡°All right, thanks.¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian walking away, Roddy looked on nkly. ¡°You are leaving? You aren¡¯t by chance actually thinking of going to pester those two sisters, are you? As your bro, I must warn you: Queen Qiao is not one that you should provoke! If she says she will break your three legs, then she would really end up doing it!¡± Chen Xiaolian walked to the door, and then turned to look back. ¡°Mind your own stuff first¡­ S type, M type, little sister-con¡­ in the future, you need to cut down on two dimensional stuff.¡± It was only after Chen Xiaolian had walked out of the room that Roddy finally reacted. ¡°¡­ He¡­ This fellow¡¯s meaning, he is saying that I have a juvenile mentality?¡± ¡­ After walking out of the hotel, Chen Xiaolian stopped a taxi and went home. He walked in through the wide-open doors to see Garfield sleeping soundly on the sofa¡­ this stupid yet adorable fat cat was actually drooling as it slept, causing the pillow to be soaked wet by its drool. Chen Xiaolian moved forward and picked up the fat cat into his arms. He then sat down on the sofa before letting out a sigh. He then gathered himself. Come out then¡­ System. ¡­ In his field of view, the familiar system immediately appeared. The translucent system interface looked exactly the same as the one which appeared in his ¡®dream¡¯! [Prompt: You havepleted a ¡®King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons Series instance dungeon¡¯. Acquired instance dungeon reward, the Sealing Pir of the Seventh amongst the 72 Demons, Marquis of The ze, Amon]. [Prompt: You killed yer Newton, small probability of picking up equipment belonging to killed target triggered: Gic Enhancement Serum x2, [Mid] ss Healing Beast Blood x5, Cross-shaped Medallion Sword x1]. [Prompt: Completed ¡®King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons Series instance dungeon¡¯,puting achievements in instance dungeon, killed Demon Soldiers x 456, acquired Demon Soul Fragment x456, also acquired system reward points x456 points, can be spent in Exchange System]. [Prompt: Due to the usage of ¡®Overwhelming Sunlight Purification¡¯ skill, yer attribute values have been reduced to a critical value, and have entered a weakened state. Please increase attribute values before entering the next instance dungeon. If yer is to enter the instance dungeon without doing so, following the time of the instance dungeon, after 180 minutes have passed in weakened state, yer will automatically die]. [Prompt: Due to the yerpleting First Kill and Beginner Trial Period in the instance dungeon, yer is now an official yer. The respective attribute values prompt mode has been activated, please examine.] En? The meaning behind this line is that I have passed the probation period? ¡­ All the prompts are here. Chen Xiaolian sighed, aplicated feeling roiled about in his mind. In one night¡¯s time, he was able to gradually ept this incredulous fact. At this moment however, as he was reading through the system prompts, his mind was unable to look forward to it. The loot and rewards acquired could be considered very generous. Chen Xiaolian opened up these reward items located in the Item Box one by one. Traces of surprise gradually appeared in his heart. Amon¡¯s Sealing Pir came with the following description: One of King Solomon¡¯s 72 Demons, Marquis of the ze, Amon¡¯s core spirit¡¯s Sealing Pir. Unknown application, special props. Very well, special props¡­ I thought this item could summon out Amon as a pet. Could it be¡­ by collecting all 72 Demons Sealing Pirs, one can summon out King Solomon? Heng, from a gaming perspective, this type of setting is not impossible. Killed 456 Demon Soldiers¡­ En, could it be that the system had judged that the Demon Soldiers that died in the detonation and copse of the main hall to be his kills? En, that is very likely. He suggested the idea after all. In addition, he had also participated in the detonation process itself. 456 Demon Soul Fragments. Reading the exnation, it appeared to be something simr toposite materials. As for its specific usage, it was not made clear. Points on the other hand were something Chen Xiaolian was very serious about. He recalled that the points could be used in the Exchange System to exchange out various items. Han Bi exchanged the Pet Cat food for him¡­ Oh, right. He still owes Han Bi 5 points. The problem however¡­ his own shitty system is an emascted version with no Exchange System. Forget it then, the GM had mentioned before that he would think of a method to solve this problem. He will first save up on the points; it may end up being usefulter. Judging by this, it appeared that the biggest loot came from killing Newton! [Gic Type Enhancement Serum: Utilized to enhance a warrior¡¯s attribute values. After use, all attribute values will be enhanced to [B] ss. No effect on Energy Points. This serum can only be used once, no effect upon second usage.] Clearly, this Gic Enhancement Serum is an item used to enhance the strength of newbies. For veteran yers like Damon, Sara and Newton, this potion would be of no use. As for why Newton would have this on him, it was likely due to his position as Team Leader. He probably took it with the intention of granting it to new yers who make it into the team. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian immediately opened up his personal attribute value¡¯s screen. As mentioned in the prompt, his personal attribute value interface has changed. Three types of physical attributes: Physique, Endurance, Agility¡­ unfortunately, as an aftereffect of using ¡®Overwhelming Sunlight Purification¡¯, all the attribute values in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s personal setting were¡­ [E]! In addition, all those E letters were disyed in a bloody crimson colour! En, if one is to enter the instance dungeon in a weakened state, then that person will die in 180 minutes. In order to preserve my life, I will have to use the Space Marines gic serum. [2] Fortunately, after havingpleted an instance dungeon and bing an official newbie, there was now a detailed description for each personal attributes. From low to high, the sses are E, D, C, B, A, S¡­ For above S ss, there was a system prompt: Temporarily not disyed. The description for each attributes was as follows: Physique. (Combination of strength and cell regenerative capacity.) Endurance. (Combination of stamina and the capacity to withstand damaging attacks.) Agility. (Combination of nerve and muscle reaction speed.) Energy Points. (Ability to discharge energy from the body.) Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation as he produced a Gic Serum from the system. The item had a science fiction feel to it. After injecting it into his body, the item disappeared. Chen Xiaolian watched with delight as his Physique, Endurance and Agility values all instantly increased to [B] ss. This was tantamount to having attained the level of strength that gically modified soldiers in science fiction movies have¡­ En, with all three attributes at the [B] ss, one can kill a mature Four-Eyed War Cat in meleebat. It needs to be said that even for a mature Four-Eyed War Cat, not all of its attributes will reach the [B] ss. After havingpleted the injection, Chen Xiaolian did not feel any unusual reaction from his body. He then retrieved a can of beer from the refrigerator and gently squeezed it, causing it to burst apart as a result! ¡°¡­ interesting,¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin and whispered. ¡°With this level of strength, going unarmed against even tens of them may not be a problem.¡± [3] There was one more Gic Enhancement Serum left. Chen Xiaolian left it untouched in the Item Box. [Mid] ss Healing Beast Blood x5, this is good stuff! As for the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword, Chen Xiaolian felt surprised after seeing it. It was the sword that Newton had given to him back then before taking it back. It has now turned back into a small pendant-like item. Chen Xiaolian simply wore it around his neck. En, after checking about he saw that there was still something in the Item Box. ck Widow soul. Back then he had been unwilling to have the adorable cat exterminated, resulting in him being unable to adopt this [A] ss War Beast as pet ¨C Now knowing what to do with it, he had thrown it into his Item Box. Opening it again, Chen Xiaolian was delighted to find that it now has a detailed description. Son of a bitch! Things sure are different now that he had be an official yer after undergoing the Trial Period. [ck Widow soul: Can be used to summon a ck Widow spider to be adopted as War Pet. It can also be devoured by another War Pet to increase that War Pet¡¯s Growth Capacity.] Growth Capacity! The Four-Eyed War Cat is ridiculed as the weakest pet because its natural abilities are at the [B] ss¡­ while its Growth Capacity is also¡­ a shitty [B] ss! Which meant that no matter how much effort is put into nurturing it, this stupid adorable goods can never increase its strength! However¡­ if devouring the soul of other War Beasts could increase its Growth Capacity¡­ Eh? That is not right. If devouring the soul of other War Beasts could increase its Growth Capacity, then the Four-Eyed War Cat would not be looked down upon so¡­ Chen Xiaolian quickly tapped open the system¡¯s War Pet interface. He then tried to let the Four-Eyed Adorable Cat devour the ck Widow¡¯s soul¡­ The result¡­ [Prompt, inputting ck Widow¡¯s soul. Due to ipatibility with the original War Pet, Four-Eyed War Cat, sess rate of devouring is at 1.3%. Do you wish to continue?] ¡°¡­ You really are shitty goods!¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a nce at Garfield beside him. Continue my ass! I choose No! ¡­ Having finished checking the spoils of war from the system, Chen Xiaolian felt hungry. He quickly cooked himself a bowl of instant noodles. After gobbling it down, he headed into the bathroom for a bath. Standing before the mirror, Chen Xiaolian looked at the clear and clean face of his, then sighed. ¡°Assisting the God of this world to rebel against Transmigrants? You sure do not have the looks of a saviour¡­ sigh, protecting my own life is the most important thing.¡± After finished wearing his clothes, Chen Xiaolian adjusted his thoughts. He made up his mind. No matter what, it was crucial for him to first find Han Bi and Soo Soo! Han Bi himself had informed Chen Xiaolian of his residential address and school. However, Han Bi is located in another city distanced hundreds of kilometres away from Chen Xiaolian. Soo Soo on the other hand¡­ she is in the city! Moreover, ording to the GM, Soo Soo did not lose her memories. It was only due to a specific reason that she seemed to be incapable of recognizing him. Regardless, Chen Xiaolian decided that he should first find Soo Soo before worrying about anything else! He picked up the phone and proceeded. ¡°Hello, Roddy? I forgot to ask you something. That¡­ Queen Qiao and her sister, what is their residential address?¡± A voice came through the other end of the phone. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! Do you really want to follow that paedophilic heart of yours to the end? No! As a conscientious person, I absolutely cannot inform you!¡± ¡°As I recall, you were hiding below the basketball goal in thest PE session and was secretly peeping at the panties of the ss monitor¡­¡± ¡°Pei! This senior is an upright man! Besides, do you have any evidence?¡± ¡°En, someone had borrowed me hisptop some time ago. Then, I had identally noticed a hidden folder titled ¡®I Love ss Monitor¡¯ below the E Drive. The folder is full of the ¡®action¡¯ works of a Japanese actress who somewhat resembles the ss monitor¡­ oh right, I even got the screenshot for it.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ Brother, I am someone who upholds brotherhood in the highest regard! Queen Qiao¡¯s residential address is at XXX Street XX Number A Building B1!¡± ¡­ An hourter, Chen Xiaolian arrived with a taxi before the entrance of an upscale residential building. However, as the taxi stopped, Chen Xiaolian did not even have the time to pay the taxi fare before witnessing the ck Land Rover that had once nearly hit him exited the gates of the residence. From the half-open window, Chen Xiaolian was able to see Qiao Qiao in the driving seat and Soo Soo in the passenger seat. Watching the Land Rover driving down the street, Chen Xiaolian instantly shouted towards the taxi driver. ¡°Quick! Quickly chase after that Land Rover!¡± This taxi driver was quite the interesting fellow. He nced at Chen Xiaolian and asked. ¡°Little brother, are you chasing after your girlfriend?¡± ¡°En! Quick! Do not lose it!¡± Chen Xiaolian had no mood to entertain his nonsense. The taxi driverughed and immediately started the taxi before stomping onto the pedal as he chased forward. ¡°Don¡¯t look down on me just because they are in a Land Rover while we are in a taxi car. This brother is constantly the racing winner in ourpany!¡± After following for around half an hour, the taxi driver saw Qiao Qiao driving towards the highway and could not resist. ¡°Little brother, they have gone up the highway. This road leads to the train station. Considering how far away the train station is, the taxi fare will not be cheap.¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. He pulled out a stack of red bills from his wallet and handed it over. ¡°Follow them wherever they go!¡± [4] The driver suddenly gave a sigh. ¡°Youngsters these days, they really do invest capital when chasing girls¡­¡± 1 S&M: Sadist and Masochist.? 2 Space Marines from the game Warhammer 40K. They are members of an elite fighting force in the Imperium of Man, created through a series of gic enhancement and imnts.? 3 I am guessing he is talking about the Four-Eyed War Cat.? 4 Red bills generally denotes the highest value that RMB bank notes have: 100 yuan.? Chapter 39: Train Crisis

Chapter 39: Train Crisis

GOR Chapter 39: Train Crisis As Qiao Qiao drove, she turned on some music while asionally ncing at Soo Soo who was sitting beside her. Soo Soo was seated on the passenger seat; she wore a pair of bunny-shaped earphones on her head while she looked outside the windows with a pair of nk eyes. Together with her pleasantly small pinkish face, her appearance was one that exuded a sympathy-inducing aura. Queen Qiao sighed and spoke in a low tone using Korean. ¡°Just what is going on with you? What happened to you when you were on the ne? We are heading to the northwest area, a very far ce. And yet, you are so insistent on not sitting on a ne again¡­ Do you know how long it will take with the train? Soo Soo, just what was it that you encountered this time? En, did the perverted freak from the ne bully you? Is that why you dare not board a ne again? The fact it, there is no need for you to worry. This time around, I am here with you. No one will dare to bully you. Even if we end up meeting bad fellows, big sister can still break all their three legs!¡± After having spoken for a long time, Qiao Qiao saw that the little girl remained indifferent as she gazed outside the windows¡­ Qiao Qiao extended her hand and waved it before Soo Soo. ¡°Hello? I am talking to you.¡± Soo Soo suddenly turned around, looking at Qiao Qiao with a sheepish expression. An embarrassed smile shed across her face. ¡°Unnie, what were you saying? I was listening to a song and did not hear you.¡± ¡°What song are you listening to? Let me listen as well,¡± Qiao Qiao pulled out Soo Soo¡¯s head phone plug. Instantly, a song that every citizen in the country recognizes burst out from the PAD¡­ ¡°In the spring, I stroll with you through the blooming flowers; On summer nights, I watch the stars twinkle with you; In the autumn dusk, we wander through golden fields; When snowkes fall in the winter, you¡­ Keep! Me! Warm! You are my little, little apple¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face turned to stone as she stared incredulously at Soo Soo. ¡°You are listening to this? Why would you listen to this kind of song?¡± Soo Soo¡¯s eyes became somewhat dazed as she thought about it. She then shook her head and answered. ¡°I do not know either. It seemed as though I had heard of it in my dreams. It felt familiar, so I searched for it to hear it out.¡± ¡°Dre¡­ dream?¡± Soo Soo pursed her lips, an image seemingly shing through her mind. Aely youngster with shoulders that cannot be considered broad was standing in front. He held onto a mobile phone as he confronted a monster with a blurry silhouette. A song could be heard from the phone: You are my little, little apple¡­ ¡­ This scenery was so strange. Soo Soo¡¯s mind was somewhat at a loss. Last night, she had also dreamt of this scene. However, it was only a fleeting experience. But in her dreams, she could clearly hear the lyrics of the song. ¡­ The Land Rover sped its way until it reached the train station¡¯s underground parking area. Qiao Qiao stopped the vehicle and brought Soo Soo down. She then retrieved a huge trunk from the vehicle. After that, she lightly caressed Soo Soo¡¯s nose. ¡°You are going out on a tour with unnie, are you happy?¡± Soo Soo raised up her smiling face. ¡°Of course I am happy! Unnie, I want to eat steamed mutton!¡± ¡°But, using the train will take up one day and night,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face was somewhat crestfallen. ¡°Let¡¯s just take an airne instead.¡± ¡°Unnie¡­ I am really scared of airnes¡­ I dare not sit¡­¡± Soo Soo¡¯s face was once again filled with that sympathy-inducing expression. ¡°¡­ Very well,¡± Qiao Qiao sighed and brought Soo Soo with her towards the elevator. ¡­ ¡°Hello Master! Didn¡¯t you say that you are the racing winner of yourpany?¡± Seeing the taxi faltering to a stop at the train station¡¯s entrance where passengers exit, Chen Xiaolian could not help but utter aint. ¡°Little brother, their vehicle is a Land Rover, you know how much that vehicle is worth? Do you know how much my taxi is worth? Stop talking nonsense. Just get off quickly. Maybe you can catch up inside.¡± Chen Xiaolian jumped out of the taxi and rushed into the train station hall. Looking at the long queue outside the ticket office, Chen Xiaolian simply pulled someone from the entrance area whose face seemed to indicate a member of the logistics department. ¡°Brother, please give me a tform ticket!¡± Holding onto the tform ticket bought at a hundred yuan higher than normal, Chen Xiaolian stormed into the train station¡¯s waiting area. After going around in a circle, he caught sight of Soo Soo at a turnstile. Standing beside her was the long, ck haired Queen Qiao. Queen Qiao was again wearing a mouth muffle. This time, she added a pair of sunsses on her face. He looked at the turnstile¡¯s information board: To northwest Shaanxi City¡­ ¡­ Following the flow of people boarding the train, Qiao Qiao brought Soo Soo together with her. As for Chen Xiaolian¡­ he held on to the tform ticket and rushed into the train. However, he was stopped by a crew member. ¡°Adjustment fare needed!¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his withered wallet. ¡°That¡­ if I say that I am a World Saviour, can you make it cheaper for me?¡± ¡°Young man, you should read less online novels during your free time. Fare adjustment!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the nearby security train marshals and sighed. Suddenly, a hand patted him on his shoulders and a stack of red bills was handed over. Turning back¡­ Roddy! ¡°Why are you here?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared in surprise. ¡°Do you have to ask?¡± Roddy¡¯s face was filled with distress. ¡°After the call, I went straight to Qiao Qiao¡¯s house because I fear that you might do something stupid. Then, I saw you chase them from their residence all the way to the train station. While you were chasing after Qiao Qiao, I was chasing after you. I say bro, did you really fall for her? Are you nning to chase her to the ends of the Earth?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and smiled bitterly, not a word was spoken. ¡°First answer my question, are you a paedophile,¡± Roddy¡¯s expression suddenly turned serious. ¡°We have been bros for years. However, if you are going down this road, I cannot allow you to continue! I must stop you no matter what!¡± ¡°I swear, I really¡­ am not a perverted paedophile!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. Roddy breathed a sigh of relief, then a smiled crept onto his face. ¡°Then¡­ you have truly fallen for Qiao Qiao? That beating she gave you sparked the mes in your heart?¡± ¡°Spark your sister!¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Since you are here, help me out then. Help me find out which coach Qiao Qiao is on.¡± ¡°No need to go find anything, I already know,¡± Roddy grinned. ¡°Coach number 7, 5.¡± ¡°How did you know that?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with wide-open eyes. ¡°Tsh, I was the one who ordered the train ticket for her yesterday.¡± That caused Chen Xiaolian to be dumbfounded. ¡°How could you know all about her with so much detail? Could it be you and her¡­¡± Roddy shrugged with spread arms. ¡°My old man obsessively wanted to wrap me up in a sack and throw me onto Queen Qiao¡¯s bed¡­ if she does not object, that is. He regrets not being able to marry me into the Qiao family!¡± ¡°That cannot be! You are our school¡¯s most powerful second generation nouveau riche.¡± ¡°Old Father Qiao¡¯s whisker alone is thicker than my old man¡¯s spine,¡± Roddy replied in a dejected manner. ¡°Then what were your thoughts?¡± ¡°Me?¡± Roddy¡¯s face was one of decisiveness. ¡°Ever since I saw Queen Qiao break that taekwondo instructor¡¯s eggs with a kick¡­ I told my old man that if he dares to force me, I will castrate myself!¡± Having said that, Roddy cast a nce at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I am definitely not going to try courting her. However, since you insist on jumping into this pit, considering how many years of brotherhood there are between us, I will help push you in.¡± ¡°¡­ some bro you are!¡± Chen Xiaolian snapped back. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have no such intention towards her. Sigh, I can¡¯t exin with just a few words either.¡± ¡°There is no need for words between bros! Next time we go for a round, just don¡¯t use Zhao Xin to thrust a spear up my ass.¡± [1] Roddyughed and the two of them moved forward through three coaches. As they were passing by a hard sleeper coach, Chen Xiaolian was suddenly renderedpletely shocked. His attention was all fixed onto that person lying on the hard sleeper bunk! At that moment, Roddy found that a strange light was flickering out of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes! Could it be a beauty? Roddy quickly turned his gaze towards that direction¡­ Only to see¡­ a male high school student in school uniform, seated upon the lower bunk of the hard sleeper. In his hands was a mobile phone, which he used to type at a rapid pace. His face was filled with indignation and his pair of thick brush like eyebrows became intertwined together. ¡°Damn it! Since when can you make that kind of face when looking at a male?!¡± Roddy forcefully shoved Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian seemedpletely oblivious to it as he continued staring at the young teenager with a pair of thick eyebrows. ¡°Han¡­ Han Bi!¡± ¡­ At the same time. In another area within the train, within a certain soft sleeperpartment in coach number three. A longhaired man with an air of theatricality lightly stabbed a dagger into its leather sheath. He then stretched about with a bored expression on his face. ¡°Sigh, we are out on another pointless matter. This is just a newbie Awakened. Is there any need for the two of us to make a special trip here?¡± Opposite the longhaired man was a gaunt and small man who looked to be about 40 years-old. He wore a dirty looking trench coat. This man¡¯s eyes shed with a cold light. ¡°The upper echelons have said that they felt a new Awakened one. In addition¡­ I hear that this one Awakened in a very special and new instance dungeon. That is why the Leader wants us to bring back this person. A newbie Awakened is of no importance. However¡­ what matters is the instance dungeon that this person had experienced! The reward from that instance dungeon is something that Leader has been bitterly searching for all these years! That is why we must be sure to bring this person back!¡± The longhaired man stood up and put down a bag of potato chips that he was holding. ¡°Then let¡¯s make our move. The earlier we finish up, the earlier we can go home. I am still on vacation. The Elder called me all the way back from the Sea of Love, now my holidays are gone.¡± The middle-aged trench coat man coldly said. ¡°When taking actionter, you must be careful! Remember, when we are not in an instance dungeon, the usage of anything with strength above [B] ss is not allowed! Otherwise, when the Development Team detects the abnormal data, no one will be able to save you.¡± 1 Xin Zhao, a character from the online game League of Legends. The Chinesemunity refer to him as Zhao Xin. Nickname: Daisy-Xin. Reason: His most used skill is a spear thrust. Due to the way the game is yed, his spear thrust always end up going up others¡¯ ass. And since a daisy resembles the rear part of the human anatomy, he is granted the title Daisy-Xin.? Chapter 40: Let Her Go!

Chapter 40: Let Her Go!

GOR Chapter 40: Let Her Go! ¡°Fatty Wu! Your chapters are left without updates again! You lump of poop! You have a small penis!¡± [1] Han Bi was furiouslymenting on the novel review section using his mobile phone. He suddenly felt someone gazing at him from the side. Han Bi turned his head¡­ en? Aely looking youngster was looking at him. ¡°What are you looking at? Have you never seen a handsome guy with thick eyebrows?¡± Han Bi gave a ¡°heng¡±. Chen Xiaolian affably stood beside Han Bi andughed while pointing at Han Bi¡¯s mobile phone. ¡°Truth is¡­ there is a reason why Fatty Wu is not updating his novels. He went travelling abroad and encountered some problems and even nearly died in a deserted ind.¡± ¡°How do you know?¡± Han Bi looked at Chen Xiaolian in a suspicious manner. ¡°What travelling abroad? Encounter with problems? Dying in a deserted ind? Are you trying to write a novel here?¡± ¡°Hahaha, I am just joking. I also read Fatty Wu¡¯s novels. I am a member of his hard-core fan base,¡± Chen Xiaolian fiddled with his hair and continued. ¡°Earlier, I identally heard you curse him with your mobile phone. ¡°You were cursing so flippantly I could not help but take another nce.¡± ¡°You¡­ you are his hard-core fan?¡± Han Bi¡¯s face turned slightly hostile. ¡°Err¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes darted about and he quickly shook his head. ¡°I was originally one. However, he kept breaking his promises and did not update his novels. So, I turned against him. Every now and then, I would sign up an ount just to curse him!¡± ¡°Hahahaha! Well done!¡± Han Bi became very pleased. ¡°It turns out we are fellow humans in the same direction! Let me tell you something. Yesterday, I signed up for a new ount, named ¡®Fatty Wu¡¯s penis is 5cm¡¯. Hahaha! It will surely enrage him to death.¡± You bitch! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded furiously. That is too vicious! ¡°Let me introduce myself, I am Chen Xiaolian,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a smile. ¡°Han Bi, from Hangzhou. You are also heading northwest?¡± ¡°En, I am travelling around, you?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°Sigh, don¡¯t mention it. My school made me participate in an aircraft modelpetition. My precious summer break is spent with me rushing everywhere to participate all for the sake of bringing back a few trophies for my school. If not for the fact that there is award money for it, I would not even bother with it. Let me tell you, I had just returned from abroad yesterday. But today, I have to set off again from Hangzhou. The organizingmittee for the domesticpetition is particrly miserly. They were not willing to buy ne tickets for us and instead had us going by train, with hard sleeper bunks at that!¡± What a¡­ coincidence. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart could not help but wonder. Thinking about it, his eyes suddenly shed with alertness: Could this have been arranged by the GM? All things considered, he could arrange for the World Wars to happen, not to mention¡­ Chen Xiaolian looked at the time before suddenly looking seriously at Han Bi. ¡°Right, I want to ask you something.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Look at me, do I look familiar?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Han Bi thought about it. ¡°You do seem somewhat familiar¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was delighted, but then Han Bi¡¯s eyes lit up and he said. ¡°Ah right! I think I saw you on the ne, right? If I am not mistaken, there was a very beautiful little girl sitting beside you. The nouveau riche of the First ss cabin!¡± [2] Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned somewhat peculiar. Roddy who was beside him could not help but blurt out. ¡°You really did end up knowing Soo Soo from the ne? In fact, you were sitting beside her? Could it be that you really do have¡­¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Chen Xiaolian was annoyed to the point of anger. He stood up and got beside Roddy, then whispered. ¡°Do me a favour.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Roddy quickly covered up his pockets. ¡°I do not have that much more money on me.¡± ¡°Pei, you and your money, you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his voice. ¡°Help me keep an eye on him.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Roddy became dumbfounded. ¡°Don¡¯t ask anything first. Just consider this as doing me a favour. Help me stay here and keep an eye on him¡­ Eh, if he starts acting strangely, quickly give me a call.¡± ¡°¡­ Then, where are you going?¡± ¡°I am going to look for Queen Qiao.¡± Roddy sighed. ¡°¡­ you are serious about it? I must say, for a virgin like you to challenge such a high levelled opponent, I am somewhat worried for you.¡± ¡°Are you going to help me out or not?¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°All right, all right. I will help you keep an eye on this thick brows brother.¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. He then pulled Roddy over to Han Bi¡¯s side. ¡°Fellow brother, can you do me a favour?¡± ¡°Do tell.¡± ¡°You see, the both of us were in such a hurry to get on the train we did not get to buy the seating tickets yet. Can you let this brother of mine rest here of a little while?¡± ¡°Hahaha, we are all good brothers! Just sit!¡± Han Biughed out merrily. Chen Xiaolian winked to Roddy, then left by giving the excuse of having to go to the toilet. ¡°Fellow brother, just sitting in the train is too boring. Do you want to go for a round?¡± Roddy said after seeing Han Bi keeping hisptop onto the hard sleeper. ¡°Yo? Bring it! Did you bring yourptop and card?¡± Roddy smiled as he put down his backpack and pulled out aptop and an inte card. ¡°Let¡¯s set down the rules: you are not allowed to be angry after getting beaten up.¡± [3] ¡°Pei, this brother¡¯s three barbaric strikes can break the world, five seconds of true manliness!¡± ¡°This brother¡¯s nickname of Bush-Ren is not an undeserved one either!¡± [4] ¡­ Chen Xiaolian continued moving towards coach number 7. As he was walking past a junction of one of the coaches, he encountered two men moving in the other direction. One of them, a longhaired male identally bumped into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulders. The man was fairly courteous and he turned back with a smile to say. ¡°Sorry.¡± ¡°It is fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head and continued walking forward. ¡­ ¡°Which coach is it?¡± The longhaired man sighed. ¡°Searching one by one is such a bother.¡± ¡°Enough nonsense, keep your eye on the radar interface. Inform me quickly once you see a green dot.¡± The two of them moved onwards. Then, the longhaired man suddenly stopped and stopped the trench coat wearing middle-aged man. ¡°Wait.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°We met a kin earlier.¡± The longhaired man¡¯s eyes shed. ¡°That kid earlier, I saw a Cross-shaped Medallion Sword hanging on his neck.¡± ¡°Really?¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man was strict. ¡°Are you certain you did not make a mistake?¡± ¡°When I was still a rookie, the first [B] ss weapon I acquired is the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword. Would I make a mistake regarding that?¡± The longhaired man¡¯s expression turned emotional. ¡°Sigh, my team members from back then have all left¡­ life is as lonely as snow.¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man seemingly turned older and he hesitated. ¡°Could it be that there are other organizations eyeing the same target as us?¡± ¡°Is thepetition for newbie recruitment so fierce nowadays?¡± The longhaired manughed. ¡°I will go follow him.¡± ¡°If possible, try not to kill,¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man gritted his teeth. ¡°We are all Awakened ones, a death means one less among us.¡± ¡°All right then, you go investigate. I will continue looking for the target. One to the front, one to the back. We will act separately. If the target is found, we will contact each other instantly!¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man continued moving forward while the longhaired man turned towards the direction Chen Xiaolian took. ¡­ ¡°Nobody?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood at the entrance to a soft sleeper within coach number 7, frowning as he looked inside. Roddy had clearly mentioned that this is the spot for the ticket that he bought for Qiao Qiao. As Chen Xiaolian was looking about nkly, the longhaired man had already reached him. The longhaired man did not stop beside Chen Xiaolian. Instead, he pretended to walk past Chen Xiaolian. (It turns out he is a noob¡­) The longhaired man secretly chuckled. He quickly walked past coach number 7. The following coach number 8 happened to be a dining coach. The longhaired man stood at the doorway to coach number 8 and swept his eyes around. Suddenly, his gaze converged into one point! Sitting near the left side of the window¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo was seated opposite one another. Soo Soo frowned as she set her face into a round dumpling shape while she looked at Queen Qiao. ¡°Unnie, why do we have to eat this kind of thing?¡± ¡°As a foreigner, you do not understand the imperial culture inherent within a train ride. Have you heard of this sentence before? Beer, beverages and mineral water; seeds, peanut and eight-treasure congee. Banner: A bowl of instant noodles!¡± [5] In Qiao Qiao¡¯s hands was a cup of Aged Jar Pickles instant noodles. With one hand, she held on to a pair of chopsticks and slurped it heartily. [6] Soo Soo¡¯s lips curled downwards and was about to say something¡­ Suddenly, she saw a longhaired man walking over. Without showing any reservation, that man sat down beside Soo Soo. This longhaired man¡¯s appearance was quite pleasing. However, the words he uttered made him look detestable. ¡°It turns out you are a little beauty! It seems Heavens did not abandon me! Pulling me all the way from the Aegean Sea to this damned train, to think that there would be such a wonderful harvest waiting for me here! Little beauty,e! Come follow uncle, uncle here will take you to enjoy the taste of the most beautiful of sights this world has to offer, all right?¡± The longhaired man stared at Soo Soo¡¯s face, his face filled with emotion. ¡°What a lovely loli, it has been so long since I have seen such a cute loli¡­ wu¡­¡± As he spoke, he extended his hand to grab Soo Soo¡¯s shoulders, causing Soo Soo to shriek out. Qiao Qiao had already tossed away her chopsticks and her fist was flying over. The longhaired man raised his left hand and easily blocked Qiao Qiao¡¯s fist. He gave her a nce. ¡°Eh? A spicy girl eh. Pity, your loli years are over, I have no interest.¡± ¡°What are you doing? Where did you bastarde from?¡± Qiao Qiao raised her eyebrows as she struggled to free her right hand that was being gripped by the other party. Qiao Qiao¡¯s heart sank as she realized that the other party¡¯s strength was simply staggering! Her fist that was infamous throughout her school was held tightly by the longhaired man and could not be freed. Without showing any hesitation, Qiao Qiao waved her left hand and threw the cup of instant noodles over. The longhaired man¡¯s eyes turned focused and he caught the cup of instant noodles with ease. He sniffed its content. ¡°Spicy girl, eating instant noodles will harm your image of a goddess, don¡¯t you know that?¡± ¡°Bastard! Quick let go of my little sister!¡± Qiao Qiao took advantage of the moment he used to speak and twisted her body, jumping out from her seat. Despite having her right hand gripped by the other party, with an abrupt turn, sheunched a kick out towards the longhaired man¡¯s face. Regardless of angle or strength, this kick of hers appeared wless. The longhaired male¡¯s eyes shed. ¡°Good leg strength! Good waist strength!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s kicknded upon empty space. The longhaired man let go of her fist and rapidly moved sideways, stopping right behind her. He extended his hand and pushed her shoulder, causing Qiao Qiao to fall over, and her head mmed down onto a table. ¡°Unnie!¡± Soo Soo screamed out. The longhaired man looked on with regret at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Beautiful girl, that is enough. Your body shape is good while both your legs and waist are first ss¡­ unfortunately, you are not my taste.¡± Having said that, he extended his hand and pulled Soo Soo out. He then moved down as he smiled. ¡°Let us go! Haha, I did not expect that this time¡¯s target would be a soft, exclusive little sister. I like this kind of quest.¡± ¡°Release¡­ my little sister!¡± Qiao Qiao struggled to get up. Her head that had fallen onto the table was bleeding. She stood before the longhaired man. Then, with a clear ¡°he¡± sound, she flew up into the air and her left leg was kicked up high overhead. A single beautiful leg struck down onto the longhaired man¡¯s head! ¡°Good skill.¡± The longhaired man used one hand to sessfully block it. He then pushed and Qiao Qiao was thrown backwards. ¡°As an ordinary girl, your potential is really good. I am having mixed feelings now. I really want to take you back. Perhaps there is worth in nurturing you.¡± Qiao Qiao fell down heavily upon the floor, her back burning with pain. Looking at how powerful this longhaired man was, Qiao Qiao heart hadpletely sunk. She bit her lips tightly. ¡°Bastard! Let go of my sister! If you dare hurt her, I will definitely kill you!¡± Qiao Qiao forced herself to stand up. However, before she could straighten herself, she suddenly heard a steady voiceing from behind her. ¡°Qiao Qiao, duck!¡± 1 Fatty Wu is Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pen name.? 2 In China, nouveau riche is also used to describe someone rich whocks taste. Or someone who likes to show off their money. Raw: ¡®ÍÁºÀ¡¯, Pinyin: ¡®t¨³h¨¢o¡¯.? 3 They are talking about the online game League of Legends (LoL).? 4 Barbarian King, Tryndamere from LoL has a quote given to him by the si Lla-Demacia: ¡®Titled the Triple Striking Barbarian, the barbaric brother with three heroic strikes, the iron-blooded man with five seconds of true manliness!¡¯ Reason for the title is that inte game, a well-fed Tryndamere needs only three hits max to kill any other character. The five seconds of true manliness refers to his ultimate skill, which gives him invulnerability for five seconds. He has since been nerfed. Bush-Ren aka Garen of Demacia from LoL. It came from the early days of LoL where Garen would hide in the bushes and ambush other hapless people with his skill, usually killing them in the process. Thus, he was given the title Bush Terrorist or Bush-Ren. He has since been nerfed as well. Quote: ¡®Self-proimed to be the Might of Demacia, but known by all in jianghu as Bush-Ren, he specializes in hiding in the bushes to peep at girls butts and picking up easy wins.¡¯? 5 ¡°Beer, beverages and mineral water; seeds, peanut and eight-treasure congee¡± is a standard sentence shouted by the sellers on the train.? 6 Aged Jar Pickles instant noodles, a fairly popr brand in China renowned for its sourness. Raw: ¡®ÀÏ̳Ëá²ËÃ桯, pinyin: ¡®l¨£o t¨¢n su¨¡nc¨¤i mi¨¤n¡¯.? Chapter 41: Roddy’s Courage

Chapter 41: Roddy¡¯s Courage

GOR Chapter 41: Roddy¡¯s Courage The voice sounded familiar. However, Qiao Qiao did not have the time to consider that as she instinctively lowered her head¡­ Hu! A mass of flesh roared as it sailed over Qiao Qiao¡¯s head, flying towards the longhaired man¡¯s head. The longhaired man stared in shock as he intercepted the salvo with his right hand. He then saw that his hand was holding on to a fleshy ball of hair¡­ An adorable fat cat was ring at him with its pair of cat eyes. ¡°This is¡­ Four-Eyed War Cat?¡± The longhaired man was dumbfounded and had no time to respond as Garfield¡¯s paws shot out to strike his face! Bang! As a [B] ss War Beast, its one strike caused the longhaired man to fly into the air. His head fell first onto the dining table, causing it to break apart! The fight within the dining coach had caused the other passengers to run away in fright. Chen Xiaolian watched as the longhaired man was sent flying and Soo Soo who was being held by him was let go in the middle of the air. Chen Xiaolian immediately leapt up, using both hands to cradle Soo Soo. As they were falling down, he positioned his body to ensure that his back would take the brunt of the fall. Before he could get up, Qiao Qiao had already rushed forward and pulled Soo Soo away from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s bosom. Queen Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian with surprise. ¡°It¡¯s you?¡± ¡°Enough nonsense! Quick, run! I will hold him back!¡± ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°Run quick! You cannot beat him!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out. Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth and wiped away the blood on her forehead. She ced Soo Soo on the floor and shouted rapidly. ¡°Soo Soo, quickly run away! Go to the front to find the train marshals!¡± Soo Soo who had been scared witless was sobbing. ¡°Unnie¡­¡± ¡°Quick run!¡± Qiao Qiao forcefully pushed her. ¡°Run away fast! Bring the train marshals over!¡± Soo Soo¡¯s eyes showed confusion for a moment. She then ran off to the front area of the train. Chen Xiaolian watched as Qiao Qiao picked up a broken table leg. She gripped it with her hand, her face filled with resolution. He decided not to say anything. The longhaired man had already straightened himself up from the wrecked dining table. He brushed his ruined clothes. ¡°Heng, you really are a rookie. To think that you would use a Four-Eyed Stupid Cat as your pet. That sure shocked me. Hey, rookie! Which organization are you from? Who is your boss?¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and stared intently at the longhaired man. ¡°Not going to talk? Then I will first cripple you,¡± The longhaired man sneered as he abruptly ripped off his outer clothes. Chen Xiaolian was shocked to see that underneath the longhaired man¡¯s outer clothes was a protective suit. However, the colour of the protective suit was one he had never seen before, a light purple colour. ¡°See this? An [A] ss Violet Protective Suit,¡± The longhaired man curled up the corners of his lips. ¡°Still thinking of stopping me?¡± Chen Xiaolian remained mute as he pulled the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword that was hanging around his neck. In his hand, the sword transformed into a cross shaped sword. He roared, then raised the sword and rushed forward! Pata. Qiao Qiao who was standing nearby saw Chen Xiaolian rip out his pendant and transformed it into an exaggerated European looking sword as though he was performing a magic trick. The table leg that she was holding fell on to the floor. ¡°I¡­ am I seeing things now?¡± ¡­ Keng! The longhaired man shed to the side and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword sh split the coach seat behind him in half! Chen Xiaolian did not show any hesitation. The sword shed horizontally and then arced forward again. The longhaired man sneered and twisted his body to ept the attack. The sword made contact with the waist area of the purple protective suit, causing sparks to fly out! The longhaired man used this opportunity to get closer and struck at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder with a fist. Chen Xiaolian felt half his body bing shaken and was forced back a few steps. ¡°Eh? That is a pretty good level of strength. [B] ss?¡± The longhaired man¡¯s eyes showed some degree of surprise. ¡°Is this the standard for rookies these days?¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and suddenly shouted out coldly. ¡°Garfield!¡± ¡°Meow!¡± Behind the longhaired man, Garfield that had been constantly looking for an opportunity now pounced forward. Its furry body stered itself onto the longhaired man¡¯s back and its paws scratched him in session. The longhaired man let out a scream and moved both his hands to his back. Unfortunately, Garfield¡¯s furry body was too small and the longhaired man was unable to reach him. Chen Xiaolian had already rushed forward, as he sent the long sword ahead to the longhaired man as a greeting. The longhaired man furiously backed away as he dodged. He did his best to move his head, arms and areas below his waist away from the sword path. The cross-shaped sword shed down upon the surface of his protective suit, causing sparks to fly out non-stop! Chen Xiaolian was attacking with frenzy and his sword moved about both vertically and horizontally. As the longhaired man kept retreating, the seats and area on both sides of the dining coach were cut apart under the shes issued by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Cross-shaped Medallion Sword. Finally, the longhaired man managed to grab onto Garfield¡¯s neck. He lifted up the fat cat and viciously threw it in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s direction. Chen Xiaolian caught Garfield and saw that the longhaired man¡¯s fist had already reached his face. The punch struck him squarely in his face, causing him to see stars and blood to flow out of his nose. The longhaired man¡¯s movements were fast. He followed it up with a kick onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s stomach and Chen Xiaolian was sent sprawling backwards. He ended up in a pile of diner seat debris. ¡°You rookie bastard, do you not know the rules? When not within an instance dungeon, you are not allowed to summon out your pet to do battle!¡± The longhaired man gritted his teeth. ¡°Just which organization are you from?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his lower abdomen burning with pain. He could not help but secretly curse inwardly. In terms of strength, his opponent did not seem that much strongerpared to him. However, that purple [A] ss protective suit was too ridiculous. He could not break it at all! The kick caused him to feel as though the intestines within his lower abdomen had beenpressed into a single mass. The resulting pain made his body break out in cold sweat. The longhaired man was about to rush him again when Qiao Qiao immediately leapt out from the side. She brought the broken table leg down upon the longhaired man but it was directly split apart by him! Qiao Qiao then tilted her body as she performed a roundhouse kick followed by an elbow strike, then a knee m¡­ In just one breath, she unleashed a flurry ofbos! Queen Qiao is indeed worthy of the title Queen. Herbination of techniques was both urate and ruthless! However, the longhaired man only smiled indifferently and used one hand to block those moves. He blocked off all of Qiao Qiao¡¯s offensive moves. Then, he used the palm of his hand to hit Qiao Qiao¡¯s left calf. Qiao Qiao screamed out in pain and stepped backwards. Her jerky footsteps were obvious. The longhaired man smiled contemptuously and was about to say something. Suddenly, the watch-like item he was wearing on his wrist emitted a voice. ¡°What happened? What are you doing?¡± The longhaired man scowled and spoke out loudly. ¡°I found the target in the dining coach, coach number 8. The target is currently moving towards you! Haha, go catch her quick. I am currently picking up an easy win.¡± [1] ¡°Stop ying about. Completing the mission is more important. Come over quickly.¡± The longhaired man let out a snort. He smiled contemptuously at Chen Xiaolian and Queen Qiao. ¡°Farewell rookie. If there is another opportunity, I will give you another lesson.¡± After that, he sneered before moving to the windows. He smashed the windows with a punch, grabbed the windowsill and flipped his body out of the coach onto the ceiling¡­ ¡°Not good! He has partners! Quick, go look for Soo Soo!¡± Chen Xiaolian jumped up and turned to look at Qiao Qiao who was seated on the floor. ¡°Are you all right?¡± Qiao Qiao tried to stand up but her legs remained weak. ¡°Go quickly! Do not worry about me!¡± She paused; in her eyes, traces of an imploring look could be seen. ¡°I do not know what kind of people you are¡­ but, I beg you, save my little sister. I beg you!¡± ¡°I will do my best!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao onest time before running towards the direction taken by Soo Soo. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian ran at full speed through the train coach. Along the way, he knocked over a small cart belonging to the train crew. After running through four coaches, he saw Soo Soo being hugged by Roddy at the entrance to the hard sleeper bunk. Soo Soo was sobbing as she tried to say something. Han Bi who was on the side had also stood up; his face was filled with confusion and doubt. Chen Xiaolian suddenly caught onto the sound of ¡°teng teng teng teng¡±ing from the ceiling. It was as though something was moving past him quickly from the rooftop. His face changed and he shouted loudly to Roddy. ¡°Roddy! Take Soo Soo and run! Run quickly!¡± ¡°What?¡± The distance between them was too far apart and Roddy was unable to catch those words. He raised his head and asked the question. It was at that moment that a harsh sound of metal being ripped apart sounded out from the ceiling of the train¡­ A sharp de pierced through the train ceiling¡¯syer of metal. It then cut out an incision in the ceiling! Next, a hand was stuck in. The hand grabbed onto the incision and pulled with force! Ci¡­ A whole part of the train ceiling¡¯syer of metal was torn apart to reveal a huge hole! A hand stretched out from above with lightning like speed and caught onto Soo Soo¡¯s hair. Without waiting for Roddy¡¯s reaction, it directly pulled Soo Soo up! ¡°What is that!¡± Roddy let out a loud scream as he tried to catch Soo Soo¡¯s legs. However, all he saw was a fist descending upon him. He was struck and fell onto the floor. Soo Soo cried as she was pulled out of the coach! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank. He ran madly forward and first pulled Roddy up from the floor. ¡°Are you all right?¡± ¡°What monster is that?¡± Roddy¡¯s face was filled with shock. ¡°Train, train ceiling¡­¡± ¡°Someone took Soo Soo! I will go save her!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body flew up with a jump. He caught the side of the torn out ceiling and his body vigorously shot through the gap. In just a moment, he had disappeared through the ceiling. ¡°Holy shit!¡± Roddy looked on with a dumbfounded expression. ¡°Am I seeing things? When did Xiaolian be so outrageous? No wait¡­ just what on Earth is going on here!¡± Han Bi who was on the side was also shocked. ¡°It, it seemed like¡­ someone pulled the little girl¡­ out through the ceiling? You¡­ what kind of person is your friend?¡± Roddy suddenly became agitated and cursed out. ¡°{F*ck}! I don¡¯t care! It dares to snatch my friend¡¯s little sister! This senior cannot simply sit by and do nothing! Xiaolian! I aming to help you!¡± He then struggled to jump up. After sessfully catching hold of the sides of the hole in the ceiling, his legs kicked about. ¡°Han Bi! Help me up!¡± Han Bi looked on nkly as he subconsciously used his hands to push Roddy¡¯s legs upwards. Roddy then crawled up the ceiling in a toad like manner¡­ ¡°This¡­ just what kind of people are these¡­¡± ¡­ After getting onto the roof of the train, Roddy was buffeted by the roaring winds. His mind immediately calmed down and the pounding of his hot blood seemingly vanished in an instant¡­ ¡°I¡­ what crazy son of a bitch stunt am I pulling? I am not Jackie Chan!¡± Roddy sprawled on the roof as he cursed out. The train travelled along. Trees, wilderness, farnds and buildings could be glimpsed moving past both sides of the railway¡­ The roaring winds almost rendered Roddy incapable of opening his mouth. He could only subconsciouslytch tightly onto whatever ce he couldy his hands on as he forced his body to lie t upon the rooftop. However, at that moment, he raised his head and saw a scene unfold. Chen Xiaolian was struggling on the roof, trying to move forward. Before Chen Xiaolian was a longhaired man whose hands were holding onto Soo Soo. The longhaired manshed out with a kick, causing Chen Xiaolian to fall. After falling, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body slid down from the roof of the train to the side. Both of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands were gripping tightly onto the side of the roof as his body swayed about on the side of the train¡­ ¡°Damn it!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes turned red; a surge of hot blood rushed up his head! ¡°You struck my bro!¡± His heart pounded heavily. Even though his body was still feeling numb and shrouded with fear, Roddy roared out within himself. ¡°Roddy! Get up! You are a male! A man! The code of brotherhood! I cannot just ignore my bro¡¯s plight! Get up, Roddy!¡± Finally, a trembling figure rose up from the roof of the train. Although his movements were clumsy and slow, it carried with it an atmosphere of one who will not retreat! Roddy stood up on the roof. Then, seemingly to encourage himself, he let loose a shout as he charged towards the longhaired man before him. ¡°DEMACIA!¡± [2] 1 ¡°Picking up an easy win¡± here is tranted from ¡®Å°²Ë¡¯, pinyin: ¡®n¨¹¨¨ c¨¤i¡¯, roughly tranted into ¡®abusing vegetables¡¯. It means that you are someone who do not understand a game or a fight and yet could easily pick up a win against your opponent, and even causing your opponent to be unable to retaliate or do anything about it.? 2 ¡°Demacia!¡± is the catchphrase of Garen from the game League of Legends.? Chapter 42: The Wrong Person?

Chapter 42: The Wrong Person?

GOR Chapter 42: The Wrong Person? After receiving a kick, Chen Xiaolian fell down the roof of the train and his body slid down to the side. With both his hands tightly gripping onto the side of the train¡¯s roof, Chen Xiaolian watched as the longhaired man smiled derisively. Then, the longhaired man mmed down his foot. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s left hand was trampled by the longhaired man¡¯s foot and the sound of ¡°ka ka¡± could be hearding from his bones. He endured the pain, then sent out his right hand to grab onto the other party¡¯s ankle. The longhaired man was suddenly pulled down and his body fell t on the roof of the train. Soo Soo let out a scream as the longhaired man loosened his hand and the resulting momentum caused the little girl to roll down towards the side of the train. Chen Xiaolian had no choice but to let go of his hold on the longhaired man and used his hand to grab Soo Soo¡¯s wrist¡­ Soo Soo shrieked sharply as the train galloped forward. She had her wrist held by Chen Xiaolian and was hanging down the side of the galloping train. Thanks to the train¡¯s high level of speed, her body swung back and forth and the little girl was scared to the point where tears could no longere out¡­ ¡°A a a ah!¡± Chen Xiaolian struggled to make a toss to throw Soo Soo up to the roof of the train. At this moment, Roddy who was shouting ¡°Demacia¡± had rushed up. He had both his arms open, just like a crab. Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°Roddy! Catch!¡± Roddy suddenly saw Soo Soo¡¯s figure sailing through the air, moving towards him. He quickly caught her with both hands and the two of them fell down upon the roof. Chen Xiaolian who had one hand hooked upon the roof finally managed to ce his foot onto the upper ledge of a train window. With a jump, he leapt back up onto the roof. The longhaired man had also gotten up. However, he did not bother with Chen Xiaolian and headed towards Roddy. Roddy had one hand ced upon the roof as support and was barely able to lift up half his body when he saw the longhaired man lunge towards him. Seeing the other partying towards him, Roddy forced himself up. He sent a left hook forward but had his wrist gripped tightly by the longhaired man. The resulting pain caused his body to bend down. The longhaired man sneered. Roddy then used his right hand to retrieve something from his bosom and threw it towards the longhaired man¡¯s head. The longhaired man tilted his head to dodge and caught sight of a mobile phone flying past him. Heughed out with disdain. ¡°Idiot!¡± However, just as he was speaking out, he heard a whistling sound of winding from behind¡­ Pa! A heavy blownded on the back of his head! The longhaired man¡¯s eyes cked out for an instant. He then turned around to see Chen Xiaolian behind him, holding onto a mobile phone! The exterior shape had remained intact! The longhaired man felt so much pain that he could see stars spinning before him. He then looked at the item in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and asked in a muffled voice. ¡°Nokia?¡± ¡°Heng!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his hand and came at him again. This time though, the longhaired man was prepared and he dodged to the side. He thennded a punch onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulders before gripping his wrist and executing a shoulder throw! Chen Xiaolian was mmed down on the roof and he almost lost his breath. In his mind, he thought: Damn, too disadvantageous! In terms of strength, he seemed about equal to his opponent. However¡­ there was too big of a difference in fighting skills! As an ordinary high school student, how could he know any fighting skills. As for this longhaired man, he was obviously equipped with a great deal of fighting techniques. Even though the quality of their bodies was about the same, Chen Xiaolian could only end up being beaten up by him. At that moment, another head emerged from the hole in the roof. Qiao Qiao struggled up the hole and saw Soo Soo being held by Roddy. She then rushed madly forward. She did not rush towards Soo Soo but instead flew forward with her knee to the front, mming straight onto the back of the longhaired man! Due to the momentum behind this knee strike, the longhaired man¡¯s body staggered for a moment. He then became furious. Turning around, he extended his hand to grab Qiao Qiao¡¯s hair. With a forceful tug, he pulled Qiao Qiao down onto the roof. ¡°Bunch of rascals!¡± The longhaired man¡¯s face turned grim. ¡°I had originally not wanted to kill anyone! You are the ones looking for death!¡± He lifted his right hand over his head¡­ A sphere of golden mes suddenly appeared upon his palm. With a ¡°hong¡±, it was brought down upon Qiao Qiao who was on the roof! Chen Xiaolian leapt forward in the nick of time and pulled Qiao Qiao to the other side! The longhaired man¡¯s fist that was covered in a golden light smashed down upon the roof, causing a sudden harsh, tearing sound to st out! A huge hole was sted open by his punch! The hole was so big that it was possible to look down onto the insides of the train with ease¡­ Within a hard sleeper bunk, a pair of both male and female were huddled together, both holding onto each other¡¯s face as they mutually kissed¡­ ¡°I will fight you to the end!¡± Chen Xiaolian spread opened his arms and aggressively caught the longhaired man in an embrace. He then pushed the longhaired man with him down the hole! They both fell down from the top into the train coach! The couple who were originally resting within the bunk were scared silly as they watched two people fall down from the hole in the ceiling. Their fall broke the table inside the room into smithereens and the items on it, fruits, peanuts, seeds and c were all sent flying. Chen Xiaolian exerted all his might to engage in a wrestle with the longhaired man¡­ he was clear that the longhaired man far outstripped him in terms of fighting techniques. In order to gain even a sliver of hope to win, he needed to get into a tangle with the longhaired man. That way, the longhaired man would have no chance to utilize his superior fighting techniques! The two of them grappled with one another and Chen Xiaolian had to suffer from several punches, resulting in him vomiting out a mouthful of blood onto the longhaired man¡¯s face. The longhaired man¡¯s face was a mask of savagery as killing intent spilled out of his eyes! Chen Xiaolian returned several punches back to the longhaired man. However, the longhaired man had the purple protective suit; Chen Xiaolian felt as though his fists were punching onto a b of metal. ¡°Go die!¡± The longhaired man viciously cried out and his hand suddenly produced a dagger out from his waist. The dagger then stabbed down onto Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian forced his body to twist aside, causing the trajectory of the iing dagger to change slightly. It then stabbed down into his shoulder Chen Xiaolian let out a scream due to the pain. He saw blood flowing out without restraint from his wound and yet the longhaired man¡¯s hand continued gripping onto the dagger as he attempted to turn the de¡­ Chen Xiaolian screamed out miserably and he struck out with his fists and elbows towards the longhaired man¡¯s body several times. The longhaired man though, extended out with his other hand and began strangling Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck! Chen Xiaolian could feel his breathing rate bing slower while his blood kept flowing out from his shoulder wound. As for the longhaired man, he was on top of Chen Xiaolian, his expression bing increasingly ferocious¡­ It was at that moment, that a ¡°hong¡± sound resonated! A dining table smashed down onto the longhaired man¡¯s head! The longhaired man¡¯s eyes rolled up for a moment and his hold on Chen Xiaolian was suddenly lost. Chen Xiaolian quickly rolled over to the side. He watched, as the longhaired man remained bent over, both his hands holding onto his head for a moment before dodging over to another side. Raising his head, Chen Xiaolian saw a youngster standing there with a pair of thick and intertwined eyebrows. Han Bi panted as he looked on at the scene before him with surprise¡­ he looked down at the dining table that he had smashed apart¡­ Back then, he had heard a noiseing over from here. He then ran over to find Chen Xiaolian being pressed down by the longhaired man as he used a dagger to stab into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder¡­ When he saw that, Han Bi did not give too much thought about it and only instinctively wanted to help this new friend of his. The hot blood of youth led him to rush forward without showing any hesitation¡­ He smoothly pulled up a dining table beside him¡­ Han Bi had forgotten that the tables on the train were all welded together with the train floor! He pulled the table; then, following a tearing sound, the table was lifted up using an inexplicable strength of unknown origin. The table then arced down onto the longhaired man¡¯s head! A strike! Seeing Chen Xiaolian extricate himself, Han Bi then reacted. He stood there and gaped as he looked down upon his own hands. ¡°I¡­ how could I have so much strength?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and pulled the dagger out of his shoulder, causing blood to spray out. He did not hesitate to produce a Mid ss Healing Beast Blood and proceeded to swallow it. The longhaired man had stood up and stared intently at Han Bi. He looked long and hard at him. ¡°Eh? You¡­ you are a newbie? Mistake! It¡¯s you!¡± The longhaired man¡¯s face suddenly changed. It was as if he had suddenly realized something important. Chen Xiaolian had already gotten up himself. He quickly summoned out the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword and charged forward again. ¡°Linked Dual sh, Cross sh!¡± A light in the shape of a standard cross was imprinted onto the longhaired man¡¯s body, throwing him back. Several seats within the train coach were wrecked as a result. Chen Xiaolian grabbed onto Han Bi and shouted. ¡°Han Bi! Have you awakened?¡± ¡°Wha¡­ what? I do not understand what you are talking about!¡± Han Bi remained immobile as he looked on in surprise at his own hands. ¡°I¡­ What happened to me just now? I¡­ How did I do that?¡± ¡°Enough nonsense!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°Let¡¯s fight this fellow together! Quick, use your skill!¡± ¡°Ski¡­ Skill?¡± Han Bi¡¯s face turned distressful. ¡°What are you talking about? I do not understand a single word that you are saying.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked on helplessly and could only charge forward alone. His cross shaped sword arced through the air, but the longhaired man had the protection of the protective suit. The longhaired man dodged around for a bit, then executed a few moves and forced Chen Xiaolian to retreat. The longhaired man lowered his head to examine his protective suit and saw a shallow cross-shaped mark on it. His face turned irritated. ¡°Do you have any idea how expensive it is to repair this mark? Bastard!¡± Chen Xiaolian gasped for breath and looked at the longhaired man. He became increasingly frustrated ¨C this fellow is simply far stronger than him! At this moment, a sound came from behind him, from the other end of the train coach. ¡°Just what is going on? Do you really need to spend so much time on a rookie? Where is the target?¡± Chen Xiaolian rapidly turned his body sideways to look back. He saw a middle-aged man wearing a trench coat slowly walking over from the other side of the coach. This trench coat wearing middle-aged man had a short and gaunt stature, however, his cold and indifferent eyes¡­ ¡°Another one?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank badly. The longhaired man fiercely spat out his spittle. ¡°Pei! I nearly scored an own goal. Earlier I had identified the wrong person and thought of some little girl as the target. There, the target is right here. You go catch him. I will deal with this sword-wielding rookie! He is mine!¡± Having heard the conversation between the two of them, the gears of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind moved quickly¡­ Own goal? Wrong person? Target is right here? He quickly turned his head to look at Han Bi and yelled out. ¡°Han Bi! Quickly run!¡± ¡­ The trench coat wearing middle-aged man curled up the corners of his lips and sneered. Suddenly, his figure flickered! So fast! Chen Xiaolian felt as though there was something wrong with his eyes! The trench coat wearing man appeared beside Han Bi, his palm cut down like a de onto Han Bi¡¯s neck. The thick browed youngster¡¯s head tilted and fell onto the floor. ¡°Done! Taskplete, let¡¯s go.¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man carried Han Bi on his shoulders and moved to a side. With one punch, he broke open the windows. ¡°Let¡¯s go! Your actions this time is too big! Problems will arise.¡± ¡°I¡­¡± The longhaired man stared at Chen Xiaolian with fury. He pointed at Chen Xiaolian and said. ¡°Rookie! If not for the rule to limit power usage, I would have killed you! Remember, don¡¯t ever let me see you in an instance dungeon!¡± After saying that, he pulled back his finger and made a throat slitting gesture. The trench coat wearing middle-aged man carried Han Bi and leapt out of the train, disappearing into the surroundings. The longhaired man gave a sneer and turned around. However, he instead leapt up onto the roof of the train! Chen Xiaolian immediately shouted out. ¡°Not good!¡± He rushed over to the ce where a hole was made on the roof of the train to see the longhaired man running over at a rapid speed. Soon, the sound of Qiao Qiao screaming could be heard. ¡°Soo Soo!¡± The longhaired man let out a triumphantughter. Chen Xiaolian could only watch as the longhaired man carried Soo Soo with him as he jumped off the train, his figure flitting past outside the windows and hended onto the wilderness beside the railways. Chen Xiaolian quickly jumped up onto the roof. There, he saw Qiao Qiao bent over the side of the roof as she shouted with all her might into the distance. ¡°Stop shouting! I will go snatch her back!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°Roddy! Take care of Qiao Qiao!¡± After that, he took two steps back and inhaled deeply as he prepared to jump down the train¡­ En, I am [B] ss after all. If they can do it, I should not have any problems doing so, right? However, before he could make the jump, Qiao Qiao seized Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. ¡°Bring me together!¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Bring me down together! We are running out of time! Quick!¡± ¡°I cannot do that! You¡­¡± ¡°If you won¡¯t bring me down, then I will just jump down myself!¡± Having said that, Qiao Qiao suddenly let go of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. She ran towards the side of the roof ¡­ ¡°¡­ damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out loudly. He moved forward and grabbed Qiao Qiao in an embrace. Then, he took a deep breath and both his legs pushed with all its might. His figure was propelled out towards the farnds beyond the railway¡­ ¡°Xiaolian!¡± Roddy was scared silly from the spectacle. He quickly rushed to the side of the roof and saw Chen Xiaolian standing up on the farnds that was now far behind the train. Chen Xiaolian waved to him. ¡°I am all right! You take care!¡± Chapter 43: KO

Chapter 43: KO

GOR Chapter 43: KO ¡°Are you done throwing a ruckus? How long do you intend to hold onto me?¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand, which was tightly gripping onto his leg. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was solemn as he said. ¡°They are not the type of people that you can handle, yet you insist oning¡­¡± ¡°That is my little sister!¡± Qiao Qiao bit down hard on her lips and stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°No matter what, I must protect her! If this were to happen to you, if your loved ones were to be bullied, would you consider whether you have the ability to beat the opponent before you choose to step up?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and nodded his head. ¡°Very well. Your words make sense¡­ however, can you let go off my clothes now.¡± Qiao Qiao red at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I dare not let go. Because¡­ it seems that, those people and you are the same, beyond ordinary. Back when you were fighting one another on the train, were you using super powers?¡± ¡°¡­ You can assume it to be that.¡± ¡°Then, do you know them? I heard the longhaired bastard calling you a rookie. It seems that you are of the same type¡­ Since that is the case, now that they have escaped, I must closely follow you. That is the only way for me to find my little sister.¡± ¡°¡­ I really do not know those people. They came to kidnap your sister while I have been trying to help you,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°However, my intuition tells me that only by following you would I be able to find them. As I said, you and they seemed to be of the same kind.¡± Chen Xiaolian knew that this was not something that could be exined with just a few words. He simply turned his head to face another direction. ¡°Let us go! They are going that way.¡± ¡°How do you know that?¡± ¡°As you said, we are of the same kind.¡± Chen Xiaolian curled his lips. Within the radar interface of the system, the green dots were clearly moving fast in that direction. Chen Xiaolian recalled that within the radar disy of the system, a red dot would signify a monster; a yellow dot would signify NPC and a green dot would represent a yer or an Awakened. It also represents himself, a system irregrity. ¡­ The two of them quickly advanced towards the direction shown by the radar disy. They were currently in a suburban vige withrge tracts of farnds. However, due to the fact that winter just concluded, and that spring has yet to begin, thends were deste and bare. Chen Xiaolian ran at full speed, however Qiao Qiao was unable to keep up in just a matter of moments ¨C this queen who was bursting with fury had suffered from an injury to her ankle. Although she tried her best to endure, her speed gradually fell. In his heart, Chen Xiaolian was secretly feeling anxious. The one matter that kept him relieved was that ording to the radar, the other party¡¯s speed was not too fast. It appeared that they were in no hurry to escape. The both of them ran across a farnd¡¯s irrigation ditch and saw a tile-roofed building. A bicycle was resting upon it walls; even though it was already rusty, it seemed to be useable. Chen Xiaolian quickly went over to check it out. ¡°It is useable!¡± After considering the circumstances, he retrieved his wallet and ced down hisst two red-coloured bills onto the ground where the bicycle was originally ced [1]. He then picked up a stone and ced it on them as paperweight. ¡°You are quite considerate,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes narrowed at the sight. Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He got on the bicycle and patted on the back seat. ¡°Quick, get up!¡± Chen Xiaolian put all his might into the pedals, cycling at an incredible speed. His [B] ss Physique and Endurance were put to y and the distance between the two sides on the radar disy was rapidly closing up. As the distance between the two sides was reduced to about less than 500 metres, the four green dots of the other side suddenly stopped down in a certain area. Chen Xiaolian abruptly stopped the bicycle. ¡°Why did you stop chasing?¡± Qiao Qiao asked impatiently. ¡°First, let us discuss our strategy,¡± Chen Xiaolian got off the bicycle and put it on the side of the street. Chen Xiaolian returned Qiao Qiao¡¯s gaze and said in a deep voice. ¡°That longhaired man is very strong. I am not his match. In addition¡­ he have another partner. I feel that his partner¡¯s strength is also no less powerful. Considering our current state, I fear that even if we manage to chase up to them¡­¡± ¡°Even if we cannot beat them, we should still fight it out,¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian and quickly continued. ¡°I know that I have no right to ask for your help. You have already given us so much assistance back on train, protecting Soo Soo. I do not know the reason as to why you are doing all this. But still¡­ Chen Xiaolian, I thank you!¡± Qiao Qiao took a deep breath while maintaining a resolute expression. ¡°When we chase up to them, you focus on finding a way to rescue them, then¡­ I will stay behind and stop them! I will buy you enough time to get away. Even if I were to die, I will certainly hold them!¡± ¡°¡­ you really do not care about your own life,¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a strained smile. ¡°Let us not even talk about how you do not have enough strength. Even if¡­ did you not consider the fact that you are a young girl? For a young girl to end up in the hands of two bandits¡­ are you not afraid about what would happen to you?¡± ¡°She is my sister, even if I have to put my life on the line, I must still save her!¡± Chen Xiaolian squinted, then he turned to look in another direction ¨C the other party remained immobile, staying still in that same spot. Could it be¡­ are they deliberately waiting for us to catch up? That seemed likely. After all, they have a higher level of strength and have nothing to fear. Perhaps they remained with the intention of finishing us all off. Chen Xiaolian sighed and hesitated for a moment. He then extended a fist before Qiao Qiao and slowly unfolded his palm. Lying upon his palm was a small and unique looking syringe. ¡°This is?¡± ¡°Gic Enhancement Serum. I will say this first, I do not know if there will be any side effects to using this. However¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°After using this, perhaps you will be able to be stronger. You seem to be very proficient in terms of fighting techniques; if this serum works on you, then¡­ perhaps you will be a force to be reckoned with.¡± Chen Xiaolian paused before continuing in a low tone. ¡°However, I really do not know if this item would bring about any side effects¡­ because you are an ordinary person¡­ you are not an Awakened or a yer¡­¡± Before he could even finish, Qiao Qiao had already snatched away the syringe and showed no hesitation as she pierced it onto her shoulder! A few secondster¡­ ¡°How do you feel?¡± Qiao Qiao inhaled deeply. ¡°I don¡¯t feel anything¡­ but¡­¡± She took two steps back. Then, without any indication whatsoever, she suddenly delivered a kick. As the toes of her leg were seemingly about tond on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, a strong breeze sted Chen Xiaolian in the face. He then subconsciously retreated one step backwards. ¡°It seemed¡­ this sense of strength does not feel the same as it used to,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes flickered and she turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The reason why you have such a strong strength is because of this item? Oh, right! Your wounds! I had clearly seen a bloody wound on your shoulder earlier. But now, that wound¡­ why is it not bleeding anymore?¡± ¡°There is no time to exin in detail.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°When we chase up to them, act ordingly. If there is an opportunity, go save them and take them away. Don¡¯t just think about fighting¡­ I will stay at the rear to slow them down.¡± ¡°You¡­ that is too dangerous!¡± Traces of emotions and gratitude could be seen in Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. ¡°I have a final life-saving trick,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°I really do not want to use it unless as ast resort.¡± ¡­ ¡°Are we really not going to leave?¡± The longhaired man leaned upon a tree and nced at the trench coat wearing middle-aged man. ¡°Are we waiting for them here? Do we finish them off?¡± ¡°I hate being followed,¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man gave a ¡°heng¡±. ¡°Why not get rid of them back when we were in the train?¡± ¡°Idiot! Your actions in the train were too big! With that level of action, it would be easy for us to be discovered. How will the consequences of your actions get cleared away? If it ends up affecting the setting of this world, the Development Team will definitely find out about it.¡± ¡°So, you lured them here?¡± ¡°There will be no one to bear witness here,¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man coldly replied. ¡°Kill them. I do not care which organization that rookie is from. Since he dares to disrupt our task, then he is an enemy. Killing him can also be considered as a lesson for that rookie¡¯s organization.¡± As he spoke, the trench coat wearing middle-aged man suddenly frowned. He lowered his head and cast a nce at Soo Soo who was seated on the ground. She had her eyes covered as she cried non-stop. ¡°Annoying. I hate children of this age the most,¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man gritted his teeth. ¡°If she keeps crying, then just knock her unconscious.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t do that. You really have no clue how to appreciate beauty,¡± The longhaired man smiled and walked to Soo Soo¡¯s side. He extended his hand to rub her hair. ¡°She is such a beautiful and adorable little loli. You would actually have the heart to strike her?¡± With his hand upon Soo Soo¡¯s head, Soo Soo became scared and her body trembled persistently. ¡°I meant what I said, knock her unconscious. If you won¡¯t do it, then I will,¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man coldly replied. ¡°All right, all right. As long as you are happy,¡± The longhaired man¡¯s fingers slipped down upon the back of Soo Soo¡¯s neck. With a light tap, Soo Soo was rendered unconscious. The trench coat wearing middle-aged man smiled contemptuously. ¡°They are here!¡± Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao slowly came over from beyond a fruit tree. In his hands, Chen Xiaolian was holding onto the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword. ¡°Hahaha! You truly are a na?ve and idiotic rookie,¡± The longhaired man looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You actually brought an ordinary person with you as you chased us. This little girl¡¯s skill is indeed good. Unfortunately, she is just an ordinary person.¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man scowled and moved to face Chen Xiaolian. As the distance between the two sides decreased to only 10 steps, they stopped. ¡°Just which organization are you from, rookie?¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man arrogantly produced a box of cigarettes and lit one up. He then looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Do you smoke?¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly shook his head. His eyes were focused on the trench coat wearing middle-aged man ¨C clearly, this fellow has a higher positionpared to the longhaired man. ¡°You are not willing to speak out the name of your organization? Then, could you tell us your name?¡¯ The middle-aged man frowned and inhaled deeply with the cigarette before slowly puffing the smoke out. ¡°I do not mean anything by it. It is just that it has been a long time since I have met such a ballsy rookie. You actually dared to chase after two veteran Awakened ones. Could it be that your organization never taught you that in such circumstances, you need to protect your own safety first?¡± ¡°My name is Chen Xiaolian,¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at middle-aged man¡¯s fingers that were holding onto the cigarette. He then turned his gaze towards Soo Soo who was on the ground and the unconscious Han Bi on the side. ¡°These two are my friends; I cannot allow you to take them away.¡± ¡°Friends? What aplicated matter this is,¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man pondered. ¡°We cannot give you this male. As for the little girl, I have no interest in her. If you can win against my partner, then you can take the little girl with you. However, if you cannot ¡­ then you will have to die here.¡± ¡°Oh? If we win against him, we can take the little girl away?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed to the longhaired man. He then asked the trench coat wearing middle-aged man again. ¡°You will not interfere?¡± ¡°My target is this male boy. As for that little girl, she is too noisy. If you have what it takes to take her away, I will instead be happy,¡± The middle-aged man took another puff on the cigarette and narrowed his eyes as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What do you say?¡± ¡°I will do it! I will save my little sister!¡± Qiao Qiao took a step forward. ¡°You?¡± The longhaired man looked at Qiao Qiao and suddenlyughed out. ¡°I say, little girl. You should just forget about it. Even though you are very spicy and your skills are very good¡­ unfortunately, you are an ordinary person. Your strength is toocking. Could it be you do not understand this logic? In face of absolute power, all your skills and techniques are pointless. I do admire your fighting skills, but with your strength¡­ all you can do is bully the ordinary people.¡± ¡°Strength you say? I feel like trying it out,¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth heavily and slowly took two steps forward. ¡°Enough nonsense, we will continue after the fight! If I win, I want to take my little sister away!¡± ¡°Haha! Very well, I will make you give up then,¡± The longhaired manughed. ¡°I like stubborn girls like you¡­ soon, I will knock out all your teeth!¡± The longhaired man flexed his wrist and smiled derisively. ¡°Come, I will let you make your move first. You have a pair of beautiful legs, kick them out again for me to admire.¡± ¡°You want to see them? Good! I will¡­ kick it for you to see!¡± Just as Qiao Qiao uttered the word ¡°I¡±, her body had already taken a step forward in a dash! Under the strengthening effect of the Gic Enhancement Serum, Qiao Qiao¡¯s Physique had been elevated to that of [B] ss! With the [B] ss strength and speed, Qiao Qiao¡¯s action this time around becamepletely different for the longhaired man! Seeing that the distance between them had been reduced to a mere few steps, the longhaired man reacted only to see a kick flying towards his chest! By the time Qiao Qiao said the word ¡°kick¡±¡­ Peng! A muffled bang resounded out! The longhaired man¡¯s body received the kick and was forced to stagger backwards! The sudden change in the strength behind Qiao Qiao¡¯s attacks was beyond the longhaired man¡¯s calctions! As he was retreating after being caught off guard by the kick, Qiao Qiao had already rushed in close to him! Queen Qiao leapt upwards, her right knee bent as she soared. A knee strike hit the longhaired man¡¯s lower abdomen! At that very moment, Qiao Qiao finished uttering the word ¡°see¡±! Despite having the protection of the purple protective suit, the powerful impact induced an unbearable pain for the longhaired man! As a result of the pain, his body bent down. Qiao Qiao grabbed hold of the longhaired man¡¯s hair, as though she was going to perform a hug. Then, her right hand savagely thrust his head down as her left knee rose up fiercely! Bang! Yet another knee strike! This time, the knee struck the longhaired man in the face! He let out a miserable scream as his nose begun to madly bleed out! His mouth was filled with blood as his body fell down on his haunches! From the moment she let loose her flying kick and then followed up with the two knee strikes, Qiao Qiao have now sessively disyed her fighting techniques! Even then, she did not stop. Her body charged forward again and her left hand hooked onto the longhaired man¡¯s shoulder. Her right fist then continuously bombarded the longhaired man¡¯s ribs! With her [B] ss strength, those punches were no different from thunderbolts, each creating a pounding and reverberating sound! The longhaired man¡¯s ribs suffered from intense pain and he struggled with all he had to free himself of Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao released her hold and took one step backwards, her right leg lifted up high into the air! An axe kick! With her toes over her head, the foot arced down in a chopping motion! Her heel directly hacked down onto the longhaired man¡¯s head! Bang! The longhaired man fell face first onto the ground, his face mming onto the ground! ¡­ Flying kick, knee strike, punch to the ribs and a final axe kick! The longhaired man never got the chance to resist or counter and was beaten senseless by Queen Qiao¡¯s tempestuous attacks! After receiving one round of her attacks, this ruthless character who had been showing off his overbearing attitude back in the train was now face nted down the dusty ground. He raised his head, blood spraying out from his mouth and several broken teeth were vomited out¡­ Qiao Qiao had already finished brushing her hands by then as she coldly asked. ¡°Who did you say was going to knock out whose teeth?¡± ¡­ The trench coat wearing middle-aged man was dumbfounded by the spectacle, the half-burnt cigarette in his hand fell down to the ground. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind lurched: I¡­ It seems I may have awakened a terrifying mother Tyrannosaurus Rex¡­ ¡­ ¡­ 1 Red coloured yuan bill generally denotes the 100 yuan bank bill, the biggest one to date.? Chapter 44: Bloody Loli

Chapter 44: Bloody Loli

GOR Chapter 44: Bloody Loli After their face off, Qiao Qiao KO-ed the longhaired man! Equipped with the strength of [B] ss, in addition to her originally superb fighting techniques, she seemingly became the perfect embodiment of strength and skill! As for the longhaired man, his actions of underestimating the enemy led him to suffer a most miserable lesson! The longhaired man sprawled on the floor and coughed out blood. It appeared that he no longer have the strength to even get up. Seeing that, Qiao Qiao quickly moved forward to embrace Soo Soo. Observing that Soo Soo was unconscious, she shouted out angrily. ¡°What have you done to my little sister?¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man turned around. ¡°She was too noisy, so we knocked her out¡­¡± He then nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What kind of medicine did you give her? Giving items to an ordinary person, do you not know that this is against the rules? You rookie, do you really know nothing at all?¡± ¡°Why are you talking nonsense? Just kill them!¡± The longhaired man struggled to get up from the ground. The middle-aged man gave a ¡°heng¡± before producing a [Mid] ss Healing Beast Blood and handed it to him. ¡°Qiao Qiao, take Soo Soo away first,¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. Shua! The trench coat wearing middle-aged man¡¯s body shed and was suddenly behind Qiao Qiao, obstructing her. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that if we win against him we can take the girl away?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked in a deep voice. ¡°Oh, I did say if you win against him, I did not say injure him,¡± The middle-aged manughed out in a petty and shameless manner. ¡°No matter what, he is still my partner. Even though I do not like this fellow, I would lose face if he gets injured.¡± ¡°I knew it would not be so easy,¡± With a ¡°shua¡±, the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand revealed itself. ¡°Qiao Qiao, if you get the opportunity, run away with Soo Soo!¡± After that, Chen Xiaolian brandished the long sword and charged towards the middle-aged man. The cold light from the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword shed out, but the middle-aged man¡¯s speed was as fast as a ghost! His body flickered and it disappeared. Chen Xiaolian then felt a handing in contact with his waist¡­ a sense of pain was felt on his waist area! He turned around to see the middle-aged man holding onto a dagger coated in blood. The middle-aged man then rapidly distanced himself from Chen Xiaolian! So fast! Chen Xiaolian could clearly feel that his waist had suffered from a stab. He gritted his teeth and rushed towards the middle-aged man again while shouting. ¡°Qiao Qiao! Run!¡± ¡°Not so easy!¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man sneered. His body was like that of a ghost; with a sh he appeared before Qiao Qiao! Qiao Qiao shouted out. Despite holding onto Soo Soo with one hand, she still managed to execute a kick towards the other party¡¯s face! The middle-aged man dodged to the side with incredible speed! Without waiting for Qiao Qiao¡¯s legs to be lowered, he had already circled around to her back. A muffled groan could be hearding from Qiao Qiao. When the man retreated two steps back, Qiao Qiao¡¯s shoulder could be seen suffering from a cut. This person was too fast! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart fell! The enemy¡¯s speed is definitely above [B] ss! Or perhaps¡­ this is his Exclusive Skill? With one hand clutching onto his waist, Chen Xiaolian grunted and brandished his sword as he rushed forward again. However, this middle-aged man kept shuttling between Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao. Even though the both of them were working together, they were still struck by the dagger in his hand several times. In the three or five times that they faced off, Chen Xiaolian ended up with several new wounds on him. Seeing Qiao Qiao trying to protect Soo Soo, the middle-aged man saw his opportunity. His dagger came down behind her, causing both her clothes and flesh to be split and blood to flow! Their breaths became increasingly heavier whereas the middle-aged man was able to let out a longugh. His body moved back and forth rapidly; he then put some distance between himself and the two of them. Standing somewhere about tens of steps away, he lowered his head to look at the longhaired man who was seated on the ground. ¡°Have you watched enough?¡± The longhaired man furiously stared at him and covered his bleeding mouth. He let out two coughs. ¡°Do not kill that long legged girl! Her life is mine!¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged manughed out and turned to Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao. ¡°Your character is not bad. Unfortunately¡­ this world requires strength in order to assert oneself. Are you still not willing to surrender?¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and firmly shook his head. Just as he was about to raise his sword and duke it out again, he suddenly felt his body going soft. He could feel all the strength in his body flowing away rapidly. It was as though there was a certain power sucking away his bodily strength at a rapid rate! Both his legs turned soft and he fell to his knees. He thrust the sword down the ground with all his might so that he could lean upon it and stop himself frompletely falling onto the ground. Beside him, Qiao Qiao was facing the same predicament. She was already seated on the ground, trying hard to prop herself up. However, her arms turned soft and her face fell to the ground. ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian could feel that even the act of talking was very difficult. [Prompt: You have been affected by an opponent¡¯s poison type skill.] Po¡­ Poison? Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt discouraged! ¡°You¡­¡± He raised his head to look at the trench coat wearing middle-aged man. The middle-aged man had already produced another cigarette and lit it up. He leisurely looked at Chen Xiaolian and smiled disdainfully. ¡°Is it finally taking effect? Heng¡­ how does my poison skill taste?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian silently looked at the other party. His hand turned soft and was no longer capable of holding onto the sword. The Cross-shaped Medallion Sword fell onto the ground. With its supply of energy from its owner cut off, it rapidly transformed back into a pendant. His heartbeat rate seemed to have increased several times. He could clearly hear the sound of his heart beating. It was obvious to Chen Xiaolian that he was bing increasingly weaker¡­ ¡°This¡­ what kind of damnable skill is this¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian spat out. ¡°You smeared poison on your weapon?¡± ¡°Idiot, you really are a rookie,¡± The longhaired man seated on the side spoke with a lisp. ¡°His skill is Poison Constitution. This skill has no cool down time and can ce poison onto anything he touches. Smear poison? You rookie, you still cannot separate yourself from the thought process of ordinary people.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the poison won¡¯t kill you,¡± The middle-aged man coldly said. ¡°This poison will only let you enter a continuous weakened state as it erodes away all the strength you can muster.¡± After saying that, he walked to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side and sent out a kick towards Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face! Chen Xiaolian fell horizontally with a mouthful of blood. Half his face suddenly swelled up. The trench Coat wearing middle-aged man stooped down to pick up the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword that had transformed into a pendant. ¡°I am taking this loot.¡± The longhaired man had already straightened himself. Although his movements were still somewhat limp, he produced a dagger and moved towards Qiao Qiao. He cast a nce at Soo Soo who was lying on the floor at the side, then back to Qiao Qiao. ¡°Heng, your little sister? You do not look the same at all¡­ I hate this kind of spicy arrogant girls the most! Do you think you are a queen? Heng!¡± After he said that, he stabbed down with his dagger and pierced it into Qiao Qiao¡¯s leg! Qiao Qiao screamed out miserably and her body tried to struggle. The longhaired man pulled out the dagger and examined the blood on the dagger. ¡°You like using your leg to kick others, don¡¯t you?¡± After finishing his sentence, the dagger fell down again, piercing into Qiao Qiao¡¯s other leg! This time, Qiao Qiao bit hard upon her teeth, exerting all her might to stop herself from screaming out in pain. She only stared at the longhaired man. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me that way. I will pull out every single one of your teeth,¡± The longhaired manughed fiercely before sending a backhand towards Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. The strike caused Qiao Qiao to cough out blood. Her body fell and was coincidentally thrown onto Soo Soo¡¯s body. A mouthful of was blood sprayed onto Soo Soo¡¯s face. Qiao Qiao was trembling but then she suddenly saw Soo Soo¡¯s pair of closed eyes¡­ opened. ¡°Unnie?¡± Soo Soo spoke out with a soft voice. Strangely, her voice was soft, delicate and yet her tone was cold and calm! ¡°You¡­ vomited blood.¡± Soo Soo suddenly got up. She extended her sleeves, using it to wipe the corner of Qiao Qiao¡¯s mouth. Qiao Qiao¡¯s body quivered! She stared at Soo Soo, a hint of sadness could be seen in her eyes. ¡°You¡­ again¡­¡± This little loli¡¯s face was devoid of happiness and sorrow! Her big pair of shining eyes had seemingly be deprived of any emotions. Soo Soo¡¯s gaze fell onto the longhaired man¡¯s figure. ¡°You¡­ Were you the one who beat my sister?¡± The longhaired man¡¯s face revealed a peculiar smile. ¡°You woke up?¡± Soo Soo moved both her hands and feet and got up in a rather awkward manner. After steadying herself, she forcibly lifted her head and directed a gaze at the longhaired man. She asked in a very serious tone. ¡°You¡­ were you the one who beat up my sister?¡± ¡°Hahahaha¡­ little loli, if you are thinking of begging me to spare your sister, then I will take your adorability into consideration and grudgingly let her die a quick death.¡± Soo Soo looked at the longhaired man; her beautiful eyebrows came together in a frown. ¡°I do not like the way you talk.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°You wounded my sister, I do not like that,¡± Soo Soo seemed to sigh. Her voice turned low as though she was talking to herself. ¡°This is all due to that weak little thing. She always needs sister¡¯s protection, always causing problems for sister. That is why I have to alwayse out to pick up after her¡­¡± ¡°What are you saying?¡± The longhaired man frowned. ¡°Why do I feel that you are¡­ different from before?¡± Upon Soo Soo¡¯s face, a hint of a smile¡­ emerged! At that moment, the little girl¡¯s face was covered in blood. Upon her face was a pure and sweet smile unique to little loli¡¯s of her age. However, her pair of eyes¡­ were cold and empty! Soo Soo raised her left hand, her index finger was slightly bent but pointing towards the longhaired man. ¡°Phoenix, burn him to death.¡± The trench coat wearing middle-aged man stared at Soo Soo. His face abruptly changed and he shouted loudly. ¡°Something is not right! She looks like¡­¡± He did not get the chance to finish his words! A boom resonated and an orange reddish ming dragon roared out from Soo Soo¡¯s fingertips! The depths of the mes seemed to be transforming into a flying bird, which then spread out both its wings! It let out a clearly audible and loud cry! zing phoenix! ¡­ The magnificent roaring mes enveloped the longhaired man in an instant! The cries of the zing phoenix continued endlessly. The middle-aged man¡¯s face changed into a frenzy and he attempted to escape. However, despite his incredible speed, the mes discharged by the zing phoenix shrouded his surroundings in merely an instant! The trench coat wearing middle-aged man did not even have the time to scream before he was sucked into the mes! Several exploding noises could be heard and two mass of mes burst open! A purple protective suit fell out! It had already been split in half! A body that was charred beyond recognition slumped onto the floor and broke into pieces almost immediately! The middle-aged man was still struggling as he howled out. A white radiance was emitted out from his body. However, the orange reddish mes rapidly devoured that white radiance. In the end, the white radiance only managed to maintain itself for a space of several breaths¡­ ¡°How, how is this possible¡­ argh!¡± The mes transformed into a ming stream which tore the white coloured radiance apart and poured into the middle-aged man¡¯s opened mouth! It was not long before his eyes lit up and fire spouted out of his eyes! The zing mes were incinerating his entire body¡­ finally, his body turned to ashes¡­ ¡­ Soo Soo remained standing at her original spot. There was a calm expression and gaze on her face. It was a terrifying calmness! Two living person were burnt to death under her direction, even their corpses were burnt to ashes! As for her, she did not even bat an eye! All she did was raise her sleeves to wipe away the blood on her face ¨C at that moment, Soo Soo¡¯s small and adorable face was partially smeared with blood. The bloodstains upon her originally innocent face gave her a peculiar appearance¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was rendered speechless; he stared with wide opened eyes at Soo Soo. This¡­ Is this still¡­ the same girl on the deserted ind¡­ that timid and cowardly girl who needed his assurance? Or that teary eyed little girl who was gripping tightly onto the chocte in her hands? She¡­ Soo Soo turned around to see Chen Xiaolian. A smile finally appeared on her face. ¡°Xiaolian oppa.¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You, you¡­ Soo Soo¡­¡± Soo Soo swayed about as she moved until she was beside Chen Xiaolian. Suddenly, she knelt down before him and her short little arms embraced Chen Xiaolian¡¯s waist. She leaned her face onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. ¡°Xiaolian oppa¡­ except, with the exception of sister, I like you most¡­¡± ¡°You¡­ Soo Soo?¡± Chen Xiaolian was speechless. ¡°Xiaolian oppa,¡± Soo Soo raised her face to gaze at Chen Xiaolian. However, an exhausted look appeared on her face. ¡°So tired¡­ using the skill¡­ is too tiring.¡± Her body went limp and Soo Soo fell onto Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ Somewhere within one kilometre from that area. Within a hillside area, a figure was shuttling rapidly between the trees of the forest. Judging by the direction taken by this figure, it appeared that the figure was moving towards Chen Xiaolian¡¯s location. Suddenly, the figure appeared to have noticed something. The figure immediately stopped all movements and stood still! The figure looked up and a pair of eyes were narrowed as they observed far into the distance. Those pair of eyes gradually revealed a look of intense surprise. ¡°This¡­ this appears to be¡­ [S] ss skill?¡± Chapter 45: Split Personality

Chapter 45: Split Personality

GOR Chapter 45: Split Personality Chen Xiaolian moved to hold onto Soo Soo with both hands, but Queen Qiao had already crawled over. She embraced Soo Soo into her bosom. Chen Xiaolian could observe that Queen Qiao¡¯s face was not looking well, and her face was bing increasingly dispirited. After pondering upon it, he then produced two [Mid] ss Healing Type Beast Blood. He gave one to Queen Qiao. ¡°Swallow it, it heals wounds.¡± Qiao Qiao epted it; lowering her head, she inspected it and frowned. ¡°This¡­ is this also a special medicine that you people with super abilities use?¡± After saying that, she swallowed it. Chen Xiaolian proceeded to swallow his own Healing Beast Blood. He then leaned on the ground and smiled bitterly. ¡°You little sister seems a little¡­¡± Qiao Qiao forced herself to sit up with Soo Soo still within her embrace. She stared seriously at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Right now we should have the time for a proper conversation.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment. ¡°Very well. It would indeed be better if we are to clear up some matters.¡± ¡°You first. How did you get to know my little sister? Also, what was that ming phoenix that Soo Soo created earlier?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought for a moment before he began narrating. ¡°Just a few days ago, we were on the same ne¡­¡± ¡­ Tens of minutester, Chen Xiaolian finished his story. Both of them remained silent. Qiao Qiao did her best to assimte Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words. After that, she raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°So¡­ what you are saying is that there will be many powerful people ¡®invading¡¯ our world? Also, our world is simply an adventurous battlefield to them? And, Soo Soo and you were both identally sucked into it? That is how Soo Soo managed to obtain these strange abilities?¡± ¡°Yes. That is why I wanted to look for Soo Soo. We have been through a lot together on that ind. In addition, those horrifying encounters will not stop there. I¡­ I only wanted to find her. It has definitely nothing to do with whatever perverted matters that you were thinking of,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced a smile. As he spoke, he nced at Qiao Qiao. ¡°However, Soo Soo does not recognize me. Logically speaking, she should have been simr to me; she should not have any problems with her memory.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face twitched slightly. Her expression turned heavy and she exhaled deeply. ¡°Soo Soo¡­ she is a little different from normal people.¡± Qiao Qiao gently caressed Soo Soo¡¯s cheeks. She lowered her head to look at Soo Soo who was in deep sleep and her eyes revealed traces of rare tenderness. ¡°This difference, what is it?¡± ¡°Her¡­ within her body, there are two different personalities,¡± Qiao Qiao bit her lips. ¡°Simply put, she has a¡­ split personality.¡± Personality¡­ split? Chen Xiaolian pondered about it. ¡°She is the daughter of my father¡¯s friend,¡± Qiao Qiao lightly exined. ¡°I was pretty much acquainted with her since the day she was born. Her father is my father¡¯s best friend and also a business partner. Due to how busy her father is, he will bring Soo Soo whenever possible and ask us to help care for her. "We have been very intimate with one another since young and have always regarded each other as a close sister. "Originally, Soo Soo had been leading a normal life. However, her family met with an ident a few years back. "A huge fire broke out in her house and her parents were killed in the fire. Rescue workers were able to find Soo Soo in the house, thus allowing her to emerge alive from this cmity. "Soo Soo had to stay in the hospital¡¯s ICU for a few days before regaining consciousness. After regaining consciousness, we realized that she seemed to have lost a portion of her memory. She was incapable of recalling what had happened that night when the fire broke out. "Out of friendship, my father adopted Soo Soo and took her into our home from overseas. Ever since then though, I began to realize that Soo Soo would asionally behave in an odd manner. "She is incapable to experiencing intense forms of agitation. Once she encounters danger, horror or shock, she will¡­ exhibit a strange transformation.¡± ¡°When you say strange transformation, you mean¡­¡± ¡°There were a few cases: The first was when she just arrived. She has a timid personality, as always. That was very natural considering the fact that she was only a little girl. Back then, she was only around 5 years old. There was a time when she was in the kindergarten. There, some males bullied her where some would even say that she is an orphan without either parents, or that she is a foreigner who does not understand ournguage. Truth was, Soo Soo understands ournguage. She only cannot speak in ournguage properly. "Such types of bullying are not easy to discover, even for adults. As for Soo Soo, she never talked about it. "Then one day, the kindergarten called and informed us that Soo Soo had caused trouble. "On that day, we found out that she did something terrifying.¡± At this point, Qiao Qiao¡¯s beautiful eyebrows entwined together and she continued slowly. ¡°What happened back then started with the following: During y time, a boy who had always bullied her took advantage of the teacher¡¯s inattention to put her in a small and dark room. He then threw the key away.¡± "Soo Soo was locked inside for over an hour. By the time the teacher realized and got her out, her throat had turned hoarse from crying. The teacher who rescued herforted her. She then fell asleep due to over exhaustion. "ording to the teacher though, Soo Soo woke up, took advantage of the teacher¡¯s inattentiveness, and strolled out. She then found a pair of scissors from the teacher¡¯s office. "She found the bed of the boy who bullied her ¨C during that time, all the children were taking their afternoon nap. "Soo Soo used they boy¡¯s socks and belt to tie him onto the bed before waking him up. Using the scissors, she then stabbed the boy¡¯s leg until blood flowed, twice. The boy was scared to the point of insanity and shouted out hysterically. That caused all the children in the room to wake up and the teachers toe over. "They saw Soo Soo holding onto a pair of scissors, moving it back and forth, as it hovered before the boy¡¯s neck. No matter how the teachers tried to persuade or intimidate her, she remained indifferent. She threatened the boy in front of the teachers. ¡°If you dare to bully me again in the future, I will use this scissors to slice open your throat.¡± "En, that was what she said back then. "Later on, the teachers told us that they have never seen a small child with such a terrifyingly cold attitude. The calmness she disyed back then was simply not that of a little child. That boy¡¯s legs were soaked with blood, but Soo Soo did not show any anxiety or fear ¨C she is someone who would usually break into tears when facing the prospect of going for an injection! "What was most puzzling was what happenedter. Soo Soo fainted, but when she woke up she had turned back into that soft and timid girl. In addition¡­ she was oblivious to the fact that she had just used a pair of scissors to threaten the little boy. "The parents of that boy had originally wanted to pursue this matter, but my father stepped in to have it settled. Ever since then, Soo Soo never attended kindergarten anymore and was home-schooled. "The second case happened two years ago when I had brought her out to y. When we were in the amusement park, I left for roughly two minutes to buy her cotton candy. But when I returned, I found that she had gone missing. "I became frantic and searched for her everywhere. I also reported it to the police. One hourter, the police found Soo Soo outside a toilet in the yground¡­ and a wounded man. "The truth of what happened that day was that after I had left, someone who specializes in child trafficking set his sights on Soo Soo. Taking advantage of my absence, he forcibly abducted her. "However, when the police found them, the trafficker was lying on the ground. He groaned about in pain with Soo Soo by his side ¨C she did not even cry. ording to the police, they felt that there was something strange with her. Most little children would be scared senseless in such a situation, but Soo Soo showed no hint of panic or fear. In addition¡­ there was blood on her hands. When she saw that the police had arrived, she calmly informed the police that the man on the ground had tried to abduct her. "After the hearing, we formed a rough estimate of what happened: Fearing that she would resist, the trafficker knocked her unconscious. Unexpectedly, Soo Soo had inexplicably woken up in the middle of it all. "Then¡­ she did something that caused a chill to run down everyone¡¯s spine. "She snapped her own thumb, enduring that intense pain in order to break free from the restraints on her wrist. "She then removed two hairpins from her head. Gripping one tightly in each hand, she remained in the same ce, not attempting to move or run. When the trafficker returned, he went to check if she had regained consciousness. When that happened, Soo Soo suddenly used the iron needle of the hairpin to¡­ stab the trafficker in both his eyes! "All these information was obtained when the police were interrogating the trafficker. "As for Soo Soo¡­ she fell asleep. When she woke up, she could no longer recall anything. All she could remember was me leaving to buy cotton candy for her. As for what happened next, how she was abducted, how she freed herself, how she stabbed the trafficker¡¯s eyes¡­ she could no longer recall any of them.¡± Chapter 46: I Am Xia Xiao Lei

Chapter 46: I Am Xia Xiao Lei

GOR Chapter 46: I Am Xia Xiao Lei Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was shocked! This¡­ what kind of child is this? Just think about it for a moment¡­ a roughly 7-year-old girl. She snapped her own thumb in order to free herself from the restraints and could even forcibly endure the pain. Next, she maintained aposed state of mind, choosing not to escape and instead continued to stay in her original position while waiting for the trafficker to return. She then took the opportunity to use her hairpin as a weapon to stab the trafficker in both his eyes¡­ This state of mind, this level of decisiveness, even a majority of adults may not be capable of such a feat! ¡°What happened in the kindergarten may be eptable as a result of being shocked. However, there was no exnation for what happened to her after she was abducted by the trafficker in the amusement park,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice fell. ¡°We took her to a psychiatrist. For her sake, we went several times to the United States to find the best specialist in psychiatry. In the end, we discovered that¡­ Soo Soo has a dual personality. "One of the personalities, her main personality that she was born with is the real Soo Soo. She is a na?ve, simple-minded and a somewhat timid little girl. "Her other personality¡­ is somewhat dark. An overly rational and dispassionate personality. That second personality has an inclination towards violence and is characterized by emotionless indifference. In addition, she possesses a very strong tendency to reject and attack others. "Ever since then, the situation became increasingly severe. "The frequency at which her second personality would appear began increasing. There were times where she would ¡®transform¡¯ after waking up even though she did not encounter anything terrifying. "Once her second personality surfaces, she would be unwilling to interact with the outside world. She would be unwilling to talk and refuse to have anyone approach her. She also became¡­ somewhat cruel. "When her second personality emerges, she would reject the presence of others; neither the house nanny nor my father would be able to approach her. Thankfully, she is still able to recognize me as her big sister. I am the only one who can approach her when her second personality appears. "Thus, I became her inseparable protector. "This split personality symptom persisted for over a year. Because of that, we had searched for many specialists in psychiatry in order to have her treated. The conclusion that we obtained was that her parents¡¯ death had given her a great psychological trauma. "Whenever humans are subjected to a great cmity, they would be fearful and weak. In order to protect themselves, they will give birth to a ruthless, aggressive and strong type of personality. This personality is what they will use to defend themselves. "That is the general exnation for her situation. "The specialists had no real method to treat this split personality symptom. Medication could only serve inplementing other efforts. What is most important is the rehabilitation of her mind. She must be given care in life so that she would be able to enjoy the better facets of life and the intimate warmth of family. At the same time, she would be able to slowly ovee and let go of the repressive shadow in her heart¡­ "We have always strived hard to make that happen. "That is why I am very, very protective of Soo Soo and would normally do my best to not let her encounter any harm or agitation ¨C Chen Xiaolian, I am very sorry. When we first met, I had acted rudely towards you because I thought that you were a pervert who was trying to get close to Soo Soo and bring her harm. I hope you can understand my protective mind-set towards my little sister. "No matter what, I am very sorry and very thankful to all that you have done for Soo Soo!¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian kneaded his nose. ¡°Then¡­ Soo Soo¡¯s current state¡­¡± ¡°Actually, her split personality problem had improved. At least¡­ due to the effect of our warm treatment towards her, the frequency of second personality¡¯s emergence has gradually decreased. Her character had also turned to be more cheerful, she was no longer so timid and fearful of her surroundings. We even encouraged her to have more contact with the outside world. "On the day that you met her on the ne, my father had brought her with him when he was travelling abroad. However, due to an unexpected business matter, he had to send her home. "Back then, father sent her up to the ne. As for me, I would be waiting for her at the airport ¨C we had thought that nothing could possibly happen. Within the enclosed space of an airne, no idents should have happened. "Unexpectedly¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian finally understood. Why was it that Soo Soo could not recognize him aftering out of the instance dungeon. Why was it that the GM would say that Soo Soo has a very interesting setting¡­ So that was what happened. The one who summoned out the zing phoenix to help him defeat Newton back in the instance dungeon was Soo Soo¡¯s second personality! In addition¡­ due to the na?ve and timid nature of the main personality, she would faint whenever she encounters any dangerous or terrifying incidents. After that¡­ all the memories regarding the terrifying incident would be handed over to her second personality. As for the main personality, she would automatically forget everything regarding the terrifying incident. This means that due to the high amount of shock and fear within the instance dungeon, Soo Soo¡¯s main personality chucked all the memories of her in the ind to her second personality. Within the main personality¡¯s memories, she had safely travelled on the ne without any incident. That was why¡­ The second personality, that bloody loli was able to recognize him and recall everything that had happened in the ind¡­ even the incident where she had killed off Newton! As for the main personality, she had, in her mental self-defence, forgotten all that had happened in the ind. This puzzle had finally been solved! Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao looked at each other, their expressions were somewhat strained. ¡°Today, Soo Soo¡­ killed two people,¡± Qiao Qiao spoke with difficulty. ¡°When she wakes upter, she will probably return to her main personality. She is after all only a 10-year-old child. In addition, she still does not know that she has a split personality problem. Her main personality does not know of the second personality¡¯s existence. In previous instances, whenever she transforms, I will protect her with care and not let her find anything abnormal. That is why¡­ in order to not let her illness deteriorate, I want to ask that you¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t say anything,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly nodded his head. ¡°I understand. For a 10-year-old little girl¡­ the matter of her killing two people is not something that we can allow her to find out ¨C even though those two people deserved to die, such a horrible matter is not something that a 10-year-old should have to bear.¡± ¡°¡­Thank you, for everything. For the care and protection that you provided to her in the ind and all that you have done so far,¡± Qiao Qiao said in a solemn manner. ¡°If I could, I would do everything I can to repay you. However¡­ my family have nothing except having more money than most¡­ I believe that someone like you who have such miraculous abilities would not care about money. Thus¡­¡± ¡°Nope, who said I do not care about money?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately smiled. ¡°I am a person who can be easily bought, just throw money at me! If you want to repay me, then you can just casually give me some tens of millions or hundreds of millions. See? I have already suffered from so many injuries. Just consider it as medical expenses.¡± Qiao Qiao looked straight at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ really are interesting. You had just fought without a care for your own life and even talked about righteousness. Yet now, you are acting like a secr opportunist.¡± After that, she climbed up. Through the course of their conversation, the wounds on their bodies had already been healed. However, just as Qiao Qiao had wanted to climb up, her body suddenly turned soft. Her face changed. ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Seeing Qiao Qiao fall onto the ground, he reached out with his hand to support her. However, once he tried to move, he immediately noticed his body turning soft. ¡°What is going on?¡± He could feel that his entire body was still weak and numb, bereft of any strength! It was no different from before. The wounds of his body¡­ using the Healing Beast Blood, it had obviously been healed. Could it be¡­ the poison¡­ was not cured? Healing Beast Blood have no ability to treat poison? ¡­ Chen Xiaolian tried again a number of times¡­ as expected! Although the external wounds on his body had been healed, his strength remained weak. Despite having rested for a while, the amount of strength he has was only enough for him to move about slightly¡­ in addition, each movement would quickly exhaust his strength! Clearly, the poison capable of eroding away physical strength remained within his body. It was also apparent that this poison is not something that the Healing Type Beast Blood could cure. En¡­ the Beast Blood could only restore blood. For the poison, an antidote of sort is probably needed? ¡°Bloody Hell¡­¡± Panic rose in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. He observed the surrounding wilderness and crawled forward. He searched the area that had been scorched by the mes and found his Cross-shaped Medallion Sword ¨C it had already returned into the shape of a pendant. However, he no longer has the strength to let it transform into a sword anymore. He could only grip it in his hands. ¡°This is bad¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Qiao Qiao. ¡°We are still in a poisoned state. I do not know how much longer this poison will persist¡­ or will it cause more harm to our body.¡± ¡°You¡­ don¡¯t you have anything like an antidote? Just like the item you gave me earlier, or the syringe that gave me incredible strength?¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent as he smiled resentfully. ¡°I really do not have¡­¡± Damn it¡­ if only he has an Exchange System! Perhaps he would be able to use points to exchange out the antidote. Damned emascted version of the yer System! At that moment when they were both unable to do anything¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly caught sight of something on his radar interface. A green dot was slowly moving towards them. ¡°En? Someone ising! yer¡­ or Awakened? ¡­ Chen Xiaolian became nervous and clenched the pendant shaped sword. Even though he knew he could not summon out the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword, it could at least serve tofort him. The green dot came closer and its approaching speed gradually decreased. It appeared that the other party was showing some doubts? ¡°Who is it? Reveal yourself!¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately shouted out loudly. From the northwest of the woods, a figure carefully emerged from the trees. ¡­ It was someone who appeared to be at most a 16-years-old teenage male¡­ he was wearing dirty clothes. His face was covered with dust, which almost impedes the view of his face. As for his hair, it was neither long nor short and was unkempt. His eyes were dark with water like shine, seemingly somewhat clever. He walked out slowly with care and some feelings of fear and nervousness. ¡°Who are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately shouted out with a heavy voice. ¡°Awakened? Or yer?¡± After shouting, he purposely lifted up his hand to sh out the existence of the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword in his palm. ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ don¡¯t attack,¡± The other person spoke out. His voice was a little hoarse and his pair of eyes stared at the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. ¡°Do not attack! I do not have any malicious intent! I am also an Awakened, an Awakened!¡± ¡°Awakened?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the boy who was at most 16-years-old. ¡°You?¡± ¡°It is true!¡± The boy smiled shyly as he felt around his pockets and produced a short metal cylinder. ¡°See, see this.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Surprisingly, that was a light sabre given to newbies. Back then, he had been very excited to have obtained the light sabre. It was onlyter on that he discovered that this newbie weapon¡¯s damage was toocking. ¡°Newbie?¡± Chen Xiaolian curiously regarded this fellow. ¡°Eh¡­ no,¡± This childlike teenage boy scratched his head and said in a rather embarrassed manner. ¡°I have been through an instance dungeon before.¡± ¡°Then why did youe here?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked coldly. ¡°You¡­ are you together with the longhaired fellow?¡± ¡°No no no! I do not know any longhaired or shorthaired fellow,¡± The childlike boy quickly denied ¨C from his expression, it seemed that he was afraid of Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I¡­ I happen to live near the mountains. When I was going out today, I sensed that there were Awakened ones fighting here. That, that is why I came over here, to look¡­¡± Then, his eyes revealed a look of admiration and worship. ¡°Th¡­ that¡­ I¡­ I am called Xia Xiao Lei. I really do live nearby. My family is involved in herb picking. You¡­ you¡­ you must be the master who had used the [S] ss skill earlier, right?¡± This time, it was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s turn to be shocked. Newbie? Live near the mountains? Wait, wait¡­ What did he mean [S] ss skill? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind suddenly clicked and he subconsciously turned to look at Soo Soo who was lying in Qiao Qiao¡¯s bosom. That zing phoenix¡­ skill¡­ [S] ss?! Xia Xiao Lei, Raw: ¡®ÏÄСÀס¯, pinyin: ¡®xi¨¤ xi¨£o l¨¦i¡¯. ¡®ÏÄ¡¯ means summer, ¡®Ð¡¡¯ means small, ¡®Àס¯ means thunder. Chapter 47: Carry Me To The Lofty Skies

Chapter 47: Carry Me To The Lofty Skies

GOR Chapter 47: Carry Me To The Lofty Skies Seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s stunned reaction of silence, Xia Xiaolei probably came to a misunderstanding and quickly said. ¡°A few months ago, I identally entered the system and had to go through an instance dungeon. "But, I was too useless. The others all me me for being too stupid and none of the Awakened teams were willing to ept me! "Big brother! You possess an [S] ss skill, you are the most powerful Awakened that I have ever met! I¡­ I beg you¡­ I beg you, please ept me! Allow me to join your team, please? I beg you! I can do anything, I can stomach any bitterness!¡± ¡°What did you just say? ept you?¡± Chen Xiaolian swallowed his saliva. ¡°Yes!¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face was one of distress. ¡°I am not a picky person, I can do anything! Just ept me please! No one was willing to ept me into their team¡­¡± While speaking, Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face seemed to be on the verge of crying. He stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°If this goes on, I will be alone without anyone to care for me in the next instance dungeon, I¡­ I fear that I will die.¡± ¡°You mean¡­ you want to be my little brother?¡± Chen Xiaolian gaped. ¡°That is right! I am willing!¡± Xia Xiaolei quickly took a few steps forward and bowed continuously towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Great God! As someone who possesses an S ss skill, you are practically a Great God amongst Great Gods! Great God! Please ept me!¡± Chen Xiaolian felt himself being mentally blown. I¡­ What kind of luck is this? While casually going through the wilderness, I am able to bump into an unaffiliated Awakened? In addition, he is a worshipful little rookie? This¡­ if this is a novel, that that would be the equivalent of having the main character¡¯s amazing aura! ¡°That¡­ Xia Xiaolei, right? You want to join my team and be my underling, right? Er¡­ do you have any other request?¡± ¡°None! None in general! I can work! I can do both dirty and tiresome work! I only ask that you carry me with you to the lofty skies!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes rolled up. Carry you to the lofty skies? Sky your sister! However¡­ Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath before realizing another problem. Presently, both he and Qiao Qiao have been poisoned. If they were to encounter any danger, not only would they be unable to resist, they would not even have the ability to protect themselves. This Xia Xiaolei has the appearance of someone who could not harm any human or even animals. However¡­ after having gone through an instance dungeon, in addition to his meeting with the longhaired man and the trench coat wearing middle-aged man, Chen Xiaolian came to realize a cruel truth: yers may not necessarily be the scariest and Awakened ones may not necessarily be the virtuous Justice League! Knowing one¡¯s appearance does not equate to knowing one¡¯s heart! The reason Xia Xiaolei was being so respectful towards him was because of¡­ en, the [S] ss skill. However, if Xia Xiaolei were to realize that Chen Xiaolian does not have any S ss skill and that he was currently in a weakened state due to poison, who knows just what kind of malicious intent Xia Xiaolei might have? Reality aside, even in online games, the act of killing between strangers in order to acquire loot is amon thing. An example would be the two wicked Awakened ones that he had just met. As such, Chen Xiaolian could not take things for granted. Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao¡¯s gaze met. They both nodded their heads in silence as they came to an understanding. ¡°Whether I ept you or not will have to be discussedter. First, I must test you.¡± ¡°Very well! Great God, please test me! Oh, right¡­ how should I address you?¡± ¡°I am called Xiao¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly had a thought and he did not reveal his true name. He said. ¡°My friends all call me Little Wu.¡± ¡°Very well, then should I address you as Brother Wu, or Boss Wu, or Great God?¡± ¡°¡­ just call me Brother Wu,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced a smile. ¡°The number of people who calls me Boss Wu or Great God is high enough.¡± He then added inwardly: Most of them have nothing good to say to me anyways. They are usually cursing me for not updating my chapters or saying that I have a small penis¡­ Having said that, Chen Xiaolian pointed towards Han Bi who was lying on the ground not far away. ¡°That is my team member. He had fainted, go help bring him over.¡± ¡°All right!¡± Xia Xiaolei was overjoyed and he went over to carry Han Bi over. Checking carefully, he said. ¡°Brother Wu, this team member of yours seemed to have been drugged.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it: Since Han Bi had yet to awaken; perhaps what this Xia Xiaolei said was true. After all, that trench coat wearing middle-aged man specializes in poison. ¡°Do you have points? Use your points to exchange out antidotes from the Exchange System for me,¡± Chen Xiaolian said lightly. ¡°Err¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face seemed on the verge of tears. ¡°There are antidotes in the Exchange System, but¡­ it is not that I am stingy, Brother Wu. But the problem is that, I do not have any points.¡± ¡°No points?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Didn¡¯t you participate in an instance dungeon before?¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s expression turned strange. ¡°I am not lying to you; I really do not have any points.¡± Seemingly fearful of the possibility that Chen Xiaolian will not trust him, Xia Xiaolei quickly added. ¡°Back when I had entered the instance dungeon, I was confused. I remembered going to an old town to sell herbs. I inexplicably encountered a strange incident where many people were killing one another. I do not know how it happened, but things began to show up before my eyes. It was like those things that I had normally seen in Inte cafes when ying online games. "I, I was truly terrified. Those people were killing one another, some iming to be yers and some iming to be Awakened ones. They all have their own Guilds. "Later on, I learnt that someone like me should be one of those called Awakened ones. "I had wanted to join them, but¡­ I had entered a team of Awakened ones only to be kicked out on the second day. Additionally, none of the other teams of Awakened ones were willing to ept me.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Chen Xiaolian became curious. ¡°Why was no one willing to ept you?¡± Xia Xiaolei fidgeted a little. ¡°That¡­ the first reason is because I am a timid person, I dare not fight. The second reason¡­ is because¡­ I¡­¡± As he spoke, he seemingly made up his mind. He gritted his teeth and continued. ¡°I have blood phobia. I will faint if I see blood. In battles, I am of no help at all, that is why¡­¡± ¡°That exins it,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. A fellow who will pass out if he sees blood is simply unsuited to the cruelty of the instance dungeon that was filled with hidden dangers everywhere ¨C he would simply be a burden. ¡°Then, how did you survive?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei became embarrassed. ¡°The other Awakened ones were unwilling to ept me while the yers would kill any Awakened ones that they meet. In addition¡­ there were many terrifying monsters in that instance dungeon. Seeing no other alternative, I simply found a ce where I hid and did nothing. After hiding for a while, I fell asleep. When I woke up, the instance dungeon had finished¡­ I do not know what the end result was, who won, who lost. In any case¡­ in any case¡­ I saw the system prompt stating that the instance dungeon was over.¡± Chen Xiaolian became dumbfounded. That worked? Holy mother of shit! In the 72 Demons instance dungeon, this brother could be said to have lost 8 out of 9 lives! If one were to measure how much blood I lost, it would be in CCs argh! This kid, he actually found a ce to hide and do nothing then slept through it all and survived the instance dungeon without even knowing anything? His luck is simply a defiance of the Heavens! However, the thing that would cause Chen Xiaolian to copse was that Xia Xiaolei was not finished¡­ ¡°The system also prompted me and stated that the instance dungeon is a survival type instance. The yers and Awakened ones killed each other and also fought against the monsters within the instance dungeon. In short¡­ it seemed that none of them managed to survive until the required amount of time. I was the only one with the longest amount of survival duration. So, the system reward¡­¡± ¡°The system reward was given to you?!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyeballs nearly fell off his sockets. His stare was fixed upon this fellow with Heaven defying luck¡­ ¡°That¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly found his confidence waning as he whispered. ¡°Say¡­ are you by chance the main character here?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had to admit. He had originally thought that his luck was so good it was practically on the brink of bursting out. Within the 72 Demons Instance Dungeon, he had fallen into dire straits quite a number of times. However, he would unexpectedly manage to escape with his life intact. In addition, he even managed to get a generous loot in the end. If this world was a novel, Chen Xiaolian felt that he was certainly qualified to be the bearer of the main character¡¯s aura. But the problem was¡­ He had just met another newbie like him¡­ this newbie actually did nothing. He snored his way through his sleep, not encountering any surprise or danger and finallypleted the instance dungeon. He even got the instance dungeon¡¯s reward? Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt that the good fortune from cmity that he had within the 72 Demons instance dungeon were but child¡¯s y. ¡°What is your instance dungeon reward?¡± Chen Xiaolian did his best to suppress his emotions: grudge, jealousy and hatred. ¡°Err¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei pondered about it. ¡°It is Enhanced Extrasensory Perception. It can be used permanently on the Personal System¡¯s Radar. The original radius of detection for the radar is within 1 km. After binding the radar with the Enhanced Extrasensory Perception, the effective radius of detection is increased by tenfold.¡± ¡°In other words, the area that your radar covers is within a 10 km radius?¡± Chen Xiaolian could not help but sigh ¨C that could epass a small city! During any battles, the most important part was to understand the enemy and find opportunities, by figuring out the geography of the area and seizing onto traces of the enemy¡­ this ability that would allow one to cover a radius of 10 km with one¡¯s radar simply had too many benefits! ¡°It is not just that,¡± Xia Xiaolei whispered. ¡°Extrasensory Perception is not simply the ability to see the presence of others. It can also detect skills.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked! To detect other people¡¯s skill, the information obtained would be amazing! Back in the 72 Demons instance dungeon, the veteran yers, Sara and Damon were able to check out the attributes of others. However, they were unable to identify what skills others have! In other words, skill was the most powerful weapon that any yer of Awakened could possess! However¡­ Xia Xiaolei continued¡­ ¡°Do not misunderstand me, I am unable to view what kind of skills others have. All I can do is observe the radar. If someone uses a skill when engaged in a battle, I will be able to sense it. I will know that someone is using a skill¡­ additionally, the radar will indicate the level of the skill used. I am however, incapable of knowing what abilities that skill could have.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head, his face showing a little relief. In other words, Xia Xiaolei could observe the traces of any skills used. Additionally, the system will help him identify the level of the skill. However, other relevant information regarding the skill would remain undisclosed. That was more like it. Otherwise, this skill of Xia Xiaolei would be an excessive defiance of Heaven. Chapter 48: Humanoid Discount Card

Chapter 48: Humanoid Discount Card

GOR Chapter 48: Humanoid Discount Card Chen Xiaolian finally let go of his suspicions towards this person called Xia Xiaolei. It had to be said, this kid was a real simpleton and somewhat honest. A good way of putting it would be to say that he was an honest person. A more straightforward way of putting it would be to say that he was a stupid person. If Chen Xiaolian was in his shoes and he sensed that there were Awakened ones engaged in a battle, he would not have taken such a risk toe over ¨C especially when considering the fact that his strength was still at the level of a rookie. Instead, this fellow actually came over happily in order to find a Great God to carry him to the lofty skies? At any rate¡­ all Chen Xiaolian had to say was that this fellow was of the idiotically adorable type! Besides, Chen Xiaolian felt no small amount of goodwill towards this Xia Xiaolei fellow. He was a really warm-hearted person. Despite being told by Chen Xiaolian that he was injured and weak, Xia Xiaolei did not have any malicious thoughts. Seeing there were 4 person on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side, he suggested that Chen Xiaolian continued staying there for a moment while he went looking for a means of transportation. After over an hour, Chen Xiaolian saw a farm vehicle chugging out ck smoke as it moved towards them from the ins. In the driver¡¯s seat, Xia Xiaolei was happily waving at them happily. This boy then took the initiative to help carry Han Bi into the vehicle. He also helped to support Qiao Qiao who was having mobility problems and the unconscious Soo Soo up the vehicle. When he saw that Chen Xiaolian was also having problems moving, he broke a tree branch for Chen Xiaolian to serve as a walking stick. This fellow did not bear any ill intent towards them at all. This caused Chen Xiaolian to feel shameful of himself for his suspicious mind-set earlier. After that¡­ on their way, Chen Xiaolian realized that this fellow has a tendency to chat incessantly. He was an orphan. He grew up following his master who was an old Chinese physician and woulde harvest herbs in the mountains all year round. ording to him, the reason he was named Xia Xiaolei was because he was born in summer (xi¨¤) when thunders (l¨¦i) were still rumbling. Thus, his master casually picked that name for him. ording to him, his master liked to drink and was an old drunkard. From a very young age, Xia Xiaolei had started running amok around the mountains. All the herbs that he picked up would be exchanged for money where most of it would be given to his master to buy alcohol. However, his master died a year ago due to excessive drinking which resulted in damaged livers. As for how he entered the system, Xia Xiaolei showed no reservation as he spoke about it. A few months ago, he had asionally chosen to go to a very famous old town to peddle the herbs that he had picked up from the mountains. That highly famed old town was the capital of several dynasties throughout history and has many fabled ancient architectural monuments. In particr, there was a very famous mountain range there said to house the tombs of many ancient emperors. ording to Xia Xiaolei, after he went to peddle his herbs in the old town, he followed a group of people into the mountains to pick some more herbs. In the end, he fell sick and lost consciousness. When he woke up, he found that he had acquired a metallic sphere and thus entered the system. After hearing that part, Chen Xiaolian was able to finally confirm that Xia Xiaolei must have be an Awakened one. Moreover, the instance dungeon that Xia Xiaolei encountered piqued Chen Xiaolian¡¯s interest ¨C the 72 Demons instance dungeon that he had participated in was a new instance dungeon, consisting purely of yers. There were no Awakened Guild members within that instance, only the newly Awakened Han Bi. However, the instance dungeon that Xia Xiaolei participated in¡­ based on his description, it appeared to be one where yer Guilds and Awakened Guilds chaotically battled against one another! In other words, with the exception of Xia Xiaolei who was a newly Awakened one, there were other veteran Awakened ones who participated inside¡­ One could assume that the yers gained information regarding the instance dungeon as they yed the game¡­ However, how would the veteran Awakened ones and the Guilds prepare themselves for an instance dungeon? Could it be¡­ GM secretly spread the information to them? Unfortunately, this question was one that Xia Xiaolei was unable to answer. He was after all, a newbie Awakened. Not to mention, he had never even met the GM before. This fellow did not put himself on guard at all. He showed no reservation as he poured out everything regarding his situation. It had to be said, Xia Xiaolei¡¯s way of conduct moved Chen Xiaolian ¨C In this current day and age, such a kind of people had gone extinct in the city. Using Xia Xiaolei¡¯s farming vehicle, they arrived at his residence. It was a vige situated at the foot of a mountain. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s house was a tile-roofed house. ording to him, there were only a few old people left in this vige who keeps watch over the ce. The younger generations have all left to make a living away from home. As they were in Xia Xiaolei¡¯s house, he brought out some food to serve the guests and even brought out his own home brewed herbal wine. After drinking two cups of wine, Chen Xiaolian openly asked Xia Xiaolei for his help. ¡°Can you help me exchange antidote out from the Exchange System?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Xia Xiaolei and did his best to project a tone of sincerity. ¡°I can send you the points so that you can exchange it out. Then, you can give me the antidote.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Xia Xiaolei was stunned. ¡°You¡­ cannot exchange it yourself?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile. ¡°Due to some special reason, I am currently unable to exchange¡­ en, I am sorry but I cannot tell you the specifics. However, I can give you double the amount of points.¡± ¡°No, there is no need,¡± Xia Xiaolei waved his hands. ¡°There is no need for you to be so modest. This is just a small matter. Wait a little, let me take a look at the Exchange System.¡± Xia Xiaolei became silent for a moment as he searched through the Exchange System. After that, he said to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°There is an all curing antidote, divided into three types: [Beginner] ss, [Mid] ss and [High] ss. However, the difference in price is rtivelyrge. [Beginner] ss requires 30 points, [Mid] ss requires 150 points, [High] ss requires¡­ 500 points.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered for a moment. The poison that he and Qiao Qiao were suffering from was not the fatal type. Surely, the [Beginner] ss alone would suffice. In addition¡­ the [Mid] ss Antidote was too expensive. He only has a total of 456 points, enough only for three of the [Mid] ss Antidotes. ¡°Help me exchange out 5 [Beginner] ss Antidotes,¡± Chen Xiaolian made his decision. In addition to the current necessity for the antidotes, he decided it would be best for him to procure more while he was at it. After all, he might end up meeting another enemy who uses poison. It would be best to make preparations for it. Then, something surprising happened. 5 [Beginner] ss Antidotes. Chen Xiaolian utilized the Gift feature to give Xia Xiaolei 150 points. However, after Xia Xiaolei made his purchase, Chen Xiaolian found through the system prompt that Xia Xiaolei had gifted to him 5 [Beginner] ss All Curing Antidote¡­ and 30 points! ¡°What does these 30 points mean?¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face blushed a little. ¡°Brother Wu, this is my Exclusive Skill.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°After I became a newbie, the personal skill I selected is ¡®Haggling¡¯. This skill is too humiliating for me to even talk about. It cannot be used to fight or kill¡­ it can only be used to get discounts when exchanging for items through the Exchange System. My ¡®Haggling¡¯ skill is only at the beginner level, so getting a 20% discount during purchase is the only thing it can do. Even though the 5 antidotes cost a total of 150 points, it bes 120 points after the discount. So, I returned you the 30 points. If this skill is upgraded in the future, perhaps it could get a higher amount of discount. Sigh¡­ at any rate, this skill is just too humiliating. It is of no help at all in a fight¡­ I am truly a piece of trash.¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face was as red as a tomato. However¡­ Chen Xiaolian was utterly shocked! Trash?! Are you kidding me? This is simply the best skill ever! The Exchange System is undoubtedly the coreponent of this whole system! The exchange points are something that all yers and Awakened ones could only acquire by taking a huge risk: participating in instance dungeons! A beginner level skill that gives 20% discount? Are you kidding me? That is simply a Godly skill! Just think about it. For any teams, arge number of medical supplies and equipment had to be umted and prepared before entering an instance dungeon! The cost for these supplies would be absolutely massive! This Xia Xiaolei is quite simply a humanoid discount card! Although his skill may be of no use in the frontlines, the presence of such a member in any team would allow that team to greatly increase theirprehensive strength! If a team were to have such a humanoid discount card in their ranks¡­ every time they needed to do battle in the instance dungeon, they would be able to save up a huge number of points. Arge number of points can be saved when purchasing the consumption type of medicines and materials! Those points can then be used to purchase even more weapons and equipment of a higher quality¡­ Who would dare call this skill trash? Moreover¡­ the Exchange System must certainly have some of those highly expensive, high levelled items or others of the like! When dealing with such high prices, the ability to gain a 20% discount for each purchase¡­. Just how many points can be saved?! Also¡­ this skill can still be upgraded! After the upgrade, the amount of discount would be even higher! This skill cannot be used to fight? What nonsense! With this skill, there would be no need to fight! A Team Leader that would send a person with such a kind of skill to the front lines to fight must have a problem with his brain! They must mobilize all their powers to protect this valuable team member! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes turned red yet again. ¡°Admit it! You¡­ there is a main character¡¯s brilliant aura above your head!¡± Xia Xiaolei just gave a simpleugh. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian also tried asking Xia Xiaolei some other questions. The thing that Chen Xiaolian was most concerned about¡­ involves skill ssifications! The [S] ss that Xia Xiaolei mentioned earlier had Chen Xiaolian very concerned. Skill ssification? He did not know anything about this at all ¨C the damned GM did not even bother exining it to him. As for his own system, it was clearly missing some parts. ¡°You do not know about skill sses?¡± Xia Xiaolei stared with wide-open eyes at Chen Xiaolian. However, Xia Xiaolei was indeed a simple-minded person. Despite Chen Xiaolian not giving too much of an exnation, he had answered Chen Xiaolian¡¯s questions. ¡°The specifics for the skill ssifications are something that I too do not know of in detail. The criteria set by the system are not disyed out. Generally speaking, though, they are separated from [E] ss to [S] ss. "However, a skill¡¯s ss is not set in stone as those skills can grow. In other words, some skills may have a lower ss in the beginning. However, as the skill levels up, the skill¡¯s ss could be enhanced. "But, the standard specifics are not disyed out in the system. I guess this part is a hidden part of the system. "However, I did manage to hear something regarding this matter from an elder member of the Awakened Guild that took me in during my first day. There is a widely epted thought amongst the Awakened ones and yers: Although the specifics and standard of the skill ssification is unclear, one thing has been proven true. That is¡­ it is possible to identify certain properties from the name of the skills.¡± ¡°Name? Properties?¡± Chen Xiaolian curiously asked. Xia Xiaolei nodded his head and answered honestly. ¡°ording to that elder, fighting type skills that has the word ¡®God¡¯ is without a doubt an [S] ss skill. "This may be due to the preference and tendency of the Development Team. At any rate, if the name of the skill has words like ¡®God¡¯, ¡®Heaven¡¯, ¡®Emperor¡¯ or ¡®Devil¡¯, they are basically [S] ss skills. Skills that possess names that are overbearingly domineering must certainly be a very powerful godlike skill. It could only be [S] ss. "However¡­ each newbie would only have one chance to select their skill. Each would be assigned three random skills where they must choose one. However, most people would not have the opportunity to select a skill with the word ¡®God¡¯ or the others that I mentioned. "These [S] ss skills are exceedingly rare. It is said that amongst the yers and Awakened ones that possess these [S] ss skills, anyone of them would be a powerful character with great fame.¡± Hearing those words, Chen Xiaolian lost hisposure! ¡°You¡­ are you certain? As long as there is the word ¡®God¡¯ in it, that skill must certainly be [S] ss?¡± ¡°I am certain.¡± ¡°Are you certain¡­ that most people would not be able to select a skill with the word ¡®God¡¯?¡± ¡°Of course they would not be able to¡­ if the word ¡®God¡¯ is so prevalent, then would [S] ss still be [S] ss?¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled with great difficulty, his heart pounding in a frenzy! He could clearly recall that when he was selecting his Exclusive Skill, the three choices for him were¡­ Fire God¡¯s Howl, Darkness Descent, Goddess of Dawn¡­ he was to choose one of these three! Damn it¡­ and they say skills with the name ¡®God¡¯ in it are exceptionally rare, of the [S] ss¡­ When this brother was making his selection, two out of three options have the word ¡®God¡¯ in it! He needed to choose one out of the three, but two of them turned out to be [S] ss? This brother¡¯s main character aura is also a very radiant one! But¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly frowned¡­ That son of a bitch Goddess of Dawn¡¯s Overwhelming Sunlight Purification is considered [S] ss? It is the Great Art of Demonic Dissolution! Each time I use it, I will be a crippled waste! [S] ss my ass! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of something. He turned to Xia Xiaolei and asked. ¡°Skills¡­ how does one go about upgrading it?¡± ¡°By using points to purchase materials from the Exchange System,¡± Xia Xiaolei gave Chen Xiaolian a puzzled look. ¡°The materials necessary to upgrade the various different skills can be purchased from the Exchange System. However, the materials required for upgrade would differ depending on the level of the skill. For a higher levelled skill, the amount of materials needed to upgrade the skill will be either higher in quantity or higher in price. In conclusion, it is not easy.¡± Exchange System? Chen Xiaolian nearly puked out blood. This brother casually got two [S] ss skills to pick from during the selection process! To be given a skill with such a great property, only to not have the Exchange System required to upgrade it! What kind of a sick joke is this? ¡°Brother Wu¡­ are you all right? You do not seem to be all right,¡± Xia Xiaolei saw that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was twitching. ¡°Leave me alone, I need serenity,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s facial expression was a confusing contortion ofughter and grief. ¡°And do not ask me who Serenity is.¡± [1. This is amon Chinese joke these days; the term for peace/quiet, ¾²¾², is also a fairlymon name. It is amon joke for one person to say, ''I need some peace/quiet/serenity'', and someone else ends up saying, ''Whose Serenity''?] Chapter 49: Selection and Extermination

Chapter 49: Selection and Extermination

GOA Chapter 49: Selection and Extermination Xia Xiaolei left Chen Xiaolian alone in the room. He went out to find Qiao Qiao standing in the yard outside. Xia Xiaolei turned somewhat stiff. This simple-minded youngster seemingly has no clue on how to talk to someone of the opposing gender. He could only remain speechless. Qiao Qiao though treated him with friendliness. She lightly patted Xia Xiaolei on his shoulders. ¡°It is all right. He will be fine¡­ the fact that he could still joke around meant that he is fine. I will go talk with him while you go about with your matters. Thank you very much for today.¡± After Xia Xiaolei had left, Qiao Qiao inhaled deeply and walked into the room with a serious face. Seeing Chen Xiaolian sitting inside with a nk look on his face, Qiao Qiao went over to sit before him. ¡°There is something that we need to discuss.¡± ¡°En?¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°Wait.¡± He retrieved one [Beginner] ss All Curing Antidote and handed it to Qiao Qiao. ¡°Take it. It could potentially get rid of the poison that is weakening our body.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded and swallowed it. She then looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Regarding the system that you have been talking about, and those instance dungeon, yers, Awakened ones¡­¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth. ¡°I want to join in!¡± ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared incredulously. ¡°Soo Soo has already been sucked into it. That is why I want to join. I must be able to protect her from harm at all times,¡± Qiao Qiao spoke with a very firm tone. ¡°This¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°This matter is not as easy as you think. Moreover¡­ I fear that you will regret it in the future. Besides, I¡­ I fear I will not be able to help you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s expression remained calm. ¡°I will ept your good intentions. However¡­ before we got up Xia Xiaolei¡¯s truck, I saw you secretly searching the ground for a while. Later, I saw you picking up something from the ground; it looked like a metal sphere, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian became surprised. ¡°You saw it!¡± Pa! Without waiting for Chen Xiaolian to finish, Qiao Qiao suddenly pped down on the table. Surprisingly, within her palm was a metallic sphere! ¡°The other one is here with me. It probably rolled over to my feet by ident. I then picked it up,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice remained calm as she stared at Chen Xiaolian in the eye. ¡°My woman''s intuition tells me that this metal sphere has a deep connection with your identities as Awakened ones or yers.¡± A woman''s intuition? Oy! Shouldn¡¯t you be a tomboy? ¡­ ¡°Truth be told, my involvement would be beneficial towards you,¡± Qiao Qiao spoke in aposed manner. ¡°I have a healthy body and am also proficient in fighting skills. After using the Gic Enhancement Serum, my meleebat abilities are already superior to yours ¨C even though your strength and speed is good, you know nothing at all about fighting skills. Back when you were fighting the longhaired man in the train, your movements were full of weaknesses. You were simply depending on your body to tough it out, without using any skill to back it up. "If I am to join in, then based on our friendship where we endure thick and thin together, we would be dependable allies and mutually support one another. "In addition, there is also Soo Soo. No matter what, I have to join in. As her big sister, I cannot simply watch and do nothing as Soo Soo get sucked into this matter alone! "That is why¡­ Chen Xiaolian, I ask of you, please help me!¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°I will never give up. So¡­ even if you are to refuse, I will still continue to badger you. I am sorry. However, this matter is something that I absolutely cannot give up on.¡± Chen Xiaolian was left tongue-tied. He looked into Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes and slowly nodded his head. ¡°¡­ all right.¡± Qiao Qiao gave a sigh of relief, her eyes showing traces of joy. ¡°Thank you, Chen Xiaolian.¡± She then picked up the metallic sphere. ¡°How do I use this item?¡± ¡°It seems you can use your blood on it. At any rate, that was how I used it.¡± True to her name of Queen Qiao, she resolutely extended her index finger and bit down on it with force. Her blood then dripped down onto the surface of the metallic sphere. Chen Xiaolian anxiously observed Qiao Qiao. He wanted to personally watch the activation process of the metallic sphere. Upon the surface of the metallic sphere, the blood began to seep into it little by little! The metallic sphere then seemingly transformed into liquid metal and dissolved at a rapid pace onto the table surface¡­ It was as though there was some type of force causing it to evaporate rapidly! Next¡­ it transformed into a sphere of light! This brilliant light immediately enveloped Qiao Qiao. As for Chen Xiaolian, the intensity of the light forced him to subconsciously close his eyes¡­ It was followed by a ¡°peng¡± sound. When he opened his eyes, the light had disappeared and Qiao Qiao was lying unconscious upon the ground. Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡­ They spent the night at Xia Xiaolei¡¯s house. Chen Xiaolian had already given himself and Han Bi the antidote. When dawn arrived, Han Bi finally woke up. After waking up, Han Bi saw Chen Xiaolian beside him and his thick eyebrows suddenly jumped. He shouted loudly. ¡°Xiaolian! You are not dead? We are not dead? Eh? Where is Amon? Did we manage to finish him off? I remember killing you in the end.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled ¨C his smile was one of happiness and sincerity. From those words, he could tell that the ¡®Han Bi¡¯ he knew had returned! Han Bi had regained his memories! Chen Xiaolian went forward and fiercely pounded him in the chest with his fist, then he smiled. ¡°Do not forget, you owe me a sh! Back then, you personally killed me.¡± Han Bi¡¯s face quickly turned distressful and he whispered. ¡°I am sorry¡­ even though you are the one who told me to do it, I¡­ I still feel sorry. When I struck you, my eyes were filled with tears.¡± ¡°Enough about that, I was just joking,¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out. ¡°Everything is fine now, I am still alive and the instance dungeon has also beenpleted. Since we are still alive, isn¡¯t everything fine? Oh, right¡­ do you still have your recent memories? From the time in the train?¡± ¡°The train?¡± Han Bi¡¯s eyes seemed lost for a moment before jumping up. ¡°Ah! I remember! I remember everything now! Eh? It seems those people had abducted me? Did you save me?¡± ¡°It is a long story,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and patted Han Bi¡¯s shoulders. ¡°Regardless, it is good to have you back. Sigh¡­ it feels difficult to hold on alone. I am in need of a partner that I can trust.¡± ¡°A cooperation!¡± Han Bi looked at Chen Xiaolian. With a moved expression, he held out his hand. Chen Xiaolianughed out. He ignored Han Bi¡¯s hand and directly went in for a hug. The two young men held each other and patted each other in the back. ¡°Hey¡­ to think I would see such a passionate scene so early in the morning¡­¡± Big Miss Qiao¡¯s sound came from the door, her words brought with it a special tone of a Queen¡¯s delicate pride. ¡°Do you need me to leave for a moment to let you have some time to get warm?¡± The two youngsters looked at each other and immediately jumped away from each other. ¡°Pei! What nonsense! This is the feeling of pure brotherhood!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao who was standing at the door. Big Miss Qiao did not appear to have changed much, however¡­ something indistinct and profound seemed to be hiding behind her eyes. ¡°Sess?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°En,¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head. ¡°However¡­ some features seemed to be locked.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Because you are the same as me. You are not a host body; you are simply using someone else¡¯s ount to login. That is why we cannot ess many of the features. However¡­¡± He pulled Han Bi over. ¡°Let me introduce, this is the one and only partner I met in the 72 Demons instance dungeon, Han Bi. He is a very good fellow. He is an Awakened one, so he is somewhat different from us and Soo Soo. However, his system is theplete version. So¡­ if we ever need to purchase anything from the Exchange System, we can get his help.¡± Qiao Qiao and Han Bi nced at each other. Since they did not know each other, the situation was a little awkward. However, Han Bi became excited. He threw several deep nces at Big Miss Qiao and could not help himself as he blurted out. ¡°Xiaolian¡­ Fatty Wu! Big Wu! This must be your prearranged wife-to-be, right?¡± ¡°Wife-to-be your sister!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face changed as he quickly turned to look at Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao did not be angry. She only gave Han Bi a look before turning to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Earlier, I had checked up on my little sister. She had woken up, but¡­ as you have already known, she cannot remember anything. She did not remember being abducted from the train.¡± Xiaolian, Han Bi, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. The four of them were formally gathered together for the first time. However, Soo Soo was currently in her main personality form and had forgotten all those unhappy memories. Thus, she treated Chen Xiaolian and Han Bi as strangers. Chen Xiaolian exined her circumstance to Han Bi and the both of them were beset by mixed feelings. In the afternoon, the four of them decided to leave. This decision made Xia Xiaolei somewhat disappointed. ¡°Brother Wu¡­ Great God! Can you really not bring me with you? Just please let me follow you!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the simple-minded youngster and hesitated for a moment. ¡°Xiaolei, I am going to tell you the truth. We are actually not masters. We are just like you; we are newbies who have only experienced one instance dungeon. So, I am not a Great God.¡± ¡°But, you have the [S] ss skill.¡± Chen Xiaolian had wanted to exin that the [S] ss skill that he saw was not released by him. However, after thinking about it¡­ his own Goddess of Dawn should also be of the [S] ss. He could only reluctantly ept that fact. ¡°Instance dungeon is not something that is enjoyable,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a strained smile. ¡°Truth be told, I kind of envy you. You can stay in this mountain vige and protect your clear and rxed mind. If I am you, and if I have the choice, I would not think of risking my life to enter any instance dungeons. I would rather live here and keep myself away from conflicts. Xiaolei¡­ listen to my advice, don¡¯t think about things like carrying you to what lofty skies¡­ When you are older, you will understand. The ability to live a stable life is the happiest thing for us humans.¡± ¡°Bu¡­ but¡­¡± ¡°No buts,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°If you keep yourself hidden in this vige, I doubt the other yers or Awakened ones could find you. If¡­ If something happens though, you can call me up at any time. I have already written down my mobile number on a piece of paper and left it on the topside of the bed. If you need any help, just give me a call.¡± ¡°En, I have also left my mobile number on the table,¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Xia Xiaolei and said in a very sincere toe. ¡°You are the most generous and upright fellow that I have ever met, Xia Xiaolei. Stay here and continue living a good life.¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes showed a little disappointment. He then let out a sigh. ¡°Very well¡­ even though I do not understand what you said, it sounded rather reasonable.¡± The four of them said they goodbyes to Xia Xiaolei and left ¨C Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat tempted to bring this humanoid discount card to his side¡­ However, he was a good-hearted youth. How could he bear to pull such a simple-minded fellow into a world filled with struggles and deaths? It would be better to let him stay hidden and live a quiet life in this mountain vige. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian did not know¡­ this fellow known as Xia Xiaolei would form a great bond with him in the future¡­ ¡­ ¡°Where are we going now?¡± A few hourster, the four of them were standing upon a street near a county town. Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We¡­ we will go to Shaanxi,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Roddy is still on the train. After the entire huge ruckus that we have caused on the train, there is no telling what will happen to Roddy. Hopefully, he won¡¯t be considered as a monster or aplice with monsters and be arrested.¡± That was indeed a very vexing problem. ¡°En, then let us go to Shaanxi,¡± Qiao Qiao was after all a rich girl with an independent character. She immediately made the ns. ¡°First, we will find a ce to buy mobile phones. All our phones have been broken. Therefore, we should first buy new mobile phones. Just put our cards in so that Roddy can contact us.¡± At that moment, Han Bi¡¯s face suddenly changed. He frowned and uttered in a low tone. ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°What is wrong?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Han Bi. Qiao Qiao also casted a puzzled look at him. ¡°You all¡­ you did not receive it?¡± ¡°Receive what?¡± ¡°It seems I am the only one to receive it?¡± Han Bi¡¯s face turned uglier. ¡°I received an information prompt from the system.¡± ¡°Information prompt?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Han Bi¡¯s face turned grim. ¡°The prompt is as follows: Congrattions on being selected for the instance dungeon numbered V587. Please arrive at the designated area within 48 hours. The storyline, quest and background of the instance dungeon will be issued through the system. Please make sure to check at all times. If you cannot enter the instance dungeon before it opens, you will be forcibly exterminated by the system!¡± After finishing his sentence, Han Bi cursed out viciously. ¡°{F*ck}!¡± Chapter 50: Do Not Panic!

Chapter 50: Do Not Panic!

GOR Chapter 50: Do Not Panic! Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao were both rendered speechless. Neither of them received that information prompt. Han Bi was the only one to receive it! ¡°This¡­ isn¡¯t this just shitting on people?¡± Qiao Qiao could not help as she cursed out loudly. ¡°Han Bi have to enter alone? That means that the two of us cannot enter? Are they forcing him to go fight alone?¡± Han Bi¡¯s expression had turned horrible ¨C he was well aware of his own strength, he was merely a newbie Awakened. If the difficulty level of the instance dungeon was too high, then in addition to the fact that hispanions were absent, his probability of death would be very high. Han Bi forced himself to smile and slowly said. ¡°Perhaps¡­ it is not so bad. After all, even if I were to die¡­ I can still be revived. Chen Xiaolian, back when we were on the road, you mentioned that you met the GM. Didn¡¯t he say that when an Awakened dies, it would not be a real death? They will be refreshed. I will return to life as an ordinary human and forget all these terrifying memories as I go on with my life¡­ That does not sound too bad.¡± Despite that, Qiao Qiao and Chen Xiaolian felt a bad taste in their mouths. This was especially true for Chen Xiaolian. After having to go through so many obstacles, fighting to the death with two veteran Awakened ones to save Han Bi¡­ Only to have to lose this friend andrade? In addition¡­ ¡°You can say that¡­ but we cannot be certain. If you were to die in the instance dungeon, would you really be revived and refreshed and be an ordinary person. Also¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his voice. ¡°Should the system revives you after your death and refresh you, would that still be the real you? "We are unable to be certain about all these.¡± Han Bi and Qiao Qiao were unable to say anything. ¡°Do not panic!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words were infused with a certain force. He slowly took a deep breath and massaged his temple. He spoke with a calm and confident voice. ¡°Right now, we need to calm down. Then, we will carefully analyse the message brought by the system prompt.¡± ¡°If he doesn¡¯t go, he will be exterminated! What else is there to analyse?¡± Qiao Qiao became anxious. After being together for the past two days, Chen Xiaolian had somewhat gotten used to Qiao Qiao¡¯s externally cial and internally fiery temperament. This girl seemed prideful, cold and beautiful; however, she would genuinely care about those around her. ¡°Qiao Qiao, do not me Xiaolian. I have faith in his mind,¡± Han Bi looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°In thest instance dungeon, we were able to survive thanks to his wisdom!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Qiao Qiao stopped talking and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Let us sit down and discuss.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression remained calm and the four of them sat down beside the road ¨C at a time like this, they were unable to care about what others may think. ¡°Unnie, what are you all talking about?¡± Soo Soo blinked as she looked at Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao forced out a smile. ¡°It is nothing. We are just discussing about a game.¡± Chen Xiaolian casted a nce at Qiao Qiao and said. ¡°This system prompt has a few loopholes. Or perhaps it cannot be considered as loopholes. However, it does provide us with information that we werecking before.¡± ¡°En?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyebrows jumped and her eyes revealed a look of hopefulness. ¡°What did you discover?¡± ¡°Firstly, Han Bi was the only one selected to participate in the instance dungeon while the two of us were not. There is also¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian casted a nce at Soo Soo. Qiao Qiao immediately understood what Chen Xiaolian meant: Soo Soo was also not selected. ¡°Then¡­ the first question regarding this matter: Han Bi is an Awakened, we are not, we are irregrities in the system. In that case, does this selection only happen to Awakened ones? Can system irregrities like us escape this selection process? "There may be many possible answers to this question. Perhaps my spection is valid. Perhaps¡­ it is just coincidence that we were not selected and Han Bi is the only one selected. No matter what, we must quickly ascertain the answer to this question: What type of conditions is used in the system selection process?¡± ¡°That makes sense,¡± Han Bi nodded his head. ¡°The second question¡­ Is there a method to avoid being selected?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at his two partners and spoke with certainty and confidence. ¡°My guess is¡­ there is definitely a method to avoid being selected! At the very least, I can confidently say that I believe we can change this state of ¡®being selected by the system¡¯ to ¡®personally selecting an instance¡¯! It must be possible!¡± ¡°Why do you believe that?¡± Qiao Qiao asked. ¡°It is simple¡­ the Awakened ones that we have made contact with, be it the two fellows we met on the train or the ones Xia Xiaolei met, one important information was acquired: Awakened ones have their own organizations. "There exists many Awakened Guilds. "Nowes the other problem: Suppose that the conditions for selection arepletely random. Theoretically speaking, there should not exist any teams of Awakened ones! If the instance dungeon¡¯s participation is something that happens at random, formation of guilds would be pointless.¡± Qiao Qiao and Han Bi nodded thoughtfully. ¡°The biggest advantage in having guilds is the ability to coordinate fights and share resources. This is especially so when participating in the instance dungeon. A guild''s team members could unite to do battle together as the strength of the guild outmatches the strength of a personal individual. However¡­ if the participants for instance dungeons are randomly selected, then the very basis for creating a guild no longer exists! "Because if they are randomly selected, even a highly powerful guild cannot guarantee that their guild members would be selected for the same instance dungeon. "Since they will be randomly selected anyways for the instance dungeon, with no method to ensure that their guild members could participate together¡­ what is the point of creating a guild? "This rationale is not hard to understand, right? "That is why; I feel that¡­ for there to exist so many guilds within the Awakenedmunity¡­ that proves that they certainly have a method to solve the issue of ¡®being selected¡¯! "They can either avoid being selected and also avoid being exterminated as punishment, or¡­ they can control the selection process, with the ability to change ¡®being selected¡¯ to ¡®personally selecting¡¯ an instance dungeon. "That must be how it is!¡± Qiao Qiao and Han Bi became more confident after hearing those words! They were also in agreement that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spections were very convincing and logically impable. ¡°Then what should we do now?¡± Qiao Qiao asked in a heavy voice. ¡°ording to my deductions, the most usible method of avoiding ¡®being selected¡¯ is through guild formation! There are two ways to attempt this. First, we try forming our own guild. I believe there would also be a guild option within the system. We form our own organization; it is something that we will have to do sooner orter.¡± Chen Xiaolian then looked at Han Bi¡­ because the system feature of guild formation is not avable for both him and Qiao Qiao! Han Bi smiled bitterly. ¡°En, I just took a look just now. My ¡®Guild System¡¯ is still locked; the prompt above it states that only yers that have participated in 5 instance dungeons can activate the Guild Mode and form their own guild. As for what one would acquire after forming a guild, it is not stated clearly. I fear that we will need to wait until the guild is established before the contents would be unlocked.¡± ¡°Then, the first path is no longer possible,¡± Chen Xiaolian said lightly. ¡°It was as I have expected, there will be a barrier for the formation of guilds. Without this barrier, everyone would be able to avoid the state of ¡®being selected¡¯. The Development Team would not have tolerated the existence of such a big loophole.¡± Watching the other two, Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment. ¡°Then, the second option¡­ we need to quickly find an Awakened Guild and think of a way to be a member¡­ that or we find a way to collect information. Information to help us understand what methods could be used to avoid the state of ¡®being selected¡¯." Chen Xiaolian turned to face them again. ¡°To find Awakened Guilds, the easiest way to do so would be¡­¡± ¡°To go to the location of the instance dungeon that Han Bi will soon have to participate in!¡± Qiao Qiao immediately understood and quickly uttered out. ¡°The Awakened ones will certainly gather there to prepare to enter the instance dungeon!¡± Chen Xiaolian could see that the two of them were feeling somewhat anxious. He deliberately gave out a smile. ¡°Do not make horrible assumptions about the situation. There are three of us; in addition, our level of strength is quite good. We managed to kill off 2 veteran Awakened ones. Moreover¡­ as long as things do not get too rough, bing a member in a guild should not be too difficult with our strength and potential. The only thing we need to do is find a well-intentioned guild that is suitable for us. That way, there should be a high likelihood to avoiding the state of ¡®being selected¡¯.¡± Han Bi and Qiao Qiao were finally able to rx a little. They looked at Chen Xiaolian and the three of themughed together. However, at that very moment when the atmosphere had somewhat lightened up¡­ ¡°Unnie.¡± On the side, Soo Soo suddenly opened her mouth to speak. The little girl frowned as she patted herself on her bun like face and massaged her head. ¡°Something strange happened.¡± ¡°Soo Soo, what is it?¡± Qiao Qiao put her arms around her little sister. ¡°Here,¡± Soo Soo pointed at her own eyes. ¡°My eyes appear to be seeing some strange things¡­ some string of words seemed to have appeared.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s body trembled and her face turned dark. ¡°String of words? Wha¡­ what words?¡± ¡°Something about a prompt, in 48 hours enter some instance dungeon. It has a strange name, a V587. It seemed like I have been selected, if I do not arrive, it says I will be exterminated. Unnie, what does exterminated means?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s body turned limp! Chen Xiaolian moved quickly and went to support Qiao Qiao. He pinched her back and whispered. ¡°Be steady! If you panic, she will be afraid!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes turned red. She nced at Chen Xiaolian, her eyes appearing weak. She then forced out a smile and turned to Soo Soo. ¡°The name of that instance dungeon, are you certain it is V587?¡± ¡°En, it is,¡± Soo Soo clutched her eyes. ¡°Unnie, am I sick?¡± ¡°No¡­ you are not sick. It is just¡­ someone is ying a game with us,¡± Qiao Qiao hugged Soo Soo. She abruptly stood up and dragged Chen Xiaolian to another side. ¡°Xiaolian, I am asking you!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes were terrifying. ¡°As I recall, the GM that you mentioned had informed you that you and Soo Soo are system irregrities, you two are different from an Awakened like Han Bi! Thus, if a system irregrity like you and Soo Soo dies in the instance dungeon¡­ you two will not even have the chance to be revived and refreshed! You willpletely disappear¡­ is that true?¡± Chen Xiaolian listened with aplicated look on his face. Finally, he nodded in silence. Qiao Qiao grabbed on to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. ¡°No matter what¡­ I must save Soo Soo! If we cannot let her avoid the instance dungeon¡­ I will simply join her! Xiaolian, I beg of you! Help me think of a way! Please find a way! You are so smart, to be able to discern out so many things¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao¡¯s face and saw traces of unconceble weakness within her eyes. He spread open his arms and lightly hugged Qiao Qiao as he whispered. ¡°I will do what I can. Do not worry about it first. We have yet to arrive at the worst case scenario.¡± Chapter 51: Newbie Seeking Membership

Chapter 51: Newbie Seeking Membership

GOR Chapter 51: Newbie Seeking Membership Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind nked out. It was only after his hands had embraced Qiao Qiao did the soft sensation of a young girl¡¯s body cause him to be startled. He snapped out of it and turned to see Qiao Qiao looking at him with a peculiar expression. The atmosphere between them became awkward and the two of them quickly turned their gaze away. ¡­ ¡­ A few hourster. Shaanxi Airport. Their group of four reached the passageway and Qiao Qiao checked the time using her mobile phone. ¡°There is still 41 hours and 36 minutes.¡± Han Bi was obviously still distressed. He maintained a taciturn attitude and would only force out a smile when speaking. It was no wonder; he was selected to join the instance dungeon. In addition, the aggravating word ¡®exterminated¡¯ would weigh down heavily on any one. Outside the airport, amercial Buick GL8 was waiting. They had rented the car prior to boarding the ne. After fetching the keys from the staff member of the rentalpany, the task of driving was handed over to Qiao Qiao. ¡°Did you check out the address?¡± The face of Queen Qiao was filled with anxiousness. ¡°I have checked it,¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Han Bi and gave out a bitter smile. ¡°I fear that this instance dungeon will not be easy. Oh, right! Han Bi, how is your knowledge of history?¡± ¡°History?¡± Han Bi reflected for a while before shaking his head. ¡°Back in school, I would always be sleeping during History lessons. Other than that¡­ I did read up on historical novels regarding aerial architecture. Does that count?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. After pondering about it, he produced his mobile phone and opened Baidu [1]. He selected a site and gave it to Han Bi. ¡°Since we have the time, take advantage of it and make yourself familiar with it.¡± [1] Upon the screen was everything rted to ¡®Mausoleum Area of Qin Shi Huang¡¯¡­ ¡­ Before they had boarded the ne, Han Bi had obtained thetest information regarding the instance dungeon using the system. The instance dungeon was located in Shaanxi City ¨C coincidentally, that was the same ce that the train they had sat on was headed for. The specific location of the instance dungeon was also shown: 18 km northwest of Shaanxi City, the Mausoleum Area of Qin Shi Huang! ¡­ Roddy walked out of the train station, a dazed look etched upon his face. At the current, he felt as though he was going crazy! Truth be told, his mind had been a blurry mess of thoughts throughout the train ride. If not for the fact that he was certain he was not sick ¨C he would suspect that he had contracted a nking out illness. The reason being¡­ Roddy discovered that he seemed to have lost a part of his memories. Thest thing he could recall was that he had followed Chen Xiaolian into the train station. They then boarded the train as he helped Chen Xiaolian find Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡­ Next¡­ his memories of what happened came to a halt! When he came to, he found himself sitting upon a hard sleeper within the train. There was even an adorable fat cat within his embrace! However, the problem was: Chen Xiaolian, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo were not on the train! He could clearly recall himself telling Chen Xiaolian the number to Qiao Qiao¡¯s coach because he was the one who bought the coach ticket for her. Then¡­ he could not bloody recall anything else! Where is Xiaolian? Where is Qiao Qiao? Where is Soo Soo? Why was he sitting alone on the hard sleeper bunk? Where did this adorably fat cat in his bosome from? He tried to call up Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mobile phone. However, his calls could not get through. It was not until he was walking out of the train station that his mobile phone rang. The caller was Chen Xiaolian! epting the call, Roddy immediately shouted out in a tearful voice. ¡°Xiaolian! Where on Earth did you go to? I remember that we had boarded the train together! What is going on? Did you get down halfway through? But, this train should not have any stops along the way! My mind feels so confused now!¡± From across the phone, Chen Xiaolian remained silent for a moment. He then asked. ¡°Where are you now?¡± ¡°East area of the train station.¡± ¡°Just stand there and wait for me.¡± The call was then ended. ¡­ One hourter, Roddy who was standing at the east area of the train station saw a ckmercial Buick GL8ing to a stop before him. The door of the car opened to reveal Chen Xiaolian sitting inside. He waved his hand. ¡°Come in. We will talk inside!¡± Annoyingly, the fat cat that had been obediently staying in his arms suddenly jumped out and threw itself into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arms. Roddy was about to say something when a shocking scene yed out before him. The fat cat within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arms transformed into a beam of light and disappeared! Roddy nearly fell with his buttocks to the ground. The dazed Roddy was then picked up by Chen Xiaolian into the car. ¡°Ah! You are all here!¡± Roddy stared at Chen Xiaolian, then turned to see Soo Soo sitting in thest row and Queen Qiao in the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°How could all of you turn up here? I clearly remember all of you being on the train!¡± He then looked at Han Bi who was sitting beside him. Roddy swallowed his saliva and asked. ¡°Brother, how should I address you?¡± Han Bi¡¯s pair of thick eyebrows wrinkled in a frown. ¡°You cannot remember me? I am the one who beat you up time and again after you used Bush-ren.¡± ¡°{Nani}?¡± [2] Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°Let us not talk about this first.¡± Roddy regarded Chen Xiaolian with a slightly fearful expression. ¡°You¡­ could you be a monster in disguise?¡± ¡°Your entire family are monsters,¡± Chen Xiaolian retorted before patting Roddy. ¡°I need to ask you. Did you notice anything abnormal on the train?¡± ¡°Abnormal? You people are all abnormal!¡± Roddy cried out. ¡°That is not what I am asking about. Did you see any evidence of a fight in the train? Ah, for example, is the roof of the train broken apart?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± Roddy shook his head, his expression indicating that he was at a loss. ¡°Only that the three of you had disappeared. I felt that something is wrong.¡± Qiao Qiao who was on the driver¡¯s seat used the back view mirror to look at Chen Xiaolian. Han Bi too, looked at him thoughtfully. ¡°It seems that things have been reset and refreshed,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°However, we would not know if this is an automatic feature of the system or if the GM had interfered to help us out.¡± ¡°It is probably how things were meant to be,¡± Han Bi reflected on it. ¡°Since this world ys host to those Awakened ones with superhuman abilities, any mistake on their part would cause something big to happen. If that were to happen, then some shaking news would havee to light a long time ago. If this world is a background setting, then such a thing cannot be allowed to happen. Thus, preserve the bnce of this world¡­ a refresh and reset is inevitable.¡± ¡°What do we do next? Do we head directly to the location of the instance dungeon?¡± Qiao Qiao asked as she drove. ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian retrieved his mobile phone and checked out a map. ¡°I found that there is a hotel near that location. Since there is still 40 hours until the opening time, we will first stay in the hotel. Also, since this hotel is the one closest to the area, other Awakened Guilds will certainly check in here before the opening time. Considering the time limit of 48 hours and the punishment of extermination, many of them would certainly arrive earlier for the sake of safety.¡± ¡°Then¡­ what do we do when we meet those Awakened ones? Do we directly make contact by introducing ourselves?¡± Han Bi asked. ¡°Naturally not,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°The two Awakened ones we met on the train were not the good-hearted kind. It appears that not all within the Awakenedmunity are pure and good. We will first conceal our identities by disguising as ordinary people¡­ Do any of you have any suggestions?¡± Originally, they had thought that concealing their identities would be hard. That was because both Awakened ones and yers share one simr feature within their system: Radar! A green dot within the radar would expose the identity of anyone nearby. However, Chen Xiaolian had tested it with hispanions while they were travelling. In the end, they discovered an aspect of the system. Alternatively, it could be said to be an exploitable loophole: Only when both parties have their system activated by enteringbat form, summoning their pet, using equipment or some other simr action, would the radar expose them. If only one party were to use the system while the other party was not using the system, then the radar will not expose thetter as Awakened. Instead, they will appear as ordinary people. That also exined why the longhaired man and the trench coat wearing middle-aged man could only recognize Chen Xiaolian by the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword pendant that he was wearing over his neck instead of by radar. At that time, Chen Xiaolian was not using the system. Thus, the radar of other Awakened ones would not mark him as a green dot. A rough description of when a system was being used is as follows: Activating the system mode¡¯s vision, using weapons, equipment or medicines, summoning War Pet and etc. As long as one of the conditions is met, the radar would expose that person. The one that gave Chen Xiaolian this idea was none other than Xia Xiaolei. ording to Xia Xiaolei, he had hidden and slept through hisst instance dungeon safely¡­ that meant the other yers¡¯ radar could not find him! Thus, Chen Xiaolian had allocated some time towards testing the radar together with Qiao Qiao and Han Bi as they were travelling. Finally, they were able to verify these spections. ¡°Any rmendation on how to hide our identities?¡± Han Bi thought about it and said. ¡°I have a suggestion. Do you remember what I told you before? The reason I am going to Shaanxi is for the sake of entering an aircraft modelpetition?¡± ¡°En?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shed. ¡°Could it be¡­¡± ¡°Thepetition is precisely located in the Mausoleum Area of Qin Shi Huang. Due to howrge the size of the area is, it could be used for the aircraft modelpetition.¡± ¡°Excellent,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied. ¡°In that case, we will pretend to be the participating students¡­ besides, all of us happen to be students.¡± Roddy who was seated beside them shouted out. ¡°Hey, what are you all talking about? Can anyone first answer my question? What exactly is going on here?¡± Chen Xiaolian patted Roddy on his shoulders. ¡°Do not be so annoyed, I will slowly exin everything to you. En, there is also one more thing that we need you to help out with.¡± ¡­ 4.30 pm. 35 hours and 27 minutes before the opening of the instance dungeon. A hotel outside the Mausoleum Area of Qin Shi Huang. Amercial Buick came to a halt outside of the hotel. Several young boys and girls alighted from the car, carrying several bags of varying sizes. There were also two boxes with a ¡®Handle with care¡¯ sticker on it. Above those boxes, a te bearing the word ¡®X aircraft modelpetition¡¯ was pasted above those boxes. A thick browed youngster who was wearing a participation certificate around his neck led them in. As they were walking into the hotel lobby, there were several guests in the midst of registering with the hotel. Some of them nced curiously at them. Their attention was directed in particr to the long, ck haired Qiao Qiao. Queen Qiao was wearing a school uniform; however, her attire could not conceal her atmosphere of youth and especially not her delicate face. Many of the surrounding males stole secret nces at her. Tens of minutester, Chen Xiaolian, Qiao Qiao, Han Bi and Soo Soo went downstairs together to the lobby area. They carried with them several packages. Under the watchful eyes of many, they moved to the wide outerwn area of the hotel. When there were no one else nearby, they opened up the packages and retrieved some aircraft models from within the packages. Han Bi skilfully assembled those parts, then he used the remote control to send one of them up into the air. ¡°The standard types found in the stores are all trash. The models that I made have a better performancepared to this. A pity that mine was left on the train. I could no longer get it back,¡± Han Bi murmured resentfully as he controlled the aircraft. ¡°Ssh, silent!¡± Chen Xiaolian silently observed the aircraft that was flying in the air. ¡°Be careful. I feel that there are people secretly looking at us.¡± ¡°Secretly looking at Qiao Qiao you mean,¡± Han Bi forced out augh. ¡°Eight o¡¯clock direction,¡± Qiao Qiao lightly said. ¡°Beneath the patio umbre outside the hotel, there are two people sitting down and having coffee while looking at us.¡± ¡°As expected, a woman¡¯s intuition is the most urate one,¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. He then whispered. ¡°Are you sure they are not secretly peeping at you?¡± Qiao Qiao remained indifferent as she replied. ¡°Trust me, people would secretly peep at me whenever I take a walk in the streets ever since my younger days. So, I am used to it. A woman¡¯s intuition is very urate in this respect ¨C those two fellows are not looking at me, they are looking at you and Han Bi.¡± ¡°All right, we will first ignore them,¡± Chen Xiaolian then sighed. ¡°Right¡­ about the next step¡­ do you really want to continue?¡¯ Qiao Qiao¡¯s cheeks tightened. She took a deep breath and bit her lips. After that, she slowly moved to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side, her arms extending outwards to hold onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm as she ced her head onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. Chen Xiaolian could feel Qiao Qiao¡¯s long and straight, ck hair sweeping past his neck. That itching feeling almost seeped deep down into his heart. In addition, the unique fragrance of a female girl flowed into his nose, causing his mind to fall into a momentary trance. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned stiff and his heart pounded in a frenzy. Finally, he was able to suppress his distracted heart and he turned around to gently kiss Qiao Qiao upon her forehead. ¡°¡­ sorry,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a low tone. ¡°It is all right,¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth. From a distance, this seemed like a perfectly normal and harmonious scene. A group of students ying with aircraft models on the greenwn on a beautiful spring¡¯s afternoon. Then, a couple would stand side by side as the girl rested her head upon her boyfriend¡¯s shoulder. The boyfriend reacted by gently kissing¡­ It was simply too normal of an urrence. ¡°The two men beneath the patio umbre are no longer looking at us,¡± Qiao Qiao turned her head sideways while resting it upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder and whispered into his ear. ¡­ ¡°Admiring beauties?¡± Beneath the patio umbre, a middle-aged man with sunsses smiled. ¡°Tomorrow, after we finished this instance dungeon¡¯s quest, I will take you out to properly rx. Getting girls is easy; we now have plenty of money.¡± Sitting across from him was a gaunt, thin-jawed young man. His eyes shed with profound brightness and he retorted coldly. ¡°Keep your messy state of mind on a leash. We have a big battleing and yet you can still spout out these kinds of words. I do not mind ordering a coffin for you first.¡± ¡°Hahaha! Do not forget, if we die, a coffin is of no use. We will be refreshed; returned to a normal life,¡± Having said that, the sunsses man suddenlyughed out bitterly and whispered. ¡°I actually feel that¡­ that may not be bad. Going on with life thoughtlessly; I won¡¯t have to live like this all the time.¡± ¡°Killing you off, then duplicating a portion of your memories, using that to refresh out another person¡­ do you think that person is still you? Heng¡­¡± The gaunt young man sneered. He then turned his gaze away from Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao. ¡°Those teenagers should be normal people.¡± ¡°En? Are you certain?¡± ¡°They have the face of students,¡± The gaunt man coldly replied. ¡°Besides¡­ they have the guts to y outside and be so affectionate when the battle is looming. Is there any Awakened ones who would take their lives so lightly?¡± Then, the gaunt man turned to the sunsses man. ¡°I hear that you lost two men?¡± ¡°Heng!¡± Sunsses man coldly replied. ¡°You sure are informed. I sent those two fellows out to perform a simple task, and yet¡­ let us not talk about this.¡± The sunsses man picked up his cup of coffee and took one gulp. ¡°Let us discuss about this time¡¯s instance dungeon! Are you willing to cooperate? I am waiting for your reply!¡± The gaunt man¡¯s fingers gently tapped the table surface several times. He then slowly said. ¡°If we are to cooperate, I have a condition. For this instance dungeon, it is all right if I do not get the system reward. However, there is one item that I must certainly obtain!¡± As he spoke, the gaunt man produced a piece of paper and a pen. He quickly wrote something down and slipped the piece of paper towards the sunsses man. Sunsses man nced at it and became thoughtful for a moment. Then, he stood up and extended his hand. ¡°Deal!¡± The gaunt man picked up the piece of paper that was on the table and burnt it with a lighter. After that, he stood up and extended his hand to shake hands with sunsses man. ¡°Then, here is to our happy cooperation, Guild Leader Nangong.¡± ¡°To our happy cooperation, Guild Leader Qiu Yun.¡± At that moment, a burst of noise suddenly resonated out from the entrance of the hotel. A taxi came to a halt before the hotel entrance and a young man wearing a strange get-up stepped out from the taxi. His attire was strange, akin to the ancient European armour props usually seen in movies. In his hands was a longbow while a dagger was strapped onto his thigh. As for his hair, it was unknown just how much styling gel he had used as it towered high up, simr to a rooster¡¯sb. When he saw that, Chen Xiaolian who was standing far away on thewn could not help himself as heughed out. Qiao Qiao lightly struck his shoulder and whispered. ¡°You got him to dress up like that? To think that Roddy would agree to do that for you!¡± Chen Xiaolian snickered and chose to remain silent¡­ Neither of them realized that they were both still maintaining the intimate stance that they had taken earlier: Qiao Qiao was partially leaning onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. ¡­ Roddy stood at the entrance of the hotel. His eye-catching appearance naturally attracted the peculiar gazes from the surrounding people. Outrageously¡­ This fellow abruptly moved to stand at the centre position and shouted out in a loud voice: ¡°Seeking membership! Newbie seeking membership! Are there any teams recruiting new members?¡± PU!! The two Guild Leaders that were originally drinking coffee under the patio umbre ended up losing theirposure. This was especially true for the one wearing sunsses, Guild Leader Nangong. His mouth sprayed out a mouthful of coffee and he coughed out several times as he stared at Roddy who was shouting loudly some distance away. He opened his mouth. ¡°Holy shit¡­ do newbies these days have no fear of death? He dares toe alone to seek membership in front of so many people?¡± Nangong, raw: ¡®ÄϹ¬¡¯. ¡®ÄÏ¡¯/ ¡®n¨¢n¡¯ means ¡®south¡¯ - ¡®¹¬¡¯/ ¡®g¨­ng¡¯ means ¡®pce¡¯. Qiu Yun, raw: ¡®ÇïÔÉ¡¯. ¡®Ç/ ¡®qi¨±¡¯ means ¡®autumn¡¯ - ¡®ÔÉ¡¯/¡® y¨³n¡¯ means ¡®shooting star / pass away¡¯. 1 Baidu is a web servicepany in China that provides many types of services. One of which is a search engine.? 2 ¡®Nani¡¯ is Japanese for ¡®what¡¯.? Extra: Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang (First Emperor of China) is located in Lintong District, Xi¡¯an, Shaanxi Province, China. The tomb itself has not been excavated and archaeological works are mostly focused on the surrounding areas of the tomb. It is divided into inner and outer cities. The circumference of the inner city is 2.5 km (1.55 miles) and the outer is 6.3 km (3.9 miles) [Source: Wiki] Chapter 52: You Know Quite A Lot

Chapter 52: You Know Quite A Lot

GOR Chapter 52: You Know Quite A Lot [TL: This chapter contains minor sexual innuendos.] Qiu Yun¡¯s gaunt face revealed traces of surprise. ¡°Is he a newbie Awakened?¡± Guild Leader Nangong sneered. ¡°I am now curious to see just what this fellow is capable of.¡± He made a secret gesture and two people who had appeared to be resting within the hotel lobby stood up and moved to the centre area. Roddy became interposed between them as they held him, restrain his ability to shout and brought him over to the area beneath the patio umbre. Chen Xiaolian who was standing far away immediately became anxious as he stared intently at Roddy. ¡°Hey! What are you people doing? Who are you people?¡± Roddy then shouted out loudly on purpose. ¡°Are you a newbie?¡± Guild Leader Nangong wiped his mouth with a piece of tissue and smiled contemptuously as he looked at Roddy. ¡°What abilities do you have?¡± Roddy purposely blinked his eyes. ¡°And who are you? What qualifications do you have to ask me that?¡± Guild Leader Nangongughed derisively and one of the men beside Roddy whispered. ¡°Little rookie, show some manners when talking. This man is our Guild Leader, Nangong!¡± ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes turned about. ¡°Oh? Then, which guild are you people from?¡± ¡°Enough nonsense! Kid, what abilities do you have? Be honest and tell us. If it is not bad, I can consider epting you,¡± Nangongughed coldly. ¡°My abilities?¡± Roddy first lifted his head up high andughed out in arrogance. ¡°Very well! I am also one who ughtered my way out from the mountain of des and the ocean of mes! Listen carefully! I am the solo queue with the highest burst damage, the Might of Demacia, Bush-ren, the invincible warrior for all students and high schoolers! Now, what is the strength of your guild? This brother is not interested in joining a third-rate group!¡± ¡°Wha, what? What powerful solo queue¡­ what Bush-ren?¡± Nangong was momentarily stunned. The guild member¡¯s face too turned peculiar and he lowered his voice. ¡°Guild Leader, the things that he is talking about¡­ seems to be about a game of sorts.¡± ¡°Game?¡± Nangong became highly infuriated. ¡°Kid, what nonsense are you bbing about? What game and what Demacia!¡± ¡°Hey, you are the one bbing nonsense!¡± Roddy instead stared at him and shouted back. ¡°You do not even know about Demacia and you dare call me over? Uncle, what are you up to?¡± Nangong¡¯s face turned strange. ¡°You¡­ are you really an Awakened one?¡± ¡°What awaken or sleep? What is that?¡± Roddy raised his head up again. Nangong furiously retorted. ¡°If you are not an Awakened one, why did youe over here to shout and ask for membership?¡± ¡°I am the one who should be asking you! Our LOL_cosy¡¯s hard-core enthusiasts had agreed to set up our event here! Uncle, if you do not know anything, why did you drag me all the way here?¡± Roddy struggled to get away from the men beside him. ¡°Will you please not waste my time?¡± Cosy?? LOL??? Guild Leader Nangong stared with wide-open eyes. Thankfully, one of his guild members beside him whispered. ¡°Guild Leader¡­ his words seem to check out. Demacia is indeed something from a game. Err, I do y that game as well.¡± Traces of indignation and savagery shed across Guild Leader Nangong¡¯s eyes. He suddenly threw a look and one of his men instantly threw a punch onto Roddy¡¯s stomach. Roddy let out a painful groan and his body bent over. The guild member narrowed his eyes and turned to Nangong. He shook his head. ¡°No response from the system. It seems he is really just an ordinary person.¡± As he spoke, he immediately pulled out the dagger strapped onto Roddy¡¯s thigh and examined it. ¡°stic.¡± ¡°Forget it.¡± Qiu Yun finally spoke up. Heughed lightly and looked at Nangong. ¡°We have more important matters to do. Why make things difficult for a normal person? Truth is, you are the one who misunderstood him, Guild Leader Nangong. It is not as though he came over to lie to you. There is no real reason for you to get tangled up with a young kid.¡± After that, Qiu Yunughed and nced at Roddy. He waved his hand. ¡°Youngster, you can leave. We got the wrong person, sorry.¡± The two guild members holding onto Roddy turned to look at Nangong. Seeing no reply from Nangong, they let go of their hold. ¡°Scram, kid!¡± One of the guild member sneered. ¡°Leave this ce as fast as you can. Otherwise, we will break your legs.¡± Roddy¡¯s face revealed a terrified expression. ¡°You, you people¡­ are you members of the underworld?¡± ¡°Heng!¡± Nangong stood up. He casted a nce at Roddy, then turned around and left. The two guild members also threw vicious gazes at him before moving to follow Nangong. ¡°Just leave, youngster,¡± Qiu Yun pulled out a cigarette lighter and lit up a cigarette for himself beforeughing. ¡°I will give you one suggestion. It would be best for you to leave this hotel.¡± Seeing Qiu Yun getting up and walking into the hotel lobby, Roddy quickly followed. He walked by Qiu Yun¡¯s side and said loudly. ¡°That, my sincere thanks to senior¡­ Earlier, if not for you, I¡­ I do not even know who those people are. That was so bewildering!¡± Qiu Yun walked into the elevator and nced at Roddy. ¡°Youngster, if you trust me, then just leave this ce.¡± After the doors to the elevator were closed, Roddy gave a faint smile. He stood there and observed the digital disy for the elevator. He confirmed that it had made its stop at the 8th floor before turning around to leave. ¡­ Half an hourter, within a room. ¡°Are you certain it is the 8th floor?¡± Chen Xiaolian directed his gaze towards Roddy who just walked out of the washroom. All the styling gel on Roddy¡¯s head have been washed off and he used one hand to wipe his head with a towel. He said. ¡°At any rate, I saw the elevator stop at the 8th floor.¡± ¡°Han Bi, it¡¯s your turn,¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head towards the thick browed youngster. Han Bi moved to the balcony and sent out a radio-controlled model aircraft that has a miniature camcorder tied onto it. Under Han Bi¡¯s control, the radio-controlled aircraft flew around the hotel a few times before returning¡­ The group of youngsters gathered before the camcorder¡¯s screen. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression brightened as he stared at the images captured on the screen. ¡°In my estimation, Awakened ones and normal people are different. Due to the constant dangers and killings that Awakened ones encountered within instance dungeons, they will certainly develop a high level of vignce and self-protective mind-set. Thus¡­ just look, from the pictures taken using the aircraft, we can see that most of the rooms in the eighth floor have their curtains left open. "Only a few rooms have their curtains closed ¨C to close the curtains in the middle of the day, that is not normal.¡± ¡°Why is it not possible for a couple to be inside engaging in pa pa pa? [1]¡± Roddy could not help but refute. ¡°We have a child in the room, watch yournguage,¡± Chen Xiaolian curled down the side of his lips. Roddy casted a nce at Soo Soo. She was lying down on the bed wearing her bunny eared headphones and listening to music. He spread opened his arms and said. ¡°All right, let us assume that you are right.¡± ¡°I cannot guarantee that it is a hundred per cent correct. At the very least, though¡­ the ones who have their curtains closed have a higher probability of being Awakened ones. Additionally, you have already confirmed that the man is staying in the 8th floor. Then¡­ logically speaking, we only need to check up on those rooms with closed curtains. That way, we will be able to find the Awakened one that helped Roddy.¡± ¡°However, why must we find him?¡± Han Bi frowned. ¡°The reason¡­ first, when Roddy was being beaten up, that fellow had stepped out to stop them,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°Someone who does not bully the weak or innocent; I dare not guarantee that he is a good and kind-hearted man. However, people like this are often people who hold on to principles when taking actions. "Do you all know what I was most afraid of when I found the existence of such a group of Awakened ones? "These Awakened ones are not ¡®yers¡¯ who came from the outside. They are the original residents of this world. Yet, these residents were able to acquire superhuman abilities. When an ordinary person obtains superhuman abilities, they will suddenly find themselves unchained from the secr, legal, moral and other constraints of this world. This could easily trigger a change in a person¡¯s personality. Once one loses control of themselves, they would be unable to differentiate right from wrong, bing thugs¡­ "Trust me, many people will end up changing so! "An Awakened one who possess the ability to freely trample upon the secr rules and yet chooses to adhere to the principle of not bullying the weak ¨C if I have to deal with any Awakened ones, I would rather it be him!¡± ¡°All right, we will take your word for it,¡± Han Bi nodded. ¡°But¡­¡± Roddy looked at the screen and counted. ¡°One, two, three, four, five¡­ en, there are currently five rooms with closed curtains on the 8th floor. How do we know which one he is in?¡± Chen Xiaolian produced a piece of map of the hotel floor. ¡°Follow the pictures taken for the rooms, thenpare it with the position on this map ¨C the construction of each floor is the same, that way, we can guess the room number for those rooms.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Qiao Qiao who had been seated quietly by the side. ¡°Next up, Qiao Qiao will have to step up. She will use the room¡¯s hotel phone and call them up one by one¡­¡± ¡°Can¡¯t we just go directly to their door and search one by one?¡± Roddy asked. ¡°That would be beating the bush to startle the snake [2],¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°If we end up meeting other Awakened ones, what should we do if they turn out to be viinous? We are newbies and our strength is not that strong. What happens if they have ill intentions? Cases where one kills others to snatch their items, surely you have seen such a matter when ying games?¡± ¡°Giving them a call? Won¡¯t our identity be exposed?¡± Han Bi frowned. ¡°That is why¡­ Big Miss Qiao needs to do it,¡± Chen Xiaolian suppressed a smile and looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°That¡­ are you prepared? I know that doing this would be quite difficult for you, but¡­¡± ¡°For the sake of Soo Soo, I can throw even my life away!¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth. She stood up and walked to the phone within the room. Wearing the face of a morally upright person entering the execution grounds, she turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Bring over the room numbers!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly wrote it down on a piece of paper, then he handed it over. ¡°Set to speaker! Let Roddy listen to the other person¡¯s voice and judge if that is him!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face was grim. She looked at the few room numbers within her hands and proceeded to quietly make the call. The first call: ¡°Hello?¡± A perfunctory sound of a male came through. ¡°How are you ~ ~ ~ ¡± Big Miss Qiao suddenly issued out a voice that sent a chill down the spines of each of the boys within the room! That soft voice, it could only be called baby like, it could only be considered sweet! ¡°Who is this?¡± ¡°Hello, Mister. Do you require any special services ~ ~ ~ ¡± Pa! The call was ended. With a flushed face, Qiao Qiao turned to look at Roddy who immediately shook his head. ¡°No, that is not his voice.¡± Qiao Qiao picked up the phone, took a deep breath and made the second call. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Hello, mister! Do you require any special services ~ ~ ~ ¡± ¡° ¡­ What services is there?¡± ¡°¡­ Custom made - silk clothing ¨C full set inclusive of stockings, one thousand eight ~ ~ ~¡± ¡°Son of a bitch, that is too expensive! Are you embedded with gold? Scram!¡± The call was broken off. Roddy. ¡°This, this is also not his voice.¡± Chen Xiaolian forced down his smile as he looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Custom made ¨C silk clothing ¨C full set inclusive of stockings¡­ Queen Qiao, you know quite a lot¡­¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Qiao Qiao shot daggers at all the boys within the room with her eyes. ¡°If anyone dares to speak of this matter in the future, I will kill him!¡± 1 ¡®Pa pa pa¡¯ = lovemaking session.? 2 Beating the bush to startle the snake. One of the famed 36 stratagems where one does something big that has no clear purpose to illicit a response from the enemy. This could either arouse the enemy¡¯s suspicion or disrupt their thoughts. A double edged strategy.? Chapter 53: Only One

Chapter 53: Only One

GOR Chapter 53: Only One Qiu Yun gently wiped his hands clean and exited the washroom. Just as he had closed the doors to the washroom, he heard the phone in the room ringing. He went over to pick it up. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Hello, mister. Do you require any special services ~ ~ ~¡± Holding on to the phone, Qiu Yun revealed a peculiar smile. ¡°Ok.¡± ¡° ¡­ Ok?¡± The voice from the other side became stunned for a moment. ¡°Are you not going to ask the price? Or list of services?¡± ¡°Money is not a problem,¡± Qiu Yun casually looked at the windows and gently waved his fingers. The closed curtain slowly opened up. He spoke leisurely. ¡°As for the list of services, note down what I require.¡± ¡°¡­¡± The other party was speechless for a long time. ¡°I need a water bucket. It would be best if there is also an absorbent sponge. Oh right, I have yet to have my dinner. When youe over, get me a sandwich. I want beef, I dislike luncheon meat.¡± ¡°You, do you have any other requests?¡± ¡°En¡­¡± Qiu Yun thought for a while. ¡°What perfume do you use? En, never mind. Just bring whichever bottle over. If you do not have any perfume, then you should at least have essential oils, right?¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Move fast, I am very busy. I will give you half an hour. If you cannot arrive by then, I will leave,¡± Qiu Yun casually ced down the phone. He then walked to a side and picked up the newspaper within the room before sitting down on the sofa, reading the newspaper. ¡­ Tens of minutester. The doorbell rang. Qiu Yun raised his head to look at the door. With a flick of his fingers, the lock on the door snapped open. ¡°Come on in, the door is unlocked.¡± Qiao Qiao pushed open the door. With a solemn expression, she entered the room and looked around. The first thing she felt was: Clean! This person¡¯s room seemed spotless and the bed sheets showed no traces of folds. It was as though no one had slept on it before. The light from the windows shined brightly. Qiu Yun was sitting upon the sofa facing the door; his head was looking down at the newspaper. Without raising his head, he said in an indifferent voice. ¡°Close the door after youe in¡­ oh, right. The one outside the door cane in too. I do not have much time and I do not feel like apanying some children in their y acting.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face became tense and she subconsciously clenched her fist. Chen Xiaolian came from behind and held Qiao Qiao. He pulled her to his back and walked into the room. After the door was closed, Chen Xiaolian gestured to Qiao Qiao for her to stand by the door while he walked over. Qiu Yun raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian, his face showing no trace of surprise at all. His gaze then fell upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands that were holding onto a water bucket. He thenughed. ¡°Very good, it seems you did bring over the thing that I requested.¡± ¡°May I ask, which w allowed you to see through us?¡± Chen Xiaolian inhaled deeply and looked at Qiu Yun vigntly. ¡°Essentially¡­ there should be none,¡± Qiu Yunughed. ¡°However, it was too coincidental.¡± ¡°Coincidental?¡± Qiu Yun slowly folded the newspaper and ced it on the coffee table. ¡°When I was in the lobby, I had observed you all as you were ying with the model aircrafts. Your acting were very good. I guess you were all originally students; that is why the atmosphere of studentsing off you was very strong. Thus, you had sessfully concealed yourselves from me. "However, the fellow who appeared in the lobby shouting loudly to seek for team membership, his appearance was too coincidental. "Then, your model aircraft circled the hotel a few times. "Followed by the phone asking whether I need any special services. "Every one of these incidents should not pose any problems and had no ws. However, for so many incidents to happen within one hour, it was only inevitable that I would be suspicious. "Oh, right. The final aspect that I wouldment on would be that phone call from your girlfriend. It was very unprofessional.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiu Yun. Qiu Yun produced a pack of cigarettes and made a gesture to Chen Xiaolian, but Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Qiu Yun lit one up for himself andughed out softly. ¡°Her voice had traces of nervousness.¡± Qiu Yun then nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Where is the supper I requested?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. Then, he retrieved a fully wrapped sandwich from the water bucket. ¡°We bought it from the hotel.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Qiu Yun took it. Without suspecting anything, he tore open the wrapping and took a bite. ¡°Not bad.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid it might be poisoned?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°No,¡± Qiu Yun smiled. ¡°If a few rookies can poison me, I deserve to die.¡± Qiu Yun suddenly pointed to Qiao Qiao who was standing by the door. ¡°I will talk with you, ask that girl to help me clean the washroom. En, give her the water bucket, it will be necessary.¡± Qiao Qiao was taken aback for an instant. She then subconsciously opened the doors to the washroom¡­ The instant that the door was opened, Qiao Qiao¡¯s face suddenly changed! In the washroom, a corpse was lying inside! Blood was sttered all over the ce, the walls, the mirror¡­ the floor¡­ Qiao Qiao¡¯s legs subconsciously turned limp. ¡°I am very sorry. Before you arrived, I had to take care of an uninvited guest,¡± Qiu Yunughed in a calm manner ¨C the aura he released made Chen Xiaolian feel that this person was not easy to deal with. ¡°This fellow hid in my room with the intention of ambushing me. This idea was most foolish.¡± Chen Xiaolian realized that Qiu Yun was staring at him. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and tried his best to calm himself. He stood up and handed Qiao Qiao the water bucket. Squeezing her arm, he whispered. ¡°Clean the washroom, I will talk with him.¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth and brought the water bucket into the washroom. ¡°You still have 15 minutes,¡± Qiu Yun have already eaten more than half of the sandwich. ¡°We are newbies,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°We have experienced one instance dungeon before and be Awakened ones. So, we want to join a team. Or¡­ we would like to request some help from a team. We can givepensation or pay you.¡± ¡°I am not surprised,¡± Qiu Yun lightly said. ¡°In every instance dungeon, there will always be some hapless unaffiliated newbies who get selected. However, I feel that your approach is quite creative. At least you did not go choose that Nangong ¨C By the way, that youngster in the lobby, is that your friend? He is an ordinary person.¡± ¡°Yes, he is my friend,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly replied. ¡°You should not reveal the matters of our world to ordinary people. That would only invite trouble,¡± Qiu Yun frowned. ¡°Never mind though, his memories will be refreshed anyways.¡± ¡°I have a friend who was selected by this instance dungeon,¡± Chen Xiaolian said quickly. ¡°We want to know what are the conditions used in the selection process.¡± ¡°Anything else?¡± Qiu Yun remained indifferent and asked. ¡°And¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly continued. ¡°What method can we use to avoid being selected by the instance dungeon, or to change the instance dungeon¡¯s choice?¡± ¡°You did not ask if there is a method, but instead you directly asked what method to use,¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes shed and he looked at Chen Xiaolian with interest. ¡°How do you know for certain that there will be a method to avoid selection?¡± ¡°Due to the existence of guilds,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reply was simple, however, Qiu Yun understood at once. ¡°Smart kid,¡± Qiu Yun praised. ¡°If that was surmised by you alone, then your intellect would qualify you to enter my team.¡± ¡°I want to know if there is any method to avoid this time¡¯s instance dungeon¡­ or, if it is not possible to avoid, I would like to enter this instance dungeon together with my friend.¡± ¡°You were not selected by the instance dungeon?¡± Qiu Yun looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Qiu Yunughed. ¡°It is good to be young. To be hot-blooded and impulsive.¡± He took a deep puff from his cigarette. ¡°Do you know the danger level of this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Is there an instance dungeon with no danger?¡± ¡°It is different this time,¡± Qiu Yun slowly replied. ¡°The number for this time¡¯s instance dungeon is V587. As a rookie, you probably do not know of this. Any instance dungeon with the V letter on it has a middle-upper ss of difficulty. In addition, it is also arge-scale instance dungeon.¡± Looking at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression, Qiu Yun shook his head. ¡°Arge-scale instance means that there will be many people involved in this instance dungeon. It is a ce where yers and Awakened ones engage in a chaotic battle.¡± ¡°Could it be that the same does not ur for all instance dungeons?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Some instances have a low-ss of difficulty and high-ss loots. These instances can only be entered by yers. The barriers for Awakened ones are extremely high,¡± Qiu Yun replied indifferently. ¡°We are always in a disadvantage when going up against yers. This time¡¯s instance dungeon highly reflects this. Based on past practices, thisrge-scale instance dungeon will have a far higher number of yerspared to us Awakened ones. In addition¡­ due to it being a middle-upper difficulty instance, some high-ss yers will participate. It is likely that not even you could imagine just how powerful those high-ss yers could be. After entering the instance dungeon, Awakened ones like us must not only fight off the monsters within the instance dungeon¡­ we will also be prey in the eyes of those high-ss yers.¡± After saying that, Qiu Yun sighed. ¡°So, if you ask me, I will give you this advice¡­ go, leave this ce. Take advantage of the fact that you were lucky enough to not be selected this time and go do what it is you wish to do. Go enjoy every second of every day that you currently have. Go roll around the sheets with that beautiful girlfriend of yours or go get drunk. "Because¡­ the day will soone, when you will be selected to enter an instance dungeon and you will have to experience a high level of challenge. Even if you have a good mind and good strength, enough for you to sessfully ovee those dangers a few times; sooner orter, you will end up dying within an instance. When that happens¡­ that would be the end of everything for you. You will be reverted to an ordinary person and forget everything. You will live the life of an ordinary human, free of all these troubles.¡± Naturally, Chen Xiaolian would not reveal the truth regarding him being an irregrity, one who cannot be revived after death. He thought about it and used a peculiar tone to ask Qiu Yun. ¡°After dying and being refreshed¡­ is that still the real me? The real me is already dead. The system then copies out a part of my memories and copies out a body for me¡­ but that me is only a prop for this world¡¯s background. I have never had any belief that this so-called resurrection is a true resurrection!¡± Qiu Yun seemed moved and he suddenly examined Chen Xiaolian with a previously unseen look of respect. ¡°In recent years, you are the first newbie to have said that to me.¡± Qiu Yun raised an eyebrow. ¡°Interesting fellow. Do kids these day all have these kind of mind-set?¡± ¡°I have also pondered about some matters before,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a low voice. ¡°If this world is truly one that was created¡­ all of us are but codes or background characters within a game¡­ then everything that I have experienced, parental affection, emotions, love, my family, my life¡­ could it be that all of these are but things that were produced or under the control of others? "When sick as a child, there is the warm embrace of the mother. There is the scene where father would apply medicine for me when I fall. When I go to school, I get a crush on a girl. That confusing riot of emotions, beautiful, sentimental, sweet¡­ "All of that were but a programpiled by others? "I have thought about these before.¡± ¡°And then? Did you not mentally copse? Did you not lose your sense of self?¡± Qiu Yun gave a light smile. ¡°Thankfully, I have a part-time job; I am a writer and making up stories is what I do for a living,¡± Chen Xiaolian lightly replied. ¡°Creating a virtual world, characters and emotions¡­. After I became mentally lost, I found the motivation to support me and give me strength to go forward.¡± ¡°What is that motivation?¡± ¡°I want to know¡­ what kind of an existence are they?¡± Chen Xiaolian replied. ¡°If we are ¡®false¡¯, then what is considered ¡®real¡¯.¡± ¡°So, you still refuse to give up on your friend? Even though you know that this instance is very dangerous, you still want to enter?¡± Qiu Yunughed. ¡°If I really do lose those feelings, then wouldn¡¯t it prove that all my emotions are fake? I cannot ept that! I firmly believe that my emotions are real!¡± Qiu Yun looked at the youngster before him. Observing the face that still holds some traces of childishness, his heart suddenly felt a little soft. These thought¡­ it was the same ones he had after he had learned of the truth¡­ ¡°You are very lucky,¡± Qiu Yun nodded his head. ¡°You came to me, instead of Nangong¡­ Nangong¡¯s guild is a mass production type of guild. Only a rare handful of newbies would be able to survive bing a member of his guild.¡± ¡°Then, are you willing to help me?¡± ¡°Of course, it will not be for free,¡± Qiu Yun smiled. ¡°What price are you willing to pay?¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment. ¡°In thest instance dungeon, I obtained some loot.¡± ¡°I do not need it,¡± Qiu Yun replied indifferently. ¡°I have entered many instance dungeons, the things I have obtained are numerous.¡± Qiu Yun did not even bother asking Chen Xiaolian what items he has. Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°You know more than I do. Perhaps... could you please make your offer?¡± ¡°As I have said, you are very lucky.¡± Qiu Yun extinguished the cigarette in his hand. ¡°There is a corpse in the washroom.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. ¡°He was a team member under me. Originally he should have followed me to enter this instance dungeon. Then¡­ one day before we enter the instance dungeon, he snuck into my room to ambush me.¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s words were spoken with calmness. However, after Chen Xiaolian heard them, his heart roiled about! ¡°I do not know who bought him¡­ or should I say, I have a few suspects. I personally killed him¡­ but now I am faced with a problem. I had intended to bring him with me into this instance; however, he is now dead. Presently, if I were to mobilize my team members toe over to participate¡­ first, with only one and a half days¡¯ time, there is not enough time. My team members are scattered all across the world. And so, I am unable to determine if they can make it in time. Secondly¡­ even if the person I picked do hurry over, there is no way for me to know if they have been bought.¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes shed with coldness. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart rate quickened. ¡°That is why, your luck is quite good. Originally, I am reluctant to ept newbies before the instance dungeon opens,¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s face revealed a peculiar trace of a smile. ¡°However, a coincidence urred¡­ traitors have appeared within my team. And before I can clean house, I am unable to bring myself to trust any of them. Thus¡­¡± ¡°What you mean to say¡­¡± ¡°The fellow that I killed has one spot for entering this instance dungeon,¡± Qiu Yun said indifferently. ¡°Only one?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Only one.¡± Chapter 54: I Will Go!

Chapter 54: I Will Go!

GOR Chapter 54: I Will Go! ¡°I will go!¡± Qiao Qiao had at an unknown moment moved out from the washroom; some bloodstains were still sticking to her arms. She shouted those words loudly. After a pause, she quickly added. ¡°I will enter your team!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao quickly said. ¡°I must be by Soo Soo¡¯s side.¡± ¡°Who is Soo Soo?¡± Qiu Yun asked indifferently. ¡°My little sister.¡± Hearing this, Qiu Yunughed and pointed at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Then, the matter is settled, I choose you.¡± ¡°What?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face paled. ¡°It is simple, what I need is a temporary assistant. Even if it is only temporary, that person must be qualified to be my assistant. Whenpleting my orders, I can tolerate my assistant using whatever spare time avable to help care for his friend. However¡­ it is obvious that your little female friend considers her little sister¡¯s safety as her primary objective. I do not wish to take in someone like this as my assistant to enter the instance dungeon.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face contorted and she casted her gaze at Chen Xiaolian, anxiousness filling her eyes. ¡°That is enough, Qiao Qiao,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°I will go. Do not worry, I will do my best to ensure Soo Soo¡¯s safety. Besides¡­¡± He did not say anything else. He had wanted to say that Qiao Qiao had never gone through an instance dungeon before. Since he had done so once, he should have a higher ability to adapt. It was then that Chen Xiaolian recalled that both him and Qiao Qiao were not Awakened ones, but rather¡­ Irregrities! It would be best to temporarily keep this a secret from Qiu Yun. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian found that he had received a message through the system. [Prompt, Message Received: Someone is inviting you to join a guild, do you wish to ept?] Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look at Qiu Yun. Qiu Yun then nodded his head. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath¡­ [ept!] Soon, some new changes appeared within the interface in his line of sight. [Prompt: You have joined ¡®Meteor Rock Guild¡¯ and can now use guild channel, buy guild exclusive equipment etc. Please check the guild features]. [Prompt: As a guild member of ¡®Meteor Rock Guild¡¯, you have been added into the list of participants for the V587 instance dungeon by the Guild Leader. Do you wish to ept?] Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Qiu Yun. [ept!]. [Prompt: You have be a participant in the V587 instance dungeon. 33 hours and 26 minutes before the instance dungeon opens. Unless the participant dies before entering the instance dungeon, the list of names cannot be changed]. ¡°I believe that you presently need to get acquainted with some things,¡± Qiu Yun gave out a lightugh. ¡°I will give you some time to say goodbye to your friends, then¡­ 10 hours before the instance dungeon opens,e join up with me.¡± ¡°¡­ Thank you.¡± Chen Xiaolian straightened himself and forcibly pulled Qiao Qiao who had a dazed look on her face. The both of them walked out of Qiu Yun¡¯s room. Just as they were about to walk into the elevator outside, Qiao Qiao suddenly grabbed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. ¡°Xiaolian! You promised me¡­ I need to enter the instance dungeon! I cannot, cannot let Soo Soo¡­¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly grabbed and forcibly pushed her against the elevator wall! Peng! ¡°What do you think this is? y house? A game?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was grim. ¡°This is not a world where you get to dictate anything! In this world, having money and beauty does not mean that others will definitely want to look at you or pay attention to your actions! This is a cruel, new world! One wrong step will lead to death! "Just because you want something, it does not mean that you will get it!¡± At that moment, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was somewhat fierce, causing Qiao Qiao to be stunned. ¡°Huu¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian deeply exhaled and released Qiao Qiao. He then whispered. ¡°Sorry, I became too impetuous.¡± ¡°¡­ I am the one who should be sorry,¡± Qiao Qiao bit down hard on her lips. ¡°Now¡­¡± ¡°There is no need to talk about it,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I have already made my decision¡­ additionally, matters have already fallen into ce. For this instance dungeon, I will enter. I will do my best to protect Soo Soo.¡± He looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Don¡¯t worry¡­ there is no point in worrying! There is nothing we could do about it! We have already obtained the best possible oue for now.¡± Qiao Qiao remained worried. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly flickered. ¡°I need to ask you something.¡± He abruptly grabbed Qiao Qiao¡¯s arm and asked in a lowered tone. ¡°When you were cleaning up the blood stains and the corpse, did you find a metallic sphere?¡± ¡°¡­No,¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face became somewhat peculiar. ¡­ After returning to the room, Chen Xiaolian did not talk much. Instead, he let Qiao Qiao exin what happened to Han Bi and Roddy. He remained by their side, listening. At the same time, he was also carefully looking at the new features avable in the system. Guild features. ¡­ The guild features were partially simr to what Chen Xiaolian had spected before. At least, there was an ¡®instance dungeon selection¡¯. However, this option was in grey. Clearly, Chen Xiaolian did not have enough authority. It was likely that only the Guild Leader of the guild will have the authority to control that aspect. Although¡­ true to its name, instance dungeon selection should be able to counter the scenario of ¡®being selected by the instance dungeon¡¯! As expected, there was a leeway for guilds. Despite not being able to open the grey coloured option, he could see the notes beside it. After a moment of silence, Chen Xiaolian spoke out. ¡°It seems, my spections from before have been confirmed.¡± ¡°What did you discover?¡± Han Bi quickly asked. ¡°Guilds give a very big advantage,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°It should mean as follows: Once an Awakened one joins a guild, that person will be able to avoid being selected by an instance dungeon that is opening up. That person will no longer be selected by an instance dungeon and forced to participate.¡± ¡°That is good news,¡± Han Bi nodded his head. ¡°Not necessarily. There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°That individual will not be selected by the instance dungeon. However, the guild cannot avoid participating in instance dungeons. There are 2 types of instance dungeon participation for guilds. The first is active participation; I believe that means after a certain amount of time, the system will announce the information for instance dungeons that are opening to the guilds. The guild will have to decide if it wants to participate. If it chooses to participate, adjustments will be made to match the ss of the instance dungeon and the guild¡¯s own ss. "If the instance dungeon''s ss is higher than the guild''s ss, then the guild will face restrictions when entering. For example, the number of people allowed to enter will be reduced. A lower ssed guild will have to endure the restriction of having lesser people when entering a higher ssed instance dungeon. The guild will be unable to field as many people as it wishes to. Additionally¡­ if the difference in ss is too high, the guild will not even be allowed to enter and not a single person would be allowed to participate. "A guild¡¯s ss is based on: Assessment of guild member¡¯s strength, frequency of sess in instance dungeons, rate of survival,pletion of quests etc. These will be used toprehensively evaluate the guild. "Theoretically speaking, the guild with higher number of masters, instance dungeon participation and sess rate will have a higher ss for its rating. "The division for guild ss is also from [E] ss to [S] ss. "There are several advantages to being a high-ss guild. Firstly, it can participate in high-ss instance dungeons. In addition, it will not face any restriction in number of participants. The guild can thus send in its main powerhouses and ensure that theirbat strength will not be reduced, leading to a higher rate of sess. "The second advantage is¡­ the right to not participate. When encountering an instance dungeon of a lower sspared to the guild¡¯s, the guild may elect to be exempted. In other words, suppose that a guild is of the [A] ss and it encounters an instance dungeon with the difficulty ss of [A] ss or below, the guild can then choose to not participate in the instance dungeon. "However, this exemption will reduce the ss of the guild.¡± Han Bi suddenly had a thought. ¡°This could be a loophole, right?¡± The thick browed youngster¡¯s face became a little d. ¡°This can be exploited! Theoretically speaking, an instance dungeon with a higher ss of difficulty will mean a higher rate of death. Then¡­ assuming our guild had undergone a difficult amount of grinding, the battle strength of our members will be high. "At that time, we take advantage of this right for exemption to suppress the guild''s ss so that the guild can maintain its low ss. Moreover, the guild can participate in low-ss instance dungeons when in fact, our members already have high-ss of battle strength. "Participating in a low-ss instance dungeon with high-ss battle strength, our rate of survival will be assured! "Additionally, once the guild''s ss rises high again, the right for exemption can be utilized again to reduce the guild''s ss. That way, the ss of difficulty can be maintained forever¡­¡± The more he spoke, the more excited Han Bi became. A helpless look was etched on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°I thought about those things as well. However¡­ it is not feasible!¡± "There is a set rule disyed: Exemption cannot be used continuously! "In other words, if the right for exemption was used for thest instance, then there will be no exemption for the next time, regardless of what type of instance dungeon it may be. Participation then bes mandatory! "Assume an [A] ss guild had utilized the exemption once. It is then degraded to a [B] ss guild¡­ it can then no longer be exempted for the next instance dungeon. "If the difficulty level of the next instance dungeon is [B] ss, then they are lucky. "But, if the next instance dungeon that they are forced to participate in is of the [A] ss or perhaps higher¡­ "Then, that guild which had been degraded to a [B] ss guild will be forced to participate in an instance dungeon with [A] ss difficulty, leading to a restriction in the number of participants! Under this restriction in participant number, if some key members are unable to participate, then the guild will be unable to disy its full strength. Within an instance dungeon of a higher ss of difficulty, it is inevitable that the dangers will increase, leading to a higher rate of failure and death! "Once failure or death urs¡­ the guild¡¯s ss will further decrease. "The guild will then be even weaker! "In addition¡­ only high-ss instance dungeons will give out high-ss loots. "In low-ss instance dungeons¡­ we may be able toze about. However, our loot will be low and we will be unable to greatly increase the strength of our guild. Once disaster urs¡­ there is no need for me to exin. I am sure you all understand. "I have checked the system before, there is an exnation within the guild¡¯s instance dungeon selection area: Every once in a while, the system will select some guilds to participate in a rge-scale instance dungeon¡¯ event. It is one that ignores the distinction between sses! "If our strength is insufficient, then entering this world filled with masters¡­ would be akin to a sheep delivering itself into a pack of wolves. "This system will not give us the opportunity to exploit loopholes.¡± ¡°What about guild members then?¡± Han Bi suddenly asked. ¡°Are there any restrictions for guild members? If being in a guild allows one to avoid being selected by the instance dungeon, then every time the guild has to participate in an instance, the Guild Leader can show benevolence to a certain guild member. That way, that certain guild member will always be safe, right?¡± ¡°There are restrictions,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a strained smile. ¡°A guild member who did not participate in an instance dungeon twice in a row will be forced by the instance dungeon to enter the third one, disregarding the difference in ss. In addition, that member will end up upying one of the limited spots in the guild¡¯s participating team. I doubt there will be any Guild Leader who would practice such a kind of favouritism. "Raising a wastrel, protecting that person and not letting him participate in instance dungeons. At most, that person will only be able toze about for two times. The third time around, that person will be forced into an instance dungeon¡­ additionally, that person will upy one of the limited spots for participation. If the instance dungeon happens to be one that has a high ss of difficulty, that would mean having one less key members in exchange for a wastrel¡­ isn¡¯t that act simply courting disaster?¡± A lost look of resentment befell Han Bi¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian suddenly let out a smile. ¡°I feel that having this leeway is good enough. At the very least, after entering a guild, each member will have a maximum of two chances to be exempted from instance dungeons. When encountering an instance that is unsuitable or of a higher ss of difficulty, one can choose to not let their guild members die a senseless death. With three opportunities, one would surely be able to get an instance dungeon with a low ss of difficulty, thereby allowing the weaker guild member to have an easier time.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°In any case, the benefits from a guild far outweighs being alone. At the very least, the degree of freedom avable when participating in an instance dungeon is bigger. There will also be more leeway to manoeuvre about. In contrast, when Han Bi and Soo Soo were selected, we were pushed to the cliff¡¯s edge. "Thus, I have been thinking¡­ if we are to consider things from a long-term perspective, it would be best for us to find and join a reliable guild or¡­ establish our own guild!¡± Chapter 55: Return Even If I Have To Crawl

Chapter 55: Return Even If I Have To Crawl

GOR Chapter 55: Return Even If I Have To Crawl Qiao Qiao was seated at the side, embracing Soo Soo and maintaining her silence. Suddenly, she opened her mouth. ¡°What other advantages are there in a guild?¡± ¡°We can exchange out the guild¡¯s special equipment,¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°Each guild will have its own special equipment avable for exchange.¡± What Chen Xiaolian found most satisfactory was that the guild¡¯s special equipment exchange function was something he could use. Thank the Heavens, he finally have a working form of Exchange System. It appeared that a guild¡¯s special equipment exchange function does not lie within the restrictions faced by his castrated system! Chen Xiaolian smiled as he continued. ¡°However¡­ the number of items within the guild¡¯s special exchange is small. The special exchange of ¡®Meteor Rock Guild¡¯ only has two purchasable items. The first is a medicine that greatly increases strength; known as ¡®Meteor Rock¡¯s Might¡¯, priced at 80 points. "The other is ¡®Meteor Rock¡¯s Protective Suit¡¯. "As the name suggests, these two things belong solely to ¡®Meteor Rock Guild¡¯. "I checked it out. The Meteor Rock Protective Suit is a [B] ss equipment, priced at 300 points.¡± Han Bi¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°300 points? In the personal Exchange System, a B ss protective suit is priced at 500 points!¡± His expression then turned gloomy. ¡°Unfortunately, I have too little points¡­ in thest 72 Demons instance dungeon, I obtained a total of only 60 plus points. The difference is too big; I cannot afford to buy it.¡± ¡°You won¡¯t be able to use it even if you want to,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°The guild¡¯s configuration will not allow us to exploit any loopholes. With such a good and inexpensive item, the guild members would want to bring them out to sell it to others to gain points. "But there is a system restriction: Guild¡¯s special equipment, useable only by guild members. Others will be unable to utilize it. "Additionally, once the guild member leaves the guild, all the special equipment that member possess will be recovered by the system.¡± Seeing everyone in the room quieting down, Chen Xiaolian pped his hands forcefully. ¡°All right, now we will discuss our battle tactics for this instance dungeon!¡± Han Bi¡¯s expression turned solemn; Qiao Qiao sighed and pulled out the bunny earphones that Soo Soo was wearing and brought her beside Chen Xiaolian. Roddy blinked. ¡°Err, do I have to listen as well?¡± ¡°En, there are matters that we need you to do. Naturally, it does not involve entering the instance dungeon. It is something else.¡± Then, Chen Xiaolian lightly held onto Soo Soo. He caressed Soo Soo¡¯s nose and smiled. ¡°Soo Soo, tomorrow you will have toe with me to join a game event. When that happens, your big sister will not be by your side. Will you be scared?¡± Soo Soo shrunk her head and nced around at Han Bi, Roddy and Qiao Qiao. Finally, she took a deep breath and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Oppa¡­ I will be obedient.¡± ¡°Good, as long as you listen to me obediently, I will definitely protect you,¡± Chen Xiaolian gently patted Soo Soo¡¯s mushroom like hair. Qiao Qiao who was at the side turned her head away, wiping her tears. ¡°All right, now it is time to assign the tasks,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°Qiao Qiao and Roddy, the two of you are responsible for getting two cars with a full tank of gasoline. Prepare several walkie-talkies with at least two in each car. Make sure to have them fully charged! "From the moment we enter the instance dungeon, the two of you will be on standby at the two entrances situated to the south and north of the mausoleum area respectively. Qiao Qiao in the south and Roddy in the north. "Should we encounter any danger when we exit the instance dungeon, such as meeting other Awakened ones with ill intent, then we need a means of transport to quickly leave no matter which exit we take!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian produced a map of the mausoleum area he had prepared prior to his. Using a ck brush pen, he marked the two entrance positions situated south and north upon the surface of the map. ¡°Get cars that are fast, it would be best if you could get those with high speed. Also, it needs to be able to amodate at least 4 people! Please do not bring a two-seater sports car!¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Qiao Qiao. ¡°All right!¡± Qiao Qiao clenched her teeth. ¡°Han Bi,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Han Bi. ¡°What I am going to say next, you can refuse. Because this idea of mine is still notplete. I just want to discuss it with you.¡± ¡°En, go ahead.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered. ¡°Originally, I was thinking of getting you to join Meteor Rock Guild with me. By the looks of it though, it is unnecessary since the instance dungeon has already selected you. Unless you die, the list of participants will not change. Thus, joining a guild holds no meaning for you¡­ For you, there is no practical significance to joining a guild. Instead, it will only expose our rtionship and identities. "My suggestion is for you to enter the instance dungeon as a solo participant. When the timees, one of us will be moving in the light and the other in the dark within the instance dungeon. We will also be able toplement each other. In addition¡­ I also dare not put all my trust in the Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s people. So¡­ it would be for the best if we are not together. Just in case something happens to one side, the other side cane to the rescue. That way, we will not be caught in one fell swoop.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°However¡­ Awakened ones who enter the instance dungeon alone will face a high level of danger. You will be preyed upon by yer Guilds. Moreover, you do not have any members to act alongside you. Perhaps, the level of danger would rise even further.¡± ¡°I will ept this idea,¡± Han Bi nodded his head without hesitation. ¡°If ites to it, I will just follow that Xia Xiaolei¡¯s example and find a ce to hide.¡± ¡°All right. After we enter the instance dungeon, we will use mobile phones to keep in touch. Oh, right. Bring along a walkie-talkie. In case mobile phones cannot be used, we can use walkie-talkies to keep in touch. "In casemunication devices cannot be used¡­ we will paint special signals on the wall.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian grabbed a piece of pen and paper and wrote down a few words. ¡°No updates, it means there is danger, stop advancing!¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed to the words on the paper. ¡°Eruption, it means I am in front,e find me quickly.¡± [1] Han Bi saw those words and could not help but let out a smile. He nced at Chen Xiaolian, the both of them shared a tacit understanding. Chen Xiaolian then looked at Soo Soo. ¡°Soo Soo will follow by my side. I will bring Soo Soo together to meet up with the people from Meteor Rock Guild.¡± After their discussion waspleted, everyone carried with them a glum atmosphere. Chen Xiaolian though, intentionally put on a rxed smile. ¡°All right, let us just consider this a real life online game. Oh, right. There is another 30 hours, right? Everyone, do not be so worried before a battle. How about we get some alcohol to drink?¡± ¡°I will go buy it.¡± Roddy stood up. Han Bi too nodded and said. ¡°I will go with you¡­ I suddenly want to smoke.¡± ¡°You smoke?¡± Roddy nced at Han Bi. Han Bi smiled bitterly. ¡°No. However, since I have never tried it, I feel like doing so.¡± The two of them looked at each other, then they turned to look at Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo who were within the room. They smiled in a mysterious manner and then opened the door and went out. In the room, the ones left were Qiao Qiao, Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo. Chen Xiaolian felt the mood turning somewhat awkward. He then stood up. ¡°I am going to go wash my face.¡± He went into the washroom, turned on the water faucet and sshed the water onto his face. When he turned look at the mirror, he found that Qiao Qiao was standing behind him. ¡°Err¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to see that Qiao Qiao had already softly shut the door to the washroom. ¡°Xiaolian,¡± Qiao Qiao stared directly at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes as she bit hard on her lips. ¡°En?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was a little blushed. The distance between the two of them had be very small. He could even feel Qiao Qiao¡¯s breath on his face. ¡°Soo Soo¡¯s safety is now in your hands,¡± Qiao Qiao whispered. ¡°No matter what the oue may be¡­ I, Qiao Qiao owe you a life.¡± ¡°I will do everything I can to protect Soo Soo,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced a smile. ¡°Besides¡­ do not forget Soo Soo¡¯s second personality. If something were to happen, it is still unknown who will be the one to take up the mantle of protector.¡± ¡°Her second personality is unpredictable. You should not depend on her,¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. ¡°I know, you have been treated unfairly in this whole matter. You are someone who simply does not need to participate in this instance dungeon, yet¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a bitter smile again. ¡°I am not only doing it for Soo Soo. I am also doing it for Han Bi. He is someone who can be considered a friend through life and death.¡± ¡°You¡­ be careful,¡± Qiao Qiao bit her lips. Her face was flushed red and her eyes flickered. ¡°You must return alive!¡± ¡°En?¡± Chen Xiaolian was no fool. Seeing Queen Qiao¡¯s rather peculiar gaze, he suddenlyughed. In order to lighten up the mood, he deliberatelyughed. ¡°Queen Qiao, could it be that by saving you two those few times, I have moved your heart? You are not thinking about giving your body as payment, are you?¡± [2] After hearing those words, Qiao Qiao¡¯s body trembled. Her beautiful pair of eyes narrowed and stared at Chen Xiaolian, causing him to feel frightened. ¡°You have saved us three times now. First was in the train. Second when we were in the fields,¡± Qiao Qiao spoke slowly. ¡°Your participation in this instance dungeon is the third. But, I only have one life. As I said, my life is yours. If you really want that¡­ then I will give myself to you!¡± ¡°{Nani}?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with wide opened eyes. ¡°I am not trying to use sex to deceive you to protect my sister,¡± Qiao Qiao slowly said. ¡°Although it has only been a few days, I already understand what kind of person you are. I know, even if I do not do this, you will still do everything possible to save her. I¡­¡± After saying said, Qiao Qiao¡¯s lips suddenly quivered. She abruptly inhaled and moved in¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes remained wide open as he watched Qiao Qiao closing in. A spark blossomed upon his lips ¨C this feeling, so soft¡­ Unfortunately, before Chen Xiaolian could relish the feeling, Qiao Qiao had quickly pulled away. ¡°You¡­ just now¡­ that is¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was flushed red as he became somewhat paralyzed. Qiao Qiao¡¯s face glowed red. ¡°You¡­ you still don¡¯t understand?¡± ¡°Err¡­ I understood a little, but I cannot be certain,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled awkwardly, then pointed to himself before pointing to Qiao Qiao. ¡°Me? You?¡± Qiao Qiao nodded. ¡°You¡­ really like me?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt a rather sweet feeling budding within his heart. ¡°When did it begin?¡± ¡°Since we got on the worn out bicycle. Back then, you did not forget to leave a few hundred yuan. I felt that you are someone reliable!¡± Qiao Qiao stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Return alive! You must return alive! Promise me!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s virgin heart pounded vigorously! Damn, after living for eighteen years, I actually managed to experience a confession from a beauty? At that moment, he felt his entire body overflowing with strength! ¡°Do not worry! I will return even if I have to crawl my way back!¡± Chen Xiaolian has been roused! He looked at Qiao Qiao and a desire to hug her welled up. However, he felt hesitant; he whispered. ¡°I¡­ earlier, that kiss¡­¡± ¡°I heard from Roddy, you have never had a girlfriend. I thought¡­ you are about to go risk your life, you cannot do that without having your virgin kiss,¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth. Chen Xiaolian was momentarily rendered senseless¡­ Virgin kiss? Err¡­ I recall having given that to the Japanese flight attendant back in the first instance dungeon? However¡­ only someone with a problem with his head will speak about that matter now! ¡°That¡­ my virgin kiss is no more now, but¡­ my virginity is still intact¡­ don¡¯t you think you should also¡­¡± ¡°Bastard!¡± ¡°Aiya! If it is not possible then just say no. I was just making a suggestion! Do not hit me! Aiya, why are you biting!¡± In the bathroom, the two of them threw a ruckus for a while. Finally, Chen Xiaolian held Qiao Qiao in an embrace and she stopped struggling. Qiao Qiao squinted her eyes and leaned onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. Chen Xiaolian however, did not do anything out of line. ¡°Xiaolian, do you have any wish?¡± ¡°Hey¡­ those are some ill-omened words you are saying,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Just tell me, do you have any wish,¡± Qiao Qiao asked. ¡°Err¡­ do you know of the highest storeyed building with purple coloured top in the city we live in?¡± ¡°I know,¡± Qiao Qiao nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°A few years ago, I passed by that ce for the first time. Back then, I thought to myself: If I ever be filthy rich, I will buy up the highest level!¡± Qiao Qiao nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Very well! Return alive and I will buy up the highest level for you!¡± ¡°Err, can you not be so ostentatious with your money, beautifuldy?¡± Chen Xiaolian let out another bitter smile. I feel as though I am being supported (duang~) by you [3]. However, I now have a different wish. I feel that buying up the highest floor holds no meaning. If I return alive¡­ I will stand at the highest level and pee down!¡± 1 No updates = ¡®¶Ï¸ü¡¯, pinyin: ¡®du¨¤n g¨¨ng¡¯. A term used in Qidian and other novel sites to indicate a novel that is no longer updated. It could be either short term (one or two days) or forever. Eruption = ¡®±¬·¢¡¯, pinyin: ¡®b¨¤of¨¡¡¯. This term is often used by Dancing (Author) when he updates more than 1 chapter a day.? 2 ¡®Giving body as payment¡¯ = ¡®ÒÔÉíÏàÐí¡¯, pinyin: ¡®y¨« sh¨¥n xi¨¡ng x¨³¡¯. A term used in old times for a female who had received a rather considerable favour (being saved etc.) and repays it by marrying or giving herself to the benefactor.? 3 ¡®Duang~¡¯ is a word that has no meaning in Chinese but became highly popr around 2015 in China thanks to Jackie Chan, a famous action star. In 2004, he shot an advertisement for a shampoo. His words were then edited to: ¡°When I first learnt that I was to shoot a shampoo ad, the truth was, I had rejected it. I told the director, I reject, because, truthfully, I don¡¯t have hair¡­ director told me: after the shoot, add special effects, hair bes very ck, very shiny, very soft¡­ after 1 month of adding in special effects, my hair DUANG ¨Cter on I learnt that the shampoo is also fake, made from chemical ingredients. As for the current me, I still add special effects every day, I add a lot of special effects, so my hair DUANG ¨C DUANG ¨C DUANG ¨C my hair is dark ck and thick, because I added special effects¡­¡± [Source: Baidu] Those edited words were then synchronized with the song ¡®My Skateboard Shoes¡¯, raw: ¡®ÎҵĻ¬°åЬ¡¯ by Joseeh Pumanlon/ ¡®ÅÓÂóÀÉ¡¯. It became a huge hit.? Chapter 056: We Have Moral Integrity

Chapter 056: We Have Moral Integrity

GOR Chapter 056: We Have Moral Integrity ¡°Are you afraid?¡± Standing at the fire escape staircase, Roddy stood facing Han Bi. Both of them were holding onto a cigarette in their hands. Roddy looked at Han Bi as he asked in a serious tone. Han Bi thought about it, then raised the cigarette in his hand. ¡°Truth be told, I don¡¯t smoke.¡± ¡°That means, you are afraid?¡± ¡°En,¡± Han Bi nodded. ¡°From the moment I received the prompt stating that I have been selected by the instance dungeon, I have been unable to feel rxed at all.¡± Han Bi vigorously took a drag from the cigarette. ¡°So, I thought, if I am to die, I would like to know how smoking a cigarette feels like before dying.¡± ¡°And?¡± Han Bi smiled bitterly. ¡°It smells terrible.¡± He stubbed the cigarette and looked at Roddy. ¡°Hey, I hear that after an Awakened one like me dies, I will be refreshed by the system and returned to a normal person. Then¡­¡± ¡°If you end up being refreshed¡­¡± Roddy let out a strained smile. ¡°I will definitely go to your school to find you and gift you with a huge sum of money. Didn¡¯t you like the newest PS4? When the timees, I will gift one to you.¡± ¡°It is better if you do not,¡± Han Bi shook his head. ¡°If I do get refreshed¡­ you all, don¡¯te find me. Just let the refreshed Han Bi be at ease and live the life of an ordinary person.¡± Roddy was momentarily stunned and he looked at the thick browed youngster seriously. After a while, Han Biughed. ¡°What do you think Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao are doing at this moment?¡± ¡°En¡­¡± Roddy kneaded his chin. ¡°If they are not pa pa pa-ing, then they are kissing intimately [1]. However, Soo Soo is also in the room, so I believe it should be thetter.¡± ¡°Damn it, you are a real scum.¡± ¡°Hahahaha.¡± ¡­ That night, those young adults were unable to sleep peacefully. At daybreak, Chen Xiaolian got up first and proceeded to carefully reassess all the ns he made. After a shower, he made a cup of rich coffee and gulped it down as he ate a few pieces of bread. There was less than 20 hours left. Chen Xiaolian went to Qiao Qiao¡¯s room to see that Qiao Qiao was all ready to set out. She looked at Chen Xiaolian. Taking a deep breath, she hugged him before turning to head out. Today, Qiao Qiao shall be using the daytime to acquire the cars andplete the other preparations. Roddy will be going with her. Chen Xiaolian brought Soo Soo downstairs to have breakfast. Observing the hotel¡¯s dining hall, he saw that a high number of the guests were wearing school uniforms. These people were here for the aircraft modelpetition. He saw that Han Bi was within the mix. Chen Xiaolian also noted that the one wearing sunsses, the fellow known as Nangong was also having his breakfast. Beside him were his tworades. He did not see Qiu Yun. Who knows where he was. During the day, Chen Xiaolian brought Soo Soo with him and joined the group of participants for the aircraft modelpetition. They entered the Mausoleum Area of Qin Shi Huang and explored the terrain. There was not anythingplicated when it came to the terrain. They went in the Qin Mountain range where a continuous number of mountains were spread out as far as their eyes could see. The open area at the foot of the mountains was an artificially constructed in of grass. There was also ake there. Chen Xiaolian observed a good number of students flying remote controlled aircraft models as they stood upon the grassy ins; remote controlled boats were ced by the side of theke. Holding on to Soo Soo¡¯s hand, he moved into the crowd and carefully observed his surroundings. Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. As implied by the name, it was the mausoleum of the First Emperor in history. The mausoleum of history¡¯s First Emperor has yet to bepletely excavated. At the current, only a small part of it was unearthed. ording to the publicized information that Chen Xiaolian had seen, the part unearthed may be only a very small part ¨C judging from the high level of ambition that history¡¯s First Emperor has, the scale of his mausoleum would likely exceed everyone¡¯s expectation. The terracotta warriors currently on disy in Shaanxi City were but the burial items within one or two pits within the mausoleum. After buying a big cotton candy for Soo Soo from the shops within the scenic area, Chen Xiaolian moved deeper into the Mausoleum Area ¨C as he moved forward he found that the ce was restricted and there were ¡®No Visitor¡¯ signs in addition to fences. Next to it is an exhibition hall where the unearthed cultural relics were exhibited as well as some historical literature regarding the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Some schools had organized a spring tour and their group were here to visit. Chen Xiaolian brought Soo Soo with him as he walked one round through the ce. Feeling that there was nothing else to see, he took Soo Soo back to the hotel. It was already evening by the time they returned to their room. Chen Xiaolian carried with him a backpack containing some mineral water, items from first-aid kits, three walkie-talkies, two Swiss Army knives, windproof lighter, hardtack biscuits and energy bars. Checking the time, Chen Xiaolian saw that the appointed hour with Qiu Yun has arrived. He brought Soo Soo to Qiu Yun¡¯s room. Seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arrival did not cause any change in Qiu Yun¡¯s expression. Qiu Yun only gave an extra nce at Soo Soo who was behind Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This is the friend that you want to protect?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Qiu Yun did not say anything. He picked up the lighter that was on the table and ced it into his pocket. ¡°Let us go.¡± Chen Xiaolian noted that Qiu Yun did not carry any backpack. Both of Qiu Yun¡¯s hands were stuffed into his trousers¡¯ pockets as he led Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo out of the hotel. Far away, Nangong who was still wearing sunsses stood in the parking lot. He turned and gave a nce at their direction before entering an SUV and left. ¡°Conventionally speaking, the Awakened ones will first enter the instance dungeon. The system will dy the time for yers¡¯ arrival for a short time. This is a game and a hunt,¡± Qiu Yun lightly said. ¡°The instance dungeon may have some restrictions. For example, a myth type of instance dungeon will normally restrict technology type of abilities and equipment. Of course, if we consider the background story of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, I feel that this instance dungeon should be inclined towards the myth type. Mechanical types and technology types will be restricted. However¡­¡± After saying that, Qiu Yun suddenly extended his hand. A gun had appeared at an unknown moment within his palm, which he then gave to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Keep it for self-defence. Basic technology type will not be restricted. In a fight where cold weapons are involved, firearms will still be useful against weak mobs.¡± Qiu Yun gave Chen Xiaolian 4 bullet clips. ¡°Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang¡­ it is not going to make us enter the catbs, is it? ¡­ will there be things like white haired zombies or ghouls? ¡°Hell if I know,¡± Qiu Yun gave a faint smile. ¡°After entering, remember this one thing. With the exception of our own people, others can be killed regardless if they be human or monster!¡± The word ¡®kill¡¯ caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to be heavy. He found that Qiu Yun¡¯s tone was very cold. It was an emotionless type of coldness. ¡­ The sky had turnedpletely dark. The three of them entered the mausoleum area from the south gate. When they reached the No Visitors zone, they tantly upended the enclosing walls. Then, they moved in to the mountainnds. When there was less than six hours remaining to the opening of the instance dungeon, a prompt appeared in the system. [Prompt: Entry point for instance dungeon numbered V587 issued. There are a total of 16 of these entry points. Participants are to choose an entry point for the instance dungeon ording to their location]. Tens of bright dots immediately appeared upon the surface of the radar. They were all shing as they each transformed into a circle of light. Chen Xiaolian observed that the circle of light closest to him was about 600 metres to the front and left of his position. On the way¡­ ¡°After the instance dungeon begins¡­ what would happen if an ordinary person enters the area?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked in a casual tone. Qiu Yun nced at him. ¡°Once the instance dungeon begins, the system will automatically iste the instance dungeon¡¯s area. You can consider it as having the instance dungeon¡¯s area detached out from this world. After the instance dungeon ispleted, it will be attached back.¡± ¡°Then what about time¡­¡± ¡°The concept of time bes different,¡± Qiu Yun shook his head. ¡°In such a kind of detachment, the flow of time for the outside world may only be a few seconds, or perhaps even just a blink of an eye. After we enter the instance dungeon, we may stay inside for a few hours or even a few days. However, when we exit we will find that only one second has passed in the outside world¡­ these are all possible,¡± Qiu Yunughed. ¡°All right, that concludes the questions for newbies. From now on, keep your mind vignt. Whether or not you survive, that will depend on your strength and your mind. Naturally, your luck is also important.¡± In the night of early spring, the vegetation within the Qin Mountains remained of a withered and mournful yellow colour. ¡°Ka ka¡± sounds were emitted when their feet stepped upon the withered branches. Climbing up the mountains was no problem for Chen Xiaolian whose body have already been strengthened. Qiu Yun too, faced no difficulty in the climb. Soo Soo, however, started gasping non-stop after a while. Chen Xiaolian quickly carried her upon his back. When they arrived at the entry point, they found a waterfall between the mountains. It flowed down to form a stream. The scale of the waterfall was small; the height between its top and its bottom was a mere 3 to 5 metres making it resemble a water curtain. Qiu Yun nced at the coordinates within the radar. ¡°It should be behind that water curtain.¡± The three of them stood behind some rocks next to the stream as they listened to the rustling sounds of the swaying branches brought over by the night winds. 1 hour and 30 minutes remaining. It was already 3 o¡¯clock in the morning. ording to the radar disy, there were other Awakened ones in the vicinity moving closer towards them. This inevitably caused Chen Xiaolian to feel anxious. Qiu Yun on the other hand maintained a rxed attitude. He even lit himself a cigarette and slowly took a drag from it. ¡°Someone ising, there is a distance of less than 200 metres,¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his fist. ¡°We¡­¡± ¡°We do not need to do anything,¡± Qiu Yun said indifferently. ¡°Those whoe are all Awakened ones who have been selected to enter the instance dungeon. As of now, there is only slightly more than 1 hours¡¯ time left to enter the instance dungeon. Thus, everyone will try to avoid taking action or cause a confrontation in order to not losebat strength before the instance. En¡­ but we still need to be careful. Other circles of guilds may have received information regarding this instance dungeon. They mighte over to take advantage of the situation and attempt to rob others. This has happened before.¡± Just as he had finished speaking, they saw two ck figures running out from beside the stream. They were running towards the water curtain. The two of them were positioned with one at the front and one at the back. Even within the darkness, it was obvious that they were feeling nervous. ¡°Newbies,¡± Qiu Yun squinted his eyes. ¡°Those who run out of patience are all newbies.¡± After that, they saw one of the ck figures rush into the waterfall curtain, extending his head into the water before pulling back immediately. The figureined. ¡°There is nothing at all.¡± The other one said. ¡°It is not time yet. It is probably not opened yet.¡± As they talked, they moved to the side. Suddenly, a piercing sound was heard! Xiu! A sharp arrow flew out from the forests, striking one of the ck clothed figures squarely in the neck! The arrow was both fast and urate and it directly pierced that person¡¯s neck! The pitiful Awakened one did not even have the chance to scream out. His eyes bulged out widely and he fell face first into the water! The other person became frightened. He screamed out and a few metal shields magically appeared around his body. They then slowly rotated in a circle around his body. ¡°Eh? Those are Magical Shield Armour. This skill is not bad. A pity he does not know how to use it. Magical Shield Armour is a very good form of defence against magic, but against physical attacks, it is somewhatcking,¡± Qiu Yun flicked away some cigarette ashes. As expected, another sharp arrow flew out from within the forests just as the newbie had summoned out his rotating shields! This time, the arrow was deflected by the shield. The newbie then shouted loudly; he identified the origin point of the arrow and charged towards the riverbank in that direction. However, he only managed to move several paces forward. Due to the newbie having to wade through the waters, his movements could not be executed with ease. A ¡°hong¡± sound was heard and several axes flew out from the riverbank! One of the shields encircling the newbie was smashed apart and an axe hacked down onto the newbie¡¯s head. The newbie then fell down backwards¡­ Chen Xiaolian looked at the axes that were thrown out from the other side. Another one of the axe that was shot out had directly split apart a piece of rock beside the stream. He could not help but be left breathless. ¡°What a powerful strength!¡± Someone then moved out from the other side of the forest. This person has a thin and small frame. His hands were holding onto a white g. He emerged from the cluster of trees and first stood upon the riverbank, turning about before finally entering the stream. He went towards the 2 floating corpses and quickly picked up some items from the waters. He then made a hand cupping motion towards all 4 sides before jumping out and disappearing into the forest. ¡°Killing newbies¡­ heng,¡± Qiu Yun spoke with disdain. ¡°What good items can be obtained by killing newbies? These fellows are falling lower and lower.¡± Observing the whole thing, Chen Xiaolian felt his scalp going numb. He asked in a low tone. ¡°Do Awakened ones always kill one another like this?¡± ¡°Not all of them are like this,¡± Qiu Yun said in a somewhat frustrated tone. ¡°People have their own ideals; some treat other Awakened ones as cattle, sheep or toughpetitors.¡± ¡°However¡­ shouldn¡¯t Awakened ones unite together to fight against the yers?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°It is as I have said, people have their own ideals. The same rice feeds a hundred types of people [2],¡± Qiu Yun sneered. ¡°In the pursuit of benefits and strength, some people would be willing to do anything. Just consider it, those yers will only arrive when an instance dungeon opens. So, what should an Awakened one do to get stronger during normal days? Some people would then target their own kind, the Awakened ones. Killing others to loot equipment and medicine¡­ those will help save up on a lot of points. "These kinds of urrences are the same everywhere. There may be acts of murder amongst Awakened ones, but how often do the yerse together as an indivisible whole?¡± After saying that, Qiu Yun patted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°However, these are all the things that only third-rate guilds and below will do. Some of the decent big guilds will have some principle and integrity.¡± 1 ¡®Pa pa pa¡¯ = lovemaking session.? 2 ¡®The same rice feeds a hundred types of people¡¯ = ¡®Ò»ÑùÃ×Ñø°×ÑùÈË¡¯, pinyin: ¡®y¨© y¨¤ng m¨« y¨£ng b¨¢i y¨¤ng r¨¦n¡¯. Meaning: The meals eaten can be the same, but the character produced will still be widely varied.? Chapter 57: Caverns

Chapter 57: Caverns

GOR Chapter 57: Caverns Chen Xiaolian has always been an open-minded person. That was why he was able to ept Qiu Yun¡¯s exnation. However, he still had one question: ¡°If it is as you said, that acts of murder and piging urs between Awakened ones, then how are we to safely enter the instance dungeon?¡± Facing this question, Qiu Yun gave a strange answer. ¡°Have you ever seen how wild beasts demarcate their territories?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Qiu Yun suddenly smiled. ¡°How much more time is left?¡± ¡°Less than 1 hour.¡± ¡°It is about time,¡± The corners of Qiu Yun¡¯s mouth were turned upwards. He then swaggered out from the cluster of trees with both his hands ced inside his trousers¡¯ pockets and waded into the centre position of the stream. Chen Xiaolian was stunned only to see Qiu Yun turning his head to face him andughed out. It was presently before dawn. A faint moonlight fell down from the skies andnded upon Qiu Yun¡¯s face. His gaunt face carried with it a trace of an indifferent smile. For some unknown reason, Chen Xiaolian felt that Qiu Yun¡¯s smile contained a peculiar charm: confidence, profundity, calmness and¡­ an indescribable aura of dominance! ¡°Are you still noting over?¡± Hearing those words, Chen Xiaolian could not stop himself and took a step forward. Then, he recollected himself and quickly pulled Soo Soo along as he moved forward. ¡­ Qiu Yun brazenly walked to the centre position of the stream and even chose to stand upon a piece of rock beneath the waterfall. He stood just like that upon the bare piece of rock. Within the darkness, it was unknown how many pair of eyes were directed towards him. From the radar, Chen Xiaolian could see that there were at least 7 to 8 green dots existing within the vicinity of the stream. Qiu Yun stood upon the piece of rock and produced a cigarette, which he lit up. After taking a puff, he turned to nce at the surroundings of the stream with his star-like pair of clear eyes. After that, this Guild Leader opened his mouth. ¡°Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s Qiu Yun is here. Those who do not wish to die, scram!¡± The final word issued from his mouth, ¡°scram¡± was akin to an explosive thunder rumbling through spring! When it reached Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears, he felt his entire body being shaken and his mind was sent spiralling for an instant! At that moment, the sight of Qiu Yun standing at the central position with a cold face and sharp eyes gave birth to an aura of majesty. It was as though the night had, at that moment frozen in silence and stillness¡­ After over 10 minutes¡­ Although none of those beside the stream said anything earlier, Chen Xiaolian was visited by an illusory feeling: The current stillness was a deterrence created by Qiu Yun! The green dots on the radar retreated one by one! Rustling sounds of ¡°sha sha¡± was emitted from the forests as the green dots retreated one by one. They left the stream and moved far away¡­ When wild beasts upy a ce, a natural demarcation of territory will ur! Chen Xiaolian instantly understood the meaning of Qiu Yun¡¯s words from back then! It seems, I may have hugged onto an extraordinary thigh¡­ [1] ¡­ 1 hours¡¯ time. It cannot be described as long and yet it can also not be described as short. After Qiu Yun stood in the middle of the stream, all the Awakened ones who had originally been hiding in the forests by the riverbank retreated. The distance between the other Awakened ones and the stream had finally made the situation safe enough. Even the nearest one to them had a distance of around 200 to 300 metres between them. Chen Xiaolian stood beside Qiu Yun. He was standing on another piece of rock that had been rendered smooth by the stream and waterfall curtain. He held Soo Soo with one hand and tightened his fist on the other while staring at Qiu Yun. He simply looked at Qiu Yun as Qiu Yun took one puff after another of his cigarette. Qiu Yun did not look at him. Instead, he raised his head to look at the night sky, the moon and the stars. One minute after another ticked by. Then, when the countdown timer of the system finally reached zero¡­ Qiu Yun then bent down his head as he stopped looking at the skies. ¡°It is time, are you ready?¡± ¡°¡­ ready,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was suddenly filled with a glimmer of excitement. Indeed, it was not fear or apprehension, but excitement! The atmosphere of dominance and confidence disyed by Qiu Yun had seemingly infected Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ After probing into the waterfall curtain, a scene that Chen Xiaolian was familiar with yed out upon the stonewall that was originally behind the curtain of water¡­ The surface of the stonewall seemingly melted and transformed into a passage. At the entrance of the passage was a green screen of light. Qiu Yun headed in first. The green screen of light swept over his body. Next, Chen Xiaolian pulled Soo Soo with him as he followed Qiu Yun. Within the passage, water vapour spread out through every surface, turning the air damp and depressive. The ground was also muddy and slippery. But the discovery that surprised Chen Xiaolian most was that the farther in he went, the bigger the space became. The sounds of rushing water could faintly be hearding from below the mountain cave. The walls and the area inside the caves were filled with a faint light emitted from dancing fireflies. Soo Soo appeared to be a little fearful and she tightly gripped onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. Chen Xiaolian smiled; he extended his hand to pull the hood attached to her clothes over her head. The cave came to an end and a wide underground river appeared before their eyes. The mountain walls were smooth and stctites hung down from the ceiling. The underground river was seemingly lifeless, depressive and somewhat scary. Gazing forward, they saw that the river flowed in a winding manner and that there was no end in sight. asionally, the rustling sounds of wind could be heard. At the location where the river began, several small boats wereid beside the underground riverbank! This brought a huge amount of surprise to Chen Xiaolian. The reason for that was that he had extended his hands to examine it and found that the small boats were not made from wood¡­ reflecting on his discovery, he realized that it was only natural. If they were made from wood, then they would have long since rotted away within this underground cave. When he extended his hand out to feel it, he felt a cold firmness, just like those from iron ores! ¡°It is ironwood,¡± Qiu Yun gave a faint smile. ¡°Come help, push the boat to the river.¡± The ironwood boat was shaped like a leaf; both its ends were sharp points while its middle area was stacked. In each of the boats were several oars. Chen Xiaolian and Qiu Yun worked together to push an ironwood boat into the river. Qiu Yun then stepped first into the ironwood boat, seating himself upon the front bow area. Chen Xiaolian held Soo Soo and jumped on board. He then let Soo Soo sit in the middle while he sat upon the back stern area. ¡°Paddle forward,¡± Qiu Yun handed an oar to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°No matter what you see or what happens, do not panic.¡± ¡­ The underground cavern was clearly a standardndscape seen in Karst topography. Chen Xiaolian had once seen thisndscape within a ¡®National Geographic Magazine¡¯ that was discussing that topic. The underground river twisted and turned and the cavern itself has many passageways connected to it. It was unknown just how many entrances and exits there were inside, making it resemble a maze. Both of them paddled and moved the boat forward through the underground river at a slow pace. Truth be told, it did not take much effort ¨C the underground river has its own flow of water. The surging undercurrents propelled the ironwood boat forward in a predetermined direction. The oars were only used to move the boat away from any iing rocks and reposition the boat if it were to be forced off its angle due to surging water currents. The ironwood boat moved forward for roughly one quarter of an hour and Chen Xaolian could feel the water currents bing increasingly stronger. In addition, it had be apparent that they were moving downwards and the difference in height between the top and bottom also gradually became obvious. Within the cavern, faint fluorescent illumination would still sh out asionally. However, the light had be too weak. For the most part, their surroundings have now be pitch ck to where they would not be able to even see the fingers on their outstretched hands. Qiu Yun produced a torch from nowhere and tied it up upon the bow with a rope. This Guild Leader had not spoken a single word since entering the boat, entering a heavy state of silence¡­ Suddenly¡­ the ironwood boat moved through the river and entered a wide-open cavern area. Qiu Yun abruptly raised one hand and said in a low tone. ¡°Careful! Something is not right at the front!¡± He swiftly thrust down the oar into the water forcefully. The oar that has roughly the same height as an average person was directly pierced into the underground riverbed. The ironwood boat immediately came to a stop. Under the rushing surge of water currents, the body of the boat floated horizontally upon the centre position of the underground river. Chen Xiaolian felt a little nervous. Just as he was about to speak up, he saw Qiu Yun pointing at something at the front, whispering. ¡°Look!¡± At the moment, they had reached a point on the underground river where the surrounding terrain had opened up significantly. On both sides of the river, there were t rocky banks below the mountain walls. One could asionally catch a glimpse of something that was ck in colour that resembled withered vines sliding down from the rocky ceiling. It appeared as though a ck curtain has been hung over the mountain walls. Qiu Yun¡¯s finger was pointed at the rocky banks. In the beginning, Chen Xiaolian was unable to see it clearly. After squinting his eyes to carefully examine the ce, his entire body hairs stood on end! Upon the pitch ck bank by the river were something resembling pieces of bulging rocks. It appeared to be a ck coloured disc. However, a careful look revealed that those pieces of bulging rocks were slowly squirming! The squirming rate was extremely low and anything less than a careful examination would cause one to miss it! After watching it carefully, he was able to discern that those were shockingly¡­ some kind of animal with flexible bodies resembling snakes. They coiled their bodies to form the shape of a circle, like those of a mosquito coil! Turning around, he saw that both sides of the river¡¯s rocky banks were densely packed with those creatures and their numbers were simply uncountable! 1 ¡®Hugging someone¡¯s thigh¡¯ means to rely on someone with a superior position to gain benefits. Raw: ¡®±§´óÍÈ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®b¨¤o d¨¤ tu¨«¡¯.? Chapter 58: Shot While Lying Down?

Chapter 58: Shot While Lying Down?

GOR Chapter 58: Shot While Lying Down? Under Chen Xiaolian¡¯s observation, the bodies of those coiled up snakes were as thick as a person¡¯s arm. However, it appeared to be in a dormant state. Its eyes were closed and it would asionally squirm its body. Without a watchful eye, one could easily mistake it for a stone. The sight of these creatures was simply terrifying. Qiu Yun himself seemed to have fallen into a trance for nearly one full minute before giving out a light sigh. ¡°This time¡¯s instance dungeon might well be far more difficult than I had expected.¡± He turned around to nce at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Next, you and I will have to work together. We will control the ironwood boat so that it will move forward along this river and cross through this cavern¡­ the water currents will disrupt the direction of our ironwood boat. If the boat is being pushed to the riverbank side, use the oar to keep the boat away from the side. Pay attention and make sure that you do not touch those things when paddling with your oar! Always, always keep in mind! Ensure that the boat does not get washed up the bank and everything will be all right!¡± Chen Xiaolian snorted. ¡°What are those things? Are they snakes?¡± ¡°Snakes?¡± Qiu Yun thought about it before smiling. ¡°Yes, and no. They should be the hatchlings of a Zombie Wyrm.¡± Zombie Wyrm? That does not sound like a good thing at all! ¡°Zombie Wyrm, supposedly it is a descendant of a Scaled Dragon. However, it was brought in to be buried together with Qin Shi Huang after his death. There, it was turned into a zombie guardian for the mausoleum. It feeds on the deathly aura to extend its existence. This creature is very tough; it would be for the best that we do not provoke it. Provoking one would cause the entire group toe over. In addition¡­ these are all just hatchlings. If the big one gets enticed over, things would likely end badly.¡± After saying that, Qiu Yun exhaled and turned to nce at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Understand? If you understand, then prepare to move forward.¡± Control the ironwood boat to move forward without bumping into the riverbanks on either side of the underground river sounded easy. However, putting it into action proved to be far more difficult than expected! Under the surging undercurrents of the underground river, the ironwood boat became no different from a disobedient child. Despite moving in a generally forward direction, it would still sway about uncontrobly. With Qiu Yun in the front and Chen Xiaolian in the back, the both of them utilized the oars to carefully control the boat. During the few times when the boat was about to bump onto the riverbank, they immediately used the oar to halt that movement and push the ironwood boat away. Such was the case throughout the way. After a hundred or so metres of doing so, Chen Xiaolian was tired to the point of gasping ¨C mainly due to being anxious! Looking at the nearby riverbank, he could see that the huddling Zombie Wyrms had covered the entire ground. The sight caused him to be fearful. As they were halfway through the cavern, a sound came from behind! An ironwood boat caught up to them from behind! Sitting on the boat was around 4 to 5 people. The bow of their boat was equipped with a searchlight and a ray of illumination swept over the area. That was not all, the ironwood boat¡¯s speed was abnormally fast and a droning ¡°weng weng¡± sound could be heard emitting out from it. After looking at it for a while, Chen Xiaolian was able to discern that these people had equipped a motor on the stern of the ironwood boat! They transformed the ironwood boat into a motorboat, allowing them to ride the wind and break the waves of the underground river, moving at high speed. Qiu Yun¡¯s face changed and he cursed out in a low tone. ¡°Idiotic harbingers of cmity!¡± He abruptly cried out to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Quick! We must leave this ce quickly! These idiots will be the death of us!¡± Unfortunately, it was toote! The ironwood motorboat charged into the cavern and the loud droning sounding off the motor echoed back and forth within the enclosed cavern. Under the enclosed effect, the sound became an ear shaking noise! Chen Xiaolian was able to notice that the Zombie Wyrm hatchlings that were on both sides of the rocky riverbank had been seemingly awakened from deep slumber. Their bodies became uncoiled and they slithered down into the river one after another¡­ The motorboat behind them had already caught up to them. Catching sight of Qiu Yun and Chen Xiaolian at the front, they slowed down. An Awakened one with a strapping figure called out loudly from the bow side. ¡°Meteor Rock Guild?¡± This man¡¯s words contained a deep and powerful voice. However, Chen Xiaolian could see that he is a blond Caucasian man. ¡°These brainless foreign devils,¡± Qiu Yun swore, ignoring him and quickly paddled the boat forward. ¡°My friend from Meteor Rock Guild, why are you not saying anything?¡± The blond haired foreigner¡¯s tone was obviously filled with traces of arrogance. ¡°I have long since heard of Guild Leader Qiu Yun of the Meteor Rock Guild. Since we have the opportunity to meet today, why aren¡¯t you willing to greet us? Let us be friends.¡± ¡°This senior never make friends with the dead,¡± Qiu Yun gave a grim smile, his hands did not stop moving at all. ¡°Hahaha! Guild Leader Qiu Yun, it appears that your preparation is insufficient. How about it? I have a spare motor here. If you want, I can loan it to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian anxiously returned their stare, but was horrified to find that there were tens of faint shadows secretly moving at an incredible speed towards the motorboat from underwater! Chen Xiaolian was hesitant as to whether or not he should speak up to warn the other party when Qiu Yun instantly shouted out. ¡°Move quickly!¡± Raising the oars, he struggled to paddle forward! The Caucasian man behind broke out inughter. Suddenly, a water arrow shot out from the water surface flying towards his face! This fellow¡¯s reaction was fast and he extended his hand to grab onto it. He sessfully caught it with his hand, only to scream out miserably in an instant! His hand held onto the body of a snake like Zombie Wyrm! However, one could easily imagine the consequences of holding on to a snake! The snake¡¯s body immediately wrapped itself around his arms. Then, opening its mouth, it bit down on his palms! Chen Xiaolian witnessed the Caucasian man¡¯s palm turning ck in an instant. A mass of ck air spread upwards and the Caucasian man¡¯s arm withered down at a visible rate! It was as though some kind of power was rapidly eroding his flesh and bones! Seeing all these, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart broke out with cold sweat. He quickly poured all his strength into speeding up his paddling motions! The miserable screams from behind did not cease as even more ¡®water arrows¡¯ flew out from the river surface. The sounds of ¡°pi pi pa pa¡± could be heard as theynded on the boat. It was unknown just how many of the Zombie Wyrms managed tond upon the small motorboat. The team of Awakened ones were not weak and some had already pulled out their weapon to deflect and hack about. However, how much manoeuvring and dodging space was avable in that small boat? Following a few cries of surprise, a ¡°ptong¡± sound could be heard as someone fell into the water! One of the Awakened ones struggled in the water but several Zombie Wyrms that were within the water had already wrapped themselves around him. Traces of blood appeared in the waters surrounding that person¡­ After being entangled by two Zombie Wyrms, an Awakened one who was on the motorboat roared and mes burst out from his entire body. Clearly, he had activated a certain type of skill. The two Zombie Wyrms wrapped around his body were immediately burnt to ashes ¨C it appeared that these creatures were weak against fire. However, to set one¡¯s entire body ame within the small space afforded by the motorboat, how would the others survive? Due to the mes, apanion of his ended up being burnt and he miserably screamed before jumping into the river. The underground river was not too deep. After jumping into the water, that person who had good swimming skills floated up to the water surface. At that instant though, he saw countless faint shadows charging towards him from under the water! The man let out several wretched cries as the surrounding waters became dyed in red! His eyes rolled over and he sank deep into the waters. The waters flowed into his mouth and he could no longer utter anything anymore¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Qiu Yun were in the midst of exerting all their might to paddle the boat forward when Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands trembled! He saw with rity as a huge ck shadow moved at high speed across their ironwood boat from below! The size of this shadow was staggeringly huge! ¡°Guild Leader!¡± ¡°I see it! Move quickly! They have awakened a big fellow,¡± Qiu Yun swore angrily. ¡°Zombie Wyrms are highly sensitive to blood. Once they catch the scent of blood, more will be attracted over!¡± Boom! A loud noise came over from behind! Chen Xiaolian turned over to see a gigantic shuttle shaped head emerging from the surface of the water! Indeed! It was only the head! The size of the head was as big as a door! He only managed to catch a nce at it. However, Chen Xiaolian was able to clearly see that upon the snake like head, there were two horn like protrusions! The creature opened its mouth wide and in an instant bit down on one third of the ironwood boat! Even the Caucasian man who was still at the bow area of the boat was devoured by that one bite! Then, the huge dragon like wyrm¡¯s head sank into the water. Its humongous body threshed about and a ck shadow could be seen emerging and submerging. Soon, both the motorboat and its passengers had sunk into the water¡­ The Awakened one whose entire body was emitting mes had the mes extinguished by the water. In his hands were a shank and a big axe. He flopped around in the water only to suddenly have his body fly up into the skies. It turned out that he was head-butted up by the dragon like wyrm. The wyrm raised its head and stretched opened its mouth to wee the falling Awakened one. The Awakened one fell right into the wyrm¡¯s mouth and he cried out in misery! Half his body had fallen into the wyrm¡¯s mouth and only his upper half remained on the outside. Shouting wretchedly, he tried using his axe to create a foothold upon the mouth area of the wyrm as he struggled with all his might to avoid beingpletely devoured! However¡­ The wyrm violently snapped its jaws shut! With a ¡°kacha¡± sound, a flower of blood blossomed and a severed arm holding onto an axe flew out¡­ Before Chen Xiaolian and Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes, the bloody severed arm that held onto the axe, flew in an arc across the cavern. Then¡­ DUANG and it fell onto the ironwood boat where Chen Xiaolian was at [1]. It fell right before Chen Xiaolian. In fact, the severed arm also struck Chen Xiaolian once on his shoulders, spraying him with blood! ¡°Da- Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his scalp on the verge of exploding. At the same time, countless Zombie Wyrm hatchlings that were situated on the riverbank around Chen Xiaolian¡¯s location reacted. Seemingly enticed by the scent of blood, they raised their head, opened their mouths and hissed. Then, they slithered down into the river and moved towards him! In the back, the humongous Zombie Wyrm suddenly raised its head and opened its big and bloody mouth. Its long and bloody tongue turned around for a while before it abruptly plunged into the river. Its gigantic body threshed about again on the surface of the river. Additionally¡­ judging by the shadow evident from below the water surface, it was headed quickly towards Chen Xiaolian and Qiu Yun, causing the water surface to undte apart in its wake! ¡°Damn it! I got shot while lying down!¡± [2] 1 ¡®DUANG¡¯. As exined in Chapter 55, the word DUANG became so popr, it became used for everything from sound effect, happiness, sadness, anger etc.? 2 ¡®Getting shot while lying down¡¯ is a popr inte phrase in China. It means that despite not having provoked others, one still ends up being attacked (usually verbally) by others.? Chapter 59: Killing The Wyrm

Chapter 59: Killing The Wyrm

GOR Chapter 59: Killing The Wyrm The ironwood boat that was turned into a motorboat had been destroyed and the Awakened ones aboard it were all exterminated! However, Chen Xiaolian could no longer feel sympathy for others. That was because the scent of blood from the bloody stump had already lured over the damned Zombie Wyrm! Countless thread like figures moved towards him from under the water. The same was true for the gigantic shadow belonging to the mature Zombie Wyrm that had bitten off nearly half of the ironwood boat earlier ¨C this scene was something that he had only witnessed in a movie called the ¡®Great White Shark¡¯. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian could not help but be a little dazed. Thankfully, he has a strongpanion. Although, it would be more urate to say that the benefits of having a strong Guild Leader was put on disy at that moment! ¡°Do not daze off!¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s oar fell heavily down onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. The strength behind the hit was so strong, it nearly caused Chen Xiaolian to fall into the river. However, this action immediately brought Chen Xiaolian out from his trance. ¡°Paddle forward! If you do not wish to die, then paddle!¡± Qiu Yun gave a furious howl. He stood up and quickly took big strides, moving over Soo Soo¡¯s head as he jumped towards the stern area. Chen Xiaolian paddled using the oar like a madman, sparing no effort in his actions. At that moment, the speed of his hands has reached its peak¡­ Soo Soo herself had begun to cry out loud. The timid little girl was on the verge of mentally copsing: the explosive mes from behind and the gigantic monster¡¯s head that emerged from the water surface pushed the little girl¡¯s tension filled heart to its limit. While not a hard-hearted person, Chen Xiaolian was simply in no position to gofort the little girl. In order to not die¡­ paddle the boat forward! The ironwood boat moved forward quickly as he fully disyed out his B ss strength. In addition, he no longer cared if his movements were exposed. Under those conditions, the movement speed of the ironwood boat increased by a couple notches. Qiu Yun himself has not been idling off. Clearly, he owned a form of storage equipment as he quickly produced a metal barrel. With just one nce, Chen Xiaolian recognized it. That was¡­ a barrel of gasoline! Qiu Yun did not bother to slowly unscrew the cap of the barrel. Instead, he raised his sword wielding hand and cut down on the barrel. Ayer of the metal barrel was cut off! He then quickly poured the gasoline down upon the river surface in every direction from behind the boat¡­ After that, he viciously kicked the barrel down the river. He then proceeded with his next step of action. He brought out a lighter¡­ Chen Xiaolian was momentarily stunned by that action. His first reaction was to throw Soo Soo onto the surface of the boat. He held the little girl¡¯s head down on the boat¡¯s board floor and struggled to tightly ce her hat on her head. ¡°Hold your breath!¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s lighter seemingly transformed into a seed of fire as it fell into the surface of the water¡­ With a loud boom, a mass of mes burst out from the surface of the water and proceeded to spread out! The gasoline caught fire immediately and spread out through the area with a ¡°shua¡±! Nearly half of the river area behind them were upied with mes! Under the mes, the shadowy ¡®threads¡¯ upon the water surface were all turned into smoke and eventually disappeared! These Zombie Wyrms were really weak against fire. Chen Xiaolian maintained his current position! It was a very simplistic rationale¡­ being bitten to death by the Zombie Wyrm or being burnt to death by the ming gasoline¡­ Those 2 types of death were clearly not something Chen Xiaolian was willing to choose from! He did not want to die! The mes spread out to a distance of 7 to 8 metres all around them. This area seemed to fill him with a hint offort. Soon however¡­ A gigantic shadow emerged out from beneath the sea of mes! The huge shuttle shaped head rose, causing the waters to ssh outwards and creating an enormous flower of water. In that instant, it seemed as though the mes were being suppressed. The shuttle shaped head opened its mouth and Chen Xiaolian could clearly feel that a pair of eyes were staring at the boat that he was standing on from far away! The most frightening part was that this mature Zombie Wyrm did not appear fearful towards the gasoline induced mes that were spreading quickly through the water surface. Perhaps, it would be more urate to say that it showed some amount of wariness towards the mes, but was far from being terrified by it. Thus, it was able to rush forward through the sea of mes! Its humongous head mmed into the boat causing the boat to be tossed into the air. The boat then fell down heavily on to the river surface, nearly capsizing in the process. Qiu Yun however, maintained a stable posture! He picked up one of the oars; without showing any hesitation, he smashed it down onto the huge head located behind them. The Zombie Wyrm¡¯s shuttle shaped head that was obviously bigger than Qiu Yun¡¯s entire body was struck by the oar. Following a ¡°kacha¡± sound, the highly durable iron like oar broke into two. As for the shuttle shaped head, the strike caused it to abruptly sink down into the waters. Qiu Yun¡¯s face had turned ugly. He clearly was not a strength type of Awakened one. Chen Xiaolian noted what was wrong with Qiu Yun¡­ he quickly shouted. ¡°I will help you!¡± Qiu Yun did not say anything. Chen Xiaolian summoned out the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword. Seeing the shuttle shaped head emerging out again, he did not waste any breath and immediatelyunched his skill! Sword Skill, Linked Dual Strike, Cross sh! ¡°Shua shua¡±, a beautiful cross-shaped de mark imprinted itself onto the surface of the ck coloured head¡­ however, it was apparent that the damage was insufficient! The shuttle shaped head tilted after getting hit. It seemed as though it had received some amount of damage and it then contracted its head. As Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sharp sword struck onto the other party¡¯s head, he could feel its iron like toughness! He could even see sparks flying out! The toughness of this creature¡¯s head was simply shocking! ¡°Its weakness is its horns!¡± Qiu Yun shouted aloud. Picking up the other oar, he took advantage of the moment when the shuttle shaped head tilted over to his side and vigorously m down upon the horns! A ¡°pa¡± sound could be heard, seemingly due to something being broken. Then, a mass of ck coloured viscous liquid sprayed out! Darkness covered Chen Xiaolian¡¯s vision. Thankfully, Qiu Yun was able to pull him away just in time to avoid being sprayed upon. A few drops of the liquid were sprayed onto the surface of the ironwood boat. In an instant, those areas emitted a thick smoke. Those areas of the durable ironwood were being corroded as though it had just been sprayed with concentrated sulphuric acid! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart broke out in cold sweat. The shuttle shaped head issued a cry of pain that sounded terrible. For Chen Xiaolian, that sound resembled the sounds that could be heard when pigs were being ughtered. Oh well, now is not the time to put on a sardonic face. The matter that distressed Chen Xiaolian most was that his Cross-shaped Medallion Sword had been lost! Earlier, when he was executing the Cross sh skill, his sword had struck onto the other party¡¯s head. The impact nearly caused him to lose his grip on his sword. Then, he was abruptly pulled away by Qiu Yun. Although he managed to avoid being hit by the ck corrosive liquid¡­ His grip loosened in the process and the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword was left embedded on the other party¡¯s head, sticking out¡­ He observed as the shuttle shaped head sank down under water again after being struck by them. It also brought with it Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Cross-shaped Medallion Sword¡­ the hilt of the sword could be seen protruding out from the water surface. It was as though the other party had a nail hammered onto its head. At that moment, the boat suddenly shook! They watched as a huge shadow collided with them from under the water! A ¡°peng¡± resounded and the boat was tossed up again, flying a good half a metre up into the air! Its head had been forced off, but this was the Zombie Wyrm¡¯s body! It was just like a snake: its head may be beaten off, but its body was just like an iron whipshing out towards the ironwood boat! As the boat fell, Chen Xiaolian sat down with his buttocks to the floor and he subconsciously embraced Soo Soo to avoid them being thrown overboard. However, as he was crawling up, his blood froze! Qiu Yun¡­ was not on board! A clear sound of something falling into the water rang out. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes saw Qiu Yun¡¯s figure fall head first into the water. After that¡­ he did not surface! Could their strongest battle force die just like that? Chen Xiaolian had no time to think about those as the shuttle shaped head emerged once again¡­ Soo Soo burst out in tears. As for Chen Xiaolian, his eyes had turned red! He does not want to die! He does not want to die! He does not want to die yet! His hands came in contact with something cold¡­ it was the de of an axe! It was the item brought over by that ursed severed arm! Chen Xiaolian grabbed it only to find that fingers of the severed arm were still tightly gripping onto the handle. After spending a moment to pull it out, he found that he could not do so. In desperation, Chen Xiaolian decided to ignore it and directly clutched onto the severed arm instead and threw the axe forward! Bang! The axe did not hit strike the Zombie Wyrm on its head! Instead, it struck heavily down onto the hilt of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Cross-shaped Medallion Sword! It was simr to how a hammer would strike down on a nail¡­ then¡­ A ¡°pu¡± sound could be heard! Indeed! Chen Xiaolian was able to clearly hear that sound! The ¡®nail¡¯ had originally only pierced lightly into the head of the Zombie Wyrm. The axe then hammered it deep down! The Zombie Wyrm was unable to endure it anymore! For any creature, having a nail hammered down its head would certainly be something they cannot endure! Call it a lucky strike, a person¡¯s Heavenly defying luck or whatever you like; but Chen Xiaolian¡¯s axe throw coincidentally gave the Zombie Wyrm a critical blow! The Zombie Wyrm¡¯s body suddenly emerged from the surface of the water! This spectacle caused Chen Xiaolian to be stunned. The thickness of its body was roughly the size of the iron barrels used by peddlers to sell roasted sweet potatoes! Its length on the other hand was around 20 metres! Once again, the Zombie Wyrm released the miserable cry resembling those issued when a pig was being ughtered. Its body thrashed about on the river and its tail wasshed out upon the cavern walls! Banging sounds echoed out; the entire cavern trembled and rocks of various sizes scattered about! Chen Xiaolian felt most thankful for the fact that the creature could no longer open its mouth! That was correct! It just so happened that the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword had pierced down through its mouth all the way to its chin! It had be a nail, tacking the creature¡¯s mouth up! The water surface roiled about violently and the ironwood boat became in danger of being overturned! Chen Xiaolian struggled to hold on to the edges of the boat as his other hand held onto Soo Soo. He mustered all his strength to stop himself and Soo Soo from being thrown overboard. As he was thinking that this could be the end¡­ Suddenly, he caught sight of a figure through the corner of his eye! A hand emerged out from the water surface and grabbed onto the body of the Zombie Wyrm! Two hands then struggled to hold onto the Zombie Wyrm¡¯s body before pulling its figure out onto the back of the Zombie Wyrm! It was Qiu Yun! Qiu Yun was in a dishevelled state and his wet hair had stuck together. However, his eyes carried with it a cold killing intent! Qiu Yun turned and moved towards the Zombie Wyrm¡¯s head. He reached the head at an incredible speed and produced an item. He then thrust it with all his might into the Zombie Wyrm¡¯s head! It was a sword! A two-foot-long sword! The Zombie Wyrm thrashed out in pain once again. This time, Qiu Yun had both his hands held tightly onto the hilt of the sword. Despite having his body thrown upwards a few times, he maintained his hold onto the sword hilt and did not fall! His hands manically held onto the sword as it shook back and forth¡­ The Zombie Wyrm struggled for one whole minute. Then¡­ things slowly quieted down¡­ Its huge body floated up to the water surface¡­ its gigantic head was also fully revealed¡­ A 20 metre long and immense body floated upon the river surface. Obviously¡­ it had lost its vitality. Qiu Yun straightened himself and used his leg to stamp down onto the sword hilt¡­ with a ¡°pu¡±, the sword hilt disappeared down the head! Behind them, the inmmation caused by the gasoline slowly faded. The mes had been blocking off the Zombie Wyrm hatchlings. But now it has clearly began to die out. Qiu Yun showed no signs of panic or discontent as he jumped onto the ironwood boat. He nced at Chen Xiaolian who was holding onto Soo Soo while also holding onto the boat. ¡°Well done, rookie! Now, let go of the little girl. Before the mes are extinguished, we need to paddle our way out of this river ¨C that is if you do not want to die!¡± Chapter 60: Bone Crusher! Demon King’s Three Axes

Chapter 60: Bone Crusher! Demon King¡¯s Three Axes

GOR Chapter 60: Bone Crusher! Demon King¡¯s Three Axes Chen Xiaolian wearily pulled the ironwood boat ashore. He was so tired that he felt a desire to just lie himself down on the riverbank and sleep for one whole day and night. He forced his body up ¨C the most concerning part was mental fatigue. After having pulled the ironwood boat ashore as per Qiu Yun¡¯s instructions, he pulled Soo Soo aside and sat down. After that, he retrieved an energy bar, which he tore out and vigorously munched down on. The underground river finally came to an end. Upon the rocky beach that they were at was a dome-shaped cave entrance. Judging by the well-ordered shape of the entrance, it must be manmade. After finishing an energy bar, Chen Xiaolian brought out a bottle of mineral water. He unscrewed it and first handed it to Soo Soo. ¡°Do you want to drink?¡± Soo Soo shook her head ¨C the little girl had at some point turned silent. She did not say anything and only looked at Chen Xiaolian as she shook her head. Traces of tears could be seen upon her face. Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile and used his hands to wipe away the tear marks. He then spoke out warmly. ¡°Do not be afraid.¡± ¡°En,¡± Soo Soo lightly nodded her head. Dang! An axe fell before Chen Xiaolian, thrown over by Qiu Yun. The severed arm was still gripping upon the axe. Chen Xiaolian nced at the axe that was gleaming with a cold light. Then, he heard Qiu Yun¡¯s voice. ¡°Your Cross-shaped Medallion Sword was lost. Take this weapon to make up for it.¡± Seemingly numb towards the sight of the bloody stump, Chen Xiaolian picked it up and forcibly pulled each fingers off. After that, he threw the stump into the underground river before examining the axe. [Weapon name: Bone Crusher, Type: War Axe, [B] ss Weapon,plementing skills: All types of axe skills, suitable for strength type and melee type yers]. Bone Crusher? It has quite the overbearing name. However, I do not have any axe skills. Qiu Yun walked over and sat down before Chen Xiaolian. He retrieved a cigarette and lit it up ¨C Heaven knows where this fellow kept so many cigarettes. ¡°Any problem?¡± ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°This item is good, a B ss weapon. However¡­ I do not know of any axe skills.¡± ¡°You can still use it without axe skills. Only, you won¡¯t be able to execute melee skills,¡± Qiu Yun nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I will give you one suggestion.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Have you ever considered which development route to go for?¡± Qiu Yun slowly said. ¡°Melee Type or Ranged Type.¡± ¡°Is there a big difference?¡± ¡°It is not big, but it is not small either,¡± Qiu Yun pondered about it and slowly spoke out. ¡°Truth be told, all yers and Awakened ones will have both Melee and Ranged Types. Those of the pure Melee Type or pure Ranged Type have a very noticeable weakness. However, one of them must be focused upon. In other words, you can choose melee attacks as your main repertoire of fighting skills. At the same time, it would be best if you can have some methods to initiate ranged attacks as a supporting skill. Otherwise, an enemy could toy with you to your death simply by keeping some distance from you. "The same holds true vice versa. "yers and Awakened ones with only one pure type will be eliminated quickly.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°Currently, I should be considered a Melee Type. I grasped onto a sword skill.¡± ¡°For any weapon¡¯s melee skills, there will be a division between Basic Skills and Special Skills,¡± Qiu Yun spoke in a low tone. ¡°Just now, I had seen the sword skill of yours during the fight. Linked Dual sh, Cross sh. That skill is a Basic Sword Skill. "Basic skills have a small probability of beingprehended during actualbat. The probability ofprehension is rted to the level of weapons or equipment that you use. "Theoretically speaking, by holding onto a beginner¡¯s light sabre, you can go find a monster and fight it for about 300 rounds. You will then have a chance to grasp onto a Basic Sword Skill or another type of attack moves. If you are holding onto a high-ss weapon, for example [B] ss or above, even [S] ss, then just a moment¡¯s worth of fighting will allow you toprehend some basic skills. In addition, some high-ss weaponse with skills equipped. "If we are to exclude Basic Martial Skills, then the other high-ss martial skills will generally require Skill Books. You learn those skills by loading those Skill Books.¡± ¡°Skill Books¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian became silent. He had known of the existence of Skill Books. As he was making his preparations, he had tried to understand the Exchange System with Han Bi¡¯s help. Within the Exchange System was various types of items avable for exchange, including equipment, weapons, props, medicines¡­ and skills! Chen Xiaolian sighed and deliberately spoke out. ¡°My points are not enough.¡± Qiu Yun nced at the Bone Crusher Axe within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, the corners of his lips suddenly curled upwards. [System Prompt, Guild Channel: Guild Leader Qiu Yun has gifted you ¡®Demon King of Confusion¡¯s War Axe Skill Book¡¯ X 1, do you wish to ept?] ¡°En?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Qiu Yun. ¡°I acquired it in a previous instance dungeon,¡± Qiu Yun shrugged and took another drag from his cigarette. ¡°I cannot use it while the other guild members do not use axe as their weapon. Originally, I had wanted to have it sold at ater time. However, it just so happened that you have picked up this weapon. Additionally, you are also a newbie who have yet to select your development route. So, I will give this to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiu Yun and was suddenly speechless. ¡°I am not giving it to you for free,¡± Qiu Yunughed out with indifference. ¡°This time¡¯s instance dungeon is very dangerous. Since I only have you as my guild member here, I need you to have a stronger fighting ability in order to support me. So, there is no need for you to feel moved. I am not doing charity here.¡± ¡°¡­ Thank you!¡± Chen Xiaolian uttered out each of those words with sincerity. Qiu Yun waved his hand. ¡°Take advantage of the current time to familiarize yourself with it.¡± ¡­ [Demon King of Confusion¡¯s War Axe Skill Book: The legendary Cheng Yao Jin¡¯s unique axe skill, [B] ss Skill Book [1]. Usage requirement: Must be equipped with an axe type of weapon of the [B] ss or above, Physique must be at [B] ss or above]. En, both requirements have been met. Chen Xiaolian looked at the Skill Book through the system interface and chose to confirm. Instantly, a mass of faint silver light shone out and the Skill Book within his Item Box disintegrated and disappeared. Instead, a faint set of memories and knowledge was added to his consciousness. Chen Xiaolian picked up the Bone Crusher Axe and waved it in his hand. The strange and heavy feeling of coldness disappeared. In its ce was afortable and dexterous feeling that seemed to originate from his heart. He casually waved the axe handle a few times before something shed through his consciousness. The axe in his hand then made a few chopping and smashing actions. [Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Axe Skills: Linked Triple Strike, Axe Skill. First move, Head Cleaver; second move, Impish Teeth Discer; third move, Ear Gouger]. Ok¡­ these names made it lose its entire overbearing aura. However¡­ a [B] ss skill¡¯s power will likely be decent. Additionally, there was also a marked prompt at the bottom: Skill enhancement requires proficiency. At the current, the skill level was at LV1. The highest level was LV3. Chen Xiaolian moved to an open area by the riverbank. He took a deep breath and suddenlyunched his moves! The axe handle spun around within his palm. Then, he held it with both hands and hacked it downwards! The rotating axe turned into a white ray and a piece of rock situated on the riverbank was split into two with a ¡°ca¡± sound! First move: Head Cleaver! Next, the Bone Crusher Axe within his hand sprung up. Its movement was smooth without any sense of sloppiness! The axe was raised up high, carrying with it sparks of cold light that bloomed out, causing the few broken rocks on the ground to shake. Under the rays of the cold light, they were disintegrated! Second move: Impish Teeth Discer! Chen Xiaolian did not stop and the axe within his hand flowed like water. It moved above his head before drawing an arc downwards, chopping forward horizontally! A ¡°weng¡± sound burst out! A ray of light that resembled a white chain sprayed outwards! It spread out to form a circr arc of sharp light! The area surrounding Chen Xiaolian within around 4 paces from him was shrouded by this white light formed by the horizontal chopping motion! Third move: Ear Gouger! Pulling the axe backwards, Chen Xiaolian gasped for breath. Looking at the Bone Crusher Axe in his hand, he could not help but feel stunned. His mind was instantly struck by a feeling of surprise! This was¡­ the feeling of power! This Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Linked Triple Strike was disyed smoothly. Chen Xiaolian himself was surprised to find that there was no impediment in his movements. It was as though he had been practicing this set of axe moves since the day he was born! Moreover, the power disyed truly made him satisfied! ¡°It seems that you have managed to grasp it,¡± Qiu Yun walked up from behind Chen Xiaolian. ncing at him, he said in an indifferent manner. ¡°The loading of the axe skill went well and your Physique and strength is also sufficient. However, keep in mind that any skill, be it Exclusive Skill or Martial Skill, will end up consuming your strength. The more skill you use, the more strength will be consumed. Your body build does not appear as the strength type; however, using an axe type of weapon with your thin body build could possibly give your opponent a surprise. Perhaps it would end up bringing an even better result.¡± A strength type with a thin body build? Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile. ¡°Can I request something from you?¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a cautious tone. ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at Soo Soo. ¡°Can you ept her into Meteor Rock Guild?¡± Qiu Yun nced at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian had originally thought that Qiu Yun would reject or at least question him. Unexpectedly, Qiu Yun did not even bother asking him anything and directly nodded his head. Soon, his system received a prompt. [Prompt, Guild Channel: Your current guild, Meteor Rock Guild has epted a new member]. Chen Xiaolian became startled. He turned to look at Qiu Yun but Qiu Yun turned around and left while saying. ¡°I know what you want to do¡­ although I think this act is stupid, but¡­ there are presently too few idiots like you left in this world.¡± ¡°Thank you, Guild Leader!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly towards Qiu Yun¡¯s back. Ever since they met, this was the first time that he sincerely called him ¡®Guild Leader¡¯. ¡­ Next, Chen Xiaolian did something that others might indeed consider as stupid. He used his remaining 300 points at the Guild¡¯s Special Exchange System to exchange out a [B] ss ¡®Meteor Rock Protective Suit¡¯. The [B] ss Meteor Rock Protective Suit was very simr to the protective suit that Chen Xiaolian had seen before in terms of shape. It was shaped like a tight sleeveless vest seemingly made with lighter material. Feeling it with his fingertips, he could feel a sense of softness that carried with it a tough nature. He lifted the silvery white vest with his hands. It was very light and has about the same weight as an ordinary sweater. Chen Xiaolian did not wear it upon himself. Instead, we walked to Soo Soo¡¯s side and ced the protective suit upon Soo Soo. ¡°Be obedient, wear it properly!¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a deep voice. Soo Soo raised her head in surprise and used a peculiar expression to nce at Chen Xiaolian. The little girl did not say anything or tried to refuse. She obediently wore the protective suit. Due to the stic nature of the material, it was not difficult for even the thin, little girl to wear it. The suit was able to roughlyplement her body. ¡°All right,¡± Chen Xiaolian helped smoothen her ruffled hair and smiled. ¡°This time, you will be much safer.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and rested the axe upon his shoulder. He turned to look at Qiu Yun who was standing not far away. ¡°Guild Leader, are we heading out now?¡± Soo Soo stood behind Chen Xiaolian, a strange look shing across her little face. She lowered her head, both her hands were clenched tightly before being loosened¡­ she then extended her hand to gently grab onto the corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes. Chen Xiaolian failed to notice that Soo Soo had murmured something in a low tone, as though she was talking to herself. ¡°¡­ Xiaolian oppa¡­¡± Soo Soo¡¯s expression turned into an oasis of calmness. 1 Cheng Yao Jin was a famed general who served under the Tang Dynasty. In popr culture, Cheng Yaojin is often depicted as a somewhat inept and bumbling warrior who sometimes shows up at the right ce and right time to save the day. In the part historical drama ¡®Heroes of Sui & Tang¡¯, he was granted the title ¡®Demon King of Confusion¡¯ due to how often he gains his victories by bumbling about cluelessly. He is also reputed to only have three moves to use in battles.? Chapter 61: Black Knights Guild

Chapter 61: ck Knights Guild

GOR Chapter 61: ck Knights Guild Walking through the passageway, Chen Xiaolian gradually became convinced of one thing: This was obviously a giganticbyrinth. Perhaps it would be more urate to say that it was an underground mausoleum, also known as a burial mausoleum! As to who was the owner of this mausoleum, do you really have to ask? The passageway through the mausoleum was very t. Walking through the darkness, Qiu Yun and Chen Xiaolian wore wearing hats with searchlights affixed onto them. After walking for about 10 minutes, the passageway opened up before them! They found an apaniment tomb. A square shaped tomb with a size that far outstripped a basketball court opened up before them. Gold ted copper statues stood around the tomb. Their shapes were ancient, in, and their faces emanating silence. Those copper statues reced the role of pirs and stood around the tomb. Before them stood several rows of Qin terracotta soldiers. The terracotta soldiers were armed with bronze swords, each looking different from the other. Behind them, there were also two war chariots. The horses were carved out to exhibit extreme livelihood, its body prancing with its hooves raised up to the skies. The terracotta soldier standing atop the war chariot held onto a pole arm. There was also terracotta soldiers equipped with crossbows in the surrounding area. The edge of their arrows still seemed sharp, seemingly free of corrosions. Chen Xiaolian noted that all the weapons held by the terracotta soldiers were directed towards the outer passageways of the tomb. A terracotta general stood upon a tform, one hand ced upon his waist while the other held onto a sword, releasing an aura that rose to the skies! Walking by these terracotta soldiers as he moved through the tomb, a feeling of unease welled up within Chen Xiaolian. He subconsciously gripped Soo Soo¡¯s small hand tightly only to find that Soo Soo¡¯s hand was cold and seemingly steady. He turned around to look at the little girl and saw that she was using a tranquil expression to gaze at the terracotta soldiers beside them. The abnormality of her steady state caused Chen Xiaolian to finally realize that something was wrong. He frowned and pulled Soo Soo to his side. Then, he whispered. ¡°Soo Soo? Are you all right?¡± Soo Soo¡¯s small face remained calm as she pointed towards the Qin terracotta general that was standing on the tform situated some distance away. The little girl spoke with a calm, soft and delicate voice. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, they¡­ seemed furious.¡± Furious? Hearing those words, Chen Xiaolian became shocked. It was at that moment that Qiu Yun who was leading them suddenly raised his hand, forming a stopping signal. Several beams of light suddenly swept over from the frontal left area of the tomb. It was from another entrance. Apanying those lights were faint sounds of footsteps. ¡°There are people?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Why didn¡¯t the radar reveal them?¡± Qiu Yun lowered his voice. ¡°This types of instances will generally limit items of the technology type, the system radar is also considered a technology type¡­¡± He quickly bent his body and the three of them immediately hid under the tform situated in the centre of the tomb. At the same time, the searchlights on their heads were turned off. As the three of them bent down to hide, Chen Xiaolian did not notice that the Qin terracotta general that was standing upon the tform¡­ the general¡¯s right foot that was moulded onto the stone tform gave a seemingly light nudge¡­ ¡­ ¡°Hurry!¡± ¡°Ah, there is a door in front!¡± ¡°Charge in! Luke, cut off the rear and close the door! If you can¡¯t, then use bombs!¡± ¡°Damn it! Where did Naves go to?¡± ¡°He fell behind! I saw him get killed! Do not worry about him, run fast!¡± The miserable sound of staggering footsteps came forth from beyond the door of the passageway. Then, they saw a few beams of shaking light as four people wearing strange clothing madly rushed inside! Thest person to enter was a ck man with a fat stature. He gasped intensely for breath; just as his right foot stepped in through the door, an air piercing sound could be heard closing in from behind! ¡°Xiu!¡± A sharp arrow pierced through his body. The ck man¡¯s body trembled, his eyes turned upwards and he cried out miserably before falling down onto the ground! ¡°Luke!¡± The one in the lead was a young woman. Hearing the sound, she turned her head around. Seeing the ck man lying on the floor, she cried out in a sharp and mournful voice. Herpanions quickly pulled her out of the way as two bronze arrows pierced the spot that she was standing upon earlier! ¡°Close the door! Hurry and close the door!¡± A Caucasian man rushed to the side and forcibly pushed the stone door shut. With a ¡°boom¡± sound, the stone door was closed. He also picked up a stone seam from the ground and ced it on the door''stch. Boom! A muffled bang suddenly resounded from beyond the door! The door could be seen shaking a little while no small amount of stone chips and dust fell down! The three survivors cried out and subconsciously retreated. The woman gritted her teeth. ¡°Prepare forbat!¡± As she spoke, she produced a western styled long sword which she gripped using her hand. Of her twopanions, one was a Caucasian man who wielded a shield and a short axe while the other was a thin man dressedpletely in ck and had a flustered expression ¨C his hands held onto a curving wooden stick. Bang! Bang! Bang! Beyond the door, a certain force hammered against the stone door. After a few moments of hammering, the sounds slowly faded away. The three people panted and stared anxiously at the stone door for a long time. After they determined that the sound had faded away, they let out sighs of relief. ¡°They¡­ seemed to have left?¡± The thin man in ck ced down the wooden stick in his hand. After turning around however, he suddenly became no different from a cat that just had its tail stepped on and screamed sharply. ¡°Damn it! There are more here!¡± All three of them immediately turned around. Seeing the rows of terracotta soldiers arranged within the tomb, they anxiously raised their weapons. ¡°Don¡¯t do anything! Damn it!¡± The woman suddenly shouted out loudly. ¡°Can¡¯t you people see? They are not alive! They haven¡¯te to live yet!¡± ¡°Not¡­ alive?¡± The thin man in ck jumpily observed the tomb¡¯s contents, his body contracting into one mass. The shield wielding Caucasian man looked at the thin man with disdain. ¡°Mars, can you stop being so cowardly all the time? Don¡¯t you know? In the battlefield, the ones with the smallest guts are the one to die first!¡± ¡°Thank God!¡± The thin, ck dressed Mars exhaled. ¡°I am just an ordinary high school teacher! Damn it! Why did I get caught up in this terrifying world? Charlie! I am not like you who is originally of the military!¡± The shield bearing Caucasian, Charlie sneered. ¡°Head, what do we do now?¡± The young woman spoke in a very gloomy tone. ¡°What else can we do? We came in with 6 people. In just a short span of time, half has died! Damn it! Why is this time¡¯s instance dungeon so hard?¡± She inhaled deeply. ¡°Be extra careful and do not touch these terrifying statues! Back then, Luke was touching around everywhere, Heaven knows if he might have triggered a magic of some kind! For the sake of safety, none of us should touch those terrifying statues!¡± Charlie held up the shield and examined the tomb. ¡°There are several passageways here. Let us find a path out of here.¡± ¡°I feel that we can no longer move forward,¡± The timid Mars spoke out in a quivering voice. ¡°We have already lost 3 people¡­ if we continue moving forward, all of us will die here!¡± Charlie who was at the back gave a grunt and abruptly moved forward. He gripped Mars¡¯ neck and lifted him up before throwing him down the ground with force. He then extended his foot to stamp down on his chest. ¡°Coward! Listen carefully! This is not a game and not an act! No one wille save you! And no one will give you the right to drop out! If you want to live, then pluck up your courage!¡± ¡°Charlie, let Mars off,¡± The young woman sighed. ¡°This is only his second instance dungeon after all. He is still just a rookie.¡± ¡°Bah!¡± Charlie spat out. ¡°A coward. I really do not understand why you would ept such a coward into our guild.¡± ¡°He is very useful,¡± The young woman shook her head and frowned. ¡°We are all of the fighting type¡­ don¡¯t you know how rare it is to get a magic type of team member amongst Awakened ones these days?¡± The young woman walked over and pulled up the timid Mars. She patted away the dust on his body and smiled. ¡°It is fine, Mars. This is just Charlie¡¯s nature, he won¡¯t really hurt you.¡± ¡°Leader, Guild Leader,¡± Mars quavered. ¡°Maybe, maybe we can find a ce to hide¡­ then hide until the end of the instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Idiots,¡± Charlie grunted. ¡°No small amount of time has passed. Conventionally speaking, the yers will be arriving soon! Hide? Stop joking around! I will not gamble my life away on a bet and hope that those fellows do not find me!¡± At that moment¡­ The young woman¡¯s eyes suddenly widened and she shouted out in a low voice. ¡°There is someone! Who is it?¡± Charlie¡¯s reaction was fast. He immediately raised up the shield, holding it before him ¨C despite saying those blunt words, he was still a dutiful person. His shield not only covered him, but also the timid Mars. Qiu Yun walked out from behind the stone tform with a smile. ¡°ck Knights Guild?¡± Qiu Yun lit up a lighter in his hand and stood under the light, allowing the other party to see his features clearly. ¡°It has been a while, Guild Leader Alice.¡± ¡°Qiu Yun?¡± The young woman¡¯s expression changed. However, her expression was one of pleasant surprise. ¡°By the Gods! Guild Leader Qiu Yun! Thank the Gods, it¡¯s actually you!¡± Charlie too seemed to be relieved. He ced down the shield in his hand and looked at Qiu Yun with a friendly gaze. Alice strode over and hugged Qiu Yun. ¡°Ourst meeting was in that instance half a year back. Guild Leader Qiu Yun, I still owe you a great debt.¡± Charlie smiled and ced two fingers in front of his forehead in a military salute. ¡°That is enough, now is not the time to reminisce about old times. Let me introduce my new guild members.¡± When Qiu Yun led Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo out from behind the stone tform, the three of them were stunned. The one called Guild Leader Alice stared at Chen Xiaolian for a while before looking at Soo Soo. ¡°This¡­ this is your new guild members, Guild Leader Qiu Yun? Two little kids?¡± ¡°Only one little kid,¡± Qiu Yunughed. ¡°The boy is already a grown man, he is already eighteen-years-old.¡± ¡°You are really getting more¡­en, in your words, is it Buddha-hearted [1]?¡± Alice gave Qiu Yun a look. Chen Xiaolian observed that there were clearly some traces of fawning within the look that Alice gave Qiu Yun. En¡­ these two Guild Leaders seem to have a sexual rtionship going on? ¡°Xiaolian,e,¡± Qiu Yun waved over to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Let me introduce everyone. These people are the ck Knights Guild members from New Zend. This is Guild Leader Alice. The one carrying the shield is a valiant warrior, Charlie. Don¡¯t be fooled by his friendly smile; this fellow used to serve as an elite soldier for the army. As for this one¡­¡± Qiu Yun looked at the timid Mars and smiled without saying anything. ¡°This is our new guild member, he is called Mars,¡± Guild Leader Aliceughed. ¡°Do not underestimate him, he is a magician!¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s brows rose. ¡°A magician? Congrattions are in order then, Alice. Magic type guild members are very sought after.¡± As the conversation progressed, Chen Xiaolian did not say anything out of turn. He simply stood cautiously by the side and held onto Soo Soo¡­ It was at that moment the Soo Soo suddenly gave Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand a gentle tug. ¡°Xiaolian oppa.¡± ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head, then his face suddenly changed. ¡°You¡­ Soo Soo, what did you call me?¡± ¡°Xiaolian oppa,¡± Soo Soo¡¯s face remained calm as she looked up. ¡°You¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian finally realized where the source of the problem was! The normal Soo Soo could absolutely never remain so calm and quiet¡­ additionally¡­ Soo Soo in her normal state could not remember what she experienced in the 72 Demons instance dungeon! Thus, she would never call him ¡®Xiaolian oppa¡¯! The only one willing to call him that was only¡­ ¡°Soo Soo, you, again¡­¡± ¡°En, I came out,¡± Soo Soo¡¯s second personality finally revealed a light trace of a smile. ¡°Xiaolian oppa did not realize at all along the way. You are very slow.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Just as Chen Xiaolian was about to say something, Soo Soo suddenly got up and spoke into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, this ce is very dangerous¡­ I feel very uneasy, it is better for us to leave this ce!¡± ¡°Dangerous?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes instantly narrowed. ¡°Soo Soo, tell me about it in more detail.¡± ¡°I can ¡®see¡¯ that they are watching us. Also¡­ they seem very angry, they are getting even angrier!¡± ¡­ 1 ¡®Buddha-hearted¡¯, raw: ¡®ÆÐÈøÐij¦¡¯, pinyin: ¡®p¨²s¨¤ x¨©nch¨¢ng¡¯. Meaning: A kind-hearted person.? Name: Alice, raw: ¡®°®ÀöË¿¡¯, pinyin: ¡®¨¤il¨¬ s¨©¡¯ Name: Charlie, raw: ¡®²éÀí¡¯, pinyin: ¡®ch¨¢l¨«¡¯ Name: Mars, raw: ¡®Âí¶û˹¡¯, pinyin: ¡®m¨£''¨§r s¨©¡¯ Extra: A tomb is arge vault for burying the dead, while a mausoleum is an impressive building that houses one or more tombs. [Source: Wiki]. Chapter 62: You People Are Too Gullible

Chapter 62: You People Are Too Gullible

GOR Chapter 62: You People Are Too Gullible See them? Soo Soo spoke those words using the delicate and clear voice unique to lolis. However, hearing that would cause one to feel a chill going down their spine¡­ Despite saying those words while being beside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears, the silent atmosphere in the tomb caused everyone beside to hear it as well. ck Knights Guild Leader, Alice¡¯s face suddenly changed. ¡°What did she say?¡± Soo Soo ignored Alice and tugged the corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, let us leave this ce quickly.¡± ¡°Hey, what it this child saying?¡± Alice cried out in annoyance. ¡°What can you see?¡± As she was talking, Alice extended her hand to grab Soo Soo. Soo Soo quickly shrunk away, avoiding Alice¡¯s hand. Soo Soo then stared coldly at Alice with her pair of big, dark eyes. Alice is the Guild Leader of the ck Knights Guild that has quite some fame amongst the Awakenedmunity. However, being stared upon by this little girl caused Alice to feel her hair standing on end¡­ On such a pretty and innocent face, her expression and gaze was too calm and¡­ cold! A coldness that signified the absence of any emotions whatsoever. ¡°Soo Soo, what exactly did you see?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Guild Leader Alice with a slightly dissatisfied expression. He knew though, that now was not the time to get into a fight. He turned around and crouched down, patting Soo Soo¡¯s mushroom like hair and asking in a soft voice. ¡°Soo Soo, tell me. What can you see?¡± ¡°If its Xiaolian oppa¡­¡± Soo Soo blinked and spoke with a calm voice. ¡°I can see their colour.¡± ¡°Colour?¡± ¡°En, there is a ck outeryer, but there is a red colour moving about inside, like a red coloured cotton candy. The ck outeryer is getting thinner. They seem very angry; en, they are angry at us. The ckyer is about to break¡­ Oh no! He is about to move!¡± After saying that, Soo Soo suddenly lifted her hand to point at the Qin terracotta general standing above the stone tform. After the loli finished speaking out her words, everyone¡¯s face inclusive of Qiu Yun showed change. This was especially true for the timid Mars. He gave a shrill cry and ran behind Charlie, his body shivering. Charlie and Alice have already pulled out their swords and they vigntly pointed it towards the Qin terracotta general. Even Chen Xiaolian was gripping tightly onto the Bone Crusher Axe! ¡°¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Three seconds went by¡­ five seconds went by¡­ However, under their watchful eyes, the Qin terracotta general remained immobile, maintaining its sculpted posture. ¡°Gegege ge ge¡­¡± Soo Soo suddenly covered her mouth with her sleeve and pointed to the few adults. With a calm and icy voice, she said. ¡°You adults, you are too gullible.¡± ¡°Bastard!¡± The timid Mars abruptly turned furious, he grimaced and he shouted at Soo Soo. ¡°Do you have a death wish!¡± After saying that, he pointed the wooden stick in his hands at Soo Soo. ¡°Hey, be polite!¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly pushed aside Mars wooden stick. ¡°Do you have any grudge against little kids?¡± Mars panted and stared viciously at Chen Xiaolian. It appeared that he wanted to attack. However, his cowardly nature held him back. Unable to help himself, he then turned to look at Alice. Alice¡¯s face turned somewhat ugly and she gritted her teeth. ¡°Enough, don¡¯t argue with a little child about this.¡± Qiu Yun pursed his lips to the side, not saying anything. Charlie however, looked around at the surrounding terracotta soldiers within the tomb. He suddenly frowned. ¡°I also don¡¯t feelfortable here. It is better for us to leave here quickly.¡± ¡°Alice, what monsters did you encounter earlier? Did these terracotta soldierse to life?¡± Qiu Yun frowned. ¡°Yes!¡± Alice replied in a low voice. ¡°We walked for a long time within abyrinth. Then, we saw a huge number of these statues. Heaven knows what happened! They suddenly came to life! These things are very powerful and their numbers are high, so¡­¡± Qiu Yun immediately made a decision. ¡°We need to leave this ce!¡± Soo Soo blinked as she observed them discussing. She quietly pulled Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. After Chen Xiaolian had moved over, she made ae over here gesture with her finger. Chen Xiaolian then bent down and heard Soo Soo whispering softly into his ear. She said¡­ ¡°Xiaolian oppa, the top is the safest, remember!¡± ¡°En?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. Soo Soo however, only smiled at him and pointed upwards¡­ towards the ceiling of the tomb. Soo Soo sighed and counted in a low tone. ¡°Three, two, one¡­¡± Originally, Chen Xiaolian felt peculiar, as he could not understand what Soo Soo was counting for. His face soon changed! Weng! As Qiu Yun was discussing with Alice, the sound of a strong breeze could suddenly be heard! Qiu Yun responded immediately. His body leaned to the side and a pole arm pierced through the air! A terracotta soldier who hade to life held the pole arm. Despite issuing ¡°ka ka¡± sounds when moving its arms, he took big strides forward and his pole arm swept out horizontally! This time, Qiu Yun quickly leapt up and the pole arm swept past him. Charlie used his shield to vigorously impact against it. With a bang, Charlie and his shield mmed into the terracotta soldier, breaking him into countless pieces of rocks! ¡°Damn it!¡± Several of them cursed out angrily! At that moment, a scene, which sent a chill down Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spine, urred! All those rows of terracotta soldiers within the tomb came to life! Those fully equipped Qin soldiers stretched their bodies. Some shook their head while others swayed. Then, they all raised their weapons at the same time! On the high tform, the high-ranking general suddenly opened his mouth and got into a howling posture. The sound he released was not that loud, almost simr to that of a leaking organ. However, following this strange roar of his¡­ All the terracotta soldiers abruptly moved in a uniform manner, lining up in an orderly array, like a sharp edge of an iing axe! With a ¡°shua¡±, the pole arms were raised high, resembling a neat row of trees! The crossbows were readied and the front row of terracotta soldiers quickly crouched down! The general wielded his bronze sword and jumped down from the tform. It then brandished the sword, pointing it at Chen Xiaolian and the rest. ¡°Kill the enemies!¡± Roar! The Qin soldiers let loose the same roar in unison within the square area! The forest of pole arms pierced over towards them! ¡­ ¡°{F*ck}!¡± Charlie first let out a curse even as his shield was held in front in defence. Several bangs resounded as the pole arms smashed onto his shield. Charlie quickly retreated. ¡°Hurry up and run!¡± Alice dodged two pole armsing at her from both left and right. With a long sword, she parried off a sword strike from a terracotta soldier before her. At the same time, she delivered a kick down onto the terracotta soldier, sending it smashing down on the ground. The lower body of the terracotta warrior were smashed to pieces, but its upper body continued crawling upon the ground. It held onto its sword and attempted to move closer to Alice¡­ Even more terracotta soldiers charged forward! These fellows¡¯ actions resembled those of the ancient Qin soldiers. They arranged themselves in teams and charged forward. Pole arms, swords, shields, everything was thrown forward. In addition, there were also the terracotta soldiers who were some distance away. Those soldiers quickly turned their crossbows¡­ As Alice was vehemently hacking down a terracotta soldier, air-piercing sounds could be heard! A bronze arrowhead seemingly swept past Alice¡¯s nose! The ck Knights Guild Leader whose face looked quite pretty now sported a bloody mark. The bronze arrow finally struck Mars in his left arm, piercing right through it! Mars gave a miserable shriek and fell to the ground, rolling about. He was then picked up by his neck by Charlie and thrown to the back of his shield. ¡°Mars, stop shouting! Hurry up and use your magic!¡± Charlie used the shield to defend them. At the same time, his hand brandished a sword, desperately trying to prevent the terracotta soldiers from approaching. The first thing Chen Xiaolian did was to hold onto Soo Soo, throw himself onto the ground and rolled far away. That way, he was able to avoid the pole armsing from both left and right. As he got up, the Bone Crusher Axe was already held tight in his hand. Seeing a pole arm wielding terracotta soldier charging at him, Chen Xiaolian did not bother to hesitate and chopped down at its head! Head Cleaver! ¡°Kacha!¡± Bone Crusher Axe hacked down onto the terracotta soldier¡¯s head and proceeded downwards, splitting the terracotta soldier¡¯s body in half! Two sword wielding terracotta soldiers rushed forward from behind¡­ Impish Teeth Discer! The axe was lifted up and the terracotta soldier on the left was pulled up¡­ like earlier, this one was also split in half! Ear Gouger! The axe descended, drawing an arc through the air, before sweeping out horizontally. The terracotta soldier on the right too had its chest directly spilt off! Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes! Chen Xiaolian disyed the strikes in one breath¡¯s time. The three moves took down three terracotta soldiers, one for each move. All of which were disyed with extreme dexterity! Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt his heart bing inmed. After utilizing the axe skills, his entire being seemed to have changedpletely. It was as though a surging flow of blood had been unleashed through his heart! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gleaming axe struck out without restraint. With another Linked Triple Strike, he destroyed a few other terracotta soldiers. Hisst move Ear Gouger, hacked apart the waist area of three terracotta soldiers at the same time! Chen Xiaolian was immersed within the ravaging atmosphere of wanton killings. However, as he was losing himself to the heat of battle¡­ A crossbow arrow suddenly shot over, sweeping past his scalp. That bolt terrified and shocked his entire body, causing him to sober up! Looking around, he saw that the three from ck Knights Guild were all engaged in a bitter struggle. Alice was waving a long sword with all her might, Charlie held the shield with one hand while the other held a sword as he defended with everything he has. As for Mars¡­ that fellow was screaming as he rolled on the ground. Qiu Yun¡­ Qiu Yun¡­ Chen Xiaolian desperately searched around and finally caught sight of a shocking scene! Qiu Yun¡¯s body was leaping up, his body in the middle of the air¡­ His target¡­ The Qin general on the tform! In Qiu Yun¡¯s hand was a short sword! He swooped down from the air like a huge bird, hacking down on the general¡¯s head! The Qin general aggressively raised his bronze sword to block the strike and retreated several steps backwards. Several cracks appeared upon his legs. The Qin general was extremely fierce. He howled loudly and raised his bronze sword to stab forward! The imposing atmosphere of an elite soldier from the Warring States Era was unleashed, carrying with it a raging surge of killing intent 1! Qiu Yun brandished the short sword against the Qin general and their battle was joined. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian turned around and held Soo Soo towards his bosom. Soo Soo suddenly pulled at him and whispered rapidly. ¡°Xiaolian oppa! The top!¡± The top? Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look up top. This time, he finally understood what Soo Soo meant! At the ceiling of the tomb was a raised area shaped like a sun wheel. It looked like an embossment. Taking a deep breath, Chen Xiaolian held onto Soo Soo with one hand and the Bone Crusher Axe on the other, then he vigorously jumped up! The jumping ability of a B ss Physique was stunning! With one jump, Chen Xiaolian rose up by nearly 5 metres into the air. The Bone Crusher Axe was sent out with intensity and the crescent shaped edge of the axe pierced into the stone, hooking onto the sun wheel! Chen Xiaolian forced his legs up to hang onto the sun wheel. Mustering his strength, he hooked himself onto it¡­ and so, his entire body came to resemble a gecko, sticking onto the ceiling. The battle below was no longer avoidable. It was unknown what material Charlie¡¯s shield was made of. However, after being hacked upon countless times, numerous cracks finally appeared on the surface of the shield. He rolled and scrambled upon the ground in a seemingly miserable manner. In fact however, he was fiercely shing out at the lower part of the Qin terracotta soldiers with the sword in his hand. Around 8 of those terracotta soldiers have already had their legs cut apart under his sword. Charlie¡¯s body was also wounded as a crossbow arrow struck him in the shoulder. He jumped up and threw out a pole arm that he had snatched away. A crossbow-bearing terracotta soldier that was standing on the chariot was struck and thrown off the chariot. As for Alice, it appeared that she is not a pure strength type of fighter. It was clear that she was in a disadvantage in terms of strength. The long sword in her hands could only defend and no longer attack. Under the relentless assault of several terracotta soldiers, she had been pushed to the wall! At that moment, Alice abruptly let out a sharp cry. Chen Xiaolian suddenly found that Alice had turnedpletely different! This woman¡¯s body speed had suddenly elerated by who knows how many times! Her body slipped out from between the bodies of the few terracotta soldiers! Her long swordshed out once and two of the terracotta soldier¡¯s head fell off! Alice¡¯s figure was like the wind, no, not the wind! It was so fast; it created after images of her! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were unable to keep up with her! ¡°What skill is that?¡± Chen Xiaolian watched on with surprise. Alice¡¯s speed had seemingly increased by tens of times. With ¡°shua shua shua¡± sounds, several after images appeared within the tomb. She slipped back and forth through every corner like the wind and the terracotta soldiers ended up being dismembered by her! This speed could only disy its strength in t terrain; currently, against these orderly but slow terracotta warriors, this speed was an invaluable weapon. During that time, the fight between Qiu Yun and the Qin general had been concluded. Qiu Yun had already cut off the sword-wielding arm of the Qin general. He followed it up with a kick, throwing the Qin general off the tform, causing him to be directly smashed into pieces. After Qiu Yun jumped down from the tform however, a few terracotta soldiers quickly engaged him. At that moment, the only one who did not have to fight was probably Chen Xiaolian who was hanging onto the ceiling. As Chen Xiaolian was watching on with surprise, he heard Soo Soo who was being held upon his bosom whisper out. ¡°Xiaolian oppa¡­ do you know how to ride a horse?¡± Ride¡­ ride a horse? Before Chen Xiaolian could react¡­ Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! A heavy crashing sound continued three times in a row! The stone door that the ck Knights Guild members ran in from was suddenly mmed open! The stone door broke down and two terracotta soldiers standing close to the door were smashed down the ground by the fallen debris. Outside the door, holding onto a spear in his hand¡­ a stone mounted rider charged in! The stone warhorse held its front hooves in the air and neighed. The horse-riding terracotta soldier immediately raised his spear; with a roar, he charged towards Charlie who was closest to him! Behind him, even more terracotta soldiers charged in through the broken stone door¡­ like an iing tide¡­ 1 The Qin Dynasty emerged from the Qin State, which existed alongside six other states during the Warring States Era. The Warring States Era urred somewhere between 475 BC to 221 BC. [Source: Wiki].? Chapter 63: Metal Burst

Chapter 63: Metal Burst

GOR Chapter 63: Metal Burst Charlie was the first to be hit with bad luck. The mounted stone soldier charged towards him and not even his shield could protect him any longer! The spear shot out. Despite not being pierced through, the powerful strength behind the strike lifted Charlie off his feet and sent him flying! He was mmed onto a cliff. As he fell, a pole arm cut him on his thigh! Charlie screamed out in pain. Under those circumstances, he could no longer bother with the shield. Letting go of it, he rolled away. However, he coincidentally rolled to Mars side. As he stood up to run away, he suddenly felt his ankle being grabbed. Turning around, he saw Mars lying on the ground, his body shivering. ¡°Don¡¯t leave! Save me¡­ save me!¡± Charlie attempted to break away. However, the leg that Mars caught hold of was the injured one. He was unable to exert enough strength and he furiously cursed out. ¡°Let go! You coward! Are you trying to get me killed?¡± Toote! The mounted stone soldier had already rushed over. The warhorse directly crushed Mars head with its hoof while its head mmed into Charlie¡¯s body! The strength behind the impact was shocking! Charlie was sent flying into the air, blood spraying out from him. After he fell, an indentation could be observed on his chest! Several terracotta soldiers immediately surrounded him, their pole arms chopping down ¡­ Alice¡¯s speed had deteriorated. It was apparent that her skill has a time limit. Additionally¡­ there were increasingly more terracotta soldiers swarming into the tomb, causing the tomb to be filled with them! Even if she were faster, she would have no space to manoeuvre about! There were pole arms pointing out from every direction; where could she run? Alice screeched out as her body was wounded time and again. Thankfully, the leather armour that she was wearing was no ordinary goods. It managed to block off several lethal strikes for her. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were focused onto the mounted stone soldier. Seeing the stone horse reaching the area below him, he gritted and loosened his legs. Wrenching out the axe, he plummeted from above! Before he even reached the bottom, the axe had already chopped down! The mounted stone soldier was extremely powerful. However, he was unprepared for an attack from above and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s axe directly split his head into two. Chen Xiaolian dropped into a seated position on the horse¡¯s saddle. He had one hand holding onto Soo Soo, hugging her close to his chest while his other hand brandished the axe! Head Cleaver! Impish Teeth Discer! Ear Gouger! Head Cleaver! Impish Teeth Discer! Ear Gouger! Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes! Due to him being on horseback, its execution seemed to have acquired a bonus effect! The area below the horse was something beyond his control as the horse rampaged back and forth in the tomb. Chen Xiaolian was speechless as he found that the damned warhorse¡­ has no stirrups! Both his legs dangled in the air on both sides of the horse¡¯s stomach. He could only depend on his waist and pelvic strength to grip onto the horse to avoid falling off the horse. Despite that problem, Chen Xiaolian remained seated on the horse with the Bone Crusher Axe in his hand. Unleashing the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes, his entire being seemingly transformed into a fearsome general. In addition, he also had charging power thanks to the horse, allowing him to be an invincible existence within the tomb. In but moments, he had swept up an entire area of the terracotta soldiers. All of them were turned to rubble under the horse he rode on! However, even more terracotta soldiers charged in through the broken stone door! Their numbers appeared to be endless. ¡°Xiaolian oppa! The left passageway!¡± Soo Soo who was being held by him shouted out. Chen Xiaolian quickly delivered a kick to the horse¡¯s belly while his one hand held onto the horse¡¯s neck ¨C without any reins, he could only turn the horse by twisting its neck! As the warhorse pummelled out towards the left passageway, the sounds of fighting in the tomb behind them rapidly faded away. After riding the horse for tens of steps, Chen Xiaolian suddenly forced the warhorse to stop by holding onto the horse¡¯s neck! ¡°Xiaolian oppa! Why aren¡¯t you moving?¡± Soo Soo raised her head and looked at Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°Soo Soo, about those matters that you found out, why did you only inform me?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was one of seriousness. ¡°Because Xiaolian oppa is the only one Soo Soo cares for. I have no interest in helping others,¡± Soo Soo replied with a calm and indifferent voice. Chen Xiaolian looked at Soo Soo in the eye and hesitated. He finally gave a sigh. ¡°I can ignore others, but not Guild Leader Qiu Yun. He¡­ is a good Guild Leader.¡± After saying that, he suddenly held onto Soo Soo with one hand and moved her to his back. ¡°Hold me tightly and do not let go!¡± Next, Chen Xiaolian turned the horse around. Raising the Bone Crusher Axe, he let out a howl and charged back into the tomb. ¡­ Qiu Yun was in a dishevelled state. He had at an unknown time joined up with Alice. However, Alice had fainted and was leaning onto Qiu Yun. Qiu Yun used one hand to hold Alice while his other brandished a short sword. His expression remained cold while his eyebrows rose up high. Teng teng teng teng teng teng! The deep sound of horse hooves reappeared within the tomb. Chen Xiaolian trampled through countless terracotta soldiers, reducing them to pieces. He rushed before Qiu Yun and quickly held out his hand. ¡°Guild Leader!¡± Qiu Yun gritted his teeth and threw Alice, whom he was holding up. ¡°Hold her!¡± Chen Xiaolian caught her, then turned to see that Qiu Yun had already turned back and used his sword to cut apart several terracotta soldiers. Qiu Yun shouted. ¡°Go first!¡± ¡°Guild Leader, what about you?¡± ¡°I have my own methods! You take her away!¡± Qiu Yun did not even bother looking back. Chen Xiaolian exerted his strength to shatter two terracotta soldiers on both his left and right with the axe. He then heard Qiu Yun¡¯s voice. ¡°Why are you still not going? I have my own ways to escape!¡± Chen Xiaolian bit heavily on his teeth. Then, he held onto the horse¡¯s neck, turning it around and galloped away¡­ Upon Qiu Yun¡¯s face that was originally calm, a trace of maliciousness shed out! Just as Chen Xiaolian was making his way past the doorway of the tomb, he heard a series of intense explosions! Turning around, he did not see any trace of fire. All he saw was stone scraps flying about as smoke filled his vision¡­ ¡°Guild Leader?¡± The surprised Chen Xiaolian shouted out. Just as he finished his shout, he heard Qiu Yun let out one long roar out from within! From within the smoke, Qiu Yun¡¯s body flew up to the air. He leapt onto the war chariot and hacked down the pole arm-bearing soldier with one sword strike. He then turned around and jumped onto one of the horses pulling the war chariot! The two horses have long sincee to life. However, the war chariot was locked into ce, causing the two horses to be unable to move about. They could only neigh at their original spot. Qiu Yun delivered two sword strikes and broke off the iron chains holding the two warhorses. After that, he roared once more and used his sword to stab at the horse¡¯s buttocks ¨C stone scraps and sparks flew! The horse¡¯s hooves rose high up into the air and it flew out! With just a few gallops, it pummelled its way out of the tomb, using the same passageway Chen Xiaolian had taken! From within the tomb, countless terracotta soldiers swarmed forward as they chased him. After charging out of the tomb¡¯s passageway, Qiu Yun suddenly turned his body around. He raised his hand and threw out a mass of sparkling bright items. It fell onto the stone door of the passageway with ¡°ka ka ka ka¡± sounds¡­ ¡°Hurry up and run! Are you distracted by the view?¡± Qiu Yun turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian andughed out loudly. ¡°Move quickly!¡± Chen Xiaolian had discerned out what Qiu Yun threw out. It was¡­ Money! More urately, it was coins. A huge sum of coins! Qiu Yun let out another longugh as he urged his horse to chase after Chen Xiaolian. Behind him, the sound of a loud explosion suddenly erupted! Amidst the booming sound, the entire passageway shook. There were also the terrifying sounds of cracking and copsing! A wave of thick engulfing dust swept towards them from behind¡­ After they covered a distance of a hundred metres, the horses suddenly froze. Then, their agile bodies instantly broke apart¡­ in just a moment, the mighty galloping horses were reduced into a pile of stone debris. Everyone who was on horseback fell down. After they fell, both Chen Xiaolian and Qiu Yun gasped as they sat on the ground. Both of them were unable to help themselves and they shouted out. ¡°Hahaha! Hahahaha! How dangerous! How risky!¡± Chen Xiaolian forced himself up and first pulled Soo Soo up. After checking up on her, he handed the unconscious Alice to Qiu Yun. ¡°Guild Leader, back then I saw you¡­ throw money to hit those terracotta soldiers?¡± Chen Xiaolian could not contain his curiosity. ¡°What kind of skill is that? A skill that uses money to smash your enemies?¡± Qiu Yun nced at Chen Xiaolian and replied lightly. ¡°That is my skill, Metal Burst. Any metal that I put my hands on can be turned into bombs and set off. Unfortunately, not all battlefields will have metal items. Take today¡¯s damned ce as an example, those terracotta soldiers are all made of stones. That is why I made it a habit to carry enough coins with me to be used as weapons.¡± Metal Burst? Coins? Chen Xiaolian stared with wide-opened eyes. This skill sounds extremely powerful eh! Qiu Yun then nced at Chen Xiaolian again. ¡°You have seen my skill. For fairness sake, shouldn¡¯t you tell me what your skill is?¡± ¡°My skill?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it before smiling bitterly. ¡°If I say my skill is the Great Art of Demonic Dissolution, would you believe me?¡± He thought that this joke from him would give Qiu Yun a shock. However, after hearing that, Qiu Yun¡¯s face turned very strange. ¡°Great Art of Demonic Dissolution?¡± A peculiar look shed through Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes. ¡°Could your skills be¡­ something akin to the purification of personal attributes?¡± It was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s turn to be surprised! He¡­ knows?! Chapter 64: Not A Good Person

Chapter 64: Not A Good Person

GOR Chapter 64: Not A Good Person Qiu Yun deeply regarded Chen Xiaolian for a moment, but he did not say anything. Chen Xiaolian wanted to ask about it; however, he was uncertain how to. Qiu Yun on the other hand, appeared to have no desire to continue their conversation. Qiu Yun rose up and patted off the dust on his body. Then, he patted Alice¡¯s face. Alice remained unconscious, her head tilted over to the side and some bloodstains could be seen on her face. Qiu Yun produced a Healing Type Beast Blood and stuffed it into Alice¡¯s mouth. Then, he turned to look at Soo Soo. ¡°This little sister of yours seems rather unusual,¡± The corners of Qiu Yun¡¯s mouth curled up, bringing with it a profound smile. He looked at Soo Soo. ¡°It seems¡­ you can see some things that we cannot?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. He too, looked at Soo Soo and said in a low tone. ¡°Soo Soo, what is going on? Can you really see something?¡± ¡°En,¡± Soo Soo nodded. ¡°Those things have a light on their bodies.¡± ¡°You¡­ how do you see it?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°It is simple, I just close my eyes and I can see it.¡± Close eyes? See? To be saying those words within this tomb passageway, it would make anyone feel uneasy. What kind of ability is this? Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes flickered and he narrowed his eyes. He stared at Soo Soo for some time before slowly speaking out. ¡°What is your skill? Is it of the Fire Division?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised! Qiu Yun was correct again! ¡°It seems that the level of your Fire Division¡¯s skill is very high,¡± Qiu Yun said with a rather emotional tone. ¡°What does this have to do with skill level?¡± ¡°It is not just the skill level. It also rtes to the skill type,¡± Qiu Yun said softly. ¡°Clearly, this little sister of yours possesses a fire element skill of the Elemental Division. Additionally¡­ the bodies of yers or Awakened ones that possess elemental skills will be affected by the respective element. In other words, in the process of using their skill, the nature of their body will be influenced by the skill. She is of the fire element. Thus, she will gradually adopt a constitution that adheres to the fire element. This is an underground pce, the monsters here¡­ do you still remember those Zombie Wyrms? Those Zombie Wyrms fear fire the most and are very sensitive to fire. On the other hand, someone with a fire element type of constitution will be very sensitive towards them. The reasoning behind this is very simple. A person with high resistance against heat would usually feel sensitive towards cold air in cold ces. On the other hand, a person with a high resistance against cold would usually feel very sensitive towards heat in hot ces. Thus¡­ this little sister of yours¡­ heh heh!¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side. He looked at Soo Soo to see her nodding her head. She slowly said. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, as long as I close my eyes, I will be able to see many strange colours within the darkness. Some are clear, some are blurry.¡± ¡°It is rted to the distance,¡± Qiu Yun quickly spoke out. ¡°Those far away will seem a little blurry while those nearby will seem clear.¡± Heughed. ¡°I did not expect your little sister to have this skill. It will be helpful to us.¡± At that moment, Alice who was by the side suddenly groaned a few times. She slowly woke up. Once her eyes opened up, she immediately reached out for her sword. Finding nothing, her face changed and she abruptly bounced up from the ground. Qiu Yun held onto Alice¡¯s wrist and spoke in a deep voice. ¡°Do not panic, it is us.¡± Seeing Qiu Yun, the killing intent in Alice¡¯s face dissipated and she exhaled. Then, her face changed again. ¡°Where are my team members?¡± Qiu Yun stared straight into Alice¡¯s eyes without saying anything. Alice understood immediately and her face turned gloomy. ¡°They¡­ all?¡± ¡°En,¡± Qiu Yun nodded and smiled bitterly. ¡°Truth be told¡­ you should not have participated in this instance dungeon. I recall that your guild should still have one chance for exemption. This eastern culture¡¯s background story is not suitable for you people from the western world.¡± ¡°¡­ I had no choice,¡± Alice shook her head. ¡°I had encountered an incident, so¡­¡± She suddenly nced at Chen Xiaolian and chose not to continue. She vaguely muttered. ¡°At any rate, I have my reasons why I must participate in this instance dungeon.¡± Her body shook. ¡°I am the one who killed Charlie and Mars.¡± ¡°That Mars is a coward. Even if he is a magician, you should not have recruited someone like that,¡± Qiu Yun frowned. ¡°For any guild, someone with such a poor character will end up dragging down theirpanions, regardless of how good his abilities may be.¡± ¡°I had no choice,¡± Alice gave a strained smile. ¡°He is the only Awakened one I can find with dark attribute magic. In an instance where exploration of tombs is necessary, he could have given me a great deal of help.¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s face remained calm. ¡°All right, then. You are not a newbie. Having experienced the vicissitudes of so many instance dungeons, you know that having team members die is something very normal. I will not say anything tofort you. I only hope that you can understand that if you are too hard on yourself, then this state of mind will likely get you killed the next time we face danger.¡± Alice stood up and took a deep breath. She pulled out a dagger and gripped it in her hand. ¡°I understand! Qiu Yun! I do not need these advice from you!¡± She looked at Qiu Yun. ¡°However, I am now the only one left from my team. So¡­ the alliance that I had proposed, will you ept?¡± Qiu Yun looked at Alice andughed. ¡°It would be my utmost pleasure.¡± Next, the two Guild Leaders quickly exchanged information. Alice described out everything that she had experienced and the ces and terrain that she had went past. Qiu Yun did likewise, telling her everything regarding the ces he went through back then. Both of them made theirparisons and Qiu Yun finally made a spection after thinking about it. ¡°Clearly, the ces that you and I had travelled through both began from outside the instance dungeon leading into the mausoleum. Judging from the arrangement of directions, both our forward directions lead deep to the centre of the mausoleum¡­ generally speaking, I believe that the key factor in the quest toplete this instance dungeon must lie in the centre location of this underground Qin Mausoleum. Perhaps, it is in the main tomb.¡± Qiu Yun continued softly. ¡°Unfortunately, the final quest prompt for this instance dungeon has yet to be issued. All we can do for now is guess.¡± ¡°Conventionally speaking, the description for the final quest of an instance dungeon will only be transmitted after the yers arrive. Heng, I hate thisrge-scale instance dungeon the most,¡± Alice gave a sigh. ¡°Regardless, we can only go forward,¡± Qiu Yun peered straight at the passageway before him and could only see darkness. There was no end in sight. ¡°Currently, we do not have a point of reference for direction. In addition¡­ I have also made some tests after entering;passes and the likes would not work. We have been going around within this undergroundbyrinth to the point where our sense of direction had been rendered aplete mess. Heaven knows which path we need to take to arrive at the main tomb. If we should arrive at a fork in the passageway, we may end up going the wrong way. When that happens, we may end up wasting hours going in circles around this undergroundbyrinth, or possibly even days.¡± ¡°Then, what can we do?¡± Alice frowned. ¡°After entering the instance dungeon, the radar could no longer be used!¡± ¡°Thankfully, I now have a way,¡± Qiu Yunughed out in a light tone. ¡°Usually, the closer one gets to the centre of the instance dungeon, the more monsters one would encounter. We have no way of identifying the direction. However, I just realized that my team member just happened to have the ability to sense monsters.¡± After saying that, he turned to look at Soo Soo. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Four people moved forward in a row through the passageway. After walking for nearly half an hour, they found that the passageway was gradually bing more narrow. With the exception of Soo Soo, the other three became hesitant. However, Soo Soo maintained an expression of certainty. ording to her, she could sense a high number of monsters located right ahead. In terms of position, they should be getting closer towards the centre area of the instance dungeon. However, the passageway continued to be smaller. Originally, the four of them were moving side by side. Butter on, not even two could move side by side. Due to Soo Soo¡¯s small stature, Chen Xiaolian was still able to pull her with him as he ventured forth. As for Qiu Yun and Alice, they could only follow from behind. Finally, after a few more minutes, the passageway came to an end! Looking forward at the stonewall that signified a dead end, Alice frowned. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say we are in the correct direction?¡± Qiu Yun turned to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian then turned to look at Soo Soo to see her shook her head. ¡°I do not know. I can only feel that this direction leads to many colours.¡± ¡°Our direction is correct. That means there will certainly be other paths to go around,¡± Qiu Yun wrinkled his brows. ¡°Maybe there is a secret mechanism,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°There are too many stories that describe the existence of secret mechanisms within this type of underground mausoleums. Perhaps there is a hidden door or passageway that we failed to discover?¡± ¡°If we are to backtrack, there is only one way. It is one that connects directly to the tomb where we had to fight for our lives,¡± Alice frowned. ¡°However, that area had already copsed. As for this path, we did not find any forks along the way.¡± ¡°We must have missed something,¡± Qiu Yun sighed. ¡°There is no choice, we will slowly backtrack and search around.¡± ¡°There is not much time left!¡± Alice¡¯s face turned grim. ¡°Generally, there would not be too much dy between our time of arrival and the yers! We need to quickly find a way out! This is a dead end! If there are only dead ends on both sides¡­ if the yer is sent to this passageway when they enter¡­we will not even have a ce to run to!¡± ¡°How long have we been walking?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly asked. ¡°Around¡­ half an hour,¡± Alice replied. ¡°Half an hour,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°Considering our walking speed, we can cover roughly 8 km in one hour. Half an hour¡­ in other words, the distance between our current location and the tomb we escaped from should be around 4 km. To thoroughly search for secret mechanisms leading to a secret path in a passageway with a length of 4 km, it would be impossible for us to do it together. We must separate to act simultaneously in order to save time.¡± Qiu Yun nodded his head immediately. ¡°I agree. Since both ends of this passageway are a dead end, there will not be any monsters. It will be good for us to separate and search around. Each person will be responsible for one part.¡± Alice nodded. ¡°I have no objections.¡± Qiu Yun sighed. ¡°I have the fastest speed. I will move to the beginning point near the tomb and begin searching from there. En¡­ Alice, you follow me. You will be responsible for searching the centre area. Xiaolian, you and this little sister of yours will search from here onwards. If anyone finds anything, do not act rashly and seek out yourpanions immediately!¡± After making those decisions, Qiu Yun quickly brought Alice with him and backtracked. They ran back as fast as possible, leaving Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo to search the vicinity of this stonewall together. After both Qiu Yun and Alice had moved away, Chen Xiaolian who was examining a side of the stonewall suddenly stood up. He wore aplicated expression as he pulled Soo Soo up. Soo Soo on the other hand, regarded him silently with her pair of big eyes. ¡°All right, Soo Soo,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°You have been secretly pinching my fingers since earlier on. But, you did not say anything at all. Is there something you wish to talk to me in private? Now that they have left, you can do so.¡± Soo Soo¡¯s eyes were a little peculiar. ¡°Xiaolian oppa¡­ I found something strange.¡± ¡°Something strange?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°En!¡± Soo Soo nodded vigorously and stretched out her hand. She slowly opened her small palm to reveal a piece of ¡­ ck metal fragment. ¡°What is this?¡± Soo Soo shook her head. ¡°I do not know. When we were walking in here earlier, I picked it up from the ground.¡± Metal fragment? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows creased as he regarded the passageway¡­ there were only stone all around him. How could a piece of metal fragment suddenly appear here? Additionally, there were clear patterns drawn onto its surface. Chen Xiaolian suddenly realized something. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say anything earlier?¡± Soo Soo raised her head and calmly looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Xiaolian oppa¡­ that Guild Leader, I feel that he¡­ does not have good intentions¡­¡± Does not have good intentions? Chen Xiaolian was momentarily shocked. Then, he gave a bitter smile. ¡°You are talking about Guild Leader Qiu Yun? I feel that he is quite a good person.¡± ¡°I do not know¡­¡± Soo Soo¡¯s eyes were seemingly at a loss. ¡°However¡­ every time I get near him, I sense an uncontroble feeling of terror.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Xiaolian oppa, trust me. My senses are very urate,¡± Soo Soo whispered. ¡°Since I was 5 years-old, I will sense this feeling whenever a bad person bullies me. Also¡­¡± She suddenly pursed her lips to the side, revealing an odd smile. ¡°Recently, I was abducted by some bad person. I was able to sense this feeling from that person¡¯s body. It was due to this feeling of terror¡­ that I would wake up to rece that weak idiot! This time was no different. All along the way, that weak little idiot was extremely terrified of Qiu Yun. Thus¡­ I woke up.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned! ¡°Xiaolian oppa, I do not know how to exin it to you. However¡­ I know. That Guild Leader Qiu Yun is not a good person.¡± Chapter 65: Isolated Secret Chamber

Chapter 65: Isted Secret Chamber

GOR Chapter 65: Isted Secret Chamber Not a good person. This was Soo Soo¡¯s approach towards Qiu Yun. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart instinctively argued against this point of view. The reason was, Qiu Yun¡¯s attitude along the way had given Chen Xiaolian the impression that he is quite a good Guild Leader. He took good care of his own team members and even gifted him with the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Axe Skill Book. Qiu Yun also epted Soo Soo as a member of the Meteor Rock Guild, allowing her to wear the protective suit reserved for Meteor Rock Guild members. No matter how one look at it, a Guild Leader like this is a very good one¡­ Unexpectedly, Soo Soo stated that he did not have good intentions. Additionally, she also could not give any reason. Merely¡­ intuition. Chen Xiaolian felt perplexed. Instinct wise, he did not agree with Soo Soo¡¯s statement. However, a voice within his sub consciousness was reminding him to pay heed to Soo Soo¡¯s words. Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before sighing. He brushed Soo Soo¡¯s face and whispered. ¡°Soo Soo, Guild Leader Qiu Yun had been taking good care of us. So, until we have proof, I do not want to consider Guild Leader Qiu Yun as an enemy. However¡­ I will keep your words in mind.¡± Soo Soo looked at Chen Xiaolian, her expression showing some disappointment. She gave a light sigh. ¡°Very well, I know you will not believe me now. However¡­ it will be proven to be true.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk about this anymore,¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hands. ¡°Finding a way out takes precedence.¡± Soo Soo looked at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back. Her small hands clenched tightly to forms fists while those eyes within her small face flickered with determination¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡°Found it!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly eximed loudly. After conducting a careful examination for a few minutes, he realized that there was a damaged area somewhere at the top location of the dead end side of the stonewall. It was a very small area amongst the well-constructed stonewall. The surface of the damaged area¡­ was obviously new! It seemed to be marks left from using a weapon to pry it open. As for the ck coloured metal fragment, its shape indicated that it was the fragments of a certain weapon. ¡°Marks made from prying¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and reflected upon it for a moment. He quickly pulled out a Swiss Army knife from his backpack. Exerting his strength, he stabbed it into the crack within the pried open damaged area. He then applied strength onto his arms and tried prying it. After testing out several different directions, Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard a ¡°pa da¡± sound! The sound clearly came from inside the stonewall. His heart thumped and he blurted out. ¡°There is movement!¡± He quickly pulled out the Swiss Army knife and stared intensely at the stonewall¡­ The sounds of ¡°ka ka ka¡± was emitted continuously from within the stonewall. Additionally, the sound itself seemed to be moving; it moved from the top all the way down to both sides. Chen Xiaolian quickly held onto Soo Soo and retreated a few steps as he stared intently and examined the stonewall. The sound slowly came to a halt. ¡°Eh? There doesn¡¯t seem to be any changes?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°What is going¡­ argh!!!¡± Suddenly, the ground below him and Soo Soo and roughly 5 metres of the entire passageway turned over! After it turned over, all that was left below was a huge, pitch-ck hole! Both Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo fell directly into the hole! The floor turned a total of 360 degrees and was restored to its original position. The edges where the turn urred and the rest of the floor returned to its exact position, making it indiscernible! No more movements could be seen within the passageway that was shrouded with darkness. It was as though no one had been in there at all. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡°A a a a a!!¡± Both of them screamed out sharply and Chen Xiaolian struggled to hold Soo Soo close to his chest as the two of them slid downwards. Indeed, they were sliding down and not falling. The both of them seemed to have fallen down a very steep passageway heading downwards. Unfortunately, the passageway has a square shape. On the way down, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head, shoulders and knees had to endure being mmed upon countless times. He struggled to hold Soo Soo close to his bosom so that this delicate little loli does not get hurt. In the dark passageway, the degree of steepness was certainly beyond 45 degrees. Chen Xiaolian felt that he had been turned over and was falling down head first. After screaming sharply for a good one minute as they descended, the two of them rolled down the passageway and fell heavily onto a t surface area! As they fell out of the passageway, their momentum caused Chen Xiaolian who was still holding onto Soo Soo to slide a considerable distance away! This was a stone tform! Its size was probably around 5 to 6 square metres. The two of them fell and slid all the way to the edge of the stone tform. Thankfully, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reaction was fast enough. He quickly thrust the Bone Crusher Axe onto the ground and stopped them from falling down the stone tform! Having reached the edge of the stone tform, the first thing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes saw was¡­ below the stone tform¡­ En, it was not that deep. It was probably no more than three metres or so in height, about the same as the height as a second floor. However, what lied below the stone tform¡­ Was something that flowed faintly, resembling a flowing river! ¡°Underground river?¡± Soo Soo leaned over. ¡°No, it is not river water,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly turned ugly to the extreme. ¡°It¡¯s mercury!¡± He raised his head: This seem like a secret chamber¡­ A very big secret chamber! The searchlight affixed to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hat had long since been smashed. Chen Xiaolian turned on a shlight and directed it around¡­ they were in a square shaped chamber about the size of a football field! The terrain here caused him to gasp! Looking up, he could see that the chamber¡¯s ceiling was t. The distance between the ceiling and the ground was about 7 to 8 metres. Within this secret chamber the size of a football field, the ground was split into countless tforms of varying sizes. Criss-crossing gullies filled the area between each tform; and below the gullies was the bottomless, flowing mercury! It was as though this was ake of mercury. As for the tforms, they resembled inds! Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo were upying a position on the left corner of this square shaped secret chamber. Turning around, he saw that the passageway from which the two of them came out from had already¡­ utterly copsed! The stone tiles of the passageway silently dissolved into a viscous liquid and the passageway copsed together! As flowing sounds gushed into his ears, Chen Xiaolian could not be bothered to investigate the copsed passageway. He rushed to another side of the tform and discovered something surprising! On the walls surrounding this secret chamber¡­ There were countless holes of various sizes, arranged in a row. Thergest were as big as a water bucket, while the smallest were as small as an arm. Their numbers were extremely high! In addition, all these holes were pouring out¡­ mercury! The mercury poured down and flowed into this secret chamber, sending even more mercury into theke of mercury below the tform! There were holes on the left side of the stonewalls, right side of the stonewalls¡­ backside of the stonewalls¡­ Even the front¡­ Chen Xiaolian used the searchlight to search around. At that moment, he suddenly caught sight of a figure positioned far away. The figure was on a very big tform located in the centre area of this secret chamber, roughly tens of metres away from him! It was a person! A woman! She wore a ck leather jacket. If the searchlight had not shone onto her body, the ck leather jacket would have made it difficult to notice her amidst the pitch-ck surroundings. This woman who wore ck leather jacket was seated cross-legged on the ground. Her head was drooped down and her long, ck hair flowed down. Upon the ground before her, two swords were pierced into the ground. As for this woman, she sat there without making any movements. ¡°Xiaolian oppa!¡± Soo Soo pulled Chen Xiaolian with force and pointed to the woman. ¡°I see her,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. He took a breath and shouted in a loud voice. ¡°Hey!¡± The woman seemed to have raised her head. However, the distance between them was too far and he could not see her appearance clearly. Despite that, Chen Xiaolian felt a pair of sharp eyes being casted over! ¡°Could it be a monster?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank. He nced at Soo Soo to see her shaking her head. ¡°Not a monster¡­ her body does not have the light that the terracotta soldiers have.¡± ¡°It is a person?¡± The corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lips curled. ¡°It seems she is an Awakened.¡± The woman seemed to have raised her head to nce at Chen Xiaolian. Then, she lowered her head back and ignored the two of them. Chen Xiaolian felt that this ce was thoroughly bewildering. He gave up on shouting and carefully investigated his surroundings. He went to the edge of the stone tform to make his observations. Then¡­ his face instantly changed! Firstly¡­ Chen Xiaolian realized that this was a genuine ¡®secret chamber¡¯! There was no way in or out! Secondly¡­ he discovered a particr detail: The height of the mercury below the stone tform was slowly rising! In other words¡­ the mercury pouring out from the surrounding holes on the stone walls were little by little, little by little, filling in the secret chamber! As Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was feeling heavy, he suddenly heard a sound! Kacha! That was the sound of stone being shattered! Chen Xiaolian abruptly turned and saw that the other side of the stone tform that he and Soo Soo were standing on had copsed! A part of the stone tform the one meter in width cracked off and slipped down onto theke of mercury! The copsing area was still slowly spreading! Feeling a sense of foreboding, Chen Xiaolian grabbed hold of Soo Soo and rushed to the other side of the stone tform. After determining the right direction, he leapt straight ahead! A gully with a width of around 4 metres stood between them and another stone tform! Chen Xiaolian held onto Soo Soo as he made the jump andnded onto another uninhabited tform. They then heard a booming sound! Behind them, the stone tform that they were standing on earlier hadpletely copsed! As dust floated in all directions, the stone tform copsed into the mercuryke! ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian could feel his heart pounding madly. He could not help but feel somewhat parched. At that point, he heard a voice. The ck clothed woman on the stone tform in the central area of the secret chamber uttered one sentence. ¡°If you do not wish to die, do not move about!¡± Chapter 66: If You Do Not Want To Die, Then Fight

Chapter 66: If You Do Not Want To Die, Then Fight

GOR Chapter 66: If You Do Not Want To Die, Then Fight If I do not wish to die, then do not move about? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth twitched ¨C I cannot afford not to! Seeing that the stone tform was copsing, should I have just stood there and wait for death? At the moment, there was still a distance of several tens of steps between them. Chen Xiaolian picked Soo Soo up and took big strides and he jumped forward. He jumped up and down between the stone tforms and was soon able to reach the central stone tform. He then stood before the woman in ck leather jacket. The woman finally raised her head and stared at Chen Xiaolian. Discontent and perplexity could be observed from her eyes. Dark ck hair with a pair of bright eyes; Unlike the big eyes often seen on beautiful girls, her eyes were slightly elongated with corners that turned marginally upwards, exuding a natural charm. Her nose was straight and her lips gorgeous. She disyed ming red lips, which seemed to indicate that she had applied a sheen of lip-gloss. As for her cheeks, they were pale to the extreme, almost resembling white jade. Complemented with her tight, ck leather jacket, an alluring air would descend upon any who gaze upon her! This woman gave Chen Xiaolian but one nce before lowering her head again, her eyes directed down towards the ground. ¡°Awakened?¡± Chen Xiaolian blurted out nonsensically. However, the woman chose to ignore him. That was when Chen Xiaolian noticed it. Before the ground that the woman was sitting cross-legged upon was a map! After carefully examining it, Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize that this was the design map for this secret chamber! On arge area, lines were drawn, criss-crossing with one another. The lines were clearly etched out using some sharp instrument. While there were some rough areas, the secret chamber that was as big as a football stadium, the mercuryke and the stone tforms were all etched out and put on disy there. On the map, a huge block of area were crammed full of tens of smaller blocks. ¡°Hey? What are you looking at?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. The other party did not say anything. ¡°How did you enter this ce?¡± The other party still did not give any answer. ¡°Is there an exit here?¡± Still no answer. However, the young woman finally raised her head. Her elongated eyes swivelled to nce at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Can you please be quiet?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian choked. The woman pulled out a dagger and etched a cross on a stone tform drawing on the design map. Chen Xiaolian observed for a moment and found that the location that she had crossed out happened to be the tform that he had arrived on earlier, the one that then copsed down. Additionally, there were several other stone tform drawings on the design map that had been crossed off. Chen Xiaolian suddenly had a thought. ¡°What are you calcting?¡± The young woman¡¯s face finally revealed a trace of surprise. ¡°You think I am calcting?¡± ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Since we are all trapped here, we might as well discuss about it, right? Which Awakened Guild are you from?¡± The young woman frowned but did not give any answer. She stared at the design map and whispered. ¡°Where exactly is the valve¡­¡± Valve? Chen Xiaolian was shocked. His eyes then lit up. ¡°Did you just say valve?¡± ¡°Of course, what else would it be?¡± The young woman lowered her head and replied instantly. ¡°An instance dungeon that leads us to death would make no sense. Any such trap room scenarios will have a chance for survival. An instance dungeon without a chance for survival that forces us to our deaths cannot be considered a test or adventure, but simply murder.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked! Despite her cold attitude, there was no doubt that Chen Xiaolian was in absolute agreement with the young woman¡¯s words! There are no instance dungeon that forces us to our deaths! There must be a chance for survival! Otherwise, could it still be called a game? It would be called entrapping people! ¡°What did you mean when you say valve?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Could it be¡­ there is a water port below the mercury?¡± ¡°Of course there is,¡± The young woman regarded Chen Xiaolian with disdainful eyes. ¡°Do you not understand the reasoning behind this? If there is no water port, then once this ce has been filled with mercury, is it supposed to just sit here and do nothing? This is an ancient tomb, not a water nt. The builders prepared the mercury that appeared in here in arge reserve. However, no matter how big their reserves may be, it cannot possibly be endless! Therefore, there must be a mechanism to distribute it elsewhere. There must exist a water port valve somewhere within the bottom area of this secret chamber.¡± ¡°That sounds very reasonable,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°In that case¡­ where do you think it is?¡± The young woman revealed a little frustration as she finally stood up. As she stood up, Chen Xiaolian noticed that this woman was very tall and slender. Err¡­ all right! Height has always been my w! The 18-years-old Chen Xiaolian has a height of only 1.7 metres, whereas this young woman¡­ Beneath her leather skirt were two long leather boots. Despicably, they actually sported long heels! Visually speaking, she was one head higher than Chen Xiaolian¡­ She definitely has a height of over 1.7 metres while barefooted! This was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s judgement. The tight leatherwear outlined the curves on her body, a slim waist and outstandingly curved hips. What caused Chen Xiaolian to exim in admiration though¡­ was that this woman was actually not t chested! For tall females, especially Chinese, most of them would be t chested. However, this woman¡¯s body had obviously subverted this rule. Big breasts, slim waist, curved hips¡­ and the two long legs wrapped in leather boots. This woman¡¯s body has the capacity to anger a group of Victoria¡¯s Secret models to their deaths! ¡­ That is enough! Now is not the time to ogle at a beauty! ¡°The valve must be in the water. Additionally, it must be below a stone tform. In other words, as long as we figure out the right stone tform and break it, a leak will ur on the valve. Then¡­¡± The woman in ck quickly continued. ¡°There are a total of 81 stone tforms. Per my calctions from the moment I arrived, one stone tform will copse every five minutes.¡± ¡°Since you have concluded that the waterway is hidden underneath the stone tform, why don¡¯t you simply break these stone tforms? Just do so one by one to find the right tform.¡± The woman in ck suddenly used a peculiar expression to look at Chen Xiaolian. She then snorted. ¡°For an idiot like you to participate in an instance dungeon, could it be that the guilds have now lowered the bar for recruitment to such a low level?¡± Undoubtedly, those words were very harsh. Chen Xiaolian became angry. Just as he was about to retort, he suddenly looked at the holes in the walls that were pouring out mercury. He then looked at the mercuryke below the stone tform¡­ He immediately realized that he had indeed made a stupid mistake! The story of the crow and the pitcher was something that everyone had heard before. By throwing stones into a sealed water container, the stone will disce the water volume and cause the water to flow out¡­ This ce, this secret chamber just happened to be a huge sealed water container! If one were to act recklessly and break down these stone tforms one by one¡­ Then, the broken stone tform that fell down theke would be the equivalent of a stone being thrown into the container¡­ Under such circumstances, if the gamble was to seed and the water port was found, then everything would end well. But if¡­ the gamble failed, and they did not find the right one. Then, due to the excess amount of stones within theke, the mercury level will rapidly rise up! It was most likely that it would exceed the height of the stone tform in just moments! This was not ordinary water! It was mercury! If this was ordinary water, being soaked in it for some time was possible. However, soaking in mercury¡­ Haha! The woman coldly continued. ¡°After every five minutes, a stone tform will copse. There is probably some mechanism controlling all these. Additionally, my examination of the rate at which mercury flows down reveals that the rate at which the mercury level rises is at 1 centimetre per minute.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly moved to the edge of the stone tform and looked down. He quickly said. ¡°There is a distance of around 3 metres between the mercury level and us. En, that means we still have 300 minutes until the surface of the mercury reaches the stone tform!¡± After saying that, he suddenly shook his head. ¡°Wrong! A stone tform will copse down every 5 minutes. The copsed stone tform will fall down the mercuryke and increase the rate at which the mercury level rises¡­¡± ¡°It seems you are not as idiotic as I thought. I have already made the calctions,¡± The woman in ck said lightly. ¡°We have a maximum of 180 minutes of time. In no more than 3 hours¡¯ time, the mercury will have reached our feet.¡± Three hours¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was extremely ugly. ¡°I fear we cannot even hold out for three hours. Mercury will evaporate. The air here is toxic.¡± ¡°Our Physiques have already been strengthened,¡± The woman in ck shook her head. ¡°Our level of tolerance will be much stronger. However¡­ we still will not be able to endure if too much time passes. Oh, right. Do you have antidotes?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind lit up. He immediately produced the All Curing Antidote that Xia Xiaolei purchased for him. Back then, he had bought a total of 5. After he, Qiao Qiao and Han Bi had taken one each, there were still 2 more in the Item Box. After pondering about it though, Chen Xiaolian kept the antidotes back ¨C now was not the time to take it. It would be for the best to wait and use them only when necessary. ¡°Since we are all in the same boat, let us cooperate,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the woman in ck. The woman in ck looked down at Soo Soo and her brows pressed together. ¡°I have never seen an Awakened like you who would actually bring a little child together when participating in an instance dungeon¡­ is she your daughter?¡± Daughter?! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly bulged wide open. Soo Soo pulled the corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes. She raised her small, calm face and used a pair of cold eyes to look at the woman in ck. ¡°You think I could have such a big daughter?¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a bitter smile. ¡°Then, you must be a lolicon, right?¡± The woman in ck asked with a serious tone. ¡°¡­ NO!!!¡± The woman in ck waved her hands. ¡°All right, I was just casually asking. No need to take it seriously. Ah, it is almost time!¡± Chen Xiaolian noted that she was wearing an oddly shaped watch on her wrist. ¡°Almost time?¡± ¡°It is a surprise,¡± The woman in ck curled the corners of her lips. Both her hands flicked and an elongated sword appeared in both hands! ¡°Surprise?¡± Chen Xiaolian observed the swords within her hands and was suddenly visited by a sense of foreboding. ¡°Let me inform you, we will not have 3 hours. The reason¡­ every half an hour, a certain refresh will ur¡­¡± Before the woman in ck could finish her words, the walls of the secret chamber suddenly wiggled. It then quickly transformed into an oddly shaped body! A body that was two metres tall, its rocky body was pitch-ck with broad shoulders and thick arms. Its body has a humanoid shape and its eyes were faintly glowing with green light! These things transformed out from the walls and raised their heads to let loose a roar! Then, they brandished their palms as they stepped onto the stone tforms¡­ They all stepped forward from the surrounding stone tforms towards the central area! It was apparent that their objective was the three people standing on the central stone tform! Teng! One of the stone monsters suddenly jumped over, its body sailing past a distance of over 3 metres. It flew past the gullies filled with mercury andnded with a ¡°boom¡± onto the stone tform that the three of them were at! ¡°This¡­ what are these things?¡± ¡°Monsters refreshed by the system,¡± The woman in ck¡¯s dual swords skimmed down one another, letting off a series of sparks. The corners of her lips were raised in a sneer. ¡°Did you think the system will allow us to sit here leisurely? If you do not want to die, then fight! I only hope that your fighting skills are better than your brains!¡± Chapter 67: Is It About To Begin?

Chapter 67: Is It About To Begin?

GOR Chapter 67: Is It About To Begin? After saying that, the woman in ck rushed out! Her body was extremely strong and she was able to reach the stone monster¡¯s nk in just a few strides. Stepping to the side, her right leg flew out,shing upwards. The stone monster that had just made it onto the stone tform ended up being kicked down the stone tform by the kick. The two swords of hers shed and they shot out, aimed towards another stone monster¡¯s head. The woman in ck dashed over and her body soared through the air. As her body was in the air above the stone monster, she made a somersault and pulled out her sword. In the next instant, the stone monster¡¯s head fell down! By the time the woman in cknded, the stone monster had been reduced to a pile of rubble! Once she made hernding, she quickly bent her body downwards even as she focused ahead. A thick stone arm arced through the air, buffeting a few strands of the woman in ck¡¯s hair. The woman in ck went into a lying position on the ground; both her legs kicked out and her entire body rapidly slid past the gap underneath the stone monster¡¯s body. Her two swords rang out twice and both the stone monster¡¯s legs were cut off. It crashed down to the ground and its upper body struggled desperately to crawl. By then, the woman in ck had already turned around. She jumped up and delivered a kick onto its head, sending it flying off a distance of over 2 metres and off the stone tform! In just a matter of seconds, this woman in ck had effortlessly killed off three of the monsters! Chen Xiaolian watched in a dumbfounded manner! The woman in ck turned her head and spoke out coldly. ¡°Seen enough? If you have, then start helping out!¡± Chen Xiaolian curled the corners of his lips. Then, he quickly spoke to Soo Soo. ¡°Stay here!¡± He produced the Bone Crusher Axe and headed in the direction of another stone tform. At that moment, stone monsters were being transformed out from all four sides of the secret chamber¡¯s walls. Those monsters then began to jump towards the centre area from all directions. Before Chen Xiaolian were several monsters that had just made a jump from over three metres across the mercuryke. Right after theynded, Chen Xiaolian arrived to greet them. He shouted aloud and the Bone Crusher Axe chopped forward horizontally. The third move of the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes, ¡®Ear Gouger¡¯ swept out. Chen Xiaolian then felt a shock running through both his arms! Both his purlicues felt numb. Even though the Bone Crusher Axe had sessfully hacked apart the waist of the 3 stone monsters before him, Chen Xiaolian could still feel his arms turning numb from the shock! If he had not been paying extra attention, then he feared that the axe would have slipped out of his hand! With one attack, he sessfully swept 3 of the stone monsters off into the gully. However, Chen Xiaolian immediately realized that the stone monsters were certainly not weaklings! It was obvious that he does not hold the absolute position in terms of strength. Most importantly, however¡­ their bodies were too hard! A string of sparks burst forth from the edge of Bone Crusher Axe. Chen Xiaolian strained himself to continue carrying the axe and protect the edges of the stone tform. He was able to keep guard over an area of around 5 to 6 metres where he would exert all his strength to deny the stone monsters the opportunity to jump over and get close. Whenever a monster jumped towards that area, he would quickly rush out to kill it off. The stone tform he was standing upon had a limited surface area. If the few monsters were able to gain a solid footing upon the tform, then¡­ once they manage to hinder him for just a small moment, even more of the monsters would be able to jump over. Should that happen¡­ such a confined space would lead to him being unable to fight back. By now, Chen Xiaolian had already used the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes 5 to 6 times. The ground beneath his feet was littered with gravel; although most of the stone monsters had fallen into the gully after being struck down. As for Chen Xiaolian, he had begun gasping. A feeling of unease arose within his heart as he delivered his final strike. As he did, he could hear a teeth grinding creaking sound being emitted! Gone was the sharp cleaving feeling that was present when he first began his attacks. Clearly¡­ after having continuously used it for hacking stones, Bone Crusher Axe had begun to wear down! The feeling of soreness and weakness within his arms became increasingly stronger and Chen Xiaolian started using both hands to hold the axe. He then hacked down onto the stone monster before him, sending it falling down the stone tform. Chen Xiaolian then staggered and took two steps back, the Bone Crusher Axe ced down on the ground and he panted. ¡°It seems you are not as weak as I thought.¡± The woman in ck¡¯s voice came from behind him. Chen Xiaolian turned around to see the woman standing tens of metres behind him, the ground below her feet too was covered with the broken bodies of the stone monsters. She had already cleaned up all the monsters on her side and was leisurely using the edge of her sword to trim her fingernails. Chen Xiaolian raised his head to nce at her and was just about to say something when the woman in ck opened her eyes andughed out. ¡°Be careful, they areing again.¡± Hastily turning around, Chen Xiaolian saw that three of the stone monsters were leaping over. He bellowed and lifted the axe, cleaving down onto the one in the middle. This Head Cleaver strike was executed properly; however, Chen Xiaolian had run out of strength. After the axe cleaved down and split the stone monster¡¯s head, it became lodged onto it. Despite trying his best to pull it out with both hands, he failed. A stone monster thenunched its fist, which came screaming towards him from his right! Reluctantly, Chen Xiaolian dodged away. He let go of the Bone Crusher Axe and rolled back by 2 to 3 metres. The stone monster charged forward and stamped down on him. Chen Xiaolian had to roll away awkwardly yet again. As he struggled to get up, he heard the woman in ck¡¯s voice. ¡°Seize the sword!¡± With an air-piercing sound, the sword arrived before him! Chen Xiaolian was shocked and he instantly reached out to grab the handle of the sword. Then, he shouted. ¡°You nearly hurt me!¡± Turning his hand, heshed out with the sword. He was still using the axe moves, but when the sword struck out, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt a difference! The de of the sword sliced through the stone monster¡¯s body as one would slice through tofu! There was no sense of the resistance generally felt when cleaving a hard object! With a ¡°ca¡±, the stone monster was split into two! As for the sword in his hand, it remained light to the touch! ¡°Good sword!¡± Chen Xiaolian subconsciously looked at the gleaming light on the de of the sword. He had a sudden thought. He struck out with the sword as he faced thest stone monster, shing out twice in session! Sword Skill, Cross sh, Linked Dual Strike! Two condensed edges of light were emitted out, turning into the shape of a cross! It imprinted itself onto the stone monster¡¯s body¡­ then, the stone monster¡¯s body was abruptly¡­ Pierced through by the cross shaped light edges!!! After prating through the body of the monster, it continued travelling forward for a distance of 7 or 8 metres before dissipating. The stone monster turned into a pile of rubble¡­ ¡°Good item!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face showed astonishment! This sword turned out to be so sharp! Even though I was only using basic sword skill, it could release that much power? He immediately used his system to subconsciously scan it¡­ However, the prompt he obtained was: [Prompt: Unknown equipment, ss: ???. Your level is too low, cannot identify target]. Holy shit! The woman in ck walked over with a slight smile on her face. Her hand shed out, retrieving the sword from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. Before Chen Xiaolian could even react, he heard the woman in ckugh in a soft voice. ¡°Seen enough yet? Shouldn¡¯t you pick up your axe now?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. He first strode over to retrieve the Bone Crusher Axe, then he turned his head to look at the woman in ck. ¡°You¡­¡± He realized that he must have encountered a master! An absolute master amongst the Awakened ones! ¡°Your strength is not bad,¡± The woman in ck curled the corners of her lips. ¡°Just by looking at you, I can tell that you are a rookie ¨C it is rare for a rookie to be able to attain your level of aplishment. En, although barely, you are now qualified to be my temporary ally ¨C tell me your name, rookie.¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ and you are?¡± ¡°My name is¡­¡± The woman in ckughed and was about to say something. Suddenly¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face changed! His system had received a line of update. [System prompt: Instance dungeon 100 per cent unlocked. Five minutes from now, the yers will arrive]. Five minutes from now¡­ yers! Will! Arrive! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face changed and he turned to look at the woman in ck. Her brows puckered and her elongated eyes narrowed. ¡°Is it about to begin?¡± Chapter 68: A Very Pleasant Name

Chapter 68: A Very Pleasant Name

GOR Chapter 68: A Very Pleasant Name The woman in ck¡¯s expression seemed to have turned different. A faint light shed through her narrowed eyes. Then, she pursed her lips and smiled as she nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Are you anxious?¡± Chen Xiaolian too, pursed the corners of his lips. ¡°Rookie, how many instance dungeons have you undergone?¡± The woman in ck seemed to have an increased amount of interest in Chen Xiaolian. ¡°How could you be so certain that I am a rookie?¡± The woman in ckughed. As sheughed, her pair of eyes turned into the shape of crescent moons, a natural pair of smiling eyes ¨C however, the wordsing off her mouth were absolutely harsh. ¡°That is because the word rookie is practically written all over your face.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to say anything. ¡°Veterans who have participated in many instance dungeons will generally have a strong sense of vignce and impending crisis. Unless they are inbat, they will never waste their stamina nilly-willy; unlike you who carries a big axe with you as you run around ¨C do you have a lot of strength?¡± The woman in ck smiled with a closed mouth. ¡°Also, you were recklessly attacking everywhere you go,unching skills whenever you engage inbat. Don¡¯t you know that the usage of skills will end up consuming a great deal of strength? Your axe skill is quite good. However, such a kind of skill is best reserved to be used against those BOSS ss monsters. Using skills to clear off weak mobs, being out of breath now is simply your just desert.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face remained calm, appearing devoid of anger as he listened attentively. After the woman finished, he nodded. ¡°Any others?¡± ¡°Others?¡± The woman in ck pondered before slowly saying. ¡°When you enter an unfamiliar ce, do not run around randomly. The first order of business is to familiarize yourself with the terrain. The moment you arrived, you ran towards me. If I happened to be holding any malicious intent, your corpse would have been refreshed by now. The first thing that veteran Awakened ones do when they meet someone in an instance dungeon is to take precautions. That is done to guard against any ill intents that others may have. Instead, you tantly came to my side. If I had wanted to kill you, then¡­¡± ¡°Thank you for your warning!¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke out sincerely. ¡°I will firmly keep your words in my mind.¡± ¡°¡­¡± The woman in ck deeply regarded him. ¡°You are quite the strange fellow. After being reproached so much by me, do you not feel angry?¡± ¡°There is nothing to be angry about,¡± Chen Xiaolian calmly replied. ¡°I am indeed a rookie. To be able to have a master like you impart your teachings to me is something that one could only wish for. Besides, you are not talking nonsense. Every sentence you said is very reasonable. Those experiences are things that money cannot buy. Being able to listen to it means I am lucky. Naturally, I must appreciate it bymitting it to memory.¡± The woman in ck tilted her head as she thought about it ¨C this action of hers was somewhat adorable. Despite seemingly in contrast with her cold, elegant exterior, this action from her gave her a feeling of adorability. ¡°Who is this little girl to you?¡± ¡°Friend¡­ something like a little sister,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly replied. ¡°Are you aware that the struggle for survival within an instance dungeon alone is extremely hard? To have to divide your focus to protect someone else¡­sooner orter, this action of yours will get you killed.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Some things have to be done.¡± ¡°I¡­ won¡¯t be a burden for Xiaolian oppa,¡± Soo Soo who had been maintaining her silence by the side suddenly spoke out in a serious manner. Although her voice was very low, her tone showed conviction. ¡°Very well, chat time is over,¡± The woman in ck waved her hand and kept the two swords back. It was likely that she had kept it back into the system. She moved to the side of the stone tform and nced down. Frowning, she said. ¡°It has increased by quite a bit. Back then, many of the stone monsters fell in, causing the level to rise considerably. En, we have half an hour¡¯s time before the stone monsters are refreshed out again.¡± Turning around, the woman in ck looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Do you have any ideas?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you condemn me as an idiot?¡± Chen Xiaolian stroked his nose as he gave a bitter smile. ¡°Even idiots will have onemendable thought out of a thousand,¡± The woman in ck replied earnestly. Chen Xiaolianughed ¨C he suddenly realized that this woman has a very special quality to her. That was¡­ despite her cold and lofty exterior, her harsh way of speaking, there were some moments where she would show a certain naivety. ¡°I do have some ideas,¡± Chen Xiaolian walked a few steps forward and pointed towards the design map of the secret chamber drawn by the woman earlier. ¡°Speak.¡± ¡°The stone tforms here, they total to 81, right?¡± ¡°Correct.¡± ¡°This is the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, a ce built by people of ancient times¡­ at least, that is what the background story states. Then, if we are to look at it from a traditional culture''s perspective, does the number 81 mean anything special?¡± Chen Xiaolian calmly and slowly continued. ¡°The Emperor is also known as the Honoured One of Nine and Five. In the ancient Chinese philosophy of numbers, the number Nine is highly respected. Since this is the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, I believe that we can proceed to solve this troublesome puzzle by using numbers. The number Nine holds the highest position amongst all. With that, the number 81¡­ means Nine and Nine! The multiple of Nine and Nine is 81, after all.¡± ¡°Continue!¡± The woman in ck¡¯s eyes shed. ¡°Before I continue, I need you to give me some information,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°The design map that you drew has a few copsed stone tforms. I need to know the sequence of copse of these few stone tforms.¡± ¡°That is simple,¡± The woman in ck immediately walked over. She knelt down with one knee to the ground and extended a slender finger, which rapidly tapped a few times on the design map. ¡°Here, here, here¡­ and here. That is the sequence. I have been spending my time here thinking about it, trying to find a pattern from the sequence of copse. I also tried using numbers to proceed but have been unable to find any pattern to it.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered carefully for a moment. He arranged the stone tforms sequence of copse that the woman in ck had pointed out within his mind. Then, he suddenlyughed out. He turned his attention to the woman in ck. ¡°The Emperor, the Honoured One of Nine and Five. The people from ancient times have a preference of separating numbers to Yin and Yang. The odd numbers as Yang, the even numbers as Yin. As for the Emperor, he is naturally of the Yang number. Amongst the Yang numbers, the one with the biggest value is Nine. Thus, Nine holds the most exalted position. As for the number Five within the title of Honoured One of Nine and Five, Five upies the central position amongst all the numbers. Think about it, from one to nine, Five happens to be located in the middle position. Thus, of the numbers Nine and Five, Nine represents an exalted position while Five represents a central position. At the same time, the Emperor also represents the Yang numbers. The Yang numbers are odd numbers, which are one, three, five, seven and nine. A total of Five numbers ¨C thus, the Emperor had been known as the Honoured One of Nine and Five throughout time.¡± ¡°Go on!¡± The woman in ck¡¯s eyes were glinting. ¡°If there really is a valve port hidden beneath one of the stone tform, then it is the central hub that controls everything within this secret chamber. It is the most critical and important of all ces. Thus, it must coincide with the number Nine and Five.¡± ¡°The number Nine and Five?¡± The woman in ck frowned. ¡°Then, is it Nine or is it Five?¡± ¡°It would be more urate to ask¡­ which Fifth within the rows of Nine is it?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°Just look, there are 81 stone tforms. Even though it seemed chaotic, a careful examination will reveal that they are evenly distributed. Due to the difference in sizes, one could easily be confused. Observe carefully, you will see that there is a pattern to their arrangement. Nine horizontally and nine vertically! In other words, a horizontal view would result in nine rows. Within each row are nine stone tforms. Vertical wise, there are nine columns. Each column consisting of nine stone tforms! Then, the question bes very simple. Count horizontally to the Fifth row, and count vertically until the Fifth column. Coincidentally, this resulting horizontal row and vertical column will cross one another! The location where they cross one another is also coincidentally the Fifth stone tform of the horizontal row and the Fifth stone tform of the vertical column. Not only that. If one is to view this ce from the side, one will still see that¡­ from the northwest angle to the southeast angle, there are also Nine stone tforms. From the northeast angle until the southwest angle, there are also Nine stone tforms. And the resulting two lines would intersect at¡­ coincidentally, the same ce! A horizontal line, a vertical line, another line from the northwest to the southeast and one more line from northeast to the southwest¡­ see, this is a ¡®Ãס¯ (rice) shape. A total of Four lines, each of which contains Nine stone tforms. These Four lines would intersect together to form the ¡®Ãס¯ shape! Coincidentally, they all meet at the same location! As for the location of this intersection, its position within each of the Four lines is¡­ the Fifth stone tform!¡± ¡°The intersection of Four lines? Why must it be the intersection of Four lines?¡± The woman in ck frowned. ¡°Because the number Four is very important! Do not forget, the ones we considered earlier were all Yang numbers. However, besides Yang numbers, there are also Yin numbers. The people from ancient times regarded even numbers as Yin numbers, which are two, four, six, eight. A total sum of Four numbers! Thus, the number Four epasses all the Yin numbers! The intersection of Four lines thusplements the importance of this ¡®Four¡¯ number.¡± Chen Xiaolian calmly continued. ¡°To conclude¡­ I believe that the main valve port is located in the most central stone tform of this secret chamber¡­ that is, the one currently beneath us!¡± ¡°¡­¡± The woman in ck looked on nkly. Then, she looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°How did you estimate all that?¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°If I say I am a cheater, would you believe me?¡± [1] ¡°I don¡¯t,¡± The woman in ck solemnly shook her head. ¡°Very well,¡± Chen Xiaolian reflected on it. ¡°I have read up on the ancient exnation for the number Nine and Five. Coincidentally, this ce is the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Considering that this is the mausoleum of the Emperor, I feel that proceeding would require examining the numbers using the principles of the numbers Nine and Five. So¡­ it is part deduction and part spection.¡± ¡°But it is worth trying!¡± The woman in ck looked somewhat excited. ¡°Then, we will knock down this stone tform beneath us!¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered. ¡°Do you have any explosives? I did not bring that type of items in.¡± The woman in ck nced at him. ¡°¡­Those words of yours. Those are the words that only a true rookie would say.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian held Soo Soo and jumped onto the adjacent stone tform. Then, he witnessed the disy of strength from the woman in ck! The woman in ck stood in the middle of the central stone tform. Slowly, she knelt down on one knee, took a deep breath and raised her right hand high above her head. She closed her palm to form a fist¡­ upon her fist, a golden sphere of light instantly appeared! The woman¡¯s fist descended and struck the stone tform beneath. The golden light shed out for a moment and instantly flowed into the stone tform. The woman in ck stood up and brushed both hands. She leisurely walked over and lightly leapt over to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. Chen Xiaolian looked at the central stone tform and frowned. ¡°Why is there no reaction¡­ eh?¡± Just as the words left his mouth, something happened! Cracks suddenly appeared on the area of the central stone tform that the woman in ck had struck! Golden light could be seen emitting from within each cracks! Then¡­ without making any noise, the huge stone tform abruptly¡­ shattered down! It was as though someone had extracted all the liquid within a dough, leaving only the flour, which broke down into powdery bits! The entire stone tform copsed down, turning into powder! Chen Xiaolian watched with wide opened eyes! By his current estimation, amongst all the people that he had met since he stepped foot into this world of wonders, regardless if they were yers or Awakened ones, this woman in ck beside him was certainly¡­ the most powerful one of them all! Those with great powers that he had encountered before, such as the Wind sher Guild¡¯s Newton and Autumn Stone Guild¡¯s Qiu Yun were all people of superior strength. However, none of them brought him as much shock as this woman in ck had at this moment! As Chen Xiaolian was staring open mouthed at the woman in ck, she suddenly expressed a delighted smile and pped her hands. ¡°This is it! This is it! You got it right! This is the one!¡± After the stone tform copsed, the bottom area revealed a huge hole! The surrounding mercury flowed over and surged into the huge hole. They flowed down without restraint, forming a gigantic whirlpool¡­ The level of mercury within the secret chamber rapidly decreased¡­ ¡°It seems you are much smarter than I expected,¡± The woman in ck squinted her eyes and appraised Chen Xiaolian from top to bottom. ¡°I owe you one. If there is an opportunity, I will repay you.¡± Pausing, she pped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder forcefully. ¡°You are called Chen Xiaolian, right? I forgot to inform you back then¡­ my name is Miao Yan.¡± Miao Yan? [2] A very pleasant name¡­ 1 The word used for ¡®cheater¡¯ here is ¡®ÃÉ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®m¨¦ng¡¯, meaning: cheat / cover / ignorant.? 2 Miao Yan = ¡®ÃîæÌ¡¯. Miao, raw: ¡®Ã, pinyin: ¡®mi¨¤o¡¯, meaning: wonderful. Yan, raw: ¡®æÌ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®y¨¡n¡¯, meaning: good looks. Her name can be loosely tranted as Wonderful Beauty.? [Author¡¯s notes: Something to address: Regarding how the density of mercury is higher and stone will not sink into mercury¡­ I thank the readers for pointing it out. I must admit, my own knowledge is insufficient. This is my mistake. En¡­ however, since it has already been written. Everyone¡­ please ignore it¡­ err¡­ Thank you to the readers for pointing it out. I will be more careful in the future and avoid making such a kind of mistake. En, I have left the school for so many years after all. Many of my knowledge have been returned back to the teacher¡­ Shamefully facepalming¡­]. [TL: Everyone, hear me out¡­ its¡­ magic¡­ yup¡­ magic¡­ ]. Chapter 69: Epang Appears

Chapter 69: Epang Appears

GOR Chapter 69: Epang Appears The mercury rapidly poured down the valve port¡¯s waterway and the level of mercury within the secret chamber quickly decreased. The two of them were happy to realize that as the mercury began to pour down the valve port, the mercury flowing down from the holes on the walls also stopped all a sudden! It was likely that a control mechanism was involved in it. They waited for around 20 to 30 minutes for the mercury to flow away, exposing the bottom area of the secret chamber. The bottom area was shaped like a bowl, allowing the mercury to flow towards the valve port¡¯s waterway that was located at the centre. Soon, the mercury level reached the bottom. Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan were pleasantly surprised to finally see the exit for this secret chamber! At the most bottom right corner of this secret chamber, there was a hole leading to a passageway. Miao Yan jumped down from the stone tform and quickly ran over to investigate it. Pulling back, sheughed. ¡°It really is the way out!¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. He held onto Soo Soo and jumped down before running over. This walled passageway was circr in shape and it went upwards. However, it was a winding path with no end in sight. Chen Xiaolian produced his shlight and was about to move forward when Miao Yan stopped him. ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°Opening the path,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied as a matter-of-factly. ¡°Your strength is too low. It would be best for me to do it. If we encounter any danger, I will be able to fight back,¡± Miao Yan shook her head. Chen Xiaolian nced at Miao Yan and smiled. ¡°All right.¡± He smiled as he took two steps backwards, and made a ¡®you first¡¯ gesture. Miao Yan lowered her head and entered the path. Chen Xiaolian deliberately fell back by about 5 to 6 steps, pulling Soo Soo with him as he too entered the passageway. The walled passageway was very long, winding about up and down, left and right. It does however, give off the impression that it was headed upwards. The walled passageway was very narrow. In the end, even one person could barely move through it. Additionally, they were also unable to maintain a straight posture with their bodies. Both Chen Xiaolian and the tall and slender Miao Yan had a difficult time there. On the other hand, the little Soo Soo did not face as much difficulty. After having walked for nearly a quarter of an hour, Miao Yan who was at the front spoke out. ¡°It seems we have reached the end!¡± Miao Yan who was at the front pushed with both hands, pushing open a circr shaped stone board. A faint light from the exterior spilled down and Miao Yan poked out with her head and headed out. Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo quickly followed suit. The moment they emerged from the mouth of the hole, they caught sight of what lied on the outside and both Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo became shocked! Even Miao Yan, who was standing to the side was quietly observing the sight before her¡­ ¡°This¡­ this is¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian gasped! ¡­ What lied before them was a great mountain cavern that was without equal! The size of it was simply unbelievable! Chen Xiaolian suspected that only by excavating an entire mountain range would it be possible to create such a big underground cavern! Raising their heads, they were incapable of seeing the ceiling! All that they would see was the faint fluorescence emitted by some fluorite-like minerals embedded into the structure of the ceiling, seemingly concealed in its design. It shone like the blinking stars and when they saw it for the first time, they believed themselves to be standing under the starry night skies. What a glorious sight! The mountain caverns area was extremely wide and open, perhaps even vast! After all, the light from the ¡®stars¡¯ were weak. Thus, the surroundings remained mostly dark. Even so, no edges could be seen when turning to the left or right! Perhaps they would not have fallen into such a shocked state if it were only the vast mountain caverns they saw. However, the sight that made their eyes turned wide open was the thing that stood before them¡­ A massive and grand pce! The only thing they could clearly see was probably the front hall of the pce! They spread out to observe it and saw that it has a width of hundreds of steps! Made of rammed earth upon stone foundation, it rose high above with a height of 7 to 8 metres! Pavilion buildings could be seen everywhere! Both sides of the front hall, which stood high, were open, revealing corridors; the eaves of the rooftop were ancient yet strong, and the atmosphere of darkness caused it to exude a certain feeling of coldness. At the centre was a staircase leading to the top with a width of tens of metres! The markings of a pair of Yin Yang dragons were fashioned onto the stairs. On each side, gigantic, ferocious looking sculptures of stone beasts of ancient times were ced to stand guard. Atop the flight of stairs were two astonishingly enormous ck gates! Exuding a dignified aura of vitality, the gates were shut tight. Chen Xiaolian had visited the Imperial City before, but the old pce of the Forbidden City pales inparison to the majesty of this pce before him! Chen Xiaolian had once visited a movie set and observed the architectures involved in the restoration and construction of the imperial pce. Within the famed movie ¡®Curse of the Bouncing Breasts¡¯, he had witnessed the imposing majesty of the great hall¡­ [1] However, this front hall before him was at least 2 times bigger than the front hall of the imperial pce within the movie! This magnificent great hall was like the firmament of the Heavens standing upon the mountain peak, and this mountain interior was like the outer walls of the pce located within this vast underground hole. This grand pce stood before them! How such a gigantic interior could be excavated within a mountain, how that Heaven like top of this mountain cavern could resist copsing upon itself; it was as though everything within this space had overturned Chen Xiaolian¡¯s knowledge ofmon sense andws of physics! Miao Yan stared at the grand hall before them and was also stunned for at least one minute. She then exhaled deeply. ¡°This¡­ is the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang? How spectacr!¡± ¡°Not Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned somewhat peculiar and he suddenly whispered in a low tone. ¡°Epassing 300 odd li, severing the light of day. From the north of Mt. Li to the west, straight to Xianyang. Two rivers dissolve, flowing into the mighty walls. A tall building for every five steps, a pavilion for every ten steps. The twisting promenade forms a long circle, eaves peck high into the air. Each pavilion in its own terrain, the promenade forms the hook of the Big Dipper. It coils about, bending and twisting, dense like honeb structures form a whirlpool, how many hundred thousand pedestals are there. The long bridge lies upon theke, yet without the clouds how could the dragon¡­¡± [2] Hearing that, Miao Yan frowned. ¡°What are you reciting? A poem?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was one ofplexity. Upon it were emotions, of absurdity, of calmness and also a trace of awe. He took a deep breath and whispered. ¡°Six kingdoms reached their end, the four seas were united, Mt. Shu rose, Epang appeared.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°This is not a mausoleum, this is¡­ Epang Pce!¡± Epang Pce! The pce that had disappeared from history has miraculously appeared before them! ¡­ ¡­ Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was very clear on the documented history of Epang Pce. The First Emperor devoted all the manpower of his kingdom, expending who knows how manybour forces, porters and craftsmen to create this city of wonder! For this massive construction project, Qin Shi Huang poured in everyst work force in his nation, spending half his life only to have it remain iplete! After Qin Shi Huang¡¯s death, it too apanied the dynasty in its destruction and disappeared from history. It was said that the King of Chu burnt down this city of wonders¡­ However, that city of wonders have now appeared before me? This¡­ What son of a bitch logic is this? ¡°My History teacher will be angered to death,¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly let out a bitter smile. Then, Chen Xiaolian suddenly made his move! ¡°Damn! I must not throw away this opportunity!¡± He quickly retrieved a mobile phone from his backpack: En, as expected, there is no signal! That is all right! Opening the camera function, he turned around and entered selfie mode. He had his back facing the grand pce, ensuring both his head and the background was inside the shot, then he tuned the angle¡­ V-sign pose, Lucky Cat pose¡­ In one breath, this fellow took 17 to 18 pictures! ¡°¡­ Are you done taking pictures?¡± Miao Yan asked in a clearly restless manner. ¡°Soon! Soon!¡± Chen Xiaolian made a funny facial expression and took another picture before contently keeping the mobile phone. He thought to himself: When I get out, I will show it to Qiao Qiao and Roddy. Those two will certainly be shocked! ¡°If you are done, let us go!¡± Miao Yan pointed towards the great doors atop the stairs of the great hall. ¡°I think¡­ the final instance dungeon quest must be inside. An Emperor must certainly reside inside the Imperial Pce.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Soo Soo. He pulled her over and whispered. ¡°When we enterter, you must stay close to me no matter what happens. Understand?¡± Soo Soo¡¯s expression remained calm and she nodded. Xiu Xiu look calm and nodded. The three of them moved forward. After walking over tens of steps, they took their first step upon the staircase¡­ Suddenly, a prompt appeared in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s system view! [Prompt: You have entered the final area of this instance dungeon. Instance dungeon¡¯s final quest unlocked: Defeat the guardians and seize the soul essence of Qin Shi Huang to prevent Qin Shi Huang¡¯s resurrection! Note that this instance dungeon has an A ss difficulty level. After the instance dungeon ispleted, the calction for the reward will be based on the degree ofpletion and contribution. Condition of failure for this instance dungeon quest: One, yer is killed. Two, Qin Shi Huang is resurrected. If any of the above conditions are met, the instance dungeon will be judged as a failure. You will receive the penalty for failing toplete instance dungeon]. After seeing this line of prompt, his face changed. Raising his head, he saw that both Soo Soo and Miao Yan had a different expression on their faces. Clearly, they too had epted this prompt. [Prompt: yers have already entered the final area, the countdown for Qin Shi Huang¡¯s resurrection had begun. Time remaining until Qin Shi Huang¡¯s resurrection, 197 minutes and 28 seconds. Countdown continues¡­] Damn it! Chen Xiaolian felt as though his head was about to explode! Miao Yan and Chen Xiaolian turned to look at one another, both their faces turning grave! There were 2 important factors in this prompt: Firstly, the damned countdown. There was only slightly more than 3 hours of time! The second factor was of higher importance: yers have entered Epang Pce! Chen Xiaolian was clear that those considered as yers by the system were not only those who ¡®arrives¡¯ [3]. The system viewed everyone who entered the instance dungeon as yers. These people who were stated to have entered¡­ Were they Awakened ones or were they the real yers? None of them knew! When the three of them were trapped in the mercury secret chamber, they had received the prompt stating that yers had entered! ¡°Do not dawdle, let us hurry and go up! Heaven knows how much of the quest have beenpleted by those who entered!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face was one of imposing grimness. She quickly leaped up the stairs in frenzy as Chen Xiaolian followed from behind. In one breath, they reached the top of the stairs. There they caught sight of something astonishing. Beneath the main gate of the great hall lied 7 to 8 corpses! There were both males and females. A mere nce at the way they were dressed revealed that they were participants of this instance dungeon ¨C however, it was unknown if they were yers or Awakened ones. These people¡¯s state of death were extremely miserable. That was especially true for the one closest to Chen Xiaolian. The corpse of a man near his feet had its headpletely ttened, leaving a mashed mass. Red blood and white brain matter were all jumbled together within that mess! Some others had their bodies pierced with several spears. One of them was far worst off, as he was shot and pinned on the surface of the stonewalls. His entire body was pinned up high, akin to a hedgehog. ¡°Obviously, they were all killed by the monsters defending this instance dungeon. These monsters must be of the Qin terracotta soldier type,¡± Chen Xiaolian said quickly. ¡°The arrows on their bodies, the spear weaponry, they are all the standard of the Qin army. En¡­ they are all also made of stone.¡± Chen Xiaolian picked up a stone spear that happened to be pierced into the ground. Weighing it for a moment, he felt its weight bearing down on his hands. In addition, it was also very sharp. ¡°We will talk after entering!¡± Miao Yan narrowed her eyes. ¡°I mustplete this quest! Regardless of what monster it is, any who blocks my path will die!¡± After saying that, this woman walked forward and delivered a kick onto the 5 to 6 metres high, gigantic ck coloured gate! Boom! Following the impact of her kick, an oppressive roaring sound rang out! One could only imagine how much power lied within this kick executed by this woman! But¡­ The gate remained immobile! 1 The movie ¡®Curse of The Golden Flower¡¯ starring Chow Yun Fatt and Gong Li. The reason it is also known as ¡®Curse of the Bouncing Breasts¡¯ is because¡­ them breasts stole the show¡­ boing! Also, the literal trantion of the movie title is actually ¡®The Whole City Is Clothed In Golden Armour¡¯. Likewise, the literal trantion for what the author wrote is¡­ ¡®The Whole City Is Filled With Bouncing Breasts¡¯. Boing!? 2 A poem about Epang Pce by poet Dumu from the Tang Dynasty. Six kingdoms reaching their end refer to the other 6 states of the Warring States Era that was conquered by Qin, thus unifying the (four seas) world. My head hurts¡­ ? 3 He is referring to the yers who ¡®arrives¡¯ by taking over NPC bodies.? Extra: Epang Pce is a pce built by Qin Shi Huang. However, archaeologists concluded that it was neverpleted. Chapter 70: Let Us Undress!

Chapter 70: Let Us Undress!

GOR Chapter 70: Let Us Undress! ¡°What the Hell?¡± Failing to kick open the gates, Miao Yan narrowed her smiling eyes and regarded the gate. She lifted up her leg to deliver another kick, but Chen Xiaolian quickly stopped her from behind. ¡°Ancestor! Stop kicking! If this gate could be so easily kicked open, then these few people would not have died here.¡± At that moment, a change suddenly happened to the statue of a giant beast located to the left of the gates. The paws of the giant beast was originally pressing down on a stone sphere. That stone sphere abruptly changed into an hourss! The round shaped hourss was divided into twoyers, one up one down. The sand in the upperyer slowly flowed down¡­ ¡°Look! This must be a form of timer,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. As expected! The system instantly sent out a prompt! [Prompt: Gate Blockade of the Imperial Mausoleum Pce of Qin has been activated. Please enter the Imperial Pce within 5 minutes. Failure toply will result in the attack by the defending Qin soldiers. Countdown begins¡­] ¡°Five minutes,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned bitter. ¡°It seems that these unfortunate people who died here were unable to find a way to enter before the countdown ends¡­ which resulted in them killed by the Qin armies here.¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face twitched and she exhaled. ¡°Could it be¡­ there is a mechanism for entry? Or a storyline that needspletion?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked to his left and right. He suddenly whispered out. ¡°I did recall something. However¡­ if I am to say it out, please do not be angry.¡± ¡°¡­ Go ahead,¡± Miao Yan gave him a nce. ¡°En, then¡­ let us undress together.¡± ¡­ ¡°¡­ what did you say? Bastard!¡± Miao Yan was greatly enraged. Her eyebrows were raised upwards and she brandished her sword. It seemed that if Chen Xiaolian were to try anything, he would be hacked to death and thrown down a river! ¡°Don¡¯t! Don¡¯t be angry!¡± Chen Xiaolian took two steps back as he waved his hand. ¡°Don¡¯t be in such a hurry to get angry, listen to my full exnation first!¡± ¡°¡­ speak up!¡± ¡°How much do you know regarding the legend of Epang Pce?¡± Miao Yan¡¯s pleasantly charming face became slightly blushed and she bit her lips. ¡°Not much.¡± ¡°How much is not much?¡± ¡°Not much means¡­¡± Miao Yan gritted her teeth and stared at him. ¡°I do not know a thing about it! Happy?!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°As I thought.¡± Seeing Miao Yan¡¯s re towards him, Chen Xiaolian chose to not be anxious. He continued slowly. ¡°Epang Pce is a legendary pce that Qin Shi Huang built by mobilizing all the forces of his dynasty. I must first tell you this.¡± ¡°En, and then?¡± ¡°That Qin Shi Huang is the first emperor in history. The people who made a sear in history, they all have rather special way of thinking. When it came to the construction of this Epang Pce, Qin Shi Huang too had a special design for it,¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian pointed towards the gates and continued slowly. ¡°Firstly, it is said that the gates of Epang Pce is different from the norm.¡± ¡°En?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°In the process of unifying the world, that Qin Shi Huangmitted who knows how much massacres. Additionally, there were also those states that he conquered. It was unknown just how many assassins they have sent to attempt to assassinate this great man. There is no need for me to cite others, you should at least know of the story of Jingke stabbing Qin Shi Huang, right? The wind blows, the river freezes. The hero fords, never to return! The dagger is revealed at the end of the map . You should have at least heard of this story before, right?¡± Miao Yan narrowed her eyes. Despite maintaining an indifferent expression, her eyes could not help but reveal traces of embarrassment. ¡°You¡­ just say out what you know! Don¡¯t keep asking me!¡± ¡°Qin Shi Huang made too many enemies. In order to prevent assassins from entering the pce to cause him harm, it is said that he made a special design for the construction of Epang Pce. Most of the assassins were disguised as messengers or envoys, wearing flexible armour while hiding sharp des within their chest. In order to prevent others from secretly bringing in weapons and wearing flexible armour into the pce, Qin Shi Huang made use of a very big b of maic stone in the creation of the gates of Epang Pce. Also known as iron attracting stone. This pce¡¯s gates were created using mas. That way, when walking past these gates, anyone who hides sharp des within their chest or those who wear flexible armour will bepletely exposed!¡± ¡°You mean to say¡­ these gates were created using mas?¡± Miao Yan frowned. ¡°But what is so great about mas? Even if it were sacred iron, my kick would still be able to kick them open! But, these gates are so hard¡­¡± ¡°Apparently, the legends are not exactly urate,¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at the hourss. He increased his speed and said quickly. ¡°The part about being made from ma may be unreliable. However, the key factor in this legend is not the ma. It is about hidden items: Those who hide sharp des within one¡¯s bosom, or wears iron armour cannot enter!¡± Miao Yan was speechless. ¡°In other words, anyone carrying metal would be unable to pass through these pce gates. This is my deduction,¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian looked at Miao Yan and said slowly. ¡°If it is only ma, hacking it apart is feasible. However, look at all the corpses on the ground. I believe that these people are not weaklings. Even if they were not as strong as you, could they not cut open the gates? But they have all failed, thus dying here. Clearly then, they key factor is not about the material. Instead, it lies in what restrictions are imposed by the gates!¡± ¡°Restrictions,¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face showed hesitation. ¡°En, legends are legends after all. And this is only my deduction. I dare not guarantee that it is definitely correct. However¡­ there is no harm in trying,¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at the hourss again. ¡°There is not much time left! It is best if you do not think about using brute force to break through the gates. Since the system had set a restriction here, brute force alone will not solve it. No matter how strong you may be, you still cannot beat the system! The way I see it, this is not something that can be solved by brute force. We can only think of ways toply with the restrictions in order to enter through the gates.¡± ¡°ording to your deductions, we cannot bring any metal inside?¡± Miao Yan narrowed her eyes, her face blushing red. ¡°Merely a spection, but there is no harm in trying,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied seriously. Miao Yan suddenly kept the two swords back into the system. She then gritted her teeth and casted a look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°There is also metal on you, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian ced the Bone Crusher Axe into the system and smiled. He then untied his leather belt and threw it down the stairs. He also took off his coat ¨C there were some metal buttons on the coat. As for the items within his backpack: mobile phones, Swiss Army knives, etc. They were all ced next to the stairs. He examined himself for a moment and determined that there were no metal objects upon himself. Under Miao Yan¡¯s watchful gaze, he walked before the gates and extended his hand to push¡­ Amidst the monotonous sound of chafing stone boards, a small gap appeared between the gates! Chen Xiaolian forcibly pushed open the gates and stepped foot inside¡­ Miao Yan¡¯s eyes flickered and she immediately followed suit. When she reached the front of the gate however, an invisible force propelled her back out despite the fact that she was standing before the gap! Miao Yan took two steps back and stood right there. She stared with wide-opened eyes at Chen Xiaolian who was standing inside. Chen Xiaolian was already calling Soo Soo over. ¡°Come!¡± Soo Soo did not have any metal objects on her person. The little girl¡¯s face expressed a smile and she walked inside, walking into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arms. This caused Miao Yan to be stunned. Watching Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo who were standing inside, she bit down on her lips. It appeared as though there was a great struggle within her heart. Finally! Without saying anything, she quickly unzipped the zipper on her leather clothes ¨C metal zipper. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes watched as this woman took off the leather clothes. That unrestrained body, those exquisite curves, once they were broken out from the restraints of the tight leather clothes, suddenly¡­ At that instant, a thought shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. This tall woman¡¯s body, she looked even better nowpared to when she was wearing leather clothes! Underneath the leather clothes was a tight, ck coloured, stic clothes. It was extremely thin and stuck closely to her body. Itpletely outlined her hot and well-proportioned body! This was especially true when Miao Yan had bent over to take off her leather pants. As she bent down, one look at the raised curved and ripe buttocks caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face to turn red involuntarily. Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt someone tugging his hand. Lowering his head, he saw Soo Soo raising her head, staring at him. Her small lips were pursed to the side, showing a look of discontent. Chen Xiaolian was suddenly visited by a feeling of being caught red handed. He quickly turned his head away, not daring to look anymore. After taking the leather clothes off her body, all that was left on her was the tight, ck coloured, stic clothes. Although those clothespletely covered her, it still gave off a hot and sexy look. Standing before Chen Xiaolian, Miao Yan seemed unable to keep herself collected. Both her cheeks were flushed red and she gritted her teeth, speaking out in a low voice. ¡°What are you looking at!¡± Chen Xiaolian averted his eyes. Miao Yan then took a deep breath and produced a cord. She used it to tie her long hair up into a ponytail ¨C After brushing her hair aside, her sleek face was revealed. Chen Xiaolian could not help himself and nced at her again. Miao Yan walked forward through the gate. This time, nothing impeded her way. After she walked through the gates, the gates suddenly shut itself slowly. Seeing Miao Yan walk over, Chen Xiaolian mumbled something out. However, due to his voice being too low, Miao Yan was unable to clearly hear what he said. She frowned and asked. ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°¡­ nothing,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly lowered his head. His heart was terrified¡­ thank goodness she did not hear it! Because, if Miao Yan was to hear what Chen Xiaolian had said, he feared that she would throw a fit on the spot! What Chen Xiaolian said was¡­ ¡°It turns out¡­ not wearing bra¡­¡± ¡­ Miao Yan did not catch those words, however Soo Soo who was by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side heard them clearly. The little girl looked up curiously at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, how do you know that?¡± ¡°Err¡­ you will know when you are older.¡± Soo Soo frowned and thought about it thoroughly. ¡°The sister there did not have any bumps ah.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned frantic. ¡°I told you, you will know when you are older! Be obedient and don¡¯t just ask randomly!¡± 1 Jingke¡¯s assassination attempt on Qin Shi Huang is one of the more well-known attempts on Qin Shi Huang¡¯s life. ¡®The wind blows, the river freezes. The hero fords, never to return!¡¯ is a song reputedly sang by Jingke. ¡®The dagger is revealed at the end of the map.¡¯ Jingke was able to get close to Qin Shi Huang on the pretext of gifting him a map and other valuables. A poisoned dagger was hidden inside the map scroll, revealed only after opening the end of the map. (Maps are very valuable at the time btw.) Chapter 71: Peerless God of Slaughter

Chapter 71: Peerless God of ughter

GOR Chapter 71: Peerless God of ughter Fearing that Soo Soo might ask more, Chen Xiaolian quickly pulled her inside. After passing through the gates, they were now in the front hall of Epang Pce. It was shaped like the character ¡®¶¡¡¯. At the very centre of this long, front hall was a giant three-legged ding [1]! One nce at it caused both of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes to shine brightly. He rushed over using big strides and extended both hands to feel it. He patted and knocked upon the ding that has a height surpassing his, his eyes transfixed. He could not help himself and gave a low sigh. ¡°A good treasure, a good treasure!¡± This item was two times bigger than thergest ding unearthed, the Simuwu Ding [2]! Simuwu Ding was only 1.3 metres high whereas this one was higher than Chen Xiaolian by a head! Resting upon three legs, its handles protruded outwards and its four sides stood upright! Should this item be brought outside¡­ it would be considered priceless! However, dings have always been reserved by the ancient dynasties for important ceremonial events. Considering how big this ding is, why has there been no mention of it? It is also not recorded in any literature works. Chen Xiaolian walked around this giant ding twice and attempted to find inscriptions upon its surface. After one round of examination, he only found patterns and no inscriptions. ¡°This ding does not even have inscriptions¡­ how strange.¡± Seeing this, Miao Yan became curious and asked. ¡°What are you looking for by leaping up and down? Is there anything weird with this big pot?¡± ¡­ Big pot? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth tilted as he turned to look at Miao Yan. He gave a bitter smile. ¡°Don¡¯t spout nonsense! What do you mean big pot? This is a ding! It is a ritual object for the people of ancient times.¡± He continued in a low whisper. ¡°At present, the biggest ding to be discovered is the Simuwu Ding. Upon the surface of the ding are the three inscription letters ¡®Si Mu Wu¡¯. It was created by a King of the Shang Dynasty to be dedicated to the worship of his mother. After his mother¡¯s death, a temple was given the name Mu Wu.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°That is why, most dings will have inscriptions on them to represent what it was used for. This one though, its shapeplies with the standards for ritual objects and yet is missing the inscriptions¡­ its exact use is unknown. There is something else¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly turned peculiar. ¡°Ding was used for worship rituals, but this is the front hall of an Imperial Pce! This should be the ce for Qin Shi Huang to convene with his ministers. Why put a ding here?¡± ¡°Is there anything wrong with that?¡± ¡°Everything about that is wrong,¡± Chen Xiaolian spread out his arms. ¡°What is the front hall? It is the equivalent of the living room for the Imperial Family. The living room should be decorated with items like incense burners or coppermps. Who would ce an item meant for worshipping the dead or the Heavens in the living room? But the key point remains the fact that it does not have any name.¡± Miao Yan waved her hand. ¡°It is just a broken copper cooker. Who cares about it? Let us hurry up and go inside.¡± After saying that, Miao Yan stepped away as she headed into the great hall. Chen Xiaolian though, kept looking at the giant ding a few more times. A feeling of wrongness gradually increased within his heart. Observing this four-sided ding for an extended period of time caused his heart to feel fearful. It was as though an indescribable atmosphere of ghastliness was being exuded by this ding. While he was in a daze, Soo Soo tugged the corners of his clothes. The calm expression was no longer there on Soo Soo¡¯s small face. She stared at the ding with an expression of dread. It was as though she wanted to back away but was trying her best to endure it. She kept pulling Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, let us hurry up and leave¡­ this thing, too terrifying!¡± Terrifying? Chen Xiaolian was shocked! Soo Soo¡¯s special sensing ability! ¡°Soo Soo, what did you see?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Soo Soo shook her head as she forcibly pursed her lips. ¡°I cannot see it. When I close my eyes¡­ I feel that this item is very, very big.¡± She gestured with both her tiny arms. ¡°It is as though it is bigger than this big room!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart trembled! Soo Soo possessed the Fire Elemental body type, one that was highly sensitive to the forces of darkness. ¡­ bigger than this great hall? He suddenly had a thought. He bent his body down to the bottom of the ding and groped about at the bottom area of the ding. ¡°Ah! It¡¯s here!¡± Chen Xiaolian eximed with a soft voice. He could not see clearly within the dimly lit great hall and could only use his hands to sense it. Finally, he was able to make out two characters. The written script characters of Qin Dynasty was something that Chen Xiaolian had learnt before in his younger years. Although he did not learn much, these two characters were not too difficult to read. After touching it a few times, he finally made it out. ¡°Gong Sun?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Gongsun? What does Gongsun mean? Is it the name or surname of a certain person? Why ce a ding to worship a certain ¡®Gongsun¡¯ within Qin Shi Huang¡¯s great hall? Gongsun? Is there any super powerful person within Qin Dynasty with the name Gongsun? The surname of the Qin Imperial Family line should be Ying. Moving away from the ding, he saw that Miao Yan had already moved tens of steps away and had reached the front area of the hall. A single jade throne was ced up high in the central area. At the end of the day, Miao Yan remained a member of the younger generation. She stepped forward and brashly sat down on the jade throne. Looking around, she said loudly. ¡°This is Qin Shi Huang¡¯s dragon seat? There is nothing special to it, hard and notfortable at all.¡± After saying that, she pped down on the throne with force. A ¡°pa¡± sound rang out. Chen Xiaolian could not discern if it was simply an illusion but he suddenly felt a burst of chilly wind sweeping past the great hall! In just moments, a chill permeated his body and he could not help but shudder. The sense of dread in his heart became increasingly unbearable. ¡°Quick,e down!¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to control himself as he blurted out those words. He pulled Soo Soo and ran over quickly. Miao Yan¡¯s face turned amiss. She jumped down the throne and stood before Chen Xiaolian, frowning. ¡°You¡­ did you feel it?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded seriously. ¡°There seemed to be a wind? This is a mausoleum; we should expect the unexpected. It would be best for us to quickly leave this great hall.¡± ¡°What is there to fear? It is merely a fight,¡± Miao Yan snorted. ¡°Didn¡¯t the quest state that there are guardians? It is likely to be this ce¡¯s BOSS. As for Qin Shi Huang¡¯s soul essence¡­ if he wants to be resurrected, he must first ask for my permission.¡± The three of them went pass the throne and moved towards the side of the front hall. After passing through a corridor, they encountered a stone door. Miao Yan pushed it away and stepped forward. Behind her, Chen Xiaolian remained distracted. He could not help but think back on what the two characters ¡®Gongsun¡¯ meant. In his dazed state, he did not notice the sill located on the ground. His feet stumbled on the stone sill and he fell forward, crashing into Miao Yan¡¯s back. Miao Yan turned her head andughed. ¡°Are you an idiot (b¨¢ich¨©)?¡± At the very moment that those words were uttered, a bolt of lightning shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind! Idiot (b¨¢ich¨©)¡­ [3] Bai! Bai! He suddenly turned around and gaped at the hall behind. The giant four-sided ding remained standing in the centre, seemingly emanating a thick, coercing, chilly killing intent! Bai! Bai!! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face changed and he blurted. ¡°Ah! I got it! It is the Lord of Martial Peace!¡± ¡°What Lord of Martial Peace?¡± Miao Yan knitted her brows. ¡°You seem distracted.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and stared at Miao Yan. ¡°I just discovered something. I think I have figured out who the guardian is!¡± ¡°Who? Is it this Lord of Martial Peace? What is that?¡± ¡°The number one God of ughter of the Warring States, the invincible general of the State of Qin, Bai Qi!¡± ¡°Bai Qi, the invincible general of the State of Qin, the crazed ughtering demon, the human butcher,¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his teeth turning cold as he continued slowly. ¡°I was careless. Truth is, Bai Qi¡¯s surname is not Bai. He is the descendant of the Qin nobility, the Gongsun n. Thus¡­ hey!¡± Miao Yan frowned. ¡°This Bai Qi¡­ is very powerful?¡± ¡°Powerful?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°The Warring States produced many great generals. In terms of who was the most powerful, there is no good way ofparing. However, if we are talking about who was the most terrifying, most brutal, then it was undoubtedly him! Bai Qi spent his entire life waging wars for 30 years. Yet, in both official and unofficial records of history, there were no records of him ever having lost. He emerged victorious in every battle. In addition, he had a terrifying habit¡­ killing prisoners! In his entire lifetime, the total number of soldiers from the other six states that were ughtered by him, totalled up to¡­ 1.65 million! This God of ughter, in 30 years, killed 1.65 million people! Hey! I have read up on historical materials before. During the Warring States Era, if we exclude the State of Qin, the total poption of the other six states does not exceed 15 million. Additionally, due to the number of constant and mutual warfare between all of them, there were more females than males. Within the poption of 15 million people, the number of young middle-aged males added up to no more than one third! What kind of notion is that? Amongst the total of 5 million young adults, less than half of them werepletely ughtered by Bai Qi alone! It could be said that the six states exhausted forces and declining strength were aplished by Bai Qi alone! Later on, Qin Shi Huang was able wipe out the other six states and unify the world. Half the credit for that goes to the foundationid during Bai Qi¡¯s generation! In terms of who has the most aplishments in war, the most number of kills, the most brutal methods, the amount of prestige that his name holds was second to none under Heaven! The Warring States Era has four great generals: Bai Qi, Lian Po, Li Mu and Wang Jian. The number of people killed by the other threebined could not hold a candle to the number of men Bai Qi killed! You ask how powerful this person was? I only know¡­ after Bai Qi¡¯s death, the people from the six states poured wines and greeted one another in celebration, joyful to finally be rid of this terrifying God of ughter!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face was one of seriousness. ¡°What you mean is¡­ that ding, is to worship Bai Qi?¡± ¡°At the bottom of the ding are two characters ¡®Gongsun¡¯,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Bai Qi¡¯s surname is actually Gongsun. He is a member of the Gongsun n, part of Qin nobility. Thus, the name Gongsun makes sense. Additionally¡­ with the exception of Bai Qi, is there any others with the name Gongsun that has a bigger prestige than him? Is there any who is qualified for such a big ding, and have it ced within the Imperial Pce?¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered. ¡°In his lifetime, Bai Qi¡¯s crime of killings were too heavy and was thusuded as the God of ughter. While he was still alive, the mention of his name would cause the people from the other six states to burst into tears of agony. I believe that when Qin Shi Huang created this Qin Mausoleum, he ced a ding to worship Bai Qi here in order to deter minor spirits. [4] With the honoured God of ughter here, evil spirits or demons can only kneel before him. Having an honoured God of ughter within the Imperial Pce would assure that Qin Shi Huang could continue holding his position as the Honoured One of Nine and Five in the underworld!¡± ¡°So, the guardian?¡± ¡°Undoubtedly, it must be the God of ughter, Bai Qi!¡± 1 Ding = ¡®¶¦¡¯, pinyin: ¡®d¨«ng¡¯. It is an ancient cauldron with two facing handles. Two kinds of ding exist; a round one with three legs or rectangr one with four legs. It was used for cooking, storage and ritual offerings to Gods or ancestors. [Source: Wiki].? 2 Simuwu Ding, presently revised as Houmuwu (Queen Mother of Wu) Ding is a rectangr bronze ding from the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC to 1046 BC), supposedly dedicated to the wife of King Wu Yi of Shang by her son, King Wen Ding.? 3 ¡®°×³Õ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®b¨¢ich¨©¡¯, literally tranted to ¡®clear stupid¡¯.? 4 The Chinese believes that the dead can return to protect and bring good luck to the family.? [Author¡¯s Note: Err, about the final few words in thest chapter. How did Xiaolian guess that Miao Yan was not wearing bra? To think that there would actually be some brothers who do not know why. You fellows are too pure. I will announce the answer then: Bras will have metal in its interior for support. Miao Yan was able to enter the gates after taking off those clothes, but she did not take off any bra. That meant that she was not wearing any. Otherwise, due to the metal within the bra, she would not be able to enter the gates ~ ~]. Chapter 72: Temporary Alliance

Chapter 72: Temporary Alliance

GOR Chapter 72: Temporary Alliance The three of them moved through a long promenade, heading towards the interior of the pce; all the while thinking about how the interior of the pce extended in all directions. On their way, they were able to observe those eye dazzling pavilions. As they were passing through two bends, they three of them suddenly heard a sound emanating from the front! The droning sounds of drumbeats! The sounds of drums stirred, seemingly filled with killing intent! Anyone who came to hear the sounds would be unable to stop their hearts from pounding madly! Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan¡¯s faces changed and they peered ahead. Suddenly, several figures appeared from the end of the corridor located far away. Those figures hastily ran madly towards them. Surprisingly, there were three figures! The one in the lead has an average build. He ran in a frenzy, his hands holding onto something with a long shape. Behind him, two fellows followed closely. One of them was covered in blood while the other held a shield in his hand. It appeared that the three of them were being chased by something. They ran miserably and caught sight of Chen Xiaolian, Miao Yan and Soo Soo who were situated across them. The one in the lead quickly screeched out in a loud voice. ¡°Quickly help us! Otherwise, we will all die here! Quick!¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to immediately recognize the person. Surprisingly, he knew who this person was. It was the sunsses wearing Guild Leader Nangong. Catching sight of Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan, the three of them immediately ran over. Just as they were running past a bend, a spear flew forward from behind! Seeing that the onegging behind was about to be shot, the Guild Leader Nangong dutifully turned around. He roared out at the iing spear and brandished the long item in his hand, deflecting it away. The spear was sessfully parried and it was nailed onto the walls. A careful look revealed that the spear was made of stone! The strength behind it however, was very strong and the walls were pierced through! ¡°Run, Lun Tai!¡± Nangong dragged the blood-covered fellow to the front. It was at that moment, Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan was able to see what lied behind them¡­ Upon the wide corridor, a group of Qin terracotta soldiers came forward in a series of lines, their pace neat and fast! Walking on the ground, their stony soles released a rhythmic ¡°cha cha¡± ¡°cha cha¡± sounds! The armours, weapons and equipment on these terracotta soldiers were all made of stone. At the vanguard lied two rows of shield bearing soldiers, their stone shields raised before them. Behind them were spear bearers, followed by crossbow bearing terracotta warriors. There were also a few rows of sword wielding soldiers. Chen noticed that there was one mounted rider who seemed to be a Qin general. Its face of stone revealed a pair of eyes, which fiercely swept over towards them. ¡°The one on the horse, could he be that Bai Qi you were talking about?¡± Miao Yan was eagerly kneading her fists. ¡°No, that is the bannered head rider.¡± ¡°What head?¡± Miao Yan frowned. ¡°Bannered head rider. See how he does not wear any hat on his head; and how his hair is hanging loosely. That is why they are called bannered head rider,¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a bitter smile. ¡°They are considered the Imperial Pce¡¯s mounted defenders. Sometimes, they y the role of honour guards. However, it is said that the defenders of Qin¡¯s Imperial pce are all handpicked elites.¡± Miao Yan remained silent. She suddenly grabbed onto a nearby censer that was as tall as a person, directly picking it up! She then threw it forward! The censer flew over the heads of Nangong and his men and struck onto the first two rows of Qin terracotta soldiers. Several of them were instantly reduced to pieces of rubble. Even their shields were smashed into smithereens. Miao Yan¡¯s hand movements however, were even faster. Seeing three other censers ced along the promenade, she brought it up and tossed it over as one would with artillery shells. Those censers smashed down onto the vanguard rows of Qin terracotta soldiers, creating a messy wreck and disrupting their movements. It was then that Nangong and the others finally arrived before them. Nangong¡¯s face were soaked with sweat, his sunsses had long since been disced. He turned to both Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan. ¡°Thanks for your help!¡± ¡°Let us fight then!¡± Miao Yan sneered. However, Chen Xiaolian quickly held her back. ¡°Fight what? Do you have a weapon? Do not forget, we cannot use metals here¡­ our weapons are inside the system, we cannot take them out!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face suddenly changed! Looking at Nongong and his men, she saw that their bodies were bereft of metal objects¡­ the long item within Nangong¡¯s hand was actually a Qin terracotta soldier¡¯s stone spear that he had picked up from who knows where. As for the shield carried by the other fellow, it was also made of stone, likely taken from the Qin terracotta soldiers. ¡°Let us run!¡± Chen Xiaolian held onto Soo Soo silently. Then, without turning his head, he ran! His disy of decisiveness towards running away was such that it momentarily stunned Miao Yan. Miao Yan¡¯s face changed and she moved her leg, chasing after Chen Xiaolian. Naturally, Nangong and the other two were not slow in their reactions. They too rapidly chased after them. The movement speed of the pursuing Qin terracotta soldiers behind them was not that fast. Their movements remained neat and rhythmic. They simply strode onwards; however, it appeared as though they were anxious to get rid of them all. Chen Xiaolian and the others ran with frenzy. In their haste, they did not even have the time to choose their path. They simply ran about through several corridors and the distance between them and the Qin terracotta soldiers gradually increased. The persistent sounds of footsteps too faded away. They passed through an aisle onto an arch bridge, which connected two pce buildings. On both sides of this arch bridge with a hollow bottom were two tall walls. They ran up to the arch bridge and Miao Yan suddenly crouched down, whispering. ¡°Get down! Don¡¯t make any noise!¡± The three people from Nangong¡¯s side were all veteran Awakened ones. Their reactions were naturally fast and they immediately lied down onto the ground while holding their breath. Chen Xiaolian too reacted quickly, crouching down while holding onto Soo Soo. Momentster, the ¡°cha cha¡± ¡°cha cha¡± sounds of footsteps resounded from under the bridge! Upon the pathway below the arch bridge, arge group of Qin terracotta soldiers marched through in a series of lines. The number of terracotta soldiers here amount up to hundreds! Additionally, the factor that struck fear into their hearts was that this group of terracotta soldiers numbering in the hundreds were all mounted soldiers! Riding on horses, the row of teams passed through. All of the mounted soldiers disyed loosely hanging hair and wielded spears in their hands. The edge of the spears were seemingly close to stabbing into the bottom area of the arch bridge! As for them who were sprawled onto the surface of the bridge, all they needed to do was to extend one hand to make contact with these terracotta soldiers¡¯ spears. They observed the huge groups of mounted soldiers marching through the bottom area of the bridge, the horses¡¯ hooves giving off ¡°cha cha¡± sounds while the lines remained orderly. The chilling air caused goose bumps to spread through their skin! Everyone restrained from making any sounds. After watching the group of mounted soldiers move far away, Nangong finally breathed a sigh of relief. He then nced at hispanion, the one who was covered in blood and has weak breathing off him. ¡°Lun Tai, how are you doing? Can you hold on?¡± Nangong whispered. Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you using medicinal agents? Could it be that you people don¡¯t even have Healing Beast Blood?¡± Miao Yan frowned. Nangong forced out a smile and raised his hand towards Miao Yan. ¡°Thank you for your aid earlier. If not for you throwing those items to disrupt the monsters, I fear that they would have caught up to me and my fellow brothers.¡± Pausing, Nangong frowned. ¡°This ce does not allow the use of Healing Beast Blood. This pce interior is extremely terrifying. Once you get injured, not even the use of Healing Beast Blood will bring about any effect. I am guessing that there is some form of restriction.¡± ¡°There is such a restriction?¡± Miao Yan frowned. She abruptly extended her right index finger to make a shallow cut on her left palm. Observing blood flowing out from the wound, Miao Yan retrieved a Healing Beast Blood from the system and swallowed it in one gulp. She stared at her palm. The wound remained unhealed, and there was no sign of it healing at all. Miao Yan¡¯s face sank! However, Nangong and his two men and even Chen Xiaolian stared at Miao Yan with a perplexed expression! This woman¡­ How extravagant! Healing Type Beast Blood may not be very expensive, but it still required points to purchase from the Exchange System. For any yers or Awakened ones, points were no different from their lifeblood, something that they would be unwilling to waste in the slightest! In order to make an experiment, this woman casually used a Healing Type Beast Blood! Additionally, Nangong was able to clearly see that the one used by this woman was actually a ¡®High ss Healing Type Beast Blood¡¯! The effect of using a High ss Healing Beast Blood was extremely good. Even grievous injuries could be recovered after using it! However, its price was far from cheap! Among the circle of Awakened ones, Nangong could be considered to be a lead figure. However, even he does not possess such deep pockets that he could casually produce and consume a High ss Healing Beast Blood! This woman however, her face was one of indifference. Chen Xiaolian did not think too much about that. Instead, he concentrated and pondered before whispering. ¡°I understand. It is probably because this is the core area of the mausoleum. Qin Shi Huang is certainly here within Epang Pce¡­ thus, it would be urate to consider this ce as a ¡®deathnd¡¯! Any life force and recovery energies will be suppressed here.¡± Nangong nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This little brother here, your deduction is quite interesting.¡± Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes. ¡°You seem familiar. En, that is right! That day, the one ying with model aircrafts is you! That is not right! Could it be that you have been taken over by an arriving yer?¡± Right after he uttered those words, Nangong¡¯s face changed madly. His body jumped backwards several steps and his spear was pointed towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face turned grim and she grabbed onto the spear in Nangong¡¯s hand. Nangong attempted to wrest it back. However, his face instantly turned different as Miao Yan seized the spear away! ¡°Do not misunderstand,¡± Seeing Nangong¡¯s two subordinates jumping up with wary expressions, Chen Xiaolian quickly spoke out. ¡°I am an Awakened. I am Guild Leader Qiu Yun¡¯s man. I am with Meteor Rock Guild.¡± After saying that, he pulled Soo Soo¡¯s cor to reveal the Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s protective suit. Nangong¡¯s face slowly eased and he put down his clenched fist. ¡°So, that is what happened¡­ it is a mistake on my part. I never thought you could hide your identity so well.¡± Nangong then pointed at Miao Yan and spoke with a cautious tone. ¡°And this is?¡± Miao Yan gave a ¡°heng¡± and gently snapped the spear in her hands, breaking it in half. She threw it down the ground and said coldly. ¡°Just now, I saved your life. Now, you turn hostile just because you want to. I do not like you; there is no need for us to continue our talk.¡± Nangong¡¯s face turned into one of embarrassment and he rapidly said. ¡°This humble one is Nangong. I am the Guild Leader of the Nangong Guild.¡± As he spoke, his expression was one of embarrassment. However, his tone revealed a certain pride. It seemed that this Nangong Guild has quite the fame. Hearing that, Miao Yan did not even bat an eyelid. She said coldly. ¡°Heng, you are famous? I do not care about it.¡± After saying that, Miao Yan turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°These few fellows are nothing worthwhile. I do not feel like going together with them. You?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Naturally, I will be following you.¡± A pleased look appeared on Miao Yan¡¯s face. ¡°At least you have a conscience.¡± Seeing that Miao Yan and Chen Xiaolian were about to leave, Nangong¡¯s face tensed up. He quickly called out. ¡°Wait!¡± ¡°What?¡± Miao Yan narrowed her eyes. ¡°I mean you no harm,¡± Nangong restrained the fury in his heart and slowly said. ¡°We are all here in this dangerous ce. As the saying goes, a solitary tree cannot be a forest. I am aware that senior has a high level of strength. However, going together and looking out for each other is not a bad thing. Earlier on, what happened was only due to a misunderstanding. After all, we are all Awakened ones. Which one of us does not hate those yers to the extreme? It is simply a misunderstanding on my part; there is no need for senior to be so angry.¡± Pausing, Nangong quickly continued. ¡°We have entered this pce for quite some time. The things that we have encountered and observed along the way are quite considerable. How about we move together? We are willing to share the information we gathered. How about it?¡± Those words caused Chen Xiaolian to halt. He turned to look at Miao Yan but she remained silent. Chen Xiaolian then asked. ¡°Guild Leader Nangong, how long has it been since you entered this pce?¡± ¡°At least 2 hours,¡± Nangong smiled bitterly. Two hours? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart tensed up. Two hours. It seemed that this Nangong group had experienced quite a lot within this Epang Pce. They would surely know more regarding the circumstances of this ce. Perhaps they might have useful information. That would be betterpared to having him and Miao Yan stumble about. Chen Xiaolian felt tempted and he looked at Miao Yan. Miao Yan then sighed. ¡°Very well. I will follow your decision on this, Xiaolian.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Guild Leader Nangong, let us make it clear beforehand. Moving together is all right with us and we can help protect each other. However, you must not hold back on any information. If you have any ill intent¡­¡± ¡°If you have ill intentions, I will kill all of you. It is not that hard,¡± Miao Yan suddenly spoke out in a cold voice. Chapter 73: Five De

Chapter 73: Five De

GOR Chapter 73: Five De These words from Miao Yan were uttered with an indifferent voice, as though it was something of no concern for her. However, the words contained an extreme amount of self-confidence! It was as though killing off those few people before her was something she viewed as something easy that required very little effort. Naturally, hearing those harsh words caused the faces of the twopanions beside Nangong to change. Within their expressions were traces of indignation. Nangong on the other hand, suddenlyughed out. He slowly said. ¡°Since we will be cooperating, honesty will be of the utmost importance. I, Nangong swear upon my honour, should I conceal anything, I will not be able to leave this instance dungeon alive!¡± After saying that, he lowered his voice. ¡°We are all in the same boat. People in the same boat must help one another. This is something that I am well aware of. So, please be at ease.¡± Seeing his sincere way of speaking, Miao Yan¡¯s face no longer seemed so cold. Chen Xiaolian however, had been feeling tense despite putting on a straight face. In his heart, he thought: ording to Qiu Yun, Guild Leader Nangong is quite the renowned person within the Awakened ones circle. Although Miao Yan¡¯s words were harsh, he is able to swallow those insults. En, this person is someone who can adapt to the situation, a formidable character! ¡°As a show of goodwill, allow us to lead the way. We have some rudimentary understanding of the interior of this pce. The three of us will walk in front to lead the way and go find a safe ce to further discuss matters. How does that sound?¡± Neither Chen Xiaolian nor Miao Yan has any objection towards Nangong¡¯s proposal. Thus, Nangong led his twopanions and walked in the van. He also personally went to help prop the injured fellow known as Lun Tai. The few of them moved past the arch bridge until they reached the other side of the pce. They then walked through a wide corridor for around 2 minutes. Nangong suddenly whispered out. ¡°There is one here!¡± At the end of the corridor, there was a pce side door. Nangong stood before the doors, and raised his head to nce at it. A stone tablet with inscription characters written upon it could be seen hanging next to the pce side door. Nangong smiled and opened the door before walking in. Chen Xiaolian, too noted the stone tablet hanging at the side. He stared at it for a little while andmitted the two inscription characters into memory. He lightly smiled before walking into the room. After everyone had entered, Nangong immediately closed up the doors. Then, he let out a long breath of relief. ¡°This ce is safe,¡± Nangong sighed beforeughing out. ¡°Monsters will not step foot into this room. Even if those terracotta soldiers patrol about, they will never set even one foot into this room.¡± After entering through the door, Chen Xiaolian inspected around. The area afforded by this side room was not small. It was at least as big as a ssroom, shaped in a square. Within the room were benches, desks, incense burners and other wares. The one evident difference was that everything within was painted with a deep ck colour. In the entire room, there was no other colour except ck. By then, Nangong had already retrieved out 2 candlesticks and lit them up. Then, the side hall became much brighter. Chen Xiaolian noted that a stone tablet was erected above the front area of this side hall. Two big characters were written on its surface ¨C the characters were simr to the ones written on the stone tablet outside. ¡°Why will the monsters not attack when we are in this area?¡± Miao Yan furrowed her brows. ¡°Could it be that this instance dungeon also provides a safety zone?¡± ¡°I do not know either. At any rate, the monsters will not enter this ce,¡± Nangong gave a light smile. ¡°Earlier on, we encountered some monsters. We were chased all over the ce. However, as long as we run into this room, the monsters will immediately give up their chase. Even though we were right in front of their eyes, those terracotta soldiers would ignore us, turning around to leave. In short¡­ these rooms with stone tablets on them are safe.¡± Miao Yan reflected on it and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Do you recognize the words on the stone tablets?¡± Before Chen Xiaolian could speak up, one of Nangong¡¯spanions, the one who were not injured spoke out with a trace of pride. ¡°There is nothing difficult with that, these two characters are seal scripts [1]. They form the words ¡®De Water¡¯. [2]¡± Pausing for a moment, thepanion swayed his head and said. ¡°As for what De Water means, I too know of it. It is the Buddhist word for the Virtue of Water. Apparently, these rooms must have received the Buddha¡¯s merciful power of protection. Thus, those monsters were unable to enter.¡± Hearing those words, Chen Xiaolian could not restrain himself andughed out. The man frowned and said with dissatisfaction. ¡°Are my words that funny?¡± Chen Xiaolian had originally not wanted to say anything. However, Miao Yan became displeased and coldly said. ¡°If what you say is correct, then others will naturally notugh. But if what you say is wrong, can others notugh?¡± Nangong turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Brother, do you have any information on it? There is no need to hold back. We are here to discuss things honestly with each other after all.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated slightly but was urged by Miao Yan. ¡°Xiaolian, no need to be afraid. Just say it out!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He then pointed towards the stone tablet on the walls and forced out a smile. ¡°The words are correct, however the order is wrong. If you read it from the left to the right, then it is naturally ¡®De Water¡¯. But the correct order of reading for people of ancient times is from the right. Thus, the correct way of reading it is ¡®Water De¡¯.¡± The earlier fellow¡¯s expression suddenly turned red. Miao Yan turned curious. ¡°Water De? Xiaolian, what does that mean?¡± Nangong too, stared at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian slowly spoke. ¡°The dynasties of ancient times have a teaching regarding the Five De. It conforms to the teachings of the Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. The Spring and Autumn Period [3] uses the teachings of the School of Yin Yang to calcte out the Five De of the ancient dynasties. The time of the Yellow Emperor is of the Earth De, the sessive Xia Dynasty is of the Wood De, Shang Dynasty is of the Metal De and Zhou Dynasty is of the Fire De [4]. It is the principle of the mutual oveing of the Five Elements [5]. Thus, Xia recing the Yellow Emperor represents Wood oveing Earth. Shang recing Xia represents Metal oveing Wood. King Wu of Zhou defeating Shang Dynasty represents Fire oveing Metal. Nextes the Qin Dynasty. Although it is said that Qin Shi Huang united the other six states, he actually wrested the world from Zhou. Thus, it can also be said that Qin ended the Zhou Dynasty, which represents Water oveing Fire. Therefore, Qin imed to be the Water De of the Five Elements. Water ovees Fire, thus, Qin extinguished Zhou. This action gave them a form of legitimacy. It meant that we who reside under the Heavens must conform to the cycle of the Heavenly Dao. Since the Heavens destined it to be so, then we can only abide by them.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolianughed out. ¡°The ¡®Annals of Qin Shi Huang¡¯ states: Shi Huang advocates the Teachings of Five De. Since Zhou is of the Fire De, Qin recing Zhou¡¯s De was something that would surely seed. Thus, begins the Water De.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed towards the arrangements of the room. ¡°Qin considers itself to be of the Water De, thus they promote ck as things of beauty and value. The colour ck represents the Water De. Thus, all valuable items would be created using the colour ck. Even the clothes of Qin Shi Huang were ck in colour.¡± ¡°Shouldn¡¯t Imperial robes be yellow?¡± The fellow that Chen Xiaolian had refuted could not resist asking out. ¡°Using the colour yellow for Imperial robes is a practice started by theter generations. During the Qin Dynasty, the clothes worn by the Emperor is ck in colour,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly replied. However, he then frowned. ¡°I still do not understand. Why is it that by hanging up a Water De sign, the monsters will not enter this room? En, Guild Leader Nangong, how many rooms within Epang Pce has a Water De sign on it?¡± Guild Leader Nangong shook his head. ¡°I do not know the exact number. We were unable to go everywhere within this pce. However, the number of such rooms we encountered on the way, inclusive of this one amounts to 3.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and pondered upon it. Guild Leader Nangong looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Brother, you are so young. How could you know so much? Judging by your looks, you do not appear to be a schr. Could it be you are a History major college student? That is not right. Your age do not match. With your age, I think you should still be in high school, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian has a delicate face. Even though he was already 18-years-old, he appeared slightly younger. Chen Xiaolian shook his head and let out a bitter smile. ¡°Naturally, I am no schr. En, I write online novels. Thus, I would read up more on these misceneous subjects. I only have a superficial knowledge of things. If we have to go deeper into it, I can only stare stupidly.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian took the initiative and moved towards the injured fellow¡¯s side. He retrieved a first aid kit from his pocket and went on to bandage the other fellow. The one known as Lun Tai did not speak up much. His eyes showed gratitude and he said in a low voice. ¡°Thanks.¡± Chen Xiaolian helped tear off his clothes and saw a gashing line of wound on his shoulders. The incision was sharp. ¡°How did this happen?¡± ¡°That is a sh from a terracotta soldier,¡± Lun Tai forced out a smile. Chen Xiaolian opened the first aid kit and applied some medicine on it. He then used bandages to wrap it up, stopping the bleeding. The other person looked at Chen Xiaolian with a more courteous expression. ¡°You are quite a good hearted person. En, earlier on, you mentioned that you write online novels? I do like to read them as well. What novels did you write? Perhaps I have read them before.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and softly said. ¡°I am just a poor guy writer. It is likely that you have never heard of me.¡± ¡°En, looking at your young age, you are probably not a Great God. I usually like to read the novels written by a fellow called Fatty Wu. Detestably, that fellow have a tendency to leave his novels without updating them. It really vexes people. Before I entered this instance dungeon, I found that his novel have not been updated for days now.¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled inwardly. I am standing right before you ah. However, I have been too upied since returning. It is only natural that I have no time to type anything to update. I had stumbled into this northwest area and entered this instance dungeon. However, after realizing that this fellow was also his reader, Chen Xiaolian had a better impression of him. He further asked. ¡°Brother, may I ask how I should address you?¡± ¡°That is easy!¡± The person pointed at Lun Tai. ¡°This is my brother, he is the elder brother while I am the second brother. The two of us originally run an auto repair shop that specializes in tire repairs and others. After bing Awakened ones, we gave ourselves nicknames. My brother¡¯s name is Lun Tai (wheel tire).¡± ¡°And you?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with wide opened eyes. He suddenly had this subtle feeling¡­ As expected¡­ ¡°My name is Bei Tai (spare tire)!¡± Chen Xiaolian held back his desire tough out and raised a thumbs up. ¡°Good names!¡± ¡®ÂÖÌ¥¡¯, pinyin: ¡®l¨²n t¨¡i¡¯. L¨²n = Wheel, T¨¡i = Tire. ¡®±¸Ì¥¡¯, pinyin: ¡®b¨¨i t¨¡i¡¯. B¨¨i = Spare, T¨¡i = Tire. 1 Seal script is an ancient style of writing Chinese characters throughout thetter half of first millennium BC.? 2 ¡®µÂ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®d¨¦¡¯. The word ¡®De¡¯ is a key concept in Chinese philosophy, usually tranted as virtue/ inherent character/ inner power/ integrity. However, it has nearly 20 meanings. Thus, I decided to stick with De for its introduction.? 3 The Spring and Autumn Period is another name for the Warring States Era.? 4 Recorded dynasties in China began with: Yellow Emperor > Xia Dynasty > Shang Dynasty > Zhou Dynasty > Qin Dynasty and so on¡­ Also, in the Five Elements theory, De refers to ¡®seasonally productive air/energy (qi)¡¯.? 5 Oveing (others might call it control or restrain): ? [Source: Wiki]. Chapter 74: Bronze Men And Big Tree

Chapter 74: Bronze Men And Big Tree

GOR Chapter 74: Bronze Men And Big Tree Nangong produced a piece of paper and scrawled out a map of the area. ¡°The shape of the pce is roughly simr to the character ¡®Æ·¡¯ (grade). Three pce buildings are situated around while the middle area is an empty square. At the centre of the three ¡®¿Ú¡¯ are an arch bridge and an upward tform. However, there is a problem. We have been moving around in this area for nearly 2 hours. We have explored every ce of the bottom two pce buildings, the two ¡®¿Ú¡¯ at the bottom. Both of them have gates and stairs leading down to the empty central square. However, the main pce building up top remains inessible. The gates are closed and we were not able to even ascend the stairs. It was as though an energy of some sort was blocking us. As for the other two great pce buildings, Qin terracotta soldiers will patrol about. These things are like ghosts, appearing all of a sudden at short intervals at unknown locations. We fought with them twice and killed no small number of them. However, when we returned, we found that the broken stone debris left by them on the grounds where we had fought had disappeared. It seems there are no end to these things.¡± After saying that, Nangong turned to gaze at Miao Yan. After Chen Xiaolian finished helping Lun Tai with the bandaging, he too moved over. He inspected the map drawn by Nangong and pondered before saying. ¡°It seems the problem resides in the main pce building¡­ can we only get there through the central open square? Is there no other way? Can we jump over from the rooftop of the side halls?¡± Nangong smiled bitterly. ¡°Did you think we hadn¡¯t thought of that method? Lun Tai¡¯s injuries came about due to that. We went to the highest peak of the left pce building and attempted to jump through the walls. As a result, we realized that there is a form of energy sealing the area, leading to us being unable to cross over ¨C Additionally, that ce is also a dead-end. A group of Qin terracotta soldiers then blocked us off and surrounded us. We were nearly wiped out back then.¡± ¡°That must be a game restriction,¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°We can only enter the central square through the side pce building, then use the stairs to enter the main pce building. However, a seal is blocking off the stairs. In other words, there must be a certain quest requirement that we have yet to clear.¡± ¡°Could it be to kill the guardian?¡± Miao Yan¡¯s eyes lit up and she looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Didn¡¯t you guess that the guardian is Bai Qi? We will find him and y this fellow.¡± Chen Xiaolian could not help but roll up his eyes. Kill Bai Qi¡­ Could Bai Qi be so easy to kill? Just by listening to his name, you can be certain that he is a big BOSS type of existence. ¡°What does the central square looks like? Are there any special particrs there?¡± Chen Xiaolian shifted his attention to the central square. ¡°¡­ There is,¡± Nangong said in an earnest tone. ¡°There are a few special particrs. There are 12 metal men.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up! 12 metal men. Naturally, they are not made of gold, but bronze. The 12 bronze men. [1] ording to historical records, after Qin Shi Huang unified the world, he feared that revolts would ur. Thus, he issued amand for all weapons within the country to be collected, smelted and forged into 12 bronze men statues. The historical records states: ¡®Round all weapons under the Heavens, assemble them in Xianyang, expunge all thoughts with the ring of the bell and 12 bronze men, each as heavy as a thousand stones, ced within the pce¡¯. ¡°En, what else are there besides the bronze men?¡± As Nangong was pondering about it, Bei Tai beside him suddenly mumbled. ¡°There is also a crooked tree.¡± Crooked tree? This made Chen Xiaolian stunned: The pce hall proper is constructed around a crooked tree? What kind of custom is that? It ispletely inconsistent with the etiquettes andws of the Imperial Family. Why would a big tree be nted in the square within the Imperial Family¡¯s great pce? ¡°Do not listen to his ramblings. It is not a crooked tree, but a catalpa tree,¡± Nangong frowned. ¡°After reaching the great hall earlier, I felt bewildered. So, I went closer to check it out. That catalpa tree is not crooked. Only, there seemed to be some hack marks on it. The tree was hacked to the point of bing crooked.¡± Even so, that is not an exnation for why this tree is ced at the central square of the Imperial Pce, right? ¡°There is no point in us talking about it here. Why don¡¯t we head there to check it out,¡± Miao Yan stood up. Chen Xiaolian thought about it and agreed. ¡°That is good too. There is not much time left. We will go to the square to investigate; perhaps we will find some clues.¡± As they stood up, Chen Xiaolian nced at Soo Soo and hesitated. He had originally wanted to leave Soo Soo within this safety zone. Pondering about it though, Soo Soo may not be willing. Additionally, he was unable to be at ease about it. Thus, he decided to drop the idea. They moved out of the Water De room and spent a few moments walking through the corridor. This time, they were fortunate and did not encounter any terracotta soldiers. After passing through two corridors, they reached the side pce building¡¯s veranda. There, they saw a passageway before them. As for the main hall of the side pce building, it was decorated with several wares. There were also several bronze sculptures of defenders. Chen Xiaolian looked at it and suddenly moved over. He picked up the spear within the arms of a bronze statue and weighed it in his hands. He smiled. ¡°Not bad, we can use it as weapons for self-defence.¡± Miao Yan¡¯s eyes shed and she too went forward to grab one. Nangong observed the two of them and threw down the broken stone spear in his hands. He picked up a shield held by one of the bronze statues. As for Lun Tai and Bei Tai, they each found a bronze censer, which they held in their hands. ¡°This damnable instance dungeon really ticks people off. Our own metals objects are not allowed inside, and yet they ce these bronze weapons inside.¡± Lun Taiined. Chen Xiaolian nodded inwardly but said nothing. They continued moving forward and reached the gates of the side pce building. As they were about to push open the gates, they saw two figuresing out from another passage. Qiu Yun and Alice were walking side by side. Qiu Yun¡¯s hair was dishevelled and was looking somewhat miserable. Bloodstains could be seen upon his lips. As for Alice, she was panting and limping as she walked. As the two of them caught sight of Chen Xiaolian, they were surprised. Then, seeing that Chen Xiaolian was with Nangong, Qiu Yun¡¯s face eased a little. He smiled bitterly. ¡°Xiaolian, I did not expect you to still be alive. I assumed that you have died.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Guild Leader Qiu Yun, I was lucky. I only fell into a trap room. How did you get here?¡± ¡°It is a long story,¡± Qiu Yun thought before shaking his head. ¡°At any rate, it was an arduous journey. It would take a long time to describe and is quite frankly not worth mentioning.¡± He turned to Nangong and nodded his head. ¡°Guild Leader Nangong.¡± ¡°Guild Leader Qiu Yun,¡± Nangong¡¯s expression seemed somewhat peculiar. ¡°This time, it appears that we will really have to cooperate,¡± Qiu Yun gave a soft smile. ¡°Does our agreement from yesterday still hold?¡± ¡°Haha! Of course it is still valid!¡± Nangong immediately said. ¡°With a master like Guild Leader Qiu Yun lending a hand, I will have less to worry about.¡± ¡°You are exaggerating, Guild Leader Nangong. Your strength stands out from the rest and I can only be an essory.¡± After the two of them spoke out, Miao Yan who was at the side became impatient. She knitted her brows. ¡°Is there any meaning in you two blowing each other? Going to the square takes precedence. Any idle talks can wait until we walk out of here with our lives!¡± Nangong¡¯s face turned red; Qiu Yun turned to regard Miao Yan. ¡°Guild Leader Nangong, this is your new guild member? She has a very young face.¡± ¡°No way! This one here is not a member of my Nangong Guild. She is a master that we encountered along the way. If not for her help earlier, I fear that our bodies would have been refreshed by now.¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s expression turned somewhat peculiar and he turned to gaze at Miao Yan again. ¡°Let us go. This is not the ce to talk,¡± Chen Xiaolian ced the bronze pole arm on his shoulders. Miao Yan merely stood by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side, not showing any interest in speaking to Qiu Yun or Alice. Her expression was one of haughtiness. It was as though the words ¡®Strangers Keep Out¡¯ were written on her face. Chen Xiaolian and Qiu Yun walked together for a while. Seeing the bloodstains on Qiu Yun¡¯s lips, Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°You are hurt?¡± Qiu Yun nodded his head and softly smiled. He did not say anything but asked instead. ¡°Are you all right?¡± ¡°I was lucky,¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side. ¡­ Their group which now consisted of 8 people pushed open the heavy gates of the side pce building and saw a wide step of stairs spreading out before them. The distance between the great hall¡¯s stone tform and the ground was about 7 to 8 metres. Going down the stairs, they reached a huge square shaped open area. For Chen Xiaolian who had visited the Forbidden City, he felt that this square was even more imposingpared to the central square between the Three Halls of the Forbidden City [2]. The four-sided square area has a t surface and ck stone tiles were arranged to fit seamlessly. Most noticeable of all was the area below the stairs from the main pce building where 12 bronze men were ced! They were divided into two sides, with six on each side. The mouldings of the bronze men were finely done, but the faces were ambiguous. The only feeling they could feel off it was that it was big! Raising their heads, they could see that these bronze men have a height of over 10 metres. They were as tall as a three storeyed building. The two lines of bronze men stood in the middle of the square, giving off an imposing atmosphere! Located just opposite of the great hall¡­ Was indeed a tree. This tree was in no way short, with a height of 7 to 8 metres. It has almost the same height as the great hall¡¯s stone and rammed earth walls. The crown of the tree was bare and filled with a deep aura of death, not a trace of life was visible. And yet, it had grown into a very robust state. Chen Xiaolian walked over, looking over at the big tree several times. He then saw the considerable hack marks on the tree. Extending his hand, he examined them and felt that it was cold to the touch! Qiu Yun and Miao Yan walked over. Standing beside Chen Xiaolian, Miao Yan whispered. ¡°Hey, Xiaolian. Don¡¯t you know a lot about history? What is the origin of this great hall¡¯s bronze men and tree?¡± Chen Xiaolian stroked his nose and gave a bitter smile. ¡°The 12 bronze men are not that hard to exin¡­¡± With a few words, he exined the origins of those 12 bronze men. Then, he pointed at the big tree and forced a smile. ¡°As for this thing, I have no way of exining it¡­ in this world, which Imperial Pce would nt a big tree outside its great hall? Through the ages, the need to prevent assassins made it so that the Imperial Pce would not allow trees to be nted near the sleeping chambers and main halls for fear that assassins would hide in them. Additionally, this tree here is all bare. It does not look scenic at all.¡± ¡°Qiu Yun!¡± Alice suddenly shouted. Qiu Yun turned around to see Aliceing over from the 12 bronze men area. She quickly said. ¡°These bronze men¡­ have many marks on them. All the marks were the results of hacking!¡± Hacking? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart tensed up and a train of thought suddenly shed through his mind! He subconsciously blurted out. ¡°I understand now!¡± 1 Gold and bronze are both metals.? 2 Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Central Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony, the three halls constitute the heart of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. [Source: Wiki].? Chapter 75: Beginning of The Five De

Chapter 75: Beginning of The Five De

GOR Chapter 75: Beginning of The Five De Chen Xiaolian stared at the catalpa tree, at the hack marks on its surface. His face turned odd and he gave out a long sigh before using a low tone to speak. ¡°This is a catalpa tree. It is known as the Distinguished Shrine of Fury.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s tone became filled with perplexity. ¡°I thought that those were only legends. To think that the tree would actually be here¡­¡± Miao Yan frowned. ¡°What are you muttering? If you know anything then just spit it out.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at Miao Yan before looking at Qiu Yun. He realized that Qiu Yun was also staring at him ¨C not just him, even Nangong, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were looking at him. Chen Xiaolian stroked his face and forced out augh. ¡°With all of you looking at me like that, I will have a lot of pressure. All right, no need to keep the suspense. It is just that I have read more when ites to misceneous types of books. Seeing the hack marks on this tree made me remember a myth from the Qin Dynasty.¡± Exhaling, Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°In ancient times, there is a book of myths regarding the supernatural. It is known as ¡®In Search of the Supernatural¡¯. One of them tells of a story regarding Duke Wen of Qin [1]. This Duke Wen of Qin was Qin Shi Huang¡¯s ancestor. He was quite frankly, a very important figure. The Qin Dynasty considered itself to be of the Water De [2]. I have exined this before. However, this statement regarding the Water De was not brought up during Qin Shi Huang¡¯s era. It was brought up since the time of his ancestor, Duke Wen of Qin. Legends has it that Duke Wen of Qin once went out on a hunt where he hunted down a ck dragon. Err, back when I read about this legend, I guessed that what Duke Wen of Qin actually hunted down was a huge ck python. However, the people of Qin viewed the ck dragon as the fortune of the Water De. In other words, ck represents water. And so, the ck dragon represents the fortune of water. Thus, after hunting down the ck dragon, Duke Wen of Qin ced himself in the position of the ruler of the state. He took it as a sign from the Heavens and the state of Qin had since then considered themselves as being of the Water De. It could be said that since the time of Duke Wen of Qin all the way until the moment Qin Shi Huang united the world, the state of Qin had always dered themselves to be a state with the Water De.¡± ¡°What connection does the hunt of a ck dragon have to do with this big tree?¡± ¡°There is a connection. It lied with the one who conducted the hunt,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°That person is none other than Duke Wen of Qin. As I have said earlier, there are some interesting chronicles regarding Duke Wen of Qin in the book ¡®In Search of the Supernatural¡¯. One of them is known as ¡®Distinguished Shrine of Fury¡¯. ording to legends, Duke Wen of Qin once went out. He reached a ce known as the Distinguished Shrine of Fury. There, he saw a big tree. For some unknown reason, perhaps something was wrong with his mind, but Duke Wen found the tree to be an eyesore. He sent his soldiers to chop down the tree. However, something strange happened. No matter how they chopped, they could not chop down the tree. Whenever they hacked down on it, a maddening gale would descend from the skies. At the same time, the big tree would continuously restore the wounds upon itself. In the end, 40 plus soldiers spent the entire day trying to chop down the tree but to no avail. After that, the soldiers called it a day. Unfortunately, one of the soldiers twisted his ankle and decided to sit upon the big tree to rest. As he was asleep in the middle of the night, the soldier overheard the spirit of the big tree conversing with a ghost. The ghost said to the spirit of the big tree. ¡°What is so great about you? These ordinary people were simply unable to discover the method to chop you down. As long as someone wears red robes, use red ropes to tie up your tree body, sprinkle lime dust on your tree body¡­ then take up the axe to chop you, you will be a goner.¡± The soldier overheard those words and reported them the very next day. The Qin soldiers followed those procedures to proceed. Wearing red clothes, they used red ropes to ties up the big tree. Then, they sprinkled the big tree with lime before chopping down upon it¡­ finally, the big tree was chopped down! After the tree was chopped down, a green ox ran out from within the big tree. It rushed into the river. However, the ox could not endure being in water. Seemingly fearful of the water, the ox ran out. The Qin soldiers that saw it sought to kill it. One of the soldiers slipped, ending up with dishevelled hair. The ox caught sight of that and seemed to be terrified of the dishevelled state of his hair. It was so scared, it ran away and never showed up ever again.¡± After saying all that, Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°That is it. I think¡­ this big tree may be the catalpa tree in the story.¡± Miao Yan stared. ¡°That is the end? How is that a story? There is nothing exciting or wonderful about it. Is there any peculiarities within the story?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Miao Yan before turning to regard the rest of them. He then gave a soft sigh. ¡°In terms of connection, there is a very big connection! If we are to just regard this story by itself, then there is nothing. However, if we are to look at everything that we have seen in this Epang Pce, in addition to what I said earlier regarding how the people of Qin considered themselves to be of the Water De. Then¡­ this story holds a critical significance!¡± Nangong and his 2panions were bewildered. Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes shed and he asked in a low voice. ¡°How so?¡± ¡°It all lies with Duke Wen of Qin.¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke in a low tone. ¡°The people of Qin considered themselves to be of the Water De. They would unite the world in the name of the Heavens. But, this beginning of the Water De did note from Qin Shi Huang¡¯s body. Instead, it came from the body of his ancestor, Duke Wen of Qin. It could be said that the beginning for the Water De started from Duke Wen of Qin. He was the starting point. As for this story about felling the tree, I had originally dismissed it as something minor. But now that I think about it¡­ its contents are infinitely profound.¡± ¡°Water De, Water De¡­ ,¡± Qiu Yun thought about it carefully. ¡°In this story, water was mentioned. The green ox that appeared from the big tree ran into the river. But, it could not endure being in water and thus it ran out.¡± ¡°En, but it does not stop there.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a light smile. ¡°The so-called water does not have to be physical in form, it can also be symbolic.¡± As everyone there was trying hard to figure out what those words meant, a small hand gripped onto the corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, I know.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to see Soo Soo raising her head with pursed lips. ¡°It is hair.¡± ¡°What?¡± Miao Yan was stunned and she looked at Soo Soo. ¡°It is hair,¡± Soo Soo carefully continued. ¡°Xiaolian oppa said before, the people of Qin highly values the colour ck because ck represents the Water De within the Five Elements. Hair is ck. That Qin soldier¡¯s dishevelled state of hair terrified the green ox. In other words, loosely hanging ck hair that sways about resembles the flow of ck coloured water.¡± ¡°That makes sense!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s eyes lit up. She could not help but move forward and pinch Soo Soo¡¯s baby like cheeks. Miao Yan smiled. ¡°What a smart little girl! Not only are you cute, you are also very smart.¡± Soo Soo shrunk backwards, seemingly showing defiance towards Miao Yan¡¯s act of pinching her cheeks. Her head shrunk behind Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body and she held tightly onto his hand. She pouted her bun like face as she stared at Miao Yan, her big eyes showing discontent. ¡°Even if this tree is the one that Duke Wen of Qin chopped down¡­ how does that help us?¡± Qiu Yun slowly asked. ¡°Now that we know its origin, what do we do?¡± ¡°Now we know its origin. Coincidentally, there is an important clue within this story! At first, I did not know how to break through our current circumstance. Now, I have an idea. The answer to solve our current plight is within the tree-felling story! How about everyone try to solve it?¡± 1 Duke Wen of Qin ruled over the state of Qin from 765¨C716 BC, around 450 years before the state of Qin conquered the other states and established the Qin Dynasty.? 2 As mentioned before, the word ¡®De¡¯ is a key concept in Chinese philosophy, usually tranted as virtue/ inherent character/ inner power/ integrity.? Chapter 76: Players

Chapter 76: yers

GOR Chapter 76: yers Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile. ¡°Clues? What clues does this story have?¡± The one who asked that was Nangong. As they tried their best to listen to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s story, Nangong, Lun Tai and Bei Tai stared. ¡°It is a very important clue!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression lit up. Suddenly, he spread open both his arms, as though he was trying to embrace the entire area within the pce. He gave another faint smile. ¡°Truth be told, there is a correction that I would like to point out for regarding what you may be thinking. The people of Qin valuing the Water De are true. However, the Water De remains as one of theponents of the Five Elements. It will never exist as an independent entity. The Five Elements forms a circle, and can only achieve perfection with all Five Elements present. In other words, all the five elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth needs to be present. As for the people of Qin, they believed that they hold the Water De. Coincidentally, the Heavenly passage of time stated that the time hase for the Water De within the circle of Five Elements to rise. Thus, the people of Qin were able to obtain the world.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°The story of Duke Wen of Qin felling the tree¡­ is actually not about felling the tree. It also does not mean that the people of Qin possessed the protection of the Water De¡­ if we are to carefully examine it, this is actually¡­ a story about the circle of Five Elements! Additionally, the implication of this story is that amongst the circle of Five Elements, the one to acquire the final seat of honour is the Water De!¡± Circle of Five Elements? Within the story, there is only the big tree¡­ en, the big tree represents Wood. Then there is Water¡­ but, where is the rest? They all looked at one another, not knowing how to solve it. Chen Xiaolian exhaled and slowly said. ¡°Cutting the catalpa tree. The tree is thus Wood. As for the swords and axes used by the Qin soldiers, those can be considered as Metal. Later on, the Qin soldiers wore red coloured clothes and utilized a red rope. The colour red signifies Fire. Thus, this incident tallies with the element of Fire. At the end, the river¡¯s water and the Qin soldier¡¯s ck dishevelled hair represents Water. That means: Wood, Metal, Fire and Water has appeared.¡± ¡°What about Earth?¡± Nangong asked. Soo Soo who had been hiding beside Chen Xiaolian pouted her bun like face again and frowned. ¡°Since there is Wood, how can there not be Earth? Could the big tree grow on air?¡± Chen Xiaolian stroked Soo Soo oval-shaped face andughed softly. ¡°Soo Soo is correct. In this story, Earth is hidden. The important part that requires reflection in this story is the order in which Earth, Wood, Metal, Fire and Water appeared. This is a very important clue!¡± Seeing how everyone was maintaining their silence, Chen Xiaolian force out a smile. ¡°Please do not think that I am deliberately showing off. There really are particrs of note within it. As I said before, the Qin Dynasty is of the Water De. Then, what about the time before the Qin Dynasty came to being? The dynasties that preceded Qin, beginning with the eldest followed by its sessors are: Yellow Emperor, Xia, Shang, Zhou and then, Qin. The people of ancient times had made clear records regarding them. Additionally, the teachings of the circle of Five De had also made records about it: Yellow Emperor represents Earth De. Xia represents Wood De. Shang represents Metal De. Zhou represents Fire De. Qin represents Water De. Observe, the order of dynasties coincides with ¡®Earth, Wood, Metal, Fire, Water¡¯, each representing Yellow Emperor, Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin respectively. Did you notice? In the story, the order of appearances by the Five Elements also coincides with ¡®Earth, Wood, Metal, Fire, Water¡¯. First came the Earth. From the Earth, the catalpa tree was born. Thus, Wood appeared. Next, the Qin soldier took up their swords and axes, signifying the appearance of Metal. It was then followed by them wearing red clothes and using red ropes, signifying the appearance of Fire. In the end, the ox falling into the river and the dishevelled hair of the Qin soldier signified the appearance of Water. See? The order ispletely the same: Earth, Wood, Metal, Fire and Water. There is no discrepancy in this order at all! In fact, this story is suggesting that: ording to the order of preceding dynasties of the Yellow Emperor, Xia, Shang, Zhou, the next in line is Qin!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian forcefully pped his palms. ¡°Circle of Five Elements has thus appeared!¡± ¡°¡­ although I do not understand what you are saying, it sounds very powerful.¡± The speaker was Bei Tai. He then stared forward. ¡°But, how does those things you said rte to our present situation?¡± ¡°I believe there is a rtion¡­ with how to solve our current situation. This open square seemed to have a seal upon it, preventing us from entering the main pce building. I believe that this restriction is likely something simr to a formation array. And the requirement for this formation array is the circle of Five Elements! All Five Elements must be present!¡± ¡°The 12 bronze men can be considered as Metal, the catalpa tree as Wood,¡± Qiu Yun quickly said. ¡°Where do we find the other three?¡± ¡°We don¡¯t really have to go look,¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed towards the pce. ¡°This huge building, in addition to our current location within the mountain meant that Earth could be considered present.¡± ¡°What about Water?¡± ¡°The people of Qin regarded Water as their De. This ce is the Imperial Pce of Qin. Additionally, they adorn every ce with the colour ck. Thus¡­ the Water element is considered present.¡± After that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered. He then said his next sentence with emphasis on each words. ¡°So, in order to break this formation array, the one thing weck is¡­ Fire!¡± ¡°No Fire?¡± Miao Yanughed. She suddenly grabbed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spear. With a spear in both hands, she struck the two together and a series of sparks suddenly burst out! ¡°Isn¡¯t it easy to get fire? Just a few minutes and we will have a fire.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°It would be nice if it were that simple. Still¡­ there is no harm in trying. I fear that this Fire element is not that simple.¡± Nangong brought over a piece of paper. Miao Yan then used the two bronze spear and struck them together. Soon, sparks burst out. After a few tries the paper caught on fire and a small fire came into being. The small fire flickered, its light shining upon their faces. Everyone¡¯s expressions were fluctuating. ¡°What now?¡± Nangong was the most impatient, and he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We have fire now. How should we proceed with the Five Elements formation array that you said?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a resentful smile. ¡°It seems¡­ the element of Fire is not a literal one. It won¡¯t work simply by making fire. I feel that there is a profound meaning behind it. This formation array is like a puzzle. The literal meaning is not enough to solve it.¡± ¡°Fire is not fire, what the Hell!¡± Nangong grumbled. At that moment, several voices could suddenly be heard. On the side of the great hall, the gates from which they came down earlier were pushed open again. Several people dressed in odd-looking clothes entered. The one in the lead was a pale faced youngster. Sporting a thick pair of eyebrows, it could only be Han Bi! Han Bi was walking at the front. Suddenly, the one behind him pushed him down. Han Bi stumbled and fell, rolling down the stairs. Blood flowed down from his head, dripping down onto the ground! The one who pushed Han Bi down the stairs was a tall and thin man. His upper body was left bare, a ne made of animal teeth hung around his neck and his long hair was set into countless braids. Beside him were a female and two males. From a distance, the woman seemed to be wearing a leotard. However, her breasts surged out like billowing waves. Every step she took would cause the two gigantic mountains to quiver, causing others to helplessly turn their heads. As for the other two men, they were a pair of twins. They have the same face, one was wielding a wooden staff, while the other held onto a bronze censer. The braided man stood on top, looking down on every single person within the open square. The corners of his lips lightly curled up as he sneered. ¡°To think that we are not the first to arrive. The Awakened ones strength in this game is not bad. They were actually able to get before us.¡± After those words were spoken, the expression of those standing within the square changed! Chen Xiaolian had already run over. He propped Han Bi up from the ground and whispered. ¡°Are you all right?¡± ¡°I am fine,¡± Han Bi gritted his teeth. ¡°Be careful, they are yers! Also¡­ they are¡­¡± The braided man descended the stairs. His body shed and he leapt down with incredible speed. Hended beside Chen Xiaolian and Han Bi, causing Chen Xiaolian to be shocked. Seeing the braided man looking at him, Chen Xiaolian quickly clenched his fists. ¡°Ants,¡± A trace of disdain flickered in the braided man¡¯s eyes. He ignored Chen Xiaolian and moved straight ahead. The braided man¡¯s eyes scanned through everyone there before focusing on Qiu Yun. ¡°Awakened? I seem to have met you before,¡± The braided man contemted for a moment. ¡°Ah, I remember now. You are the one known as Qiu Yun. I fought against you people before in an instance dungeon. Back then, you brought your men to run away to escape being killed by us. However, one of yourpanions was left behind and fell into my clutches. I broke all four of his limbs and threw him down a snake hole.¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s expression turned fearful. ¡°You are¡­¡± ¡°Da Vinci (d¨¢ f¨¥n q¨ª)¡­ Guild Leader of the Wind sher Guild!¡± Hearing that name, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body quaked! Wind sher Guild! Da Vinci, raw: ¡®´ï·ÒÆ桯, pinyin: ¡®d¨¢ f¨¥n q¨ª¡¯. Chapter 77: Forbid You To Touch Him

Chapter 77: Forbid You To Touch Him

GOR Chapter 77: Forbid You To Touch Him Da Vinci, Guild Leader of the Wind sher Guild! How could Chen Xiaolian not feel anything after hearing the three words: Wind sher Guild? That was something rted to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first instance dungeon experience. It was also the beginning for him within this world! Feeling wise, Chen Xiaolian heldplicated emotions regarding this Wind sher Guild. The team members of the guild he met there, the flirtatious and vicious Sara, the mighty and ferocious Damon, the perverted Du Ya and thepetent Pattern Man. Naturally, there was also the Temporary Team Leader of the Wind sher Guild, Newton! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart had always felt somewhat guilty towards Newton. Back when he started joining the yer Guild¡¯s team, Newton had treated him very well. Newton was also a fair and selfless person, a very good team leader. Chen Xiaolian appreciated his way of dispensing rewards and punishments. In the end though, Newton was possessed by the Demon. In order to protect themselves, Chen Xiaolian, Han Bi and Soo Soo were forced to kill the possessed Newton¡­ As for the team members of the Wind sher Guild that were exterminated, they all left a deep impression into him! And now¡­ In his second instance dungeon, he actually ended up encountering the yers from Wind sher Guild! At any rate, Wind sher Guild¡¯s Deputy Leader Newton had died by his hands in thest instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ Da Vinci focused all his attention onto Qiu Yun¡¯s body. Da Vinci stood haughtily in the centre of everyone¡¯s attention. His face expressing loftiness and his eyes revealed cold indifference. Hearing the word ¡®Wind sher Guild¡¯, the expression on Alice, Nangong and his 2panions changed. This was especially true for Alice. Despite looking pale, she bit hard on her lips. Her body trembled as she stared at Da Vinci, geysers of mes seemingly bursting out from her eyes. ¡°Wind sher Guild! Da Vinci!¡± Alice gnashed her teeth. ¡°It is you! You owe me at least 3 of my ck Knights Guild members¡¯ lives!¡± ¡°ck Knights?¡± Da Vinci was surprised for an instant before giving off a sneer. ¡°Never heard of it¡­ I have killed so many Awakened ones; if I have to remember the names of all those Dick and Paul, I will be exhausted to death. Heng¡­ a group of virtual aborigines, so what if I killed you? Do you hate me? Do you want to kill me for revenge? That is just great! This way, the game would be more realistic, more interesting!¡± Da Vinci tightened his fists and ced them together, releasing knuckle cracking sounds. He twisted his head before extending his hand and waved his finger towards the Awakened ones before him. ¡°Come, a little exercise would be good.¡± ¡°Die!¡± Alice roared out, abruptly going into frenzy! She leapt to the skies and down towards Da Vinci. One of her palms cut down towards Da Vinci¡¯s neck. ¡°No!¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s face changed and he shouted. However, it was toote! Alice had already reached Da Vinci¡¯s front and her palm came slicing down! Her skill was in speed! This move of hers was as fast as lightning! The hand descended¡­ Da Vinci simply remained standing with a sneer on his face, not even bothering to move. Watching the sword like palm descending before him, his face revealed only disdain¡­ then¡­ Shua! Alice¡¯s attack struck empty air and cut down through the space behind Da Vinci¡¯s head! No one was able to clearly see how Da Vinci dodged the attack! Alice did not stop, but continued with both fists and kicks like a rampaging storm! Palm strike, fist strike, leg whip, sidekick, axe kick¡­ A series ofbinations were executed in one breath! Her movements were as fast as lightning. In that short 3 to 4 seconds of time, Alice seemingly had three heads and six limbs. Through her flurry of attacks, Da Vinci became enveloped within the afterimages of her palms and kicks¡­ However, these series of attacks had no effect whatsoever! Da Vinci was clearly standing right there. Yet, his body seemed like an illusory shadow. Despite the fact that he seemed immobile, all of Alice¡¯s attacks could only strike empty air¡­ ¡°Faster, faster, faster! Too slow, too slow, too slow!¡± Da Vinci stood in the middle of the storm of attacks and his mouth continuously issued out those ridiculing words¡­ Finally¡­ Bang! A miserable scream was uttered and Alice¡¯s body flew out. None of them was able to see Da Vinci¡¯s actions. All they could see was an after image seemingly intepping with his body and Alice crying out in misery as she was thrown out. Alice fell on the ground and rolled back twice. Her left arm had already been bent in a horrifying angle. The bones above her elbow were protruding outwards and her muscles were exposed! Blood flowed all over the ground! Watching that happen, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank! Alice¡¯s skill was known for her speed! Back when she was being surrounded by the terracotta soldiers within the tomb, that ghostlike speed of hers was used to deal with the terracotta soldiers as she shuttled around. That scene had left a deep impression within Chen Xiaolian. Yet, at this moment¡­ facing Da Vinci, Alice was just like an infant that has no ability to fight back! One hit KO! Da Vinci curled the corners of his mouth. ¡°Body Technique Division eh? Heng¡­ a speed type skill, what a pity¡­ it is too weak. In my eyes, you are slower than a snail.¡± Alice howled loudly. Her right hand pped down heavily onto the ground and her body was propelled upwards. Her body seemingly broke through the airflow! Seeing Alice charging at Da Vinci again, Nangong let loose a roar. ¡°What are you waiting for! Charge together!¡± Guild Leader Nangong wielded the bronze spear and rushed forward. Lun Tai and Bei Tai too, showed no hesitation. They raised the bronze censer and rushed forward. The four of them surrounded Da Vinci. The bronze spear shed through the air and its yellow brilliance shone, bringing with it a vigorous breeze. Although he was injured, Lun Tai bellowed out and his body suddenly swelled up. His originally skinny figure abruptly expanded. His clothes were almost split in the process! His pair of eyes glowed red and he madly swung the bronze censer. Da Vinci sneered. ¡°Another Body Technique Division one, a strength type eh? Pathetic¡­¡± Da Vinci casually dodged the iing bronze spear from Guild Leader Nangong while seemingly remaining immobile. Nangong¡¯s spear struck thin air! Alice then grunted, her waist bent and she fell back, blood spraying out from her mouth. Lun Tai¡¯s hands jerked and he saw that the bronze censer had been gripped tight by Da Vinci¡¯s right arm¡­ the transformed Lun Tai bellowed. He clenched his other fist and sent it smashing forward! ¡°You are looking for death,¡± Da Vinci¡¯s face was set in a sneer as he too sent his fist forward¡­ Bang! The two fists smashed against one another and the air exploded outwards! Lun Tai¡¯s fist was like a y pot. A bang resounded and his fist and even his bones burst out! Flesh and muscle flew out and all his fingers were broken! It was as though an iron hammer had pounded down onto dough! Lun Tai screamed out in pain and his body fell. Bei Tai who was at the back held onto his brother, his pair of eyes turned red and he howled. The bronze censer in his hands were sent flying forward¡­ Da Vinci scoffed and casually reached out with his hand, catching the bronze censer with ease. Both his hands came together and the bronze censer within his hand was crumpled like a piece of paper and thrown aside! ¡°Use your skill! Hold him!¡± Nangong gnashed his teeth and retreated rapidly! After putting a distance of roughly 7 to 8 metres between them, he saw Bei Tai cing both his palms together. Extending his thumbs and forefingers, he made a triangr pattern. In the middle of the triangr pattern was none other than Da Vinci. The airflows around Da Vinci¡¯s body suddenly transformed into restraining airflows. Theyers of shapeless airflows wrapped up Da Vinci¡¯s body! Da Vinci¡¯s eyes flickered slightly and he smiled contemptuously. ¡°Interesting, to think there would be a spatial incarceration.¡± Both his arms jerked about lightly and he frowned. After that, he spread them open. ¡°A pity¡­¡± Pa pa pa pa pa¡­ A series of sounds that resembled beans being fried burst out from around his body! Cracks appeared upon the translucent restraining airflow! Bei Tai sprayed out blood from his mouth and his body faltered. ¡°Guild Leader, hurry! I cannot hold on!¡± Nangong was standing behind Bei Tai, two fingers of his right hand ced onto the spot between his eyebrows¡­ His pair of eyes suddenly opened wide and brilliant light shone from within them! Boom! A golden, yet transparent doppelganger appeared upon the surface of his body! A dense electrical current enveloped it! Once it appeared, this golden, humanoid doppelganger was like a sword that had been drawn out! The golden doppelganger extended two fingers to act as a de and stabbed towards Da Vinci! A boom resounded, as though a thunder had struck down! The golden doppelganger struck onto Da Vinci¡¯s body. The golden light shone brightly, enveloping Da Vinci! Due to the brilliance of the golden light, Da Vinci¡¯s figure could no longer be seen¡­ Nangong¡¯s pair of eyes were wide open as he stared. Finally, he let out a deep breath. His expression faded and both his hands were left hanging down. He panted for breath like a leaking bellows. ¡°Did, did we finish him?¡± Bei Tai¡¯s eyes were bulging widely. Suddenly, Nangong¡¯s body shook! From behind his ears, the indifferent and disdainful voice of Da Vinci came. ¡°Is your disy of skills over?¡± Nangong¡¯s body stiffened and his throat issued out ¡°ge ge¡± sounds. A terrifyingly cold feeling instantly paralyzed his entire body¡­ Ca! A hand suddenly burst out from his chest! Da Vinci scoffed and withdrew his hand with lightning like speed. With a huge hole in his chest, Nangong sprayed blood out and fell to his knees. His head tilted and his forehead smashed down onto the ground. ¡°Guild Leader!¡± Bei Tai roared out and scrambled forward. Nangong exhaled and his body too sprawled down on the ground. His eyes though, were directed to the side, staring at Qiu Yun. Qiu Yun had been standing still, not moving in the slightest, his face devoid of expression. ¡°What¡­ are you¡­ waiting for! Bastard¡­¡± Nangong died. ¡°Qiu Yun!¡± Bei Tai raised his head and howled, and then he stared at Qiu Yun with grief and indignation. ¡°What are you standing there for? What are you waiting for?¡± Qiu Yun said nothing, his expression as dead as wood and his eyes unfocused. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body had be paralyzed. Several Awakened ones had surrounded Da Vinci. However, after being toyed with for just a few moments, Nangong had died miserably, Lun Tai and Alice had been seriously injured¡­ everything that happened ended too rapidly! It was so instantaneous that Chen Xiaolian did not even have the opportunity to react. When he had seen them surrounding Da Vinci, he had attempted to rush forward. However, despite the storm like momentum behind their encirclement, it was torn apart instantaneously¡­ Before Chen Xiaolian could even rush out¡­ Suddenly¡­¡­ Xiu! A figure suddenly appeared beside Chen Xiaolian. Da Vinci¡¯s subordinate, the woman with astounding breasts had appeared beside him, standing side by side. ¡°Do not interfere¡­ our Guild Leader is in the midst of enjoying the game. An ant like you should refrain from going up there to disappoint him.¡± After saying that, she pressed one hand down onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. Despite having B ss strength, this slender hand made him no different from a worm. He was held down. No matter how he struggled, his body could not move! ¡°Our Guild Leader is responsible for having fun while we take out the trash,¡± The big-breasted woman gave a faint smile and squinted her eyes at Chen Xiaolian. She then turned to look at Han Bi. ¡°Guild Leader said that he wants this little one alive for questioning. In that case, you should die first.¡± After that, the big-breasted woman extended a finger towards Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead. Just as the finger was about to reach the area between Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows¡­ Suddenly, a hand reached out and lightly nipped the big-breasted woman¡¯s wrist. The big-breasted woman¡¯s face suddenly changed! She caught sight of a pair of smiling eyes. Unbeknownst to her, a woman wearing skin-tight garment had appeared before her. ¡°I have no interest in meddling with your killing of others. However, this fellow is mine. I forbid you to touch him.¡± [Author¡¯s Note: Naturally, Xiaolian would not continue to be so weak ~ Be rest assured, he will soon shine brilliantly!]. Chapter 78: The Terrifying Qiu Yun

Chapter 78: The Terrifying Qiu Yun

GOR Chapter 78: The Terrifying Qiu Yun The big-breasted woman¡¯s expression showed bewilderment! She felt as though a pair of iron mps were pressing down on her wrist. It was such that even part of her body had be paralyzed! However, the thing that shocked her the most was not that. This woman, which appeared before her, the time at which she nipped her wrist, her actions, all of those had urred without the big-breasted woman¡¯s realization. She did not see any of it¡­ Most importantly¡­ when this woman was standing beside her, she had used a cold and indifferent gaze to regard her. That undisguised attitude of indifference exuding from her eyes¡­ All of those factors made the big-breasted woman feel as though she was nothing but a tiny existence standing right beside a terrifyingly gigantic beast. It was as though all the other party needed to so was to flex its ws to rip her into pieces! After finishing her sentence, Miao Yan turned away. She stood silently beside Chen Xiaolian, and watched the proceedings happening far away. It appeared that she had no qualms about exposing her back towards the big-breasted woman. The big-breasted woman¡¯s face changed several times within that short moment as she stared at Miao Yan¡¯s back, her fists alternating between clenching and loosening. The humiliation she received earlier gave the big-breasted woman a desire to deliver a vicious blow towards that other woman¡¯s back. However, a voice within her heart warned her: Never, ever try that stunt. Otherwise, there will be dire consequences. As the big-breasted woman was clenching her fist for the third time, the twins standing atop the stairs leapt down. Theynded beside the big-breasted woman and one of them lightly ced their hand down onto the big-breasted woman¡¯s shoulder. The woman turned to look at her team member to see him silently shaking his head. In his eyes, there was grimness. The other one stared at Miao Yan¡¯s back in stupor. Finally, the two brothers retracted their gaze. Looking at each other, they pulled the big-breasted woman and the three of them moved past Miao Yan, Chen Xiaolian, Han Bi and Soo Soo, going towards Da Vinci. It was as if Miao Yan had brought a tremendously profound pressure down upon them! This terrifying feeling could only be dispelled by moving close to their mighty leader! ¡­ Nangong had died. The blood from his body stained the ground beneath him with a crimson colour. Lun Tai lied on the ground as well, blood flowed out from the exposed flesh and muscle of his pulverized palm. Alice¡¯s arm was twisted and she kept coughing out mouthfuls of blood. None of them realized something. When the blood flowing down the ground reached the lines between the tiles, it slowly, little by little seeped down¡­ ¡­ ¡°Qiu Yun! How could you be such a coward? Qiu Yun!¡± Bei Tai was crying. He had arrived beside Nangong¡¯s corpse and he held on tightly to his Guild Leader, tears flowing down from both eyes. Alice spat out mouthfuls of blood and coughed out intensely. She too could not hide her look of disappointment as she stared at Qiu Yun with aplicated expression. ¡°Qiu Yun, you, you¡­¡± Da Vinci shook his head and let out a softugh. ¡°So, is that the end for warm-up exercise? What a disappointment. From the looks of it, there were 2 Guild Leaders¡­ has the Awakened Guilds be so weak?¡± He turned around to look at Qiu Yun. Narrowing his eyes, he asked. ¡°And you? The Awakened known as Qiu Yun, are you really so cowardly that you do not even have the courage to fight me?¡± Qiu Yun remained immobile, both his hands drooping down. Da Vinci suddenly frowned and his eyes turned odd. He suddenly thought of something and used one stride to step before Qiu Yun! The two of them stood close to one another and Da Vinci used an odd posture to keep his eyes level with Qiu Yun¡¯s! Their eyes met and yet, Qiu Yun¡¯s gaze remained empty¡­ Da Vinci raised an eyebrow. He suddenly extended a hand. Slowly and gently, he poked Qiu Yun¡¯s forehead. Next, a shocking scene urred! Qiu Yun¡­ a change suddenly happened to his body. His body suddenly disappeared¡­ leaving only his clothes, floating there while maintaining a humanoid shape. As though a certain force had faded away, the clothes dropped down the ground, bing a crumpled heap. Da Vinci took a deep breath and bent down to examine them. He extended his hand and picked something up from the heap of clothes. Surprisingly, it was¡­ It was a piece of paper the length of a finger. It was cut into the shape of a tiny human. A small paper person? Da Vinci¡¯s face sank and he turned silent for a moment before bursting out withughter. ¡°Hahahahahahaha! To think that I was actually mistaken! Ha ha ha ha! Good! Good! Interesting! This one is actually a doppelganger! Excellent! I like this type of cunning prey!¡± Da Vinci turned to regard the other Awakened ones andughed out madly. ¡°You bunch of fools! It turns out this fellow was not even walking together with you! The one walking with you is actually just a doppelganger! Hahaha! Looking at your expressions of surprise, it is obvious he had concealed it even from you all. I do not know what is it that he is trying to do. He used this method to conceal his disappearance from all of you even though you are hispanions. Meanwhile, his real self must be up to something at some other ce. Hahaha!¡± Doppelganger? Everyone including Chen Xiaolian and Alice were shocked! Qiu Yun¡­ was just a doppelganger? Chen Xiaolian clearly recalled that he and Qiu Yun had entered the instance dungeon together! He clearly recalled the time when they had killed off the fearsome Zombie Wyrm and the time when they had to fight off the terracotta soldiers. Back then, Qiu Yun had to disy his powerful strength. But then, why did he now be a paper man? Doppelganger? Naturally, Alice was also feeling doubtful. The ck Knights Guild Leader stared at the piece of paper in Da Vinci¡¯s hand with eyes that were filled with shock! As Da Vinci burst out inughter, Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. A thought suddenly shed through his mind: That is not right! ¡­ When they were battling the Zombie Wyrm, Chen Xiaolian had identally hurt the Zombie Wyrm. However, Qiu Yun was the one who singlehandedly finished off the Zombie Wyrm that had killed off several Awakened ones in the end! When they were battling the terracotta soldiers, Alice and her guild members were engaged in a bitter fight against the terracotta soldiers. As for Qiu Yun, he had personally finished off the Qin general standing above the tform! That level of strength cannot possibly be that of a doppelganger! In other words¡­ the one who apanied him into this instance dungeon was Qiu Yun¡¯s real body! The one who fought alongside him, was Qiu Yun¡¯s real body! However¡­ at a certain point in time, Qiu Yun had quietly left, leaving his doppelganger here. But¡­ why did he have to hide it from his own team mates? At that moment, Chen Xiaolian suddenly recalled Soo Soo¡¯s warning to him! That man¡­ terrifying? ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡°So¡­ it is the Five Elements formation array eh? Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth¡­¡± At the front hall of Epang Pce, within the great hall not far away from the ¡®ma¡¯ gates, the huge four-sided ding¡­ Qiu Yun stood there, focusing his attention onto the ding that was higher than himself. His gaunt and pale face revealed traces of a pleasant smile. ¡°I thought I merely acquired a decent chess piece. Unexpectedly, he actually helped me unravel this mystery. Five Elements formation array, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth¡­ hmph, interesting.¡± Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows. ¡°Eh? The doppelganger technique was seen through?¡± Qiu Yun extended out his right hand. Within his palm, a tiny humanoid paper suddenly caught on fire, turning into ashes in but moments. ¡°No matter.¡± Qiu Yun smiled coldly. ¡°It does not matter if it is Alice, Nangong or even that interesting little guild member of mine. You have disyed your value to the utmost. And now¡­ I will use you all to help meplete my final step. Da Vinci? What an unexpected surprise. However, with your participation, my chances of winning bes higher!¡± Qiu Yun stood before the gigantic ding and his body slowly floated high above the gigantic ding. He produced something out from his sleeves. It was long and narrow, roughly the size of a palm, and thick. Judging by its looks, it was a form of copper or jade. It appeared ancient, disying years¡¯ worth of sediment and was fragmented. Upon the surface of this item was carved the outline of a simple yet deep pattern. This pattern was shockingly¡­ A tiger pattern! The item turned out to be an ancient symbol of military authority¡­ the Tiger Tally [1]! Even though it was partially damaged, Qiu Yun lifted this ancient item up high. He extended the index finger of his left hand and made a light cut upon his right palm, letting his blood flow onto the surface of the Tiger Tally¡­ Then, the blood that had flowed across the surface of the Tiger Tally dropped down onto the gigantic ding¡­ ¡°Red, red represents fire! Chen Xiaolian, thank you for your reminder. I am really reluctant to let someone as interesting as you die.¡± Qiu Yun let out a faint smile. ¡°A pity, in thest instance dungeon, I had to pay a great price in order to acquire this half broken Tiger Tally legacy from the King of the State of Qin. All of that is for this one opportunity! By acquiring his soul, my ''Starchart of Generals'' will finally attain the most perfect, most powerful, most dominant main star! [2]!¡± His blood dropped down onto the giant ding and seeped into it in just moments¡­ Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes turned maniacal. He inhaled deeply and shouted in a low voice. ¡°Come out! God of ughter, Bai Qi! By the order of this Qin Tiger Tally, I awaken you! All those people within the pce hall are the lifeblood offerings for you! Savour them, and then¡­ condense out your God of ughter¡¯s soul!¡± 1 Tiger Tallies were often used as proof of authorization by a King or Emperor whenmanding or dispatching an army. Other shapes have been used for the tally, but tiger remains the most widespread one.? 2 This sentence is quite vague and would not be exined until far in the future chapters. Raw: ¡®µÃµ½ËûµÄ»êÆÇ£¬Îҵġ®½«ÐÇͼ¡¯£¬¾ÍÖÕÓڵõ½ÁË×îÇ¿´ó×îÔ²ÂúµÄÒ»¸öÖ÷ÐÇ¡¯.? Chapter 79: Final Entrant

Chapter 79: Final Entrant

GOR Chapter 79: Final Entrant Qiu Yun¡¯s blood flowed down the Tiger Tally and fell down onto the giant ding. From within the ding, ck wisps of qi were emitted out. They condensed atop the surface of the ding, whirling slowly. Upon Qiu Yun¡¯s face was excitement and emotions. ¡­ At seemingly the same time. The open square was suddenly transformed into something akin to a gigantic sauna. Qi vapour began to rise continuously from the gap between the tiles. These dark red gas appeared with such abruptness that everyone were shocked. Miao Yan subconsciously turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was grim as he solemnly stared at red misting out from the thin gap between the tiles. ¡°Xiaolian?¡± Miao Yan shouted. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression remained grim and he let out a bitter smile. ¡°Do not ask me. I have no idea what is going on either. I have been here with you all this time. This¡­¡± He took a deep breath. ¡°It appears that¡­ the Five Elements array I mentioned has been activated?¡± Miao Yan was startled! Clearly though, this woman¡¯s eyes were shining with excitement and curiosity. She, does she even understand the concept of fear? ¡­ ¡°Come! Come! Once again! More sweet blood to act as nourishment! Only then can Bai Qi be truly awakened!¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s body had already dropped down to the ground and he stood beside the giant ding. His face was no longer as rxed as it was earlier. He panted, and his face revealed withered paleness. ¡­ Two loud noises resounded simultaneously from both the left and right side of the open square! The 2 gates of the 2 side pces of Epang Pce that were facing the open square were pushed open at the same time! A dense and orderly row of Qin terracotta soldiers charged in! Shield bearing soldiers in the front, pole arm and sword bearing soldiers in the middle. As for the crossbow bearing soldiers, they immediately spread out on both sides like wings the moment they walked out from the side pce buildings. Those terracotta soldiers went down on one knee and raised their crossbows, aiming their crossbow arrows at everyone who were standing at the square. More and more terracotta soldiers rushed in from the 2 side pce buildings. The sight was akin to dark clouds racing speedily down from both stairs, rushing down towards the open square. They surrounded the square in a dense orderly formation. If one were to take a view of the top of the open square, one would mistake them for a group of ck ants! ¡°Prepare for a big fight!¡± Da Vinci shouted loudly. He flexed both arms and roared. ¡°Get rid of these weak soldiers. Do not waste too much energy. It seems the main boss is about to appear!¡± ¡°Guild Leader!¡± The big-breasted woman quickly asked. ¡°What method do we use?¡± ¡°Follow the old method,¡± Da Vinci immediately replied. ¡°Follow me, we will rush in to the main pce building! Leave these Awakened ones behind to be our cannon fodder!¡± Da Vinci had already moved towards the main pce building¡¯s stairs. The big-breasted woman and the twins followed closely. The 4 of them stood beneath the stairs and immediately began with a peculiar action. The twin brothers nced at one another and nodded at the same time. The one on the left quickly produced three small gs and ced several gs down the surrounding area upied by the Wind sher Guild members. The inserted gs formed a triangr shape. The three little gs were of the ck, white and yellow colour respectively. The moment the gs were inserted onto the ground, the g that was originally swaying about suddenly quivered. With a ¡°shua¡±, they rose straight up as they fully unfurled. ¡°What a dense killing intent!¡± The younger twin looked at the g beneath their feet. The elder twin had already sat down cross-legged on the ground. At that moment, Da Vinci was standing guard for the triangle¡¯s main corner. The big-breasted woman and the younger twin were respectively protecting the other two corners. The three of them ced themselves around the elder twin, protecting him. ¡°Make sure to control the rhythm,¡± As Da Vinci observed the iing Qin soldiers, it appeared that he was still able to smile. ¡°Do not be hasty inunching skills. We still need to fight the guardian.¡± ¡­ ¡°Move quickly! Everyone assemble!¡± As the Qin soldiers were rushing down from the 2 side pce buildings, Chen Xiaolian ran towards Bei Tai. He held onto Soo Soo in his hands while Miao Yan followed. Chen Xiaolian grabbed onto Bei Tai¡¯s neck and shook with force. ¡°Stop crying! If you do not want to die, then get up and fight!¡± Seeing Bei Tai¡¯s expression of distress, Chen Xiaolian shouted as he pointed towards the badly injured Lun Tai who was lying on the ground. ¡°Your Guild Leader is already dead! Do you want your brother to die here? Do you want the both of you to die here?¡± Bei Tai shuddered! Chen Xiaolian pointed towards the catalpa tree and shouted. ¡°We will go there! ce our backs against the tree and fight back!¡± Bei Tai said nothing. He grabbed Lun Tai and ced him on his shoulders. Then, he strode towards the catalpa tree. Chen Xiaolian nced around and grabbed the still breathing Alice. He shouldered her and quickly ran. They ran to the side of the catalpa tree. Chen Xiaolian observed the soldiers descending down the stairs. Although their speed was not fast, the neat rows of Qin terracotta soldiers and the dense formation used by them caused his scalp to tingle. ¡°We cannot hold back anything! We must first survive this hurdle!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian looked at the people beside him¡­ Alice and Lun Tai were both injured. Han Bi seemed somewhat better. However, he too could only barely stand and walk. The only fighting force we could count on is probably the mysterious Miao Yan, Bei Tai and me. And Soo Soo¡­ well, during the most critical moment, she couldunch the zing Phoenix skill! ¡°Han Bi!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°Can you still fight?¡± Han Bi¡¯s thick, brush like eyebrows knitted together. Then, he exhaled and whispered. ¡°Even if I can¡¯t, I still have to!¡± Pausing, he continued in a low voice. ¡°My skill is temporarily unusable¡­ I had used it when fighting against the Wind sher Guild members, for now¡­¡± ¡°En, follow behind me, don¡¯t stray too far,¡± Chen Xiaolian said without hesitation. Miao Yan who was waving her bronze spear had seemingly be more piqued. She then nced at Chen Xiaolian and curled the corners of her lips. ¡°What nonsense! You still want to be a hero? When the fight starts, all of you can just hide behind me! Heng!¡± The square was soon nearly filled with the descending Qin terracotta soldiers. The rows of soldiers took up more and more of the area in the centre of the square. Oddly, though, the formation of soldiers from both sides stopped just as they were tens of steps away from the Awakened ones and yers. The ck military formation of soldiers was disyed before them. These stone terracotta soldiers were obviously unable to speak. However, that silence emanating off the battle formation, appeared no different from a sky-piercing thirst for blood. At that very moment¡­ Crunching sounds could be hearding from the north of the square¡­ The sealed main gates slowly opened! A huge foot stepped out. ck coloured greaves, thighs as thick as a tree shrouded by ck qi! Then, the entire figure appeared! A burly constitution, 30 feet tall (9.14 m), armour tied around his waist, a ck scarf wrapped over his head, the head of a Qin general. Rock like shoulders with godlike curves! As this lesser giant like Qin general was walking out of the main pce building¡­ Shua! With a uniformed action, every row of terracotta soldiers turned their bodies, raised their heads up 45 degrees and turned towards the Qin military general. Sky-piercing ck qi enveloped his body! It appeared as though his entire body was standing within the shadows itself¡­ resembling a divine martial ck knight from the legends! This was especially true if one were to examine the face of the general that was akin to a ck void! Miao Yan stared at the ckmander standing before the gates. Her face revealed eagerness. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! Could this be Bai Qi? Is it?¡± ¡°I, I do not know,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Maybe¡­¡± Then¡­ The situation turned worst! This military general that was shrouded with ck qi walked down from the main pce building. Then, he moved, turning to the left to give way¡­ From the main pce building behind him, another huge military general in ck armour stepped out! Then¡­ the third appeared! ¡­ and the fourth! The four military general with a height of around 10 metres stood before the gates of the great hall, ck qi swirling around their body¡­ By then, Chen Xiaolian was certain¡­ these were not Bai Qi! Miao Yan squinted her eyes and stared at the row of 4 giant military generals. ¡°I can feel a strong thirst for blood! The killing intent on these fellows body is very strong! I have never encountered this level of blood thirst before! En, a pure power of darkness! Just like that of the Undead Knights, but stronger! I like it, hahahaha!¡± Chen Xiaolian could not help but throw a nce at this woman: To think she could say something like that at a time like this. Is she crazy? Or, is her level of strength so powerful that she could be so confident? ¡­ ¡°Haha, haha, hahaha!¡± Qiu Yun weaklyughed and he squinted his eyes. ¡°Kill! Kill! Let more blood flow! Hahaha ha ha ha¡­ let more blood flow down to be nourishment! Just a little more, just a little bit more! En, who should I choose to sacrifice first?¡± His empty eyes suddenly shed with a strange radiance. ¡°I choose you!¡± At that moment, Qiu Yun was standing beside the gigantic ding, holding onto the Tiger Tally in his hands. Wisps of ming ck qi branched out from the side of the gigantic ding, and swirled up both of Qiu Yun¡¯s thighs! ¡°Tiger Tally¡­ Tiger Tally¡­ is this the feeling of holding absolute control over military power? Haha!¡± Both of Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes shed and he spoke out in a deep but low voice. ¡°I will put you on the chopping board first¡­ Da Vinci!¡± ¡­ Ptong! From outside Epang Pce, an average built person struggled to push open the heavy ¡®ma¡¯ gates. Afterbouring to open a small gap, he took a step inside. With sweat flowing down his head, Xia Xiaolei ran inside and quickly closed the ma gates! After that, he leaned onto the surface of the ma gates, panting for breath. How unlucky! Why am I so unlucky! The system is being too unfair! It gave me who lives in the mountains the message to enter this instance dungeon within 48 hours! Rushing to the county town alone takes half a day argh! I was barely able to enter this instance dungeon in the final 3 minutes before the 48 hours limit was reached! That was considered a huge luck for me! But¡­ why is it that this time around I cannot find any ce to hide? I was chased by stone monsters, pursued by terracotta soldiers and fell into a damnable hole. The fall caused me to bruise and bleed all over. Then I mysteriously rolled down towards this big pce¡¯s gates¡­ There doesn¡¯t seem to be anyone here? Hopefully, I can hide here for a while then! En, it would be best if I can hide here until the instance dungeon concludes! As Xia Xiaolei was panting for breath while leaning on the ma gates, he suddenly let out an ¡°eh¡± sound! He caught sight of Qiu Yun who was standing beside the gigantic ding! ¡°There is someone? Is he an Awakened or a yer? Damn!¡± Xia Xiaolei quickly threw himself down the ground and he rapidly crawled to the side as his buttocks stuck up in the air. He did not see me, right? He did not see me, right? Right? He did not see me! He did not see me! Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body turned soft. Chapter 80: Sea of Pets

Chapter 80: Sea of Pets

GOR Chapter 80: Sea of Pets Four ck military general, which resembled spirit Gods stood in a row before the main pce building. ck monstrous qi rose up to the skies from the top of the stairs. A dense number of Qin soldiers stood in formation within the square while the ck air enveloped the square area and gradually transformed into something resembling dark ink like clouds over the skies. It even obscured the starry light emanating from the precious stones embedded into the ceiling of the caverns. The illumination within the square rapidly grew dim and the surroundings gradually became dark. Chen Xiaolian raised his head and observed the dark ink like clouds above. It was roiling about, as though it was about to give birth to something¡­ At longst, the 4 ck military generals standing before the main pce building made their move. The leftmost ck military general suddenly took a step forward. With but a few steps, that tall body reached the bottom of the lengthy stairs. He stood before the Wind sher Guild. The 12 bronze men stood between him and the Wind sher Guild. The ck military general suddenly drew out the sword from his waist. Pointing the de of his sword at the Wind sher Guild, he made a heavy sh! With a ¡°shua¡± and a ck ming qi, a deep ravine suddenly appeared upon the surface of the ground. At the same time, several rows of Qin soldiers vigorously made a turn. It was as though they have just received an order! The formation by the row of soldiers was precise and sharp, like that of a de. The front row of soldiers raised their shields and the pole arms stuck out from behind them, pointing to the front. The archers pulled their bowstrings and the soldiers raised their swords¡­ ¡°They areing!¡± Da Vinci narrowed his eyes. Just after he spoke out, a ¡°weng¡± sound could be heard! The archers from the rear area of leftmost side had already let loose a volley of arrows! A concentrated number of arrows pierced through the skies, creating air-piercing sounds as the arrows covered the area upied by the Wind sher Guild! Da Vinci remained immobile! The older twin sat cross-legged on the ground in the middle of the triangle, both his eyes closed. A translucent gold radiance emerged from the surface of the gs, resembling a triangle shaped, translucent ss cover that epassed the area above the Wind sher Guild. The sounds of impact rang out continuously and the concentrated rain of arrows that fell upon its surface were all repelled away, scattering all over the ce. The arrows scattered about and the majority of the repelled arrows fell onto the surrounding area. The older twin sitting in the middle had a grim expression as both his eyes remained closed. His expression was no longer as tranquil as it was earlier. The ck military general raised his long sword again. This time, the front row of soldiers from the left began marching forward! From behind the body of shields, pole arms stuck outwards. A square formation of soldiers moved out from the main Qin armies, marching forward. The three little gs on the grounds where the Wind sher Guild was at burst out with radiance once again. The golden triangr barrier suddenly broke apart, transforming into countless golden rays of light, shining out without restraint! It was like an uncountable rain of golden arrows, mming directly into the square formation of Qin soldiers that was moving close towards them. Under the barrage of intense golden rays of light, the front rows of Qin soldiers were lifted off their feet. A considerable number of terracotta soldiers had their bodies smashed by the golden rays, pulverized into stone fragments and fell down the ground. Some had raised their shields, only to have the shield easily pierced through by the golden rays. Under the onught of the golden light, a small percentage of the square formation of Qin terracotta soldiers were felled. Heaps of ck stone fragments lied upon the ground. There were also partially dismembered terracotta soldiers crawling on the ground. These soldiers showed no expression as they crawled on the ground, doing their best to move towards the Wind sher Guild. From the rear end of the square formation, sword-wielding soldiers had quickly spread out like a pair of wings. Then, they moved out of formation and strode towards the Wind sher Guild. Once again, Da Vinci remained immobile. He gave a nce at the big-breasted woman. The big-breasted female understood instantly and let out a faint smile. With a wave of her hand, two pets appeared beside her. One of them stood taller than the big-breasted woman. Surprisingly, that was a fully ck coloured¡­ ck Widow Spider! This ck Widow Spider possessed an even bigger body shape than the one Chen Xiaolian had encountered before in the 72 Demons Instance Dungeon. Its 8 sickle like ws scraped the ground in a restless manner as it moved about. The other pet was an armoured warrior with ice enveloping his entire body. His entire body was covered by thick armour. The style of the armour gave off a heavy European feeling. His face was hidden beneath the visor and could not be seen. The big-breasted woman calmly stood behind the g and gently waved her two fingers. The ck Widow Spider and the Armoured Warrior quickly rushed forward! The Armoured Warrior wielded a great sword and charged into the ranks of the sword bearing Qin soldiers. Everywhere he shed would be visited by a frost qi. Everywhere he went, the Qin terracotta soldiers would end up having their bodies hacked apart! That was especially true for those Qin soldiers who approached it. The Qin soldiers were frozen and could only stand rigidly on the spot. Next, the Frost Armoured Warrior¡¯s sword would sweep towards them, cleaving them to smithereens! In the few moments since the Frost Warrior appeared, he had already cut down 7 to 8 of those Qin terracotta soldiers. On the ground beneath him, a field of frost had spread out! As for the ck Widow Spider, it was even more powerful! Despite having a huge body, the ck Widow Spider¡¯s speed was even faster. A ck figure rushed out as the ck Widow charged into the midst of the group of Qin soldiers. In but a moment¡¯s time, 5 to 6 terracotta soldiers were thrown out. Next, the 8 sickle like ws danced about shing in all directions! The Qin terracotta soldiers surrounded the ck Widow and stabbed forward. However, the weapons they wielded struck in vain, creating only the pointless sounds of ¡°ding ding dang dang¡±. The ck Widow¡¯s sickle like ws on the other hand were iparably sharp. Every time it shed down, a Qin soldier would be hacked away! The warrior and spider became an obstacle on the left side of the Wind sher Guild! The Qin soldiers square formation charged in frenzy, but were unable to break through the defences of these 2 pets! That was especially true for the ck Widow. As a spider, it had seemingly no blind spot at all! Its 8 sickle like ws sealed off every possible direction of approach! The rearmost archers shot out without restraint and their arrows pierced through the air. They then struck the ck Widow¡¯s body, only to have most of them be repelled off. The ck Widow did not even show any fear towards these attacks. However, it did rouse its ferocious nature! The ck Widow suddenly turned around, and then¡­ A mass of white objects were sprayed out and it fell onto the archers standing far away within the formation¡­ The white threads formed a dense spider web with strong adhesive powers. It fell onto some of the archers, sticking to them. Then, the ck Widow abruptly turned around¡­ The ck Widow rotated its body like a gyroscope and the Qin archers that had the spider webs pasted onto them were lifted up! They became a il, sweeping the area and smashing apart the Qin soldiers in the area! The Frost Warrior too, had already unleashed his skill. Upon the surface of his great sword, a dazzling white light could be seen. Everywhere he went would be littered with pieces of frozen Qin soldiers! They had be ice figures! The ck Widow that was crushing down on the Qin soldiers with its overwhelming might caught sight of the frozen Qin soldiers and charged towards them. Its charge pulverized them into smithereens¡­ Chen Xiaolian watched the battle from the distance, his eyes bulging wide. This was the first time he witnessed someone using 2 pets to do battle! The strength disyed by the big-breasted woman had far surpassed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expectations! The big-breasted woman stood behind the g with an expression of contempt. She sneered. ¡°Guild Leader, these monsters are too weak. Also¡­ they give too little points. There is only one point for killing 3 or 4 of them.¡± Right after she uttered those words, the big-breasted woman¡¯s face suddenly underwent change! A Qin soldier in the garb of a general charged forward! The Frost Warrior sent out 2 consecutive frost qi sh, but they were deflected by the Qin general! Clearly, the strength of this Qin general far exceeded that of the ordinary Qin terracotta soldiers! After deflecting the 2 frost attacks, the Qin general rushed before the Frost Warrior! The long sword in his hand hacked down onto the Frost Warrior¡¯s head! Bang! The Frost Warrior immediately took several steps back. An indentation appeared at the centre of the helmet on his head! The Qin general gripped onto the hilt of this sword and took 2 steps forward. He then viciously delivered a stab onto the Frost Warrior¡¯s chest! The tough armour worn by the Frost Warrior was not pierced through. However, the tremendous momentum behind the strike forced him back again! The Qin general unflinchingly bent his knees and leapt up. He soared through the air and shed down! This time, the sword hacked down onto the junction point of the Frost Warrior¡¯s left shoulder armour. With a breaking sound, his whole arm fell off! From the broken area, a white coloured cold qi flowed out The Frost Warrior was beaten senseless and he futilely waved the great sword in his hand. The Qin general moved rapidly, moving behind the Frost Warrior and hacked down onto the Frost Warrior¡¯s head once again. The helmet was indented inwards once more! ¡°Not good!¡± The big-breasted woman cried out involuntarily and she immediately summoned back the Frost Warrior. The Frost Warrior transformed into a white beam of light and disappeared. The Qin general turned around and his stone face gazed at the big-breasted woman. The big-breasted woman turned furious. ¡°You damaged one of my pets! You¡¯re looking for death!¡± The ck Widow rushed over and its long sickle like ws descended, piercing through the Qin general before throwing it away. When the Qin general fell to the ground, his body broke into pieces. However, another 7 to 8 Qin soldiers wearing general garbs quickly appeared from the back of the Qin soldiers. They rushed forward! These terracotta soldiers wearing general garbs were clearly a notch strongerpared to the ordinary terracotta soldiers! Despite its ferocity, the encirclement by the terracotta generals caused the ck Widow to retreat. That was especially so when the terracotta generals used their swords to hack down onto the ck Widow. The tough shell of the ck Widow¡¯s body was unable to endure the attacks and were broken. After being struck several times, it let out a sharp cry and shot out its spider webs, wrapping one of the generals into a white ball of web. Its sickle like w arced out and cut the ball into two. However, another general leapt up onto the ck Widow¡¯s back¡­ The ck Widow panicked and struggled to turn its body. However, the general stubbornly held onto the ck Widow¡¯s body. The general was hurled around, but he remained infallible. Then, even more Qin generals followed suit. Three more generals jumped up and the ck Widow brandished its sickle like ws to stop them. It managed to cut off the waist area of 2 generals. However, one of them managed to leap onto the ck Widow. The Qin general stabbed down with his sword onto the back of the ck Widow at random. The ck Widow was able to resist most of the attacks. However, one of them finally stabbed down onto the ck Widow¡¯s eyes¡­ The ck Widow¡¯s body violently thrashed about, screaming in a sharp voice. Despite crushing several Qin terracotta soldiers, its body was tilting¡­ The big-breasted woman¡¯s face turned increasingly distorted. She heavily gritted her teeth and summoned back the ck Widow. The ck Widow became a beam of light and disappeared into the air. One of the Qin general who fell to the ground broke his leg. Despite that, he used his sword to prop himself up and vigorously rushed towards the big-breasted woman. The big-breasted woman was in a rage! She waved her hand and summoned out another 2 pets! A War Wolf and a War Bear! Both pets transformed into humanoid forms. Standing upon their rear legs, they let loose a roar and pounced onto the Qin soldiers! Chen Xiaolian who was observing from afar was thoroughly shocked! This woman¡­ just how many pets does she have. The Wolf Warrior and Bear Warrior were obviously warriors of the strength type of build specializing in warfare. They rushed forward and engaged in a melee battle with the Qin generals. Swords flew up and down and 2 Qin generals were crushed to pieces. Another one was bitten by the Bear Warrior before being thrown out! The Bear Warrior had 2 swords stabbing into his body. One onto his back and another onto his thigh. The Wolf Warrior was more agilepared to the Bear Warrior. He stretched out his ws and pounced up and down, killing off two Qin generals before being surrounded by a group of Qin soldiers. Tens of pole arms stabbed into him and he fell dead onto the ground. His body then turned into a beam of light and disappeared. The big-breasted woman¡¯s face was livid. She sneered and waved her hands once more. Two Wolf Warriors appeared beside her! Chen Xiaolian no longer had the strength to be surprised. This bitch¡­ is she ying a sea of pets? Chapter 81: Xia Xiao Lei

Chapter 81: Xia Xiao Lei

GOR Chapter 81: Xia Xiao Lei ¡°Do not be vindictive.¡± Da Vinci softly said. ¡°Do not waste your strength on these weak mobs. Just block them off. The way I see it¡­ those fellows are about toe down!¡± Da Vinci pointed out with his finger at the ck military general who had already stepped forward! Whenpared to the ck general¡¯s 3 zhang (~ 9 m) body, the members of the Wind sher Guild were simply puny. ck qi swirled around the surface of his long sword as he stepped towards the triangle formation of the Wind sher Guild! This time, the younger twin rushed forward! His figure disappeared! In the next instant, he appeared before the ck military general. His body soared through the air until he reached the ck general¡¯s neck area and he extended his fingers out while in mid-air. From his fingertips, a silvery light burst out andnded upon the surface of the ck general¡¯s neck. The ck general¡¯s body swayed for an instant before he immediately turned around. A ck fiery qi spouted out from both his eyes! The younger twin disappeared. In the next moment, he reappeared again behind the ck general, extending the same finger like a sword and shooting out another silvery beam of light. This time, the ming ck qi blocked off the silvery light. The younger twin¡¯s figure was seemingly capable of teleporting and he disappeared before reappearing again. This time too, he had reappeared in the ck general¡¯s blind spot. Unfortunately, despite the masterful execution of his attacks, the ck general¡¯s body was protected by the ck qi. The silvery light shot out by the younger twin could not break through the ck general¡¯s defence at all. After receiving a number of attacks, the ck general let out a roar. He ignored the younger twin and began sprinting towards the triangr formation! The younger twin gritted his teeth and determination shed through his eyes. He abruptly took a deep breath! His figure violently expanded outwards! In just one breath¡¯s time, his skinny figure had suddenly expanded to double that of his original size. The younger twin instantly transformed into a 3 metre lesser giant! Despite being smaller than the ck general, he was now an imposing figure himself. The younger twin roared loudly and a lightning like radiance appeared from his palm ¨C it was as though an axe of light had materialized from his bare hand. As he roared, he cleaved down onto the ck general¡¯s head! The ck general turned around and used his long sword to parry the blow. A loud sound resounded and the air sted outwards from the resulting impact. The surrounding Qin terracotta soldiers lost their footings and were all sucked up by the blowing air. The younger twin roared continuously. Brandishing the golden light axe, he engaged in a fight with the ck general! Although his size was smaller than the ck general, his strength and speed was in no way inferior. Every time the ck general¡¯s long sword struck the golden light axe, the resulting collision would bring out a sound that resembled the shrill cries of ghosts! ¡­ ¡°These people are so strong?¡± Han Bi who was standing near Chen Xiaolian was shocked and he blurted out those words in a low voice. At the moment, there was something odd going on. On the other side of the square, a ck general had already stepped forward while the Qin armies¡¯ formation on the left side had been fully mobilized to surround the 4 members of Wind sher Guild. However, things were different on this side of the square. Although there were Qin terracotta soldiers lined up in rows regarding them with tiger like eyes, these Qin soldiers were only standing still. There were no indication of them attacking. Movement on one side and stillness on the other. This created a contradictory scene upon the square. Being surrounded by such a high number of Qin soldiers nheless caused the Awakened ones to feel apprehensive. ¡°They are not that strong.¡± The one who spoke out was Miao Yan. Miao Yan squinted her pair of smiling eyes and was watching the ongoing battle waged by the Wind sher Guild with interest. Listening to Han Bi¡¯s words, the corners of Miao Yan¡¯s lips curled and she softly said. ¡°That ck general should have A ss strength. If any of the Wind sher Guild members could fight an A ss BOSS to a standstill, they would have be the number one guild amongst yers. That woman as well. Hmph, throwing out so many pets at once. Controlling so many pets would only exhaust the strength of the owner. ying a sea of pets strategy? Did you think it was that simple? The way I see it¡­ the most peculiar aspect of all is that triangr formation they are using. If I am not mistaken, that must be a formation that could enhance their strength for a short amount of time.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Miao Yan and thought: This woman has such a powerful strength and also so much knowledge¡­ in the circle of Awakened ones, she should be someone of note. But¡­ why was it that the 3 Guild Leaders here, Nangong, Alice and Qiu Yun could not recognize her? Could it be that she is a lone wolf type of Awakened? ¡°What should we do? Do we just wait here and watch the show?¡± Bei Tai said bitterly. ¡°Although I cannot wait to have those yers die off, but¡­ could it be that we should just wait here for those terracotta soldiers to attack us?¡± The sense of unease within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind became stronger. He raised his head to observe the skies. Those dark ink-like clouds had seemingly turned thicker¡­ ¡°I¡­ I have an opinion.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°We¡¯ll leave this ce! Break through the encirclement and head outside the pce!¡± ¡°¡­ what?¡± Miao Yan stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Are you not going to finish the quest?¡± ¡°The difference in strength here is too big,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied calmly. ¡°Being courageous does not mean being stupid. Look at those 4 ck generals. We cannot defeat even one of them. Additionally¡­ the real big BOSS has yet to make his appearance.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian looked at Miao Yan. ¡°Unless, are you confident that you can defeat those 4 ck generals? After that, we will have to depend on your strength alone to defeat Bai Qi.¡± Miao Yan¡¯s mouth moved but she did not say anything. Her eyes showed disapproval. ¡°The reason I participated in this instance dungeon was not toplete the quest. It was in order to live on,¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Han Bi and Soo Soo. ¡°This is my decision. I had thought about it. Even though there are a huge number of terracotta soldiers, the monsters¡¯ level is not high. Thus, we have an opportunity to break through. After that, we will enter the side pce building. From there, we can find our way back to the front hall and leave this Epang Pce. That is my opinion¡­ do you have any objections?¡± Han Bi nodded. ¡°I¡¯ll listen to you.¡± There was no need to ask about Soo Soo who tightly gripped onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. Bei Tai thought about it. ¡°My brother and I will follow you.¡± Alice sat on the ground, her face pale. She sighed and said nothing. When Miao Yan was the only one left, she suddenly smiled. ¡°Since that is how it is, then let us go together.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked around and pointed at the left side¡¯s pce building. ¡°We came here using that path. Thus, we are more familiar with the terrain there. Backtracking would be the most prudent way to go about it.¡± At that moment, with the exception of Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan all of them were injured ¨C as for Soo Soo, everyone had subconsciously ignored this little girl. Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, they all expressed their approval. ¡°Then¡­ let us break through.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at the Wind sher Guild who were engaged in battle far away and observed the rows of Qin terracotta soldiers standing at attention on the left side. ¡°Kill your way out, but do not keep fighting. If there is an opportunity, rush into the side pce building area. We will use the same path we took to exit Epang Pce.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian weighed the bronze spear in his hand and took a deep breath. ¡°I will open the way!¡± He stepped out, moving towards the left Qin army! ¡°Head Cleaver!¡± The spear drew an arc through the air and cleaved down onto a head! ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Qiu Yun stood beside the giant ding. The ck qi swirling beneath him had already reached his waist. Qiu Yun lowered his head and sneered. ¡°Are you thinking of seizing my body? Bai Qi!¡± From the surface of the Tiger Tally held high in his hands, a golden radiance suddenly shone down onto Qiu Yun¡¯s waist area. The radiance caused the madly moving ck qi to recoil! ¡°The God of ughter is indeed a God of ughter, what a powerful air of brutality! Even this Tiger Tally of the King of Qin could barely restrain you, hmph!¡± Qiu Yun narrowed his eyes. Through the Tiger Tally, he could clearly observe everything that was happening at the square through the eyes of the controlled Qin terracotta soldiers. It appears that the pressure on the Wind sher Guild is insufficient. Hmph¡­ offer more of your blood! One more ck general! Da Vinci, I want to see if that triangr formation of yours can hold.¡± Even more golden radiance burst out from the surface of the Tiger Tally. Qiu Yun was bathed in the golden light and the area below his waist that was engulfed by the ck qi was restored immediately. Under the suppression of the golden light, the ck qi had already been pushed down to Qiu Yun¡¯s feet. The golden light enveloped the giant ding. ¡°Bai Qi, stop resisting! The King of Qin¡¯s Tiger Tally is in my hands and all the Qin soldiers here must obey themands of this Tiger Tally! Hahahahahaha!¡± Qiu Yunughed out coldly a few times. Suddenly, he uttered ¡°eh¡±. He narrowed his eyes. ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ you are thinking of breaking through?¡± Hmph, you are all vital blood offerings. I cannot simply allow you to run away!¡± Qiu Yun tightly gripped onto the Tiger Tally. The golden light shone out brightly but Qiu Yun¡¯s expression turned increasingly pale. His breathing grew more rapid and weak! ¡­ Xia Xiaolei was crawling on the ground some distance away. His buttocks was sticking up as he hid behind a bronze censer and he happened to hear Qiu Yun¡¯s words. ¡°Chen Xiaolian? Eh? Could he be referring to¡­¡± A flicker of determination suddenly shed through the terrified expression on Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face. ¡°I am cowardly¡­ but brother Xiaolian¡¯s matter cannot be ignored!¡± This timid youngster trembled as he climbed up. He bit down hard on his lips and picked up the bronze censer beside him. Step by step, step by step, he quietly moved forward, moving closer to Qiu Yun¡¯s back¡­ Normally, someone like Xia Xiaolei would be unable to even dream of getting close tounch a sneak attack on Qiu Yun¡­ At that moment however, the Tiger Tally was absorbing Qiu Yun¡¯s strength at a maddening pace. The weakened Qiu Yun gasped in short breaths. asionally, he would even have to endure loud ringing sounds in his ears. As he was panting, he let out a sneer. ¡°Since you want to break through, then I will kill you all first! Only with blood can the power of the soul be unleashed! ck general¡­¡± Just as Qiu Yun uttered those words¡­ Suddenly¡­ Bang! A bronze censer heavily smashed down onto the back of Qiu Yun¡¯s head! Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes rolled over and he staggered forward! The bronze censer was ttened by the impact. However, Qiu Yun was still able to turn behind and stare with wide-open eyes. He saw a youngster holding onto a bronze censer in his hands. The youngster¡¯s face was filled with fear and cowardice as he looked at Qiu Yun. Even his hands were shaking. ¡°You, you are¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei was on the verge of crying. He looked down at the ttened bronze censer in his hands and looked at the other party¡­ Son of a bitch! Why is his head so hard? In TV, don¡¯t people usually faint after being smashed like that? Qiu Yun¡¯s face revealed a sorrowful expression! ¡°A minor character¡­ how unexpected, to think that I, Qiu Yun would actually¡­ actually be foiled by a minor character¡­ I¡­ I¡­ I cannot ept it argh!!!¡± Qiu Yun roared out in frenzy. He looked at Xia Xiaolei, both hands empty! Because¡­ The Tiger Tally had at an unknown moment in time¡­ fallen onto the ground! Without the golden light from the Tiger Tally, the ck qi beneath Qiu Yun¡¯s feet crept up madly! In but moments, it had gone above the waist, then the chest, and then the neck¡­ The ck qi rushed wildly into Qiu Yun¡¯s mouth¡­ Then, Qiu Yun became engulfed within the ck qi¡­ The struggling Qiu Yun disyed a final trace of consciousness and he forced himself to bend down. He extended his hand, reaching out towards the Tiger Tally lying on the ground¡­ At that moment however, something unexpected happened to Xia Xiaolei as he coincidentally extended out his foot, which kicked the Tiger Tally away slightly. ¡°¡­¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes that still had a trace of consciousness stared intently at Xia Xiaolei. For the first time¡­ his mouth uttered out an expletive! Qiu Yun howled and finally¡­ fell onto the ground. The ck qi swirled around him and his body was no longer visible. Xia Xiaolei was scared stiff. Subconsciously, he bent down to pick up the Tiger Tally. Gripping it tightly in his hands, he looked at the mass of ck qi that was gradually bing thicker¡­ The youngster was overwhelmed with fear and he retreated one step after another. He had wanted to turn around and run. However, his legs have turned soft. Finally¡­ The ck qipletely disappeared! It was as though a suction power was frantically absorbing all the ck qi into Qiu Yun¡¯s body! The ck qi was sucked out from the giant ding non-stop and flowed into Qiu Yun¡¯s body! On the ground, Qiu Yun¡¯s face and figure was undergoing a massive transformation. The skeletal facial structure, muscles, hair¡­ they have seemingly be clumps of modelling y and were being kneaded by an invisible force. The clothes worn by Qiu Yun were enveloped by the ck qi and torn apart. Next, a new set of clothes was materialized from the mass of ck qi enveloping his body! ¡­ Chapter 82: Bai Qi

Chapter 82: Bai Qi

GOR Chapter 82: Bai Qi ¡°Charge forward!¡± Using the spear, Chen Xiaolian cleaved down onto the head of a terracotta soldier, pulverizing it to pieces! He then rushed with great strides into the midst of the rows of Qin soldiers. However, the iing attacks from all sides that he was expecting did not ur. His spear swept through the Qin soldiers and he was surprised to find¡­ All the terracotta soldiers were standing still. It was as though they had lost their energy, bing real stone statues, motionless! Completely lifeless! In the distance, the same was happening to the Wind sher Guild. The big-breasted woman¡¯s pets tore the terracotta soldiers before it apart. However, none of the terracotta soldiers came forth to kill it. Instead, they all stood still on the same spot. It was as though they had fallen under a paralysis spell. A good number of them were maintaining their attacking posture¡­ however, their bodies remained immobile. Even the ck general who was trying to kill the younger twin had abruptly turned stiff. The younger twin¡¯s golden axe hacked down onto the general¡¯s head. But, the ck general did not resist, parry or dodge. He only stood there like y puppet. The axe hacked down onto the ck general¡¯s neck and easily sliced through. The ck general was decapitated and his head rolled onto the ground. The younger twin stepped forward and delivered a kick, sending the ck general reeling over. He raised his head and looked around in shock¡­ Da Vinci¡¯s face turned odd. ¡°This¡­ what is going on?¡± ¡­ Xia Xiaolei was on the verge of wetting his pants. Before him, a man wearing white clothes stood up from the ground. The man has a calm and expressionless face. However, his eyes glinted with ckness! The white clothed man seemingly gave out a light sigh. He raised both arms and examined his body. Then, a trace of a peculiar smile appeared on his jade coloured face. He caught sight of Xia Xiaolei and ambled up to Xia Xiaolei¡¯s front. Xia Xiaolei had fallen onto the ground due to fear. His hand was subconsciously gripping onto the Tiger Tally. The man in white looked at Xia Xiaolei, his eyes focusing onto the Tiger Tally in Xia Xiaolei¡¯s hands. ¡°Return it to me.¡± The man in white extended his hand out towards Xia Xiaolei. ¡­ ¡°Charge out!¡± Chen Xiaolian had be dumbfounded for a moment. However, he immediately realized that whatever was happening did not matter¡­ this incident was favourable to them! Why these Qin soldiers suddenly became immobile was something that Chen Xiaolian had no time to consider in detail! It was more important for them to rush out! ¡°Run!¡± Chen Xiaolian took the lead and brandished the bronze spear along the way, cutting a path open through the rows of Qin soldiers. Behind him, the other Awakened ones followed suit. Bei Tai who was propping up Lun Tai, Miao Yan who was holding onto Alice, Soo Soo and Han Bi all followed behind Chen Xiaolian¡­ Without the obstruction of the Qin soldiers, they rushed to the top of the stairs and ran into the side pce building¡­ Chen Xiaolian recalled the way they used to enter and immediately led them through the corridor. After passing through several corridors, he heard a terrified voiceing from the front! He then saw a familiar figure running frantically towards them just like a rabbit that was being hunted. It turned out to be someone familiar¡­ Xia Xiaolei? ¡°Xia Xiaolei?¡± Chen Xiaolian blurted out. Xia Xiaolei caught sight of Chen Xiaolian and his eyes widened. His cries of misery grew even more wretched as he ran madly forward. ¡°Run, hurry up and run! Brother Xiaolian! There is a monster! Help!¡± Xia Xiaolei stumbled forward, falling into Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian then held him up. ¡°Why are you here?¡± ¡°I¡­ aiya, it is a long story! Xiaolian! Ah, brother Han Bi! The both of you are here! Run, hurry up and run! There is a monster, a monster is chasing after me! He had already eaten up a person! It is too scary!¡± ¡°Do not panic!¡± Chen Xiaolian held onto Xia Xiaolei tightly. ¡°What exactly is going on?¡± ¡°Someone wanted to harm you, so I ambushed that person. Then, a monster swallowed him. Then, the monster came after me¡­ aiya, let us not talk about it! We need to hurry up and run!¡± Xia Xiaolei turned to look at his back and suddenly screamed out. ¡°He ising! He ising!¡± From the end of the corridor, a man in white walked into sight. His manner of movement, coupled with those wide ancient sleeves brought forth a sense of elegance. The long sleeves were drawn together as both his hands were set to his back. This man walked through the corridor of Epang Pce, not a shred of awkwardness within his conduct. It was as though his character and clothing were one with the pce. The image he gave off was one of harmony. At the same time, another feeling inundated the hearts of all the Awakened ones! The man in white walked forward slowly. However, each step he took, each time he got nearer¡­ what their eyes perceived was¡­ A mountain pressing down upon them! This silent aura of might brought a feeling of coldness down their every fibre! Without saying anything, Chen Xiaolian suddenly threw the bronze spear in his hands out with all his might! With B ss force that could crush stones behind it, the stone transformed into a meteor and shot towards the face of the man in white. The man in white gave out a faint smile. With a flick of his finger, the bronze spear was restrained in the middle of the air. Next, a ck qi engulfed it and the spear was turned into powder and fell onto the ground! ¡°¡­ Everyone retreat!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly made a decision! This atmosphere, this level of power¡­ this is the feeling reserved for the absolute big BOSS! Chen Xiaolian pulled Soo Soo to him, put Han Bi together with Xia Xiaolei before turning around and run. Bei Tai and the others followed behind. Taking a few steps, he saw a room upon the corridor with the ¡®Water De¡¯ tablet on it. ¡°Quick, go inside!¡± Chen Xiaolian recalled that this was the safety zone of the system. Considering how they have no other option, he could only lead them into the ¡®Water De¡¯ hall. After all of them had charged into the Water De hall, Chen Xiaolian quickly picked up a bronze censer with his hands. Everyone stood near the entrance, vigntly looking at the man in white who walked casually until he reached the entrance. The man in white stood before the entrance, finally stopping his pace. He did not step inside. Chen Xiaolian inwardly let out a minor sigh: It seems¡­ the rules for the safety zone are still in y. The man in white stood before the entrance. He narrowed his eyes and regarded everyone within the room. His ck eyes swept through everyone and all who fell under his gaze felt their hearts shivering. Finally, the man in white¡¯s eyes fell upon Xia Xiaolei who was hiding behind Chen Xiaolian. The man in white extended his right hand. ¡°Return it to me.¡± A firm voice came forth! Xia Xiaolei was on the verge of tears as he trembled. ¡°Return what to him? Did you take anything?¡± Han Bi whispered. Xia Xiaolei opened his palms to reveal a Tiger Tally. ¡°Could this be a storyline requirement? Do we return it to him? What item is this?¡± Han Bi asked in quick session. Xia Xiaolei hesitated. Chen Xiaolian on the other hand, grabbed his wrist and said. ¡°We cannot give it to him!¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the item within Xia Xiaolei¡¯s palm, both his eyes bulging widely! ¡°This is¡­ Tiger Tally?¡± He abruptly turned around to look at the man in white. ¡°One who wields the Tiger Tally with the bearing of nobility. You¡­ you, you are¡­¡± ¡°Gongsun Shi, Bai Qi.¡± The man in white maintained an expression of indifference. Even his voice was one of indifference. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face became distorted. Son of a bitch, you really are the BIG BOSS argh! ¡­ Bai Qi stood outside the room, his jade like face was directed at the people within the room, his expression cold and devoid of emotions. At that moment, the one factor that provided Chen Xiaolian with relief was that Bai Qi could not enter the safety zone. However¡­ Chen Xiaolian turned around and looked at everyone. Then, his face changed. ¡°Where is Miao Yan?¡± Chapter 83: Grim Reaper

Chapter 83: Grim Reaper

GOR Chapter 83: Grim Reaper Han Bi and Bei Tai became shocked while Soo Soo raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. Alice continued breathing weakly¡­ ¡°I, I recall still seeing her as we were running from the square into this side pce building.¡± Han Bi reflected on it and spoke those words after a moment of hesitation. ¡°After that?¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows. ¡°After that, I stopped paying attention. I was too frantic in my attempt to escape, and with so many people¡­ I, I really could not notice,¡± Han Bi gritted his teeth, his expression showing remorse. ¡°It is not your fault,¡± Chen Xiaolianforted him and let out a bitter smile. ¡°Even I did not realize it. Where had she gone to¡­¡± He gazed outside the room and saw that Bai Qi was actually sitting cross-legged before the entrance, both his eyes slightly closed. ¡­ On the square, the Wind sher Guild was plunged into a bitter fight! The terracotta soldiers that were immobile akin to y statues had suddenly regained their vigour along with Bai Qi¡¯s resurrection! Although the Wind sher Guild had taken advantage of the earlier opportunity to kill off one of the ck generals, the remaining 3 ck generals have now stepped onto the field! The Qin terracotta soldiers from every direction have been mobilized, swarming towards the triangr formation of the Wind sher Guild like a tidal wave. They were like the waves smashing down onto the rocky reefs, one wave after another¡­ It was unknown how many times the big-breasted woman had summoned out her pets. In face of the torrential charge of the Qin soldiers, the pets could only retreat one after another. In mere moments, they were killed and were transformed into beams of light before disappearing. The big-breasted woman¡¯s face became increasingly ugly as her heart ached incessantly ¨C acquiring all these pets was no easy matter. Each pet¡¯s death caused an unrelenting pain within her heart. The younger twin with the transformed body was fighting off against the 3 ck generals. He struggled to endure the joint attacks by the 3 ck generals. The younger twin¡¯s golden light axe had already been broken and a sh cut him on his chest. He staggered onto a statue of the bronze men, using them to resist. However, he could only block their attacks and could not fight back at all. Dense number of arrows rained down in waves and the assault by the Qin soldiers had seemingly be indiscriminate. They had totally disregarded the terracotta soldiers that were within the area covered by the rain of arrows! A huge number of sharp arrows descended upon the surface of the golden cover above the triangr formation. The face of the older twin sitting within the triangr formation had turned as pale as paper! ¡°Guild Leader!¡± The big-breasted woman watched as another one of her War Wolf was killed by a group of Qin soldiers, their countless spears stabbing into it. Blood oozed out from the corner of her mouth and she clenched her teeth. ¡°We won¡¯t be able to hold on much longer! Think of something!¡± ¡°Soon! Another 28 seconds!¡± Da Vinci¡¯s face remained emotionless. He raised an eyebrow and softly said. ¡°My skill cool down is almost over! Hold on a while longer!¡± Da Vinci narrowed his eyes and observed the iing waves of Qin soldiers; the younger twin was being beaten up by the 3 ck generals to the point of spilling blood and losing flesh ¨C the younger twin howled out as his entire left arm was chopped off by a ck general! Blood sprayed onto the surface of the square¡­ ¡°Another 15 seconds¡­¡± Da Vinci clenched his fist tightly. Hmph, if not for the fact that we had to fight to the death with another yer Guild on the way here, hmph¡­ that damnable Thorned Flower Guild! In order to kill off the team they sent, I had to use my skill¡­ ¡°Another 6 seconds!¡± Da Vinci shouted out. ¡°Prepare to withdraw the pets, all members withdraw into the formation!¡± ¡°A ah!¡± The younger twin suddenly cried out in pain. A sword covered in ck qi had pierced into his body! Blood sprayed out uncontrobly from his mouth and his huge body stature immediately shrunk. In the blink of an eye, he had returned to his original shape. He sat on his buttocks beneath the statue of the bronze men, watching as the ck general shed down with his sword. The younger twin could only close his eyes and wait for death¡­ ¡°Three, two, one¡­¡± A bottomless radiance burst out from within Da Vinci¡¯s eyes! Weng! An invisible force suddenly repelled the giant ck sword that was about to hack down onto the younger twin¡¯s body! This enormous force actually forced the ck general¡¯s body to stagger backwards for a moment. As for the ck long sword in his hand, it had slipped past his grasp as it flew off! The sword rotated in the air a number of times beforending on the top of the pce, piercing into the rooftop! Da Vinci¡¯s hand was extended outwards. In the direction of his extended hand¡­ Before the younger twin, stood a 3-foot tall pet! That was a¡­ a smaller version of the Grim Reaper! The 3-foot tall body was wrapped within ck robes. Two streamers hung out from the hood of the robes. There was only shadows where its face should be, whereas 2 clump of green mes appeared from the location where its eyes should be. In its hand was a smaller sized sickle that was still bigger than its figure. Earlier, it was this Grim Reaper¡¯s sickle that had repelled the ck general¡¯s sword! Da Vinci disyed an expression of haughtiness as he twisted his neck. His body shed and he appeared before the younger twin. Using one hand, he hauled the younger twin up and tossed him into the triangr formation. The tiny Da Vinci looked at the 3 gigantic ck generals, the corners of his mouth curling upwards. A strange smile with a profound meaning could be seen on his face. ¡°It is my turn to give you a lesson!¡± His finger gestured in a hook like manner and the 3-foot tall mini Grim Reaper suddenly let out a happy mour. Its body leapt up and entered Da Vinci¡¯s body¡­ In that moment, a clump of green mes materialized from the surface of Da Vinci¡¯s body, flickering with a dazzling radiance! As for Da Vinci who was standing out in the open space, he had undergone a massive transformation! Da Vinci had transformed into a¡­ Grim Reaper! Long ck robes on the exterior and metal gauntlets on both his arms. He wore gloves where each knuckles snugged between each fingers. Upon the surface of each of his shoulders were skull shaped metallic shoulder guards that emitted ghastly green mes. A pointy hood covered his head. Under the hood, Da Vinci¡¯s face had disappeared only to be reced with the darkness of the void. Where his eyes should be, two clumps of green mes shone out! His body floated above the ground and his legs below the robes had transformed into a shroud of faint green light! His right hand wielded a massive Grim Reaper¡¯s scythe! The de has the shape of a circr moon and a silver coloured skull embedded at its centre! ¡­ ¡°Pet Fusion Skill. This Da Vinci¡¯s strength is quite good.¡± On top of a side pce building, Miao Yan was seated atop the roof. She squinted her smiling eyes and observed Da Vinci who was standing upon the square. A small curl appeared at the tip of her lips as she squinted her eyes. Her left fingers tapped down onto her temple and she stared at Da Vinci again. ¡°En¡­ S ss? En, wrong! This should be the additional effect from the formation.¡± ¡­ Da Vinci who had transformed into the Grim Reaper raised his scythe up high before bringing it down! Standing before him was the ck general that had lost his ck long sword. As the scythe was descending, the ck general crossed his arms before him in a defensive gesture. Then¡­ ca! Enveloped with the radiance of green mes, the scythe sliced down through both the ck general¡¯s arms! As for the protectiveyer of ming ck qi, the green mes broke through it in an instant! After that, the ck general¡¯s ck armour was sliced through without any resistance. After the ¡°ca¡± sound, the ck general staggered 2 steps backwards, his pair of arms falling off his body. Soon after, a thin and straight fissure opened up from the top of his head down to his waist! The fissure abruptly parted and ming ck qi sprayed outwards. Then, the ck general suddenly transformed into a pile of scrap iron before falling onto the ground. The other 2 ck generals charged forward from both sides! Da Vinci emitted a long and eerieughter and his hovering body immediately retreated! His speed was as fast as a ghost. In but a sh, he had created a distance of tens of steps away from them. The scythe in his hand swung once¡­ The skull in the middle of the scythe¡¯s de suddenly overflowed with green radiance! A thick pir of green light shot out and struck one of the ck general! The ck general¡¯s body trembled and was barely able to raise its giant ck sword before its chest, as though it was trying to block off the green pir of light. However, the green pir of light suddenly expanded violently! With a ¡°weng¡±, the pir of light pierced through both the ck general¡¯s sword and body at the same time. The ck general was directly thrown backwards! Its body soared across the tall staircase and directly collided into the gates of the main pce building! With a ¡°bang¡±, the armour of the ck general broke apart into its respectiveponents: Helm, gauntlets, breastte, greaves¡­ A clump of ck qi surged in frenzy under the onught of the green pir of light. Finally, it uttered out a sharp ghastly cry before transforming into ck wisps and dissipated¡­ ¡°And then there was one.¡± Grim Reaper Da Vinci turned around and looked at the final ck general. The ck general had already raised up his gigantic sword, hacking down with it! The ming ck qi descended upon the head of the Grim Reaper. Da Vinci let out a sneer and swung the scythe hard down onto the ground. Weng! A green light was discharged out from the de of the scythe! The green light streaked out in every direction, akin to a nuclear explosion! The countless rays of green light pierced through the ck general¡¯s body! Innumerable fine cracks emerged from the surface of his ck armour as the green light prated his body. Without creating a sound, the light incinerated the ck general¡¯s body! The ck long sword ttered onto the ground. A ck qi swirled around it and it transformed into ck coloured ashes. The countless rays of green light were scattered throughout the open square and a group of Qin soldiers that were gathered near the triangr formation were turned to ck qi and vaporized. On the ground, even more rays of green light spread outwards like snakes. Within the radius of 50 metres, all the terracotta soldiers within the area were pulverized, turning into gravel, ck qi and powder¡­ With that one skill, one third of the square area filled with terracotta soldiers was cleared! ¡°That is quite a good AOE skill,¡± Miao Yan crouched down on top of the roof, her eyes narrowed and she let out a faint smile [1]. ¡­ ¡°Upwards! Go to the main pce building! Kill Qin Shi Huang and the quest will bepleted!¡± The Grim Reaper Da Vinciughed loudly and his body floated up the staircase, charging towards the gates of the main pce building¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian watched as Bai Qi who was seated before the entrance suddenly rose up. Bai Qi turned his head, and looked towards the square area¡­ it was unknown what those profound eyes were observing. ¡°Those who attack the members of the Royal Pce must die.¡± Bai Qi shook his head, then¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes bulged out! From behind Bai Qi, his body suddenly split into two. Chen Xiaolian watched as another Bai Qi appeared from the back of Bai Qi. This doppelganger of Bai Qi did not even bother to look at Chen Xiaolian and the others who were in the room. His body shed and he disappeared from the corridor. ¡­ Grim Reaper Da Vinci was about to m into the gates of the main pce building! Suddenly, his body froze in ce! A man in white clothes and emotionless expression stood silently before Da Vinci. His body was not very tall and he was dressed only in simple white clothes, not a single armour upon his person. He stood silently before the gates of the main pce building. ¡°The King¡¯s position cannot be vited¡­ DIE!¡± Bai Qi did not make any shy moves. He simply lifted his foot and casually and seemingly with ease¡­ kicked Da Vinci¡¯s chest! The Grim Reaper Da Vinci who had just disyed his godlike prowess flew out like a meteor! Bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang! Da Vinci¡¯s body fell onto the stairs, smashing down onto the tiles and bounced around a few times, rolling far away. Finally, hended onto the other side of the square! The green mes shrouding his entire body turned dim in that instant! Bai Qi stood straight before the gates of the main pce building. Suddenly, both his hands slipped into his sleeves. Then, slowly¡­ from within the left sleeve, his right hand pulled out a sword! The de of the sword was translucent in colour, akin to that of a transparent crystal. However, within the crystal was a faint mass of crimson coloured blood qi that swirled back and forth! 1 AOE (Area Of Effect) is a term used in games to describe attacks or spells that can affect everything within a specified area.? Chapter 84: Decoy

Chapter 84: Decoy

GOR Chapter 84: Decoy Within the Water De hall. Everyone looked nervously at Bai Qi who was seated upon the corridor. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows were knitted together as he anxiously nced at the countdown timer in his system. [Time remaining until Qin Shi Huang¡¯s resurrection at 37 minutes and 28 seconds¡­]. The numbers kept moving continuously. ¡°Perhaps we should simply stay in here,¡± Lun Tai coughed out blood and said in a low voice. ¡°Even if we do notplete the quest by the time the instance dungeon is over, receiving some punishment won¡¯t be the death of us.¡± His words were met with agreement by Bei Tai. However, the ck Knights Guild Leader, Alice sneered. ¡°If only it was that simple, then all would be good. But, the system would never give us an opportunity to rx.¡± ¡°I too believe that things would not be that simple,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I feel that staying within Epang Pce is too risky. My intuition is telling me that we need to at least get away from Epang Pce. If the first thing that Qin Shi Huang does after his resurrection is to kill off every pce intruders, then we are all goners.¡± ¡°That is very likely,¡± Alice sighed. ¡°I had once participated in an instance dungeon in a mausoleum located in Europe. The quest was to stop the resurrection of an ancient king. Back then, the number of experts who had entered the instance dungeon was quite considerable. However, my strength was insufficient. After entering the instance dungeon, I was left behind in one of the tombs. There, a group of mummies besieged me. Thanks to an unexpected acquisition of a defensive equipment, I was able to hold on to the end. A good friend of mine who is a master was able to enter the king¡¯s tomb. He entered the tomb together with several others. In the end, they failed to stop the king¡¯s resurrection. After the king was resurrected, the first thing he did was to drain all the life energies of every living being within the tomb! Everyone inside were turned into mummies. Because I did not enter the main tomb, I was spared.¡± Those words by Alice caused everyone to fall silent. ¡°Epang Pce could be considered as a main tomb,¡± Chen Xiaolian said heavily. ¡°The key point of this is that the system may follow the same style of progress. Stop the resurrection of a dead person, then when the quest failed the punishment is also simr¡­ if every living being within Epang Pce were to have their life energies drained away¡­ staying in here would mean waiting for death.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated and nced at Soo Soo who was silently staying beside him. He gently stroked her oval face before turning to look at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Xiaolei, the things that happened to you earlier, describe it to us in detail. Try not to miss out on any detail.¡± Xia Xiaolei swallowed his saliva and he slowly recounted how after he entered Epang Pce, he had caught sight of Qiu Yun, how he overheard Qiu Yun¡¯s words, how he ambushed him¡­ He recounted everything. After he finished, everyone could not help but be filled with relief. It appeared that Qiu Yun had already made aprehensive calction for his n, including all the Awakened ones in his path into his ns. Unexpectedly, he would be foiled by Xia Xiaolei in the end ¨C just by looking at him, one could deduce that Xia Xiaolei was just a little rookie. There were no expression of relief upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face ¨C he was clear that now was not the time to be feeling relieved! He had caught on to an important factor! ¡°In other words¡­ after Bai Qi took over Qiu Yun¡­ he had been requesting the Tiger Tally from you. Then, you ran away and he followed you¡­ but he did not attack you?¡± ¡°¡­ Err, it seems like he did not,¡± Xia Xiaolei thought about it and blinked. ¡°He just followed me from behind. No matter how I run, I could not shake him off. However¡­ it is true that he did not attack me.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and said to himself. ¡°It seems¡­ there is some basis to my spections.¡± He slowly turned to look at everyone else. ¡°Everyone, I have a method. Perhaps¡­¡± ¡­ Two minutester¡­ ¡°You mean, one of us is to take the Tiger Tally and lure Bai Qi away while the others use the opportunity to run from Epang Pce?¡± Bei Tai¡¯s eyes bulged wide. The others fell silent. Chen Xiaolian lightly replied. ¡°It is obvious that Bai Qi¡¯s objective is the Tiger Tally. As long as one person takes the Tiger Tally to lure him away, the others will have an opportunity¡­ I cannot guarantee that this method could seed. However, from what we can understand from the current circumstance, the possibility of sess is very high.¡± ¡°Then, who will take the Tiger Tally to lure Bai Qi away?¡± The one to ask the question was Alice, her tone cold. ¡°Taking the Tiger Tally to lure Bai Qi away may not necessarily be very dangerous¡­ Xia Xiaolei¡¯s experience from earlier had proven that Bai Qi might not attack the one holding the Tiger Tally.¡± ¡°But that is not a sure thing,¡± Alice shook her head. ¡°If that spection is wrong, then the one who carries the Tiger Tally to be the decoy will die for certain. Moreover¡­ even if Bai Qi does not attack and only chases after that person, he probably will not allow that person any opportunity to escape this pce. No matter what happens, once the time ends, the one left behind as the decoy is as good as dead.¡± ¡°Perhaps Da Vinci and the others couldplete the instance dungeon by stopping Qin Shi Huang¡¯s resurrection?¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°Then, as long as the one left behind as the decoy could endure until the end, that person would be able to live.¡± ¡°The possibility for that is uncertain,¡± Alice shook her head. ¡°This is the only way we have at present,¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed outside the door. ¡°If you think that this method is not good, then we can only charge out together and fight to the death with this Bai Qi! However, I would like to say this first. Although Bai Qi had only disyed a little part of his strength, that was enough for me to tell that I am not his match. As for you all¡­ you are all injured.¡± Han Bi who had been staying silent, raised his head and slowly asked. ¡°Then¡­ who should be the decoy?¡± After this question was forwarded out, everyone turned silent. They looked at each other in silence. ¡°I must say this first, not my brother, absolutely not!¡± Bei Tai stared. ¡°Alice and Lun Tai, you two are seriously injured. Even if you are to be the decoy, you won¡¯t be able to run fast enough,¡± Chen Xiaolian said lightly. ¡°So, you two can be excluded.¡± Pausing, he looked at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Xiaolei should not be in too. He had already contributed so much for us by foiling Qiu Yun¡¯s plot.¡± ¡°The rest should draw lots to decide,¡± Alice suddenly spoke out. ¡°This is obviously a task with a high possibility of death. No matter who we send out, it would not be fair. We might as well leave it to God.¡± ¡°God? You mean the Development Team?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Everything was created by the Development Team, what God. Let us not talk about this.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian softly continued. ¡°However, I agree with you, we will draw lots.¡± Soon, they produced several slips of paper. One of the slips had the word ¡®stay¡¯ on it while the other three slips had the word ¡®go¡¯ on it. All of them were then rolled and ced together. After the paper slips were ready, Chen Xiaolian gestured to Han Bi. ¡°You draw first.¡± Han Bi¡¯s face turned taut and he picked up one of the paper slips. Looking at it, he saw the word ¡®go¡¯ on it. Han Bi hesitated. Chen Xiaolian nced at him and gave him a faint smile. ¡°No need to feel hesitant or think that you are cowardly¡­ this is a very dangerous matter. Everyone have their own lives, their own parents and families. No one here has any obligation to sacrifice their lives for the sake of others.¡± Han Bi looked relieved and he said in a low voice. ¡°I am sorry¡­ Xiaolian, you entered this instance dungeon for us, you¡­ originally¡­¡± ¡°I did not do this for you alone, there is also Soo Soo,¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips and smiled. The next to draw was Bei Tai. Bei Tai randomly pulled out one of the slips, his face anxious. After unfolding it, he saw the word ¡®go¡¯ upon it. Bei Tai let out a sigh of relief. Then, he looked at Chen Xiaolian and seemed hesitant. At that moment, the situation was awkward. There were 2 more slips remaining. One for Chen Xiaolian and the other for Soo Soo. In other words, the decoy will be either Soo Soo or Chen Xiaolian! Han Bi¡¯s face changed! He stared at Chen Xiaolian and turned to look at Bei Tai. Bei Tai turned furious. ¡°What are you looking at me for! You drew it yourself! Hmph, you people are in league! Could it be that I must be the one to be the decoy?¡± ¡°Enough! Stop fighting!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out without any emotion on his face. He randomly picked up one of the strips and looked at it after unfolding it. Then, he suddenly ced both the strips of paper into his mouth. Munching heavily, he swallowed them down! ¡°All right, I got the one to stay,¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up. ¡°You¡­¡± Han Bi¡¯s eyes turned red. Soo Soo pulled Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes. ¡°Oppa¡­¡± ¡°All right, no need to talk about it anymore,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°Go back and find your sister. Tell her¡­ En, tell her that I will be a bitte.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Han Bi and spoke heavily. ¡°Do not say anything! I have but one thing to ask of you¡­ bring Soo Soo out! Protect her properly¡­ be sure to bring her to Qiao Qiao! I am counting on you!¡± Han Bi¡¯s face was one of shame and he gritted hard on his teeth. ¡°That is enough, there is no need for you to say anything,¡± Chen Xiaolian patted Han Bi¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Truth be told, your injuries are not light. I would be able to run faster as the decoy. There is no need for you to feel guilty.¡± Xia Xiaolei who was at the side suddenly cried out. ¡°Big Brother Xiaolian¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t cry!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile. ¡°I am not dead yet! It is also uncertain if I would die! Enough, the countdown is still ticking away, don¡¯t waste any more time!¡± Soo Soo raised her small face and tightly gripped onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes, unwilling to let go. Chen Xiaolian crouched down and patted Soo Soo¡¯s hair. ¡°Remember my words and carry it to your sister. This is very important! You will be doing me a huge favour!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian ced a light kiss onto Soo Soo¡¯s forehead only to see Soo Soo tearing up all over her face. ¡°Hey, you are the second personality. You should be calm and emotionless,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and wiped the tears from her face. ¡°I am not going, I will follow oppa,¡± Soo Soo vigorously shook her head and stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I will go wherever you go!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. His hand reached behind Soo Soo¡¯s neck and then¡­ A palm strike! Soo Soo¡¯s body that had not been strengthened like him tilted over. She looked at Chen Xiaolian with surprise before losing consciousness. ¡°I am counting on you, Han Bi.¡± Chen Xiaolian handed Soo Soo over to Han Bi. Chen Xiaolian walked before Xia Xiaolei and took the Tiger Tally from his hands. Weighing it in his hands, he forced out a smile. ¡°It is quite heavy. This item is an antique. If it is brought outside, it would be priceless. Give it to me, all right? I will be taking advantage of you ah!¡± ¡°Wu wu wu wu¡­ big brother Xiaolian¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei sobbed. ¡°I, I¡­ I am too cowardly, I am scared¡­ I am sorry, I am sorry towards you¡­¡± ¡°You have done very well. If not for you disrupting Qiu Yun¡¯s ns, we would probably be trapped to death within the square. We would not have this chance to escape,¡± Chen Xiaolianforted him and patted him on his shoulder. Turning around, Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°Everyone, after I leave, I¡­ I will be running in the direction of the open square area! Wait for me to lure Bai Qi away and run towards the front hall! Escaping from Epang Pce will be considered a victory! Then¡­ you should all find a ce to hide and wait for the instance dungeon to end.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian gave an inward grunt. He stopped talking nonsense and turned around, striding out of the door of the room! Seeing Chen Xiaolian walking out while carrying the Tiger Tally, Bai Qi who was sitting cross-legged immediately got up. His pair of eyes stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Return it to me.¡± ¡°You want it? Thene with me!¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and smiled before quickly running towards the open square with all his might! Bai Qi¡¯s expression remained indifferent. He regarded the people within the room for a moment before removing his gaze. His body shed and he proceeded to chase after Chen Xiaolian! Dressed in those white clothes, he stepped forward through the corridor. However, it seemed as though he was capable of teleportation. Every step he took propelled him tens of metres ahead! Chen Xiaolian ran with all he has while Bai Qi followed in aid-back manner. The two of them turned to the other side at the end of the corridor and disappeared from view. ¡­ Chapter 85: Plotting To Kill

Chapter 85: Plotting To Kill

GOR Chapter 85: Plotting To Kill In one breath¡¯s time, Chen Xiaolian ran out of the corridor. Turning around, he saw the emotionless and indifferent expression on Bai Qi¡¯s face. His heart tensed before easing up. At least his initial assumption was correct: Bai Qi was not showing any indication that he will attack Chen Xiaolian. It seems¡­ with the Tiger Tally in my hands, Bai Qi will not attack me? Looking forward, he saw that he had arrived at the gates of the side pce building. Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly as he pushed open the gates and rushed into the central open square area. ¡°I did not expect that¡­ I would return here.¡± Chen Xiaolian strode outwards and stood atop the stairs. Turning around, he saw that Bai Qi was following right behind him. The gates behind them closed with a bang. Bai Qi extended his hand out. ¡°Return it to me.¡± ¡°Do you have any other fixed lines of dialogue other than that?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately smiled and retreated. At that moment, a miserable cry emitted out from the square! ¡­ Upon the square, another Bai Qi was wielding onto the translucent sword as he stamped down onto one of the twins chest (Chen Xiaolian was unable to identify which was the older and which was the younger). The yer lied upon the floor as he let out a wretched cry only to see Bai Qi¡¯s sword piercing into his chest! The crimson coloured blood upon the surface of Bai Qi¡¯s sword de shed. A crimson blood essence rose from the yer¡¯s chest and flowed through the translucent de as it was absorbed into the long sword held by Bai Qi! The yer¡¯s head tilted to one side and died, his body withering at a rapid pace! Chen Xiaolian looked around and was immediately able to find the other members of Wind sher Guild within the square. The big-breasted woman was already dead, her body strewn on the ground with her back facing the skies. Her manner of death was extremely gruesome. All four of her limbs were cut apart! It was apparent that these were the handiwork of those terracotta soldiers. Additionally, there were also several spears piercing into her body. As for the other twin, his body leaned against one of the bronze men, one of his arms missing. His head was cut off and rested on the ground beneath his legs! As for his body, it had already been drained dry! Finally¡­ Chen Xiaolian saw Da Vinci! Da Vinci¡­ he was wearing the ck robes of a Grim Reaper, but the two skulls on his shoulders had been battered out of shape. Even the scythe in his hand had been bent out of shape, the de of the scythe itself having been partially broken! It seemed as though a certain force had directly cut it! Chen Xiaolian had originally not recognized him as Da Vinci. However, he then heard Da Vinci¡¯s furious howl and was able to identify him as Da Vinci. Da Vinci howled out furiously. ¡°Impossible! How is this possible? How can the guardian be this strong? How could an impossible quest appear? This is unreasonable! Unreasonable!¡± Bang! The doppelganger Bai Qi had already shed beside him, the de of his sword descending. Da Vinci raised his scythe to block it and his body ended up flying off from the sh. After he fell onto the ground, his scythe broke into two! A gap opened from Da Vinci¡¯s Grim Reaper robes. After his blood flowed out, Da Vinci returned to his original form. The Grim Reaper¡¯s robes, scythe, green light, all of them disappeared. The braids on Da Vinci¡¯s head fell down and his face was stained with blood. He lied upon the ground, inhaling far more than he exhaled as he continued muttering: ¡°How is this possible¡­ the BOSS¡¯ strength is clearly far beyond that of yers... this is imbnced, the system¡­ there must be an issue with the system¡­ there should not be a quest that cannot bepleted¡­ I, I cannot ept it argh!¡± Pu! A sword pierced into his chest, draining him of his blood essence and turning him into a withered corpse! The doppelganger Bai Qi straightened himself and his emotionless eyes fell upon the other Bai Qi who was beside Chen Xiaolian. Suddenly, the doppelganger Bai Qi who was wielding the crimson sword suddenly disappeared and reappeared beside Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian sensed the sky piercing blood thirst emanating from these two Bai Qi. Then, these two walked into each other, merging into one¡­ Chen Xiaolian instinctively moved backwards. He moved down the stairs one step after another, each step taking him down the central square. Bai Qi held onto his sword with one hand and slowly moved down the stairs. Upon his skin that originally resembled white jade, a faint colour of blood have seemingly been added. ¡°Return it to me.¡± Bai Qi¡¯s sword was directed at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian sensed danger! He could clearly sense¡­ this time, it was likely that Bai Qi would not refrain from taking any action! This time around, if I still refuse to hand it over¡­ I fear that Bai Qi will really attack me! He could clearly sense that this Bai Qi before him and the one that he had met earlier before the doppelganger was created ¡­ the killing intent emanating from the current Bai Qi¡¯s body was far more violent than the earlier one! If the earlier Bai Qi wasparable to a chilly ice, then at this moment¡­ this Bai Qi that had merged with the doppelganger wasparable to a mass of intense mes! ¡­ The fingers gripping onto the Tiger Tally were quivering ¨C Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was feeling terrified. He was not someone devoid of emotions. It was only natural that he feel fearful at a time like this. At that moment however, he could only clench his teeth tightly and stared at Bai Qi who was standing before him. Bai Qi had absorbed too much blood essence. As the four members of Wind sher Guild were killed off, Chen Xiaolian had observed how Bai Qi had pierced his sword into the Wind sher Guild members¡¯ chest and drained out a fiery crimson essence. Additionally, there was also the appearance of the colour of blood on Bai Qi¡¯splexion¡­ This transformation was clearly not limited to the exterior. Chen Xiaolian was also able to clearly sense something else. The body of this Bai Qi before him¡­ now has a faint trace of life essence? Chen Xiaolian looked at the sword within Bai Qi¡¯s hand and heavily gritted his teeth. He abruptly mustered all his strength to throw the Tiger Tally towards the main pce building! After that, he turned tail and ran! No matter how he thought about it, Chen Xiaolian believed that this was the only thing that the current him could do. The Tiger Tally drew an arc across the air. The power of B ss strength was fully disyed, allowing the Tiger Tally to be thrown both far and high. Bai Qi¡¯s body shed and his body shot out like a meteor! However¡­ There was one person whose actions were faster than Bai Qi! Back when Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand was moving to make the throw, Miao Yan had already made her move. She leapt down from the top of the roof towards it! Seeing the Tiger Tally flying over in her direction, both of Miao Yan¡¯s eyes revealed looks of surprise. She leapt off the roof and saw Bai Qi approaching at an incredible speed. Miao Yan reached out with her hand and caught hold of the Tiger Tally with her hand! ¡°Return it to me!¡± The ink ck eyes of Bai Qi suddenly erupted with a sky piercing killing intent! The translucent, blood coloured long sword shot out, stabbing towards Miao Yan! Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded! He who had already ran all the way to the side pce building gates did not expect to see Miao Yan descend from the skies ¨C when did this woman secretly run back to the square? Seeing Miao Yan intercepting the Tiger Tally that he had thrown out, Chen Xiaolian could only stand there in shock. Then¡­ he subconsciously stopped moving. Both of Miao Yan¡¯s eyes stared intensely at Bai Qi¡¯s sword that had arrived before her. Her body twisted around in the middle of the air continuously and she dodged 3 times! However, each of Bai Qi¡¯s sword strike was hard to shake off, each of them aimed towards Miao Yan¡¯s heart. Miao Yan continuously made 3 different movements in mid-air, each with extreme speed, so much so that only an after image could be seen. But, Bai Qi was even faster! Ca! Miao Yan grunted as the skin-tight garment she wore suffered from a split to the chest area. Despite that, it was apparent that she did not receive any injuries to even her skin. Who knows what level of protective suit was her skin-tight garment for it to have such a high level of durability! Miao Yan violently shoved out the palm of her hand and a golden sphere of light expanded outwards. She then took the opportunity to make a roll in the air and leap down to her back. Watching Bai Qi break out of the golden light, Miao Yan revealed a slight sneer. ¡°Xiaolian, catch!¡± She threw the Tiger Tally over! Before Chen Xiaolian could make any reaction, he saw that the Tiger Tally had already arrived before him after shooting through the air. Grievance rose within his heart: Is this woman trying to kill me? Before he could take any actions, the Tiger Tally had already fallen onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arms ¨C this woman, her throwing skill sure was urate! Bai Qi roared out like a tiger. His body that was originally charging towards Miao Yan stopped in mid-air. Then, he turned around and pounced towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Are you plotting to kill me?¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out and was about to throw the Tiger Tally away again. However, he heard Miao Yan shout out. ¡°You cannot give it to him. Or else, we are dead!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not even have the time to consider anything as the aura from Bai Qi¡¯s sword enveloped him. In but a moment¡¯s time, he felt himself losing every ounce of energy within his body. It was as though an enormous pressure was bearing down against him to the point where he could not even move his fingertips! Seeing the tip of the deing towards his body, Chen Xiaolianmented inwardly and closed his eyes as he waited for death. At the same time that Bai Qi was pouncing towards Chen Xiaolian, Miao Yan had already leapt over! She properly adjusted her posture and quickly used her fingers to form a strange seal. A piercing sound emanated out and a beam of silvery light shot out from Miao Yan¡¯s fingertip! The silver ray of light shot towards Bai Qi¡¯s back. Bai Qi grunted; he gave up on trying to stab Chen Xiaolian and turned around. His translucent sword was used to deflect the silver beam of light. Ding! This clear sound reverberated, causing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears to buzz. He looked at the beam of silvery light that was suspended in the middle of the air. Surprisingly, it was a translucent object that appeared to be made of light¡­ ¡°That, that son of a bitch is a flying sword?¡± Chen Xiaolian blurted out. Miao Yan had alreadynded down at an area no more than 10 metres away from Chen Xiaolian. Her fingers moved about, manipting the small silver flying sword to continuously attack Bai Qi. Bai Qi brandished his sword, his de moved gracefully, like the floating clouds and flowing river. The sounds of collisions resounded without respite. Yet, no matter how profound the attacks executed by the small silver flying sword, they were all blocked off by Bai Qi. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! Hurry up and break the array!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face was somewhat pale and she snapped out. ¡°If you do not break it, we will all die!¡± ¡°Huh? Break the array?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°The Five Elements Array!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s body trembled ¨C Bai Qi split the small flying sword into two with one strike causing the small flying sword to wail out and its silver radiance to grow dimmer. Miao Yan exhaled and spoke in a firm tone. ¡°Act ording to my instructions!¡± Notice: For fellow readers who read this novel before 9th of June 2016, the name ¡®Autumn Stone Guild¡¯ have been changed to ¡®Meteor Rock Guild¡¯. Very sorry for my mistake¡­ *shamefully facepalming* Chapter 86: Bai Qi’s War Soul

Chapter 86: Bai Qi¡¯s War Soul

GOR Chapter 86: Bai Qi¡¯s War Soul Truthfully, Chen Xiaolian had wanted to throw away the Tiger Tally in his hands and run away into the side pce building. At that moment however, a mysterious impulse came over him and he chose to believe in Miao Yan! In a fluster, he scrambled down the stairs and onto the square area ¨C Bai Qi howled out several times and attempted to pounce towards Chen Xiaolian. However, he was stopped by Miao Yan¡¯s small silver flying sword every time! Chen Xiaolian stood upon the square and looked around¡­ Break the array, break the array¡­ break the Five Elements Array¡­ how do I break it? An idea suddenly shed through his mind! Duke Wen of Qin chopping down the tree! [1] Chen Xiaolian ran frantically towards the 12 bronze men statues! The 12 bronze statues were arranged orderly on the 2 sides below the stairs leading to the main pce building. Chen Xiaolian ran to the side of one of the bronze statues. Observing the bronze statue that was over 10 metres in height, he clenched his teeth and proceeded to push it with all his might! The bases for the bronze statues were embedded down into the ground. Chen Xiaolian roared out like a tiger time and again as he exerted his B ss strength to push. The sounds of ¡°ka ka¡± could be heard as the stone used to hold the base broke! He had managed to push out the bronze statue by a small distance! ¡°It is too heavy!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth and howled out. Miao Yan grew nervous. She directed the small silver flying sword to attack Bai Qi for a moment as she leapt through the air and arrived beside Chen Xiaolian. With one palm, she pped onto the surface of the bronze statue! A ¡°weng¡± sound rang out and the bronze statue was propelled forward by 7 to 8 metres! What an amazing level of strength! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was stunned. However, Miao Yan suddenly grunted and spat out a mouthful of blood. It turned out that as she was directing her focus away from the fight, Bai Qi had already hacked down onto the small silver flying sword once again. The small silver flying sword was forced back 10 metres and its silver radiance grew even dimmer. ¡°Damn it!¡± Miao Yan was terribly enraged. She twisted around and leapt upwards. This time, she was no longer manipting the flying sword. Instead, she extended her hand and caught the flying sword with her palm. Miao Yan raised her brows and sped towards Bai Qi! This woman was actually going to fight against Bai Qi! Chen Xiaolian was like an ant attempting to shake a tree. He exerted his all to push the bronze statue towards the catalpa tree. One metre, two metres¡­ three metres¡­ Miao Yan grunted out in pain non-stop. Chen Xiaolian looked upwards distractedly and saw that Miao Yan¡¯s hair was already dishevelled and she spat out 2 mouthfuls of blood in session. The skin-tight garment on her body also sported more damaged areas; lines could be seen on her shoulders and waist area! Some of those ces were broken through and blood slowly trickled out from there. ¡°Why are you looking at me? Do not be distracted!¡± Miao Yan gritted her teeth. The radiance of the small silver sword that she was holding has turned very weak. She took a deep breath and used her fingers to form another seal. This time, 2 flying swords flew out from behind her! These 2 flying swords seemed far bigger inparison to the first small silver sword ¨C however, Chen Xiaolian could clearly see that despite being bigger, the radiance upon them were not as pure and were somewhat overextended. Bigger but less pure. The 2 swords stabbed towards Bai Qi. Miao Yan herself charged upwards again and used the 3 swords to hold Bai Qi back! ¡°A a ahh!¡± Chen Xiaolian howled out with all his might, the veins on his forehead rising to the surface. The distance between him and the catalpa tree grew closer¡­ 30 metres¡­ 20 metres¡­ Chopping the tree¡­ en, in other words, using Metal to ovee Wood¡­ that is not right. ording to the story, they needed to use red ropes and wear red clothes¡­ en, that is Fire! Fire! That is right! In this Five Elements Array, Fire is¡­ Fire is blood! Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth and rushed towards the side of the catalpa tree. Without showing any hesitation, he used his finger to cut his left wrist! Blood flowed out and was poured onto the trunk of the tree! The blood stained onto the surface of the catalpa tree and flowed rapidly downwards onto the stone tiles below¡­ Chen Xiaolian turned around to see the bronze statue. He calcted the distance and shouted out loudly. ¡°Miao Yan! Cut down this bronze statue! Smash it on the tree!¡± Miao Yan who was some distance away was being pushed back by Bai Qi. The 2 swords that she had summoned out were destroyed by Bai Qi! At that moment, Miao Yan shouted furiously. ¡°I am a woman! You would hit me so heavily? Go die! Scumbag man!¡± Her left hand clenched into a fist and a golden glow radiated from the surface of her fist! This skill of hers was one that Chen Xiaolian had witnessed before in the mercury secret chamber. Back then, Miao Yan had used this fist that was glowing with a golden radiance to smash the stone tform into fine powder in one hit¡­ Miao Yan¡¯s fist was thrown forward. Bai Qi sneered and took a step back, one hand holding onto the hilt of his sword while the other was ced on the de. Then, a ¡°weng¡± sound resonated out! The golden fist struck onto the surface of Bai Qi¡¯s de and Bai Qi was propelled backwards by tens of metres. He was sent nearly all the way back to the edge of the square! The clothes upon his entire being fluttered about, his ck hair forced to scatter about. However, he remained standing in the middle of the air, exuding a stunning atmosphere! That fist did not appear to have brought any harm towards him? ¡°He sure can take hits!¡± Miao Yan scoffed and leapt to the side of the bronze statue. With her sword, she sliced down onto the base of the statue. Keng! The bronze man statue¡¯s legs were abruptly cut two thirds deep! Miao Yan exhaled and her body staggered for an instant ¨C she appeared to be exhausted. As she was about to use her flying sword to cut another time, Bai Qi had already rushed towards them! This time, a ck qi that rose to the skies shrouded Bai Qi! It was as though his entire being was wrapped up within a mass of ck wind. He sneered. Then, as though intentionally, he too extended his left hand and formed a fist with it! A sphere of ck qi instantly swirled together! Miao Yan cried out miserably and was sent flying! Her body smashed heavily onto the side pce building¡¯s stairs and bounced about, smashing apart who knows how many tiles on the stairs. ¡°Xiaolian! Hurry up!¡± Miao Yan lied on the floor and struggled for a moment before hissing out. Seeing that there was still one third of the bronze man statue¡¯s leg remaining, Chen Xiaolian bit down on his teeth and howled out, throwing himself onto it! With a ¡°bang¡±, a flower of blood blossomed! Blood flowed all over the ce, and the Tiger Tally that he was holding became soaked in blood! As for Bai Qi, he had already charged towards Chen Xiaolian! His long sword cut through the air! Chen Xiaolian only had enough time to close his eyes¡­ Suddenly, an explosive fire dragon swirled over! Chen Xiaolian could hear a clear sound originating from his side! From amidst the mes, a zing phoenix soared up to the skies making its appearance within the square! The crimson coloured mes dispersed away the dark, ck clouds hovering in the skies! Bai Qi ced his sword before his chest, using it to block the iing mes. Bai Qi¡¯s body staggered. However, before he could do anything else¡­ Uttering a loud and clear cry, the zing phoenix that was hovering above the skies had made its descent! It shot down like a meteor, smashing down onto Bai Qi! Boom! The surrounding tens of metres of area that Bai Qi was standing upon was engulfed by mes! The raging mes danced chaotically and even the enclosing walls of a pce building behind him were reduced to ashes! Chen Xiaolian turned around and saw a tiny and familiar figure standing by the entrance of the side pce building. Standing there with both her arms maintaining a posture of pushing forward, her chest rose up and down as she gasped for breath. ¡°Soo¡­ Soo Soo?¡± Soo Soo¡¯s eyes gazed towards Chen Xiaolian and her small body trembled. With an exhausted voice, she stuttered out. ¡°Xiaolian¡­ oppa, you¡­ I will go wherever you go!¡± Ptong. The little girl knelt onto the ground and fell to the side before losing consciousness. ¡­ Amidst the fire, Bai Qi held on to his sword and slowly stepped out! The mes had burnt the white gown that he was wearing and even scorched many areas of his body. However, as he was walking out of the mes, a clump of ck qi surged through the surface of his body, then¡­ the burnt areas were immediately restored to its original jade white condition. Even his burnt white robes were being restored to its original state! ¡°Chen Xiaolian!¡± Miao Yan shouted out loud. ¡°Do not waste this opportunity! Hurry up!¡± Chen Xiaolian forced down the impulse to run over to Soo Soo¡¯s side. He turned around and shouted loudly! This time, he summoned out his Four-Eyed War Cat! Garfield roared out and followed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s instruction to pounce onto the bronze statue. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian raised up his fist. ¡°Fall!¡± Boom! Both man and cat charged onto the thigh of the bronze statue! Two B ss strength were stacked together¡­ Finally¡­ The remaining one-third area of the bronze statue¡¯s legs that was still connected to the bottom broke! A thunderous sound reverberated out and the bronze statue smashed down! It smashed down onto the top area of the catalpa tree! Kacha! Kacha! Kacha¡­ There was a continuous sound of fracturing. The trunk of the catalpa tree split and it tilted before falling onto the square! ¡­ Bai Qi who was still stepping forward, suddenly shook. He was frozen in ce! With a ¡°weng¡± sound, the translucent blood coloured long sword that was being held by him suddenly transformed into a golden light, which fragmented away! The white robes upon him also suddenly transformed into withered leaves, which next transformed into floating ashes. As for his body, a certain force suddenly surged madly beneath his skin. That something continuously flowed through his face and torso. Bai Qi attempted to move forward but his movements have turned clumsy. After taking but a step, his body fell with one knee down on the ground! His body abruptly shrunk down! A mass of ck qi seemed to have engulfed him. Finally, Bai Qi who was right before them disappeared! On the surface of the ground¡­ there was only something thin and narrow¡­ Chen Xiaolian moved forward, lowering his head to examine it. Then, his face changed. Surprisingly that was¡­ Half of a Tiger Tally! Bai Qi had disappeared! He had been transformed into¡­ a half portion of a Tiger Tally! Picking it up, Chen Xiaolian found that it just happened to fit together with the other half portion of the Tiger Tally within his hand, transforming into one whole Tiger Tally. They were connected seamlessly! Chen Xiaolian stared at the whole Tiger Tally in his hands in shock. Suddenly, he heard a message appear from his system. [System prompt: You have killed the guardian! ording to your degree of contribution, you have acquired a reward of 1,000 points]. [System prompt: You have acquired an important prop ¡®Bai Qi¡¯s Soul¡¯. The current level of this equipment is ¡®A¡¯ ss, growth capacity: ¡®?¡¯ ss. Using this equipment will summon out Bai Qi¡¯s War Soul, useable once every 24 hours. Using it will consume the owner¡¯s energy. This equipment is bound to the owner. Before the owner¡¯s death, this equipment cannot be transferred]. Below it was a small row of words: [Skill cool down countdown: 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds¡­]. The numbers kept moving¡­ Tiger Tally? Bai Qi¡¯s Soul? Su¡­ Summon Bai Qi out to do battle? An overwhelming sense of happiness suddenly struck Chen Xiaolian to the point where he nearly fainted! 1 The story of Duke Wen of Qin chopping down the catalpa tree was described in .? Chapter 87: Miao Yan’s Insinuation

Chapter 87: Miao Yan¡¯s Insinuation

GOR Chapter 87: Miao Yan¡¯s Insinuation Cough cough cough Miao Yan coughed out violently. Blood continued to flow into this woman¡¯s mouth. She then spat them out to the side and propped herself up. She forced herself to move to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side and nced at the Tiger Tally in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. She gave a faint smile. ¡°The loot should be quite good, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became tense before quickly easing up. He looked at Miao Yan, not knowing what to say. ¡°Don¡¯t worry¡­ I have no interest in grabbing your item,¡± Miao Yan exhaled ¨C due to the tears sustained by the skin-tight garment, Chen Xiaolian was able to observe a tear upon this woman¡¯s front breast area¡­ the tear revealed the outline of a billowing curve and a particrly soft, white valley¡­ Chen Xiaolian quickly averted his gaze. ¡°A Summon Type equipment? What level is it at?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment before telling the truth. ¡°A ss.¡± ¡°That is considered very good,¡± Miao Yan gave a faintugh. ¡°Bai Qi¡¯s strength should be of the S ss. However, ording to system rules: any equipment or pet that is obtained from within the instance dungeon will be returned to its initial level. That is why the Bai Qi that you have will be weakened and cannot disy out the incredible level of strength observed earlier. However, that is already very good. At the very least, you have seen how far he can progress in the future. Aim for that as you nurture him and think of ways to level him up. One day, if you could let Bai Qi be restored to the state that we encountered earlier¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded. ¡°Level up¡­ how do I level him up?¡± ¡°There should be an exnation in the system. However, Bai Qi is a Dark Spirit. ording to the division of categories, his attribute should be of the force of Darkness. Thus, in order to level up, he would likely require some materials with force of Darkness attribute. As for the specifics, you will have to slowly search it up.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and carefully ced the Tiger Tally into the system. After that, he quickly ran off towards Soo Soo. He held her up. The little girl¡¯s body was limp and light, allowing Chen Xiaolian to carry her up. Her eyes were closed, both her face and forehead were covered with soot. Chen Xiaolian extended his hand to wipe them off. ¡°Back when we were fighting Newton and this time too, you have saved me,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile. ¡°I have been saved by you twice now.¡± Soo Soo who was within his bosom suddenly opened her eyes. ncing at Chen Xiaolian, both her hands reached out to forcefully hug Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck. Then, her mouth moved down to viciously bite Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder! Chen Xiaolian sucked in a cold breath. ¡°Hey! Are you a little puppy?¡± Soo Soo stopped biting. She then raised her head to stare at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Who asked you to toss me aside?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart turned soft. He said in a low voice. ¡°I just want to¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care!¡± Soo Soo clenched her teeth and puffed up her face into a bun like shape. ¡°You are not allowed to cast me aside in the future! I will go wherever you go!¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Soo Soo looked Chen Xiaolian in the eye, her expression suddenly turning somewhat bashful. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, I am only 10 years-old¡­ you, you just wait 10 years¡­ nono, 8 years¡­ no, no, just 6 years! Just wait for 6 years, all right? I, in the future, I will be Xiaolian oppa¡¯s girlfriend, all right?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian became dumbfounded. ¡°You, you should not be talking nonsense¡­ I am not a lolicon argh!¡± ¡°Hey! Are you 2 done being intimate?¡± Miao Yan¡¯s voice of discontent came over. Miao Yan was leaning onto one of the bronze statues, her left pinky picking her ears. She spoke in a dissatisfied manner. ¡°At least consider where we are! The instance dungeon has yet to bepleted! There is only 5 minutes left in the countdown to Qin Shi Huang¡¯s resurrection, you know?¡± Chen Xiaolian put on a poker face and suddenly ced Soo Soo across his knees before pping her in her buttocks. He firmly spoke. ¡°Next time, don¡¯t spout nonsense again! Understand?¡± After saying that, he disregarded Soo Soo¡¯s pursed lips expression. He grabbed her and ran towards Miao Yan. ¡°I am really not a lolicon¡­¡± ¡°There is no need for you to exin anything to me,¡± Miao Yan smiled and waved her hand. ¡°I do not care about these matters.¡± Pausing, she saw that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face had turned ck. She thenughed. ¡°All right, the guardian have been taken care of¡­¡± ¡°That is right, ording to the degree of contribution, how much points did you get?¡± ¡°¡­ 3,000 points,¡± Miao Yan softly replied. Oh well. Chen Xiaolian gave a bitterugh. Sure enough, the greater the contribution, the greater the reward. There is no way to gain things easily. Looking down at Soo Soo, he saw her raising up 2 fingers. ¡°Oppa, I got 200 points¡­ what kind of thing is this point?¡± ¡°¡­I tell you about it when we return.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Miao Yan. ¡°What next? Enter the main pce building? Stop Qin Shi Huang¡¯s resurrection?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Miao Yan nodded her head. ¡°Hurry up, there is only 3 minutes left.¡± ¡­ Two adults and one child moved up the stairs and through the main pce building gates¡­ a fat Four-Eyed War Cat followed behind them. This time, there was no force outside the gates obstructing their progress. After walking into the main pce building, the first thing Chen Xiaolian felt was shock: This main pce building was surprisingly spacious! The second thing Chen Xiaolian felt was¡­ bareness. Within the huge pce, there were no mboyant ornaments or furnishings, even things like bronze censers or engravings¡­ there were none of those in general. There was only one item right in the middle, it was¡­ a jade coffin. The three of them walked carefully to the side of the jade coffin. ¡°Do you¡­ want to open it up and see what is inside?¡± Miao Yan turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ forget it,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°It is said that Qin Shi Huang was a slouching, skinny and ill person. What is there to see? Besides¡­ he was a heroic man of his generation. We should show some respect and not open his coffin.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered. ¡°Oh, right! How do we stop his resurrection? There are no items or indications here.¡± ¡°How to stop his resurrection eh?¡± Miao Yan smiled in a peculiar manner. She suddenly walked to the side of the jade coffin and pressed down both her hands onto the surface of the coffin¡­ Shua! With a white light, the jade coffin disappeared! ¡°En? What is going on?¡± ¡°Fool, of course it has been kept by me,¡± Miao Yan softly answered. Ke, kept?! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes bulged widely. ¡°You¡­ you aren¡¯t by chance nning on taking Qin Shi Huang¡¯s jade coffin away, are you? This item can be kept into the system?¡± ¡°Sure enough, you are indeed a rookie,¡± Miao Yan smiled. ¡°After you have some more experience, you will understand. Many items within an instance dungeon can be kept into the system to be taken away. Also¡­ many monsters can be kept as War Pets. Oh, right! That Four-Eyed War Cat of yours can be thrown away for real.¡± After saying that, Miao Yan lowered her head to look at Garfield who was crouched down beside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thigh. Garfield: ¡°Meow?¡± ¡°Forget it¡­ you are a queer fellow. It is up to you what pet you want to use. Besides, you can still adopt a more powerful pet in the future,¡± Miao Yan nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Why do you think I am not trying to seize the Tiger Tally from you? An equipment that can summon out Bai Qi, any yers and Awakened ones will have their eyes turn red as they frantically attempt to snatch it.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was speechless. ¡°I am not snatching it away from you because, firstly, you are quite a sight for sore eyes. Secondly, the biggest reward in this instance dungeon is Qin Shi Huang¡¯s coffin. That item is mine for sure. As for the others, I will not snatch it from you.¡± Qin Shi Huang¡¯s coffin¡­ Is the biggest reward? As expected¡­ right after Miao Yan finished speaking, the system issued a prompt. [System prompt: Instance dungeon quest ¡®Stop Qin Shi Huang¡¯s resurrection¡¯plete. Assigning reward based on calcted degree of contribution¡­ ording to the calctions, you have acquired a system reward of 500 points]. Chen Xiaolian was surprised and he turned to nce at Miao Yan. Miao Yan smiled. ¡°You obtained reward points? En, as for how much I got, I won¡¯t tell you. That way, you won¡¯t feel inferior, rookie.¡± At that moment, the system issued out another prompt. [System prompt: This instance dungeon has ended. In one minute¡¯s time, the surviving yers will be transferred out of the instance dungeon. The order of transfer will follow the degree of contribution]. After seeing the prompt, Chen Xiaolian immediately turned to Miao Yan. ¡°By the way¡­ I still want to thank you. If not for you, this instance dungeon would have ended in failure. I have a question though¡­ back then, you gave me the Tiger Tally and told me not to give it to Bai Qi. You said that once we give it to him, our quest will fail. Why is that?¡± Miao Yan winked. ¡°¡­ If I were to say I was lying to you, would you believe me?¡± ¡°¡­lie, you lied to me?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hairs stood on end. ¡°You¡­ you nearly got me killed!¡± ¡°Calm down. Besides, you are still alive now, aren¡¯t you?¡± Miao Yan pursed her lips to the side. ¡°Everything within this game¡¯s instance dungeon is filled with cruelty. The fact that I did not try to harm you is an act of kindness on my part. Fooling you once in a while to take advantage of you is nothing big. Besides, you have gained quite a haul as a result.¡± ¡°You¡­ you were really lying to me?¡± ¡°¡­ yes,¡± Miao Yan suddenly stopped smiling and stared at Chen Xiaolian, slowly speaking. ¡°Just consider it as me making use of you, letting you hold the Tiger Tally to stall Bai Qi so that I can take advantage of the situation and attack him. En, that is how it went.¡± ¡°If I were to hand over the Tiger Tally to Bai Qi back then, what would happen?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s instinct gave him a feeling that Miao Yan¡¯s words were somewhat dishonest! He quickly followed up with another question. ¡°You really have a lot of questions. Those who think too much do not get to live long lives,¡± Miao Yanughed and walked over. She gave Chen Xiaolian a gentle hug and smiled as she whispered into his ear. ¡°You are an interesting fellow. Perhaps we will be able to meet again in other instance dungeons in the future. En¡­ next time, if you dare take a peek at my breast again, I will beat you up.¡± After saying that, Miao Yan took a step backwards and looked at Chen Xiaolian whose face had turned red. Miao Yan waved her hand to him¡­ A green beam of light descended from the skies and onto Miao Yan¡¯s body. In but moments, she disappeared. She¡­ she realized that I was looking at her breasts? Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat guilty. At that moment however, Soo Soo tugged at him. ¡°Oppa, look!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to gaze in the direction pointed by Soo Soo¡¯s finger¡­ He became shocked! On the ground¡­ To be precise, it was the location where Miao Yan was standing on earlier! Surprisingly, there was a note marked using one¡¯s feet! Two English letters. ¡®NO¡¯!! NO? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face changed! ¡°You¡­ you were really lying to me?¡± ¡°¡­ yes.¡± NO? This¡­ what is the meaning of this? In other words, Miao Yan did not lie to me? The Tiger Tally must really not fall into Bai Qi¡¯s hand? If the Tiger Tally were to fall into Bai Qi¡¯s hand, what would happen? Most importantly¡­ Why did she not say it out using her mouth? Instead, she used her toes to draw out a ¡®NO¡¯ word to insinuate to me. Instantly, a faint sense of unease enveloped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart! He raised his head to look around therge, empty pce hall! There was only silence all around. For Chen Xiaolian however, there was a sense that some form of existence was closely surrounding him! ¡­ Shua! Two beams of green light descended from the skies, first onto Chen Xiaolian, then onto Soo Soo. Instantly, the both of them disappeared from Qin Shi Huang¡¯s main pce building¡­ ¡­ Chapter 88: Chen Xiaolian’s Invitation

Chapter 88: Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Invitation

GOR Chapter 88: Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Invitation Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo walked out from the green light to find themselves within the foot of the mountain of the Mausoleum Area of Qin Shi Huang. Observing their surroundings, they found that it was still in the middle of the dark night. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s personal items and the backpack that he brought in with him into the instance dungeon had been left behind outside the ma gates of Epang Pce due to the restriction against bringing in metal objects. There was thus no mobile phone for him to track his position. Thankfully, he had explored the area before entering the instance dungeon. After taking a few moments to examine the surroundings in the night, he judged that they were currently very close to the Mausoleum Area¡¯s south gate. He quickly brought Soo Soo towards the Mausoleum Area¡¯s south gate ¨C ording to their arrangements, Qiao Qiao and Roddy will be waiting at the south and north gates respectively. Under the cover of darkness, Chen Xiaolian carried Soo Soo and ran quickly. After reaching the Mausoleum Area¡¯s south gate, Chen Xiaolian caught sight of Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao was wearing a sweatshirt as she stood beside a ck coloured SUV. The girl with long, ck hair stared anxiously at the gate of the Mausoleum Area. Seeing Chen Xiaolian running out while carrying Soo Soo, Qiao Qiao cried out in surprise and quickly ran over. Chen Xiaolian put down Soo Soo and watched as the little loli flew into Qiao Qiao¡¯s arms. He stood there and smiled. Qiao Qiao kissed Soo Soo¡¯s face several times before checking at her from up to bottom. After determining that Soo Soo did not receive any injuries, she let out a sigh of relief. Straightening herself, Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian with aplicated expression and hesitated. Chen Xiaolian let out a bitter smile. ¡°Thankfully I did not fail and could bring your little sister out unscathed, I¡­¡± Just as he said those words, Qiao Qiao bit her lips and took a deep breath. She quickly walked before Chen Xiaolian, her body leapt into his arms as her own two arms flew pass Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck, grabbing onto him. Chen Xiaolian felt a fragrance wafting into his nose before a pair of gentle and warm lips pressed down on his. He subconsciously held his breath, his mind nking out momentarily ¨C before he could relish the feeling, Qiao Qiao had already let go. Her slender eyes looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Thank you, Xiaolian! Thank you!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes turned red. ¡°Eh¡­ actually, I do not mind you kissing me longer¡­¡± His subconscious reply caused Qiao Qiao to roll up her eyes. ¡°Unnie!¡± Seeing Qiao Qiao kiss Chen Xiaolian, Soo Soo¡¯s small face puffed up to be bun like. She stared with discontent. ¡°If you kiss Xiaolian oppa again, I will be very angry, unnie!¡± Soo Soo squinted her eyes. ¡°Even if it is unnie, I still won¡¯t share Xiaolian oppa with you!¡± Qiao Qiao was shocked and she turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Soo Soo, she¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile and said. ¡°I forgot to mention, the current Soo Soo is the second personality.¡± ¡°The second personality?¡± Qiao Qiao was stunned. Then, she followed up. ¡°What I mean to ask is, what does she mean by share?¡± ¡°¡­ little kids like to spout nonsense,¡± Chen Xiaolian dared not mention what Soo Soo had said regarding the ¡°wait 10 years for me¡±. He quickly changed the subject. ¡°How long have you been waiting here?¡± ¡°Not long,¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°It has only been 10 minutes since the instance dungeon started. How did you get out so quickly?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed: Indeed, the passage of time within an instance dungeon and that of the outside is different. Even though I had been inside the instance dungeon for hours, only several minutes have passed outside¡­ ¡°Where is Roddy?¡± ¡°Roddy have prepared a car at the north gate. Do you want to contact him? There are walkie-talkies in the car.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°There is still Han Bi and the rest who have yet toe out¡­ the instance dungeon have already concluded and the order of transfer out of the instance dungeon will follow the degree of contribution. So, Han Bi and the rest of them should be somewhere behind. Quick, contact Roddy and tell him that we have alreadye out. Ask him to keep an eye out for Han Bi and the others. If they appear in the north gate, then inform us immediately.¡± Qiao Qiao quickly turned to the car to pick up the walkie-talkie and contact Roddy. Chen Xiaolian stood beside the car and looked at the Mausoleum Area¡­ Soon, he saw 3 figures quickly walking towards the outer area of the Mausoleum Area. The ones in front were the two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Lun Tai¡¯s movement showed some amount of unsteadiness. However, it was clear that he had already taken some healing substance. The injuries on his body no longer looked so terrible. As for Bei Tai, he propped Lun Tai and they ran together towards the outer area. Not far behind them was the ck Knights Guild Leader, Alice. Alice seemed to be in a much better state. However, she maintained a certain distance from the two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. The three of them caught sight of Chen Xiaolian and were shocked. They stopped in their tracks. Bei Tai grinned and shouted loudly. ¡°It is you! I knew you won¡¯t die so easily! The one whopleted the instance dungeon must be you, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything and gave a faint smile as he looked at the three of them. Alice¡¯s eyes showed traces of wariness and subconsciously took a few steps back. She coldly asked. ¡°Chen Xiaolian? What do you want to do?¡± ¡°Could it be that you cannot even say thank you?¡± Chen Xiaolian softly asked. ¡°Hmph, this is a cruel game. There have been too many instances of instance dungeon survivors starting a fight outside to snatch equipment,¡± Alice shook her head. ¡°Who knows what you could be thinking of.¡± ¡°I hold no malicious intent. I just happened to be out before you and was preparing to meet up with mypanions. Did any of you see Han Bi? He is the youngster with brush like eyebrows that was with me. And that Xia Xiaolei. He is the youngster we met in Epang Pce.¡± ¡°¡­ They did note along with us.¡± The one who gave the reply was Bei Tai who quickly continued. ¡°We got separated with the little girl you left with us. After that, Han Bi went back to look for her. As for the other little fellow, he too went back to find her. That is why they are not with us.¡± Lun Tai suddenly spoke out in a heavy voice. ¡°Do you really mean no harm?¡± ¡°None,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled gently and moved to the side. ¡°After all, we have fought together on the same field. I am not that despicable as to turn hostile right after we exit the instance dungeon.¡± Alice exhaled and stared at Chen Xiaolian. She then spoke in a serious tone. ¡°Thank you! You are a good person. However, it is difficult for good people tost long in this game.¡± She quickly moved past Chen Xiaolian. After walking a few steps, she turned around and added. ¡°But, I hope that you can live longer.¡± ¡°I will remember this blessing of yours,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and watched as Alice moved away. Lun Tai and Bei Tai looked at each other and was about to leave when Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned to them and called out. ¡°Can you two¡­ please wait?¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Bei Tai turned around. ¡°I have no ill intent,¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. Suddenly, a thought shed through his mind. ¡°I feel very sorry regarding Guild Leader Nangong¡¯s death in Epang Pce. But I was wondering, are you two nning to head back to the Nangong Guild?¡± Lun Tai hesitated for a moment. Bei Tai on the other hand had already given out a sigh and he turned to Lun Tai. ¡°Old bro, now that the Guild Leader is dead, I fear that our Guild will also¡­ besides, the Deputy Guild Leader, that woman has never been agreeable towards us two brothers. Do we have to go back to look at that woman¡¯s face?¡± Lun Tai looked straight at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You are a member of Meteor Rock Guild while Qiu Yun too, have died within the instance dungeon. Could it be you have some other thoughts about it?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled sincerely. ¡°Believe it or not, in this instance dungeon, I am only a temporary member of Meteor Rock Guild. I know almost nothing about this Guild. Only¡­ in the beginning, I thought that Qiu Yun is a good person and believed that it would be good to follow him. However, what happened in the instance dungeon¡­ you already know what happened.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread both hands outward and moved two steps closer. ¡°Everything I said is the truth. I just want ask the both of you some stuff. If you are not willing, then I will not stop you. If you are, then how about we move together and continue our discussion while we are on the road?¡± Lun Tai exhaled. ¡°You are a good person. When I was injured in the instance dungeon, you took the initiative to wrap up my wounds. In the end, you were also willing to be the decoy¡­ I trust you!¡± ¡°I trust you too!¡± Bei Tai smiled. At that moment, Qiao Qiao poked her head out from the car. ¡°Xiaolian, I have talked to Roddy. Han Bi has alreadye out from the north gate. Together with him is that Xia Xiaolei. The both of them are fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. ¡°Then what are we waiting for? Let us board the car and move out!¡± Chapter 89: Guild Leader

Chapter 89: Guild Leader

GOR Chapter 89: Guild Leader The benefit of having a wealthy person like Qiao Qiao as a team member was currently put on disy [1]. The vehicle Qiao Qiao prepared was a Mercedes Benz G55 with a spacious body and high horsepower ¨C when she had went out with Roddy to find a vehicle, they found that the 4S automotive shop did not have any vehicle at the time [2]. This ostentatious female simply threw her money down and drove the vehicle of the 4S shop owner¡¯s car away. On their way back to the city, Qiao Qiao had also reservedfortable rooms in a high-ss hotel. She had also made sure to prepare a great deal of medical supplies, food, clothes, etc. Chen Xiaolian first headed back to the hotel. After they entered, they began enjoying the food. In the northwest area of the hotel, Chen Xiaolian unceremoniously ordered a big bowl of steamed mutton. He was so hungry he did not even soak the bun into the mutton soup, Instead, he directly tore one of the bun into half and stuffed it into his mouth [3]. Lun Tai and Bei Tai beside him were also no different from hungry ghosts. Lun Tai held onto a bowl of beef noodles as his face appeared to be on the verge of going into the bowl. As for Bei Tai, he held onto a family bucket as he munched on. Even the chicken bones were chewed and swallowed down his stomach. While they were heading here, Chen Xiaolian had managed to gain some information from the exchange between him and the two brothers. Back then, Qiu Yun had informed him that Nangong¡¯s Guild was one with a mass production type of orientation. Towards this im, the two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai gave a snort! ¡°Qiu Yun? To think that hypocrite would have the nerve to say something like that!¡± Lun Tai replied. Bei Tai was more direct in his reply. ¡°That bastard had already busted his own guild members to the point where they deserted him. If not for him betraying his team members and sending them to their deaths, why would he not have a single right-hand man in this time¡¯s instance dungeon? He even had toe to our Guild Leader Nangong for a cooperation. Hmph!¡± Betraying his team members and sending them to their deaths? Chen Xiaolian tried to ask more about it. ording to Lun Tai, he did not know much regarding the incident. Only that he had heard that in thest instance dungeon, Meteor Rock Guild encountered a situation that caused internal conflict to break out. It is said that toplete a certain quest, Qiu Yun lied to his own subordinate team members and sent them to their deaths. As a result, after the instance dungeon ended, Meteor Rock Guild became severely weakened due to the deaths of several of their key members. After the instance dungeon concluded, the surviving guild members left the guild out of rage. It was as though the current Meteor Rock Guild existed in name only. After what Qiu Yun did in Epang Pce, Chen Xiaolian was inclined to believe Bei Tai¡¯s words. Moreover¡­ Bei Tai was not a scheming person. Someone who has the balls to call himself ¡®Bei Tai¡¯ (Spare Tire), how treacherous can someone like this be? ¡°All I know is that before the instance dungeon had begun, Qiu Yun had killed one of his guild members. ording to him, that guild member was plotting to harm him.¡± Listening to this information by Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai replied. Having eaten 3 big bowls of beef noodles, he sneered as he continued eating. ¡°I had heard from Guild Leader Nangong that in thest instance dungeon, Meteor Rock Guild had acquired a very precious treasure. For that treasure, Qiu Yun purposely sacrificed many of his guild members leaving only one who is like a brother to him. However, it seems that these two cannot agree on how to split the spoils. Thus, this led to conflict again. Back when Nangong told me that Qiu Yun had brought a team member with him, I was surprised. As for the plot to harm him, I feel that it is likely due to their disagreement on how to split the spoils.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly realized an important problem. ¡°Qiu Yun is dead¡­ that means Meteor Rock Guild no longer have a Guild Leader. Then, what will happen to the guild? Lun Tai ced down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and wiped his mouth. He then stared at Chen Xiaolian andughed. ¡°That would depend on your luck.¡± ¡°Why do you say that?¡± ¡°If a Guild Leader dies, then the remaining guild members must decide on who to take the position of Guild Leader ¨C generally speaking, this situation would lead to an intense internal struggle. That is because the authority held by the Guild Leader brings many benefits. Among other things, the authority to select and arrange which team members to participate in an instance dungeon alone is very important! At the same time, there will be a critical restriction ced onto the guild by the system: Among the guild members, there must be a veteran who have experienced 5 instance dungeons. Otherwise, the guild will be forcibly disbanded.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded in understanding: Back then, he had wanted to form his own guild and had Han Bi check up on the requirements imposed by the system. They found that only a veteran who had experienced 5 instance dungeons could have the qualifications to form a guild. ¡°Naturally, a grace period will be given. Normally, it would be between 24 to 48 hours. As long as the guild could recruit one or more veteran into the guild within the grace period, then the qualification of the guild would remain and it will not be disbanded.¡± After saying that, Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You can look at the system interface. In your guild system interface, the position of Guild Leader should have be vacant. Before entering the next instance dungeon, a new Guild Leader must be elected. Additionally, if there is no veteran within the guild, then the name of the guild will turn red and a countdown prompt will appear. It means that before the countdown ends, the guild must find a veteran to join the guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian became silent. He dragged out the guild system interface and looked over it. Sure enough, the Guild Leader¡¯s position had be vacant. The 3 words ¡®Meteor Rock Guild¡¯ had also turned red and a countdown appeared behind it: 23 hours 11 minutes 26 seconds¡­ the number continued changing. ¡°I do not know how many people are there left in Meteor Rock Guild,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°I hope that this guild do not get disbanded. I have already spent a considerable number of points to buy the guild¡¯s special equipment. Once this guild gets disbanded, won¡¯t the guild¡¯s special equipment disappear?¡± ¡°How about this? You can try to apply for the position of Guild Leader,¡± Lun Tai exined. ¡°As long as more than half of the remaining guild members support you, then it will be epted. The system requirement only states that the Guild Leader who wants to establish a guild must be a veteran that has experienced 5 instance dungeons. However, a Guild Leader who takes over the position or is given the position need not conform to that requirement. So, a Guild Leader that does not establish a guild need not be restricted by the requirement to be a veteran of 5 instance dungeons. Even a newbie can take that spot. However¡­ that will depend on whether or not there are any other people in this Meteor Rock Guild other than you and this little girl.¡± ¡°Might as well give it a try,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai. ¡°However, neither me nor Soo Soo are veterans. If we are the only two members left, then we do not have the qualifications to retain the guild. That would lead to the guild¡¯s disbandment. That is why¡­¡± ¡°You are thinking of¡­ inviting us two brothers into your guild?¡± Lun Tai smiled ¨C he was different from the simplistic Bei Tai. Lun Tai was clearly smarter. ¡°Big bro, I feel that is not a bad thing,¡± Bei Tai swallowed another piece of chicken meat. ¡°Boss Nangong is already dead and I really do not wish to go back to look at that Deputy Guild Leader¡¯s face! Just looking at her face makes me want to smash it! Let us leave the guild. The way I see it, this Chen Xiaolian fellow is not bad. Also, our Nangong Guild¡¯s special equipment have all been used up in this instance dungeon.¡± Lun Tai thought about it and hesitated. He then nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Joining the Meteor Rock Guild is not impossible. However¡­ I have a few requirements.¡± ¡°Do tell.¡± ¡°First, you must first be the Guild Leader. Within the Meteor Rock Guild, I only trust you.¡± ¡°Naturally!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly replied. ¡°If I cannot be the Guild Leader, I too will leave the guild. I cannot be at ease at leaving my life to a stranger.¡± ¡°Second, my brother and I will only ept your orders if they are reasonable. Blunt words should be said first. You are after all a rookie Guild Leader; if you are to give out an unreasonable order within an instance dungeon or if it is obvious that you are going to use us brothers as cannon fodder, do not expect us two brothers to obey.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and nodded his head ¨C he was very clear, trust takes time to be built. To hope that others will disregard their emotions and be a subordinate right off the bat was an impossibility. Additionally, the other party were veterans. It was only natural for veterans to have their own brand of pride. ¡°Thirdly, us two brothers¡­ must have the autonomy in choosing which instance dungeon to participate in,¡± Lun Tai carefully said out thest requirement. ¡°While the authority to select team members for an instance dungeon usually rests with the Guild Leader, I want to make a gentlemen¡¯s agreement with you: Under inevitable circumstances, if us two brothers do not want to participate in an instance dungeon, we will not do it even if you order us to! If you forcibly include us into the list of participation, then do not me us for turning on you after we brothers enter the instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered about it and smiled. ¡°Very well! Agreed!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian quickly called out to Soo Soo and the both of them entered the guild system interface. Within the guild system interface, he found an ¡®Applying to be Guild Leader¡¯ option. This option did not exist when Qiu Yun was still alive. Chen Xiaolian chose to apply to be Guild Leader. Soon, a prompt was issued out by the system: [Your application has acquired the support of one guild member]. Soo Soo smiled at Chen Xiaolian. Then¡­ [Excluding the candidates, the number of supporters for you bing Guild Leader have garnered more than half the support of the guild members. Your application have been epted!]. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was pleasantly surprised! Soon, he saw a huge change in the guild system interface! Firstly was the emergence of a list of names of the guild members! To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, besides himself and Kwan Ran Soo (Soo Soo), there was a third name on the guild members list of names. This name was: Dong Shi (Winter Rock) [System prompt: Guild member Dong Shi has sent you a message, do you wish to read it now?]. [Dong Shi: Although I do not know who you are, it seems that the fellow Qiu Yun had died. Congrattions to you. Hope you live longer]. Chen Xiaolian was shocked. He subconsciously chose [Reply], as he had wanted to ask the other person something. However, a system prompt had arrived! [Guild System prompt: Guild member Dong Shi had already withdrawn from your guild]. With¡­ withdrawn from guild? He left right after saying those words to me? Wait¡­ His name is¡­ Dong Shi (Winter Rock)? Qiu Yun (Autumn Meteor)¡­ Dong Shi (Winter Rock)¡­ Meteor Rock Guild? Dong Shi, raw: ¡®¶¬Ê¯¡¯, pinyin: ¡®d¨­ng sh¨ª¡¯. ¡®¶¬¡¯ (dong) means ¡®winter¡¯, ¡®Ê¯¡¯(shi) means rock / stone. 1 The word used by author for wealthy is actually ¡®tuhao¡¯. It is a derogatory term for people of wealth and influence who likes to unt their money. It could also indicate nouveau riche.? 2 ¡®4S¡¯ shop is a ¡®Four In One¡¯ shop in the automotive business. The S includes Sale, Sparepart, Service and Survey.? 3 Steamed mutton, a form of snack in China consisting of a bowl of noodles and mutton. Buns areplementary and usually dipped into the soup to soak in the aroma.? Chapter 90: Accompany You!

Chapter 90: Apany You!

GOR Chapter 90: Apany You! Chen Xiaolian instinctively realized that this fellow who had sent him a message just before leaving the guild¡­ this person known as Dong Shi was certainly no ordinary character! The problem however¡­ Was that the guild name in the system had turned red earlier! That indicated that Meteor Rock Guild no longer have a veteran of 5 instance dungeons! However, judging from his name, this fellow known as Dong Shi seemed to be simr to Qiu Yun, an iconic figure in Meteor Rock Guild. Since that was the case¡­ Dong Shi should have been a veteran of 5 instance dungeons or more, right? This¡­ Something just does not feel right about this. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s entrance to the guild proceeded smoothly. Next, Qiao Qiao was added. Not long after, something that Chen Xiaolian did not expect happened. ¡­ ¡°He, left just like that?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and looked at Roddy with aplicated expression. Roddy sat on the sofa. He first picked up a bottle of mineral water and gulped down half its contents before exhaling. He then sneered. ¡°He did not just leave. He said that he is ashamed to meet you and that he feels guilty. So, before reaching the hotel, he requested to get down from the car and left alone.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°What else did he say?¡± ¡°He asked you to not go look for him. He is too ashamed to be together with us. You entrusted Soo Soo to him but he ended up losing sight of her.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°But Soo Soo has already been safely brought out. Qiao Qiao should have told you all about these through the walkie-talkie.¡± ¡°That was what I told him as well,¡± Roddy softly said. ¡°But, Han Bi said that he is too ashamed to meet you. ording to him, he owes you a lot and meeting you would make him feel guilty. Thus, he did not have the face toe meet up with us.¡± Pausing, Roddy looked at Chen Xiaolian solemnly. After hesitating for a moment, Roddy slowly spoke out. ¡°Xiaolian, I have been thinking about saying something. In the end, I believe I should still talk to you about it.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°In the beginning, I thought that the Han Bi fellow is not bad. However¡­ on our way back, Xia Xiaolei informed me about what happened to you all in the instance dungeon. Honestly, I feel myself somewhat disliking that Han Bi fellow.¡± ¡°¡­ why do you say that?¡± ¡°Originally, there was no need for you to enter the instance dungeon. You risked your life to enter the instance dungeon, firstly for Soo Soo and secondly, for Han Bi! Furthermore, in order to save Han Bi back in the train, you nearly died in the hands of other Awakened ones. Saying Han Bi owes you one life would not be that much of an exaggeration would it?¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°In the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang¡¯s instance dungeon, you willingly became the decoy. But then, what did Han Bi say? He just epted it?¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°Anyone would be afraid. He is also an ordinary person. Besides, that was the result of drawing lots.¡± ¡°Do not try to fool me, Xiaolian,¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes stared into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s as he spoke heavily. ¡°How many years have we known each other? Would I not understand your character? Once Xia Xiaolei told me about what happened during the drawing of lots, I immediately understood. The lot you drew must have the ¡®leave¡¯ word. That means thest one for Soo Soo must have the ¡®stay¡¯ word! Instead, you swallowed them down. Hmph¡­ I understand you too well! In order to protect Soo Soo, you can take the initiative to be the decoy. What about Han Bi? You are his saviour! Why can¡¯t he stay behind as the decoy as a way to repay you saving him? Is there no need to repay you saving him? Can Han Bi ept all that with a clear conscience? Additionally, you have to sacrifice yourself again for him in the instance dungeon? Hehe!¡± ¡°That was a voluntary act on my part,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Your voluntary act is your own matter! You being noble, great¡­ that is also your own issue! I am talking about Han Bi now! You taking the initiative to sacrifice yourself is one thing! However, how could he just ept it with a clear conscience?¡± Roddy coldly said. ¡°I have to say this, him being ashamed to meet you should only be natural! If this was someone else, that person too would not have the face to meet you again.¡± ¡°He is also an ordinary person. Under those circumstances, bing fearful and faint-hearted is a normal matter.¡± ¡°I did not say he is not normal,¡± Roddy shook his head. ¡°What I mean to say is¡­ in my opinion, someone like him is not worthy as a bro.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Roddy stared into his eyes and extended his hand to press down onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°You are someone who gets soft-hearted too easily.¡± ¡­ ¡­ In the middle of the night, Chen Xiaolian stood atop the roof as he observed the city. The view of the flourishing neon lights in the city brought both a sense of beauty and regret. At the very least, his current spot does not permit him to clearly take in the magnificent scenery of the city. Chen Xiaolian sat on the edge of the roof, his pair of legs dangling down on the outer edge of the big building. High altitude winds blew with strength, causing his hair to dance about in disorder. Chen Xiaolian gulped down the contents of an entire can of beer. Then, he crumpled the can into a clump before tossing it over his head to the back. Hearing footsteps behind him, he forced out a smile. ¡°You havee?¡± ¡°En, I heard the discussion between you and Roddy,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s gentle voice came from behind him. ¡°I guessed that you would probably not be able to sleep soundly.¡± ¡°How did you know I would be up on the rooftop?¡± ¡°You mentioned before, your wish was to stand on the highest storeyed building with purple coloured top and pee down,¡± Qiao Qiao pursed her lips and smiled. ¡°Even though this ce is not the building with purple coloured top, it is still a high-rise building.¡± ¡°I am just here to drink beer,¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side and smiled. Qiao Qiao walked to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side and sat down beside him. A pair of slender legs jutted out and dangled on the outside of the big building. Qiao Qiao threw a nce downwards. ¡°So high.¡± ¡°Are you scared?¡± Qiao Qiao squinted her eyes and said nothing. ¡°I almost forgot, you are not a soft, weak damsel,¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. Qiao Qiao picked up another can of beer and opened it. In one breath, she gulped down half its content. ¡°I do not know how tofort you. Truth be told¡­ we are not exactly familiar with one another,¡± Qiao Qiao turned her head to look at Chen Xiaolian and said in a low tone. ¡°I also do not know what it is that I should be doing now. So, I can only sit here beside you and apany you while you drink beer.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced heavily at Qiao Qiao, his eyes expressing his emotions. ¡°Thank you¡­ truth is, you are the first girl to drink with me.¡± ¡°Have you thought about what to do in the future?¡± Qiao Qiao whispered. ¡°Now, we have a guild and you are the Guild Leader. This time¡¯s instance dungeon is finally over, in the future¡­¡± ¡°That is enough, thinking about future matters right now gives me a headache,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Do you know? My mind have been feeling flustered for a while now. There are so many questions, so many difficulties. However, I dared not think about it. Because, the deeper I go when considering these things, the more I feel as though I am getting lost into madness.¡± ¡°For example?¡± ¡°For example¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian held onto a can of beer and smiled in a state of daze. ¡°For example, I am currently drinking beer. But, I do not even know if I am the one who wants to drink beer, or¡­ did the system¡¯s program arranged for me to drink beer here? In the end, what is real? What is false? When I first learned from the GM [1] about all these things, a huge sense of doubt towards my entire life surfaced ¨C well, I am only 18-years-old. It is probably too early for me to be saying things like my entire life. Yet, I could not help but think about it¡­ the warmth of my mother¡¯s bosom when I was young, the rough stubble on my father when he kissed me; when I am sick, my mother would trick me into eating medicine by saying it is candy, when I fail my exams, my father would scold me in fury over my inability to be sessful¡­ all these emotions, could they all be false? Could all of these simply exist as codes written by the program? Even¡­ today, Roddy had asked me: why do I want to be such a good, kind hearted, saint like person¡­ What came to my mind was: Is that my character, or¡­ just a setting fixed upon me? I feel very flustered; I am really, very flustered. I thought¡­ if everything is false, then what is real? How does true feelings feel like?¡± Qiao Qiao listened quietly. Listening to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, she said nothing at all. She did not interrupt him either. She blinked as she gazed at Chen Xiaolian and listened attentively. Traces of tenderness were gradually revealed within her eyes. After Chen Xiaolian finished his words, Qiao Qiao suddenly took a deep breath and¡­ She leaned over and hugged Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck tightly. Chen Xiaolian felt a soft and gentle lip pressing onto his mouth and he stared with widened eyes into Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. Those lips¡­ feels¡­ very soft, very fragrant. The feeling flowing through his lips and the maddening poundings of his heart¡­ This feeling, was so clear, so¡­ true! Qiao Qiao released Chen Xiaolian and looked him in the eye. She whispered. ¡°Can you feel it?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded vigorously. ¡°I feel it.¡± ¡°I do not know how tofort you. The fact of the matter is, I too am feeling confused. But¡­ if we are to talk about real feelings, all I know is that sitting here with you and looking into your eyes makes me want to kiss you. And so, I kissed you. In my opinion, that is real.¡± This young girl¡¯s face was blushed, but she said with a firm tone. ¡°In the future, do not carry all the burden by yourself. If you are confused, I will apany you in your confusion. If you feel difficult, I will apany you in your difficulties. So.. Together! All right?¡± Looking at this girl¡¯s eyes, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt his heart awash with a surprising feeling of softness and tranquility. 1 Chen Xiaolian had a chat with the GM in Chapter 34.? Chapter 91: Zero

Chapter 91: Zero

GOR Chapter 91: Zero The next morning, Roddy and Xia Xiaolei were sitting in the hotel¡¯s dining area while drinking yogurt. Seeing Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao walking side by side into the dining area, the two of them instantly revealed peculiar expressions. Roddy even sent several winks at him. Chen Xiaolian blushed but Qiao Qiao calmly walked over before Roddy. Looking at Roddy in the eyes, she asked. ¡°Is your skin itching?¡± ¡°No, no¡­¡± Roddy quickly stopped smiling. Xia Xiaolei who was not as perceptible was still smiling. Their actions made Chen Xiaolian feel embarrassed and he frowned. ¡°Are you fellows quite done yet?¡± Roddy let out a snigger. ¡°Last night, someone did not return to their room to sleep oh. To think that this brotherly me would worry that his mood might be bad. I brought a bottle of wine and went knocking on his room. How could I have guessed¡­ the room was actually empty.¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a serious demeanour. ¡°Last night, Qiao Qiao and I were enjoying the view on the rooftop. After chatting for some time, we felt sleepy and slept on the rooftop. Do not misunderstand.¡± Roddy smiled. ¡°Taking in the night scenery on the rooftop of a high-rise building while sampling wine, a beauty beside forpany, how enviable. You are simply bullying the solitary dogs [1].¡± Qiao Qiao suddenly raised the table¡¯s fork and knife. While maintaining a calm expression, she said. ¡°I just happen to love bullying solitary dogs. Roddy, do you have a problem with that?¡± Seeing the knife in Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand, Roddy gulped. ¡°¡­ No! Big Miss Qiao, please continue bullying any way you like!¡± Qiao Qiao stood up and picked up several pieces of sandwiches before leaving. ¡°I am going back to the room to check up on Soo Soo. She has been sleeping all night until now. I am a little worried.¡± After Qiao Qiao left, Roddy breathed a sigh of relief before patting Chen Xiaolian on his shoulder. ¡°Brother, it seems you have seeded. Congrattions for making it out of the bitter seas of forever alone.¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored him and looked at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Did you get a good sleepst night?¡± ¡°Of course,¡± Xia Xiaolei smiled widely. ¡°I have never stayed in such a high ss hotel. The room even has a big bathtub with massage bath function. It is simply too pleasant.¡± ¡°Xiaolei, there is something I want to discuss with you,¡± Chen Xiaolian seriously looked at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°When we had parted waysst time, I did not know the procedures involved in the selection for the instance dungeons. That was why I had advised you to live in the mountains. But now, it would appear that once you have be an Awakened one, you will get sucked into this game. There will no longer be any more peaceful days. Therefore, I was thinking¡­ if you are willing, you could join my guild. Since we are acquainted, at least we will be able to help one another.¡± ¡°Of course I want to!¡± Xia Xiaolei pped down onto the table. The resulting ¡°pa¡± sound attracted the attention of the other surrounding guests. He then shrank his head and lowered his voice. ¡°I have been wanting to talk to you about this yesterday night. Brother Xiaolian, now that you have a guild, I must join it!¡± ¡°Very well, then it is agreed,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought for a moment. ¡°En, if you have no other matters to do in the mountain vige, why not follow us back? As of now, I still do not know when the next instance dungeon¡¯s information wille. With everyone being together, many issues can be prepared for in advance.¡± ¡°Even if you don¡¯t say that, I would still not want to go back. That suffocating ce is too boring,¡± Xia Xiaolei giggled. ¡°I prefer following you all. There is good food and so much fun to be had. Not to mention, I also get to live in such afortable ce.¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s words were said without any other intent and were simply filled with childish envy. ¡°By the way, how old are you?¡± ¡°I became 16st month.¡± ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at him and sighed without saying a word. ¡°Hey, there is also me,¡± Roddy pointed at his nose. ¡°You? What about you?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°You are not even an Awakened.¡± ¡°I am your bro,¡± Roddy said in a dissatisfied voice. ¡°Do not forget, back in the Mausoleum Area, I had helped you by putting on an act [2].¡± ¡°What do you want to do?¡± ¡°I want to be like you people,¡± Roddy said with a straight face. ¡°As a bro, I cannot simply sit by the sides and watch as you all go risk your lives time and again.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°It is too dangerous. You have a family and a home. It would be best for you to live an ordinary life.¡± Roddy was silent for a moment before looking at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Xiaolian, do you not take me as a bro?¡± ¡°It is precisely because I consider you as a bro¡­¡± ¡°Listen to what I have to say first,¡± Roddy waved his hand. At that moment, the usual simpleton look on Roddy¡¯s face has been reced with a stern expression. ¡°Xiaolian, yesterday I went with Qiao Qiao to find cars. On the way, we talked about many things. That is why I now know about what you all have been through,¡± Roddy slowly said. ¡°I know that you are doing this for my sake. But¡­ just think, when I found out that all of this, when I found that this world¡­ is actually a son of a bitch game setting. When it turns out that we cannot even verify the veracity of all of these things, real or virtual¡­ just think, could I just continue on with my life as an ordinary person with a clear conscience? ¡°Having known all these, could I still live on thoughtlessly and pretend that I am unaware about all of them? ¡°In the future, the people that I will meet and the issues that I will face, when I encounter all that, would I not have any thoughts about it? Are those real, or false? Are they things that the program has arranged for me? Or are they the wishes of my real existence? ¡°Even someone like me will think about it! ¡°I am aware that it is dangerous, of course I am aware about it! ¡°Nevertheless, I still want to go with you all and give it a go! ¡°At any rate, thisyer of paper window has been pierced through. Could it be that I should just watch as you all walk through the gates while I stand here and watch through the window as all of you go fight to the death? ¡°I am awake now. There is no rationale for me to continue sleeping ¨C I cannot even fall asleep anymore! Unless you can erase these memories of mine! ¡°Otherwise, how would I go on living as an ordinary person with a clear conscience?¡± Facing Roddy¡¯s questions, Chen Xiaolian could only remain silent. The two of them looked at each other in silence for several minutes. Chen Xiaolian sighed and looked straight at Roddy¡¯s eyes. He solemnly said. ¡°I will admit that what you say is logical. However¡­ I think that this decision should not be made in haste. How about this, I will give you a few days¡¯ time. Think about it properly within these few days, think about your life, think about your parents, your family¡­ a few dayster, once you have considered all these, tell me what you decide.¡± ¡­ After finishing their breakfast, the three of them went back into the room. They entered a veryrge suite. After entering, they saw Qiao Qiao sitting together with Soo Soo in the living room, watching the television. Observing the three of them walking into the room, Qiao Qiao quickly made a gesture towards Chen Xiaolian and pointed towards Soo Soo ¨C Chen Xiaolian understood immediately. Afterst night¡¯s sleep, Soo Soo had reverted to her first personality. Seeing Chen Xiaolian entering through the door, Soo Soo suddenly tossed aside the remote control. She bounced up and ran to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. She grabbed onto his arm and swayed it. ¡°Xiaolian oppa!¡± ¡°You are awake?¡± ¡°Yup!¡± Soo Soo puffed up her face into a bun like shape. ¡°Oppa, I dreamt of many, many things. But, for some unknown reason, I can no longer remember them after waking up. All I know is that you appeared in my dreams.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered. ¡°En, I seem to recall you bringing me to a very dark ce where we walked for a long time. En, I also saw some people fighting. I remember¡­ in the end, you do not want me anymore and gave me away to someone else.¡± After saying that, Soo Soo stared at Chen Xiaolian with wide-opened eyes that held traces of grievance. ¡°Oppa, you would not do that, would you?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian could only smile while remaining speechless. ¡°That is enough. Soo Soo, do not keep pestering him!¡± Qiao Qiao went over and pulled Soo Soo away. She looked at Soo Soo and said. ¡°Go wash up! We will pack our things and prepare to return home!¡± At that moment, the sound of 2 door knocks could be heard before the door was opened. Lun Tai and Bei Tai walked in. ¡°Do you all always break into others room?¡± Roddy smiled bitterly. ¡°Are all Awakened ones so powerful? Next time, when we are together, it seems that there would be no need for me to lock the doors when I sleep.¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s expressions were serious, not a trace of humour could be seen on them. Lun Tai held onto today¡¯s newspaper in his hand. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, have you read today¡¯s newspaper?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Newspaper? Who still reads those things? If we want to read the news, we will just go online with our mobile phones.¡± ¡°¡­ it seems you do not know,¡± Lun Tai nodded his head and let out a bitter smile. ¡°You really are a rookie Guild Leader. Putting both me and my brother¡¯s life into the hands of a rookie Guild Leader like you, I wonder if it is a blessing or a curse.¡± ¡°What happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned serious. Lun Tai and Bei Tai walked over and sat opposite Chen Xiaolian. Then, they ced the newspaper onto the coffee table and pushed it before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Zero¡­ there is news about it.¡± ¡°Zero? What is that thing?¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°The ¡®Zero¡¯ I am referring to is not a thing.¡± ¡°Is it a codename for someone?¡± ¡°Zero is not a person.¡± ¡°Is it¡­¡± Lun Tai answered with an expression of awe. ¡°To be more urate¡­ ¡®Zero¡¯ is a city that does not exist.¡± ¡°City? Does not exist?¡± Chen Xiaolian became intrigued. Lun Tai nced at Bei Tai before ncing at the others within the room. He then let out a soft sigh and whispered. ¡°To be even more precise, it is¡­ a city that belongs to the Awakenedmunity.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face became tense. ¡°Continue!¡± 1 ¡®Solitary dogs¡¯ is a Chinese online term for men without girlfriend or wife.? 2 In , Roddy put on an act to probe the Awakened ones. DEMACIA!? Chapter 92: The Awakened Community

Chapter 92: The Awakened Community

GOR Chapter 92: The Awakened Community ¡°This ¡®game¡¯ that we have had to go through had existed for a very, very long time. It is such that there is no possible way of tracing it back to its origin. When exactly did it begin, was something that not a single Awakened could clearly tell. Some imed that it had existed for several years, some several hundred years while some others several thousand years¡­ no one knows the truth. Perhaps¡­ only the most ancient of Awakened ones would know the answer to this. ¡°This world of ours, its past thousand years of civilization and its past generations, ancient history, myths and legends¡­ all of these are things created by the Development Team from the ¡®yers¡¯ world. ¡°And so, the exact beginning of this ¡®game¡¯ in our world is something that none of us knows. ¡°However, there is this one ce within the Awakened ones¡¯munity. ¡°It is said that a long, long time ago, a group of very old Awakened ones with a certain objective in mind: for example, the unification of all the Awakened ones in this world to fight back against the yers, or perhaps for the sake of exchanging things. At any rate¡­ ¡°There were some old Awakened ones who came together to build a city. ¡°Legend has it that they acquired an incredibly miraculous equipment from a certain instance dungeon. What that thing is, I do not know. Is it of the magical type, space type or technological type¡­ I do not know those either. ¡°At any rate, they utilized that equipment to create a small city within this world. This city is hidden somewhere outside of this world¡­ You can consider the city to be an underground city, or a secret base or a pocket space. None of those is important. ¡°What is important is that this secret base was named by its founders as ¡®Zero¡¯. It meant: If our world is truly a virtual one, then we Awakened ones must unite to create a real world! That was their primary objective. That was also why they had named this secret base as ¡®Zero¡¯, indicating that everything begins from zero. ¡°This ¡®Zero¡¯ has always been in existence. How long has it existed? No one knows either. ¡°At present, there are several top-notch guilds with a permanent residence and a base for their guild within this city. But, there is a limited amount of space avable within this secret city of ¡®Zero¡¯. Additionally, it is not feasible for every Awakened in the world to be based inside. ¡°Therefore, in order to allow every Awakened ones in the world to enter ¡®Zero¡¯ and share information with other Awakened ones, make transactions, make acquaintances, start discussions, form cooperation¡­ ¡°¡®Zero¡¯ City would be opened up to this world at irregr intervals for a short period of time. ¡°Every time it is opened, it will randomly create an entrance gate in this world. This entrance gate does not have a fixed location. Instead, it will be different each time. ¡°Additionally, every time ¡®Zero¡¯ is opened, it will use certain media within this world such as newspapers to inform all the Awakened ones within this world. It will use certain news to disguise its information and conceal its secret coded message. ¡°Awakened ones who received this information can enter ¡®Zero¡¯ at the specified time and location.¡± Hearing all those, Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Is it eptable for me to consider it as¡­ a trade market that is designated to open up? Or a trading spot that opens up at random? A fair? A marketce?¡± ¡°The function of ¡®Zero¡¯ is not simply to allow Awakened ones to make transactions with one another. Naturally, the functions that you mentioned are also avable,¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°En, I am interested to know who oversees the general affairs of ¡®Zero¡¯ City? Who decides the rules? And how do they maintain those rules? With so many Awakened ones together, won¡¯t there ur the act of killing amongst themselves or snatching of equipment? During the trading process, if someone tries to swindle another, how will that situation be fixed? ¡°Since it is a public area, then there will be a need toy down the rules and the people to maintain those rules.¡± ¡°Naturally these exist. The Awakened ones who created ¡®Zero¡¯id down the rules early on. Until this day, those order and rules of ¡®Zero¡¯ are still maintained by those top guilds stationed within ¡®Zero¡¯. ¡°Everyone from these top guilds with a long history have extraordinary strength¡­ put it this way, they can be considered to be the ¡®powerful ns¡¯ of the Awakenedmunity. ¡°The order in ¡®Zero¡¯ City is maintained together by several top guilds with permanent residency within the city. They supervise one another, while watching over the stability and maintenance ofw and order in the city. At any rate, all actionsmitted within Zero City mustply with the rules. Not doing so will lead to the consolidated punishment by the top guilds. ¡°Believe it or not, I have been an Awakened for a few years now. But, I have never heard of anyone who has the balls to create trouble in ¡®Zero¡¯.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered carefully and nodded his head. ¡°If so¡­ then that ce can be regarded as a public area or public tform exclusive for Awakened ones. ¡°This kind of ce will certainly be very useful. At least, we will be able to conduct some transactions and glean all sorts of information.¡± ¡°Naturally, the benefits are plentiful. For example, many of the instance dungeon quests are recurrent. Even if you have never experienced it before, who is to say that there will not be others who have? So, if you received an instance dungeon quest, you can ask around inside ¡®Zero¡¯. There is the possibility that you will find an Awakened who has experienced that instance dungeon before who is willing to exchange that information to you. ¡°If one can learn specific information regarding an instance dungeon before entering, you should be able to imagine just how big of an advantage that would bring.¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately nodded his head! If they were aware of the quest and type of monsters within the Qin Shi Huang¡¯s Mausoleum prior to entering¡­ then, they would be able to avoid taking many detours and at the same time, avoid many dangers ¨C that would be the equivalent of obtaining a walkthrough beforehand [1]! ¡°Every now and again, Zero will be opened once. Moreover, the time for that is never fixed. Sometimes, there would be 1 month¡¯s interval, sometimes 7 to 8 months of interval. There was once where the intervalsted for a whole year and a half before it was opened again. Every time it is opened, the time allowed inside would not be more than 1 week. ¡°Anyone who is an Awakened would be able to enter during the open period. However, once the open period is over, with the exception of those guilds with the qualifications to permanent residency in ¡®Zero¡¯, others will be required to leave. ¡°It is said that this is to ensure that ¡®Zero¡¯ would not be found.¡± Roddy pondered and suddenly smiled. ¡°That is not right. This secret city¡­ it has existed for so long. Consider the number of years where yers and Awakened ones have battled against one another. Even if it is a secret city, how can information regarding it not get leaked? Besides¡­ isn¡¯t the system supposed to be both omniscient and omnipotent?¡± ¡°You canpare it to a virus,¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°It is simr to what would happen if yourputer has a virus in it. You realized that it is infected, but your antivirus software may not be able to locate and kill it. The reason being that Zero does not have a fixed location and does not open up ording to any set time period. Its opening time is selected at random and at irregr intervals. Only right before it opens will it inform all the Awakened ones¡­ additionally, it is likely that those founders who created the city must have certain special equipment. This equipment would allow them to bypass the system¡¯s ¡®antivirus software¡¯. ¡°That is why this city can exist for so many years.¡± Chen Xiaolian gestured with his hand. ¡°The ce is a good one. I feel that it is necessary for us to experience it¡­ at present, our guild consists mostly of rookies. Going to such a ce and getting more information would be a good thing.¡± He turned to Lun Tai. ¡°From the looks of it, you have obtained information from the newspaper? Zero is open?¡± ¡°The time of its opening is 2 dayster,¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°Honestly, I was thinking about how to convince you to go¡­ all other guilds will not miss out on Zero¡¯s opening time! The circle of Awakened ones may not be big, but it is not small either. Many of the Awakened ones who have experienced dangers time and again will have acquired various types of loot. Thus, it may be possible for you to make transactions for many items that you could never even imagine. This opportunity is a rare one, how could we miss out on it?¡± Chen Xiaolian inhaled and looked around at Roddy, Xia Xiaolei, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. They were all looking at him. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian could suddenly feel the weight of the Guild Leader¡¯s responsibilities. Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment before nodding his head. ¡°Since that is the case, we will go for a visit! Lun Tai, where is the opening location?¡± Lun Tai smiled and pushed the newspaper forward by a little. On the international financial page, there was news that seemed like a report on an ordinary business summit. However, after reading it again in detail, Chen Xiaolian discovered the trick. When connected together, the first word in each sentence of this news report would form the sentence: Awakened ones weed to visit zero world. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. ¡°This¡­ business summit is the ce where Zero will open in this world?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Everyone in the room remained silent. From the contents of the newspaper, the business summit will be held at: Japan, Tokyo. ¡­ ¡°We did not take our passport and visa with us when we came out, how do we get to Japan? Can we even get on the ne?¡± Chen Xiaolian was faced with a problem. A few hourster though, the answer arrived. After Qiao Qiao made a call, the rest of them were able to rx in the hotel for a whole day. In the evening, 2 luxurious limousines arrived at the hotel to pick them up and rush them to the airport. The limousines drove directly into the airport, moving right into the tarmac. The limousines then stopped right beside the runway¡­ A ¡®Gulfstream G650¡¯ was resting quietly beside the runway. A middle-aged man in formal ck suit bowed towards Qiao Qiao and slowly said. ¡°Immigration procedures have all been handled. Your father had me inform you to be careful when going away from home.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head once and the man then drove the car away. After getting off the car, Chen Xiaolian stared at the silver coloured airne and exhaled. He gave a bitter smile. ¡°Do you have to be so ostentatious¡­¡± Qiao Qiao smirked. ¡°Feeling the pressure?¡± ¡°En¡­ somewhat,¡± Chen Xiaolian stroked his nose. ¡°I suddenly understand. Back then, when you said that you were going to buy up that high-rise with purple peak as a gift for me, you weren¡¯t joking! Do I still have the opportunity to regret my decision?¡± Qiao Qiao made a face towards him before bouncing her way up to the airne. 1 Walkthrough is a strategy guide that contain hints orplete solutions to specific games. [Source: Wiki].? Chapter 93: Tokyo

Chapter 93: Tokyo

GOR Chapter 93: Tokyo The Gulfstream G650 was in flight. After waking up from his sleep, Chen Xiaolian could feel the airne in the midst ofnding. Wearing her uniform, the beautiful flight attendant came nearby and used a gentle voice to inform him that the airne had arrived at its destination. Chen Xiaolian checked his surroundings. On the other seat, Qiao Qiao¡¯s body was curled up into a ball while being covered by a nket. One of her hand was tightly forming a fist. Chen Xiaolian smiled. He got up and patted Qiao Qiao on her shoulder. ¡°Have we arrived?¡± Qiao Qiao sighed and quickly straightened her body. ¡°We will arrive at Haneda Airport in 5 minutes time,¡± Chen Xiaolian observed the interior of the passengerpartment to see that the others have already woken up. The two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were drinking beer. Neither of them slept during the trip and were instead showing excitement. Qiao Qiao yawned and asked. ¡°Did you get some sleep?¡± ¡°I slept only for a bit, on and off,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Nervous?¡± ¡°It is not exactly all from nervousness. There is also a sense of wonder,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°This is my first time on a private jet. When I first boarded this ne, I do not even know where to ce my hands. I am really curious, just how much wealth does your family have?¡± Qiao Qiaoughed out and softly replied. ¡°So much money that we do not have to worry about money.¡± ¡°Do you know? When I saw the first Ironman movie, it became my life¡¯s dream to own a private jet.¡± ¡°Oh? Because you can travel to any ce in the world?¡± ¡°Nope, he was envious of Ironman¡¯s private jet because he could instruct those beautiful flight attendants to dance the pole dance!¡± Roddy¡¯s head leaned over from the back and evilly uttered those words. Chen Xiaolianughed and pped Roddy¡¯s head. ¡­ After the airnended and came to a stop, the passengerpartment opened and a ck coloured limousine could be seen waiting. While everyone was getting off the airne, Xia Xiaolei was still inquisitively touching and pulling everything within the ne. The airne captain was a middle-aged man who stood at the doorway. He spoke to her. ¡°We will be resting here for one night. Arrangements have been made to go pick up your father in Brunei tomorrow morning at 9 o¡¯clock. How long will you be staying in Tokyo? If you have the time, you cane with us tomorrow morning. Your father misses you and it so happened that he has one day¡¯s worth of free time.¡± Qiao Qiao frowned and coldly replied. ¡°Another time.¡± On their way out of the airport after getting on the limousine, Chen Xiaolian realized that Qiao Qiao was being somewhat quiet. He sat beside Qiao Qiao and patted her on her shoulder. ¡°Not in a good mood? You¡­ your rtionship with your father doesn¡¯t seem well.¡± ¡°You win some, you lose some. I have so much money that I do not have to worry about money. But, I almost never get to see my father. Just imagine, how would it feel to need an appointment in order to meet your own father?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. He then looked at Qiao Qiao and softly replied. ¡°At least you have a father.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Qiao Qiao quivered and then she whispered out. ¡°I am sorry, I forgot that your family¡­¡± ¡°That is enough,¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand and put on a smiling face. ¡°Where will we be staying tonight? As a super wealthy person, surely you have made the arrangements, right? Allow us to experience the extravagant lifestyle of the rich.¡± Beside her, Soo Soo moved close to Qiao Qiao¡¯s ears and whispered with a frown. ¡°Unnie, oppa¡¯s family¡­¡± ¡°Shh,¡± Qiao Qiao smiled and ruffled her mushroom shaped hair. ¡°Do not ask this question, understand?¡± Soo Soo puffed up her face and nervouslybed her hair. She then put on her bunny shaped earphones. ¡°I get it! Unnie, don¡¯t mess up my hair.¡± ¡­ As the saying goes: Stick with the wealthy and you will have meat to eat. At present, Chen Xiaolian was experiencing it for himself. A private jet flew them directly to Japan; when they arrived, a limousine was there to pick them up. The limousine then drove them to one of the most luxurious hotel, Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Even before their limousine came to a halt, several Japanese men in formal ck suits had appeared. They stood in a row before the entrance and made a 90-degree bow. After the doors of the limousine were opened, Chen Xiaolian and the others alighted and walked into the hotel. However, these men in ck motionlessly maintained their 90-degrees bowing posture. There was also a middle-aged man who anxiously followed beside Qiao Qiao, his face filled with modesty and carefulness. He bowed all the way while weing every one of them into the hotel. The hallway had been cleared and not a single person could be seen within therge hotel lobby. They were able to directly enter the hotel and the elevator. In the deluxe suite, Roddy entered through the door and eximed loudly as he threw himself onto the sofa. He iled both his arms and legs as he rolled around. Then, he got up and smiled. ¡°Big Miss Qiao, I have decided that I will follow you around in the future! This time¡¯s trip is just too satisfying!¡± Xia Xiaolei who was beside Roddy appeared to want to roll around on the sofa as well. However, he was hesitant. The two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai exhibited the qualities of veterans, examining the doors to each room right after entering, investigating the windows and checking out the view of the outside. Next, they checked the map of the building andmitted each of the emergency exits to memory. ¡°I want to eat Japanese food!¡± Roddy jumped up and rushed to Xia Xiaolei¡¯s side. ¡°Let us go, brother! I will bring you to enjoy the best Japanese food avable! Haha! Let us go! In order to have space for them, I intentionally not eat anything while on the ne.¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Do we eat out or do we get them to send the food over?¡± Chen Xiaolian was astonished to find that everyone in the room was looking to him. Even Lun Tai and Bei Tai were silently staring at him, awaiting his words. Chen Xiaolian who was only 18-years-old suddenly felt strange and asked while smiling bitterly. ¡°This¡­ I have to decide?¡± ¡°You are the Guild Leader.¡± The one who spoke out was Lun Tai. His tone was one of seriousness and he spoke with a heavy tone. ¡°You are the guild¡¯s Guild Leader. The Guild Leader must decide the guild¡¯s collective action. If you are not used to it, then use this opportunity to do so! Once we enter the instance dungeon, your every decision will involve the life and death of the guild ¨C remember this, the guild members are all counting on you!¡± ¡°¡­ I will adapt to it as fast as I can,¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips ¨C he was still feeling a little loss. That was only normal considering that he was only an 18-years-old youngster. Additionally, this was not some online game¡¯s Guild Leader position. This was a real risk-taking guild that must stake its life on the line. To have to suddenly bear the weight of such a heavy responsibility, Chen Xiaolian was somewhat unable to adapt. ¡°Then, let us eat out,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied after thinking about it. ¡°We were all confined within a small space in the airne. By moving around, everyone will be able to loosen up. Moreover, we could also discuss about tomorrow¡¯s matter while we are having a meal.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian continued with a heavy voice. ¡°Lun Tai, Bei Tai, the both of you are responsible for determining the location for tomorrow¡¯s business summit. Also, familiarize yourself with the surrounding area¡­ get some maps from the hotel staff and make a copy for each of us. Do not put too much faith into mobilemunication devices. In the event that the inte goes down, having a map in hand would be the best form of insurance.¡± ¡°All right, leave it to us,¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. He looked at Chen Xiaolian, a trace of a smile appearing in his eyes. ¡°Qiao Qiao, you are responsible for tomorrow¡¯s transport. En, arrange for a 7-seater car. Don¡¯t get ones that are too shy or too expensive. Just one of thosemercial 7-seater cars will do. For the sake of secrecy, do not get a chauffeur. We will drive it ourselves.¡± Qiao Qiao smiled and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Now you are looking a bit more like a Guild Leader. Just leave it to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Roddy, Xia Xiaolei, the two of you retrieve those walkie-talkies that were prepared when you were waiting outside the Mausoleum Area of Qin Shi Huang. Rece the batteries and ensure that they are constantly fully charged. Once again, do not put too much faith in mobilemunication devices. In the event that themunicationwork fails, the walkie-talkies are more dependable. Roddy, you are responsible for teaching Xia Xiaolei how to use the walkie-talkies.¡± ¡°OK, leave it to me,¡± Roddy grinned. ¡°Everyone will move out on their own. In half an hour¡¯s time, we will convene in the dining area,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°What will you be doing?¡± Qiao Qiao narrowed her eyes and regarded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Me? I will be bringing Soo Soo to the dining area to wait for you all while familiarizing myself with this ce,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°On the way here, Soo Soo has been saying that she wanted to eat ice cream.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolianughed and pulled Soo Soo with him as he headed out the door. Before he left, Qiao Qiao noticed that Chen Xiaolian was winking towards her. Qiao Qiao immediately smiled and said. ¡°I will bring you there. Besides, arranging for the car is not that difficult. One phone call will be sufficient to get it done.¡± After saying that, she went after them. After walking out of the room, Qiao Qiao caught up to Chen Xiaolian. She did not say anything and the three of them walked into the elevator. It was only after the elevator doors have closed and they were slowly descending did Qiao Qiao furrow her brows. ¡°Is there anything you want to say to me alone?¡± ¡°To be precise, I need to speak to only you and Soo Soo. The three of us need to talk,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face became very serious. ¡­ They went to the 38th floor of the hotel and into the Sushi Sora bar. They walked along the solid granite tiles and arrived before the long dining counter fashioned from cypress wood. The middle-aged man from earlier seemed to have been waiting at the entrance to the dining area. He immediately moved over to escort them, using Japanese to introduce the ce to Qiao Qiao. Due to the presence of the system, Chen Xiaolian was able to understand what the man was saying. He was merely exining that this ce sells the most traditional Edo Japanese food. Additionally, this man was also very observant. Although he has been exining things to Qiao Qiao along the way, he was also watching for any reactions. He observed that Qiao Qiao was walking beside Chen Xiaolian while Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face showed no change in expression, revealing neither joy nor rage. He gradually felt them to be unpredictable and cold sweat trickled down from his forehead drop after drop. Sitting upon the cypress counter, they found that a serious looking chef was already standing inside. After performing a 90-degrees bow to them, he began to skilfully work on making Japanese food. Chen Xiaolian nced at the middle-aged man who was escorting them and Qiao Qiao waved him off. ¡°What exactly do you want to talk about? Must we do so behind the others backs?¡± Qiao Qiao asked. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were focused onto the chef¡¯s hands. The chef wielded a sharp knife and sliced out a strip of meat from a fish before cutting the strip into uniform pieces. Chen Xiaolian seemed lost in thought. Slowly, he spoke. ¡°The three of us have amon secret. I am aware that there needs to be honesty within a guild, however¡­ this secret is too shocking. Thus, it would be best for us to talk about it when there is no one else around. Roddy and Xia Xiaolei is all right, however¡­ Lun Tai and Bei Tai seemed like good people. But, we don¡¯t really know them too well. I have not the desire to harm others, butcking not in the desire to protect myself is not a bad thing. Besides, this involves the critical secret that could decide the life and death of us three.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face turned solemn and she whispered. ¡°What you mean is¡­¡± ¡°The three of us are not exactly ¡®Awakened ones¡¯,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. He then smiled bitterly. ¡°We are actually not the same with Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Xia Xiaolei.¡± Chapter 94: Irregularities

Chapter 94: Irregrities

GOR Chapter 94: Irregrities ¡°The system that Awakened ones possess has many differencespared to ours. ¡°The most obvious one is that ours do not have the ¡®Exchange System¡¯.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression was one of exasperation and he sighed. ¡°In thest instance dungeon, I acquired 1,500 points. Conventionally speaking, I should be able to purchase many good items out from the ¡®Exchange System¡¯. It is also said that there are many miraculous equipment, medicinal substances and even powerful skills avable for exchange within the Exchange System. ¡°At present however, we are unable to utilize this function. ¡°Since yesterday, I have been checking up on the system while we were en route here. However, what I discovered was that the 1,500 points that I acquired simply could not be used¡­ there is no ce for me to use them! The only ce where I can use them would be our guild¡¯s special exchange. Unfortunately, the only special equipment avable there is the B ss protective suit.¡± ¡°Oppa, I also have points,¡± Soo Soo widened her eyes and whispered with a soft and sweet voice. ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and patted Soo Soo¡¯s head. ¡°The second difference is¡­ I met the GM. Or more urately, the GM came looking for me,¡± Chen Xiaolian faintly said. ¡°ording to him, my existence is one that differs from Awakened ones. Back in my first instance dungeon, a BUG urred in the system. Due to a miscalction, I who should have been a dead background character ended up not dying. In the end, I became an existence that the system could not identify. I am no longer an ordinary person and yet not an Awakened¡­ I became an Irregrity. ¡°This irregrity allowed me to have powers simr to that of Awakened ones and the system. ¡°However, there is a particr point¡­ if Awakened ones were to die in an instance dungeon, they can be refreshed and resurrected to be normal people in this world. They will simply lose all their memories regarding the Awakened ones world and return to leading a normal life. ¡°On the other hand, an ¡®Irregrity¡¯ like me only have one life. Once I die, there will be no refresh. ¡°The opportunity to be restored as an ordinary person and continue on with my life does not exist. ¡°Instead¡­ I will disappear!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°You, Soo Soo¡­ and me, we are the same.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face was pale. ¡°Soo Soo was drawn into my first instance dungeon together with me. Like me, she was supposed to be ying the part of a dead background character.¡± Soo Soo looked at Chen Xiaolian with an expression that portrayed both understanding and loss. Chen Xiaolian continued. ¡°Qiao Qiao, the metallic sphere you obtained was from the two Awakened ones that Soo Soo killed. After obtaining the metallic sphere, you became just like us. You too, do not possess the ¡®Exchange¡¯ function in the system. ¡°To simplify things, we can make a ssification. There are currently 3 forms that can enter the game. ¡°yers, Awakened ones. ¡°And us¡­ we can bebelled as ¡®Irregrities¡¯. Pausing, Chen Xiaolian suddenly said. ¡°Now, do you still remember what happened before we entered the Mausoleum Area of Qin Shi Huang? We had went looking for Qiu Yun to find him in his room where he killed hispanion. Back then, you were asked to clean up the corpse and the washroom.¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth. ¡°I remember.¡± ¡°Then, do you still remember what I asked you not long after? ¡­ Did you find a metallic sphere? Right?¡± Qiao Qiao was surprised. ¡°I remember, I did not find any metallic sphere.¡± ¡°That is exactly it.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Why is it that the two Awakened ones who tried to kidnap Han Bi but were killed by Soo Soo ended up dropping those metallic spheres? Why did the Awakened one killed by Qiu Yun did not drop one?¡± ¡°Pausing, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered. ¡°When I was inside the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang¡¯s instance dungeon, I have been keeping my eyes out regarding this matter. In a tomb, we were besieged by Qin terracotta soldiers and two of the ck Knights Guild Leader, Alice¡¯s subordinates were killed. However, neither Alice nor Qiu Yun thought about picking up a metallic sphere ¨C it was as though to them, this thought does not even exist! ¡°By our understanding, the metallic sphere could be used to continuously create new people like us, ¡®Irregr Awakened ones¡¯. ¡°However, Qiu Yun and Alice did not seem to have such thoughts or awareness¡­ perhaps it would be better to say that they do not seem aware that such a thing exists. ¡°Is this not strange?¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. Then, he continued speaking. ¡°In the Epang Pce within the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, Guild Leader Nangong was killed in the square area. Back then, the situation was chaotic. ¡°I then saw something that no one else besides me noticed. Even though this item had rolled all the way to my feet, Han Bi who was beside me did not notice it.¡± While he spoke, Chen Xiaolian extended his right hand and opened his palm. Surprisingly, there was a metallic sphere on his palm! ¡°This was dropped after Guild Leader Nangong died. ¡°Nowes the question! ¡°Han Bi is an Awakened. Back then, Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Alice, that Miao Yan woman and even the yers from the Wind sher Guild were there! There were all either Awakened ones or yers!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave out a strained smile. ¡°Nevertheless, none of them saw this item! It was as though¡­ their eyes simply could not see that this item exists!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s tone became heavy. ¡°I came to a conclusion: This metallic sphere is something that neither Awakened ones nor yers could see! They do not even know that this item will be dropped if an Awakened or a yer is killed!¡± After that, Chen Xiaolian produced another two metallic spheres. Adding them to the one taken out earlier, there were now three metallic spheres, lined up in a row on the table. ¡°The first one is the one we acquired after killing off the two Awakened ones back then. Qiao Qiao, you used up one of them and I am left with the other one. ¡°The second one dropped out of Guild Leader Nangong after he was killed in battle. It rolled its way to my feet and was picked up by me. ¡°The third one dropped out of the Wind sher Guild¡¯s Da Vinci after he was killed by Bai Qi. Likewise, Miao Yan was unable to see it. When I went to hug Soo Soo, I had the opportunity to pick it up. ¡°As of now, I have a total of three metallic spheres.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued with a solemn expression. ¡°I thought about it for one whole day and night. Finally, I made several spections. There may be some special restrictions imposed on the metallic spheres. ¡°The first is the condition for picking it up: Only ¡®Irregrities¡¯ and ordinary people could see and pick up the metallic spheres. yers and Awakened ones cannot see or pick them up. This spection was based on the time when you, Qiao Qiao were still an ordinary person. You were able to see the metallic spheres that dropped out of the two kidnapping Awakened ones. ¡°The second is the drop condition: When not within an instance dungeon and in this world, the metallic sphere will only drop if an Irregrity kills an Awakened! The metallic sphere will not drop when Awakened ones kill one another. This spection was based on the time when Qiu Yun killed hispanion. Back then, no metallic sphere dropped out. ¡°The third is also a drop condition: When inside an instance dungeon, both yers and Awakened ones will drop the metallic spheres regardless of their manner of death. ¡°In all the cases above, regardless of whether we are in the instance dungeon or not, neither yers nor Awakened ones could see and pick up the dropped metallic spheres. We, Irregrities are the only ones who can. ¡°In other words, there are 3 restrictions: The first is the condition for picking it up while the other two are drop conditions. ¡°In any case, we as system Irregrities hold a huge advantage. ¡°I had been thinking¡­ supposing we have a sufficient number of metallic spheres, we can theoretically exploit this loophole to create an unlimited number of system Irregrities like us.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face showed traces of confusion. ¡°This¡­ isn¡¯t this a good thing? I feel that this is beneficial for us.¡± ¡°It¡¯s benefit is one thing, but in my opinion¡­ this matter, the more I think about it, the more terrifying it sounds!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Terrifying?¡± It was apparent that Qiao Qiao was unable to understand. ¡°Do you remember, me and Soo Soo are the earliest of these ¡®Irregrities¡¯. ¡°Comparatively speaking, our existence is dependent on ¡®hacking¡¯ like methods. We plundered other yers¡¯ metallic spheres, which served as their ount. ¡°As for you, Qiao Qiao, we exploited this loophole by plundering someone else¡¯s ount to make you into an ¡®Irregrity¡¯. ¡°Don¡¯t you think that this matter highly resembles something that we are all very familiar with?¡± ¡°What does it resemble?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes glinted and he spoke with a heavy and clear tone. ¡°Virus!¡± ¡­ Virus; this word made Qiao Qiao¡¯s expression turn grim. Chen Xiaolian continued in a calm tone of voice. ¡°Within the 72 Demons instance dungeon, an unknown system error urred. In the end, Soo Soo and I became the ¡®first generation viruses¡¯. ¡°If yers and Awakened ones are the normal organisms within this system, then ¡®Irregrities¡¯ such as Soo Soo and I are viruses that exists between those two organisms! ¡°Most importantly, viruses like us can kill either yers or Awakened ones to plunder their metallic sphere, then¡­ produce an unlimited number of ¡®Irregrities¡¯ like us! ¡°See? Killing and devouring of normal organisms, then the production of unlimited replicas of themselves¡­ ¡°Does this behaviour not resemble that of a virus?¡± Qiao Qiao became silent. Certain amounts of fear and nervousness could clearly be seen within this young girl¡¯s eyes. After a considerable amount of time has passed, she exhaled deeply and spoke out with great difficulty. ¡°Character wise¡­ that is indeed the case.¡± ¡°Character wise, this ability of ours¡­ makes us Irregrities the natural opposite of both Awakened ones and yers! ¡°By nature, our position is one that brings conflict! ¡°By killing and devouring them, we can replicate and expand our forces without limit.¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°That is why I said that our identity as Irregrities, our special characteristic and our abilities¡­ they are a highly important secret! ¡°I specte that it would be for the best to not let any Awakened ones or yers find out about all these! ¡°Otherwise¡­ our existence will arouse the absolute wrath of both Awakened ones and yers! ¡°Even if we did not take the initiative to go kill or devour the other Awakened ones, our manner of existence alone would likely antagonize the yer and Awakened groups! ¡°So¡­ presently, the three of us are the only existing Irregrities. ¡°That makes our secret one that must absolutely be kept. ¡°That is also why I wanted to talk with just the two of you while deliberately sending away Lun Tai and Bei Tai. ¡°Although the two brothers are fairly good people¡­ they are still Awakened ones. ¡°I am not sure if they will view us as enemies or not if they were to find out about our secret.¡± Qiao Qiao was silent for a moment before slowly saying. ¡°Your words are reasonable, have not the desire to harm others,ck not the desire to protect oneself. ¡°Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡­ we should conceal this from them first.¡± After saying that, Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°This secret¡­ especially regarding the difference of our system and that of other Awakened ones, are there any other who knows about it?¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered and shook his head. ¡°At present, none. The only worry I have¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes shed and she struggled to utter out a name: ¡°Han Bi!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Back then, Han Bi was together with us, that is why¡­ even though I have never told him about it, I cannot guarantee that I did not reveal anything by ident. There have been a few times where I had Han Bi help me investigate what is avable inside the Exchange System. Even though I did not exin it to him, he will probably have his doubts. ¡°Additionally, there is also Xia Xiaolei. I had asked of him to help me purchase items from the system before.¡± ¡°These are hidden dangers,¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°In the case of confidential information, once a leak urs, clues about it will leak out bit by bit until someone finally pieces together all the pieces of the puzzle. ¡°If information regarding the difference between our system and others gets leaked out, it would likely attract the attention and concern of some careful individuals. When that happens, the danger of having our secret totally exposed bes that much higher! ¡°In Xiaolei¡¯s case, he is thankfully still with us. We can control this matter and find ways to conceal it. ¡°But¡­ Han Bi! He is no longer within our sight!¡± Chapter 95: Miao Yan Reappears

Chapter 95: Miao Yan Reappears

GOR Chapter 95: Miao Yan Reappears Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Han Bi is not someone who will b. Besides¡­ perhaps we are getting overly worked up.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded and forced a smile. ¡°Perhaps you are right. However, I think that after we return from Japan, we should go find Han Bi. Find him and¡­ clear it with him. It would be for the best if we could sessfully ask him toe into our guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows. ¡°Isn¡¯t that approach too hard? I also want to find Han Bi, however it is not due me distrusting him.¡± Qiao Qiao stared nkly for a moment before slowly saying. ¡°My father often recites this quote: Those who dwell in jianghu, have no freedom over themselves [1]. I know that doing this would cause you to feel difort. But, you must understand, you are now a Guild Leader. You are responsible for not just your own self. This secret does not concern only you, there is also me and Soo Soo¡­ in the future, it may also concern Roddy. ¡°Xiaolian, I am aware of the friendship between you and Han Bi. But, me, Soo Soo and Roddy have no such friendship with Han Bi. ¡°I will be honest, I do not trust him. ¡°You can say that I am being biased, you can also say that I am being selfish. ¡°I heard that when you took the initiative to be the decoy in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, he did not stop you. ¡°That was bad enough as it is. ¡°You entrusted Soo Soo to him but he ended up losing her on the way. ¡°I do not care what the reason is, from my perspective, he is not someone I can trust.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt a stifling feeling in his heart and was silent for a few seconds. ¡°All right, let us not talk about this first. We will decide on this once we return from Japan.¡± At that moment, the chef with a stern expression who was behind the dining counter hadpleted a dish. He lightly pushed a te over and bowed before using Japanese to speak out: ¡°Thin cut belly meat of Bluefin tuna, please enjoy!¡± Qiao Qiao broke into a smile and handed Chen Xiaolian a pair of chopsticks. ¡°All right, filling our stomachs is more important.¡± The chef took out a section of horseradish and personally grated it. He then brought the sauce before them. Chen Xiaolian clipped up a piece of fish meat and dipped it lightly before cing it into his mouth. Suddenly, he felt a fragrance filling his mouth. The meat was fine and smooth, appearing to be devoid of any feeling of greasiness. After chewing it twice, he swallowed it and smiled as he turned to Qiao Qiao. ¡°Why is it different from the sashimi that I usually eat?¡± Qiao Qiao smirked. ¡°You normally only eat salmon. This is Bluefin tuna; additionally, it is also the best part, the belly area. That one slice you just ate is worth as much as a te of salmon.¡± ¡°As expected, finding a wealthy girlfriend has many benefits. Will you be keeping and feeding me?¡± That was meant as a joke, but it caused Qiao Qiao to sigh. She slowly said. ¡°I feel that no matter what I do, I will still owe you. Back then, you have saved Soo Soo a number of times. Now, you have taken on all the burden upon yourself. Xiaolian, remember what we spoke about on the roof yesterday. Allow me to carry the burden with you, all right?¡± Pausing, Qiao Qiao lowered her voice. ¡°About Han Bi¡¯s matter, I know that you will be worried about it. Let me handle that matter. If there is a need to be wicked, I am willing to ept that responsibility.¡± After their conversation reached there, no words came out anymore and silence reigned once more. Soo Soo who was sitting beside ate a few slices of fish and looked at Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao with widened eyes. She frowned. ¡°Unnie, what are you talking about? Why do you keep talking about things I do not understand?¡± Chen Xiaolian loosened his face and rubbed Soo Soo¡¯s hair. ¡°All right then, we will talk about something else.¡± ¡°Can we go to Disney tomorrow?¡± Soo Soo¡¯s eyes widened and her face became filled with eagerness. Chen Xiaolian let out a bitter smile while Qiao Qiao¡¯s gaze softened and she said in a low tone. ¡°Soo Soo, we have something important to do tomorrow. As for going to Disney, let us leave it for another time, all right?¡± Disappointment spilled out of Soo Soo¡¯s eyes. However, she did her best to put on a smile. ¡°OK, I understand. I will obediently listen to unnie.¡± At that moment in time, Soo Soo¡¯s gaze suddenly drifted towards the entrance of the dining area and she blurted out. ¡°Ah! Qiao Qiao unnie, hurry up and look! That unnie looks like you!¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao turned around to look. Two males and one female walked in through the entrance of the dining area. The two men were Europeans who wore old-fashioned western suit. One of them was old while the other young. They exuded a prudent bearing and the elegance of nobility. Behind them was a woman dressed in ck. This woman has a refined appearance, a pair of smiling eyes and clear, beautiful looks ¨C In terms of facial features, she was not simr to Qiao Qiao at all. However, the likeliness that Soo Soo imed she has was not made without reason. The young woman sported long, ck hair and a lofty expression. Her eyes revealed indifference. As she walked, she exuded an atmosphere that repelled strangers. This atmosphere held several simrities to Qiao Qiao¡¯s back when Chen Xiaolian had first met her. Qiao Qiao showed no reaction, Chen Xiaolian however showed a huge change in expression when he caught sight of that young woman! ¡­ ¡°Young Miss, they said that this dining area have been booked for private use.¡± The older middle-aged European man stood straight, his hair grey, and he emanated a gentle temperament. He bent his head down towards the young woman, bowing as he spoke in a low tone. His words were spoken using a standard British ent and his movements were performed with ease just like those legendary butlers of nobility. As for the other younger man, he was clearly a bodyguard. He simply stood by the side in silence, saying nothing. His eyes roved about continuously. The young woman nodded her head. She swept her gaze through the interior of the dining area and caught sight of Chen Xiaolian and the rest who were seated before the main dining counter. As her eyes swept through Chen Xiaolian, his heart gave a violent pound! He was however surprised to see that young woman looking at him with an indifferent expression. It was a peculiar and extremely indifferent expression. Chen Xiaolian could clearly feel it. When she swept her gaze past him, she did not bother to conceal her direct expression. That expression on her was no different from that which one would have when looking at a clump of weed by the road. She¡­ how could she not recognize me? Chen Xiaolian was surprised. Seeing the two men and the young woman turning to leave the dining area, Chen Xiaolian suddenly let go of the chopsticks in his hand and quickly said in a low tone. ¡°I am going over for a bit!¡± He got up and quickly chased after them. After moving out of the dining area, Chen Xiaolian caught up to the three people at the elevators entrance. The middle-aged butler saw Chen Xiaolian heading straight towards them and he immediately took a few steps forward. Whether intentionally or not, his body became interposed between Chen Xiaolian and the young woman. He gave Chen Xiaolian a restrained smile. ¡°Mister, how may I help you?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes swept past him and he looked at the young woman. The young woman¡¯s expression remained cold as she did not even deigned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Instead, she continued watching the moving digits of the elevator. ¡°Miao Yan! You havee to Japan too?¡± Surprisingly, this woman was none other than the one that had fought side by side with Chen Xiolian within the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang¡¯s instance dungeon. She was the mysterious expert who helped him seed inpleting the quest, Miao Yan! A smile was etched on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Are you also here for¡­¡± He blurted out those words quickly but then closed his mouth subconsciously. The reason being that Chen Xiaolian had realized something was amiss with the current situation. Miao Yan stood behind the middle-aged butler with a cold expression on her face. She casually turned to regard him once before turning her gaze away. In her eyes, a trace of disgust could clearly be seen. ¡°Mister, is there a problem?¡± The middle-aged man maintained a friendly face, but his eyes have turned cold. ¡°I believe that you must have the wrong person.¡± ¡°I am not mistaken,¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Miao Yan and shook his head decisively. ¡°Please move aside, I need to say a few words to the woman behind you.¡± The middle-aged butler¡¯s face turned cold. At the same time, the bodyguard came over. The bodyguard stopped before Chen Xiaolian and gently pushed him while exercising restraint. ¡°I am sorry, mister. Please stand back.¡± The middle-aged butler turned around and whispered something to Miao Yan. Miao Yan then nced at Chen Xiaolian. She shook her head while maintaining her expression of indifference. In fact, it appeared that she had be even more disgusted. ¡°I am very sorry, mister. ording to mydy, she does not recognize you. I think you must have the wrong person. This happens quite often,¡± The butler bowed politely. ¡°It is not good for a gentleman to hastily provoke a woman. Please restrain yourself.¡± At that moment, the elevator arrived and Miao Yan walked inside first. She did so without even ncing at Chen Xiaolian. The butler then followed behind her while the bodyguard stared at Chen Xiaolian, his face filled with vignce. The bodyguard stepped backwards one step after another and entered the elevator. Chen Xiaolian took a few steps forward and watched as the doors to the elevator closed. Miao Yan who was inside casted a nce at Chen Xiaolian, pursing her lips to the side and spoke in a low tone. Chen Xiaolian could hear it clearly. The word she said was in English: {fool}. Furthermore, it was said in a standard British ent. The doors to the elevator were closed and it sped downwards. Chen Xiaolian stood there, his heart gradually bing doubtful and shocked. He was a hundred per cent certain that he was not mistaken! Even though the word ¡®fool¡¯ that Miao Yan uttered was apanied by that strange ent¡­ the voice was remarkably familiar! It may be possible for someone else to have the same appearance, but if even the voice was the same ¨C how much of a coincidence would that be? Most importantly, Chen Xiaolian had identally glimpsed at the left side of this woman¡¯s neck area that was near her corbone. There, a very small red dot could be seen! When they were saying farewell within the instance dungeon, Miao Yan had hugged him. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian happened to glimpse that same left side neck area near the corbone upon Miao Yan and saw that same red dot! The same looks, the same voice and even the same dot upon her neck! Considering these 3 factors, Chen Xiaolian believed that if he was actually mistaken, that would mean the system was messing with him! ¡°What happened?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice came from behind him. Qiao Qiao stood behind him with folded arms, her face revealing a smile that was not a smile. ¡°Xiaolian, could it be you have this kind of habit? Approaching another female before your girlfriend¡¯s eyes?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s words were spoken in jest, but the present Chen Xiaolian was unable tough. ¡°Qiao Qiao, do you remember what I told you about me meeting a mysterious female Awakened expert within thest instance dungeon?¡± ¡°I remember, the woman¡¯s name is Miao Yan,¡± Qiao Qiao narrowed her eyes. ¡°Was that her?¡± ¡°Yes, that is her!¡± Chen Xiaolian replied in a serious manner. ¡°I was wondering if she is also here for Zero¡¯s opening. Just now though, she acted as though she does not recognize me at all. Moreover¡­ I have this odd feeling. If someone was pretending, then there would be at least some signs. However, from her expression and especially from her reaction to seeing me¡­ it does not appear that she was faking it. Instead, it seems as though she really does not recognize me. Unless she is really that good in acting, otherwise I¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian became silent and he furrowed his brows. ¡°If you are not mistaken, then she is probably pretending to not know you. She probably has a reason for that. Perhaps because there are people beside her, making it inconvenient for her to reveal that she recognizes you?¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°Can you check it out?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°Since she came here to dine, then it is highly likely that she is staying in this hotel.¡± ¡­ It appeared that Qiao Qiao¡¯s father was indeed very powerful. They returned to the dining area and sat down. Qiao Qiao made a phone call and it was not long before the hotel¡¯s middle-aged Japanese man rushed over to hand them the information. Qiao Qiao nced through it for a moment and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian who was sitting beside her. ¡°Found her. She is indeed staying in this hotel. But, her name is not Miao Yan. Also¡­ she is not a citizen of our country.¡± Qiao Qiao gave a bitter smile. ¡°Her background is beyond ordinary. She is a VIP guest in this hotel¡­ she has quite the name and position among the upper ss.¡± After saying that, she handed the information within her hands to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This contains information on VIP members of this hotel.¡± ¡­ Name: Jane ? Brummel ? Norman Gender: Female Date of birth: September 1, 1994 Country: United Kingdom As Chen Xiaolian was reading, Qiao Qiao forced out another smile. ¡°Even I have heard of this woman¡¯s name. She is no simple character, she¡­ is a British noble, this generation¡¯s heir to the House of Norman. She also has a hereditary title of Count, making her a Countess.¡± ¡°British noble? Countess?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°But she is clearly a Chinese.¡± ¡°The information provided is not very detailed. But, it does not appear to be wrong,¡± Qiao Qiao replied softly. ¡°Her identity is not the main problem. The main problem is: why is she pretending to not recognize you?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly changed. It was as though he had thought of a terrifying possibility! ¡°Qiao Qiao¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was somewhat stiff. ¡°Perhaps we were wrong¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°In the instance dungeon, she had always been on our side and fought side by side with us. Thus, we were given the impression that she is an Awakened. However¡­ the ones to enter and participate in instance dungeons are not only Awakened ones. There are also¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face too, changed. ¡°You mean¡­¡± ¡°yers.¡± 1 ¡®ÈËÔÚ½­ºþ£¬Éí²»Óɼº¡¯, pinyin: ¡®r¨¦n z¨¤i ji¨¡ngh¨², sh¨¥n b¨´ y¨®u j¨«¡¯ is a quote used by Gu Long in his wuxia work, Legend of Chu Liuxiang, which was eventually poprized by subsequent wuxia novels. Considering its wuxia origins, its meaning is likely that people of the pugilistic world have no freedom to act as they like. However, while ¡®jianghu¡¯ is tranted as ¡®pugilistic world¡¯ in most wuxia novels, its meaning have expanded to include non-political circles. Basically, everyday people of the working ss that have no influence in the royal or governmental circles can also be considered part of jianghu dwellers with no power over their fates.? Chapter 96: Player Rules

Chapter 96: yer Rules

GOR Chapter 96: yer Rules ¡°Maybe, although it is only a maybe, there is one possibility. Our previous assumption was wrong. ¡°First impressions are the moststing. Thus, I had never tried to think of it from another perspective, of whether Miao Yan was a yer. ¡°Now that I think back on it¡­ there were indeed several points of suspicion. ¡°When I first met her, I came to the opinion that this woman should be a very intelligent one. However, when we were in Epang Pce, she did not know about the famed historical figure, Bai Qi. It appeared as though she knew nothing at all about the history of the Qin Dynasty, just like someone with no knowledge of anything ¨C she does not even know about Epang Pce! She also did not know about the 12 bronze men statues! That knowledge of history is something that even high school students would have! ¡°That was inplete contrast with her previous disy of collectedness and intelligence.¡± ¡°Maybe it is because she is a British citizen. That is why she never studied about these historical matters,¡± Qiao Qiao pointed at the information within her hand. ¡°There is such a possibility. However, the most important factor is that she does not recognize me! ¡°Trust me, I have this feeling that she is not just pretending to not know me. Instead¡­ she actually does not recognize me! ¡°I have experienced this once before. In my first 72 Demons instance dungeon, the yers with whom I have had contact with while inside the game was restored to their identities as passengers of the airne after the instance dungeon ended. All of them could no longer recognize me!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°There is only one thing that does not make sense.¡± ¡°What is it?¡¯ ¡°The Mausoluem of Qin Shi Huang¡¯s instance dungeon has rules. Awakened ones were supposed to enter before yers. It was only after I had encountered Miao Yan within the instance dungeon that the system prompt came, informing me that yers had arrived. Thus¡­ from a timing perspective, this is not right.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly got up. ¡°Let us go! Go back!¡± ¡°Go back?¡± ¡°To find Lun Tai and Bei Tai. I have some questions to ask of them!¡± ¡­ Inside the room, Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Roddy and Xia Xiaolei were preparing to move out. Unexpectedly, they saw Chen Xiaolian opening the doors, leading Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo inside. ¡°Why did youe back?¡± Roddy whistled. ¡°We were deliberately dawdling around to give you time to be alone.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was solemn. ¡°Now is not the time to joke around. Roddy, I have something important to discuss with you all.¡± He turned to Lun Tai and Bei Tai. ¡°Lun Tai, Bei Tai, please be seated. I have some questions that I need to ask of you two veterans.¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai turned to look at each other before nodding. Everyone was then seated on the sofa within the living room. ¡°Before this, I have been overlooking this one question. It became the blind spot of my thought process. However, I encountered an incident today which reminded me of it,¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. He then gazed back and forth between Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Finally, his gaze rested upon Lun Tai. ¡°My question pertains to the yers.¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. ¡°En, what is it that you do not understand?¡± ¡°Their identity,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Perhaps what I know is too one-sided, too little. What I know is that yers enter our world through a method known as ¡®arrival¡¯. Aparison to it would be a ¡®walk-in¡¯ [1]. ¡°The several billions of ordinary people within this world bes something akin to ¡®reserved ounts¡¯. Once a yer enters this world, that yer will arrive and walk-in. The yer takes over that ordinary person. This action is also the equivalent of activating an ount. ¡°I need to know, is my understanding of the situation wrong?¡± Lun Tai thought about it. ¡°Theoretically speaking, there is nothing wrong.¡± ¡°Then,es the question,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Using walk-in arrival, a yer enters our world. Then, every time that yer arrives and walk-in, will it be on the same ordinary person? Or would it be a different person? ¡°Take Da Vinci as an example. Every time he arrives in this world, would he be using the same body? ¡°If it is not the same body, and each arrival would result in a different body, how do they guarantee their outer appearance? Even more so, their gender. ¡°Could it be that Da Vinci would arrive as a fat man once, then as a skinny person the next? From a man into a woman? ¡°I am a little confused.¡± Lun Taiughed and kneaded his temples. He let out a bitter smile. ¡°It seems I too have been careless. I thought that even though you are a rookie, you should know about thesemon matters. Unexpectedly, your rookie-ness is of that level¡­ Guild Leader, I am not being sarcastic towards you. It is just that I am quite surprised.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised an eyebrow and smiled. ¡°I really do not know. Moreover, I had neglected this question earlier. Thus, I wanted to clear it up through you.¡± ¡°All right,¡± Lun Tai replied in a serious manner. ¡°Awakened ones have constantly been confronting yers. Thus, we have always been on the lookout for news and information regarding the yers, which we will then analyse. ¡°Overall, there are three types of yers.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face became tense! Lun Tai continued: ¡°The first type of yers could probably be considered as temporary yers. These are the ¡®temporary ounts¡¯ resembling ¡®first experience yers¡¯. They have the lowest level amongst the yers. ¡°Every time these yers enter a game, they will arrive and walk-in to a random ordinary person. Then, they will participate in an instance dungeon. ¡°Simply put, before an instance dungeon opens, the system will automatically direct its attention onto the ordinary people near the instance dungeon¡¯s vicinity. Then, when the instance dungeon begins¡­ Bang! yers arrive and walk-in urs. ¡°After the instance dungeon ends, the yers leave the bodies. These bodies will then be refreshed and sent back to go on with their ordinary lives. ¡°The result of this is that the same yer could possibly end up using a different human shell each time the yer enters an instance dungeon. ¡°Perhaps when they enter an instance dungeon in Japan, they will use an ordinary Japanese person as a human shell. ¡°When they go to the United States, they will temporarily use a Caucasian person as a human shell. ¡°If you recognize these low level yers, you will discover that every time they enter an instance dungeon, their appearance would be different. Perhaps thest time you saw him, he was a Chinese person, next time, he bes a ck person or a Caucasian person. At any rate, they are all random. ¡°However, these types of yers are considered low-end yers in the yer circle. Regardless of their battle prowess or their level, they are all of the lower levels. ¡°The second type of yers is known as Mid ss yers. ¡°These yers are of a higher gradepared to the Low ss yers. Additionally, they have more privileges as well. ¡°Like Low ss yers, they too will be assigned a temporary human shell by the system whenever the instance dungeon is opened. But, after their arrival, these type of yers can modify the appearance of their own human shell ¨C they have their own unique looks and special settings for their external body appearance. ¡°After they arrive, it no longer mattered if their human shell was originally tall or short, fat or thin. Once they arrive, that human shell will automatically assume the pre-set appearance determined by the yers. ¡°For example, a yer may set his external appearance to look like Daniel Wu. Thus, the appearance of the human shell that he uses after arrival does not matter. The human shell¡¯s external looks will automatically be modified to look like Daniel Wu after the yer arrives ¨C even if the human shell¡¯s original appearance is that of Eric Tsang. [2]¡± Hearing that, Roddy smacked his mouth. ¡°Interesting. This feature is quite good. Who does not want their external appearance to look wise and valiant?¡± ¡°Naturally,¡± Lun Taiughed. ¡°Even when we are ying games, when we are setting the image for our character, we would hope to make it look good. But¡­ ¡°ording to our conjectures, to acquire this privilege to set their image, the yer must pay a corresponding amount of price. Perhaps it is the money of their world, perhaps it is points¡­ at any rate, I do not know what it is. ¡°As such, this type of yers is more powerful than Low ss yers. These yers are at a higher level. ¡°However, once the instance dungeon ends or if the yer is killed, then the human shell that the yer was using would be refreshed back to his or her original appearance once they return to this world. Then, the human shell would continue on with their ordinary lives.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°And the third?¡± ¡°The third type of yers is known as High ss yers,¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face turned grim. He took a deep breath and slowly continued. ¡°This third type of yers is the most critical enemies of us, Awakened ones! They are also the one enemy that pose the biggest threat to us all! ¡°These yers have super strength, abundance of resources and all of them generally have very high levels. They are exceptionally hard to deal with. ¡°These yers all have a personal ¡®Exclusive ount¡¯ within our world. ¡°That is to say, there will be one ordinary person within our world who bes that yer¡¯s exclusive human shell! This human shell is one whose appearance follows the yer¡¯s personal preference and is reserved for that yer alone. Other yers cannot arrive and walk-in to that exclusive human shell. ¡°High ss yers will arrive into their own exclusive human shell before entering the game to start their adventure. ¡°This exclusive human shell is simr to that obtained from customized settings. It is something the system made in order to satisfy the demands of certain High ss yers. They are made specifically to meet the requests of the yers. Their external appearance, identity, body size and many other aspects of the ¡®Exclusive ount¡¯ will all be customized ordingly.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face changed. Naturally, he was reminded of Miao Yan! Lun Tai continued with even more shocking news. ¡°The first and second types of yers, Low ss yers and Mid ss yers have a restriction on them. They are only able to arrive in our world when an instance dungeon opens and they will move toplete the game quests. They will not be able to enter our world at normal times. ¡°However, things are different for High ss yers! ¡°The reason for that difference is because High ss yers have their own Exclusive ount. ¡°You can consider it as them having a permanent and exclusive identity within our world. ¡°There has been an increasing amount of information, which allowed us to specte and validate that these High ss yers can enter our world even though it is not the time for them to enter an instance dungeon game! ¡°In other words, they may walk-in and arrive at any given moment! ¡°Usually, their Exclusive ount will be simr to an NPC, no different from the rest. However, once the yer wishes to, as long as they are ready, then they would be able to enter our world at any time. And that is done by arriving into their own Exclusive ount.¡± ¡°Why? What benefits are there in doing so?¡± Roddy was puzzled. ¡°It is not necessarily about what benefits it could bring,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°By doing so, the yers will be able to acquire a higher sense of experience and assimtion. When you y a game, surely you do not want it to only be about killings. If you can experience more about this virtual world in detail when entering it, you will feel a higher level of reyability.¡± ¡°That is right,¡± Lun Tai smiled bitterly. ¡°These High ss yers can enter our world at any given time and experience life and all the finer aspects within our world. ¡°This type of yers is very dangerous as they have an even higher understanding of our world. When fighting against us native residents within the game, they will be smarter and more cunning. They will understand more about our human weaknesses. ¡°Naturally, there are exceptions, although only a small handful. ¡°There are a small number of these High ss yers who delved too deep to experience our world and developed certain feelings for this world. ¡°I had once heard about a High ss yer who fell in love with a female Awakened. This is likely to be a case of him spending too much time in this world. In the end, he invested too much of his own emotions into our world.¡± A High ss yer who fell in love with a female Awakened¡­ Is he talking about Newton? [3] Chen Xiaolian frowned. However¡­ listening to Lun Tai¡¯s description of these High ss yers who have Exclusive ounts¡­ It is sounding more and more like Miao Yan eh. However, there is still one question I cannot put my thumb on. Even if Miao Yan is a yer, the system prompt had stated that yers had yet to enter the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. So then, how did Miao Yan enter earlier than the designated time? This does not make sense. ¡°The third type of yer is extremely rare. If we are to make aparison, then they are the big spenders in a game. They are high-end levelled existences equivalent to Great Gods. ¡°However, there is a certain notion amongst Awakened ones and also a faction dedicated to that notion. They are more extreme and radical than the rest. ¡°These Awakened ones believe that to make it easier to deal with these High ss yers, they can utilize this loophole. ¡°That is to say, if they were to encounter a High ss yer they cannot beat in the game, they could wait until the instance dungeon concludes and return to this world. Then, find the yer¡¯s ¡®Exclusive ount¡¯ in this world and kill it! ¡°Exterminate the opponent¡¯s ¡®Exclusive ount¡¯ and bar them from arriving.¡± ¡°Is that approach possible?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Too na?ve. How could it be possible to get rid of a high-end yer so easily?¡± ¡°People who are extreme and radical will always have their own strange ideas. It is not something thatmon people can understand,¡± Lun Tai shrugged. ¡°Personally, I have nothing to say about these types of people. So far, the organization that believes in this notion could not seem toe up with any results. It seems that the system will protect these ¡®Exclusive ounts¡¯. Even if you do manage to kill an Exclusive ount, the system could simply refresh out a new Exclusive ount who looks exactly the same. ¡°Yet for some unknown reason, those extreme radical madmen could go on tirelessly, searching and attempting to kill the Exclusive ounts within this world. Perhaps¡­ they are doing it out of spite. ¡°I have had no contact with this radical organization. So, I do not understand this type of Awakened ones.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. After pondering for a while, he asked the most important question. ¡°It is said that once an Awakened dies, he will be refreshed back as an ordinary person with his memories as an Awakened erased. Then, that person will continue with his life as an ordinary NPC. Then¡­ ¡°Consider Da Vinci who died in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang¡¯s instance dungeon. What happens to him after that? Will his ount be dead? Will he no longer appear? Or¡­ will he create a new human shell to enter the instance dungeon again?¡± Lun Tai suddenly turned silent! His face turned exceptionally odd. Then, he slowly uttered one sentence¡­ 1 A walk-in is a new-age concept of a person whose original soul has departed his or her body and has been reced with a new soul, either temporarily or permanently. [Source: Wiki].? 2 Daniel Wu and Eric Tsang are both rather famous actors in Hong Kong. One of them is tall and young while the other is short, fat and old.? 3 Newton, the Deputy Guild Leader of Wind sher Guild was first introduced in Chapter 11. His love affair with an Awakened was mentioned in .? Chapter 97: Human Shell

Chapter 97: Human Shell

GOR Chapter 97: Human Shell ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Don¡­ don¡¯t know? Even if Lun Tai had given aparatively more outrageous answer, Chen Xiaolian would not have been so surprised. However, Lun Tai¡¯s answered turned out to be¡­ Don¡¯t know? ¡°How is that possible?¡± Chen Xiaolian became speechless. Qiao Qiao, Roddy and Xia Xiaolei gazed at Lun Tai with looks of surprise. Lun Tai let out a bitter smile and his face was a mask of inscrutability. However, traces of helplessness could be seen. He took a deep breath before letting out a long sigh. ¡°There is no need for you all to feel strange. My big bro really do not know,¡± Bei Tai shouted out. ¡°In fact, you can go ask any Awakened ones. None of them could answer that question. In the Awakened ones study of the yers and the system, this question had popped up many times. But, there has never been any answer.¡± ¡°¡­ why?¡± Chen Xiaolian was still unable to understand. Lun Tai furrowed his brows and finally exhaled. ¡°I will give you an example. There was once a top Awakened guild. En, by top I mean that they have the qualifications for permanent residence within ¡®Zero¡¯. This Awakened guild follows a radical philosophy. They believe that they should do their best to execute covert attacks on the High ss yers¡¯ ¡®Exclusive ount¡¯. ¡°This radical guild was devoted to researching yers and the system in an attempt to seek any forms of loophole that could be used to deal against our enemies. ¡°Once, they even executed a very risky n. In a certain instance dungeon, even at the cost of failing the instance dungeon¡¯s quest, they deployed all the key members of their guild with the objective of capturing some yers alive within the instance dungeon! That way, they could use the opportunity to interrogate out some information regarding the yers. Most importantly, they hoped to acquire some information regarding the ¡®Upper ne¡¯. ¡°And also information on how the ¡®real world¡¯ that the yers live in look like. ¡°Thus, they organized a very high-grade n of action.¡± Capture a yer alive and interrogate out information regarding the ¡®Upper ne¡¯! This audacious approach caused Chen Xiaolian and the other youngsters to be shocked. How audacious! How courageous! ¡°Did they seed?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly asked. ¡°¡­ should be considered as a sess,¡± Lun Tai¡¯s tone became inscrutable. ¡°What do you mean ¡®should be¡¯?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes became wide-opened. Lun Tai suddenly revealed a look of unease. He stood up and strode using big steps towards the windows. Standing before the windows, he observed the bustling city of Tokyo. Suddenly, he produced a pack of cigarettes from his pockets. As he was retrieving a cigarette stick ¨C Chen Xiaolian noticed that Lun Tai¡¯s hands were shaking! Lun Tai vigorously inhaled. He coughed out once before turning around. The expression on his eyes was very strange, as it revealed a faint trace of terror! ¡°What happened was: After they were deployed, they sessfully captured two yers alive within the instance dungeon. They then continued by interrogating them, then¡­¡± ¡°Then, what happened?¡± ¡°Then, their memories stopped there,¡± Lun Tai replied. Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. ¡°What do you mean¡­ their memories stopped there?¡± Lun Tai suddenly disyed traces of distress and gritted his teeth. ¡°It means, in their memories, they only remember up to the point where they began interrogating the captured yers¡­ The memories of what follows all disappeared! Nothing, empty, reformatted, cut off, erased! Any manner of description would be right. At any rate, none of them could recall the interrogation process and its results! ¡°In the end, these people survived through the instance dungeon and exited the instance dungeon. ¡°They remember their mission, their battle against the yers, their capture of the yers and them beginning the interrogation. ¡°However¡­ the following memories, up until how they exited the instance dungeon¡­ this huge portion in the middle is all empty! Their memories disappeared!¡± The room suddenly turned silent. It was a bizarre form of silence, one that brought with it a certain feeling of dread and oppression! After some time, Chen Xiaolian spoke in a shaking voice. ¡°In other words¡­ system¡­¡± ¡°There may be a certain restriction within the system, a form of rule and monitoring,¡± Lun Tai replied frostily. ¡°Thus, all information regarding the ¡®Upper ne¡¯ will be erased without leaving a single trace! ¡°As native residents of this ¡®virtual world¡¯, we are not allowed to gain any information regarding the ¡®Upper ne¡¯. Not a single detail is allowed to fall into our hands. No matter how hard we try¡­ even if we do find out about it, our memories will be wiped clean! Refreshed away from our minds!¡± ¡°Then, those yers¡­¡± ¡°Hell if I know what happened to them,¡± Lun Tai forced out a smile. ¡°After they die in the game, will they receive any form of punishment, or will their own ount be destroyed forever, or would they re-register a new ount to enter the game, or would they be punished with some form of mechanism to reduce their level or equipment¡­ we know nothing regarding that!¡± Lun Tai stared at Chen Xiaolian and gave a strained smile. ¡°Trust me! A few years back when I had just be an Awakened, I have asked this same question¡­ likewise, there were no Awakened who could provide an answer! ¡°Furthermore, that n of action that I mentioned earlier¡­ was not performed only once! I heard that many other organizations and guilds haveunched the same type of investigation. In the end¡­ all had¡­ no results!¡± No results! No answer! Xia Xiaolei who had remained silent all this while suddenly said something unexpected. ¡°Is there a possibility¡­ if a yer were to die within the game¡¯s instance dungeon, then their original body within their real world will also die?¡± This spection caused the room to once again fall into an atmosphere of deathly silence! After a while, Roddy forced out a smile. ¡°Don¡¯t you think that this spection is too outrageous? What kind of game will impose death upon the yer¡¯s real body as a price? That is just¡­ if there is such a kind of rule, then who woulde y this game?¡± ¡°It is hard to say,¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly let out a bitter smile. ¡°We are originally people from 2 different worlds. The extents of our thoughts are different, making it impossible for us to use this world¡¯s perception, philosophy and rules to specte matters that belong to another world.¡± ¡°I also think that this spection is too outrageous,¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. ¡­ Within a suite room of a big high-rise building. A ck haired woman was lightly curling her hair up. Then, she sat down before a table. Picking up a pen, she wrote down 2 words on the memo before her. ¡°Miao Yan.¡± The 2 Chinese characters were written sloppily, as though written by a beginner. ¡°Strange, this is not the first time that someone calls me that.¡± The longhaired woman narrowed her pair of smiling eyes. ¡°Miao Yan? To whom does this name belong to?¡± The middle-aged butler and the bodyguard walked in. The middle-aged butler bowed and said in a low voice. ¡°In ordance with your request, the itinerary has been arranged. Tomorrow morning, we will head to Sensoji Temple. ¡°However, the family¡¯s proxy for the Asia business branch hopes that you could spare some time to meet with them.¡± ¡°I said this before, my travel this time is a personal one with no official business arranged into my itinerary.¡± The ck haired woman frowned and shook her head. At that moment, the bodyguard¡¯s face changed! Looking far away at the top floor of the opposite building, he spied a strange reflection of light! ¡°Get down!!!¡± The bodyguard shouted out and threw himself onto the ck haired woman¡¯s body. The momentum pushed her down! At that same moment, a ¡°bang¡± sound was heard! The wall windows within the room was shattered! A bullet hole appeared on the wall surface! The location of the hole was right behind the chair that the ck haired woman was seated upon earlier. ¡°Sniper!¡± The bodyguard yelled out loudly before mustering his strength to throw the ck haired woman who was on the floor towards the back of a wall to hide. Bang! Another gunshot! The bodyguard¡¯s head burst out like a smashed watermelon! The middle-aged butler leapt towards the windows, attempting to pull the curtains¡­ At the same time¡­ Cha! A sharp arrow flew in from the outside! The arrow pierced into the butler¡¯s neck, whose body quivered before falling down on his back! ¡­ ¡°Hit two subordinates.¡± Upon a big building situated opposite, a middle-aged man armed with a sniper rifle bit onto a cigar and sneered. ¡°Retreat! The opportunity is lost! Hurry up and move!¡± Beside him, a young man who was armed with a longbow quickly kept aside the longbow and gritted his teeth. ¡°Damn it! Hurry! The opponent will wake up at any moment!¡± ¡­ The ck haired woman was lying on the floor, her face filled with panic and her expression distorted¡­ Suddenly, her pair of eyes was closed. When it was opened again, her expression had turned calm and indifferent! She quietly crept up from the floor and crept her way to the corner of the wall. Then, she straightened herself. Her pair of smiling eyes narrowed. The ck clothes on her body transformed into a protective skin-tight garment. She stretched her hand into the air and a long sword appeared within her grasp. If Chen Xiaolian were here, he would have instantly recognized¡­ This, this was the real Miao Yan! ¡°How despicable, I was in the middle of taking a bath! I ended up bumping into these Exclusive ount hunting idiots.¡± Miao Yan pursed her lips to the side. She stared at the windows before abruptly moving to the windows opening in one step. She took a deep breath¡­ ¡­ Bang! If one were to observe the high-rise building from the outside, one would witness all the windows on one side of the building shattering apart! A human figure flew forward like a huge bird! In the middle of the air, she spread out her limbs like a bird and glided through the skies. Moving in a straight line, she smashed head first through the surface of another big high-rise building that was located several hundred meters away. She broke through the window walls and headed straight in! ¡­ The sniper with the cigar heard the sound of the windows shattering from behind and roared out. ¡°She is here! I will obstruct her! You get out of here!¡± He discarded the sniper rifle and pulled out a military knife from his waist. Letting out a howl, he rushed forward! Just as he turned around, a pair of gleaming swords shed down! A ¡°ca¡± sound was heard and his right hand that was wielding the military knife was cut down whole! Miao Yan¡¯s icy countenance appeared close to him. ¡°This is already the third time. I really hate this practice of yours that disrupts my life, understand?¡± The sniper¡¯s mouth opened up to release a miserable cry. Miao Yan brought her sword over, sweeping across the sniper¡¯s body like a shadow¡­ With a piercing sound, a head flew up to the air and blood sprayed out in all directions! After walking out of the room, Miao Yan stood within the corridor and sneered. ¡°One got away? Consider yourself lucky then. I will let you go.¡± She slowly walked back into the room and observed the decapitated corpse of the sniper. Then, she walked towards the shattered windows. With one jump, her body was propelled out into the skies beforending into her original room. She observed the disorderly mess that her room was in. High-altitude winds were blowing in and the newspapers and memos upon the table were blown everywhere. The curtains were fluttering¡­ There were also 2 corpses on the floor¡­ Miao Yan frowned. Suddenly, she raised her hand and a particrly unusual watch instantly appeared on her wrist. ¡°I am yer Miao Yan, Exclusive ount Number XXXXXX, I have encountered a special circumstance. The circumstance encountered is a C Type situation. My coordinates¡­ ¡­ please settle it immediately.¡± A few secondster¡­ something miraculous happened! The shattered fragments of window ss on the floor suddenly flew back up to the wall windows and automatically bonded together to be a perfectly intact! The fallen chairs, as well as the strewn newspapers and memo all flew back to the table. The dead bodyguard¡¯s blood and broken bones came together. His head was perfectly restored and his body automatically stood up. The arrow within the butler¡¯s neck disappeared and his blood flowed back into his neck¡­ the wound healed rapidly! Everything appeared to be moving in reverse! After that, Miao Yan slowly walked forward and sat back down onto the tableside. ¡­ At the same time, the sniper¡¯s corpse on the opposite building disappeared. No trace of blood remained and the broken window was restored to its normal state. Miao Yan sat there with the butler standing before her. The butler suddenly opened his eyes. Acting as if the earlier event had not happened at all, he bowed with a smile. ¡°In ordance with your request, the itinerary has been arranged. Tomorrow morning, we will head to Sensoji Temple. However, the family¡¯s proxy for the Asia business branch hopes that you could spare some time to meet with them.¡± Miao Yan looked at the butler and pondered. ¡°Follow the previous arrangement, do not make any changes.¡± The butler froze for a moment. Then, he took two steps back and brought the bodyguard with him as they headed outside. On the way, he closed the door to the room. Miao Yan stretched her waist and observed the luxurious room. She smiled. ¡°The longer I stay, the more I feel that this world is quite good.¡± She stood up and stretched her body for a moment. ¡°Should I continue with my bath in here¡­¡± Suddenly, her eyes fell upon the surface of the table! Atop the table surface was a memo. Surprisingly, there were 2 sloppily written Chinese characters on it. Miao Yan!! ¡°Hmm?¡± Miao Yan was stunned for a moment. Then, her pair of smiling eyes squinted. ¡°Eh¡­ could it be that this Exclusive ount of mine, this human shell has begun to figure something out?¡± Chapter 98: Receptionist/Salesperson

Chapter 98: Receptionist/Salesperson

GOR Chapter 98: Receptionist/Salesperson In the morning, amercial vehicle that they arranged for stopped before the hotel. The seven of them, led by Chen Xiaolian, walked out of the hotel. Lun Tai took the initiative to open the door to the driver¡¯s seat and entered. Before the vehicle moved out, Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the big hotel building for a long time. ¡°Stop looking,¡± Roddy frowned. ¡°If that woman really is an Awakened, we could potentially meet up with her within ¡®Zero¡¯. But if she is a yer¡­¡± ¡°At the very least, she did not show any malicious intent in thest instance dungeon,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°We will discuss about it when we reach Zero.¡± The car moved out from the central area of Tokyo. Their destination was the Tama municipality. Lun Tai¡¯s driving techniques was extremely outstanding and the car moved in a fast and steady manner. As the car was entering the central area of Tama, Roddy who sat in thest row of seats suddenly eximed out in a loud voice. ¡°Where is the Twin Towers?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and pped Roddy¡¯s head. ¡°You have been reading too much Conan [1]. That tower is fictional. It does not exist. You are not young anymore, don¡¯t be so chuunibyou [2].¡± ¡°Still, even if I do not talk about Conan, I still want to see Misaka Mikoto [3].¡± ¡°Should I bring you to meet the Railgun sister?¡± Chen Xiaolian breathlessly replied. ¡°Brother Xiaolian, what is Brother Roddy talking about?¡± Xia Xiaolei blinked. ¡°Don¡¯t pay any attention to him. He is ate stage chuunibyou patient,¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side. The car stopped at the destination. Observing the big square shaped building before them, they were all momentarily stunned. Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s expressions though, were one of earnestness. After the car halted, Chen Xiaolian looked at the sign on the big building and asked. ¡°Are you certain¡­ it is here? The grand meeting point for Awakened ones, the mysterious Entrance Gate to Zero City¡­ is here?¡± ¡°No mistake about it. The location specified in the newspaper for the business summit is here.¡± Although Chen Xiaolian did not expect the arrangement of a high-levelled summit for the big gathering of Awakened ones, this¡­ Surprisingly, the sign ced beside the big building revealed that this was the headquarters of argepany. JUKI. Err¡­ it was involved in the sewing machine business. Sewing machine?! The exterior of the entrance to this big building was devoid of bodyguards and anyone could freely ess this ce. The lobby of the big building was also seemingly empty. A checkpoint was the only thing set up within the big building. Two Japanese men in uniforms stood there. ¡°Please show your invitation card.¡± One of them disyed a cold countenance while the other had a smile etched on his face. Lun Tai thought for a moment before producing and handing over the newspaper. The newspaper had been snipped, leaving only the news section with the hidden message regarding the opening of Zero City. The uniformed man nced at it. Without showing any change in his expression, he pulled open the metal fence. ¡°Enter the left elevator, wee back.¡± ¡­ Seven people entered the elevator, feeling a little cramped. Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel somewhat anxious. This was especially true for Roddy who looked around and was constantly extending his hand to feel the surface of the elevator. ¡°There does not seem to be anything special. This is just an ordinary Mitsubishi elevator.¡± ¡°Did you think it would be a teleportation array that directly transports us to a certain ce?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°It is not impossible. Perhaps it is some legendary quantum teleportation portal?¡± At that moment, the numbers that indicated the building level on the elevator suddenly disappeared! Everyone was shocked and could only feel the elevator slowly moving upwards before gradually slowing down. Ding! After the elevator had stopped, the doors of the elevator slowly opened up. Looking outside, they were surprised to see¡­ The rooftop! The elevator could actually ess the rooftop directly! The very moment that the seven of them walked out of the elevator, they received a strong visual impact! There was a table on the rooftop before them and a gaunt man with a cold expression sat there. His face revealed an odd smile ¨C it was as though there was someone who owed him millions. That was one thing. However, what caused them to be truly shocked was what stood to their left! With a height of roughly 5 meters, it was a¡­ metal monster! It exhibited thick metallic legs and was assuming a humanoid standing posture. As for its metal arms, its small left arm was equipped with a circr metal barrel. It was clear that the barrel was a form of powerful firearm! Its right mechanical arm was wielding a serrated giant sword! There was also a device installed on its shoulder that could discharge sts! Upon the chest area of this metal monster was a transparent cockpit. Inside the cockpit was a fellow wearing protective suit and a helmet. Both the person¡¯s hands were resting upon the surface of a metal orb¡­ A sleek body painted in gold, filled with an explosive sense of power. It exuded a shocking military might and killing intent! ¡°This is¡­ mech?¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. The mech stood on the left side of the big building¡¯s rooftop. Its pair of mechanical eyes shed with a green light and they continuously swept across the bodies of the seven of them. Chen Xiaolian noted that the mech was slightly bending its mechanical legs. The same was true for the right arm and the small left arm ¨C this stance would allow it to attack at any given moment! ¡­ ¡°Wee, everyone.¡± The gaunt man behind the table spoke out with a voice that was as ugly as a broken gong. ¡°I am receptionist No. 00198 for this time¡¯s city opening. You are all currently at Zero City¡¯s temporary Entrance Gate number X31.¡± After saying that, his eyes swept over the seven of them before focusing correctly onto Chen Xiaolian. It was as though he could use their standing positions to deduce who their representative was. ¡°Everyone, there is no need to feel nervous about that fellow¡¯s existence. That is just an I-Model Sentinel Mech, responsible for the security of the entrance and exit gates. I believe there is no need for me to borate on it. Considering our identities, we cannot expose our existence to the world. Thus, every time the city opens, there needs to be security. I hope everyone here will not feel any difort due to this.¡± The fellow iming to be the receptionist stood up and gestured to the mech. The mech took a step back and lowered its hand. However, the green light within its eyes continued sweeping back and forth. ¡°Very well, now please proceed with the visitor¡¯s registration,¡± The receptionist said in anguid manner. ¡°If you have entered Zero City before, all you need to do is carry out an identification scan for verification and you will obtain the Entry Permit. If this is your first timeing to Zero City, then you will be required to perform an identity authentication through the teleportation array. After authentication, we will register the information for each of your identities. The next time youe, you will be able to enter smoothly ¨C please trust me, this method is simply for the sake of preventing normal people from identally entering our world.¡± After saying that, the receptionist lightly pped his hands. With a ¡°pa¡± sound, an equipment simr to the security gate seen in airports suddenly appeared beside him! Lun Tai smiled and took a step forward. ¡°I am Lun Tai, my Entry Registration Number is UQ965.¡± ¡°Bei Tai, Entry Registration Number is QU965.¡± The receptionist smiled. ¡°Oh, what rare matching numbers. Please wait a moment¡­¡± He raised his wrist. Chen Xiaolian noted that the receptionist was wearing an unusually shaped watch on his wrist. The surface of the watch instantly released a beam of green light that rapidly swept through Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s bodies. The receptionist gave a satisfactory smile. ¡°Very good, both your codes are correct. Wee back to the two of you.¡± Lun Tai nodded his head and pointed to the rest. ¡°These are all mypanions. This is their first time in Zero City. Please help them with the registration.¡± Chen Xiaolian noted that Roddy had been staring at the I-Model Sentinel Mech and waspletely in a daze. Chen Xiaolian lightly nudged him and asked. ¡°Are you back with us yet?¡± Both of Roddy¡¯s eyes suddenly sparkled! ¡°Holy shit! Xiaolian! That is a MECH! A genuine mech! This thing actually exists! Oh, my Heavens! Kira! Athrun! Shinn Asuka!¡± Thiste stage chuunibyou patient was rubbing his palms frantically as he stared fervently at the I-Model Sentinel [4]. ¡°You said that this Zero City has a market ce that sells a lot of equipment¡­ I wonder if this mech could be bought? Is it expensive? Can we buy one up? With this thing, when we enter the instance dungeon, we will definitely kill it big time!¡± The receptionist heard his words and the gaunt man¡¯s eyes revealed a trace of disapproval. However, he quickly disyed that ugly smile of his. ¡°Ah, does this fellow guest have an interest in this I-Model Sentinel Mech? Your desire is not that hard to satisfy within Zero City! ¡°This I-Model Sentinel Mech is a newly militarized war mech that was developedst year by Zero City¡¯s Defence Council. It possesses powerful firepower and outstanding defence. Its mobility and various other aspects are also superior. If you install flying equipment on its exterior, then it will have a certain battle capacity within a 3,000 meters altitude. It can reach a maximum flying speed of 280 km per hour. Additionally, it only requires a single pilot to fully control it!¡± As he spoke, the receptionist seemed to have instantly transformed into a salesperson. To Chen Xiaolian, the expression on the receptionist¡¯s face at that moment was no different from those who sell insurance. ¡°¡­ the defence personnel of Zero City have just been recently outfitted with this model of mechs and there is no n to sell it to outsiders in the near future. However, for the sake of satisfying the needs of the many Awakened ones, we have introduced a Civilian version of the I-Model Sentinel Mech. It has almost the same functions as this model and only some minor modifications to its parts. Some of its ssified features had to be either emascted or removed ¨C truth be told, it will not interfere too much with its standard operations. ¡°If you are interested, after entering Zero City, head to the Double Dragon Avenue. There, find the External Services Centre for the Military Arms Department for more information. ¡°Right, if you bring up my name, you can get one instation equipment for its exterior as an additional present! My name is Jack.¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ This fellow does not simply resemble a salesperson! This fellow simply IS a salesperson! However, Roddy, whose chuunibyou disease has red up was hooked. Let us face it: Are there any teenagers who do not dream of having their own mech after watching Gundam? ¡°This thing¡­ how much is it?¡± ¡°Not expensive at all!¡± The receptionist Jack smiled ear to ear and the face that gave off the impression that everyone in the world owed him money had finally disappeared. Looking at Roddy, his eyes glittered. It was as though he was looking at a humanoid pile of gold. ¡°The civilian edition is divided into 4 editions: Standard Edition, Sports Edition, Deluxe Edition and Tuhao Edition [5]. The price for the Standard Edition is 4,500 points! It is absolutely worth it!¡± 4,500 points¡­ Chen Xiaolian instantly rolled his eyes! The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang¡¯s instance dungeon that he barely escaped with his life was so hard it could kill even the powerful High ss yer like Da Vinci¡­ He sessfullypleted the quest only to acquire 1,500 points! This mech¡¯s price would require him to go through 3 Mausoleums of Qin Shi Huang! 1 Conan. He is the protagonist of the detective manga and anime series Conan.? 2 Chuunibyou. The word used in the raws is ¡®middle second¡¯ while chuunibyou is a Japanese ng that can be loosely tranted as ¡®middle school 2nd year syndrome¡¯. Chuunibyous manifests traits of delusional behaviour, particrly the belief that they possess powers that others do not. It has since evolved to describe delusional behaviour in general.? 3 Misaka Mikoto. She is the protagonist of the manga and anime series Toaru Kagaku no Railgun/ A Certain Scientific Railgun. Her nickname is Railgun.? 4 Kira Yamato and Athrun Z are the two protagonist of the anime series Gundam SEED. In its sequel Gundam SEED Destiny, the protagonist role is taken by Shinn Asuka. The theme of the show is giant robots piloted by humans. The robot piloted by Kira, the Gundam, Strike Freedom has a height of 18.88 meters.? 5 Tuhao is a derogatory term used by Chinese tobel filthy rich people with considerable influence who likes to unt their wealth. As mentioned in some earlier chapters, Qiao Qiao is considered a tuhao.? [Source: Wiki]. Chapter 99: Infiltration

Chapter 99: Infiltration

GOR Chapter 99: Infiltration Roddy too, was rmed. For the past 2 days, they have been listening to Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai talk about matters regarding the instance dungeon. Thus, Roddy knew how precious these points were. Lun Taiughed out and walked to Roddy¡¯s side. Without concealing anything from the receptionist, heughed out and said. ¡°Do not be fooled. These mechs are mass produced models. Despite their powerful appearance, an expert could cut them apart as one would cut vegetables. ¡°The best it can do is clear weak mobs. ¡°Using points to buy these mass produced mechs is a sheer waste. ¡°If you really like mechs, when we enter, I will bring you around to check out the good stuff!¡± The receptionist rolled his eyes and his facial expression returned to the original state, one that seemed as though others owed him millions. This fellow bluntly threw out a stack of forms onto the table. ¡°Those who will be entering Zero City for the first time, please fill in these application forms.¡± Chen Xiaolian picked up one of the forms and examined it. It was not veryplicated. Name, age. In addition, there was also guild affiliation. If one was alone, then they can choose ¡®none¡¯ ¨C these were all required. Below that however, were a considerable number of misceneous optional fields. For example, weapons used, tactical position, melee, ranged. There was even one regarding Exclusive Skills. Chen Xiaolian remembered the incident in the 72 Demons instance dungeon where he met Sara from the Wind sher Guild. From her, he found out that Exclusive Skills were each yers biggest trump card. One must not casually disclose that information, unless to those deemed either trustworthy or close. After pondering for a bit, he filled in the required fields. Without filling a single one of the optional fields, he tossed it back onto the table. Qiao Qiao and the rest followed suit, filling in only the required fields before handing in the form. The receptionist seemed ustomed to this situation. He picked up the forms and gave it a nce before tossing it into his desk. ¡°All right, your forms will be recorded into the registry. Now, please walk through the teleportation array. When you walk out of the teleportation array, each of you will acquire one identity card that belongs only to you. There is no need to keep the identity card. All you need to do is remember the numbers on it.¡± ¡°The next time Zero City opens, you can directly enter without re-registering again.¡± Chen Xiaolian was the first to go through the security door like equipment. A green curtain of light swept over his body ¨C Chen Xiaolian immediately recalled the first time he entered the instance dungeon; back then, he had to go through a green curtain of light as well: It seems that the founders of this Zero City have capabilities simr to the system. The others then went through the teleportation array one by one. After each of them walked out of the array, a little card popped out from a card dispenser. Upon the surface of the card was a series of codes. ¡®1259W¡¯. Chen Xiaolian looked at his card and pocketed it. Thest to go through the teleportation array gate was Roddy. Roddy¡¯s face showed anxiousness. Truth was, Roddy finally made up his mindst night and requested from Chen Xiaolian a metallic sphere. Chen Xiaolian too, finally agreed to Roddy¡¯s request. Then¡­ Chen Xiaolian transformed Roddy into an ¡®Irregrity¡¯. That night, Chen Xiaolian had privately discussed with Roddy, exining to him all the special characteristics that an Irregrity has. However, Roddy continued to stand by his decision. ¡­ The current Roddy was still feeling somewhat nervous. As he walked through the green curtain of light, he feared that the gate would reject him. However, after walking through the teleportation array gate and obtaining his own identity card number, Roddy breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Also, I must further exin another matter. Please observe the restrictions and rules of Zero City. ¡°First, no personal fights allowed. Any private fights in public areas are a vition of the rules. ¡°Second, all transactions must be done voluntarily and you must sign the contract designed by Zero City. After sessfully signing the contract, the body known as Zero City will protect you. It is illegal to use coercion when selling. ¡°Third, actions such as thievery, robbery and others of the same are strictly prohibited. ¡°Fourth, the public areas in Zero City may be essed freely. However, it is illegal to trespass into private areas. ¡°Fifth, if there is anything that you do not understand, there is a Consultation Office within the public area which will offer free consultation at any time. ¡°One final reminder, there are security personnel assigned within Zero City. If a vition of rules urs, Zero City reserves the following right: Including but not limited to the corporal punishment, incarceration, demand forpensation, permanent exile and other forms of punishment towards the vitors of these rules. ¡°Well, then. I wish you all a smooth stay in Zero City.¡± After saying all that, the receptionist waved his hand impatiently at them. In an instant, 7 beams of light descended from the skies, enveloping all seven of them! With a ¡°soo¡±, the seven of them disappeared from the spot. ¡­ ¡°I hate it when old-hands bring in newbies,¡± The receptionist sat back down and sighed. ¡°We do not even have a chance to promote to them. I prefer it when newbies who know nothinge in, how adorable.¡± An electronically synthesized voice came out from the mech beside him. ¡°Jack, stopining. You received the assignment to be a receptionist here precisely because you liked toin so much. Finish your job properly and your punishment will end.¡± ¡°Even if the punishment is over, I still do not want to go back to the Intelligence Department. That ce is so boring it will drive people crazy. Everyone there is a madman with brain damage.¡± The receptionist Jack scowled. At that moment, the doors of the elevator opened again. A young man with a very thin body who was carrying a longbow stumbled out! Upon his body was a protective suit. However, the protective suit was broken! Bloodstains were evident upon his body! His face was pale and his breathing weak. The moment he stepped out of the elevator, he plopped down onto the ground! ¡°Shaw (xi¨¤o)?¡± The receptionist Jack quickly jumped out from his chair. He rushed forward and pulled the longbow man up from the ground. Patting him on the face, he asked. ¡°Didn¡¯t you go out? Why are youing in from a temporary entrance gate? Why are you not using the staff passageway? How did you get hurt? Why is there so much blood?¡± The longbow man forced his eyes open and exhaled. ¡°Don¡¯t mention it anymore, mission failed. Rudd (lu¨­ d¨¢) is dead! Target woke up, too high levelled. Rudd died while bringing up the rear. It was difficult even for me to escape. But, on the way, I was intercepted by Electronic Guardians. I almost died there!¡± ¡°Electronic Guardians? The Development Team sent those monsters inside?¡± The receptionist Jack¡¯s face changed. ¡°If I have to guess, this time¡¯s assassination target must be a pinnacle yer with special authority! Only special targets will be granted such strict protection by the Development Team,¡± Shaw spat out a mouthful of blood. ¡°Son of a bitch, those idiots from the Intelligence Department, I want to kill them! The Electronic Guardians chased me for a whole night and I was unable to return using the exclusive passageway. It was not easy for me to slip away from them and I could only use this way. Right, quickly issue a warning. There are Electronic Guardians patrolling the vicinity of the 16th exclusive passageway. Immediately enact an emergency shutdown! Otherwise, there would be a risk of exposure!¡± The receptionist Jack rose. However, as he turned around, he saw the I-Model Sentinel Mech moving over. The mech raised its arm, aiming its gun barrel directly at Shaw who was on the ground! ¡°What are you doing? Are you crazy?¡± The receptionist¡¯s face changed. The mech pilot spoke using the electronically synthesized voice. ¡°I am not crazy! ording to security protocols, field staff members who encounter Electronic Guardians must be strictly escorted when they return! Jack, you have never been out in the field. You do not understand how dangerous of an existence those Electronic Guardians are! They possess an extremely powerful infiltrative capability! Shaw, you and I can be considered friends. However, ording to protocols for the current situation, it is necessary to monitor you. I hope you understand.¡± Shaw lied on the ground and exhaled. He forced out a smile. ¡°I understand, I am not angry¡­ but, can you first give me a damned healing substance? I feel that I am about to bleed to death here. Son of a bitch¡­ the standard medicinal kit that I brought with me has been used up!¡± The receptionist Jackughed and readily produced a Healing Type Beast Blood. He brought it to Shaw¡¯s mouth. Shaw swallowed it and let out a long sigh. ¡°Thanks Jack. After the quarantine inspection is over, I will buy you beer. With this time¡¯s attendance in fieldwork, I should be able to get a very long vacation. Only, poor Rudd¡­¡± Jack sighed and said nothing. At that very moment however, something happened! A change suddenly urred upon Shaw¡¯s friendly face! His expression suddenly turned stiff and his pair of eyes turned crimson red in a blink of an eye! With lightning like speed, his hand shot out to grab the receptionist Jack¡¯s shoulder and he forcefully pulled Jack to his side! Feeling a strong force pulling him, Jack became rmed. He turned his head to see the twisted expression on Shaw¡¯s face. Jack¡¯s heart pounded violently. Shaw roared out in frenzy! With a tug, blood showered out! Jack screamed out in misery as Shaw pulled out one of his arms! Shaw threw away the pulled out arm and sent Jack flying with a kick. Jack mmed onto the surface of his table. Coughing out blood, he howled. ¡°Mutation!¡± The Sentinel Mech made its move! Several red dots fell upon Shaw¡¯s body and the barrel on the mech¡¯s left arm instantly rotated at an insane pace! ¡°Chugchugchug chug!¡± A burst of intense fire was unleashed! Shaw who was on the ground immediately leapt up. He then moved to dodge the barrage of fire with lightning like speed! The Sentinel Mech immediately retreated. After putting a safe amount of distance between them, itunched out a chain of bombs! Next, it suddenly discharged a mass of reddish orange mes from its back! Its right hand clenched tightly onto a serrated war sword and it charged forward! A ¡°click¡± resounded as the de of the sword viciously descended and the elevator behind Shaw was hacked into two. Shaw¡¯s figure had dodged over to the side like an octopus. After moving in a circle, it threw itself and clung onto the Sentinel Mech¡¯s body! Shaw¡¯s body melted at a rapid pace! A green coloured liquid flowed out from beneath his skin and it rapidly proceeded to corrode the pale gold coloured coating upon the Sentinel Mech! The powerful degree of corrosion was truly shocking! In but mere seconds, the elbow of the Sentinel Mech¡¯s left arm that had a machine gun installed was torn apart from the corrosion. The left arm fell onto the ground and sparks flew out from the fractured area. ¡°Damn it!¡± The Sentinel Mech pilot viciously cursed out. The pilot then activated an unknown operation, which caused the mech¡¯s body to emit orange mes! The mes appeared to be immting the mech,pletely enveloping it within its fiery reaches. At the same time, intense electrical currents shed as it flowed across the surface of the mech! Shaw shrieked out in misery and his body bounced off, falling onto the ground. The Sentinel Mech stumbled before immediately dissipating the mes. The serrated sword on its right arm descended and Shaw¡¯s waist was hacked apart. Shaw¡¯s body above the waist was still alive and he opened his mouth to release a shrill cry as its pair of eyes glinted with a crimson colour. The ster installed upon the Sentinel Mech¡¯s shoulder locked onto him! ¡°Wait, wait, he¡­¡± ¡°He is no longer Shaw. He has already been infiltrated by the Electronic Guardian!¡± The Mech pilot replied coldly. A ¡°bang¡± resounded¡­ a bolt of lightning shed out from the ster and Shaw¡¯s upper half body exploded apart! The mech took several steps back before falling with one knee on the ground with a ¡°plop¡±. ¡°Hurry, raise the rm,¡± The Sentinel Mech pilot sounded distressed. ¡°My left arm is broken and my central control system has shorted out! Son of a bitch! Hurry up and get reinforcements! We must tightly seal off this entrance and exit gate!¡± Jack, raw: ¡®½Ü¿Ë¡¯, pinyin: ¡®ji¨¦ k¨¨¡¯. Shaw, raw: ¡®Ð¤¡¯, pinyin: ¡®xi¨¤o¡¯. Rudd, raw: ¡®Â޴, pinyin: ¡®lu¨­ d¨¢¡¯. Chapter 100: Entering Zero City

Chapter 100: Entering Zero City

GOR Chapter 100: Entering Zero City ¡°This ce is¡­¡± They were in a circr za with passageways in all four directions, the front, back, left and right. Each of those passageways was metallic bridges. In other words, this za resembled an ind surrounded by a flowing river. The za was not very big and was only about the size of a school¡¯s sports field. Observing his surroundings, Chen Xiaolian was somewhat surprised to find others appearing in the za. asionally, a beam of green light would sh out. After the green pir of light has dissipated, someone will walk out of it. After identifying their current location, they will then show no hesitation and move towards a bridge heading towards a certain direction. asionally, there will be those who turn towards Chen Xiaolian as he sized up the iing people. These people would generally reveal a cold attitude and even traces of disdain in their expression. It was likely that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression of curiosity had revealed his identity as a rookie. Beside him, all hispanions were present. Lun Tai moved before Chen Xiaolian and smiled. ¡°All right, we have now officially entered Zero.¡± Lun Tai gestured at his surroundings and smiled. ¡°This is the central za for entering Zero. It differs from other ces in that this city¡¯s Entrance and Exit Gates are all in the centremost area of the city. The act of entering or leaving this city would require one to go through this ce. When we head back, we will be leaving from this ce using the teleportation array. All we need is to go receive a teleportation card from the Service Office. With that, we will be able to activate the teleportation array when we are here and leave this city. ¡°The city is divided into east, south, west and north districts. ¡°The East District is private grounds and the ce for the official institutions of Zero City. It is also the area used by the top teams with permanent residence qualifications. Although others are not restricted from entering the area, there is nothing to see there. Most of the ces inside are designated private grounds. We will only be able to look at their door and buildings, a pointless diversion. The only ces that are not off limits are Zero City¡¯s Arbitration Centre and the Security Office. The former is used in the event of a dispute between Awakened ones. Awakened ones can go there to make aint and request for arbitration. As for thetter, the name alone should be enough to tip you off. Its function is simr to that of the police. ¡°The West District is the public trading area where you can find a flea market. All Awakened ones may enter that area. There, transactions of any kind of items would take ce regardless if it were equipment, medicinal substances or peculiar props found within instance dungeons. The purchase may be done using points, bartering or even instalments. ¡°There is a Services Office in the flea market. Before any transaction takes ce, both parties must obtain a contract from there. Once both parties reach an agreement regarding the transaction, Zero City will bear witness to the transaction and ensure that the transaction ispleted. For example, in the case where instalments are involved, one may request Zero City to be the guarantor. Naturally, coteral such as certain items or others of the sort is required. ¡°For example, if you want to buy an item from an Awakened and that person only epts points. Coincidentally, you do not have any points. When that happens, you can use other items that you have and pawn them at the Services Office, thereby taking a loan of a number of points from Zero City to buy the item. ¡°Naturally, there will be interest! The interest has to be regrly paid. Once you fail to pay, Zero City will confiscate the items you have pawned away. ¡°What I spoke of is only one of the possibilities¡­ at any rate, there are a variety of transaction types. After going in, you will gradually get the feel for it. ¡°The South District is a residential district. Those whoe to Zero City for a short duration could find a ce to stay there. There are restaurants and hotels there. Zero City¡¯s officials opened most of them while some others are opened by certain guilds. For the most part, the residential district epts money as payment. It supports the many major currencies used in the outside world. Thus, you can use US Dors, Euro and RMB here. Obviously, the price will be more expensive. ¡°However, certain special enjoyment could only be paid for with points.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned for a moment. ¡°Special enjoyment?¡± Roddy who was standing beside exhibited an odd expression. ¡°Could this residential district also have ¡®that type¡¯ of services?¡± Qiao Qiao immediately threw a re at him. ¡°What are you thinking of?¡± Lun Taiughed out. ¡°Naturally, those things will not ur. However, there are certain special services and enjoyment that does not ept money from the outside as payment. I won¡¯t go into the specifics. When the timees, you will understand.¡± Pausing, he signed and slowly said. ¡°The North District¡­ is the most attractive ce in Zero City.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°The North District is the business area. Truthfully, its general function is about the same with the flea market in the West District. But, the North District¡¯s business area is set up by Zero City officials and the top guilds with permanent residence in Zero City. ¡°If we are to consider the West District¡¯s flea market as consisting of small private businesses, then the North District¡¯s business district consists of the regr army. ¡°The officials of Zero City have many good items. They have umted these goods for years. As for those top guilds, each of them possesses extraordinary strength and have participated in many instance dungeons, allowing them to get their hands on various good items. ¡°Regardless of quality, quantity or types, the goods there are far superiorpared to those brought out by the straggling Awakened ones in the West District. ¡°Right, Roddy. You can find those Mechs you like in the North District. There is a Military Arms Department there, opened by Zero City officials. From the variety of weapons there, Mechs can be found for sale amongst technological types.¡± After finishing his words, Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Where do we head to now?¡± Roddy looked at Chen Xiaolian with an eager expression ¨C this fellow must certainly be thinking of running off to that Military Arms Department. Chen Xiaolian pondered about it before shaking his head. ¡°We have only just arrived here; it would be for the best that we familiarize ourselves with the environment. En, I doubt we will only stay here for a day. So, let us first head to the residential district and find a ce to stay. Once we have that covered, we will discuss about the others.¡± All of them agreed with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s decision. Thus, all seven of them moved out in the south direction as they head towards the residential district. As they walked through the metallic bridge to the south of the central za, they could observe the riverbank. There were actually ces resembling outdoor cafes. Some Awakened ones were sitting under patio umbres as they leisurely sipped their beverages. Sounds of merriment rose up from the riverbank. Chen Xiaolian was surprised to see a man-made beach upon the riverbank,plete with artificially created waves. Males and females wearing swimsuits and bikinis were swimming and ying there. ¡°This¡­ this is simply a resort,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes bulged wide and he raised his head to examine the skies. The sun was shining high in the clear blue skies. ¡°Right, we can see the skies here¡­ this city is probably not situated underground, right? I had originally thought that it would be an underground city like the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.¡± ¡°¡­ I do not know,¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°Zero City¡¯s location is top secret. Every time Ie, the skies would be different. Sometime, it would be night, sometimes it would be day, sometimes you can see the skies and sometimes you can see only nothingness¡­ Hell if I know what is going on. Perhaps the sun and sky are artificially created.¡± ¡°Why are those fellows vacationing here?¡± Roddy stared at a bikini wearing big-breasted woman who was on the beach. He stared for quite some time before retracting his gaze. ¡°Because this ce is safe,¡± Lun Tai pondered for a while before forcing out a smile. ¡°First: when you are here, you will not encounter those Awakened ones who¡­ perhaps you are not aware of this. The rtionship between Awakened ones in the outside world is not too good. A meeting with unacquainted Awakened ones could potentially lead to a battle for life. Surely you understand the concept of killing others for their treasures and equipment.¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately recalled the incident outside the waterfall before he entered the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. He nodded his head. ¡°Zero City is very safe. Furthermore, it is only here that Awakened ones could truly experience a certain¡­ sense of realism. That is because everyone here is Awakened ones. Here, everyone can coexist peacefully. ¡°There is another important factor that you probably do not know of. Look at this artificially made beach. There is a special nickname for this ce in Zero City.¡± ¡°Special nickname? What is it?¡± ¡°Sea of Love,¡± Lun Tai blushed as he smiled. ¡°Sea¡­ of Love?¡± In that instant, Chen Xiaolian and the other youngsters were all left dumbfounded. ¡°Truth be told, most Awakened ones are very lonely,¡± Lun Tai sighed. He stared at the artificial beach and continued in a low voice. ¡°After bing an Awakened, many of them will feel a myriad of emotions from lost, hesitant, irrational and others. Additionally¡­ after you be an Awakened, after you understand that this world and yourself¡­ and so many others could potentially be nothing more but a creation of a higher Upper ne world, a virtual object¡­ would you still have the courage to pursue those so-called feelings? ¡°At that moment in time, if you were still single¡­ will you be willing to find an ordinary other half? ¡°When facing an ordinary person, regardless if you are going out, meeting up or going to the bed together¡­ ¡°Your heart will feel ufortable. You will always wonder: Is all of this real? ¡°From time to time, you will be required to enter the instance dungeon tomit acts of killings and could potentially die in any of them¡­ under such circumstances, loving someone from the ordinary world would be very difficult. ¡°I heard from a friend that after bing an Awakened, the act of going to bed with an ordinary woman made him feel as though he was doing it with an intable doll. ¡°These unshakeable feelings of internal anguish and loneliness would shroud the hearts of many Awakened ones. ¡°Under these circumstances, Awakened ones could only somewhat distract themselves from the sense of loss and confusion by being with other Awakened ones like them. Only then could they somehow avoid the unbearable illusion of reality and pretence. ¡°Awakened ones are lonely beings, that loneliness bes even more pronounced for those who do not have their other half. ¡°That is why Awakened ones tend to only ept other Awakened ones as their other half ¨C this Zero City is the safest ce to be. Thus, Awakened couples would often be acquainted with one another thanks to this ce. ¡°The cafes along this southern residential district riverbank and that artificial beach are the best ce for Awakened ones to meet and get to know one another.¡± After saying that, Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian before turning to Roddy. ¡°Guild Leader has no such need. But, Roddy and Xiaolei, if you two are fine with it, then tonight I will bring you two for a cup of wine in the riverbank¡¯s pub. Perhaps, you will have a memorable encounter there.¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes suddenly shed out! He discarded the thoughts about mechs to the back of his mind! ¡°Yes! Yes! Why don¡¯t we go now?¡± ¡­ They walked down the main road of the South District. The road was extremely broad and yet, there were no vehicles on it at all, as the road only has pedestrian streets upon it. The street area was highly standard and clean, devoid of any greenery on both sides. It was overflowing with a metallic science fiction feel. The buildings here were not as bizarre as what they had imagined. Each of the buildings was either square or round in shape, showing not much difference whenpared to the buildings of the outside world. Lun Tai and Bei Tai who have been here before immediately brought them over to a hotel that they were familiar with. The hotel was located within a bustling street in the South District ¨C as for the street, it was not much differentpared to themercial streets of the outside world, where dining ces and bars await. The name of this hotel was ¡®Tourist Lodge¡¯ and it was considerably impressive. It sported transparent ss walls for its doors. Entering, they found themselves within a circr shaped public area. There, on the side of the main doors, was a screen wall. Upon the surface of the screen were two lines of what appeared to be moving text, written using various differentnguages. ¡°This hotel is under the protection of Zero City officials and the Rodriar (lu¨­ d¨¦l¨« y¨£) Guild. ¡°Reception in this ce is handled by the cooperating Rodriar Guild.¡± Rodriar, raw: ¡®ÂÞµÂÀïÑÇ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®lu¨­ d¨¦ l¨« y¨£¡¯. Chapter 101: Vigilance

Chapter 101: Vignce

GOR Chapter 101: Vignce Rodriar? Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°This guild must be very powerful.¡± ¡°It is one of the guilds with permanent residence in Zero City,¡± Lun Tai pursed his lips to the side. ¡°They are very trustworthy and they never bully other normal Awakened ones. Word is they are very good. They opened this ce. We stayed here during the few times we have been to Zero City.¡± After saying that, Lun Tai walked to the counter. ¡°We need a few rooms.¡± There was no staff member behind the counter. Soon however, a fully automated projection appeared. It was the projection of a sweet looking female staff member decked in hotel uniform. She smiled and spoke in a sweet and gentle voice. ¡°May I ask if you have any specific requirements?¡± ¡°It would be best if we could get a suite, one that could amodate up to seven people.¡± ¡°All right, please wait a moment.¡± The projected figure smiled sweetly. Next, she extended her finger out to tap the air several times and a translucent projected screen appeared in the air. The sight transfixed Roddy! ¡°Holy shit, this¡­ the sci-fi feeling of this ce is too overwhelming!¡± This youngster stared at the uniformed beauty and suddenly whispered out a question to Bei Tai who was beside him. ¡°Bro¡­ is the attendant here¡­ also an Awakened? She looks so beautiful and gentle.¡± ¡°How is that possible?¡± Bei Tai rolled his eyes. ¡°At present, there are only a small number of Awakened ones. How could they be here as an attendant? You are thinking too much into it. These are all virtual projections from theputer. You may consider them as artificial intelligence fromputers.¡± ¡°¡­ Such a beautiful sister is actually just an artificial intelligence,¡± Roddy looked at the uniformed beauty with a trace of regret. ¡°What a pity!¡± Roddy bumped into Chen Xiaolian and realized that Chen Xiaolian was also in a daze. ¡°To think that you would dare get dumbstruck by a beauty. Are you not afraid of Big Miss Qiao¡¯s tantrum?¡± Qiao Qiao pursed her lips to the side as she stared at Roddy. Then, she turned to Chen Xiaolian with a gentle face. ¡°Xiaolian is not as easily distracted like you.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Truth is¡­ I feel somewhat inferior.¡± ¡°Inferior?¡± ¡°Indeed, inferior,¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed towards the magnificent looking hotel and the highly sci-fi virtual projection of the beautiful staff member. He smiled bitterly. ¡°We are both out here trying to survive. That Rodriar Guild is a guild. We too, are a guild! And yet, look at how they are survivingpared to us¡­ ¡°When will we be able to upy a ce in this Zero City? When will we be able to participate in business like this? When will we be able to even produce such a technologically advanced artificial intelligence¡­ ¡°Compared to others, the current we are but a bunch of travelling performers.¡± Bei Tai who was standing to the sideughed out and patted Chen Xiaolian on his shoulder. ¡°I say, little Guild Leader. Truthfully, my brother had also said those kinds of words the first time we came here!¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°Back then, I was still green. The longer you get to survive in this world, the more your heart will know fear. A legendary guild like the Rodriar Guild is not something that we could match up to. We can only look on with envy at them. Take the qualification for permanent residence in Zero City for example. I heard that there has been no new guild capable of earning that in nearly a hundred years.¡± ¡°A hundred years? Are you saying that this ce has existed for a hundred years?¡± Roddy stared with bulging eyes. ¡°This ce has existed for far longer than a hundred years. However, how far back does it date is something that no one knows. Perhaps, only the old monsters from Zero City would know,¡± Bei Taiughed. ¡­ They were given a grand suite the size of five bedrooms. The expense could be paid using money and the one to foot the bill was naturally the richest person in the guild, the affluent Big Miss Qiao. The room was astonishingly expensive with a daily price of 20,000¡­ US dors! ¡°Will there be a credit card record? Are the people from Zero City not afraid that someone will trace the credit card records to find this ce?¡± Qiao Qiao curiously asked after using her card. ¡°Of course not. I don¡¯t know the specifics of it either, however since they dare to do something like this, that meant they have the means to handle this matter.¡± ¡°What I am curious about is¡­ what would they want money for?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly asked with a low tone. ¡°Money¡­ may be useful for ordinary people. However, for high-levelled Awakened ones and those legendary top guilds¡­ what use is money for them? Just look at the virtual projection system and that artificial intelligence. If they were to take that to the outside, any country would scramble to buy it. ¡°Why would they still build a hotel to earn money?¡± ¡°System restrictions. Items that have a higher level of technology or magicpared to the standard of the outside world are prohibited from appearing in the outside world. That will disrupt the bnce of the system¡¯s settings. That is why¡­¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°Even though they have a great deal of ability to make money, it is not as easy as you might have imagined.¡± After entering the suite, they took a slight rest. The suite did not have anything that was shocking to it and was only a hotel room with more luxurious furnishings. ¡°The counter work may be left to the virtual projection¡­ but in the hoteling industry, attendants, cleaners and chefs in the dining area could not possibly be left to virtual projections, right?¡± Roddy could not help himself and asked out. ¡°Fool, they even have mechs here. Could they not have humanoid robots?¡± Qiao Qiao rapped Roddy¡¯s head. ¡°All right, stop throwing a ruckus! Come over and we¡¯ll start our discussion,¡± Chen Xiaolian snapped his fingers and all seven of them gathered. Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo stood to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s left side and the others formed a circle. ¡°We will be heading out in a moment. Since this ce is safe, I suggest that we move separately. Everyone have their own ce that they want to go. Thus, there is no need for us to move together for now.¡± Chen Xiaolian voiced out his suggestion. Lun Tai thought about it. ¡°Not a bad idea¡­ this ce is very safe. No dangers will appear here. This aspect of Zero City remained unshaken even until today. We can enjoy ourselves normally and shop around. As long as we do not stir up trouble recklessly, everything will be all right. ¡°It so happened that I too, have some things that I want to purchase.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not question Lun Tai what was it that he wanted to buy ¨C after all, their guild was newly formed. From a fundamental perspective, they were unable to trust to one anotherpletely and would have some reservation towards one another. ¡°Roddy, where do you want to go?¡± ¡°Naturally, I want to go see the mechs!¡± Roddy immediately shouted out. Lun Taiughed. ¡°In that case, Roddy will be following me. I am going to the North District¡¯s business area. I can bring him to the Military Arms Department while I am on the way.¡± Xia Xiaolei pondered. ¡°I also want to follow Guild Leader¡­¡± Roddy purposely nudged him and sent him winks whileughing. ¡°Fool, their family of three are going shopping. If you go, you will end up disturbing them.¡± After saying that, Roddy made a weird facial expression. Xia Xiaolei immediately understood; Qiao Qiao on the other hand threw a sharp stare at Roddy. ¡°Then it¡¯s settled. Roddy, Xia Xiaolei, you two will follow Lun Tai and Bei Tai to the business district,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with an indifferent voice. ¡°I want to go have a look at the flea market. Soo Soo and Qiao Qiao will be following me. It is currently¡­ 3 pm. We will meet up at the outdoor cafes by the riverbank that we saw earlier. Lun Tai, will 3 hours be enough for what you intend to do?¡± ¡°It is enough,¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. After pondering for a while, he spoke to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Guild Leader, I won¡¯t ask you what you want to buy at the flea market. However, I want to remind you. Zero City prohibits the acts of coercive selling, but the flea market ys host to both dragons and snakes. There will not be any acts of robbery or theft¡­ however, you will still need to be wary of deceptive people. Some cunning Awakened ones will pass themselves off as good people and are very crafty. After signing the transaction contract, you will end up realizing that you have paid a huge price for a bunch of trash. ¡°I would suggest that you refrain yourself from buying anything on your first day. Walk around and check things out first. If you want to buy something, it would be best for you to be clear on the situation. ¡°Finally, there is a protective mechanism within the flea market that will protect the identity of both buyers and sellers. Before entering the flea market, first go to the Services Office to obtain a set of identity concealing equipment. ¡°That way, you will not be exposed. If you manage to get your hands on something good here, and others set their sights on you, even if they dare not act against you here, they can note down your identity and looks. Then, when you go outside¡­ who knows what would happen!¡± ¡°Very well! I will take note. Thanks!¡± ¡­ ¡°Secured!¡± ¡°Secured!¡± ¡°Secured!¡± Several I-Model Sentinel Mechs were standing on the rooftop of the big building. One of them was still holding on to a searchlight like instrument to conduct an internal scan on the sliced elevator door. ¡°No deep infiltration detected.¡± A middle-aged man in white clothes stood by the table wreckage. The receptionist Jack was lying within a transparent ss container. His torn out limb was already reconnected. The middle-aged man in white regarded Jack and said indifferently. ¡°Send him for treatment first. Temporary quarantine.¡± At that moment, the damaged I-Model Sentinel Mech was moved away and an Awakened wearing protective suit stood before the middle-aged man. ¡°Leader¡­¡± This person turned out to be a woman with a very conspicuous purple hair. ¡°I need a report, the sooner the better,¡± The middle-aged man nced at the Awakened before him. ¡°Yes sir,¡± The purple haired woman hesitated for a moment before speaking out slowly. ¡°The I-Model Sentinel¡¯s anti corrosive coating had a very poor effect. Back then, if I had not urgently utilized fire bombs and intense electrical currents to repel the target, I fear¡­¡± ¡°Include all that into your report,¡± The middle-aged man in white gave a bitter smile. ¡°When ites to instation products that are mass produced, those fellows from the Military Arms Department will not use those that are really good. Consider yourself lucky this time. I will consult this matter with the upper brass. The lives of our security personnel are not that cheap! Hmph, there will be a squabble this time.¡± After saying that, the middle-aged man observed his surroundings and spoke with a serious tone. ¡°ording to security protocols, this temporary entrance and exit gate will bepletely shut down! Additionally, increase the security system of Zero City by one level. All security personnel will have their vacations cancelled and must assume full duty status! Also¡­ circte this news to the top and see if further actions are necessary. ¡°In conclusion, do not be careless! Of all the infiltrative attacks executed by the Electronic Guardians, this one marks the closest that they have ever made towards us! Although they did not manage to infiltrate Zero City, this issue is something that requires an increased amount of vignce!¡± Chapter 102: Demon Soldier Fragments

Chapter 102: Demon Soldier Fragments

GOR Chapter 102: Demon Soldier Fragments Standing at the entrance to the flea market, Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao could not help but turn to look at each other. This was¡­ Truly a flea market! It was a broad open street area without any buildings in its surrounding area. Awakened ones were scattered throughout the wide-open space. Some of them erected their booths by spreading ayer of cloth or newspaper on the ground. Then, they hung a signboard with badly written words and just stood there waiting for deals to be struck. Some were requesting to buy items and some were selling items. There were even those who were seeking information. Chen Xiaolian saw one that made him feel absurd. What he saw was a missing person¡¯s post! ¡°The short haireddy from 3 months ago in instance dungeon number R349. You wore a red jacket and short leather skirt. Your weapon is a scimitar¡­ do you still remember the time when we exchanged antidotes in the instance dungeon? I remember your soft and gentle expression from back then¡­ in these 3 months; I have not been able to forget you. I hope I can meet you again. High priced search notice. Those who provide clues will be given 200 points as thanks.¡± Chen Xiaolian read up to that point and could not help butugh out with a ¡°puchi¡±. Both Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao observed the fellow who erected the search notice. The fellow was wearing a ck robe, which covered his entire body. On his face was what seemed like a metallic mask, causing his face to appear blurry and indistinct. No matter how one looked upon it, one would only see mosaic¡­ Clearly, this was an identity concealing equipment. Chen Xiaolian first brought Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo to the Services Office that was located beside the flea market. Behind the Services Office¡¯s counter, there was also another virtually projected figure with artificial intelligence. After making a simple inquiry, they learned that they could acquire the identity concealing equipment free. First, spend 1 point to acquire it. After they were finished using it, they can return to the Services Office and return it to regain 1 point. The Services Office also offered another safety measure: After they have purchased a certain item from the flea market and they wish to keep it a secret, they can enter the Services Office. The Services Office will offer a free teleportation that could teleport them to any public area within Zero City. If they have already verified their identities, they could even request to be directly teleported back into their hotel room! That was to ensure the absolute safety of both buyers and sellers, preventing any determined individual from tracking and harming anyone. Chen Xiaolian was unable to help himself and eximed in admiration ¨C this was a very considerate service! After spending 3 points, they rented three sets of identity concealing equipment. After wearing the equipment, they immediately realized the miraculous aspects of the equipment! After wearing the long ck robe, the appearance of their height and size changed. Seemingly, due to a certain projection device, the heights of all three have changed to what appeared as average ¨C neither their gender nor their body shapes were identifiable. Next, they put on the mask and their faces became concealed. The mask was also equipped with a voice changer. That made it so that any words spoken would automatically be an electronically synthesized sound. After wearing it though, they faced the problem of not being able to recognize each other ¨C problems might arise if they end up dispersed. ¡°I feel that it is better if we move separately,¡± Chen Xiaolian reflected. ¡°Having three people together is also a noticeable characteristic. We should move separately and meet up in the Services Officeter. En, let us meet up in 2 hours¡¯ time.¡± Qiao Qiao considered it and nodded her head. She was also feeling inquisitive about this flea market and thus, she wanted to look around. Soo Soo became conflicted. She appeared hesitant in choosing whom to follow but Qiao Qiao dragged Soo Soo away with her in the end. Before Qiao Qiao left, Chen Xiaolian presented her with 500 points. Qiao Qiao did not have any points after all ¨C regardless, she was his girlfriend. Paying for it when one¡¯s girlfriend goes shopping was a man¡¯s duty after all. Thus, with around 1,000 points in hand, Chen Xiaolian strolled aimlessly through the flea market. Most of the Awakened ones booths have no attendants beside it. There was only a signboard, which conveyed information regarding what the person wished to buy or sell. Chen Xiaolian circled around twice and found out that most of the booths have a pager. If one desired to conduct a trade, then all they need do was press the pager and the booth owner would quicklye over ¨C the booth owner was also roaming around the marketce. The items up for trade in the marketce were diverse. However, the mostmonly seen were weapons and equipment. The numerous cold weapons included swords, des, axes, spears, defensive equipment, armours and shields. He also saw protective suits up for sale¡­ however; nearly all of them were either second-hand or broken. Chen Xiaolian saw a [B] ss protective suit for sale with a listed going price of 100 points. He was momentarily shocked. After all, even Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s special equipment: the [B] ss protective suit required 300 points! However, he soon saw the line of note behind it: Broken. After walking around the marketce for a while, he saw a booth that specialized in repairing equipment. After chatting with the booth owner for a bit, Chen Xiaolian was able to grasp onto some information. Some broken equipment were irreparable within the system. However, under special circumstances, some Awakened ones could master this skill when going through instance dungeons. These people can thus make use of this skill to make money. The price charged for repairing a broken [B] ss weapon or equipment was extremely expensive, almost half the original price! Furthermore, the repaired items would be unable to achieve its original performance and would suffer reduced performance in certain areas. Chen Xiaolian deliberately produced out his ¡®Snow Edge¡¯ scimitar before a repair booth. The booth¡¯s Awakened nced at it before quickly stating. ¡°This ¡®Snow Edge¡¯ scimitar should be part of a pair. This item is not bad. However, due to theck of the other half, it bes iplete. Its set ability will not trigger, thus halving its price. If you are willing to sell it, I could set a price for you. If you wish to find the missing half, I can help inquire it for you. But first, we should discuss about the price¡­¡± After discussing for a while, Chen Xiaolian left. He saw a booth selling pet souls at the intersection. The booth owner was actually sitting behind his booth. What caught Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attention was what he had written on the signboard: ¡®[A] ss pets for sale.¡¯ [A] ss? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded. However, he soon spied several Awakened ones moving over to inquire the price. After a quick conversation, they shook their heads and left. Chen Xiaolian went over and lightly rapped the signboard. The booth owner raised his head. ¡°Are you interested?¡± ¡°What pet is it?¡± ¡°ck Widow,¡± Despite going through the electronic synthesizer, the booth owner¡¯s voice was very cold. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Chen Xiaolian already has a ck Widow. It was indeed [A] ss, but was temporarily unusable. However, he has other thoughts in his mind. He asked. ¡°Price?¡± ¡°5,000 points,¡± The booth owner replied coldly. Chen Xiaolian smiled. 5,000 points? This price was simply fraudulent. A mech was just 4,500 points. Although the ck Widow was an [A] ss pet, all pets have to be developed. It would not be able to disy [A] ss strength directly after its acquisition. For 5,000 points, he would be better off buying a mech. ¡°Too expensive,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Then, how much are you offering?¡± The other party was clearly disappointed. Chen Xiaolian thought about it. After strolling around the flea market for so long, he was able to grasp onto a considerable understanding of the market price of many items. After calcting it, he replied. ¡°Maximum of 1,000 points.¡± The booth owner snorted. ¡°Does pulling my leg make you happy? If you do not want to buy, then just leave!¡± ¡°A [B] ss War Wolf only goes for 300 points,¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°You dared to offer an [A] ss ck Widow for 5,000 points. Are you not the one pulling my leg? ¡°ording to market price, the price of [A] ss pets is only about five times that of [B] ss pets. The exception would be if they have any special skills, which would cause the price to increase. Within [A] ss pets, ck Widow is only a basic product. If you have a Phoenix, 5,000 points would sound reasonable.¡± ¡°Nonsense! A Phoenix is an [S] ss pet! 5,000 points? You may not be able to find a seller even if you offer 10,000 points,¡± The booth owner sneered. Chen Xiaolian deliberated and decided to leave and look elsewhere. However, right after taking a step, he caught sight of a small row of sentence at the bottom of the booth owner¡¯s signboard. ¡°Buying resource materials from Hell Type instance dungeons.¡± Hell Type instance dungeons? Resource materials? Chen Xiaolian immediately halted and pointed towards the signboard. ¡°What do you want to buy?¡± ¡°Do you have Demon Souls? Hmph!¡± The booth owner sneered. ¡°You are a rookie, right? I cannot believe you would even say something like buying a Phoenix for 5,000 points. A Demon Soul is something that you have probably never even seen before. Fine¡­ do you have Demon Fragments? Do you have Demon Servant Fragments? Demon Soldier Fragments, Skeleton Soldier Soul Fragments¡­ any of these items would do. As long as you have them, I will buy it up.¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored the harsh tone of the booth owner. Since his younger days, he had adopted the habit of not arguing with buffoons. He gave a faint smile. ¡°What makes you think I won¡¯t have it?¡± He retrieved one of the Demon Soldier¡¯s Soul Fragments that he acquired from the 72 Demons instance dungeon from the system [1]. He possessed 456 of these items! However, he still could not figure out its manner of use. Upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s palm, on the surface of the ck gloves that he was wearing was a ck, shining crystal. A faint mist was swirling inside¡­ The booth owner became startled! The booth owner subconsciously reached out with his hand towards it but Chen Xiaolian quickly retracted his and sneered. ¡°Do you know where we are? Are you thinking of snatching it?¡± ¡°Who¡­ who is snatching? I just wanted to verify its authenticity,¡± The booth owner became flustered and he quickly changed his tone of voice. His voice then became much gentler. ¡°That item, how many do you have?¡± ¡°How many do you want?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°What is your offer price?¡± ¡°Two points for one. I will buy however much you have!¡± The booth owner eximed. Chen Xiaolian sneered. Turning around, he walked away. 1 The 72 Demons instance dungeon () was the first instance dungeon Chen Xiaolian had to participate in.? Chapter 103: Gryphon?

Chapter 103: Gryphon?

GOR Chapter 103: Gryphon? ¡°Wait! Wait!¡± The booth owner became anxious and quickly leapt out from behind. He halted before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Don¡¯t just leave! How can one just leave due to one disagreeable word when making transactions? What is your offer price then?¡± ¡°I do not like to make offers, you do it,¡± Chen Xiaolian said indifferently. ¡°However, if you are being dishonest, then I have no time to waste here.¡± The booth owner gritted his teeth and hesitated for a moment. ¡°Five points each!¡± Chen Xiaolian quietly regarded the booth owner and maintained his silence. ¡°You! Don¡¯t be too greedy!¡± The booth owner was somewhat furious. He pointed at Chen Xiaolian and clenched his teeth. ¡°It is just a Demon Soldier Fragment! It is but one of the low-levelled materials from Hell Type instance dungeons! Back then, the price for this item was only three or four points each! Recently though, the demand for it suddenly increased, causing the market price to be chaotic. My offer price is a high one!¡± Chen Xiaolian was startled¡­ demand for it suddenly increased, high price¡­ Seeing Chen Xiaolian maintain his silence, the booth owner forcefully stamped his foot. ¡°Fine! I will let you butcher me once! Eight points each! Any more than that is not possible for me!¡± Price of eight points¡­ Chen Xiaolian calcted; the Demon Soldier Fragments within his system box was enough for him to buy a Standard Edition Sentinel Mech! Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. ¡°How many do you want?¡± ¡°Three¡­ two hundred,¡± The booth owner snorted. ¡°I do not have that many points with me. Do you have 200?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenlyughed out, and deliberately did so openly. ¡°I have 200. However¡­ I am notcking in points.¡± ¡°You¡­ are you jerking me?¡± The booth owner clenched his fists and appeared very incensed. It appeared that he was a hot-tempered person. If this were not Zero City, he would probably have attacked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I am not jerking you,¡± Chen Xiaolian disregarded the booth owner¡¯s fists. Chen Xiaolian was already familiar with Zero City¡¯s rules; he believed that this fellow would not dare to start a fight here. ¡°You can use items to make the exchange. I do not just want points.¡± ¡°¡­ You have taken a fancy to the ck Widow,¡± The booth owner exhaled. ¡°Yes, the ck Widow. I will not swindle you. ording to the market price, ck Widow amounts to 1,500 points. You can add 100 points and I will give you 200 Demon Soldier Fragments,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a soft smile. ¡°I believe this transaction is very fair.¡± ¡°Fair your sister!¡± The booth owner became furious. ¡°That is not the ck Widow¡¯s price! Last year, the ck Widow was sold in the market for 2,000 points!¡± ¡°Oh, so it is 2,000 points eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly replied. ¡°Then, why did you offer to sell it for 5,000 points?¡± ¡°¡­¡± The booth owner was tongue-tied and he hesitated for a while. ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°If you want to swindle others, then you should feel for yourself the feeling of being swindled,¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. ¡°Besides, I was not swindling you. The price of 1,500 points for a ck Widow is considered consistent with the market price.¡± ¡°¡­¡± The owner booth hesitated and Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°I have no time to waste with you. If you are not willing, so be it. I am not in a hurry to buy a pet.¡± After saying that, he raised his leg and moved away. After taking his second step, the booth owner suddenly stamped his foot. ¡°Wait!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around. The booth owner spat out brutally. ¡°You are a vicious one! This senior is in urgent need of those Demon Soldier Fragments! I will just have to let you butcher me again! ck Widow for 1,500 points!¡± Pausing, he suddenly continued. ¡°However, I will not give you the 100 points. I will give you something else. How about it?¡± Chen Xiaolian was not too concerned and he asked with indifference. ¡°Something else?¡± ¡°I have some goods with me that my guild members asked me to sell off. These are some rare goods. I guarantee that you won¡¯t find them anywhere else.¡± ¡°It is something you are forced to take out, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Very well, let me have a look. I am curious to see what you wouldbel as a treasure.¡± At any rate, Chen Xiaolian was not too concerned with the remaining 100 points. He felt that he should check things out before anything else. ¡°Of course it is a good item!¡± The booth owner supplied. ¡°In an Egyptian instance dungeon, my guild acquired some rare pet souls. However¡­ they are all cubs. Although their level is not very high, you can try to nurture them.¡± ¡°Rare pet souls?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Gryphons!¡± The booth owner deliberately raised his chin. ¡°How about it? You have heard of it, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Gryphon¡­ he had not seen this pet before. However, while he was on the ne to Japan, he had discussed with the two veterans, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Through them, he learnt about many things. He seemed to recall hearing about this pet: Gryphon: This pet was under the [B] ss category. However, majority of people agree that it holds the best price to performance ratio! The reason being that it has an [A] ss Growth Capacity. Most importantly, it was a flying pet. Whenever the need arose, it could be mounted by either Awakened ones or yers! It has thebined function of both pet and mount! ¡°However, there is a very minor problem with my Gryphon that I need to exin to you,¡± The booth owner hesitated for a moment. ¡°A [B] ss pet is something that you should have surveyed for in the market. The price is around 300 points. Although mine is cheap, there is a very minor problem. It is¡­ broken.¡± ¡°Broken?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. ¡°En,¡± The booth owner replied ambiguously. ¡°This was an unexpected acquisition from the instance dungeon. However, the system states that it is still possible to adopt a broken pet soul as a pet. There will only be some issues with probability. In other words¡­ a sessful activation means that it will be your pet. A failed activation¡­¡± ¡°A failed activation means I get nothing, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°¡­ Yes,¡± The booth owner replied with a low voice. Truthfully, he was not being honest. The so-called unexpected acquisition from what instance dungeon was all lies. Truth was his guild and another Awakened were involved in some shady business in thest instance dungeon. Then, his guild had killed off the other Awakened who specialized in pet summoning skills. It was rather simr to the big-breasted woman from Da Vinci¡¯s Wind sher Guild. Killing others whilemitting shady business was no different that killing others to plunder their items. How could the booth ownere clean about that? After the Awakened died, he dropped several items. Amongst them was a bunch of pet souls. Unfortunately, due to the intense battle, the pet souls were broken. Broken pet souls will have its activation rate reduced¡­ To put it bluntly, it would depend on luck. The booth owner and hispanions had tried to activate two pet souls. In the end, they failed and got nothing. They dared not try out the rest and decided to peddle them in the market. Perhaps they could swindle others. ¡°You are making quite a favourable deal,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with disdain. ¡°If it was possible to activate, why didn¡¯t you sell it after activation? Hmph¡­¡± ¡°That is why it is so cheap,¡± The booth owner shook his head. ¡°It is a Gryphon soul. Even though it is broken, there is a possibility of activating it to be a Gryphon. That thing is worth 300 points. I am only charging you 100 points for that, what do you think?¡± ¡°There is nothing to it!¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I am not interested.¡± ¡°That¡­¡± The booth owner rolled his eyes. Although he was wearing a mask to hide his expression, Chen Xiaolian could sense his change in expression. The booth owner then sighed. ¡°How about this¡­ I will give you two Gryphon souls! With two souls, the activation probability would be much higher, right? If the first fails, the second should seed, right?¡± ¡°Do you take me for a fool?¡± Chen Xiaolian burst out inughter. ¡°If that could seed, would you not have done so?¡± ¡°I am not opening it because I do not need a [B] ss pet. Besides, if I had opened it myself, the price would be 300 points. If you want to buy cheap items, you must take the risk. Gains onlye when there are risks involved. Am I wrong? ¡°The souls I sell to you can certainly be opened. If you do not trust me, you can ask around the marketce. Those who are in the pet trade understand this rationale. There are even people who specialize in selling broken pet souls! Whether you can open it or not would depend on your luck.¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberated and abruptly said. ¡°Two is not enough.¡± ¡°¡­ Don¡¯t be so greedy!¡± The booth owner was enraged. ¡°That is 100 points for two [B] ss pet souls! Are you still not satisfied?¡± ¡°Those are broken pet souls,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with indifference. ¡°Our transaction is based on resources. If you are willing, then that is good. If you are not willing, then so be it. After all, I am not begging you to make a trade.¡± The booth owner gritted his teeth and stomped his foot again. ¡°I have a total of eight broken Gryphon souls! However, 100 points will not do! Make your offer! I will give it all to you! How about¡­ give me some more Demon Soldier Fragments! How many more fragments do you have?¡± Seeing the other party finally exposing his tail, Chen Xiaolian smiled. Chen Xiaolian deliberated: He has 456 fragments. However¡­ he suddenly did not want to sell away all of the fragments! He had obtained information from the booth owner that the demand for it had suddenly increased! This led to the Demon Soldier Fragment, a Hell Type material bing very scarce. Chen Xiaolian felt that it was better to y it safe. It would be for the best to keep some with him. ¡°I have a total of 256 fragments,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied indifferently. ¡°I will give it all to you. In return, you will give me the ck Widow and the eight broken Gryphon souls. En¡­ give me some pet food as well.¡± The booth owner nearly coughed out blood. The earlier transaction was 200 fragments for a ck Widow. Chen Xiaolian then added 56 more fragments, which has a maximum value of around 500 points. 500 points in exchange for eight Gryphon souls¡­ even though they were broken, their market price meant that the booth owner was suffering a huge loss. Unfortunately¡­ The Demon Soldier Fragments were something that he urgently required! ¡°Deal! I will gift you a bag of ck Widow pet food!¡± ¡°Five bags,¡± Chen Xiaolian added softly. ¡°¡­ Are you specifically here to swindle me? I will give it to you!¡± The booth owner stomped his foot. Soon, they both reached the Services Office. There, they acquired a contract from the counter. After signing the contract, they handed it to the Services Office¡¯s A.I. for safekeeping. Then, they proceeded to exchange items. Chen Xiaolian produced the 256 Demon Soldier Fragments while the booth owner took out a ck Widow soul and eight Gryphon souls. Chen Xiaolian received a system prompt stating that the other party had gifted him the goods. Chen Xiaolian quickly checked the system. There was no problem with the ck Widow soul. The system prompt there was simr to the one on his ck Widow soul. The one thing that made Chen Xiaolian intrigued was the eight Gryphon souls. The system prompt clearly stated: It has a certain probability of activation. It has a certain probability of activation? Chen Xiaolian suddenly recalled the online games that he used to y and the equipment with various characteristics and probabilities. However, Chen Xiaolian did not intend to activate these eight Gryphon souls to be pets. He did not even use the ck Widow for himself! Not to mention this is a [B] ss Gryphon. He has a different purpose in mind for these broken Gryphon souls. As for the ck Widows, he was of the opinion of¡­ giving one to both Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. The two sisters still do not have a pet. As for Roddy¡­ that fellow¡¯s brain was stuffed full of machines and mechs. Chen Xiaolian felt that he would have to let Roddy go with a technological type of build in the future. Chen Xiaolian had inquired about it in the market today. Not all pets were of the biological type like cats, dogs, tigers, lions or insects. There were machine types of pets as well! Xia Xiaolei on the other hand¡­ Chen Xiaolian designated him as a logistic treasure! With the Heavenly defying Haggling skill, he was expected to help the guild earn points! Do not belittle Chen Xiaolian for making only one transaction after circling the flea market for nearly two hours. Truthfully, he had been spending most of his time asking around about the market price for many items. Additionally, he also acquired some information. That ck hearted booth owner was not wrong. After deliberately asking around, Chen Xiaolian obtained some information regarding Hell Type materials. Throughout the flea market, there were around seven to eight different people requesting to buy Hell Type materials. These people were requesting to buy it everywhere. Nheless, these Hell Type materials were too rare within the marketce Most importantly, Chen Xiaolian obtained another piece of information. During this time¡¯s opening for Zero City, the shops set up by the top guilds within the southern business district had all their Hell Type materials taken off the shelves! This meant that those top guilds were hoarding Hell Type materials! After finding out about this, Chen Xiaolian felt a twinge of regret. He regretted being too hasty in selling off those Demon Soldier Fragments. After pondering about it though, his system box still has 200 fragments. Additionally¡­ there was still one of the 72 Demons, Amon¡¯s soul! That was a premium high-grade material! Chapter 104: A Pleasant Surprise

Chapter 104: A Pleasant Surprise

GOR Chapter 104: A Pleasant Surprise Chen Xiaolian returned to the marketce and strolled around a bit more. He attempted to obtain more information regarding ¡®Hell Type materials¡¯. However, he was unable to find any precise information regarding why these materials would suddenly be in short supply. Seeing as the time was almost up, Chen Xiaolian returned to the Services Office to meet up with Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. Despite wandering for a few hours, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo did not buy anything. They could not help but feel shocked at what they saw and heard within the flea market. For the sake of safety, they did not choose to walk back. Instead, they chose to authenticate their identities in the Services Office. Thus, they acquired permission to enter a private room and use a teleportation array to directly teleport back to the ¡®Tourist Lodge¡¯ where they were staying. Checking the time, Chen Xiaolian saw that there was less than an hour before the appointed moment to meet up with Lun Tai and the rest. After deliberating for a moment, Chen Xiaolian returned to his room while Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo rested in the living room. After entering his own room, Chen Xiaolian produced the items that he had purchased and began his inspection. [Gryphon soul (Broken): There is a probability of summoning out a pet Gryphon. If activation is sessful, you will acquire a pet Gryphon. If activation fails, this item will disappear]. It really is a shitty deal. Chen Xiaolian faintly smiled. However, that was not his goal. Although the Gryphon was quite a good pet, Chen Xiaolian did not intend to test his luck by trying to summon out a Gryphon. His intention was¡­ Devour! Four-Eyed Adorable Cat¡­ Fine, let us call it the Four-Eyed War Cat¡­ All the yers considered this cat to be a shitty pet for a good reason. Its skills were quite good; the same was true regarding its melee abilities. The problem however, resided with its low Growth Capacity [1]. Although pets can devour other pet souls to increase their Growth Capacity¡­ the Four-Eyed War Cat was originally a [B] ss War Pet. Additionally, it held the title of the one with the lowest price to performance ratio. Who would be willing to spend a huge price to let it devour other pet souls? Wouldn''t it better to simply open another pet? Chen Xiaolianter found out from the experienced Lun Tai about something so ridiculous, it would render one speechless. The number of species of pet souls that was suitable for the Four-Eyed War Cat to devour was too small! When devouring pets, it would be best if their attributes werepatible. Back then, Chen Xiaolian had attempted to let the Four-Eyed War Cat devour the ck Widow¡¯s soul. In the end, the system prompted that due to ipatibility in attributes, the sess rate was only about 1%... With such shitty odds, who would be willing to go test it out? Chen Xiaolian found out from the experienced Lun Tai that the so-called attributepatibility generally pertained to one rule: Simrity of species. First, consider the type of pet in question. A mammal was better off devouring other mammals. Letting a mammal devour an insect would cause it to feel ufortable. Under the mammal category were other specific parts that required discretion. Take the Adorable Cat for example. It was an animal of the feline family. If you were to let it devour a War Wolf, the probability of sess may be higher than that of devouring insects, but not by far. A feline and a canine would certainly show signs of rejection. Simply put, the more simr the species, the higher the sess rate will be. Chen Xiaolian had analysed this matter beforehand. The best method to let Garfield grow would be to find ¡®feline animals¡¯. An example of that would be tigers, lions and leopards. The problem was¡­ the reason everyone viewed Garfield as the worst pet was¡­ Even within the feline family, it was also the weakest! Think about it, if you have a feline pet of the tiger type¡­ is there any need to let Garfield devour it? Just open it up and use it! It is stronger than Garfield argh! That was why no one will idiotically choose to strengthen Garfield¡­ because that sort of action was too wasteful! As a result, the number of yers and Awakened ones from all levels who would adopt Four-Eyed War Cat as a pet was very small. Even if there were, those who do were all at the newbie and rookie stage. To them, the Four-Eyed War Cat was just something to help them temporarily through that stage. Once they acquire a better pet, they would immediately discard the Four-Eyed War Cat! However, Chen Xiaolian was a humane and soft-hearted fellow who chose to not use an [A] ss ck Widow. Instead, he continued keeping this Adorable Cat. ¡°Gryphon, Gryphon¡­ its name has a lion word [2]. Lions are feline animals. It should at least have feline attributes and bepatible with Garfield.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it before transferring one Gryphon soul from the system into the War Pet interface, letting Garfield devour it¡­ [Prompt: Inputting Gryphon soul (Broken). Due topatibility with the original War Pet, Four-Eyed War Cat, sess rate of devouring is at 61.4%. Do you wish to continue?] Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief! 61.4%. This rate of sess has achieved the rate that he expected! Without any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian chose to continue. In the system interface, Garfield instantly transformed into a brilliant mass of golden light. After the golden light faded away¡­ [Prompt: Inputted Gryphon soul (Broken). Devour failed, item has disappeared]. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes bulged out and he cursed out loudly: ¡°F**k!¡± Is my luck so bad? I failed with a probability that is above 60%? Again! At any rate, there are still eight Gryphon souls. After failing one, I still have seven more! [Prompt: Inputting Gryphon soul (Broken). Due topatibility with the original War Pet, Four-Eyed War Cat, sess rate of devouring is at 57.9%. Do you wish to continue?] Eh? The sess rate has changed? Chen Xiaolian mumbled softly to himself and came to understand the gist of the problem. Probably, each Gryphon has varying degrees of Broken state. Thus, each of those Gryphon souls would have varying rate of sess! [Prompt: Inputted Gryphon soul (Broken). Devour sessful]. Chen Xiaolianughed out! My luck is picking up! A sess rate of 61% ended up with failure. A sess rate of 57% ended up with sess. In the interface, a golden light shed across Garfield¡¯s body. His body did not appear to have changed much. However, after opening the interface for his attributes, Chen Xiaolian saw that Garfield¡¯s attribute values have changed. Physique, Endurance, Agility, Energy¡­ none of those exhibited any change. However¡­ [Four-Eyed War Cat]. Growth Capacity: [B] A progress bar appeared behind the alphabet [B] that was located behind the Growth Capacity! Since the devouring process was sessful, the progress bar moved forward rapidly from 0% to 100%! A ¡°ding¡± resounded and a golden light shed out. The value changed! Growth Capacity: [B+] Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded with excitement! He opened the interface containing Garfield¡¯s attributes¡­ Garfield¡¯s original attribute values were: Physique: [B] Endurance: [C] Agility: [C+] Energy Points: [C-] Comprehensive Melee Ability: [B-] No apparent change was evident, however! At the back of all four attributes: Physique, Endurance, Agility and Energy Points was a ¡®¡ü¡¯ symbol! An up arrow! Chen Xiaolian tried to check it out. He discovered that as long as he gave it a thought while looking at the up arrow, a prompt would appear on the interface: [Prompt: Number of enhancement left: 1 time(s). Current Growth Capacity is at [B+], each attribute values cannot exceed Growth Capacity]. This meant that Chen Xiaolian could choose to upgrade any one of the four attributes. Naturally, he cannot enhance Comprehensive Melee Ability. It was a value obtained throughprehensive evaluation after all. Chen Xiaolian pondered it through and chose to enhance Physique! Physique rose from [B] to [B+]! At that moment, the Four-Eyed War Cat within the interface abruptly raised his head and made a roaring gesture. A golden light shed and Garfield¡¯s figure trembled for a bit. Chen Xiaolian noted that the ws on the Four-Eyed War Cat¡¯s front paws were emitting a golden glow! Is this the indication that his strength and attack power has be stronger? Chen Xiaolian was secretly delighted and continued with the devouring process without hesitation. [Prompt, inputting Gryphon¡¯s soul (Broken). Due topatibility with the original War Pet, Four-Eyed War Cat, sess rate of devouring is at 77.1%. Do you wish to continue?]. [Prompt: Inputted Gryphon soul (Broken). Devour sessful]. This time too, a progress bar appeared behind the [B+] alphabet of the Growth Capacity. However, this time¡¯s sessful devouring process only brought the progress bar to 50% before stopping. Chen Xiaolian sighed. One sessful devouring process was enough to propel [B] ss to [B+] ss. However, to propel Garfield from [B+] to a higher realm, one sessful devouring process was not enough. The higher the level, the more materials Chen Xiaolian has to spend on the devouring process. Once again, Chen Xiaolian chose to continue the devouring process. [Prompt, inputting Gryphon¡¯s soul (Broken). Due topatibility with the original War Pet, Four-Eyed War Cat, sess rate of devouring is at 47.9%. Do you wish to continue?]. [Prompt: Inputted Gryphon soul (Broken). Devour sessful]. This time¡¯s process only had a sess rate of 47.9%, causing Chen Xiaolian to be somewhat worried. Thankfully, luck was on his side and he continued to be sessful! The progress bar reached 100%! Growth Capacity rose from [B+] to [A-]. [Prompt: Number of enhancement left: 2 time(s). Current Growth Capacity is at [A-], each attribute values cannot exceed Growth Capacity]. Chen Xiaolian smiled satisfactorily. This time¡¯s upgrade gave him 2 enhancements. That was quite fair. After hesitating for a moment, Chen Xiaolian chose to continue enhancing Physique. Physique rose to [A-]. After hesitating, Chen Xiaolian used the remaining enhancement on Agility. Agility rose from [C+] to [B-]. At that moment, a pleasant surprise arrived! [Prompt: Your Four-Eyed War Cat has achieved the required conditions. New skill activated: Lightning Doppelganger]. Dayum! New skill activated?! Chen Xiaolian was overjoyed! Garfield originally has 3 skills as stated by the system below: Combat Skills: Tiger Rush ([B] ss Melee Skill), Cat¡¯s Roar ([C-] ss Ranged Skill), Adorable sh (Are you sure this is a skill?) As implied by its name, Tiger Rush was easy to understand. As for the Cat¡¯s Roar skill, Chen Xiaolian felt that it was very useful. At the very least, it came with a stun effect, the probability involved notwithstanding. However¡­ that Adorable sh skill¡­ Chen Xiaolian believed that skill was certainly a prank by the Development Team! At any rate, Chen Xiaolian has yet to discover any use for that ability. He has also not tried using it before. Now, the skills list has been added with this [Lightning Doppelganger]? [Lightning Doppelganger]: [B] ss Skill, Melee / Ranged dual attributes. Four-Eyed War Cat¡¯s ultimate skill. In battle, it can transform out doppelganger(s) to do battle. Each doppelganger has the same attack power as the original body. The number of doppelgangers depends on the pet''s Agility. Every ss of enhancement will allow the number of doppelgangers to increase by 1. Note: This pet¡¯s current Agility is at [B-], it can transform out 2 doppelgangers]. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡± Countless ¡®son of a bitch¡¯ sentences stampeded through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. Why didn¡¯t you son of a bitch tell me earlier!!! If you had said so, this senior would have pumped all enhancements into Agility eargh!!! 1 Recap: Growth Capacity is the limit that their attributes can achieve. For example, a pet with a [B] ss Growth Capacity can only have a maximum Agility of [B] ss. It cannot have a [B+] ss Agility.? 2 The name Gryphon in Chinese is ¡®Ê¨ðÕ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®sh¨© ji¨´¡¯. ¡®Ê¨¡¯ (sh¨©) means lion and ¡®ðÕ¡¯ (ji¨´) means eagle.? Chapter 105: Advancing Bai Qi

Chapter 105: Advancing Bai Qi

GOR Chapter 105: Advancing Bai Qi Chen Xiaolian was infuriated! Doppelgangers! That was a Heavenly defying skill! Each doppelganger was tantamount to increasing battle power by 100%! The current Garfield has 2 doppelgangers. Add that to his original body¡­ that meant, he could unleash 300% of battle power during battles! This ability caused Chen Xiaolian to salivate! ¡°Son of a bitch! Continue devouring!¡± Chen Xiaolian was both overjoyed and shocked! There were four broken Gryphon souls left in the system box. Chen Xiaolian eagerly began the devouring process. This time, he intended to increase Garfield from [A-] to a higher level. Each sessful devouring process could only increase the progress bar by 25%! Chen Xiaolian secretly made the calctions: I have four Gryphon souls; each one gives 25%, that is just enough to level up once! However, just as he was thinking about this perfect scenario, a tragedy urred! The first devouring process was a sess: 25%. The second devouring process was also a sess: 50%. During the third devouring process¡­ [Prompt, inputting Gryphon¡¯s soul (Broken). Due topatibility with the original War Pet, Four-Eyed War Cat, sess rate of devouring is at 56.3%. Do you wish to continue?]. [Prompt: Inputted Gryphon soul (Broken). Devour failed, item has disappeared]. ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian became dumbfounded. One has failed¡­ He turned to look at the progress bar, which was stuck at 50%... Next, he turned to look at the system box, there was only one Gryphon soul left¡­ Even if this devouring process seeded, it would only be able to push the progress bar to 75%. It was not enough for a level up! Chen Xiaolian turned somewhat frantic. His first thought was to immediately return to the flea market and try searching for other pet souls of the feline type. However¡­ Chen Xiaolian knew that it was unlikely to happen. Within the system, pets of the feline type were scarce. There was an additional factor. One could consider the Gryphon as the lowest levelled pet amongst feline types¡­ if they exclude the Four-Eyed War Cat. In the marketce, purchasing an intact Gryphon required 500 points or above. Usually, ordinary [B] ss pets would require 300 points or more. However, the Gryphon¡¯s function as a mount gave its price a boost. As for the higher levelled pets¡­ lion type or tiger type¡­ Chen Xiaolian could not afford those! Additionally¡­ those were essentially not for sale. In his survey of the market today, he found that the highest levelled pet sold amongst pet sellers was the [A] ss ck Widow. The others were nothing more than basic pets of the [B] ss. There were also low-levelled [C] ss pets for sale. Clearly, those [C] ss pets will serve as materials for the devouring process. The problem however, resided in the fact that there were no pets of the feline type in [C] ss¡­ Chen Xiaolian tried to use thest Gryphon soul. [Prompt, inputting Gryphon¡¯s soul (Broken). Due topatibility with the original War Pet, Four-Eyed War Cat, sess rate of devouring is at 98.5%. Do you wish to continue?] Chen Xiaolian was so shocked he did not choose continue. Hmm? 98.5%! Why is the sess rate so high? He suddenly thought of a possibility¡­ Could it be? The Broken degree of this Gryphon soul is rtively lower? In that case, this sess rate of 98.5% could mean that this Gryphon soul¡¯s degree of wholeness is at 98.5%? If that is the case, there is no need to be hasty in devouring it! Besides, even if it is sessful, it could only push the progress bar up to 75%. Garfield still cannot level up. Why don¡¯t I¡­ keep it! Perhaps, it will be more worthwhile to activate it to open out a Gryphon? Chen Xiaolian quietly kept thest Gryphon soul. As he was preparing to leave the room, Chen Xiaolian swept his eyes through the system¡¯s item box. His gaze fell onto¡­ the Tiger Tally! Tiger Tally¡­ summon out Bai Qi¡¯s War Soul¡­ ording to the system¡¯s description, after every use, it would require a cool down time of 24 hours. That was why Chen Xiaolian never got the chance to examine this item properly after exiting the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. On one hand, after leaving the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, he had to rush over to Japan, leaving him with no free time. On the other hand, Chen Xiaolian had this thought in mind: Keep it ready so that I can summon out Bai Qi to do battle if I encounter danger. If I summon him hastily to conduct an inspection, then in the following 24 hours, if I encounter danger, then I will be at a loss. However, this ce was Zero City, a ce of absolute safety. Here, he will not encounter any attacks or dangerous situations. Besides, he was certainly going to stay here for two days. Since that was the case, he may as well take this opportunity¡­ Checking the time, he observed that there was still 20 minutes before the appointed meeting time. Chen Xiaolian sat down on the carpet beside the bed. He retrieved the Tiger Tally¡­ ¡­ A ck coloured light shed before him and a dense mass of ck coloured mist appeared instantly before him. Next, Bai Qi stepped out from amongst the ck mist! His appearance looked the same as when he appeared in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. White coloured clothes, a bored demeanour and a cold and indifferent expression. Chen Xiaolian was however, surprised to note that this Bai Qi before him was somewhat shorter than the one he met in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. This Bai Qi has roughly the same stature as Soo Soo. This was like a mini version of Bai Qi. ¡°What is going on here?¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily stunned. However, he soon came up with a conjecture. Back when he acquired Bai Qi¡¯s soul, the system had already pointed it out: The battle power of Bai Qi¡¯s soul was reduced to [A] ss. This was likely the reason why Bai Qi was in a mini state. The Bai Qi that he encountered within the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang¡­ ording to Miao Yan, the Bai Qi from back then should be of the [S] ss! Chen Xiaolian sat across Bai Qi and they both regarded each other. Bai Qi¡¯s face remained indifferent and cold and his eyes showed not even a trace of emotion. Even after looking at Chen Xiaolian for a good half minute, his eyes continued to exhibit no change, not even a trace of impatience. He simply stood before Chen Xiaolian. If not for his human body shape, he would simply be an iceberg. ¡°Err¡­ can you talk? Do you remember me? We met in Epang Pce.¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully asked. Bai Qi remained indifferent, not bothering to raise his eyes. He remained silent as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. Unable tomunicate? Chen Xiaolian deliberated. Then, he pointed to the floor before him. ¡°Sit down then.¡± Bai Qi quietly sat down cross-legged across Chen Xiaolian. Hmm, it seems I canmand him. Observing the silent but obedient Bai Qi before him, Chen Xiaolian recalled the invincible Bai Qi from the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang who disyed divine might and prestige¡­ For some unknown reason, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart suddenly felt a hint of sadness. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian inadvertently turned his gaze to the system interface. He then discovered something out of ce! Within the War Pet interface, Chen Xiaolian originally only has a Four-Eyed War Cat. But now¡­ within the War Pet interface, suddenly¡­ an image of mini Bai Qi appeared! Bai Qi¡­ is considered¡­ a pet? What is going on? Chen Xiaolian was surprised and he quickly went to the interface to inspect Bai Qi¡¯s attributes. Next, he became dumbfounded. [Unknown Pet, Unknown Type. Physique: ??? Endurance: ??? Agility: ??? Energy Points: ??? Growth Capacity: ??? Comprehensive Evaluation: [A] ss. Skill(s): Unknown]. Damn it, what is this supposed to be? With the exception of the Comprehensive Evaluation, which is at [A] ss, the rest are all question marks! Even his skills are unknown! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart suddenly throbbed as he recalled something very important! If¡­ the system views Bai Qi as a pet¡­ Then¡­ perhaps he could¡­ grow using the devouring process? Thinking of that possibility caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to palpitate! If he can¡­ then I may have the chance to use the shortest amount of time to let Bai Qi recover to the state he was in back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. If someone obstructs me, I will kill that someone. If a God obstructs me, I will kill that God! That kind of overwhelmingly powerful BOSS! Thinking back to how Da Vinci, a High ss yer was easily butchered by that power, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was set aze! After that, something happened to shock him further! Upon Bai Qi¡¯s prompt within the pet interface, was this line: [Unknown War Pet, Undead Type. It can devour Undead Type pets to level up]. Undead Type? Chen Xiaolian suddenly remembered: Demon Soldier Fragments, does it count as Undead Type? It seems¡­ there is not much of a difference, right? He quickly transferred out a piece of Demon Soldier Fragment from the system box and dragged it into the War Pet interface, attempting to let Bai Qi devour it. However, no reaction appeared on the interface! As Chen Xiaolian was feeling somewhat disappointed, Bai Qi who was in front of him suddenly extended his hand out in a slow manner. Bai Qi¡¯s right hand moved up, the palm spreading open. Although Bai Qi¡¯s expression remained cold and indifferent, Chen Xiaolian understood the meaning behind this gesture. It means: Give me? Chen Xiaolian quickly produced a piece of Demon Soldier Fragment from the system box, gripping it in his hand. The Demon Soldier Fragment was a very small ck coloured crystal. However, the purity of its colour seemed assorted and it was not solely ck in colour. Instead, there was a huge amount of grey coloured impurity. Chen Xiaolian tested putting the piece of Demon Soldier Fragment onto Bai Qi¡¯s palm¡­ The indifferent eyes of Bai Qi suddenly lit up! Bai Qi opened up his mouth slightly. Next, a ck qi emerged out from the ck coloured crystal on his palm. The ck qi rapidly moved into his mouth and nose! Then¡­ the crystal on his palm melted before disappearing! ¡°It seems¡­ to be of use?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became somewhat excited. He did not hesitate to retrieve out more Demon Soldier Fragments. One piece¡­ two pieces¡­ five pieces¡­ ten pieces¡­ When Chen Xiaolian ced the 30th piece of Demon Soldier Fragment onto Bai Qi¡¯s palm¡­ After absorbing the fragment, Bai Qi looked at Chen Xiaolian who was trying to take more fragment out. Bai Qi shook his head slowly and retracted his hand. Chen Xiaolian sensed that Bai Qi who was standing before him had undergone a certain change. However, he was unable to tell what that change was. He examined the War Pet interface and discovered¡­ No change in Bai Qi¡¯s attributes. They all remained as question marks and the skills remained unknown. The Comprehensive Evaluation also remained at [A] ss. After absorbing 30 Demon Soldier Fragments¡­ there was no change? As Chen Xiaolian was feeling disappointed, Bai Qi suddenly stood up. After Bai Qi stood up, Chen Xiaolian discovered where the change had urred! Bai Qi has grown taller! Earlier on, Bai Qi was simr to Soo Soo in stature, resembling a 10-year-old in terms of height. After devouring 30 Demon Soldier Fragments, Bai Qi¡¯s height has increased by roughly over 10 centimetres! Looking at him, the current Bai Qi should have a height of roughly 1.4 metres, right? Bai Qi stood there and turned his body about, seemingly in the midst of adjusting to his changed body. Next¡­ his right hand suddenly slipped into his left sleeve. Slowly, he pulled out a sword! It was a translucent, crystal like sword, with a faint colour of blood on its surface! That colour of blood was extremely faint! Without a detailed examination, one might miss that colour. Chen Xiaolian however, was able to identity it. Within the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, Bai Qi had used this sword to kill off the yers! The only difference was that the colour of blood had dimmed considerably, leaving only a thin trace of that colour. The size of the sword was also much smaller. Within the instance dungeon, the sword was 3 feet (0.9 m) long. However, the one currently held by Bai Qi was only roughly the same length as a dagger. Despite that, Bai Qi¡¯s eyes revealed a faint trace of delight. He appeared satisfied as he examined the sword in his hand. Bai Qi then turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian. Opening his mouth, he spoke. The words and tone that came out soundedborious, resembling those of a babbling infant, very toilsome. Nheless, Chen Xiaolian managed to understand those words. ¡°Undead, enough; lifeblood, not enough. Two types, bnce, absorb.¡± Chapter 106: Sea of Love

Chapter 106: Sea of Love

GOR Chapter 106: Sea of Love After Chen Xiaolian walked out into the living room, Qiao Qiao gave him a faint smile. ¡°What were you doing while locking yourself up in the bedroom?¡± Chen Xiaolian did notugh. He walked before the two females and said slowly. ¡°Come, I have something to show you.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian used the gift function in the system to give a ck Widow soul to Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao was surprised. After receiving the system prompt, she frowned. ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°War Pet,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°You have yet to participate in an instance dungeon. That is why you do not quite understand; having a War Pet to help during battles will make you more powerful. The one I gave you is an [A] ss pet. It is considered a rtively rare pet.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s expression turned serious immediately and she quickly inspected it through the system. Chen Xiaolian continued. ¡°Let us take this opportunity and try activating it first to see its effect.¡± ¡°Here?¡± Qiao Qiao was hesitant. Chen Xiaolian smiled softly and proceeded to move aside the coffee table and other items within the living room aside, creating an open space. Next, he pulled Soo Soo to a corner of the wall and said to Qiao Qiao. ¡°Try it out, do not be afraid. This thing will be obedient to you. Summon it out and familiarize yourself with it.¡± Qiao Qiao took a deep breath before summoning out the ck Widow. Following a brilliant burst of light, a massive ck spider covered in ck coloured shell appeared in the middle of the room before the three of them! The huge size of the ck spider caught Qiao Qiao off guard and she was shocked. This girl¡¯s instinctive fear towards insects caused her expression to pale and she unconsciously took several steps back. On the other hand, although Soo Soo showed some fear, she only held tightly onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. She did not utter out any voice; her face was taut and she gritted her teeth. However, she refused to hide behind Chen Xiaolian. The ck Widow was massive in size. It has a height of roughly 2.5 metres. Although this luxurious suite has a height surpassing the ordinary, the distance between the ceiling and the ck Widow standing in the middle of the living room was very small. A huge body with eight sickle-like ws spreading out to resemble a gigantic round table, its diameter was roughly between 4 to 5 metres. Even though the living room was very spacious, its appearance immediately upied a major amount of space, forcing Qiao Qiao to the corner of the walls. The ck Widow¡¯s outer shell was ck and shiny, with a sheen that resembled those from metal surfaces. The sharp mouth upon its head and the sharp sickle-like ws gave off the impression that it has no blind spot! Its organ for shooting out webs rested at the back area of its abdomen. The ck Widow stood in the centre of the living room in a hunched posture. After receiving Chen Xiaolian¡¯s encouragement, Qiao Qiao summoned up her courage and moved forward. The ck Widow did not oppose her actions and allowed Qiao Qiao to move in front of it. Qiao Qiao extended her hand to touch the ck Widow¡¯s thick sickle-like ws. Feeling the coldness through her hands, she got braver and lightly rapped it, feeling how hard it was. ¡°The ck Widow¡¯s shell is very hard and it has very outstanding defence. I have previously seen another yer use it in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Ordinary swords cannot hope to pierce through its outer shell,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°A spider has eight legs. In battle, it could utilize all eight limbs at will and has no blind spot in terms of offence and defence. Its only weakness is the rear part. When in battle, make sure to take note of that area.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian examined the ck Widow using the system. Then, he got Qiao Qiao to share out the attribute values of the ck Widow. ck Widow Physique: [A-] Endurance: [B] Agility: [B-] Energy Points: [C] Comprehensive Evaluation: [A-] Growth Capacity: [A] Skills: Cyclone Cleaver (Melee Skill, [B+] ss), Poison Attack (Melee Skill, [B] ss: This attack can cause target to sustain damage over time. This attack has no effect on non-living targets.), Binding Spider Web (Melee Skill, [B] ss: This attack sprays out spider webs to restrain the opponent.). Looking at those attributes caused Chen Xiaolian to feel very satisfied. As expected from an [A] ss pet! Its initial state alone is stronger than that Adorable Cat by two grades! My own Adorable Cat had devoured so many Gryphon souls to match this ck Widow¡¯s attribute values, albeit barely. Although it cannot show off itsbat abilities here, Qiao Qiaomanded the ck Widow to move about within the living room. Despite the restriction, Qiao Qiao was slowly able to grasp onto the sense of being inmand. Next, they tested its skills. Utilizing the Cyclone Cleaver skill, the ck Widow reduced a firm sofa into pieces within one second! They were unable to test out the Poison Attack. However, Qiao Qiao had the ck Widow exhibit the Binding Spider Web skill. The ck Widow shot out its spider web at a coffee table approximately two metres in length. A white coloured mass of spider web sprayed out rapidly towards the coffee table, wrapping it up and turning it into a white coloured cocoon! Chen Xiaolian moved forward to check it and found the spider web from the ck Widow to be very durable! He tried to pull apart the spider web, but with his [B] ss strength, he was only barely able to do so! After pulling apart just a few strands, his palms felt a stinging pain. ¡°This is a very durable material,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought and suddenly suggested. ¡°Let us not waste this spider web. It is a good item!¡± Chen Xiaolian estimated that each strand of spider web wasparable to an iron wire! Additionally, it was softer! Using hands to break iron wires was not hard for the average person. As long as one twisted it back and forth, metal fatigue will ur and the iron wire will break. However, pulling it alone will not lead to breakage. However, this spider web was different! This spider web did not possess metal fatigue. No matter how one twisted it, the spider web would retain its softness! Furthermore, this spider web was lighter than iron wire. ¡°A good material such as this must be properly used,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shone. ¡°If we use it to make into clothes, won¡¯t it be betterpared to the protective suits?¡± ¡°I fear it is not that simple,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face was somewhat pale. She pointed to the ck Widow. Clearly, after shooting out arge amount of spider web, the ck Widow appeared much weaker. It stayed immobile at its original spotzily, as though it had consumed a great deal of its core energy. ¡°I can feel my Endurance getting drained at an extremely fast rate, so tired,¡± Qiao Qiao quickly sat down and took a deep breath. ¡°A little dizzy, my body feels weak.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°As expected, drilling loopholes is not easy.¡± The spider web was a good item, but there was no way to produce an unlimited amount of it. After all, a pet¡¯s skill will consume Endurance. Excessive usage of the pet would also drain the pet owner. Qiao Qiao quickly summoned back the ck Widow, leaving the living room empty again. Chen Xiaolian looked at the spider web on the coffee table. He moved forward to help retrieve them. The three of them worked together, scrambling about for quite some time to that effect. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ At the North District¡¯s artificial beach. The sun had already set and night fell. Listening to the distant sound of waves and the cool breeze ¨C despite knowing that all that was artificial, one would feel pleasant listening to it. Roddy, Xia Xiaolei and the two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were resting within an outdoor caf¨¦ situated on the beachside. Comfortable beach chairsy on the sand, and the patio umbre had been kept. The four of them sat in a circle. As for Roddy, henguidly rested on the chair, a ss of Mojito cocktail in his right hand. A straw stuck out from the cocktail and Roddy narrowed his eyes, asionally turning over to sip a mouthful from the straw before exhaling in a pleased tone. ¡°How delightful! Why isn¡¯t Xiaolian here yet? It has been over half an hour.¡± Roddy narrowed his eyes as he eyed the bikini-d females walking through the beach. ¡°Roddy, I find you quite likeable, but your drinking choice is too feminine,¡± Lun Tai brought up a ss of whiskey and gulped down a mouthful. He frowned as he looked at Roddy¡¯s cocktail, revealing an expression that one would show when suffering a toothache. ¡°Only females would drink that weak stuff. Real men should be drinking hard liquor.¡± ¡°Hey, are you forgetting that I am only 18 years old?¡± Roddy rolled his eyes. ¡°A middle-aged uncle tricking an under aged into drinking hard liquor, what are you up to?¡± Lun Tai stared. ¡°Who are you calling middle-aged uncle? I just have an old face! I am in fact very young! I am only 28!¡± ¡°Cheh, I can¡¯tmunicate with you old people who are born in the 80s,¡± Roddyughed. Roddy turned his head around and extended his leg to kick Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Xiaolei, what did you see to be so dazed?¡± Xiaolei was staring at a nearby outdoor bar on the beachside. The bar separated into two, one selling liquor and the other was for barbeques. Two convincing humanoid robots were busily operating the ce. The androids that boasted a high sci-fi feeling were however, wearing straw hats and floral Hawaiian shirts, causing a disconnection in their image. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face flushed. ¡°I was looking at the androids, brother Roddy.¡± ¡°What is there to look? Haven¡¯t you seen enough robots today?¡± Roddy muttered and turned his gaze towards the bar. Suddenly, his eyes shed! ¡°Holy shit! Xiaolei, you dishonest fellow! You are obviously looking at beauties!¡± Roddy quickly straightened his body and stared at the bar. A slender figure sat beside the bar. A tight sleeveless T-shirt clung tightly to her waist, revealing the outline of a slim and sturdy waist. Skin the colour of light wheat, exuding a very healthy image. Judging from the back view, this woman was definitely not a soft and weak female. She exhibited a tanned and muscr image, with a superbly explosive body! Under the T-shirt, a small part of her abdomen showed, revealing the faint outline of abdominal muscles. Below her hot pants was a pair of long and alluring legs! Those legs were straight, strong and slender! The most conspicuous aspect was her hair. She was sporting a very rare medium length purple hair! She gave off apetent and beautiful image. Although only part of her face was visible, the side outline of her face was enough to leave Roddy dazed! ¡°A beauty!¡± Roddy¡¯¡¯s pair of eyes shone. Beside him, Lun Tai looked over andughed. ¡°If you like her, then just go over and get acquainted with her.¡± ¡°This¡­ would not stir up trouble, would it?¡± Roddy was hesitant, but his desire was obvious. ¡°Did you forget what I said? This artificial beach is called the ¡®Sea of Love¡¯, meant to let young Awakened ones like you find a partner,¡± Lun Tai drank a mouthful of liquor andughed. ¡°If you like her, then go try. If you do not, then someone else would certainly notice this top grade beauty. Do not regret it when that someone snatches her away.¡± Roddy instantly held the cocktail and stood up. He stretched his neck. ¡°Very well! I will go try!¡± Chapter 107: Thorned Flower Guild

Chapter 107: Thorned Flower Guild

GOR Chapter 107: Thorned Flower Guild When Roddy reached the bar, the purple-haired girl was still coldly drinking liquor by herself. Before her was a row of cups, her eyes showing slight intoxication. Even though Roddy was in front of her, she remained indifferent. ¡°Beautifuldy.¡± Roddy ced one hand upon the bar counter and leaned over, trying his best to put on his most charming posture. ¡°It is boring to drink alone. Let¡¯s drink together.¡± The purple-haired girl did not bother looking at him. She raised her cup and finished it in one gulp before mming it down onto the table. After that, she licked the back of her hand. Roddy noted that she had smeared some salt on the back of her hand. That was the standard way of drinking tequ [1]¡­ ¡°Tequ? It is rare to see a girl drinking such hard liquor,¡± Roddy blurted out. ¡°How about I buy you a drink?¡± The purple-haired girl tilted her head to the side to look at Roddy. Roddy noticed that this girl had a pair of extremely blue eyes. However, her appearance highly resembled an Asian American. ¡°Buy me a drink?¡± The purple-haired girl sneered, showing disdain. ¡°I do not like a sissy who drinks cocktails.¡± Roddy became embarrassed and he quickly ced down the cocktail onto the table before speaking in a loud voice. ¡°I drink hard liquor as well. Come, I will buy you a drink.¡± At that, he snapped his fingers. The android bartender in floral Hawaiian shirt came over and Roddy used a hundred US dors to buy 2 cups of tequ. The girl smiled with pursed lips as she picked up one cup, gulping it down in one go. Roddy gritted his teeth, picked up a cup and gulped it all down in one go as well. Instantly, his face turned red. ¡°Finished drinking, now what?¡± The purple-haired girl revealed a pair of ridiculing eyes. ¡°Are you just going to buy me one drink?¡± ¡°I will buy you as many drinks as you can take,¡± Roddy produced his wallet, pulling out a stack of US dor bills and cing them on the table. The liquor here was at least 3 times more expensivepared to the outside world. However, a rich kid like Roddy paid it no heed. Soon, a bottle of tequ arrived on the surface of the bar counter. The purple-haired girl sneered. She picked up the bottle and poured a cup for herself before looking at Roddy. Despite his low tolerance for alcohol, he too poured a cup for himself. Next, the girl chose to say nothing. She slowly poured one cup after another without being hasty or slow. Roddy noticed that the purple-haired girl¡¯s brows were revealing traces of worry. ¡°Beautifuldy, for you to be drinking alone, did something sad happen?¡± Roddy was on the verge of puking. He put down his cup and quietly sat down. The purple-haired girl raised an eyebrow and suddenly turned to look at Roddy. ¡°Are you thinking of wooing me?¡± ¡°¡­ err¡­¡± Roddy was stunned, as he did not expect the girl to be so frank. Nheless, as a rich kid, he had quite some experience in picking up girls. He deliberately asked. ¡°What if I say yes?¡± ¡°Interesting,¡± The purple-haired girl sneered. ¡°I do not like sissies.¡± ¡°I am not a sissy. This brother is a pure man,¡± Roddy instantly puffed out his chest. ¡°I do not like weak men,¡± The purple-haired girl smirked. ¡°I¡­ how am I weak?¡± Roddy deliberately let out a smile. ¡°This brother is very strong.¡± He purposely emphasized the word ¡®strong¡¯. The purple-haired girl smiled and she narrowed her eyes. ¡°Oh? Then let¡¯s try it out.¡± After saying that, she suddenly cleared away the wine cups on the surface of the counter, creating an open space. Then, she ced her right arm onto the surface. ¡°Let us test how strong you are.¡± ¡°Arm wrestle?¡± Roddy was stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled. ¡°Are you joking?¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t dare, take your wine and leave.¡± ¡°I dare! Why would I not dare!¡± The inebriated Roddy instantly extended his hand outwards. Unfortunately, he was forgetting about one critical issue. This was not an ordinary bar. This was Zero City! Although Roddy had be an Irregrity, his body has not received adequate strengthening. Using the Beginner Strengthening Package [2], he was only barely able to strengthen his Physique somewhat. In merely seconds¡­ Bang! Roddy¡¯s entire being, together with the chair he sat on, fell t onto the ground! The girl smiled as she retracted her hand. While remaining seated on the high chair, she lowered her head to look at Roddy. ¡°Are you done proving yourself?¡± Roddy¡¯s face flushed and he suddenly bounced up. ¡°Once more!¡± The young master Roddy¡¯s face showed that he was struggling. However, a hand pressed down on his shoulder. Roddy turned his head to see Chen Xiaolian, Qiao Qiao ad Soo Soo standing behind him. ¡°Roddy, forget it,¡± Chen Xiaolian held himself back fromughing. Truthfully, he had arrived early on, but remained standing behind to watch the spectacle. ¡°I¡­¡± Roddy¡¯s face was red. ¡°Just by looking at her, you can tell that she is a veteran. There is no shame in losing to her,¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. The purple-haired girl has jumped down from her chair. Despite her slender figure, she was not tall, only about 1.6 metres in height. She was a petite type of girl with a well-proportioned body. ¡°Very well, I thank you for the wine. I have had my fill, and I feel happy now. See you, then.¡± The purple-haired girl spoke to Roddy with a smile. Then, without looking at Chen Xiaolian and the others, she moved away. ¡°Wait, wait!¡± Roddy suddenly shouted out. ¡°What is it?¡± The purple-haired girl asked indifferently. ¡°Do you want topete one more time?¡± ¡°En¡­¡± Roddy seemed somewhat hesitant. ¡°Can you tell me¡­ your name?¡± The purple-haired girl smiled. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°There is no why. I just want to know; I want to remember you,¡± Roddy spoke in a serious tone. The purple-haired girl stared at Roddy for a few seconds. ¡°My name is Nicole (n¨© k¨§).¡± ¡°Nicole, Nicole¡­¡± Roddy quietly repeated the name several times. Seeing as the girl was moving away, he immediately shouted. ¡°Remember! My name is¡­¡± ¡°Your name is Roddy,¡± Nicole suddenly turned around,ughing as she looked at Roddy. She revealed a peculiar smile. ¡°18-years-old, you entered Zero City for the first time noon today. Your Entry Registration Number is L3755.¡± Roddy, Chen Xiaolian and the others were dumbfounded! ¡°You, how did you know that?¡± Roddy was gaping. ¡°When you came in today, I was standing right by your side, cute little rookie.¡± After saying that, Nicole turned around and left. This time, she did not look back. Roddy stood there in a daze for several seconds before recovering! ¡°Holy shit! She is the Sentinel Mech¡¯s pilot!¡± Roddy suddenly became excited. ¡°I actually got to meet a mech pilot! Heavens! The pilot is actually such a lovely beauty!¡± Roddy suddenly turned to face the distant Nicole¡¯s figure and used all his might to shout. ¡°Nicole! I will definitely woo you! You are my Goddess!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian grabbed onto Roddy¡¯s neck and pulled him back! ¡°Are you crazy? Shouting crazily before such a huge crowd; you make me want to bury my head in the sand!¡± Qiao Qiao delivered a kick to Roddy¡¯s calf. ¡°Following beside you makes me too embarrassed!¡± Chen Xiaolian tilted his eyes. ¡°You even went so far as to swear? Since that female is a mech pilot, that means she is veteran member of Zero City. For a small rookie like you to set such an ambitious goal, you are bound for bitter times.¡± ¡°Hey, what do you know? This is my dream! As a gifted engineer, who is also a high-ss mech enthusiast, finding a girl who is of the same type, piloting mechs to fight together and soar above the skies¡­ an intimate and inseparable love. That is my ultimate goal!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes shone. Chen Xiaolian looked at this fellow suffering from chuunibyou illness and sighed. He was very familiar with Roddy¡¯s character. Now was not the time to give him advice, any words spoken would not reach him. ¡°That girl is a mech pilot from Zero City?¡± Lun Tai was also stunned. Then, he let out a bitterugh. ¡°Zero City¡¯s official members are not to be provoked. To be qualified to be a member of Zero City¡¯s official organization, a mech pilot no less¡­that girl must certainly be a remarkable elite in technological abilities. Zero City¡¯s security personnel are filled with crouching tigers and hidden dragons. All of them are lead figures amongst Awakened ones.¡± ¡°All right, let us talk about your afternoon stroll. Did you all get any good items?¡± Chen Xiaolian changed the subject. Roddy became excited again. ¡°Holy shit! That Military Arms Department is too amazing! You should have gone to take a good look! There are many types of mechs in the exhibition hall! There are underground offensive types, defensive types, air andnd, dual types¡­ sigh! Unfortunately, we cannot approach and can only watch from outside the cordon line. Only one with the specific intention of purchasing would be allowed to go for a test drive.¡± ¡°Test drive?¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Roddy. ¡°He cannot test drive,¡± Lun Taiughed. ¡°He still does not have mech piloting skills. There are two ways to acquire mech piloting skills. The first is to purchase it from the Exchange System. Exchange out the relevant skills from the system. However, that method is more expensive, requiring several hundred points. The other method is cheaper. Apply to learn up on Mech Control from the Military Arms Department in Zero City. You can learn using a simtor and they will even assign an instructor for you ¨C however, we can forget about that method of learning. We have no qualification for permanent residence in Zero City. That method of learning is reserved for the permanent residents in Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian then asked. ¡°How does one be a permanent resident?¡± ¡°Simple, make our guild into a top guild and apply for it from Zero City. If approved, we will be permanent residents¡­ but you can forget about it. That matter is as difficult as ascending the Heavens,¡± Lun Taiughed bitterly. ¡°In the past few years, countless big guilds have attempted to do so only to return wounded. ¡°Moreover, the assessment is very strict. Besides the standard set by Zero City¡¯s officials, the applying guild also needs the approval from half of the top guilds with permanent residence in Zero City. Only then can the guild qualify,¡± Lun Tai continued. ¡°Thus, whenever other Awakened ones encounter members from the top guild with permanent residence in Zero City within instance dungeons, they will practice humility and choose to not make enemies of them.¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. ¡°Then¡­ if one could be a member of that top guild, will that person also be a permanent resident¡­¡± Qiao Qiao quickly rapped his head. ¡°Hey! You want to defect from our guild?¡± Roddy cried out in pain and gripped his head. ¡°I am just asking a casual question ah!¡± ¡°asionally, top guilds will conduct recruitments for members. However, their requirements are very strict¡­¡± After saying that, Lun Tai did not continue. He nced at Roddy meaningfully: You are behind by tens of thousands of li (0.5 km). ¡°Also, not all recruited members will have the qualifications to permanent residence in Zero City. Only the main powerhouses of the guild will have qualifications to permanent residence,¡± Bei Tai added. ¡°Are there that many people in the top guilds? They could even separate into main and peripheral?¡± Roddy stared. ¡°Naturally, those guilds with the qualification to permanent residence in Zero City have a minimum member count of at least a hundred. I hear the biggest guild have a member count nearing a thousand.¡± ¡°¡­ so many?¡± ¡°More members mean more resources,¡± Lun Tai sighed. ¡°Just think about it, if a guild has several hundred veteran Awakened ones, when facing a difficult instance dungeon, they will have the assistance of many guild members, be it in the matter of collecting information or the preparation of various weapons and equipment. Additionally, there are many good items acquired from the instance dungeons. The guild would first exchange the items internally, leaving only items that they cannot use for sale. As a result, the strong guild will be even stronger and the gap between them and an ordinary guild grows even bigger.¡± That night, the seven of them drank some liquor on the beach, ate a round of high-grade seafood flown in from who knew where before returning to the ¡®Tourist Lodge¡¯ to rest. The night passed in silence. The next morning, Chen Xiaolian joined the others to the South District¡¯s business area. There, they strolled around the shops opened by the top guilds and Zero City¡¯s officials. The feeling that he got was: The good items here were indeed more numerouspared to the flea market! However, the price¡­ also seemed somewhat higher. The flea market allowed acts of haggling but these shops generally do not allow that. Naturally, there was also another type of shop known as the mortgage type, it allowed for the mortgage of some equipment or items for points. Like any pawnshop, if one did not redeem their items within the allocated time, then those items would no longer belong to that person. Overall, it gave Chen Xiaolian a strange feeling: It was as though within this Zero City, the shops opened by both the Zero City officials and the top guilds¡­ intentionally or not, they were mimicking the structure of the Exchange System. They were doing their best to exhibit a very serious and formal feeling. However¡­ something did not feel right¡­ In the afternoon, Chen Xiaolian went to the flea market again. He tried to test his luck, testing to see if he could find another feline type of pet like the Gryphon. Unfortunately, after spending the entire afternoon strolling around, he ended up bing disappointed. However, that was not to say he did not acquire any harvest. Unexpectedly, he managed to buy two ¡®Gic Enhancement Serum¡¯ from a booth! It came at a price of 100 points each. This price was much cheaper than that of the Exchange System! Chen Xiaolian had secretly inquired about it from Xia Xiaolei. The Gic Enhancement Serum in the Exchange System required 250 points each. Even with Xia Xiaolei¡¯s discounting skill, the price would still be at 200 points each. The booth owner from the flea market obviously did not purchase them from the Exchange System. ording to him, he had acquired them from a certain instance dungeon. As he was unable to use them, he could only choose to sell them in the flea market. This rare urrence was one that depended on one¡¯s luck! Chen Xiaolian quickly bought it up¡­ any longer and it would be sold out. He intended to give them to Roddy and Xia Xiaolei. As for Soo Soo¡­ the little girl will still have to follow beside him. ¡­ Evening. Tokyo, Senso-ji Temple. A champagne coloured Bentley Continental slowly moved past an intersection beforeing to a halt. A tall, lean young man alighted from the opened car door. He wore a pure white trench coat, with blond hair as dazzling as the sun. Upon his pale face were handsome facial features and eyes resembling stars. A thorned flower pattern adorned the sleeves of his trench coat! The blond man¡¯s face revealed a faint smile as he slowly walked towards Senso-ji Temple. ¡­ Miao Yan stood below the famed ¡®Thunder Gate¡¯, adjusting her hands as she looked at the stars above the skies. Hearing footsteps, she lowered her head to check it. She observed as the blond man in white trench coat slowly walked through the long, still street. Buildings from the Edo era and green nts dotted the area around him. This man approached step by step with a faint smile on his face and a majestic bearing! ¡°Miss Miao Yan?¡± The blond man stood before her. ¡°I am here as promised. How are you?¡± Miao Yan narrowed her eyes. ¡°You are?¡± The blond man gave a light smile, his expression glowing like the stars! His voice was calm and refined. ¡°Thorned Flower Guild Leader, Augustine Shen (¨¤og¨³s¨©d¨©ng ch¨¦n).¡± Nicole, raw: ¡®ÄÝ¿É¡¯, pinyin: ¡®n¨© k¨§¡¯. Augustine Shen, raw: ¡®°Â¹Å˹¶¡?³½¡¯, pinyin: ¡®¨¤og¨³s¨©d¨©ng?ch¨¦n¡¯. He has a different surname from Chen (³Â) Xiaolian. In order to avoid any confusions, I changed Augustine¡¯s surname of Chen to Shen. Augustine Shen¡¯s surname (³½)(ch¨¦n) means ¡®day or time¡¯. 1 Actually, the standard way of drinking tequ is actually to lick the salt first, then down the tequ. After that, bite into a slice of lime. [Source: Wikihow].? 2 The Beginner Strengthening Package is something that all yers & Awakened ones receive the first time they enter the instance dungeon as seen in .? Chapter 108: Unexpected

Chapter 108: Unexpected

GOR Chapter 108: Unexpected ¡°Thorned Flower Guild¡­¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face turned extremely solemn and the indifferent expression on her face finally dissipated. She narrowed her eyes and stared at the man known as Shen. ¡°Should I be feeling honoured? The infamous Thorned Flower Guild Leader is standing before me. I am curious though; with the strength that your guild has, was there any need to seek outside help?¡± Shen maintained a calm and dashing smile. ¡°No one person or organization is all-powerful. There will always be a weakness and an area where one has no expertise in.¡± ¡°What I am curious about is how you found me,¡± Miao Yan asked softly. ¡°I am not a famous person within the circle of yers and those who know me are few in number.¡± ¡°There are special ways, aren¡¯t there?¡± Shen smiled in a yful manner and winked. ¡°Miss Miao Yan, you have an exalted Exclusive ount, in addition to having the highest supervisory authority. Those with such a high level of authority are far and few; I could probably count them all with one hand.¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face changed slightly. ¡°You¡­ could it be you have connections within the Development Team?¡± Shen raised his head to look at the skies. Observing the stars in the night sky, he suddenly uttered out augh. ¡°Enough. This is such a beautiful night; let us not waste it discussing this boring topic.¡± ¡°Then let us talk business,¡± Miao Yan said in a serious tone. ¡°Did you bring what I want?¡± Shen sighed. ¡°Naturally.¡± He raised his right hand and his sleeves fluttered. Next, a beam of light suddenly appeared before Miao Yan, suspended gently in ce. Surprisingly, there was a golden seed within the light! ¡°World Tree¡­¡± Miao Yan stared at the glowing golden seed, seemingly in a daze. She then exhaled and muttered. ¡°So, this thing really does exist.¡± ¡°It does not merely ¡®exist¡¯,¡± Shen said lightly. ¡°Very well, I have shown my sincerity.¡± ¡°You will also get to see my sincerity,¡± Miao Yan said before pulling out a card from her pocket. ¡°This is?¡± Shen looked at the card within Miao Yan¡¯s hand and frowned. ¡°Considering how big that item is, there is no way for me to take it with me, right? That is a coffin. Have you ever seen someone running through the street while carrying a coffin? Besides, I do not trust strangers,¡± Miao Yan replied with indifference. ¡°I stored the item within a private warehouse in Tokyo Port Terminal. This card is the pass needed to unlock the warehouse. As for the address, it is at the back of the card.¡± Shen¡¯s pair of bluish sapphire eyes narrowed and he nced at Miao Yan. The corners of his lips slowly turned up a little. He extended his hand to ept the card and pocketed it without examining it. ¡°¡­ are you not afraid that I might be lying?¡± Miao Yan looked on nkly. Shen gave an indifferent smile. ¡°Since I have chosen to make this deal with you, I will trust you. Naturally, the one I trust more¡­ is myself. Thest time someone lied to me happened so long ago that I cannot even recall the appearance of that person.¡± Miao Yan replied coldly. ¡°Needless to say, that fellow¡¯s ending must be excruciatingly horrible.¡± ¡°I have always been a fair person,¡± Shen gave a light smile. ¡°If others show me sincerity, then I will reciprocate with sincerity as well. If others try to deceive me, well¡­ the Thorned Flower Guild has thorns.¡± Miao Yan stared at Shen for a long time before revealing a smile. ¡°You are a very confident person. All right then, our transaction isplete and I have nothing else to talk about with you. Next time, do note looking for me. I do not like doing business with infamous guilds like yours. As for this time¡¯s middleman, I will no longer be in contact with him.¡± ¡°That means there is no telling when we will meet again,¡± Shen sighed. Miao Yan extended her hand and gripped the suspended golden seed within her palm before keeping it into the system. Turning to regard Shen, Miao Yan knitted her eyebrows. ¡°I am curious, what are you nning to do with Qin Shi Huang¡¯s coffin?¡± ¡°I do not mind answering that question,¡± Shen replied indifferently. ¡°Of course, that is if you are willing to tell me why you want to collect the seeds of the ¡®World Tree¡¯¡­¡± ¡° ¡­ Forget it,¡± Miao Yan pondered before shaking her head. ¡°Truthfully, I am not that curious. Let us keep our respective secrets.¡± Watching Miao Yan moving away, Shen waited until she had taken a few steps before revealing a smile and calmly said. ¡°There are seven seeds of the World Tree in total. Miss Miao Yan, do you not wish to know the whereabouts of the other seeds?¡± ¡°No,¡± Miao Yan did not even bother to turn her head and waved her hand as she walked off. She replied loudly. ¡°The price of doing business with people like you is too high. This time, for the sake of acquiring the coffin of Qin Shi Huang, I nearly lost my life. I will look for the seeds myself. Do not contact me again in the future!¡± Observing Miao Yan leave through the intersection without turning back, Shen let out a soft sigh. He raised his head and looked at the ¡®Thunder Gate¡¯ of Senso-ji Temple. Suddenly revealing a smile, he sat down on the tform. Despite wearing an immacte white coloured trench coat, he appeared nonchnt as he sat down before raising his head to gaze at the stars in the sky. After observing with amazement for a while, he gave out a bitterugh. ¡°Such a beautiful sky would cause anyone who looks at it for too long to get lost in its beauty.¡± After saying that, Shen shut his eyes and stood up. ¡°Enough, a fake is a fake. No matter how beautiful it is, it is still illusory in the end.¡± Shen walked out of Senso-ji Temple into the outer streets and the champagne coloured Bentley Continental slowly moved until it was beside him. Shen then got into the car. ¡°Go back home,¡± Shen leaned upon the seat and closed his eyes. ¡°Guild Leader,¡± The driver seated up front was a strapping middle-aged man. ¡°Are we going back just like this? On the day after tomorrow, there will be an instance dungeon in Tokyo. Members of Team C have already arrived at Tokyo. Do you want to go receive them?¡± ¡°That is merely an [A] ss technological type instance dungeon,¡± Shen retrieved a wine ss from the car¡¯s cab and poured himself a ss of whiskey. Sipping a mouthful, he then said indifferently. ¡°I am not in the mood to deal with these small matters. You will stay behind and observe then. Team C has failed their quest once, right? If a problem crops up again this time, then there is no need for Team C to exist anymore.¡± After saying that, he gently finished the ss of whiskey and closed his eyes, no longer saying anything. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ They spent another day in Zero City. Chen Xiaolian judged that it was time for them to leave. Zero City was indeed a good ce; the high quality equipment and goods sold in the flea market and business district were simply dazzling. Even so¡­ they do not have enough points on them. The points that they have were not considerable and the 1,000 points that Chen Xiaolian has were simply insufficient to buy anything. Rather than watch on with envy, they might as well leave. However, Roddy¡¯s chuunibyou illness red up and he shamelessly begged Chen Xiaolian to stay for another day. He said that he wanted to go to the Military Arms Department to look at the Mechs and various other weapons of the technological type. Truthfully, both Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao were able to see through his mind easily ¨C this fellow wanted to go to the outdoor bar and caf¨¦ in the evening to test his luck, he wanted to see if he could meet the pilot known as Nicole again. Since there was nothing important going on, they acquiesced with this fellow¡¯s request to satisfy him this one time. Everyone stayed in Zero City for one more day. On the third day, they left together. They checked out of the ¡®Tourist Lodge¡¯ and walked non-stop until they reached the central za. As they were passing through the beach area of the Sea of Love, that buffoon, Roddy kept turning his head to stare incessantly at the area ¨Cst night, he sat at the bar situated in the Sea of Love until daybreak, but was unable to meet the purple-haired girl, Nicole again. After arriving at the central za, they entered the teleportation gate and were instantly teleported to the rooftop of a big building. They found that the receptionist for this big building¡¯s rooftop was different. Furthermore¡­ the matter that surprised them was the apparent increase in security on the rooftop. There were actually four Sentinel Mechs standing in the vicinity! There were also two Awakened ones wearing protective suit, standing behind the table. ¡°This is the public Entrance and Exit Gate. Are you nning to leave?¡± An unfamiliar receptionist came over and smiled. ¡°You may take the elevator to leave. At the same time, I must remind you all: Once you walk out of the elevator, Zero City¡¯s period of opening will end for all of you. If you want to return to Zero City after that, you will have to wait until the next opening period to enter. Are you all certain that you want to leave?¡± ¡°Certain,¡± Qiao Qiao said loudly and pped Roddy in the head ¨C that fellow has been staring at the surrounding Mechs, staring at their cockpits¡­ unfortunately, even though the cockpits were transparent, the pilots inside were all wearing helmets and thick protective suits. Forget recognizing their appearance, even identifying their gender would be impossible. ¡°In that case, goodbye,¡± The receptionist gave a light smile. Chen Xiaolian pulled Roddy as they left but this buffoon suddenly extricated himself from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. Roddy turned around to face the Mechs and shouted: ¡°Nicole, maybe you are here! Maybe you are not! If that is the case, I beseech of these pilots to send my message to her! Please tell her, I, Roddy will definitely seed in wooing her!¡± Hearing those words, the receptionist and even the two grim looking Awakened ones behind the table, they who were obviously part of the security personnel were stunned. The receptionist and the two Awakened ones could not restrain themselves and theyughed out. One of them stared at Roddy. ¡°Where did this idiotic kide from? Hahaha! I am about to die ofughter!¡± ¡°Idiot!¡± Qiao Qiao viciously struck Roddy on his head. Roddy gripped his head in pain and dared not fight back. However, he kept his attention directed at the Sentinel Mechs in the vicinity before Chen Xiaolian dragged him into the elevator. Once the elevator doors closed¡­ ¡°Hahahahahahahaha!!¡± The Mech on the left side suddenly erupted with gleefulughter. Even though his voice was electronically synthesized, the Mech he was in appeared unable to stand steady from hisughter. One could imagine how much the pilot inside wasughing. ¡°Nicole! Hahahaha! Nicole, you have another infatuated fan! Hahahahahaha! What a courageous youngster!¡± ¡°A courageous kid! I will bet 50 points on his sess!¡± ¡°I will bet 100 points, that idiotic kid is dead for sure! Hahaha!¡± Three of the Mechs burst out in a frenzy ofughter. Then¡­ The fourth Mech that had been remaining silent suddenly raised a foot to kick down the Mech that wasughing the hardest! ¡°Is it that funny?¡± Despite the electronically synthesized voice, if Roddy were here, he would have recognized that tone ¨C that was Nicole! Nicole was actually present amongst the four Mechs! Nicole sat in the cockpit, clenching her fists and gritting her teeth. Her face was red as she fiercely said. ¡°If anyone dares tough again, when we get back, I will break that person¡¯s leg!¡± ¡­ ¡°Being with you is simply too embarrassing,¡± Qiao Qiao sighed as she kicked Roddy out of the elevator. The outside area of the elevator was not the big business building that they had entered through, instead¡­ It was a bustling shopping mall! The outside of the elevator led to the first floor of the shopping mall. The malls there were crowded and bustling with activity. They looked at each other. Lun Tai though, remained calm. ¡°This is very normal. Sometimes, the exit passage is not the same as the entrance passage. Perhaps it is for the sake of confidentiality. Let us leave this ce.¡± Walking out of the elevator, they realized that this ce was actually the most bustling spot in Tokyo ¨C Ginza! ¡°Let us call a cab and return to the hotel,¡± Qiao Qiao thought about it before smiling. ¡°Or we can just go back to the airport. I can book the tickets while we are on the way there. Or I can get my old man¡¯s airne toe fetch us.¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberated the matter. ¡°Return to the hotel.¡± Qiao Qiao narrowed her eyes. ¡°Could you be thinking of searching for the woman known as Miao Yan?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao. He extended his hand to feel her hair and smiled gently. ¡°Jealous?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Qiao Qiao blushed. Then, she snorted. ¡°I am not!¡± ¡°So what if you are jealous? Why deny it?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingers reached Qiao Qiao¡¯s ears and he gently pinched them. ¡°Seeing you bing jealous because of me makes me very happy.¡± Seeing the furious expression on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face caused the rest of them to turn their heads away. Qiao Qiao snorted and proceeded to call a cab. Roddy pointed to a random caf¨¦ in the shopping mall and suggested that they go in for a while. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly changed! ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly turned pale as he gaped at the sight before him¡­ however, it was clear that his eyes were not focused on anything! ¡°What is it?¡± Qiao Qiao knitted her eyebrows and pulled Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was a mask of helplessness and confusion. However, there was mostly rage! ¡°Bloody Hell! ¡­ The Guild System has suddenly received¡­ an instance dungeon notification!¡± ¡°Instance dungeon notification?¡± Roddy, Xia Xiaolei, Lun Tai and Bei Tai convened around him, their faces turning grim. With an expression of absurdity, Chen Xiaolian directly used the guild channel to share out the system prompt. [System: Please note, instance dungeon numbered G576 is about to begin. To the selected yers and guild members, please arrive at the designated area within the specified time period. Those who fail to arrive at the designated area will be forcibly exterminated! This instance dungeon¡¯s area: Japan, Tokyo City. The official administrative jurisdiction of the instance dungeon area will overrule others]. [System: To the yers and guild members not selected by this instance dungeon, please leave the instance dungeon area before the instance dungeon opens. If you remain within the instance dungeon area, you will automatically be a participant of the instance dungeon]. [Prompt: Your guild was not selected to participate in this instance dungeon, but your guild is still within the instance dungeon area. Please leave the instance dungeon area before the countdown ends. Countdown: 26 minutes 38 seconds (the numbers kept changing)]. ¡°What is going on here?¡± Chapter 109: Tokyo Instance Dungeon

Chapter 109: Tokyo Instance Dungeon

GOR Chapter 109: Tokyo Instance Dungeon ¡°Bloody¡­ Hell! What is going on?¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from cursing out. ¡°F**k!¡± Everyone¡¯s faces were of bewilderment. Lun Tai on the other hand, revealed a grim expression. Gritting his teeth, he let out a sigh. ¡°This is just bad luck on our part.¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°This is a normal instance dungeon notification and we were not selected by the instance dungeon¡­ unexpectedly, this time¡¯s instance dungeon area is Tokyo. Additionally, judging by the contents of the notification, the entirety of Tokyo City will be an instance dungeon area. ¡°Conventionally speaking, if those who are not selected to participate in this instance dungeon happen to be in the area, they will be given an advance notice by the system, allowing those people sufficient time to leave the instance dungeon area. The people selected for this instance dungeon will also be given sufficient time to arrive at the instance dungeon area ¨C take ourst instance dungeon, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang instance dungeon for instance, we were notified 48 hours ahead.¡± ¡°That is right!¡± Chen Xiaolian was furious. ¡°But now, there is only twenty something minutes left in the countdown! What is going on here?¡± ¡° ¡­ because, we were previously within Zero City,¡± Lun Tai sighed. ¡°There is a very important reason as to why Zero City is deemed as the safest ce in the world of Awakened ones¡­ as long as one stays in Zero City, one would be able to escape being selected by the instance dungeon! Simply put, it would be as though the system¡¯s selection ability is blocked. All instance dungeon notifications are also blocked. ¡°Therefore, when we were inside Zero City, we were unable to receive the system¡¯s instance dungeon notification. ¡°By the time wee out, a great deal of time has passed and only a small amount of time remains.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face distorted as he raised his head to look at Lun Tai. ¡°In other words¡­¡± ¡°This is just bad luck on our part,¡± Lun Tai bore aplicated expression. ¡°If we had spent just another half hour within Zero City, the instance dungeon would have begun and we would have escaped from this cmity. On the other hand, if we had emerged a few hours in advance, we would have sufficient time to leave Tokyo City. As long as we reach the outer area of Tokyo City, we would have escaped as well. ¡°But now¡­¡± Lun Tai bore a very bitter smile. 27 minutes¡­ to run out from Ginza, the most bustling centralmercial area in Tokyo all the way to the outer area of Tokyo City¡­ in 27 minutes! That was simply impossible! ¡°We won¡¯t make it using the subway, using a car is not even worth thinking about. It is currently 4.30 pm, very close to peak hour,¡± Bei Tai suddenly spoke out. ¡°Unless we have a helicopter, that way we might actually be able to escape from the city.¡± ¡°Where are we going to find a helicopter?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Even if there is a helicopter in Tokyo City, twenty something minutes may not be enough for us to snatch the helicopter.¡± Pa! Roddy who was standing to the side suddenly pped himself violently across his cheek! He executed the p with extreme strength and ruthlessness! Several fingerprint marks appeared on his face. ¡°It is all my fault!¡± Roddy¡¯s face filled with remorse. ¡°If I had not forced everyone to stay in Zero City for one more day¡­¡± After saying that, his hand turned over to deliver another p onto his cheek! ¡°Enough!¡± Chen Xiaolian grabbed onto Roddy¡¯s wrist, preventing him from pping himself. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. ¡°There is still¡­ 25 minutes left! Now is not the time to feel guilty or hold anyone ountable. Within 25 minutes time, the instance dungeon will open; the instance dungeon is the entire Tokyo City¡­ we should not be discussing about useless matters now. Concentrate and discuss about how to get through this instance dungeon!¡± ¡°Is there a quest description?¡± Qiao Qiao furrowed her eyebrows. ¡°No,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned gloomy. ¡°Because we were not normally selected, there are no exnations regarding the instance dungeon at all!¡± ¡°Indeed, the system will notify us stray yers to leave before the specified time. Only if we did not leave before the specified time is up will the system will give a detailed exnation to us when the instance dungeon opens,¡± Lun Tai forced out a smile. ¡°In other words, we currently know nothing about this instance dungeon, the quest, storyline, requirements, restrictions¡­ we know pretty much nothing!¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Anyone have any suggestions?¡± He turned to look at Lun Tai. After all, their guild mainly consisted of rookies. The ones with the most experience were the two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. ¡°In my opinion¡­ in situations where we do not have any information, ensuring our own safety takes precedence. We must first create a safe house for ourselves! No matter what, we need to find a ce with walls that are sufficiently thick, making a base for ourselves! In case danger arises, we would at least have a ce we can mount our defence from.¡± ¡°Why? Could it be¡­ would the system do the same thing as the movies, turning everyone in Tokyo into zombies?¡± Roddy gasped. Xia Xiaolei blinked. ¡°Brother Roddy, what kind of thing is a zombie?¡± Lun Tai gave out a ¡°pei¡±. ¡°What is so great about zombies? No one can guess how creative the system can get. Forget zombies, I would not be surprised even if everyone in Tokyo is transformed into Smurfs.¡± ¡°Enough, let us begin! First, find a safe house just in case. Heaven knows what kind of instance dungeon the system will y out. In case the script follows Resident Evil and turns everyone in the city into zombies, thisst 20 minutes of preparation bes extremely crucial! Move out!¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately exerted his authority as the Guild Leader. Lun Tai and Bei Tai revealed their agreement towards his decision while the others followed suit. They quickly left the caf¨¦ and ran into the street. It was past four o¡¯clock in the afternoon and the streets of Ginza bustled with pedestrians. The pedestrians walked through the streets of Tokyo at a rapid pace, the crowds moving like torrents. Their group ran through the crowd of pedestrians with the strongest amongst them, Lun Tai in the front, responsible for making a path. After moving out of an intersection, Chen Xiaolian checked his watch and saw that less than five minutes has passed. At that moment, they sighted a hotel across the street. Judging by its luxurious image, it must be around 5-stars. At the very least, it would surely not be below 4-stars. As for its name, it was in English and Chen Xiaolian had no time to make it out. ¡°Go there!¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed across the street. ¡°We will separate! Lun Tai, Bei Tai, you two take Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo to the hotel. Forget checking in. Just go directly to the highest floor, find a room with thick walls and doors and barge in! upy a favourable position!¡± ¡°What about you?¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. Chen Xiaolian pointed to a convenience store not far away from the intersection. ¡°I will bring Roddy and Xia Xiaolei to buy some stuff. Heaven knows what kind of situation will ur. We must first prepare some food and water.¡± Seeing Qiao Qiao wanting to say something, Chen Xiaolian said grimly. ¡°Do not argue! Make use of this time! Hurry! We will meet up with you on the highest floor of the hotelter! There is still 20 minutes left! Hurry hurry hurry!¡± Qiao Qiao bit her lips and maintained her silence, pulling Soo Soo with her as she followed Lun Tai and Bei Tai, charging through the road heading towards the hotel. ¡°We need to hurry as well! Go!¡± Chen Xiaolian led Roddy and Xia Xiaolei to a 7-11 convenience store by the intersection. Rushing into the store, they ran towards the food area. ¡°Do not take beverages! Take more mineral water!¡± Seeing Xia Xiaolei holding onto a dozen Cokes, Roddy shouted out hastily. ¡°Throw away all fruit juices and carbonated drinks! Take only mineral water!¡± Chen Xiaolian ran to the deli counter. He ignored the brands and took everything that was vacuum-sealed. At the same time, he shouted to Roddy. ¡°Roddy! Get more choctes and energy bars! Try your best to find those high in calories!¡± ¡°Understood!¡± Roddy quickly stuffed the items into the basket. As Chen Xiaolian was moving past the area for daily appliances, he thought for a moment. Seeing that there were a few kitchen knives, he swept them into the basket that he was holding as well. ¡°Think, think, what else, what else¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the clock on the walls, doing all he can to remain calm. Then, he pped his head. ¡°Battery!¡± He rushed to the front counter and grabbed a handful of varying batteries, throwing them into the basket. There were people queuing at the checkout counter. However, Chen Xiaolian was unable to care about it at this point. Chen Xiaolian directly rushed over, pushing others aside, ignoring theints and lectures of the other customers. Once Roddy and Xia Xiaolei ran over, he pulled out a stack of US dor bills from his wallet and threw it onto the surface of the counter without even looking how much there was. The three of them did not even bother returning the store¡¯s basket as they held onto it and ran madly out of the store. The staff member of the store chased after them while shouting. However, the three of them have had their bodies strengthened; even Roddy and Xia Xiaolei had acquired the Gic Enhancement Serum that Chen Xiaolian bought in Zero City, giving their bodies [B] ss attributes. How was an ordinary staff member of the store supposed to stop them? Carrying the baskets, they ran through the rapid flowing traffic. Then, they jumped over a fence and continued running towards the hotel, running inside. After bursting into the hotel, they quickly ran into the elevator. Chen Xiaolian did not forget to grab a map of Tokyo City from the hotel¡¯smon area and stuffed it into his pocket. After using the elevator to reach the highest floor, they walked out to find Qiao Qiao waiting for them. ¡°The room?¡± ¡°We got it! It is the innermost one. Additionally, it is close to the fire escape. That room was picked by Lun Tai,¡± Qiao Qiao led the three of them and they ran to the end of the corridor. After they ran into the room, they mmed the door shut¡­ [Prompt: Your guild was not selected to participate in this instance dungeon, but your guild is still within the instance dungeon area. Please leave the instance dungeon area before the countdown ends. Countdown: 00 minutes 08 seconds (the numbers kept changing)]. ¡­ [System: Instance dungeon numbered G576 has opened! The selected guild members and individuals who failed to arrive at the instance dungeon area will be immediately exterminated! Those guild members and individuals who failed to leave the instance dungeon area before the specified time are now automatically participants in this instance dungeon]. [Prompt: Your guild failed to leave the instance dungeon area within the specified time and have been determined as participants of this instance dungeon. Please check the relevant information about this instance dungeon. Branch quest will be randomly distributedter. Please take note]. Everyone within the room turned to look at one another. ¡°What is a branch quest?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Lun Tai opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, suddenly¡­ They heard a burst of thunderous boom! In the next instant, the entire room swayed lightly for a while! Thunderous rumbling sounds reverberated in from the outside. Their faces changed and they moved as one towards the nearby window. A distance away from the window, a mass of mes suddenly appeared in an unknown part of Tokyo City and dense smoke billowed up to the skies! A series of explosion erupted continuously and sounds of confusion from the streets gradually increased. The rumblings of explosions and the quaking of the earth¡­ ¡°Earthquake? Terrorist attack? Or did the gas pipeline explode?¡± [Prompt: Instance dungeon has opened; issuing first phase of the quest¡­] Boom! A loud peal resonated towards them from outside the windows once again! A gigantic ck coloured mushroom cloud rose up to the skies! Three kilometres away, a huge building that was within the mushroom cloud copsed! ¡°Holy shit! Did a war break out?¡± Roddy stared with wide-open eyes. ¡°Who cares, it is fine as long as it is not a nuclear bomb," Lun Tai was able to stay fairly calm. ¡°It should not be a nuclear bomb. If it is, then there is no point in having an instance dungeon. All the Awakened ones and yers in Tokyo will die. Wait for the system to issue out the quest, son of a bitch¡­ I feel that this situation might be somewhat worse than we had expected.¡± ¡°Will we be safe here? What do we do if there is an earthquake?¡± Xia Xiaolei was at a loss. ¡°Be rest assured, this is Japan. Japan faces earthquakes on a constant basis. Thus, they will give attention to earthquake resistance when the buildings here are constructed. Normal earthquakes will not be a problem,¡± Chen Xiaolianforted Xia Xiaolei and sat on the sofa. He began to inspect the information received by the guild system regarding this instance dungeon¡­ After ncing through it, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face changed and he was unable to restrain himself from cursing out. ¡°Damn it!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Roddy quickly asked. ¡°Could it be that everyone in the city has turned into zombies? Just like Resident Evil?¡± ¡°¡­ no,¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth before smiling bitterly. ¡°Worse!¡± ¡­ Chapter 110: Fiery Tokyo

Chapter 110: Fiery Tokyo

GOR Chapter 110: Fiery Tokyo The expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was very strange. Suddenly, a beam of light appeared within the room. From within the light, a square metal block appeared, falling down onto the floor. It quickly dissolved and melded onto the floor. Next, everyone in the guild received the instance dungeon¡¯s information that Chen Xiaolian shared out. [Tokyo instance dungeon Back story: A secret government-affiliated institution dedicated to the research and development of highly technological products is, due to an unknown cause, suffering from an idental leakage. First phase of the quest: All participating yers and team members will receive one of the mysterious institution¡¯s energy sources. yers must think of methods to snatch other yers energy source and gather up five energy sources. This will reveal the position of the mysterious institution and grant the permission to enter. Each party¡¯s energy source will appear once the instance dungeon opens. After the energy source appears, the respective party will not be able to move their respective energy source. In order to snatch the energy source of another party, you must kill all members of the opposing party within 10 metres of the energy source or drive them 10 metres away from the energy source. After that, the opposing party¡¯s energy source bes moveable. The system will randomly disy the location of one other party¡¯s energy source on the radar of each team or individual yers. After sessfully snatching the other party¡¯s energy source, the system will disy the location of another random energy source. This phase has a 24-hour limit. The team or individual yer who cannot gather five energy sources within 24 hours will have failed the quest. If one party¡¯s energy source was snatched away, that party must snatch back their energy source within the countdown of 24 hours. Otherwise, no matter how many energy sources of other parties they acquire, that party will have failed the quest. Those who failed the quest will be subjected to one system punishment. In view of the circumstances of this quest, all yers radar will be temporarily unusable. Radar will not reveal the location of other yers]. ¡­ The 24-hour countdown has begun! Observing the red digital figures ticking away, everyone¡¯s heart grew heavy. ¡°Do you all understand the quest?¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°It is not that hard to understand. The metal block that appeared in this room is the energy source distributed to us. First, we cannot move it. Second, we cannot allow others to snatch it away. Third, we need to go snatch the energy sources belonging to others and gather up five of them.¡± ¡°Understood,¡± Lun Tai was the first to speak up. ¡°Son of a bitch, this quest is really shitty.¡± It really is shitty. The most crucial factor was: [C. The system will randomly disy the location of one other party¡¯s energy source on the radar of each team or individual yers. After sessfully snatching the other party¡¯s energy source, the system will disy the location of another random energy source]. This one was truly a shitty condition! ording to the prompt, all teams and individual yers will receive an energy source. However, if you want to snatch the energy source of others, you face a big problem: finding the location of the other party¡¯s energy source! However, the system will only disy to you one¡­ at random! You will need to seed in snatching the first one before the system would reveal the location of the second one¡­ As for the identity of the owner of the disyed energy source, that would depend on your luck! If you were lucky, the energy source disyed would belong to a minor rookie yer. Under such circumstances, snatching the energy source would not be too difficult. However, if you were unlucky, and the energy source disyed actually belongs to a High-ss yer¡¯s guild¡­ you going in there to snatch the energy source would be the equivalent ofmitting suicide! In other words, you have no choice! If the system randomly assigns you to snatch that one, then you will have to go snatch that one! ¡°Unless we have Heavenly defying luck, and could simply walk around without the radar and encounter a rookie guarding an energy source¡­ but, that is basically impossible, no different from winning the lottery,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°Additionally, we will need to separate,¡± Lun Tai said in a low voice. ¡°Our energy source cannot be moved, but we need to go snatch from others¡­ we can only act separately. Someone needs to stay behind to protect the energy source. At the same time, we need to send someone out to snatch from others.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly shared out the radar disy issued by the system. The map shown was clearly a map of Tokyo that could be erged and shrunk. Upon the map was a shing golden light. ¡°This is the location of the other party¡¯s energy source that the system has randomly assigned to us,¡± Chen Xiaolian said softly. ¡°It is a few kilometres away.¡± After saying that, he picked up a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed it and gulped down the entire bottle¡¯s worth of water. He violently threw the bottle away andshed out. ¡°This quest is too shitty! I feel that an even worse scenario might happen; the same target might be disyed to more than one team or yers. That couldplicate matters, causing more problems for both the defenders and the snatchers. ¡°Thus, this damnable first phase is meant to let all the yers and Awakened ones kill each other.¡± ¡°There is no useining, that has always been the way the system works,¡± Lun Tai said lightly. ¡°You need to make the decision. You are the Guild Leader.¡± ¡° ¡­ phew!¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled deeply and he kneaded his face forcefully. A few secondster, he collected himself. ¡°All right! Now we need to decide on splitting our members! We will split into two teams; the first team stay here while the other team will move out to snatch the energy source. ¡°I have decided that team that will stay behind will be led by Lun Tai, responsible for protecting our energy source. Members in this team: Lun Tai, Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and Xia Xiaolei. ¡°As for the others, Bei Tai, Roddy and me, we will be responsible for snatching the energy source!¡± Qiao Qiao could not resist opening up her mouth. ¡°I¡­¡± Clearly, Qiao Qiao wanted to go together with Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was solemn. ¡°Do as I say! Qiao Qiao! Lun Tai is the only main powerhouse within the defence team. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s ability is of the support type and is not suitable for battles. As for Soo Soo, she is a little girl! If I am to change you with others, will you be able to feel at ease leaving Soo Soo out of your sight?¡± ¡° ¡­ ¡­ ¡± Qiao Qiao was silent. Chen Xiaolian had made his own considerations regarding the team selections. The outer team will definitely face more dangerpared to the defence team. Thus, he made a selfish decision to have Soo Soo left behind. As for Xia Xiaolei, he was unsuitable for battle. However, his Haggling skill will be very useful for the future development of the guild. That was why he has to stay behind as well. At this moment, his small guild¡¯s weakness has been exposed¡­ theck of battle power! Lun Tai and Bei Tai were the only veterans in his guild. Perhaps he could qualify as a strong guild member as well. After all, he possessed the strengthened Garfield and Bai Qi! As for Qiao Qiao and Roddy, they were both rookies. They still needed to grow through actualbat. However, if he took both Qiao Qiao and Roddy out and others were left behind, neither Qiao Qiao nor Chen Xiaolian would be at ease leaving Soo Soo to others. After all, Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Xia Xiaolei were recent acquaintances. This was especially true of the two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. To put it bluntly, they simply share the same interest, but do not have any feelings towards one another. ¡°Then it is decided,¡± Lun Tai nodded his head, seemingly indifferent to the idea of having to split up with his brother. This caused Chen Xiaolian to see him in a different light. However, Lun Tai then turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and added seriously. ¡°My little brother is a muddle-headed fellow. I hope you do not make use of that and turn him into cannon fodder! If you do that¡­¡± Lun Tai did not continue with the harsh parts, however, his eyes have revealed everything! Chen Xiaolian looked at him and said solemnly, ¡°Be rest assured, I will prove to you that joining our guild is not a mistake.¡± ¡°Stay alive andplete this instance dungeon. If you can back up your words, I will apologize to you and recognize you as a real Guild Leader.¡± ¡­ Before leaving, Chen Xiaolian left a few words for the defence team. ¡°If someonees to snatch, fight back if possible. If it is not possible¡­ if things look impossible, then withdraw! Preserving our lives is more important!¡± Lun Tai considered it and agreed. Subsequently, this veteran Awakened used a very serious tone of voice to advise Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You are a decent person. However, you have a problem; you are too soft-hearted! You must understand, what we are going through now is a merciless game! I will give you this advice: when inside an instance dungeon, learn to be more cruel! Maximize what you can use from the surrounding environment and conditions! For example, now, the entirety of Tokyo has been transformed into an instance dungeon area. ording to the system rules, even if you go out and level the entire Tokyo City, kill off everyone in Tokyo City¡­ once the instance dungeon ispleted, the system will refresh it and everything will be restored to its original state. ¡°What I mean to say is, when you go out, do not get soft-hearted, do not hesitate! When it is time to kill, kill! When it is time to do something, you do it! Perhaps, to the yers, we are the NPCs. ¡°However, at this moment, in this instance dungeon, those people out in the streets are also NPCs to us! ¡°If I were you, if I were to locate the target energy source, I will ignore everything else andunch a rocketuncher over, ttening the entire street. Even if it means killing both the opposing team and a street full of ordinary people, I will not hesitate ¨C assuming I have a rocketuncher, of course! ¡°Remember! You have to be cruel!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian, Bei Tai and Roddy left the hotel and went outside. The street was currently in chaos. Even though the explosion urred some distance away, the ensuing chaos was very big. The pedestrians on the street have fled in the other direction. Police cars came one after another, stopping by the road while police officers jumped out from their cars to maintain order in the street and disperse the crowd. There were also several fire trucks issuing sharp siren sounds as they drove bravely towards the area that was releasing dense billowing smoke. Chen Xiaolian checked the map as he ran, then he raised his head and looked at situation of the road. ¡°We need a car!¡± ¡°There!¡± Bei Tai pointed towards a police car parked by the road. There were two police officers in the middle of dispersing the crowd some tens of metres away. Chen Xiaolian inhaled vigorously and reminded himself. ¡°This is just an instance dungeon area, just an instance dungeon period¡­ after this, everything will be refreshed!¡± He led the other two with him and they ran towards the police car. He directly entered the driver¡¯s seat while Bei Tai took the first passenger¡¯s seat. As for Roddy, he sat in the back row. Banging the door shut, Chen Xiaolian saw that the car keys were still there. He did not hesitate and moved to start the car, shift the gear and step on the pedal! A roar resounded and the car charged into the street like a wild animal! The police officers who were maintaining order behind the intersection became shocked. They shouted and chased madly after the car for tens of metres before raising their walkie-talkie and yelling into it. Chen Xiaolian fiercely turned the steering wheel and the car swerved past an intersection. He saw that the road before them was blocked; a roadblock rested in the middle of the road. Several Japanese police officers stood on the road, desperately waving towards the car that was moving towards them. Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth hard and stamped down heavily onto the throttle, pushing it down to its maximum limit! A ¡°boom¡± resounded as several police officers scattered and the stic barricades were knocked out of the way. The car continued speeding off¡­ ¡°Son of a bitch! The system better be able to refresh this! Otherwise, even if we manage to live through this instance dungeon, the Japanese police will turn us into wanted men!¡± A frustrated expression covered Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he shouted. Bei Tai and Roddy on the other hand shouted out loudly in unison. ¡°Too cool!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t shout!¡± With one hand holding onto the wheel, Chen Xiaolian threw the map to the side using his other hand. ¡°Hurry up and check the map! I will drive, you guys help check the map! Hurry!¡± After a moment, Roddy held onto the map and shouted out. ¡°I have identified the address, Tokyo City, Chiyoda Ward, Kasumigaseki¡­ eh? What the son of a bitch ce is this?¡± ¡°What is wrong?¡± Chen Xiaolian charged through another intersection while madly turning the steering wheel. At that moment, shrill siren sounds could be hearding from behind them as several police cars rapidly caught up to them. ¡°Son of a bitch, are you sure the location of the energy source disyed by the system is correct?¡± ¡°I am sure! What is the problem? What is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian madly turned into a narrow road. The road was clearly a one-way road, but they barrelled their way through at breakneck speed, causing the pedestrians on both sides of the road to scream out one after another, dodging towards the side. On the way, Chen Xiaolian sent several garbage cans flying. There was also a billboard ¨C upon the billboard was the image of Aragaki Yui [1] smiling sweetly while wearing swimwear. The car directly smashed through it! A ¡°boom¡± resonated outwards and the car trembled. Chen Xiaolian exerted his all to control the steering wheel. ncing back, he observed the billboard that fell behind and saw that Aragaki Yui¡¯s head on the board had disappeared. He became enraged and shouted. ¡°Roddy speak up! What is going on?¡± ¡°ording to the map, that location seems like¡­ Japan¡¯s Metropolitan Police Department¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out loudly. ¡°DAMN IT!¡± 1 Aragaki Yui is a rather famous and very beautiful (personal opinion) Japanese actress.? Chapter 111: Braving the Metropolitan Police Department

Chapter 111: Braving the Metropolitan Police Department

GOR Chapter 111: Braving the Metropolitan Police Department The number of police cars chasing them increased. They frantically issued warnings through their loudspeakers, ordering Chen Xiaolian to stop the car. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and stamped heavily onto the throttle, sending the car barrelling away. The police cars behind attempted to overtake them, but Chen Xiaolian summoned out his Need for Speed¡¯s gaming spirit, abruptly rushing left and right, colliding with them again and again. After a few collisions, the car had be a wreck with the doors on both sides dented inwards. ¡°Japan police cars are quite durable,¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to calm down and was no longer as nervous as he was before. Their car travelled through the road in an S line. The police cars behind them attempted to overtake them several times, but were stopped by Chen Xiaolian each time. One of the police cars lost control and collided into a shop. The signboard of the shop read [Victoria¡¯s Secret]. The portrait of Miranda Kerr [1] wearing a sensual pair of lingerie on the door propelled outwards due to the collision¡­ ¡°It is all right! The Japanese traffic police and ordinary police do not carry firearms [2]. If we are in the US, the police would have opened fire by now,¡± Roddy rolled down the windows, allowing the wind to blow inside before extending his hand out as he shoved the middle finger towards the back! ¡°Haha! They do not have guns? I do!¡± Bei Tai held out both hands as he summoned out an M16 automatic assault rifle from the system! Thankfully, it has a folding stock (butt). Otherwise, it would have poked Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face! Bei Tai howled madly and pushed out half his body out the window. Next, the sound of ¡°chug chug chug chug chug¡± rang out! The police car closest to them was shot to the point of releasing sparks everywhere. Then, it staggered into a streetlight by the road! As for the second closest police car, its hood has begun to release mes. With a bang, its hood burst out and the car flew, rolling over in the process! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was a mess: Son of a bitch! What kind of members have I gotten? ¡°Bei Tai! Where did you get that gun?¡± ¡°Rookie Guild Leader, you must have never participated in an Afghanistan instance dungeon, hahahaha!¡± Bei Taiughed madly and he suddenly produced several egg-shaped¡­ ¡°Damn! You even have grenades?¡± ¡°Tactical defence grenade,¡± Bei Taiughed. He pulled out the rings and threw them to the back¡­ A series of explosions rang out from behind them. Chen Xiaolian looked at the back view mirror and saw the streets of Tokyo in utter mess¡­ ¡­ Tokyo Tower. High up in the skies, a ck figure was suspended amidst theyer of clouds. Both his hands spread out and he wore a big pair of smart goggles on his face. The left side connected to a headset and various data unfolded on the surface of the goggles. ¡°Falcon reporting on thetest data. I am receiving data from all 389 receivers normally. The entire region is under our monitoring. I have sent over the six most suspected target positions,¡± The man in ck spoke in a very low tone. A deep voice came from the headset. ¡°Falcon, continue monitoring.¡± ¡°Affirmative, Team Leader. I wish everyone sess.¡± Within a warehouse of a bigmercial building in the central area, a beefy figure with a bodybuilder¡¯s physique sneered as he turned off the walkie-talkie and forcefully tugged his protective suit. Inside the room stood seven to eight team members, each wearing a full set of highly sci-fibat suit. ¡°Well then, are you all ready? From this moment onwards, this city will be our yground! Vent as much as you want!¡± After he finished speaking, the beefy figure shouted. ¡°Long live Thorned Flower!¡± ¡°Long live Thorned Flower!¡± After shouting loudly, all of them put on a circr shaped helmet. The muscr beefy figure walked to the side of an immense object covered in ck tarpaulin. He then pulled away the tarpaulin! A tank with a domineering appearance, filled with a sci-fi feeling was unveiled before everyone! ¡°Move! Let us move out! The first target¡­ ha ha! Metropolitan Police Department? I like this target!¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡°Are you sure it is here?¡± Their car had managed to shake off the pursuing police cars. It was likely that the firepower that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group was packing had shocked them, thus forcing them to retreat for the moment. ¡°I am sure,¡± Roddy immediately replied. ¡°I have rechecked the map three times.¡± ¡°Son of a bitch!¡± They halted the car at an intersection. At the corner, there was a very big, white wedge-shaped building. ¡°We need to be faster,¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look upwards. Up in the skies, a police helicopter was hovering in the air, maintaining a sufficient level of altitude while following them. ¡°Ordinary police may not be equipped with firearms, but I estimate that they would soon send a more powerful team.¡± ¡°Let us go! We can only charge in,¡± Chen Xiaolian stopped the car and the three of them exited the car. The absurdly violent Bei Tai directed the M16 at the helicopter in the air, shooting a burst at it, causing the helicopter to dodge away. ¡°Go go go! Charge into the big building!¡± The three of them ran frantically and Chen Xiaolian zoomed in on the radar disy within the system. The golden coloured blip was actually within the big building! ¡°Son of a bitch! It really is within the Metropolitan Police Department!¡± When they entered, a police officer came over to stop them. Bei Tai struck him with the rifle¡¯s butt and shot out a burst of bullets at the ceiling! Instantly, shrill cries erupted out from the lobby area and countless people ran in every direction. Some directly ced their heads down onto the ground. ¡°If you do not resist, you will not die!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted several times using Japanese. The three of them rushed inside the big building, heading towards the disyed target area. They charged into the fire staircase. ¡°Son of a bitch! It is the 9th floor, can we not take the elevator?¡± Roddy let out a bitter smile. ¡°Idiot, if we take the elevator, we will be as good as dead once they stop it,¡± Chen Xiaolian kicked him. ¡°You already have a strengthened body, what is there to fear from some stairs? Hurry up and move!¡± The Metropolitan Police Department was in factcking in firearms and most of the people there were just office workers ¨C at the very least, they were not assigned guns. However, Chen Xiaolian did not make light of them. This was the police headquarters; they must have an armed security force. It was simply because they had charged in so suddenly that the armed security guard was likely still in the process of raising the rm! In one breath, they ran all the way up to the 9th floor and rushed out of the fire escape path. They immediately caught sight of two robust looking police officers running towards them. One of them raised a revolver, its barrel aimed at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian quickly retreated. With a ¡°bang¡±, a bullet struck the doorframe beside Chen Xiaolian, scaring him to the point of perspiring cold sweat! His heart secretly felt fearful: That was too dangerous! Bei Tai did not bother about anything else and simply unleashed a hail of bullets over, suppressing the two police officers, and leaving them crawling on the floor. Before they could raise their heads, Bei Tai had pulled out a grenade and sent it rolling towards them. A loud ¡°bang¡± reverberated from the corridor, followed by the cries of shock and misery. ¡°Charge! Remember, turn left in front and turn right after that. It is the second room!¡± The three of them ran in frenzy through the corridor. No one in the building dared to step forward to stop them. The police officers within this big building have no firearms and the two back then were clearly part of the armed security that was just sent over. However, after Bei Tai suppressed them with a volley of bullets, a series of shouts came over from a walkie-talkie. Clearly, the other side was calling for reinforcements. The three of them rushed towards the location indicated by the radar and saw a thick sturdy door. There were Japanese and English signs upon the door. ¡°Archives Division?¡± Bei Tai smashed open the door and was about to rush in when a cold de shed out from the partly opened door! Chen Xiaolian was ready for it. He held the Bone Crusher Axe in his hand and pulled Bei Tai back. The axe wielding hand moved to intercept the sword! Dang! Sparks flew about! Chen Xiaolian could feel that the other party¡¯s strength was very strong. Wielding the axe with one hand, his body staggered and he took several steps back, falling onto the wall. From behind the door, an Asian American man wearing a protective suit and wielding a katana charged out with a roar! ¡°Roddy, get back!¡± Chen Xiaolian bellowed. He raised the Bone Crusher Axe and charged forward again! Head Cleaver! Impish Teeth Discer! Ear Gouger! Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes were executed in session. The other party was obviously disadvantaged in this exchange. The narrow katana was unsuited for hacking; additionally, the katana was less heavypared to the axe. After receiving three sessive strikes from Chen Xiaolian, the man was thrown backwards into the room. He fell onto a chair in the Archives Division, ttening it immediately! ¡°Do not enter first!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly grabbed a grenade from Bei Tai¡¯s hand and bit out the pin before throwing it into the room. Then, he closed the door! Boom! A huge explosion reverberated out from inside! ¡°Wicked!¡± Bei Tai gave him the thumbs up. Chen Xiaolian pushed open the door to see the interior in ruins. The katana wielding Asian American was lying on the floor, groaning. Although he was wearing a protective suit, he did not have protective pants! His thighs and knees were bleeding profusely. Chen Xiaolian looked at the corner of the room and found a glowing golden cube on the floor. That was the energy source! Bei Tai pulled out a dagger and stepped forward with the intention of stabbing the katana wielding man¡¯s body. Chen Xiaolian though, stopped him. He walked forward and grabbed onto that man¡¯s neck. ¡°yer? Awakened? Speak! Do you have any teammates?¡± The man swore furiously. It turned out to be a standard Japanese word. ¡°If you speak, you live. If you don¡¯t you die!¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly raised the Bone Crusher Axe. ¡°I will speak!¡± The man cried out helplessly. ¡°There is only me! I am an Awakened, do not kill me! Just take the energy source! I do not have teammates!¡± ¡°How did you end up hiding in the Metropolitan Police Department?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly asked. ¡°Two days ago, I received the instance dungeon notification. Since the first phase of the quest is to protect the energy source, I searched for the safest and most suitable ce for defence. Originally, I had wanted to sneak into prison. However, there was insufficient time. Thus, I could only forge some documents and sneak into this Metropolitan Police Department before the instance dungeon began.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°A very smart idea. Unfortunately for you, you bumped into us.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly retrieved a pile of thin, white thread from the system ¨C ck Widow¡¯s web! Next, Chen Xiaolian tied one end of the thread around an archives cab. As for the other end, he handed it to the Japanese Awakened. ¡°Hold it! I promised to let you live, I won¡¯t go back on my words.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The Japanese Awakened was stunned for a moment. By then, Chen Xiaolian had already walked over and with one blow, smashed the window apart. The winds blew wildly inside and Chen Xiaolian nced out¡­ ¡°Nine floors will certainly have a distance of more than 10 metres,¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke, carrying the Japanese Awakened towards the open window. ¡°Hold the thread tightly. Whether you live or die will depend on yourself.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian asked Bei Tai. ¡°Do you have a handgun?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Bei Tai grinned and handed over a handgun. Chen Xiaolian shoved it into the Japanese Awakened¡¯s chest. The Japanese Awakened subconsciously wound the thread around his hand. Next, Chen Xiaolian tossed him out of the window! The fellow screamed wretchedly as he fell down. The spider web slid outside rapidly. Finally, the spider web stopped sliding, leaving around 3 metres of distance between the man and the ground! Although the fellow was holding onto the thread, the momentum was too big and he was unable to endure it. His hand let go off the thread and he fell down! However, he also has protection from his protective suit. After falling onto the ground, he struggled for a while before climbing back up. Below the building, several police cars had pulled over and police officers holding onto firearms of varying length had surrounded the area. The Awakened fell from the skies while holding onto the spider web, transforming into their number one target. The poor fellow was unwilling to be arrested without putting up a fight. He pulled out the handgun that Chen Xiaolian had given him in frustration, jumped behind a wall and started shooting at the police. The warnings issued by the police had no effect and soon, both sides shot back and forth. In an instant, endless sounds of gunshots filled the outer area of the big building¡¯s ground floor. ¡­ ¡°All right, this fellow is taking the heat from the police. This should help buy us a few minutes.¡± Chen Xiaolian picked up the katana and examined it. Observing that it was a [B] ss weapon, he tossed it to Roddy. ¡°Take it. I will give it to you for now.¡± Roddy was rather excited and he caught it with his hand and examined it, nearly cutting his own fingers in the process. Chen Xiaolian walked over and picked up the energy source. This item appeared big, but was in fact very light. After picking it up from the floor, it shrank at a rapid pace! Finally, the item within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s palm became the size of a cigarette box. Chen Xiaolian tested and found that he could not ce this item inside the system. He could only keep it in his pocket. ¡°We will leave this building through the other fire escape route! Bei Tai, you open the way. Roddy, you are in the middle. I will bring up the rear!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was one of determination. ¡°Do not fall behind in the middle of the way! Do not stop no matter what happens!¡± ¡°Let us go!¡± Bei Tai raised the M16. ¡°I have four more magazines. After that, I have no other methods. I did not expect this to happen here in Japan, so I did not make enough preparations.¡± The three of them ran out of the room and found that there were almost no one left on the 9th floor. Most of them had fled. Chen Xiaolian and his team ran quickly towards the other side of the building and faced no resistance at all along the way. They charged into the other fire escape route and rushed downstairs. After running down to the first floor, they opened the door of the fire escape route to find a team of heavily armed police officers rushing over! These officers were not ordinary police officers. They wore tactical helmets, bulletproof vests and held onto automatic rifles¡­ 1 Miranda Kerr, a lingerie model who was part of Victoria¡¯s Secret (American designer, manufacturer and marketer of premium lingerie for women and beauty products) brand. ? 2 I tried searching around but I can¡¯t find anything conclusive about this issue. One news site state that Japan police officers are assigned guns. However, they are not allowed to carry their gun when they are working unless they are on certain raids that require guns. So, most of the time, their gun would be kept in the station or equivalent.? Chapter 112: Rampage!

Chapter 112: Rampage!

GOR Chapter 112: Rampage! Right as Bei Tai¡¯s head stuck out, a hail of bullets flew out towards his head and he quickly backed up. He returned fire and shouted. ¡°The corridor is blocked off! There are too many people! Should we use skills to kill our way out?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t! Heaven knows when we will encounter other yers. If possible, do not use your skill!¡± Chen Xiaolian was suddenly feeling regretful at his decision to not bring Qiao Qiao. If Qiao Qiao was here, she could summon out the ck Widow. Those ordinary firearms would likely be unable to harm the ck Widow and it could open a path through this narrow ce. The quality of these armed men was clearly far superior whenpared with the ordinary police officers. They suppressed Chen Xiaolian and the other two into the corner of the corridor. Roddy shouted out. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t Japanese police officers have no firearms?¡± ¡°Idiot, they will certainly have special forces,¡± Chen Xiaolian scolded. Back then, he caught sight of the mark on the tactical vest worn by the armed men. It was clearly written: Special Assault Team. That was the Special Forces within the Japanese police force, simr to Armed Anti-Terror Police, codenamed: SAT (Special Assault Team). Unfortunately for them, this ce was the Metropolitan Police Department! After receiving an attack from thugs, the Metropolitan Police Department instantly transformed into a provoked ho¡¯s nest! ¡°Retreat! We cannot charge out through the front!¡± Chen Xiaolian decided. They ran towards another end of the corridor. While doing so, Bei Tai did not forget to toss out a tactical grenade. ¡°There is no door!¡± Roddy who was at the front shouted out. Bei Tai caught up and hit him hard in the head. ¡°Are you an idiot? Did you think you are an ordinary person? Let me have a go!¡± This fellow produced out a piece of stic explosive from the system! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes bulged out. ¡°How do you have everything?¡± ¡°I usually like to mess around with these things. Last time when we were in the Qin Shi Huang instance dungeon, the usage of these things was restricted. Otherwise, I would have let those terracotta soldiers have a taste of my might!¡± Bei Tai sneered as he finished setting up the explosive. Chen Xiaolian kicked open a room door beside them and pulled Roddy inside¡­ The explosion erupted with a loud boom. Dense smoke billowed out as stones and gravel fell down! Part of the room¡¯s ceiling copsed from the shock and the fluorescent lights fell down. Coughing a few times, Chen Xiaolian grabbed hold of Roddy and ran out from the dense smoke. The explosion created a hole in the walls at the end of the corridor. The hole was big enough for an adult to slip through! ¡°Move! Move! Move! Hurry!¡± Bei Tai took the vanguard position and charged forward, followed by Roddy and Chen Xiaolian. Beyond the wall, there was actually a special passageway with metal piping lining the walls. Who knew what those pipes were for. Clearly, they have entered an underground area. The three of them were unable to get their bearings and they rushed forward. After making a few corners, they ended up running for roughly three minutes. ¡°Bloody Hell! They dug such a big hole beneath the Metropolitan Police Department?¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed. With the Physique and Agility that the three of them possessed, three minutes was enough to cover at least 2 kilometres. ¡°There is a door! Blow it up!¡± Observing the thick metal doors before him, he struck it heavily with his fist. His face distorted. ¡°Son of a bitch! Explosives will not be enough to open it! This door is too thick!¡± Roddy sniggered and he walked forward, extending his hands to touch the door. Examining the electronic lock device on the metal door, he said. ¡°Let me try.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Roddy. Roddy wore a strange expression on his face. ¡°The skill I selected is¡­ Mechanical Heart.¡± ¡°Mechanical Heart? What is that thing?¡± ¡°Theoretically speaking, I can control all electronic machines of the technological type,¡± Roddy said pridefully. ¡°Naturally, a moreplicated device would require a higher skill level. Even if you give me a Mech, the present me cannot control it. But, an electronic lock is no problem for me.¡± Roddy ced both hands on the door and closed his eyes¡­ Pata! Next, a series of ¡°di di di di¡± rm sounds rang out. The st door opened! ¡°Move! Move! Move! Hurry!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly pushed Roddy. The faint sounds of rapid footsteps could be heard closing in from the passageway behind them. The three of them rushed through the st door. Chen Xiaolian did not forget to turn around and push the door back into ce. With a ¡°pata¡± sound, the st door was locked again. ¡­ ¡°This, what is this ce?¡± The three of them stood before the door as they surveyed their surrounding environment. They were stunned. ¡­ The ce was clearly an underground station. More urately, it should be an underground warehouse! Furthermore, it was of the military type! Clear warning signs were ced on the door and walls. Amongst them was a sign that Chen Xiaolian was familiar with. ¡°Special Assault Team? Holy shit! We drilled our way into theirir?¡± Chen Xiaolian uttered a bitterugh. The warehouse was very big, as big as a football field. In a spacious area beside them were several cars¡­ unfortunately, that ce seemed to be something akin to a machine repair station. The cars were missing either their engines or tires. ¡°Quick, look over there!¡± Roddy pointed towards an area inside the warehouse. The warehouse area had simple metal sliding doors enclosing it. The three of them walked over and Roddy immediately controlled the doors, causing it to slide open. Then¡­ the three of them gasped! A long, thick cannon barrel¡­ steel tes exuding a cold aura¡­ rough and sturdy treads¡­ After a full 10 seconds, Chen Xiaolian exhaled and said in a rather confused tone of voice. ¡°Son of a bitch¡­ since when did they assign the Japanese police team with a tank?¡± Bei Tai and Roddy who were standing side by side, eximed in unison: ¡°TK-X, Type 10 tank!¡± After they spoke out those words, they nced at each other, their eyes conveying the words: You know about this? ¡°4-stroke water-cooled V8 diesel engine.¡± ¡°1200 hydraulic horsepower with mechanical type stepless transmission." The two of them uttered out those words and stared at each other again. Roddy revealed an expression of embarrassment. ¡°I am a bit of a military fanatic.¡± ¡°Haha! I thought you only like those sci-fi toys,¡± Bei Tai patted him on his shoulder. ¡°In the future, we will be sharing amon interest.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the tank and suddenly said. ¡°This thing¡­ can you start it up and drive it out?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you want to drive this thing out?¡± ¡°What else? We have now charged into their of others. Are you nning on bing Superman and kill your way out?¡± Chen Xiaolian then revealed a wicked smile. ¡°Have you ever driven a tank through the streets of Tokyo? This opportunityes once in a blue moon, you know?¡± The eyes of both Bei Tai, the violent prone maniac and Roddy, the chuunibyou patient shed out simultaneously! ¡­ ¡­ ¡°There is diesel in the gas tank!¡± Bei Tai had already climbed his way into the tank like a monkey. ¡°Haha, the maintenance done on it is quite good.¡± ¡°The turret can be used¡­ but there are no artillery shells. The standard equipped armament M2 machine gun has been taken off. Although the Type 74 machine gun armament is still here, there is no ammunition,¡± Roddy sighed as he sat on the turret. Chen Xiaolian had already found a crucial spot beside the warehouse area. ¡°This warehouse area can be raised! Look, just by pulling this lever on the wall, the ceiling of this warehouse should open up and this base will rise up, sending us to the surface.¡± ¡°Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and get it up!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out and pulled down the lever on the wall. After a sharp rm rang out, the ceiling of the warehouse area slowly split apart to the sides. The ground shook and the entire warehouse area slowly rose! ¡°Hurry up and enter the tank!¡± ¡­ Outside the Metropolitan Police Department, over ten police cars have surrounded the exterior of the building. Additionally, there were also several armoured vehicles stationed outside. Fully armed Japanese Special Assault Team members had already charged into the big building, leaving a few officers to block off the street. It was at that moment¡­ On the left side of the building, a spacious open hatch slowly separated by itself¡­ One minuteter, a tank was revealed before the light of day! The police officers in the vicinity broke into amotion! ¡°What the Hell! Who opened this ce up?¡± A high-ranking Japanese police officer stood behind a police car, gaping at the tank that had appeared from beneath the big building! Beside him, a member of the Special Assault Team who worebat uniform broke out in cold sweat. He replied. ¡°We¡­ we had originally scheduled a joint exercise with the Self Defence Force (SDF) three days from now¡­ this¡­ this tank was temporarily loaned over for drilling purposes. It has since been ced in the maintenance warehouse for maintenance¡­ What the Hell! How did they enter the maintenance warehouse? That ce is fully sealed off!¡± ¡­ ¡°Roddy, do you know how to start this thing?¡± Inside the tank, Bei Tai was seated in the gunner position, allowing Roddy to sit in the driver¡¯s spot. Roddy spit on both his palms and rubbed them. ¡°Son of a bitch! Let us give it a go! If it does not work, then I will use my Mechanical Heart skill!¡± ¡°Follow my instructions! Open the diesel switch, switch on the master circuit¡­ right, that is the ce! Next is the motor pump switch! Good, step on the clutch! Hahaha, that is right! Then, press start! Pull the pole to the lowest speed¡­ that is it! That is correct! Hahahaha! Let us go all out! Let us move out!¡± A loud sound burst out, it was the roaring sound of the Type 10 tank¡¯s V8 engine! Next, before the eyes of the panicking police officers, the tank treads slowly rotated¡­ The tank¡¯s magnificent body charged directly through the outer fence of the big building, easily tearing apart a segment of the metal fence. After that, it bulldozed its way into the streets! ¡°Quick, stop them!¡± Tat tat tat tat tat. Chug chug chug chug chug¡­ The countless number of police officers fired with their various types of firearms! However, their bullets struck the surface of the tank in vain; the only result was the sounds of ¡°ding ding dang dang¡±. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Roddy screamed, shifting the tank into high gear, charging forward! Two police cars were positioned on the intersection to form a blockade. But the tank simply charged forward! The police officers there fired frantically. Seeing the tank barrelling towards them however, they could only scatter away¡­ Crunch crunch¡­ the tank tread rolled across the surface of the cars. The tank shook slightly before moving through with wanton abandon! As for the two police cars behind, only ttened scrap metal were left of them. Next, the tank tread casually rolled past the roadblock¡¯s iron spikes ced on the intersection area. Chapter 113: Mantis Stalks the Cicada

Chapter 113: Mantis Stalks the Cicada

GOR Chapter 113: Mantis Stalks the Cicada ¡°Too cool!¡± Roddy cheered loudly as Bei Tai who was beside himughed. ¡°Two blocks, after that it is my turn to have fun.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be too happy first! There is an obstruction in front!¡± Two armoured explosion-proof vehicles drove towards them at a rapid pace! ¡°Ram past them?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t! Those explosion-proof vehicles are armoured. If our tank treads get damaged, we will be stranded on the road! When that happens, we will be finished,¡± Bei Tai sniggered. ¡°You continue driving; I will deliver some presents for them.¡± He abruptly began controlling the gunner position! ¡°I thought there aren¡¯t any artillery shells?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared. ¡°There are none in the tank, but my system might have some. Let me check,¡± Bei Tai narrowed his eyes. ¡°120-mm artillery shells¡­ aha! I have it, only two though! Haha!¡± ¡­ On the road, the two armoured explosion-proof vehicles have stopped and two team of soldiers leapt out from the vehicles! One could easily tell that these men were from the Special Assault Team. Through the periscope, Chen Xiaolian noticed that these soldiers were equipped with anti-materiel rifles [1]! The soldiers shouted out something in Japanese and they quickly assumed tactical formation. A hail of bullets rained on the tank as it moved forward¡­ At that moment, something urred, causing the soldiers from the Special Assault Team to suffer from an expulsion of their souls! The tank¡¯s turret suddenly moved and the muzzle of the turret slowly turned¡­ ¡°What is going on? Is it aiming at us?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it not supposed to have any shells?¡± ¡°Bloody Hell!¡± ¡°Hurry up and disperse! Get away from the artillery fire!¡± Boom!!! A loud sound erupted and orange me sprayed out from the muzzle of the turret! A 120-mm artillery shell flew out and the armoured explosion-proof vehicle on the left was sted into the air! The body of the vehicle exploded into pieces while the orange mes enveloped half the road in an instant. The shockwave from the explosion also knocked the other explosion-proof vehicle to the side. The tank then drove triumphantly through the orange mes and ck billowing smoke! ¡­ Inside the tank, the three young men eximed! Even Chen Xiaolian was feeling the kick from the flowing adrenaline. This feeling of starting up a tank to tten other cars, drive with wanton abandon through the streets and sting the target with artillery to suppress them¡­ Too bloody enjoyable! ¡­ The Type 10 tank sped through the streets of Tokyo. Although they could only reach a maximum speed of 70 mph, this feeling was enough to make them excited! Behind them, several armoured explosion-proof vehicles of the Japanese Special Assault Team were in pursuit. However, they dared not get too close. As for the ordinary police cars¡­ they could only follow at the very rear of the pursuing team. All they could do was release the siren¡¯s warning sound. Were they trying to intimidate their opponents or were they trying to drum up courage for themselves, no one knew. ¡°Think of something to shake these guys off! We cannot let these guys follow us all the time.¡± Roddy frowned. ¡°Hurry up and check the map.¡± ¡°Check what map?¡± Bei Tai produced a cigarette and took a drag before uttering. ¡°Do not forget, we are now driving a tank!¡± ¡°You mean¡­¡± ¡°Mr Lu Xun [2] had once said¡­ there was originally no road¡­¡± ¡­ Boom! The tank smashed its way into arge shopping mall from an intersection! The tank treads rolled through the expensive marble floors and crashed through the luxurious crystalmps, rampaging through the interior of the shopping mall as it moved further inside! The huge crystalmp fell down and sharp screams resounded through the shopping mall. Roddy focused on controlling the tank, leading it as it swaggered through the central area of the shopping mall. Next, he went berserk, made a 90-degree turn, and smashed out into the other side of the street, breaking through an LV shop while doing so! Following the sounds of crashing, the ss was shattered to pieces! The tank moved out from the side into the streets. Atop the turret muzzle, there was an LV branded bag of thetest edition. ¡°Cool!¡± Bei Tai screamed out. ¡°Guild Leader! Why don¡¯t we just head into the National Diet (House of Representatives)? Or maybe the Prime Minister¡¯s residence?¡± ¡°Enough messing around! Just shake off those fellows! We need to find a ce to get off,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a serious tone. ¡°There is only 24 hours. So far, we have only acquired one energy source.¡± He quickly pulled out the system quest interface. Upon the radar, another golden blip has appeared. ¡°The second energy source has appeared! The distance between us is¡­ eh? It¡¯s very close!¡± Chen Xiaolian rechecked it carefully and his face changed. ¡°That is not right! It is moving! It ising at us!¡± Roddy knitted his eyebrows. ¡°How could the energy source be moving?¡± ¡°It seems the system has randomly assigned us with an energy source that has already been snatched away!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. ¡°Son of a bitch! Why is our luck so bad? To be able to snatch the energy source from others, these people are definitely not good people! Bloody Hell! They are moving very fast on the radar! They must have a car. They areing in closer! They are just beyond the right corner before us!¡± At that moment¡­ at the intersection before them, something sent amercial car flying through the air! As itnded, it rolled across the ground several times. Next, a metal monstrosity with an overbearing appearance and highly technological atmosphere roared out into existence! It turned around at the intersection and headed straight for the Type 10 tank that Chen Xiaolian and the others were in! ¡°That¡­ what the Hell is that thing?¡± Both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy shouted out at the same time. With just one nce, Bei Tai¡¯s face instantly changed! He hastily tossed away the cigarette butt and shouted. ¡°Thunderstorm Tank! Bloody Hell! We have encountered a high-level team!¡± Thunderstorm Tank? Hearing this name, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡¯s eyes revealed disbelief! The immense object before them was twice as big as this 40-tonned Type 10 tank! Comparing them was equivalent toparing an ordinary car with a dump truck! The stout turret muzzle was actually square shaped! The sci-fi feeling exuding from it was overwhelming! Bei Tai was hastily controlling the gunner position, loading up thest 120-mm artillery shell. After aiming the turret¡­ Boom! The tank shook! Orange mes sprayed out from the muzzle of the turret and the shell whistled forward! Next, something jaw dropping urred before them. The 120-mm artillery shell mmed into the front surface area of the metal tank opposite them, and¡­ Bounced off! Not a single trace was left on the surface of the tank! ¡°Damn it! Electromaic Shielding Device!¡± Bei Tai roared out in despair. ¡°Quick! Get out! Their turret is moving! Hurry up and run!¡± ¡­ The three of them jumped out of the tank. Chen Xiaolian grabbed Roddy who was climbing down the turret and pulled him straight down. Then, they quickly ran to the side of the street¡­ Their strengthened [B] ss attributes saved them! They forced out their strength and speed and reached the side of the street in merely 2 seconds. Turning around, they saw a lightning bolt sh out from the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s square shaped turret! The electrical bolt immediately cut through the Type 10 tank left in the middle of the road! The only things left of the tank were two piles of scrap metal. The metals within the pierced through area of the tank could be seen melting! A 50-metre deep pit was left upon the wide street area! ¡°Damn! So brutal?¡± Roddy stared with wide-open eyes. At that moment, the sound of sirens came and two armoured explosion-proof vehicles caught up. ¡°Hurry up and run! This target is beyond our ability to deal with!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°Let¡¯s go! We cannot provoke a team that can afford a Thunderstorm Tank!¡± Bei Tai let out a bitter smile. ¡°Take advantage of this time when the police are keeping them upied and run!¡± The two armoured explosion-proof vehicles halted in the middle of the road. Clearly, the colossal object in front had left the soldiers from the Special Assault Team stunned! ¡°Who can tell me what that thing is? Is it our Self Defence Force?¡± ¡°Oh, Hell! They are turning the turret muzzle! It is pointing at us!¡± ¡°Get out now!¡± Boom! A bolt of lightning seared forward, sting the armoured explosion-proof vehicle up into the skies. It then fell onto the ground, nothing more than a piece of molten scrap. None of the armed soldiers within the vehicle managed to run out¡­ The soldiers in the other vehicle were shocked and they quickly retreated. One of the soldiers climbed up to the roof of the vehicle tomandeer the installed machine gun to unleash a wild barrage of bullets at the other party. Unfortunately, the bullets fell onto the surface of the Thunderstorm Tank harmlessly, not even capable of annoying it. ¡°Hurry!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly shouted and the three of them ran into a narrow street. Three figures jumped down from the Thunderstorm Tank and they quickly ran to the roadside. Clearly, they were chasing after Chen Xiaolian and his team¡­ ¡­ ¡°Why is it so noisy outside?¡± Qiao Qiao stood by the window, watching the street below. There were almost no pedestrians left on the street. Apparently, this disaster stricken country of Japan has a very effective set of emergency measures. There were only police cars and fire engines roaring through from the main street. There were also police cars moving slowly, using loudspeakers to make certain announcements. The announcement was for the civilians to leave the public areas and stay at home or move to the nearest shelter. ¡°It has been over an hour.¡± Qiao Qiao sighed, looking very anxious. ¡°Do not be nervous. Being nervous at this time is useless.¡± Lun Tai held onto a sword, lightly wiping it. Suddenly, his face changed. He stood up and turned to face the door before hiding himself in a corner. At the same time, he waved to Qiao Qiao. The others within the room quickly hid themselves. Qiao Qiao held onto Soo Soo and hid behind the sofa. ¡°It''s us!¡± Bei Tai¡¯s voice came from beyond the door. Lun Tai then went over and carefully removed a grenade set onto the door handle. Chen Xiaolian and the other two entered. ¡°See? I told you not to carelessly open the door,¡± Bei Tai pointed to the grenade on the door handle. If I had not pulled you earlier, you would currently be lying on the floor. My big bro is very vignt.¡± ¡°How did it go?¡± Qiao Qiao walked over. Chen Xiaolian pulled out a cigarette box sized energy source from his pocket. ¡°We were lucky. It was a lone Awakened and we got one. However, on our way back, we encountered a group of experts and were nearly killed off.¡± ¡°You managed to shake them off? Did they tail you?¡± Lun Tai frowned. ¡°No, we were very careful. We deliberately went around in a circle and observed a few times. No one was tailing us,¡± Bei Tai immediately replied. ¡°Big bro, you all here¡­¡± ¡°Nothing happened,¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°No one came to snatch.¡± Chen Xiaolian went over to pick up a bottle of mineral water. Drinking a few mouthfuls of water, he gasped for breath. ¡°We may be in trouble! After we snatched an energy source, the system randomly assigned us a new target. However¡­ the opponent is a very strong team.¡± ¡°Strong? How strong?¡± Lun Tai raised his eyebrows. ¡°They have a Thunderstorm Tank,¡± Bei Tai replied. Lun Tai¡¯s face instantly distorted and turned dark. ¡­ In the back corner of a street opposite of the hotel¡­ Three people wearing highly sci-fibat suits stood quietly. A beefy man took off his helmet and sneered as he turned to look at the tall hotel building. Surprisingly, this man was the Team Leader of the Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s team! ¡°Falcon, calling Falcon,¡± He pressed his headset. ¡°I discovered a team. They should have just returned from a hunt. I purposely chose not to attack them and tailed them to locate their base. I surmise that their side may have another snatched energy source besides their own.¡± ¡°You are still as crafty as ever, Team Leader,¡± Falcon answered. ¡°Well then, what is the situation?¡± ¡°Wait¡­ eh? Team Leader! Hide fast! An aircraft is quickly approaching your coordinates!¡± ¡°Aircraft?¡± The beefy man raised his head to look at the skies¡­ Above the blue skies, a faint trail of mes suddenly streaked through the expanse. Something resembling a flying bird pierced through the skies, heading in their direction! As it flew, an umbre shaped sound barrier was created! The object flew speedily before stopping above the big building, hovering in mid-air. ¡­ ¡°En, the location of the disyed energy source should be here¡­¡± The aircraft was in fact, a person! Only that this person was wearing a human shaped flight gear! At the backside of the gear were orange coloured turbines discharging mes out of it. Under the helmet visor was a beautifully curved face. The mouth on the face pursed up and this person let out a scoff. Beneath the visor, several strands of purple hair were visible! This person wearing flight gear was¡­ The pilot from Zero City ¨C Nicole! ¡­ ¡°Damn it! That¡­ is someone from Zero City!¡± The beefy man¡¯s face changed and he took several steps back. The three of them hid behind a signboard. ¡°A big fish has arrived¡­¡± He whispered into the headset. ¡°Falcon, Falcon! I am the Team Leader, my coordinates is¡­ there is a big fish here! Imand for all team members to approach my current coordinates! Bring over every Thunderstorm Tank! I repeat, bring over every Thunderstorm Tank!¡± 1 Anti-materiel rifle is designed against military equipment. Not enough to go against armoured vehicles like tanks, but effective against lightly armoured vehicles. I mean¡­ who expects a TANK?? 2 Lu Xun, raw: ¡®Â³Ñ¸¡¯. (1881 - 1936) He was a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. [Source: Wiki]. ? Chapter 114: Nicole Appears

Chapter 114: Nicole Appears

GOR Chapter 114: Nicole Appears ¡°Holy shit! You guys really charged into the Metropolitan Police Department? Then¡­ you started up a tank and drove it through the street of Tokyo?¡± Qiao Qiao stared at Roddy. Roddy was showing a delighted expression. ¡°Wahaha! I will never, ever forget that feeling! Do you know how it feels to use a tank to tten a police car? Hahahaha! There is also Bei Tai, he used an artillery to st an armoured explosion-proof vehicle off its wheels! ¡°We drove the tank into a shopping mall, cutting a way through without opposition! Whenever we saw a luxury boutique, we¡¯ll smash through them! There¡¯s Chanel, Gi, Hermes¡­ in the end, we broke our way out through an LV store!¡± Hearing about their adventures, Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes glittered ¨C this Big Miss has quite a violent side to her character. ¡°If I had known, I would have gone with you!¡± Qiao Qiao sighed. ¡°I was unable to participate in such an enjoyable matter.¡± ¡°That is enough, stop talking about that,¡± Chen Xiaolian wore a grim expression. ¡°Everyone,e over. We need to discuss our next step.¡± After everyone sat down, Chen Xiaolian produced the miniaturized energy source and ced it on the table. He slowly said. ¡°We have encountered a problem. The target energy source disyed by the system belongs to a very powerful team. We cannot afford to challenge that team. ¡°Here is the problem¡­ we need to collect five of these energy sources before the countdown ends. That is why¡­ I want to hear your opinions. Do you all have any good opinions?¡± ¡°It is as you said, the enemy possess a Thunderstorm Tank. That means we simply do not have the means of opposing them. Against such a powerful opponent, retreating is the better option,¡± Lun Tai was the first to speak out. Frowning, he continued. ¡°No need to smash eggs against a rock. ¡°As for the quest, perhaps we could go about it using another method.¡± ¡°What method?¡± Bei Tai asked. ¡°The most basic way,¡± Lun Tai replied. ¡°Search using manpower.¡± ¡°Search using manpower?¡± Several of them were surprised. The only one who was able to maintain his calm was Chen Xiaolian. He sighed. ¡°I was thinking about that as well. Before we cane up with a better method, using manpower to search is the best option. There should be a high number of yers and Awakened ones within Tokyo City. We can only move out to search and test our luck. If we can find a weaker target to fight, this method may be our chance to ride through this difficult time.¡± In truth, Chen Xiaolian did notpletely agree with Lun Tai¡¯s opinion of ¡®smashing eggs against a rock¡¯. Although the might disyed by the Thunderstorm Tank was astonishing, Chen Xiaolian did not feel that they were powerless to fight back! At the very least¡­ Bai Qi that he acquired from the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang gave him a great deal of confidence! Only¡­ in order to snatch just one energy source, there was no need to take such a big risk. The cost performance would be too low ¨C if they were able to snatch five energy sources in that one fight, then Chen Xiaolian might actually go for it! ¡­ ¡°We will have to depend purely on luck,¡± Roddy smiled bitterly. ¡°We do not have a better way,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt someone tugging his hand. He turned around to see Soo Soo looking at him with widened eyes. ¡°Oppa.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°Outside¡­ someone seems to be watching us,¡± Soo Soo¡¯s eyes were wide open as she pointed at the window. ¡°¡­ what?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly turned his head. His face changed! The same was true for the rest of the people within the room! A figure was quietly suspended in the middle of the air outside the ss wall windows! That was clearly a human-shaped Mech armour, a smaller version to fit a human soldier. Behind the figure, there were turbines emitting faint orange mes. Most importantly, using some kind of secret technology, this figure managed to approach the window without making any noise! The turbines spouting off orange mes were not making any noise at all! The figure outside was wearing a helmet with a visor below, masking the figure¡¯s facepletely. Only the figure¡¯s pair of eyes was visible as they coldly observed everything within the room. Chen Xiaolian noticed that the figure was staring at the huge energy source located on the floor! Time seemed to have frozen for one whole second before Chen Xiaolian made his reaction. He shouted loudly. ¡°Enemy attack!¡± After shouting, he grabbed onto Soo Soo and Qiao Qiao, falling forward onto the floor! At the same time, the figure outside the window raised a hand, cing a palm onto the surface of the window¡­ Boom! A powerful shockwave suddenly rippled outwards! The huge ss wall window imploded! The powerful shockwave turned the entire room upside down! The one closest to the window was Lun Tai. The shockwave threw him backwards until he smashed onto the wall! Bei Tai roared, instantly summoning out an M16 in his hands and he fired it at the figure hovering outside. A concentrated hail of bullets flew forward, but white dots suddenly appeared before the figure. All the bullets that came in contact with her body were repelled! Next, the figure raised a hand to point at Bei Tai, sending out a shockwave beam that sent him crashing through the living room and into another room! ¡­ Nicole flew into the room at incredible speed. After charging into the room, she did not move towards the energy source on the floor. Instead, she quickly shot towards the table. The miniaturized energy source that Chen Xiaolian managed to snatch was there! Suddenly, a ck shadow mmed into her head-on! Bang! Nicole flew out, smashing through the walls into a suite and into the bedroom! Chen Xiaolian stood by the windows, the Bone Crusher Axe in hand, gasping heavily. Before Chen Xiaolian could do anything, Nicole had already shot out! All Chen Xiaolian could see was a blur as Nicole grabbed onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s axe. The two of them wrestled and Chen Xiaolian bellowed out¡­ however, the mes emitted by the turbines behind Nicole had turned red in colour! With a ¡°bang¡±, Nicole pushed Chen Xiaolian back by about 3 or 4 metres, smashing him onto the walls and breaking right through it! ¡°Bastard!¡± Qiao Qiao had already climbed up. Watching what was happening, her eyes turned red and she moved to grab the room¡¯s coffee table. Big Miss Qiao raised the 2-metre long coffee table with just one hand and she brandished it against Nicole! The table mmed onto Nicole¡¯s back, breaking into pieces and causing Nicole¡¯s body to stagger. Nicole let go off Chen Xiaolian and turned around, staring coldly at Qiao Qiao. By then. Qiao Qiao was already moving to grab a standmp beside her. The opponent charged at her! Nicole intercepted the standmp and the turbines changed colour again, increasing the power output. Qiao Qiao was lifted off her feet and was thrown into the washroom! Nicole twisted the metal standmp and tossed it onto the floor. By then, Chen Xiaolian had already climbed out of the rubble. Wielding the Bone Crusher Axe, he pounced forward. Nicole turned around and raised a hand against Chen Xiaolian. A red beam of light shot out from her palm! The light fell upon the Bone Crusher Axe and the metal handle abruptly heated up, turning red in colour! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s palm felt pain and he cried out. He was unable to hold on to the axe and it fell onto the floor. At that moment, Nicole picked someone up from the floor and quickly retreated through the broken ss wall windows. She then hovered outside the building. She held onto the person¡¯s ankle, carrying this person upside down with her hand. The person struggled while screaming wretchedly. It was none other than Roddy! Chen Xiaolian saw that the other party has caught onto Roddy and was hovering in the air. If that person lets go, then Roddy would fall down from up high. Chen Xiaolian became frantic and was about to summon out Bai Qi. It was then¡­ ¡°Please stop!¡± An electronically synthesized voice came out. Next, Nicole¡¯s helmet opened up and her visor slipped back, revealing her face. When that happened, Chen Xiaolian became stunned. ¡°¡­ It¡¯s you?¡± It was only then that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild members were able to get up, albeit barely. What happened earlier happened too fast! From the moment Nicole charged into the room, the time it took for her to repulse the two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai, fought back against Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao, grab hold of Roddy and fly out was less than 10 seconds! Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai had already got up. It was apparent that Lun Tai had suffered from considerable damage. Back then, he was the closest to the ss wall window. When the window was broken, he received the most damage from the shockwave. As for Xia Xiaolei, he was knocked unconscious. Even though he had woken up, he was still feeling muddled. ¡°It was actually¡­ this little girl?¡± Lun Tai jerked his head. ¡°Stop it. You are not my match and I too, do not wish to kill.¡± Nicole held onto Roddy¡¯s ankle in the middle of the air. She purposely left a space of several metres between herself and the building. Coldly, she said. ¡°You should know who I am.¡± Hearing Nicole¡¯s voice, Roddy who was being held by her, stopped struggling. ¡°You¡­ what do you want to do?¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. ¡°I don¡¯t n on doing anything,¡± Nicole replied coldly. ¡°I have no grudge against you all. However, I have been forced into this instance dungeon. Additionally¡­ the target energy source that the system disyed for me just happens to belong to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. ¡°There is no need for me to go into the details,¡± Nicole continued indifferently. ¡°I have no grudge against you all. However, the system¡¯s assignment just happened to be you. In order toplete the quest and perhaps protect my own life, I need to collect five energy sources. Thus, I need to take yours. This is not a personal grudge. If you want to me someone, me the system.¡± Chen Xiaolian had nothing to say. Indeed, Nicole was not wrong. They were neither rted nor intimate. She too, due to being within the instance dungeon, has to snatch the energy source of others ¨C it just so happened that the target assigned by the system happened to be Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. Would you not go snatch? Why choose to not snatch? Just because they met once within Zero City and exchanged a few words? Notpleting the quest would result in receiving punishment from the system! ¡°I do not want to kill,¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°Otherwise, I would not have stayed my hand up until now. If so, many of you would not be alive right now.¡± ¡°¡­ first, let go of Roddy,¡± Chen Xiaolian sullenly replied. ¡°Let¡¯s discuss it through,¡± Nicole said coldly. ¡°I am still in need of 2 energy sources. I do not wish to kill. So, as long as you hand over the 2 energy sources that you have, I will leave. Even though you will fail and receive the system¡¯s punishment, you won¡¯t necessarily die. But if you refuse, then right here and now¡­¡± After saying that, Nicole slightly loosened her grip on Roddy, causing him to fall down a bit! ¡°It won¡¯t be too hard for me to kill all of you.¡± Chapter 115: Struck Down

Chapter 115: Struck Down

GOR Chapter 115: Struck Down ¡°Stop!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his fist and took a deep breath. Without hesitating, he said. ¡°All right!¡± He bent down and picked up the cigarette box-shaped energy source that dropped down the floor in the chaos earlier. ¡°You can take it! Put Roddy down!¡± ¡°First, move away from this room. Move to a sufficient enough distance.¡± ¡°¡­ very well!¡± Chen Xiaolian could only helplessly turn to look at the others. Next, they all retreated, moving out from the door and into the hotel corridor. Nicole smirked. Her body hovered and approached the building. After that, she used one hand to hold onto Roddy¡¯s throat, carrying him into the room as she followed everyone into the corridor. Her hands never left Roddy¡¯s throat! Considering her ability to twist metal earlier, twisting Roddy¡¯s neck was a simple matter. ¡°Enough! There are more than 30 metres of distance between here and the room!¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°All right, that is enough. Now, let us trade.¡± Chen Xiaolian understood what she meant and sighed. Then, he tossed over the energy source. Nicole caught it with one hand. Next, a slot opened up on the left thigh of her Mech armour and she ced it inside. ¡°Although this action of mine is very cruel, but¡­ this is an unjust and immoral world we live in. As such, I am sorry. I can only wish you good luck.¡± Nicole coldly dered as she put Roddy on the ground and shot backwards with the speed of lightning! With the powerful turbine by her side, Nicole who wore the Mech armour obtained an absolute advantage in speed! She shot back into the room with lightning like speed! Chen Xiaolian and the others quickly rushed forward. However, by the time they charged into the room, Nicole had already gotten her hands on the energy source within the room. She flew out of the hotel building and hovered at a distance of over 10 metres from the building. The energy source within her hand shrunk rapidly and finally turned into the size of a small box, which she then kept. Nicole looked at Chen Xiaolian and the others who were standing on the ledge and said softly. ¡°I wish you all good luck.¡± After saying that, she pulled her helmet and visor back into ce and turned around. The turbines released orange mes, bringing Nicole far away¡­ Chen Xiaolian wore a livid expression. Roddy who stood beside gritted his teeth heavily. Before they could say anything, a loud explosion reverberated from the outside! ¡­ On the street, a colossal Thunderstorm Tank was positioned in the middle of the street like a monster. With an overbearing appearance, it shifted its square shaped artillery muzzle, pointing it up into the sky. Then¡­ BANG! A blue coloured bolt of lightning roared through the skies! Up in the skies, Nicole was flying through two big buildings when the bolt of lightning struck her! The ambushers were very crafty; they hid the trajectory for the bolt of lightning behind a big building. As it so happened, that was Nicole¡¯s blindspot! Struck by the lightning bolt, Nicole¡¯s body mmed into the adjacent big building! A loud crashing sound resonated and the ss walls of the building were thoroughly broken! They were instantly shattered by Nicole! A series of steel fracturing sounds were emitted. Next, Nicole flew out from the other side of the building! She was sted through the building! In the skies, Nicole¡¯s body resembled a shot bird as she fell down! Just as she was about to m onto the ground, Nicole¡¯s Mech armour suddenly ejected a parachute out, reducing the speed of her fall. After that¡­ shended on a street area far away. The scene dumbfounded Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. Rather, the scene dumbfounded everyone within the room! Lun Tai coughed out blood and suddenly shouted. ¡°She has energy sources on her! Five energy sources!¡± Those words brought everyone back! That was especially true for Chen Xiaolian. His face changed and his eyes shed brilliantly. Five energy sources! Now that was worth fighting for! Besides, they needed to win back their own energy source. Otherwise, they would lose! ¡°Qiao Qiao!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. ¡°ck Widow!¡± Qiao Qiao was startled and she summoned out the ck Widow without considering anything else. After the massive ck Widow appeared within the room, Chen Xiaolian quickly jumped atop the ck Widow and used both hands to grip tightly onto it. He shouted. ¡°Get the spider to crawl down from the outside! Hurry! The time to snatch hase!¡± Qiao Qiao and the others immediately understood Chen Xiaolian¡¯s intentions! Time to snatch! Hurry towards Nicole¡¯s crash site! When you are strong, you can snatch from us and we could harbour no hard feelings. But when you are weak and we do the same to you, you can me no one as well! Just snatch! The Thunderstorm Tanks resting on the street have already begun moving towards the distant street area. Considering their size, they were unable to move at a very fast pace and were slower than an ordinary car. Additionally, there were many abandoned cars on the street. They needed to break through those obstacles and were unable to speed up. Both Qiao Qiao and Roddy jumped onto the ck Widow. Next, the ck Widow crawled out of the hotel building and onto the walls. Chen Xiaolian shouted out. ¡°The rest of you find a ce to hide!¡± Lun Tai had already suffered from serious injuries and was vomiting blood. Even after taking medicinal substances, he will still need some time to recover. ¡­ The ck Widow carried the three of them upon its back, but was still able to crawl at incredible speed through the outer walls of the big building. With the high altitude winds blowing at them, Chen Xiaolian, Roddy and Qiao Qiao had to grit their teeth and hold on tightly. This was especially true for Roddy, he didn¡¯t even dare to open his eyes ¨C the wall was built at a 90-degree angle from the ground after all! The spider crawled rapidly and was able to reach the ground quickly. Under Qiao Qiao¡¯smand, it circled around to the back of the building. In less than one minute, the spidernded on the ground. It was much faster than even the elevator! The three of them did not jump down. Qiao Qiao continued controlling the ck Widow, and after having identified their bearings, they rushed promptly towards Nicole¡¯s crash site! The ck Widow moved through the streets at a much faster speedpared to ordinary cars! Especially when considering the ck Widow¡¯s natural gifts. Manoeuvring up and down, left and right regardless of how messy the road had be. Even when faced with those abandoned cars, its eight legs allowed it to crawl right through them! There were people within the stores and houses beside the road. These people gaped as they observed a huge spider crawl through the road with three people on its back. Some cried out, others were terrified while some others produced their mobile phones to take pictures. Some even called up the cops¡­ At that moment, Chen Xiaolian simply could not be bothered with those! Turning past a corner, they approached Nicole¡¯s crash site. Observing far into the distance¡­ in an intersection about a hundred metres away, the rumbling engine sounds of the Thunderstorm Tanks¡¯ roared out towards them. ¡­ Upon a small crossroad, Nicole was lying on the ground at the centre position. Most of the Mech armour that she was wearing was broken. Upon the surface of her armour, there were cracks and severe scorch marks. Some critical parts were also emitting sounds of sparks. Most shockingly was the lower left abdomen area. There was a huge gap there as the Mech armour was directly pierced through and blood was flowing out. Nicole forced herself up. Her left index finger released a thinser de, which she used to cut off the parachute straps. She attempted to move to the side of the street. However, that small amount of movement caused her vision to cken from pain. She had already produced a High ss Healing Beast Blood and swallowed it. However, the system within the visor kept issuing out sharp warning sounds. Each of the body vitals index on the monitor were rapidly decreasing. Nicole judged that she would not be able to restore normal movement capacity within half an hour. Raising her head, she saw the ck Widow rushing over. Her face changed! She quickly raised her right arm and the outeryer of the Mech armour suddenly turned around. It rapidly transformed into a thin t barrel. Upon her monitor¡¯s interface, Nicole had locked onto them. However, she could only grit her teeth. She did not shoot because she had noticed the rumbling sounds of the Thunderstorm Tanks charging over from the other intersection! Turning around, she observed as the metal monstrosities trampled their way through the cars parked beside the street. Their huge bodies moved up and down as they continued advancing towards her! The distance between the ck Widow and herself was now less than 10 metres! Nicole abruptly turned around, pointing the barrel of her gun at the ck Widow. However, Chen Xiaolian used one sentence to make her lower her gun. ¡°Take your pick! We just want the energy sources and not your life! But those fellows would probably want both! Do you want to fight us or are you willing to let us save you away from here?¡± Nicole did not hesitate to lower the gun barrel on her hand. She then extended another hand towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Pull me up! I will give you the energy sources!¡± Chen Xiaoian pulled Nicole up onto the ck Widow¡¯s back. The ck Widow quickly turned around, rushing madly towards another road! The Thunderstorm Tanks behind increased their speed and gave chase. As the ck Widow rushed through a corner, a hair-raising scenario urred! The road before them forked into two roads, one left and one right. A Thunderstorm Tank rolled out from them both! One of them had directly smashed its way out from a building! Attack from both sides! Chen Xiaolian swore. Nicole said coldly. ¡°Move aside!¡± ¡°En?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and his body tilted to see Nicole raising her right arm. She pointed the t-barrelled rifle gun at the Thunderstorm Tank before them¡­ Xiu! Everyone¡¯s ears instantly felt a sharp, tearing pain! A thin blue light shot out, creating an air-piercing sound! After the blue light struck the Thunderstorm Tank, the tank continued moving for about 10 metres. Then, it stopped¡­ A loud explosion erupted! The turret flew up and orange mes burst out from the inside! The Thunderstorm Tank with a defence that was impervious to even artillery shells was destroyed on the spot! ¡°Damn! What kind of weapon is that? Shoot the one at the back as well!¡± Roddy went wild. ¡°War armour has sustained severe damage, there is not enough energy!¡± Nicole¡¯s body swayed and blood trickled down her mouth. She pointed to the destroyed Thunderstorm Tank before them. ¡°Hurry up and rush through!¡± Chen Xiaolian observed the scene before him and hastily pointed at one of the big buildings to the left. ¡°Qiao Qiao! Tell the ck Widow to move up! We will never shake them off on t ground!¡± ¡­ Chapter 116: Mech Angel

Chapter 116: Mech Angel

GOR Chapter 116: Mech Angel ¡°Hold on tight!¡± Seeing the ck Widow rush through the street and jumping onto the walls of the big building to their left, Qiao Qiao shouted out. The youngsters riding on the back of the spider quicklyid their bodies down. Chen Xiaolian tightly held onto the thorn protruding out from the top part of the ck Widow¡¯s limbs. The injured Nicole suddenly let out a cry as her left hand loosened, causing half her body to hang down and sway. At that moment, Roddy immediately extended his hand to embrace Nicole¡¯s waist. He howled and pushed her up. Next, he threw himself onto Nicole, using his body to keep Nicole in ce. Nicole turned around and looked at Roddy¡¯s face that was very close to her. Aplicated emotion shed through her eyes. The ck Widow was a spider after all. It moved quickly through the vertical walls of the building as though it was on level surface. Soon, it had circled around the building. At that moment, they thought they have temporarily staved off danger¡­ Suddenly a loud noise rang out! The Thunderstorm Tank behind the building opened fire! The turretunched out a radiant blue coloured bolt at the big building, piercing right through the walls! The area pierced through by the blue coloured ray was just several metres before the ck Widow! The walls copsed and the ck Widow staggered. At the same time, the few youngsters riding on it eximed in shock! ¡­ ¡°Full power! st down that big building!¡± The beefy Team Leader was shouting. The drivers within one of the Thunderstorm Tank quickly set the power to maximum! Instantly, the turret muzzle emitted blue coloured arcs of electrical current¡­ Boom! This time¡¯s blue coloured electrical bolt was far thicker than the ones released earlier! Under the power of the st, the big building on the left was punctured through again! The electrical arcs instantly melted down the walls and the exposed reinforcing steels! The corner area of the building appeared as though it had been hacked by a knife, directly cutting off one third of its structure! The broken walls of the copsing building fell down along with its fragmented walls, stones and other exposed reinforcing steels like rain. Almost one third of the walls were copsing down and the ck Widow was unable to run. In the end, it too slid down from the walls of the building. Its sickle-like ws struggled as it waved about, trying its best to find a leveraging point on one of the falling wall fragments¡­ Finally, the copsed fragments all came crashing down, all one third of the big building. ¡°Run!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. Qiao Qiao had turned pale and she struggled tomand the ck Widow to run through the small gaps between the dense amounts of falling stones. The ck Widow finallynded on the ground. Before them, the walls of the building have copsed, blocking off an entire street! This big building before them was like a giant wall with a height of over 10-metres. At that very moment, the ck Widow¡¯s body staggered and it tilted over. As it turned out, in the chaos earlier, the electrical bolt had swept past the ck Widow, tearing out two of its limbs. Its limbs had fallen off far away at an unknown location. Having lost two of its limbs, the ck Widow was heavily injured. Its body tilted and was no longer capable of standing or running! ¡°Get down!¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled Qiao Qiao down as Roddy carried Nicole down the ck Widow. Qiao Qiao then summoned back the ck Widow, turning it into a beam of light and into the system. ¡°There!¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the left side of the road; there was a small alley there. The four of them hurried over. However, before they could run into the alley, a loud noise rang out! The walls to the left of the alley burst apart! Stone fragments flew about and blocked off the entrance to the alley. Behind a Thunderstorm Tank, a yer wearingbat suit sneered as he kept aside theuncher he was carrying on his shoulder. ¡°Kill them!¡± The beefy Team Leader revealed a fearsome smile. ¡°You ruined one of my Thunderstorm Tanks. Don¡¯t even think about getting away!¡± He had already jumped down from the tank and was moving across the road. He carried a firearm in his hand. ¡°Put me down!¡± Nicole coughed out blood and struggled for a moment to break free from Roddy¡¯s hold. Then, she produced a shing red crystal from the chest area of her broken Mech armour, which she firmly crushed. ¡°Find a way to hold out for 10 seconds!¡± Ten seconds? Qiao Qiao and Roddy were surprised by Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. ¡°Listen to her!¡± He quickly moved to the side where a parking pole was ced. Chen Xiaolian used his axe to chop down the pole before savagely throwing it forward! The metal pole arced through the air in the direction of the beefy Team Leader. The Team Leaderughed out hideously and shot out. The barrel of the gun released a blue coloured light and directly disintegrated the parking pole. At that moment, from the other side of the street, the gun sounds of ¡°tat tat tat tat tat¡± was heard! ¡­ ¡°Guild Leader! We are here to provide support!¡± A ck Widow spider appeared in the intersection. Atop the ck Widow, Bei Tai was holding onto an assault rifle. The barrel of the rifle poured out bullets with wanton abandon. The barrage of bullets swept through the Thunderstorm Tank. Although the bullets only left small white dots on the surface of the Thunderstorm Tank, the beefy Team Leader who was standing beside the Thunderstorm Tank had to pull away his other team member and duck behind the tank for cover. Beside Bei Tai, Lun Tai was carrying a rocketuncher on his shoulder! ¡°Rpg?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. A ¡°boom¡± rang out and a rocket missile mmed onto the Thunderstorm Tank! The sh from the resulting fire and explosion engulfed half the street! ¡°Get down!¡± Chen Xiaolian pressed Qiao Qiao down while Roddy who was behind them too, went down onto the ground. Nicole¡¯s face distorted. ¡°It is useless! These conventional firearms cannot cause any harm to the Thunderstorm Tank! You need weapons of at least the electromaic level to achieve that.¡± After the rocket exploded, the Thunderstorm Tanks were still standing. However, the resulting smoke and airflow stirred up the dust and gravel on the ground, blocking their view. ¡°Hurry up and run!¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled Qiao Qiao while Roddy did the same for Nicole. They bolted towards the side of the road, moving towards Bei Tai and Lun Tai. Bei Tai had already tossed out several smoke bombs, letting them roll around in the middle of the road, creating a smokescreen to block the enemy¡¯s line of sight. At the same time, he continued spraying a hail of bullets with the assault rifle, covering for Chen Xiaolian and the others. ¡­ ¡°Idiots!¡± The beefy Team Leader stood behind a Thunderstorm Tank. ¡°I detest these low-level ants the most.¡± He immediately put on his helmet and activated the infrared vision device. The smoke could no longer affect him! ¡°Fire! Kill that ck Widow for me!¡± The Thunderstorm Tanks instantly turned around. Their manoeuvring chassis¡¯ were able to easily make a 360-degree turn. At the same time, two team members jumped down. They too, wore their helmets with infrared vision activated. The firearms fired out blue beams of light as they fired back at Bei Tai and Lun Tai! ¡°Charge forward!¡± ¡­ The enemy fire suppressed Bei Tai and the ck Widow rapidly turned around a corner. After the smoke cleared, the Thunderstorm Tanks quickly chased after them! At that moment, Chen Xiaolian and the other three had already broken through the smoke and reached the intersection. The distance between them and the two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were only less than 20 metres. Behind them, however¡­ a Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s turret muzzle has already turned over¡­ the muzzle was aimed at the back of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group of four¡­ ¡­ Just then, a boom vibrated through the skies! Amidst the thunderous roar, an object pierced its way down through the skies towards them! Behind it was a long ming tail, just like those of aet! The beefy Team Leader heard a voice calling out from the headset: ¡°Falcon calling Team Leader! An aircraft is heading towards your coordinates! It¡¯s fast! It¡¯s very fast!¡± The beefy Team Leader was shocked. An object descended from the skies and hovered above the street, cing itself between the Thunderstorm Tank and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team of four! It has an oddly shaped circr metal body, made of unknown materials, releasing a faint green glow. It seemed to be formed of two circr rings connected to each other, with therger ring encasing the smaller ring! Next, suddenly¡­ A ¡°weng¡± sound rang out! A translucent ripple suddenly burst out from the top of the circr ring, spreading out in a circr fashion. In just a blink of an eye, it diffused throughout the entire block like a shockwave! All the infrared vision devices, as well as the other electronicbat equipment that the Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s team members were wearing suddenly went dark! Even the still moving Thunderstorm Tanks were affected. With a humming sound, the tanks died. The well-aimed turret muzzle froze in position before lowering down. ¡°Damn it! Electromaic Pulse (EMP) wave! All electronic equipment has failed!¡± One of the members cursed out loudly. The beefy Team Leader was enraged and he emerged from behind the tank. He pulled the trigger of his firearms but it too, had failed! Their arsenal was technologically of a higher level. However, technologically advanced weapons all depended on electronics. Under the Electromaic Pulse wave, all of them were rendered useless! The beefy Team Leader furiously threw away his firearm. ¡°Use the spare equipment!¡± ¡°We require 5 seconds to restart!¡± The members within the tanks reported. ¡­ At that instant, the hovering circr metal body suddenly moved forward. It moved close to Nicole! ¡°What is that thing?¡± Roddy asked as he looked nkly at the metal object. ¡°My pet¡­ Floater!¡± Nicole broke free of Roddy¡¯s supporting hand and quickly said. ¡°Find a ce to hide! There will be a huge pandemonium!¡± ¡°What?¡± Roddy was bbergasted. As for Nicole, she had already charged towards the circr metal object. Then¡­ An overwhelming sight urred! The circr metal body suddenly broke into pieces, transforming into pieces of fragments! Then, they flew towards Nicole! The broken Mech armour on Nicole¡¯s body fell off one after another. Some directly fused together with those pieces¡­ A brilliant mass of green radiance shone out, forcing everyone to turn their gaze away. When they turned around to look at Nicole¡­ Roddy stared with wide-open eyes,pletely blown away by what he saw. ¡­ Nicole stood there, with a brand new metal armour on her body! The appearance of this armour was extremely awe-inspiring. Behind her, two long wings fluttered out! Upon the silvery white armour, between the pair of wings, there was a shing green light! Nicole hovered in the middle of the air, the fully metallic armourpletely enveloped her body. The pair of wings spread open and the several turbines behind her released a green coloured glow¡­ She floated up in the middle of the road, looking just like a¡­ Mech Angel! Chapter 117: Inspector

Chapter 117: Inspector

GOR Chapter 117: Inspector ¡°This¡­ this is¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Nicole and mumbled. Roddy exhaled, eyes shining. ¡°Mech armour! That is a soldier-type Mech armour!¡± ¡­ The beefy Team Leader was bbergasted! ¡°¡­ floating¡­ floating¡­ angel! This senior actually encountered a ¡®Floating Angel¡¯,¡± The Team Leader¡¯s expression distorted and fear was revealed within his eyes. He suddenly roared out. ¡°Fire! Hurry up and fire! This fellow is a ¡®Floating Angel¡¯!¡± The Thunderstorm Tanks¡¯ electronic equipment have been restarted and their power supply rose rapidly! Their turrets rose once more and aimed directly at Nicole! Nicole seemed unaware of this; her body remained immobile as she hovered in ce. Then, the Thunderstorm Tanks released an explosive boom! The t turret muzzle sted out a blue coloured electrical bolt! As the bolt arced towards Nicole head-on, the pair of wings on her back suddenly shrank, enveloping Nicole¡¯s body¡­. The moment the bolts of lightning exploded, the pair of wings epassing Nicole¡¯s body shone out with a green radiance. The pair of wings blocked all the electrical bolts! The electrical bolts capable of levelling an entire building in one st could not leave a single trace on the surface of Nicole¡¯s body! The electrical currents copsed and dissipated. Some were absorbed directly into Nicole¡¯s pair of wings. ¡°Damn!¡± The Team Leader cursed loudly and howled. ¡°Abandon the tanks! Everyone abandon the tanks! Hurry up and get out!¡± Just then, the eyesponent upon the visor on Nicole¡¯s face suddenly lit up. Two green coloured lights suddenly shone out! Shua! A green coloured me abruptly burst out from Nicole¡¯s right hand. That green-coloured me was shaped like¡­ a sword! ¡­ ¡°Ionic Shock weaponry¡­¡± Roddy was practically salivating. ¡°This is a genuine Mech armour! A genuine Mech armour!¡± ¡­ Nicole moved! Nicole¡¯s body seemed so smallpared to the colossal Thunderstorm Tanks. However, she made her move! The turbine behind her sprayed out green coloured dots of light and her entire body transformed into a beam of light, shining towards the Thunderstorm Tanks! That diminutive body charged straight into the gigantic monstrosities. In the blink of an eye, the distance between them was closed. Nicole raised her right hand. Her hand rose up¡­ The sword descended! ¡­ Nicole¡¯s figure seemingly shot past a Thunderstorm Tank. Then, after flying for a distance of over 10 metres, she stopped. Behind her¡­ The Thunderstorm Tank issued out a loud noise! The first was the turret muzzle; it suddenly split into two! Next, was the body¡­ The Thunderstorm Tank was sliced in half! Subsequently, it exploded! The roaring orange coloured mes from the explosion enveloped half the street! As the tank was exploding, its turret flew up into the skies. The beefy Team Leader who was standing beside the tank had no time to utter even a single sound of fury before the mes inundated him, sting him to smithereens! ¡­ ¡°Float¡­ floating¡­ Floating Angel!¡± Somewhere high above the skies of Tokyo, Falcon was hovering in the skies. After receiving thatst video transmission, only silence remained, not a single sound could be heard. Inside his mask, droplets of cold sweat slowly dripped down through Falcon¡¯s nose; his face distorted. Falcon gasped for breath, even his body had turned stiff. Finally, after a few seconds have passed, he rechecked his monitor. Several dots of light representing members of his side had already disappeared. A few secondster, Falcon made his decision. ¡°Falcon calling through special channel, Falcon calling through special channel.¡± After a moment of silence, a voice replied from the headset. ¡°Special channel reception is normal, go ahead,¡± The voice was cold and seemingly carried a creaking sound of metal with it. ¡°This is Falcon from Team C calling ¡®Inspector¡¯. An emergency situation has arisen.¡± There was a moment of silence before the answer came through the headset. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Team C has suffered from serious battle damage. Team Leader is dead; eight team members dead, two Thunderstorm Tanks lost. At present, there are four surviving members and one Thunderstorm Tank remaining.¡± The Inspector¡¯s voice was cold. ¡°Who did this?¡± ¡°¡­ its¡­ ording to thest received image, we, we may have encountered¡­ encountered¡­ a Floating Angel!¡± There was another moment of silence. Falcon¡¯s heart had already sunk and he could feel his body quivering. Atst, the Inspector replied. ¡°Following the guild protocols, by the authority vested onto me, the Inspector by the Guild Leader, I will now temporarily take overmand of this instance dungeon. Imand all surviving members of Team C to execute defensive procedures. Cancel all predetermined ns of attack and have them all retreat to the safe house for standby.¡± ¡°Stand¡­ standby?¡± Falcon swallowed his saliva. ¡°Idiot, do you still not understand? Your quest has ended with failure! You have disgraced Thorned Flower¡¯s reputation!¡± ¡°But¡­ after all, the opponent is a Floating Angel¡­¡± The Inspector replied with a trace of ridicule in his voice. ¡°A Floating Angel is indeed something that you fellows from Team C cannot fight against. However, before encountering the enemy, you did not determine the enemy¡¯s identity and started firing hastily. This reckless and idiotic action is uneptable!¡± ¡°¡­ yes,¡± Falcon replied in a disheartened voice. ¡°Carry out my orders! Your quest is temporarily suspended! The Guild Leader will figure something out to deal with the system punishment. As for what will happen in the future¡­ wait for our Guild Leader¡¯s decision.¡± ¡°¡­ yes.¡± After the conversation was over, Falcon let out a long sigh, his expression gloomy. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡°Truly idiotic.¡± Within a corner of a high-ss restaurant in Hachioji City, Tokyo¡­ A robust middle-aged man tossed a headset onto the surface of a table. Then, he picked up a knife and fork and continued enjoying the high-grade steak before him. The steak was half done. As the knife cut into it, blood trickled out from it. However, the robust man ate it with joy, chewing onerge bite after another. After swallowing thest piece, he reached for the ss of red wine beside him and drank a mouthful from it. Then, he used the napkin to wipe his mouth and exhaled. ¡°I¡¯m full, it¡¯s time to work.¡± He stood up. He was nearly 2-metres tall with broad shoulders and a sturdy frame! His standing figure resembled that of a huge brown bear! Such a muscr figure was rare even for Caucasians. However, his face revealed that he was an Asian. An elegant music piece yed within the restaurant. The music came from the middle of the restaurant, where a young female musician in a dress was ying the piano, her face pale and filled with fear. ¡°Waiter.¡± The robust man snapped his fingers and a terrified waiter walked over, his face filled with cold sweat. His body trembled. ¡°You, you, you¡­¡± ¡°Bill please.¡± The waiter¡¯s teeth chattered and he was unable to say anything. The robust man nced at him and smirked. His face was so fierce that even when smiling, he looked just as savage. He produced a wallet and retrieved a wad of bills, tossing them on the table before leaving. As he was walking past the waiter, the waiter¡¯s body turned soft and he fell to his knees. The robust man walked towards the door of the restaurant. Along the way, his feet stepped through pools of blood! Over tens of corpses littered the floor of the restaurant, all the way to the entrance! Judging by their clothing, they were the waiters of the restaurant. There were also security members of the hotel and even police officers! The corpses were mostly mutted. Broken limbs were littered all over the ce, suggesting that these people were ripped to death by a ferocious beast! The robust man walked past the piano in the central area and suddenly stopped. He turned around and regarded the musician ying the piano. The female musician instantly broke out in tears and cried out shakily. ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ don¡¯t¡­ I beg you, please don¡¯t kill me¡­. don¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°Almost forgot one thing.¡± The robust man stepped beside the piano, produced a hundred US dor bill and ced it gently on a te. ¡°Your tip.¡± Pausing, he smirked, revealing that terrifyingly hideous smile and said. ¡°You yed well, but you made a mistake in the second chapter on the fourth and ninth section. Were you too scared?¡± The female musician cried and dared not say anything. ¡°Truth be told, you don¡¯t have to be afraid. I have this habit¡­¡± The manughed. ¡°I do not kill women.¡± Laughing loudly, the robust man turned around and walked out through the restaurant door. Behind him, sobbing sounds burst out from the restaurant. ¡­ The street was in ruins. Two police cars burned beside the street while the police officersy dead on the side. Their state of death was extremely gruesome. ¡°I just wanted to eat steak. Why do you have toe disturb me when I am dining?¡± The robust man sneered and walked through the street. He then randomly picked a car that was abandoned by the street. He extended his hand and tore out the door of the car! After that, he tossed the door far away! Getting into the car, he searched around and found spare key within the locker in front of the first passenger seat. After starting up the car, the robust man suddenly recalled something. ¡°Ah, I nearly forgot the safety belt. Never forget, safety first.¡± After wearing the safety belt, the robust man started up the car and charged into the street like a wild beast! He pressed the headset and spoke out softly. ¡°Message! I am in the Tokyo instance dungeon and could not get in contact with the outside world. I will leave a message to report the situation. At present, Team C had encountered a Floating Angel and their quest ended with failure. I have temporarily taken overmand. I am now moving to¡­ kill the Floating Angel! Guild Leader Shen [1], by the time you hear this message, if I got careless and end up being killed, please avenge me! Err¡­ hahahaha! Guild Leader, I am joking! Just ignore thatst part! A mere Floating Angel. It¡¯s not as if I have never killed one. End of message.¡± 1 Augustine Shen, Guild Leader of the Thorned Flower Guild. First appeared in Chapter 107.? Chapter 118: Wanted

Chapter 118: Wanted

GOR Chapter 118: Wanted The mes from the explosion gradually dispersed. Chen Xiaolian and his group got up from the ground and were greeted by the sight of the demolished Thunderstorm Tank. All that was left of the tank was debris on the ground. There were also some broken limbs littering the ground and the corpses were iplete. Chen Xiaolian quickly extended his hand to cover Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. Roddy eximed in surprise and pointed towards the middle of the road¡­ ¡­ Nicoleid there. The angel like war armour on her body had disappeared and returned to its metal ring shape. The Floater hovered beside her. Apparently, with the disappearance of the green coloured glow upon its surface, it appeared to have¡­ shut down. It hovered silently without making a single movement. Then, with a ¡°bang¡±, the object¡­ disappeared! As for Nicole, she had fallen on the ground and both her eyes were closed. Roddy hastily rushed over. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian paid no heed to Roddy¡¯s actions. He looked at the ground and searched. Then, he caught sight of a severed corpse. The upper half of the corpse had disappeared and Chen Xiaolian kicked away the lower half of the corpse. On the ground was the item that he was looking for. Three energy sources! Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation and quickly moved to pick them up. ¡°There fellows are impressive. The instance dungeon had only just started, yet they managed to get their hands on so many energy sources!¡± Chen Xiaolian silently praised. He turned to regard the incinerated fragments of the Thunderstorm Tank and inadvertently caught sight of a pattern upon them. Chen Xiaolian rubbed away the charred area. ¡°Huh? What kind of flower is this?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian did not choose to hang around and quickly led the rest of them away from the street area. They could no longer return to the hotel. Their stay in this block had resulted in explosions and the copse of big buildings. Even if the police forces of Tokyo were in a state of chaos, it was only a matter of time before the government sent an armed force to this area. Chen Xiaolian had no interest in starting another firefight with the Japanese armed forces. Bei Tai and Lun Tai emerged from the corner of the street on foot, while Soo Soo and Xia Xiaolei sat atop the ck Widow. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you guys to go hide?¡± Chen Xiaolian walked over. Both his expression and posture revealed a higher level of friendliness. Regardless, these two brothers had charged out to provide assistance during such a critical moment. Even if their assistance failed to achieve much, such intentions to help were rare. Lun Tai gave a faint smile. ¡°We are a guild. We brothers could not possibly just stand by and watch as you all go fight with your lives on the line. Besides¡­¡± He pointed at Soo Soo. ¡°This little girl persistently insisted oning for you. Since she had already summoned out the ck Widow, we could not possibly allow her toe alone, right?¡± Qiao Qiao had already moved over to embrace Soo Soo, holding her hands tightly. Chen Xiaolian walked over as well. As he bent down, he realized that there was something wrong with her face. Err¡­ This little girl¡¯s face showed no trace of fear and cowardice. Her pair of ck eyes looked at Chen Xiaolian in the eye with an indifferent and cold expression. ¡°Err¡­ second personality?¡± Soo Soo silently nodded her head. Well¡­ it appeared that this little girl had at an unknown moment switched to her second personality without them realizing. ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned his attention to the system radar. There, another golden blip had appeared! He had just retrieved the energy sources beside the charred wreckage of the Thunderstorm Tank when the system assigned him another target location at random. ¡°There is quite some distance in between,¡± Chen Xiaolian examined the map of the radar. The location of the target appeared to be close to the Port of Tokyo. However, do we want to go snatch it? Chen Xiaolian turned his head and nced at Nicole. He then walked to face her. ¡°Xiaolian?¡± Roddy raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian, appearing hesitant to say anything. ¡°Roddy, carry her. We are leaving this ce¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. Seeing theplicated expression on Roddy¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I will not hurt her as long as she is willing to cooperate.¡± ¡°We need to leave this ce as soon as possible!¡± Lun Tai shouted loudly. ¡°Half of this street area has been levelled! The armed forces of the Japanese government will being here soon. There is no need for us to engage the Japanese police officers or their army.¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°We cannot use cars. As of now, the main roads are all blocked. If we use cars, we will encounter the police force and be easy targets. We will have to walk. First, leave thismercial district and think of a way to enter the residential district. There, we can find a ce to hide for a while.¡± Chen Xiaolian retrieved the map, examined it for a moment, and got their bearings before leading the others away from this ruined street area. After having moved on foot for less than 500 metres, shrill siren sounds rang out from behind them. The roar of helicopter engines resounded from the skies above. Raising their heads, they saw two helicopters moving in from afar. They could clearly see weapons installed onto those two helicopters, which also bore the painting of the Japanese g. ¡°Get off the streets!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted hastily. Coincidentally, there was an underground tunnel before them. The tunnel appeared to be leading to a certain underground za. He pointed at the entrance stairs. ¡°Come here!¡± ¡­ ¡­ One hourter, all pedestrians have moved far away from the street area. The chaos in Tokyo had reached its climax. As for Chen Xiaolian and his team, they kept walking until they reached another street area. The other streets were also deserted, devoid of any human presence. As they walked through an intersection, arge digital screen was showing the news. The anchor for the official news media was reporting about the chaos engulfing Tokyo. The anchor cautioned everyone over and over again that it was best for them to stay at home and wait for government assistance. At the same time, some of the news report revealed that within some residential districts, chaos has erupted and acts of vandalism were beingmitted. The police forces of Tokyo were in a miserable state. The government announced that Tokyo might be suffering from arge-scale terrorist attack. Chen Xiaolian even saw himself in the news! The screen cut to the earlier scene with the three of them driving the Type 10 tank out of the Metropolitan Police Department. The part where they ttened the police cars and rampaged through everything in their path was disyed! But that was not all. Chen Xiaolian broke into a bitter smile as he watched the screen. The video shown on the screen had jumped to the scene within the Metropolitan Police Department! Clearly, there were video surveinces within the Metropolitan Police Department building. The video disyed the part where three men rushed through the Metropolitan Police Department building¡­ the one in front totting the M16 and shooting it was obviously Bei Tai. Behind him was Chen Xiaolian, holding onto the Bone Crusher Axe. There was also Roddy, who held onto a katana while looking around. ¡°Damn¡­ we are wanted now!¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. The Tokyo police force sure was efficient though. Through the appearance disyed within the video surveince footage alone, they had immediately determined their identities! Nationality, age, name, entry time, all of them were pinpointed! ¡°Damn!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes bulged out. ¡°We are now wanted by the Japanese police? What do we do?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. Once the instance dungeon ispleted, everything will be refreshed. You will not truly be a wanted man,¡± Lun Taiforted him. ¡­ There were also some reports on other images of the many districts in Tokyo, which suffered from unexinedrge-scale explosions and disastrous fires¡­ Chen Xiaolian judged that these must be the result from the battles between either Awakened ones or yers. The police had already mobilized all their armed forces out ¨C however, this huge city of Tokyo was now infested with who knew how many Awakened ones and yers. Their capabilities were in no way inferior to Chen Xiaolian. With people like these wantonly starting a bloodbath, all the police officers could do was to cough out mouthfuls of blood. It was said that the government had ordered the Self Defence Force to rush over. After walking for another half an hour, Chen Xiaolian and his group reached a street area. At the end of the street, a few police cars were stationed and several teams of armed forces blocked off the area. Clearly, the police could only block off the streets to some of the districts embroiled in chaos. With the limited number of police officers, they did their best to separate the chaotic districts and the safe districts apart. Chen Xiaolian did not start a fight with these police officers. Instead, he led his group around through two other streets, bypassing the blockade by the police. Then, they entered a quiet residential area. ¡­ ¡°Now what? You fellows are now wanted, hotels are out of the question. Once we appear in public, the armed government forces wille at us,¡± Qiao Qiao asked Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and suddenly raised his head. At that moment, they had reached a high slope. Standing upon the ramp of the slope, they looked forward to see an area filled with residential houses¡­ The area was not filled with high-rise buildings found in themercial districts in the centre of the city. Two or three-storey residential homes lined up on both sides of the streets there. Observing the area from the tall slope, the streets intersected each other and the majority of the residential homes had nothing to do with the word ¡®luxurious¡¯. Let¡¯s put it this way, that was a very¡­ ordinary residential district. ¡­ ¡°Just find a family and stay at their house temporarily,¡± Lun Tai smirked. ¡°We are leaving first thing tomorrow anyways. If ites to it, we¡¯ll just throw some money at them.¡± Just then, a loud engine sound roared out from behind. Their group was standing beside the road; they turned their heads to see a group of youngsters howling as they rode motorbikes past the area. Their clothing was of misceneous mix and their hairs were dyed in varying colours. Some of them howled out arrogantly. Others had the skeletal image of a skull painted on their helmets. These youngsters howled loudly as they rode past, throwing a ruckus within this residential district. They acted as though this was an uninhabited area. Watching this group of people ride past, Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°Is this the Japanese biker gang?¡± ¡°¡­ sure seems like it.¡± ¡°Hmm, there does not appear to be a big difference between them and the punks of our country.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go. First, find a ce to buy some food and water,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought and said. ¡°The things we bought earlier have all been left behind at the hotel.¡± ¡°There appears to be a store in front.¡± Roddy pointed to the distance. Chapter 119: Unfortunate Nicole

Chapter 119: Unfortunate Nicole

GOR Chapter 119: Unfortunate Nicole It would be more urate to call it a small gas station. The mouring biker gang from earlier had stopped there to refuel their motorbikes in the station. A few of those fellows who looked like delinquents carried baseball bats and assumed a gait, which they thought was cool as they walked into the convenience store. They howled loudly and waved the baseball bat towards the nearby window, smashing it! Almost immediately, a shop assistant cried out after being struck by a bat and fell down to the ground. Two of the delinquents gradually became more excited and the expression on their faces twisted. Howling, they brandished the baseball bat around, turning the convenience store into a mess. Only after that, did they be satisfied and swaggered out the door of the convenience store. It was then that a scream was uttered from the outside. Several members of the biker gang forced a gas station assistant who wore a baseball cap into a corner. She cried out continuously. Looking at the obscene and debased expression on the biker gang members¡¯ faces, one could tell that they have been attracted. Chi! They tore a hole on the female shop assistant¡¯s outer clothes before shoving her to the ground. The baseball cap that she wore was tossed to the side and two mobsters walked over. One of them held down her hands while the other held down her legs. The remaining gang member sported a little moustache and a Mohawk hairstyle. He gave a sinister smile as he walked forward, his hands moving to undo his zippers. It was at that moment that a powerful force suddenly mmed over from behind him! The body of the man with little moustache was sent flying and he smashed onto a motorbike! Next, the two fellows holding down the girl¡¯s hands and feet were each sent flying as well. They flew a distance of 5 to 6 metres and fell into the convenience store. Qiao Qiao brushed her hands and regarded the two mobsters that she sent flying with her kicks and gritted her teeth. ¡°I have no interest in stopping your acts of vandalism. But, you dared disgrace a girl before me; that is uneptable.¡± After saying that, Qiao Qiao extended her hand to the terrified shop assistant and pulled her up. ¡°Are you all right?¡± The female shop assistant trembled before letting out a wail of ¡°wahh¡±. Qiao Qiao moved closer and realized that this girl was very young. She was likely only about 15 or 16 years old. Clearly, she was a working high school student. Her oval shaped face was pure and pleasant to the eye. This Japanese girl¡¯s petite body and prominent ears made her the embodiment of perfection. ¡°What is your name?¡± ¡°¡­ Takeuchi Mikiko,¡± The girl answered cautiously and looked at Qiao Qiao timidly. The atmosphere exuded by this beautiful girl caused her to instinctively feel fearful. This sister was so beautiful, sporting such a long straight hair; she was simply far more beautiful than the number one beauty in Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s school from the kendo club! This atmosphere that she carried with her caused Takeuchi Mikiko to blush and involuntarily answer her question. Any trace of resistance within Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s heart was put down. ¡°All right, there is no need to be afraid. Those fellows will not be bullying you,¡± Qiao Qiao said softly. ¡°Do you need me to help report to the police?¡± ¡°¡­ ah, no!¡± Takeuchi Mikiko quickly answered. ¡°These fellows had already been here before in the morning. Back then, we had reported to the police. So, they came back for revenge. At the current, the police forces are in a state of chaos. The news report states that the police forces have been sent into the central area of the city. How can they still care about our ce.¡± ¡°Or should we call up your family?¡± Qiao Qiao squinted her eyes. ¡°¡­ no need,¡± For a moment, Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s eyes turned noticeably dim. Then, she gripped onto the torn clothes and, with a rather embarrassed look, made a bow towards Qiao Qiao. ¡°Thank you very much, thank you very much!¡± Qiao Qiao looked to the side. Chen Xiaolian and the others have already begun moving some stuff out from convenience store: food, water. One basket after another was brought out. Roddy moved over and kicked aside the man with the little moustache that Qiao Qiao sent flying earlier. He propped up a motorcycle and activated his Mechanical Heart. Instantly, the motorcycle was started and he drove it around the gas station. ¡°How old are you?¡± Qiao Qiao retracted her gaze. Takeuchi Mikiko was clearly disying fear. She had observed how this girl¡¯spanions were moving supplies from the convenience store. Each of them revealed cold and indifferent expressions¡­ they even have a little girl with them who seemed to be only 9 or 10 years old. However, the little girl¡¯s expression was also cold. Especially when she turned to face Takeuchi Mikiko; the frosty gaze from her caused Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s heart to trickle with sweat. ¡°I am¡­ 15 years old,¡± Takeuchi Mikiko replied in a rather absent-minded manner. Qiao Qiao gave a soft smile. ¡°My friends are not bad people. You can be rest assured. Oh, right, they will pay for the things they took from the store.¡± ¡°Yes! Thank you very much for that,¡± Takeuchi Mikiko felt relieved and bowed sessively. ¡°The boss uncle is a good man. He has always been good to us.¡± ¡°You are a good girl,¡± Qiao Qiao smiled. Suddenly, she asked. ¡°Right, is your house nearby?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Nicole opened her eyes, her consciousness flowing back into her body. This female pilot immediately sat up straight and her eyes flickered as she examined her surroundings. Chen Xiaolian sat by the door, staring calmly at Nicole. He noted that after waking up, Nicole had subconsciously moved to check if she was properly clothed. Although it was a minor subconscious move, it made Chen Xiaolian chuckle inwardly. No matter how powerful or experienced this master amongst Awakened ones may be ¨C she was still a woman. ¡°You are awake?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up. ¡°¡­¡± Nicole silently regarded Chen Xiaolian and suddenly spoke out in a cold manner. ¡°The war armour on my body¡­¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao is the one who helped take off the broken war armour ¨C don¡¯t worry, she is my girlfriend. Of course, the idiot Roddy would not have allowed any males to touch you. Haha!¡± Nicole¡¯s eyes eased a little. ¡°Thatst sentence is not funny at all.¡± ¡°Very well, then let¡¯s not joke around,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coldly. ¡°Let¡¯s talk business.¡± Naturally, Nicole understood what Chen Xiaolian meant. ¡°The two energy sources that I snatched away from you, I can give it back.¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with indifference. ¡°You have another three on you. I could have taken advantage of the time when you were unconscious to kill you. Then, all your energy sources would have be ours.¡± ¡°If so, you will be cklisted by Zero City,¡± Nicole retorted coldly. ¡°You can forget about re-entering Zero City for the rest of your life.¡± ¡°That is not fair at all,¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°You can attack us, but we cannot harm you?¡± ¡°Fair? What aughable notion you have,¡± Nicole replied with indifference. ¡°Zero City has a rule: Killing of those with qualifications to permanent residency in Zero City is not allowed. When within the game, you may engage in fights and conflicts with these people¡­ as long as you do not kill them, that is fine. The permanent residents of Zero City are granted protection by Zero City itself. In other words, when in game, if you were to find yourself in the opposing side where conflicts are inevitable, you can attack me and engage in a battle with me. However, you cannot kill me. Don¡¯t spout things like fair or not to me, this game has always been a survival of the fittest.¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily stunned. Then, Lun Tai, who had been seated on the other side of the door walked in and nodded his head. ¡°She is not lying. This rule does exist. When in game, if we encounter people from Zero City and find ourselves in the opposing side, we can engage in battles with them as long as we do not kill them. Once you kill someone from Zero City, you will be cklisted ¨C naturally, if you do so secretly and no one finds out, then¡­¡± As he said those words, Lun Tai deliberately revealed a ferocious smile. Nicole eyes showed no panic at all and she pointed towards her forehead. ¡°There is a chip imnted into my brain. It is a visual capturing system. Everything that I encounter within this instance dungeon, all that my eyes have seen will be recorded. Those records will continuously be sent to a storage device. ¡°The moment I entered this instance dungeon, I had ced the storage device within this instance dungeon. It will automatically hide itself. In the event that I die, after the instance dungeon is over and the restriction ced on the instance dungeon area is lifted, it will automatically transmit all the visually captured information to Zero City.¡± ¡°Beautiful,¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to help himself and uttered out a praise. ¡°It seems your safety measures are quite strict.¡± ¡°Did you think people of Zero City have no fear towards death?¡± Nicole curled the corners of her lips. ¡°All right, enough nonsense. I believe we are tight on time. Let¡¯s talk about something else.¡± ¡°Why are you in this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°¡­ I was forced in due to a misfortune. When you were leaving, I was actually there, inside one of the four Mechs,¡± Nicole did not conceal anything regarding this trivial information. ¡°Then, I received a routine task to patrol the outside area of Zero City¡¯s Entrance and Exit Gate to determine that it is safe. However, after I left Zero City and moved into Tokyo City, I was forced into the instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you just return to Zero City?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Not enough time,¡± Nicole hesitated for a moment. Then, she finally revealed a more sensitive information. ¡°I am a member of the security personnel. I left Zero City using a temporarily opened passageway. This temporarily opened passageway is opened at random, leading to a random destination. Once I walked out of this passageway, it would close up instantly. When I want to return, I will contact Zero City and they will open up another temporary passageway for me to return. The location of this temporary passageway cannot be urately ced and there will generally be a discrepancy in distance of roughly 1 km. ¡°The very moment I walked out of the passageway, I received the system notification and realized that I have been stranded within an instance dungeon area. Back then¡­ the remaining time before the instance dungeon began was¡­ 9 seconds. There was insufficient time for me to go back¡­ that would require contacting Zero City to open up a passageway for me. Then, I would still need to rush to the location of the passageway¡­ all of those cannot be aplished in a mere 9 seconds.¡± As she was mentioning what happened in the end, Nicole¡¯s expression turned aggrieved. Nine seconds left in the countdown timer¡­ Takeuchi Mikiko, raw: ¡®ÖñÄÚÃÀ¼Í×Ó¡¯, pinyin: ¡®zh¨² n¨¨i m¨§i j¨¬ zi¡¯. Chapter 120: Transaction Proposal

Chapter 120: Transaction Proposal

GOR Chapter 120: Transaction Proposal Chen Xiaolian was at a loss as to whether he should beughing or sympathizing with this female pilot. Byparison, when his team had been forced into this instance dungeon, there was still over 20 minutes of time. They wereparatively much luckier. ¡°I only have 4 energy sources on me. My own energy source cannot be moved, so I did not take it with me,¡± Nicole said softly. ¡°You entered this instance dungeon alone, and yet you came out to snatch our energy source? Are you not afraid that your own energy source would be snatched away?¡± Nicole¡¯s face was strange as she turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°When fighting alone, I could only choose to leave my pet to protect the energy source. En, it is the ¡®Floater¡¯ that you all saw back then. That is my pet. ¡°In the end, I had no choice but to summon Floater to my side in order to deal with those people from the Thorned Flower Guild. Thus¡­ I fear that my energy source has been snatched away by now.¡± Lun Tai spoke out. ¡°You are¡­ a member of the ¡®Floating Angels¡¯?¡± ¡°Floating Angels, what is that?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°The name of a guild,¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°Let me put it this way. Those with permanent residence in Zero City can be divided into two types. ¡°The first type is those top guilds with the qualifications to permanent residence in Zero City. However, they could actually be viewed as guests with the qualification to station themselves within Zero City for the long-term. They are not the true owners of Zero City. One such example is the owner of the Tourist Lodge, Rodriar Guild. ¡°The second type is the governing body of Zero City. These people, such as Miss Nicole before us are Zero City¡¯s governing officials. Generally speaking, this governing organization within Zero City is very big. The highest authority rests in the hands of the managementmittee,monly known as the Board of Patriarchs. The Board of Patriarchs controls everything within Zero City, be it daily management, allocation of resources, military defence, all business matters etc. ¡°You must understand. Even those people in Zero City cannot hide from the system¡¯s instance dungeon forever. ¡°Even though Zero City is equipped with a blocking function, from what I heard, this function is somewhat wed! As an outsider, I do not know of the details. However, I do know this. Even though Zero City has a blocking function, the people within Zero City must stille out often to participate in instance dungeons! ¡°Therefore, due to the need to participate in the battles that ur within instance dungeons, the governing organization in Zero City established their own guilds. ¡°One such example is this ¡®Floating Angels¡¯. I hear that they are one of the war guilds amongst Zero City¡¯s security personnel. This guild was established by members of the security personnel. These Awakened ones are all people with mechanical and technological skills. ¡°Zero City¡¯s governing organization has many other guilds besides them. The staff members from Zero City¡¯s governing organization were the ones who established all those guilds. For example, I know that the Military Arms Department and the Services Office have their own respective guilds. Even the Intelligence Department have their own guild. ¡°As for the Floating Angels, they are a more renowned guild. The reason for that is that they hail from the security personnel. Theoretically speaking, they could be considered as a paramilitary organization and their battle strength would be more outstanding. Thus, they have a considerable amount of fame amongst the circle of Awakened ones.¡± After saying that, Lun Tai asked out of curiosity. ¡°Miss Nicole, the Guild Leader of your Floating Angels should be the Head of the Security Team, right? At the same time, that person is also one of the members of the managementmittee, the Board of Patriarchs, am I right?¡± ¡°You know quite a lot,¡± Nicoleughed out. ¡°I find it strange. Why is the leader of your guild not a veteran like you and is instead a young rookie like him?¡± After saying that, she deliberately paused her gaze for a brief moment on both Chen Xiaolian and Lun Tai. Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Are you trying to sow discord right now?¡± Nicole¡¯s eyes then regarded the surroundings of the room. It was a standard Japanese-style house. The room was notrge and could be considered somewhat narrow. The room was also devoid of tables or chairs. Its floor was made of tatami and there was a cab to the side. A tablemp rested at a corner of the room ¨C that was all. The room was very simplistic and somewhat worn. ¡°This is quite a good ce,¡± Nicole thought for a moment and turned to face Chen Xiaolian. She noticed that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand was gripping onto the Bone Crusher Axe. ¡°There is no need to be anxious. I currently do not have any battle strength. I am a pilot with technological abilities. Without any equipment, my battle strength is not strong. At the very least, I am not good at using cold weapons.¡± ¡°Your Floater is very powerful,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied softly. ¡°Heaven knows if you can summon it out again. We witnessed with our own eyes how you transformed and hacked apart that Thunderstorm Tank in one explosive sh.¡± Pausing, he then continued. ¡°By the way, that Floater¡­ is it a form of armour suit that can be worn? Like Ironman?¡± ¡°Floater is my pet!¡± Nicole scowled. ¡°He is not a suit of armour! Floater is a mechanical life form!¡± ¡°Just like the Transformers?¡± ¡° ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ you should cut down on movies,¡± Nicole bluntly replied in a cold manner. ¡°All right, all right. Now, give me what I want. You know what that is.¡± Having said that, Chen Xiaolian turned around and brought a pile of items that was ced outside the door. That pile of items turned out to be the damaged mechanical suit of armour, which was taken off Nicole¡¯s body. Nicole was silent as she walked over and regarded the damaged suit of armour. Her expression turned somewhat clouded. ¡°My loss this time is truly big.¡± After muttering those words, she utilized an unknown method to open a slot upon the suit of armour and retrieved two energy sources ¨C those were the two energy sources she snatched from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. Chen Xiaolian maintained a calm expression. However, his heart was nervous! Earlier on, he had picked up three energy sources from beside the Thunderstorm Tank. In addition to these two energy sources that Nicole was giving back to him, he has nowpleted the quest objective: Five energy sources! As expected, directly after Chen Xiaolian epted the two energy sources¡­ The system suddenly issued out a prompt. [System prompt: Your team haspleted the first phase of the quest, achieving the quest objective of ¡®Find 5 energy sources¡¯]. [System prompt: ording to system calctions, your team is the first team toplete the first phase of this instance dungeon¡¯s quest. The system will randomly reward you with a [B] ss reward. The reward will be sent to the Team Leader¡¯s Item Box. Please take note]. [System prompt: Due to yourpletion of the first phase of the quest, the 5 energy sources can now be kept within the system¡¯s Item Box. At the same time, your energy sources will no longer appear as targets to the other participants of this instance dungeon]. [System prompt: You havepleted the first phase of the quest. The second phase of the quest will be issued at the end of the countdown]. Chen Xiaolian let out a sigh of relief. He quickly kept the five energy sources into the system¡¯s Item Box. Observing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s actions, Nicole revealed aplicated expression. Suddenly, sheughed. ¡°How ironic¡­ those fellows from Thorned Flower suffered heavy losses and failed toplete the quest. As for me, I lost a war armour worth 2,000 points and still failed toplete the quest. Instead, a rookie like you managed toplete it¡­ if I am not mistaken, you might even be the first toplete the quest? Is there any reward?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Chen Xiaolian did not conceal it. ¡°[B] ss reward¡­ for an expert like you, this should not be anything worth looking at, right?¡± ¡°Your luck is quite something,¡± Nicole uttered softly. ¡°In this game, strength is indeed a huge factor. But most of the time, one¡¯s luck can change the oue.¡± She stood up. ¡°Now, how do you n to deal with me?¡± ¡°You are free, you can leave,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile. However, Nicole did not move. She looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°How about we make a deal?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Nicole warily. ¡°The energy sources have been snatched by you and the current me only have two energy sources¡­ add that to my own energy source ¨C without my Floater¡¯s protection, I am uncertain as to whether or not the energy source has been snatched away. Additionally, only slightly more than 10 hours is left in the countdown. My current state is also not very good¡­ my personal War Mech armour has been ruined. I will also need time to restore my battle strength¡­ in other words, the probability of me finishing this first phase of the quest is extremely low. As such¡­¡± ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± ¡°I want to ask for a cooperation,¡± Nicole said softly. ¡°I will join your guild ¨C naturally, it will only be temporary. By joining your guild, I be one of your team members. By default, that makes me someone who haspleted the first phase of the quest, allowing me to avoid system punishment. After that¡­ while within this instance dungeon, I will fight alongside you and your team members. After this instance dungeon is over, I will leave your guild ¨C at the same time, I will hand over all the loot I acquired from this instance dungeon. What do you think?¡± ¡°¡­ would that work?¡± That was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first reaction. ¡°Aren¡¯t you a member of the so-called ¡®Floating Angels Guild?¡± ¡°I believe you have misunderstood something. Floating Angels is an organization, only a guild in name. It is an organization established by the members of Zero City¡¯s security personnel. This organization is not registered as a guild within the Guild System. In other words, the system views me as a solo participant, one without any guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. That worked? The Floating Angels¡­ is an organization in name only? They did not register a guild through the system? ¡°Why?¡± Chen Xiaolian became curious. ¡°Why not register a guild? Wouldn¡¯t that be disadvantageous?¡± ¡°The benefit of a guild is the autonomous authority to pick instance dungeons. The second benefit is the exclusive equipment for each guild,¡± Nicole said with indifference. ¡°I am a member of Zero City. As you know, Zero City possesses a function that could block the system. Although this function has its ws, in terms of the autonomous authority in picking instance dungeons, it far surpasses those provided by a guild. As for the guild¡¯s exclusive equipment¡­ hehe, do you think Zero City iscking in those?¡± Pausing, Nicole then continued in a low tone. ¡°You probably do not know this¡­ when a guild participates in an instance dungeon, if youpare it with individual participants, at the end when the instance dungeon ispleted under simr conditions, the rewards given to the individual participants will be far more generouspared to those given to the guild. Of course¡­ individual participants will face a higher level of difficulty. However, we of the Floating Angels are brothers and sisters from the security force, with mutual trust in one another. That is why, when we are participating in an instance dungeon, even though we are not a guild by the system¡¯s standards, we possess a unity that exceeds other guilds.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart tensed! Chapter 121: Strongest Pet Beneath Class

Chapter 121: Strongest Pet Beneath ss

GOR Chapter 121: Strongest Pet Beneath [S] ss ¡°Since we are making a deal, there will be giving and taking,¡± Nicole softly said. ¡°By entering your guild, I can borrow the identity as a member of your team toplete the first phase of the quest and avoid the system punishment. That is the advantage that I will get. ¡°Likewise, I will bring an advantage to you all. The difficulty level of this instance dungeon is not low. I believe that the second or subsequent phases of the quest will be more difficult. ¡°My strength is not bad. After entering your guild, I will help youplete the second and subsequent phases of the quest. We all share the same goal after all. With my participation, I believe the level of difficulty for your team will be lessened.¡± ¡°How would I know that you are not trying to buy time in order to backstab us?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked coldly. ¡°Perhaps you only require a few more hours to restore your battle strength¡­ if so, you would be able to restore your battle strength before the first phase¡¯s countdown ends and attack us to snatch away our energy sources.¡± ¡°What benefit would I get from doing so?¡± Nicole replied softly. ¡°My objective is simply toplete the quest. Since I can do so by joining your guild, why would I want to start a fight? ¡°Well then, to ay your fears, I will tell you this¡­ within a minimum of eighteen hours, I will not be able to restore my battle strength. My Floater¡­ there is a restriction to his usage.¡± Next, Nicole exined. As a mechanical life form, the Floater was a type of War Pet. The Floater was unquestionably very powerful! ording to the ssification by the system, the Floater¡¯s initial ss was [A] ss. However, the Awakened ones and yers have their own ssification for the Floater and they granted it a special name: The King of machines beneath [S] ss! As a mechanical life form, the Floater possessed countless advantages that other types of pets do not. First and foremost, its outstanding cost performance: Mechanical pets do not require pet food and the Floater could recharge itself. Should it receive injuries, as a mechanical silicon-based life form, it also possessed self-mitotic division ability. Thus, a Floater can repair itself when harmed. Next was its extensive application: As a silicon-based life form, the Floater possessed the ability to fuse with almost all forms of electrical and mechanical equipment. In other words, the Floater was a mechanical life form with transformation capabilities. It could ¡®fuse¡¯ with nearly all electronic and mechanical devices! For example, the scene that they witnessed earlier where Nicole had ¡®transformed¡¯ was also the Floater ¡®fusing¡¯ with the Mech armour on her body. The Floater¡¯s powerful mechanical ability allowed it to control and strengthen Nicole¡¯s own soldier-type mech armour. Of course, the Floater was not limited to only fusing with the soldier-type mech armour. When the need arose, it could also integrate with all other electronic and mechanical devices! From objects as small as an electronic watch to objects as big as aircrafts, tanks or even a spaceship¡­ in simple terms, it was an electronic and mechanical artificial intelligent life form! ¡°In other words, if you let your Floater fuse with a car, you would be able to transform the car into a Transformer?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were bulging widely. ¡°Theoretically speaking, there is nothing wrong¡­ but I would advise you to once again, watch less movies,¡± Nicole rolled up her eyes. ¡°The volume of the fusion target and theplexity involved in the restructuring will limit the Floater¡¯s fusion ability. If the Floater¡¯s ss is insufficient, it will only be able to fuse with some low-level electronic and mechanical devices.¡± Additionally, Floater also came equipped with the ability to repair all electronic and mechanical equipment. For example, Nicole¡¯s ruined soldier-type War Mech armour. As long as the Floater can integrate with it, it will be repaired ¨C naturally, this will lead to a loss of energy for the Floater. The factor that aroused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s utmost envy was the Floater¡¯s personal ability. As a mechanical life form, the Floater¡¯s initial setting was: All-rounder war-type mechanical life form. In all weathers and all terrains! Versatility! It could attack and defend, possessing the Electromaic Pulse (EMP) wave and firepower! When the need arose, it could fuse with other electronic and mechanical equipment, transforming at any moment into a war fortress or a mode of transport. ¡°This type of pet is only [A] ss?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were wide-open. ¡°From your description, it should have the qualification to be an [S] ss!¡± ¡°Pets of the mechanical life form type face a huge limitation in the increment of their Growth Capacity! The number of options for the Devouring process is very limited. In addition, the number of mechanical life form pets within the system has always been scarce. The Floater is an [A] ss mechanical life form. The act of Devouring other mechanical life forms to upgrade its ss is an extremely expensive move!¡± Chen Xiaolian was puzzled. When he was upgrading his Garfield, he did feel terrible; however, it was not unbearably expensive. The present Garfield was at [A-] ss. The items consumed for Garfield to upgrade itself through the Devouring process were: From [B] to [B+], he used two [B] ss pet souls. (1 sess, 1 failure.) From [B+] to [A-], he used two [B] ss pet souls. (2 sesses.) From [A-] to [A], he still needed two more [B] ss souls. At present, Garfield¡¯s progress bar was at 50% and could not be fully upgraded. (2 sesses, 1 failure.) ording to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s judgement, following this scale of Devouring process, to upgrade from [A] to [A+], eight pet souls would be sufficient. [1] Theoretically speaking, for an [A+] ss pet to ss up to [S-] ss ([S-] is considered close enough to the bottleneck of [S] ss, right?), it would require a total sum of only twelve [B] ss pet souls. ording to the market price of the flea market, the price of a [B] ss pet was somewhere in the range of 300 to 500 points. For twelve [B] ss pets, the cost would only be at a maximum of 6,000 points. For an expert veteran like Nicole, 6,000 points should not be too much, right? Chen Xiaolian shared out his calctions with Nicole. After listening to him, Nicole¡¯s eyes were bulging out as she looked at him. Her expression even conveyed a certain amusement towards his words. ¡°Your mind is really na?ve. Have you never considered this one issue¡­ if it¡¯s that easy to ss up, why are [S] ss pets so scarce? For many yers, gathering twelve [B] ss pets may not be an easy task, but it is not very hard either. As long as they can find some methods to participate in more instance dungeons and save up more, they will eventually achieve that target. If that is the case, don¡¯t you think [S] ss would be excessively cheap?¡± ¡°¡­ err¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. ¡°Let me enlighten you! Upgrading from [A-] to [A] ss by Devouring four pets of the [B] ss is indeed possible. ¡°However, once [A] ss is reached, the restriction on the Devouring method to upgrade a pet¡¯s ss will be increased! ¡°From [B] ss to [A] ss, you can use [B] ss pet souls for the Devouring process. However, above that, the system will not ept the Devouring of souls from the preceding ss! ¡°This is the system¡¯s rule for the upgrading process of pets. ¡°Upgrading through the Devouring process requires pet souls, and the lowest eptable soul is the soul of the preceding ss. Souls from an even lower ss cannot be Devoured! ¡°From [A] ss to [A+] ss, you can forget about Devouring [B] ss pet souls! You will need nothing less than [A] ss pet souls!¡± Next, Nicole informed Chen Xiaolian the required amount for the Devouring process to upgrade a pet from [A] ss to [S] ss, causing Chen Xiaolian to be severely shocked. To upgrade [A] ss to [A+] ss, two [A] ss mechanical pet souls must be Devoured. To upgrade from [A+] ss to [S-] ss, four [A] ss souls must be Devoured! And from [S-] ss to [S] ss, eight [A] ss souls must be Devoured! Chen Xiaolian was bbergasted! His Garfield was currently at [A-] ss. In order to upgrade it to [A] ss, he will only need to gather up another two Gryphon souls of the [B] ss. Unexpectedly, for [A] ss and above, Gryphon souls would be useless! All pet souls from the [B] ss would be useless! The Devouring process required [A] ss to work! ording to this form, to upgrade from [A] ss to [S] ss would require a total of fourteen [A] ss pet souls! Fourteen argh! ording to the market price, an [A] ss pet was probably priced at around 2,000 points. Fourteen times that would be¡­ 28,000 points!!! Even for a veteran, this was an unbearably huge sum of expense! Perhaps, some veterans could save up that much after going through countless instance dungeons¡­ but, can you spend all your points on pet alone? Your own equipment, strength and others¡­ do they not require enhancement? You can¡¯t simply rely on your pet to conquer the world! Furthermore¡­ theoretically speaking, fourteen [A] ss pets were needed; theoretically speaking, the price was at 2,000 points each. But do not forget, [A] ss pets are not something you can buy just because you want to buy them! Within Zero City, Chen Xiaolian had strolled around the flea market for two days and saw only one ck Widow for sale! Other [A] ss pets for sale were simply not found! In other words, even if you are filthy rich, capable of forking out 28,000 points, you won¡¯t even be able to buy that many [A] ss pets! Chen Xiaolian was disappointed. Originally, he had assumed he could quickly upgrade Garfield to be [S] ss¡­ but now, his dream has been shattered. Observing the highly shocked expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Nicole softly said. ¡°The cruelty of this game is something that you will slowlye to terms with. Enough, now is not the time for nonsense. Back to the main topic, will you ept my proposal?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He kept aside the distracting thoughts within his mind and focused himself. ¡°I need to discuss this with my members for a while.¡± Nicole nodded her head. ¡°I will wait for 15 minutes¡­I am not trying to urge you. It is just that my time is limited. If you reject my proposal, then I need to leave immediately and think of a method toplete my own quest. There is not much time left on the countdown.¡± This request from her was very reasonable. Chen Xiaolian nodded and moved out of the room. ¡­ ¡°I feel that that is not a problem.¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. After he gathered the team and ryed Nicole¡¯s proposal, agreement for the proposal was immediately obtained ¨C contrary to his expectations, there was no opposition to it. The first to agree was Lun Tai. As a veteran, Lun Tai gave a very good reason. ¡°This game is a cruel one. Personal grudges and feelings is not that important. Theoretically speaking, as long as ourmon goal is the same, anyone could be epted as allies in order to ensure our survival. Our biggest objective is to survive this instance dungeon! As for the conflicts from our earlier fight, that is simple the result of being on different sides. Since the system randomly assigned her to be our enemy, there was no way around it. ¡°Most importantly, we did not suffer any casualties. As such, I personally feel that this grudge can be put aside for now. ¡°Having an expert, a Floating Angel join us as a temporary team member will give our team¡¯s battle strength a huge boost! ¡°Just recall that scene where she hacked the Thunderstorm Tank apart with just one swing of her sword! Rather than make an enemy out of her, it is better to have someone like that as arade. The grudge between us is not that big anyways.¡± 1 Considering how the lightly damaged Gryphon soul gave a sess rate of 98.5% in , an undamaged soul should ¡®probably¡¯ have a sess rate of 99% or more. So, unless you are someone that RNG hates to the core, or if you¡¯re ying Impossible Ironman mode, each Devouring process should be sessful.? Chapter 122: Wicked Chen Xiaolian

Chapter 122: Wicked Chen Xiaolian

GOR Chapter 122: Wicked Chen Xiaolian Lun Tai¡¯s statement caused everyone to turn silent. Naturally, Bei Tai would not disagree with his brother¡¯s opinion. He immediately voted in favour of the proposal. Xia Xiaolei said nothing. Chen Xiaolian then turned towards Qiao Qiao. ¡°I do not like that woman,¡± Qiao Qiao revealed her stance. ¡°However¡­ Lun Tai¡¯s words are true; there is no profound hatred between us. Although there was a conflict earlier, we did not suffer any casualties. If we had, I would never ept her no matter what! However, since such is not the case¡­ besides, back then, she was the one who destroyed the Thunderstorm Tanks in battle¡­ on the whole, she is the one who saved us all. ¡°If this is just a temporary alliance, then I will not oppose. It¡¯s up to you.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s opinion was naturally also made on behalf of Soo Soo. Xia Xiaolei quickly spoke out, saying that he will follow the Guild Leader¡¯s decision. Thest to speak up was Roddy. Roddy¡¯s face expressed helplessness. ¡°Actually, I am the least qualified to give an opinion here. I am the reason why everyone had to participate in this instance dungeon. Additionally¡­ the reason for that is also connected to Nicole. If I had not persistently requested to stay for one more day in Zero City in order to find Nicole, everyone would not¡­¡± ¡°Enough, no need to bring up the past,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Chen Xiaolian stared into Roddy¡¯s eyes. ¡°Roddy, you are my friend. In fact, you could be considered as my best friend.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a light sigh. ¡°Back when I was chasing Qiao Qiao until the train station, you followed suit. Before the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang instance dungeon began, you took the risk to get close to Guild Leader Nangong and Qiu Yun¡­ all those were under my behest. All those matters were dangerous and yet, you agreed without so much as a frown. ¡°I know very well that deep down, you consider me as a bro. That is why when there is danger, you would be willing do those things to help me out. ¡°At the same time¡­ I too consider you as a bro! Since that is the case, regarding this instance dungeon¡¯s matter, let¡¯s not talk about it again!¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. ¡°That is true¡­ you simply made an unintentional mistake. Who could have guessed that the darned system would set the instance dungeon in Tokyo.¡± ¡°Then¡­ my opinion is also¡­ to agree with the proposal to temporarily ept Nicole.¡± There was excitement within Roddy¡¯s eyes as he gritted his teeth. ¡°I am not of that opinion because of personal reasons. I will admit, she has indeed fascinated me before. However, the reason I am agreeing with this proposal is not based on that. Lun Tai¡¯s words are correct. Since we did not incur huge losses, there is no profound hatred forged between us. Since that is the case, having a powerfulrade as a team member would give us a huge boost in battle strength. Maybe, this will help increase our chances of making it through this instance dungeon by a significant margin.¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled and he rxed ¨C personally, he was in agreement with this proposal as well. ¡°Since that is the case, we have a unanimous decision of epting Nicole as a temporary team member by epting her into our guild until the timees when this instance dungeon ends.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian nced at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Everyone can keep resting¡­ I have received the system¡¯s notification. The first phase of the quest ispleted. Before the countdown for the first phase is over, we will have those ten plus hours of time to rest and prepare. Additionally, the system will no longer disy our energy sources to other participants. As long as we keep a low profile, the next ten plus hours will not be dangerous. Rest well and ease up a little.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head to face Qiao Qiao. ¡°Go check the Japanese girl andfort her a little. We are not thieves after all.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded. ¡­ This Japanese-styled house was a small two-storey building with a slightly antiquated appearance. It did not have a huge area and was separated into several small and narrow rooms. Walking up the narrow stairs, Qiao Qiao opened up the door to the first room of the second floor. Takeuchi Mikiko sat by the door, her face revealing panic and fear. Seeing Qiao Qiao walk in, she cried out in shock. She quickly turned around and shrank towards the corner of the walls, expressing panic on her small face. ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ don¡¯t hurt me. I beg you, please don¡¯t hurt me! Just take whatever you want from the house! I¡­ I do not have any other belongings here, only the living expense of 100,000 yen [1] that my mother gave me. Just take it. I beg you, please don¡¯t hurt me!¡± Qiao Qiao sighed and entered the room. She ced a tray onto the tatami floor. There was a bowl of instant noodles on the tray. ¡°Eat something,¡± Qiao Qiao sat cross-legged on the floor. ¡°I will not hurt you, just rx.¡± Although Takeuchi Mikiko was still afraid, she could not restrain her eyes from darting towards the bowl of instant noodles. She had not eaten anything during lunch. Presently, it was already evening and she had since been feeling hungry to the point where her stomach would growl from the hunger. ¡­ For Takeuchi Mikiko, she felt that today was a truly unfortunate day for her! First, during noon where she was working, she saw from the TV news report that an explosion incident had urred in Tokyo. Next, she saw that the streets leading to the central district were filled with fire and thick billowing smoke. The ce was filled with explosions and chaos. Takeuchi Mikiko instantly turned fearful. She quickly called her mother, but her mother¡¯s phone could not be reached ¨C as usual, her mother could not be reached during her working hours. Next, she called up her big sister. However, her phone too, could not be reached. The convenience store owner decided to close up and return home ¨C the news had advised the public that it was best for them to stay at home. Takeuchi Mikiko too, was preparing to get off from work and return home. It was at that moment that the biker gang raided the gas station¡¯s convenience store. Takeuchi Mikiko recognized those fellows. They were all bullies who lived in the neighbourhood. She heard that those fellows had joined some organization. Usually, they would only tease her when they were refilling their motorbikes, not daring to cross the line. Today however¡­ these fellows seemed to have gone mad. It was likely due to the city area being embroiled in chaos to the point where the police were unable to spare anyone toe over. After vandalizing the store, those fellows had wanted to rape her as well! Back then, the 15 years old Takeuchi Mikiko was on the verge of fainting from fear. Although she was struggling with all her might, her heart had already fallen into despair. She believed that she would not be able to escape cmity today. Unexpectedly, this beautiful big sister with long ck hair would descend from the skies and save her. She must have trained in martial arts¡­ she seemed even more powerfulpared to the seniors of the judo club of her school! Herpanions were also no different, beating off the biker gang members in just moments. Thinking that she had met a saviour, Takeuchi Mikiko was originally very grateful towards this beautiful big sister with long ck hair. However, what happened next caused this young girl to be utterly confused. These saviours of her¡­ actually¡­ Kidnapped her? When this beautiful big sister with long ck hair asked her where she lived ¨C back then, she was filled with the feeling of gratitude and simply answered the question without withholding anything. Next¡­ she was knocked unconscious! By the time she woke up, she found herself at home¡­ These people had taken over her home! They even locked her up in a room! Her phone was found and taken away; even the room¡¯s window and door were locked! Takeuchi Mikiko was very scared! Her fear had simply reached the extreme limits of fear! She was still young and has countless beautiful fantasies about the future. She has a mother and big sister who loved her dearly. In school, she had yet to confess to a very handsome senior whom she secretly liked. She was fearful that these people would harm her¡­ kill her, or perhaps even¡­ vite her. Although this beautiful big sister with long ck hair had treated her quite kindly¡­ there were a few young males within their group! Even though Takeuchi Mikiko was still very young, she was clear that she possessed a lovable appearance, enough for her to be considered a very beautiful girl. Normally, when she was in school, some boys would throw furtive nces at her asionally, when she was working, some strange uncles would secretly say some unreasonable things to her. Some would simply give her money as they tried to get her intopensated dating! [2] Takeuchi Mikiko would firmly reject their approach each time. There was once where the convenience store owner had to use a broom to get rid of those bad people. She was very clear that her appearance was capable of attracting men¡­ however, there was already someone that she liked. The one she liked was the tall and handsome senior who looked like Takizawa Hideaki [3] when he smiled. Takeuchi Mikiko had already made up her mind to confess to him during his birthday next week¡­ Wu wu wu¡­ now that she had encountered this group of kidnappers, she was uncertain if she could survive until next week! Once she thought about all those, Takeuchi Mikiko suddenly lost her appetite towards the bowl of instant noodles that she was eyeing. She then broke down into tears again. Qiao Qiao looked on helplessly at this girl who was crying while hugging her knees. Nature wise, Big Miss Qiao was not a very friendly girl. She possessed a lofty character, just like that of a rose, beautiful to the eyes, yet possessing of thorns! She was not good atforting others, especially when the people in question happened to be strangers. Watching Takeuchi Mikiko crying sorrowfully, Qiao Qiao bit her lips. ¡°We really wouldn¡¯t hurt you! At thetest, we will be leaving tomorrow¡­ aiya, can you please stop crying?¡± It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian entered the room. He walked to Qiao Qiao¡¯s side and patted her shoulder. Then, he turned to look at Takeuchi Mikiko. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°¡­ she must be frightened. She keeps thinking that we will harm her. No matter how I try to advise her, it just won¡¯t work,¡± Qiao Qiao smiled bitterly. ¡°I will talk to her.¡± Chen Xiaolian sat down cross-legged before abruptly pping the floor heavily! PA! The resulting sound caused Takeuchi Mikiko to startle. She raised her head and regarded Chen Xiaolian fearfully. She had since realized that this young man before her was this group¡¯s leader. En, to be more urate, this person before her cannot be considered a man. At best, he was only a big boy. He has such a young appearance. Judging from his face, he should be around the same age as me. He has such a clear and elegant face, so much so that he looks a bit like a girl. There is no evil and ferocious look, which kidnappers should have on his face. ¡°Little girl, you better listen!¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately made a grim face as he extended two fingers to pinch Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s chin. 1 Yen (£¤), the currency of Japan. 1 USD is worth around 100 £¤ as at July, 2016.? 2 Compensated dating is the act of giving money or luxury gifts to attractive girls or older for theirpanionship or even possibly sexual favours, done my older men. In Japan, the term for this practice is ¡®enjo-kosai¡¯, sometimes shortened to ¡®enko¡¯.? 3 Takizawa Hideaki, a Japanese actor and singer.? Chapter 123: Exemption Card – Attacked!

Chapter 123: Exemption Card ¨C Attacked!

GOR Chapter 123: Exemption Card ¨C Attacked! The terrified Takeuchi Mikiko looked at Chen Xiaolian with widened eyes. ¡°Do not cry!¡± Chen Xiaolian uttered viciously. Takeuchi Mikiko sniffled, but she dared not let out sobbing sounds anymore. ¡°We are bandits, robbers!¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°But we do not kill for no reason. Also¡­ I have no interest in viting girls. So, you better listen up. We only require a quiet ce to stay for the night. We just do not want to be disturbed! That is all! ¡°By this time tomorrow, we will leave. After that¡­ you will not have even the chance to encounter us again for the rest of your life. Understood? ¡°As for killing or harming you ¨C I have no interest in those! ¡°However, if you are willing to cooperate, you can help out with some stuff and I willpensate you with some rewards.¡± Takeuchi Mikiko instantly panicked and she shrank backwards. She struggled to free her chin, which Chen Xiaolian was gripping and then covered the cor area of her body. ¡°No! I do not dopensated dating! No!¡± Chen Xiaolian could not evenugh at her remark. ¡°Bastard! Who¡­ who wants you to do that?¡± He suddenly pulled Qiao Qiao over. ¡°Just look! This is my girlfriend! She is a hundred times more beautifulpared to you! I would never have any interest in an ugly chick like you!¡± Takeuchi Mikiko was one who prioritized life before all else. Despite beingbelled as an ugly chick, she did not feel angry at all! Rather, she was filled with a feeling that one would have after having survived through a cmity. She regarded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Real¡­ really?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his chin. ¡°You are too ugly! You are a hundred times worsepared to my girlfriend!¡± ¡°¡­ I¡­¡± Takeuchi Mikiko stopped crying. ¡°In that case, what is it that you want me to do?¡± ¡°Cook, do you know how to? I have checked the refrigerator. There are vegetables and meat there. There is still rice in the rice bags within the kitchen ¨C can you cook?¡± ¡°Yes! Yes! I can!¡± Takeuchi Mikiko nodded her head repeatedly. ¡°Good! I do not like useless people. If you do not know how to do anything, then I will have to just tie you up and lock you up in this room. If you can work, then not only will I not harm you, I will even give you rewards.¡± As he spoke, he pulled out a stack of US dor bills ¨C naturally, these were taken from Roddy. ¡°See this?¡± Chen Xiaolian purposely tossed those stack of bills on the ground. ¡°As long as you are obedient and cook for us without causing troubles, when we leave tomorrow, this money will be yours!¡± ¡°Seriously?¡± Takeuchi Mikiko was shell-shocked. Subsequently, this girl¡¯s eyes became excited! The US dor bills that littered the floor appeared to be at least around two thousand in value! For someone who was not born in a wealthy family, this was certainly a huge amount of money for a Japanese high school student who was born into an ordinary family! Because her father had died early, her mother and big sister had to work very hard. Most of their ie was used to pay back the loan that her father had taken before he died. In order to avoid their home being taken by the bank, everyone in the family had to go through hard times. Takeuchi Mikiko herself was barely able to get any living expenses from her mother. The reason she worked at the gas station¡¯s convenience store was also in order to earn money. That way, she would be able to give a decent present to the senior that she liked during his birthday next week. Then, a formal confession¡­ If she has two thousand US dors¡­ Even if they were staying in the most expensive area in Tokyo, this would be enough to cover this month¡¯s living expenses for everyone in her family! Takeuchi Mikiko immediately stopped crying, her eyes staring intently at the pile of US dors on the floor. ¡°You¡­ are you telling the truth? These money¡­ will you really give it to me?¡± ¡°Of course I will,¡± Chen Xiaolian patted Qiao Qiao and pulled her up. Then, he looked down at Takeuchi Mikiko. ¡°Now, wipe away your tears, get to the kitchen and start cooking! Remember, we like to eat meat and our appetite is big. So, cook more! You had better be wise and not cause trouble for yourself. Don¡¯t think of ways to run away or report to the police, understand?¡± ¡°¡­ I understand! I will work hard!¡± Takauchi Mikiko quickly scrambled up from the floor. She gazed at the bowl of instant noodles and swallowed her saliva. ¡°Can I bring it to the kitchen and eat? I will eat it up quickly. It will not dy my work!¡± ¡°Go!¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. Observing the Japanese girl run out of the room while carrying the bowl of instant noodles like a rabbit, Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the US dor bills on the floor ¨C she was clever, not picking up the money instantly and instead going to work first. ¡°You sure can y the bad guy.¡± ¡°There is no way around it. This girl obviously views us as bad guys. At a time like this, trying to be good guys would be pointless. We might as well pretend to be bad guys and set the conditions down clearly. That way, she could feel at ease,¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°Did you enjoy pinching her chin earlier?¡± Qiao Qiao who was standing beside narrowed her eyes and turned to look at him. ¡°Isn¡¯t an under aged girl¡¯s skin delicate? Hmph! You are definitely a lolicon!¡± ¡° ¡­ Hey! I am really not a lolicon!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out bitterly. ¡­ Takeuchi Mikiko was very dexterous in her work. While she was busy working in the kitchen, she did not try to run away or get help from the outside. Once while she was working, she carried a trash bag and subconsciously carried it all the way to the door. As she was about to move out to throw the trash bag, she suddenly recalled her situation. Turning to look at Chen Xiaolian and his group who were watching television in the living room, she saw Chen Xiaolian smile and wave his hand at her. Takeuchi Mikiko fearfully tossed the trash bag out into the trashcan ced outside before quickly closing the door as she headed in. She quickly raised both hands and said loudly. ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything!¡± ¡°Hurry up and go cook! We are starving to death here!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out violently. Seeing the girl run into the kitchen, Lun Tai could not help himself and heughed out. ¡°In the future, it would be better to leave this matter of pretending to be bad guys to me and Bei Tai. Your face is too tender and not convincing enough. This girl is just too na?ve, that the only reason why she could be tricked by you.¡± ¡°Right, where is that woman?¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°In the room, she did note out,¡± Lun Tai said softly. ¡°Although we are temporary allies, Xiaolian had put out an extra condition for her. We gave her a test¡­ we will only allow her to join our guild in thest 10 minutes before the countdown ends.¡± ¡°Truly vicious,¡± Qiao Qiao smiled. ¡°Thest 10 minutes¡­ wouldn¡¯t that be risky for her? If we go back on our words in the end, she would only have 10 minutes of time. Even if she wants to rush out to finish the quest, she would not have the time to do so.¡± ¡°This is a test. If she epts this test, then that would prove that she trusts us. Otherwise¡­ she can just leave right now!¡± Chen Xiaolian watched the TV with an unperturbed expression. ¡°We are not rted. For an outsider to join, they will have to pass a test. This is a cruel game after all.¡± Lun Tai breathed out a sigh. ¡°You are bing more like a Guild Leader.¡± ¡°Right, there is good news that I want to tell you all,¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at those within the living room. All members were inside the living room and no one was sent to guard over Nicole ¨C there was no such need anyways. If she wished to leave, she may do so at any time. ¡°What good news?¡± ¡°ording to the system, we are the first toplete the first phase of the quest. Thus, we will receive a reward,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a light smile. The eyes of several of them flickered! ¡°What reward?¡± Xia Xiaolei moved close. ¡°Big Brother Xiaolian, did the system gift points?¡± ¡°Not points,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°However, I feel that it is more practical than points!¡± He gave a faint smile and pulled something out from the system¡¯s Item Box. It was a gold coloured card, about the size of a normal credit card and felt light and thin in his palms. There was a small line of text on the surface of the card. Lun Tai gave it a nce and his face abruptly revealed surprise! ¡°Attack Exemption Card!¡± Chen Xiaolian continued smiling softly. ¡°That is right! This is a [B] ss - Attack Exemption Card, a special system equipment that cannot be traded away. When used, we will not be automatically attacked by any system monsters within 30 minutes¡­ naturally, it is of no effect against bosses.¡± Xia Xiaolei and Roddy were incredibly excited. Roddy eximed in surprise. ¡°So powerful? Doesn¡¯t that mean we will be invincible for 30 minutes? When we meet a monster and use this card, won¡¯t we be able to hit the monster without it hitting back?¡± ¡°It is not that simple!¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Take note of the words ¡®automatically attack¡¯! In other words, the monsters will not automatically attack us. However, if we attack them, they will still counter attack.¡± ¡°That is still pretty good,¡± The veteran Lun Tai was content. ¡°This is the equivalent of a safety zone that has a duration limit of 30 minutes! It is just like the Water De room of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. It could be used as a life-saving measure during critical moments!¡± ¡°It is even better than the Water De room,¡± Chen Xiaolian said seriously. ¡°Although the Water De room is a safety zone, it could not be moved. This card on the other hand, could. When we encounter a crisis, we can use this card and run! 30 minutes of safety as escape time can truly save lives during critical junctures!¡± All the guild members within the room smiled. At that moment, however¡­ a bang sounded out from outside the door! It was followed by the sounds of explosions. Checking through the windows, they saw a mass of mes bursting out from outside the house! At that same time, they heard Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s shrill scream of panicing out of the kitchen! At the same time again, the window of the living room was shattered apart and a ck ming object was tossed in through the broken window from the outside. Instantly, the living room was set aze with mes and thick ck smoke billowed within! ¡­ ¡°Molotov cocktail!¡± Lun Tai howled out as jumped up while flipping the table, setting it before their team as an obstruction! Next, they converged behind the table. After dragging Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo to the back of the table, he rushed out! Rushing towards the kitchen door, he kicked the door open to see mes licking the ceiling inside. However, Chen Xiaolian charged into the mes! A few secondster, Chen Xiaolian dragged Takeuchi Mikiko out and shouted. ¡°Catch!¡± After throwing her towards the backside of the table, he quickly shouted. ¡°Lun Tai, Bei Tai! Follow me and charge out!¡± Chapter 124: Getting Nearer!

Chapter 124: Getting Nearer!

GOR Chapter 124: Getting Nearer! Presently, the skies have turned dark. Tens of motorbikes were gathered outside the house and the biker gang members held onto Molotov cocktails, steel baseball bats and many other weapons. They even lit fire to the middle of the street. These fellows were dressed in peculiar fashion as they cackled loudly. The chaos engulfing Tokyo had catalysed out the most despicable and maddeningly violent nature within these fellows. Several of those biker gang members raised the Molotov cocktails made from beer bottles and tossed them towards this house before them. They had procured two barrels of gasoline from a gas station. At the back, several fellows with ring piercings wereughing as they used stic pipes to fill the beer bottles with gas. Next, they plugged the opening with a piece of cotton cloth before lighting the tip of the cotton cloth with a lighter¡­ ¡°Throw it! Throw it all at them!¡± A man with a little moustache and a bandage over his nose shouted angrily. He stood atop the motorbike, brandishing a metal pipe and howled furiously. ¡°Burn those bastards to their deaths!¡± The beating he received in the afternoon was a great insult to him. Thus, heter gathered up a group ofpanions who went around finding the whereabouts of those strangers ¨C this residential area was not that big. Additionally, many of these biker gang members were local bullies. In merely one afternoon¡¯s time, they were able to find something: Someone had witnessed those strangers bringing the girl, Takeuchi Mikiko together with them! With this thread, searching for them was not difficult. The man with little moustache gathered up twentypanions in the afternoon and plundered a gas station, taking two barrels of gas with them ¨C as for order,w and police¡­ Tokyo had been rendered a mess and the police simply could not spare anyone over, losing their power of deterrence. Severalrge supermarkets located at the edge of the city have been robbed, but no police action could be seen. The police instead, only deployed their forces within certain key areas, concentrating their forces on the government buildings and key locations. As for this civilian district, who the Hell would care about it? The ordinary police officers in the residential district did not have any firearms and their numbers were limited. They have long since lost any ability to deter these mobsters. Watching the door of the house burning up, the man with the little moustache felt his blood boiling up to his blood. He stood upon his motorbike and shouted out like a wild beast! The current him was filled with a distorted feeling of joy. He felt that he had be the ruler of this area! Just look at the surrounding residences, they all had their doors locked tight and none dared to emerge. Even when he was going around robbing and vandalizing, no one had dared to resist him¡­ Normally, someone like him would only be considered a loser, a trash of society. But now, this loser of society had suddenly found his personal paradise. The man with the little moustache only has one thought running through his mind now, to find those strangers who had beaten him up in the afternoon, and burn them to death! Next¡­ he must also sample the taste of Takeuchi Mikiko! With regards to order¡­ and whether he will receive any punishments in the future¡­ who cares! This scum¡¯s brain was in the grip of heated fever and could no longer consider those matters. The Molotov cocktail smashed into the room. The scattered gasoline burned with intensity and even the walls were on fire. Some of the gasoline even spread out to the surrounding residential areas. The man with the little moustache shouted and jumped off his motorbike. He took hold of a Molotov cocktail and sprinted forward, charging out of his group and towards the entrance of the residence before viciously hurling the cocktail forward! This ¡®heroic¡¯ act of his aroused a series of apuse from hispanions. Several of them who were obviously female ruffians, shouted out in excitement. ¡°Kawashimoto Jun! Tomorrow, let¡¯s go to my school together! I have always wanted to teach some of those useless teachers a lesson!¡± A female ruffian screamed out. The man with the little moustacheughed out and he turned around to say something¡­ Suddenly, the door opened! The door flew out with a bang! The man with the little moustache did not even have the time to turn around before the door, which was roaring through the air mmed his body and ttened him to the ground. Chen Xiaolian was the first to charge out. His face was extremely distorted! He had taken many things into consideration, having considered how to avoid the other yers and Awakened ones and also the search efforts by the Tokyo police¡­ unexpectedly, this group of trash would bring trouble to his doorstep. If this huge evening incident ended up attracting the Tokyo police, then his n of quietly hiding here for thest ten plus hours of the first phase to pass would be in vain. It might even end up attracting the attention and greed of other yers and Awakened ones. Chen Xiaolian was furious. As he charged out the door, his body flew out in a jump that spanned several metres beforending on the ground. Coincidentally, hisnding spot was directly on top of the door that he had kicked out! The man with the little moustache who was pinned below the door was crushed and he cried out miserably, blood spraying out from his mouth. Chen Xiaolian ignored him. He picked up the metal pipe that the man with the little moustache dropped and rushed into the crowd of biker gang members. Facing two fellows holding onto Molotov cocktails, Chen Xiaolian did not give them any chance to throw those cocktails and struck them each on their heads. Those two screamed wretchedly, falling onto the ground as they clutched their heads. Chen Xiaolian grabbed hold of the Molotov cocktails and tossed them into the crowd of people¡­ whether this action would lead to people being burned was not something he cared about right now. To him, these trashes deserved no sympathy. The mes spread out and the crowd dispersed out in panic. Chen Xiaolianunched himself forward and sent a fellow guarding the barrel of gas flying with a kick. ¡°Kill him quick!¡± Some of the biker gang members shouted loudly as they rushed him while brandishing sticks, knives and an assortment of other weapons. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was not afraid of these weapons. He charged them with the metal pipe and had them sprawling on the ground in the blink of an eye. Lun Tai and Bei Tai simply took out their guns with them as they emerged. Holding an M16 in his hands, the first thing Bei Tai did was to release a burst of bullets into the skies, instilling fear into the hearts of those biker gang members, causing them to shriek out. After seeing the machine gun, some of them quickly turned tail and ran. Some others jumped onto their motorbikes, starting them up as they prepared to escape. Guns! This was something that the biker gang members were afraid of. Japan was a society that banned guns. Even those big organizations would usually only use cold weapons. As such, firearms were rarely seen. Some sober-headed ones had already realized that they have provoked a big trouble. However, the veteran Bei Tai was far more cold-heartedpared to Chen Xiaolian! Seeing that some were trying to escape using motorbikes, Bei Tai did not hesitate to unleash a burst of bullets at them! Two to three motorbikes sped forward a distance of less than 10 metres before Bei Tai¡¯s bullets struck them. Those motorbikes released a sharp, chafing sound and skidded sideways as they fell. The bullets also struck some of the biker gang members who were riding on the bikes. Their bodies were coated with blood as they fell and the ground was turned into a pool of blood. Lun Tai on the other hand, held onto a military knife in his hand and he stormed into the crowd. It did not matter who encountered him, this merciless fellow would directly present them with a stab! The military knife with blood grooves stabbed into their bodies as Lun Tai ignored how much pain these fellows were in for. In but moments, less than half of the biker gang remained. Chen Xiaolian saw some running in two different directions through the street and he quickly shouted out. ¡°Don¡¯t let them get away! Lun Tai!¡± Lun Tai sneered. ¡°Can I kill them?¡± ¡°¡­ up to you!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. At this moment, he could no longer care about kindness and sympathy! Even if they did kill them, these trashes were undeserving of pity. Besides¡­ they would still be refreshedter on. Chen Xiaolian ced aside the concerns within his heart. Lun Tai smirked and immediately produced a 97 rifle. He then moved into a standard kneeling posture before shooting down the few biker gang members running towards the left side. In less than two minutes, Chen Xiaolian and the two brothers were the only ones left standing upon the street. Chen Xiaolian looked at the biker gang members rolling on the floor, his face distorted. He then walked over to inspect the barrels of gasoline before quickly saying. ¡°We can¡¯t stay here any longer.¡± ¡°Agreed!¡± Lun Tai supplemented. ¡°Such a big incident would probably attract the police officers. It would be best for us to not waste any strength dealing with the police.¡± Bei Tai on the other hand,ughed. ¡°These fellows have a lot of motorbikes. We have a means of transportation right here.¡± ¡°Then, let¡¯s head out!¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly said. ¡°Immediately! Also, bring the barrels of gasoline as well. It can be used!¡± They called out everyone who was inside the room. Qiao Qiao held onto the girl, Takeuchi Mikiko whom had fainted. It was unknown whether her state of unconsciousness was induced by fear or injury caused by the explosion. ¡°We cannot leave her here. Now that there is no more order, leaving aatose, beautiful young girl out in the open would only bring a miserable fate upon her,¡± Despite her cold exterior, she was also a woman. Thus, she had spoken out on behalf of Takeuchi Mikiko. ¡°Then, bring her along for now. When she wakes up, we¡¯ll leave her,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Riding the motorbikes was not a difficult matter considering the high number of motorbikes left by the biker gang members. Chen Xiaolian brought Soo Soo with him as he got up a motorbike, Qiao Qiao with the Japanese girl, Roddy with Xia Xiaolei while the rest, Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Nicole got on one each. Their group quickly started the motorbikes and left. As they were moving past a street, they heard the sound of sirensing from the district area behind them. As expected, despite having lost control of the situation, the police would still squeeze out some men to deal with this chaotic situation within a residential district. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group rushed out of the area, quickly leaving this residential district. .. ¡°Target has been located. Coordinates sent¡­ target¡¯s distance from you is very small! Follow your current direction and you will make contact in approximately two minutes!¡± The inspector listened to Falcon speak through the headset and replied indifferently. ¡°Good. You havepleted your task. Now, return to the safe house and watch the show!¡± After saying that, this savage looking bald man pulled off the headset and stepped heavily onto the throttle, driving the car through the street. A car that was parked in front was smashed aside as his car roared through the street. He adjusted the volume of the car¡¯s speakers to the max and a loud, heavy metal music rang out, causing him to furrow his brows. He randomly changed the song and a majestic symphony yed out. ¡°Valkyrie? Haha! I love this song!¡± Chapter 125: Fierce Battle!

Chapter 125: Fierce Battle!

GOR Chapter 125: Fierce Battle! Six motorbikes rushed through a street with Chen Xiaolian leading in the vanguard position. As they were passing through an intersection, Chen Xiaolian noticed through the corner of his eyes a Toyota SUV charging forward at full speed. He only had enough time to get a glimpse before they went past the intersection, but a thought shed through his mind. It¡¯s sote right now, why would any Japanese drive around in the streets? Moreover, their driving speed is so fast¡­ After those thoughts flitted through his mind, he realized that something was not right. As he was turning his head to shout out something¡­ He heard a crash from behind! The Toyota SUV charged straight towards them from the intersection and one of their team¡¯s motorbikes was sent flying due to a collision with the vehicle! The motorbike skidded through the ground, releasing a sharp scraping sound while the rider rolled out. Chen Xiaolian immediately recognized the person to be Bei Tai! After a sharp braking sound, Lun Tai jumped out from his motorbike and rolled on the ground before getting up and rushing towards his little brother! At that moment, the Toyota SUV had already mmed into the wall beside the street. The hood of the vehicle was thrown up and thick billowing smoke was released. A powerful force knocked the door off and it was sent flying! Next, a bald, robust man leapt out of the vehicle. In his hands was a¡­ ¡°Bloody Hell! Gatling!¡± Roddy eximed in shock. Tat tat tat tat tat¡­ A clear sound rang out in session within the street! The barrage of bullets was aimed at their flock of motorbikes. Their team spread out in panic while Bei Tai¡¯s motorbike had its fuel tank hit by the bullets, resulting in a loud explosion. The zing mes of the explosion soared up to a height of 5 to 6 metres! After that, an orange coloured me spread out in all directions! ¡°Hurry up and spread out!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly after stopping the motorbike. Letting the bike fall, he pulled Soo Soo to the side of the street. The gatling gun rotated as it madly shot out, spraying its bullets through the entire street! Lun Tai had already hauled up Bei Tai and they were hiding behind a car. Qiao Qiao and the rest had also discarded their motorbikes. Roddy and Xia Xiaolei were both the most fortunate and unfortunate. They were thrown off the motorbike that they were riding on and rolled through the ground into the bottom area of a car parked beside the road. Qiao Qiao held onto the Japanese girl and they rushed into a shop beside the street, breaking into it by smashing through the shop¡¯s window. ¡°Who is that man?¡± Chen Xiaolian roared out in rage. The bald man seemed uninterested in using the gatling gun to injure others ¨C instead, he appeared to be someone who was ying a game. He revelled in unleashing the bullets. When the long linked ammunition was exhausted, he revealed a savage smile. He tossed the gatling gun onto the ground and stood in the middle of the road. With a cold voice, he shouted: ¡°That was just my greetings to you all! Now, let the games begin!¡± After saying that, his robust and Herculean body swayed a little, leaving an after image as he charged forward. His target was obvious as he charged towards the backside of a car parked by the left side of the intersection. That was where Lun Tai and Bei Tai were hiding! Lun Tai reacted quickly, raising his 97 assault rifle and shot out without stopping. However, the bald man¡¯s figure moved at an incredible speed, moving through the trajectories of the iing bullets! In just a few blinks, he had reached the side of the car! Then, he abruptly moved his leg and sent a kick at the car! Bang! A loud sound rang out and the car that Lun Tai and Bei Tai were using as cover was sent flying! The car spun around a few times in the air as it flew over Lun Tai¡¯s head and smashed into a shop beside the street! Before Lun Tai could react to that, the bald man had already lunged forward! The bald man¡¯s left hand quickly gripped the rifle¡¯s muzzle and gave it a gentle twist, twisting the rifle muzzle and breaking the rifle apart! Lun Tai red at him and sent his clenched fist towards the bald man. The bald man however, only used his right hand to swat away Lun Tai¡¯s iing fist. After that, he gripped Lun Tai¡¯s neck and held him up high! Lun Tai howled and used both his arms and legs to punch and kick the bald man. However, despite his stout figure, he was no different from an infant before this bear like Herculean bald man! The bald man curled the corners of his lips and grinned. With his hand still holding on to Lun Tai, he suddenly leapt towards the air, heading towards a wall. BANG! Lun Tai who was held by him was brutally smashed into the walls! The walls broke apart as a result and Lun Tai who was still in the grip of the bald man was mmed down onto the ground! In just one moment! Lun Tai¡¯s body, chest and back were suffering from multiple fractures and blood sprayed out from both his mouth and nose. Lun Tai himself was gasping desperately for breath. By then, the bald man had already let loose his grip on Lun Tai. ¡°Too weak. You are not the Floating Angel¡­ who is it?¡± The bald man turned around. There, Bei Tai who had been left sprawling on the ground had already, with great effort, propped himself up. Back then, the motorbike that he was riding on was directly mmed and he was sent flying, causing him to suffer from severe injuries. Just then, he had witnessed his elder brother beaten to the brink of death and he roared out. He raised his M16 at the bald man and pulled the trigger. The bald man sneered and ignored the iing bullets, striding towards Bei Tai! Pu pu pu¡­ The bullets struck the bald man¡¯s body, only to issue out a cotton like sound. The bald man walked until he was before Bei Tai and sneered. He abruptly extended his hands to grab the cor of his own clothes¡­ A ¡°chi¡± sound was heard. He tore out the garment that he was wearing! His upper body wasid bare, revealing rock like muscles upon his body! His naked upper body resembled those from the legendary War God from Greek! His chest muscles had stopped the bullets and he simply squeezed them out, not a single wound left on his skin! ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem to be you as well¡­ too weak.¡± The bald man delivered a kick onto Bei Tai¡¯s chest, causing Bei Tai to cry out wretchedly. His sternum was fractured by the kick and his body flew across the street to smash into a fire hydrant by the street. With a bang, the fire hydrant broke and water gushed out like a water dragon charging into the sky! ¡°Who is the Floating Angel? Show yourself!¡± ¡­ Everything happened too fast! It was such that Chen Xiaolian and the other team members were unable to react at all. Their two strongest powerhouses, the veterans Lun Tai and Bei Tai had already been taken out! Chen Xiaolian rushed forward, summoning out the Bone Crusher Axe in his hand. Charging through the street, he sent out the axe! Head Cleaver! Impish Teeth Discer! Ear Gouger! The bald man sneered as he watched Chen Xiaolian rushing over. He stood still, observed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s iing axe, and casually raised his right hand. Dang! Dang! Dang! Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes were all blocked by the bald man using his one hand. The sharp axe hacking down on his arm gave the feeling that it was instead hacking down on metal! An intense shock ran through the axe, causing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s palm to go numb and he was unable to hold on the Bone Crusher Axe! The bald man punched out onto the handle of the axe. Chen Xiaolian instantly spat out a mouthful of blood and his body was knocked backwards! What a formidable strength! Even though my own strength is at [B] ss! Qiao Qiao and Roddy too, rushed forward! Roddy wielded the [B] ss katana in his hand and hacked down onto the bald man¡¯s head! Dang! This attack struck the bald man¡¯s head! However, the sharp katana¡¯s attack only produced a few sparks of light. The bald man turned his head, grinned at Roddy and suddenly caught hold of the katana¡¯s de. Then, he sent Roddy hurtling with a kick. The [B] ss katana in his hand was twisted into a deformed mess! Seeing Roddy spray out blood as he was sent flying, the bald man smiled contemptuously. ¡°Another one ruled out.¡± As he said that, Qiao Qiao¡¯s kick flew towards the bald man¡¯s head. However, the kick of hers with all her might behind it resulted in her feeling as though she had just kicked a wall. The resulting shock from the impact sent her falling backwards instead! ¡°Hmph¡­ too weak as well. It seems like you are not the one either!¡± The bald man turned around, nced at Qiao Qiao, and smiled derisively. He walked over and grabbed Qiao Qiao¡¯s leg, and then he lifted her up. ¡°A pity, I do not kill women.¡± He then tossed Qiao Qiao to the side of the street where she ended up mming into a streemp. Qiao Qiao fell to the ground and spewed out blood. ¡°Qiao Qiao! Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian howled loudly and summoned out Garfield! After appearing, the Four-Eyed War Cat roared and split into three doppelgangers! All three rushed the bald man. The Four-Eyed War Cat possessed an [A-] Physique, giving it a huge surge in strength. It unleashed its Tiger Rush and was able to knock the bald man down to the ground! Man and cat tangled together, but Garfield was instantly tossed away by the bald man. He then jumped up and connected a fist with the body of another doppelganger. The doppelganger emitted a faint growl and was knocked away. The third doppelganger had its mouth wide open, directing it at the bald man before letting out a roar. Cat¡¯s Roar! A transparent shockwave burst out in the direction of the bald man, but he only sneered. He crossed both arms before his body and the shockwave struck his body squarely. The bald man retreated two steps back before easing both his arms. ¡°Four-Eyed War Cat? I didn¡¯t think that someone would use this pet. Doppelganger? What kind of skill is this?¡± He stormed forward and sent the doppelganger that had issued out the Cat¡¯s Roar flying with a kick. Behind him, another doppelganger had leapt onto the bald man¡¯s back¡­ One man versus three cats; they fought as they rolled on the ground. Garfield was able to split into three doppelgangers. However, despite their ferocity, Garfield¡¯s doppelgangers were unable to get much damage done to the bald man. Once again, two of the doppelgangers, which were clinging onto both the bald man¡¯s front and back, were tossed away¡­ Chen Xiaolian had already produced the Tiger Tally in his hand. He gripped it tightly and was about to summon out Bai Qi¡­ It was at that moment that a voice rang out from within the shadows! ¡°Everyone, get down!¡± Chen Xiaolian recognized the voice¡­ it was Nicole! Back when they were attacked, Nicole had seemingly hidden herself at an unknown location! After hearing her words, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to throw himself onto the ground. Subsequently, he heard a loud explosion going off! BOOM! The ground itself appeared to be shaking! Chen Xiaolian watched as a translucent shockwave spread out, resembling a sh! There was a distance of roughly 1 metre between the shockwave and the ground. The bald man stood before the shockwave and it swept past his waist area! It threw his entire body back and he fell heavily on his butt and onto the ground! At the same time, the shockwave caused a three-storey residential building beside the street to fall over! The building tilted over and copsed, falling down on the bald man! In an instant, he was buried by the copsing building! Nicole walked out of the shadows, her face pale. She went over and helped prop Chen Xiaolian up. ¡°You¡­ where did you run off to just now?¡± ¡°I went to set up the Shockwave Bomb,¡± Nicole forced out a smile. ¡°I only have one. Now, its spent. Directing the explosion required time. That was why I did not fight earlier. Besides, I do not have the strength to fight right now.¡± ¡°He¡­ is he dead?¡± Chen Xiaolian peered at the debris of the three-storey building, which had fallen over the middle of the street. ¡°No! We need to hurry up and leave!¡± Nicole¡¯s expression was grim. ¡°I know this fellow! You guys are no match for him! Me¡­ neither!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s take this opportunity to kill him!¡± Chen Xiaolian struggled to get up, but had his clothes grabbed by Nicole. ¡°Listen to me! Take this opportunity to run as fast as possible! We cannot kill him! Trust me! Don¡¯t take this risk! All we need to do is wait out for the first phase of the quest to end!¡± Chen Xiaolian had wanted to interject that he still had a killer move in hand. However, Nicole¡¯s final words made him give up on this risky move. The strength disyed by this bald man was indeed terrifying! An overwhelming amount of strength! Although they do not know the specifics of his attribute values, his aura caused Chen Xiaolian to tremor. This feeling was nearlyparable to Bai Qi from the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang! Before him, the veteran Lun Tai could not evenst a moment! ¡°Hurry! Hurry up and leave!¡± Nicole had already started up an abandoned Mitsubishi pickup truck and moved towards Lun Tai and Bei Tai. She held them both, one with each hand and ced them both on the truck. Then, she gave them both a Healing Beast Blood. Chen Xiaolian, Qiao Qiao, Roddy and the others also got onto the truck. ¡°Hurry! We only need to shake him off! Unless my strength is restored, we will not be able to fight him,¡± Nicole sat in the driver¡¯s seat and started the vehicle. The vehicle¡¯s engine roared out and they left the street. ¡­ At the street area where the three-storey building had copsed upon, a few minute streams of liquid flowed out towards an open space and converged together. It appeared to be streams of liquid metal¡­ no, it would be inurate tobel it as liquid metal, instead¡­ it appeared to be a form of data stream! The unexpected appearance of this stream of data in such a ce was highly peculiar! After converging together, it wiggled for a bit and quickly transformed into the shape of a human! The bald man slowly emerged from it. He twisted his neck, releasing ¡°ka ka¡± sounds. ¡°Shockwave Bomb? I finally caught you, poor little angel! To think that you would not dare to fight me head on and choose to run instead. It seems that you are injured¡­ hahahaha.¡± The bald man walked to the roadside and casually pulled out the doors of a car. He sat inside and started the car¡­ ¡°How unfortunate, there is no music,¡± He pped the car¡¯s speakers. ¡°It seems the owner of this car is a tasteless NPC.¡± With a rumble, the car charged into the road, following the direction taken by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team. ¡°I need their coordinates, Falcon!¡± The bald man pressed his ear lightly and a data stream instantly flowed out, transforming into a headset. ¡°The target is fleeing,¡± Falcon¡¯s voice came over. ¡°However¡­ I need to remind you, Sir Inspector. There is less than 10 hours of time on the countdown for the first phase of the quest. It would be best for you to make use of this time for the first phase. Otherwise, once the countdown ends, those who fail toplete the first phase of the quest will be forcibly teleported out of this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± The bald man abruptly stepped on the brakes, stopping the car in the middle of the road. He rubbed his chin and pondered. ¡°Only 10 hours left¡­ such a short hunting duration is not entertaining at all! Since that is the case, I¡¯ll temporarily change my n.¡± He formed anguid smile. ¡°Falcon, find me the coordinates of several participants, I need some energy sources.¡± ¡°Yes, currently searching¡­ there is one situated 2.1 km away from you¡­ en, however, the opponents are probably yers and not Awakened ones.¡± ¡°Like Hell I care! I¡¯ll kill them all!¡± Chapter 126: Angel Killer

Chapter 126: Angel Killer

GOR Chapter 126: Angel Killer The pickup truck sped through the street in the night. After passing through two blocks, Chen Xiaolian saw that there was no sign of anyone chasing them. Only then was he able to rx a little. However, his knitted eyebrows grew tighter. He had bought 2 Healing Type Beast Blood through Xia Xiaolei and gave one each to Qiao Qiao and Roddy. Seeing them in a stable condition while seated behind, he turned and directed his gaze towards Nicole in the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°We need to talk!¡± ¡°Go ahead, what is it?¡± Nicole¡¯s eyes stared at the road ahead, her expression dark. ¡°That fellow back then, who is he?¡± Nicole did not say anything for a moment. Then, she replied with a low voice. ¡°Thorned Flower Guild.¡± The name was not unfamiliar to Chen Xiaolian, who also recalled the thorned flower pattern he saw on the wreckage of the Thunderstorm Tank. ¡°A very strong guild?¡± ¡°I fear the word ¡®very strong¡¯ alone is not enough to describe the Thorned Flower Guild,¡± Nicole revealed a bitter face. ¡°Simply put, ¡®Thorned Flower¡¯ is one of Zero City¡¯s biggest enemies. They could even be considered as ¡®Zero City¡¯s Public Enemy¡¯. Several of the top guilds within Zero City and Zero City¡¯s own governing organization have always been in a war with this Thorned Flower Guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian inhaled a mouthful of cold air. He had seen Zero City before. For a small guild like his Meteor Rock Guild, Zero City was a titan like existence. However, this ¡®Thorned Flower Guild¡¯ could actually go toe to toe and be a public enemy for the top organizations within Zero City! The word ¡®public enemy¡¯ was significant. ¡°That means Thorned Flower Guild is a yer Guild? They are the public enemy of all Awakened ones?¡± After tabling this question, Chen Xiaolian was able to perceive that the corners of Nicole¡¯s lips had curled into a bitter smile. Then, he saw Nicole¡¯s eyes. The bitter smile from earlier had faded away, to be reced instead by traces of a profound pain! ¡°You are wrong. Thorned Flower Guild is not the ¡®Awakened ones¡¯ Public Enemy¡¯. It is just ¡®Zero City¡¯s Public Enemy¡¯.¡± ¡°I do not understand.¡± Nicole suddenly turned around and stared deeply at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You do not understand? Then I will make it simple! The members of Thorned Flower Guild are not merely made up of yers!¡± ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. ¡°You mean¡­¡± ¡°Thorned Flower Guild have recruited no small number of Awakened ones, who contributed to the increase of Thorned Flower¡¯s strength! Or perhaps, we could say that these people chose to seek refuge in Thorned Flower Guild.¡± ¡°But¡­ but we are Awakened ones! Aren¡¯t Awakened ones naturally in opposition against yers?¡± Both of Nicole¡¯s hands gripped the steering wheel tightly and she exhaled deeply before answering in a low tone. ¡°This world is not simply ck and white. In the eyes of the yers, we are all NPCs. To them, even the Awakened ones are simply NPCs with a much higher level of intelligence, ones that could give them a higher level of excitement and gaming experience. ¡°Since yers can kill NPCs and us¡­ why not enve, exploit and recruit? ¡°Besides¡­ not all Awakened ones would have the determination to fight against the yers. Some Awakened ones, for the sake of survival or a better life, would naturally seek refuge by siding with yers. ¡°This is a very normal urrence. Even in a war between nations, there will be capittors and puppet armies. ¡°When your country was in a war with Japan decades ago, was there any fewer amounts of traitors and puppet armies?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth opened wide, speechless. ¡°Thorned Flower Guild is very powerful and the arrangement of their members is veryplex. Naturally, their core circle is made up of yers. However, there are powerful and outstanding Awakened ones who will, due to Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s enticements, threats or various other reasons, end up joining Thorned Flower Guild. ¡°Some do so for the sake of survival while some do so for the sake of power. At any rate, confronting Thorned Flower Guild has always been one of Zero City¡¯s biggest headaches.¡± ¡°The bald man from earlier¡­¡± ¡°I know that fellow,¡± Nicole¡¯s eyes twitched and she took a deep breath. ¡°He¡­ is very famous. He is an expert from Thorned Flower Guild.¡± Next, Nicole suddenly said using a peculiar tone of voice. ¡°I have told you before, I am part of the ¡®Floating Angels¡¯ organized by Zero City¡¯s security personnel. ¡°As an organization established by the security personnel, part of thebat forces, we are always fighting on the front lines. In order to protect Zero City, we would engage in battle with various different enemies. ¡°Although the Floating Angels is a guild in name only, it also has its core members. The core powerhouses of the guild amount to a total of twelve. ¡°These twelve people are known as ¡®True Angels¡¯. They are the strongest twelve amongst the members of Floating Angels Guild. These Twelve Angels have always been part of the core forces in the defence of Zero City. ¡°However, Floating Angels Guild is not invincible. Several Floating Angels have had to give their lives in the battles against Thorned Flower Guild. But most importantly, there was an incident where one of the ¡®Twelve Angels¡¯ was killed in battle!¡± After she said that, Chen Xiaolian noted that Nicole¡¯s eyes were reddening as she bit down hard on her lips. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was also secretly embroiled by surging waves! Floating Angels are incredibly strong as it is. For them to stand out and be listed as the twelve strongest ones, there can be no doubt about their strength. For such a master to be killed in battle¡­ ¡°The bald man from back then is a renowned expert from Thorned Flower Guild. He has a very special nickname¡­ Angel Killer.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. ¡°Angel Killer? Then¡­ when you said that one of the Twelve Angels was killed in battle, could it be¡­¡± ¡°Killed by him!¡± Nicole¡¯s face paled and her fingers had turned white. Under her ministrations, the steering wheel had deformed to the point of issuing ¡°gazhi gazhi¡± sounds. She struggledboriously to suppress her agitated feeling. ¡°The one who was killed was given the codename ¡®Guardian Angel¡¯. He was an extremely outstanding soldier and a brilliant leader, well respected by all members of Floating Angels Guild. In a field mission three years ago, he led a team into an instance dungeon and ended up fighting an intense battle against Thorned Flower Guild. Finally¡­¡± Nicole suddenly bit down hard on her lips and a teardrop tumbled out of the edge of her eye, rolling down her cheek. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart suddenly gave a throb. ¡°Nicole, you¡­¡± ¡°The ¡®Guardian Angel¡¯ who was killed is my father, my biological father,¡± Nicole suddenly turned her head around and watched Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression of shock. ¡°Are you very surprised? You did not expect a father daughter pair to exist within the circle of Awakened ones, did you?¡± ¡°¡­ this is indeed very surprising,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied in a low voice. ¡°The creation of Awakened ones should have been random¡­¡± ¡°It happened by ident,¡± Nicole nodded her head and quickly wiped away her tears. ¡°That year, I was only 6 years old when I apanied my father on a vacation trip. Then, we were sucked into an instance dungeon where both my father and me became Awakened ones! A father and daughter pair like ours is very rare in the world of Awakened ones. ¡°For us to be sucked into this cruel world, that was bad luck on our part. However¡­ for us personally, it is a blessing. Because, I have a father who would always protect me while I was growing up. That was how someone like me, who became an Awakened at the age of six could survive until now. ¡°I am 21 years old this year. For the past tens of years, I have always been growing up under my father¡¯s wing. In Zero City, my father¡¯srade-in-arms would regard me as their own daughter and care for me. My father¡­ he taught me everything¡­bat, tactics, training, piloting¡­ almost every step I took was done in pursuit of my father¡¯s footsteps. ¡°We have fought side by side time and again as father took me with him through various life and death situations. I can¡¯t even remember the number of times my father had used his own shoulder support me, giving me hope towards life! ¡°Then, two years ago, after leaving for that field mission, my father never came back to Zero City. My father¡¯s team mates brought back my father¡¯s Floater. But, even the Floater had been wrecked to the brink of death!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly recalled something and he carefully spoke out. ¡°After an Awakened dies, they would be refreshed into an ordinary person. Your father¡­¡± ¡°Of course he has also been refreshed.¡± After saying that, Nicole¡¯s voice took on aplicated tone. ¡°After being refreshed back into the ordinary world, my father returned to his identity as an ordinary person and continued with his life using that identity as an ordinary person. ¡°However, the memories of those 16 years¡­ those 16 years where we fought side by side through life and death¡­ those 16 years where he taught me all those things bit by bit¡­ all of them no longer exists. ¡°It no longer exists¡­ ¡°He could not recall all those risky adventures that we had experienced together, the many times where we were faced with life and death situations, that we had once protected one other by using our own bodies to take the enemy fire! He could no longer remember those times when he taught me how to pilot Mechs or when he had personally imparted to me those variousbat techniques. ¡°After being refreshed, my father is simply an ountant who sits in the garden to raise his flowers while waiting for retirement. ¡°As for me¡­ the man who had apanied me through the forest of guns and rain of bullets no longer exists. Those 16 years¡¯ worth of memories, that man who existed for 16 years is no more! ¡°The one who was refreshed out may only have the memories of me up until my 6-year-old self. ¡°Do you want to know the most ridiculous part in all this?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ what?¡± ¡°The system, it even programmed a set of memories for him! Filling up the gap within those 16 years! That¡¯s right! Isn¡¯t it ridiculous? From that time when I was a 6-year-old, up until I became 21, for the sake of preserving bnce within the system, it programmed my father with a set of memories for those 16 years of time! In these memories, I became an estranged daughter with little to no contact with my family for thest 10 plus years, someone who would often be at work without returning home, a daughter who cared little about him! ¡°asionally, I would leave Zero City and return home to see him. ¡°But, I cannot bear it¡­ my father who had once used his shoulders to prop me up to the skies, who used his own body to cover me from enemy fire¡­ now looks at me with a cold and distant expression in his eyes. ¡°For me, my real father within my mind from those 16 years¡¯ worth of memories¡­ is dead!¡± Chapter 127: Punishment

Chapter 127: Punishment

GOR Chapter 127: Punishment Chen Xiaolian was left speechless! In the eyes of all Awakened ones, this topic was likely the most sensitive one to them. The person that will be refreshed after death¡­ would that person still be the same person? Just like what had happened to Nicole. Her father was refreshed after his death. However, more than 10 years¡¯ worth of memories was reset¡­ as such, would that person still be the same person? The reason you are you is because of your memories, emotions, personality etc. ¡­ all of theme together to form one whole identity. If all those were to be reced¡­ Will you still be you? Or¡­ just a re-created identical recement? ¡°When I was very young, I had this experience,¡± Nicole spoke in a low tone. ¡°When I was still young, my father had given me a doll as a present. I loved it to the extreme, and I would hold it regardless of eating time or sleeping time. Finally, one day, I dropped the doll and it became broken. I was devastated. So, my father bought a new doll that was identical for me. However¡­ I did not like the new one.¡± The topic was too disheartening and the heaviness of the atmosphere caused everyone in the vehicle to fall silent. After a while, Chen Xiaolian slowly asked. ¡°Then¡­ you must really hate that Angel Killer, right? Back then, why¡­¡± ¡°Why not take the opportunity to kill him?¡± Nicoleughed out bitterly as her face turned resentful. She took a deep breath and her eyes turned peculiar. ¡°Because¡­ I am unable to!¡± Pausing, she then stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Did you think I never tried to? After my father was killed, hisrade-in-arms and the other members of the Floating Angels had attempted to avenge my father. But every attempt ended in failure. ¡°I still remember, when father was killed in that instance dungeon, he entrusted his dying words for me to a Floating Angel who returned alive.¡± The nasal sound within Nicole¡¯s voice grew heavier. After sniffing lightly, she slowly said. ¡°My father said he knows my personality enough to know that I would never give up on revenge. So, he will not dissuade me. He will simply tell me two things: First, there is only one life. As such, there will only be one opportunity for revenge! Second, until my strength has grown to the point where I can fight against that fellow, I should bear with it patiently until the day I have enough assurance. ¡°At first, I was very impulsive. Until one time, a good friend of my father, an expert who is also one of the Twelve Angels brought some men with him to participate in an instance dungeon and encountered the Angel Killer. That expert attempted to avenge my father and fought against the enemy. In the end¡­ he returned suffering from serious injuries. ¡°From that day forth, I temporarily gave up on the notion of revenge. ¡°My father is right, I only have one chance. If I were to impulsively rush out and fail, I will die and there will be no more chances. ¡°Thus, I shall wait until the day I have enough strength and assurance, only then will I act! Otherwise, even if we came face to face, the first thing I will choose to do is run away! Even if you say I am cowardly, I do not care.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. However, Roddy who was seated in the back row spoke out. ¡°This act of yours is not cowardly; this act is one that requires the greatest amount of courage!¡± Nicole nced at Roddy through the rear view mirror. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°All right, let¡¯s talk about that fellow, the Angel Killer,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°We aren¡¯t out of the woods yet.¡± Nicole nodded. ¡°A top expert from Thorned Flower, nicknamed ¡®Angel Killer¡¯. En, I know his name. In Thorned Flower Guild, he is called¡­ Tian Lie. ¡°His skill is of the technological type¡­ additionally, it appears that his ability allows him to exercise control over almost all technological objects! ¡°The Floating Angels hostile to him conducted a great deal of information gathering. At present, it appears that he possesses a special skill, giving him a near immortal body. This ability allows his body to transform into fine liquid metal, which could even transform into data! In other words, he can transform into a virtual stream of data that could act separately. ¡°His skilles with two functions, Assimtion and Devour. In other words, killing him is extremely difficult. ¡°Even if you seed in killing him, as long as a liquid metal cell escapes his body, the data stream hidden within that liquid metal would be able to flow into and blend with the surrounding metallic objects. It will devour and assimte them¡­ finally, it will perfectly resurrect him! ¡°Amongst all known abilities, this ability is the one closest to an ¡®immortal body¡¯! ¡°Naturally, it is not impossible to kill him. The biggest weakness of this ability is the specific dependence towards metallic materials. ¡°In order to utterly kill him, you must first bring him to an area without any metallic materials. Then, kill him and annihte everyst metal cell in his body so that the data stream has no way of escaping!¡± Hearing this, the expression on Chen Xiaolian and the others in the vehicles twitched! What a Heavenly defying skill! An area without any metallic materials? In this world, where could they find such a ce? Even in the wilderness of the mountains and forests, there would still be many metal elements hidden within the rocks! In order to find a ce devoid of any metal elements¡­ unless they were to artificially create such a ce. To kill that fellow, how could they even do it¡­ ¡°Naturally, if your strength is much higher than him, for example, if you attained [S] ss or higher¡­ then you can use overwhelming strength to crush him and instant kill him. Then, use an ability of the control type to stop his metal cells from escaping. However, this is too difficult. Unless your ability is one ss higher than his, you would be unable to aplish it. Nicole smiled grudgingly and continued. ¡°That was why, back in the street earlier, I had advised you not to waste time against him. In the city, concrete steel is everywhere and there are too many metal objects in the surroundings. Considering that our strength is already below his, trying to kill him in that environment is simply impossible.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent¡­ if that is the case, trying to kill that fellow known as Tian Lie¡­ under the present circumstances; it is indeed an impossible task. ¡°We can only choose to flee,¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°ording to our gathered information, this Tian Lie has a very high position within Thorned Flower Guild. He will not directly participate in an instance dungeon. Additionally, based on our earlier encounter with the Thorned Flower Guild team, I surmise that this has to do with the Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s conventional conduct of allocating quests. ¡°The team would be responsible for participating in the instance dungeon while an expert like Tian Lie would act as someone known as ¡®Inspector¡¯ and enter the instance dungeon as an extra. He will then escort them or go about evaluating and supervising the performance of the team that was sent in.¡± ¡°Inspector? What does that mean? Could it be he does not have to participate in the instance dungeon? And yet he could still enter an instance dungeon area at random? Is that not a huge BUG?¡± Roddy was shocked. ¡°No, it is not a BUG,¡± Nicole exined. ¡°Theoretically speaking, Tian Lie should have entered as an instance dungeon participant. In other words, the instance dungeon will also issue the first phase of the quest to him. But, he will not care about it. He will only act as the supervisor and inspector for his side. After entering the instance dungeon, he will conduct supervision and control the overall situation of the team members from his side. ¡°This is the conventional procedure of Thorned Flower Guild. Normally, when they are sending in a rather new team or one that has weaker strength into an instance dungeon, the guild will also send an expert to escort and control the situation. The expert will not participate in the instance dungeon and will leave at a certain time. ¡°Using this deduction, that would mean the team we encountered earlier is a weaker team. That is why an expert like Tian Lie would be dispatched out to control the situation. ¡°Thorned Flower Guild has always ced importance in the nurturing of their own members. Thus, an expert will always be there to control the situation for them and monitor the weak teams. That way, they can ensure that the weak can have a period of growth.¡± ¡°But¡­ if Tian Lie is only within the instance dungeon to sit by the side-lines and notplete the quest¡­ would he not receive the system punishment for failing the quest?¡± Roddy asked. ¡°Punishment will certainly be received,¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°But a top guild like Thorned Flower Guild will surely have their own special capabilities. Perhaps their guild has a special privilege that would allow them to avoid system punishment ¨C that is our spection. They might actually have this kind of privilege. As you all know, any system will have loopholes and bugs. ¡°Take Zero City for example. Those who hide in Zero City would be able to shield themselves from the system¡¯s quest notifications. This is also a special privilege, or perhaps a form of exploitable BUG. ¡°As for Thorned Flower Guild, we have always suspected that they too, possess such simr capabilities. ¡°Let us take a step back and assume that they do not¡­ ¡°For an expert like Tian Lie, the system punishment is something that would not threaten him at all.¡± ¡°What kind of system punishment is there for those who failed the quest?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°There are a lot,¡± Nicole knitted her eyebrows. ¡°It is too hard to say as well. The system punishment is never fixed. It will depend on the instance dungeon¡¯s ss of difficulty and the participant or team¡¯s ss. Putting those into consideration, the system will automatically make an assessment. ¡°For example, a high ss instance dungeon and a low ss participant. Under such circumstances, the system will recognize that the probability of youpleting the quest was very small to begin with. So, even if you fail, the punishment will not be too severe. ¡°If the instance dungeon has a low ss difficulty and the participant is of a high ss, the system will determine that the participant has a high chance ofpleting the quest¡­ if the participant fails, the punishment would be very severe. ¡°All in all, it will depend on theprehensive evaluation. ¡°Generally speaking, there are two types of punishment. The first is instant death!¡± Hearing that, everyone within the vehicle turned silent. Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at Qiao Qiao, Roddy and Soo Soo. ¡°No need to panic. Instant death punishment is extremely rare within instance dungeons. If all the participants who fail toplete the quest were killed off, then there would not be many people left in this game. ¡°Most of the punishment would involve being forced to participate in a ¡®punishment type instance dungeon¡¯. Punishment type instance dungeon? Just listening to the name gave them a foreboding feeling¡­ ¡­ ¡°I can answer this question.¡± Lun Tai who had been sitting behind the pickup opened his mouth. After taking the Healing Beast Blood, he appeared to have been slightly rejuvenated. The back window of the pickup truck had already been dismantled and Lun Tai moved close, speaking slowly. ¡°There are many punishment type instance dungeons, from easy to difficult. ¡°Generally speaking, the system will allocate an area to be an instance dungeon area at a specific time and ce, and then force those who received punishment for failing to participate in the instance dungeon. ¡°These types of instance dungeons generally do not have any main storyline quests. ¡°Most of them belong to the survival type of instance dungeon. ¡°In other words, it is possible for a hundred participants to be thrown in for a set period of time. Then, as long as they could survive until the end of the instance dungeon, they will make it. ¡°Of course, some instance dungeons are more outrageous than others and would encourage the participants to kill one another. For example, not only do the participants have to survive, the system will use rewards as a method to drive participants to hunt and kill others. Although most of these are not mandatory¡­ if the system were to give out rewards, such as by killing a participant, you will gain a certain amount of points¡­ by doing so, the structure of the instance dungeon will be utterly changed. ¡°At any rate, survival type instance dungeons are the mostmon form of system punishment. ¡°Some have a high rate of survival while others have such a low rate of survival, it is simply terrifying. ¡°Of course, thetter is part of the minority.¡± ¡­ Tian Lie: Raw: ¡®ÌìÁÒ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®ti¨¡n li¨¨¡¯. Tian (Ìì) means Heaven or sky, Lie (ÁÒ) means strong. Chapter 128: Second Phase of the Quest

Chapter 128: Second Phase of the Quest

GOR Chapter 128: Second Phase of the Quest Chen Xiaolian was able to somewhat grasp what Nicole meant. Punishment type instance dungeons¡­ for the average yers and Awakened ones, it may prove dangerous. However, in the eyes of an expert like Tian Lie¡­ most of the punishment instance dungeons would not prove difficult for someone like him. ¡°Enough, let us stop talking about these distant matters. Let us first solve the problem before us.¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the time. ¡°We still have 10 more hours to go. ording to our spection, Tian Lie would probably leave this instance dungeon after the first phase¡¯s countdown ends. That way, we would be rid of him.¡± ¡°So, we need to get by through these 10 hours,¡± Qiao Qiao wrinkled her brows. ¡°But¡­ how did he find us earlier?¡± ¡°Thorned Flower Guild has many methods. The mostmon method is to form a full tactical team. This team would have a member who specializes in providing support in terms of gathering intelligence. Usually, this person would be given the nickname ¡®Falcon¡¯. ¡°Doing this is not hard. All they need do is arrive at the instance dungeon area before the instance dungeon begins, prepare some technological equipment such as a full series of surveince equipment and install them in various parts of Tokyo. That way, when the instance dungeon starts, most of the areas within Tokyo would be within their surveince. They could notice even the most minute of changes. ¡°Of course, if we hide in a room, we won¡¯t be found. However, if a battle urs or if you engage in flying, you will be found. ¡°If I am not mistaken, our earlier entanglement with those biker gang must have been noticed by the monitoring team member from Thorned Flower Guild. That was how Tian Lie could find us. ¡°In other words, we are currently in danger!¡± Chen Xiaolian said seriously. ¡°We were engaged in a battle earlier before running away. Maybe, from the moment we started this vehicle, we have fallen under the enemy¡¯s surveince! If that is the case, Tian Lie might chase up to us¡­¡± ¡°There is that possibility,¡± Nicole said softly. ¡°Being outdoor puts us at the greatest risk of being found. It would be best for us to hide underground. Many equipment are unable to monitor underground areas.¡± ¡°We need to find a blind spot in their surveincework!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to Nicole. ¡°Do you have any ideas?¡± Nicole smiled. ¡­ ¡­ Nicole¡¯s method was not aplicated one. First, they drove towards a chaos-filled ce. They stopped at a huge supermarket. Even now, there were still many mobsters taking advantage of this state of chaos to vandalize and loot the ce. Still, the parking lot on the outside of the supermarket was littered with many cars. Under the night sky, they saw that the gates to the supermarket were open and many people were moving back and forth, as they looted the ce. They looted various household appliances, mobile devices, and others of the electronic type¡­ The police could no longer spare any men for this sort of incidents. Even the security personnel of the supermarket had long since run off. Their team drove into the parking lot and discarded the pickup truck before changing to a minibus ¨C Chen Xiaolian had stepped forward to snatch the minibus from several mobsters. Those fellows were beaten senseless and left lying by the road. Driving the minibus, their team headed into an office building¡¯s underground parking lot, located on the edge of the district. This parking lot was located three levels below ground level. ording to Nicole, the surveince equipment utilized by Thorned Flower Guild were probably set up on the ground floor of each district. The main function of those devices was their capacity to observe and sense thermal fluctuations. Those same devices, however, were not very efficient at monitoring underground areas. ¡°This information is acquired from our countless experience of fighting against Thorned Flower Guild. Moreover¡­ even if they want to hack into the city¡¯s monitoring system, the city itself is currently in a state of chaos and most of the city area is suffering fromwork ckout. Thus, the city¡¯s monitoring system has been partially crippled. ¡°This building I chose is located in the ckout zone where the surveince cameras have failed. This ce should be temporarily safe.¡± ¡°There is less than 9 hours,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Next, he got everyone to rest in the vehicle and brought out the food and drinks, and distributed them. One minor incident urred in the middle of the night. Theatose Takeuchi Mikiko woke up. After waking up, Takeuchi Mikiko was agitated and she kept shrieking out as she struggled, attempting to escape. These people had broken into her house and kidnapped her, then moved to upy her house. Well, those US dors were certainly tempting¡­ However¡­ at present, that biker gang with Molotov cocktails had started a fire to her house! These were not the things that a young girl could mentally ept. Together, Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiaoforted Takeuchi Mikiko and assured her that they would let her go tomorrow morning while giving her a sum of money. It was only then that the Japanese girl calmed down. ¡°What a rookie Guild Leader,¡± Nicole hugged her arms as she sat on thest row of the minibus, watching both Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiaoforting Takeuchi Mikiko. She pursed her lips to the side with disdain. Then, she turned to the two brothers who sat closest to her, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. ¡°I am very puzzled. Why would veterans such as you obey such a rookie Guild Leader?¡± Lun Tai nced at Nicole and replied with a cold tone. ¡°He may be a rookie, a soft-hearted, kind-hearted person who is unsuited to this cruel game, but¡­ at least I can tell that following him, I would not have to worry about being abandoned or betrayed. Did you know? In thest instance dungeon, he took the initiative to leave behind to be a bait, giving away the chance of surviving to others. This kind of person is a big fool, but... there are too few of these fools these days.¡± ¡°Your guild is just bonkers. A soft-hearted guy who is too kind for his own good as a Guild Leader. Not to mention, he is also a rookie. As for the guild members, there are only two veterans while the rest are rookies as well. Most interestingly, they even have an under aged girl,¡± Nicole could not help but smile bitterly. ¡°I bet this guild won¡¯t even survive past 3 instance dungeons.¡± ¡°¡­ thank you for your evaluation,¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly came over, stopping before Nicole. ¡°As it happens, this is my 3rd instance dungeon. I think that I should be able to make it through this one.¡± Soo Soo, who was following Chen Xiaolian tightly gripped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sleeves and she directed a cold stare at Nicole. Frowning, she said in a frosty voice. ¡°I hate you. If you continue saying bad things about Xiaolian oppa, I¡¯ll burn you.¡± ¡°Soo Soo! Little girls should not say things like that,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile and rubbed Soo Soo¡¯s head. Then, he pulled her to another row of seats. Nicole revealed an odd expression and she abruptly covered her mouth as she whispered to Lun Tai. ¡°Is your Guild Leader a lolicon?¡± ¡°¡­ he personally denies it. Who knows?¡± Lun Tai smirked. ¡­ They finally made it through the night. Although the parking lot they were in was three levels below ground where day light could not reach, everyone was not able to rest. They kept looking at the time. At eight in the morning, Chen Xiaolian brought Qiao Qiao and Roddy with him as they went above ground to explore the area around the building. Chen Xiaolian chose a spot on the third floor of the building with good line of sight and left Roddy there to monitor the area. Next, Chen Xiaolian brought Qiao Qiao together to explore the inner area of the building¡­ the building was empty, devoid of any workers. Although they foundputers, they were unable to connect to anywork. Due to the power ckout, there was nowork avable. In the street far away, shrill sounds of sirens could still be heard from time to time. However, this street remained fairly quiet. As for the street itself, it was mostly empty of pedestrians. asionally, there would be some who would walk through in a hurry and panic, their hands holding ontorge and small bags. Who knew if they had purchased it or stolen it? Chen Xiaolian patted his cheeks with cold water to freshen himself. One day and night without rest, and the continuous battle from before caused Chen Xiaolian to feel very tired. Qiao Qiao who was next to him produced a piece of towel to help wipe his face. She whispered. ¡°You can take a short rest. I¡¯ll help lookout for you.¡± ¡°I am the Guild Leader,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Anyone can be given the luxury of sleeping, but not me. Besides¡­ I am unable to sleep as well.¡± ¡°The countdown is about to end,¡± Qiao Qiao said in a low tone. ¡°After the first phase ends, what will happen next? Are you able to guess?¡± ¡°I do not know. However, I think it must have something to do with the storyline about that mysterious research and development institute,¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered. ¡°The instance dungeon area is Tokyo¡­ the first phase of the quest is to collect five energy sources. I think that the second phase must have something to do with those energy sources.¡± ¡­ Time slowly ticked by until afternoon arrived. The remaining time on the countdown gradually lessened until it finally entered thest few seconds. Everyone rose up, looking more alert! This moment of waiting for the countdown to end was too hard to bear! ¡°Five, four, three, two, one ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled out the countdown. [System prompt¡­]. ¡°It¡¯s here! Right on time!¡± Chen Xiaolian was on his toes. [System prompt: The first phase of the quest is over. The participants who failed toplete the quest would be forcibly teleported out of the instance dungeon area. Following aprehensive assessment by the system, punishment will be allocated. Teleportation begins immediately!]. [System prompt: The second phase of the quest begins. All participants and teams that seeded in collecting 5 energy sources have earned the qualifications to participate in the second phase of the instance dungeon. The second phase of the quest will be randomly given to each participant or Team Leader through the system. Please take note.]. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was spurred! He was able to take note of several key words. The second phase of the quest¡­ randomly given! Random! In other words¡­ for most of the participants of the second phase of the quest, their quest would likely be different! Random! Everyone in the team had already received the two system prompts and they now turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and checked his own personal system¡­ After he was done reading the second phase of the quest assigned to his personal system, Chen Xiaolian revealed an incredulous expression on his face. [System notification: Meteor Rock Guild has acquired the qualifications to the second phase of the quest. The assigned quest is as follows: Please use the fastest method to find the person shown below. Safeguard and escort this person as fast as you can to the specified coordinates. [If the quest target dies before the quest target could be found, system will determine that you have failed the quest! [If the quest target dies in the escorting process, system will determine that you have failed the quest! [Failing the quest will lead to system punishment.]. Beneath the notification was a picture. It was clearly a passport type photo, one devoid of PS (photoshop) or modifications to it. On the photo was a pleasant looking Japanese girl. She looked young, about 15 to 16 years old. She was smiling agreeably and she had the prominent ears unique to Japanese girls, looking very cute and adorable. The thing that caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes to bulge out was that the girl disyed on the interface was surprisingly¡­ He turned abruptly and looked at someone who was huddling down in a corner¡­ Takeuchi Mikiko! ¡°This, is this coincidence¡­ or an explosive stroke of fortune?¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled to himself. ¡­ Chapter 129: Changing Waterguns for Cannons

Chapter 129: Changing Waterguns for Cannons

GOR Chapter 129: Changing Waterguns for Cannons After Chen Xiaolian shared out the quest details and the picture to his team members, all of them were speechless. Nicole stared at Chen Xiaolian with an odd expression and mumbled something in a low tone. ¡°What did you say?¡± Roddy, who was seated beside Nicole nced at the female Mech pilot. ¡°I said: Is your Guild Leader by chance the illegitimate son of the system? How could there be such a kind of good luck? We just so happened to bring an ordinary person with us. But that ordinary person turned out to be the target that the system notified us to protect.¡± The reckless Roddy shrugged his shoulders and replied. ¡°That¡¯s nothing big. It is probably just a coincidence.¡± ¡°Bloody Hell! Do you not realize how much of an advantage we have gained here?¡± Nicole¡¯s eyes bulged out. ¡°Generally speaking, the second phase of the quest would have a higher level of difficultypared to the first phase. This time, the quest only gave us a picture, demanding us to protect the target while escorting her to the designated location. ¡°If we are to follow the normal procedures, the hardest part should be to figure out how to find the quest target! ¡°Consider how big Tokyo is and the tens of millions of people within it! It only gave us one picture! No name, no address, nothing! We don¡¯t have any way to search her up at all! Even if we are to enter the police database, we will still need to search one by one,paring the picture! ¡°Do you have any idea how much work is needed? Can you imagine how difficult those efforts are? ¡°But now, this chick is just right beside us! We are now able to leave out the most troublesome part of this quest! ¡°From the moment the second phase of the quest began, we had already sprinted far ahead of the other participants! ¡°If this is a marathon, it would be the equivalent of us having crossed one third of the distance while the otherpetitors have just set off from the starting line! ¡°Such a huge advantage, you dared call it nothing?¡± Roddy was at a loss for words. ¡°Thankfully, we did not toss this girl out halfway through,¡± Lun Tai was relieved. ¡°Truthfully, I was somewhat against the idea of bringing this girl along as I felt her to be very cumbersome. But now¡­ Guild Leader, even though you are too kind for your own good, good deeds do get rewarded.¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°Is that supposed to be a praise?¡± Chen Xiaolian patted the armrest before him as he slowly said. ¡°Now, let us discuss the second phase of the quest. Let us discuss it together.¡± As the leader, Chen Xiaolian first expressed his own analysis. ¡°In the quest, it is stated that if the quest target were to die before we found her, then we will have failed the quest. If the quest target dies during the escorting process, then the quest will also fail. ¡°From what we can see, we may encounter quite a number of problems. ¡°First, the quest target will encounter unknown dangers! Take note of this, ording to the system prompt, the quest target could potentially die even before we find her¡­ herees the question: Who or what will be a threat to her life? ¡°I doubt it¡¯s be as simple as a chaotic Tokyo or some robbers or criminalsing after her ¨C the system would never give us such a simple quest. ¡°Thus, I feel that we could make several conjectures. ¡°ording to the system prompt, I specte that every participant with the qualification to this second phase of the quest will be given a different quest. As stated by the system, it is ¡®random¡¯. ¡°Then¡­ could it be¡­ the ones to pose danger to the quest target will be the other participants? ¡°In other words, it is possible that while our quest is to protect the quest target, there will be other participants whose quest is to kill the quest target?¡± ¡°It is possible,¡± Nicole nodded. ¡°Of course, this is not the only possibility. There is another possibility¡­ could it be that monsters will appear within this instance dungeon and harm the quest target?¡± ¡°Monsters?¡± Roddy widened his eyes. ¡°Tokyo had already fallen into a state of chaos once before. If any monsters were to appear¡­ is it going to create a Wicked City instance dungeon [1]?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not impossible,¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°As Lun Tai mentioned, the system is so outrageous that I would not be surprised even if everyone in Tokyo is turned into Smurfs.¡± ¡°In short, regardless of it being other participants or monsters brought out by the system, there will be a certain force moving with the objective of harming the quest target,¡± Chen Xiaolian made his spection. ¡°This may be the biggest obstacle facing us as we attempt toplete the second phase of the quest.¡± This opinion of his was agreed upon by everyone present. Nicole sat there as she silently listened to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s analysis. She secret gave a sigh. Even though this rookie Guild Leader¡¯s strength is only average, he has made me view him in a new light. Strength can be improved, but this level of mind¡­ this level headed intellect and analysis capability is indeed rare. ¡°The second key point is the escort destination,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I have checked the map earlier. That location¡­ lies outside Tokyo city!¡± Everyone was shocked as they simply sat there. ¡°In other words, we can now leave Tokyo?¡± Qiao Qiao furrowed her brows. ¡°The instance dungeon restriction is lifted?¡± ¡°Not necessarily,¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberated. ¡°Do you still recall the train we took to the northwest? Perhaps¡­ that kind of situation would ur. Under a designated small and particr environment, we will be absorbed into the instance dungeon area. [2]¡± ¡°Where does the coordinates point to?¡± Nicole asked with a serious tone. ¡°The address is Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered. ¡°If we make our way using a car, we will probably require half a day.¡± ¡°Public transportation should all have stopped their operations. As for trains, it is likely under heavy supervision. Even if it can be used, armed police officers will defend it. Considering that we are now wanted men, it is best if we do not go look for trouble,¡± Lun Tai forwarded his opinion. ¡°Let¡¯s use this minibus and find a ce to refuel. Then, we¡¯ll drive it all the way to Saitama Prefecture.¡± ¡°Agreed!¡± ¡°Agreed!¡± All the team members expressed their agreement with Lun Tai¡¯s opinion. Chen Xiaolian too, nodded. ¡°I agree as well. All right, prepare to set off! First, distribute weapons and equipment. Lun Tai, Bei Tai, we need some firearms. Do you still have any spare weapons?¡± Lun Tai gave a pained smile. ¡°We came to Japan in order to visit Zero City, not to participate in an instance dungeon. Due to that, I did not prepare too many weapons. Bei Tai¡¯s M16 is almost out of bullets as well.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll have to think of ways to get our hands on some on the way. If we meet small groups of police officers, we can go for it,¡± Bei Tai licked his lips. ¡°If we could find a tank, that would be swell.¡± ¡°The best would certainly be that Thunderstorm Tank!¡± Roddy rubbed his palms gleefully. ¡°If only we could snatch one back then, that would have been great!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think of useless matters,¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Roddy. ¡°I agree with Bei Tai¡¯s suggestion. If the conditions permits¡­mitting a crime once is not an issue.¡± Just then, Nicole suddenlyughed. ¡°If its ordinary firearms you are looking for, I can provide some.¡± ¡°You?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Nicole with a puzzled expression. ¡­ A few minutester, they were stupefied by the pile of firearms before them. Bei Tai¡¯s pair of eyes shone and he moved forward. Pulling one out by grabbing the folding rifle butt, he performed a shooting gesture with it andughed. ¡°Howa Type 89 assault rifle! Haha! The standard Japanese issue!¡± He also picked up a handgun. ¡°PS9, not bad.¡± Roddy too, had already moved forward to pick up a rifle. ¡°Howa Goldenbear! Haha, I will use this one! I like using sniper rifles!¡± Looking at the pile of firearms lying on the floor, in addition to the two ammunition boxes beside, Chen Xiaolian turned to Nicole. ¡°Where did you get these things?¡± ¡°Yesterday. Before I found your team, I robbed a squad of Special Assault Team,¡± Nicole replied with indifference. I noticed these weapons there. Since I was there, I might as well take it with me.¡± Rob a squad of Special Assault Team¡­ welp! To be able to rob Japan¡¯s special anti-terrorist forces, this girl is really powerful! As he did not know much about firearms, Chen Xiaolian followed Bei Tai¡¯s suggestion and picked an MP5 submachine gun. ¡°Guild Leader, just use this one. It has a quick rate of fire and low recoil.¡± As he spoke, Bei Tai also kept several tactical grenades into his pocket. Soon, they also changed their equipment. While robbing the Special Assault Team¡¯s squad, Nicole also looted their equipment as well. Even tactical helmets and vests could be found there. Chen Xiaolian chose one set for himself and wore two res on the tactical vest. After considering for a moment, he also picked up a bullet-proof shield and tested its weight. ¡°This is what you call changing water guns for cannons!¡± Roddy was excited [3]. He was already fully decked out with the Howa Goldenbear sniper rifle slung over his shoulder. He made several striking poses and brought out his mobile phone to take a few selfies. Nicole spoke with indifference. ¡°It seems you still do not have enough storage equipment. In the future, when you do have it, you should set aside some fixed equipment to carry with you at all times. Consider this a suggestion.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Storage equipment was something that their guild was sorelycking. At present, only the veterans Lun Tai and Bei Tai have this storage equipment. Both Lun Tai and BeiTai have a storage tactical box each. During normal circumstances, this storage tactical box could be kept inside the system¡¯s Item Box. It has a size of two cubic metres, and it could store any non-living matter inside. Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s firearms were all ced there to be carried with them at all times. This storage equipment was very expensive. The thought of purchasing it from the Exchange System caused a severe amount of angst for Chen Xiaolian. Furthermore¡­ therger the storage space of the equipment, the higher the price! The tactical box used by Lun Tai and Bei Tai only required a few hundred points. However, the amount of storage space avable was too small. Thus, Chen Xiaolian did not buy it. Observing Nicole¡¯s ability to pull out tens of different firearms and ammunitions ¨C he was certain that the storage space of her storage equipment must certainly be very big! As expected, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guess was confirmed. ¡°We also need a spare mode of transportation,¡± Nicole said indifferently. ¡°In case we encounter a special circumstance while we are on the way and this minibus breaks down, we will need a spare mode of transportation. I will go to the parking lot to see if there are any suitable vehicles.¡± ¡°How many items can your storage equipment keep? Won¡¯t a car be a problem?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°It won¡¯t be a problem to keep another two cars inside,¡± Nicole replied with indifference. ¡°Do not feel surprised. We Floating Angels possess abilities of the technological type after all. As for the top Angels, like our Twelve Angels, each of their storage equipment is sufficient to store up a Mech. I am not talking about that small Sentinel Type Mech, but the real big deal.¡± Sto¡­ store a Mech?! Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. The underground parking lot that they were in was located below a bigmercial building. With Tokyo in a state of chaos, it was only natural that many cars would be abandoned here. After walking casually around once, she picked two SUVs as spare transportation vehicles and kept them into her storage equipment. ¡°My Floater still needs six hours to recharge its energy. Thus, within these six hours, I will not be able to disy a strong amount of battle strength,¡± Nicole slowly said. ¡°However, after the six hours have passed, I will fight with everything I have and not hold back toplete this quest. We are all in the same boat after all. This is my promise to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about what she said and raised his right hand to p onto Nicole¡¯s palm. ¡­ After one day and one night, the streets of Tokyo have yet to stabilize. Instead, the chaos appeared to be slowly spreading. Their minibus moved out of the parking lot and into the streets. On the way, they passed through severalmercial districts. There, they saw that the shops by the street have been smashed into and looted. Some convenience stores had its doors smashed open and the food and beverages inside were all swiped clean. Some other shops had their windows shattered and the interior was left a pile of mess. Certain ces were also lit on fire. Along the way, they caught sight of pedestrians hurrying away while police cars and fire trucks roared past them. Twice, they had encountered police officers disying their cards and requesting the cars to stop for an inspection. Roddy who was in the driver¡¯s seat ignored them and simply stepped down on the gas pedal. In less than an hour¡¯s time, two police cars had appeared behind their minibus. ¡°It seems the police are really exhausted with all this rushing about,¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at the police cars behind them. ¡°It took them this long to chase up to us. Clearly, they do not have enough forces within the police department.¡± ¡°The chaos will subside soon,¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°The chaos yesterday was mostly caused by participants of this game like us. Starting up a tank, driving it around the streets and opening fire with it. Such a degree of chaos is not something that normal police officers could deal with. Now that the second phase of the quest has begun, many participants have been eliminated, leaving a smaller number of participants whom all have their own quest targets. Their movements this time should not be as big asst time. The efficiency of the Japanese police is still very high.¡± ¡°Xiaolian! Something about the police cars behind us doesn¡¯t seem right,¡± Roddy frowned. ¡°They have followed us through several streets without rushing forward, only following us from behind. Also¡­ I feel that the police cars are being driven in a drunken manner.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat and he quickly ran to the rear side of the minibus to observe for a few seconds. He immediately saw that something was indeed amiss. The two police cars were trailing behind them while putting up a distance that was neither too short nor too far. Additionally¡­ Roddy was right in that the police cars were swerving about, as though its drivers were drunk. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes to peer at the driver¡¯s seat of the police cars only to see a grim, emotionless expression on the face of the police officer. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s instinct made him feel that something was amiss. ¡°Throw them off our tail first!¡± Chen Xiaolian flipped open the window, produced two tactical grenades, bit out their rings and threw them out. He did not have any intention to kill; those grenades were thrown to the side of the street. Two explosions boomed out and two cars parked beside the street were set on fire as an orange coloured me spread out in all directions! A car was directly flipped upside down and it skidded horizontally through the street! One of the police cars mmed head first into the car! The front side of the police car was immediately dented inwards. However, the police car did not stop; instead, it continued to ram its way through and continued staggering forward in pursuit. ¡°Something is not right!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face twisted. Chen Xiaolian suddenly noticed that the door to the first police car¡¯s front passenger seat was opening up! After being opened, the door smashed into a car by the roadside and was sent flying. As for the police officer, his hands and legs were on the move as he climbed out of the front seat and onto the roof of the police car! His actions seemed rather awkward, but were in fact very stable! He stood atop the roof of the police car, his body nting slightly amidst the buffeting winds. The wind had blown away his cap while his hair turned into a disorderly mess¡­ Subsequently¡­ ¡°Be careful!¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly shouted out loud! He quickly raised the MP5 in his hand and without hesitation, let loose a barrage of bullets forward! The police officer standing on the roof of the police car had already leapt high up into the air! His body flew over a distance of more than 20 metres and he mmed onto the back of the minibus! The tremendous amount of strength behind the jump caused the back part of the minibus to sink inwards. The police officer in question had his uniform torn apart and blood covered his body. However, he extended his hand and crawled in through the torn part on the back of the minibus! 1 Wicked City is a Japanese anime that tells about the coexistence of the human world and the demon world and the threats it face in maintaining peace between the two worlds.? 2 I believe the author is referring to their trip to Shaanxi where Chen Xiaolian met Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo, Han Bi and the two veteran Awakened ones (). I personally call it the Lolicon Arc¡­ Anyways, the author is probably making aparison to that situation.? 3 The title of ¡®changing waterguns for cannons¡¯ is a phrase used to indicate when a person is in a much better and improved condition. Eg. Someone who used to ride only a rusty bicycle can now afford a brand new BMW.? Chapter 130: Monster

Chapter 130: Monster

GOR Chapter 130: Monster Chen Xiaolian pulled the trigger and a hail of bullets struck the police officer¡¯s body, sending his flesh flying around! Several bullets pierced directly through the officer¡¯s face and both his left eye and left side of his face were torn open. However, the officer only staggered for a brief moment before opening his mouth at Chen Xiaolian. He then let out a loud howl! The size of his opened mouth was as big as a hippopotamus! The insides of his mouth was lined with fangs! At the same time, his body swelled up. The rapidly expanding body ripped the police uniform apart as his body instantly rose to a height of 2 metres! Blood trickled out from every part of his muscle tissues, his skin having torn apart in the process. His four limbs turned elongated and bent, making him look like a monster. With a manic howl, he pounced towards Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian felt the foul stink of fish blowing strongly against his face and he quickly took a few steps back. But, the iing fellow managed to pin him onto the ground and his jaws snapped out towards Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck! Chen Xiaolian exerted his all, using his elbows to stop the other party¡¯s neck before letting loose a vicious kick using both legs. His kick sent the fellow flying off his body! Chen Xiaolian quickly retreated as he got up and heard Nicole¡¯s voice from behind. ¡°Step aside!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly lowered his head as Nicole stepped forward. In her hands was a Remington shotgun! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Nicole continued firing and shells flew out. The monster had just managed to get up only to be greeted with a continuous barrage from the shotgun! The high amount of knockback power from the shotgun caused the monster to retreat step after step from the continuous shots and his flesh showered all over. Finally, Nicole shot out onest shell at the monster that was forced to the rear part of the minibus, sting it off the vehicle! ¡°What the Hell is that thing?¡± Chen Xiaolian jumped up as he gasped for breath. ¡°Clearly, that is the thing that will threaten the safety of our quest target!¡± Nicole gritted her teeth. Chen Xiaolian raised his submachine gun and shouted out. ¡°Everyone, get ready to open fire simultaneously!¡± The monster that was sted out of the minibus rolled on the street a few times before crawling up the other police car that was tailing them. It then rapidly chased after them! At that moment, another two police cars emerged from an intersection behind them, leading to a total of four police cars chasing after them. This time though, they were clearly driving at a higher speed as they chased the minibus in frenzy. They were also attempting to overtake the minibus from both sides! ¡°Roddy! Keep going and maintain the speed!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. ¡°Lun Tai, Bei Tai, take care of the left side! Qiao Qiao, Xia Xiaolei, take care of the right side! No need to save up ammo! We cannot allow them to get inside! Nicole, we will be responsible for the back!¡± Sharp screams rang out from within the minibus as Takeuchi Mikiko, who was seated at the front row of seats covered her ears and screamed out in shock, her face pale. Beside her, Soo Soo was there with a calm expression on her face. She lightly pinched Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s arm. ¡°Are you afraid? Then, scream. Scream out all the terror within your heart¡­ scream it all out and you won¡¯t be afraid anymore.¡± The little girl¡¯s icy tone caused Takeuchi Mikiko to freeze for a moment. She then threw a haggard look at Soo Soo. ¡°You¡­ are not afraid?¡± ¡°Why should I be scared?¡± Soo Soo suddenly revealed a smile. ¡°Oppa and unnie are both here with me.¡± After saying that, Soo Soo turned around and stood before Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s body. ¡°Rx, I will be in front to protect you.¡± ¡°Eh? You?¡± ¡°I do not like you, but oppa said, if you die, then we will fail.¡± ¡­ Boom! Another figure leapt forward from the roof of a distant police car and sailed through the air towards them! Their jumping ability was simply astonishing! They resembled a certain kind of insect ¨C en, right! They have long arms and legs, giving them the general appearance of a flea. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s MP5 poured out a fiery barrage of bullets. Receiving the brunt of those bullets, the monster screamed sharply as its arms and legs moved to crawl up the ceiling of their vehicle. ¡°Nicole!¡± Chen Xiaolian yelled. Nicole quickly answered. ¡°You take care of the back!¡± The female Mech pilot pointed the shotgun at the roof and heard ¡°pa da pa da¡± sounds, indicating something heavy was moving. Nicole pulled the trigger and her Remington shotgun sted out! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! After several shots were fired in session, the roof of the minibus became filled with holes. On their left and right hand sides, two police cars had already closed in on them. The members on both sides were firing, filling the bodies of the police cars with bullet holes. Sparks erupted from the hood of the police cars. The monster within the police car had transformed! It extended its hand to tear out the metal roof before jumping forward! ¡°Go to Hell!¡± Bei Tai howled out. The monster had leapt onto the minibus from the side; using both hands to grip onto the body of the minibus, it stuck its head in through the window and spread open itsrge mouth. Seeing that, Bei Tai quickly pulled out a hand grenade, bit off the ring and chucked it into the weing mouth of the monster. With a boom, the monster¡¯s abdomen thumped outwards before deting. It then fell off the minibus like a rotten sack. The st had formed a huge hole at its rear¡­ ¡°Killed one!¡± Bei Taiughed out. However, before he could finish hisugh, the face of Lun Tai who stood beside him fell. Lun Tai shouted out. ¡°Get down!¡± Bei Tai was surprised as he felt a sharp pain searing through his shoulder! Another monster had pushed itself inside through another window; it used its long hand, which resembled the long ws of an insect and shaped like a hook to sh Bei Tai¡¯s body! Bei Tai was wearing a protective vest. However, the sleeveless protective vest did not cover his arm and his right arm was pierced through! Lun Tai moved forward and repelled the monster using the butt of his rifle. He then clutched onto Bei Tai and tossed him to the back. Next, he delivered a kick at the monster¡¯s head, causing it to topple over and fall onto their bus¡¯ passenger seat. Lun Tai followed up by rushing forward and stamping his foot down on the monster¡¯s neck. After that, he pointed the muzzle of his rifle at the monster¡¯s head and pulled the trigger! Chug chug chug chug chug chug¡­ Lun Tai bellowed out and unloaded an entire magazine in this attack. The monster¡¯s head was shot to a pulp. However, it was extremely tenacious and its body seemed to be moving slightly. Lun Tai roared out, grabbed hold of its limb and tossed it out of the window. Chen Xiaolian who was holding the back was entangled in a tough battle. As a police car approached, he threw out two hand grenades in session. However, he was not a professional member of the military and his calctions for the explosion¡¯s timing were inurate. The hand grenades he threw did not bring a huge amount of damage to the police car. His MP5 had used up one whole magazine and the police car following behind had its windshield torn to pieces. The officer in the driver¡¯s seat was also covered in holes. However, the officer transformed into a monster after that. Despite being a monster, it continued to control the police car to m forward brutally! Bang! The front part of the police car mmed onto the minibus, causing it to sway for a moment. ¡°Son of a bitch!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound and he shouted. ¡°Everyone! Hold on tight!¡± Chen Xiaolian then turned to Roddy and shouted. ¡°Roddy! Brake!¡± ¡°Huh? Got it!¡± Roddy had faith in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s judgement; after hearing his words, Roddy showed no hesitation and he immediately stamped down on the brakes until its limit. The minibus suddenly braked and its body shuddered to a halt. The police car behind mmed into the minibus! The body of the police car bore right into the minibus! As for Chen Xiaolian, he quickly strode forward. Stepping on the hood of the police car, he aimed his MP5 at the monster¡¯s head and unleashed a flurry of bullets! As the hail of bullets shot down, the monster¡¯s head was turned into a broken watermelon. Chen Xiaolian produced a hand grenade, turned his head around to face the bus and shouted. ¡°Roddy, drive!¡± Roddy stepped heavily on the throttle and the minibus charged forth. Meanwhile, Chen Xiaolian tossed the hand grenade into the police car¡­ With a loud explosion, the police car was blown up and it turned over before skidding off¡­ ¡°There is another one!¡± Qiao Qiao and Xia Xiaolei was defending the left side. Due to the abrupt braking performed by their minibus earlier, a police car had shot past them. Seeing that the bus had continued moving, a monster emerged from the police car and proceeded to climb onto the roof of the police car. ¡°Son of a bitch!¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out. He used both hands to grab the window and pushed himself out of the minibus, climbing onto the roof as well. ¡°Xiaolian?¡± Qiao Qiao eximed in shock. Chen Xiaolian reached the rooftop and knelt down as he pulled the bolt on the rifle. After changing a new magazine, he opened fire at the monster situated atop the police car. Chug chug chug chug chug chug¡­ The bullets struck the police car, causing sparks to fly about. Then, Lun Tai joined in and sted it and it swerved. The monster on top of the police car was thrown off as a result! The minibus then drove over the monster while crunching over its body. The body of the minibus shook as it did so and Chen Xiaolian checked the monster as it appeared beneath the minibus¡­ Infuriatingly, the monster was not killed. Instead, it climbed back up and started chasing after the minibus! The monster ran at an amazing speed! Running on feet while utilizing both arms and legs, it resembled a flea that was running and jumping! Chen Xiaolian knelt on the roof and aimed his MP5. He then opened fire. Ka ka¡­ ¡°I¡¯m out of bullets!¡± Chen Xiaolian inhaled. Just as he was about to get back into the minibus, the monster suddenly jumped out through the air and fell heavily onto the roof! Part of the metal roof was depressed down as a result. ¡°Go to Hell!¡± Chen Xiaolian let go of the submachine gun and summoned out the Bone Crusher Axe, hacking forward. Head Cleaver! The Bone Crusher Axe hacked down directly onto the monster¡¯s head! Blood sprayed out, covering Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He quickly pulled the axe¡­ Ear Gouger! Impish Teeth Discer! After utilizing all three axe moves, the monster¡¯s head was cut in half and its body tilted to the side and fell off the minibus. Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief and he wiped away the blood on his face. By then, the minibus had already driven up into a huge bridge. Chen Xiaolian watched as the architecture of the bridge shed through both sides of their speeding vehicle. Their minibus sped through the centre of the bridge¡­ It was then he heard Roddy¡¯s exmation of surprise. ¡°Xiaolian! Up front!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head to look forward and his face instantly fell! Upon the surface of the bridge before them, several police cars were blocking the road¡­ clearly, this was originally a police blockade. However, the problem was¡­ As of this moment, there was a group of ck coloured monsters roaming slowly around the vicinity of the police cars! The tattered uniform remains on their bodies indicated that they were originally the Japanese police officers! However, at an unknown moment in time, they had transformed into monsters. A brief nce revealed that there were at least a hundred of them! Those monsters had been swaying about at their spot. Suddenly, it was as though an unknown influence had ovee them and they abruptly locked their eyes onto the iing minibus! After letting out a wild roar, they all charged toward the minibus! ¡­ Chapter 131: Recognition and Trust

Chapter 131: Recognition and Trust

GOR Chapter 131: Recognition and Trust ¡°I¡¯ll be damned!¡± Roddy mmed his foot down on the brake and their minibus halted in the middle of the road. The monsters far away bolted toward them. The distance between them was now only an estimated 100 metres. Chen Xiaolian jumped into the bus through the window. ¡°What now?¡± Roddy turned his head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Hurry up and turn around!¡± Lun Tai shouted. ¡°There¡¯s too many of them!¡± ¡°No!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes struggled momentarily. Then, he gritted his teeth and shouted. ¡°Roddy! Start it up and charge forward! Forward at full speed! We cannot retreat!¡± ¡°What?¡± Lun Tai was furious. ¡°Xiaolian, did you not see¡­¡± ¡°Listen to me and do as I say! There is no time to exin! Everyone, pay attention! Qiao Qiao, look after Takeuchi Mikiko! Lun Tai, Bei Tai, take care of the two sides. I will take care of the front. Nicole, you take the centre!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face distorted but he finally said in a firm tone. ¡°All right, you are the Guild Leader!¡± Their vehicle roared and they charged forward! Bei Tai¡¯s arm was covered in blood. But he clenched his teeth and used his other arm to hold his weapon. ¡°All right! Chen Xiaolian! We will trust you on this one! Hopefully, you are not making a mistake!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not have the time to exin as he leapt to the front. Standing beside Roddy, he mmed open the side window and opened fire wildly. Chug chug chug chug The sound of gunfire rang out without respite and the minibus barrelled forth like a monster! The minibus raced forward at full speed. Its horsepower and weight came together to turn it into a tank like existence! The monsters ran toward them across the surface of the road. The minibus charged into the iing crowd of monsters, first sending several monsters flying away, some of them directly falling off the bridge. Next, the minibus steamrolled its way through! The body of their vehicle shook continuously and the sharp shrieks of the monsters rang out from the outside. Chen Xiaolian spared a nce at the rear view mirror and saw that no small number of monsters was sent rolling backwards after emerging from under the wheels of their minibus. ¡°Take care of the two sides!¡± Chen Xiaolian yelled out. Although the minibus was charging ahead at full speed, monsters were still climbing up the two sides! These monsters possessed tall bodies, long arms and legs. Their fingers curved into sharp hooks and they easily pierced through the metal body of the bus! Their fingers were like hooks! Some monsters hung onto the two sides of the vehicle and the vehicle¡¯s movement lurched non-stop. Lun Tai had already opened up a window, unleashing a barrage of bullets madly. The monsters were struck one after another as they fell down¡­ Bei Tai¡¯s side was more pressing. He could only use one hand to hold onto his rifle and open fire, causing a reduction in his uracy. Seeing that two monsters had climbed onto their bus and were about to enter through the windows, Chen Xiaolian rushed to the side. As his submachine gun had run out of bullets, Chen Xiaoian just pulled out his PS9 semi-automatic and pointed it at the monster¡¯s forehead. ¡°Get out of my car!¡± Bang bang bang bang bang¡­ In just one breath of time, Chen Xiaolian emptied his magazine and the monster was forced off the bus! Then, he turned around to see that a monster had entered and was pressing down on Bei Tai. Showing no hesitation, Chen Xiaolian summoned out Bone Crusher Axe. Seeing that he would not reach Bei Tai in time, he chose to hurl the axe forward! With a bang, the Bone Crusher Axe hacked into the monster¡¯s head from behind! After having its head cleaved into, the monster¡¯s body tilted to the side and Bei Tai let out a sigh of relief. He turned his body and rolled out of the way. Nicole stepped forward, her Remington shotgun firing out consecutively and the monster was turned into Swiss cheese. Boom! Their bus had smashed aside the two police cars obstructing the road, punching out a gap in the middle of the two police cars and breaking out of the closure¡­ ¡°Victory is in sight!¡± Chen Xiaolian panted and howled out in a loud voice. ¡°Finish off thest of them!¡± There were still monsters crawling in from the two sides of the bus. Lun Tai frantically emptied his ammunition at them. Qiao Qiao was kneeling beside Takeuchi Mikiko and she fired at the monsters to repel them. Chen Xiaolian was no longer able to help out much and he summoned out Garfield instead. The Four-Eyed War Cats appeared within the vehicle, their massive bodies taking up nearly half the avable space of the bus! Garfield whose evolution had given him metallic ws, roared out andunched a Tiger Rush at a monster, pinning it down on the floor! His pair of ws instantly crushed the monster¡¯s sternum. Opening his huge mouth, Garfield tore the monster in half! There were three Garfield doppelgangers. The other doppelgangers quickly made short work of the other monsters who managed to slip into the bus. Feeling exhausted, Chen Xiaolian could only sit on the floor and gasp for breath. Even though he saw that the dangers have been eliminated, he dared not summon back Garfield. Instead, he had Garfield sit inside the bus. Chen Xiaolian gasped for breath and nced at his own body. In the fight earlier, the monsters had wed at several areas of his body, each leaving bloody cuts on him. ¡°Son of a bitch¡­ I won¡¯t get infected like Resident Evil, will I?¡± Chen Xiaolian grumbled. ¡°We charged through!¡± Roddy who was seated in the driver¡¯s seat was also sweating all over, seemingly exhausted. He shouted out. ¡°We managed to charge through!¡± Their vehicle rapidly moved out of the bridge and onto t ground. They sped hastily through the road ¨C no monsters or police cars chased them anymore. ¡°Water, can someone give me water?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. The adjacent Qiao Qiao had already unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and handed it over. Chen Xiaolian gulped down several mouthfuls of water. Then, he poured the remainder onto his wounds. After pondering, he decided not to use Healing Type Beast Blood ¨C superficial injuries such as these can be recovered quickly, given his [B] ss Physique. Bei Tai¡¯s injuries were somewhat heavy. He had been constantly getting the short end of the stick sincest night. First, the car driven by the Angel Killer, Tian Lie, had pummelled him. In the battle just then, no one suffered much. However, Bei Tai had once again been identally wounded. Lun Tai had already taken out a first-aid kit to bandage his wounds. Just as he was about to give Bei Tai a Healing Type Beast Blood, Nicole stopped Lun Tai¡¯s hand. She produced an item and handed it over. ¡°Use this, its effect will be better than Healing Beast Blood. This is a medicine produced by Zero City. Also¡­ you probably do not know this. Using too much Healing Beast Blood will put a big burden on the body.¡± ¡°¡­ thank you,¡± Lun Tai looked at Nicole and said in a solemn manner. Nicole smiled. Then, she turned to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Now¡­ can you please exin, Sir Temporary Guild Leader? Back then, you clearly could order a retreat for us to avoid those monsters. Why do you insist on going forward?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Nicole and then at the grim-faced Lun Tai. Chen Xiaolian slowly spoke out. ¡°I do not have sufficient evidence. However, I believe in my judgement. The reason I wanted to move forward is¡­ her!¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at Takeuchi Mikiko. ¡°The police cars were adamantly following us, refusing to back away. Not only that, other police cars were also lured over¡­ I deduced that our vehicle may have something, which lured those monsters over,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly exined. ¡°Then, there is the blockade on the bridge. The police-turned-monsters were originally stumbling about in the area. However, once we got close, they seemingly became mad and charged over. I believe that they were attracted by something.¡± ¡°I believe this source of attraction is this person that we should protect.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian nced around. Seeing no one objecting, he continued. ¡°The quest given by the system had clearly stated, our quest target will face threats to her life. As of now, it appears that those monsters are it. These monsters will be attracted by the quest target and they will attempt to kill her. ¡°While we were on the way earlier, there were only two police cars chasing after us. Then, it became four¡­ if we had turned back when we were on the bridge and return to that district, I fear¡­ we might attract even more of those monsters over! ¡°The road that we have taken¡­ that district will certainly contain even more monsters who have gathered together to chase after us. If we were to turn back at that juncture¡­ I fear that our situation would not be any betterpared to that of the bridge! ¡°Our objective is to escort her to the designated location as soon as possible. Since that is the case¡­ rather than turn back, why not charge forward? ¡°If we had turned around back then¡­ that would give the monsters more time to assemble their forces. The gravity of our situation would only increase!¡± Just then, Chen Xiaolian suddenly received a prompt from the system. [System prompt: Meteor Rock Guild has sessfully reached their quest target and made contact with the hunters. Second phase¡¯s storyline activated. After five minutes, bio-transformed monsters will appear throughout Tokyo City. Area of effect: All instance dungeon area within Tokyo]. Chen Xiaolian remained silent and shared the prompt with his team. Following several seconds of silence, Nicole opened her mouth. ¡°You were right,¡± Nicole nodded her head. ¡°If we had turned back around, we would be in trouble. Bloody Hell¡­ the entirety of Tokyo will transform into monsters? If we had turned back earlier, we will be trapped inside the city district! Just consider how many people are there within Tokyo. Those endless waves of monsters would pounce on us from all directions¡­¡± Lun Tai suddenly stood up and walked to stand before Chen Xiaolian. He then extended his right hand towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°From now on, I will recognize you as a true Guild Leader! I will also fully ept any order you give!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked into Lun Tai¡¯s eyes and he slowly grasped his right hand. ¡°Thank you for your trust!¡± ¡°Your actions have earned my trust!¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. ¡°Enough! Are you two adult males done creeping us out?¡± Roddy who was driving suddenly turned his head and shouted. ¡°Where do we go next? There is a main intersection up ahead.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and walked up towards Roddy. Taking out the map, he gave it to Roddy to peruse. ¡°Saitama Prefecture, Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel!¡± ¡°What? That legendary infamous underground drainage system of Tokyo? The ce known as the ¡®Underground City¡¯?¡± Roddy was instantly excited. Chen Xiaolian left the map with Roddy and walked back into the bus. He then sat before Takeuchi Mikiko. ¡°Can I talk to you?¡± Chen Xiaolian did his best to use a steady tone to speak out. Takeuchi Mikiko grasped her head, burying her head down. She shook her head vigorously and cried out as she trembled. ¡°I beg you, I beg you to let me go! I beg you, please just let me go! I want to go home¡­ I don¡¯t need your money anymore. I don¡¯t need any of them! I want to go home! I beg you¡­¡± ¡­ Chapter 132: Conflict

Chapter 132: Conflict

GOR Chapter 132: Conflict Takeuchi Mikiko had clearly lost her ability to stay calm. She grabbed her head and wailed out. Suddenly, she screamed, jumped and scrambled in an attempt to climb out through the window. Considering their bus was speeding through the road, if this girl was to jump out, the most likely scenario would be her suffering from grievous injuries or simply dying on the spot. Chen Xiaolian quickly rushed forward and pulled the girl back down. He used too much strength and Takeuchi Mikiko fell inside, plopping on her butt upon the bus floor. She then let out another wail. ¡°I want to go home! I want to go home!¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Nicole suddenly moved forward. She grabbed Takeuchi Mikiko by her hair and pulled her head up. Nicole red into the Japanese girl¡¯s eyes and coldly said. ¡°We are not that patient! Little girl! If you do not want to suffer, it would be best for you to shut your mouth! Understand this! Back then, we were fighting to protect your life!¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and looked at Nicole. ¡°That is enough, let her go. Let me talk to her.¡± ¡°I think I can be certain of your biggest weakness¡­ you are too soft-hearted,¡± Nicole scowled. Ignoring all else, she moved to the other side, sat down and directed her gaze outside the window. Chen Xiaolian lifted Takeuchi Mikiko up to the passenger seat and sat opposite her. He exhaled slowly, and then spoke out in a very slow and serious tone. ¡°If you can first stop crying, we can talk reasonably, all right?¡± Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s body quivered and she raised her head. Her pair of eyes was as red as a rabbit¡¯s and she sniffed a few times. ¡°You, are you willing to be reasonable?¡± ¡°Although mypanion was being very harsh on you, she did speak the truth! In that battle earlier, we were fighting to protect your life.¡± ¡°¡­ I do not understand,¡± Takeuchi Mikiko appeared to be on the verge of mentally copsing. ¡°Those monsters¡­ those police officers¡­¡± ¡°Listen to me, girl!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly held up his own MP5 submachine gun, holding it before Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s eyes. He said coldly. ¡°Open your eyes and look properly! Look at what this is! This is not a toy!¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°You saw what happened earlier! Those monsters truly exists! They were right before you where you could see and hear them! If not for us stopping them, you would have had a taste of their ws and fangs! ¡°You saw us opening fire, saw the bullets piercing into the bodies of those monsters! You saw their flesh sttering all over, saw them being killed by us¡­ saw our intense battle! ¡°Little girl, you had best understand something ¨C if you still cannot understand, then you must force yourself to ept it! ¡°This¡­ is not a dream! This is really happening! ¡°You are not watching a movie, not having a nightmare, not watching a horror movie! ¡°You are currently in a special circumstance! Not only you, the entirety of Tokyo is filled with these monsters! They now roam the streets, hunting and killing! ¡°Let you go home? ¡°Are you sure that is a good idea? By now, your house might have burnt down to ashes. Perhaps, it might currently be upied by a horde of monsters! Say we consent to let you go¡­ less than one minute after leaving us, you would end up encountering those monsters on the road and be torn to shreds! ¡°This is no joking matter! Not a movie, not a story! ¡°I will say this again. You had better force yourself to ept this reality! ¡°This is not a dream! Not something that would vanish just by screaming and crying!¡± Takeuchi Mikiko appeared to have somewhat calmed down. She then asked in a tearful voice. ¡°You¡­ who are you people?¡± ¡°We¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. If he were to tell her the truth, it would take too long. Additionally, it would be too cumbersome to exin. Thus, Chen Xiaolian decided to simply make up a story. ¡°We are members of a secret organization,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°We came to Tokyo in order to carry out a special mission. Truth be told, this mission involves you! Our mission is to protect you so that those monsters cannot harm you.¡± ¡°Why me?¡± Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s eyes were wide open. Her curiosity made her forget about her fears for the time being. ¡°I am just an ordinary girl. Those monsters, what do they have to do with me?¡± ¡°There is a very big connection,¡± Chen Xiaolian said softly. ¡°Those monsters will only attack some special humans ¨C unfortunately for you, you happen to be one of the special humans. We are only responsible for escorting you to a safe ce. So, if you want to live, it would be best for you to cooperate with us. Be obedient! We will do our best to protect your from harm!¡± ¡°I am¡­ special human?¡± Takeuchi Mikiko widened her eyes. Suddenly, her eyes flickered. ¡°Does¡­ does this have anything to do with my blood type?¡± Blood type? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and he looked at Takeuchi Mikiko expressionlessly. ¡°En, it is your blood type.¡± ¡°My blood type is of the AB, Rh-negative type. My mother said before, my blood type is very, very rare. Ever since I was young, mother would take special care for me for fear that I might bleed from being injured. She said that if I were to be wounded and need blood transfusion, things would be very, very difficult.¡± Rh-negative type blood? Chen Xiaolian was aware of this blood type. Rh-negative blood was extremely rare amongst humans in and of itself! It was also known as the ¡®Panda Blood¡¯. [1] As for this girl, not only was her blood of the Rh-negative type, it was also AB, Rh-negative! This was an even rarer existence amongst Rh-negative types! It could be described as the ¡®Panda Blood¡¯ amongst ¡®Panda Bloods¡¯! The rarest amongst the rare! Having suddenly acquired this information, countless spections sprouted out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. He subconsciously turned to look at his team members and realized that they were all castingplicated gazes at him. ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered and nodded at Takeuchi Mikiko. ¡°That is right, it must be due to the rare and special properties of your blood type. That must be why you would be a target for those monsters. Right¡­ what is your mother¡¯s upation?¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly asked out of curiosity. ¡°My mother works in argepany. She is just an ordinary inventory administrator,¡± Takeuchi Mikiko replied. Inventory administrator? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart felt somewhat disappointed. Just now, he had thought of a possibility: Maybe, Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s mother is a keyponent in the storyline¡¯s quest? For example¡­ a mad female scientist using her own daughter¡¯s panda blood to conduct a biochemical experiment, leading to a disaster on the level of Resident Evil? Enough¡­ Chen Xiaolian let out a bitter smile and tapped his nose. Could it be that it has been too long since I¡¯ve written anything? Is that why I am unconsciously making up a story on my own? Sigh¡­ I nearly forgot. I am someone who writes novels. ¡°There is no need for you to worry too much. We are here to protect you. No matter what happens, we will not allow the monster to harm you. Then¡­ we will send you to a safe ce,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and continued making the story up. ¡°Truthfully, we are something close to a mercenary organization. We were hired to specifically find someone with rare blood like yours and escort you¡­¡± ¡°Are you going to hurt me? Are you going to draw out my blood?¡± Takeuchi Mikiko suddenly quivered. ¡°No!¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately shook his head. ¡°It is likely that they only need to use your blood for some experiments. Maybe, there is something within your blood, which could be made into medicines for those monsters. Be at ease, we won¡¯t hurt you.¡± Takeuchi Mikiko looked at him apprehensively. In the end, she shut her mouth and became quiet ¨C it was clear that this girl was still not at ease. However, she also does not have any choice. Chen Xiaolian assigned Qiao Qiao to look after Takeuchi Mikiko as he went to the front of the bus to discuss the matter with the other members. ¡°That information regarding her blood should be a very important clue,¡± Nicole was quick to point that out. ¡°I feel that this might be a key point in the second phase of the quest ¨C a pity, if we can find another team that is protecting their quest target and start a conversation with them, we might be able to draw a conclusion. If the person that they must protect also has this rare blood type, then this would be an important piece of information.¡± ¡°Unfortunately, we cannot determine that. There is no way for us to find the other team¡¯s quest target¡­ furthermore, doing so might trigger a conflict with the other teams, resulting in unnecessary losses and casualties,¡± Lun Tai objected immediately. Nicole suddenly smiled. ¡°Maybe I can conduct a test.¡± Subsequently, this female Mech pilot produced a syringe and moved towards Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s side. She then extracted a vial of blood from Takeuchi Mikiko. Takeuchi Mikiko showed fear, but was unable to resist. If would appear that the little girl was very fearful of injections and she nearly fainted. Qiao Qiao then expressed her dissatisfaction towards Nicole¡¯s behaviour. ¡°Does everyone from Zero City act in such an overbearing manner, like you?¡± ¡°I am just trying to prove something,¡± Nicole answered indifferently. ¡°I understand, but¡­¡± Qiao Qiao narrowed her eyes. ¡°But, this action of yours and those who considers us as a program, those yers who considers us as NPCs, how is it any different? Those yers could casually kill off Awakened ones and NPCs, disregarding us as living beings¡­ but how is this attitude of yours any different from them? How can you simply bully an ordinary person, trample on their dignity and will and enve her?¡± Nicole raised her eyebrows. ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± ¡°You mentioned before the incident regarding your father! Your father protected you for more than ten years, all so those yers would not harm you, his little girl! But now? Your father was killed by yers and you are now doing the same thing that the yers do!¡± Nicole narrowed her eyes, embers ring up within them. She said frostily. ¡°Watch your words!¡± ¡°Or what? Did I say anything wrong?¡± Qiao Qiao raised her chin. ¡°You can say whatever you want, but you are not allowed to bring up my father¡¯s name!¡± Nicole suddenly turned furious. She instantly pulled out her shotgun and aimed it at Qiao Qiao¡¯s chest! Qiao Qiao¡¯s reaction was in no way behind as she pulled out a PS9, pointing the muzzle at Nicole¡¯s head! 1 True story, mates! Supposedly, only 3 in 1,000 people in China have the ¡®panda blood¡¯.? Chapter 133: Leaving Tokyo

Chapter 133: Leaving Tokyo

GOR Chapter 133: Leaving Tokyo The two females pointed their guns at each other, and the situation turned heated! ¡°Enough!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted aloud and strode forward to stand between the two girls. He then said seriously. ¡°What are you two arguing about?¡± He grabbed the muzzle of Nicole¡¯s shotgun and raised it to point at the roof. Then, he looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Qiao Qiao, put away your gun!¡± Qiao Qiao took a deep breath. She had aplicated expression on her face; however, she obeyed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words. ¡°Hmph! You are a team of kids. I have no expectation for an impartial settlement from this Guild Leader. Besides, I am just a temporary guild member. All I want to say is this: people like you who try to preserve their na?ve way of thinking will never get to live a long life! A soft-hearted Guild Leader who is too kind for his own good and a na?ve girlfriend¡­ I truly feel sorry for your guild.¡± ¡°Enough!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head and stared at Nicole. ¡°A temporary guild member is still a guild member! A temporary Guild Leader is still a Guild Leader! When you are in the Floating Angels Guild, I doubt that you would dare say those words to your Guild Leader.¡± ¡°I detest that deep-seated haughtiness of your voice,¡± Qiao Qiao said coldly. ¡°You may have a powerful strength, a Floating Angel. However, do not forget, you are now a member of our guild. Additionally, you are the one who requested to join us.¡± ¡°¡­ you!¡± Nicole clenched her teeth. ¡°Break it up, you two!¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed to the front of the vehicle. ¡°Nicole, go sit in front! Qiao Qiao¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded Qiao Qiao with aplex expression. ¡°Follow me to the back. We¡¯ll talk.¡± Nicole pursed her lips to the side. She then turned around and moved to the front side of the bus, sitting beside Lun Tai and the rest. After that, she crossed her arms and looked outside the windows. Chen Xiaolian pulled Qiao Qiao to the damaged rear part of the vehicle. The outside winds blew in and ruffled Qiao Qiao¡¯s long, ck hair. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes turned somewhat gentle and his hand reached out for her ruffled hair. He spoke in a low tone of voice. ¡°What is wrong? It is rare for you to lose your temper like this.¡± ¡°I¡­ am somewhat unable to control my emotions,¡± Qiao Qiao took a deep breath as she closed her eyes before speaking out slowly. ¡°Xiaolian, my heart is in deep turmoil. Even though this is Japan, Tokyo¡­ but, when I see those peoplemit thosewless actions without any regards to thew, killing wantonly in the streets, they are treating ordinary people as nothing! ¡°Most importantly, it is not only those yers doing so, even we are doing the same thing. ¡°My heart feels very confused, I do not know¡­ I can no longer differentiate what is true and what is false. ¡°That Takeuchi Mikiko¡­ she is just an ordinary girl, an NPC. ¡°But, sometimes I cannot help myself but wonder: what if that was me? ¡°If I had not met you and not be the same as you¡­ if I were to remain an ordinary person¡­ ¡°If this instance dungeon area is not taking ce in Tokyo, Japan¡­ ¡°If this instance dungeon was to ur in the city we live in¡­ ¡°Then, what would happen to me? ¡°Would I be running desperately through the streets in panic and fear like everyone else? ¡°Would I be simr to those ordinary people who were blown up in a disaster or have my house burned down? ¡°We have seen too many of those urrences within Tokyo! We have also destroyed many buildings ourselves. What would happen to those people staying within those buildings? What would happen to those ordinary residents living in the residential districts? ¡°Could it be that they deserve nothing more but to bembs to the ughter? ¡°Do they only deserve to be an NPC? One that has no rights? ¡°Do they not deserve any dignity? Being freely dealt with by others, trampled beneath others like ants. ¡°If we were ordinary people and such a fate befalls us¡­ then, when we gaze upon the yers¡­ the Awakened ones¡­ would we feel angry? Hatred? Despair? ¡°Xiaolian, my heart is really, really confused. ¡°Presently, we are the participants of this instance dungeon, fighting against the yers¡­ But, the things that we are doing¡­ how is it any different from the yers? They view our world as a game! Our people as NPC¡­ ¡°But we¡­ aren¡¯t we doing the same thing? ¡°In the end¡­ is this true or false. Is this actually right or wrong¡­ I, I am suddenly feeling very conflicted. I do not understand¡­ what are we doing all these for. Is it right or is it wrong? I¡­ I¡­¡± Observing Qiao Qiao¡¯s agitated eyes, Chen Xiaolian silently took a step forward and pulled Qiao Qiao into his chest. He did so in a domineering manner and he fiercely embraced Qiao Qiao. His lips kissed down on Qiao Qiao¡¯s hair, then down onto Qiao Qiao¡¯s forehead. Without waiting for Qiao Qiao to say anything, Chen Xiaolian ced his lips onto hers. ¡°Wu¡­¡± The girl¡¯s eyes first widened before quickly narrowing. Then, she closed her eyes. Chen Xiaolian kissed Qiao Qiao seriously. Then, his head drew back and he stared solemnly into Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. ¡°This is your first participation in an instance dungeon. You will have these chaotic thoughts, you will feel confused, not knowing who you are or what you are doing¡­ you will be confused, tangled and lost¡­ these feelings are normal. It is very, very normal. ¡°I have also been in your shoes. Back when I was sucked into all this, I too had felt infuriated, confused¡­ ¡°I too, was unable to differentiate what was truth and what was false¡­ ¡°Once, I had been feeling even more confused than you ¡°Do you still remember that night on the rooftop of the hotel?¡± ¡°¡­ I remember,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s cheek blushed. ¡°Back then, I was feeling the same as you are now. Then, I remember a girl using her actions to tell me what is real. She allowed me to, in that moment, taste the ¡®truth¡¯,¡± Chen Xiaolian said and moved closer to Qiao Qiao, pecking gently on her mouth. ¡°Can you feel this ¡®truth¡¯ of mine?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Qiao Qiao used an indescribable expression to gaze at Chen Xiaolian. The feeling of loss and anxiety within her eyes were gone. At that moment, there was only one figure within her beautiful pair of eyes. ¡°Remember what we agreed on! No matter what¡­ we¡¯ll carry the burden together!¡± ¡­ ¡°Your Guild Leader and his little lover are quite the match,¡± Nicole observed the two of them hugging in the back; she curled the corners of her lips while her eyes revealed her disapproval. ¡°What should I say about this? In such a dangerous instance dungeon, how could they still be in the mood to be romantic?¡± Lun Tai suddenly stood up and cast a cold gaze at Nicole. ¡°I think there is something that I need to clear up with you. Miss Nicole! Your Honourable Excellency, Floating Angel!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Nicole looked at Lun Tai. ¡°You are indeed an expert from Zero City,¡± Lun Tai said coolly. ¡°However, I also really detest that feeling of disdain and superiority that you are giving off! Maybe to you, joining our guild is something disgraceful for someone of your status, causing you to feel dissatisfied¡­ however, I can only tell you this¡­ the door of this vehicle is right there! You may leave any time you like! We will not beg you to join us!¡± Gazhi! The minibus suddenly stopped! Roddy who was sitting in the driver¡¯s seat, suddenly turned around and regarded Nicole with a calm expression. Looking at this girl he secretly likes¡­ it would be more urate to say that this was the girl he openly likes, Roddy said earnestly. ¡°A guild must be united! It must respect the Guild Leader¡¯s will and decisions! If you are determined to look down on us, then there is no need for us to continue working together! ¡°If you are truly sincere in wanting to be our temporary guild member, then please put aside your feelings of resentment and disdain towards us! ¡°Please learn to respect your guild mates, even if only temporarily! More importantly, please learn to respect your Guild Leader! Even if he is just a temporary one! ¡°Right now, this bus is not moving. The door is right there! You can make your choice!¡± For these words toe out of Roddy¡¯s mouth, everyone became surprised. At that moment, the look that Roddy was directing at Nicole contained not the slightest trace of obsession or love, only earnestness and seriousness! Nicole looked at Roddy with aplicated expression. Then, she abruptly got up and gave a bow to everyone. ¡°I am very sorry, I am the one who is not thinking properly,¡± Nicole slowly said. ¡°I apologize to everyone here! Before the instance dungeon ends, I will respect the principles of this guild, its members and its Guild Leader.¡± Roddy silently nced at Nicole before turning back to restart the minibus. ¡­ Their bus drove through the highway. Geographically speaking, they have already left the Tokyo area. This detail led to them feeling slightly at ease. Judging from the details given in the system prompt, the area of effect for the transformation into monsters should be limited to the Tokyo area. As such, by leaving Tokyo, it was possible that they will no longer encounter any danger posed by those transformed into monsters¡­ As they travelled through the highway, they saw no vehicles at all. That caused everyone on board to feel uneasy. ¡°Something is not right,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Logically speaking, since the instance dungeon area is limited to Tokyo City, once we leave and reach the outside world, everything should be normal. How could there be no cars at all on the high way?¡± ¡°Maybe the road we are using had been automatically turned into the instance dungeon area,¡± Lun Tai cupped his chin. ¡°This possibility exists. Following the development of the quest and the changes that ur throughout the storyline, the area of the instance dungeon could undergo change as well.¡± ¡°That is not something we can take lightly,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I believe there should not be any danger for now,¡± Lun Tai thought about it. ¡°The system did not state that the bio-transformation of monsters will ur outside the Tokyo area. Additionally¡­ we should have a huge lead. We should be the first amongst the participants of the second phase to locate the quest target! I can say with certainty that the other participants must still be inside Tokyo, trying to find the quest target! Finding one person amongst a sea of humanity with just one picture is no easy task.¡± ¡°In other words, we will not be attacked for the time being? Be it monsters or other participants, we will not face any dangers from either of them?¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°I think your analysis makes a lot of sense.¡± ¡°Xiaolian, there is a rest stop in front. It would be best for us to stop and refill our gas,¡± Roddy who was driving shouted out. ¡°We do not have much gas left in this bus. It would be a safe bet to refill some.¡± Chen Xiaolian walked to the front and narrowed his eyes to look at the road ahead. A highway rest stop gradually grew closer. It looked very quiet and spacious. There was a resting area and a shopping area in addition to a gas station. ¡°All right, we¡¯ll head there,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°Everyone be alert, don¡¯t be careless! Have your weapons ready for battle at all times!¡± Their bus quickly exited the high way and into the rest stop. They kept moving until they reached the gas station¡­ The gas station was empty, devoid of cars and staff members! Everything here¡­ was too quiet. ¡­ Chapter 134: Loophole

Chapter 134: Loophole

GOR Chapter 134: Loophole ¡°Stay vignt!¡± Chen Xiaolian was the first to jump down the bus, the muzzle of his gun pointing to the front as his waist arced into a forward stooped position and he surveyed the surroundings for a moment. Next, Lun Tai and Bei Tai jumped down. Only after that did the girls came down. ¡°No one? Strange¡­¡± Lun Tai frowned as he looked around. The convenience store and shopping areas were empty, devoid of any signs of life. The empty atmosphere of the rest stop was reminiscent of a scene from a horror movie. ¡°I keep feeling that something is not right,¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. ¡°Maybe, this is due to the chaotic situation in Tokyo. That is why everyone within this rest stop had run off?¡± Lun Tai too, was frowning. ¡°First, refill the gas!¡± Chen Xiaolian made his decision. ¡°Roddy, you are responsible for refilling the gas. Lun Tai, Bei Tai, you two are responsible for checking out the area.¡± ¡°We need some gas for the spare vehicles as well,¡± Nicole said. ¡°I¡¯ll go find some gas barrels to bring together.¡± ¡°Good.¡± Chen Xiaolian watched Xia Xiaolei step down from the bus, his face pale to the extreme. The moment he got down the bus, he leaned on the door and started puking. ¡°What is wrong?¡± ¡°Guild Leader, did you forget¡­ I have blood phobia,¡± Tears and snot flowed out in the vomiting process and Xia Xiaolei¡¯s legs wobbled. ¡°When you all were killing those monsters, I could not do anything at all to help. Watching alone caused my whole body to tremble in fear.¡± His face showed guilt. ¡°Am I not very useless?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He simply patted Xia Xiaolei andughed. ¡°No,e with me. Help me out with something.¡± Xia Xiaolei appeared to be feeling better as he followed Chen Xiaolian. His heart was concerned with how insignificant his presence was within the team. During the battle, he was of no help to anyone. He was worth even less than a girl. Chen Xiaolian understood Xia Xialei¡¯s feelings and he quickly found something for him to do to make him feel better. ¡°We are going to the shopping area to see if there is anything we could use,¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and Takeuchi Mikiko. ¡°Don¡¯t move on your own¡­ you have watched horror movies before, right? In movies, those who move about on their own will face a higher level of danger.¡± ¡°We know,¡± Qiao Qiao smiled. ¡°I am bringing Soo Soo and Takeuchi Mikiko with me. We won¡¯t go alone.¡± After saying that, the three females moved to the back area of the gas station. Chen Xiaolian did not stop them. It was clear that they were heading toward the washroom. ¡°Xiaolei, let¡¯s head to the shopping area.¡± Chen Xiaolian patted Xia Xiaolei on his shoulder. ¡­ The high way rest stop in Japan was not too differentpared to those in China, it sported some item and food shops. Chen Xiaolian also caught sight of a Starbucks outlet. Unfortunately, there were no staff members present and the vast lounge area was empty. Chen Xiaolian walked to the front of a food vending machine. With what Japanese yen he had left on him, he put them in and bought several sushis. Then, he moved to some other food stores and gathered up some other foods. Xia Xiaolei followed behind him, carrying a basket to hold the items. On the other side, Lun Tai entered a convenience store, his rifle aiming forward as he entered. After thoroughly searching around, he found nothing of note and was able to rx somewhat. He then retrieved a pack of cigarettes from behind the counter and lit one up for himself. After taking a drag, he sighed. ¡°Japanese cigarettes are too light, it doesn¡¯t give any taste at all.¡± Bei Tai had brought some beers with him. The two of them then headed out of the convenience store and observed the distant resting area. There, Chen Xiaolian was picking up food from the resting area one by one. They made eye contact and gestured to each other, making a ¡®safe¡¯ signal. Lun Tai sat on the steps of the convenience store and silently smoked as the sunlight fell on his face. Beside him, Bei Tai opened up a can of beer and handed it over to him. After drinking in a mouthful, Lun Tai gave a long sigh. ¡°The weather is pretty good,¡± Lun Tai puffed the cigarette continuously and suddenly let out a bitterugh. ¡°Even I am feeling somewhat lost now. Two hours ago, we were killing monsters in Tokyo City. Now, we are sitting here, smoking and drinking while sunbathing.¡± Roddy, who was refuelling the bus far away, caught sight of them smoking. He smiled and moved over. ¡°You guys sure have balls, smoking here? This ce is still quite close to the gas station!¡± ¡°Do you smoke?¡± Lun Tai looked at Roddy. ¡°Give me one,¡± Roddy smiled as he epted a cigarette from Lun Tai and lit it up himself. ¡°The bus¡¯s gas tank is big, refuelling will take some time.¡± On another side of the gas station, Nicole had found a barrel from an unknown location and was using an automated fuel dispenser to fill the barrel with gas. The three males sat there as they looked at Nicole. Lun Tai abruptly asked. ¡°Roddy, do you still like that girl?¡± Roddy¡¯s face appeared slightly awkward. ¡°Err¡­¡± ¡°If you love her, then you love her. There is nothing to be hesitant about,¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face was indifferent as he spoke. ¡°For people like us who have been sucked into this world, there is no telling if today is the day we will die in this game. Then¡­ even if we get resurrected after being refreshed, we will still forget everything connected to this game. In fact, it would be no different from dying. Enjoy each day and do not leave any regrets.¡± ¡°Hmm, but that girl¡¯s character is very tough. I fear that you will have to suffer in the future,¡± Bei Tai sniggered. As he was talking, Nicole turned her head to look at them. Then, she kept the fully filled gas barrel into her storage equipment within the system before slowly walking over. She walked until she was before the three of them. Looking at Lun Tai, she said. ¡°Give me one.¡± Lun Tai raised an eyebrow and tossed a cigarette to her. Nicole smiled. She caught it and lit it up with a smooth series of actions. ¡°You smoke?¡± Roddy was surprised. ¡°After getting ustomed to the forest of guns and rain of bullets and the acts of killings, its only natural for me to pick up some habits,¡± Nicole said indifferently. ¡°My father smoked and I like the smell of tobo.¡± ¡°Oh, right. Your Floater¡­¡± Roddy asked. ¡°There are three more hours to go before the recharging process ends,¡± Nicole checked the time. ¡°Could anyone with technological skills use Floater?¡± Roddy was feeling curious. His skill was ¡®Mechanical Heart¡¯; thus, he was very interested in this matter. ¡°Acquiring a Floater¡­ is it very difficult?¡± ¡°Very difficult,¡± Nicole pondered about it. ¡°Only within some special instance dungeon will you have the chance to acquire it. There is also the Exchange System, where there are some special exchange requirements for it. Using points alone would not do. There are also some special material procurement and quests that needs to bepleted. If you are interested, you can check it through the Exchange System.¡± Roddy gave a faint smile. Since he did not have the Exchange System, he could only choose to change the topic. ¡°You are a Mech pilot. So, what kind of Mechs do you normally use in Zero City? You could not possibly be using just the I-Model Sentinel, right?¡± ¡°That is a staple model used for the field. Moreover, it is part of the light-type, small-scaled Mech. It will only be used within Zero City. When doing battle on the outside, no one would choose to use it,¡± Nicole slowly said. ¡°I have my own Mech, a big one. Unfortunately, I did not bring it out with me. It is currently being maintained in the Armament Department belonging to the Security Team. If I had driven that thing out, those people from Thorned Flower Guild would not be able to ambush me.¡± Bei Tai tossed a can of beer towards Nicole, who epted it. She then opened it and took a sip. Roddy however, shook his head and rejected the beer Bei Tai handed over. ¡°I still need to drive.¡± ¡°What are you afraid of? There is no one here to check if you are drunk driving,¡± Bei Tai smirked. Roddy shook his head. ¡°It is better for me to be careful. Our quest is critical.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Xia Xiaolei both held on to a bag full of food each as they walked out of the store. Xia Xiaolei already had a sushi stuffed into his mouth as he chewed with gusto. For the past two days, they have not been able to partake in a decent meal. Yesterday night, they had to make do with bread and biscuits. Now that he was able to stuff himself with the sushi rolls, Xia Xiaolei could not help himself but sigh after he finished chewing the rice. ¡°I feel as though it¡¯s been days since I have eaten anything.¡± As he spoke, Xia Xiaolei took the lead while Chen Xiaolian moved behind him. Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian heard a faint sound. Pa! It was an extremely fine sound. If one was not listening attentively, they would not have caught it. Chen Xiaolian however, has had his body enhanced. After his physical attributes was enhanced, both his eyes and ears have also be sharper. The sound had originated from beneath Xia Xiaolei¡¯s foot! ¡°Stop! Don¡¯t move!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face abruptly fell and he held out one hand to press down on Xia Xiaolei¡¯s shoulder. Xia Xiaolei was shocked. ¡°Brother Xiaolian?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t move! Don¡¯t take a step!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face had turned grim and he quickly bent down to check. Then, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound! The floor tile beneath Xia Xiaolei¡¯s foot seemed no different from those surrounding it. However, after lightly rapping on it, Chen Xiaolian found that it was issuing a hollow sound. Cold sweat seeped out from his forehead! Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said. ¡°Xiaolei, do not move! Please do not move, leave your leg in that spot and do not move it! Slowly lower your body and squat down!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian pulled back his MP5¡¯s bolt and he quickly crouched down. His eyes swept the area as fast as lightning and he shouted. ¡°Lun Tai!¡± ¡­ The few of them who were seated by the door of the convenience store heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shout. Noticing something wrong with his tone, they quickly discarded their cigarettes and beer cans, jumping to attention. ¡°Be vignt!¡± Lun Tai quickly howled out and they spread out. Then, they spotted Chen Xiaolian and Xia Xiaolei squatting down before the doors of the distant resting area. Chen Xiaolian immediately pulled a rest chair that was fixed on the ground, cing it before his body to act as cover. ¡°You all stay put. Keep an eye on the surroundings! I will go check it out.¡± Lun Tai stayed close to the walls and crouched his body as he ran forward. In one breath of time, he managed to reach Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. He quickly took cover behind one of the store¡¯s cabs. ¡°What is going on?¡± ¡°I do not know if I am mistaken¡­ but Xia Xiaolei may have stepped on something!¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a solemn tone. Just then, on the other side of the resting area, Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and Takeuchi Mikiko moved out of the washroom. Seeing them, Chen Xiaolian quickly shouted out. ¡°Qiao Qiao, get back!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face fell immediately. Without saying anything, she used her hands to pull Soo Soo and the Japanese girl back through the door of the washroom. She then held onto her gun and peeked out half her head. ¡°What is going on?¡± ¡°Get back! Do note out!¡± Chen Xiaolian snapped. Lun Tai produced a dagger as he crouched down by Xia Xiaolei¡¯s foot. Carefully and slowly, he cut open the edge of the tile, creating a small hole through it. After taking a look through the hole, Lun Tai¡¯s expression turned ugly. ¡°Son of a bitch! Someone set up a trap! This is an anti-infantry mine! It is pressure sensitive! Someone dug out the bottom area of this tile and set up this mine below before covering it with the tile. Appearance wise, it seemed normal. But, once you step on it¡­¡± As he spoke, Lun Tai raised his head to see the pale-faced Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Buddy, don¡¯t panic. Don¡¯t move about carelessly. I will try to disable it.¡± ¡°En!¡± Xia Xiaolei nodded his head vigorously. It was clear that he was feeling afraid, but he only bit down hard on his teeth. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was distorted as he carefully searched around. However, his eyes could see nothing out of the ordinary. The distant Bei Tai, Nicole and Roddy had also gestured to them, indicating that they did not find anything wrong. Chen Xiaolian quickly made a gesture and soon, Bei Tai and Nicole dispersed, moving out in two different directions as they continued searching. A few momentster, the two of them ran back from the two sides of the rest stop. They shook their heads, nothing was found. Chen Xiaolian became puzzled. At that moment, Lun Tai had already cut out the floor tile with his dagger, leaving only the small piece of pressure sensor. Lun Tai examined the mine and hissed. He then forced out a smile. ¡°Disabling it will be troublesome¡­ why don¡¯t we ask Roddy toe over. Doesn¡¯t he have the ability to control machinery?¡± ¡°Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. Arching his waist and stooping forward, Roddy ran over. As he approached, he threw himself on the ground. ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± ¡°Look!¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at Xia Xiaolei¡¯s feet. Roddy nced at it and his face distorted. ¡°Someone nted a trap? But, we have checked everywhere. There is no one here.¡± ¡°First, disable this thing!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°However, disabling it would be too risky. Try using your ability.¡± Roddy extended two fingers to touch the mine. A few secondster, he raised his head to look at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°There is a method.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°There is a pressure sensor inside. If you loosen your feet and the pressure dissipates, it will explode. However, I can control it and dy it for several seconds. Lun Tai, help me out. Find something heavy and bring it over. Later, when I say let go, Xia Xiaolei, you must let go! Then, Lun Tai, you must quickly put that heavy item on it as recement!¡± Lun Tai checked his surroundings before pulling out a beer keg from a nearby container. ¡°We can use this. Let¡¯s do this!¡± ¡°I will count to three. Xiaolei, do not panic. Rx, I can dy this thing for quite some time, even ten seconds would not be a problem. However, it is better to be safe. You had better move quickly,¡± Roddy deliberately smiled tofort Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Just count, brother! Let¡¯s do this fast, my legs are going numb.¡± ¡°One, two¡­ THREE!¡± Xiaolei quickly pulled back his leg while Chen Xiaolian behind him quickly pulled him back by two steps. At the same time, Lun Tai immediately used a beer keg to press down on it. ¡°Done!¡± Roddy breathed a sigh of relief as he determined that the pressure sensor¡¯s detonation sequence was not triggered. ¡°It¡¯s best if we do not move about recklessly!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face sank. ¡°Hell knows if the other tiles may have mines below them! Son of a bitch! Who is trying to set us up? How is it even possible? How could there be other participants before us? We should be the first to find the quest target for protection!¡± At that instant, a sharp scream suddenly rang out from the washroom far away! ¡°AHH!¡± ¡­ ¡°It¡¯s the voice of the Japanese girl?¡± Roddy was quick to speak out. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s response was the fastest. He ignore all else and charged forward with a stooping forward posture. Lun Tai who was behind him shouted out, but he ignored it. Chen Xiaolian stayed close to the wall as he ran toward the washroom. Behind the sign ced on the washroom were two doors. The left was for males while the right was for females. Chen Xiaolian burst into the female washroom and saw that Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo were standing there in perfect condition. His heart gave a sigh of relief. Then, he saw Takeuchi Mikiko crouching before a toilet cubicle, her face revealing terror and she screamed sharply. As for Qiao Qiao, she was trying tofort her. ¡°What happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly moved over. ¡°Look!¡± Qiao Qiao pointed at the innermost cubicle. Its door was left open. ¡­ Within the toilet cubicle was a corpse. More urately, it was half a corpse! It was a woman, not too old judging from her remaining upper body, which was wearing a protective vest. Clearly, she was a participant of this game. However, it was unknown if she was a yer or an Awakened. Her upper body remained intact. However, from her abdomen downward¡­ the rest of her body had disappeared! The area below the waist appeared to have been dissolved by something and the disconnected part was not a bloody sight that he had imagined. The disconnected part resembled the after effects of being burned by intense temperature, and have melded together. Looking at it now, the part looked like a piece of hard stic. Next to her body was a weapon, a dogleg knife. Judging from the surface of the weapon, it appeared to be quite a good weapon. Chen Xiaolian stepped inside and picked up the weapon. Examining it, he found it to be a [B] ss weapon. He then threw it toward Qiao Qiao. ¡°Take it.¡± The corpse was too strange. After examining it for a moment, Chen Xiaolian was still unable to find any clues. He then closed the door. ¡°What happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao exhaled and fought back the urge to vomit. Then, she replied. ¡°Earlier when we entered this washroom, we did not realize this¡­ this was the innermost cubicle. So, we did not discover it back when we first entered. Back then, you told us to go back. Takeuchi Mikiko retreated to the innermost side and unwittingly opened the door to discover that.¡± ¡°Nothing else happened? Did you see anything else?¡± ¡°No,¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head with certainty. The washroom was a closed off area without any windows. There was only the window and a very small venttion duct above their heads. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly tensed as he stared at the venttion duct. He signalled to Qiao Qiao and she too, tensed up. Without making any noise, she led Takeuchi Mikiko toward the door while holding onto Soo Soo as they retreated. Chen Xiaolian pulled the bolt of his gun and pointed the muzzle at the venttion duct up above. At the same time, his other hand summoned out Bone Crusher Axe. Taking a deep breath, he shouted out. ¡°Come out!¡± Nothing happened. Chen Xiaolian sneered. He raised Bone Crusher Axe and hacked down heavily onto the venttion up above! With a ¡°ka¡±, a hole appeared on the ceiling. At the same time, a gasp came from within the venttion duct! ¡°If you still do note out, I will open fire!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted and he signalled to Qiao Qiao with his eyes. Qiao Qiao then raised her gun at the venttion duct. ¡°I will count to three! One! Two!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t! Don¡¯t shoot! I aming out!¡± A weak sound came from above. ¡­ The grille of the duct was opened and a slender arm emerged. Next, part of a thin body emerged. It was a girl. More urately, it was a rather young girl, whose age was probably the same as Takeuchi Mikiko. Young and wearing a vest-type of protective suit. One look was enough to tell that it was a low-ss item. Both her hands were not holding onto any weapons. When she jumped down from above and stood up, Chen Xiaolian was somewhat shocked. This girl was very short and thin, shorter than Chen Xiaolian by a head. Only someone with such a small body would be able to crawl into the venttions ducts. Despite her tender age, her head was left bald and her nose was wearing a nose ring. On the exposed part of her neck was a fire shaped tattoo. Thick smoky makeup was applied on to both her eyes. However, it seemed that she had been crying and her makeup had be indistinct. Just by looking at her, he got the impression that she was one of those female ruffians. After she fell to the ground, she obediently raised up her hands, her face disying fear. ¡°Don¡¯t move about!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not take her lightly due to her looks and age. Instead, his gun remained locked onto the girl¡¯s head. ¡°Walk over here on your own! I want to see your hands at all times!¡± The bald girl did not do anything that was out of line and she cautiously walked forward. Then, she knelt down on her own initiative, cing both hands on her head. Qiao Qiao did not move out to search her ¨C for participants, be it yers or Awakened ones, they could keep their weapons inside the system. However, Chen Xiaolian retrieved a pair of handcuffs from his pocket ¨C it was among the items that Nicole had robbed from the squad of Special Assault Team. After handcuffing the bald girl did Chen Xiaolian direct the muzzle of his gun down the ground. However, his gaze never left the girl¡¯s hands. ¡°Get out! You go first!¡± ¡°No¡­ outside, outside is too dangerous!¡± The bald girl¡¯s voice was very childlike. ¡°Get out!¡± Chen Xiaolian showed no mercy. At this point in time, he would never show any mercy. Xia Xiaolei had nearly been blown to death by the mine! If he had not heard the sound earlier, Xia Xiaolei would certainly have died. As for him, he had been standing so close to Xia Xiaolei that he would likely have suffered the same fate. ¡°I beg you! Don¡¯t go out! There is a monster outside! A terrifying monster!¡± The bald girl cried imploringly. ¡°¡­ ¡­ monster?¡± ¡­ Two minutester, Chen Xiaolian marched the bald girl toward the outer part of the resting area. There was a manager¡¯s office there. Chen Xiaolian mmed open the door and all of them headed inside. ¡°Now, tell us everything regarding your situation,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°If you are smart, then don¡¯t try to lie.¡± ¡°¡­ I won¡¯t lie,¡± The bald girl¡¯s eyes showed a deep level of fear. ¡°Your identity? Awakened? yer?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± The bald girl¡¯s eyes showed hesitation. She looked at Chen Xiaolian before finally making up her mind. She sighed. ¡°I am an Awakened! If you are yers¡­ then just kill me.¡± ¡°Awakened?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the others. They too, expressed surprise. ¡°Yes. I am just an insignificant small fry. This is my second instance dungeon,¡± The bald girl sobbed. ¡°I am scared, I am really scared.¡± ¡°What is the name of your guild?¡± Lun Tai asked dispassionately. ¡°I¡­ I do not have a guild. Ah, no, I have a guild!¡± ¡°Do you have or do you not?!¡± ¡°¡­ originally, I did not. In this instance dungeon though, I joined a guild.¡± However, the girl¡¯s next answer caused everyone to be surprised! The girl¡¯s name was Nagase Komi, from Kansai, Japan, 15 years old. Two months prior, in an activity organized by her school, she was sucked into a strange incident (instance dungeon). Back then, everyone died, leaving her who became an Awakened. In that instance dungeon, she was fortunate enough to survive and leave the instance dungeon as an Awakened. Then, she found that her dead schoolmates had been resurrected. She then spent the following period of time feeling lost and fearful. This time, the system had selected her to be a solo participant in this instance dungeon. Strength wise, this Nagase Komi was so weak, it caused them to feel shocked. She possessed a personal skill of invisibility. However, this skill¡¯s ss was too low and could only make her invisible for less than one minute. This ability was quite good. Unfortunately, this girl does not possess any battle skills and battle strength. The attributes of her original body was also not high. Even with her invisibility, her battle strength was of not much use within the instance dungeon. Within these two months¡¯ time, the only benefit that the invisibility skill brought for her was the opportunity for her to steal some money and belongings. Indeed, this girl known as Nagase Komi was a standard Japanese bad girl. Participating in this Tokyo instance dungeon with her strength, a rookie like her would never be able to make it through the first phase. If she was not killed, she would likely have failed the quest and be sent out. After all, to snatch someone else¡¯s energy source and gather up five of those energy sources was not something that someone with her abilities could do. However¡­ she miraculously made it to the second phase! This detail caused everyone in Meteor Rock Guild to feel rather surprised. After Nagase Komi told them the method she used, everyone was left speechless! Within the first phase of the Tokyo instance dungeon, Nagase Komi encountered a mysterious stranger who was also a game participant. The other party was a middle-aged man who introduced himself as Culkin. This Culkin sessfully executed a marvellous matter. He found and gathered solo participants who were not part of any guilds. Then, he gathered them all, and established a guild! Then¡­ theypleted the first phase of the quest! ¡­ ¡°All of us would be assigned an energy source by the system in the first phase of the quest. Thus¡­ as long as five solo participantse together, they could gather up five energy sources. Culkin told us that there was no need for us to kill each other or snatch from others. We only needed to do one thing, and that is to establish a guild.¡± Listening to Nagase Komi¡¯s words, everyone from Meteor Rock Guild was left speechless! Chen Xiaolian was momentarily stunned. Then, he let out a grudgingugh and lightly pped his own forehead. ¡°Son of a bitch! This method¡­ why didn¡¯t I think of it?¡± Nicole, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were staring with widened eyes. Roddy looked at the bald girl and murmured. ¡°So¡­ you people did not even go killing about. Instead, you gathered up a group of solo participants, created a guild and just waltzed your way through the first phase?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Nagase Komi thought about it and said. ¡°Culkin found a ce, a remote and safe hotel for us to gather inside. We gathered up to twenty people and made a guild. That way, the energy sources we had also became significant.¡± ¡°Twenty energy sources?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. That worked? ¡°No¡­ actually, it became much lesster on,¡± Nagase Komi whispered. ¡°There were other participant teams who found us and they tried to snatch our energy sources. However, Culkin was very smart. He was able to negotiate with the other parties. If the opposing team has only a few members, the sight of twenty people on our side and theirck of knowledge about our abilities led to their reluctance to engage us recklessly. Most of them would choose to retreat in fear. If we meet a stronger team, Culkin would step out to negotiate with the other team. He was willing to give the other team an energy source, in exchange for peace. Generally, when the other team saw that we have twenty people, whose abilities and number of experts on our side was unknown to them, they would not choose a hard approach. For them to be able to negotiate peacefully without resorting to violence and get an energy source, they would usually choose to retreat peacefully. ¡°Thus, under Culkin¡¯s leadership, we were able toplete the first phase.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a grudging smile and kneaded his face. ¡°I have always thought of myself as a very smart person. Now that I hear about this, I am simply an idiot¡­ fine! What next? After the first phase ended, what did you do?¡± ¡°For the second phase, our guild received a quest from the system, where it gave us a picture. We are to find a person within Tokyo and escort that person to a designated location. The destination is in Saitama Prefecture. ¡°Culkin said that there was no need for so many people to go together in order to find that person. Thus, he decided to split up. He brought several of the strongest ones with him to the Metropolitan Police Department. That ce holds arge database, which could be used to search for information regarding the Tokyo poption. ¡°As for the other group, Culkin assigned us a mission. We are to move toward the designated location and set up traps at a certain spot in the middle of the way. This is to entrap other teams, which might be heading for the designated location. ¡°ording to Culkin, this is for the sake of giving our team more time and at the same time, chances. We mighte across an opportunity to rob other teams. He said that others would certainly n to find their quest target first before leaving Tokyo area, heading to Saitama Prefecture. ¡°He said that we will do the opposite. First, we will separate our forces, moving out of Tokyo and set up traps halfway through. There is a great chance that we could take the initiative by doing so. At the same time, we might also be able to kill off one or two of the other teams, and get some loot while we are at it.¡± ¡°Did no one object this decision?¡± The corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth smiled in a peculiar manner. ¡°No one objected¡­ at least not on the surface. Culkin¡¯s strength is much stronger than us. Additionally, he was the one who led us toplete the first phase of the quest. Thus, his authority had risen high and everyone was willing to obey hismand. Besides, he also said that this guild of ours will be maintained in the future. In this game, unity is the only way to survive. Those who go at it alone will face a great deal of difficulty.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. He could not help himself and sighed out inwardly. That Culkin¡­ is a powerful character! In the first phase, he drilled a loophole through the system, a beautifully drilled hole! In the second phase, he was clearly being ruthless! What divide our forces to leave Tokyo¡­ to take the initiative¡­ entrap other teams halfway through¡­ catching others by surprise¡­ All those reasoning are but a pack lies. From what Chen Xiaolian could see, that Culkin fellow was purging the guild! He had the experts of the guild stay with him to find the quest target in the Metropolitan Police Department. Then, he tossed out those with less strength out¡­ to be cannon fodders! Lie here in ambush? Ambush the other teams with this bunch of feeble chickens? Just think about it, for a team to be able toplete the first and second phase of the quest and escort the quest target until this location, that team would certainly have a considerable level of strength! A rabble consisting of rookies and solo participants wants to ambush others here? Forget it! Thus, Culkin¡¯s real objectives for sending these people here can be divided into two: First, to purge the guild! Purge out those with questionable strength from the guild, leaving only those elites with enough strength to gain his approval. Second, by tossing away these cannon fodders to set up traps halfway through, it might actually be possible to dy the other teams ¨C even if it was only one hour¡¯s worth of dy, even if they only managed to damage the other teams, it would still be beneficial to Culkin! After all, these people were nothing more than cannon fodders! This fellow¡­ not only is he smart, he is also ruthless! In the room full of people, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thoughts had also urred to the veterans, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Nicole¡¯s face turned grim while Qiao Qiao and Roddy pondered about it for a moment before understanding the main points. They could not restrain themselves as they directed gazes of pity at Nagase Komi ¨C this girl was simply used as a cannon fodder. ¡°You are the ones who set up the mine?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked coldly. ¡°Yes,¡± Nagase Komi quickly answered. ¡°But, right after we began setting up the mines, something unexpected happened!¡± ¡°Unexpected? You mean the monster? Back then, you said that there is a monster out here. What happened?¡± ¡°There really is a monster!¡± Nagase Komi¡¯s body suddenly trembled and she quickly uttered out. ¡°I am not lying! After arriving at this rest stop, we found that this ce was empty. In the beginning, none of us thought too much about it. Since we did not find anything after searching around, we began to make preparations for an ambush. But, before we could actually begin, a problem arose.¡± After saying that, Nagase Komi¡¯s face gradually turned distorted. ¡°We stopped our car in the parking lot behind. Someone then suggested setting up a sniper position. They believed that the big tree opposite the highway was not bad for that purpose. So, two people left the rest stop with the intention of heading across the highway and into the opposite side. ¡°It was then that the tragedy urred. As the two of them were attempting to leave the rest stop, a monster suddenly appeared!¡± Leave the rest stop? The monster appeared? Everyone¡¯s face fell and Chen Xiaolian quickly asked. ¡°What kind of monster is it?¡± ¡°Very, very, very big! It is just like the monsters from those horror movies,¡± Nagase Komi suddenly cried out. ¡°I beg you, please do not kill me! I beg you! I only want to hide, I do not want to be killed by the monsters! I do not intend to harm you all! I¡¯ll surrender, all right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t cry! Exin everything first!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. However, Nagase Komi appeared to have lost control of herself. She only cried and her words were uttered intermittently. She kept muttering the same words ¡°do not kill me¡± and those of the simr meaning. ¡­ A very big monster? Chen Xiaolian turned to the others. ¡°Regardless if what she said is the truth or not, it would be best for us to leave here instantly.¡± Nicole¡¯s proposal quickly gained Chen Xiaolian¡¯s support. The others also did not object. They then walked out of them room to the outer area. Looking around, they saw that there was nothing out of the ordinary. The bright sunlight descended down and, with the exception of the ce being much quieter, there was nothing of note. However, Nagase Komi suddenly became agitated ¨C as they were marching her up the bus, the girl suddenly struggled madly with everything she had and cried! ¡°We cannot leave! We cannot try to leave this rest stop! As soon as we try to leave, the monster will attack! We cannot get up the vehicle! No! No! NOO!¡± Bei Tai turned irritable. He walked over and pped her head angrily. ¡°What are you shouting about?¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Nagase Komi¡¯s mad appearance; it seemed to be one of pure terror, and not an act. A thought came to him. ¡°Everyone, be alert! Ready your weapons and be prepared to engage in battle at any moment.¡± They started the bus with Roddy as the driver. Beside Roddy, Lun Tai was carrying his rifle as he peered ahead anxiously. In the bus, the two Japanese girls were thrown into the central area while the team members were scattered around, their weaponspletely loaded as they too, looked around nervously. Their vehicle drove out of the gas station and slowly moved to the road heading out of the rest stop. They were about to drive out of the rest stop and onto the road leading out of the stop¡­ When¡­ BOOM! A loud sound rang out! The front of the bus appeared to have mmed heavily into an invisible wall! The windshield of the bus suddenly cracked! Roddy¡¯s figure who was seated in the driver¡¯s seat lurched before tilting over, his head falling down to the side. Lun Tai quickly held him up. They saw that the front area of the bus had be deformed and had been halted at the exit point of the rest stop. Before the bus, the air itself seemed to be moving. It was as though there was an invisible wall before them¡­ however, no matter how they strained their eyes, they were unable to see anything. ¡°Something¡¯s not right! Look!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly contorted! Several broken fragments from the bus was floating in the middle of the air as it moved slowly before the bus¡­ it was moving in the air! The instant he noticed that, Chen Xiaolian reacted. ¡°There is something! It is moving! It is just in front of us! Bloody Hell! It is invisible!¡± Boom! Another loud sound rang out! It was as though an invisible force had mmed violently into the bus, throwing the bus into the air! It was thrown off by 5 to 6 metres. As itnded, it toppled over twice! The bus was deformed and the windows were shattered. The people within it fell. ¡°Hurry up and get out of the bus!¡± Chen Xiaolian crawled up. He grabbed someone who was beside him and tossed that person out without even checking who it was. Soo Soo was thrown out, followed by Takeuchi Mikiko. Then, it was Nagase Komi. The other team members had already made their move. At that moment, Qiao Qiao had already crawled out from the other side of the bus. Roddy, whose entire head was dripping with blood, was being pulled out by his hair by Nicole as she charged out through the hole in the shattered windshield. Lun Tai and Bei Tai had also rushed out. Finally, thest to run out were Chen Xiaolian and Xia Xiaolei. Chen Xiaolian kicked Xia Xiaolei out before jumping out through a window¡­ Just as his body hit the ground, he heard a loud explosion! The bus once again flew up into the air as it whirled around! Whirling twice, the bus then flew a distance of tens of metres away! The bus then smashed into the gas station, directly into the gas pump¡­ ¡°Oh Hell! It¡¯s going to blow!¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as the gas pump was smashed into, and gas sprayed out from the tubes while sparks flew. All he could do was shout out and run toward the back room of the resting area while grabbing the one beside him, ignoring all else. The moment the bus collided into the gas station¡­ following the falling sparks, mes spread out instantaneously! The gas flowing out from the gas tubes spread across the ground and was quickly lit on fire! The mes spread out rapidly even as Chen Xiaolian ran frantically. He held onto two person, Takeuchi Mikiko on his left and Soo Soo on his right. As he was dashing madly, he heard a terrifyingly loud sounding from behind him! Orange mes soared to the skies and the resulting shockwave sted the ceiling of the gas station off. Orange coloured mes rose up by over tens of metres! The gas burst out even as it caught on fire! The doors and windows of the rooms and buildings beside the gas station were immediately shattered by the shockwave before being engulfed by the mes! Chen Xiaolian could feel the heat wave charging forth from behind him as the intense shockwave seemingly pushed his body forward. Although he was already running forward, this action only managed to mitigate part of the iing force and his body was forcibly propelled several metres up into the skies! Chen Xiaolian fell into the rest stop¡¯s shopping area. After falling, he only had enough time to push down the two girls onto the ground so that they do not raise their heads¡­ The shockwave spread out and the windows of the surrounding buildings were blown into smithereens! The scattering of the heat wave was over! At that moment, everyone from the Meteor Rock Guild had charged into the shopping area, each of them crawling on the ground in varying postures. After the heat had receded somewhat, they raised their heads and were shocked beyond belief! They¡­ could finally ¡®see¡¯ the monster! The monster was originally invisible. However, after the explosion urred, the resulting mes and gas that was sprayed out had partially adhered to its body. The sparks and mes, in addition to the many fragments and dusts¡­ Amidst these visible objects, the invisible monster¡¯s outline could vaguely be discerned. It appeared to be a¡­ It had a height of over 10 metres! Nearly three storeys high! It possessed a high number of w shaped legs, as though it was a multi-legged monster. No! It would be more urate to say that it was not a monster¡­ but¡­ a giant insect?! The gas that was stuck to its body burned, but it did not cause any damage to it! In addition¡­ its body was very long! The shape of its body was somewhat simr to a snake¡¯s. Its long body was stretched out, seemingly encircling the entire highway rest stop! ¡°Oh¡­ son of a Hellish bitch! What the Hell is that thing?¡± Roddy cursed out. ¡­ Nagase Komi, raw: ¡®³¤äþÐÒδ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®zh¨£ng l¨¤i x¨¬ng w¨¨i¡¯. Culkin, raw: ¡®¿¨¶û½ð¡¯, pinyin: ¡®k¨£''¨§r j¨©n¡¯. Chapter 135: Come Out! Bai Qi!

Chapter 135: Come Out! Bai Qi!

GOR Chapter 135: Come Out! Bai Qi! ¡°What are you standing there for? Fire!¡± Lun Tai roared furiously. He raised his weapon and opened fire, the Howa 89 assault rifle shooting out bullets. However, the bullets that struck the now partially invisible and monstrous body only managed to create sparks! ¡°Ordinary firearms is useless! Bloody Hell!¡± Chen Xiaolian howled loudly. ¡°Nicole! Use the grenadeuncher!¡± Nicole was prepared. She set up a Japanese grenadeuncher¡­ BANG! After a loud explosion, a clump of smoke filled the air. However, the invisible body was still moving about in the air, not exhibiting the signs of any damage! ¡°Hurry up and retreat! It ising!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted as he directed the others to move toward the shopping area of the rest stop. Then, the gigantic insect chose not to charge inside as they had anticipated. Instead, whirling fleshy holes suddenly appeared on its invisible body¡­ Pu pu pu Several ck coloured objects were ejected out! After falling onto the ground, each of those objects took the shape of a terrifying and disgusting monster. A tipped mouth with fangs and a body that was covered with a hard shell. It¡¯s mouth part was very big and its body was roughly 2 metres in length! Its hind legs were set to crawl while its front legs were shaped like sickles. It appeared like a¡­ A humanoid bipedal beetle?! ¡°Damn it! This thing can alsoy grubs?¡± Roddy lost hisposure. ¡°Hit the small ones first! Everyone retreat! Open fire as you retreat! Maintain your fire!¡± Lun Tai said. Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°Qiao Qiao, run inside and see if there is any other way out!¡± After saying that, he saw that a monster was charging at him. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°Garfield! Come out!¡± With a roar, three Garfields appeared before Chen Xiaolian! They roared in unison as they charged the monster before Chen Xiaolian. The three Garfields attacked with lightning like speed! Their swiped with their ws and bit with their fangs rapidly. In the blink of an eye, Garfield had thrown a beetle monster down the ground. At the same time, the two Garfields on the left and right each bit down on one each and tore them apart, killing them! A ¡°chi¡± sound ripped the air and the beetle monster was torn into two by Garfield! A green, oily and viscous liquid sprayed out, causing a pungent stench to waft through the air. Noticing the smell, Chen Xiaolian felt a sense of foreboding! This pungent smell¡­ ¡°Bloody Hell! What a strong smell of gasoline! This thing¡­ it¡­¡± A beetle monster abruptly opened its mouth and sprayed out a stream of mes, which swept toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian leapt to the left side and a shelf behind him was engulfed in mes! It was then that those whirring, fleshy holes reappeared in the middle of the air outside. Pu pu pu¡­ More of those beetle monsters were created. After they fell onto the ground, they pounced toward the stores! ¡°Son of a bitch! What in the world is that thing? How could there be so many bugs?¡± Some distance away, Lun Tai¡¯s roar came over even as the assault rifle in his hand constantly produced the sounds of ¡°tat tat tat tat tat¡±. At the same moment, Roddy howled out. He held onto a riot shield and charged in under the mes and dodged one of the monster¡¯s attack. He did not use a gun, but instead brandished a sword, hacking down onto one of the beetle monster¡¯s head, splitting it in half! ¡°Roddy! Don¡¯t stand on their body liquid! That thing is like gasoline, it¡¯s mmable!¡± Chen Xiaolian called out. Lun Tai stuck his head out from behind a shelf and suddenly caught sight of a beer keg on the left side of the entrance ¨C it was the keg that was pressing down on the mine. An idea shed through Lun Tai¡¯s mind, then he showed no hesitation as he raised his rifle and unleashed a hail of bullets at the beer keg. The beer keg shuddered from the bullet strikes and beer flowed out from the holes created on its surface. The beer keg gradually became lighter and soon, it tilted over¡­ ¡°Get down!¡± Lun Tai bellowed. BOOM! Following the sound of a loud explosion caused by the detonated mine, the entrance gates to the shopping area copsed, bringing the walls down with it! Suddenly, the entrance to the shopping area was blocked! ¡°Retreat! Everyone retreat!¡± Chen Xiaolian yelled. ¡°Roddy, bring Xia Xiaolei to the back! Bei Tai, watch the quest target! Lun Tai, you and I will guard the rear!¡± Lun Tai had already activated his skill. The muscles of his entire body swelled up. After triggering this skill of the Body Technique Division, his originally lean body abruptly swelled into a bear like warrior. His sleeves were torn apart and only the protective vest remained on his body. Lun Tai roared out and sent a fist through a fire emergency cab. He grabbed the fire axe there and rushed out, hacking the beetle monster before him before delivering a ruthless kick! Chen Xiaolian had also brought out Bone Crusher Axe, going head on with the monsters and disying the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes. He cleaved apart all the remaining beetle monsters within the hall and then called out to Lun Tai. ¡°Let¡¯s go go go!¡± Lun Tai roared out several times and produced two hand grenades, which he threw at the walls of the entrance. Then, he turned around and followed Chen Xiaolian as they ran into the inner area of the shopping area. After rounding a corner, the two of them stered themselves on the wall and heard the sounds of explosions rumbling out. The explosion from the hand grenade caused even the ceiling of the hall to copse down. ¡°That shouldst for a few minutes, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian gasped for breath and he nced at the outer area. Smoke filled the air and the entrance to the shopping area was thoroughly blocked. Lun Tai stood up and ran to the side. He roared out and pushed forward a row of containers, which he used to press onto the pile of debris. Then, he turned around and said. ¡°It won¡¯tst! Find an exit from the back!¡± When Chen Xiaolian and Lun Tai ran to the inner area of the shopping area to meet up with the other team members, they found Qiao Qiao shouting to them from some distance away. ¡°Hurry over! We can break out through the back!¡± Nicole had already taken out an SUV from her storage equipment. The SUV was ced within the hall of the shopping area, and she shouted out. ¡°Everyone is already inside!¡± Roddy had already climbed onto the driver¡¯s seat. With his Mechanical Heart skill, it would be more convenient for him to control the SUV. The SUV was a seven-seater, and when they all entered, it felt rather cramped. At a time like this however, they were unable to be picky. Roddy stamped onto the throttle and the SUV roared to life, charging out like a beast. The SUV sped through the halls of the shopping area, smashing its way through two rows of seats and into a teppanyaki store. They smashed their way through its walls and charged outside the shopping area! ¡°In front, in front!¡± Nicole who sat in the first passenger¡¯s seat cried out. Through the windshield, she could see explosion residue floating in the air before them. Clearly, the invisible monster was blocking their path. Roddy quickly turned the steering wheel and the SUV made a rapid turn in another direction while it sped. The momentum caused Nicole to fall into Roddy¡¯s chest. ¡°Your left!¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled the handle as he cried out. Roddy replied. ¡°I know!¡± Their SUV circled around the highway rest stop. Despite driving quickly, they found that they were trapped inside. Nicole got up from Roddy¡¯s chest and nced at Roddy. She did not say anything. Instead, she pulled down the windows, aimed her gun outside, and pulled the trigger. Tat tat tat tat tat¡­ The bullets created minor ripples in the air; clearly, it had struck something invisible. As their SUV moved in a circle, the ripples too appeared in a circle. Finally¡­ ¡°There is a gap here!¡± As they were moving through the northeast corner of the rest stop, the bullets she shot out pierced through! ¡°Charge out!¡± Roddy heard Nicole¡¯s shout and he quickly elerated the speed of the SUV! Bweng! The SUV lurched, as its wheels seemed to have rolled over something unknown, causing the SUV to soar upward, travel through the air for over 10 metres and finally made it out of the rest stop! They then charged into the wilderness! The wilderness area was a vast expanse of wheat fields. The SUV moved bumpily, up and down through the fields, tilting about as they moved forward. Seeing that they were finally able to escape from the rest stop, everyone in the SUV eximed out joyfully. Then, Chen Xiaolian crawled to the back of their vehicle and nced at the back. His face fell. ¡°It¡¯s too early to be happy! That thing is chasing after us!¡± Looking at the fields of wheat behind them, they suddenly sawrge tracts of wheat falling down. It was as though something invisible was trampling its way forward. In addition, its speed was incredibly fast! It was even faster than the SUV! ¡°Damn it! Roddy, open the trunk!¡± Lun Tai roared. Then, seeing the trunk opened, he rapidly pulled out several hand grenades. In one breath, he bit out all the rings and tossed them out! The sound of explosions reverberated continuously from the wheat field behind them as the grenades detonated. mes rose to the skies! Countless wheat tassels danced in the air and covered the monster¡¯s body. Finally, an outline slowly formed. The monster remained unharmed. However, its body was gradually revealed! It was a long insect with short limbs! It was nearly 3 metres in height with a very long body! Beneath the huge body were countless short limbs moving rapidly, resembling¡­ That thing simply resembled a madly galloping train! ¡°Roddy! Go faster!¡± Chen Xiaolian saw that it was getting closer and he shouted to Roddy. Roddy cursed out. ¡°This is already the max! Son of a bitch! This Japanese vehicle just won¡¯t cut it. Its speed is just too low! Also, we are currently on the wheat fields, we cannot go too fast! Hold on tight! I will charge into the highway! Hold on tight!¡± With a ¡°weng¡±, the SUV tilted as it mmed through a fence, breaking it and charging into the highway. The resulting friction caused a vast amount of sparks to fly out and the SUV¡¯s body was covered in sharp scratches! After the SUV¡¯s wheels sped through the highway, its speed was instantly raised by a notch! However, that train like giant millipede monster also charged up the highway. Moreover¡­ its running speed appeared to have increased! ¡°Holy shit!¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out. ¡°This bugger is too resilient! How do we break through?¡± ¡°We cannot escape! It is too fast!¡± Lun Tai howled and he frantically poured out a barrage of bullets out toward the back. Everyone in the vehicle was opening fire. Despite knowing that it could do no harm to this monster, their bullets sailed backward, causing the sounds of ¡°ding ding dang dang¡± to resonate out. Nicole had alreadyunched out thest two grenades. However, after they exploded, she found that it was in vain. The monster¡¯s form became more visible, but it was apparent that no damage was done! Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of an idea. ¡°Nicole! You still have a spare vehicle, right?¡± ¡°Yes! Why?¡± ¡°Listen to me count. I will count to three, then, you bring out the spare vehicle and ce it behind us! I will count to three! Get it?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°There is no time to exin! Follow my orders!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°Lun Tai! Do you still have any hand grenades?¡± ¡°Thest five!¡± ¡°Good! Give me all of it!¡± Chen Xiaolian roared and epted thest string of hand grenades from Lun Tai. ¡°Everyone hold on tight!¡± ¡°Xiaolian, what are you thinking of doing?¡± Qiao Qiao stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Follow my orders!¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and spoke out grimly. ¡°Roddy, maintain the speed! No matter what happen, do not stop. Keep moving forward! I will stay behind to buy time!¡± ¡°¡­ what? NO!¡± Roddy and Qiao Qiao shouted out at the same time. Soo Soo as well, was tightly gripping Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. ¡°Oppa!¡± ¡°There is no time to exin! I have a method to escape! Trust me! Roddy! Whether or not this car filled with people could survive would depend on you! No matter what, do not stop!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. ¡°Nicole! Now! One, two, THREE! Release the vehicle!¡± Nicole immediately obeyed. Following a beam of light, an SUV appeared on the road behind their vehicle. Chen Xiaolian shook off Soo Soo¡¯s hand and abruptly sprang out of his seat. He sprang out from the trunk and out of their vehicle! ¡°Xiaolian!¡± Roddy subconsciously braked, but Nicole grabbed onto his shoulder. ¡°Keep moving forward! Listen to your Guild Leader¡¯s orders!¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes turned red! Through the rear view mirror, he saw Chen Xiaolian jump out of their vehicle through the open trunk tond atop the spare SUV behind them. Chen Xiaolian then stumbled down from the SUV and rolled down the ground a few times before hitting the guardrail beside the highway¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt pain searing through his arms. Although his body had been enhanced, this level of impact had still damaged him. His sleeves were torn to shreds and blood trickled down his arms and legs. Forcing himself up, he saw the train like monster dashing forward! The spare SUV in the middle of the road, which was blocking the way was crashed into by the monster! Then¡­ In the frontal area of the monster, a huge hole abruptly appeared! It was the monster¡¯s mouth! A dense line of serrated fangs filled the interior of its mouth; at least twelve rows could be seen. The SUV was directly swallowed up by the monster! Most of the SUV¡¯s body was swallowed in and it was quickly crushed by the monster¡¯s mouth! The SUV became horribly deformed. In the blink of an eye, the front part of the SUV disappeared as well! Chen Xiaolian sneered and opened up his tightly gripped left palm. Within his palm was a clump of rings from the hand grenades! Within the SUV was the string of grenades. ¡°Go to Hell!¡± ¡­ BOOM! A loud explosion rang out! The head area of the monster instantly swelled up and its colossal body suddenly flipped over! Resembling a derailed train that was going at high speed, the monster¡¯s body abruptly formed an S shape upon the surface of the highway. Upon the giant¡¯s head, some damage could finally be seen and serrated fangs fell off it. Several notches appeared upon its mouth. An intense smell of gasoline assailed the surrounding as the entire ground was showered with its viscous liquid. The monster issued a maddening roar, one that resembled the buzzing sound of a thousand bees! The monster¡¯s body suddenly curved upward. Then, it started moving again with an even higher rate of velocity! ¡°Son of a bitch! It still won¡¯t die!¡± Chen Xiaolian crawled up; his right hand had already retrieved Tiger Tally from the system. He held it tightly within his palm. ¡°Come on out! Bai Qi!¡± Chapter 136: Eruption of Conflict

Chapter 136: Eruption of Conflict

GOR Chapter 136: Eruption of Conflict ck misty qi swirled in the air! Amongst the dense ink-like, ck coloured qi, Bai Qi who was dressed in snow-white clothes stepped into existence. His pale face was a mask of indifference. Bai Qi charged forward! The snow-white Bai Qi who was standing in the middle of the air transformed into a white rainbow as he moved! As his tiny body was still hovering in the air, his right hand had already retrieved the translucent short sword from his left sleeve. Upon the de that was as thin as ayer of onion, a faint colour of blood flowed. Bai Qi showed no hesitation and swooped down toward the monster! ¡­ Keng! The ray of white light, Bai Qi shot in front of the monster and Bai Qi¡¯s tiny body mmed onto the head of the monster. His sword was raised. The sword descended! The sharp edge of his sword shed down onto the monster¡¯s head, creating a sharp earth-shattering sound! Next, a sound simr to that of an electric cutter resonated out and sparks flew out from the monster¡¯s head! Receiving an attack from the short sword in Bai Qi¡¯s hand, the monster¡¯s body that was impervious to even grenadeunchers¡­ It was shed through! It.Was.shed.Through! Chen Xiaolian stared in utter amazement, dumbfounded. ¡­ The sharp edge of the sword shed into the monster¡¯s head through its circr mouth! Then, after a shower of sparks, that part of the monster¡¯s mouth was cut into two semicircles. Next, Bai Qi moved toward the head. Bai Qi had seemingly be an unparalleled electrical cutter; he sliced into the head area of the monster and pushed forward! The monster¡¯s mouth was sliced into two, followed by its head, and followed by its body¡­ Bai Qi kept moving forward as his sharp sword kept up with him, cutting straight through! The monster was originally dashing forward. Bai Qi too, had charged at it and the two of them shed into each other simultaneously. The powerful momentum behind their movement caused Bai Qi¡¯s sword to cut through the monster¡¯s body, creating a gash with a length of over 20 metres! Bai Qi appeared to have pierced into the body of the monster! The monster¡¯s head was split cleanly in half while Bai Qi¡¯s body disappeared into the monster¡¯s body. In the next instant, a part of the monster¡¯s body, which was 20 metres away from its head suddenly swelled up! Then¡­ With a bang, a human figure burst out and soared into the skies! Bai Qi¡¯s body hovered in the air, his body, clothes and hair werepletely coated with the monster¡¯s flesh and a faint reddish coloured viscous liquid. However, a clump of ck coloured ming qi quickly appeared on his body, devouring all those residues. Bai Qi then returned to his formerly immacte appearance. Bai Qi somersaulted through the air andnded with both feet on the monster¡¯s body. In that instant, the monster¡¯s durable body that was impervious to even grenadeunchers, was pushed down by Bai Qi¡¯s legs! The lower half of the monster¡¯s body bounced up! The life force of this elongated insect was incredibly resilient. Despite having its head cleaved in two, its lower body would still move under the influence of its nerves. It was like a huge whip that was vehementlyshing out! Bai Qi¡¯s tiny body leapt up into the air again. This time, he plunged straight into the monster¡¯s body and broke out through the other end! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was utterly overwhelmed by surprise. Bai Qi, had turned out to be so powerful! The monster that had brought an entire SUV of them into a situation where escape was not possible was unable to take a single strike from Bai Qi! Chen Xiaolian felt relieved and he fell, sitting down on the ground, gasping for breath. Next, a bizarre scenario urred. Bai Qi who was standing upon the surface of the monster¡¯s body suddenly raised his short sword, and pierced it into the monster¡¯s body¡­ With a speed visible to the naked eye, the colossal body of the train like monster shrivelled at an astonishing pace! It was as though a certain force was madly siphoning out the flesh underneath the monster¡¯s tough shell! Bai Qi remained standing on the surface of the monster¡¯s body, now using both hands to hold the hilt of his sword. His original expression of indifference was slowly exhibiting a faint sense of pain! He appeared struggling to control, or rather to resist something¡­ Atst, the massive train like body of the monsterpletely shrivelled up; it appeared no different from an iron sheet that had been ttened by a roller and was left lying across the surface of the highway. As for Bai Qi, he was kneeling on one knee atop the monster¡¯s body. He slowly raised his head and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian instinctively felt that something about Bai Qi was different. Within the ck, ink-like eyes, something inexplicable seemed to have appeared. Bai Qi stood up¡­ and Chen Xiaolian noticed that Bai Qi¡¯s height appeared to have increased a little. Inside Zero City, after devouring 30 pieces of Demon Soldier Fragments, Bai Qi¡¯s height reached up to roughly 140 cm. Currently, Bai Qi seemed to have grown taller by several cm. Bai Qi moved to the front of Chen Xiaolian. He slowly inserted the short sword on his right hand into his left sleeve before cing both arms into the sleeves. When he arrived before Chen Xiaolian, he knelt down. ¡°Hmmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised and saw Bai Qi extending his right palm forward. His palm was spread open. Judging by his actions, it appears that he wants something from me? Chen Xiaolian immediately figured it out and retrieved a piece of ck coloured Demon Soldier Fragment. Bai Qi epted it and the Demon Soldier Fragment dissolved before disappearing within Bai Qi¡¯s open palm. After that, Bai Qi continued maintaining his posture, his hand remaining outstretched. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate and he retrieved another piece of Demon Soldier Fragment. ¡­ When Chen Xiaolian took out the tenth piece of Demon Soldier Fragment, Bai Qi retracted his hand and did not ept it. ¡°Enough.¡± Bai Qi¡¯s tone of voice remained highlyborious, like those of a baby just learning how to speak. ¡°You¡­ you are stronger than I expected,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°I recall that your initial ss is [A] ss ¨C that strength you disyed earlier, how could that only be [A] ss?¡± Bai Qi¡¯s gaze seemed empty. However, he tilted his head in deliberation, then he turned to regard the monster¡¯s shrivelled up corpse. ¡°It¡­ stronger¡­ than¡­ me. Its¡­ mouth¡­ weakness.¡± Weakness? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Wait! How could Bai Qi know of this weakness? A famed general from the Qin Dynasty, how could someone like that know about the weakness of a Japanese monster? Looking at the shrivelled up corpse of the monster, Chen Xiaolian was unable to restrain himself and he asked. ¡°You¡­ absorbed its flesh and blood?¡± ¡°Life force,¡± Bai Qi shook his head. He then looked at the Demon Soldier Fragment in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and pointed at it. ¡°Undead soul¡­ bnce.¡± ¡°You mean, to let you keep absorbing in order to for you to grow stronger? Absorb some undead souls, then absorb some life force, alternating between both?¡± Perhaps Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words were tooplicated for him to understand. Bai Qi only stood there, gazing at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian felt dizzy and his body swayed. Soon, a feeling of exhaustion washed through him! Clearly, as a summon type pet, after Bai Qi disyed that unbelievable degree of strength, he had also consumed a great deal of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength. Also, Chen Xiaolian had been fighting continuously for the past two days. He had almost no opportunity to rest and recover. As of now, he was thoroughly exhausted. Finally, he swayed and was about to fall unconscious. However, before that, he gestured to Bai Qi, summoning him back into the Tiger Tally. Chen Xiaolian felt his sense of awareness bing increasingly blurred. He forced himself to crawl up toward the side of the highway and plopped down on the ground. Before he fell unconscious, he saw an SUV dashing over toward him. The SUV flew until it was before him. However, before the SUV came to a halt, Qiao Qiao had already jumped down from the vehicle, running forward frantically¡­ ¡­ ¡­ When he woke up, Chen Xiaolian opened his eyes and saw that it was dark outside. His immediate surrounding was obviously not the interior of a vehicle, but a room. His body was resting upon a dry and warm bed. He moved his head slightly and sat up. The room was notrge. It was a standard hotel room. Right after he sat up, the door was opened and Qiao Qiao walked in from the outside. She walked to the side of the bed that Chen Xiaolian was on. ¡°Are you awake?¡± ¡°You came back?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you to run away first?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk about it anymore! If I had not turned back, Qiao Qiao would really cut me up with a knife,¡± Roddy walked into the room. ¡°You shut up!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes were slightly red as she stared furiously at Roddy. ¡°Roddy, you bastard! Back when Xiaolian told you to go forward, you actually go forward and ignored him! And you call yourself a friend?¡± Roddy was embarrassed but Chen Xiaolian only gave a sigh. ¡°Enough. Back then, if he did not move forward, everyone in the SUV would die. I ordered Roddy to go ahead. If anyone is to be med, it is me. Roddy did that for the sake of everyone inside the SUV. Both you and Soo Soo were inside the SUV back then¡­ I believe Roddy is not a coward who is afraid of death.¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes were slightly red and he let out a strained smile. ¡°Those words of yours are making me feel guilty.¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian, you are also a bastard!¡± Qiao Qiao suddenly used both hands to grab Chen Xiaolian¡¯s cors and spat angrily. ¡°Why! Why must you do something like this every time? What, do you like being a hero so much? Do you like to ce all the burden on your shoulders alone? ¡°Back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang instance dungeon, you took the initiative to stay behind as the decoy! Now again, you jumped down to bring up the rear on your own! ¡°Chen Xiaolian! What were you trying to do?¡± ¡°I¡­ I just want everyone to live on¡­ especially you, Roddy and Soo Soo.¡± ¡°But that is not what we want!¡± Qiao Qiao suddenly burst out in tears and hugged Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck, her tears trickling down. ¡°That is not what we want! I have never thought about matters regarding this game¡¯s instance dungeon quest! If we canplete it, then we¡¯llplete it! If we cannotplete it, then just damn it to Hell! What I want is for us to be together! Survive together, do you understand? ¡°If you die, even if we manage to get away, what do you think we can do? Could we still continue to carry out the quest? Then, continue maintaining this guild? Without you, Soo Soo and I will not care about any instance dungeon quest, much less any guild! If you are dead, do you think we would still continue onward?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was speechless and he turned to Roddy. He suddenly realized that Roddy¡¯s right eye was somewhat bruised. He blurted out. ¡°Roddy, what happened to your eye?¡± Roddy¡¯s face appeared somewhat embarrassed. ¡°Err¡­ I was¡­ hit by someone¡­¡± ¡°Could it be Qiao Qiao had given you a lesson?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not me!¡± Qiao Qiao answered coldly. ¡°It was his sweetheart.¡± Nicole? Nicole beat up Roddy? Qiao Qiao¡¯s tone became furious. ¡°After you jumped out of the SUV, the SUV kept heading straight. I told Roddy to stop and turn back, then¡­ that Nicole suddenly rushed to the front to wrestle with Roddy. She even gave Roddy a beating as she tried to stop Roddy from turning back. She attempted to seize control of the steering to let the SUV move onward¡­ that woman was simply going to leave you behind!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He looked at Roddy, who gave a strained smile. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me. Truth be told, I have the same intention as Qiao Qiao. I admit I had panicked back then, but¡­ sigh, I don¡¯t even know how to exin it.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about that anymore.¡± He got down from the bed and stood. Looking at the darkness of the night beyond the window, he asked. ¡°Tell me about our current situation, where are we now?¡± ¡­ Two minutester, Chen Xiaolian was able to grasp their current situation. At the moment, they were all within a motel by the highway. It was around six in the evening, about four hours since he fell unconscious. The reason why their team would stop at this motel instead of progressing forward, was solely due to the fact that Chen Xiaolian had fainted. Thus, Qiao Qiao and Roddy had decided to stop moving for the time being. They then found a ce to rest up ¨C Qiao Qiao was adamant about not moving forward if Chen Xiaolian had not woken up. Qiao Qiao¡¯s opinion represented Roddy and Soo Soo¡¯s. Xia Xiaolei had also supported them. Lun Tai and Bei Tai were also inclined toward their opinion. Nicole was the only one expressing dissatisfaction toward this decision. ¡°In other words, we have been staying here for three hours?¡± ¡°More urately, we have been here for three hours and forty-two minutes.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank a little ¨C it was the equivalent of wasting away a considerable amount of the lead that their team had obtained during the start of the second phase. It was possible that some other participant had already found their quest target for protection and was moving out of Tokyo. ¡­ Everyone was resting in the living room when Chen Xiaolian walked out of the room. Soo Soo and Xia Xiaolei were sitting together, while Lun Tai and Bei Tai also sat together. Only Nicole was standing alone beside the window, looking outside. Observing the clearly divisive situation, Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel frustrated. Seeing Chen Xiaolian walk out, Lun Tai quickly stood up and moved to stand before Chen Xiaolian. He gave Chen Xiaolian a hug. ¡°Guild Leader, thank you! Your act of staying behind to bring up the rear had earned my utter respect.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai. He could see the hesitation in Lun Tai¡¯s face and moved to pat Lun Tai¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Enough, I understand what you are trying to say. That was my own choice. There is no need for you to feel guilty. Besides, I did not do that for just you.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face became slightly at ease. Soo Soo ran over and grabbed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. She raised her small face and seriously propped up one finger out. ¡°Once again!¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Once again! You tossed me away once again!¡± Soo Soo puffed up her bun like face, showing clear dissatisfaction. ¡°You promised me, there will not be a next time! But you did it again!¡± Chen Xiaolian held the little girl up and ced her on the sofa. He then patted her head. ¡°I promise there won¡¯t be a next time.¡± It was then that Nicole turned around and walked until she was before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I think there is something that we need to set straight.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Nicole¡¯s face was one of seriousness. ¡°I am very worried about the fate of this temporary guild. Considering this guild¡¯s structure, I feel that the chances of uspleting the quest and leaving this instance dungeon are infinitely close to zero!¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± Qiao Qiao who was standing behind Chen Xiaolian narrowed her eyes and red at Nicole. Nicole sneered. ¡°I have said it out clearly. And you had listened to it clearly. What else is there to ask?¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. ¡°Nicole, what exactly are you trying to say?¡± ¡°This guild. Most of its members are too amateurish,¡± Nicole said harshly. ¡°Some are thinking that this instance dungeon is simply ying house. Or did they think that this game is just a more realistic video game? Or did they think this is a Hollywood movie? Are they holding on to a gamer¡¯s attitude? Or are they selfishly thinking only about their own little clique? ¡°No matter which type they are, what I want to say is that this approach is too amateurish! It will get someone killed!¡± ¡°You!¡± Qiao Qiao became furious. Just as she was about to move forward, Chen Xiaolian held her back. ¡°I am talking about you and you all!¡± Nicole¡¯s voice was extremely cold as she pointed at Qiao Qiao, Roddy, Soo Soo and Xia Xiaolei! ¡°Selfish, emotional, inconsiderate of the bigger picture even at the expense of the guild¡¯s interest!¡± Nicole sneered. ¡°If not for the fact that I have no choice, I would never allow myself to stay with such a guild. I would most certainly never ce my hopes of survival into this type of guild!¡± ¡°Who are you calling selfish!¡± Qiao Qiao was utterly provoked. She pointed at Nicole and shouted. ¡°We wanted to turn back to save Chen Xiaolian! But you were against it! You only cared about your own survival, disregarding Chen Xiaolian¡¯s! You even beat up Roddy! If someone is being selfish, then it is you!¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Nicole¡¯s eyebrows were raised and she stared at Qiao Qiao. She coldly retorted. ¡°It appears that you do not even understand one thing! And that is: What is the meaning of a guild!¡± Qiao Qiao was caught off guard. ¡°What do I not understand? Chen Xiaolian is the Guild Leader! Could it be that we are supposed to just watch him die without doing anything to save him?¡± ¡°He is the Guild Leader. However, he is only one person. Could his one life outweigh the lives of everyone within the guild?¡± Nicole bluntly criticized Qiao Qiao. ¡°I know that you and him are together! So, for you, his life is naturally very important! Not just you, within this guild, Roddy, that little girl, Soo Soo, Xia Xiaolei¡­ all of you are part of a small clique! Everyone else is just a distant part of this guild of yours. I will notment on what feelings you may have for each other¡­ ¡°But Miss Qiao Qiao, you have probably forgotten one matter. And that is what we are trying to aplish right now. At any moment, someone could die; there is also the risk that this entire guild might be exterminated! ¡°At that point in time, we were facing off against an enemy we could not deal with. When a guild member takes the initiative to stay behind to bring up the rear, that means he is choosing to sacrifice himself so that the other members could have a hope for survival! ¡°But, what did you do? Due to the affection between you two, you wanted to stop the SUV, to turn back! ¡°Yes, perhaps due to your emotions, you were willing to die together with Chen Xiaolian¡­ however, did you ask if the others were willing? ¡°You did not even consider that by doing so, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sacrificial act of staying behind to bring up the rear would be meaningless! ¡°This is not a damned romance movie! This is also not a ce for you to show your love! This is a matter of life and death, the life and death of everyone! ¡°This is war! Do you still not get it? ¡°This is a battlefield! This battlefield is a cruel one! ¡°There will be deaths! There will be sacrifices!¡± ¡°That is because the one to make the sacrifice is not you!¡± Qiao Qiao sneered. ¡°If it was me, I wouldplete my duty,¡± Nicole answered coldly. ¡°I have been through countless battles and have also taken the duty of bringing up the rear before. However, when I am bringing up the rear, I would not hope to see my team members run back emotionally! That would ruin all my efforts! It would also cause others trouble!¡± She stared at Qiao Qiao. ¡°You are simply not a battle-ready guild. You are more like a family out on a sightseeing trip! That¡¯s right! You are just a family, prioritizing emotions, without anybat discipline! You people have nobat experience! ¡°I cannot even imagine¡­ if such a scenario were to ur again, would you still have such a good luck!¡± Roddy spoke out with a perplexed expression. ¡°Nicole¡­ I admit that some of what you said is correct. We are truly not a battle-ready guild. You are a Floating Angel, one of the security personnel of Zero City, a paramilitary guild. ¡°Compared to you people, we are more like a ¡®civilians¡¯ guild. ¡°That is why we are not used to what you call ¡®sacrifice¡¯ and prioritize more on feelings instead. As a friend, I cannot just watch and run away as Chen Xiaolian sacrifice himself to bring up the rear for us. ¡°We cannot do it.¡± Nicole retorted coldly. ¡°Who are you referring to with your so-called ¡®we¡¯?¡± Roddy suddenly froze. ¡°Your so-called ¡®we¡¯ includes you, Qiao Qiao and that little girl Soo Soo. Then, have you asked Xia Xiaolei? Is he willing to die together with you all? Have you asked Lun Tai and Bei Tai? Are they willing to die together with you all? ¡°Get this straight! If you want establish a guild, then act like one! ¡°Otherwise, this guild of yours had better not expand itself! Just maintain these few of ¡®your people¡¯ within! Since you people are willing to live and die together, that is your own prerogative. However, you will get others killed during crucial moments! Please do not drag others down with you!¡± Nicole said furiously. ¡°Roddy! Do you know why I beat you up when we were in the SUV?¡± Nicole took a deep breath and suppressed her anger. ¡°It is not because I am afraid of death! The number of battles that I have been through far exceeds the total number of battles that you all have gone through! I have undergone situations that were more dangerous and more desperate! The reason I am angry is because, back then, there were still others within the SUV! You and Qiao Qiao wanted to turn back and find Chen Xiaolian. Did you ask the opinion of others? What authority do you have to make decisions for others ¨C especially considering how that decision would determine their life and death? ¡°I am selfish? Bullshit! ¡°Who is the one who is being selfish?¡± Ignoring Qiao Qiao and Roddy, Nicole turned toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You are the Guild Leader!¡± ¡°¡­ I am,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°You personally made the decision, personally issued the order. Everyone inside the SUV heard you,¡± Nicole¡¯s face was as cold as ice. ¡°You said that you will deal with the monster, you have a method to escape. You ordered to have the SUV to keep moving forward and to not stop no matter what. Otherwise, everyone in the vehicle would not be able to survive ¨C Chen Xiaolian, is this not what you said?¡± ¡°¡­ it is,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded helplessly. ¡°When a guild is facing danger, everyone must unconditionally obey the orders of the Guild Leader! If they have doubts about the Guild Leader¡¯s ability, they can point it out. However, since they have acknowledged you as the Leader, during times of crisis, your orders bes the highest and only priority for the whole guild! An order that must be executed!¡± Nicole continued harshly. ¡°However, barely seconds after you gave that order, someone can overturn it? And ignore the lives of others inside the SUV?¡± Chen Xiaolian was rendered speechless. Nicole turned to regard the few of them. ¡°Qiao Qiao, I have no prejudice toward you. The magnitude of your love is such that you are willing to die for your loved one and even die together with him¡­ that is your right! But please remember, you only have the right to determine your own fate! You have no right to determine the fate of others! ¡°The same applies to you, Roddy! ¡°Your friendship with Chen Xiaolian and your willingness to sacrifice yourself for a friend is also your right! I will not deny the significance of those emotions. But at the same time¡­ you only have the right to kill yourself! You have no right to lead others with you as you go kill yourself! ¡°Lastly, in this guild, does the Guild Leader¡¯s order mean anything? ¡°Later on, when we encounter another dangerous battle, could anyone just be a hothead and overturn the Guild Leader¡¯s order and do whatever they want? ¡°What we are going through now is fraught with dangers. If the fact that someone¡¯s rtionship with others is good or that someone is the loved one of another gives them the right to ignorebat discipline, then¡­ ¡°Then, in my opinion, we had better not continue onward! Because if we are to continue onward, you will all be exterminated!¡± ¡°You¡­ you can only say so because you are not the one to be affected,¡± Qiao Qiao stared at Nicole. ¡°If it was your best friend, or your loved ones who encounter this situation, you¡­¡± ¡°If I am to encounter such a situation where my loved one stayed behind to be the rearguard and might potentially die¡­¡± Nicole¡¯s face was indifferent as she spoke out coldly. ¡°If I want to live and die with him, I will jump down the vehicle by myself! And not force the entire vehicle filled with people to turn around!¡± Chapter 137: Truly Strange, Truly Strange

Chapter 137: Truly Strange, Truly Strange

GOR Chapter 137: Truly Strange, Truly Strange Listening to the dispute between Nicole and Qiao Qiao, Chen Xiaolian fell into silence. Chen Xiaolian had to admit. Despite the harshness in her words, some of Nicole¡¯s words had struck the nail on the head! Truthfully, neither Nicole nor Qiao Qiao¡¯s view was wrong. However, Chen Xiaolian hade to realize that he was facing a highly problematic issue. This guild¡­ what kind of path should it take? From the moment their guild was formed, it was originally done to give them the authority to select instance dungeons ¨C that was the most immediate advantage that a guild has. But the truth was, things were not that simple. The type that Nicole spoke of should be the most ideal form of a guild: Calm, rational, militarized, obedient,bat tactics ¨C the Floating Angels that she was part of probably falls into this category of guild. No, perhaps even Thorned Flower Guild was such a type of guild. When necessary, sacrifices will be made. The Guild Leader¡¯s position would be simr to that of a militarymander! Kindness cannot be used to control soldiers! [1] As for Qiao Qiao¡¯s version, it was an idealistic guild that prioritizes feelings, where friendship and feelings take the dominant position. Everyone will live together and die together¡­ this type of feeling was certainly something good. However¡­ within this perilous game, such a guild would face an infinitely high chance of being utterly decimated! For Chen Xiaolian, he was originally in favour of thetter. But now, he came to realize that things may not be that simple. Their guild currently has only seven people. If he was to consider who would actually go through with living and dying together, there were only himself, Qiao Qiao, Roddy and Soo Soo. Although Xia Xiaolei¡¯s rtionship with them was quite good¡­they have only just met a while ago. In addition, he was too young. He might impulsively offer up his life in the heat of the moment¡­ but to ept something like this would be too immoral. As for Lun Tai and Bei Tai, despite having obtained their trust and their recognition as a Guild Leader, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were only viewing them as ¡®partners¡¯. As partners in the field of battle, they would have a cooperative rtionship and fight together. However, they have yet to reach the point where they would live and die together. If this guild were to progress ording to Qiao Qiao¡¯s concept, then the current situation would undoubtedly cause Lun Tai, Bei Tai and even Xia Xiaolei to feel awkward. Now that he thought about, Chen Xiaolian could imagine how awkward Lun Tai and Bei Tai had felt when Qiao Qiao and Roddy were adamantly wanting to turn back to find him. Turn back to apany him in death? Lun Tai and Bei Tai have yet to have such deep feelings for him. Back then, the two of them had remained silent. They had done so due to their sense of duty, but that does not mean they were really willing. If such an incident were to continue urring, this guild will certainly crack apart! Moreover, there was a very problematic and cruel question, one that Chen Xiaolian would never speak out on his own. Perhaps this question already existed within Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s mind, but was simply left unsaid. If back then, the one to stay behind was not him, but Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡­ would Qiao Qiao and Roddy adamantly insist on turning back to live and die together? This question¡­ just by thinking about it would cause one to feel a chill down their spine. This was not a question that they would bring up, but would they not think about it? ¡°Enough! Stop quarrelling!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly turned grim and he spoke out solemnly. ¡°As the Guild Leader, I will earnestly consider this matter. At present though, the biggest problem we face is to ovee this instance dungeon! As for whates next, I promise that after this instance dungeon is over, I will make a decision on it. I will make a decision on what path of development our guild will take in the future!¡± He walked to stand before Nicole and extended his hand. ¡°Nicole, although you are just a temporary guild member, I am thankful for your suggestion. Ipatible way of thoughtses from the difference in our positions. However, from an attitude point of view, I am thankful for your sacrifice. Yet, I hope we can first put aside our disputes and seek amon ground so that we canplete this instance dungeon together.¡± ¡°¡­ I agree,¡± Nicole exhaled. ¡°This is your guild, you have the final say.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Qiao Qiao and saw her maintaining her silence, showing her support for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s decision. ¡°Now, let us discuss what to do next,¡± Chen Xiaolian gestured for everyone to be seated. ¡°It is currently six thirty in the evening,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the clock on the wall. ¡°How is our current situation?¡± ¡°We are still on the highway. The distance to Saitama Prefecture¡¯s Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel is not that far off. If we move out immediately, we can arrive at the destination by evening,¡± Lun Tai quickly said. ¡°For the time being, we have no casualties and our team is intact. Our quest target is also secured¡­ we also have a prisoner, that bald headed girl, Nagase Komi. ¡°This motel is very quiet and has no staff members. When we arrived, we found this ce to be empty. Even though the facilities are intact, there is no one here. It is simr to the situation at the rest stop. However, we have yet to encounter any attack from monsters.¡± After Lun Tai had finished his exnation, Nicole continued. ¡°We currently face a problem. We have enough firearms, but insufficient ammunition. Back then, I only robbed a squad of Special Assault Team, not a military armoury! We now have less than one third in terms of ammunition. If we have to engage in another battle as intense as that from the rest stop, we will not be able tost. Not to mention, the hand grenades and grenadeunchers have all been used up. We now only have firearms ammunition.¡± ¡°My rifle is an anti-material rifle and could be somewhat repurposed for heavy fire,¡± Roddy interjected. ¡°However, a sniper rifle does not have enough firing coverage. So, it will still becking somewhat.¡± ¡°We only have one vehicle. This motel is empty and I cannot find any spare vehicles,¡± Nicole continued. ¡°However, there is a good news¡­ my Floater has finished recharging and could be used.¡± That was indeed good news! Chen Xiaolian felt relieved. With a Floater around, Nicole would be a real Floating Angel! Ignoring all else, as long as she can disy that powerful battle strength when destroying that Thunderstorm Tank back in Tokyo, their team would have obtained a very strong supporter! ¡°At the moment, we should still be ahead of the other participants of this instance dungeon,¡± Lun Tai added. ¡°We have been staying here for over three hours. No other participants appeared. Though, I fear that our advantage has been reduced.¡± ¡°¡­ I am sorry. This is all because of me,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°No, this was my decision. If anyone is to me, then it is me,¡± Qiao Qiao spoke out. ¡°I am the one who insisted on staying here and wait for you to wake up.¡± ¡°Now is not the time to throw the me,¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°Besides¡­ staying here and waiting for our Guild Leader to awake is something I agree with. Our team needs a leader after all.¡± ¡°I think I grasp the overall situation,¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin. ¡°What about our quest target?¡± ¡°She is resting in a room. I gave her a tranquilizing injection,¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°I purchased it from the system. It is a strong tranquilizer that will put her to sleep for a few hours. But, we can wake her up with the release agent at any given moment. This was my own decision. However, it should not cause any harm to her.¡± ¡°As for that Nagase Komi, we did not do anything to restrict her freedom. She could leave at any time. However, that girl had lost her courage from fear. Even if we use a stick to shoo her, she wouldn¡¯t dare leave us,¡± Bei Taiughed. ¡°Then it¡¯s decided,¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up. ¡°Twenty minutes to prepare! Lun Tai, Bei Tai, search this motel and see if there is anything that we could use. If you find anything useful, just bring it together.¡± ¡°All right, we¡¯ll check it out,¡± The two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai got up. Lun Tai gave a strained smile. ¡°However, we will only be able to find some food. We can forget about finding weapons. Japan is not like the US. If this is the US, just searching a few residential homes will us one or two firearms. Since Japan is a country that bans firearms, we can forget about that. I¡¯ll go look around now.¡± ¡°All right, I¡¯ll have to trouble you two for this. Be safe,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly replied. ¡°Roddy and Nicole, you two are responsible for the condition of the vehicle. Gasoline, status, recheck them again. In twenty minutes time, we¡¯ll head out.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°You are responsible for bringing Takeuchi Mikiko. Right, that Nagase Komi¡­ keep an eye on her. Do not be careless. If she is willing, then let her follow. If she is not, then that is fine.¡± ¡°She will definitely be willing. She fears being discarded by us,¡± Xia Xiaoleiughed. ¡°Actually¡­¡± Nicole suddenly intercepted, but then proceeded to shake her head. ¡°Never mind, it¡¯s nothing.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Nicole. In fact, he could guess what Nicole had wanted to say. Nicole¡¯s intention was not that hard to guess. She probably wanted to leave that prisoner, Nagase Komi, behind. The girl no longer has anything of value to give. She does not have much battle strength and had confessed everything she knows. She would only be a hindrance if they took her along. As such, why not just leave her? However, Chen Xiaolian himself was also a neer. He was far from being capable of doing something like this that Nicole, who had survived while being tempered by the sixteen years within this game, would do. ¡°If we discard her and the participants behind us finds her, she may expose the situation of our team¡­ as for killing her to silence her, I am not that cruel,¡± Chen Xiaolian directly spoke out those words to Nicole. Nicole¡¯s eyebrows were raised and she said nothing. ¡°All right, we¡¯ll split up and move. In twenty minutes time, we¡¯ll gather downstairs by the SUV.¡± After everyone had left the room, only Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo were left. ¡°Actually¡­¡± Qiao Qiao opened her mouth but Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He looked into Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes and said warmly. ¡°You do not have to exin anything to me, Qiao Qiao.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian then spoke out slowly. ¡°If we are a battle-type guild, people will probably criticize you as being emotional. However¡­ as you boyfriend, to have you run over to find me in when I was facing a situation of life and death ¨C I am touched!¡± ¡°Xiaolian¡­¡± ¡°Perhaps we may never be able to do what Nicole advocated, bing a paramilitary guild like the Floating Angels. However¡­ that was never our original intention to begin with,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Our only goal in this game is to survive! Not to survive alone, but to have everyone survive together! If we lose even one, that would be an uneptable result for me. So¡­ Qiao Qiao, you do not need to mention this anymore.¡± After a moment, Chen Xiaolian abruptly had a thought. ¡°There is a question. Why did no one ask me that question earlier?¡± ¡°About how you finished off that monster?¡± Qiao Qiao narrowed her eyes. ¡°En, could it be that none of you felt it odd?¡± ¡°Of course it felt odd,¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°We all saw the monster¡¯s corpse. How did you do it? Although I had wanted to ask, I saw that not even Nicole had forwarded that question. Even Lun Tai remained silent regarding it.¡± After pondering for a while, Chen Xiaolian said. ¡°I think I understand what they are thinking.¡± Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Nicole were all veterans of this game. Amongst veterans, there would surely be unwritten rules. No participant of this game, regardless of yers or Awakened ones, would be willing to divulge information regarding their own strength. This was especially true in regards to their trump cards. Those things cannot be revealed lightly. Those would be their greatest asset when preserving their life! That was why, even though they were partners within a guild, Lun Tai and Bei Tai had never taken the initiative to reveal the hidden information regarding their skills. Chen Xiaolian only knew that Lun Tai¡¯s skill was of the Body Technique Division. It would allow Lun Tai to transform into a powerful berserking warrior. As for Bei Tai, his skill was simr to that of area control. It allowed him to utilize the airflow to lock the enemy and restrict the enemy¡¯s movement capacity. However, nothing else was known regarding the specifics of their skills: Skill ss, skill restriction etc. Since Lun Tai and Bei Tai did not say anything, Chen Xiaolian was smart enough to not ask. That was because they have yet to be true friends who have gone through life and death together. They have yet to reach that point where they could open their hearts toward each other without reservation. Presently, they have only epted each other as partners. However, they have yet to reach the point where they would entrust their life to each other. After all, this guild of theirs was newly formed. Furthermore, this instance dungeon was the first time that they were participating as partners. Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s former Guild Leader, Nangong [2] had obviously known about their skills. However¡­ the present Chen Xiaolian had yet to attain the level of trust and position that Guild Leader Nangong had with them. Vice versa, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were sensible enough to not ask Chen Xiaolian what his secret was ¨C how he finished off the monster, what skill did he use. They did not ask these questions. As of now, the only skills Chen Xiaolian was informed of was those of his best friends. Roddy possessed the Mechanical Heart and was capable of controlling all electronics and machinery. However, it was restricted by the ss of the skill. Soo Soo possessed the zing Phoenix skill and a body of the fire element. Xia Xiaolei was a humanoid discount card with Extrasensory Perception, which enhanced the area of detection for his radar. (Everyone¡¯s radar faced a restriction within this instance dungeon. Thus, this Extrasensory Perception bes unusable within this Japan instance dungeon. This has greatly reduced Xia Xiaolei¡¯s capabilities.) As for Qiao Qiao¡­ Her skill was the most special amongst them! Her skill was known as: Child of Darkness. ¡°Truthfully, this technological type instance dungeon is a big disadvantage for you,¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°However, I really hope that my girlfriend does not be ? monster whose body is filled with the power of darkness in the future.¡± ¡°You¡¯re the monster here,¡± Qiao Qiaoughed. ¡­ Tokyo Tower. A gaunt figure stood atop this symbolic structure of Tokyo, his ck colored hair was ruffled from the high altitude winds. ¡°Guild Leader?¡± A voice came from the headset. ¡°Yes, how is it?¡± ¡°Our advance team had beenpletely exterminated,¡± The voiceing from the headset sounded slightly mournful. ¡°We have lost contact with the interception team that we sent out for over four hours. It is likely that they have all been wiped out. ording to thest received transmission, we could hear their miserable cries and a peculiar sound. They have probably encountered a very powerful enemy.¡± ¡°Enough, there is no need to be worried about this matter,¡± The ck haired man said indifferently. ¡°Those people are nothing more than disposed pawns to begin with. Their demise is something that we have long since anticipated. At the very least, they did send back some useful information.¡± ¡°All right, you¡¯re the boss, Guild Leader.¡± ¡°I have said it before, do not call me Guild Leader, I do not like that term,¡± The ck haired man said with indifference. ¡°We are just a temporarily established guild. After this instance dungeon ends, we will discuss about the future of this guild. For now, let¡¯s just call each other by our names.¡± ¡°¡­ but everyone highly respects you,¡± The voice through the headset revealed a trace of reverence. ¡°Mr. Culkin, if not for you, most of us would not be able to pass even the first phase.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll talk about the rest after this instance dungeon concludes.¡± Culkin then slowly continued. ¡°Don¡¯t you think that our current guild has too many people? I do not want to create arge-scale guild. I want elites who are of use, only a small number would suffice. I feel that after this instance dungeon is over, only five to six people within this guild will meet my standards for being my guild member. ¡°Naturally, no matter what happens, you are the one I value most, Lei Hu.¡± Through the headset, a trace of smile could be heard from Lei Hu¡¯s voice: ¡°I agree with your point of view, Culkin. I too, think that there is no need to have too many trash with us. Five to six people is enough to be the cornerstone of a guild¡­ naturally, all must follow your leadership.¡± ¡°All right, has the monster chasing after us left yet?¡± ¡°It has gone back. However, our third team has been wiped out and their energy sources were seized,¡± Lei Hu¡¯s voice showed traces of fear. ¡°That monster¡­ is too powerful!¡± ¡°There is no need to worry about all these. We do not really need those energy sources. Five is enough. Those extras will only be used as decoy to lure away powerful enemies. All we need to do in this instance dungeon is to preserve our strength. Then¡­ survive out of this instance dungeon. That alone is a victory. ¡°Right, I actually do not intend to forcefullyplete the second phase. If this second phase proves too difficult, I would rather give up and have us all enter the punishment instance dungeon. Trust me, I have a special method for the punishment instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Of course we trust you, Culkin,¡± Lei Hu then asked. ¡°So, right now¡­ do we give up on the quest target? And rest here in Tokyo while waiting for the second phase to end?¡± ¡°No, Tokyo is too dangerous. More and more people are transforming into monsters. We¡¯ll move ording to n, leave Tokyo for Saitama Prefecture. This is a ¡®mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole from behind¡¯ game [3]. Lei Hu, all we need to do is wait for an opportunity.¡± The conversation ended. Culkin¡¯s clothes billowed as he stood atop Tokyo Tower, breathing in the view of Tokyo below. The city that never sleeps had turned considerably dark and the neon lights that were usually lit up at this time had already disappeared due to the ensuing chaos. Many areas in Tokyo were now in utter darkness. asionally, some light could be seen glowing, the light from mes that were the result of rioting neighbourhoods. Culkin looked down upon the city, a smile forming on his mouth. ¡°Qiu Yun, you are a real idiot. A pity, you can no longer witness¡­ just you watch, in the future, my current guild will surely surpass Meteor Rock Guild by a thousand times!¡± ¡­ A strange carriage was running madly through the highway in the night. Under the moon light, the bald head of Tian Lie shone brightly atop the open carriage. A thick cigar protruded from his mouth. He smiled as his hand held onto a whip made from wringed steel. The edge of the steel whip scraped across the surface of the highway, creating a long line of sparks! Tian Lieughed and sang loudly out against the night winds. ¡°Two~ tigers, two~ tigers, they¡¯re so fast, they¡¯re so fast, one~ has no tail~, one~ has no ears~, truly strange, truly strange ! Hahahahahaha! Run faster! You two trashes! Run with all your might!¡± After saying that, Tian Lie flicked his wrist and the steel whip viciouslyshed out toward the front! In front of the carriage, a few iron chains as thick as an arm were tied around two monsters as they ran with all their strength! The two monsters body were hairy and their huge bodies were filled with scars. They have t mouths and square-shaped heads while their four limbs were very long and thick. Surprisingly, these were the monsters transformed out from the ordinary citizens within Tokyo. They were mighty monsters specializing in running and jumping. These two monsters appeared bigger and stronger than the rest. At present however, it did not possess even the slightest image of savagery. Under the ministrations of Tian Lie, they could only shriek out in fear and pain. The steel whip struck the monster¡¯s body, instantly tearing out flesh and blood! The two monsters could only wail out and put more effort as they pulled the carriage quickly across the highway¡­ With these powerful monsters pulling it, the speed of the carriage was in no way inferior to that of a car! Watching the monsters wailing, Tian Lieughed out loud andshed out brutally with the steel whip again. Then, he sat back down on the carriage and took a deep drag from the cigar. At the back of the open carriagey a figure. It was a female. Her appearance was hidden by the darkness and only a slim figure within an attractive flight attendant¡¯s uniform could be faintly observed. Her figure curled up within the carriage and both her hands were handcuffed to the carriage. Hearing the wails of the monsters, the female flight attendant also issued out a fearful cry. ¡°Little girl, do not cry. The whip did not hit you,¡± Tian Lie puffed out a mouthful of smoke. ¡°You should feel happy. I have never liked killing women. Don¡¯t worry, I will not hurt you. In fact, I will safely escort you to the designated location. You are the quest target for protection after all!¡± After saying that, Tian Lie ignored the female flight attendant¡¯s sobbing sounds and clipped the steel whip onto the carriage. He then ced his hand on his head while biting onto the cigar and continued singing. ¡°Two~ tigers, two~ tigers¡­ one~ has no ears¡­ truly strange, truly strange¡­ ¡°Haha, my little Floating Angel, wait for me!¡± Culkin, raw: ¡®¿¨¶û½ð¡¯, pinyin: ¡®k¨£''¨§r j¨©n¡¯. Lei Hu, raw: ¡®À׺ü¡¯, pinyin: ¡®l¨¦i h¨²¡¯. Lei means thunder, Hu means fox. 1 ¡®Kindness cannot be used to control soldiers¡¯. Raw: ¡®´È²»ÕƱø¡¯, pinyin: ¡®c¨ª b¨´ zh¨£ng b¨©ng¡¯. An old saying amongst soldiers. When leading soldiers, one can show care, but not excessively.? 2 Guild Leader Nangong, first appeared in . Things did not end well for him¡­ ? 3 The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole from behind. An idiom which indicates the act of reaping gains without realizing the dangering from behind or in secret. ? 4 Two Tigers is a Chinese nursery rhyme. Chapter 138: Objective Location

Chapter 138: Objective Location

GOR Chapter 138: Objective Location It was around ten o¡¯clock at night. ¡°This is the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel?¡± As their vehicle came to a halt beside the building, Chen Xiaolian who was seated on the first passenger seat could not help but express his doubts. Under the darkness of the night, the building before them appeared no different to a fortress made purely of reinforced concrete. It was as though a dam had been constructed on the road. ¡°This is the coordinates,¡± Chen Xiaolian opened the door and was the first to jump out. His hand held onto his gun as he remained vignt. He was then followed by Lun Tai and Bei Tai. ¡°Coordinates confirmed,¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully reexamined the quest notification and their surroundings. ¡°This is the designated location.¡± He walked to Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s side and looked at the slightly depressed Japanese girl. ¡°Have you been here before?¡± ¡°¡­no,¡± Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s voice was filled with traces of panic and she vigorously shook her head. ¡°The school had organized a visit here before. But, it is only for the top students¡­ I, I did note here before.¡± While they were on their way to this ce, Chen Xiaolian had gotten a rough understanding regarding the general information about this Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel. Simply put, this was a huge underground water management system. It was responsible for managing the drainage system of Tokyo and the surrounding areas. Additionally, it was also the biggest man-made drainage system! That was right, the biggest! ¡°This should be the entrance to the drainage system. The drainage system itself should be located 50 meters below ground from here,¡± Nicole said with indifference. ¡°It is a huge, circr underground drainage tunnel, one with a diameter spanning over 10 meters and over 6 km in length. The length of the underground drainage tunnels throughout the area of Tokyo totals up to 16,000 km, all of them could be connected to this drainage tunnel. At the same time, they also constructed 5 massive water management silos. At any rate¡­ this is an unprecedented underground marvel of engineering.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Nicole. ¡°You read up a lot on it?¡± ¡°When heading to Tokyo, I had checked up on some information,¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°I am not a rookie. Gathering information is one of the basicbat qualities for each Floating Angel.¡± ¡°Now what?¡± Lun Tai asked. ¡°What do we do now?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Takeuchi Mikiko and frowned. ¡°First, escort the quest target inside. After that¡­ we¡¯ll decide after considering the situation. Be prepared for any changes.¡± They left the vehicle and their team walked toward the underground drainage system. Everyone had carefully ced Takeuchi Mikiko in the middle position and they carefully headed toward the drainage system. It was very quiet during night time and no figures could be seen at all. As they moved closer, they found that there were no security personnel around. Everything within their surroundings was still. For the drainage facility that was responsible for controlling all the drainage system within Tokyo area to be empty, something was naturally not right. This situation caused everyone¡¯s vignce to shift to the highest state. The building constructed purely from reinforced concrete exuded a sense of coldness. After reaching the bottom area of the building, they saw that there was a valve door. The rotating capstan on the door had been pulled open and the valve door was left ajar. Chen Xiaolian gestured to Lun Tai. Lun Tai then headed forward, moving close to the door and listening from the outside. After that, he raised his gun and moved in through the side. His weapon had already been equipped with a tactical shlight; after the beam of light from his shlight swept through, Lun Tai gave the ¡®safe¡¯ sound. They then entered through the valve door and into the interior of the drainage system. ¡°This¡­ something does not feel right.¡± Nicole held up her nose. ¡°Do you smell that, what a strange smell.¡± ¡°Yes, I smell it,¡± Roddy nodded his head. ¡°It smells like¡­ disinfectant?¡± ¡°It smells of hospitals,¡± Bei Tai muttered. ¡°I hate that smell the most.¡± They were inside a passageway with metal stands, tforms and pipes on both sides. Chen Xiaolian soon found a sign hanging on the walls. ¡°The front should be where the elevator lies. ording to this sign, we can reach the underground drainage system through the elevator,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°However, it is also written that only staff members are allowed.¡± They all turned on the tactical shlights installed on their firearms, letting several beams of light spill out and illuminate the area. The interior of this cold building was devoid of any sound and was deathly still. Walking through the passageway for over 20 meters, they found the staff elevator. However, it required a card. Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy. ¡°You are up.¡± Roddy gave a faint smile and moved forward. He extended his hand to make contact with the control knobs of the elevator. Instantly after activating his ¡®Mechanical Heart¡¯ skill, the disy lights shed with a green light. The doors of the elevator opened. Following a buzzing sound, the lights of the elevator also lit up. The elevator was a staff elevator and has a very spacious interior. Even when all of them had entered, they were barely able to upy half the area within the elevator. There were no floor numbers on the buttons within the elevator. There was only one button. Clearly, this was a direct elevator ess. ¡°How unexpected. The Japanese people often build narrow houses, but their elevators turned out to be so spacious,¡± In an attempt to lift the atmosphere, Chen Xiaolian cracked a joke. Unfortunately, the joke failed miserably as no oneughed. ncing at the shivering Takeuchi Mikiko, Chen Xiaolian ced a hand on the girl¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Do not be afraid! There are so many of us protecting you.¡± Takeuchi Mikiko raised her head and looked at Chen Xiaolian with a fearful expression. She bit her lips and said nothing. Momentster, the elevator reached the underground and jolted noticeably. The elevator doors slowly opened to reveal a brightly lit passageway. Luminescence lights were attached to the ceiling and the white light illuminating the area was devoid of warmth. Instead, a despondent feeling could be felt. The passageway felt somewhat cold. After walking out from the elevator, they found it branching in two directions. Both passageways have no end in sight and were slightly curved. ¡°Left or right?¡± Qiao Qiao asked Chen Xiaolian. As Chen Xiaolian was hesitating, suddenly¡­ Bang!! A clear sound rang out from the far left passageway! Everyone¡¯s faces turned tense! Lun Tai and the others subconsciously raised their firearms. That sound was clearly gunfire! ¡­ ¡°Yoko-chan! Are you aware that you have made the wrong choice? Because of your wrong choice, you will receive a very severe punishment! Additionally¡­ you will also drag me down with you!¡± A middle-aged man in work clothes was holding onto a gun as he stepped closer. His hair was considerably thinning and had already showed baldness at the center part. Upon his work clothes was a name tag. His gun was pointed down at a middle-aged Japanese woman, who was kneeling down by the corner. Both her hands were clutching onto the metal pipes fixed on the wall and tears were evident on her face. She looked around 40 years old, but still had a lingering charm to her. Although the lines by her eyes had revealed her age, her facial features still made her look somewhat beautiful. Especially considering that she was wearing a ck colored work clothes. Additionally, some parts of her attire had been torn. The same was true for the pair of stockings that she wore. Her appearance possessed the capacity to fill men with criminally impulsive thoughts. ¡°Domoto-san! I beg you, I beg you! I just want to save my daughter!¡± The middle-aged woman broke down in tears. ¡°You¡¯ve promised me! You promised me! You said that as long as I do what you said, you will ensure my safety! And my daughter¡¯s!¡± ¡°Idiot! Now that the situation has devolved into such a chaotic state, we no longer have any ability to go to Tokyo to pick up someone who does not matter!¡± ¡°The Japanese man known as Domoto snapped back. ¡°Right now, you had better hand over the item to me! If you do not, I will personally kill you!¡± ¡°Domoto!¡± The Japanese woman screamed sharply. ¡°You lied to me! You said that you will treat me very, very well! You said you will love me with care! I¡­ I¡­¡± ¡°You idiot!¡± The Japanese man threw a p at Yoko¡¯s face, causing her to stagger and blood to trickle down the edges of her mouth. ¡°What I need right now is that item you brought out! Hurry up and give it to me! Do not force me! Yoko!¡± Domoto raised the muzzle of the gun and opened the gun¡¯s safety catch. ¡°I do not wish to be the one to kill you! Yoko, I still remember that beautiful night that we shared together. As long as you hand over that item to me obediently¡­ just tell me where you hid it. I will let you live. Not only that¡­ I promise you, I will think of a method to send some people over to escort your daughter to a safe ce! How about it?¡± ¡°I will never trust you again!¡± Yoko suddenly shouted out. ¡°You are a liar! Liar! I know what terrible things you have done! Such a terrible act¡­ will lead to so many, many deaths! God will certainly punish fiends like you!¡± ¡°Idiot! For the sake of a great undertaking, sacrificing some ants is only normal,¡± Domoto sighed. ¡°Since you are unwilling to tell me, then I can only kill you.¡± ¡°Even if you kill me, you won¡¯t get away either!¡± Yoko sneered. ¡°Do not take me for a fool! The situation has escted beyond your control! As of now, you and I share the same position! You have also be a homeless dog! The experimental product from theb went out of control and had gone loose! This evil is the fruits of you evildoing bastards! You all did something to terrifying, yet you lost control of the situation! ¡°This incident will definitely be settled. Then¡­ after that, you will definitely receive judgement!¡± ¡°Die!¡± Domoto¡¯s eyes had turned red and he raised the muzzle of the gun, his finger ced upon the trigger. Bang! At the very moment that the bullet was firing out through the muzzle, a hand extended forward from the side and pushed the muzzle to the other side! A bullet fired out and it nearly grazed Yoko¡¯s face as it flew out! It struck the surface of the reinforced concrete walls, causing sparks to fly out. After ricocheting a few times, the bullet bounced back and a miserable scream was hearding out of Domoto. The ricocheting bullet had struck his thigh and he fell to his knees onto the ground. ¡°Argh! The bullet hit my leg!¡± The one who shoved the gun aside was Chen Xiaolian. The Japanese man was crying as he clutched his thigh, sitting on the floor. Chen Xiaolian observed him coolly and bent down to retrieve that man¡¯s gun. The sound of rapid footsteps rang out from behind him as his team members moved forward. Then, he heard a sharp cry! ¡°Oka-san!!¡± Takeuchi Mikiko, who had remained silent and fearful suddenly turned mad and rushed out. She extricated herself from Xia Xiaolei beside her and threw herself onto the arms of the Japanese woman. Next, she began to cry loudly. Chen Xiaolian was surprised. He turned around and looked at his team members behind him. ¡°If I am not mistaken, the Japanese meaning for oka-san is mother, right?¡± ¡­ Chapter 139: Storyline

Chapter 139: Storyline

GOR Chapter 139: Storyline ¡°Shh!¡± Nicole made a gesture to hush Chen Xiaolian before quickly whispering out. ¡°Listen carefully! This must be the appearance of characters from the storyline!¡± Special storyline? Chen Xiaolian let out a bitterugh inwardly. ¡­ ¡°Mikiko! How did you get here?¡± Yoko embraced her daughter and her body trembled as she looked on at the crying Takeuchi Mikiko with a surprised expression. She was a mature woman after all. She subconsciously raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian and his team, observing their heavily armed appearance¡­ appearance wise, they were all wearing the standard equipment,bat clothes and tactical vests reserved for the Special Assault Team. The appearance that their team gave off was simr to that of¡­ a team of armed police forces! ¡°You people are from the police force?¡± Yoko suddenly broke down in tears. ¡°Have the police finally arrived?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything and simply looked at the woman. Roddy who was standing beside, darted his eyes around and quickly shouted. ¡°That is right! We are the Special Assault Team from the Metropolitan Police Department. We received a report that someone is engaging in illegal activities here, so¡­¡± ¡°It is not merely an illegal activity!¡± Yoko panicked and cried out in a loud voice. ¡°It is terrorism! It is a very serious crime! It is a very, very serious crime! They will kill many, many people!¡± Qiao Qiao had already moved over. She knelt beside Yoko and slowly asked under Chen Xiaolian¡¯s observation. ¡°Do not be anxious. Tell us everything slowly, what happened?¡± ¡­ A few minutester, after listening to Takeuchi Yoko, Chen Xiaolian and his team finally understood what the ¡®instance dungeon storyline¡¯ was. After gaining an understanding of the instance dungeon storyline, Roddy could not help himself and was the first to sigh. ¡°Does it have to be so outrageous? Is the Development Team not afraid that this will disrupt the bnce of this world? To think they woulde up with such a terrible kind of technology.¡± Nicole coolly replied. ¡°What is there to be afraid of? Instance dungeon areas will be blocked off from the world outside. This storyline is confined within this instance dungeon area and time. Once this instance dungeon ends, there will be no impact toward the outside world.¡± ¡­ The general gist of the storyline was as follows: (This was the storyline within this instance dungeon) The Japanese government had been secretly transferring funds or funding a mysterious research institute. This research institute was dedicated to the research of some powerful military technology. After a considerable period of research, the members of this research gradually divided into two factions. One of the factions prioritized research of living beings and they set up a research project named ¡®Super Bio-transformed Warrior¡¯. The main objective of this project was to research and develop the innate potential within humans. However, after years of research, a change urred! After researching other life forms, animals and even insects, this faction believed that enhancing the special characteristics of these life forms and conducting further research on them would results that could be used in the military field. They would be able to create a battle strength that far surpasses an ordinary ¡®bio-transformed warrior¡¯. In other words, this faction believed that creating those powerful ¡®monsters¡¯ with battle strength surpassing a bio-transformed warrior would give more value for the military. This faction was named ¡®Bio-transformation Faction¡¯. The other faction from the research institute believed that all individual life forms were insignificant. No matter how much the flesh was strengthened, there will always be a limit. Thus, they followed the ¡®orthodox¡¯ path of technological research, believing that the ultimate goal should be to create the most powerful technological weaponry. This faction was named ¡®Mechanical Faction¡¯. Although the Bio-transformation Faction and Mechanical Faction were both part of this research institute, the differing direction taken by their research would often lead to disputes andpetition. Most importantly, in theirpetition to gain more allocated resources and funding for their research, the two sides would often bicker without respite. From a general perspective, the Bio-transformation Faction¡¯s research direction was too ¡®heavy¡¯, leading to upper management feeling somewhat freaked out. Moreover, many of their research contents were those that could not be publicized and would be considered as a vition of human ethics by most people. One such example was the synthesis of genes from various different life forms: animals, insects and humans to create a ¡®monster¡¯. Once such actions were exposed, most of themunity willsh out at them. Thus, their field of research gradually became narrower due to the decreased amount of funding and resources by upper management. The Mechanical Faction on the other hand, had always been the main research direction advocated by the upper management. After all, the research and development of electronics and mechanical types of military weaponry was more in keeping with the orthodox way of thought. Even when revealed, the public would not criticize them much. In recent years, the Mechanical Faction had managed to achieve a great sess while the Bio-transformation Faction also managed to achieve a massive breakthrough. However, at this time when both factions had attained sess, the upper management felt that, due to the limited amount of resources and funding, they would have to weigh their options and continue to support only one of the two factions. The other faction would then have to face the predicament of a reduced research funding. Thus¡­ the Bio-transformation Faction made a dangerous decision! Generally speaking, those researchers from the Bio-transformation Faction were all slightly mad. Furthermore, these mad men possessed a rather perverted mind-set. Just think about it, would there be a normal person who could conduct experiments to transform a human into a monster every day? People such as these have almost no morals under human standards and would not care about matters such as ethics and morals. Thus, those mad men made an insane move. ¡­ ¡°You mean¡­ these bastards, in order to have the upper management recognize and value the fruits of their research¡­they lost their sense of reasoning and unleashed their research product, a gic virus that triggers monster transformations through the underground drainage channel? They unleashed it throughout all of Tokyo?¡± Chen Xiaolian sucked in a breath of cold air. There were 20 million people in Tokyo City! If you factor in the other people in the surrounding vicinity of Tokyo City¡­ the number would certainly exceed 40 million! Against 40 million people¡­ these were fellow citizens! They unleashed a gic virus upon them to transform them into monsters! Using this method to ce pressure upon the upper management and at the same time, show off how incredible the fruits of their research were¡­ Such a kind of move was certainly an act by those who had lost their reasoning! ¡­ On the surface, Takeuchi Yoko, Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s mother held the identity of an ordinary inventory administrator of argepany. However, this was just a cover. She was in fact a member of this research institute. Naturally, she was not one of the core researchers. More urately, she was simply an administrative assistant to one of the core researchers from the ¡®Mechanical Faction¡¯. Her work resembled those of secretaries and she has had no hand in the research process. Next, an even more outrageous storyline happened. Takeuchi Yoko was widowed early on and had been single since then. Due to the need to conceal her identity within this mysterious research institute, it was only normal for her to not have much when ites to social circles. In the past two years, she got close to one of her colleagues within the research institute. That person was none other than Domoto. Domoto held the identity of an assistant researcher from the ¡®Bio-transformation Faction¡¯ and could be considered one of the formal researchers. Within the research institute, the level of their identity was something of significance. Researchers were undoubtedly part of the important ss of people. As for an administrative staff member such as Takeuchi Yoko, she was only there to help with the affairs of the researchers. Yoko still had a lingering charm to her, and under the constant pursuit of Domoto, she felt ttered. Over time, she secretly began a rtionship with Domoto. Here was where the instance dungeon¡¯s storyline took a nosedive. In fact, Domoto had an ulterior motive for approaching Takeuchi Yoko. He hoped to subvert Takeuchi Yoko who was an administrative secretary from the Mechanical Faction. After having entered a rtionship with Takeuchi Yoko, Domoto persuaded Takeuchi Yoko to do something for him: Use Takeuchi Yoko¡¯s work authority to help him steal some secrets from the Mechanical Faction. ¡­ ¡°He gave me a special monitoring device and had me help him bring it into the research institute. I will then secretly smuggle the monitoring device out and give it to Domoto on a regr basis,¡± Tears flowed down Takeuchi Yoko¡¯s face as she continued. ¡°But recently, in order topete with the Mechanical Faction, they stopped caring about anything else. In order to defeat the Mechanical Faction, they even wanted to destroy the research results obtained by the Mechanical Faction. Such a despicable action was uneptable. Thus, I rejected Domoto¡¯s unreasonable request.¡± ¡­ Subsequently, things escted. The Bio-transformation Faction unleashed the gic virus through the underground drainage channel, spreading it through all of Tokyo City. Originally, the Bio-transformation Faction had only intended to use this incident to flex their muscles for the upper management to see, showing off the power of their research ¨C their original intent was to send someone to clear the virus once the leak caused a minor impact. Next, sacrifice a few researchers as scapegoats. That way, they would be able to avoid being held ountable. At the same time, they would be able to impress upon the upper management just how powerful their terrifying research was. Most unfortunately, a variable appeared in the middle of their ns. The staff members sent to clear the virus in Tokyo reported back¡­ ¡­ ¡°A mutation urred within the virus,¡± Takeuchi Yoko closed her eyes in sorrow. ¡°After the virus fused into the human body, an unexpected mutation urred, one that far exceeded the previous experiment¡¯s conclusive data. Additionally, this mutation had never happened before in the previous human experiments. After the Bio-transformation Faction found out that they have lost control of the situation, they began to go utterly mad! ¡°They attempted to destroy all incriminating evidences; all the experimental evidences were thoroughly destroyed. In order to ensure their own safety, they also did not hesitate to destroy the research data on their sessful experiments on some viruses. ¡°They even made an insane move. They attempted to undermine the research results of the Mechanical Faction. They wanted to use this method to try to obtain victory amidst defeat. ¡°Those mad men thought: As long as the Mechanical Faction¡¯s results are destroyed, even if the upper management find out about them being the one to spread the virus, they would have no choice but to forgive them and continue supporting them. ¡°They¡­ they actually slipped the gic virus into the Mechanical Faction¡¯s research area! They were madly attempting to destroy theirpetitors!¡± ¡­ Hearing all that, Chen Xiaolian and his team were utterly dumbfounded! These people are truly worthy of the name mad scientists! Mad scientists! ¡°Presently, the entireb area of the Mechanical Faction has been exposed to the gic virus. Domoto caught me because he wanted to torture out a secret that I had hidden away. Back then, the monitoring device that they gave me had managed to gather information on an extremely secretive detail.¡± ¡°What detail?¡± ¡°Self-destruct password!¡± Takeuchi Yoko cried out. ¡°This research and development facility is located underground. Additionally, the sessful research results of the Mechanical Faction are all hidden in a secret underground warehouse. However, in order to ensure that the secret will not be leaked to the outside, all warehouses have a self-destruct device affixed onto them. Once an invasion urs or in case of an emergency, they can activate the self-destruct devices and destroy all the research results! This is to ensure that it does not get leaked or fall into the hands of outsiders. ¡°Back then, the monitoring devices managed to obtain the self-destruct password for those self-destruct devices. However¡­¡± After saying that, Takeuchi Yoko took a deep breath. ¡°However, I had already found out about Domoto¡¯s evil deeds. Thus, I had extracted the memory card from the monitoring device and hid it away! I absolutely cannot allow the selfishness of these bastards to lead to the destruction of the research institute¡¯s inventions!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Roddy turned to look at each other. Roddy was unable to restrain himself and he exhaled. ¡°What an outrageous storyline!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. ¡°At present, theb area of the Mechanical Faction has already been destroyed. These bastards had slipped in the gic virus, infecting many of the researchers and transforming them into monsters!¡± Takeuchi Yoko spoke with a quavering voice. ¡°If not because Domoto had wanted to obtain the monitoring device¡¯s memory card from me, I fear I would have died! He brought me out, but¡­ but I will never allow him to seed! Even though theb has been destroyed, as long as the research results are preserved, that would mean that they are unable to seed in getting their goal.¡± ¡°The research results are stored in a warehouse located underground. In order to get there, you must first go to the Control Centre within theboratory. From there, ride the transit elevator.¡± ¡°Wait,¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly gave a frown and looked around at his team members around him. He wondered. ¡°How does this matter rte to us? The research results of the so-called Mechanical Faction, how does that rte to us? As for the self-destruct password, that too does not seem to have any connection with us.¡± It was then¡­ [System prompt!]. ¡°Damn!¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked as a new notification suddenly appeared from the system! [System prompt: Your guild has sessfullypleted the second phase of the quest, that is to safely escort the quest target to the designated location. You have acquired the trust of the storyline character, Takeuchi Yoko and she has given you the details of the storyline. Third phase of the quest sessfully activated! [Opening the third phase of the quest! [The third phase of the quest: A. Within the set time, seize the Mechanical / Bio-transformation Faction¡¯s research results. (You may choose any one. Completion of any one of them wouldply with the required standard for questpletion. If you couldplete both, you will obtain additional reward from the system.) B. Within the set time, if the quest could not bepleted or if the participating team or solo participant dies, they would be deemed to have failed the quest. C. Quest failure will lead to system punishment. D. The set time for the third phase of the quest: 48 hours. Countdown begins now. E. Participants that have yet toplete the second phase of the quest mustplete it within 8 hours. Otherwise, they will be deemed to have failed the quest and be teleported out of this instance dungeon!]. ¡°Holy shit!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank. ¡­ On the highway, Tian Lie who wasshing out at the monsters with a steel whip while situated atop the carriage suddenly saw the system notification. ¡°The third phase has been opened?¡± Tian Lie¡¯s face distorted. Then, he sneered. ¡°This little angel is quite fast.¡± He abruptlyshed out viciously with the steel whip and roared. ¡°Run! Bastards!¡± ¡­ ¡°Head back, head back. It seems someone had pulled far ahead of us. Whatever we do at this moment would be futile.¡± Culkin looked at the system prompt he received with a cold expression: [Third phase of the quest has opened]. He suddenly let out a faint sigh and picked up his headset. ¡°I have decided. We will abandon the third phase of the quest. Everyone stay at your current location and rest up. In eight hours¡¯ time, we will leave this instance dungeon.¡± Chapter 140: Splitting Again

Chapter 140: Splitting Again

GOR Chapter 140: Splitting Again There were two choices ced before Meteor Rock Guild! ¡°We can choose one of two quests, seize the research results of the Mechanical Faction or seize the research results of the Bio-transformation Faction,¡± Chen Xiaolian said. ¡°Of course, if we canplete both, we will acquire an additional reward from the system.¡± Seeing his team members looking at him, Chen Xiaolian felt stressed. He took a deep breath and used his fingers to knead the area between his eyebrows. He felt a headache and said slowly. ¡°Our current advantages and disadvantages are as follows: If we select the Mechanical Faction, we have Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s mother, Takeuchi Yoko. She is a staff member from the Mechanical Faction and is familiar with the surroundings within. We can obtain some information regarding the interior of the Mechanical Faction through her. After that, enter theb area of the Mechanical Faction¡­ however, there are dangers. Due to the underhanded move by the Bio-transformation Faction of slipping in their gic virus, the researchers within the Mechanical Faction¡¯sb may have already been transformed into monsters. ¡°In other words, we will have to enter a closed space filled with various monsters.¡± The others remained silent. Chen Xiaolian then continued. ¡°If we choose the Bio-transformation Faction, we have the one known as Domoto. That fellow is a member of the Bio-transformation Faction. We can interrogate the inside situation of the Bio-transformation Faction from him. The disadvantage of this choice is¡­ unknown dangers! We are unable to ascertain what the situation might be within theirb and how high the risk factor may be. All of these cannot be controlled. ording to Domoto, eachboratory will have a permanently stationed elite armed security forces.¡± ¡°If it is just some armed security personnel, I feel that it should not prove too difficult. Back in Tokyo, we had charged in through the Metropolitan Police Department and fought against their Special Assault Teams,¡± Lun Tai interjected while making a face. ¡°Makes sense,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Now, everyone can express their views regarding this choice.¡± ¡°Why not take both?¡± Nicole spoke up. Slowly and calmly, she said. ¡°We currently have an advantage that the other participants do not. And that is time!¡± Nicole turned to the others. ¡°Thest notification issued by the system is: Participants that have yet toplete the second phase of the quest mustplete it within 8 hours. Otherwise, they will be deemed to have failed the quest and be teleported out of this instance dungeon!¡± Nicole continued while looking at the others. ¡°In my understanding of the system, the numbers given by the system is often provided after going through a reasonable set of calctions. In other words, for the system to give the other participants 8 hours of time would mean that the lead we have over the other participants is at least 8 hours! They still need around 8 hours in order toplete the second phase. Within this time period, we will not be facing anypetition from them. So, why not think of methods to maximize the benefits from this?¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t that be too risky?¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°After all, our guild is a small one with limited strength.¡± ¡°This is indeed a risky move. However, if this move seeds¡­ from my understanding of the system, the ¡®additional reward¡¯ given by the system is usually very generous!¡± Nicole remained unyielding toward her opinion. ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s interest was piqued and he looked at Nicole. Nicole quickly continued. ¡°There are usually a few rules to the rewards given by the system. Within instance dungeon quests of thepetitive type, the rules to the rewards are particrly notable. ¡°First, we can through analysis, see that there are two final quests for this instance dungeon: Mechanical Faction and Bio-transformation Faction. In other words, there would be at best only two winning parties. There can be no more than that! The possibility here is that the winning partypletes both quests. ¡°Either that, or for two parties toplete one quest each! ¡°That is to say, the reward given by the system actually has a fixed value. This fixed value is either exclusive or will be split into two. ¡°You need to understand this. There are in fact some loopholes within the system, especially in the area of certain calctions. It is rigid and inflexible. ¡°Also, based on my experience, thispetitive type of instance dungeon will generally have two calction specifications when calcting for the final reward. ¡°First, how the quest ispleted. ¡°Second, the number of teams toplete the quest. ¡°I will not borate on the first condition, you should understand just by hearing about it. ¡°The second one is more subtle! Moreover, many may not understand this hidden rule. What I want to say is: if we could make it so that we be the only party toplete this instance dungeon¡¯s quest, then¡­ even if we only manage toplete one of the two quests, as long as we see to it that we are the only ones to emerge as the winner, there is a high probability that the reward received will far exceed our expectations! ¡°That is to say, by taking this instance dungeon as an example, the final ssification for the reward is as follows: ¡°First ss reward, one party bes the only winner andpletes the two quests. ¡°Second ss reward, one party bes the only winner by onlypleting one quest. ¡°Third ss reward, two winning parties whom eachpleted one of the two quests.¡± ¡°There is actually something like this?¡± Chen Xiaolian was slightly surprised. Thus, I believe that we may be able to make some changes to our ns,¡± Nicole¡¯s eyes shed. ¡­ ¡°Act separately?¡± After listening to Nicole¡¯s n, the other members were somewhat shocked. ¡°Yes. The first group will proceed with the objective of seizing the research results of the Bio-transformation Faction. I believe there is no need for me to borate on this point for everyone to understand. ¡°Most importantly however, is the second group. The second group is to enter the Mechanical Faction¡¯sb area with the objective of seizing the research results of the Mechanical Faction! ¡°If this objective cannot bepleted, then proceed to the secondary objective¡­ destroy the research results of the Mechanical Faction! That is to ensure that our team bes the only team toplete this instance dungeon¡¯s quest. That way, we will maximize the system reward that we will acquire! ¡°We have an advantage on our side. The memory card that Takeuchi Yoko hid away contains the self-destruct password for the control centre of the Mechanical Faction! If we are unable to seize the research results, then utilize the self-destruct password in the control room to trigger the destruction of the Mechanical Faction¡¯s invention!¡± Vicious! After Nicole outlined her n, that was the first word to emerge from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. As expected from a battle hardened Floating Angel; she possessed a rich amount ofbat experience and could take such decisive actions! ¡°Splitting up is indeed dangerous. However, we presently have the lead in this phase. Within this period of time where there are nopetition, the risk will be worth it. Once we seed, the reward will be worth the risk. Besides, this game has always been one filled with risks. Less risk or more is nothing much, in my opinion,¡± Nicole exhibited a high amount of confidence ¨C clearly, now that her pet Floater has finished recharging, this Floating Angel¡¯s confidence has increased. ¡°We still need to split into a primary and secondary group,¡± After pondering about it, Chen Xiaolian made his decision. ¡°We must ensure the sessfulpletion of the quest to seize the research results of the Bio-transformation Faction! As for the second group, it will simply be an extra harvest type. If they couldplete it, that would be for the best. But even if they fail, it will not affect the final result. Our resources are limited and we cannot evenly split our battle strength. Otherwise, we might end up with nothing in the end.¡± ¡°I agree,¡± As a veteran, Lun Tai immediately showed his support.. He turned to Chen Xiaolian and gave a bitter smile. ¡°The calction rules for system reward that Nicole mentioned is something I do not know of¡­ as you know, even though I am a veteran, the chances for victory have always been slim. In many cases, my previous guild all ce survival as the first priority. Only ever victorious guilds like the Floating Angel would be able to understand the conditions for victory.¡± ¡°If there is no objection, then we will be splitting up!¡± Chen Xiaolian thus decided to split the team. However, the member allocation for the two groups caused everyone to be surprised! ¡°The first choice for the group member that will enter the Mechanical Faction¡¯sb area is Roddy! Roddy¡¯s skill is Mechanical Heart. Obviously, within the Mechanical Faction¡¯sb area, his skill will have a high probability of being useful,¡± Chen Xiaolian softly continued. ¡°Additionally, I will be going with Roddy to enter the Mechanical Faction together. As for the rest¡­ all of you will be in the same group. Enter the Bio-transformation Faction¡¯sb area and seize the Bio-transformation¡¯s research results toplete the quest!¡± ¡°What?¡± Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s allocation for the two groups, Qiao Qiao went pale. ¡°Xiaolian, you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was clear on what Qiao Qiao meant. She felt that Chen Xiaolian should be going together with them. He was the Guild Leader, after all. Additionally¡­ there was a deeper feeling between them. She felt that it would be best if Chen Xiaolian were to go together with her and Soo Soo. After all, they have the more intimate rtionship. At the moment however, Chen Xiaolian had a different idea. The earlier argument within the motel has had an impact on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thoughts. He too, felt that being too emotional was something that should be avoided in many cases. Take this allocation of group members as an example, if he had insisted on putting himself, Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and Roddy together¡­ it was clear that the allocation of group members could not be done in a bnced manner! Additionally, if he were to constantly ce only these four people with the best rtionship together, the small, intimate clique situation would grow more serious through time! Should this happen, Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Xia Xiaolei would surely feel excluded. ¡°Seizing the Bio-transformation Faction¡¯s research results must be prioritized in order to ensure that weplete the quest. We must concentrate our forces in that direction. At the current, Nicole is the strongest powerhouse within our team. Naturally, the strongest powerhouse must be ced in the group sent to ensure questpletion!¡± No one objected this line of reasoning. Even Nicole herself disyed her tacit understanding toward that reasoning. There was no need to exin the decision with Lun Tai and Bei Tai. As veterans, they were the backbone of their team. It was only natural for them to be in the group sent toplete the quest. As for Qiao Qiao¡­ Chen Xiaolian had to put more consideration in this decision. If Qiao Qiao were to follow him, what about Soo Soo? Would Qiao Qiao be at ease with leaving Soo Soo with others? Most certainly not! As such, they would form a small clique made of four again. Then, Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Nicole, the three of them would be excluded as ¡®outsiders¡¯. What would they think? What would Xia Xiaolei think? Chen Xiaolian had another, more deeper reason for this move of his: At present, the level of difficulty for the Bio-transformation Faction¡¯s research results appeared to be lower. With the strength of only those armed security personnel, the enemies they face would likely be no different from the Special Assault Team. Even if the enemies were somewhat stronger, their group has a Floating Angel amongst them. Let alone a group of armed men, even if a Thunderstorm Tank were to appear, it still would not be a problem! Chapter 141: Deep Underground

Chapter 141: Deep Underground

GOR Chapter 141: Deep Underground Since it was the quest with the lesser risk, Chen Xiaolian could not help but be selfish and send the two sisters, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo into the group that faced fewer risks. Although this act of selfishness was not a righteous action, Chen Xiaolian was a human after all. There was no way for him to avoid something like this. As for the other group consisting of him and Roddy, he had little expectations for this group. This was simply an attempt at an additional aplishment. If they can aplish it, then they should do it. If they cannot, then they¡¯ll simply withdraw! If it came down to it, they¡¯ll just run back in retreat! If I obtain it, then such is my fortune. If I do not obtain it, then such is my fate. As such, there is no need to put too much into it. Roddy¡¯s Mechanical Heart was most suited to this. However, Chen Xiaolian could not possibly send Roddy alone to face theb filled with monsters. So, as a good brother, Chen Xiaolian decided to apany Roddy on this trip. It was enough with the two of them. Any more would be a waste. ¡­ ¡°It is decided!¡± Chen Xiaolian directly exercised his authority as the Guild Leader. Qiao Qiao had aplicated expression on her face. However, she remained silent¡­ she was clear that it was necessary for her to help maintain Chen Xiaolian¡¯s authority as the Guild Leader and as such, she did not continue disputing the matter. Nicole nced at Chen Xiaolian and deliberately let out a smile. ¡°Could you be at ease by letting me lead your girlfriend?¡± ¡°You are my team member, it is only natural that I trust you,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied softly. ¡°We all share the same goal ofpleting the quest and survive through this instance dungeon. Thus, I believe that you will certainly do your best without holding back.¡± ¡°Since you¡¯ve said that, I assure you,¡± Nicole smiled. ¡°I will do my best to protect your little girlfriend¡­ even though we do not get along, just consider it as me returning the favour to you.¡± ¡°¡­ thank you!¡± Chen Xiaolian said with utter sincerity. He was clear that with such a powerful Floating Angel making the assurance, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo would most likely be safe. ¡°Now, begin setting up,¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at the others. ¡°We still have the walkie-talkies amongst our equipment. Take it out and distribute one for each. Everyone adjust the frequency properly so that we will be able to keep in touch.¡± ¡­ Theb areas of the Bio-transformation Faction and the Mechanical Faction were located in different spots. One to the left and one to the right. ording to Takeuchi Yoko, the respective entrances to the twob areas were located at the two sides of the passageway. On each side, there would be an elevator capable of going down. After that, they could take a ride on an underground rail car to reach their respective destinations. Both Takeuchi Yoko and Domoto have their identity cards with them. By using their identity cards, their group could enter the respectiveb area¡¯s elevator. They could also ride on the rail car and bypass the security system. As for Takeuchi Yoko, Takeuchi Mikiko and Domoto, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team decided to not bring them together. After all, they were ordinary people. Bringing them together would be the equivalent of having an extra burden. Takeuchi Yoko had also given them an important information. She had hidden the memory card that contained the self-destruct password in one of the toilet tanks in theboratory area. This piece of information made Chen Xiaolian speechless¡­ this woman¡¯s idea for a hiding ce was not creative at all. Not that it mattered. Since they still had to enter the Mechanical Faction¡¯sb area, they would just go search for the self-destruct password after entering. There was also a special person, whom Chen Xiaolian had decided to make into a ¡®recyble trash¡¯. It was none other than Nagase Komi. This person had belonged to Culkin¡¯s guild. However, after being captured by them, this girl no longer has any other choice. ¡°Choose. You can leave this ce alone right now and face two possibilities. The first is to be killed by some monsters¡­ there are probably many monsters outside right now. The second possibility is that you are lucky enough to survive this instance dungeon only to fail the quest. You will then face system punishment. After that, a weak little chicken like you would be thrown into the punishment instance dungeon. When that happens, you will also die,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the girl. ¡°Or, you can choose to leave Culkin¡¯s guild and join my guild. By doing so, you will have a chance toplete this instance dungeon together with us. As one of the winners, you will be able to survive through this instance dungeon! Make your choice.¡± Nagase Komi did not hesitate and chose to join Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild. Naturally, she was assigned by Chen Xiaolian into the same group as him and Roddy, the one that will be entering the Mechanical Faction¡¯sb area. Although the girl was unwilling, she did not have any choice in the matter. Chen Xiaolian may be a little soft-hearted, but he will never forget the mine that she had set up under the tile back in the rest stop! He would never be merciful against someone who had once wanted to kill him. Naturally, if Nagase Komi¡¯s subsequent performance was passable, he did not mind allowing her to leave this instance dungeon alive. After leaving this instance dungeon, he would immediately have this girl leave his guild. They would owe each other nothing. The two Takeuchis, the mother, daughter and also Domoto were left behind in an equipment room by the passageway. The room was not very big, but the walls of the room were very strong. Furthermore, they also have amunication device with them. Chen Xiaolian left a gun and a magazine of bullets for the mother-daughter pair. He also had Domoto¡¯s hands and legs cuffed. As for how the mother-daughter pair intended to handle Domoto, that was not Chen Xiaolian¡¯s problem. Whether or not the mother-daughter pair would report this matter to the police was also something that Chen Xiaolian did not care about. It would take a very long time for the police or army to reach this ce. By the time they did, Chen Xiaolian would have run off. Besides¡­ the instance dungeon area would be cut off from the rest of the outside world. There was no way for her to contact the outside world. The most she could do was contact Tokyo. Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian was embarrassed to face Takeuchi Yoko. This woman was trying to protect the research results of the Mechanical Faction. However, they tricked her into trusting them and giving them the self-destruct password. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s objective was to destroy the Mechanical Faction¡¯s research results if he was unable to obtain it himself! No matter what, if this woman were to find out about this, she would be very furious. ¡­ ¡°From now on, we will begin to act separately. Remember to keep in touch using the walkie-talkie at all times. In the case where contact is not possible¡­ proceed ording to the predetermined schedule. No matter what happens, remember¡­ in the case wherepleting the quest bes impossible, prioritize survival! Preserving our liveses first! Even if it means entering the punishment instance dungeon, that would still be better than dying on the spot! By staying alive, we will have a chance for survival.¡± After Chen Xiaolian finished instructing them, the two groups separated. When the time came for them to part, Qiao Qiao directed a deep look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This time, when we return, I will¡­¡± ¡°Hey!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly moved to cover her mouth and forced out a smile. ¡°Have you never watched movies or tv series? Saying things like this will raise that FLAG [1]. That is an inauspicious thing, you know?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian pinched Qiao Qiao¡¯s nose. Then, he turned around and moved toward the other elevator. Roddy and Nagase Komi followed him through the passageway. ¡­ Ding! The elevator doors stopped descending. Following a clear sound, the doors of the elevator slowly opened. After going down using the elevator, they no longer knew how deep down they had descended. Chen Xiaolian judged that this ce was certainly over 50 meters below ground! Although the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel was said to be 50 meters underground, the depth of this ce had far exceeded that. Outside the elevator was a ce that resembled a small subway station. Before them was an underground rail. Resting on the rails was a circr shaped carriage that was t on both sides. The head of the carriage and the body formed a shuttle shape. Soft white lights were fixed onto the ceiling of the tform. There was also a melodious and soft music ying within. ¡°The Japanese are quite particr about their work environment,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Soon however, he would lose the smile on his face. Using Takeuchi Yoko¡¯s identity card, the doors to the shuttle shaped rail car opened. A pungent stench of blood abruptly assailed them! Upon the ground were plenty of bloodstains. There were also marks revealing that some people had been dragged through the area! The most horrifying part was the several deep shes left on the walls of the rail car. It appeared as though a sharp weapon had been used to sh across the metal walls of the rail car, leaving several deep shes upon it! ¡°Could it be that Wolverine has entered the scene?¡± Roddy the chuunibyou cracked a joke in an attempt to lighten the atmosphere. The doors to the rail car slowly closed up. Next, an electronic voice prompted out in Japanese, prompting the passengers to be seated, wear their safety belts and others of the like. The rail car issued buzzing sounds. Then, with a slight start, it slowly moved. A few secondster, the rail car suddenly sped up! ¡°It doesn¡¯t appear to be descending¡­ it is moving on t surface?¡± Roddy sensed the angle of movement followed by the rail car and knitted his eyebrows. ¡°It¡¯s moving out at such a fast speed¡­ we will be leaving Saitama Prefecture soon, right? Japan is not that big of a ce.¡± ¡°Who cares,¡± Chen Xiaolian examined his weapon and inserted a magazine upon his tactical vest. ¡°Do you have a cigarette?¡± ¡°No, it is with Lun Tai,¡± Roddy rolled his eyes. ¡°You nervous?¡± ¡°Nonsense, we are going to be risking our life right now. Anyone who doesn¡¯t feel nervous is a little bitch,¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°If we canplete the quest, then we¡¯llplete it. If we cannotplete it, think of a method to run away. If we cannot run away, think of a method to hide. At any rate, preserving our liveses first.¡± He then turned to the side to look at the pale and shivering Nagase Komi. Chen Xiaolian sighed and was about to say something¡­ Suddenly, he heard a soft and peculiar sounding from the outside of the rail car! Although the sound was faint, both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy heard it! Both their faces turned tense. Then¡­ the sound came again! Crunch! It sounded like the sound of metal being twisted. Both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy abruptly stood up. The arced their waist in a stooped forward posture with their guns raised. ¡°What is going on?¡± Nagase Komi¡¯s face turned paler and she raised the PS9 in her hand. Chen Xiaolian had given that gun to her. ¡°Do not point the gun muzzle at your own people!¡± Roddy quickly pressed down the girl¡¯s hand and whispered. ¡°Remember to open the safety catch before you shoot. Shh! Listen!¡± Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! ! Three sounds came consecutively from the outside of the rail car! From the sound, it was clear that the source was still moving! From the left position of the rail car¡¯s head, it had moved until it reached the right side of the rail car. It was as though something was moving diagonally on top of the rail car. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly distorted as he thought of one thing! He abruptly pointed at the sh marks on the walls. ¡°Son of a bitch! I got careless!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°Since there are w marks here¡­ then¡­ it is apparent that someone in the rail car had transformed into a monster! However¡­ when we entered¡­ where was the monster?¡± ¡°You mean¡­¡± Roddy swallowed his saliva and pointed to the top of the rail car. ¡­ 1 Death g. In movies and tv series, once this is triggered by way of character development or lines, it is only a matter of time before that person dies.? Chapter 142: Enter

Chapter 142: Enter

GOR Chapter 142: Enter ¡°F**k!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore and led Roddy together with him. They crouched down and listened attentively to the sounding out from outside the rail car. ¡°The left side of the front¡­¡± Roddy said in a whisper and he pointed out in the direction. Chen Xiaolian whispered back. ¡°Concentrate our fire on it!¡± At that moment, a loud bang erupted and a window on the right side suddenly shattered! A ck silhouette smashed through the window and broke into the interior of the rail car! Chen Xiaolian was quick to react and he instantly pushed Nagase Komi down. The girl fell to the side. As she fell, the charging ck silhouette, aimed at the Japanese girl¡¯s shoulder viciously smashed into one of the passenger seats! The metal frame of the passenger seat became a deformed mess, resembling a roll of noodles. The ck silhouette darted backward right after making the attack and immediately shot back out through the window. Bang bang bang bang! Roddy pulled out his handgun and shot out continuously. The bullets fired out struck the walls and ceiling of the rail car, creating a series of sparks. Even though he did not possess a high level of marksmanship, it was clear that some of the bullets had struck the ck coloured silhouette. However, it had shown no reaction at all! ¡°What is that thing?¡± Roddy eximed. Chen Xiaolian rushed toward the window, aimed his MP5 at the roof top area of the rail car and pulled the trigger. The ¡°tat tat tat tat tat¡± sounds of bullets being fired echoed out and they heard something moving rapidly across the roof top of the rail car. The crunching sounds of metal being twisted rang out continuously. ¡°Be careful of its charge!¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled Roddy to a corner. Just as he was about to go pull Nagase Komi, another booming sound erupted and a piece of the metal part of the rail car¡¯s ceiling was torn off! A huge chunk of it copsed down! Atop the roof top, a monster with a ck coloured body was crouching down. It opened its huge, bloody mouth and directed a loud roar into the rail car. Its crimson tongue and white fangs created a striking contrast with each other. ¡°Roar your sister!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his hand and unleashed a hail of bullets at it. However, the monster abruptly snapped its mouth shut. The iing bullets then struck the surface of its head and were bounced off! ¡°Nagase Komi! Hurry up and get over here!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly at the Japanese girl. However, the Japanese girl had been terrified senseless and could only scream out sharply as shey on the floor, not moving at all. It was as though she was unwilling to leave the passenger seat beside her. Chen Xiaolian attempted to go pull her. Unfortunately, before he could do so, the doors of the rail car beside were forced open by an immense force. A thin, ck silhouette charged inside, sending the doors flying at the same time. Coincidentally, the door mmed onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body and he was sent flying to the side as well. The heavy metal door fell upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body and he felt something gush into his mouth before spitting out a mouthful of blood. Roddy howled loudly and emptied an entire magazine of bullets of his handgun onto it. Then, he raised his rifle. His rifle of choice was a sniper rifle. Although it was unable to fire out repeatedly, it was now capable of firing out three bullets in quick session toward the monster! The high velocity of the sniper rifle¡¯s bullets allowed it to instantly pierce through the monster¡¯s body, causing a flower of blood to bloom out! The monster screamed out in pain and suddenly turned its body around. It rapidly crawled toward the side of the rail car! At that moment, everyone within the rail car was able to make out the monster¡¯s appearance. That thing¡­ appeared like a giant lizard. To be more urate, it looked more like a crocodile! Only, its tail was much longer. The monster sported a thick tail that was over ten meters in length. Back then, this monster had used the might of this tail to shatter the window and attack them. It was apparent that this monster¡¯s IQ was not low. It knew how to utilize feint attacks. It had crawled on top, tearing out the rooftop and letting out a roar to catch their attention while utilizing its tail to m open the door and attack those inside. ¡°Xiaolian!¡± Roddy exerted his strength to shove away the metal door pressing down on Chen Xiaolian. After getting up, Chen Xiaolian said. ¡°That thing¡¯s skin is too thick! Bullets cannot pierce through it!¡± ¡°Sniper rifle can barely do the job. But, the rate of lethality is too low,¡± Roddy exhaled. ¡°Garfield!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. A beam of light shone out and three Four-Eyed War Cats appeared beside him. All three Garfields issued out a roar. ¡°Do not go out first!¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and spat out the blood from his mouth. ¡°That thing is a reptile. Lure it into the car first!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian pulled the safety lever on his MP5 submachine gun and delivered a barrage of bullets at the ceiling. Tat tat tat tat tat Soon, the roof of the rail car was filled with holes. The monster outside rapidly crawled about and its w marks upon the rail car could be seen. Finally, Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°On the right!¡± From the gap left upon the broken door, a ck shadow abruptly charged inside! Chen Xiaolian grabbed the deformed metal door and smashed heavily forward! The monster¡¯s head charged inside, only to be greeted by the iing door. The resulting impact disoriented it, leaving it open for an instant. In that instant, the three Garfields pounced onto the monster! The monster¡¯s body was bigger than Garfield, its skin was as tough as an alligator¡¯s and it gave off the feeling of leathery toughness. Garfield pounced on it and his sharp ws and fangs descended onto the monster¡¯s body! Garfield¡¯s [A-] ss strength was able to inflict damage on the monster! Chi chi! Under Garfield¡¯s treatment of ws and fangs, the tough, leathery skin on the monster¡¯s body was rent and blood spurt out. However, the monster¡¯s strength was astonishing. It ruthlessly mmed one of the Garfield doppelganger aside and leapt toward Chen Xiaolian and Roddy! Chen Xiaolian was prepared for this. He pushed Roddy aside while he too, dodged to the other side. With a booming sound, the monster¡¯s head smashed and battered two metal passenger seats. By then, Chen Xiaolian was already holding onto Bone Crusher Axe. He howled and cleaved down with the axe! Head Cleaver! The monster was in the midst of lifting its head up, only to have the axe strike its head, mming it back down and into the floor! The metal floor was instantly deformed. Chen Xiaolian was disappointed to find that the sharp Bone Crusher Axe was incapable of cleaving apart the monster¡¯s head. Rather, it did not even break its outer skin! Instantly, Chen Xiaolian grasped the source of the problem. He wascking in battle strength! Bone Crusher Axe was a [B] ss weapon. His Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes was also a [B] ss martial skill. Clearly, as the battles became more intense, his enhanced body, weapon and skill of the [B] ss were gradually bing more inadequate for his demands. The monster was mmed down onto the floor purely due to the knockback power of his strike. There was no damage done to the monster at all. The monster turned around and got up. It rapidly mmed its head against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s axe! Chen Xiaolian was just about to utilize the second move ¡®Ear Gouger¡¯ when the axe was knocked aside by the tremendous force. Thankfully, at that same moment, Garfield pounced forward. His two frontal paws pped down heavily onto the monster¡¯s head! With his [A-] ss strength, Garfield caused the monster to shriek out miserably. Furthermore, the monster¡¯s left eye socket was struck by Garfield¡¯s [Tiger Rush] skill. Its eye socket cracked under the attack and its eye bulged out partially. The other Garfield doppelganger savagely bit down onto the monster¡¯s tail as the third one lunged onto the monster¡¯s back, utilizing both ws and fangs to sh and bite the monster. The monster issued out sessive cries of torment. Unfortunately for the monster, having the three Garfields upon it was the equivalent of having three pets with [A-] ss strength pressing down on it. No matter how savage the monster may be, it was incapable of going toe to toe against a pet with [A-] strength, much less three! Garfield was smart. The skin on the monster¡¯s back was resilient and powerful. Thus, the three Four-Eyed War Cats came together and flipped the monster, rolling it over to reveal the tenderyer of skin on its stomach. Scaled lines were evident, revealing that this monster possessed some form of reptilian gene. The three Garfields started splitting the work, one held down the monster¡¯s head, one bit onto the tail and thest one on the monster¡¯s stomach. The Garfield holding down the monster¡¯s head continuously pped down onto the monster¡¯s head. It was not long before one of the monster¡¯s eyeball was rendered a pulpy mess. At the same time, Garfield bit down on the monster¡¯s neck and twisted it brutally. The monster struggled madly with all four limbs. Blood trickled down from Garfield¡¯s body as a result of the struggle. However, the ferocious natures of the three Garfields have been stirred! This was especially true of the Garfield in the middle. His sharp ws unceremoniously shed apart the monster¡¯s belly! Next, using his sharp, curved ws, he pulled out a long, green coloured intestine from the inside of the monster¡¯s belly! This scene of brutality caused the Japanese girl to faint from fear. Chen Xiaolian rushed forward again. He watched as the three Garfields held down the monster and continued to p down on the monster with their paws. The skin on the monster¡¯s body was rent and flesh was exposed. Even though the monster would not be able tost long, Chen Xiaolian continued to charge forward. He viciously mmed down with Bone Crusher Axe into the monster¡¯s belly. Next, he exerted all his might to turn it upside down. After who knew how long, the monster¡¯s struggles finally weakened bit by bit and it finally stopped moving. As more and more blood flowed down, the interior of the rail car became inundated by a foul stench. Finally, Chen Xiaolian plopped down onto the floor as he gasped for breath. Next, the three Garfields too, retreated to his side. Garfield¡¯s injuries were not light. One of the doppelgangers suffered from bloodycerations and his body was filled with w marks. Another Garfield suffered injuries on its front paws. The w marks on it caused one of its muscles to fall out. Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation to keep Garfield into the system so that he may slowly recover. Roddy tested the monster by kicking it a few times to ensure that it was thoroughly dead. At the same time, Roddy made a sickening discovery. Garfield had bitten apart the monster¡¯s stomach, causing its contents to spill out. However, the yet to be digested contents that spilled out from the monster¡¯s stomach... There were clearly several mutted human parts! ¡°It seems that the passengers within this rail car were eaten by it,¡± Chen Xiaolian observed. ¡°Perhaps one of them transformed into a monster and devoured the rest of them.¡± ¡°Look, I found this,¡± Roddy suppressed his feeling of nausea and picked up a card that was tied to a cord from the puddle of viscous liquid. The card was somewhat simr to Takeuchi Yoko¡¯s identity card. However, it was clear that the card has a slightly higher level of clearance. Wiping away the foul viscous liquid on the card, they saw that the card remained undamaged. Who knew what materials were used to make the card; it showed no signs of corrosion at all. Several words were printed upon the surface of the card: Research Institute XX Group. Clearly, this card belonged to one of the researchers. As for the researcher¡¯s status, it would certainly be somewhat higher than someone from the administrative personnel like Takeuchi Yoko. ¡°Keep it, it might prove useful,¡± Chen Xiaolian gestured with his hand. ¡­ The rail car continued moving forward rapidly. They continued advancing using the rail car for roughly half an hour. Chen Xiaolian estimated that this rail car was moving at an extremely high velocity,parable to a high-speed rail. Its velocity should have reached the 200km per hour threshold! After spending nearly one whole hour travelling through the rail car, the rail car finally slowed down. It seemed that they were close to their destination¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Roddy got up at the same time. They first hid in the corner of the rail car as they raised their rifles. Then, they waited carefully as they observed the outside surroundings. The terminal appeared to be the starting point. It was a narrow subway tform. However, when the two of them cast their eyes upon the terminal, they could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. ¡°Holy shit¡­ this¡­ did we arrive in a ughterhouse?¡± On the surface of the tform, several rows of metal seats were ced. However, they were now nothing more than scrap metal as they have been deformed into a variety of shapes! Most of the warm lighting set onto the ceiling has been broken and some fell onto the floor. What wires remained from them released sparks of fire intermittently. Sharp w marks were left on the walls, floors¡­ everywhere! The sight of those w marks was shocking! However, what was more terrifying was the vast amount of blood staining the floor! The vast amount of blood appeared to havee together to form a pool of blood, most of them having coagted and turned repulsively ck in colour. The entirety of the tform was filled with a dizzy-inducing pungent smell. ¡°Get out!¡± After observing the tform from inside the rail car for over ten seconds, Chen Xiaolian saw that there were no movements. He then chose to move out from his hiding spot. Then, both him and Roddy emerged from the rail car and jumped onto the tform. ncing around, Chen Xiaolian frowned after seeing Nagase Komi trembling within the rail car. The girl was too worthless! As an Awakened, her courage was abysmally small to the point where it made him speechless. ¡°If you wish to stay here alone, then that¡¯s up to you,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. However, right after he said those words, the girl instantly jumped out with a sharp cry. She ran out of the rail car as she cried miserably. ¡°Don¡¯t leave me! I will follow you!¡± ¡­ The tform only has one entrance and exit gate, a metal gate. However, the metal gate had been destroyed, its other half simply left dangling there. Faint illumination could be seen beyond the gate. However, it was clear that many of the lightings have been destroyed, resulting in a faint illumination even as soft sounds of sparks fell. Chen Xiaolian thought for a moment and looked at the schematic map that was hung onto the walls beside them. He retrieved his mobile phone and snapped a picture before staring at the map. Then, he pointed at it. ¡°Our objective is to first find the administrative office that Takeuchi Yoko mentioned. Judging from the map, the distance between Area C and our current location is not too far.¡± Roddy frowned. ¡°We are running out of ammunition. I saw a security department on the map. It¡¯s not that far away from Area C. We can go over and try to find some weapons there.¡± ¡°En, then let¡¯s go. Roddy, follow me!¡± Chen Xiaolian said heavily while he hesitated on whether or not he should summon out Garfield. This time, he had Garfielde out without using the doppelganger skill and had Garfield take the forward position. The injuries on Garfield have yet to be restored. Thus, Chen Xiaolian gave him a Healing Type Beast Blood before sending him to the vanguard position. And so, they moved forward with Garfield in front, followed by Chen Xiaolian while Roddy and Nagase Komi walked side by side behind those two. They left the tform and entered a passageway. ¡­ Chapter 143 Part 1: Unsafe

Chapter 143 Part 1: Unsafe

GOR Chapter 143 Part 1: Unsafe The tactical shlights installed upon their rifles illuminated the road ahead. The deeper they ventured inside the passageway, the more water they found flowing through the floors. They could only guess where the leak wasing from as puddles of water was formed from the constantly flowing water. ¡°Why do I smell something strange?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°What I am worried about is that gic virus. Will we end up contracting it? I do not wish to transform into a monster,¡± Roddy grimaced. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I had already exchanged out All Curing Antidotes from the system,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Once you sense something amiss, use the antidote immediately. Then, we will turn around and run.¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully peered at the path before them and casually asked. ¡°Right, once this instance dungeon is over, Nicole will be withdrawing from our guild. You¡­¡± ¡°What about me?¡± Roddy shook his head. ¡°The gap between us is too big. I am not a fool. In this game, she is the fair and wealthy miss while I am the loser [1]. An unrealistic notion is something that I should do well to not put too much hopes on.¡± ¡°Hmm, since you have that mind-set, I can be at ease,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh of relief. ¡°Nicole has a very potent character. I fear you would not be able to hold.¡± ¡°Hahahaha¡­¡± Roddy narrowed his eyes as he gazed forward and said casually. ¡°I am more interested to see what is inside the Mechanical Faction¡¯sb. I wonder if there will be any good items. Hmm, it would be for the best if we could find a mechanical pet. You have Garfield, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo have ck Widow. It would be great if I can get my hands on a mechanical type pet. Sigh! If I could only get my hands on a Floater, that would be amazing!¡± ¡°Nonsense. How could a Floater be that easy to get?¡± The passageway finally came to an end. They went through an open metal door into an open space. The area was shaped in what appeared to be an arch. There were air vents and an air cirction system fixed upon the ceiling. Despite being located who knew how many meters underground, this ce did not give off any feeling of stuffiness. ¡°Say, about this underground researchb. Did the Japanese really create this in the present world? Or is this just something that the system made up?¡± Roddy suddenly asked a very strange question. The question caught Chen Xiaolian off guard. He tilted his head and pondered it for a while before shaking his head. ¡°Hard to say. Just take that Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel for example. Japan began the construction of that underground drainage system from 1992. They used up to 15 years toplete that colossal underground project. To create an undergroundb beneath it within those 15 years would not be too hard, right? However, I am not sure about this ck technology [2]. The technological prowess of present day Japan should not be that high, right? If it were, why would they keep kissing America¡¯s ass?¡± ¡°Hahahaha,¡± Roddyughed. ¡°Just take that gic virus for example. If they actually possess this thing, then all they need to do is slip it into a country and turn it upside down. I feel that this should just be a storyline made up by the system. Present day Japan should not be that powerful.¡± ¡°Eh? There is something up in front.¡± Chen Xiaolian focused his attention forward. Garfield had already rushed forward. He abruptly stopped before a door and hissed non-stop, his ws scratching the floors over and over. Yet, he was unwilling to leave. Judging from his appearance, it seemed as though Garfield was nervous. ¡°Garfield?¡± Chen Xiaolian ran over and rubbed Garfield¡¯s head. The injuries on Garfield¡¯s body were rapidly healing up. Under Chen Xiaolian¡¯sforting strokes, Garfield calmed down somewhat. However, Garfield¡¯s head kept darting toward the door, tapping it gently. ¡°What''s behind the door?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head and examined it. The door was a sealed shut. He extended his hand to rap it and was able to sense that it was a very thick door. However, after rapping it a few times, a ¡°bang¡± sound rang through from beyond the door! It was as though there was something locked up inside and it was mming the door! ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Next, the sound came again. Bang! Bang! Bang! The force behind the impact gradually grew stronger and the door was shaken heavily. However, the door was extremely thick and was made of exceptionally durable steel. ¡°Xiaolian, look here!¡± Roddy suddenly called out from behind. There was a room beside them, which resembled a security control room. The door was left open and the people inside had already left, leaving it empty. Within the control room were row after row of disy monitors. The three of them ran inside and observed the monitors for a while. As they were walking inside from the tform, they had seen surveince cameras along the way. However, some of the surveince cameras have been damaged and cracks resembling snowkes could be seen on the monitor. Most of the surveince cameras however, were still intact. ¡°Look here!¡± Roddy pointed at one of the disy monitors. Shown upon the screen of the monitor was the outer side of the metal door from earlier. The surveince camera of this monitor was fixed to capture a view of the door. ¡°Look at the screen on the left!¡± Roddy pointed at the other disy monitor. ¡°This should be the room inside that metal door!¡± The surveince camera was obviously undamaged. However, the room was dark with very faint illumination and appeared vague. Roddy considered for a moment and quickly moved to check the control panel. ¡°For such a high-tech ce, its surveince cameras should have infrared capabilities¡­ hmm. Got it! Here!¡± Roddy found the button to activate the infrared function for the surveince camera. Then, he pressed it¡­ Instantly, the view of the interior of the room beyond the metal door was changed to infrared view. After the three of them saw what was inside, they sucked in a breath of cold air in unison! The room was not big, only around three or five square feet from what they could see. It seemed like a storage room for cleaning equipment. At this moment, the storage room was ying host to a monster! Oval shaped head, a pair of pointy ears and a body silhouette that appeared like some form ofrge animal. It has no hair upon its entire body and has a skin texture that resembled leather. Its four limbs were crawling on the floor. asionally, it would be restless, lifting its head and mming onto the metal door a few times. Then it would furiously sh at the surface of the metal door and the walls with its ws. The three of them were terrified to see that the monster had managed to produce very deep w marks upon the metal door. Even the reinforced concrete walls have been rendered a mess. In some areas, some of the reinforcing steels have been exposed. Clearly, this storage room would not be able to hold the monster for much longer! The monster possessed the appearance of a big cat¡­ however, its body was longer and especially short. It resembled a Dachshund dog that had been erged a few times. Yet, its head was not a dog¡¯s head. Instead, it resembled that of a cat. ¡°There is a button here!¡± Roddy pointed at the control panel. ¡°It could probably open the metal door.¡± Chen Xiaolian only gave it a nce. ¡°Only a mad man would open the door! That thing is even bigger than Garfield,parable to that monster we encountered in the rail car.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly had an idea. ¡°Right, look at the other screens! Since this is the control room, it should be able to see many of the ces inside theb, right?¡± There were over ten disy screens stacked densely on the wall; many of them were still on. Many of the ces within the undergroundb area were monitored and disyed clearly there. As the three of them observed the screens of the disy monitors, Chen Xiaolian discovered that most of the locations of thisb area were empty. The workspace, corridors and storage rooms were in shambles¡­ every ce that the surveince monitors were able to view was empty, devoid of any human figures or moving objects ¨C with the exception of the monster in the storage room from earlier, no other life forms could be seen. ¡°Does that mean that it is safe inside?¡± Nagase Komi suddenly became slightly ted. ¡°It is not that simple,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°This is theb area for cutting-edge technology. Not all the ces inside will be fixed with surveince cameras. There will not be any surveince cameras within theb that conducts research on cutting-edge technology. What authority does the security personnel have to monitor those research? Wouldn¡¯t leaks in information ur that way? Thus, the surveince cameras that we can see here are only set up at some areas. ¡°For those areas of importance, even if they did set up some surveince cameras, it would not be avable for viewing within this normal control room.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true,¡± Roddy nodded his head. ¡°However, we could at least determine which areas are safe and choose the forward direction from the images disyed upon these screens.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered and turned his head to look at Nagase Komi. Then, he looked at Roddy. After pondering for a while longer, he said. ¡°I have an idea.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s idea was very simple. Make full use of this control room! ¡°Presently, it would appear that this control room is monitoring arge part of theb area. Additionally, these areas are connected. In other words, by utilizing this control room and its epassing surveince system, we can designate a safe route of passage. So, I will need one person to stay in this control room and observe the video feeds from the surveince cameras at all times. Then, ry that information to the one going forward. That way, we will be able to reduce the time taken and avoid much of the dangers. If any monsters happen to be moving, the forward party may not notice. However, the one within this control room could immediately notice the monster by observing these disy monitors and then notify the forward party.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s idea was approved by Roddy. ¡°But¡­ who will stay behind?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Nagase Komi before looking at Roddy. Undoubtedly, from the perspective of value, Nagase Komi was the most useless among them. With her low battle strength, leaving her here to monitor the situation would be the appropriate choice. However, there was a problem¡­ both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were unable to trust her! This girl was too cowardly! Once a dangerous situation arose, chances were she would run away by herself! Who would dare entrust their back to apanion they could not trust? ¡°You stay behind to monitor, I will go,¡± Roddy said. ¡°We just need to go find that washroom and get the memory card from within, right? I¡¯ll go!¡± ¡°No!¡± Chen Xiaolian rejected Roddy¡¯s good intention. ¡°It would be best for me to go! The controls here is tooplicated and I might not be able to handle it. With your Mechanical Heart, you can control everything here¡­ most importantly, I have Garfield! Even if I go explore, there is still Garfield backing me up. On the other hand, you cannot control Garfield. Thus, it would be best for me to be the one to go.¡± Chen Xiaolian held Bone Crusher Axe in his hand. ¡°Do not quarrel with me about this! I am the most suited for this! Besides, your task is not simple. Staying here to monitor is the equivalent of being my eyes. The ces that I cannot see will all be up to your control. My safety willrgely depend on you!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Roddy nodded silently. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian led Nagase Komi out while Roddy stayed in the control room, locking the doors to the control room. Nagase Komi was slightly dissatisfied as she showed keen interest to stay behind with Roddy¡­ the control room appeared much safer inparison. However, Chen Xiaolian refused to be soft-hearted at a time like this. Chen Xiaolian may be soft-hearted toward ordinary people. However, Nagase Komi had once been an enemy who had tried to harm him. Although they had taken her in, she had yet to prove herself. Thus, he will never be a boy scout at a time like this. ¡°Your performance so far has been extremelycking!¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°Back in the rail car when the monster was attacking, all you did was hide in fear. When we were fighting it, you trembled in fear! If that is the case, why should I bring you along toplete the quest? If you do not put in any contribution, I have no obligation to help you. If you want me to recognize you, you had better perform wellter on. Do not forget, you had once set up a mine to harm us! I am not foolish enough to forget that!¡± Chen Xiaolian forced Nagase Komi out of the control room. ¡­ ¡°Xiaolian, turn left when you reach the corridor in front of you.¡± ¡°The door to your right can be opened. It is an open-space office. The open-space office has three doors, use the door situated to the far right and you can enter another corridor.¡± Roddy¡¯s steady voice came out from the walkie-talkie. Chen Xiaolian had Garfield moving before him, while Nagase Komi held the rear. Truthfully, the level of safety has increased considerably. With Roddy monitoring the situation from the control room, they could be certain that the nearby areas were all secure. If any dangerous situation arose, Roddy could give them an early warning. Chen Xiaolian followed Roddy¡¯s cues and entered an open-space office. The office wasrge with over twenty work desks in ce, in addition to two cubicles separated for meeting purposes. The room was also empty, not a soul in sight. The table surface and floor were littered with files. However, there was something peculiar about all this¡­ ¡°I am curious about one thing, where have these people run off to?¡± Chen Xiaolian picked up the walkie-talkie while surveying the area. He whispered. ¡°Even if everyone here were infected with the virus and had transformed into monsters¡­ or if they were killed by monsters, there should be traces of blood or corpses, right? But this office is too clean!¡± Many objects were scattered messily across the table whereas some chairs were left overturned on the floor. It was as though an emergency evacuation had been carried out, leaving not a single person behind. Chen Xiaolian moved past a work desk and looked at the items furnishing the desk. Upon the desk was aputer and a few rows of folders. There was also a staff card hanging from the side of theputer. The colour of the staff card was simr to Takeuchi Yoko¡¯s. On the surface of the card was a picture of a chubby, round faced girl with a sunny smile. Chen Xiaolian readily pocketed the staff card. Just as he was about to follow Roddy¡¯s instructions to leave the office from the door, he suddenly heard a banging sound from the cab beside the wall! 1 ¡®Fair and wealthy miss¡¯, raw: ¡®°×¸»ÃÀ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®b¨¢i f¨´ m¨§i¡¯. An inte term that refers to females with milky white skin, beautiful face, great body, excellent disposition and a strong financial base.? 2 ck technology. A term used in the anime ¡®Full Metal Panic¡¯, it refers to technology that far exceeds that of the real world.? Chapter 143 Part 2: Unsafe

Chapter 143 Part 2: Unsafe

GOR Chapter 143 Part 2: Unsafe Chen Xiaolian was shocked! He subconsciously raised the muzzle of his rifle. There was a row of metal cabs ced beside the wall. The earlier sound had originated from one of the cab doors! ¡°Aah!¡± Nagase Komi was the first to scream out and Chen Xiaolian pped her on the head without holding back. ¡°What are you screaming for? Hold on to your gun!¡± Then, he grabbed on to the muzzle of her gun. ¡°Do not point your gun at me! Point it elsewhere! Idiot! When you are not going to fire the gun, point it downward!¡± Chen Xiaolian snapped his fingers and sent Garfield pouncing forward. With a ¡°pa¡±, Garfield¡¯s paw mmed down and the cab door was deformed! Following that, Chen Xiaolian heard a sharp cry. Nagase Komi quickly shouted. ¡°It¡¯s not me!¡± ¡°Garfield,e back!¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately stopped Garfield from making his next move. Chen Xiaolian then moved forward. Gripping the cab door, he tore the door of the cab out. ¡°A a ah!¡± From inside the door, a girl who was huddling herself fell out. She rolled onto the floor and quickly crawled under the table beside them. She held on to her head and shouted loudly. ¡°Don¡¯t kill me, don¡¯t kill me!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the woman who was wearing a uniform. She sported a short hair and was slightly chubby¡­ Chen Xiaolian immediately recognized her. Coincidentally, she was none other than the round faced girl whose staff ID card he had picked up moments ago. However, she has a more mature appearance here whenpared to that of her picture. Clearly, she has also applied some makeup on. ¡°Stop shouting!¡± Chen Xiaolian went over, pulled her up and covered her mouth. ¡°Stop shouting!¡± The round faced girl looked at Chen Xiaolian in fear and wide opened eyes. When she saw that he was wearing tactical vests and clothing, she appeared somewhat relieved. Chen Xiaolian released his grip on her and she asked gingerly. ¡°You¡­ are you a cop?¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at his own attire ¨C standard equipment of the Special Assault Team and nodded. ¡°Yes, who are you?¡± ¡°I¡­ I am Mai Sumoku. I work here,¡± Mai Sumoku gripped onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. ¡°I beg you, I beg you, please send me out of here! Save me!¡± ¡°Calm down!¡± Chen Xiaolian extricated his hand from her hold and quickly continued. ¡°Calm down! Now, answer my questions!¡± ¡°¡­yes!¡± ¡°Your name is Mai Sumoku. Do you work here?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°What happened here?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t¡­ I don¡¯t know¡­¡± Mai Sumoku broke out in tears. ¡°We received a broadcast for an emergency evacuation. I¡­ I was in the washroom at the time of the broadcast. By the time I got out, everyone had left. I¡­ I heard strange noises and miserable screams and got terrified. So¡­ so, I just went and hide.¡± Mai Sumoku¡¯s cries gradually grew louder. ¡°Someone was killed! I heard our manager¡¯s scream! He was killed!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. He watched as the girl teetered on the brink of losing her mind and quickly delivered a p onto her face. Mai Sumoku¡¯s face swelled from the p and she staggered. However, it did manage to calm her down. ¡°Sorry, I just wanted you to calm down,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked her in the eye. ¡°Do not be afraid! I am here now! See? I have weapons!¡± Mai Sumoku caught sight of Garfield who was crouching beside Chen Xiaolian and she panicked again. ¡°That¡­ what is that thing?¡± ¡°This is¡­ this is a new military dog developed by the military department,¡± Chen Xiaolian lied to her with a straight face. ¡°Enough, do not ask me about these details! Right now, I will be the one to ask questions while you answer. Understood? After you reply, I will take you out of this ce!¡± ¡°¡­ yes, yes!¡± ¡°Back then, you said that everyone here received an evacuation broadcast? But you were in the washroom? And the others have already left?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ maybe they have left. Maybe some people were left behind. By the time I came out, the others have already left. Before I could get to the door of the office, I heard miserable screamsing from the outside. That was the voice of our manager. ¡°Then, I saw¡­¡± ¡°What did you see?¡± ¡°I saw that he had died! He died! His body was torn into two! So many, so many blood!¡± Mai Sumoku sobbed. ¡°I became too scared. So, I climbed into the cab and hid myself there.¡± ¡°Then?¡± ¡°Then¡­ I¡­ I might have fainted for a moment. However, I do not know when¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°All right. Now, let me ask you¡­ do you know where the location of the washroom?¡± ¡°Washroom?¡± Mai Sumoku was dumbfounded. ¡°You mean¡­ the washroom?¡± ¡°That is right! The washroom! Where is the washroom?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly replied. ¡°Don¡¯t ask so much! Just answer my questions!¡± ¡°Just there¡­¡± Mai Sumoku¡¯s face revealed confusion as she pointed at the door to the left of the office. ¡°Just turn right after you exit the door, and then keep moving forward. When you reach an intersection, you will see the washroom.¡± ¡°All right!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Nagase Komi!¡± ¡°Eh? Yes!¡± Nagase Komi quickly stepped forward. ¡°Stay here and watch over her! Apany her and wait for me to return!¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Nagase Komi stared with widened eyes before quavering. ¡°I¡­ I¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at her. ¡°I will be back soon. If there is any danger, just open fire! Understood? Once I hear the sound of gunshot, I will hurry back!¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Nagase Komi wanted to say something but Chen Xiaolian ignored it. He pulled Nagase Komi and ced her beside Mai Sumoku before moving quickly toward the office door. ¡°The¡­ manager died in there!¡± Mai Sumoku shouted out from the back. ¡­ ¡°Roddy!¡± ¡°I hear you,¡± Roddy¡¯s voice replied through the walkie-talkie. The left corridor outside the office is secure! Nothing suspicious there. Eh? The corridor seems very clean. There are neither corpses nor bloodstains.¡± Chen Xiaolian pushed the door of the office and stepped out. After examining both sides of the corridors, he found that it was indeed very clean. However, when he reached the intersection, he found that the floor was slippery. He lowered his head before knitting his eyebrows. There were indeed no bloodstains on the floor. However, a transparentyer of viscous liquid covered the floor. No, it would be more urate to say that the viscous liquid had turned solid. The floor appeared to be coated with a thinyer of wax. Due to its transparent nature, the surveince monitors were unable to make it out. ¡°What is this thing?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly crouched down and extended his hand to pinch it. It was both hard and brittle. One pinch was enough to cause it to break apart. Chen Xiaolian rubbed it with his hands and found that it shared the same texture as wax. However, it exuded an indescribably pungent and fishy stench. Chen Xiaolian stooped forward as he continued moving. After he reached the intersection of the corridor, Garfield who was following behind Chen Xiaolian began exhibiting signs of restlessness. Garfield released sounds of ¡°wu wu¡± as he faced the door to the washroom. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound. He gestured with his fingers and Garfield charged inside, mming open the washroom door as he did so. Chen Xiaolian followed from behind. However, he did not hear any sounds of fighting from Garfield. The moment he stepped through the washroom door, Chen Xiaolian was left bbergasted by what he saw! ¡°This, this is? What the Hell is this?¡± The rifle and axe in his hands fell down the floor as he gaped at what he saw within the washroom! ¡­ Mai Sumoku. Raw: ¡®ÂéÒÂѬ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®m¨¢ y¨© x¨±n¡¯. Chapter 144 Part 1: Terrifying Wax Figures

Chapter 144 Part 1: Terrifying Wax Figures

GOR Chapter 144 Part 1: Terrifying Wax Figures The washroom was supposed to upy a veryrge area. However, after entering the washroom, Chen Xiaolian felt as though he had just stepped into a nightmare! ¡­ Within the room, its floor, walls and even the ceiling¡­ all of it was densely stacked full with¡­ Corpses! That was right, corpses! The corpses were varied. There were those staff members wearing work clothes, researchers wearingb coats, security personnel wearing security uniform as well as cleaning staff¡­ A cursory nce told him that there were at least twenty corpses stored inside the washroom! But, that scene was not the most horrifying part. The most horrifying part was¡­ There were no bloodstains at all on the floor! All the various corpses stored within the washroom were covered in a thickyer of transparent¡­ wax shell? Yes, the corpses appeared to have been bound by a thickyer of transparent wax! It was as though something had wrapped up these corpses with wax. Then, after the corpses were carefully preserved, it was all¡­ stored here! Looking around, Chen Xiaolian saw that in the corner of the washroom, a corpse was hanging down from the ceiling. Theyer of wax shell wrapping the corpse had yet to fully harden and viscous liquid dripped down the ground. The other end of the corpse was glued to the ceiling with the viscous liquid! The corpse that was hung using the viscous liquid swayed. However, the viscous liquid holding the corpse remained firm and the corpse did not fall. All the corpses showed different states of death. Some had their bodies torn to pieces, some had their heads torn off, and some were missing half their body¡­ Due to the thickyer of viscous liquid and wax shell covering the corpses, the room was almost devoid of the scent of blood. That was extremely peculiar! The smell of the wax present in the room was extremely fishy and the scent of blood could not be sensed at all. However, the pungent smell of the wax nearly caused Chen Xiaolian to run out the door. Chen Xiaolian covered his nose and mouth tightly. However, he was unable to stop the strong fishy wax smell from assailing his nose. ¡°Bloody Hell!¡± Chen Xiaolian continued covering his nose. ¡°The smell here is simply the stuff of nightmares! Roddy!¡± ¡°What did you see? I cannot see anything here!¡± Roddy smiled bitterly. ¡°There are no surveince cameras in the washroom. What is inside?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°It is best if you don¡¯t see it! This stuff will cause people to suffer from nightmares for a whole month.¡± Chen Xiaolian moved to the closest wax shell and rapped it gently with his hand. It was both hard and brittle. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart suddenly gave a pound as he abruptly thought of something! ¡°Lair!¡± He suddenly raised his head and carefully examined the arrangements within the washroom. Lair! That is right, this must be air! The nature of animals propels them to createirs! This ce is the washroom. What does the washroom have in abundance? There are plenty of water here, making this ce extremely moist! For the monster to reserve so many corpses here ¨C clearly, these corpses are not for it to finish eating in one go. Instead¡­ Reserve food? Or are those corpses meant to serve any other purpose? ¡°Xiaolian, stop wasting time. Just hurry up and find the memory card!¡± Roddy¡¯s voice from the walkie-talkie reminded Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian stopped thinking about it and quickly ran into each of the washroom¡¯s cubicles. All of them had been smashed and corpses covered with wax shells filled the cubicles. Chen Xiaolian found the item that Takeuchi Yoko hid in the toilet tank of the innermost cubicle. It was a small, sealed metal box, roughly the size of a cigarette box. It was sealed to ensure that the box would be waterproof. After taking it out, Chen Xiaolian opened it and examined its contents. As expected, there was a memory card stored inside. ¡°Roddy, I got it!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly spoke into the walkie-talkie. ¡°We need a card reader! Do you have one there?¡± ¡°I do!¡± Roddy answered in an ted tone of voice. ¡°There is a card reader in the control room. I will remove it and take it with me.¡± ¡°All right. Now, we will move back to the control room. You are responsible for giving directions,¡± Chen Xiaolian said hastily. ¡°Then, we will meet up in the control room.¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Roddy¡¯s sound from the walkie-talkie was suddenly raised. ¡°Something is not right! Xiaolian!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Zzzt¡­ zzzt¡­ corridor¡­ zzzt¡­ zzzt¡­ camera¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Zzzt, zzzt¡­ camera¡­ toward¡­ zzzt¡­ moving! Zzzt zzzt¡­¡± Damn it! Chen Xiaolian cursed out. He hung the walkie-talkie on his shoulder, retrieved Bone Crusher Axe and rushed out from the washroom. Garfield followed right beside him. When they reached the corridor, Chen Xiaolian inspected both left and right. From the far end of the corridor, a few light bulbs burst out. Clearly, those bulbs were destroyed due to shorting circuits. ¡°Let¡¯s go, Garfield!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and led Garfield with him as he ran back toward the office. ¡­ ¡°Damn it!¡± Roddy struck the control panel with his fist and shook the walkie-talkie within his hand vigorously a few times. However, its signal appeared to be suffering from an unknown interference of sorts. All it did was issue out buzzing sounds and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sound could not be heard at all. ¡°Damn it! What is going on here?¡± Roddy stared at the disy monitors. He watched as Chen Xiaolian ran out of the washroom and head toward the office through the corridor. At the same time, from another direction¡­ Upon the wall of disy monitors within the control room, one after another, the disy monitors were showing snowke like images! It was as though the surveince cameras were being broken, thus causing the screen of the disy monitors to disy a snowke like image before cking out. Furthermore, ording to the way the snowke images upon the monitors were spreading, the problem appeared to be following a certain direction. Wherever that problem moved toward, the surveince cameras of the area would be broken! Watching the screen of the disy monitors cking out one after another¡­ Roddy could see that the problem was heading toward the area where Chen Xiaolian was at! ¡°What the Hell is that thing?¡± Roddy quickly controlled the surveince cameras fixed upon the surrounding areas to investigate the matter. Then, he was finally able to discover something through another surveince camera. Something akin to a ck shadow shed through rapidly, causing the disy monitor to issue out a buzzing sound before the snowke like image appeared on the screen. ¡°??¡± Roddy stared with widened eyes. Clenching his teeth, he picked up the walkie-talkie and tried to get through to Chen Xiaolian but found that it was not working. He then pped down on the table, picked up the rifle that was ced on the table and pulled out a military knife. He turned around and rushed out from the control room. ¡­ ¡°You¡¯re back!¡± Nagase Komi gave a sigh of relief when she saw Chen Xiaolian return. Chen Xiaolian did not have the time to reply her as he asked Mai Sumoku. ¡°Do you know where the master control room is?¡± ¡°¡­ I know,¡± Mai Sumoku answered in the same cautious manner. ¡°But¡­ but, I cannot enter that ce. I do not have the clearance.¡± ¡°Do not worry about that! Take us there!¡± ¡°No! We should leave this ce immediately!¡± Mai Sumoku cried. ¡°I want to go home! I want to leave! Aren¡¯t you a police officer? You should be taking be away from this ce! Aaaaaah!¡± The girl then screamed out. Suddenly, a snapping sound was heard! A resounding p fell onto Mai Sumoku¡¯s face. The one to deliver the p was Nagase Komi. This female Awakened raised her hand and delivered another backhand p onto Mai Sumoku¡¯s face. The p left several red fingerprints on Mai Sumoku¡¯s face. ¡°Shut up! Do not cry anymore! You are not allowed to cry!¡± Nagase Komi appeared to be even more agitatedpared to Mai Sumoku and she ruthlessly spat out. ¡°Just follow his orders! If you want to leave, then you can leave alone! Just pray that you do not get eaten by monsters!¡± ¡°¡­ wu wu wu¡­¡± Mai Sumoku clutched her face as she continued sobbing. Chen Xiaolian nced at Nagase Komi and saw that she was looking at him with an ingratiating expression. Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows but nodded his head. ¡°Guild Leader, what do we do now?¡± Nagase Komi asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We¡¯ll head to the master control room,¡± Chen Xiaolian pouted. ¡°Let her head the way. You protect her while I take guard.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Nagase Komi forced herself to be courageous and pulled Mai Sumoku up. She then pushed Mai Sumoku forward. ¡°If you do not want to die, then bring us there! Afterpleting our task, we will bring you out! Crying here is only a waste of your time. Hurry up!¡± The three of them marched out of the office. Although Mai Sumoku was still afraid, Nagase Komi¡¯s coercion managed to force her forward as she led them toward the master control room, her body trembling along the way. They left the office and reached the corridor. Mai Sumoku was responsible for leading the way and they made two turns along the way ¨C the construction of this ce was actually quite standard. Several corridors were intersected, resembling the character ¡®¾®¡¯. By doing so, this ce was split into several different areas. It was not really that difficult to find. After they reached an intersection, Mai Sumoku said. ¡°After turning right, go straight ahead. There will be a set of stairs after that, followed by a security door. I do not have the clearance to enter. Only senior staff members have the clearance to enter that area.¡± Senior staff member? Chen Xiaolian thought about it and abruptly retrieved a piece of staff ID card from his pocket. It was the one he had picked up earlier. ¡°This one?¡± ¡°Yes! That is the one!¡± Seeing the card, Mai Sumoku was momentarily stunned. She then quickly nodded her head. ¡°Hurry up and go!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart felt agitated as he felt a faint sense of unease. Moving along the corridor, they reached the security door that Mai Sumoku mentioned. The security door was a very thick and durable metal fence-type door. Beside it was a card reader device. ¡°This door was created using a special alloy. Not even cutting machines would be able to cut it open,¡± Mai Sumoku then pointed at the card reader device. ¡°You can only enter by swiping the card there.¡± Chen Xiaolian produced the card and was about to move over to swipe it through the reader when he suddenly heard ¡°pa pa¡± soundsing over clearly through the back corridor. Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned around! He stared at the corridor and observed for a moment. With the exception of some lights flickering due to the shorted circuits, there was nothing unusual in the corridor. Chen Xiaolian frowned and turned his head back only to hear another two ¡°pa pa¡± sounds! This time, the sound was more distinct. Chen Xiaolian immediately snapped his head back, raised his MP5 submachine gun and aimed it at the corridor. He shouted. ¡°Who? Roddy, is that you?¡± No response. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Garfield who was restlessly pawing about before him. ¡°Did you sense anything?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned as he patted Garfield¡¯s head. Garfield twitched his nose. Ah well, he is a cat, not a dog. Chen Xiaolian was about to turn around when he suddenly smelled something peculiar That smell was¡­ A pungent fishy stench! Chapter 144 Part 2: Terrifying Wax Figures

Chapter 144 Part 2: Terrifying Wax Figures

GOR Chapter 144 Part 2: Terrifying Wax Figures Chen Xiaolian was all too familiar with that smell! This smell was the pungent waxy smell that he had to endure from back inside the washroom! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound and he tossed aside any attempts to further consider the matter. He simply turned around, took one step back and fired out with his rifle. Tat tat tat! He did not hesitate to fire out a barrage of bullets. The bullets swept across the floor and walls of the corridor, leaving a series of bullet holes. ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Nagase Komi was shocked and she raised her gun as she shivered. ¡°What is going on?¡± ¡°Up on top!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly furrowed his eyebrows and shouted. ¡°The ceiling! The venttion ducts! Fire at them!¡± The MP5 submachine gun in his hand sprayed out a hail of bullets, sweeping the venttion duct on the ceiling some distance away! An air-conditioning vent was sted to the point of falling apart. It was then that the air-conditioning vent copsed down! From the exposed venttion duct, a ck coloured shadow emerged! ¡­ That thing appeared like a¡­ Like a giant frog? No, the surface of its body was bumpy; it would be more urate to say that it resembled a giant toad! The bullets from the MP5 sped toward it, striking the giant toad¡¯s body. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s disappointment, all the bullets bounced off it! The toad¡¯s body seemed extremely soft and greasy. It was as though a thickyer of viscous liquid was covering it. Like rubber, it bounced off all the bullets striking it, letting the bullets hit its surroundings. ¡°Son of a bitch!¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered the rifle and shouted. ¡°Garfield!¡± Garfield let out a howl and charged forward. As he was soaring through the air, his body split into three Garfield doppelgangers. The three Garfield doppelgangers charged onto the toad, activating the Tiger Rush skill. The front most Garfield doppelganger¡¯s attack sent the toad flying and it mmed heavily against the wall! At that moment, something strange happened. Like an intable balloon, the toad bounced off the wall after being mmed against the wall! It bounced onto the ceiling and its viscous liquid allowed it to stick to the ceiling! Garfield opened his mouth and let loose a roar. Cat¡¯s Roar skill! A transparent mass of air shot over. Unfortunately, the toad was extremely clever. It dropped down the ceiling and onto the floor, like a balloon. Then, it rolled to the back. Cat¡¯s Roar did not hit it! Two Garfield doppelgangers pounced on the giant toad from both left and right. Their four paws attempted to press down the toad. However, the surface of the toad¡¯s body was covered with too much of the viscous liquid. Who knew what that viscous liquid was, but Garfield¡¯s paws slid across it while the toad remained unharmed. The toad quickly snuck away from the doppelgangers before turning around, opening its mouth. ¡°Gu!¡± A clump of viscous liquid shot out from the toad¡¯s mouth and fell onto the bodies of the two Garfield doppelgangers. The two Garfield doppelgangers were rapidly caught by the huge clump of viscous liquid. They struggled desperately to break free. However, the more they struggled, the more chaotic it became and the tighter they found themselves caught within it. As the giant toad was about to spit out more of its viscous liquid, Garfield¡¯s third doppelganger leapt forward. His front paw swiped out in a blow that carried its full might! But the toad was simply smacked away like a rubber ball. After bouncing around the corridor for a while, it shook its body and got up again. The thickyer of viscous liquid on its body was acting as a thickyer of defence and cushion. All attacks against it had their forces dispersed by thatyer. ¡°What the son of a bitch monster is this?¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°Garfield, hold that thing!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly turned around and swiped the card across the card reader device. After several beeping sounds, the thick metal fence door slowly rose up. ¡°Go go go! Hurry up and go!¡± Chen Xiaolian tossed the two girls inside before charging in himself! Then, he swiped the card across the card reader device located beside the door. Following two beeping sounds, the metal fence door fell down heavily! At the same time, the third Garfield doppelganger had been trapped by the viscous liquid as well. His entire body was covered with the jelly like substance. No matter how hard he tried to break free, he could not seed. Chen Xiaolian saw that all three of Garfield¡¯s doppelgangers were now trapped by the viscous liquid. Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°Come back, Garfield!¡± Following a beam of light, the three Garfield doppelgangers disappeared, together with the clump of viscous liquid entangling them. Chen Xiaolian has summoned them back into the system. The giant toad rushed over and its body mmed onto the metal fence with a bang! The metal fence that was as thick as an arm was indeed durable. Living up to its name of a form of alloy, the door did not even shake from the impact! Chen Xiaolian quickly pulled the two girls back and they quickly retreated. Mai Sumoku was scared senseless and could only scream out continuously. Nagase Komi could not even scream out as Chen Xiaolian pushed her two to three meters to the back. Chen Xiaolian turned around to face the giant toad. The metal fence door separated them both. Chen Xiaolian could clearly sense that the toad¡¯s eyes were staring at him. Within those eyes, there was a faint feeling of coldness. Ka ka. Chen Xiaolian raised the MP5 submachine gun and fired out two bursts. The bullets struck the toad¡¯s body and were bounced off. ¡°Hmph!¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded the toad. ¡°It turned out to be a toad!¡± Looking at the toad before him, Chen Xiaolian felt relieved. It appeared that the monster was unable to break through the security door. Apparently, the security door of this ce was extremely durable. However, right when Chen Xiaolian was feeling relieved¡­ in the very next moment, he froze up! The giant toad charged forward, stering its huge body onto the metal door! Next, its mouth began to discharge its viscous liquid continuously. Its body was just like an untied balloon as it shrank at an extremely rapid pace! The gap on the fence door was only 10 cm in width. This monster¡¯s body, however was rapidly bing tter and tter¡­ additionally, theyer of viscous liquid on its body also acted as a form of lubricant¡­ Bit by bit, it was able to push in a small part of its body through the gap in the fence! ¡°Oh, Hell! Hurry up and run!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face distorted and he turned around, grabbing Nagase Komi and Mai Sumoku as he attempted to run. Just as he was about to extend his hand to grab Mai Sumoku, the toad suddenly opened its mouth and a crimson tongue shot out like lightning! Like a red coloured lightning, the tongue travelled nearly three meters and wrapped around the shoulders of Mai Sumoku, who was kneeling and crying sharply on the floor. Then, the tongue rapidly rolled back! The girl¡¯s sizeable body was pulled toward the toad by the tongue! Before Chen Xiaolian could pull her back, the tongue had already pulled Mai Sumoku until she was before the toad. The toad retracted its tongue and blood flowed from Mai Sumoku¡¯s body. The toad did not give Chen Xiaolian any chance to save Mai Sumoku and bit down onto her shoulder! When the toad opened its mouth, Chen Xiaolian noticed that it has the same circle of sharp, serrated teeth that the giant insect from back then had. Following a ¡°kacha¡± sound, the Japanese girl¡¯s miserable shrieks were cut off! Part of her body, the left side of her shoulder was bitten off by the toad! Blood sprayed out and the internal organs from her chest fell out. The toad quickly spat out a huge amount of viscous liquid to cover the girl¡¯s corpse¡­ Chen Xiaolian cursed out loudly. Without showing any hesitation, he turned around, pulled Nagase Komi and ran! The damned toad was too much of a freak! It was mainly due to its miraculousyer of viscous liquid. Its defensive powers were too overwhelming. Theyer of viscous liquid cushioned off even Garfield¡¯s [A-] strength and he was unable to harm the monster. In contrast, the toad did not reveal much of its attacks. Chen Xiaolian has no intention of toughing it out with the monster. He pulled Nagase Komi and ran madly to the interior. The area after the security door was clearly one grade higher. Before them was a spiral shaped staircase leading upward. They were able to see a huge room made of a material that resembled transparent ss. The room surrounded by the transparent ss was filled with various instruments and control panels. It was the master control room. This ce was obviously the central hub of this ce. Moreover, the control room was located high above, giving it a great view from above. Chen Xiaolian pulled Nagase Komi up the stairs and nced back to see that the toad had just ¡®squeezed¡¯ itself inside through the gap in the fence door. ¡°Stop looking! Hurry up and move!¡± Chen Xiaolian pped Nagase Komi on her head. The door to the control room was opened. It was unknown if the people had left the door opened during the evacuation or if it was due to something else. The two of them rushed into the control room and Chen Xiaolian quickly sent his hand out to shut the door. He then rapped the ss wall and found that it was very thick. ¡°For a ce like this, this ss should at least be bulletproof, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian aimed his MP5 submachine gun at the ss and fired. As expected, it only left minor white coloured marks. ¡°Hopefully, this ss wall can help us block it for a moment.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked around and saw that there were two doors within this control room, one left and one right. He felt a little at ease. He quickly ran toward the control panel but the controls were tooplex. Despite studying it for a long period of time, he was unable to find any clues about what he needed to do. He could not help but feel frustrated. Picking up the walkie-talkie to call Roddy, all he got was the ¡°zzzt zzzt¡± sounds. Self-destruct device¡­ self-destruct device¡­ Chen Xiaolian checked the control panel in frustration. In most movies, don¡¯t these self-destruct devices usually have a big eye-catching, red coloured button? After you press it, a huge screen should appear, clearly putting the countdown on disy ¨C shouldn¡¯t that be the case for most movies? Chen Xiaolian was unable to do anything as he looked at the high number of buttons arranged densely on the control panel. Then, he heard several banging sounds! Turning his head around to look, he saw that the giant toad had already jumped its way up the stairs and was throwing itself onto the transparent ss door! Pa! Pa! Pa! This time, the ss door was a fully sealed door with no gaps for the toad to slip through. The toad¡¯s body suddenly swelled up like a balloon. Then¡­ Bang! Bang! The toad mmed onto the ss door and ss wall, again and again! Under the toad¡¯s constant attacks, the reinforced bulletproof ss gave out ¡°weng weng¡± sounds. ¡°Guild Leader! It¡­ will it get inside?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry!¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke out some words offort while he secretly gave a bitter smile: How would I know¡­ He casually pressed some buttons on the control panel¡¯s keyboard, but there was no response. Just then, a loud boom rang out from the outside! Numerous cracks had appeared upon the ss door! Subsequently, part of it copsed down! Seeing that there was a way through, the giant toad hastily tried to push its body through! ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian was infuriated. He quickly snatched up a chair and charged forward, mming brutally onto the part of the toad¡¯s body that was squeezing itself inside. After smashing it a few times, the toad¡¯s body was ttened and it slowly shrank back. ¡°Move move move! Move out of the door!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and said. At that moment, a sound suddenly came from the outside. ¡°Xiaolian! Where are you? Xiaolian!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked through the ss wall and saw Roddy below the stairs. He was carrying his sniper rifle as he stood outside the security fence door! ¡­ Chapter 145: Research and Development Centre

Chapter 145: Research and Development Centre

GOR Chapter 145: Research and Development Centre ¡°Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian waved frantically. Roddy caught sight of Chen Xiaolian who was standing inside the control room through the ss wall. Roddy was about to say something when he noticed the giant toad that was in the midst of shrinking back out from the door. The toad turned around and regarded Roddy with a pair of cold eyes. ¡°Holy shit! What the Hell is that thing?¡± Roddy was shocked by the sight and he raised his sniper rifle, quickly pulling its safety lever. ¡°Roddy! Hurry up and retreat!¡± Chen Xiaolian ran out through the other door of the control room and leaned over the rail. Next, he flipped and jumped down. Nagase Komi followed him and ran out of the room. A loud booming sound rang out and the ss door blocking the toad was shattered. The toad rushed inside the room. Nagase Komi quickly mmed the other door shut and the iing toad mmed headfirst onto the door. However, it was bounced backward. ¡°Guild Leader!¡± Nagase Komi then jumped down the rails. ¡°What do we do now?¡± ¡°Roddy! Card reader!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted toward Roddy. Roddy immediately understood what he meant. He pressed his hand onto the card reader device for the security fence door and activated his Mechanical Heart skill. The door was slowly raised and Roddy ran inside. Chen Xiaolian ran toward him from the other side. ¡°What the Hell is that thing on top?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that first! Memory card!¡± Chen Xiaolian shoved the memory card toward Roddy. ¡°It is inside the control room,¡± Roddy looked at the toad that was mming onto the ss door. ¡°I¡¯ll think of something to lure it away. Then, you enter the control room,¡± Chen Xiaolian whispered. ¡°I cannot operate any of the things inside. I¡¯m counting on you for that!¡± ¡°¡­ you be careful,¡± Roddy nodded his head. Chen Xiaolian nced at Nagase Komi. ¡°Do not follow me. Your running speed is too slow. Follow Roddy!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Nagase Komi gasped. Chen Xiaolian turned around and ran up the stairs on the side again. After ascending the steps, he continued until he reached the broken ss door area. Then, he picked up a chair and threw it onto the giant toad! With a bang, the chair fell onto the toad¡¯s body before bouncing off. ¡°Come get me, bastard!¡± Chen Xiaolian roared. Then, he turned tail and ran. Behind him, the toad jumped and was soon out of the room. It chased after Chen Xiaolian through the stairs, rolling down like a rubber ball. Roddy pulled Nagase Komi and they hid themselves by the side. Chen Xiaolian ran as fast as he could from the toad, picking up whatever chair he couldy his hands on from the surroundings and tossing them onto the toad that was chasing him. This action of his incited the monster. ¡°We¡¯ll head up!¡± Roddy brought Nagase Komi around to the other side and ascended the steps to enter the control room. From their high vantage point, they could view what was happening in the hall below. From there, they saw Chen Xiaolian luring the toad further and further away. Roddy suppressed the anxiousness within his heart and proceeded to work on operating the control panel. ¡­ After leading the toad back and forth through the hall, Chen Xiaolian ran back out of the security fence door and continued to lead the toad as he ran frantically. As for the toad, it was in hot pursuit, chasing after Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian ran through and out of the earlier office room and back into the corridor. He saw that the monitoring control room was just before him. He then nced to the side of the corridor where the storage room was located. Suddenly, he had an idea. He quickly ran toward the door of the storage room and deliberately rapped down heavily onto the metal door. As expected, a deafening sound resonated across from inside the room as the door was mmed from the inside, creating a huge ruckus. Chen Xiaolian purposely leaned near the door and looked back at the toad. After the toad had moved closer, Chen Xiaolian sneered and gestured toward the toad with a hooking finger gesture. ¡°Come! I found you a sparring partner!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian produced the staff ID card and swiped it across the card reader device on the storage room¡¯s door. After several beeping sounds, the lock to the metal door popped open! Without any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian immediately retreated. Quickly moving beneath an air-conditioning vent, he jumped up, caught and ripped apart the lid of the air-conditioning vent before pulling himself inside. At the same time, he heard a maddening howl erupt from below. The monster that was encaged within the storage room burst out wildly! Its long bodyy upon the floor and its mouth kept releasing threatening growls. Bursting out from the storage room, this monster mmed head first into the wall on the other side of the corridor. With a bang, a concave appeared on the wall. However, the monster was very resilient and it quickly crawled up. It turned around and saw the giant toad crouching upon the other side of the corridor. The two monsters made eye contact! The toad felt danger and quickly inted its body as fast as it could, like an intable balloon. At the same time, its mouth uttered out a sharp sound. This sound resembled the bellow issued by a cow. The other monster immediately reared up its body. Both its paws were ced on the floor and even its tail was raised. After issuing a howl, the monster charged toward the giant toad! The two monsters became entangled with each other, and their immense strength pushed them to m into a room beside the corridor. Banging sounds soon followed and continued without respite. Howling sounds also reverberated continuously from inside the room. Chen Xiaolian crawled through the venttion ducts as best he can. As he did so, he heard the roars getting louder and louder. Gradually, the sound grew distant. Clearly, the two monsters were fighting and chasing each other while moving farther away. Chen Xiaolian made an estimate regarding his current bearing and crawled through the venttion duct for a while longer before jumping out from another air-conditioning vent. Checking his surroundings, he found that he had arrived back inside the office where he found Mai Sumoku. Chen Xiaolian bolted quickly toward the security fence door. Rushing in through the security door, he quickly shut it down again. ¡°Phew!¡± He released a sigh of relief. ¡°That should buy us some time.¡± No matter which of those two monsters ended up winning, their fight should be able to give them some time ¨C however, Chen Xiaolian judged that the giant toad has a higher chance of winning. The monster that was encaged inside the storage room has a very fearsome appearance. However, it was clear that it was a monster of the strength type. It was probably about the same as the monster Chen Xiaolian had encountered back in the rail car. Against the giant toad that was impervious to bullets and swords, the monster from the storage room would likely suffer defeat. Chen Xiaolian ran up the stairs and re-entered the master control room. As he was entering, he heard Roddy shout out. ¡°It is done!¡± Roddy turned around to see Chen Xiaolian running inside. ¡°How are you?¡± ¡°I am fine,¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled deeply. ¡°How did it go?¡± ¡°Done!¡± Roddy pointed at the control panel. ¡°The self-destruct device has been activated! This process is irreversible and the countdown has begun. We now have sixty minutes before the self-destruct device goes¡­ bang!¡± Nagase Komi stared with bulging eyes. ¡°Then¡­ how do we get out?¡± ¡°There is a way. This ce has an emergency evacuation passageway,¡± Roddy smiled. ¡°Watch, the schematics is disyed on the disy screen.¡± Sure enough, a t schematic diagram of the area appeared on the screen located in the middle of the control room. Upon the diagram were a green dot of evacuation and an arrow pointing forward. ¡°All right, our task isplete. Let¡¯s leave this ce at once!¡± The evacuation area designated by the green dot was not hard to get to. After moving out from the master control room, they found the emergency evacuation door on the other side of the hall. Because the self-destruct sequence had been turned on, the emergency evacuation door has also automatically opened up. The three of them ran into the evacuation door. They descended a flight of stairs through roughly five to six levels and found themselves facing an area that resembled a station. There were six circr tunnels here, each of them were big enough for iron rails. ¡°It¡¯s here! Look, there are shuttle rail cars on the rails. We can use the rail cars to leave this ce!¡± Roddy pointed to the front. Half of the outlets leading into the circr tunnels were empty while the other three has a metal rail car resting on its rails. As the three of them ran inside the station, Roddy jumped first into the nearest rail car. After jumping inside however, his face sank. ¡°This is not right! This rail car is damaged!¡± ¡°Damaged?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. The three of them quickly moved to check the rail car. The rail car was indeed damaged. There were traces of explosions and charred parts on the chassis area of the rail car. Many of its metal parts have broken down and its devices were filled with debris! ¡°Damn it! Check the other two!¡± Chen Xiaolian and Roddy separated and ran over to check. However, they were met with disappointment! The other two rail cars were also damaged. One of the rail cars had its rear part blown to pieces. ¡°Damn it!¡± Roddy mmed his fist against the wall. If it was just an ordinary malfunction, his Mechanical Heart skill would still be able to make the rail car operate. However¡­ the running gears have been damaged, leaving Roddy incapable of doing anything. His skill was Mechanical Heart, not Mechanical God¡­ ¡°What do we do now, Guild Leader?¡± Nagase Komi¡¯s voice was tearing. Chen Xiaolian nced at the rail cars for a moment. He had no intention of climbing out through the tunnel on foot. This tunnel was heading upward. Back then, it took them nearly an hour to reach this ce. Although their bodies have been enhanced, there was no way for them to run upward at a speed of several hundred km per hour [1] ¡°We¡¯ll head back!¡± Chen Xiaolian replied grimly. ¡°Find another way out. This ce could not possibly have just one emergency point!¡± As they have no other options, the three of them ran back toward the emergency evacuation door and into the hall. Right after they ran back in, they heard a loud rumbling sound. The security fence door had crashed down! Chen Xiaolian turned his head to check it out and saw a terrifying image! The giant toad¡¯s body has expanded until it was double in sizepared to its earlier state. Its huge body allowed it to finally m down the security fence door! For some unknown reason, the toad¡¯s strength has increased significantly. Raising its head, the toad opened its mouth and issued out a furious roar before moving slowly toward them. ¡°Open fire!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s MP5 fired out bursts of bullets. The three of them opened fire as they quickly retreated! The sniper rifle in Roddy¡¯s hands also fired out. The sniper bullet flew out, striking the toad¡¯s body only to be bounced off as well. The toad pummelled its way through, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Everything within the hall, the tables and chairs were ttened by it. ¡°Hurry! Use the left passageway!¡± Roddy yelled out. Back then, he had memorized the entire schematic diagram and he now took the lead. Chen Xiaolian finished the entire magazine on his MP5. Then, he threw it forward before turning tail and running away. The left passageway led toward a flight of stairs. They descended it and found an elevator. The three of them had no time to worry about the details. They simply swiped the staff ID card to open the elevator and rushed inside. As the doors to the elevator was closing¡­ Bang! Bang! The toad mmed forward from the outside with an immense amount of strength, causing the entire elevator shaft to shake! Fortunately, the elevator was still able to slowly descend. They reached the bottom. However, before the elevator could fully stop, a loud crash came from over their heads! It was as though something had descended from the skies, pounding directly onto the roof of the elevator! The top part of the elevator bent inward, forming a concave! The ceiling of the elevator was broken and the resulting gaps exposed the toad¡¯s body. Chen Xiaolian kicked Nagase Komi out of the elevator and pulled Roddy as they charged out of the elevator. ¡°Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. Roddy understood Chen Xiaolian¡¯s intention. He turned around and pressed onto the elevator¡¯s control panel. Roddy activated his skill and the doors of the elevator closed up instantly! Next, the buttons on the control panel released sparks of fire, indicating that the elevator doors have been sealed shut. ¡°Hurry! The elevator doors won¡¯t hold it for long!¡± Although the elevator was made from materials with special qualities, Chen Xiaolian did not ce too much expectations on it. Running out from the elevator, they found a quiet corridor. Furthermore, there were several metal security doors barring their path, all of them of the fence type. With Roddy¡¯s skill, all of them were opened and closed after they entered. After the three of them crossed through the third security door¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt that those three security doors should be able to buy them some time. ¡°What is this ce?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°It looks like a research and development centre.¡± 1 Trivia: The fastest human footspeed on record is 44.64 km/h (12.4 m/s or 27.8 mph) set by Usain Bolt in the 2009 World Championship for the 100 m sprint. [Source: Wiki] ? Chapter 146 Part 1: Open The Door

Chapter 146 Part 1: Open The Door

GOR Chapter 146 Part 1: Open The Door Chen Xiaolian and his group ran through the corridor. What they found at the end of the corridor resembled something one would find in a military fortress made from concrete. Before them was a metal door, just like those found within a bank vault. It appeared exceptionally thick and heavy. Roddy ran forward and utilized his Mechanical Heart skill to open the door¡¯s electronic locks. Chen Xiaolian who was standing at the side suddenly let out a forced smile. ¡°With this skill of yours¡­ if we could survive through this instance dungeon, we could just go pull a grand heist. Let¡¯s find an opportunity to go to the Federal Reserve¡¯s vault and empty it!¡± Roddy rolled his eyes. ¡°Are you seriously thinking about that at a time like this?¡± After several beeping sounds, the door of the vault slowly rose up. The area beyond the door was roughly as big as a basketball court. Warm lightingmps hung from the walls of the room, exuding a clear illumination. The floor and walls of the room were spotless. The three of them walked inside. Suddenly, a voice carried over from their left. ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t move!¡± ¡­ On their left was a middle-aged man wearing long white colouredb coat. He trembled while standing behind a metal desk. Judging from his appearance, he was around forty years old with thinning hair and arge forehead. He has a very small and short stature and a very typical Japanese face. What caught Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attention though, was the weapon that this fellow was holding. It was a long weapon that resembled a rifle. The muzzle of the weapon was t in shape and possessed an extremely sci-fi design. That was especially true when regarding the rear part of the rifle. At the bottom position, there was a row of shing lights. He could clearly see that all of the lights on the weapon were lit. It appeared as though some type of energy within it had reached a critical state and could be fired at any moment! ¡°Do not move! Do not move!¡± The middle-aged man appeared very nervous. Chen Xiaolian quickly extended one hand out, gesturing with it. ¡°Do not panic!¡± ¡°Do note over!¡± The middle-aged man¡¯s head was dripping with sweat. His arm, which held the weapon, trembled. ¡°Who are you people?¡± ¡°Do not panic! Rx!¡± Chen Xiaolian and Roddy looked at each other. ¡°Do not panic.¡± ¡°Who are you people? Who are you?¡± The middle-aged man became increasingly agitated. It appeared that he might break down at any moment. ¡°We are¡­ police officers,¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately stepped forward, pointing toward the full set of Special Assault Team¡¯s attire that he was wearing. ¡°See? We were sent by the Metropolitan Police Headquarters.¡± ¡°Metro¡­ Metropolitan Police?¡± The middle-aged man seemingly eased up for a bit. However, he was still unwilling to put down his weapon and it was still pointed toward them. ¡°You, are you really sent by the Metropolitan Police Department?¡± ¡°Put down the weapon you are holding first,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°We mean you no harm.¡± ¡°No!¡± The man¡¯s face suddenly distorted and he raised the rifle up. He stared at Chen Xiaolian, the muzzle of the weapon shaking as he said. ¡°You lie! If you are from the Metropolitan Police Department, why would you have a girl with you?¡± Nagase Komi was not wearing the Special Assault Team¡¯s equipment; she was wearing civilian clothes. It appeared that the middle-aged man was not easy to trick. He had quickly found a w in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lie. ¡°She¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reveal any expression of panic. ¡°She is a civilian. She is one of the civilians that we rescued.¡± ¡°Nonsense! Why would there be any civilians here?¡± ¡°She is one of the survivors we found from above.¡± ¡°Could she be a staff member?¡± The middle-aged man showed hesitation for a while. However, it soon became steady and he retorted. ¡°Impossible! How could our staff member look like that?¡± Nagase Komi¡¯s appearance truly did not fit those who would usually be working in this high-tech research institute. Her head was bald, she wore a nose ring and most importantly, she has a me shaped tattoo on her neck. ¡°Do not panic!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°She is one of the family members of the staff here! Just look! She is just a little girl and not a grown woman. Just look at her carefully! Look, she is just a young little girl. How could she pose any danger? We are not criminals! If we are, why would we bring along a little child as wemit crimes?¡± Chen Xiaolian paused for a moment and remained expressionless as he moved forward slightly. He asked. ¡°Do you know Takeuchi Yoko?¡± ¡°Takeuchi Yoko?¡± The middle-aged man pondered the name for a moment. ¡°This name sounds familiar¡­¡± ¡°Right, she is a female staff member from the Administrative Department.¡± ¡°Ah, that extremely beautiful one?¡± ¡°That is right!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly nodded his head and he disyed a rxed smile on his face. ¡°This is Takeuchi Yoko¡¯s daughter! Her daughter! She came over to find Takeuchi Yoko, only to be involved in an ident. She got trapped in the vicinity. As part of the rescue team, we rescued her¡­¡± The middle-aged man lowered the rifle in his hand a little. However, he then shook his head and nervously said. ¡°Impossible! This is a secret location. Even the family members of our staff would not be able to enter this ce!¡± ¡°Enough!¡± Roddy suddenly shouted out while staring at him. ¡°You bastard! What do you think you are doing? We are police officers! Are you thinking of harming police officers? We are the rescue team sent to provide support! Who are you? To be carrying a weapon, are you thinking of going against the police? State your name!¡± The loud words from Roddy and the fact that he was wearing the uniform of the Special Assault Team created an oppressive atmosphere, which overwhelmed the middle-aged man with shock. He hesitated and trembled for moments before replying. ¡°I am Fujino Masayoshi, a research assistant here.¡± ¡°Mr. Fujino!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly shouted out. ¡°Do not be afraid! We are here to help! Please put down the item in your hand!¡± ¡°I¡­¡± The man appeared hesitant. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy deliberately stood side by side, blocking Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s view of Nagase Komi. Chen Xiaolian moved one hand to the back and made a few gestures for Nagase Komi. Nagase Komi understood immediately. She quietly activated her invisibility skill and her body instantly disappeared from the spot. Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s line of sight was being blocked and he did not see Nagase Komi¡¯s sudden disappearing act. The rifle in his hand was clearly shaking as he hesitated on whether or not he should put it down¡­ It was then that a force shoved the muzzle of his rifle upward! Fujino Masayoshi panicked and shouted out loudly and a ¡°weng¡± sound could be heard! The muzzle of the rifle that he was holding fired out a faint orange coloured beam of light! The colour of this beam of light was very faint, seemingly translucent. The beam of light shot out in a straight line toward the ceiling¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Roddy did not show any hesitation and they rushed forward from both left and right, leaping past the metal table. Roddy knocked Fujino Masayoshi with a fist and Chen Xiaolian quickly seized the weapon in Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s hands and tossed it aside. At the same time, he pressed his knee on Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s back and firmly pinned Fujino Masayoshi down. Fujino Masayoshi howled out madly and he struggled frantically. However, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy have had their bodies enhanced up to [B] ss. Before them, Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s struggles were not worth mentioning. Soon, Chen Xiaolian had both of Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s hands pulled to his back and his head pressed down on the metal table. Chen Xiaolian then produced a pair of handcuffs to handcuff Fujino Masayoshi. ¡°Do not kill me! Aargh! Do not kill me! I beg you, please do not kill me! Aaaaaaa!¡± As Fujino Masayoshi continued to struggle, Nagase Komi who had returned to being visible furiously delivered a p onto Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s face. ¡°Shut up!¡± Roddy raised his head to look up the ceiling. He then abruptly pulled Chen Xiaolian as he sucked in a mouthful of cold air. ¡°Look!¡± ¡­ The ceiling that originally had a concrete texture now sported a deep and long gap! The gully like gap was roughly two meters long. Clearly, it was the handiwork of the beam of light from the miraculous beam weapon held by Fujino Masayoshi earlier. A gully, half a meter in depth, was created on the surface of the concrete ceiling by the sweeping beam of light. The rifle had turned out to be so powerful? ¡°Bloody Hell¡­ what kind of weapon is that? Even when going against a tank, this weapon will be able to cut straight through the tank¡¯s ting!¡± Roddy stared in shock. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was solemn. He suddenly turned and pointed at the vault door. ¡°Roddy, close the door!¡± Roddy answered in affirmation and rushed over to close the vault door. Watching the vault door with a thickness of nearly one meter closing down slowly, the two of them let out a sigh of relief. With such a powerful defence here, the toad monster on the outside would likely find it difficult to break its way through. Next, they moved to interrogate the prisoner known as Fujino Masayoshi. ¡­ The interrogation process for this Fujino Masayoshi was not that difficult. Despite the fellow¡¯s appearance of intelligence, he was very nervous and possessed a surprisingly small amount of courage. He was surprisingly afraid of death. Roddy merely pulled out a military knife, waved it before Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s face and made a gesture near his neck and Fujino Masayoshi immediately spilled the beans obediently. His name was Fujino Masayoshi, a 46-year-old from Osaka, hailing from University of Tokyo. He held the position of research assistant within the Mechanical Faction of this research institute. He also held a PhD in Electronic Engineering. Their current location was an underground research and development centre for the Mechanical Faction. More urately, it was a warehouse and disy area for the research and development of their research prototypes. This room that was the size of a basketball court was the central warehouse for disy and storage of their research prototypes. This ce contained part of the research prototypes that were the fruits of the Mechanical Faction¡¯s research. As for Fujino Masayoshi, even with his qualifications, he was simply a minor figure among the researchers of the Mechanical Faction ¨C although his PhD in Electronic Engineering would make him a person of high status in the eyes of ordinary people, here, he was but a minor figure. As for what happened to him today, it was hard to say if he was lucky or unlucky. During the time of the incident, the air filtration system of the research institute detected the intrusive presence of an abnormal virus and instantly made a report to the police. Next, following the level of rm, it had issued out an emergency evacuation notification to the entire research institute. Unfortunately, this happened to be the Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s day to take care of this underground warehouse. The research institute¡¯s level of security was very high. ording to regtions, should an ident ur, this central underground area for research and development would instantly be sealed up! In other words, the people here will have no chance to evacuate or flee! Once there was an ident, anyone staying inside this ce would be sealed inside. If they were lucky, the rescue team would save them. If they were unlucky, then¡­ they will die here! All of this was to ensure that the research results of the research institute were not leaked out. For Fujino Masayoshi, this was an unfortunate turn of events. When the incident urred, the few safety doors were immediately locked down, including the vault door of this concrete room. All of them had automatically locked down! Those inside would be unable to get out at all! In other words, Fujino Masayoshi was a sacrificialmb. ording to Fujino Masayoshi, he had attempted to use the inte to contact the control room above. However, he heard only miserable screamsing through the inte. There were also sounds of panic. The miserable cries had especially terrified Fujino Masayoshi! ¡­ ¡°I do not know what happened. I swear to God, I really have no clue what happened,¡± Fujino Masayoshi broke out in tears. ¡°I was trapped inside here the whole time. I heard through the inte those miserable screams and the sounds of cryinging from the control room¡­ I am scared, I do not know what to do¡­ there is no equipment here to contact the outside world. That was to ensure that this research institute¡¯s confidential information does not get leaked out. Thus, I was unable to do anything else. I¡­ I could only get my hands on some weapon to protect myself¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and nced at Fujino Masayoshi. Truth be told, he was quite fortunate¡­ if he had ran up, he would probably have died in the upper floor. At that moment, they suddenly heard a thuding from the direction of the vault door! The four people inside the room were able to hear that sound. Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s face twisted and he eximed. ¡°What is that sound?¡± Chen Xiaolian and Roddy nced at each other. Chen Xiaolian frowned and said. ¡°It is already here? How fast.¡± It appeared that the three security fence doors on the outside corridor were unable to hold the giant toad for long. Chen Xiaolian picked Fujino Masayoshi up and asked. ¡°How durable is this room?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Answer his question?¡± Roddy forcefully pped Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s head. ¡°Yes! I will answer!¡± Fujino Masayoshi cried out in distress. ¡°It should be very durable. This room is made with concrete. It is 4.5 meters thick withyers of steel and lead in the middle, ensuring its safety and obstructing any attempts to probe through it using X-ray. It also effectively blocks off anymunication signals. The vault door is made of alloy steel. With a thickness of 90 cm, not even bombs can blow it open. ¡°This¡­ actually, this room was built ording to the standard specifications of the highest grade military fortress. The reason is because; this ce is a weapons demonstration room. There is also a military fortification used specifically for the demonstration of weapons.¡± Weapons demonstration? Chen Xiaolian and Roddy looked at each other again. This time, they could catch the glint in each other¡¯s eyes. ¡°Weapons? Just like this rifle that you were holding earlier?¡± Chen Xiaolian picked up the beam weapon with his hand. Considering the size of the beam weapon, it was not as heavy as Chen Xiaolian had expected. ¡°What kind of weapon is this? Energy weapons? You already have this level of technology?¡± Although he was not someone from the military, Chen Xiaolian knew that in the current world, all the major countries were researching energy weapons¡­ at present however, all the published data in this field indicated that there were no ground-breaking achievements in this field. With the present world¡¯s level of technology, energy weapons was something of a distant prospect. ¡°This¡­ this is an ion beam rifle,¡± Fujino Masayoshi trembled as he answered. ¡°This is just a research prototype, it is iplete. Additionally, there is a limit to its usage. Our current level of technology does not permit us to effectively use this item, it¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi, raw: ¡®ÌÙÒ°Ò塯, pinyin: ¡®t¨¦ng y¨§ y¨¬¡¯. Chapter 146 Part 2: Open The Door

Chapter 146 Part 2: Open The Door

GOR Chapter 146 Part 2: Open The Door ¡°It is very powerful,¡± Roddy sighed as he appraised the gully like hole left on the ceiling. To be capable of cutting out a gully like hole upon concrete ¨C and that was just from one shot! This energy weapon possessed an overwhelming position of superioritypared to the firearms that present day soldiers possessed. Judging from its shape, this weapon should have been designed for individual soldiers. ¡°It¡­ It is still iplete,¡± Cold sweat trickled down Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s forehead. ¡°At present, we are still incapable of creating a stable and sustainable energy source for it. Thus¡­ every time it is fired, it will need to be recharged for a considerable amount of time, twenty seconds. Additionally, after firing it for the third time, many of this weapon¡¯s coreponents will be scrapped and needs to be reced. We have yet to develop a material that is capable of enduring the resulting load from the powerful energies used¡­ the materials we developed with our current level of technology were all unable to handle the load.¡± A thought shed through Roddy¡¯s mind. ¡°¡­ if so, how did you create this weapon?¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi hesitated and his eyes darted about. It was then¡­ BOOM! The vault door was mmed yet again and it shook slightly. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned grim. Although the vault door appeared intact, it was clear¡­ the vault door¡¯s defensive capability was not as high as he had expected. A few noticeable cracks had also appeared on the concrete walls beside the vault door! Chen Xiaolian turned his head to look at Fujino Masayoshi. ¡°In addition to this rifle, what other weapons does this ce have?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡­ A few minutester, Roddy¡¯s loud voice of surprise could be heard. ¡°Holy shit! How do you have so many good stuff? By the Heavens! My¡­ are my eyes deceiving me?¡± They stood within the demonstration hall next to a row of ss cabs. Roddy rubbed his eyes vigorously as he stared at the items ced within the ss cabs. Within a metal holder, there was an unusually shaped weapon ced upon it. Seeing those weapons, Chen Xiaolian simply did not understand what they were. Roddy, on the other hand, kept eximing out continuously. ¡°This¡­ is this an energy beam weapon? Is this a beam-type military knife? Holy shit¡­ what is this? A defensive beam? Or is it a defensive force field? How is that possible? How could Japan achieve this level of technology?¡± Ignoring Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s cries of shock, Roddy did not hesitate to pick up a beam rifle that looked simr to the one that Fujino Masayoshi was using earlier. The only difference between the two was that the casing for this beam rifle was not installed, leaving part of the weapon bare. ¡°What is this?¡± Underneath the weapon, in the interior of the cab that was illuminated by rows of light, there was an object ced upon the surface. Roddy found it and carefully picked it up. It resembled a square shaped sr panel. However¡­ upon its surface was a crystal the size of a grain of rice. The crystal was pale orange in colour, translucent and extremely pure. Pinching it with his hand and examining it carefully, he saw that there were faint stripes inside, which shed like the stars. ¡°This¡­ this is the energy source,¡± Fujino Masayoshi was on the verge of tearing up. ¡°Energy source? You people created this energy source?¡± Roddy stared with wide-open eyes. ¡°No¡­ we do not have that ability,¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s eyes darted around and he hesitated to continue. Roddy simply ced the military knife onto Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s neck. ¡°You may choose to not say anything, I will give you three seconds to consider.¡± ¡°¡­ these were all cut out from the prototype machine!¡± With a knife ced beside his neck, Fujino Masayohi¡¯s speed of speech became three times faster. ¡°Prototype machine?¡± Chen Xiaolian caught on to that important word. ¡°What is that?¡± ¡°That¡­ that is top secret!¡± Fujino Masayoshi cried out. ¡°If I reveal information about it, I will be put to death for treason!¡± ¡°If you do not spit it out, then you will die now,¡± Roddy put on a savage face. ¡°Wu wu wu wu¡­ I cannot tell you¡­ I really cannot tell you¡­ wu wu wu wu¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi broke down. He slumped down onto the ground, held his head and cried out bitterly. It was then¡­ BOOM! The door was struck again! This time, the concrete wall on the two sides of the vault door had clearly be deformed from the impact! Small fragments fell down from the wall. Moreover, even the thick metal vault door was slightly deformed. The inward deformation of the vault door was noticeable to even the naked eye! ¡°The gate won¡¯t hold it for much longer!¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. ¡°Use this gun to deal with it!¡± Roddy picked up the beam rifle that Fujino Masayoshi had used earlier and utilized his Mechanical Heart to help him gain understanding on how to operate the weapon. He rotated the butt of the rifle and the energy source was quickly activated. The charge indicator lights lit up one by one. After twenty seconds, all the charge indicator lights were turned on and the rifle could now be fired at any moment. Chen Xiaolian exhaled. ¡°We will do it like this. We cannot let it bust down the door and break in! We will go together¡­ you open the door for me to shoot at it. I will fire out one shot at it first! ¡°It would be for the best if we could finish it off! But if it cannot¡­ close the door. It should still buy us some time!¡± ¡°¡­ we¡¯ll follow your n!¡± Roddy clenched his teeth. Roddy handed the beam rifle to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian held onto the beam rifle and familiarized himself with the weapon for a moment before moving forward with Roddy to the vault door. Roddy stood beside the vault door and pressed his hand on the surface of the electronic panel. ¡°On the count of three, I will open the door and you will open fire. One, two THREE!¡± Beep! After Roddy activated his skill, the vault door slowly rose up. Chen Xiaolian had already ced his body in a prostrating position on the ground. When the vault door was raised up by around 30 cm, a huge, ck coloured, spherical body mmed heavily onto the door! The vault door shook with severity and more cracks appeared on the two sides of the wall. Chen Xiaolian already has a clear view of the outside! The size of the giant toad was muchrger now than before. It has expanded into something that resembled a giant meatball. It opened its mouth as it faced Chen Xiaolian and extended its crimson coloured tongue out, viscous liquid spilling out from its mouth. NOW! Chen Xiaolian roared out to himself! He fired the beam rifle! A translucent beam of pale orange coloured light charged out from the muzzle of the weapon! The beamnded urately onto the body of the giant toad! This time, his attack was not bounced off like the bullets from ordinary firearms. The beam of light struck the giant toad¡¯s body, piercing its way through! Chen Xiaolian lightly moved both his hands, slightly lifting up the muzzle of the weapon. The beam of light suddenly became a de of light! The beam of light had already pierced through the toad¡¯s body. Now that the muzzle was lifted up, the beam of light too moved upward. Chi! Around one quarter or less of the giant toad¡¯s body was cut out by the beam of light! The giant toad¡¯s body that was originally swollen like a balloon suddenly ejected a vast amount of viscous liquid! The internal organs from the interior of its body also spilled out from the cut¡­ The resulting image was reminiscent of a ball of water that was just cut! Additionally, the force behind the beam of light lifted the giant toad¡¯s body and tossed it away. The giant toad¡¯s body was sent flying over ten meters away before mming onto the wall. The giant toad¡¯s body suddenly shrank down to one third of its earlier size! ¡°We did it!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted, pleasantly surprised by the oue. However, he suddenly observed movement on the giant toad¡¯s body. On the part that was cut off, its flesh moved at a rapid pace, bonding together automatically and forcing the blood and viscous liquid to stop flowing out. The toad¡¯s body returned to the form of a ball ¨C even so, it was apparent that it had deted somewhat. The toad let loose a loud roar and its body bounced forward! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes widened and he pulled the trigger one more time. However, the weapon did not fire! He immediately recalled Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s words¡­ after firing, it would require at least twenty seconds to recharge. ¡°Damn it! Roddy, close the door! Hurry!¡± Roddy immediately closed the vault door. As the vault door was falling down, the toad pounced forward. During the final moment when the vault door was shutting down, the toad¡¯s body mmed onto the surface of the vault door! Unfortunately for the toad, it was still unable to get inside. ¡°Son of a bitch!¡± Chen Xiaolian let go of the weapon and sighed. ¡°This weapon is certainly useful, but¡­ if only we could fire another round at it.¡± ¡°Look around! See if there are any other weapons! We will take it to kill off that damnable toad!¡± Roddy said furiously. At that same moment¡­ BOOM! A loud noise reverberated from the outside. ¡­ The giant toad¡¯s body was smashed backward and it mmed onto the wall! Its body shrivelled, its mouth opened wide and vast amount of viscous liquid poured out. Its internal organs were among those pouring out. Then, a footshed out, striking onto the toad¡¯s body! The toad¡¯s body burst out like a popped balloon! Its body exploded outward and viscous liquid sprayed out everywhere. The fishy stench of the viscous liquid permeated the entire corridor. Tian Lie rubbed his bald head. Then, he looked at the viscous liquid sticking to his hand; he leaned forward and sniffed it. ¡°It truly is a nightmarish stench.¡± He turned around and regarded the deformed vault door standing before him. At this moment, Tian Lie looked just like a metal man! All four limbs and even his body were now exhibiting a faint silvery, metallic glow. Tian Lie sneered. He then turned around to examine the toad for a while before stretching out a finger. A metal de emerged from his fingertip. When examined closely, one would discover that the metal de was not static. Instead, it was lightly vibrating. A buzzing sound emerged and¡­ ¡°chi¡±! The metal de pierced through the toad¡¯s mouth, cutting its way out through the side! Seeing that the toad was finally dead, Tian Lie grunted. He turned around and moved toward the vault door. Standing before the vault door, Tia Lie exhaled, raised his right hand and smashed it forward. BOOM! ¡­ The vault door was severely deformed from the resulting impact! The entire metal door took on a concave shape. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy nced at each other. ¡°What is going on?¡± Next, they heard a terrifyingly familiar voice. ¡°Little rabbits, be obedient and open the door. Hurry up and open the door, Sir Tian Lie wants to enter! Hahahahahaha! Little angel, I have caught up to you!¡± Chapter 147: Prototype Machine

Chapter 147: Prototype Machine

GOR Chapter 147: Prototype Machine ¡°It is¡­ Tian Lie!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes were bulging out. ¡°The Angel Killer!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank. Tian Lie¡¯s powerful voice was actually capable of prating through the thick metal vault door, just like that of a devil. Who knew what kind of technique he was using. Unless¡­ it was as Nicole had said¡­ he could transform his body into a stream of data? ¡°He¡­ how could he have caught up to us here?¡± Roddy stared with widened eyes. ¡°Clearly¡­ this fellow is much tougher than we had imagined!¡± Chen Xiaolian spat out furiously. ¡°Hurry up and go!¡± The both of them ran back to Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s side and heard another loud banging from behind them. BOOM! This time, the impact caused the middle part of the vault door to twist inward! The bottom area had clearly been pried open slightly. Light could be seen spilling inside from the other side. ¡°Guild Leader, what is that¡­¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Roddy cut off Nagase Komi¡¯s question. Chen Xiaolian grabbed hold onto Fujino Masayoshi. ¡°Is there any other exit here?¡± ¡°Eh? No¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s face distorted in distress. ¡°If there was another way, I would have ran off and not end up being trapped inside¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were blood shot. He swivelled around and examined the demonstration hall. He then pointed toward another vault door. ¡°Where does the door lead to?¡± ¡°That¡­ I cannot enter¡­ I do not have the clearance!¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s face grew more distressed. ¡°I am telling the truth! I do not have the clearance to open that door¡­ my status is not high enough! I am really not lying!¡± Clearance? Chen Xiaolian and Roddy nced at each other, their eyes lighting up. No clearance? Fret not! Roddy is here! ¡°Hurry!¡± Without bothering to give an exnation, Chen Xiaolian dragged Fujino Masayoshi up and the four of them charged toward the door. Roddy quickly utilized his Mechanical Heart upon the door and it was opened. Fujino Masayoshi stared with bulging eyes. Seeing Roddy¡¯s miraculous act of opening the door, he was left speechless. Chen Xiaolian was surprised to find that there was no passageway or stairs of sort behind the door. Instead, they found¡­ Something that resembled an elevator? However, this elevator was oval in shape. ¡°Hurry up and enter!¡± The four of them rushed inside and Chen Xiaolian quickly pressed the green button on the left wall of the elevator. Weng! The elevator shook for a bit and the doors then quickly closed. During the final moment when the doors were closing up¡­ Chen Xiaolian spied the deformed metal vault door being sted off! Tian Lie¡¯s shining bald head emerged through the doorway. His imposingly robust body was glowing with a silvery metal sheen. He stepped forward, his gaze falling onto them. Weng! The doors closed up. Next, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt the ¡®elevator¡¯ elerating. With a ¡°weng¡±, it catapulted forward! It turned out to be some form of railway car, speeding rapidly through a tunnel! The gravitational pressure that resembled those evident when an aircraft was ascending could be clearly felt. ¡°This¡­ where does this tunnel lead to?¡± Chen Xiaolian grabbed onto Fujino Masayoshi. Fujino Masayoshi was terrified and he quavered. ¡°It¡­ it is the warehouse for the prototype machine! Heavens! I will be shot to death for this! I do not have the clearance to enter that ce!¡± ¡­ BOOM! After his punch had sent the closed door flying, Tian Lie caught sight of the oval shaped tunnel inside. ¡°You really do know how to run!¡± Tian Lie licked his lips. ¡°I just love this hunting game! My dear prey, here Ie!¡± After saying that, Tian Lie jumped into the tunnel. Taking a deep breath, he took off, sprinting madly through the tunnel! ¡­ Weng¡­ The pod shook and they could clearly feel it decelerating. After the pod has stopped, its doors slowly opened up. The four of them quickly ran out from the pod and Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°We need to hurry up and move! That fellow will be catching up to us soon!¡± Before them was a double door. Roddy¡¯s face appeared pale as he opened the door. Then, his body staggered. Chen Xiaolian went forward to prop him up. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°I have been using my skill too much. I feel a little weak,¡± Roddy frowned. ¡°It seems I may soon be reaching my limit.¡± ¡°We need to find a way out of here as fast as possible!¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. ¡°I can still walk on my own. There is no need for you to help me.¡± After saying that, Roddy gave a faint smile. In his hand was another beam weapon taken from the demonstration hall. ¡°If that baldy catches up to us, then we will let him have a taste of this weapon.¡± After the doors were opened, Chen Xiaolian and the others were shocked by whaty before their eyes¡­ This ce¡­ appeared like a huge¡­ warehouse? The ceiling was shaped like a dome with a height of over 30 meters! This ce was simply a giant underground warehouse! Its walls, floor, all of it exuded a metallic lustre. Smooth and spotless! The humming sound of vents came from up above their heads. This giant warehouse was extremely immense and dark. Only the gate area was set up with luminescent lights. However, the illumination from those lights was too weak and they were unable to see too far ahead. ¡°This is¡­ just what is this ce?¡± Roddy took a deep breath. ¡°They actually built such arge space under the ground.¡± ¡°This is¡­ this is the research institute¡¯s most confidential area. Not even the Japanese Prime Minister has the clearance to enter this ce¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi appeared on the verge of crying. He gripped his head tightly. ¡°I am so dead! I am definitely dead! I will be shot to death! I won¡¯t even be given the chance tomit seppuku¡­ wu wu wu wu wu wu wu wu¡­¡± ¡°Most confidential?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes shed. ¡°Is this the prototype machine that you mentioned? What is that thing?¡± ¡°Do not ask me that! I have never stepped foot inside this ce,¡± Fujino Masayoshi cried out. ¡°I have been here for nine years, but I have never entered this ce! The tunnel we came through was one specifically made for researchers. One that I have never once came through! I¡­ wu wu wu wu wu¡­¡± ¡°Shut up! Hurry up and move it!¡± Roddy kicked Fujino Masayoshi from the back. ¡°If not for us, you would have died for sure! If you want to die, then wait until you get out of here. Can¡¯t you think for yourself?¡± The four of them walked inside the warehouse for a moment. Chen Xiaolian retrieved a tactical shlight and took the vanguard position. After walking for around 100 meters¡­ The warehouse was filled with an assortment of items, various metal desks, metal devices, lift trucks¡­ After reaching the end¡­ They found a closed metal door that was over 30 meters in height. The gigantic metal door stood before them, exuding a majestic atmosphere that pressed down upon them. ¡°What is behind this door?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were bulged wide. ¡°How could there be such a huge door?¡± Doors were usually made based on the size of the object that was required to go through the door! As for this door, it was made to be 30 meters high¡­ the only exnation for this would be that it needed to allow an immensely huge object through it. Thus, the construction of such a gigantic door was necessary. ¡°Inside? Inside rests the prototype machine!¡± Fujino Masayoshi snappily shook his head. It appeared that he believed his death to be a certainty. Thus, he disyed a harsh attitude, one that was filled with indifference. ¡°There are words here,¡± Roddy suddenly raised his tactical shlight, sweeping the beam of light over. On the left side of the door was a metal namete with characters written on its surface. The characters formed two lines of text, one in Japanese and one in English. ¡°What is written on it?¡± Chen Xiaolian who was standing behind Roddy was not too concerned about it. ¡°¡­¡± Roddy did not say anything. However, his body began to tremble uncontrobly! ¡°What happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked and he quickly grabbed hold of Roddy¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Are you all right?¡± ¡°I¡­ I am fine!¡± Roddy¡¯s voice was slightly quavering from overexcitement and he stared at the namete that hung on the wall and carefully re-read it three times. After ascertaining that he had not made a mistake, he exhaled. ¡°I¡­ if this is a dream, I truly hope I never wake up from this dream!¡± Roddy suddenly disyed an expression of someone who was close to breaking out in tears. Roddy suddenly turned around and grabbed hold of Fujino Masayoshi. ¡°Speak! The thing inside is the prototype machine? How is that possible? How could you possibly create something like this? How could you possibly have that level of technology?¡± Fujno Masayoshi¡¯s face revealed a bitter expression. ¡°We? Of course, we do not possess the ability to create this item! This prototype machine was not created by us!¡± ¡°¡­ it¡­ where did ite from?¡± Roddy took a deep breath, his eyes focusing onto Fujino Masayoshi. ¡°It¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi gulped. Roddy¡¯s stare caused an instinctive sense of fear to engulf him. This Japanese scientist said with a trembling voice. ¡°I¡­ truth is, I have never seen it before. I just do not have that type of clearance.¡± ¡°I asked you where it came from!¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s voice was quavering. ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°If you do not say it, I will kill you right now!¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi covered his head and replied. ¡°I really do not know! All I know is that, this thing was found several years ago from deep under the sea! It was after World War II, when our government sent out salvage ships to salvage some sunken warships that sank during naval warfare¡­ ¡°They inadvertently found this thing! ¡°Hell if I know where this thing came from! This technology simply should not exist on this Earth! The top scientists of our country have studied it for decades! Generations after generations! ¡°In order to cover it up, all the people from the salvage ships were rounded up! Some were directly killed off!¡± ¡°Why?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°So that this information does not leak out!¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s expression turned somewhat mournful. ¡°Considering the situation of our country¡­ if its existence gets leaked, would we be able to keep it? The Americans would be the first to forcibly snatch it away from us! ¡°Thus, it has always been our most confidential secret¡­ I have only heard about it and have never had the chance to see it at all! Additionally, the government also disseminated at least twenty or more versions of varying rumours to keep its existence a secret! ¡°What secret nuclear weapon research and development base, what secret nuclear energy research institute¡­ ¡°We built this underground base in the 1990s in order to study it! In order to deceive the public, we created the huge project known as the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel! ¡°This ce is 300 meters underground! Above our heads is ayer of concrete as thick as ten football fields! ¡°The weapons you saw in the demonstration hall earlier¡­ they were all reverse engineered products made from studying it! ¡°However, even until this day, we are unable to grasp the technology behind it! We do not even understand most of the principles behind it! ¡°The weapons you see in the demonstration hall are all shoddy imitations of it. We cannot even create a suitable metallic material! We cannot even use its weapon! Because the strength of our metals are not strong enough! We cannot even research a way to reverse engineer out that type of alloy! ¡°After conducting elemental analysis on it, we found that there are at least 30 kinds of elements there that did not belong to the periodic table that our human technology established! ¡°The beam rifle in your hand is an imitation weapon, reverse engineered after we conducted research on it. ¡°However, we can only fire it out once every twenty seconds. Additionally, it can only be fired three times. After which the energy control device would overload and be scrap. ¡°However, that energy crystal¡­ was cut out from it! ¡°The energy crystal that you picked up earlier¡­ we were simply incapable of figuring out what that thing is. We were barely able to cut out a small part of it for analysis. ¡°In order to analyse theponents within it, onerge centralputer would burn itself in the process of trying almost every year!¡± ¡°Energy source¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of something. He quickly retrieved something out from the system! This was the item he had acquired from the previous phase of this Tokyo instance dungeon, one of the five energy sources! Seeing the energy source that was the size of a cigarette box in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, Fujino Masayoshi became utterly shocked. Fujino Masayoshi stared with bulging eyes. ¡°You you you you! Where did you get that thing? You, you¡­ just who are you people?¡± Panicking, Fujino Masayoshi could only stutter. As for Chen Xiaolian, his own level of shock was not small either. Energy source¡­ As expected, it has a close rtionship with the final quest of this instance dungeon. This item that the system had distributed to them was not a useless decoration! This energy source with a faint metallic glow¡­ Chen Xiaolian suppressed his own emotions and turned to Roddy. Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°Roddy, what exactly does the name te say?¡± Chen Xiaolian could see those words clearly now. However, those words were extremely hard to pronounce¡­ at the very least, he did not understand what those words meant when written together. Roddy¡¯s expression grew increasingly peculiar. Rather than being described as excitement, it would be better to describe it as¡­ Longing! And also¡­ reverence! ¡°Fujino Masayoshi! The name written on the name te. Did you peoplee up with that name?¡± Roddy suddenly forced out a smile. ¡°Yes¡­ it is how we address it.¡± ¡°Hmmm, is this¡­ a coincidence?¡± Roddy sighed. Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Just what exactly is written on it?¡± ¡°The words written on it is¡­¡± Roddy swallowed his saliva and said slowly with a voice bordering on devotion. Its Chinese meaning is: Qu¨¢n ling y¨´ f¨¤n y¨°ng li¨¢n x¨´ qi¨¢ng hu¨¤ x¨ªng j¨© d¨°ng bing q¨¬.¡± Next, he slowly spoke out the English text: ¡°General_Unteral_Neuro-link_Dispersive_Autonomic_Maneuver.¡± ¡°¡­ why is the English name so hard to pronounce?¡± Roddy forced out a smile. ¡°Just put the first letter of each word together and read it out to understand.¡± ¡°G-U-N-D-A-M¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face became one of amazement. ¡°Holy mother of shit!¡± ¡­ [Author¡¯s Note: Phew! I am finally here! I am so excited ah!]. [TL: Kitaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Err, that means ¡®It has ARRIVED!!!¡¯] Chapter 148: Mech!

Chapter 148: Mech!

GOR Chapter 148: Mech! Chen Xiaolian, Roddy, Nagase Komi and even Fujino Masayoshi stood right there. All four of them had their heads raised up as they observed the giant, 30-meter high door that was slowly opening up. As the door opened, lights automatically lit up and the colossal object was revealed¡­ All four of them reacted in near identical fashion. They simply stood there in a daze for a long time, incapable of saying anything. ¡­ Magnificent! Spectacr! Beautiful! That was the first feeling to well up as they feasted their eyes upon it! A humanoid Mech with a height of nearly twenty meters stood inside the hangar. There were supporting and securing metal frames on both sides to keep this Mech in a standing posture. Its body form closely resembled the human body, with a sleek body shape; itsplete body frame was filled with lines, which entuated its sense of beauty! The coating on its exterior was bright blue in colour with faint silvery white lines in between. There were more than ten thick cables attached to the surface of its body. The other end of the cables were then connected somewhere into the walls. There was a standingputer desk set up by the hangar door. Roddy was the first to run over. He switched on theputer while both hands moved, tapping the buttons on the keyboard. With Roddy¡¯s Mechanical Heart skill, it did not matter if thisputer has certain password requirements for it. None of them could bar Roddy from prying open its secrets. Soon enough, a three-dimensional design of the humanoid Mech appeared upon theputer screen. Fujino Masayoshi was feeling highly excited. At this moment, this PhD holder in Electronic Engineering appeared to have recovered his instinctive yearning toward technology. Matters regarding him being ¡®shot to death¡¯ and ¡®responsibility¡¯ were temporarily forgotten. Fujino Masayoshi greedily shoved himself beside Roddy and he stared at the screen. Both his eyes were glistening and he murmured. ¡°I finally get to see it, I finally get to see it¡­ it has been nine years! I finally get to see it! I am finally standing right beside it!¡± For Fujino Masayoshi, this moment would be the ultimate moment in his life. Nine years ago, he was a budding scientist in the field of research. After this research institute recruited him, he felt that he had been sucked into apletely new field. Within these nine years, he improved his position step by step. One day, he finally came to learn about the existence of this ¡®prototype machine¡¯. He found out about this secret prototype machine, one that was hailed as a priceless treasure by the Mechanical Faction. The vast amount of research and work that he did all revolved around this prototype machine. Most of his time was spent researching and analysing how to reverse engineer and imitate the technological achievements of the prototype machine. Unfortunately, with the limitations imposed by the standard technology avable within the current world, their attempts to reverse engineer it faced too much difficulties. The gap they faced in trying to solve the riddle presented by this prototype machine with the current world¡¯s level of technology was like having a civilization whose warriors rode on horses and fight with swords try to exin the mechanics behind a jet-propelled aircraft! The countless times when they were faced with failure, the sense of helplessness, the constant struggles, all of those stemmed from their attempts to just circle around ¡®its¡¯ existence! However, the thing that brought the most regret to Fujino Masayoshi was that, even after nine years, his level of clearance was still insufficient for him toe close to catching a glimpse of it! His clearance could not give him the privilege to touch it! No, forget touching. He could not even get a glimpse of it! The work type that Fujino Masayoshi had gotten ustomed to was: His research team would be assigned with a piece of technological detail that they will work on, researching and attempting to reverse engineer it. Just like a blind man trying to feel out the pieces, he never had the chance to witness the entire picture. Today however, this wish of his finally came true! Roddy¡¯s eyes were shining as he stared at the three-dimensional design disyed upon the surface of the screen. ¡°Body height of 18.5 meters, ¡°Weight of 88 tons. ¡°Model: Type-001¡ª Hmm, this should be the handle given to it by the staff member of this research institute. ¡°Armour material: Alloy position unknown) ¡°Weapon system: Retractable beam de, energy beam discharge weapons, others unknown. ¡°Power system: Unknown energy source.¡± After seeing that, Roddy suddenly gave an ¡°eh¡±. He turned around and nced at Fujino Masayoshi. ¡°You installed some strange foreign weapons system on it?¡± ¡°Errr¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi was lost for words for a moment. Then he let out a strained smile. ¡°This was one of our attempts to imitate it. Since we were unable to fully replicate its weapons system, we installed those weapons in order to help us with our objective of imitating it. By installing our own weapon system onto it, we will be able to gather real time data analysis during simtions tests. That is why¡­¡± Roddy pursed his lips to the side and did not express any opinion on the matter. He continued to read. The Mechanical Faction had installed some additional weapons onto the exterior of the Mech. These weapons were all military weapons with technology from the current world. Of course, these weapons were all cutting-edge weapons. ¡°Tiger Fang, a short-range air to airbat missile, four. ¡°Tiger Roar, a multi-barrelled cannon, one. Installed on the left shoulder area, automatic thermal sight system. ¡°Throwing type, Electronic Pulse Bomb¡­¡± Seeing thatst entry, Roddy could not restrain himself and made a face. ¡°Are you nning on using this Mech as a heavy fighter?¡± Fujino Masayoshi however, remained calm. ¡°That is because we were unable to extract any specific parameters from it, thus everything remains in the testing stage. It would be more urate to say that, ever since we acquired this prototype machine, we have been unable to control it. We could not even open it up! For tens of years, it has been ced within this warehouse. We do not even know how its battle mode would look like.¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a low whistle and mumbled in a low voice. ¡°We should bring them to Zero City and let them take a look at how those mechs do battle.¡± ¡°We cannot even take it apart in our attempt to conduct research on it. Its external armour is so hard that we were simply incapable of breaking through it. At present, all of our research is focused on locating a non-critical part of the armour. Then, we will proceed to cut a part out and use it for reverse engineering research. However, the cost involved in this process is extremely high,¡± Fujino Masayoshi gave a distressed smile. ¡°From what I can gather, each time they make a cut, they will end up scrapping at least ten super powered instruments. Each of those instruments cost several million US dors to manufacture. ¡°Simply put, we do not even know how it operates. All of it remains unknown to us. ¡°It is just like facing an elephant. What we have been doing for the past tens of years was just to conduct research on certain parts of the elephant, like its legs. We were unable to even open up its main body parts!¡± ¡°What are those cables for?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly pointed at the thick cables connected to the surface of the Mech. ¡°That¡­ is to make use of its energy,¡± Fujino Masayoshi hesitated for a moment and forced out another smile. ¡°Truth be told¡­ this underground base of ours, all the energy needed for its operation is ¡®stolen¡¯ from its body.¡± ¡°What?¡± Roddy was shocked. ¡°Its energy is extremely immense. Back then, you saw that energy particle that we cut out from it. Truth be told, that energy particle is just a residual part that came out when we were cutting into its external weapon. Its real energy source is something we could never find. All we know is that this energy source is immense. ording to our calctions, the energy of this Mech isparable to a small nuclear power nt ¨C possibly higher. ¡°The undertaking going on within this underground base is very big. Additionally, in order for us to maintain the operations of this underground base, we need a vast amount of energy. As you all might know, we Japan, is a countrycking in energy. ¡°The earliest n involved building a nuclear power nt to maintain the operation of this secret base. However, after some research, the upper management found an even better method. That method is¡­¡± ¡°That method is to make use of this Mech like one would use a very big battery?¡± Roddy could not help himself and he smiled. ¡°Correct,¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s expression was solemn. ¡°The process of extracting its energy had taken a huge amount of effort. We cut its external weapon system and sessfully made a connection with its energy. Only then were we able to channel out its energy. ¡°To our surprise, its energy was immense and seemed almost inexhaustible! ¡°We were extremely shocked. This meant that its energy was either extremely immense or¡­ it possesses self-regenerating properties. ¡°At any rate, since the day this underground base was set up until this day, a time period of over ten years, we have always been using its energy. Moreover, it has never been depleted. We suspect that our usage of its energy within thest ten plus years has never reached the maximum limit that it could provide.¡± Chen Xiaolian and Roddy turned to look at one another. Chen Xiaolian then whispered out. ¡°It seems¡­ we should be able toplete our quest. This should be the quest target set by the system, the research results of the Mechanical Faction, right?¡± ¡°I feel like I just hit the jackpot,¡± Roddy was grinning with squinted eyes. ¡°Do not be too happy just yet. We now have two problems before us,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a heavy tone of voice. ¡°First, that Tian Lie will be catching up to us at any moment. Additionally, this ce probably will not have any other exit. This ce is the secret warehouse. It would not have much entrances and exits. ¡°The second problem¡­ did you forget about the self-destruct sequence? The one hour countdown¡­ how long do we have left?¡± Roddy¡¯s face sank and he checked the time. ¡°There is still¡­ 37 minutes!¡± ¡°At the present, we face the question: Under what condition will we be considered to have ¡®acquired¡¯ it? What do we need to do to clear the quest condition set by the system? We are currently standing before it, but the system is not giving us any response at all,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°¡­ I will go up and give it a try!¡± Roddy made up his mind, his eyes burning with desire. He pointed toward the elevator on the support frame. ¡°I will climb up and then I will try to use my skill on it.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Be careful!¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned solemn. ¡°I know you really like this big guy¡­ however, I am going to remind you, do not forcibly try to use your ¡®Mechanical Heart¡¯ to control it! Its level of technology and ss is clearly very high. As for your skill, its ss is very low. This thing is not some ordinary stuff like electronic doors or electronic locks. I fear that your skill would provecking, causing you to get hurt if you force yourself in your attempt to control this thing!¡± ¡°Do not worry!¡± Chapter 149: Test of Luck

Chapter 149: Test of Luck

GOR Chapter 149: Test of Luck Roddyughed before turning around to face the metal support¡¯s lift. He got on the lift and pressed the button upon it, causing the lift to slowly rise up, bringing Roddy upward to the upper half area of the Mech. Chen Xiaolian then turned around to look at Fujino Masayoshi. ¡°Does this ce have anything else? Considering how big this warehouse is, surely it does not only house this Mech, right?¡± ¡°Err¡­ there should be a weapon armoury here. Those weapons are all meant for military testing, especially the military weapon devices. Those are used to debug the resulting data. They should be somewhere in another warehouse within this area.¡± Looking around, Chen Xiaolian found much of what he needed from a small-scale weapons warehouse located roughly 50 meters away from the Mech warehouse. Nagase Komi watched as Chen Xiaolian picked up a 20mm gatling-style rotary cannon with his hands ¨C Chen Xiaolian was never a tall person to begin with. For someone like him to be carrying the rotary cannon like a Terminator, the image he exhibited was one of awkwardness. However, his bodily attributes have been enhanced to [B] ss. Thanks to that, the act of carrying the huge rotary cannon was not a problem for him. The long line of ammunition belt hung over Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body and dangled down onto the floor. Additionally, he stuffed in a good number of hand grenades onto his tactical vest. Chen Xiaolian also picked out a Howa Type automatic rifle for Nagase Komi; it was one that could be installed with grenadeunchers. After busying himself with the weapons for around five to six minutes, Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at the Mech. ¡°Roddy?¡± Chen Xiaolian called out twice, but no reply was forting. ¡­ Roddy stood upon the lift as he moved it to stop before the chest area of the Mech. Standing there, Roddy raised his head to look at the head of the Mech. The coating of the head was a mix of blue, ck and silver colours, which looked exceptionally clear. The external armour of the Mech was tightly melded together. Even its joints did not reveal any gap in between, causing him to be at a loss at how this technology was able to achieve that. The material used for the external armour of the Mech was extremely durable. Extending his hand to feel it, he felt a cold sensation that was equivalent to ice. Roddy even produced a military knife to swipe across the surface of the Mech a few times. However, the sharp military knife was unable to leave any trace on the surface of the Mech! ¡°This is definitely not a level of technology that this world should possess,¡± Roddy let out a sigh. At that moment, he felt himself losing control over his mind. It was as though there was an irrepressible impulse surging through him, slowly guiding his hand out to press onto the surface of the Mech. Although Chen Xiaolian had warned him not to, at this moment, Roddy could not suppress the impulse within his heart. Roddy activated his skill! Mechanical Heart! ¡­ Weng! It was as though an extensive amount of information was being crammed into his consciousness as streams of data inundated Roddy¡¯s mind, just like waterfall! The feeling was akin to having a person tossed into the confines of a giant bell before proceeding to ring the bell! Roddy could feel humming sounds reverberating through the inside of his ears, throwing him into a spiral of dizziness. In that instant, a consciousness seemed to have appeared within his mind. ¡°What. Are. You?¡± Hmm? ¡­ Chen Xiaolian ran to the area beneath the Mech and raised his head to look upward. He saw Roddy standing upon the raised lift, his body leaning forward and one hand was ced onto the surface of the Mech. Once again, Chen Xiaolian called out twice toward Roddy. However, he saw that Roddy was not responding. Chen Xiaolian immediately sensed that something bad was happening. That fellow¡¯s chuunibyou syndrome was acting up again! Roddy had ignored his warning! ¡°Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian howled loudly. Then, he picked up a hammer from the nearby tool station and smashed it onto the rails of the lift a few times. nging sounds echoed throughout the warehouse. However, Roddy who was standing on the lift continued to show zero response. ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out loudly and looked at the rails of the lift. He spat out fiercely and his arms and legs began to move, climbing up the rail. After Chen Xiaolian reached the lift, he leapt over the fence of the lift andnded on it. As he was trying to pull Roddy over, he suddenly found Roddy¡¯s body to be abnormally heavy! Roddy¡¯s entire body appeared stiff and he was glued stubbornly onto the Mech! Chen Xiaolian tried pulling him a few times but Roddy¡¯s hand appeared to be firmly stuck onto the surface of the Mech, not showing any sign of movement at all. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became tense and he exerted more strength through his hands in his attempt to pull Roddy over. Still, he was unable to move Roddy. What is going on here? Chen Xiaolian cursed inwardly. Chen Xiaolian smacked Roddy¡¯s back a couple of times, attempting to wake him up. However, this fellow remained in aatose state. ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted in anger. Then, as his hand pped down onto Roddy¡¯s back once more¡­ A whooshing sound was issued out! A bizarre scene took ce before Chen Xiaolian! The colossal Mech abruptly disappeared into thin air! A gigantic steel Mech with a height of 18 meters suddenly transformed into a beam of light and vanished from sight. Roddy was originally leaning forward out of the lift and onto the Mech. Now that the Mech had disappeared, Roddy¡¯s body suddenly arced forward and fell down the lift. Thankfully, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reaction speed was fast enough. His hand shot out to grab Roddy¡¯s arm, stopping his fall. Roddy¡¯s body was thus left hanging from the lift. Chen Xiaolian cursed out loudly again and pulled Roddy up onto the lift. What in the son of a bitch is going on here? A mech that is so gigantic could disappear just like that? Then, Chen Xiaolian suddenly saw a notificationing in from the system. [System prompt: Your Meteor Rock Guild has seized the research results of the Mechanical Faction!]. [System prompt: Please leave the research institute before the self-destruct countdown reaches zero. Then, you may leave this instance dungeon.]. [System prompt: In order toplete this instance dungeon¡¯s final quest, please protect the technological result acquired before you leave this instance dungeon. The system reward will be calcted after the instance dungeon is over.]. Holy shit! What is going on here? Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy with an expression of surprise: It seems this fellow caused the disappearance of the Mech. Seized the research results of the Mechanical Faction? Chen Xiaolian felt pleasantly surprised. He was overjoyed to know that they had managed toplete the quest. However, he was surprised because¡­ Roddy was still unconscious, just like aa patient. If not for the fact that Roddy was still breathing, Chen Xiaolian would have thought that this fellow had kicked the bucket! ¡°Roddy! Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation in pping Roddy¡¯s face a few times. Roddy¡¯s breathing remained deep and stable, but he remained unconscious. ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out once again and he got the lift they were on to descend to the ground. After the lift had reached the ground, Chen Xiaolian brought Roddy down from the lift. ¡°We need to leave this ce immediately! We still have less than half an hour remaining!¡± Chen Xiaolian said to Nagase Komi. The expression on Nagase Komi¡¯s face was one of utter anxiousness. She too had received the notification from the system. ¡°Fujino Masayoshi!¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled Fujino Masayoshi over with one hand. ¡°Is there any other passage here?¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi replied in a state of stupefaction. ¡°There must be one!¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°There are so manyrge-scale equipment here. There are also instruments and weapons! In order to move all those items in here, how could there not be any passageway? Not only that, it must also be arge sized passageway!¡± ¡°There is indeed one, but¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s face revealed a bitter expression. ¡°But that passageway cannot be opened!¡± ¡°How could it not be opened?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was grim. ¡°Even if we have to blow it up, we will force it open!¡± ¡°It is useless,¡± Fujino Masayoshi suddenly extended his hand outward, pointing at the ceiling. ¡°The passageway is just above us!¡± Above us? Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°I only know that there should be a lift on top. The ceiling of this warehouse can be opened to reveal a station for the transportation of goods. Unfortunately¡­ that station for the transportation of goods cannot be destroyed. Because¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s subsequent answer caused Chen Xiaolian to simmer with rage. ¡°Our current location is in fact, not underneath the ind of Japan. Rather¡­ the sea! It would be more urate to say that we are currently underneath the continental shelf. If you want to get out of here, you need to break through the ceiling of this warehouse. This underground project site do indeed have a station for the transportation of goods. On normal days, in order to deceive the public, the military submarine will be used to enter the sea. Then, utilizing the underwater mode, the station for transportation of goods will allow the submarine to transport the goods inside. ¡°Let me put it this way. ¡°We constructed a transportation channel on the seabed that is 4 km in length. As its name implies, this transportation channel is used for transportation purposes. While positioned underwater, thoserge-scale equipment will first be sealed properly before being sent down the transportation channel. Well slots filled with seawater will be used here. ¡°The transportation process is as follows: The supplies are first sent into the transportation channel. The supplies will then move through the 4 km channel while remaining underwater until it reaches arge-scale transportation tform. After the supplies reach therge-scale tform, we will open up a sealed module for it. Sealing up the transportation tform, the waters in the sealed module is then drained out. After that is done, the supplies can then be moved inside here directly from the transportation tform. ¡°Even if you insist on using force to destroy your way out¡­ for example, through the use of bombs that you suggested¡­ you would only be able to reach the well-sealed transportation tform. That ce is an underwater hold. Even after reaching there, you still cannot get out! ¡°In order to use that way to escape from here, you must go through the 4 km transportation channel! ¡°We cannot use bombs. If we do, it will cause the transportation channel and the continental shelf to copse. When that happens, all of us will be buried under the seabed!¡± Underwater? Seabed? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes bulged out. ¡°F**k! I should have known that the system would never give an easy quest!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a resentful smile. Chen Xiaolian pondered their predicament for a moment before ncing at Fujino Masayoshi. ¡°Are there any diving equipment here?¡± ¡°There are,¡± Fujino Masayoshi quickly answered. ¡°There are diving suits and small-scaled submersible vehicles that are also installed with propellers. The maintenance crew responsible for the maintenance of the transportation tform and the transportation channel uses those equipment. Those maintenance works requires going underwater.¡± ¡°That will work!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was overjoyed. ¡°But¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi gave another bitter smile. ¡°The transportation tform above us is certainly filled with sea water! We must first set the controls to let the transportation tform drain out the seawater. Only after doing that will we be able to climb up. If we do not, once we open the tform¡­ the seawater will gush in.¡± ¡°Then go drain the water!¡± Chen Xiaolian became vexed. ¡°Stop cking around with all those nonsense! We must hurry! We have already activated the self-destruct sequence. We only have¡­ 26 minutes left!¡± Chapter 150: I Hear You Have An Immortal Body?

Chapter 150: I Hear You Have An Immortal Body?

GOR Chapter 150: I Hear You Have An Immortal Body? ¡°¡­¡± Hearing that, Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s eyes turned dark and he plopped down onto the ground in a seated position. At that moment, all the lights illuminating the entire warehouse area were suddenly turned off! The interior of the warehouse was abruptly plunged into utter darkness. A few seconds after that, faint emergency lights on the walls slowly lit up. ¡°What on earth is happening?¡± Chen Xiaolian caught Fujino Masayoshi up and asked. ¡°What just happened?¡± ¡°En¡­ energy¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s face was pale as he answered. ¡°Energy!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly understood what he meant. Energy! ! This underground base was originally utilizing the Mech as arge-scale battery to power its operations. Presently, the Mech has been sent by Roddy to who knew where¡­ as such¡­ the base has lost its battery! Without the Mech here to act as a source of energy for this underground base, this entire ce has lost all power! ¡°The small-scale backup generator will start up automatically. However, the generator will only be able to provide enough energy for some basic lighting and the normal operation of the evacuation routes. However, the power provided will not suffice for the operation of therge-scale underwater transportation tform. The power generated by the backup generator is far from enough to operate it!¡± Fujino Masayoshi uttered those words frantically. ¡°The amount of power needed to drain the transportation systems is extremely big! Without the energy source, we cannot open it!¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian threw a fist onto the wall beside in frustration. He forced himself to take deep breaths and began to look around. Calm down! Chen Xiaolian! m down! What you need to do right now is to cool down! Chen Xiaolian struggled to force his mind to calm down. Then, he became alert again. ¡°Nagase Komi!¡± ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Chen Xiaolian clutched onto the bald girl¡¯s shoulder. ¡°At present, our chance for survival would depend on everyone¡¯s efforts! I am going to give you a task!¡± ¡°¡­yes!¡± The bald girl answered with a trembling voice. ¡°You will bring Fujino Masayoshi to go find the diving equipment that he mentioned earlier. After you find it, get him to help you operate it!¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a heavy tone of voice. ¡°Especially that submersible vehicle outfitted with propellers! You must find that! Then, use the transport truck to bring it over here!¡± ¡°¡­yes! I¡­ I¡­¡± The bald headed girl was showing signs of panicking. ¡°Do not panic! You can do it!¡± At the present moment, Chen Xiaolian could only choose to trust and encourage Nagase Komi. ¡°Do not forget, you are an Awakened! You are no longer an ordinary human. If you wish to live, then you need to work hard at it. Understand? What you need to do now is to save yourself! Trust me! As long as you do as I instruct you to, I will be able to get you out of here alive!¡± ¡°¡­ yes!¡± Nagase Komi¡¯s voice remained shaky. However, her expression has clearly be more steady. ¡°Hurry up and go! There is not enough time left. If Fujino Masayoshi refuses to cooperate, then there is no need to go easy on him!¡± Chen Xiaolian handed a gun to Nagase Komi. He watched as Nagase Komi dragged Fujino Masayoshi to the side. Chen Xiaolian turned around, ran back toward the weapon armoury and began re-inspecting the explosives stored inside the armoury. ¡°Detonators¡­ stic explosives¡­ son of a bitch! It is not enough!¡± Chen Xiaolian frantically gathered up whatever he could find inside the armoury. His objective was clear: first, he must blow up the ceiling of this underground warehouse! Unfortunately, the ceiling of this warehouse would certainly be extremely durable! Only by sting a hole through the ceiling would they be able to enter the sealed transportation tform. Then, they will be able to enter the sealed module, which will lead them into the underwater channel. That way, they will be able to leave this ce! Chen Xiaolian found a huge tform lift within the warehouse. From the location of the tform lift, it appeared that once the tform lift was activated, it would allow the tform that has a length of ten meters and width of ten meters to go directly up to the ceiling. Under normal circumstances, the control panels could open the ceiling of that area. After draining the seawaters from the sealed module on top, the tform lift would be used to bring down the materials transported into the sealed module on top. After finding the location of the tform lift, Chen Xiaolian raised his head to inspect the ceiling. Clearly, the steel doors to this ceiling were designed to separate out from both sides ¨C it was somewhat simr to the tform that they saw from the time they seized the tank from the Metropolitan Police Headquarters. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, do not panic! You will survive out of this! You will definitely make it!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. He brought a lift truck over and climbed his way up its mast. Then, he attached one bombs after another onto the ceiling. Damn it¡­ a pity that Roddy has fainted! Otherwise, Roddy would be able to use his skill to unlock the ceiling! There would be no need for him to use bombs. Chen Xiaolian was not a professional in the field of explosion. He knew not how to calcte the amount of bombs needed. Not that it mattered. Chen Xiaolian simply attached all the explosives he could find onto the ceiling. This was a very hastily put up n and Chen Xiaolian had no guarantees that this n could seed. First, Chen Xiaolian was simply uncertain as to how thick the ceiling of this warehouse was! Would the st from the explosives be enough to create an opening big enough for them¡­ If the st failed to create an opening, or if the opening was not big enough for them to go through¡­ Various oues were possible. At the current moment however, Chen Xiaolian simply has no other option. The only thing he could choose to do was¡­ Test his luck! ¡­ Unfortunately, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s luck did not appear to be as strong as he had hoped. Chen Xiaolian climbed down from the mast. At the same instant that he ced his foot on the ground, he heard a loud banging sound! A loud boom echoed! The entire warehouse appeared to be shaken as a result of the noise. Subsequently, the door of the warehouse¡­ the thick, metal vault door¡­ copsed down! It was broken apart! An impressively robust figure appeared behind the door. ¡°I aming! My preys, are you ready?¡± Tian Lie swaggered into the warehouse and extended a hand to rub his baldhead. His eyes quickly found Chen Xiaolian and Tian Lie curled the corners of his lips in a grin. ¡°Oh, the first prey has appeared!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to act! The moment he caught sight of Tian Lie, he quickly picked up the 20 mm gatling-style rotary cannon from the ground and held it with his hands. Bang bang bang bang¡­ An intense sound of bullets firing rang out loudly! Within the dimly lit warehouse, the insane barrage of 20 mm bullets created a thick line of fire in the middle of the air. Tian Lie stood in the doorway. Seeing the iing barrage of bullets, Tian Lie showed no inclination to even dodge. Tian Lie sneered, raised both arms to cover his face and stepped forward with big strides. Bang bang bang bang bang¡­ Bullets poured out at an insane speed and zing mes sprayed out from the muzzle of the rotary cannon. The fired out bullets were all concentrated onto Tian Lie¡¯s body! Tian Lie¡¯s huge, robust body simply provided for the best target for the bullets! At that moment however, Tian Lie¡¯s body suddenly glowed with a faint silvery light. It was as though his entire body had transformed into something exuding a faint silvery metal colour. The 20 mm bullets from the gatling-style rotary cannon struck his body only to bounce off and fall as scrap metal! Fiery sparks burst out from Tian Lie¡¯s body as a result. Under this baptism of fire brought upon by the intense gunfire, Tian Lie marched forward! The 20 mm rotary cannon was actually incapable of harming Tian Lie in the slightest. The strong firepower of this weapon was not even capable of causing him to stagger or slow him down! Tian Lie appearedpletely unaffected by the huge momentum behind the bullets. He stepped forward yet again! One step¡­ three steps¡­ ten steps¡­ twenty steps! The distance between Tian Lie and Chen Xiaolian was now only roughly ten meters! Wu wu¡­ Chen Xiaolian has finished firing out everyst bullet for the gatling-style rotary cannon. A tint of redness appeared on the muzzle of the rotary cannon, signifying how hot it has be even as it issued out rotating sounds of ¡°wu wu¡±. ¡°No more ammunition?¡± Tian Lie put down his hands and he looked on with a cold expression. ¡°Pitiful ants. With a weapon of this level, how could you hope to hurt me?¡± ¡°I was not really hoping that this weapon could stop you,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face remained calm and he coolly regarded Tian Lie. ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°I just wanted to use it¡­ in order to lure you over to stand before me. I am afraid that if you are standing too far away, I will miss!¡± The instant he said that, Chen Xiaolian immediately pulled out the weapon he ced on his back. A t muzzle pointed forward! It was none other than the beam weapon that was created through the technology found from researching the Mech! The weapon was already fully charged. Chen Xiaolian pulled the beam weapon and aimed it directly at Tian Lie. Without any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian pulled the trigger. Weng! A faintly translucent and orange coloured beam fired out instantly! With only a distance of ten meters between them, Tian Lie had no opportunity to dodge out of the way and the beam of light struck him squarely in the chest area! A booming sound rang out and nearly half of Tian Lie¡¯s upper body area burst apart as the beam of light struck him! Tian Lie¡¯s body, glowing faintly with a silvery metal colour was unharmed despite receiving the full barrage of bullets from a 20 mm gatling-style rotary cannon. However, under the attack of the beam of light, his body burst apart! Tian Lie¡¯s huge body soared through the air from the impact and he flew over ten meters backward. Finally, his body smashed upon the left side of the entrance door. After the beam of light dissipated, the left part of Tian Lie¡¯s chest and his entire left shoulder haspletely disappeared! The only thing left on the upper left side of Tian Lie¡¯s body was his tilting neck and his head, which appeared to be on the verge of falling. In just one shot, Tian Lie was maimed! ¡­ Despite such a tremendous victory, Chen Xiaolian showed no expression of joy at all. Instead, he quickly picked up the rotary cannon again and reced the ammunition belt. With one hand holding onto the rotary cannon and another holding onto the beam weapon, Chen Xiaolian strode toward Tian Lie! Tian Lie¡¯s body was embedded into the wall. However, he was not dead¡­ Naturally, he was not dead! Upon Tian Lie¡¯s maimed left upper body area, not a single drop of blood flowed out. Instead, silvery liquid could be seen moving upon the area. The maimed part on Tian Lie¡¯s body began to fuse together and gradually became moreplete! Tian Lie suddenly opened his eyes. Next, he used his intact right arm to readjust his head into position and break himself free from the wall. ¡°Interesting! It seems you found a rather good weapon.¡± After saying that, he fell down from the wall, along with some broken rubble. After falling onto the ground, Tian Lie¡¯s body appeared unsteady and he was somewhat staggering. Chen Xiaolian kept stepping forward unhesitatingly and he pulled the trigger to the gatling-style rotary cannon, firing out once more with it! An intense amount of bullets sprayed onto Tian Lie¡¯s body, causing his body to stagger again and again. Some of the bullets struck the maimed upper left area of Tian Lie¡¯s body, hitting the silvery liquid that was moving along the fused body area. Tian Lie¡¯s body continued healing itself rapidly. However, even though the barrage of bullets on his body could not bring any harm to him, it appeared to be effectively slowing down his rate of healing! This was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s objective! Chen Xiaolian had already taken twenty steps forward! Twenty steps, twenty seconds! The beam weapon had finished recharging! This time, Chen Xiaolian aimed the beam weapon at Tian Lie¡¯s waist area. The translucent, orange coloured beam of light fired out once more, sweeping through Tian Lie¡¯s waist area! Under the damaging power of the beam of light, the area below Tian Lie¡¯s waist, his entire left leg was liquefied. Tian Lie¡¯s head fell onto the ground, falling face first into arge pool of silvery liquid. The attackunched this time was more urate and more ruthlesspared to the one fired earlier! Chen Xiaolian did not hold back. Right after the beam of light dissipated, the rotary cannon roared out once again! The dense number of bullets peppered Tian Lie, knocking him back continuously until his body reached the surface of the wall. His body became no different from a broken doll, rocking back and forth under the hail of bullets striking him. Finally¡­ Wu wu wu¡­ The ammunition belt was emptied! Chen Xiaolian was now standing before Tian Lie with less than two meters of distance between them. At present, Tian Lie¡¯s body only have one intact right arm and half a body. This time, after pulling the beam weapon out, Chen Xiaolian aimed it right onto Tian Lie¡¯s head. ¡°I hear you have an immortal body?¡± The expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was cold. Weng! The beam of light fired out and Tian Lie¡¯s head liquefied under the beam of light, turning into scattered drops of silver liquid! The beam of light continued downward, cutting a path through the middle of Tian Lie¡¯s body. Tian Lie¡¯s body then turned into a pool of silver liquid. ¡­ Chapter 151 Part 1: Final Hunt

Chapter 151 Part 1: Final Hunt

GOR Chapter 151 Part 1: Final Hunt The three sts from the beam weapon were able to get rid of Tian Lie! Tian Lie¡¯s body dissolved into a big pool of silvery liquid, which appeared to be seeping into the ground and wall. There was no expression of joy on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He quickly kept the beam weapon, which was now emitting ck smoke ¨C the beam weapon was nowpletely scrapped. It was as Fujino Masayoshi had said, it was a mere imitation with ipatible materials. After using it, the high amount of energy will overload the weapon, burning itsponents. Chen Xiaolian quickly ran back and saw a construction truck moving slowly toward his position. Nagase Komi was seated in the driver seat of the construction truck. Under her control, the construction truck swerved about unsteadily. On its way to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s position, it knocked into a metal stand. Thankfully, the speed of the construction truck was not too fast. Fujino Masayoshi fell out from the back of the construction truck and a gash appeared on his forehead. Blood trickled down from the wound. ¡°Guild Leader! Look what I found!¡± There was a boastful expression on Nagase Komi¡¯s face. Inspecting the contents, Chen Xiaolian saw that Nagase Komi¡¯s harvest was indeed considerable. Behind the construction truck was a small-scale submersible vehicle ¨C to be more urate, it could be considered as a small-scale submarine. An electric propeller was installed upon the exterior surface of the submersible vehicle. Additionally, there were also four sets of diving equipment and four small-scale oxygen tanks. The diving equipment there were all picked by Fujino Masayoshi. After inspecting, he had picked the ones that were intact and the oxygen tanks were all full. Chen Xiaolian regarded the submersible vehicle. The submersible vehicle was a miniature submarine the size of a small car. Furthermore, the avable space inside was limited and it was barely able to fit in all four of them. Chen Xiaolian put on the diving suit for Roddy. After that, the three of them, Chen Xiaolian, Nagase Komi and Fujino Masayoshi all put on their respective diving suits. ¡°We still have eighteen minutes!¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the remaining time. After all of them have entered the miniature submarine, Chen Xiaolian stood outside the door, looking up at the ceiling. He produced the remote control for the explosives, took a deep breath and pressed the button! Boom! A loud explosion echoed out as a result! Following the sound, a series of explosions resounded from above their heads. The ceiling area above the tform lift exploded and mes burst out, causing the entire warehouse to shake a few times. Next, a series of metal twisting and breaking sounds rang out. Huge portions of the warehouse ceiling copsed down onto the ground. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group had moved the submersible vehicle to the corner of the warehouse, thus avoiding the copsing ceiling fragments. However, the subsequent earthquake like tremors led to no small amount of instruments and metal stands falling down. As such, the danger of being struck still existed. A loud explosion echoed throughout the warehouse. Following the loud explosion, a ceiling fragment with a diameter of about five meters copsed down! After the fragment fell, a huge amount of water surged inside! It was as though a huge waterfall had been opened up inside the warehouse. ¡°It is starting!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted and ran into the miniature submarine before locking the hatch and airlock. Vast quantities of seawater poured into the warehouse and it was not long before the water level within the warehouse began to rise. The rate at which the water poured in was extremely fast. Chen Xiaolian sat inside the submersible vehicle as he anxiously watched over the rising water level. Then, he checked the time left before the base self-destructs¡­ ¡°Sixteen more minutes to go!¡± ¡°But¡­ but, there may not be enough time for the water to fill the warehouse,¡± A bitter expression was stered on Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s face. ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I said, we do not have enough time!¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s face turned pale. ¡°I have made the calctions for it! Considering the current size of the hole on the ceiling, the speed at which the water is entering and the volume of this warehouse¡­ with this current rate of speed, in order to fill up this warehouse so that we could dive out, we will need at least twenty more minutes!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression sank. However, they only have sixteen minutes of time left in the countdown! Once the base self-destructs¡­ ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked around anxiously. Then, his eyes suddenly lit up. There was another beam weapon by Roddy¡¯s side! This beam weapon was the one they had seized from Fujino Masayoshi. Fujino Masayoshi had already fired once with it. Then, Chen Xiaolian had also used it against the giant toad, firing one more time with it. That meant this beam weapon could still be fired once more! Chen Xiaolian quickly picked up the beam weapon from Roddy¡¯s side. He then moved to open the hatch and climb out. The water level was still rising and the miniature submarine has started to float up. Chen Xiaolian climbed onto the submersible vehicle and activated the beam weapon. Chen Xiaolian patiently waited for the weapon to charge up while he gazed at the area on the ceiling where water was flooding inside¡­ ¡°There is only one opportunity here¡­ son of a bitch! I need to shoot urately! I need to make the hole bigger!¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath¡­ Next, a translucent beam of light fired out from the beam weapon, striking squarely at the edge of the hole! Chen Xiaolian then shouted out as he lightly twisted his wrist. The beam of light became a sharp de, carving out a nearly three square meter semi-circr hole at the edge of the original one. Most importantly, this st from the beam weapon appeared to have struck a key structure¡­ Another loud boom reverberated out and another fragment of the ceiling copsed down! This time, the fragment that copsed downward was double the size of the earlier fragment! The waters flooding into the warehouse increased significantly! Chen Xiaolian was greatly overjoyed and he hung the beam weapon on his back before turning around to climb back into the submersible vehicle. Then, he closed the hatch. ¡°It is done! Whether or not we make it will now depend on Heaven¡¯s will!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. The rate at which the water level was rising has clearly increased significantly! In less than five minutes, the water level appeared to have risen by almost fifteen meters. Fujino Masayoshi was the only one among them who knew how to operate the submersible vehicle. He quickly activated the diving mode for the submersible vehicle, causing the sealed capsule beneath the submersible vehicle to fill with water. The submersible vehicle began to sink down. Soon, the submersible vehicle had submerged underwater! As Chen Xiaolian was anxiously looking at the flood hole on the ceiling of the warehouse through the transparent part of the submersible vehicle, he suddenly heard Nagase Komi¡¯s scream. ¡°What is that?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head to look in the direction that Nagase Komi was looking. What he saw made him surprised. Chen Xiaolian saw something twenty meters underwater to the left, in the direction of the entrance to this warehouse. It was a silvery mass moving about disorderly. It was not long before a human body shape appeared from the silvery mass. Its two hands appeared to have transformed into tentacles, splitting out another eight tentacles from each hand. Those tentacles moved about madly underwater! Whenever the tentacles made contact with the nearby metal stands, they would capture the metal stands and quickly pull the stands back to its silvery body. Then, the silvery mass will converge onto the metal stand, dissolving it within its body! The head part of the silvery mass wiggled for a moment and facial contours appeared on the head. Eyes appeared on the eye part of the face. Upon the pair of eyes, a faint light was shing out. ¡°It is Tian Lie!¡± Chen Xiaolian spat out fiercely. ¡°He really does have an immortal body!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head to look at Fujino Masayoshi. ¡°Hurry up and leave! Get ready to move up!¡± After the water level had reached the ceiling of the warehouse, the rate at which the water gushed down slowed. At that moment, the warehouse was like a filled water bottle! ¡°Move, move, move! Hurry up and move!¡± Chen Xiaolian hastily urged Fujino Masayoshi onward as Fujino Masayoshi went about controlling the submersible vehicle to move up. The electric propellers were turned on and the submersible vehicle moved like a stealthy underwater torpedo. Then the submersible vehicle slowly moved up to the ceiling. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian saw that Tian Lie¡¯s body had already recovered by about 70% to 80%. The silvery body appeared to be moving sluggishly due to it being underwater. However, Chen Xiaolian could clearly feel that Tian Lie¡¯s gaze was aimed at him! Although the water was bing more turbid, the feeling of being stared at only became clearer for Chen Xiaolian! Tian Lie slowly stepped forward, moving underwater as he moved in the direction of the submersible vehicle. ¡°Hurry up!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out loudly and Fujino Masayoshi turned the speed of the propeller to the maximum! The submersible vehicle sped up immediately and it rushed upward at a ny-degree angle. Tian Lie followed right behind them. His movement speed was originally sluggish and slow. However, his movements gradually became keener and his speed also increased as a result. The hole in the ceiling was about six meters wide and the submersible vehicle quickly shuttled out from the warehouse and into the upperyer. The upperyer was a huge transportation tform module. At the top area, there was a channel with a diameter of around six meters. Fujino Masayoshi need not be given any orders from Chen Xiaolian and he steered the submersible vehicle straight forward! Soon, they entered the channel. Fujino Masayoshi turned on the submersible vehicle¡¯s lights and the submersible vehicle kept moving forward. ¡°Are we no longer in danger?¡± Cold sweat trickled down from Nagase Komi¡¯s forehead and tears could be seen within her eyes. ¡°Not yet,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the time nervously. ¡°There are six more minutes to go. But this channel is 4 km long¡­ Bloody Hell! I fear we do not have enough time to escape from here!¡± ¡°Even if the self-destruct mechanism begins to detonate the base, it should take some time before it reaches this channel, right? As of now, we can only pray to God,¡± Fujino Masayoshi disyed a distressed expression. ¡°You still believe in God?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Are you really going to be picky at a time like this?¡± Fujino Masayoshi cried out as he checked the controls, ensuring that the propellers were spinning at maximum speed. Then, Fujino Masayoshi nervously steered the submersible vehicle forward. ¡°Behind us! Something is catching up to us!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the back. The underwater channel was originally dark and the only source of illumination came from the lights installed onto the submersible vehicle. With the illumination from the submersible vehicle¡¯s lights, Chen Xiaolian could vaguely make out a figure making its way forward through the channel behind them. The figure¡¯s speed was neither too fast nor too slow. At the very least, it was enough so that the submersible vehicle could not shake off the figure. ¡°It is Tian Lie!¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out. ¡°That son of a bitch just keepsing back!¡± ¡°There is no way to increase the speed. This is already the fastest speed possible,¡± Fujino Masayoshi cried out. ¡°This will not do!¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled, his face contorted. ¡°Once he catches up to us, we will certainly die! With his abilities, getting rid of this submersible vehicle is just a piece of cake! We need to figure a way to hold him back!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly checked the weapons that he brought along. Beam weapon¡­ it is a very good weapon. Unfortunately, it could no longer be used. Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian caught sight of a tactical vest lying within a corner of the submersible vehicle ¨C hanging upon the tactical vest was a considerable number of hand grenades. ¡°I will go slow him down!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. Chapter 151 Part 2: Final Hunt

Chapter 151 Part 2: Final Hunt

GOR Chapter 151 Part 2: Final Hunt This was a very dangerous job. However, as of this moment, Chen Xiaolian had no other options. He cannot assign this job to others as well and could only step out on his own. Chen Xiaolian quickly inspected his diving suit. Then, he equipped the oxygen tank and grabbed the tactical vest with the hand grenades. ¡°Drain the capsule, then I will go out! You need to open the door for me to move out of this submersible vehicle. Make sure you maintain the current speed! Understand? No matter what happens, do not slow down!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave out his orders and Fujino Masayoshi quickly nodded ¨C this fellow would clearly prefer to move this submersible vehicle out of here as fast as possible. ¡°You keep an eye on him,¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Nagase Komi. Nagase Komi, who was trembling, nodded her head. Chen Xiaolian quickly opened the door into the sealed capsule and moved outside the room. After the submersible vehicle¡¯s hatch was opened, Chen Xiaolian quickly climbed out. The submersible vehicle moved forward, causing a surge of rushing water to flow by. Chen Xiaolian grabbed onto the handle on the external surface of the submersible vehicle before using a rope to tie his body to the handle. Chen Xiaolian became like a fish, tied to the submersible vehicle as it kept moving forward. Wearing underwater goggles, Chen Xiaolian could barely make out Tian Lie¡¯s iing figure. It appeared that Tian Lie¡¯s speed has increased somewhat. Chen Xiaolian bit onto the oxygen tube and snorted. He did his best to stick to the surface of the submersible vehicle as he produced the tactical vest. Retrieving one of the hand grenades, he pulled out the ring from the grenade and threw it to the back. The rate at which the hand grenade was thrown under the water was not too fast. Thankfully, the submersible vehicle was constantly moving forward. BOOM! An underwater explosion erupted outward ten meters from behind the submersible vehicle. The resulting water surge and shockwave produced by the explosion caused the area behind the submersible vehicle to be a blurry scene of chaos. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s disappointment, he quickly caught sight of Tian Lie. Tian Lie¡¯s figure charged out from among the turbulence of turbid waters and he continued chasing after the submersible vehicle. Again! Chen Xiaolian retrieved another hand grenade and tossed it out as well. BOOM! This time, the resulting explosion was very good. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s luck was in his favour as the radius of explosion enveloped Tian Lie¡¯s figure! Tian Lie¡¯s figure tilted from the explosion and he nearly fell to the surface of the channel walls. This setback cost Tian Lie at least ten seconds! Chen Xiaolian continued sticking close to the submersible vehicle as he tossed out one grenade after another to the back. Bursts of underwater explosions rocked the area behind the submersible vehicle continuously, causing Tian Lie¡¯s speed to decrease significantly. Chen Xiaolian watched as Tian Lie¡¯s figure grew more distant from the submersible vehicle. Soon, not even Tian Lie¡¯s figure could be seen. Chen Xiaolian tossed out the final hand grenade and turned around to head into the sealed capsule of the submersible vehicle. After closing the hatch, Chen Xiaolian knocked the door to the interior of the submersible. Fujino Masayoshi quickly drained all the water inside the sealed capsule before opening the doors to the interior, allowing Chen Xiaolian to climb inside. After entering, Chen Xiaolian rolled on the floor and gasped for a moment. ¡°Son of a bitch! A pity there is nothing better avable. If there are any explosives, I could just blow up the channel behind us and make it copse. That way, the fellow would be trapped.¡± ¡°Guild Leader? He is not chasing after us¡­¡± Nagase Komi screamed out in delight. ¡°Do not be too happy just yet. There is quite some distance between us. However, he must still be right behind us,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°He will never let us go while hand grenades simply would not do much to him. Hand grenades could only dy him and pull the distance between us.¡± Chen Xiaolian was not too concerned with having Tian Lie following them. All they need to do was maintain some distance from Tian Lie. ording to the system, as long as they exit the channel¡­ they would have met the requirement set by the system: Leave the research institute! By doing so, they would havepleted the system¡¯s quest and could leave immediately! At that time, they simply need not care about Tian Lie! Chen Xiaolian was currently concerned something else. The people from the other group! Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and the others! Even until now, he had yet to receive any system prompt. Generally speaking, if Qiao Qiao and the others were able toplete the other quest, the system should have issued out a prompt. However, there was still no prompt¡­ could it be? Could their quest remain unfinished even now? The Bio-transformation Faction¡¯s quest¡­ is it that difficult? With Nicole, the Floating Angel with them, they were still incapable ofpleting the quest? ¡­ The countdown had ended! In the final moment when the countdown ended, Nagase Komi let out a sharp scream. However, nothing happened. Nagase Komi looked at Chen Xiaolian and Fujino Masayoshi with a puzzled expression. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was grim as he said. ¡°Even though the self-destruct has begun, it will take some time before it reaches this ce. Be prepared for it!¡± As expected¡­ in merely ten seconds of time¡­ The entire underwater channel shook fiercely! The flow of water suddenly became turbulent! ¡°It is here!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. ¡°Hold on tight! Fujino Masayoshi, keep moving forward at full speed!¡± ¡°I know!¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s expression twisted and he let loose a loud roar himself! His pair of eyes had turned red. The submersible vehicle moved forward amid the trembling underwater channel and ¡°weng weng¡± sounds hummed out from the submersible¡¯s propeller! The faint copsing sounds of certain parts of the underwater channel could be heard. Following that, debris fell down onto the surface of the submersible vehicle. Nagase Komi knelt on the floor; both her hands were clutching her head as tears flowed out from her eyes. Chen Xiaolian grasped tightly onto a handle while his other hand held onto Roddy to stop Roddy¡¯s body from rolling around. ¡°The exit is just up front!¡± Fujino Masayoshi suddenly shouted out in delight. The underwater lights installed onto the submersible vehicle illuminated the chaotic turbulence before them, revealing a dome shaped exit¡­ However, there was a metal fence fixed upon the exit¡­ ¡°Smash through it!¡± Chen Xiaolian roared loudly. ¡°Smash it! This moment will determine whether we live or die!¡± ¡°A a a a ah!¡± Fujino Masayoshi twisted his face and he howled out frantically. ¡­ BOOM! On the seabed¡¯s continental shelf, a splintered metal fence was smashed out of a metal pipe and a yellow submersible vehicle charged out from the pipe! It charged out together with a gushing flow of water before veering into the sea. The front part of the submersible vehicle was deformed and some parts had caved inward. Even the metal parts were deformed. ¡°Move up!¡± Chen Xiaolian saw that cracks were appearing on the surface of the reinforced ss of the sealed capsule. He quickly shouted. ¡°This vehicle would not be able tost much longer! Hurry up and move to the surface!¡± ¡­ When the submersible vehicle broke through the surface of the water, Nagase Komi broke out in tears of joy as she sobbed. Tears and snot were all over the bald girl¡¯s face. The same could be said about Fujino Masayoshi who knelt down as his hand kept grasping tightly onto the control panel, tears flowing down his cheeks. As for Chen Xiaolian, he disyed aplicated look. Through the cracked ss, he could view the blue sky and seas. One whole night had passed since the moment they entered the underground research institute. It was currently early in the morning outside. The sun could be seen slowly rising upon the horizontal surface of the sea. Waves washed over the surface of the submersible vehicle. Chen Xiaolian could not hold it in and he exhaled deeply before issuing augh. Soon however, a puzzled expression came over him. ¡°Why¡­ why hasn¡¯t the system issued out a notification?¡± That is not right! That is not right! Logically speaking, once they left the research institute, they should havepleted the quest! They should be able to leave the instance dungeon! At present though, there was no notification from the system! No notification! They were also not teleported out of this instance dungeon. What is going on here? As Chen Xiaolian was feeling puzzled¡­ The notification from the system arrived! Seeing the notification, Chen Xiaolian was quick to feel delighted. However, after he read the notification from the system¡­ his face sank! [System prompt: Your guild has sessfully met the requirements needed toplete this instance dungeon and has cleared the condition needed to be teleported out from this instance dungeon.]. [System prompt: Someone has utilized a [B] ss Hunt Prolonging Card on your guild. Teleportation out has been dyed by 10 hours. Teleportation will begin once the effect of the [B] ss Hunt Prolonging Card runs out.]. Hunt Prolonging Card? What the Hell is that thing? Chen Xiaolian was both shocked and furious. Chen Xiaolian quickly tapped open the [B] ss Hunt Prolonging Card part of the system notification. As expected, there was a description avable. [B] ss Hunt Prolonging Card: This item can be utilized against any individual or team within line of sight. After utilization, it will ignore all conditions set by the instance dungeon and designate the target as the prey who will be forced to remain within the instance dungeon. The time limit is 10 hours. Conditions for lifting the effects of this card: Wait for the 10 hours of hunting time to end or kill off all the designated prey. ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian gnashed his teeth. ¡°TIAN! LIE!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly understood why Tian Lie did not seem to be in a hurry to chase after them. Instead, Tian Lie had simply trailed them! Chen Xiaolian abruptly ran to Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s side and pulled him up with one hand. ¡°Stop crying! We need to hurry up and leave! Hurry!¡± Fujino Masayoshi was bbergasted at being caught up by Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°Hurry! Do not ask anything! Just hurry up and leave this ce!¡± ¡°We¡­ where should we go?¡± ¡°Damn it! Of course we will go to thend!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead turned red with rage. Of course, we have to get tond! We cannot stay in the sea! At present, their side only had the miniature submarine! If they were to move out to the seas and the power ran out, they will be stuck in that one location. Once Tian Lie found them, they will have nowhere to run to! The only way for them to survive was to get tond. Then, they will think of a way to deal with Tian Lie. ¡°Yes, yes¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi did not know why Chen Xiaolian was so agitated. However, he dared not disobey Chen Xiaolian¡¯s orders. Fujino Masayoshi quickly retrieved a GPS positioning device. ¡°We are currently at Tokyo Bay¡­ the distance between our current position andnd is¡­ 40 nautical miles,¡± Fujino Masayoshi said. ¡°Our maximum speed is 15 knots. In other words, to return tond will take us around two and a half hours or three hours.¡± ¡°Do not be long-winded! Hurry! Hurry!¡± Fujino Masayoshi quickly started up the propeller and the submersible vehicle began to sail across the surface of the water, moving towardnd. Around ten minutes after the submersible vehicle left the area¡­ A bald head emerged from under the sea, breaking through the surface of the waters there. Tian Lie¡¯s body emerged from the surface of the sea. He stood naked upon the water surface and the magnificent muscles upon his body brimmed with a striking sense of savagery. Tian Lie felt the drops of water slowly trickling down his cheeks as he revealed a ferocious grin. ¡°Ten more hours to go¡­ enough for an interesting hunt to unfold! Run! Hurry up and run! It would be best if you can go find that Floating Angel!¡± Chapter 152 Part 1: Hide And Seek

Chapter 152 Part 1: Hide And Seek

GOR Chapter 152 Part 1: Hide And Seek Chen Xiaolian was in low spirits. It would be more urate to say that he was feeling vexed. Back when Chen Xiaolian was inside the underground research institute, faced with a dangerous predicament, he could still force himself to calm down and find a way to survive through the desperate situation. At present however, he had finally grasped onto the light of dawn brought about by victory, only to be pulled back down into the abyss¡­ this feeling was not easy to swallow. However, what vexed Chen Xiaolian the most was that he had fully taken into ount all the surrounding circumstances and utilized whatever he could get his hands on in order to pave out a path to victory. In the end however, an unexpected situation arose! Hunt Prolonging Card? He really, really hated such a kind of unexpected situation! Chen Xiaolian was essentially someone who was confident and unyielding. For someone like him, this random and unexpected situation was something he detested the most! The submersible vehicle moved forward at full speed. Seeing that the submersible vehicle was already at maximum speed, Chen Xiaolian sat down and took a few deep breaths. He forced himself to calm down and pinched his ears ¨C this was a minor habit of his. Whenever he was in an irritable mood and was unable to focus, he would pinch his ears. All right! Calm down! Chen Xiaolian, calm down! Now, let¡¯s begin by analysing the current situation. Presently, the biggest hurdle was the ten hours of hunting time. Additionally, the hunter in question, Tian Lie possessed a strength that far surpasses his... back then, he had utilized all the advantageous factors he had and all his strength, only to be able to dy Tian Lie for a while. All evidence pointed toward the fact that he did not possess the necessary strength to fight against Tian Lie¡¯s immortal body. Hmmm¡­ maybe¡­ Bai Qi? Chen Xiaolian let out a sigh. The cool down period for summoning Bai Qi has yet to end. Yesterday afternoon, he had already summoned out Bai Qi to do battle on the highway. After each summoning, a cool down period of 24 hours was necessary. The time left before he could summon Bai Qi again was¡­ Chen Xiaolian checked the time: Another 9 and a half hour to go! All right, then! Let¡¯s make it through this cool down period first! At least there is one good possibility here. Once the cool down period for summoning Bai Qi is over, then¡­ perhaps I can summon Bai Qi out to deal with the bald headed fellow! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind quickly made the calctions. There was another condition that he could utilize. In this instance dungeon, a restriction was ced onto everyone¡¯s radar. As such, Tian Lie would be unable to urately pin down his location. Which meant to say, this is a hunt. As long as I run away fast enough and hide myself properly, there exists the possibility for me to safely make it through the rest of the hunting time. Since that is the case, choosing to return tond would be a wise move. Only when we are onnd would we be able to find more ce to hide. If we remain on the sea¡­ weck the ability to move about. ¡°Hide and seek?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile. Furthermore, there was another question troubling Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind: What is the situation regarding the other group? Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo, Xia Xiaolei, Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Nicole¡­ are they all right? ncing at the unconscious Roddy, Chen Xiaolian let out a resentful smile. ¡°Son of a bitch! You sure can sleep. Right now, I have to do all the heavy thinking alone ah.¡± ¡­ The submersible vehicle has been moving for roughly 2 hours. By this time, they could already catch a glimpse ofnd upon the horizon. However, Fujino Masayoshi came to report a bad news. ¡°The propeller is running out of power,¡± Fujino Masayoshi said with a frustrated expression. ¡°The propeller runs on battery. Considering how long we have been moving, the battery power is almost exhausted. In five minutes time, we will begin to slow down¡­ I cannot be certain if the remaining battery power will be sufficient to bring us over until the coast.¡± ¡°Are there any ways to solve it?¡± Fujino Masayoshi considered the matter for a moment. ¡°We can try to reduce the weight. By reducing the weight that the submersible vehicle has to carry, perhaps we can reduce the amount of power consumed.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly led Nagase Komi together with him as they tossed away anything that could be done without within the submersible vehicle. Several oxygen tanks were the first to be thrown off ¨C two oxygen tanks were left as backup. Even so, the submersible vehicle was only able to keep going for another 20 minutes. The submersible vehicle¡¯s power ran out and the propeller¡¯s rotation speed gradually became slower until it came to a halt. Chen Xiaolian sighed and nced at the rising sun. The next phase of the journey would depend on Chen Xiaolian himself. ording to Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s calction, the distance between their current location and the coastline should be less than two nautical miles. That distance was the equivalent to around three km. Within the submersible vehicle was a life raft. It was a self-inting life raft. The self-inting life raft automatically inted itself after it was thrown onto the surface of the sea. Then, the four of them abandoned thepletely immobile submersible vehicle and got on the life raft. Picking up the oars, they rowed toward the coastline. Thankfully, the day¡¯s weather was good and no storm was in sight. Chen Xiaolian was the main rower when rowing the life raft forward. Fujino Masayoshi was simply a civilian researcher with a weak body. As for Nagase Komi, she had not enhanced her body much and has as much physical attributes as an ordinary under aged female. Rowing the life raft in the sea was not an easy thing to do. For beginners, it was very easy to lose control of the direction. Chen Xiaolian, Fujino Masayoshi and Nagase Komi exerted all their might to row the life raft. Even so, the two nautical miles took them nearly one hour to cross. When they were close to the coastline, Chen Xiaolian simply jumped down into the sea. He used his own enhanced body strength to pull the life raft forward. When they finally stepped foot ontond, Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s body slumped onto the sandy beach and he broke out in tears. Observing Fujino Masayoshi, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart felt heavy and he let out a sigh. ¡°It is time to separate.¡± ¡°You¡­ you people are going to leave now?¡± Naturally, Fujino Masayoshi had long since deduced that these people were not from the Special Assault Team. ¡°Yes, we will go our separate ways,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and smiled. ¡°You are now free. Not only that, you will be safe. Do not worry about it. That fellow is only chasing after us, not you. So, us separating ways would ensure your safety.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Fujino Masayoshi¡¯s face revealed aplicated expression. Chen Xiaolian patted Fujino Masayoshi on the shoulder and smiled. ¡°We will not be meeting again in the future¡­ besides, even if we do meet up again, you will not recognize us.¡± Chen Xiaolian picked up Roddy and led Nagase Komi as he moved ahead, going deeper into thend area. They were in a deste beach. There was a ring of tide embankment. Circling around from the outside, they found a coastal highway. Chen Xiaolian and his group walked along the road for a moment and found a seafood processing nt located by the seaside. Chen Xiaolian found a pickup truck inside the processing nt¡¯s warehouse. After sessfully starting up the pickup truck, his spirits was lifted! ¡°Tian Lie! If you have the ability, then try to catch up!¡± Chen Xiaolian tossed Roddy onto the back seat while he sat on the driver¡¯s seat. Nagase Komi sat beside him. Stepping on the throttle, Chen Xiaolian drove the pickup truck toward the road and sped off. Chen Xiaolian found a map inside the pickup truck and found that the road they were taking would lead them toward Tokyo City. Seeing no other option, he simply drove the pickup truck toward Tokyo. At the very least, Tokyo was a huge ce with aplicated terrain and a chaotic circumstance! It was a very suitable ce for hide and seek! Arriving at Tokyo, Chen Xiaolian saw that it was already 11 o¡¯clock in the morning. Nearly 5 hours of the hunting time has passed. It was already half over! Hope burned anew within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart! ¡­ Bang! The impact of the punch created a concave upon the surface of the yellow submersible vehicle. Tian Lie stood upon the sea and regarded the submersible vehicle with a cold demeanour. ¡°Hmph, I am getting closer now, my little prey!¡± ¡­ ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Nagase Komi who was seated on the first passenger seat looked out through the window at the scene before them. She was unable to restrain herself and she whispered out. ¡°It¡­ it seems like¡­¡± ¡°En! I know!¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows and aplicated look appeared on his face, his eyebrows carrying a trace of uncertainty within them. The pickup truck had already entered the Tokyo area. However, Chen Xiaolian was puzzled to see that the streets before their vehicle were empty. The street on both sides were very clean and quiet. Furthermore, it was¡­ too quiet! Along the way, they saw no one at all! The houses and buildings they saw on both sides of the street were all intact ¨C that made things even weirder. Chen Xiaolian clearly recalled that when his team was leaving Tokyo yesterday, all of Tokyo had fallen into a state of chaos. Back then, the city area was filled with monsters, mes, explosions and copsing buildings¡­ abandoned cars littered the streets. There was also the shrill sound of sirens ringing out from the various regions of Tokyo from time to time¡­ However, at this moment, after returning to Tokyo and entering the city, Chen Xiaolian found that this ce¡­ was extremely quiet! The streets, the houses and buildings¡­ they were all intact. The streets were utterly clean and devoid of pedestrians. As they were speeding through an intersection, Chen Xiaolian caught sight of a tall building from far away. The sight of this tall building made Chen Xiaolian extremely puzzled. He clearly recalled that this building and many others were already destroyed by the time he and his team left Tokyo yesterday. But as of now, all of them were seemingly intact! Indeed, the destroyed Tokyo appeared to have been restored to its original state! Furthermore¡­ all the people that should be here was nowhere in sight. Not a single person! The streets were empty; with the exception of the shing traffic lights, the entire area was a sea of silence! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s objective was simple, and that was to travel to the most bustling and central area of Tokyo, Ginza. However, now that he had arrived, he saw that the usually crowded street had be something reminiscent of a ghost town. An indescribably ufortable feeling welled up from within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. ¡°How much time is left?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Nagase Komi. ¡°There is¡­ less than four hours,¡± Nagase Komi replied in a trembling voice. In the face of this ghost town like Tokyo City, Nagase Komi was also feeling frightful. This scenario was something that would only appear in movies. Chen Xiaolian suppressed the feelings of bewilderment within his heart and decided to get something to eat first. After fighting throughout the night and exerting so much effort to row the life raft in the seas, even Chen Xiaolian with his enhanced physical body felt somewhat exhausted. An expression of fatigue was on Nagase Komi¡¯s face as well. If not for the fact that she was too frightened, this girl might have long since fallen asleep. The hunger within their stomach was diforting and their bodies felt weak. Chen Xiaolian quickly stopped the pickup truck by a street and walked into a supermarket located by the street. He went to check the items on the food shelves and showed no hesitation to sweep a handful of them with him as he walked back out. Chen Xiaolian sat in the pickup truck as he munched onto bread, ham and other foods. Then, he gulped down a bottle of mineral water. It was only then did he feel slightly better. Chen Xiaolian also summoned out Garfield and fed it with pet food before summoning him back into the system. ¡°I believe that we cannot keep going around at random,¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his eyebrows. ¡°I have this uneasy feeling. Since Tian Lie was willing to use the Hunt Prolonging Card, he must have some form of method to track us down. Otherwise, even though 10 hours is not a short period of time, to track us down within thisrge area is simply no different from trying to find a needle in a haystack. I believe that he should have a trump card that we do not know of.¡± ¡°I¡­ I will listen to your orders, Guild Leader,¡± Nagase Komi replied gingerly. ¡°Just what is Tian Lie¡¯s trump card? What method does he have to track us down?¡± After having eaten his fill, Chen Xiaolian felt more clear-headed. He then turned to nce at the empty streets. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind! ¡°I understand now!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly shouted out loudly. ¡°I nearly made a mistake!¡± Chapter 152 Part 2: Hide And Seek

Chapter 152 Part 2: Hide And Seek

GOR Chapter 152 Part 2: Hide And Seek Chen Xiaolian quickly moved out of the pickup truck. Standing by the street, he raised his head and nced at the sky before ncing back down at the surrounding street area. He made his deduction! At present, the city of Tokyo appeared to have been restored to how it was before the start of the instance dungeon because¡­ Because the third phase of the instance dungeon had already begun! The area for the third phase of the instance dungeon was located in the underground research institute. In other words, the instance dungeon involving the city of Tokyo was already over! Do not forget, during the second phase of the quest, there was a system prompt requiring the participants toplete the second phase of the quest within 8 hours. Otherwise, they will be deemed to have failed the quest and be teleported out of this instance dungeon. That meant that the instance dungeon for the storyline involving the city of Tokyo had ended. Thus, sincest night¡­ the system had already refreshed the entirety of Tokyo City! However, since the third phase of the quest remained iplete¡­ Only the instance dungeon area of Tokyo was refreshed whereas the people of this area were not. In other words, the citizens of Tokyo, inclusive of the people here, all of them were still undergoing the system¡¯s calction for the refreshing process. It was the same process as those involved when resetting a sandbox environment. First, the buildings and streets must to be constructed properly. Only then could the various characters be added in. The current situation here was akin to a properly constructed sandbox. The only thing missing was the people. It was at this time that Tian Lie had utilized the Hunt Prolonging Card! Clearly, this prop possessed a very powerful function. It was capable of ignoring the restrictions involved in the system¡¯s refreshing process and ¡®impede¡¯ the process for 10 hours! That was to say¡­ within these 10 hours of time, the system¡¯s refreshing process has been halted. The resulting scenario was¡­ the Tokyo setting has been restored; however, not a single living being was inside this area! Chen Xiaolian recalled. On his way here, he saw no trace of humans. Not even cats and dogs could be seen! Not even birds could be seen! For the sake of confirming his deduction, he quickly ran into a pet shop located by the street. There, he confirmed his deduction: The cages within the pet shop were all empty! Not a single living being was here! Thus¡­ there was the possibility that within the 10 hours of hunting time, the only prey within the entire area was them! In fact, there was another possibility: The Hunt Prolonging Card may have an effect simr to that of a radar! When Chen Xiaolian considered the matter through such a perspective, he was suddenly able to gain rity. If he were to assume that the Hunt Prolonging Card could impede the time for this entire area, then perhaps this entire area could be projected upon the surface of the Hunt Prolonging Card. If so, the circumstances would be very obvious. If the entire area shown on a map or radar happened to be empty, devoid of any moving objects¡­ Then, if someone like him, the prey were to move¡­ well, wouldn¡¯t he be easy to find? Chen Xiaolian was 80 per cent confident that his deduction was very close to the truth! ¡­ Tian Lie turned around to leave. On the ground behind him was Fujino Masayoshi. He was now lying limp on the ground from fear and he shivered non-stop. Tian Lie simply ignored Fujino Masayoshi. He turned around before bolting forward on the highway. The speed of his movement was incredibly fast, just like that of a car charging forward at full speed. He rapidly nudged out something within his system interface. [Hunt Prolonging Card prompt: xxx coordinate, moving object detected.]. Tian Lie smiled and he closed the interface. ¡°It appears that I am getting closer! The distance is¡­ three km?¡± Tian Lie then produced a mobile phone that he picked up from who knew where. After checking the mobile phone¡¯s GPS positioning, he gave a faint smile. ¡°Soon! Soon!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian did not know that his deductions had indeed gotten very close to the truth. Indeed, the Hunt Prolonging Card possessed the functions that he had guessed. It could serve as a radar. However, it could only do one thing; detect moving objects within the area. Since the current time was ¡®impeded¡¯ time, by that logic, the only moving life form within this time would be the prey. Under the present circumstances, there should be no other moving life forms! The Hunt Prolonging Card¡¯s function was that within every 5 minutes, it would announce the coordinates of the moving life form. ¡­ ¡°We cannot move?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank. However, their current coordinates was likely already within Tian Lie¡¯s grasp. If they do not move and simply wait around, Tian Lie will still find them. If they move¡­ Tian Lie would likely chase up to them! Chen Xiaolian quickly thought of a method. He nced at Nagase Komi who was seated inside the pickup truck while staring nkly at him. Separate from this girl? That would mean creating two different moving coordinates. Doing so, there would be a 50 per cent chance that Tian Lie would get diverted move to chase her. At the very least, it would allow me one to gain some time, right? Soon, Chen Xiaolian made his decision. Looking at the time, he saw that there was still three and a half hour left! ¡­ ¡°Guild Leader, you mean we should¡­ separate?¡± Nagase Komi was petrified from shock. Her first reaction was: I am being abandoned! Chen Xiaolian replied in a solemn tone of voice. ¡°There is not enough time to exin the details. By separating, we can cause some problems for Tian Lie. It might be able to buy us some time. Additionally¡­ rx. Tian Lie¡¯s target is me. It would be more urate to say that there is no grudge between you and him. Even if he does find you, there is a high chance that you will not be killed. ¡°Furthermore, even if the two of us remain together, our fates after being found by him would remain the same. If so, it would be better for us to separate and test our luck.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Nagase Komi was so terrified that she was unable to say anything. Chen Xiaolian did not have to time to exin more about it to Nagase Komi. ¡°I will leave this pickup truck to you. Start it up and run away. The further you run, the better it will be,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and brought Roddy with him as he alighted from the truck. Nagase Komi called out continuously from behind, but he could only ignore her. After calling out loudly several times, Nagase Komi saw that Chen Xiaolian was moving far away. She could not restrain herself and cursed out loudly. Although what Chen Xiaolian said made sense, Nagase Komi believed that she had been abandoned. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian carried Roddy to the side of a street and found another car. Starting up the car, he quickly moved out. ¡°Three hours and eighteen minutes more to go,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the time. It was then that something unexpected urred. [System Prompt: Your guild members havepleted the third phase of the quest ¡®Seize the research results of the Bio-transformation Faction¡¯. System reward will be issued out after you leave the instance dungeon.] ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked, so much so that his hand tilted and he almost steered the car into the side rails. ¡°Theypleted the quest? It took them this long?¡± Chen Xiaolian was both surprised and ted. He quickly parked the car beside the street and hastily produced his mobile phone to call Qiao Qiao. Most unfortunately, his call failed to connect! ¡°Could it be they are still inside the research institute, within the Bio-transformation Faction¡¯s area?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. After thinking about it, he quickly sent a message over, rying his current situation to them. As to whether or not Qiao Qiao could receive the message, he could only leave it to fate. ¡­ After pondering over his current situation in detail, Chen Xiaolian came up with an idea. First, he started up the car and went to fill it up with gas. Next, he drove it over to a special ce! That ce was a huge parking lot. Chen Xiaolian stopped the car in the entrance. He was currently within an open space. He could clearly observe in every direction. If Tian Lie were to appear, Chen Xiaolian would be able to catch sight of him from far away. There would be enough time for him to turn around and flee. Considering this car that he had picked himself, he felt that there was a high chance that he would be able to escape. It was not as though he had not thought of other methods¡­ for example, flying a helicopter to the skies. Unfortunately, he does not know how to operate a helicopter. ¡°Roddy oh Roddy, just how long do you intend to keep on sleeping¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a bitter smile. He stared at Roddy who was breathing evenly and continued observing for some time¡­ Suddenly, an idea sparked within to his mind! Chen Xiaolian recalled something! It was as though some form of impulse was driving him. He hesitated for a moment before retrieving an item from the system¡¯s Item Box. An energy source! The energy source within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand glowed faintly. He then brought it closer to Roddy. Instantly, the glow of light emitted by the energy source increased! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became tense and he brought the energy source even closer to Roddy. Then, he simply shoved the energy source into Roddy¡¯s hand. Something strange happened! The energy source abruptly dissolved within Roddy¡¯s hand. Next, it transformed into what appeared to be streams of data and disappeared into Roddy¡¯s body! ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised and he hesitated. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Even so, Chen Xiaolian proceeded to retrieve another energy source and ced it on Roddy¡¯s hand. The same scene unfolded before him: The energy source dissolved into streams of data and disappeared¡­ Next, the third energy source¡­ then, the fourth energy source¡­ The moment the fifth energy source transformed into streams of data and entered Roddy¡¯s body¡­ Chen Xiaolian held his breath as he stared at his good friend. Next, Roddy¡¯s eyelids fluttered lightly a few times. Chen Xiaolian thought about it for a moment; then, he quickly nudged open Roddy¡¯s eyelids to check it out. ¡°Eh?¡± Underneath Roddy¡¯s eyelids, the pupils of his eyes have seemingly turned into an iparably deep colour of orange! It was as though some form of radiance was moving about in a circr manner! As Chen Xiaolian was raising his hand to deliver a p onto Roddy¡¯s face, Roddy suddenly opened his eyes! ¡°Hey! Why are you lifting your hand so high up? You aren¡¯t thinking about pping me, are you?¡± Hearing his familiar voice, Chen Xiaolian eximed in surprise and pulled Roddy up. He grabbed onto Roddy¡¯s neck and shook him vigorously. ¡°Holy shit! Are you finally awake now?¡± ¡°Stop shaking! Stop shaking! My neck will break!¡± Roddy struggled to extricate himself from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s grasp and gasped for breath. ¡°Holy shit¡­ that nearly killed me!¡± Roddy then looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Thankfully you are smart enough to figure it out; using the energy source to save me.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face revealed surprise. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Roddy let out a bitter smile and pointed at his head. ¡°Truth be told, I have always been awake! More urately, I had never lost consciousness! The things that happened within the underground research institute, I know of them all. I could hear it and also feel it. Unfortunately, I could not control my body. I was unable to move, speak or even open my eyes. It was like I had¡­ lost control of my own body.¡± ¡°You mean to say, you knew about me fighting against Tian Lie?¡± ¡°¡­ I know,¡± Roddy forced out a smile. ¡°You¡¯ve got some huge balls on you.¡± ¡°Son of a bitch! This senior had to fight with my life on the line while you slept in the side-lines! You should have gotten up and help me!¡± Chen Xiaolian resentfully grabbed hold of Roddy¡¯s neck again. ¡°Quit grabbing my neck,¡± Roddy gave a distressed smile. ¡°It is not as though there was anything I could do about it. If you had not used the energy source to save me, I do not even know how much longer I will have to continue in that vegetative state. This time, I nearly killed myself! If I knew this would happen, I would have listened to you and not rashly used my skill on the Mech.¡± ¡°That is right! The Mech!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were bulging out. ¡°Where is the Mech? The system prompt I received stated that we have already seized the research results of the Mechanical Faction! Where did you send the Mech to?¡± ¡°I¡­ adopted it!¡± Roddy¡¯s mouth split into a grin and he could not help but let out a gleeful burst ofughter. ¡°Adopted?¡± ¡°That is right! Adopted!¡± Roddy spread out both his hands andughed out loud. ¡°A Floater for a pet? So what?! This senior also has a pet! My pet is THE MECH!! Wa ha ha ha ha! With this, I am now a true mech pilot!¡± ¡­ Chapter 153: Now You See?

Chapter 153: Now You See?

GOR Chapter 153: Now You See? The Mech? A pet? Chen Xiaolian stared at Roddy as he quickly digested the main issue of the matter. ¡°You mean to say, that Mech is not simply just a machine? It¡­ it is not an inanimate object?¡± ¡°En!¡± Roddy had a very serious expression on his face. ¡°More urately, it is a living mechanical object. Perhaps, it is simr to the Floater, a mechanical life form. That is why the system would consider it as a pet.¡± ¡°Holy shit!¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled deeply and stared at Roddy. Then he said in earnest. ¡°Bro, you¡¯ve hit the jackpot!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly became excited and he grabbed Roddy¡¯s clothes. ¡°Mech! It is THE MECH argh!¡± Roddy snickered. ¡°This time around, the harvest is truly considerable. This Mech is very versatile. It could engage in both air andnd battles, and it possesses extremely powerful melee and ranged battle capabilities. ording to the system¡¯s evaluation of its initial setting, its melee and ranged capabilities are both at [A] ss. Its Melee Ability is at [A] ss, its Energy Points is at [A] ss and its Growth Capacity is at¡­ [A+]!¡± Chen Xiaolian lost hisposure. [A+]? Holy shit! This senior had to struggle through so much hardship, nearly losing my life back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang in order to get my hands on that [A] ss Bai Qi! This little bugger¡­ all he did was sleep his way through¡­ and he got his hands on an [A+] ss Mech! There is only one step between that and [S] ss argh! ¡°First Xia Xiaolei, now you! All of you are just bursting with good luck! You fellows are all main characters! Get over here! Let me look at your head, let me see your main character¡¯s radiant aura!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a begrudging smile. Chen Xiaolian thenughed out. ¡°Come on then, summon out the Mech and let me bask in its beauty! This time, there is no need to fear Tian Lie anymore! [A+] ss!¡± Roddy¡¯s expression quickly turned somewhat embarrassed. ¡°About that¡­¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°There is a restriction to its usage.¡± ¡°Of course I know there will be restriction in its usage,¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°It is an [A+] ss high-end item after all. What is the restriction?¡± After Roddy answered him, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression turned awkward. ¡­ Roddy¡¯s skill was ¡®Mechanical Heart¡¯. With this skill, it was inevitable that he would enter the mechanical and technological route of development. Thus, War Pets of the mech type such as the Floater would be most suitable for him. However, the level for Roddy¡¯s Mechanical Heart skill was not high enough. As for this Mech, it was of the [A+] ss ¨C what does that mean? This situation was no different to having a loser forcing himself to marry a fair and wealthy miss! This [A+] ss Mech was a high-ss mechanical life form. In Roddy¡¯s case, it just so happened that his Mechanical Heart skill was able to meet the necessary condition to link up with this mechanical life form, allowing him to acquire this Mech. Unfortunately, there was a problem¡­ his skill level needed to be high in order to control the Mech. Roddy¡¯s ¡®Mechanical Heart¡¯ skill, however, did not make the cut. Under such circumstances, certain restrictions will be imposed, usually in the form of time limit in usage. The current level that Roddy¡¯s Mechanical Heart skill has could only allow him to summon the Mech to do battle for¡­ ¡°18 seconds,¡± Roddy gave a distressed smile. Chen Xiaolian: ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian could not restrain himself and he pulled an ¡®are you kidding me¡¯ face. ¡°Only 18 seconds? Are you kidding me? Even the ads you get on Youtube are longer than that! [1]¡± Roddy spread out his arms. ¡°At present, my skill level is too low. The amount of time I can summon the Mech out to do battle is only that long. In the future, once I increase the level of my skill, the time limit would be increased. En, after summoning it, there will be a cool down period of 24 hours. By the way, the summoning time can be utilized cumtively. In other words, within the 24 hours, I can summon it out for a few seconds then summon it back. Then, I can summon it out again¡­ in short, as long as the time summoned does not exceed 18 seconds, I can keep summoning it out.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°That is quite the good news. However, 18 seconds is just too short.¡± ¡­ ¡°So, you were abandoned?¡± Tian Lie looked at Nagase Komi who remained huddled inside the pickup truck. Then, he tore out the door of the truck and pulled the bald girl out from the truck. After that, he tossed Nagase Komi down onto the ground. There was a yful smile on Tian Lie¡¯s face. ¡°What a pitiful thing.¡± Tears trickled down Nagase Komi¡¯s face as she cried. ¡°Don¡­ don''t hurt me¡­ I beg you¡­ I beg you¡­ please don''t hurt me.¡± Tian Lie looked at the me tattoo on the girl¡¯s neck and suddenly smiled out. He pointed at the tattoo with his finger and asked. ¡°What does that mean?¡± ¡°Just¡­ it is just a totem,¡± Nagase Komi was momentarily stunned. ¡°I¡­ I do not know the specifics of it. I just¡­ just feel that it looks very cool.¡± ¡°Very cool?¡± Tian Lie gave a faint smile. ¡°Interesting. It is indeed quite cool.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s eyes shed and a me totem tattoo appeared on his neck. After inspecting the tattoo through the pickup truck¡¯s mirror, he smiled. ¡°Not bad, I like its shape.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie patted Nagase Komi¡¯s bald head and said. ¡°Isn¡¯t this better? Hair is such an unnecessary existence.¡± ¡°You¡­ are you going to kill me?¡± Nagase Komi shivered. ¡°¡­¡± Tian Lie regarded her before suddenly saying. ¡°Now that you have been abandoned by your Guild Leader, don¡¯t you feel angry?¡± Nagase Komi did not say anything; her lips were pursed together tightly. ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha,¡± Tian Lieughed. ¡°You little brat, I like you. You see, the both of us have the same hair style.¡± At the same time, his eyes suddenly turned grim and he spoke out in a low tone of voice. ¡°¡­ being abandoned, that is the kind of thing I hate the most.¡± Tian Lie then raised his head and looked at Nagase Komi. ¡°I will give you a choice.¡± ¡­ ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly flickered. [System prompt: Your guild member Nagase Komi had left your guild.] ¡­ ¡°From today onward, you are my pet,¡± Tian Lie looked at the bald girl and rubbed his own bald head. ¡°Even though the system does not allow the adoption of participants as pets, I, senior Tian Lie cares not! If I say you are my pet, then you are my pet! From today onward, you will be under my protection! If anyone bullies you, just say out senior Tian Lie¡¯s name!¡± Nagase Komi looked on with fear at this powerful person who was standing before her. A system prompt appeared before her. [System prompt: You have applied to be a member of ¡®Thorned Flower Guild¡¯. Please wait for inspection]. ¡°You¡­ are you going to let me go? You are not going to kill me?¡± Nagase Komi looked at Tian Lie gingerly. ¡°I generally do not kill women. Naturally¡­ those Floating Angels are an exception. I detest those winged bastards the most,¡± Tian Lieughed. ¡°Then¡­ will you still go and kill my Guild Leader¡­¡± ¡°Listen up!¡± Tian Lie¡¯s expression suddenly darkened and he reached out to pinch Nagase Komi¡¯s chin. Tian Lie spoke out coldly. ¡°You have already left his guild. As of now, he is no longer your Guild Leader, understood?¡± ¡°¡­ yes,¡± Nagase Komi shrank back and nodded her head. At this moment, this Japanese girl¡¯s submissive nature was forced out. ¡°All right, for now, you can stay here. I will keep on hunting,¡± Tian Lie stretched his waist andughed. ¡°There is not much time left. It is about time I finish up the hunt!¡± ¡°I¡­ I do not know Guild Leader¡­ ah, what I mean to say is¡­ I do not know where they are hiding,¡± Nagase Komi quickly said. ¡°I do not need you to tell me that,¡± Tian Lie grinned. ¡°Rx, I will find them soon enough.¡± TIan Lie suddenly leaned close to Nagase Komi¡¯s face, nearlying into contact with her nose. He then whispered. ¡°Let me show you something fun. Do you like magic?¡± ¡°Ma¡­ magic?¡± Tian Lie snickered. Next, he stared into Nagase Komi¡¯s eyes and abruptly shouted aloud. ¡°BANG!¡± Tian Lie¡¯s action shocked Nagase Komi and she quickly shrank back her head. Then, she heard Tian Lie issuing a longugh. Subsequently, Nagase Komi watched as Tian Lie, who was standing before her suddenly dissolve away! Tian Lie¡¯s body had transformed into a clump of light that resembled silvery liquid! Next, countless faint silver coloured streams of data flowed out at a rapid pace in every direction! The streams of data seeped into the ground, into the surrounding houses, walls, buildings¡­ The countless streams of data kept flowing out at a rapid pace and soon, they all disappeared. ¡°Go¡­ gone?¡± Nagase Komi stared with wide-open eyes. ¡­ ¡°How much longer?¡± ¡°A little more than an hour,¡± Chen Xiaolian anxiously checked the time and said in a low tone of voice. ¡°Maybe we are lucky and he is unable to locate us.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows as he carefully examined their surroundings, turning his gaze back and forth the street. At that moment, his face suddenly contorted and he shouted loudly. ¡°Look there!¡± On both sides of the street, the metal fences, metal frames of the houses, the cars parked by the street¡­ and even the walls of the tall buildings¡­ Streams of data appeared, flowing through them! The streams of data flowed through the metal materials¡­ unfortunately for them, this city was covered with metal! ¡°It is Tian Lie!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank and he abruptly shouted. ¡°Bloody Hell! He has this type of trick up his sleeve! We need to move!¡± As he said that, Chen Xiaolian had already started up the car. Then, he stepped down heavily onto the throttle of the car and the car roared out before charging its way out from the parking lot. Countless streams of data flowed in from every direction and they converged in the middle of the road. In but moments, Tian Lie¡¯s figure appeared! Observing the car roaring away from him, Tian Lie curled the corners of his lips. He then got into a posture of an athlete that was getting ready to start running. ¡°I aming!¡± He bolted forward, taking great strides each as he sped across the street like a whirlwind! ¡°He ising!¡± Roddy who was looking at the rear view mirror shouted out. ¡°Damn it! His running speed is just too fast!¡± Chen Xialian gritted his teeth. He had already stepped on the throttle until it reached its limit. Seeing a crossroad before them, Chen Xiaolian abruptly turned the steering wheel, causing the whole car to drift into the other street! Roddy shouted out in shock as his body was thrown onto the door. From there, he was able to see the curve shaped tyre marks left by the car. ¡°Holy shit! Your driving skills have improved a lot!¡± ¡°Stop spouting nonsense!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. ¡°Help me keep an eye on him!¡± ¡°I got him in my sights!¡± Roddy shouted as he gazed at the back of the car. ¡°He is still chasing us!¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian mmed heavily down onto the steering wheel. At that moment, countless streams of data gushed forward from the buildings on both sides of the street! The streams of data converged together and moved after them like a surge of flood water! This was not the only street where such a scenario was taking ce. If one were to observe the city from the skies, one would see that within this city area, the countless streams of data were rapidly rushing throughrge tracts of the city area. Those streams of data then came together as it moved toward them! ¡°In front!¡± Roddy suddenly eximed loudly, pointing to the area of the street ahead! A stream of data shed through the surface of a traffic light and the traffic light copsed as a result, falling onto the middle of the street! Chen Xiaolian cursed out loudly and he quickly turned the steering wheel, veering the car to the left and into a small street. Along the way, they smashed through two trash bins and an iron wire fence! Their car finally charged out from the other end of the street and into another main road. Observing the surroundings, Chen Xiaolian noticed a five to six-storey building emitting the sounds of metal twisting. The streams of data flowed past the building, following which the building then copsed down! It was as though an invisible axe had cleaved the building into two! A loud rumbling sound resonated outward as the tall building copsed down onto the road, blocking the way. All the roads were sealed! Chen Xiaolian nced at the rear view mirror and saw that Tian Lie had already caught up. Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°Roddy, hang on tight!¡± Like a wild horse, their car rushed toward the surface of the building that was now lying upon the main road! The car smashed directly through the building¡¯s ss wall, its body jolting as a result before charging into the interior of the building! Inside the car, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy felt as though they were charging through a raging sea. The car smashed its way through several doors and walls¡­ Thankfully, the tall building was a frame structure building and the walls of the building was not too strong. The car that they were in smashed its way through the interior of the building before finally smashing its way out from the other side! The carnded, the tyres scraped against the ground and even the bumper fell onto the ground, causing a long line of sparks to burst forth. Before Chen Xiaolian could release a sigh of relief, the expression on both him and Roddy fell! On the road before them, the earth suddenly shook and a crack appeared upon the ground! Suddenly, a huge piece of the ground suddenly rose up! Streams of data flowed through a metal pipe fixed beneath the ground and the metal pipe had abruptly twisted upward, causing the ground before them to crack apart in half! The crack upon the road was at least two meters in width! ¡°Charge forward!¡± Roddy yelled. Chen Xiaolian pushed the car to its highest speed and it flew up, leaping through the sky¡­ It managed to cross the crack upon the road. However, as the carnded, a bang could be heard and the car suddenly skidded. ¡°The tyre burst!¡± Chen Xiaolian roared out as he attempted to control the steering wheel. Unfortunately, he was unable to bring the car under control and it swerved into a house at the left side of the road. With a boom, the hood of the car popped upward and the body of the car mmed into the wall. Then, the car¡¯s engine died¡­ ¡°Cough cough cough¡­¡± Both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were pressed onto by airbags. Chen Xiaolian tore off the airbag, kicked the door of the car outward and stepped out. From the other side of the car, Roddy too was climbing out from the car. As the two of them were straightening themselves, they saw Tian Lie smiling as he leapt through the crack on the road. Afternding, Tian Lie then sauntered toward them. ¡°Hello again, little rookie Guild Leader,¡± Tian Lie¡¯s eyes were fixed onto Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Back then, you asked me if I have an immortal body, right? Well¡­ now you see!¡± 1 The sentence in the raw actually trantes to ¡°Even the ads you get when watching shows on PPTV is longer than that.¡± PPTV is a peer-to-peer streaming video freeware that is quite popr. While it is not quite simr, the only Western equivalent I can think of is Youtube.? Chapter 154: Angel

Chapter 154: Angel

GOR Chapter 154: Angel Chen Xiaolian looked at Tian Lie. Without hesitation, Chen Xiaolian summoned out Bone Crusher Axe and howled as he pounced forward. As he was soaring through the air, the axe in his hand shed out and he unleashed Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes skill! At the same time, Chen Xiaolian also summoned out his Four-Eyed War Cat! Garfield split out into three doppelgangers! One human and three cats soared through the air, pouncing toward Tian Lie! Keng! Bone Crusher Axe struck Tian Lie¡¯s shiny, bald head and a clear sound rang out, following the resulting burst of sparks. The axe struck Tian Lie¡¯s head, but Chen Xiaolian felt his hand going numb instead! Tian Lie sneered and spread out both his arms, each facing left and right respectively. Then, his arms shot out through the air to grab hold of the neck of two iing Garfield doppelgangers. At the same time, he raised his left leg andshed out at the third Garfield doppelganger, sending it flying through the air! Tian Lie then turned his gaze toward Chen Xiaolian, who was wielding the Bone Crusher Axe. Tian Lie sneered and asked. ¡°Can you cut through?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank! Tian Lie suddenly revealed a grin. Next, he raised his head and mmed his head forward! A loud bang rang out as Tian Lie¡¯s forehead struck Bone Crusher Axe! Then, a loud cracking sound followed. Bone Crusher Axe was shattered into broken fragments! The enormous power behind the headbutt carried over to Chen Xiaolian and he was thrown backward, the handle of Bone Crusher Axe still held within his hand. Chen Xiaolian was directly thrown a distance of seven to eight meters backward and his body smashed into a wall beside the road. The wall was a simple wall made for a shop and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was thrown through the walls and into the interior of the shop! Tian Lie sneered, both hands grabbing tightly onto the two Garfield doppelgangers. The two Garfield doppelgangers struggled against Tian Lie with their [A-] ss strength. However, they were unable to break free from Tian Lie¡¯s hold. Then, Tian Lie raised up his hands and mmed the two Garfield doppelgangers forcefully down the ground! Two ¡°bang¡± sounds erupted and the two Garfield doppelgangers burst apart, transforming into a clump of light before disappearing! As for the third Garfield doppelganger that was kicked away by Tian Lie, he got up and roared out. After that, he unleashed his Cat¡¯s Roar skill. The shockwave brought by the Cat¡¯s Roar skill shot forward, striking Tian Lie and causing his body to shake. However, Tian Lie did not falter. Instead, he smiled. ¡°You can shout, so can I!¡± Tian Lie suddenly opened his mouth. His mouth transformed into liquid metal and it suddenly erged to be as big as a hippotamus. A loud roar boomed outward and a shockwave sted out from his mouth. The shockwave struck Garfield head-on and he was sent flying. The attack also caused a distant fire hydrant to splinter apart and water sprayed out from it to form a towering column of water with a height of over ten meters! The attack left Garfield on the brink of death as hey on the ground! In but moments, an [A-] ss pet was defeated! Chen Xiaolian had already crawled out of the rubble. Seeing Garfield on the ground, Chen Xiaolian quickly summoned Garfield back into the system. ¡°What other tricks do you have?¡± Tian Lie slowly stepped toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian gasped for breath and felt his whole body aching in pain as blood trickled down both his mouth and nose. The Bone Crusher Axe he was holding in his hand had been broken, leaving only the handle. The [B] ss weapon had been utterly shattered. ¡°Son of a bitch,¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out in a low tone. At that moment, a gust of wind blew forward from Tian Lie¡¯s left. Roddy held the door of a car that he ripped out and descended, mming down together with the door! Tian Lie turned his head and observed as Roddy soared through the air toward him. Then, Tian Lie suddenly delivered a kick at Roddy! With a ¡°thud¡±, the car door positioned before Roddy was deformed inward and his forward trajectory was propelled backward by the immense power behind the kick. Roddy who was still holding onto the car door was sent flying backward and he mmed down onto a metal fence beside the road. The resulting impact caused the metal fence to deform into the shape of a concave! Roddy climbed back up and spat out blood from his mouth. ¡°Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out loud, both his hands trying to prop himself up. However, he was unable to get up. He quickly tried to think of a method. What other methods are there left? What methods? Do I have any other trump cards? Exemption Card? Exemption Card only works to exempt me against the system¡¯s attacking monsters. It does not affect other participants¡­ In that case¡­ Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth! He propped his upper body up. The final resort! At any rate¡­ I will die if I use it, but the same applies if I do not use it¡­ Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and stared at Tian Lie decisively. There was aplicated expression on Tian Lie¡¯s face. He stepped forward slowly toward Chen Xiaolian. Then, with a sh, he arrived beside Chen Xiaolian. He then used one hand to catch Chen Xiaolian, raise him up and pin him to the wall. ¡°Before I kill you, there is one thing you need to do.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian had his neck held and he stared at Tian Lie. Tian Lie suddenly extended one hand and pressed it onto the wall. Streams of data instantly appeared from the hand to flow into the wall. ¡°Hey! My little pet! Can you hear me?¡± ¡­ Nagase Komi was in a dazed state as she slumped by the side of a street. Suddenly, she heard Tian Lie¡¯s voiceing from a loudspeaker atop a roadside electrical shop. ¡°Hey! My little pet, can you hear me?¡± Nagase Komi. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°Guess what, I am now together with the Guild Leader that abandoned you,¡± Tian Lie curled the corners of his lips. ¡°I told you before, I detest people being abandoned the most! That is why, before he dies, I will get him to apologize to you, my little pet!¡± Tian Lieughed loudly and he stared at Chen Xiaolian. It was as though there was a clump of mes deep within Tian Lie¡¯s eyes and he spoke softly. ¡°In times of danger, you did not hesitate to abandon your ownpanion in order to ensure your own survival. Ignoring the responsibility that apanion should carry and instead pursuing your own survival? Does such a kind of selfish behaviour not warrant being spit upon? What do you have to say?!¡± Chen Xiaolian gasped and struggled for breath. Tian Lie continued. ¡°As someone who abandons others, have you ever thought about the feelings of grief felt by those that were abandoned? Their feelings of hopelessness, their feelings of despair! You have probably never bothered considering all those, right? Or perhaps you were only focused on your own survival! As one who abandons others, you probably did not even think about those factors! With such a character, how could you be fit to be arade? How could you even be fit to be a Guild Leader?¡± The tone of Tian Lie¡¯s voice was intense and it appeared to be carrying a faint sense of grievance. Then, Tian Lie finally took a deep breath and stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Now, take advantage of whatever time you have left before you die, and apologize to the one you abandoned! Hmm, that girl you abandoned¡­ what was her name again¡­ Nagase Komi, right! That is her name, my new pet!¡± After saying that, Tian Lie suddenly released his grip, allowing Chen Xiaolian to fall onto the ground. ¡°Say it! Say it loudly! Apologize loudly! Let her hear it!¡± Chen Xiaoliany on the ground. At the same instant, the streams of data flowing through the wall brought Nagase Komi¡¯s voice over. ¡°Guild¡­ Guild Leader?¡± ¡­ ¡°Guild¡­ Guild Leader?¡± Nagase Komi stood up, ran toward the electrical shop by the street, and shouted loudly into the loudspeaker. She clenched her fists and cried loudly. ¡°Why? Why did you abandon me? Back when we were underground, you promised me! As long as I listen to you, obey your orders, do the things you ask of me, you will protect me! You will bring me out alive! But why? Why did you abandon me in the middle of the street? ¡°Back when we were underground, I was feeling so scared! So much so that I kept on crying! Even so, I chose to trust you. Thus, no matter how fearful I felt, I kept of doing my best to do whatever you ask of me! ¡°Back when we were escaping, I was the one who found the underwater equipment! But why did you toss me onto the street and leave? ¡°Could it be it is because I am a new member who cannot fight, thus making me someone of no value? Does that mean you can abandon me? Does that mean you can toss me away like I am some sacrificial chess piece?¡± Sitting on the ground, Nagase Komi cried and held her head. ¡°I¡­ I had originally chosen to believe in you. I thought that you are a good leader. I¡­ I am so scared! Wu wu wu wu¡­¡± ¡­ Hearing the crying sounds of the girl, Chen Xiaolian was startled! He gasped for breath and raised his head to look at the sneering expression on Tian Lie¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian suddenly took a deep breath and spoke out in a slow and calm tone of voice. ¡°Nagase Komi, can you hear my voice?¡± ¡°¡­ can!¡± ¡°All right, then. I will tell you now, I did not abandon you,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°I will neither abandon arade nor let them be cannon fodders like a sacrificial chess piece! ¡°You are a new member of my guild. However, I have indeed chosen to ept you. After going through my test, your performance has been satisfactory. Thus, as the Guild Leader, I will certainly keep my end of the bargain: To let you live! ¡°Nagase Komi, the reason I left you on the street is because I am clear that the one Tian Lie wants to kill is not you. The one Tian Lie is aiming for is me and my group. ¡°If I have the ability to protect you, I would never leave you back there. However, I am clear that I do not have this ability. Under such circumstances, letting you leave my side would be the best way to protect you, do you understand? ¡°Even if you were to stay by my side, like me, you would end up being caught by Tian Lie. There would not be much of a difference. Thus, allowing you to go alone would make it safer for you. ¡°At the very least, if we were together, the chances of being caught by Tian Lie is a 100 %. But, by leaving alone, your chances of living is around 50 %.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Now, do you understand?¡± ¡­ Nagase Komi was still seated on the ground, but her hands were no longer holding onto her head. The bald headed girl raised her head and looked with a dazed expression at the loud speaker before her. ¡°Is¡­ is that true?¡± ¡­ ¡°At the very least, you are still alive, are you not?¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡­ Nagase Komi. ¡°¡­ Guild¡­ Guild Leader¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°Enough!¡± A flicker of hostility abruptly shed through Tian Lie¡¯s eyes. He then retracted his hand, causing the streams of data to disappear back into his body and the connection was lost. Tian Lie lowered his head to gaze upon Chen Xiaolian and he said. ¡°Lies!¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°I said, lies!¡± Fury was evident within Tian Lie¡¯s expression. ¡°You people who abandon others will always have a way with words to justify your actions! In the end, you just want to hide the shameful selfishness within your mind!¡± Chen Xiaolian quietly regarded Tian Lie and suddenly gave a faint smile. ¡°You¡­ you must have had to suffer through some terrible experience before, haven¡¯t you?¡± ¡°¡­ what did you say?!¡± Tian Lie was immediately enraged. Tian Lie raised his leg and delivered a kick, which sent Chen Xiaolian flying away! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body flew all the way from the inside of the shop onto the ground outside and his body rolled over twice before stopping, blood trickling down from his head, face and body. ¡°Xiaolian!¡± Roddy was lying on the ground, blood seeping out from his mouth. Seeing Chen Xiaolian sent flying, Roddy attempted to crawl up but was incapable of doing so. Tian Lie walked out from the shop and stared at Chen Xiaolian coldly. ¡°Hypocrite! Liar! But that is fine, after all, you are going to die here! Now, before you die, is there anything else you want to say? Do you want to beg for mercy? Or do you want to cry?¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips and smiled. ¡°Just now, you asked me if I have any other tricks. If I am not mistaken, I still have one that I have yet to use.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Tian Lie sneered. ¡°So, are you going to use it now?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Tian Lie and took a deep breath. ¡°Overwhelming Sunlight Puri-¡° However, before Chen Xiaolian could finish hisst word¡­ At that instant¡­ BOOM! A pir of light descended from the skies! It struck Tian Lie¡¯s body! The upper half of his body burst apart from the damage taken while his lower half was thrown far away, a distance of over ten meters! The ground was covered with silvery liquid metal. Shocked, Chen Xiaolian raised his head and saw a tall metal figure floating above the skies. Hovering beneath the sun, the figure spread out both its wings, seemingly blocking the descending rays from the sun and shrouding the figure in the shadows. The figure was a metallic mech weapon resembling a humanoid mech armour! Floating¡­ Angel! ¡­ Nicole¡¯s entire body was enveloped within theyer of metal. The visor of the sleek metal armour was opened. This was theplete form of the ¡®Floating Angel¡¯! Behind Nicole, both wings were spread wide open and she resembled a metal angel hovering in the skies. Nicole¡¯s right hand was extended outward and there was a clump of silvery light glowing on her palm. Clearly, it was some form of st weaponry. ¡°Guild Leader, are you all right?¡± Nicole¡¯s voice was very serious. ¡­ The Floating Angel quicklynded on the ground. It was then that Chen Xiaolian noticed there were two person holding onto the back of the Floating Angel. Those two were Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo! Qiao Qiao did not appear to be in a good condition. Her hair was dishevelled and there were bloodstains on her face. As for Soo Soo, the protective suit she was wearing had been damaged. Afternding, Qiao Qiao quickly rushed over toward Chen Xiaolian and helped him up. ¡°You¡­ how did you all¡­¡± ¡°I received your message and hurried over,¡± Qiao Qiao quickly answered. ¡°The Floating Angel¡¯s flying speed is very fast. Thankfully, we were able to make it in time.¡± ¡°Where are the others?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt shocked. ¡°The rest of them¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes ryed a certain bitterness within them. However, it was not from loss. She answered. ¡°Lun Tai and Bei Tai are badly injured. We temporarily ced them by the road to let them recover. Xia Xiaolei is there with them to help protect them.¡± After saying that, Qiao Qiao suddenly produced something, which she stabbed into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm! Chen Xiaolian lowered his head and saw that it was a transparent syringe. Inside it was a faint aquamarine coloured liquid. ¡°This is¡­¡± Chapter 155 Part 1: Tian Lie’s Final Form

Chapter 155 Part 1: Tian Lie¡¯s Final Form

GOR Chapter 155 Part 1: Tian Lie¡¯s Final Form ¡°The Bio-transformation Faction¡¯s research results,¡± Qiao Qiao replied as she looked at Chen Xiaolian in the eye. ¡°Power Propagation Serum!¡± Power Propagation Serum? Chen Xiaolian watched as the faint aquamarine coloured liquid entered his body¡­ [System prompt: You have utilized an [A] ss item, the ¡®Power Propagation Serum¡¯. [A. You can now select one attribute to enhance. The attribute will be enhanced by one ss. [B. Unlimited Propagation skill activated! All attributes can be restored without any limit or constraints. The restoration cannot exceed the ss of the existing attribute.] Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ The first benefit of this serum is to allow the enhancement of one attribute up by one ss ¨C this benefit is easy to understand. The second benefit¡­ all attributes can be restored without limits¡­ does that mean I now no longer need healing medicinal substances? Even if I get hurt, as long as I do not die, I will¡­ regenerate? As Chen Xiaolian was considering this, his face suddenly lit up! He suddenly thought of something important! This serum¡­ for others, they would only obtain those two benefits from it. But for Chen Xiaolian¡­ Unlimited restoration of all attributes! This means¡­ The Goddess of Dawn¡¯s Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill, which willbust my properties in order to attack¡­ That Great Art of Demonic Dissolution¡­ will no longer be a problem for me! ¡­ Before this, the biggest issue guing Chen Xiaolian was that his trump card, his exclusive skill ¡®Goddess of Dawn¡¯s Overwhelming Sunlight Purification¡¯ was no different to a suicide attack. Although its attacking power was very strong, once it was utilized, all his attributes would bebusted away! After using the skill, Chen Xiaolian was as good as dead! Back then, Chen Xiaolian had used a Gic Enhancement Serum to restore and enhance his attributes to [B] ss. However, there was a restriction for the usage of Gic Enhancement Serums, it could only be used once! Thus, Chen Xiaolian had never been able to utilize the Goddess of Dawn¡¯s skill anymore. But now¡­ With this serum that could restore attributes without any limitation¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt strength returning to his body. This feeling was akin to that when he was using Healing Beast Blood. The injuries on his body, both internal and external quickly closed up. Then, Chen Xiaolian tried to prop himself up. ¡°This item¡­ if you use it on me¡­ then you all¡­¡± ¡°Do not worry, everyone has one!¡± Qiao Qiao gave a faint smile. However, she turned her head away slightly. ¡°Oppa!¡± Soo Soo stood beside them and bit down hard on her lips. ¡°When wepleted the quest, we found a total of six serums. The number is probably based on the number of people whopleted the quest. Because the group sent toplete the Bio-transformation Faction quest had only a total of six people¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned his head to look at Qiao Qiao! He immediately understood! Qiao Qiao¡­ she had given him her own serum! ¡­ Nicole quickly went to Roddy. She pulled him up and fed him a Healing Type Beast Blood. ¡°We need to hurry and move!¡± Nicole turned to Chen Xiaolian ¡°That fellow will be back soon!¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up. ¡°There is not much time left! Let us leave here immediately!¡± However, at that same instant¡­ Countless streams of data abruptly rushed in from all directions, converging together! All the streams of data converged upon Tian Lie¡¯s body that was lying on the road far away. Then¡­ it suddenly dispersed outward, resembling an explosion! The dispersed streams of data flowed into the surrounding buildings, causing a high amount of liquid metal to flow out from the buildings. The amount of liquid metal flowing out gradually increased and they all fused into Tian Lie¡¯s body. His lower body stood up and expanded at a rapid pace! All the houses, tall buildings and metal fences on both sides of the road fragmented and copsed, no different from falling sand castles. Innumerable reinforcing steel were transformed into liquid metal and were all extracted out of the buildings. Then, the streams of liquid metal flowed to Tian Lie¡¯s body. ¡°Hurry up and run! It is going to copse!¡± Nicole grabbed Roddy with one hand. Her other hand grabbed hold of Chen Xiaolian while Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo got on Nicole¡¯s back! The Floating Angel flew upward. It sted upward quickly and they were soon up in the skies. Looking down from the skies, they saw Tian Lie¡¯s body increasing in size! Vast amount of metal had converged onto his body. In but merely ten plus seconds, Tian Lie¡¯s body had be as big as a tall building! Additionally, his body was still expanding! A faint silvery metal glow enveloped his entire body while streams of data could be seen lurking about, flowing at a fast pace upon his body. Finally, behind Tian Lie, a pair of wings spread open! It was just like¡­ A Floating Angel! However, Tian Lie¡¯s pair of wings was ck in colour. Tian Lie¡¯s body shape also transformed rapidly. His external appearance gradually came to resemble a giant sized Floating Angel¡¯s mech form! Nicole spoke with a trace of fear within her voice. ¡°This¡­ this is Tian Lie¡¯s final form! Angel Killer!¡± Tian Lie¡¯s body had expanded until he was now seven or eight storeys tall! After that¡­ Tian Lie suddenly sneered. He raised his head and gazed upon Nicole, who was flying up in the skies. He quickly stretched out his left hand, smashing it heavily into a tall building beside him. Innumerable streams of data flowed into the building. After that, TIan Lie pulled out his hand and a sharp sword was ¡®drawn¡¯ out from the building! Tian Lie had transformed all the metals within the building in but an instant. The metal materials were all transformed into liquid metal and pulled out! Next, through the transformation powers of the streams of data, the metal was transformed into a sharp sword! A gleaming ck coloured sword! ¡°Little angel! You are finally here! You are my most delicious prey!¡± Tian Lieughed long and loud and his voice was carried over, prating through Heaven and Earth. It was as though there were countless loudspeakers on his body. Next, Tian Lie pped the wings behind his back, raising a tempest and the rubble that was left over from the copsed buildings were all swept away! Tian Lie¡¯s gigantic body soared into the skies! Compared to this gigantic monster, the mech form of Nicole¡¯s Floating Angel was no different from a little doll. ¡°Go!¡± Chen Xiaolian roared. Nicole¡¯s Floating Angel form instantly activated her turbines and she transformed into a silver beam of light, speeding away from the ce. ¡°There is no escape!¡± Tian Lie bellowed loudly and he abruptly swung his ck coloured sword at Nicole! A stream of silver light suddenly burst out, with Tian Lie at its centre. It was just like a resulting cloud from a nuclear explosion and a shockwave spread outward! The Floating Angel, who was still in flight, was mmed upon by the violent shockwave interweaved with the silver light and she fell haphazardly! ¡°Hold on tight!¡± Nicole screamed out as her Floating Angel form channelled more power to glide down andnd upon the surface of a main road. After cing Chen Xiaolian and the others down the ground, Nicole said with a decisive expression. ¡°He is using his final form! We cannot escape! The entire city is now under the control of his data stream! Right now, we can only fight to the death with him!¡± After saying that, Nicole turned around and soared up into the sky! The wings of her Floating Angel form suddenly burst out with an intense orange coloured light. Following that, Nicole¡¯s Floating Angel form too, expanded at an insane pace! The metallic materials on the Floating Angel appeared to be umting by itself. It was as though it was undergoing an assembly mode where it would automatically propagate itself! Soon, the Floating Angel had expanded from a normal human body shape into a height of seven to eight meters. It currently appeared like a medium sized mech. Behind her, a pair of wings spread open, nearly 15 meters in length. A lightning like beam shot out from Nicole¡¯s hand to form a military de. Subsequently, the orange coloured mes from her turbines erupted and her figure transformed into lightning, charging toward Tian Lie! Floating Angel vs Angel Killer! ¡­ ¡°Go to hell!!!¡± The Floating Angel¡¯s wings spread open and she dashed forward, the de of light in her hand shing viciously at Tian Lie¡¯s neck! Tian Lie¡¯s ck coloured sword quickly intercepted it and the de of light struck the ck coloured sword to produce a burst of radiance. A booming sound exploded outward and the Floating Angel¡¯s body was thrown backward. She then hovered in the sky, maintaining a distance from Tian Lie. The Floating Angel opened her left palm and a sphere of light rapidly condensed into being before shooting out toward Tian Lie! Tian Lie sneered and the ck wings spread out to cover his huge body. Then, a silver sphere of light appeared, enveloping his body. The beam of light fired out by Nicole struck the sphere of light, but was broken into lines of electrical current before dissipating! ¡°Too weak! Is your energy only at that feeble level?¡± Tian Lieughed out loudly. ¡°It seems you are just a weak little fledgling angel!¡± Tian Lie smiled derisively and extended his left hand as well. Upon his huge palm, a sphere of ck coloured light appeared before shooting forward at Nicole! Nicole gritted her teeth and she howled, her pair of wings moving to envelop her. At the same time, a sphere of light appeared, covering her body¡­ However¡­ The ck beam of light struck Nicole¡¯s sphere of light and shook for a bit¡­ Then¡­ A loud boom echoed out! The ck beam of light pierced through the sphere of light and Nicole was struck by the attack. The attack then sent her Floating Angel form flying. The ck beam of light continued onward, swallowing Nicole¡¯s body and mming her onto a tall building. After that, she fell heavily onto the ground. A loud bang was heard and the impact of her fall created a huge crater. The concrete steel underneath the ground was cracked from the impact as well. Nicole struggled to climb out from the ground, her left wing was already torn out. Various damaged parts could be seen upon the surface of her Floating Angel¡¯s mech armour and sparks buzzed out from the damaged areas. After crawling out from the ground, Nicole had no time to even stand up before Tian Lie¡¯s gigantic figure descended from the skies! The huge ck coloured sword swiped at Nicole and she was only able to raise her de of light to block once. A ¡°ng¡± resounded! The two swords shed and electrical currents surged outward. Then, no longer able to endure the load, Nicole screamed out in pain and a burst of light shone out from her Floating Angel form before turning dim¡­ The de of light broke apart and the Floating Angel¡¯s body was struck by the attack, causing her to be thrown backward again! This time, she was sent skidding through the ground and an entire street was rendered into absolute ruin. Her head smashed into a house and her bodyy prone among the fallen rubble. ¡°Too weak! Someone at this level can be a Floating Angel? Has the standard for Floating Angels fallen to this sorry state? This level of strength is too disappointing!¡± Tian Lie raised his ck coloured sword and stepped forward. At that moment, a tiny figure quickly rushed out to stand before the Floating Angel. Roddy raised his head and looked at the huge Tian Lie; he gazed at this huge being known as the ¡®Angel Killer¡¯. ¡°If you want to kill her, you will have to get through me!¡± Roddy¡¯s head was raised and ayer of data stream shed through both his eyes! ¡­ Chapter 155 Part 2: End of Tokyo Instance Dungeon

Chapter 155 Part 2: End of Tokyo Instance Dungeon

GOR Chapter 155 Part 2: End of Tokyo Instance Dungeon Tian Lie showed no scruples as he lifted his massive feet and moved it, stamping down toward Roddy! The foot descended and the area that Roddy was standing on was ttened. Qiao Qiao and the rest who were hiding some distant away gasped! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face however remained calm. ¡°Do not worry, that fellow won¡¯t die just yet¡­ he is probably using his ultimate move!¡± ¡°Ulti¡­ ultimate move?¡± Qiao Qiao stared quizzically. ¡­ ¡­ Tian Lie¡¯s feet stamped down on Roddy as one would trample an ant to its death. After that, Tian Lie proceeded to move forward. However, a powerful force suddenly erupted out from beneath his feet! The Angel Killer¡¯s gigantic body was flipped upside down by the force! The force was so powerful that his colossal body was thrown backward! Tian Lie¡¯s colossal body was thrown back and he mmed into a row of buildings in session. In the end, his body was stopped after ramming into a tall building. Tian Lie shook his head, then he raised it to examine what was before him. A gigantic mechanical hand made of metal was extending outward from the surface of the ground where Roddy was standing! Next, space itself cracked and a smooth area, which resembled a mirror, appeared on the surface of the ground. A colossal mech emerged from under the ground! Coated in blue, silver, and ck, the 18-meter tall humanoid Mech exuded an aura of dominance! Within the Mech¡¯s chest position was a cockpit. Roddy¡¯s figure teleported into the cockpit. ¡°Bring it on, damned baldy!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes were alight and he spat out viciously. At the same time, within the interface, the countdown began! 18 seconds! ¡­ Within the cockpit, clumps of light appeared rapidly and they entered Roddy¡¯s body. This mode allowed for the connection of the body¡¯s neurons, causing a strange feeling to wash over him. At this moment, he felt as though he had be one with the Mech¡¯s body! Roddy did not hesitate to start up the Mech¡¯s battle mode! ¡­ The powerful turbines behind the Mech suddenly discharged a ming burst of ions and the colossal Mech shot forward! The gigantic 18 meter tall Mech sped through the long street like a tempest and arrived before Tian Lie in just a blink of an eye. Before Tian Lie could even straighten himself out from the rubble of the tall building, the Mech had already arrived before him. A giant fist made of steel brutally connected with Tian Lie¡¯s head! BOOM! A loud and thunderous sound spread out! Angel Killer¡¯s body suddenly came crashing down to the side. Thebined force of the two metal giants caused whatever remained of the tall building to utterly copse! As for Tian Lie¡¯s body, the power behind the fist caused his body to be embedded into the centre of the building. The Mech had already rotated its other part of its body forward. From its right hand, a beam of light burst out! Phantom Particle Beam de! The Mech held the de of light that was encased within the phantom particles and stabbed it ruthlessly into Tian Lie¡¯s chest! The de of light pierced through the Angel Killer¡¯s chest armour, eliciting a loud howl from Tian Lie. The ck coloured sword in Tian Lie¡¯s hand was sent swiping over, knocking the de of light away. The beam de then cut a path through Tian Lie¡¯s chest, leaving a gash upon his chest armour! The ck coloured sword and the de of light smashed fiercely into each other and the colossal Mech¡¯s body was pushed back, tumbling backward. The Mech quickly retreated. Roddy kept the de of light and he moved the Mech¡¯s hand to the back. From behind the Mech¡¯s body, Roddy retrieved out a high-energy beam rifle, holding it with the Mech¡¯s hands. The muzzle of the rifle charged up and it shed with light. Chen Xiaolian was able to identity it immediately. The beam rifle that Fujino Masayoshi was using was an imitation of this weapon held by the Mech. The huge muzzle finished charging up in but an instant! Its performance far exceeded that of the imitation! A beam of light was fired out instantly! Tian Lie had just gotten up, only to be struck by the beam of light in the chest! A defensive sphere of light rapidly expanded out from Tian Lie¡¯s body. This was the energy shield that the Floating Angel had failed to break through earlier! The beam of light struck the surface of the energy shield. Instantly, the radiance bursting outward from the energy shield leapt up by several levels, bing iparably bright. It was as though a miniature sun had descended upon the Earth! The immense momentum behind the beam of light forced Tian Lie¡¯s body backward, his feet almost losing grip of the ground. His entire body, wrapped within the sphere of light, was pushed backward. As a result, the houses and buildings within his path were all devastated. Tian Lie¡¯s body itself was sted backward by around 200 meters! Finally, a tall building that was over ten storeys in height stopped the momentum that was thrusting Tian Lie backward. His body smashed into the tall building, causing a small portion of the building to break apart. The huge metal body was then stuck inside the framework of the tall building. Unfortunately, the beam rifle was incapable of breaking through Tian Lie¡¯s energy shield! ¡°Damn it!¡± Roddy who was seated inside the cockpit cursed out, Time remaining: 11 seconds! ¡°The beam rifle is not powerful enough! Initialize the Multi-phase Beam Cannon!¡± Roddy¡¯s face had turned paper white. The maniption of neurons allowing him to connect with the Mech¡¯s body was quickly increasing the amount of mental energy consumed by his ¡®Mechanical Heart¡¯ skill. Tian Lie emerged out of the tall building. Sparks of fire shed out from the gaping wound on his chest, but he appeared oblivious to that fact. He revealed a ferocious grin as he raised the ck coloured sword and pounced forward! ck coloured mes gushed out from the turbines behind Tian Lie¡¯s pair of wings and his body transformed into something akin to ck coloured lightning. In a blink of an eye, he had appeared before the Mech. He raised the ck coloured sword up high and shed down with it! ¡°Beam Shield!¡± Phantom Particles sprayed out rapidly from the Mech¡¯s left arm. The resulting light transformed into a transparent shield! The ck coloured sword in Tian Lie¡¯s hand shed down onto the shield and a loud boom spread out. Roddy suddenly coughed out a mouthful of blood! Although the beam shield sessfully blocked the strike from the ck coloured sword, the resulting impact carried over an immensely oppressive power. Despite only piloting the Mech¡¯s body, Roddy himself was linked to the Mech through the neuron connection and thus, was affected by the resulting impact. As a result, he sprayed out a mouthful of blood! The colossal Mech¡¯s body staggered and its left leg went down to its knee. Even so, it had its left arm raised, holding onto the beam shield and keeping Tian Lie¡¯s ck coloured sword at bay. Tian Lie gave another ferocious grin and the ck coloured sword descended with lightning like speed, cleaving heavily onto the surface of the beam shield! A thunderous boom rang out once more! The Mech was struck by the immense power of the resulting impact and the joints of its left leg trembled slightly. Finally, Tian Lie shouted out loudly. ¡°Die!¡± His body leapt high up into the air, creating a distance of nearly 10 meters between him and the ground. Then, he descended! Descending together with his body was the ck coloured sword, which struck down onto the beam shield! BOOM! The amount of load hammering down upon the beam shield on the Mech¡¯s left arm was too overwhelming! As a result, the beam shield created from the Phantom Particles copsed! Due to the disappearance of the beam shield, Tian Lie¡¯s ck coloured sword pierced through and struck the Mech¡¯s body! The sword blow struck the Mech¡¯s armour that was made of powerful yet unknown materials and cut into the Mech¡¯s left arm! The blow left a wound that was one third in depth! A scream escaped Roddy¡¯s mouth as the neuron connection brought the pain felt by the Mech¡¯s body into his own. The intense amount of pain caused Roddy¡¯s body to tremble uncontrobly. The attack knocked him backward and the Mech tumbled down. At that moment, at the chest area of the Mech just beneath the cockpit position, the surface of the armour there opened up to form the t shaped muzzle of a ster. ¡°Multi-phase Beam Cannon! Obliterate him to his death!¡± Beam particles gathered upon the muzzle of the ster at a fast rate before transforming into a thick energy beam, which sted outward! As the distance between them was too close, Tian Lie had no time to activate his energy shield. Thus, the st from the Multi-phase Beam Cannon charged toward his chest! Tian Lie was only able to quickly bring up his ck coloured sword, positioning the broad surface of the sword before him to block the iing attack. The energy beam mmed into Tian Lie, lifting him up into the skies! The energy beam struck the ck coloured sword and a dazzling brilliance radiated outward! After emitting several ¡°zi zi¡± sounds, the ck coloured sword shattered! Then, the energy beam smashed onto Tian Lie¡¯s chest! The Multi-phase Beam Cannon was the most powerful weapon among the Mech¡¯s weapons system. Currently, that powerful energy beam discharged by the cannon was tearing its way into Tian Lie¡¯s chest! After the dazzling radiance from earlier faded, Tian Lie¡¯s figure could be seen again. Upon the surface of his body armour, countless cracks had appeared! The energy beam charged into Tian Lie¡¯s body and he swelled like an inted balloon¡­ energy rays burst out from the cracks¡­ BOOM! Tian Lie¡¯s body, that was sent flying up in the skies suddenly burst outward with light! However, amid the mass of light, Tian Lie¡¯s body struggled to maintain itself. ¡­ ¡°No, not enough. Still not enough¡­ It is still not enough!¡± Nicole was kneeling on the ground, both her hands propping her body up as she raised her head to look at Tian Lie who was up in the skies. A trace of decisiveness shed through her eyes! I can only¡­ do that! The broken external armour of her Floating Angel form suddenly came off. The armour converged together before moving away from Nicole. Then, it shot upward in the direction of Roddy¡¯s Mech! Nicole raised up one hand, opening her palm and used all her might to shout: ¡°Floater¡­ FUSION!¡± The Floater quickly arrived beside Roddy¡¯s Mech. The metal rings split apart and merged together with the Mech¡¯s body! Behind the Mech, the Floater released a metallic radiance and fused onto the Mech¡¯s back. The Floater rapidly split apart and¡­ Behind the Mech, a pair of long wings made of light spread open! The wings of light began taking form as it condensed out a solid body part. Four on the left and four on the right! Eight shining golden wings spread out from the back of the Mech! Floating Angel¡­ Mech Fusion! Chapter 155 Part 3: End of Tokyo Instance Dungeon

Chapter 155 Part 3: End of Tokyo Instance Dungeon

GOR Chapter 155 Part 3: End of Tokyo Instance Dungeon The Floater fused with the [A+] ss Mech! Through the Floater¡¯s skill, the two powerful mechanical life forms had be one! Roddy who was seated inside the Mech¡¯s cockpit felt an intense pulse spreading through his body! The lights of his neuron connection with the Mech suddenly radiated a golden light. Subsequently, Roddy felt as though a me was ignited within his body. His mental energy soared to an extreme level! Naturally, there was a side effect¡­ the countdown! The countdown timer originally had another 8 seconds left upon it. However, now that the Mech had fused with the Floater, the amount of time left on the timer fell instantly to¡­ 3 seconds! External wise, a sphere of light appeared upon the surface of the Mech! Even the turbines behind the Mech appeared to have doubled in strength. The eight golden wings spread open and the Mech jumped up into the skies, flying toward Tian Lie¡¯s position. The Multi-phase Beam Cannon upon its chest continued sting out its energy beam. However, the energy beam appeared more radiant, seemingly carrying an even greater level of power behind it! The Mech ascended the skies and rapidly closed up the distance between it and Tian Lie. The countdown timer¡­ 2 seconds! The Phantom Particle Beam de appeared from the Mech¡¯s hand. The beam de wrapped within the Phantom Particles suddenly exploded with power. The length of the de had shockingly increased, reaching a length of up to 10 meters! The beam de that was originally faint orange in colour had now be a brilliant golden! Countdown timer¡­ 1 second! Roddy howled out. ¡°Die!¡± The Mech appeared before Tian Lie! Beam de! Rise! Descend! A ¡°chi¡± sound was heard as the Beam de struck Tian Lie¡¯s forehead, cleaving straight through his body! From the head down to the chest, then the abdomen, then the waist¡­ Severed! Tian Lie¡¯s gigantic body was severed into two! The bursts of energy rays escaping through the innumerable cracks upon the surface of his body finally found a breach. High up in the skies, a dazzling flower of mes blossomed outward! It was as though a nuclear explosion had gone off in the middle of the skies. In the middle of the loud explosion was Tian Lie. The Angel Killer¡¯s gigantic body exploded into countless fragments, which were then engulfed by the spreading mes, turning them into ashes! The immense explosion spread open rapidly, expanding up to a distance of several km and more within an instant. However, once the ze from the explosion travelled to the edge of Tokyo City, it appeared to have encountered an invisible barrier, which immediately cut off the ze¡­ Even so, a huge cloud of light enveloped the skies above the entirety of Tokyo region. The ming embers descended like meteors falling from the skies and were burned out, leaving only silence. Countdown timer¡­ 0 seconds! High above the skies, the figure of the Mech disappeared. The colossal mechanical entity disappeared and Roddy¡¯s figure could be seen plummeting straight down from the skies! Roddy appeared to have lost his consciousness; both his eyes were shut and his body simply fell down. At that moment, the Floater hovering in the skies suddenly opened up. Its eight long wings folded together and sped toward Roddy. Soon, it reached and caught hold of Roddy. Nicole was kneeling on the ground, blood trickling down her mouth and tears glistening within her eyes. She forced out her hand and struggled to control the Floater with thest of her strength. The Floater caught hold of Roddy, reduced the speed of his fall, andnded gently on the ground. Nicole then spat out blood from her mouth and slumped onto the ground. As for the Floater¡­ it transformed into a clump of white light and disappeared. ¡°That fellow¡­ is dead?¡± Nicole raised her head and watched the embers falling down from the skies. There was no trace of Tian Lie, no flowing liquid metal, no streams of data! Tears filled Nicole¡¯s eyes and rolled down her cheeks. Then, she suddenlyughed. ¡°He was actually¡­ killed?¡± Plop! Nicole slumped to the ground and fainted. Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo ran forward, one toward Roddy and another one toward Nicole. Chen Xiaolian struggled to stand up and raise his head, gazing at the skies¡­ The terrifying figure of that bald man was no more. The terrifying streams of data was no more. The terrifying flow of liquid metal too, was no more. We really¡­ managed topletely obliterate him? Soo Soo pulled Roddy up. Roddy let out a weakugh before tilting his head to the side and fainting. At that moment however¡­ ¡°Xiaolian!¡± Qiao Qiao suddenly called out in a sharp voice. Chen Xiaolian turned and saw Qiao Qiao kneeling beside Nicole. Qiao Qiao turned to face Chen Xiaolian, her face twisted. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank and he hobbled over. ¡°She¡­ does not look good!¡± Qiao Qiao nervously held onto Nicole. Chen Xiaolian knelt down on the ground and extended his hand to check Nicole¡¯s breath. Nicole¡¯s situation was indeed worrisome. Her breathing was growing weaker, her rate of inhtion exceeding her rate of exhtion. Additionally¡­ her body was beginning to cool down! Her body was cooling down at a rapid pace! It was as though her body was quickly turning to a cold piece of stone! ¡°Her pupils are dting!¡± Qiao Qiao pulled open Nicole¡¯s eyelids and said. Even though she and Nicole do not see eye to eye, they were stillrade-in-arms. Observing Nicole¡¯s current condition made her worried. ¡°Her pulse is also¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian pinched Nicole¡¯s wrist. Her pulse had disappeared! ¡°Healing Beast Blood! Healing Beast Blood!¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian in panic. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was pale. He turned to Qiao Qiao and spoke in a low tone of voice. ¡°I¡­ don¡¯t have anymore!¡± Indeed, no more! Chen Xiaolian, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡­ all three of them were Irregrities! Irregrities do not have Exchange System! They could not purchase out equipment from the Exchange System at any given moment nor could they purchase medicinal substances like the Healing Beast Blood! They did prepare some healing medicinal substances as reserve when the instance dungeon began, however, those were purchased through the humanoid discount card, Xia Xiaolei. Presently though¡­ after such a lengthy battle, everyone¡¯s reserve items have been exhausted! Chen Xiaolian had none on him! The same held true for Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo! Nicole¡¯s pulse¡­ Completely stopped! ¡­ Tears flowed out from Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. She hugged Nicole¡¯s body tightly. ¡°Hey! You are not really going to die, are you? Wake up! Wake up! You are a Floating Angel! You are such a prideful person! Didn¡¯t you like arguing with me? Wake up, woman!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was grim as he silently sat by their side. Soo Soo dragged Roddy over and Chen Xiaolian silently got up to check his condition. After walking over and determining that Roddy was fine but simply unconscious, he said nothing. He brought Roddy over and ced him beside Nicole. ¡°We¡­ lost her.¡± Chen Xiaolian grabbed Qiao Qiao¡¯s wrist to stop her from shaking Nicole¡¯s body. ¡°¡­¡± Qiao Qiao raised her head and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I¡­ I¡­¡± She suddenly threw herself onto Nicole¡¯s body. ¡°I am sorry! I am sorry, Nicole! I am so sorry! I should not have argued with you! You did so many things for us, so many¡­ I am sorry!¡± [System prompt: Your guild member Nicole has died]. [System prompt: Due to the death of the Hunt Prolonging Card¡¯s owner, the countdown timer has stopped]. [System prompt: Teleportation will begin in ten seconds. Ten, nine, eight, seven¡­ three, two, one!] Chen Xiaolian, Soo Soo, Qiao Qiao, Roddy¡­ their figures disappeared from the spot¡­ ¡­ Nagase Komi was kneeling on the ground as she gazed upon the skies¡­ the distant explosion back then was so terrifying, it felt as though the resulting burst of light had enveloped the entirety of Tokyo¡­ She watched as the cloud of light dissipated and the skies turned calm¡­ Nagase Komi suddenly felt an intense feeling of dread blooming within her heart. It was as though she had stepped into nothingness and a sense of emptiness filled her heart. It was as though a certain presence had¡­ disappeared? [System prompt: Due to the death of the Hunt Prolonging Card¡¯s owner, the countdown timer has stopped]. ¡°Dead? He is dead?¡± Nagase Komi raised her head up high and looked at the skies in stupor. The bald man¡­ he said he would protect me¡­ Dead? Nagase Komi was lost in thought as she looked at the skies. She did not even realize that a wet feeling wasing from her eyes. That fellow who said¡­ he detested matters of being abandoned the most. That fellow who said¡­ he will protect me¡­ That powerful fellow who forced the Guild Leader to run away miserably¡­ Just like that¡­ he¡­ died? [Countdown: Three¡­ two¡­ one¡­] A clump of light enveloped Nagase Komi¡¯s body. The bald girl did not notice¡­ her feet¡­ without making any noise whatsoever¡­ An object the size of a speck of sand fell down¡­ That drop of silvery liquid metal was like a pearl made of water and it moved toward Nagase Komi¡¯s shoes, flowing onto it. It then fused together with the metal ring of her shoce! ¡­ Tokyo, Ginza. It was bustling with people and cars went by in droves. Female students wearing short skirts, young delinquents with dyed hair and white cored workers wearing business attire and briefcase¡­ The sun was above sending its light down upon this bustling metropolis. On a giant screen, there was an advertisement where a celebrity was endorsing a perfume¡­ Chen Xiaolian held onto Roddy while Qiao Qiao held onto Soo Soo. They stood by the street, motionless. This ce should be the exit location for their teleportation. They waited there for at least five minutes. However, Nicole did not appear! Nicole was not teleported out! Nicole¡­ was truly dead. ¡­ On the ground floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Chen Xiaolian and his group caught sight of the two brothers, Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Xia Xiaolei. Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s body were bandaged with Bei Tai suffering the most. Lun Tai limped forward with a crutch while Bei Tai was helped forward by Xia Xiaolei as he could no longer move. They came together and Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian and his group of four¡­ he looked around and frowned as he turned toward Chen Xiaolian. It appeared he realized that there was one less person. Chen Xiaolian looked into Lun Tai¡¯s eyes and lightly shook his head. ¡­ In a remote alley within a certain corner of Tokyo,. A bald headed girl appeared at a corner, scaring away a cat that was rummaging a trashcan. The bald girl stood inside the alley and observed the exit of the alley from her location. There, the people were bustling about and cars drove by in numbers, creating a lively atmosphere. The bald girl absent-mindedly watched the world beyond the alley. Then, she suddenly turned her body and walked inside, toward the darker area of the alley. Soon, her figure disappeared into the darkness of the quiet alley. ¡­ Chapter 156 Part 1: That Is How It Is

Chapter 156 Part 1: That Is How It Is

GOR Chapter 156 Part 1: That Is How It Is Chen Xiaolian walked into a convenience store located within a small gas station. He casually picked up a bottle of mineral water and looked outside the window as he paid for it. Takeuchi Mikiko was wearing her work uniform, sporting a lovable ponytail, which bounced up and down as she ran about. As she was moving about, she hummed a Japanese song that Chen Xiaolian did not recognize. The sunlight spilled down and onto the ss; it was as though ayer of golden light was enveloping Takeuchi Mikiko¡¯s body, creating a warm andfortable feeling. A rxed expression appeared within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and he gently exhaled. He walked out of the convenience store, unscrewed the bottle of water and took a gulp before leaving the gas station. While moving through an intersection, he saw a biker gang member standing by a motorbike. With just a glimpse, Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize the man with the little moustache. The man was currently being surrounded by two police officers who were in the process of severely reprimanding him. At present, the fellow no longer possessed the madness he showed back in the instance dungeon, where he used Molotov cocktails to set fire to other people¡¯s houses. Instead, he exhibited a dog like wretched attitude, gingerly bowing his head. Chen Xiaolian gave a soft sigh and left. ¡­ On their return trip from Japan, Roddy did not join them. After waking up to the news that Nicole had died, he did not utter a single word for an entire evening. When morning came, he informed Chen Xiaolian that he wanted to be alone for a few days. ¡°She is an Awakened. After dying, she must have been refreshed. I¡­ I want to find her and look at her from afar.¡± Where to find, what method of searching, how to find¡­ Chen Xiaolian did not ask those questions. Roddy will have his own methods. Since he knew Nicole¡¯s name, perhaps Roddy might end up doing something stupid ¨C however, was there any youngsters who had nevermitted stupid acts? Chen Xiaolian merely reminded Roddy to leave his mobile phone on at all times so that they could contact him. ¡°The next time we receive a notification for an instance dungeon, you need toe back and meet up with us.¡± This was the only requirement Chen Xiaolian had asked from Roddy. Lun Tai and Bei Tai too, did not return together with them. Their reasoning was simple: After having gone through such a difficult instance dungeon, the both of them needed a vacation. Within this path of madness and ughter, where one had to struggle to hang on to dear life¡­ every time they went through an instance dungeon, they will need to release the pent up stress within their hearts. Thus, the both of them left the group and went on a vacation. ¡°Generally speaking, the system will not issue out an instance dungeon to a guild that had just participated in an instance dungeon. This is the norm,¡± Lun Tai told Chen Xiaolian as he was leaving. ¡°I will be keeping in touch.¡± As for their holiday destination, it was supposedly Las Vegas. The two brothers intended to use wine, beauties and gambling to numb their souls. ¡­ Takeuchi Mikiko arrived at her house and saw an envelope resting above the carpet leading to her house. Opening the envelope, she found that it contained several thousand US dor bills! The girl looked at it in surprise for a long time before uttering out a sharp scream of surprise and tion. She ran into the house, picked up the phone and made a call. ¡°Sister! Did you send the money over? Eh? What¡­ no? Then¡­ where are you now? On the way to the airport? You have to go fly again? I will let you in on this, I finally have money! Ah? I don¡¯t know. I really do not know, maybe mother sent it? I¡­ let¡¯s not talk about that anymore. I still have ss in the afternoon! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Next time youe back, remember to return to eat something. Recently, I have learnt how to cook many delicious dishes. Your exchange training should be ending soon, right? When can you return to work on domestic flights?¡± ¡­ At the same time, Chen Xiaolian was walking toward the departure lounge of an airport. Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and Xia Xiaolei were already waiting for him inside the departure lounge. He had earlier gone into the washroom to wash his hands. Looking at his reflection in the mirror, he used water tob his hair. Then, he squeezed out a smile as he faced the clear and fair face in the mirror. Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian and the others were feeling disheartened. He was not Roddy. However, Nicole¡¯s death had brought a feeling of shock to Chen Xiaolian. In his third instance dungeon, he faced his first¡­ death of a guild member. Even though she was only a temporary guild member¡­ Perhaps¡­ perhaps someday, in some instance dungeon, more of his guild members will die? This was originally a game that would continue on forever, with no end point or ending. As long as he stayed alive, he would continue to be thrown into the instance dungeons to struggle for survival. Until¡­ the day of his death. ¡°That day, might be far away, or perhaps it might be much closer,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled out bitterly. If¡­ the one to die is Qiao Qiao. Or Roddy, or Soo Soo¡­ How would I feel? If¡­ I am the one to die. How would they feel? An agitating thought was floating within his mind. If this goes on, then, what are we fighting for? What kind of result can we hope to achieve? No matter how hard we try, we can ultimately only live through some instance dungeons, extending our lifespan by a slight margin! This is a road with no hope in sight! Even if we are to struggle, even if we are to be an expert like Nicole, could we escape death? We cannot! We will still have to participate in the instance dungeons. Since that is the case¡­ Then, what is the point in trying? What significance is there? Bang! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fist mmed onto the mirror! Through the reflection of the cracked mirror, Chen Xiaolian noticed that his expression had turned distorted. When he walked out from the washroom, he had his head lowered and he moved quickly. Chen Xiaolian failed to notice a team of flight attendants in uniform pulling their trolleys go by him. They walked in aposed manner, approaching from the side before walking past his back. One of them wore sky-blue leg stockings and was holding onto a mobile phone. A happy smile was etched on her face. ¡°Mikiko, I know¡­ this is thest exchange training flight. Once I return from this flight, I will have collected enough money!¡± After hanging up, the flight attendant inadvertently turned around and saw the back of a youngster who was walking far away. His figure appeared quite lean. It was clearly a stranger, but she could not help but nce at him again. Hmm¡­ that... feels strange¡­ ¡­ A few hourster, the nended in the airport. Along the way, none of them spoke a single word. Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo went back home. As for Chen Xiaolian, he led Xia Xiaolei back to his own residence. Xia Xiaolei had made the decision to leave the vige and stay with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group in the future. Chen Xiaolian brought Xia Xiaolei back to his own residence. Opening the door to the guest room, he pointed inside. ¡°From now on, this room is yours.¡± Xia Xiaolei walked inside and threw himself heavily onto the bed, iled both his arms and legs about and sighed. ¡°Too amazing! I get to live in such a big room by myself? Guild Leader, are you very rich? Your house is very big!¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips and smiled. Looking at Xia Xiaolei, he said. ¡°Your body size is about the same as mine. For the time being, you can wear my clothes. When we have time, we will go get you some more. Hmm, now go take a bath and get some sleep. There is food in the refrigerator, do not hesitate to take what you need. From now on, treat this ce like your own home.¡± Chen Xiaolian walked out of the room and into the living room. Then, he saw his mobile phone, which was lying on the couch, give a sh. Picking it up, he saw that there was a message. ¡°I want to see you! Now! ASAP!¡± ¨C Qiao Qiao. Chen Xiaolian thought for a moment before moving to the balcony to call her back. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Are you home?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice sounded somewhat hoarse. ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded lightly while watching the distant sun. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°I am at home. I just got Soo Soo to settle down. She is now sleeping,¡± Qiao Qiao became silent for a while. Next, she spoke with a hint of firmness. ¡°Let us meet up.¡± ¡°Now?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°Didn¡¯t we just separate?¡± ¡°Right now!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice was extremely firm. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Listening to Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice, Chen Xiaolian felt something strange with her tone. ¡°All right! State the ce.¡± ¡°Do you still remember the hotel where we met before?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out. ¡°The hotel where you took out a dagger to threaten me, where you said: If I were to disturb Soo Soo again, you will cripple me. That hotel?¡± ¡°¡­ that hotel,¡± Qiao Qiao took a deep breath. ¡°I am heading out now. See youter.¡± ¡­ One hourter. Within the hotel¡¯s lobby, Qiao Qiao watched as Chen Xiaolian walked inside. She bit her lips and moved forward. Holding Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, the two of them walked into the elevator. During the entire process, the two of them did not say anything. Their eyes did not even make contact. Qiao Qiao had her head lowered. Chen Xiaolian could feel that Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand was slightly trembling. She had changed her clothes and her hair seemed somewhat wet. It seemed she had taken a bath back when she was at home. She wore a short skirt, revealing her slender legs and the smooth skin of a youngdy; giving her an attractive image. Chen Xiaolian quietly averted his gaze away. Having reached the top floor of the hotel, Qiao Qiao produced a card to open up the door to a room and the two of them entered. Chen Xiaolian turned around. ¡°Are you¡­¡± Qiao Qiao suddenly flew into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arms! The force behind her was such that Chen Xiaolian was thrown onto the bed. Next, she kissed down heavily and her soft, fragrant lips made contact with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. Chen Xiaolian was momentarily stunned before instinctively using his hands to embrace Qiao Qiao¡¯s waist. Her short skirt and small waist T-shirt exposed her slim waist. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingers caressed the girl¡¯s slim waist to his heart¡¯s content. Exhaling, he turned around, pinning Qiao Qiao down and pressing his lips down on hers. His tongue darted inside, forcing Qiao Qiao¡¯s teeth aside. Soft, moist with a tint of sweet fragrance. After the two of them kissed for who knew how long, they gasped for breath. Then, Qiao Qiao turned over, forcing herself on top of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands moved naturally into Qiao Qiao¡¯s short skirt and held onto her thigh. Then, he whispered. ¡°You¡­ what happened?¡± Chapter 156 Part 2: That Is How It Is

Chapter 156 Part 2: That Is How It Is

GOR Chapter 156 Part 2: That Is How It Is Qiao Qiao shook her head, her eyes revealing traces of anxiety. However, she proceeded to untie the rope bundling her hair and leaned over, kissing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s cheek. ck silky hair fell down, giving Qiao Qiao an extraordinarily delicate countenance. Chen Xiaolian could somehow feel that there was a hint of something lurking behind Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes¡­ anxiety. Qiao Qiao¡¯s lips kissed onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s cheeks, nose, lips and neck. Her actions were somewhat awkward, but Chen Xiaolian could sense the feelings of affection within her actions. Her body trembled, but she only bit down on her lips. Next, she stretched out her hands and began unbuttoning Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shirt. She straightened her back and took off her T-shirt. The girl¡¯s delicate figure that was akin to a blooming flower was presented before Chen Xiaolian. Her arms hugged her chest, seemingly in an attempt to hide her pink coloured bra. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s breathing had be shorter and he looked into Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. He asked in a hoarse tone of voice. ¡°You¡­ are you serious? Have you thought it through?¡± Qiao Qiao leaned forward again; like a cat, she curled her body against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. Her voice was faint as she whispered. ¡°I¡­ this is my first time. The things I have seen in the movies¡­ is only up to here. The rest is up to you.¡± After saying that, she closed her eyes and she dared not look at Chen Xiaolian anymore. Chen Xiaolian¡­ This time, he showed no hesitation! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian gently held onto Qiao Qiao as he leaned over and slowly entered the girl¡¯s body. The tight and narrow feeling almost made him lost his soul. At that moment, Qiao Qiao let out a groan of pain, bringing him back to reality. Qiao Qiao opened her eyes as she tightly clutched onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arms, tears filling her eyes. Then, she suddenly opened her mouth and bit down onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm! She bit down heavily! Chen Xiaolian endured the pain. Next, he gently kissed Qiao Qiao¡¯s forehead and whispered into her ear. ¡°Should I¡­ stop?¡± ¡°No¡­ continue,¡± Qiao Qiao loosened her bite and looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°I want you to look at me¡­ keep looking at me.¡± ¡­ The girl¡¯s soft voice began to rise within the room and eventually reached the climax. Then, it faded away. A smooth and slender leg slid down the side of the bed, but an arm reached out, grabbing it and bringing it back onto the bed. Chen Xiaolian tightly embraced Qiao Qiao within his chest, her back stered onto his chest. One hand held onto her waist while the other held onto the leg that was pulled back earlier, resting on her knee. Although the situation had calmed down, the room seemed to be filled with a reddish atmosphere. ¡°Just now... we did not use¡­¡± ¡°It is my safe period,¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head and tilted it to lean onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck. Chen Xiaolian could feel the girl trembling within his arms. In response to her light but irrepressible shivers, Chen Xiaolian tightened his embrace. ¡°Do not be afraid,¡± Chen Xiaolian used a low but firm voice to speak into Qiao Qiao¡¯s ear. ¡°En,¡± Qiao Qiao turned around and leaned onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. The two youngsters¡¯ body nestled together. ¡°I am scared, I am very scared,¡± Qiao Qiao whispered. ¡°If¡­ the next time, if the one to die is me. If¡­ the one to die is you. I dare not even think about all those. When I was bathing back at home, I saw myself on the mirror and I told myself: I must do this! I must do this now without putting it off. I want to take this opportunity while we are still alive to give myself to you, to a man I like.¡± ¡°¡­ you will not die, I will not die either. We will not die,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lips brushed past Qiao Qiao¡¯s ears. Qiao Qiao closed her eyes and spoke out in a low tone. ¡°Xiaolian, these matters are not up to us to control. My only desire is¡­ for you to die after me. Let me die before you, all right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°I am scared. If you die, then I will feel very lonely. After getting sucked into this world, in this lifetime, it is impossible for me to like anyone else but you. If you were to die first, then I will feel scared. I do not know how I am supposed to deal with the things that will happen after that by myself,¡± Qiao Qiao suddenly cried out. ¡°Am I not selfish? That is why, I only hope that if we must die, let me die before you, all right?¡± Her emotions were clearly unstable. Chen Xiaolian was clear on this. Qiao Qiao was feeling terrified. She was terrified of death and being alone¡­ this pressure was something that needed release. It waste. The two youngsters were still awake as theyy in bed with Qiao Qiao lying within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arms. She began to narrate about the things they went through toplete the Bio-transformation Faction¡¯s quest. ¡°The research institute was like a hugebyrinth and was filled with a lot of soldiers. All of them had transformed into monsters. Advancing was very difficult. Thankfully, we had Nicole on our side. She was very powerful. ¡°We walked around inside thebyrinth, but was constantly attacked by the monsters. The number of monsters there were simply far too much. It was as though there was no limit to them. ¡°But then, we suddenly received the questpletion notification. Since that was the case, we discussed it through and decided to retreat. Lun Tai and the others felt that since one quest had beenpleted, the most important thing to do after that was to preserve our lives. ¡°However, before we could sessfully retreat, everything changed. ¡°All the monsters seemingly disappeared and all of the underground research institute became empty.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered it through. ¡°Hmm, I understand. That should be because Tian Lie utilized the Hunt Prolonging Card. He forcibly stopped the refreshing process of the instance dungeon. Thus, the refreshing process was stuck in the middle with all the monsters gone, leaving only you people inside the instance dungeon.¡± ¡°That may well be the case,¡± Qiao Qiao sighed. ¡°Since there were no more monsters, there was no longer any need to retreat. Although thebyrinth wasplicated, we were still able to find out way through it. Then, in an unguarded area of the research institute, we found the research results of the Bio-transformation Faction. I think¡­ if not for youpleting the quest, and if Tian Lie had not stopped the instance dungeon¡¯s refreshing process, we could neverplete the quest so easily.¡± Hmph¡­ it appears that Tian Lie had unwittingly helped us? Chen Xiaolian secretly sneered. Next, Qiao Qiao informed Chen Xiaolian about two matters. ¡°The Bio-transformation Faction¡¯s research results, the Power Propagation Serum is originally given to us ording to the number of people we have. However, Nicole said that she had promised that she will not take any reward from this instance dungeon. Thus, she decided to give the one that she received to Roddy.¡± After Qiao Qiao said that, Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Give it to¡­ Roddy? He looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°She¡­ Roddy¡­¡± ¡°I do not know,¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. Qiao Qiao pulled something out from the system. Inside was a metal syringe containing aquamarine coloured substance. ¡°She gave me this item so that I could give it to Roddy,¡± Qiao Qiao hesitated. ¡°However, after Roddy woke up, I dared not tell him about these. I feared that he would not be able to ept it.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°You did the right thing. If you had told him about this back then, he would have lost it. Roddy¡¯s emotions are very unstable now.¡± He looked at the syringe and said. ¡°Keep it first. Wait for Roddy to return before giving it to him.¡± ¡°The second matter,¡± Qiao Qiao bit down hard on her lips. Tears trickled down her eyes. Qiao Qiao said in a whisper. ¡°In the instance dungeon¡­ she helped me block an attack!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. He did not know that something like that happened. ¡°She helped me block an attack,¡± Qiao Qiao cried softly. ¡°She got hurt as a result and told me that even though we did not see eye to eye, we are stillrade-in-arms. Comrade-in-arms should support each other in the midst of battle. I¡­ I truly feel regretful¡­ I regret arguing with her. I felt that I was a bad and terrible person. Back then¡­ back then, she got hurt, and I gave thest of my reserve healing substance to her. ¡°If¡­ if I had a healing substance back when she was dying, maybe she would not have died.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. All he did was to hug Qiao Qiao firmly. ¡­ At daybreak, Chen Xiaolian sat up on the bed and saw Qiao Qiao standing beside the room¡¯s window. Sunlight poured in from beyond the coffee coloured ss. Qiao Qiao was not wearing any clothes and the girl¡¯s soft, delicate body was exposed before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Delicate and slender legs, round and raised hips, slim waist and an ample bosom¡­ Qiao Qiao turned around and looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian then quickly got up, going over with a piece of nket and using it to wrap over her body. Lowering his head, he kissed Qiao Qiao¡¯s neck. ¡°You are really bold. Why aren¡¯t you wearing your clothes? Are you not fearful of exposing it all in front of me?¡± ¡°There is only you here,¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head, the expression on her face was calm. ¡°You are my man, my body is yours. Is there anything wrong with letting you see it?¡± ¡°We¡­¡± ¡°Since yesterday night, until the day I die, I am your woman and you are my man,¡± Qiao Qiao gently said. ¡°That is how it is.¡± The girl raised her head and looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Her expression was soft, yet there was also firmness within them! After the night of feverish passion, the two of them appeared to have cleared off the pressure and fear lingering within their hearts. Qiao Qiao¡¯s emotions appeared to have settled down. She took Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and softly pressed it onto the upper left side of her chest where her heart was. Qiao Qiao whispered. ¡°That is how it is! Xiaolian, until the day I die, the period of time before that happens, I am your woman!¡± ¡­ [Author¡¯s notes: Err, I wrote it carefully. Checking it in detail, this level should not be too much, right¡­ [Hmm, finally went down on Qiao Qiao. Let us celebrate the end of Xiaolian¡¯s life~~~ [PS: About Tian Lie¡¯s death, why did the system say that Tian Lie had died and why there is a drop of liquid metal¡­ to those readers who are curious about it, that is not a bug. It is a set up (story set up). I cannot exin too much. Everyone, please slowly read on, you will find out ~~~ [I beseech the fellow readers to be patient. There must be some intentional enticement, suspense and set-ups, right? [If people were toe out and scold me every time I write something of suspense, forcing me to exin it¡­ [Then, it would end up being too boring, right? [Ok?] Chapter 157 Part 1: Unopened Path

Chapter 157 Part 1: Unopened Path

GOR Chapter 157 Part 1: Unopened Path The two youngsters who have been tempered by life in their early years remained within the room for the whole day. Chen Xiaolian was iparably infatuated with Qiao Qiao¡¯s body. The body of the young girl was extremely durable, yet it maintained an extreme sense of softness. Perhaps it was due to the fact that she practised martial arts, her body¡¯s flexibility was extremely shocking. The two youngsters showed no hesitation and squeezed out all their strength in their attempt to release their stress. It was not until the sky had darkened did the two of them reluctantly left the hotel. ¡°I have to go home.¡± Standing before the hotel entrance, Qiao Qiao embraced Chen Xiaolian, both her hands hugging his neck. Her eyes were dim and she was clearly sad. However, she said in a low voice. ¡°I have gone out for one day and night. Soo Soo must be feeling anxious.¡± ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed in the scent of Qiao Qiao¡¯s hair and gave a bittersweet smile. ¡°That Xia Xiaolei is probably waiting for my return to the point of crying. Last night, I just left after leaving him a note.¡± As the two passionate youngsters embraced each other, a considerable number of people in the surrounding hotel looked at them. No small number of them were looking at Qiao Qiao. With her youthful body, long silky ck hair and exposed slender legs, the number of men whose eyes were attracted toward her was considerable. These men then looked at Chen Xiaolian with expressions of envy. ¡°Let us meet up again tomorrow,¡± Chen Xiaolian pinched Qiao Qiao¡¯s nose. ¡°Besides, we have nothing going on the next few days.¡± ¡°¡­ school is starting soon,¡± Qiao Qiao suddenly said in a low tone. Those words appeared so suddenly, carrying with it a sense of absurdity. The both of them nced at one another and revealed a smile at the same time. School? The everyday life of normal people¡­ was there any point in continuing them? In merely a few days¡¯ time, those normal days have be something distant¡­ Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao and whispered. ¡°When youe out tomorrow, do not wear short skirt anymore. We are still in winter.¡± They have enhanced their physical attributes up to [B] ss. Although they were still a long distance away from the level of Superman, they were now far above average. At the very least, their resistance toward cold would surpass even those from Siberia. Within the coldness of winter, Qiao Qiao was able to get by wearing short skirt. ¡°We¡­ do we still have to go to school?¡± Qiao Qiao knitted her eyebrows. ¡°¡­ we will discuss about thister on,¡± Chen Xiaolian had never considered that issue as well. ¡°I personally do not care about it since I live alone. But you¡­ how do you n on exining things to your father?¡± Qiao Qiao did not say anything. ¡°Maybe¡­ the purpose in us fighting so desperately is to allow us to continue living within this world. If we truly forsake our personal lives, then what difference is there between us and those yers? After all, we are the ¡®native residents¡¯ of this world.¡± ¡°Then, I will see you tomorrow.¡± ¡°En, see you tomorrow,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Tomorrow, I want to contact Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Roddy for a bit. The system had given out the reward for the Japanese instance dungeon. It would be best if we discuss how to distribute the reward.¡± The two youngsters parted with reluctance. Chen Xiaolian did not let Qiao Qiao apany him and instead went back home alone. After arriving at his home, he opened the door and walked in to see Xia Xiaolei sitting inside the living room. The fellow appeared to be in a miserable state. Within his hand was a block of instant noodles, which he chewed dry. As Chen Xiaolian entered, Xia Xiaolei ripped open a pack of seasoning and sprinkled it on the surface of the instant noodle as he bit onto it. ¡°You are just too sad,¡± Chen Xiaolian could not help butugh. ¡°If I did not return, will you end up starving to death? Can¡¯t you cook?¡± Xia Xiaolei scratched his head and smiled in embarrassment. ¡°That¡­ I do not know how to use the items inside the kitchen.¡± The electrical appliances within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s kitchen were extensive. He was not someonecking in terms of money and his motto in life was that the money he earned should go toward making his life easy and happy. All thetest electrical appliances could be found inside the kitchen. Thetest exhaust hood, oven, dishwasher, sterilizing cab¡­ At any rate, all the necessary appliances were there. Unfortunately for Xia Xiaolei who came from the mountain vige, even the act of opening the TV took him a long timest night as he searched high and low for the switch. When faced with the task of utilizing the appliances within the kitchen, all he could do was look around in despair. ¡­ Qiao Qiao returned home. However, before she could return to her own room, Soo Soo walked forward with a pouting expression. ¡°You¡­ have not revert to your first personality?¡± Qiao Qiao looked at her little sister. It was not that she did not like Soo Soo¡¯s second personality. She simply felt that Soo Soo¡¯s second personality was too cold. ¡°You have been out for one whole day and night,¡± Soo Soo moved closer and her little nose proceeded to sniff about. Then, the little girl puffed up her face into a bun like shape. ¡°Your body have his scent! Were you together with him yesterday night?¡± Qiao Qiao blushed and she stared at Soo Soo. ¡°Little kids should not be asking so much!¡± ¡°So, you admit it,¡± Soo Soo¡¯s expression turnedplicated. Then, she snorted and pinched the corners of her skirt before sitting down beside Qiao Qiao. ¡°Unnie, are you going topete against me for Xiaolian oppa?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± A smile burst out on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. ¡°What nonsense are you talking about?¡± ¡°I have said it before. Let Xiaolian oppa wait a few years for me to grow up a little, then I will be his girlfriend!¡± Soo Soo pursed her mouth. ¡°Now you have snatched him away, what should I do?¡± The little girl seemed distressed. She turned around to look at her own small body reflected through the mirror. ¡°It would be great if I can immediately grow up! Then, unnie will definitely not be able topete with me!¡± ¡°Hey!¡± ¡°I remember that my mother¡¯s appearance is very beautiful! Once I grow big, I will definitely inherit my mother¡¯s beauty. Unnie, you will definitely lose out to me.¡± Qiao Qiao angrily pped Soo Soo¡¯s buttocks before pulling her over, embracing her in a hug. ¡°Stop talking nonsense. Tonight I will hold you and we will sleep together, all right? After sleeping, tomorrow you will return back to your first personality.¡± ¡°Unnie, do you not like me? Do you prefer the weak and useless little thing instead of me?¡± Soo Soo raised her head and looked at Qiao Qiao with an indiscernible expression. ¡°If¡­ the time I appear grow longer and longer, will you be disappointed?¡± ¡°¡­ do not be stupid,¡± Qiao Qiao embraced Soo Soo. ¡°No matter what happens, you are my dearest little sister.¡± After saying that, Qiao Qiao put Soo Soo down and entered the washroom to wash up. Soo Soo however, continued to stand before the mirror. Her faced revealed distress as she assessed herself. ¡°How troublesome, there are two problems now. First, unnie also likes Xiaolian oppa. She had already snatched Xiaolian oppa away. Now what? And¡­ the other me, that weak little thing simply do not understand the crisis we are in! I cannot keep staying out here as well¡­¡± ¡­ The next day was a weekend and the weather appeared quite agreeable. Waking up early in the morning, Chen Xiaolian made breakfast and Xia Xiaolei was able to stop undergoing the distressful experience of eating dry instant noodles. Later on in the morning, Chen Xiaolian contacted Qiao Qiao and made arrangements to meet up. Since there were other people present, Chen Xiaolian did not show any intimate reaction toward Qiao Qiao. Both of them appear restrained as they sat side by side. ¡°Now we will begin our discussion,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao before looking at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°You are the Guild Leader. Whatever you say goes, I have no opinion,¡± Xia Xiaolei spoke out honestly and nodded his head. ¡°Still, we have to discuss things through,¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. ¡°The rewards for the instance dungeon have been issued. We must now distribute it rationally so that out guild¡¯s strength can be increased. In addition¡­ about our guild¡¯s future development. We must make due preparations for it.¡± They were currently within a high-ss hall for private tea ceremonies. The private room was quiet as even the waiters had been sent out under Qiao Qiao¡¯smand. It had to be mentioned, Qiao Qiao¡¯s family possessed a portion of shares for this hall for private tea ceremonies. ¡°First, let us contact Lun Tai and Bei Tai.¡± ¡­ They contacted Lun Tai and Bei Tai using theputer¡¯s video call function. The two brothers were clearly indulging themselves a tad bit too much. Through the monitor, they could clearly tell that the two brothers were in one of Las Vegas¡¯ super deluxe suite. Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai appeared slightly exhausted. That was especially true for Bei Tai whose face was pale with a tint of green. It was clear that this fellow have been drinking too much. Even when he was standing before the monitor, he was still holding onto a bottle of wine. Upon the surface of the sofa behind the two brothers were numerousyers of clothing. Err¡­ those were mostly women¡¯s clothing¡­ underwear, stockings and high heels. There were even a few bunny costumes¡­ When they first clicked open the video, Chen Xiaolian watched as a nude woman with perky breasts and raised buttocks walked past the two brothers from behind. Exasperatingly, Lun Tai had leaned over and delivered a p onto the female¡¯s ass. ¡°Hey! Watch it!¡± Chen Xiaolian said with dissatisfaction. He covered Soo Soo¡¯s eyes and frowned. ¡°I will give you one minute. Get those who are unrted to leave the room!¡± Lun Taiughed and did not appear to show regard for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s dissatisfaction. ¡°Guild Leader, do not be so old-fashioned. After experiencing such a cruel battle, we will be in serious need of release. Eh? Your appearance seemed much betterpared to the time when we separated. How did you get rid of the stress?¡± Lun Tai even purposely nced toward Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao snorted, but did not say anything. Lun Tai produced a thick stack of US dor bills and females started appearing from every corner of the room. There were Caucasian females, ck females, Asian females, golden haired females, red haired females, ck haired females¡­ Just by looking at these females, one could deduce that they hold a special upation. All of them wore little and had no qualms about being exposed in front of the monitor. All of them had smoking hot bodies, with ample bosom and ripe buttocks. Each of the women took a stack of US dor bills from Bei Tai and gave him a farewell kiss. Some of them appeared bold and unconstrained as they sent flying kisses toward the monitor. Qiao Qiao¡¯s face was warped as she watched. A few minutester, the room was cleared. Then, the two brothers sat in front of the camera. Lun Tai took a deep breath and his countenance turned serious. ¡°All right, down to business.¡± Chapter 157 Part 2: Unopened Path

Chapter 157 Part 2: Unopened Path

GOR Chapter 157 Part 2: Unopened Path ¡°Are there no other people inside the room?¡± ¡°I have double checked it. It is absolutely safe,¡± Lun Tai smiled. Chen Xiaolian had faith in Lun Tai¡¯s abilities. Unlike the muddle-headed Bei Tai, Lun Tai¡¯s way of working was certainly up to standard. ¡°The reason I contacted you two is because there is something that we need to discuss. The first thing is about the matters regarding distribution. The rewards for the Japan instance dungeon had already been issued.¡± ¡°I know,¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. The reward by the system was divided into two parts. The first part was the number of points earned by each guild member. This part of the reward would be issued out directly to each guild member¡¯s personal system. Thus, there was no need for Chen Xiaolian to distribute those. In the Japan instance dungeon, everyone had to undergo a bitter battle. Thus, the amount of harvest they acquired was not small. By assessing their performance in the three phases of the Japan instance dungeon, the points issued out by the instance dungeon were: Lun Tai and Bei Tai earned 1,500 points each. In the first and second stage, the two brothers formed the guild¡¯s main battle strength. Back when they had started up the tank to rampage through the streets, Bei Tai had managed to earn a considerable number of points. Qiao Qiao: 600 points. Soo Soo: 300 points. Xia Xiaolei: 400 points. The three of them had rtively minor performance within the first two phase of the instance dungeon. However, in the third phase, in order to seize the research results of the Bio-transformation Faction, they too had to do battle. However, they were simply helping to fetch the soya sauce. [1] That was especially true for Soo Soo. Due to Qiao Qiao being overprotective, she had no opportunity to show off her zing Phoenix skill. As for Chen Xiaolian, his reward points was¡­ 3,300 points! This amount of points was truly significant. Chen Xiaolian spected that the reason why he could acquire so much more pointspared to Lun Tai and Bei Tai was because he had been the one to finish off the invisible giant monster back on the highway. Additionally, he had also used the beam rifle to severely damage the giant toad when he was in the research institute. Those two battle contributions brought him a huge amount of harvest. Naturally, since they were not in contact with Roddy, they were unable to find out how many points Roddy acquired. However, even if they were to exclude points from the calctions, Roddy¡¯s harvest was the biggest. An [A+] ss Mech! Additionally, there were also the 6 Power Propagation Serums from the Bio-transformation Faction. Those had already been distributed. After utilizing this medicinal substance from the Bio-transformation Faction, the two brothers, Lun Tai ans Bei Tai chose the same thing: To enhance their Physique. Chen Xiaolian heard that Soo Soo and Xia Xiaolei had chosen to enhance their Agility. As for Chen Xiaolian, he chose to enhance his Physique, which will increase his strength and attack power. Thest one belonged to Roddy, so no one touched it. It was still being held by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. ¡°We also have some additional reward that the system had issued directly to the Guild Leader, that is me,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at them. Back in the instance dungeon, they had acquired a [B] ss Attack Exemption Card. Then, after the instance dungeon came to an end, the system issued out some more rewards to Chen Xiaolian. The first item: [B+] ss Storage Watch, a storage equipment. After checking, Chen Xiaolian found that the space within this storage equipment was very good. It has the size of approximately 4 cargo containersbined. The restriction imposed was that it could not store any life forms; neither living beings nor nts were allowed in it. The second item: A Thunderstorm Tank! The Thunderstorm Tank was a [B] ss technological equipment. The power that this equipment possessed was something that Chen Xiaolian had personally witnessed back in the Tokyo instance dungeon. One st from its artillery could turn a normal tank into scrap metal. Although it ended up being trampled upon before a Floating Angel, this Thunderstorm Tank still held an absolute position of authority when faced against ordinary weapons. ¡°At least we now have a powerful means of ground-based transportation. In addition, its firepower is very good,¡± Chen Xiaolian said. ¡°Besides the driver and gunner, the Thunderstorm Tank can also amodate ten other people. In total, twelve people can fit inside it.¡± The third reward item was something of a surprise. ¡°Comprehensive Repair Card, [A] ss,¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. ¡°It could repair any damage taken by any mechanical equipment below [S] ss. I feel that this item is very suitable for Roddy¡¯s Mech. Once a mechanical equipment is damaged, it could be repaired at any given moment. ¡°However, there is a drawback to this item. When it is being used, it will automatically transform into a maintenance warehouse. During the repairing process, the item cannot be summoned back. If this item was used in the middle of an intense battle, we will not be able to take it with us if we want to run away. It would be akin to a fixed target for enemies to attack. It is only after the repairing process isplete will we be able to summon it back. ¡°ording to the prompt by the system, the higher the ss of the equipment sent for repairs, or if the severity of damage taken by the equipment is high, then the time taken for the repairing process would be longer.¡± After discussing it a bit more, they all agreed that this item was an additional reward by the system to reward Roddy for acquiring the [A+] ss Mech! Three people went into the Mechanical Faction area, Chen Xiaolian, Roddy and Nagase Komi. Rationally speaking, it was unlikely that only Roddy would get something out of the instance dungeon ¨C the six people who entered the Bio-transformation Faction area acquired six medicinal substances! In the Mechanical Faction area, Roddy was the only one to acquire the Mech. Naturally, this was something unfair when considering the system¡¯s standards. However, it was impossible to give three people the Mechs. Thus, this [A] ss Comprehensive Repair Card must be an additional reward by the system. All three additional rewards were of the technological type. This was probably due to the fact that Tokyo instance dungeon was a technological instance dungeon. Soon, they all came to an agreement. As the guild¡¯s vehicle, the Thunderstorm Tank will have Lun Tai and Roddy as its designated drivers and Bei Tai as its gunner. The Guild Leader, Chen Xiaolian, will wear the Storage Watch and he will be in charge of the supplies for the guild. As for the Comprehensive Repair Card, that too would now be held by Chen Xiaolian¡­ however, it would appear that only Roddy¡¯s Mech would be able to use that item. ¡°There is one other matter, everyone¡¯s points,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°I understand that there are rules. Not even the Guild Leader would interfere much in the guild members¡¯ path of development. However, our guild is different from others. We have Xia Xiaolei. With his skill, he makes the perfect logistics personnel. You all should have already known about it, he has the ability to get discounts when making purchases from the Exchange System. ¡°What I mean to say is¡­ it would be best for everyone to purchase items from the Exchange System through Xia Xiaolei. ¡°First, doing so will help save up on points. ¡°Second, after looking it up a little, I made a deduction. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s skill would likely depend on the number of usage and amount involved in order to level up. In other words, there is a possibility that the more he uses his skill, the more points he will be able to save up through his discounting skill. That could possibly be the way to level up his skill. When that happens, the amount of discount may be even higher. That is why¡­¡± ¡°I understand,¡± Lun Tai quickly made a proper decision. ¡°I will discuss it through with Bei Tai for a bit. Then, we will decide on the items we want to purchase through the Exchange System using points and list them down before sending it over to you the Guild Leader to coordinate the purchase. I feel that having someone like Xia Xiaolei as our guild member is a very good thing. We can make the proper coordination when making purchases.¡± ¡°It is great that you understand,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°You will have to create a list of the things you want to purchase and the things that needed to be enhanced to give to me. After that, we will discuss it through. Then, Xia Xiaolei will be the one to purchase the items. As for the necessary points, everyone can just send it to Xia Xiaolei.¡± Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai did not object to his suggestion. Next, Chen Xiaolian forwarded another request to the two brothers. ¡°You two should have released enough stress for the past two days, right? Vacation is not limitless. If you are done enjoying things, thene back quickly. We still have some other matters that need to be done.¡± ¡°Other matters? Such as?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered and he said. ¡°After returning from Zero City, I have had this thought in mind. As a guild, we will need our own base of operations! Before heading into the instance dungeon to do battle, we will need a ce where we could make the necessary preparations, be it in the form of training or preparation of equipment. We need our own base of operations! A ce where we can hoard weapons, equipment, resources and various others. ¡°Naturally, it would be impossible for us to rival Zero City in terms of size. At the very least, we will still require a ce that could be used for those aspects. ¡°For example, if certain equipment bes damaged, we will need a ce to repair them. Simply using the Exchange System for it would be a waste of points. Even if the base only allows us to save up a little on points, that would still be worth it. ¡°Additionally, we will also require some means of transport. It would be best if we could find some vehicles to modify. That way, if we ever encounter the same situation as the Tokyo instance dungeon, we will have a sufficient amount of preparations for it.¡± ¡°I agree, our own base of operations is absolutely necessary,¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. ¡°Weapons, equipment, firearms and others of the like are not something we can always carry with us at all times. For weapons modification, Bei Tai can help out.¡± ¡°Then it is decided, this will be our biggest goal during this intermission period between instance dungeons. So¡­¡± ¡°Understood! We will end our vacation quickly and return,¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°How about I reserve a ticket for tomorrow morning¡¯s flights?¡± ¡°There is no need to be so hasty. The establishment of the base and the initial stages of the corresponding work are not something you guys can help out with. Qiao Qiao will think of a way and find a suitable spot. After that¡­ you can still have a few more days of vacation. However¡­ three days¡­ three days! After three days, please tie things up and return.¡± ¡°No problem!¡± Lun Tai smiled and nodded his head. Their video conference ended. After turning off the monitor, Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°The location for the base¡­¡± ¡°Just leave it to me,¡± Qiao Qiao smiled. ¡°My father has somends. If I recall correctly, there is an industrial estate located in a coastal city. That ce is very remote and barren with arge abandoned factory. The piece ofnd is one of my father¡¯s failed investment projects. He is probably unhappy that there is no way to use it. I can ask from him¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°I think the location is quite appropriate, however¡­¡± ¡°Money is not a problem,¡± Qiao Qiao shrugged her shoulders. ¡°If we are dead, having more money is useless.¡± ¡°Very well, I will leave this matter in your hands,¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered and said. ¡°I want to make a trip.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao and sighed. ¡°Do you remember what I said before? I feel that there is a need for me to go to Hangzhou City and meet up with Han Bi¡­¡± ¡­ 1 ¡®Fetch the soya sauce¡¯ means making minor contributions. This can be easily understood when considering a chef who is cooking food while the assistant only helps to fetch the soya sauce.? Chapter 158 Part 1: Small D

Chapter 158 Part 1: Small D

GOR Chapter 158 Part 1: Small D Hangzhou Railway Station. Chen Xiaolian walked out of the railway station and stood outside. The weather was not looking good and a light drizzle was falling down amid the gloomy atmosphere. Chen Xiaolian knew that Han Bi went to a middle school within Hangzhou City and his address was located at the West Lake area. The school was not that hard to find. He simply stopped a cab and got it to bring him over to the school. After arriving, he saw that the gate of the school was closed. Chen Xiaolian frowned. There were still a few more days before school reopens. Thus, the number of students within the school was scarce. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s age allowed him to walk into the school undeterred. The guard at the gate simply assumed him to be a student of the school. He walked around the sports field for a while and watched a group of boys ying football despite the rain. One after another, they sloshed onto the ground, their bodies resembling mudskippers. Yet, none of them became tired. Without holding onto an umbre, Chen Xiaoian stood at the sports field for a moment to watch them. Canopies were constructed above the field stands where some students were watching the game. Some pleasant looking girls were standing on the stands and cheering them onward. The cheering action from those girls prompted the boys in the field to y harder. Chen Xiaolian walked until he reached the shelter provided by the canopy and he continued to observe the football game for a little longer ¨C the game between these high school students contained no technical contents and were more of apetition between their physical prowess. They were simply mming into each other within the muddy sports field, turning the game of football into rugby. The referee was clearly ignoring the situation despite the overt actions shown by both sides. As for the girls under the canopy, they were clearly from this school. From their shouts of cheerleading, Chen Xiaolian was soon able to determine which team was the home team. After a moment, he sat down beside a polite looking female student with chubby cheeks. When the game began to slow down, Chen Xiaolian pretended to move closer and exchanged a few words with the girl with chubby cheeks. It was simply some words regarding his view toward the game. His criticism toward the foul actions by the visiting team soon aroused the girl¡¯s feeling of hate against amon enemy. As their conversation was proceeding smoothly, perhaps due to Chen Xiaolian having fairly good looks, the chubby faced girl nced at him and asked. ¡°You are not from our school, are you?¡± ¡°En, I am here to find a friend,¡± Chen Xiaolian inserted his hands into his pockets. ¡°Do you know Han Bi?¡± ¡°Han Bi? The fellow who ys with aircraft models?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. It appeared that Han Bi was quite a famous person within his school ¨C as expected of one who could be selected to participate in an internationalpetition for aircraft models; he was clearly someone of repute within the school. The chubby cheeked girl nced at Chen Xiaolian and replied. ¡°You came here for Han Bi? I thought you came here to look for Yu Jiajia.¡± ¡°Who?¡± ¡°Yu Jiajia,¡± The chubby cheeked girl gestured toward a group of students at the bottom left side of the stands. There were roughly seven or eight girls there. Amid those girls was a girl wearing a white coloured wool sweater, sporting a ponytail. From a distance away, she exuded a look of purity. The other students sat around her like stars gathering around the moon. As for her, she simply sat there in the middle, like a small white flower. ¡°Our school beauty,¡± The girl with chubby cheeks curled the corners of her lips. ¡°She filmed two advertisements before and likes football. Every time our school team participates in apetition, she would surely arrive. A lot of boys from the other schools will take this opportunity to secretly catch a glimpse of her. There are also many who pretend to like football in order to get close to her. I thought you are one of her fans.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and looked at the girl known as Yu Jiajia again. She possessed quite the good looks, especially her eyes. Her eyes were captivating and clear. However, due to the distance between them, Chen Xiaolian was unable to see much more of her. ¡°I am here to find Han Bi. Do you know where I can find him?¡± ¡°The school has yet to open. So, he is probably not at school,¡± The girl with chubby cheeks pondered and replied. ¡°Aren¡¯t you his friend? Why did you run over to his school to find him? Do you not have his phone number?¡± ¡°Err, I am his friend from junior high school,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly made up a story. ¡°I am from another district. Now that I am here in Hangzhou, I thought about meeting up with him. However, I do not have his number¡­¡± The girl with chubby cheeks was enthusiastic and she smiled. ¡°That is easy. Wait for a bit. I will help you find out about it. There seems to be some fellows from Han Bi¡¯s ss here.¡± The girl with chubby cheeks had Chen Xiaolian wait right there as she went over to the group of students congregating at the bottom side of the stand. Coincidentally, the game entered an intermission and thepetition was paused. yers from both sides left the field. The emotions of those involved in the game were running high and everyone was in a bad mood. The yers did not even shake hands with one another. Some were even cursing out expletives. If not for the existence of referee and coaches, a brawl would likely have broken out. Chen Xiaolian watched from far away, as the girl with chubby cheeks approached the group of students within the stand. The girl known as Yu Jiajia was indeed a famous figure here. Members of the home team could be seen running over to start a conversation with her. The girl appeared reserved. However, her attitude was somewhat haughty. Even so, her behaviour only served to stoke the fires of enthusiasm within those boys covered in mud. During the intermission, a group of substitute yers went onto the field to warm up. Then, something happened. As some of the boys were warming up in the sports field, they deliberately talked loudly. It appeared that they were attempting to get the attention of Yu Jiajia. After gesturing about for a while, they ced some footballs on the ground and pointed at a spot on the stand. Theyughed loudly and shouted a few words. The spot they were indicating was the side corner of the stand. There were several patio umbres set up there and a very thin figure in grey coloured clothes was slowly closing up the patio umbres. He was the only one to work on it and his actions were slow, albeit clumsy. One of the substitute members of the home team shouted out a few words and made some gestures, eliciting theughter of the others. Then, they did something. Those boys rushed forward and kicked the footballs ced on the ground. Their objective was obvious. It was the distant patio umbres. The thin youngster who was in the middle of working was not aware of all those. As he was diligently trying to keep one of the patio umbres, several footballs descended from the skies! The techniques of those boys were terrible. However, there were several of them. Seven to eight footballs descended upon the youngster, one of them struck a patio umbre, causing the patio umbre to tilt, and the gathered rainwater poured down onto the thin youngster¡¯s body. The thin youngster became drenched from head to toe and his entire body became like a soaked chicken. Several of the boys who kicked the footballs forwardughed out until their bodies were bent from the act. Some of them even let out jeers. Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. Likewise, the youngster who was drenched from head to toe did not say anything. He simply turned around to look in their direction for a moment before slowly rolling up the patio umbre. Then, he quietly left through the edge of the sports field. The youngster¡¯s timid behaviour appeared to have instigated the violent nature of those boys. Their shouts became louder as a result. One of them tried to show off¡­ back then, the football which struck the patio umbre was his handiwork. In order to attract the attention of the girls on the stand, the fellow had be carried away. He ced down another football and sent it flying with a kick. The football flew over toward the thin youngster. This time, the football did not strike the youngster. Instead, it struck the pool of water beside him. The falling football caused the water from the pool to spray up, and a good portion of it sshed onto the body of the thin youngster. The thin youngster turned his head around, his expression revealing annoyance. However, he dared not shout back and only muttered a few words. Chen Xiaolian noticed that the youngster¡¯s appearance was very ordinary. As for his expression¡­ it appeared that he was used to it. Presently, he appeared very annoyed. However, there was also fear in his expression. He was both thin and short and he dared not provoke those yers with stocky bodies. All he did was curse out in a whisper. It was then that Yu Jiajia who was seated on the standughed out. Maybe it was due to this action of hers, at any rate, the football yers became riled up. The fellow who kicked the football suddenly became excited; it was as though he had been injected with chicken blood. [1] He was showing dissatisfaction toward the muttering of the thin youngster. ¡°Who are you cursing with your grumbling?!¡± The fellow became increasingly arrogant and he ran toward the edge of the sports field. Grabbing the thin youngster, he knocked him over, throwing him down onto a pool of water. Chen Xiaolian was unable to stand by anymore. Even if you want to bully others, this was too much! The thin figure of the youngster got up from the pool of water. This time, it appeared that he was enraged. He shouted out and pounced forward, grabbing onto the waist of the football yer. Unfortunately, his strength was insufficient. He was thrown off and fell down the ground. At present, several other yers had run over. They encircled the youngster and shoved him about. Some started punching and kicking him. Seeing the poor youngster brought down onto the ground again, the students on the standsughed to the point of bending over. They seemed to be watching the performance of a clown. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned ugly and he stood up from his seat. The girl with chubby cheeks walked back and saw the look of indignation on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. She saw that Chen Xiaolian was nning to interfere and she quickly held him back. ¡°It would be better for you not to go over. Otherwise, you will get beaten up.¡± ¡°Is this the ethics of your school?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. The girl with chubby cheeks revealed an awkward expression and she said in a low tone of voice. ¡°Those football yers are all students who specialize in sports. They usually like to stir up trouble and think of themselves as great heroes. They believe that girls like it when they act that way, a bunch of brain-damaged people. Why bother looking for trouble with them? Not everyone from our school is like that.¡± Pausing, the girl with chubby cheeks whispered. ¡°That fellow who is being pushed around is someone who is constantly being bullied. However, no one will help him out.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Yu Jiajia, raw: ¡®Óà¼Ñ¼Ñ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®y¨² ji¨¡ ji¨¡¡¯. ¡®Ó࡯ (y¨²) means me or extra. ¡®¼Ñ¡¯ (ji¨¡) means good or auspicious. 1 ¡®Injected with chicken blood¡¯ means to be emotional and excited toward something. ? Chapter 158 Part 2: Small D

Chapter 158 Part 2: Small D

GOR Chapter 158 Part 2: Small D ¡°I hear that he is a graduate from our school. However, something happened in his family. A few years back, his parents were arguing about a divorce and they ended up fighting. The father then used a knife to stab the mother to death. It was supposedly an idental murder; the father was arrested, and he was given an indefinite jail sentence. This fellow on the other hand, appears a little simple minded and foolish. It seems he had received quite the shock, causing some problems here,¡± The girl with chubby cheeks pointed at her head and gave a wry smile. ¡°Naturally, he was unable to get into a university. After having something like this happen to his family, he no longer has anyone to take care of him. He also has no money. Thus, the sub-district government agency negotiated with the school a way to let him live. And that is to let him work in school ¨C they cannot let him starve to death after all. He is too foolish. From what I heard, something once happened as the team was undergoing training. Some of those wild kids tore down the training equipment. As the administrator in charge, he foolishly went to report the matter to the school. Thus, he ended up inciting hatred from these group of boys. Every now and again, these boys woulde and bully him. The fellow is foolish anyway and he dares not fight back when bullied ¨C even if he wants to fight back, he does not have the strength to do so.¡± ¡°The school just ignores them?¡± ¡°Those boys are all specialized in sports. Their grades may be a mess, but they have athletic talent. Some of them have already enrolled into their respective universities. For the sake of their enrolment record, the school will not cause any issue for those boys, provided they do not cause too big of an issue,¡± The girl with chubby cheeks shrugged her shoulders. ¡°Do not bother with all these. No one wille to solve this issue. These boys are vicious. Even students from our schools get beaten up by them. If you go over, you will certainly end by being beaten by them! See there? That boy in the middle is trying to woo Yu Jiajia. As it so happens, Yu Jiajia is right here. Having someone go over is just what he wants. That way, he will be able to show off just how powerful he is.¡± Seeing that Chen Xiaolian was not saying anything, the girl with chubby cheeks thought that he had be scared. Sheughed and said. ¡°Let us go. I have already asked around for Han Bi¡¯s phone number. However, they want to ask who you are before giving it to you. Just follow me.¡± After saying that, the girl turned around, wanting to lead Chen Xiaolian away. However, after taking a few steps, she realized that Chen Xiaolian was not following her. Turning around, she saw that the fair faced youngster had already walked down. He lightly jumped over the fence of the stands and onto the sports field. He then walked through the rain toward the group of boys who were bullying the youngster. ¡°Sigh! Why won¡¯t you listen to my advice? This is just asking for a beating,¡± The girl with chubby cheeks became nervous. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had both his hands inside his pockets as he walked all the way until he reached the edge of the sports field. Even from afar, he could see the boys continuously pushing down the thin youngster. Every time the thing youngster attempted to rise up from the pool, he would be pushed down. ¡°Haven¡¯t you guys had enough?¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly walked over before shouting out with a cool voice. The fellow in the middle heard him and turned around to size up Chen Xiaolian. When he realized that the one he faced was a fair faced boy who was one head shorter than he was, he showed a fierce expression on his face and cursed out. Chen Xiaolian was not able to fully understand what the fellow said. However, he could guess that it was nothing good. The fellow was probably telling him to mind his own business. Chen Xiaolian ignored him and walked over. His shoulders lightly bumped into two football yers who were standing before him, causing them to fall back to the side. Then, Chen Xiaolian continued walking forward. He extended one hand to pull up the thin youngster who was inside the pool of water. Up close, the youngster appeared even thinner and shorter than he had expected. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s height was somewhat wed at only 170 cm. This youngster was shorter than Chen Xiaolian by a notch. Additionally, his thin arms and spindly legs gave the impression that his body was not fully developed. Both his face and body were drenched and his hair were clumped together due to the water. He stood amid the cold wind, shivering, his eyes revealing numbness. A football yer stepped forward and grabbed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder, only to be thrown off. The football yer fell onto the ground and cursed out. The other football yers gathered around Chen Xiaolian and they uttered harsh words. Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°What a mouthful of expletives. Can¡¯t you people speak human words?¡± One of the football yersshed out with a kick. Chen Xiaolian did not dodge the kick. Before the football yer¡¯s kick could connect, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s foot had left a footprint on the football yer¡¯s abdomen area. The fellow screamed out as he was sent flying backward and fell onto the muddy ground. His body rolled over due to momentum. ¡°You like to step on others so much?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation toward the other two football yers who came rushing over. He sent out a kick for each of them, sending both down the ground. They held their stomachs as they bent their bodies, incapable to getting up. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands remained inside his pockets; his eyes coldly sweeping through the area. The remaining people were shocked. These were simply a bunch of bad boys with not much in terms of courage. Normally, they would depend on their strength to bully others. Now that they had encountered a tough opponent, they could only look on with a dazed expression. The one who was leading the group in this act of bullying appeared embarrassed. This was especially so after he found that the group of girls on the stand were all looking over. He clenched his teeth and cursed out with another expletive again. Just as he was about to throw a punch, Chen Xiaolian pulled out his hand from his pocket and pped the fellow in the face. Pa! The sound of the p rang out loud! The sound was both clear and loud and nearly half the people within the sports field were able to hear it. ¡°I¡­¡± The fellow was pped senseless. He was momentarily stunned before screaming out. ¡°F** your¡­¡± Before he could utter out thest word, he received yet another p to the face! This p threw him down to the side and he fell into the pool of water, both sides of his face having turned swollen. ¡°You like to fight? What is the point in fighting those weaker than you? If you like to fight that much, then I will apany you.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes stared at the two remaining people who were still standing. These two had clearly be terrified and they retreated, step by step. At that moment, several middle-aged men ran over, two of them were referees and another two who were probably the team coaches. Chen Xiaolian had no interest in talking with these people, especially the coaches ¨C to be able to produce bastards like these, those coaches was clearly nothing good. One of the coaches attempted to pull Chen Xiaolian and was thrown off instead while the other one was shouting something loudly. He was probably using his identity as a teacher as he attempted to question Chen Xiaolian which school he came from. ¡°The only reason I am not beating you up is because I am giving you some face. Don¡¯t you dare assume that I will not beat you up,¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly spat out. ¡°If you want to let your students watch as you get your ass handed to you, then by all means, keep shouting.¡± Although the coach was an adult, he too, was clearly scared. The ability to beat up several of those football yers was something rare even among adults. Moreover, these students who specialize and y football all day long have a very strong physique. The coaches were clearly terrified. They quickly shouted out something about bringing them to the infirmary and to look for a stretcher. They carried the football yers who were beaten up and ran off. Before running off, they even spat out a few harsh words. Chen Xiaolian was able to understand those words. They were simply saying things like reporting to the police or looking for the school security. Chen Xiaolian did not bother trying to reason with those fellows. Instead, he pulled up the youngster who was being bullied and pulled him over to the area under the canopy. The youngster too, had be terrified. He wore a dazed look as Chen Xiaolian was dragging him over to the area under the canopy. Then, he sat down on a seat in a timid manner. ¡°Holy shit! You are so good at fighting! Where did youe from?¡± The girl with chubby cheeks came over, her face was filled with excitement. ¡°You said you found Han Bi¡¯s ssmates? Where are they?¡± ¡°I will bring you over. However¡­¡± The girl with chubby cheeks revealed a troubled expression. It was not long before Chen Xiaolian came to understand the reason behind her troubled expression. ¡­ He stood before a group of girls within the stands. It was clear from their expressions that the group of girls was not feeling happy ¨C after all, Chen Xiaolian had just swept the floor with the football yers of their home team. This was especially true for one girl with short hair and pointed chin. The girl was the one that the chubby cheeked girl had found, Han Bi¡¯s ssmate. Unfortunately, her attitude was unbearable. ¡°Why should I tell you Han Bi¡¯s phone number? Go find it out yourself!¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. The girl with chubby cheeks chuckled from beside him. ¡°She is the girlfriend of one of the football yers that you beat up.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian came to understand the situation. He looked at the girl and hesitated for a moment before turning around to walk away. The act of threatening a girl was something Chen Xiaolian was unable to do; he also had no interest in doing something like that. After having beaten up someone¡¯s boyfriend, it was improbable to hope for the person to help him. At any rate, finding Han Bi should not be too difficult ¨C he was simply an ordinary student and not some head of state. Since his identity was not something confidential, Chen Xiaolian could just ask about elsewhere. ¡°Hey! Are you thinking about running away? Running away after beating someone up! Let me tell you, I have already reported to the police!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped moving. He felt that he should give these girls a lesson. He turned around and walked toward the fence located before the field stand. The girls were feeling fearful and the short-haired girl with pointed chin was so fearful, she diverted her gaze away. ¡°You¡­ you dare to beat up a girl?¡± ¡°Let me teach you something,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked straight into her eyes and said in a soft voice. ¡°Remember, a real bad guy does not care about something like beating up girls. This attitude of yours is only of use when going up against a good person. When you encounter a real bad guy, this attitude of yours will result in you being beaten up until you lose your teeth, understand?¡± The short-haired girl with pointed chin. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Secondly, you said you reported this matter to the police? It would be best for you to resolve that issue soon. I do not care what you tell the police. Just remember, if the police evere to trouble me, then I wille over to your school every day. When that happens, your dear boyfriend will get to enjoy a beating every day.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian pointed at the fence beside them¡­ it was the standard metal fencemonly ced before a field stand, built using metal pipe as thick as an egg. Chen Xiaolian extended his hand and easily tore out one of the metal poles. Next, he twisted it to form a U-shape! ¡°I doubt your boyfriend¡¯s bone is harder than this,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and ignored the students who were scared stiff from his actions. He turned around and left. Of course, he did not forget to pull the thin youngster who was bullied earlier out of there with him. Standing in front of the school gate, Chen Xiaolian looked at the skinny youngster before him. Chapter 158 Part 3: Small D

Chapter 158 Part 3: Small D

GOR Chapter 158 Part 3: Small D Standing before the school gate, Chen Xiaolian looked at the thin youngster before him. The thin youngster wore thick work uniform, but was fully drenched in mud water. His hair was thinning, his chin angr with a sparse amount of stubble upon it. He gave off the image of a dirty person. ¡°What is your name?¡± No answer. ¡°How old are you?¡± No answer. ¡°Where do you live?¡± The youngster¡¯s eyes gave a slight flicker and he pointed toward the school. ¡°You live in the school?¡± He did not answer and only quietly nodded his head. ¡°Do those people always bully you?¡± The youngster looked at Chen Xiaolian, a numb expression revealed upon his face. It was as though there was no reaction from him. Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile and rubbed his nose. ¡°I say, back then, I helped you out. Shouldn¡¯t you at least say thank you?¡± ¡°¡­ thank you,¡± The youngster replied in an indifferent and stiff voice. Chen Xiaolian came to believe the words of the chubby cheeked girl. This youngster was likely suffering from some mental issues. He then took out his wallet and retrieved all the red coloured bills out. After that, he shoved them into the youngster¡¯s hand. ¡°Just go.¡± The youngster did not move. He looked at the money within his hand and gripped it tightly until it formed a ball. Then, he looked up at Chen Xiaolian and asked. ¡°You are¡­ looking for someone?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. ¡°Han Bi! Do you know him? He is a student who studies in this school. He likes to y with aircraft models.¡± ¡°I know,¡± The youngster nodded his head stiffly. Chen Xiaolian became delighted. ¡°Then, do you know how to contact him? Or his ce of residence?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The youngster silently shook his head. ¡°Sigh,¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a sigh. ¡°Never mind. You should head home. Your entire body is wet, you should go get a hot bath or you will end up falling sick. Next time, keep an eye out for those football yers and make sure to keep your distance from then. Just hide from them for some time. Once they graduate, you will not have to worry about them anymore.¡± The youngster turned around and was about to leave when suddenly, he turned back and shoved the roll of bills back toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I¡­ am no fool,¡± The youngster said in a stiff manner before turning around and leaving. Observing the back of the thin youngster walking away amid the rain, Chen Xiaolian was suddenly visited by a strange feeling. A faint feeling welled up from deep within his heart, then¡­ ¡°Hey!¡± A clear voice from behind interrupted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thoughts. Turning around, he saw a ck coloured car parked beside the street. The window of the car rolled down. A girl¡¯s face was revealed from inside. ck coloured ponytail and a white coloured wool sweater. With her pure and pleasant appearance and her glittering eyes, she gave off the image of a standard pure girl. It was none other than the school beauty known as Yu Jiajia, the one whom he had seen back in the sports field stand. Although she was very beautiful, Chen Xiaolian had no interest in her. More urately, after what happened earlier, he did not have a good impression toward this girl. She was probably the type of girl that would often bebelled as a ¡®Goddess¡¯ by those around her. Relying on their beauty, these females would garner the attention and ttery of those around her. They will deliberately attract the attention of males and provoke the males to fight one another. As for them, they would never feel bored of such a spectacle. There were many of such females in this world. Even in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s school, such characters existed. Back then, in order to gain her attention, the football yers went to bully an innocent. However, all she did was sit at the side-lines as a silent spectator. That act of hers left a bad impression within Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian ignored her. Turning around, he walked away along the side of the street. ¡°Hey!¡± Yu Jiajia felt somewhat surprised. However, the car soon caught up to him as it slowly drove along the side of the street, in parallel with Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Who are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored her. ¡°How can you be socking in manners?¡± ¡°Earlier, why did you threaten the girls?¡± ¡°Hey! I''m talking to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian treated her as though she was air and continued walking forward. ¡°Aren¡¯t you looking for Han Bi?¡± Chen Xiaolian stopped in his tracks. At the same time, the car too, stopped. He turned to look at the girl inside the car. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°I know him.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Just now, someone had already informed me. There was indeed a ssmate of Han Bi among your group of girls. However, that person is the short-haired girl and not you.¡± ¡°That is correct,¡± Yu Jiajia deliberately smiled. It seemed she really have filmed some advertisements before. She knew how to adjust her smile lightly to entuate her own beauty. However, Chen Xiaolian had no interest in her intentional charm. Yu Jiajia smiled and said. ¡°I am indeed not Han Bi¡¯s ssmate. But, I am his ssmate from junior high school. So, I know where he lives.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression became serious. The matter of finding Han Bi was not exactly hard. However, it was also not an easy matter. Han Bi had already be an Awakened. Thus, there was a high probability that he would not return to the school. Chen Xiaolian had already made up his mind. If he were unable to find him in the day, he would break into the school at night and go through the student records. Back then, he had broken into that heavily guarded research institute. How could a mere ordinary high school stop him? Having said that, since this person before him imed to know where Han Bi lives¡­ ¡°You really know?¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. ¡°Of course,¡± Yu Jiajia pondered for a moment. Then, she purposely gave a wink and asked. ¡°But why should I tell you?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°I have no interest in ying your childish games. Out with it, what would it take for you to tell me?¡± Yu Jiajia regarded Chen Xiaolian and realized that this boy¡¯s eyes were very resolute and thorough. Unlike the other boys, when he was looking at her, his eyes did not reveal any feelings of passion ¨C it was not as though she had never seen such a type of eyes before. However, even if those males try to put up a false pretence of calmness and resolution, their eyes would asionally betray their desires. This fellow on the other hand, when he was looking at her, his eyes seemed to reveal a faint trace of disgust. ¡°I am not trying to cause problems for you,¡± Yu Jiajia suddenly felt a little nervous and she spoke out in a low voice. ¡°Just now, I was going out of the school and I saw you give that fellow money. Why did you do so? Do you know him? Why do you want to help him?¡± ¡°I could not stand their actions, so I went out to help him. Just consider me as a busybody who is too kind for my own good,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a calm voice. Yu Jiajia bit her lips and said. ¡°Get on the car. I will bring you over to Han Bi¡¯s house.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not show any hesitation and simply pulled open the car door and entered. As for whether or not this was an act by a group of students who were trying to get revenge by sending someone to lure him over to some ce, then getting some other people to get revenge for them¡­ Chen Xiaolian did not even bother considering those matters. Considering how he had started up a tank and sted the armoured vehicles of the Special Assault Team, matters of assaulting some high school students became a negligible issue for him. ¡°Ah! You¡­¡± Yu Jiajia became slightly flustered. The main reason for that was because Chen Xiaolian had opened up the door to the back passenger seats ¨C what she had intended was for Chen Xiaolian to sit in the first passenger seat in front. Chen Xiaolian squeezed himself into the back seat and the girl immediately shrank back. The car was rather small and it became somewhat cramped. The girl¡¯s cheek turned light red as a result. The chauffeur turned around and nced at Chen Xiaolian, his eyes conveying a certain warning. Chen Xiaolian simply ignored it. ¡°Miss?¡± ¡°Head out to XXX Street,¡± Yu Jiajia said while putting on the fa?ade of being undisturbed. ¡­ Along the way, Chen Xiaolian looked out the window in a bored manner and was not interested in striking up a conversation with Yu Jiajia. The situation made Yu Jiajia felt rather awkward ¨C whenever a male was alone with her, that person would do their utmost to find a topic in order to strike up a conversation with her in order to make her smile. However, this fellow was simply treating her as though she was nothing but air. Yu Jiajia¡¯s life was clearly quite good¡­ to possess a private car and a chauffeur, she was clearly not the child of an ordinary family. Additionally, the value of this imported car was not low. Still, Chen Xiaolian had no interest in inquiring about those matters. Ten minutester, Yu Jiajia ran out of patience and spoke up. ¡°You¡­ are friends with Han Bi?¡± ¡°En.¡± ¡°How did you get to know Han Bi?¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at her before replying. ¡°Game.¡± ¡°Game? Those online games?¡± ¡°En.¡± ¡°You are very good at fighting. Are you a martial artist?¡± ¡°En.¡± ¡°Do you practice wushu? Boxing? Taekwondo? Looking at your lean appearance, you simply do not look like someone who can fight.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± This time, Chen Xiaolian was toozy to even give an ¡°en¡± for a reply. ¡°What is your name?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Likewise, Chen Xiaolian paid her no need. This time, Yu Jiajia became furious. She snorted and chose to ignore Chen Xiaolian. Retrieving her pink coloured Apple iPhone 6, she began to y with it. Chen Xiaolian had intended to ignore the girl. However, as he was looking outside the window, he happened to catch a glimpse of the reflection of Yu Jiajia and the screen of her mobile phone. The familiar interface quickly attracted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attention. That¡­ Surprisingly, it was a very well-known app, a software interface for reading through mobile phones. Furthermore, the interface of the novel she was essing happened to be one that Chen Xiaolian was very familiar with! The striking cover of the novel was one that Chen Xiaolian had personally chosen! Indeed, that was the novel that he had written! Chen Xiaolian immediately lost hisposure. ¡°Bastard!¡± Yu Jiajia suddenly cursed out. ¡°?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head around. ¡°Ah, I was not cursing you,¡± Yu Jiajia appeared rather embarrassed. She waved the mobile phone in her hand and said. ¡°I am scolding an author. This fellow stopped updating his novel again! This time, he had not updated for several days! Last time, he imed that he was suffering from diarrhoea and stopped updating for three days! This time, I wonder what kind of excuse he is going to cook up!¡± A cold sweat trickled out of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead. Diarrhea? Err, now that I think about it¡­ back then, I did stop updating once. However, that time was really due to diarrhoea. Roddy had taken me to eat some barbeque. In the end, I suffered from food poisoning and ended up vomiting and suffering from diarrhoea for two days. Chen Xiaolian dared not retort. He simply turned around and pretended to look out the window. However¡­ He has a [B+] ss Physique after all. Not only has his physical strength increased, even his eyesight and ears have been enhanced. Through the reflection from the windows, Chen Xiaolian saw Yu Jiajia typing something quickly into the mobile phone. En¡­ she was typing into the book review section. ¡°Stopped updating! You have no character! Author has no penis!¡± Chapter 159: Thrown Into The Sea

Chapter 159: Thrown Into The Sea

GOR Chapter 159: Thrown Into The Sea Chen Xiaolian could clearly see each of those words. Do you have to be so harsh¡­ ¡°Hmph! To think I had supported him up to Hegemon before!¡± Yu Jiajia suddenly burst out emotionally. ¡°Do you know what a Hegemon is? Let me tell you¡­¡± [1] Listening to the girl droning on and on, Chen Xiaolian was unable to say a word. Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt as though he was thrown into a pot of boiling water. He had originally upied a psychological position of advantage. However, after learning that this girl was a reader of his novel who had spent so much money to support him¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt guilty. When this author who had stopped updating his novel was faced with this reader who had supported him so much, it was inevitable that he would feel guilty. Thankfully, the car finally came to a halt. ¡°Miss, we have arrived.¡± The chauffeur stopped the car and turned his head around. His eyes revealed wariness and he gazed at Chen Xiaolian with a cold expression. ¡°En, this is the ce,¡± Yu Jiajia looked outside the window. They were at a small residentialplex. Appearance wise, the ce seemed quite all right as the gate leading inside has security guards. ¡°I will apany you inside.¡± Yu Jiajia appeared to be in a good mood ¨C probably due to her having vented her steam through cursing Chen Xiaolian in the book review section, she was feeling much better. She got down from the other side of the car and walked toward the gate of the residentialplex. Turning around, she saw Chen Xiaolian slowly moving forward. ¡°Hurry up! I still need to hurry back to my home!¡± ¡°¡­ thank you,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Those words were spoken out with sincerity. He did so not simply because Yu Jiajia had brought him to Han Bi¡¯s residence, but also because of her identity as one of his readers. ¡­ Han Bi lived in the ninth floor of a small building. They stood at the entrance of the first floor and rang the bell for a long time. Unfortunately, there was no reply. Yu Jiajia pursed her lips to the side and said. ¡°This address is definitely correct. I have known Han Bi for a long time. He has been staying here for a long time without changing residences. Lately though, it seems as though he had disappeared. He did not evene to watch the footballpetition ¨C he would usually arrive to spectate when there is apetition.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He silently looked at the house number before him. Then, he raised his head to inspect the residential building and frowned. ¡°All right, this is his ce of residence. However, maybe he went out,¡± Yu Jiajia pondered it through and continued. ¡°I do not know Han Bi¡¯s mobile phone number¡­ our rtionship is not that close. Although, I can help ask some of his ssmates.¡± Yu Jiajia was clearly being enthusiastic ¨C who knew what her reasons were. Unfortunately, after obtaining Han Bi¡¯s phone number¡­ calling the number resulted in the prompt notifying them that the phone was turned off. Chen Xiaolian sighed. Yu Jiajia was left uncertain on how to proceed. ¡°This¡­ how about youe backter. Maybe he will be hometer.¡± They left the residentialplex together. Chen Xiaolian stood before the entrance to the residentialplex as he watched Yu Jiajia getting on the car. ¡°Thank you for helping me so much,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°All right, I won¡¯t take up more of your time. I will think of something else.¡± Yu Jiajia sat in the car and looked out the window at Chen Xiaolian. Hesitating for a moment, she then spoke out in a low voice. ¡°Hey!¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°I¡­ am not a bad person,¡± Yu Jiajia bit down on her lips. ¡°Back in the sports field, I chose not to do anything because¡­st time, I had stopped them from bullying that person. However, I heard that theyter went to beat up that person anyways. In fact, they went and gave him an even worse beating. That is why I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°There is no need for you to exin those things to me.¡± ¡°Are you such an indifferent and hateful person?¡± Yu Jiajia knitted her eyebrows. ¡°Originally, I did not want to help you. But, back in the school, I saw you giving that person money and felt that you are a good person. That is why I decided to help you!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly smiled and waved his hand at her. ¡°I understand¡­ thank you. Also¡­ hmm, next time, do not recklessly throw words like ¡®have no penis¡¯ at others. After all, you are a girl.¡± Yu Jiajia became shocked, her mouth forming an O. Then, she became enraged. ¡°You¡­ you were peeping at my phone! Hmph!¡± The window was quickly rolled down and the car sped away. Chen Xiaolian stood there with a smile on his face. After that, he turned around to look at the entrance to the residentialplex, an absent-minded expression was etched on his face. Han Bi¡­ where has he gone to¡­ ¡­ ¡°Miss,¡± While driving, the chauffeur said cautiously. ¡°Next time, you should exercise more caution¡­ a stranger like that¡­¡± ¡°Enough, don¡¯t be a busybody,¡± Yu Jiajia produced her mobile phone and spat out angrily. ¡°Detestable!¡± Holding the mobile phone, she typed the words ¡®author has no penis¡¯ over ten times upon the interface. However, after thinking about something, she blushed and chose not to send it over. Instead, she deleted those words and left the interface. ¡°Detestable! How can there be such a detestable person?¡± ¡­Chen Xiaolian randomly found a convenience store within the residentialplex and stood under the eaves to shelter himself from the rain. He silently observed the peopleing and going through the entrance of the residentialplex. Other than this, he had no other way to find Han Bi. This method of sitting back and waiting may be a foolish one, but that was the only method he has for now. At that moment however, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mobile phone rang. It was an unknown phone number. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Is this Chen Xiaolian?¡± An unfamiliar voice that carried with it a trace of authority and age came from the phone. ¡°Yes, may I know who is calling?¡± ¡°I am Qiao Qiao¡¯s father,¡± The words spoken by the other party sent Chen Xiaolian into a state of anxiousness and he was at a loss for words. After wracking his brains for a long time, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence. ¡°Err¡­ uncle¡­ uncle, how are you.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s meet up,¡± The other party¡¯s tone of voice was calm. However, it contained a steadfast atmosphere, which conveyed intolerance toward any objections. ¡°Now?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. He looked at his surroundings. ¡°I¡­ I am not at home. I am at Hang¡­¡± ¡°I know you are at Hangzhou,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father replied coldly. ¡°We will meet up in Hangzhou. In one hour¡­ XXXXXX, this is the address. One more thing, do not tell Qiao Qiao!¡± The call was cut off. Chen Xiaolian was still holding onto the phone, his face one of shock. Refuse? The other side did not even give him the opportunity to refuse! It would be more urate to say that, even if Chen Xiaolian had any chance to speak, he could not refuse! Since that night when he had spent an unforgettable day and night with Qiao Qiao in the hotel¡­ the both of them rolling through the sheets¡­ since then, he had lost any qualifications to refuse. Firstly, the rtionship between Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao was not that of a one-night stand. The two of them had engaged in a serious matter. In the following period of time, within a normal and serious rtionship, or more urately¡­ as long as one was not a bastard scum, after having rolled through the sheets with a girl, when one receives a request by the girl¡¯s parent to meet up, most males would not be able to refuse! After having had sex with someone¡¯s daughter, are you not going to admit it? Chen Xiaolian sighed. He picked up the phone, nning to call Qiao Qiao but he suddenly recalled thest words by her father. More urately, the words of warning¡­ He smiled wryly as he kept the mobile phone. Let¡¯s just go! As for Han Bi¡­ since he already found his ce of residence, monks can move away, but the temple cannot. He will juste back in the night. [2] Chen Xiaolian stopped a cab and got inside. Then, the cab set off. ¡­ The ce designated by Qiao Qiao¡¯s father was naturally a very high-ss spot. A high-ss hotel by the West Lake, within a cigar lounge of the hotel¡¯s private clubhouse¡­ The moment Chen Xiaolian arrived, he entered the hotel and inquired from the front desk before going to the elevator, where he set it to take him to the 3rd floor. Right after stepping out of the elevator, he walked into the cigar lounge to see a young man in ck suit standing there. Chen Xiaolian was quickly able to notice the distinct aspects of the young man. The man was very strong. Even though he was wearing a suit, it was clear that the suit was barely able to restrain the man¡¯s muscles. If this body was not obtained through bodybuilding and hormonal drugs meant to stimte muscle growth¡­ then, the strength and lethality contained within those muscles would be very rming! ¡°I am looking for¡­¡± Without waiting for Chen Xiaolian to finish his sentence, the man narrowed his eyes and regarded Chen Xiaolian for a moment before nodding his head. ¡°Mr. Chen Xiaolian? Please follow me. Mr. Qiao has been waiting for you.¡± The look given by the man earlier was obviously done to verify his appearance and to assess him. Chen Xiaolian quickly made his deduction. He followed the man in ck through a corridor until the end where there was a richly decorated door. The man in ck lightly knocked the door and opened the door with both hands. ¡°Come in.¡± ¡­ The room was veryrge. It was one that was deliberately furnished in the traditional style. Thick carpet, old furniture and a huge phonograph. The handle of the leather sofa was gilded with gold. A middle-aged man was seated on the sofa near the window. Upon the surface of the table before him were cigars, cigar lighter, cigar cutter and the likes. His hand was holding onto a Torpedo cigar and he puffed out clouds of smoke. Appearance wise, there was clearly some resemnce between him and Qiao Qiao. He was simply more thickset and with much rougher lines on his person. He simply sat there with a frown on his face. As Chen Xiaolian was walking inside, all he did was raise his eyelids a little but he did not move. He continued sitting there, smoking the cigar without saying a word. Chen Xiaolian could sense the imposing demeanour projected by this man. ¡°Mr. Qiao¡­ how are you.¡± Chen Xiaolian had originally wanted to address him as uncle or something simr. However, noting the rough atmosphere exuding from the other party, Chen Xiaolian changed his mind. ¡°I am sorry. There were some traffic jams and I am not from around here. That is why I arrived a little bitte.¡± In fact, the agreed upon one hour had yet to expire. However, seeing as the elder had already arrived, Chen Xiaolian felt the need to say that. Qiao Qiao¡¯s father put down the cigar and carefully regarded Chen Xiaolian for a moment. ¡°Shorter than what I had expected. An average face,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father narrowed his eyes and gave a faint smile that contained a vague feeling of haughtiness. ¡°I really do not understand how my daughter could end up liking someone like you.¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it, but in the end he decide to just not say anything ¨C when faced against such words, whatever he say would likely end up being a bad thing. At a time like this, maintaining silence was the smartest move. ¡°Did you know? Originally, I had been feeling very conflicted,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father said coldly. ¡°I was considering how to deal with you.¡± Chen Xiaolian maintained his silence. ¡°I am a father!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father said coldly. ¡°When I found out that some brat took my daughter, who is not even eighteen years old into a hotel and then proceed to spend twenty hours inside together¡­ did you know, the only thing I could think of was to kill you myself! Then, stuff you into a coffin and seal it with cement before throwing it into the sea!¡± ¡­ ¡­ 1 Hegemon is the highest title given to fans of a novel in Qidian. Titles are given based on the amount of ¡®fan points¡¯ umted. Example, one monthly ticket is the equivalent of 100 fan points. Below are the titles:? 500 points: Apprentice 2,000 points: Disciple 5,000 points: Administrator 10,000 points: Leader 20,000 points: Hall Leader 30,000 points: Rule Enforcer 40,000 points: Elder 50,000 points: Grandmaster 70,000 points: Sect Master 100,000 points: Hegemon 2 ¡®A monk can move away, the temple cannot¡¯ means one cannot run away with one¡¯s estates.? Chapter 160: Too Nonsensical!

Chapter 160: Too Nonsensical!

GOR Chapter 160: Too Nonsensical! ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian felt restrained and hesitated on what he should say. Qiao Qiao¡¯s father indifferently produced a stack of papers and tossed it onto the table. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, eighteen years old, resident of XX City, student of XXX School, also holds the identity of a web author who made a contract with a certain website. A web novel author with bank ount number XXXXXXX. One property under your name and a deposit of RMB 864,306.10¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father spoke out in indifference. Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. Naturally, he knew that Qiao Qiao¡¯s family was extremely wealthy. For someone as rich and powerful as her father, finding information about himself was not much different from drinking a cup of coffee. Moreover, Chen Xiaolian did not see anything wrong with the harsh attitude shown by Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. For any father, if they were to find out that some brat had deceived their eighteen-year-old daughter, who was like a jade flower to them, and had proceeded to roll around the sheets with her¡­ Chen Xiaolian believed that the words ¡®the only thing I could think of was to kill you myself¡¯ spoken by Qiao Qiao¡¯s father was no joke. Regardless of which person¡¯s father it was, once they found out about this, their reaction would likely be the same. ¡°I have read up on the information about you. You do not appear to be a bad kid; the circumstances behind your birth and your family circumstance does not appear bad either. Living alone at such a young age, and to be able to have a decent career. Considering your age, being able to earn such an amount of money is quite the feat¡­ however, you two are still too young,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father appeared to be suppressing his rage. ¡°If you two were simply friends, I would not oppose! However¡­ you actually took her into a hotel! Bastard!¡± Veins popped up across the surface of his forehead. Clearly, the rage within Qiao Qiao¡¯s father had reached a critical point, which could no longer be suppressed. Chen Xiaolian waited for him to finish speaking. Then, he carefully assessed the other party¡¯s emotions. Seeing that no more words were iing, he carefully spoke out in a low voice. ¡°Mr. Qiao. I¡­ Qiao Qiao and I are serious.¡± ¡°Serious my ass. How old are you two,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father angrily snapped out. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Do you know? I can make you quietly disappear from this world. After that¡­ no one wille to investigate this matter at all,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father narrowed his eyes and a dangerous glint shed out from within them. Chen Xiaolian believed those words. Provided of course¡­ if he was still an ordinary person. In that case, if someone as powerful and influential as Qiao Qiao¡¯s father wanted an ordinary person to disappear, it would not be too hard. However¡­ under the current circumstances, the reverse may be more appropriate. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was not someone with brain damage and would not utter those words. He simply maintained a stance of respect. ¡°Break up immediately!¡± The wordsing out of Qiao Qiao¡¯s father revealed no tolerance toward any objection. ¡°Although your qualification is not bad, you are still not good enough for my daughter. Not to mention, you even dared to molest her! From this moment onward, from the moment you step out of this room, if you dare to have any contact with her again, I will make sure you disappear for good!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head and stared at Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. ¡°Don¡¯t you think that this request of yours is too much?¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao is your daughter. However, first of all, she is a person,¡± Chen Xiaolian tried his best to use a moderate tone of voice as he spoke. ¡°She has the right to decide who she wants to be with and who she wants to befriend. She is your daughter, but she is not your ve and certainly not your toy. You have no right to decide whom she should be with or whom she should not be with. Besides, I have already said it before. Our rtionship is a serious one. We are not just ying around. We are really¡­¡± ¡°If seems you are quite the gutsy person,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s fatherughed out in sheer fury. Looking at Chen Xiaolian, he sneered. ¡°Do you know? It has been a long time since someone dared to talk to me like this.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian chose to say nothing. ¡°I have no interest in discussing philosophy with you,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father waved his hand. ¡°My decision is final. I am also not giving you any options. I am simply informing you my decision. Listen up, brat! This is a warning. Due to the matter between you and my daughter, you are able to stand here before me to listen to my words! If not for that, someone like you will never have the chance to stand before me for the rest of your life! Understood? Right now, I am simply telling you what you should do regarding this matter. I am not discussing it with you. If you are unwilling¡­ then leave through that door. As for what will happen in the future¡­ you can consider that yourself.¡± After saying that, Qiao Qia¡¯s father sat down on the sofa. Picking up a cigar, he took a deep drag from it. Chen Xiaolian sighed. He stood there as he hesitantly struggled mentally ¨C naturally, he was not struggling to decide whether or not to break up with Qiao Qiao. He was struggling to think of a way to deal with this elder before him. Considering the identity of the other party, Chen Xiaolian could not possibly be furious or start an argument with him. Those actions would be inappropriate. As for the use of violence such as summoning out Garfield or Bai Qi to¡­ exterminate him? Hey, what kind of a preposterous action is that? ¡°Hesitant?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father looked at Chen Xiaolian and snorted. He believed that Chen Xiaolian was shaken. Logically speaking, a powerless youngster like Chen Xiaolian would have no resource or clout to go against him. ¡°Do you see the table on your left?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father said coldly. ¡°There is an envelope on the table. Within the envelope is a check. It is not much, just 5 million; enough for you to leave the city that you are currently staying at and find a new ce, buy up a new house and enrol in a new school.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the envelope ced upon the table. He did not reach out for it. Instead, he turned and looked at Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. He smiled. ¡°Mr. Qiao, you really know how to negotiate,¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a faint smile. ¡°First use the stick, then give a sweet date. Utilize both kindness and power, soft and hard, the carrot and stick approach. However, I think you probably forgot about something.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao is a person, not a business and most certainly not something you can turn into a transaction,¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head. ¡°Did you think we are filming a movie? A poor boy falls for a wealthy girl and the girl¡¯s parents then breaks them up?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father sneered. ¡°Scram now. Either you take the check or scram.¡± Observing the steel like expression given off by Qiao Qiao¡¯s father, Chen Xiaolian knew that there was no longer any room for discussion. It was apparent that this old man was in a very bad mood. At a time like this, trying to continue their discussion would only lead to conflicts. He chose to leave. Chen Xiaolian left. Without showing any hesitation, he turned around and walked away. He did not even bother looking at the envelope on the table. Bang. After the door was close, Qiao Qiao¡¯s father looked at the door, fury shing across his eyes. But then, he frowned and snorted. ¡°He is quite the unyielding one, hmph!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian walked out of the cigar lounge and reached the corridor. Then, he saw the man in ck standing there. The man had a wooden expression on his face, showing neither anger norughter. He simply regarded Chen Xiaolian in a calm manner as Chen Xiaolian walked out. His eyes did not left Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure and he took half a step back to allow Chen Xiaolian through. It was not until Chen Xiaolian had entered the elevator and left did the man gave a frown. His expression indicated that he was deep in thought. He turned around and walked into the room at the end of the corridor. ¡°Is it time?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father turned to look at the man in ck entering the room. He gently stubbed the cigar on the ashtray. ¡°There is still some time,¡± The man in ck said slowly. ¡°Sir, the doctor had mentioned before, you cannot get too angry.¡± ¡°The bratty bastard!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father spat out coldly. ¡°Are all of today¡¯s youngsters like that? He simply does not know the height of the Heavens or the depth of the Earth.¡± The man in ck revealed a peculiar expression and appeared hesitant. His expression was noticed by Qiao Qiao¡¯s father, who frowned in return. ¡°Why are you making such a strange expression? If you have anything to say, then just say it.¡± ¡°¡­ understood,¡± The man in ck nodded and considered his words. After carefully selecting his words, he said in a low voice. ¡°I feel that this youngster is not that simple.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°He should possess excellent skills,¡± The man in ck tried to use the most urate and concise words as he spoke. ¡°From the way he walks, it appears that he is maintaining a constant state of vignce. That should be a subconscious form of action. Only someone who has undergone a great deal of danger would have this type of characteristic. Additionally¡­ I have this feeling.¡± ¡°Feeling?¡± ¡°He¡­ is likely very dangerous,¡± The man in ck answered. ¡°Dangerous?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father suddenly burst out in an absurd fit ofughter. Then, he turned his gaze back to the man in ck and furrowed his eyebrows. ¡°Excellent skills? To think that someone like you would say that he has excellent skills. When you say he has excellent skills, how excellent is it? Is it high enough to pose a threat to you?¡± ¡°I do not know. I am unable to determine that,¡± The man in ck shook his head. ¡°However, ording to his data, there is no record of him training in martial arts. The data on him shows that he should be a normal teenager.¡± ¡°Send some men to keep an eye on him,¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father quickly made a decision. ¡°If he contacts or meet up with Qiao Qiao again, let me know immediately.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father raised his head to look at the clock on the wall. ¡°It is almost time. She should be arriving soon, yes?¡± ¡°I had just contacted her. She is on the way and will be arriving soon.¡± Within the eyes of Qiao Qiao¡¯s father, a hint of gentleness appeared. ¡°Is the dinner ready?¡± ¡°It is ready. They are all the dishes that she likes to eat.¡± ¡­ After walking out from the hotel¡¯s lobby, Chen Xiaolian saw that it was still drizzling. The cool winds caressed him and his mind calmed down slightly. This¡­ what is this supposed to be? The old man wants us to break up? Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°Do you have to stage such an exaggerated drama? As a writer, this is just too distressful. This kind of drama is the type you see on prime time.¡± Or maybe¡­ I should just toss out the Thunderstorm Tank before this old man? Then, ride on Garfield and fly one round through the skies? Tell him: Your daughter¡¯s boyfriend is Superman? Stop joking around! At that moment, a ck luxury sedan suddenly slowed down as it approached and stopped before the entrance of the hotel. The car was very familiar and Chen Xiaolian subconsciously stepped backward. He watched as the hotel door attendant went forward to pull open the door of the car. A girl wearing a white coloured wool sweater stepped out of the car. It is her? It was the girl that had separated from him just earlier, Yu Jiajia. Yu Jiajia had obviously been dolling herself up. Her face was no longer clear. Instead, she wore a thinyer of makeup. Her originally pure face now appeared exquisite and arousing. Her hair was no longer tied up into a ponytail. Instead, it was loosened and it flowed down her shoulders. Yu Jiajia casually looked around and Chen Xiaolian subconsciously shrank backward and hid behind a pot of bonsai. Then, something even more surprising happened! Qiao Qiao¡¯s father emerged from the lobby of the hotel. He wore a white coloured trench coat, the cor lifted high up. Beside him, the man in ck followed. The man in ck¡¯s eyes darted about. Clearly, he was ying the role of a bodyguard. The moment Qiao Qiao¡¯s father reached the entrance, Yu Jiajia¡¯s face lit up with a smile. Like a swallow rushing back home, she eximed and jumped into the arms of Qiao Qiao¡¯s father! Unlike the time when he was meeting up with Chen Xiaolian, the expression on Qiao Qiao¡¯s father was now different. Upon his face was a smile so wide it caused his eyes to squint. Yu Jiajia nted a light kiss on his cheeks and held onto his arms. Then, the two of them walked out of the hotel and into the ck coloured sedan. The man in ck entered the first passenger¡¯s seat. The sedan slowly drove away, leaving the hotel. ¡°Ho¡­ holy shit!¡± Chen Xiaolian was bbergasted as the sight. This¡­ what kind of drama is this? I¡­ I may have inadvertently discovered a huge scandal! Qiao Qiao¡¯s father¡­ he is actually¡­ sugar daddying a female student? Hmm, that is right¡­ I hear that Yu Jiajia is her school¡¯s beauty and had filmed some advertisements before. Probably a third-rate star¡­ [1] A filthy rich man sugar daddying a rising starlet? Isn¡¯t this story getting way too ridiculous? How unexpected! As Chen Xiaolian was feeling surprised, he noticed something! A white coloured Volkswagen that had been parked by the hotel entrance suddenly started up and drove forward; it was following the ck coloured sedan that Qiao Qiao¡¯s father was in. Chen Xiaolian could clearly make out the interior of the car and saw the man in the first passenger seat holding a pair of binocrs. Bodyguards? Doesn¡¯t look like it! Those people were wearing civilian clothes, a stark contrast with the suit worn by the man in ck who was following Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. Additionally¡­ would bodyguards secretly follow from behind? Paparazzi? That was more unlikely. There were four people within the white coloured Volkswagen. Although he only got a cursory look at them, Chen Xiaolian was able to determine that they were all tall and muscr figures! He stopped thinking too deep into it. Instead, he ran forward to the side and opened the doors to a cab that was waiting outside the hotel for guests. ¡°Chase after the white coloured Volkswagen in front!¡± The driver turned around to look at Chen Xiaon. ¡°Sir, my car has been booked by a guest¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately pulled out a stack of red coloured bills and threw it over. There were a total of over twenty pieces. ¡°Just drive!¡± The driver did not utter anything else and he immediately started up the car! As his one hand was pulling the gear, he did not forget to use his other hand to pick up the bills. 1 A third-rate star is something of a belittling term given to, you guessed it, stars that are not famous at all.? Chapter 161: Meet Once More

Chapter 161: Meet Once More

GOR Chapter 161: Meet Once More It was currently rush hour. Thus, they were able to quickly catch up¡­ in just ten minutes, the ck coloured sedan where Qiao Qiao¡¯s father was in, the white coloured Volkswagen and the cab where Chen Xiaolian was in were all stuck in the same crossroad. The cab driver nced suspiciously at Chen Xiaolian as he attempted to guess Chen Xiaolian¡¯s circumstance. Bringing out a stack of bills to get a cab in order to chase the car in front ¨C this was something one would usually see in dramas. ¡°Little friend, looking at your age, you do not seem like the police¡­ are you chasing after your girlfriend?¡± The driver opened his mouth and asked. Chen Xiaolian gave an ¡°en¡± and nced at him. ¡°Do not ask so much, just chase after the car in front. Do not ask about other stuff.¡± Snubbed, the driver shut up his mouth. Although he was not too happy with it, back when he epted the money, he saw that there were at least two thousand yuans there. That much money was the equivalent of several days¡¯ worth of ie for him. Oh well, those who have money is king. The traffic during peak hours was abnormally high. It took them nearly half an hour in order to drive out of the main road. Seeing the road ahead bing more spacious and isted, Chen Xiaolian checked the road signs and determined that this path would lead them to the outskirts of Hangzhou, Qianjiang. They are moving through the side of the river? The cab driver¡¯s skill was clearly good. The cab hung at the back, neither too near nor too far away. After over ten minutes¡­ Chen Xiaolian remained hesitant on whether or not he should give Qiao Qiao a call. If the only thing he saw was that someone was tailing her father, he would have made the call long ago. However¡­ he had identally found out that Qiao Qiao¡¯s father was sugar daddying a young girl. Talking about something like that would be awkward. As Chen Xiaolian was hesitating, something unexpected happened! The Volkswagen abruptly charged forward! It abruptly sped forward and changed its course, overtaking the ck coloured sedan through the side. Following that, a loud braking sound could be heard! The Volkswagen came to a halt in front, cing itself in the middle of the road. The ck coloured sedan braked but still smashed into the body of the white coloured Volkswagen! With a loud bang, the sedan skidded forward through a distance of over ten meters before stopping. By then, the hood of the ck coloured sedan had been deformed and forced up! Chen Xiaolian cried out in shock. He quickly had the cab driver stop the cab by the side of the road before pulling open the door and rushing out. The door to the first passenger seat was forced open and the man in ck quickly jumped out. He then moved to open the back door; he pulled out Qiao Qiao¡¯s father and Yu Jiajia. There was a fairly calm expression on Qiao Qiao¡¯s father as he pulled Yu Jiajia onto the road. The chauffeur for the ck coloured sedany unconscious upon the steering wheel, not moving at all. It was at that moment¡­ The doors to the white coloured Volkswagen burst open! The doors that were deformed as a result of the earlier collision flew outward. The sound of twisting metal was emitted from the durable doors of the Volkswagen. Four muscr men got out of the Volkswagen at the same time. Chen Xiaolian was able to note that these four men were obviously no ordinary people! That was especially true for the two on the other side of the Volkswagen. After getting out of the vehicle, they vaulted over the Volkswagen andnded on the other side. The man in the lead was a burly looking man, who suddenly broke into a run. Then, he delivered a kick onto the front part of the ck coloured sedan! With a boom, the ck coloured sedan was sent skidding away. The man in ck quickly ran forward and leapt through the air. The sedan skidded across the ground beneath him. Then, the man in ck descended, his elbow striking downward! The burly man raised his arm to block it. A thud was heard and he staggered, one leg going down to the ground. His knee mmed down onto the ground, causing a crack to appear. The man in ck¡¯s attack made contact. However, another fellow quickly rushed forward to execute a roundhouse kick aimed at the man in ck¡¯s back. The kick forced him backward. The burly man took the opportunity to jump up, a short knife appearing in his hand. The de of the knife shone out in the middle of the night! The man in ck took two steps back as the light emanating from the knife shed across his face. The man in ck went into a bare-handed stance meant to seize the knife. After an exchange, he easily grabbed onto the other party¡¯s knife holding wrist. Taking advantage of the momentum, the man in ck stepped forward and turned his body, forcing the burly man¡¯s body to slid through his hand. Then, with a flick of his wrist, the man in ck forced the other party to let go of the knife. Soon after, another person pulled out a gun and fired out two shots at the man in ck! In the darkness of the night, Yu Jiajia¡¯s terrified screams rang out through the night skies. The man in ck was struck by the two shots and he staggered. However, he did not fall! He then broke into a run and mmed into the other party¡¯s chest, his knee striking that man¡¯s lower abdomen area. At the same time, he disarmed the man and sent a fist flying toward the man¡¯s face! The man¡¯s nose was instantly dented inward! Everything happened within the span of a few seconds, leaving Chen Xiaolian gaping. A conclusion came to mind. These were no ordinary people! Those assassins who were riding in the Volkswagen were no ordinary people! How could ordinary people send the doors of a car flying with a kick? How could an ordinary people cause a crack to appear on the ground when their knee mmed onto the ground? While Chen Xiaolian was staring dumbly at the spectacle, the other two assassins had pounced toward Qiao Qiao¡¯s father! The man in ck was obviously being held down and could only watch as the two fellows charged toward his employer. Turning around, he howled and kicked the knife that was left lying on the ground. The short knife shot forward, flying toward the central back area of one of the assassins. The fellow spat out a muffled groan and fell onto the ground. Unfortunately, before the man in ck could run forward, the burly man roared and used both hands to hold onto him! The man in ck exerted all his might to extricate himself and the creaking sound of bones could be heard. He abruptly flipped backward, mming violently onto the ground! Beneath him, a spurt of blood was ejected from the burly man¡¯s mouth. However, the man stubbornly clung onto him, refusing to let go. One of the assassins had arrived before Qiao Qiao¡¯s father! The assassin reached out his hand to grab Father Qiao¡¯s wrist, but¡­ A hand suddenly appeared, grabbing onto his wrist instead! The assassin turned his head and saw a fair faced teenager looking back at him. Chen Xiaolian flicked his hand and the assassin was sent flying. However, the assassin made a somersault in the air andnded on his feet. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind became traoubled. His strength was now at [B+] ss! Yet, the assassin only looked at Chen Xiaolian with a cold gaze. The assassin abruptly waved both his hands and two scimitars appeared within his hands! Those scimitars appeared¡­ familiar? Chen Xiaolian no longer has any other weapons. His Bone Crusher Axe had been destroyed and his only other weapon, Snow Edge had been given to Xia Xiaolei¡­ Hesitating for a moment, Chen Xiaolian quickly turned around to pick up a trashcan from the roadside. His hand pressed down on it and the base of the trashcan was instantlypressed! Holding the metal trashcan in his hand, he leapt toward the assassin. The assassin brandished both his scimitars and two ¡°cha¡± sounds rang out. Chen Xiaolian retreated and felt nothing on his hands. The two sides of the trashcan had been shed off. The trashcan was too easily cut through! Chen Xiaolian then turned around and ran toward the sedan. He then tore out one of the doors of the sedan. This huge object could be used to smash others and could also serve as a shield. With the door in hand, Chen Xiaolian stepped forward once more and fought against the assassin. Keng! Keng! Two shes struck onto the surface of the door and Chen Xiaolian could feel that the other party¡¯s strength was very strong. It was in no way inferior to his! Moreover¡­ the other party¡¯s speed was far higher than he had expected. It was then¡­ Keng! Cha! Another sh descended and Chen Xiaolian felt his hands bing lighter. He then saw that the door had been cut into two! The sh had nearly reached Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest! If he had been one step closer, blood would likely had been shed. ¡°Son of a bitch!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted furiously. At that moment, he also received a surprising notification. [System prompt: The enemy is utilizing Snow Edge, Break skill triggered! Sustainable duration: 5 seconds.] System?! Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look at the other party and at the scimitars in his hand. Snow Edge? System? Awakened? Chen Xiaolian no longer hesitated! He instantly summoned out his Four-Eyed War Cat! A beam of white light shed out and Garfield¡¯s mighty form appeared before him. Moreover, there were three of him! The other party¡¯s face immediately turned pale. He stared at Garfield momentarily and abruptly uttered with a hoarse voice. ¡°Bastard! [A] ss pet?¡± The assassin quickly backed off, both his hands still holding onto the scimitars. He shouted. ¡°Some bastard is using [A] ss powers! We need to hurry up and leave this ce!¡± The man in ck had already gotten up. He rushed toward Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. As for the burly man, he staggered up and forced himself to retreat. The two sides quickly split apart. The dual wielding assassin propped up the burly man while the fellow who had used the gun earlier carried the fellow with the knife sticking out from his back. ¡°Idiot! Youckey! You will die!¡± The scimitar-wielding assassin snorted and a car suddenly appeared before him! Chen Xiaolian was certain that the assassin must have prepared the car within a storage equipment. The four assassins quickly got inside the car and they sped away. It was then that the man in ck walked over. He pulled open the car to the driver¡¯s seat and tossed the unconscious chauffeur onto the side of the road. ¡°Mr. Qiao! Hurry up and enter the car, we need to leave this ce immediately! There may be more than one wave of assassins!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s father looked at Chen Xiaolian with aplicated expression. ¡°You¡­¡± At present, Chen Xiaolian himself was feeling flustered. As he looked at Qiao Qiao¡¯s father, there was only confusion in his mind. The man in ck walked over and brought with him the terrified and crying Yu Jiajia. He pushed her toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Please take care of her for a moment! I need to bring Mr. Qiao away as soon as possible! Their objective his him!¡± ¡°Eh? I¡­¡± The man in ck did not give Chen Xiaolian any chance to reply. He simply pulled Qiao Qiao¡¯s father away and led him into the car. Then, he hopped onto the driver¡¯s seat. Although the front side of the car had been deformed, it was still capable of starting up. Soon, the car was running again and it sped away in another direction. Chen Xiaolian simply stood right there, his hand clutching onto Yu Jiajia¡¯s hand. Looking at her, he saw that she had been scared senseless. Qiao Qiao¡¯s father? Awakened ones¡¯ assassination? And¡­ At that moment however¡­ A reddish orange glow abruptly shed through the night sky¡­ Chen Xiaolian hastily turned his head and saw¡­ BOOM! A loud explosion resonated outward! A huge orange coloured fireball soared up into the skies! It was the ck coloured sedan carrying Qiao Qiao¡¯s father! The sedan was blown up into the air and it flipped around in the skies twice, the body of the vehicle transforming into a huge fireball. Then, it smashed onto the ground. ¡­ On a tall building beside the road, a fellow in all ck attire ced down a uniquely shaped longbow and coldly said. ¡°Taskplete! I am leaving now.¡± ¡­ ¡°Dea¡­ dead?¡± Chen Xiaolian was utterly dumbfounded. Qiao Qiao¡¯s father¡­ died? He died before my very eyes? He was directly killed while inside the sedan? His body had be part of the sedan and is now a pile of scrap metal? The distant fires raged on as Chen Xiaolian stood rooted to the spot. Yu Jiajia, who was standing beside him made no noise. Instead, her eyelids fluttered and she fainted. Chen Xiaolian bolted forward. Unfortunately, the mes were too strong and he was unable to get close to the burning sedan. The raging mes and thick smoke spread out¡­ ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian could already hear the distant sound of sirens approaching. He quickly ran back and saw Yu Jiajia who had fainted by the roadside. Carrying her, he quickly ran to the side of the road. He ran into the darkness and soon found himself in an alley. Within the darkness, Chen Xiaolian did not even bother following any directions. He ran aimlessly and followed whichever path he could find. Whenever he saw a road, he would run forward. Whenever he saw an alley, he would make a turn. Whenever he encountered a wall, he would simply jump over it. Although he was carrying a person, his body attribute now has a [B+] ss Physique. It was capable of supporting him through his half hour of senseless running. Then, he gradually slowed down. He felt as though he had run a distance of nearly five to six km. He was now within another district. Everywhere was brightly lit and bustling shops and restaurants could be seen on both sides. Feeling terribly confused, Chen Xiaolian found a rundown motel and entered. The owner observed him carrying a girl with him but said nothing. Chen Xiaolian handed over several hundred yuans and the owner tossed out a key from the back of the counter. After that, the owner lowered his head to continue ying with his mobile phone. He mumbled. ¡°Girls these days. Drinking themselves into stupor only to get messed around with by others. Serves them right¡­¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian carried Yu Jiajia upstairs and into the room, then he ced her onto the bed. The room was shabby and Chen Xiaolian did not turn on the lights. Instead, he drew the curtains and looked outside. There was nothing unusual out in the streets. No police cars, no sirens. Everything appeared to be proceeding normally. It was likely due to the fact that the incident had urred too far away. Even if police officers arrived at the scene, they would not search up to here. Chen Xiaolian bit his lips and produced his mobile phone. Taking a deep breath, he forced himself to calm down. He called up Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao¡¯s father had died! And he watched him die! No matter what, this was something he had to tell her. ¡°Hello? Xiaolian?¡± From across the phone, Qiao Qiao spoke with a rxed tone. Carrying a trace ofughter, she then murmured. ¡°Why did you suddenly decide to call me?¡± ¡°En¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and tried to find the right words to say. ¡°Is everything going well? Have you met up with Han Bi?¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao, something happened,¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated. ¡°Where are you now?¡± ¡°Me? I am at home,¡± Qiao Qiao detected something wrong with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°You¡­ you should sit down first. Calm down. There is something I need to tell you. You¡­ you need to mentally prepare yourself. En¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s side became silent for a moment. ¡°¡­ what is it? What happened?¡± ¡°Today, I¡­¡± Just as those two words left Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth, a prompt was suddenly issued out from his mobile phone. Someone was calling him. His mobile phone has the call waiting feature. Checking the iing call, Chen Xiaolian became shocked. This number?! He quickly said. ¡°Qiao Qiao, wait a moment!¡± Without waiting for Qiao Qiao¡¯s response, Chen Xiaolian immediately switched calls. ¡°Hello?¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a nervous voice. ¡°Chen Xiaolian?¡± The voiceing out of the phone sounded exhausted. ¡°I think we should meet up once more! Right now!¡± The voice belonged to Qiao Qiao¡¯s father! ¡°You¡­ did not die?¡± ¡°The address is XXXX. Hurry over and bring Yu Jiajia with you.¡± The call ended. Chen Xiaolian held onto the phone for a good ten seconds before quickly recollecting himself. He switched calls back to Qiao Qiao¡¯s phone. ¡°Ah, there is no more problem! I will call you backter!¡± ¡°Wha¡­ what? Chen Xiaolian? What exactly is going on? Hello? Hello?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly ended the call and picked Yu Jiajia up from the bed. Carrying her, he quickly exited the motel. The owner of the motel who was sitting behind the counter saw Chen Xiaolianing out together with the girl after only several minutes and he pursed his lips to the side. ¡°Youngsters these days. They only look good but are useless. It has only been how long? A mini whirlwind on the bed¡­¡± [1] ¡­ 1 ¡®A mini whirlwind on the bed, incapable ofsting more than one minute¡¯ is a phrase from a movie, Perfect Exchange, starring Andy Lau and Leung Ka Fai.? Chapter 162 Part 1: Pension

Chapter 162 Part 1: Pension

GOR Chapter 162 Part 1: Pension Chen Xiaolian headed to the street to g down a cab and had it move toward the designated location. He even had the cab driver circle around through some other roads to head toward the spot where the earlier incident had urred. The spot where the incident urred was extremely quiet. There was no burning sedan, ruins, blood or charred areas¡­ Under the illumination provided by the two streetmps, everything appeared normal and the spot was still. The scene caused Chen Xiaolian to be shocked. However, he soon realized that this was to be expected. He recalled the incident with the train and how the system had refreshed everything, erasing all traces of the incident¡­ [1] Chen Xiaolian sighed and said to the cab driver. ¡°Mr, head to this address, XXXX. ¡­ The location of the new address was at the edge of Qianjiang. Beside an artificial pier were two rows of outdoor barbeque restaurants. Naturally, since it was presently winter, the barbeque restaurants¡¯ business were conducted indoors. A ship was docked in the pier. It was the type meant for ind rivers and not the type for travelling through the seas. Chen Xiaolian carried Yu Jiajia up to the pier and saw the man in ck standing in front of the pier. His pair of eyes shone through the darkness like two clumps of mes. When Chen Xiaolian walked over, the man in ck gave him a nod before retrieving Yu Jiajia from him. ¡°The boss is waiting for you inside.¡± Chen Xiaolian inhaled a breath and slowly walked into the ship. ¡­ A cabin door was pushed open. It was apparent that the cabin had been modified. The interior of the cabin was very big and a thick carpet covered the floor. The walls were outfitted with ayer of wood and a strong scent of smoke could be made out. Qiao Qiao¡¯s father was sitting on a sofa while puffing on a cigar ¨C his bearing was simr to when they had met each other for the first time two hours earlier. This time though, Qiao Qiao¡¯s father was not fully clothed. He was only wearing a trench coat over his body; a thickyer of bandage had been applied over his chest and shoulders. Chen Xiaolian entered and the two of them stared at each other for a full five seconds. Qiao Qiao¡¯s father suddenly let out a sigh before pointing at a nearby sofa. ¡°Come on over and sit.¡± His face was pale and his expression revealed exhaustion. Chen Xiaolian silently moved over and sat down. Then, he looked at Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. Qiao Qiao¡¯s father smiled wryly. ¡°It would appear that we will need to discuss things through once more. Hmm¡­ or more urately, we will need to get to know each other once more.¡± After saying that, he suddenly stood up and extended his right hand. ¡°Qiao Yifeng.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly stood up and used both hands to ept Qiao Yifeng¡¯s extended right hand. After shaking his hand, Qiao Yifeng waved his hand and said. ¡°Be seated.¡± The both of them sat down once more and Qiao Yifeng ced aplicated gaze upon Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Truth be told, I need to thank you for earlier. You saved me once.¡± ¡°That is not quite true,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He understood that he had only rendered a minor help back then. In the end, Qiao Yifeng ¡®died¡¯ due to the car explosion. When that happened, he was unable to help at all. ¡°The fact that you stepped forward for my sake meant that you have helped me out,¡± Qiao Yifeng shook his head. ¡°I can distinguish kindness and enmity.¡± He then turned his gaze onto Chen Xiaolian again. ¡°You are an Awakened?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He simply nodded his head ¨C naturally, he would never volunteer to say that he was not an Awakened and was instead, an Irregrity¡­ that was something that needed to be kept a secret. ¡°When did you be an Awakened?¡± ¡°Not too long ago. I have only participated in a few instance dungeons,¡± Chen Xiaolian did not lie. He also did not try to show off. He simply stated the truth. ¡°I have two questions I need to ask you. I hope that you can answer those questions honestly,¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s gaze was like a bolt of electricity as he kept them directed at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ all right, I will do my best to answer them,¡± Chen Xiaolian had no desire to die. ¡°The first question: back then, why did you follow my car?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°When I got out of the hotel earlier, I bumped into an acquaintance of mine. Then, I saw your car leaving. However, I discovered the Volkswagen tailing you. I felt that something might not be right and I decided to follow just in case ¨C at any rate, you are Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. If there was any problem, I might be able to help out. That was my line of thought back then.¡± ¡°Very well,¡± Qiao Yifeng nodded his head. Then, his expression suddenly turned grim as he stared at Chen Xiaolian. The gaze contained a profound sense of pressure and momentum. However, Chen Xiaolian noticed that within those eyes was a trace of¡­ fear? ¡°The second question: you being an Awakened¡­ all those things¡­ does Qiao Qiao know?¡± After putting forward the question, Qiao Yifeng stared firmly into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, as if he was hoping for a certain answer. Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Considering your intellect, you should already have guessed it, haven¡¯t you?¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s body trembled! He suddenly appeared much older, as though he had suddenly aged a few more years. A dazed look appeared on his face. ¡°That is right, that is right¡­ Qiao Qiao¡¯s standards have always been high. She would not possibly like someone casually¡­ for her to notice you and be together with you, it must mean that you are different. You are someone who possesses a power that surpasses the norm¡­ perhaps, because there is amon ground between you two¡­¡± At the end of his words, Qiao Yifeng whispered. ¡°She¡­ is also an Awakened?¡± Chen Xiaolian simply sighed. ¡°Not just her¡­ Soo Soo as well.¡± The old man¡¯s body trembled yet again. His demeanour copsed. ¡°So it is¡­ so it is¡­ it seems, this is Heaven¡¯s will¡­ Heaven¡¯s will!¡± ¡°More urately, there is no Heaven¡¯s will,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile. ¡°Perhaps this is simply how the setting is.¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao¡­ when did she get sucked into it?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hide much of what happened and retold what happened to Soo Soo and Qiao Qiao and how they were sucked into this world. He selected the parts that he could talk about and narrated them. The old man¡¯s eyes gradually grew dark. Chen Xiaolian observed his face and slowly asked. ¡°So, about your identity¡­ are you also an Awakened?¡± ¡°Awakened?¡± Qiao Yifeng smiled bitterly and answered. ¡°Let me show you something.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Qiao Yifeng produced a mobile phone and slowly opened up a video. ¡­ The video was very short and was only around three minutes. Within the video was Qiao Yifeng himself ¨C however, it appeared that he was at least 30 years younger or more¡­ He appeared to be a man in his youth and was wearing a peculiar looking vest. Chen Xiaolian recognized the vest. It was a protective suit. In Qiao Yifeng¡¯s hand was a rifle that screamed sci-fi and he bit onto a cigar. He looked at the screen and spoke loudly. ¡°What are you filming? There is nothing to film here!¡± A voice came over from the side of the screen, likely belonging to the person filming this video. ¡°Bro Qiao, congrattions onpleting your first instance dungeon. You have now officially graduated from the rookie stage! Ha ha ha ha¡­ next up is ouring of age gift to you!¡± Qiao Yifeng retorted. ¡°Nonsense! I came of age a long time ago!¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha, this is to congratte you on bing a true Awakened who have graduated from the rookie stage!¡± The voiceing over from the screen was very rough. ¡°Guild Leader knows that you like beauties, so he personally selected a high-ss beauty for you! Ha ha ha ha! You can slowly enjoy it!¡± From the side of the screen, a hand was stretched out. Chen Xiaolian noted that it was the left hand. Additionally, the ring finger on the hand was missing one section. The hand passed a key over to the young Qiao Yifeng. ¡°It is the XXX hotel, room XXXX! Hurry over! Guild Leader is being extremely generous. He found you an American movie star. It was no cheap matter, ha ha ha ha ha¡­¡± The young Qiao Yifeng epted the key and appeared embarrassed. However, the hand quickly grabbed onto a bottle of champagne and poured its contents down young Qiao Yifeng¡¯s head. Instantly, a string of curses and a riot of lively sounds broke out from the video¡­ The video came to an end. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face and looked back at the mobile phone. ¡°I¡­ don¡¯t think I understand.¡± ¡°I have several more videos that are quite simr,¡± Qiao Yifeng softly said. ¡°Those were all taken back when I was young.¡± ¡°So¡­ you really are an Awakened,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly spoke up. ¡°Not exactly,¡± Qiao Yifengughed. It was an oddugh. ¡°Do you know¡­ many years ago¡­ one day, someone appeared before me and showed me these videos. He told me that I used to me one of them¡­ ¡°Yet, the most ridiculous part of it all¡­ ¡°The man inside the video is obviously me. However, back then, I had absolutely no memories of those things! None at all! Not a single scrap!¡± Chen Xiaolian became shocked. ¡°Inside those videos, I would beughing, throwing a ruckus, making jokes with others, fooling around and even messing about with females¡­ but when I saw those videos, I felt as though I had seen a ghost! I could not remember doing those things at all!¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s eyes became slightly hazy. Chen Xiaolian was speechless. Then, he uttered. ¡°I get it! You were once an Awakened¡­ however, you died in battle and was refreshed back to be an ordinary person.¡± Qiao Yifeng looked sadly at Chen Xiaolian. Then, he exhaled softly. ¡°You are correct¡­ the person who showed me these videos had said the same thing.¡± Next, Qiao Yifeng narrated a story for Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ There was once a young man called Qiao Yifeng, In his younger years, a man suddenly came to meet him and told him that part of his memories has been erased or rather, reced. A former Awakened who died in battle, he was refreshed back into a normal human. Later on, his formerrades went to find him and informed him of these memories. The Awakened Qiao Yifeng had once joined a guild. Back then, the guild was not too big. However, the guild¡¯s battle strength was clearly extraordinary. Additionally, it was a guild with an extreme level of solidarity. The members were like brothers through life and death. More urately, they were indeed brothers through life and death. Qiao Yifeng. Raw: ¡®ÇÇÒݷ塯, pinyin: ¡®qi¨¢o y¨¬ f¨¥ng¡¯. ¡®qi¨¢o¡¯ means tall, ¡®y¨¬¡¯ means escape, ¡®f¨¥ng¡¯ means peak. Chapter 162 Part 2: Pension

Chapter 162 Part 2: Pension

GOR Chapter 162 Part 2: Pension ¡°I was once a soldier,¡± Qiao Yifeng mentioned softly. ¡°My Awakenedrades are all myrade-in-arms from the time when I was in the army. One day, something unexpected urred and our entire squadron was sucked into an instance dungeon as Awakened ones.¡± ¡­ Just think about it. A squad of soldiers that had gone through the rigorous training meant for the military was sent into an instance dungeon. Even if they were only rookies, thebat prowess that these people exhibited would certainly exceed those of average rookies! Thus, this group of Awakened ones immediately stood out from the rest, bing veteran Awakened ones. They came together to form their own guild and resolved to brave life and death together. United, they shall forge out a future for themselves! However¡­ in one instance dungeon, Qiao Yifeng was killed in action. In the period of time after his death, the guild continued participating in the instance dungeons while Qiao Yifeng was refreshed to be an ordinary young man. And so, he went on with his life in this world. It was at this time that things changed. The guild gradually expanded and they came to the same decision as Chen Xiaolian. They felt the need for their own base of operations within this world. Rather, they required an enterprise of sorts. That was because the strength of their guild had be extremely extraordinary. Thus, the blueprint for their ns was much bigger than Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. For that sake, they would require a substantial amount of financial power, resources, connections¡­ etc. Theoretically speaking, Awakened ones were existences who need not be concerned with money. However, while it was easy to acquire small amounts of money, the same could not be said aboutrge amounts of money. In the end, they simply could not pull out the weapons they acquired from the system to clean out the Federal Reserve¡¯s vault. Doing so would end up breaking the world¡¯s setting, incurring punishment from the system. Additionally, to get an enterprise going, they would require someone in charge of it. cing an Awakened in that position was not an option. They were people who will have to participate in instance dungeons at any given moment and could die on that very same day. Moreover, majority of their efforts had to be directed toward enhancing themselves and the studies regarding battle tactics when entering instance dungeons. Thus, after much deliberation, they thought of a suitable person. Qiao Yifeng. A formerrade-in-arms who had been refreshed into an ordinary person. They were familiar with Qiao Yifeng¡¯s character and aware of his ability. But above all else¡­ they trust Qiao Yifeng! These people who had undergone the baptism of war in the battlefield could only ce their trust in arade-in-arms who had fought alongside them! Thus, one of them came to meet up with Qiao Yifeng. And thus, a legend was born. ¡­ Back then, the young Qiao Yifeng was at a loss on how to react. The initial phase of bewilderment, confusion, internal struggles¡­ he went through all those emotions and more. In the end, he chose to believe in them. First, the person who came to meet him and showed him the video was someone he knew, a formerrade-in-arms from his soldiering days. Naturally, those days of fighting as Awakened ones were no more. Only the memories of them being soldiers before bing Awakened ones were left. Qiao Yifeng believed that hisrade-in-arms would not deceive him. Second¡­ even if he still had any doubts, once that person disyed superhuman abilities capable of throwing the world upside down before him, whatever doubts he may have had vanished there and then. Third¡­ back then, Qiao Yifeng was still young. He had yet to have a family or any mouths to feed. He also did not have the desire for a stable life yet. He was a youthful young man who had once been a soldier, brimming with the ambition to aplish something grand. Therefore, a legend was born. A legend named Qiao Yifeng. Just imagine, even if Qiao Yifeng was only an ordinary person¡­ in his shadowsy a group of Awakened ones! In the eyes of this world, these Awakened ones were no different from a squad of Supermen! Although they were many cases in which they cannot appear directly, all they had to do was to quietly give Qiao Yifeng some help from the side¡­ For this young entrepreneur, it was the equivalent of having acquired a cheat program! In the span of merely a few years, he experienced a meteoric rise! With the cheat like help provided by these Supermen, earning money became a very simple matter. One such example was in the area of capital markets. He only needed to know what ns were being concocted by the financial predators, details on how they n on manipting certain stock prices or funds¡­ then, all that was left to do was to jump on the bandwagon. There were countless ways to earn money! It was as though God Himself was helping Qiao Yifeng! In merely a few decades, he became one of the world¡¯s wealthiest men with a powerful financial base, authority andwork of connections. However, it was more urate to say that all of those belonged to the guild. As for Qiao Yifeng, he was their representative, a manager. Their rtionship was a close and secretive one. On one hand, they were oncerade-in-arms with a deep bond of friendship. On the other hand, both sides need not worry about getting betrayed by the other. Awakened ones do not require much money to get by¡­ secr authority and pleasure meant little to them¡­ because there was always the possibility of them dying within an instance dungeon, causing their memories to be erased. Qiao Yifeng on the other hand would not betray them as well¡­ or rather, he simply did not have the ability to betray them. Regardless of who it may be, in face of this group of superhumans¡­ he will have no chance or room to betray them. Additionally, after Qiao Yifeng amassed such a huge amount of asset, his guild gave him a funny nickname. ¡°Pension.¡± Qiao Yifeng smiled softly. ¡°Awakened ones will eventually die. After their deaths, they will be refreshed to be an ordinary person. They will be someone with no power or influence, bing an existence akin to weed among the lowestyer within society. For any Awakened ones who had once wielded powers capable of summoning a storm, this conclusion was a truly miserable one! ¡°Just like the me from back then¡­ even though I could no longer recall my days as an Awakened, the me after being refreshed, without their help, I would be no different than a weed. ¡°Thus, we came to an agreement. Regardless of which member it was, if they were to die and be refreshed as an ordinary human¡­ after bing an ordinary human, they will get to enjoy part of this wealth! This will ensure that after bing an ordinary person, that person will be able to live a good and prosperous life! And not have to live like a wretched dog!¡± Pausing, Qiao Yifengughed. ¡°Simply put, I am their financial manager, the one in charge of their ¡®pension funds¡¯.¡± In addition, that wealth also served other purposes. As mentioned earlier, following the growth of the guild, they quietly founded several secret military bases around the world. There were even some training sites! They even started ns to nurture talents to be their sessors¡­ after recruiting those newly Awakened rookies, they could send those rookies to their secret bases for intensive training when the rookies were not participating in instance dungeons. This would ensure a steady stream of forces for the guild. ¡­ Hearing about that part, Chen Xiaolian could not restrain himself and let out a sigh. ¡°This enterprise of yours is done on such a professional level¡­pared to you, we are just a group of amateurs.¡± ¡°Not everything would proceed smoothly,¡± Qiao Yifeng slowly said. ¡°Take tonight¡¯s incident for example, you saw what happened with your own eyes.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned solemn and he asked. ¡°Those trying to assassinate you¡­ are Awakened ones? Who are they?¡± ¡°Another group, another guild.¡± Qiao Yifeng pursed his lips to the side and answered. ¡°Truth be told, guilds that are rtively powerful or smart would do something simr. They would set up agents within the secr world to help the guild gather wealth and build an enterprise for them. ¡°The world may be huge, but this world is small. ¡°Additionally, there would be friendship and hatred among guilds. ¡°You and I have battled each other inside an instance dungeon before. Now that we are back in this world, our hatred continues! I will go destroy your enterprise and assassinate your agents. At any rate, it involves causing issues for the other party. ¡°Naturally, it is sometimes purely due to business conflicts - generally speaking, guilds will not get into conflicts with one another due to some secr business matters. Money in this world holds little meaning to them. However, should that business conflict affect the development of my enterprise¡­ then actions will need to be taken. ¡°The assassination attempt on me tonight is due one of those two reasons. Furthermore, this is not the first time I have encountered something like this. Naturally, this will not be thest. ¡°They sent someone to protect me. That bodyguard by my side is an Awakened, a young man with exceptional strength. I have several bodyguards. This time, it was his turn to protect me. Awakened ones have the need to participate in instance dungeons, making it impossible for them to always be by my side. Thus, the bodyguards protecting me do so on a rotation basis.¡± ¡°So, the people involved in this time¡¯s assassination¡­¡± ¡°At present, I still cannot be certain. I can think of two possibilities. First, I had recently engaged in a veryrge-scale business. That business may have caused a conflict of interest with another guild. Thus, they sent someone to assassinate me. Second¡­ I will need to go ask them. Perhaps they incurred someone¡¯s wrath when they were participating in an instance dungeon, causing the other party to ce the resentment on me. No matter, these things would quicklye to light once the investigation begins. It won¡¯t take long.¡± After saying that, Qiao Yifeng looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Tonight, the only source of surprise for me, was you! Chen Xiaolian! To think that you would be an Awakened¡­ additionally, even my daughters¡­¡± As he spoke, Qiao Yifeng suddenly pulled off the trench coat. Next, he slowly removed the bandage wrapping over his body. After he finished unrolling thest of the bandages, it was revealed that the wounds on his body had been healed. The only thing remaining was a minor scar ¨C however, a scar that minor would disappear in the near future. Chen Xiaolian noted that Qiao Yifeng¡¯s body was extremely robust. Considering his age, his body had no fat upon them. His body exhibited sturdiness and the outline of his muscles could clearly be defined. Chen Xiaolian was willing to bet that those Awakened ones must have given him some medicinal substances from the system to enhance his body. Additionally¡­ the damage he took from the explosion earlier must have been significant! They must have given him Healing Beast Bloods, furthermore, it might even be of the high ss type! Chen Xiaolian also noted¡­ Although Qiao Yifeng had told him much¡­ Many key points were not disclosed. For example, the organization that Qiao Yifeng belonged to¡­ which guild was it? The names of the people involved, the name of the guild, none of those were said. He was still being very cautious. Chapter 163: You Are Alive, That Is Good

Chapter 163: You Are Alive, That Is Good

GOR Chapter 163: You Are Alive, That Is Good Qiao Yifeng no longer had anything to say to Chen Xiaolian. As for Chen Xiaolian, he was able to make a rough estimate regarding what was going on in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s mind. For one, this was about giving an exnation for the unexpected event that had urred earlier. Qiao Yifeng expressed his thanks and at the same time, inquired some important matters from Chen Xiaolian. After all, there was a huge difference between his daughter having a rtionship with an ordinary brat and having a rtionship with an Awakened who might die at any moment. Qiao Yifeng no longer said anything regarding the rtionship between Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao ¨C he no longer expressed any words of objection. However, from what Chen Xiaolian could observe, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s expression and tone of words indicated that things were not so optimistic. It was possible that Qiao Yifeng¡¯s objection toward their rtionship would intensify. That was very likely. Sure enough, Qiao Yifeng entered a state of silence, seemingly having nothing left to say. Chen Xiaolian straightened himself and said that he would leave first if there were nothing else at hand. ¡°That may be for the best,¡± Qiao Yifeng pondered about it and straightened himself as well. Then, he personally escorted Chen Xiaolian out of the cabin. The night wind blew across the surface of the pier. Wearing the trench coat, Qiao Yifeng stood before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I have some other matters to attend to for today. However, I think that we will still need to meet up once more. There are some things that needed to be discussed thoroughly,¡± Qiao Yifeng spoke with a calm tone. Chen Xiaolian could not restrain himself and he asked. ¡°You¡­ you still want me to break up with Qiao Qiao?¡± ¡°If you are the only one with the identity of an Awakened while Qiao Qiao is an ordinary person, I would have you two break up even at the cost of my life,¡± Qiao Qiao said coolly. ¡°No parent would want their child to be together with someone like you. It is too dangerous; there is no guarantee that nothing bad will happen.¡± ¡°So now¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. ¡°I will have to reconsider the matter,¡± Qiao Yifeng shook his head. ¡°Unfortunately¡­ Qiao Qiao is also an Awakened. That factor is more importantpared to your rtionship with her.¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to understand. For Qiao Yifeng, the most important matter that he had to consider was how to ensure his daughter¡¯s safety ¨C matters such as rtionships could simply be tossed aside. ¡°About tonight¡¯s incident, do not tell Qiao Qiao,¡± Qiao Yifeng thought about it. ¡°I hope you can cooperate. This is something that requires a discussion between us father and daughter.¡± ¡°I understand,¡± Chen Xiaolian expressed his agreement. ¡°Then this is goodbye. In a few days¡¯ time, we will meet again¡­ after I have a discussion with Qiao Qiao,¡± Qiao Yifeng said. Then, he extended his right hand. After the two of them shook hands, Chen Xiaolian walked out of the pier and onto the side of the road. ¡­ The ship slowly left the dock. Qiao Yifeng sat inside the cabin near the window. Yu Jiajia woke up and saw Qiao Yifeng and the man in ck beside her. Her eyes revealed confusion before bing surprised. She eximed. ¡°Ah, you¡­ you are still alive¡­¡± The man in ck retrieved a pen like object from his chest and looked at the time before slowly rotating the scale on top two and a half times. Then, he moved to face Yu Jiajia. ¡°Jiajia, please look over here.¡± A sh of light erupted and Yu Jiajia¡¯s pupil abruptly shrank before widening again. Then, she fainted. In but half a minute, Yu Jiajia woke up again. With a bleary-eyed expression, she rubbed her eyes and looked around at the cabin. Then, she revealed a look of surprise. Turning around, she looked at Qiao Yifeng, who was wearing a trench coat and smiled sheepishly. ¡°I¡­ did I fall asleep again?¡± The man in ck gave a faint smile. ¡°Miss Jiajia is probably feeling tired. You fell asleep the moment you got on the car. I brought you in here.¡± ¡°Maybe you have had a tiring day?¡± Qiao Yifeng had a light smile on his face as he looked at Yu Jiajia. ¡°Is that so¡­¡± Yu Jiajia wore a dazed expression for a moment. Then, she mused. ¡°In school today, I encountered a really weird fellow¡­¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian walked along the street for half an hour before stopping. Then, he waved down a cab. After half an hour, Chen Xiaolian got off the cab. He was back at the residentialplex that Han Bi lived in. Easily vaulting over the walls of the residentialplex, Chen Xiaolian then moved toward Han Bi¡¯s residence. Pressing the doorbell, he found that no one was answering. He raised his head and peered up at the window of Han Bi¡¯s room. It was dark, seemingly indicating that no one was living inside. He did not give up. He waited there patiently for a long time. When night arrived, Chen Xiaolian looked around and watched as the lights of the other residential buildings go off one after another. Then, he began climbing up the building¡¯s outer walls. Due to the many tform railing for air conditioning units avable, Chen Xiaolian who possessed a [B+] Physique did not face much difficulty. What he needed to be careful of was to not let this act of his be caught by mobile phones of ordinary people. Then, he will unwittingly be mistaken as Spiderman and have the video uploaded onto the. Chen Xiaolian had been careful and he chose to wear a cap and a mouth muffle as he climbed up. The window to Han Bi¡¯s room was locked. Chen Xiaolian simply broke a small hole through the window and proceeded to open the window. Then, he slipped inside. He entered a kitchen. Chen Xiaoliannded lightly. Amid the darkness, he saw that the kitchen was very clean. Not a trace of soot could be seen. He then touched the sink and found that it was very dry. There were no watermarks at all ¨C that meant that it had not seen any use for quite some time. The furniture inside the living room were simplistic in nature. Most importantly, there was a lightyer of dust upon them. Due to them living in a big city, the air quality was not too good. For any normal household, some dust will build up if the house was not cleaned once every few days. Additionally, Han Bi¡¯s residential building was located close to the main road and was more exposed toward the exhaust gas from automobiles. As expected, the apartment was empty. Two rooms, a master bedroom and a study. The one thing that surprised Chen Xiaolian was that Han Bi lived alone and not with his parents. Opening the closet, he found them to be partially empty. It was clear that many of the clothes there had been taken away. In the study room, there was a desktop. However, there was noptop¡­ Chen Xiaolian recalled seeing Han Bi carrying aptop with him when they met back in the train. Some of the food in the fridge had already gone bad, indicating that the owner had been gone for a long time. From what he could see, Chen Xiaolian concluded that Han Bi had left in a hurry. Clothes were scattered over the surface of the sofa and the bed. Books were strewn all over the study room. A power bank could be seen left on the floor. Two of the drawers were left open. If not for the fact that the door and window was intact, it would seem as though a thief had broken into this apartment. Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment. Next, he switched on Han Bi¡¯s desktop. The browsing history for IE had not been deleted. The most recently date of ess was two days after the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon concluded. It was the same day Chen Xiaolian left for Japan. Through the IE browser¡¯s history, Chen Xiaolian saw that a booking was made. Unfortunately, he was unable to find out the destination¡­ Clearly, after the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon was over, he had returned home. However, he did not stay here for long. He had hastily packed up and moved out. Chen Xiaolian thought about it, brought out a piece of paper, and wrote a sentence on it. Then, he ced the piece of paper on the living room¡¯s table. ¡°I could not get in touch with you, I am feeling worried. Sorry to enter your house uninvited. If you still think of me as a fried, please be sure to contact me.¡± Below the sentence was: A friend whom you had supported before. [1] After doing that, Chen Xiaolian sighed and left Han Bi¡¯s house. After walking out of the residentialplex, Chen Xiaolian was suddenly visited by a feeling of frustration. This trip to Hangzhou had left him speechless. He failed to find the person he was looking for. Instead, he met someone he did not wish to meet. Qiao Qiao¡¯s father, Qiao Yifeng was simply a huge source of trouble. ¡°After he has his discussion with Qiao Qiao, would he ask her to join the guild that he is part of?¡± Chen Xiaolian considered the possibility. Such a possibility was highly likely. The guild that Qiao Yifeng was part of was clearly a veteran guild; with a level of strength that exceeded his by a hundred times. For the sake of Qiao Qiao¡¯s safety, her father would certainly hope that she be part of a strong guild. By doing so, her chances of survival would be higher. Additionally, Qiao Yifeng would be able to care for her. Chen Xiaolian felt vexed. Walking along the main road, Chen Xiaolian looked at the time and saw that it was already midnight. He decided to wait for dawn to arrive before heading home on the earliest train. There should be a few more hours before the earliest train set to depart after dawn. How should I spend the next few hours? Chen Xiaolian was not too familiar with the roads in Hangzhou. Thus, he randomly walked through the streets. Unconsciously, he ended up heading toward Han Bi¡¯s school. Within roughly half an hour, he ended up standing before the entrance to the school. ¡°Why did I walk here¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. Looking at the time, he shrugged it off and decided to find an inte caf¨¦ to spend the rest of the time. As for going to a hotel to catch some sleep, Chen Xiaolian was not feeling sleepy. He was also not interested in going to those ces of entertainment. For a student like him, an inte caf¨¦ appeared to be the most familiar ce for him. Additionally¡­ there should be a lot of inte cafes in the vicinity of most schools. Chen Xiaolian went around the school. After walking through half a street, he found a shabby looking inte caf¨¦ with a clich¨¦ name: Speedy Caf¨¦. After handing tens of yuans to the manager in charge, he got a spot opened for him and switched on theputer. In his boredom, he logged into the novel website and sawments asking for updates and curses filling the novel review section. Suddenly, for some unknown reason ¨C or perhaps it was because the encounters he had experienced through this day and night had not been going ording to n, causing him to feel rebellious instead. This world has been gradually moving away from the norm¡­ but I will instead do the same thing I did before! He opened up a document. Then, as he sat in the inte caf¨¦, he started typing up a novel. Subconsciously, Chen Xiaolian ended up putting in all the things that he had experienced in the past few days, such as the instance dungeon beneath the ind, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, the Japan instance dungeon¡­ all the things he experienced were typed into the novel. The novel that he wrote was originally of the fantasy type. At any rate, the route that the story followed was about defeating monsters to level up. Thus, inserting those messed up subjects inside and giving it a new feel did not seem overly obtrusive. After two hours, he finished typing out a chapter and uploaded it onto the site. Feeling suffocated, Chen Xiaolian went to the counter overseen by the manager in charge and bought a pack of cigarettes. Then, he went back to his seat and took a drag. After finishing one cigarette, Chen Xiaolian suddenly understood why he was in such a bad mood! He came to realize that he was feeling afraid! He was afraid¡­ Afraid of losing Qiao Qiao! What if Qiao Qiao¡¯s father insisted on separating her from him? What if Qiao Qiao¡¯s father insisted on having her join that guild? After father and daughter had finished their discussion¡­ when Qiao Qiao realizes that her father is a member of that guild¡­ will she be more willing to stay by her father¡¯s side and fight alongside him? Additionally¡­ what is up with myself? Logically speaking¡­ I should be supporting the act of having her join Qiao Yifeng¡¯s guild. Because that would be safer! A big guild with a strong battle strength and great powers will provide her with a higher level of safety. That way, the chances of her surviving will be that much higher. If I really love her, I should wish her a better¡­ But¡­ Humans were selfish beings after all. Chen Xiaolian felt very distressed. He shook the mouse in his hand and turned to look at the book review section. Even though it waste in the night, there were still many night owls around. Many readers were shocked by the chapter that he had just uploaded! ¡°Fatty Wu¡¯s corpse is stirring!¡± ¡°Old eunuch ising out of the pce!¡± ¡°Bastard! Did youe back to type after spending away all the royalties?¡± ¡°Pooh! This senior will now go to pirate sites! I will vex you to death!¡± ¡°New chapter is quite good, I have sent in a rmendation ticket, work hard, Fatty Wu~¡± ¡°The content seems to have changed. Shouldn¡¯t it supposed to be magic? Why did a mech suddenly pop out? Fatty Wu, are you nning on ying mix and match?¡± ¡°New novel advertisement¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was uncertain what it was he was hoping for as he read thements popping out inside the book review section. It seemed like it was only yesterday when he was still doing all these¡­ after experiencing this change in worldview, he was engulfed by a dismal feeling. ¡°This life¡­ I would likely be unable to return to this life, would I?¡± Chen Xiaolian snuffed out the cigarette in his hand as he felt his heart suffocating. It was at that moment that a newment in the book review section caught his attention. ¡°Are you Xiaolian, or Fatty Wu?¡± The ID was: Aircraft Fanatic Bigmouth Han. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up! This was Han Bi¡¯s ID! He quickly produced his mobile phone and called Han Bi¡¯s number. However, no one answered the phone! Chen Xiaolian considered it and quickly clicked onto thement left by Han Bi and typed the following reply. ¡°Bastard! Why aren¡¯t you picking up the phone! Do you know how hard I have been looking for you?¡± After sending the reply¡­ Before Han Bi could answer, the others from the book review section saw it. Countless replies surged inside. ¡°Holy shit! I saw Big Wu provoking a reader in the middle of the night!¡± ¡°Is this a romantic confession?¡± ¡°Who is that ¡®Aircraft Fanatic Bigmouth Han¡¯? Could that be the legendary wife of Bro Wu?¡± ¡°Upstairs is an idiot! Would a woman use such a wretched sounding ID?¡± ¡°Upstairs is wise! That fellow is definitely a male! Oh, no! Is Fatty Wuing out of the closet?¡± ¡°Big Wu, do not be afraid. We will support you! It does not matter if you areing out of the closet or if you are going off-track, as long as you do not stop updating, everything will be fine, ha ha ha.¡± ¡°What nonsense, even if Fatty Wues out of the closet, the one he will be with will be a certain San. San Wu couple is king!¡± [2] Cold sweat trickled out of Chen Xiaolian as he saw thosements. He was so furious that his nose turned crooked. Son of a bitch! My nose is turning so crooked, it will reach the vault of the Heavens! Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. Seeing that Han Bi had yet to reply, he sent out another line through private messaging. ¡°Han Bi, why aren¡¯t you picking up the phone? I am in Hangzhou now, looking for you!¡± A whileter, after about five minutes, a reply came over. ¡°I saw you updating with a new chapter and thought ¡®Oh, Hell¡¯. I thought that you returned to write novels because you had died and was refreshed back as an ordinary person.¡± Chen Xiaolian: ¡°Han Bi, where are you? Let us meet up. About what happened in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, I have never med you.¡± A momentter, Han Bi replied. ¡°I am sorry. Even if we meet up, I do not know what I should say to you¡­¡± Subsequently, another message was sent over. ¡°Xiaolian, you did not die, you are alive. That is good! You must live on.¡± Their conversation ended with that. Chen Xiaolian sent over several more messages, but got no reply from Han Bi. Damn it! Chen Xiaolian pped down heavily on the surface of the table. This action of his rmed the other customers who were inside the adjacent booths. Some raised their head to look over in his direction. ¡°Is he crazy, pounding the table in the middle of the night.¡± ¡°Just leave him alone, he is probably feeling salty after getting his ass handed to him in LoL.¡± ¡­ 1 The sentence in the raw indicates toward Han Bi¡¯s act of ¡®supporting¡¯ him up to Hegemon in the novel site.? 2 Tang Jia San Shao is a very well-known name in Qidian. Also, the author for this novel is Dancing or Tiaowu. Thus, his readers call him Bro Wu, Fatty Wu, etc.? Chapter 164 Part 1: Home

Chapter 164 Part 1: Home

GOR Chapter 164 Part 1: Home Morning came and Chen Xiaolian felt hungry. However, he did not feel like eating instant noodles. Thus, he chose to leave the inte caf¨¦ and walked outside. The sky was turning light and some food hawkers, who operated with pushcarts, had started their business. Chen Xiaolian stood in the street and randomly found a stall and sat down. On the simple, square table with benches, he ordered a bowl of bean curd ¨C oh, he was of the Salt Faction. [1] He also ordered two warm Chinese donuts. Tearing them with his hands, he stuffed them into his mouth and munched down on them. His current location was not too far from the school¡¯s side door, a ce that was located within an alley. A dpidated metal door located by the side of the school slowly opened up and a thin and short figure shambled out while pushing a garbage cart. Chen Xiaolian recognized that person. He was the thin and stiff looking fellow that Chen Xiaolian had saved yesterday ¨C ermm, he still did not know that fellow¡¯s name. The fellow parked the garbage cart at the side of the door before raising his head to look around. He moved over, greeted the hawkers, shakily produced a few coins and bought a fried pancake. Then, he walked back toward the door, his head lowered as he munched down on his food. A ck coloured sedan halted before the school entrance and Yu Jiajia alighted from the sedan. She was still wearing that white coloured wool sweater from yesterday ¨C looking at the bleary expression on her face, Chen Xiaolian determined that this girl must have stayed up all night. Sigh¡­ it appears that being a sugar baby is not an easy job either. Chen Xiaolian had no ill feelings toward Yu Jiajia. Looking at the flower like beauty, he felt rather sorry for her. After Yu Jiajia got off from the sedan, the sedan drove off. However, Yu Jiajia did not walk into the school through the entrance. Instead, she stood at the entrance and considered something before walking toward the side where the morning hawker stalls were. Chen Xiaolian quickly lowered his head to eat his food. In his heart, he was hoping that Yu Jiajia would not notice him. His wish was fulfilled and Yu Jiajia did not walk over to his table. She bought a packet of soymilk and left. At that instant, two fellows walked out from the inte caf¨¦ located by the side. The two fellows had the words ¡®I am a loser¡¯ etched on their faces. Staying up through the night, theirplexions were ashen green. Their hairs however, were dyed red and yellow. With a cheap cigarette between their fingers, they walked out, yawning. Out of habit, their shifty eyes darted around. Naturally, after catching sight of Yu Jiajia, their eyes remain glued onto her. Yu Jiajia possessed a very good figure. The jeans she was wearing entuated the beautiful curves of her hips and thighs while the white coloured wool sweater exuded an aura of purity. Moreover, her face was also beautiful¡­ In the early morning when the sun had yet to rise up, the streets were filled with the colour of greyness and not many people could be seen. For a beautiful girl to appear at a time like this, her existence became something of an inevitable attraction. The two fellows muttered a few words. Then, they tossed away the cigarette and moved to follow her. Chen Xiaolian noticed all those happening. He then looked at the half-eaten bean curd before him and gave a sigh. He could not simply ignore it¡­ even if he was to put aside the rtionship between Yu Jiajia and Qiao Yifeng, Yu Jiajia was still one of his hard-core readers, one that had supported him up to Hegemon. Chen Xiaolian stood up and stretched his waist ¨C I will just take this as an after meal exercise. ¡­ A sharp scream soon pierced its way out from the alley by the side of the school. However, due to how short and weak the scream was, the people in the vicinity did not notice it. For Chen Xiaolian on the other hand, his sharp senses allowed him to clearly hear the scream. He frowned and walked into the alley. ¡­ Just a nce was sufficient to tell that the two of them were delinquents. They were the bullies in society. Truthfully, they were not thinking too much about it. They had been spending their time inside the inte caf¨¦ for the whole night, wasting away all their money. As of now, thebined amount of money avable in their pockets was only enough to buy them a pack of cigarettes. When they first set their sights on Yu Jiajia, their intention was simply to extort some money from her. They were currently in the vicinity of a high school. It was apparent that this was not the first time the two fellows had engaged in the act of extorting a student¡¯s pocket money. Considering how minor of a crime this was and how hard it was to pursue the criminals, this became one of their sources of ie. They followed Yu Jiajia because they saw that she was alone without any methods of fighting back. In addition, it was currently early in the morning where there was almost no one on the streets. These two fellows then cornered Yu Jiajia within the alley. However, when they caught sight of Yu Jiajia¡¯s appearance¡­ They temporarily changed their mind. When they were in the inte caf¨¦st night, they must have downloaded and watched a certain type of Japanese movie, resulting in a surge of hormones. After leaving the inte caf¨¦ in the early hours of morning, they then encountered a pleasant looking, delicate beauty. Before them, this beauty was exhibiting an indisputable look of helplessness and terror. It was clear that their hormones were now driving them. Not that they would actuallymit any outrageous acts within this alley ¨C they do not quite have the courage tomit things like XXXX-ing ¨C though things might be different if this was the middle of the night. However, it was currently morning. Thus, they had some scruples about doing so. However, they were still very interested in flirting around and copping a feel. One of the fellows gave Yu Jiajia a hug from behind while grabbing both her arms. The two hormone driven fellows did not even bother to pick up the purse that Yu Jiajia had dropped onto the ground. The other fellow wanted to move forward to cop a feel. He extended his outstretched hand in the direction of the girl¡¯s breast. ¡°Damn it! Hold her tight! She kicked me!¡± ¡°Hurry up! Someone will being soon!¡± Yu Jiajia screamed out desperately, but a hand slid over to cover her mouth. Her legsshed out back and forth, only to have a stinking mouth move toward her. She felt so fearful that her body turned limp and her mind entered a state of shock. Yu Jiajia who was like the moon among the stars within the school could never have dreamt that she would end up being sexually assaulted by the side entrance of the school. It was at that moment that the metal door beside them suddenly pushed open. A head emerged out and asked. ¡°What is going on?¡± Yu Jiajia seemed to have found a lifesaver. She quickly broke free from the hand covering her mouth and struggled to shout. ¡°Help! Help!¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± The hormone driven fellow who had wanted to fondle her breast was enraged and he stared at the head sticking out from the door. ¡°If you do not want to die, then scram back inside!¡± As he said that, he pulled out a switchde from his pocket. The face on the head was stiff and wooden, its eyes indifferent ¨C Yu Jiajia recognized who that person was and her heart sank. It was the youngster who was always getting bullied¡­ this person¡¯s cowardice was something that everyone in school knew. Sure enough, his head quickly shrank back inside and Yu Jiajia fell into despair. However, two secondster, the door was pushed open once again. The thin and short youngster charged out! In his hand was a broom! ¡°You, you guys¡­ let her go!¡± Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and nose. Despite the redness on his face, there was firmness in his eyes ¨C however, his hands shakily held onto the broom. ¡°Damn it!¡± The fellow with the switchde cursed out as the broom was swung down onto him. The broom was the type used to sweep the streets. It descended in an arc and the switchde was incapable of blocking it. As it so happened, the fellow had let out a curse at the same time. He felt several of the broom fibres poking into his mouth and the smell of soil invaded his mouth. He quickly took several steps back. After suffering from the broom p, the pain he felt was not particrly severe. However, surprise and rage welled up from inside him. The fellow was enraged. He stepped forward and used one hand to pull away the broom. Then, he delivered a kick onto the youngster¡¯s lower abdomen. As expected, the youngster¡¯s thin and short figure fell down. Next, the fellow pounced forward. Seemingly riding the youngster¡¯s body, the fellow began showering the youngster with his fists. Blood flowed out from the youngster¡¯s nose and he held up both hands in an attempt to protect his head. However, the other fellow had loosened his grip on Yu Jiajia and rushed forward as well. He then delivered a kick at the youngster¡¯s loin area. Being on the receiving end of those fists and kicks, the thin and short figure was soon curling himself up into a ball like shape on the ground. ¡°This senior is going to make you bleed!¡± The fellow who had his fun interrupted was filled with rage. Wielding the switchde in hand, he moved forward and stabbed it forward. His aplice was still able to maintain a sense of reason. However, having participated in the beating, he was feeling spent and thus, he did not stop the enraged fellow. Seeing the de of the switchde descending, Yu Jiajia could only let out a scream. However, before the de could stab into the youngster¡¯s cloth, the enraged fellow¡¯s hand was grabbed. Next, the fellow felt a powerful force lifting his body up into the air and was sent flying away. His body then mmed heavily onto the walls of the alley. His head struck a trashcan beside the wall and his face became covered with blood. Standing by the side, Chen Xiaolian raised a foot and kicked the other fellow out of the way. ¡°Are you all right?¡± Chen Xiaolian extended his hand toward the youngster who was on the ground. The other party however, appeared to have been beaten to the point of suffering from disordered thoughts. His first reaction was to p the hand away before moving to defend his head. Chen Xiaolian sighed and turned around to look at the two delinquents. ¡°I hate this kind of trash the most,¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate as he moved over and extended his hands to grab onto their wrists. Then, he twisted forcefully. Ka ka! A very clear and blunt sound apanied by two miserable screams echoed out. Clearly, the two fellows¡¯ wrists had been twisted. Chen Xiaolian swiftly extended his hands yet again and two ¡°ka¡± sounds could be heard once more! ¡°Go to the hospital by yourselves,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. The intense pain caused the two of them to sober up. With both their wrists fractured, they lost whatever desire or courage they have to fight back. They hastily got up and staggered out of the alley before running away. Chen Xiaolian turned around and helped the thin and short youngster up from the ground. He also helped to dust off the dirt from the youngster¡¯s body. The youngster raised his eyelids and looked at Chen Xiaolian coolly, biting down on his lips. ¡°You are a real man,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave him a thumbs up. With tears smearing her face, Yu Jiajia gingerly leaned over. ¡°It, it is you?¡± ¡°En, how are you,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Yu Jiajia and determined that she did not recall what happenedst night¡­ ¡°Just now, thank you¡­¡± Yu Jiajia nodded repeatedly. Without waiting for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reply, she bowed toward the thin and short figure. ¡°Thank you as well. You¡­¡± She looked at the blood trickling down the youngster¡¯s nose. ¡°Are you all right? Do, do you need to go to the hospital?¡± ¡°It is nothing,¡± The youngster woodenly shook his head. ¡°A girl should not be walking around the street in the early morning hours,¡± Chen Xiaolian softly said. ¡°I¡­ I came to the school for morning exercise.¡± 1 There is a huge debate on whether bean curd should be eaten with sweet vour or salt vour. The debate is so lengthy, it has be the 3rd highest ranked topic in Weibo. It has also escted to the point where it has be a ¡®war of the factions¡¯. They call themselves the ¡®Sweet Faction¡¯, ¡®Salt Faction¡¯, ¡®Bteral Talks Faction¡¯. There is also the ¡®No Compromise Faction¡¯. This debate has now beenbelled as the ¡®Bean Curd Wars¡¯!? [Source: Baidu] Chapter 164 Part 2: Home

Chapter 164 Part 2: Home

GOR Chapter 164 Part 2: Home Yu Jiajia was not lying. She did indeede to school early in order to participate in morning exercises. Their school had a dance club. Obviously¡­ a beauty such as Yu Jiajia would be the main performer on stage. Every day during summer break, she woulde to school and participate in morning exercises in the dance club¡¯s room. Due to special reasons, she arrived earlier than usual today. The girl had suffered from no small amount of shock and Chen Xiaolian apanied the two of them into the school grounds. Seeing Yu Jiajia going up the school building and into the exercise room, he turned around to regard the youngster. ¡°Your face is swollen. Do you have ice cubes at home?¡± The youngster shook his head. Chen Xiaolian considered the matter and reached for his shirt¡¯s pocket. Pulling out a first aid kit from his pocket, he said. ¡°Let us go, I will help you with your wounds.¡± Looking at the other party, he continued. ¡°Do you live nearby?¡± The other party raised a hand and pointed at a certain direction. ¡­ The youngster¡¯s residence was located inside the school grounds¡­ it was a small ce located at the mouth area of the sports field. A brick hut was built next to the school canteen and boiler room. Judging from its appearance, it was apparent that this was an illegal housing. However, since it was built inside the school, nobody came to deal with it. This hut was built by the school. It was built using some debris for janitors to use as a form of lodging. Apanying the youngster into the hut with low hanging ceiling, Chen Xiaolian smelt a faint mouldy scent. The scent was a result of having no venttion. Chen Xiaolian frowned and looked at the hut¡¯s windows. He found that the windows had been closed up. nks of wood were nailed over it. ¡°Why did you not open the windows?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the windows. ¡°Winter winds, it is broken,¡± The answer sounded stiff. ¡°All right, I will help you with your wounds. Come here.¡± Chen Xiaolian had the youngster sit down and proceeded to examine him. After his examination, he found that the youngster was not only suffering from nosebleeds. His arm had been sprained and the area around his waist was turning green. Clearly, that was the result of being kicked. Most importantly, after taking off the youngster¡¯s shirt, he saw that there were other wounds upon the youngster¡¯s skinny body ¨C those wounds were clearly the result of being beaten. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned twisted and he asked. ¡°Do you always get bullied?¡± ¡°¡­ used to it,¡± The youngster shook his head. Chen Xiaolian helped to wipe off the blood on the youngster¡¯s nose. After plugging them with cotton pugs, he produced a bottle of medicinal liquor and applied it. The youngster did not cry out in pain. He silently allowed Chen Xiaolian to finish up. Then, he suddenly stood up and walked stiffly out of the room. After a moment, he returned with a ss cup. The ss contained steaming, hot water. ¡°You¡­ drink water,¡± He stood before Chen Xiaolian and ced it on the table before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Cup, I cleaned, very clean!¡± Chen Xiaolian noted that although the youngster¡¯s hands were wet, his heart remained warm. Without showing any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian picked up the ss and swallowed a mouthful of water. Although there was a thick scent of lime scaleing from the water, Chen Xiaolian gulped it down. ¡°You were very brave back then,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°I saw it.¡± The youngster did not say anything. ¡°Usually, the students of this school would always bully you. Why do you want to help her earlier?¡± The youngster looked at the cup before Chen Xiaolian. His movements was slow and he thought for a moment before answering. ¡°Mother said, must protect females, cannot hurt females,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. It was then that Yu Jiajia¡¯s voice could be hearding from the outside. ¡°Hello, is there¡­ anybody home?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and went over. Opening the door, he saw Yu Jiajia standing before the door. She was carrying a stic bag containing a packet of soymilk and two pastries. Additionally, there was also a bottle of something that looked like medicated oil. This action of hers improved Chen Xiaolian¡¯s impression toward her. ¡°I¡­ just now, I saw his Chinese pancake falling onto the ground. So, I got him something to eat,¡± Yu Jiajia blushed and she stiffened. Suddenly remembering something, she then raised up the bag that she was holding. ¡°There is also some ointment for bruises. It is something we often use when dancing; its effects are very good. Just now, he was badly hurt, i¡­ I¡­¡± ¡°Come on in,¡± Chen Xiaolian stepped aside. ¡°It would be better for you to thank him yourself.¡± ¡°En!¡± Yu Jiajia nodded her head vigorously and walked inside. The mouldy scent within the room only caused her to lightly knit her eyebrows and she did not say anything about it. She walked toward the thin figure sitting on the bed and ced the bag of items by his side. ¡°Thank you for earlier, I am truly, truly thankful! You¡­ you are a good person!¡± Chen Xiaolian who was by the side could not restrain himself and smiled. ¡°You are giving out ¡®good person cards¡¯ so early in the morning? Miss school beauty?¡± [1] Yu Jiajia¡¯s face blushed once more. She bit her lips, not knowing what to say. ¡°I am fine,¡± The thin youngster raised his head and looked at Yu Jiajia. ¡°You can go.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Yu Jiajia gripped her own wrists and hesitated before speaking in a whisper. ¡°I also want to say sorry. You¡­ you keep getting bullied all the time, but I did not help you. Moreover¡­ moreover¡­ sometimes, the reason they bullied you is because of me¡­¡± The youngster did not say anything. He silently waited for Yu Jiajia to finish her words before shaking her head. ¡°I am fine.¡± Faced with such a wooden response, Yu Jiajia was at a loss at what to do. She did not know how she should converse with the other party. The atmosphere within the room became somewhat awkward and Chen Xiaolian made a gesture toward Yu Jiajia. The two of them walked outside. ¡°All right, since it is nothing serious, you should head back,¡± Chen Xiaolian observed that the skies had grown bright and the sun had risen. He smiled and said. ¡°You have suffered from quite the shock. Go back and do your exercise.¡± ¡°Should we report this to the police?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ forget it,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°I will be leaving soon. If you call the police over, I will be in trouble as well. Besides, I have already given those two a lesson. With their broken hands, even if they went to the hospital, they will probably need a few months to recover. They will be in for bitter times.¡± ¡°En, in that case, I will go back,¡± Yu Jiajia thought about it and felt that Chen Xiaolian was not too keen on talking with her. This discovery caused the girl to feel slightly confused. She hesitated for a moment. ¡°Thank you for earlier, you are a¡­¡± ¡°Good person! I know I am a good person,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a grudging smile. ¡°It has only been one day since I came all the way to Hangzhou, and yet I have received the ¡®good person card¡¯. All right then, off you go.¡± Yu Jiajia broke into augh and she looked earnestly at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Can you tell me your name?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought it through and looked at Yu Jiajia. There was a sincere smile on her face. ¡°My name is Roddy.¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes squinted up in a smile and she looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I will remember your name! Thank you, Roddy!¡± After saying that, the girl¡¯s face blushed and she lowered her head before running away. ¡­ ¡°Achoo!¡± At a certain location within the world, Roddy sneezed. He gazed upward and shivered a little. ¡°It must be that bastard Xiaolian speaking ill about me behind my back.¡± He shook his head and leaned upon a tree. Sticking his head out, his expression soon turned gentle as he looked at a park bench situated in the distance where a slim figure was seated. He stared quietly. ¡­ ¡°You were lying just now.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and saw the thin youngster standing by the door, looking at him. ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Roddy¡­ that is definitely not your real name,¡± He shook his head and said in a very serious tone. ¡°You lied to her.¡± ¡°How did you know?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows. ¡°I just know,¡± He answered with the same dim-witted voice. ¡°When others lie, I can usually figure it out.¡± Pausing, he tried to exin what he meant. ¡°When you were telling her your name, your tone of voice was slightly slow. That meant you were considering something ¨C is there any need to consider anything when someone wants to say their own name? But when you were saying the word Roddy, your tone bes very smooth. That means you must be very familiar with the name Roddy. However, it is definitely not your name¡­ rather; it is someone you are very familiar with.¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily stunned. He suddenly recalled the incident that happened by the school entrance yesterday. Back then, when this youngster was walking away, he had said: ¡°I am no fool!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian regarded the other party solemnly and extended one hand out. ¡°My name is Chen Xiaolian. This is my real name. I am eighteen years old. From this moment onward, we are friends.¡± ¡°Friends¡­¡± A glint shed through the youngster¡¯s eyes and he pointed at his nose. ¡°Da Gang, twenty-two years old.¡± Da Gang? (great & firm) It is a really average name ¨C just like his appearance. However¡­ looking at his thin and small constitution, Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Your parents must have hoped that you would be tall and strong. That is why they gave you this name, right?¡± However, right after saying those words, Chen Xiaolian regretted it. He saw Da Gang¡¯s expression turning glum. Chen Xiaolian immediately recalled Da Gang¡¯s miserable life¡­ his parents¡­ ¡°I am sorry.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ it is all right,¡± Da Gang shook his head. ¡­ Appearance wise, Da Gang did not appear like a twenty-two-year-old at all. His figure was thin and short. Perhaps the prolonged period of malnutrition had led to him suffering from stunted growth. Chen Xiaolian did not leave immediately. Instead, he sat down in the room with Da Gang. He gradually realized that Da Gang was a very interesting person. Da Gang appeared wooden and dim-witted. However, that was only on the surface. He simply did not like tomunicate much and was not a talkative person. In fact, he was not stupid. He understood pretty much everything and could be considered a rtively intelligent person. Da Gang heated up a pot of water in the room. Once the water was boiling, he picked up the baked pastry brought by Yu Jiajia, broke them down and tossed them inside, stirring them together. Next, he handed a pair of chopsticks and a bowl to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Eat?¡± Da Gang looked at Chen Xiaolian. There was an earnest look on Da Gang¡¯s face. ¡°The weather is cold. Since the pastry is hard, it won¡¯t tasty as it is. It will be tasty now that it is softened.¡± Chen Xiaolian noticed the look of eagerness within Da Gang¡¯s eyes. This fellow must have almost no friends and none of them was willing to visit him. Thus, when facing someone who had shown kindness toward him, he would exhibit enthusiasm ¨C it was a rather awkward form of hospitality. However, it was likely that he really wanted to give Chen Xiaolian a treat. Putting on his best to entertain this ¡®new friend¡¯. The bowl that he had given to Chen Xiaolian was probably his only one. Da Gang picked up the lid to use as a bowl. Boiling tap water mixed with baked pastry would naturally not be tasty, Additionally, Chen Xiaolian had already eaten his fill. However, he did not hesitate. Picking up the chopsticks, he scooped up a big clump and wolfed it down before Da Gang¡¯s eager eyes. After eating a bowl of this steaming hot food, his body felt warm and fuzzy even though the weather was cold outside. Da Gang smiled. His smiling appearance was also a dim-witted looking smile, giving him the appearance of a fool. He then picked up the lid, used his chopsticks to scoop up the pastry, and ate it. As they ate, Chen Xiaolian asked Da Gang some questions. Da Gang answered them without hiding anything. The story of his life was as Chen Xiaolian had heard yesterday¡­ due to the argument regarding a divorce, his father had identally killed his mother. ording to Da Gang, he had to witness his father¡¯s abusive habit since he was young. Da Gang exined that his father was a very ill-tempered man and both Da Gang and his mother were often beaten as a child. In fact, both his parents worked as janitors in the school. Da Gang himself had attended this school all the way until he graduated. Originally, there was a school-run factory within the school grounds. It was a product of the nies era. However, due to the change in national policies, the school-run factory was closed and most of the janitors there were sent off. Da Gang¡¯s parents used money to form some connections, allowing them to stay at the school. That way, they were able to have a stable job. A modest job, but a fairly stable one. Ever since he was young, Da Gang has had to witness his father beating up his mother. That man was ill-tempered and an alcoholic. Every time he got drunk, he would go beat up both mother and son. ¡°Since I was young, mother would tell me¡­ I must not hit a female, I must protect females,¡± Da Gang said in a low tone. ¡°So, that is why you stepped forward to help Yu Jiajia?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Da Gang looked at Chen Xiaolian and suddenly whispered. ¡°You are¡­ from Jinling.¡± [2] ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian became surprised. ¡°There is an ent in the way you speak. There is a Jinling ent in your words,¡± Da Gang smiled, revealing a warm feeling from both his eyes and smile. ¡°My mother is from Jinling as well. I can identify that ent.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent as he looked at Da Gang. Hesitating for a moment, Chen Xiaolian suddenly asked. ¡°Da Gang¡­ are you willing to leave this ce?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ leave?¡± ¡°En,e with me to Jinling,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°I can help you find work there. Furthermore, no one will bully you.¡± Da Gang became silent. After a while, he raised his head and looked around at everything within the room¡­ The messy and dpidated furniture¡­ Da Gang looked at Chen Xiaolian and shook his head. ¡°Better¡­ not.¡± The youngster slowly said in a very serious tone. ¡°I want to protect this home. They are no longer here, if I leave¡­¡± As he said that, his voice grew heavier. ¡°If I leave¡­ home, will be no more.¡± ¡­ ¡­ [Author¡¯s notes: I do not know how everyone will think about this chapter. Writing this chapter, my execution is much slower with more emphasis on emotions. [This character known as Da Gang is obviously very important¡­ I feel like I am in the position of a God, where I create the characters with emotions. [Each of them will have their own story.] Da Gang. Raw: ¡®´ó¸Õ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®d¨¤ g¨¡ng¡¯. ¡®d¨¤¡¯ (´ó) means great or big, ¡®g¨¡ng¡¯ (¸Õ) means firm or exactly. 1 ¡®Good person card¡¯ is a word meant to signify a girl¡¯s polite action of rejecting a guy¡¯s courtship toward her. It usually begins with¡­ you guessed it¡­ ¡°You are a good person, but¡­¡±.? 2 Jinling is another word for Nanjing.? Chapter 165: Fearless War Axe

Chapter 165: Fearless War Axe

GOR Chapter 165: Fearless War Axe Chen Xiaolian rode on the afternoon train back to Jinling (Nanjing). Before leaving, he had considered leaving some money for Da Gang. However, he recalled how Da Gang had rejected the money he gave the day before¡­ thus, Chen Xiaolian decided against it. Despite his dim-witted appearance, Da Gang was a very assertive person. With his strong level of self-esteem, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attempt to give him money may end up being seen as an insult toward him. Instead, Chen Xiaolian gave Da Gang his mobile phone number. He told Da Gang to call him if anything were to happen. It was already afternoon by the time he reached Jinling. The first thing Chen Xiaolian did was to call up Qiao Qiao. However, the call was left unanswered. This caused Chen Xiaolian to feel a slight unease. He then made a call to Soo Soo; but her phone was turned off. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face appeared within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Perhaps Qiao Qiao¡¯s father had returned home and engaged in a discussion with Qiao Qiao. Who knew what had happened during the course of their discussion. ¡°It seems this matter is getting moreplicated,¡± Chen Xiaolian scratched his head in distress. Arriving home, he saw that Xia Xiaolei was the only one inside. This fellow was seated before theputer inside the study, ying LoL. Not surprising, he had logged in using Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ount and ended up being severely raped. The win rate of the ount fell to below 30 per cent. Chen Xiaolian could not help but smile bitterly when he saw that Xia Xiaolei had, in merely two days¡¯ time garner himself an infamous nickname: Nicknamed: Prince of Feeders. [1] ¡­ In a certain location, Han Bi dragged his exhausted figure out from a stretch of forest. There were some scars on his face, especially on his eyebrows. A scar had cut his thick, brush like eyebrows apart. Han Bi slumped onto the ground and exhaled. [System prompt: This instance dungeon quest ended in failure. You will receive system punishment. System will perform calctions based on the performance of the participants. Now arranging the entry time for the punishment instance dungeon.] ¡°A failure¡­¡± Han Bi leaned his back onto a tree. Pulling out a cigarette, he shakily lit it up ¨C his arms and legs were trembling. ¡°After leaving the group, I can no longer do anything?¡± Han Bi raised his head up and looked at the grey skies in dismay. ¡°I will not ept that! I will never ept that!¡± As he continued trembling, he swallowed a Healing Type Beast Blood. After a moment, Han Bi slowly stood up, determined his location and stumbled away. ¡°I will not ept it!¡± ¡­ In the airport, Lun Tai and Bei Tai walked out side by side, a pair of sunsses on both their faces. Both of them carried only a simple backpack behind them. They had no other luggage with them. Walking out from the airport, they saw Chen Xiaolian and Xia Xiaolei standing by the exit, waving toward them. ¡°Did you enjoy yourselves?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai. Lun Tai curled the corners of his lips andughed. ¡°It is a pity you did not go. Even if you have Qiao Qiao and you do not want to look for a woman, you can always have fun in the casino.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I am not fond of those things.¡± Bei Tai had already reached out and ced his arms over Xia Xiaolei¡¯s neck like a hook andughed out. ¡°Little kid, next time, I will bring you together so you can get a taste!¡± ¡°Do not teach a kid those dirty stuff. He has yet toe of age,¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and pulled Xia Xiaolei back. Bei Tai looked around for a while and asked. ¡°Where are the others? Haven¡¯t Roddy returned?¡± ¡°No,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I cannot reach his phone. Who knows what the Hell he is up to.¡± ¡°Where is your girlfriend?¡± Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips and answered. ¡°There is something going on at her home.¡± Noting Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hollow answer, Lun Tai smiled and pped his shoulder. ¡°Let us go. This is your neck of the woods. The amodation and lodgings of us two brothers will be on you. Oh, right. This time¡¯s Las Vegas trip, we ended up blowing away all our money. After buying the ticket, we do not even have enough money to eat instant noodles.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°Let us go. I will bring you guys for a feast.¡± ¡­ Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai also came to stay in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s home. During the next one and a half days, the four young adults lived under one roof. Frankly though, there was nothing for them to do. The only thing they did was drink alcohol and y some games. On the evening of the second day, Lun Tai and Chen Xiaolian engaged in a discussion. ¡°We cannot simply hang around like this. We would be wasting this time,¡± Lun Tai sighed. ¡°We had to put our lives on the line to fight and kill in order to survive the instance dungeons. Could it be simply for the sake of drinking and ying games every day?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression remained calm. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°We should take advantage of this time,¡± Lun Tai said in a serious tone. ¡°Last time, you mentioned that we would be establishing a base¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Truth be told, this matter was constantly in his mind. The matter with Qiao Yifeng had thoroughly shocked him. Unquestionably, the guild that Qiao Yifeng was part of possessed a high level of strength. Everything that the super wealthy Qiao Yifeng possessed actually belonged to the guild. Their execution of this matter was truly masterful! In fact, what Chen Xiaolian had thought of doing happened to resemble the path taken by Qiao Yifeng¡¯s guild. However, he had not taken into ount the issue of having an agent. He had intended to do it himself. Presently though, he came to realize that things were not so simple. First was the question of money! Chen Xiaolian was not a poor person. The amount of royalties he received each month would go into the five-digits ¨Cpared to his peers, he could be considered a little plutocrat. However, in order to establish a base of that magnitude, that amount of money could barely count as a drop in the bucket. ¡°There are many usages to a base of operations. First, we will be able to use the time not spent in instance dungeons for training. ¡°We do not necessarily have to depend entirely on the system for the enhancement of our body and the attributes of the body. Even among ordinary people, there will be a huge disparity in battle strength between one with a robust and healthy body and one with weak body. ¡°Although we Awakened can enhance our bodies through the system, the price for that is very high. The various body enhancing medicinal substances, equipment and training skills require a hefty amount of points. ¡°Thus, training ourselves is one of the basic methods to save up on points. Although the increment gained from our own training is very small, it is still better than nothing. ¡°Besides, even if one had an [S] ss ¨C Physique, if that person acts like azy bum and eat junk food, spending his days eating and sleeping, in one month¡¯s time, their body will degrade. ¡°After spending so much to acquire such a powerful body only to have it degrade away, if that happens, we won¡¯t even be able to cry. ¡°I do not wish to stay here in this world for a few months only to end up with a pot belly and a fat body.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s words were very direct and straight to the point. ¡°There is alsobat skills,¡± Chen Xiaolian faintly said. ¡°We can train up on basicbat skills there. Through training, we can also increase our proficiency toward the weapons we acquired from the system.¡± ¡°Overall, there will be benefits. Although it will not be obvious, constant drops of water will hollow a stone,¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. ¡°There is our equipment as well,¡± The military fanatic Bei Tai shouted out. ¡°We will still have to test out the Thunderstorm Tank, no? If we do not practice using it, then, when we suddenly take it out in the middle of a battle, forget starting it up, I may not even be able to aim with it since I have never touched it before!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and said. ¡°If we are to take out the Thunderstorm Tank, I fear that we will soon be in the headlines. Then, we can just wait for the army toe catch us.¡± Forget a Thunderstorm Tank, even if they were to get their hands on an ordinary tank, they would still not be able to train using it. ¡°We also need to train with firearms. If we do not open fire for too long, our shooting instincts will be dull.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and made the necessary calctions. We need a shooting range¡­ a training field where we can train our bodies. It would be even better if we can get a shooting range that allows us to test fire the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s artillery. All right, since we also need an armoury ¨C if we can have that, it would be for the best. But if there aren¡¯t, we can first ce the weapons inside the Storage Watch. Where should I go to find such arge ce? It must be secluded so that outsiders cannot find it. The amount of money he has inside his savings was only enough to pay for the down payment for a second-hand house. ¡°Money is not a huge problem. If the next instance dungeon is the same as the Tokyo instance dungeon, we just need to allocate some time to rob a bank and clear out its vault. That way, our financial problems will be mostly solved,¡± Lun Tai said coolly. ¡°The issue however, lies in the fact that even if we have the money, we may not be able to buy up a piece ofnd. This matter is not simple and we will need someone to run around to help us with that.¡± Xia Xiaolei who had been sitting silently beside them suddenly let out a sigh. ¡°It would be great if we could live inside Zero City¡­ there is everything inside.¡± The three of them turned around to look at Xia Xiaolei. Chen Xiaolianughed out. ¡°What are you dreaming about? A ce like Zero City is reserved for peak guilds.¡± It was likely that not even Qiao Yifeng¡¯s guild could qualify for permanent residence within Zero City. Otherwise, they would not have needed to get Qiao Yifeng to help them as their agent and to amass such a huge amount of assets. ¡°Is there a rough estimate to when the next instance dungeon will open?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Lun Tai. ¡°ording to my experience, after having participated in an instance dungeon, there will be roughly one month¡¯s time before the system selects us again,¡± Lun Tai thought about it. ¡°Of course, if you want to immediately enter an instance dungeon, that is not impossible. Just find an acquaintance within another guild and enter their instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly recalled that incident right before he entered the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. Back then, other guild members aiming to fish in troubled waters had upied the entrance to the instance dungeon. ¡°I¡¯d rather not. There will be no shortage of instance dungeons in the future. Who would take the initiative to go inside?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He considered the issue and said. ¡°If we cannot aplish our bigger goals, then we will just have to start with the smaller ones. Live-fire exercise for firearms and the Thunderstorm Tank is something we still cannot do. However, finding a ce to do some simple body training is still quite easy. Hmm, Xia Xiaolei has the weakest level of strength. We can train him up. Since we know some martial skills, we can try to teach it to him. At least, it will be cheaper than us purchasing it from the system. Let him learn however much he can. It would be better than nothing.¡± And so, the matter was decided. Chen Xiaolian found a fitness centre inside the city. The first time they went, they nearly gave the fitness centre¡¯s coach a huge scare. After Lun Tai went forward, the amount of weight he pushed up while bench-pressing nearly gave the coach a heart attack. Thankfully, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reaction was fast and he quickly stepped forward with some bluffs. In the end, the coach thought that he made an error with the equipment and let it go despite still having some scepticism about the matter. Chen Xiaolian and his group quickly left. In the outskirts of the city, they finally found another fitness centre with dismal patronage. It was a very dpidated building. Originally arge-scale shopping mall, theck of customers led to nearly the entirety of the 3rd floor being rented to a fitness centre ¨C however, there were still not much customers. Chen Xiaolian observed that the area wasrge enough. There was also a training room for taekwondo. However, the signboard had been taken down. Supposedly, it was due to the fact that this ce was not suitable. The name of the instructor was also not famous enough, leading to almost no one signing up. Thus, this taekwondo ss was basically close to being shut down. Using a small amount of money, Chen Xiaolian was able to reach an agreement with the other party. He entered a subcontract for the taekwondo training room from three in the afternoon until nine in the evening every day. At the same time, they could use the fitness equipment of the fitness centre for free. The business here was scarce and the fitness equipment were shabby. There was also no fitness instructor around. However, that was a good thing for them, as it would allow them to avoid exposure. Regardless of whom it may be, if they were to see a lean and fair faced youngster like Chen Xiaolian wave a barbell that weighed over a hundred kg around, they would likely end up getting a heart attack. Unfortunately for Xia Xiaolei, he was in for bitter times. The bored brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai made him their newest toy and put him through an intense session of training. The fellow had no martial skill to speak of. Thus, Lun Tai began by teaching him unarmedbat skills. Then, Bei Tai would teach him how to use the military knife. Although Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body had already been enhanced by the Gic Enhancement Serum, he had zero knowledge in the area ofbat skills. In the next two days, he ended up being beaten to the point where his face swelled ck and blue. The various training for body techniques left Xia Xiaolei crying for his parents every day. If an uninformed outsider were to walk by, they would mistakenly assume that some criminal activities were going on inside. Chen Xiaolian too began to assess himself. Presently, his strongest martial skill was the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes. However, the experience within the Tokyo instance dungeon had left him with a sense that the [B] ss skill was gradually bing insufficient. Its lethality was too low when faced against a strong enemy. Additionally, Bone Crusher Axe had also been destroyed. Chen Xiaolian did not even have a weapon he could handily use. So, he had Xia Xiaolei help him look through the Exchange System. There, he found a weapon that appealed to him. ¡­ Fearless War Axe. It would be more urate to say that it was a short pole weapon. The axe has dual des the shape of a crescent moon and a tip. Its handle was one metre long, a medium length weapon. It would be best used when on foot and would likely be too short for horseback use. [A] ss melee weapon! It came equipped with a skill: Fearless Roar. When triggered, the skill will allow the user to increase the cleaving effect by 50 per cent. The effect has a duration of 15 seconds (cumtive total). While it can be used repeatedly, once the cumtive total of 15 seconds had ended, the skill will disappear and enter a cool down period of 1 hour. [2] ¡­ 1 The act of ¡®feeding¡¯ urs when someone goes in and carelessly gets themselves killed in a game. That usually ends up giving the enemy team money and experience to level up and buy better equipment.? 2 Simr to Roddy¡¯s Mech, the skill¡¯s 15 seconds can be cancelled halfway to preserve the remaining duration to be used again when necessary.? Chapter 166: Meaning

Chapter 166: Meaning

GOR Chapter 166: Meaning Regarding the 50 % increase in cleaving effect, Chen Xiaolian had discussed it with Lun Tai and came up with a rough estimate. His current strength was at [B+] ss. If it was increased by 50 %, then it should be infinitely close to [A-] ss! In other words, when using the Fearless War Axe¡¯s skill ¨C Fearless Roar ¨C he would be able to unleash a strength that was close to [A-] ss within 15 seconds. Of course, it was only close to [A-] ss. There would still be some difference between his strength and the real deal. This war axe was definitely not cheap. 2,500 points! Commonly speaking, most [A] ss weapons in the system were priced at 2,000 points and above. This axe was certainly somewhat more expensive. However, its ability to increase the cleaving effect by 50 % was very praiseworthy and rare. That was the reason behind its high price. After reconsidering it again and again, Chen Xiaolian decided that this Fearless War Axe was the most suitable weapon for him at present. First, his most powerful martial skill was the ¡®Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes¡¯. The skill was an axe skill. Thus, it would be more suited to the Fearless War Axe. Even if he were given the ¡®Frostmourne¡¯, he who had no appropriate sword skills would only be able to use basic sword skills with it. That would be a colossal waste. [1] Thus, Chen Xiaolian made the decision to purchase it! 2,500 points. With Xia Xiaolei, the humanoid discount card, the price became 2,000 points. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian also possessed another attribute enhancement that he had not used! In the ind instance dungeon, he had killed the ck Widow and acquired this reward for killing an [A] ss monster. The reward allowed him to select any one attribute. That attribute will be increased by one ss. Back then, Chen Xiaolian felt that the ss of his attributes were too low and had chosen not to use the reward. After all, increasing an attribute from [C] ss to [C+] ss was something that could be done through some more ordinary medicinal substances. However, to increase an attribute from [A+] ss to [S-] ss¡­ the corresponding price would likely be monumental! Chen Xiaolian had nned to leave the reward to be used at ater date. At present, the reward remained unused within his system. The present Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attributes were [B] ss for all except Physique, which had been increased to [B+] ss. If he were to use it now, his Physique would be increased to [A-] ss! When that happens¡­ add that to the Fearless War Axe¡¯s skill ¨C Fearless Roar¡­ Would it not be infinitely close to the real [A] ss? Chen Xiaolian pondered about it and hesitated for a long time. In the end, he decided not to. He had a feeling that leaving this reward forter might prove more beneficial! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian gripped onto Fearless War Axe; its heaviness gave Chen Xiaolian an inexplicable sense of ease. The two sides of the dual ded war axe were different in size ¨C one big and one small. With the spiral shaped tip in the middle, its shape exuded an European fantasy atmosphere. Chen Xiaolian brandished it around for a moment within the training room. Then, he tried using Fearless War Axe to unleash the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes skill. Despite not engaging in realbat, Chen Xiaolian could feel that his attack power had increased. Chen Xiaolian still had 1,800 points left. After considering it, he purchased the exclusive [B] ss protective suit, worth 300 points, from the guild exchange system. Chen Xiaolian continued considering his options for the remaining 1,500 points. A skill within the Exchange System caught his fancy. It was a pole weapon skill book. Fearless War Axe was a pole weapon. In other words, it waspatible with both axe and pole weapon skills. Naturally, it was also possible to use a sword skill when wielding it. However, the power behind its attacks would slip badly. Since the weapon in hand waspatible, not taking advantage of its ability to utilize pole weapon skills would be a shame. Chen Xiaolian had Xia Xiaolei help him go through the possible options and became interested in a pole weapon skill. ¡°Charging Stinger skill.¡± [B+] ss skill. The system description stated that it was an infantrybat skill for knights who wield pole weapons. The Stinger skill was not difficult. There was only a small number of pole weapon techniques with several forms. The lethality of the skill was only [B] ss. However, there was a reason why the pole weapon skill wasbelled as [B+] ss. Because this pole weapon skill had a certain movement training technique. ording to the system prompt, practicing this Charging Stinger skill could enhance the movement speed of the user. By using this pole weapon skill in battle, the user¡¯s Agility attribute would then automatically increase up to [B+] ss. Additionally, after practicing and using it for a long time, the user¡¯s Agility attribute could experience a slight improvement! Naturally, this improvement would ur slowly. However, when using this pole weapon skill, his Agility attribute will automatically be increased to [B+] ss. That was the equivalent of increasing one of his attributes. This was a buy 1 free 1 deal. How could Chen Xiaolian miss out on it? Although the item was of the [B+] ss, the price was rather expensive. The price within the system was at 1,000 points. After going through the humanoid discount card, it became 800 points. Looking at the remaining 700 ponts, Chen Xiaolian sighed ¨C unknowingly, the points had already decreased by so much. He then had Xia Xiaolei help him purchase 10 [Beginner] ss Healing Beast Blood and 5 [Beginner] ss All Curing Antidote. Chen Xiaolian paid for them. Those medicinal substances would be the reserve items for the guild members. After discount, the price came to 600 points. As the Guild Leader, he had to be the one to pay for it. In the end, Chen Xiaolian was left with only 100 points. ¡­ Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s process of enhancing themselves was much simpler. They had informed Chen Xiaolian the details regarding their skills. Lun Tai¡¯s Exclusive Skill will strengthen and transform him into a berserk warrior when activated, a [B+] ss skill. Its name was ¡®Muscle Fruit¡¯. When activated, it would increase his melee attributes by 20 % up to a maximum of 50 %. The most brutal aspect of this skill was that the more damage his body was subjected to, the more berserk he would get. In other words, he would feel neither pain nor damage. Once blood was shed, once an injury was inflicted on him, he would grow more berserk. The highest attribute that Lun Tai currently possessed was his Physique, which was at [A-] ss. By activating his skill, he could exhibit a battle strength that was beyond [A] ss! Additionally, he would not be affected by pain. Of course, ¡®Muscle Fruit¡¯ skill was not all-powerful. If the damage taken were too high, he would end up dying. His skill was simr to being injected with stimnts when getting hurt. He could not be impervious to damage, only berserk. If the damage taken was too heavy, he could still be crippled or killed off. However, his tolerance toward pain would be terrifying. Lun Tai¡¯s path of enhancement was in melee. He decided to upgrade his skill. The ¡®Muscle Fruit¡¯ skill could be directly upgraded through the system. The method of upgrading involved purchasing ¡®Muscle Fruit Seeds¡¯. A Muscle Fruit Seed could upgrade the skill and increase the upper limit of the skill by 5 %. However, the price was extremely expensive. 800 points! Using the humanoid discount card, Lun Tai used up 1,280 points to increase the upper limit of his Muscle Fruit skill by 10 %. Thus, the maximum amount of increase in melee attributes was now at 60 %! ording to Lun Tai, he would be able to even go toe to toe with an [A] ss melee opponent. Naturally, that was only when the skill was in effect. ¡­ Bei Tai¡¯s skill was known as ¡®Air Incarceration¡¯. It was a field control skill, [B+] ss. It was a battle support skill. It could create incarcerating airflow to immobilize enemy movements. Naturally, there was an extremely strict limit to the duration. Depending on the strength of the enemy and the number of enemies, the duration for the skill would be shortened. It was a skill that allowed him to control airflows. In fact, it could even create vacuum ¨C however, the current Bei Tai could not do so. Bei Tai did not upgrade his skill. ording to him, the level of this skill was sufficient for now. Thus, the enhancement direction that Bei Tai took was¡­ military weapons. This fellow was a firearms maniac. He spent 600 points to purchase an indestructible [B+] ss Electromaic Rifle with unlimited ammunition and astonishingly lethal firepower! One st could directly break apart the steel tes of the existing main battle tanks! However, the weapon could not be fired consecutively. Every time it was fired, it would require one minute to recharge. Additionally, this fellow also purchased an indestructible military knife, another [B+] ss item. Observing sparks being emitted from the military knife as Bei Tai brandished it, Chen Xiaolian knew that he must have a military knife-rted martial skill. Xia Xiaolei had it tough. Everything he had was only enough to purchase an exclusive protective suit from the Meteor Rock Guild. Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai had also bought one each ¨C the both of them had some points saved up. They were veterans after all. Although they were not experts, they had survived through a considerable number of instance dungeons. Thus, they did have some points saved up. ¡­ The next few days were spent inside the fitness centre where they familiarized themselves with their new weapons and skills. Bei Tai had taught Xia Xiaolei a set of simple militarybat techniques. After that, Xia Xiaolei had fervently hugged a sandbag to train his fists every day. A few dayster, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s phone received a message. The message was from his school¡¯s ss monitor. The message informed him that¡­ he needed to report to school soon. Additionally, it also informed him about the schedule for reporting to school on a certain day and a reminder on how much tuition fees was needed¡­ ¡­ ¡°School?¡± Chen Xiaolian entered a trance for a moment. Then, he smiled. ¡°I¡­ should I go?¡± Xia Xiaolei loosened the sandbag and wheezed. Then, he walked over to gulp down a bottle of water. ¡°Guild Leader, what is it?¡± ¡°Nothing,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Looking at Xia Xiaolei¡¯s innocent face, Chen Xiaolian suddenly broke into a smile. ¡°I was thinking about something just now.¡± He spoke in a mncholic voice. ¡°After getting sucked into this world, we had to fight while putting our lives on the line. Wasn¡¯t it so we could protect our original way of life? If we utterly give up on our original lives, family, emotions¡­ if we were to give up on all of those, then what meaning is there to our struggles? Do we keep on fighting and killing to stay alive only to repeat the process again and again? Until the day we die? What meaning is there in such a life?¡± He stood up and spoke loudly. ¡°Everyone, I have made my decision!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed loudly. ¡°Tomorrow, I am going to continue with my schooling days!¡± 1 Frostmourne. A weapon used by thest boss in the mmorpg game Wrath of the Lich King (World of Warcraft).? Chapter 167: Return to Hangzhou

Chapter 167: Return to Hangzhou

GOR Chapter 167: Return to Hangzhou Chen Xiaolian was personally not too concerned about returning to school. His academic performance was neither excellent nor bad. He was neither an academic high scorer nor a delinquent. He had considered it before ¨C with his achievements, getting the first band results for the college entrance exams might be too much of a stretch. However, getting up to the second band should not be a problem. He had never ced much importance upon these matters. After all, he had already found a rtively safe career ¨C writing novels. By writing novels, he had gained a considerable sum of ie. Even if he were to stay at home and write novels for his career instead of going to school, he would not end up hungry. His royalties each year would go up to several hundred thousand yuans. That was enough to meet the needs of living for him. Thus, academic performance had never been a source of pressure for Chen Xiaolian. However¡­ He still hated going to school. As for the reason¡­ if he were to say it out, many people would end up feeling dismal. The reason was the school uniforms! ¡­ Due to manyplicated factors and aspects, the majority of the public high schools in China made uniformspulsory. This was especially so for those located within the city where the regtions were more stringent. Once school was open, he would be required to wear the school uniform with coarse texture and loose cutting design. Its beetle-like style was seemingly made with zero aesthetics in mind. For Chen Xiaolian, it was a form of torture. Wearing school uniforms was not the problem¡­ as long as the design was somewhat beautiful; most people would not be opposed to it. Take the Japanese school uniforms for instance¡­ the more you look at it, the more attractive it would seem! Be it the boy¡¯s cored school uniforms or the girl¡¯s sailor type uniforms, both exuded an atmosphere of youth. Yet, the school uniforms for China¡¯s high school were hideous ¨C each more unsightly than the other. It was as though they werepeting to see which of them could reach the lowest level of aesthetics possible! ording to an exnation found on the inte, there was a reason why the uniform for China¡¯s public high school was designed to be so ugly. That reason was¡­ to give the students wearing them an unpleasant image so as to prevent romance between adolescents. What a preposterous reason! Unfortunately for Chen Xiaolian, the school he attended was one of those high schools. Moreover, it was one with a strict level of regtion. In the morning, just before he went to school; the two brothers Lun Tai and Bei Tai and also Xia Xiaolei watched as Chen Xiaolian stepped out of his room wearing a white and green striped uniform¡­ Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai held nothing back and broke into a riot ofughter. That was especially the case with Bei Tai, who pointed at Chen Xiaolian whileughing to the point of convulsing. Anymore and the corners of his mouth would probably reach his ears. ¡°Guild Leader, do you know how pathetic you look in that uniform?¡± Bei Tai continuedughing raucously. ¡°I truly feel sorry for those Special Assault Team members who were beaten by you back in the Tokyo instance dungeon!¡± The cutting of the uniform was extremely loose with almost zero gender difference. The uniform for both boys and girls shared the same baggy look. Chen Xiaolian sighed and picked up his bag before heading out. Before leaving, he turned to Xia Xiaolei. ¡°If anything happens, give me a call.¡± ¡­ There was nothing much to talk about regarding the first day of school. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ss was in Year Three of the senior stage (Four) and the ratio between male and females in the ss was quite bnced. As he walked into the school, he saw the childish and inexperienced faces of those around him who also wore the green and white striped uniforms. The sight gave him the urge to turn around and make a break for it. It appeared that¡­ he was somewhat unable to adapt to it. After handing over the tuition fees, he received the study materials. Then, he went to his seat and sat there with a nk expression on his face. In the ss, his ssmates were chatting ¨C some were discussing where they went for vacation while others were discussing about cram lessons. They were in their third year after all. For those students with high aspirations, this was the first major hurdle in life. As for Chen Xiaolian ¨C a nk expression on his face¡­ He turned to look at the vacant seat at the back of his row ¨C that was Roddy¡¯s seat. The brat had not reappeared. Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel slightly worried about him. The homeroom teacher was a rough looking middle-aged man ¨C looking at his outward appearance, no one would believe that he was an educated schr, an advanced Chinesenguage teacher with a solid foundation. Seeing his outward appearance, one would mistake him as a sports teacher. Chen Xiaolian did not pay much attention to what the teacher was saying as it mostly pertained to the matters of the third year of senior stage and the uing college entrance examination. Before the first lesson began, they had to participate in radio calisthenics. Chen Xiaolian followed his group down the building and into the sports field. As he was rtively shorter than most, he had to walk in front. Listening to the familiar music for the radio calisthenics activity, he felt himself bing like a toad as he jumped around. At that moment however, Chen Xiaolian discovered the appearance of two familiar figures! Lun Tai and Bei Tai! The two fellows were standing at the edge of the sports field, beside the school canteen. They held on to their arms andughed with abandon. Bei Tai wasughing so hard he nearly fell down onto the ground! Chen Xiaolian nearly spat out blood due to anger! Most infuriatingly, Bei Tai actually went so far as to produce a mobile phone to snap a few pictures! When the time came for them to rest, Chen Xiaolian rushed out and met up with Lun Tai and Bei Tai at the edge of the sports field. ¡°Why did you twoe over?¡± Chen Xiaolian dragged the two of them to the back of the sports field. ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha¡­ it is too funny! Guild Leader! This is just too funny!¡± Bei Taiughed as he waved his mobile phone around. ¡°I could never have expected such a side from you!¡± Within the photos taken through the mobile phone, Chen Xiaolian could be seen jumping around like a toad while wearing the beetle like green and white striped uniform. ¡°Those monsters killed by you in the Tokyo instance dungeon¡­ if they could see this side of you, they will probably crawl their way out from Hell.¡± ¡°Did you two specificallye here to make fun of me?¡± Chen Xiaolian scowled. Lun Tai replied with a serious tone. ¡°That is correct! That is exactly why we are here.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± As Chen Xiaolian was messing around with the two of them, a cab came to a halt before the school entrance. A youngster stepped out of the cab while carrying a backpack. After he walked into the sports field, Chen Xiaolian and his group turned over and cast their gazes onto the youngster. ¡­ ¡°Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly loosened his arm, that was gripping onto Bei Tai¡¯s neck and he shouted loudly before running over. Roddy simply stood there. His face revealed exhaustion; however, he smiled and let his backpack fall down the ground. Then, after letting out augh, he walked toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian hugged him tightly before giving a heavy blow on his shoulder, nearly knocking him down the ground. Roddy massaged his shoulder with an expression of pain. ¡°We just met up. Must you be so cruel?¡± ¡°Where did you run off to?¡± Chen Xiaolian scowled, his expression showing agitation. ¡°You even closed off your mobile phone! Do you know how worried we were?¡± Roddyughed, revealing a white set of teeth. ¡°I am back now, aren¡¯t I?¡± He then greeted Lun Tai and Bei Tai and exchanged some words with them. Chen Xiaolian looked into Roddy¡¯s eyes and asked tentatively. ¡°You¡­ found her?¡± Roddy turned silent for a moment and the smile on his face faded. Then , he slowly nodded his head. ¡°I found her.¡± Pausing, he gave a bittersweet smile. ¡°She¡­ she is doing well.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He only looked at Roddy while patting him on the shoulder. ¡­ ording to Roddy, he had found Nicole in a rustic Western country. She lived in a small agricultural vige where everything appeared calm. Naturally, Nicole could not remember Roddy or anything rted to her Awakened life. For the past few days, Roddy had been like a stalker, secretly peeping at Nicole every day. He watched her go through her peaceful life as she head to work every day. asionally, she would go to the town park to rest and feed the pigeons. ¡­ ¡°You did not approach her?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. Roddy sighed. ¡°I really wanted to. However, after thinking about it, I decided not to.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked into Roddy¡¯s eyes. Roddy¡¯s expression revealed his feelings of distress. ¡°Even if I did approach her, then what? Strike up a conversation with her? Get to know her? Be friends with her? Then what? Our current state and life is one that is miles away from hers. She is already an ordinary person. Even if¡­ what happens after that? I may have to enter an instance dungeon on that very day and die. We are now inhabitants of two different worlds. If I get together with her, I will only bring problems into her life.¡± They sat inside a rock garden behind the school¡¯s sports field. There, Chen Xiaolian sat by Roddy¡¯s side while Lun Tai and Bei Tai sat on a piece of rock. It was already time for ss and there was no one else within the sports field. ¡°I did not expect you to return to school.¡± ¡°I did not expect you to return to school either.¡± The two youngsters looked at each other and revealed a smile of tacit understanding. ¡°It seems that our choice is the same,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Roddy spoke in a whisper. ¡°This is the only ce where I can feel¡­ truly alive.¡± After saying that, Roddy stood up and said. ¡°Come on; let us head back to ss. I have yet to hand in my tuition fees. As for you, going absent on your first day, you are in for a scolding.¡± The two of themughed. Lun Tai and Bei Tai informed them that the two of them will be heading back and bring Xia Xiaolei to continue his training in the fitness centre. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy went back to the ss together. As expected, the first lesson was thenguage lesson by the homeroom teacher. Chen Xiaolian was thoroughly lectured by the teacher. Roddy on the other hand, smiled as he produced a medical certificate for sick leave that he had prepared beforehand. Thus, he was able to waltz through the hurdle. Thus, Chen Xiaolian was punished to stand alone for the first ss. During the period of time between lessons, Chen Xiaolianined to Roddy. ¡°You cunning bastard, to think that you would have a medical certificate prepared. ¡°Be careful, going absent on the first day will surely earn you a spot in the teacher¡¯s cklist.¡± However, during the second lesson¡­ something unexpected urred. As the mathematics teacher was drawing a geometric pattern on the ckboard, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mobile phone suddenly rang. The ssroom was originally silent. The unexpected ringing sound from the mobile phone thus attracted a great deal of nces from the students. Several of the boys secretly gave Chen Xiaolian a nce, which conveyed the words ¡®you¡¯ve got guts¡¯. Sure enough, the thin female mathematics teacher pped the ruler down onto the table and she furiously shouted. ¡°How many times have I said it? Do not turn on your mobile phones when in ss! Who is it? Hurry up and turn it off!¡± Chen Xiaolian hastily pulled out the mobile phone. After taking a nce at it, he lost hisposure. The iing call was from Hangzhou. ¡°Are you still not going to turn it off?¡± The mathematics teacher glowered at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian sighed inwardly and let out a bitter smile as he stood up. Then, he rushed out of the door. ¡°I am sorry teacher, it is an emergency!¡± ¡°Hey! What are you doing? Where are you going? You!¡± Chen Xiaolian stepped into the corridor and answered the phone. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Hello, are you Chen Xiaolian?¡± It was an unknown voice, but one that contained seriousness. ¡°Err, I am he,¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily surprised. ¡°I am calling from Hangzhou City XX District XX police station,¡± This person¡¯s voice sounded grave. ¡°Do you know of someone called Da Gang?¡± Da Gang? Chen Xiaolian immediately answered. ¡°I know, he is my friend.¡± ¡°Then, would it be convenient for you toe over for a bit? Something happened to your friend. There are some matters that we need you to help out with,¡± The other person said in a very cautious manner. ¡°Your number is the only one we can find in his phone book.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a thump! ¡°Excuse me, what happened to him?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°He is involved in a physical injury case,¡± The other person spoke in a considerate tone. ¡°He was hurt and is now in the hospital¡­¡± ¡°I will head over immediately! Please give me the address!¡± Without showing any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian decided. ¡­ As Chen Xiaolian was walking into the ssroom, the mathematics teacher glowered angrily at him. However, she then saw Chen Xiaolian walking to his seat to pack his things into his bag before quickly running out again. ¡°Hey! What are you doing?¡± The mathematics teacher became livid. ¡°Teacher, I have an emergency!¡± Chen Xiaolian replied without looking back. Before the mathematics teacher could say anything, Roddy too grabbed his backpack and ran out. ¡°And what do you think you are doing?¡± ¡°Teacher! I may have to go save the world!¡± Mathematics teacher: ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Save¡­ the world??? ¡­ As Chen Xiaolian was rushing out of the school building, Roddy managed to catch up to him. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°There has been an incident. I need to go to Hangzhou,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°Why did youe?¡± Roddy looked at him and smiled wryly. ¡°Hangzhou? It must be something to do with Han Bi then?¡± ¡°No, I made a new friend in Hangzhou. Something happened to him.¡± Roddy sighed. ¡°I will go with you then. Besides, there is nothing going on in school.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered the matter. However, before he could say anything, his mobile phone rang again. It was an unknown phone number from Hangzhou. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Roddy? Is that you?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. However, he quickly recognized the voice as Yu Jiajia¡¯s. As to why Yu Jiajia had called him Roddy¡­ he quickly recalled that it was his own doing. ¡°How did you get my number?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s voice was filled with anxiety and tears. ¡°Something has happened to Da Gang. In the hospital ¨C before he lost consciousness, I asked him if there is anyone who could help. He gave me this number. I¡­ I¡­¡± The girl was about to break into tears. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face instantly distorted. ¡°How is he?¡± ¡°The surgery had just finished. He is still in intensive care,¡± From her voice, it was clear that she was sobbing. ¡°You¡­ can you¡­¡± ¡°I aming over immediately,¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°Do not hang up first. Calm down and tell me what happened.¡± As he spoke, he made a few gestures toward Roddy. Roddy quickly understood and pulled out his own mobile phone to buy train tickets for Hangzhou. Through the phone, Yu Jiajia¡¯s voice sounded flustered. ¡°Da Gang¡­ he was stabbed. Wu wu wu wu¡­ the doctor said that he lost too much blood. He is now in a dangerous situation. He might end up dying.¡± ¡­ [Trivia: The college entrance exam they take after Year 3 of the senior stage decides which college they will go to (or none) and is a very important turning point for public students in China.] Chapter 168: Using My Methods

Chapter 168: Using My Methods

GOR Chapter 168: Using My Methods The train trip to Hangzhou took only half an hour. During the afternoon of the very same day. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy arrived at XX Hospital in Hangzhou. Chen Xiaolian did not say much on their way there. However, Roddy could sense fury within the atmosphere of silence surrounding Chen Xiaolian. After arriving at the hospital, they entered the Intensive Care Unit ward and saw two police officers. Watching Chen Xiaolian walking in, one of the police officers quickly stood up. ¡°I am Chen Xiaolian,¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately introduced himself. ¡°You are the one¡­¡± ¡°You are Chen Xiaolian?¡± The younger of the two police officers nodded his head. He looked at Chen Xiaolian and said. ¡°I was the one who called you earlier.¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize the officer¡¯s voice. ¡°You are a student?¡± The police officer seemed somewhat surprised. In his haste toe over, Chen Xiaolian did not have the time to return home and change his clothes. Thus, he was currently in his school uniform. He also had a fair and immature looking face, resulting in an unconvincing image. The police appeared disappointed after seeing that. ¡°I am Da Gang¡¯s friend,¡± Chen Xiaolian said while considering the situation. ¡°I may be his only friend. His circumstance is ratherplicated, his parents¡­¡± ¡°We are already informed of his circumstance,¡± The police officer smiled bitterly. ¡°What I meant was ¨C does he not have any other rtives? I mean to say¡­ older people, adults.¡± ¡°Probably none,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He recalled how Da Gang had to live by himself inside the dpidated hut. It was a bitter and gruelling life. If Da Gang had any other rtives, how could they have ignored his plight? ¡°Is that so,¡± The police officer sighed, his face revealing traces of distress. ¡°In that case, I fear that you two will not be able to help out much with this matter.¡± At that instant, an excited voice rang out from the corridor. ¡°Roddy! You are here!¡± Yu Jiajia dashed out from the corridor behind Chen Xiaolian. Seeing Chen Xiaolian, she ran over, her eyes red. Roddy was stunned. He watched as an unknown but beautiful girl ran over with reddened eyes while shouting his name. His mouth hung low as he stood there staring at the girl¡­ Without even giving Roddy a nce, Yu Jiajia ran past him, flew into the arms of Chen Xiaolian, and started crying. ¡°Wu wu wu wu, Roddy, Roddy, you are finally here¡­ Da Gang is badly hurt! Wu wu wu wu¡­ ¡­¡± Roddy went nuts. He had just watched as a beauty threw herself into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arms. Then¡­ the name that came out of her mouth was his? Feeling awkward, Chen Xiaolian quickly extricated himself from Yu Jiajia¡¯s embrace before pulling her over to the side. There, he found a ce for them to sit down. ¡°All right, stop crying. First, I need you to tell me what happened. Tell me everything slowly!¡± ¡­ Half an hourter¡­ Chen Xiaolian stood outside the Intensive Care Unit ward. Peeking through the transparent window, he observed Da Gang who was lying on the bed. Da Gang¡¯s head was bandaged and ster cast had been applied to both his arms. There were several medical instruments beside the bed. One of them was a heart monitor giving off beeping sounds, indicating the heart rate detected. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyebrows were furrowed and traces of hostility leaked out from his eyes. ¡­ The matter was not tooplicated. More urately, this matter was connected to that morning incident from a few days ago. This morning, Yu Jiajia headed to school as usual. As it so happened, she did not let the chauffeur drive her to school. Instead, she used the subway to head to school. If she had not used the subway and had let the chauffeur drive her, this incident may not have happened. The moment she arrived at the subway station near the school, Yu Jiajia had been tailed all the way until she reached the alley near the school. There, she was surrounded by a group of people. Those fellows were clearly well prepared and they blocked off both sides of the alley. For the past few days, Yu Jiajia had not been riding her car to school. Instead, she chose to make the trip herself. Every morning, she would buy breakfast, go through the alley to find Da Gang and deliver the breakfast to him. This was the only way she could think of to repay Da Gang. Thus, she fell into the trap. Those fellows objective was not only her¡­ more urately, it was Da Gang. Yu JIajia¡¯s escape route was blocked off and she struggled to run away. Hearing the sound of struggles, Da Gang ran out. What happened next was very straightforward. The two fellows with broken wrists recognized Da Gang and their entire group beat Da Gang up in retaliation. ording to Yu Jiajia, Da Gang originally had the chance to escape. However, he did not do so. Instead, he bravely chose to fight those fellows ¨C he tried to get Yu Jiajia to escape together. Those fellows were wielding weapons ¨C steel pipes and knives. During the fight, Da Gang¡¯s head was struck and his body ended up being stabbed twice. As they were beating him, Da Gang grabbed Yu Jiajia and they rushed out of the alley. Those fellows gave chase and in the process, one of them kicked Da Gang into the street. Then, an iing car knocked him over. ording to her, the force behind the collision was huge. Da Gang who was hit fell down the ground immediately and blood flowed out non-stop. Those fellows saw that more and more people were gathering as a result and they quickly ran off. By the time Da Gang was sent to the hospital, his mind was already delirious. Chen Xiaolian then inquired about Da Gang¡¯s injuries. At the current, the diagnosis result was ¨C six fractures, two internal bleeding, concussion and the two stab wounds. As for the attackers, they had gotten away. At present, their whereabouts were unknown. ¡­ ¡°It¡¯s the two fellows from a few days back, the ones whose wrists were broken by you,¡± Yu Jiajia informed Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I recognized them. They were the ones leading the group.¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent and stood there. He silently observed Da Gang who was lying inside the ward. Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian and Da Gang¡¯s friendship was not that deep. However, he felt an inexplicable feeling of silent understanding. It was an indescribable form of silent understanding. Perhaps¡­ Chen Xiaolian was not simply feeling a sense ofpassion toward Da Gang¡¯s pitiful life. Rather, it was a form of¡­ empathy. That feeling of loneliness, that feeling of being left alone with no one to lean on, that touching feeling. ¡°I get it,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Yu Jiajia and said in a warm tone. ¡°You must have received a shock, right? Go back home and rest. I will take care of the matters here.¡± ¡°No¡­ I want to stay behind,¡± Yu Jiajia shook her head. ¡°In the first ce, I am the reason why this happened at all. I¡­¡± ¡°It is not because of you,¡± Chen Xiaolian said softly. ¡°Scum is scum. No matter where they go, they will end up doing evil deeds; and you just happened to be their victim. That is why you should not feel guilty. Back then, even if the one in the alley was not you and was someone else, they will still harass that person.¡± ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°All right, then,¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and looked at Yu Jiajia. Her eyes were red and swollen, and her sound hoarse. Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before extending his hand out to pat her shoulder and said in a whisper. ¡°Go back and rest for a while. You cannot keep on staying watch over here. Go back and take a rest. If you still want toe here, you must do so only after you have taken a nap. En, it is decided then.¡± Before Yu Jiajia could say anything else, Chen Xiaolian let out augh. ¡°My friend and I came over in a hurry, so we did not have the time to eat anything. If you really feel bad, then please go home, get some rest and bring over something for us to eat when youe overter. Oh, right. As you know, I am not a local resident here. As such, I will have to trouble you for the matters pertaining to the police. I cannot help out in that regard. As for Da Gang, it is likely that he does not have any rtives.¡± ¡°En, I will take care of the police side of things,¡± Yu Jiajia firmly rubbed away her tears. ¡°I have already made a call. My chauffeur and the people from thepany will handle the police side of things. They will definitely get those bastards captured! We cannot let those people escape!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. Yu Jiajia looked at Chen Xiaolian and hesitated. She bit down on her lips. ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°You go back first,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied softly. ¡°Like I said before, if you really feel bad, then help take care of the police matters for Da Gang. Then¡­ter, send over something for us to eat. Right, we will be counting on you for those matters.¡± Chen Xiaolian understood that it would not be possible to get Yu Jiajia to just head home. Since that was the case, he might as well get her to do something so that she could feel slightly better. ¡°One more thing,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Yu Jiajia and hesitated for a bit before asking in a low tone. ¡°Have you already made your statement? Have the police officers questioned you about the case?¡± ¡°The statement has yet to be done. I followed them to this hospital and there was not enough time to investigate anything. Some police officers followed us. They asked me some questions but back then, I was too scared. So, I did not say much.¡± ¡°Hmm, what did you tell them?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes glinted and he solemnly asked Yu Jiajia. Seemingly a little fearful, Yu Jiajia answered in a whisper. ¡°I simply said that I am acquainted with Da Gang. Then, I told them about the fellows who beat Da Gang and about the incident where I was harassed.¡± She suddenly raised her head. ¡°I have not told the police about what happenedst time. I did not mention that they were probably here for revenge because you saved mest time by beating up the two fellows ¨C I did not reveal those things,¡± Pausing, Yu Jiajia whispered. ¡°I thought that I should meet up with you before telling the police about those matters. I¡­ I recall you saying that you do not want to deal with the police.¡± ¡°Thank you,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°In other words, presently, the police do not know that those fellows came looking for revenge?¡± ¡°For now, they still do not know.¡± ¡°Good,¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered it through and said. ¡°Then, can I ask a favour from you?¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°This matter¡­ I want to deal with it myself,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered coolly. ¡°I think I know how the police will handle this matter. They will capture those fellows, lock them up for a few days and give them a certain amount of fine. Additionally, if they have some connections, they can use those connections and may be able toe up with something like a medical parole, probation or something to the effect¡­ of course, that is only my spection. I cannot be certain. However, I want to avoid having this unpleasant scenario. So, I want to take care of this matter myself ¨C using my methods.¡± Chapter 169: Boss Duan’s Troubles

Chapter 169: Boss Duan¡¯s Troubles

GOR Chapter 169: Boss Duan¡¯s Troubles Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°You¡­ you cannot be thinking of¡­ breaking thew¡­¡± ¡°Shh,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled softly. ¡°Can you help do me this favour?¡± Looking at Yu Jiajia¡¯s concerned expression, Chen Xiaolian softly added. ¡°I know where to draw the line.¡± Yu Jiajia hesitated for a moment and bit down on her lips. It would appear that this girl had made up her mind. ¡°This morning, I called up thepany. They told me not to say anything to the police first and they will send the chauffeur and theirwyers over. So¡­ you can be at ease, I know what to say,¡± Yu Jiajia took a deep breath. ¡°I will say¡­ I do not know those criminals and that I have never seen them before.¡± After saying that, she tightly gripped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. ¡°However, you have to promise me! You must not do anything that is too dangerous! If¡­ if you do anything impulsive, then I would rather tell everything to the police!¡± ¡­ After sessfully persuading Yu Jiajia to leave, Chen Xiaolian sat on the chair by the corridor. Roddy came over, sat down beside him and handed a bottle of water to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian unscrewed the bottle and gulped down a mouthful of water. ¡°Finally managed to coax the little beauty to go away?¡± Roddy said in a rather yful tone. ¡°It seems you are hiding something from me, Xiaolian. Hmm¡­ secretly hooking up with a little beauty in Hangzhou. Additionally, you even had the gall to use my name to deceive her! You bastard! Youmitted adultery and left my name instead, what a vicious move!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head to look at Roddy. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°I know, you intentionally said those things to cheer me up,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. He kneaded his face and said. ¡°Actually, I am not feeling sad right now.¡± His eyes became distant and he continued. ¡°Perhaps I was somewhat a little anxious when we wereing over. I did felt a little worried. However, once we arrived and I saw Da Gang lying inside, I suddenly feel at ease. ¡°The reason I could feel at ease is probably due to that fact that we are no longer the same people as before. Da Gang¡¯s injuries are severe. However, as long as he did not die, I can use the Healing Beast Blood from the system to help him recover. ¡°As for those problems¡­ in my opinion, people like us would not face too much difficulty in trying to solve those problems.¡± ¡°It is good that you can think that way,¡± Roddy gave a sigh of relief. ¡°This change in mentality is something I am still unable to get used to,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and attempted to assess himself. ¡°My mind is still feeling suffocated. I feel this rage somewhere, but I do not know how to give vent to it. It feels a though I am simply punching into a clump of cotton.¡± The police did note to question Chen Xiaolian anymore¡­ after the basic questions earlier, the police gave up on questioning Chen Xiaolian anymore. After all, he was an outsider and merely a friend. On the surface, it would appear that this case had nothing to do with him. Truth be told, when the police had called him up, there were not only trying to investigate the case, they were also doing so at the hospital¡¯s request. Due to how heavy Da Gang¡¯s injuries were, the hospital needed his family members toe forward. However, Da Gang had no family members. He only had one friend, Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Back then, I had already inquired about it. The hospital treatment fees have all been paid for by the girl from earlier,¡± Roddy looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Who is that girl? And what is her connection to you?¡± His tone turned somewhat serious. ¡°Did you do anything wrong by Qiao Qiao?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Stop spouting nonsense. This girl¡­ hmm, her name is Yu Jiajia. There is nothing between us.¡± ¡°Hmph! Nothing? The moment she saw you, she flew into your arms,¡± Roddyughed. ¡°Back then, I should have taken a picture and sent it to Qiao Qiao.¡± At the mention of Qiao Qiao, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression turned absent-minded. As he was still unable to contact Qiao Qiao, he was unable to answer this problem. Noticing the strange reaction in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression, Roddy hesitated. ¡°You¡­ did something happen between you and Qiao Qiao?¡± ¡°Nothing,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and stood up. ¡°What time is it now?¡± ¡°Half past one,¡± Roddy looked at his watch. ¡°What are you nning?¡± ¡°To do something!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°Last time, I did not handle things properly. Since I am here, I will do what needs to be done.¡± ¡°Do something?¡± Roddy raised an eyebrow. ¡°What do you n on doing?¡± ¡°You stay here and keep an eye on things. Originally, I had intended to give him a Healing Beast Blood immediately. However, after thinking things through, it does not feel right. The police are still working on this case; they wille to find him. Besides, he was just saved from danger. Considering how heavy his injuries are, if he is to suddenly get well, it will only arouse the suspicion of others. We will not be able to exin the situation to both the hospital and the police. So, for now, you need to stay here to keep an eye on his situation. As long as his situation is stable, there is no need to give him the medicinal substance yet. However, if his situation turns critical¡­ then forget about it and just give him the medicinal substance. After that, think of something to take him away!¡± ¡°That is simple,¡± Roddy nodded his head. ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°I will go look for someone,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°Looking for the criminals.¡± Roddy was not worried. After the fight they had to undergo in Tokyo, these bunch of rogues were not something worth worrying about. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian quickly left the hospital. gging down a cab, he reached the inte caf¨¦ located near the school and began to look for information. Searching for those people should not prove too difficult. Although Chen Xiaolian do not know their names, he was clear that these people who like to frequent inte cafes would oftene to the same area. Chen Xiaolian walked around the school; he visited several inte cafes and asked around by describing the appearance and clothes worn by those two fellows. Those scoundrels who like to dye their hair had very distinctive facial features. Additionally¡­ Chen Xiaolian also offered money. In a certain inte caf¨¦, Chen Xiaolian forked out a thousand yuans and acquired some information from the manager in charge and a customer. The two fellows¡¯ names were ¡®Little Cotton¡¯ and ¡®Fertile Fatty¡¯. Clearly, those were nicknames. However, things would be easier with nicknames. ording to the information he obtained, the two of them would often appear in a barbeque shop within a night market. There were plenty of people who knew those two there. After obtaining the information, Chen Xiaolian made a call to Roddy in the hospital and inquired about Da Gang¡¯s situation. After being informed that Da Gang was doing well, Chen Xiaolian told Roddy. ¡°I will be back a littleter.¡± ¡­ During dinner, Chen Xiaolian simply went to the barbeque shop within the night market. Although the night market had yet to begin, the dinner business there was quite good. First, Chen Xiaolian had ordered some food for himself. Seating himself at a corner table, he observed the surroundings for a moment. Then, he went over to a nearby table of guests that exuded a ¡®gang atmosphere¡¯. Going to table, Chen Xiaolian inquired about the two fellows and noticed the vignce shown by the guests of the table. One of the guests red at Chen Xiaolian and asked back in a savage tone. ¡°Who are you? Why are you asking about them?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. A few minutester, the shop was turned upside down. Those fellows were beaten to the point where they were sprawled on the ground. As for the fellow who had red at Chen Xiaolian, he was kicked out of the shop and into the alley behind the shop. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian did not forget to hand over some money to the shop owner aspensation for the broken items. ¡­ ¡°Normally, I am quite the easy-going person. However, I am presently not in a good mood. And don¡¯t even ask me about my temper.¡± Chen Xiaolian trampled the fellow down onto the ground. Next, in front of the fellow¡¯s eyes, he twisted a steel pipe to the point where it became twisted dough. ¡°I will give you three seconds to consider. If you decide not to talk, then the same thing is going to happen to your legs.¡± The fellow was scared stiff. ¡°I will talk! I will talk! I am not that familiar with them! I have only drunk with them once! They are working for Boss Duan!¡± ¡°Who is this Boss Duan?¡± ¡°Boss Duan¡­ Boss Duan is someone involved in big business,¡± The fellow stared at the twisted steel pipe in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and he felt his mind breaking down. ¡°Big business?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°I happen to love doing big business. Talk, what kind of business is Boss Duan involved in?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was able to quickly suss out what the big business was. The Boss Duan had opened up a real estatepany nearby. It had a very grand name¡­ however, it was simply involved in some minor outsourcing services. Those services include: Demolition and the transportation of debris for the construction site. These hoodlums of society specialized in the demolition business. Chen Xiaolian instantly understood what that meant. He believed that there was a high chance that he had found it. ¡­ Truth be told, Boss Duan¡¯s surname was not Duan. Very few people knew what his surname was. ¡®Boss Duan¡¯ was actually a nickname. Due to his love for wuxia movies, it was said that he spent several years in the south as a dragon-tiger martial artist [1]. Ten years ago, he returned to Hangzhou and established thispany with a group of people. Due to his love for wuxia movies, in addition to his experience as a dragon-tiger martial artist, the people of the underworld gave him a nickname: First of the Four Evils. It was a reference to Duan Yanqing, the ¡®Overflowing Evil¡¯ from ¡®Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils¡¯. It meant that his actions were more viciouspared to the Duan Yanqing from the novel [2]. Hispany was named ¡®Goldenhorse Real Estate Development Company¡¯. It was said that Boss Duan was born in the year of the horse. [3] As for thepany¡¯s scope of operations¡­ development of real estate was not possible as he simply do not possess that ability. Their operations involved helping immoral developers to repossess or acquire property by threatening the residents and engaging in demolition activities. Thus, the men he hired were all theyabouts of society, the thugs and bullies. Following hispany¡¯s growth, Boss Duan was able to develop hispany. It was now in the building materials business. Simply put, hispany now supplied sand and cement to the construction site; and also transport debris away. For thispany to navigate its way within this business, most of the men he hired had crooked backgrounds. From this perspective, Boss Duan¡¯s business could be considered quite something. Today, Boss Duan was feeling somewhat irritable. He felt that he might have caused a problem. Last night, he had been drinking all the way until dawn. Then, he inadvertently found out about something. Among his group of men, there were two known as Little Cotton and Fertile Fatty. The two of them work for hispany. When intimidation work was necessary, he will send them out tomit those dirty tasks. He found out that the two of them encountered an incident a few days back and were badly beaten up. While drinking, he inquired about it and found out that a school brat had beaten up the two idiots; the school brat had also broken their wrists. Truth be told, Boss Duan was not someone with a deep sense of solidarity. However, he drank too muchst night. Having drunk too much, his desire to act like a boss from the pugilistic world rushed to the surface. He took it upon himself and exhibited a ¡®who dares to bully this senior¡¯s younger brother?¡¯ attitude. Back then, his underlings all gave him a huge apuse and all of them praised Boss Duan for his righteous spirit. Boss Duan got carried away and continued gulping down three cups of wine in session. In his state of inebriation, he instructed his men to go help the two fellows! Naturally, he did not go with them. After he finished drinking, he went to his mistress¡¯ house and slept with her. When he woke up, he found out that those fellows had escted the matter. Those bunch of brain damaged idiots! To teach a school brat a lesson, all you need to do is intimidate that fellow a little! After that, extort some money from him! Is that not wonderful? You bunch of mindless idiots! ording to what he heard, the fellow that was beaten up was badly hurt and was knocked over by a car. Dead or alive ¨C his current condition remained unknown. That was a huge problem from Boss Duan. Considering his present level of connections, some small issues would not be too hard to settle. All that was needed to be done was to find the victim and intimidate him. However, once someone died¡­ then, the whole thing could no longer be covered up! He had yet to have that much influence. He regretted drinking too muchst night, regretted trying to put on the airs of a boss, regretting saying too much. Those who went along to exact vengeance were all drunk as well, causing the matter to blow up! Boss Duan was throwing a fit in thepany. Thankfully, those fools had the mind to run back instead of getting caught right there. As for how to deal with this, Boss Duan already had a n in mind. The two idiots, Little Cotton and Fertile Fatty would definitely be recognized. It would be difficult for them to run away. If the police came looking for them, then he could only pass the buck and have those two kicked out. Boss Duan also had some assurances toward the possibility of this affecting hispany. He would figure out who the victims were and use the carrot and stick method to make sure the other party do not pursue this matter. Fortunately, he did not join inst night and could distance himself from the issue. If all else fails, I will just have to spend some more money or throw out those two fellows to act as scapegoats. Son of a bitch! I really should cut down on drinking alcohol! For the sake of two underlings worth less than fart, he had to deal with so much trouble. Later on, there may even be a need for him to spend money to settle the situation. Isn¡¯t this just asking for it? Damn it, this senior had only held up the values of solidarity this once. It would appear that I would need to cut down on solidarity as well. Boss Duan was throwing a fit at his underlings inside hispany. That was especially the case for Little Cotton and Fertile Fatty. They were forced down the ground and Boss Duan kicked them several times. ¡°Idiots! What is the point in stabbing someone? What is wrong with just extorting some money from them? You are just inviting trouble for me!¡± At that moment, a loud sound suddenly rang out from the outside. Crash! It was the sound of ss being shattered. ¡­ Boss Duan¡¯spany was located beside a construction site. Beside a simple looking building was a row of dump trucks. There were at least 30 people inside the building. Several pool tables were set up inside the first floor while some were in the corner ying poker. Some were putting down bets on the game. Hearing the sound of ss shattering, Boss Duan was the first to rush out of his office. He went to stand by the fence on the second floor and looked down. What he saw was a lean looking youngster standing beside the row of dump trucks. He was wearing a loosely cut green and white striped uniform. In his hand was a hammer¡­ it was likely he had helped himself to the hammer from the site. The youngster stood beside the dump truck; he then raised his head and his gaze happened to meet Boss Duan¡¯s. The window of the dump truck beside the youngster had been shattered. ¡°Damn it!¡± Boss Duan was immediately infuriated. ¡°Where did this little bastarde from? Son of a bitch! Are you people dead? Hurry up and go over there!¡± Boss Duan. Raw: ¡®¶ÎÀÏ´ó¡¯, pinyin: ¡®du¨¤n l¨£od¨¤¡¯. ¡®du¨¤n¡¯ (¶Î) means segment, ¡®l¨£od¨¤¡¯ (ÀÏ´ó) means boss. 1 Dragon-tiger martial artists. Despite its grand name, it is actually the title for those people who act as minions in wuxia movies¡­ basically, those people who cannot recognize Mt. Tai.? 2 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is another famous wuxia novel by Jinyong/ Louis Cha. Duan Yanqing is one of the main viins in the novel.? 3 Chinese people assign an animal to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle.? Chapter 170 Part 1: Chen Xiaolian’s Concerns

Chapter 170 Part 1: Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Concerns

GOR Chapter 170 Part 1: Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Concerns Half an hourter¡­ Boss Duany sprawling on the ground, whimpering and rolling about with his left hand clutching onto his right wrist. All around him, 20 or so people were lying on the ground ¨C all suffering from the same fate. Everyone¡¯s right hand was smashed by the hammer. Despite the ruthlessness of his attacks, Chen Xiaolian had held back so as to not kill anyone. Instead, he broke one of their hands. Considering that he had used a hammer to do so, it would be difficult for them to recover from this. It was likely that they would have to live with this disability for the rest of their lives. Chen Xiaolian casually walked to the side. However, he did not leave. Instead, he dragged the hammer with him to the side where the row of dump trucks were parked. He took his time and smashed the sses of each of those dump trucks. Next, he opened up their hoods¡­ Hearing the booming soundsing over again and again, Boss Duan who was lying on the ground felt his heart shattering apart. Grief filled his heart and blood dripped out as an extreme amount of pain seared through his flesh; a pain that exceeded the pain on his wrist. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s actions were incredibly vicious. He actually smashed down the engines of each of those dump trucks, causing them to break. The most important part of the dump truck was the engine. If the engine was damaged, the cost of recing them was almost the equivalent of buying up a new dump truck. For Boss Duan¡¯s debris transportation business, the row of dump trucks could be regarded as a major part of his assets. In order to earn money, he would need to rely on those dump trucks. Money was needed to support his underlings, the people who would be sent to assist those immoral real estate developers andmit acts of intimidation and destruction. If only the windows and body surface of the dump trucks were smashed, it could still be considered a minor problem. However, once the engines were smashed apart, the losses incurred would be immense! After doing all that, Chen Xiaolian carried the hammer with him and walked toward Boss Duan. Boss Duan was scared witless; he endured the pain and shouted. ¡°Mercy! Mercy!¡± ¡°I will not kill you,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°I still need to tell you why this unfortunate incident happened to you. This morning¡¯s incident was perpetrated by your underlings, right? Well, then. I am here to inform you that you have provoked someone you should not have. Everything that is happening now is your just desserts.¡± ¡°I ept defeat! I ept defeat!¡± Boss Duan was a veteran of the underworld and he was quick to understand the current situation. ¡°I ept defeat! My dear friend¡­¡± ¡°I am not your friend.¡± ¡°Yes yes yes, I am not qualified to call you my friend,¡± Boss Duan replied in a tearful voice. ¡°Please sheath you de. Tomorrow, I will send them to surrender¡­¡± ¡°There is no need to surrender,¡± Chen Xiaolian said indifferently. ¡°You harmed my friend, so I came to collect the debt. Sending people like you to the police would be useless. All you need to do is spend some money to smooth things over.¡± ¡°Then¡­ then what do you have in mind?¡± Boss Duan was utterly shocked and he looked at Chen Xiaolian. Where did this kide from? He has such terrifying skills! Boss Duan had never seen anyone who could fight as well as that! During his days as a dragon-tiger martial artist in the south, he had encountered a few gold-ranked fighters [1]. However, they were nowhere as incredible as this! With just one hammer in hand, this little youngster had swept the floor with his over tens of men! Smashing over ten dump trucks in one breath, he then walked over to talk with me without any signs of shortness of breath. Son of a bitch! Fertile Fatty and Little Cotton, you two bastards! Which Godlike beings did you two provoke? Now this terrifying little fiend has descended upon me! Observing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s smile, Boss Duan suddenly collected himself and shouted. ¡°I¡¯ll give you money! I¡¯ll give you money!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised an eyebrow. ¡°Oh? How much are you nning to pay?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Boss Duan¡¯s heart ached. The price of the tens of dump truck was enough to make him suffer a loss of over a million yuans. He raised his eyes and caught sight of the smiling youngster. Seeing the expression on his face caused Boss Duan¡¯s heart to shudder and he quickly stopped considering ¨C money may be important, but was it more important than one¡¯s own life? ¡°I¡­ I have a safety box in my office,¡± Boss Duan said with a mournful face. ¡°As it happened, I just received payment recently ¨C 1.2 million yuans in cash. I will give them all to you¡­ that should be enough, right?¡± Seeing as Chen Xiaolian had not given a reply, Boss Duan quickly continued. ¡°I do not have any more to give. Boss, I am also trying to survive out here. I usually have to spend money to buy equipment and vehicles¡­ I really do not have any more cash at present. It is currently night time, how am I going to get money from the bank for you?¡± Boss Duan was able to feel somewhat assured about this¡­ under such circumstances; the other party would certainly want the money in cash. They would never ask him to transfer the money so as to avoid any problems. Using one hand, Chen Xiaolian pulled Boss Duan up from the ground and dragged him up to the second floor of the building and into his office. There was indeed a safety box in his office. As Boss Duan knelt down beside the safety box, he felt his heart aching once more. He shakily proceeded and got the password wrong several times. Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile. Then, he suddenly pulled out a gun from his pocket and ced it on the table. Once Boss Duan saw that, his eyeballs bulged outward. That was no ordinary handgun ¨C China was a ce where guns were banned; in some ces though, some guns would find its way into cirction. However, those avable were at most, the Type 54 ck Star pistol. This fellow had ced an MP5 submachine gun onto the table! Without saying anything, Chen Xiaolian then pulled out a hand grenade and ced it before Boss Duan¡¯s eyes. Seeing that, Boss Duan lost the courage to even think about anything else. To be able to pull out a submachine gun and hand grenades¡­ these people¡­ even though he was a minor leader in illegal dealings, these kind of vicious people were the type that he could not afford to provoke! At that instant, Boss Duan thoroughly convinced. Even the thought of getting revengeter onpletely dissipated from his mind. He had been struggling to make a living for half his life. After much difficulty, he finally managed to reach a worth of millions. How would he dare to get involved with these ruthless people with guns and hand grenades? Boss Duan quickly opened up the safety box. Chen Xiaolian took a look inside. There were indeed stacks of cash lying inside. In addition, there were also two gold bracelets and two gold bars. Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°To think that you would actually have something like this.¡± ¡°Those of us trying to survive in the underworld must have these things. If the need to run away arises, it would be good to have it.¡± ¡°Interesting,¡± Chen Xiaolian inspected the office room and saw arge bag pack on the sofa. Walking over, he emptied the bag pack. Next, he moved the cash inside the safety box into the bag pack. When he was done, he slung the bag pack over his shoulders. ¡°Then, our ounts are cleared.¡± ¡°Cleared! Cleared!¡± Boss Duan smiled bitterly. ¡°Absolutely cleared! Thank you for showing mercy!¡± Chen Xiaolian saw a card case on the table and took one of the business cards there. Raising it in his hands, he said. ¡°I will be taking this with me. If you n to do something, I wille back and start another discussion with you. Your phone number is here, address¡­ as to where you stay, I don¡¯t think it will be too hard to find out.¡± ¡°I dare not! I dare not! I absolutely wouldn¡¯t dare!¡± Boss Duan shouted out after thinking it though. ¡°There is a surveince camera at the gate of this ce. I will go delete this night¡¯s video.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°You are quite clever. There is no need to delete it. You can keep it and watch it if you want. You can also report to the police, but¡­¡± ¡°I dare not! I definitely wouldn¡¯t dare! I will delete it instantly! I definitely will not let it leak out!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°As expected from one capable of surviving this long, you are no fool.¡± He straightened himself and patted Boss Duan¡¯s face. Then, he kept the gun and hand grenade before leaving the room. It was only after Chen Xiaolian had walked out of the room did Boss Duan let out a breath of relief. Then, he fell limp on the ground as cold sweat soaked his clothes wet. Fertile Fatty! Little Cotton! You two bastards! This senior will definitely kill you two! ¡­ After Chen Xiaolian left the construction site, he walked into a little street and kept the bag pack into his Storage Watch. After doing so, he walked out of the street and gged down a cab to take him back to the hospital. Breaking one of each person¡¯s hand may not be enough of a punishment, but Chen Xiaolian knew that he had done enough. He no longer had to do anything toward the two fellows who had caused the incident. Boss Duan who had just been beaten up and deprived of his wealth would definitely act on his behalf¡­ even if he were to do nothing; Boss Duan would likely make those two fellows regret being born into this world. ¡­ After returning to the hospital, he saw Roddy sitting by the corridor, ying with his mobile phone. Raising his head, Roddy saw that Chen Xiaolian wasing over and he quickly nodded his head. ¡°Is it done?¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it and answered. ¡°Done.¡± He then looked through the window of the Intensive Care Unit ward. ¡°How is Da Gang?¡± ¡°A doctor came to check up on himst night. He said that there are no problems and that his life is no longer in danger. We just need to keep any eye on him now,¡± Roddy smiled. ¡°He said that Da Gang can be sent to the general ward tomorrow. Maybe he is afraid that we cannot afford to pay the medical fees.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows. ¡°Then, we¡¯ll have him discharged tomorrow. Him staying here will make things inconvenient for us.¡± ¡°All right,¡± Roddy nodded his head. ¡°That Yu Jiajia¡­¡± ¡°Last night, she came with two men. From the looks of it, the men must bewyers. Since there were outsiders back then, I did not say anything to her,¡± Roddy smiled. ¡°After seeing that you weren¡¯t here, she appeared disappointed. Did she not give you a call?¡± Chen Xiaolian retrieved his mobile phone and checked it. ¡°No battery.¡± ¡°This girl seemed to be¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t go thinking nonsense. There is nothing between me and her,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡­ When dawn arrived, Yu Jiajia came once more. It appeared as though she had not been sleeping properly. Her eyes that were usually glittering were now swollen and bloodshot. There was also a man in ck coloured suit following behind her. Who knew if the man was her bodyguard or her chauffeur. Walking over, she saw Chen Xiaolian and her eyes brightened, and she quickly ran over. Gasping for breath, she asked. ¡°Roddy, you are here?¡± Chen Xiaolian could feel the mocking expression on Roddy¡¯s face, who was standing beside him. He gave an awkward smile. ¡°How was your rest?¡± ¡°¡­ it was all right,¡± Yu Jiajia quickly replied. ¡°I came herest night, but you were not here. I wanted to wait for you here. But the people from thepany wanted to bring me over to meet up with the police¡­¡± ¡°It is fine, there is no need for you to exin,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°I did tell you to go back and rest.¡± Pausing, he then looked at the man in ck coloured suit standing behind Yu Jiajia. Yu Jiajia understood immediately and said. ¡°This is the assistant sent by thepany.¡± She turned around and got the assistant to leave first. Although the assistant was reluctant, he silently left after taking a deep nce at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Let¡¯s talk for a bit,¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at a fire escape passage beside the corridor. 1 Gold-ranked fighter. The strongest fighter in a gang, group or faction.? Chapter 170 Part 2: Chen Xiaolian’s Concerns

Chapter 170 Part 2: Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Concerns

GOR Chapter 170 Part 2: Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Concerns Yu Jiajia followed Chen Xiaolian into the fire escape area. Next, Chen Xiaolian closed the door and looked up and down to make sure that no one else was around. It was only then did he turn around to face Yu Jiajia. Yu Jiajia¡¯s face was slightly red and she whispered. ¡°You¡­ what did you do yesterday?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask about that,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and said. ¡°At any rate, things have been resolved. Let us put an end to this matter. I can represent Da Gang. As for the police side of things, we will not pursue this matter anymore.¡± ¡°Just¡­ just let the matter slide?¡± Yu Jiajia asked with widened eyes. ¡°I fear things may not be that simple. For a criminal case such as this, even if we wish to end it, the police would not let go just like that. That is why we will need your help,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°For the police side¡­¡± ¡°I will do as you told me to yesterday,¡± Yu Jiajia replied. ¡°The people from thepany will help me deal with it.¡± ¡°Hmm,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly continued. ¡°Then, for the following matters¡­¡± ¡°I can help you deal with the issues from the police,¡± Yu Jiajia revealed traces of restlessness. ¡°You¡­ you didn¡¯t do anything outrageous, did you? I was unable to contact you at all yesterday.¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I just went out for a walk,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Yu Jiajia knew that he was not telling the truth. However, she was unable to further question him about it. She looked at Chen Xiaolian with aplicated expression. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°I n to help Da Gang get discharged today.¡± ¡°What?¡± Yu Jiajia eximed abruptly. Quickly realizing that she had uttered that out in too loud a voice, she lowered her tone. ¡°Da Gang is so badly hurt¡­¡± ¡°The doctor said that he is no longer in danger,¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at his feet. ¡°I feel that it would be better to take him back to his home to let him recuperate. Besides, he will be lying on the bed all the same. There is not much difference in lying on the hospital¡¯s bed and lying on his own bed.¡± Yu Jiajia considered it. Hesitating for a moment, she then whispered. ¡°If you are worried about the medical bills, I can¡­¡± ¡°There is no need, this is not a financial issue,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Actually¡­ I can be considered fairly wealthy. This is not a financial issue.¡± ¡°Then¡­¡± Yu Jiajia did not know what to say. She could sense that this youngster before her had many secrets upon him, secrets that he did not want her to pry into. ¡°All right, this matter is finally over. Also¡­ thank you! I am truly thankful to you!¡± Chen Xiaolian said sincerely. ¡°You already have my phone number¡­ if you need any help in the future, you can just give me a call. However¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly smiled. ¡°You are no ordinary person. I believe that there won¡¯t be any matters that would require the help of amoner like me.¡± When the two of them emerged from the fire escape area, Yu Jiajia had a distracted expression on her face that was obvious for all to see. When the assistant in ck coloured suit walked over, he could not restrain himself and he shot Chen Xiaolian with a rather unfriendly gaze once more. ¡°Miss Yu¡­¡± The assistant whispered. ¡°You still need to go to thepany in the afternoon to sign a contract, you see¡­¡± ¡°Wait for a moment,¡± Yu Jiajia shook her head and she looked at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s leaving back as he walked over to converse with Roddy. She then bit down on her lips. Finally, seemingly having made up her mind, Yu Jiajia walked forward. Chen Xiaolian heard the iing footsteps and he turned around to look at Yu Jiajia. ¡°I¡­ still have something to talk to you about.¡± ¡°En, what is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked calmly. ¡°Can I buy you a meal?¡± Yu Jiajia took a deep breath. ¡°Regarding what happenedst time, I have yet to thank you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a bit. He saw that she was clearly nervous and both her hands were gripping tightly onto the sides of her clothes. She looked at him with a hopeful expression. He smiled wryly inwardly¡­ what is this future sugar baby of that elder thinking? ¡°A meal then. But, we will be taking care of the discharge formalities for Da Gang soon,¡± Chen Xiaolian thought it through. ¡°Next time, then. Next time Ie over to Hangzhou, I will give you a call and we¡¯ll decide on the time for it.¡± Yu Jiajia felt a sourness within her heart and a sudden gush of grievance came over her. She turned her head as her eyes turned red. Then, she forced out a smile and said. ¡°All right, it¡¯s decided then. We¡¯ll decide the timeter on.¡± She did her best to smile and waved good-bye to Chen Xiaolian. Then, she nodded toward Roddy, turned around and left. The girl walked away in a hurry. When she arrived at the corner of the corridor, she almost tripped. The assistant quickly moved forward to help her up. Roddy got up. Standing behind Chen Xiaolian, he made a soft whistle. ¡°I say,¡± Roddy ced his hand onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°If this girl is not in love with you, this senior will cut off my own head to let you use as football.¡± ¡°Is it that obvious?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and smiled wryly. ¡°Even a blind fellow would have seen it!¡± Roddy pursed his lips to the side. ¡°You do not even know what is going on, do not blindly make things up,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡­ As they were taking care of the discharge procedures for Da Gang, they encountered some issues. The hospital had expressed disapproval toward their request for discharge. After all, Da Gang had only recently made it out of the danger period and was in need of hospital care. Chen Xiaolian simply used the ultimate move and informed the hospital that the patient had neither health insurance nor much in terms of extra money. If he were to continue staying, he would likely be unable to afford the treatment fees. Once they heard that, the hospital quickly changed their attitude. After having Chen Xiaolian sign the letter of responsibility for discharge, they allowed him to go. Roddy had already rented a car beforehand and Chen Xiaolian moved Da Gang out of the hospital with a wheelchair and into the car. Then, they left the hospital. Da Gang had already regained consciousness by then. However, his consciousness was still sluggish and blurry; and he was in a half-asleep state. However, seeing that Chen Xiaolian was one of those beside him, he became at ease and quickly fell asleep once more. After bringing Da Gang out from the hospital, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy drove into a five-star hotel and checked in. When they were inside the room, Chen Xiaolian ced Da Gang on the table and fed him a [Beginner] ss Healing Beast Blood. The [Beginner] ss Healing Beast Blood went into effect immediately and Da Gang¡¯s breathing became steady and he quickly returned to sleep. ¡°Once he wakes up, won¡¯t he find it strange to see that all the injuries on his body had been healed?¡± Roddy smiled. ¡°His injuries are too severe. [Beginner] ss Healing Beast Blood will not be able to fully heal him instantly. He will still need to rest for some time before he can fully recover,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Chen Xiaolian went to charge his mobile phone. Soon, he saw the several missed call prompts on his phone. They were all from yesterday, by Yu Jiajia. At that moment, his mobile phone rang! Checking the iing caller¡¯s number, Chen Xiaolian frowned. He recalled this number. It belonged to Qiao Qiao¡¯s father, Qiao Yifeng. After pondering it through, he called back. His call was quickly answered. ¡°Chen Xiaolian!¡± ¡°I am here,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a tone that was neither humble nor haughty. ¡°How did Yu Jiajia get sucked into this matter?¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s voice sounded rather perplexed. ¡°Actually, this has nothing to do with her,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered coolly. ¡°The one wounded is your friend?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Seemingly snorting, Qiao Yifeng replied. ¡°The number of friends you have is quite something. You have quite a convoluted way of making friends. Do you just make friends with everyone? Even a school janitor is your friend.¡± ¡°Your way of making friends is even more convoluted than mine,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s tone was somewhat hard ¨C he was clear that Qiao Qiao¡¯s disappearance over thest few days had something to do with Qiao Yifeng. Thus, he felt rather furious. ¡°For this matter, I will get someone to hold down the police side of things,¡± As expected from a member of an Awakened Guild, Qiao Yifeng was quick to identify the crux of the matter. ¡°If you are going to deal with it, don¡¯t create a scene!¡± ¡°¡­ all right,¡± Naturally, Chen Xiaolian did not refuse. With a big boss like Qiao Yifeng stepping in, the police would likely not continue their pursuit in this matter. ¡°In the future¡­ you had best keep your distance from Yu Jiajia!¡± Qiao Yifeng said to Chen Xiaolian with a voice that was neither soft nor hard. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said. ¡°Qiao Qiao¡­¡± ¡°She will no longer have anything to do with you in the future.¡± The phone call was cut off. Roddy who was standing beside looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What happened? Who did you call?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ it¡¯s nothing,¡± Chen Xiaolian tried his best to smile. ¡°Nothing? As expected from a writer, making up a story without first making a draft,¡± Roddy smiled. ¡°It¡¯s about you and Qiao Qiao, right? Your current expression is just like mine when I was first jilted.¡± ¡°The first time you were jilted? How is it that I have never known about it?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy and pursed his lips to the side. ¡°This senior has known you since junior high.¡± ¡°Tch! This senior¡¯s first love was in my 5th grade of primary school!¡± ¡°You beast!¡± Chen Xiaolian bluntly threw out the middle finger toward Roddy. ¡­ ¡°So, Qiao Qiao¡¯s father¡­¡± Half an hourter, Roddy¡¯s eyes were wide open as he looked at Chen Xiaolian, his expression one of utter shock. In the end, Chen Xiaolian had informed Roddy about the whole thing¡­ after all, Qiao Qiao was not just his girlfriend, she was also a member of their guild and Roddy¡¯s good friend. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°By the Heavens!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes were wide open. ¡°Her father was once an Awakened? Such a big boss is actually an agent for an Awakened Guild? I have known her for so long, but I never knew that her father was so incredible!¡± ¡°We now face a problem. Qiao Qiao is probably being held by her father. I cannot even get in contact with her,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I think that there will be a favourable turning point,¡± Roddy suddenly said. ¡°Don¡¯t forget¡­ instance dungeons!¡± ¡°En!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. In the system, Qiao Qiao was still a member of his guild! When the system issued out instance dungeons, Qiao Qiao who was a member of his guild would still be allocated the instance dungeons together with the guild. That was one area where Qiao Yifeng had no control over ¨C if he could control the system, then he would be an existence that surpassed the Development Team. ¡°Qiao Qiao did not leave our guild,¡± Roddy slowly said. ¡°That proves that Qiao Yifeng is the one holding her while she has no way of getting away. However, the act of leaving our guild is something within her personal control. Thus, she did not leave the guild. This action of hers had proven where she stands in all this. She is still on our side.¡± ¡°I have never doubted that,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°What I am worried about¡­ the time for instance dungeon allocation is drawing near, when the time arrives¡­¡± ¡°Old Qiao will definitely let her go. There is no way that he would let his own daughter die, right? After being selected by an instance dungeon, not participating would be the equivalent of getting exterminated.¡± ¡°That is what I am worried about!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face revealed fear. ¡°Qiao Yifeng believes that after an Awakened dies, they will be refreshed back to be an ordinary person! ¡°What if that is his intention with Qiao Qiao? ¡°In the event that he wants to use this method to turn his daughter back into an ordinary person¡­¡± Roddy¡¯s face instantly sank. ¡°That would be a huge problem! We are not Awakened ones! We are Irregrities! If she dies, she will not be refreshed!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face had turned extremely distorted. He stood up and walked around the room twice. ¡°Roddy, we now have two options,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°First, find a way to forcibly rescue Qiao Qiao from her father¡¯s hold! Second¡­ if ites down to it, we will have to tell Qiao Yifeng the truth!¡± ¡°But, the truth¡­¡± Roddy¡¯s face too, became very distorted. ¡°I understand,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face revealed his anxiety. ¡°Our identities are a secret! Once the other Awakened ones find out about it, we may be amon enemy! However¡­ in the end, for Qiao Qiao¡¯s sake, we no longer have any other options.¡± Chapter 171 Part 1: Turn of Events

Chapter 171 Part 1: Turn of Events

GOR Chapter 171 Part 1: Turn of Events Their current situation could be likened to being stuck riding on the back of a tiger [1]. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy discussed the matter for a moment. However, they were unable toe up with any solutions. Sometimete at night, Da Gang was finally healed to the point where he could regain his consciousness. Seeing Chen Xiaolian beside him, his face became nk for a moment. After collecting himself, he said in a whisper. ¡°Thank you.¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a faint smile. ¡°We are friends; there is no need for thanks between friends.¡± ¡°Even between friends, thanks must be said. In this world, no one should owe others anything,¡± Da Gang¡¯s eyes turned dim. ¡°That is what my mother taught me when she was still alive.¡± Feeling the mncholy within their current topic, Chen Xiaolian quicklyughed. ¡°How do you feel? Do you feel ufortable anywhere?¡± Da Gang got down from the bed and slowly walked two steps before frowning. ¡°It seems I am a lot better now. The only thing of note is this feeling of weakness and a slight pain. But¡­¡± ¡°It seems your constitution is quite good. Your rate of recovery is quite good,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, those are all superficial injuries. At your age, all you need to do is to rest properly and you will recover quickly.¡± Da Gang looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I know that going to the hospital requires money, I¡­¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about the medical expenses.¡± ¡°Debts must be repaid,¡± Da Gang shook his head. ¡°I do not have any money now. In the future¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Da Gang and suddenly had an idea. ¡°There is a way.¡± He slowly said. ¡°Last time, I invited you toe with me to Jinling. Now¡­¡± Da Gang had aplicated look on his face. Chen Xiaolian continued in a low tone. ¡°This time¡¯s incident is quite big. Even though I did help solve the matter, there is no guarantee as to whether or not there will be any futureplications. Those who beat you up might return to exact vengeance. And the police¡­¡± Da Gang frowned. Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°Why don¡¯t you follow me to Jinling for some time? As it so happened, I recently rented a fitness centre. If you feel indebted toward me, you can help me out there. You can help out with sweeping the floor and keeping watch¡­¡± Suddenly, Da Gang smiled. As he smiled, a faint spark of life shone from within his originally dim eyes. He silently looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I am not going.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°I know that you want to help take care of me,¡± Da Gang shook his head. ¡°Those things you said, sweeping the floor and keeping watch, those were simply meant to make me feel better. I will ept your good intentions. But¡­ I will never leave my home here.¡± He slowly stood up. ¡°The hospital fees that I owe you, I will slowly pay you back. The school will give me a sry. Although it is very little, I will work hard to save.¡± Seeing the firmness shown by Da Gang, Chen Xiaolian could only sigh. Everyone had his or her own way of life. Although his intentions were good, he could not force it upon others. ¡°Thank you,¡± Da Gang¡¯s expression revealed traces of guilt and he said in a whisper. ¡°Ever since I was young, up until now, with the exception of my mother, you are the only one to treat me this well. You are a good person.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°All right, all right. It¡¯s bad enough that I get the good person card from a girl. You are a male. Why are you giving me a good person card?¡± On the second day, Da Gang had greatly recovered. However, he insisted on returning home. Before leaving, Chen Xiaolian told him. ¡°About the hospital fees, there is no need for you to worry about it. I had already found those people who beat you up and upheld justice for you. They alsopensated you with some money. This money¡­¡± ¡°I do not want it,¡± Da Gang shook his head and looked at Chen Xiaolian with an expression of relentlessness. ¡°That is something you got from them. I know, if not for you, those people would not have given me even a penny worth ofpensation.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°This money is originally meant to be a form ofpensation for you¡­¡± ¡°You keep it,¡± Da Gang smiled and said in a deep voice. ¡°You coulde all the way from JInling to help me; I will remember this act of friendship.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°At the very least, don¡¯t bring up the matter about the hospital fees anymore, all right?¡± Da Gang considered it and nodded his head. ¡°All right!¡± In the morning, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy brought Da Gang back to his home. When they reached the hut behind the school, Roddy saw the stic-wrapped windows; the dark, damp room and he could not help but frown. ¡°Brother Da Gang, I think you shoulde with us to Jinling. This ce¡­ it is really¡­¡± Da Gang smiled. ¡°Even if it is worse, it is still home.¡± He picked up the dirty clothes on the surface of the bed and said. ¡°Please sit first. I will go cook up some hot water for you.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°What do you mean drink water? Come on, it¡¯s gettingte, we¡¯ll go out for a meal!¡± Da Gang hesitated, but Chen Xiaolian had already dragged him out. ¡°Since we are friends, eating a meal together is a must. We will be heading back today after all. Just consider it giving us the chance to y the role of friends¡­ besides, we got a huge sum of money from those bastards. Eating a good meal is nothing.¡± Da Gang looked on helplessly and ced down the kettle in his hands. ¡°Very well, give me a minute. I will go lock the door.¡± He turned back, headed into the room and changed into a set of clean clothing. The clothing was his work clothes. It was very worn and its sleeves and cors have been frayed. However, it appeared to have been washed clean. Da Gang wore the clothes and carefully locked the door before heading out together with Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. Walking through a nearby street, Chen Xiaolian found the biggest and most luxurious looking restaurant and pointed at it. He smiled and said. ¡°We¡¯ll eat here! Yesterday, the amount ofpensation given by Boss Duan is quite considerable. We¡¯ll eat a good meal here!¡± Da Gang, who was still hesitant, was pulled by Chen Xiaolian into the restaurant. In the afternoon, the restaurant¡¯s business was quite good. The private rooms were full and the three of them chose a ce to sit by the windows. Roddy did not hesitate to order a huge amount of food. Originally, he had wanted to order some beer as well. However, after considering the fact that Da Gang had just recovered from such a serious injury, he decided against it. Da Gang appeared embarrassed as he faced the abundant amount of dishes on the table. Chen Xiaolian directly sent out his chopsticks and gathered a variety of vegetables for Da Gang¡¯s bowl. Then, heughed. ¡°Bro, think about it this way. These dishes were all obtained in exchange for your blood. Not eating it would be a waste! Come! If you do not eat properly, the two of us would not be able to eat properly as well.¡± Hearing that, Da Gang smiled. ¡°All right! I will eat! I will do my best to eat it!¡± Chen Xiaolian winked at Roddy. Roddy understood immediately and got up saying he needed to go to the toilet. Then, he secretly ran out of the restaurant. After a moment, Roddy returned slowly and secretly made an ¡®OK¡¯ sign toward Chen Xiaolian. Roddy had quietly gone out to do something. He took the opportunity to return to Da Gang¡¯s house and left a bag of money on his bed. The three of them were about the same age. After eating for a while, the atmosphere warmed up and they began to discuss about some interesting topics. At that moment, a man who did not look very old sat down on the table beside them. After sitting down, the man ordered two side dishes and a bowl of rice. Chen Xiaolian noticed that the man¡¯s clothes were very clean. The man wore a pair of thick sses and appeared familiar. After looking at him carefully, Chen Xiaolian quickly recognized the man. Coincidentally, the man turned his head around and the two of them made eye contact. Chen Xiaolian blurted out. ¡°You are¡­ Doctor Mu?¡± The man was taken aback and he nodded subconsciously. Then, he recognized Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Oh, it is you?¡± Doctor Mu was the doctor in charge of Da Gang back in the hospital. When Chen Xiaolian had arrived at the hospital, he had inquired about Da Gang¡¯s injuries from Doctor Mu. Later on however, they no longer had much contact. When Da Gang was being discharged yesterday, Doctor Mu was not in the hospital. Thus, they did not have the chance to meet up. Unexpectedly, they would end up meeting each other here. After looking at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s table, Doctor Mu¡¯s face suddenly revealed surprise. He stood up and walked over. He then looked at Da Gang. ¡°Eh? You¡­ you, why are you out of the hospital?¡± Chen Xiaolian and Roddy exchanged nces and they both felt awkward. Doctor Mu¡¯s expression turned ugly to behold and he said. ¡°Don¡¯t mess around! You are suffering from such a heavy injury, why are you out here having a meal instead of staying in the hospital? Also¡­ how can you eat these things? You¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly grabbed Doctor Mu¡¯s hand and pulled him down onto a chair. Then, he patted Doctor Mu¡¯s shoulder and smiled. ¡°Doctor Mu, Da Gang had already been discharged from the hospital.¡± ¡°Discharged from the hospital?¡± The doctor nearly jumped out and he furiously spoke out. ¡°How could you do that? His injuries are extremely severe; he needs to receive treatment form the hospital. How could¡­ Nonsense! What a farce! Who is the one who processed your discharge procedures?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled awkwardly. ¡°Truthfully, it is nothing. We saw that Da Gang is nearly all healed up. And the daily cost for the intensive care ward is too big¡­¡± ¡°Nonsense!¡± Doctor Mu interrupted Chen Xiaolian and said in a solemn manner. ¡°Do you know how dangerous this is? His body is suffering from many external and internal injuries. There are even internal bleeding! You are not getting hospital treatment? What will you do if something happens? How could your rtives be so muddleheaded?¡± He paused for a moment before shaking his head. ¡°This won¡¯t do! I was on rest shift yesterday. That was why I was not on-duty yesterday. But now that we have met, I cannot ignore this! He is my patient and I am responsible for him! You must follow me back to the hospital!¡± He stared at Da Gang. ¡°Young man! Are you worried about the medical expenses? Let me inform you, your injuries are no joking matter. At such a young age, you should take good care of your life! Just think about it, you still have a long life ahead of you, you cannot act in such a foolish manner!¡± Chen Xiaolian tugged Doctor Mu¡¯s wrist. ¡°Doctor, look at him carefully. Doesn¡¯t he look much better?¡± This Doctor Mu appeared to be a rather by-the-book person. After having vented out his anger, he carefully looked at Da Gang and let out an ¡®eh¡± sound. He then moved over and grabbed Da Gang¡¯s wrist. Subsequently, he reached out with his hand to nudge Da Gang¡¯s eyelids upward and said in a low tone. ¡°Don¡¯t move!¡± He pulled out a stethoscope from the bag he carried with him and used it to listen to Da Gang¡¯s chest. After putting down the stethoscope, Doctor Mu¡¯s expression became distant. ¡°This, this¡­ how is this possible¡­¡± Just yesterday, this patient was critically ill with tubes inserted into him. Today, he could already run around, dine, and drink in a restaurant? ¡°Impossible¡­ could it be, did I make the wrong diagnosis back then? However¡­ he was clearly suffering from fractures and internal bleeding¡­¡± Doctor Mu¡¯s face revealed traces of guilt ¨C if he had been the one to make the wrong diagnosis, then that meant this young man was not suffering from such heavy injuries. It was his misdiagnosis that caused this young man to suffer so much inside the Intensive Care Unit ward¡­ Thinking about that, Doctor Mu quickly stood up. ¡°This won¡¯t do! I need to go back to the hospital! I will go check up your medical records! And the pictures taken back then, I need to go examine them!¡± He hesitated for a moment and looked at Da Gang. ¡°You¡­ you should stille back with me to the hospital. Don¡¯t worry about the hospital fees. If there is any problem there, I can help you think of something¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian felt moved by this. This Doctor Mu was a very good person, an ethical and responsible person. Chen Xiaolian hesitated before saying in a whisper. ¡°Doctor Mu, there is really no need. Just look at him. Isn¡¯t he all right now?¡± Doctor Mu sighed. He knew that they would certainly refuse. As for him, he could not possibly force them to go to the hospital. Additionally, his mind was currently wavering ¨C did he really misdiagnosed him? He mulled over the issue and then pulled out his name card from his pocket. ¡°This is my number¡­ if he feels any difort, call me immediately! Then, quickly send him to the hospital! I¡­ I¡¯ll be leaving first.¡± Doctor Mu straightened himself and walked out of the restaurant absent-mindedly. It was likely that he was heading back to the hospital to check up on Da Gang¡¯s medical records. After such a scene, their dining atmosphere hade to a halt. Da Gang watched as the doctor left and whispered. ¡°He¡­ is a good person.¡± Roddy sighed. ¡°It is rare to see such a good doctor nowadays.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Truth be told, most doctors are good people. It is just that the healthcare system is very messed up. Let¡¯s not talk about this.¡± However, the three of them were unable to continue eating after that. Besides, they have had their fill. Thus, they simply paid up and left. ¡°Then, this is goodbye,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Da Gang shook his head. ¡°You two are going back using the train, aren¡¯t you? Since I have nothing to do, I will apany you there.¡± After considering it, Chen Xiaolian did not refuse. At any rate, Da Gang¡¯s body had fully recovered. Additionally¡­ Roddy had left a bag full of money in his house. If Da Gang returned and saw it, he would probably run to the train station to find Chen Xiaolian. Since that was the case, he might as well have Da Gang apany them to the train station. Then, when Da Gang returned home to find the bag of money, he won¡¯t have enough time to return it to him. Chen Xiaolian readily agreed. The three of them then stood by the street to g down a cab. At that moment, a Multi-purpose Vehicle slowly stopped by the street. The door of the MPV opened to reveal Yu Jiajia sitting inside. ¡°It¡¯s you guys?¡± Yu Jiajia looked at Da Gang and was somewhat surprised. ¡°You¡­ how are you¡­¡± ¡°He has already been discharged. There is no problem with his body,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Back then, the hospital made a misdiagnosis. There were actually no major issues.¡± Unfortunately, he would have to turn Doctor Mu into a scapegoat. Yu Jiajia looked on with scepticism before shifting her gaze onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. ¡°You guys¡­¡± ¡°We are about to go to the train station.¡± ¡°You are leaving already?¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes turned gloomy, but quickly recovered. ¡°En, we have stayed here for two days. Since Da Gang is now all right, we will have to return. We still have some matters to do back home,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled softly. Yu Jiajia bit her lips. ¡°Since I am here, I¡¯ll help by sending you guys over to the train station.¡± Chen Xiaolian was about to reject, only to have Yu Jiajia stare at him. She said slowly. ¡°Since we are friends, do you have to reject this little offer of mine? Or are you looking down on me?¡± Doctor Mu. Raw: ¡®Ä¡¯, pinyin: ¡®m¨´¡¯. ''M¨´'' (ÄÂ) means solemn. 1 ¡®Stuck riding on the back of a tiger¡¯ describes encountering a problem halfway through a project or action. Under that circumstance, you will end up facing the problem regardless of whether you choose to continue or stop. Since that is the case, you can only grit your teeth and continue forward.? Chapter 171 Part 2: Turn of Events

Chapter 171 Part 2: Turn of Events

GOR Chapter 171 Part 2: Turn of Events After she said that, Chen Xiaolian found himself unable to respond. He considered it. It was just a trip to the train station and should not take too long. ¡°Get in.¡± Yu Jiajia moved to the back row. Roddy smiled and dragged Da Gang with him into the MPV. He purposely ced himself and Da Gang at the second row. When Chen Xiaolian got into the car, he could only move to the back and sit together with Yu Jiajia in the back row. Within the narrow confines of the car, Chen Xiaolian who was seated beside Yu Jiajia could smell the faint fragrant aroma wafting out from Yu Jiajia¡¯s body. Feeling awkward, he quietly moved a little to the side. However, that subtle movement of his did not escape the girl¡¯s notice. Another burst of grievance welled up from within Yu Jiajia and she turned her head to look out the window. Her heart felt sour and bitter. The MPV drove smoothly through the street and headed toward the train station. The atmosphere inside the car was very quiet and no one said anything. Da Gang felt cramped while Roddy pretended to fiddle with his mobile phone. However, Roddy was surreptitiously checking out the back row through the reflection on his mobile phone. Chen Xiaolian and Yu Jiajia were lost in their thoughts each. Both pretended to be looking out the window, but they were both in fact preupied with their own thoughts. After a while, Yu Jiajia pursed her lips and said in a whisper. ¡°Roddy, are you returning to Jinling?¡± ¡°Er¡­¡± Roddy who was not paying attention nearly answered the question. Then, he suddenly recalled that she was asking Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian too was surprised. Then, he answered with a stammer. ¡°En, yes.¡± ¡°Then, when will you being over to Hangzhou again?¡± ¡°There will be chances for that, there will be,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°When I have the time, I will go to Jinling to find you guys. I have never been to Jinling yet. I hear that there are many fun and scenic ces there.¡± Chen Xiaolian said ambiguously. ¡°Actually, it is around the same.¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s heart felt increasingly sour. Her eyes had turned red and tears nearly trickled down from her eyes; she bit down hard on her lips. Roddy who was seated in front heard their exchange clearly. He could not help but let out a sigh inwardly. Yet, it also felt somewhat funny. Da Gang was about to say something to lighten the atmosphere when¡­ Suddenly, a bang could be heard! The car shook and the chauffeur quickly hit the brakes. They looked out the windows and saw that the car had stopped by the street. In front of them, a sedan car hade to a halt as well. It appeared that the MPV had knocked into the sedan car¡¯s rear end. Two people walked out of the sedan car, their faces filled with anger and curses flew out from their mouths. The chauffeur rolled down the window to argue with them. ¡°Something about this doesn¡¯t seem right.¡± Da Gang who had remained silent all this while suddenly uttered. ¡°Hmm?¡± Roddy nced at Da Gang. ¡°The car in front had suddenly stopped, causing us to m into them,¡± Da Gang pointed to the front. The gears in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind moved and he observed the scene before him. Then, he turned around to look behind. He quickly discovered that another car hade to a stop some distance behind their MPV. Two people had alighted from the car and they quietly, slowly moved toward them. ¡°Something is not right!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face fell and he abruptly recalled the assassination attempt on Qiao Yifeng from a few nights ago. At that moment, the chauffeur in front suddenly gasped in shock as a hand stretched inside and pulled the chauffeur out from the driver¡¯s seat! The strength behind the action was so strong that it ripped out the seat belts! ¡°Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian howled and Roddy charged out of the MPV. Chen Xiaolian followed suit. Just as he was moving out from the MPV, he heard a ¡°hey¡± shouting from Roddy! Roddy was already fighting against one of the men. As for the chauffeur, he was lying motionless on the ground. ¡°Stay in the car!¡± Chen Xiaolian shut the door to the MPV behind him. Another man had stepped forward to besiege Roddy. Chen Xiaolian moved forward and sent a fist toward the back of that man¡¯s head. That man dodged in a sh and a dagger shed out unmistakeably in his hand. He bent and the dagger stabbed toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest! Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and he retreated one step after another. He retreated all the way until his back made contact with the surface of the MPV. Seeing the iing dagger, Chen Xiaolian dodged to the side and the dagger pierced into the car! The dagger was incredibly sharp to the point where even the handle made its way in! ¡°Ah!¡± By the time Yu Jiajia, who was seated inside the MPV screamed out, the dagger had already been pulled out of the car! Chen Xiaolian quickly made his deduction! That was no ordinary dagger! It was most likely an equipment acquired through the system! Roddy was tussling with the other man ¨C even though Roddy did not have any martial skills, he was still someone with an enhanced body. His body had [B] ss attributes. He would not be taken down so easily. By then, the other two men from the back had dropped all attempts to be subtle. They charged forward with guns in their hands! Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and pulled out a gun with his left hand while his right hand pulled out ¡®Fearless War Axe¡¯ from the system! Lashing out with Head Cleaver, his move shocked the man he was fighting against. The man retreated and used the dagger in his hand to block the attack. A breaking sound rang out and the dagger was broken into two! Chen Xiaolian raised his other hand and fired away with his gun. The bullets fired struck the man on his chest! The man uttered a muffled grunt and cast a grudging expression at Chen Xiaolian before slumping weakly onto the ground. Seeing another man running over while opening fire with a gun, Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes, he then raised his axe to defend himself. The double-ded axe had a broad surface area and the bullets fired bounced off its surface. The other party saw the axe in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and he shouted fiercely. Then, he pulled out a long sword and shed it down before Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian raised his axe to block the attack and the sound of metal hitting metal echoed out! Both their bodies shook and they looked at one another. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength was at [B+] ss, but his opponent was clearly in no way weaker than him! After executing two of three attack moves of Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes in session, he found that the opponent was able to block them all without suffering from any damage. Chen Xiaolian quickly changed his pace and utilized the Charging Stinger skill. His opponent was clearly in no hurry to finish things off. However, once Chen Xiaolian utilized the Charging Stinger skill, his Agility soared. A ¡°chi¡± sound was heard as the tip of his axe tore through his opponent¡¯s clothes. His opponent dodged away and his clothes were torn to pieces, revealing the protective suit within. Chen Xiaolian took a nce at the suit and his heart sank! Judging by the colour of the protective suit¡­ if Chen Xiaolian was not mistaken, it was an [A] ss protective suit! At that moment, another gun-toting fellow had arrived. He ignored Chen Xiaolian and aimed his gun at Roddy¡­ By then, Roddy had already pushed his opponent down onto the ground. He had one hand on his opponent¡¯s neck while the other hand held onto his opponent¡¯s hand. The two of them were locked in a stalemate. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned grim. He quickly stepped aside to toss out Fearless War Axe! A bang rang out and the gun-toting fellow¡¯s neck tilted to the side as Fearless War Axe cleaved its way into his shoulder. Half his body was instantly stained with blood! The fellow screamed out miserably and fell to his knees on the spot. The gun in his hands too, fell to the ground. Chen Xiaolian tried to rush over only to have the long sword-wielding man sh at him. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian was now unarmed, he took advantage of this moment to attack. Chen Xiaolian took two steps backward and summoned out Garfield! A majestic leopard-like animal suddenly appeared in broad daylight. Thankfully, the street they were in was secluded with little to no pedestrians or iing cars ¨C apparently, the other party had specially selected this ce for their actions. Unleashing a roar, Garfield pounced forward. The long sword-wielding man sneered. ¡°You¡¯re seeking death! You¡¯re using [A] ss power!¡± He quickly retreated and the long sword in his hand flew out toward Roddy¡¯s back! Chen Xiaolian was shocked and he quickly leapt forward to pull Roddy away. The sword sliced through Roddy¡¯s cheeks and into the ground, creating sparks of mes in the process! The man smiled contemptuously. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he caused the sword to fly back into his hands. Turning around, he opened the door to the MPV and delivered a punch onto Da Gang who had tried to rush him. With one hand, he swept up his two injuredpanions and tossed them into the MPV. Chen Xiaolian rushed forward. However, as the man was turning around, a faint air flow appeared before him¡­ By then, Garfield had already descended before the man. However, he only sneered. His long sword shot out to deflect Garfield¡¯s charging blow. Then, with a turn of his body, the de of the sword drew out an arc of light. A semi-circr arc of light flew out at incredible speed! Chen Xiaolian hastily crouched down. Unfortunately for one of Garfield¡¯s doppelgangers, he was unable to dodge in time and was sliced through by the attack. Then, he turned into a beam of light before disappearing. The other two of Garfield¡¯s doppelgangers were about to pounce forward when the two airflows suddenly appeared, locking the two of them in ce! Although it hadsted for only a few seconds, in that time, the man had steadily marched forward and engaged Chen Xiaolian again. Their fists connected and Chen Xiaolian staggered backward. The man took advantage of that instant to jump into the car. At the same time, Roddy¡¯s opponent got up and leapt upward. His body mmed through the window and he got into the MPV. The MPV was started up and it charged forward! Roddy who was standing before the MPV saw it charging at him. He quickly jumped to the side. Then, he watched as the MPV drove away. ¡°Damn it! Chase!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and he ran toward the car left behind by those men. Roddy who was right behind him got into the car as well. Chen Xiaolian started up the car and quickly gave chase. ¡°Do you want me to summon the Mech?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes shone. ¡°Not just yet!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was grim. ¡°Save up the summoning time. We may need itter on!¡± Garfield had already been summoned back into the system. Their car sped forward in hot pursuit of the MPV. ¡­ ¡°Thirteenth Bro and Ninth Bro won¡¯t make it.¡± Inside the MPV, the man who was fighting Roddy raised his head in anger. ¡°Bastard!¡± The man driving the MPV was none other than the one who was fighting against Chen Xiaolian. His long sword had already been kept. When he heard the news, his eyes twitched and he coldly said. ¡°Hmph! For now, send the objective to the target location! They are still chasing us¡­ lure them over there and finish them off right there! We¡¯ve taken a huge loss this time! To think that this little girl would have such powerful bodyguards! It seems Qiao Yifeng really dotes on her!¡± Yu JIajia waspletely terrified and her body trembled as shey on the back seat. ¡°Ninth Bro! Ninth Bro! Thirteenth Bro!¡± The fellow at the back row held onto his twopanions tightly. He had already fed them with Healing Beast Bloods. Unfortunately, it appeared that the injuries they received were too much. That was especially true for the one whose shoulder was cleaved by Chen Xiaolian. The attack had split open part of his body. Seeing that his twopanions were no longer breathing, the man let out a furious roar. He picked up Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Fearless War Axe, raised it up and sent it chopping down toward the unconscious Da Gang¡¯s body. ¡°Don¡¯t!¡± Yu Jiajia let out a shrill scream and jumped up. She clung onto the man¡¯s arm, only to have him throw a backhand at her. She was tossed back onto the back row seat. ¡°Don¡¯t do anything first,¡± The driver who was clearly their leader said coolly. ¡°Seventh Bro, when we reach the target location, we can slowly torture him.¡± Then, he looked at them from the rear view mirror. ¡°Fearless War Axe? [A] ss equipment! Those two brats are quite something!¡± Yu Jiajia who was lying on the back seat let out a moan. She felt her head spinning slightly. Then, she saw the corpses of the two assassins slowly transforming into a clump of light before slowly disappearing¡­ Yu Jiajia became dumbstruck. However, she then saw an even stranger phenomenon. Two circr metal spheres appeared on the floor of the MPV. However, the one called Seventh Bro did not appear to notice them¡­ the metal spheres rolled toward his feet. But he did not show any reaction toward them at all. Then, due to the movement of the MPV, the metal spheres rolled away and reached Da Gang¡¯s feet. Da Gang had fainted. However, his nose was bleeding. His blood dripped down one after another, and one of them made contact with the surface of one of the metal spheres¡­ Chapter 172: Greatness For The Sake Of The Heavens

Chapter 172: Greatness For The Sake Of The Heavens

GOR Chapter 172: Greatness For The Sake Of The Heavens Their car kept chasing after the MPV, but the speed of the MPV gradually increased while the car carrying Chen Xiaolian and Roddy could only follow from behind. As they were in pursuit, they arrived at a fork in the street. The MPV made an abrupt turn, charging into a factory. Then, after another turn, they lost sight of the MPV. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound and he quickly braked, causing the car to skid to a halt in the middle of the street. At the same time, a beam of fire descended, mming into the factory¡¯s nt. A loud explosion rang out and the mes from the explosion filled the air, obscuring their vision of the street. Chen Xiaolian quickly moved the car backward. Explosions continued to ur within the factory¡¯s nt and half the street became engulfed within a sea of mes. ¡°Damn it!¡± Roddy swore. ¡°No need to panic,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°There is the radar, they won¡¯t get away.¡± Within the system radar, two green dots could be seen moving away rapidly. ¡­ Within a yet to be developed factory site¡­ The MPV quickly drove into the factory site. Inside the site, the doors to a huge warehouse were opened and the MPV drove in. Two people inside the warehouse quickly moved to close the doors. The area had a number of armed men who held onto firearms of varying length. On the second floor of the warehouse, some gun-toting men were checking the perimeter through the venttion holes. After the MPV came to a halt, the front door was kicked open and the man in the driver¡¯s seat jumped out. The passenger door too was opened and the one known as Seventh Bro came out, his eyes red. He turned around, pulled both Yu Jiajia and Da Gang out from the MPV and threw them onto the ground. Yu Jiajia¡¯s body was trembling non-stop and an expression of fear filled her face. There were five to six men inside the warehouse. Those men were clearly mercenaries. They worebat vests and were armed with guns. Among them were two who were clearly not Asians; those two had noticeable moustache and beard. ¡°Goods have been delivered!¡± Seventh Bro spat out in a loud and fierce voice. At that moment, a slender figure stood up and jumped down from the second floor. Then, that person walked over. The person was a female whose slender body bordered on being thin. She carried aposite bow in her hand and a quiver of arrows hung from her thigh. The quiver shook as she walked forward. The woman walked until she reached the two men. After ncing at Seventh Bro, she turned her attention to the leader. ¡°The matter isplete, now pay up,¡± This was the man driving the MPV. He held onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Fearless War Axe as he warily gazed at the bow-wielding woman before him. ¡°You did such a sloppy job,¡± The woman spoke in a rather hoarse voice. ¡°You actually had someone tailing you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care. I have already brought the one you wanted to you. As for what happen next, that is up to you.¡± ¡°Ma Da, is this how you brothers handle a job?¡± The woman sneered. ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem to conform to the rules.¡± The one known as Seventh Bro furiously retorted. ¡°How is this not conforming to the rules? When youmissioned us, you did not say that there would be so many Awakened ones defending the girl! Bloody Hell! Our opponents had [A] ss strength! For the sake of this small business, we lost two brothers!¡± ¡°In this line of business, death is only natural,¡± The woman replied indifferently. Seventh Bro became incensed and he clenched his fists. Ma Da, however, held onto hispanion. He looked at the woman and said coolly. ¡°So? Are you not nning to pay?¡± ¡°Of course not. We are people who observe the rules,¡± The woman smiled lightly. ¡°6,000 points. I will give them to you now.¡± A few secondster, they finished the transaction of points through the system. However, Ma Da frowned. ¡°Why 7,000 points?¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple. You lost two men. Consider that extra amount as constion money,¡± The woman smirked. Although the woman had mediocre looks, the smile made her look savage. ¡°Don¡¯t be so sad, Mr. Ma Da. It is not as though you did not gain any harvest from this. That axe in your hand is something you seized, right? That is a good item.¡± ¡°Hmph!¡± Ma Da snorted and ignored the woman. Seeing that Ma Da and hispanion were about to leave, the woman suddenly said. ¡°Please wait first.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°There are rules to everything,¡± The woman shook her head. ¡°Your tail ising closer. You should at least help me get rid of it. Leaving just like this is rather inappropriate, don¡¯t you think?¡± Ma Da hesitated and looked around. His eyes examined the surrounding men and he said. ¡°You have so many people here. Why would you need any help from us brothers?¡± ¡°After taking the money, one should do their best at their job. I have already given you the reward, you should help me finish the job,¡± The woman continued. ¡°Finish off the tail before you leave.¡± Ma Da looked at Seventh Bro. Seventh Bro¡¯s eyes were red and he said. ¡°They killed Ninth Bro and Thirteenth Bro! Boss, this debt must be repaid!¡± ¡°All right!¡± Ma Da gritted his teeth and looked at the woman. ¡­ ¡°All the factories here look the same,¡± Roddy looked around anxiously. ¡°Since there are no people around, I can just summon the Mech to tten this ce! The system will just refresh this ceter on.¡± ¡°Are you going to kill off Da Gang and Yu Jiajia as well?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Be patient! We are getting close! The radar shows that the distance between us is getting smaller¡­ there is less than 1 km. They have quite some men, there are three green dots now¡­¡± The two of them got out of the car. They walked forward and searched around the factory area. Cautiously, they moved closer to their targets. ¡­ ¡°Our target are two men, they are not very old,¡± Ma Da quickly said. ¡°One of them has fairly good strength. He had only fought with his hands and did not reveal any skills or abilities. The other one is more difficult to handle. In our fight earlier, he summoned out Four-eyed War Cats¡­ surprisingly, he has three of them. I did manage to kill one of them though. Additionally, this Fearless War Axe also belonged to him. To be in possession of an [A] ss weapon, he is probably not your average fellow.¡± ¡°Boss, they are getting closer,¡± The Seventh Bro said slowly. ¡°We can see them in the radar.¡± ¡°They have already entered theirbat state?¡± The woman smiled. She turned to her underlings and said. ¡°Get our two guests to the side first. Make sure you be careful with the little girl, she is a precious treasure after all.¡± A mercenary pulled Yu Jiajia up. Disregarding her attempts to struggle, the mercenary gagged her mouth and locked a pair of handcuffs on her before dragging her away into a corner. Likewise, Da Gang was dragged to the side like a dead mutt. He had also been handcuffed. ¡°Boss, the male is injured,¡± One of the mercenaries moved over and whispered toward the woman. She replied. ¡°Never mind that, our objective is the girl. As for the other fellow¡­ just kill him.¡± The mercenary raised an eyebrow and pulled out a dagger. He then walked to the corner. Seeing the maning closer while wielding a dagger, Yu Jiajia struggled frantically and attempted to cry out. Unfortunately, her mouth was gagged and only a futile whining sound came out. The mercenary reached Da Gang and he bent down. It appeared that the mercenary was of a religious kind. Instead of directly stabbing the dagger forward, he extended one hand to ce it upon Da Gang¡¯s forehead. Then, he started mumbling some prayers. Subsequently, the dagger moved down slowly to tear Da Gang¡¯s clothes. Both of Da Gang¡¯s outer and inner clothes were slit apart to reveal his bony chest. The dagger came to a stop before Da Gang¡¯s heart and the man gently inhaled¡­ Yu Jiajia struggled desperately and tears trickled down her eyes. She frantically struggled to shout and her two legsshed about. However, another mercenary came over and held down her legs, removing any possibility of escape for her. ¡°Where did you find these minions?¡± Ma Da observed the mercenary who was about to kill Da Gang. He narrowed his eyes and turned his gaze back to the woman. ¡°I hate working together with normal people.¡± ¡°You do not understand. Hiring people with money to help out with an issue beats doing it yourself,¡± The woman said coolly. ¡°In this world, life is cheap. Those mercenaries¡­ Africa, the Middle East¡­ all you need to do is throw some money out and you can get a bunch of them. Besides, aren¡¯t they useful?¡± ¡°Mere cannon fodder,¡± Ma Da shook his head. ¡°Later, are you nning to throw them into the two Awakened ones?¡± ¡°As you said, mere cannon fodder,¡± The woman smiled softly. ¡­ The tip of the dagger had already pierced into Da Gang¡¯s chest and bright red blood flowed out. Yu Jiajia who was right beside became like a deted balloon. She let out a cry of grief and slumped onto the ground. Yu Jiajia¡¯s head tilted and she lost consciousness. ¡­ The mercenary¡¯s hand was still pressing onto Da Gang¡¯s forehead. His other hand pushed down lightly on the dagger and it slowly cut down. At the same time, his mouth continued mumbling the prayer. It was at that moment¡­ The unconscious Da Gang suddenly opened his eyes! At that moment, his dim-witted expression changed, bing nk. There was no expression on his face. However, his pupils quietly studied the mercenary who was stabbing him. The mercenary was stunned for a bit. However, he did not stop the movement of his hand. The dagger was quickly deposited into Da Gang¡¯s body. It was so deeply embedded that even the handle had went in. However, the mercenary¡¯s hair was standing on end, because all Da Gang did was look at him quietly. There was no change in Da Gang¡¯s expression, a cold, silent and emotionless face¡­ At that instant, the mercenary who was holding down Yu Jiajia suddenly eximed in shock and pointed toward hispanion¡¯s hand. The dagger-wielding mercenary lowered his head and was likewise, shocked! The dagger in his hand had been stabbed into Da Gang¡¯s body. At present though, the metal dagger was slowly melting and transforming into liquid metal! It was just like an ice cream that had been left under the sun! The mercenary quickly pulled his hand away. Then, his gaze fell onto the wound on Da Gang¡¯s chest to find that the dagger had already melted away! A faint silvery, metal glow shimmered around before disappearing into Da Gang¡¯s body. The gash on his chest had also healed up. In the blink of an eye, the wound had been closed and not a single drop of blood was left. ¡°% ((* &%¡± The mercenary loudly shouted out something. However, he never got the chance to continue his sentence. Da Gang¡¯s hands abruptlyshed out and the metal handcuffs instantly broke! His hand shot out and his palm pierced directly into the mercenary¡¯s chest, right into the heart. With a ¡°pu¡±, Da Gang retracted his hand; a fist-sized hearty within his palm. The heart was still beating! The mercenary could not even let out a groan; he raised his head and his body slumped down to the ground. The mercenary to the side was scared witless and he yelled out. ¡°Demon!¡± He pulled out a handgun and fired at Da Gang! Bang bang bang bang! The bullets struck Da Gang¡¯s body, but not a drop of blood appeared. Liquid metal holes appeared across the surface of his body and they slowly healed up. Da Gang then curled the corners of his lips into a smiling like expression. He quickly inhaled and the bullets flew into his mouth. Then, he spat them out at the mercenary. Pu pu! Following those sounds, the bullets struck the mercenary¡¯s throat and he fell onto the ground. ¡­ Ma Da, Seventh Bro and the woman were caught off guard by this. They rushed over the instant they heard themotion only to see Da Gang standing before the two dead mercenaries. The woman¡¯s face revealed shock. She stopped moving, grabbed her longbow, nocked it and pulled it. Then, a swooshing sound rang out! A beam of fire flew out, striking Da Gang in the face! Da Gang¡¯s head exploded like a burst watermelon! However, no blood leaked out. Instead, there was only a wriggling mass of liquid metal. At that point, Ma Da and his Seventh Bro had already stepped before Da Gang. Da Gang¡¯s body suddenly darted forth. With lightning like speed, he charged toward Seventh Bro! Seventh Bro who had already pulled out a knife reacted by stabbing the knife into Da Gang¡¯s body! Da Gang did not dodge. Despite epting the knife attack, his body did not falter and he made contact with Seventh Bro¡¯s body. Ma Da¡¯s face sank and he shouted. ¡°Seventh Bro, hurry and retreat!¡± Unfortunately, before Ma Da could finish his sentence, Da Gang¡¯s hand had already caught Seventh Bro in a chokehold. His fingers tightened and a ¡°ka¡± sound rang out! Seventh Bro¡¯s neck was broken! Ma Da howled out and his eyes turned red. Brandishing Fearless War Axe, he cleaved down brutally. Ca! The entirety of Da Gang¡¯s arm that was holding onto Seventh Bro¡¯s neck was chopped off! At the same time, Da Gang¡¯s head wriggled back to shape. His restored head turned to face Ma Da and grinned. ¡°Bastard! Go die!¡± Ma Da leapt into the air and Fearless War Axe transformed into a de of light before shing down! Ca! Da Gang¡¯s head was struck by this axe strike, which cleaved its way down! It directly split Da Gang¡¯s body into two! Ma Danded and saw the two parts of Da Gang¡¯s body that he had severed¡­ Before he could let out a breath of relief, Ma Da¡¯s expression fell. ¡°Ge ge¡± sounds came out of his throat. There was a metal spike there. It had stabbed in through his back, piercing through his body and finally emerging out from his mouth! Ma Da struggled hard to turn around. Behind him was shockingly, the chopped off arm! It was the arm that he had chopped off! Da Gang¡¯s arm! The arm¡¯s finger had transformed into a sharp metal spike, which then stabbed into his body. Ma Da fell to the ground in resentment, his eyes left open even in death. On the ground, Da Gang¡¯s two body parts had already merged and it quickly took on a human form. He then shook his body and twisted his neck. Then, he coolly regarded the chopped off arm lying behind Ma Da. The chopped off arm quickly melted into a pool of liquid metal and it flowed toward his feet before fusing into his body. A new arm emerged from Da Gang¡¯s broken arm. He waved the new arm and smiled in satisfaction. It was then that the other mercenaries within the warehouse fired out with their weapons in a frenzy. Bang bang bang! The sound of gunshots echoed out endlessly. The bullets struck Da Gang, creating bullet holes all over his body. However, he ignored them and slowly walked forward. Then, he raised his left hand. His left palm transformed into a gun! ¡­ The intense gunfire rang out like a tempestuous rain before quickly fading away. From the warehouse to the corners of the second floor, the surroundings and the door¡­ The various mercenaries had all fallen. All of them faced the same fate, a bullet shot into the middle of their foreheads! Da Gang lowered his head and inspected the gun that was transformed out from his palm. He smiled and continued to slowly walk forward. The woman quickly released three arrows in session! Then, she turned tail and ran. The first arrow struck Da Gang on his waist and exploded, causing his body to tilt a little. The detonated area soon healed up. The second arrow was caught by Da Gang using his mouth. He bit the arrowhead and gulped it down his body. A boom resonated and Da Gang¡¯s belly expanded outward before returning to its normal state. As for the third arrow, Da Gang suddenly raised his hand and plucked the arrow out of the air with his palm. With a backhand toss, he threw the arrow back toward the woman. The woman¡¯s running speed was very fast. She had already leapt up onto the second floor and was atop a stand there. She was about to charge out through the shutters when she heard an air piercing sound closing in on her. Faced with no other choice, she could only throw herself to the side. A loud boom echoed outward! The shutters were destroyed and they copsed down. The woman fell down from the stand. However, before she fell to the ground, she made a somersault. Unfortunately, before she could steady herself, she heard a cold voiceing from her side. ¡°I caught you~¡± Unknowingly, Da Gang¡¯s body had appeared behind the woman! The woman subconsciously reached for her quiver of arrows. However, Da Gang reached out, gripped her wrist and held them up high. Da Gang¡¯s fingers transformed into metal pliers and they held both of the woman¡¯s hands together. He held her up and her body was suspended in the air. ¡°You, you¡­ just who are you?¡± Astonishment filled the woman¡¯s eyes. Da Gang raised his head. ¡°I am¡­¡± His expression turned distant. He entered a contemtive state for a moment before shaking his head. ¡°This is truly peculiar. I should have died¡­¡± A perplexed expression suddenly appeared on his face and he seemingly became absent-minded, as he stood right there. The woman struggled desperately. However, Da Gang¡¯s strength was just too much for her. No matter how she tried, she could not extricate herself. After a moment, Da Gang released a deep breath. He closed his eyes and reopened them. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ am me again. Hehe¡­¡± As he spoke, he put the woman down the ground and dragged her with him as he slowly walked over to the corpses of Ma Da and Seventh Bro. At that moment, the warehouse was filled with corpses. With a rxed expression, Da Gang leisurely dragged the woman with him as he strolled through the blood-stained warehouse. ¡°Two~ tigers, two~ tigers, they¡¯re so fast, they¡¯re so fast¡­¡± He gently hummed the nursery rhyme and walked until he reached Ma Da and Seventh Bro¡¯s side. He bent down and searched their bodies for a bit. He found a ring from Ma Da¡¯s finger. ¡°A Storage Ring? Low-end goods¡­ still, better than nothing.¡± Da Gang made a peculiar face as he pinched the ring. Probing about, he said. ¡°It seems he is quite a poor fellow. There is nothing good here. Hmm¡­ a Concealment Card? Thanks, I¡¯ll be keeping this.¡± He retrieved a glowing silver card from the ring. With a flick, the card transformed into a mass of light and it disappeared into his body. Next, he pinched lightly and the Storage Ring burst out! The woman was petrified! Da Gang turned his gaze toward the woman. ¡°You¡­ just who are you? Who are you?¡± The woman shuddered. ¡°I¡­¡± Da Gang considered the question. ¡°My current name is Da Gang¡­ eh, that is not right, that is not right. That is not the right way to put it. Last time, my name is also Da Gang. Only¡­ I also have another name. I believe you must have heard of that name before oh.¡± As he spoke, he reached out his hand to pat the woman¡¯s face. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t kill you. You are very lucky. I have this habit, you see. I generally do not kill women.¡± His somewhat demented expression struck fear into the woman¡¯s heart. Da Gang rubbed his eyebrows. ¡°What a load of memories¡­ this is really giving me a headache. Eh¡­ after I died, I was refreshed back to a normal human. It seems something interesting happened while I was a normal human eh¡­¡± He sighed. ¡°What a coincidence¡­ is this God¡¯s arrangement? Oh, that is not right either. There is no God here. Then, is this the Development Team¡¯s storyline setting? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!¡± After that, he turned his head and looked at the woman. ¡°You can go.¡± After saying that, he loosened his grip. The woman was shocked. ¡°You, what did you say?¡± Da Gang curled the corners of his lips. ¡°Did I not make myself clear? I said: You can go. Look at my mouth, can you understand?¡± The woman shuddered again. ¡°You¡­ you are letting me go? You are not going to kill me?¡± ¡°Are you deaf? I just told you, I generally do not like to kill women. I also do not like to hurt women.¡± ¡°Then¡­ are you not going to interrogate me?¡± The woman was shocked. ¡°There is nothing to interrogate,¡± Da Gang waved his hand. ¡°A mere fight between ants. You think a dinosaur will care about some conflict between ants? Leave leave¡­ aiya, hurry up will you¡­ it seems my two ¡®new friends¡¯ areing over.¡± The woman managed to calm down and she turned. She took two steps before turning around. ¡°You¡­ Your Excellence¡­ Your Excellence¡¯s name is¡­¡± ¡°Are you really that curious to know who I am?¡± Da Gang rubbed his head and frowned. He then muttered in a low tone. ¡°Hair¡­ annoying.¡± After that, he smiled at the woman. ¡°My name is Da Gang. However, I have a nickname that you have probably heard of.¡± After saying that, he deliberately paused and spoke out slowly. ¡°Greatness (d¨¤) for the sake of the Heavens (ti¨¡n), ¡°Firmness (g¨¡ng) for the sake of strength (li¨¨)!¡± ¡­ Once the woman heard what he said, her body trembled! Her face quickly filled with dread! Her mouth was left gaping wide as she stared at Da Gang. ¡°You, you¡­ you are¡­ you are¡­ Tian¡­ Tian¡­¡± ¡°Shoo shoo shoo,¡± Da Gang gestured with his head. ¡°Hurry up and leave. I am going to count to three. If you are still not gone, I may regret letting you go oh.¡± This time, the woman did not hesitate. She bowed toward Da Gang. ¡°I am sorry! I didn¡¯t think that I would end up offending you¡­ I am leaving now! I will never offend you ever again!¡± After that, the woman leapt up to the second floor and rushed out from the copsed area. She then disappeared without a trace. Da Gang sighed. He then walked to Yu Jiajia¡¯s side. He observed the unconscious Yu Jiajia before rummaging out another handcuff from one of the mercenaries body. Handcuffing himself, hey down beside Yu Jiajia. He yawned. ¡°Time to sleep, time to sleep¡­ once I wake up, I will be seeing my two ¡®new friends¡¯ eh!¡± ¡­ ¡­ Ma Da. Raw: ¡®Âí´ï¡¯, pinyin: ¡®m¨£ d¨¢¡¯. ¡®m¨£¡¯ (Âí) means horse, ¡®d¨¢¡¯ (´ï) means reach. [Author¡¯s note: I have been hiding behind the monitor and observing carefully for the past few days. [I found that no one managed to guess who Da Gang really is. [Wa ha ha ha ha ha ha~ ~ [Phew, *exhales deeply* [When setting up a storyline for a novel, the thing to worry about the most is that before the good part arrives, some smart readers would already see through it. [Thankfully, Da Gang is Tian Lie, this story set up was not seen through. *feeling prideful* [Truth be told, it has been hinted a few times. [For example, Da Gang had to witness the domestic violencemitted by his father against his mother. Thus, he is always unwilling to harm women ¨C Tian Lie just does not want to hurt women. [Why does Tian Lie have such a violent temper, why is he so preachy: Because when he was still an ordinary person, he would be bullied since his childhood days. [Another example is Da Gang¡¯s name: Greatness (d¨¤) for the sake of the Heavens (ti¨¡n), firmness (g¨¡ng) for the sake of strength (li¨¨). [Da Gang is Tian Lie, Tian Lie is Da Gang. [However, Da Gang is Tian Lie¡¯s name when he was still an ordinary person. After Tian Lie died, he became Da Gang. Then¡­ due to the metal sphere¡¯s activation, he returned to be Tian Lie. [Naturally, this time, he is no longer an Awakened. He is now an Irregrity. [Additionally¡­ he and Chen Xiaolian had be¡­ friends. [I myself am looking forward to the following part of this story ~ ~ [Lastly, we have fallen out of the top ten of the monthly ticket rankings! [Seeking fire support! [Seeking monthly ticket!!!]. [TL: Don¡¯t look at me, I was surprised too. >_> [Also, the above post was written on July of 2015.] Chapter 173 Part 1: Friends?

Chapter 173 Part 1: Friends?

GOR Chapter 173 Part 1: Friends? ¡°In other words, you do not know anything?¡± Chen Xiaolian helped to prop up Yu Jiajia. After considering it, he pulled out a piece of tissue to wipe the tears and dust off her face. Yu Jiajia was still trembling. She subconsciously reached out to hug Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. She shook her head vigorously. ¡°I do not know¡­ I was knocked unconscious. They, they wanted to kill Da Gang¡­ Da Gang! Where is Da Gang?¡± ¡°Nothing happened, nothing happened,¡± Chen Xiaolian patted Yu Jiajia¡¯s back. ¡°Nothing happened to Da Gang. He is fine, only unconscious like you.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Yu Jiajia raised her head and looked at Chen Xiaolian with a dubious expression. Roddy who was by her sideughed and pulled up Da Gang who was lying on the ground. He then patted Da Gang¡¯s cheeks and said. ¡°Look here Yu Jiajia. He is fine, nothing happened to him.¡± ¡°Then, then why¡­ how did¡­¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes were filled with confusion. ¡°I¡­ clearly saw¡­ they were going to kill Da Gang¡­ and¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t rush it, calm down,¡± Chen Xiaolian handed over a bottle of water to Yu Jiajia and slowly continued. ¡°Slowly tell me everything that happened to you. Do not be afraid, everything is fine now.¡± Yu Jiajia finally calmed down. She took two gulps of water and coughed for a moment. Then, she held back her tears and slowly said. ¡°All I remember is, after they took over the car, they knocked Da Gang unconscious. There were four of them, four of them entered the car but two of them died. The remaining two started the car¡­ and drove here. They met up with some people here. Those people were all armed with guns. En, one of them was a woman with a bow and arrows¡­¡± Yu Jiajia tried her best to recall the details. ¡°They¡­ their target appears to be me. I¡­ I do not know why either¡­ I do not recognize these people.¡± ¡°And then?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes glinted. ¡°Then, what happened?¡± ¡°They wanted to kill Da Gang and I tried to stop them. Then¡­ I fainted,¡± Yu Jiajia broke into tears again. Chen Xiaolian exchanged nces with Roddy and they silently shook their heads. The situation¡­ was too peculiar! By the time they arrived here, the warehouse was almost devoid of any living person. Corpses wereid sprawling on the ground. One thing they were able to confirm was that those corpses belonged to ordinary gun-toting people who worked as mercenaries. As for the others¡­ the Awakened ones had disappeared. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Roddy did not find the corpses of Ma Da and his Seventh Bro. Thus, they were left in the dark as to whether those two kidnappers had escaped or died. For them, this situation was incredibly strange. The kidnappers kidnapped their targets and had them tied up here. Then, the kidnappers led them here. However, once they arrived¡­ all they saw was a warehouse full of dead kidnappers while the captives were unharmed! ¡°Could it be¡­ did someone step forward to help out?¡± Roddy scratched his head. ¡°Bloody Hell, this matter is too abnormal.¡± Chen Xiaolian inspected the surroundings and did his best to gather his thoughts. ¡°When we were moving over here, the radar showed three green dots. In other words, there should be three Awakened ones here.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly continued. ¡°ording to Yu Jiajia ¨C among the four kidnappers we encountered, two had died in the car. Then, the remaining two drove here and¡­ met up with their aplices here. And one of them is an Awakened ¨C thus, we have three green dots on the radar.¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Roddy nodded. ¡°Next, something strange happened on the radar,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°Another green dot appeared here, totalling up to four green dots!¡± Chen Xiaolian kneaded his eyebrows. ¡°A fight must have broken out between the four green dots. Because three of those green dots then disappeared! Then, ording to the radar, the one remaining green dot quickly ran off before we arrived.¡± ¡°You mean, an Awakened appeared and killed these kidnappers before quickly leaving?¡± Roddy smiled wryly. ¡°If that person came to save Yu Jiajia, why did that person not take her together? Why leave her behind? Did that person purposely left her behind for us?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He too, was feeling perplexed. This whole thing was not making sense. Assuming that the Awakened was sent by Qiao Yifeng¡­ why would the Awakened leave Yu Jiajia after killing off the kidnappers? If not, then who was the one who saved them? Why run away after killing off the kidnappers? Naturally, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were not aware about Da Gang¡¯s situation. The most important part was that Da Gang had obtained a Concealment Card from the corpse of Ma Da. The item could be used to conceal one¡¯s identity and coordinates. After using it, it would temporarily stop the radar from revealing his coordinates. Thus, Da Gang¡¯s green dot disappeared from the radar. This had misled Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. They mistook the green dot from the woman who ran off as the one who helped save the captives. After pondering upon it a little longer to no avail, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy looked at each other and sighed. ¡°Regardless, what is important is that they are fine,¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a strained smile. ¡°Let¡¯s leave this ce quickly. We should not linger in such a dangerous ce.¡± Roddy agreed. Roddy propped up Da Gang while Chen Xiaolian carried Yu Jiajia. The four of them then left the warehouse. Finding a car on the outside, they quickly left the factory. Roddy was in charge of driving. On the way, Chen Xiaolian took off his jacket and ced it over Yu Jiajia. Yu Jiajia then took out her mobile phone and made a call. After the call was picked up, Yu Jiajia cried out into the phone. ¡°I¡­ I was kidnapped¡­¡± After that, she started to cry non-stop. Seeing as Yu Jiajia was crying to the point where she was no longer able to say anything coherent, Chen Xiaolian took the mobile phone from her. Listening to the mobile phone, he immediately recognized Qiao Yifeng¡¯s voice. ¡°Mr. Qiao, it is me.¡± ¡°It¡¯s you?¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s voice became louder. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, why are you¡­¡± ¡°Yu Jiajia was kidnapped, I am bringing her back,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng calmed down. A few secondster, he said. ¡°Where are you?¡± ¡­ One hourter, their car drove back into the city area and stopped at a certain spot within the city centre. A few minutester, two sedan cars came over and parked by the side of the street. A group of men alighted from the cars. Chen Xiaolian recognized the one in the lead position; it was none other than Qiao Yifeng¡¯s bodyguard ¨C the Awakened. The man was still wearing the ck coloured suit. Walking over, he nodded to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian then moved to the side and pulled open the back door. The man in ck looked at Yu Jiajia who was sitting behind. ¡°Miss Yu, I am here to pick you up.¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes were bloodshot and she cast aplex expression at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Go home, get a good rest and you will get well soon,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a warm smile. There was an apparent unwillingness in Yu Jiajia¡¯s expression. However, she still got off the car. Then, she left while being nked by the group of men in ck. Before leaving, the man in ck secretly made eye contact with Chen Xiaolian. Understanding what he meant, Chen Xiaolian moved together with him to the side of the street where they exchanged words. ¡°I will be taking Miss Yu Jiajia.¡± ¡°En ¡°Did you find out who the kidnappers were?¡± The man in ck asked. ¡°There were four Awakened kidnappers. They also had aplices who met up with them, a group of gunmen led by an Awakened. The strange thing was, when we arrived, Yu Jiajia had already been saved. The one who saved her should be an Awakened. However, we did not meet that person. That person killed off all the kidnappers and left before we arrived at the scene,¡± Chen Xiaolian told the man in ck about what happened in the warehouse. ¡°I originally thought that Mr. Qiao had sent someone to save her.¡± The man in ck was stunned for a moment; however, he did not say anything. He only looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°On behalf of Mr. Qiao, I thank you.¡± ¡°There is no need¡­ truth is, we did not do anything,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. The man in ck nodded his head. ¡°We will take over from here and handle it.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it and said. ¡°I want to talk with Mr. Qiao. There is something important I need to talk to him. It is about¡­¡± ¡°I do not know anything about Miss Qiao Qiao¡¯s matter,¡± The man in ck seemed to have guessed what Chen Xiaolian wanted to say. Then, he bowed toward Chen Xiaolian and said his farewell. ¡°Wait a minute,¡± Chen Xiaolian called out to him. ¡°Please tell Mr. Qiao that this is a very important matter! I need to discuss it with him!¡± The man in ck stopped. He then turned around and sighed as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. He appeared hesitant for a moment. Then, he slowly walked forward again. ¡°I have some words to say, consider it as an advice,¡± The man in ck said softly. ¡°You and yourpanion is pretty good ¨C considering that you are newbies, I believe that you are Awakened ones with good potential. However¡­pared to our guild, your strength is presently far from enough. Thus¡­ it may be best to leave Miss Qiao Qiao with us. This would be better for her.¡± ¡°Things are not that simple!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face became heavy. ¡°Young people would always prioritize the matters of love above all else,¡± The man in ck smiled softly. ¡°Perhaps, after a few more years, you will no longer think that way ¨C assuming of course, that you get to live that long.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face twisted. ¡°You should know this; Qiao Qiao is still a member of our guild! The fact that she has not left our guild means that you people are now holding her by force! Moreover¡­ you should understand as well, once the next instance dungeon is issued, my guild members must participate in the instance dungeon. If they do not participate, they will receive punishment!¡± ¡°Mr. Qiao will properly consider this matter. After all, he is Miss Qiao Qiao¡¯s father, isn¡¯t he?¡± The man in ck frowned. ¡°He might want his daughter to die! And then be refreshed back into an ordinary person!¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. The man in ck frowned. He maintained his silence and coldly regarded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Mr. Qiao is someone who had been refreshed before¡­ he no longer has his memories from his Awakened days. From his point of view, he might believe that Awakened ones have two lives! After dying once, they can be resurrected back as an ordinary person! However¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°You are an Awakened. Surely, you must have heard of this theory¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± The man in ck¡¯s face appeared disturbed. ¡°An Awakened who died¡­ will be refreshed back to be an ordinary person¡­ however, the person who is refreshed, is that person still the original person? Or¡­ just a back-up copy of the code?¡± Chen Xiaoian said coldly. ¡°Even if the back-up copy looks the same as the original¡­ is it really the same person?¡± Chapter 173 Part 2: Friends?

Chapter 173 Part 2: Friends?

GOR Chapter 173 Part 2: Friends? The man in ck was startled! However, he maintained his silence and continued to look at Chen Xiaolian with aplicated expression. After making a bow, he turned and left. After taking several steps, he spoke out. ¡°I will convey those words to Mr. Qiao.¡± ¡­ Watching the cars leave, Chen Xiaolian angrily struck out with a fist toward the sidewall. With a bang, cracks appeared on the wall. Roddy walked over and asked. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°We will have to wait and see,¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°Actually, back then, we could¡­¡± ¡°Force him to stay?¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°It¡¯s useless. Qiao Yifeng would not give up his daughter for the sake of one subordinate. Taking that kind of action will probably not be of any use.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°We¡¯ll wait for a few more days! If it¡¯s still not¡­ then we¡¯ll have to confront him!¡± ¡°En, no matter what, we cannot let Qiao Qiao die¡­ and Soo Soo as well,¡± Roddy smiled bitterly. ¡­ Soon, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were able to feel relieved as Da Gang finally woke up Outwardly, Da Gang appeared fine. However, he was very quiet ¨C this did not arouse any suspicions from Chen Xiaolian or Roddy. After all, Da Gang was usually a very quiet person with a wooden expression on his face. Still, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy was at a lost at how to exin the matter to Da Gang. How should they exin the incredible battle strength that he and Roddy possessed? How should they exin the kidnapping incident and the killing¡­ This incident was something that was hard to exin to an ordinary person like Da Gang. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s relief, Da Gang did not inquire about anything. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy drove Da Gang home. Then, they left. However, did not immediately leave Hangzhou. Instead, they stayed in Hangzhou for the night. ¡­ ¡°Two~ tigers, two~ tigers, they¡¯re so fast, they¡¯re so fast¡­¡± Da Gang was standing before a mirror and the corners of his lips were curled upward as he looked at himself. He held a razor in his hand and was carefully shaving off his hair. Not long after, a shiny bald head was reflected off the mirror. Watching his figure through the mirror, Da Gang stroked his face in a rather dissatisfied manner. ¡°I almost forgot¡­ back then, I look so thin.¡± He rolled his eyes. Instantly, the face reflected in the mirror began to swell up. The muscles and bones of his entire body began changing as they abruptly expanded! In but moments, the thin face reflected off the mirror had be a mighty looking square shaped face with strong facial outlines. His eyebrows were slightly raised, his eyes deep and both of them were filled with a cold and domineering aura. The originally skinny body had transformed into a tall, mighty and robust figure. At that moment, the Da Gang reflected by the mirror had been restored to his appearance as Tian Lie who appeared in the Tokyo instance dungeon. ¡°This looks more pleasing to the eye¡­¡± Da Gang smiled and tossed away the razor. Turning around, he walked back into the dpidated room and sat down on the dirty surface of the bed. Da Gang looked around at the dimly lit room. He looked at the old and dpidated desk, at the broken window wrapped in stic paper¡­ then, his eyes fell onto the top part of the bed. On the top side of the bed was a photo ced inside a picture frame. Inside the picture was a thin looking Da Gang. He was being embraced by an average looking middle-aged woman. Both Da Gang and the woman wore a smile on their faces. When his eyes came to rest upon that picture, the light within Da Gang¡¯s eyes turned dim. He exhaled softly and extended his hand outward. He picked up the picture frame and gently caressed it. Suddenly, a trace of sorrow appeared within Da Gang¡¯s eyes! Ka! He crushed the ss surface of the picture frame! ¡°Why did I survive? Why must I remember all of these once more?¡± The crushed picture frame within Da Gang¡¯s palm was then rolled up into a ball! Soon however, the anger in his eyes faded. He sat up and carefully unfolded the picture frame before pulling out the picture ced inside. Then, he used his rough fingers to smoothen the picture. His eyes gradually grew distant¡­ Da Gang recalled the events that urred all those years ago. Back then, he was a small and thin child who had to witness that ill-tempered man¡¯s savage treatment toward his mother; how that ill-tempered man would then punch him after that and how the kind hearted woman would use her frail body to protect him¡­ He recalled that terrifying night when his father came at him with a knife! In order to protect him, his mother fought against the man¡­ due to fear; he ran away from the house and hid himself throughout the night. At daybreak, he returned home and saw many police officers there. There lying on the ground, with a white cloth over her, was his mother. From that day onward, he lost his home. His mother who would always protect him had be a corpse, left in a box within a cemetery. The man was put in jail. As for himself, he became a kid that everyone would bully. Until one day, an ident led to him being sucked into an instance dungeon¡­ and he became an Awakened! Following that incident, the weak little boy grew, one step at a time into the one who struck fear into everyone¡¯s hearts, the Angel Killer! Perhaps it was due to the shadow of his childhood that, after Da Gang became Tian Lie, the outer body he made for himself was a valiant and tall figure, brimming with an atmosphere of dominance. However, even if he were to cover it all, he could not let himself forget about all those things. Including his mother¡¯s teachings of not hurting a woman. And also¡­ the nursery rhyme that his mother sang to him each time he had to suffer from a beating. ¡°Two~ tigers¡­ two~ tigers¡­ they¡¯re so fast, they¡¯re so fast¡­ ¡­¡± Da Gang tightly gripped the picture held in his hand and¡­ a teardrop fell onto the surface of the picture. Da Gang gently sighed and stood up. His hand continued clutching onto the picture. However, his tall and huge body suddenly withered down. Momentster, after the liquid metal had finished flowing through his body, his outer appearance had changed from the mighty Tian Lie back to the weak looking Da Gang. ¡­ At dawn, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were in the hotel lobby, preparing to check out of the hotel when Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mobile phone suddenly rang. Answering the call, he found Da Gang on the other side of the phone call. ¡°What you said back then, does it still count?¡± ¡°Eh? What?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°Your invitation for me to follow you to Jinling.¡± Da Gang¡¯s voice was very calm. ¡°Of course!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled, feeling surprised. ¡°You changed your mind?¡± ¡°Where are you? I will go find you right now.¡± After a while, Da Gang arrived at the hotel and met up with Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. Chen Xiaolian saw Da Gang enter with only a big bag pack on his shoulders ¨C he recognized it. That was the bag of money that he had asked Roddy to secretly leave inside Da Gang¡¯s home. ¡°I will follow you to Jinling,¡± Da Gang handed the bag pack to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This is something you left in my room, right? I will return it to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought it through and epted the bag. He then looked at Da Gang and asked. ¡°Are you sure about this?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Da Gang nodded his head as he answered. ¡°You¡­ did not bring any luggage with you?¡± Da Gang curled the corners of his lips and smiled. ¡°There is nothing to bring.¡± Upon his chest was a picture. ¡°That is fine,¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°You do not need to bring anything, everything you need can be found in Jinling! We are friends! There is no need for you to worry about anything.¡± Da Gang looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and appeared to be smiling ¨C the expression he made looked just as dim-witted as before. However, there was a subtle curve at the corners of his lips. Friends? Interesting! Chapter 174: London

Chapter 174: London

GOR Chapter 174: London As they were walking out from the Jinling train station, Chen Xiaolian, Roddy and Da Gang were walking side by side when they heard someone shouting from behind. Turning their heads, they saw that a man with thick sses was running toward them. ¡°¡­ ¡­ Doctor Mu?¡± Chen Xiaolian recognized the man. After rushing over, Doctor Mu gasped for breath and looked at Chen Xiaolian. Then, he looked at Da Gang and Roddy. Finally, his gaze came to rest upon Da Gang¡¯s body. ¡°I caught sight of you just as I wasing out from the station. I thought it might be you so I quickly ran over. I didn¡¯t think that it would actually be you!¡± Da Gang did not say anything. Chen Xiaolian on the other hand, smiled. ¡°Doctor Mu, what are you doing here?¡± ¡°It just so happened that I am involved with a programme. It is an exchange programme where our hospital swaps doctors with another hospital in Jinling. I am sent to XX Hospital in Jinling as an exchange doctor as part of my training programme,¡± Doctor Mu said. Then, he looked at Da Gang. ¡°How is your body holding up?¡± Da Gang shook his head and said coolly. ¡°I am fine.¡± There was aplicated look in Doctor Mu¡¯s eyes. ¡°Truth be told¡­ after returning to the hospital yesterday, I had looked up on your injuries and the pictures taken when you were admitted¡­ this incident is too strange. The pictures taken clearly showed that¡­¡± He shook his head and his expression turned distressed. ¡°Perhaps there was an error somewhere. There is no other exnation to what had happened. It seems that the misdiagnosis from back then had caused you to suffer, wasting so much money in the process.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all right,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. His impression toward this Doctor Mu was very good. ¡°You are a very responsible doctor. At any rate, since you are here in Jinling, let us exchange our phone numbers. If youe across any difficulties here, just give us a call. After all, we are the local residents here.¡± Doctor Mu did not refuse and exchanged numbers with Chen Xiaolian. However, it was apparent that he was more interested in Da Gang. He kept suggesting to Da Gang to go to the Jinling hospital that he was now working in for a body check-up. Still, Chen Xiaolian had helped Da Gang to turn him down. Doctor Mu could do nothing. He could also say nothing toward that decision. Besides, who would be willing to go to the hospital when they feel fine? Chen Xiaolian had wanted to buy Doctor Mu a meal as a token of friendliness. However, Doctor Mu had rejected the offer. ording to him, he had to quickly report to the hospital. Thus, they went their separate ways after their meeting in the train station. Da Gang¡¯s arrival led to another guest in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s house. That was something of an inconvenience. Thus, Roddy the plutocrat stepped forward and rented up the entire floor of the fitness centre. The several rooms beside the training room were turned into a dormitory. That way, everyone was able to live in the fitness centre. Time passed and another week went by leisurely. Da Gang simply went with the flow and stayed in the fitness centre¡¯s dorm. Every day, he would help keep the ce clean and hygienic. He would then spend the rest of his time in his own room, reading books. He showed a rather taciturn temperament. asionally, he would follow them out for a meal. There, he would sit beside and have his meal while rarely saying anything. After some time, Lun Tai and Bei Tai came to understand this temperament of his and did not suspect anything. During training time, Chen Xiaolian and the others were originally quite worried that Da Gang will be shocked once he caught sight of the way they were training themselves. Then, on one day, Da Gang inadvertently saw Lun Tai training Xia Xiaolei inbat techniques. Watching Xia Xiaolei getting whipped by Lun Tai, Da Gang simply looked on silently for a moment before turning away to continue doing his own stuff. Due to that, Lun Tai and Bei Tai came to like the taciturn fellow. Someone who was not causing problems, someone who was not a chatterbox, someone who worked honestly while maintaining a calm atmosphere ¨C people like this would never be hated no matter where they go. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy continued going to school. However, the difference between the two gradually became obvious. Chen Xiaolian went to school every day, seemingly cherishing the feelings of normal everyday life. Roddy on the other hand, was the opposite. The fellow¡¯s rate of attendance gradually fell and the number of times he yed truant increased. Slowly, Chen Xiaolian was the only one left going to school. Every day after school, he would go to the fitness centre. asionally, he would cook meals for everyone. In fact, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s cooking skills were nothing to brag about. However, every time he cooked, Da Gang would eat it all up. Although the days were going by uneventfully, for Chen Xiaolian, the biggest problem within his heart was bing inevitable! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s patience was almost running out. He made up his mind. If there were still no news from Qiao Yifeng, then he would have to take the initiative to find Qiao Yifeng and discuss the matter with him¡­ That evening, Chen Xiaolian was inside the fitness centre. He was venting his anger by punching a sandbag. The thick leather sandbag with severalyers upon it was burst apart from the impact of his punch. He then took down the sandbag and tossed it aside. As he was putting it down the corner, his mobile phone suddenly rang out. He went to pick up the phone and found that it was an unfamiliar number. Additionally¡­ it was from abroad. ¡°Hello?¡± After epting the call, the voice that came through the phone gave Chen Xiaolian a shock! ¡°Xiaolian oppa!¡± ¡°Soo Soo?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly gripped onto the mobile phone. ¡°Soo Soo! Where are you?¡± Through the phone, Soo Soo sounded short of breath. Seemingly lowering her voice, she quickly said. ¡°Xiaolian oppa! Hurry up and get us out of here. Me and sister are being held by them. They won¡¯t let us leave. I am calling to you secretly. Oh, no! They areing; I need to hang off now! Hurry up and find us! We are in London!¡± After she said that, the call ended. Chen Xiaolian held onto the mobile phone and listened to the beeping tone indicating that the call had ended. A few secondster, he attempted to call the number. However, no one answered. He pondered it and ended the call. He also did not try to call the number again ¨C he feared that it would cause unnecessary problems for Soo Soo. Chen Xiaolian quickly ran out of the training room and into the resting room beside. ¡°Roddy! Roddy!¡± ¡­ ¡°London?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes were wide open. ¡°That¡¯s right, London,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and smiled wryly. ¡°Old Man Qiao sure is vicious. He actually sent them to London. He is probably afraid that we would find them if they were within the country.¡± ¡°For him¡­ something like this is not too difficult,¡± Roddy smiled grudgingly. Then, he turned toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What do you n on doing?¡± ¡°Go find them!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. ¡°Bring them back even if we have to use force! Even if we fail, we must at least meet up with Old Man Qiao and talk things through with him!¡± Since the decision was made, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy quickly took action. The procedures involving passports and visas were handled by Roddy. Even before this, Chen Xiaolian was someone who would always travel around. Thus, his passport was readily avable. As for the matters regarding visas, that was not an issue for Roddy. After discussing it through, they decided to have Xia Xiaolei leave behind while Lun Tai and Bei Tai followed them to London ¨C in case a fight were to happen, with his present battle strength, Xia Xiaolei would not be of much help. On the third day, Chen Xiaolian, Roddy, Lun Tai and Bei Tai got on the ne to London. After ten plus hours, the nended in the London Heathrow International Airport. Although the ten plus hours spent on the ne was exhausting, for the four of them who have had their bodies enhanced, the flight was not a problem. More importantly, the four of them had no need to carry any luggage. Everything was thrown into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Storage Watch ¨C the space afforded inside was as big as three containersbined. After the four of them walked out of the airport, they rushed toward the city. In the evening, Roddy managed to, through the municipal system, find the location where Soo Soo had made the call from two days ago. It was a public telephone by the street. Chen Xiaolian and his group quickly moved to the location area and found the phone booth. The phone booth was located within the corner of a very narrow street ¨C most of the streets in London were not wide. Chen Xiaolian attempted to call the number using his mobile phone. Sure enough, ringing sounds came from the phone booth. ¡°It appears this is it,¡± Roddy sighed. Looking up and down the street, he frowned. ¡°How are we going to find¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes as he surveyed the area. Suddenly, he extended his hand out and pointed. Across the street was a modest sized restaurant. Clear window walls allowed the people inside to view what was happening outside. In addition, there were also some open-air caf¨¦s and stores. Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°We¡¯ll split up. Go ask around in those ces and see if we can find any clues.¡± Thus, the four of them split up. Each of them had the picture of Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo with them. They went around the pubs, restaurants, cafes, stores in the vicinity and inquired about them. Chen Xiaolian held on the his mobile phone that had the picture of Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo as he walked out of a restaurant after a fruitless round of attempt. As he was walking out, he saw Roddy running over, gasping for breath. Chen Xiaolian quickly ran over and asked. ¡°Anything?¡± Roddy nodded and he said quickly. ¡°The pub in front. I showed him Soo Soo¡¯s picture and he told me that he saw her before. However, she was soon taken away by several adults.¡± Pausing, Roddy smiled bitterly. ¡°ording to the man, he saw that Soo Soo was a little girl from the east. So were the adults who had escorted her away. They were all Chinese. Thus, nobody cared about it. It was only because of Soo Soo¡¯s attire, she was wearing very special clothes, that he had noticed her. Her clothes were clearly the clothes worn by a child of a wealthy family.¡± ¡°And then?¡± Roddy pointed in the direction of a street. ¡°He said that she was taken somewhere in that direction.¡± After meeting up with Lun Tai and Bei Tai, the four of them moved along the street ¨C in the direction pointed out by the witness. Soon, the street came to an end. They stood still. Before them was an outdoor pier by the side of the River Thames. They brought out Soo Soo¡¯s pictures and asked around the cafes beside the pier. In the end, they managed to get some information. ording to a waitress from one of the cafes, she saw a group of Asians boarding a boat together, it was a private yacht. Then, they left ¨C she seemed to recall seeing a little Asian girl with them as well. Private yacht? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyebrows furrowed together. Considering how big the River Thames was, the many piers located along the river and the high number of yachts travelling through the river¡­ only Heaven would know where they would move tond. Where would they go¡­ Roddy swore in a whisper. ¡°How in the son of bitch are we supposed to find them!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head and inspected the surrounding area. Suddenly, he found a surveince camera set up some distant away by a street. ¡°Roddy, look!¡± Roddy turned his head to follow Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze. Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°I recall seeing a news report before. A few years ago¡­ when London was hosting the Olympic games, it boasts a total of 500,000 surveince cameras! I think¡­¡± ¡°I understand!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes lit up. However, he soon frowned. ¡°Transferring the videos for those surveince cameras is not easy¡­ I do not have the ability to hack into the police¡¯s surveince system. My ability is Mechanical Heart, not Inte Heart eh¡­ I¡¯m not quite capable of hacking.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Lun Tai who was standing beside them heard what they were talking about and pondered the matter. ¡°Maybe we can think of something else.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Lun Tai slowly said. ¡°In every ce, where there is light, there is darkness. We foreigners may be incapable of doing something like this. But, some gang leaders would surely have a way.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai, who smiled. ¡°We have been to Europe before for an instance dungeon. Bei Tai came to befriend two fellows here. Maybe they can help find out if there is any method.¡± The expression on Bei Tai¡¯s face was cautious. ¡°The two fellows I am acquainted with are involved with the trading of firearms. However¡­ they might be able to get the police¡¯s surveince videos. I can try to go find those acquaintances.¡± ¡°Then, we¡¯ll try that first,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly agreed. ¡°We¡¯ll split up! Lun Tai and Bei Tai, you two move together and find Bei Tai¡¯s friend. See if there is any method to find the police¡¯s surveince videos. As for me¡­¡± He took a deep breath and looked at the River Thames before him. ¡°Roddy and I will look for the yacht along the river¡­ even if it¡¯s dependent on luck; at least it is better than just staying around in a hotel and waiting senselessly for news.¡± Chen Xiaolian was the Guild Leader. After seeing that there was no objection, he had them split up. Roddy quickly made a call to a yacht rentalpany and chartered a small-size yacht with the permit to sail upon the River Thames. Then, both Roddy and Chen Xiaolian boarded the yacht and sailed along the River Thames to search around ¨C although this method was quite senseless by itself and the chances of it finding anything was pretty much close to zero, it was still as Chen Xiaolian had said, better than staying idle while waiting for news. Lun Tai and Bei Tai left together to meet up with Bei Tai¡¯s ¡®friends¡¯. ¡­ Truthfully, it was hard to find anything by watching out from the yacht while sailing along the River Thames. But along the way, they could see the famed Tower of London and the London Eye ¨C however, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were not in the mood for sightseeing. During the night, the scenery of the surface of the River Thames was quite something. After drifting about upon the surface of the river for nearly two hours, the staff members of the yacht reminded the two of them that the vision of the river would be poor at night. They advised the two of them to dock the yacht. Both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy felt anxious. At that moment however, something urred to make them even more anxious! [System prompt: Instance dungeon selection is in progress. Your guild has been selected to participate in an instance dungeon. Theprehensive details for the instance dungeon will be issued out in 24 hours¡¯ time. To the relevant guilds, please make the proper preparations.] ¡°F**k!¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to contain himself and he swore out. Chapter 175 Part 1: Countess

Chapter 175 Part 1: Countess

GOR Chapter 175 Part 1: Countess Instance dungeon! A damnable instance dungeon! Of all times, it had to be now! Unfortunately, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy could do nothing about it. Additionally, the both of them had been bracing themselves for it. After all, roughly one month had passed since the Tokyo instance dungeon. Generally, the period between instance dungeons was only that long. For the instance dungeon selection to ur now was something that was beyond their control. ¡°24 hours,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s visage was ugly to behold. ¡°We only have twenty four hours to find Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo.¡± ¡°Did the system send the information regarding the instance dungeon over?¡± ¡°Not yet, we will need to wait,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°ording to the system, the details will only be issued out after 24 hours.¡± At the same time, Lun Tai and Bei Tai had also received the prompt. The two of them quickly called over. However, Lun Tai and Bei Tai also brought a piece of good news with them. ¡°I found a friend with connections with the police. They can get the surveince videos,¡± Bei Tai said slowly. ¡°However, we will need to pay quite a bit: 10,000 pounds.¡± ¡°Money is not an issue,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly replied. ¡°However, we are currently pressed for time.¡± ¡°The other party said that as long as we can produce the money, we can get the video tonight.¡± ¡­ One hourter, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy met up with the two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. There, they handed the 10,000 pounds in cash to Bei Tai. Bei Tai walked ahead alone as he moved toward a chair in a za. Momentster, he made an exchange with an intermediary and came back with a portable hard disk. ¡°It seems you have quite the circle of friends,¡± Roddy said with an extremely envious look on his face. Lun Taiughed. ¡°It¡¯s only so-so in Europe. If we were to go to Afghanistan, he would be like fish in water. [1]¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully regarded Bei Tai who responded byughing out. ¡°I actually hope I do not have to return there ever again.¡± The four of them entered a hotel and used aputer to ess the portable hard disk. Soon, the surveince videos were copied out. Lun Tai and Bei Tai were very careful with this matter. They were soon able to pinpoint the exact location that they wanted to see on the surveince videos. They were soon looking at the street located between the phone booth and the pier. The time shown on the video was the exact time that Soo Soo had made the call to Chen Xiaolian. Soon, what Chen Xiaolian was looking for appeared on theputer screen. On the screen, he saw Soo Soo appear. Then, she ran toward the phone booth alone and made the call. After a brief conversation, she ended the call. At that point in time, several Asian looking people appeared on the screen. Seeing these peopleing over, Soo Soo showed good behaviour and did not resist as those people took her away. They took Soo Soo toward the pier by the River Thames. The surveince camera recorded everything that happened along the way. ¡°Six people,¡± Lun Tai who was looking at the video said. ¡°Did you notice? Five of them are probably ordinary humans. As for the male walking behind, he is most likely an Awakened.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Roddy asked. ¡°Because he has the most rxed expression,¡± The answer did note from Lun Tai, but Chen Xiaolian. He stared at the screen. ¡°The other five must be ordinary bodyguards. They appear very nervous but very professional. However, look at the male walking behind. Unlike the other bodyguards, when walking, he has his hands inside his pockets and he did not bother checking the surroundings. He appears reckless¡­ also, look here.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the screen. ¡°Look at his face, the way his mouth is moving¡­ he seems to be whistling.¡± Roddy narrowed his eyes. The man who was whistling within the screen was not young. He appeared to be in his thirties with a medium build. He wore a casual zer instead of the thick old-fashioned formal suit. His most striking aspect was his hair. The fellow had long hair and he wore thick circr sses. He appeared like someone who worked in the artistic field. Several different surveince videos were aligned together and they were quickly able to see the six of them leading Soo Soo toward the pier and into a yacht. That concluded the video. Chen Xiaolian stared at thest screen and he quickly said. ¡°Reverse it a little.¡± A few secondster, Chen Xiaolian called out. ¡°There, stop it!¡± Roddy immediately hit the pause button. The video was stopped. There, the yacht on the pier had already moved out slightly, exposing part of its body. Upon the surface of the yacht were a business tag and the vessel¡¯s number. ¡°Check out the yacht,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shed. In a business world where the flow of information had been greatly developed, checking the details regarding a business tag was not a difficult matter. Soon, they were able to find what they were looking for. ¡°Found it, Terrence (t¨¤i l¨²n) Brothers boat rentalpany,¡± Roddy looked at the information shown on the surface of theputer screen. ¡°The yacht belongs to thepany.¡± It was currently in the middle of the night. Thus, they had to patiently wait for dawn to arrive. At nine in the morning, Roddy and Chen Xiaolian went together to the Westminster Area of London to find that boat rentalpany. Outwardly, thepany did not appear to be too big. However, Roddy had checked it out yesterday. Through the inte, he found that thispany was quite famous within this field. It could also be considered a veteran boat rentalpany. The reason why it did not appear big was because, in London or anywhere else in Europe, many well-knownpanies of their respective fields would not build a particrly ostentatious office, unlike what was happening in their country. Entering the ¡®Terrence Brothers¡¯ rentalpany, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy gave the pretence that they wanted to rent a yacht. Soon, a dedicated staff member came over to introduce their ships. The two of them held back their feelings of impatience and put on an act of checking the ships out. It did not take much and they soon found the yacht that had appeared on the video in one of the pictures shown. After inquiring about the yacht from the staff member, the fellow went to inquire about the yacht. The staff member then regrettably informed them that the yacht had already been rented out. Chen Xiaolian exchanged looks with Roddy ¨C it appeared that they have found what they were looking for! The following was much easier. Roddy stepped forward and used money to buy off the staff member. And thus, they were able to acquire the information regarding the customer who had rented the yacht. They acquired an address and a telephone number. ¡°Kensington¡­¡± As he walked out from the boat rentalpany, Chen Xiaolian inspected the address they acquired. It was one of the famous spots in London for the rich. The four of them then drove toward the address. After over an hour, the four of them stopped the car outside a club that was clearly meant for the rich. ¡°The address seems to indicate this ce,¡± The four of them looked at the building situated before them. It appeared to be a newly constructed building. Its outer surface was able to sessfully blend the appearance of both modern and ssic styles together. This club for the rich was generally simr to those organizations like jockey clubs. The club can offer many services, including amodation services. ¡°Could Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo be held here by their father?¡± Roddy let off a whistle. Chen Xiaolian nced at the time. It was presently eleven in the morning. ¡°Lun Tai, Bei Tai, stay in the car. Roddy and I will enter to check it out. Keep the walkie-talkies on. If anything happens, Lun Tai is to rush in to help. Bei Tai will stay in the car to keep it ready at all times,¡± Chen Xiaolian made up his mind. ¡°Since the soft approach won¡¯t do, we¡¯ll have to go with the hard approach!¡± Roddyughed. ¡°Are you sure about this? Are you not afraid of offending your future father-inw?¡± Chen Xiaolian red at him. The both of them got off the car and walked into the club. However, they encountered an obstacle when they were in the lobby. Apparently, this ce was for members only. A middle-aged man wearing suit with the aura of a British butler stopped them. After a simple inquiry, he found that the two of them were not members and he denied them entry. Chen Xiaolian nced at Roddy who produced a mobile phone and showed the pictures of Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo, attempting to get some information from the man. However, the man politely but firmly refused to provide any information. Despite Roddy¡¯s attempt to bribe him off, the British butler had firmly rejected him. After toughening his stance toward the two of them, he showed them out. ¡°Go walk around from the outside and see if there is any way to get inside.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled Roddy out from the lobby and out of the club. After they reached the outside area, they prepared to circle around the club to check out theyout of the area. It was then that a ck coloured Rolls Royce slowly reached the front door of the club. After the car came to a halt, the chauffeur moved down and walked to the back of the car to open the door. A slender and tall figure emerged from inside the car. She wore grey-coloured clothes with a ck-coloured long skirt, which appeared traditional in style. However, due to the tight design of the long skirt, her beautiful figure became evident. A grey-haired middle-aged butler followed by her side while maintaining a distance of half a step behind her. An exquisite pair of eyes turned about unintentionally and they happened to fall upon Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡¯s backs. The pair of exquisite eyes immediately narrowed. She frowned and the middle-aged butler quickly stepped forward. The woman then whispered into his ear while her eyes moved to indicate Chen Xiaolian and Roddy who was not too far away. The butler then nodded his head. The woman walked into the club. The butler on the other hand, went to the person-in-charge of admitting entrance to the club and discussed something with him in hushed voices. If Chen Xiaolian were to turn his head around at this time, he would immediately recognize the woman. She was¡­ Miao Yan [2]! ¡­ ¡°The two of them came looking for information. They also tried bribing for it, but were rejected.¡± A few minutester, Miao Yan was seated within a lounge, holding onto a cup of red Ceylon tea with her slender fingers as she listened to the report by her middle-aged butler. ¡°Oh?¡± Miao Yan¡¯s eyes were calm. She gently ced down the cup of tea that she was holding. Slowly, a look of deliberation appeared on her face. ¡°They were looking for two Asian Chinese girls,¡± The middle-aged butler said in a low tone. ¡°Mistress, should I contact the security personnel to take care of it?¡± ¡°Not at the moment,¡± Miao Yan said coolly. Thinking further into it, she continued. ¡°I remember meeting him before in Tokyo. There, he had mistaken me for someone else. Hmm, it was at the elevator in the Tokyo¡¯s Mandarin Oriental Hotel.¡± ¡°Then, what should I do?¡± The middle-aged butler slowly said. Miao Yan considered the issue. Suddenly, aplicated expression shed across her eyes. She took a deep breath and said. ¡°Go out and invite those two gentlemen over. I wish to talk with them.¡± The middle-aged butler hesitated for a moment. However, seeing the look of determination in the mistress¡¯ eyes, he sighed. With a slight bow, he turned around and left. Terrence. Raw: ¡®Ì©Âס¯, pinyin: ¡®t¨¤i l¨²n¡¯. 1 ¡®Like fish in water¡¯ means getting to befriend people who have the same wavelength as you or being in afortable environment.? 2 Miao Yan is the High-ss yer who first appeared in .? Chapter 175 Part 2: Countess

Chapter 175 Part 2: Countess

GOR Chapter 175 Part 2: Countess Chen Xiaolian and Roddy circled around the club and were discussing and making preparations to secretly enter through a certain area¡­ At that moment, the middle-aged butler brought two security personnel over. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy soon noticed them. ¡°Gentlemen,¡± The middle-aged butler maintained a polite demeanour. However, his eyes were looking only at Chen Xiaolian. Clearly, the middle-aged butler too, was able to recognize Chen Xiaolian. ¡°May I inquire what is it that the two of you are looking for?¡± Chen Xiaolian and Roddy did not say anything. Chen Xiaolian stared at the middle-aged butler. He felt that the butler was vaguely familiar ¨C back when he was in Tokyo, all his attention was upon Miao Yan. Thus, he did not ce too much attention toward those who were beside her. ¡°We are just looking around,¡± Roddy answered. The middle-aged butler smiled. ¡°My employer wishes to invite the two of you in. Is it perhaps convenient for you two?¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy immediately exchanged nces with one another. Could it be¡­ did Qiao Yifeng send them? Has he already noticed our arrival? That was what both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were thinking. However, Chen Xiaolian was quick toe to a decision. If Qiao Yifeng had sent them, that meant they had been discovered. Since that was the case, they should simply walk inside in broad daylight. If their discussion failed to bear fruit¡­ should the need to make a move arose, they will just have to act ordingly. ¡°Let¡¯s go then. We humbly ept this invitation,¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke with a heavy tone. As they re-entered the lobby of the club, the butler like staff member at the entrance revealed a calm smile on his face. Even after seeing Chen Xiaolian and Roddy walk past him, he maintained that same expression. It was as though he could no longer recall the earlier incident where the two of them had tried to bribe him off. The interior of the club was decorated entirely in the image of an aristocratic British pce; the furniture and furnishings inside were from the Victorian era and oil paintings hung from the walls. Everything inside exuded an atmosphere of luxurious extravagance. After walking into a lounge, the middle-aged butler pushed open a door and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned shocked! His gaze fell onto the figure seated upon the surface of the sofa, Miao Yan! ¡°How¡­ how could it be you?¡± Chen Xiaolian blurted. A cup of tea rested before Miao Yan, who did not say anything. She silently observed Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. The middle-aged butler gestured for the two of them to walk over and sit down. Instantly, some people came over to pour tea for them. ¡°I wish to speak with these two gentlemen. Please leave us alone for a moment,¡± Miao Yan raised her head and spoke to her butler. The middle-aged butler slowly walked out of the room. Before moving away, he lightly closed the door. ¡°Miao Yan?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the woman seated before him. The enchanting face, the exquisite facial features, the familiar pair of smiling eyes and also the slender figure. Even when seated, the slender contour of her legs could not be concealed. Even if he were beaten to death, Chen Xiaolian refused to believe that there would be someone who could look so simr in this world! This woman before him must certainly be Miao Yan! Or perhaps¡­ording to the discussion they he had with Lun Tai and Bei Tai back in Japan¡­ If Miao Yan was a yer¡­ Then, this woman was Miao Yan¡¯s Exclusive ount within this world! This woman before Chen Xiaolian silently observed Chen Xiaolian. Her expression was indiscernible, one of calmness and silence. Chen Xiaolian noted that the woman¡¯s body was exuding an aura of British aristocracy. Despite her young age, her body innately possessed the special feeling of profound tranquillity and conservativeness. The same was true of her dress. The Miao Yan from the instance dungeon had worn a tight leather suit, one that was more enticingpared to this. After a few seconds of silence, Miao Yan finally spoke up. Her eyes continued to lock onto Chen Xiaolian as she did. ¡°I believe this is not the first time we¡¯ve met." A gentle voice and a calm tone, and an aristocratic air of coolness. Chen Xiaolian noted that her words contained the standard ent of British people. He thought about it and asked tentatively. ¡°You are talking about our encounter in Tokyo, right before the elevator?¡± Miao Yan ¨C or more urately, this woman nodded her head. Chen Xiaolian recalled the information about this woman that Qiao Qiao had managed to obtain back then. From what he could recall, this woman was an aristocrat of Britain, something along the lines of a Countess of the Norman family. ¡°I remember, back then when we met in Tokyo, you had mistaken me for someone else,¡± The Countess slowly said. ¡°The name you used¡­ Miao Yan, is it not?¡± When she said the words ¡®Miao Yan¡¯, her pronunciation of it was very strange and awkward. Clearly, this woman¡¯s pronunciation of Chinese was very stiff. After saying that, the Countess directed her pair of smiling eyes at Chen Xiaolian. She slowly asked. ¡°Can you tell me, who is this ¡®Miao Yan¡¯?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reply. The Countess smiled and pulled out a folded piece of paper from a small purse. Spreading open the paper on the surface of the table, she slid it forward. It was an ordinary piece of white paper. Two words were written upon its surface. Miao Yan. It was written in Chinese. However, the strokes were done in a crooked manner as though the one writing them was someone who did not understand Chinese. ¡°This was written by me,¡± The Countess¡¯ voice was calm, but she gave a slight frown. ¡°My understanding of Chinese is limited. I had to specifically learn these two words.¡± ¡°I do not follow your meaning,¡± Chen Xiaolian made the decision to act conservatively just in case. ¡°You see, since I invited you over, it means that I sincerely want to know about something,¡± The Countess appeared to be smiling as her eyes looked at Chen Xiaolian ¨C her eyes appeared profound. ¡°Truth be told, being mistaken for someone else like what you did in Tokyo ¨C this is not the first time something like this had happened.¡± The Countess¡¯ eyes revealed what appeared to be frustration. ¡°If this had only urred once, then I may be able to dismiss it as a coincidence. However, it had happened more than once. When different people keep mistaking me as someone known as ¡®Miao Yan¡¯, I believe that this matter is no longer that simple, am I right?¡± Chen Xiaolian kept his silence yet again. He was gradually suspecting that his spection was likely to be correct! This Countess before him was most likely Miao Yan¡¯s Exclusive ount in this world ¨C she was the exclusive NPC dedicated to Miao Yan alone. ¡°The fact that you are keeping mum on this only proves that you know something,¡± The Countess gave a light sigh. ¡°Can you tell me about it?¡± ¡°Is this issue giving you problems? Or is it simply due to curiosity?¡± Chen Xiaolian gestured with his head. He did not answer the question directly and instead asked her back. ¡°Curiosity? Problems?¡± The Countess pondered the question and answered. ¡°Perhaps both.¡± She sighed gently. ¡°Lately¡­ or more urately, since the past one year, something has been causing me distress. I¡­ I am uncertain on how to exin this feeling.¡± She seemed to be trying hard to recall something before gently saying. ¡°It is a very strange feeling. It is just like¡­ just like, at some point in time, my memories¡­ something peculiar would happen, a minute of¡­¡± ¡°Interruption?¡± Chen Xiaolian supplied her with the word she was looking for. The Countess¡¯ eyes lit up. ¡°That is right! An interruption, that word is most appropriate!¡± She sat on the surface of the sofa and fidgeted a little as she changed her posture. ¡°There were some minute changes that no one else could detect. I am the only one who could feel it.¡± ¡°For example?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked into the woman¡¯s eyes and smiled. ¡°I am not trying to infringe upon your privacy. If it is inconvenient, please just forget about my question.¡± ¡°No, I want to find an answer from you. Besides, it appears that you know something. This¡­ I will tell you,¡± The Countess appeared distressed. She then hesitated for a moment before speaking up. ¡°For example, sometimes, I was obviously in the middle ofbing my hair while holding theb in my hand. However, the next instant, I found that my hair had beenpletelybed and that I was sitting nkly in front of the mirror.¡± ¡°Some other times, I will feel thirsty. However, before I could go get a cup of water, in just an instant, I would realize that I¡­ no longer feel thirsty. It was as if I have had my fill of water already. ¡°There are many, many more incidents that are simr to this. ¡°The one that left the deepest impression on me was one that happenedst year. Back then, I was standing in the stands watching a polopetition ¨C I actually do not like this type of sports. Thus, my mind was simply not there. However, when I came to, I found myself standing up, pping my hands because one of the yers had scored in a goal.¡± The Countess¡¯ eyes revealed confusion. ¡°I¡­ I do not know how to describe the specifics of what happened. There had been many more of such simr incidents since then. All of these happened since one year ago. This issue had been constantly troubling me. I had even visited a psychiatrist before, but no solution came from it. Only that I may have had too tense of a life¡­ causing me to hallucinate.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the Countess. ¡°Then¡­ this name, Miao Yan. Where did you hear it from? What I mean is, before we met, where did you hear this name?¡± ¡°It was six months ago,¡± The Countess quickly said. ¡°The first time someone mistook me for Miao Yan happened in Switzend. I was there to attend a friend¡¯s wedding. Outside the church, a stranger mistook me for Miao Yan and left soon after. Back then, I did not think too much about it. ¡°The second time it happened was two months ago. I was attending an equestrian club event when a stranger came up to me. That was the second time a stranger had mistaken me for someone else. However¡­¡± ¡°However, what?¡± ¡°Something special happened with the second one,¡± The Countess tried her best to recall it and said slowly. ¡°Back then, the other person was specifically looking for me. Hmm, it would be more urate to say that he came to my room to look for me.¡± ¡°He went to your room to look for you?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned ¨C this could no longer be considered as ¡®mistaken for someone else¡¯. ¡°In the equestrian club, the fellow took the initiative to look for me, believing me to be the one known as Miao Yan. After I told him that he had made a mistake¡­ the man acted in a peculiar manner. He said¡­¡± ¡°What did he say?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°He said: I am sorry. It seems I came at an inappropriate time. I will contact and meet up with you at the appropriate time.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered! Those words¡­ clearly, the person did not make a mistake! It was obvious that the person knew that this Countess was Miao Yan¡¯s Exclusive ount! ¡°That person¡­ how does he look like?¡± ¡°A Caucasian,¡± The Countess pondered and answered. ¡°He had an average looking face. However, he appeared to be a well-educated person. Oh, right, he was wearing equestrian attire. There was an insignia sewn into his harness. It was a thorned flower.¡± ¡­ Chapter 176: Treatment For High-class Players

Chapter 176: Treatment For High-ss yers

GOR Chapter 176: Treatment For High-ss yers Thorned flower! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes quickly narrowed! Thorned flower¡­ could it be the Thorned Flower Guild? Miao Yan¡­ is connected to the Thorned Flower Guild! Chen Xiaolian exchanged nces with Roddy. A cold chill secretly ran down his spine. He then asked cautiously. ¡°Then? Did this person re-appear to contact you again?¡± ¡°No,¡± The Countess shook her head. ¡°Later on, which was one month ago in Tokyo, I met you. There, you mistook me for this ¡®Miao Yan¡¯ woman.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. The Countess slowly reached for her cup. Taking a small sip, she observed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Well then, I have already answered many of your questions. For fairness sake, don¡¯t you think you should answer my questions now?¡± ¡°What do you want to ask?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. The Countess slowly ced down her cup. ¡°I want to know, who exactly is this Miao Yan?¡± As she was raising the question, she was also carefully observing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression and eyes. It appeared that she was trying to decipher something from there¡­ Chen Xiaolian entered a deep state of silence. This question was a difficult one to answer! After sorting out the mess and considering the right words to say, Chen Xiaolian answered. ¡°She is a friend of mine. We had once experienced some stuff together.¡± The Countess¡¯ eyes revealed traces of curiosity. Her tone became more peculiar as she continued asking. ¡°Ah¡­ you mean to say, she is your girlfriend?¡± Girlfriend?! ¡°Of course not!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°That is not what I meant.¡± The Countess¡¯s eyes turned cold and she appeared dissatisfied. ¡°Mister, I am not trying to invade your privacy. As a real aristocrat, I am not interested in infringing upon the private lives of others,¡± Pausing, she continued with a solemn tone. ¡°However, this matter is now somehow rted to me. Thus, I have to inquire about it.¡± ¡°I can only say, Miao Yan and I are not in that kind of rtionship,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°More urately, we could be considered as temporary partners. We had helped each other before to aplish a certain matter.¡± ¡°Partners¡­ you mean the both of you engaged in a business transaction together?¡± ¡°You may consider it as a business transaction, but you may also consider it as not one,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°It would be more urate to say that I still owe her a favour.¡± The Countess deliberately formed a smile on her face. She said coolly. ¡°I have reason to believe that you should have quite the deep level of connection with her. Otherwise, you would not have appeared so excited to see me back in Tokyo. Additionally¡­ you actually came all the way to London to find me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m afraid you are mistaken,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly interrupted her. ¡°I did note here to find you. This encounter is simply a coincidence.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± The Countessughed. ¡°Then, you really came to find those two Asian girls? Ah, my butler informed me that you even attempted to bribe the staff members here with money. That was not an upright thing to do.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought as he observed the tranquil look on the Countess¡¯ face. He thought to himself: This woman is not as simple as her appearance would lead us to believe! Her true thoughts might be at a far deeper level! She clearly knew what he and Roddy were doing here. Yet she deliberately said something else to mislead them. ¡°If you are looking for someone, I may be able to render some assistance,¡± The Countess spoke in a calm voice as she seated herself steadily. ¡°Naturally, this assistance is not for free. We will make an exchange. I wish to know more about this Miao Yan.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered her proposal. ¡°I noticed something. Back then, when I was talking about the part where my memories were ¡®interrupted¡¯, I saw that the way you reacted,¡± The Countess slowly said. ¡°I noticed that you appear surprised.¡± ¡°Naturally, this is originally an unusual urrence in and of itself. What¡¯s wrong with showing a surprised expression?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Of course something is wrong!¡± The Countess narrowed her eyes ¨C when she narrowed her eyes, her pair of smiling eyes formed two curves and came to resemble two crescent moons. However, what she said next caused Chen Xiaolian to be surprised. ¡°The expression of surprise on your face was not those that conveyed the words ¡®to think something like this could actually happen¡¯. It was more of an ¡®as expected¡¯ look,¡± The Countess said coolly. ¡°Do not attempt to deceive me. I am a bridge game expert. Inspecting the subtle changes in my opponent¡¯s face is something I am very good at.¡± Pausing, she then stared directly at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°In other words,pared to normal people, you have a different view and reaction toward the interruptions memories that I am suffering from. Your reaction appeared to indicate: This situation is something that is consistent with what you had expected. Additionally, it would appear that you know more about it.¡± This woman is very clever! Chen Xiaolian warned himself inwardly. It had to be said, Miao Yan had given herself a very good Exclusive ount. This Exclusive ount was born an aristocrat with a beautiful appearance and a brilliant mind. A pity¡­ no matter how outstanding she may be, she was only an Exclusive ount. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you saying anything? Did my guess hit the mark? Or are you hesitating on whether to cooperate with me or not?¡± The Countess smiled softly. ¡°I forgot to tell you this. If you really want to look for someone here, I can probably assist you in a huge way. In this ce, if you want to find information, bribery would not be able to help you achieve your objective. For me, on the other hand, finding information is very easy¡­ you see, from a certain perspective, our current location can be considered as something that belongs to me.¡± Roddy and Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the Countess at the same time. The Countess¡¯ face expressed a certain modesty. However, a trace of aristocratic pride seeped out from her eyes. ¡°Naturally, I do not fully own this ce, just a portion of its shares ¨C a very huge portion. This portion gives me sufficient authority and voice to help you out.¡± The way this woman was speaking exhibited the sense of emphasis seen in those traditional aristocrats. However, her conditions were very enticing for Chen Xiaolian. Finding Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo was the most important thing to do! As for this Countess¡­ her other identity was Miao Yan. As for Chen Xiaolian, after having spected that Miao Yan was a yer, he actually did not want to approach this person¡­ after all; his position and that of yers were natural opposites. At present however, they had a more important matter at hand. Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He retrieved his mobile phone and selected the picture with Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo before cing it on the surface of the table. ¡°I am looking for these two. From what I was able to gather, these two are most likely within this club,¡± Chen Xiaolian said. ¡°If you can help me with this¡­¡± The Countess did not hesitate at all. She gently picked up a bell from the side of the table and rang it. Then, the door of the lounge opened and the middle-aged butler made a dashing bow as he stood by the door. ¡°Mistress, how may I assist you?¡± ¡°Stewart, go check and see if our club have been ying host to some Asian guests, two of which are two young girls. Once you get their information,e inform me about it at once.¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as the butler known as Stewart bowed before making his exit. Chen Xiaolian then turned around to face the Countess. This woman was no ordinary woman. Additionally, she had quite the way of doing things. Although she wanted information from him, she did not use this matter to force that information out of him. Instead, she had ordered her men to go inquire information about the matter first. From this point, it could be seen that she possessed the bearing of one who could aplish great things. If she had said things like ¡°If you do not tell me what I want to know, then I will not help you find those two¡±, then that would have meant that she was a petty person. ¡°Please help yourselves to some tea,¡± The Countess smiled softly. ¡°We still have quite some time, don¡¯t we? Ah, you are from the east. Perhaps you are not ustomed to red Ceylon tea. If there is a need, I can get them to bring over two cups of green tea.¡± ¡°No need to go to such troubles,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Roddy looked at the Countess and asked. ¡°Can I ask you a question?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°What I want to ask is about¡­ you are a Chinese. However, you are also a British aristocrat.¡± ¡°A Countess. Countess Norman,¡± The Countess smiled gently. ¡°Oh, I do not mind being asked this question at all. Truth be told, this is a question I always get from people in social gatherings. I am quite used to it.¡± Pausing, she slowly continued. ¡°I do indeed have Oriental blood flowing in me. My great-grandfather was once a high-ranking official of the Great Britain who served in the Far East. He served in both India and East Asia. During WWII, he had also gone over to your country before as a military adviser. There, he had cooperated with a general of your country to resist the Japanese together. Unfortunately, the general ended up being killed in action. Due to the great friendship formed between my great-grandfather and the general during the course of the war, my great-grandfather adopted both the boy and girl of the general and brought them both back with him when he returned to Ennd. ¡°My great-grandfather did not have heirs of his own. Thus, the boy and girl of the Chinese general became his heirs. The boy came to inherit my great-grandfather¡¯s family business and position. That boy was my grandfather. In the 1960s, my grandfather then married an international student who came from Yuwan Bay. They gave birth to my father who married someone who went to Cambridge University together with him. That someone was an Ennd born woman and my mother. ¡°Thus, half the blood flowing through my body shares the same origin with you two.¡± ¡°A story full of twists and turns, but also a very touching one,¡± Chen Xiaolian said softly. ¡°However, appearance wise, you look more like a Chinese.¡± The story was indeed filled with twists and turns and was very touching. However, Chen Xiaolian was visited by a peculiar feeling. He felt: The damned Development Team sure did put in quite the effort when they were creating this high-ss Exclusive ount for the High-ss yer, Miao Yan! They made such a tortuous andplicated character setting! That is right, it¡¯s the character¡¯s setting! They actually made up such an borate andplicated setting for this character. This is what you call treatment for High-ss yers¡­ Chapter 177: Punishing The Weak

Chapter 177: Punishing The Weak

GOR Chapter 177: Punishing The Weak As they were conversing, the Countess did not probe further for information regarding ¡®Miao Yan¡¯. She possessed a very lofty bearing. Soon, the middle-aged butler known as Stewart returned with news. However, the news was not a good one! ording to the middle-aged butler, the club did indeed yed host to a few Asian guests. Among them were two Asian girls. Appearance wise, those two were most likely Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. Regrettably¡­ the group of Asian guests had already left. They left at around noon the day after Chen Xiaolian had received the call from Soo Soo. ¡°Is it possible to find out where they went?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. ¡°My apologies,¡± The middle-aged butler said slowly. ¡°Those guests did not let the club arrange their travel route. They also did not request us to book any flight or train tickets ¨C it is possible that they had already made the necessary arrangements beforehand. Thus, we are unable to determine their whereabouts.¡± Roddy sighed while Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned ugly to behold. Considering how long it had been since they left¡­ and the present level of technological development, they could have already gone to any corner of the world. ¡°There may still be a way,¡± The Countess said softly. ¡°I believe these Asian guests must not be the members of this club. In other words, they were only able to stay here because they are friends with one of the members of this club. Thus¡­¡± The Countess smiled lightly. She turned to look at the middle-aged butler. The middle-aged butler quickly said. ¡°ording to the records, the Asian guests were brought in by Sir Pattinson as his guests.¡± ¡°Sir Pattinson?¡± The Countess smiled. She turned back to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What a coincidence. Sir Pattinson and I happen to be friends in an equestrian club. I can help you ask him about it. Perhaps this Sir Pattinson will know of something. However¡­¡± She turned to look at a vintage pendulum clock and said. ¡°I will not be able to get to him in time today. Tomorrow, then. Tomorrow, I will convey the information acquired to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian was well aware that she was simply making an excuse. However, there was nothing he could say against her actions ¨C if she really wanted to find the information, a phone call would solve the issue. Clearly, this Countess was nning something else. Chen Xiaolian sighed inwardly. It appeared this will have to do for now. ¡°If you two do not mind, you can stay here for today. This ce will provide you with the best in quality, service and enjoyment,¡± The middle-aged butler gave a faint smile. He then turned toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I heard that there is a car parked outside by the street. Those two friends inside the car maye stay here as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian was not shocked to hear that. Considering the fact that they were within their grounds, Lun Tai and Bei Tai being noticed was not something to be surprised about. ¡°There is no need for that.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly stood up. ¡°We have our own amodations. So then¡­ tomorrow?¡± He turned his head to look at the Countess. ¡°Tomorrow¡­¡± ¡°Tomorrow, once I obtain the information, I will get Stewart to contact you two. Can you please leave behind a way to contact you?¡± The Countess said coolly. ¡°Tomorrow, I will get Stewart to fetch you over. Then, we will talk things over.¡± ¡°Ok.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly got up and left together with Roddy. Of course he would not ept her invitation to stay there¡­ this Countess was an inscrutable character and it was hard to tell if she was a friend or enemy. Furthermore¡­ it was unknown what type of rtionship there was between her and Thorned Flower Guild. It was only natural that Chen Xiaolian would turn down her offer to stay within a ce where she held influence over! If he were to choose to stay there, he would have to worry about their conversations getting tapped! Stewart the butler escorted the two of them out of the club. Under his watchful eyes, both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy walked to the car parked by the side of the street. They then got into the car and sped off. ¡°How was it?¡± Lun Tai asked as he was driving. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy recounted what happened to them inside. Lun Tai and Bei Tai were both shocked. ¡°Miao Yan? No. You mean¡­ Miao Yan¡¯s Exclusive ount?¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face expressed a trace of astonishment. ¡°In other words¡­ Miao Yan could really be a yer!¡± ¡°In my opinion, the possibility of that is very high,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a heavy tone. ¡°In addition, it seems that she and Thorned Flower Guild ¨C what I mean to say is, there might be a certain rtionship between Miao Yan and Thorned Flower Guild.¡° Within the car, all four of them fell silent. ¡°The Countess must have kept some things hidden from us,¡± Roddy said slowly. ¡°Naturally, for some of the matters, she must be either lying or holding back,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°However, that is a very normal urrence.¡± After what had happened in the Tokyo instance dungeon, or perhaps, more urately, after their encounter with Tian Lie, the four of them were highly cautious toward Thorned Flower Guild! ¡­ At the London Heathrow International Airport¡­ An international ne was resting on the airfield and luggage cases of various sizes were being moved down using conveyor belts. It was night and the workers were anxiously doing their job. One trolley after another moved about as they transported the luggage. A faint silvery liquid slowly flowed out from one of the luggage cases and went unnoticed amid the darkness of the night. The silver coloured liquid slowly flowed into a drainage opening and disappeared. Shortly after, some distance away from the airport where there was a drainage opening, Tian Lie¡­ or more urately, Da Gang¡¯s figure slowly emerged out from the silver coloured liquid. He stepped forward. Standing beneath the night sky, Da Gang began stretching his body. ¡°Sigh¡­ a long journey really is bothersome. Should I contact the fellows from the guild¡­ hmm, forget it. They probably think I am dead.¡± After saying that, Da Gang¡¯s figure began to wriggle. His body quickly transformed into a young, ordinary looking Caucasian and he swaggered along under the night sky. ¡­ ¡°It is now 8 o¡¯clock.¡± After returning to their hotel room, the four of them sat down to discuss the matter. Chen Xiaolian looked at the time. ¡°There is still 2 more hours to go. At around 10 o¡¯clock, the system will issue out the information rted to the instance dungeon over.¡± Roddy grumbled. ¡°Sigh¡­ it¡¯s so fast. I have yet to fully enjoy the one month of tranquillity.¡± ¡°Trust me, this feeling¡­ you¡¯ll get used to it,¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°Do you two veterans have any opinions about this instance dungeon?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai and Bei Tai. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about the distribution for individuals. We are a guild, so we¡¯ll be discussing about the procedures involved for guilds,¡± Lun Tai said slowly. ¡°You should know this; the distribution of instance dungeons is rted to the guild¡¯s ss.¡± Roddy nodded his head. ¡°We know that.¡± ¡°At present, the biggest question is what our Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s ss is.¡± A guild¡¯s ss was dependent on the estimated strength of the guild¡¯s members, the guild¡¯s rate of sess when participating in instance dungeons, the guild¡¯s rate of survival, thepletion of quests. Those and the likes would be put together to form aprehensive evaluation. Theoretically speaking, a guild that possessed more experts, a higher rate of sess and a higher number of participation in instance dungeons would find itself at a higher ss. The system¡¯s evaluation toward the current Meteor Rock Guild was¡­ [B+]. This ss was not too high. Moreover, Chen Xiaolian believed that the reason the guild would be able to acquire this ss was due to what happened in the Japan, the Tokyo instance dungeon. There, they had aplished a perfectpletion of quests bypleting both the given quests. That gave them an outstanding level of achievements, which contributed in bolstering their guild¡¯s ss. If the appraisal for their guild¡¯s ss were purely through the calction of their guild¡¯s strength, the resulting ss would likely be much lower! ¡°The past battle records that Meteor Rock Guild had should be quite good. At the very least, while Qiu Yun was still around, the Meteor Rock Guild was quite famous. Unfortunately¡­¡± Lun Tai said slowly. ¡°During Qiu Yun¡¯s time here, the Meteor Rock Guild also took several heavy hits in session and suffered from heavy casualties. Some of them left the guild as well¡­ their evaluation should have plummeted considerably since. Additionally, our present members were all added inter on. Not a single one of us are old hands from Qiu Yun¡¯s time. The number of times Bei Tai and I have participated in instance dungeons is not small. However, the number of instance dungeon participation and battle records that you, the Guild Leader and the others have is quite small. ¡°When the system calctes theprehensive evaluation of a guild, it does not only consider the historical battle records of the guild, it also evaluates the existing guild members individual battle records ¨C in my opinion, the system¡¯s method of evaluation is very thorough. It will be difficult to drill loopholes through it.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. It was not simply their battle records. Judging by the strength of their guild, to be able to acquire a [B+] ss evaluation was already quite the feat. It had to be said, at the moment, their guild only had seven members. One of them, Xia Xiaolei was a support type with limited battle strength. Having a low guild ss would result in a disadvantage. For example, the right to be exempted from an instance dungeon! The rules of the system stated that guilds have the right to be exempted from instance dungeons. However, there were two restrictions ced on this exemption right. First, the exemption right cannot be used sessively. In other words, after using it, the guild will be forced to participate in the next instance dungeon! Additionally, the use of the exemption right would cause the guild¡¯s ss to fall. The second one was more particr. The exemption right could only be utilized against an instance dungeon of an equivalent or lower sspared to the guild! In other words, if the current Meteor Rock Guild with its [B+] ss were to encounter a [B+] ss instance dungeon or [B-] ss, or [C] ss, they could utilize the exemption right to be exempted from those instance dungeons. However, if they were to encounter an [A] ss instance dungeon, they would be unable to utilize the exemption right! The exemption right was something that could be used to save one¡¯s life at crucial moments! ¡­ ¡°I am currently most worried about one thing,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at his three members. ¡°When our guild is selected to participate in the instance dungeon, we have a choice in the number of participants. Our guild currently has seven members. Assuming the iing instance dungeon require us to field only three of four members, that that would be fine¡­ even if we have yet to find Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo, we can be the ones to participate in the instance dungeon. ¡°However, in the event that¡­ six members are needed, or perhaps a full participation is needed¡­ ¡°We are unable to find Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. If so, ording to the rules of the system, those who do not enter the instance dungeon before it opens will be punished by the system¡­¡± ¡°The probability of that happening is rtively small,¡± Lun Tai considered the matter and said. ¡°If we encounter one with the equivalent ss as ours or lower, we can try to utilize the exemption right to circumvent this time¡¯s crisis. If we encounter one with a ss higher than ours, then¡­ actually, when ites to high-ss instance dungeons, the system will consider the ss of a guild and the differences therein, and thus ce a restriction on the number of guild members allowed in for low-ss guilds. ¡°Theoretically speaking, if a guild¡¯s ss is lower than an instance dungeon¡¯s ss, the system will reduce the number of members allowed in the instance dungeon. This is a form of punishment. ¡°Simply put, many of the older Awakened ones believe that the system¡¯s utmost objective is to punish the weak. ¡°It could be likened to having a whipshing out upon you, forcing you to continuously be more powerful. ¡°In other words, we are currently a [B+] ss guild. If an [A] ss instance dungeon were to select us to participate in it, it is highly likely¡­ the number of members required by the system for the instance dungeon would most likely be less than the total number of members our guild has.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that the equivalent ofmitting suicide?¡± Roddy blurted out. Looking around at the others, he continued. ¡°What I mean is¡­ the guild is already one ss weakerpared to the instance dungeon! If the guild is not allowed to field all their members, then they would definitely not be able to unleash their full strength¡­¡± ¡°That is why it is called ¡®punishing the weak¡¯. If you are weak, then you deserve to die¡­ that is the core characteristic of the damned system,¡± Bei Tai cursed out vehemently. Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°However¡­ what about the incident with the Tokyo instance dungeon? All of us had participated in it. There was no restriction¡­ although we were only sucked into it by ident by being within the instance dungeon area¡­ ¡°However, the Tokyo instance dungeon¡¯s ss was clearly higher than our guild¡¯s ss. ¡°Furthermore¡­ if this is a loophole, doesn¡¯t it mean that other low-ss guilds could use this loophole to bring their own members into the instance dungeon when faced against high-ss instance dungeons? That would give them the ability to unleash their full power.¡± ¡°There is only one exnation. The Tokyo instance dungeon is arge-scale instance dungeon,¡± Lun Tai said slowly. Large-scale instance dungeon. Chen Xiaolian silently nodded his head. He had studied up on the rules for guilds before. Large-scale instance dungeons were a special existence within the system. Large-scale instance dungeons cared not for the difference in a guild¡¯s ss. Thus, that restriction was not applicable. Simply put, it was a chaotic battlefield. Naturally, the system was very tyrannical here. Inrge-scale instance dungeons, those that were not selected could still choose to participate, but those that were selected must participate nheless. ¡°The reward forpletingrge-scale instance dungeons is very high; the marks acquired for our battle records will also be very high. That is why our guild was able to obtain a [B+] ss evaluation,¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°However¡­rge-scale instance dungeons have always been a terrifying existence. All I can say is that we were very lucky to be able to survive andplete the instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Because, back then, we had Nicole with us. Nicole¡¯s presence helped us a great deal,¡± Roddy suddenly whispered out. The others fell silent. Recalling back to what happened in the Tokyo instance dungeon, that was indeed the case. Thorned Flower¡¯s team and the several Thunderstorm Tanks were all decimated by Nicole. In the end, Nicole had also contributed a great deal toward killing off Tian Lie. If not for Nicole, Meteor Rock Guild would have been utterly annihted the moment they encountered the Thunderstorm Tanks. Seeing how sombre the mood had be, Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°All right, let¡¯s not talk about those things first. Soon, the details regarding the instance dungeon will be issued out. We¡¯ll continue our discussion after that.¡± They then got something to eat. However, they did not leave. Instead, they stayed together as they waited for the time to reach 10 o¡¯clock. It was almost simr to the wait for Judgement Day to arrive. Finally, when the time finally reached 10 o¡¯clock¡­ [System prompt: Meteor Rock Guild has been selected to participate in an instance dungeon. Instance dungeon details have been issued, please check.] Pattinson. Raw: ¡®ÅÁ¶¡É­¡¯, pinyin: ¡®p¨¤ d¨©ng s¨¥n¡¯. Chapter 178: Long Live

Chapter 178: Long Live

GOR Chapter 178: Long Live [System prompt: Instance dungeon number D066. Meteor Rock Guild has been selected to participate in this instance dungeon. Information for this instance dungeon is as follows: [A. Within 48 hours, please make your way to the designated location for this instance dungeon, located within the world of Europe, Great Britain and Northern Irnd, the capital of the kingdom, Greater London area [1]. Selected guilds who fail to arrive at the designated location will receive system punishment. Selected solo participants who fail to arrive will be exterminated. [B. This instance dungeon is a Historical Type, [A-] ss instance dungeon. Restrictions will be ced on technological skills and equipment. Please decide the list of participants based on the specifications of the instance dungeon. [C. The quests for this instance dungeon will be issued in phases. After the instance dungeon is opened, the first phase of the quest will be issued. [System prompt: ording to theprehensive evaluation on Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s ss, the number of participants allowed for this instance dungeon is: 3 (lower limit) to 5 (upper limit).] ¡­ That was the instance dungeon details given by the system. This information was notplete. After all, the specifics of the first phase of the quest will only be issued after the instance dungeon officially opened. However, there were some important clues among the information given. ¡°Three to five,¡± Roddy frowned. ¡°At least three, at most five. This is the restriction ced on the number of participants.¡± ¡°Historical Type instance dungeon, [A-] ss. Considering that this is a historical type of instance dungeon, we will need find information regarding the history of London, no, the history of Britain,¡± Lun Tai spoke up. ¡°Technological abilities are restricted. This may prove to be disadvantageous for Roddy. It is likely that it will not allow the usage of the Mech for battles,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy. ¡°The instance dungeon turned out to be in London¡­ is this a coincidence? Or did the system issue out the instance dungeon by looking at where we are?¡± Bei Tai made a face. ¡°Enough,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a grim voice. ¡°Let¡¯s calm down. First, we need to calm down and consider the situation beforeing up with a n.¡± The other three guild members turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian pondered about it for a few minutes and rechecked the information issued by the system. Then, he kneaded his forehead. ¡°First, we need to get in touch with the Countess tomorrow and see if we can get some information on Qiao Qiao¡¯s whereabouts. Depending on the results of this meeting tomorrow, we¡¯ll make further considerations. If we cannot find them within 48 hours, we will have to temporarily give up on our current rescue operation. We will prioritize thepletion of this instance dungeon!¡± The others nodded their heads, giving rise to no objections toward this decision. ¡°Judging from the present information avable regarding this instance dungeon, we know that this instance dungeon restricts technological skills and equipment. In other words, Roddy, it is highly likely that you will not be able to do much in this instance dungeon,¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy. ¡°Thus¡­ when we participate in this instance dungeon, you will have to sit this one out.¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± Roddy hesitated momentarily, seemingly wanting to say something. However, after hesitating for a while, he nodded his head. This was not the time to act impulsively. Roddy was clear that since the instance dungeon ced a restriction on technological skills, he would really be unable to provide much in terms of assistance. If he were to recklessly participate out of emotions of solidarity, then he would likely end up bing a burden to them. This was not the time to be emotional. ¡°Regarding the present participants for this instance dungeon, as the Guild Leader, I will have to participate,¡± Chen Xiaolian said. ¡°Xia Xiaolei is still back in China. It would not be appropriate to ask him toe over now. Additionally, with his abilities, he would not be able to help much. Thus¡­ Lun Tai, Bei Tai¡­¡± ¡°Understood,¡± Lun Tai gave a light smile and looked at his brother. ¡°We have no objections.¡± Bei Tai nodded. ¡°No objections.¡± ¡°Then, this will be our decision for now,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°The preliminary members selected for this time¡¯s instance dungeon are me, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. If¡­ before the instance dungeon opens, if we can find Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo, then we may reconsider and change the member selection.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows. ¡°From now onward, we will be looking for information. Since the system said that this is a Historical Type instance dungeon, we will now begin searching for all historical information rted to Britain. Roddy, how is your world history?¡± ¡°I¡¯m a crappy student,¡± Roddy spread out both his arms. ¡°I¡¯ll have you know, I can¡¯t even remember the ancient history of our own country.¡± ¡°Then, we¡¯ll have to start cramming ourselves with information. At least it will be better than not knowing anything. Help us find the necessary information by looking through the inte,¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to Lun Tai and Bei Tai. ¡°Another thing, the designated location is London. Since that is the case, I feel that we will need to make some time to inspect the areas of London City, especially those buildings with some history. We will need to take note of them. Lun Tai, I will need a copy of a map of London. It will be for the best if the historical buildings are marked.¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. ¡°I can start the car and go check the area. Two days should be enough for me to cover London City.¡± ¡°Bei Tai, we will need weapons,¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to Bei Tai. ¡°You have some ¡®friends¡¯ here, right? Try to see if you can get your hands on some weapons.¡± ¡°I understand, leave it to me.¡± As the Guild Leader, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s distribution of tasks was epted by everyone. That night, Chen Xiaolian too did not sleep. He stayed up all night checking up on much of the history of Britain and London. It was unrealistic to fully digest all the history of this long, glorious and infallible empire. However, it was not too impossible to memorize those big events that happened throughout history. The Countess had said that she would send someone over to contact Chen Xiaolian. However, even after night had fallen on the next day, Chen Xiaolian never received any contact from the Countess. This matter caused Chen Xiaolian to feel baffled. Thankfully, Roddy, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were still meticulously making preparations for the instance dungeon despite their anxiousness. Lun Tai drove out for the whole day to check out the various spots throughout London. As for Bei Tai, he made contact with his ¡®friends¡¯ and obtained some weapons. There were also some equipment that may be of use. For example, medicinal substances, first aid kit, etc. After waiting anxiously for the whole day¡­ Inside the room, the phone rang out in the middle of the night. Chen Xiaolian went over to pick up the phone and heard a polite voice speaking over the phone. ¡°Dear Sir, I am sorry for disturbing you at such ate hour¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to identify the voice. It belonged to Stewart, the middle-aged butler. ¡°There must be a special reason for you to be calling me at such ate hour. Hopefully, I will not be disappointed,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°The thing is, my employer wanted me to inform you. It is regarding the matter that you asked her for, some information has been found. If it is not inconvenient, my employer invites you toe over for a discussion.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­now?¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the time and saw that it was almost 12 o¡¯clock. There was less than 24 hours before the instance dungeon opened. ¡°You mean¡­ to meet up now? It is currently in the middle of the night,¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I am sorry. I am aware that this may seem rude. However, this is what my employer had requested. Thus¡­¡± ¡°Then, now it is!¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and interrupted Stewart¡¯s words. ¡°Where should we meet? I will head over immediately.¡± ¡°There is no need to trouble yourself with that. I have already sent a car over. In 5 minutes time, it will be waiting for you at the entrance to your hotel.¡± ¡°Five minutes? All right, no problem.¡± ¡°There is another matter that my employer had requested,¡± Stewart said slowly. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°My employer wishes for you toe alone. I ask that you understand.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a bit. Then, he took a deep breath and answered. ¡°All right, I understand. It¡¯s decided, then.¡± ¡°Thank you for your understanding.¡± Stewart politely hung up the phone. Chen Xiaolian rubbed his nose and frowned. These aristocrats¡­ the way they do things sure are strange. After he told Roddy and the two brothers, they all expressed varying degrees of objections. Their main objection came from the request to go alone. It was too strange. ¡°Who knows, there might be a conspiracy here,¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s too dangerous¡­ besides, that woman might very well be the Exclusive ount of a High-ss yer¡­ the instance dungeon is also going to open soon. If you split up with your team members for too long¡­ when the instance dungeon opens, there will be huge problems.¡± ¡°I know that,¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. ¡°However, the woman might have obtained some information. Thus, I need to go.¡± He thought about it and continued. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I wille back as soon as possible. Additionally¡­ I don¡¯t think the woman can threaten me. Do not forget, even if she is an Exclusive ount, as long as Miao Yan does not ¡®arrive¡¯ , she remains an ordinary person. Moreover¡­ I¡¯ve heard before. When we are not participating within an instance dungeon, Awakened ones are not allowed to utilize powers above [B] ss. If there is any danger from them, I will still be able to make a run for it.¡± Most importantly, Chen Xiaolian believed that¡­ Miao Yan, she probably will not harm him. Although she was just Miao Yan¡¯s Exclusive ount, she was still an ordinary person, right? ¡­ After the 5 minutes was over, Chen Xiaolian went downstairs to the hotel lobby. There, he saw a ck coloured car parked outside the hotel. The chauffeur stood by the car and bowed toward Chen Xiaolian before opening the car door. Without saying anything, Chen Xiaolian got into the car. Under the night sky, the car moved at a steady pace through the city of London. Chen Xiaolian did not speak with the chauffeur. It was apparent that this chauffeur was an ordinary person and Chen Xiaolian was not in the mood for polite banter. Just as Chen Xiaolian was about to run out of patience, the car arrived before a building. The building was brimming with a ssical British style. After the courtyard doors were opened, the car drove around a fountain and then finally came to a stop before the entrance of the building. Chen Xiaolian got off the car and saw Stewart standing before the entrance. Stewart executed a slight bow toward him. Without saying anything, this middle-age butler turned around and gestured for Chen Xiaolian to enter the building. After they arrived before the huge door of a lounge, the middle-aged butler lightly knocked on the door three times. Then, he turned to Chen Xiaolian and said. ¡°You may enter.¡± After saying that, Stewart turned around and left. Chen Xiaolian regarded the door before him. With a frown on his face and a vignt mind, he ced one hand on the door handle, took a deep breath and pushed open the door. Then, he entered¡­ Within the lounge, there was a long table. Upon the surface of the table were candlesticks, red wine and some dishes. A figure was seated on one side of the table. The figure observed Chen Xiaolian as he walked in and used a white napkin to wipe her mouth. Chen Xiaolian stood by the door. He halted his steps and looked at the other party. His eyes narrowed conspicuously before revealing aplicated expression. He sighed. ¡°It¡¯s you?¡± ¡­ Night¡­ A group of men walked out from Heathrow International Airport. Subsequently, they got into a ck coloured MPV. Sitting in the second row was a man wearing ck coloured trench coat. His features appeared ordinary, but his eyes shone brightly and his gaze was profound! His partially grey hair was especially eye-catching and it gave his ordinary appearance a special elegance. Excluding the chauffeur, there was a total of four person in the MPV. ¡°We still have 24 hours,¡± A man with squinted eyes, perpetually sleepy face and a slightly overweight body said after checking his watch. He was seated beside the man with grey hair. ¡°We don¡¯t have much time left, Guild Leader.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t call me Guild Leader,¡± The grey-haired man smiled softly. He turned around to look at hispanion. ¡°I¡¯ve said this many times, I do not like being called that, Lei Hu.¡± ¡°Very well, Mr. Culkin [2],¡± Lei Hu answered. ¡°We only have 24 hours left.¡± Culkin replied coolly. ¡°Historical Type, [A-] ss instance dungeon. This difficulty is not low. However¡­instance dungeons will always observe certain rules.¡± Pausing, Culkin turned his head and nced at a skinny man who was seated in thest row. ¡°Sasha, I need you to hack into the surveince system of the London Municipal Administration and the police. I need to be able to grasp onto the overall situation within the shortest amount of time possible. When we are participating in the instance dungeon¡­ you will be our eyes!¡± ¡°No problem, Mr. Culkin,¡± The thin Sasha licked his lips and his small eyes shed with a glowing light. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Sasha. After the instance dungeon is over, I will let you have a taste of those girls from UK,¡± Culkinughed. ¡°As for you, Jean.¡± ¡°I¡¯m listening,¡± Beside Sasha was a tall Caucasian with a bulbous nose. His face and nose was that of a typical Frenchman. ¡°Jean, you are in charge of cars. We need several cars that can run fast and take hits. Fill them all up with gas!¡± ¡°Rx, I will take care of that matter.¡± Culkin¡¯s finger tapped the armrest on his seat. ¡°Historical Type¡­ Historical Type¡­¡± A glint suddenly shed across his eyes. ¡°Lei Hu, what are the old buildings with history in London?¡± He asked. Lei Hu reflected upon the question and let out a bitterugh. ¡°There are a considerable number of those: Westminster Cathedral, Tower of London¡­ naturally, the most famous of all is the Buckingham Pce.¡± ¡°Sasha!¡± Culkin was quick to speak up. ¡°After you hack into the surveince system of the police, focus on monitoring the surrounding areas of some famous historical sites! I will get Lei Hu to make a list for you once he finished checking it over!¡± After saying that, Culkin retrieved a cigar from his pocket and took in its scent before revealing a faint smile. ¡°Gentlemen, it is time to focus. We will obtain brilliant results. Perhaps¡­ this time tomorrow, I will bring all of you to Buckingham Pce. There we will celebrate our victory with champagne!¡± Lei Hu and the othersughed out. Together, they spoke out in a low tone. ¡°Long live the Winter Rock Guild!¡± Lei Hu. Raw: ¡®À׺ü¡¯, pinyin: ¡®l¨¦i h¨²¡¯. ¡®l¨¦i¡¯ (À×) means thunder, ¡®h¨²¡¯ (ºü) means fox. Sasha. Raw: ¡®Èøɳ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®s¨¤ sh¨¡¡¯. Jean. Raw: ¡®Èá¯, pinyin ¡®r¨¤ng¡¯. I know the pinyin looks different, but his name is pronounced njan, or something to that effect. 1 The designated location is the Greater London area.? 2 Culkin was first introduced in .? Chapter 179: I Want To Know

Chapter 179: I Want To Know

GOR Chapter 179: I Want To Know ¡°It¡¯s you?¡± Chen Xiaolian walked into the room and proceeded to walk by the long and gorgeous dining table. The figure seated at the end of the table had a slender and elegant body with long ck hair tied into a bun in the style of a nobledy. Unexpectedly, a gold coloured pearl hairpin, which exuded an Eastern atmosphere, was inserted into her hair. She was dressed in a beautiful red coloured evening dress, strapless style, which exposed her bare white shoulders, and had a very low chest neckline. The resulting gully was one full of temptation and charm. Red lipstick had been applied upon her lips and her hand held onto a ss of red wine while she twirled it gently. Her other hand was holding onto a dining knife. The de of the knife was resting on the surface of the table while her fingers lightly stroked the handle of the knife. Those tempting and entrancing eyes appeared to be staring at Chen Xiaolian. At the same time, they appeared to be shrouded within a faintyer of mist. Just by taking a nce at her was enough for Chen Xiaolian to make a deduction. Although they looked the same, this woman who was seated before him at this moment was certainly not the old-fashioned and sharp Countess that he had met yesterday! Instead, she was¡­ Miao Yan! ¡°You do not appear surprised at all.¡± Miao Yan pursed her lips to the side before sipping a particr mouthful of the red wine. ¡°How boring. I thought that this would end up scaring you.¡± ¡°In that case, let¡¯s do this once again. Should I go out the door and re-enter? Then, pretend to be shocked?¡± Chen Xiaolian then smiled and walked over. Reaching a spot that was not too distant from Miao Yan; he pulled out a chair and sat himself down. Looking at the sses and the decanter filled with red wine ced on the table, he helped himself by pouring a ss for himself. ¡°This seems to be good.¡± ¡°An ¡®85 Latour. It is definitely worth tasting,¡± Miao Yan smiled softly. Chen Xiaolian considered before replying. ¡°For red wine, I have only heard about Lafite.¡± Miao Yan appeared to be smiling. She directed a peculiar gaze at Chen Xiaolian and said. ¡°Using the words that you people from this world use¡­ you really are a country bumpkin.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyebrows were raised and he gulped down the entire ss of red wine. After cing down the ss, he looked at Miao Yan silently, not uttering a single word. ¡°I believe you must have figured out my true identity,¡± Miao Yan sighed. ¡°Honestly, it was truly quite surprising,¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his eyebrows and rubbed his nose. ¡°However, back when we were in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, I did have my suspicions as well.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°En, considering your age, you are too ignorant toward the history of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°If you were a foreigner, then it would not be surprising. However, your appearance¡­ you are clearly a Chinese.¡± ¡°I did not expect such a coincidence to happen. To think that you would end up finding me in London,¡± Miao Yan shrugged her shoulders and drank another small mouthful of red wine. Both her cheeks turned red and she licked her rosy lips. Then, she turned back to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You know. I really like this identity.¡± ¡°You mean, this Exclusive ount?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Miao Yan sighed. ¡°That title is just a term given to it. No matter what, I do quite like this identity. A Countess, born into nobility with an astounding amount of wealth and beauty, and able to enjoy all forms of enjoyment that this world has to provide. What reason is there not to?¡± Chen Xiaolian silently regarded Miao Yan. He hesitated for a moment before speaking up. ¡°I have always been very curious¡­ your world, just what does it look like?¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°What I mean is¡­ from your point of view, be it me or the Countess or this world, all of it are things that your world created¡­ a game, a virtual world. As for you, you possess a High-ss yer¡¯s Exclusive ount. I guess that you must be a big spender in this game, a VIP user. The you in your world must be a very wealthy person, right?¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha¡­¡± Miao Yanughed. Her smiling eyes were squinted as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Interesting, please continue.¡± ¡°If that is the case, then the you in your world must be one with quite the status, then¡­ all this¡­¡± He gestured toward the red wine before him, the exquisite dishes, the gorgeous dining table and the opulent room. ¡°All of this should count for nothing.¡± ¡°You want to know how our world looks like? Are you sure you want to know? Are you absolutely sure?¡± Miao Yan suddenly directed a stare at Chen Xiaolian. There was a very peculiar expression upon her face. The atmosphere immediately became tense! Chen Xiaolian stared at Miao Yan, at her rosy lips and then into her eyes. He took a deep breath and said. ¡°¡­ I want to know!¡± ¡­ Da Gang casually ced his hands into his pockets as he strolled through the streets of London. Standing by the north side of Russell Square, he observed the cathedral that stood before him. It was brimming with an atmosphere of ancientness. At present, Da Gang was sporting brown coloured hair and he wore a wool suit. Two little moustache grew out above his mouth. His one hand held onto a bottle of wine while the other held onto a cigarette. Not far away from Da Gang, a ck coloured MPV came to a halt. A tall Frenchman with a standard bulbous nose emerged from the MPV. ¡°Jean, get those cars as soon as possible. We will meet up again during the day.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Lei Hu,¡± Jean eased a set of earphone onto his ears and he walked toward the side of the street. After the MPV moved away, Jean walked around and his eyes swept through the area. Spotting Da Gang who was not far away, he ignored him after a nce. He could smell the scent of alcohol on Da Gang from far away and he moved further away. His objective was a car parked not far away. It was a durable looking Land Rover. Jean walked forward slowly with a rxed expression on his face. After reaching the side of the car, he walked in a circle around the car before stopping before the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°I hate cars from UK, driver on the right,¡± Jean grumbled. Tinkering with the door of the car for a moment, he then pulled open the door. As he was about to enter the car, he abruptly turned around, his expression turning tense! Da Gang was standing right before him! Looking at the inebriated looking drunkard before him ¨C he appeared no different from those alcoholics strolling through London in the night. Jean frowned and raised his bulbous nose. ¡°Is there a problem?¡± ¡°Mr, may I borrow a lighter?¡± Da Gang pretended to get close as he raised up the cigarette butt in his hand. With an annoyed look on his face, Jean replied. ¡°Don¡¯t you already have one?¡± Da Gang smiled as he slowly took another two steps forward. Suddenly, he bent his waist forward! Jean¡¯s eyes flickered and he quickly retreated. However, Da Gang¡¯s next move was to p one hand onto the surface of the car, bend his waist down while facing the wheel of the car and puked out mouthful after mouthful of vomit. ¡°Damned bastard!¡± Jean furiously swore out. Observing the vomit, which reeked to the high Heavens, he decided to step back. However, he suddenly felt something cold on his neck! At an unknown moment, a fine metal de had emerged from the car¡¯s side mirror. It pierced through Jean¡¯s neck! The sharp metal de pierced right through Jean¡¯s neck and he fearfully stared at Da Gang with widened eyes. By then, Da Gang had already straightened himself as he wiped his mouth ¨C one of his hand remained in contact with the surface of the car. Metallic ripples were seemingly spreading through the surface of the car! At the end of the ripples was the metal de. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, don¡¯t worry, there is no need to be afraid,¡± Da Gang stepped forward and clung onto Jean with one hand and he whispered to Jean. ¡°I won¡¯t kill you ¨C not now anyways. All I want is to find an interesting little pet for myself before the instance dungeon begins. Unfortunately for you, you happen to be the first person Iid my eyes upon after I had that idea.¡± Jean¡¯s eyes bulged open and he attempted to shout out. However, his throat had been pierced through, leading to him being unable to utter anything loud. His eyes quickly turned red and his entire body began to swell. His muscles bulged and ck coloured hair could be seen growing out at a rapid pace from his exposed neck area. ¡°Oh, are you thinking about using your skill?¡± Da Gang smiled softly. ¡°No no no, you need to quiet down.¡± The metal de suddenly twisted and transformed into a flowing liquid metal. It then drilled its way into the neck¡­ After that¡­ Jean¡¯s bulging muscles and growing hair shrunk back down¡­ ¡°Go to sleep, go to sleep, my little baby~¡± Da Gang sang softly and his fingers softly caressed Jean¡¯s bulbous nose ¨C this action of his was not only terrifying, it also appear perverted¡­ Next, Da Gang grabbed Jean and tossed him into the car before getting onto the car as well. ¡°Not a bad car, you have good taste,¡± Da Gang stroked the steering wheel and smiled. He then started up the car, causing the car engine to roar out before slowly driving the car away. ¡­ ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­I want to know!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Miao Yan looked at Chen Xiaolian for a full 5 seconds. Then, she covered her mouth and let out a burst ofughter. Herughter was filled with so much glee that it almost appeared as though the one sitting before her was not Chen Xiaolian, but Mr. Bean. ¡°Is it funny?¡± Chen Xiaolian had an annoyed look on his face. ¡°Of course it is funny!¡± Miao Yan used her fingers to wipe the corners of her eyes. ¡°This is the most amusing joke that I¡¯ve heard ofte.¡± The woman abruptly withdrew the smile on her face and directed a solemn gaze at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It¡¯s useless. Even if I do tell you, you will end up forgetting everything I tell you.¡± ¡°What if I still insist on wanting to know?¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. ¡°Even though I know my memories will be erased, I want to know!¡± ¡°Very well, in that case¡­¡± Miao Yan looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ A few secondster¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you saying anything?¡± Miao Yan cast a peculiar look at Chen Xiaolian and answered. ¡°¡­ ¡­ if I were to tell you that I had already told you about it just now, and that you have already forgotten it all now¡­ would you believe me?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. After saying that, Miao Yan smiled. ¡°Are you messing with me?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. Miao Yan gave a light sigh. ¡°No matter what I say, you will not believe me. Besides¡­ you will never find out if I did say anything to you just now¡­ because, even if you did hear what I said, the system will either block it or erase your memories!¡± She then extended her hand out to point toward the ceiling. ¡°The rules! The rules of the system are immutable!¡± A look of fear appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He quietly took a deep breath and poured himself another ss of wine, which he then gulped down. ¡°About tonight, are you the one who asked for me, or¡­ your Exclusive ount?¡± ¡­ Chapter 180: All For Naught

Chapter 180: All For Naught

GOR Chapter 180: All For Naught Miao Yan considered the question and answered. ¡°It was me. More urately, after arriving, I identally came to find out that you met up with my Exclusive ount¡­ you see, Stewart is a very good butler. In the evening, he will report some stuff to his employer. To be honest, when I heard about youing over here, I was very surprised.¡± ¡°And then?¡± ¡°The one who wanted to invite you over is her,¡± Miao Yan smiled. ¡°Yet, the one to meet you is me.¡± ¡°Then, the matter that I requested?¡± Miao Yan smiled. ¡°You mean the two girls that you were looking for? I wanted to ask, are the both of them your girlfriends? One of them appears a tad bit too young.¡± ¡°I do not like that kind of joke,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I couldn¡¯t find them. What I am able to gather is that Sir Pattinson had helped them make a reservation at my club. Those people simply stayed here for a few days before leaving. Sir Pattinson is an ordinary person who does not have much knowledge about this. He was simply helping a business acquaintance by making those arrangements. He arranged for those people to stay here for a couple of days ¨C that was all he knew about this matter.¡± Business acquaintance¡­ Chen Xiaolian immediately thought of Qiao Yifeng. He sighed. ¡°Are those two girls very important to you? I mean, I remember that the young one was by your side in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. However, the older one¡­ is your girlfriend, right?¡± Miao Yan looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t deny it. I can see it in your eyes.¡± ¡°You should change your name to Foxy,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coldly. ¡°I will consider this suggestion of yours,¡± Miao Yan gestured with her head. ¡°So then¡­ why did you invite me over tonight?¡± ¡°If my answer is ¡®I do not know¡¯, will you get angry?¡± Chen Xiaolian held back the urge to flip the table over ¨C he was clear that even if a fight were to ur, he was no match for this woman. Back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, this woman had been able to contend against a fully empowered Bai Qi! ¡°My Exclusive ount¡­ truthfully, she is not much different from you¡­ she is a normal person in this world. Thus, the things that she think about, the things that she does ¨C normally, when I am not here, I would not be able to guess what she is thinking about. You can consider this as¡­¡± She suddenly pointed at her chest. ¡°Consider it as a body sharing two souls.¡± It had to be said, her slender finger was almost pointing at the round area on her chest. That posture was rather¡­ indecent. Chen Xiaolian did his best to move his gaze away to avoid looking at her snow-white valley. ¡°I came here to y around because I was feeling bored. Being able to meet you here is something of a surprise,¡± Miao Yan smiled. ¡°I like to enter this world often, even when there is no instance dungeon. Taking this identity to experience the life in this world of yours. Just look, everything is quite lovely, wouldn¡¯t you say?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. His mind was considering something. ¡°Can you tell me¡­ you being here in London, is there any other reason why you are here besides looking for those two girls?¡± Chen Xiaolian became surprised. ¡°An instance dungeon will be opening up in London soon, don¡¯t you know?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. I am not participating in that instance dungeon,¡± Miao Yan looked at Chen Xiaolian. There was a gloating expression on her face. ¡°It seems you were selected? All I can say is: Good luck to you, rookie. Back in thest instance dungeon, if it was not for me, you would probably have died¡­ or failed the quest.¡± ¡°Being able to survive is good enough,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coolly. ¡°Being able to survive is good enough?¡± Hearing those words, Miao Yan was seemingly stunned for a moment. Then, she lowered her voice and murmured even as she drank a mouthful of wine. ¡°In your opinion, what is your definition of living?¡± ¡°Survive through the instance dungeons, not dying¡­ at the same time, grow stronger and protect those you want to protect,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly answered. Miao Yan¡¯s expression turned even more peculiar. There was a trace of loss and confusion in her eyes and she asked in a low tone. ¡°That¡­ is that so. That is the meaning of your existence¡­¡± Observing her reaction, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt vexed. ¡°What is wrong with that?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°My existence, me being a mere NPC, could I ask for more?¡± Miao Yan suddenly smiled. A peculiar light was seemingly shining through her eyes. ¡°You know, there was this one time when I entered ¨C you see, I like to use this identity to live in your world and experience the interesting details of life here. For example, there was this one time where I went to the library to check out some articles regarding this world of yours. There, I saw something very interesting.¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°You are not thinking about starting a discussion about literature with me, are you?¡± ¡°Of course not. However, the idea expressed in the article was very interesting.¡± Miao Yan softly continued. ¡°The article was about the author¡¯s experience of ying an interesting online game. He killed with frenzy in the game, levelled himself up maniacally, fought against other countries, established his own base of operations, developed newnds¡­ all the way until he had thousands upon thousands of soldiers and horses. He unleashed his massive army through thends of the game, sweeping away every monster he saw on the map. ¡°He felt happy with what he was doing. He felt as though he was looking down upon the world. ¡°However¡­ he suddenly saw something on the monitor. There was a ck shadow on the map, a ck dot. It seemed like a monster that the game had spawned out. Thus, his moved his mouse and sent his massive army over to kill¡­ ¡°It was then that the monster flew up, leaving the map, leaving the surface of the monitor. ¡°It turns out¡­ that was just something that had unintentionallynded on the surface of his monitor¡­ ¡°A mosquito. ¡°That¡¯s right, just a pitiful little, piddling mosquito. ¡°At that moment, when the mosquito flew away¡­ the overwhelming army that could cover the skies and move thends¡­ could only remain within the screen of the monitor, staring nkly at the mosquito.¡± After saying that, Miao Yan looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t you think that this article is very interesting?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian felt as though his heart had just received a heavy punch! An incredibly strong feeling of suffocation gripped him and his heart pounded ¡°peng peng peng peng¡±. It pounded violently again and again and again! The casual manner in which Miao Yan had said those things and the tone she used became like a sword that had been viciously thrust into his heart! Miao Yan then continued. ¡°Even if he was invincible without parallel within the game world, even if he had thousands upon thousands of soldiers and horses, against a mere mosquito of the real world, there was nothing his army could do against it¡­ no matter how much more powerful you be inside a game world, no matter how much longer your lifespan bes, no matter how you protect all those you wish to protect¡­ ¡°In the eyes of the upper ne¡­ what is the point of it all? ¡°Perhaps, one day, all the Development Team needs to do is to make a little modification to the program here and there to erase everything that you have struggled for and all the brilliant results that you have aplished.¡± Miao Yan stared into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and abruptlyughed out. ¡°This world of yours, there is an interesting phrase in the inte. How did it go again¡­ ¡°In the end, it was all for naught, all for naught, right? He he.¡± ¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was utterly shocked! ¡­ A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian left the building. As he walked out, he saw a car parked outside. Chen Xiaolian got into the car and sat inside, and the car slowly moved away from the manor. As for Chen Xiaolian, he was still thinking about what Miao Yan had said before they parted. ¡°I would like to ask you to stay as far away as possible from my Exclusive ount. This is a little personal request from me. This is the identity I use to experience your world, the identity of a normal person. Naturally, I do not wish to have anything to do with you Awakened ones¡­ if that were to happen, then it would be pretty much the same as going through an instance dungeon. I do not want to be around a bunch of Awakened ones while experiencing the normal things in this world. That would be totally pointless.¡± ¡°About our meeting tonight, I willpletely delete the memories that this Exclusive ount have about it from the moment you met her¡­ this is something well within my capabilities. Do not doubt me on that. High-ss yers get better treatment, after all. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, onest thing. I wish you good luck. Survive through this London instance dungeon. Perhaps we will meet up again in another instance dungeon. ¡°Also¡­ I am aware that you had turned on the recording function of your mobile phone since the moment you entered through the door. As you are heading home, you may listen to our conversation again.¡± Chen Xiaolian recalled that as Miao Yan was saying thatst sentence, she had given him a wink. Chen Xiaolian sat in the car and quickly retrieved his mobile phone! He was indeed recording! From the moment he saw Miao Yan, he had slipped his hand into his pocket and switched on the recording function on the mobile phone! Within the car, Chen Xiaolian held the mobile phone to his ears and reyed the conversation he had with Miao Yan. ¡°It¡¯s you?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡®85 Latour. It is definitely worth tasting.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ country bumpkin.¡± ¡°You want to know how our world looks like? Are you sure you want to know? Are you absolutely sure?¡± ¡°¡­ I want to know!¡± ¡°It¡¯s useless. Even if I do tell you, you will end up forgetting everything I tell you.¡± ¡°What if I still insist on wanting to know?¡± ¡°Very well, in that case¡­¡± The moment Miao Yan said that... Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt his throat bing parched as his heart thumped furiously! However, at that moment¡­ The voicesing from the phone¡¯s rey suddenly¡­ Disappeared! Chen Xiaolian held the phone and looked at it to determine that the phone was not malfunctioning. He saw that the rey function was still in progress. However, when he held the phone to his ear, he could not hear a single sounding from the phone! Nothing! Silence! The silencested for more than 10 seconds! More than 10 seconds of silence¡­ It was as though the more than 10 seconds¡­ had been utterly erased! Finally, a sound could be hearding out once more from the mobile phone. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you saying anything?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ if I were to tell you that I had already told you about it just now, and that you have already forgotten it all now¡­ would you believe me?¡± After hearing that, Chen Xiaolian turned off the rey and leaned heavily onto the back of the seat. At that moment, his body had be iparably heavy! Outside the window, the endless nothingness of the silent sky suddenly appeared as though it was capable of utterly swallowing up everything! ¡°As expected¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly gave a sigh. With bitterness in his eyes, he muttered. ¡°In the end¡­ it is all for naught!¡± Invincible without parallel? Thousands upon thousands of soldiers and horses? A small mosquito? All for naught! ¡­ Chapter 181: Reappearance

Chapter 181: Reappearance

GOR Chapter 181: Reappearance Within a dark room¡­ It was clearly an unknown basement. Da Gang was seated before aputer and the shing screen of theputer was the only source of light within the room. In one hand, Da Gang was holding on to a take-away meal box. The contents of the box were fried fish and chips. A bottle of Coke was ced beside him. He chewed the fried fish that was dipped in tomato sauce while his other hand held on to the mouse and deftly moved it through theputer screen. Behind Da Gang, the poor Frenchman, Jean was wrapped up and ced in a corner of the room, his being appeared simr to a mummy. Upon Jean¡¯s body was ayer of liquid metal. The liquid metal wrapped him uppletely, exposing only a pair of eyes. The pair of eyes stared at Da Gang¡¯s back. Those eyes were seemingly exhibiting both anger and fear. Da Gang finally turned around just as he was tossing thest piece of fried fish into his mouth. He licked his fingers and smiled. ¡°Are you hungry too? What a pity, I only bought food for one. Oh, well. Going hungry for one or two days won¡¯t kill you. Hmm, the attributes of your body should have been enhanced before. So, that should not be a problem.¡± Da Gang walked before Jean and pulled over the chair from theputer table. Holding onto the bottle of Coke, he sat down and took a long sip of Coke from the straw. Then, he let out a lengthy belch. ¡°To be a pet, you must be aware that you are a pet,¡± Da Gang smiled. Appearance wise, his smile was a good-natured smile. However, in Jean¡¯s eyes, the smile brought a terrifying chill down his spine. ¡°First, I need you to help me with something,¡± Da Gang said coolly. ¡°I need you to help me buy something from the Exchange System. Ah¡­ the points will definitely have toe from you. You should have some saved up, right?¡± Jean. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t try to contact yourpanions,¡± Da Gang sighed gently. ¡°I have taken control of your central nervous system. If you want to use the guild channel to contact yourpanions¡­ sigh, I really do not want to threaten you. Because, I really do not want to kill off a pet that I have just recently caught, understand?¡± Jean. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± A few minutester, Da Gang was able to get Jean to purchase the items he wanted from the Exchange System. He moved over and turned off theputer screen. Then, he turned around, moved through the door and left the basement. Outside the basement was an underground parking garage. Inside the garage were three different models of vehicles. Without exception, all three of them were SUVs that were durable and resistant to impacts. ¡°Time is getting closer and closer,¡± Da Gang nced at his watch and said to himself. ¡°What should I do to celebrate my first instance dungeon after being resurrected? Kill a couple of people? Or level two streets? Hmmm, would that be going overboard? ¡°Sigh, just why did I end up getting resurrected? This is truly bothersome. ¡°Also¡­ after being resurrected, why is the Exchange System not avable?¡± ¡­ After returning to the hotel, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face appeared off colour. The meeting he had with Miao Yan this night had not been a pleasant one. Especially the final incident¡­ Forcibly shaking his head, Chen Xiaolian tried his best to shake those thoughts out of his mind. Then, he opened the door into the hotel suite. Roddy and the two brothers had not turned in. Instead, they were waiting for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s safe return. ¡°You don¡¯t look too good,¡± Roddy quickly went forward. ¡°¡­ ¡­ I am fine.¡± ¡°What is the result of the meeting? Is there any news?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°None.¡± He looked at his three guild members. ¡°There is one thing though. We guessed correctly. The Countess is indeed Miao Yan¡¯s Exclusive ount. Going there tonight, I ended up meeting with Miao Yan.¡± The faces of those three turned tense. Roddy however, was not too disturbed. Lun Tai and Bei Tai were the only ones who had met Miao Yan in the instance dungeon before. They were well aware of just how immeasurably powerful this High-ss yer was. For Awakened ones, bumping into a High-ss yer was not something that could be considered safe. ¡°She did not make things difficult for you?¡± ¡°¡­ strangely, no,¡± Chen Xiaolian tried his best to ease the atmosphere. ¡°She actually asked me to try out an ¡¯85 Latour.¡± Then, Chen Xiaolian summarized out the contents of his discussion with Miao Yan for them. When he reached the matter of Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡¯s whereabouts, Roddy sighed. ¡°It seems Boss Qiao have taken them away.¡± ¡°Then, we¡¯ll just follow our previous n. Completing the instance dungeon will be our primary objective,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°Roddy, before the instance dungeon opens tomorrow, you must leave London City!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Roddy did not say anything. He simply gave Chen Xiaolian a silent nce before nodding his head. Lun Tai and Bei Tai who were beside them were silent for a moment. Then, Lun Tai suddenly spoke up. ¡°The recording of your conversation with Miao Yan, can you rey it again for us to listen?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a nce at Lun Tai. Lun Tai nodded his head. He reyed the recording. When the rey reached the part where there was no sound, the faces of everyone in the room turned grim! ¡°¡­ sigh!¡± Lun Tai sighed. ¡°So, the legends were true! All information regarding the upper ne will be blocked off by the system.¡± ¡°All right. At present, Miao Yan is not a threat to us. The instance dungeon is,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°We¡¯ll make preparations following our original n ¨C tonight, we must get a good night¡¯s sleep. That will ensure that when the instance dungeon opens, everyone will be in good shape.¡± ¡­ The next morning, Roddy left London. He rented a car for this trip out of London. Before he left, Chen Xiaolian went to face Roddy. ¡°I know you do not feel at ease with this. However, you must understand. You not participating in this instance dungeon do not mean that you are not contributing to the guild. After the instance dungeon is over, you will be the guild member in charge of extraction! After undergoing an instance dungeon, there is the possibility of our battle strength being reduced. In order to ensure that we do not suffer from any malicious attacks from other guilds after the instance dungeon is over, you will be our reinforcements!¡± ¡°I''ll be ready.¡± During the day, Lun Tai continued driving around to survey their surroundings. Chen Xiaolian drove around in another car as he too, was checking out the surroundings. As for Bei Tai, he went to find his ¡®friends¡¯ to pick up some ¡®goods¡¯. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was not at ease. He did not have an international driving license. Additionally, he was not familiar with the UK¡¯s right-hand drive cars. Thus, he rode in a sightseeing MPV that he had rented from the hotel. He paid a fee to ensure that he could ride the MPV around London. When noon came, his MPV reached London Bridge near the London Tower. The loud sound of the bell echoed out toward him. It was precisely 12 o¡¯clock. Today¡¯s weather was fairly agreeable. There was no haze about and the rays of light from the sun were quite eptable. If anything, the temperature was a little on the low side. Chen Xiaolian rolled down the window and looked out. His mind recalled the words that Miao Yan had said to himst night. Mosquito? Hmph! As Chen Xiaolian was in a trance, the chauffeur who had been seated in front spoke up without turning his head. ¡°The instance dungeon is about to open up. It is not a good thing to be having this kind of mental state at this time.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked! ¡­ The chauffeur was rmended by the hotel. Appearance wise, he was of a typical Anglo-Saxon descent with average build, strong looking constitution, and a slightly balding head. After having rented his services for half a day, Chen Xiaolian saw that this fellow was clearly someone with a taciturn nature. Or perhaps, he was simply someone who was not good with words. Unexpectedly, those words hade out from him¡­ Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and he stared intently at the back of the chauffeur¡¯s head. The chauffeur continued driving the MPV, his eyes looking out the front windshield. He did not direct his gaze toward Chen Xiaolian at all. Chen Xiaolian stared at him in silence for a few seconds before uttering. ¡°GM?¡± The chauffeur grinned. ¡°I thought that you would panic and pull out a gun, or summon out the Four-eyed War Cat. It appears that you¡¯ve undergone a good amount of training in thest three instance dungeons.¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a sigh of relief. Subsequently, he became anxious. ¡°You¡­ why did you suddenly appear?¡± ¡°That in itself is a wrong question,¡± The chauffeur answered coolly. ¡°To be precise, I am everywhere regardless of the time, understand?¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Although I did not create you, I do look highly upon you,¡± The chauffeur smiled as he drove. ¡°Please remember, you are of great importance to me¡­ oh, right. Let me turn on some music to lessen the awkwardness of this atmosphere.¡± After saying that, the chauffeur turned on the MPV¡¯s stereo. Soon, a song by John Lennon was yed. ¡°Oh, for someone who is about to go risk his life, listening to a song by a dead musician is not a good sign.¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his mouth to the side and retorted. ¡°You deliberately did that, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°You see, I have also learned some stuff¡­ this should be considered as humour. Or perhaps, it would be more urate tobel it as ck humour, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the chauffeur¡¯s face through the rear view mirror. ¡°You are not a human!¡± ¡°Then what about you? Are you certain that you are a human?¡± The chauffeur responded coolly. Hearing his response, Chen Xiaolian be quiet. I¡­ am I a human? This question is so ridiculous and absurd ¨C of course, I am a human! However, if¡­ if I am just an NPC created from a virtual world, then¡­ does that mean that I am not a ¡®human¡¯ in the real sense? ¡°Just what are you trying to tell me here?¡± A look of frustration was etched on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Gazhi! The MPV stopped by the side of an isted street. The driver turned over and looked at Chen Xiaolian. He stared right into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Because of the words you exchanged with Miao Yanst night.¡± This time, there was no jest or wit in the chauffeur¡¯s eyes. Instead, there was only seriousness! Chen Xiaolian quietly opened the door and stepped out. The chauffeur too, stepped out. He then moved to stand behind Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Just what are you trying to achieve here!¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly turned around. He used both hands to seize the chauffeur¡¯s cor and he spat furiously in a low tone. ¡°I feel like a damned pawn! I hate this kind of feeling! What are you trying to use me for? What is your objective?¡± The chauffeur remained indifferent. Not minding that Chen Xiaolian was seizing his clothes, he coolly replied. ¡°I had clearly told you about it thest time we met.¡± ¡°For the sake of¡­ ¡®resisting¡¯ them? Toplete the instance dungeons and stop the yers from winning?¡± ¡°Correct,¡± The chauffeur looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Like you, I do not wish to ¡®die¡¯. Or rather, I do not wish to be ¡®refreshed¡¯.¡± ¡°Then help me out! Don¡¯t just spit these damned unreasonable riddles at me!¡± Chen Xiaolian loosened his grip. He was unable to keep a handle on his emotions. ¡­ Chapter 182: Encroaching Upon The Forbidden Zone

Chapter 182: Encroaching Upon The Forbidden Zone

GOR Chapter 182: Encroaching Upon The Forbidden Zone The chauffeur lightly patted the wrinkled area of his cor before looking eye to eye with Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I can give you the specific whereabouts of Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. But, not now¡­ at present, you need to put all your focus into surviving this instance dungeon. If possible, I would rather not have such a rare Irregrity die on me.¡± ¡°Irregrity? Don¡¯t you mean virus?¡± ¡°Even if you are a virus, you are still the prime virus! As for your other guild members, Qiao Qiao, Roddy¡­ they are all second-generation viruses who were infected by you¡­ do you understand?¡± ¡°Wait a minute, I don¡¯t get it¡­ what do you mean prime, and why second-generation¡­¡± ¡°The metallic sphere that represents the ount,¡± The chauffeur stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Only when a yer or an Awakened is killed by you, will the metallic sphere drop out. You should already have known about this.¡± Indeed, Chen Xiaolian knew about this. That was how Roddy and Qiao Qiao was able to get their hands on the metallic spheres and be Irregrities. ¡°You probably haven¡¯t figured out this one other thing. Only when¡­ the prime viruses kill an Awakened will the metallic spheree out. The prime viruses that I am talking about are none other than¡­ you and Soo Soo. Only the two of you. ¡°As for Qiao Qiao and Roddy, they are the equivalent of second-generation viruses that were infected by you¡­ when they kill an Awakened or a yer, the metallic sphere will not drop out, understand? ¡°Thus¡­ the existence of prime viruses is a valuable thing! You people are the source, the only ones who can continue to create Irregrities! If both you and Soo Soo were to die¡­ then that would be the end. It doesn¡¯t matter if it is Qiao Qiao or Roddy, neither of them could get the metallic spheres to drop out when killing Awakened ones and yers. [1]¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°Between you and a little girl, it is only natural that I have more expectations toward you.¡± Virus¡­ source? Only he and Soo Soo could create more viruses¡­ Chen Xiaolian abruptly raised his head and directed his gaze into the chauffeur¡¯s eyes! He kept his eyes staring forward for a full 10 seconds. Then, he asked something peculiar. ¡°The upper ne¡­ how does it look like?¡± The chauffeur¡¯s face turned slightly odd. Then, he slowly shook his head. ¡°You already know that I cannot tell you. This is the rules of the system. Not to mention, those rules are the fundamental directive! As for me, it would not be wrong to say that I am part of the system. I cannot vite the fundamental directive of the system.¡± Chen Xiaolian snorted and continued in a frosty tone. ¡°Very well, you do not need to say anything. I¡¯ll guess!¡± He pointed toward the chauffeur. Then, he retracted his finger and pointed toward his nose. ¡°First, the ¡®life form¡¯ in the upper ne must be humans! Humans that are simr to us!¡± ¡°Oh? How can you be so certain?¡± ¡°Very simple!¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick toe up with an answer and he continued immediately. ¡°Normally speaking, when people create a virtual world, be it a game or a movie, or even literature and novels¡­ the protagonist would usually be created in the image of their own species! ¡°In World of Warcraft, the protagonists were designed to have humanoid shape. In Lord of the Rings as well, the one who wins in the end is the humans! ¡°The novels written by Jinyong also feature humans as the main characters! ¡°In nearly every novel, the story that was written would be dominated by humans! ¡°Because the creator is a human! ¡°As for us¡­ this world we upy is one where the civilizations are led by humans! ¡°As such, the ones who created this world, this game, they must also be human. Those yers¡­ are certainly humans!¡± The chauffeur raised his eyebrows. Chen Xiaolian rapidly continued. ¡°They probably created us by using their own appearance as a temte.¡± ¡°Hmm, and?¡± ¡°And¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian walked around in a circle and kneaded his forehead before replying. ¡°And¡­ I suspect that a major portion of theposition of their civilization mirrors ours. ¡°Truthfully, all the worlds created in the Western fantasy novels uses Western medieval civilization as a base temte. ¡°Even the creation of the background setting in Jinyong¡¯s martial arts novels utilizes our country¡¯s ancient historical records as a base. ¡°Therefore, when creating the civilization of our world¡­ during the process of creation, arge portion of it was created by referring to their own civilization as a model!¡± ¡°Interesting. Anything else?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coldly. ¡°Here in this game, in the instance dungeons¡­ all the abilities, be it equipment, machinery, mech, martial arts, extraordinary abilities¡­ those strange War Pets¡­ all of them likely do not exist in the upper ne!¡± ¡°Oh? Just now, you mentioned that they referred to themselves for base temte¡­¡± ¡°That is a different concept in its entirety. Since they are constructing a virtual world for people to enter and experience, they must naturally satisfy some fantasy aspects in order to make it enjoyable. If they were to create a world that waspletely simr to theirs, what meaning would there be in ying this game? What sort of gamey value would it hold? ¡°It is based on reality, yet it has to exceed it. That is the fundamental mind-set when creating a game. ¡°To be able to do things that one usually could not do in the real world is what makes a game interesting. ¡°Thus¡­ I am willing to make a bet! Those yers who entered out world¡­ they could not exhibit such extraordinary powers in their own world!¡± After having said those words, Chen Xiaolian looked at the chauffeur with a somewhat excited expression. ¡°Am I right? Did I get close? Their world, their social structure, their civilization, they should be simr to ours! The only exception would be that they do not possess those extraordinary powers. Additionally¡­ the level of their civilization should be far above ours!¡± The chauffeur quietly allowed Chen Xiaolian to finish speaking. He stared at Chen Xiaolian. However, no change in expression could be seen on his face. There was neither agreement nor objection. Rather, not even a trace of emotion could be detected. After what seemed like an eternity, he slowly said. ¡°Perhaps you are right, perhaps you are wrong¡­ however, I am unable to answer your question.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯ve mentioned this before; all information pertaining to the upper ne cannot be disclosed. That is the prime fundamental directive of the system. Any and all such information would be blocked off. Thus, no one could inform you about it. That includes me,¡± The chauffeur said. Then, he smiled. ¡°Also¡­ even if I want to tell you, I wouldn¡¯t be able to. Because¡­ I too, am not in the know.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Do not forget, I am just like you, a ¡®virtual¡¯ existence within this world. I am not a life form from the upper ne. I am just a¡­ metaphorically speaking; I am just the management program for the system. Hmm, thatparison is more appropriate.¡± ¡°Just like aputer, we are part of the program inside theputer while you are the system¡¯s management program. When ites to the matters regarding the world outside theputer¡­ not even you could know how it looks like?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the chauffeur. ¡°Correct, that is simply how it is.¡± The chauffeur nodded his head. Next, his tone turned solemn. ¡°The reason I came looking for you today is because there are two things that I need to warn you about.¡± ¡°Hmph!¡± ¡°First, the conversation you had with Miao Yan yesterday¡­ you had best not try to pull that stunt a second time. Any attempt to spy on the upper ne will be blocked off by the system. Additionally¡­ it will increase your chances of being found out by the system! The only reason you are still in the safe is because you are an Irregrity. ¡°Remember what I told youst time? ¡°As an Irregrity, you are the equivalent of a virus in the system. The system will not categorize you as an NPC, nor would it categorize you as an Awakened. When separating the categories, the system¡¯s scan for NPCs would fail to detect you. The same goes during the system¡¯s scan for Awakened ones. ¡°For the time being, you have yet to be subjected to the system¡¯s monitoring. ¡°However, if you try to pry into the forbidden zone, you would likely trigger the system¡¯s rm. ¡°Because any leak in information regarding the upper ne is forbidden. That is the system¡¯s prime fundamental directive! ¡°Prime fundamental directive supersedes all else! ¡°Any existence that encroaches upon the prime fundamental directive, regardless of your identity, would result in the system¡¯s retaliation! ¡°You couldpare it to an artificial pond. ¡°Originally, the owner is only raising two things, fishes and prawns. The fishes represent the NPCs while the prawns represent Awakened ones. ¡°As for you, you are unexpected existence, a loach. By hiding inside the pond, you were able to escape being found by the owner. ¡°However, once you attempt to escape from the pond and encroach upon the forbidden zone, you wille in contact with the power grid and be found out! ¡°When that happens¡­ I believe there is no need for me to tell you what the consequences would be.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a glum look on his face and he did not say anything. The chauffeur nodded his head. ¡°Remember my warning. Do not encroach upon the forbidden zone.¡± ¡°And?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked coldly. ¡°Earlier, you mentioned that there were two things.¡± ¡°The second thing is rted to the instance dungeon that you are going to participate in,¡± The chauffeur¡¯s expression loosened. ¡°Contrary to what you might think, this instance dungeon might be more¡­¡± ¡°More difficult?¡± ¡°No no no, for the most part, the designated ss given by the system to an instance dungeon is urate,¡± The chauffeur shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t mean that it will be more difficult. Rather¡­ it will be somewhat moreplicated.¡± ¡°Complicated? What is that supposed to mean?¡± ¡°How should I put it¡­ in the instance dungeons that you participated before, there was an unusual circumstance in one of them,¡± The chauffeur scratched his head. ¡°The difficulty for the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon had exceeded the evaluation given by the system. The reason for that was Miao Yan¡¯s participation. She utilized the privilege of a High-ss yer to enter the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. However, the ss of her abilities and strength was too high, far higher than the mean average of the other participants. Thus, the system automatically increased the difficulty of the instance dungeon. As a result¡­¡± ¡°As a result, the monstrously powerful Bai Qi appeared! His appearance nearly caused the utter annihtion of every single participant,¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. ¡°That about sums it up,¡± The chauffeur nodded his head. ¡°This time, something almost simr might happen. Only, the specifics will be different.¡± ¡°Different?¡± ¡­ 1 The GM is talking about non-instance dungeon circumstance only. In instance dungeons, yers and Awakened ones will drop the spheres whenever they die, regardless of who or what killed them. The biggest difference of note between Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo and the other Irregrities is that the two of them were meant to be dead in an instance dungeon. Instead, these two ¡®dead¡¯ NPCs activated the metal spheres within that same instance dungeon. I am not sure if that is what makes them different.? Chapter 183: Strange Name

Chapter 183: Strange Name

GOR Chapter 183: Strange Name ¡°Yes,¡± The chauffeur took a deep breath and said. ¡°For this time¡¯s instance dungeon, a third-party might participate in it.¡± ¡°Third-party?¡± Chen Xiaolian became puzzled. ¡°I do not understand? What do you mean by third-party?¡± ¡°Neither a yer nor an Awakened,¡± The chauffeur slowly answered. ¡°It hase to my attention that the system had generated several special ounts. Based on past experience, these special ounts are settings made by the Development Team. They are special ounts used to enter the game.¡± ¡°GM?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. He asked. ¡°Doesn¡¯t that make them the same as you?¡± ¡°No no no, I am not an ount. I am a management program within the system itself,¡± The chauffeur answered slowly. ¡°This special ount¡­ how should I put it¡­ it is simr to a specially assigned investigator, an overseer or inspector¡­ something along those lines. ¡°At times, these special ounts would be generated in order to inspect whether or not an instance dungeon is working normally. It is also used to test out an instance dungeon to find BUGs. If anything irregr is detected, they can make a report to make changes etc¡­ ¡°It is simr to a¡­ pipe cleaner, a member of the investigation team.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°What is that supposed to mean? An official minister sent by the government? How are the yers and Awakened ones supposed to fight under such circumstances? They might as well just surrender,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°This is a different matter,¡± The chauffeur said coolly. ¡°Naturally, this special ount has special abilities. However, the special abilities will not be overpowered to the point of tipping the bnce of the game. Rather¡­ in certain areas, they will have functions that are different from the game participants. For example, an immortal body, special protection by the system or ess to special password for clearance right from the beginning¡­ and so on and so forth. My point being, this special ount would usually not find itself in too much of a conflict with yers. Also, its objective is not toplete the instance dungeon quest and it will notpete against yers for resources. ¡°Naturally, there would only be no conflict when they are facing yers. If they meet Awakened ones, they won¡¯t hold back and would kill. ¡°Generally speaking though, these special ounts would hide themselves and do their best not to expose themselves.¡± After saying that, the chauffeur looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°As for you, you should practice caution. If you encounter a special ount, you would do well to keep your head down. Do not let them find out that you are different. Otherwise, I need not tell you what the consequences would be.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became heavy and he sighed. ¡°It¡¯s getting even moreplicated.¡± ¡°This urrence does not happen all too often. Although, it does routinely happen,¡± The chauffeur smiled and patted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. He then retrieved a cigarette from his pocket and lit it up. Taking a puff, he said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry; I will give you some special treatment.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°I cannot give you too many benefits. As part of the system, I cannot undermine and go against the fundamental directives of the system. I can only make use of loopholes to give you some benefits, within certain limits of course. Take for example, the Exchange System.¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to speak out. ¡°That is right! Last time, you said you wouldpensate me for that. Now, you should be able to do it, right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you already have a humanoid discount card?¡± ¡°But, if I have to go through others whenever I want to buy something, as time goes on, the risk of exposure bes higher. Besides, Xia Xiaolei won¡¯t be following me into an instance dungeon every time. When he is not around, if I am to ask other guild members to help me purchase something¡­¡± ¡°Yourpensation will arrive soon. That I promise you,¡± The chauffeur took another puff and the smoke exhaled covered his eyes from sight. ¡°This time, after you enter the instance dungeon, your personal Exchange System will be opened. It is something I made for you using the loophole in the system. However, there will still be some restrictions.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Restrictions? I knew it. Spit it out then, what is the restriction.¡± ¡°¡­ your Exchange System can only be opened during instance dungeon periods. It will be unusable during normal times,¡± The chauffeur slowly said. ¡°When an instance dungeon is opened, the instance dungeon and its surrounding areas will be separated from this world. Thus, the amount of surveince ced upon it would be less.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it. If it could only be used during instance dungeon period, then so be it. At the very least, it was still better than having none. ¡°For this London instance dungeon, I will be able to use this Exchange System?¡± ¡°Err¡­ the function of the Exchange System that you get might differ slightly from other Awakened ones,¡± The chauffeur threw a nce at Chen Xiaolian. There was seemingly an expression of guilt in his eyes. ¡°I won¡¯t go into the specifics for now. When the timees, you will understand. Additionally¡­ the types of items avable are somewhat reduced. Naturally, some necessary items would still be avable. It¡¯s just that, for weapons, equipment, skills, materials and the likes, those would not beplete. Additionally, there will also be¡­ a slight difference.¡± After saying that, he saw Chen Xiaolian ring at him and he quickly added. ¡°However, I will continue to help you fill in the missing items. That takes time, so we¡¯ll have to proceed step by step.¡± The two of them got onto the MPV once more and Chen Xiaolian had the chauffeur drive him back to the hotel. After getting into the MPV, the chauffeur no longer said anything. Moreover¡­ after a moment of silence, Chen Xiaolian regarded the chauffeur from behind. This action of his caused a peculiar reaction from the fellow. ¡°Mr? Is there any problem with my service?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ no,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He knew that the GM had left. The MPV¡¯s stereo was still ying John Lennon¡¯s song. The chauffeur hesitated for a bit before asking in a low tone. ¡°Do I need to turn off the music?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows. ¡°No, just leave it open, It is quite a good song.¡± After listening for a few minutes, he began to hum gently along with the rhythm. ¡°{Imagine_theres_no_heaven ...}¡± Hmm, this game world really have no Heaven¡­ perhaps, even Hell does not exist. ¡­ In the evening, just before 10 o¡¯clock¡­ In the hotel room, Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai had finished the necessary preparations. The three of them left the hotel room and walked toward the parking area. There, they got onto a car that they had prepared early on. ¡°Let¡¯s start!¡± Bei Tai, this reckless fellow appeared to be in a very excited state. He eximed. ¡°London baby!¡± ¡°Bei Tai, shut your mouth!¡± Lun Tai frowned. ¡°Be vignt! Don¡¯t go y around with your life!¡± Bei Tai grumbled. ¡°This is not the first time though.¡± Chen Xiaolian sat at the front passenger position and he silently stared outside the window. ¡°Guild Leader, has the information regarding the instance dungeon been sent over?¡± Lun Tai asked. ¡°It has,¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his eyebrows and he quickly sent the details through the guild channel. ¡­ [System prompt: London instance dungeon has been opened. This instance dungeon number is D066. This instance dungeon will involve the umtion of marks and yers will enter immediately after the instance dungeon is opened, no dy in time of arrival. [The first phase of the quest is a random quest. [Quests will be distributed at random¡­ [Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s selected quest: Please rush to the following address within 30 minutes, Whitechapel in East London. After entering the Whitechapel area within 30 minutes, you will receive the follow-up quest prompt. If you fail to arrive at the location within 30 minutes, please wait for the next random quest to be issued. Also, marks will be deducted. [Prompt: In the first phase,pleting the random quest will garner you marks for this instance dungeon. These marks will serve an important role in the following phases and the ranking of the participants. [Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s current marks: 0 marks.] Random quests, marks¡­ All those key points appear to be very important. Chen Xiaolian pondered it through. ¡°The quests are randomly distributed while thepletion of one will garner us marks. If we are unable to reach the designated location, our marks will be deducted¡­ if I have to guess, if we fail toplete the random quest, we will also suffer from a deduction of marks.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian quickly continued. ¡°There should be a considerable number of those random quests¡­ I think, the number of yers and Awakened ones participating in this instance dungeon should be quite big. I wonder if there is any ovep in the random quests we receive.¡± ¡°Hard to say,¡± The veteran Lun Tai forwarded his opinion. ¡°This time, there is no dy to the arrival time for yers¡­ in other words¡­¡± ¡°Perhaps there is nopetition involved in this first phase of random quests. Thus, the system did not ce a dy in the arrival time of yers,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. Bei Tai shouted. ¡°Who cares! What is the location of the address? We should go there first!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s move out! We¡¯ll get to the first random quest first! Otherwise, we will have our marks deducted. We presently have 0 marks. If a deduction happens, it will be negative,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Lun Tai quickly started up the car and activated the GPS navigation system. Under the night sky, their car rushed out of the underground warehouse and galloped through the streets of London. Target location: Whitechapel in East London! ¡­ In the history of the UK, East London was a long-time slums area, one associated with the words backward, poor and dirty. However, during the London Olympics¡­ because the Olympics were to be held in the East London area, the UK government implemented a thorough transformation of the East London area, giving it a vast face-lift. The car quickly charged its way to Whitechapel in East London. Seeing a junction, they stopped the car before the entrance to a subway station. To Chen Xiaolian and his team¡¯s surprise, another car rapidly charged forward from a distance away on the street in the quiet night. When the car came to a halt, the harsh sound of brakes rang out and it came to a stop by the side of the street. ¡°Looks like we have someone on the same path as us!¡± Lun Tai grunted. He turned his gaze out through the window to look at the other car. The one driving the car was giving them a cold stare. Peng peng. The doors of the car were opened and several people jumped down from the car. The number of people on their side was clearly higher than them, a total of five. The driver was a lean man who wore a leather vest on his body and arge belt. He tied up several knife sheathes on his arm; all of them were filled with daggers. The other two wore ck suits and fedoras. They were actually a pair of twins who looked exactly the same. The most conspicuous one among them was a thickset man with towering stature. He sported a short hairstyle and his muscles rippled outward explosively. As he was jumping down from the car, his hand was also gripping onto a hammer ¨C most peculiarly though, was that a monkey was ced on his shoulder. The monkey was wearing mini-sized clothes and it chattered about a few times. Then, it climbed up to the thickset man¡¯s head and shrank its body. The thickset man stepped forward before turning sideways, making way for the femaleing down behind him. It was a young woman. Almost instantly, the young woman attracted everyone¡¯s gazes! There was no need for words. This young woman standing before them was definitely a cmitous beauty with no equal [1]! She had a tall, exquisitely slender body with ample breasts and shapely waist. It almost seemed as though a breeze could blow her away. She had long, ck coloured hair with a slight natural curl. Her face was wless and extremely delicate despite not having the slightest makeup on it. Her fine and delicate white skin exhibited a rosy flush of youth and vitality. Her eyshes were long and a pair of bright eyes added to her beauty. A casual nce exuded an indescribably gentle charm. She was the most beautiful woman that Chen Xiaolian had everid his eyes upon! Appearance wise, this young woman¡¯s beauty had surpassed both Qiao Qiao and Miao Yan! Chen Xiaolian had never seen such a beautiful young woman before! As Chen Xiaolian was observing her, the young woman¡¯s eyes swept over. After sweeping over the three of them, her eyes then locked on decisively onto Chen Xiaolian. Both sides were separated by a street and they stared at each other. There was a faint atmosphere of confrontation in the air. Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai were quietly getting ready for a fight. At that moment, the young woman pursed her lips and smiled. That smile of hers seemingly wiped away the tense atmosphere, leaving no trace of it behind. The young woman maintained her smile and crossed the street. Taking wide strides, she walked over. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. He determined that the young woman¡¯s eyes held no traces of hostility and gestured to Lun Tai and Bei Tai not to take action. Then, he took a few steps forward. ¡°Same kind?¡± The young woman asked. Her voice was sweet and gentle, without being repulsive. Although she had a soft and charming face, her words were spoken with gentleness and attention. ¡°Are you not going to introduce yourself?¡± Chen Xiaolian considered her words and said. ¡°Same kind? How would you know?¡± ¡°What is the difference?¡± The young woman¡¯s eyes revealed a smiling expression. ¡°Not all yers are hostile toward Awakened ones.¡± ¡°You did not answer my question,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with care. ¡°We are Awakened ones,¡± The young woman showed no qualms about answering the question. ¡°By my guess, you fellows are also Awakened ones.¡± Chen Xiaolian had wanted to ask her: How did you know that? Before he could forward his question, the young woman had already stretched out one hand and said. ¡°Let¡¯s introduce each other. The one standing behind me, the driver¡¯s name is Dagger. The one with the pet is called Monster. As for the two fellows with the same appearances, they are the Titan brothers. Don¡¯t ask me who is the older brother and who is the younger brother. Truth be told, there are times when even I get confused.¡± After saying that the young woman deliberately winked. Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He shook hands with her and immediately let go. He could feel the softness of her slender fingers. ¡°The two fellows behind me is Lun Tai and Bei Tai. They are also brothers.¡± The young woman smiled. ¡°What interesting names. What about you?¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian, Meteor Rock Guild Leader.¡± The young woman appeared shocked for a moment. Then, she smiled. ¡°Meteor Rock Guild? If I recall correctly, your Guild Leader should be Qiu Yun.¡± ¡°I am the Guild Leader now,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He was not interested in delving too deep into it. ¡°Well then, Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian,¡± The young woman smiled. ¡°We are the Coffeehouse Guild. I am the Guild Leader. My name is¡­ Phoenix.¡± Phoenix? What a¡­ strange name. ¡­ ¡­ Dagger. Raw: ¡®Ø°Êס¯, pinyin: ¡®b¨« sh¨¯u¡¯. Monster. Raw: ¡®¹ÖÊÞ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®gu¨¤i sh¨°u¡¯. Titan. Raw: ¡®Ì©Ì¹¡¯, pinyin: ¡®t¨¤i t¨£n¡¯. Phoenix. Raw: ¡®·ï»Ë¡¯, pinyin: ¡®f¨¨ng hu¨¢ng¡¯. 1 An idiom indicating that a woman is so beautiful, she could cause kingdoms to copse. This usually happens when 2 or more kings catch sight of said woman¡­ or princes¡­ you get the idea¡­? Chapter 184: Random Quest

Chapter 184: Random Quest

GOR Chapter 184: Random Quest ¡°Coffeehouse Guild?¡± Lun Tai spoke out from behind Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I have never heard of that name before.¡± ¡°This world is big; there is nothing to be surprised about. Besides, out guild is still a very young guild,¡± Phoenix smiled. Then, the smile slowly faded away from the young woman¡¯s face. Despite the casual words spoken by the young woman, Chen Xiaolian did not let go of the sense of vignce within his heart. There was a restriction to the establishment of a guild! To establish a guild, they would require a veteran! No matter how young the guild members may seem, the strength of a guild with a veteran in it should never be underestimated. ¡°Is your random quest also toe to Whitechapel area?¡± Phoenix asked Chen Xiaolian as she stood by the street. Her tone was both cool and genial. ¡°Yes, the Whitechapel area,¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at the time. ¡°The countdown¡­ there is only less than one minute.¡± Phoenix pondered for a moment and looked at Chen Xiaolian before speaking out slowly. ¡°Let¡¯s talk, shall we?¡± ¡°Go ahead.¡± ¡°Clearly, this quest is probably a nonpetitive type,¡± Phoenix smiled. ¡°A clear indication of this is the fact that this instance dungeon did not dy the yer¡¯s time of arrival. Since the random quest is not apetitive type of quest¡­ I think there is no need for us to be hostile toward each other, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the incredibly beautiful young woman. ¡°Your meaning?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s cooperate,¡± Phoenix leisurely extended out one hand and winked at Chen Xiaolian. She smiled and said. ¡°The more people we have collecting firewood, the higher the mes can burn. Let¡¯s work together on this random quest. I believe that would reduce the difficulty. Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian, what do you say?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He tilted his head and saw that Lun Tai and Bei Tai had no objections on the matter. ¡°I have no problems with that,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°We have no reason to be hostile against one another.¡± ¡°Then, we have an agreement,¡± Phoenix smiled. She turned around and casually ced her hands behind her back. She was like a little girl as she pranced across the street. She then smiled and spoke in a carefree voice, no different from a little girl trying to show off her achievements. ¡°All right, I have finished the negotiations!¡± Phoenix moved beside her guild members and patted Dagger on his shoulder. ¡°Put your knives away. Monster, keep an eye on your pet and make sure it doesn¡¯t scare our friends here. Titan brothers¡­ err, all right, can you pleasee over here and quietly and tell me which one of yor is the older brother and which one is the younger brother?¡± Chen Xiaolian who was standing by the street observed her. Watching as the young woman who looked like a little angel joked around with her guild members, he frowned. This¡­ what part of her looks like a Guild Leader? ¡°Don¡¯t let your guard down,¡± Lun Tai whispered. ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. One minuteter, the countdown ended. However, after seeing the information issued by the system, Chen Xiaolian became dumbfounded on the spot. [System prompt: Your guild has sessfully arrived at the designated area. You have sessfully received this random quest. The details of this random quest is as follows: [A. The most infamous event in the history of Whitechapel awaits you. Solve the mystery shrouded by the mists of history! [B. The system has randomly assigned you a guide character. This character will be disyed on the radar as a yellow dot. Please find this guide character as soon as possible and protect the guide character! If the guide character dies, the quest will be deemed a failure! Corresponding marks will be deducted. [C. Time limit for this quest is 48 hours (upper limit). Completing the quest ahead of time will cause the termination of this random quest. If the quest cannot bepleted, the quest will be deemed a failure and the corresponding amount of marks will be deducted.] The most infamous incident in the history of Whitechapel? Chen Xiaolian shared out the details of the quest through the guild channel and considered the matter. Then, his face turned ugly to behold! The most infamous incident in the history of Whitechapel¡­ son of a bitch! It can¡¯t be! Chen Xiaolian balled up his fists and swore. ¡°Guild Leader, what is it?¡± Bei Tai nced at him and saw the twisted look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Unable to restrain himself, he asked. ¡°The most infamous incident in the history of Whitechapel¡­ solve the mystery!¡± Chen Xiaolian furiously swore out again! For the past two days, thanks to Roddy¡¯s help, he had been able to read up on many historical events pertaining to the UK, especially those that happened in London. When it came to this Whitechapel area¡­ after searching through his memory carefully, Chen Xiaolian was quick to find out which one the system was referring to. ¡°Jack the Ripper!¡± Chen Xiaolian furiously spat out each word. Jack the Ripper! The most notorious and most horrifying serial killer of the 1880s! Brutally killing off his victims, cutting open their abdomens and pulling out their organs was his method of operations, which hemitted over and over again! The fact that left Chen Xiaolian frustrated was¡­ Jack the Ripper¡¯s identity was a mystery within the history of the world itself! It has been over a hundred years since then, yet¡­ the case remained unsolvable! In the end, the identity of Jack the Ripper, the serial murderer remained a mystery. Over a hundred years ago, the police failed to find anything. And now, the future generations could only make spections based on the various historical literature avable ¨C still, no answer could be found. But the problem here was, the quest given by the system was¡­ Solve the mystery! Additionally¡­ within 48 damned hours? Within 48 hours, solve a mystery that not even the elites of the police force could solve after over a hundred years? Chen Xiaolian felt the desire to curse out again and again. ¡°First¡­ don¡¯t get distracted! Find the guide character first!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly opened up his own radar. Soon, he found a small yellow dot on the surface of the radar¡­ furthermore; he noted that the dot was moving slowly! Without hesitating, Chen Xiaolian quickly turned around and led Lun Tai and Bei Tai away! From across the road, Phoenix and her guild members quickly caught up with them. Soon, Phoenix was moving beside Chen Xiaolian. Running beside him, she smiled. ¡°Didn¡¯t we agree to cooperate? Leaving without saying a word is not the traits of a good ally, you know?¡± ¡°Finding the guide character takes priority,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Following the radar, they ran all the way until they reached the entrance to the Whitechapel¡¯s subway station. They hesitated for only a moment before running down the stairs. It was nearly 11 o¡¯clock by then. Although the subway station had yet to cease operations, its hall appeared empty. The spacious hall was quiet. Suddenly, someone ran in. Before the figure could make its way down the stairs, Chen Xiaolian heard Phoenix calling out. ¡°Look, there is a human figure there!¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a nce over and saw a figure wearing traditional looking grey coloured suit disappear into a corner. The fellow also appeared to be wearing an odd-looking hat. For some unknown reason, Chen Xiaolian felt that there was something indescribably peculiar about the figure. He froze for a moment and inadvertently lowered his head before suddenly realizing what it was! Due to the lighting above their heads, shadows were being casted down beneath their feet and even the walls beside them. However, the figure who had disappeared into the corner¡­ did not have any shadow! Although he only had a glimpse, Chen Xiaolian was able to recall that¡­ there was definitely no shadow! He quickly ran forward and gave chase. However, after turning over the corner, he became shocked. Before him¡­ was a wall. He turned and saw Phoenix running over from behind. Without waiting for him to speak up, Phoenix said slowly. ¡°I was not mistaken¡­ you should have seen the figure as well.¡± ¡°Hmm,¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly curled the corners of his mouth. ¡°This is interesting.¡± ¡°The yellow dot is still on the move¡­ it is right below!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°Go to the tform!¡± As they were charging their way through the ticket counters of the subway station, they heard the roaring sound of a subway train speeding through the station. It was at that instant that a miserable scream suddenly rang out from below! Before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, Phoenix¡¯s figure darted forth from beside him. Like a breeze, she flew forward and rapidly made her way down! Chen Xiaolian and the others rushed down onto the tform and saw Phoenix standing right there, her eyes fixed onto something not far away. The surface of the tform was covered with blood! The blood had even flowed all the way to the rails below the tform. A man was kneeling down on the ground. Observing his back, they could see that he was trembling. Additionally¡­ there was also a corpse on the ground! ¡­ It was the corpse of a woman, that much was obvious. The dead woman did not appear old. However, her face was covered with blood. Thus, they could not make out her original appearance. However, one nce at her state of death was enough to nearly cause Chen Xiaolian to vomit out the contents of his dinner. The woman¡¯s chest and abdomen had been carved open. All her internal organs had been pulled out and were strewn all over the ground. This ce was now like a ughterhouse! The man who was kneeling on the ground appeared to be in shock. He had both hands covering his mouth. Suddenly, he turned over and forced himself up. After taking two steps, he then let out a heave and retched all over the tform. Chen Xiaolian fought back the feeling of nausea and took a few steps forward. When he reached Phoenix¡¯s side, he heard her whispering. ¡°That man¡­ yellow dot. He is the guide character.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression turned solemn and he waved toward Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Phoenix too, signalled toward her team members with her eyes. ncing at one another, they slowly walked forward. The difference was, Phoenix was walking toward the corpse while Chen Xiaolian was walking toward the guide character. The guide character puked his contents out onto the side of the tform for a long time, his back heaved up and down and he gasped for breath. Chen Xiaolian stood behind him without saying anything. His eyes swept the area and he determined that there was no danger present in their vicinity. At that moment, he caught sight of¡­ Phoenix¡­ Phoenix was squatted beside the corpse and she actually had one hand stretched out as she checked out the corpse! There was seemingly no trace of fearing off her. Observing her from the side, her attractive and charming face showed no change. Her face was a mask of calmness! The grounds were covered with blood, internal organs littered the surrounding area and the stench of blood rose to the high Heavens¡­ yet, there was a young and beautiful woman crouching beside the corpse. This scenery was a truly peculiar one. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and fixed a profound stare at Phoenix before turning away. He ced a hand onto the shoulder of the guide character. ¡°Mr, are you all right?¡± ¡°What!¡± The guide character appeared shocked. Due to his nervousness, he actually failed to realize that there was someone behind him. He cried out in shock. If not for Chen Xiaolian moving forward to catch him, he would have fallen down from the tform. But when the guide character turned his head around, he caught sight of Chen Xiaolian and the both of them became shocked! Guide character: ¡°It¡­ it¡¯s you?¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ ¡­you are¡­ Doctor Mu?¡± Chapter 185: Doctor Mu

Chapter 185: Doctor Mu

GOR Chapter 185: Doctor Mu Naturally, this was the Dr Mu he had met back in Hangzhou. He was Da Gang¡¯s attending doctor whom theyter encountered in one of Hangzhou¡¯s restaurant and once more in the train station. The impression he left on Chen Xiaolian was that of a highly ethical and responsible doctor ¨C in today¡¯s society, people like him was rare. Dr Mu too, was able to identify Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You are, you are that, that¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s me,¡± Chen Xiaolian helped him up. Sensing that Dr Mu¡¯s body was still feeling weak, he brought Dr Mu over to the side of the tform where some seats were avable. He then helped him down the seat and he inhaled several times. Chen Xiaolian retrieved a bottle of mineral water from his Storage Watch. After unscrewing it, he handed it over. ¡°¡­ ¡­ thank you,¡± Dr Mu¡¯s face was a discoloured mess, filled with the colours blue and grey. The hand he used to ept the bottle of mineral water trembled. ¡°Can you tell me what happened here?¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as Dr Mu gulped down several mouthfuls of water. After seeing that the doctor had calmed down somewhat, he asked the question slowly. Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai moved nearby. They stood not far away from the two of them. As for the team members of the Coffeehouse Guild, they were all gathered around Phoenix. Phoenix, who had finished her inspection of the corpse made a gesture toward Chen Xiaolian. Using her mouth, she formed a word out without making any sound. Observing her, Chen Xiaolian was able to understand what she wanted to say. The word Phoenix had said was: Ripper. Dr Mu finally calmed down and he began to narrate. ¡°I¡­ was rushing to get to thest subway train. However, when I was moving down the stairs, before I could reach the tform, I saw someone down here. ¡°It was a male. He was kneeling down on the ground and I saw the blood on the ground¡­ en, I also smelled the scent of blood. ¡°I, I am a doctor who does surgeries. Therefore, I am very sensitive to the smell of blood. ¡°At first, I thought that someone was in trouble and may be in need of help. With that consideration in mind, I ran forward¡­ ¡°Then, then I¡­ I saw a terrifying scene¡­¡± ording to Dr Mu, he seemed to have borne witness to a scene of murder and had even witnessed part of the process. He ran down the stairs and stepped onto the tform just in time to catch sight of the murderer as the murderer brutally killed the female victim. No, more urately speaking, what he saw was not the process of killing. Rather¡­ it was the dissection process! In the beginning, he said that he saw a man kneeling in front of a woman ¨C as the man had his back facing Dr Mu, he thought that someone was suddenly struck by an illness and was in need of help. As a doctor, he rushed forward ¨C it had to be said, he was a courageous and upright person. By the time Dr Mu arrived, the murderer had already cut open the female victim¡¯s abdomen and cut out her internal organs, and thrown them around! At that moment, Dr Mu became shocked. Although he was a surgeon who had attended many dissection lessons in medical school and had witnessed many bloody scenes¡­ seeing the scene of murder and the cruelty involved in the murderer¡¯s methods of dissecting his female victims, his mind was shocked. At the same time that Dr Mu arrived, the murderer ran away. ording to Dr Mu, when the murderer saw hime over, the murderer quickly ran away through the stairs. ¡°The murderer, how does he look like?¡± Phoenix came over and crouched down before Dr Mu. She spoke in a very gentle voice and extended a slender hand to gently hold onto Dr Mu¡¯s wrist. This action from her caused the trembling Dr Mu to calm down somewhat. With a dazed look in his eyes, he raised his head and hesitated for a bit before saying. ¡°He¡­ seems to be wearing a grey coloured suit. He was wearing a hat¡­ the suit seemed very old.¡± A though shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind and he nced at Phoenix. He noticed a flicker of light in Phoenix¡¯s eyes. Grey coloured suit and hat¡­ That description sounded like the figure they saw after entering the subway station. The figure that had disappeared through a corner. ¡°We¡­ we should¡­ should report this to the police!¡± Dr Mu said after recollecting himself. Despite his trembling hands, he pulled out his mobile phone. Chen Xiaolian thought it over and moved to hold down his hand. ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Dr Mu raised his head and looked at Chen Xiaolian with knitted brows. ¡°Wait? For what? This is a homicide! Furthermore, this is an extremely brutal homicide! We need to report to the police immediately!¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. The insistence shown by Dr Mu was a very normal reaction for an ordinary person. However¡­ reporting to the police? Chen Xiaolian had no such thoughts. Besides, this Dr Mu who was standing before him was clearly the ¡®guide character¡¯ stated by the system. How could he let Dr Mu go report this to the police? ¡°I must inform you, you have been sucked into a very special and unusual case,¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°I will tell you about the specifics when the opportunity arises. But for now, the whole reporting to the police will have to be put aside for now.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Dr Mu¡¯s eyes turned vignt and he looked at Chen Xiaolian as his body shrank backward. ¡°You¡­ who are you people?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt troubled. If the guide character chose to be uncooperative, the situation would be more difficult. ¡°Do you need any help?¡± Phoenix who was right beside asked as she looked on cautiously. Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Not at the moment. Could you please let me talk to him alone for a few minutes?¡± Phoenix waved her hand and answered. ¡°Go ahead.¡± The young woman took the initiative to take a few steps back. Chen Xiaolian stared at Dr Mu. He suddenly had an idea. ¡°Can we talk?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ talk about what?¡± ¡°Do you remember what happened back in Hangzhou? Do you remember the heavy wounds you saw on my friend in Hangzhou?¡± ¡°Of course I remember,¡± Dr Mu appeared somewhat impatient as he asked. ¡°What does that have to do with this?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be impatient, please let me finish,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He looked carefully into Dr Mu¡¯s eyes before slowly saying. ¡°What if I tell you ¡­ back in Hangzhou, those injuries, you did not make a misdiagnosis.¡± Did not make a misdiagnosis? Dr Mu¡¯s eyes turned round and wide. ¡°You mean¡­¡± ¡°The patient known as Da Gang, he had indeed suffered from grievous injuries. Your diagnosis of him was not wrong. Bone fractures, internal bleeding¡­ those were not wrong. He was indeed in a life-threatening situation. However,ter on¡­ in just one night¡¯s time, he was able to make a huge recovery and could be sessfully discharged. Don¡¯t you think there is something unusual about this situation?¡± Dr Mu¡¯s expression became increasingly shocked. Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°We¡­ are not ordinary humans.¡± ¡°I do not understand what you mean!¡± Chen Xiaolian scratched his head. ¡°Do you read novels? Do you watch US dramas?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Do you know about the X-Men? Have you watched the US drama ¡®Heroes¡¯?¡± Dr Mu¡¯s eyes grew even wider. ¡°You, you mean to say¡­¡± ¡°We are not ordinary humans¡­ that is what I meant,¡± Chen Xiaolian said. Then, he flipped the palm of his hand. Before his very eyes, Dr Mu watched as a handgun appeared in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. With another flip, the handgun disappeared and a domineering looking war axe appeared in his hand! ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°All of us here are not ordinary humans¡­ as for the murder case you see before you, it too is not an ordinary murder case,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°I can only tell you this. We are here due to this case. Here to capture the murderer! As for reporting to the police¡­ trust me when I say the police will not be able to do anything to the murderer.¡± ¡°No¡­please wait a moment. Let me¡­ let me gather my thoughts¡­ my mind is confused,¡± Dr Mu clutched his head. ¡°You should be able to believe this. You did witness for yourself the miraculous recovery of the patient in Hangzhou,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°I¡­¡± It was apparent that Dr Mu believed what he had said. Yet,mon sense refused to let him ept this fact. ¡°All right. Listen up, Dr Mu. Right now, we need your help,¡± Chen Xiaolian held onto his wrist. He slowly sat down and said. ¡°First, you are the first witness to this case! Second, you are an outstanding doctor. Now, there is something I need you to help out with.¡± ¡°Me?¡± Dr Mu¡¯s eyes revealed confusion. ¡°What can I do?¡± Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian did not know what it was that Dr Mu could do. However, since the system had designated him as the guide character, he must certainly be a useful character. An idea urred to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Right, you are a doctor! Can you help us examine the corpse? From a doctor¡¯s professional point of view, help us examine the corpse and the scene.¡± ¡°Me?¡± ¡­ A few minutester, a calmed down Dr Mu who had been coaxed by Chen Xiaolian finally decided to walk up to the side of the corpse. After having put aside his fear toward the murderer, his professional expertise as a doctor came to the fore as he regarded the corpse ¨C he was no longer feeling that fearful, nor was he feeling negative. Faced with the bloody scene that was reminiscent of a ughterhouse, one that nearly caused even Chen Xiaolian to vomit, Dr Mu took a deep breath and calmed down. He took a few steps forward and crouched down beside the corpse. ¡°Do you have gloves? A stic, surgical type.¡± Hearing Dr Mu¡¯s request, Chen Xiaolian was momentarily at a loss. ¡°Here.¡± Phoenix who was beside, handed over a pair of gloves. Noting the puzzled expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, the young woman gave a faint smile. ¡°It¡¯s always a good thing to be prepared.¡± Dr Mu deftly slipped on the gloves. As he was extending his hand out toward the corpse, he hesitated and asked. ¡°If I touch it, will it not destroy the crime scene?¡± ¡°It won¡¯t. Be at ease, you are helping out here!¡± Dr Mu finally chose to trust him¡­ or perhaps, he might still be partially dubious. Still, he began to examine the body. The whole processsted for roughly seven or eight minutes. He even went around to examine the internal organs that were tossed about in the vicinity ¨C this spectacle of a man going around, picking up those internal organs before examining them in detail left a rather terrifying feeling. ¡­ Chapter 186: Vengeful Spirit

Chapter 186: Vengeful Spirit

GOR Chapter 186: Vengeful Spirit After he was done, Dr Mu stood up, took a few steps backward, pulled off the gloves and threw them aside. He then epted a bottle of water from Chen Xiaolian and took a few mouthfuls before seating himself onto the seats beside them. He breathed in and out a few times. ¡°Are you all right?¡± ¡°I¡¯m good,¡± Despite the pale expression on Dr Mu¡¯s face, he was able to remain fairly steady. ¡°What is the result of your examination?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. Dr Mu pondered for a moment before slowly saying. ¡°ording the examination, the deceased is a woman. Her gender was apparent; there isn¡¯t much fat beneath her skin, so, she should not be too old ¨C since humans usually be fatter in their middle andter years. This happens because the elderly face a decrease in strength, causing them to have less exercise. This results in an umtion of fat beneath their skin. Additionally, from the state of her breasts and ovaries, she should be in the prime of her life. I judge that she should be around 30 years old. ¡°Regarding fatal injuries¡­ I found two spots. Obviously, since I am not a professional forensics personnel, and also the fact that I amcking the necessary tools and equipment, there might be some omissions in this deduction of mine. There may be more fatal injuries and that I simply failed to locate them. ¡°At present, I can see two fatal injuries. ¡°The first is located on the neck where the point of entry is from the left side. It pierced in through the throat and into the artery. ¡°The second is located at the heart. It was done urately; it was pierced in right in between the ribs.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Is that it? Are there anything else?¡± Dr Mu hesitated for a moment. It appeared that he had wanted to say something. However, there was hesitation on his part. Chen Xiaolian was able to notice that and he slowly said. ¡°Do not worry. Just speak whatever it is you can think of.¡± ¡°This is only my personal deductions. Or perhaps, just my opinion. I do not want it to interfere with your work¡­¡± ¡°No, please speak your mind. We will only use it as a reference,¡± Chen Xiaolianforted him. Dr Mu considered what to say. ¡°How should I put it¡­ I feel that this approach is¡­ very familiar.¡± Familiar? Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°What I meant by that is¡­ I am a doctor,¡± Dr Mu revealed a bitter smile. ¡°I can¡¯t help but feel that the methods used appear doctor like. More urately, only a skilled surgeon should be able to do this.¡± He then gestured with this hands. ¡°You know, the human heart that is located on the left side of the chest is protected by ribs. To stab something into the heart in one go is not an easy feat. There is a high probability that the stab would end up striking the ribs. However, that is not the case with this situation. The murderer¡¯s stab pierced urately through the gap between the ribs without touching the ribs and into the heart.¡± As Chen Xiaolian was considering Dr Mu¡¯s words, Phoenix¡¯s voice came from behind him. ¡°However, that cannot prove that a doctor did it. It could be that the murderer is a very skilled professional killer.¡± ¡°Naturally, such a possibility exists,¡± As they were discussing matters within his field of profession, Dr Mu became much calmer and he was quick to reply. ¡°I am simply pointing out some of my spections. Besides the fatal wound on the heart, there are other indications as well. Due to those indications, I suspect that the murderer may have a high level of mastery in medical knowledge.¡± ¡°Oh? Such as?¡± ¡°It¡¯s the internal organs that were cut out and thrown to the side,¡± Dr Mu said. He forcefully shook his head and exhaled. ¡°You may not understand me by words alone.¡± Next, Dr Mu stepped forward again. He moved until he was beside the internal organs strewn beside the corpse. ¡°Many of the internal organs for a human are ced closely together. For example, the liver and the galldder, the pancreas, spleen, stomach¡­ those parts are all located very close to one another. ¡°I noticed that when the murderer was cutting open the abdomen, he cut out many of the internal organs and threw them out¡­ I was unable to understand the reasoning behind this action of his. ¡°However, looking at the way the murderer operates, I had this feeling that the murderer¡¯s methods were simr to that of a skilled surgeon. ¡°Because¡­ generally speaking, only a surgeon would be so proficient toward internal organs and dissection techniques. ¡°You see, while the murderer was cutting out the internal organs¡­ I have examined them and found that the liver and galldder are in a undamaged state! There are no traces of cuts on the surface of the liver at all. ¡°The same holds true for the spleen, pancreas, stomach sac and others. ¡°When I was examining the corpse, I found that the colon is also in aplete state. There are no cuts on it at all! ¡°You have to know this, when removing the liver and stomach sac¡­ those two parts are located very close to the colon. That is especially true for the liver. Through my examination earlier, there are no cuts at all on them! ¡°The average people could not possibly be so skilled! ¡°This is not a matter of just picking up a knife to cut meat. Every internal organ was cut out in aplete state where no damage was caused to the main parts! This is something very difficult to aplish, something that ordinary people could not do! ¡°I am willing to bet. Ordinary people would not even be able to identify many of the parts! ¡°Additionally¡­ if the murderer is really a surgeon. I will have to admit that this fellow¡¯s expertise with the scalpel is higher than mine. ¡°I thought about it. If I had to be the one to do the dissection, I would not be able to guarantee that I could cut out so many internal organs without making a single mistake and cuts on the organs.¡± Perhaps it was done by a doctor with a high level of mastery ¨C well, that counts as a clue. Chen Xiaolian noted that down. ¡°Also¡­¡± Dr Mu hesitated once more. However, he appeared to have figured something out ¨C since he¡¯d already said it, there was no need to refrain. He took a deep breath. ¡°The fatal injury on the deceased¡¯s neck shows that the wound was inflicted from the left into the right. ¡°This could mean¡­ the murderer may be left-handed and held the knife with his left hand. Or¡­ I cannot be certain that he must certainly be a left-hander. However, the murderer is someone who can use his left hand. It is possible that the murderer is an ambidextrous person.¡± All right! A skilled surgeon who may be left-handed, or ambidextrous. Chen Xiaolian looked at Dr Mu. ¡°Is there anything else?¡± Dr Mu reflected for a moment. ¡°None at the moment.¡± ¡°Very well, thank you. You''ve helped us a lot.¡± At that moment, Phoenix moved over with a handbag in her hand. It was a very chap and shy handbag. ¡°This belongs to the deceased,¡± Phoenix said coolly. ¡°I¡¯ve inspected the contents of the handbag. There is a mobile phone, purse and¡­¡± As she spoke, she furrowed her brows and opened the handbag to let Chen Xiaolian inspect the contents. ncing at it, Chen Xiaolian saw a cheap looking makeup kit, a small bottle of perfume and¡­ A long row of¡­ condom packs! ¡°There is a lot of cash in the purse,¡± Phoenix frowned. Considering the matter at hand, Chen Xiaolian came to understand Phoenix¡¯s meaning. In a developed country like Europe and the US, people rarely carry a great deal of cash with them. Especially now that money had gone paperless, most people would not carry much cash with them. Not only would that be inconvenient, it was also unsafe. The majority of the people would prepare the necessary amount beforehand and only bring some change with them. Under most circumstances, those who would use cash. ¡­ they were people involved in illegal transactions such as drug trafficking or¡­ Looking at the pile of condoms and the stacks of cash inside the purse¡­ Clearly, the deceased woman was highly likely a¡­ sex worker, en, a prostitute [1]. ¡°We¡­ can we leave this ce? I want to go back,¡± Dr Mu who was standing beside inquired. ¡°Also, I think I should still¡­¡± ¡°You still want to report this to the police, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his attention to Dr Mu. Dr Mu did not say anything. However, his attitude and expression clearly stated everything. Chen Xiaolian was not surprised ¨C this was a normal reaction after all. ¡°I am sorry, Dr Mu. I cannot let you go away like this,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°You will have toe with us.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ what?¡± Dr Mu became somewhat nervous. ¡°You¡­ you people cannot do this! You people do not have the right, I¡­ I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian gripped his shoulder and said. ¡°Believe me; this is for your sake!¡± ¡°No, I want to¡­¡± Dr Mu tried to struggle. It was at that instant¡­ Bang! The sound alerted everyone who was standing on the tform. Amp that was located some distance away suddenly burst! Before they could calm themselves¡­ Bang! Bang bang bang bang! Bursting sounds rang out in session! Themps on the tform burst apart one after another. Soon, the entire tform was engulfed in darkness! The first thing Chen Xiaolian did was to grab onto Dr Mu. He ced Dr Mu right beside himself. Lun Tai and Bei Tai quickly moved over and the three of them ced themselves around Dr Mu. The tform had fallen into darkness! In the darkness, Chen Xiaolian heard Phoenix¡¯s voice. ¡°Do not panic, be quiet! Dagger, Monster, follow me. Titan brothers, watch our backs!¡± Then, a cold breeze suddenly blew toward them from the distant rails. When the cold breeze hit everyone¡¯s body, Chen Xiaolian felt a surge of cold air prating his entire body! It felt as though he was standing within a world of ice and snow! The bone chilling cold spread through his body! Goosebumps broke out throughout his body! ¡°Look! What is that?¡± He heard Bei Tai¡¯s voice. Not far away, a faint green coloured speck abruptly appeared within the darkness. The green coloured light began moving as it increased in size. It then came together¡­ To form a¡­ translucent human figure! It clearly had the shape of a woman. However, the figure was translucent and it fluttered about. Her legs could not be seen, and was instead a mass of chaos. A sigh. It was as though the sound had entered through his ears and into his heart! After that, a voice filled with vengeance rang out! ¡°Who? Who killed me? Who touched my body?!¡± The translucent and illusory figure suddenly turned around. Even in the darkness, Chen Xiaolian was able to urately feel that the woman¡¯s face, her eyes¡­ They were staring intently at him¡­ No! It would be more urate to say that they were staring intently at the one beside him¡­ Dr Mu! ¡°Aah!¡± A sharp and shrill scream rang out! The sound was extremely harsh and brought with it a peculiar magic. It felt as though the sound had been magically transmitted into their ears! Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai felt pain in their eardrums. The feeling of pain even prated its way into their minds! ¡°It¡¯s a ghost?¡± Lun Tai shouted loudly as he tightly clutched his ears. It was then that the female ghost, whose eyes were staring intently at Dr Mu, suddenly revealed a grim and ferocious expression. She screeched and charged forward! ¡°Take him away!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. He pushed Dr Mu to Lun Tai even as he summoned out the Fearless War Axe. He rushed forward to intercept the female ghost. Head Cleaver! His war axe drew an arc as it cleaved down toward the female ghost. A cold sh apanied this axe strike! However, the war axe simply went through the female ghost! Without encountering any resistance, it whistled down. At that same instant, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, together with his war axe went pass the female ghost¡¯s body! In that same moment, Chen Xiaolian felt as though he had just charged through freezing cold water. The freezing feeling nearly suffocated him! When he was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, he came to realize that the female ghost hadpletely passed through his body. Chen Xiaolian quickly turned around to see the female ghost pouncing toward Dr Mu. Dr Mu was being pulled by Lun Tai as they ran away. They ran toward the top of the subway station. Chen Xiaolian pulled out a handgun and fired! Bang! Bang! Two shots rang out but the bullets simply flew through the back of the female ghost before striking one of the pirs, causing sparks to fly! The female ghost did not slow down and she continued to chase after Lun Tai and Dr Mu. Bei Tai howled out. He tore out a seat that was fixed onto the side and hurled it forward. Unfortunately, the seat too struck thin air as it sailed past the female ghost. Ghost? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank! It would appear that their weapons and normal attacks would not work on ghosts! Chen Xiaolian quickly reconsidered all the attacks within his arsenal. If it¡¯s a ghost, it should be a spiritual entity. However, against spiritual entities¡­ both Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s skills would have no effect. Lun Tai¡¯s skill is Muscle Fruit while Bei Tai¡¯s skill is Air Incarceration. These two skills can only affect material bodies. It would likely be of no use against spiritual entities! As for me¡­ Maybe only¡­ Bai Qi? After he thought of that, Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before making up his mind. But before he could summon out Bai Qi¡­ Bang! Another gunshot rang out! Bang! A silver coloured light exploded out behind the female ghost! The female ghost let out a miserable shriek! Chen Xiaolian quickly turned around. Standing not far away from him was Phoenix! Thanks to the faint green coloured light emanating off the female ghost, he was barely able to make out Phoenix¡¯s figure. The young woman was standing straight. Next, she took a step forward, a big and unique looking revolver in her right hand. Her arm was straightened as she pointed the revolver at the female ghost. Then, she pulled the trigger once more. Bang! This time, the silver light caused the female ghost''s head to explode! The female ghost turned around, her face a swirl of chaos. She roared out with resentment before her body copsed apart and disappeared. ¡°I have my eyes on you! I won''t let you escape from me!¡± After releasing the sharp and ear-piercing words, the figure of the female ghostpletely dissipated. ¡­ ¡­ 1 In the Qidian raws, the word prostitute is just **.? Chapter 187: Clues

Chapter 187: Clues

GOR Chapter 187: Clues ¡°Are you all right?¡± Phoenix snapped out a glow stick and held it as she walked over. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes as he observed the unique looking revolver in Phoenix¡¯s hand. ¡°Hmph, too amateurish. Not even equipping properly when entering an instance dungeon, the Meteor Rock Guild has fallen to such a low state. To think that you would actually use ordinary firearms against spirit entities.¡± The ridiculing words came over from the side. The one who had spoken out was one of Phoenix¡¯s team members, Dagger. His eyes revealed a look of disdain. ¡°Can I have a look at your weapon?¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his eyebrows but they quickly loosened and he asked. Phoenix¡¯s expression remained unchanging. She smiled and freely passed her gun over to him. ¡°It¡¯s simply an ordinary modified handgun. It¡¯s been modified to have a bigger muzzle in order to be able to use special bullets.¡± Chen Xiaolian epted the gun. The fellow known as Dagger had seemingly wanted to say something. However, Phoenix threw him a look and he shut his mouth instead. Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai returned while holding onto the terrified Dr Mu. There was indeed nothing special with the revolver. It was clearly the result of modifying an ordinary firearm. The barrel and muzzle were specially made. Clearly, they were modified to amodate the use of high-calibre bullets. Chen Xiaolian popped out one of the bullets and inspected it. The middle part of the bullet revealed a faint silver colour. ¡°Specially made silver bullets,¡± Phoenix said coolly. ¡°It has the ability to keep evil darkness type creatures at bay. It can also damage spirit entities. In the production process, silver and holy water is added to the bullet.¡± ¡°Holy water?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°That¡¯s right. The type that you can get from ordinary churches,¡± Phoenix shrugged her shoulder. ¡°Although this type of weapon is avable in the Exchange System, creating this type of weapon would help save up on points.¡± ¡°True,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°This modified weapon, the damage it deals toward darkness-type creatures will be slightly lower than that avable in the Exchange System. However, it is good enough,¡± Phoenix threw a nce at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ probably haven¡¯t encountered darkness-type creatures before, right?¡± ¡°You can say that,¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hide it. Rather than pping his face to look imposing, he might as well speak the truth [1]. Besides, his performance earlier had already exposed him. ¡°Against creatures of darkness¡­ as long as they are part of the darkness-type creatures spoken of in Western legends, the weapons that work against them are generally these items mentioned in Western legends. Holy water, the cross and silver objects.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the young woman before him. Then, he suddenly smiled. ¡°What about garlic? I recall that garlic is the best when dealing with vampires from Western legends.¡± Phoenixughed out uncontrobly and answered. ¡°I do not know. I have never used garlic before. However¡­ it might be useful. You can give it a try next time. But I do not like the smell of those things.¡± They then left the subway station and were soon outside. They did not stay there long and chose to leave ¨C after themotion within the subway station, only Heaven knew if the police mighte over. Time was running out and Chen Xiaolian had no desire to waste time by dealing with the police. Dr Mu appeared to have calmed down considerably ¨C back then, it was possible that he may have had some doubts toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words before and his cooperative actions before may have been due to the danger he felt from the number of people on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. However, after the emergence of the female ghost, Dr Mu became aplete believer! Despite the fact that he was a doctor and a firm atheist, personally witnessing the lights getting blown up in the subway station and the appearance of the female ghost who could pass through human bodies¡­ when that kind of scene was served right before his face, he could not help but believe in it. At night, the streets of the East area was very quiet. It was possible that this was a normal situation for this ce, but it was also possible that this was the setting by the system. Chen Xiaolian was not interested in pursuing the answer to that question. After they arrived at the street, they quickly left. While they were leaving, a conflict nearly urred. The members of the Coffeehouse Guild and especially the one known as Dagger requested to have Dr Mu follow them in their car. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was unwilling ¨C this was the system¡¯s guide character after all! Apparently, this Dagger fellow had a disagreeable temperament. He sneered without reservation. ¡°Back then, our Guild Leader was the one who dealt with the vengeful spirit! What qualifications do you have to take the guide character?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He merely looked at the other party coldly. Bei Tai had a rubbed his fists and wiped his palms and he firmly shouted back [2]. ¡°If you want to take him by force, you can give it a try.¡± At that moment, Phoenix spoke up. ¡°That is enough, Dagger. Stop your dispute,¡± Phoenix walked forward until she was before Chen Xiaolian. She nced at him. ¡°This gentleman here can get into your car. However, our car will be following behind you. We¡¯ll look for a ce where we can discuss things over and figure out how to cooperate toplete this quest. How about it?¡± Seeing the sincerity in her eyes, Chen Xiaolian exhaled. ¡°All right¡­ thank you for just now.¡± Phoenix smiled. ¡°Naturally, I have a condition. My principle is that since we are cooperating, we must do something to build trust between us.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Phoenix spoke coolly. ¡°Pick one of your guild members and have him get into our car.¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately narrowed his eyes as he regarded Phoenix. ¡°Hostage?¡± Phoenix smiled. ¡°An exchange. I will get into your car, alone.¡± This proposal seemed very fair. Additionally, it also appeared very sincere. Thus, Chen Xiaolian could find no reason to reject it. Lun Tai looked at his brother before turning to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Guild Leader, I will go.¡± Chen Xiaolian became silent before nodding his head. ¡°All right.¡± Bei Tai was too reckless. With Lun Tai¡¯s calm and cautious nature, Chen Xiaolian would feel more at ease in letting him go. ¡°What are we waiting for? Let¡¯s hop in the car,¡± Phoenix then turned toward her team members. ¡°I am going to ride in their car¡­ Dagger, Monster! And you Titan brothers¡­ be polite toward our guest, be courteous.¡± Dagger sneered and turned around to get into the driver¡¯s seat of their car. The monkey who was seated by Monster¡¯s neck smiled stiffly. Monster then took the initiative to open the door to the car¡¯s back seat and made a rather friendly gesture for Lun Tai to enter. Despite never having driven a right-hand-drive car, Chen Xiaolian forced himself forward and he took to the driver¡¯s seat. Phoenix took the initiative to seat herself on the first passenger seat. As for Bei Tai and Dr Mu, they sat behind. ¡°There is a small public square nearby. At a time like this, the ce should be very quiet and devoid of any disturbance. We can go over there and discuss what to do next,¡± Phoenix turned on her mobile phone¡¯s gps and pointed out the location. Chen Xiaolian did not object. Their two cars moved out. One in the front and the other at the back, they moved out of the Whitechapel area. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s driving speed was not fast. Phoenix, who was seated beside him, appeared interested in him. She kept regarding Chen Xiaolian with peculiar looking eyes. ¡°Do you like to look at others this way?¡± Chen Xiaolian became rather ufortable at being stared at by her. ¡°You seem very young. If I have to guess, you should not be older than eighteen years old, right? Hmm¡­ could you be sixteen years old?¡± Phoenix smiled. Chen Xiaolian did not reply. ¡°It¡¯s rare to see a Guild Leader as young as you. Moreover, you are also the Guild Leader of Meteor Rock Guild. That is a rather well known guild.¡± ¡°You are quite young yourself,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coolly. Phoenix did not say anything. Instead, she rolled down the windows and allowed the cool night wind to blow inside. After some time had passed, Phoenix replied. ¡°My circumstance is different from yours.¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded ¨C isn¡¯t this woman taking too long to think? ¡°How is it different?¡± ¡°Your team members appear to have a good rtionship with you,¡± Phoenix turned her head around to nce at Bei Tai who was seated behind. She smiled and said. ¡°Mr, can you rx? I will not eat you.¡± Bei Tai muttered something and shut his mouth after that. ¡°Could it be that the rtionship between you and your team members are not that good?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°It¡¯s all right,¡± Phoenix gave a faint smile and pointed toward the street before them. She suddenly said. ¡°Turn left in front!¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his eyebrows. ¡°The address that you mentioned is not this¡­¡± ¡°Turn left!¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. Then, he followed her instructions and turned. Next, he acquiesced Phoenix¡¯s request to stop the car by the street beside a small supermarket. The supermarket was one that opened for 24 hours. Phoenix hastily said. ¡°Wait for me for a few minutes.¡± Then, she jumped out of the car and rushed into the supermarket. A whileter, Chen Xiaolian watched as the young woman pranced out of the supermarket. She pranced across the street, one hand holding onto a can of pomegranate juice as she slowly sipped it using a straw. ¡°You¡­ because of this, you made me turn the car and stop here?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with bulging eyes. There was a smile in Phoenix¡¯s eyes as she too smiled like a girl. ¡°Why not?¡± Seeing the dissatisfaction in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, Phoenixughed. ¡°Don¡¯t be so nervous. Even if we are participating in an instance dungeon, we must still enjoy ourselves. If we do not, then what is the point?¡± After saying that, she handed over a can of pomegranate juice. ¡°Here you go.¡± ¡°¡­ thanks. But, I do not like to drink these things,¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I like drinking pomegranate juice the most,¡± Phoenix held onto her drink, an expression of utter satisfaction on her face. ¡°Are you done messing around? If you are, can we move?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Their car roared to life again and moved away. Phoenix, who kept drinking the pomegranate juice suddenly asked. ¡°How much do you know about Jack the Ripper¡¯s case?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. In the back seat, Dr Mu had been silent, not uttering a single noise. It was as though he had yet to recover from the shock that he had just experienced. Hearing their conversation, Dr Mu suddenly spoke up. ¡°What did you say? Jack the Ripper?¡± ¡°Yes, do you have any questions?¡± Phoenix smiled. ¡°You are talking¡­ about the serial murderer in the history of UK?¡± Dr Mu asked. ¡°Unless you know of a second Jack the Ripper,¡± Phoenix shrugged her shoulders. ¡°You... ...¡± Dr Mu suddenly shouted. ¡°You people can¡¯t possibly be thinking that this case ismitted by Jack the Ripper, are you? Please! That happened a hundred years ago! How could the murderer live that long?¡± ¡°Many things should be impossible,¡± Phoenix maintained the girlish smile on her face as she replied. ¡°I¡¯m willing to bet that you have never met a ghost before, right?¡± Dr Mu was left speechless. ¡°Right, can I ask something? I have been curious about something since earlier¡­ do you know each other before this?¡± Phoenix turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Something along those lines,¡± Chen Xiaolian was aware that he could not hide it. Thus, he slowly exined his rtionship with Dr Mu to her. ¡°To think that he would be the guide character. That surprised me too. He¡­ is a doctor, and an ordinary person.¡± Here, Chen Xiaolian cast a nce at Dr Mu. ¡°If I may, Dr Mu, why are you here in London?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Dr Mu¡¯s face turned nervous. ¡°I came here to participate in an activity.¡± ¡°Activity? Can you give us the details?¡± Phoenix¡¯s expression suddenly turned serious. She turned around to face Dr Mu. Dr Mu hesitated for a moment. Then, he answered. ¡°I am a doctor. At the same time, I am also a PhD postgraduate for XX Hospital. Last year, I published a medical thesis. More urately, it was one I jointly published with my instructor. Originally, nothing much happened with the thesis. However, one of my friends in one of UK¡¯s hospital saw it and inadvertently shared it with some of his other colleagues. After reviewing it, they felt that some of the points forwarded in the thesis were quite interesting. Thus, we were invited toe together to discuss the matter. ¡°However, this discussion is neither a formal activity nor a formal academic discussion. Thus, my instructor had no interest in it¡­ so¡­¡± ¡°So, he sent you over?¡± Phoenix looked at Dr Mu with pity in her eyes. Chen Xiaolian could not help himself but cast a nce at him as well. From the words he had spoken, it was not hard to deduce some matters. There was no need to ask about it. The thesis was mostly written by Dr Mu. However¡­ he had jointly published it with his instructor¡­ this was also one of the hidden rulesmon to their country¡¯s academicmunity. If this were either a formal or an official discussion held in some high-ss seminar hall, Dr Mu would have no chance toe. The instructor would have personallye over. However, this was a nameless private invitation for a private discussion that would contribute to zero promotion of reputation and influence. Thus, Dr Mu¡¯s instructor showed no interest and sent him instead as filler. As he was considering that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of something. ¡°Back then, when we were talking about Jack the Ripper, your reaction seemed very big. Why? Merely because it was a case that happened over a hundred years ago?¡± ¡°Err... no, I just think it''s too much of a coincidence.¡± ¡°Coincidence?¡± Chen Xiaolian could not help himself and he exchanged nces with Phoenix who was seated beside him. They were able to see traces of excitement within each other¡¯s eyes. ¡°Err¡­ the friend who invited me over graduated from the Royal College of Medicine and now works in the forensics field¡­ he is also a member of the Forensics Association. En, before this, we would oftenmunicate through the inte to discuss about Jack the Ripper¡¯s case. En, additionally¡­ the thesis paper I published contained some spections made based on a medical perspective. He felt that it was interesting; thus, he invited me over to discuss it through. Several of his colleagues were also interested in discussing this with me. This time, my travel cost to UK was paid for by him.¡± Gazhi! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s foot stamped down on the brake! Their car immediately came to a halt in the middle of the street! The first thing that came to his mind was: Clue! This must be a clue given by the system! ¡­ 1 ¡®pping oneself to look more imposing¡¯ means to try to do or be something you are not. ? 2 ¡®Rubbing one¡¯s fists and wiping one¡¯s palms¡¯ means the putting on an eager and excited expression, usually before a fight breaks out. ? Chapter 188: Photo

Chapter 188: Photo

GOR Chapter 188: Photo Both Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix shared the same line of thought. ¡°Can you¡­ tell us what your views are on Jack the Ripper?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. Dr Mu appeared rather cautious. ¡°I¡­ actually do not know much about Jack the Ripper¡¯s case. However¡­ the thesis papers I wrote in school is about gene mutation. En, also known as the change in gics. Generally speaking, cells of ordinary life forms would replicate itself urately. However, this steady process is rtive. Under certain conditions, the genes can suddenly transform into another form of existence, different from its original one. That is, at a certain location, a new gene appears suddenly, recing the original gene, causing the gene to be a mutant gene ¡­¡± Seeing that Dr Mu was about to start a long-winded exnation, Chen Xiaolian quickly halted him. ¡°Stop!¡± He smiled wryly. ¡°Dr Mu, there is no need to borate into the professional type of specifics. Even if you do, we won¡¯t be able to understand.¡± ¡°Hehe,¡± Dr Mu gave an embarrassed smile ¨C clearly, he was quite the bookworm at heart. He scratched his head before continuing, ¡°Let me put it this way, gene mutation is something that is verymon within biological life forms and could happen at any time. The subject of my thesis papers is rted to this.¡± ¡°What does that have to do with Jack the Ripper?¡± Phoenix quietly regarded Dr Mu. ¡°About that¡­ ¡­¡± Dr Mu considered how to answer her question. Chen Xiaolian suddenly spoke up, ¡°I think I remember. I saw some of the information regarding Jack the Ripper before.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve seen it before?¡± ¡°Yesterday, before the instance dungeon opened, I checked out some of the historical information of London. With how famous Jack the Ripper is, how could I miss it?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. Pausing, he continued in a serious manner, ¡°At present, there is no consensus on Jack the Ripper¡¯s identity. En, this is not quite urate. There is a main stream of thinking where there is a rtively eptable deduction. ¡°In the information that I¡¯ve gone through, back in 2014, international DNA experts used DNA testing to deduce the identity of the murderer. ¡°Back when the police was investigating the identity of the murderer, they listed hundreds of possible suspects. One of them is Aaron Kosminski. ¡°He is a Jewish Polish person. ¡°ording to the most widespread deduction, most people believe that he is Jack the Ripper. ¡°Back then, the police had managed to acquire some of the stuff that the murderer left behind. There was no such technology back then; however, in 2014, some experts in DNA analysis believed that the murder scene has the murderer¡¯s¡­ err¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian could not restrain himself but nce at Phoenix. He hesitated for a moment before continuing, ¡°The murder scene has the murderer¡¯s¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°It is said that it is his semen.¡± Phoenix was taken off guard. Her charming face became flushed. However, she quickly calmed down. ¡°Then?¡± Chen Xiaolian became somewhat distressed. ¡°It is said that¡­ in one of the murder scene, there was the murderer¡¯s semen beside the murdered female victim. Thus¡­ this became a very important piece of evidence. ¡°A hundred years ago, the technology to identify it does not exist. Presently however, such a technology does exist. ¡°Thus, in 2014, some DNA analysis experts carried out an analysis on it. ¡°The results of the analysis revealed¡­ the semen left by the murderer matches the DNA of the suspect known as Aaron Kosminski. ¡°And so, it was imed that Aaron Kosminski is Jack the Ripper from back then¡­ although the case happened over a hundred years ago and Aaron Kosminski had also died over a hundred years ago¡­ ¡°This conclusion became widely epted. At present, many of the information I found shows that there is a high possibility that Aaron Kosminski is Jack the Ripper. But¡­¡± ¡°But what?¡± Phoenix asked. ¡°However, this matter was not recognized by the police,¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. He sighed and carefully recalled the information that he had read. ¡°First, the deceased is a prostitute. The suspect, Aaron Kosminski and the deceased both live near Whitechapel area. This may be a reason to suspect him. However¡­ because the deceased is a prostitute, it was only normal to have some semen appear beside her¡­ perhaps the semen was something her client left behind. Perhaps Aaron Kosminski had patronized her before she was killed¡­ ¡°ording to the police, the semen came from a scarf left behind by the deceased¡¯s body. ¡°However, that does not prove that the semen belongs to the murderer. It could be from her ordinary clients. Aaron Kosminski may be that unlucky client.¡± Phoenix¡¯s face turned slightly red. She put on a fa?ade of calmness and asked, ¡°And?¡± ¡°Second, the life of Aaron Kosminski does not match Jack the Ripper¡¯s modus operandi. ¡°The fellow known as Aaron Kosminski is an unfortunate fellow. He is a poor fellow who lived near Whitechapel. At the time, that ce was the slums area of London. ¡°We have seen the scene before. Dr Mu had also said it. ¡°The murderer is likely a very skilled surgeon who is very knowledgeable about the human body and very skilled in the use of knives. ¡°You know, Jack the Ripper appeared in 1888¡­ in that era, those who can study in the field of medicine were, at the very least, not poor. A skilled surgeon with a good grasp of internal organs should at least have some social status. That person ¡­ should not be living in the slums near Whitechapel. ¡°Clearly, this Aaron Kosminski does not meet this condition.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thoughts cleared up and he quickly continued. ¡°The third point was more suspicious. ording to the records, Aaron Kosminski was a patient suffering from serious mental illness. ¡°He suffers from a considerable degree of mania and paranoia. ¡°Just now, we have just seen the murder scene¡­ the murder scene at the time should be almost the same as what we saw. ¡°Just think about it, how can someone suffering from mania and paranoia be so calm as to urately cut out the internal organs. That is an action that requires a considerable amount ofposure and psychological character. ¡°As for Aaron Kosminski, he clearly did not have this¡­ because he was a manic patient.¡± Phoenix quietly considered it for a while, then she slowly said, ¡°It sounds very reasonable. However¡­ what about the results of the DNA testing?¡± ¡°For that, we will have to ask Dr Mu.¡± Hearing that, Dr Mu nodded his head. ¡°Indeed, I have heard about those things from my friends as well. The results of the DNA testing is what I wrote about in my thesis papers. ¡°We believe that there is a high possibility that a mistake was made during the DNA testing conducted in 2014.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°ording to the results from the 2014 DNA testing, the semen on the scarf left beside the deceased showed a gene mutation. This gene mutation is very rare and the scientificmunity refer to it as¡­¡± Seeing that Dr Mu was about to enter a lengthy exnation again, Phoenix quickly interrupted, ¡°Wait. There is no need to go into the professional terms. Dr Mu¡­ please, exin it to us inyman terms.¡± ¡°Err¡­ all right,¡± Dr Mu thought about it. He raised both his hands and said. ¡°Simply put, in the analysis of the semen on the scarf, they believed that a gene mutation had urred. Let¡¯s call it gene mutation A. ¡°ording to the field of scientific research, this gene mutation A is a very rare urrence. ¡°However, I think that this is a mistake on the part of the scientific perspective. This gene mutation is not rare¡­ rather, many people have it confused with another gene mutation, gene mutation B. ¡°Truthfully, the results of my findings may prove that the gene mutation of the semen actually belongs to gene mutation B. This mutation is verymon among Europeans, with a general rate of over 90 %. ¡°Therefore, the result of the analysis that utilized the gene mutation to prove that Aaron Kosminski was Jack the Ripper appears to have been overturned.¡± Hearing that, Phoenix spoke out, ¡°In other words¡­ first, it cannot be proven that the semen left on the scarf belongs to Aaron Kosminski. Second, even if it was left by him, it still cannot prove that Aaron Kosminski is Jack the Ripper.¡± ¡°Right. That¡¯s about it.¡± Phoenix frowned, ¡°If that is the case. Doesn¡¯t that mean¡­ we do not have any clues?¡± Dr Mu thought about it and suddenly said. ¡°If it¡¯s about Jack the Ripper¡¯s case¡­ maybe that friend of mine would know more. He is a member of the Forensics Association. He is usually very interested in researching historical cases. He seems to have done a lot of research on this case¡­ so¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the Phoenix, then turned to face Dr Mu. ¡°It seems that we will need to visit this friend of yours.¡± ¡­ Paying someone a visit at three o¡¯clock in the morning was clearly not a polite thing to do. Thus, when Colombo was awakened by the knocking sounds on the door, he moved to open the door in a bleary-eyed state while mouthing out a string of expletives. However, before he opened the door, he suddenly jolted awake. He was living in a high-ss apartment! The ess system downstairs was very tight. How could someone directlye upstairs to find him? He quickly reached for an 8 iron (golf) that was ced by the door. Then, he cautiously shouted out. ¡°Who is it outside?¡± ¡°Colombo! It¡¯s me!¡± Colombo looked out through the peephole and let out a breath of relief. The one standing outside the corridor was his friend, Dr Mu who came from the East. Although they have not met up for years, he would not be mistaken about Dr Mu¡¯s appearance. ¡°Damn it!¡± Colombo grumbled as he opened the door. ¡°My friend, are you mad¡­ why did youe running over at this bloody hour? And how did you get up here? Didn¡¯t the guards outside stop you? I should file aint about them; they are being too unprofessional¡­¡± After unlocking the door, he opened the door. However, the moment a small gap opened up, Colombo suddenly felt the door being pushed open and several people swarmed inside! The first to enter was Lun Tai. Lun Tai forced open the door and Colombo eximed. Colombo quickly stepped backward while the golf club in his hand had already been snatched away. ¡°Stop shouting, we are not going to harm you,¡± Phoenix walked in next. ¡°Colombo, I am sorry. Sorry for disturbing you sote in the night. However, you can be at ease. They are neither thieves nor gangsters,¡± Dr Mu was clearly feeling sorry for what was happening. He quickly went over to embrace his old friend. ¡°Do not worry, they mean you no harm. Additionally¡­ you will be weing us soon.¡± ¡°The Hell! Mu! If you cannot give me a reason, I will immediately report this to the police!¡± Colombo was like an agitated cat as he carefully backed away. He watched as many others entered his living room. Phoenix¡¯s team member, Monster was thest to enter through the door. He closed the door and locked it. The monkey on his shoulder chattered a few times before climbing onto the cab next to the door. ¡°You, you fellows¡­ just who are you people? Mu! Damn it! What is going on here?¡± Colombo¡¯s expression was livid. ¡°All right, everyone, spread out¡­ do not encircle the owner,¡± Phoenix smiled as she walked over. Her team members dispersed and found a spot in the living room to either sit or stand. The fellow known as Dagger had attracted Colombo¡¯s attention the most¡­ he had many daggers strapped onto his arm and he stood vigntly by the window ¨C a nce was enough for him to feel that Dagger was not a good person! ¡°Don¡¯t panic, Colombo,¡± Dr Mu wringed his arms. ¡°We came here looking for you due to something important!¡± ¡°Considering our friendship, I will give you only one minute, Mu!¡± Colombo¡¯s expression was ugly to behold. ¡°In one minute, if you cannot give me an eptable exnation, then, our friendship will be over! You people must leave as well! Don¡¯t think I am afraid, the one living upstairs is a friend of mine. He is a police officer in London!¡± Hearing hisst sentence, Chen Xiaolian could not help but let out a smile. He stepped forward and spoke in a very polite tone, ¡°Colombo? Hello, my name is Chen Xiaolian. I am a friend of Dr Mu and I came from the same ce as him. The reason we are disturbing you at such ate hour is because, ording to Dr Mu, you are someone who had spent a lot of time researching Jack the Ripper¡¯s case¡­¡± ¡°What about it?¡± Colombo shouted. ¡°The Hell? At such ate hour¡­ you came to my house in order to discuss a case that happened a hundred years ago? Can¡¯t you visit me during the day?¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to understand his argument. Even if he loved something and made it into a hobby¡­ he was not willing to be dragged out from his bed in the middle of the night by a group of strangers just to discuss about it. ¡°Before you get angry, can you please look at something?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian nced at Phoenix. She pulled out a mobile phone; opening it, she handed it over to Colombo. The mobile phone contained photos that Phoenix had taken when she was inspecting the corpse at the scene of murder. Colombo grumbled with discontent as he epted the mobile phone. After ncing at it however, his entire body reacted in a manner that appeared as though he was struck by lightning. ¡°Oh, my God!¡± Colombo¡¯s hand turned limp and the mobile phone nearly fell to the ground. Gripping onto the mobile phone, he slumped down onto the sofa. His eyes stared intently upon the photos within the mobile phone. With trembling hands, he fidgeted with the photos. After looking through to thest few pictures¡­ ¡°This, this, this is ...¡± Colombo¡¯s voice shuddered. ¡°You people... did you get these pictures from some movie set?¡± ¡°You specialize in the area of forensics,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°Could you not differentiate between a prop and a real internal organ?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Colombo¡¯s lips trembled and his face grew paler. ¡°Bu¡­ but¡­ this¡­¡± He suddenly took a deep breath. ¡°You¡­ did you people get hold of some old photos from the police archives and use thetest technology to process it before letting me view it?¡± ¡°I assure you, these few pictures are fresh. They were just recently taken!¡± Phoenix slowly said. ¡°Impossible!¡± Colombo jumped up, his eyes bulging widely. ¡°Recently taken?¡± ¡°About less than an hour ago,¡± Dr Mu said with a grim expression. ¡°Oh¡­ my God!¡± Colombo¡¯s face turned twisted. ¡°How¡­ how could this¡­ could¡­ could it be? Another Jack the Ripper has appeared in London?¡± Colombo. Raw: ¡®¿ÂÂײ¨¡¯, pinyin: ¡®k¨¥ l¨²n b¨­¡¯. Chapter 189: Conflict

Chapter 189: Conflict

GOR Chapter 189: Conflict Colombo was once again slumped down onto the sofa. Although he was only in his pyjamas, the heating in the room was sufficient for him. However, cold sweat suddenly appeared upon his forehead. The imagery within the photos was undoubtedly very bloody, very cruel and very terrible. However, as a professional in the field of forensics, Colombo¡¯s reaction was better than Dr Mu¡¯s back then. His face gradually turned green and pale. Suddenly, he jumped up, threw the mobile phone on the table, turned and ran into the toilet by the room. It was not long before they heard the sounds of vomitinging out from the toilet. ¡°I thought¡­ I didn¡¯t think that a forensics expert would be so delicate,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he smiled wryly. Chen Xiaolian signalled Lun Tai with his eyes. Lun Tai immediately entered the toilet and helped Colombo out from the toilet. ¡°I¡­ can I get a change of clothes please?¡± said Colombo. He appeared to be in an unsteady state. ¡°Of course, this is your house,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian who then gave a faint smile. The fellow turned around and entered a room. Not long after, he walked out, having changed into a new pair of long trousers and a sweater. His emotional state appeared to have improved somewhat. He said, ¡°Gentlemen! This is not a small matter! I would like to ask¡­ these pictures¡­¡± ¡°They were taken from the murder scene,¡± Dr Mu quickly said. ¡°I¡­ may be the first witness.¡± ¡°You... you were at the scene?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°You saw the corpse¡­ I mean, the scene within the photos¡­¡± ¡°They¡¯re the same,¡± Dr Mu¡¯s face was extremely pale. ¡°Moreover¡­ it seems highly probable that I might have caught sight of the murderer!¡± ¡°Oh, my God!¡± Colombo shuddered. He abruptly raised his head to look at them all. ¡°I need to ask¡­ you people, did you people report this to the police?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Dr Mu did not say anything. ¡°Wait!¡± Colombo eximed. ¡°Mu! Don¡¯t tell me that you did not report something so serious to the police? Are you people crazy? You need to report this immediately! Oh, Hell! You people did not by chance run over here right after leaving the murder scene? I am a forensics expert! Not a police!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t panic,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He pulled over a chair and sat himself opposite of Colombo. ¡°Please calm down first.¡± ¡°Calm down? Who are you?¡± Colombo frowned as he regarded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Kid, this is no joking matter!¡± Ah¡­ kid? The corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lips twitched¡­ unfortunately, with his age, hecked the ability to persuade others. ¡°Listen up, Mr,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°Please listen carefully to the things that I will be saying next. I also ask that you temporarily stop viewing me as a child. Can you do that?¡± Colombo furrowed his eyebrows. At that moment, Dagger, who was standing by the window suddenly interrupted in an impatient and frosty tone, ¡°Why are you spouting so much nonsense? Don¡¯t you know that time is limited? Idiot!¡± It appeared that he was not able to bear with it any longer. He suddenly walked over, pulled out a dagger with his hand and directed it at Colombo. He spat out viciously, ¡°Now is not the time for you to ask questions! We need your cooperation! Understand? You better be obedient¡­¡± ¡°What are you doing!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face warped and he immediately stood up, cing himself before Dagger. ¡°Put down your knife!¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± Dagger replied with widened eyes, hostility exuding out from his face. ¡°You fledgling rookie! Do you even know how to get through an instance dungeon? What is the point of talking nonsense with an ordinary person? Use the fastest method to get the information we need! That is all we should do!¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. He stared at him with a cold expression on his face and said, ¡°I will count to three. Put down the knife and step back!¡± ¡°Hah!¡± said Dagger. He raised his eyebrows and directed his dagger at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Make me!¡± Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai were already standing by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. Bei Tai furiously retorted, ¡°You bitch! Show our Guild Leader some respect!¡± ¡°A bunch of trash!¡± Dagger harrumphed. ¡°Come on. I would like to see how strong you are!¡± Monster was standing before the door as he coldly looked at Chen Xiaolian and his team. As for the Titan brothers, they were upying the left and right side of the living room. It appeared that the Chen Xiaolian and his team had been surrounded. The atmosphere was tense and could explode at any moment! ¡°Enough!¡± Phoenix suddenly shouted out. She suddenly got up. She walked forward until she was standing before Dagger. She ced one hand onto Dagger¡¯s wrist and forced it down. With a calm look on her face, she asked, ¡°Dagger, did I say you could pull out your dagger?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Dagger¡¯s eyelids twitched as he looked at Phoenix. His eyes exuded dissatisfaction, yet he dared not speak up. ¡°I am asking you a question here,¡± Phoenix slowly repeated. ¡°Did I say you could pull out your dagger¡­ did I?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ no,¡± The word hissed out through the gaps in his teeth. ¡°Since I, the Guild Leader, have yet to give you themand, what makes you think you can act in such a rash manner?¡± Phoenix¡¯s tone lightened. However, despite the lightened tone of voice, a light red out from her eyes. Dagger forcefully gritted his teeth. ¡°Although I have said this many times before in recent days, I will reiterate this once more,¡± said Phoenix as she stared into Dagger¡¯s eyes. ¡°You need to control your emotions, Dagger! Also¡­ if you want to be the leader and give orders, then¡­ please wait until after I am dead. Can you do that?¡± Dagger¡¯s face twisted for an instant. Then, he quickly lowered his eyelids. He exhaled and whispered, ¡°I am sorry¡­ Guild Leader.¡± Phoenix personally sent a look at each of her team members. The Titan brothers turned back toward their respective corners while Monster went back to the door. The monkey that was on the cab climbed up to his shoulder. It then chattered out a few times. ¡°All right, gentlemen. Please calm down,¡± said Phoenix. She turned around and cast a pleasant gaze at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We are still cooperating together.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a profound gaze at the young woman and frowned. He replied, ¡°All right. We are indeed still cooperating together. However¡­ I think that some people should restrain themselves.¡± Dagger snorted. He walked to the window and directed his gaze outside. ¡°Well then, since that issue¡¯s solved, we should get down to business,¡± said Phoenix. She pped her hands and asked, ¡°Mr Colombo, do you have coffee in your house?¡± ¡°¡­ yes¡­¡± Colombo answered subconsciously. Then, he suddenly shouted out, ¡°What were you thinking of doing just now? Damn it! Were you thinking of threatening me? You need to get out of my house right now! At once! Immediately! This instant! Otherwise, I will report to the police! I¡­ I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian felt troubled. He threw a dirty look at Dagger¡¯s back and turned around. He did his best to put on a pleasant face as he faced Colombo and spoke, ¡°I am sorry¡­¡± ¡°I do not want your apology! I want you to leave my house right now!¡± Colombo was thoroughly enraged. Dr Mu opened his mouth, ¡°Colombo, I am really sorry¡­¡± ¡°F**k you!¡± Colombo swore. ¡°You scram too!¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to understand what Colombo was currently feeling. A group of people, led by his own friend barged into his house in the middle of the night. Then, one of them actually pulled out a dagger to threaten him¡­ regardless of who it may be, they would still be outraged. ¡°You need to calm down,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Son of a bitch! Things were going so well, but now, we¡¯ll have to be the bad guys. He signalled Lun Tai and Bei Tai with his eyes. Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai moved to the left and right side respectively and held Colombo. Then, they pushed him down onto the sofa. Although Colombo had quite the firm body, how could his pitiful strengthpare with the two brothers? Thus, he was forced to sit down on the sofa. ¡°Mr, I really did not want to be rude,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he sat down opposite of him. ¡°Additionally, you are also Dr Mu¡¯s friend. Since Dr Mu is a friend of mine¡­ I do not wish to offend you.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian slowly pulled out a gun. He then ced the gun on the table. This action of his left Colombo terrified. ¡°No no, you, you ...¡± ¡°Be at ease, I will not harm you,¡± Chen Xiaolian said. The expression on his face was very sincere. However, tens of thousands of ¡®motherf**ker¡¯ words stampeded through his mind¡­ this senior is being forced to be a wicked bastard argh! ¡°You, what exactly do you want from me!¡± Columbo who was clearly frightened asked. ¡°It¡¯s about this case, we need your professional opinion,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°Case¡­ ah right!¡± Colombo suddenly recalled about it. ¡°You should report to the police! Understand? That is a very serious murder case! You have to report it and let the police deal with it! You shouldn¡¯te find me! I am just a forensics¡­¡± ¡°This is not an ordinary case,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. He raised his head to look at Dr Mu. ¡°I think that it would be better for you to exin things to him.¡± Dr Mu sighed and he sat down. He picked up Phoenix¡¯s mobile phone and reopened the photos before cing them in front of Colombo. ¡°My friend¡­ perhaps, you are feeling very angry and furious at this moment. However, please finish listening to what I have to say. Even if after this¡­ even if you do not want to recognize me as a friend after this, for now, I really need your help.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Colombo fixed aplicated gaze at Dr Mu. After that, Dr Mu began to narrate his story. ¡­ Ten minutester, Dr Mu finished narrating his story. Colombo stared at him with a dazed expression on his face. It took a long time before he could recollect himself. ¡°My¡­ my ears must be ying tricks on me. Or¡­ Mu, have you gone cuckoo? Or have every one of you here gone bonkers?¡± Colombo mumbled, ¡°The Hell¡­ Jack the Ripper from over a hundred years ago¡­ the same murder case is happening at this time period? And it is happening in Whitechapel as well? ¡°Bloody Hell! You are telling me you actually encountered a ghost? ¡°The deceased transformed into a ghost? Bloody Hell! Damn! That is impossible! I am a doctor! There is no such thing as a ghost in this world!¡± Colombo was manic about disbelieving it¡­ ¡°No such thing? Impossible?¡± Phoenix suddenlyughed out. She stepped forward and walked until she was before Colombo. She said, ¡°Mr, please watch me carefully.¡± Colombo turned his attention toward her. He became stunned, his eyes widened and his mouth was left gaping! Phoenix ... ... she was floating in front of him! The young woman¡¯s feet hovered thirty cm above the floor. Hovering in the middle of the air! ¡°You you you you you¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°There are many things in this world that you do not know about,¡± Phoenix said while smiling coolly. Then, she descended upon the floor. ¡°Now that you¡¯ve seen something that you have never believed in before¡­ since you have seen it for yourself, then¡­ I will tell you this; everything that Dr Mu had told you earlier is the truth. We are not lying to you.¡± ¡°¡­ Oh God, oh God¡­¡± ¡­ Chapter 190: Repeating Storyline

Chapter 190: Repeating Storyline

GOR Chapter 190: Repeating Storyline Phoenix¡¯s actions and words left Colombo shocked. While it was possible for him to distrust things that he had merely heard, this was something that was happening right before his very eyes. Even if he wanted to deny it, he could not! ¡°Do you need a cup of coffee?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. Watching the poor Colombo, Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel sympathetic toward him. ¡°Coffee? No no no¡­ that¡¯s not what I need, I need, I need something else.¡± He trembled as he climbed up from the sofa and moved toward the wine cab. He retrieved a bottle of whiskey and poured a small cup for himself and gulped it down in one go. Due to his hastiness in finishing the cup, he ended up coughing a few times. He turned around to stare at Phoenix for a bit. Then, he turned his head back and poured himself another cup before gulping it down. He calmed down somewhat after that. Chen Xiaolian spent the next few minutesforting Colombo. He used the same thing he said to Dr Mu to bluff Colombo. A few minutester, Colombo blinked as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ so, what you mean to say is, you people are not ordinary humans? You people are¡­ superhumans? Meta humans? Heavens, if not for the fact that I am seeing it for myself, I would have believed that this is a Hollywood movie.¡± ¡°You have seen it for yourself,¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. Colombo gulped down another mouthful of whiskey before mming the cup down on the table. ¡°May I have another look at those pictures?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Lun Tai immediately handed the mobile phone to Colombo. Colombo then inspected the pictures carefully and his eyebrows furrowed up tightly. ¡°How about a cup?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard Phoenixing up beside him. In her hand was a bottle of whiskey she took from the wine cab. She also handed over a cup. Phoenix cast a yful look at Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°What is it? You are not about to tell me that you¡¯re under aged and cannot drink, are you?¡± Without saying anything, Chen Xiaolian epted the cup and poured himself a cup. Wine had a pungent taste ¨C he was not into wine tasting, and knew nothing about it. ¡°You¡¯re not drinking?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian as he threw a provocative expression at Phoenix. Phoenix smiled. She raised the pomegranate juice in her hand and waved it before him. ¡°Good girls do not drink wine.¡± ¡°Aaa!!!¡± It was at that moment that Colombo suddenly eximed as he sprang up from the sofa. ¡°What is it?¡± asked Dr Mu, who quickly moved over. ¡°What did you discover?¡± ¡°No no¡­¡± Colombo raised his head and said, ¡°You¡­ wait for a moment!¡± Colombo rushed into a room. After a while, he came out with aptop, which he ced on the table. Then, he turned it on. After theputer was turned on, Colombo opened up a folder that was full of photos. After searching around for a bit, he opened up one of the photos! A photo appeared on the disy screen of theptop. It was clearly depicting a murder scene. However, the photo was a very blurry, vintage, ck and white photo. Additionally, there was a high rate of pixel loss on the photo. The photo depicted a murder scene with one corpse that looked like a woman¡¯s where the surroundings was covered with blood. The corpse was dissected with its belly cut open! Colombo then slid to the photos at the back. The next few pictures were of the same murder scene, shot from different angles. There was a corpse, internal organs in theirplete state and blood¡­ ¡­ ¡°This is?¡± ¡°These photos were taken by the police. They are the pictures of the first murder casemitted by Jack the Ripper in 1888,¡± said Colombo, his eyes shining. ¡°Due to the photography technology at that time, the photos taken areparatively blurrypared to present day photos. Additionally, due to it being kept for too long, some losses in definition were incurred. However¡­ did you notice?¡± ¡°What?¡± Colombo quickly retrieved a pair of sses from under the table. Then, he ced the mobile phone beside theptop. ¡°Have a look.¡± After looking at it, both Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix were stunned! With the exception of the fact that the photo was in ck and white with a different pixel count and of a different time¡­ The state of the corpse, its location and the dissection angle¡­ Almost all the details were the same! In both photos, the deceased¡¯s facial features were partially covered with blood, making it difficult to identify her original features. However¡­ some of the details were shockingly simr! One of the deceased hands was left jutting to the side while the other was bent. The corpse lying upon the ground formed the ¡®Æ¬¡¯ shape. The head of the deceased was tilted slightly to the right, exposing the lower jaw area. Upon the mouth was a¡­ ¡­ ¡°Is that a mole?¡± asked a frowning Phoenix. ¡°It appears like it,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered with a grim expression. Although they cannot discount the possibility of it being a problem with the old photo¡¯s pixels, two ck dots could clearly be seen on the deceased¡¯s lower jaw area in the coloured photo. Those were clearly moles. Moreover¡­ ¡°Look at the wounds,¡± Colombo quickly said, ¡°Both suffer from a knife wound on the neck, cutting in from the left¡­ even the position is exactly simr!¡± That was extremely odd! The location of the wound appeared exactly the same! ¡°The same holds true for the chest wound. The knife pierced in through the ribs and into the heart in one stab! It ispletely simr!¡± said an agitated Colombo. ¡°The deceased¡¯s posture and appearance are also strikingly simr!¡± ¡°Do you mean to say that the two deceased are the same person?¡± asked Lun Tai with widened eyes. That was an impossibility. The ck and white photo was taken in the year 1888, over a hundred years ago. As for the deceased they saw earlier, she was clearly someone from the modern era. Within the bag by her side were her wallet, a cell phone, condoms and various other modern day products. ¡°How could they have the same appearance?¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyes were narrowed. ¡°Could it be¡­¡± She nced at Chen Xiaolian to see him pursing his lips. He considered it before giving a wry smile. He muttered, ¡°Could it be¡­ the system spawned a simr character to y the deceased? An identical NPC?¡± ¡°That is certainly a possibility,¡± Phoenix answered coolly. ¡°The system can do anything.¡± The deduction was a mind-opener. Perhaps¡­ the system took the dead victims from over a hundred years ago and resurrected them in modern times to allow Jack the Ripper to kill them once more? At any rate¡­ this world was created by the system. The same was true of this instance dungeon and its ¡®storyline¡¯. Thus, it was only natural that the system was able to take such an action. ¡°Since this is the same Jack the Ripper¡­ I mean, the person wearing grey coloured suit that we saw was able to pass through a wall. He might actually be a ghost! If that is the case¡­ if the murderer is the same, why can¡¯t the victims be the same? It¡¯s not that difficult for the system to resurrect an NPC. If it wants to, it could do anything in order to have the storyline fall in ce,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a wry smile. Colombo knitted his eyebrows and asked, ¡°What system? What instance dungeon? What are you people talking about?¡± ¡°That is not something you need to know,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly answered. He then pointed at the old photo on theptop¡¯s disy screen. ¡°This murder shown in this photo¡­¡± ¡°The first one! In the historical records about Jack the Ripper, this is the first case he was involved in. That is the record written by the police on this photo,¡± Colombo said slowly. ¡°The first case¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes immediately flickered. ¡°Then¡­ since this is the first case, won¡¯t there be a second case? I mean now?¡± Phoenix asked immediately. ¡°This is a clue!¡± said Chen Xiaolian, a sh flickering through his eyes. He stood up and paced around within the living room. Then, he poured himself another cup of wine and gulped it down. ¡°ording to history, Jack the Ripper was involved in a total of five cases.¡± ¡°There are records that prove that there were five of them. Perhaps they were more. However, the police was unable to determine that they weremitted by the same person,¡± Colombo supplied. ¡°Very well,¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°That is not the main point. The main point is¡­ I need to know the ce where the first case happened! The urate location for the case that happened back then!¡± Colombo quickly pulled out a map from within hisptop and said, ¡°I have the map of London from back then! I have been researching this case for more than five years.¡± ¡°You have quite the special hobby,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he looked at the fellow. Colombo clicked open the old map of London before opening the present map of London. After fidgeting for a bit¡­ Afterparing the two maps on the disy screen¡­ everyone was shocked! ¡°ording to history, the first murder case took ce in the east of Whitechapel at this location¡­ ording to the present-day map, this old building have been demolished. In its ce is the Whitechapel subway station!¡± said Colombo, his body trembling. ¡°Bloody Hell! It¡¯s the subway station! The location is exactly the same!¡± Everyone within the room felt their hair standing on end as they felt a chilling air pierce out through their hearts! This¡­ was too bewildering! ¡°Could it be? This random quest would allow Jack the Ripper to reproduce the cases written in history?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. He asked, ¡°Phoenix, you checked the deceased female¡¯s handbag. Where is her purse?¡± Phoenix quickly retrieved a poor-quality looking purse out from her storage equipment. ¡°Try to see if you can find anything equivalent to an identity card,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. That was an easy task. Phoenix immediately pulled out an item from the purse. ¡°I don¡¯t see any UK identity card. However, there is a driver¡¯s license here.¡± ¡°Colombo,¡± Chen Xiaolian asked, ¡°In the historical records, the first deceased female¡­ what is her name?¡± For this forensic expert who loved researching Jack the Ripper¡¯s case, this was a very easy question. Colombo quickly answered, ¡°Martha¡­¡± Phoenix suddenly interrupted him, ¡°Martha Tabram.¡± ¡°Eh? Yes, that is the name,¡± Colombo was momentarily stunned. With a solemn look on her face, Phoenix ced the driver¡¯s license on the table. The name written upon the card was: {Martha_Tabram}! Chen Xiaolian forcefully clenched his teeth and said, ¡°Looks like it¡¯s obvious now what is going on!¡± This was all the system¡¯s work! It resurrected the victims recorded in history to repeat the storyline! Phoenix had clearly reached the same conclusion and she asked, "Mr Colombo! What about the circumstances of the second murder case?¡± Chapter 191: The Second Victim

Chapter 191: The Second Victim

GOR Chapter 191: The Second Victim ¡°Err¡­ it happened 24 days after the first murder case¡­¡± ¡°24 days? No no no!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°The time given by the system is 48 hours! In other words, I believe that the system will let Jack the Ripper¡¯s story repeat itself within 48 hours. Within these 48 hours, the murderer will continuouslymit murders! It will not involve so many days. That is the time limit given by the system!¡± ¡°So, within these 48 hours, we need to catch Jack the Ripper before he could finishpleting his work. Otherwise, we will fail the quest,¡± the smart Phoenix was quick to understand Chen Xiaolian¡¯s meaning. ¡°The matter is now clear,¡± Chen Xiaolian pped his right fist into his left palm heavily. ¡°We need to catch Jack the Ripper as soon as possible. The fastest way to do so would be to get to the scene of the second murder! This is the best opportunity for us! Mr Colombo, is there an urate record on the time and location of the second murder case?¡± ¡°The second murder case is also near Whitechapel. The location is¡­ Whitechapel¡¯s merchandise storage area,¡± Colombo inspected the present-day map and said, ¡°Err, the ce had been demolished. It is now¡­ a park. As for the time¡­ 24 days after the first case¡­ 3.45 in the morning.¡± ¡°There is no need to consider the number of days. The time¡­ 3.45 in the morning? Are you certain?¡± ¡°The time was a deduction made by the police through the inspection of the deceased¡¯s corpse. Although it cannot be said to be very urate¡­ it should not be too far off from the correct time.¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at the clock in the room. It was now 3.21 in the morning! Clearly, the same thought had urred to Phoenix and she said, ¡°You mean¡­¡± ¡°The date might not be the same, but the time may likely be the same!¡± Chen Xiaolian had already jumped up. ¡°No matter what, there is no harm is checking it out!¡± Everyone there understood the intentions of the two Guild Leaders. ¡°There is still 20 minutes. Will we make it?¡± asked a frowning Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We¡¯ll have to try!¡± Phoenix stood up. ¡°Let¡¯s move out! What are you waiting for?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Colombo and suddenly said, ¡°Mr Colombo¡­ I want to ask you toe with us. We may need your expertise¡­ however, I will not force you. After all, there is the possibility of encountering danger¡­¡± ¡°What a joke! I cannot give up the opportunity to be part of the scene where we capture Jack the Ripper!¡± The forensic expert was excited and he continued, ¡°I have been researching this case for more than five years!¡± By then, he had already grabbed a coat that was hanging on the wall. ¡°Do I need to drive?¡± ¡­ The two cars raced through the night streets of London. They were clearly going over the speed limit. However, this was not the time to worry about that! If Roddy had participated in the instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian would certainly have Roddy summon out the Mech! The Mech¡¯s lowest speed of flight was at least higher than the subsonic speed! Even so, the car throttle was pressed down until it reached the bottom! The city of London was actually not too big and there was no traffic jam at night. Their two cars sped for less than 10 minutes before re-entering the Whitechapel area. Following Colombo¡¯s instructions, the cars were parked by a street located not far away from a park. Several years ago, the London government built the small park to add more greenery to the city as part of the initiative to wee the Olympic Games. It looked rtively new and the maintenance done on it was also fairly well done. It was then 3.36 in the morning. They got off the car and ran toward the park. ¡°Split up! Surround the park!¡± Phoenix¡¯s suggestion received Chen Xiaolian¡¯s approval. The Titan brothers headed east while Monster and Dagger headed west. As for Lun Tai and Bei Tai, they headed south and north respectively. The four of them waited in ambush. The two Guild Leaders, Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix brought Dr Mu and Colombo with them as they entered the park. ¡°Later, no matter what happens, do not panic and do not run around! Remember to follow close by and not get left behind. I will endeavour to ensure your safety,¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at both Dr Mu and Colombo. ¡°Naturally, this woman will also do her best to protect you two.¡± Phoenix revealed a faint smile and she suddenly forwarded a question, ¡°Mr Colombo, what is the name of the second victim?¡± ¡°Mary Ann Nichols,¡± Colombo answered quickly, ¡°Likewise, she was a female prostitute. In fact, all of Jack the Ripper¡¯s victims were female prostitutes.¡± ¡­ London itself was not that huge. As for the park, it was not as big as those parks found in China. The surface area of the small park was only about two to three acres. Converting the measurement into China¡¯s domestic units, it would be around tens of m¨³ [1]. If not for the fact that the park was nted with an abundant amount of trees and had some buildings built within it, they would have been able to spot the corners of the park with just a nce. By then, it was already 3.40 in the morning. There was roughly only about 5 minutes of time before the murderer made his move. The group with Chen Xiaolian, Phoenix walked quickly through the park¡¯s road. Although it was early in the morning, the park was not devoid of people. They encountered a suspicious woman at the entrance of the park. She wore heavy makeup and a leather coat that was obviously cool when worn. When Chen Xiaolian was walking past her, she opened up her coat to reveal a body wearing sexy *** [2]. She smiled and said, ¡°Mr, are you looking for some fun? I can do anything. For twenty pounds, we can do it on the bench in the park. If you are willing to pay an additional 10 pounds, I have an apartment nearby. There is hot shower avable.¡± Chen Xiaolian took one nce at the woman and ignored her ¨C she was a ck woman. Clearly, she was not the target. ¡°This was once a slums area after all. Some street girls wille here at night to look for business¡­ the police couldn¡¯t do much against this situation,¡± Colombo said with a wry smile. ¡°However, it is rare for any of them to be here at this time. At this hour, those female prostitutes would usually have gotten off work or having returned after scoring a transaction.¡± ¡°Shh!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly made a gesture to shut him up. Chen Xiaolian was able to see a woman sitting on a bench in the park some distance away. The woman had blond hair¡­ there was a high possibility that she had dyed her hair. She was a Caucasian, not too tall and dressed in very gaudy clothes. The same was true about her make up. Most importantly, the woman¡¯s age was not small. She was likely over 30 years old, perhaps even 40 years old. From the way she was dressed, she too, appeared to be a streetwalker. ¡°Could that be her?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed to the distance as he asked Colombo in a low tone. The four of them hid behind a clump of bushes. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­¡± Colombo strained his eyes to look ¨C he was an ordinary person whose eye sight was not as good as Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. He said, ¡°She should be a streetwalker¡­ these females willpete for business. The younger ones with better business will seize a good spot by the street while the older ones with less business will be relegated to low quality areas.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and was about to take a step forward when ¨C ¡°What do you want to do?¡± asked Phoenix. She frowned and stopped him. Phoenix whispered, ¡°It would be better for us to wait here. She is the only one inside this park! It has to be her! If that is the case, Jack the Ripper will appear soon. We¡¯ll just wait for him to arrive and catch him. If you going up there end up beating the bush to startle the snake [3], then what?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyebrows were raised and he said, ¡°All right.¡± Quietly, the four of them moved forward until they were at a distance of 30 m from the woman. They hid inside a clump of bushes¡­ unfortunately; they were unable to get any closer. They were no other ce for them to hide. Chen Xiaolian looked at the time. It was already 3.44 in the morning! The cold wind of the night caused both Dr Mu and Colombo to shrink their necks. That was especially true of Colombo who was only wearing a trench coat. The temperature was also very low. Colombo¡¯s entire body was trembling. It was unknown if he was trembling due to the cold or excitement. The four of them waited patiently in the bushes¡­ ¡­ However, after ten minutes had passed, everything remained silent. Nothing abnormal urred. ¡°It is already 3.55 in the morning,¡± said a frowning Phoenix. ¡°The time has passed.¡± ¡°Perhaps the time recorded in history is just an estimate. There could be errors. Let¡¯s wait some more,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. However, after a quarter of an hour passed¡­ it was already 4.10 in the morning¡­ Traces of brightness had begun to appear in the sky above. The woman sitting on the bench stood up and shook her leg. It appeared that she too, felt very cold. She paced around for a bit before lighting herself a cigarette. ¡°Bloody Hell, it¡¯s almost 4.30¡­¡± said Colombo as he shivered. From the looks of it, the woman too, was able to wait no more. She tossed the cigarette down the ground and stamped on it. Cursing out in a whisper, she then left with an unwilling expression. The direction she took happened to lead her toward them. ¡°What should we do? She is about to leave,¡± asked Phoenix in a low tone. Chen Xiaolian thought about it for a moment. Then, he suddenly pulled Colombo up with him and the two of them walked out from the clump of bushes. They walked toward the woman. Seeing the two mening over, the woman¡¯s eyes lit up and she immediately stopped walking. In an instant, she put on what she considered to be the most sultry appearance as she deliberately pulled back the skirt of her coat, exposing one bare leg out. ¡°Gentlemen, looking for some fun? In such a cold weather¡­¡± said the woman. Her eyes were fixed onto both Chen Xiaolian and Colombo as she continued, ¡°Or¡­ we can do a threesome, I can do that.¡± Chen Xiaolian purposely halted, Colombo as well. He then looked at the woman. Looking at her up close, he could see that the woman¡¯s face was aging. Not even the thick makeup could cover the wrinkles on her eye area. Chen Xiaolian took a step forward and spoke loudly, ¡°Woman! We are the police! Now, we want to check your credentials!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­what?¡± Chen Xiaolian forcefully nudged Colombo, surprising him. However, Colombo reacted quickly and produced something from his pocket, which he quickly shed before the woman. There was something that looked like a metal badge on it. ¡°See?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately spoke out in a cold voice. ¡°Do you have any credential that can prove your identity? Please cooperate!¡± ¡°Damn it! I did not do anything!¡± said the woman. She appeared somewhat timid and she vigntly stepped back, seemingly wanting to escape. However, she looked at the two men in front, and looked at the high heels that she was wearing and bit her lips. ¡°I¡­ ... I did not do anything! Don¡¯t try to scare me! I know my rights! I am a citizen! I am a taxpayer!¡± ¡°Enough! Show us your credentials!¡± shouted Colombo. The woman was livid but there was nothing she could do. She could only dig through her handbag. ¡°I¡­ I brought my driving license.¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to grab over her driving license. He looked at it before handing it to Colombo. Colombo¡¯s eyes turned wide. Name ... Mary Ann Nichols. The second victim in history! ¡­ 1 One m¨³ is one fifteenth of a hectare.? 2 The *** is what is in the Qidian raws. Maybe the author wants you all to use your imagination. ? 3 ¡®Beating the bush to startle the snake¡¯ means to act rashly and alert the enemy. It is also sometimes used as a strategy to force the enemy to make a move.? Chapter 192 Part 1: Sequence of Murder

Chapter 192 Part 1: Sequence of Murder

GOR Chapter 192 Part 1: Sequence of Murder Without saying anything, Chen Xiaolian ced the woman¡¯s driving license into his pocket. ¡°Hey, return it to me!¡± said the woman. She appeared agitated. ¡°Enough! Stop yelling!¡± said Chen Xiaolian who went over and grabbed her arm. He continued, ¡°Now,e with us. We suspect that you¡­ en¡­¡± He was not familiar with thews of the UK. As a forensics expert, Colombo quickly chipped in, ¡°We suspect that you are engaged in making illegal transactions through indecent behaviour. Now,e with us!¡± ¡°No! You cannot do this! I did not do anything! You have no right to¡­ Damn it! Unhand me, you bastards!¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored the woman¡¯s struggles and he seized and shoved both her arms to her back. Colombo was stunned and he was at a loss at what to do. He said, ¡°That, are we really going to take her¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian struck the woman¡¯s neck with a palm strike, knocking her unconscious. Then, he swung her over his shoulder and said, ¡°Carry her bag!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ eh? Oh oh oh, all right!¡± Colombo stuttered and he quickly picked up the handbag that was left on the ground. Seeing Chen Xiaolian carrying the woman over, Phoenix and Dr Mu emerged from the clump of bushes. ¡°What are you doing?¡± asked a frowning Phoenix. Chen Xiaolian pointed upward toward the sky and said, ¡°Did you not see that the sky is getting brighter? It seems that the killer is noting¡­ we might as well bring her back with us.¡± ¡°Bring her back?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and answered, ¡°This is not a good ce to discuss this. Let¡¯s go!¡± After saying that, he carried the woman and ran out of the park. Phoenix quickly contacted the other members and they met up by their cars. Chen Xiaolian shoved the woman into the back of the car. He also produced a rope to tie up the woman¡¯s hands. Turning around, he nced at Phoenix and said, ¡°What are you staring at? Come help out!¡± Phoenix narrowed her eyes as she inspected the rope that Chen Xiaolian was using to tie up the woman. She blurted out, ¡°ck Widow¡¯s spider silk?¡± Something akin to a smile shed through her eyes and she said, ¡°You sure know how to make good use of everything.¡± As she spoke, she produced a blindfold and proceeded to blindfold the woman. ¡°Out with it, what exactly are you nning?¡± After hearing Phoenix¡¯s question, Chen Xiaolian pointed up to the sky, exhaled and said, ¡°We may have made a mistake.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°You see, we have been observing the trunk and waiting for the rabbit toe [1]. In the end, the rabbit did not appear,¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side and continued, ¡°What is the problem?¡± ¡°Maybe Jack went to kill someone else,¡± Phoenix answered after giving it some thought. ¡°That is possible,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who nodded his head. Then, he said, ¡°However, there is another possibility¡­ maybe, we¡¯ve been found out. Do not forget, the Jack created by the system might be the same one as in history¡­ we¡¯ve seen him before. He could go through walls. He might be a ghost or some spirit entity. Hell only knows that he is. ¡°He might have noticed us back when we were running over to set up the ambush. We were able to hide ourselves within the bushes. But, he might have a stronger hiding ability. Perhaps, he could even be invisible¡­ those are all possible.¡± ¡°If so¡­¡± ¡°So, if merely observing the trunk and waiting for the rabbit won¡¯t work, I want to cut down the trunk and bring it home!¡± Chen Xiaolian grinned and continued, ¡°That way, the rabbit wille to us!¡± ¡­ Lun Tai, Bei Tai and the others had already returned. When Chen Xiaolian told them about his n, both Lun Tai and Bei Tai was shocked. Then, Lun Taiughed, ¡°This idea is quite interesting.¡± ¡°Idiot!¡± Naturally, the one who objected was Dagger. It was questionable as to whether he was simply born with a ridiculing face or if Chen Xiaolian had a hate-inducing aura around him. Looking at Chen Xiaolian caused a feeling of dislike to rise within him and he spoke out harshly, ¡°To think you would suggest such a stupid idea. What if the killer chooses to give up on this target and chooses to go after a different person? What a joke!¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored him and asked Colombo, ¡°Mr Colombo, there are five victims recorded in history. Last night, the first victim had fallen. Now, we have the second victim with us¡­ now, I need the information of the other three victims.¡± ¡°Eh? Oh¡­¡± Colombobed through his mind and said, ¡°The other three victims are Annie Chapman, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly.¡± ¡°Good, the location?¡± ¡°Err¡­ Annie Chapman was killed in Hanbury Street while Catherine Eddowes died near Bishop Street. As for Mary Jane Kelly, she was found dead in her apartment at Dorset Street,¡± answered Colombo. As expected of one who had researched up on this case for years, he was highly knowledgeable about those information. Pausing for a moment, Colombo then said, ¡°The third and fourth victims died in outdoor areas. Only the fifth victim died in her own home¡­¡± ¡°Map! I need a map!¡± Chen Xiaolian hastily said. Colombo quickly produced his mobile phone and opened up a map of London. ¡°We need to take advantage of the time!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said, ¡°The fifth victim died in her own home¡­ in that case, I believe the system will let the story progress in the simr manner. There should be an exact address for the fifth victim, just like in history! Thus¡­ we¡¯ll now split up. One group will go find the fifth victim and bring her back!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go,¡± said Lun Tai. ¡°Damn it! Guild Leader, are we just going to stand by and watch as they muck about?¡± Dagger roared furiously: ¡°If you people were to do that, you might beat the bush to startle the snake and scare the killer away! When that happens, we won¡¯t be able to catch the killer, and we will fail toplete the quest. How will you take responsibility when that happens?¡± ¡°That¡¯s enough, Dagger,¡± Phoenix interrupted Dagger and said, ¡°I feel that Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian¡¯s idea is very interesting. There is no harm in giving it a try.¡± Phoenix turned to Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°If that is the case, let my team members go find the fifth victim.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Phoenix and hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°All right.¡± ¡°The fifth victim¡¯s name is Mary Jane Kelly. Historical records states that she lived in Dorset Street. Err, the street is still here. However, the old building is probably no more¡­¡± ¡°Since we have her name and a general idea on where she is, it won¡¯t be a problem,¡± Phoenix quickly said: ¡°Monster! Titan!¡± The pair of twins and the monkey-carrying Monster quickly moved over. Phoenix said, ¡°You¡¯ll be going. Remember, Dorset Street, Mary Jane Kelly. Find this woman and bring her back!¡± ¡°All right, no problem, Guild Leader,¡± Monster answered in a muffled voice. The Titan brothers simply cast a nce at Phoenix. Without saying anything, they left together with Monster in a car. ¡°Then, the other two¡­ we¡¯ll go find them and bring them back.¡± ¡°That¡­ I fear that might prove difficult. The historical records did state where they were killed. However, they had no fixed residence¡­¡± said Colombo, a bitter smile on his face. ¡°So¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thought of something. He then looked at the unconscious woman in the back of the car and said, ¡°There might be a way.¡± ¡­ Mary Ann Nichols woke up and found herself lying on a sofa. She immediately jumped up, and she looked around in fear. She was in Colombo¡¯s living room. The forensic expert was clutching his scalp as he stood beside, muttering, ¡°Damn it, I must be out of my mind. I am actually helping you in a kidnapping case¡­ Heavens, I will get in trouble for this.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Mr Colombo. I assure you, when we leave, you will not be in any trouble.¡± Chen Xiaolian patted the forensic expert on the shoulder. Then, he pulled over a chair and sat before Mary Ann Nichols. The woman looked at Chen Xiaolian in fear. ¡°You people¡­ who are you people? You are not the police! This is not the police station!¡± ¡°Calm down,dy,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°No! I want to leave! Let me leave!¡± She screamed and tried to run toward the door. However, Lun Tai grabbed her with one arm and pushed her back down onto the sofa. ¡°You people¡­ could it be, you are Yuri¡¯s men? Damn it! I did not go to Yuri¡¯s ce to look for business! I have been doing my business in the park this week! I swear! I swear!¡± she cried out. It appeared that she had misunderstood the situation. Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side before saying, ¡°We are not Yuri¡¯s men. Lady, please calm down first. We want to ask a favour from you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have anything, Mr¡­ I have no money, I have nothing valuable. My purse, my mobile phone¡­ my handbag, you can take it all. You can take all of it, but please do not hurt me.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the poor woman before him and he gave out a gentle sigh. She was no longer young and was likely near forty years old. No matter how thick her makeup was, it could not cover the haggard look of age on her face. No doubt, she was someone who had to struggle just to live, a pitiful person living in the bottom rung of society. ¡°Listen up, we are not the police, nor are we part of a gangster group. And we are certainly not sent over by Yuri¡­ ¡­ the reason we came looking for you, is because we want you to help us out a little. Furthermore¡­ as long as you obediently cooperate, not only will we not harm you, I promise, you will be able to earn quite a bit of money.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled out a stack of pounds and ced them on the table. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The woman was stunned. However, the stack of pounds on the table was very attractive in her eyes. Chen Xiaolian noticed that she could not restrain herself from secretly ncing over to the stack of money. Chen Xiaolian deliberately put on a smile and picked up the money before stuffing it back into his pocket ¨C the woman¡¯s eyes had been following the stack of money as it was moved. ¡°You people¡­ just what is it that you people want from me?¡± asked the woman as she swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Chen Xiaolian smiled. He attempted to make his smile appear more amiable. ¡°You usually find work around Whitechapel, right?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± The woman appeared hesitant to answer. ¡°Lady¡­¡± ¡°Call me Polly. That is what everyone calls me,¡± The woman said as her eyes darted around. ¡°All right, Polly,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°You see, we already know what it is you do. As for us, we are not the police, we are not responsible for arresting those whomit illegal activities¡­ those things have nothing to do with us, do you understand? You do not need to worry about it.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Polly thought it through and answered, ¡°All right.¡± ¡°Now, just answer a few of my questions, all right?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. 1 ¡®Observe the trunk and wait for the rabbit¡¯ means a narrow-minded or inexperienced way of working. Once upon a time, there was azy farmer who saw a rabbit run into a trunk and died (there was a loudmotion of sorts that day). As a result, the farmer was able to fix himself a sumptuous meal that night. Since then, the farmer stopped farming and instead chose to wait near the miraculous trunk, waiting for more rabbits to e¡¯. ? Chapter 192 Part 2: Sequence of Murder

Chapter 192 Part 2: Sequence of Murder

GOR Chapter 192 Part 2: Sequence of Murder ¡°¡­ would you let me go after I answer your questions? And¡­ give me that¡­ money?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not answer her questions. Instead, he asked her, ¡°What is your name?¡± ¡°Mary Ann Nichols¡­ err, actually, my name is Mary Ann Walker. Walker is my maiden name. However, aftering to London, I changed it. I did it because¡­ being called Nichols give some people the feeling that I am of Russian descent¡­ some of the customers like that,¡± Polly answered obediently. ¡°However, my friends all call me Polly.¡± ¡°Well then, how old are you?¡± ¡°Thirty-three¡­¡± she said, an obvious look of guilt appearing on her face. ¡°Err, I am thirty-eight years old.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled without saying anything. He simply continued gazing at her. Polly was unable to get used to the stare and she stuttered, ¡°All right, I am forty years old¡­¡± ¡°I hope you can tell me the truth,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a sigh. ¡°All right! All right! I''m forty-three years old! That is my real age! Are you are satisfied now!¡± The frustrated Polly was forced to tell the truth. Forty-three years old¡­ For someone to do this at this age¡­ Chen Xiaolian could not stop himself from sighing. Honestly, she was truly a very poor and pitiful woman. Upon her body could be seen the marks of those from the bottom rung who had to struggle just to survive. She was a smoker. Additionally, there was also signs of alcoholism ¨C there was a scent of alcohol on her clothes. In fact, before she woke up, Colombo had conducted some inspections on her and saw that there were some needle marks on her body¡­ there was a high chance that this woman was also a drug addict. ¡°Good. See? Is this not a good? What I need is for you to honestly answer my questions.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled out the stack of money and counted out several notes worth two hundred pounds, which he handed over. ¡°One question, one hundred pounds,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he smiled. After epting the money, she inspected them carefully before stuffing them into her chest area. It was clear that after the stimtion of money, she became somewhat excited. She asked, ¡°What other questions do you have?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Phoenix who was standing beside also smiled. ¡°The third question, do you always conduct your business in the vicinity of Whitechapel area?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Yes,¡± Polly answered happily. Chen Xiaolian pulled out another note and handed it over before asking, ¡°Then, Annie Chapman, Catherine Eddowes¡­ have you heard of these two names before?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± The woman did not directly answer the question. Instead, her eyes turned and she asked, ¡°That¡­ does that count as two questions?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. He smiled because, after hearing her words, it was obvious that this woman knew those names! Chen Xiaolian happily pulled out another two notes and ced them on the surface of the table. ¡°I know them both. Annie Chapman ¨C we all call her ck Annie, because she is ck. Catherine Eddowes¡­ I do not like her. She has been married twice. We call her Kate.¡± ¡°Are you friends with them? Are you very close with them?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°ck Annie¡­ I am closer to her. I often do business together with her¡­ if you know what I mean.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian felt rather awkward. However, he covered it up properly. Polly continued, ¡°Actually¡­ when I was in the park earlier, ck Annie was also there. However, she was at the entrance to the park¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. He recalled the ck woman who came over to seduce him at the entrance earlier¡­ unexpectedly, it was actually her! A hint of chagrin welled up within his heart and Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from sighing. ¡°As for Kate ... I''m not too close with her. I also do not know where she lives.¡± After saying that, Polly showed some hesitation. She asked, ¡°You people¡­ why do you want to find them? They¡­ do they owe you money?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not answer the question. Instead, he pulled out another two bills. He asked, ¡°How do I go about finding them?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Polly appeared hesitant. Despite her greed, this situation was causing her to hesitate. She asked, ¡°You¡­ you won¡¯t hurt them, would you?¡± ¡°No,¡± answered a smiling Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I promise you, after finding them; we will only ask them a few questions.¡± ¡°ck Annie is my friend, I know her number. But¡­ that Kate. I am not close with her. However, I know that the b*tch is an alcoholic. Every night, she will frequent the Savage Bar for a few sses of beer before looking for customers. Sometimes, she would even seduce some people in the bar. If you want to look for her, you can try your luck at the Savage Bar at night.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and ced another bill on the table. He said, ¡°All right, give me ck Annie¡¯s number.¡± Polly gave them the phone number. Chen Xiaolian had Colombo make the call. However, they found that the phone was not turned on. ¡°Err¡­ she usually sleeps during the day and turns off her phone. You know¡­ we usuallye out to work at night,¡± said Polly. She was afraid that Chen Xiaolian would demand that she return the money and she quickly stuffed the money into her chest. ¡°But, I know where she lives! I can tell you.¡± The woman gave them an address. After that, she asked, ¡°Are you done questioning me? I¡­ can I go now? I swear, I will not report this to the police! I will also not reveal what you look like¡­ hey, I know the rules.¡± Chen Xiaolian made a hand gesture toward Lun Tai, who came over and immediately seized Polly¡¯s arms and tied her up with a rope. ¡°Hey! What are you doing? You liar! Just now, you said you would let me go! Wu wu wu wu¡­¡± Before she could utter any curses, Lun Tai gagged her by stuffing a clump of cloth into her mouth. ¡°Don¡¯t worry; I will keep my end of the bargain. I will not hurt you¡­ however; you will need to stay here for a while longer. I promise that it won¡¯t be too long. Furthermore¡­ I promise that I won¡¯t hurt you.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and turned to Colombo. He asked, ¡°Mr Colombo, you have a free room in your house, right?¡± Colombo rolled his eyes. Thus, Polly was stuffed into the guest room. Lun Tai had inspected the room and found no phone in the room. The windows were locked and the woman was tied up with the ck Widow¡¯s spider silk ¨C unless she was an Awakened, she could forget about breaking free. ¡°Now, let¡¯s go find ck Annie,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°Damn it! If only we knew, we could have caught her back yesterday! We missed an opportunity there!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not toote to do so now,¡± said Phoenix as she stood up. Chen Xiaolian looked at the Phoenix. He said, ¡°I can go ... ... I know how the woman looks like.¡± ¡°I will go with you,¡± Phoenix smiled coolly. She retrieved the special revolver of hers, ced it on the table and said to Lun Tai, ¡°I will loan this to you. Keep guard here and protect our guide character¡­ and also the victims. If anything happens¡­ prioritize the protection of the guide character!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Lun Tai showed no hesitation as he picked up the revolver before inspecting it. Phoenix also produced several special bullets, which she left with them. After that, she followed Chen Xiaolian out. ¡°I say, Big Bro¡­ I get the feeling that there is something strange with this young woman.¡± Bei Tai sat beside Lun Tai. He held onto a bottle of whiskey and gulped down a mouthful of the wine. Then, he asked, ¡°Why is she always following our Guild Leader? Could it be that she has fallen for our Guild Leader?¡± ¡°Shut up,¡± Lun Tai pursed his lips to the side. ¡°Don¡¯t go spouting nonsense.¡± Bei Tai suddenly waggled his eyebrows and whispered, ¡°Say, could Guild Leader have brought her to go eat McDonald¡¯s?¡± ¡°What? What McDonald¡¯s?¡± ¡°Big Bro, you are really stupid¡­ have you never heard the song they y during McDonald¡¯s advertisement?¡± ¡°Eh? McDonald¡¯s advertisement song?¡± ¡°Ba~le pa pa pa~! ¡­ [1] ¡­ Ha ha ha ha¡­¡± ¡­ Both Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix left, unaware of the nonsense being discussed by the two fellows. Chen Xiaolian remained vignt toward the young woman beside him ¨C she appeared very friendly, and the attitude she exhibited toward their cooperation had been very good. She had also spoken up before to stop the dissatisfaction shown by her team members. However, a feeling from the bottom of his heart told him that this young woman was no simple character! ¡°Why did youe with me?¡± After getting on the car, Chen Xiaolian asked as he was starting up the car. ¡°Because... ... I like being with you ah,¡± Phoenix smiled sweetly. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, which was holding onto the steering wheel shuddered and their car nearly mmed into a wall. ¡°Ha ha ha ha,¡± Phoenixughed and pointed at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You are really gullible. Can¡¯t you take a joke?¡± ¡°That joke is not funny,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in a muffled voice. ¡°Why do I want to follow you? En, that is simple, because I want to keep an eye on you,¡± Phoenix replied coolly and smiled. ¡°The one known as Polly is safely in our hands¡­ but now, we need to go look for ck Annie¡­ if you are to go alone and do something¡­ I won¡¯t feel at ease letting you go out alone.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you are overthinking things,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coldly. ¡°Your team members went to find the fifth victim, but I did not say anything at all about it.¡± ¡°Have not the desire to harm others,ck not the desire to protect oneself,¡± said Phoenix, who leaned upon her seat. ¡°From this point of view, you are really na?ve. If I were you, I would never let my team members go find the fifth victim¡­ at the very least, I would send someone to monitor the situation.¡± Pausing for a moment, Phoenix then said in a low tone, ¡°Right, about Jack the Ripper. What are your thoughts on it? Do you think that he is really a ghost? One that was spawned out by the system?¡± ¡°Hard to say,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian. Phoenix suddenly spoke up, ¡°Have you watched this movie called ¡®Final Destination¡¯ before?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ yes.¡± ¡°I have this spection. Perhaps Jack the Ripper is just a killer program created by the system. As long as he kills the five victims in sequence, the system wins. However, if we are to protect one of those victims¡­ then¡­¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyes flickered. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression shifted and he said, ¡°Then, the system will skip over the one that is being protected and go for the next one?¡± Phoenix frowned and replied, ¡°If that is the case¡­ Polly is the second one, but she is now being protected. The third is ck Annie!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Phoenix and said, ¡°You mean to say, if the killer cannot kill Polly, he would go for the next victim in the sequence and kill ck Annie! This¡­ is the reason why you insist oning with me to find ck Annie?¡± ¡°Correct! So, you had better drive faster! I do not wish to see a sickening corpse when we arrive there.¡± ¡­ ¡­ 1 ¡®Pa pa pa¡¯ my friends, is the glorious sound of procreation¡­ #ifyouknowwhatimean# ¡­ ok, ok, it¡¯s sex.? Chapter 193: Loophole

Chapter 193: Loophole

GOR Chapter 193: Loophole Hanbury Street was located in between Whitechapel area and Baker Street. It was not too far whenpared to the park that Chen Xiaolian and the others went to yesterday night. It was presently around seven in the morning. As Chen Xiaolian was driving toward the destination, he caught sight of the shing lightsing from the lights above police cars parked in the distance. A yellow cordon was set up and police officers could be seen milling about busily inside the blockade. Early morning joggers could be seen standing to the side, watching what was happening. There were also reporters from the media wandering around with cameras. They appeared to be looking for something. ¡°We¡­ may be toote!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank and he halted the car by the street. He got down the car together with Phoenix and walked over. However, they were stopped outside the yellow cordon by two police officers. ¡°If I may¡­ what happened inside?¡± Chen Xiaolian nced around and asked a reporter who was carrying a camera. ¡°A murder case, a pitiful woman was stabbed several times. The scene of crime wasparable to Hell itself,¡± answered the reporter. Despite what he said, the reporter¡¯s eyes instead revealed excitement. He waved his hands and shouted toward the police officers within the cordon, ¡°Hey! You cannot stop us from going inside! The media has a right to report and the public has the right to know, and¡­¡± ¡°Enough,¡± a red-nosed police officer muttered. He moved over and gave the reporter a harsh re before saying, ¡°The police will make an announcementter. At present, it would be best that you do note across the cordon line.¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± the reporter swore and moved away. Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix looked at each other. Phoenix suddenly patted Chen Xiaolian and extended her hand before him before slowly spreading out the palm of her hand. Her hand was a work of art, with delicate and slender fingers ¨C naturally, that was not the main point. The main point was the thing within Phoenix¡¯s palm. Two unique looking badges rested within her palm. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes turned peculiar after seeing them. Surprisingly, the shape of the two badges was a¡­ hexagram pattern. They were the size of a copper coin and words that Chen Xiaolian could not read were engraved on the side of the badges. ¡°This is?¡± ¡°A useful item, the Universal ess Badge. By wearing it, others will ept you as arade. It is a very useful tool for infiltration purposes ¨C a product of the system,¡± replied a smiling Phoenix. She then handed one of them to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian followed Phoenix¡¯s lead and pinned the badge onto his body. Phoenix simply walked forward, bent her waist and stepped past the cordon line. The red-nosed police officer turned around and cast a nce before turning his head away indifferently. He did not bother questioning her at all. Chen Xiaolian was surprised. He stepped across the cordon line and caught up to Phoenix. ¡°This thing¡­¡± ¡°Under such circumstances, wearing it will cause them to think that we are also police officers. Trust me, products made by the system are all very useful. Not too long ago, I used it to gain ess to the movie set of ¡®Star Wars 7¡¯,¡± Phoenix winked. ¡°It can also be used to gain ess to those high-ss clubs. Using it, you will automatically be considered a member. Ah¡­ but the badge bes invalid if the ce has something to do with some highly ssified national-level security.¡± ¡­ There was a flower shop located not far away from the street. The murder scene was behind the fence beside the flower shop. The fence was not made of wood or metal. Instead, it was made of shrubbery. One of the nts revealed signs that indicated that something or someone had pressed down on it. This meant that the victim might have been jumped on in the street and forcibly dragged toward the shrub fence. At the murder scene, police officers were taking pictures while forensics and autopsy personnel were carefully checking the corpse. They also inspected the surroundings. Although Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix moved closer, they did not attract any unwanted attention from the others ¨C it appeared that the police officers considered them asrades. However, it was likely that things would change if they were to get closer. As Chen Xiaolian tried to step across the shrubbery, a suit wearing police officer scolded him, ¡°Don¡¯t go over! Are you new? Go guard the vicinity and make sure the reporters don¡¯t get toe inside!¡± Phoenix silently pulled out her mobile phone and quickly took a few pictures. Then, she patted Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Did you discover anything?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian stood outside the shrub fence and peered at the corpse inside. Judging by the physical aspects and the clothes worn by the corpse, it was apparent that the victim was the ck woman they encountered back in the parkst night. She wore a coat that was partially pulled down. A piece of cloth covered her chest and abdomen area, making it impossible to see whether or not the Ripper had dissected open her abdomen. However, observing the amount of blood sttered over the ground¡­ the answer was evident. Chen Xiaolian covered his nose and endured the pungent smell of blood. After that, he turned to Phoenix and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± After leaving the cordoned area, Chen Xiaolian took off the badge and returned it to Phoenix. He said, ¡°Your team members¡­¡± ¡°They sent a message to me a few minutes ago. They found the fifth woman and are now on the way back,¡± Phoenix answered with a smile. ¡°Everything is going smoothly there.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. The two of them entered the car. Chen Xiaolian started the car with a puzzled look on his face. He said, ¡°I keep getting this feeling that I am missing something.¡± ¡°What?" Phoenix looked at him. Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°I do not know. But, I feel that I am missing something¡­¡± He looked at Phoenix and asked, "Do you have this feeling?" Uncertainty could be seen in Phoenix¡¯s eyes. Feeling vexed, Chen Xiaolian rolled down the window and directed his gaze toward the police officers who were busily working within the cordoned area. His mind suddenly thought of something! ¡°Ghost! The female ghost!¡± Chen Xiaolian became excited and he firmly held onto the steering wheel. He continued, ¡°Do you remember? When we were at the first murder scene, a female ghost appeared! The deceased¡¯s ghost transformed into a vengeful spirit to attack us!¡± Phoenix was stunned and she lost herposure: ¡°You mean to say¡­¡± ¡°If we are to assume that victim¡¯s soul will transform into a vengeful spirit to attack after dying¡­ that could be a process set by the system! If that is the case¡­ since this murder urred, would the deceased also¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian clutched his head and said, ¡°Wrong, that is wrong! Could it be? Because there are too many police officers here¡­ the female ghost did not appear due to this? But, if we are to assume that, there were a lot of us present during the time of the first murder scene. Yet, the female ghost appeared anyways to attack us¡­¡± Phoenix gaped before suddenly saying, ¡°That¡¯s wrong¡­ back then, the one that the vengeful spirit was attacking doesn¡¯t seem to be us! It¡¯s¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered and he turned to face Phoenix: ¡°You mean¡­¡± ¡­ Upon the TV screen, the morning news was re-broadcasting a football game fromst night: Chelsea vs Tottenham. The moment a goal was scored, Bei Tai who was seated on the sofaughed out and gulped down a mouthful of beer before praising, ¡°Beautiful!¡± Colombo was seated beside. He watched the TV with a depressed and bored expression on his face. ¡°You don¡¯t like football?¡± asked a smiling Bei Tai. ¡°This is London, UK,¡± the forensics expert rolled his eyes and answered, ¡°Why should I cheer for Chelsea? I am an Arsenal fan!¡± Bei Tai pursed his lips to the side and stood up. He then moved to window and peered outside. He said, ¡°It¡¯s dawn. We should get something to eat. Do you have any food in the refrigerator?¡± ¡°There''s bacon, eggs and some bread. The rest is beer,¡± answered Colombo. ¡°If you do not like it, we can order something.¡± ¡°Right, wake Dr Mu up as well. He is probably feeling hungry now.¡± Bei Tai turned to look at the bedroom. ¡°Poor fellow. He got shocked and had to go through all thatst night.¡± ¡°As you said, he got shocked and had to go through all that. So, let him sleep.¡± Colombo sighed. ¡°Before he went to bed, I gave him a sleeping pill.¡± Lun Tai came out of the toilet while holding onto a roll of newspaper in his hand. He tossed the newspaper onto the table. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°What could happen? You were only inside for five minutes.¡± Bei Taiughed. ¡°What can happen in five minutes?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be careless, we are in an instance dungeon,¡± Lun Tai said seriously. ¡°Where is Dr Mu?¡± ¡°Still sleeping,¡± answered Bei Tai. He waved and said, ¡°Let the poor fellow sleep a little longer.¡± ¡°What about our ... guest?" asked Lun Tai. He moved into the guest room and opened the door. Inside the room, Polly sat on the bed with a dazed look on her face. Lun Tai looked at her for a moment before turning to close the door. However, Polly suddenly shouted out, ¡°Wait!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°I ... I want to go to the bathroom,¡± the woman shouted. ¡°For God¡¯s sake! Could it be that you won¡¯t even allow me to go to the toilet?¡± Lun Tai went over and lifted her up from the bed. ¡°Can you untie my ropes? What rope is this? They are so hard, my wrists are worn." ¡°As long as you don¡¯t struggle, your wrists will not get worn,¡± Lun Tai answered coldly. He did not untie her. Instead, he simply carried her out of the room and into the toilet. He ced her on top of the toilet bowl and said, ¡°There is no need to untie the rope. Your hands can take off your pants. When you are done, call me.¡± After saying that, Lun Tai closed the door. ¡°Crass bastard!¡± Polly swore at the door. There was only a very narrow venttion hole in the toilet. Looking at it, Polly sighed helplessly. As she struggled to remove her belt, she failed to notice something. Behind her, a rope on the shower curtain moved lightly. It was as though it had been given life and the originally tied up rope unravelled and slid down from the shower curtain¡­ ¡­ ¡°How is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stepping on the elerator and the car sped along the road. ¡°My phone can¡¯t get through to them!¡± Phoenix clenched her teeth and kept her phone. Chen Xiaolian swore, ¡°Damn it! Me too¡­ I have already sent a message through the guild channel, but no one is responding!¡± ¡°We may havemitted an error!¡± Phoenix quickly said, ¡°Do you remember thest thing said by the vengeful spirit when we forced it to retreat?¡± Naturally, Chen Xiaolian remembered. The female ghost had said, ¡°I have my eyes on you! I won¡¯t let you escape me!¡± Those words were said in English, thus the word used by the ghost was {you}. In English, ¡®you¡¯ can be singr, but it can also be ¡®plural. Due to that, when Chen Xiaolian heard what the female ghost said, he thought she meant: ¡®You people¡¯ will not escape me. But now¡­ ¡°Clearly, the one she was after is a single person, not all of us,¡± said Phoenix, her face turning odd. ¡­ Chapter 194: I Won’t Let You Escape Me!

Chapter 194: I Won¡¯t Let You Escape Me!

GOR Chapter 194: I Won¡¯t Let You Escape Me! ¡°How much do you want? Is a big b enough for you?¡± asked Bei Tai as he turned to look at Colombo. He was in the kitchen, holding on to a table knife as he sliced a loaf of bread. Colombo stared at the TV screen. His face was a mask of surprise and he eximed, ¡°Oh, my God! Come here quick! Something happened!¡± Bei Tai came out while holding onto the table knife. He asked, ¡°What happened?¡± On the TV screen, the morning news was covering a special report. Depicted in the screen was the murder scene in Hanbury Street. A reporter was doing a live coverage of the news as he stood outside the police cordon. The news got Lun Tai¡¯s attention as well and the three of them stood in the living room, staring at the TV screen. At that same moment, in the kitchen, there was a row of sharp kitchen knives¡­ a few among those sharp kitchen knives silently floated up. Seemingly under the control of an invisible force, the kitchen knives slowly turned so that their sharp des faced the three people standing in the living room. Little by little, they floated over¡­ ¡°What news is this?¡± Bei Tai grabbed a piece of bread and stuffed it into his mouth even as he was speaking. ¡°Hanbury Street! That is¡­ that is the where the two of them were headed to find ck Annie! It seems¡­ someone had been killed!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s mind raced and he quickly opened up his system interface. essing the guild channel, he sent over a message. ¡°En? Message cannot be sent? What is going on?¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face sank and he said, ¡°Make a call to the Guild Leader!¡± Bei Tai quickly pulled out a mobile phone. Just as he was about to make the call¡­ Air piercing sounds suddenly echoed out from behind them! As a veteran who had experienced various instance dungeons, Bei Tai was quick to react! He quickly moved his body to the side and a sharp kitchen knife grazed past his neck! The second knife came whizzing over and Bei Tai roared out loudly. His right hand, which was holding onto a table knife, was raised, and he deflected the iing kitchen knife with a resounding ¡°ding¡±. The deflected knife flew away and pierced itself into the wall. The hilt of the knife quivered! ¡°Big Bro!¡± Bei Tai shouted and saw that Lun Tai had, at an unknown moment jumped onto the sofa. The poor forensic doctor was pinned down beneath him. ¡°I''m fine!" Lun Tai spat out. A kitchen knife flew over, grazing his forehead before stabbing into the armrest area of the sofa. ¡°A ah!¡± A wretched scream rang out from within the toilet! Without showing any hesitation, Bei Tai charged forward. He pummelled through the door and broke into the toilet! Entering the toilet, he saw that poor Polly had her neck firmly tied by the shower curtains rope. Her entire body was lifted up and her two legs trashed about in desperation. The towel rack was overturned as a result ¨C the woman was probably in the middle of relieving herself and she had no time to even pull up her pants. With a table knife in hand, Bei Tai pounced forward and sliced off the shower curtains rope. The woman fell heavily onto the floor, her face a mask of red as she desperately tried to breathe. At the same time, Lun Tai pulled out the kitchen knife that was pierced into the sofa and he rushed toward the bedroom. With one kick, he forced open the door and entered. Then, Lun Tai saw something shocking! In the bedroom, Dr Mu was still asleep on the bed. Beside the bed, however, was a translucent vengeful spirit. The female spirit was right there beside the bed! In her hand was a knife. The sharp de of the knife was aimed right at Dr Mu¡¯s heart! Lun Tai howled out and he threw the kitchen knife in his hand forward. The female vengeful spirit abruptly turned around and the kitchen knife simple flew past her body to pierce into the bedroom¡¯s wall. The female vengeful spirit opened her mouth and she screeched out at Lun Tai with a ferocious expression. By then, Lun Tai had already pulled out the revolver ced in his belt. It was the special revolver loaned to him by Phoenix! Bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang! Lun Tai did not hesitate to pull the trigger. He unloaded all the bullets in one go without pause! The bullets struck the female vengeful spirit¡¯s body and she shrieked out mournfully. Under the barrage of the bullets, her body was forced back before mming onto the wall. The bullets exploded upon her spirit body, creating several holes as a result. Lun Tai had emptied the revolver¡¯s ammo and it issued out ¡°ka ka¡± sounds. The glow on the female vengeful spirit¡¯s translucent body dimmed considerably. Then, with a sharp wail, her body dissipated, transforming into fragments, which disappeared into the air. Lun Tai grabbed hold of Dr Mu and pulled him out of the bed. He pped Dr Mu on the face and found that he could not wake Dr Mu up. Faced with no choice, he slung Dr Mu over his shoulders and ran out of the bedroom. In the living room, Bei Tai had already pulled the poor Polly out from the toilet. Bei Tai had wrapped her up in a nket. As for Colombo, he was trembling as he attempted to shrink himself into the sofa. ¡°We need to get out of here, fast!¡± Lun Tai howled. His decision was extremely correct! Just as he finished shouting, a sharp scream rang out from within the bedroom. The female vengeful spirit charged out from within the bedroom! Lun Tai quickly retreated. While carrying Dr Mu to a corner, he used one hand to ce a bullet into the revolver. Bang! A gunshot rang out and the bullet struck the vengeful spirit right in between her eyebrows. The female vengeful spirit shrieked out harshly; then, like a cold wind, her body disappeared into the wall of the living room! ¡°Hurry up and move!¡± shouted Lun Tai toward Colombo. He handed Dr Mu over to Bei Tai. For Bei Tai, carrying both Dr Mu and Polly was not a problem. Lun Tai took the opportunity to quickly reload the revolver with the special bullets given by Phoenix. They ran out of the apartment and arrived at the corridor outside. ¡°Take the stairs!¡± shouted Lun Tai. ¡°It¡¯s too dangerous to be taking the elevator! If the rope breaks, we¡¯ll be doomed!¡± Right as he finished speaking, he suddenly snapped his neck and dodged! A knife shot at him from behind and nailed itself onto the wall area next to his head! The knife turned out to be a sharp scalpel! ¡°The Hell! Colombo! How many knives do you have in your house?¡± Colombo was unable to stop himself from swearing, ¡°Don¡¯t forget, I am a bloody f**king doctor! A forensic doctor!¡± ¡°Hurry up! It¡¯sing again!¡± Bei Tai turned to look at Colombo¡¯s apartment. Floating in the air by the door was an assortment of sharp knives! There were table knives, kitchen knives and even a number of scalpels. Lun Tai howled and retrieved an explosion-proof shield from his own storage equipment. Positioning the shield before him, he said, ¡°I¡¯ll guard the rear! Hurry!¡± The three of them rushed down the stairs while Lun Tai held onto the explosion-proof shield, attempting to protect all of them. He was thest to descend. The invisible force controlled the knives floating in the middle of the air and sent them flying forward. asionally, some would strike the shield and be deflected. However, the deflected knives would turn around in the middle of the air and shoot forward once more. ¡°Son of a bitch! It just keepsing!¡± Lun Tai was enraged. Unfortunately, hecked the means to do anything against an enemy that remain concealed ¨C his skill could not harm spirit entities. They finally descended the building and arrived at the lobby. Bei Tai quickly charged out of the entrance and into the street. It was early in the morning in London and no cars and people could be sighted in the street. It was only six in the morning after all and the sky had yet to brighten. ¡°Get to an open ce!¡± Lun Tai shouted out from the back. Bei Tai ran. After running a few steps forward, they suddenly caught sight of something. A car that was parked by the road suddenly started up by itself. Next, the car came barrelling toward them like a wild animal! "Damn it!" Bei Tai was carrying two people on both his shoulders; he was unable to use his hands. Faced with no alternative, he leapt into the air! He soared up to a height of nearly two metres and vaulted across the top of the iing car. The car crashed into the window of a clothing store beside him. Colombo screamed. Two pieces of broken ss fragment stabbed into his leg. Thankfully, Lun Tai who was behind came over and helped him up. At the same time, the sound of roaring engine suddenly covered the street! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian stepped heavily down the throttle and the car swerved into a drift through the intersection! The doors of the car were abruptly opened and both Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix rushed out from their respective sides. Chen Xiaolian rolled on the ground a few times before jumping up. His feet pushed and he was propelled forward. His hand was carrying the door of the car that he had torn off! Just like how one would throw a discus, he threw forth the door! The door fell behind Lun Tai. Tens of sharp knives could be seen stabbing onto the surface of the door! ¡°Hurry up and run!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. At that instant, the vengeful spirit¡¯s body quickly appeared from the window upstairs. It let out a sharp howl. It was like a screaming witch that one would often see in movies. Its harsh scream caused all the windows in the street to shatter. Countless ss fragments flew into the air before shooting toward them! Phoenix¡¯s body was flying in the air. Like a gust of wind, she descended in between Lun Tai and Bei Tai. She quickly said, ¡°Get down!¡± Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai threw themselves down. Lun Tai reached out and pressed Colombo down onto the ground. Phoenix extended both hands out. The fingers on both her hands shone with light and a silver coloured light enveloped the three of them like a shield. An intense sound rang out as countless ss fragments descended like des. They struck the protective sphere like arrows, creating a sound that resembled those heard when frying beans. Chen Xiaolian ran until he was before the door of a shop overlooking the street¡­ The shattered ss fragments swept through half the street like a tempest! When the intense sound finally came to an end, the female vengeful spirit up above them charged down. As she was flying through the air, she spread open her arms and revealed her sharp fingers. They were akin to sharp swords, which stabbed toward Phoenix! Phoenix pulled up the side of her clothes and she abruptly pulled out a gun from her belt! It seemed that her belt was a storage equipment. As for the gun she retrieved from it, it turned out to be a uniquely shaped rifle. Bang! One shot! Three bullets! The bullets exploded outward. The iing vengeful spirit ended up flying into the barrage of bullets and was thrown back! At the same time, Phoenix¡¯s other hand came out. She pulled a one-metre-long wooden stick out from her belt and used it to strike the ground! BOOM! A silver coloured arc of light spread out instantly, enveloping the whole street! The arc of light enveloped the vengeful spirit that was thrown back, causing smoke to erupt out of her spirit body! It was as though something was being burnt! Finally, she screamed and her body retreated, disappearing into a dark alley. ¡°I won¡¯t let you escape from me!¡± ¡­ Chapter 195: A Specific Person

Chapter 195: A Specific Person

GOR Chapter 195: A Specific Person ¡°I think, this time around, the word {you} that she said means ¡®you people¡¯.¡± Phoenix extended out her hand to help pull Chen Xiaolian up from the ground. Chen Xiaolian was lying behind the door of a shop. The wooden door was knocked down by him when he fell and his body was presently lying in the middle of a pile of sawdust. ¡°At a time like this, you can still joke?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the young woman. Phoenix held onto therge rifle and slung it casually over her shoulder. Then, she replied, ¡°Why not? It¡¯s not as though we lost anything.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and brushed off the ss fragments and sawdust on his body. The sharp sound of siren could be hearding from the distance. ¡°We need to leave this ce as soon as possible. If we get entangled with the police, the situation will only worsen,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He looked at Phoenix before speaking to Lun Tai who was standing some distance away, ¡°How is it?¡± Lun Tai patted the unconscious Dr Mu and said, ¡°Nothing¡­ just this friend of yours. Something doesn¡¯t seem right, he is unconscious.¡± Bei Tai smiled as he regarded Colombo. ¡°Our forensic doctor here is also fine¡­ thankfully; he did not piss his pants.¡± ¡°¡­ I was THIS close!¡± Colombo had a wretched face and he raised his head to look at his apartment. He screamed, ¡°My apartment! DAMN IT!¡± ¡°We willpensate you for your losses,¡± said Bei Tai as he pulled the forensic doctor up. Chen Xiaolian brought out a car from his Storage Watch. Following a beam of light, a durable seven-seat Land Rover appeared on the side of the street. Colombo became dumbfounded at the sight. ¡°This¡­ how did this appear? Is this magic?¡± ¡°We are not from Hogwarts,¡± answered Bei Tai. He took hold of the forensic doctor and pulled him into the SUV. As for Lun Tai, he carried Dr Mu and followed right behind them. The driver role was given to Lun Tai while Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix both sat in the second row. The SUV then drove off the street. Inside, Chen Xiaolian held onto Phoenix¡¯s rifle and he carefully inspected it. It was a shotgun; extracting one of the bullets, he saw that they were all specially made silver pellets. ¡°These weapons were all self-made by you people?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked after returning the rifle to Phoenix. ¡°We try to save up what we can. Purchasing items from the Exchange System requires points after all,¡± Phoenix replied coolly. ¡°Right, your gun,¡± Lun Tai tossed over the revolver without looking over. Phoenix nced at Chen Xiaolian and handed the gun to him. She said, ¡°You all can use it first. You do not have any weapon against spirit entities.¡± ¡°Thank you,¡± Chen Xiaolian sincerely expressed his thanks. He epted the gun and handed it to Bei Tai. ¡°Earlier, the move you usedst against the vengeful spirit; is that magic?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian as he looked at Phoenix. ¡°That stick you pulled out, is that a magic staff? That silver arc of light¡­¡± ¡°Holy Light skill,¡± Phoenix did not hold anything back and she answered. ¡°It is the most cost-effective spell to use against evil spirits. However, its damage may not be sufficient when going against high-level evil spirits.¡± ¡°You are a magic-type?¡± Bei Tai suddenly asked. Phoenix turned to look back at Bei Tai who was seated in thest row. She said, ¡°You people ask too many questions.¡± ¡°Sorry,¡± Bei Tai apologized. He was someone who understood the rules. For Awakened ones, their skills was their final trump card. It was not something that they would easily reveal. ¡°You¡¯d better get in contact with your team members. Don¡¯t let them return to the apartment.¡± "I know." ¡­ A few minutester, Phoenix contacted her team members and they all chose a ce to convene. The location was suggested by Phoenix. After her Coffeehouse Guild came to London, they rented a storage warehouse in a secluded area to be used as a base. After the hugemotion they caused in the street before Colombo¡¯s apartment, the police would surely have gotten involved. If they were to go to a hotel now, they would only be inviting trouble for themselves. A warehouse for storing goods was quite a good ce to hide for the time being. By the time they arrived at the warehouse, the other team members had already arrived. The Titan twins were standing guard by the entrance. After the car carrying Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group entered the warehouse, the Titan brothers moved to close the doors of the warehouse. ¡°This was originally a warehouse for the terminal. However, its business has now declined and this warehouse is left vacant for now. If not for the fact that we were short on time, I would have bought it up.¡± Phoenix brought them into the warehouse. Inside the warehouse, both Dagger and Monster were sitting on a stone block respectively. Dagger had a dagger in one hand as he carefully trimmed his nails. As for Monster, he had an apple in one hand. He carefully ripped out a small portion of it and fed it to his monkey, bit by bit. Despite his towering constitution, he chose to keep such a small pet. The monkey grabbed a small piece of the apple and munched down on it. asionally, it would nce at Chen Xiaolian and grin, exposing its teeth in the process. ¡°Where is she?¡± Phoenix asked. ¡°In the lounge.¡± There was a small lounge here. Inside the room was a single bed. Upon the bed was a single woman who appeared much younger than Polly. Her hair was a clearly dyed, golden in colour, and she wore very alluring pyjamas. Eye shadow makeup that had yet to be washed off could be seen on her face. "When we found her, she was doing it with some guy." Dagger came to stand in the doorway and he leaned against the doorframe. "We could only knock her out and bring her over." Phoenix nodded her head. Lun Tai carried Polly over and ced her on the bed beside the other woman. Polly had also lost consciousness due to fright. Chen Xiaolian observed the surroundings and identally caught sight of an old type of TV ced on a table. Unfortunately, the reception was not too good and grains gued the screen. ¡°Heavens, I haven¡¯t seen this antique in years.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the CRT TV. He could not restrain himself fromughing out. ¡°The truth is, many people still lead conservative lives in London,¡± Phoenix replied. She switched the TV channel to a news channel. The news channel in the TV was reporting on world news. It appeared that the incident earlier had yet to be reported. ¡°Now, we need to sort out the clues!¡± said Phoenix as she turned to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, "I agree!" He turned his attention to Lun Tai and asked, ¡°Back then, what happened in Colombo¡¯s house?¡± Lun Tai thought it through and considered what to say for a while. After that, he did his best to narrate what happened in the shortest and most urate manner. ¡°¡­ right after we run out of the lobby, you arrived,¡± Lun Tai finished speaking and looked at Chen Xiaolian in the eye. ¡°As for what happened after that, you two saw it for yourself.¡± ¡°En.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and he looked at Phoenix. "I have a question," asked a frowning Phoenix: "You mean to say that... back in the apartment, Polly was in the toilet, Doctor Mu was in the room, and you three were in the living room. All three sides were attacked at around the same time?" ¡°Something like that.¡± Lun Tai considered it and said, ¡°I feel that¡­ the vengeful spirit was likely feinting. She attacked us who were in the living room and Dr Mu who was in the bedroom. Her target was probably Polly, who was in the toilet.¡± ¡°Right. When I rushed into the toilet, I saw that the woman was almost strangled to death by a shower curtain rope,¡± Bei Tai said. ¡°If not for my quick reaction, she would already have died.¡± ¡°However, we have another question that we cannot exin.¡± Chen Xiaolian stroked his head and said, ¡°The vengeful spirit who was attacking you in the apartment¡­ she is clearly not the one from the subway stationst night.¡± This was a very critical issue! Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix. The four of them had seen the vengeful spirit from the subway station before. And earlier, they had also seen the vengeful spirit that appeared in the apartment. Although she had the figure of a woman¡­ she was not the same one! ¡°Appearance wise, she is different. Furthermore¡­ even though the vengeful spirit have a near transparent spirit body and have no colour on them,st night I had encountered ck Annie in the park,¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Unexpectedly¡­ I recognize her! The vengeful spirit who attacked us earlier¡­ her appearance and the appearance of ck Annie who appeared at the park entrance yesterday night¡­ were simr. Although it was only a quick nce, I can confirm that they are the same!¡± ¡°I agree," Phoenix said. "I also saw ck Annest night." Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai were waiting in ambushst night. Unlike Chen Xiaolian, they did not encounter ck Annie. Thus, they did not say anything about it. ¡°I¡­ I think I can confirm it too.¡± Colombo, who had been standing timidly by the side, said, ¡°Last night, I also saw that woman.¡± ¡°So, nowes the question.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath, and then he slowly said, "Let¡¯s assume that the vengeful spirit in the subway station from back then had attacked us because we happened to be at the murder scene. The vengeful spirit was formed after the victim died and she will attack whomever she sees¡­ this is somewhat usible. ¡°However¡­ ck Annie did not die in the apartment! She died far away in another street. Logically speaking, her death had no connection to us¡­ even though Phoenix and I had gone to her murder scene, why would her vengeful spirit run all the way to the apartment to attack you all?¡± This was an issue that did not make any sense! Within the lounge, both Lun Tai and Bei Tai did not say anything. They quietly looked at Chen Xiaolian ¨C it appeared that they have full confidence in their Guild Leader. Chen Xiaolian sighed and pointed at Phoenix. He said, ¡°Guild Leader Phoenix and I made a spection on our way to the apartment. Last night, back in the subway station, the female vengeful spirit said something before disappearing: ¡®I won¡¯t let you escape me¡¯. ¡°As we all know, in English, {you} can mean you. But it can also mean ¡®you people¡¯. It can be used for both singr and plural. ¡°Last night, when we heard those words in the subway station, we thought that the female vengeful spirit had meant to say ¡®I won¡¯t let you people go¡¯ ¨C the ¡®you people¡¯ here means all of us. ¡°However, there is another possibility. When the female vengeful spirit said {you}, she simply meant ¡®you¡¯! This meant that she was targeting a specific person among us!¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyes flickered and she said, ¡°I agree with Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian¡¯s deduction. Additionally¡­ let¡¯s recall back to what happenedst night back in the subway station. ¡°Back then¡­ the female vengeful spirit appeared. However, she did not attack me and Chen Xiaolian. Even when Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian took the initiative to attack the vengeful spirit, the vengeful spirit did not fight back. Instead, she went pass Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body and went straight toward¡­¡± After saying that, Phoenix raised a hand to point at a person. ¡°ME?¡± Lun Tai was shocked. ¡°No, not you,¡± said Phoenix. She slowly nudged her finger away from Lun Tai. ¡°Back then, it appeared that the vengeful spirit was going after you¡­ at that time however, you were holding onto someone¡­ someone that we should be protecting!¡± Her finger came to point at Dr Mu! Dr Mu was still unconscious. His body leaned against a shabby chair as he slept. In an instant, everyone became silent! Chapter 196: Don’t Trust Me

Chapter 196: Don¡¯t Trust Me

GOR Chapter 196: Don¡¯t Trust Me ¡°The one that the subway station¡¯s vengeful spirit was after is Dr Mu? How could that be?¡± Bei Tai eximed. ¡°He¡­ isn¡¯t he¡­ an ordinary person? Also, he is the system¡¯s guide character. ¡°Is it because he touched the deceased¡¯s body? The first to touch it? Because he appeared at the scene of murder, he incited the hatred of the vengeful spirit? ¡°This is one bitch ass puzzle.¡± Bei Tai eximed. ¡°I have a spection,¡± Lun Tai slowly said. He extended a hand to pat his younger brother¡¯s shoulder before continuing, ¡°The key issue is not just why the subway station¡¯s vengeful spirit would attack Dr Mu. Rather¡­ why did the vengeful spirit of ck Annie appear in the apartment to attack Dr Mu?¡± There was a very solemn expression on Lun Tai¡¯s face and he said, ¡°If we are to look at it this way¡­ perhaps, our earlier deduction was wrong. Back in the apartment, the vengeful spirit spread out her attacks to distract us. But her true target is Dr Mu? ¡°But why would ck Annie attack Dr Mu? She was killed in another ce. Logically speaking, there is no connection with Dr Mu.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Maybe this is just a spection, or maybe we were wrong¡­¡± ¡°Maybe he¡¯s Jack the Ripper!¡± The one who said that was Dagger. The moment he said those words, everyone fell silent. ¡°Did you forget? The conclusion we obtained after analysing this matter is that Jack the Ripper is someone highly familiar with medical surgery! This fellow is a doctor to begin with! Additionally, back in the subway station, he was the first to appear at the scene of murder. When we arrived at the scene, he was already there beside the corpse. Who knows, the one whomitted the deed might be him!¡± ¡°Impossible.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°When ck Annie died, Dr Mu was not at the scene. He was in the apartment!¡± ¡°That is correct. We can bear witness to that. Dr Mu did not leave the apartment,¡± Lun Tai said. ¡°Maybe he knows magic, or maybe he knows witchcraft. He could even have a doppelganger skill or perhaps his soul can leave his body!¡± Dagger shouted. ¡°Isn¡¯t it clear? This is simply a trick by the instance dungeon! The murderer has always been by our side!¡± As he spoke, he pulled out a short de and moved toward Dr Mu with a face filled with killing intent. Chen Xiaolian quickly stepped forward to stand before him. With a heavy looking face, he asked, ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?¡± ¡°Kill him!¡± Dagger raised his eyebrows. ¡°Perhaps by killing him, we canplete the quest! He is the murderer!¡± ¡°Can you be certain on that?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Dagger clenched his teeth and shouted, ¡°Move aside!¡± ¡°Idiot,¡± said Lun Tai who was standing by the side. ¡°Did you forget what the system said? Dr Mu is the guide character! We need to ensure his survival! His death equates to our quest¡¯s FAILURE!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ then we won¡¯t kill him. We¡¯ll just torture him first! Hmph!¡± Dagger gritted his teeth and continued, ¡°Maim both his arms and legs! As long as he does not die, that is fine! Without both his hands and legs, we¡¯ll see if he can still do anything!¡± ¡°If you even touch him, I will maim both your arms and legs.¡± Chen Xiaolian forcefully pushed Dagger away, forcing him to take a few steps back. ¡°You bloody dare to touch me?!¡± A murderous intent emanated out from Dagger¡¯s expression. He stepped forward and stabbed. His dagger shot toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s throat! Ding! Chen Xiaolian was quick to summon out his Fearless War Axe to deflect the iing dagger. He then followed up with a Head Cleaver attack! Dagger quickly retreated. He flew backward by a few steps and was about to charge forward again¡­ "Enough! Stop it!" Phoenix''s figure appeared behind Dagger. She had one hand out as she held down Dagger¡¯s shoulder. Her fingers gripped tightly and she pulled Dagger back a few steps: "Dagger, you are being too impulsive!¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Dagger¡¯s eyes darted to the side as he looked at Phoenix. ¡°Guild Leader! Why do you keep helping these outsiders?¡± Phoenix narrowed her eyes and she looked at Dagger. Then, she said in a cool voice, ¡°Are you using me of being unfair?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I did not say that!¡± Dagger¡¯s neck snapped straight, his face turning red. ¡°Is my deduction wrong? He is just an ordinary person. If the system does not allow us to kill him, then we can let him live. It is fine if we just cripple him! As for our suspicions, as long as we cripple him, he would no longer pose any threat! Is there anything wrong with what I am saying?¡± Phoenix knitted her eyebrows. She looked at Dagger and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian coolly said, ¡°He may be just an ordinary person to you all. However, I am acquainted with him. He had helped my friend before. I will not allow you to touch him!¡± No matter what, Chen Xiaolian believed that the Dr Mu that he knew was a good person. Furthermore, he was also acquainted with Dr Mu ¨C he feel that someone as good as Dr Mu should not end up getting hurt just because of a guess. Another way of looking at it would be that he could not be like Dagger¡­ just because he was an Awakened, he could view other ordinary humans asmbs that he could ughter whenever he wished to. Chen Xiaolian could not ept this form of mentality. Phoenix lowered her eyes. Without looking at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, she took a deep breath and said, ¡°Then, let¡¯spromise.¡± ¡°What do you suggest?¡± ¡°Dr Mu¡­ we can choose not to ham him. However, he must be closely guarded,¡± Phoenix said with a heavy tone. ¡°Although Dagger was being impulsive, I believe that there is some truth to his deduction. ¡°Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian, maybe this Dr Mu is your friend. ¡°However, you have to understand¡­ he is not our friend. ¡°This is a quest that we must allplete. If anything goes wrong, you may be willing to bear the consequences. However, we have no obligation to apany you as you endure the consequences.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. After pondering it for a moment, he said, ¡°Lun Tai, Bei Tai, find a way to wake up Dr Mu¡­ then, in the following time period, you two will be responsible for guarding him! Understand?¡± Lun Tai was a very meticulous person. He was able to quickly grasp what Chen Xiaolian meant. There were two meaning to guarding. The first, keep an eye on Dr Mu to ensure that there was nothing abnormal with him. The second, protect him from harm. ¡°All right, leave it to us.¡± Phoenix watched as Chen Xiaolian gave the orders and she smiled. ¡°Well then¡­ we¡¯ll leave it at that for now.¡± Dagger took a step back. Then, he stood by the doorway and threw a cold stare at Chen Xiaolian. He abruptly raised an arm to perform a throat slitting action. Without showing any fear, Chen Xiaolian stared back. Then, Dagger turned around and walked out of the lounge. ¡°Can we have a discussion in private, Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian?¡± Phoenix looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Sure.¡± ¡­ At the roof of the warehouse, Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix found a clean ce to sit down. Phoenix pulled out a bottle of wine from her storage belt. She waved it and handed it to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Have a drink?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at it. Without showing any hesitation or concern, he epted the bottle of wine and gulped down a big mouthful. ¡°Are you not afraid that I had poisoned it or something?¡± Phoenix smiled as she observed Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Guild Leader Phoenix, I have great deal of respect toward you,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he looked at Phoenix. ¡°The things that happened back then have proven your sincerity toward our cooperation. That is why I trust you.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian deliberately smiled. He pointed toward the bottom of the roof and said, ¡°It¡¯s just that some of your team members appear unfriendly toward us.¡± Phoenix sighed gently. She took back the bottle of wine from Chen Xiaolian, wiped the top of the bottle and took a small gulp herself. The wine entered her throat and Phoenix sighed. After swallowing the wine, she frowned and smiled wryly. ¡°I really do not understand. Why do you men like to drink wine. It tastes so pungent.¡± ¡°Men are not the only one who likes to drink wine,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He nced at her and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that a good girl does not drink wine?¡± ¡°asionally, even good girls would want to drink wine.¡± Phoenix shrugged her shoulders. She turned her attention to the distance¡­ it was presently morning. The sun hade out and was hanging in the sky. ¡°It¡¯s really rare to be able to see such a good weather in London,¡± said Phoenix. She observed the distant sky and suddenly said, ¡°Actually, Dagger¡­ he is not opposing you.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°He is opposing me,¡± Phoenix said softly. ¡°In one of the previous instance dungeons before this, something happened to my guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything¡­ he felt that it was not right to ask about other people¡¯s affairs. However, it appeared that Phoenix did not intend to stop talking. She kept observing the distant sky and said with a calm and slow voice. ¡°In one of the previous instance dungeons, our guild lost threerades. Two of them were very close to Dagger. One was his bro, and the other was his¡­ woman.¡± Phoenix smiled wryly. ¡°Thest person to die is our Guild Leader¡­ en, more urately, our former Guild Leader.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°Thus, I am a new Guild Leader.¡± Phoenix smiled softly and continued, ¡°If my guess is correct, your situation should be roughly the same. After Qiu Yun¡¯s death, you epted the Guild Leader position. This should have happened only recently.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. ¡°Perhaps it was due to the death of his friend and woman, Dagger ced the me on me¡­ because, in the instance dungeon, he believed that I made some mistakes when giving orders, leading to deaths¡­ personally, I did not think so. However¡­ I have no excuse. Human emotions cannot be measured using reason,¡± Phoenix said coolly. ¡°Perhaps there is another reason. After the former Guild Leader died, he was not satisfied that I was the one to be the new Guild Leader. Of course, he has quite the qualifications. Perhaps, there are some hidden factors there.¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. Phoenix suddenly asked him, ¡°Have you suffered from a team member¡¯s death before¡­ I mean, after you be the Guild Leader.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. Does Nicole count? Although she was just a temporary member, but¡­ she should count as one. ¡°Yes,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°In the previous instance dungeon, we lost a very outstanding guild member. It could be said that she had used her life to save us all in the end and kill off a very strong enemy.¡± ¡°Your guild members¡­ did they not question your leadership?¡± Phoenix looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You are lucky. We are both young, both new Guild Leaders¡­ yet, your guild members never questioned you? Thinking about it, your situation is much better than mine.¡± ¡°Everyone had their own issues to deal with,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied vaguely. ¡°Our old Guild Leader had always taken very good care of me,¡± Phoenix said slowly. ¡°Thus, the other guild members had always viewed me differently. Some chose to express it, like Dagger, while others chose not to express it¡­ ¡°The old Guild Leader was a senior that I know of. A few years back, both of us were sucked into an instance dungeon and we became Awakened ones. I would always call him uncle. But, he is actually one of my teachers¡­ I studied arts and he is a very famous painter. ¡°I became his student at the age of fifteen. Since then, I have been following him and learning to draw from him. ¡°After bing an Awakened, he took very good care of me. This level of care, in the eyes of the other guild members, might be a form of unfairness.¡± ¡°I think that¡¯s very fair¡­ everyone has people who are close to them¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian tried tofort her. ¡°¡­ ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!¡± Phoenix suddenly burst out inughter. Herugh was as bright as the sun. However, a strange light seemingly shone out from her eyes. ¡°What are youughing at? Were you just messing with me?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°You are really na?ve,¡± said Phoenix. She suddenly picked up the bottle of wine and gulped down a big mouthful. Perhaps it was because she was drinking too quickly, she ended up choking and coughing a few times. Her charming cheeks turned red. Suddenly, Phoenix violently threw the bottle of wine down onto the ground. It hit the ground and shattered apart. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! You are too na?ve! Your kind-heartedness is unbefitting of one who has to live in this game!¡± Phoenix''s eyes suddenly became cold! ¡°Let me tell you! That old Guild Leader, my teacher¡­ the reason he treated me so differently is because he had always had an interest in me! ¡°At that time, I was only fifteen years old! As for him, he was even older than my father! ¡°There had been many instances where he tried to take advantage of me! In the beginning, I could only resist and run¡­ furthermore, I was very fearful, because he was very strong. I knew that if I were to forcefully resist, I would not be a match for him. I would only anger him and make him angry. ¡°I could only pretend to be a young, simple-minded person who did not understand the implications of his hints¡­ I used that method to deal with it, to avoid, to resist and to protect myself! ¡°Fortunately, it appeared that he enjoyed those actions of toying with his prey! Thus, I was able to protect myself for a very long time and he did not get to do what he wanted. ¡°Do you know? Every night, when I am sleeping, I would hide a knife under my pillow! ¡°Externally, he appeared to be looking out for me with the utmost care. However, he was actually supressing me so that I will not have the opportunity to enhance my strength. Him caring for me was simply to tell others not to have any interest toward me, I am his private property, a pet! ¡°No! Truth be told, he had been suppressing the strength of all the other guild members! All in order to ensure that his strength could have a suppressive and overwhelming authority! ¡°I could only secretly use every method I could think of to secretly enhance my own strength under his very eyes. ¡°I have always been living like a frightened rat! Facing a cat that is always wanting to eat me, I can only carefully preserve myself and carefully enhance my strength little by little¡­ ¡°Later though, he gradually lost his patience. He became increasingly furious toward my resistance and refusal. ¡°Do you know how he died in the end?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Phoenix took a deep breath, her eyes turning colder and colder! ¡°He finally lost his patience. In the previous instance dungeon, when we were resting, I refused his secret approach. He became furious and attempted to¡­ forcefully rape me!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xian was stunned and he looked at Phoenix. Phoenix suddenly produced a dagger in her palm. It was a near invisible looking dagger. ¡°I pretended to be fearful, pretending to not have the desire to fight back, made him let his guard down¡­ then, I took advantage of the time when he was taking off his clothes to use this dagger and STAB his neck, cutting off his throat!¡± After saying that, Phoenix sneered, ¡°That fellow, even in death, he failed to get me! I created an illusion to make everyone think that he died in the hands of a monster from the instance dungeon. ¡°After the instance dungeon ended, I became the most powerful one in the guild! ¡°You know? After the instance dungeon ended and I returned home, the first thing I did was to lock myself up in the shower room. I washed myself tens of times! I finally washed away the fear that has been suppressing my heart for years! Chen Xiaolian was at a loss for words. Phoenix fiercely stabbed the dagger down the floor between the two of them! ¡°You¡­ why are you telling me all these?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked into the young woman¡¯s eyes. ¡°I am telling you to not be so na?ve and kind-hearted,¡± Phoenix sneered. ¡°Don¡¯t be too trustful of anyone ¨C that is, if you wish to live longer within this game.¡± ¡­ Chapter 197: Savage Pub

Chapter 197: Savage Pub

GOR Chapter 197: Savage Pub ¡°He is still not awake?¡± After re-entering the lounge, Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Dr Mu who was still lying on the sofa. Lun Tai frowned and said, ¡°I tried calling him up. I even sshed his face with water, but it is not working.¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his eyebrows and he moved to Dr Mu¡¯s side. Things were getting stranger and stranger! Dr Mu was still asleep. He was breathing at a uniform rate and it appeared as though there was no abnormality. Yet, they could not wake him up. It was day time and the two women they brought with them had woken up. Polly was emotionally agitated. She was almost strangled to death in the toilet within Colombo¡¯s apartment after all. She felt that her life was in danger and she shouted for a good while. As for the other woman ¨C she was also thest recorded victim in the historical records. Mary Jane Kelly. She was much youngerpared to the other victims at only twenty-six years old. Although they had the same upation¡­ clearly, she was living a much better lifepared to the other older victims. It was obvious from the highly *** that she was wearing. After waking up, the woman immediately screamed out loudly. However, Bei Tai shut her up by scaring her with a gun. Chen Xiaolian was feeling vexed and he was not able to bring himself to gofort the women. He told Lun Tai, ¡°Keep an eye on them. Make sure you have them in your sight at all times.¡± ¡°Even if they¡¯re going to the toilet?¡± Lun Tai smiled wryly. ¡°Even if they are going to the toilet!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded seriously. ¡­ In the day. The old CRT TV began broadcasting the news. The street before Dr Colombo¡¯s apartment appeared in the news. ording to the news anchor, the police suspected that this was a terrorist attack. There was suspicion that the said terrorist had used some form of bomb in the attack. Presently however, no organization had stepped forth to im responsibility for this incident. The whole street was engulfed in confusion. It was not long before the police seemingly found some clues. The investigators at the scene found Colombo¡¯s apartment. The forensic doctor was considered either missing or kidnapped¡­ Or¡­ ¡°Am I going to bebelled as a terrorist?¡± Worry was etched on Colombo¡¯s face. Researching Jack the Ripper¡¯s case was merely his hobby. Nobody would want their future career to be ruined due to a hobby. ¡°Can I leave?¡± Colombo pitifully asked. The request was utterly rejected. At a time like this, neither Chen Xiaolian nor Phoenix would allow Colombo to leave ¨C doing so would bring the police to them. The forensic doctor expressed his dissatisfaction. However, he did not have any strength to resist. ¡°We willpensate you for all the damages you have incurred.¡± The approach Phoenix used tofort Colombo was to simply produce a box of money. ¡°Additionally, we can guarantee that after this matter ends, there will not be any trouble on your end,¡± Chen Xiaolian assured Colombo. He deduced that if everything were to go ording to the rules of the instance dungeon¡­ then, once this London instance dungeon ended, the system would refresh everything ¨C just like what happened to Tokyo. During the day, Chen Xiaolian had asked Bei Tai to do something. Bei Tai then left the warehouse for a few hours before returning. He brought something from the outside and gave it to Chen Xiaolian. In the evening, Chen Xiaolian retrieved some food from his Storage Watch and distributed them for everyone. After that, Phoenix came over. ¡°Let''s go.¡± ¡°En.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He stuffed the bread he was holding into his mouth and stood up. They had discussed things through in the afternoon. The first thing they would do at night was to go to the Savage Pub to find the final victim that they had yet to find. Considering how Jack the Ripper had onlymitted his crimes in the night, there was the possibility that the woman was still alive. Catherine Eddowes, nicknamed Kate. This was thest victim that they had yet to find. ording to Polly, she might appear at a ce known as the Savage Pub. During the day, the murder of ck Annie was reported. In the news report, the police reported that the time of death of the deceased was between morning and dawn. In other words, it should be at around five in the morning. It was probably not long after Chen Xiaolian and the others left the park. ck Annie had probably failed to find business. Then, on the way back, she was dragged into the shrub fence and killed. The result of the discussion between Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix was: Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix would head out to the Savage Bar and look for Catherine Eddowes. As for the others, they would stay behind to ensure the safety of the guide character, Dr Mu and also protect the other two surviving victims. ¡°Even if we fail to find Catherine Eddowes, with two surviving victims here, there is a chance that we could bait out Jack the Ripper.¡± Phoenix did not reject this strategy from Chen Xiaolian. Before leaving, Chen Xiaolian patted on Lun Tai¡¯s shoulders and whispered in his ear. ¡°Be careful of the fellow known as Dagger¡­ and also¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before continuing, ¡°Also be careful of Dr Mu.¡± Lun Tai nced at Chen Xiaolian and nodded his head. ¡­ ¡°The one in the subway station should be the first victim. The second victim should be Polly. However, she is under our protection, so Jack the Ripper skipped over Polly and killed the third victim, ck Annie. ¡°As for the one we are looking for, Catherine Eddowes, she is the fourth victim in the historical records¡­ ording to the sequence of murder, after killing ck Annie, he would be going after Catherine Eddowes.¡± While they were in the car, Chen Xiaolian drove while talking to Phoenix. ¡°If we are to put it that way¡­ do you think that the one attacking the apartment during the day was not Jack the Ripper? It was the vengeful spirit?¡± Phoenix asked. ¡°Is there a problem?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°There is a big problem there.¡± Phoenix turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°If that is what you think¡­ then, you have been secretly suspecting Dr Mu. If Jack the Ripper was the one to attack the apartment, then his first target should be Polly. If it was the vengeful spirit, then¡­ the first target would be Dr Mu. ¡°If the first target is Dr Mu¡­ this thought process of yours meant that you have been suspecting him.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He merely held on tightly onto the steering wheel. ¡­ The Savage Pub was located not far away from the Whitechapel area. In the streets of London where there were various pubs of varying sizes, there was nothing special about the Savage Pub. Additionally, as the only pub located in the east side of London, this was clearly a ce for low-end clientele. The furnishing were rather dpidated and the size of the door was not that big either. Walking inside, they found that the space was not small. However, the air was filled with the scent of tobo, alcohol and cheap perfume. A TV was fixed onto the wall, showing that a football game was under way. Chen Xiaolian did not pay any attention as to which teams were currentlypeting. There were a considerable number of people inside the pub ¨C perhaps it was due to the economic depression, leading to a high number of people turning to alcohol to relieve their worries. Standing behind the bar was a man with thick figure and tattooed arms. He sported a beard and he was wiping a beer cup with a cloth. ¡°Good evening,¡± Chen Xiaolian said as he stood before the bar. Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix¡¯s faces and their clean clothing made them appear somewhat out of ce within this slightly dirty establishment. The man behind the bar looked at the two of them with a suspicious gaze. He asked, ¡°What do you two need?¡± ¡°Beer.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled out a bill and ced it on the table. He turned to Phoenix and asked, ¡°You?¡± ¡°Good girls do not drink,¡± Phoenix replied with a faint smile. ¡°The rooftop moment is over.¡± ¡°Then give her a ss of water." Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. Beer and water were soon ced on the surface of the bar. "You people are students? Foreign tourists?" Seeing how they were ordering, the man behind the bar showed a slightly more amiable attitude: "I am the owner here. If you need anything, just tell me.¡± ¡°We are looking for a person,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He quietly ced a bill on the surface of the bar. The owner hesitated momentarily. He stared at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fair face and turned to look at Phoenix ¨C he probably thought they were not police, considering their age, and eased up his sense of vignce. He picked up the bill and grinned, revealing his teeth that had turned yellow from cigarettes. ¡°I am very familiar with this ce.¡± ¡°Catherine Eddowes,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said in a low tone of voice. ¡°She has a nickname, Kate. I think you should probably know her.¡± The owner froze for a moment. He looked at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s young looking face and smiled. He said, ¡°Kate? Of course I know her¡­ however, why are you asking about her?¡± It appeared that he had misunderstood something. He then leaned forward and moved his mouth close to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears. He whispered, ¡°If you are looking for a woman¡­ I might be able to introduce an even better one for you. Kate¡­ for someone like you, she is probably a little too old. If you see her, you might not like her.¡± Pausing, the owner pointed at a blonde woman sitting in a corner. He said, ¡°What do you think about her? She is much younger than Kate. Additionally¡­ hehe, you understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. ¡°Merely fifty pounds,¡± the owner continued whispering. ¡°In addition to opening this pub, you also work as a part-time pimp?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. The owner did not appear to mind and he coolly replied, ¡°Both men and women need to eat. How about it? Are you interested? This woman and Kate are both under me.¡± ¡°Thanks ... but I still want to look for Kate. Can you find her?¡± The owner froze up for a moment, then he clutched his head and muttered, ¡°The Hell ... ... how could such a young kid end up liking that old Kate?¡± However, for the sake of the money, the owner informed him, ¡°She usuallyes over at around eight o¡¯clock. She will drink about two cups in here and look around to see if she can find any sleepy customers. If she can find, they¡¯ll go back¡­ you understand, don¡¯t you? If she can¡¯t find any¡­ she will probably go to the street in front to look for business.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the time. It was almost eight o''clock. At that moment, the door of the pub was suddenly opened and a woman stepped inside. ¡°Dawson, you old scoundrel! Hurry up and give me a cup! Make sure it¡¯s strong!¡± Dawson. Raw: ¡®µÀÉ­¡¯, pinyin: ¡®d¨¤o s¨¥n¡¯. Chapter 198: Who Could It Be?

Chapter 198: Who Could It Be?

GOR Chapter 198: Who Could It Be? The woman who walked in had a slightly bloated body. She was also rather short. Even though the weather was cold, she had thepels of her coat opened considerably. Despite her slight chubbiness, the size of her breasts was quite stunning. Even before she reached the bar, Chen Xiaolian could smell the thick scent of cheap perfume. The owner quickly threw a look at Chen Xiaolian. The meaning behind his nce was clear as day: The one you are looking for is here. Chen Xiaolian quickly got up from the bar¡¯s chair and moved forward. ¡°Catherine Eddowes?¡± Chen Xiaolian approached her. The woman looked at Chen Xiaolian before ncing at Phoenix who was standing beside him. Suddenly, the normal expression on her face changed! An expression of panic and fear appeared on her face! Then¡­ the woman let out a cry, abruptly turned around and ran! ¡°Hey!¡± called Chen Xiaolian. He was about to give chase when a hand reached out from behind the bar to grab his arm. The pub owner was ring harshly at Chen Xiaolian. He asked, ¡°Hey, just who are you people? Why did Kate appear so fearful of you people? Are you here to look for trouble?¡± ¡°Move aside!¡± Chen Xiaolian snapped back his arm and the pub owner was flung out from inside the bar. As he fell, he smashed onto a chair by the side. ¡°Damn it!¡± Two muscr men who were sitting by the entrance to the pub quickly sprang to their feet. Next, they charged forward, shouting, ¡°You¡¯re asking for it, kid!¡± One of them had pulled out a dagger. Without showing any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian rushed forward. He delivered a kick upon one of the iing fellows, knocking him out. The resulting momentum also caused him to flip over. The other fellow attempted to execute a bear hug from behind. Chen Xiaolian shouted, ¡°Phoenix!¡± Phoenix was quick to catch on. Like a gust of wind, she dashed out of the pub doors. Chen Xiaolian threw a backhand punch and the fellow behind him was sent flying due to the impact. His body mmed into the wall as a result. As for Chen Xiaolian, he turned away and ran out of the pub to give chase. Rushing out of the pub, he saw that Phoenix had already caught Kate. They were standing across the street near a junction. Kate was just an ordinary person. Additionally, she was also slightly fat and she was wearing high heels. Under such circumstances, if she was capable of outrunning Phoenix, Chen Xiaolian could only say that a huge BUG had urred in the system. Chen Xiaolian quickly ran over toward their location. ¡°Catherine Eddowes!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ don¡¯t touch me! Don¡¯t hurt me!¡± the woman screamed out in a loud voice. She appeared to be very frightened and panicked. Then, she quickly put on a strong front despite her feelings of fear. She shouted, ¡°I am one of Dawson¡¯s people! If you dare touch me, you¡¯re dead! Dawson will pluck out your eyeballs!¡± ¡°By Dawson, did you mean the pub owner? His arm is already broken,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He then grabbed hold of the woman¡¯s shoulder. ¡°So, you can forget about himing over to rescue you! Now, answer me. Why did you be so afraid after seeing us? You look shocked and scared of us. Why is that?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± The woman¡¯s eyes darted around. Chen Xiaolian exerted slightly more strength on his grip. The strength of his body had been enhanced up to [B+] ss. Thus, even though he had only exerted a little bit more strength, Catherine Eddowes felt a wracking paining all the way from the bones of her shoulder. She quickly screamed, ¡°Let me go! Let me go! Don¡¯t! All right! I¡¯ll talk! I¡¯ll talk! Let me go and I¡¯ll talk!¡± Chen Xiaolian loosened his grip and pushed the woman to the side of a wall. He said, ¡°Do not lie!¡± ¡°During the day¡­ during the day, some police officers came to look for me!¡± Catherine Eddowes said in a panicked voice. ¡°The police officers showed me your pictures! Both you and this young woman are Chinese, making it easy to recognize you!¡± ¡°Police? Pictures?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°That¡¯s right, the police! One of my friends was killed in the subway stationst night! ording to the police, the surveince cameras managed to capture a photo of you people. So, the police came looking for me and asked me to identify you people¡­ that is how it is! I swear everything I said is the truth! It is the truth!¡± Chen Xiaolian was partially convinced. What the woman said appeared quite logical. She was acquainted with the first victim who died in the subway stationst night¡­ considering the fact that they were in the same profession, that was not surprising. As for himself getting his photo snapped by the surveince cameras in the subway station, that too, was not surprising. It was highly likely that the police had considered him as a suspect. When the police were investigating a murder case, looking for the friends of the deceased to find clues and even asking them to identify the suspects were nothing surprising. It would appear that what she said was usible. Hesitating for a bit, Chen Xiaolian then pulled the woman over and said, ¡°Now,e with us.¡± ¡°No!¡± the woman screamed out sharply. ¡°No! You want to kill me! No no no! I don¡¯t want to die! Don¡¯t kill me! Nooo!¡± She struggled with all her might, but Chen Xiaolian kept holding onto her as he pulled her toward the ce where he had parked the car¡­ At that moment¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard Phoenix shouting out in haste, ¡°Dodge!¡± All he could feel was a force mming into him, causing him to stagger forward by a few steps! He subconsciously turned his head and saw something shocking. A bang echoed out! The sound was like a shockwave, spreading out through the street in the night sky. At the same instant, the head of Catherine Eddowes, who was standing close by, burst open like a smashed watermelon! Phoenix had already pounced forward. She caught Chen Xiaolian and the two of them rolled over to the side of the street and to the back of a car. ¡°Sniper rifle!¡± Phoenix immediately pulled out her own rifle. ¡°In the ten o¡¯clock direction!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded violently. He felt shocked and furious! Catherine Eddowes died before his very eyes when she was standing right beside him. This important character had died while under his protection! Thankfully, having gone through three instance dungeons, Chen Xiaolian was more cool-headed than before. He promptly pulled out the side mirror of the car and stuck it out, using the reflection on the mirror to look in the ten o¡¯clock direction¡­ ¡°I cannot find anything.¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the mirror. There was a storied building shrouded in darkness in the direction. However, no reaction could be observed. Phoenix took a deep breath and said, ¡°Strange¡­ why would someone kill Catherine Eddowes¡­ they actually used a sniper rifle. This is definitely not Jack the Ripper! He would not use something like a sniper rifle! Could it be¡­ other participants?¡± ¡°The radar did not reveal any game participant in the vicinity.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave the radar a nce and clenched his teeth. ¡°The Hell! What is going on?¡± ¡°Charge forward!¡± Chen Xiaolian growled with a low voice. Then, he abruptly took off the coat that he was wearing and threw it out fiercely. At the same time, he ran out from another direction. He ran with all his strength and his figure became like a whirlwind that swiftly swept through the street toward the building. Phoenix quickly ran after him. ¡­ Upon the rooftop of a building at the ten o¡¯clock direction¡­ By the time Chen Xiaolian arrived, there was no longer anyone at the rooftop. ¡°There are some marks on the ground. Someone had been here before.¡± Phoenix pointed at some footprints on the ground. Besides that, there were other traces as well. ¡°Look at this ce. Someone was lying here in a prone sniper position.¡± Due to the traces left on theyer of dust on the ground, Chen Xiaolian too, had noticed that. ¡°Whoever it is had ran off,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°How could they be so fast¡­ ¡­ also¡­ who could it be?¡± ¡­ Chapter 199: Final Night

Chapter 199: Final Night

GOR Chapter 199: Final Night ¡°Two~ tigers, two~ tigers, they¡¯re so fast, they¡¯re so fast~¡± Tian Lie walked out from the alley while singing the song in a low tone. In the distancey the corpse of Catherine Eddowes. Moreover, due to the gunfire from earlier, it appeared that someone had already reported the matter to the police. Some became terrified and ran, while other rushed forward to check out what themotion was about¡­ Tian Lie stretched his waist in anguid manner and said, ¡°I hope you will like this surprise I prepared for you¡­ my¡­ friend!¡± Heughed out twice and looked at the time. ¡°All right¡­ I should go aboutpleting my own quest!¡± ¡­ ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian furiously smashed his fist down onto the ground, causing several pieces of the rooftop¡¯s bricks to crack apart. ¡°What is going on here? Why would someone ambush us with a sniper rifle?¡± ¡°Enough! The police will be heading here soon! The sound from the gunshot must have alerted no small number of people.¡± Phoenix took a deep breath and said, ¡°We need to leave this ce immediately! Besides, ording to what Catherine Eddowes had mentioned earlier, the police are looking for us.¡± ¡­ ¡°They''re back?¡± Bei Tai jumped down from the rooftop of the warehouse and observed the caring from a distance. Phoenix¡¯s two team members, the Titan brothers simply stood outside the doors of the warehouse. The two twins did not say anything in reply to Bei Tai¡¯s words ¨C from the moment Bei Tai got to know them, the two brothers have not spoken a single word. ¡°Why are you back so soon?¡± Bei Tai went forward to meet up with them. Seeing Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix alighting from the car, Bei Tai noticed that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was not looking too good. Bei Tai became puzzled and asked, ¡°Eh? Guild Leader, where is the victim?¡± ¡°Gather everyone together. There is something we need to talk about!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He raised his head to observe the sky. Night had arrived. The sky was very agreeable today and he could faintly make out the stars and the moon. A full moon was hanging in the sky above. A few minutester, everyone was assembled together in the warehouse. The only exception was Phoenix¡¯s team member, Monster. He was assigned to the lounge to keep an eye on the storyline characters: the two women, Dr Mu and the forensic doctor, Colombo ¨C they were about to discuss about the issues in the game system. Thus, they cannot allow those ordinary people to listen in beside them. Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix narrated to the others what happened after they went to the Savage Pub to look for Catherine Eddowes. ¡°Sniper rifle? Catherine Eddowes was killed by a sniper rifle?¡± Lun Tai frowned and muttered, ¡°How could¡­ how could that¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at him and sighed. He said, ¡°Back then, I had the same reaction as you.¡± ¡°Are we being eyed at by another team? Someone is doing the same quest as us¡­ or should I say¡­ on the opposing side?¡± Lun Tai was quick to consider the first possibility. That was the first thought to cross everyone¡¯s mind. Chen Xiaolian turned to Phoenix, signalling to her: You talk. Phoenix stood with a rifle in her hand and she slowly said, ¡°The first thing toe to my and Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was that as well. However¡­ there are several doubtful points about that. ¡°If the other team is also participating in the same quest, they should have the same goal as us. Why kill the victim? Unless¡­ even though the quest that the other team received was the same, their quest objective is different. Unless¡­ their quest objective is to help Jack the Ripper.¡± ¡°That is unlikely,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He shook his head and continued, ¡°I personally believe that this spection does not make sense. Because, if another team is given the quest to help Jack the Ripper¡­ then, this situation does not conform to the bnce of the system. Besides, do not forget what we deduced when we began this random quest. Nopetition will ur in this random quest!¡± ¡°Yes, I too, think that it is not possible. The system had made it clear that this time around, both yers and Awakened ones would enter the instance dungeon at the same time. There should be nopetition.¡± ¡°Additionally¡­ when we were attacked, the system radar showed that there were no other game participants in the vicinity.¡± Phoenix then continued, ¡°Unless¡­ the other party had utilized a prop to conceal themselves from the radar. Props like these are often a one-time use prop with a considerable price. Who would specifically do such a thing just to mess with us? ¡°If they are an enemy with a grudge against us¡­ why not directly attack me or Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian? Back then, the sniper had the opportunity to directly open fire at us. However, it is apparent that the other party¡¯s goal is to kill Catherine Eddowes. After killing her, the sniper retreated without showing any hesitation!¡± There should not be anypetitive sort of quest objective. Yet, if the act was not due to other game participants who have apetitive sort of quest objective... Could it be they were simply here to mess with them due to a grudge? But why not kill them directly for vengeance? Why kill off an important storyline character? ¡°Do you have any enemies in this game?¡± asked Phoenix as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. Enemies? Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai and Bei Tai. All three of them shook their heads. Tian Lie¡­ he had died in the Tokyo instance dungeon. Could it be¡­ Qiao Qiao¡¯s father? That seems improbable! He had already taken Qiao Qiao away. Besides, Chen Xiaolian had helped him back in Hangzhou by saving Yu Jiajia. Logically speaking, Father Qiao should not be that kind of bastard who would reciprocate kindness with enmity. No matter how much they think about it, they can¡¯t figure out what the answer was! ¡°Enemies¡­ what about you?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Phoenix. Phoenix turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. She coolly replied, ¡°As I told you back when we were on the rooftop in the morning¡­ my only enemy is dead.¡± Among them, Chen Xiaolian may be the only one who understood that sentence of hers. ¡­ The door to the lounge was opened and Chen Xiaolian entered. Monster promptly stood up and nodded toward Chen Xiaolian. Then, he walked out of the lounge. The monkey was not on his back. It climbed down from one of the steel beams outside the warehouse before climbing onto Monster¡¯s neck. ¡°You came back? How was it?¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian return, Colombo breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°I don¡¯t wish to stay in the same room with that fellow anymore. There is a disturbing monkey smell on his body¡­ besides¡­ he never talks. I am about to be bored to death.¡± ¡°How is Dr Mu?¡± Chen Xiaolian fixed aplicated look at Dr Mu. A bitter smile appeared on Colombo¡¯s face. ¡°He is still not awake¡­ I suspect he may have narcolepsy. Or maybe some other illness. I tried checking his pulse, but there is no problem. Since I don¡¯t have any other medical equipment here, I can¡¯t do anything else¡­ it would be best¡­ I mean, if at all possible, it would be for the best to send him to the hospital.¡± Colombo was very concerned for his friend. Chen Xiaolian sighed and patted Colombo¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Tomorrow. By tomorrow night, all this will be over. When that timees, everything will be fine.¡± Within the room, the two women on the bed have had both their hands and feet tied up. Additionally¡­ due to the concern that they would cause a havoc; their mouths were gagged as well. ¡°We are looking more and more like kidnappers.¡± Colombo smiled bitterly and nced at the two women on the bed. ¡°You need to remember, I am a forensic doctor! A forensic doctor! Presently, I am practically an aplice to your acts of kidnapping.¡± ¡°We are trying to protect them. As long as you are clear on that, you¡¯ll be fine. You are definitely not a kidnapping aplice,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a sigh. ¡°Right, how did your search for Catherine Eddowes go?¡± Colombo asked. Chen Xiaolian was about to talk about what happened¡­ however, he suddenly caught sight of the two women on the bed. Polly was looking at them with especially terrified looking eyes. Err¡­ forget it. The two women had already suffered from such a great shock. If they were to be told that one of their colleagues were killed¡­ They might mentally copse. Chen Xiaolian simply shook his head and replied in a vague manner, ¡°Things didn¡¯t go well.¡± Colombo had wanted to continue asking. However, Chen Xiaolian patted his shoulder and said, ¡°All right, tell you what. Later on, we will be grouping up everyone. Then¡­ we will do something stupid.¡± ¡°Something stupid?¡± The forensic doctor was shocked. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°En¡­ we don¡¯t have any clues right now. All we can do¡­ is wait here. Our search for Catherine Eddowes failed¡­ right now, these two women are all we have. I think¡­ Jack the Ripper would probablye find us. That is also the only hope we have now¡­ other than this, we have no other clues.¡± He turned to look at Dr Mu and sighed inwardly: The guide character given by the system is currently unconscious. I wonder, if Dr Mu is not unconscious, could he have given us any clues? ¡°Clues¡­¡± Colombo considered the matter and said, ¡°A pity. My apartment had been destroyed¡­ I have some information regarding this case in my apartment ¨C I have been researching up on this case for years.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s interest was suddenly piqued and he sat down beside Colombo. He looked at him andughed. ¡°I have been wanting to have an opportunity to talk with you. I am very curious, why would you show so much interest in this case?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ is that a strange thing?¡± Colombo shrugged his shoulders. ¡°Do not forget what my profession is. I am a forensic doctor.¡± He gestured for a bit and continued, ¡°Since my days in the Royal College of Physicians, I had already known what I wanted to do. Can you understand? Ever since I was young, I loved detective novels. I like researching those detective cases the most. ¡°In UK¡­ I¡¯m sure you know that for the past few centuries, Jack the Ripper¡¯s case is the most infamous one. ¡°Unfortunately, I am already in the field of medicine. Thus, there was no way for me to be a police officer. However, I chose to be a forensic doctor. That could somehow be considered as police work.¡± ¡°Won¡¯t you feel¡­ nauseated?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. He said, ¡°Truth be told, I have also read up on some of the stuff regarding Jack the Ripper. Naturally, the things I read would not be more than the things you¡¯ve read. Even so, I feel ufortable. Those bloody photos, the records that were filled with darkness and brutality¡­¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha!¡± Colomboughed. ¡°I am a forensic doctor. Half the time, the work I am involved in require me to perform identification¡­there are wound cases and murder cases. Do you know how many bloody scenes I have seen before? Do you know that I had to stay in the morgue for 24 hours, looking at the corpses in the morgue and treating them like cattle and sheep¡­ dissecting them and¡­¡± After saying that, Colombo sighed. He continued, ¡°Truth is, most forensic doctors deal with a huge level of stress. Many of them had to go look for a psychiatrist to receive counselling. As time passes, they will feel negative and depressed.¡± ¡°Thus, the study of strange cases and detective novels became your hobby?¡± ¡°There is a need to do something to relieve the stress thates from work.¡± Colombo smiled softly. ¡°It seems that your line of work is not an easy one,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He patted Colombo and said, ¡°Once again, I am sorry for the destruction of your apartment.¡± ¡°The money you gave me is enough for the renovation costs¡­ naturally, I also have insurance,¡± said Colombo. Then, he frowned and said, ¡°I am only afraid that the police would consider this incident as a terrorist attack and have me ssified as a suspect due to my disappearance. ¡°Additionally¡­ the things that you¡¯ve said¡­ even if I were to tell the police about it, I will only be considered a lunatic.¡± ¡°Those problems will be solved, I promise.¡± Chen Xiaolianforted him. That evening, Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix made the unanimous decision to utilize the stupidest method. The so-called stupidest method was to ce the two women, Dr Mu, Colombo, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team and Phoenix¡¯s team¡­ Together! Everyone sat together in a circle within the warehouse. They were all there together! ¡°First, we cannot let the two women leave our line of sight. Second, we cannot let Dr Mu leave our line of sight! At present, they are the important characters,¡± Chen Xiaolian exined. ¡°I believe that Jack the Ripper would definitelye looking for these two women. As for Dr Mu, he is the guide character that the system had tasked us with protecting. We must ensure his survival.¡± ¡°Then, we should wait around like idiots?¡± As always, Dagger would interject his opposition. Chen Xiaolian showed no surprise at his opposing view. He merely nced at Dagger and asked, ¡°Unless you have a better idea?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Dagger shut his mouth. ¡°Everyone, get your weapons ready. Be prepared for battle at any moment,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. Then, he turned to Phoenix. Phoenix said, ¡°Just now, I have shown the schematics of the warehouse to everyone. Once any mishaps ur, we¡¯ll know where to retreat to¡­ no matter what happens, remember¡­ ensure the safety of the people we need to protect!¡± Both Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix were not ordinary people. With their enhanced body, forgoing sleep for two days was not a problem. When night came, Colombo was unable to hold on and he finally fell asleep. The same was true of the two women. After going through a frightful day, they could no longer stay awake and fell asleep. During the night, Chen Xiaolian went over to check up on Dr Mu¡¯s situation a few times. However, Dr Mu remained unconscious. ¡°Do you have any method?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Phoenix. ¡°You know magic¡­¡± ¡°You really thought I am a magician?¡± Phoenix smiled wryly. The night went by quickly. When dawn broke, nothing had happened. That caused Chen Xiaolian and the others to feel frustrated! Time was moving rapidly. The system had only given them 48 hours toplete this random quest. In other words¡­ by 10 o¡¯clock in the evening, the time given will be over! By then, if they still could not¡­ then, they would have failed the quest. ¡°Keep an open mind,¡± said Phoenix. She looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Failing some quests is an inevitability. Besides, this is only part of this instance dungeon. If we fail, we will only suffer from a deduction of marks.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. After dawn arrived, the sun rose up and Chen Xiaolian went to open up the doors to the warehouse, allowing the rays of sunlight to enter. ¡°I believe Jack the Ripper will not appear in the day,¡± Dagger sneered. ¡°ording to history, the fellow would only kill at night. Your way of waiting for the rabbit does not appear to be working.¡± ¡°I will repeat, if you have a better way, then just say it. Otherwise, please shut your mouth,¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly replied. ¡°We cannot let our guard down even during day time! Anything could happen¡­ additionally, we¡¯ll also have to go through another night today! Before 10 o¡¯clock today, there will be a small time period where night falls.¡± During the day. Chen Xiaolian appeared increasingly restless. He walked around the warehouse a few times, seemingly trying to figure out something. Colombo had woken up. He helped conduct an inspection on Dr Mu¡¯s body. Then, this forensic doctor felt the heaviness of the atmosphere and chose to sit silently in a corner. In the afternoon, Chen Xiaolian looked out at the sky. The weather today was not particrly good. It had been drizzling and the air was moist. ¡°You need to calm down right now,¡± said Phoenix. She walked to stand beside Chen Xiaolian and she whispered, ¡°You are the Guild Leader¡­ if you are anxious, your team members will be affected by you.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Phoenix and said, ¡°I am not being anxious. Instead¡­ I feel that I have thought of something. However, I am unable to figure out exactly what that is.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°My feelings is telling me that I must have missed an important clue,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He took a deep breath and continued, ¡°But, I just couldn¡¯t figure it out.¡± He abruptly took two steps forward and looked at the sky outside. He said, ¡°I am going out!¡± ¡°What?¡± Phoenix frowned. ¡°There is not much time left until night falls. Where do you n on going at a time like this?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple! I want to go to the ces that we have been to from yesterday night until today¡­ I¡¯ll revisit those ces to try and figure it out. Maybe I can figure out what is it that I am missing,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a serious manner. ¡°Trust me, I am certain that I have thought of something. I just couldn¡¯t properly form it out at the moment. I have a hunch that I would be able to find something.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian strode out of the warehouse and into the rain. Phoenix tried to chase after him. However, Chen Xiaolian simply turned around and waved his hand. ¡°It will be enough with me alone! You and the others stay here to protect those people.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian made an eye gesture at Lun Tai who was sitting within the warehouse. Lun Tai nodded his head and quietly went to sit beside Dr Mu. Thus, Chen Xiaolian went out¡­ for a long time. A few hourster, the sun gradually descended and night fell once more. The time left until the closing time for their quest, 10 o¡¯clock, was getting closer! Thest glimmer from the setting sun disappeared¡­ The final night had descended! As for Chen Xiaolian¡­ he had yet to return! ¡­ Chapter 200: It’s You!

Chapter 200: It¡¯s You!

GOR Chapter 200: It¡¯s You! Bei Tai stood up anxiously and looked out through the doors of the warehouse. Then, he walked back in and whispered, ¡°Big Bro, could something have happened to Guild Leader?¡± Lun Tai silently took a puff. The expression on his face was calm; however, traces of concern could be seen. He shook his head, snuffed out his cigarette and said in a heavy voice, ¡°Be patient!¡± The sky outside had turned dark. The interior of the warehouse had a row of light bulbs that provided the interior with a faint illumination. However, perhaps due to an issue with the connectors, one of the bulbs was flickering. The flickering bulb gave the rainy night a rather off-putting atmosphere. Time slowly ticked by and the distance toward 10 o¡¯clock, which signalled the end of the time allocated for this quest, was getting closer. Phoenix sat by the two women that they caught. She held the rifle in her hand and her fingers gently stroked the barrel of the rifle. An inexplicable glow flickered within her eyes, her emotions indiscernible. Of her team members, Monster was feeding his monkey while the Titan brothers were standing by the warehouse doors. One brother stood on the left, the other brother stood on the right. Dagger was taking a drag from a cigarette butt. Seven to eight cigarette butts could be seen scattered before him. ¡°Guild Leader, are we just going to keep waiting like this?¡± A rough and low voice asked. The one who forwarded the question was the one who had remained taciturn all this time, Monster. He tossed thest fruit in his hand to the monkey and stood up. Looking at Phoenix, he slowly said, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we do something?¡± Phoenix looked at Monster and considered for a while. ¡°You have doubts?¡± ¡°I am not doubting yourmands,¡± said Monster. He scratched his head in a rather simpleton like manner. ¡°It just¡­ this time¡¯s quest is somewhat restrictive. We seem to be simply following others.¡± Phoenix looked at Monster. Then, she diverted her gaze and turned to look at Dagger. There was something unnatural about Dagger¡¯s expression. He subconsciously snuffed out his cigarette butt and lit up another. ¡°If you have something to say, you can just say it. There is no need to get someone else to say it,¡± Phoenix sighed. She looked at Dagger and said with a calm voice, ¡°Dagger, it seems there is a need for us to properly talk things through.¡± Dagger¡¯s expression turned stiff. He threw away the cigarette and stamped down heavily on it. He stood up and faced Phoenix. ¡°Talk? Very well, let¡¯s talk! In this quest, you have been following the words of that flower boy from another guild! You¡¯ve been supporting everything he said and had us go do everything he suggested! Are you our Guild Leader or is he our Guild Leader?¡± Phoenix maintained the smiling expression on her face as she said, ¡°Hmm, and?¡± ¡°And?¡± Dagger clenched his teeth. His eyes shifted to look at Lun Tai and Bei Tai before continuing, ¡°As for the following words, they cannot be said while there are outsiders here! Guild Leader! I believe it would be best for us to only discuss it through when we are among our guild members.¡± Phoenix did not turn furious. Instead, she let out a low sigh. She looked at Monster and asked, ¡°Do you think that way as well?¡± Monster shook his head and answered, ¡°I respect you, Guild Leader. However, in the course of this quest¡­¡± Phoenix then turned to look at the Titan brothers who were standing in the distance by the warehouse doors. ¡°What about you fellows? What do you think?¡± The two brothers exchanged nces. Without saying a word, they slowly walked over and stood behind Monster. Phoenix nodded her head and said, ¡°I understand. This means that the three of you are neutral. As for Dagger¡­¡± Phoenix turned to face Dagger. ¡°You seem to be questioning my position as Guild Leader.¡± Dagger harrumphed. ¡°Very well, we can¡¯t drag things forever.¡± Phoenix took a deep breath. She turned to look at Monster and the Titan brothers. Then, she slowly said, ¡°How¡¯s this? I won¡¯t make things difficult for you. After this instance dungeon concludes, I will give Dagger an opportunity to prove his ability. He and I willpete fair and square. If I lose, I will hand over the position of Guild Leader to him, how is that?¡± Monster was momentarily stunned. He said, ¡°We¡­ we are not thinking of changing the Guild Leader. I just feel that yourmands for this time¡¯s quest were problematic and that we should discuss things through and weigh the pros and cons¡­¡± ¡°This is fine. This is my decision.¡± Phoenix waved her hand. She turned to face Dagger and said, ¡°How about it? I¡¯m giving you the opportunity!¡± ¡°¡­ very well! Since you have the guts to suggest it, I too, will ept it!¡± Dagger answered. ¡°Then it¡¯s decided.¡± Phoenix continued coolly, ¡°Monster and the Titan brothers will be the witnesses.¡± After saying that, her voice changed. ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°But what?¡± Dagger was surprised and he stared at Phoenix. ¡°Are you regretting?¡± ¡°I will not go back on my words!¡± Phoenix coolly said. Her eyes swept over Dagger and her other three team members. ¡°However, my proposal is meant for after this instance dungeon is over! Presently, we are still inside this instance dungeon. Within this instance dungeon, I am still your Guild Leader. For now, at least, you must obey mymands. If there is any problems, wait until after this instance dungeon is over before dealing with it!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Dagger did not say anything. Monster nodded and said, ¡°Very well! Changing themander in the face of battle is forbidden in the military. I agree that we should wait until this instance dungeon is over before solving internal matters. Before this instance dungeon ends, we will obey yourmands!¡± After saying that, the tall and brawny man turned to look at Dagger and said, ¡°I believe that everyone understands which matters to prioritize.¡± ¡­ Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai were watching Coffeehouse Guild¡¯s infighting by the side. Bei Tai gently stepped on Lun Tai¡¯s feet and pouted his lips. He then secretly sent a message through the guild channel: Look. What a bunch of fools. They actually started infighting while they are in an instance dungeon. Lun Tai gave a faint smiled and sent a message through the guild channel: We made a mistake back then. The true powerful character is that Monster! That Dagger is just a stupid hatchet man. See? The two twins went to stand beside that Monster. At that moment, a loud bang suddenly echoed out! The row of light bulbs hanging above the warehouse was abruptly extinguished. The warehouse was thus plunged into darkness! Colombo, who had been sitting in the corner could not help but exim in shock. Within the darkness, Phoenix¡¯s calm voice could clearly be heard. ¡°Do not panic!¡± Pausing, Phoenix quickly said, ¡°Monster, go check the power lines. Dagger, Titan brothers! Guard the doors and windows! The rest of you stay in position and do not move!¡± A clump of light promptly appeared within the room. Phoenix was standing in the middle, holding onto a re stick, which shed with red light. ¡°There¡¯s movement outside!¡± Monster, who had rushed toward the window suddenly said in a low voice. Phoenix quickly moved over. She stood by the window and looked outside¡­ A curtain of rain enveloped the yard outside the warehouse. Within that rain however, was a faint translucent figure. The figure slowly moved forward. Rain drops prated through her body effortlessly, seemingly meeting no resistance at all. This illusory scene happened before everyone¡¯s eyes. Surprisingly, it was a female vengeful spirit! It was the one who had attacked the apartment ¨C ck Annie! ck Annie rapidly moved over through the curtain of rain! This time, her figure no longer seemed solitary. Arge spread of silvery light, which appeared simr to a partially transparent mist, spilled over from behind her like quicksilver. It quickly spread over the walls and moved toward the warehouse! Phoenix did not hesitate. She raised her rifle up and pulled the trigger¡­ Bang! mes sprayed out from the barrel of the rifle as three slug shells exploded forward! ck Annie screamed out sharply and her body instantly sted off from the ground. She charged rapidly through the curtain of rain before abruptly splitting into countless doppelgangers, all of which sped toward the warehouse! The intense hail of slugs decimated one of the ck Annie doppelgangers! However, numerous other ck Annie doppelgangers charged in through all other directions! ¡°What are you just standing there for? FIRE!¡± Phoenixmanded. Dagger jumped onto the ledge. Despite this fellow¡¯s contentious mouth, and his being used as a hatchet man, his strength was quite good! Holding onto flying des in both hands, he jumped onto the ledge of the windows and loosened the two flying des forward! In the yard, two of ck Annie¡¯s iing doppelgangers were struck! Apparently, the flying des were also specially made and they shed with a silvery brilliance. After those ck Annie doppelgangers were struck, they shattered into pieces of light. Sharp wretched cries from the vengeful spirits pierced through their eardrums and all the ss windows of the warehouse were shattered! The Titan brothers had already summoned out their own weapons. They were equipped with unique firearms of differing length as they fired out their special bullets. They defended the windows and doors, tenaciously blocking off the furious charge initiated by the ck Annie doppelgangers! Dagger turned out to be the most ferocious one. After rapidly shooting out who knew how many flying daggers, he then leapt out of the window. Howling, he then charged into the middle of the vengeful spirit doppelgangers! Dagger¡¯s movements were both fierce and swift and his moves were executed skilfully. With a dagger in both hands, he charged into the middle of all the vengeful spirits and the shing of his des turned into a flurry of falling snow. The des shed into the vengeful spirit doppelgangers, causing them to burst apart. Advancing and retreating with ghost like precision, Dagger became an invincible existence within the numerous vengeful spirit doppelgangers! Lun Tai had already jumped up. Running to the doors of the warehouse, he pulled out the revolver given to him by Phoenix and fired at the vengeful spirits in the distance. Next, he became unable to restrain himself and swore, ¡°Idiot! Why did you rush into the middle of the enemies! You¡¯re blocking my line of fire!¡± Phoenix too, shouted, ¡°Dagger,e back!¡± Dagger, who was in the middle of battling, let out a harrumph. He stabbed his dagger into the vengeful spirit doppelganger beside him and jumped back. Then, he threw a dark look at Lun Tai. Lun Tai did not say anything, but Bei Tai who was behind him shouted out, ¡°Do you not admit to being stupid? Did you think you were very courageous? We have so many people here shooting, but you went in and blocked our line of fire! Bullets have no eyes. What happens if you get hit?¡± The corners of Dagger¡¯s eyes twitched, but he said nothing. He delivered a backhand throw and a flying de shot out, striking one of the vengeful spirit doppelganger in the head. As a result, the doppelganger burst apart. ¡°Something is not right! They are too weak!¡± Phoenix fired continuously. Despite therge number of vengeful spirit doppelgangers, they were all incapable of enduring even a single hit. Although the vengeful spirits¡¯ screams were grating to the ears, they were not much of a threat to Awakened ones. It was then that Phoenix suddenly frowned. She asked, ¡°Where is Monster?¡± Back then, Monster had gone to the second floor of the warehouse to check the line box¡­ At that moment, a ¡°bang¡± echoed out! From another side of the warehouse, Monster¡¯s body was suddenly thrown out from the back of the lounge room. He ended up rolling upon the ground twice. The clothes he wore suffered from numerous tears and several ss fragments could be seen sticking upon his robust body. Yet, he continued protecting his chest area. After standing up, he carefully ced the monkey down on the ground and said, ¡°Hurry up and hide!¡± Next, he contracted his body and sprang back in. The sses of the power distribution room had been broken and a shrieking vengeful spirit moved out of the room. It was none other than the one they had seen in the subway station! The vengeful spirit had a dishevelled appearance and she spread out both her hands, revealing ten fingers that were as sharp as des! Monster¡¯s burly body pounced forward. He waved his hands and his left hand transformed into a big iron hammer while his right hand transformed into a long de! Most surprising of all was the thing upon the surface of the iron hammer and de. Both were affixed with a piece of yellow coloured paper each. The paper was simr in appearance to those talismans used by Daoists to capture ghosts! The iron hammer and long de emitted a faint and pulsing glow of light. Next, Monster roared out and charged toward the vengeful spirit before him! He swung the iron hammer and long de, creating the sound of whooshing wind and adding to the faint glow of light. The vengeful spirit appeared terrified of the glow of light. A slight exposure to it caused the vengeful spirit to scream out in pain. However, she did not retreat. Instead, she howled, charged forward and engaged Monster in battle! The vengeful spirit¡¯s movement speed was clearly faster than Monster¡¯s! Additionally, the seemingly powerful weapon held by Monster would pass through the vengeful spirit¡¯s body each time he attacked. Although the glow it emitted caused the vengeful spirit to cry out in pain, the damage dealt appeared limited. Monster, on the other hand, had to be on guard against the vengeful spirit¡¯s sharp fingers. A minorpse in concentration would cause him to suffer from a sh, causing blood to trickle down! Additionally, a ck coloured qi would rapidly swirl around the wounds, causing the wounds to freeze up! Monster suffered from a few shes and took several wounds on his body. Ayer of frost gradually enveloped his body and his movement gradually became slower! Observing through the corner of her eyes, Phoenix noted that Monster was in a disadvantageous situation and she quickly said, ¡°Defend the doors! I will go assist him!¡± As she spoke, Phoenix hastily pulled out some talismans from her chest. Then, she threw them forcefully into the air. The talismans stered themselves onto the walls surrounding the doors and windows; suddenly, a faint flow of light shed upon the surface of the walls! At that moment, the number of vengeful spirit doppelgangers was increasing! The iing surge of doppelgangers was akin to a tidal wave! The Titan brothers and Lun Tai fired as fast as they could, but were unable to stop the advance of the vengeful spirits. Some of the vengeful spirits managed to reach the walls and attempted to slip in through the walls. However, the light on the walls threw them back. ¡°Good stuff!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s eyes lit up. However, he quickly noticed that, each time a vengeful spirit was forced back, some of the talismans stered on the walls would automatically burst into mes! The talismans were burnt into ashes and it disappeared. By then, Phoenix had reached Monster¡¯s side. She pulled out another piece of talisman and pped it onto Monster¡¯s body! A me like glow of light appeared upon Monster¡¯s body and theyer of frost enveloping his body dissipated. The vengeful spirit let out a harsh shriek and hastily retreated. Her voice grew increasingly shrill! It was then that¡­ ¡°BOOM¡±! A small portion of the warehouse¡¯s rooftop copsed and countless metal and steel fragments fell! There were also broken masonry and ss in the mix¡­ all of them were swept up by an invisible force, which then directed them toward the people within the warehouse! ¡°Protect out people!¡± Phoenix shouted out and jumped toward the vengeful spirit! She knew that the vengeful spirit before her was the one controlling the debris! Phoenix held on to two pieces of talismans in her hand and she moved closer toward the vengeful spirit. Her hand shot out and she pped one of the talismans onto the body of the vengeful spirit. Chi! Smoke burst out and the talisman was instantly burnt away! The vengeful spirit screamed miserably and appeared to be in extreme pain. She immediately retreated! Phoenix was quick to pursue her, but she was capable to traversing through the walls, allowing her to shuttle back and forth! Monster suddenly turned around and charged into the middle area of the warehouse. That was the spot where they had left the two women ¨C tied up. He threw his body into a roll, pulling Polly with him. After that, countless gravel and broken ss descended upon his back. The other woman was not so lucky. A sharp ss fragment slit through her throat and blood sprayed out! ¡°One down!¡± Earlier, Bei Tai was keeping both Dr Mu and Colombo protected under him. He had utilized his Air Incarceration skill to create an air shield ¨C unfortunately, his skill was not meant to be used that way. Thus, the area that he could shield was notrge. After another shrill scream rang out, the other side of the warehouse walls began to break down. With a ¡°boom¡±, a block of wall copsed and even more gravel and broken sses flew upward! ¡°We cannot stay here! It¡¯s going to copse!¡± Bei Tai shouted and he quickly slung Dr Mu onto his shoulder. Lun Tai shouted back, ¡°Take them together and run! Find an open area!¡± He fired a shot and killed off one of the vengeful spirit doppelganger outside before turning around to grab Colombo. He said to Bei Tai, ¡°Dr Mu is yours!¡± At the time, Monster, who was holding onto Polly, was getting up¡­ A faint clump of light suddenly appeared from the corpse of the killed woman beside¡­ The third vengeful spirit! A savage expression appeared on her face. Like the other two, she too had a translucent spirit body. She shrieked out sharply andshed out with her fingers toward the nearby Monster! Monster was caught off-guard and had only enough time to step to the side. A long and deep gash appeared upon his chest, painting a line straight through the area where his heart lied. The wound was deep enough to reveal flesh and blood! Monster grunted and staggered for a bit. Then, he suddenly turned and looked at Bei Tai and Lun Tai. He shouted, ¡°Catch!¡± He summoned his strength and tossed Polly over! As Polly¡¯s body was flying through the air, Lun Tai rushed forward to catch her. Unfortunately, it was toote! The vengeful spirit who was engaged in battle with Phoenix promptly let out another sharp shriek and one of the reinforcing steel fragments floating in the air shot down. The reinforcing steel fragment pierced right through Polly¡¯s head! The reinforcing steel fragment pierced into her left eye and shot out from the back of her head! Monster and Lun Tai swore in unison! After Polly¡¯s body fell to the ground, Bei Tai looked at her and hastily pulled Lun Tai back. ¡°Big Bro, be careful! This woman will probably¡­¡± Just as he finished speaking those words, a grim looking vengeful spirit emerged from Polly¡¯s corpse. She clearly resembled the deceased Polly! ¡°Damn it! It¡¯s already the fourth!¡± Lun Tai roared. With that, the situation in the warehouse turned dire! Vengeful spirit Polly pounced toward Dr Mu! Lun Tai quickly rushed forward to hold her back. He opened fire with the revolver twice, causing Polly¡¯s spirit body to explode. However, this female vengeful spirit only retreated a few steps backward. Then, she contracted her body and pounced forward again. The other vengeful spirit began battling Monster. Once more, Monster¡¯s hands turned into an iron hammer and a long de once more¡­ Phoenix was fighting against the vengeful spirit from the subway station. On the other side, the Titan brothers were firing as fast as they can to keep ck Annie¡¯s doppelgangers out¡­ ¡°Bei Tai! Bring Dr Mu and the other one away! Don¡¯t just stand there! Charge out!¡± Bei Tai was quick to act. He grabbed hold of Dr Mu and Colombo in one hand each and ced them beneath his arms. Then, he rushed toward the copsed part of the walls and ran out! ¡°You can¡¯t go!¡± Hearing Lun Tai¡¯s words, Phoenix turned around and shouted out. However, Bei Tai was long gone. ¡°Idiot! You fell for it!¡± Phoenix quickly extricated herself from her opponent and rushed over. She raised another talisman up and forced back Polly¡¯s vengeful spirit. Then, she turned to Lun Tai and said, ¡°Can¡¯t you see? They want us to leave this ce! They want to divide us!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Lun Tai did not say anything. He simply nced at Phoenix. ¡°Hurry up and go after him!¡± Phoenix charged out. However, two of the vengeful spirits had alreadye around. They floated amid the hole in the wall before splitting up. One to the left and one to the right, they charged toward Phoenix and Lun Tai respectively! ¡­ ¡°Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!¡± Although he was carrying two people with him, Bei Tai¡¯s body had been enhanced to a considerable level, giving him an astonishing level of speed. He immediately made his way out of the warehouse. The area behind the warehouse was an abandoned wastnd¡­ it was a ce overgrown with weeds. In just one breath¡¯s time, Bei Tai had made his way over a hundred metres. He turned around and saw that his brother was not behind him. He felt anxious and struggled to decide if he should return to¡­ In that instant¡­ Bei Tai screamed out and his body bounced backward! The two people that he was carrying fell onto the ground. In one breath, Bei Tai leapt back through a distance of several metres and his body staggered. A scalpel was stabbed into his chest! The appearance of the scalpel seemed immaterial, with an illusory ss-like outline. The scalpel, that was sticking onto Bei Tai¡¯s chest then quickly turned into a wisp of ck smoke. Bei Tai¡¯s body shook and he felt a cold chill spreading out through his wound. As the cold feeling washed over his body, he felt weakened and his teeth trembled uncontrobly. Even his lips began to turn dark blue in colour! ¡°You¡­ you¡­¡± Bei Tai fell to the ground. He ripped open his outer clothes to reveal Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s exclusive protective suit. Upon the heart area of the protective suit was a fine crack. Thankfully, he had this protective suit on his person. Otherwise, the de would have pierced right into his heart! ¡°¡­ you! It¡¯s YOU!¡± Bei Tai spat out. His mouth twitched as he regarded the man who was slowly standing up. He looked into the familiar face standing before him! ¡­ Dr Mu was still lying on the ground. As for the one standing, he had a peculiar smile on his face. He raised his right hand and revealed a sharp scalpel within this palm¡­ Surprisingly, it was the forensic doctor, Colombo! ¡­ ¡­ Chapter 201: Stomp Him To Death!

Chapter 201: Stomp Him To Death!

GOR Chapter 201: Stomp Him To Death! ¡°It seems, you people are not as smart as I thought you¡¯d be,¡± said Colombo. He let out a light sigh and continued, ¡°I have watched no small number of movies. The more the viins talk in the end, the more likely things will get turned around. So, I won¡¯t say much. Now, please die!¡± Holding onto a scalpel in his hand, his body abruptly staggered! Colombo¡¯s body fell to the ground while a translucent spirit body emerged. Still holding onto a scalpel, the spirit body charged at Bei Tai, who was lying on the ground! Seeing the iing scalpel, Bei Tai howled. He quickly summoned out a long de out and threw it forward! Unfortunately, the long de simply went past Colombo¡¯s spirit body! ¡°Just die already! You do not have the ability to harm my spirit body!¡± The scalpel was on the verge to descending upon Bei Tai¡¯s neck when¡­ Ding! Something descended from the sky like a meteor; then, with a sh of silvery light, the scalpel was deflected! Colombo¡¯s spirit body uttered out a sharp cry and he rapidly pulled his body backward! A figure, not too tall, appeared out of thin air and stood before Bei Tai. The figure wore white coloured clothes, a calm expression and a set of cold eyes on his face. In his hand was a translucent short sword. The God of ughter from the Warring States era! Bai Qi! ¡­ ¡°It seems I guessed it right once again.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice spoke out from the left side. A dismantled low wall stood at the location. ¡°Guild Leader, if you were slower by a few more seconds, I would have died.¡± Bei Tai sighed. Chen Xiaolian flicked his hand and Fearless War Axe appeared in his hand. Then, he slowly walked out from behind the low wall. Colombo¡¯s eyes were widened as he stared at Chen Xiaolian. He uttered, ¡°You?¡± ¡°Is this that surprising? What did you say just now? We are not as smart as you thought? Err¡­ how about I throw those words right back at you?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his Fearless War Axe and said, ¡°Oh, while I¡¯m at it, I should probably tell you this¡­ back in the afternoon, on the way back, I went to the church. I got some holy water and dipped my weapon in it. I wonder what kind of effect it will have against you?¡± There was a stiff expression on Colombo¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian moved forward, one step at a time. He then stood beside Bei Tai and asked, ¡°Are you very surprised?¡± By then, Colombo appeared to have calmed down. He gently stroked the scalpel held between his fingers and asked, ¡°When did you find out?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and replied, ¡°Are you trying to buy time? Oh, no problem. In the movies, if the viins spout too much nonsense, he will find that his situation will be overturned. Luckily for me, I am not the viin here.¡± Despite having said that, Chen Xiaolian kept staring carefully at Colombo. He carefully took a step forward¡­ Colombo¡¯s reaction was incredibly fast! His body shot backward at an extreme level of speed. His spirit body shed backward through over ten metres like a beam of light. Then, he moved to stand beside Dr Mu! His scalpel was pointed at Dr Mu! Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows and pulled back his foot. ¡°Now you have enough time to spout nonsense. If you do not want him to die immediately, don¡¯t make any rash movements,¡± said Colombo. There was a peculiar expression on his face. ¡°How did you know?¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Bei Tai and saw that he was slowly getting up. Colombo¡¯s eyes flickered. ¡°Did you already know early on? When you left in the afternoon, the reason you left your twopanions behind was, in fact, to¡­¡± ¡°No, I am not that smart,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian, shrugging his shoulders. ¡°When I went out in the afternoon, I did not suspect you.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and raised his head to observe the sky above. The rain was drizzling down and the sky appeared hazy. ¡°Ever since this incident began, I have been having this feeling of suspicion,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. As he spoke, he stepped to the left ¨C he was careful not to move close to Colombo. Instead, he walked around while maintaining a certain distance between them. While maintaining his silence, he walked until he was on the other side. Then, he spoke up, ¡°In the beginning, I had indeed suspected Dr Mu. Although Dagger was an asshole, he did bring up an important question. Why would the vengeful spirit attack Dr Mu?¡± Colombo did not say anything. ¡°As such, when I thought about it, there was this possibility: Dr Mu is the murderer and the vengeful spirit wants revenge. ¡°Dr Mu is indeed a suspicious character. In the first murder scene in the subway station, he was there beside the corpse. ¡°Moreover, our analysis revealed that the murderer must be someone who is familiar with the field of medicine¡­ ¡°All of that makes Dr Mu a suspect. ¡°However, after thinking about it carefully, there are some loopholes in that deduction. ¡°Don¡¯t forget, our side suffered from the vengeful spirit¡¯s attack a second time when we were in your apartment. ¡°Back then, the vengeful spirit¡¯s target of attack was not just Dr Mu¡­ there was also Polly! The poor woman was nearly strangled to death in the toilet. ¡°This brings up an issue. Say Dr Mu is the murderer and the vengeful spirit wants to attack Dr Mu for revenge. That in itself is something that makes sense. ¡°However, for her to be attacking the other victims? That is ridiculous. ¡°If so, let¡¯s consider if from a different perspective¡­ perhaps, when the vengeful spirit attacked us, it was not doing so out of its own free will! ¡°Perhaps¡­ those women who were killed, their vengeful spirits were being manipted. ¡°And the one manipting those vengeful spirits¡­ naturally, it is the one who killed them! ¡°Thus, by thinking along these lines, the issue was no longer that hard to understand.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian sighed. He continued, ¡°Additionally, I also made a mistake back then.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°It was during that night in the park when we went looking for Polly¡­ perhaps it was due to our appearance and us hiding in the dark that caused Jack the Ripper to not make his appearance. ¡°But the questions is¡­ how did the murderer know that we were in the park? ¡°The other members wereid in ambush outside the park while the four of us hid in ambush inside. ¡°If Jack the Ripper really have the ability to make himself invisible and was able to find out about our ambush¡­ then, we can forget about solving this case¡­ the advantages given to Jack the Ripper is simply too imbnced! ¡°I remember hearing these words before: The system will not issue out a quest that cannot bepleted. ¡°If so¡­ there is this other possibility. Jack the Ripper knew about usying an ambush in the park because¡­ he was hiding among us! ¡°Of course¡­ in the beginning, this deduction deepened my suspicion toward Dr Mu. ¡°After all, all the signs pointed toward Dr Mu. ¡°However, this afternoon, I went to this ce and suddenly discovered the clues that I have been missing¡­ then, I thought of you, dear Mr Colombo! ¡°That night in the park, when we wereying the ambush, besides Dr Mu, you were also there!¡± ¡°Oh? Where did you go in the afternoon to discover those missing clues? Why did you end up suspecting me?¡± Colombo ced his scalpel upon Dr Mu¡¯s neck and gently used it to stroke Dr Mu¡¯s neck. He grinned, a cold expression on his face. ¡°Your apartment,¡± Chen Xiaolian said without withholding anything. ¡°Truth be told, after going out today, I went to several ces. I went to all the ces that were involved with this case, from the beginning to the end. I went to check on all of them! ¡°And, in your apartment, I identally discovered something.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian raised several fingers up. ¡°First, Dr Mu¡¯s unconscious state began from your apartment. If Jack the Ripper or the vengeful spirit possess a long ranged ability that could harm him¡­ then the system quest of protecting the guide character would be a joke! That would not make any sense! ¡°Thus, I believe that Dr Mu had encountered something during his time in the apartment, causing him to fall into this state of unconsciousness! ¡°In the beginning, I thought that it was done by the vengeful spirit¡­ perhaps, during the attack on the apartment, the vengeful spirit managed to somehow harm Dr Mu ¨C back then, that was what I thought. ¡°However, after returning to the apartment in the afternoon¡­ naturally, that ce had been cordoned off by the police. I slipped in and rechecked the scene. I recalled what my guild members told me about everything that happened during the attack. ¡°Now, let us revisit what happened when the apartment was being attacked. ¡°Polly was attacked while she was in the toilet. ¡°Dr Mu, who was in the bedroom was also nearly killed by the vengeful spirit. ¡°In the living room, my two team members were attacked by all kinds of des. ¡°After carefully thinking it through, I suddenly discovered a huge issue. That is¡­ ¡°The only one not under attack¡­ is you! ¡°Mr Colombo! ¡°I still remember what my team member, Lun Tai, had said. Back then, the floating des had attacked Bei Tai and Lun Tai. However, they did not directly attack you! ¡°However, due to the confusion during that time, we overlooked that point. ¡°Additionally, my team member, Lun Tai did his best to protect you. Once something happened, he had quickly ced you on the sofa and covered you. ¡°However, thinking about it in detail¡­ those des were not flying toward you! Not a single one of them did! ¡°In the afternoon, I investigated the scene in the living room, inclusive of the de marks left on the wall! And also the ces that you were at in the living room¡­ ¡°Everywhere I turn, there was only one conclusion: You are the only one who was not targeted! ¡°Additionally, I also remember this. Before Dr Mu became unconscious, thest person he came in contact with was¡­ you! Mr Colombo! ¡°You imed that he was exhausted and was emotionally unstable. Thus, you gave him sleeping pills. ¡°Did you know what I did? ¡°I went through the things in your apartment and found your medicine kit. ¡°Unfortunately¡­ I am unable to find the sleeping pills in your kit! ¡°Could it be¡­ the sleeping pill you gave Dr Mu happened to be thest one in your kit? ¡°I think that would be way too much of a coincidence! ¡°Oh, right¡­ I should also say this. While I was looking through your apartment, I identally found this.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled out a set of clothes from his Storage Watch and threw it down onto the ground. It was¡­ a grey coloured suit and an old hat! ¡°I began to suspect you,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°Let¡¯s go back to when the murders happened¡­¡± ¡°When the first murder happened, you were in your apartment¡­ however, there was no one to testify that! When we arrived at your apartment, you appeared as though you had just woken up ¨C the act you put up was very convincing. ¡°In the second murder, ck Annie was dragged into the shrubbery and killed¡­ during that time, you were also in your apartment. ¡°However, after reassessing the details, I discovered an interesting coincidence. The murder urred somewhere around the time when Phoenix and I had left to find ck Annie. ¡°At that time, you were in the apartment¡­ but¡­ you were resting in the bedroom. ¡°I asked Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Back then, the both of them were in the living room while you and Dr Mu were resting in the bedroom! ¡°In both murder cases, we did not have our eyes on you. ¡°Maybe that is just a coincidence?¡± Colombo shook his head. ¡°Something like that cannot prove anything. How could you be certain that I could separate my spirit body out to secretly leave the apartment and go kill the victim?¡± ¡°Because I am rather convinced¡­ that the killer had been hiding by our side!¡± Chen Xiaolian said each word with slow emphasis. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that hard to reach this conclusion. Think about all the things we¡¯ve encountered so far. ¡°The attack we suffered in the apartment! ¡°Phoenix and I left, so did Phoenix¡¯s team members. ¡°Thus, leaving only Lun Tai and Bei Tai to make up for the apartment¡¯s battle strength. ¡°Looking through the past two days, that time period in the apartment represented the moment when our defensive force was at its weakest! ¡°And yet, the attack just so happened to have urred during that time period! ¡°So¡­ the only exnation for that would be¡­ that the killer possessed a thorough grasp of our situation! ¡°Perhaps, he has always been by our side!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and continued, ¡°I only thought of all those things after going to your apartment this afternoon.¡± Colombo narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Xiaolian. Then, he turned to look at Bei Tai. ¡°So¡­ after thinking about it, you deliberately chose not to return¡­ instead, you hid over here?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°I secretly contacted my team members using guild channel and they agreed to it. ¡°I hid outside and waited. ¡°I believed that you will definitely make a move tonight ¨C because the time is about to end. You must act before the time runs out. ¡°I informed my team members to run in this direction when the timees. I will be waiting here to help out. ¡°Truth be told, even when I made an agreement with them, I could not be absolutely certain that you are the killer. I still held some suspicion toward Dr Mu. ¡°At least, the number of possibilities had been narrowed, don¡¯t you think?¡± Colomboughed out loud. There was something sinister in the way heughed. ¡°You are quite the smart alec.¡± Colombo raised the hand holding onto the scalpel. ¡°But¡­ are you nning on hauling in thes now, like a fisherman?¡± His eyes flickered with an expression of disdain and he said, ¡°Do not forget, Dr Mu is currently in my hands. That system or whatever it is that you are talking about wants you to protect him, right? If I recall, if he dies, you will all fail, right? But now, he is in my hands! So, you had better¡­¡± ¡°Go ahead, kill him. Just do it, now. I¡¯ll watch.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly uttered those cold words at him! ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Colombo was bbergasted. Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows and he stepped forward while looking at Colombo. He asked, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you doing anything? Mr Colombo? Oh, esteemed forensic doctor, or should I address you as Jack the Ripper? You have your scalpel pointed at Dr Mu, why aren¡¯t you killing him? KILL HIM!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Colombo gripped onto the scalpel, but was unable to stab it in! ¡°If you want to kill, then just kill!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze was akin to a sharp de. He continued, ¡°Back in the subway station, he was the first witness to the scene of the crime. However, you did not kill him. Instead, you ran away! Back in the apartment, you were also with him in the apartment. You had plenty of chances to kill him, yet you did not. You only used some methods to knock him unconscious. ¡°I believe that there is some form of restriction. ¡°Thus, you cannot personally kill him! ¡°You can only make use of the vengeful spirit to kill him!¡± Colombo stared intently at Chen Xiaolian without saying a single word. ¡°I only have two questions that I have yet to figure out¡­ why did you knock Dr Mu unconscious?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian as he regarded Colombo. He said, ¡°Since it¡¯se to this, you might as well exin things for me, won¡¯t you?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ he suspected me,¡± Colombo sighed. ¡°It¡¯s very simple. The answer is lying at your feet.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at his feet¡­ what he saw was the grey coloured suit and the old hat. ¡°When he was resting in the bedroom, he saw the clothes that I hid inside the closet. Thus, I had no choice but to make a move against him¡­ unfortunately, I had no way to harm him. It was as though there was some form of restriction ced onto my being, leading to me being unable to directly kill him¡­ thus, I could only use condensed sevoflurane, a very powerful anaesthetic agent on him. ¡°Thank you for answering the question for me.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Myst question¡­ just who exactly are you? Are you Jack the Ripper? What I mean by that is¡­ are you Jack the Ripper from history? Could it be that you are a monster who could live for over a hundred years? Or are you¡­ a ghost?¡± ¡°I am ME!¡± Colombo suddenly roared out! Both the pupils of his eyes suddenly shone with ck coloured mes! His voice became infused with a trace of arrogance. ¡°¡­ ¡­ why do you think it is that Jack the Ripper from history had never been caught? ¡°That is because; I am not an ordinary human! ¡°I am a doctor, one with an exalted status! ¡°To be exact, I am a witchdoctor! ¡°Killing people is simply a way to further my research into ck magic¡­ every time I kill a person, their blood and internal organs be sacrifices, allowing me to acquire even greater power! ¡°A hundred years ago, I had seeded once! ¡°This time¡­ for some unknown reason, some unknown power had allowed me to be reborn into this world. Thus, I will do it once again! ¡°¡­ ¡­ wait, holdup. You mean to say¡­ you are Jack the Ripper from history? Then¡­ the you from history, what happened to you in the end. Didn¡¯t you manage to evade being caught by the police?¡± ¡°I died!¡± Colombo sneered. ¡°The public would obviously think that I have never been apprehended. Even the police would have no records of it. ¡°However, the truth was¡­ back then, the me from history had killed five people and my ck magic grew to a great level¡­ did you think something like this could be solved through the police¡¯s meagre abilities? ¡°In the end¡­ a group of bastards simr to you people appeared! Those strange fellows hunted me down and finally¡­ I was killed!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body quivered. Could it be¡­ the Jack the Ripper from history¡­ in the end, a group of Awakened ones¡­ or perhaps yers¡­ killed him? Could it be¡­ the historical Jack the Ripper¡¯s case¡­ is also¡­ an instance dungeon? So, right now, the system picked out this storyline and reyed it? Colombo sneered. ¡°Do you think you are strong enough to deal with me? I have killed four people! I now have enough power to decimate you all! Compared to those strange fellows I encountered a hundred years ago¡­ you people are far too weak! Even though I did not manage to kill five people¡­ killing four is enough to restore my strength by half! At the very least, it is enough for me to kill you all!¡± ¡°ck magic¡­ killing¡­ sacrifice¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°Every time you kill a person, your strength will be increased¡­ is my understanding of this correct?¡± He suddenly shook his head and continued, ¡°Who said I am going to be personally fighting against you? Thankfully, even though my strength is not that good, I have a very powerful helper.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian raised his hand and said in a haughty manner, ¡°Bai Qi! Stomp him to death!¡± Chapter 202: Permanent Death?

Chapter 202: Permanent Death?

GOR Chapter 202: Permanent Death? Colombo tossed Dr Mu¡¯s body aside and his spirit body quickly flew backward! Shua! A blood coloured de shed out before Colombo! Bai Qi appeared before him, his sword in hand! The sword in his hand was translucent and a faint red coloured light flowed within it. It had the appearance of flowing blood¡­ A shocked expression spread out on Colombo¡¯s face and he stared at Bai Qi. ¡°Spirit body?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood to the side. He did not step forward; he and Bei Tai simply stood vigntly at two different corner positions, surrounding Colombo. As for Colombo... dealing with him was left to Bai Qi. Chen Xiaolian had absolute confidence in Bai Qi! When facing an enemy such as Colombo, the one problem they face was that he had a spirit body. Thus, they may not be able to effectively mount an attack against him ¨C however, this was not an issue for Bai Qi! Bai Qi had appeared from the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. Back then, he was capable of summoning andmanding those Qin terracotta soldiers who were a form of undead life form. At the same time, Bai Qi was also a ¡®War Soul¡¯. At present, Bai Qi could be said to be Chen Xiaolian¡¯s most powerful form of offensive power! Colombo dodged the first sword attack from Bai Qi. However, his face became increasingly distorted. The originally translucent spirit body of his gradually became paler and more faint! Bai Qi¡¯s eyes turned fearsome and he slowly raised his sword, pointing the tip at Colombo. ¡°Barbarian! DIE!¡± Bar¡­ barbarian¡­ Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. Bai Qi actuallybelled Colombo as a barbarian? The origin of the State of Qin is plenty barbaric oh¡­ Err¡­ but if one were to consider the traditional line of thought, those within China were Chinese while those not from China were barbarians. Under such a perspective, Bai Qi¡¯s im could be considered eligible from China¡¯s perspective. ¡­ At least half of the warehouse had copsed down! Phoenix was in a dishevelled state. Both her hands were holding onto a piece of talisman each. As for Lun Tai, he stood behind Phoenix in a back-to-back position. In his hand was a military knife that had been affixed with a talisman from Phoenix. The two of them panted for breath as they stood back-to-back in the middle of two vengeful spirits. Monster was gasping as hey on the floor. Judging by his appearance, the amount of damage he took was quite considerable and the wounds upon his body had turned ck in colour. There was also a thinyer of frost enveloping his body. ck Annie¡¯s vengeful spirits had made it through into the warehouse and the Titan brothers had moved into a back-to-back position as well. The firearms in their hands had long since been forsaken. However, it would appear that the twins¡¯ abilities were not suitable against spirit bodies. They were only barely able to hold on; both of them held onto a wooden stick ¨C appearance wise, those sticks resembled magic wands. Strangely however, they were simply using the stick as a torch. They raised the torch up high and brandished it, using the mes of the torch to keep the vengeful spirits at bay. Dagger though, was performing fairly well. Both his hands were holding onto a de each and he was squaring off against one of the vengeful spirits. The more he fought, the more valiant he became and was even suppressing the vengeful spirit ¨C however, he appeared inconsiderate of hispanions. He continued shouting out as he fought the vengeful spirit. Despite knowing that Phoenix, Monster and the others were not in a good situation, he showed no intention of moving forward to help out. He simply continued fighting against the vengeful spirit in the corner of the warehouse. In that instant¡­ A chilling howl echoed out from somewhere far away. The sharp howl was like the furious roar of a night owl,parable to tigers and wolves! It was a sharp and piercing sound of that degree! The moment the four vengeful spirits within the warehouse heard the howl, they reacted in the same manner. Their faces became distorted. Then, they unleashed a shrill howl. In that moment, the entire warehouse became inundated by the shrill and mournful voice, nearly causing their ears to bleed out. Hu! The four vengeful spirits made the same move. Without showing any hesitation, they broke away from their current opponent and charged forward in the same direction. The warehouse instantly fell silent and the remaining people took the opportunity to catch their breaths. The expression on Phoenix¡¯s face turned ugly to behold and she said, ¡°They¡­ they are headed outside! Where did yourpanion go to?¡± Lun Tai struggled to support his own body. He produced a Healing Beast Blood and gulped it down before exhaling. ¡°What is there to ask? Chase them and we¡¯ll find out!¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyes flickered and she said, ¡°You¡­ you all had prepared for this! Where is Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°Our Guild Leader should be outside right now!¡± Lun Tai grinned. ¡­ The four vengeful spirits pierced through the night sky, creating a white coloured translucent arc, which descended down from the sky! Colombo appeared to be in a miserable state as he kept retreating. He dodged to the left and ducked to the right. Bai Qi had one hand ced behind his back while the other hand held onto the sword, brandishing it forward in a seemingly gentle manner. Yet, despite the elegance and gentleness shown by his movements, it also exuded an indescribable force of savagery! As for Colombo, he had suffered from a few of those stabs. He was a spirit body and Bai Qi¡¯s sword attack did not cause him any harm. However, each time he was struck, he would scream out and his translucent body would grow increasingly dim. After being struck several times in a row, the light from Colombo¡¯s spirit body had grown ten times weaker. He resembled a spark of fire within a gale that could be put out at any given moment! It was at that moment that the four vengeful spirits descended from the sky! Colomboughed out maniacally and said, ¡°Now, it¡¯s time for you to die!¡± He suddenly opened his mouth! His mouth, which was of a normal size suddenly erged to be as big as a basin. Like a whale that was sucking in water, the four vengeful spirits by his side roared and were all sucked into his mouth! Colombo¡¯s body suddenly expanded and his originally translucent body revealed a faint flow of light. There were hints of soliditying off his body! Next, a clump of ck qi vigorously flowed out to envelop Colombo¡¯s body. The scalpel in Colombo¡¯s hand transformed. It expanded and quickly stretched out to be a long half-moon shaped¡­ sickle! The ck qi swirling around Colombo seemingly transformed into a long ck cloak. If one were to observe him from a distance¡­ the swirling ck cloak, the long sickle¡­ He resembled the Western being spoken in the legends¡­ The Grim Reaper! ¡­ Bai Qi did notunch an attack. Instead, he took a step back. Positioning his sword behind him, he cast a calm gaze at Colombo who was standing before him. He continued doing so until Colombo finished his transformation. Colombo¡¯s aura violently exploded out from his body and the swirling ck coloured qi spread out. After being enveloped by the ck coloured qi, the weeds on the ground instantly withered and turned to ash¡­ Within the wastnd, the ck coloured qi released by Colombo was astonishing, resulting in Bai Qi bing small and insignificant in appearance! Colombo¡¯s stature had expanded up to a height of two metres. He looked down on Bai Qi in a condescending manner and spoke with a dark and savage voice, ¡°Now¡­ time to die!¡± Bai Qi quietly raised his head, his expression as tranquil as the moon. Then, he slowly said, ¡°Is that how you do battle?¡± ¡°¡­ what?¡± ¡°Do not just kill;plete the tasks in one move.¡± Bai Qi gently sighed and he gently wiped his sword with his sleeve [1]. ¡°Ha ha ha ha! I do not know what you¡¯re talking about! However, you may go die!¡± Colomboughed out and his sickle descended toward Bai Qi¡¯s head. ¡°I can feel it, you are also an undead! The best sacrificial item! By killing you, I would be even more powerful!¡± The sickle descended, bringing the ck coloured qi down with it. However, Bai Qi simply raised the translucent short sword in his hand. As the ck qi descended like Mt. Tai, a faint, white coloured radiance flowed out from Bai Qi¡¯s body and was emitted out from the edge of his sword. The light split apart the ck coloured qi that was enveloping the sky! Bai Qi made his move! He appeared displeased as he strode out from within the field enveloped by the ck qi. Wherever the light of his sword reached, the ck coloured qi would end up being split into two! Keng! A clear and sharp sound rang out! Colombo gave a wretched howl. Therge half-moon sickle that he was holding had split into two! The edge of Bai Qi¡¯s sword split the darkness apart and shot forward. After cleaving the sickle, the edge of the sword descended upon Colombo¡¯s shoulder! Colombo screamed out in misery and his figure bolted back quickly. As he did, ck coloured light spilled out from him. An arm wrapped in ck qi that was holding onto a broken sickle fell onto the ground. The light from Bai Qi¡¯s sword shone upon it and the arm, sickle and the ck qi dissolved into ashes before disappearing. Colombo screamed out, his voice growing increasingly wretched. After losing his arm, the ck qi upon his body surged forward and they quickly reformed a new arm. However, it was apparent that damage had been inflicted upon him. His massive body had shrunk down by a slight degree. ¡°How is¡­ how is that possible?¡± Colombo roared out in fury. ¡°You should be the same as me! How could you oppose the aura of death? How could you have¡­ holy powers?!¡± Bai Qi soared forward! Body and sword as one, Bai Qi shed through the air like a meteor. He seemingly became a white beam of light, which struck Colombo¡¯s body and pierced straight through him! In but a blink of an eye, Bai Qi had descended upon the ground. Behind him, Colombo simply stood there, unmoving. Bai Qi gently ced down his sword. Then, he slowly turned around. Upon his pale white face, faint ck coloured mes seemed to be flickering within his pair of eyes. ¡°I¡­ I am unwilling!¡± Upon Colombo¡¯s chest was a gash. The ck qi there had already been dispersed and a white coloured light flowed within the wound. Colombo¡¯s body trembled uncontrobly and his face was a mask of savagery. Suddenly, he fell to his knees. ¡°I¡­ unwilling! Unwilling! Just one¡­ I am just missing one! If I had killed one more, I would have obtained thepleted Grim Reaper body! You¡­ you all¡­¡± Colombo viciously red at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You should not have been a match for me! None of you should have been a match for me! If only I could have killed the fifth¡­ if only I could gather five vengeful spirit¡­¡± Observing Colombo, Chen Xiaolian frowned and he thought of something. ¡°I¡­ am unwilling! I¡­ I will return again! I am an undead, I have an undying body! Even if you kill me, I will be reborn anew! In the end, I will obtain thepleted Grim Reaper body!¡± Pu! A de pierced out from Colombo¡¯s mouth, cutting off hisst words. Bai Qi stood behind Colombo, his sword piercing into Colombo from the back of his head and out through the mouth. Next, Bai Qi slowly retracted his sword. His sword seemingly exerted a suction force and the ck coloured qi swirled out violently from the back of Colombo¡¯s head! ¡°Ah ah ah ah ah!¡± Colombo¡¯s eyes finally revealed an expression of fear. He raised his hands in an attempt to clutch his head. He tried to cover the ck qi that was madly ring up from the back of his head. ¡°You¡­ you¡­ you¡­¡± Countless ck qi soared up into the sky. It was as though ck coloured, ink-like clouds were being formed above the piece of wastnd. The dark clouds then descended and it rapidly pervaded the edge of Bai Qi¡¯s sword! As they descended, it appeared as though Bai Qi was standing within the eye of a tornado. He held on to the short sword and more of the ck qi was pulled by him into the sword. The translucent sword slowly became ck in colour. It was as ck as ink, so much so that ink might actually drip out from it! Bai Qi¡¯s pale face grew even paler. As he stood there, it seemed as though his body was bing increasingly transparent, like a piece of ss¡­ ¡­ Phoenix and the others who were running over arrived just in time to witness this astonishing scene. The ck clouds covering the sky copsed and quickly dissipated. More than 90 % of them were absorbed into Bai Qi¡¯s sword while the remainder drifted about amid the night. Bai Qi kept his sword and turned around. He coldly regarded Phoenix and the others. That one nce from him caused Phoenix to feel a wave of coldness washing through her body. Her legs that were originally running quickly became rooted on the spot. She felt as though that nce from Bai Qi had pierced into her body! The coldness spread through her entire body, causing a loss in the ability to move. Bai Qi retracted his gaze and stepped toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian noticed that each step taken by Bai Qi appeared heavy. It even appeared as though he was¡­ slightly stumbling. Appearance wise, it seemed that he was not in good shape. ¡°Are you all right?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Suddenly, Bai Qi¡¯s body staggered for an instant. He raised his left hand. Shockingly, the palm of his hand had turned ck in colour, like carbon! The ck colour slowly spread up his arms. ¡°What is going on here?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian, his eyebrows furrowed. ¡°It¡­ very strong,¡± answered Bai Qi. He frowned and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian discovered that some changes had urred to Bai Qi¡¯s expression whenpared to the past him ¨C it appeared that a hint of life had appeared upon the originally stiff expression of his. ¡°You are lucky,¡± Bai Qi suddenly said. ¡°It is very strong. If it was one third stronger, I would not have been a match for it.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body shook. The reason was not just due to what Bai Qi had said¡­ ¡°If it was stronger by one third, then I would not have been a match for it.¡± Another reason for his surprise was the tone of voice used by Bai Qi! Although Bai Qi could also speak before this, he was only able to utter a few words at a time, like a child who was beginning to learn how to speak. His attempts to speak had always appeared mechanical and difficult. At that moment however, Bai Qi¡¯s tone of voice was clearly much smoother! ¡°You¡­ grew up?¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded Bai Qi. ¡°Death qi abundant, lifeblood insufficient,¡± said Bai Qi. He nced at Chen Xiaolian and continued, ¡°Next time, if you cannot find lifeblood for me to absorb, I would not be able to help you.¡± After saying that, Bai Qi transformed into a beam of light and he disappeared! Among the several times that Chen Xiaolian had summoned out Bai Qi, this was the first time that Bai Qi had disappeared by himself without Chen Xiaolian¡¯smand! Could it be¡­ Bai Qi had suffered from a serious injury? Chen Xiaolian checked his pet interface and saw that Bai Qi had returned into the system. After seeing that, Chen Xiaolian felt himself easing up somewhat. ¡°Hey! Chen Xiaolian! What is going on here?¡± Phoenix finally moved over. She stared intently at Chen Xiaolian while biting down on her lips. She asked, ¡°Just now, the one in white¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head and looked at Phoenix. From behind Phoenix, Lun Tai was already running over together with Phoenix¡¯s other team members. ¡°All right¡­ I think this quest isplete,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°If you want to know, I will slowly tell you about it.¡± [System prompt: Meteor Rock Guild haspleted the random quest. The system¡¯s guide character is alive. Acquired 100 marks. Defeated Jack the Ripper and prevented Jack the Ripper from getting five ck magic sacrifices. Acquired 100 marks. [System prompt: The quest¡¯s objective character Jack the Ripper had permanently died! A redundant value has appeared in the system! [System prompt: The random quest¡¯s objective character Jack the Ripper had permanently died! Chen Xiaolian has acquired additional bonus reward: 1,000 points. All participating members of Meteor Rock Guild has acquired 300 points each as bonus reward!] Permanent death? Redundant value? Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. What is the meaning of this¡­ Judging by the contents of the system prompt¡­ it would appear that Jack the Ripper¡¯s permanent death was an irregr situation¡­ ¡­ 1 ¡®Complete the tasks in one move¡¯ = ¡®Îª±ÏÆ书ÓÚÒ»ÒÛ¡¯ means toplete things that needed to be done in stages in one fell swoop. Maybe killing Colombo and then killing the vengeful spirits one by one was too cumbersome, so he waited for them to merge¡­ ? Chapter 203: Who Is Helping?

Chapter 203: Who Is Helping?

GOR Chapter 203: Who Is Helping? Permanent death... Those words appeared contradictory. Death, could it be death was not a permanent thing? Although, considering the characteristic of the system¡­ death was indeed not a permanent thing for it. The system could resurrect a person, refresh, reset and manufacture¡­ If so, by looking deep into the meaning of the words ¡®permanent death¡¯, it appeared that¡­ this could somewhat prove the deduction made by Chen Xiaolian. Jack the Ripper¡­ he could be re-spawned repeatedly? If this was part of a storyline, then¡­ Then Jack the Ripper¡¯s serial murder case may have been repeated by the system many times before! Also, this instance dungeon had been re-used many times before! Before today, it was likely that other game participants have gone through this instance dungeon andpleted this quest. Each time theypleted the quest, Jack the Ripper would likely be summoned back into the system. Then, he would be refreshed to await the next time the instance dungeon was opened. And now, Jack the Ripper had died. He had suffered aplete, permanent death in the hands of Bai Qi¡­ He¡­ was absorbed by Bai Qi. This matter¡­ was that how it went? ¡­ ¡°You know, the fish finger sold by this shop is the worst in all of London.¡± Tian Lie was seated on a sofa with worn surface and a thick mildew scent. Both his hands were ced upon the surface of the dirty table; one was supporting his head while the other picked up a fish finger and stuffed it into his mouth. At the same time, he turned his head to look out the window. It was a very dirty looking little shop. The menu listed the food sold there, the infamous local specialty of Great Britain: Fish and chips. Seated opposite of Tian Lie was the Frenchman with bulbous nose. A metallic lustre could be seen shing within Jean¡¯s eyes. His head was lowered and no one in the dark shop paid any attention to the spot that they were upying. As he sat down on the sofa, the body posture made by Jean¡¯s body was clearly stiff in appearance. ¡°Since it¡¯s so bad, why did you bring me here?¡± Jean did his best to make it so that his voice sounded normal. Something was flowing within the blood vessels beneath his skin. Jean understood very well that if this fellow before him had wanted him dead, he would not need to move even a finger. All he needed to do was think about it. He had no desire to die now! Although he had joined Culkin¡¯s guild, Jean had yet to be loyal to the point where he would sacrifice his own life for Culkin. Tian Lie ced down the fish finger and turned to Jean. ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°I said, since it tastes so bad, why did you bring me here?¡± answered Jean as he twitched his nose. ¡°Because¡­ I have a special memory toward this ce,¡± answered Tian Lie. He curled the corners of his lips into a grin and stuffed thest piece of fish fingers into his mouth. He turned to look out the window once more and said, ¡°You know, back when I was still a rookie, all I could do in the beginning was to follow behind others to survive. I had to do everything I can just to ensure my survival. ¡°However, the time finally came when I managed toplete an instance dungeon quest by myself. ¡°En, that was the first time it happened.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie turned to Jean and blinked his eyes. ¡°You see, we humans will never forget our first time, isn¡¯t that right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Jean looked at Tian Lie and asked, ¡°The first instance dungeon quest that youpleted by yourself¡­ could it be, you did it in London?¡± ¡°Oh, yes.¡± Jean thought about it and further questioned, ¡°What quest was it?¡± ¡°The Ripper¡­ Jack,¡± Tian Lie answered with a smile on his face. ¡­ ¡°That¡¯s about the gist of what happened.¡± They had returned to the copsed warehouse. Although a major portion of the roof had copsed, a small part remained. It was sufficient to serve as a shelter from the rain. There, Chen Xiaolian gave Phoenix a summary of what had happened. Phoenix listened without saying anything. Neither did she interrupt Chen Xiaolian in the middle. After he had finished speaking, there was aplicated expression on Phoenix¡¯s face. ¡°¡­ ¡­ that¡¯s it?¡± Phoenix narrowed her eyes and looked at Chen Xiaolian. She said, ¡°You¡­ actually, you could have secretly informed me about it. Secretly inform me.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Phoenix and he suddenly raised his hand to point at the rooftop. He said, ¡°I recall that not too long ago, you were the one who told me not to be too trustful.¡± Phoenix did not reply. After a moment of silence, she slowly said, ¡°The system gave us 200 marks. 100 marks for sessfully protecting the system¡¯s guide character and another 100 marks for solving Jack the Ripper¡¯s case.¡± ¡°En,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered while nodding his head. ¡°My female intuition tells me¡­ there is definitely something that you are hiding from me,¡± Phoenix suddenly said. ¡°Why do I feel that¡­ you may have acquired more from this instance dungeonpared to us?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and looked at Phoenix. Then, he spoke in a very serious manner, ¡°Regardless of whether that is true or false¡­ why should I tell you about it?¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyebrows were raised in response. Before she could say anything, Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°All right, there is something I can tell you.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°We¡­ may have gotten real lucky here.¡± ¡°Lucky?¡± ¡°En.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned serious. ¡°At the final moment, Colombo became very powerful. He acquired four vengeful spirits¡­ simply through the power of four; he nearly turned us into dough. Additionally, Colombo had utilized some form of ck magic, allowing him to absorb the four vengeful spirits to transform himself into a monster that resembled a Grim Reaper.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I saw it,¡± Phoenix replied coldly. ¡°I could feel the powerful aura released by him. However¡­ no matter how strong he was, didn¡¯t he end up getting killed by you? The one in white who finished off Colombo¡­¡± ¡°My pet,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coolly. ¡°That was not what I meant. Rather, Colombo should have been much stronger than that.¡± ¡°Much¡­ stronger?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget, ording to the storyline, he should have killed off five victims. Then, he should have merged with those five vengeful spirits. However, the Colombo we encountered onlypleted four murders and was able to gather only four vengeful spirits.¡± ¡­ ¡°I have always considered myself as a lucky person.¡± Tian Lie picked up a piece of tissue and wiped his mouth. He continued, ¡°The first instance dungeon quest that Ipleted by myself was actually Jack the Ripper quest.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because this instance dungeon¡­ one could say it is extremely difficult, but one could also say it is extremely easy,¡± answered Tian Lie with a faint smile. ¡°The key lies in¡­ how you deal with it.¡± Jean became curious and asked, ¡°You¡­ how did you deal with it?¡± ¡°Very simple.¡± Tian Lie kneaded his eyebrows and exhaled. There was an indifferent expression on his face. ¡°Back when I received this quest, I believed that the purpose of this quest is to stop Jack the Ripper from killing the five victims before killing Jack himself. Isn¡¯t that right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ that sounds true.¡± ¡°Hmm, and there you have it,¡± Tian Lie said coolly. ¡°To stop him from killing, how should you do that?¡± Jean considered the question and answered, ¡°Maybe I can go find the victims and set up an ambush. When the killer appears, ambush him! Or¡­ find the victims and protect them. Wait for the killer toe to me.¡± Tian Lieughed. It was a very gleefulughter. At present, he had the appearance of an ordinary Caucasian. However, a strange light shed within his pair of pupils. ¡°You¡­ did not do it that way?¡± Jean frowned. ¡°Of course not. If I did, I fear that I would have lost my life in that instance dungeon.¡± Tian Lie suddenly began acting like a little child, exhibiting a childish show-off attitude. ¡°You know, the difficulty of this instance dungeon depends on¡­ Jack the Ripper¡¯s strength. For every victim he kills, the stronger he gets. Let¡¯s assume that this is a game then, the strength of this ultimate boss, Jack the Ripper, would depend on how many victims he gets to kill.¡± ¡°En¡­ so, you would have to find a way to protect those victims so that they would not be killed by him, right? Did you manage to keep them all alive?¡± Jean asked. ¡°Your first sentence is correct. Your second is wrong,¡± Tian Lie answered coolly. ¡°What I needed to do was ensure that Jack the Ripper did not get to kill them. However, there was no need for me to keep them alive.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Back then¡­ after the quest begun, the first thing I did was¡­ to find the victims and personally kill them!¡± Tian Lie¡¯s face broke into a scary grin, exposing the whites of his teeth! ¡°¡­ ki¡­ kill?¡± ¡°Yes, I killed them all,¡± Tian Lie replied slowly. ¡°All that matters was that they did not die in the hands of Jack the Ripper.¡± Jean was left speechless! This way of thought¡­ was wondrous! Additionally, it was something that normal people would not have considered! In order to prevent the storyline¡¯s victim from being killed off by the killer¡­ kill off the victims first?! ¡°You¡­ how could you bring yourself to do something like that? Weren¡¯t you fearful that your actions would mess up the storyline and trigger a bad ending?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve got big balls.¡± Tian Lie took a gulp of c. ¡­ ¡°In other words, Colombo failed to get five vengeful spirits in the end! Thus, he did not manage to achieve his most powerful form?¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyes flickered as she asked. ¡°From what he said in the end, that was probably it.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Phoenix and the both of them exchanged nces. The two of them recalled the incident where they encountered the sniper attack! ¡°Someone¡­ is helping us out from the dark?¡± Phoenix blurted out. Chen Xiaolian sighed and his expression turned extremely serious. He said, ¡°I think so too¡­ there is also the possibility that someone had tried to stop us frompleting the quest and inadvertently helped us. However¡­ I believe that line of thought does not make sense. Because, if they had wanted to stop us, just attacking once is simply too little. Thus¡­¡± ¡°I feel that there might really be someone helping us out from the dark!¡± ¡­ ¡°Back in the instance dungeon, there were also five victims. I killed off three of them,¡± Tian Lie said coolly. ¡°In the end, when Jack the Ripper revealed himself, his strength was not that powerful¡­ for the me back then who had yet to be strong, I was only barely able to defeat him. ¡°That is why I think that I am really lucky. ¡°Back then, if I had not thought in such a ridiculously absurd manner and came up with the method to disrupt the situation, the one to die in the end would likely be me ¨C because I was alone. Since there was only me, I feared that I was unable to gather up the victims. Additionally, to protect them from harm with my strength alone ¨C I simply did not possess the strength to do that. ¡°Thus, I could only do things in reverse. Before the killer could act, kill those victims!¡± Hearing that, Jean muttered out in a low voice: ¡°Maniac, freak.¡± Then, the Frenchman appeared to have thought of something. He said, ¡°Eh¡­ I recall you saying something during these past two days¡­ you normally wouldn¡¯t kill women.¡± ¡°There is a bottom-line for any principle,¡± Tian Lie answered coolly. ¡°A principle that does not have a bottom-line is idiocy. If the first enemy sent to face me is a woman, should I just lie down and let them kill me? As for those victims¡­ although they were not my enemies within the game¡­ due to some reason, my heart weren¡¯t that troubled when I killed them.¡± "Oh?" ¡°Because¡­ their profession is¡­ that kind of woman,¡± Tian Lie said softly. ¡°I hate those kind of women. They deserve to die.¡± As he was saying those words, a trace of prejudice shed across his eyes. ¡­ Chapter 204: Thing of Legend

Chapter 204: Thing of Legend

GOR Chapter 204: Thing of Legend ¡°Well then, that means our cooperation was a sess and is now over.¡± Phoenix stood up and her gaze swept its way toward Chen Xiaolian. Looking into his eyes, she said, ¡°Although I know you are concealing something from me¡­ that is not important. I have no interest in exploring other people¡¯s secret.¡± After saying that, Phoenix smiled. ¡°I have to say, this has been a very enjoyable partnership, Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian. Hopefully, we won¡¯t meet as enemies next time.¡± Chen Xiaolian too, stood up. He looked back into Phoenix¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°¡­ ¡­ I wish you good luck.¡± ¡°That is hard to predict.¡± Phoenix shook her head and replied, ¡°I have never been a huge believer of luck ¨C I mean, if our world is an artificial world, then the so-called luck may just be a form of rule set by the system.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything in return. ¡°Until next time.¡± Phoenix waved goodbye to Chen Xiaolian. Her team members: Monster, the Titan brothers and Dagger were standing not far away. Dagger threw a baleful re toward Chen Xiaolian before turning his head away. ¡°Guild Leader, can I kill that brat?¡± Bei Tai muttered. ¡°Don¡¯t go around causing a havoc. Our instance dungeon is not over,¡± said Lun Tai who went to pat his younger brother¡¯s head. ¡­ Before Phoenix left, Chen Xiaolian moved to shake hands with her. Unexpectedly, the young woman stepped closer and gave him a brief, gentle hug. She then smiled. ¡°Try to live longer oh.¡± Phoenix and the others quickly left. They moved straight on without showing any hesitation. Back in the warehouse, there were two other fellows beside Chen Xiaolian and his team. Dr Mu and¡­ Colombo. A cold corpse was all that was left of Colombo now. His spirit body had been absorbed utterly by Bai Qi. As for Dr Mu, he appeared to still be in an unconscious state. ¡°Do we need to get him to a hospital?¡± asked Lun Tai as he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian considered the suggestion. Then, he shook his head. ¡°This London instance dungeon had yet to end. If we send him to the hospital, the police wille. That might cause problems for us.¡± He recalled what Colombo had said back then. He had only used a powerful and concentrated anaesthetic agent on Dr Mu. Thus, Chen Xiaolian decided against sending Dr Mu to the hospital. ¡°Find somece to let him rest. Then¡­ we¡¯ll leave. Hmm, after the instance dungeon ends, everything should end up being refreshed.¡± They were currently in London. Under these circumstances, for Chen Xiaolian and his team who were clearly Chinese people, looking for a hotel to stay in would prove quite difficult. As the London instance dungeon had yet to end, London was still not refreshed. Due to that¡­ the Jack the Ripper¡¯s case had resulted in the police looking for them. The three of them left the warehouse and Chen Xiaolian brought out a spare car from his Storage Watch. As they were getting on the car, Chen Xiaolian carried Dr Mu with him and ced him in the back seat of the car. He unintentionally reached into his pocket and felt something solid. He pulled it out to inspect it¡­ A hexagram pattern. Universal ess Badge? Chen Xiaolian immediately recalled how Phoenix had given him a hug before leaving. As he gripped the badge. Chen Xiaolian could not help but fall into a daze. ¡°Where do we go now?¡± asked Bei Tai, who was seated in the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°¡­ ¡­ just try to find a hotel.¡± Chen Xiaolian held on tight to the badge. With this badge, things will be much easier. Utilizing the badge, Chen Xiaolian was able to casually get a room in a hotel ¨C even though he did not produce any documents to identify himself, no one became suspicious of him. ¡°This item is simply too useful,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. After cing Dr Mu in the hotel room and cing the ¡®Do Not Disturb¡¯ sign on, Chen Xiaolian left the hotel. ¡°Where do we go to next? Have the next phase of the quest been issued?¡± Within the car, the three of them rolled down the windows and breathed in the humid airing from the outside. It was presently past ten o¡¯clock at night. Chen Xiaolian looked at the time and said, ¡°It should being soon.¡± ¡°Hopefully the second phase of the quest won¡¯t be too difficult¡­¡± ¡°I wonder what the marks are for.¡± The two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai muttered. It was at that instant that the system sent over a prompt. [System prompt: Congrattions to Meteor Rock Guild forpleting the first phase of the random quests x1. [Second random quest issued is as follows: Please arrive at the Tower of London within 30 minutes. [By arriving within the Tower of London area within 30 minutes, you will be able to acquire the follow-up prompt for this quest. If you fail to arrive there within 30 minutes, please wait for the next issue of random quests. The corresponding amount of marks will be deducted. [Prompt: Completing random quests will garner you marks for this instance dungeon. Marks will y an important role in the follow-up phase of the quest and the ranking of the participants. [Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s current umted marks: 200 marks.] ¡°Tower of London?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and shared the system prompt with Lun Tai and Bei Tai. None of them was able to figure any clues out from there. In thest random quest, the destination area was Whitechapel. Hearing the name, one could associate it with Jack the Ripper¡¯s case¡­ as for the Tower of London, it was an infamous ancient building in the UK. Trying to guess the contents of the next quest was no easy matter. That was due to the amount of history contained within the Tower of London, one spanning up to a thousand years. Countless well-known historical events had urred there¡­ to specte which one of those would be selected by the system to be the quest¡¯s storyline would be too much of a task for Chen Xiaolian ¨C even though he was a web writer who had read up on many information regarding the Tower of London, it was still too much for him. ¡°We¡¯ll discuss about it after we get there!¡± Chen Xiaolian decided. ¡°We¡¯ll know the results in 30 minutes time.¡± ¡­ The Tower of London, located on the north of the River Thames and also situated near the famed London Bridge. It had nearly a thousand years¡¯ worth of history contained within. This ce was originally a military fortress. The origin of this ce was somewhat interesting. Roughly a thousand years ago, the King of Ennd died, leaving no heir behind. Thus, the Ennd noble Harold was appointed as the King. That incident infuriated a certain fellow. To be more exact, it was a certain Frenchman, the French Duke of Normandy. It was a fellow named William ¨C this fellow was the cousin of the deceased King of Ennd. Thus, he became dissatisfied. Damn it! The one to inherit the throne should have been ME! It had to be said, in the history of Europe¡¯s medieval period, the lineage of the various royals were very chaotic. Due to various matchmakings and marriages, the royal members of each kingdom were pretty much rted to each other. Thus, the Duke of Normandy did something incredible. Invade Ennd through the seas! Hmm, he was the Duke of Normandy, that Normandy of France¡­ the same one in the famed Allied Invasion of Normandy in World War II. The Tower of London was constructed by this incredible person during the war ¨C back then, he had alreadynded upon Ennd and begun his attacks on the people of Ennd. He had some men construct a military fortress at the north bank of the River Thames. This was in preparation for him to enter London and be crowned as King. And so, the Tower of London was built. In the beginning, this ce was used as a military fortress. Then, it was slowly given other functions: military armoury, treasury, mint, pce¡­ On the way there, Chen Xiaolian told Lun Tai and Bei Tai everything he knew about the history of the Tower of London. The two of them clearly did not know about that. However, hearing that the Tower of London was built by a Frenchman, they became curious. ¡°The Frenchman actually became the King of Ennd?¡± Bei Tai stared. ¡°Yes, he was William, the Duke of Normandy. More urately, he could not exactly be considered a Frenchman. Additionally¡­ the royalty of Europe, their rtions were interlinked and their lineage was a chaotic mess.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°However, he did indeed conquer Ennd and be its King. His crown was passed down to four generations. In the history of the UK, the period of time was known as the Norman Dynasty.¡± ¡°I still don¡¯t get it¡­ some French dude actually conquered Ennd. Did he bring arge army with him or something?¡± Lun Tai asked. Chen Xiaolian considered the question and answered, ¡°I am not too knowledgeable on this matter. However¡­ from what I¡¯ve read, his army was not thatrge. There were only around 10,000 men. Additionally¡­ arge portion of it consisted of mercenaries. ¡°During the battle against the Ennd army, William was extremely fortunate. It was said that the King of Ennd was coincidentally shot down by an arrow in the middle of the battlefield. After hearing the news that their King had died, majority of the Ennd army chose to retreat.¡± ¡°So, he was an extremely lucky fellow?¡± Lun Taiughed. ¡°Hell knows. I am not an expert on UK history,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a smile. At approximately eleven o¡¯clock, their car arrived near the Tower of London. The ce had be one of the most famous attractions in London and it yed host to millions of visitors each year. At night, the Tower of London was naturally closed. The street was very narrow¡­ in fact; most of the streets in London were very narrow. They parked their car by the street; Chen Xiaolian and his team members were in no hurry to get down from the car. Instead, they waited quietly for the next system quest to be issued. Then, another car drove over from the other direction. It was a ck coloured Land Rover. The car was stopped opposite of Chen Xiaolian and his team. Soon, two men stepped out from the car. One of them was an average looking figure wearing a thick outer suitmonly worn by people of the UK. The other man had arger stature, with a rather bulbous nose on his face. The Briton with the average stature, who was standing far away, cast his gaze at Chen Xiaolian. A peculiar smile appeared on his face. He even waved his hand toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ ¡­could it be? Will we have partners for this time¡¯s quest as well?¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily surprised. The other party appeared very genial. He had a very wide smile on his face as he simply crossed the street to approach them. He strode until he was standing before Chen Xiaolian. Then, he gently rapped the car window. ¡°Hi!¡± ¡­ Tian Lie stood outside the car with a smile on his face as he looked at Chen Xiaolian who was seated inside. Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. Then, he opened the car door and stepped out. Lun Tai and Bei Tai were quick to follow suit and they stood vigntly behind Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What a coincidence. Did you alsoe here to ept the quest?¡± asked Tian Lie with squinted eyes. Chen Xiaolian regarded the Briton before him whom he had never met before. He had a feeling that there was something weird about the warm-hearted expression on his face. ¡°Looks like we are the same type,¡± said Tian Lie. He turned his head around to look at the man with bulbous nose, who was standing behind. ¡°This is mypanion; his name is Jean, a Frenchman. We are also here after receiving the random quest telling us toe to this Tower of London. You guys too, right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a bit. However, after the cooperation with Phoenix¡¯s guild, he had be more experienced in dealing with such a situation. ¡°We are from Meteor Rock Guild. I am the Guild Leader, Chen Xiaolian. If you don¡¯t mind me asking, you are¡­¡± "My name is Conan." Cough cough cough cough! Chen Xiaolian nearly choked on his own saliva! ¡°What? Your name is what again?¡± ¡°Conan,¡± Tian Lie answered with a smile. ¡°The Conan from Conan Doyle, the fellow who wrote the Sherlock Holmes book.¡± All right then¡­ As long as you are not the little kid with the big bowtie who brings death wherever you go, everything will be fine [1]! Chen Xiaolian sighed. He then attempted to sound him out. ¡°In other words¡­ we received the same random quest?¡± ¡°It seems like it,¡± Tian Lie replied with a rather perplexing tone of voice. He continued, ¡°This is truly surprising.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not catch the other meaning in the other person¡¯s tone. He considered for a moment before looking at the fellow before him. He asked, ¡°If so¡­ a cooperation?¡± Tian Lie¡¯s eyes exhibited a smiling look and he extended his hand out. ¡°A cooperation!¡± At the same time, the system prompt arrived. [System prompt: Your team has sessfully arrived at the designated area within the specified time. Acquisition of this random quest is sessful. The random quest is follows: [Enter the Tower of London and acquire the thing of legend! [{ONLY_ THE_ KING_ CAN_ TAKE_ THE_ SWORD_ FROM_ THE_ STONE!} [Quest must bepleted before the first ray of dawn. Otherwise, you will have failed the quest and the corresponding amount of marks will be deducted. If all the team members die in the course of performing the quest, the quest will be considered a failure and the corresponding marks will be deducted.] Thing of legend? {ONLY_ THE_ KING_ CAN_ TAKE_ THE_ SWORD_ FROM_ THE_ STONE!} Chen Xiaolian was shocked. This thing ... ... isn¡¯t it something that exists only in the legends? This is not true history oyy! ¡­ 1 He is referring to the protagonist from the Japanese detective manga series Conan.? TL: If any of you are wondering why there is no references for the Ennd history parts, all I can say is ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ nope! #homersimpsonnope# Chapter 205: Phantom In White

Chapter 205: Phantom In White

GOR Chapter 205: Phantom In White {ONLY_ THE_ KING_ CAN_ TAKE_ THE_ SWORD_ FROM_ THE_ STONE!} Only the King can pull the sword out of the stone. This¡­ isn¡¯t this the bloody infamous Sword in the Stone?! Chen Xiaolian gave a wry smile. But¡­ didn¡¯t it said that this is a Historical Type instance dungeon? You said this is a ¡®Historical Type¡¯ oyy! Even though legend of the Sword in the Stone is an infamous one¡­ but, but that is not true history argh! That is just a bloody legend, man! In true history, there is no Sword in the Stone! Naturally, this did not mean that Chen Xiaolian was unable to ept a storyline that was not truly historical. The instance dungeons that he had participated before this, be it the 72 Demon Pirs or the Tokyo instance dungeon, they had nothing to do with reality. The problem lied in the fact that this time¡¯s London instance dungeon had given the prompt: Historical Type! In the earlier random quest with Jack the Ripper, the storyline was created using true events that urred within history as a temte. At present, it suddenly took a different turn¡­ and it came up with this Sword in the Stone? Again, that was not to say that storyline involving legends was something uneptable. However, what Chen Xiaolian had prepared for was real history of the UK. However, this bloody legend of King Arthur suddenly popped out. System, are you pulling a prank on me? The story of King Arthur itself was a legend. However, there were presently so many versions of it; the number could bepared to the number of fur on an ox. How was anyone to figure out which? Only God knew which one the system had selected to use as temte for this storyline. If they end up meeting Arturia Pendragon after going in to search for this Sword in the Stone, then what [1]? ¡°Would Arturia Pendragon really pop out?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly in secret. Considering the outrageousness of the system and how it managed to cook up The Mech in thest Tokyo instance dungeon¡­ For it to cook up Saber in this London instance dungeon¡­ did not seem improbable! ¡°Enter the Tower of London and find the thing of legend.¡± Chen Xiaolian calmed himself down and said slowly, ¡°Obviously, this thing of legend should be the ¡®Sword in the Stone¡¯, the so-called sword of the King.¡± ¡°We have until the first ray of dawn,¡± said Tian Lie as he checked the time. ¡°It is presently slightly over eleven o¡¯clock. We have a few hours before dawn arrives.¡± ¡°The process involved will certainly not be easy,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He stood at the edge of the street and regarded the pce area of the Tower of London¡­ at night; it appeared as though it was a ce capable of devouring humans. ¡­ ¡°Still can¡¯t find Jean?¡± There was a grim expression on Culkin¡¯s face. He stood on the rooftop, observing London that was wreathed in night. Lei Hu who was standing behind him shook his head. ¡°Sasha has taken control of all the surveince cameras in London. But, he still could not find Jean¡­¡± Culkin suddenly turned around and whispered, ¡°Tell Sasha to give it up.¡± ¡°Give¡­ give up?¡± Lei Hu was shocked. ¡°But Jean is ourpanion after all¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s been over 48 hours.¡± There was ayer of coldness upon Culkin¡¯s face. ¡°It someone had made a move against him¡­ 48 hours, it is likely that Jean is already dead. Additionally¡­ Sasha is an expert who can hack into London¡¯s surveince system. For him to be incapable of finding Jean, I suspect that the one who made a move against him possess an ability simr to Sasha¡¯s, the ability to control mechanical or electronic instruments.¡± He sighed and turned to Lei Hu. ¡°We still have our quest toplete. We cannot waste too much time.¡± Pausing, he suddenly said, ¡°Right, did anything else happen today?¡± ¡°The police are still investigating the serial murders case. I suspect¡­ this might have been triggered by some storyline that certain game participants are involved in.¡± ¡°Hmm, keep an eye on that.¡± Culkin kneaded his forehead and said slowly, ¡°If there is no need, we do not want to make contact with other game participants. Just do what we need to do properly¡­ remember my words, stay in the dark forever. That way, we¡¯ll be able to see things clearly.¡± ¡­ They entered past the outer walls of the Tower of London ¨C for Chen Xiaolian and his group, it was not something difficult. However, Tian Lie chose to reveal his ability. Chen Xiaolian saw him move toward the surveince and rm equipment that was set up on the outside before pressing his arm upon their surface. The surveince equipment quickly lost power and the surveince cameras were lowered down. Could it be? This fellow¡¯s ability is the same a Roddy: Mechanical Heart? Chen Xiaolian spected. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Tian Lie smiled widely and he took the initiative to move in the front. He did not mind leaving his back to Chen Xiaolian and appeared devoid of any state of vignce. This action of his caused Chen Xiaolian to feel perplexed¡­ This fellow, he could put so much trust in some strangers that he had just encountered? Is he simply reckless, or¡­ did he have that much confidence in his strength? At that instant, a burst of ¡°shuo shuo¡± sounds could be heard from behind. Chen Xiaolian turned his head to look¡­ In the night, a flock of ck ravens with glistening feathers flew over andnded upon the branches of some trees. One of the ravens perching atop a tree turned its head over. It quietly observed the group of people who were entering the Tower of London in the night¡­ "I hate this atmosphere," Chen Xiaolian muttered. ¡­ The Tower of London was, in fact, a castle-styled building with a dense number of towers. There was a militarized tower defence system in its perimeter. The area that Chen Xiaolian and his group entered was the building attached to the Tower of London, the Crown Jewels Exhibition hall ¨C it was also the most famous ce in the Tower of London. They walked into the Crown Jewels Exhibition hall. In the darkness, the huge hall waspletely silent. The architecture of everything inside was typical of the Norman style: Thick stone walls and small windows. Even during the day, it was likely that not much light would be able toe inside, much less at night. A thick round pir stood within the hall and the whole building was shaped in a square. They walked into the Crown Jewels Exhibition hall. Before Chen Xiaolian could say anything, Jean, who was beside Tian Lie blurted, ¡°Buildings build by the people of the UK are all so rigid. If this was built by us French, we would have made this a work of art.¡± Tian Lie did not say anything. He simply walked in the front. The Crown Jewels Exhibition hall was an exhibition hall opened for the public. There were various square shaped ss cabs within the hall. All of them contained precious objects belonging to the royalty. However, the thick walls and the small windows, in addition to the fact that it was night gave the interior of the hall a grim and depressing atmosphere. ¡°Hey, look at those ss cabs. Don¡¯t they seem to resemble coffins? Under such circumstances¡­ ha ha ha,¡± Tian Lie suddenly turned to Chen Xiaolian and cracked a joke. The corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth twitched. He had to admit, Tian Lie¡¯s words were fairly true, but¡­ ¡°That joke is not funny,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coolly. ¡°We should look carefully. Try to see if the Sword in the Stone is here. This is where they ce the objects belonging to the royalty.¡± As they searched, Tian Lie appeared to be deliberately following beside Chen Xiaolian and they carefully searched each of the ss cabs. There were many extraordinary objects there. There were the sceptres that signified the royal authority, the crowns, royal swords¡­ They carefully checked the royal swords for a long time. However, they did not find the legendary Sword in the Stone among them ¨C at least, none of them appeared to resemble the Sword in the Stone. The royal swords ced on disy there came with a text description. After looking at one of them, Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Not this one¡­ this is the royal coronation sword gifted to the King of Ennd by the Bishop of Ennd, not the Sword in the Stone.¡± ¡°Quick, look over here!¡± Bei Tai, who was standing nearby, suddenly called out. Standing before a ss cab, he pointed toward the treasure ced inside it. It was a crown! Beside it was a cross studded with a ruby ¨C Chen Xiaolian came over and read the text description and said, ¡°This is Queen Victoria¡¯s crown.¡± ¡°Victoria? The one who does *** ?¡± Bei Tai snickered. Chen Xiaolian nced at him and replied, ¡°You need to go read up more when you return home, bro.¡± Pausing for a moment, he smiled wryly and said, ¡°Queen Victoria, the greatest Queen in the history of the UK.¡± After saying that, he pointed at a sceptre ced beside it and said, ¡°This should be the most expensive one. See that diamond embedded inside it? That is the legendary Star of Africa, thergest diamond in the world.¡± Bei Tai¡¯s eyes shone and he raised a tactical shlight to shine it upon the object. Under the rays of light from the tactical shlight, the Star of Africa glittered brilliantly. Bei Tai appeared moved by it. He swallowed his saliva and said, ¡°Good stuff! That¡­ can we take it away?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Lun Tai stepped forward, gave his younger brother a p, and smiled as he said, ¡°Are you in serious need of money? Or are you already prepared to be pursued by the UK royalty and the whole world? Even if you did take this thing away, you won¡¯t be able to take it out. Once someone catches sight of it, it will stir up countless troubles.¡± Bei Tai was somewhat saddened. He looked at the sceptre with reluctance and said, ¡°Err¡­ even if I don¡¯t get to take it out, I can still admire it at home whenever I have nothing to do.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think about nonsensical stuff.¡± Lun Tai dragged Bei Tai away. As for Chen Xiaolian, he was attracted by another object within the Crown Jewels Exhibition hall. "Do you know this item?" Tian Lie had, at an unknown time appeared beside Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian turned around to nce at him before nodding his head. In the cab before them was a gold bottle. A gold spoon was set down beside it. ¡°Holy oil,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he regarded the bottle. He thought about it. ¡°The mark of the Holy Spirit¡¯s grace¡­ this thing is of a higher sspared to holy water.¡± He said with a sigh, ¡°Unfortunately, this is the UK. If this is the Vatican¡­ I would take it! A holy oil bottle from the Vatican would probably be the most effective against those evil-type creatures.¡± Tian Lie looked at Chen Xiaolian and he suddenly broke into a smile. ¡°For you to be saying that, it seems you have encountered some evil-type creatures? Could it have been during the previous random quest?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at him and asked him instead, ¡°What about you? In this London instance dungeon, what quest did you do earlier?¡± ¡°Kill a few people and did a few things, nothing special.¡± Tian Lie shrugged his shoulders. Then, Tian Lie changed the topic of conversation. ¡°From the looks of it, the UK¡¯s royal family does not have much items here¡­ this ce is neither big nor small, but it only has so little items. It seems there are not many royal crown jewels.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°The items disyed here are all items with historical values. It would be more urate to say that there are more cultural relics here than real crown jewels¡­ the royal family would never disy all their crown jewels here. ¡°Besides¡­¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian said slowly, ¡°This may be the fault of Oliver Cromwell. Back then, when that Lord Protector overthrew the royal family, he gave the order to sell off many of the royal family¡¯s treasures in order to raise funding for the military. ¡°Arge portion of it was scattered among the people. Hell knows where they might have ended up. Who knows, some of them could be secretly hidden within a grand collector¡¯s treasure room. ¡°The royal family have been trying to recover them. But after hundreds of years, they were only able to buy back a small portion of what was lost.¡± ¡°It seems you did your homework.¡± Tian Lie looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian nced back at Tian Lie and said, ¡°This is a Historical Type instance dungeon after all. Some information gathering is essential.¡± Tian Lie remained silent for a moment. Then, he said, ¡°Oh? So¡­ about this Sword in the Stone, what do you know about it?¡± ¡°Quite a bit,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian. Then, he suddenlyughed. ¡°Though, I fear it is all useless.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ?¡± Tian Lie looked on curiously at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian suddenly frowned. He narrowed his eyes and stared intently at Tian Lie. ¡°Mr Conan, you¡­ you should be a Briton, right? As a Briton, could it be that you do not know about the legend of your own nation? This Sword in the Stone is the UK¡¯s most famous legend.¡± Tian Lie was stunned for a while. Then heughed out and answered, ¡°I don¡¯t read much, all right?¡± His reply left Chen Xiaolian utterly speechless. However, Chen Xiaolian quickly calmed down. He watched as Tian Lie turned around and walked away. Then, he suddenly said in a low tone of voice, ¡°You are not a Briton.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie halted his steps. Chen Xiaolian slowly continued, ¡°Although your attire and appearance look a lot like a Briton, I am certain that you are not.¡± ¡°Why so?¡± Tian Lie turned around. He narrowed his eyes as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Just now, you wondered why there was so little objects here¡­ I believe that Britons would not be so unfamiliar with this ce. You know too little about your own nation¡¯s history. Besides, even if we ignore that, how could you not know about the legend of the Sword in the Stone?¡± ¡°What about it?¡± Tian Lie said with indifference. ¡°Does my origin have anything to do with our cooperation toplete this quest?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a bit. Surprisingly, he did not choose to pursue the matter. Instead, he said coolly, ¡°It appears not.¡± ¡°There you have it.¡± Tian Lie shook his head and said, ¡°I will not pry into your secrets. Please don¡¯t ask me about mine.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie turned around and shouted out to Jean, Lun Tai and Bei Tai who were checking out the other areas. ¡°Let¡¯s go. I think the Sword in the Stone is definitely not here¡­ the system will not give us a quest with such a low level of difficulty. We will not be able to find it right from the start. It must be hidden somewhere that is not easy to find.¡± Tian Lie and Jean moved in the vanguard position and they walked toward the other passageway situated beside the Crown Jewels Exhibition hall. Chen Xiaolian waited for Bei Tai and Lun Tai toe up beside him. Then, he silently contacted them using the guild channel. "Be careful with this Conan ... he''s weird." ¡­ The core building of the Tower of London was naturally the famed White Tower. The ce was originally a military fortress, built in the typical style of the Normans. It was a square-shaped military fortress surrounded by a formation of towers. Modern metal doors were constructed into the passageways connecting the towers together. However, with Tian Lie in their group, they were able to easily open those doors. Seeing that increased the suspicion in Chen Xiaolian that this Conan fellow¡¯s ability might be something simr to Roddy¡¯s Mechanical Heart. He was simply a humanoid master key. The White Tower was shaped in a square with a height of up to nearly 30 metres. There were three floors and two walls surrounding it. Chen Xiaolian and his group approached the White Tower through the peripheral area. They approached the White Tower by going through awn yard on the left. During that time, they could hear the unbearable sound of cawinging from the ravens perched upon the distant trees. asionally, there would be the sound of something flying about. ¡°This ce looks just like a graveyard,¡± Bei Tai grumbled. ¡°Only a cemetery will have this many crows.¡± ¡°Those are ravens,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. After thinking about it for a moment, he suddenly smiled out. ¡°Although, it is not wrong to say that this is a cemetery.¡± ¡°What?¡± Bei Tai turned to look at Chen Xiaolian before turning around to observe the surroundings. ¡°This is really a cemetery?¡± ¡°No¡­ more urately, this is the guillotine.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian observed the ravens in the distant trees and said slowly, ¡°This is not an ordinary guillotine. This was made specifically for the execution of those with distinguished statuses, nobles and members of the royal family. I recall reading about it. Those who died here were all prominent figures in history.¡± Bei Tai shrank his neck and exhaled. ¡°Son of a bitch! What bad luck! We just finished off that Jack the Ripper and now we ended up in this ghastly ce¡­ say, this quest, would we also end up encountering vengeful spirits?¡± Bei Tai¡¯s face was contorted as he continued, ¡°We don¡¯t have any firearms that could work against vengeful spirits.¡± Likewise, the same expression could be seen on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. If they were to encounter vengeful spirits again¡­ or another Jack the Ripper like the forensic doctor, Colombo, one who could utilize ck magic to manipte dead spirits¡­ He did not have any good methods against that. Bai Qi had already been summoned once. Within the next twenty-four hours, they should forget about putting their hopes on Bai Qi. If so¡­ At that moment, for some unknown reason, or perhaps their actions of walking through thewn triggered the flock of ravens perching atop the trees¡­ The flock of ravens suddenly released a burst of ¡°shuo shuo¡± sounds and flew up in unison. Then, they flew around thewn in a circle! The goose bumps inducing sounds of ¡°caw caw caw caw¡± descended down upon them from the sky. Hearing those sounds in the dead of the night caused a chill to run down their spines! Bei Tai was unable to restrain himself and he pulled out a gun and pointed it up the sky. Then, after considering the situation, he kept the gun and spat out, ¡°Damn it, if not for the concern that I might alert others¡­ if only I knew, I would have brought bow and arrows! Damnable crows!¡± ¡°The ravens are the symbol of luck for the UK royalty,¡± said a smiling Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The UK¡¯s royal family believes in a legend. They believe that the raven is a divine bird. Should the daye when the ravens disappear from the Tower of London, then their kingdom will perish. Thus, these ravens are usually treated as darlings and there will be some special people to feed them.¡± Hearing the grating sounds of ¡°caw caw¡±, Bei Tai could not help but utter out augh. ¡°Divine bird? The UK¡¯s royal family sure have special taste!¡± The three of them smiled as they discussed it and they quickly moved through thewn toward the outer wall of the Tower of London. Tian Lie had already opened up the door to the tower. He waved to the three of them. Chen Xiaolian stepped forward quickly. He observed Tian Lie and the tower standing behind him. At that instant, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly contorted violently! In that short moment, he seemed to have caught sight of a white coloured shadow! The figure appeared human in shape, and it wore white robes¡­ although he only caught a glimpse, Chen Xiaolian was certain that he did not make a mistake! It seemed that¡­ on the second floor of the tower, in a corner of a certain corridor, a white coloured dress had shed by! Although its movement was as fast as the wind, it was clearly the silhouette of a woman! Thete night, the darkness brought by the night, the ancient castle and the ravens¡­ The figure of the woman in white shed through the corner of the corridor¡­ A burst of cold wind blew forward and Chen Xiaolian abruptly felt a chill within his heart! ¡°You guys¡­ did you see that?¡± ¡°What?¡± asked Lun Tai. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the second floor of the tower and hesitated for a moment. Just as he was about to tell them what he just saw¡­ At that instant, a peculiar sound entered into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears. ¡°He he he he ah¡­¡± It was a woman¡¯s voice. The sound of softughter was inexplicably eerie and it seemed to have directly entered Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body promptly stiffened and he quickly summoned out Fearless War Axe and gripped it in his hands! ¡°Guild Leader?¡± The two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai saw how Chen Xiaolian had suddenly summoned out his weapon, looking as though he was facing a powerful enemy. They asked, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°¡­ didn¡¯t you fellows hear that?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression grew more distorted. ¡°Thatughing sound.¡± ¡°¡­ whatughing sound?¡± There was a perplexed expression on both Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s faces. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression flickered. He clenched down hard on his teeth and said, ¡°Just now¡­¡± Before he could finish what he wanted to say, his ears heard the sound again! ¡°He he he he ah¡­¡± The gentleughter seemingly carried strange rhythm with it. However, it brought no pleasing thoughts with it. Instead, it only brought a chill down one¡¯s spine! Additionally, this time around, the sound ofughter that Chen Xiaolian heard was not soft. After the burst ofughter was over, one word after another entered Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears. It was a woman¡¯s voice, filled with mournful resentment. ¡°My neck¡­ hurts so much¡­ he he he he¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face stiffened! ¡­ The moment they saw the twisted expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, both Lun Tai and Bei Tai became aware that something was not right. The two of them quickly stood beside Chen Xiaolian, one on the left and the other on the right. They vigntly surveyed their surroundings. ¡°Guild Leader? What is it exactly?¡± Lun Tai said in a low voice. ¡°I heard a voice,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°It was a woman¡¯s voice¡­ you fellows did not hear it?¡± ¡°No.¡± Bei Tai shook his head. Chen Xiaolian raised his hand to point at the second floor of the tower and said, ¡°Just now, I saw a white shadow sh by over there!¡± Bei Tai had wanted to interrupt him. However, Lun Tai who had a vignt look on his face pressed his hand down on Bei Tai¡¯s shoulder and whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t interrupt Guild Leader when he is talking! En¡­ Xiaolian, what else? What else did you discover?¡± ¡°There is woman speaking into my ears.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression turned baffled. ¡°She said¡­ her neck hurts a lot.¡± The atmosphere turned eerie! At the same time, the cawing sounds from the ravens descended from the skies in bursts¡­ ¡­ 1 Arturia Pendragon is one of the main characters in the Fate anime series. She is the female version of King Arthur and ys the role of Saber. On a different note, the sword she wields is called Caliburn. I was tempted to just type in Caliburn for Sword in the Stone. But for now, I¡¯ll stick to the literal trantion of ¡®Sword in the Stone¡¯. ? Chapter 206: Woman in White

Chapter 206: Woman in White

GOR Chapter 206: Woman in White Gulp. Bei Tai forcefully swallowed down a mouthful of saliva. He looked at Chen Xiaolian and smiled wryly. ¡°Guild Leader, the atmosphere here is eerie enough as it is, you¡­ you are not just trying to scare us, are you?¡± ¡°Be serious!¡± Lun Tai red at his younger brother. ¡°Xiaolian would never joke around at a time like this.¡± Then, he looked carefully at Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Just now, you heard that sentence?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath to calm himself. ¡°En, just that sentence. It was a woman¡¯s voice. In the beginning, it was soft. Then, it said that her neck hurts so much. Hmm¡­ that was all.¡± As he spoke, he pointed to the second floor of the tower and said, ¡°There, that is where is saw the shadow.¡± ¡°Are we seriously going to be doing ghosts again?¡± The wry smile on Bei Tai¡¯s face fell. ¡°Son of a bitch! We just finished a quest with vengeful spirits and now, here we are with another!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t spout nonsense. Listen to what Xiaolian is saying.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered and he observed the surroundings. He watched the flock of ravens flying in the sky above and said with a heavy voice, ¡°We¡¯ll continue our discussion inside¡­ everyone be careful.¡± The White Tower was the main building of the Tower of London. The tower was a city fortress and a typical Norman-styled building. There were three floors in total and there were small windows upon the thick stone walls. They walked into the first floor of the tower. The first ce they had to go through was a long corridor with rough stone walls on both sides. Themps on the walls were mottled with rust. Since it waste at night, there was no day light. Tian Lie walked in the vanguard position while holding onto a glow stick. Although the illumination provided by the glow stick could notpare to a tactical shlight, there were advantages to using it. One of it was the stability of this light source. It cannot be destroyed. Lun Tai and Bei Tai deliberately walked slowly. Together with Chen Xiaolian, they fell behind. They hold onto a tactical shlight and a military knife in their hands. As for Chen Xiaolian, he held onto Fearless War Axe as he carefully observed the surroundings. The first floor was extremely high¡­ the tower was nearly 30 metres in height. However, it only had three floors, making the height of each floor to be extremely shocking. The tower carried with it a thousand years of history. Although it had undergone sessive maintenance works throughout the generations, the ancientness of this building could not be concealed. The smell of age and decay permeated its every corner. The White Tower with a thousand years¡¯ worth of history had been transformed into a weapons exhibition area. After arriving at the exhibition hall on the first floor, Tian Lie who was in the vanguard position could not help but let out a whistle. Various type of armour sets were being put on disy within the hall of the exhibition area ¨C indeed, all of them was armour sets. Bei Tai, the military fanatic nced at them a few times before making his judgement. The armour sets on disy here were meant for cavalries and knights. Additionally¡­ there were only armours, no weapons. The armour worn by Europeans were differentpared to the armours worn by the Chinese. Their heavy armour appeared to havepletely encased the wearer¡¯s entire body. If the visor of the helmet was to be lowered, not a trace of the wearer¡¯s limb or skin could be seen. At such ate hour, under the faint illumination provided by the glow stick, seeing the exhibition hall filled with the various ancient full-body armour sets and the copper horses¡­ It felt eerie! They searched through the first floor for a while, but were unable to find anything. They did not see anything that looked like a Sword in the Stone. ¡°Let¡¯s go up to the second floor to investigate,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. The second floor also disyed armour sets. However, they appeared more ancient. They appeared to be from a far older time period. Because the space between eachyer was not that big, they were able to circle around and check them all within a few minutes time. ¡°This is very strange. Why are there only armour sets here and no weapons?¡± Lun Tai pursed his lips to the side. ¡°Let¡¯s go further up and check it out.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Beside the exhibition hall stood a fully ck coloured European knight armour set. It was a full two metres in height. If one were to wear this full-body armour set, one would end up looking like an iron barrel. Chen Xiaolian used his hand to gently rap its surface. A ¡°weng weng¡± sound was issued as a result. ¡°This looks like a replica, not an antique,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s made of steel. The ck colour on its surface is just coating. This should be a piece of modern art.¡± ¡°If I had to guess, I¡¯d say this thing weighs over 10 kg.¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°Heaven knows how the people from old Ennd could wear this thing and fight.¡± ¡°Maybe they were Awakened ones,¡± answered aughing Bei Tai. Then, he said slowly, ¡°All right, I was just joking. This is a full-body heavy armour for mounted riders. The wearer will need the help of several people to wear it. It is the equipment used when riding on horses. If a knight were to walk around with this, he¡¯ll be crushed to death by its weight. Only demons will run around wearing that.¡± ¡­ They made a true discovery on the third floor. As they walked up the stairs leading to the third floor, the first thing to greet them was something colossal! Within the darkness, the dim light from the glow stick caused the shadow cast by the colossal thing to envelop them all! Wings that were spread open, tall and long neck, and an imposingly powerful body¡­ Shockingly, it was a¡­ dragon?! ¡­ ¡°Holy shit!¡± Bei Tai was the first to exim. However, after directing the light from his tactical shlight upon it while gripping tightly onto the military knife and moving into abat ready position, he could not help butugh. It was indeed a dragon, a gigantic dragon from European legends. Its entire being gleamed with a metallic lustre and its imposingly powerful body wasrge. Upon its huge head was a pair of shing red eyes ¨C resembling rubies. However, the dragon was just a statue; it was around seven to eight meters tall and its head was seemingly on the verge of making contact with the ceiling. ¡°Damn, it¡¯s just a fake,¡± Bei Tai released a sigh of relief and ced down the military knife in his hand. Chen Xiaolian merely gave the gigantic dragon statue a nce before walking to the side. There¡­ ¡­ was a mighty looking armour set! The armour set was stored in a ss case and it brimmed with an ancient feeling of might and prestige. The whole armour shone with a dark metallic lustre. As Chen Xiaolian did not have a deep foundation in history, he could not figure out what materials were used to forge this armour. However, he could see that the connecting points of the armour set, the shoulder pads, wrists and breastte were engraved with fine and beautiful golden patterns. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the text describing it. Next, he could not help but feel shocked. ording to the texts there, the owner of this set of armour was¡­ A famous King in the history of Ennd, Henry VIII. That was¡­ Chen Xiaolian was stunned for a moment, his expression turned peculiar and he said, ¡°Turns out to be¡­the Tudor Dynasty.¡± ¡­ The Tudor Dynasty. Thankfully, although Chen Xiaolian had not studied deep into the history of the UK, he was a young man with some geeky tendencies. He generally liked to watch various types of UK dramas. The famed ¡®The Tudors¡¯ was a drama series that he was highly fond of watching. Moreover, before ¡®The Game of Thrones¡¯ was made, ¡®The Tudors¡¯ was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s most favourite European medieval drama series. Tudor Dynasty¡­ Henry VIII. A thought suddenly shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. ¡°I think¡­ I may have figured something out.¡± ¡­ Then, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly changed as another burst of softughter fell upon his ears! This time, the sound appeared to have originated for a ce close to his ears! In fact¡­ it felt as though the source was right beside his ears! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body stiffened. He did his best to calm himself before slowly turning around. Then he saw a woman. This woman appeared to be standing not far behind him. She had brown hair and snow-white skin. Dressed in white clothes, she stood in the hall, less than two meters from the ce Chen Xiaolian was at. Additionally ... ... she was bare footed. "You?" ¡°My neck hurts so much¡­ hurts so much¡­ he he he he a¡­¡± As the woman spoke, she turned around and her body drifted slowly to the side. ¡°Xiaolian?¡± Lun Tai noticed something wrong with Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Shh!¡± Chen Xiaolian made a silencing gesture before pointing out with his finger. Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai turned over to look, but saw nothing. The only thing they could feel was that this third floor of the exhibition contained waves of blowing cold wind. ¡°You people could not see her?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Lun Tai and Bei Tai shook their heads. Chen Xiaolian became puzzled¡­ why am I the only one who could see her? ¡°What is it?¡± Tian Lie walked over. Chen Xiaolian waved his hand and pointed. Tian Lie¡¯s eyes flickered and he directed his gaze in the direction pointed out by Chen Xiaolian. Then, he furrowed his eyebrows. ¡°What did you see?¡± ¡°You all cannot see her?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Tian Lie and then at the Frenchman, Jean. Tian Lie and Jean shook their heads as well. Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat disappointed. However, he then became excited ¨C perhaps, this is a storyline character for the quest! No matter what¡­ the other side did not appear to desire any confrontation. If so, there was no harm in making contact. Chen Xiaolian waved his hand, gesturing to the others to stay still. Then, he gently walked forward, carefully moving closer to the white-robed woman. ¡°Hello, mydy.¡± Chen Xiaolian walked until he reached the woman¡¯s back. Then, he did his best to speak up slowly in his most moderate tone. The woman turned her head around while issuing a lengthyughter. She possessed a very beautiful face, seductive even. However, despite the fact that she wasughing, the facial features of her face appeared very stiff and somewhat cold. ¡°Hello?¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand at her. ¡°Here, can you see me?¡± The woman stood still and turned around with her bare feet on the ground. A pair of numb looking eyes regarded Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian felt more confident¡­ it would appear that the woman could hear me. We might be able tomunicate. "You should call me Your Majesty. He he he he he he ... ..." The words that were brimming with coldness fell upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears, causing him to be startled! The woman seemingly tilted her head. Then, she suddenly let out a soft sigh¡­ that sigh apparently carried with it an endless amount of grievances. She abruptly raised her right hand up to seize her hair. Next, she gently pulled! Her head was directly pulled out of her neck and she casually held her head in her hands! Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel a chill running down his spine. "I ... I know who you are!" After taking a deep breath, that was what he said. As for the woman, she burst out with another ¡°he he he he a¡± sounds ofughter. Then, her body suddenly floated up to disappear into the thick stone walls¡­ ¡°Phew!¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled before taking two steps backward. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Xiaolian? Guild Leader?¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai immediately rushed over. ¡°I am fine, I am fine,¡± said Chen Xiaolian, who stood firm by leaning against the wall. His eyes shone and he said, ¡°I¡­ just now, I may have encountered a real ghost!¡± ¡­ Chapter 207: Queen Anne

Chapter 207: Queen Anne

GOR Chapter 207: Queen Anne ¡°Encountered a ghost?¡± Tian Lie grinned. However, his face was a mask of seriousness as he asked, ¡°What did you see, Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°¡­ I believe that really is a ghost, a female ghost,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian who shook his head. At that moment, the white-robed female ghost re-emerged from the surface of the wall. She floated around the ceiling in a circle before finally descending down to the ground¡­ She descended onto the left corner of the third floor¡¯s exhibition hall. There was a disy cab ced there; ced inside was a row of weapons. Among the three floors of this White Tower, the third floor was the only one that had weapons! Those weapons were clearly genuine articles and not imitations. Mottled with rust, those dark coloured weapons were filled with vestiges of history. Among them were axes, des, swords and even bows. The white-robed female ghost stood beside a row of weapons. She appeared to be quietly staring at one of them. She had ced her head back onto her neck, making her look less scary. However, when looking at her from behind, her fluttering white robes and bare foot on the ground gave her a ghastly atmosphere. ¡°Anne Boleyn.¡± Chen Xiaolian took several steps forward and whispered those words out. The female ghost sighed and turned around. Her zed and numb looking eyes fell upon Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡°You should address me as¡­ Your Majesty.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s scalp tingled and he replied, ¡°¡­ yes, Your Majesty.¡± ¡°My neck¡­ neck¡­. hurts so much, hurts so much ¡­ he he he he a ¡­¡± The female ghost continued tough with a seemingly nk look on her face. Her body floated around in a circle once more before descending before the row of disy cabs. Then, she continued to stare at one of the weapons inside. She attempted to reach out with her seemingly translucent fingers. They prated the ss showcase with ease; however, just before she could touch one of the weapons, she suddenly cried out sharply! Chen Xiaolian could clearly notice a trace of ck qi swirling out from one of the weapons inside the showcase! The white-robed female ghost cried out miserably and her body promptly retreated! ck qi engulfed her hand and the zed expression on her face finally revealed an expression of pain. ¡°Destroy it! Destroy it! He he he he ahh¡­ Help me destroy it!¡± The female ghost screamed sharply and her body hastily retreated. Then, she disappeared once more into the stone walls. ¡°Wait! What did you say?¡± Chen Xiaolian took two steps forward as he tried to catch up to her. The others quickly came up behind him and asked, ¡°What happened earlier?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and looked at Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Then, he looked at Tian Lie and Jean. ¡°I saw a female ghost. She had brown hair, wore white robes and was barefooted.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°But why am I the only one who can see her?¡± Tian Lie narrowed his eyes. ¡°Wait¡­ just now, I think I heard you say¡­ ¡°I know who you are¡±. What did you mean by that?¡± Chen Xiaolian gestured with his head. ¡°The meaning behind those words is simple¡­ I believe I know the female ghost¡¯s identity.¡± ¡°Anne Boleyn. I heard you say that name earlier,¡± said Lun Tai in a low whisper. ¡°Anne Boleyn?¡± Bei Tai mumbled. Chen Xiaolian turned to Tian Lie and asked, ¡°Why, don¡¯t you recognize that name?¡± Tian Lie wore a calm expression on his face. ¡°It seems you really are not a Briton, Mr Conan,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°Enough of that, my identity is another matter altogether.¡± Tian Lie maintained a rxed demeanour and said, ¡°What do you know? Just tell us¡­ I mean, we are cooperating toplete this quest, after all.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and asked, ¡°Do you fellows know about the Tudor Dynasty?¡± Several of them shook their heads. It was only the Frenchman, Jean who hesitated before answering, ¡°I think I know a little about it.¡± ¡°Here on the third floor is a set of big armour¡­ it is very beautiful. This set of armour belonged to a very famous King in the history of the UK, Henry VIII. His era was known throughout history as the Tudor Dynasty.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian paused and let out a wry smile. ¡°Truth be told, I am not quite knowledgeable about this part of their history. Thankfully, there is a very popr drama series known as ¡®The Tudors¡¯, which tells the story about Henry VIII.¡± Observing the expression of loss on their faces, Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Oh, all right. Because I liked this series, when I was surfing on the inte, I would go read up some true historical information about Henry VIII. ¡°How should I put it? This Henry VIII could be considered as a heroic King of Ennd. However, the famous part about him is his¡­ lust and infidelities. Additionally¡­ he was also a devilish and crazy wife killer.¡± ¡°Devilish and crazy wife killer?¡± Lun Taiughed. ¡°Indeed, that is not a joke. This King of Ennd had the bad trait of killing his own wives in his resume. Besides¡­ the ones he killed weren¡¯t mere mistresses. Rather¡­ they were¡­ official Queens! Also, he did not only did it once! ¡°The most famous one among them is the one I mentioned, Anne Boleyn. ¡°She was the second Queen of Henry VIII. ¡°Let¡¯s put it this way, Henry VIII was a very unbelievably incredible bastard. ¡°When he ascended to the throne, he married his own sister-inw. His first Queen was a princess from Spain. ¡°Unfortunately, or rather uneptably, the first Queen had a court maid known as Anne Boleyn. She was an aristocraticdy who entered the pce to be the Queen¡¯sdy-in-waiting. ¡°In the end, the King took a fancy to her¡­ ¡°The next part of the story is basically the stereotypical struggle within the pce drama. ¡°Anne Boleyn and the King came to love one another. Naturally, though, the Queen became unhappy with that. Thus, the two of them waged a war within the pce¡­ ¡°Let¡¯s put it this way, you fellows have seen ¡®Legend of Zhen Huan¡¯, right? [1]¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Lun Tai and Bei Tai before letting out a wry smile. ¡°Basically, this Anne Boleyn was a real life Zhen Huan. Only, she was a brutal and vicious Zhen Huan. Her ending was also more miserablepared to Zhen Huan¡¯s. ¡°Simply put, Henry VIII became obsessed with this British Zhen Huan. In order to marry her, the King made the decision to depose his own Queen. ¡°However, that was not an easy thing to do because the Queen was not an ordinary person. She was a princess from Spain and her nephew was the King of Spain, who was also the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire at the time. ¡°Therefore, the actions of Henry VIII to get depose his own wife were met with strong opposition. ¡°You know, these European royal families are all Catholic. ording to thew at the time, the King¡¯s marriage, be it the act of marrying or divorcing, must receive the consent of the Pope. Otherwise, it would be considered invalid. ¡°Several years passed and Henry VIII¡¯s requests for a divorce were all rejected by the Vatican¡¯s Pope. ¡°It had to be said, this British Zhen Huan, Anne Boleyn was extremely attractive. She made Henry VIII so obsessed with her that he decided that he must have her as his Queen. ¡°Thus¡­ ¡°Henry VIII did something that left a great impact on history. ¡°You, the Pope refuse to give me a divorce? Thew states that a King¡¯s marriage must receive the approval of the Vatican¡¯s Pope? ¡°Screw your mother! This senior is THE KING! This senior will change thews! ¡°Henry VIII did something incredible! ¡°He ordered, from henceforth, the Church of Ennd will separate from the teachings of Catholicism! It would no longer be subject to the leadership of the Vatican¡¯s Pope! ¡°He directly split away from the Roman Catholic Church! He had the Church of Ennd set up their own holy teachings. Although they still believed in God, their rtionship with the Vatican¡¯s Pope was severedpletely. ¡°Additionally, Henry VIII also announced that the in the future, he who was the King of Ennd would be the Supreme Head of the Church of Ennd! ¡°In other words, he became the Pope of Ennd. ¡°He did a very, very thorough job. ¡°After making the announcement, the Bishop of the Church of Ennd would be appointed by him ¨C previously, the appointment would be done by the Vatican¡¯s Pope. ¡°Moreover, at that time, the Vatican¡¯s teachings were spread throughout Europe. They possessednds and assets there, even in Ennd. ¡°Each year, Ennd would give a church tax to the Vatican Pope. ¡°Henry VIII had them all¡­ dissolved! ¡°He appropriated everything that belonged to the Catholic side and sent them into the royal coffers. Furthermore, future church taxes to the Vatican were canceled. ¡°All of this for one reason, because the King wanted to divorce his wife and marry another woman! ¡°The impact of this decision is still in effect today¡­ the present Church of Ennd is not subject to Vatican leadership. ¡°One could even say that this British version of Zhen Huan, this Anne Boleyn had changed this world¡¯s history of religion!¡± ¡°Holy shit!¡± Bei Tai was unable to stop himself from eximing out. ¡°This bitch is even more awesome then Zhen Huan ah!¡± ¡°However, her ending was also worse offpared to Zhen Huan.¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°This Anne Boleyn was not a good person.¡± ¡°After Henry VIII separated the Church of Ennd from the Roman Catholic Church, he named himself as the Supreme Head of Ennd¡¯s religion. He announced the annulment of his marriage with the Queen to marry Anne. ¡°However, this woman was very powerful. ¡°After ascending to the position of the Queen, she did many things. The first was to kill off those who had opposed her bing the Queen. ¡°Additionally, there was this daughter that Henry VIII had with the previous Queen. Anne saw the daughter as a thorn. ¡°She had the girl imprisoned for a time before having her abused in the court. She had the princess be a servant. She was simply a real life version of the evil stepmother. ¡°However, she had a rtively unfortunate ending. ¡°Henry VIII was a lustful fellow. He had a change of heart after a few years. ¡°Back then, Anne Boleyn was ady-in-waiting who seduced the King. ¡°A few yearster¡­ Anne Boleyn also had ady-in-waiting¡­ that woman did the same thing Anne did back then, seducing the King. ¡°After the King changed his mind, he decided to annul his marriage with Anne Boleyn. ¡°However, Anne Boleyn was a very powerful woman. She had colluded with several influential ministers of Ennd. Thus, the King was incapable of simply annulling the marriage. He gave the order to have her executed! ¡°You fellows might not know this, but this order to kill a Queen was the first in the history of the UK.¡± As he spoke, he pointed outside of the walls. ¡°If I am not mistaken¡­ Anne Boleyn, at thewn that we had just walked past earlier¡­ she was executed at the guillotine tform there. Additionally, she should also have been imprisoned here for a period of time.¡± ¡­ 1 ¡®Legend of Zhen Huan¡¯ is a fictional drama series set in the Qing Dynasty. The story revolves around a concubine name Zhen Huan who had to struggle for power within the imperial harem.? Chapter 208: Stealing The King’s Property

Chapter 208: Stealing The King¡¯s Property

GOR Chapter 208: Stealing The King¡¯s Property ¡°There were many spections and statements regarding the death of Queen Anne in history. ¡°This Queen Anne, this British Zhen Huan did many things during her time. Without a doubt, she made many enemies. That was especially true when it came to the former Queen whom she had deposed of. The former Queen was the princess of Spain, a figure of power who enjoyed the support of many conservative aristocrats. ¡°Additionally, Queen Anne had caused Ennd topletely split up from the Vatican. This incident had no doubt be a thorn in the eyes of the Catholic Church¡¯s Vatican. ¡°Back then, she held the affection of the King. However, after she lost the King¡¯s affection¡­ many people will want her dead. ¡°At the end, in the historical records, Queen Anne was dered to havemitted a great deal of crimes. ¡°Those charges include the crime of adultery, incest¡­ and treason. ¡°All sorts of heavy crimes were pinned upon her. Then, after being imprisoned for a short time, she was executed. Furthermore, it was a brutal execution where she was beheaded. ¡°A few days after she was beheaded, her husband, King Henry VIII married a new wife¡­ the new wife was thatdy-in-waiting of hers. ¡°This matter was simply karma.¡± ¡°When you put it that way¡­ it really does sound like a retribution!¡± Lun Tai said in a heavy tone. Then, he turned to look at the disy cab in the distant. ¡°Just now, what were you looking at there?¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and slowly walked forward. He stood before the row of disy cabs, his eyes staring intently at one of the weapons put on disy inside¡­ ¡°Could it be¡­ it?¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Tian Lie came close in a friendly manner. He turned his attention to the disy cab. ¡°Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian, what did you say?¡± ¡°¡­ about this Queen Anne, there were some interesting legends about her. ¡°It was said that as she was being held prisoner, she knew that she would be executed. Thus, she made a request. ¡°Henry VIII agreed to her final request. ¡°Queen Anne¡¯s request was: She considered herself to be a Queen with high status. Thus, she had no desire to be beheaded by an ordinary de. Additionally, she said that she was extremely fearful of pain. She requested for a very skilled executioner who will not let her feel pain. ¡°Therefore, Henry VIII specifically found an executioner from France. This person was a French swordsman and not an executioner. ¡°The item used for her execution was neither a de nor an axe. Instead, it was a very sharp sword. ¡°There was an interesting rumour about this. ¡°Queen Anne was someone very elegant who exuded an aristocratic atmosphere. ¡°Before she was executed, she had asked others if the sword that was to be used to kill her was sharp enough. ¡°Those people informed her that the sword was very sharp. ¡°Anne then replied, ¡°Very well, I am very satisfied, because I have a very slender neck¡±. Hmm, something like that. This woman died a very stylish death.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned his attention to the disy cab¡­ ¡°Could it be¡­ this one?¡± Within the disy cab, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were surprisingly staring at an ancient and thin looking sword! The years had left its mark upon it, the de was mottled with rust and a ck lustre gleamed upon its surface. However, at this moment, under such circumstance and atmosphere¡­ When this sword that was quietly disyed within the showcase was looked upon by everyone there, an eerie colour appeared from it! It was then¡­ ¡°He he he he he he ah¡­¡± Another burst of softughter rang out. Anne flew out from the walls once more and descended beside Chen Xiaolian¡­ she was standing right beside Tian Lie! Tian Lie, sensing how Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were fixed upon his side, gave a bitter smile and said, ¡°You¡­ don¡¯t tell me she is right beside me now.¡± ¡°Ah, her hair is almost reaching your shoulder,¡± Chen Xiaolian coolly said. Tian Lie took a deep breath¡­ but his face did not reveal an expression of fear. The corners of his mouth twitched as he turned around. Although he was unable to see Queen Anne, he turned to face the direction that Chen Xiaolian was looking at. Then, he gave a gentle smile and bowed lightly to thin air. Next, he stepped backward and said, ¡°Your Majesty, please.¡± This fellow maintained a wide smile on his face as he moved to the side! Seeing his actions, Chen Xiaolian could not help but roll his eyes. Then, he waved his hand toward Lun Tai and Bei Tai who had their military knives ready, indicating for them not to act rashly. Queen Anne stared at the sword within the showcase. This woman kept staring for a while before slowly extending her hand once more. Her fingers moved past the ss with ease and made contact with the sword¡­ A trace of ck qi immediately shed out from the surface of the de. Anne shrieked out and her body promptly retreated. ck qi was being emitted out from her fingers once more; it was as though some form of power had caused her to be hurt. This time, despite not being able to see Anne¡¯s figure, the others, including Tian Lie, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were able to clearly see the trace amount of ck qi! The ck qi swirled about at a spot not too far away from Chen Xiaolian¡­ that was where Queen Anne¡¯s fingers were! Chen Xiaolian observed Queen Anne silently. Then, he suddenly spoke up. ¡°Your Majesty,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in a heavy tone. ¡°Do you want to take out this sword? If so¡­ do you require my assistance?¡± Anne suddenly turned around! Her pair of eyes had appeared empty. However, in that one instant, her eyes shed and she stared into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes! ¡­ ¡­ although it was only a moment, the sharpness within her eyes quickly dissipated and returned to the former empty state. ¡°He he he he he he¡­¡± Anne appeared to have heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words. With a mad smile on her face, she nodded her head. ¡°I, I want to destroy it, destroy it¡­ he he he he, my neck hurts so much, hurts so much¡­ he he he he¡­ destroy it¡­¡± This female ghost clearly possessed consciousness. However, perhaps due to the fact that she was a ghost with a spirit body, her consciousness was hazy and iplete. Yet, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words had clearly attracted her attention. ¡°Very well¡­ he he ah¡­ help me destroy it¡­ he he he he¡­ help me, help me¡­¡± Hearing Queen Anne¡¯s words, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered and he suddenly said, ¡°I can help you aplish that. However¡­ what benefit could I get for doing that?¡± Anne regarded Chen Xiaolian with a seemingly foolish looking expression. Then, she spoke up. ¡°He he ah¡­ here, all the treasure here¡­ he he ah¡­ all can¡­ can be taken¡­ he he he he¡­¡± Treasures? Although all the armours and weapons ced on disy here were very valuable and were antiques, Chen Xiaolian had no interest them. ¡°No no no¡­ these things are toomon. I have no interest in these things. The weapons and armours here are too ordinary,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian who deliberately shook his head. Anne fell silent. She then ignored Chen Xiaolian. Once again, she moved toward the disy cab and extended her hand once more to try and touch the sword. Once again, the previous incident repeated itself. Anne shrieked out and retreated. The pain seemingly brought a brief sense of awareness back to her. She turned and looked at Chen Xiaolian. "Destroy it, help me destroy it... ... you have no interest in these ordinary goods... ... I can take you to find a good sword... ... a very good sword... ... it is a real treasure... ... he he he he... ... ... ...¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body trembled! Find a good sword?! She¡­ she really is an important storyline character! "Tell me, how do I destroy it?" Chen Xiaolian¡¯s instinct told him that this was not a simple matter¡­ if he merely had to take out the sword from the disy cab and break it on the spot¡­ ¡­ that seemed too easy. As expected! ¡°Take it¡­ to the guillotine¡­ ¡­ destroy it! Destroy it! He he he he he he¡­¡± She burst into another string of lengthy goose bumps inducingughter. However, Chen Xiaolian had understood what needed to be done. Take the sword out, bring it to the guillotine tform and destroy it¡­ En, the guillotine tform is the ce outside, thewn! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered and he took a deep breath. He was convinced that he had found an important clue for this quest! Chen Xiaolian raised Fearless War Axe in his hand and cleaved down on the disy cab! Although the ss of the disy cab was made of enhanced, anti-theft ss, under the might of the Fearless War Axe, the disy cab was easily cleaved apart! Chen Xiaolian extended out one hand and reached into the disy cab to grab hold of the ck coloured ancient long sword¡­ In that moment, however, Chen Xiaolian felt a tremor running through his body! A strange and special feeling surged out from his heart! The instant his fingers made contact with the long sword, he felt as though a formless flow of qi and sound ripple had instantly spread out in all directions. They then disappeared into the walls! At that moment, if one were to observe the Tower of London from the sky, they would notice a mass of formless, ck coloured ripple. The ripple spread out in a circr fashion, enveloping all of the Tower of London! Caw caw! Caw caw! The ravens circling the sky were seemingly shocked by something. They cawed out loudly before rapidly flying away from the Tower of London. ¡­ ¡°It seems like¡­ something happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian held onto the sword with his hand. Then, he turned around to look at the others. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian swept his gaze around the floor and his face sank! Behind Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡­ Two sets of knight armour standing on disy in the exhibition hall area suddenly moved! Resembling two steel puppets, the two set of armours instantly howled out. They lifted the poleaxe in their arms and descended savagely upon Lun Tai and Bei Tai! At the same time, on the third floor of the exhibition hall, at the side area near the walls and the corners¡­ the various sets of warrior armour came to ¡®life¡¯! ¡°Ka ka¡± sounds groaned out as their bodies twisted into action and they issued out a chilling howl. Together, they charged toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Stealing the King¡¯s property! Punishment, death!¡± A knight armour set uttered a furious roar and raised the long sword in its hand. A ck coloured ming qi burst out from the surface of the sword! Within the third floor, over ten sets of armour came to life! Lun Tai and Bei Tai quickly separated. The two armour monsters behind them raised their poleaxe and shed down with it. Lun Tai brandished his military knife and forcefully deflected the poleaxe. He howled loudly and quickly retreated. Bei Tai retreated again and again as he shouted, ¡°Son of a bitch! I knew it won¡¯t be so easy!¡± Chen Xiaolian had already charged forward. Fearless War Axe in his hand was raised before being sent cleaving downward upon the head of one of the armour sets. With a crash, the armour set fell apart and became scattered upon the floor. However, the ck coloured qi swirled around and a formless power seemingly pieced them back together one by one! Chen Xiaolian swore, ¡°Damn it! It can even automatically restore itself?¡± "Let''s get out of here!" Tian Lie shouted andshed out a kick at an armour set beside him, kicking it down. Then, an earth-shattering roar echoed out! Chen Xiaolian turned around and his face became extremely ugly to behold. In the central area of the third floor¡¯s exhibition area, the dragon statue with a height of around seven to eight metres¡­ Came to life! A gigantic red-eyed dragon whose mouth was emitting ck coloured ming qi turned toward Chen Xiaolian and the others. It stared down at them with a terrifyingly crimson pair of eyes. Then, it opened its mouth and shouted furiously! ¡°Stealing the King¡¯s property! Punishment, DEATH!¡± ... Chapter 209: Fearless Roar

Chapter 209: Fearless Roar

GOR Chapter 209: Fearless Roar That was a dragon! A real life Western Dragon! No, to be precise, although it hade to life, its body remained metallic in structure ¨C that would only cause it to be a greater threat! Following a strong gust of wind, the gigantic dragon pounced forward. It spread open both its wings, revealing its pair of ws upon the skeletal structure of its wings. The pping of its wings resulted in a tempest of wind within the exhibition hall! Countless disy cabs were crushed and the shattered ss fragments flew about everywhere. Chen Xiaolian propped up a shield before him. ncing around, he saw both Lun Tai and Bei Tai on the ground; they hastily rolled themselves to the corners. ¡°Damn it, hurry up and dodge!¡± The gigantic dragon¡¯s tail whipped out. Thankfully, Lun Tai¡¯s reaction was fast and he shoved Bei Tai¡¯s head down. With a ¡°boom¡±, the dragon¡¯s tail smashed into the surface of the wall! A loud noise reverberated out of the thick wall and fragments of stones flew out! Chen Xiaolian had barely recollected himself before a knight armour set descended upon him. Its poleaxe shed down and all Chen Xiaolian could do was use the explosive-proof shield to block it. The massive strength behind the attack caused cracking sounds to emerge from the explosive-proof shield. As for Chen Xiaolian, he was forced to take a step backward. However, that did not cause him to hesitate. He gripped Fearless War Axe in his hand andshed out with a backhanded attack. With a ¡°ng¡±, his axe attack caused the knight armour set¡¯s helmet to cave in and the armour set to split apart on the ground. Chen Xiaolian quickly strode past it and shouted to Lun Tai and Bei Tai, ¡°Hurry up and leave this ce!¡± The gigantic dragon set its sight upon Chen Xiaolian and its huge body shot forward! Thankfully, they were indoors. Despite spreading out its wings, the gigantic dragon was unable to fly up ¨C due to insufficient space; it could not make full use of its wings. Even so, the gigantic dragon¡¯s body was able to easily crush a portion of the disy cabs. If not for Chen Xiaolian dodging quickly, he would have been stamped down by it! Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, Lun Tai and Bei Tai who were in the corner simply jumped up toward the wall as they attempted to jump down through the windows¡­ although this was a tall three-storey tower, for these enhanced Awakened ones, such a feat was not a big deal. However, right as Lun Tai and Bei Tai jumped out through the window; the gigantic dragon¡¯s tail swept viciously and struck the window. The impact caused the window to break apart. ¡°Lun Tai!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. Fortunately, he then heard Lun Tai replying to him from the outside. ¡°We¡¯re fine! We¡¯re not dead yet!¡± Outside the tower, Lun Tai had one hand hanging onto the bottom part of the copsed window. He held on tightly onto the hole in the wall while Bei Tai, who was at the bottom, reached the window of the second floor. Then, Lun Tai jumped down and Bei Tai caught him. Within the exhibition hall, Chen Xiaolian appeared to have been targeted by the gigantic dragon and was forced into a corner¡­ although there was a window right above his position, with the dragon standing right before him, any attempt to jump up would be the equivalent of him seeking death. Summon Garfield? Considering how big this thing is, Garfield is probably no match for it. As Chen Xiaolian was hesitating, the gigantic dragon¡¯s pair of crimson eyes suddenly stared at Chen Xiaolian and it opened up its mouth! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart shouted out in warning. He subconsciously jumped to the left side. At the same time, he did not forget to grab the deformed explosive-proof shield to defend his body¡­ BOOM! A ck coloured ming qi sprayed out from its mouth! The copsed disy cabs at the corner were instantly pulverized by the ming qi! Chen Xiaolian had already thrown himself out of the way. However, the edges of the ck ming qi grazed past him and he felt as though a heavy hammer was battering his entire body. It nearly caused him to cough out blood. Afternding, he rolled his body away vigorously. The explosive-proof shield in his hand was utterly shattered, leaving only the handle that he was still gripping onto. Chen Xiaolian quickly tossed away the handle. At that moment, he heard Tian Lie¡¯s voiceing over from the other direction. ¡°Here! Hurry! Use the stairs!¡± Tian Lie was standing at the entryway of the stairs leading to the second floor. Several warrior amour setsy broken apart on the ground beside him while the Frenchman, Jean stood behind him. Chen Xiaolian dared not hesitate. Taking advantage of the fact that the dragon had yet to turn around, he jumped and ran madly forward. A ¡°boom¡± resounded as the dragon¡¯s tail swept out once more. Chen Xiaolian bent his body down right on time and the dragon¡¯s tail, which resembled a descending hammer slid past his head. With a sprint, Chen Xiaolian reached the stairs entryway, nearly mming Tian Lie down the stairs in the process. "Run!" Chen Xiaolian shouted and the three of them quickly ran down the flight of stairs. The gigantic dragon turned over and caught up to them. However, the stairs was too narrow for it. After rushing to the entryway of the stairs, the gigantic dragon¡¯s body became stuck within the stairs corridor. However, it extended its long neck and its jaws mped down¡­ "Ah ah ah ah!!!" A miserable scream rang out! The unfortunate Frenchman, Jean was in thest ce. The dragon bit down on his shoulder and dragged him backward! Blood sprayed out! Chen Xiaolian turned his head back and saw the gigantic dragon pulling the Frenchman¡¯s body back. It rapidly threw him up and caught him with its mouth¡­ Kacha! The Frenchman¡¯s body was split into two! This scene was simply too cruel! Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. He understood that trying to duke it out with this monster was a foolish thing to do and he continued to run down as fast as he could. The gigantic dragon¡¯s body was stuck within the stairs¡¯ corridor and it struggled with all its might, mming everything and causing the entire tower to shake lightly! Thankfully, this Norman-styled building had traditionally solid stone walls. For the moment, it would appear that the dragon was unable to break its way out. However, the situation within the second floor was no walk in the park! The various ancient warrior armour sets standing on disy everywhere in the second floor hade to life. The moment Chen Xiaolian and Tian Lie charged down into the second floor, they were greeted with the sight of over twenty warrior armour sets within the exhibition hall. The armour sets charged over! ¡°Bloody Hell! They all came to life!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore loudly. Tian Lie simply whispered, ¡°Charge down!¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to reply, ¡°Do we have any other choice? Forward! They don¡¯t have any weapons! Break through them!¡± The silver lining here was that all the equipment ced on disy in the exhibition hall of the first and second floor were armour sets. However, only the armour sets were disyed and not the weapons¡­ only the third floor had weapons disyed. That was a huge stroke of fortune for Chen Xiaolian and the others. Chen Xiaolian was the first to charge out. He brandished his Fearless War Axe to open a path. As an [A] ss weapon, Fearless War Axe¡¯s sharpness needed no illustration. However, in face of over twenty metal warrior armour sets that resembled twenty iron barrels, Chen Xiaolian was in for a tough battle! Although the armour sets were without weapons, Chen Xiaolian was surrounded by the over twenty iron barrels and could sense their arms reaching toward him from all directions in an attempt to restrain him. He shed out several times with his axe and brought down two armour sets before him. However, they then restrained him. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. He promptly took a deep breath and unleashed a furious roar! The skill that came with Fearless War Axe, Fearless Roar activated! For fifteen seconds, cleaving effects will be increased by 50%! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength was only at [B+] ss. After activating this skill, his strength became infinitely close to [A-] ss! An enhancement of one ss in strength was very noticeable. Chen Xiaolian madly disyed out the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s axe skills and hacked all the way. After a few seconds, he broke out of the encirclement. Seven to eight fragmented armour setsy upon the ground. Tian Lie appeared to be very cunning. He followed closely behind Chen Xiaolian and let him assume the vanguard position to clear the way. When Chen Xiaolian arrived at the entryway to the second floor, he saw that Tian Lie was right behind him. He appeared quite rxed. Chen Xiaolian had no time to say anything and the two of them quickly sprinted down the stairs. In the exhibition hall of the first floor, a group of warrior armour sets had alsoe to life. After Chen Xiaolian and Tian Lie rushed down the stairs, those iron barrels surged toward them¡­ ¡°I really hate these iron barrels!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth and brandished his war axe as he strode forward¡­ he dared not cause any dys as the Fearless Roar skill would onlyst for fifteen seconds! The difficulty of the first floor appeared higher¡­ because a group of metal warhorses had also charged forward! The iron barrels rode upon the horses as they charged. One with the horse, they unleashed an extremely powerful force! Chen Xiaolian attempted to take one head one and jumped up. Fearless War Axe descended and one of the iron barrels split apart even as it became unseated from the horse! However, the resulting counter force caused the purlicue of his hands to feel pain. He also spat out blood from his mouth! Although his strength had been enhanced up to [A-] ss, his Physique remained in [B+] ss! His body¡¯s ability to take damage was insufficient! ¡°Xiaolian! Here!¡± At that moment, the doors to the corridor that was connected to the exhibition hall on the first floor were flung open. Lun Tai, who had jumped down to the first floor from the outside, charged inside. He held onto a rifle in his hand; raising his hands, he fired at one of the iron armour sets! Having removed the obstacles within the corridor, Chen Xiaolian rapidly rushed over. Tian Lie who was behind him, moved at a fairly rapid pace and he followed Chen Xiaolian as he ran forward. Lun Tai was kneeling on the floor as the rifle in his hands fired out continuously, breaking apart the iron barrels on both sides. After Chen Xiaolian and Tian Lie had run out past him, he quickly retreated. The doors of the corridor were rapidly closed shut. Bei Tai was waiting outside. Bei Tai was quick to step forward. He stabbed the military knife he held in his hand into the bolt of the doors! The doors were made of metal. After the durable military knife was stabbed into the bolt of the doors¡­ Banging sounds could be hearding from the other side as the iron barrels frantically mmed onto the doors. Yet, it appeared that they were unable to break through any time soon. ¡°Hurry! This door won¡¯t hold them for long.¡± Lun Tai exhaled. The four of them quickly ran toward thewn located on the left side of the White Tower. Upon thewn was the ruins of the ancient guillotine tform. "Here it is!" Chen Xiaolian jumped up onto the guillotine tform and pulled out the dark coloured long sword acquired from the exhibition hall on the third floor. ¡°What do we do?¡± Lun Tai asked. ¡°Just destroy it!¡± Chen Xiaolian threw the sword down the ground, raised Fearless War Axe up high and cleaved down with it! Keng!!! Chapter 210: The Queen’s Curse

Chapter 210: The Queen¡¯s Curse

GOR Chapter 210: The Queen¡¯s Curse The instant that the edge of his axe struck the de of the sword, a seemingly sharp voice echoed out from all directions. The sharp Fearless War Axe split the ck coloured long sword into two. A mass of ck qi could be seen surging out violently from the broken parts of the sword. Up in the sky, within the White Tower¡¯s stone walls, the ghost of Queen Anne suddenly appeared! Her body flew out from the tower! The ck qi gushed out and roiled turbulently beforeing together. Queen Anne issued a shrill cry and the countless ck qi swirled above her head. Then¡­ BOOM! All the ck qi were dispersed in an instant. They spread out in every direction before dissipating into nothingness! Looking back at Queen Anne... ... She was suddenly different from before! The expression on her face had originally looked muddle-headed and dazed. Now, she appeared livelier. Chen Xiaolian could feel the gaze of the ghost of Queen Anne falling upon him. She walked slowly with her bare feet, taking one step after another through thewn until she arrived atop the guillotine tform. She stood before Chen Xiaolian and the others. ¡°Unknown knight¡­ thank you for saving a noble Queen and helping me attain freedom atst.¡± The tone of voiceing from this ghost held a faint aura of aristocracy and pride. ¡°Now, you all may salute me, salute a true and noble Queen.¡± Salute? Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Still, this was not the time to be talk about human rights and self-esteem. At any rate, they were simply participating in a game instance dungeon. This was simply a storyline quest. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate and he immediately fell to one knee as he knelt down. Then, he quickly pulled Lun Tai and Bei Tai down together. The two of them followed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lead and knelt down with one knee on the ground. Tian Lie appeared indifferent as he smiled and knelt down on the ground as well. ¡°I was riddled with endless curses and restraints. Today, I am finally able to obtain my freedom. You people are true warriors, and true knights! Tell me, my fellow knights, what do you wish for as reward?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head to nce at Queen Anne. ¡°Your Majesty¡­ I only request that you honour the promise you made earlier.¡± ¡°He he he he¡­ the promise earlier¡­¡± Queen Anneughed softly a few times. ¡°You fellows aided me in breaking the sword imprisoning my soul¡­ as a reward, I will grant you fellows with another sword!¡± Another sword¡­ Chen Xiaolian looked into Queen Anne¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°This other sword is¡­¡± ¡°It is known as the Sword of the King¡­ and the one carrying my curse!¡± At that moment, Queen Anne¡¯s face was one brimming with hatred! ¡°Henry! Damnable Henry! ursed Henry! You think that by killing me, you will be able to obtain your coveted heir?! You think that by killing me, you will be able to marry another woman to give birth to the male offspring that you¡¯ve always wanted?! ¡°I CURSE YOU!!! Curse you! I curse your dynasty so it will not obtain a happy ending! ¡°You imprisoned me, mistreated me, humiliated me! You humiliated your wife, a true noble Queen! You are not worthy! Not worthy of the title King!¡± She cursed out with a vicious tone. Then, this woman uttered out a string of gigglingughter. The sound of theughter caused their hairs to stand on end. ¡°I stole your Sword of the King! I made it so your dynasty would not obtain a good ending! Ha ha ha ha ha!!!¡± Chen Xiaolian was shell-shocked! Stole the Sword of the King¡­ the dynasty would not obtain a good ending? The amount of information within that sentence was too staggering! ¡­ The Sword of the King¡­ in the UK, this Sword of the King was no doubt the legendary Sword in the Stone! It was also the most legendary of legends in the history of the Kings of Ennd. It was also the legendary symbol of Kings. Queen Anne said she had stolen the Sword of the King. The implication of those words were: This legendary Sword in the Stone was real! Additionally, it was kept by the royal members of Ennd! This deposed Queen, in retaliation against her husband, she had stolen the sword! Then¡­ after losing the protection granted by the Sword of the King, one could not obtain a good ending¡­ Hmm¡­ Historically speaking, the Tudor Dynasty, the dynasty of Queen Anne¡¯s husband, truly did not have a good ending. Queen Anne¡¯s husband, that devilish wife killer was extremely famous in the annals of history. He was considered a very sessful monarch. However, the same could not be said of his dynasty. His whole life was spent changing wives, killing one after another, all for the sake of obtaining a male heir. However, all he got were females¡­ The one male heir he managed to father had a frail and sickly body. After this devilish wife killing King, Henry VIII passed away, his throne was passed down to his frail and sickly son¡­ unfortunately, the son was a 10-year-old child. Moreover, not long after¡­ the son died. After that, Henry VIII¡¯s two daughters took turns sitting on the throne. Hmm, simply put, it was a fight between sisters. Henry VIII¡¯s eldest daughter imprisoned her younger sister and ascended to the throne. Unfortunately, she too was never able to produce a male heir. Upon her death, she passed the throne over to her younger sister. That was not the end of it. That younger sister was none other than the famous Elizabeth I, the greatest Queen in the history of the UK. Unfortunately¡­ this Queen spent all her life refusing to marry anyone. Naturally, she had no heir¡­ After she passed away from old age¡­ The Tudor Dynasty ended! Following that, a monarch from Scond became the King of Ennd¡­ At any rate, Henry VIII, that devilish wife killer¡¯s n came to aplete end. His son died prematurely, his two daughters seeded the throne one after the other. Yet, they too spent their lifetimes without producing an heir¡­ ¡­ This¡­ could this be¡­ Losing the Sword of the King¡¯s¡­ Curse?! Chen Xiaoxian quickly considered the matter. Queen Anne¡¯s madughter finally subsided. She suddenly let out a long sigh. That long sigh from her contained a vague significance. ¡°I am finally free¡­ freed from this restraints and curses¡­¡± She lowered her head to regard Chen Xiaolian. She said, ¡°As an expression of my gratitude, I will gift you fellows with the sword!¡± Chen Xiaolian was startled and he raised his head in surprise. Next however, Queen Anne¡¯s following words nearly extinguished the mes in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. ¡°I hid the sword at a certain ce. It is within the Tower of London, at the ce where I had once resided in¡­ within a basement¡­¡± As she slowly spoke, Queen Anne¡¯s bare feet suddenly shed with a white coloured light and they began to slowly dissipate¡­ The dissipation quickly spread onto her legs, then her waist¡­ Her body was rapidly dissipating! An expression of relief was etched upon her face as it did. ¡°That wicked husband of mine did not even know that I had stolen the sword. The sword is hidden in myst ce of residence, the basement. Brave knights, you should be able to find the right ce.¡± After saying that, the ghost of Queen Anne disappeared for good. Chen Xiaolian and others stood up. ¡°Herst ce of residence? The basement?¡± Lun Tai stared and asked, ¡°Where is that?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked around and replied, ¡°I think¡­ ¡­ I know.¡± ¡­ The Queen¡¯s House. This was a rather inconspicuous ce within the Tower of London. Just by walking in the direction behind the guillotine tform, one would arrive there. ording to historical records, before Queen Anne was deposed, she was ced under house arrest ¨C she was ced under house arrest together with her daughter (The one who wouldter be Elizabeth I.) The houses here were considerably more magnificent, in line with the identity of nobility. However¡­ when ced beside the vast and majestic Tower of London, it became less conspicuous. It was situated within the grand and majestic Tower of London; it was a rtively peaceful and quiet ce¡­ not far away was an extremely small-scaled chapel. It was said to be built specifically to cremate the prisoners that were executed in the Tower of London. ¡°What are we waiting for, let¡¯s hurry up and find it!¡± Lun Tai said in a solemn tone. ¡°Mr Conan,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who turned toward Tian Lie. ¡°Earlier¡­ I am sorry, your friend the Frenchman¡­¡± Jean¡¯s death had happened in but an instant. When the gigantic dragon killed him, there was no time to say anything. Now that they finally have a moment of reprieve, Chen Xiaolian subconsciously felt the need to say something. Tian Lie had a calm expression on his face and he said coolly, ¡°Life and death is up to fate, no one is to be med.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows. He looked at Tian Lie with a peculiar expression. ¡°Life and death is up to fate. Those words of yours resemble the sayings of my country. Aren¡¯t you Western people supposed to be believers of God, Mr Conan?¡± Tian Lie replied with a faintugh. ¡°After bing part of this game and learning that everything was created by the Development Team¡­ do you think I can still believe in God?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reply to that. ¡°No matter what, I am still sorry for what happened earlier.¡± ¡°Enough, it¡¯s gettingte. Let¡¯s go get that Sword in the Stone,¡± said Tian Lie who shook his head. ¡°Hopefully, that female ghost was not messing with us¡­ I keep having this feeling that things won¡¯t be that simple¡­¡± This fellow probably had a crow¡¯s mouth [1]. Just as Tian Lie finished speaking, a thunderous boom rang out from above! It came from the third floor of the distant White Tower! One side of the thick stone walls had copsed and stones of varying sizes broke outward before falling down! The gigantic dragon that had been trapped inside unleashed a loud roar and mmed the wall down! It was finally free! The dragon¡¯s roar brought with it an overwhelming atmosphere,parable to raging tides and racing thunders! The monstrosity stood in the middle of the gaping hole upon the wall. Its head turned around and its eyes locked onto Chen Xiaolian and the others who were standing on the ground. Rage could clearly be felt from the roar that it had issued out. ¡°Oh, Hell!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore loudly. The gigantic dragon spread opened both its wings, unleashed another roar and swooped down from above the tower! Chen Xiaolian raised his Fearless War Axe and gritted his teeth heavily. It was then that Tian Lie suddenly ced his hand onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Split up! You fellows go find the Sword in the Stone! I will hold this big fellow!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. We are strangers. For no reason¡­ this fellow would actually act in such an altruistic way? He would hold the dragon? That is a dangerous and thankless job! ¡°Trust me! This quest is not apetitive type. As long as the Sword in the Stone is found, the quest will bepleted¡­ that is why, it does not matter who finds it, be it you or me!¡± Tian Lie furrowed his eyebrows. ¡°There is no time! Hurry! I will hold it back! I have a way to deal with it!¡± After saying that, Tian Lie suddenly jumped up. In the darkness, his hand had at an unknown moment pulled out a glow stick. The stick shed, shining with light. ¡°Hey, bighead! Big lizard! Here! Look over here! If you have what it takes, thene catch me!¡± Tian Lie jumped and ran all the way toward another direction. He waved the glow stick furiously and managed to attract the attention of the gigantic dragon. The dragon gave a loud howl, spread open its wings and charged toward Tian Lie¡­ ¡°We need to go now!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly made the decision. Then, he turned around to nce at Tian Lie¡¯s back ¨C the fellow sure was able to run fast. He had already run past one of the city walls and was far away. The gigantic dragon pped both its wings as it chased after him. Chen Xiaolian quickly said, ¡°To the Queen¡¯s House!¡± 1 ¡®Crow¡¯s mouth¡¯ means when said mouth predicts something good, it will never happen; when it predicts something bad, it will immediately happen.? Chapter 211: Glory Be My Life

Chapter 211: Glory Be My Life

GOR Chapter 211: Glory Be My Life The Queen¡¯s House. The ce was just behind thewn located within the Tower of London. It was a row of medieval-styled houses, built using brick and wood. The house had gable tipped roofs and dark brown walls. In the night, the row of buildings appeared particrly eerie¡­ especially since Chen Xiaolian and the others had just encountered a real female ghost back then. They burst their way into the house. Finding where Queen Anne had resided before was not too difficult ¨C the ce had long since be a protected heritage site. In order to facilitate visitors, there were even text descriptions ced at the ready. The state of the house¡¯s interior was deliberately preserved in the state of those from medieval Ennd. After Chen Xiaolian and his team of three burst into the house, they specifically checked the house. Then, Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. Hmm, there were no warrior armour sets, swords or shields within the house. ording to the description written on the sign, back in the day, Queen Anne had resided in this building. Moreover, it was said that she was detained to the third floor and the attic. They walked into the house. Although he only got a short glimpse of it, Chen Xiaolian was unable to restrain himself and he let out a sigh. It had to be said, the time that Queen Anne spent being imprisoned here was indeed miserable. Even by medieval standards, this detainment room was far too simplistic. It had to be said once again, this was the location where a Queen was ced under house arrest, a once all-powerful Queen. Small windows, dark and humid room, dpidated furniture ¨C oh well, it was said that all those were made in imitation of those items recorded in history. One had to admit, Henry VIII was indeed a very ruthless man. Back then, he was in love with Queen Anne. In order to marry her, he did not hesitate to oppose all of Europe, disregard the Roman Catholic Church and show hostility toward the powerful Spain. He made it so the Church of Ennd became independent, affecting the procedures involved in the world¡¯s history of religion. Afterward, when his love for that woman faded, his actions were no less decisive! Simply because she was incapable of bearing a male heir for him, he had her dealt with mercilessly! Chen Xiaolian recalled the information that he had read before in the historical materials. Back then, one of the charges ced upon Queen Anne was the charge of adultery. Queen Anne was someone who liked art. Thus, after she was ced under house arrest, many poets and artists whom had had contact with her were all arrested and severely interrogated¡­ in the end, to the absurdity of everyone, all of those people were forced to confess that they were in an affair with Queen Anne. Everyone? He he¡­ ¡­ Even so, Henry VIII still felt that was not enough. He went further and charged Queen Anne with the usation that she had an affair with her own brother! In addition, she was also charged with treason¡­ ¡­ ¡°This British Zhen Huan truly had a miserable one,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he sighed. However, she probably did not expect that her own daughter would, yearster, ascend to the throne. Furthermore, that daughter of hers would be the greatest Queen in the history of the UK, Queen Elizabeth I. ¡°All right, Guild Leader. Stop sighing and quickly find the entrance to the basement,¡± muttered Bei Tai after he saw the reflective expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian collected himself and joined the two brothers in their search. It was not easy to find a basement in this house. More urately¡­ they were unable to find one! ¡°That ghost wouldn¡¯t have lied to us, would she?¡± Bei Tai swore. The surface area on the first floor was not that big. There were simply no basement doors¡­ even if it was some secret passage, considering how small the ce was, they should have found it. Especially for Lun Tai who had even gone so far as to check the firece. They rapped down hard on the shelves, cab and every inch of the stone floor. ¡°I can guarantee that the ground beneath here is solid.¡± Lun Tai exhaled and turned to Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Xiaolian, what do we do now?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression was slightly distorted. Could the Queen have really toyed with us? No! There must be an issue somewhere! At that moment, a loud dragon howl could be heard reverberating from the distance. It came from the back side of the Tower of London! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned taut. ¡°I wonder how that Conan is faring,¡± said Bei Tai as he clutched his head. ¡°He had quite the sense of solidarity. To think that he would actually help us hold back the dragon.¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully inspected the house and swept one nce through the house. He suddenly shook his head and said, ¡°Move, move out!¡± He rushed out from the house with Lun Tai and Bei Tai right behind him. They asked, ¡°What is it, Guild Leader?¡± ¡°We¡¯ve got it wrong,¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were fixed at a ce located within the darkness. ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Think about it. This ce was used to detain the Queen, how could it have a basement? Furthermore, even if there was a basement, as the Queen was being imprisoned, do you think she would have the opportunity to slip past the guards to enter the basement alone to hide anything?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ those words do sound logical,¡± replied a nodding Lun Tai. Bei Tai furiously spat out, ¡°That female ghost tricked us!¡± ¡°No, it is likely that she did not lie. However, our understanding and perspective is different from hers.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed toward a certain direction. His fingers drew a circle as he indicated the surroundings. ¡°What she said was, herst ce of residence¡­¡± ¡°You see, this so-calledst ce of residence, we only perceived one meaning from those words. We believed that those words meant thest ce she lived in, this house. ¡°However, that is the way of thought that ordinary people have. Simply put, that is the way of thought of losers. ¡°However, we forgot that she was not an ordinary person. She was the Queen, a highly ced aristocrat, a super fair and wealthydy. ¡°In her mind, her residence is not limited to the house where she had slept in. The set of houses beside this one, the kitchen, the firece house, the bathhouse, even the church, all of them form part of this house¡¯s set¡­ all of them could be considered as her ce of residence! ¡°For example, if a King were to say where his ce of residence is, he would certainly not say his ce of residence is his bedroom. Rather, he would say his ce of residence is his entire pce! ¡°Thus, if we are to understand Queen Anne¡¯s words through such a perspective¡­ what she meant by herst ce of residence¡­ it referred to the surrounding vicinity. Considering her aristocratic way of thought, she would view even the surrounding set of houses and facilities as part of her home.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shone and his finger pointed toward a certain direction. He said with emphasis and a profound tone, ¡°Which includes¡­ there!¡± Within the darkness of the night, Lun Tai and Bei Tai turned to look at the direction indicated by Chen Xiaolian. That was¡­ A chapel. ¡­ ¡°This ce was meant for the imprisonment of prisoners. Additionally, the ones imprisoned here were all criminals with lofty positions and statuses. Due to the tradition in Ennd, despite being criminals, their position as aristocrats afforded them special treatment. For example¡­ this chapel was meant for the imprisoned criminals to pray ¨C naturally, after executing these criminals, they could also perform the funeral and cremation for those criminals here.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly continued, ¡°So, this is a private chapel¡­ I believe that Queen Anne must have considered this private chapel as part of her ce of residence.¡± Pausing for a moment, Chen Xiaolian slowly said, ¡°Think about it¡­ while being imprisoned, under what type of circumstance would Queen Anne be able to escape the monitoring of those sent to keep an eye on her and hide something?¡± ¡°You mean¡­ when she entered the chapel to pray?¡± Lun Tai¡¯s eyes brightened. ¡°The Western people attach great importance to their religious beliefs. When someone is praying or doing a confession, those beside would not disturb... perhaps it was at that moment that Queen Anne was able to request for her guards to leave her side. It is only at such a time would she be able to do anything,¡± Chen Xiaolian said quickly. ¡°If that is the case, what are we waiting for? Let¡¯s quickly enter and check it out!¡± Bei Tai was the first to quickly run toward the small chapel. The chapel was indeed very small. It had a typical Norman architecture. It was far into the night and the interior of the chapel was shrouded in darkness. The small window afforded them no light source. Even with the illumination from the tactical shlight, they were only barely able to observe the interior. The interior was extremely small. It was probably only as small as an ordinary ssroom¡­ or perhaps even smaller. Additionally, a thick round pir stood within, upying part of the avable space. Still, it had a very impressive level of height of a three-storey building, at least. Its ceiling was arched. Round pirs curved upward to form the arch. All in all, standing within this chapel would cause one to involuntarily feel depressed. ¡°Split up to look for it!¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke up. Lun Tai and Bei Tai quickly split up to two different directions to start their search. Chen Xiaolian walked forward through the middle of the chapel¡¯s aisle. He nced at the statues ced in front as well as the candlesticks and ceremonial instruments. There was a square shaped stone cylinder there, seemingly used for holy water. However, it had dried up. Chen Xiaolian nced at the statues ced above and looked around. If there is a basement, then it should have been discovered by theter generations. Even if the Sword in the Stone was kept inside, it is likely that theter generations had taken it away¡­ however, the system would probably not give us such a kind of result. If so¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind thought of something! Wrong, it is not the ordinary basement! Queen Anne had spoken in English and the word she used was ¡®cer¡¯! In English, there were two words for basement. One was the cer. One was the basement [1]. Thetter was more formal. In general, it described a formal room built underground. As for the word cer, it was rtively smaller. In general, it may be used to describe an underground wine cer. In English, if you were to dig a hole under a house to put things, it could be considered as a cer! And Queen Anne had said cer, so¡­ ¡°Lun Tai!¡± Chen Xiaolian called out. Lun Tai emerged from the left side of the chapel. He asked, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Did you find anything?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ nothing at all,¡± Lun Tai replied in a rather anxious voice. ¡°I found a prayer room, but there is nothing there.¡± ¡°Stop looking. I think I might have figured it out!¡± ¡­ The chapel also had an underground cer. Although it was very, very small. This ce was used to store red wine. In most cases, grape wine would be used during a mass. Thus, many churches would reserve some grape wine for use. Even though this was a very small chapel, it also had a ce to store wine ¨C only, this wine cer was very, very small! At the side of the chapel was a room. The entryway to the wine cer was on the wall here. All they needed to do was pull open a small hatch¡­ however, the size of the entryway was less than one meter in height. Additionally, it could only amodate half a person¡¯s body. In other words, one would not be able to walk upright in side. There were only a few barrels stored inside the cer¡­ naturally, it was presently empty. This was not an official basement. It was simply a small cer created by digging down the ground. The size of the ce was likely not much biggerpared to a bathtub. ¡°I¡¯ll go.¡± Chen Xiaolian handed Fearless War Axe to Lun Tai and rolled up his sleeves. He said, ¡°I will go in and look, you fellows keep guard.¡± Lun Tai handed a tactical shlight to Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Be careful. If there is anything wrong, just give a holler and we will pull you out.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He bent down and climbed down. The space avable underground was truly very small. Chen Xiaolian was barely able to crawl forward; the depth was less than two meters. In fact, if he were to straighten his legs, his feet would end up sticking out outside. Naturally, it was extremely dirty with a thickyer of dust and spider webs as thick as silk! There was a scent of decayinging from the ground below! Chen Xiaolian held the tactical shlight using his mouth and strove to crawl to the edge. The walls of the underground cer were made of stone. Only the ground was of soil. Chen Xiaolian carefully inspected the walls for a moment. He used the tactical shlight to shine upon each stone brick. Two minutester, he finally made a discovery! Several bricks on the left corner revealed clear differences inyout and some other deviations. It was as though it had been pulled out and stuffed back. However, it was not fully stuffed back in. Chen Xiaolian quickly extended his hand toward the bottom of that corner and he began to dig out the soil there! He got it right! ¡­ "Pull me out!" Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice came out from the underground cer. Lun Tai quickly bent his body forward and peered into the underground cer. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s legs were slowlying out, bit by bit. Lun Tai grabbed hold of his pair of legs and dragged him out from inside. Observing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ckened face, Lun Tai could not restrain himself andughed for a short while. Then, he asked, ¡°How is the air inside? Is it good?¡± ¡°Simply great, it¡¯s like the smell thates out of Bei Tai¡¯s mouth when he doesn¡¯t brush his teeth in the morning,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a smile. ¡°Hey!¡± Bei Tai became unsatisfied. ¡°Can you fellows please don¡¯t make fun of me? If you fellows were to not brush your teeth in the morning, would your breath smell good?!¡± ¡°All right, hurry up and show us what you found!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s gaze fell onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. That was a¡­ long box. A stone box! It was about one meter long in length¡­ ¡­ After observing the length of the box, Chen Xiaolian suddenly made a frown. ¡°That is not right¡­ the legendary Sword in the Stone should be a long knight sword.¡± If this box was used to house the Sword in the Stone¡­ this length was not enough. ¡°We¡¯ll discuss about it after opening it up.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. Chen Xiaolian ced the stone box on the ground and vigorously wiped away the dirt on the surface of the box. The box was a push to open type of box with a secret groove beneath. After wiping away the dirt, Chen Xiaolian realized that the surface of the stone box was actually engraved with a sentence. Clearly, they were carved out using some small and sharp object¡­ it was likely to be either a small knife or a dagger. ¡°God will prove and return my innocence to me!¡± After reading it, Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh. There was no need to ask, those words must certainly¡­ have been written by Queen Anne. It would appear that during her imprisonment, this Queen felt extremely dissatisfied and aggrieved toward the charges of adultery and treason that were ced on her. "Poor woman." Chen Xiaolian sighed and he pushed open the stone box¡¯s lid. A rough friction could be felt. After the lid was pushed open¡­ Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai looked at the box¡­ all of them were stunned. ¡°Son of a bitch! We were indeed tricked!¡± Bei Tai exploded out in fury! What was inside the box was not a sword. Rather¡­ It was a broken sword. No, more urately, it was just a hilt. ¡°That female ghost! I want to¡­¡± Bei Tai¡¯s eyes became round and wide as he swore loudly. ¡°How is this a bloody Sword in the Stone? This is just a hilt!¡± "Wait a minute!" Chen Xiaolian said in a heavy voice. ¡°Listen to what I have to say first¡­¡± ¡°Guild Leader, we were fooled!¡± Bei Tai said in anger. ¡°Shut up! Listen to what Xiaolian has to say!¡± Lun Tai delivered a p onto Bei Tai¡¯s head. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Bei Tai helplessly shut his mouth and looked toward Chen Xiaolian. He found that there was no trace of disappointment or frustration on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Instead, there was a look of pleasant surprise¡­ however, amid the look of pleasant surprise, it appeared that he was somewhat puzzled. ¡°She did not fool us. We also did not made any mistake either.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°This is the Sword in the Stone!¡± "But ..." ¡°ording to the legends, this Sword in the Stone was indeed a broken sword! Hmm, it would be more urate to say that it waster broken.¡± Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, Bei Tai stared and asked, ¡°How is that possible? Isn¡¯t it supposed to be the Sword of the King? Since it is known as the Sword of the King, it must be very overpowered! How can an overpowered weapon be broken?¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Bei Tai before turning to Lun Tai. He saw that same questioning look on Lun Tai¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh and said, ¡°You fellows probably do not have aplete understanding of King Arthur and the story of this Sword in the Stone.¡± Let¡¯s put it this way. In the legends, this fellow known as Arthur pulled out the Sword in the Stone. That was indeed how the legend goes. However, to be more urate, the Sword in the Stone was not the ¡®Sword of the King¡¯. Rather, it was the ¡®Sword that chooses the King¡¯. In other words, whosoever pulled the Purple Verdant Sword, he would possess the love of Fairy Zixia¡­ Ack! Pei pei pei! Damn it, that was Zhi Zunbao¡¯s Journey to the West story¡­ [2] Whosoever pulled out the Sword in the Stone, he would be the King chosen by God. Thus, it was known as the ¡®Sword that chooses the King¡¯. However, this sword waster on broken when King Arthur was using it. The function of this sword was to make its holder acquire¡­ the power to not age. A magic to retain youth! However, in the sharpness department¡­ it was neither too special nor reliable. The symbolism of this sword far outweighed itsbat abilities. ording to the legends, King Arthur pulled out the Sword in the Stone and became the King that was chosen by the Heavens. However, he had this one battle¡­ his opponent was a powerful fellow ¨C let¡¯s not go into the details of his name. In short, it was said that King Arthur and this fellow fought all out in threepetitive matches. In all three matches, they did notpete using the sword. Instead, theypeted on marksmanship. (This feels rather wicked?) King Arthur lost in the third round. Thus, this King became extremely unhappy; he pulled out what he considered to be a powerful killing weapon, the Sword in the Stone to hack his opponent to death. He wanted to unleash a powerful strike. In the end, he failed to unleash a powerful strike. Instead, he was beaten! The Sword in the Stone was cut apart by his opponent! ording to the legends, it happened because the Heavens believed that this fight between King Arthur and his opponent was not a righteous one. King Arthur had vited the creed of the knights. Thus, the Heavens broke the Sword in the Stone so as to deliver a warning to King Arthur. ¡°¡­ hmm, that¡¯s generally how the legend goes. Thus, many who do not understand the legend of the Sword in the Stone do not know¡­ the Sword in the Stone had indeed been broken.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered the matter and said, ¡°Of course,ter on in the legends, King Arthur would get his hands on an even more powerful sword. That sword was stronger, sharper and more suited forbat than the Sword in the Stone. King Arthur wouldter use that sword to be invincible throughout the world. ¡°Therefore, the Sword in the Stone was in fact, more of a symbolic object and less so as a weapon of war. ¡°It is not as strong as everyone makes it out to be.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian picked up the sword hilt and inspected it. Due to the countless years of history, the sword hilt appeared to be covered with a thickyer of rust. Gripping it with his hand, the rough feeling it gave made him feel ufortable. ¡°This should be the hilt of the Sword in the Stone,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°No matter what¡­ this should be what we were looking for¡­¡± Just as he finished speaking¡­ [System prompt: You have found the item required of this random quest. Please hold onto the item and leave the Tower of London! By leaving the Tower of London and ensuring that the item is not lost, you willplete this quest.] ¡°As expected, this is correct!¡± Chen Xiaolian became excited! Then, his mind thought of something¡­ Hold it and ensure that it does not get lost? Does the system mean that¡­ someone wille to snatch it away? The moment he thought of that, all three¡¯s faces abruptly turned stiff! A sound could be hearding from the hall of the chapel! It was the sound of heavy footsteps! As the sound came closer, the light from a candle flickered. It was a figure with hunched back, dressed in worn and dirty monk robes. His face was lowered and he held onto a candle in his hand. Under the shine cast by the candle light, he slowly approached. This figure had seemingly appeared all of a sudden from within the chapel. There was no prior indication to his appearance! When the figure reached a distance of less than ten meters from them, he raised his head. He had an aged face, like dried orange peel, muddy old eyes, fingers that resembled chicken feet¡­ This fellow appeared so old it seemed as though he might fall down at any given moment. However, under the light cast by the candlelight, those muddy eyes of his shone with a sharp light! ¡°Put it down¡­ put down the sacred artefact¡­ that is not something you should touch.¡± His voice was hoarse, akin to the sound issued from broken bellows. Chen Xiaolian and the others were shocked! No one knew where this old monk had appeared from. Chen Xiaoxian subconsciously clutched onto the sword hilt and he tried to put it into the Storage Watch¡­ ¡­ however, it failed. He received a prompt by the system: The item temporarily cannot be kept! Damn it! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes twitched! It was clear that even though this old monk before them appeared to be on the verge of death, things would not be that simple. ¡°If we do not put it down?¡± Chen Xiaolian used one hand to grip the Sword in the Stone¡¯s sword hilt and ced it into his belt. At the same time, he retrieved Fearless War Axe from Lun Tai and gripped it with both hands. "Stealing the sacred artefact is a capital offense¡­ ¡­¡± The old monk slowly bent over and ced the candle on the ground before him. However, after he ced the candle on the ground, he slowly straightened his body¡­ Then, something strange happened! His originally hunched body suddenly became straight! His height suddenly increased significantly! At that moment, the old monk took a deep breath before issuing out a gentle sigh from his mouth. Then, he said: ¡°Glory be my life!¡± 1 Basement or cer share the same chinese word of ¡®µØÏÂÊÒ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®d¨¬ xi¨¤ sh¨¬¡¯. This is a wordy puzzle, so the trantion part may feel puzzling. Honestly not sure how to make it better.? 2 The author is referring to the movie ¡®A Chinese Odyssey¡¯, a two-part 1995 Hong Kong fantasyedy film that stars Stephen Chow. Stephen Chow ys the main character, Zhi Zunbao/ Joker/ Monkey King.? Chapter 212: Lancelot

Chapter 212: Lancelot

GOR Chapter 212: Lancelot Glory be my life! The moment the old monk straightened himself, he no longer had the appearance of an old man! The candlelight from the candle by his feet swayed and suddenly red out! It was as though a mass of brilliance had covered the monk¡¯s body, causing his stature to swell up rapidly! The originally withered fingers, arms and flesh magically filled up; and his hunched body became tall, mighty and imposing. His wide shoulders appeared capable of lifting up an entire mountain! The formerly old monk extended his hand and, with a seemingly gentle gesture, ripped out the worn monk robes that he was wearing. Doing so exposed his mighty and imposing upper body, muscles brimming with vigour and strength, exuding the clear attractiveness of maleness in every aspect. He looked like a statue of Hercules of ancient Greece! Next, something even more magical urred! The man waved his left hand¡­ From within the clump of light, an arm armour appeared and it quickly attached itself onto his arm! Then came the gloves¡­ shoulder pads¡­ breastte¡­ greaves¡­ One piece of armour rapidly appeared after another from within the clump of light before attaching themselves onto the body of the man. Bei Tai watched with a dumbfounded expression before suddenly blurting out: ¡°Son of a bitch! What is this? Saint Seiya? [1]¡± ¡­ The clump of light slowly faded back and the tall man wearing armour stood before Chen Xiaolian and his team. The man¡¯s powerful body blocked them from their escape route. In his hand was a very long cross-shaped sword. Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai had their weapons raised, they gripped tightly to their military knives and firearms as they faced the fellow before them. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shone as he stared at the man¡¯s breastte¡­ The surface was engraved with exotic and gorgeous lines. However, when inspected closely, its pattern could be identified. That appeared to be a¡­ Lion? It appeared that Bei Tai had also recognized the pattern. He saw the lion-shaped engravings upon the armour worn by the man and spat out, ¡°What the Hell? Gold Saint Leo?!¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. His eyes turned dark as he looked at the man before them. His old face that had resembled a dried up orange peel had now became like a piece of jade with chiselled facial contours. It was handsome and filled with masculinity! ¡°The Lion of Britain¡­ you are Lancelot!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked into the man¡¯s eyes. Then, he suddenly sneered. ¡°Mmm, should I call you the Lancelot, the Lion of Britain? Or Lancelot, Knight of the Round Table¡­ or¡­ ¡°Lancelot, the Betrayer.¡± Thest sentence had seemingly caused the man¡¯s eyes to turn dark for a moment, a trace of pain shed across his eyes. ¡°Lancelot, is my name ¨C and my only name!" The voice was one filled with unyielding resolution! Chen Xiaolian exhaled. LANCELOT! He truly is Lancelot! The most powerful Knight of the Round Table! ¡­ ¡°That object does not belong to you. Put it down, it is an invible sacred artefact.¡± Lancelot raised the cross-shaped sword in his hand, pointing it at Chen Xiaolian; a cold gleam shed upon the surface of his sword de. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath as his eyes stared right at Lancelot¡¯s de. He said, ¡°Enough nonsense! Let¡¯s fight!¡± After saying that, he howled, raised his Fearless War Axe and charged forward! The Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes were executed and he hacked down onto Lancelot¡¯s head! Head Cleaver! The sword like gleam shed through Lancelot¡¯s eyes and he took half a step back. In an instant, he had both his hands gripping onto the sword and the de of his sword came up before his head. His body sank slightly and his front legs bent¡­ Keng! Fearless War Axe struck down onto the de of Lancelot¡¯s sword and a cluster of white coloured light burst out! Chen Xiaolian felt a powerful force propelling him backward. Originally, he should have been able to unleash three axe moves. However, his second move could not be executed and he was instead forced to take two steps back from the resulting shock. His strength¡­ very powerful! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s [B+] ss strength was fully unleashed in the attack. Yet, his opponent had easily deflected it back! ¡°Together!¡± Lun Tai roared and showed no hesitation to activate his skill! Lun Tai¡¯s Muscle Fruit skill was activated and his entire body swelled up. In an instant, he had transformed into a muscr berserker. After his body had burst out in size, he roared out again he raised the military knife in his hand and leapt straight forward! As his body was soaring through the air, he summoned out an explosive-proof shield from his storage item and positioned it before his body. Then, he mmed forward! There was a serious look in Lancelot¡¯s eyes. He shouted out as he held his sword forward. Then, the two of them mmed into each other. Lancelot¡¯s sword slid across the surface of the explosive-proof shield, creating a grating sound in the process! With a ¡°ca¡±, Lun Tai was forced to the side and his explosive-proof shield was cut into two! As for Lun Tai, he had a military knife in his other hand. However, following a ¡°kacha¡± sound, even the military knife was broken into two! If he had not ced the military knife before his body earlier, it was likely that the sword would have cut his body open! After activating his Muscle Fruit skill, Lun Tai did not show any fear toward battle. He grabbed onto a bench ced within the chapel. With a roar, he tossed it forward. ¡°Charge out!¡± Following Lun Tai¡¯s roar, Lancelot had to take half a step to the side. Then, he brandished his cross-shaped sword and the iing bench was cut into two! By then, both Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai had immediately rushed forward! ¡°Big Bro, catch!¡± Bei Tai flicked out with his hand and a dazzling looking military knife was tossed toward Lun Tai. Lun Tai jumped up and caught it smoothly in the middle of the air. That was the weapon that Bei Tai had purchased from the system when they were enhancing themselves: A [B+] ss indestructible military knife! Back then, Bei Tai had also purchased a [B+] ss Electromaic Rifle with unlimited ammo. Unfortunately, this London instance dungeon ced a restriction upon technological type items and it could not be used here. Lun Tai caught hold of the military knife. Then, he bellowed before pouncing toward Lancelot. With a sneer, Lancelot brandished his sword, bringing a white coloured holy light with it! Chen Xiaolian who had already arrived beside Lancelot saw the holy light and immediately recalled something. ¡°Lun Tai! Get back!¡± Boom! It was toote! A loud noise rang out and Lun Tai¡¯s massive body was seemingly thrown out by some kind of power! His body flew across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head and straight toward the doors of the chapel. Then, his body struck the wall! The powerful force should have caused the wall of the chapel to be broken through. However, for some unknown reason, a mass of white light suddenly lit up from the surface of the walls. After Lun Tai mmed heavily onto the wall, he fell to the ground. Yet, no damage was done to the walls! Chen Xiaolian ran forward to pull Lun Tai up only to see him opening his mouth and coughing out a mouthful of blood! As for the [B+] ss indestructible military knife, it appeared that a hole had popped out upon it! The so-called indestructible property did not mean that the weapon was indestructible. What it meant was, under normal situations, it would not suffer from wear, corrosion or rust. It was a weapon that did not need maintenance. However, if it were to receive an attack with a strength that exceeded [B+] ss, it could still be damaged. Obviously, the power behind Lancelot¡¯s blow earlier had exceeded the [B+] ss! ¡°I¡¯m fine! What a powerful strength!¡± Lun Tai pushed Chen Xiaolian back and said in a grave voice. ¡°His strength is at least [A] ss!¡± Lun Tai took a deep breath and both his eyes shone with the slight colour of blood! Under the effects of the Muscle Fruit skill, the more damage he took, the more powerful a strength he would be able to unleash! Lun Tai¡¯s original strength was at [A-] ss. His Muscle Fruit skill had been raised to have a maximum limit of 60 % increase in strength! At present, he had received a considerable amount of damage. The muscles beneath Lun Tai¡¯s skin appeared to be moving as they swelled madly! In the blink of an eye, his entire being grew one third taller! ¡°Ah ah ah ah ah ah!¡± Lun Tai howled out violently again and again as he furiously squeezed out the full potential of his Muscle Fruit skill! The blue veins on his muscles swelled and the contours of his muscles grew increasingly terrifying! Lun Tai hadpletely transformed into a berserker. His body was massive, resembling a giant monster in general! Raising his head, the top of his head almost reached the arch formed by the pirs. Lancelot maintained a cool expression on his face as he regarded Lun Tai. Then, he suddenly shouted, ¡°Powerful warrior,e forth and show me your strength!¡± ¡°Show your sister! Die!¡± Lun Tai let loose a loud roar and grabbed another bench to throw forward. He shouted, ¡°You guys, charge out!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate; he turned around and rushed out! He was not abandoning hisrades. ording to the system prompt, once he brought the Sword in the Stone out of the Tower of London, the quest would end! Once the quest came to an end¡­ it would not matter how strong Lancelot was! Finishing the quest was the key point here! However, when Chen Xiaolian charged out of the doors of the chapel, he suddenly felt a force surging out from all directions. The force pushed him back in! ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian was forced back again and again. Bei Tai who was beside him rushed forward as well. Likewise, he too, screamed out in surprise as he was bounced back by the formless power. He fell heavily onto a bench. With a ¡°kacha¡±, the bench was shattered apart! ¡°We can¡¯t get out!¡± Bei Tai eximed. Once again, Chen Xiaolian attempted to take a step forward. This time, he watched the doors of the chapel carefully and saw a mass of white coloured holy light appear, forcing him back! ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore. Behind, Lun Tai and Lancelot were engaged in a scuffle. Lun Tai tried his best to close the distance between him and Lancelot. The indestructible military knife swiped toward Lancelot¡¯s body in continuous session. However, Lancelot¡¯s swordsmanship left no gap for him to exploit. One sword move after another was executed to ward off Lun Tai¡¯s attacks. At the same time, he would maintain the distance between Lun Tai and himself. After a few exchanges, several deep wounds appeared upon Lun Tai¡¯s body! Blood trickled out from the wounds and half his body was dyed red with blood. ¡°We can¡¯t get out! We need to finish him off!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and shouted, ¡°Garfield! Come out!¡± The figures of three Four-Eyed War Cats appeared in the middle of the air. After issuing out a roar, they pounced toward Lancelot. Lancelot quickly took two steps back all of a sudden. Then, he raised his sword up¡­ His mouth appeared to be chanting something¡­ The white coloured holy light upon the surface of his de burst out in intensity. It was as though he was holding onto a white torch! Seeing one of the Garfield doppelgangers pouncing onto his head, Lancelot sent a sh forward, cutting the doppelganger apart! The light dissipated and the other two Garfield doppelgangers knocked Lancelot onto the ground! He roared out and rolled on the spot. Then, he formed a fist with his left hand and threw a punch onto the Garfield doppelganger¡¯s abdomen, causing him to fly backward. He curled up as his body mmed a bench into pieces. After getting up, he staggered for a moment, clearly weakened considerably from the exchange. The third Garfield doppelganger bit down onto Lancelot¡¯s shoulder¡­ ¡­ he had originally bitten onto Lancelot¡¯s neck. However, after Lancelot put up some struggle, the bite ended up biting down his shoulder. Kacha! White coloured holy light burst out violently from Lancelot¡¯s armour. Garfield screamed out miserably and jumped away rapidly. After taking a few paces back, he turned around and roared out continuously. However, it appeared that he no longer dared to move forward. Gripping onto his military knife, Lun Tai stabbed toward Lancelot¡¯s body. Lancelot waved his sword in retaliation. In one sh, the white coloured holy light broke the indestructible military knife that Lun Tai held apart! Keng! After unleashing this attack, Lancelot¡¯s legs pushed forcefully against the ground and his body shot backward before bouncing up. Turning their gaze toward him, they saw that Lancelot¡¯s legs were no longer upon the ground. Instead, he was floating in the air! His body, armour, de, all of them were shing with white coloured holy light! Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation. He raised Fearless War Axe and shouted, ¡°Bei Tai, hold him!¡± Bei Tai had long since gotten into position. Both his hands held the air and he shouted, ¡°Bound!¡± Several translucent chains made of air suddenly appeared out of the air within the chapel. The translucent chains made of air were akin to giant pythons that appeared out of thin air! They quickly slipped around Lancelot¡¯s body! Bei Tai screamed out furiously, his face bing pale by several degrees. His Air Incarceration skill rapidly tightened up, firmly locking Lancelot into ce. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian had already stepped forward. His figure soared through the air and both his hands held Fearless War Axe up high. ¡°Head Cleaver!¡± BOOM! [B+] ss strength! [A] ss weapon ¨C Fearless War Axe! Demon King of Confusion¡¯s War Axe skill! Chen Xiaolian did not hold anything back and poured all his might into this one strike! Lancelot was in the middle of the air, bound by the chains made of air and seemingly incapable of moving at all. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s axe was about to reach his head¡­ This strongest Knight of the Round Table abruptly let loose a roar! ¡°I! Am! The! Son! Of! God!¡± BOOM! The mass of white coloured holy light upon his body suddenly erupted violently, akin to when gasoline was poured onto mes. In but a moment, his body seemingly transformed into a small-sized sun within the chapel! The dazzling brilliance of the white light made it so they were almost unable to see his body! Pu! In the distance, Bei Tai sprayed out a mouthful of blood. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s axe finallynded upon Lancelot¡¯s helmet. Weng! The de of the axe struck the helmet. Then, at the point of contact, a clump of ming qi burst out! The ming qi poured out and Chen Xiaolian could clearly see Fearless War Axe in his hand suddenly be like a piece of soldering iron. It turned ming red! The resulting pain was so severe that Chen Xiaolian was almost incapable of holding onto the axe handle. In the middle of that, Chen Xiaolian felt as though a vast force was being deflected back through his axe. The mighty force was like a tidal wave as it mmed heavily into his body! At that moment, time seemingly came to a halt! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure was in the middle of the air, his body posture resembling arge bird and the edge of his axe was cleaving down onto Lancelot¡¯s helmet. As for Lancelot, his body was enveloped within a dazzling, white coloured clump of light¡­ Atst¡­ ¡­ The stopped time flowed once more. Chen Xiaolian screamed out once and his body was sent flying! His body mmed onto one of the pirs before falling onto the ground. He lost his grip on Fearless War Axe and it stabbed down heavily onto the ground! The white coloured holy light upon Lancelot¡¯s figure appeared to have dimmed. As for the surface of his helmet¡­ Only a shallow mark was left upon its surface! That was all! He remained floating at the same position, seemingly upying a position of loftiness, appearing as though he was an unyielding and invible figure! "I am the Son of God! In this temple of God, God will protect me, you cannot kill me!!" Seeing how Chen Xiaolian had fallen onto the ground, Lun Tai bellowed out and pounced forward once more. This time, however, it took even less time for him to be forced back. With only a partially broken military knife, he took on Lancelot¡¯s sword sh. Then, Lancelot delivered a punch that sent Lun Tai flying back. He then fell onto the ground near the doors of the chapel. As for Bei Tai, his Air Incarceration skill was broken and blood gushed out from his mouth as he knelt on the ground. It had been merely a few minutes. In that short amount of time, all three members of Meteor Rock Guild became seriously injured! Lancelot¡¯s figure finallynded upon the ground. He stepped forward, ignoring Lun Tai and Bei Tai as he moved toward Chen Xiaolian. He had only taken two steps before a roar rang out. The two remaining Garfield doppelgangers came before Chen Xiaolian to block Lancelot¡¯s path. The loyal War Pet appeared to be trying to prevent Lancelot from harming his master. Chen Xiaolian was on the ground, lying against a pir. He saw the coldness in Lancelot¡¯s gaze as he raised his long sword toward Garfield¡­ ¡°Garfield,e back!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and had Garfield return into the system. ¡­ ¡°The sacred object, hand it over!¡± Lancelot stood before Chen Xiaolian, his sword was pointing at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head as he extended his left hand out. Chen Xiaolian stared into the fellow¡¯s eyes and suddenly said, ¡°You are a knight, right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Lancelot answered coldly, ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Can a knight kill out of rage?¡± "No." Chen Xiaolian suddenlyughed and pulled out the hilt of the Sword in the Stone that he had inserted into his belt. Then, he slowly got up. ¡°Then, if I give this to you, can we not die?¡± Lancelot suddenly withdrew his sword and said, ¡°Sins can be atoned for¡­ that is God¡¯s mercy andpassion. Hand over the sacred object¡­ then you fellows must stay in this chapel to repent for a hundred years before leaving.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ a hundred years?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out. It was aughter filled with incredulousness. ¡°A hundred years¡­ ¡­ ha ha ha ha ha ha¡­ a hundred years¡­¡± He forced his body upright and grabbed onto Fearless War Axe that had stabbed onto the ground. ¡°Will you continue to resist? This will only add to your sins,¡± Lancelot said coldly. ¡°Resist¡­ ¡­ why?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°Sins¡­ sins be damned! If there is a sinner, then the bastard who created this shitty game is the real sinner!¡± He abruptly threw the hilt of the Sword in the Stone on the ground before him. His right hand brandished Fearless War Axe and he hacked down ruthlessly! This move of his was beyond anyone¡¯s expectation! "Stop it!" Lancelot¡¯s expressionless face finally revealed shock. He shouted out loud and his long sword shot out toward the Chen Xiaolian¡¯s axe de. Keng! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Fearless War Axe was mmed away and it fell onto the ground some distance away. Showing no hesitation, Chen Xiaolian kicked the hilt of the Sword in the Stone. He kicked it toward Bei Tai! Bei Tai was prepared ¨C the moment he heard Chen Xiaolian said ¡°if I give this to you, can we not die¡±, he felt something wrong with his actions. From what he knew of Chen Xiaolian, this young Guild Leader was not someone who would throw in the towel so easily. Sure enough, seeing Chen Xiaolian attempt to destroy the Sword in the Stone, Lancelot became fearful. Bei Tai was quick to react. He caught the hilt of the Sword in the Stone andughed. pping it onto the ground, he pulled out a short knife with his hand. Lancelot was utterly shocked and he rushed toward Bei Tai. Bei Tai deliberately raised his sword while aiming the tip at the hilt. ¡°Back off, tin can! Take one more step and I will destroy it!¡± ¡­ Ka! Ka ka! Ka ka ka¡­ ¡­ On the other side of the Tower of London, somewhere behind the castle. The gigantic dragon made of pure metaly upon the ground. Many cracks and deep holes were left on the thick stone wall beside it. The gigantic dragon appeared to be in an extremely wretched state. Ity upon the ground; its pair of wings was twisted and out of shape. Upon its head, its jaws were bent. It was as though it had received a heavy blow there. A foot was stepping on its head. Tian Lie lowered his head to look down at the dragon that he had beaten into submission. The dragon attempted to utter a weak growl as it released clumps of ck qi from its nose. ¡°All right, stop moving about. Be obedient,¡± said Tian Lie as he bent over. He extended one hand and gently patted the gigantic dragon¡¯s head. ¡°You are simply unlucky¡­ if you did not have a metal body; I who have yet to fully recover my full strength might not be able to beat you to the ground¡­ ¡­ unfortunately, a metal body is what you have. For you to meet my kind of ability is just bad luck on your part.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s tone turned increasingly gentle and peculiar. ¡°I have a proposal¡­ ¡­ are you willing to be my little pet?¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha¡­ I have long since wanted to get a dragon as a pet. However, I do not like those big lizards with fleshly bodies. As for you, you have a metal body. That is simply too wonderful, don¡¯t you think?¡± ¡­ There was a dark look on Lancelot¡¯s face as he slowly took several steps back. The de of his sword was pointed at the ground as he stared at Bei Tai and the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt thaty beneath Bei Tai¡¯s knife. Chen Xiaolian had, with great difficulty climbed up. He stumbled until he was beside Lun Tai. While he was at it, he also went to pick up his Fearless War Axe. To his distress, he found that the de edge of Fearless War Axe was suffering from bean-sized nicks. Additionally, there were also various fine cracks upon it. This weapon was seriously damaged! Chen Xiaolian helped Lun Tai up and they moved beside Bei Tai. After they reached his side, Bei Tai quickly passed his position to Chen Xiaolian who gripped onto his axe and pressed down on the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt. ¡°Guild Leader, what do we do now?¡± Bei Tai exhaled. ¡°We can¡¯t beat this tin can.¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a serious gaze at Lancelot and said, ¡°It is not surprising that we could not beat him¡­ this fellow is one of the strongest Knight of the Round Table. Additionally¡­ ording to the legends, he is the eighth generation descendant of Jesus Christ. He is¡­ the son of God.¡± Both Bei Tai and Lun Tai were shocked for a bit. This¡­ ¡­ this background was a truly powerful one! ¡°This ce is a church¡­ a ce where holy power is at its strongest. Fighting him here is the same as fighting him in his home. If I am to make a guess, I believe he can still increase the amount of power he can wield. Thus, it¡¯s no wonder that we cannot beat him.¡± Chen Xiaolian grunted. At the moment, the situation was in a stalemate. Lancelot¡¯s holy power had clearly sealed up this chapel, making it impossible for them to get out. There was no way for them to beat him either. They could only make use of the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt to threaten him. Even so¡­ there was no way out. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced. The Lancelot from the legends¡­ what weakness did he have? 1 Saint Seiya is a Japanese manga and anime series about mystical warriors called ¡®Saints¡¯ who fights while wearing sacred armours known as ¡®Cloths¡¯. They fight to protect Earth from other Olympian Gods. ? Chapter 213: Just A Base Person

Chapter 213: Just A Base Person

GOR Chapter 213: Just A Base Person There was no doubt. In all the legends that Chen Xiaolian had read about Lancelot, he was a very powerful fellow. At the same time though, by the moral standards of the East, he was a much-criticized figure. About his powerful aspect, the first was his background. ording to the legends, he was the descendant of the Holy Spirit, the eighth generation descendant of Jesus Christ. That alone made him an epic figure. Naturally, that was only ording to the legends. The real church would never acknowledge this matter. At the same time, he also held various other identities: The Prince of Spain. However, he became lost when he was a child. Thus, Lancelot grew up being raised by the Lady of the Lake. Err¡­ do anyone get the feeling that this is the temte for the main character in online novels? Now that his background had been covered, we shall go into Lancelot¡¯sbat prowess. When mentioning the name Lancelot, one would be unable to separate that name with King Arthur¡¯s Knights of the Round Table. After Arthur acquired the Sword in the Stone, he became the King. Then, he formed the Knights of the Round Table. He had a huge round table made and everyone was to be seated at the table as they discuss about everything. The meaning behind this action was equality and justice. There would be no discrimination, no distinction between nobility and themon people! ording to the legends, the Knights of the Round Table under King Arthur¡¯smand had once as many as a hundred and fifty knights. All of them were heroes with outstanding battle and killing prowess. Many legends were seemingly attempting to portray this one key point: Lancelot was highly likely the most powerful knight among the Knights of the Round Table. There were several cases to prove that point. After the falling out between Lancelot and King Arthur, he singlehandedly defeated many Knights of the Round Table. Moreover, in many instances, it was not a one on one battle. Rather, it was one against N number of knights [1]! The Knights of the Round Table who died at the hands of Lancelot could be used to form a very long line¡­ From abat prowess perspective, there was no question that Lancelot was extremely powerful! There were even spections that Lancelot¡¯sbat prowess might be above King Arthur¡¯s. However, this extremely powerful fellow did something extremely despicable. Let¡¯s put it this way, Lancelot was an important person for King Arthur who also ced a great deal of trust in him. It was said that the two of them shared a very close friendship. King Arthur had treated Lancelot as well as how Liu Bei had treated Guan Yu [2]. They were simply the closest of brothers andrades! It was such that King Arthur had entrusted Lancelot with the protection of his wife. Later on¡­ umm, Lancelot did indeed protect the Queen, he did a very ¡®good job¡¯. In fact, he protected her all the way into her bed¡­ ¡­ Lancelot and the Queen had ***. After they had ***, they became close. He was a very courageous daredevil. Back then, the knights would participate in contests against other knights. Of course, Lancelot too had participated in them. Additionally, with his mightybat prowess, it was only natural that he became the champion. However, every time he won a contest, he would have the handkerchief gifted to him by the Queen in his hand as he performed his salute¡­ Umm, right in front of King Arthur¡¯s eyes. Saluting the King and Queen after a contest was a normal thing to do. Thus, in the beginning, no one knew the meaning behind Lancelot¡¯s actions. But paper cannot cover up fire. The adultery between Lancelot and the Queen was brought to light. King Arthur sent over ten knights to capture the traitors. They crashed in while Lancelot and the Queen were together. When that happened, Lancelot did one thing: Kill! He killed off many of the knights who had been sent to catch him; he killed those knights that had once been hispanions before running away. Later on, the angered King Arthur had the Queen put to her death. Back in those days, adultery brought the penalty of death. Not to mention, the King was the one to suffer such a disgrace. ¡­ ¡­ in the execution grounds, Lancelot broke in under those circumstances to take away the Queen! This fellow actually seeded! Hisbat prowess was too strong. He took the Queen away and in the process, killed off several Knights of the Round. This fellow finally escaped with the Queen, from Ennd to France. To summarize, he stole his boss¡¯ woman, killed his ownrade-in-arms and finally took his boss¡¯ woman with him abroad¡­ No matter how much of a good-tempered person King Arthur may be, this was uneptable! As a King, if your wife were taken away, would you be able to endure it? Thus, King Arthur dered war. He crossed the sea to wage a war against France. When that happened, Lancelot gave in. The Pope intervened and Lancelot returned the Queen to King Arthur and performed a sacrament of penance while vowing to never meet the Queen ever again. He left for his native homnd to repent and pray. It had to be said, King Arthur possessed a godly level of tolerance. He actually chose to ept the proposal. Additionally, for old times¡¯ sake, he also forgave Lancelot! ording to the legends, King Arthur was indeed such a kind of person, one with kindness, integrity, love, loyalty and courtesy. King Arthur brought his army back with him to his kingdom, but he did not kill his Queen. He had even intended to re-marry her. However, due to her feelings of guilt, she refused and chose to enter a monastery to repent for her sins. Next, a drama urred. Due to the emergence of traitors, King Arthur was killed in battle. Thus, the reign of this legendary King came to an end. So, what did Lancelot do? He ran back to Ennd from France and to the monastery to find the Queen. The meaning behind his action was: Welp, since your husband is dead, you might as welle with me! Truth be told, back when Chen Xiaolian had read up on that part, he felt that this so-called strongest Knight of the Round Table should have been titled the most thick-skinned one¡­ Thankfully, the Queen was one who could still feel shame. She refused Lancelot and said: Our sins have triggered a war, leading to the deaths of so many lives. This is an immoral matter. Let¡¯s not meet one another ever again! Err¡­ did you people think that this was where Lancelot¡¯s thick skin came to an end? Nope, not yet. This powerful Knight of the Round Table expressed his disappointment and replied to the Queen: Then, let¡¯s end this with a farewell st¡­ ah, wrong, let¡¯s end this with a farewell kiss, let¡¯s just have one good kiss. How about it? The Queen furiously refused his suggestion: Don¡¯t you even think about it! The time that this incident urred¡­ it wasn¡¯t even that long after the death of King Arthur, who had been a good King toward Lancelot in life! His bones had yet to turn cold! Later on though, something more interesting happened. The Queenter died from illness. During the funeral, following the final wish of the Queen, she was buried together with her husband, King Arthur. Lancelot, who attended the funeral, chose to fully repent. He vowed to be a monk for life, to spend all his years praying and repenting for his own sins. Outrageously, this final sacrament of penance from Lancelot gained him the forgiveness of the Holy Spirit and he was allowed through the pearly gates of Heaven¡­ A fellow whomitted such a despicable act actually managed to ascend¡­ And thus, the legend came to an end. Son of a bitch! ¡­ That was pretty much the sum of all of Lancelot¡¯s legends. He possessed a high level of battle strength; however, hemitted such a despicable act. In the end, he repented and spent all his life as a monk, praying and repenting. As someone from the East, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s standards made him feel that¡­ this person was not worth pitying even after a hundred years of death. The problem was, a living and breathing Lancelot was standing before Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian found that he was unable to defeat this fellow¡­ Weakness¡­ What is this fellow¡¯s weakness? Throughout Lancelot¡¯s life, his weakness was naturally that Queen¡­ ¡­ this fellow was simply the type who would put ¡®hoes before bros¡¯! For the sake of his love of a woman, he would lower himself to any degree! King Arthur had ced so much trust upon him. But when he seduced his wife, he didn¡¯t even blink. In order to *** escape and in order to rescue the Queen from the court, he killed the knights who were his former colleagues. He killed cleanly without so much as a frown! After King Arthur forgave him, he performed a sacrament of penance before King Arthur. However, the moment King Arthur died, in the blink of an eye, he had run over to harass King Arthur¡¯s wife! Let¡¯s put it this way, this fellow was the passionate type. For the sake of a woman, he could abandon all sense of morality. If so¡­ his weakness¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly got up. He looked at Lancelot. ¡°Lancelot,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a strange smile on his face. ¡°I have a question I want to ask of you.¡± Lancelot held his sword with both hands while directing the tip of the sword toward the ground. He threw a furious and cold gaze at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Shameful thieves! What do you have to say?¡± ¡°Shameful? Thieves?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberatelyughed out loud. ¡°At least I did not steal my own bro¡¯s wife.¡± Following those words, Lancelot¡¯s handsome and masculine face appeared to have beenshed by an invisible whip! An expression of rage and pain shed across his originally cold and indifferent expression. Confidence swelled within Chen Xiaolian! ¡°You¡­ you¡¯re humiliating me!¡± Lancelot raised his long sword and pointed the tip of the sword at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I am simply stating the facts,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°All right, let¡¯s not talk about this. I am curious. You being here in this chapel, was it simply in order to protect this sacred artefact? From what I know, this Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt was secretly hidden here by Queen Anne.¡± ¡°The Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt has always been preserved within the Tower of London,¡± Lancelot coldly replied. ¡°Back then, I had repented for my sins. In order to atone for my sins, I swore to have my soul protect the Sword in the Stone forever! To protect this kingdom¡¯s sacred artefact!¡± Chen Xiaolian put on a fa?ade of him thinking. Then he said, ¡°Can I understand this situation as such¡­ you feel remorse over the sins youmitted back then. Thus, in order to atone for your sin of betraying King Arthur, you voluntarily stayed here to protect this Sword in the Stone?¡± ¡°That is right! King Arthur is a great king! A true warrior! I feel remorseful for the sins that Imitted back then! In order to protect the sacred artefact that he left behind, I am willing to eternally¡­¡± Lancelot was speaking in a solemn and loud voice. However, without waiting for him to finish, Chen Xiaolian abruptly let out a sigh. He put on an expression ofmentation on his face. ¡°Is that so¡­ that is truly¡­ a pity.¡± Chen Xiaolian uttered those words, interrupting Lancelot¡¯s words of righteousness. ¡°You¡­ what did you say? What is pitiful?¡± Lancelot sneered. ¡°What would a despicable thief like youment for? Are youmenting for your previous crimes? As I have said before, just hand over the sacred artefact and repent here for a hundred years. Then, I shall spare your lives. Otherwise¡­ with me here, you can forget about leaving this chapel!¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately spoke slowly. As he spoke, he observed Lancelot¡¯s eyes. ¡°Even¡­ even if it means sacrificing Guinevere¡¯s life?¡± Guinevere! That was the name of King Arthur¡¯s Queen. She was the one that Lancelot was obsessed with his whole life. Sure enough, the moment he heard Guinevere¡¯s name, Lancelot¡¯s face underwent a massive change! "What did you say!!" Shua! The tip of his sword was raised to point at Chen Xiaolian and a brilliant glow of holy power shone out from the sword¡¯s edge. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare mention this noble and holy name with your dirty mouth!¡± Lancelot roared out furiously. ¡°If you dare speak of her again, I will personally drive this sword through your mouth!¡± Noble and holy name? Chen Xiaolian eyes twitched. ¡°Enough¡­ what I meant to say was, are you willing to sacrifice Queen Guinevere¡¯s life?¡± "You¡­ what nonsense are you spouting?" Chen Xiaolian leisurely pulled out something from his personal system. It was a ck coloured fragment that appeared like a crystal. Demon Soldier Fragment! ¡°Look here,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a faint smile. Lancelot¡¯s eyes suddenly narrowed. He stared at the Demon Soldier Fragment in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. ¡°I can feel the evil powers of dark magic! You dare befoul this sacred ce with that evil item?! You¡­ there can only be death for you!¡± Chen Xiaolian spread out his palm. He could feel a formless holy power descending down from all directions upon the item in his hand! Under such circumstances, the Demon Soldier Fragment became like block of ice that had fallen into a melting pot. It rapidly dissolved and a mass of ck coloured mist spread out before dissipating into nothingness. ¡°What I want to say is¡­ I am a dark magus that can use dark magic,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. Lancelot frowned as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Dark magus? You wicked bastard!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not go into the discussion of bastards.¡± Chen Xiaolian forced himself to smile as he thought to himself: As long as you don¡¯t doubt me, that is fine. ¡°Let¡¯s make a deal.¡± Chen Xiaolian did his best to show a straightforward expression toward Lancelot. ¡°As you know, there are many wondrous things about dark magic. It can do many things that are forbidden¡­ those are all things that the forces of light could never aplish. Those things are things that The Lord in your heart will never allow.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian deliberately revealed a wicked expression and said, ¡°For example¡­ resurrecting the dead.¡± "!!!" Lancelot suddenly raised his head. He stared at Chen Xiaolian with a pair of shocked eyes. ¡°Now, the question bes¡­ do you still love that woman? Do you wish to resurrect her?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s tone of voice contained a sense of wondering. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Despite Lancelot¡¯s efforts to keep any emotions from showing on his face, Chen Xiaolian was able to notice that the hand Lancelot used to hold his sword was lightly trembling. ¡°Despicable dark magus! You are trying to deceive me!¡± Lancelot red back and shouted. ¡°You think you can trick me with such a stupid and despicable lie?¡± ¡°You can say that I am trying to trick you.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders with a rxed attitude. Then, he said, ¡°But¡­ if you don¡¯t try, how would you know if I am actually lying?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian deliberately sighed. He then said with a gentle tone, ¡°Just think about it¡­ the beautiful, the noble and holy Queen Guinevere. She would be able to return to life. She can return to this world¡­ she could stand before you, alive. You would be able to cast your gaze upon her face, hear her voice, feel her breath¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you¡­ ¡­ you¡­¡± Lancelot¡¯s face became distorted and his pair of eyes turned bloodshot. It appeared that he was having an internal struggle. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t try to deceive me! I have heard of your dark magic before. Your so-called resurrection of the dead will only transform mortals into a terrifying lich!¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised for a moment. Then, he secretly chuckled: Gotcha! I am not afraid of you doubting me. I was only afraid that you won¡¯t even think about it and disregard my words. It¡¯s good that you are doubting me. The fact that you doubt me means that you are tempted oh! ¡°Oh, did you say lich?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately put on a show of him thinking. ¡°That is indeed so. In most cases, the resurrection of the dead would end with the dead transforming into a lich, a being that is neither dead nor alive¡­ but, even as a lich, she could still be resurrected to appear before you, isn¡¯t that so? I can give her the perfect body! Even if she is merely an undead being, she would still appear as a living being before you, wouldn¡¯t she?¡± Chen Xiaolian continued his attempts to lead his astray, ¡°Additionally¡­ quite the contrary¡­ if she were to be resurrected as an ordinary person, she would fall sick, grow old and die in the end¡­ even if she could live for decades, she would still grow old and you would end up losing her again¡­ just think about it, oh mighty knight, Lancelot. You possess holy powers, the power to live on for eternity. If Guinevere were to be resurrected as an ordinary person, you would not be able to stay with her forever¡­ she would die in the end. ¡°When you think about it¡­ bing a lich is not that bad, isn¡¯t it? ¡°At the very least, she would be able to live a very long life.¡± Ka! The ground beneath Lancelot¡¯s feet was trampled to the point of cracking up! At that point, it was clear that he was facing a huge internal struggle. His emotions fluctuated and he could not control his powers from leaking out! Chen Xiaolian could feel it. The holy power throughout the entire chapel was fluctuating wildly. White coloured holy light shed across the surface of the surrounding pirs and walls. This fellow¡¯s emotion¡­ was in a state of chaos! Finally, after what seemed like only a few minutes and yet, also like eternity¡­ Lancelot widened his crimson coloured eyes and stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What are you trying to say? What do you want?¡± He struggled to point his sword at Chen Xiaolian and stepped forward! ¡°If you want to take away the sacred artefact, then¡­ forget it! I will not make a deal with a despicable dark magus like you! I¡­ I will not betray King Arthur again!¡± ¡°Eh, since you¡¯ve betrayed him so many times before¡­ what¡¯s the harm in doing it once more,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly with a smile. ¡°All right¡­ don¡¯t be angry. I am not asking you to let us take the Sword in the Stone away¡­ besides, you are not that stupid, are you? What if we are trying to trick you? What if we take the Sword in the Stone away and not resurrect Guinevere? ¡°Right? I know you are worried about that. ¡°You see, I am a reasonable fellow.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and took the initiative to take several steps forward. There was not much distance between him and the tip of Lancelot¡¯s sword! ¡­ Lun Tai and Bei Tai exchanged nces. Bei Tai stared without making any noise while Lun Tai silently shook his head. They secretly exchanged words using the guild channel. ¡°What is Guild Leader doing?¡± ¡°Err¡­ it seems like Xiaolian is trying to deceive the tin can.¡± ¡­ ¡°Out with it! What is it you intend to do?¡± Lancelot furiously swung his sword! With a boom, a beam of holy light shed out and a row of benches beside was shattered into wood chips. A gale blew up as a result. Yet, Chen Xiaolian remained motionless as he stood there. ¡°It¡¯s simple. Let¡¯s make a deal. I can return the Sword in the Stone to you, right now in fact! However¡­ we do not want to stay here to repent for a hundred years. ¡°By using dark magic, I can help you revive Guinevere. ¡°In return, you must release me and mypanions!¡± Lancelot stared nkly. Those conditions were no doubt very tempting. His biggest quandary lied in the safekeeping of the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt. He had sworn an oath to protect the sacred artefact here. If they had asked to take away the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt¡­ perhaps Lancelot would have a difficult timepromising. Or maybe he would. After all, for the sake of that woman, he would do anything. Still, Chen Xiaolian was not willing to take that risk. Thus, he came up with a much lower selling price. ¡°We¡¯ll return the Sword in the Stone to you and you let us go right this moment,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°This condition is a very good bargain for you.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ how can I trust you?¡± Lancelot¡¯s words nearly burst out of his mouth. Sess! Chen Xiaolian forced back the mad feelings of joy in his heart. He deliberately revealed an indifferent expression and said in a low voice. ¡°You don¡¯t trust us? Then, how do we trust you? ¡°In the event that we return the Sword in the Stone to you now but you choose not to let us go, what do we do then? ¡°So¡­ I thought of a very good way!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his hand and said, ¡°Make an oath! Swear upon your honour as a knight, swear upon The Lord that you believe in, swear it!¡± Swear? Lancelot froze a moment. ¡°Make the oath! Lancelot, swear that after we return the Sword in the Stone to you and resurrect Guinevere, you promise not to hurt us or make things difficult for us and also allow us to leave¡­ ¡°You see, there is no loss for you in this deal! ¡°Because, the contents of this oath states that we must help you resurrect Guinevere before we leave. ¡°So, there is no need for you to worry about us trying to deceive you¡­ because we are right here. If we try to renege on our promise, you can just force us to stay here¡­ it¡¯s not as if we could beat you, right?¡± Lancelot was seemingly lost in thought. That is true¡­ only after they return the Sword in the Stone and resurrect Guinevere will they be allowed to leave. If they cannot do it¡­ then, I will make a move against them. This is not a vition against the oath. It does seem like¡­ there is no loss for me! Chen Xiaolian slowly spoke up, ¡°I am asking you to make the oath simply to ensure that we would be able to leave. I have no choice but to admit, your strength is too much. We are no match for you. That is why I must ask you to make the oath. Only then, would we be able to be at ease when returning the Sword in the Stone to you and help you resurrect Guinevere. ¡°Afterpleting those tasks, we will leave. ¡°Just think about it¡­ there is really no risk for you here.¡± ¡°You would believe my oath?¡± Lancelot looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This ce is a church and you are a knight,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°With your honour and identity as a knight, swear in the name of The Lord that you believe in¡­ I will trust an oath such as this.¡± ¡°A despicable dark magus would actually believe in an oath made in the name of The Lord, what aughably ironic situation!¡± Lancelot sneered; the struggle within his eyes became more intense¡­ At longst, he took a deep breath and shouted, ¡°Very well! I will trust you! However, you had better not try to deceive me! ¡°After I make the oath, if you fail to resurrect Guinevere¡­ I will kill you all!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and made a ¡®go ahead¡¯ gesture. ¡­ ¡°What is Guild Leader trying to do?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be noisy! Observe the situation!¡± ¡­ ¡°I am Lancelot, loyal Knight of the Round Table serving under King Arthur, the Lion of Britain, Knight of the Lake, the eighth generation descendant of Jesus Christ, the eternally devout!¡± Lancelot turned around, knelt down before the statue of Christ in the church, and spoke loudly. ¡°I kneel here before The Almighty and swear upon my honour and identity as a knight! ¡°If, if these thieves can resurrect the noble Queen Guinevere and return the Sword in the Stone¡­ ¡°Then, I am willing to forgive them for their sin of stealing and allow them to leave immediately! ¡°I will stand by this oath of mine and never renege on them!¡± Next, Lancelot¡¯s voice spread out through every corner of the chapel. Chen Xiaolian stared at his back and the corners of his mouth curled into a faint sneer. He could feel it. As Lancelot began to make his oath, each word he uttered was followed by an increasingly turbulent and intense fluctuation of the holy powers within the chapel. When Lancelot uttered his final sentence: ¡°I will stand by this oath of mine and never renege on them!¡± Something strange happened! ¡­ Dang! Dang! Dang! The bell atop the chapel suddenly rang out by itself all of a sudden! The bell rang by itself! The profound sounding from the bell seemed to contain a strange power originating from a certain somewhere. The smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face became more evident. Ka ka¡­ ¡­ ka ka¡­ ¡­ Within the chapel, upon the surface of the walls and the pirs, the originally abundant amount of holy power suddenly fell back like the receding tide! The walls and pirs of the chapel that was enveloped by the holy power suddenly revealed traces of cracks. Lancelot stood up. He could feel that the holy power was receding! He looked around in surprise. He observed the walls and saw the cracks appearing one after another! The sword in his hand, which had been radiating with the light of holy powers¡­ Upon the surface of the sword tip, the holy light gradually turned dim! ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly raised his head up andughed. ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha! That is truly the case! I am simply a genius! That is indeed his weakness! Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha!¡± ¡°You¡­ why are youughing?!!¡± There was shock in Lancelot¡¯s eyes and he pointed his sword tip at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You despicable dark magus! What kind of wicked dark magic did you use?¡± ¡°You fool!¡± Chen Xiaolian retorted loudly. By then, he had retrieved and raised his Fearless War Axe. Staring at Lancelot, he said, ¡°I did not use any dark magic at all¡­ truth be told, this senior actually do not know how to use ck magic at all! Can¡¯t you feel it? Your Lord has abandoned you!¡± ¡°Aban¡­ abandoned?!¡± Lancelot became startled. Chen Xiaolian pointed straight at his nose and shouted aloud, ¡°You are the real disgraceful betrayer, Lancelot! ¡°Back then, King Arthur treated you like a brother. However, you ended up *** his wife! That is the first time you betrayed him! ¡°Later, King Arthur chose to forgive you and you swore an oath that you would leave his wife forever. However, moments after King Arthur died, you came knocking on the door and harassed his wife! That was your second act of betrayal! ¡°After Guinevere died, you took an oath to repent and protect King Arthur¡¯s sacred artefact¡­ thinking that you had repented, The Lord granted you with holy power to protect you. ¡°However, just now, you had betrayed King Arthur once again! ¡°You still desire Guinevere! You tried to have her resurrected!¡± ¡°But, I haven¡¯t done it¡­ you are the one who deceived me¡­ I, I have yet to resurrect Guinevere!¡± ¡°A fool is indeed a fool!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted, ¡°There was no need to truly resurrect her! The moment you bore that thought in your heart, that in itself is a sin! ¡°You made that kind of oath before The Lord, to resurrect King Arthur¡¯s wife so that you may take away someone else¡¯s wife. ¡°Holding such a filthy thought in your heart and making that kind of oath before The Lord¡­ ¡°Every word you said is a sin! Every word you said is an insult to King Arthur! ¡°Your despicableness, your shamelessness, your sins, in that moment, all of them were exposed to The Lord. ¡°Such a shameless sinner, it was only natural for The Lord that you believed in to abandon you!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and raised his axe. Then, he shouted, ¡°Lancelot, I am not a dark magus! I simply wanted to trick you into making the oath! You were moved by greed and you bore a wicked thought in your mind. Your Lord will never protect you! ¡°As for you¡­ ¡°Pei! ¡°What piece of shit Lancelot, what piece of shit knight! ¡°You are just a shameless base person!¡± Chen Xiaolian had already popped a Healing Beast Blood into his mouth. ¡°Bring it on, Lancelot! Now that you no longer have the protection of holy powers, let¡¯s see if this senior can¡¯t kill you, you degenerate scum!¡± Hearing those words, Lancelot screamed, ¡°I will kill you, you despicable viin!¡± He raised his long sword. This time though, the dazzling holy light shining off his body rapidly faded away! Lancelot stood there. Despite his mighty and muscr stature¡­ after losing the blessing of his holy powers¡­ He was nothing more than¡­ a tin can! ¡­ ¡­ 1 Yup, it¡¯s actually N in the raws. Probably means more than one.? 2 Liu Bei and Guan Yu are historical figures in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the historical records, it is stated that Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei made a vow to be brothers for life and they shared a very close rtionship.? [TL: Not sure how some would feel about this chap. Some of the details of Lancelot¡¯s crimes are definitely true though, so there is that]. [Author¡¯s notes: Truth be told, I felt great when I wrote this part. [Whenever I used to read up on the legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, when I read about the rotten bastard Lancelot, I would feel that this man is shameless to the extreme. [Yet, in the end, what he received was praise and a good ending. [Son of a bitch, poprity and fights ah [About this book. [There are many legends about King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. I have read at least three to four versions. Not just the FATE series from Japan ah! [Those filthy things I wrote about Lancelot came from the Western legends itself. I did not make it up. ¡­ [Writing this novel was not easy. Let¡¯s not talk about the history involved in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. Let¡¯s also not talk about the Japan instance dungeon. [For the London instance dungeon, it would be difficult for you to imagine just how much terrifying things I have to see when researching up on Jack the Ripper. These are not limited to those found on the inte. Those things are truly nightmarish. Furthermore, I read up on it continuously for more than one week, reading it all the way until midnight. Damn it, I am pretty much at the level where I can be an expert in Jack the Ripper¡¯s case. I can recite all the information for at least six of the suspects involved. [There are also the thoughts that the police force had about the case at the time. I can pretty much recite them out as well. [Then, there is the history of the UK¡­ [Simply regarding the London instance dungeon, I had to re-read up on the history of several dynasties in Ennd¡­ [Norman Dynasty, Tudor Dynasty, Stuart Dyanasty¡­ [The past few days, I have been reading up on historical literature of the UK to the point of getting a headache. My mind is stuffed full of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I, James I¡­ [Although I have not been to the Tower of London, after checking up so much information on it, I can now close my eyes and draw the topography of the Tower of London! [This is simply torture. [I just want to say: I tried very, very, very hard. [Really very hard. [I do not want to just write a story about fighting monsters and upgrading and seizing precious loot. [I want this story to have a sense of authenticity and experience. I cannot write about real-life stuff, so I delved into history to do so. [This attempt of mine may not be able to satisfy everyone. [However, I am really trying my best to do so. ¡­ [Finally, the monthly tickets. [Everytime I post a new chapterst at night. This is very disadvantageous for seeking of tickets. [Because other authors post a chapter in the morning to seek tickets and will be able to take away almost all of them. [As I post the chapters at night, I can only get a little tickets. [Monthly ranking, from the first three, it has not fallen to the tenth. [I am helpless to do anything, really helpless. [There is also the rmendation tickets. The ranking for that isgging by a lot, a lot. [What I¡¯d like to say is: Please support me. [If there are monthly tickets, that would naturally be good. [If there are no monthly tickets, then please give me some rmendation ticket, please? [If I could get this book to the top of the list, it would make all my efforts of filling my head full of information documents pay off ¨C these efforts, some feeling offort wille from doing them. [Thank you all. [ - Dancing (10th Aug 2015)]. [TL: Although Dancing posted this chapterst year, GOR is still an ongoing novel. Most recent chapter (544) was posted on 14th of Nov 2016 (yesterday). So, if anyone¡¯s interested, there is a guide to Qidian that shows how to get rmendation tickets by etvo (SOTR) and CKTalon (TMW). It was done a while back so not sure it still works¡­ =P] Chapter 214: Curse

Chapter 214: Curse

GOR Chapter 214: Curse Chen Xiaolian rushed up once more! This time, he did not utilize his axe skill. The Fearless Roar skill from Fearless War Axe was still in its cool down period. Thus, Chen Xiaolian wisely chose to utilize another skill. Charging Stinger skill! As a pole arm weapon, Fearless War Axe waspatible with pole arm skills. In addition to its fearsome attacks, Charging Stinger skill also had another function. When used, it will automatically increase his Agility attribute to [B+]. That was an easy decision to make. If he were to use axe skills, under this circumstance where he was unable to utilize ¡®Fearless Roar¡¯, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength remained at [B+] ss while his Agility was at [B] ss. However, by utilizing ¡®Charging Stinger skill¡¯, even though his strength remained at [B+] ss, his Agility would increase to [B+] ss. At present, this was the best choice for Chen Xiaolian, Weng! The sharp point atop Fearless War Axe spiralled like a cyclone, breaking its way toward Lancelot¡¯s face. This thrust skill from Chen Xiaolian also increased his Agility by leaps and bounds. His sidestepping move forced Lancelot to react to save himself! Lancelot was greatly shocked and he brandished his long sword to parry the blow. A mighty force deflected the pole tip of the axe. Chen Xiaolian stepped to the side, bent his body forward and rolled forward on the ground. At the same time, Lun Tai arrived! A bench was thrown over and Lancelot shed it apart. Wood chips scattered in the air, disrupting his line of sight. Lun Tai howled and his muscles exploded. His fist shot out, propelling his body together as it crashed into Lancelot¡¯s chest. Boom! Two fellows with burly bodies confronted one another! Lancelot¡¯s sword was too long while Lun Tai sessfully engaged in a tussle with him. As a result, he could not utilize his sword moves to attack Lun Tai. Still, Lun Tai did face some disadvantages ¨C after all, Lancelot was wearing armour. The big force behind the impact sent Lancelot falling down the ground and the two of them rolled together like a ball. ¡°Bei Tai!¡± Chen Xiaolian got up and shouted. Bei Tai had long since gotten prepared. Before this, he had swallowed a Healing Beast Blood and now, his Air Incarceration skill reappeared within the chapel! Lun Tai and Lancelot were engaged in a melee scuffle. Fists that resembled piling machines hammered down upon Lancelot¡¯s chest and shoulders. With the [A] ss strength granted by the Muscle Fruit skill, Lun Tai¡¯s attacks were able to deform Lancelot¡¯s durable armour. Lancelot shouted out angrily. Traces of pain could be heard within his voice. At that moment, Lancelot who had a rich amount ofbat experience and refined martial arts let go of his sword. He let go of his sword, which was useless to him at this point. Originally, he was only able to use one hand to defend against Lun Tai. But now that he had let go of his sword, his disadvantage was pulled away. The two muscr men scuffled with one another on the ground. Although Lancelot had to suffer from a few punches, Lun Tai did not get away easy either. Lancelot¡¯s fists were like hammers! In the end, Lancelot who had the protection of armour prevailed. He delivered an uppercut upon Lun Tai¡¯s chin and sent his body flying. Lancelot bellowed loudly and jumped up to push the advantage. In that instant, the Air Incarceration skill appeared, wrapping him up! Without the protection of holy powers, Lancelot was held tight by the Air Incarceration skill. No matter how much he roared out and struggled, he was unable to break himself free. Despite the paleness on his face, Bei Tai was apparently in a much better statepared to just now. Chen Xiaolian charged forward and his axe hacked down viciously onto Lancelot¡¯s shoulder. Ka! A clear sound rang out and the shoulder pad portion of Lancelot¡¯s magnificent armour was finally ruptured! The de of the axe sliced into the armour and bit into his shoulder, causing blood to spray out. Lancelot screamed out like a beast. Chen Xiaolian forcefully pulled out his axe. At the same time, he saw Lun Tai crawling up. A thought shed through his mind and he yelled, ¡°Lun Tai! Kill him!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian tossed Fearless War Axe over to Lun Tai. In that instant earlier, he had weighed his options. His present strength was only at [B+] ss. With the additional power granted to Lun Tai by his Muscle Fruit skill, Lun Tai¡¯s strength had reached [A] ss! That was two sses above his! Lun Tai leapt to the air, caught Fearless War Axe with ease and uttered an explosive shout. ¡°DIE!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s eyes turned bloodshot and the muscles on his arms swelled outward! Both his arms abruptly inted like a balloon! At this moment, Lun Tai¡¯s Muscle Fruit skill had been pushed to its limit! ¡­ BOOM! Lun Tai gripped onto Fearless War Axe and drew an arc in the air with it, hacking down onto Lancelot¡¯s helmet. Following the loud noise, a ripple burst out in the middle of the air. Lancelot screamed out. After receiving the attack, his body, which was originally standing on the ground was pushed into it. Both his legs were forced into the ground; his entire body became like a nail as he was brutally smashed into the stone floor of the chapel! The helmet cracked! The de of the axe broke through the helmet and pierced deep into Lancelot¡¯s head. Blood sprayed out and Lancelot¡¯s howl finally transformed into a wailing sound. Lun Tai pulled out Fearless War Axe¡­ however, at that moment, an audible sound came out from the Fearless War Axe. The part of the axe de, that had been damaged suddenly cracked! Before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s very eyes, Fearless War Axe broke apart into pieces. The two pieces of crescent-shaped axe depletely broke down, leaving only the pole tip in the middle¡­ After breaking down, the pole tip was all that was left of Fearless War Axe! Lun Tai appeared stunned. He held onto Fearless War Axe, not knowing what to do next. A decisive light shed within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes! He suddenly pounced forward, his body vaulting through the air. Next, he retrieved the broken Fearless War Axe from Lun Tai¡¯s hand. When his body touched the ground, he was before Lancelot! Chen Xiaolian raised his hand and weighed the pole tip in his hand for a bit before using both hands to grip it. Then, he thrust forward! Puchi! The pole tip brutally pierced into Lancelot¡¯s chest before punching its way out from behind! Cracks spread out upon his breastte and he sprayed out blood. The lion shaped pattern engraved upon Lancelot¡¯s armour was now dyed red with blood. The light within Lancelot¡¯s pair of eyes finally became dim. ¡°I¡­ I curse you¡­ ¡­¡± A weak sound was issued out from this Knight of the Round Table. Suddenly, he extended both his hands and clenched onto the axe handle that had pierced into his chest. It appeared that he was trying to pull the thing out of his body. However, at that moment, Lancelot had already lost all his strength. He could only clutch onto it in vain. ¡°Curse you¡­ ¡­ curse you¡­ ¡­¡± Lancelot cast a savage re at Chen Xiaolian. Suddenly, a ck coloured mass of shadows burst out from Lancelot¡¯s eyes! The paint like ckness was akin to oil; it instantly engulfed his pupils and his eyes¡­ then, it spread out through his face. His whole body exuded the ck coloured qi! ¡°I curse you! Despicable thief! Shameless liar! You demon who seduced me into forsaking my oath! I give my life to curse you! Curse you!!! ¡°My life! ¡°My blood! ¡°My body! ¡°My soul! ¡°My everything! ¡°I sacrifice it all to turn it into the power of hatred, the power to pay you back for this blood debt! ¡°This power will not stop! It will not rest! It will chase you until the day you fall to Hell! ¡°I¡­ ¡­ Lancelot¡­ ¡­ CURSE YOU!!!¡± The ck coloured me like qi engulfed Lancelot¡¯s entire body. At that instant¡­ Chen Xiaolian was shocked to find that arge ck coloured pattern had appeared upon both of Lancelot¡¯s cheeks! They looked like¡­ some tattoo. Next, the pieces of armour upon his body cracked apart and peeled off from his body. His mighty body had be as ck as ink. Then¡­ Shua! Behind Lancelot, a pair of ck coloured wings spread open! At present, Lancelot, the Knight of the Round Table looked just like a¡­ a¡­ A fallen dark angel! ¡°I¡­ curse¡­ you!¡± After finishing this sentence¡­ His body copsed! Amid the ck coloured ming qi, his flesh and blood turned into ashes and dissipated into the air. Even the pair of ck coloured wings that appeared at thest moment¡­ All of them disappeared! Completely disappeared! ng! The handle with only a pole tip on it, all that was left of the broken Fearless War Axe, fell onto the ground. ¡­ ¡°Is that fellow finally dead?¡± Lun Tai gasped for breath. Blood filled his mouth and nose and he coughed out violently. Chen Xiaolian silently stooped forward to pick up Fearless War Axe from the ground. He inspected it for a moment¡­ Oh well. Now, it¡¯s a short spear. Chen Xiaolian retrieved a Healing Beast Blood and gave it to Lun Tai. However, Lun Tai shook his head. He produced one of his own and swallowed it. ¡°Did we win? We finished off this immoral douchebag?¡± Bei Tai cheered as he ran up from behind. After reaching their side, he went to support his elder brother. Chen Xiaolian cast a nce at the hole left behind by Lancelot. Then, he nodded his head and said, ¡°We should have¡­ ¡­ should have won.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha! Great!¡± Bei Tai turned around and gave Chen Xiaolian a hug. Patting heavily on his back, Bei Tai said, ¡°Guild Leader! You really are smart! Your method is simply superb!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled in return. However, his heart felt uneasy. Lancelot¡¯sst words kept giving him a feeling of peculiarity and difort. A faint feeling of unease beset him. Curse¡­ hmph, that should just be some nonsensical dying words. "Come on, let¡¯s get out of here," said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. The three of them turned around and walked out of the chapel. This time, there was no holy power there and the doors of the chapel were no longer able to stop the three of them from going out. When they finally stepped out of the chapel, Lun Tai and Bei Taiughed out. Chen Xiaolian too, felt relief in his heart. He was just about to join them in their merryughter when¡­ the expression on his face suddenly turned stiff! He received a prompt from the system! Chen Xiaolian: ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± [System prompt: A curse had been ced upon you by Fallen Lancelot.] ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ F**K!!! What is that supposed to mean?!!! ¡­ ¡­ Chapter 215: Sword Blade?

Chapter 215: Sword de?

GOR Chapter 215: Sword de? Curse? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned taut. He quickly checked what happened through the system. [System prompt: You have sessfully killed Lancelot, the Knight of the Round Table. [Due to your enticement, Lancelot became a ¡®Fallen one¡¯ and you have be the kill target of Lancelot, the Dark Avenger [1 . After this instance dungeon is over, the Dark Avenger will randomly appear in the following instance dungeons. [2 . Number of times: 5 instance dungeons. [3 . Kill the Dark Avenger or escape the pursuit of the Dark Avenger in 5 instance dungeons to end the curse.] Chen Xiaolian: ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Bloody goddamned WQNMLGB argh [1]!!! How could this son of a bitch thing happen? Son of a bitch! You rotten bastard! If you¡¯re dead, then stay DEAD! Your wicked heart caused you to fall from grace, what the fart does that have to do with this senior?!! You died, why won¡¯t you just stay dead? Instead, you transformed into this Fallen one, this Dark Avenger to kill this senior? System! Do you have no sense of justice? At that moment, almost every expletive that Chen Xiaolian could think of burst out violently within his mind. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression looked off, Lun Tai and Bei Tai stopped moving and looked at him carefully. ¡°Guild Leader? What happened to you?¡± asked a frowning Bei Tai. ¡°Did something happen?¡± Lun Tai whispered. Chen Xiaolian observed the various scars upon Lun Tai¡¯s body before looking at the pale faced Bei Tai. A thought suddenly came to him. He struggled to take a deep breath before exhaling. "Nothing!" Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s just that, this really feels damned hard.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ha ha ha! It really is damned hard!¡± Being the reckless one, Bei Tai did not think too much about it and simplyughed. Lun Tai was more careful in nature. However, no matter how he looked at Chen Xiaolian, he was unable to figure anything out. Chen Xiaolian patted him on his shoulder and led them both out. They moved toward the outer area of the Tower of London. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s line of thought was simple. He should not reveal this matter for now. Since they were still within this instance dungeon, saying that out would only cause everyone to feel disturbed. As for that so-called Dark Avenger, it was something that would only appear in the next instance dungeon. Even if he was to discuss this matter with Lun Tai and Bei Tai, he should wait until after this London instance dungeon had ended. ¡°That¡­ what about Conan?¡± After reaching the front doors of the Tower of London, Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned his head around to look at the castle buildings of the Tower of London that were shrouded in the darkness. ¡°Don¡¯t know¡­ ¡­ he couldn¡¯t have been killed by the dragon, could he?¡± "I think that fellow is pretty good, he won¡¯t die just like that, would he?" said Bei Tai who clutched his head. Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°Get out of here first! As long as we bring the Sword in the Stone out, once the quest isplete¡­ ¡­ then we¡¯ll be able to discuss about it.¡± After saying that, the three of them ran across thewn and fence. Then, they made their way across a stone road. The moment they ran past the great doors of the Tower of London, the system¡¯s prompt appeared. [System prompt: Meteor Rock Guild haspleted this random quest. Acquired reward: 200 marks. [System prompt: Please wait for the release of the following random quest.] ¡°Phew!¡± Lun Tai fell down on his buttocks and exhaled. ¡°Son of a bitch, we finally got some time to rest. If we have to go to the next random quest right now that would really be too much¡± Then, Bei Tai suddenly pointed at a distant spot on the ground. He said, ¡°Look, there are words there!¡± Chen Xiaolian walked over. He produced a tactical shlight and shone it on the ground for a bit. There were indeed words written on the ground. They were written using chalk. ¡°It¡¯s been a pleasurable cooperation, may we meet again next time.¡± Looking at those crooked characters, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyebrows were raised, because¡­ Those were¡­ Chinese characters! "It¡¯s Conan! He¡­ ¡­ he actually wrote using Chinese!" ¡­ ¡°D¨©ng d¨¡ng d¨¡ng d¨­ng d¨­ng d¨¡ng d¨¡ng, h¨² lu w¨¢ ~ ~ ~ d¨©ng d¨¡ng d¨¡ng d¨­ng d¨­ng d¨¡ng d¨¡ng, b¨§n l¨«ng d¨¤ ~ ~ ~ [2]¡± Tian Lie had his hands inside his pockets as he walked through one of the streets far from the Tower of London. As he walked beneath the dark sky, the sounds of the out of tune song rang out. Upon Tian Lie¡¯s shoulder was something seemingly small. From a distance, it appeared like a lizard¡­ with a pair of wings. ¡­ Westminster Cathedral. Several figures stood in the darkness within the open space outside the main hall of the church. Phoenix raised her chin a little while casting a cold gaze at a figure lying on the ground. Dagger was lying down on the spot, akin to a dead mutt. Both of his hands have been broken! Beside him, several daggers could be seen scattered around. All of them were also broken. Additionally, one of them was stabbed into Dagger¡¯s chest. Blood flowed all over the floor. ¡°I have said it before¡­ once this instance dungeon ends, I will give you a chance to challenge me. Why are you so impatient?¡± Phoenix crouched down and looked at Dagger who was lying in a pool of blood with a pair of cold eyes. His breathing was getting weaker. She said, ¡°Did you really think I was afraid of you challenging me? I tolerated your actions for the sake of the stability of the team. But since you are so impatient, then¡­ ¡°Now, you should have understood! To me, killing you off is not hard. ¡°You should have understood this just now. Since I gave you the opportunity to duel with me fairly, now¡­ now you should be able to die peacefully!¡± Gurgling sounds were emitted out from Dagger¡¯s mouth as his eyes bulged widely in a stare. However, the light within his eyes had gradually turned dim. His breathing came to a stop. ¡°Now then, I believe that the problem has been resolved,¡± said Phoenix as she stood up. Despite standing next to a pool of blood, this girl with a tender face gave out a smiling expression that could move people¡¯s heart Her gaze swept toward Monster, then toward the Titan brothers. She asked, ¡°Are there anyone else who do not ept me as the Guild Leader?¡± The Titan brothers exchanged nces with each other; then, they took a step backward. The monkey on Monster¡¯s shoulder called out twice before climbing onto his shoulder. Then, it turned around and shrank its figure into the shape of a ball. ¡°You are the Guild Leader, we will absolutely obey yourmands,¡± Monster said in a deep voice. Then, he slowly lowered his head. ¡°Of that, there can be no doubt!¡± Phoenix smiled softly and turned away to look at the towering Westminster Cathedral. Next, she shifted her gaze up toward the stars. A trace of solitude flickered within Phoenix¡¯s eyes. Perhaps, it is time to end it. ¡­ Outside the British Museum, Culkin walked down the stairs with a knife in his hand. Blood was trickling down the de of the knife. Culkin gently pulled out a handkerchief and flicked it a bit before slowly wiping the blood off the de. ¡°Jean is dead!¡± Lei Hu was walking beside Culkin. His face appeared hostile. ¡°I know, I saw the system prompt,¡± answered Culkin. His face was calm; he returned the knife back into the system and took a deep breath. ¡°Tell Sasha to hide properly. Later on, we might still need him to be our eyes and ears.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ but, about Jean¡­ ¡­ are we not going to avenge him?¡± ¡°We still do not know who the enemy is.¡± Culkin shook his head and said with a cold voice, ¡°This is an instance dungeon¡­ we do not have to time to sniff out an enemy that is hiding in the darkness¡­ all we can do is use the avable time and spend our efforts toplete the quest! As for Jean¡­¡± The corners of Culkin¡¯s lips twitched and he said, ¡°I will find the bastard who killed him. There is a price to be paid for killing a member of Winter Rock Guild.¡± ¡­ After leaving the Tower of London, Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai drove their way into another district. They found a remote area and stopped there. Sitting inside the car, the three of them took out the reserved food and water. After having fought throughout the night, they needed to refill their strength. After munching down on a sausage sandwich, Chen Xiaolian gulped down a bottle of mineral water. The one sitting beside him was Bei Tai. Holding the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt, Bei Tai turned it around and inspected it before returning it to Chen Xiaolian. Then, he asked, ¡°Guild Leader. No matter how I look at it, I can¡¯t find anything special about it. Isn¡¯t it just a rusty piece of broken iron? It feels just like stone.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. Lun Tai then took hold of the sword hilt and weighed it in his hand. He thenughed out and said, ¡°Who knows? It could be a really good item. It might be a possible for us to repair it¡­ could there be some type of magic that, after casting would cause the de to regrow out?¡± ¡°Ah! Then, it must be very powerful! This is the Sword in the Stone ah! If it bes a weapon¡­. It must at least be [A] ss or above!¡± Bei Taiughed out. Chen Xiaolian swallowed thest piece of bread he held and looked at the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt that Lun Tai was holding. ¡°Guild Leader, tell us more about the specifics of this Sword in the Stone. Back in the Tower of London, we simply did not have the time for it and the things you told us were too little.¡± Bei Tai had his hand on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s left shoulder, his eyes glittering with curiosity. Chen Xiaolian considered the question and said slowly, ¡°This¡­ there are many legends. ¡°Hmm, let¡¯s put it this way. King Arthur was originally a hero. The reason he could pull out the Sword in the Stone was because he was the King chosen by Heaven. ¡°However, this sword waster broken because King Arthur started a fight that broke the code of chivalry. ¡°Thus, Heaven punished him. Because he had vited the heart of a King and the knight¡¯s code of chivalry.¡± ¡°Just like how you enticed Lancelot?¡± ¡°Something like that.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°ording to legend, the Sword in the Stone has a miraculous ability of eternal youth. ¡°However, itter broke. Thus, King Arthur¡­ ¡­ you fellows understand. ¡°The weapon that King Arthur used in hister years is not the Sword in the Stone. Sword in the Stone is just the Sword that chooses the King¡­ ¡°The truly powerful sword is the Sword of the Lake.¡± ¡°The Sword of the Lake?¡± ¡°Mmm, it is also known as the ¡®Sword of Promised Victory¡¯. That sword possesses a sharpness that is unparalleled in this world and is extremely durable.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°King Arthur¡¯s war chronicles and fame, more than half of it were obtained by relying on that sword.¡± ¡°Then, this Sword in the Stone¡­ ¡­ is worthless?¡± Bei Tai appeared disappointed. ¡°No¡­ ¡­ from what I can tell¡­ ¡­ it may be something like a symbol of authority. A symbol, understand? Just like a King¡¯s crown or token of authority. It symbolizes legitimacy of power and rule. Possessing it was the equivalent of having received the mandate of Heaven. For any King of Ennd, this was something of great significance. ¡° ¡°A God given authority over all military forces?¡± Lun Tai who had read up on some books asked. ¡°Hmm, it¡¯s something close to that.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Eh, wait! There is a problem here!¡± Bei Tai suddenly spoke up. ¡°Guild Leader, just now, you said that this Sword in the Stone was broken when used by King Arthur in his fight against someone.¡± ¡°Yes, because King Arthur¡¯s opponent was not an evil viin. Additionally, that fight urred because King Arthur had lost apetition and refused to admit defeat. It was an act that contradicts the heart of a King.¡± ¡°But¡­ ¡­ if it was cut off¡­ ¡­ then, the hilt is here with us¡­ but¡­ where is the de?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up! Where is the de?! 1 This has been mentioned before but WQNMLGB stands for ¡®ÎÒÈ¥ÄêÂòÁ˸ö±í¡¯, pinyin: ¡®w¨¯ q¨´ ni¨¢n m¨£i le g¨¨ bi¨£o¡¯ which trantes to ¡®I bought a watchst year¡¯. It¡¯s a wordy for the chinese words for: Screw your mother.? 2 He¡¯s singing the song called ¡®ºù«ÍÞ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®h¨² lu w¨¢¡¯, tranted into: ¡®Gourd Doll¡¯. It¡¯s a kid song. I believe there¡¯s a fairly recent rendition of it in Youtube.? Chapter 216: Clues

Chapter 216: Clues

GOR Chapter 216: Clues ording to the legends, King Arthur¡¯s Sword in the Stone was broken in a fight. If so¡­ where did the sword de go to? That was a sacred sword, an important symbol of royal authority¡­ ¡­ it was likely that no one would casually discard an item of such importance! Well, the Sword in the Stone had two functions: The first was for actualbat. The second was for the symbol of royal authority. ording to the legends, the sword was broken. Naturally, its function as an item forbat would be lost. However, its function as a symbol of royal authority could still be retained! So, once again, the same question remained¡­ Where was the sword de? ¡­ Chen Xiaolian exhaled and cast a nce at Bei Tai. He said, ¡°You have juste up with a very good question.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Bei Tai scratched his head and grinned. ¡°Is that so?¡± ¡°I have this hunch,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a wry smile. ¡°Considering the system¡¯s outrageous character, since it had issued us this quest to find the sword hilt¡­ ¡­ then, this quest is probably iplete. I fear that for the next quest, the system might ask us to go find the sword de! ¡°If it didn¡¯t, then our action of simply looking for the sword hilt would not make sense. The storyline should have a certain consistency or connection.¡± Lun Tai nced at his younger brother and said, ¡°I think Xiaolian¡¯s words make sense.¡± ¡°So¡­ ¡­ we¡¯ll be going to find the sword de?¡± Bei Tai froze. ¡°We¡¯re going to find it now?¡± ¡°Right!¡± Chen Xiaolian pped down heavily onto the car¡¯s steering wheel! Next, his face revealed an expression of excitement as he said, ¡°I believe¡­ ¡­ if we are to wait for the system to issue out a quest, it may lead us to another Hellish situation like that of the Tower of London. It will make up another huge monster for us to fight against. Who knows, it might even create another imbnced BOSS like that Lancelot¡­ ¡­ that kind of quest is just too difficult. ¡°We might as well take action right now. ¡°Before the system issues out the next quest, take advantage of the fact that the storyline had yet to activate! ¡°Since the storyline has not been activated and the quest has not been issued, then¡­ maybe, even the monster or BOSS will not appear! ¡°Naturally, that is only a spection of mine.¡± Although it was only a spection, both Lun Tai and Bei Tai felt that what Chen Xiaolian said was very reasonable. Besides, there was no harm in trying. If they could find the sword de before the system opened up the next phase of the quest, they might be able to reduce the amount of effort needed to aplish the quest. ¡°Well then, what are we waiting for? Let¡¯s go find the sword de now!¡± Bei Tai rubbed his hands in excitement. The smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face faded. ¡°The question is¡­ ¡­ where is the sword de?¡± ¡­ The de of the Sword in the Stone. If someone were to ask how to find the Sword in the Stone in this present time¡­ ¡­ the question would cause others tough their socks out. Because¡­ the Sword in the Stone simply do not exist! It was a product of fictional literature! Every legends regarding King Arthur, of him pulling out the Sword in the Stone, of the Knights of the Round Table, of Lancelot banging his wife¡­ Those were all part of fictional literature. Those were not true history! The question of how to find the sword de was the equivalent of trying to find Frostmourne in the real world. That was simply a nonsensical stuff. ¡­ However¡­ Chen Xiaolian regarded the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt that he was holding in his hand. This stuff was right before his very eyes, in his very hand. ¡°Since the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt is really here¡­ ¡­ then Sword in the Stone in itself actually exists in this world¡­ ¡°Although I do not know what is going on. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ the system is omnipotent and possess the ability to produce such a situation.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and said, ¡°What we need to consider is¡­ ¡­ the legends about King Arthur. Find clues from them.¡± After considering for a moment longer, he brought out his mobile phone and logged into the inte to find some information. He had read up on the legends of King Arthur and had even read up several versions at that. However, he was not aputer. He could not clearly recall many details. Especially when it came to the finer details, it was better to re-check those details. ¡°Hmm¡­ the legend of King Arthur. The earliestplete version emerged in the 12th century. In other words, it appeared between 1100 and 1200 A.D.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly continued, ¡°Theplete legend of King Arthur was formed in this period, that includes the Sword in the Stone, the Knights of the Round Table, and the love triangle between Lancelot and the Queen¡­ all those legends were formed during this period.¡± Bei Tai and Lun Tai cast nk looks at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Err¡­ Xiaolian, you know how me and Bei Tai don¡¯t read that much. Try your best to simplify it for us.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly smiled out. He produced a piece of white paper and a pen. Then, he drew out the outline of a map that looked like a long shaped ind. ¡°You see, this is the British Isles. My drawing is rather shabby.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said, "British history is actually very wonderful. In the year 800 A.D., they were not aplete nation¡­ in this regard, they are different from our country, China. Back then, we have long since been united. ¡°At that time, Britain was under Roman rule. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Romans left Britain. After that, Britain¡­ ¡­ how should I put it, I became a pot of porridge, a muddy pond. ¡°There were native races and foreign races there. In short, there was chaos. ¡°Then, somewhere around the 7th century, seven rtively big lords emerged ¨C what? It sounds simr to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros? ¡°Err¡­ you fellows must not have read A Song of Fire and Ice! Truth be told, old Martin wrote his novel based on this background. ¡°Umm, we got side-tracked. Anyways, among the seven lords, there was one who was more awesomepared to the others. He conquered the other native lords and was then recognized by the other local lords as the King of the English. ¡°He established the first dynasty in the history of Britain. ¡°I won¡¯t say his name. You won¡¯t be able to remember it anyways. ¡°However, this dynasty did not rule over everynds of Britain¡­ in other words, it did not unite thends of Britain. ¡°Why? Because Britain is an ind nation. Many forces would continuously invade from the continent of Europe. The one who invaded them the most is southern Scandinavia. Hmm, in that period, the ones who invaded Britain the most were the Danes. ¡°A part of Britain territory had always been under the rule of the Danes. ¡°Next, the native Britain dynasty fell into a bitter struggle. ¡°In that era, Britain was very poor, weak and backward. They were badly mistreated by the Danes. ¡°The worst part of it all was the fact that they were unable to defeat the Danes. ¡°In the end¡­ ¡­ there were beaten by the Danes. In other words, the first British dynasty, not only did it fail to unify all of Britain, it was also conquered by the Danes. ¡°The Danes unified Britain. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ a miracle urred. ¡°The name of this miracle was Edward. This fellow was thest generation Prince of the conquered British dynasty. ¡°In history, he was the first British King to unite all of Britain. ¡°He was able to unite all of Britain, not because he was capable in warfare, nor was it because of a revolution¡­ ¡­ rather, it was through marriage. ¡°Thest King of the Danes that had united thends of Britain had died. ¡°This Edward ascended to the throne¡­ because, despite being a British, his mother was married to the Danish King! For the sake of uniting thends of Britain and ensure that the people of Britain do not rebel against him, he had married Edward¡¯s mother ¨C the original British Queen. ¡°In other words¡­ ¡­ this Edward was not only a British Prince, he was also the legal stepson of the Danish King! ¡°As a result, he inherited the throne! He united all thends of Britain in one fell swoop. Lun Tai and Bei Tai were shocked. ¡°That is some crazy good luck!¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders and continued, ¡°Naturally, the whole process was veryplicated and I won¡¯t go into the details of it. Additionally¡­ the history of Europe is not something that we can measure using our Eastern way of thought. ¡°What happened next?¡± Bei Tai appeared somewhat hooked to the story. ¡°Next¡­ ¡­ this Edward did something stupid." Chen Xiaolian slowly said, ¡°Just now, we entered the Tower of London, right?¡± "Yes." ¡°Hmm, let me start the story from there.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said, ¡°This Edward was lucky enough to be the King. Unfortunately, he had no sons or heirs! ¡°Therefore, when he died, no one can inherit the throne. ¡°So, he did something stupid. In the process of choosing his sessor¡­ he made themitment to pass the throne down to two different people. ¡°However, there is only one throne. ¡°Thus, after Edward died, a war broke out.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian turned around to look out of the window in the direction of the Tower of London. He took a deep breath. ¡°The first King to sweep across the world through brute force appeared! That was¡­ ¡­ the one who built this Tower of London! ¡°The one from France¡­ ¡­ William.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression revealed that he was lost in thought. Then, Lun Tai and Bei Tai gave a loud cough and he recollected himself. He turned his head back and smiled wryly. ¡°Sorry, I got lost in thought there.¡± He took a deep breath and said, ¡°Before Edward died, he promised to pass the throne down to two people. ¡°One was his wife¡¯s younger brother, his brother-inw. ¡°And the other was Edward¡¯s cousin, Duke William of Normandy from France. ¡°This William is not actually a Frenchman, You see, he stated that he is Edward¡¯s cousin. That meant that he has the blood of British royalty in him¡­ of course, this matter of bloodline is not that simple because the history of the Normandy n is a whole different story. I won¡¯t delve into the nonsensical details here. ¡°Let¡¯s put it this way. After Edward died, his brother-inw who was close by ¨C he resided in the same local area ¨C quickly ascended to the throne. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ William became enraged! He furiously roared out: Screw your mother! Edward promised to give me the throne! ¡°Thus, he led his troops to seize the throne. ¡°And he seeded at that. ¡°This fellow was truly something! ¡°His possessed high military talent. Afterunching the war, he brought the Normandy troops from French through the sea and killed Edward¡¯s brother-inw in a battlefield! ¡°Next, he united the rest of Ennd through conquest. ¡°If there is a character within the history of Britain who is simr to Qin Shihuang¡­ then this William is the closest one. ¡°His name is William. He is given a nickname in the historical records¡­ ¡°William the Conqueror.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian deliberated for a moment before continuing. ¡°If we are looking for the first King in the history of Britain who used military force to conquer the world and unify thends¡­ ¡­ this William the Conqueror is the first one.¡± Pausing, he continued, ¡°The Tower of London was built by William. In the beginning, it was built to serve the war function of a military castle. He finally conquered the world, and his dynasty came to be known throughout history as the Normandy Dynasty. It is also known as the Norman Dynasty. ¡°Historically speaking, this could be said to be the beginning for the rise of Ennd to be a true powerhouse.¡± When he mentioned the Tower of London, the eyes of both Lun Tai and Bei Tai shone. Tower of London! They had found the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt in the Tower of London! ¡°Think about it¡­ William¡¯s conquest of Ennd and him bing the King of Ennd happened in the 10th century A.D. ¡°After he united all of Ennd and transformed it into a powerful nation¡­ ¡°The legend of King Arthur¡­ ¡­ began to spread.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as he said, ¡°In the legends, King Arthur is a virtuous and capable ruler with great warfare abilities. He was also inmand of countless brave warriors. Most importantly¡­ ¡­ he possessed the Sword in the Stone that was granted to him by God! That became the symbol of legitimacy for his rule! ¡°Although the story of King Arthur is fictional literature, it is in essence no different from the online novels that we see online. ¡°However, if we are to consider who it is based on¡­ ¡°Temperament wise, I personally think that William the Conqueror is the most likely one. ¡°Or should I say¡­ ¡­ supposing there truly is a Sword in the Stone¡­ ¡°And this Sword in the Stone represents the God-given royal authority¡­ ¡°If so, who do you fellows think would have this sword?¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai replied in unison. "It''s him!!" The first King to conquer the world through military might! The sword that symbolized God-given royal authority! If he was not worthy of the sword, who else could be worthy?! ¡°I feel there might be two possibilities. ¡°First, there is truly a King Arthur in history and there is also a Sword in the Stone. However¡­ when William was conquering the world, he acquired the Sword in the Stone¡­ ¡­ thus, he became invincible. He swept his way through thends because he acquired the Sword in the Stone! ¡°Second, the story of King Arthur was based on William. Thus, the Sword in the Stone¡­ it might be the sword that he used. ¡°No matter which one it is, I feel that the Sword in the Stone most likely belonged to William!¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s eyes shone. Bei Tai suddenly spoke up, ¡°But¡­ ¡­ if he has the Sword in the Stone, then how did that William¡¯s dynasty end?¡± "Destroyed, reced by another dynasty." ¡°Why though?¡± Bei Tai stared. Chen Xiaolianughed and replied, ¡°Probably because¡­ the Sword in the Stone was broken into two pieces. Thus, the divine powers of its royal authority became iplete and it could only provide blessing for a limited amount of time. After the timepsed, the protection afforded by the divine powers would be lost, ha ha ha ha¡­ ¡­ I¡¯m just joking. Maybe that is the storyline set by the system.¡± ¡°At present, the key point here is¡­ assuming that the clues lie upon William the Conqueror, how would we go about finding the sword de from him?¡± Lun Tai was stunned for a bit. Then, he said, ¡°But¡­ ¡­ it¡¯s been how long since this fellow died? A thousand years?¡± Bei Tai eximed, ¡°Oh shit! We are not going to get called into another tomb, are we? I don¡¯t want to go through another Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang!¡± ¡°Fool!¡± Lun Tai abruptly retorted. ¡°It is a symbol of authority. Of course it will not be taken into the grave¡­ it must have been passed on to future generations.¡± He turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Right? Surely, it must have been passed on to future generations, right?¡± ¡°Hmm¡­ ¡­ I think that deduction is very reasonable.¡± Chen Xiaolian picked up his mobile phone and checked. ¡°William the Conqueror¡¯s family is known as the family of Duke of Normandy. Normandy is their surname. However, in the span of these thousand years, it had been simplified to be ¡®Norman¡¯. Although hister generations were no longer Kings, they have been able to preserve their titles as aristocrats. In the UK, they should be one of the more ancient aristocrats¡­ ¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face twisted violently! His voice and the smile on his face disappeared; and the expression on his face froze up. Norman¡­ Norman¡­ aristocracy¡­! He suddenly remembered a strange yet familiar name! It can¡¯t be¡­ It can¡¯t be¡­ It can¡¯t be that coincidental, can it?! It really is that¡­ coincidental? ¡­ ¡­ [Author¡¯s notes: I believe that some readers have already guessed it¡­ [If you haven¡¯t figured it out, then go to and read thest part right now¡­ [This setup, the setup from this name is something I have arranged over a hundred chapters ago ah! I finally got to this setup! [Trust me, this is not a filler. When I wrote Chapter 95, I had already thought of this plot. This is not something I came up on the fly to fill the novel with words! [Keke. [PS: The history of Britain that Chen Xiaolian described had been simplified as much as possible. For example, Alfred the Great and the others¡­ [For you historians reading this, please don¡¯tugh at me. I am not trying to be an ignorant author. However, if I write in more detail, the readers will think I am trying to poprize the history of Britain. [For this novel¡¯s purpose, some parts of British history were omitted out wherever possible.] Chapter 217: Who Am I

Chapter 217: Who Am I

GOR Chapter 217: Who Am I Name: Jane ? Brummel ? Norman Gender: Female Date of birth: September 1, 1994 Country: United Kingdom Naturally, Chen Xiaolian could still remember the information in those records. The other name that this Jane Brummel Norman held was¡­ Miao Yan! The Exclusive ount of Miao Yan in this world, the female Countess from the UK! ¡°We took a big circle only to end up going back to her¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian fell silent. Truth be told, the thought of having to go deal with this enigmatic woman made Chen Xiaolian¡¯s scalp tingle. Thest time he met Miao Yan, the recording he made using his mobile phone was erased. That left a deep impression on Chen Xiaolian¡­ it was an impression toward the deterring powers of the system! Although¡­ ¡­ if it is Miao Yan, if I am able to discuss things with her, maybe she would be willing to let me take the sword de? Well, that idea does sound a little whimsical. ¡°Let¡¯s give it a shot,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. His face was serious and he said, ¡°If she is unwilling, we¡¯ll forget about it. Fact is, we are too far apart in the department of strength.¡± ¡­ ¡°Bloody Hell!¡± Within a dark room, Sasha was seated before aputer as he quickly tapped the keyboard. The shing monitors were the only source of light in the dark room. There were three monitors arranged before Sasha. ¡°Eat shit, fools! You can forget about finding me forever!¡± Sasha¡¯s eyes glittered with excitement. ¡°Ha ha, these Britons are all fools! In here, I, Sasha am the most powerful! I am the czar!¡± A variety of carbonated drinks was ced upon the table beside. There were also pizza leftovers there, causing a foul smell to linger within the room. After a while, Sasha suddenly stopped tapping the keyboard. He said, "Found it!" ¡­ ¡°Do we have the address?¡± Culkin asked Lei Hu, who got into the car. ¡°Got it,¡± Lei Hu slowly said. ¡°Sasha broke into the database and found the quest target¡¯s information. We¡¯d better take advantage of this time, Culkin! The next random quest will likely be issued at any given moment. Once the quest is issued, Heaven knows what kind of problems we will encounter. Maybe there will be other game participants topete against us or maybe the system will spawn out a lot of monsters.¡± ¡°We should still have the time for it,¡± Culkin replied with a heavy tone. ¡°No matter how little time we may have, we should never be impatient.¡± Pausing, Culkin then asked, ¡°What is the name of the target?¡± ¡°Jane Brummel Norman ¨C this generation¡¯s descendant of the Norman family. She is a young woman who holds the title of Countess.¡± Lei Huughed and said, ¡°Considering the details of the quest that we just went through, the next sacred artefact should probably be in the hands of the Norman family!¡± ¡°Very good.¡± A smile appeared on Culkin¡¯s face. ¡°Now, let¡¯s go find this Countess. Hopefully, she will be able to fulfil our request. Hmm¡­ ¡­ be careful with our ¡®goods¡¯. I do not want him to die prematurely. ¡°He needs to help us get more time.¡± Lei Hu smiled before turning his back to look at the back. From the car¡¯s trunk, the faint sounds of sobbing and struggling could be heard¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡°The sky is about to turn bright,¡± said Lun Tai, looking at the outside sky. They had driven their car until they reached a street thaty before a ssical British-style building. It was presently close to morning and minor stripes of light were appearing in the distant sky. However, the night was not over yet. The streets were still. This ce was meant to be sparsely popted, a suburbs area to serve as residential area for the wealthy. The ssic-style manor building was the one Chen Xiaolian had gone to meet Miao Yan. ¡°What do we do now? Do we just break our way in? Or¡­¡± Bei Tai asked. That was something that Chen Xiaolian had already considered while on the way here. ¡°We¡¯ll just walk in to visit her. She is not an ordinary person. If we are to break our way in or sneak in, it might cause her to feel resentful. If at all possible, try not to take harsh actions. There is no need for us to make an enemy of her.¡± Thus, Chen Xiaolian got off the car and moved forward until he was before the gates. He moved to knock on the gates. It was at that moment that the sound of a car being started rang out from within the estate. Chen Xiaolian quickly moved backward and sideways. The gates to the manor slowly opened and a ck coloured ssic looking car drove out. Chen Xiaolian ducked to the side behind a tree. Although he was only able to get a glimpse, he saw that the Countess was seated within the back of the car. The car swiftly moved down the street and toward the intersection. In the distance, Bei Tai and Lun Tai who were inside the car noticed that as well. Without waiting for Chen Xiaolian to signal to them, Bei Tai moved the car forward to pick him up. ¡°Follow her!¡± Chen Xiaolian said. ¡°Strange, why did this aristocrate out so early in the morning?¡± ¡­ The car carrying the Countess moved at a rapid velocity. It appeared to be in a rush to reach a certain destination. The car carrying Chen Xiaolian and his team were pursuing right behind. Chen Xiaolian had wanted to have Bei Tai overtake the car to stop it several times. However, a question popped up into his mind: It¡¯s barely even morning, where is this Countess headed to? With this question in mind, they followed the Countess¡¯ car. As the car drove onward, it gradually moved away from the city area of London. By the time Chen Xiaolian made up his mind, they had arrived at a remote spot. Chen Xiaolian produced a mobile phone to check the GPS. "Highgate Area?" He was momentarily stunned. ¡°Guild Leader, this ce looks like a¡­ cemetery.¡± Bei Tai who was driving suddenly spoke out loudly. ¡°Look up front!¡± The Countess¡¯ car had already moved in through arge metal gate and it moved through a quiet road inside. Beside the gate was a signpost, which clearly stated: Highgate Cemetery. It¡¯s actually a cemetery? ¡°Follow,¡± said a frowning Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ Deep within the cemetery area, there was a piece of open space. It appeared that a funeral was being prepared there. A grave had been dug out on the ground. A cross-shaped tombstone had also been erected. There were long chairs and a small wooden table prepared there as well. Clearly, all of those were preparations for a funeral. The Countess¡¯ car stopped by the road. The butler Stewart stepped out and moved to open the car door. He helped the Countess down from the car. She was wearing a ck coloured long dress. She had a solemn expression on her face and her lips were tightly pursed together. A trace of sadness was evident within her eyes. The driver was clearly a bodyguard. That fact was clear from his body stature and the clothes that he was wearing. He had a burly and strong appearance and his muscle was so imposing that it caused his suit to stretch in an evident manner. Beneath the suit, the outline of a holster could be made out. The bodyguard stood by the car and he surveyed the area with narrowed eyes. ¡°Wait here,¡± the butler Stewart said in a low voice. Then, he helped the Countess as she slowly walked toward the grave. Standing before the grave, the Countess appeared increasingly saddened and tears appeared within her eyes. Slowly, she gently took out a rose. Then, she bent her waist and used one hand to stroke the soil beside the grave before gently tossing the rose into the grave. ¡°I am sorry, I cannot attend your funeral¡­ your family refused to have me; they said I am not weed. That is why I can onlye here so early. While there isn¡¯t anyone here, I will bid you farewell.¡± The Countess spoke in a very very soft tone, one filled with a trace of sadness. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I have always hated myself. Maybe¡­ maybe all of this is my fault. I have brought harm to a lot, a lot of people¡­ you will be thest, I promise. This tragedy will never happen again. I will not cause any more problems for the innocent; I will not let them die anymore. ¡°I seemed to have been cursed. I hate this me. ¡°However, you can be at ease. I am already doing all I can to investigate this matter. Additionally, it seems I might have found something. ¡°I will definitely find out the truth! ¡°I swear to you right here and now! ¡°You¡­ you may rest in peace.¡± As the Countess spoke, tears trickled down the side of her eyes. After gently wiping the tears away, she turned around and nced at the butler Stewart. She was seemingly in low spirits. At present, it was clear that she was in a weakened state; her body trembled. The butler was quick to move forward to help her up. ¡°Stewart, tell me, am I not a harbinger of misfortune?¡± the Countess said with a very weak voice. ¡°No, my mistress,¡± said Stewart, a hint of pain flickered through his eyes. He softly replied, ¡°It¡¯s not your fault.¡± ¡°Then why would God make me go through this pain? I have always been faithful to His teachings!¡± ¡°No no no, we cannot question God.¡± Stewart shook his head and said with a profound tone. ¡°My mistress, all these hurdles wille to pass.¡± ¡°Wille to pass¡­ ¡­ wille to pass¡­¡± The Countess suddenly bit her lips and said, ¡°These words, can those words be said to Mr Dawson? To Mr Hampson? To Schmidt?¡± Stewart kept his mouth shut and helped to prop his employer; they moved toward the car step by step. ¡­ Bei Tai had parked the car some distance away behind a clump of bushes. Chen Xiaolian observed the distant grave from inside the car. ¡°What''s going on here? Why did shee so early to attend a funeral? But, she is the only one here.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly took a deep breath and got off the car. Then, he walked at a rapid pace toward the Countess. "Hey!" The bodyguard who was standing beside the car caught sight of Chen Xiaolian. He was quick to enter a defensive posture. His one hand pulled his suit aside, allowing him to pull out his gun at any moment. At the same time, he shouted toward Chen Xiaolian, ¡°Who are you? Back off!¡± Even as the bodyguard shouted out, Chen Xiaolian had already run forward until he was standing before the Countess. ¡°It¡­ it¡¯s you?¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s appearance, the expression on the Countess¡¯ face changed and shock could be seen in her eyes. Her expression indicated that she had just seen a ghost. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ how could you be here?¡± asked the Countess. She looked at Chen Xiaolian and spoke with a fearful tone, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you¡­¡± ¡°Do not misunderstand,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he spread his arms. He continued, ¡°I have no intentions of offending you. I am also not stalking you. Truth be told, I hade to visit you. However, it just so happened that you were going out. Thus, I followed you here.¡± The expression on the Countess¡¯ face suddenly turned extremely peculiar. She regarded Chen Xiaolian with that expression on her face for a good ten seconds. Then¡­ she gently opened her mouth and spoke in a seemingly constrained voice, ¡°Then, may I ask what is it that you wanted to visit me for?¡± ¡°There are indeed some things.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a wry smile and said, ¡°Mm¡­ are we going to be discussing it here?¡± He pointed to the surrounding deste cemetery. An intense emotion of eagerness abruptly appeared within the Countess¡¯ eyes! This eagerness resembled two clumps of mes. She looked at their surroundings and took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Stewart?" ¡°Yes, my mistress,¡± the butler answered in a deep voice. "I think I need to talk to this gentleman alone." "Very well." The butler thought about it before pointing to a nearby area within the cemetery. ¡°There is a shed there, Mistress. Perhaps you can rest there. " ¡­ It was a simplistic shed that was probably used as a resting spot for those assigned to dig the graves and other caretakers. Chen Xiaolian and the Countess stood together inside the shed. Although ces to sit were prepared inside, it was clear that the Countess had no intention of sitting down. There was no one else around. The Countess stared at Chen Xiaolian and slowly said, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ just who are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian: ¡°Er¡­ ¡­ ehh?¡± In an instant, Chen Xiaolian suddenly realized his mistake! During his most recent meeting with Miao Yan, when they were saying farewell, Miao Yan had said something. ¡°I would like to ask you to stay as far away as possible from my Exclusive ount¡­ about our meeting tonight, I willpletely delete the memories that this Exclusive ount have about you from the moment you met her¡­¡± That was to say¡­ If Miao Yan had deleted the memories of this Exclusive ount ¡­ This Countess before him probably¡­ ¡­ do not recognize him at all! Miao Yan¡¯s words must surely mean that she would delete the all the memories regarding him from this Countess¡¯ mind, even the earliest ones. The time when they met in the hotel within Tokyo, Japan; and their most recent meeting in London a few days ago ¨C all of these memories would be deleted! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank and he stared at the Countess. He asked, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you don¡¯t recognize me?¡± The Countess¡¯ expression became even more peculiar and she stared back at Chen Xiaolian. She answered, ¡°I do not recognize you¡­ ¡­ but I know you!¡± That was an even stranger answer! ¡­ The Countess looked at Chen Xiaolian with a very peculiar expression. Next, she opened her handbag and pulled out a few pieces of paper from inside it. Those pieces of paper were very strange. Each of them was a sketch drawn using pencil. However¡­ each of them formed only one part of the face. One would form the nose, another the eyes, the mouth, the ear, the forehead¡­ The Countess stood before Chen Xiaolian and pieced those pieces of paper together. In the end, a person¡¯s face was formed¡­ One nce was all it took for Chen Xiaolian to identify the face. That¡­ was him! ¡­ ¡°I have always had this strange feeling. I would always suffer from short-term memory loss. This feeling had gued me for many years and I had also encountered many strange incidents. All those incidents could not be exined through logic.¡± The Countess stared at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°I do not recognize you at all. However¡­ I found these in my own house!¡± Chen Xiaolian: ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°These sketches¡­ with one nce, I can recognize who drew them¡­ and the one who drew them was me! I can recognize my own style of drawing! ¡°But what I find surprising, is that I clearly do not recall drawing these things! ¡°No matter how I think about it, there is only one exnation I can think of!¡± The Countess stared at Chen Xiaolian, her emotions spiralling out of control. She grabbed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sleeves and her body trembled. She appeared to be feeling fearful, shocked and excited. Moreover, there also seemed to be a slight trace of¡­ imploringness! ¡°The only exnation is: I know you before! Then, I knew that I might lose those memories! Thus, I drew out your face, split it apart, and hid them away. Behind each of them is a simple secret sign that only I would know of, directing me to the next piece. ¡°Finally, I gathered up these few pieces of paper to form your face! ¡°Because¡­ ¡°I knew that I would lose my memories! Thus, I had purposely drawn those drawings to remind my future self!¡± The Countess¡¯ hand that was gripping onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm tightened and her voice became somewhat sharp. ¡°Just who are you?! Why would I draw your face? How did we know each other before this? And also¡­ ¡­ I¡­ who am I? ¡°WHO AM I?!!! ¡°Why would I lose those memories?! ¡°Just, just what is happening to me?!!!¡± ¡­ ¡­ Chapter 218: At All Costs

Chapter 218: At All Costs

GOR Chapter 218: At All Costs Chen Xiaolian was stunned. He was now in a clear dilemma. This Countess had be overexcited. In fact, Chen Xiaolian could clearly feel that this young woman standing before him was showing signs that she was losing control of her emotions. She appeared to be on the verge of an emotional breakdown. ¡­ Something like an emotional breakdown was something that would never happen to the Countess. However, today was a special day, and this moment was a special moment. Before the break of dawn, she hade to this cemetery to bid farewell to a special person. Due to that, she was already feeling very sad. Then, there were the stressful matters that were happening around her. Finally, she suddenly saw Chen Xiaolian. That was the straw that broke the camel¡¯s back for her. At present, the Countess had lost control of her emotions. Anger, fear, sadness, terror and various other emotions that she had held in check within her now erupted out from her! As he looked into the Countess¡¯ eyes, Chen Xiaolian hesitated. Should I tell her¡­ or not? It was as though Miao Yan¡¯s warning was ringing in his ears: Stay as far away as possible from my Exclusive ount! At this moment, however, Chen Xiaolian could actually feel the pain that the Countess was feeling! Just because ... We are NPCs? And so¡­¡­ All we can do is be ves to the control of the Upper ne? Although he appeared to have more freedompared to this Countess¡­ But¡­ how much better of a state was he in? Did he not still end up being tossed into instance dungeons again and again? Did he not have to struggle just to survive? As for her¡­ ¡­ she was in an even more pitiful state. She could not even live the life of an ordinary person. She was just a puppet, a puppet. A¡­ a body meant for Miao Yan to enter into. Because¡­ They were all NPCs! ¡­ ¡°Calm down.¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth and extended his hand to help support the Countess. The Countess¡¯ fingers gripped onto his wrist, refusing to let go. However, thanks to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s help, she was finally able to stand firm. ¡°If you are so emotional, I won¡¯t be able to talk with you,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he shook his head. The Countess¡¯s eyelids were raised. Those eyes that were exactly the same as Miao Yan¡¯s revealed a look of loss and anger ¨C that expression was something that Miao Yan would never have. ¡°Can you talk to me? What can you tell me?¡± The Countess was currently disying a very weak side of her and Chen Xiaolian was also affected by those emotions of her¡­ ¡­ especially the feeling of empathy as a fellow NPC who had no control over their own destiny. However, Chen Xiaolian was neither a fool nor an idiot. He would not blurt out everything just because he was feeling emotional. Besides his friendship with Miao Yan and the fact that he had an agreement with her¡­ There was a more important point. Chen Xiaolian was well aware that even though this Countess appeared weak and helpless¡­ She was by no means such a weak woman. From his previous experience of dealing with her, this Countess was not a simple person. Sympathy¡­ she was definitely not the type of weakling who would need to depend on the mercy of others. The Countess looked at Chen Xiaolian and exhaled, "We have met before! Am I right?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and slowly nodded his head. Considering the fact that she had a sketch of his face, there was no need to deny that fact. It was something that he could not deny anyways. ¡°So, we really did meet before¡­ ¡­ when did that happen?¡± The Countess stared into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and suddenly burst out in a whisper, ¡°It must be only recently! Mm, that is right! It must only be recently! The pencil marks on the sketch is very new. It must be something that happened not long ago.¡± It appeared that she was finally getting calmer. There was no need for Chen Xiaolian to say anything; she quickly deduced matters on her own. ¡°Also¡­ ¡­ this is not the first time I am suffering from a loss of memory. Yet, I chose to draw a portrait of you. That means¡­ you are extremely important to me! More urately, the incident that made us acquainted with one another held a great importance to me. Thus, I had drawn out your portrait to remind myself!¡± After saying that, the Countess sighed and stared at Chen Xiaolian. Then, she slowly spoke out, word by word, ¡°In the end¡­ ¡­ what happened between the two of us?¡± Chen Xiaolian had a calm look on his face and he remained silent. The Countess continued to stare at Chen Xiaolian. Then, her face suddenly changed and she said, ¡°Could it be¡­ ¡­ the two of us¡­ ¡­¡± A slightly contorted expression appeared on her face. Chen Xiaolian was quick to understand what she meant. He quickly shook his head and replied, ¡°No, it¡¯s not like that.¡± ¡°There is something that worries you!¡± The Countess easily saw through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s emotions and she slowly continued, ¡°Clearly, you know of something. However, you are not willing to tell me now. There is something that worries you, something that troubles you, causing you to be unwilling to tell me!¡± After saying that, the Countess¡¯ eyes suddenly lit up! ¡°Just now, when you met me, you said¡­ you came to visit me. But you happened to see me go out, so you followed me¡­ ¡­! If so, why did youe to visit me?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt that his decision toe find the Countess was a bad idea! He had been too hasty in making this decision. ¡°Just forget that I came, can you do that?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a wry smile. "What do you think?" The Countess sneered. ¡°Truth be told¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before sighing. ¡°Even if I did tell you. It is useless¡­ter on, you will still forget about them all.¡± ¡°You mean¡­ my memories will still be lost?¡± said the Countess, her eyes flickering. Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself. He recalled the conversation he had with Miao Yan. Even if I do tell you¡­ you will still forget. So¡­ what''s the point? ¡°But still, I wish to know!¡± The Countess bit heavily on her lips. She abruptly yelled with all her might. ¡°Even if I know that I will lose my memories after hearing it, I still want to know! It holds a meaning! Even if it is only a moment! At least, in that moment, I would have found the truth! There is a meaning in that! For the current me in my memories, that me whose heart is filled with pain and confusion would have found the answer!¡± She took a deep breath. Despite her trembling body, she forcefully seized Chen Xiaolian''s wrist and said, "Please, please tell me!¡± Looking at the Countess, Chen Xiaolian was suddenly reminded of himself. He was reminded of the night when he faced Miao Yan! ¡°Are you willing to make an exchange?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Just say it, what do you want from me?" said the Countess with narrowed eyes. ¡°I am willing to exchange all my wealth for this exchange! Anything!¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and he looked at the Countess. He asked, ¡°Do you have that much determination?¡± The Countess¡¯ body trembled! She suddenly loosened her grip on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. She turned to look at the distant grave. ¡°Do you know¡­ ¡­ for whom the grave was made for?¡± Her voice carries a deep feeling of sadness. Chen Xiaolian remained silent. ¡°The one who is about to be buried inside there is named Schmidt. He was two years older than me and he was my¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily surprised. He blurted out: "Your boyfriend?¡± ¡°No¡­ ¡­ not that. But¡­¡± A trace of pain shed through the Countess¡¯s eyes. ¡°He¡­ he loved me a lot.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. After a while, he whispered, ¡°May I ask, how did this Mr Schmidt die?¡± ¡°I think, it must be because of me!¡± The Countess gritted her teeth and clenched her fists until her nails dug deep into her palm. Then, she spoke with a depressed tone of voice. ¡­ Jane Brummel Norman. That was the name of this Countess¡­ naturally, as an aristocrat, and especially the descendant of the Norman family, her official name was longer than that. Generally though, that was how she was referred to. The Countess was a typical member of the UK aristocracy. She received an aristocratic education since childhood. Additionally, she attended the UK''s best public schools. In keeping up with the tradition of aristocracy, she attended an all-girls school. After she graduated from the all-girls¡¯ school at the age of eighteen, she began to take over many of her family''s businesses. At the same time, she also entered university to study. The Countess had spent her entire adolescent life within an all-girls¡¯ school. After leaving the school¡­ ¡­ her beauty naturally caused a lot of males to pursue her with passion. The name of the first victim was Rohart Dawson. He was born into a family with a political background. His family could be considered as an emerging family of aristocrats. His grandparents had held offices in the ministry of the UK before. During a social event, this Rohart Dawson became acquainted with the Countess. With an act that would shake the Heavens, he began to passionately woo her. The Countess who had just left her all-girls¡¯ school was like a little bird that had just flown out from her cage. When faced with those males who were arduously trying to court her, she became shocked. Additionally, she also felt vignt and uneasy. This Mr Rohart Dawson was quick to stand out from the others and was able to attract the attention of the Countess. The reason for this was that he possessed a special point. He was a very outstanding polo yer. He had an extraordinary family background, favourable education, very good conversational skills, eptable looks and expertise in polo. It just so happened that polo was the Countess¡¯ most favourite interest. Thus, Rohart Dawson was soon able to attract the attention of the Countess. They gradually grew close while their friends and family elders expressed happiness in seeing them being together. Then¡­ a tragedy urred. On a certain day, Rohart Dawson confessed his love for the Countess. Although the Countess had already agreed inwardly, she deliberately said: If you win in tomorrow¡¯s polo match, I will agree to be your girlfriend. Those words were simply a naughty act from the young girl¡¯s heart. Which girl would not want her sweetheart to be a hero in the eyes of the people before moving to take her hand in full public view? However, on the next day, on the day of the polo match, something happened. Before the match began, the Countess had intended to go visit the stables to encourage her sweetheart. In the end¡­ She lost her memories. When she came to, the reality awaiting her was: Before the match began, Mr Rohart Dawson was found lying in the stables. He died as he was on the way to the hospital. The cause of death was heart attack. ¡­ ¡°What I could remember was me leaving the parlour. I was going to head to the stables¡­ then, the next thing I knew, I was standing in front of a mirror in the washroom. ¡°My memory on what happened in between that was utter nk, a missing piece. ¡°As I was walking out from the washroom feeling confused, my butler ran over to inform me that he had been looking for me all over. And¡­ ¡­ the news that Rohart had been sent to the hospital.¡± The Countess coldly said to Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ That was the Countess¡¯ first love and tragedy. Before her first love even began, it ended. This incident did not arouse any suspicion. Rohart Dawson did not have a history of heart disease. However, no matter how strange this matter seemed to everyone, they could only ept it. Although his parents and rtives were in grief, no one connected his death to the Countess. No one¡­ ¡­ ¡­ except her! She was the only one who knew that she had suffered from a loss of memory! That was not the first time that the Countess had experienced a short-term memory loss and loss of consciousness. However, she had never had such an impactful experience from it ¨C until that time! That was when she began to fear and doubt herself. ¡­ The beautiful young woman continued to grow. Although the death of Rohart Dawson was saddening¡­ This young woman¡¯s beauty was still capable of attracting the pursuit of other men. Mr Beckman Hampson was the second. He almost seeded. He was one of the Countess¡¯ ssmates from university. Their group of young people had gone on a tour and they were going for a hot-air balloon ride. Beckman Hampson had prepared flowers and champagne in advance. He chartered a separate hot-air balloon with the intention of making a romantic courtship toward the Countess while they were up in the air. Tragedy struck once again. A fault urred within the Countess'' memory. She remembered herself going up in that hot-air balloon¡­ in fact, she was ready to ept Mr Beckman Hampson¡¯s courtship. Otherwise, she would not have chosen to ride in a separate hot-air balloon. But, she lost her memory once more. She remembered boarding the hot-air balloon, and then¡­ ¡­ what she was able to remember next was her lying atop a clump of trees, seriously injured. A search and rescue team had saved her. Two km away, the search team found the wreckage of the hot-air balloon and¡­ ¡­ Mr Beckman Hampson¡¯s corpse. What happened during the hot-air balloon ride, how it crashed, how the Countess appeared on the ground¡­ She was unable to remember all of those. After the police had conducted their investigation, they deduced that it was likely that the hot-air balloon had risen up too high, causing a malfunction to ur. The Countess identally fell during that time. Back then, the height was still not too high. Thus, the Countess was only injured and she did not die. The man then tried tond the hot-air balloon to save her. However, an operational failure caused the hot-air balloon to fly far away and crash. Thus, the man died. That was the conclusion made by the police. However¡­ this time, the Countess did not only experience grief from losing her sweetheart. There was also¡­ ¡­ suspicion from others! Last time when Rohart died, she was not found at the scene and no one connected her to the incident. This time however, there were only the two of them inside the hot-air balloon! One of the two died while the survivor imed that she had lost her memory. At the very least, this argument was something that Beckman Hampson¡¯s family was unable to ept. The Countess¡¯ reputation began to suffer from smears and people started giving her prejudiced looks. Some suspected her of being a murderer; others suspected her of being a cursed harbinger of misfortune. In short, after what happened that time, the Countess chose to directly drop out of the university ¨C she was unable to endure the looks of perplexity and suspicion from those around her. There was no one she could confide in regarding the feelings of pain, sorrow and fear within her. ¡­ The one to be buried today was named Schmidt. He was the third. After suffering through two tragic experiences, the Countess began going for psychological treatment and counselling. At the same time, she closed up her own heart. She dared not ept the pursuits of any other men. She felt that she was a harbinger of misfortune! As for Schmidt, he did not believe in misfortune. Schmidt was a highly talented student in the field of medicine. He was a student to the Countess¡¯ attending psychiatrist. Once, when the Countess was meeting with her psychiatrist, she became acquainted with Schmidt. It was only normal for Schmidt to fall in love at first sight with this astonishingly beautiful, yet mncholic and fragile woman. He began to pursue her passionately. This time though, the Countess had sealed up her heart. She was unwilling to open up easily for other men. Thus, she rejected Schmidt¡¯s advances. However, this young doctor was very persistent! ¡­ ¡°Although I had refused him many times, he never became discouraged. He always showed concern toward me. I gradually lowered my resistance toward him. However, I was still unwilling to ept his courtship. I keep feeling that I was the one who caused my first two sweethearts to die. I am a harbinger of misfortune. If I am to ept a person¡¯s courtship, then, that person would be cursed and he would die! ¡°Thus, I constantly refused to ept Schmidt. ¡°The both of us slowly became friends. One day, I finally confided the fears within my heart to him. ¡°He did not believe in it. He believed that it was just a shadow in my heart. He attempted to psychologically enlighten me. He vowed that he would cure my mental illness.¡± After saying that, the Countess¡¯ face turned bitter and she continued, ¡°However¡­ I am not sick at all! I know that I am not sick! There must be something important within the memories I lost! Yet, those memories are gone!¡± ¡°He¡­ ¡­ how did he die?¡± There was a grim expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and he gave a gentle sigh. ¡°It was a car ident.¡± Tears trickled down the corners of the Countess¡¯ eyes. ¡°One day, he invited me to dinner. I did not suspect anything and epted his invitation. However, after getting into his car, he drove us out of the city toward somewhere far away. After I asked him about it, he said that he wanted to give me a surprise by bringing me for a pic. ¡°When that happened, I became extremely scared! It was as though I suddenly had a premonition that something bad would happen! ¡°So, I tried to refuse him while I was in the car. I threw up a fuss and requested him to turn back. ¡°He became very dejected and disappointed. I can still remember hisst words to me: Jane, do you really want to continue down such a path of pain and misery? All because of some shadow that might not be true? ¡°Mm, perhaps those was not thest thing he said to me. However¡­ ¡°As far as I can remember, those were hisst words.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ lost your memories again?¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows. ¡°Yes, I lost my memories again!¡± The Countess slowly said, there was a trace of madness within her voice as she continued, ¡°When I came to, I was in a hospital. The doctor and police told me that we were involved in an ident and we mmed into the mountain! After checking the case repeatedly, their investigation on the ident reached a conclusion. No abnormalities were found in their investigation of the crash site. As for the car, their investigation revealed that there was a failure in the brake system. ¡°I became injured and was admitted to the hospital. ¡°As for Schmidt¡­ ¡­ he lost consciousness, unable to awaken. In other words, he became¡­ a vegetable!¡± Chen Xiaolian was speechless. ¡°Schmidt¡¯s family was deeply saddened. Most importantly, they somehow learnt of the many rumours about me, about how myst two suitors had died! And so¡­ ¡­ thebel ¡®cursed¡¯ became firmly fixed upon my head. ¡°During the few months that Schmidty in bed, his family refused my attempts to visit him. They even applied for a restraining order, forbidding me to get close to their son. ¡°They hated me to the extreme! ¡°I remember, in the hospital, they howled at me, screamed at me, cursed at me¡­ ¡°I do not hate them. ¡°Their every word only made me hate myself more! ¡°I hate the misfortune that I bring! ¡°I hate my own powerlessness! ¡°When he finally died, I was not allowed to participate in his funeral! ¡°In a few more hours, the funeral will be held. As for me, I can only take advantage of the fact that the sky had yet to brighten ande here. While the others have yet to arrive, I went before his grave to reminisce and express my sorrow.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Never did he expect that the Countess would suffer from such a tragic experience. When they metst time, Chen Xiaolian felt that this woman was shrewd and calm; and her body exuded a faint atmosphere of gloominess. Unexpectedly, she had gone through so many tragedies. Just imagine, a woman had to endure having her sweetheart dying three times in a row... additionally, it was due to something strange that was happening to herself. It was likely that anyone else would have gone mad and gloomy! ¡­ ¡°You said that even if you did tell me, it was likely that I would still end up forgetting about it¡­ ¡­¡± The Countess suddenly sneered and a look of madness shed through her eyes. ¡°I will tell you this! I must know the answer!¡± ¡°I must know! ¡°I must know what is going on! ¡°This matter has filled me with hatred! My heart is filled with madness. ¡°That is right! I must know the answer! ¡°Even if- even if I have to give up everything! I am willing to give it all! I will do anything! ¡°Yes! I want to know the answer! ¡°I want to know, what is going on with me?! What is the reason that brought me to suffer from such an ursed fate! ¡°In the end, what kind of people, what kind of power¡­ caused them to die? ¡°In order to find that out¡­ ¡­ I¡­ I am willing to find that out¡­ ¡­ at all costs!¡± This young and beautiful woman pierced her fingertips into her palms until blood dripped down the ground! She bit her lips until blood trickled out as a result! With a blood stained mouth, she repeated herst sentence: ¡°At! All! Costs!¡± Rohart Dawson. ¡®ÂÞ¹þÌØ.µÀÉ­¡¯, pinyin: ¡®Lu¨­ h¨¡ t¨¨. D¨¤o s¨¥n¡¯ Beckman Hampson. ¡®±Ï¿ËÂü.ººÆÕÉ­¡¯, pinyin: ¡®B¨¬ k¨¨ m¨¤n. H¨¤n p¨³ s¨¥n¡¯ Schmidt. ¡®ÊæÃ×ÌØ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®Sh¨± m¨« t¨¨¡¯. Chapter 219: Ambush

Chapter 219: Ambush

GOR Chapter 219: Ambush Those words uttered by the Countess finally moved Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart! ¡°Now then, are you willing to tell me?¡± asked the Countess. She looked at Chen Xiaolian with an eagle like gaze. Seeing how the Countess had bit her lips to the point of causing blood to flow out, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became moved. ¡°Have you heard of the name Miao Yan?¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. The Countess¡¯ eyes immediately widened! "I¡¯ve heard that name before!" the Countess was quick to respond. "Someone once mistook me for that, the name¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°All right,¡± Chen Xiaolian interrupted the Countess¡¯ words ¨C they have already had this conversation a few days ago and he had learnt quite a bit about that matter. There was no need for them to repeat that conversation. He looked at the Countess and said, ¡°Since you know that name¡­ then, I believe I can tell you something. No, it would be more urate to say we can make an exchange.¡± ¡°What do you want?¡± The Countess took a deep breath. ¡°I can give you money, an incredibly, huge sum of money! I am qualified to be called a very wealthy woman.¡± Under normal circumstances, this shrewd woman would never give such a straightforward offer. She would also never reveal her distressed state of mind. However, at this moment, on this day, and in this cemetery, she had clearly lost control of her emotions. Likewise, her normal state of calmness and shrewdness were also lost. ¡°What I need is not money,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian with a frown. After considering for a moment, he said, ¡°What I need¡­ ¡­ is an item.¡± ¡°An item?¡± The Countess¡¯ eyebrows were raised. Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and hesitated a moment before sighing out. He asked, ¡°Have you heard about King Arthur¡¯s Sword in the Stone?¡± Countess: ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ After a very long time, a trace of change finally appeared upon the Countess¡¯ face. She stared right into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, seemingly in an attempt to gauge any changes within his expression. She slowly asked, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ how did you know about that item?¡± "Legends? Stories?" Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t beat around the bush with me. You know well what I am asking about,¡± the Countess answered coldly. ¡°If it¡¯s an item from the legends, why would youe ask me about it?¡± "You are a descendant of the Norman family," Chen Xiaolian gently said. "You are a descendant of William the Conqueror, and the direct sessor to the Norman Dynasty." ¡°How unexpected. You actually know that much about British history,¡± said the Countess with a mocking tone. She weighed her answer and said, ¡°What if I was to say, that is a fictitious item that does not exist and that you have found the wrong person?¡± ¡°Then, I will turn around and leave right now,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered coolly. ¡°Although your life and the tragedies you have experienced is worth pitying¡­ I am not someone close to you; there is no need for me to pity you.¡± Chen Xiaolian could distinctly feel it. After he finished uttering that sentence, the atmosphereing out of this woman standing before him had bepletely different! Her entire being was like a cautious cat as she cast a hostile stare at him. Chen Xiaolian waited. The Countess hesitated as she weighed the matter. ¡­ ¡°We should probably head back. This ce is not suitable for the discussion of matters such as this,¡± the Countess suddenly said with a smile. At that moment, the calm and shrewd Countess had finally reappeared. After having calmed down, this woman had regained her sense of shrewdness and she would not be easy to deal with. ¡°Name your ce then. Should we head to your house?¡± Chen Xiaolian said with an air of indifference. The Countess suddenly threw a nce at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Oh, right. Just now, you said that you came to visit me and coincidentally saw me heading out¡­ ¡­ that means, you know how to go to my home! You¡¯ve been there before?¡± Of course I had been there before¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly to himself: However, the one I met was not you, but the other you. Seeing Chen Xiaolian maintain his state of silence, the Countess did not try to force the subject. Instead, she took a deep breath. ¡°Then, my home it is.¡± After saying that, she called out. Stewart the butler and the bodyguard quickly came over. ¡°Let¡¯s go back. We¡¯ve been here for long enough,¡± the Countess said coolly. ¡°Yes, my mistress.¡± Stewart nodded. He quickly went to inform the driver to bring the car over. Seeing her caring to a stop before them, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°My car will follow behind you.¡± ¡°No!¡± The Countess looked at Chen Xiaolian; a peculiar look shed across her face and she said, ¡°Youe with me.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian was somewhat stunned. The Countess turned to look at the butler. She said, ¡°Stewart, you drive.¡± The butler knitted his eyebrows and turned to look at the driver. ¡°Then, the driver¡­¡± ¡°Figure something to let him go back by himself.¡± The Countess shook her head. ¡°You¡¯ll arrange things for that.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not safe!¡± The bodyguard raised the issue and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian with a frown on his face. He said, ¡°I should stay by your side¡­¡± ¡°No, there is something that I need to discuss in private with this gentlemen.¡± The Countess waved off his suggestion. Chen Xiaolian hesitated a little before nodding his head. ¡­ When Lun Tai and Bei Tai drove their car over, the Countess did not appear surprise. She had a cool expression on her face. Only her butler and bodyguard revealed a somewhat vignt look. After exchanging some words with Lun Tai and Bei Tai, Chen Xiaolian entered the Countess¡¯ car that was then driven by the butler, Stewart. Lun Tai and Bei Tai drove behind them. As for the bodyguard driver¡­ ¡­ that was not something that warranted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attention. Under Stewart¡¯s driving skills, the car moved in a very stable manner. The car moved through the road with a rtively decent velocity. After the car was started up, the butler was insightful enough to quickly move up the partition separating the front side of the car and the back. ¡°Now we can continue our discussion.¡± The Countess sat down on the back seat and gave a light smile. The car was a very old-fashioned car with dual back seats and furnishings ced before them. The Countess opened a drawer within the car and took out a bottle of wine and two wine sses from the inside. It was champagne, chilled. ¡°Here¡¯s to a sessful exchange.¡± The Countess smiled and used an automatic bottle opener to open the bottle of champagne. She poured a ss of wine for herself before pouring another for Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian took a sip and said, ¡°It tastes good, French?¡± ¡°Naturally, those from other ces could only qualify to be called sparkling wine.¡± The Countess gestured with her head and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°May I ask why you think that the Sword in the Stone is with me? With the Norman family?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment and he turned to look at the car¡¯s partition. ¡°It is soundproof,¡± the Countess said coolly. ¡°There is no need for you to worry. Additionally, Stewart is my most trusted person.¡± ¡°The answer is very simple. I learned a bit about British history and the Norman family is, in a sense, the one that hadid the foundations for a powerful British dynasty ¨C it is the first strong dynasty. ¡°Thus, if the legends of King Arthur is based on someone, then I have to say that it is most likely based on your ancestor, the Great Conqueror, William. ¡°Additionally¡­ the Sword in the Stone, the Sword that chooses the King, it would match the first great King. I feel that such abination is very matching.¡± ¡°So, you spected that my ancestor, William the Conqueror possessed the Sword in the Stone?¡± The Countess took a sip of the champagne. The woman gave a faint smile and said, ¡°Since you¡¯ve read the legends, you should also know that the Sword in the Stone had been broken.¡± ¡°As a sword, it is indeed broken. However, as a symbol of royal authority, I believe that it being broken or not holds no importance. What is important is the meaning of its existence. No one would throw such an item away ¨C that is, if it does exist.¡± ¡°See, you did not answer my question,¡± the Countess said coolly. ¡°You simply made this spection by chasing after the legends and the history of my ancestor, William the Conqueror¡­. however, what I am asking is¡­ ¡­ how can you be certain that this item truly exists?! It is after all, just an item within a fictional legend.¡± Without a doubt, this woman was extremely smart! She had already caught onto a key point! The reason Chen Xiaolian could be certain that the Sword in the Stone truly existed¡­ ¡­ was because the hilt was in his possession! Naturally, he had no intention to tell her that. ¡°I think that now is not the time for you to be asking me questions,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in an indifferent manner. ¡°I said it before. You may im that you do not have the Sword in the Stone. If so, I will get off this car and leave.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The Countess subconsciously pursed the corners of her lips. That move of hers gave Chen Xiaolian a certain boost to his confidence. ¡°This price of yours is too high.¡± After a long time had passed, the Countess uttered that sentence. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes brightened. "So, you admit that this item¡­¡± ¡°Is there any point to me denying it? You are already certain of it.¡± The Countess shook her head. ¡°Even so, the preciousness of such an item is something that I need not even say. You want to take it from me with such a simple exchange; the price for this exchange is extremely unfair.¡± ¡°Even if the price involves the unravelling of the nightmare that had constantly been haunting your heart?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian as he looked straight at the Countess. The Countess¡¯ face turned taut. She suddenly sneered. ¡°Maybe¡­ ¡­ I can get what I want without making an exchange! I can¡­ rob!¡± As she spoke, she suddenly pulled out a gun from a concealedpartment! It was apact handgun with short muzzle. However, a handgun was still a gun! Chen Xiaolian, who had the gun muzzle pointed at him, did not show any expression of fear. He simply looked at the woman with a faint smile. The Countess appeared familiar with the way to handle the gun. Clearly, this was not the first time that she had held onto a gun. Furthermore, she was careful enough to lean her body and tighten her elbow while putting a distance between her and Chen Xiaolian. Observing the calm expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, the Countess frowned and asked, ¡°Are you not afraid? I will really shoot. Given my identity, I might run into a bit of trouble if I kill you. However, it won¡¯t be as big as you think.¡± ¡°I believe your words,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly. ¡°The same thing with this champagne that you brought out¡­ ¡­ you could have poisoned it. However, I still chose to drink it¡­ isn¡¯t that true?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as he picked up the bottle of champagne ced beside him. He then made a show of gulping down half its contents. ¡°It tastes really good. That¡¯s right, your house seems to always have good wine. The red wine that you treated me tost time was very tasty as well.¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I treated you with red wine?¡± The Countess froze for a moment. ¡°Yes, ¡¯85 Latour. It was worth tasting,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. Chen Xiaolian was able to smile, but the same could not be said about the Countess! She abruptly pressed a button positioned by the window. It was an inte. "Stewart!" The Countess'' voice revealed a trace of anxiousness. ¡°Yes, my mistress. Is there anything I can do for you?¡± Stewart¡¯s voice came through from the inte. ¡°I want you to immediately check the remaining number of ¡¯85 Latours in the house!¡± ¡°Err¡­ right now?¡± ¡°Right now! Call them up immediately and have them check it!¡± the Countess spoke with a sharp voice. ¡°Very well.¡± A few minutester, Stewart replied. ¡°My mistress, I have gotten the attendants at home go through the inventory. There are currently 11 bottles of ¡¯85 Latours remaining.¡± The Countess¡¯ body quivered! She cast a profound gaze at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°All right, I got it.¡± After turning off the inte, the Countess turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Those ¡¯85 Latours. I had bought those in an auction some time ago and there were a total of 12 of them. As I recall, I have not yet drunk them yet!¡± ¡°No, you drank it with me at least once. We drank a bottle,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a rxed smile on his face. ¡°It was in a dining room within your house¡­ eh, do I need to describe the appearance and furnishing of your dining room?¡± ¡°¡­ there is no need.¡± The Countess looked at Chen Xiaolian and her eyes revealed traces of anxiousness. She hesitated a moment and lowered her head to look at the gun in her hand. ¡°It seems¡­ you are really not afraid of this thing? You¡­ are special? Are you not an ordinary human?¡± ¡°I wouldn¡¯t know if I am special.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°At the very least, I can honestly tell you that what you have in your hand is not going to kill me.¡± In the instant that the Countess was shocked, Chen Xiaolian rapidly extended out his hand to snatch the gun away from her hand! Mmm, it won¡¯t kill me because, as long as I do not die on the spot, what will happen is me wasting one Healing Beast Blood¡­ still, Healing Beast Blood needs points ah. Chen Xiaolian thought to himself. Although the gun was snatched away, the Countess was only scared for a moment. Then, a peculiar smile spread across her mouth. ¡°It seems, you are still¡­ afraid of guns.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised an eyebrow in response. He then inspected the gun for a bit. ¡°No bullets?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and threw the gun back to the Countess. ¡°Smart woman, you were testing me.¡± The Countess retrieved the gun and said indifferently. ¡°We are making a transaction. Before our transaction bes sessful, testing of the other side¡¯s conditions is normal.¡± ¡°I am not that patient of a person,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°All right, my conditions are simple. I want the Sword in the Stone¡­ as for what I will be giving in exchange; I will answer the questions in your mind.¡± ¡°What if I give you a fake sword?¡± The Countess suddenly smiled. "Rest assured, I''m not so easy to fool." Chen Xiaolian shook his head in response. The Countess stared at Chen Xiaolian. She stared intently into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Then, she suddenly blurted out a sentence! ¡°The Sword in the Stone is broken! I only have the de!" Chen Xiaolian was shocked for a moment. However, he quickly realized that he had been tricked! The Countess pointed at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°You knew! When I said I only have the de¡­ ¡­ there was no surprise toward that information! You were simply surprised that I would say that out!¡± She kept staring at Chen Xiaolian as she continued, ¡°Your reaction proves that you already know that the Sword in the Stone is broken. Additionally¡­ ¡­ you are only looking for the de! If so¡­ ¡­ am I right to deduce¡­¡± She suddenly took a deep breath "You already have the hilt! This woman was indeed intelligent! Chen Xiaolian felt his head aching. At the same time that Chen Xiaolian was about to speak up, a guild channel message came over from Lun Tai! "Be careful!" Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face stiffened and he instinctively rushed forward, pushing the Countess¡¯ body down. At the same time, he quickly opened his system¡¯s radar. Two distant green dots were rapidly approaching them! The green dots on the radar represented¡­ Other game participants! "You ... what are you doing! Let me go!¡± The Countess was thrown onto the seat and was being pushed down by his body. This calm and shrewd young woman appeared to have truly panicked. She struggled with all her might to push him off. She even bent her knee to ce them upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s abdomen area. "Do not move!" Chen Xiaolian roared loudly! At the same time¡­ ¡­ Stewart the butler, who was driving the car could only watch helplessly as an orange coloured rocket-propelled grenade streaked through the air toward the car. "RPG !!!!" ¡­ BOOM! The rocket-propelled grenade struck the front left tire of the car. The impact from the resulting explosion lifted up the entire car! The explosion happened when the car was still on the move and the car¡¯s velocity was added to the impact of the explosion, causing the car to swerve sideways and flip! Orange coloured mes rose up like a fireball sting out into the sky. Within the car, Chen Xiaolian quickly held the Countess within his arms. He used his own body to inste the impact. The two of them were stuck in the car as the explosion caused the car to flip around continuously. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back was mmed onto the insides of the car and the impact caused him to grunt out a few times. ¡­ The car finally stopped rolling. The car was badly damaged and deformed. That was especially true of the front side of the car. Even a part of the driver¡¯s seat was caught in the explosion. As expected, Stewart the butler who was in the driver¡¯s seat had been killed. Gazhi! The car carrying Lun Tai and Bei Tai caught up to them and came to a halt by the side of the road. Lun Tai jumped out of the car and was quick to run over. Bei Tai had a rifle slung over his shoulder as he ran forward! ¡°Up front! They are approaching!¡± ¡­ Within the car, the Countess uttered out a ***. She did not receive any harm as Chen Xiaolian took the vast majority of collisions on her behalf. Although she felt somewhat dizzy, she was still fairly conscious. Chen Xiaolian released his hold on her and crawled to the door. The door had beenpletely deformed and could no longer be pushed open. Then, before the astonished eyes of the Countess¡­ Chen Xiaolian adjusted his posture, cing both hands onto the interior of the car for support before striking out! Boom! The deformed door was directly kicked away! That¡­ that is definitely an inhuman power! In but an instant, the Countess felt her throat bing parched. She had been left dumbfounded. Because ... She was clear on the fact that her car was special. The ss and the car itself were bulletproof! The door was much more durablepared to normal cars; it also weighed so much more. Chen Xiaolian sent the door flying with a kick and quickly moved out. Next, he promptly reached back and grabbed onto the Countess¡¯¡­ ¡­ ¡­ hair. Err, he wasn¡¯t being rude. However, due to the position they were in, the only thing he could reach was the Countess¡¯ hair. He pulled her out through her hair. The Countess attempted to struggle against it, however, Chen Xiaolian pulled her out in one move and held her within his arms. It was then that she finally managed to collect herself. ¡°Stewart!¡± The Countess saw the blown up driver¡¯s seat and screamed out mournfully. ¡°He¡¯s dead!¡± Chen Xiaolian forcefully grabbed hold of her and had her move together with him toward Lun Tai with a bent forward posture. Lun Tai had a rifle in his hand, which he aimed at the way Chen Xiaolian wasing from. Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes and shouted, ¡°It¡¯sing again! RPG!¡± Another rocket-propelled grenade streaked over, releasing orange mes behind it as it flew toward them! This time, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reaction was quick. He caught the woman in his arm and pushed out his [B+] ss strength and his figure charged forward. ¡­ Lun Tai had thrown his body forward to roll to the side of the road. The grenade struck the destroyed car and exploded. The resulting mes and shockwave forced them to fall to the ground. Chen Xiaolian who was carrying the Countess had already run over tens of metres to the side of the road. Following which he threw himself to the ground. The terrain of the road formed a natural barrier for them. Thanks to that, the heat and shockwave from the explosion did not cause them any harm. Even so, Chen Xiaolian continued to hold on tightly to the Countess. "Ten o''clock!" Bei Tai shouted out. The rifle he carried with him had a scope equipped upon it. He used the scope to survey the area and caught sight of a figure! ¡­ Lei Hu was quick to put away the rocketuncher. Next, he rapidly dodged to the side. Bang! A bullet pierced through the tree that he had been hiding behind earlier! "Hmph!" Lei Hu crawled up and made a middle finger gesture while facing the distant direction where the bullet came from ¨C he was aware that the other side could see him. ¡­ ¡°Bastard!¡± Bei Tai spat out violently. ¡°Big bro!¡± Lun Tai had suddenly run forward. With a military knife in hand and a rifle in the other, he bent his body forward and rapidly rushed forward through the side of the roadside bushes. "No!" Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank and he shouted out. ¡°Lun Tai! Get back!¡± However, Lun Tai had already ran forward. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian became hesitant for a while before letting go of the Countess¡¯ arms. ¡°Damn it! Miao Yan! Hurry up ande out! I can¡¯t help you any longer!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian quickly ran forward. In his hand was the Fearless War Axe that only had the pole tip left¡­ ¡­ oh well, it would be more urate to call it the Fearless Spear at this point. He went to pursue Lun Tai. ¡°Miao Yan? What do you mean? Come out?¡± The Countessy upon the ground with a surprised expression. ¡°What did he mean by that?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian exerted his all but was unable to catch up to Lun Tai. He could only watch as Lun Tai charged into a copse of trees. "Damn it!" Chen Xiaolian cursed loudly. ¡­ Lun Tai was unable to hear Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shouts. It was more urate to say that he had, in that moment entered an odd state. It appeared as though he was able to urately pinpoint the location of his enemy. A fiery and powerful impulse surged into existence within his heart. It was an immense feeling of hatred and anger directed toward the one who had ambushed them! Only one voice existed within his mind: Charge forward! Kill the bastard!¡± ¡­ ¡°Lei Hu, this Aura of Enmity skill of yours is just too handy. Just make sure to be careful.¡± Culkin smiled as he sent a message through the guild channel. Next, he moved in from the other direction and approached Bei Tai¡­ ¡­ or more urately, he was moving toward the Countess. ¡­ Chapter 220: First Confrontation

Chapter 220: First Confrontation

GOR Chapter 220: First Confrontation Checking the radar, Bei Tai realized that someone was quickly approaching! However, Bei Tai was shocked to see that the green dot on the radar was approaching at an unbelievably rapid pace! It was so fast that it seemed as though the radar was having a hard time tracking down the green dot¡¯s movement. Looking at the radar, it almost seemed as though the green dot was jumping through the radar! The normal range of the radar was generally one km. However, the speed shown by the green dot¡­ ¡°That cannot be right! Not even a speed type skill could reach that kind of speed!¡± Six seconds! Bei Tai only had six seconds of time to react. As a veteran, Bei Tai quickly made the proper decision. He tossed away his sniper rifle and both his hands quickly moved to pull out a military knife each. Weng! The air before him suddenly twisted and Bei Tai felt an attackshing out toward him. Subconsciously, his eyes widened into a stare and he positioned the two military knives into a cross to block the iing blow¡­ However, that move of his resulted in nothing! The attack that he had expected did not materialize. At the same time, a voice sounded out, causing Bei Tai¡¯s heart to sink. ¡°Not a bad reaction. A pity you are too weak.¡± The voice hade from behind, right beside Bei Tai¡¯s ears! How is that possible? That was the first thought that appeared within Bei Tai¡¯s mind. How could he be that fast? Bei Tai subconsciouslyshed out with a backhand attack. His military knife shed back and he felt it stabbing into something hard, which caused it to be stuck. Bei Tai did not hesitate. He sent his other military knife to the back as well. This time however, Bei Tai¡¯s shoulder shook. A powerful force had mped down onto Bei Tai¡¯s shoulder like an iron plier. ¡°You¡¯re dead.¡± The cold voice fell into his ears. The powerful force threw Bei Tai away! At the same time, a ¡°ka¡± sound rang out! While his body was being tossed into the air, his left arm was cut off! Bei Tai fell to the ground and howled out in pain¡­ ¡­ the sound of from this howl was strange and resembled a broken bellow. Blood sprayed out from his neck! Bei Tai subconsciously used his right hand to cover his throat. However, blood continued to spray out from the gap between his fingers. As for his left arm, the amount of blood spraying out from the cut off area was even more terrifying. Culkin stood behind the very spot that Bei Tai was just standing on. He was dressed in fully ck clothes and his hand held onto a small and slender knife. The de of the knife was as thin as ayer of onion. ¡­ Bei Tai was on the verge of dying. His cut off arm and throat impacted him severely and almost caused him to lose consciousness on the spot. However, he possessed an abundance ofbat experience. In that moment, he made onest move. His final decision was not to struggle or get up. Instead, hey on the ground, exerting his all to cover up the wound upon his throat. At the same time, he retrieved a Healing Beast Blood from his system. The Healing Beast Blood fell on the ground before him. Bei Tai¡¯s facial features distorted as he struggled forward through the ground. The Healing Beast Blood was just beside his mouth. He struggled to extend his head out; he opened his mouth and tried to swallow it¡­ ¡°You havemendable spirit.¡± Culkin had a faint smile on his face as he stepped forward. His knife was ready and was about to descend upon Bei Tai. At that moment, his face suddenly turned taut! His expression turned serious and his body quickly dodged back. Xiu! A beam of light flew toward them from the distance like a meteor! Seeing the iing sh of light, Culkin was quick to dodge away. A ¡°pu¡± sound rang out as a short spear stabbed into the ground before him. The spear stabbed down to a depth of over half a metre and the handle of the spear quivered. That was¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Fearless War Spear! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was already exerting his all to run back. He watched from far away as Bei Tai was flung up and had his left arm cut off before falling to the ground. He also caught sight of the man in ck. Due to how far away he was from their location, he would not be able to catch up in time even if he were to give it his all. All he could do was to bring out Fearless War Axe, which had now be a short spear. Then, he tossed it forward with all his might as one would a javelin! At the same time¡­ "Garfield!" ¡­ Back then, in their fight against Lancelot, Garfield suffered from severe injuries. He only had two doppelgangers left after the fight. Although he had returned into the system to recover, the limited amount of time was insufficient for him to fully recover. Thus, when Chen Xiaolian summoned out Garfield, only two doppelgangers appeared. Even so, Garfield was much faster than Chen Xiaolian. Garfield¡¯s Agility was at [A-] ss! ¡­ Unleashing a roar, Garfield pounced onto Culkin who was standing beside the short spear. A sneer appeared upon Culkin¡¯s face and he simply took one step backward. Next, he made a surprising move. His stature suddenly disappeared! Garfield¡¯s charge ended up hitting empty air. The next instant¡­ Chen Xiaolian who was running back suddenly felt a faint warning ringing out from his mind. Something¡¯s wrong! A cold wind seared toward him! Showing no hesitation, Chen Xiaolian quickly leapt forward like a tiger, his body pouncing away from where he was standing. He had pounced in the direction of the ground. Shua! An icy sword sh shed out, grazing past the back of his head! Chen Xiaolian fell to the ground. A clump of hair that was attached to the back of his head gently floated down. ¡°That reaction is not bad!¡± Culkin spoke out from behind him. Chen Xiaolian was in no position to care about his posture. He pushed his body and rolled on the ground, putting a distance between them before hastily getting up and backing away. It was only then that Chen Xiaolian was finally able to confront the enemy from up close. The moment his eyes fell upon the enemy, Chen Xiaolian became shocked. ¡°Qiu Yun?!¡± ¡­ The man before him had a gaunt stature and was dressedpletely in ck clothes¡­ However, his appearance and the appearance of the now dead former Meteor Rock Guild Leader, Qiu Yun¡­ appeared exactly simr! Chen Xiaolian who had participated in an instance dungeon together with Qiu Yun was very familiar with his appearance. The man standing before him possessed a profound and calm temperament and his eyes exuded a trace of seemingly non-existent familiarity and solemnness. If one were to simply look at his temperament, he was pretty much Qiu Yun! In that moment, Chen Xiaolian became lost in thought. ¡­ ¡°Qiu Yun?¡± Culkin¡¯s expression changed and his eyes subconsciously narrowed as he cast a profound gaze at Chen Xiaolian. Then, he said, ¡°Ah, I know who you are now!¡± Shua! His ck-d figure swept forward and the de shed out toward Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pair of eyes stared widely. Then¡­ He turned around and ran! ¡­ What else could he do but run? Garfield was still far away while he himself had no weapons. His one and only weapon, Fearless War Axe had been thrown forward. His sword skill, axe skill and spear skill¡­ ¡­ he was unable to disy any of them! The cool down period for summoning Bai Qi had yet to end. What else could he do but run? Stay there and get gutted? ¡­ Chen Xiaolian ran, taking huge strides as he ran toward Bei Tai! With his [B] ss Agility and [B+] ss strength, Chen Xiaolian was able to cover a distance of over tens of metres in merely a few steps. He was not far away from Bei Tai. Bei Tai was still lying on the ground. He had already snagged the Healing Beast Blood with his mouth and vigorously gulped it down¡­ At that moment, Bei Tai saw Chen Xiaolian running toward him. A sh of determination and resolution shed across his eyes! This fellow suddenly let go off his right hand! He let go off the hand that was covering his slit throat! He snatched up the military knife that he had dropped onto the ground and threw it toward Chen Xiaolian! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian strode forward, leapt into the air and caught the military knife. In that same instant, Culkin had already reached his back! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body that was in the middle of the air suddenly twisted around. Gripping onto the military knife¡­ Charging Stinger skill! The Charging Stinger skill instantly raised his Agility to [B+] ss. While this increase in Agility alone may not make him stronger than Culkin¡­ However¡­ the sudden change in rhythm caused Culkin to be shocked! Keng! Sparks scattered out. The military knife and the extremely fine short knife in Culkin¡¯s hand collided and Chen Xiaolian abruptly felt his hand bing light. The military knife had been cut in half. However, he did not retreat. Instead, he howled out and continued to charge forward! Pu! ¡­ The sharp fine de of the knife shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest! He could clearly feel the tip of the knife cutting through the Meteor Rock Protective Suit that he was wearing. The [B] ss protective suit was only able to block off a portion of the strength behind the knife attack. Even so, it was still cut open! The ice-cold de of the knife sliced the skin and muscle on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest¡­ and connected with his bone! Chen Xiaolian let out a muffled grunt and his body staggered backward. He gripped onto his chest tightly¡­ Thankfully¡­ ¡­ it was on the right side. His heart remained unharmed. However, after cutting through the ribs the sharp qi within the knife also punctured his lung area! Instantly, Chen Xiaolian felt intense pain wracking his chest while a burning sensation welled up. It became hard for him to breathe. Culkin stood at the same spot, unmoving. He observed the young man who had been heavily injured by his knife attack and he watched as Chen Xiaolian staggered backward. Then, Culkin lowered his gaze. The military knife had been stabbed into his shoulder. "Humph!" Culkin harrumphed and moved his hand up to pull out the military knife. Just now, the military knife had already been cut off, leaving only a small portion intact. Out of this small portion stabbing into Culkin, only about three or four cm was piercing into his flesh. For someone like Culkin, an injury such as this was negligible. ¡°Very courageous and decisive.¡± Culkin gave a faint smile and he tossed the blood stained military knife onto the ground. There was not even a frown on his face despite the blood trickling down from his shoulder. He allowed the blood to flow out, soaking his clothes. ¡°You took over Qiu Yun¡¯s position, that is quite interesting.¡± Chen Xiaolian retreated; he had already swallowed a Healing Beast Blood. The powerful aura released by the man before him caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to sink. Although they had only exchange blows for an instant, he was very clear on the fact that he was merely a hair¡¯s breadth away from death just now! He retreated a few steps. After he reached Bei Tai¡¯s side, he turned to look at Bei Tai. Blood had stopped flowing out from his neck. Bei Tai maintained a tight grip onto his neck and he shook his head in the direction of Chen Xiaolian. Fortunately, it would appear that he was not going to die. Chen Xiaolian continued falling back. In the process, he pulled out the Fearless War Spear that was pierced into the ground. He stared intently at the ck-d man standing before him. Although he was shocked by the danger he felt earlier¡­ Yet¡­ after carefully checking his surroundings and Bei Tai who was lying on the ground¡­ A strange illusory thought was conceived within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. This ck-d man¡¯s strength¡­ somehow, he doesn¡¯t feel that powerful¡­ Even though the man¡¯s attacks had managed to heavily wound Bei Tai and himself¡­ Yet¡­ his feelings told him that this opponent was not one who held an overwhelming advantage over them. "Who are you?" With Fearless War Spear in hand, Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat emboldened. He stood by Bei Tai and Garfield, and pointed at Culkin. ¡°How unfortunate¡­ ¡­ failed during thest step,¡± said Culkin who gave a faint smile while shaking his head. He cast a profound gaze at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°You have a bit of potential. Just now, you were lucky. That might not happen again next time, young man.¡± After saying that, Culkin revealed a peculiar smile on his face. Then, he turned around and¡­ left? Chen Xiaolian was momentarily shocked. He quickly took a few steps forward utilizing the Charging Stinger foot movement and stabbed forward with the spear! ¡°Thinking of leaving?!¡± Shua! Chen Xiaolian watched as the tip of his spear stabbed into Culkin¡¯s back¡­ However, what it stabbed into was only the afterimage of his back! Culkin¡¯s body had disappeared before his very eyes! ¡°That¡¯s not right!¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to check the system radar. On the surface of the radar, he could see a green dot appearing a hundred metres away from him. With another sh, it jumped a distance of another hundred metres¡­ He really left? Just like that? Additionally, this incredible movement speed¡­ ¡°This is not a speed type skill!¡± Chen Xiaolian became startled. Then, he nced at Bei Tai who was on the ground and he quickly recollected himself. He ran toward Bei Tai. ¡°How are you?¡± Bei Tai¡¯s throat wound had yet to fully heal and he could not speak. He waved his hand at Chen Xiaolian and shook his head. Then, with an anxious expression on his face, he pointed to the distance and uttered out a hoarse and near iplete voice to say, ¡°My, my bro¡­¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian carried Bei Tai and entered the forest. He dared not leave the injured Bei Tai alone. Thankfully, Chen Xiaolian was able to find Lun Tai inside the forest. Appearance wise, Lun Tai appeared unharmed. However, it seemed that he was somewhat in a daze. Only after seeing Chen Xiaolian carry Bei Tai over did his expression return normal and he became anxious. Just then, his expression was one brimming with anger. However, there was a dazed look in his eyes. It was as though his mind had turned nk. Seeing his injured younger brother, Lun Tai was quick to regain his state of mind. He ran over and took Bei Tai from Chen Xiaolian. He ced Bei Tai down beneath a tree. ¡°He had already taken a Healing Beast Blood.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was ugly to behold. ¡°The fatal injury on his throat have been healed up somewhat. He won¡¯t die¡­ ¡­ but his one arm¡­¡± Lun Tai¡¯s expression was even more unsightly and he fiercely clutched his own hair. ¡®Damn it! Why did I run out just now? I¡­ how could I have made such a mistake?¡± After saying that, he brutally pped himself in the face! ¡°Enough!¡± Seeing how Lun Tai was nning to continue beating himself, Chen Xiaolian quickly caught him arm. ¡°Something was wrong with what happened earlier! You must have been hit by some special skill. Your consciousness was disturbed and you would not respond to me no matter how I tried to call out to you. All you did was charge out.¡± Lun Tai panted for a bit. However, he did calm down. After thinking about it carefully, he said, ¡°Yes¡­ just now, I feel like my mind was inplete mess. I don¡¯t even know what happened. All I could feel was an extreme feeling of hatred. There was also an impulse to rush into the woods to find the bastard and kill him¡­ ¡­ besides that thought, it seems that all other form of thoughts had left my mind.¡± ¡°You are not someone who would usually do something like this. You are someone who does things carefully.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°That is why; I believe that you must have been hit by some form of skill.¡± An expression of self-me was etched upon his face as he looked at his injured younger brother. ¡°You¡­¡± Bei Tai forced himself to squeeze out a smile. Despite the intense feeling of pain, he did his best to hold back the desire to cry out. Chen Xiaolian sighed and knelt down beside Bei Tai. He retrieved the medicinal substances and bandages that he had prepared beforehand. Healing Beast Blood was not capable to healing everything. The one that Bei Tai swallowed was certainly not some low-ss goods. It could be [Mid] ss or even [High] ss Healing Beast Blood. However, Healing Beast Blood could only heal wounds. It could not allow the cut off arm to regrow; neither could it regrow any internal organs. Thankfully, the only thing Bei Tai lost was one arm. If one of his internal organs were cut off¡­ ¡­ not even the Healing Beast Blood could save his life. That was because it could only close up wounds. Wounds upon the internal organs could probably be closed up. However, if the organ were to bepletely cut off¡­ then, there was no way to save him. Bei Tai lost one arm; however, he was not in a critical situation. Chen Xiaolian inspected Bei Tai¡¯s wounds and saw a clear knife wound on his throat. Just now, the enemy had sliced his throat. At the moment, the wound had closed up. At the very least, the flow of blood had been stopped. The flow of blood had also been dammed for the cut off area of his arm. Chen Xiaolian produced a roll of bandage and started bandaging the wounds on Bei Tai¡¯s neck and arm. ¡°The wounds are closing up rapidly¡­ but, the cut off arm¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a frown. Lun Tai gritted his teeth and said, ¡°In the Exchange System, there are many items that can regrow broken limbs or internal organs¡­ ¡­ those items can all be exchanged out. However, the price is not low. Still¡­ at least he is alive. We¡¯ll think of a way to earn some points and exchange out some good items to let him restore his cut off arm.¡± After saying that, Lun Tai shook his head. He said with a grim expression, ¡°However, those props are very expensive. Bei Tai and I do not have much in terms of savings¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He looked into Lun Tai¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°We are all partners. Bei Tai¡¯s matter is everyone¡¯s matters! If your points are not enough, all of us will help gather points for you!¡± ¡°This¡­ is all my fault!¡± Lun Tai violently threw a punch at a tree trunk. ¡°Just what kind of skill was that¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian changed the topic of conversation. ¡°To think that it could cause people to¡­¡± ¡°It is likely some form of taunting Aura of Enmity or something like that,¡± Lun Tai spat out. ¡°You¡¯ve yed a lot of games before, right? In games, isn¡¯t there any skill simr to this? A skill that specializes in pulling aggro, attracting and taunting the monsters. A monster hit by that skill will be enraged, ignore everything else and pursue only you.¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily stunned. Then he smiled wryly and said, ¡°There is such a type of skill? This is a really weird skill¡­ even so, it seems this skill is not easy to deal with.¡± Pausing, he considered the matter and said, ¡°Just now, the ck-d man who ambushed us¡­ that fellow was even weirder. In mere seconds, he was able to cover a distance of over a thousand metres! I have seen someone with speed type movement skill before. Back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, the ck Knights Guild Leader, Alice had an speed type movement skill. But not even she had such a kind of speed!¡± Lun Tai considered the issue and said, ¡°Perhaps¡­ ¡­ perhaps what that fellow used was not a speed type movement skill. Rather¡­ his skill may have been of the spatial type.¡± ¡°Spatial type skill?¡± Chen Xiaolian was a smart person after all. After thinking about it in detail, he pped his thigh and eximed. ¡°I understand now! This was a trap!¡± He took a deep breath and said, ¡°The enemy had made prior calctions. They had long since decided to ambush us here and made sufficient preparations to ambush us. ¡°One of them was responsible for luring you away to disperse our battle strength. ¡°Then, the ck-d man would use the opportunity to execute a sneak attack. ¡°His skill is a spatial type¡­ ¡°Within a few seconds time, he could move this far. Perhaps, it was like this¡­ ¡°At a certain distance, he first used his skill to set up several spatial coordinates. Next, he would utilize his spatial skill to tear out a spatial rift. After that¡­ he could jump over through the coordinates. ¡°Thus, he was able to, in a mere span of a few seconds cover a distance of over a thousand metres. ¡°Although this skill is very powerful, there is a weakness to such a kind of skill. ¡°And that is¡­ ¡­ he will need to make preparations in advance. ¡°For example, when fighting against us, he needed to make a n to ambush us here in advance. He needed to set his spatial coordinates here beforehand in order to use them to jump over. ¡°If the fight begins with a normal encounter¡­ and he cannot ce those coordinates beforehand, then his skill could not be of much use.¡± Lun Tai thought about what Chen Xiaolian had said and felt that his words were very reasonable. Chen Xiaolian and Lun Tai supported Bei Tai and the three of them slowly headed toward the road. ¡°Where is the Countess?¡± asked a frowning Lun Tai. Chen Xiaolian looked at the open road. He walked along the road and found the Countess by the earthen area beside the road. It appeared that the woman was suffering from a foot injury. She limped as she tried to flee only to fall to the ground. She struggled several times but was unable to get up. When Chen Xiaolian ran over, the Countess turned around and screamed out in terror. She quickly pulled out a handgun from her handbag. This time around, the gun she held was loaded! Bang! The woman did not hesitate to open fire. Chen Xiaolian was shocked! After the sound of the gunshot rang out, he quickly inspected his own body¡­ ¡­ no bullet wound was in sight. She had missed. "It''s me! Do not shoot!" Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. The dishevelled Countess finally realized that it was Chen Xiaolian and stopped shooting. However, she continued to hold onto the gun in her hand. Chen Xiaolian ran over and saw that the Countess¡¯ body had be taut with stress. He crouched down carefully before the Countess and said, ¡°It¡¯s me¡­ it¡¯s me¡­¡± He looked at the young woman¡¯s eyes and slowly reached his hand out. He pushed down the muzzle of her gun and slowly took it from her hand. Next, he pulled out the magazine and bullets, and tossed them onto the ground. ¡°All right, everything is fine now. It¡¯s me.¡± The Countess raised her head and looked at Chen Xiaolian with a dazed look. Then, she suddenly bawled out. Both her hands tightly gripped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm, unwilling to let go! Watching the young woman crying her heart out, Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself. Then, a puzzling question emerged. She¡­ ¡­ why did she not transform into Miao Yan? ¡­ Chapter 221: Sacred Artefact

Chapter 221: Sacred Artefact

GOR Chapter 221: Sacred Artefact It appeared that the Countess had been shocked by what happened. The young woman was clinging onto Chen Xiaolian, refusing to let go as she cried her heart out. At the moment, she was like a drowning person who had just found a life-saving straw. Chen Xiaolian neither struggled nor pushed the young woman away. He raised his eyebrows and sighed, enduring the snot that the Countess was leaving upon his clothes. After having cried for a moment, the Countess gradually lost the strength to continue and she slowly calmed down. ¡°It would be best for us to leave this ce.¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a nce at her. The Countess did not say anything. No matter how shrewd she was, she had only just recently turned 20. A scene as bloody and shocking as this was more than sufficient to break that shrewd and rational mind of hers. ¡°Get on the car.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled her up and helped her walk to the roadside. Lun Tai took the initiative to be the driver. Chen Xiaolian helped both Bei Tai and the Countess into the back seat of the car. He was about to close the door and head to the front passenger seat when he suddenly feel a tug on his sleeves. Lowering his gaze, he saw a slender hand clutching onto his wrist. The Countess was looking at Chen Xiaolian with a terrified expression. Chen Xiaolian sighed and got into the back seat as well. He sat by her side. "We need to find a safe ce," Lun Tai said. "Where do we go?" Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. Then, he recalled the suburban warehouse used by Phoenix and her team back then. Although the warehouse had copsed, the ce was still a good ce to hide. However¡­ ¡°I know of a ce.¡± The Countess gave a sniff before saying with a trembling tone. ¡°I¡­ I have a private studio. It is not far away from this ce. The ce is very remote. Furthermore¡­ ¡­ the property is not under my name. The number of people who know about it is very little.¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately made a decision. "Very well, we¡¯ll go there!" ¡­ Her so-called studio was in fact, a big house. It could even be considered a small-scale stone castle. The building was located behind a hill and was built beside it. Not far away, a river bent into this area. As it so happened, there was a depressed piece ofnd there, causing ake to be formed. From a scenic point of view, this ce had quite the picturesquendscape. At the moment however, they were in no mood to enjoy the scenery. It was an ancient building made purely from stone. Chen Xiaolian judged that this small stone castle possessed some of the Normandy style: the standard thick walls and small windows. The ce was apparently suffering from overgrown weeds. Weeds covered the open space outside. As for the stone castle, it did not stand alone. In the rear side of theke was a row of stables¡­ ¡­ however, they were already ruined. The doors to the old keep were locked. However, under the guidance of the Countess, Chen Xiaolian quickly found an iron chain from under a haystack. Pulling it forcefully, they were able to open the doors to the old keep. ¡°There is a back door here that could be used to go in and out. Normally, there would not be anyone here. However, once in a while, there will be someone here to clean up the ce,¡± the Countess exined. ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid of thieves?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. He observed the deste surroundings. ¡°This is Ennd,¡± said the Countess as she shook her head. ¡°A great deal of importance is ced upon the privacy of privatends. Additionally¡­ there is nothing here to steal. It has always been empty.¡± The firstyer of the old keep was very spacious. After entering, they saw an arching column gate. There appeared to be some traces of ck coloured rust marks upon its surface. Although the ground was fairly clean and not much dust had built up, it was still evident that it had been quite a while since it was cleaned up. The small windows were not made with ss. Instead, they were made with an extremely aged type of wooden board ¡­ if they wanted to open the windows, they will need to use a frame to get up and push the wooden board open. It was apparent to them that those wooden boards were all new. The paint on its surface was clearly no more than half a year old. "There is a lounge at the back with a simple kitchen that allows for the boiling of water. There are also some simplistic appliances. There is also a well further behind.¡± Chen Xiaolian had no interest in drinking well water. Fortunately, there was a lot of mineral water in his Storage Watch. He took out a few bottles and distributed them. Lun Tai nced at him and stood up. He said, ¡°I¡¯m going to the back to see if there is anything that can be used.¡± Bei Tai was resting on a clean spot. Chen Xiaolian had spread a nket over the area. Thus, Bei Taiy with his back to the wall as he rested. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ need to talk. Is that all right?¡± The Countess approached Chen Xiaolian and whispered. In fact, while they were on the way here, she had been consciously staying close to Chen Xiaolian without moving too far away. She appeared very scared. Moreover, she seemed to have decided that Chen Xiaolian possessed the ability to protect her. ¡°Mm, let¡¯s talk,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He sat down upon the ground. ¡°Sit and talk.¡± The Countess sat down and unscrewed a bottle of mineral water. She took a gulp. Her body trembled slightly. "Those people¡­ ¡­ their target is me, right? What I mean is the ambush." The Countess was as pale as a paper. ¡°¡­ ¡­ should be.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He had already made some deductions inwardly. This London instance dungeon was not apetitive-type instance dungeon. If so¡­ there should be no reason for other teams toy an ambush specifically to deal against them. The intentions behind such an action did not make any sense. As for personal grudges¡­ ¡­ judging from the way the ck-d man had reacted when they first confronted each other, it appeared that he did not even know who Chen Xiaolian was. Thus, personal grudges could be ruled out. Then¡­ ¡­ the other party¡¯s objective must certainly be the Countess! ¡°They¡­ why are theying after me?¡± the Countess bit her lips and asked. ¡°I¡¯m afraid I have no ability to answer that question.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He said in a calm voice. ¡°I do not know the answer to that question. I also do not know who they are.¡± ¡°They¡­ do they want to get something from me? Could it be¡­ could they have the same purpose as you people? For the sake of the sword?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced. That could be possible¡­ No, it is very possible! In order to obtain the quest props, their approach of attacking the Countess seemed to make sense. Could it be¡­ other teams had also been issued the random quest of finding the Sword in the Stone? No, more urately, to find the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt. When he thought of that possibility, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank. He turned around and faced the Countess. ¡°I feel that after what happened earlier, there is a need for a change in attitude toward how we treat each other ¨C I must say this. Our present circumstance no longer allows us test each other out and beat around the bush. Do you understand?¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said with a heavy voice. ¡°I must know for sure. Is the Sword in the Stone¡¯s de with you? Or rather, where have you hidden that item?¡± ¡°You want me to give it to you?¡± The Countess bravely stared back into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Then what? After you obtain that item, won¡¯t you leave? Then, what will happen to me? Those people want to kill me! They have already killed Stewart!¡± "You can¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was going to say: You can call the police. However, those words were quite the shameless words and Chen Xiaolian could not bring himself to say it out. Call the police? Call the police to go against those powerful Awakened ones or yers? Was that supposed to be a joke? Clearly, this intelligent young woman had alsoe to understand this point. Thus, on the way here, she did not even mention about calling the police. She had seemingly understood that this terrifying attack was not something that could be solved by calling the police. In London¡­ ¡­ even though they were in the outskirts area, they dared to use RPG to attack. Moreover, they also possessed those terrifying and magical abilities. Enemies like that was not something that ordinary police could deal with. Call the police? Stop joking around! Only this young man before her seemed to have the ability to deal with those people! "My family does have the thing that you are asking for." It would appear that the Countess had made up her mind. She spoke those words out softly, giving Chen Xiaolian the answer that he was hoping to hear. ¡°It has been with my family since the days of my ancestor, William the Conqueror. ¡°Naturally, I do not know where this sword came from. I also did not know whether my ancestor had obtained the Sword in the Stone¡­ or if he was the inspiration for the legend of King Arthur. At any rate, this item is indeed with our family. ¡°However, the one we have with us is not aplete Sword in the Stone. Rather, it is¡­ a broken sword.¡± The Countess said gently while Chen Xiaolian listened quietly without interrupting her. Bei Tai who was not far away also pushed his body up; his ears perked up as he listened in as well. "It is indeed the legendary Sword in the Stone, the Sword that chooses the King. ¡°It seems to represent the symbol of royal authority. However, the sword in our family is a broken one. And we were never able to find the other half. Truth be told, the ancestors of my family have once spent a great deal of effort to find the sword hilt in an attempt to put them back together. Unfortunately¡­¡± Hearing her say that, Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°You did not find it.¡± ¡°Yes, if it could be found¡­ ¡­ perhaps the Norman Dynasty would not have ended that quickly.¡± ¡°Ha!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out. ¡°If the Norman Dynasty had not ended, then your current identity would be that of a Queen. Should I address you as Your Highness?¡± Pausing for a moment, Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°Have you ever considered¡­ ¡­ maybe the sword hilt was acquired by another family. Thus¡­ your Norman Dynasty would end and be reced by another family.¡± ¡°Because the Sword of the King in our hands is iplete, each dynasty was only able to endure for a few hundred years beforeing to an end?¡± The Countess cast a nce at Chen Xiaolian. She paused before gently continuing, ¡°Now, I am increasingly certain of one matter¡­ ¡­ you are so urgently looking for the sword de. That means that the sword hilt is in your hands!¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. "Those fellows, could they have alsoe for the Sword in the Stone?" the Countess asked. ¡°I¡¯m not sure.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°That possibility exists.¡± After saying that, a spark shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind as he realized that there was another possibility! ¡­ In the legends of King Arthur, the sacred artefacts mentioned in the legends were not limited to just the Sword in the Stone! There were several other items! For example¡­ ¡­ the Sword of Promised Victory! That sword was THE true sharp and unparalleled weapon ofbat! After King Arthur¡¯s Sword in the Stone was broken, he acquired a new sword. That was the Sword of Promised Victory! ording to the legends, the Lady of the Lake bestowed the sword upon King Arthur and it symbolized indestructible power! In terms ofbat prowess, the Sword of Promised Victory was much more amazingpared to the Sword in the Stone! Additionally, other sacred artefacts were also mentioned in the legend of King Arthur. For example¡­ The Holy Grail! For example ... The Holy Lance! ¡­ The Holy Grail and the Holy Lance. These two legendary sacred artefacts were in fact, closely linked. In the legends of the West, they could be described as magical and wondrous. Of course, in the ¡®Da Vinci¡¯s Code¡¯, the Holy Grail was turned into a woman, Jesus¡¯ wife. This was another legend. However, at the moment, the most acknowledged legend about the Holy Grail and the Holy Lance was: During Jesus¡¯st night, before Judas betrayed Jesus, Jesus and his disciples were gathered together for the Last Supper. There, Jesus used a wine cup to drink wine. The bright red grape wine symbolized Jesus¡¯ blood. After the Romans crucified Jesus to death, the Romans proposed to have someone stab Jesus with a spear to test whether Jesus was truly dead. Back then, none of the soldiers dared to do so. Thus, a centurion named Longinus was selected ¨C this fellow was obviously a scapegoat. He was the most unfortunate of them all; he was also a man who was so short-sighted he was practically blind. At the instigation of others, he stabbed Jesus¡¯ body with his spear and blood flowed out from Jesus'' body. Thence in his hand was stained with Jesus¡¯ blood and was transformed into the Holy Lance. It also became known as the Spear of Longinus or the Spear of Destiny. At the same time, a man named Joseph used the cup that Jesus had used to receive the blood flowing out of Jesus. This cup was then hailed as the Holy Grail in the legends. ording to the legends, because the Holy Grail had once carried the blood of Jesus, the Holy Grail came to possess miraculous powers. If the Holy Grail were used to drink holy water, one would obtain evesting youth. As for the Holy Lance, also known as the Spear of Longinus, it was even more miraculous. The spear possessed the miraculous ability to heal any sickness. ording to the legends, the Longinus who had used the spear to stab Jesus was sttered with Jesus¡¯ blood, and his blind eyes were able to see properly once more. Additionally, the Spear of Longinus that was coated with Jesus¡¯ blood came to possess another miraculous ability: With this Holy Lance in hand, anyone within 120 feet of it would surrender and fall into a state of worship! Naturally, these two objects were also among the sacred artefacts mentioned in the legends. And¡­ The legend of King Arthur just so happened to mention those objects as well. In the legends, the one who held the Holy Grail, Joseph buried the body of Jesus. Then, he took the Holy Grail with him and settled down in ancient Britain. Finally, the Holy Grail went missing among the people of Britain. Hearing about the legend of the Holy Grail, King Arthurmanded his Knights of the Round Table to find the Holy Grail. Among those who went in search of the Holy Grail was the douchebag, Lancelot. However, even though he managed to find the Holy Grail, he was unable to bring it back due to his impure heart. It seems that there was justice in Heaven after all. In the end, Lancelot¡¯s nephew who possessed a pure heart and was also a Knight of the Round Table was able to find the Holy Grail and bring it back. Unfortunately, after this Knight of the Round Table died, the Holy Grail was recovered by the angels and returned to Heaven. ording to legends, the story of it being returned to Heaven might not be true. If so¡­ If the Sword in the Stone had fallen into the hands of the Norman family¡­ Then¡­ could the Holy Grail too¡­ had fallen into the hands of the Norman family? Thinking about that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shed and he turned around to look at the Countess! Chapter 222: Pleasant Sounding Name

Chapter 222: Pleasant Sounding Name

GOR Chapter 222: Pleasant Sounding Name The Countess could sense that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze toward her was gradually bing peculiar. She frowned and asked. ¡°Why are you looking at me like that?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile and turned his gaze away ¨C he was not one to blindly ask her about something like that. Even if those things were really in the Countess¡¯ hands, this shrewd woman would never admit to it. Mm¡­ The Holy Grail or Holy Lance might not necessarily be in the hands of the Norman family¡­ However¡­ There was a very high possibility that they possessed the Sword of Promised Victory! The Sword of Promised Victory was like the Sword in the Stone, one of the weapons used by King Arthur! The sword with unparalleled sharpness, the Sword of Promised Victory, the Sword of the Lake¡­ that sword was an existence superior to the Sword in the Stone! ¡°Well then, let¡¯s stop beating around the bush,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°Since you¡¯ve admitted that the Sword in the Stone is in your hands, then¡­ ¡­ what would it take for you to give it to me?¡± The Countess was silent for a moment, and she began to speak in an odd tone. ¡°I do not understand just what kind of people you fellows are or how your world looks like.¡± The Countess shook her head. ¡°The so-called Sword in the Stone, the so-called symbol of royal authority¡­ in my eyes, all of these are but legends. ¡°What era are we in right now? Even the royal family currently holds no power. Who would view a sword as the symbol of royal authority? ¡°In my opinion, no matter how precious that object may be, it is only an antique within my family collection. ¡°That is what I have always thought about it. ¡°From what I know of history, my family have once exhausted all their efforts to find the other half. As for me, I have never ced any real consideration into this matter. ¡°Perhaps I had interpreted their actions as an act of one who was unable to let go of the past. That line of reasoning gave birth to the desire to put the sword back together. ¡°As for the so-called magical powers, symbol of royal authority¡­ ¡­ in my opinion, those are just outrageous nonsense. ¡°It is just an antique. Additionally, it is also an antique with unknown origins. After all, the legend of King Arthur is just a fictional story and not real history.¡± Chen Xiaolian listened quietly. He did not say, ¡°Since it¡¯s just an antique, you might as well just give it to me.¡± He knew, of course, that there was a reason the Countess had said those words. As expected! ¡° ¡­ ¡­ but after what I experienced today, I think that might no longer be the case. ¡°No, it is more urate to say that the strange things that have been happening to me all these years have made it so I could no longer understand many things! ¡°Perhaps¡­ the things in this world are not as how I understand it to be. ¡°At the very least, after witnessing today¡¯s incident, I will certainly not continue to idiotically assume it to be a mere antique.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. This woman had be aware of the value of the Sword in the Stone¡¯s de. This is going to be difficult. ¡°Juste out with it, I want it,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°State your conditions.¡± "Of course you want it!" the Countess slowly said. "I am already certain, you have the hilt! Also¡­ you and yourpanions, and also those that ambushed me¡­ ¡­ all of you seem to possess abilities that are beyond the norm! ¡°I am very curious. If the hilt and de were to fall into your hands and were put together¡­ would something magical happen, creating a miraculous situation? ¡°It¡¯s not like I am someone who have never read mythical type novels. By acquiring a treasure that a powerful person left behind, one could gain the powerful person¡¯s powers. ¡°Tell me, do you wish to obtain King Arthur¡¯s powers?¡± The Countess gave a faint smile and said, ¡°At least now I know,pleting the Sword in the Stone seems very important to you.¡± ¡°Just state your condition,¡± Chen Xiaolian said impatiently. ¡°Why?¡± The Countess waggled her eyebrows. ¡°Earlier, you saved my life and could be considered as my saviour. Now¡­ are you nning to change your role from that of a saviour to that of a kidnapper?¡± Saying that, she shrugged her shoulders and continued, ¡°At any rate, I am now alone and in your hands.¡± ¡°ying the weakling? Did you think that by doing so, I would not be willing to put pressure on a woman like you?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows before suddenly revealing a faint smile. When the Countess saw the smile on his face, her heart skipped a beat. Contrary to her expectations, it would appear that this young boy was not as easy to deal with! ¡°If the ambush had not urred, I might not have thought that it was necessary to quickly get hold of the Sword in the Stone. ¡°However¡­¡± Chen Xiaolianughed coldly and pointed at Bei Tai who was lying against the wall not far away. He said, ¡°Mypanion had received such a heavy injury and paid such a hefty price of losing an arm! ¡°If we had note looking for you, if we had not thought about looking for the Sword in the Stone, this matter may not have happened. ¡°If I may ask you this, Your Excellency¡­ if you were me, after having sacrificed such a heavy price for the sake of a matter or an object, would you be willing to just give it up?¡± The Countess closed her mouth. She lowered her head, seemingly thinking about it for a moment. Then, this woman raised her head and said, ¡°I have three conditions. If you satisfy my three conditions, then I will give the Sword in the Stone¡¯s de to you!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not indicate yes or no and said, ¡°State your conditions.¡± "First, you have to ensure my safety¡­ ¡­ that means you need to help settle my problem for me! Those who had ambushed me, you need to help me deal with that problem!¡± the Countess said coldly. ¡°There is no room for discussions for this condition. I am well aware that without people like you protecting me, I would be in serious danger! I highly doubt my bodyguards could deal with people like those. As for calling the police¡­ I believe that the both of us know that that is a joke.¡± Listening to the condition, Chen Xiaolian weighed it in his mind. This condition appeared difficult. However, thinking it carefully, it may not be that difficult. Chen Xiaolian possessed neither the ability nor the strength to constantly protect the Countess. The ck-d man who resembled Qiu Yun possessed a mysterious strength and strange skill. However¡­ This was still just an instance dungeon¡¯s quest. As long as theyplete this quest and obtain the Sword in the Stone. Then¡­ the reason topete with the other side would no longer exist. Simply put: If the Sword in the Stone was a quest prop, once they get their hands on the Sword in the Stone, this random quest should end. As for what will happenter on, that would have nothing to do with the Countess. There was no need to constantly protect her. There was also no need to consider about the future. After the instance dungeon ended, everyone will go their separate ways. Additionally¡­ The Countess held another identity, Miao Yan! A High-ss yer with an Exclusive ount needing his protection? Stop joking around! "Go on," Chen Xiaolian said coolly. The Countess nced at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°The second condition is the one I requested in the beginning. You must unravel the nightmare in my heart! Just¡­ just what does the name Miao Yan represents¡­ the nightmarish experiences that I¡¯ve had to endure, however much you know¡­ you must disclose all of them to me!¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it¡­ If ites down to it, I will probably just have to offend Miao Yan this one time¡­ it probably wouldn¡¯t be a big deal. Since Miao Yan could erase the Countess¡¯ memories once, erasing it another time would probably not pose a huge problem for her. ¡°And the third?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked into the young woman¡¯s eyes. ¡°The third¡­ ¡­¡± The Countess¡¯ eyes swivelled around and she said, ¡°The third condition¡­ as a woman, I just want to satisfy my curiosity ¨C you have the sword hilt, don¡¯t you? I want to see this sword hilt. At the same time¡­ I want to be there when you are putting the sword de and hilt together. I do not wish to have any regrets about this. This is an object that my family had spent so much effort in finding. As the sessor of the Norman family, it would be uneptable for me to not know what function that object has.¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin and said, ¡°Let me guess. You will definitely not be willing to give it to me now. You want to wait until Iplete the first two conditions, take care of those who ambushed you and tell you the secret within you¡­ ¡­ only then will you be willing to give it to me, right?¡± "You guessed it right." ¡°How do I trust you?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°After I take care of those who ambushed you and tell you the secret¡­ ¡­ if you go back on your words, I would not be able to bring those people who ambushed you back. So, if you do go back on your words¡­¡± ¡°I am a woman, a weak woman.¡± The Countess waggled her eyebrows. ¡°I am within your hands. Is there any form of insurance more reliable than this? I am a hostage!¡± ¡­ ¡°Did you find anything?¡± A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian went into a small storage room in the back. Lun Tai was rummaging through the ce. He held onto a shovel in his hand. He then picked up another that was hung on the corner of the wall and tossed it to Chen Xiaolian. He said, ¡°I¡¯ve checked it. The work done on the steel is not bad.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and threw it into his Storage Watch. "I did not find anything useful. This should be an abandoned stone room. However, just now I saw a few easels ced within a room. There seems to be some wrapped up paintings in there. But, the amount of dust there is too thick and I didn¡¯t feel like going in.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s interest was piqued and he asked, ¡°Where is it? Bring me to it.¡± Lun Tai shrugged his shoulders and led him along the way. The studio was located in the left back room of the stone castle. The door had already been opened by Lun Tai¡­ ¡­ obviously, it was forced open. There was a strange smell inside. It was the smell of dried paint, of rotten wood frames, paint and dust all mixed together. The window was been sealed leading to no venttion for the room. Chen Xiaolian stood at the doorway, forcing down his impulse to sneeze. After that, he was able to barely walk in with a frown on his face. It was a very standard studio. There were several easels that were already greatly rotten. Who knew how long it had been since someone had visited this ce. Chen Xiaolian walked to a side and picked up two paintings that were ced at the corner. He ripped out the linen wrapping the paintings and gave them a nce. Chen Xiaolianughed and turned to look at Lun Tai. ¡°Do you recognize them?¡± Lun Tai shook his head. Chen Xiaolian pointed to the painting in his left hand. ¡°Van Gogh¡¯s Sunflowers.¡± ¡°¡­ Van Gogh? Who is that?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°He is a big shot whose painting can sell for tens of millions of dors in the US.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s eyes turned wide and he pointed at the Sunflowers painting in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. He asked, ¡°This¡­ this stuff is worth tens of millions of dors?¡± ¡°The original is¡­ this is definitely not. If this could be sold for a few thousands, then that would already be considered not bad. Chen Xiaolian shook the frame held in his hand and said, ¡°It is just a copy of the work. It doesn¡¯t look like some famous work.¡± "You know how to paint?" Lun Tai smiled. ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head in a frank manner. ¡°I just feel that if this is a famous work, no one would throw it into this dpidated room covered in dust. It would have long since been hidden inside some treasure vault.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ that sounds logical.¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. Chen Xiaolian picked up one of the paintings and checked it. He realized that there was a signature at the lower left corner of the painting. ¡°Mm¡­ {ethereal voice}. Is this the name of the painter?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave it a nce before gazing to the side. Then, his eyes suddenly came to rest upon the other painting resting upon the ground. That was a portrait! It was a young woman in white dress. She stood before a long mirror that reached the floor and was barefooted. Her feet were set to a tiptoeing motion. The young woman in the painting was undoubtedly very beautiful. She had a slender body, her face was curved and smooth, and her facial features refined. Her pair ofughing eyes entuated her beautiful and lovable looks. Most importantly, the one in the painting was clearly¡­ the Countess! Evidently, this painting was done a few years ago. The girl in the painting was obviously much younger and was probably only 15 to 16 years old. ¡°Do you people have a habit of breaking into other people¡¯s room?¡± The voice of the Countess came from the doorway. She stood outside the studio room. There was a look of indifference as she observed the two of them inside the room. Her eyes swept through the dpidated easels in the room before falling onto the painting in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. She furrowed her eyebrows. Chen Xiaolian pointed to the girl on the portrait ced on the floor and asked, "Is that you?" The Countess walked inside, picked up a piece of cloth and covered the portrait. Then, she raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Is there a problem?¡± ¡°The painting is not bad, vivid and quite simr,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He rubbed his nose and smiled. ¡°¡­ ¡­ should I be feeling thankful for your praise? Do you know how to paint?¡± The Countess pursed her lips to the side. ¡°Mm? Wait a minute¡­ ¡­ those words of yours¡­ you mean, all these paintings were drawn by you?¡± Chen Xiaolian was a little shocked. He looked at the Sunflowers painting in his hand before looking at the portrait of the girl that had been covered up ¨C it turns out that was a self-portrait. ¡°I¡¯ve said it before, this is my studio. I said that while we were on our way here, you just weren¡¯t listening.¡± The Countess shook her head. Then, she walked over, moved a rotten easel against the wall, and looked around at the dpidated studio. Then, she let out a gentle sigh. ¡°What is so strange about me having learned how to do oil painting? It¡¯s been a long time since Ist came here.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. He looked at the signature on the Sunflowers painting. ¡°{Ethereal_voice}. Is this is your name?¡± ¡°That was the name I gave myself. Back then, I was still young and I dreamt of bing a romantic painter. However, Iter came to understand my limited talent for painting. Thus, I gave up,¡± the Countess answered openly. ¡°{Ethereal_voice}. This is quite the interesting name. A soft fluttering tone that seemed to originate from the immortals¡­ Xian Yin, he he, it¡¯s a good name. [1]¡± ¡°Xian Yin?¡± the Countess imitated the pronunciation by Chen Xiaolian with quite some difficulty. ¡°Is that thenguage of your country? It sounds¡­ quite pleasant.¡± ¡°It does sound quite pleasant.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°¡­ ¡­ not bad,¡± the Countess said thoughtfully. ¡°I have always hated the name Miao Yan. Although I do not know what the name signifies, however, it sounds to me like the words used by your country¡¯snguage. I hate that name! Now, I too have the same type of name. ¡°Mm, Xian Yin. I really like this name. Next time, you can just call me Xian Yin. This will be my Oriental name.¡± After saying that, the Countess ¨C mm, more urately, Xian Yin appeared to be in a more rxed mood. She cast a nce at the shovel that Lun Tai was holding and asked, ¡°Are you people nning to dig here or what? There¡¯s not much time left. I remember there¡¯s a kitchen at the back where we can go to find something to eat. I¡¯m going over, are you fellowsing?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gave a wry smile and said, ¡°You¡¯ve brought up a weakness of mine¡­ ¡­ matters of the kitchen is not my forte. You go.¡± Xian Yin cast a deep nce at Chen Xiaolian before turning around and leaving. ¡°You don¡¯t know how to cook? If you don¡¯t know how to cook, we would have starved to death back when we were in your house.¡± Lun Tai he shook his head and sighed. ¡°Knowing how to cook or not is one matter. The willingness to cook is another,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coolly. ¡°Right, how did the discussion between you two go just now? Will we be able to get the item?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ it¡¯s not too difficult, but certainly not easy.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered their agreement and continued with a cautious tone, ¡°However¡­ I managed to figure out one thing.¡± "Oh?" ¡°It would appear that she won¡¯t be changing to Miao Yan,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He thought about it and said slowly, ¡°Earlier on, when I was discussing the conditions with her, I had deliberately used an impolite tone. She should be feeling dissatisfied and angry. Yet, she had been keeping her feelings in check ¨C she understands the current situation. ¡°There is also the time when we were ambushed. Back then, she had not changed to Miao Yan¡­ ¡°You know this as well¡­ ¡°If she were to change into Miao Yan¡­ even though we are together, we would likely be incapable of fighting against her. ¡°If the one I was facing was Miao Yan, after speaking to her with such an impolite tone while forcing her to give us the Sword in the Stone, she would have gotten angry and started a fight.¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. ¡°If we are to look at things this way¡­¡± ¡°I made a rough spection.¡± Chen Xiaolian walked to the door and looked outside, ensuring that there was no one in the corridor outside. Then, he turned back to face Lun Tai and whispered: ¡°We are currently in an instance dungeon. However, this instance dungeon¡¯s area just happened to ur within London.¡± ¡°Once an instance dungeon is opened, the area of the instance dungeon would be temporarily separated from the original world. It would be a separate space with a time flow that differs from the outside world. ¡°Thus, ording to thisw, this area of London and the people within it have been separated out from the real world. ¡°Since it is a temporary separation, then¡­ ¡­ perhaps, under thew of the system, during this time when this area have been separated out, Miao Yan is unable to enter her body. ¡°She won¡¯t be able to because her Exclusive ount have been cut off from the main world. ¡°Thus, this Countess that we are currently facing is the real NPC. During this period of time when the instance dungeon is running, Miao Yan cannot control or enter her body.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ and so?¡± ¡°So there might be some advantages to this,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°Isn¡¯t she very curious to know who she is? Doesn¡¯t she want to know who Miao Yan is? Doesn¡¯t she want to know the secrets revolving around her? ¡°I can satisfy that request of hers. ¡°At any rate¡­ ¡­ once this instance dungeon ends, London will be refreshed and the Countess¡¯ memory will probably be refreshed as well. ¡°If so, there is no need for me to worry that Miao Yan wille looking for me.¡± ¡­ 1 Xian Yin (ÏÉÒô) is the interpreted name from {ethereal_voice}. Xi¨¡n (ÏÉ) means immortal, Y¨©n (Òô) means sound. ? Chapter 223 Part 1: It’s Yours

Chapter 223 Part 1: It¡¯s Yours

GOR Chapter 223 Part 1: It¡¯s Yours The four of them then got some stuff to eat. However, Chen Xiaolian and the two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai only ate the things they had packed inside the Storage Watch. The Countess found some food from the storeroom, but no one wanted to touch it. ¡°Are you afraid that I put poison in it?¡± The Countess frowned as she looked at Chen Xiaolian who was stuffing himself with bread. ¡°I went to attend a funeral today. Why would I bring any poison with me?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He simply continued eating the bread quietly. After taking several gulps of mineral water, he said coolly, ¡°Better safe than sorry.¡± The Countess sighed. Next, her eyes were attracted by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s next set of actions. ¡°These things that you people are eating and drinking. Where did theye from?¡± The young woman observed Chen Xiaolian with a curious expression and asked, ¡°You people did not bring any bag with you. Yet, you were able to bring these items out. Where did you hide these items?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and walked to the side. He used the remaining mineral water to wash off his hands. After wiping his hands clean, he turned around and addressed the Countess, ¡°Why do you have so many questions?¡± ¡°Of course, even though I have only been with you people for a few hours, the number of questions I have had only increased.¡± ¡°All right then.¡± Chen Xiaolian pped his hands together and walked until he was standing before the Countess. Then, he sat down and looked into the Countess¡¯ eyes. ¡°In that case¡­ ¡­ let¡¯s talk about the conditions we¡¯ve discussed before. I¡¯ll tell it to you right now, the price you set is too high.¡± The Countess¡¯ expression turned tense and she asked, ¡°You disagree?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. He deliberately paused for a moment and observed the anxious expression within the young woman¡¯s eyes in detail. Then, he purposely said in a slow manner, ¡°However, after weighing certain factors¡­ although the conditions are harsh, I decided to agree to it.¡± The Countess raised an eyebrow. ¡°Your Excellency, I think¡­¡± ¡°No, just call me Xian Yin.¡± She looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Didn¡¯t you just give me this name? I think this name sounds quite good.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ very well, Xian Yin,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he shrugged his shoulders. He appeared indifferent to the idea and continued, ¡°I can ept your three conditions. First, to ensure your safety and help you deal with those who ambushed you. Second, I will tell you what you wanted to know, including the answers to the strange incidents that are happening to you. Third¡­ to satisfy your curiosity.¡± Xian Yin seemed relieved by that. However, Chen Xiaolian then uttered another sentence. ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°Wait a minute, what do you mean but?¡± ¡°The selling price may be as high as the Heavens while the offer price may be as low as the Earth.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I agreed to your price. However, I feel that the payment method needed to be changed.¡± "What do you want?" ¡°Very simple, I want to see the item first,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°I want to get the de first.¡± ¡°Uneptable!¡± Xian Yin promptly shook her head. ¡°You people are very strong. If, after taking the sword de, you people choose to not honour your promise, then there will be nothing that I can do about it.¡± ¡°No, I can honour part of it first,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°Also, I am also facing the same risk here. You should already understand, the people who ambushed you possess very powerful strength. Going against people like them is not a simple matter for us. Additionally, one of mypanions had already been badly injured. If we continue to confront them, the damage on our side would likely increase! After we suffered from all those damages, in case you are unable to give us the sword de ¨C don¡¯t give us the crap about you using yourself as hostage. ¡°In the event that you could not produce the sword de, even killing you would not yield any result. ¡°Furthermore¡­ these words of mine might hurt your self-esteem. However, you living or dying holds no practical significance for us ¨C even if we are to kill you in the end, it could not make up for the loss that we have suffered. ¡°So, I cannot take this risk.¡± Xian Yin silently thought about it for a moment before asking, ¡°So, which part of the promise do you intend to fulfil first?¡± ¡°I can answer your questions and unravel the confusion in your heart.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°These are my conditions.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­just that?¡± ¡°Listen up!¡± Lun Tai who was seated beside and listening in to the conversation suddenly stood up. He cast a cold stare at Xian Yin and said, ¡°You had better get something straight! For us, there are two choices. Protect you and fight off those people! ¡°However, if we do not protect you¡­ ¡­ those fellows could easily catch you. Then, they will do whatever they need to get the sword de from you! ¡°When that happens, if we want the sword de, we will just have to fight against them all the same. ¡°In other words, protecting you or not will still lead us to fight against them! There is no difference for us. ¡°Do you understand? ¡°So¡­ ¡­ if you are willing, then we can cooperate. ¡°If you are unwilling, then we will just leave! After those fellows find you and get the sword de from you, we will just snatch it from them.¡± Xian Yin''s face fell. ¡°Also¡­ I believe you have already witnessed how they go about achieving their goals¡­ ¡­ they are not beneath the acts of killing!¡± After saying that, Lun Tai deliberately cast a cold stare at Xian Yin. Chen Xiaolian who was at the side, chuckled secretly. Lun Tai¡¯s apaniment to his words were done very well. The two of them performed the good cop bad cop routine to a tee. ¡°Enough!¡± Chen Xiaolian understood the meaning of the word overkill. If they were to continue scaring this young woman, it might end up backfiring on them. After all, this young woman before them was no ordinary person. She was an aristocrat with a worth upward of billions. He timely interrupted Lun Tai and looked at Xian Yin. He slowly said, ¡°I have said it clearly. I can satisfy one of your conditions. I can answer those questions of yours right now. Then, you need to hand over the sword de to me. Additionally¡­ ¡­ I will not ept any bargaining here. This is my final price. If you do not agree to it, then that¡¯s fine. We¡¯ll leave here immediately.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Xian Yin pondered her choice carefully. After a while, this young woman revealed a faint and peculiar smile. ¡°Besides helping me deal with those who ambushed me¡­ can I choose the other two conditions?¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded. ¡°What I mean by that is¡­ I will not ask you to answer the questions regarding the strange incidents that are happening to me first. I wish that you would first satisfy my other desire!¡± That caused Chen Xiaolian to be taken aback. He did not expect this young woman to make such a request. ¡°Your other desire?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°I want to¡­ see the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt.¡± Xian Yin looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°That item must be on you, am I right? I am willing to bet that it is. You must have used that strange method to hide it upon your person.¡± ¡°You want to see it?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. He took a deep breath. ¡°That is correct, I want to see it,¡± Xian Yin said with a very serious voice and expression. There was no hint of her joking around on her face. ¡°Right here, right now, in front of you. You are all stronger than me and there is no way for me to pull any tricks. I merely want to look at it¡­ ¡­ after I am finished looking at it, I will return it to you. Then¡­ ¡­ I will hand over the sword de to you people. ¡°How is it? ¡°This requirement is not that difficult.¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t you anxious to find out about the things that are happening to you?¡± ¡°Finding out about it a littleter is no big deal,¡± Xian Yin said coolly. ¡°At any rate, it has been so long. I can afford to wait a few more days. Didn¡¯t you people promise to fulfil my three conditions as long as I hand over the sword de to you? I will choose to trust you.¡± ¡°So, you just want to take a look at the sword hilt? After that, you will give us the sword de... ¡­ just like that?¡± "Yes." Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Lun Tai before turning to look at Bei Tai. The both of them had confused expressions on their faces ¨C this request that Xian Yin had made was not difficult. Rather, it was too easy. ¡°Very well!¡± Chen Xiaolian first checked the system radar to see if there were any green dots around them. Next, Lun Tai quickly moved out of the stone fortress. He quickly patrolled around once to ensure that no one was close by. ¡°It¡¯s secure!¡± After walking back in, Lun Tai quickly said, ¡°The surrounding terrain is very open without any ce for people to hide. I am sure that it is secure.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and brought out the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt from his Storage Watch. The moment this old, broken, rust covered item appeared in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, he could sense that Xian Yin who was standing before him had seemingly stopped breathing. The young woman¡¯s eyes were shining with light as she stared at the item held in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand! ¡°Is this¡­ ¡­ the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt?¡± Xian Yin hesitated a moment before stepping two steps forward. She approached Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Can I¡­ ¡­ take it for a closer look?¡± In a straightforward manner, Chen Xiaolian directly handed the sword hilt to Xian Yin¡¯s hands ¨C under the present circumstance, Chen Xiaolian was not afraid that this young woman might pull any tricks. Xian Yin took the Sword in the Stone in her hand and weighed it. Finding it to be heavy, her wrist became somewhat startled. She forced herself to hold on to it tightly. Then, her slender fingers stroked theyer of rust upon the surface of the hilt. She was seemingly feeling the cold roughness of the surface of the hilt. On the top part of the hilt, there was a small portion of sword de. The portion had been broken; the broken portion was very rough and had long since been covered by ayer of rust. It was simply impossible to see how it originally looked like. However, as Xian Yin slowly caressed the broken part, her eyes revealed aplicated expression. Who knew what was going on in her mind. She carefully inspected the item, bit by bit. It appeared as though she wanted to imprint the image of this item deep into the depths of her mind. She inspected it for a long time, more than 10 minutes. Chen Xiaolian did not make any move to urge her nor did he make any impatient expression. At longst, Xian Yin let out a long breath and carefully returned the sword hilt to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I¡¯m done looking.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He readily epted the sword hilt and ced it back into his Storage Watch. Xian Yin¡¯s eyebrows were raised and her eyes were fixed onto the watch on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s wrist. She asked, ¡°Your things are all stored inside the watch? What is it? A magic equipment? Or a high-level spatial storage equipment?¡± ¡°You know quite a lot,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a faint smile. ¡°Have you been reading a lot of fantasy stories or science fiction movies?¡± Xian Yin shook her head but did not say anything. "Now is your curiosity satisfied?" ¡°¡­ ¡­ satisfied.¡± Chapter 223 Part 2: It’s Yours

Chapter 223 Part 2: It¡¯s Yours

GOR Chapter 223 Part 2: It¡¯s Yours Xian Yin revealed what appeared to be a smile and said, ¡°I think in this thousand years¡¯ time, I may be the first person to haveid my eyes upon both the sword hilt and sword de.¡± ¡°I believe that¡¯s true,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he nodded his head. ¡°Your ancestors were only able to see the sword de. You, on the other hand, were able to see both.¡± He looked into Xian Yin¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°Now then¡­ you may honour your words.¡± Xian Yin nodded her head. ¡°Mm, very well, I will not go back on my words. However¡­ you should already know this but I do not have the sword de on me. I can lead you people to it.¡± ¡°Where to? Your house?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Xian Yin smiled and said, ¡°Something like that would naturally not be hidden in any treasure vault at my home. Those who ambushed me would most certainly have already searched through my home.¡± "So, you hid it in a very safe ce?" Xian Yin said gently, ¡°Rx, the ce is very safe. Nobody would think that the ce is being used as a hiding spot.¡± ¡­ The four of them immediately left the stone fortress. They followed Xian Yin¡¯s lead and moved toward the ce that held the sword de. The ce left Chen Xiaolian surprised. ¡­ Around 2 o¡¯clock in the afternoon, their car arrived at a ce known as Bonin Street in the West End of London. Like the other roads in London, this road was not that wide. It was a two-way road with only twones. The buildings on either side were not high-rise buildings. However, the ce was very quiet. The streets were very clean and parasol trees were nted on both sides of the road. Their car moved ording to Xian Yin¡¯s guidance and came to a stop at an intersection of the road. The left side of the car was facing an iron fence gate. There was a copper te on the iron gate. Chen Xiaolian nced at it. "Isa Art Museum." Chen Xiaolian frowned and asked, ¡°What is this ce?¡± ¡°This is a private art museum; a very small-scale one.¡± Xian Yin who was seated in the first passenger seat said, ¡°This museum is funded by our family. Mm, it would be more urate to say that we invested in it. It could be considered as my family¡¯s business. ¡°This is not that surprising. In the UK, many aristocrats who hold interest in the field of arts will invest in the establishment of small-scale museums.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you hid the sword de here?¡± Chen Xiaolian observed the building standing before him. Beyond the fence gate was a small courtyard, a circr fountain and a bronze statue located in the middle of the pool. There was only one building within the courtyard. It was a red coloured building that was only three-storey high. The red bricks that made up the building gave it the appearance of ancientness. They stepped down from the car and walked across the road to stand before the gate. Looking at the closed fence gate, Chen Xiaolian frowned and asked, ¡°This is not open?¡± ¡°Private museums are generally not open to the public. asionally, some aristocrats will hold some art salons here, or invite some of the more famous artists to put their work in this exhibition. Naturally, this ce also holds some of the collection of arts collected by my family. Most of the time though, they would be kept in the basement. Only when it is necessary to show them will they be taken out.¡± Xian Yin replied in a very calm manner. She walked to the side where there was an electronic lock ¨C it was a password electronic lock. Xian Yin keyed in the password and the fence gate opened up automatically. ¡°Are there no one assigned to manage this ce?¡± Chen Xiaolian observed the quiet courtyard. ¡°It is presently time for afternoon tea, gentlemen,¡± Xian Yin said while revealing a faint smile. ¡°You do not understand the life of Britons.¡± After the fence gate was opened, Xian Yin was the first to enter. Chen Xiaolian and the two brothers followed behind. The fountain within the courtyard was not operational and there was no water in there. The statue sculpture in the middle of the pool was neither some ancient sculpture nor the sculpture of a warrior, or others of the like. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, the sculpture was of a man wearing ceremonial clothes and ceremonial hat. In his hand was a walking stick. The bronze statue sculpture was probably made with a one to one ratio. "Who is this?" "My great-grandfather.¡± Xian Yin smiled and said, ¡°Back then, he was the one who funded the constructions costs for this museum. It is a very old ce¡­ it survived the London bombings by the Germans back in WWII. ¡°At that time, this ce was bombed and the building partially copsed. This statue of my great-grandfather was moved to the basement back then. If not for that, it too would have been destroyed by the bombings.¡± Chen Xiaolian walked toward the museum''s door. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me. Did you think I would bring the keys for all my properties when Ie out?¡± said Xian Yin as she pursed her lips to the side. Lun Tai stepped forward. He took out the shovel and slid it through, breaking the door lock. ¡°Please.¡± Lun Tai cast a nce at Xian Yin. The ce was truly not that big. Concept wise, there was a huge gap between this ce and a true museum. The size of the lobby was only approximately the size of a living room. The left and right corridors lead to tworge lounges. Xian Yin informed them that the ce were to be used when holding art salons. At the moment, they were empty. ¡°The items are hidden in the basement,¡± said Xian Yin coolly. ¡°There is a storage room there. It utilizes a temperature and humidity regting system to preserve some of my family collections. Of course, the Sword in the Stone that you people are looking for is also over there.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and said, ¡°You hid the item in your own family museum¡¯s storage room¡­ ¡­ do you consider this ce to be very safe?¡± ¡°Assuming there weren¡¯t any monstrous beings like you people or those who had ambushed me¡­ ¡­ the storage room is secure enough. Besides, I didn¡¯t know that the item would be that precious. Recent generations of my family had only considered it as an antique. Truth be told, it is just a rusty piece of metal for us.¡± There was a small elevator in the lobby. They took the elevator and descended down to the basement. Apparently, the basement was very deep down. However, the venttion system was very good. After arriving at the basement through the elevator, they did not feel suffocated at all. Stepping out from the elevator, they were greeted by a hallway. The hallway was only 45 meters in length. At the end of the hallway, there was an arch and a metal door. The metal door appeared simr to that of the vault within the banks. Xian Yin went to the door before the vault. She entered the password to unlock the door. Next, a scanner came up and a red beam of light scanned her eyes. A ¡°ding¡± sound rang out, indicating sess. The heavy door to the vault slowly opened up. ¡°This vault was built by my great-grandfather. However, my father upgraded this door and ess system. Perhaps when there is a better technology, I would rece it with a more advanced one as well,¡± said Xian Yin, pointing toward the door of the vault. ¡°Now, the way is clear. Let¡¯s go in.¡± ¡­ The vault was much bigger than what he had imagined it to be! After walking in, Chen Xiaolian stared around with widened eyes. The ce was as big as a standard football field. There were special cabs ced on both sides. There were also some iron frames there. Chen Xiaolian noted that the ce had indeed housed many works of art. He observed a good number of Oriental porcin ced atop the metal frames. There were vases and tes of various sizes there. Chen Xiaolian did not know much about art. He casually picked up a round te with pretty blue pattern on its surface. He then checked the bottom of the te. ¡°The Qing Dynasty, the reign of Qianlong.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°Are these items the real deal?¡± Chen Xiaolian gazed at the items on the shelf¡­ there were at least 30 of those tes there. Additionally, there were many other bottle like items there. He nced at Xian Yin and asked, ¡°It can¡¯t be. Did your great-grandfather participate in the Eight Nation Alliance? [1]¡± ¡°Is there any point to asking that question?¡± Xian Yin asked indifferently. After considering it, Chen Xiaolian chose not to say anything and simply put the te back on the shelf. There were many paintings by the wall. Some were hung on the wall while others were wrapped up and ced on the ground. Chen Xiaolian even caught sight of two very simplistic looking stone statues. ¡°Mayan? Aztec?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Xian Yin. ¡°I am not an expert in the works of art. I only know about oil painting,¡± Xian Yin said coolly. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes swivelled around and he suddenly noticed an odd item ced upon a cab. It was¡­ An umbre? Hmm? Chen Xiaolian looked at it carefully and took a few steps forward. It was indeed an umbre. It was truly the most ordinary kind of umbre with a wooden handle. The umbre fabric was ck in colour. As for the frame of the umbre, it was metal. However, it was not too rusty. How peculiar. Could this also be considered a work of art? Chen Xiaolian was simply unable to see what was so special about the item. This type of umbre¡­ although it does appear old, I think I could probably find a lot of them in the flea market. ¡°Is this also part of your family collection?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the umbre on the shelf and smiled. ¡°The items collected does not necessarily have to be items of value,¡± Xian Yin slowly said. ¡°Perhaps, this item held a special significance to the one who had ced it here.¡± Xian Yin looked at the umbre and said with a wry smile, ¡°I do not know why this item is ced here either. It was probably ced here by my grandfather or my great-grandfather. Perhaps this item held a certain meaning to them.¡± Chen Xiaolian appeared somewhat curious. However, it was mere curiosity. After giving it another nce, he shifted his gaze away. "So, where is the sword de?" asked Chen Xiaolian as he looked at Xian Yin. Xian Yin walked to the right side of a row of cabs. She nced around before moving to the cab on the second row and third column. Xian Yin opened the cab. Inside, there was a wooden box. It was a long shaped box. Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai quickly moved over. As Xian Yin opened the wooden box, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes quickly narrowed up. Contained within the wooden box was a long strip of metal. There was a huge amount of rust on its surface¡­ ¡­ however, it was clear that this item had been better preserved whenpared to the sword hilt. That was probably because it had always been kept in the hands of the Norman family. Thus, it had been properly preserved. Due to that reason, although it also had ayer of rust on its surface, it did not appear as badly damaged as the sword hilt. At the very least though, it was possible to see the original shape of the sword de. ¡°Now, it¡¯s yours.¡± Xian Yin gave a faint smile and handed the wooden box to Chen Xiaolian before taking the initiative to take a step backward. ¡­ 1 Eight Nation Alliance. An international coalition formed by the nations of Japan, Russia, the British Empire, France, the United States, Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary for the purpose of putting down the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. As all winners usually do, after winning, they proceeded to loot the capital. ? Chapter 224: Strange Man

Chapter 224: Strange Man

GOR Chapter 224: Strange Man Chen Xiaolian held the sword de in his hand and weighed it. It was not light in the slightest. ¡°There seems to be a pattern on its surface,¡± said Lun Tai who was standing beside. ¡°Mm, I see it too.¡± Chen Xiaolian held it under his nose and inspected it¡­ under the rust, unique patterns could be made out all over the item. Those patterns were obviously made during the moulding process. There were patterns on both sides of the sword de. Chen Xiaolian promptly brought out the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt andpared it with the sword de. There were far more rust upon the surface of the sword hilt. However, the broken part of both the sword de and sword hilt fit one another. Putting the two of them together formed a long sword used by ancient knights of the West. Chen Xiaolian watched the two items that he had pieced together¡­ a tinge of disappointment rose within his heart. Despite piecing the two pieces together, nothing special happened. ¡°I knew it wouldn¡¯t be so simple.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Lun Tai nced at him and asked, ¡°What is not so simple?¡± ¡°For example¡­ a sudden burst of light or the automatic integration or something of the like,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°I thought that by putting them together, it would automaticallye together to form aplete Sword in the Stone.¡± Lun Tai smiled and did not say anything else. ¡­ "Have you found it?" "Soon!" Sasha sat in the dark room, his hands tapping quickly upon the keyboard. At the same time, he was unable to restrain himself and he shouted, ¡°I told you before, I need a better equipment! Hacking into the police¡¯s surveince system is not a problem. However, in order to conduct a facial recognition search, I need better equipment! Damn it!¡± At that moment, Sasha suddenly called out, ¡°I found it!¡± Upon the monitor, a video of several people getting out of a car and onto a road could be seen. Soon, facial recognition software ran upon it and the face of one of the people, a woman, was pulled out. "Found her! A 96 % match. This must definitely be the target." Sasha quickly used the guild channel to inform Lei Hu. ¡°Bonin Street. She is there. There are¡­ ¡­ three men beside her. They have Oriental looking faces. ¡­ ¡°Found them. They are at Bonin Street. The Countess from the Norman family is together with them.¡± Lei Hu nced at Culkin. Culkin was lost in thought as he gazed into the distance. They were standing on the roof of a building. Culkin stood at the edge of the roof with a road situated right below his foot. Cars travelled back and forth through the road. ¡°Is it confirmed?¡± Culkin did not even turn his head. He maintained his imposing posture as he stared into the distance. Lei Hu smiled and said, ¡°Confirmed. But, Sasha wasining. He¡¯s asking for better equipment. Personally, I think we could get him what he wants. After all, his skill is very useful for us.¡± ¡°Very well. After this instance dungeon is over, we¡¯ll get him what he wants.¡± Culkin turned around and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. He pulled out one, lit it up and took a puff from it. There was an odd look on his face and a perplexing expression was evident in his eyes. ¡°Lei Hu.¡± ¡°What is it?" ¡°Have you heard of the Meteor Rock Guild?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Lei Hu appeared stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled and said, ¡°I have. They are quite famous. Their Guild Leader¡¯s name is Qiu Yun. I hear that he¡¯s quite a powerful character.¡± Culkin quietly puffed on the cigarette. Then, he threw the cigarette down and snuffed it with his foot. ¡°Qiu Yun eh¡­ ¡­ heh, he does indeed have some ability.¡± Pausing for a bit, Culkin slowly said, ¡°The fellows we met today, the ones beside the Norman family¡¯s Countess are from the Meteor Rock Guild.¡± "Oh?" Lei Hu¡¯s eyes lit up and he asked, "Which one was Qiu Yun?" ¡°Qiu Yun? No, he¡¯s not here.¡± Culkin shook his head and said, ¡°Qiu Yun¡­ ¡­ he is already dead. He¡¯s been dead for almost a month now.¡± "Dead ?!" Lei Hu was somewhat shocked. ¡°Mm, he died in an instance dungeon,¡± Culkin said coolly. ¡°The fellows we met this time inherited the Meteor Rock Guild after Qiu Yun¡¯s death. Heh¡­ ¡­ an interesting little kid. His strength is not bad.¡± ¡°So what if it¡¯s the Meteor Rock Guild? Humph¡­ besides, that Qiu Yun is already dead.¡± Lei Hu waggled his eyebrows. ¡°Regardless, the sacred artefact must fall into our hands!¡± Culkin smiled and said, ¡°In that case, get ready to move out. Bonin Street, eh? Since those fellows from Meteor Rock Guild are there as well¡­ ¡­ then, we¡¯ll just take them all out as well!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you have a grudge against the people from Meteor Rock Guild?¡± Lei Hu nced at Culkin in surprise. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Normally, you would say,pleting the quest takes precedence. As long as we canplete the quest, there is no need toplicate matters. Unless the need arises, don¡¯t engage in a life or death battle with other game participants. However, from your words earlier, it sounded like you wanted to kill off the people from Meteor Rock Guild.¡± Culkin''s eyes twitched a little and he turned to look at Lei Hu. He jumped down the edge of the roof and walked to Lei Hu¡¯s side. Then, he patted Lei Hu gently on the shoulder. ¡°You are wrong. There is no grudge between me and Meteor Rock Guild. I just feel that¡­ the fellows do not deserve to use that name.¡± ¡­ ¡°We¡¯ve got the item. What do we do next?¡± Lun Tai asked. Chen Xiaolian considered the issue and said, ¡°The system did not issue out any prompt. I am surprised myself. Originally, I had thought that after obtaining this item, the system might give us a prompt, or perhaps issue out some other quest.¡± He nced at Xian Yin who appeared to be staring at pair of oil paintings. Despite having her back facing them and her show of looking at the oil painting, Chen Xiaolian was certain that the young woman was straining her ears to listen in to them. However, Lun Tai and him were talking in Chinese ¨C this Countess clearly do not understand Chinese. Xian Yin, Miao Yan. She was not even capable of properly pronouncing those two names. ¡°I think the next task for us is to deal with those people who ambushed us!¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a cold expression. ¡°Oh? Personally, since we¡¯ve already got the item¡­¡± Bei Tai lowered his eyelids and said. ¡°You really intend to protect this young woman?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bei Tai. His gaze fell onto Bei Tai¡¯s cut off arm and said, ¡°Protect her to fulfil our promise is only one reason. In the first ce, there was another reason why I had agreed to her condition.¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched both his fists and said coldly, "Bei Tai, one of your arms was cut off by that fellow! This is not something we can just let go! That is why I had agreed to this woman¡¯s condition. Most importantly¡­ since we¡¯ve decided, then, we¡¯ll not let go of those fellows! We can¡¯t let you lose your arm for no reason! That fellow must suffer the price for doing so! ¡°Staying by this young woman¡¯s side just happened to be the fastest way to find that man in ck!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s eyes burned furiously and he chipped in, ¡°That¡¯s right! We cannot let that fellow off! Little bro, your arm cannot be lost for no reason! We cannot just forget about it!¡± Bei Tai whispered,¡± I¡­ I am a little worried. Those fellows¡¯ strength don¡¯t appear all that weak. Besides, we are not at full strength. We might not be able to deal with the enemy.¡± ¡°No matter what, we must give it a try. Even if we can¡¯t beat them, we must first fight them!¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°Back then, they had made the proper calctions, causing us to lose. It was only that way that the ck-d man was able to utilize his skill. This time, we might be able to gain the upperhand!¡± After he said that, Chen Xiaolian checked the time. There were only a few more hours before the cool down for Bai Qi¡¯s summoning to end. His strongest killing move was almost ready to be unleashed. ¡­ Xian Yin was doing all she could to listen in to their conversation. Unfortunately for her, Xian Yin was unable to understand thenguage spoken by those fellows. She was quite the smart young woman. In addition to her mother tongue, English, Xian Yin was also proficient in French and Spanish. She could be considered a little talented in the area ofnguage. However¡­ she hadn¡¯t actually dabbled in the Chinesenguage. Thus, she did her best to listen for a long time, memorizing those few key words into heart ¨C however, the possibility of getting valuable information through this method was too low. Yet, under those circumstances, that was the only thing Xian Yin could choose to do. Xian Yin waited there for a moment. Finally, the one known as Chen Xiaolian walked toward her. ¡°How is it? Did you finish your discussion?¡± She turned to face Chen Xiaolian and asked him directly. ¡°Mm,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a serious face. ¡°We will definitely keep the promise we made to you. So¡­ at present, the most important thing is to help you deal with those who had ambushed you.¡± ¡°How will you deal with it?¡± ¡°Very simple, find them and kill them off.¡± A cold and hateful glow shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Xian Yin appeared somewhat anxious and she said, ¡°You mean to¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple. Since their goal is you, we actually do not need to do much. As long as we stay by your side, I believe that they wille looking for you soon enough.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian regarded therge vault. He continued, ¡°I think this ce is quite good. We¡¯ll just stay in this museum. I believe they will definitelye here.¡± ¡°How can you be certain that they will find this ce? They don¡¯t know¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m certain.¡± Chen Xiaolian gestured with his head and said, ¡°Trust me. There will always be a way. Rather, there are many ways.¡± At that moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly appeared from outside the vault. After they walked into the vault, they did not close the door. The ground of the passageway outside the vault wasyered with stone tiles. One person stepped out from the elevator. This person¡¯s leather shoes stepped upon the stone tiles, issuing out pattering sounds. This person was a male with anky stature. He wore a cored grey coloured trench coat. His hair was brown in colour and slightly long. The cuffs and elbow area of his clothes appeared worn. He wore a pair of sses on his face. The sses had round shaped lenses. His face was fair and could be considered slightly delicate by Caucasian standards ¨C his aesthetics appeared to lean toward the Oriental style. Judging from his looks, this man was not that young. He was probably at least 40 years old. To sum it up, he appeared like a teacher one would see in a school. Or some bookworm involved in civil work. The man walked over and his gaze fell upon Xian Yin who was standing inside the vault. His originally frowning face loosened into a smile. ¡°Your excellency, so it was you. When I saw that the door lock was smashed, I thought that some thieves hade in.¡± Thenky man walked until he reached to the door. Then, he nced at Chen Xiaolian and the two brothers. "Ambler, you came back." Xian Yin was slightly startled. Then, she rxed and smiled. ¡°I did not bring my keys. However, an emergency required me toe in. So, I could only break in.¡± "Very well, I will find someone to repair the lock." Ambler nodded. "Gentlemen, this is Ambler. He is the manager of this museum who works for me. He is also a lover of good art." Xian Yin introduced the man to Chen Xiaolian and his team. Chen Xiaolian nced at the Ambler. His disposition and the way he dressed himself was different from an ordinary manager. He gave the atmosphere of a bookworm or an artist. Overall, his entire being gave off an indescribably deep and tranquil atmosphere. Chen Xiaolian noticed residual traces of oil paint on the sleeves of Ambler¡¯s clothes. He asked, ¡°You are a painter?¡± ¡°No. It would be more urate to say that I am someone who likes oil painting.¡± Ambler gave a very calm smile. He possessed a pair of slender looking eyes that appeared warm. Let¡¯s put it this way, he looked like the presently popr middle-aged warm hearted uncle. Xian Yin looked at Ambler and slowly said, ¡°All right, we¡¯ve done what we wanted to do here. Let¡¯s go up. Although this ce is not stuffy, I hate staying in the basement for too long. Ambler should have some pretty decent coffee at his ce. Oh, there might even be some tea from the East.¡± Ambler gave faint smile and said, ¡°I do have tea. However, it¡¯s Ceylon tea, not tea from the East.¡± Chen Xiaolian exchanged nces with Lun Tai and Bei Tai before nodding his head. ¡°Ah, right,¡± Xian Yin suddenly spoke up. ¡°There is one thing that I nearly forgot.¡± The young woman looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°I want to thank you for all you did for me earlier and what you will be doing for meter on.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised an eyebrow. ¡°It¡¯s very simple. You allowed me to see that item and even allowed me to hold it for a while,¡± Xian Yin said slowly. ¡°That is the item that my family had been dreaming of all of this time. To show my gratitude, I must give you something as reward. Then¡­ my reward will be¡­ the three of you may choose one item kept within this museum¡¯s vault and take it away¡­ Naturally, that includes only those put on disy on the shelves. Those that are locked away within the cabs are not allowed to be taken. Those items are my family treasures and I do not have the authority to gift it away just like that.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Everyone gets to pick one? This is not a small gesture. While it was possible that those locked within the cabs have a higher value¡­ Even those that were ced on the shelves were likely quite expensive! Ignoring all else, even the te with blue patterns from Qianlong¡¯s reign would carry a value that was in the seven digits ¨C as long as it was an official porcin. ¡°Are you joking?¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded the young woman. ¡°An aristocrat would never be stingy toward those who had assisted them before.¡± Xian Yin shook her head and said, ¡°I am definitely not joking.¡± "Those things are not cheap." Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Then just pick one. You fellows should be quite interested in these porcins from the East.¡± Xian Yin smiled as she observed the three of them. Chen Xiaolian raised an eyebrow ¨C he was somewhat incapable of deducing what the young woman had meant. Perhaps this was merely an act of gratitude, or perhaps there was a more profound meaning behind this? However, after Chen Xiaolian considered it¡­ It would be a waste not to take it! Those were all their own nation¡¯s heritage. Only Hell knew how these had fallen into the hands of foreigners. Since each of them will only be taking one, what was there to feel embarrassed about? If not because the other party was Xian Yin, Chen Xiaolian would even consider taking away all the porcins! Lun Tai and Bei Tai showed no hesitation. Both of them casually reached out and took one porcin each. The one Lun Tai took was the one that Chen Xiaolian had inspected earlier, the te with blue flower pattern from Qianlong¡¯s reign. As for Bei Tai, he had taken a bottle of colouring powder. Chen Xiaolian checked the paragraph inscribed at the bottom: Reign of Kangxi [1]. Were these items stolen from the Old Summer Pce [2]? Chen Xiaolian did not feel any sense of guilt. He walked next to a shelf and took a look at it. He had intended to take an ear vase when his gaze suddenly fell upon something else. It was the old-fashioned umbre. For some unknown reason, this old-fashioned umbre that appeared to have nothing special to it suddenly seemed different when Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze fell upon it. Additionally¡­ Chen Xiaolian also felt a slightly peculiar atmosphere. Danger? No, that¡¯s not quite urate. It was akin to the time when you who had never used a knife before picked up a sharp knife. You could instinctively feel the danger¡­ The feeling was¡­ ¡­ too peculiar! But¡­ this was simply an old-fashioned umbre. Although the ck coloured umbre fabric had yet to rot away, it was likely not quite intact. After all, even the frame of the umbre had be rusty. Inexplicably, Chen Xiaolian suddenly reached out and took the umbre. ¡°You said as long as they¡¯re on the shelf, we can take it. Can this umbre be taken?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to Xian Yin and asked. Xian Yin appeared stunned. However, after considering the matter for a moment, she nodded and said, ¡°Of course¡­ ¡­ however, are you certain you want that instead of a porcin from your country?¡± Chen Xiaolian simply held onto the umbre in his hand and replied with a faint smile, ¡°No need. I think there is an affinity between me and this umbre.¡± Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian with peculiar expressions. Even Ambler was staring at Chen Xiaolian with a somewhat peculiar gaze. Ignoring the precious porcin to choose an old umbre? ¡°In that case, let¡¯s head up. It just so happened that I have hot water in my lounge. I can make some ck tea.¡± Ambler gave a faint smile and turned around before walking toward the elevator. ¡­ On the first floor of the museum, within the lounge situated on the left side¡­ Ambler turned around to pick up a teacup. Xian Yin said, ¡°Ambler is someone who worked for my father and is someone who knows how to appreciate art. After my father passed away, he had always stayed here to work in this museum. It could be said that he is also the curator here. When I was a child, he had also taught me how to paint oil paintings.¡± ¡°The ones you painted in your studio?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked randomly. ¡°Yes. Unfortunately¡­ter on, Ambler told me that I do not have the talent for painting. Thus, I epted his advice and redirected my time and energy toward something else.¡± Xian Yin nodded her head. ¡°However, Ambler¡¯s paintings are quite good. Although I am not good at painting, after having learnt about it for a few years, I havee to learn how to appreciate it. A pity that he is a very conservative person who do not like promoting himself. I had even wanted to fund an exhibition for him only to be refused by him. ¡°It seems that his biggest interest is to stay in this small museum to guard those works of art and pass the days in normalcy.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and watched Ambler¡¯s back. As thenky middle-aged man was making tea, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°There is nothing wrong with being a hermit.¡± Lun Tai who was beside them suddenly interrupted, ¡°Hermit? You mean like Tao Yuanming? [3]¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and asked, ¡°You know of Tao Yuanming?¡± ¡°Come on. I did at least go to high school.¡± Lun Taiughed out. Ambler suddenly turned around and looked at Chen Xiaolian. He smiled and said, ¡°Thank you for the praise. To think that you wouldpare me with Tao Yuanming. I don¡¯t think I amparable to that great poet.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned as he stared at Ambler. ¡°You¡­ you can understand our words?¡± Those words he had exchanged with Lun Tai earlier were spoken using Chinese. Ambler nodded his head and said, ¡°I pluck chrysanthemums under the eastern hedge, then gaze leisurely at the southern hills. I do know some of Tao Yuanming¡¯s poems ¨C ah, I do know some Chinese.¡± I pluck chrysanthemums under the eastern hedge, then gaze leisurely at the southern hills. The poem hade out from Ambler¡¯s mouth. He had recited the words perfectly! It could be said that there were no trace of strange entmon when a foreigner attempted to speak in Chinese. Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel surprised. Xian Yin cast a nce at Ambler with a seemingly curious expression. She said, ¡°I didn¡¯t know you knew Chinese.¡± Ambler replied with a faint smile. Then, he put teacups before everyone and proceeded to pour tea for them. ¡°You should remember, I am Russian.¡± Ambler smiled and said, ¡°Due to certain historical reasons, many in my home country know Chinese. And no small number of people in their country know Russian as well ¨C this is a result of a certain period of time in history.¡± ¡°But, considering your age, you should not have been part of those who experienced that period,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he observed Ambler. Ambler did not answer the question. Instead, he ced the teapot on the table. Chen Xiaolian noted that Ambler seemed to really understand some of the Oriental culture. At the very least, he was not like the other Europeans, adding milk and sugar to ck tea. Within the teacup ced before him was a simple ck tea from the East. ¡°You¡¯ve been to our country before?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Ambler. Ambler considered the question before nodding his head. ¡°I have. However, that was a long time ago.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t know you¡¯ve been there before. From what I can remember, you have always been staying in London within this museum. You¡¯ve never liked to go out,¡± Xian Yin said with a curious tone. ¡°As I said, that was a long, long time ago, Your Excellency.¡± Chen Xiaolian could sense that this Ambler was a very special person. How should he describe it? The way he was reacting toward everything that was happening was extremely unusual. For example, after seeing that the door outside was broken into, he did not report to the police. Instead, he directly headed to the elevator and went down to check on the basement¡­ he didn¡¯t even bring any weapon. He calmly went down to check things out - did it not ur to him that if there were robbers here, then a weak man like him heading down the basement was the equivalent of courting death? Another example was Bei Tai¡¯s arm that was cut off. There was also ayer of gauze upon Bei Tai¡¯s body that had yet to be taken off ¨C with such a serious injury, he was still able to run about. An ordinary person suffering from such an injury should be lying in a hospital bed. Anyone else would be unable to help but take another look at Bei Tai. As for Ambler¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian noted that, other than the time in the basement, Ambler had not given Bei Tai any other special attention ¨C it was as though Bei Tai was an extremely normal person. ¡­ 1 Emperor Kangxi was a famed capable ruler in the Qing Dynasty. Of course, he also did not have to face any cannon wielding foreign fleet in his time.? 2 Old Summer Pce is a ce where Chinese Emperors of the Qing Dynasty resided and handled state affairs. It was obliterated in the Second Opium War.? 3 Tao Yuanming. A famous ¡®reclusive¡¯ poet during the Six Dynasties period.? Chapter 225: New Pet

Chapter 225: New Pet

GOR Chapter 225: New Pet ¡°Waha ha ha ha ha ha! I am the true king of this world!¡± Sasha ''s unpleasant voice reverberated within the room. The only light source of the dimly lit room was the threeputer monitors. A variety of residual junk food and boxes were littered across the floor of the room. An opened box of pizza wasid upon the table beside him. There was one more piece left inside. Without any scruples, Sasha grasped his hair with his grease stained hands. Next, he stared at the monitor and revealed a smile on his face. ¡°What nonsensical membership fee? You think you can get this senior¡¯s money? To Hell with you! Humph! What famed biggest adult website in Europe, your site¡¯s security is trash! Tremble before the heels of the Great Emperor Sasha!¡± Disyed upon the monitor screen was an adult video site that featured the videos of some young and beautiful women of various races. The pictures shown¡­ naturally, those were all 18+ content. However, Sasha showed no hesitation in surfing the contents of the web. He entered the site¡¯s server with ease. Not only could he freely browse the various adult videos inside, he could also easily pull out the personal information of the women from the members¡¯ section. ¡°Ahh, this one is 21 years old, her face is not bad¡­ ¡­ F**k, these breasts are obviously fake! This Great Emperor Sasha hates fake breasts the most! That is simply an act of deception toward customers! ¡°Oh, this Little Sweetheart seems quite good. A very well-proportioned figure¡­ ¡­ a pity, that nose had clearly underwent surgery before. Who the Hell would like these artificial beauties? With a fake nose, they¡¯ll need to be careful when kissing, otherwise the nose could get dislocated. ¡°That sucks! Sucks! Sucks! ¡°Aha! This one is good! This is a top-grade stuff! A redhead, I like! Perky breasts, curvy buttocks, long legs and a slender waist! Aha ha! Let me check your information, my dear little baby¡­ ¡­¡± Sasha salivated. His one hand reached out to grab a piece of pizza while his other hand tapped his keyboard. Suddenly! All threeputer monitors cked out at the same time! ¡°Oh b ¡®lyad¡¯!!!¡± Sasha fiercely swore in Russian! The room¡¯s air-conditioning was still running. That was a clear indication that there was no power outage or anything of the sort! Sasha threw the pizza away and frantically threw himself onto the keyboard. He tapped the keyboard in a frenzy before attempting to push theputer¡¯s start button¡­ At that moment, theputer monitors suddenly lit up once again. Disyed upon the screen was a 3D like face. The 3D face appeared somewhat odd and it made a weird face as it faced Sasha who was facing theputer monitors. ¡°{Hello}, I found you!¡± The sound came from the speakers. Sasha was momentarily shocked and his face was quick to change! He retracted both his hands from the keyboard and leaned backward. He stared back at the face within the monitor and asked, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ who are you?¡± ¡°Who am I is not important. The important thing here is you. I discovered that you were using the police¡¯s surveince system to do the same thing as me, little one.¡± The face within the monitor smiled. ¡°Still, I have to say this. You did a good job. However, there is something that dissatisfied me. It seems that you were looking for the same thing I was, you were looking for the same target!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Sasha looked in horror at the face within the monitor. At that moment, this Russian boy¡¯s heart had been shocked to the extreme! Sasha was originally a super hacker. After bing an Awakened, he came to possess a special ability and he became like a tiger that gained wings [1]. At the very least, that was how things were in the world ofputers. There should not be anyone in the world who was stronger than him in this field. However, there was undeniable proof that an opponent had appeared before him. This opponent had hacked him, leaving no trace and making no sound. This opponent had found him and was now directly contacting him¡­ As for Sasha, he did not even know how the opponent had done so! ¡°I¡­ I do not understand what you''re talking about. What, what do you mean the same objective?¡± ¡°Ah, the fellow who thinks his face is very small and that aristocrat woman. [2]¡± The face in the monitor smiled. ¡°I found out that you were using the police¡¯s surveince system to look for them. That made me unhappy¡­ ¡­ You know? That little fellow¡­ other than me, I do not like it when other people make a move on him!¡± ¡°You, what do you want to do? I¡­¡± Sasha¡¯s eyes swivelled around. He subconsciously essed his system¡¯s guild channel and attempted to contact Culkin and Lei Hu. In the following moments, something happened, terrifying Sasha! He was shocked to find that his system¡¯s guild channel was unable to send out any message. How is this possible? Could it be that this opponent could even hack the ¡®system¡¯? ¡°Looking for your protectors to help you? You poor little boy.¡± The face within the monitor suddenly twisted. The next scene caused Sasha¡¯s eyes to bulge out! The face suddenly stuck out from the monitor screen! Countless streams of data flowed out like symbols made of light. They merged together before Sasha and formed the face. Sasha''s voice became iprehensible. At that moment, it was hard to tell if he was panicking or¡­ excited? ¡°Data¡­ data¡­ materialization of body?!¡± Sasha¡¯s eyeballs were on the verge of popping out. ¡°How did you¡­ ¡­ how did you do that? Data materialization of the body?! This, this is impossible! Also¡­ I can ept you controlling myputer¡­ however, how did you end up controlling my ¡®system¡¯? Could it be, you could even hack the ¡®system¡¯? How is that possible?¡± ¡°Oh, you really are a stupid boy. I obviously do not have the ability to hack the ¡®system¡¯. However, you may turn and look at your buttocks and legs.¡± Sasha looked down and was immediately stunned. He was seated on a rolling chair. However, at an unknown moment in time, the handrails and the bottom part of the chair that were made of metal had transformed into something akin to tentacles. Without him noticing, the tentacles had attached itself to his body! ¡°You¡­ ¡­ just who are you? What do you want?¡± ¡°In the beginning, after finding out that you had used the police¡¯s surveince system to find the fellow that I wanted to protect, I had wanted to just kill you off. But now¡­ ¡­ I changed my mind. Your ability is quite good and I am very interested in it. So, how about I give you an offer?¡± The floating face made of streams of data grinned and continued. ¡°As it so happens, myst human pet identally died on me. As of now, I don¡¯t have a pet. This ce remains vacant even now. So¡­ ¡­ are you interested in filling in this spot? Be my human pet!¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I¡­¡± Sasha was sweating profusely. He was not simply constrained to being a programming otaku [3]. In fact, after bing an Awakened and joining Culkin¡¯s guild, he gained many benefits. Culkin had helped him enhance his body. Sasha possessed a certain battle strength. However¡­ as he faced this mysterious face, Sasha realized that he had no ability to resist! His programming skill, which was his pride was suppressed and crushed by this opponent. Even more terrifying was the fact that this opponent could materialize data into a body and control metal¡­ thus, depriving him of his control over his body. No, not just the body. Even his consciousness had fallen under his control! He was even incapable of essing his system¡¯s guild channel! Sasha was certain that it would be a piece of cake for the opponent to kill him off. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ do I even have any other option?¡± ¡°Oh, sorry. Naturally, there¡¯s no other options for you. Once I set my eyes on having you as my pet, even if you wish to die, that would be up to me.¡± ¡°In other words¡­ I have no choice at all?¡± Sasha¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up and he said, ¡°Can you ensure my safety? Also¡­ ¡­ can you tell me, how did you aplish that materialization of data into a body?¡± ¡°After you be my pet, you will get the answers to those questions.¡± ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ all right! Besides, changing bosses is not something uneptable.¡± Sasha suddenly rxed. There was seemingly no morality or sense of guilt in his face as he said, ¡°I¡¯ll ept! This is just a change of BOSS, so what if I do?¡± ¡°Good, my little pet. Now, the first thing you need to do is to remember your owner¡¯s name. Remember, your owner¡¯s name, that is, my name is Tian Lie. ¡°You may call me Sir Tian Lie.¡± ¡°Tian, Sir Tian Lie¡­¡± ¡°Mm, not bad, I like being addressed that way. Now, tell me, did you find that kid just now? Did you tell your team members his location?¡± ¡­ ¡­ The pot of tea was quickly finished. Chen Xiaolian stood up, walked to the window and looked at the sky outside. It was gettingte. It was almost over 5 o¡¯clock in the afternoon. He turned around to look at Xian Yin. Xian Yin looked a little nervous. She took a deep breath and looked at Ambler. ¡°Ambler, I think you can get off work. It¡¯s gettingte, so¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Is there a problem with me being here?¡± Ambler maintained an expression of serenity and said, ¡°I usually like to stay here untilte at night.¡± ¡°We¡­ ¡­ we need to do something here,¡± said Xian Yin with a sigh. ¡°It¡¯s something private.¡± ¡°Very well.¡± Ambler smiled and said, ¡°Then, I will go back first. Right, when you are leaving, remember to switch off the lights and close the door.¡± Ambler stood up. He walked to the window and looked outside. ¡°Looks like it¡¯s raining outside.¡± ¡°This is London. Rain is a very normal urrence here,¡± said Chen Xiaolian calmly as he looked into Ambler¡¯s eyes. He kept getting the feeling that this man named Ambler was giving off a mysterious vibe. However¡­ ¡­ Xian Yin mentioned that she had known him for a long time¡­ additionally, he was Xian Yin¡¯s oil painting teacher. Then, identity wise, this Ambler should be an ordinary NPC¡­ Ambler seemingly cast a casual nce at Chen Xiaolian. Then, he turned around and walked toward a cab located behind. Opening the cab door, he retrieved two umbres with long handles from the inside. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes abruptly focused. Those were two old-fashioned umbres! The handles were made from wood and the fabric for the umbre was ck in colour. They had an old-fashioned shape. ¡°Gentlemen, unfortunately, I only have two umbres. I need one to go home. As for this remaining one, it can only be given to the miss.¡± Ambler gave a faint smile and ced one of the umbres before Xian Yin. He leaned forward to embrace Xian Yin and kissed her cheek. He said, ¡°It¡¯s raining. Be careful, my dear. When you go out, use the umbre that I gave you.¡± As he said that, he reached his hand out and lightly tapped the umbre. ¡°Don¡¯t forget to take it with you.¡± ¡°¡­ all right.¡± Xian Yin appeared confused. However, she nodded her head. ¡°Well then,dies and gentlemen, good bye.¡± Ambler was quick to leave the room. He walked out of the door and left. Chen Xiaolian stood by the window and watched as Ambler left. Ambler¡¯s movement was steady. Without turning his head back, Ambler quickly disappeared into the yard outside. "What do we do now?" asked Lun Tai. ¡°Get ready for battle,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°Since those fellows can find Xian Yin once, I believe that they would certainly be able to find her a second time.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian shifted his gaze to the yard outside. Somewhere across the street, a surveince camera could be seen on a streetmp. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shone and he said, ¡°I have this feeling. We will not need to wait long. Guests will being along soon enough.¡± ck! Lun Tai pulled out a gun and violently pulled up its slide. ¡­ 1 If I am not mistaken, there is a belief that a tiger that can fly is superior to dragons.? 2 Xiaolian¡¯s name sounds like the words ¡®small face¡¯ in Chinese.? 3 Otaku is a Japanese word for a young person who is obsessed withputers or particr aspects of popr culture to the detriment of their social skills.? Chapter 226: Countdown

Chapter 226: Countdown

GOR Chapter 226: Countdown The two figures slowly walked out from the dark street as they headed toward the door of the museum. ¡°It seems they are waiting for us.¡± Culkin smiled. He looked toward the door of the museum. Through the door, they could see Chen Xiaolian standing inside with a smile on his face as he looked out of the door at the two of them. "Come in, if you do not want her to die." In Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand was a shining long sword used by knights. Judging from its appearance, it should be one of the items within the museum. Although it was not some high-ss weapon purchased from the system, it was still a sharp weapon; that weapon would have no problems beheading ordinary people. At that moment, that sword just happened to be ced before the neck of an ordinary person. The Countess of the Norman family. Her long and slender neck was trembling non-stop. Who knew if it was due to the coldness of the night wind or her fear toward the de of the sword. ¡°How many times do you want me to say it? I already have the door opened to receive you guests. Yet, you people don¡¯t even have the courage to enter?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a provocative nce at Culkin and Lei Hu who were standing outside the door. ¡°Could it be you fellows n on letting this beautiful and nobledy die under my hand?¡± ¡°You wouldn¡¯t dare kill her,¡± Culkin said with a sneer. ¡°She is an important storyline character. Killing her? Aren¡¯t you afraid of failing toplete your quest?¡± Storyline character? A though burst out from within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind: As expected! Chen Xiaolian smiled. Shaking his head, he said, "Of course I''m not afraid. Because the item¡­ had fallen into my hands. She presently holds no value to me. Oh¡­ ¡­ that¡¯s wrong. She still has a bit of value, and that is as something to threaten you fellows with!¡± Xian Yin''s body suddenly turned stiff. She appeared to be struggling; however, Chen Xiaolian tightened his grip on the sword and pressed the de of the sword further down upon Xian Yin¡¯s neck. Culkin furrowed his brows slightly. In but moments, he recovered and sneered. ¡°You think this type of threat¡­ ¡­ or should I say, did you think this lie would work? If you really got the item, why would you stay here to wait for us? You would have run off in anticipation of our pursuit.¡± ¡°Obviously, I am here to recover the debt you owe!¡± Chen Xiaolian replied frostily. ¡°You¡¯ve cut off one of my team member¡¯s arm. Do you think it¡¯ll end just like that?¡± Culkin looked at the Countess who was held close to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. Seeing the irrepressible fear leaking out of the Countess¡¯ eyes, Culkin¡¯s heart gave a pound. Chen Xiaolian then spoke out in a slow and steady voice. ¡°You can make a gamble. Gamble on the possibility that I wouldn¡¯t dare kill her, gamble on the possibility that the item is not really in my hands. However, can you afford this gamble?¡± Lei Hu could not help but turn to look at Culkin, his eyes revealing a slight feeling of anxiety. Culkin waved his hand and took a deep breath. With a solemn expression on his face, he said, ¡°All right, it seems I really cannot afford to make this gamble.¡± The other side were not aware of the rtionship between him and Xian Yin. They do not know if they were cooperating or if Chen Xiaolian was truly threatening them. That was a very favourable condition for him. Chen Xiaolian was certain that before they manage to obtain the item they want, or at least, before determining the whereabouts of the item they want, they would not risk having Xian Yin die. Culkin¡¯s pair of eyes stared intently at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. Lei Hu who was beside him looked around, sweeping the area for any possible ambush locations. They are being extra cautious? Even so, they will never find out Bei Tai¡¯s ambush. Even after using the system to detect, the results will be the same. After all, we are not in a battle state right now. The system will not reveal Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s location. Chen Xiaolian thought to himself. ¡°If you want this woman, you maye snatch her away.¡± Culkin frowned and he was seemingly hesitant for a moment. Finally, he walked forward. ¡°Snatch her, is it?¡± The tone Culkin used seemed rather rxed. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were firmly focused upon Culkin¡¯s foot movement. The moment Culkin reached a distance of 10 meters from Chen Xiaolian, Chen Xiaolian made his move! Chen Xiaolian summoned the axe that had lost its axe des and only had its pole tip left. He charged out fiercely toward Culkin. Charging Stinger skill! When used, it will automatically increase its user¡¯s Agility attribute to [B+]! Chen Xiaolian did not know if this [B+] speed was sufficient to keep up with Culkin¡¯s figure. Most importantly, Chen Xiaolian had suddenly tossed Xian Yin to the back. Chen Xiaolian made a gamble. At present, the Countess would be more important to Culkinpared to dealing with them. This time, he made the right gamble! Seeing Chen Xiaolian toss Xian Yin to the side, a change appeared on Culkin¡¯s face. As expected, the direction that his figure was facing changed from Chen Xiaolian to Xian Yin. The pole of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spear was stabbed precisely in the direction that Xian Yin was looking at. ¡°Bei Tai! Right now!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out through the guild channel. At the same time, an invisible Air Incarceration skill emerged before Xian Yin. The instant that the spear shot out before Xian Yin¡¯s body was the same time that Culkin¡¯s body appeared there. Culkin frowned. However, he did not panic. He raised his short de to intercept Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spear. Ding! A clear sound rang out. Even though the short knife in Culkin¡¯s hand was as thin as ayer of onion, the collision did not seem to cause any damage to it. Chen Xiaolian felt as though a strong force was coursing through the tip of the spear. The force became like a hammer as it beat straight toward his chest. While he was parrying the blow from the spear pole, the Air Incarceration skill materialized around Culkin¡¯s body. Bound! However, this was not the end of this round of attacks. A ¡°bang¡± sound rang out from the top part of the small building. Lun Tai¡¯s snipe was executed at the perfect timing. The first attack by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spear pole had been aimed right at where Culkin would most likely be, thereby forcing Culkin to stop going after Xian Yin. The second attack by Bei Tai with his Air Incarceration skill captured Culkin who was in the middle of parrying the spear attack. The third attack was the final killing blow! Even though Culkin was very strong, Chen Xiaolian believed that he absolutely do not have the ability to resist a bullet from arge-caliber sniper rifle. A jet of blood sprayed out into the air. Under Chen Xiaolian¡¯s detailed n, Culkin finally suffered from an injury. At thest minute, Culkin had slightly moved his body. It was only a little and he was barely able to avoid being critically wounded. Although the bullet had only grazed past his shoulder, it was a bullet shot from a 12.7mm sniper rifle. Despite the fact that the bullet had only grazed him, it was enough to draw blood from Culkin. ¡°Well done, Lun Tai!¡± Chen Xiaolian gripped onto the spear that was deflected off earlier. Drawing a semicircle with it, he then stabbed forward again. ¡°Guild Leader!¡± Lei Hu who was behind Culkin finally made his move. However, he did not move toward Chen Xiaolian who was executing his Charging Stinger skill at Culkin. He did not run toward Lun Tai who was equipped with the sniper rifle and he also did not bother looking around for Bei Tai. Instead, he ran straight back out through the yard. He¡¯s running? Chen Xiaolian became happy. If that was the case, then their fight would be much easier. In fact¡­ they might even be able to kill Culkin without summoning Bai Qi. At the same time, an inexplicable burst of fury exploded out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. This fury was directed at Lei Hu. Running away? You think you can run away? You actually¡­ dare to run away? His stab was supposed to be aimed at enemy Guild Leader who had been injured by Lun Tai. It twisted and drew an arc as it abruptly stabbed toward Lei Hu, who was running away. This is¡­ ¡­ Aura of Enmity? Although Chen Xiaolian was able to think of that, he was still incapable of controlling his own emotions. This member of the opposing team was not really running away. He was utilizing the Aura of Enmity to unravel his wellid n. Lun Tai was to snipe from a long range; Bei Tai was to control the field while he went in to engage in a melee. By adding this upper hand to the mix, as long as their sequence was not broken, their attacks would be akin to a continuous wave of tidal waves. But, if this rhythm that they created were to be broken¡­ As Chen Xiaolian was inwardly shouting out ¡®not good¡¯, the surging wrath within his heart receded and his attention once again fell upon the enemy Guild Leader. Unfortunately, the dy allowed Culkin to dodge while in the air, causing the spear attack to miss. His hand covered the wound on his shoulder and both his eyes stared angrily at Chen Xiaolian who was standing before him. The next shot from Lun Tai did not happen. There was only a furious roar as Lun Tai jumped down from the building behind them. Due to the rage of having his little brother¡¯s arm cut off, Lun Tai was automatically targeted by Lei Hu¡¯s Aura of Enmity skill, overriding Chen Xiaolian who was closer to Lei Hu. He was then lured away by Lei Hu. "Damn it!" Chen Xiaolian swore. What a powerful Aura of Enmity! It was toote for him to catch up to Lun Tai. Then, he caught sight of Culkin who stood before him, sneering. Culkin¡¯s eyes were narrowed and his anger quickly dissipated. His face swiftly changed back to its original state of calmness and he said, ¡°It seems I had underestimated you. However, that opportunity you had just now will not reappear again.¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t try, how would I know?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered and replied, ¡°It is currently still a one on two.¡± ¡°What happened just now was just a mistake on my part. I have decided now, I will first kill you fellows off. Then, I will take my time to pull out the whereabouts of the sacred artefact from her.¡± Culkin extended his hand, which slowly moved over the wound on his shoulder. Next, his tongue lightly licked the blood on his fingertips. ¡°Prepare yourself for death!¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Culkin and quickly thought to himself. This time, we are not in the enemy¡¯s designated ambush location and his spatial coordinates ability cannot be utilized¡­ if so¡­ I might be able to fight against him! Additionally, there is also Bei Tai¡¯s Air Incarceration skill to control the field! In the next instant, Chen Xiaolian discovered that he had miscalcted! Culkin gave a sneer and his figure became a blur! So fast! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils quickly shrank! Seeing the figure arrive before him, Chen Xiaolian was only able to shoot out with the spear to parry the iing blow! Keng! ¡°Bei Tai!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out into the guild channel. ¡°His speed is too fast! I can only try my best to affect him!¡± Chen Xiaolian grunted and narrowed his eyes as he struggled to stab his spear forward. Culkin moved his body to the side to dodge. This time though, his figure suddenly became sluggish for a moment. Culkin¡¯s face revealed surprise; noting that he was unable to dodge, he raised his short knife to block the iing attack from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spear. Keng! Both their bodies staggered at the same time! ¡°Well done, Bei Tai! Keep blocking his move!¡± ¡­ ¡°It seems the time is nigh for me, the great master Tian Lie to make my move,¡± said Tian Lie. He was leaning heavily against the chair that Sasha had originally been sitting on. His legs were raised and ced upon the surface of theputer table as henguidly observed theputer screen. It was connected to a surveince camera situated across the road from the museum. Although the video was not too clear, it showed the real time events that were happening and the battle that was going on within the museum¡¯s yard. Upon the screen, Chen Xiaolian and Culkin could be seen engaging in a melee battle. ¡°Tian¡­ ¡­ Sir Tian Lie, whose side are we on?¡± Sasha stood to the side and he carefully asked Tian Lie. Since this man before him had attacked him who was a subordinate of Culkin, then he should be on the opposing side of his former boss. ¡°No, no need to hurry. Considering this kid¡¯s character, he must certainly have a trump card hidden,¡± said Tian Lie as he considered the matter. Then, he grinned and said, ¡°When he is truly out of options, that will be the time this great master makes my debut!¡± ¡­ ¡°Your spear technique is not bad. A pity the level of your skill is too weak.¡± Culkin shed to the side as he pulled back the dagger he used to cut a wound on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s upper arm area. His lips curled into a smile and he said, ¡°The Air Incarceration skill upon my body is getting weaker and weaker. You can¡¯t afford any more of this.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the wound on his upper arm area and he waggled his eyebrows. Time left before he could summon Bai Qi¡­ about two more minutes! ¡°Guild Leader! My incarceration ability is not going to hold on much longer!¡± Bei Tai¡¯s message came over from the guild channel. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. This time¡¯s gamble¡­ seemed to have failed? Chen Xiaolian had originally thought that he could hold on until the time came. However, after Lei Hu lured Lun Tai away, breaking their organized groupbat, these two minutes had be something of an insurmountable moat. Could it be that I have to resort to using the Great Art of Demonic Dissolution [1]? ¡°Do you have no other moves? In that case¡­ just die!¡± Culkin sneered. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils contracted and he bounced up vigorously from the ground. He dodged the sh by the iing short knife that Culkin was brandishing and retreated toward Xian Yin who was behind him. Run? Hide? No matter what, as long as he couldst through these two minutes, everything will work out! Chen Xiaolian was confident that as long as the cool down period came to an end, this man before him would be no match for Bai Qi. Rolling on the ground, Chen Xiaolian picked up Xian Yin before she could even respond. Then, he ran into the museum building behind them. ¡°You think you can run escape?¡± A trace of ridicule shed across Culkin¡¯s face. His figure shed once more to reappear before the escaping Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian who was holding onto Xian Yin in his left hand clenched his teeth. His right hand held the spear and stabbed it forward in Culkin¡¯s direction. This time, Culkin did not dodge at all. Light burst out from both of Culkin¡¯s eyes and he reached out with his left hand with a ghost-like move. Culkin intercepted the tip of the spear with his bare hand! Culkin stood before Chen Xiaolian. His head was lowered as he examined the tip of the spear that he was holding onto. A faint smile was etched upon his face. ¡°This weapon is [A] ss, right? It¡¯s not bad¡­ ¡­ so, next, I want it to ¨C BURST!¡± Following Culkin¡¯s words, the spear, all that remained of the axe that had lost its axe des, broke and shattered! With a pinch, he caused an [A] ss weapon to burst apart! Due to the bursting spear, countless metal fragments shot out toward both Culkin and Chen Xiaolian. In that instant, Chen Xiaolian quickly embraced Xian Yin and sprang to the back. Then, after rolling over a few times, he curled into a ball on the ground. The shockwave and fragments of the spear sted outward, adding to the injury that Chen Xiaolian was suffering from. At the moment, however, the shock Chen Xiaolian felt within his heart outweighed the injuries that he was suffering from. The shock he felt wasparable to the endless roaring of thunder. They had confronted each other twice so far and he had gained a certain grasp of Culkin¡¯s strength. Although Culkin was stronger than him and Bei Taibined, he was certain that Culkin did not have the strength to easily destroy an [A] ss weapon. He was shocked because ¨C the move he just saw was clearly Metal Burst [2]! Qiu Yun¡¯s Metal Burst skill! ¡°Qiu Yun! You are Qiu Yun¡­ ¡­ you did not die?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with widened eyes. He stared intently at the man standing before him who shared the same face with Qiu Yun. The same appearance and the same skill. But, Qiu Yun¡­ ¡­ Qiu Yun should have already died in the Qin Shihuang instance dungeon! ¡°I told you before, I am not Qiu Yun.¡± Culkin gave a faint smile and shook his head. ¡°You who have taken over Meteor Rock Guild should know this better than me.¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ then, why are you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian staggered as he tried to get up. Yet, after struggling for a long time, he finally slumped down to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. He had used his body to block off the aftermath from the explosion earlier in order to protect Xian Yin, ensuring that she did not suffer from any injuries. ¡°There is no need for you to know,¡± said Culkin as he shook his head. He raised the dagger in his hand and said, ¡°Now, the woman in mine.¡± Culkin sneered and walked past Chen Xiaolian. He did not even bother giving him a nce; instead, he directed his attention at the Countess and slowly walked over. "Do note!" Seeing the dagger held within Culkin¡¯s hand, both of Xian Yin¡¯s legs trembled slightly. Her voice was hoarse and her eyes were filled with panic. Xian Yin held on to a ck coloured old-fashioned umbre and she directed the tip of the umbre at Culkin, putting on a show of intimidation that possessed no strength behind it. ¡°What? An ant finally found its courage?¡± Culkin smiled subconsciously and said, ¡°A weak woman holding onto an umbre¡­ ¡­¡± Culkin¡¯s voice trailed off and his eyes that were mocking Xian Yin abruptly turned iparably serious. It was so serious to the point where a trace of something else could be seen ¨C fear. Indeed, fear! However, those fearful eyes of Culkin were not directed at Xian Yin. Rather, they were directed at the ck coloured, old-fashioned umbre in her hand. An old-fashioned wooden handle, ck coloured umbre fabric and an ancient design! ¡°This¡­ ¡­ this umbre. Where did you get it from?¡± Despite doing his best to suppress it, traces of trembling could be heard within Culkin¡¯s voice. Xian Yin did not say anything. She simply stared cautiously at Culkin as she tightly gripped onto the umbre with both her hands and brandished it. The difference in strength between the weak her and Culkin could bepared to being thrown alone in the wilderness where she had to face off against a pack of wolves. ¡°I am asking you a question! Where did you get the umbre from?!¡± After observing it in detail for a moment, the look of fear upon Culkin¡¯s face resurfaced. Then, after forwarding his question, he began to mumble to himself. ¡°No¡­ ¡­ it cannot be that person¡­ ¡­ impossible. That person, should be a mere legend¡­ besides, she is clearly not an Awakened. She should have no connection with that person! This is just a coincidence! This umbre simply happened to look the same!¡± ¡­ On the other end of the screen, the rxed expression on Tian Lie¡¯s facepletely disappeared. His face had be solemn and his face was almost making contact with the surface of the monitor as his eyes stared intently at the ck coloured umbre in Xian Yin¡¯s hands. It was as though that was not an ordinary old-fashioned umbre but a wondrous artefact that could incinerate the Heavens and destroy the Earth! ¡°Not, no¡­ ¡­ that cannot be possible¡­¡± ¡­ The situation had turned into a stalemate. Chen Xiaolian had his hand on his chest as he half knelt on the ground, Xian Yin was holding onto the umbre, Culkin was in a trance as he kept mumbled to himself. Time seemed to have stopped for the three of them. ¡°No matter¡­ ¡­ a legend is just a legend after all.¡± After a long while, Culkin made his decision. He clenched his teeth and raised the dagger in his hand. "Wait a minute!" Chen Xiaolian suddenly forced himself up from the ground. ¡°Oh? Do you n on stopping me?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°Just now you have the opportunity to kill me. However¡­ ¡­ I think you won¡¯t have the chance to regret this anymore.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian quietly looked at the time. Countdown¡­ ¡­plete! ¡°Come out, Bai Qi!¡± The God of ughter, Bai QI¡¯s cool down period was finally over! A sword light shed out! Both of Culkin¡¯s pupils contracted into pinholes. He instinctively reacted. Before Chen Xiaolian could even finish his sentence, Culkin had shed over to the side. The moment Culkin¡¯s figure disappeared from where he was standing, a sword light pierced through the spot where he had been standing at. A drop of blood dripped to the ground as Culkin looked on with a horrified expression. Although he had dodged quickly before the sword light appeared, the sword light that had been issued out after he made his move had managed to stab him in his lower abdomen in thest moment. The sword had pierced through Culkin¡¯s abdomen! ¡­ ¡°Life qi¡­ ¡­ blood¡­ ¡­ life qi¡­¡± A white robed figure appeared on the spot where the sword light dispersed. ¡­ What powerful strength! This opponent was much stronger than him! Lowering his head to look at the wound on his abdomen, Culkin quickly determined the difference in strength between the enemy and himself. He used his hand to cover the wound on his lower abdomen area before quickly taking out a [High] ss Healing Beast Blood and swallowed it. Run! That was the first thought that appeared in Culkin¡¯s mind. ¡°Bai Qi, kill him!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. Culkin could feel the cold eyes staring at him. The powerful killing intent was seemingly capable of piercing through his skin, causing him to feel a faint sensation of pain! However¡­ Bai Qi suddenly turned his body around. Bai Qi who had turned around cast his gaze at Chen Xiaolian. There was no pupil or sclera in his eyes. Instead, there was only a darkness that resembled a deep abyss in them. His body that was originally wearing white coloured robes were now exuding traces of ck qi. The ck qi billowed lightly in the wind. ¡°Bai, Bai Qi?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°¡­ blood¡­ lifeblood!¡± Bai Qi spoke out with a parched and hoarse voice. Then, he slowly raised the sword in his hand and pointed it at Chen Xiaolian. Due to his earlier fight with Culkin, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was presently suffering from wounds everywhere and blood stained his body. Bai Qi¡¯s eyes were focused onto¡­ the wounds on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body! And the blood! Within the pair of cold eyes, something flowed out. It was a maddening¡­ Desire! Indeed ¨C it was a desire for blood and life qi! ¡°Bai, Bai Qi?¡± 1 His [S] ss skill, Goddess of Dawn¡¯s attack: Overwhelming Sunlight Purification whichbusts all his attributes for an all-out attack. Even though his stats will be restored, it takes quite some time.? 2 Metal Burst is Qiu Yun¡¯s special skill which appeared in Chapter 63.? Chapter 227: Umbrella! It’s Been A Long Time

Chapter 227: Umbre! It¡¯s Been A Long Time

GOR Chapter 227: Umbre! It¡¯s Been A Long Time ¡°Bai¡­ Bai Qi?¡± Seeing Bai Qi¡¯s appearance, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank. Bai Qi should have been wearing pure white clothes. But presently, ck, ink-like stripes had appeared across his white clothes. Killing intent and the aura of death spilled out from his body. It was so thick it almost felt tangible. At that moment, that aura was firmly locked onto Chen Xiaolian. Back! Without showing the slightest hesitation, Chen Xiaolian reacted at a faster speedpared to Culkin¡¯s from just now. What strength he managed to gather up earlier was now unleashed to the maximum. With one hand holding onto Xian Yin¡¯s waist, Chen Xiaolian jumped hastily toward the rear. Even so ¨C he was not fast enough! Bai Qi made his move the same instant that Chen Xiaolian pounced backward. A chilling light exploded and Bai Qi who had been standing still shot out toward Chen Xiaolian. Although the de of the sword had yet to make contact with his body, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s entire body had already been engulfed by the sword qi. It was as though innumerable needles were being stabbed into all the pores of his body. The wounds inflicted by Culkin earlier reopened and blood spurt out once more. As the sword de was about to reach Chen Xiaolian, he gritted his teeth and promptly twisted his body to draw an arc while in mid-air. The sword missed him by a hair¡¯s breadth and grazed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s cheek. After having barely dodged this sword attack, he heard a series of booms. A shockwave spread out from the sword and both Chen Xiaolian and Xian Yin were blown far away. Chen Xiaolian made two somersaults in the air and fell heavily to the ground. Then, he sprayed out another mouthful of blood. Even until now, his hands remained holding onto Xian Yin tightly and he had been using his back to block off the impact for her. This attack was more powerfulpared to when Culkin caused his spear to explode. Chen Xiaolian felt as though all the bones throughout his body had been broken from the attack. Pain coursed toward him from all four limbs, akin to a poisonous snake slithering within his body. The pain made it so Chen Xiaolian was unable to move even a finger. On the ground, a deep bottomless gully that spread out through the yard could be seen. Under Bai Qi¡¯s attack, the stone tiles that wereid upon the ground had been bombarded and scattered as a result. This was the result of the power unleashed by just one sword strike! ¡°Bei Tai! Do note out!¡± Chen Xiaolian had been seriously injured by that one sword strike. However, he did not forget to shout out through the guild channel. This War Pet standing before him had originally been stronger than himself. Now that Bai Qi had gone berserk, his strength appeared to be significantly more powerful than before. Even if Bei Tai were toe out, he would simply be marching to his death. Chen Xiaolian quickly considered his alternatives. Spear? His spear had been destroyed by Culkin. Besides¡­ even if it was not destroyed, he no longer had the strength to engage in a melee. Four-Eyed War Cat? Garfield had already taken heavy damage earlier. Chen Xiaolian attempted to summon Garfield but the system indicated that his pet had taken too much damage and cannot be summoned. As he was thinking about that, Bai Qi slowly stepped toward the now immobilized Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Blood¡­ lifeblood¡­¡± Bai Qi stood before Chen Xiaolian and slowly raised his left hand. The ground was stained with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s blood. After Bai Qi lifted his left hand, the blood appeared to be evaporating. They rose up, transforming into a fog of blood, which then flowed into Bai Qi¡¯s palm. It was not limited to that. Under Bai Qi¡¯s power, blood rose up from the wounds that were inflicted by Culkin and Bai Qi earlier, transforming into that same fog of blood. Chen Xiaolian had just retrieved a Healing Beast Blood from his Storage Watch. Before he could swallow it, the loss of blood through his wounds due to Bai Qi¡¯s action caused him to rapidly lose his strength. His hand became limp and the Healing Beast Blood fell to the ground. As the fog of blood was sucked into his palm, Bai Qi¡¯s face that had been stiff appeared to regain a trace of life. However, the pair of ck eyes remained. Chen Xiaolian was able to roughly deduce that Bai Qi¡¯s current state was due to him devouring Jack the Ripper¡¯s undead spirit. The life qi and death qi within his body had lost its state of bnce, leading to a desire for life qi that caused him to lose control. As a result, he only cared about desperately getting lifeblood. This was a War Soul¡¯s instinct. But¡­ how is this possible? In the system, Bai Qi is shown to be my pet! ording to thews of the system, a pet absolutely cannot attack their owner! Why can Bai Qi harm me? Why can his actions defy thews of the system? ¡­ Chen Xiaolian could feel that his life was being sucked out by Bai Qi, bit by bit and was being merged together with Jack the Ripper¡¯s undead spirit. Once he regained a state of bnce, Bai Qi¡¯s strength would leap up to a much higher stage. Unfortunately ¨C Chen Xiaolian was uncertain if he would live to see it! Considering the speed at which Bai Qi was absorbing his life qi, Chen Xiaolian would be turned into a withered corpse long before Bai Qi could regain his state of bnce. Bai Qi¡¯s extended hand suddenly trembled. Following that, the fog of blood that was flowing into his palm also became sluggish. A figure flew out from the door of the museum. Bei Tai! ¡°Guild Leader, let¡¯s go!¡± Bei Tai used his remaining right hand to throw a fist at Bai Qi. At the same time, he shouted out toward Chen Xiaolian who was on the ground. He was originally supposed to y the role of a field controller. However, he finally chose to ignore the warning that Chen Xiaolian gave through the guild channel and make a move against Bai Qi. Bai Qi was using his left hand to suck up Chen Xiaolian¡¯s life qi. Bei Tai believed that by using his full powered Air Incarceration to lock up Bai Qi¡¯s left hand and then going forward to interrupt Bai Qi, he would be able to give his Guild Leader a chance to escape. As for what would happen next, what would happen to him, he was simply too reckless of a person to care! However, Bai Qi did not even bother to give the iing Bei Tai a nce. Bai Qi¡¯s extended arm quivered for a moment before regaining its former steadiness. The flow of the fog of blood was only dyed for a negligible instant. Without putting up any struggling action, Bai Qi had broken the Air Incarceration skill used by Bei Tai on his left hand. Following the copse of his Air Incarceration skill, Bei Tai spat out blood into the air and fell face first onto the ground. He did not even turned his head around! He did not even raise an eye! He did not even make an attack! Yet, Bai Qi had heavily damaged Bei Tai! After falling to the ground, Bei Tai too spat out a mouthful of blood. Likewise, under the powerful suction force exerted by Bai Qi¡¯s palm, the blood transformed into a fog of blood and were gathered into his palm, used as nutrients by Bai Qi to be integrated with the death qi. Bai Qi! God of ughter, Bai Qi! Wounding Culkin in just one move! Wounding Chen Xiaolian in just one move! Wounding Bei Tai with just one move! ¡­ There is no way out¡­ No, there is one! Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and stared right at Bai Qi who was standing before him. Goddess of¡­ Dawn! This final skill was meant to be used against either Culkin or some other BOSS. Chen Xiaolian could never have imagined that it would end up being used against his own¡­ ¡­ pet. Chen Xiaolian exerted his all to support his own body even as his body was quickly losing blood. Bai Qi had already turned around. He walked slowly and steadily toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian faced Bai Qi and slowly opened up his right palm¡­ Go all out! At that moment, Chen Xiaolian was quick to notice that something was off! Bai Qi¡­ he suddenly moved. Bai Qi¡¯s figure quickly moved past Chen Xiaolian. Surprisingly, his objective was¡­ Xian Yin? ¡­ Compared to Chen Xiaolian and the two brothers, Xian Yin who was an ordinary person represented a negligible threat. Yet, Bai Qi¡¯s eyes had turned toward Xian Yin. It was apparent that a surge of change had appeared within his ck eyes. Bai Qi even went so far as to ignore Chen Xiaolian! He walked until he was beside Xian Yin and looked at the woman who was lying on the ground. More urately, there was only one thing that Bai Qi¡¯s ck eyes were looking at. ¡°¡­ ¡­ umbre (ô£)! [1]¡± ¡­ Xian Yin who was lying on the ground was terrified. She weakly held onto the umbre and watched the white clothed man standing before her. ¡°¡­ ¡­ UMBRELLA (ô£)!¡± Bai Qi¡¯s tone suddenly rose slightly. A trace of hostility leaked out from within his eyes while his voice carried with it traces of¡­ Anger? ¡­ Umbre (ô£)? Chen Xiaolian froze for a bit. Then, he quickly realized it. The word umbre (ô£) that Bai Qi had said meant umbre (É¡)! Bai Qi was a citizen of the State of Qin. In those ancient times, the word for umbre (É¡) was¡­ Umbre (ô£)! But¡­ That can¡¯t be right! That can¡¯t be right! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned highly odd. He was unable to understand why the man who looked like Qiu Yun, the one whom he had fought against earlier would act so strangely after seeing the umbre. And now¡­ ¡­ even Bai Qi was showing such a strange expression. ¡­ In the distance, Culkin had stopped running away after seeing Bai Qi turn around to attack Chen Xiaolian. The moment Bai Qi noticed the umbre in Xian Yin¡¯s hands, Culkin subconsciously tightened his palms into fists and his fingers punctured his palms. ¡°Umbre? It really is that umbre? I was not mistaken¡­?¡± ¡­ Xian Yiny on the ground in a dishevelled state. Naturally, the gracefulness of a Countess was no longer present. The man in white standing before her had brought too much fear upon her! The invisible pressure, the pervasive killing intent and those ck eyes¡­ ¡°I¡­ I¡­ I¡­ ¡­¡± Xian Yin trembled as she held dearly onto the umbre. She brandished it subconsciously and said, ¡°Don¡¯te! Don¡¯te!¡± ¡°Umbre¡­ ¡­ umbre!¡± Bai Qi suddenly became enraged. His face suddenly became twisted and the sword in his hand was pointed toward Xian Yin! ¡°You are¡­ umbre! You¡­ go die! DIE!¡± In that moment, Bai Qi appeared to be having emotions of his own. And that emotion was pure anger! The degree of anger had caused him to forget his instinct, his instinct to absorb lifeblood! Chen Xiaolian was lying not far away. Seeing Bai Qi raise the sword in his arm, Chen Xiaolian was only able to give rise to a shout. No matter how he struggled, he could not activate the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification in time¡­ A chilling sword light shed out! The sword pierced through the ck umbre in Xian Yin¡¯s hand with ease. It went through the umbre fabric and stabbed into Xian Yin¡¯s heart! A mass of blood sprayed out from her back! Xian Yin¡¯s pair of beautiful eyes widened and she looked at Bai Qi in a daze. Then, she subconsciously lowered her gaze to see her own chest¡­ Blood was spraying out and Xian Yin¡¯s body abruptly fell limp. She closed her eyes. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Culkin was also stunned! Xian Yin¡­ was actually¡­ ¡­ Killed by Bai Qi! The ck umbre fell onto the ground. It fell above the blood flowing out from Xian Yin¡¯s body. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian felt his mind going nk. Xian Yin¡­ Died? Miao Yan¡¯s Exclusive ount¡­ ¡­ her Exclusive ount! She died just like that? Killed by Bai Qi? ¡­ Bai Qi¡¯s sword pierced through Xian Yin¡¯s heart. However, that did not lessen his anger in the slightest. Instead, he became more enraged! Rage shed through his ck eyes and he suddenly let loose a loud roar. He raised up his sword and sliced down onto Xian Yin¡¯s neck. He wanted to behead her! ¡­ Weng! At the same instant that the sword de was shing downward, the umbre lying amid the pool of blood abruptly¡­ ¡­ opened up! The opened umbre was like a rotating disc. It spun around quickly and shielded Xian Yin¡¯s body beneath it. When Bai Qi¡¯s sword de struck the umbre¡¯s frame, a loud sound was emitted! Then¡­ BOOM! A wave of qi exploded outward and all the windows of the museum buildings and that of the other buildings across the road shattered into fragments! Chen Xiaolian only had enough time to throw himself onto the ground while cing his hands over his head¡­ He felt the wave of qi washing over and his body was thrown up before falling heavily down the ground. When Chen Xiaolian finally raised his head, he saw a strange scene. ¡­ It was a person. A tall,nky man with brown hair and dark long trench coat was there. Observing him from the back, he seemed to be exuding a sorrowful atmosphere. This man was standing before Xian Yin. His hand¡­ ¡­ was holding onto an umbre. It was the umbre from the ground! He held the old-fashioned wooden handle with one hand, the ck coloured umbre fabric had already been furled up. Holding onto the umbre in his hand, he resembled a peerless swordsman of his generation who was holding onto a sword with unparalleled sharpness! The frame of the umbre had stood up against Bai Qi¡¯s sword! Surprisingly¡­ this man was¡­ Ambler! ¡­ ¡°Umbre! Umbre!¡± Bai Qi¡¯s hand was seemingly quivering and his eyes stared intensely at Ambler. His voice became jerky as he shouted, ¡°Umbre! Umbre!¡± What consciousness he had seemed to be capable of only saying that one word. Yet, that one word carried an endless amount of anger. Ambler looked at Bai Qi. His eyes showed deep shock and also a profound sorrow. This man¡¯s eyes seemed full of anguish and mncholy. ¡°It¡¯s been a long time¡­ ¡­ Gongsun Qi.¡± ¡­ Gongsun Qi! Bai Qi! The aristocrat from the State of Qin, Gongsun Qi! ¡­ The moment Ambler used those words to address Bai Qi, Chen Xiaolian became highly shocked. He forgot to cover his head, forgot the many wounds covering his body; he forgot about everything else around him. He just looked at Ambler''s back in surprise! There was only one thought in his mind. Just who is this man? ¡­ Using an umbre as a sword! He was as powerful as Bai Qi who could easily beat him, Bei Tai and that man who resembled Qiu Yun. Bai Qi who was so powerful and his sword¡­ Had his attack intercepted by Ambler! Moreover, in addition to calling out Bai Qi¡¯s name¡­ It¡¯s been¡­ ¡­ been a long time?! ¡­ ¡°Seeing an old friend in such a state hurts my heart to the extreme,¡± said Ambler with a faint sigh. ¡°Gongsun Qi, you ended up in such a state.¡± ¡°Umbre! Umbre!¡± Bai Qi was a War Soul after all, one without aplete form of consciousness. Even so, Chen Xiaolian was able to feel it; each time Bai Qi said the word ¡®umbre¡¯ (ô£), his words were filled with anger and hatred. Even after bing a War Soul, even after losing his consciousness¡­ The hatred imprinted inside went so deep! ¡­ ¡°It¡¯s already a story from long ago, why be obsessed with it still?¡± said Ambler with a faint sigh. He looked at Bai Qi, at his figure and at his sword; finally, his gaze fell onto Bai Qi¡¯s face. An unrestrained sense of sorrow was etched upon Ambler¡¯s eyes. ¡°Oh why¡­ oh why!¡± ¡°Umbre! Umbre!¡± Bai Qi roared furiously. He raised the sword in his hand and attempted to stab it toward Ambler. Ambler flicked his wrist and his umbre firmly mmed the sword down! Under the suppressive power of Ambler¡¯s umbre, not even Bai Qi¡¯s terrifying level of strength could cause the sword to move. ¡°You are no longer that Gongsun Qi I knew from long ago,¡± Ambler slowly said. ¡°You have be a War Soul and not even 1 % of your original strength remains. The current you is no longer a match for me.¡± ¡°Umbre! Umbre!¡± Ambler no longer bothered with Bai Qi¡¯s roaring. With lightning like speed, he pulled his umbre back. Then, the umbre was promptly opened up and the edges of the umbre spun¡­ Chi Chi! A long split appeared upon the chest area of Bai Qi¡¯s long clothes and his body was thrown back by a powerful force. Ambler¡¯s figure became like a shadow as he sped forward, staying close to Bai Qi¡¯s body that was being thrown back. Ambler abruptly raised his hand and his umbre fell onto Bai Qi¡¯s forehead where it then lightly poked forward! With a furious roar, Bai Qi transformed into a beam of white light and disappeared in the middle of the air! Chen Xiaolian quickly realized that Bai Qi had been returned into the system¡¯s pet box. He was greatly surprised. This was the first time that Bai Qi had, outside of his control, been forced back into the system by someone else. He looked at the man known as Ambler with a horrified expression. Ambler on the other hand, frowned as he turned around and crouched down. He lowered his head to look at Xian Yin who was lying on the ground. Xian Yiny above a pool of blood and her breathing appeared to havepletely stopped¡­ Ambler turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. At that moment, Culkin who was situated some distance away quickly jumped up. Disregarding all else, he ran away! In but an instant, his body covered a distance of over ten meters. Next, his body disappeared in the middle of the air. That was where he had first appeared¡­ ¡­ clearly, Culkin had already set a spatial coordinate beforehand. ¡°You may not be the one to have killed her, but you are also responsible!¡± Ambler¡¯s eyebrows knitted together and he promptly extended out his left hand. The hand was extended in the direction where Culkin had disappeared. Poof! A spatial crack seemingly appeared in the middle of the air before disappearing. At almost the same time, Culkin who was just reappearing from a spatial coordinate located at least a hundred meters away suddenly turned pale. He let out a wretched cry and his body was fiercely ejected out instead, causing him to spray out blood from his mouth. The spatial coordinate that he had set up beforehand was utterly destroyed! Culkin was aghast. At that moment, there was only one thought running through his mind: RUN! Run as far away as possible! Having no time to make any adjustments, Culkin forced himself to utilize his spatial skill! He was barely able to create a rift. However, he did not have any time to determine the direction of the rift. Even so, he threw himself head first into the rift! In the next instant, Culkin reappeared by the side of the River Thames. His body was soaked with the river¡¯s water and he coughed out blood in session. He struggled to swallow down a Healing Beast Blood. However, Culkin was shocked to find out¡­ He found out that he had been seriously injured! The progress bar for his spatial skill had been utterly shattered! ¡°My tens of years of hard work¡­¡± Culkin gave a wretched smile and spat out another mouthful of blood. He then shook his head and said, ¡°So be it¡­ ¡­ to be able to stay alive even after bumping into him is considered a win.¡± ¡­ From across theputer monitor, Tian Lie clenched his fists as his eyes stared intently at the monitor screen. He observed the tall andnky man who was standing there with an umbre in hand through the monitor screen. ¡°It¡¯s him¡­ it has to be him¡­ that is him,¡± Tian Lie mumbled in a low voice. Then, the man in the monitor screen suddenly turned his head and his gaze swept its way toward the screen¡­ ¡­ With a seemingly indifferent attitude, Ambler¡¯s gaze swept around and fell upon the surveince camera across the road. ¡­ Tian Lie was shocked! He felt as though an intense killing intent was enveloping his entire body! He quickly shouted out and swung his fist, which violently smashed theputer equipment before him. Boom! A mass of fire burst out and Sasha who was right beside Tian Lie flew to the back and mmed onto the corner of the walls. As for Tian Lie, he remained seated in the same spot, gasping for breath. ¡°Boss Tian Lie¡­ you, why did you destroy theputer?¡± Sasha sat in the corner with a pitiful expression. Tian Lie panted and shook his head forcefully. Then, he murmured, ¡°Don¡¯t destroy? If I did not destroy it, he would have found me in an instant! Bloody Hell¡­ ¡­ how could he be that strong? He is actually so strong!¡± He exhaled and turned his head to nce at Sasha. He said, ¡°You idiot. Do you know how close we were to getting killed just now?¡± ¡°Err¡­ ¡­ that fellow, the one with the umbre seemed very powerful¡­¡± ¡°Powerful?¡± Tian Lie had a peculiar expression on his face as he said, ¡°Powerful doesn¡¯t even cut it!¡± He ran his hand through his bald head and said in a low voice, ¡°I used to have a Guild Leader who once told me¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°Tian Lie, your strength is not bad. As a team Inspector, you have enough strength to work alone. However, there is something I must remind you. With your level of strength, you would be able to fight against most of the top experts. Even if you fail to beat them, you would still be able to survive. However¡­ ¡­ I have one warning for you. You had better keep this in mind. ¡°If¡­ if you were to encounter a tall,nky man with an umbre in the future, the first thing you should do is¡­ ¡­ run! Run asap! Run as fast as you can, run as far as you can!¡± ¡­ Tian Lie recalled the warning he received from back then. Despite his reckless nature, he always kept those words of warning in mind. Because those words were said to him by the Guild Leader of the Thorned Flower Guild! ¡­ 1 The word here is ¡®ô£¡¯ (d¨¥ng) which is presently used for a big umbre usually used by stalls. The word that the author had normally used is ¡®É¡¡¯ (s¨£n) which means umbre, the type used when raining. All subsequent ¡°umbre¡± uttered out by Bai Qi is the former.? Chapter 228: Do You Consider Yourself As One?

Chapter 228: Do You Consider Yourself As One?

GOR Chapter 228: Do You Consider Yourself As One? Standing before this man, Chen Xiaolian felt as though there was a mountain pressing down on him! Those eyes casually swept over him, causing his back to stiffen and his breath to almost stop. Ambler looked at Chen Xiaolian and he suddenly said, ¡°Is the Sword in the Stone in your hand? Bring it out.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ what?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised by those words. ¡°You apanied her to the museum today. Was it not for the Sword in the Stone?¡± Ambler shook his head. ¡°I figured it out back in the afternoon.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. Ambler shifted his gaze and looked at Xian Yin who was on the ground. His expression became one of concentration and he said in a whisper, ¡°Where is the Sword in the Stone? Bring it out, it¡¯s not toote.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ not toote?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked yet again. ¡°To save her life.¡± Hearing those words, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to hastily retrieve the Sword in the Stone from his Storage Watch. He opened the box and handed the two broken halves of the Sword in the Stone to Ambler. He asked, ¡°This thing¡­ can save her life?¡± Ambler did not answer him. He gave the sword a nce; then, with an unfazed expression, he smiled and said, ¡°So, that¡¯s how it is.¡± He held the sword hilt in his left hand while his right held onto the sword de. His ck coloured umbre was casually left lying beside his leg. Before Chen Xiaolian couldment on anything, Ambler suddenly revealed a sneer and his right hand tightened slightly. A bang rang out! The Sword in the Stone¡¯s de was destroyed by his grip! It turned into a clump of pulverized metal powder and drifted onto the ground. ¡°Ahh! You!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out in surprise. ¡°It¡¯s fake,¡± said Ambler as he shook his head. Fake? Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°It¡¯s fake.¡± Ambler nced at him and said, ¡°This girl tricked you. The sword de is a replica forged based on the real sword de to have matching shape and weight. In order to prevent thieves from stealing it, a counterfeit was made and hid inside the vault.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face twisted. He was unable to restrain himself as he turned to look at Xian Yin who was lying on the ground¡­ ¡­ this woman! A counterfeit! At that moment, Chen Xiaolian did not know if he should rage or smile. However¡­ ¡­ looking at how she was seemingly no longer breathing ¨C could this woman have died? If Miao Yan¡¯s Exclusive ount were to die, then¡­ Wait! Ambler said he could save her life! ¡°The sword de is fake¡­ ¡­ are you certain?¡± Ambler sighed and said, ¡°Of course I am certain. This sword¡­ I have wielded it so many times, I could recognize it with just a nce. Although¡­ the reason I am certain that it is a fake is because¡­ ¡­ I know where the real sword de is at.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Ambler suddenly turned around and walked toward the fountain in front of the museum. The earlier explosions caused countless ss fragments and debris to fall there. Some of the older areas of the fountain edge copsed as a result. Ambler slowly walked toward the central area of the fountain where the bronze statue was standing at. It was the statue sculpture of Xian Yin¡¯s great-grandfather who wore ceremonial clothes and held onto a walking stick. Ambler cast a profound gaze at the statue and suddenly gave a gentle sigh. ¡°It¡¯s been so many years. Now, the two halves of the Sword in the Stone cane together once more.¡± He suddenly stretched his finger out and gently tapped the walking stick that the bronze statue was holding. The walking stick broke with a bang and fell into Ambler¡¯s hand. Surprisingly, the walking stick was¡­ ¡­ hollow! Ambler turned his hand and shook something out from inside¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up! The sword de! With just a nce, Chen Xiaolian could instantly determine that, regardless of shape or size, the item was exactly the same as the counterfeit that Xian Yin had produced earlier! No, it would be more urate to say that the counterfeit that Ambler destroyed seemed to have more mottled rust on its surface. The sword de presently held in Ambler¡¯s hand seemed to be of slightly better quality and appearance. At the very least, the rust marks did not appear to be as deep. From where he was standing, Chen Xiaolian could also faintly see some of the patterns on the surface of the sword de. Ambler stared at the sword de and hilt for a moment. He released a deep sigh and aplicated expression was evident on his face. He ced both the sword hilt and sword de together. At first, nothing seemed to happen. However, in the blink of an eye, the connected part suddenly emitted a faint silver coloured light. The light was not particrly intense. However, after the silver light appeared, the mottledyer of rust across the surface of both the sword hilt and sword de dissolved away! They dissolved into powder and drifted into the air. Chilling blue light shed out from the sword de, rapidly spreading out through the air! Ambler narrowed his eyes and his finger gently stroked down, from the tip of the sword and down through the sword de. He uttered what seemed like a sigh. The chilling light began to sh! The Sword in the Stone! Reappeared! ¡­ Ambler gave Chen Xiaolian a nce and then turned his gaze toward Bei Tai who was not too far away. He suddenly said in a low voice, ¡°It might get a little bright.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not understand. Suddenly, Ambler gently raised the Sword in the Stone and stabbed it into the ground! The sword de was stabbed down beside Xian Yin¡¯s body and into the pool of blood. Something odd instantly urred. The pool of blood on the ground suddenly wriggled lightly. Then, the blood rapidly flowed toward the Sword in the Stone. A visible light quickly shone out! It was a pure silver coloured holy light! The light was iparably bright and Chen Xiaolian felt stinging pain in both his eyes. Subconsciously, he closed his eyes and turned away. At that moment, he felt as though he was standing before an explosion. After the light gradually faded, Chen Xiaolian opened his eyes to see Xian Yin who was lying on the ground¡­ ¡­ there was seemingly no change. However, after carefully observing her, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank! Xian Yin¡­ ¡­ waspletely silent! The weak trace of breathing from earlier hadpletely disappeared! Her face was shockingly pale! Chen Xiaolian cried out and subconsciously took two steps forward. By then, Ambler had already pulled up the Sword in the Stone with care. He turned it around and handed it hilt first to Chen Xiaolian. "Take it, take good care of her." ¡°Mm¡­ ¡­ what did you say?¡± "Take good care of her." Ambler sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t understand what you mean.¡± Ambler walked over and the sword hilt arrived before Chen Xiaolian. Ambler then lowered his head to look at Xian Yin. He said, ¡°I mean¡­ ¡­ ¡®she¡¯ is dead.¡± "Wait, wait¡­ ¡­ your words are making me even more confused." ¡°Her corpse is here,¡± said Ambler with a frown. ¡°However, I pulled out her soul and temporarily attached it to the Sword in the Stone. The Sword in the Stone is the Sword of the King. Ites with a special skill that can heal the living.¡± ¡°Heal? Then Xian Yin¡­¡± ¡°Her fleshly body is already dead.¡± Ambler shook his head. ¡°I am neither God nor the Development Team. Her heart was stabbed through and she had died. I do not have the ability to resurrect the dead. I could only use the supplementary skill of this Sword in the Stone to temporarily store her soul within it. As forter on¡­ ¡­ you can find some prop to remodel a body to resurrect her.¡± ¡°Store soul? Remodel? Resurrect?¡± Chen Xiaolin was stunned by what he heard. ¡°You should have alreadye to the understanding that our world was created by the Development Team. ¡°If our bodies are host bodies, then the so-called soul is our memories. You can consider that to be the case. After her host body died, I pulled her memories out.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°Although she is an ordinary NPC who can be refreshed, I think you must have encountered other Awakened ones before. Among Awakened ones, there is this thought process: A resurrection that urs through the refresh process does not give back the original person. Instead, the system had made a copy by using the backed up memories. ¡°As for me, I agree with this perspective. ¡°Thus, although I can ignore her and let the system refresh her after the instance dungeon has ended, I believe that the refreshed her will no longer be her. Instead, she would simply be a copy that looks exactly the same.¡± Ambler looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Take the sword!¡± Chen Xiaolian was startled and he subconsciously took hold of the sword hilt. Next, his hand fell; Ambler had let go off the sword. Ambler turned around and picked up the ck umbre ced on the ground. He looked at it before keeping it. Seeing that Ambler was about to leave, Chen Xiaolian quickly shouted out, ¡°Wait a minute!¡± Ambler turned his body around and looked at Chen Xiaolian. He asked coolly, ¡°Is there anything?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I have so many questions to ask of you,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he stared at this man. ¡°The Sword in the Stone¡­ ¡­ her soul is now stored inside the sword? But, the things you said about resurrecting her, how should I go about it? Also¡­ just who are you?¡± Ambler considered the question and replied, ¡°I cannot stay here for too long. If you have any questions, then wait until after this instance dungeon is over. Then,e find me once more.¡± Pausing for a moment, Ambler then cast a nce at the Sword in the Stone in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. Then, he continued, ¡°That is, if you can survive through this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are you not worried that I would die in this instance dungeon? This Sword in the Stone contains her soul.¡± ¡°Naturally, in the event that you end up dying, I will have certain ways to get back the Sword in the Stone,¡± said Ambler. He shook his head and continued, ¡°If you manage to survive, then after this instance dungeon is over,e to this museum to find me. Remember¡­ ¡­ after the instance dungeon is over, I will wait for you for one day.¡± ¡°Are you an Awakened?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked in a loud voice. Ambler¡¯s figure had already drifted far away. Then, from afar, he sent his reply. ¡°Do you consider yourself as one?¡± That final sentence caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body to shudder! ¡­ ¡­ Chapter 229: Random Quest Cancelled

Chapter 229: Random Quest Cancelled

GOR Chapter 229: Random Quest Cancelled Do you consider yourself as one? This was Ambler''s answer. Those precise words had caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to race and his face to be twisted. It would appear that Ambler had not answered Chen Xiaolian¡¯s question ¨C was he an Awakened or not. Instead, he had answered with a question, which seemed to contain various meanings. Do you consider yourself as one? Chen Xiaolian was very clear that he¡­ was not an Awakened! If so, what did Ambler meant by answering his question with that? Was it because he determined that Chen Xiaolian was also an Awakened, thus he had meant: You are one and thus, so am I. Or perhaps¡­ ¡­ he saw through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s special identity? Irregrity! Presently, this was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s biggest secret! It was also a secret that must never be leaked! The Sword in the Stone was still in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and it weighed heavily upon his hand. Ambler¡¯s figure rapidly disappeared from his view. ¡­ ¡°Cough cough cough¡­¡± Culkin walked up the side of the river, struggling every step of the way. He knelt down upon the riverside with both hands ced upon the ground for support while he sputtered and coughed with all his might. Vast quantities of blood flowed out from his mouth. Numerous fine scars had appeared upon his body and blood flowed out rapidly from the many open wounds. That included even his eyes! Culkin retrieved a [High] ss Healing Beast Blood and swallowed it down. Then, he turned over andid his body upon the riverside. Hey there amid the damp mud as he gasped for breath. A few momentster, Lei Hu¡¯s message came over through the guild channel. "Culkin? Are you there? How are you?" ¡°¡­ ¡­ alive, I didn¡¯t die.¡± Culkin suddenlyughed out. He raised his head up to the sky and said, ¡°I suddenly realized that my luck is simply bad to the extreme, yet it is also good to the extreme.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ wut?¡± ¡°Only one with terribly bad luck would end up encountering that terrifying old monster from the legends in this instance dungeon. And yet, my luck is so good that I managed to escape from the old monster¡­ ¡­ ha ha ha ha ha! He attacked me, and yet I did not die! Ha ha ha ha ha!¡± "What old monster?" Lei Hu asked anxiously. "Where are you?" "Where am I? I do not know." Culkin shook his head and asked, "How about you? How is the situation on your end?¡± Lei Hu sounded relieved and he said, ¡°There¡¯s no problem on my end. I used my skill to lure the fellow away. After leading him around in a big circle, I shook him off.¡± ¡°Come find me right now. Remember; don¡¯t ever return to the museum. Stay as far away from that ce as possible!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ very well. However, there is one issue,¡± said Lei Hu with a tone of frustration. ¡°I cannot get in contact with Sasha. I fear that something might have happened to him.¡± Culkin frowned and a slight cloudy look shed across his face. However, that slight cloudy expression was quickly swept aside as heughed out. ¡°If there is a problem, then so be it¡­ ¡­ ha ha ha ha ha ha! I actually managed to escape from the old monster with my life intact! Ha ha ha ha ha!!!¡± ¡°Just what are you talking about? What old monster? Who is it?¡± ¡­ ¡°Sir Tian Lie¡­ ¡­ that, that fellow with the umbre, just who is¡­ ¡­¡± Sasha quietly observed Tian Lie. Tian Lie stared at the wreckage that was once aputer. Suddenly, he stood up, picked up a can of beer on the table and pulled it open. He gulped its content down in one gulp before exhaling long and hard. ¡°I do not know his name. All I know is¡­ ¡­ among the true long-timers, seniors and masters of both the yers and Awakened ones, there is a legend about him. They all refer to him as¡­ ¡­ Mr San (umbre) [1]. ¡­ An hourter¡­ ¡°Mr San?¡± Lei Hu stood before Culkin, his face indicating that he was somewhat lost in thought. He said, ¡°I have never heard of that name before.¡± ¡°That is because you are still not qualified to know about his legend,¡± Culkin said coolly. ¡°In fact, there are not many people who have heard about him. Even less have personally met him. Today, I got to personally meet Mr San! Humph!¡± Lei Hu was seemingly unconvinced¡­ ¡­ after all, he did not personally witness how Mr San had defeated Bai Qi. He did not witness how he had easily wounded Culkin. It was hard for narrative alone to produce true sensation of awe. ¡°So, what should we do now?¡± Lei Hu furrowed his brows. He said, ¡°The sacred artefact¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it. Give up on this random quest,¡± said Culkin as he shook his head. ¡°With him around, we¡¯d better not get involved with this sacred artefact.¡± As he spoke, he seemingly noticed the unconvinced expression on Lei Hu¡¯s face. Culkin said with a solemn voice, ¡°I am not joking. With our present level of strength, there will certainly be some existences that we cannot afford to provoke.¡± ¡°Very well, you are the Guild Leader. You have the final say.¡± Lei Hu exhaled. ¡°So now, we¡­¡± Culkin thought about it and moved to the roadside. A car had been parked by the roadside. It was the car that Lei Hu had driven over. Culkin gently patted the trunk of the car and struggling sounds could be hearding from the inside. ¡°There is no point in keeping him anymore.¡± Culkin sighed. He gently opened the trunk to reveal a middle-aged man lying inside it. ¡°I beg you, I beg you all! Please don¡¯t kill me! I¡­ ¡­¡± After Culkin pulled out the piece of cloth that was stuffed into the man¡¯s mouth, he begged over and over and swore he did not know anything. ¡°I really do not know where that thing is! I really do not know!¡± ¡°Originally, I too did not want to hurt you. However, within the British Museum, you are the foremost expert in the research of the Norman Dynasty. Originally, I had only wanted to get you to identify that item. Unfortunately¡­ ¡­ I have no more use for you right now.¡± After saying that, Culkin showed no hesitation and used his hand to twist the man¡¯s neck! [System prompt: Due to the death of an important guide character, Winter Rock Guild¡¯s quest, the search for ¡®Doomsday Book¡¯ is determined to have failed. Marks to be deducted: 100 marks.] Despite receiving the system prompt, Culkin remained calm. Lei Hu walked over and regarded the corpse lying within the trunk of the car. Then, he simply closed the trunk. ¡°Doomsday Book¡­ ¡­ are we really not going to look for it?¡± ¡°We won¡¯t be able to find it. The woman is likely already dead. Besides¡­ ¡­ even if she did not die, with Mr San there, there is no chance for us.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian did not know that the item that Culkin was looking for was not the Sword in the Stone. Rather, it was the ¡®Doomsday Book¡¯. At present, Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai had just found Lun Tai two blocks away. Lun Tai¡¯s mind appeared to have cleared up a little. Once again, Lun Tai had been lured away by the Aura of Enmity skill. After he recollected himself, he felt greatly enraged and guilty. Chen Xiaolian patted Lun Tai on his shoulder and said, ¡°Enough. At least this time we did not suffer too much losses.¡± Lun Tai sat down on the ground and thought about it. He said, ¡°We¡¯d better figure out what the deal is with that skill. Otherwise¡­ ¡­ even though the skill does not have a lethal side, it can set us back a lot.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°I was also affected by it. When I was fighting against the man earlier, Bei Tai had locked the man up with his Air Incarceration skill. I had a clear shot at him but I suddenly changed the direction of my attack. I could not control myself at all. My attack target shifted onto the fellow who lured you away. If not for that, if that attack of mine could heavily damage that fellow who looked like Qiu Yun, we would not have suffered so badlyter on.¡± ¡°Perhaps¡­ ¡­ this enmity taunting skill is somehow connected to the degree of enmity.¡± ¡°Mm¡­ that makes sense,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°Just now, I was closerpared to you. However, the effect on you was stronger. Maybe it was because¡­ ¡­ the enmity you have toward that man was much higher. After all, he did cause your little brother to lose an arm.¡± ¡°Also, the body technique he used to escape was very fast. He is an Agility type of opponent,¡± said Lun Tai with a sigh. ¡°The most important aspect is still that Ambler!¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a solemn face. He recounted what happened after Lun Tai was lured away. As he listened, Lun Tai¡¯s face gradually became heavy. However, it was apparent that neither Lun Tai nor Bei Tai had heard of the legends regarding ¡®Mr San¡¯. Thus, they were unable to tell anything. At that moment, Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Chen Xiaolian had the same impression of Ambler: immeasurably powerful. ¡°It seems we may have encountered an incredibly powerful fellow. Perhaps he is an extremely senior Awakened,¡± said Lun Tai after he considered it. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ I do not know much about the masters in the legends. Although Bei Tai and I have been through no small number of instance dungeons, our strength is only average. Thus¡­¡± Pausing for a moment, he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Xian Yin¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already moved Xian Yin¡¯s corpse into the museum.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°The Sword in the Stone is in my hands. However, that Ambler told me to go look for him after this instance dungeon isplete. He will wait one day at the museum for me. Other than that, he did not say anything else.¡± ¡°Pulling out the soul¡­ ¡­ remodel a new body?¡± Lun Tai sucked in a deep breath and said, ¡°Something like this is at a level that not even we could imagine.¡± Chen Xiaolian had aplicated expression on his face. Unlike Lun Tai, he had more things to consider. Xian Yin had died. In other words, following thepletion of this instance dungeon, the London area will be refreshed. ording to thews of the system, a new ¡®Countess¡¯ will be refreshed out. Which meant that¡­ ¡­ Miao Yan will obtain a new Exclusive ount, an NPC that was the same as before. However¡­ ¡­ the original Xian Yin¡¯s soul was currently within his Sword in the Stone. If Ambler was right and a fleshly body could be remodelled out¡­ Then¡­ ¡­ doesn¡¯t that mean¡­ ¡­ter on, there will be¡­ One Miao Yan and one Xian Yin? Moreover, when Miao Yan is not taking over her body, this world will have two Countesses? This¡­ this is really giving me a headache. Then, Chen Xiaolian received a message from the system. [System prompt: You have obtained theplete version of the Sword in the Stone. The next random quest to be issued is automatically cancelled. Unable to obtain marks from the random quest]. [System prompt: Important storyline character, the Norman Countess had died. Automatically cancelling all series of ¡®Search for sacred artefact¡¯ in this instance dungeon and all rted random quests]. [System prompt: Meteor Rock Guild haspleted the Sword in the Stone by piecing it together ahead of time. Each participating member will receive additional reward: 500 points]. [System prompt: The random quests phase will end in 24 hours. Please take note when the information for the next phase of the instance dungeon is issued out]. ¡°It seems we¡¯ve gotten ourselves 24 hours of resting time.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh of relief. 1 The word San (É¡) here means umbre.? Chapter 230: Speculations

Chapter 230: Spections

GOR Chapter 230: Spections Chen Xiaolian understood the prompt stating that the next random quest was cancelled due to him having obtained theplete Sword in the Stone. Back then, after obtaining the sword hilt, Chen Xiaolian had spected that the next random quest must be rted to the search for the sword de. After he obtained the sword de, the random quest was cancelled ¨C that was a logical conclusion. However, the next prompt from the system caused Chen Xiaolian to be lost in thought. [System prompt: An important storyline character, the Norman Countess had died. Automatically cancelling all series of ¡®search for sacred artefact¡¯ in this instance dungeon and all rted random quests]. There was a great deal of information to be gleaned from this prompt. First, the words used were ¡®search for sacred artefact¡¯ instead of ¡®search for Sword in the Stone¡¯. Thus, it was highly likely that the so-called sacred artefact was not limited to the Sword in the Stone! In other words, the possibility of there being other sacred artefacts existed! In fact, the item that the fellow who resembled Qiu Yun wanted to get from Xian Yin may not be the Sword in the Stone. It could have been something else! There was more than one sacred artefact within the Norman family¡¯s possession! After Xian Yin died, the gist of the prompt issued by the system was the cancetion of the series and all rted random quests. That was an indication that if Xian Yin had not died, there will be many other random quests with the Norman family as the starting point. This was an important clue. ¡°Let¡¯s go through all the matters once more and see if we had missed out on anything.¡± Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai sat in a remote warehouse. He produced a piece of paper and pen; then, he quickly wrote down all the presently known clues from what they¡¯ve gone through. ¡°We havepleted the Sword in the Stone. Along the way, we also encountered the powerful fellow known as Ambler. Additionally, there was the death of Xian Yin. ¡°Our opponent, the fellow who is a dead ringer of Qiu Yun, had made a move against Xian Yin. It is likely that they were searching for the other sacred artefacts.¡± After saying that, he wrote a series of characters on the paper and circled it. "Norman family." After writing those words, Chen Xiaolian thought about it and said, ¡°At present, our biggest clue lies in the Normandy Dynasty. The Tower of London quest and the Sword in the Stone. Although it is part of the legend of King Arthur, it is in fact connected to the Normandy Dynasty. ¡°But what I do not understand is¡­ ¡­ the first random quest, Jack the Ripper. Just how is it rted to theter quests? ¡°At a nce, I cannot find any connection between Jack the Ripper and the Sword in the Stone. ¡°However, the system¡¯s instance dungeon will not make such an illogical arrangement.¡± Lun Tai nced at Bei Tai before giving out a wry smile. He said, ¡°Xiaolian, your mind is better than ours. Moreover, we don¡¯t read much. So, you have more knowledge than us. If you do not know, asking us is pointless.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°But I just can¡¯t figure it out. The prompt by the system had made it clear. Rest for a day; then, the next phase of the instance dungeon will begin. ¡°I specte that the next phase is probably not a random quest. Rather, thetter part of this instance dungeon¡¯s storyline is opening up ¨C just like what we have experienced back in Tokyo.¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a low tone as he deliberated. He also took out the Sword in the Stone. Thepleted Sword in the Stone was a standard long sized cross sword from Europe. Its shape was somewhat simr to the Cross Medallion Sword that Chen Xiaolian had used early on. However, this sword had a more domineering appearance. A chilling light was reflected off the surface of the sword de. The streams that made up the pattern were seemingly hidden beneath the sword de. Yet, it was able to prate out through the light. A shiny red gem rested upon the hilt of the sword ¨C after the marks of time were shed away from the Sword in the Stone, the red gem glowed with an overflowing brilliance and was very beautiful to behold. There was seemingly nothing else of note with this sword. When Chen Xiaolian put the sword into the system, the system gave him a very strange prompt: [Sword in the Stone: Sword that chooses the King, obtained within this instance dungeon. It is a special prop. Game participants temporarily cannot equip this sword. Prop ss is unknown, supplementary skill is unknown. Note: A special process is required to equip this item]. The ¡®game participants temporarily cannot equip this sword¡¯ made Chen Xiaolian very disappointed. After exhausting so much effort to obtain the Sword in the Stone, he thought that it must be a very high-ss item. Unexpectedly, he was unable to equip it. That was truly frustrating. However, after Chen Xiaolian continued to read it¡­ ¡­ ¡®A special process is required to equip this item¡¯ That meant there was hope. Furthermore, the moreplicated the process involved in obtaining an equipment, then wouldn¡¯t that mean that this item was no some ordinary item? It might even be a God-ss weapon! The thought of returning to the vault under the museum to search for the other sacred artefacts had crossed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind before. However, after reconsidering it¡­ ¡­ that cunning Xian Yin had gone so far as to give him a fake Sword in the Stone¡¯s de. Then, even if there were other sacred artefacts within the possession of the Norman family, they would likely be hidden somewhere else. Even if they could find any in the vault¡­ ¡­ that would most likely be counterfeit products! The shrewdness of those people from the Norman family was beyond ordinary. Lun Tai took the sword and inspected it for a moment. He said, ¡°It feels very sharp. Should we test it with something?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about the suggestion and said, ¡°It said it cannot be equipped. Still, why not?¡± Lun Tai readily produced one of the military knives that he carried with him while Chen Xiaolian wielded the Sword in the Stone. They shed at each other. A ¡°keng¡± sound rang out! Sparks exploded out. Chen Xiaolian was disappointed to see a prompt appearing in his system. [Sword in the Stone cannot be equipped; its supplementary skill cannot be activated]. This Sword in the Stone that had a sharp appearance and a chilling lustre could not even cut off an ordinary military knife that Lun Tai had produced. ¡°As expected, it is useless.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed bitterly. He gave a wry smile and said, ¡°Hopefully, we can find a way to equip it in the next stage. Otherwise, we would have suffered a huge loss. My Fearless War Axe had beenpletely destroyed.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian gave another frown as he recalled something. ¡°Now that I think about it, that man in ck that I fought against, not only is he a dead ringer of Qiu Yun, even his skill seems simr. ¡°When he destroyed my Fearless War Axe, if I am not mistaken, the skill he used was the Metal Burst skill!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, I saw it too.¡± Bei Tai harrumphed and said, ¡°I also saw it back then. He¡­ really seemed to be able to cause metals to explode.¡± ¡°His appearance is simr to Qiu Yun, even his skill is simr¡­ ¡­ no wonder back then you thought that he was Qiu Yun who did not die.¡± Lun Tai sighed. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ there seems to be a little difference,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he deliberated the matter. ¡°From what I can see, the way he utilized the skill was not as smooth as Qiu Yun¡¯s. At the very least, we had fought against each other for a long time before he executed that one move. Furthermore, he had to grab onto my weapon before causing it to explode. ¡°Thus, I specte that¡­ ¡­ perhaps, this ability of his is not as strong as Qiu Yun¡¯s. ¡°I recall seeing Qiu Yun using this ability before. He could cause metals to explode remotely. As for this fellow, it seems that he needs to personally touch the metal in order to cause it to explode. ¡°Perhaps his ability is weaker than Qiu Yun¡¯s.¡± Bei Tai was quick to interject, ¡°Most importantly¡­ ¡­ this fellow clearly knows Qiu Yun. Additionally, he also knows about us! He also looks the same as Qiu Yun! Just who is he?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. Then, his eyes suddenly lit up! ¡°Fellows¡­ ¡­ do you still remember? The instant I took over Meteor Rock Guild, one thing happened.¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai became shocked. ¡°After I took over the guild, the member who immediately left Meteor Rock Guild¡­ ¡­ that was an old member of Meteor Rock Guild. After I took over, he immediately left. I remember his name is Dong Shi! [1]¡± Lun Tai nodded his head and said, ¡°I remember you telling us about that. However¡­ ¡­ we do not know much about the matters regarding Meteor Rock Guild. Thus, we are not in the know about this Dong Shi fellow. ¡°Back then, Meteor Rock Guild was Qiu Yun¡¯s guild. The reputation of the guild was propped up by Qiu Yun alone. Whenever Meteor Rock Guild was mentioned, only the name Qiu Yun would be mentioned. Most of the other guild members were not that well known. ¡°We have never heard of this Dong Shi before either.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and said, ¡°I feel that those two must have some connection.¡± The three of them discussed for a while and made some spections. However, due to the limited amount of information they have, their spections were a mess. After some time had passed, Chen Xiaolian checked the time and said in a low voice, ¡°All right, let¡¯s take this opportunity to rest up. We still have more than ten hours of time. It¡¯ll be good for us to take a good sleep. I think the next phase would have a higher level of difficulty.¡± ¡°I think so too,¡± said Lun Tai with a sigh. Then, he slowly said, ¡°Xiaolian, I am not being pessimistic here¡­ ¡­ I just think that for such a powerful expert like Ambler to suddenly appear, I fear¡­ ¡­ the difficulty of the entire instance dungeon would be increased significantly. ¡°The system will always make calctions for a bnced state. The more powerful the participants, the higher the difficulty of the instance dungeon will get. For the participants that arecking in strength, they would be in for a very bad time. ¡°Do you still remember¡­ ¡­ in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, due to Miao Yan¡¯s participation, during the final moments¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank and he said with a wry smile, ¡°I thought of that as well¡­ ¡­ even so, there is no point in worrying about that now. We¡¯ll take it one step at a time. At the very least¡­ it appears that Ambler is being friendly with us. If we are to encounter him again in the end, we can cooperate with him toplete this instance dungeon. If so, our chances would increase.¡± ¡°One more thing¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t you think this is too much of a coincidence?¡± Lun Tai whispered. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound and he slowly said, ¡°I understand what you mean. Truth be told, it did ur to me as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°Xian Yin had said before, Ambler is an old acquaintance of her family. He had been managing the museum for many years now and had always been staying in London¡­ ¡°Coincidentally, an Awakened who lives in London was selected to participate in a London instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ this is quite a coincidence.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat and he blurted out: ¡°Is there such a possibility¡­ ¡­ although Ambler is here, but¡­ ¡­ he is not a game participant?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± After hearing that, both Lun Tai and Bei Tai was shocked. Next, they bothughed out. Lun Tai shook his head and said, ¡°Absolutely impossible! Participants who enter an instance dungeon must be those selected by the instance dungeon! Unless this is arge-scale instance dungeon, in which case, Awakened ones who stay within an instance dungeon area will be forced into the instance dungeon. It is simr to what we experiencedst time. ¡°However, this London instance dungeon is different! This London instance dungeon is not arge-scale instance dungeon! ¡°The identities of those selected, the guild members and number of participants are strictly regted. ¡°You¡¯ve seen it for yourself. Not even Roddy could participate this time. He could only leave the London area before the instance dungeon begins. ¡°This is the fundamental directive of the system. It is impossible to change it.¡± The argument forwarded by Lun Tai was something that Chen Xiaolian had considered before. However, there were still doubts within his mind. He was reminded of the words that the GM had mentioned to him before the instance dungeon began. In this instance dungeon, a third-party of observers will appear¡­ Could it be¡­ this Ambler? But¡­ ¡­ something doesn¡¯t feel right. Those third-party of observers should be part of the Development Team. They were the ¡®official staff¡¯. This Ambler did not have the appearance of an official staff. He seemed more like an Awakened¡­ Or perhaps¡­ ¡­ Irregrity? Chen Xiaolian was again reminded of the final parting words left by Ambler¡­ ¡­ do you consider yourself as one? No! It can¡¯t be! The GM had said before that he was the first Irregrity! Before him, no other Irregrity had appeared before! If so¡­ ¡­ what was going on here? ¡­ 1 Chen Xiaolian took over Meteor Rock Guild in .? Chapter 231: Exclusive Exchange System

Chapter 231: Exclusive Exchange System

GOR Chapter 231: Exclusive Exchange System Once Chen Xiaolian woke up, he got up from the bed and straightened himself. He checked the time and found that he had slept for roughly 12 hours. Taking into ount the Healing Beast Blood that he had taken before, these 12 hours of sleep was enough for the wounds on his body to fully heal up. His stomach growled and Chen Xiaolian walked to the side. He took out the water and food that were ced on the table before casually munching down on them. ¡°After this instance dungeon ends, I must treat myself to a really good meal,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown as he stuffed thest piece of dried meat into his mouth. After chewing for a while, he gulped down some mineral water. As for the questions stewing within his mind, Chen Xiaolian decided to temporarily put them aside ¨C since he could note up with the answers now, any attempt to think further about the matters would only make him confused. He might as well wait until the instance dungeon waspleted before going to look for Ambler and ask him about it. He calcted the time remaining and found that there was less than an hour left before the opening of the next phase of the instance dungeon. Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s voices came through the door. Chen Xiaolian moved out of the door and nced around to see the two of them sitting on the ground outside while smoking. Bei Tai seemed much better. However, the loss of his one arm gave him a rather miserable appearance. ¡°You woke up?¡± Lun Tai nced at Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Do you want a cigarette?¡± ¡°No, I originally don¡¯t smoke. It¡¯s all you old smokers who dragged me into doing bad stuff.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and walked back inside. He found a faucet and washed his face. Before moving to wipe the water off his hands, Chen Xiaolian subconsciously gave his system a nce. Then, he received a shock! There was a message in his personal system! Bizarrely, there was something off about this message. Normally, the messages that appeared in the system will start with the words [System prompt]. However, this message started with a series of ¡®¡­ ¡­¡¯ symbols. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced as he saw that. He wiped both his hands with his own shirt and quickly opened up the message. After giving it a mere nce, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shone with light. [¡­ ¡­ prompt: Your personal exclusive custom-Exchange System has been issued to your personal system. Please inspect the function of the system. Due to it being a custom-made version, a variant of the system¡¯s standard Exchange System, some of the functions may be different orcking. Please inspect it before use]. ¡°!!!¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately became excited! Son of a bitch! This senior finally got my hands on my own Exchange System! The Exchange System promised to him by the GM aspensation had finally arrived! Back before this London instance dungeon had begun, the GM had already said that it would be released within the instance dungeon. Chen Xiaolian did not expect that it would only be released after the first phase of the instance dungeon was over. Chen Xiaolian did not give much thought to the ¡®some of the functions may be different orcking¡¯ part. At any rate, this was a substitute that the GM had created. It would only be normal for it to possess certain differences to the standard version¡­ Chen Xiaolian quietly returned to his own room in a hurry. Then, taking a deep breath, he carefully opened his own Exchange System. A few secondster, Chen Xiaolian lost control of himself and cursed out in a low voice! ¡°What in tarnation is this shit!¡± Due to the battles fought up until now, the Healing Beast Blood that Chen Xiaolian bought as reserve had nearly been exhausted. Thus, the first thing he did was to open the ¡®Healing Medicinal Substances¡¯ section. And¡­ Then¡­ He saw a row of familiar items ced within the ¡®Healing Medicinal Substances¡¯ section. The item wasbelled ¡®[Beginner] ss Healing Type Medicinal Substance¡¯ ¨C price wise, it appeared simr to a [Beginner] ss Healing Beast Blood. Even the function was estimated to be the same. But¡­ this damned thing is wrong argh! The item ced in the row that he saw was surprisingly a¡­ t stic packet! Within the packet were strips of something that resembled chopsticks. The parts shown were of a brownish colour with a greasy ze to it. Upon its surface¡­ there were star like dots¡­ ¡­ traces of chilli oil? Chen Xiaolian rubbed his eyes heavily. That was right! This itembelled as ¡®[Beginner] ss Healing Type Medicinal Substance was surprisingly the immensely popr and the standard go to food for otakus¡­ ¡­ Spicy bars! Chen Xiaolian sucked in a deep breath and nearly fainted on the spot! Spicy bar? He inspected it in detail once more. No question about it! It really was a *** spicy bar! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart palpitated. He turned away and looked elsewhere. Under thebel of ¡®[Mid] ss Healing Medicinal Substance¡¯ was another familiar item! This item was likewise ced within a stic package with a picture stered across its surface¡­ Chen Xiaolian was certain he was not mistaken. This item was too damned familiar! The itembelled as ¡®[Mid] ss Healing Medicinal Substance¡¯ was surprisingly packets of¡­ Earthenware pickled noodles! Chen Xiaolian suppressed the dark visage threatening to ovee his face. Then, he nced at the ¡®[High] ss Healing Medicinal Substance¡¯. After giving it just one nce, Chen Xiaolian could not help but reveal a wry smile. He said, ¡°As expected¡­ ¡­ I guessed it right!¡± Under thebel of [High] ss Healing Medicinal Substance¡­ ¡­ was a long paper bucket¡­ Judging by the way it was packaged, he was absolutely certain¡­ ¡°High ss your sister argh! Healing your sister argh! Medicinal substance your sister argh! This is obviously POTATO CHIPS!¡± A vast number of ¡®mother f**ker¡¯ words stampeded through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Spicy bars¡­ ¡­ instant noodles¡­ ¡­ potato chips¡­ These are simply the three otaku treasures! These are simply the foods sold in trains! GM, did you subcontract this Exchange System to a high-speed railpany or something? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was vexed to the apex. Then, he opened up another item. ¡°Antidote Type Medicinal Substance.¡± A familiar¡­ Wangyaoji¡¯s herbal tea! He looked at it once more. Yup, no question about it! A familiar red can was ced before his eyes¡­ Herbal¡­ herbal tea¡­ It can relieve heat and detoxify the body¡­ is that why it became an antidote type medicine?! Hey, GM, where are you? Come on out if you dare. I swear I am not going to beat you to death!!! Chen Xiaolian was at a loss. Damn it¡­ ¡­ these things¡­ can they even be used? He continued looking at the items¡­ Medicinal substance to recover from energy¡­ As expected, it is Redbull! Also¡­ Chen Xiaolian simply turned his gaze away and looked at the equipment type items. The first item that his gaze fell upon nearly caused him to spit out blood. [B] ss melee weapon (Blunt type, can use both axe and hammer skills). In the next icon¡­ ¡°This is just a bloody mortar brick oii!¡± Looking down¡­ ¡°[B+] ss infantry fighting vehicle (Tank type).¡± The icon below showed¡­ A Jinbei van! This is supposed to be a bloody tank? This looks more like a courier service!!! ¡­ TL: Wanoji¡¯s herbal tea, Jinbei van¡­ those are product brands. Chapter 232: Second Phase

Chapter 232: Second Phase

GOR Chapter 232: Second Phase No matter how much Chen Xiaolian tried to remind himself that he should calm down, he¡­ Just couldn¡¯t bloody *** calm down! Just imagine: Before a battle ensued, he would with a cold face, jump down from a Jinbei van¡­ Then, while he was in the middle of an intense battle with his opponent, his opponent would pull out a variety of swords and knives¡­ While he¡­ pulled out a mortar brick from his bag? Then¡­ ¡­ after being heavily wounded during the intense battle and was bleeding all over, he¡­ he would then tear out a packet of spicy bar and start munching on them? I don¡¯t even need to bloody fight! The opponent would probably die ofughter! This scene is just too beautiful¡­ ¡­ I dare not even look at it¡­ ¡­ With a face of someone who was suffering from toothache, Chen Xiaolian continued browsing down. ¡®Melee spear [B] ss¡¯ was surprisingly something thatmon housewives would use, the water absorbent wonder mop! What kind of shitty Exchange System is this! GM, did you move a supermarket inside? ¡­ Outside, Lun Tai and Bei Tai had just finished smoking a cigarette each. They then heard sounds of Chen Xiaolian muttering and cursing from inside the room. The two of them walked into the room and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face seemed unwell. He struggled to take a deep breath before suppressing his anger. Then, he said with a low tone, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± ¡°What do you mean nothing?¡± Lun Tai knitted his eyebrows together and he said, ¡°You don¡¯t look too good.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and walked to the door. ¡°If you¡¯re fine, then good.¡± Lun Tai stopped questioning him further. ¡°The time is almost up. We¡¯ll make some final preparations. Mm, in the first phase, the reserve medicinal substances you prepared are more or less exhausted. Remember to get some more for back up from the Exchange System. Also, your weapon¡­ ¡­ your Fearless War Axe ispletely gone. Do you want to buy a weapon to substitute it first?¡± Chen Xiaolian: ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Buy? Buy my ass! Buy spicy bars, instant noodles and potato chips? As for the weapon¡­ Am I really supposed to carry around a water absorbent wonder mop to go fight the enemy? Would the enemy mistake me for a part-timer? ¡°Mm, I¡¯ve already thought about that,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a muffled voice. Lun Tai and Bei Tai did not question him any further. The three of them walked out of the warehouse and reached the ce where they parked their car. The countdown before the next phase began had finally ended. [System prompt: Now issuing the second phase of the instance dungeon quest. [Please arrive at the disyed coordinate: XXX, XXX. [This quest is named: The King¡¯s war. [Time limit: No limit. [Quest conditions: [A . Please arrive at the specified coordinate within 60 minutes. [B . Find and contact the important storyline character, the ¡®King¡¯. [C . Assist the King in his war for the throne. At the same time, ensure that the storyline character survives! If the storyline character dies, the quest would be deemed to have failed. You will receive punishment]. ¡­ King? War for the throne? After reading the information provided by the system, Chen Xiaolian and the two brothers were stunned. ¡°In this age¡­ ¡­ could there still be a war for the throne in London?¡± ¡°The King¡­ ¡­ could it be that we are to go find the Queen of Ennd?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t the royal status of present-day British royalty very strong? Why would there be any war for the throne?¡± There was a thoughtful look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he retrieved the Sword in the Stone. Holding it in his hand, he inspected it in detail for a while before slowly saying, ¡°Let¡¯s not specte¡­ ¡­ we¡¯ll discuss about it after reaching the coordinates.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian looked toward Bei Tai and said, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are you sure you want to participate? I think that you can stay here and rest. Just wait for us to get in touch with you.¡± ¡°Of course I¡¯m going!¡± Bei Tai did not hesitate. He spoke with conviction, ¡°I do not want to stay here. Even though I¡¯ve lost an arm, I still have my Air Incarceration skill. I can still help you out.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ all right then,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he nodded his head. ¡­ Lun Tai started up the car and they left the remote warehouse. The car drove on as it moved toward the disyed coordinate. However, it appeared that they were moving to the outskirts of London. Additionally¡­ ¡­ it seemed that they were moving farther and farther away. ¡°This can¡¯t be right¡­ ¡­ ording to this coordinate, it seems that we¡¯ll need to move out of London.¡± Lun Tai calcted the position as he was driving. ¡°It seems like it,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He was frowning as well and he said, ¡°Could it be¡­ could this be the same as the Tokyo instance dungeon? We¡¯ll be going somewhere else toplete the next phase?¡± After roughly 40 minutes, their car had officially left the London city area. They continued moving to the suburbs, not encountering any resistances at all ¨C it was apparent that the next phase would truly involve them leaving London. There was a tunnel going through a mountain before them. Appearance wise, the tunnel did not appear too long. Lun Tai who was driving said, ¡°It seems that once we cross this tunnel, we¡¯ll be close¡­¡± There were no other vehicles inside the tunnel and the atmosphere was seemingly still. After two minutes, the car was close to exiting from the other end of the tunnel. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian suddenly caught sight of a screen of light from the exit point of the tunnel! A green curtain of light was covering the tunnel exit! ¡°Quick! Look!¡± Lun Tai shouted out. Chen Xiaolian was quick to calm down. He said, ¡°It¡¯s the green coloured light scanner. This is the correct way! Move forward!¡± Lun Tai stepped on the throttle and the car sped madly to the exit of the tunnel. ¡­ The green coloured light shed before disappearing. After the green coloured light disappeared, shocked expressions came over Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s faces. There was a vast deste in before them! The road that they were originally driving on, the one made of asphalt concrete had disappeared. What was left of it was now a slightly muddy dirt road. The two sides across the road were deste ins with sparse number of nts. Turning around, they saw that the mountain was still there. However, the tunnel had disappeared! The most shocking change was what happened to their car. It was originally a five-seater Land Rover SUV. Now, it had be¡­ A worn-looking horse carriage! Wooden frame, wooden wheels and two skinny horses in front. Ropes were affixed across their body as they pulled the carriage forward! ¡°Our bodies?¡± Lun Tai subconsciously muttered. The three of them lowered their heads¡­ and realized that the clothes they were wearing had also be different. The three of them were wearing worn leather armour¡­ ¡­ it was a type of armour that covered half the body. Their armour were leathery, coarse and somewhatcking. There was also a pungent smelling off them. Beneath their leather armour were coarse sackcloth clothes. The same situation was true for all three of them. From the way they were attired, they clearly looked like thosemonly seen in the movies¡­ ¡­ those soldiers of the West during the era where cold weapons were used! Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. He stood up within the carriage and looked forward. The carriage drove over a hill and turned around into arge t area! After giving it a nce, Chen Xiaolian and his team sucked in a mouthful of cold air! Upon the vast t area were a dense number of tents and fences. There was no end to those closely erected tents. At a nce, they could not see the end of those tents! Among them, soldiers wearing helmet and leather armour could be seen walking around while carrying various types of weapons and equipment. There was also a group of mounted soldiers, which quickly rode past through the outer area¡­ ¡°This, we¡­ ¡­ did we get transmigrated?¡± Chapter 233: Eve of The Great War

Chapter 233: Eve of The Great War

GOR Chapter 233: Eve of The Great War The interconnected tents were erected upon the tnds; sharp wooden poles were embedded upon the outer area of the tents, which joined together to form a wooden fence. It became a rtively simplistic wooden stronghold. The walls of this wooden stronghold were about as high as a normal person while sharp wooden stakes were buried beneath the ground. Those stakes would be the best form of defence against anyone attacking from the outside. Chen Xiaolian and his team continued riding in the carriage as they moved toward the stronghold. Before they could reach the entrance, a group of mounted soldiers galloped over to them. Chen Xiaolian noticed that those mounted soldiers were wearing lightweight breast armour. Also, on the spear carried by the leader of the mounted soldiers was a g. It was a red g depicting two lions. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were quick to lit up! A red coloured g depicting two lions¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had seen it before¡­ ¡­ additionally¡­ Back then, during the time when he had been invited by Miao Yan to dinner, he had seen such an oil painting in the Countess¡¯ house. He recalled that the oil painting was¡­ ¡­ the Countess¡¯ ancestor, William I, the one who had conquered all of Ennd and founded the Norman Dynasty¡­ The Norman family banner? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression turned peculiar. He thought about what had happened. The clothes that he, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were wearing were transformed into their present state. Additionally¡­ their Land Rover SUV had been transformed into a carriage. Then¡­ Plus the huge army encampment armed with cold weapons and this g of the Norman family¡­ And also the quest issued out by the system¡­ War for the throne! ¡°Is this how it is? The scale involved here is not small.¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin and revealed a wry smile. The group of mounted soldiers approached their carriage. However, they did not reveal any hostile actions. Chen Xiaolian quickly pulled the reins to stop the carriage. The leader of the mounted soldiers remained on horseback as he regarded Chen Xiaolian and his team. His eyes swept over Chen Xiaolian and his team¡¯s attire before ncing toward the worn-out g ced by the side of the carriage. Well, it should count as a g. In Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, it was simply a worn-out sheepskin hanging on the carriage¡¯s wooden pole. There was an indiscernible mess of painting drawn upon the surface. ¡°You fellows are the mercenary team sent to procure supplies?¡± The visor of the leader of the mounted soldiers were hanging so low that it blocked off the sight of his eyebrows. That caused him to appear very savage. When he grinned, his set of yellow teeth was revealed; one of his front teeth was missing. He asked, ¡°What goods did you find?¡± He bluntly raised his spear and used it to move aside a piece of sackcloth covering the back area of the carriage. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, the back area of their carriage covered by the sackcloth contained half a bag of grains and amb leg. ¡°It seems you fellows had quite the harvest, boys.¡± The mounted soldier who said that was clearly someone with the position of the leader there. He continued, ¡°However, it¡¯s rather little. The most it can do is allow a group to eat two meals.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed an annoyed face and said nothing. He carefully regarded the fellow. ¡°What is this? Has the standard for the recruitment of mercenaries fallen to such a low state?¡± said the fellow who caught sight of Bei Tai. Seeing that Bei Tai had lost an arm, he said with a dissatisfied tone, ¡°How did a one-armed fellow get recruited? Damn it!¡± ¡°Sir Knight,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he rapidly moved to the front. He positioned himself before Bei Tai and had one hand ced behind. That hand then waved gently at Bei Tai. At the same time, he used a very respectful tone as he spoke to the leader of the mounted soldiers, ¡°Although he only has one arm, he is still useful.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha! I am not a knight.¡± Clearly, being addressed as a knight had caused this leader of mounted soldiers to feel happy. He quickly shook his head and said, ¡°You fellows are truly a bunch of country bumpkins. I am a mounted soldier of the Norman army and not a knight! Where did you bumpkinse from? You think that just because someone is riding on a horse, he is a knight? Knights will never wear leather armour that we are wearing.¡± After bing happy, he seemed to have forgotten all about the matter with Bei Tai and his one arm. ¡°All right, you fellows should quickly head back to camp!¡± said the fellow as he waved his hand. ¡°The supplies procurement teams have all more or less returned. However, the harvest doesn¡¯t appear to be that good. It seems you fellows will need to go farther tomorrow.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind clicked. Seeing that the mounted soldier was about to leave, he suddenly opened his mouth and said, ¡°Milord, please wait.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± The mounted soldier turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian quickly pulled up the cloth covering the back area and grabbed themb leg ced there. Next, he leaned over and hung themb leg onto the saddle of the mounted soldier. Once he was finished, he spoke with humble tone and smile, ¡°May I inquire some matters from your esteemed one?¡± The leader of the mounted soldiers looked at themb leg hanging on his saddle; the savage expression on his face became one of satisfaction and he said, ¡°What do you want to know, country bumpkin?¡± ¡°This¡­ ¡­ when exactly will the battle begin?¡± Chen Xiaolian did his best to make the question sound vague. Then, he added, ¡°You know as well, we are mercenaries. We mercenaries work for the sake of getting benefits.¡± ¡°Greedy fellow,¡± said the lead mounted soldier. He stared at Chen Xiaolian and cursed, ¡°You mercenaries are all a bunch of greedy blood-sucking vampires. You¡¯re a bunch of maniacs who put more weight on money instead of life.¡± Although he cursed out at them, he did exin some of the situation to them. ¡°Count your blessings that you met me. My brother who serves in the Duke¡¯s team of personal guards told me this piece of information. That scaredy-cat, the false King Harold had already found out about us being here and all of London is shaking in fear. It is said that he had issued out an emergency summon to raise an army. Those aristocrats who are loyal to him and the freemen are headed to gather in London. They will likely start a war with us soon¡­ ¡­ however, that was the news from two days ago. I myself do not know when they will being. Maybe tomorrow or maybe in a few more days¡¯ time. Only God knows.¡± After saying that, the lead mounted soldier nced at Chen Xiaolian. It would appear that he believed that the information he just divulged was worth themb leg. He then grunted and led the mounted soldiers behind him away. Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin as he continued looking at the figures of the distant mounted soldiers. Lun Tai and Bei Tai had fought together with Chen Xiaolian for quite some time. They had long sincee to understand his character. They knew that there must be a reason behind the actions from Chen Xiaolian earlier. Thus, they had simply stayed silent by the side. At that moment, Lun Tai finally opened his mouth to ask, ¡°How is it? Did you manage to get any information from earlier?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head; there was a very grim look on his face as he said, ¡°I think¡­ ¡­ it is probably enough for me to surmise as such.¡± He released a long sigh and said, ¡°Fellow brothers, we¡­ ¡­ the system had probably tossed us a thousand years back to the past. Combining my spection and the words said by that mounted soldier from earlier, I can roughly surmise this one thing. At present, we are about to witness the war that will lead to the founding of the Norman Dynasty of Ennd! ¡°This is¡­ ¡­ the eve of the great war started by Xian Yin¡¯s ancestor, the one who founded the Norman Dynasty! By invading Ennd!¡± Chapter 234: Competitive Type Instance Dungeon

Chapter 234: Competitive Type Instance Dungeon

GOR Chapter 234: Competitive Type Instance Dungeon Earlier, Chen Xiaolian caught hold of a key word among the details that the mounted soldier had told them. False King Harold. That and the red coloured g depicting two lions of the Norman family¡­ With those details, it was not hard toe to the conclusion. This point in history was something that Chen Xiaolian had told Lun Tai and Bei Tai before. It should presently be the month of October in the year 1066. Not long ago, something happened to Ennd. Thest King died without leaving any heir behind. While thest King was still alive, he had once promised to pass on the throne to two different people. One of them was Xian Yin¡¯s ancestor, the master of the Norman family of the time, the aristocrat with the rank of Duke, William ¨C this man was the cousin of the King who passed away. The other person was the little brother of the King¡¯s wife, or the brother-inw. His name was Harold. These two fellows imed legitimacy in inheriting the throne. However, the King¡¯s brother-inw, Harold was a native aristocrat from Ennd. He who resided in London was able to get an advantage due to his close proximity to the King. After the King passed away, Harold immediately seeded the throne. As for Xian Yin¡¯s ancestor, the Duke William, he was in a less favourable position ¨C he resided in France and Normandy was his territory. His rival obtained the throne ahead of him, causing William to be extremely furious. Thus, heunched a war, bringing his army with him, crossing the sea from France to invade Ennd! This was the¡­ War for the throne! ¡°William? Xian Yin¡¯s ancestor?¡± Lun Tai looked at Bei Tai, who recalled something. He said, ¡°I remember our discussion from earlier. Since the Sword in the Stone was held by the Norman family¡­ ¡­ then, there is the possibility that the legend of King Arthur was based on the life story of William¡­¡± ¡°That is correct,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He nodded his head and said, ¡°This Duke William was indeed a very powerful character. His military talent was extremely outstanding. Additionally, he was the first King to unite all of Ennd through military might. Thus, I too specte that the story of King Arthur was made based on him.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian slowly said, ¡°Judging by this situation¡­ ¡­ it seems that the settings by the system had automatically ced us into the Norman family¡¯s camp. In other words, we now carry the identities of the soldiers under the army led by Duke William, Xian Yin¡¯s ancestor.¡± ¡°In other words, the so-called war for the throne requires us to help William defeat that Harold and take over the throne? We must also ensure that William do not die?¡± Lun Tai was quick to figure out that aspect. ¡°I believe that is the case,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he nodded his head. After saying that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly frowned. If this is truly the case¡­ This instance dungeon¡¯s quest do not appear all that difficult. Because¡­ ¡­ ording to history, the war ended with aplete victory for William. Not only did he win the war, he also managed to have Harold killed off in the battlefield! If that was the case, even if he, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were to stand by, observe and do nothing, the result should be the same as that recorded in history. William would win this war for the throne. If so¡­ ¡­ this instance dungeon¡¯s level of difficulty would be way too low. Chen Xiaolian did not consider himself as the bearer of Heavenly defying luck like Xia Xiaolei. He didn¡¯t think he could simply sleep his way through an instance dungeon. ¡­ The system automatically assigned the three of them into William¡¯s camp. William¡¯s army was divided into several parts: The Norman army owned by him, the Duke of Normandy and his two allied forces, the troops from Brittany and nders ¨C these two were under the rule of French lords. They agreed to help William after he promised them benefits for helping him with the war. In addition, William also recruited arge number of mercenaries to help him with the war. Clearly, the identities assigned to Chen Xiaolian and his team were those of the mercenaries. The sheepskin g on the carriage appeared to be the mark of one of the mercenary teams. Thus, when Chen Xiaolian and his team entered the wooden military stronghold, they did not face any obstructions. After the garrison inspectors inspected them and their carriage, they waved them through. Along the way, they asked around and found out that the mercenaries were assigned to the southwest corner of the military stronghold. The mercenaries were obviously just a motley crowd. The tents there were varied and were aplete and utter mess. Along the way, Chen Xiaolian saw some mercenaries pulling down their pants to pee right beside the tents. Not far away, he observed that there was a campfire and a pot ced above it, cooking something for dinner. Some soldiers brought water from the distant river. This was the medieval period and the armies werecking in the strict discipline of theter era. Thus, Chen Xiaolian was able to observe some men fooling around noisily along the way. He also saw some soldiers drinking, singing and dancing. There were also dirtied soldiers fighting in the mud while onlookers ced down their bets. This ce did not resemble a military camp, but rather a vegetable market. Majority of the mercenaries wore rather worn-out clothes and equipment. Only a minor number was able to wear metal armour. Most of them wore leather armour. Some were even wearing thick robes over their body by wearing severalyers. The moment he entered the encampment, Chen Xiaolian saw several soldiers in seemingly uniform ensemble walking over. Those soldiers were equipped with shields. The surfaces of the shields were emzoned with the crest of the Norman family. Clearly, those soldiers were members of the Normandy regr army. Those soldiers were here to collect the grain. The mercenaries took on the task of procuring supplies. When they returned, they must follow thew set by the camp to turn over half the supplies to the Normandy regr army. After finding out about that, Chen Xiaolian was quick to let out a sigh. This William was simply being too vicious! At present, he was still not the King of Ennd. In fact, he was the intruder here. However, he allowed these mercenaries to plunder across thends of Ennd. Whatever loot the mercenaries obtain, they were allowed to keep half as remuneration¡­ ¡­ the other half was to be handed over. That was tantamount to obtaining a surplus in military spending. He made use of the enemy¡¯s property to pay for part of the military spending. Too damned cunning. In fact, Chen Xiaolian was not aware that William had done something even more ruthless. He managed to bring such a huge army with him to follow him across the sea to invade Ennd and got his two allies to provide troops for him by making a promise. If he was sessful in seizing the Ennd¡¯s throne, he will grant some of thends to his aristocrat allies ¨C all they needed to do was to swear their allegiance to him and acknowledge him as the King. This move from him was the equivalent of¡­ ¡­ using the enemy¡¯s property to pay for his military spending! The soldiers took the half-filled sack of grains from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s carriage ¨C Chen Xiaolian did not do anything to stop them. Perhaps his show of obedience satisfied the soldiers, leading to them pointing out to Chen Xiaolian where their tent was located. Their tent was like wise very worn-out. Two people could barely squeeze themselves inside ¨C if three were to enter, then they could only sit inside. The campfire in front of their tent had already been extinguished and only ashes remained. The one aspect causing a frown to appear on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was the scent of urine there. ¡°The healthcare situation in the medieval period is too horrible,¡± said Bei Tai. As a military maniac, he was unable to restrain himself from giving a disapproving expression. Chen Xiaolian nced at Bei Tai and said, ¡°ording to history, William¡¯s army won the war. However, before they could march into London, dysentery broke out among the army.¡± ¡°Considering the healthcare conditions, I don¡¯t feel surprised at all. They are drinking water raw,¡± said Bei Tai with a sigh. ¡°This is the medieval period, the efficiency of work in this era is low,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He furrowed his eyebrows and shook his head. ¡°Drinking clean water would require starting fires. To start fires, they will need to send a good number of people to cut firewood. Consider how big of an army this is. If all of them were to drink clean water, the number of firewood required would exhaust a high number of human strength and resources. Did you think the matter of getting clean water was just a matter of giving out the order?¡± One nce at the worn-out tent was enough to make Chen Xiaolian and his team to lose any desire to enter it. They simply sat outside. At any rate, no one seemed to being close by. Apparently, the mercenary team that consisted of Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai was not a conspicuous one. Additionally, they were upying a very remote location. Nobody came to fight them for it or give them an additional nce. ¡°Now, let¡¯s discuss things through for a bit.¡± The three of them sat around the campfire. Chen Xiaolian had been toozy to go find firewood. Thus, he simply pulled out a piece of wooden nk from the carriage. After breaking it into several smaller pieces, he started a fire. Chen Xiaolian turned to face Lun Tai and Bei Tai. ¡°Let¡¯s discuss what we should be doing next.¡± ¡°We do not know much about the history of this era,¡± said Lun Tai as he shook his head. ¡°You should be the one to make the decision. You are the Guild Leader, we will carry out yourmands¡­ ¡­ Xiaolian, we have faith in you.¡± ¡°Yes, Guild Leader. I have long since acknowledged you as a real Guild Leader. Whatever you say, we¡¯ll do it.¡± These words from Bei Tai warmed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. He recalled how Bei Tai had disregarded his own safety back in the museum, how he had ran out of his hiding ce and charged in to help Chen Xiaolian who had fallen into a dire situation¡­ ¡­ this fellow had trulye to consider him as a brother worthy of entrusting his life with. ¡°Very well. In that case, I¡¯ll give a rough exnation of what I know.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. Then, he slowly said, ¡°From what I can understand regarding our present situation, I specte that we are now in William¡¯s army. ¡°As for the imminent battle, it should be the one that William waged to seize the throne. It is the great decisive battle in this war. ¡°In British history, it is known as the infamous Battle of Hastings. ¡°This battle took ce in October of 1066. ¡°The two parties involved in this battle were William and Harold. ¡°The number of soldiers on both sides number between six to eight thousand. They could be said to be equal in strength. ¡°The ce where the battle happened¡­ ¡­ that ce should be known as Hastings. ¡°The result of the battle was Harold getting killed in action while William won. That battleid the foundation for him to seize the throne. ¡°That is why this battle can be considered the decisive battle.¡± ¡°Mm, I understand,¡± said Lun Tai. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ if things were to proceed as you have said, then, what are we here for? William would win anyways.¡± ¡°Thus, this is the part that poses the biggest danger toward us,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He furrowed his eyebrows and said, ¡°If I had to guess¡­ ¡­ since the system had set the instance dungeon quest to take ce here, then the difference in strength between the two sides, as well as the conditions on both sides would certainly differ from true history. ¡°Just think about it¡­ ¡­ we have joined up with William. ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ on the other side, on Harold¡¯s side, perhaps¡­ ¡­ there are other game participants in his side!¡± Chen Xiaolian finally revealed a bitter smile and said, ¡°In other words, this second phase is very likely a¡­ ¡­petitive type instance dungeon quest!¡± ¡­ Chapter 235: Your Name?

Chapter 235: Your Name?

GOR Chapter 235: Your Name? As the three of them were discussing, something suddenly happened in an area not far away from the mercenary camp. A group of soldiers marched forward in a straight line. The leader of the group wore clothes that were clearly different from the others. He wore a circr shaped cloak and a wide belt across his waist. A sword hung down from his waist. Most importantly, this fellow was wearing a round hat with a sharp top. A white feather was inserted on top of the hat. In the medieval period, this was the typical clothes worn by the people of higher status in French. The Norman family came from French, thus the influence of French designs were very strong within the Norman army. This group¡¯s arrival immediately caused amotion among the mercenaries. The fellow with the white feathered hat raised his head up high and pulled out a scroll made of sheepskin. Unrolling it, he coughed out twice before reading from the scroll aloud. No small number of mercenaries attempted to surround the ce. However, they were all violently pushed away by the soldiers beside the fellow. The soldiers made sure that no one coulde within two meters of that fellow. This action revealed the gap between them. Those soldiers were clearly part of the regr army of the Norman army. They were all wearing breastte; beneath the breastte were clothes made from linen. Even their weapons and equipment were of better quality. Some of them wielded pole axes while most of them held onto swords and shields. In contrast, the mercenaries around them were simply a motley bunch. Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai quickly rose up. They followed the flow of people and moved forward. The fellow who was reading aloud had nearly finished reading the contents of the sheepskin scroll. In the end, he handed the scroll over to someone beside him who looked like a military officer. He then swept his gaze across the crowd of people ¨C the fellow even used his hand to cover his nose. It appeared that he was feeling displeased with the bad smelling from the mercenary camp area. ¡°What happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian randomly asked an unknown mercenary who was beside him. The mercenary only had one eye and he wore a leather eye patch. Appearance wise, he had quite a bit of manliness. However, he did not answer Chen Xiaolian¡¯s question. He simply turned around and gave Chen Xiaolian a nce before turning around and left, a cold expression on his face. ¡°He is a mute.¡± A duplicitous voice came from behind. Chen Xiaolian turned his head around and saw a thin fellow with yellow hair. He had a big head, thin neck and seemingly slightly weak body. However, he sported a bulbous nose just like that of a Frenchman. ¡°You are?¡± ¡°Lockett from Nantes. However, you do not need to remember my name. Everyone calls me Bighead,¡± said Bighead as he chuckled. He then asked, ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°I¡­ I am Xiaolian from¡­ ¡­ [1]¡± ¡°Your hair looks like those of the pagans.¡± Bighead stared at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°However, your French is good. Could you be a runaway ve? I have never seen any freemen with skin and hair colour like yours.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze toward Bighead quickly became one of vignce. ¡°All right, all right, don¡¯t get worked up,¡± said Bighead with augh. ¡°There are all kinds of people in the mercenary group. There are fugitives and robbers as well. I know this fellow who is wanted by six different lords.¡± Pausing, Bighead studied Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Your nickname is Xiaolian (small face)? This nickname is quite interesting. However, your face is indeed quite small. It suits your nickname quite well.¡± Chen Xiaolian appeared indifferent to thatment. This fellow was not someone he had intended to talk with. However, he asked, ¡°May I ask, what did that fellow say earlier?¡± ¡°Oh, that is Tayloff. He is one of the knights serving by the side of the Duke. We should address him as Sir. Addressing him by his name will result in us getting whipped.¡± Bighead lowered his voice and pointed toward the fellow with the feathered hat before continuing, ¡°He came to pass down themand. The Duke wants to gather some people to form a volunteer team. I guess there is a task that requires fights. The conditions are not bad. All the spoils obtained can be kept; none needed to be handed over to them. The way I see it, many people are tempted by this.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and he looked at Bighead. He said, ¡°Oh? Are you tempted to join as well?¡± ¡°Me?¡± Bighead gave a self-deprecating smile and said, ¡°I don¡¯t have that much ability. My friend, we are mercenaries. Generally speaking, the better the conditions given by the Duke, the more dangerous the ensuing battle will be. My abilities are average. I only came here to get a little money on the side by following behind the army. I have no intention of throwing my life away here.¡± Pausing, Bighead then leaned close to Chen Xiaolian and said in a low voice, ¡°Right, if you have any needs when you are here, you can find me¡­ ¡­ what I mean by that is, I can help you get some good stuff. For example¡­ ¡­ wine and even meat or some other things. I am also acquainted with a priest in the army. If you are a devout believer, I can ask him to pray for you the night before the battle. Naturally¡­ I¡¯m sure you know that these types of personnel are all very busy, so¡­¡± As he spoke, he extended out several fingers to form a hand sign. Chen Xiaolian immediately understood the meaning behind the sign. ¡°Thanks, if there is a need, I will certainly go find you.¡± Chen Xiaolian patted the fellow¡¯s shoulder. Then, he turned his head to face Lun Tai and Bei Tai before making a signal toward them. Both of them understood. The three of them squeezed their way forward through the crowd of people with the muscleman, Lun Tai opening the way for them. It was not long before they pushed the others aside and forced their way to the front. ¡°Stay back!¡± A soldier from the Norman army threatened Chen Xiaolian and his team with a poleaxe. ¡°We are here to sign up.¡± He took the initiative to take a step back. However, he shouted out toward the fellow known as Tayloff. Tayloff had taken note of Chen Xiaolian. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body stature was too small and thin to the point where it simply warranted little attention from him. Lun Tai who was standing beside Chen Xiaolian on the other hand, caused Tayloff¡¯s eyes to light up. ¡°Allow them through,¡± said Tayloff with a wave of his hand. Chen Xiaolian nced at the soldier and watched as he retracted his poleaxe. Then, Chen Xiaolian took two steps forward. ¡°You fellows should give your salute to the knight!¡± One of the soldiers reminded them loudly. Chen Xiaolian sighed, bent his waist and knelt down. ¡°You are mercenaries? Where are you from? Tatar?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. ¡°Oh well, I have no interest in who you are. However, His Lordship the Duke has given the order, whoever is willing to sign up is eligible to enjoy a good meal and a hot bath to wash up. It¡¯s your lucky day.¡± After saying that, Tayloff paused and looked at Chen Xiaolian and then turned his attention to Bei Tai. He said, ¡°However, we don¡¯t take in just anyone.¡± ¡°I¡¯m good at fighting,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered tly. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Tayloff was stunned for a moment. Then, heughed out loudly. It wasn¡¯t just him. Even the soldiers beside him and the other mercenaries joined in theughter. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s height was only 1.7 meters. It was a typical height for Chinese. However, in the eyes of these Caucasians, that was the stature of a weakling. Even Bighead appeared somewhat stronger than him. ¡°Whether you can fight or not, we¡¯ll know after the testingter. You can say whatever you want after you get selected. If you really can fight, I will allow you to serve as my attendant.¡± Tayloff gave Chen Xiaolian a haughty nce. When his eyes fell onto Lun Tai, his eyes appeared more satisfied and he said, ¡°This one is not bad.¡± It was as Bighead had said, despite the high rewards; many of the old-timers within the mercenary camp knew that meant the task involved was much riskier. Thus, the number of people who came forward to sign up was not high. Tayloff stood there for at least 20 minutes only to have less than 100 individualse forward to sign up. This number had clearly caused Tayloff to feel unsatisfied. ¡°The Hell¡­ ¡­ I need at least 150 people. This is too little,¡± Tayloff muttered in a low voice. However, he had no choice¡­ ¡­ his master, Duke William was unable to fork out any more money. That fellow had gotten the help of his allies by opening a dishonoured cheque for them. He used the yet to be conquerednds of Ennd as reward. This move was the equivalent of financial fraud. Maintaining his own Norman army had exhausted the Duke of his entire wealth. Additionally, his army had to travel through the seas and money had to be paid to the pirates from Italy. He could not possibly have his men swim across the sea. Seeing no other options, the dejected Tayloff could only lead the 100 men away. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team of three left together with Tayloff who led them to the rear part of the central area of the encampment. This ce was apparently where the Norman army was stationed at. The order of the tents and its quality were much better. A tent, which clearly belonged to themander was erected upon the hillside. It was much bigger in size. A sharp contrast was formed between the well-equipped soldiers and the mercenaries. Chen Xiaolian had seen many of those armours and weapons back when he was in the exhibition hall in the Tower of London. ¡°All right, now the selection begins. I do not want weaklings.¡± Tayloff had a listless look on his face as he pointed at Chen Xiaolian. He said, ¡°You, the fellow from Tatar! Didn¡¯t you say you are very good at fighting? Then, show me what you got. If you are lying, I will have you whipped before throwing you out.¡± Chen Xiaolian grinned. Showing no hesitation, he walked forward and stood in the middle of the open space. ¡°Who is willing to test him out? I will gift the one who sessfully defeats him with amb leg,¡± Tayloff shouted loudly. The enticement of amb leg was clearly not small. Additionally¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s appearance was not too deterring and was seemingly of negligible danger ¨C if it was Lun Tai, then the others might have reconsidered. The moment Tayloff finished speaking, a mercenary with about the same height as Chen Xiaolian jumped forward ¨C although their height was nearly the same, the mercenary appeared much stronger. ¡°Bring it, little kid! You will be my lunch!¡± This fellow revealed a grin and his iplete set of teeth was exposed ¨C this was the medieval period after all, after losing his teeth in a fight, there was no dentist for him to go to for dentures. As for the gold teeth that the nobles go for, that was not something that themon people could afford. Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai suppressed theirughter, crossed their hands and took two steps back. What a joke! Chen Xiaolian who had already enhanced his body now possessed a [B+] ss strength. Holding down an elephant with his bare hands would not even be an issue! While this level of strength would still be insufficient to deal with those highly positioned experts, he was pretty much the standard for a peerless general among ordinary people! ¡°I need a weapon,¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly said in a loud voice. Although he now had the Sword in the Stone, the sword was not something that could be taken out here. ¡°The Hell? Don¡¯t you have your own weapons? How did you be a mercenary when you don¡¯t even have a weapon?¡± Tayloff was slightly dissatisfied. His mouth moved to show his displeasure and he said to the soldier beside him, ¡°Give him an axe.¡± A crude looking axe was tossed over to Chen Xiaolian. The de of the axe was not made of metal but stone. It was tied onto a wooden stick. Chen Xiaolian did not mind. He epted it and weighed it in his hand. ¡°Kid, are you ready?¡± The mercenary who was his opponent appeared impatient. He jumped anxiously while holding onto a short axe ¨C at least that one was made of metal. ¡°All right, then¡­ ¡­ begin!¡± Tayloff gave a bored yawn. He believed that there was no suspense to be had in this battle¡­ However, the moment he opened his mouth to yawn, the expression on his face changed. It was as though someone had just delivered a punch onto his face! The axe-wielding mercenary charged toward the Tatar kid. In the next moment¡­ Boom! A human figure flew through the air, soaring above Tayloff¡¯s head! Then, the figure fell into a muddy area! After the fellow mmed down onto the ground, he could onlyy there and cry. No matter how he struggled, he was unable to get up. Tayloff widened his eyes and stared at the Tatar kid standing before him. ¡°You¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Do I still need to continue the test?¡± Chen Xiaolian casually let the long axe slid down to rest on the ground. Tayloff froze for a moment. His eyes flickered and he gestured with his head and said to a soldier beside him, ¡°You go test him¡­ ¡­ two of you go together.¡± Two soldiers took off their helmet and stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right. They moved to surround Chen Xiaolian. Both of them held onto swords while one of them also held onto a shield. Tayloff¡¯s eyes were now wide open as he stared carefully at the kid from Tatar¡­ ¡­ ¡°I think we can choose to have the decisive battle at¡­ ¡­¡± Within the big tent, a young man dressed in aristocratic attire was talking loudly to the point of spitting saliva. The venttion within the tent was very bad and the scent of animal skin was evident. However, the aristocrats inside did not appear to care about that. The man sitting there was a fellow sporting a beard and a valiant looking body who wore red coloured robes. He listened seriously, disregarding the saliva spitting out from this fellow¡¯s mouth. It was at that moment¡­ Boom! Something suddenly smashed into the area near the entrance of the big tent, causing arge piece of the tent to be torn down! The seven or eight generals within the tent were quick to jump out of their seats. Their swords were immediately pulled out and they rushed to ce themselves before the man with the beard. They shouted, ¡°Protect the King!¡± ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Guards!¡± The surrounding men moved forward to inspect the situation and found that the fellow who had smashed into the tent was surprisingly a soldier wearing the colour of the Norman army! The bearded man gave a harrumph and stood up. He walked down and gently pushed aside the generals and officers protecting him and said coolly, ¡°Do not panic! This is our own camp! I don¡¯t believe that there is anyone who can assassinate me while I am protected by my warriors!¡± The bearded man led the others out of the tent. ¡­ Beneath the hillside, Chen Xiaolian stood about tens of meters away from the tent. Standing before him were seven to eight soldiers who had their swords unsheathed and shields raised. They stared intently at him with tiger like eyes as they surrounded him. Chen Xiaolian frowned. However, he did not make any move. He simply turned his head to look at Tayloff. ¡°Sir Knight, is this the reward for winning?¡± Tayloff was bbergasted. He hade to ept the fact that this Tatar kid was good at fighting¡­ ¡­ however, he did not expect him to be this good! Those two heavily equipped soldiers who were also his personal guards were men with considerable skills. However, in just one moment, they were defeated! This Tatar kid had lightly mmed into the soldier with the shield. Seemingly made of straw, the soldier¡¯s body had been sent flying, shield in tow. As for the sword-wielding soldier, he had his sword de seized before both him and his sword was sent flying! Oh, my God! That was a man he sent flying! Not a rabbit! When that soldier who was sent flying mmed into the big tent, Tayloff finally reacted. Those ced in charge of defending the big tent had rushed out and surrounded Chen Xiaolian. As long as Tayloff give a signal, those men would have charged forward to cut this Tatar kid into pieces. ¡°Wait a minute! Don¡¯t attack!¡± Tayloff suddenly recovered. An excited glow appeared within his eyes and he shouted loudly while jumping up. His hat became tilted and that white feather dropped off to who knows where. He quickly stepped forward. ¡°Do not harm him! Do not attack!¡± Tayloff¡¯s eyes were seemingly shining with light. At that moment, he heard a familiar and majestic voice. ¡°Tayloff, would you please exin to me why a soldier suddenly flew into my tent?¡± Tayloff turned his head around and saw the bearded man standing before the entrance to the big tent. Tayloff¡¯s face paled and he quickly bent his waist. ¡°My, My Lord Duke!¡± The soldiers below turned around. With their faces directed at the tent, they bent their waists. Tayloff scrambled to run up. Then, he leaned close to the bearded man and whispered a few words to him. Next, he pointed at Chen Xiaolian. The bearded man¡¯s eyes also flickered. He suddenly strode forward. He walked until he was in front of Chen Xiaolian and regarded this seemingly weak Tatar man. "How old are you?" ¡°¡­ eighteen." ¡°Do you know who I am?¡± ask the bearded man with a frown. Hearing the question, Chen Xiaolian then bent his waist and answered, ¡°Lord Duke.¡± This bearded man was without question Xian Yin¡¯s ancestor, the founding monarch of the Norman dynasty, William I! ¡°I heard you are very good at fighting and had defeated three men?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he raised his head. William turned his head and looked at the big tent. It seemed he was making an estimate on the distance between them. He asked, ¡°Tayloff, how far is this ce from the tent?¡± ¡°There¡­ ¡­¡± Tayloff was drenched in cold sweat. He quickly said loudly, ¡°My Lord Duke, there is roughly fifteen feet in between.¡± ¡°Fifteen feet? To be able to send a man flying up to fifteen feet away, that takes quite the strength,¡± said William with a smile. There was a seemingly happy expression on his face. ¡°Even the best warriors I have met before may not be capable of such a feat.¡± He turned to look at Chen Xiaolian with a pleased expression and said, ¡°Tell me your name, man from Tatar!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I am not from Tatar,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°Oh? In that case, tell me where you came from and your name.¡± William did not appear to care about that. Tayloff¡¯s eyes quickly darted toward Chen Xiaolian and he said, ¡°Hurry up and say it! The Lord Duke wants to reward you! You¡¯re in luck, kid!¡± ¡°¡­ I¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian considered the question and said, ¡°Lord Duke, I came from somewhere very far in the East. The name of my hometown is¡­ ¡°Demacia. ¡°My name is Garen.¡± Williamughed and said, ¡°Very good! Garen of Demacia! From this day forth, you are no longer a mercenary! You can enter the Norman army! If your performance in battle is outstanding, I don¡¯t mind granting you the title of knight after the battle! I am the King of Ennd, that is the right given to me by God!¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai were standing some distance away and Bei Tai¡¯s mouth twitched as he heard the conversation. He said in a low voice, ¡°Big bro¡­ ¡­ Garen of Demacia¡­ this name that Guild Leader had given himself is a bit too¡­ ¡­ ah right, shouldn¡¯t we also give ourselves a fake name? ¡°How about it? I will be Jarvan and you be Zhao Xin.¡± ¡°You son of a bitch! You¡¯re the one who should be Daisy Xin!¡± ¡°Hey! We are brothers, my mother is your mother oh.¡± Lockett. Raw: ¡®Âå¿ËÌØ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®lu¨° k¨¨ t¨¨¡¯. Tayloff. Raw: ¡®Ì©ÀÕ·ð¡¯, pinyin: ¡®t¨¤i l¨¥i f¨²¡¯. 1 Xiaolian is giving a name with a slightly different pinyin which means ¡®small face¡¯.? Chapter 236: Shrewdness Of The King

Chapter 236: Shrewdness Of The King

GOR Chapter 236: Shrewdness Of The King There was a probing expression on William¡¯s face as he regarded Chen Xiaolian. A clear trace of expectation could be seen within his eyes. Chen Xiaolian was startled before he quickly realized¡­ ¡­ this fellow was waiting for him to swear fealty to him. Sighing inwardly, Chen Xiaolian muttered to himself: So be it, I¡¯ll kneel. This fellow is after all, an ancient old man who is around a thousand years older than me. Kneeling to him is not exactly something uneptable. After having made up his mind, Chen Xiaolian recalled the things he had seen before in the ancient European shows and quietly took two steps forward. Then, he knelt down before William with one hand ced on his chest and his head lowered. He said, ¡°I offer my allegiance to you, my King.¡± A light shone out from William¡¯s eyes! He hade to call himself a King and also garnered the support from the Pope. However, before he had managed to defeat his enemy and upy London, his current title was still the ¡®Duke of Normandy¡¯. Although the people around him addressed him as the King, those were only his own people. However, before the eyes of everyone present, this unknown kid had knelt down before him, addressed him as the King and swore allegiance to him¡­ Thinking about this put William in a good mood. He then pulled out the long sword hanging from his waist and gently ced the t side of the sword upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°By the powers vested in me by God, I, William, the King of Ennd, the Lord of Normandy, devout believer of God hereby ept your allegiance, Garen of Demacia! I will be generous, fair, just and generous in rewarding you for your loyalty!¡± Pausing, William thenughed and said, ¡°From this day forth, you are no longer a mercenary, kid! You are now a member of my Norman army! You are both valiant and strong! I like men of such calibre! You will be serving as a team member of my personal guards. Tonight, I will grant you the honour of standing guard by my tent!¡± In the eyes of a King from medieval times, granting his men the opportunity to guard his tent was certainly an honour for his men. However, that was certainly not how Chen Xiaolian would view it. That is merely the duty of a night-shift security guard. Honour my ass. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian would never speak out those words of discontent. He put on a fa?ade of excitement and regarded William. Then, he suddenly said, ¡°My King, there is something I¡¯d like to say¡­¡± William frowned. However, he quickly put on a pleasant expression and said, ¡°Go ahead.¡± ¡°My two brothers.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head back and pointed at both Lun Tai and Bei Tai. He said, ¡°They are both valiant warriors! Their military prowess is even higher than mine! It is my belief that warriors such as them should be allowed to swear their allegiance to my King! My King, please grant them this honour!¡± William¡¯s interest was piqued. More powerful that this kid? However, after his eyes swept over to rest upon both Lun Tai and Bei Tai, he became doubtful. Lun Tai was not bad. A mere nce was enough to see that he was a man of strength and courage. Bei Tai however¡­ With only one hand, no matter how good he was at fighting, his fighting skills would likely be limited. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was able to notice the doubts on William¡¯s face. He quickly stepped forward and moved until he was beside Lun Tai and Bei Tai. He said, ¡°My King! Please allow me to introduce these two brothers of mine! Like me, they too hail from the same ce as me. Our hometown, Demacia¡­ ¡­¡± Lun Tai¡¯s eyes suddenly twitched as a sense of foreboding suddenly arose in his heart. Sure enough! Chen Xiaolian pointed at Bei Tai and said, ¡°This is Jarvan.¡± Next, he pointed at Lun Tai and said, ¡°This is Zhao Xin. His skill with the spear is exceptionally potent. Even when charging forward with a horse, his spear could stab through the stamen of a daisy! His nickname is ¡®Daisy Xin!¡± Lun Tai fought back the urge to swear out. Then, he heard Chen Xiaolian continue, ¡°I believe that brave warriors such as them should swear their allegiance only to the wisest King!¡± Bei Tai quietly used the guild channel tomunicate with his brother, ¡°Hey, Daisy Xin, see that? Even our Guild Leader had said it in his words of ttery. It is surely not wrong!¡± ¡°Shut your trap!¡± William felt troubled. He did not mind rewarding Chen Xiaolian ¨C just now, this kid had already disyed his strength. However, it would be difficult to do the same for others. Especially for the one-armed fellow. If he were too hasty in awarding others, it would arouse the ire of others. Chen Xiaolian winked toward Lun Tai and Bei Tai; seeing that, they were quick to understand. Lun Tai turned to Bei Tai. Bei Tai then gave a light smile and walked out with his head held high. He surveyed the surroundings. There were several thick wooden poles. Those were used as a ce to tie the horses. During battle, it could also be used as a sieging ram. Each of the wooden poles was as thick as a thigh. Bei Tai strode toward the wooden poles. When he was about 10 steps away from the wooden pole, he stopped. Then, he borrowed a shield from one of the soldiers ¨C seeing William nod his head, the soldier allowed Bei Tai to take his shield. Bei Tai held on to the shield with one hand and took a deep breath. Then, he rushed toward the wooden pole. A ¡°boom¡± rang out as both Bei Tai and the shield mmed into the thick wooden pole. The impact of the collision caused the pole to break apart and the broken half of the pole to fly into the sky! It was at that moment that Lun Tai made his move. Lun Tai roared out as he ran forward and jumped into the air. His body soared through the sky and both his hands shot out to catch the broken wooden pole. The broken wooden pole still had a length of roughly two meters. Despite its massive frame, Lun Tai casually held onto it in a horizontal position. After that, he descended to the ground. As he was descending, he raised his right knee¡­ ¡­ and both his hands swung down! Kacha! A clear breaking sound could be heard! The wooden pole broke apart after being struck by his knee! This scene caused everyone to be shocked. A wooden pole of such thickness¡­ even a strong man would need to exert quite the effort to chop it with an axe. This fellow had simply used his knee to break it! This divine strength nearly caused William¡¯s eyes to bulge out! The surrounding men eximed in astonishment. Even the faces of the aristocratic generals beside William revealed shock. ¡°Long live the King!¡± Tayloff truly deserved to be William¡¯s favoured knight in attendance. Seeing that the others had yet to react, he quickly shouted out loudly. ¡°Long live the King! My King is blessed by God Himself! Even these warriors with divine strength would swear their allegiance to my King!¡± There were some who were secretly angered by the fact that Tayloff had snatched away this opportunity. However, they could only follow suit and shout out. The expression on William¡¯s face grew increasingly joyful. Heughed out several times and said, ¡°Good! Very good! Jarvan¡­ ¡­ and, err, Daisy¡­ Xin? Come over!¡± Next, William repeated what he had done earlier. He had both Lun Tai and Bei Tai kneel before him, ced the t side of his long sword upon their shoulders and epted their allegiance. Then, he had them serve as part of his personal guards. ¡°Each of you will be awarded with amb leg! Tonight, you will all have a good meal! The best warriors should be allowed to eat their fill and not go hungry!¡± William possessed quite the Kingly magnanimity. Next, he turned to Tayloff and said, ¡°You¡¯ll make the necessary arrangements.¡± After saying that, William led his group of generals back into his tent amid the loud cheering of the crowd. Tayloff chuckled and regarded Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team of three. There was a certain pride on his face as he said, ¡°You have quite the good luck, Ha ha ha ha! Garen, is that right? Demacia¡­ why have I never heard of that ce before? Still, that is of no importance now. All of you are now members of the Norman army. I will assign someone to take you to get your equipment. Remember, perform well and the King will award you generously. Perhaps, after the battle is over, you will all be granted the title of knights.¡± ¡­ Within the big tent, after William and his several generals were done discussing about military affairs, he had them leave the tent. William sat alone inside, lost in thought. At that moment, there was no atmosphere of a King within his expression. Rather, there was seemingly a trace of heaviness and coldness. The curtains of the tent were pulled aside and a tall and thin figure walked inside. It was a middle-aged man with partially long hair. He wore a cloak and sported a beard as well. His face was fairly good-looking and his pair of eyes were alert. After entering, he bowed toward William. ¡°Did you check it?¡± William maintained his seated position; it appeared he did not even raise his head. ¡°Mm, the moment you awarded them, I had immediately sent some men to the mercenary camp to inquire about them.¡± ¡°And?¡± ¡°There does not appear to be any problems with their background,¡± the middle-aged man said coolly. ¡°These three mercenaries have been with us since our Normandy army began its recruitment. They had been recruited into our army and many in the mercenary camp know them. From the perspective of the time, there is no problem¡­ ¡­ it is impossible for them to be spies sent by Harold. Back then, Harold was still fighting against the Norwegians. He could not have nted any people within our side back then.¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ that is surprising news.¡± William stood up and quietly regarded the middle-aged man standing before him. ¡°ording to your investigation, they have been in my army for more than half a year. But why¡­ ¡­ considering how good their skills are, why were they not discovered by anyone? ¡°Warriors of such calibres would certainly be able to distinguish themselves after just one battle. Why did they only reveal themselves today after Tayloff went to gather men?¡± ¡°That is also what I am curious about,¡± said the middle-aged man. He maintained a calm look on his face as he said, ¡°ording to those who are acquainted with them, the three of them had average skills. Be it their character, strength, ability, all their aspects are very mediocre. Not a single one of them are outstanding. Men like them are pretty much everywhere within the mercenary camp. In thest few battles, they did not disy any dazzling merits. Yet, today¡­¡± ¡°And then, there is their ce of origin, the so-called Demacia¡­ ¡­ I¡¯ve never even heard of that ce. What of you? Among my men, you have the most knowledge. Have you heard of that ce before?¡± "No." The middle-aged man shook his head, but was quick to speak up, ¡°This world is a very big ce filled with wonders. In the Far East there may be many ce that we do not even know of. Even Alexander the Great from back then could not seed in conquering the East. Perhaps¡­ ¡­ there may truly be such a ce in the East. ¡°Besides¡­ ¡­ from what I know of these mercenaries, the thing that mercenaries like to do the most is to brag. ¡°They have this tendency of exaggerating the details of their own background. Some would even make up lies to increase their fame. ¡°If I am not mistaken, there was even this fellow who imed to have descended from Mount Olympus and is supposingly the descendant of the God of War¡­ ¡°In the end? In the battle of Nantes, the fellow was struck by stray arrows and became a hedgehog. ¡°Therefore, their so-called hometown of Demacia is something you need not concern yourself with. Even if he ims to be from Athens or Mount Olympus, there is no need to worry about it.¡± ¡°In that case, what do you suggest?¡± ¡°I suggest¡­ ¡­ considering their abilities, their time of recruitment that makes them unlikely to be spies nted by Harold, we can use them.¡± The middle-aged man shrugged his shoulders and said coolly, ¡°War is looming ahead of us. Men of such calibre would help us significantly. As for their intentions¡­ ¡­ what they want is nothing more than to make a name for themselves.¡± After a moment of silence, William¡¯s eyes shone with a burst of stunning brilliance. ¡°That is correct!¡± Williamughed loudly and shouted, ¡°Since they are men of ability, why should I hesitate using them? You have ruled out the possibility that they are Harold¡¯s spies. But so what if they are? All I need to do is offer them a higher bid than Harold¡¯s! Then, would I not be able to have them truly work for me? ¡°These mercenaries, what they fight for is wealth and power! ¡°Whatever Harold can afford to give them, I too can afford it! ¡°Whatever Harold cannot afford to give them, I CAN!¡± ¡­ Chapter 237: The Eccentric From The Forest

Chapter 237: The entric From The Forest

GOR Chapter 237: The entric From The Forest ¡°Seriously¡­¡± Lun Tai put on a piece of armour over his body and moved for a bit before frowning. He said, ¡°The defensive capability of this item is too low. I can rip it apart with my bare hands.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think too much about it, big bro,¡± said Bei Tai with a casual expression. ¡°This is made with the smelting techniques of the medieval era after all.¡± ¡°However, I feel that this William is not a bad character,¡± said Lun Tai. He jutted his head outside the tent and checked the outside area. After determining that there was no one around, he turned back, pulled out a pack of cigarettes, took one for himself and threw the pack to Bei Tai. After lighting up the cigarette, Lun Tai took a puff and slowly said, ¡°He has a bit of the magnanimity of a King. Additionally, he is also quite generous.¡± Bei Tai smiled as well and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. I think he¡¯s quite a pleasing fellow as well. Thankfully, the system asked us to protect him. If the system had wanted us to kill him, I may feel reluctant to do so.¡± Chen Xiaolian who was listening in to their conversation by the side could not restrain himself and he let out augh. ¡°Guild Leader, what are youughing about?¡± Bei Tai turned his head around and asked out of curiosity. Chen Xiaolian sighed and looked at Bei Tai. He then spoke in a very serious tone, ¡°You truly think that this William is a good person?¡± ¡°Err, he seems quite good.¡± Lun Tai knitted his eyebrows and asked, ¡°This person¡­ ¡­ is there a problem with him?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and said, ¡°Let me put it this way. Since this is a historical type instance dungeon, our strength lies in knowing the true character of these historical figures. Take William for example. All I can say is he is by no means a good person that people would like. ¡°Just think about it, he made promises to givends that did not belong to him yet in order to gather such a mighty army to fight for him. He brought this vast army across the sea, from France and into Ennd to seize the throne. In the historical records, it was written that he made deals with a lot of people. ¡°For example, he made a deal with the Pope, resulting in the Vatican throwing their support for him to seize the throne. ¡°He made a deal with the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. ¡°He also made a deal with the Norwegians, convincing the Norwegians to send their troops the same time he did. From a military strategy point of view, this move of his had forced his opponent Harold to split his army to fight off the Norwegian army in the north. ¡°ording to history, William was able to defeat Harold in battle. That wasrgely because the Norwegians had weakened the battle strength of Harold¡¯s army. ¡°A man with such diplomatic cunning could never be a good man.¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai raised their head as they listened with interest. ¡°And? What else did this William did?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and said, ¡°In one of the records, there was this event about him. ¡°William had brought the army with him to invade Ennd. When he was walking down the ship, he identally slipped and fell onto the beach. ¡°At that moment, he was being looked upon by everyone present, his subordinates and his generals. That careless action of his was something that would undoubtedly cause his image as a King to fall. ¡°However, this William was a very smart one. He did not immediately get up. Instead, he quickly knelt down on the beach. He plunged both hands into the sands and shouted out loudly, ¡°Look! This is thend of Ennd! Thend bestowed to me by God!¡± After saying that, he grabbed a handful of sand to his mouth and kissed it. ¡°As a result, not only did his subordinates did notugh at him, that move increased their feelings of loyalty and support for him!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you fellows feel there is something familiar with this scene?¡± Lun Tai was momentarily stunned. Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°If we are to look at the history of our country, there is one man who is somewhat simr to this William.¡± "Who?" ¡°Emperor of Wei, Cao Cao!¡± Cao Cao! This name was obviously one they were familiar with! One may say that Cao Cao was a man of deep intellect and strategy. However, it was impossible to call him a good person. At that instant, someone called them from outside the tent. Chen Xiaolian and his team of three moved out of the tent and saw a few Norman soldiers standing outside. One of them was holding onto a shield emzoned with two lions. He cast a deep look at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Follow me. An important person wanted to see you.¡± ¡°Important person? Who is it?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll know once you get there.¡± The soldier''s attitude was very cold. His attitude did not surprise Chen Xiaolian. Be it ancient times or modern times, the military forces had always held a biased view toward outsiders. Chen Xiaolian and his team of three were suddenly brought into the Norman army after disying their strength. However, until they prove that they are worthy of the soldiers¡¯ trust in the battlefield, it was only natural for them to show a cold attitude toward Chen Xiaolian and his team. ¡°Do we all go?¡± ¡°Together! All of you will be going!¡± After he was done talking, the soldier showed no interest in saying anything more with Chen Xiaolian. He turned around and walked away. Chen Xiaolian exchanged nces with his team before following the soldier. ¡­ The camp of the Norman army was located behind the central area of the wooden stronghold. That was also the best location within the wooden stronghold. It upied the highest spot in the area and was protected on both sides. After arriving beside a huge tent, Chen Xiaolian noticed that the soldiers in the surrounding tents were all lined up. Moreover, it was apparent that they were all preparing for battle. The soldiers helped each other to put on their armours, sharpen their swords and inspect their equipment. Some mounted soldiers held onto their saddles and left quickly. ¡°Inside, go in.¡± The soldier who led them here pointed toward thergest tent before turning around and left. Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai and Bei Tai. He said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. You two follow behind me. Be careful.¡± One nce was sufficient to tell them that this tent belonged to someone of importance. Surprisingly though, there was no one standing guard outside. There was not even someone to inform of their arrival. Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. He let out a cough while standing outside before pulling aside the tent curtains and then he stepped inside. The first feeling he got was that this tent was bigger than he had imagined. Perhaps it was because the furnishings here were too simplistic. All Chen Xiaolian could see was a simple bed. Other than that, there appeared to be almost nothing else. There was a set of armour in the corner and a map hanging in the middle of the tent. The map was made using sheepskin; and although the map was simple in appearance, it was possible to see that it was a map of Ennd. Other than that, the tent was so simple that it appeared humble. There was no atmosphere of aristocracy within it. It was then that Chen Xiaolian heard a voice. ¡°You¡¯re here? Just sit wherever you want. If you don¡¯t feel like sitting, then standing is fine.¡± It was only after hearing the voice did Chen Xiaolian discover that there was a person sitting on the bed within the tent. A peculiar feeling suddenly beset Chen Xiaolian! This person¡­ ¡­ it would appear that he had failed to notice him earlier. He had clearly been sitting right there. And yet... ¡­ back then, when Chen Xiaolian had inspected the tent, he seemed to have unintentionally ignored this person¡¯s existence. He was clearly right in front of him! However, it was only until Chen Xiaolian heard his words did he finally manage to see him! It was a very strange feeling! He was a middle-aged man. He slowly stood up, revealing his tall and thin stature. He had fairly good looks and he sported a long beard. Let¡¯s put it this way, his temperament and attire gave off the impression that he was like Gandalf from Lord of the Rings. ¡°Gentlemen, ah. I should address the three of you as¡­ Garen, Jarvan and Daisy Xin from Demacia, correct?¡± Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai did not show any reaction to those words. However, the corners of Lun Tai¡¯s mouth twitched. However, considering the situation, he did not say anything. ¡°If I may ask, sir, who are you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully looked at the man. ¡°You all should have saluted me. However, considering that you do not understand decorum, just forget about it.¡± The middle-aged man had a pair of eagle like and seemingly supernatural eyes. Under the gaze of those eyes, Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel ufortable. ¡°Then, my Lord, the reason why we were summoned¡­¡± ¡°By the order of the King, you fellows are temporarily assigned to me¡­ ¡­ mm, it is just a temporary arrangement.¡± The middle-aged man gave a faint smile. Chen Xiaolian frowned and said, ¡°But¡­ ¡­ the King had said that we are his personal guards. Tonight, we would be given the honour of protecting him.¡± ¡°That honour will certainly be bestowed upon you fellows. However, there is a more important honour to be had tonight,¡± said the middle-aged man with a smile on his face. It was a smile that carried traces of cunning and peculiarity. He slowly walked toward the middle of the tent where the sheepskin was hanging. He stared at the surface of the sheepskin while stroking his beard and said, ¡°Just now, I realized that you were looking at the map, Garen. You understand the map?¡± ¡°A little.¡± ¡°When you put it that way, you are someone who knows how to read? That is no simple matter,¡± the middle-aged man said in a meaningful tone. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart trembled¡­ ¡­ he was standing out too much! In the medieval period, the rate of literacy was very, very low! Even among the aristocrats, there were many who did not know how to read and write. Not to mention¡­ ¡­ he was supposed to be a lowly-born mercenary. ¡°All right, I have no intention of inquiring about your secrets. Everyone has their own secrets after all, isn¡¯t that right?¡± The middle-aged man let out a smile. He pointed at a spot on the map and said, ¡°Look, this ce is London¡­ ¡­ and this is where we are now!¡± Next, he drew a line between them. ¡°The false King Harold already knows that we are here¡­ mm, we had deliberately let that information spread out to make him panic. If my guess is right, with his character, Harold would hastily gather an army to march over. He is an impatient fellow. ¡°Our scouts report that the first of Harold¡¯s army had begun marching out from London. That is the vanguard army. ¡°They are hurrying toe over here. ¡°This army is responsible for the actions before a battle takes ce. They will rush here, select a good ce to station themselves and monitor us. Then, they will wait for reinforcements and Harold¡¯s main force to arrive before engaging us in a decisive battle. ¡°Harold in an impatient man. He hopes to engage in a decisive battle to utterly defeat us and solve this problem.¡± Chen Xiaolian had been maintaining his silence. He waited until the middle-aged man was finished talking and saw that he was looking at him. It was only then did Chen Xiaolian slowly spoke up, ¡°My Lord, the reason you told us all these is¡­¡± ¡°I proposed a n, which had gained the approval of the King and his generals. The contents of the n is: To form a raiding force that will set off immediately. Before Harold¡¯s vanguard army arrives, this force will ambush them! Eliminate them! Deliver a heavy blow to Harold, which will not only greatly weaken his troop¡¯s morale, it will also increase ours. ¡°This n was decided upon yesterday. The reason Tayloff went to the mercenary camp to recruit men was for the sake of this n. That fellow only knows how to tter others; in the end, he failed to gather up enough men and could only recruit a hundred men. ¡°However, we could make up for the number after the appearance of you three men. ¡°I made a request to the King to send his personal guards to join the raiding force ¨C that includes you three gentlemen. ¡°As for me, I will be themander of this raiding force. In other words, from now on, you will be following my orders.¡± Chen Xiaolian became silent. This represented a conflict in his ns. Although helping William¡¯s army win the battle was one of the quests¡­ It was more important to protect William! Chen Xiaolian knew full well that since he was here, it was highly likely that there were other game participants in the enemy camp! If the enemy decided to target the head, things could end up badly. Chen Xiaolian was more worried about William¡¯s safety more than the battle ahead. ¡°The order of the King cannot be changed. Since you have sworn your allegiance to the King, you must ept his orders.¡± The middle-aged man cast a sharp gaze at Chen Xiaolian and revealed a meaningful smile. Chen Xiaoian weighed his options and quickly made his decision. He had no way to change the situation¡­ ¡­ if he stubbornly insisted on staying by William¡¯s side, it would likely only arouse suspicions or something else. If so¡­ ¡­ then, to battle! ¡°All right, we will obey yourmands ¨C since that is the will of the King.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian looked at the middle-aged man and asked, ¡°Sir Commander, how should we address you?¡± The middle-aged man gave a faint smile before speaking out a name. The name caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face to reveal shock! ¡°My name is Merlin. They all call me the ¡®entric from the Forest¡¯.¡± Mer, Merlin! King Arthur¡¯s Merlin?!! ¡­ Chapter 238: Commanding An Army For The First Time

Chapter 238: Commanding An Army For The First Time

GOR Chapter 238: Commanding An Army For The First Time Merlin, this name was an iconic name for Western legends about magicians. That was especially true for the legend of King Arthur. There, Merlin was depicted as a legendary figure with many spectacr stories. He was King Arthur¡¯s magician, mentor, prophet, adviser¡­ Hmm, that was correct. ¡®He¡¯ and not ¡®she¡¯. In some films and television works, Merlin was interpreted as a woman. However, in the widely epted Western legends, Merlin was a male. In the widely epted Western legends, Merlin was the product of one from the demon races and a human. He appeared from the forest and could disguise himself through various appearances, male or female, young or old. He could even transform into animals andmunicate with other animals. Additionally, he also possessed the powers of prophecy and foresight. Through those descriptions found in the Western legends, it could be seen that Merlin was a standard magician. Or maybe a¡­ ¡­ druid? Merlin upied an important role in the legend of King Arthur ¨C even more sopared to Lancelot. For example, after King Arthur¡¯s Sword in the Stone was broken, Merlin was the one who brought King Arthur to theke so that he may acquire the more powerful Sword of Promised Victory from the Lady of the Lake. It was then that Merlin made an interesting prophecy: Merlin warned King Arthur: Although the sword is sharper than the scabbard, the scabbard holds greater importance because the scabbard holds the power to stop any bleeding. Thus, Merlin reminded King Arthur to never forget to always carry the scabbard with him. At the end of the legend, King Arthur died in battle because he forgot to keep the scabbard by his side. That was a famous prophecy. The problem though¡­ Merlin and King Arthur were both characters in mythical legends! Chen Xiaolian had spected that perhaps William¡¯s story had be the base for King Arthur. But the problem was¡­ he did not expect that there would be a Merlin beside William! Could this Merlin¡­ ¡­ also be a magician? There was actually a magician in history? ¡­ Merlin appeared to have noticed the expression of shock spreading through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. However, this middle-aged man did not say anything. Inparison, the reactions by both Lun Tai and Bei Tai were moremon ¨C it would seem that they had not read much Western legends and did not understand the meaning behind the name Merlin. ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ Lord Merlin.¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled and said, ¡°What can we do for you?¡± Merlin cast a profound gaze at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Just now, I saw that you could actually understand the map. That was a surprise to me. Or should I saw, that was a pleasant surprise. I had originally made an arrangement for you fellow. But nows, it seems that n can be modified somewhat.¡± Merlin moved until he was beside the map. He used his fingers to draw a circle upon the map. ¡°The vanguard army sent by Harold consists of roughly 500 to 1,000 men. That was the spection we made after going through the information we obtained from our scouts and the mobilization potential that Harold has. The real number is probably not too far off. ¡°Before this, Harold had just fought off against the Norwegians to the north. The Norwegians are our allies. Although they were defeated, they did seed in exhausting a part of Harold¡¯s army. Most importantly, the personal armies belonging to those aristocrats loyal to Harold have been greatly reduced. ¡°At present, the strongest military force that Harold could muster should be his own personal guards. His personal guards would never leave him. Thus, this vanguard army is probably led by some aristocrat loyal to Harold. In addition, there are also some freemen who formed a peasant militia. ¡°The present advantage that we hold over Harold is hisck of cavalry. Majority of his army consists of infantry soldiers. This vanguard army should be of no exception. ¡°Now look here. We can set an ambush at this hill and spring it up at night¡­ ording to my calctions, considering their marching speed and the fact that they had set off from London, they should arrive at this ce by tomorrow night. At the verytest, they should arrive here by morning, the day after tomorrow. If we set up the ambush here, there is a high chance that we can route this vanguard army.¡± After saying that, Merlin purposely paused for a moment and he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian had a steady expression on his face. He was in no hurry to ask any questions. He simply observed Merlin quietly and waited for him to continue. The calmness shown by Chen Xiaolian was something Merlin did not expect. This show of calmness caused Merlin¡¯s evaluation of Chen Xiaolian to increase. ¡°Our troops consists of one hundred men from the royal Norman army, which includes the three of you, Tayloff and his 20 squires and personal army and the 100 mercenaries recruited from the mercenary camp. ¡°Our ally, the Brittany troops is willing to provide us with 80 men. Even better, these 80 men are mounted soldiers. Add that with Tayloff and his retinue, we could throw up 100 mounted soldiers at the enemy. They will y an important role in routing the enemy forces.¡± Chen Xiaolian calcted inwardly and found that his side had about 300 men¡­ The enemy number was around 500 to 1,000 men. While his side have a lower number, this was an ambush. They would be well-prepared; additionally, the enemy do not have mounted soldiers and only have infantry soldiers¡­ as for his side, he had 100 mounted soldiers. Winning seemed like a very real possibility! Besides, he also had Lun Tai and Bei Tai with him for the war! Unfortunately, their firearms could not be taken out. Back in the tent, they had tried but to no avail. If not for that, an AK47 alone might be able to solve this problem. It was only logical for the system to restrict the usage of technology in this phase of the instance dungeon. If not for that, Roddy coulde in and directly summon his Mech. After that, there would be no need to wage this war. The Mech would have the ability to trample all of London several times over. ¡°What is our role in this?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a sharp gaze at Merlin. Merlin smiled faintly and said, ¡°My new idea for you is¡­ the three of you will lead a group of men. I n on handing over themand of the 100 mercenaries to you. As he spoke, he pointed at the map and said, ¡°The ambush point is here. You will set up an ambush at the front and wait for the enemy soldiers to pass. Don¡¯t attack first and wait for them to move pass your location. I will bring the other group to attack them from the front. When that happens, regardless if they chooses to resist or turn around in retreat¡­ you are to lead the mercenaries to nk them from behind!¡± Chen Xiaolian quietly calcted the n for a bit before nodding his head. ¡°Once I make my move, I will get someone to light a fire on top of the hill. Once you catch sight of the fire, quickly bring your men to nk them from behind! Remember, once you see the fire, you must attack! If you do not see any fire, then maintain your position!¡± ¡°All right, this order is very detailed,¡± said Chen Xiaolian, nodding his head. ¡°Additionally, I also need a soldier who can break through the enemy defence.¡± Merlin¡¯s gaze turned toward Lun Tai and Bei Tai and finally came to rest upon Lun Tai. ¡°I hope to have him by my side. Harold¡¯s soldiers may only be infantry, but they have a good shield defensive formation. At the critical moment, I need a warrior who can break through their shield wall!¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Lun Tai. Lun Tai frowned but did not say anything. Chen Xiaolian understood what he meant. Lun Tai had given him the right to make the decision. ¡°All right.¡± ¡°Then, it¡¯s settled.¡± Merlinughed. He looked at Chen Xiaolian with squinted eyes and said, ¡°I hope, in this battle, you will show off sufficient performance. King William is a generous person. As long as you perform merits, he would not hesitate to reward you. ¡°Perhaps, there may be no need for you to fight all the way to London. Perhaps, after this battle, you fellows will be bestowed the title of Knights.¡± ¡­ Soon, Tayloff arrived at Merlin¡¯s tent. Merlin had Tayloff lead Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai away to the team of mercenaries that he will be leading. After reaching the team of mercenaries, Tayloff ryed the order of the King, pointing out that Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai had been appointed as themanders of this group of 100 mercenaries. Naturally, there were no small number of opposition to thismand ¨C after all, before this, the three of them had only been average members of the mercenary camp. Besides, mercenaries were a bunch of rebellious and undisciplined fellows. However, Bei Tai had stepped forward and consecutively beaten up seven to eight robust and strong mercenaries. When that happened, the opposition gradually faded away. Might brought respect. That was also a rule that the mercenary world followed. .. ¡°How did things go? Is everything in order?¡± William was standing within the tent. When he saw Merlin enter, he raised his head and asked. Merlin nodded and said, ¡°Everything is prepared. I am here to say goodbye before I leave.¡± William stood up and walked until he was standing before Merlin. He looked into Merlin¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°You¡­ must be careful! I will be awaiting your triumphant message! Also¡­ you must return alive, Merlin!¡± "Your Majesty¡­¡± ¡°I do not doubt your ability.¡± William shook his head. ¡°You must understand this, your existence is more important to mepared to a victorious ambush! Even if these 300 men were to die, I won¡¯t care ¨C as long as you can return alive! To me, your loyalty and wisdom are a priceless treasure!¡± Merlin stared into William¡¯s eyes. Through the middle-aged man¡¯s eyes, it would appear that he was moved. However, that expression was quick to disappear. ¡°Right, how are the three new kids?¡± Merlin pondered the question and answered, ¡°Somewhat beyond my expectations ¨C additionally, I¡¯vee to the conclusion. Among the three of them, the one known as Garen is the leader. The other two would absolutely obey hismands.¡± "Interesting." ¡°After this battle is over, if they had performed well, you may consider elevating one of them to the rank of Knight.¡± "I will consider it." William solemnly promised. ¡­ "Remember your task." Tayloff could be considered as one of the few ¡®acquaintances¡¯ that Chen Xiaolian and his team had here. Although this knight who served William was often ridiculed as a tterer, it would appear that this fellow did possess some abilities. At the very least, the 20 squires that he brought with him all had manly looks ¨C there were all capable mounted soldiers! Even though France was well known among the European continent for their cavalry, such a sight was rare. This Tayloff must be very rich! In the medieval period, it was very expensive to maintain the equipment for mounted soldiers. ¡°Wait for us to light up the fire signal!¡± Tayloff said as he cast onest look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Where is Lord Merlin?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Tayloff who was about to lead his mounted soldiers away. Tayloff turned around and smiled. Then, he said in a disdainful tone, ¡°Lord Merlin is King William¡¯s most trusted advisor. You are already lucky enough as it is to be able to meet him once. Do you want to move out together with him? Lord Merlin will lead the soldiers from the Norman army with him. ¡°As for you fellows¡­ your guide will lead you to the designated location.¡± Guide? It wasn¡¯t long before Chen Xiaolian found out who the guide was. It was actually¡­ an old acquaintance. ¡­ Two soldiers came forward with a helpless Bighead caught in between them. There was a dejected look on his face. He was now wearing a chainmail and a helmet that appeared a little too small for him. He was simply unable to wear it ¨C his head was indeed quite big. ¡°How could it be you?¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to restrain himself and heughed out. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you have no interest in this?¡± "I ... I was forced." Bighead said with a mournful expression, ¡°Two years ago, one of my brothers and I came to London. We smuggled wine and became familiar with the terrain of this ce. It¡¯s all my fault. Two days ago, I drank too much and started boasting about it. In the end, these fellows came and caught me up. I must now join this campaign¡­ otherwise, they will think of a hundred different ways to kill me.¡± Chen Xiaolian held back hisughter and gestured to the soldiers around to release Bighead. Bighead struggled for a bit and broke free of the soldiers¡¯ grasp. He quickly rushed before Chen Xiaolian and looked at him with a docile and submissive expression. He said, ¡°I say, dear Lord, back then I did not know of your esteemed identity. You see¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand and said, ¡°If you want to leave, I cannot agree to it ¨C I need a guide.¡± Bighead¡¯s face fell and he smiled bitterly. ¡°I understand, however¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will do my best to ensure your safety. As long as you are obedient, I can guarantee you that you will be able to return alive.¡± There was a clear look of disagreement on Bighead¡¯s face. He had been able to gather some information about what was happening. The camp was sending out 300 men to ambush the enemy as they were making their way here ¨C it was said that the enemy number up to 1,000 men. This was the medieval period after all. The discipline of the soldiers in the medieval period was rtively poor and the concept of confidential matter was not too clear. Thus, it was not too difficult to find out about that information. There was a very simple thought process within Bighead¡¯s mind: 300 men vs 1,000 men. How good could this task be? It¡¯s pretty much the equivalent of having his one foot tied to the Grim Reaper. Maybe¡­ he could escape somece in between? Chen Xiaolian pulled the fellow to his side and pulled out a dagger. He then ced the dagger upon Bighead¡¯s cheeks. The coldness of the dagger¡¯s de caused Bighead¡¯s face to fall. ¡°I would advise you not to try anything funny,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly. ¡°As long as you remain obedient and bring us over to the right spot, I give you my word, you will not need to join the battle. When we start fighting, you may hide behind. Naturally¡­ after the fight is over, there won¡¯t be any loot for you as well.¡± ¡°You mean it?¡± Bighead¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Of course I mean it.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave him a nce and said, ¡°You don¡¯t look like someone who can fight. Having you in the fight won¡¯t give us an advantage. Not having you in the fight won¡¯t be a loss either.¡± ¡°All right! I hope you can keep your promise!¡± Bighead said seriously. ¡°Jarvan!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out. However, it was only after he shouted the name for the third time did Bei Tai realized that Chen Xiaolian was calling him. He quickly shouted back, ¡°What is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to regard Bei Tai and pushed Bighead to him. He said, ¡°I leave this fellow to you. Keep an eye on him along the way. If he dares to run away, break off his legs!¡± ¡°I will never run away! I swear to God!¡± Bighead was quick to make the vow. Chen Xiaolian no longer bothered with him. Instead, he walked to stand before the 100 mercenaries and shouted out, ¡°Are you fellows ready, you mongrels? If you¡¯re ready, then move out! Remember, this time, we are not going to throw our lives away! We are going to earn a fortune! Those men from London don¡¯t even know that we are waiting for them! Our appearance will make them piss their pants! The only thing you bastards need to do is use your knives to cut off their heads! Then, grab your loot! ¡°Do you understand?!¡± Mercenaries were after all, a bloody bunch. At that moment, his words had incited the savage nature within their hearts and they shouted out in unison. Then, after getting them to form a disorganized line, they set off. While Chen Xiaolian was at the end of the line, Bei Tai leaned over and whispered to him, ¡°Guild Leader, you aremanding an army for the first time. How does it feel?¡± ¡°Damn it.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly and replied, ¡°You call this motley bunch an army? Even the group fights I got into back in junior high were more disciplined than this bunch here.¡± ¡­ Chapter 239 Part 1: Error

Chapter 239 Part 1: Error

GOR Chapter 239 Part 1: Error Despite having said that, Chen Xiaolian was actually feeling rather prideful and excited. After all, he had never experienced how it felt to be inmand of so many men ¨C especially considering that they were part of the army. Forgetmanding such a high number of soldiers, Chen Xiaolian had never even been given the position of ss monitor in school. Now, he was suddenly ced in charge of 100 men. Additionally, these 100 men were all courageous mercenaries in military equipment who would obey his orders. Once he gave the order, these men would rush forward to fight the enemy. Their life and death rested within his hands. That feeling was quite pleasant. However, as they marched along the way, that pleasant feeling gradually fell apart. First, these fellows were simply way too undisciplined. The words ¡®a motley bunch¡¯ were made specifically to describe them! Chen Xiaolian had even wanted to get a banner, write the words ¡®a motley bunch¡¯ upon it and hand it to these bastards! In the beginning, when they marched out of the wooden stronghold, they were able to barely keep their line intact. However, even that line was only maintained for less than 2 hours! He watched as the line grew longer and more disorderly. Some mercenaries who felt nature¡¯s call simply went next to some bushes. There, they pulled down their pants and urinate. Right after they were finished, they would then casually slip into the line without caring where they were or where they moved in. Some would simply move alongside the line. They talked andughed as though it was nothing serious. Chen Xiaolian even saw someone on the side whom, while walking, took out a wine bag and started drinking! The *** damn it! Seeing how Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was gradually turning uglier, Bei Tai who was beside him said a few words tofort him, ¡°Don¡¯t be too concerned with these mercenaries¡¯ behaviour¡­ this is the medieval period. Even the regr army don¡¯t have much in way of discipline, let alone mercenaries.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bei Tai with an expression of frustration. Bei Tai who was a military maniac thought about it and said, ¡°Do you know what is the biggest specialty of this motley bunch when a battle erupts?¡± "What is it?" ¡°When the going is smooth, they will courageously swarm forward. When the going gets tough, they¡¯ll quickly run away.¡± Courageously swarm forward? Quickly run away? Chen Xiaolian revealed a bitter smile. After considering the situation, this was indeed the case! ¡°Don¡¯t expect too much from them,¡± Bei Tai continued. ¡°In fact, our enemy also faces the same unreliable army. If you can form a disciplined army in this era, you would be able to sweep uncontested through all of Europe! ¡°The thing that bounds soldiers in this era during wartimes is not discipline, but honour. ¡°However, honour only exists for those knights. As for these mercenaries, their only reason for participating in war is money.¡± Despite Chen Xiaolian¡¯s understanding of the situation at hand¡­ Two hourster¡­ he had no choice but to intervene! After bing exhausted from the march, they gradually stopped walking and decided to refuse to continue walking. They had been walking for over two hours. These mercenaries wore simple armour and held onto shields, weapon such as long swords, axes, hammers and others the like. Carrying those equipment while walking through the wilderness for over two hours caused no small number of them toin of fatigue. These undisciplined fellows did not even bother asking Chen Xiaolian, theirmander, for permission before they proceeded to sit down by the side and gasp for breath. Some simplyy down on the ground. After that, they refused to get up anymore. Seeing the line being dragged longer and longer, Chen Xiaolian had no choice but to stop. ¡°Get up! You bunch ofzy bums!¡± Chen Xiaolian furiously walked forward. Seeing a mercenary who was preparing to sit down, heshed out with a kick onto the mercenary¡¯s buttocks. Then, he dragged up another fellow who was on the ground and pushed him forward. ¡°All of you, get up! Who gave you the permission to rest? Keep moving forward!¡± Bei Tai who was beside went forward to help. One of the mercenaries had taken off his shoes and was taking care of his blisters when Bei Tai suddenly grabbed him up and shouted violently, ¡®If you dare to sit down to rest once more, I will cut off your buttocks!¡± Within the group were several soldiers from the Norman army. Perhaps they were sent to escort Bighead who was to serve as their guide, or perhaps Merlin had sent them to supervise Chen Xiaolian. At any rate, those soldiers simply observed the situation by the side with a disdainful smile on their faces. Chen Xiaolian ignored them. He pulled out a whip and moved toward the two sides of the road. Heshed out with the whip as he walked, causing those mercenaries who were resting to cry out for their mother. He whipped them while shouting curses at them and was barely able to get them to wake up and keep moving forward. ¡°Check the time, in half an hour¡¯s time, we¡¯ll stop for a rest.¡± Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai were moving side by side and he whispered to him. ¡°Half an hourter? Why not just now¡­¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°Just now, I did not allow them to stop and rest in order to protect my authority as theirmander! They stopped before I even gave the order, that was uneptable. However, their endurance had mostly been exhausted and they do indeed require rest. I understand that¡­ ¡­ However, in the military, they are only allowed to rest if I allow it. This is something I need them to firmly remember! ¡°Besides, even when we are resting, there must be arrangements for men to stand on guard.¡± Bei Tai nced at Chen Xiaolian and said with a low tone, ¡°Now, you have the bearing of amander.¡± After forcing themselves to move forward for another half an hour, they finally arrived by a river. It was then that Chen Xiaolian finally gave them the order to rest. Hearing themand, the mercenaries became overjoyed and they all rushed toward the river. Some of them simply stretched out their neck, causing their necks to get wet as they drank the water from the river. Chen Xiaolian considered the circumstances as he watched the men drank from the river without hesitation. He did not choose to intervene ¨C this medieval period¡¯s concept of health was something he could not change. Moreover, all he needed to do was to win this one battle. As for the long-term, he was toozy to think about it. However, Chen Xiaolian still did some stuff. On the way, he had been keeping an eye on his team of men. He selected those with the highest endurance and obedience, those that did not casually chose to sit on the ground during their march here. He selected around six of them and gathered them up. ¡°As of now, you fellows are captains in charge of ten men each. Go select your subordinates. After you are done selecting, go find a ce to rest. Remember the men under you. In the future, if I have any orders I will ry them to you. Then, you fellows will go direct your men, understand?¡± Hearing that, some of them looked eager while others had looks of confusion on their faces. ¡°You fellows will not be working for nothing,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a prideful expression. ¡°I can give you a privilege¡­ after the battle, when you are dividing the loot; the captain has the right to select three items for themselves!¡± This reward was very enticing! ¡°What if¡­ they won¡¯t listen to my orders?¡± a dirty looking mercenary asked. Although he had a very stout stature, he was not too tall. He held onto a long axe. ¡°Then use your fists to make them listen!¡± Chen Xiaolian answered coldly. ¡°If you fail to get them in line, I wille forward to do so. But when that happens, you¡¯ll get beat up as well!¡± Given their limited amount of time, Chen Xiaolian was not in the mood to do any army building stuff ¨C under these conditions, if he were to get those mercenaries to listen to orders, he could only use the carrot and stick. Anything else could be ignored. At a time like this, talking about working together would be useless. ¡°One more thing. For each of your team, get one member to fetch water from the river! Pour away all the wine on you and use the leather sk to carry water! Later on, we may not be able to find a river. If we cannot find a water source, having wine would be useless!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave them half an hour to rest. Chaos continued to brew within the group. Those captains that he had selected out proceeded to pick their subordinates. Under those circumstances, the ce turned lively. However, after half an hour was over, the selection process was pretty much over. Six sub teams, 60 men. The remaining men would be under Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai¡¯smand. ¡°Now that you are done resting, keep moving forward!¡± Chen Xiaolian jumped onto a piece of rock and shouted out. ¡°Keep moving forward! You can only rest after I give you themand! If anyone disobeys mymand, I will hang that fellow down from a tree! Additionally¡­ I will also punish his captain!¡± Hearing that, the few captains¡¯ faces froze! In the following journey, the group continued to be somewhat disordered. However, the line could generally be considered intact. At the very least, under the watch of those captains, none were left trailing behind ¨C none of those captains wanted to be punished. The few Norman soldiers looked at Chen Xiaolian with expressions of surprise. When the sky darkened, they halted and rested. Chen Xiaolian specifically assigned two sub teams to take turns keeping watch. The two captains did as was taught by Chen Xiaolian and came together to decide which team should keep watch over the first half of the night and which team should keep watch over the other half of the night. For dinner, they ate the food they brought with them¡­ some coarse bread and some jerky. Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai walked some distance away and brought out the food they prepared within the Storage Watch and shared them. During the night, the sounds of snoring rose and faded in session. Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai took turns to keep watch. After waking up, Chen Xiaolian went to check the camp and found that the men assigned to keep watch were more or less doing their job ¨C out of the whole team, only two were sleeping. Chen Xiaolian got one of the men who were keeping watch toe over and had him pee right on those who were sleeping. ¡°If you dare fall asleep again, I will tie you to a rock and throw you down a mountain.¡± During dawn, the two sub teams received their reward from Chen Xiaolian ¨C the members of both teams got to share amb leg. That was William¡¯s reward to Chen Xiaolian that he had brought out with him. Onemb leg shared between roughly 20 men. Under such conditions, each men could only get a bite. Even so, it gave them a sense of superiority ¨C especially considering how the people next to them could only munch on ck bread. As for Bighead, he seemed rather steady. Bei Tai had been keeping a close watch over him along the way. This fellow did not show any indication that he wanted to escape. He simply followed behind Bei Tai and asked questions along the way. Bei Tai simply ignored him. Whenever Bei Tai became vexed, he would then kick out at him. Bighead himself did not mind¡­ in this line of work as a mercenary, who had not suffered from a beating before? However, this fellow was indeed quite useful. In the morning, they moved under his guidance through a dense forest area ¨C this route was supposedly shorter than the path they had originally nned to go over. The area was a forest of pines and there were many pine nuts scattered on the ground. Some of the mercenaries picked up so much that they even gave some of them to Chen Xiaolian. During noon, when they were resting, their camp was filled with the fragrance of roasted pine nuts. Chapter 239 Part 2: Error

Chapter 239 Part 2: Error

GOR Chapter 239 Part 2: Error When afternoon arrived, they finally reached their destination. The ce was a valley. There was a stretch of forest on the right while a hillside rested on the left side. The middle part was originally filled with wild growth. However, after having yed host to theings and goings of countless men, a dirt road was formed. Chen Xiaolian did not see where Merlin¡¯s men were hiding. He simply continued to lead his men forward until he reached the end of the hill. Once again, Bighead performed yet another meritorious service. ording to this fellow, he hade to this ce to smuggle wine before. He knew of a ce behind the hill where thends caved in to form a concave area. The wind will not blow across that spot; considering how the hill would also block anyone from seeing that spot, it became the best spot to hide in. Chen Xiaolian personally ran forward to inspect the spot and found that it was the back area of the hillside. A small gourd mouth was naturally formed there. There were mountains on all three sides while a small stretch of tndy in the middle. Thend was about as big as a basketball court. Additionally, the other side of the hillside was not too steep. It was not difficult to climb up. As long as two men were to keep watch above the hillside, their safety would be assured. ¡°Good ce!¡± Chen Xiaolian praised. Bei Tai too, nodded his head and said, ¡°If we set up an ambush here, it is likely that we will not be discovered.¡± ¡°Then, rest up. Our target will probably only arrive here at night.¡± Chen Xiaolian weighed the matter and said, ¡°Tonight, no fires are allowed! Whoever dares to so much as create sparks will have his legs broken!¡± Hismand to prohibit fires did not cause too muchints from the mercenaries. As mercenaries, they were already ustomed to drinking cold water and munching on hard, ck bread. Within the valley, the mercenaries were sprawled on the ground. At the moment, Chen Xiaolian did not restrict them from doing so. He knew that everyone needed to rest up before the battle began so as to restore their endurance. However, it would appear that Heaven was somewhat unwilling to let them have that. After the sun went down, the wind started blowing and it began to rain. This caused Chen Xiaolian to feel somewhat worried. Bei Tai was on top the hill keeping watch. Chen Xiaolian stayed in the hiding spot and had the mercenaries move as close as possible to the side of the hill so as to avoid to rain. Unfortunately, as evening arrived, the rain appeared to have gotten even heavier. The mercenaries werepletely drenched in the rain ¨C if not for Chen Xiaolian using his might to suppress them, these motley bunch would have scattered as they ran to the forest area for shelter. Chen Xiaolian quietly sat on the side while listening to theints and grumblings of the mercenaries. asionally, he would check the time. At the same time, he did not forget to pay attention to the system radar. He wondered. In the vanguard army sent by the enemy¡­ would a game participant appear from the enemy camp? Would it be yers? Or Awakened ones? ¡­ Sometimete at night, Chen Xiaolian was in the middle to resting himself with his eyes closed. Suddenly, he received a message from Bei Tai through the guild channel. ¡°Someone ising!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly jumped up! ¡°Everyone, stay quiet!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly ran around the hiding spot to get the mercenaries to stay quiet. Some were snoring as they slept and were roused up. All of them pressed close to the hillside and crouched down. Bei Tai continued to keep watch from atop the hill. At that moment, Bei Tai had been drenched from head to toe in rainwater. The rain seemed to have lessened somewhat. However, the strong winds were still blowing. From across the overgrownnds, a dark mass of figures could be seen moving closer. The ones leading them were carrying torches. However, due to the winds, the fires from the torches swayed about and were limited in their ability to illuminate the area. None of them was riding on horses. They were all infantry soldiers, just like how Merlin said they would be. Bei Tai was crouched down upon the hillside, not making a single movement. He quietly made an estimate of the number of soldiers on the enemy side. The men within the enemy army were also moving in a disorderly manner ¨C as expected, such was the standard of the medieval army. There was not much discipline there. However, at the back of the army was a group of soldiers wearing uniformed attire. The shields that these men carried had a white cross emblem emzoned upon them. There was a slightly stricter attitude within these men. At the end, there were two men riding on horses. One nce was sufficient to tell that they were themanders here. However, the dirt road had turned muddy due to the rain and it was difficult for the horses to move forward. The fact that it was now night did not help. Bei Tai quietly estimated that there were at least 1,000 men on the enemy¡¯s side! This number had almost reached the highest expected number that Merlin deduced. The army was very long and it took them at least 20 minutes to move through the ce where Bei Tai was keeping watch. Some men were cursing while others shouted. There was also the neigh of the horses. After these men had finally moved past him, Bei Tai quietly slipped down the hill and went toward Chen Xiaolian. He wiped away the rainwater on his face. ¡°There¡¯s close to 1,000 men and possibly slightly more than what we expected.¡± Bei Tai quickly continued, ¡°There are no mounted soldiers. However, there were two that looked likemanders riding on horses. Their equipment is pretty decent. About one third of them are part of the regr army.¡± Chen Xiaolian noted that Bei Tai had spoken to him in Chinese. He was quick to understand and he nodded his head. Chen Xiaolian turned around and saw that all the mercenaries were looking at him withplicated expressions. Some were anxious, some were excited, some were fearful and some were eager. "Listen up!" Chen Xiaolian stood up straight and walked until he was in the middle of everyone else. He said, ¡°Our target has arrived! As we had estimated, their numbers are not that big, no more than 500!¡± Chen Xiaolian cut their number in half. ¡°Furthermore¡­ they had been travelling for a long time. Now that they are hurrying through the night, their endurance is pretty much spent. Forget wielding a sword, many of them are about to drop from exhaustion!¡± Chen Xiaolian did his best to drum up their morale. ¡°And don¡¯t forget, we are not alone! There is Lord Merlin and the Knight Tayloff who¡¯ll be bringing 200 men to ambush them from the other side of the valley! Knight Tayloff has up to 100 mounted soldiers under him! ¡°There are no walls here. You all should understand just how terrifying the charge of mounted soldiers upon tnds could be! ¡°In this war, victory is already within our grasp!¡± After hearing his words, most of the fear and anxiety on the mercenaries¡¯ faces faded away. ¡°Remember this! These fellows simply could not take even one hit! They are simply no match for us! There are simply a flock ofmbs who havee here for us to loot! That¡¯s right! They¡¯re nothing butmbs! Lambs to the ughter!¡± Chen Xiaolian vigorously waved his hand and continued to speak up in a low voice, ¡°Now, check your weapons and equipment! Make sure you are wearing your shoes properly. When we are collecting lootter on, I don¡¯t want to see someone tripping over themselves!¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha¡­¡± Several of the mercenaries could not restrain themselves and theyughed out. Those men were truly valiant and the swords and axes within their hands were gleaming from sharpness! Chen Xiaolian brought his men to the mouth of the valley and he stared carefully at the far end of the valley. He waited for Merlin¡¯s me signal. He did not arrange for any other strategy. It was presently in the middle of the night. They were going to engage in a fight in the middle of the night. Add in the fact that his men were a motley bunch of mercenaries; discussing matters of cooperation during the heat of battle would be a joke. Their right timing, right ce and right people had fallen into ce. As long as they could disy their biggest specialty of ¡®courageously swarming forward¡¯, things would go well. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a good 10 minutes¡­ No me signal appeared on the other end of the valley! A faint sense of unease rose up within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. This valley was not that long. The time needed to move to the other side would take less than 20 minutes! At present ¡­ Merlin should have sprung his ambush. However¡­ why was it that the me signal had not gone off? After waiting for another 2 minutes, Chen Xiaolian made up his mind! ¡°Enough waiting! We¡¯ll charge!¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and continued, ¡°Something is not right! There is no me signal¡­ I suspect the heavy rain made it so they could not gather firewood for the signal! ¡°There is no point in waiting anymore! By this time, they should have made their move! Otherwise, our target would have made it out of this valley!¡± ¡°Then, what should we¡­¡± ¡°We¡¯ll charge!¡± ¡­ The neigh of a warhorse could be heard. A mounted soldier struggled in the mud as he forcibly pulled the reins. However, the horse¡¯s hooves were trapped in the mud, making it difficult for it to move forward! The whole group were struggling to make their way through the wilderness. Merlin was at the van, riding on a horse. The robes he wore had been fully soaked with rainwater and it flowed down his beard. Merlin¡¯s face was extremely ugly to behold and his eyes were terrifying! They were held back! In the morning, their guide led them down the wrong path causing them to deviate from their path for at least ten miles! Then, the rain started in the evening, causing the road to be muddy. This was especially hard on the 100 mounted soldiers! They were barely able to advance! All the mounted soldiers wore heavy armour! The heavy load and the muddy road made it difficult for the horses to move forward! They had fallen way behind schedule. Considering the time, their target probably had already entered¡­ perhaps, they have even walked out of the ce of ambush! The furious Merlin had the stupid guide killed in the evening. Observing the situation, he feared that his ambush n might have to be¡­ He had also sent out another supporting division of 100 mercenaries. He wondered if they had already reached the designated location. His n should have had a high rate of sess. However, due to an idiotic guide and this damnable weather¡­ How could the prideful Merlin endure such an oue? ¡°How far away are we from our destination?¡± Merlin angrily asked a soldier. The soldier quickly retrieved a map and checked it before shouting loudly, ¡°My Lord¡­ there is less than 1 km!¡± Merlin made his decision! ¡°We can¡¯t go on like this! Ry my orders, get the mounted soldiers to lead their horses out of this area as soon as possible! ¡°As for the others¡­ all infantry soldiers are to increase their speed. Follow me forward! Throw away all heavy armour and equipment! Shields, rations, all of those are to be thrown away! Carry only your weapons and follow me!¡± I, Merlin would never ept such a kind of defeat! Merlin roared inwardly in rage! As he spoke, Merlin jumped down from the horse. Then, he moved toward Tayloff who was struggling within the mud. ¡°Knight Tayloff!¡± Merlin¡¯s eyes, which seemed as though they were about to spray fire caused fear to spread through Tayloff¡¯s heart. ¡°Listen up! I am giving youmand of all the mounted soldiers! I will bring the infantry soldiers forward first! All I ask of you is¡­ to do everything in your power to get these mounted soldiers to the location. I hope that when I am attacking the soldiers from London, your mounted soldiers can arrive at the critical moment! Do you understand? If we win this battle, I will personally ask King William to reward you for your deed! I guarantee that you will be granted a real aristocratic title! In the future, you will not just be Knight Tayloff! Instead, you will be addressed as Lord, or Baron! It would all depend on your performance!¡± ¡­ Chapter 240: A Good Punch!

Chapter 240: A Good Punch!

GOR Chapter 240: A Good Punch! asionally, some of the men running through the muddy and slippery road would slip and fall. At the moment, it would appear that the rain had started to get heavier. The road through the valley was not too long and was only around 200 meters or so. By now, Chen Xiaolian who was leading his men forward had managed to catch sight of the rear of the enemy soldiers¡­ The enemy line was disorderly and their men formed a long line. Even the members of the regr army found it hard to maintain their formation. In the darkness, Chen Xiaolian was vaguely able to see nearly half of the enemy soldiers¡­ a doubt rose within his mind: Why haven¡¯t they started fighting? Things were too peaceful! Their present location was very close to the mouth of the valley. That should be where Merlin hadid his ambush¡­ besides, the time for the ambush to spring should have passed! Yet, despite the disorderly manner of the enemy army, they did not appear to be suffering from an ambush. Chen Xiaolian was quick to realize that something was wrong! However, by then, it was toote for him to regret anything. The 100 mercenaries under hismand chose this specific moment to disy their strong point in battle¡­ Courageously swarm forward! A one-eyed mercenary brandished an axe, jumped on a big piece of rock and let loose a loud roar! His roar instantly alerted the enemy soldiers in front. Chaos broke out in the rear part of the enemy lines. Some of the soldiers shouted out in panic. However, due to the heavy rain, the shouts and exmations became intermittent and were not too clear. The spread of the chaos did not happen very fast. By then, the distance between the charging mercenaries and the enemy soldiers were less than 100 meters! Chen Xiaolian swore inwardly. Didn¡¯t you say this was supposed to be an ambush? Didn¡¯t you say I am only here to help out? Didn¡¯t you say I was only supposed to block off the enemy¡¯s escape route? This is a straight up battle oii! Among the 100 mercenaries he brought with him, none of them were archers! That meant there was no way for him to attack from a range. His mercenaries could only charge forward and engage in a melee battle! The number of men he had was only 100 while the enemy had 1,000! A lightning suddenly arced through the night sky, instantly illuminating the valley! The apanying thunder was deafening! The brief instant of light allowed the two sides to see each other. The battle was joined! ¡­ The one-eyed mercenary was in the lead as he charged forward, brandishing his axe. The soldiers from London had not had the time to get into a defensive posture ¨C more urately, many of them did not even have the time to turn their bodies around. The enemy soldier standing in the rear finally recollected himself only to see that one-eyed mercenary arrive before him. The axe descended and his head was split into two! The mercenary was very strong. He kicked the soldier¡¯s corpse away before pouncing onto the enemy soldier standing beside them. The soldier was carrying a shield. However, before he could raise the shield up, the surface of the axe mmed into him, sending him spiralling down the ground, shield in tow ¨C amid the heavy rain, once someone fell onto the muddy ground, getting up would not be easy. Additionally, a foot fell heavily upon his body! It would appear that this fellow had suffered from broken ribs. Blood sprayed out from his mouth and his shield fell to the side. Before he could turn over, another mercenary rushed forward. The mercenary shoved a dagger into the soldier¡¯s neck! Blood sprayed out yet again and the soldier became one with the muddy ground¡­ The mercenaries charged into the rear part of the enemy line! Their actions made them look like a surging wave of sh flood! Like a pack of wolves, the mercenaries charged forward and the enemy line copsed almost instantly. Due to the heavy rain, they were unable to grasp the number of enemies they faced. Many of the London soldiers were overwhelmed with fear. This mental blow caused no small number of them to mentally copse. Some of the London soldiers madly ran away in both directions. The officers of the army angrily swore and bellowed in a voice that could cut into one¡¯s bones¡­ The first confrontation between them resulted in theplete defeat of the rear soldiers of the vanguard army from London. The mercenaries swarmed forward courageously, seemingly invincible. However, this situation did notst for long. When the sound of the horn rang out, the London army began to organize an effective resistance. They were the regr army after all. More and more soldiers equipped with helmet, armour and shields moved in ordance to the officer¡¯smand and came together. A simple but effective shield wall was set up! The first to get a taste of this wall¡¯s power was the axe wielding, one-eyed mercenary who was charging up front. The fellow had probably gone berserk from all the killing and his blood had surged all the way up to his head. Not only did he cleave down on the shield wall, even his body mmed into it ¨C only to be thrown back! As he rolled on the ground, he saw a long spear poking out from within the shield wall ¨C although it was only a sharpened stick, it could still easily stab into him through the bottom part of his chin! More and more of the mercenaries mmed themselves upon the shield wall. However, the durable shields with cross emblem upon them only shook as the London soldiers behind the shields exerted their might and used their bodies to maintain the shield formation. Behind them, even more soldiers came together to form a second team, then the third team¡­ Oneyer after another, they were added together, making the shield wall appear more solid! The mercenaries¡¯ attacks on the shield wall were akin to wavespping on the rock. Broken! The ones sprawling on the ground and rolling about were mostly the soldiers from London. These men were the ones in the rear who were defeated by the first wave earlier. No small number were killed off and the ground was filled with corpses. However, most of them were injured. Due to the mud, neither side could make out which of them were allies or enemies. Both sides were like a bunch of monkeys covered in mud; the same was true of their faces. The shield wall gradually became more orderly. Then, themander¡¯s shout could be hearding from behind the shield wall. When the first arrow flew out, Chen Xiaolian knew things were about to take a turn for the worse! This army had archers! One of the captains that he appointed yesterday was standing somewhere less than 10 feet away from him. An arrow shot into the man¡¯s left eye. The arrow seemingly pierced through his skull and into his brain as the man did not even have to opportunity to grunt before falling to the ground, lifeless! The mercenaries¡¯ forward momentum was utterly blocked off by the shield wall. Furthermore, shouts could be hearding from behind the shield wall. It appeared that the London soldiers were gradually calming down. No doubt about it, the enemymander was a powerful character! More arrows flew toward the mercenaries¡¯ side, killing off several mercenaries. At that moment, the horn sounded out once more! The shield wall began to move forward! ¡°Bei Tai!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. Bei Tai was quick to respond. He had his foot on one of the London soldiers and was pulling out a sword from the soldier¡¯s body when he heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shout. He rapidly raised his head and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Bei Tai took a deep breath. He turned around to look at the shield wall. Without showing any hesitation, he tossed away the sword that he was holding. Then, he bent down to pick up a shield with the cross emblem on its surface left by one of the soldiers. He positioned the shield before him and charged forward! Boom! The strength of an Awakened whose body had been enhanced before was naturally not something that ordinary people couldpete against. Although there were threeyers to the shield wall, creating a hole in it was not an issue for Bei Tai! One of the shields from the shield wall was sent flying and Bei Tai charged in through the shield wall! He grabbed onto a sword held by one of the soldiers and sent that soldier in question flying with a kick. Next, he began shing out madly. Two cut off limbs flew into the air. Then, Bei Tai mmed another two soldiers away before kicking the third down the ground. After that, he viciously sliced the fourth soldier¡¯s head¡­ He followed it up by rolling on the ground. Doing so allowed him to dodge the five or six iing weapons aimed at him. That was when Chen Xiaolian cut his way through and arrived. Chen Xiaolian made use of his [B+] ss strength and vigorously mmed away the shield positioned before him. Two to three soldiers were sent flying, shields in tow. After breaking through the shield wall, Chen Xiaolian quickly moved to stand beside Bei Tai. In his hand was an axe. He unleashed the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes madly and five to six enemy soldiers standing before him were quickly felled. Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai stood back to back and he stepped forward to receive the iing sword blows. He did not dodge but instead chose to step forward! Pu! The sword pierced through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s outer clothing. However, underneath it was his Meteor Rock exclusive protective suit! His protective suit had a [B] ss defence, something that no ordinary weapon could pierce through. Chen Xiaolian kept moving forward and mmed forward, causing the sword and the brave soldier to fall backward. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s axe savagely split apart the shield beside and shouted, ¡°Forward and kill!¡± After Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai relied on their advantage in strength to break through the shield wall, they tore out an even bigger hole in the enemy defences, allowing the mercenaries to surge inside! A chaotic and awkward melee ensued within the valley! Neither side could see clearly as the heavy rain continued pouring down. In fact, some even had difficulty opening their eyes. Both the rain and wind grew stronger. Additionally, the rumblings of thunder would echo out from time to time¡­ The rumbling roar of the thunder could seemingly drown away even the voice of battle rising from the valley. Chen Xiaolian had lost count of the number of times he brandished his axe. He had also lost count of the number of men he killed ¨C 30? 40? Amid the ordinary soldiers, Bei Tai and Chen Xiaolian became invincible beings! They broke apart the London army¡¯s shield wall. Without the protection of the shield wall, the soldiers from the London army could only engage in a melee with the mercenaries! ¡°Light up the torches! Light up the torches!¡± Themander on the enemy side shouted out in fury, ¡°Lancers!¡± Several torches were raised. However, Chen Xiaolian quickly charged toward them. He realized that within the darkness, it was possible to maintain this battle! Once proper illumination was achieved, the enemy side would be able to rely on their numbers alone to suppress them! The soldiers bearing torches became the priority for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attacks. Observing him, Bei Tai also did the same. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard an angry roar! A loud neigh rang out! Men on both sides quickly retreated as a warhorse galloped through them! Seated atop the horse was a knight wearing chain mail. He held a hammer in his hand as he rode forward and the hammer in his hand was raised before it came smashing down! The charge of the warhorse added to the momentum behind the hammer! Chen Xiaolian subconsciously raised the axe in his hand to block the attack. Boom! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm shook under the huge force behind the hammer. The ordinary axe he held in his hand was broken off from the impact! However, the enemy knight was not in a good shape either. He had originally thought that by channelling the momentum of the charging warhorse, he would be able to send Chen Xiaolian flying. Unexpectedly, the one he encountered turned out to be an inhuman monster! The hammer fell out of his grasp as the knight sitting on top of the warhorse coughed out a mouthful of blood. Chen Xiaolian only had to take two steps backward. Next, he clenched his teeth heavily and strode forward. His arms wrapped around the horse¡¯s neck and then he twisted with all his might! A long neigh could be heard before the warhorse came crashing down. The knight that was sitting on the horse cried out miserably as the horse fell on him! Chen Xiaolian stepped forward, vaulting over the knight¡¯s head and grabbing onto the hammer that the knight was using. His hand drew an arc and the hammer mmed down on the knight¡¯s helmet! The knight¡¯s head and helmet were smashed into a bloody pulp. What Chen Xiaolian did not know was that the fellow he had just killed off was actually the highestmander of this vanguard army from London. He was one of the aristocrats under Harold who was famed for his bravery and battle ability. After hammering the knight down, Chen Xiaolian was greeted with a hail of arrows! He quickly threw his body aside and fell onto the ground. The arrows fell upon the grounds beside him. Another two arrows fell upon his back ¨C however, they were stopped by his protective suit. Chen Xiaolian turned around and observed the situation. He saw Bei Tai roaring furiously ¨C there was an arrow on his thigh! Damn it! Chen Xiaolian swore before turning over and running forward. As he did so, he mmed away several soldiers who thought they could pick up an easy kill. He then grabbed Bei Tai up and asked, ¡°How are you?¡± ¡°Not dead yet.¡± Bei Tai shook his head and said, ¡°But there¡¯s too many of them!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head to assess his surroundings. The mercenaries were now locked in a bitter struggle. Although they had sessfully cut down the enemy shield wall, the number of enemies were simply too great. He only had 100 mercenaries¡­ at present, roughly 30 of them had died. Chen Xiaolian deduced that the losses incurred by the enemy soldiers were likely greater. It was likely that they have lost over 100 men. However, if this situation were to drag out, Chen Xiaolian feared that only defeat awaited him and his men. Chen Xiaolian did not think that he was capable of singlehandedly defeating the 1,000 soldiers on the enemy side. [B+] ss strength was indeed far beyond ordinary men. He could even go against an elephant. However¡­ with the exception of summoning out Bai Qi, going against 1,000 men made Chen Xiaolian feel that retreating would be a better option. The mercenary forces began to crumble and some started to throw their weapons away and run ¨C that was a very dangerous sign. Thebat style of mercenaries had always been either to courageously swarm forward or to quickly run away! Once something went wrong, running away quickly was something instinctive for them. Expecting this group of fellows who only wanted to make money through battle to stay and fight to the end was absurd. ¡°Merlin, you son of a bitch! You dare screw this senior!!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore out furiously. ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± said Bei Tai as he clenched his teeth. He broke the arrow sticking out of his thigh and said, ¡°We can¡¯t win this. We have too few men. Besides, our equipment are also inferior to theirs. Unless the two of us go all out and use all our abilities¡­ but doing that here is not worth it.¡± Chen Xiaolian supported Bei Tai and he used the hammer in his hand to block off any iing attacks. As they discussed the matter at hand, he also killed off around three to five enemy soldiers. At that moment, the London soldiers far away began to get into formation once more. They set up a shield wall once more! The battle within the valley became more intense. Even in their melee engagement, each mercenary needed to face off against three or more enemies. More and more of them were killed off. Chen Xiaolian exhaled and propped Bei Tai with him as he began retreating while fighting off the enemy soldiers. ¡°After we return, I am going to break off Merlin¡¯s legs!¡± ¡­ ¡°Faster! Faster!¡± Merlin furiously urged his men. They had tossed aside everything they could: Rations, shields¡­ With the exception of the weapons they held in their hand, they no longer had any other equipment. Even their armour had been tossed aside! The only thing covering the soldiers¡¯ bodies was a thinyer of clothing. There was not much distance left! The valley was already in sight! Furthermore¡­ it sounded like¡­ it sounded like there were sounds of battle going on! Merlin¡¯s heart was greatly shocked! The Demacia kid actuallyunched his attack?! Thank God! Hopefully, he can hold those London soldiers back for a while longer! Lun Tai was more anxiouspared to Merlin. Lun Tai had already rushed forward and was in the lead. In his hands were a shield and a long axe. Having an enhanced body, Lun Tai¡¯s senses far exceeded that of ordinary men. He could clearly hear the sounds of battleing through the valley! Lun Tai strode forward and unreservedly began bolting forward! His figure became like a horse as he quickly charged out from the army, creating a distance between him and them. Merlin who was behind caught sigh tof Lun Tai¡¯s figure. He shouted out, ¡°Faster! We are almost there!¡± There were not many of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mercenaries left. More and more mercenaries fell to the ground. More and more mercenaries began to escape. Chen Xiaolian had caught sight of the stretch of trees beside the valley. As long as he brought Bei Tai into the forest, he was confident he could bring Bei Tai together with him as they made their escape. It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian heard a thunderous roar! ¡°Bei Tai! Xiaolian! Where are you?!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up! Lun Tai! He had finally arrived! ¡­ The way Lun Tai broke through the enemy ranks was simr to the way Bei Tai and Chen Xiaolian had chosen to. He had a shield before him as he charged forward. Like a bowling ball mming into the bowling pins, he violently crushed aside all opposition! Lun Tai did not hesitate to activate his skill! His Muscle Fruit skill strengthened his body and his strength was instantly raised to at least [A] ss! He became like a human-shaped bulldozer! There was no need for him to strike out against the soldiers blocking his way. He simply held the shield before him as he pummelled his way through, paving a path through the enemy soldiers. And behind Lun Tai was Merlin! He was running in front, as he led his men forward! This middle-aged man¡¯s strength was apparently quite impressive. He followed behind Lun Tai and charged in through the way made by Lun Tai¡¯s charge. At the same time, the long sword in his hand began to slice off the London soldiers¡¯ heads! Merlin raised his sword and shouted out loud, ¡°Charge forward! Kill these London soldiers!¡± About 20 meters behind him, the soldiers of the Norman army raised their spears, swords and axes and dashed forward like a tidal wave¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had changed weapons once more. The hammer had been broken and he was presently wielding a long axe that he obtained from who knows where. He cleaved about amid the sea of soldiers! He killed off the soldiers from London like nobody¡¯s business. Wherever Chen Xiaolian went, the ce would immediately be cleared out. Chen Xiaolian kept killing until the bloodlust overtook him. Hearing a sudden sound of wind beside him, he bellowed out and delivered a backhand blow! Keng! The de of his axe was firmly blocked off! Chen Xiaolian was shocked. However, he soon heard Lun Tai¡¯s voice. ¡°It¡¯s me!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s long axe was blocking off Chen Xiaolian¡¯s axe. His eyes turned toward Bei Tai who was behind Chen Xiaolian. Giving out a sigh of relief, he then caught sight of the arrow sticking out of Bei Tai¡¯s thigh. His eyebrows faintly knitted together and he asked, ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I got careless and took an arrow. My luck is a bit bad.¡± Bei Taiughed out. Lun Tai swore before turning to Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Our men have begun killing their way in. Let¡¯s charge out!¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. This time, with Lun Tai paving the way for them, the pressure on Chen Xiaolian was greatly reduced. He saw more and more Norman soldiers pouring into the battlefield. He hesitated for a moment. In the end, he decided not to summon out Garfield to help out. If three savage looking beasts with metallic lustre were to suddenly appear before the eyes of so many men, it would be difficult for him to exin what happened. Lun Tai¡¯s Muscle Fruit skill was simply the best skill to use in the field of battle! Using pure brute force, he trampled his way through the enemy ranks. None of the soldiers could stand before him for even an instant. As he trampled through them, the darkness of the night caused the soldiers from London to fall into disarray once more. At that moment, the army from London was no longer capable of organizing any more forms of resistance! As 200 soldiers from the Norman army stormed the battlefield, the battle began tilting in favour of the Norman army. The London forces copsed! In the era where cold weapons were still used in battle, most battles would not be fought until thest. Once one side utterly copsed, the battle would have concluded ¨C even if the one to copse had more men. The soldiers from London began to scatter as their army fell apart. They fled in all directions and many of them ran away in the direction of the other side of the valley¡­ the way they hade from. They knew that was where Londony and so they escaped in that direction. The Norman army that was engaged in a melee then gave chase. However, those Norman soldiers had been running all night long. They were unable to keep their endurance up. Seeing that the London army had ran away from the battlefield, the Norman soldiers were seemingly incapable of even lifting up their legs. Merlin shouted loudly as he urged the soldiers to give chase and kill off the enemy soldiers. Merlin understood just how crucial this moment was! Once those soldiers from London sessfully escaped form the battlefield¡­ Once one of the officers calmed down and turned around to assess the situation, that officer would be able to see that there was a huge gap in numbers between both armies! Thus, after the soldiers from London sessfully escaped, they will be able to reorganize themselves and return tomorrow¡­ With an anxious heart, Merlin shed out with his sword, hoping to be able to kill off more of the London soldiers. At that moment, his mind could only curse out angrily. He cursed the weather and he also cursed the damned guide. Then, he began praying, praying to God. It would appear that God¡­ had heard his prayers. The sounds of galloping horses echoed through the valley! The sounds of hooves and the roars of mounted soldiers could be heard! Merlin heard a very familiar voice. ¡°Fight! For King William! For the King!¡± Surprisingly, the gruff and unsavoury sound had belonged to Tayloff! At that moment, Merlin felt that he was about to fall in love with that voice! He swore to God: After returning from this campaign, he will stop looking down on this fellow who loved ttering! ¡­ Tayloff led the mounted soldiers and they stormed into the valley like a gale! He was very smart. He did not stop; instead, he was quick toe to the precise judgement! He led his mounted soldiers and they charged forward, targeting those London soldiers who were fleeing in the direction of London! Those fellows had a huge white coloured cross drawn over their armour and shield, making them too easy to recognize. The warhorses neighed as they galloped through and the sounds of hooves echoed out like thunder! The sound of hooves overwhelmed the sounds of fighting and shoutinging from the valley. Seeing the tens of mounted riders galloping through the valley, the London soldiers who were nearly out of the battlefield felt like an egg that had just been smote by a hammer. Once again, their morale copsed! With this, victory was set! The mounted soldiers drove the London soldiers out of the valley before chasing them all over the mountains and ins. Some of the London soldiers simply sat on the ground. They tossed away their weapons and ced their hands upon their heads, awaiting their fate. The mounted soldiers steered away from these men and continued to charge toward where there were plenty of enemy soldiers. Merlin¡¯s infantry soldiers began to catch up. They swept through the battlefield. Those who had cast aside their weapons and sat on the ground became prisoners. Merlin caught sight of Chen Xiaolian and his team of three. He saw that Chen Xiaolian was covered in blood. He saw an arm being ced over Lun Tai and saw that Bei Tai was limping due to an arrow sticking through his thigh. However, Merlin simply nodded toward them. Because, he caught sight of Tayloff. Tayloff had already turned his horse around and returned. He was a Knight after all. As a Knight, he was not into the act of chasing down fleeing enemies. Thus, he assigned that job to his subordinates. This fellow had quite the ability. He jumped down from his horse and thrust his sword into the ground before turning around. He looked at Merlin with an expression of excitement and pride. ¡°How was my performance, Lord Merlin? I think, this time, I can be an aristocrat!¡± ¡°Of course, I swear to God! I will make it happen!¡± Merlin stepped forward and hugged Tayloff. Both of them were covered in blood. However, this was not the time to be thinking about that. ¡°How did you aplish it?¡± Merlin asked. ¡°Very simple¡­ the 100 mounted soldiers could not be led out. So, I considered the situation and have those riders stuck in the mud to take care of themselves. Those that were in a better situation, I brought with me and went after you¡­ although, by doing that, the number of mounted riders I have is lessened. I only have about 40 mounted soldiers with me.¡± ¡°40 is enough!¡± Merlinughed out. ¡°You are a very decisive man, Mr Tayloff!¡± Merlin¡¯sughter was stopped short. Because, from behind him, Chen Xiaolian had ced his hand on Merlin¡¯s shoulder. "Garen?" Merlin turned around. In the next instant¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fistnded on Merlin¡¯s face! His fist made contact with Merlin¡¯s face and Merlin cried out in pain. His nose became crooked from the punch and he fell onto the muddy ground. ¡°Stop!¡± Merlin sat on the ground and quickly waved his hand. He shouted out to his personal guards ¨C some of the soldiers held onto their swords as they prepared to pounce on Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Retreat! All of you retreat!¡± Merlin struggled to stand up. Blood flowed down his nose, dyeing his beard red. ¡°A good punch!¡± Merlin stared at the angry expression on this young man¡¯s face. ¡°I deserved that punch. I owe you an exnation.¡± ¡­ Chapter 241 Part 1: Chen Xiaolian’s Army

Chapter 241 Part 1: Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Army

GOR Chapter 241 Part 1: Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Army The soldiers were sweeping across the battlefield. The result of the battle was undoubtedly glorious. ording to the information gained from the interrogation of the prisoners, this vanguard army from London wasposed of 900 men in total. Most of them were ordinary freemen who responded to the King¡¯s call to arms ¨C that was the mostmon method of recruiting soldiers in the medieval period. Another portion of the army consisted of the royal army loyal to King Harold. They were the professional soldiers of this era. The corpses found on the battlefield amounted up to nearly 400. As for prisoners, there were a total of 136 prisoners. All in all, this battle seeded in wiping out over half the number of the enemy soldiers. This was undoubtedly a huge victory. The losses sustained by the Norman army were rtively much lower. The one to face the biggest loss was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mercenary team. Out of 100 men, only 36 men were left standing and alive. The death count was at 44 men while 9 ran away¡­ those 9 men ran away in the heat of battle and did not reappear anymore. 11 mercenaries were seriously injured ¨C those injuries were at the level where it would be difficult for them to regain their former battle strength. It could be said that, out of the 100 men that Chen Xiaolian had under him, more than half were lost! However, they were the one tounch the initial attack against the London soldiers, creating chaos among them and holding them in ce. Their actions gave Merlin and his soldiers the time they needed tounch their attack. It could be said that the biggest merit in this battle belonged to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mercenary team. This, Merlin did not deny. Within the 200 strong Norman army, only 29 died while 9 were seriously injured. Over 40 suffered from light wounds. There was no casualty among the mounted soldiers! Only one of them was unfortunate enough to fall down from his horse in the middle of the pursuit. However, the injuries were not serious. In other words, they lost roughly 100 men in exchange for wiping out over 500 men from the enemy camp and seize victory. This difference was one that could only be described as utter victory! As for the surviving mercenaries, they don¡¯t appear to be feeling too sad for their deadpanions ¨C it seemed they have already gotten used to such a scenario. Chen Xiaolian observed the battlefield and watched as the mercenaries scoured the field in droves, picking up various loots. The corpses of the soldiers from London were seemingly stripped naked. The clothes on their body, boots, weapons, equipment and even some worthless items hidden upon them were all taken away. One of the captains appointed by Chen Xiaolian found a cross from one of the dead London officer¡¯s body. Seeing that it could be made of gold, he bit down on it before spitting his saliva. Then, he carefully wiped the cross clean and put it into his pocket. Another mercenary was carefully inspecting the teeth of each corpses ¨C he was in no hurry. The aristocrat leader that was killed off by Chen Xiaolian had two gold teeth inside his mouth. The mercenary found it and used a knife to pry them out. Merlin generously gave Chen Xiaolian a right: The mercenary team have the right to select their own loot. Each of the mercenaries stuffed their pockets and bags until they were full. In addition to jewellery, metal pendants and coins, the loot that was favoured most by mercenaries were weapons and equipment. Almost every mercenary had a shield with the cross emblem on its surface. The stone axes they used to hold were reced with metal long swords, knives and hammers. A chainmail that was stripped from one of the corpse caused a dispute between several mercenaries and they nearly pulled out their weapons as a result. Chen Xiaolian stepped forward and kicked them down using one kick for each. ¡°Idiots who¡¯ve never seen a market.¡± A Norman mounted soldier sneered as he observed the mercenaries fighting over the spoils of war. Hearing those words, Chen Xiaolian turned around and threw a cold stare at the soldier. By the time they finished clearing up the battlefield, it was already noon. The corpses were gathered together and set on fire. Merlin produced a cross and prayed before the fire. Next came a difficult decision. The prisoners. There were no seriously wounded prisoners¡­ as their soldiers were sweeping the battlefield, enemies who were badly wounded were simply killed off. That could be considered as a way to reduce their pain. During this medieval period, the standard of healthcare was very low. With that level of serious injuries, it would be better to just let them die. As for the seriously injured from their side, those soldiers received a somewhat better treatment. Their wounds were bandaged and some men went to cut down some branches to make a stretcher or stick for them. In the afternoon, those 60 mounted soldiers that were left behind finally arrived. However, they lost 9 warhorses ¨C the warhorses¡¯ legs were broken and they could no longer run. ¡°What should we do to these prisoners?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Merlin. Merlin was thoughtful before saying, ¡°Bring them back. As long as they are willing to swear allegiance to King William, they may stay in the camp asbourers. After the war is over, we can release them and have them be farmers.¡± Chen Xiaolian was relieved. He had been feeling rather worried. He had wondered if he should do anything to stop them if Merlin had wanted to kill off the prisoners. In the mercenary team, the one with the best luck was Bighead. This fellow stood before Chen Xiaolian, his body intact ¨C all the other mercenaries would have injuries of some sort upon their bodies. However, this fellow did not even lose a single hair. Chen Xiaolian suspected that this fellow must have run into the trees and hid himself there when the battle began. Although his knife was also stained with blood, Chen Xiaolian was certain that he must have just smeared it. ¡°Master! You promised me you will give me a reward!¡± Bighead licked his lips and he followed behind Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian turned around and kicked him. He said, ¡°I will honour my promise! Now, go pick your loot! When we return, I will award you with something else! Now scram! Get out of my sight!¡± Merlin strode across the battlefield. From time to time, he would call out to one or two mercenaries and exchanged a few words with them. Later on, Chen Xiaolian noticed that Merlin was ncing at him more and more. Finally, Merlin walked over toward Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°I asked your subordinates about it¡­ ording to them, you performed valiantly during the battle. You and yourpanion went forward to break down the shield wall erected by the London army! ¡°As far as I know, under normal circumstances, only mounted soldiers in heavy armour could break through the shield wall ¨C although these soldiers from London aren¡¯t exactly that good, their defence is still very strong.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. ¡°After we return, you will definitely be granted the title of Knight, this I swear to God. I will do all I can to convince King William to reward you.¡± Chen Xiaolian finally looked at Merlin and said, ¡°Does your nose still hurt?¡± Merlin gave a wry smile. His nose was very red and he gently rubbed it before saying, ¡°I¡¯m fine. You didn¡¯t use your full strength when you hit me, isn¡¯t that right?¡± ¡°Of course, if I had, you won¡¯t be able to stand here and talk to me.¡± ¡°I owe you a big favour!¡± Merlin said in a serious tone. ¡°If not for you, we would have lost this battle!¡± ¡°Just remember not to screw me over anymore.¡± ¡­ Chapter 241 Part 2: Chen Xiaolian’s Army

Chapter 241 Part 2: Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Army

GOR Chapter 241 Part 2: Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Army On the way back, some of the mounted soldiers let their warhorses strut about. There were plenty of loot packed onto the warhorses. The mercenaries were clearly in high spirits. However, Chen Xiaolian did not felt that way. He had set off with 100 men. Now, he was left with less than half. ¡°You will have new subordinates,¡± Merlin consoled Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I think you are qualified for the role of a 100-man captain. I will tell King William about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced back at the prisoners who were being dragged. Those fellows had their hands tied up and they formed what appeared like sugar-coated haws as they were pulled forward. From time to time, the mercenaries would swagger up to them and deliver a few kicks at them. None of the surrounding men did anything to stop those actions. Some of the Norman soldiers evenughed aloud. As for Tayloff, he was haughtily riding atop his horse. He deliberately chose not to clean the bloodstains off his armour, leaving his body looking dirty. However, he did took off his helmet, allowing his hair to billow about in the wind. This fellow was actually singing loudly with an out of tune voice. He was like a bard. The journey back took them one and a half day. During the evening of the second day, they finally arrived back at the wooden stronghold. Mounted soldiers rode out from the Norman camp to wee these men who had returned to the camp after a triumphant battle. Once again, Chen Xiaolian caught sight of King William ¨C that gave him a slight sense of relief. King William was safe. It would appear that no assassination attempts urred during the few days that he was away. Bei Tai¡¯s thigh was still tied up with a piece of cloth ¨C truth be told, he had already used some healing substance and his wound had healed up. However, in order to avoid arousing suspicions, he purposely left the piece of cloth over it. The three of them had been given a warhorse each to ride on. Those were given to them by the other mounted soldiers. After getting on the horse, Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai rode side-by-side with Merlin and Tayloff. When they entered the wooden stronghold, they were greeted with cheers from the Norman soldiers. Leading the group ofmanders under him, King William stepped out from amid the crowd of soldiers and expressed his joy for their victory. Without having Merlin say anything, King William directly had Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai kneel before him. Before the eyes of everyone present, he pulled out his sword and ced it on their shoulders. He performed the knighthood ceremony. Chen Xiaolian and his team of three had now been officially elevated to the rank of Knights. They were granted separate tents and each of them could select two attendants from the Norman army. At the same time, they were also granted the right to enter the mainmander¡¯s big tent and participate in military discussions. ¡­ As he was recounting what happened, Merlin described the incidents involved in the battle to all the generals present. He was very honest. Not only did he mention how he went down the wrong route and admit his mistake, he also paid great attention toward praising Chen Xiaolian and the others for their heroism. After hearing those ounts, King William walked down until he was before Chen Xiaolian. He looked at the three of them and said, ¡°I am very shocked! And very pleasantly surprised! You fellows are the biggest gain for me this time! The best warriors should serve a King! I have great expectations for you fellows! In theing battles, if you fellows continue to disy outstanding merits, after we enter London, I will be generous in giving you fellows even greater rewards, and even more fiefs! ¡°Right, Knight Garen and you two Knights as well, you fellows may now select your own fief!¡± Fief? Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt amused. What on Earth would he need a fief for¡­ at any rate, after the quest waspleted, the three of them would leave. However¡­ He observed as William waved his attendants over. They came forward, carrying a rough and simplistic map of Ennd. Chen Xiaolian nced at Lun Tai and Bei Tai. They too were feeling amused. ¡°Make your pick!¡± King Williamughed loudly. ¡°You fellows may choose a big fief! I believe that you fellows will contribute even more in the future! After we make our way into London, you fellows may even rise to the position of Lord or Baron! When that happens, you will be granted even more! Now, carefully make your pick!¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at a spot on the map and said, ¡°Then¡­ can I pick this ce?¡± William turned to look and a trace of doubt appeared on his face. He had expected Chen Xiaolian to choose somewhere close to the seaside harbour¡­ thends there were more fertile. Additionally, there was the ie brought by the harbour. However, Chen Xiaolian had selected some ce ind. ¡°This ce is¡­¡± King William was clearly not familiar with the ce. ¡°Manchester,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°I think this name is not bad. The ce is also quite good.¡± King William was momentarily surprised. Then, heughed out and said, ¡°Manchester! Good! I like that name! This ce will be yours then! If you contribute sufficient merits in theing battles, your fief will be more! Even bigger!¡± Pausing, King William looked at Chen Xiaolian and his team of three. He said, ¡°From this moment onward, you fellows are no longer Knights from Demacia! I hereby officially name you fellows as¡­ the three Knights from Manchester!¡± A peculiar feeling rose within their hearts. However, all three of them were quick to bow down to express their gratitude. ¡°Also! Warriors should also be given the power tomand!¡± King William was quick to continue, ¡°You fellows now have the identities of warriors of my Norman army. In this battle, you have shown an outstanding ability to givemands. Since that is the case, Sir Garen, you will now be elevated to the rank of a 100-men captain! Your two brothers will serve as your deputies!¡± After saying that, he turned and looked at Merlin. Then, he said, ¡°Merlin!¡± ¡°What is yourmand, my King?¡± ¡°Select 100 men out from the army for my Knight from Manchester tomand! I look forward to their performance in the iing battles!¡± ¡°Yes, I will do my utmost to obey yourmand, my King!¡± Merlin nodded his head. ¡°Err¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly spoke up. ¡°I have a request, Your Majesty.¡± ¡°Do tell, my Knight!¡± King William appeared to be in a good mood. ¡°The mercenaries that were under me this time, I feel that their battle strength is quite good, also¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°I am already used tomanding them, so I want to¡­¡± King William was quick to understand. He nodded his head and said, ¡°Very well, I allow you to recruit them to be your soldiers. However¡­ mercenaries may not be willing to be professional soldiers. You will have to deal with this yourself. I will not interfere. Merlin will get additional soldiers from the army to ensure that you have 100 men.¡± Next up was a celebration. The aristocrats¡¯ subordinates brought in a few wine barrels and some dishes and meat. The aristocrat officers began eating and drinking. asionally, some woulde over and toast Chen Xiaolian and his team of three. First, their strength had garnered them the recognition from these generals. Second, it was apparent that King William was very appreciative of these three new aristocrats ¨C at any rate, they were all men who had joined up with King William in his invasion of Ennd. In the future, they would be the aristocrats of Ennd. More urately, they would be new aristocrats. Thus, there wasn¡¯t any hostile atmosphere among them. Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai ate their fill. After the celebration was over, the three of them left the mainmander¡¯s tent. Out of the over 40 mercenaries, one third of them were unwilling to be professional soldiers¡­ they had no interest in bing a soldier of the Norman army. After taking their loot, they returned to the mercenary camp. Only 28 mercenaries expressed their willingness to stay behind and follow Chen Xiaolian. To his surprise, one of them was Bighead! ¡°I believe that I will get rich if I follow my Lord! You are the most valiant warrior that I have ever seen!¡± Bighead uttered words of ttery without restraint. Pausing, his eyes swivelled around like those of a thief and he lowered his voice. ¡°ording to my friends, King William had granted you a veryrge piece ofnd! I believe, after this war is over and you begin ruling over yournd, you will be in need of some clever subordinates. My Lord, I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and patted him on his head. He said, ¡°If that is the case, I shall ept you¡­ hopefully, you will be able to survive this war! Also¡­ in the next battle, if you dare to hide, I will personally throw you into the field.¡± Merlin was most helpful. He personally selected roughly 80 soldiers from the Norman army and brought them to Chen Xiaolian to select. These 80 men were all strapping warriors. None of them was old or disabled. Clearly, this was Merlin repaying his favour to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°From this moment forth, you fellows can enjoy the privilege given to the Norman army. Your equipment and supplies can be obtained free of charge. However¡­ it would be best if you do not be wasteful with your equipment. We are an army on the march and in a war. Our materials arecking. If your weapons were to be damaged, I cannot guarantee an immediate recement.¡± The 28 mercenaries had already put on the uniform of the Norman army. There were better linen robes; as for the captains of the sub-teams, they were able to get their hands on leather armour. ¡°You should give your team a name,¡± Merlin reminded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Your own team should have a resounding name! At present, you fellows are just Knights. However, when you be generals in the future, you will have your own army. The name of your army should be one that can strike fear in the hearts of all your enemies.¡± The name of the army? Chen Xiaolian was momentarily surprised. Then, he quickly exchanged nces with Lun Tai and Bei Tai. A tacit smile appeared on their faces. ¡°We are the Knights of Manchester. Thus, our 100-man team will be called¡­ ¡°Manchester United!¡± ¡°Manchester United?¡± Merlin smiled and said, ¡°That is quite a good name! Hopefully, in the future, this name will be the Manchester Army.¡± ¡°¡­ oh trust me, the name Manchester United is glorious enough as it is,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a faint smile. He added inwardly: Even a thousand years from now. ¡­ Within the valley¡­ The smell of blood had been blown away by the wind. However, the red coloured remnants of the bloodstains remained on the ground. In the mouth of the valley, many cut down branches were inserted into the ground. Each of those branches was affixed with a decapitated head! ¡°This is truly¡­ brutal.¡± A thin middle-aged man was standing in the mouth of the valley. He had a handkerchief out as he used it to cover his nose in anguid manner. He wore something that appeared simr to a leather vest on him¡­ surprisingly, it was a protective suit! There was a blonde woman beside him. She had a tall and toned body; despite wearing medieval armour, she looked abnormally beautiful. There was an unusual looking bow strapped to her back and a short sword on her waist. She cast a cold gaze at the path filled with severed heads. "Our opponents did a good job." The middle-aged man revealed a faint smile and said, ¡°I¡¯m willing to bet on it. There are surely game participants among them. Dearie, who do you think they would be? Awakened ones, or yers like us?¡± ¡°Who cares, if we meet them, we¡¯ll just kill them,¡± the blonde woman replied with narrowed eyes. ¡°How frustrating.¡± The middle-aged man pursed his lips to the side and said, ¡°Truth be told, if given a choice, I don¡¯t like being in Harold¡¯s camp. I hear that William is more adorable.¡± As the two of them conversed, they kept walking until they reached the top area of the hillside. Then, they turned around. In the distance outside the valley was a mighty army. The army seemed unending! Shields with the cross emblem across them and sharp swords glinted off the rays of the afternoon sun! ¡­ Chapter 242: Incoming Battle!

Chapter 242: Iing Battle!

GOR Chapter 242: Iing Battle! Bing a 100-man captain brought a great deal of preferential treatment for Chen Xiaolian ¨C naturally, that was only by that era¡¯s standard. Bighead was selected to be Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attendant ¨C a knight attendant was a position worthy of envy in the eyes of many. Observing the 100 soldiers wearing the colours of the Norman army, Chen Xiaolian felt rather prideful ¨C however, a good chunk of that feeling of pride crumbled after seeing the disorderly formation of those men. When evening arrived, Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai came together and after separating into two, they secretly kept an eye on the movements in King William¡¯s tent. More urately, they were secretly standing guard. In this era, it would seem that King William was quite the outstanding militarymander ¨C the same evaluation was made of him even in the future. The next day, Chen Xiaolian brought both Lun Tai and Bei Tai with him to participate in the military conference. Having read fantasy novels about knights, medieval wars, cavalry regiments, Chen Xiaolian was left with a wondrous impression. However, the chaotic manner in which the military conference of this medieval army was conducted utterly shattered the image in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. They were like a bunch of ground beetles sting their mouth off at one another! Compared to them, those who could sing a little like Knight Tayloff was more bing of an aristocrat. As for the real aristocrats¡­ Chen Xiaolian happened to encounter one from French, an aristocrat general of the Brittany army¡­ the fellow¡¯s body had a thick stench. There was also a huge amount of incense smoke on his person. Unfortunately for Chen Xiaolian, he happened to be standing right beside him. He was almost killed by the smell of incenseing from the aristocrat. Additionally, this fellow also liked to il his arms about when he talked about something that could not be understood. In essence, the gist of the military conference that they held in the morning could be summarized as: After winning the war, how do we split thends of Ennd?! This was an eye-opener for Chen Xiaolian! Although they did win the battle in history¡­ At this moment, before the decisive battle had even begun, they were already rubbing their palms to get their hands on a piece ofnd that might not even be theirs. They were quarrelling in order to seizends from one another to the point of almost pulling out their swords and starting duels. This is the army of King William that won the Battle of Hastings in history? If one were tobel these bunch as fools. Chen Xiaolian was curious, that King Harold of London¡­ how much of an idiot was he to lose to this bunch? King William continued sitting upon his seat the whole time and he rarely spoke at all. It was only when the aristocrats were on the verge of punching out did he use his authority to suppress them. At the same time, Merlin too, did not speak up during the meeting. Chen Xiaolian noticed that Merlin was seated near the lower area beside King William ¨C by looking at his seating position, it was clear that Merlin was King William¡¯s core confidant! To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, Tayloff who had been criticized as a tterer was also seated very near King William. Additionally, among King William¡¯s confidants were his two half-brothers, Odo and Robert. These two men were King William¡¯s brothers¡­ at present, they do not have a very high status¡­ however, after King William became the King of Ennd, it was only natural that their status soared upward. They would rise to the position of Duke or higher. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s evaluation of these two men was¡­ strong, valiant! The two of them appeared to the standard Knights of France. They have a good level of riding andnce techniques. Silence. After the military conference concluded, Chen Xiaolian made some inquiries. He found out that King William was relying on his two brothers to exert control over the core portion of the Norman army. That information did not seem to be too different from the workings of the Eastern dynasties. The Imperial family held control of the military forces. That appeared to also be one of the aspects of the European dynasties. However, Chen Xiaolian noticed something. King William¡¯s two brothers did at least exchange words with Tayloff andughed together. However, they basically had no such exchange when facing Merlin. In fact¡­ all the generals within the big tent were seemingly keeping a distance from Merlin. In fact¡­ some even revealed expressions of¡­ disgust, or rather fear? That was odd. This was where Bighead proved himself to be of value. He was someone who had been mingling inside the Norman army for a long time; he had joined the mercenary camp since they began recruiting in France and thus, knew much about the inner workings of the army. ¡°Here, many people do not like that Merlin. Because¡­ he is a very entric fellow.¡± Chen Xiaolian became curious and he asked, ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because¡­¡± Bighead suddenly seemed fearful. He turned around, seemingly afraid that his words would be overheard. Then, he lowered his voice and said, ¡°Because¡­ there is this saying among everyone that Merlin is a warlock!¡± Warlock? Isn¡¯t that the word used in the medieval era for magician? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s interest was piqued. Merlin¡­ magician! That was something thatplemented that name. The name Merlin¡­ sounded like someone who was a magician! If he were not, then something would be off. ¡°Warlock?¡± Chen Xiaolian considered before asking, ¡°Is there any evidence? Or did someone witness him use magic?¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± Bighead¡¯s face twisted up. He was after all just a minor character. Before he had elected to follow Chen Xiaolian, he had only mingled around inside the mercenary camp. He was simply unable to enter the Norman army¡¯s camp. He had only been able to see Merlin a few times, and those were all from far away. Presently, he was able to meet Merlin up close because of his identity as Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attendant. Still, he did provide some interesting information. ¡°Merlin¡¯s nickname is¡­ the entric from the Forest.¡± When Bighead said those words, his expression and tone of voice¡­ reminded Chen Xiaolian of the movie ¡®Harry Potter¡¯. Mm, when those fellows in the movie mentioned Voldemort, they would have this expression of fear on their faces. ¡°Nobody knows where he came from. All we know is that before he came to follow King William, he hade out of the forest. Maybe he was a barbarian. ¡°However, ording to the legends, he could transform into wild animals and talk to the animals using theirnguage! He could also talk to trees and get them to help him pass messages. ¡°The most terrifying part is that he knows how to cast spells! It is said that those who offended him would be put under a spell by him and die a terrible death! ¡°Additionally¡­ he can make predictions! He can predict the death of others¡­ ¡°Only God knows if that is a prediction or a spell!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°Is there any evidence of that?¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± Bighead thought about it and answered, ¡°Back when we were in Normandy waiting to cross the sea, the pirates from Sicily informed us that the ships were ready. However, Merlin advised King William to postpone his n to cross the sea. ¡°Two dayster, a storm struck us! ¡°That stormsted for a whole month!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°That¡­ isn¡¯t that a good thing? If he hadn¡¯t stopped you fellows¡­ you would all be buried deep in the sea.¡± ¡°What do you mean by that¡­ back then, weren¡¯t you also in the army?¡± Bighead asked. Chen Xiaolian coughed out twice and stared at him. He said, ¡°Enough nonsense! What next?¡± ¡°Err¡­ next¡­ next, he urately predicted when the storm would end.¡± Bighead shook his head and said, ¡°There is a rumour among the soldiers that the storm was not something Merlin predicted¡­ rather, he had created the storm using witchcraft!¡± Pausing, Bighead continued, ¡°At any rate, as the old saying goes, warlocks always bring bad luck wherever they go!¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. All those were seemingly insufficient to prove that Merlin was a magician¡­ The ability to urately predict an iing storm¡­ that was most likely unrted to magic. That was just profound knowledge toward the workings of the weather. ¡­ About whether Merlin was a magician or not¡­ and whether he possessed knowledge of magic, Chen Xiaolian discussed it with Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Their spections were totally different. In fact, all three of them had fought side by side with Merlin. In that battle, Merlin had personally participated and fought¡­ his performance was more toward a general and not some magician or warlock. If he was a magician, how could he be so helpless in the face of heavy rain and muddy roads? When the guide had taken them through the wrong route, why couldn¡¯t he have created a teleportation array to send the men over? Hmm¡­ oh, well. Chen Xiaolian felt that he was suffering from upational disease as a novel author. However, the generals¡¯ unwillingness to get close to Merlin was true. Moreover, it was said that Merlin also had no attendants! ording to him, he did not require any attendants. Additionally, he disliked having others enter his tent. Perhaps¡­ he had some personal secrets that would cause inconvenience if known to others? Chen Xiaolian was reminded of the first time he met Merlin. After entering the tent, Merlin was clearly before him. Yet, due to some strange power, he had ignored Merlin¡¯s existence. That was very strange. ¡°I personally hope he is a magician.¡± Lun Tai made his stance clear. ¡°He is on our side. The stronger ourrades, the easier this war will be.¡± Both Chen Xiaolian and Bei Tai agreed. Additionally, there was another problem¡­ In the enemy camp¡­ were there any game participants? At least, there was none so far. During the ambush, they did not encounter any. The enemy side also did not try to assassinate King William. That was something of a surprise to Chen Xiaolian. Later in the afternoon, Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard the urgent sound to summon the military! Together with Lun Tai and Bei Tai, he quickly ran forward. He saw a considerable number of soldiers within the wooden stronghold running forward anxiously. A group of archers rushed out in the direction of the walls of the wooden stronghold! ¡°What happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked as he saw Tayloff running forward. He was sheathing his sword as he ran forward. ¡°The soldiers from London! The soldiers from London have arrived!¡± Tayloff nced at Chen Xiaolian before quickly running forward. Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai were quick to follow¡­ ¡­ The soldiers from London had indeede. In fact, the moment they arrived by Hastings, they had been found out by the Norman army¡¯s scouts. A minor skirmish broke out between the scouting team and the vanguard army. After gaining an advantage, the Norman scouting team made a decisive withdrawal and ryed the message. The wooden stronghold housing King William¡¯s army was built on a in beside a hill in Hastings. The army brought by Harold chose to set up their camp on one of the hill located some distance away. The terrain of that hill was quite good, easy to defend and hard to attack. Back then, Wiliam had also considered whether or not he should set up his defences there. However, after considering the fair number of mounted soldiers within his army, King William decided not to set up on the hill and instead chose an open in. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian and a group of men squeezed about before the wooden stronghold. Their eyes stared across the high wooden fence as they watched the distant hill. Groups of London soldiers appeared on top of the mountain¡­ they wereing in from the back of the hill. After having upied the hill, their quickly spread out their formation. It was a dense formation and huge shields with cross emblems on its surfaces were raised up. As that happened, a royal g was raised! From atop the hills, the soldiers of London began cheering. ¡°That is King Harold¡­ ah, I meant to say, False King.¡± Standing beside Chen Xiaolian was Bighead. He forced his way over to Chen Xiaolian and leaned over. Turning back to observe them, he said, ¡°That is the False King¡¯s g! He had personallye to the battlefield!¡± Their eyes were kept onto the top of the hill and the sounds of cheering from the London soldiers forced its way over to them. Some men who seemed to be part of a peasant militia came up to the front line. Then, they collectively turned around, took off their pants and revealed their white buttocks toward the wooden stronghold. This insulting action immediately incited the wrath of the soldiers of the Norman army. Some raised their swords and axes and shouted aloud. A variety of French swearing could be heard. Chen Xiaolian was not disrupted by those sounds. He was carefully inspecting Harold¡¯s army! ¡­ There seemed to be a lot of men within Harold¡¯s army. Like many of the armies in this era, the number of regr soldiers within Harold¡¯s army was small. Majority of them were peasant militias, a motley bunch. They had a messy array of weapons in their hands and their clothes were also very simple. Most of them wore only robes instead of armour. As for the regr army, they were positioned at the very front of the enemy formation. The formation was made of several rows of shield walls. Clearly, the formation here was more dense. ¡°Those must be King Harold¡¯s royal army,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in a low tone. "Yes!" A voice came from behind Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian turned around to see the cold face belonging to Merlin. With no one else beside him, Merlin walked until he was beside Chen Xiaolian. After giving him a nce, he continued to stand beside him ¨C Bighead sensibly made the decision to retreat to the side. ¡°Harold¡¯s personal army¡­ he has two armies, the ¡®Dragong Army¡¯ and the ¡®Warrior Army¡¯. Those two are the most elite of Harold¡¯s armies. Additionally, his army also consists of the private armies of some local aristocrats and some peasant militia formed by the freemen.¡± Merlin quickly said. ¡°There is no need to worry about those people. As long as we defeat Harold¡¯s royal army, his ¡®Dragong Army¡¯ and ¡®Warrior Army¡¯, this battle will be ours for the taking. ¡°Harold had yet to solidify his rule! If he loses the elites under him, then the other aristocrats may not continue to obey him¡­ then, that is when our opportunity arises!¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. He found an interesting detail! Listening to Merlin¡¯s words, it would appear that¡­ he did not think that they could defeat Harold in this war. From his words¡­ in the iing battle, he wanted to either annihte or badly maul Harold¡¯s personal army. Then¡­ the purpose of this battle would have been aplished. After losing his personal forces, Harold would be incapable of controlling the other aristocrats. When that happened¡­ King William would be able to slowly erode Harold¡¯s power. This seemed like¡­ a long-term n! However¡­ that was not what happened in history! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and he discovered where the problem was. Historically, this battle was the biggest battle King William encountered before entering Ennd! After the battle, King William marched his forces into London and was met with almost no opposition! Because in history¡­ In the Battle of Hastings¡­ King Harold was killed in action on the battlefield! It was a highly improbable event! Truth was, in the history of wars in Europe, whenever the countries go to war against one another, it was very rare for the King to die in the battlefield! At present, not even the ambitious King William could have imagined that he could kill off Harold in this battle! Because, at this moment, the number of men on both sides were actually¡­ not too different. Harold had about 8,000 men in his army. King William¡¯s army¡­ was about the same! Additionally, King William¡¯s army had to fight while being on the move! Their numbers were equal, but the other side had the hometown advantage. Not even in his wildest dreams did King William think he could finish off Harold here. In his opinion, the most optimistic result would be to defeat Harold¡¯s army. It would be best if he could badly damage Harold¡¯s personal army, thereby eroding his influence on his subjects. After that, slowly swallow up hisnds. That was King William¡¯s n under normal circumstances! ¡­ ¡°In the Battle of Hastings¡­ Harold was killed in action and King William managed to enter the city of London while facing almost no resistance¡­ this is¡­ an ident!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind suddenly came to understand the key point here! Then¡­ The war for the throne¡­ He will need to ensure that in this Battle of Hastings, they will end up with the same brilliant result. If so¡­ the key pointy in¡­ Killing off Harold in the battlefield! Otherwise¡­ the war will develop in an unfavourable direction. This was Harold¡¯s home after all! He was still the present King of Ennd. If he were to survive and return to London¡­with the powerful defence afforded by the walls of London¡­ King William¡¯s French cavalry may not be capable of breaking through! Mounted soldiers were not good at sieging tactics. This was something that the whole world knew. Moreover, Harold possessed an advantage. He was now the King! Even if he were to lose his army, as long as he can survive out of the battle, he would be able to recruit and mobilize more soldiers! Things were different for William as he was leading an invading army! Each death would signify one less soldier! He would not be able to make up for that number! Chen Xiaolian was quick to ry what he knew to Lun Tai and Bei Tai through the guild channel. Their eyes turned cold. They needed to, amid the battle taking ce between 16,000 men, find and kill off the mainmander of the enemy army, the enemy King! This¡­ This quest was not an easy one! Additionally, there was a high possibility that, beside King Harold, there were game participants protecting him! It was then¡­ A knight galloped forward from the opposite hill! In his hand was a spear with a g affixed to it. The doors of the wooden stronghold were quickly opened and a Knight from the Norman army charged out. Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize who that Knight was. It was King William¡¯s brother, Robert. Robert was wearing a Knight¡¯s full body armour. He charged out and met up with the other Knight. Then he brought back a gauntlet. "Go back and get ready," said Merlin. His face was filled with joy as he said, ¡°It seems tomorrow will be the day of the decisive battle! This Harold is as impatient as the rumours say! He had only just arrived, yet he is already impatient enough to send someone out to dere a battle! Humph! He is being too hasty! ¡°If he chooses to station himself here for a few days and rest his men, perhaps his chances of winning will be higher! ¡°Unfortunately for him¡­ he is too impatient! ¡°It seems that the decisive battle will happen tomorrow.¡± After saying that, Merlin walked away. Since he came alone, he also walked back alone. Soon, he disappeared amid the crowd of men. Chen Xiaolian nced at Lun Tai and Bei Tai and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go back too.¡± ¡­ Chapter 243: Warrior’s Blood

Chapter 243: Warrior¡¯s Blood

GOR Chapter 243: Warrior¡¯s Blood Rays of light from the setting sun fell down upon the hills. A chilly feeling exuded outward from the dense number of enemy soldiers. There was utter silence upon the ins. Even the birds seemed to have flown away from this area. Atop the hill, Harold¡¯s army was busy moving about. The same was true for King William¡¯s army within the wooden stronghold. The soldiers were hard at work polishing the de of their swords while the squires of the Knights were polishing their armours and checking the horses¡¯ horseshoes. A piece of mutton was thrown into arge pot. The soup gurgled as it boiled. As it was clear that theing battle would be a decisive one, King William gave the order to have their best supplies to be brought out. Giving the soldiers a meal with meat before the battle was a way to enhance morale. Some experienced 100-man captains would summon up their subordinates or go through their tents to utter words of encouragement to the nervous soldiers. The mercenary camp was rtively silent inparison. With the decisive battle looming ahead, the mercenaries quietly inspected their equipment and drank less alcohol. Chen Xiaolian did not choose to do the same thing as the other 100-man captains of going to inspect his subordinates ¨C he left the job to Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Chen Xiaolian went to meet with William. He had thought about it. Since the most critical factor in this battle was whether or not he could kill off King Harold¡­ then, he would need to ensure one matter. Tomorrow, King William will need to send him together with the main force to fight against Harold¡¯s main army! If William were to refuse, Chen Xiaolian would not hesitate to go against his orders! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was unable to meet King William. ording to King William¡¯s personal guard, the King was performing a pre-war prayer and nobody was allowed to disturb the King as he performed his pious prayer at the time. Chen Xiaolian contemted the situation and was about to leave when his gaze swept around and fell onto a distant yet solitaryrge tent ¨C the tents around therge tent were seemingly erected a good distance away from it. Perhaps¡­ it would be a good thing to go see him. The thought arose within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian did not face any obstruction as he walked until he reached the entrance to Merlin¡¯s tent ¨C Merlin did not even allow his guards toe close to his tent. Additionally, due to the secluded nature of his tent, generally no one in the barracks was willing toe close to this ce. As Chen Xiaolian was standing outside the tent, Merlin¡¯s sound could be heard. ¡°Garen? I suppose it was about time that you came to see me. Come on in.¡± Chen Xiaolian was startled! Pushing open the curtains of the tent, a thick and odd scent of medicine surged out to meet him. The scent was also a little pungent. Within the tent, a cauldron had been ced at the centre, hanging down from a frame. Beneath the cauldron, mes licked the bottom surface of the cauldron. Chen Xiaolian noted that there was an ink like, ck coloured, unknown liquid boiling inside the cauldron. A skylight hole was cut out on top of the tent. A great deal of smoke billowed out from the hole ¨C otherwise, the tent would be inhospitable. Merlin stood by the cauldron. His thin body was wrapped up with something like a nket. In his hand was an odd-looking leather skin bag. He poured out some unknown powder from the leather sk and sprinkled them into the cauldron. Each time he sprinkled it in, the ck coloured liquid would seemingly boil up for a moment. "You came?" Amid the ming background, Merlin¡¯s face appeared somewhat ghastly and heretical. After giving Chen Xiaolian a nce, he carefully sprinkled the rest of the powder into the cauldron in a uniform manner. ¡°What¡­ what are you doing?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°Naturally, I am making a medicinal potion,¡± replied Merlin with a harrumph. He leaned before the cauldron and inhaled deeply. Seemingly satisfied with the scent, he turned around and picked up a bottle from behind him. He opened the bottle and poured some green coloured liquid into the cauldron. A ¡°boom¡± rang out and mes danced out of the cauldron only to quickly dissipate away! Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and he stared at Merlin. After a few seconds had passed, he slowly said, ¡°This¡­ is witchcraft? Magic?¡± There was a calm look on Merlin¡¯s face as he replied, ¡°It¡¯s just one of the names given to it.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face revealed traces of surprise and he said, ¡°You¡­ really are a warlock?¡± ¡°Haven¡¯t you made any inquiries about me within the military camp?¡± Merlin looked at Chen Xiaolian; his voice had traces of mockery in them. ¡°Many people here do talk about me. You must have inquired about it, right?¡± ¡°I just don¡¯t quite believe them.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I have never met a real life warlock before.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Merlin cast a serious gaze at Chen Xiaolian and took a deep breath. Then, he said, ¡°Now, you have.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart froze! This¡­ was an admission! ¡°¡­ in other words, you really are a warlock? What exactly is a warlock? What can you do?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked in detail. ¡°You don¡¯t seem that fearful of me,¡± said Merlin with a smile. Due to the liquid in the cauldron turning green, the background caused his face to appear wretchedly green. He said, ¡°Everyone is afraid of warlocks. They believe that bad things will happen when they encounter a warlock.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. ¡°In truth, there is nothing remarkable about warlocks¡­ I meant the majority of warlocks. We can tune in to some sounds of nature and gain knowledge on some of the mysteries of life. If possible, we try to remain humble and try to borrow a little bit of their power¡­ that is all.¡± ¡°You mean, you can summon the wind and rain?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°No.¡± Merlin shook his head and said, ¡°More urately, I am incapable of doing that. Summon the wind and rain? In all my life, even the strongest warlock I¡¯ve managed to encounter was incapable of such a feat. We can only borrow a little bit of the power of nature. For example, big trees and the wind can tell me if there would be rain tomorrow. Birds could tell me if there is anyone present within a few miles of me.¡± Pausing Merlin then continued, ¡°I think I understand what you meant earlier¡­ you think too highly of us warlocks. It is very difficult for us to do something so powerful. Summon a storm to attack the enemy? That is not something a warlock is capable of doing¡­ mm, or more urately¡­¡± Merlin¡¯s face suddenly turned peculiar and he said, ¡°To be precise, it is something that majority of warlocks cannot do.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian seemed to have figured something. He probed further, ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Theoretically speaking, since we canmunicate with nature, then we should be able to use the forces of nature¡­ theoretically, summoning the wind and rain, a lightning storm, those should be possible. However¡­ in reality, we are incapable of such feats.¡± "Why?" ¡°Archimedes said: Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to ce it and I can move the Earth. Unfortunately¡­ theoretically speaking it should be possible. However¡­ we do not have such a lever. Do you understand?¡± Merlin smiled wryly and said, ¡°If my ability is a hundred times stronger, I might be able to summon the wind and rain and lightning, just like the legends ¨C however, a legend remains a legend. Real warlocks do not have such powers. ¡°Take the present me for example. All I can do is predict the weather,municate with nature to understand some of the enemy movements. Also¡­ I can figure and select out some herbs with fairly good effects.¡± He pointed to the cauldron before him. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°A type of medicinal potion.¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes! ¡°Of course I know this is a medicinal potion. What I am asking is, what is it for?¡± Merlin smiled and said, ¡°My personal creation. Everyone only needs to drink half a teaspoon and they will be fired up, their blood would boil and their courage would multiply. Additionally, its effect wouldst through half a day.¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes yet again. Isn¡¯t this like a doping agent? Are you a warlock or a pharmacist? ¡°Truth be told, even if you did note to find me, I would still go look for you.¡± Merlin pointed at the cauldron and said, ¡°This potion is stillcking aponent that could only be obtained from you.¡± ¡°Me? What is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian was suddenly visited by a sense of foreboding. ¡°A warrior¡¯s blood,¡± answered Merlin with a grin. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s scalp tingled! Looking at the grinning Merlin, Chen Xiaolian subconsciously took a step back! ¡­ ¡°This is quite the good scenery.¡± Atop the hill, Phoenix was seated on a branch from a crooked tree. Her two legs dangled down from her position. The Titan brothers and Monster were standing beneath the tree. Those members of the Coffeehouse Guild were wearing medieval leather armour. Monster had arge sized war axe in his hands. His appearance was a resemnce of the God of War from Greek mythology. The bulging muscles revealed from his exposed arms were incredibly stunning. Beside him, the monkey chattered as it climbed up the tree and crouched down beside Phoenix. Phoenix narrowed her eyes and surveyed the wooden stronghold located in the distance. ¡°William the Conqueror¡­ I wonder if he is any fun. I think he should be more pleasing to the eyepared to the idiotic Harold¡­ sigh.¡± Phoenix sighed. She abruptly lowered her head to look at her team members who were standing beneath the tree. She asked, ¡°Say, do you fellows think we would end up meeting some acquaintances? I have this strangest feeling. Chances are that kid we met in London is in the opposing camp.¡± Monster muttered something and looked up. He said, ¡°Guild Leader, if we really encounter him, could you bear fighting against him?¡± Phoenix lowered her head again and contemted the matter seriously. Then, she gave a sigh. "I want to live." ¡­ The middle-aged man stood behind the big camp erected behind the hill. Beside him, the longhaired beauty was cing her arrows into her quiver. Then, she took her longbow down and began testing and adjusting the string. ¡°I hate working together with Awakened ones.¡± The blonde woman suddenly stabbed an arrow heavily down the ground before her. Coldness radiated out from her bluish green eyes and she said, ¡°Cooperating with those dirty Awakened ones makes me want to puke! Seeing that young woman, I feel this desire to snap her neck!¡± The middle-aged manughed out and walked over. He gently seized the blonde woman¡¯s waist and extended a finger to nudge her cheeks. He smiled and said, ¡°All right, don¡¯t be so violent, my dear.¡± ¡°You are thinking about getting that girl, aren¡¯t you?¡± The blonde woman sneered. ¡°You¡¯ve always been a pervert!¡± Chapter 244: How Did You Know That?

Chapter 244: How Did You Know That?

GOR Chapter 244: How Did You Know That? ¡°This little bit will do? Are you certain?¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his fist tightly. He had made a cut on his palm and his blood dropped down into the cauldron. After roughly ten plus drops, Merlin opened up his palm and handed a piece of dirty cloth over. ¡°Wrap it up yourself.¡± ¡°And here I thought¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded the dirty piece of cloth and showed no hesitation in throwing it aside ¨C if he were to use it to wrap his wound, he might end up contracting tetanus. ¡°Did you think I would be using a lot of blood?¡± Merlin gave a harrumph. ¡°I am a warlock, not a vampire.¡± ¡°There are over 8,000 men in this army. Even if a little bit of my blood is needed for each, I think there won¡¯t be enough to go around even if you suck me dry,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a wry smile. ¡°You are mistaken.¡± Merlin shook his head, but his eyes remained fixed upon the cauldron. After the drops of blood were added inside, the potion that had turned bluish green in colour gradually turned clear. However, it still had that unpleasant smell. ¡°Will this stuff really be of use?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. He asked, ¡°How do you n on using it? Could it be you are going to get the soldiers to line up here, pinch their noses shut and gulp it down?¡± ¡°I only have this one cauldron. Pinch their nose and gulp it down?¡± Merlin pursed his lips to the side and said, ¡°This cauldron had used up all of my herbs. Besides, it would be impossible to give this to every soldier in the army. I can only give priority to William¡¯s personal guards and the elites from the Norman army.¡± Chen Xiaolian keenly noticed that Merlin had said ¡®William¡¯ and not ¡®King William¡¯! It would appear that the rtionship between him and King William was not simply that of a monarch and his subject. ¡°Right, you haven¡¯t said why you¡¯re here.¡± Merlin finally pulled his gaze away from the cauldron and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Did you find me for something? It would be best that you tell it to me now. I presently still have some time.¡± ¡°¡­ how do you n on winning this battle?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before speaking out his thoughts, ¡°I have calcted the strength of both Harold¡¯s and our armies. Our forces are about equal. However, even though we have mounted soldiers, even if our soldiers are somewhat more elite inparison, this is Harold¡¯s home turf. We might be able to beat him once or twice¡­ but as long as he can hold on, he can use his position as King to mobilize even more troops. There is a very high chance of us being whittled down. ¡°As for your n of mauling his personal forces and shaking his rule¡­ ¡°That is certainly a n. However¡­ that is very risky.¡± Merlin kept his mouth shut and he carefully regarded Chen Xiaolian. His eyes were gradually lighting up! After a while, Merlin said in a low manner, ¡°Garen from Demacia¡­ you really don¡¯t seem like a normal mercenary! ¡°You are literate, capable of reading military maps and even have some knowhow in leading soldiers ¨C don¡¯t look at me that way. After returning from thest battle, I had sent some men to ask the mercenaries that were following you and found out about how you dealt with thosezy and disorderly fellows. ¡°These are by no means qualities that a mercenary should have! ¡°Additionally¡­ your thought process have now risen to greater heights! That opinion of yours had begun knocking upon the doors of military strategies. ¡°Tell me, all those knowledge, where did you learn them from?¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled inwardly: The Chinese Qidian website, do you know of it? I¡¯ve read hundreds of those novels of the historical and military types. I have also written quite a bit about those topics. Just because I have never eaten pork doesn¡¯t mean I have never seen a pig run about. ¡°I refuse to answer that question,¡± Chen Xiaolian said without any hint of timidness in his voice. ¡°You too have not told me where you learnt your witchcraft.¡± Merlin was silent. He suddenly moved over until he was beside Chen Xiaolian. Then, he picked up a short knife that had been tossed down by the cauldron. That was the knife given to Chen Xiaolian to make the cut on his palm. Merlin held onto the knife and gripped it tightly! ¡°What now? Do you want to fight?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°My heart is telling me¡­ you know a lot of things!¡± Merlin narrowed his eyes. ¡°Even the question that you forwarded earlier on how to win this battle! Surely you already have an answer to that question! ¡°Don¡¯t ask me how I know; I just have this strange feeling! ¡°Do not forget, I am a warlock! I have the ability to make predictions! ¡°Garen!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. Merlin suddenly turned the knife and positioned the de toward his palm. He gently gripped it and took a deep breath. Then, he said, ¡°It is possible for me to not ask you where youe from. It is possible for me to not ask you where you learnt of all these strange abilities. I can also ignore why you would appear in our army. I will also not ask you why you would be loyal to William! ¡°However¡­ I know that you are a capable person, Garen! ¡°Back in thest battle, you did not fully disy all your capabilities! ¡°You also know more! ¡°My intuition tells me that as long as you choose to go all out¡­ perhaps, the key to us winning this war¡­ would be you!¡± Chen Xiaolian maintained his silence. ¡°I ask of you¡­ help us!¡± Merlin suddenly bit down on his lips and spoke out those words! ¡°¡­ I have always been standing on your side.¡± ¡°No! What I mean is for you to truly put your heart and all to help us!¡± Merlin inhaled deeply and said, ¡°Disy all of your abilities! Not just by standing on our side. Don¡¯t hold anything back! ¡°I am certain that you have more skills that you can unleash! ¡°As long as you help us¡­ we might truly be able to win this war ¨C what I mean is aplete victory! ¡°Allow William to ascend to the throne of Ennd!¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered those words and turned toward Merlin. Looking into his eyes, he said, ¡°My method is very simple¡­ kill off Harold! ¡°Tomorrow, in the battlefield, kill off Harold! ¡°As long as Harold dies, then¡­ all the problems would be solved. As long as Harold dies, even if there are still soldiers in London, once King William arrives before the gates of London, they will obediently open the gates and surrender! ¡°Harold is the soul of our enemies. He is the backbone! He is the one every soldier in the army gave their allegiance to. As long as he dies¡­ everything would end!¡± A highly astonished look appeared upon Merlin¡¯s face. ¡°¡­ this¡­ is your method?¡± "Yes." ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Merlin suddenlyughed out and he said, ¡°Ha ha ha¡­ did you think that thought never crossed our minds? Oh, my God! ¡°At present, Harold is surrounded by a roughly 7,000 to 8,000 strong army! Additionally, he is now the King of Ennd! ¡°As the King, he will not personally charge forward. He will be staying behind the army to give orders to his soldiers! ¡°In order to kill him, we will need to fight our way through an 8,000 strong army! Only then would we be able to reach him. ¡°After that, we will have to face his most elite personal guard army, the Dragong Army! ¡°Garen, this is your method? ¡°This would be the equivalent of looking at a drought and saying: Solving this problem is easy, we just need it to rain. ¡°Everyone knows that! ¡°However¡­ how can we make it rain?!¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°You¡¯re a warlock who knows magic¡­ you can just make it rain.¡± ¡°Bloody Hell! Warlocks are not all powerful!¡± Merlin abruptly shouted out. ¡°It¡¯s the same as what you felt about me.¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately used a faint tone of voice to speak, ¡°I also feel that what you have shown so far is way beneath what you can actually do! Your true abilities should be far stronger than what you have shown so far.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Merlin was silent. ¡°I think, perhaps¡­ we will need to build up the trust between the two of us first,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly. ¡°I feel that there are a lot of secrets upon you. Naturally, you too feel the same about me.¡± Merlin continued his state of silence. Chen Xiaolian suddenlyughed out and he said loudly, ¡°It seems¡­ I came here for nothing. Since that is the case, I¡¯ll take my leave.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned around to leave! However, as he approached the entrance to the tent, Merlin suddenly spoke up! ¡°Wait.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around. Looking at Merlin, he found that his face was, at the moment, seemingly scary! ¡°Truth be told¡­ the first time I saw you, I thought¡­ you are somewhat terrifying.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Me? Terrifying?¡± ¡°That is a personal feeling,¡± said Merlin. He shook his head and a hint of perplexity appeared on his face. However, he soon recollected himself and his face returned to its solemn and cold state. ¡°I¡­ from the depths of my heart, this feeling rose. I reject you! I have this strong feeling of vignce and fear toward you! ¡°In fact¡­ for some unknown reason, I also felt traces of hatred toward you! ¡°I even¡­ secretly made a divination on you. ¡°After that, the divination gave me an absurd result.¡± ¡°What is the result of the divination?¡± ¡°You want me to be totally honest? If so¡­ fine! The results of my divination states that you¡­¡± Merlin stared at Chen Xiaolian and continued, ¡°In the future, you will kill me.¡± Me? In the future, kill¡­ Merlin? Chen Xiaolian was shocked. "That''s ridiculous." Chen Xiaolian said with a nervous voice. ¡°No, there is something more ridiculous.¡± Merlin revealed a peculiar smile and said, ¡°The real results of my divination is that¡­ actually¡­ you have already killed me. I myself do not understand why that is the result. ¡°ording to the results of my divination, I believe you will at some point in the future, kill me. ¡°Surprisingly, even though you are now standing before me, I have yet to die. ¡°And then there is the real result of the divination¡­ you have ¡®already¡¯ killed me.¡± ¡°¡­ I do not understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°You are making me confused.¡± ¡°It means, you¡¯ve killed me. Yet, for some unknown reason, you reappeared in front of me. And the present me is not dead,¡± Merlin said coldly. ¡°Don¡¯t ask me. I also do not know how to exin it. ¡°Thus¡­ every time I see you, I will feel a chill running down my spine. I get the feeling that you are a very dangerous person! ¡°Correct, dangerous!¡± Listening to his words, Chen Xiaolian was unable to say anything else. ¡°All right, I have already told you the truth,¡± Merlin said coolly. ¡°Since we are to speak the truth, both of us should do it. Now, I have already revealed one of my secrets. It¡¯s your turn, Garen¡­ right, I believe that is not your real name, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°All right, my real name is Xiaolian (little face). [1]¡± ¡°A very small face?¡± Merlin was temporarily shocked and he smiled, ¡°Quite the well deserved name. Then¡­ I believe that this Demacia¡­¡± ¡°Naturally, that was also a made up ce.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°Mypanions and I came from a very special ce. Due to certain reasons, I am unable to tell you about it. However, I can tell you that mypanions and I truly wish to help you. We want to help King William win this war and ascend the throne¡­ mm, that is my secret.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian stared at Merlin and said, ¡°Now, it¡¯s your turn again.¡± ¡°Me again?¡± Merlin thought about it and he gently spoke out. ¡°The others all say that I am an entric who came from the forest. ¡°Truth of the matter is, they are right. ¡°I grew up in the forest. ¡°In the stories, I was raised by the witch of the forest. There is also a story about how I was raised by a fairy of ake. ¡°I can tell you this, I am indeed an orphan. My earliest memories were of me growing up in the forest. ¡°I was raised by a woman, she was a witch. ¡°However¡­¡± When he spoke up to there, Merlin¡¯s eyebrows knitted tightly together and he spat out, ¡°She is this world¡¯s most vicious, most terrifying and most despicable woman! ¡°I was abused by her for 27 years! ¡°A full 27 years! ¡°She used all kinds of terrifying witchcraft to abuse me. To her, I am just a test subject that she found! ¡°My earliest memories was of me being locked up in a scary little dark room every night. The only source of venttion was a small hole the size of a fist. I cried and wailed in there! ¡°However, what I feared most was theing of dawn! ¡°Because once dawn arrived, that terrible woman would wake up and¡­ what awaited me was an entire day¡¯s worth of torture! Various types of witchcraft were used on my body!¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°In the end, as I gradually grew bigger, she gradually grew older¡­ I learnt to be submissive and to conceal my feelings. I secretly learned up on her witchcraft! Then¡­ one night, I finally managed to cut down one of the bars of my holding room and I crawled out ¨C I used up to 2 years to cut off that bar! ¡°That very night, I personally slit her neck! I watched as shey on her bed, clutching on the wound on her neck as she bled to death! ¡°She died before my very eyes. But before she died, she cursed me. She said: One day, I will be killed by another witch in a forest using this very same method.¡± When he heard that, Chen Xiaolian was startled! Because¡­ ording to the widely epted Western legends¡­ Merlin, the most famous magician in Western legend faced such an ending! In the end, he was tricked by a witch. He was trapped inside an oak house within a forest and then killed! ¡°Do you know? Due to this curse, I have always refused to have any womane by my side! ¡°You could say¡­ the thing I hate the most is women!¡± Those words were uttered out with utter coldness. Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face twisted! The thing he hates the most¡­ is women! Wait! Wait! Wait! Several thoughts suddenly shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind! Proficient in herbs¡­ Proficient in the field of medicine¡­ Uses witchcraft!!! Hates women¡­ Merlin¡­ The Ripper¡­ Jack! Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Merlin. There was a bitter taste in his mouth. ¡°You¡­ your name is Merlin. What about your full name? Could it be that there is the word ¡®Jack¡¯ in it?¡± Merlin¡¯s face twisted! ¡°You¡­ how did you know that?!¡± ¡­ 1 The name he gave Merlin is ¡®Ð¡Á³¡¯ (little face) while his real name is ¡®Ð¡Á·¡¯ (little training).? Chapter 245: Cycle of Death

Chapter 245: Cycle of Death

GOR Chapter 245: Cycle of Death In the Western legends, the ending for the legendary magician, Merlin was such: In all his life, Merlin appeared to be constantly avoiding women. It was as though there was a natural rejection toward women within his heart. In the end, he still fell in love with a woman. Thus, a tragedy came to pass. Merlin fell in love with a woman and taught that woman some witchcraft. He mentored her to be a witch. At the same time, due to his deep love for that woman, he revealed the secrets of his magic to that woman, thereby giving her knowledge of his weakness. In the end, the witch backstabbed Merlin, imprisoning him in an oak house within a forest before using witchcraft to kill Merlin. One of the legends stated that the woman had taken advantage of the fact that Merlin was sleeping to cast a spell on him, sealing him within an oak tree, causing Merlin to die a miserable death from the inside. With his dying breath, Merlin cursed out at all the women in the world. ¡­ This was a story that Chen Xiaolian was familiar with ¨C he had read some of them in London. Before entering this instance dungeon, he had researched up on a considerable number of stories regarding the legends of King Arthur. In the legends of King Arthur, Merlin was undoubtedly a very important figure. Thus, it was only natural for Chen Xiaolian to know about Merlin and his ending in the legends. At present¡­ Chen Xiaolian found himself incapable of speaking a single word! ¡­ Killed by a woman. Cursing women in his hatred. Proficiency toward herbs (or rather, the field of medicine). Truth be told, magicians could also be considered as outstanding alchemists. At the same time, he was also proficient in witchcraft. All thosemon factors gave Chen Xiaolian a feeling of absurdity! ¡­ ¡°Your name really has the word ¡®Jack¡¯ in it?¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled deeply. Merlin¡¯s expression was extremely ugly to behold as he stared at Chen Xiaolian. Each of his next words were uttered heavily. ¡°How did you know that?¡± ¡°¡­ answer my question first.¡± Chen Xiaolian was feeling somewhat nervous. ¡°¡­ is this also part of being open when ites to secrets?¡± Merlin sneered. However, he still chose to answer Chen Xiaolian¡¯s questions. ¡°Yes, my name, my middle name is ¡®Jack¡¯,¡± answered Merlin with a cold smile. ¡°I was raised by the witch. However, Iter found some baby clothes. Upon the baby clothes, the name Jack was sewn on it. ¡°I thought¡­ that might have been my real name. Thus, I chose to have that as my middle name.¡± Chen Xiaolian was almost unable to restrain himself from swearing out loud. ¡­ This¡­ what is this supposed to be? What you are telling me is, after Merlin was killed by his beloved, he became a vengeful spirit who curses and hates women? Then, that vengeful spiritter on transformed into Jack the Ripper? And he began killing women for fun? He also used ck magic to kill those women? Then¡­ after I killed off Jack the Ripper in this instance dungeon, I was sent a thousand years back to the past to meet the former self of Jack the Ripper ¨C Merlin. I have to obtain his trust and fight alongside him? System! Development Team! What kind of a shitty plot is this? Are you trying to mess with me? ¡°How did you know?¡± Traces of hostility were clearly leaking out from Merlin¡¯s gaze! He coldly stared at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°The number of people who knows that name is very small! You could not be one of them! What I am curious about is¡­ Xiaolian, where did youe to know about my name?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was speechless. He was unable to answer! How was he supposed to answer? Could Chen Xiaolian tell Merlin: That¡¯s because a thousand years in the future, I killed the vengeful spirit that is your incarnation? Forget whether the other party would believe him or not! Even if Merlin chose to believe him¡­ they could forget about fighting alongside one another! They might as well fight against one another right now! A thousand yearster, you will kill me! If so, you think I am going to have a harmonious rtionship with you now? I am going to find an opportunity to kill you off! This storyline quest¡­ Seemed to have hit a dead end! This¡­ how am I supposed to continue doing this quest! ¡­ ¡°Truth be told, this quest is a very good one.¡± At a worn down tent within the mercenary camp, a bald man was seated down as he stirred a cauldron filled with broth. He had a satisfied look on his face as he looked to his side with a smile. Sitting beside him was the pale looking Russian hacker Sasha. He had a dejected look on his face as he crouched down, looking helplessly at the broth inside the cauldron. ¡°Generally speaking, the War for the Throne is thest phase following the Jack the Ripper quest.¡± The bald man was naturally Tian Lie. At present, with the exception of his baldhead, all other aspects of his body appeared like that of an ordinary Caucasian. ¡°I say, boss. Is Jack the Ripper really Merlin?¡± There was an incredulous expression on Sasha¡¯s face. ¡°That¡¯s too far out.¡± ¡°Truth be told, that is how this story is arranged. In the London instance dungeon, kill Jack the Ripper. When youplete the quest by defeating him, the system will give you the quest reward prop: Jack the Ripper¡¯s vengeful spirit. That is something that will be sent out as a system item into the hands of the game participant. ¡°Then, in the follow up phase of the story, through the War for the Throne, give the Jack the Ripper¡¯s vengeful spirit to Merlin. ¡°At this period, Merlin¡¯s magical abilities are limited. ¡°However, once he acquires his vengeful spirit from a thousand years in the future¡­ Merlin¡¯s magical powers would increase substantially. ¡°Doing so will allow the game participant to obtain Merlin¡¯s trust. ¡°During the decisive battle, Merlin would then be able to unleash his super magical powers and engage in battle everywhere. ¡°This is a very interesting quest involving the cycle of death.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie picked up a spoon and scooped up some of the broth. Sipping some of it, he gave a pleasant sigh and said, ¡°The taste is pretty good¡­¡± ¡°Let¡¯s put it this way. The Meteor Rock Guild should have obtained a favourable state. Theypleted Jack the Ripper¡¯s quest and acquired the quest prop, that vengeful spirit from the future.¡± ¡°And so, it¡¯s as I have said. There may be no need for us to reveal ourselves this time. All we need to do is stay behind and fish in troubled waters,¡± said Tian Lie. After contemting for a moment, he smiled and said, ¡°Perhaps, that Chen Xiaolian is now meeting up with Merlin.¡± ¡­ Naturally, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s present state was not as good as what Tian Lie had surmised. No matter how smart Tian Lie may be, he could never have guessed that Chen Xiaolian simply do not have Jack the Ripper¡¯s vengeful spirit! Jack the Ripper had beenpletely devoured by Bai Qi! There were simply no quest prop in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand! The present Merlin stared at Chen Xiaolian with a cold and distrustful expression. Additionally¡­ the atmosphere was gradually bing more tense! Chapter 246: Soul Contract

Chapter 246: Soul Contract

GOR Chapter 246: Soul Contract It had to be said, Chen Xiaolian was essentially someone who could be considered as someone extremely good when it came to the act of lying. Why? Because he was one of the writers for online fiction novels. He made a living by making up stories. When it came to the ability to make stuff up, Chen Xiaolian felt that there was no one near him who coulde close to him. If so¡­ now was probably the time for him to show off his ¡®professional skill¡¯. He silently thought of the names of the seniors like Third Young Master Tang (TJSS), Dancing and various others. Then, he took a deep breath. He then abruptly turned toward Merlin. Raising his head up high, heughed out loud. ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha!!¡± Heughed heartily and was filled with confidence! This was him seizing the momentum. Regardless if he had any cards or not, what he needed to do was to disy a strong atmosphere to deter the other party. The louder hisugh was, his opponent¡¯s confidence would erode more as they thought ¨C did I make a mistake somewhere? A change washed over Merlin¡¯s expression and he stared at Chen Xiaolian. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, ¡°You¡­ what are youughing at?¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored the question and continuedughing vigorously. Heughed until he was almost out of breath before he finally stopped. He inhaled deeply and turned to Merlin. He said, ¡°I amughing at the fact that you have too much doubts.¡± ¡°Too much doubts?¡± Merlin became seemingly shocked ¨C there was no doubt about it, Merlin was an intelligent man. Be it in the legends or what Chen Xiaolian had sensed about him for the past few days, this Merlin was certainly a man of intellect. However, the more intelligent a person was, the more likely that person was to face an illness: Overthinking! ¡°Jack, this is a verymon name, is it not?¡± Chen Xiaolian said with confidence. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°All I did was asked if you would coincidentally have the name Jack in your name. I did not say, I know that your full name contains the word Jack,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a steady manner. ¡°In this world, the number of people named Jack goes up to tens of thousands. Even within this Norman army, it would not be difficult to find hundreds of men named Jack.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Merlin¡¯s expression loosened but was quick to turn into a frown. He said, ¡°That is not right. Just now, that is not what you said. Let me ask you, how did you deduce that my name contains the word Jack!¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple. You told me, you hated women,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he spread out his hands. ¡°Coincidentally for me, very coincidentally, I happen to be acquainted with a friend whose name is Jack. That fellow is the same as you; he really, really hates women.¡± ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and continued, ¡°What else could it be? I have never met you before, I am not a warlock and I do not have the powers of prediction. How am I supposed to know that your name contains the word Jack?¡± Merlin frowned and said, ¡°Those words of yours¡­ I keep getting the feeling that you are not being truthful.¡± ¡°Then, what do you want?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly became angry. He began utilizing his second art of lying. The first art involved himughing out loudly to steal the momentum away from Merlin. The second art involved¡­ inverting the rake and striking the opponent [1]. Chen Xiaolian put on an aggrieved expression and said, ¡°Do not forget, Merlin! We are on the same team! We are both fighting for the sake of King William! A few days ago, I had to risk my life for this army! In that supposed ambush, your screw up nearly got me killed! I had personally killed off many of Harold¡¯s soldiers. That is something that you have personally witnessed as well. In fact, I even killed off one of the enemy aristocrats! I personally smashed that fellow¡¯s head down. That was something that many men could attest to! ¡°And now, you¡¯re suspecting me? ¡°Do you suspect me of being a spy? Do you suspect me for being one of Harold¡¯s minions? ¡°Just because I happened to have a friend who also hates women like you? Just because that friend also happens to have the word Jack in his name? ¡°Just because of a name? ¡°Because of that, you are going to deny all my merits earned through a life and death battle? ¡°Is this how you treat warriors in this camp? ¡°Don¡¯t forget, I was the one who took the initiative toe find you tonight. I wanted to discuss with you how to proceed with tomorrow¡¯s battle and how to deal with Harold! How to win this war! ¡°If I had other ns, would I do that? ¡°I am here with all my sincerity to painstakingly discuss with you how we can win this fight! Yet, because of a coincidence, because I happen to know a name, you doubt me? Did I kill all those enemies for nothing? Did I bleed back then for nothing? ¡°If so, go on and tell me! What intentions could I be having? What kind of evil purpose could I be nning to serve? ¡°Say it!¡± Chen Xiaolian stared angrily at Merlin. After a while, the expression on Merlin¡¯s face loosened. Faced with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s furious stare, he felt somewhat unused to it and he turned his gaze away. ¡°¡­ all right.¡± Merlin frowned and said, ¡°It¡¯s true that I do not have any evidence¡­¡± ¡°There is none to begin with!¡± ¡°And yet, I still think that you are very suspicious.¡± ¡°If that is the case, then I will leave here today. I will leave the Norman army and go far away! Then, I wish you all the best in this war and that King William would one day ascend to the throne in London. ¡°Are you satisfied with that?¡± This was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s third move. Backing down to make progress! ¡­ ¡°Do you dare to swear an oath?¡± Merlin suddenly turned toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ swear? Swear to what kind of oath?¡± ¡°Very simple. Swear in the name of the Deity God that you believe in ¨C even now, I cannot be certain if you believe in The Almighty. However, I hope that you can swear in the name of the Deity God that you believe in. Swear that you hold no other intentions. Swear that you would not do anything against the Duke of Normandy! Swear that you are truly on our side. Swear that you have no desire to do anything bad to us!¡± Merlin stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. Swear? Chen Xiaolian sneered inwardly. Swear to God? Stop joking around! This is an instance dungeon! This world is just something that the Development Team created. The God of this world¡­ is also their creation. ¡°Of course I can!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. He turned to face the entrance of the tent and knelt down with one knee on the ground. ¡°I swear to God¡­¡± ¡°No! I do not know if you truly believe in The Almighty,¡± Merlin said coldly and continued, ¡°You must swear in the name of the Deity God you believe in.¡± ¡°¡­ all right!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head around to look at Merlin before turning back. ¡°I, Xiaolian swear in the name of the Deity God I believe in that I hold no intention of harming the great King William and my friend, Merlin. I make this oath with all my heart. The greatest wish in my heart is to help King William win this war and to help him be the King of all of Ennd! If I harbour any other intentions, then let me fall to the depths of Hell!¡± Merlin stared at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back. There was a knife in his hand. Chen Xiaolian had left his backpletely exposed. He appeared to bepletely defenceless. Merlin said in a low voice, ¡°Add in, in the future, you will not take any actions to harm me ¨C I keep getting this feeling that you will kill me in the future.¡± Chen Xiaolian muttered before saying loudly, ¡°All right! I, Chen Xiaolian swear, from this moment onward, I will not take any actions to harm Merlin! If I ever vite this oath, then may I be cast down to Hell!¡± As he said that, Chen Xiaolian thought to himself: I said from this moment onward, but not the past. When I killed Jack the Ripper in the London instance dungeon, that was the past; that cannot be counted. Afterpleting the oath, Chen Xiaolian straightened himself and turned to face Merlin. The expression on Merlin¡¯s face seemed much better. Humph, warlocks all have an odd temperament. No wonder the people from the military are unwilling to associate with him. However, that was not the end! Merlin suddenly raised the knife up and made a light cut on his palm. Then, he handed the knife to Chen Xiaolian, indicating that he should make a light cut on his palm as well. ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°Blood oath. It is a soul contract in witchcraft,¡± said Merlin coldly. Soul contract? This powerful term was something that Chen Xiolian had written about in his own novels. And now, he finally got to witness it. Without hesitating, he made a cut on his palm. Then, he shook hands with Merlin. ¡°When our bloodes together, the soul bes the witness for the contract, the oath. If any vition against the contract urs, the soul will be enveloped by Hell!¡± Merlin chanted those words. Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt something from the part of his hand that was shaking Merlin¡¯s hand. A faint burning sensation rose up from the cut area. He subconsciously released his hand and discovered that the cut on his hand had been seemingly branded by hot iron and was ckened! As for the wound, it appeared to have healed! ¡°Is this¡­ witchcraft?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked curiously. ¡°Naturally, this is a soul contract,¡± Merlin said coolly. ¡°At present, I have used witchcraft to sign a soul contract with you. You must hold up our oath from earlier. Otherwise, you will be cursed. Additionally, this contract has connected both our souls. Unless one of us dies, this contract will never be unravelled! Additionally¡­ ording to this contract, you are not allowed to harm me!¡± ¡°When you put it that way, you are the one in the safest spot here.¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. Merlin shrugged and said, ¡°That is needed for ¡®what if¡¯ situations. And now, I can trust you.¡± At that instant, Chen Xiaolian suddenly received a prompt from the system. [System prompt: You have signed a soul contract with an important storyline character, Merlin, establishing a soul powered link and thereby obtaining Merlin¡¯s trust. [Authorization to utilize marks now activated!] Authorization¡­ utilize marks? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a thump. ¡­ As Chen Xiaolian was lost in thought, Merlin waved his hand and said, ¡°You may leave, Mr Xiaolian. I still have toplete this potion. ¡°As for your suggestion of killing off Harold in the battlefield¡­ I will tell William about your suggestion. Then¡­ in tomorrow¡¯s battle, we might arrange to have your 100-man team¡­ ah, your Manchester United team as a vanguard in the attacking force! ¡°I hope you can¡­ create a miracle! ¡°For now, please go out.¡± Chen Xiaolian was in no mood to put up an argument against Merlin¡¯s rudeness. He quickly left Merlin¡¯s tent. Once he was outside, he carefully looked over the system prompt. Utilize marks? 1 Pigsy (Journey to the West) inverts his rake to strike his opponent. Someone is using you of something. But, without denying that charge, you instead p that person with an unfounded usation.? Chapter 247: Spread The Warmth

Chapter 247: Spread The Warmth

GOR Chapter 247: Spread The Warmth The marks mentioned were undoubtedly the marks that they had acquired bypleting those few random quests back in London. Back in the London instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian and his team hadpleted 2 random quests. Theypleted Jack the Ripper¡¯s quest and acquired 100 marks. They also acquired the Sword in the Stone hilt from the Tower of London, which further gave them 200 marks. However, when they were searching for the Sword in the Stone de in advance, the important storyline character, Xian Yin died. Even though they had sessfully retrieved the de, they did not get any marks. Which meant that their Meteor Rock Guild presently have a total of 300 marks. When the London instance dungeon began, the system had clearly notified them that the marks would y an important role in theter phase of the instance dungeon. And now¡­ Authorization to utilize marks now activated! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian quickly contacted Lun Tai and Bei Tai using the guild channel. He called them to gather within the tent to discuss things through. After returning, Lun Tai and Bei Tai saw Chen Xiaolian seated in the tent with a peculiar expression on his face. ¡°What happened?¡± Lun Tai walked over and sat beside Chen Xiaolian. "Sit down, you two." Chen Xiaolian moved inward to make room for them before sharing the system prompt to his two team members through the guild channel. After looking through it, both Lun Tai and Bei Taiughed out. ¡°So this is how you use the marks!¡± ¡­ [System prompt: Sessfully bonded with the soul force belonging to storyline character, Merlin. Warlock abilities exchange now activated. [Exchange out the corresponding magic spell. The corresponding amount of marks will be consumed. [List of avable exchanges¡­] The three of them sat inside the tent and opened up the [Exchange List] in excitement. The more they read on, the more joyful they became. Exchange out a gale in the battlefield. The direction of the gale will be beneficial to your side. Lasts for 15 minutes and consumes 50 marks. Exchange out rays of sunlight in the battlefield. The direction of the sunlight will be beneficial to your side. Lasts for 5 minutes and consumes 50 marks. Exchange out a blessing to give an aura of courage for the army. Lasts for 10 minutes and consumes 50 marks. Area of effect: 30 x 30 meters. Exchange out a blessing to give an aura of brute force for infantry soldiers. Lasts for 10 minutes and consumes 100 marks. Area of effect: 20 x 20 meters. Exchange out a blessing to give the charge of mounted soldiers trample on collision effect. Lasts for 5 minutes and consumes 100 marks. Area of effect: 50 x 50 meters. Exchange out a blessing to halve any damage a key character on your side might receive. Lasts for 3 minutes and consumes 150 marks. Specify a single target. Exchange out a twofold increase in damage dealt to a key character from the enemy side. Lasts for 3 minutes and consumes 150 marks. Specify a single target. ¡­ ¡­ The [Exchange List] was very long. There were various types of magic spells and blessings avable for exchange in there. Each magic spell would consume a certain amount of marks. Additionally, there was also a clearly disyed message at the end of each: There is no limit to the number of times you can exchange this. ¡­ Lun Tai and Bei Tai were rubbing their palms. Bei Tai was the most excited of them both. He said, ¡°Interesting! Now this is interesting! I¡¯ve been wondering what those marks we got from that random quests were for. I never expected that it would be used for this! Ha ha ha!¡± Just by taking a nce at the various effects listed within the exchange, the three of them were able to understand that if those exchanges were to be made in the battlefield, it would end up helping them a lot! Those auras of courage, brute force and other buffs need not be mentioned. Even those in the beginning, the direction of the wind and sunlight would y an important role in the battlefield! Just imagine, two sides had arranged their soldiers and were about to engage in a battle. Then¡­ a gale suddenly blew up, blowing his soldiers forward while the enemy soldiers had to march against the wind¡­ Running forward against a gale would cause them to exhaust more stamina! Moreover, there was the possibility that the gale would force their eyes shut. The same logic applied to sunlight. If you had to face the sun, the rays of sunlight would cause a piercing feeling, causing you to close your eyes¡­ at that moment, your enemies¡¯ swords would hack down on you from all sides¡­ That minor advantage could potentially change the oue of the war! ¡°I think those few written below might be of more use.¡± Lun Tai calmly and carefully said, ¡°This one, halve the damage for a key character on our side! We can use it to ensure King William¡¯s safety. King William must not die. In the event that he is killed, we will lose. At the same time, there is the twofold damage on the enemy key character¡­ we can use that to deal with King Harold. ¡°Xiaolian, you said it before, in history, the key point in this war is to kill off King Harold in the battlefield. That is how King William will win this war for the throne.¡± ¡°I agree,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He nodded his head and pointed out, ¡°However, do not forget, in the enemy camp, there should also be game participants. ¡°Since we are aware of the fact that we have to kill King Harold, it is likely that our enemy also knows about that. ¡°Perhaps, the other side can also make use of a magic spell to bless King Harold to protect him from damage. ¡°At the same time, they might also cast the spell which causes King William to take double damage. ¡°If that is the case¡­ then having these magic spells may not be make things as easy as we expect.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spection made a lot of sense. Lun Tai nodded his head, his expression stern. ¡°I think we should still make use of the first spell in the exchange list! With a gale helping us out, our archers will be able to shoot farther! That will bring greater damage to the enemy!¡± As a military maniac, Bei Tai was very interested in the spells in the exchange list that could be used to help the battle. ¡°If you are the mainmander, then these spells would be of use.¡± Lun Tai sshed a bucket of cold water down his brother¡¯s head and said, ¡°Unfortunately, we are just a minor 100-man captain. We only have 100 soldiers under ourmand. ¡°I mean to say¡­ since you are not the mainmander, you cannot determine when the army will charge out and when the army will engage in a decisive battle. You also cannot determine which team will be responsible for engaging up front and which team will be responsible for nking manoeuvres. ¡°If you exchange out a gale but the army did not move, instead they only continue to stare at the enemy¡­ then once the gale ends, would it not be a waste? Don¡¯t forget, these spells have a time limit.¡± ¡°You have a point.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°We only have 100 men under us. ¡°Take this blessing that gives mounted soldiers trample on collision effect¡­ we are not themander of the mounted soldiers. We cannot control when the mounted soldiers will begin attacking. We have no way of urately knowing the speed of their charge and their rhythm. We can only go along with it as the situation develops.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian spoke up a few words of encouragement to raise morale. He smiled and said, ¡°No matter what it is, these spells that can be exchanged out using marks is still a useful thing. ¡°What we need to do is to make the proper strategy and observe when and how we can make the best use of these spells! ¡°There are many spells avable for exchange. However, do not forget that we only have 300 marks. It is impossible for us to exchange out all of them. ¡°Good steel must be used for the de.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly knitted his eyebrows together. ¡°What is it?¡± asked Lun Tai who noticed the change in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression. "There is one thing we have to take into ount." Chen Xiaolian exhaled and spoke out in a serious manner, ¡°Theoretically speaking, the enemy camp should also have game participants like us ¨C otherwise, this war for the throne would be too easy for us to win. It is practically not difficult at all. There is no way the system would give such an unbnced storyline quest. ¡°At the same time, I think there is still another question¡­ in each camp, is there only one team of game participants? ¡°In other words, those who had participated in the London instance dungeon, regardless if they are a team or solo participants, can reach this phase bypleting the earlier random quests. ¡°This means, each team will have their own quest marks! ¡°If the enemy camp has two or three or more teams¡­ theoretically speaking, if they were to unite together, their marks would be far higher than ours. ¡°Personally¡­ I think this should not be possible. The system will not arrange things in such a manner. ¡°Bnce, I believe that the system will act in a way that maintains bnce. ¡°If so¡­ maybe¡­ ¡°What I mean to say is, perhaps there is more than one team in the enemy camp¡­ ¡°If so, within our camp, there should be other game participants besides us! ¡°We had better seek them out! Otherwise, in the event that our enemy teams unite, I fear that we will face a huge disadvantage in terms of the amount of marks we have.¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai were startled! ¡°But¡­ how can we find the other game participants? If¡­ they really do exist, then they have been hiding within the army. How do we¡­¡± Bei Tai furrowed his brows. At that moment¡­ ¡°Is anybody there? Three champions of Demacia, your old friend from London is here to spread the warmth!¡± A voice could be hearding a distance away from the tent. Chen Xiaolian and his team of three were surprised! The three of them rose up at the same time and they quickly moved out from the tent. Under the night sky, they caught sight of a man standing around 10 meters away from their tent with a smile on his face. He had an average build and a baldhead. He wore a ragged sackcloth robes and he simply stood there with a casual posture with aughing smile on his face. Despite the unfamiliar face, that smile and eyes brought a somewhat familiar feeling to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What¡¯s up? Do you not recognize me?¡± Tian Lie deliberately revealed a frustrated smile. He said, ¡°Back in London Tower, we fought side by side, my friends.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. "Conan?" Tian Lie scratched his head and grinned while taking a few steps forward. He said, ¡°Who else? The decisive battle is going to take ce tomorrow. After thinking about it, I feel that it would be for the best toe meet up with you fellows¡­ at present, it seems we will be fighting side by side.¡± Pausing, Tian Lie then pointed toward his nose and said, ¡°Right, let me give you fellows good news. This might cheer you up ¨C I have marks oh.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Tian Lie and carefully examined him. ¡°You¡­ you have been hiding within the camp all this time? Why didn¡¯t youe out to meet us earlier?¡± ¡°You can¡¯t me that on me,¡± answered Tian Lie. He pursed his lips to the side and said, ¡°You fellows ran off to execute the ambush together with Merlin¡­ someone will have to stay behind to protect King William. You fellows can go take part in the glorious scenes. I will just stay behind and be the hero that lurks behind the scenes.¡± ¡­ Chapter 248: Knight’s Glory

Chapter 248: Knight¡¯s Glory

GOR Chapter 248: Knight¡¯s Glory Before the break of dawn, the soldiers within the wooden stronghold had been anxiously preparing themselves. The Norman infantry soldiers began wearing their armours and bundles of sharp spears were carried out. The squires led the warhorses out and carefully ced saddles upon them before tying it up. Knights equipped in armour that made them look like tin cans were seated there as they rested. They quietly built up their strength as they rested. On the side, their squires carefully polished their swords and sharpened the edges of the de. Then, they anxiously went to check up on the Knights¡¯nces to see if there were any problems. For breakfast, they had broth with meat. Naturally, each pot of broth that the elite soldiers of the Norman armies took was added with a few spoonful of Merlin¡¯s specially made ¡®concoction¡¯! ¡­ After having eaten breakfast with meat, the soldiers¡¯ morale was lifted. When the horn was sounded, the camp finally disyed the hard atmosphere present before a battle took ce. Even though this was an army of the medieval period¡­ an army was still an army! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s 100-man team was within the Norman armies. Their weapons and equipment had long since been distributed to them. They were also assigned to be part of King William¡¯s personal guards. Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat satisfied with this arrangement. As for Tian Lie, he had been assigned to be part of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team ¨C together with Tian Lie was Sasha. However, in this war using cold weapons, Sasha¡¯s hacking skills could only serve as a decoration ¨C naturally, that was only when facing off against other game participants. Sasha was at the very least an Awakened whose body had been enhanced before. He was at least stronger than the average person. Chen Xiaolian saw King William and his generals. Themanders of the troops from Brittany and nders had returned to their respective armies. These 2 allies who came from France would be responsible for offense and defence in the battle. The Norman armies would y the part of the central army. Additionally, they have the mercenary army to act as the reserve. Chen Xiaolian became excited as he observed the tall and mighty mounted soldiers from France ¨C now that was the feeling he had been expecting from ancient Knights from the West. King William wore his armour ¨C military leaders in this Western period would personally participate and engage in battles. Themander who remained behind the army would not receive the support of the army. In the history records, King William and his two brothers were fearsome generals within the army. King William wore a bright red cloak while his two brothers, Odo and Robert wore ck coloured cloaks. Among King William¡¯s bodyguards was a group of mighty Knights. It consisted of over 100 Knights and over 200 squires who rode on warhorses ¨C in total, there were over 300 mounted soldiers. Within this era in Europe, this team could be considered as a very powerful team of mounted soldiers. In the morning, the doors to the wooden stronghold were opened up and the army marched out in a line. They marched onto the battlefield. Beneath the hill where Harold was stationed was an open area of ins. The light of dawn descended upon thends and King William¡¯s army encroached upon the surface of the ins like a swarm of ants. The swords and spears in the soldiers¡¯ hands were akin to a forest. The thousands of feet trampling upon the ground caused faint rumbling sounds to emanate forward. The sounds were like the rumblings of thunder! If one were to observe the scene from the air, they would notice that King William¡¯s army had formed a formation that was a standard in the medieval period. The Norman army took the central location, the allied Brittany army took the left and the allied nders army took the right. The army kept moving forward. It was only after they were close to the arrow range of the distant hill that they finally stopped. Atop the hill, Harold¡¯s army had already formed their own formation. They formed an arc-shaped row along the hill, oneyer after another, one column after another! These London soldiers raised their ovate shields and stacked them together densely. Layer afteryer were ced together to form a shield wall. Under the rays of the sun, the cross-shaped crest on the shields shed out! The spears hidden behind the shields brought a chill down the spines of their enemies. Theposition of King William¡¯s army was more abundantpared to Harold¡¯s army from London. Be it the Norman army or their two allies, they were all equipped with more than one weapon. They also had mounted soldiers and archers. There were seemingly no mounted soldiers in Harold¡¯s army ¨C Harold had rushed his way out from London. Thus, his army consisted only of infantry soldiers. Chen Xiaolian was thankful that during this period of time, the mighty ¡®English longbow archers¡¯ had yet to make their appearance. Otherwise, considering the distance between the two sides, King William¡¯s armies would bepletely within the range of those English longbow archers. The sound of horns kept resonating through the air without respite. At this point in time, the officers were fully energized. They used their pumped up energy to straighten up their team. The officers shouted out loud while going back and forth to keep the spirit of their team up. Chen Xiaolian noticed that teams of archers were lining up behind the Norman armies. After getting in line, they marched out from both sides and formed a line before the rows of infantry soldiers! After the team of archers finished setting up their formation, they began pulling out their arrows and inserted them into the ground. ¡°It¡¯s about to begin!¡± Bei Tai took a deep breath and his face revealed a trace of excitement. Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He carefully stared at Harold¡¯s armies located above the hill. King William rode out until he was in front of his armies. He raised up his knight sword and roared out with all his might a few times. Then, he urged his horse to move around before his armies as he used this final chance to use a valiant voice to drum up his armies¡¯ morale. Truth be told, his armies number up to 8,000 men and they were all spread out in formation across the open ins. Even if he were to use all his might, his sound could not possibly be heard by everyone. However, as he sat on his horse, his red coloured cloak billowed in the wind. His voice that was cut off by the wind fell intermittently upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears. Although he could not make our what the words were, seeing the majestic image of King William as he sat upon the horse ¨C Chen Xiaolian had to admit, King William did possessed the air of a leader. At this moment, King William¡¯s body, who knew if it was a trick of the light or a psychological effect ¨C seemed enveloped by an aura of light! As William was drumming up his armies¡¯ morale, Harold¡¯s g was hoisted up high upon the hill. The soldiers from London began shouting out. Hearing the shouts from the other side, the Norman armies naturally would not ept being outdone. The Norman soldiers began howling out. French, Italian, all forms ofnguage and expletives were hurled out. Chen Xiaolian suddenly let out a smile. He said, ¡°Is this that time before a battle where they disy out their fighting spirit? Bei Tai, let our team join in as well! Sing our team¡¯s song!¡± Bei Tai suppressed his desire tough out. He strode out, stood before the team and shouted loudly, ¡°Manchester United!!!¡± The 100 men shouted out a battle cry. Next, they began to sing out loudly in unison. This was the lyrics that Lun Tai and Bei Tai had taught them yesterday night¡­ although it only consisted of a few words. ¡°Glory, glory, Man United¡­¡± ¡­ The orderly and uniform song became distinctive among the messy shouts of expletives. The song even spread out to the other side¡­ ¡­ ¡°I¡­ did I misheard it?¡± Phoenix who was standing in the first row of her team could not restrain herself and she burst out intoughter. Phoenix stepped forward while holding onto a bow in one hand. She used Monster¡¯s shoulder to gain support as she peered into the distance. In the distance, the intermittent words of ¡°Glory, glory, Man United¡­¡± spread over and the corners of Phoenix¡¯s lips involuntarily curled up. ¡°Is this a spoof by an Awakened? Manchester¡¯s song?¡± Phoenix narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°Could it be that Xiaolian fellow?¡± ¡­ King William had also heard the song sung by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s 100-man team. The orderly and uniform song had more momentum behind itpared to the messy jumbles of expletives. While seated on his horse, he nced at them and nodded his head ¨C this kid sure has some strange abilities. After that, King William pulled out his sword and pointed it up to the sky! ¡°For the King!¡± The one positioned closest to William was the Knight Tayloff. This fellow was the first to shout out vigorously. His shout immediately received support as the countless soldiers and officers began roaring. "For the king!" "For the king!" After the shouts of expletives were changed to shouts of the phrase, the sounds became much more powerful! ¡°Robert!¡± William urged his horse to move to his brother¡¯s side. He nced at his two brothers who were also on horseback and said, ¡°Odo, those London fellows will hide on the hill and be on the defensive! It seems we will have to spread out and attack!¡± "Please give the orders, my King!" Robert answered in a low tone. "Archers!" Robert harrumphed before turning toward the team of archers. He swiftly waved his arm down! Following the orders given by the officers, the archers pulled out the arrows ced before them. Then, they drew the bows and positioned them toward the sky. ¡°God is with us!¡± The officers of the archers shouted! Weng! A hail of arrows flew out madly, blotting out the sun! The battle had begun! ¡­ The hail of arrows, which blotted out the sun descended like a swarm of locusts! On top of the hill, the soldiers within Harold¡¯s armies raised up their shields to form what seemed like a tortoise¡¯s shell. The dense hail of arrows fell down upon the rows of soldiers and tinkling sounds echoed out non-stop as the arrows made contact with the surface of the shields. The arrows were everywhere! Only some who were unfortunate would end up being injured by the arrows, which managed to slip in through the cracks within the formation of shields. Sporadic screams could be hearding out from among the formation of soldiers. The Norman armiesunched a total of three volleys! The arrows mmed down upon the military formation formed by the London armies. However, the London armies had the protection afforded by the shield formation and the arrow attack was only good for show. The result of the attack was not that good. Phoenix was crouching carefully on the ground. Beside her, the tall and mighty Monster was holding onto a huge circr shaped shield, which he held aloft, blocking off all the iing arrows. His monkey had climbed up onto Phoenix¡¯s arms. asionally, the wretched screams of soldiers could be hearding from beside them. Phoenix only gave those screams a perfunctory nce before turning back. She exhaled gently and raised her head to look at Monster. He silently gave a stiff smile at her. ¡°We have the advantage in terms of terrain. They are facing an uphill battle. Next, we¡¯ll have a direct collision of forces.¡± Phoenix exhaled and said, ¡°Later on, everyone must be careful.¡± ¡­ After the three volleys of arrows, the London soldiers remained standing firmly atop the hill, like a rock in face of waves of water. Although there were asional screams of misery, their formation was still intact. When the Norman armies stopped shooting arrows, the London armies upon the hill began bellowing. They lowered their shields and hurled shouts of abuses at their enemy. They showed off how they were unaffected by the attack and mocked the enemy for their weak attack. Some of the militia emerged from the shield wall formation and unbuckled their pants while standing upon the battlefield. They exposed their white buttocks and disyed them to the Norman armies. Observing the towering shield wall, King William maintained a solemn expression. He brandished his sword and pointed it toward the shield wall on top of the hill. ¡°Who would break down that shield wall for me?¡± At that moment, Tayloff had been thrilled to the extreme. Who knows if it was due to the feelings of romanticism of his bard blood or if it was due to the royal aura exuding out from King William¡­ At any rate, Tayloff felt the blood in his body boiling feverishly. He wanted nothing more than to charge forward to give his all for the King that he had given his allegiance to! The poor fellow did not know that the reason for this was because, during breakfast, he had taken two bowls of the broth spiked with Merlin¡¯s ¡®concoction¡¯. Tayloff felt a fire coursing through his entire body. It was as though there was an endless amount of strength coursing through him! Hearing King William¡¯s words, Tayloff roared out loudly and charged forward! ¡°My King, please allow this faithful servant of yours, Tayloff to split open a path to victory for you!¡± At this point in time, Tayloff¡¯s blood had gone up to his head. Looking at the distant shield wall formed by the London armies, he was seemingly unafraid in the slightest. Rather, he felt that it was a form of stepping stone for him to make contributions! King William stared straight at Tayloff and spoke out in a majestic voice. ¡°My most courageous servant, Tayloff! I will grant you the honour to be the first to assault the enemy!¡± The blood in Tayloff¡¯s body gushed forth explosively! He roared out and grabbed hold of ance from one of the squires. Then, he raised it up high. Tayloff charged out from within the ranks of the Norman armies. He single-handedly rode out toward the hills! Chen Xiaolian was bbergasted! ¡°This¡­ what is he up to? A single medieval general goingmando?¡± ¡°This is a traditional action.¡± Bei Tai who had some knowledge about military matters sighed. The moment Tayloff rode out singlehandedly, a portion of the enemy shield wall was lowered and a warhorse galloped out. Seated atop the warhorse was a Knight wearing iron armour. Clearly, this was a Knight Officer under Harold¡¯smand. This Knight Officer had a spear in one hand and King Harold¡¯s banner in the other. He raised the banner up high, eliciting the cheers and cries from the soldiers. Next, this knight threw the royal banner up to the sky. Then, he bent his body close to his horse and charged down the hill! The two Knights charged out from their respective armies and formation as they urged their horses toward each other! As a standard Knight from France, Tayloff had immediately lowered his body and held tightly onto hisnce. The winds slipping through the holes of his visor were seemingly incapable of distracting him. Tayloff¡¯s eyes were staring intently at the iing Knight! He felt as though the blood boiling within his body was about to explode out from his head! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian who was within the Norman armies watched as the two Knights made contact! Tayloff dodged away from the enemy¡¯snce. At the same time, Tayloff¡¯snce mmed directly onto the other Knight¡¯s chest! The sharpnce had the momentum of the charging horse behind it and the poor Knight who had taken the strike from thence was immediately thrown off! The iron can flew out like a piece of paper. After flying some distance away, hended with a crash. A huge and bloody hole could be seen on his chest, the armour at that area had been punched through! There was no need for Chen Xiaolian to investigate to know that the Knight had died. Absolutely dead. Tayloff finally straightened his posture as he sat upon his horse. He released a loud roar and tossed away thence that had been deformed by the heavy impact from earlier. Then, he pulled out his knight sword and pointed it toward the sky. ROAR! The Norman armies burst into a thunderous cheer! Tayloff violently pulled down his helmet and tossed it away. His hair billowed in the wind as he brandished his sword with all his might. "Long live King William!!!" Tayloff¡¯s eyes were red and he shouted out a few times. Then, he suddenly turned his horse to charge toward the London armies situated above the hill ¨C alone! Chen Xiaolian was dumbstruck! He thought that Tayloff was marching to his death! What he did now know was that this was a tradition! The Knight charging the formation! The Knight who was left standing would have proven his courage. At the same time, his behaviour became a symbol of military courage among everyone! Finally, he would charge toward the enemy formation. This was considered one of the highest forms of courage! When that happened, the enemy could not use arrows to stop this solitary attack and kill off this charging Knight. Otherwise, it would be considered as an act of cowardice! If themander were to order the attack, his side¡¯s morale would be greatly affected! ¡°Tayloff won! Odo, Robert! Charge!¡± King William shouted loudly. ¡­ Tayloff charged up the hill alone. As his warhorse galloped up the hill, his speed became noticeably slower. As for the armies from London, they remained standing above the hill as they silently watched the Knight advance toward them, charging toward their shield wall! Nobody released any arrow at all! It was as though everyone was silently waiting for that moment of glory to ur. The Norman armies began making their move. Their infantry soldiers marched forward while the mounted soldiers spread out from the two nks and rode forward. In the vanguard position was Tayloff who rode alone. By now, he had arrived before the shield wall erected by the soldiers of London. While he was quickly moving together with the main army, Chen Xiaolian kept his eyes upon Tayloff. ¡­ He watched as Tayloff¡¯s warhorse mmed into the shield wall! Although the warhorse¡¯s speed had been reduced due to its charge up the hill, the force behind it was still sufficient to knock the shield away! Tayloff who was seated above the horse bravely rode forward. He brandished his sword vigorously as he savagely cut down two spears before him. He also unleashed a strike to cut open the head of a shield-wielding soldier! However, two axes quickly cleaved over, cutting off the legs of his warhorse. The warhorse neighed as it fell and Tayloff fell off the horse! At the same time, swords and spears stabbed forward from both left and right toward him¡­ That was thest time Chen Xiaolian saw Tayloff! The shield that he knocked aside was quickly reced by another and Tayloff was surrounded behind the shields¡­ ¡°Knight¡¯s glory!¡± That was thest cry from Tayloff. ¡­ A thunderous sound of footsteps rumbled out. The Norman armies¡¯ formation kept moving forward! The infantry soldiers broke into a trot. Chen Xiaolian noted that King William¡¯s brother, Robert was leading the charge! The fellow urged his horse forward swiftly. Behind him were tens of mounted soldiers of the Norman armies. They took the vanguard position and quickly rushed up the hill. It was then that the London armies released their arrows. The number of arrows shot out was sparse and seemingly small in number. The sparse number of arrows was incapable of effectively blunting the advance of the Norman armies! The soldiers began to roar! The sound of the horns came more quickly. ¡°For the King!¡± The vanguard team shouted out those words! Boom! The great army suddenly elerated its pace! A trot became an all-out run! The teams of soldiers swept up the hill like waves. Standing in face of this wave was the shield wall of the London armies! ¡­ Chapter 249: Enemy Of The Thorned Flower

Chapter 249: Enemy Of The Thorned Flower

GOR Chapter 249: Enemy Of The Thorned Flower ¡°Is it starting¡­¡± Phoenix straightened herself. Monster stood beside her as he held onto the shield covering Phoenix. At the same time, he also held onto a mace in his other hand. Phoenix kept staring at the ins below the hill where the Norman army was charging courageously through. Charging forward in the vanguard position were the Norman mounted soldiers. The warhorses roared as they galloped up the hill. Riding at the very front of them was a Knight wearing armour. He held ance in his hand as he rode forward! The tens of mounted riders behind him spread out and formed a wedge formation as they rushed the enemy position atop the hill. Phoenix stared at the mounted soldiers. She softly exhaled and uttered a sigh; then, she took one step back and pulled her bow¡­ ¡­ Xiu! Robert was valiantly riding his warhorse forward when he suddenly caught the whistling sounding from before him. His instinct, formed from the many years spent in battle campaigns, subconsciously made him throw his body down! In the next instant, he heard a miserable crying from his back. ncing backward, he saw one of his squires crying out in misery as he fell off his warhorse! A shaft could be seen piercing through the cracks between his armour. ¡°Glory to the Normans!¡± Robert roared out, his eyes bloodshot. He abruptly flung forward thence in his hand, sending it flying toward the shield wall atop the hill. Thence became like a meteor and mmed into the shield wall with a resounding crash. The shield that received thence was broken apart and the soldier behind the shield cried out and was forced to retreat. However, another soldier quickly stepped in with another shield to take his ce! Robert pulled out his sword and brandished it as he howled. He kicked and urged his warhorse forward! ¡­ ¡°Something is not right! Something is not right!¡± Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai led their 100-man team as they charged forward, together with the vanguard of the Norman armies. However, when they began to ascend the hill, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt something odd. This hill should not be that high! Chen Xiaolian clearly recalled that they had taken at least 20 steps forward since they began their ascent up the hill. However, when he raised his head to look at the top of the hill, he could see that the shield wall was still far away! Just now, the eyes of the soldiers on his side had seemingly turned red; they raised their weapons up high, howled madly and swarmed forward violently¡­ However¡­ after they began their ascent, their forward speed seemed to have slowed down! It seemed as though reaching the shield wall would take¡­ an indeterminable amount of time. Twenty steps! They continued charging rapidly up the hill! Thirty steps! Yet, they continued to remain under the hill. When they took their 50th step¡­ Chen Xiaolian simply stopped moving! He bent his waist and raised his head to carefully inspect the hill. The height of this hill was not that high. urately speaking, it was just a mound. From what he could see, the hill should only have a height of around 30 m. To run up the slope of this hill, 100 steps should be enough for them to reach the top. However, after having already taken 50 steps up¡­ not even one third¡­ no, not even one fifth! They had yet to cover one fifth of the distance! Chen Xiaolian was quick to think of one of the spells avable in the [Exchange List]! [nds mire: Through witchcraft, expand the length of an area within your territory 5 times by reducing the speed of any iing units. Lasts for 10 minutes and consumes 100 marks]. This was without doubt a very useful spell to use on the battlefield. Simply put, it would reduce the speed of an enemy that was charging forward. Their charging speed would be decreased up to 5 times! You thought that you were running with all our life. However, you were in fact making almost no progress. This spell was extremely useful for Harold¡¯s armies because they were upying a hill! In order for the Norman army to engage in closebat with them, they would have to struggle to climb up the hill ¨C an uphill attack. As their charging speed became slower, the duration required to ascend the hill became longer. First, Harold¡¯s archers atop the hill would have more time to shoot their arrows and kill more enemies. Second¡­ climbing up the hill would consume their stamina! For the Norman army, this meant that they would have to expend 5 times more stamina to run up the hill! 5 times! When they were done climbing up the hill, they would already be exhausted! ¡­ Having realized what was wrong, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to signal to Lun Tai and Bei Tai to slow down. They also gave the orders for their 100-man team to slow down. At that moment, a peculiar scene urred. They were clearly just walking slowly while the other teams beside them were running quickly. However, everyone there seemed to be moving at the same pace side by side. No matter how much the teams around them ran, they were unable to create a distance between them. Within the armies positioned above the hill, the archers were passionately shooting their arrows out! Despite the sparse number of archers within Harold¡¯s armies, with the 5 times amount of time avable for them to shoot their arrows, the archers now possessed the advantage as they stood above the hill overlooking the soldiers climbing up¡­ Despite the sparseness of each volley of arrows, they were still capable of taking the lives of the Norman soldiers! The slope of the hill was filled with the Norman soldiers. They let out wretched cries one after another as the arrows felled them. The volleys of arrows seemed infinite in number. The soldiers charging uphill raised their shields and ran forward. To their despair, the length of the slope had exceeded their estimate ¨C the length was such that they were falling into absolute despair! The one charging up front was none other than Robert. The mounted soldiers led by King William¡¯s brother had suffered a huge loss! Tens of mounted soldiers were shot down their mounts while charging up. Those mounted soldiers were wearing full body armour. Once the arrow knocked them off their mounts, the weight of their armour made it so it was impossible for them to get up! Normally speaking, even walking on tnds would have been a difficult feat when wearing such a kind of armour. In their case, they had just been shot down from their horses! One after another, the mounted soldiers were struck down and they were left struggling on the ground. The injured warhorses turned about and rolled down the slope, knocking aside the rest of the Norman infantry soldiers. The casualties through the slope was getting worse! ¡­ After suffering a terribly heavy price, the first wave of the soldiers finally reached the top of the hills. Robert was already knocked off his horse by the arrows earlier. However, due to his lofty status as an aristocrat, the soldiers behind him quickly helped him up and brought him down. When the first mounted soldier mmed into the shield wall, the fatigued warhorse was so exhausted it was incapable of making even a gap within the shield wall. Then, two spears shot out from behind the shield wall into the belly of the horse! As the blood sprayed out, the warhorse fell down and the Knight riding on the warhorse fell. His heavy body fell onto the shield wall and several shields were knocked down by the impact. However, several axes quickly cleaved down and the Knight was diced! The same scene repeated itself in various locations across the hilltop. The exhausted Norman soldiers finally made it up the hill. However, they were sporting arrow wounds and gasping for breath as their knees trembled weakly. Some even exhausted all their strength by just climbing up the hill. They feel a burning fire coursing through their whole body; despite the weak state of their body, they maintained their bravery and mmed straight onto the shield wall¡­ ¡­ William who was seated on a horse before his main army watched what was happening at the hilltop with a heavy expression. The time it took his forward army to charge up the hill had gone way beyond his estimate. He saw how that army had to struggle to climb up the slope. He saw how his soldiers rushed up the hill and all of them mmed into the shield wall. The strength behind the soldiers¡¯ spears, axes, swords became extremely weak. They struck fruitlessly at the shield wall. Yet, their attacks appeared to have no force behind it. Spears then shot out from behind the shield walls to stab the soldiers, killing them off! "No, this is not right!" William cursed. At that moment, he made a resolute decision! ¡°Blow the horn! Retreat! Get them to retreat!¡± Many of the officers who were still struggling to climb up the hill heard the sound of the horn. Some of them coolly gave the order for their subordinates to retreat and descend down the slope. However, many of them did not hear the sound of the horn. They continued charging up the hill and were shot to death by the archers of the London armies. Even if they were to make it up the hill, they were still killed in front of the shield wall. The slope before the shield wall were littered with corpses! The corpses were spread around everywhere; there were bloody stumps and warhorses that were killed by arrows. ¡°Let¡¯s move! Retreat! Retreat!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly as he led his team to quickly retreat. As they descended, it was clear that the speed at which they descended from the hill was not affected. The soldiers under him did their best to raise their shields and protect themselves from the sparse volley of arrows. Even so, 7 to 8 members of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s 100-man team were felled down on the slope. However, that was not the end of it! Retreating was no easy matter! In order for the Norman attack force to retreat back to their main force, they will need to cover a stretch of open ins. That area was still within the range of the archers from London! King William was simmering with rage. At that moment however, this outstanding medievalmander disyed his excellentmanding skills. ¡°Have the left and right wings start their assault! Divert their attention so that our soldiers can retreat!¡± ¡­ The Brittany army on the left side began their attack. This allied force of William¡¯s sent out two 100-man teams forward to assault the hill from the left. The two 100-man teams managed to divert the attention of the London soldiers up the hill. Their archers were sparse in number to begin with. After dispersing the archers¡¯ firepower, their effectiveness declined. The two 100-man teams were actually able to rush up all the way to the slope. In one breath¡¯s time, they managed to make it halfway up the hill! Chen Xiaolian who was leading his men back saw the movements by the Brittany soldiers on the left. He saw how they managed to make it halfway up the hill. ¡°The left side is not covered by the spell! That slope is normal!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. He turned around and observed the retreating Norman soldiers¡­ ¡°Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Conan!¡± Tian Lie had been moving together with the team without showing much abilities. When he heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shout, he raised his head and turned to look at the left side of the slope. He also saw how the Brittany force was able to make it halfway up the hill. ¡°This is an opportunity!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. Bei Tai cried back, ¡°Do we go there!¡± ¡°Go!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. ¡°You go back and tell King William to immediatelyunch the assault! Do not hesitate! The duration of their spell is about to end!¡± On the battlefield, the attacking force was retreating in a chaotic manner. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team, Manchester United was forcing their way to the left. As the entire force had be a chaotic mess, the movement of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s 100-man team did not catch anyone¡¯s attention in the beginning. However, once they made it out of the retreating soldiers¡­ The London forces and King William who was with the main Norman army saw a team rushing rapidly to the left side of the battlefield. Checking their g, King William was able to identify that team. It was the team led by the three young Knights of Manchester; the Knights that he had personally knighted. ¡°Did those fellows lost their minds? Or did they lose their sense of direction in the battlefield?¡± King William gaped as he watched team Manchester United rush to the left. ¡­ The Brittany forces were very trustworthy and reliable allies. After charging up the hill, the two 100-man teams valiantlyunched an assault at the shield wall erected by the London soldiers. As there was no spell cast on the left side, the charge up the hill did not deplete too much of their strength. However, the strength of the shield wall was much higher than what the French soldiers had estimated. The French infantry soldiers held onto swords and they hacked wildly down upon the surface of the shield wall, attempting to open a path among them. At the same time, they also have to face the spear attacksing out from the gaps of the shield wall. Brave warriors with no regard to their own lives threw themselves onto the shields, using the momentum behind their charge to open up a path within the shield wall. They used their own lives to open up a gap for theirpanions to go on the offensive. However, the two 100-man teams atop the hill soon fell into a bitter struggle. Themander of the Brittany army regretted ¨C he came to realize that he did not send enough men. Although he had immediately ordered several 100-man teams to reinforce them, the two 100-man teams atop the hill seemed to have a difficult time holding on. The soldiers from London forced their way forward and the wall of shields brutally suppressed the soldiers from Brittany. In but moments, more than half of the Brittany soldiers who made it up the hill had fallen. Finally, the rest of the soldiers too lost the will to go on. In this era where the soldiers fought with cold weapons, it was impossible to expect them to keep fighting after enduring such a huge amount of casualties. Some Brittany soldiers simply tossed away the weapons they were holding; they turned around and ran down the hill. Once the act of retreating began, it quickly spread through the rest of the soldiers. Corpses were littered before the shield wall and the Brittany soldiers in the area hastily made their retreat down the hill. At that point in time, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s 100-man team finally reached the slope on the left side. Chen Xiaolian looked at the Brittany soldiers who were dispersing and running down from the hilltop. He shouted. Team Manchester United formed a line as the soldiers raised their shield to barely form a long formation. ¡°Come here! Come over here!¡± The middle portion of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team opened up to create a path for the Brittany soldiers to enter his team. At the same time, the soldiers raised their shields to block off the arrowsing from above the hill. More and more of the Brittany soldiers from the copsed assault joined in with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s 100-man team. ¡°Square formation!¡± Chen Xiaolian roared loudly as he held up his shield and he calmly organized his team. At that moment, his 100-man team had doubled in number. Nearly 100 Brittany soldiers had been added into the mix. The Manchester United soldiers who were taking the peripheral position raised their shields up and the square formation came to resemble a turtle shell. ¡­ "Your Majesty!" King William was directing his defeated forces back into his armies. He was shouting furiously when he suddenly heard someone shouting from the side. William lowered his head and recognized the person as the one-armed warrior by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. ¡°Knight of Manchester! Answer me! Why did your team run over to the left?¡± King William asked with suppressed fury. Bei Tai exhaled. He ran until he was standing beside King William. Then, he said loudly, ¡°¡­ Garen told me to inform you that he is taking his men to the left to seize the best opportunity tounch an attack for Your Majesty!¡± ¡°What? Seize the best opportunity tounch an attack?¡± King William was stunned. In the earlier charge, he had lost over 300 men! Meanwhile, the enemy side had a negligible number of losses! Such a loss pained King William deeply. At a time like this, the young Knight of Manchester sent his men to tell me that he wants to help me seize the best opportunity tounch an attack? ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had already made an exchange. The spell he exchanged out was the one to increase courage! Thanks to the spell which blessed them with an aura of courage, his 100-man team was able to raise those shields and take in the defeated Brittany soldiers. At the same time, they were also able to endure the volley of arrows sent out by the archers from the London armies. Otherwise, considering the standard of soldiers in the medieval period, even with the legendary name of Manchester United on them¡­ these 100 men would have long since fallen apart. With the aura of courage at work, Chen Xiaolian was somehow able to maintain his team¡¯s formation. The soldiers bravely held their shields up high in a shield formation to take on the arrow attacks sent out by the London archers. His square formation did not retreat. Instead, they moved up through the left side of the hill slope! Behind him, another two 100-man teams sent by the allies Brittany army rushed up to meet up with them. ¡°Now, we¡¯ll see how the right side acts!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and directed his square formation to slowly move upward. At the same time, he kept his gaze directed at the right side¡­ The nders army did not disappoint Chen Xiaolian. They sent out two 100-man teams to charge up the hill. However, it was clear that they were somewhatcking in morale. The charging speed of the nders soldiers revealed that they were not resolute in their attack. Seeing the shield wall and volley of arrows sent out from the hill, the ally army of the right was clearly exhibiting traces of fear. ¡°Let¡¯s charge!¡± Chen Xiaolian roared out! He chose to ignore the chances of the nders soldiers attacking up the hill. Left, middle, right. There were three sides on the slope. Chen Xiaolian made his bet! [nds Mire]. This spell was very useful, especially for those London armies who were upying the high ground. However¡­ this spell was also very expensive! Each use would consume 100 marks! Back when the Norman forces were attacking up the middle path, the enemy had already used 100 marks to use that spell once. Chen Xiaolian refused to believe that¡­ the other side would be willing to cast the nds Mire spell on all three ramps! Doing that would require 300 marks! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team had made fairly smooth progress back in the London instance dungeon. They achieved fairly good results. Yet, they only managed to get 300 marks! The other side¡­ how many points could they have? The nders soldiers had reached the foot of the hill and the soldiers were advancing slowly ¨C however, it was clear that the reason they were so slow was due to fear and low morale as opposed to the effect of a spell! After making his judgement, Chen Xiaolian acted! "We¡¯ll charge up!¡± Below the hill, the square formation under Chen Xiaolian¡¯smand began moving forward at a rapid pace. Surprisingly, they were moving in the direction of the hill. They were going to fight their way up! Behind them, the two 100-man teams sent by their ally, the Brittany army followed them as they charged and moved in a position parallel to theirs. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian used the guild channel to send a message to Bei Tai. ¡­ ¡°Your Majesty! Now is the time! Launch an all-out attack if you wish to win this war!¡± Bei Tai turned to King William and said with a serious expression. ¡­ On the left side of the area under the hill, the square formation under Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lead charged up. As they were halfway up the slope, Chen Xiaolian could feel that his steps were smooth and devoid of that feeling of sluggishness and inability to advance that he felt earlier. He did not hesitate to once again exchange out another blessing for the aura of courage! Having used it twice now, the total marks used went up to 100 marks. ¡­ ¡®Your Majesty!¡± Bei Tai stared at the hesitant King William and shouted furiously, ¡°Do you not wish to win this war anymore?¡± King William gasped. His mind was telling him that this would be an act of madness! What trick the young Knight of Manchester had was something he could not understand. At a time like this, he should go crazy together with his crazy subordinate? Order an all-out attack right now? After having just lost one confrontation, follow it up with an all-in? Be a crazy gambler? Is this¡­ madness? Logically speaking, he should have his personal guards drag this one-armed madman down and have him brutally whipped! However¡­ within his heart, a strange voice was screaming madly at him! Listen to him! Listen to him! ¡°Tell me! Can we trust you?!¡± A voice rang out from behind Bei Tai. Hearing the voice, King William¡¯s expression rxed. His eyes swept toward the voice and he saw the face of the one he trusted the most. Merlin was fiercely staring at Bei Tai! Bei Tai shouted loudly, ¡°My brother wants me to tell you this! Merlin, do you not believe in the power of the oath?!¡± Merlin was startled! His eyes turned to gaze at the scene unfolding far away. On the left side of the slope, the square formation under Chen Xiaolian had spread out. Together with the two 100-man follow up teams sent by the Brittany army, they struggled to charge up the hill¡­ That was meant to be a feint. They used a nking attack to cover the retreat of the attacking force. But now¡­ that Xiaolian fellow was enticing King William to initiate an all-out assault? Should he trust Xiaolian¡­ or not?! ¡­ ¡°I am willing to bet that our opponents are among that group of soldiers.¡± The middle-aged man stood on the hill and cast a cold gaze down at the soldiers charging rapidly up through the left side. ¡°Do we start our attack now?¡± Beside her, the blonde woman released an arrow before turning to look coldly at him. She said, ¡°We still have quite some marks left.¡± ¡°No hurry! As long as we can protect King Harold in this battle, victory would be ours.¡± The middle-aged man sneered and said, ¡°Let our friends go first. Tell that young woman known as Phoenix¡­ it¡¯s time for her to show her sincerity in this cooperation. I hope she can bring back the heads of those game participants to me.¡± A sharp light flickered off the middle-aged man¡¯s eyes and he continued, ¡°If she cannot aplish that¡­ then, she will be our enemy! I believe that she would not wish to be an enemy of Thorned Flower.¡± ¡­ [Author¡¯s notes: First¡­ *something about author''s tooth extraction experience and pain*TL beingzy* [Second: About Tayloff¡¯s the Knight charging the formation part, some readers seemed to be asking: How could there be such a thing? Isn¡¯t that an idiotic act? [All I can say to that is¡­ such a thing do exist in the medieval wars! In that period, there is a rather fanatical devotion toward the glory and courage of Knights. [Those actions by Tayloff would not be considered as idiocy in that era. Rather, it would be considered both courageous and glorious. [Additionally¡­ in the historical Battle of Hastings, this figure named Tayloff really did exist. [Furthermore, the whole Knight charging the formation thing really did exist in history as well. I did not make it up oh~]. Chapter 250: It’s Been A While

Chapter 250: It¡¯s Been A While

GOR Chapter 250: It¡¯s Been A While The sound of a horn rang out loud and clear from the direction of the Norman armies behind him¡­ When he heard the sound, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s palpitating heart became at ease! The gs of the Norman armies waved about as several 100-man teams swarmed forward like a tidal wave! This time, the one to lead this charge was the other brother of King William, Odo and also¡­ King William himself! Over 200 mounted soldiers rode up like a whirlwind through the open ins, taking the lead in the charge! Behind the mounted soldiers, the infantry soldiers rushed forward. At this moment, with the exception of the reserve teams, King William had ordered for all other soldiers to press forward, even his own personal guards! ¡°Inform the soldiers of nders and Brittany¡­ inform our allies that this will be an all-out attack! By noon this day, our war will conclude!¡± William spoke to Merlin who was beside him as he urged his horse to gallop forward. ¡­ On both the left and right hand side, the allied armies from Brittany and nders rushed out as well. The soldiers from Brittany disyed a high level of aggression. Additionally, it could also be seen that they have a very solid amount of trust toward William. When William sent his men to disy the g for an all-out offensive, themander of the Brittany armies did not hesitate to send his men forward! As for his other ally, the armies from nders, they hesitated for a moment. However, when themander in charge of the nders armies saw the deployment on the left and the middle, he furiously swore: ¡°Madmen!¡± Then, he shouted out. He personally rode out and brandished his sword ¨C behind him were 100 nders mounted riders and over 800 infantry soldiers! ¡­ This insane move by the Normans shocked the soldiers from London to the core! The battle had only just begun! They had only had a few exchanges to test the waters. Yet, these French invaders actually had the balls to recklesslyunch an all-out attack! They did not bother to make more moves to gauge the situation and insteadunched aplete offensive?! Was this how these French invaders go about engaging in wars? Within an area surrounded by the shield wall was a circr formation. There, standing beneath the royal g was a lean and fit looking middle-aged man. He stared with an expression of surprise at the soldiers swarming up the three ramps leading up the hill. King Harold gritted his teeth. ¡°Damned Frenchmen! They¡¯re all mad!¡± This King of Ennd cursed fiercely. The long red coloured cloak was dragged across the ground behind him as two servants helped to hold the tail of the cloak. A subordinate carrying a sword was kneeling before him. ¡°Your Majesty, we should give the orders to hold firm!¡± A middle-aged aristocrat with brown hair spoke out loud. He was dressed in typical fashion for an aristocrat general and his stature was robust without being too tall (in fact, most of the stature of the people of Ennd during this time period was not too tall). His loud voice had a thick Saxon ent, ¡°We have the advantage in terrain! The Frenchmen need to engage in an uphill battle while all we need to do is maintain our shield wall to deplete their strength! Our strong and durable shield wall will cause them to shed their blood all over the slope, down to the veryst drop!¡± Harold¡¯s face seemed rather pale ¨C he was not a very brave man. Truth be told, Harold¡¯s evaluation of himself was that he might be better ating up with strategies. ¡°Duke of York, I think that your suggestion is very reasonable! Then, we shall proceed ording to your suggestion. Have our men maintain the shield wall!¡± Harold took a deep breath before continuing, ¡°Send someone to inform that Mr Nn! It is time for him to disy his abilities! I hope he does not disappoint me!¡± The Duke of York had his hand on his chest as he got up. Then, he turned around and quickly left. However, he disagreed with thest words that King Harold had said. Nn? The stranger that inexplicably gained the King¡¯s recognition? Damn it! Just one nce is enough to tell that he is not an aristocrat! Additionally¡­ the Duke of York suspected that the reason King Harold would recognize Nn was highly rted to that blonde woman who kept yearning after Nn. That Nn introduced himself as a warlock. Even so¡­ a warlock? Humph! Nothing good ever came from encountering a warlock! ¡­ The middle-aged man, Nn was standing behind the shield wall and he coldly regarded the movements urring upon the battlefield. The attack from all three sides came as something of a shock to Nn. He narrowed his eyes. There was a trace of unease in his expression, which appeared akin to that of a beast. ¡°Did King William go crazy?¡± He let out a harrumph and said, ¡°I¡¯ve read the history about this event! This is simply not the time for him tounch an all-out offensive!¡± ¡°There is now stating that the storyline character will act ording to history,¡± the blonde woman sneered. ¡°Besides, this is not the first time something like this happened to you.¡± ¡°Exchange out the [nds Mire] again.¡± Nn calmed down and stared at the bottom of the hill. ¡°Where? The left or the middle?¡± The blonde woman slowly stroked the long sword she held in her left hand. ¡°No! Exchange twice!¡± Nn suddenlyughed out. ¡°Twice?¡± The blonde woman was somewhat taken aback and she said, ¡°But, we do not have that many marks left¡­¡± ¡°Twice!¡± An expression of confidence shed across Nn¡¯s face. He said, ¡°ce it on the right and middle!¡± ¡°The right?¡± The blonde woman frowned. ¡°I understand using it on the middle. After all, the number of soldiers within the Norman armies is the biggest. Since they are taking the middle route, exchanging out a spell on the middle route is quite a good thing. But the right? Those soldiers from nders are the weakest among the enemy camp!¡± ¡°It is precisely because they are the weakest! We¡¯ll give them a brutal blow and have them mentally copse! Then, they will make their exit from this battlefield early!¡± Nn sneered. ¡°Haven¡¯t you heard of a famous line from this world? Pick soft persimmons to squeeze! 1¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian rushed up the hill! Excluding his Manchester United¡¯s 100 soldiers, there were also roughly 200 soldiers from their ally, Brittany. Chen Xiaolian spearheaded the assault. When his team reached the top of the hill, they lowered their shields and ced it before them. Then, roaring loudly, they charged head on against the London shield wall. Their bodies mmed forward one after another and banging sounds rang out in session from the shield wall on the left side. Chen Xiaolian made his move. He raised his shield and mmed head on into the shield wall. His shield and body mmed in, breaking through the shield wall! With a boom, at least 3 shields were mmed away by Chen Xiaolian! The London soldiers holding the shields sprayed out blood as they flew backward! After creating a hole in the wall, Chen Xiaolian hacked down with a long axe. Head Cleaver! Impish Teeth Discer! Ear Gouger! Demon King of Confusion¡¯s three moves were unleashed in this battlefield within the medieval period. Chen Xiaolian furiously cut down the iing spears, swords and axes. Although he did not have a very tall stature, his [B+] ss strength made him a human shaped monster in this battlefield. Within but a few breaths of time after breaking through the London shield wall, he had further broken through 3yers of the enemy line! He was like a human siege hammer, forcibly pummelling open a huge hole through the tight defence made by the shield wall! Behind Chen Xiaolian, more soldiers from team Manchester United and their ally, Brittany surged in through the open gap! After hacking down a soldier wearing chainmail, the de of the long axe in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand had been flipped back. Without missing a beat, Chen Xiaolian delivered a backhand move and the back of the axe struck the head of another enemy soldier. The blow caused even the soldier¡¯s helmet to cave in. The soldier cried out before falling down and Chen Xiaolian handily grabbed hold of the soldier¡¯s sword. Wielding the sword in his hand, he delivered yet another backhand move, shing out at a shield-bearing soldier who was rushing him. A breaking sound could be heard as the shield was split into two! Blood with an unpleasant copper scent sttered onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and he vigorously wiped them off one of his eyes. He stared forward with a savage expression. In front of him were three London soldiers bearing shields and swords. Their courage fell and they fell back in a hesitant manner. Chen Xiaolian ignored them. He turned to the side, grabbed onto a shield and charged to the side swiftly¡­ At this point in time, Chen Xiaolian was like a striker within a football team. With a shield before his body, he bulldozed his way through the enemy! He charged horizontally! On the left side of the hill, this human shaped bulldozer could be seen crushing all forms of opposition afforded by the formation built by the soldiers from London. Wherever he went, the hole in their shield wall would spread bigger. The situation was akin to a dam that was being battered heavily by tidal waves. It crumbled and was on the verge of breaking apart! Lun Tai followed closely behind Chen Xiaolian. He did not utilize his Muscle Fruit skill. Even so, no ordinary soldier could put up a fight against him. The two of them demolished the shield wall erected by the London soldiers and more soldiers from the Norman armies charged past the shield wall. The left side of the shield wall had crumbled! In merely one breath¡¯s time, Chen Xiaolian had ran over 20 steps. Finally, when he heard the shield in his hand breaking into two, he tossed away the broken shield and hacked down at an enemy standing before him. He was about to turn around when he suddenly heard an air-piercing sounding from the front. Chen Xiaolian subconsciously dodged to the side¡­ Pu! A sharp arrow grazed past his waist! Although it was only a graze that did not inflict any serious injury, the power behind the arrow gave Chen Xiaolian a chill! He lowered his head and saw that the Meteor Rock [B] ss protective suit had been cut open by that graze. Other game participants! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shed with focus. Several green dots could be seen upon the radar and one of them was rapidly approaching him! Chen Xiaolian abruptly raised his head and held up his sword with both hands. Keng! The huge force behind the iing attack caused Chen Xiaolian to take one step backward. Standing before him was a slender woman wearing leather armour and a helmet made from wolf skin. She held onto a short sword and her body maintained the posture of one hacking forward. Seeing the ck coloured hair sported by this opponent as well as the pair of familiar eyes beneath the rim of the helmet, he uttered. ¡°Phoenix?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°We meet again, Guild Leader Xiaolian.¡± Phoenix pursed her lips and revealed a smile. However, her eyes glowed with coldness. Her body suddenly curled up like a cat before dashing forward. Wielding the short sword, she closed the distance between them and was upon Chen Xiaolian in an instant. The sharp short sword stabbed toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s abdomen! Keng! Chen Xiaolian stepped aside. At the same time, he struck out with the sword in his hand and deflected the attack. Exhaling, he then shot out a kick at another London soldier who was trying to initiate a sneak attack against him from the side. His hand then flew out to grab hold of a long axe. Chen Xiaolian wielded an axe in his left hand and a sword in his right hand and stared coldly at the young woman before him. ¡°That¡¯s some fast reflexes,¡± said Phoenix. She took a deep breath and said, ¡°It wasn¡¯t that long ago that we were fighting side by side. Who could have predicted that we would end up pointing swords at each other after only such a short amount of time? Life really is full of twists and turns.¡± As she spoke, her body shed forward. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes rapidly narrowed and his right hand moved, using the sword to block the iing attack. Kacha! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s right hand felt lighter. Lowering his gaze, he saw that arge part of the sword had been cut off. ¡°It seems your weapon is not up to the job,¡± said Phoenix who narrowed her eyes. Like a cat toying with her prey, she walked around Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Where is your war axe?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He quietly discarded the sword and picked up a halved spear that some other soldier had discarded. ¡°Also, where is your Four-Eyed War Cat? Why aren¡¯t you summoning it out?¡± Phoenix continued probing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s state. ¡°Come on out, little kitty!¡± Chen Xiaolian twirled the axe in his hand a bit and said, ¡°Do you know that talking in the heat of battle is a very pesky habit?!¡± As he said that, his body suddenly exploded forward! Seeing this move from Chen Xiaolian, Phoenix¡¯s expression was quick to turn tense. Although Chen Xiaolian had only taken two steps forward, in her eyes, Phoenix was able to notice that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s agility had significantly increased! In that two steps taken by Chen Xiaolian, his rhythm had be vastly differentpared to before! The abrupt change in rhythm caught Phoenix by surprise. When he approached, the weapon he used to attack was not the long axe in his right hand but¡­ the broken spear in his left hand! Skill: Charging Stinger Skill! Agility was instantly enhanced! The tip of the spear shot past Phoenix¡¯s cheeks who had rapidly twisted her waist. Her body was propelled back while facing the sky, seemingly at a 90¡ã angle. A sharp burst of air grazed her cheeks and Phoenix felt a trace of pain upon her cheeks. With a ¡°pop¡±, the wolf skin helmet that she was wearing was stabbed off her and it fell to the ground. Phoenix darted aside, quickly creating a distance between the two of them. She reached out to touch her cheek and saw redness resting upon her fingertips. A fine cut appeared on her cheeks and droplets of blood seeped out from the wound. ¡°Hey, don¡¯t you know that it is a sin to scratch a woman¡¯s face?¡± Phoenix harrumphed. ¡°Then don¡¯t block my way,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coldly. ¡°But if I fail this quest, I will have to enter a punishment instance dungeon. I really do not want to go there,¡± Phoenix answered with a faint smile. Observing the rxed smile on her, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart tensed up¡­ he felt a faint sense of danger. Chen Xiaolian instinctively retreated as he moved the axe and spear in his hand to a defensive cross shape before him. Cha! A sharp light shed out! Both the spear and the axe in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands were cut off! After the sharp glow of light faded away, a cut appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest! Both his outer armour and protective suit had been cut! Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and saw two identical looking fellows appear out of thin air on both his left and right side. The Titan brothers! ¡°Oh, are you going to bully me with superior numbers?¡± Chen Xiaolian snorted. ¡°It can¡¯t be helped.¡± Phoenix suddenly winked at Chen Xiaolian and smiled. She then said, ¡°I am really sorry, Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian, but a quest is a quest.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a harrumph and 3 mighty looking Four-Eyed War Cats appeared beside him! The 3 Four-Eyed War Cats appeared beside him, forming the character ¡®Æ·¡¯. Chen Xiaolian was in the middle of their formation. ¡­ "Damn it!" Seeing that Chen Xiaolian was surrounded by Phoenix and her other two team members, Lun Tai brandished the sword in his hand and rushed toward them. However, a towering figure shot out and blocked his path. ¡°Sorry, Lun Tai. Your opponent is me.¡± It was a rough and low tone of voice; and his face was nk and rigid. Lun Tai regarded the opponent standing before him. He gave a slight frown and asked, ¡°Monster? Humph! Where is your monkey?¡± ¡°After killing you, I can go back and feed him his lunch,¡± Monster growled. He abruptly raised an iron mace with both hands and smashed it down fiercely! Lun Tai quickly activated his Muscle Fruit skill! In an instant, his figure swelled up as his muscles grew big. Then, he roared out and used his sword to parry the iing hammer! Boom! The two huge men took a step back at the same time. However, in Lun Tai¡¯s case, his sword became deformed after taking on the iron mace. Lun Tai could not restrain himself from frowning. ¡°Your weapon is toocking.¡± Monsterughed out. Lun Tai stared at Monster who was standing before him. He said, ¡°Very well¡­ I have always wanted to fight against you! I am satisfied with having an opponent like you. A contest of strength is what I like the most!¡± As Lun Tai spoke, his body swelled up once more! His Muscle Fruit skill was activated to its limit and his strength had been increased by ¡­ 60%! ¡­ ¡°Charge forward!¡± King William and Odo rode their horses until they were just beneath the hill. The mounted riders urged their warhorses to gallop swiftly up the hill. Dense number of arrows rained down from the hilltop. King William raised his shield to protect his neck area. The full body knight armour he wore was able to easily deflect most of the iing arrows. He was also not worried about his warhorse. His warhorse had been given ayer of chain mail as armour. Under King William¡¯smand, over 100 mounted riders charged up the hill. Behind him, the dense number of infantry soldiers had finally caught up to him. Their shields were raised up to deal with the rain of arrows; they howled loudly and rushed up the hill¡­ ¡­ ¡°Oh, he took the initiative to send himself over.¡± Nn was standing atop the hill overlooking the area directly beneath it. His eyes were staring intently at King William who was several hundred meters away from him. Nn sneered and said, ¡°To think they would send such a big gift over. I feel a little bashful ¨C kill him!¡± Beside him, the blonde woman pulled her bow and shot out an arrow¡­ Xiu! The arrow shot out with an air-piercing sound! At that moment, a distortion appeared in the air and a hand gently pulled down the arrow. Next, the metal arrowhead transformed into liquid metal and flowed down the ground. Ka. The wooden shaft was then broken and tossed to the ground. ¡°Nn¡­ you are still as cowardly as ever, still preferring tounch sneak attacks.¡± Tian Lie cast anguid gaze at Nn. He was wearing armour belonging to the London soldiers! He had been part of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team. Who knows how he had gotten here with such an appearance. After saying that, Tian Lie also sent a wink to the blonde woman. He smiled and said, ¡°Oh, Akane. My dear, it¡¯s been a while, you are still as beautiful as ever. How I¡¯ve missed that beautiful pair of legs of yours.¡± Nn¡¯s face turned taut! He stared at Tian Lie who was standing less than 20 steps away from him! ¡°You¡­ who are you?¡± The blonde woman stared intently as Tian Lie. She pulled out a dagger. ¡°How disappointing.¡± Tian Lie spread both his arms and smiled. He said, ¡°Back then, we had some good memories together. My dear, did you forget about me? Can you please don¡¯t point that dagger at me? That is something I gave you back then.¡± Akane¡¯s body shuddered! The expression on her face was immediately reced with that of shock! ¡°You¡­ you¡­¡± She gripped the dagger until her fingers turned white. Her body trembled as she said, ¡°You¡­ you are¡­ Sir Tian Lie? You¡­ aren¡¯t you supposed to be dead already?¡± ¡­ Nn. Raw: ¡®ÅµÀ¼¡¯, pinyin: ¡®nu¨° l¨¢n¡¯. Akane. Raw: ¡®°¢¼ÑÄÝ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®¨¡ ji¨¡ n¨©¡¯. 1 Pick soft persimmons to squeeze. Hard persimmons cannot be squeezed while the soft ones can. Meaning: Bully only those that are weak or have good temperament. Or pick only tasks that have a low degree of difficulty.? Chapter 251: I Can Only Help You This Much

Chapter 251: I Can Only Help You This Much

GOR Chapter 251: I Can Only Help You This Much ¡°Tian, Tian Lie?!¡± Nn¡¯s face sank. He stared intently at the stranger standing before him ¨C although this fellow¡¯s appearance had no simrities to the Tian Lie in his memories¡­ Nn was familiar with Tian Lie¡¯s abilities. He understood that Tian Lie had the ability that allowed him to change his appearance on a whim. This fellow standing before him, the tone of his voice ¨C no, not just the tone of his voice, even that infuriating attitude and those eyebrows that were slightly raised upward were enough to remind him of that bastard who had been a nightmare for him! Indeed, within Nn¡¯s memories, Tian Lie was a bastard! A damnable Awakened, a mere native of this world was actually recognized by the Guild Leader. This bastard was arrogant, overbearing and had no respect for others. ¡°This is disappointing,¡± said Tian Lie with a faint smile. He slowly stepped toward Nn with traces of ridicule in his smile. ¡°Nn, did you know? Among all the fellows in the guild that I hate the most, you happen to be one of them. I have a deep impression on you. Yet, you no longer recognize me ¨C this really pains my heart. Oh right, when you eat, do your teeth still hurt?¡± Gazhi! Nn clenched his teeth heavily and hissed out, ¡°Tian Lie! It¡­ really is you!¡± ¡°Of course it¡¯s me,¡± replied Tian Lie with a smile. ¡°Aren¡¯t you already dead, Sir Tian Lie?¡± There was a trace of excitement in Akane¡¯s expression. However, there was more disbelief etched on her face as she said, ¡°No! How is this possible? You are already dead! You died back in Japan! Our Guild Leader confirmed that information. The system could not be wrong! You¡­ how could you still be alive? You¡­¡± ¡°Oh, my dear Akane.¡± Tian Lie pursed his lips to the side and said, ¡°In this world, anything is possible.¡± Tian Lie walked until he was standing before Akane and reached out with his hand. He gently pinched Akane¡¯s chin. Akane revealed a look of extreme astonishment and traces of a struggle could be seen in her eyes. Yet, she dared not resist. She simply kept staring at Tian Lie with those terror-filled eyes. ¡°That¡¯s right. Are you still fearful of me like you used to?¡± Tian Lie snickered and said, ¡°Very good. Did you know? My dear Akane, I love this expression of yours the most. Looking at me¡­ with fear and dread in your heart; yet, you dare not resist. Ha ha ha ha¡­¡± ¡°Sir, why would you appear here?¡± Akane¡¯s skin turned slightly red ¨C that was not out of embarrassment but anxiousness. Her voice quivered as she continued, ¡°You, are you not dead? Are you returning to the guild?¡± ¡°Mm, let me think about it¡­¡± Tian Lie retracted his hand and lightly stroked his forehead. ¡°Ah, right. I am the guild¡¯s Inspector. Since that is the case, I should have the right to take over themand here, right?¡± Akane was silent. Nn who was standing beside them suddenly shouted out. ¡°NO!¡± Nn¡¯s face was utterly red and his cheeks convulsed. He was seemingly filled with rage as he stared viciously at Tian Lie. ¡°Wrong! Don¡¯t even think about trying to trick me! You are already dead! Tian Lie! Guild Leader Shen would never make such a mistake [1]! Even the system determined that you have died! You have been removed from Thorned Flower Guild! Inspector? You are no longer one of us! Tian Lie! No, you are not even Tian Lie! Tian Lie is already dead!¡± All traces of the smile on Tian Lie¡¯s face disappeared. He looked at Nn with a peculiar expression and said, ¡°Oh? You do not believe that I am Tian Lie? So, why do you keep shouting my name when you are looking at me? Nn, you are the same as ever. You are still that despicable of a coward! Ha ha ha ha¡­¡± ¡°You are not Tian Lie! You are already dead! Your name is no longer in our guild members¡¯ list! You are no longer a member of our guild! You¡­ you have no authority to give me orders!¡± Nn shouted loudly. Tian Lie¡¯s expression turned cold. ¡°When you put it that way¡­ what you mean is, I am no longer a member of your guild?¡± ¡°Of course you are not! You are already dead! After dying, a guild member¡¯s name will be removed from the guild members¡¯ list!¡± ¡°Oh, I understand.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s smiled gradually turned even colder and he said, ¡°If so, would I be wrong in interpreting your words as such?¡± His icy cold gaze swept over Akane before falling back upon Nn¡¯s face. ¡°You think that I am no longer a member of your guild. And¡­ in this war, our positions happened to be confrontational. In other words¡­ you two¡­¡± He pointed at the two of them as the corners of his lips curled into a grin. ¡°Want to make me your enemy? Is that how it is?¡± ¡­ Make me your enemy! After those words left Tian Lie¡¯s mouth, Nn showed no reaction. However, Akane shuddered for an instant before the shocked her turned around to swiftly face Nn. She shouted, ¡°Nn!¡± ¡°Shut up! I am inmand here! This is the arrangement decided upon by our Guild Leader! In this instance dungeon, I am the one to be giving orders!¡± Akane took a deep breath before exhaling. ¡°If so¡­ there is nothing else for us to discuss.¡± Tian Lie deliberately gave a sigh and said, ¡°This is interesting. Cowardly Nn had actually suggested bing my enemy in front of my face. Not bad, you¡¯ve grown some.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie slowly stepped back. After taking 10 steps back, he cast a deep gaze at Nn and said, ¡°However¡­ this is quite interesting. I have killed many people before. There were Awakened ones and yers alike¡­ but now that I think about it, I have never killed¡­ a Thorned Flower member. ¡°I¡­ am looking forward to savour this fresh new taste.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie¡¯s figure suddenly transformed into a clump of liquid metal and he disappeared into the ground! ¡­ Hu! Nn was soaked from head to toe in cold sweat. After Tian Lie disappeared, his body wavered. It was as though every drop of courage within him had been exhausted from that exchange alone. Akane who was standing beside him turned to face him. She cast a deep gaze at him before walking over to stand beside him. She asked, ¡°Is this your decision? Sir Nn, are you determined to make Sir Tian Lie as your enemy in this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°¡­ yes! He is not Tian Lie! I have said it before, Tian Lie is already dead! Our Guild Leader personally confirmed it! The system will also not make that mistake! You know this all too well, damn it!¡± ¡°If that is how it is, then very well,¡± replied Akane. There was a very cold expression on her face. She suddenly walked away. Taking big strides, she moved toward the back of the hill. ¡°What do you think you are doing?¡± mes seemingly burst out from Nn¡¯s eyes as he shouted, ¡°Akane! Where are you going?!¡± Akane turned around to look at Nn. Looking him in the eye, she spoke with a trace of pity, ¡°Me? Naturally, I am leaving this ce.¡± ¡°Leave?¡± Nn clenched his fists and said, ¡°Don¡¯t forget. In this instance dungeon, the authority to givemand is in my hands! My rank is higher than yours! You must obey me!¡± ¡°There is no need for you to tell me about the guild¡¯s structure.¡± Akane sneered and said, ¡°I know about our guild¡¯s structure very well. However¡­ I also know something else.¡± ¡°¡­ what is that?¡± ¡°That person just now is Sir Tian Lie!¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Nn. Truth is, you also know that. Although I do not know what has happened, some sort of mistake must have urred somewhere. You know very well that he is indeed Tian Lie! As for me, not only do I know that, I also understand another simple fact!¡± Akane looked at Nn and said coolly, ¡°I am not Sir Tian Lie¡¯s match! You are also not a match for Sir Tian Lie ¨C no, it would be more urate to say that even if the two of us were to join hands, we will still be no match for him! ¡°This is a fight we simply have no chances of winning. Besides, there is no need for us to go fight to the death against him. For me, the thing that takes the highest priority for us now is to report this to the Guild Leader; tell him that Sir Tian Lie is still alive. I believe that the value within this information far exceeds thepletion of this instance dungeon! ¡°Sir Tian Lie¡¯s importance to our Thorned Flower Guild is far greater than one instance dungeon! ¡°Thus, following the rule for special instances that was personally set down by Guild Leader Shen, I refuse to obey yourmand. I will be giving up on this instance dungeon quest. Then, I shall return and convey everything that has happened so far to our Guild Leader! ¡°As for the final judgement, that will be up to our Guild Leader! If he believes that my action here is wrong, then, following the rules for special instances, I am willing ept the penalty for not obeying themanding officer! ¡°However¡­¡± Akane gave a wry smile and said, ¡°At the very least, the punishment given by our Guild Leader will not involve me losing my life. But to stay here and be an enemy of Sir Tian Lie¡­ he he, I am in no hurry to knock on Death¡¯s door!¡± ¡°You¡­ Akane! You bastard! Coward!¡± ¡°Humph! Nn, this time, you have indeed gotten very courageous! You are correct; this time, I am the one who is being cowardly. However, I can at least be certain that I will make it out of this instance dungeon alive! As for you¡­ Nn, I wonder¡­ maybe this will be thest time I get to see you. I wish you good luck!¡± After saying that, Akane turned her head and no longer bothered with Nn. She quickly left. Going against Sir Tian Lie? Stop joking around! Guild Leader Shen is not here! The other Inspectors are also not here! Akane coldlymitted Nn¡¯s name into her memory ¨C to her, it was as though he was already a dead man! ¡­ ¡°Err¡­ boss?¡± Sasha who was in the rear of the central army suddenly saw Tian Lie appearing beside him. He said, ¡°Boss, didn¡¯t you go charging up together with the forward teams just now? Sasha was staying in the rear position within the mercenary team. Tian Lie pursed his lips and said, ¡°Meh, I just stopped by to meet up with two old friends.¡± He sat down on the ground, ced his hand on his head and gave a gentle sigh, ¡°Sigh¡­ this empty fort strategy really does not fit my style. [2]¡± ¡°What? Boss, I don¡¯t understand what you are talking about.¡± ¡°What I mean is, this boss of yours is now just a paper tiger in front of some old friends. One poke is all it takes to reveal the truth. However, due to the terror they felt from this great master¡¯s might back then, they simply did not have the guts to poke me.¡± Tian Lie let out a bitter smile. He then whispered, ¡°That was dangerous. But, as expected, Nn is still the coward. Back then, if both him and that chick, Akane had joined hands to fight me, I fear they would be able to hold me down. Humph¡­ cowards!¡± Sasha watched as Tian Lie mumbled to himself. Hesitating for a moment, he said, ¡°Boss¡­ the battle up front is getting intense. Boss¡­ aren¡¯t you going to go help out?¡± ¡°Help?¡± Tian Lieughed out loud and said, ¡°I havepleted my role as a helper. Do you understand? At present, your boss¡¯ strength had decreased. If I still had the same former strength, I would have long since gone over and snapped those two buggers¡¯ necks. But now¡­ all I can do is show up in front of them and create a sense of fear in their hearts. ¡°I can only be a source of deterrent. It would be best for me to not make any move. ¡°If I were to make a move and expose my circumstance, this paper tiger would be torn. Then, what am I going to use to make them fear me? ¡°Don¡¯t worry¡­ now that they know about my existence, they will be fearful of me¡­ when they are fighting, they will be distracted and they will also hold back a portion of their strength in order to deal with me. ¡°Chen Xiaolian oh Chen Xiaolian, this time¡­ I can only help you this much.¡± ¡­ 1 The character here is ¡®³½¡¯ which also trantes to ¡®ch¨¦n¡¯, not to be confused with Chen Xiaolian''s ''³Â''. He is Augustine Chen, the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild. However, in order to avoid future confusion, I¡¯ve taken the liberty to change it to Shen, Augustine Shen. I¡¯ll be going back to change the earlier chapters... ¡­ soon¡­ ¡­ very soon... ... anytime now¡­? 2 The Empty Fort Strategy is the 32nd of the Chinese Thirty-Six Stratagems. The strategy involves using reverse psychology (and luck) to deceive the enemy into thinking that an empty location is full of traps and ambushes, and therefore induce the enemy to retreat. [Source: Wiki]? Chapter 252: Lifeblood

Chapter 252: Lifeblood

GOR Chapter 252: Lifeblood At present, Chen Xiaolian was unable to feel the ¡®help¡¯ that Tian Lie was referring to. He was in no state to care about anything else. Although he had never fought against Phoenix before this, having fought side by side with her, he could tell that Phoenix was not someone to be underestimated. Now that he had started fighting against her, Chen Xiaolian felt that¡­ this young woman was stronger than him! Two Garfield doppelgangers soared toward the two Titan brothers. As for Chen Xiaolian, he strode toward Phoenix. His objective was simple: Finish this fight quickly! The other Garfield doppelganger arrived before Phoenix. He roared and his muscr paws arced forward like a gale! Phoenix quickly moved backward. Her dagger made contact with Garfield¡¯s metal ws and a shower of sparks flew out. Her body was like a ghost as she quickly circled around Garfield¡¯s body. Then, without any assistance, she shot forward in the direction of Chen Xiaolian. Her movement was such that it was seemingly a vition of thews of physics. Chen Xiaolian threw the cut off wooden handle in his hand at her. Phoenix raised the dagger in her hand and easily cut it. The cold dagger brought a chilling air with it as it swiped across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. He sensed Phoenix¡¯s body approaching close to him. As her cold fingers shot out toward his neck¡­ he subconsciously dodged aside. He then felt a cold sensationing from his neck. Traces of blood oozed out from his neck! Thankfully, that was when Garfield turned around to unleash his Cat¡¯s Roar skill at Phoenix. Cat¡¯s Roar skill used! As the translucent clump of air shot toward her, Phoenix quickly bent her waist. Her body performed a backflip and she evaded the attack. Chen Xiaolian touched his neck. Seeing the blood on his fingers, he frowned. ¡°Consider this my repayment for earlier,¡± said Phoenix with a smile. ¡°Now, we¡¯re even.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile and said, ¡°You¡¯re really not giving me any face here.¡± By then, the Titan brothers had already thrown off the two Garfield doppelgangers. Having done so at the same time, they then charged toward him from both his left and his right. Chen Xiaolian grunted and quickly took a step back. Then, he swiftly followed it up by pulling something out from the system! It was an item that looked like a standard Knight sword from the medieval period! Under the rays of the sun, the sharpness of the sword shone with a chilling sensation! The Titan brothers both held onto swords and they stabbed toward Chen Xiaolian at the same time! Chen Xiaolian held the sword with both hands. Then, he shouted and swung the sword, creating a circr glow of light. ng! Hearing the clear ringing sound, the Titan brothers were startled and they quickly retreated! They looked at their hands and saw that their wrists were quivering lightly. It appeared that the shock of the impact was making it difficult for them to continue holding on to their swords. Chen Xiaolian was quick to receive a prompt from the system: [Special equipment Sword in the Stone had received an attack. This equipment has not been activated and cannot utilize itsplementary skills!] Sure enough, it still won¡¯t work. Chen Xiaolian looked at the beautiful sword in his hand. Phoenix and the Titan brothers too, looked at the sword. Phoenix narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°Oh? It seems that sword of yours is quite something.¡± ¡°Humph!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to face the three people standing before him. The Three Garfield doppelgangers once again jumped in front of him to protect him. However, Chen Xiaolian knew all too well that these three Garfield doppelgangers would likely be insufficient to help him deal with these enemies ¨C Garfield¡¯s doppelganger could not fight alone against any one of the Titan brothers. They only have a [B] ss battle strength. ¡°One more time!¡± Raising the sword, Chen Xiaolian took huge strides to rush forward. His objective was not Phoenix, but one of the Titan brothers. The one targeted by Chen Xiaolian was the one on the left. At the same time, he directed Garfield to make a move against Phoenix! The three Garfield doppelgangers pounced onto Phoenix at the same time. While Garfield¡¯s damage may not be sufficient, his Agility was exceptional! All three Garfield doppelgangers charged toward Phoenix, causing her to lose her advantage in speed. Roaring out, Garfield then unleashed another Cat¡¯s Roar skill. This time, Phoenix had to make a somewhat miserable move to dodge the iing skill. Right after she dodged away from the attack, a paw swiped across her shoulder. At the same time, a huge bloody mouth descended upon her neck. Phoenix quickly retreated! After putting several steps between them, a wooden staff appeared in her left hand. She used the wooden staff to heavily strike the ground! Boom! A circr burst of air broke out! Like a shockwave, it caused the three Garfield doppelgangers to be thrown backward! At the same time, Phoenix kept the dagger. Then, her hand grasped the air and a stack of yellow talismans appeared in her hand! Those yellow talismans shed with a golden light. Seemingly under the control of a certain force, the talismans flew out to quickly affix themselves upon Garfield¡¯s body. One of the Garfield doppelgangers was about to get up when two talismans pasted themselves upon his body. He roared out loudly and his hind legs weakened, causing him to fall to the ground. ¡°These are my Mt Tai talismans. You poor little kitty; stop struggling oh.¡± After the two Mt Tai talismans affixed themselves upon that Garfield doppelganger, a Daoist magic of heaviness pressed down on him, making it very difficult for him to move. One of the Titan brothers raised his sword and hacked down onto the cat¡¯s head! A ¡°bang¡± rang out as the wooden staff in Phoenix¡¯s hand intercepted the sword de. ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Phoenix shook her head without saying anything. She turned around to look at the other two Garfield doppelgangers. One of the Garfield doppelgangers had charged forward. Phoenix raised her staff up and a grey coloured clump of air shot out from it. In but moments, that Garfield doppelganger had been encased inside it. The clump of air turned out to be something akin to jelly. No matter how much that Garfield doppelganger struggled, he could not do anything but fall harmlessly down the ground. The third Garfield doppelganger growled as his hind legs stepped back and forth with unease. Phoenix quickly turned to look at the Titan brother and shouted, ¡°I¡¯ve leaving this one to you!¡± However, by the time she turned to face Chen Xiaolian¡­ The other Titan brother had been tossed down the ground and he rolled to Phoenix¡¯s side. As for Chen Xiaolian¡­ he had disappeared! ¡°The centre! He¡¯s running toward the centre!¡± Phoenix¡¯s figure shed and she quickly gave chase. The two Titan brothers moved to follow her. However, they suddenly heard a loud crashing from behind! Boom! A figure was tossed over and it fell before the two of them! Monster struggled to crawl up from the ground, blood flowing down his mouth. After struggling for a bit, he finally fell to the ground. ¡°When ites to a contest of strength, not just anyone could hope to best me!¡± This voice was filled with an explosive force! Lun Tai strode over; every fibre of muscle in his body was bulging out and he became like a giant berserker! The armour on his body had already been torn apart and a few wounds could be seen on his body. However, under the effects of the Muscle Fruit skill, his wounds were quickly healing up! It was even possible to make out the mending of flesh on his body! Although Lun Tai¡¯s body was covered in blood, those blood did not simply belong to him. A part of it belonged to Monster. Monster was partially lying on the ground and one of his arm could no longer be moved. There was also a huge, bloody sword wound on his shoulder! ¡°Bring it on!¡± Lun Tai howled out loudly and raised the sword in his hand. His other hand was holding onto the iron mace that belonged to Monster. After letting out the roar, he charged toward the Titan brothers! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian quickly ran away from the left side of the hill as he made his way toward the middle location. He slid down the slope while avoiding the random arrows flying down the hill. Phoenix was hot in pursuit behind him. She also attempted to mess with him by talking. ¡°Guild Leader Xiaolian, could it be the only thing you can do when you see me is run?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not stop running. He simply turned his head back andughed. Then, he said, ¡°If you have what it takes, thene after me.¡± Phoenix watched as Chen Xiaolian ran toward the middle ramp of the hill. The two of them ran into the ramp. However, after taking just a few steps, her face abruptly flickered. ¡°nds Mire?¡± ¡­ The slope of the middle ramp had been enveloped by the nds Mire spell! The advantage Phoenix had with her ghostlike speed was greatly reduced under the effects of this spell! Chen Xiaolian turned around, used both hands to raise his sword and hacked down! Phoenix tried to dodge the attack. However, due to the effect of the nds Mire spell, her speed had been slowed ¨C even though she had taken several steps back, her figure did not appear to have moved much at all! Left with no other choice, she raised the wooden staff in her hand to block the attack! A ¡°keng¡± sound erupted! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength was clearly stronger than Phoenix¡¯s. However, as the Sword in the Stone had yet to activate, it was unable to cut Phoenix¡¯s wooden staff. However, this strike was capable of throwing her backward. Phoenix fell to the ground. She did not give Chen Xiaolian any chance to pounce on her; she quickly pointed her wooden staff at Chen Xiaolian and a ball of light shot out. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes went wide and he abruptly swung the Sword in the Stone to cut the ball of light! The ball of light was cut into two. However, a clump of fiery lights suddenly enveloped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. The fiery lights then burst into mes with a ¡°bang¡±! Chen Xiaolian cried out miserably and his body was thrown out from the impact of the explosion. His face and body was charred; his outer skin rent! He promptly retrieved a spicy bar (Beginner ss Healing Substance) and vigorously stuffed it into his mouth. He did not even bother to chew it. Instead, he forced himself to swallow it down. ¡°Sure enough, your forte is magic!¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a bitter smile. ¡°What about you? Why aren¡¯t you using your best skill?¡± Phoenix coldly replied, ¡°Where is the skill you used to defeat Jack the Ripper back then? Let me have a look at it!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not answer her. He turned around and ran away once more. The two of them struggled up the slope, running and chasing. Thus, an interesting scene yed out. The two of them could be seen running with all their might, one in front and one at the back. However, the distance between the two of them did not appear to be changing at all¡­ furthermore, the distance they covered also seemed short. It was as though they were exercising, running on the same spot. Seeing that she would not be able to reach Chen Xiaolian, Phoenix suddenly though of something. She raised her staff and chanted something. Next, her body suddenly rose up to the sky. After rising to a height of roughly half a meter, she drifted toward Chen Xiaolian! ¡°Isn¡¯t that cheating?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with widened eyes. Then, he saw Phoenix send a fireball toward him. This time, Chen Xiaolian quickly turned around and rushed toward the fireball! This action from him shocked Phoenix! Chen Xiaolian turned his body just as the fireball exploded. The explosion urred too close to Phoenix while the force of the explosion propelled Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body forward at Phoenix like a bird. He knocked her down from the air and they both fell together down the ground. Tussling, they rolled about a few times. Even though Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was charred and ckened from the explosion, he kept pressing Phoenix down. He had one hand holding Phoenix¡¯s shoulder while the other held onto the Sword in the Stone. The de of the sword was pressed upon Phoenix¡¯s neck. Phoenix showed no fear. She suddenly bent her knees andshed them at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s abdomen area. The pain caused Chen Xiaolian to break out with cold sweat. He used his own legs to press down on Phoenix¡¯s knees and the two of them rolled upon the ground once more. Bang! They rolled until they hit a stone. The impact caused Chen Xiaolian to feel dizzy while Phoenix cried out in pain. She let go off Chen Xiaolian and used both her hands to hold her head. Chen Xiaolian endured the pain, the de of the Sword in the Stone was now on Phoenix¡¯s throat. He said, ¡°Don¡¯t force me to kill you, Guild Leader Phoenix!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not like you were going easy on me before this!¡± Phoenix turned to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What do you think?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Then do it!¡± Phoenix narrowed her eyes and looked at the de resting on her throat. ¡°Kill me!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed before finally moving the sword away. He then kicked Phoenix¡¯s wooden staff away and said, ¡°I do not want to kill you! Don¡¯t force me!¡± Chen Xiaolian rose up and was about to leave when he suddenly felt a winding from beside him. He turned around and saw a fist flying toward him. The fistnded on his face! He fell to the ground and saw Phoenix standing before him! Beside him, the ¡®Phoenix¡¯ that he had been tussling with had be a piece of wood! ¡°Body Substitution Spell! Never seen it before, have you? Did you really think you could kill me?¡± Phoenix panted and stepped forward. Her feet stepped onto the Sword in the Stone¡¯s de. She bent down to pick up her staff. At the same time, she ced the yellow coloured Mt Tai talisman on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt his body sinking! He felt as though a strong force was pressing down on him. ¡°Don¡¯t struggle. This is my Mt Tai talisman. The more you struggle, the heavier it gets. So, don¡¯t struggle, unless you want to be crushed to death!¡± Chen Xiaolian stopped moving. He looked into Phoenix¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°When you put it that way, I guess you are really not going easy on me?¡± ¡°Mm?¡± A sense of unease suddenly blossomed within Phoenix¡¯s heart. ¡°Truth be told, I really do not want to kill you.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°I am going to give you this one chance. Turn around and run, right now!¡± ¡°¡­ run?¡± Chen Xiaolian had a grim expression on his face as he said, ¡°Run! If you do not want to die, run!¡± After saying that, he roared out, ¡°Bai Qi! Come out! Didn¡¯t you say you need lifeblood?!¡± ¡­ King William had already made his way to the bottom of the slope. He looked up the slope and was somewhat able to see a figure there. That figure was none other than Chen Xiaolian. King William saw that Chen Xiaolian was lying on the ground and that his opponent had him suppressed. King William immediately pulled out his personal bow. Nocking an arrow, he pulled the bow and aimed it at Phoenix¡­ behind him; his mounted soldiers shouted loudly and swarmed up the slope! ¡­ A white light! The white light was the only thing Phoenix could see! Then, she was vaguely able to notice a figureing out from the white light. Then, her face instantly twisted and she rapidly retreated! She had been holding onto her staff. However¡­ Ca! A chilling light shed up into the sky and Phoenix cried out in pain! When shended, the staff in her hand had been cut into two! ¡­ Bai Qi stood before Phoenix with the translucent sword in hand. A faint ck qi swirled around the sword. The clothes on his body that had been as white as snow now sported ck coloured stripes. Bai Qi panted in a low voice and he cast a cold gaze at Phoenix. Phoenix looked at her staff that had been cut off¡­ at the same time, the talisman on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head went up in mes and disappeared. Chen Xiaolian quickly jumped up. He shouted loudly at Bai Qi, ¡°Bai Qi!¡± ¡°Blood¡­ blood! Lifeblood!¡± Bai Qi muttered in a low voice and his eyes finally fell upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. By then, Chen Xiaolian had already begun running toward the top of the hill with all his might. As for Phoenix, she was still looking at Bai Qi. Then, she made the correct move. She turned around and ran! That powerful atmosphere and that seemingly tangible killing intent had almost suffocated Phoenix! Her instinct screamed out at her: This opponent must never be provoked! Phoenix turned around to escape. However, before she could move far away, she heard a sharp sound! A sharp arrow pierced through the air toward her. Although she had already turned her body and moved away, the nds Mire spell made it so her attempts to avoid the attack was reduced by up to 5 times! A ¡°pu¡± could be heard as the arrow pierced through her shoulder! She cried out in misery and fell to the ground. Hearing Phoenix¡¯s cry, Chen Xiaolian turned around and saw Phoenix who had been struck by the arrow. He turned his attention to Bai Qi who had been chasing him. Seeing how Bai Qi was now looking at Phoenix, he abruptly clenched his teeth and used the Sword in the Stone to make a cut on his arm! Seeing his blood flowing down, Chen Xiaolian raised his bloody hand to get Bai Qi¡¯s attention before using big strides to run up the hill. ¡°Bai Qi! Come! Didn¡¯t you say you want the blood of the living?¡± ¡­ Chapter 253 Part 1: King’s Courage

Chapter 253 Part 1: King¡¯s Courage

GOR Chapter 253 Part 1: King¡¯s Courage Chen Xiaolian used every ounce of strength within his body to bolt up the slope! Bai Qi¡¯s eyes that were seemingly in a daze focused onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back. It was as though something had attracted his attention and Bai Qi¡¯s pupils contracted as he took a deep breath and said, ¡°Blood!¡± A white coloured figure charged upward! Chen Xiaolian had already covered a distance of over 10 meters. He ran with all his might; even though he was being slowed down by 5 times, he possessed a [B] ss Agility. Thus, when he ran with all his might, he was still faster than your average Joe. As he was about to reach the top of the hill, he suddenly heard a swooshing sounding from behind him. Chen Xiaolian dared not ignore it. He turned around and held the Sword in the Stone before him! Then, he saw a chilling sword sh shooting toward him from far away. He promptly exerted his all to block it with the Sword in the Stone! A ¡°weng¡± sound echoed out and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was thrown into the air! The resulting sword qi erupted and his wrists, arms and even his body were left with bloody cuts! Thankfully, the attack itself was blocked by the Sword in the Stone. Receiving the attack, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands trembled as it felt as though an electric current was flowing through them! His body soared over the shield wall erected atop the hill and two rows of soldiers before falling down. He fell into the middle of the formation set by the London armies! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fall knocked over several shield-bearing soldiers. He rolled over and saw various swords and spears stabbing toward him from every direction. Chen Xiaolian held onto the Sword in the Stone and quickly rolled his body out of the way. Several ¡°kaka¡± sounds rang out. Although the Sword in the Stone had yet to activate, it was almost invincible in terms of defensive capabilities. The normal weapons used by these soldiers could not cause any damage to the Sword in the Stone. Chen Xiaolian rolled over 5 to 6 meters away from hisnding spot. Despite having blocked off numerous attacks, several attacks did strike his body. Thankfully, his protective suit protected him. Noticing a shadowing down on him and the apanying roar, Chen Xiaolian rapidly shoved his head to the side. A ¡°boom¡± could be heard as an iron mace struck the ground! A brawny man in chain mail panted hoarsely and shouted, ¡°Kill him!¡± Chen Xiaolian was already up and he rushed forward, to the surprise of the mace-wielding warrior. The warrior did not expect Chen Xiaolian to be so fast. Chen Xiaoliam mmed into his chest and the warrior was sted off like an artillery beforending upon a group of soldiers. By then, Chen Xiaolian had managed to straighten himself. Watching as a group of soldiers charge toward him, he¡­ Turned around and ran! He brandished the Sword in the Stone to break his way through anyone standing in his way as he rushed into the depths of the London armies! This decisive action of his was undoubtedly a smart one! After one breath¡¯s time, Chen Xiaolian had covered a distance of over 10 steps. It was then that he heard a loud explosive noiseing from the direction of the shield wall! It was as though thunder had erupted out in the air above them! A lightning like silvery radiance shed out and a sword aura surged to the Heavens! Under the radiance of the sword aura, the first row of shield wall copsed. Over tens of shield-bearing soldiers were instantly sent flying away. While these men were flying through the air, their armour and the shield they were carrying and even their weapons¡­ all of them shattered into fragments! Countless cut off limbs and blood fell down from the sky. It was like a heavy rain filled with brutality. The front area of the shield wall was wiped clean in but an instant. Walking forward slowly step by step was none other than¡­ Bai Qi! A stature that could not be described as tall, wearing white clothes and enveloped by swirling ck qi. The rain of blood descended all around him and some of the droplets even fell upon his body¡­ Bai Qi took in a deep breath¡­ The air around Bai Qi suddenly changed! The sky that was filled with blood suddenly transformed into streams of blood coloured qi. All of them came together from every direction and converged upon Bai Qi! As for those severed corpses, all of them rapidly became withered husks, akin to that of mummies! ¡°Blood¡­ life¡­ blood!¡± The cold expression on Bai Qi¡¯s face were seemingly at ease as he greedily sucked in the blood qi gathered within the sky. More and more of the stream of blood flowed into his body! As that happened, the ck coloured qi swirling around Bai Qi¡¯s body seemed to lessen. Bai Qi raised his eyelids and regarded the surrounding soldiers. Then, he coldly raised his sword¡­ The de of his sword descended once more! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian kept running forward. Bai Qi¡¯s sword struck out a second time and over 10 heads flew up to the sky! The shields, swords and spears that were cut as a result of that sh scattered about. The over 10 heads flew into the air before falling from the sky. Next, the blood from their corpses flowed out rapidly and all that was left were mummies. The London soldiers mentally copsed! They may have seen many things in war¡­ but this was a whole other level of savagery! They have never seen someone killing others instantly and turning them into mummies! Bai Qi seemed to have be intoxicated as he suddenly elerated his pace. His figure became like the wind as he practically flew into the middle of the London soldiers. Wretched screams could soon be hearding from everywhere as cut off limbs flew into the air. The light from his sword shone in a dazzling manner! The formation of the London soldiers fell. A considerable number of those soldiers tossed away their weapons and shields before turning around to make a run for it. As for the soldiers who were standing behind, they were unaware of what was happening. Thus, they were trampled down by the deserting soldiers, leading to chaos in the ranks. Some of them cried out while more fell to the ground in tears as they called out for their God. Even more shouted out: ¡°Devil!¡± ¡°Devil!¡± Wherever Bai Qi went, the soldiers would break away and escape. He calmly strode through the middle of the London armies with his translucent sword; blood trickling down from the de of his sword. Behind him were at least over 100 corpses left lying on the ground! Not a single one of them were injured. Anyone who was injured would immediately have his blood sucked out and be a mummy! At this very moment, Bai Qi had seemingly transformed into the personification of the God of ughter! ¡­ Some had begun to ignore Chen Xiaolian¡¯s existence. Chen Xiaolian ran madly. On his way, he managed to pick up a shield, which he used to defend his front as he ran forward, prating the enemy ranks. He gradually found that the enemy soldiers around him were all escaping. Even those who were supposed to be blocking his path had mentally copsed. None of them had any thought of blocking him anymore. This defeat spread through the enemy ranks like a tidal wave! ¡­ Nn watched as the front army copsed. Behind him, several aristocrats serving under King Harold rushed forward. These aristocrats were quite the courageous bunch. It would appear that the aristocratic knights of this era cared a great deal about honour. Those aristocrats led their personal guards forward as they raised their weapons up high and shouted the words ¡°For the King!¡± Nn¡¯s face was ugly to behold. He was unable to understand why the middle position that had the nds Mire spell cast upon it could be easily broken through! It was then that he caught sight of Chen Xiaolian! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had a somewhat wretched appearance. The surface of the shield he was holding onto was filled with marks left by swords and axes. Even the clothes he was wearing were in tatters, filled with cuts and holes made by swords¡­ the only thing that was rtively intact was the protective suit he had on the inside. With a nce, Nn recognized the protective suit worn by Chen Xiaolian. Nn gave a harrumph and hesitated for a moment before exchanging out a Blessing of Courage for the soldiers in the middle. Then, he charged toward Chen Xiaolian! ¡­ The Blessing of Courage was quick to show its effect. Originally, Bai Qi had been able to stroll about within the armies, just like a wolf that had slipped into the middle of a flock of sheep¡­ ah, no. Not wolf, but tiger. With a tiger prowling about within their flock, the surrounding sheep could only scatter about in fear. The sword in Bai Qi¡¯s hand shed out, harvesting their life wantonly and absorbing their lifeblood! The moment the Blessing of Courage was cast, suddenly¡­ An aristocrat led his personal guards forward and shouted loudly, ¡°For the King!¡± Those words were like the spark that lit the powder keg! Suddenly, the surrounding soldiers that were running away acted in a hot-headed manner; they felt their blood coursing up their veins and they turned around. They looked at Bai Qi and in their hearts, an endless feeling of courage burst out. They picked up the weapons left on the ground and charged at Bai Qi from all directions! Bai Qi raised his sword. Heads flew up from one side! Bai Qi shed his sword down. Cut off limbs flew into the sky! Yet, the soldiers charged forward with seemingly no regard to their own lives. The soldiers swarmed forward from every direction like a swarm of ants! Gradually, the number of soldiers increased higher and higher and Bai Qi¡¯s white figure was seemingly submerged under the wave of iing soldiers¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian finally caught sight of Harold¡¯s royal g! It was not that far away from where he was. He could even hear the sound of the horns and drums. There were numerous soldiers standing under the royal g. Those men should be the King¡¯s personal guards; they were lined up in a circr formation, ready to defend their King! Chen Xiaolian suddenly tossed away the shield that he was carrying. Next, he bent over to pick up a spear from the ground. He turned to face the royal g and shouted loudly. After that, the spear in his hand transformed into a meteor, which shot forward! A figure appeared in the middle of the air! Seeing the spear flying over, Nn sneered. He jumped up and his left hand shot out to snatch the flying spear! A smouldering sound could be heard as the resulting friction caused sparks of me to burst out and rapidly expand through the spear within Nn¡¯s grip! The spear transformed into ashes just like that! Within the midst of the drifting embers, Nn slowlynded upon the ground. Remnant sparks and mes drifted down. Nn cast a cold gaze at Chen Xiaolian who was standing before him and asked, ¡°yers? Awakened?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He raised the Sword in the Stone in his grip and stabbed forward. Keng! As his sword was just before Nn, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt a violent constrictive force descending upon his body! It was as though a certain point within his movement had suddenly be half a step slower. He saw a hand appear before his sword; the fingertip gently flicked the de of the sword. In an instant, Chen Xiaolian felt his wrist going numb. It was as though he was about to lose his grip on the sword. He forcefully twisted his waist and his other hand shot out to catch the sword! The force behind the attack was such that Chen Xiaolian had to stagger back two steps before he could stabilize his footing. Chapter 253 Part 2: King’s Courage

Chapter 253 Part 2: King¡¯s Courage

GOR Chapter 253 Part 2: King¡¯s Courage ¡°Good sword.¡± Nn cast a cold stare at the Sword in the Stone held by Chen Xiaolian ¨C he was somewhat taken aback by what happened. After taking his one finger attack, his opponent¡¯s weapon had actually managed to stay intact! That one finger attack was one of Nn¡¯s skills! He had experienced a hundred battles. In all those battles, his one finger skill had destroyed who knows how many weapons belonging to game participants! Weapons under the [B] ss could be easily destroyed by his skill! Even if the weapon was an [A] ss weapon, it would still end up being seriously damaged by his skill. At that moment however, the Sword in the Stone in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand had taken no damage at all! Chen Xiaolian was not moving; he stood there as he vigntly observed the opponent standing before him. Nn looked at Chen Xiaolian. One nce was enough for him to identify the protective suit worn by his opponent as [B] ss goods. However, the weapon he was holding appeared to be of a higher ss. That caused a trace of doubt to rise within Nn¡¯s heart. Still, that doubt was soon dispelled! No matter who it may be¡­ Just! Kill! ¡­ Kill him! The same thought appeared within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. It was the exact same as Nn¡¯s! At that point in time, Harold¡¯s g was located not far away! What was the point in having a nonsensical debate? This fellow is definitely an enemy. Since he is an enemy who¡¯s blocking my way¡­ Just kill! Chen Xiaolian bent his knees and his figure sted forward! A chilling sh of light glinted off the Sword in the Stone as it shed toward Nn¡¯s head! Nn sneered and retreated. His retreating speed did not appear too fast and Chen Xiaolian watched as the de of his sword descended onto Nn¡¯s head¡­ At that instant, the peculiar scene happened once more! At a certain point in time, his movements became slower by a beat once more! It was just like something that would happen years ago when he was watching a show from a DVD and the disc encountered an interference, resulting in jolting movements! That jolt caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s blood to boil! The inertial force behind his move and the constrictive force descending down on him brought a heavy load on his body. It was then that Nn made his move once more. His finger moved to flick the de of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword once more! Weng! A series of sharp, loud pitched noises echoed out! After his momentum was forcibly stopped, the power of the one finger attack came into y. Those two factors caused Chen Xiaolian to feel as though a heavy hammer had just mmed him in the chest. His entire body felt as though he had just been electrocuted and he opened his mouth to spray out a mouthful of blood. His blood was sttered onto the surface of the Sword in the Stone! Chen Xiaolian was no longer capable of holding onto the Sword in the Stone. He watched as the sword flew up into the air before stabbing down into the ground. The hilt of the sword quivered even as it rested on the ground! Chen Xiaolian staggered backward. His heart sank! This opponent¡­ is very strong! This time around, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate! The fact that he was standing on the battlefield gave him no time to hesitate! He rushed forward and picked up the Sword in the Stone by its hilt. His own blood was still clinging onto the surface of the sword. He charged toward Nn and shouted, ¡°Those who block my way will die!¡± Goddesss of Dawn! Overwhelming Sunlight Purification! Skill executed! Physique attributes! Combust! Endurance attributes! Combust! Agility attributes! Combust! Nn stared with widened eyes as Chen Xiaolian rushed toward him. Behind him, in the middle of the air, a tremendous radiance seemed to have appeared! In the middle of that radiance, the faint silhouette of a Western Goddess of War could be seen. A regal appearance, mighty and awe-inspiring! A figure shrouded by an invible and venerated holy light! The radiance suddenly intensified! Nn¡¯s heart gave a heavy pound as a faint feeling of anxiety gripped his heart! He rapidly retreated. Once again, he utilized the same trick. Seeing how Chen Xiaolian was rushing forward, he unleashed his skill once more! This [Spatial Motion Disruptor] was Nn¡¯s infamous ultimate skill! This time, when he tried to disrupt Chen Xiaolian¡¯s motion by forcibly suspending space¡­ Nn felt that the power of his skill was akin to a rock sinking down the ocean! Not a ssh! Seeing the de of the sword arrive before him, Nn roared, pushing out everyst drop of strength from his body and forced his right hand to flick forward! Weng! This time, when his finger made contact with the tip of the sword, the resulting sound was like a p of thunder! The thunderous sound resounded within their ears! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body quivered! As for Nn, he roared out in pain. His fingertip had been instantly pulverized into dust! The cracks spread out through his arm. In a blink of an eye, Nn¡¯s entire right arm was turned into dust and it disappeared. The de of the sword held by Chen Xiaolian forced its way through and shed downward. With a ¡°pu¡±, the sword hacked its way down Nn¡¯s shoulders, going all the way down until his chest! Blood sprayed out! Nn screamed out in misery. The enormity of the force caused his knees to shatter and his entire being was forced to kneel down the ground. His knees were pushed deep down into the ground. With the might of this one sword strike, Chen Xiaolian defeated this powerful yer from the Thorned Flower Guild! His opponent¡¯s two infamous skills were easily ripped apart! At the same time, Chen Xiaolian felt a sense of weakness rapidly devouring him up! Both his legs softened and he too fell on his knees on the ground! The two of them knelt there, facing one another. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands continued holding onto the sword piercing into Nn¡¯s body. Nn roared loudly, ¡°I¡­ Impossible!¡± His left arm shot out and he forcefully pulled out the sword piercing into his chest. The Sword in the Stone was tossed aside and it stabbed into the ground once more! However, that was all Nn could do. Chen Xiaolian knelt there, gasping for breath. At that point in time, he had no strength to even lift a finger. He watched as Nn stared at him, his breath gradually weakening¡­ It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian heard the rapid sound of hoovesing from behind him! He turned around¡­ Amid the chaos engulfing the soldiers, someone rode forward on a warhorse. Under the rays of the sun, that person¡¯s armour glittered as if made of gold! A brilliant light seemingly enveloped him as a bright red cloak billowed behind him! William charged through the chaos on horseback, galloping toward Chen Xiaolian. Behind William, more Norman mounted soldiers followed suit. They killed their way through the chaos! William noticed Chen Xiaolian and an enemy soldier before him. He shouted and urged his horse forward. The sword in his hand was sent piercing through the chest of that enemy soldier. That aristocratic general in body armour was knocked over and William¡¯s sword also disappeared along with him. However, William continued urging his horse forward. When his warhorse reached a spot not far behind from Chen Xiaolian, William saw the Sword in the Stone that was thrust into the ground. William bent his waist, extended his hand out and easily pulled out the Sword in the Stone. The horse galloped furiously forward and it leapt high, vaulting over Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head! At the same time, the Sword in the Stone in King William¡¯s hand shed out in a blinding arc to decapitate Nn! His head flew up into the sky! At the same time, Chen Xiaolian received a prompt from the system! [System prompt: Special prop Sword in the Stone added with the courage of the King, 30 % activated! One skill activated: King¡¯s Courage!] King William held the sword in his hand and charged forward. At the same time, he shouted, ¡°Knight Garen, to battle!¡± A wave of light expanded out from his body! The light then swept over and enveloped Chen Xiaolian. In that instant, Chen Xiaolian felt the blood in his entire body boiling! [System prompt: You have acquired ¡®True? King¡¯s Courage¡¯ blessing. All attributes forcibly recovered. At the same time, all attributes will be increased by 10 %. Lasts for 15 minutes.] To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, he could feel his strength returning to him at a rapid pace. Even the feelings of pain from the wounds he took earlier had seemingly disappeared! His entire being was seemingly filled with endless power! He quickly got up from the ground. Then, he watched as King William rode toward Harold¡¯s g¡­ Courage¡­ of the True King? Damn it! It turns out the Sword in the Stone really had to be given to the King for it to activate! Chapter 254: Final Decisive Battle

Chapter 254: Final Decisive Battle

GOR Chapter 254: Final Decisive Battle Nn¡¯s head tumbled down and rolled toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet. Even in death, his eyes remained opened, staring out! [System prompt: yer Nn killed. Following the amount of contribution, an equipment was dropped. Do you wish to pick it up?] Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat¡­ what a stroke of good fortune! Thest time he encountered equipment drops was in the secluded ind¡¯s underground pce. There, Newton who was killed by him had dropped some items. This Nn¡¯s strength seemed superior to that of Newton¡¯s. He wondered what items could have dropped out? His heart pounding, Chen Xiaolian subconsciously selected Pick Up. [System prompt: Picked up equipment Sun Book (Copy version, Pseudo) x 1. Unknown type, identification required.] Sun Book? And a copied Pseudo version at that? Needs to be identified? Looking at the name, it appeared to be something rted to magic. However, the present Chen Xiaolian was in no mind to care about all those factors ¨C having loot was better than none. However, the biggest gain at the moment was the Sword in the Stone¡¯s ¡®King¡¯s Courage¡¯ that King William had activated. All attributes were instantly recovered. In addition, they gained a 10 % increment! The duration was only for 15 minutes. Even so, Chen Xiaolian had just utilized his Goddess of Dawn skill tobust his attributes. At present, his body should have been in a weakened state. Although he had taken the Power Propagation Serum back in Japan, the recovery effects of the Power Propagation Serum required some time. Yet, he was now able to instantly recover. This was akin to having aplete restoration on the spot! Chen Xiaolian watched as King William rode his horse toward King Harold¡¯s royal g. Beneath the g, the personal guards to King Harold had already moved to form a circr formation. Their shields and spears were set together and the spears protruded outward like a forest. Behind King William, the other Norman mounted soldiers would asionally charge up the hill. Killing their way through the chaotic encirclement of soldiers, they rode past Chen Xiaolian, roaring loudly as they followed their King! The bodies of these mounted soldiers were seemingly glinting with light. It would appear that they too have been blessed with the ¡®King¡¯s Courage¡¯! Some of the injured mounted soldiers did not even notice that the wounds on their bodies had instantly healed up! All they felt was the thumping of their hearts as blood coursed through their veins. Feeling energized, they rode forward! Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at Nn¡¯s corpse. His heart suddenly skipped a beat as he noticed a Storage Watch on Nn¡¯s wrist. Chen Xiaolian recognized the item. After considering it for a moment, he went over to loot the Storage Watch. Although the item temporarily cannot be opened, he was unfazed and tossed it into his own Storage Watch. Subsequently, Chen Xiaolian picked up a spear that was discarded by some unknown person and he charged forward in the direction taken by the mounted riders. ¡­ King William brandished the Sword in the Stone in his hand. The Sword in the Stone dazzled under the rays cast down by the sun like a ming torch! King William charged and arrived before the circr formation. His horse riding skill allowed him to somehow avoid the spears sticking out from the formation. At the same time, the Sword in the Stone in his hand hacked down with might! A series of clear breaking sounds rang out and the row of spears were cut off! Having fallen into the hands of a real King, the Sword in the Stone became astonishingly sharp! King William cut off over ten spears before charging using his warhorse to m his way through the circr shield wall. The impact of his charge caused several soldiers behind the shield wall to be thrown off. That was the moment when the mounted soldiers riding behind King William arrived! That was especially true of his brother, Odo. His originally robust body wore a full body heavy armour and he rode forward furiously like a roller. The shield wall was forcibly broken through by his charge as he smashed his way in; the axe in his hand hacked out left and right, up and down. The number of mounted soldiers who made their way here gradually increased. The circr defensive formation was badly shaken as gaps appeared in every direction. It gradually crumbled. Due to Nn¡¯s death, the effects of the nds Mire spell disappearedpletely. Even more soldiers from the Norman camp managed to kill their way up the hill. Additionally, even the Blessing of Courage used by Nn earlier had stopped. The London soldiers that were just moments ago brimming with courage suffered a copse in morale. As for Bai Qi, he was being surrounded by countless number of soldiers. Some valiant soldiers rushed before Bai Qi without a care for their own lives and threw themselves upon him. Tens of soldiers threw themselves onto him and formed a human pyramid as they attempted to suppress Bai Qi. At that point in time, several rays of light suddenly appeared from the top part of the human pyramid formed by the soldiers. Then, a loud explosive sound echoed out as a sword radiance overwhelmed the scene. Tens of corpses flew into the sky only to be shed into pieces while in mid-air by the resulting sword beams. Bai Qi reappeared. Standing on the ground, not a single trace of blood could be seen on his body. The ck coloured qi that were swirling around his body had disappeared! However, his face was bing increasingly pale, seemingly bing transparent! Chen Xiaolian instantly sensed Bai Qi¡¯s presence. At any rate, Bai Qi was the War Soul that he had summoned out. ording to the rules of the system, he was a pet under Chen Xiaolian. Thus, Chen Xiaolian was able to sense that he had somehow managed to re-establish a connection of sorts with Bai Qi once more. Bai Qi shed out with his sword, creating a sword beam, which paved open a path. He then strode forward in a manner that made it seemed like he was flying. Soon, he arrived before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Had enough blood?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bai Qi. He saw that Bai Qi¡¯s expression appeared very calm, a clear contrast to his earlier state where he seemed out of control. Bai Qi cast a cold gaze at Chen Xiaolian. Then, he suddenly spoke out. ¡°Still need threeyers of Heaven, then I shall be me.¡± That was a very strange sentence. Before this, Bai Qi¡¯s consciousness had always appeared rather fuzzy. He could not even utter outplete sentences. After all, he was just a War Soul. At that moment though, those words of his were spoken smoothly without any issues. With the exception of the coldness of his voice, there was no difference in his manner of speaking whenpared to ordinary people. His consciousness¡­ seemed to have gotten clearer. ¡°Threeyers of Heaven? What is that?¡± Bai Qi frowned and considered the question for a moment. Then, he spoke out, ¡°The same as earlier, another three times.¡± Three times? Chen Xiaolian was scared stiff! Absorb undead qi, then absorb lifeblood to attain bnce. Repeat that three times?! Forget three times, if Bai Qi were to run amok one more time, Chen Xiaolian might very well end up being killed off by this powerful pet! ¡°Remember, after three moreyers of Heaven, I will return to being me!¡± After saying those words, Bai Qi¡¯s body suddenly emitted rays of light, which quickly transformed into a cocoon of light. The cocoon wrapped itself around Bai Qi. Then¡­ it transformed into a beam of light and disappeared. [System prompt: The pet War Soul, Bai Qi is undergoing enhancement, reason unknown. It cannot be summoned out within 100 hours.] ¡°I¡­ damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian was left gaping! ¡­ Under the effects of the ¡®King¡¯s Courage¡¯, the Norman army that charged up the hill had more or less had their health fully restored. As for Harold¡¯s soldiers, they lost the blessings on their side. The shield wall formation that was meant to stop them was singlehandedly broken down by Bai Qi. Now that they have lost their Blessing of Courage, they began to run away in all directions. The teams of soldiers wearing the colours of the Norman army charged forward and killed their way as they closed in on the location where King Harold¡¯s g was being raised. This war¡­ had seemingly concluded! ¡­ ¡°It seems, the final moment has arrived.¡± Tian Lie was standing far away. He observed the hill and saw the ever increasing number of Norman soldiers charging up the hill. ¡°The final decisive battle has arrived¡­¡± Chapter 255: King’s Blood

Chapter 255: King¡¯s Blood

GOR Chapter 255: King¡¯s Blood ¡°For the King!¡± ¡°For the King!¡± King Harold¡¯s personal royal guards were clearly his most elite defenders! More and more soldiers from the Norman army arrived toy siege to their position and the circr defensive formation had begun to crumble. Even so, these soldiers continued fighting to their deaths! King William led his mounted soldiers away from the central battlefield. His mounted soldiers rode around in a circle to put some distance between them and the formation. The infantry soldiers rushed up the hill. All infantry soldiers to arrive atop the hill would be blessed by the ¡®King¡¯s Courage¡¯! The swarm of soldiers kept moving forward like a tidal wave. One wave followed the other as they rushed the final personal guards under King Harold. Finally, the formation was broken apart! After the numerous shouts were let out, King Harold¡¯s personal guards were shed down. Falling to the ground, they were then stabbed to their deaths. Even in the face of death, they kept shouting in fervour, ¡°For the King!¡± Chen Xiaolian followed suit. He hacked his way through, paving out a way and pointed at the royal g that was hoisted up high. "It¡¯s right there!" ¡­ A makeshift wooden tform was constructed beneath the royal g. ced upon that tform was a throne. A man wearing a long velvet cloak was seated upon the throne. He had a crown on his head and wore a gold coloured armour. In his hand was a very conspicuous looking long sword. The de of the sword was thrust into the floor. Simr to many men of this era, his cold looking face sported a moustache and beard. However, his pair of eyes seemed like des! Both of them glinted in a crimson red colour! He watched as his loyal defenders, his personal royal guards die one after another, the formation falling down. Yet, all he did was sit there quietly without making a single move. Below the throne, the Duke of York threw himself on the ground. His body was covered with blood and he shouted out, ¡°My King! You need to leave this ce at once! We have lost!¡± Shua! King Harold stood up! He stood straight on the wooden tform. At that moment, his figure seemed unusually tall. ¡°If so¡­ then let me see your final drop of loyalty!¡± King Harold¡¯s voice seemed to carry with it a strange power, tough and radiant like that of iron and gold. The eyes of the Duke of York red out. He abruptly roared out; he got up and turned around while shouting, ¡°For the King!¡± Then, he charged into the chaos of the battle. This aristocratic general hacked down two Norman soldiers before a spear pierced him in his abdomen. He fell to his knees, roared out and cut the spear. Then, he decapitated the spear-wielding soldier! Another two swords shed at him from behind and the Duke of York fell to the ground. His pair of eyes was opened wide and blood flowed out from his mouth. With his dying breath, he said in a low voice, ¡°For¡­ for the Ki¡­¡± Before he couldplete his final word, a Norman soldier stepped forward and hacked his neck. More of the royal guards were killed and soon, the battlefield fell into a state of silence. Harold continued sitting on the wooden tform. Hisst few personal royal guards retreated back to the wooden tform as they fought. In the heat of battle, they were stabbed and hacked down. Harold¡¯s 300 personal royal guards all fought to the death! Not a single one chose to escape! Upon the battlefield, the only ones standing were the soldiers bearing the Norman colours. Those soldiers shouted out fervently as they raised the weapons in their hands, cheering in jubtion. Next, some of them raised their weapons and charged their way up to the wooden tform! ¡°False King! Hurry up and surrender!¡± The soldiers shouted at the tform. At that moment, the sound of horse hooves interrupted them. The soldiers stepped aside to create a path. King William rode until he was before the wooden tform. Then, he turned to look at the figure who remained seated there. ¡°Harold! You have lost this war! Get down here and surrender! Considering your identity as an aristocrat, I promise to give you a decent trial and a death worthy of your dignity!¡± King William¡¯s frank words resounded through everyone there and the soldiers began shouting out in a frenzy. ¡°Get down!¡± ¡°Get down!¡± "ept the trial!" "Surrender your crown!" "Get down!" ¡­ ¡°Humph! He he¡­ ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!¡± Atop the wooden tform, Harold suddenly moved to the edge of the tform. His cloak billowed behind him. His loudughter rang out and had a suppressing effect on the shouts thrown out by the surrounding soldiers! Harold¡¯sughter seemed to contain some form of magic, which caused everyone to fall silent. Chen Xiaolian who was standing among the crowd of soldiers suddenly furrowed his brows together. A sense of unease sprouted out within his heart. His attention suddenly fell upon the corpses on the ground¡­ Those were the corpses belonging to Harold¡¯s personal royal guards¡­ A thought suddenly struck Chen Xiaolian! This is the medieval period! Forget the medieval period, just look at the armies of the present era! Even with their strict level of discipline¡­ how many soldiers could fight to the veryst moment without surrendering or escaping?! This type of army should not have appeared in this medieval period! And yet, these fellows seemingly went berserk and were willing to fight to theirst breath for the sake of this Harold! If so¡­ this Harold¡­ Chen Xiaolian abruptly raised his head up to look at the man standing atop the wooden tform! ¡­ ¡°Do you desire this throne so much, William?¡± Harold seemed to be speaking in a low voice. Yet, his voice managed to reach everyone¡¯s ears clearly. King William sat on his warhorse and raised his sword up high. He said, ¡°The throne belongs to me!¡± ¡°You liar!¡± Harold sneered and slowly said, ¡°God bestowed me this right! Thesends belongs to me! They are mine! If you want to snatch mynds away from me¡­ William! If you wish to do that, if you wish to be a true King¡­ then, you will have to personally take this crown off my corpse! ¡°Personally!¡± After saying that, Harold slowly raised the sword in his hand and pointed the tip of the sword at King William. He shouted, ¡°William! Do you have the guts to ept my challenge? A duel between Kings! To the victor goes the crown! And to the loser¡­ death!¡± King William was silent ¨C logically speaking¡­ he do not wish to engage in a duel with Harold. He now held an absolute advantage! They were currently surrounded by his army! As long as he gave the order, someone will charge up to kill off that fellow. Why would he risk his life here? The sword has no eyes. What if he ended up suffering from some wounds? Not only would it be a loss for him, it would even be a detriment to his prestige. However¡­ At present, all eyes were watching¡­ King William had been utilizing his reputation as a valiant military warrior tomand this army and have them wage wars for him! If he were to refuse this duel¡­ then when news of this spread out, he would be viewed as a coward! This could be a blemish in his existence! Not only that, he was a King and a warrior. His self-esteem would not allow him to retreat at this moment. Even that Tayloff fellow had his Knight¡¯s glory. He dared to charge the enemy formation alone, a self-sacrificial act that was viewed as a noble act. In this era¡­ if a King with a reputation of being a warrior, when faced against an opponent of the same status, choose to turn down that opponent¡¯s challenge¡­ then, he would likely be despised by the soldiers of that era! While King William was brooding in silence, his brother Odo, who was beside him rushed out and shouted. ¡°Harold! What qualifications do you have to im to be King? You are but a false King! The only thing you can im to be is an aristocrat! I, Odo Norman will challenge you as a Duke on behalf of King William! You have no right to challenge my King! You are but an aristocrat. As such, I will use my status as an aristocrat to take your sinful life!¡± After saying that, Odo did not wait for either Harold or King William to reply. He jumped down from his horse and stepped up the wooden tform! King William noted the look in Odo¡¯s eyes. He knew that this brother of his was doing so for his sake. With victory in sight, there was no need to take any risks. Odo was a Duke. Thus, he had the qualifications to fight against Harold. King William was silent. ¡­ Odo was renowned as a valiant within the military and was one of the mighty generals in the Norman army. At that moment, he stepped up the wooden tform alone with his sword in hand. He roared out loudly, raised the sword in his hand and rushed Harold, hacking down! Harold remained standing still with a cold smile on his face. He watched as the sword shed down before him¡­ Boom! A loud sound could be heard! A figure was thrown out of the wooden tform toe crashing down. The heavy iron armour on his body was like an iron barrel and he fell heavily on the ground! Odo coughed out a mouthful of blood! The sword in his hand had been cut in half! The mighty Odo was defeated in one strike! Everyone there became silent! King William jumped down from his horse and rushed to his brother¡¯s side. His personal guards also rushed forward behind him. Together, they propped up the iron barrel who was Odo into a seating position. They saw how both of Odo¡¯s hands were covered in blood and that his armour had been shattered! Odo coughed out blood and gasped. His face was pale, yet he clutched onto King William¡¯s wrist tightly. He was unable to say anything. However, his eyes were filled with terror. King William understood the look in Odo¡¯s eyes. However, he suddenly stood up! At that moment, the eyes of all the surrounding soldiers fell upon him! ¡­ Harold abruptly grabbed his cloak and ripped it out before throwing it into the blowing winds. The bright red cloak fell down. At the same time, Harold howled out loudly. His hands reached out to pull off the golden armour off his body. He ripped them out! Kacha! The golden armour was directly ripped out with his bare hands! It was as if he was ripping out a piece of paper! In Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, it appeared as though a faint light was glowing off Harold¡¯s body! This Harold¡­ Very strong! He defeated Odo in one move! Although Chen Xiaolian did not know how powerful King William was, he was likely around the same as Odo. Even if he was stronger than Odo, it won¡¯t be by arge margin! If so¡­ Chen Xiaolian would have to step forward! Sure enough¡­ This Harold was the true final BOSS of this instance dungeon? Chen Xiaolian gripped the weapon in his hand and was about to step forward when¡­ [System prompt: The final act of the war for the throne had begun! King William VS King Harold! Except for these two parties, others are not allowed to directly interfere in the war for the throne. Any such act would be considered a vition!] Chen Xiaolian was bbergasted. Cannot directly interfere?! Watching Harold¡¯s move of tearing out his body armour had undoubtedly shocked all the soldiers present. Harold took one step after another as he descended down from the wooden tform. The soldiers standing under the wooden tform subconsciously moved back, creating an open space there. Harold stood beneath the wooden tform and looked coldly at King William. ¡°How about it? William! To snatch away the crown¡­ do you have the true courage of a King?!¡± ¡­ ¡°Kill him¡­ everyone, go kill him¡­ he, he¡¯s the Devil!¡± Odo spat out blood from his mouth as he tightly clutched King William¡¯s arm. King William straightened himself. He had his chest postured out and he silently regarded Harold. ¡°Take my brother away and have Merlin care for him.¡± King William then turned around to face Harold. The surrounding soldiers sensed the direction of the atmosphere and they stepped back to allow those two to face each other. King William raised the Sword in the Stone in his hand. He slowly stepped forward as he chanted something. ¡°I, William Norman swear upon my honour, I will ept Harold¡¯s challenge for a duel! The victor of our duel will win the right over thends that we are standing on! The Heavens will be my witness! If I am to be killed, then my subordinates will leave thisnds, never to return!¡± As he spoke, the corners of King William¡¯s lips seemed to curl into a peculiar smile! His body seemingly began to shine! Ca! King William¡¯s left hand gently grasped onto the de of the sword and he pressed hard, cutting his palm! ¡°With my blood, I seal this oath of mine!¡± Chen Xiaolian, ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± [System prompt: Special equipment Sword in the Stone has been blessed by the King¡¯s blood. 60 % activated. One skill activated: Killing Blow!] Chapter 256 Part 1: Class?

Chapter 256 Part 1: ss?

GOR Chapter 256 Part 1: [S] ss? The rhythm of the falling rain gave the impression that it wouldst forever. The continuous rainfall enveloped the skies of London and the streets seemed cleaner after being washed by the rainwater. The cars on the roads slowly drove by as the pedestrians hurried across the streets. Amid the rain, the ancient London bridge appeared like an image from a ssical painting. Lightning suddenly streaked across the sky above. The resulting light shone upon the skies of London before dissipating away. If one were to look at London from above the sky, one would see something like a huge curtain sweeping rapidly over the city. The police could be seen pulling up in front of the Westminster Cathedral. Within the Tower of London, workers were cleaning up the damage dealt to the tower. The scene on a certain street suggested that it had just been subjected to a terrorist attack. The ground floor of the building was damaged while the windows had been shattered¡­ The curtain of light swiftly swept through all those ces. It was as though someone had just rewinded a video. The curtain of light shed before quickly disappearing. After that, the street seemedpletely different from before. The taxi that was moving through the road was now only just moving out from the garage. The pedestrians that were holding onto umbres in dissatisfaction were now back in their living room, savouring the afternoon tea. The police officers that were furiously arresting a thief were back in their police car where they ate freshly fried French fries. The thief who was wearing thick leather clothes slowly walked past the police car as he whistled¡­ The city remained the same city and the people remained the same people. However, the time had seemingly turned back considerably¡­ ¡­ Three figures walked out of the rain from beneath the London bridge. No one knows when these three figures appeared. The pedestrians there did not turn around to look their way. It was as though, in their minds, the three of them had always been standing there. Beside them was a worn out carriage. Under the effects of the curtain of light, the carriage was transformed back into a ck coloured SUV. Chen Xiaolian regarded the torn armour on his body. The blood on his body was washed away by the rain before his clothes quickly transformed into modern looking clothes ¨C that was the clothes he was wearing a few days ago. Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s expressions were ones of utter exhaustion. There were also traces of thankfulness and jubtion. ¡°I think¡­ since we managed to return back alive, we should find a temple to properly burn some incense as thanks.¡± Bei Tai looked at his cut arm and gave a bitter smile. ¡°Go buy the tickets as soon as possible. Then, get in contact with Roddy. He should be waiting for us outside London,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in a low voice. ¡°All right, we¡¯ll head to the airport.¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. ¡°You fellows go first¡­ I¡­ there is a ce I need to go first!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the sky and the rain. He took a deep breath, his face revealing an iparably firm expression! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian walked until he reached the entrance to the private museum. The bronze statue in the yard and the floors that were damaged back then had been restored to its original state. He stood across the street and watched as a car slowly drove away from the museum. Although the windows of the car was rolled up, Chen Xiaolian was still able to see the people inside the car. In the first passenger seat was the middle-aged silver-haired butler. And in the rear position was the faintly visible figure of the beautiful and cold looking young Countess. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth curled into a peculiar smile, a smile that seemed to be concealing a bitterness within it. He walked through the street. His leather boots plopped upon the waters on the surface of the street. ¡­ Standing under the rain, Chen Xiaolian pressed the doorbell before the entrance of the museum. It was not long before the small door on the entrance opened up. Chen Xiaolian walked inside before heading into a small building next to the main building. The door of that building was open. After walking inside, Chen Xiaolian could feel the warmth within the room. There was a pot of hot tea ced on the table. The middle-aged man, Ambler was quietly seated there with his eyes facing the door. He raised his head and nced at Chen Xiaolian. A trace of satisfaction seemingly appeared in his face and he said, ¡°As expected, you made it back alive.¡± Chen Xiaolian walked inside and moved to close the door behind him. However, he noticed something hanging on the wall next to the door¡­ a ck coloured umbre. ¡°I was very lucky. Originally, I could not have won. However¡­ very lucky.¡± Chen Xiaolian walked forward and sat beside the table. ¡°Take off your jacket. This rain can be quite ufortable.¡± Ambler gave a faint smile. ¡°I just made this tea. Have a cup to get rid of the chill.¡± Chen Xiaolian took off his jacket and hung it on the back of the chair. He then sat before Ambler, picked up a cup of tea and gulped it down in one go. ¡°That¡¯s not the right way to savour tea.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised an eyebrow and answered, ¡°Since I am alive, I should drink more.¡± Ambler smiled and said, ¡°It would appear¡­ this instance dungeon is very difficult?¡± Chen Xiaolian considered the question for a moment before shaking his head. He said, ¡°Like I said before¡­ very lucky.¡± ¡°King William won the throne? Was the process very difficult?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were seemingly in a daze as the scene reappeared in his mind¡­ ¡­ Boom! When King William raised the Sword in the Stone against Harold, no one could have guessed that Harold would only require one move to¡­ Send him flying! It was like a giant taking on a little child! There was no moment of suspense at all! It was simply a one-sided battle! King William was on his knees as his hands used the sword to support himself, stopping himself from falling down. Blood flowed out from his mouth and even both his hands were covered with blood! The surrounding soldiers were shocked. Some were quick to shout out and raised their weapons against Harold¡­ At that moment, Harold finally revealed his true face as the storyline BOSS of this instance dungeon. He thrust his sword to the ground, raised his head to the sky and said faintly. ¡°The throne is bestowed to me by God! Who can snatch it away?!¡± A terrifying light of gold with a diameter of around 30 m shone out with Harold as its centre. The surrounding Norman soldiers were suddenly incapable of standing. The powerful force seemed out of this world! Not a single one of the soldiers could continue holding onto the weapon in their hands or point it at Harold! Then, some began kneeling on the ground. Despite their struggles and roars, none was able to take even one step toward Harold! That included even Chen Xiaolian! He was incapable of any movement. He sensed that his own body would no longer listen to hismands! He could not take even one step toward Harold! At that moment, the only one who could barely stand up and raise his sword against Harold was¡­ King William! And in his hand¡­ the Sword in the Stone! The Sword that chooses the King! ¡­ ¡°Have you experienced this instance dungeon before?¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes as he looked at Ambler who was seated before him. Ambler¡¯s fingers were unwavering as he firmly held onto a cup of tea. He slowly drank it. Ambler did not seem to have any intention of answering Chen Xiaolian¡¯s question. Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°At that moment, I thought that I had failed the quest. Harold was too strong. He was simply inhuman. His strength back then was a match for those [B] ss monsters that I¡¯ve encountered before. ¡°Most importantly, the system had restricted me from interfering in the duel. ¡°All I could do was watch from the side¡­ William is just an ordinary man. Yet, he had to challenge an inhuman opponent. ¡°I thought I lost.¡± ¡°And? Aren¡¯t you sitting here safely?¡± Ambler said with a smile. ¡°Yes¡­ because I remembered one thing.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°The system will not issue a quest that cannot bepleted!¡± The system will not issue a quest that cannot bepleted! Those words caused Ambler¡¯s eyebrows to raise up a little. He put down the teacup and exhaled. Then, he quietly regarded Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian said in a low tone, ¡°The Exchange List for spells!¡± After pausing for a moment, he said wryly, ¡°I had made an error in assuming that the spells were meant to help us win the war. The Blessing of Courage, the Blessing of Strength, favourable winds or sunlight¡­ and even that trampling effect for mounted riders¡­ ¡°Those were all ced there as a smokescreen!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian angrily smacked the table and clenched his teeth in a bitter smile. He said, ¡°Truth is, this thing is a setup. What matters is if we could identify it. ¡°This is the War for the Throne. The final oue would be decided by this duel between the two Kings. ¡°A challenger for the throne would duel against the King. ¡°The key point is whether Harold could be killed! ¡°That is why; most of the spells in the Exchange List are worthless! They are pretty much garbage. ¡°There are only two that could be used: ¡°The first, designate a character on my side and have the damage he takes halved. ¡°The second, designate an character on the enemy side and have the damage he takes doubled! ¡°By utilizing these two spells properly, one could make up for a 4 times difference in strength!¡± Ambler smiled and said, ¡°So¡­ you used those spells? Did you have enough marks in the end?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a wry smile. Designated character on your side takes half damage ¨C requires 150 marks. Designated character on the enemy side takes double damage ¨C requires 150 marks. The system¡¯s calction was spot on! The amount of marks he had was 300 marks! However, during the battle, he had used the Blessing of Courage twice, each of which required 50 marks! Originally, it would have been insufficient. Thankfully¡­ that fellow known as Conan gave him his marks. Conan contributed 100 marks¡­ ¡­ When the Sword in the Stone in King William¡¯s hand hacked down upon Harold, it shone with a dazzling light! The radiance emanating from the surface of the de instantly suppressed the golden light from Harold¡¯s body! With a ¡°keng¡±, Harold¡¯s sword was broken. [System prompt: Special equipment Sword in the Stone¡¯splementary skill activated: Edge Breaker. Breaks enemy weapon.] The de of the sword descended and cut Harold¡¯s wrist, causing blood to spray out! [System prompt: Special equipment Sword in the Stone blessed with the enemy King¡¯s blood. 90 % activated. Complementary skill activated: King¡¯s Eminence. Sword user will be blessed with an aura of eminence, which will eliminate any negative mental effects.] Harold¡¯s cut hand iled upward as his body staggered backward! Chapter 256 Part 2: S Class?

Chapter 256 Part 2: S ss?

GOR Chapter 256 Part 2: S ss? ¡°From the looks of it, you won.¡± Ambler gave a gentle smile and said, ¡°Then, where is the sword?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. Then, he retrieved a sword from the system and ced it on the table. It was none other than the Sword in the Stone, the Sword that chooses the King! ¡°You brought it back?¡± Ambler gave a faint smile. ¡°Of course. How could I leave an item as good as this to King William?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and said, ¡°Originally, after killing Harold, he had wanted to make it his own. However, there were too many people around, so he could not force the issue. He requested its ownership from me and even said that he would make me a Count. I simply refused, took the sword and ran for it.¡± There was a peculiar expression on Ambler¡¯s face as he looked at the Sword in the Stone ced upon the table. He said, ¡°¡­ ¡­ do you know that you did something amiss?¡± ¡°¡­ eh?¡± ¡°You vited the storyline.¡± Ambler shook his head. ¡°Storyline?!¡± ¡­ ¡°This Sword in the Stone is a prop in the system. It is simr to all the weapons and equipment that appeared in the system dungeons. However, it is of a higher ss and certainly much rarer. Most importantly, it is a special equipment. ¡°In the hands of an ordinary yer or Awakened, it would be unable to do anything. ¡°In order to activate the Sword in the Stone, first,plete all the instance dungeons in London to acquire the sword. ¡°Next, enter the story of the War for the Throne and hand the Sword in the Stone to King William ¨C because in the system¡¯s settings, King Arthur was modelled after King William. ¡°When given the King¡¯s courage, it will gain 30 % activation. ¡°When given the King¡¯s blood, it will gain another 30 % in activation. ¡°When given the enemy King¡¯s blood, it will gain another 30 % in activation. ¡°Here, the sword would be 90 % activated and threeplementary skills would be acquired. ¡°However, ording to the storyline, King William will keep the Sword in the Stone while¡­ the game participants receive other rewards. ¡°The Sword in the Stone is simply a storyline prop. Generally speaking, it would never fall into the hands of the game participants.¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly shouted out, ¡°But if so, how did I manage to get the Sword in the Stone so easily? I simply turned down King William¡¯s request and took the sword with me! This, that¡­ that was too easy! ¡°If it is as you said, that this item would generally not fall into the hands of game participants¡­ didn¡¯t this fall into my hands too easily?¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully recalled the matter and said, ¡°Back then¡­ he had decapitated Harold and won the cheers from the army¡­ then¡­ he requested the Sword in the Stone from me. He said that this sword was very sharp and had helped him kill off his enemy. Thus, he wished to have the sword. However, a King had no right to deprive an aristocrat of his property ¨C since he knighted me, that makes me an aristocrat. ¡°He can only request it from me and not snatch it away. ¡°After I refused his request, he was somewhat unhappy and disappointed. However, he was unable to do anything about it. ¡°I¡­ took the opportunity to take the sword and leave the army. At any rate, the situation there was so chaotic; no one cared about me leaving at all. ¡°After that¡­ the system notified me that the instance dungeon had ended and we were teleported out. ¡°Mm, that was how it went ¨C it was very simple.¡± Ambler listened quietly. Then, he suddenly looked directly into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°You would think that it¡¯s simple¡­ because¡­ ¡°You! You are not an ordinary game participant!¡± Those words caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body to shudder! ¡­ ¡°In the normal storyline, after all the game participants on King William¡¯s side helped him win the war, they were unable to take the Sword in the Stone away! ¡°Normally, after King William used the Sword in the Stone to kill Harold, he would request the participant for the Sword in the Stone. ¡°At that point in the instance dungeon, some greedy game participants would be unwilling to hand over the Sword in the Stone ¨C that is only natural. ¡°However, a notification of restriction will appear at this point in time.¡± ¡°Restriction? What restriction?¡± ¡°Normal game participants, be it yers or Awakened ones, would not be able to pick up the Sword in the Stone! ¡°In other words, even if King William were to ce the Sword in the Stone before them, they would be unable to pick it up! ¡°Then, the system will prompt the game participant: Special equipment has been given to the storyline character and cannot be taken back.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked! ¡°That¡­ that was how it¡¯s supposed to go?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± A peculiar look appeared within Ambler¡¯s expression and he said, ¡°Normally, that is how things would develop. That is thew of the system.¡± ¡°But I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian recalled what happened back then. Back then, when he had taken back the Sword in the Stone from King William, he did not feel any difficulty in taking it back. He simply took it with his hand. There was also no prompt from the system! ¡°As I have said, it is only possible because it¡¯s you. ¡°Because¡­ you are not an ordinary Awakened! ¡°Because¡­ you are an existence that the system does not recognize¡­ a BUG! ¡°Because you are a BUG¡­ thus, you were not restricted by thew of the system!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ After quite some time, Chen Xiaolian exhaled deeply and cast aplicated gaze at Ambler. Ambler pointed at the empty teacup before him and asked, ¡°Another cup? The tea is going to get cold.¡± Chen Xiaolian silently picked up the pot of tea and filled his cup. Then, he gulped it down. ¡°What about you?¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly raised his head and looked intently at Ambler. He said, ¡°All those things, how did you know about it?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Ambler was silent. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and continued, ¡°You said it before, as long as Iplete this instance dungeon, you will be willing to wait here for me for a day. You would be willing to meet with me and talk it through with me to answer some of my questions! ¡°If so, is this not the time for me to be asking questions?¡± Ambler revealed nothing and simply took a sip of tea. ¡°The first question¡­ who are you?¡± ¡°Ambler,¡± answered Ambler with a smile. ¡°That¡¯s my name. Of course, I also have another name. There may be more who knows me by that name. That name is: Mr San (Umbre).¡± Mr San. Chen Xiaolian recited the name several times to ingrain it into his mind. ¡°Then what about Bai Qi? Why do I get this feeling that¡­ you two know each other?¡± Ambler smiled, ¡°We know each other. What is weird about it?¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were wide open as he said, ¡°But Bai Qi is a man from ancient times! The era in which he lived in is over 2,000 years ago! You¡­ when did you get to know him? ¡°ording to this world¡¯s setting, after his death, Bai Qi had been sealed within the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang!¡± Ambler gently sighed and said, ¡°What if I tell you, I knew Bai Qi since¡­ 279 BC?¡± Chen Xiaolian froze! 279¡­ BC?! That predated even Bai Qi¡¯s infamous Battle of Changping! He stared at Mr San with wide opened eyes¡­ ¡°You, you mean to say¡­ you¡­ you lived¡­ lived for over 2,000 years?!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly pped down on the table before him. He stood up and stared at Mr San. ¡°How is that possible? Could it be that instance dungeons had begun since then? 2,000 years ago? But how can you live for over 2,000 years?¡± ¡°Time is just a concept,¡± said Mr San. He shook his head and said in a light and clear voice, ¡°Rtively speaking, this world is one that the Development Team had created. All of it. If so, this thing called time in our world is also just a concept created within our world. ¡°Take your entrance into an instance dungeon for example. Although you were inside the instance dungeon for a few days, when you came out, you find that only a blink of an eye had passed in the outside world¡­ these are possible. ¡°Thus, time is only an abstract concept.¡± Chen Xiaolian did his best to digest Mr San¡¯s words. ¡°That is why the beginning point of this game may be much earlier than what you have imagined! ¡°I am indeed someone from that era. Using this concept of time, within this game, I can be considered as a predecessor of your predecessors. ¡°However¡­ even I cannot say that I am the first game participant. ¡°Even before I was born, this game had already been in existence. ¡°Perhaps many of the legends are in fact part of the game. ¡°From your Eastern point of view, the stories of Pangu¡¯s creation of the world, Nuwa patching up the Heavens, Kua Fu chasing the sun, the battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, the List of the Gods from the King of Zhou¡­ ¡°Perhaps, these legends were simply the storyline for the earliest game participants, the yers and Awakened ones. ¡°And I can also confidently tell you this¡­ I have a very long span of life. ¡°I¡­ have indeed lived for over 2,000 years.¡± Plop! Chen Xiaolian fell back onto the chair. He was in a daze. Before this, Chen Xiaolian had made some spections about when this game had begun¡­ he had a vague guess that this game could have begun very early on¡­ However, now there was a real life person standing in front of him and telling him about it while proving it. He felt somewhat¡­ shocked. ¡°This type of longevity is not that surprising.¡± Mr San said coolly, ¡°We are people with enhanced bodies. Following thew of this world, the stronger our bodies, the longer our lifespan bes. The attributes that we enhanced are Physique, Endurance and Agility. Under thews of this world, enhancing these attributes would mean strengthening our flesh, the vitality of our cells, our metabolic rate, cell reproduction capacity, healing capacity, rate of oxidation and etc¡­. ¡°Naturally, our lifespan would be extended. ¡°In fact¡­ if I have to guess, your present body have reached [B] ss in quality. Thus, your lifespan would be at least twice that of an ordinary person. In other words, as long as no idents ur and you can keep surviving through instance dungeons, then following thew of this world, it would not be an issue for your present body attributes to allow you to live up to 200 years.¡± ¡°For you to have lived up to 2,000 years, what ss are you at?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Mr San with an expression of shock. ¡°[A] ss? Or¡­¡± ¡°[S] ss?!¡± Chapter 257: We?

Chapter 257: We?

GOR Chapter 257: We? Mr San smiled. ¡°[S] ss, [A] ss¡­ what is the difference between them? They are but aw set down by the system. Is it important?¡± He stood up and slowly walked to the side. He opened a wardrobe and retrieved a trench coat from within it. As he was slowly wearing it, he said, ¡°Mr Chen Xiaolian, if you are only going to ask these simplistic questions, then I suppose we can end our conversation here.¡± ¡°Wait! Wait!¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up anxiously and said, ¡°I still have a lot of questions to ask you!¡± Mr San considered it and said, ¡°Very well, we still have some time.¡± Chen Xiaolian strained himself as he contemted his questions. Then, he took a deep breath and asked, ¡°You¡­ just what are you? yer? Or Awakened? ¡°What I mean is, are you also a participant in the London instance dungeon? But if you are not, then how could you be here? Logically speaking¡­ ording to thews of the system, non-participants cannot enter an instance dungeon. ¡°So how did you appear inside this London instance dungeon? Does that mean you are a participant in this instance dungeon?¡± Mr San smiled. ¡°Now this question is more appropriate.¡± Wearing the trench coat, he walked to the table and slowly picked up the teapot and took it to the sink. He poured out the contents of the teapot and slowly rinsed it. His movements were very slow and precise. ¡°Mr Chen Xiaolian. Before I answer this question of yours, can you first tell me¡­about your participation in this game¡­ what is your goal?¡± Chen Xiaolian was startled. My goal? ¡°I want to survive and also protect mypanions. Mm, no, the word protect is not quite right. I want to fight together with them, lead them and survive together!¡± Chen Xiaolian said firmly. ¡°A pretty good goal. However¡­ what happens after that?¡± Mr San looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian was shocked by the question. What happens after that? Chen Xiaolian found that he was unable to answer the question. ¡°Instance dungeons will always appear. This game will always go on. You can struggle again and again, work hard again and again. Yet, in the end, you will still be constrained by the rules of the instance dungeon. ¡°When it wants you to enter an instance dungeon, you will have to enter an instance dungeon. ¡°When it wants you to encounter problems, you will encounter problems. ¡°You can snatch victory time and again, sessfullypleting the instance dungeons again and again¡­ ¡°But what happens after that? ¡°Where is the ending? ¡°If this is a marathon, then¡­ where is the ending location? ¡°Mr Chen Xiaolian, how many instance dungeons have you managed toplete so far?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. The first instance dungeon was the underground area in the deserted ind, followed by the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, Tokyo and London. ¡°Four,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian as he took a deep breath. ¡°Oh, just one more and you would be a veteran,¡± said Mr San with a faint smile. ¡°For a rookie, your performance is considered quite good. Surviving through four instance dungeons and having your own guild. ¡°But what I want to ask you is¡­ how long do you think you can hold on? ¡°Another four more instance dungeons? ¡°Ten? Twenty? Fifty? Hundred? ¡°Or a thousand? ¡°Ten thousand?¡± Chen Xiaolian was at a loss for words. ¡°This is a line. There is a starting point, yet there is not end.¡± Mr San sighed. He brought the teapot and teacups that he had washed to the table. Then, he pulled out a clean piece of cloth and began wiping them. He arranged them carefully and said, ¡°You do not have the power to stop. There is also no possibility of you finding the ending. This game¡­ has no end. ¡°Do you know how it feels?¡± After saying that, a faint trace of sorrow appeared within Mr San¡¯s expression. ¡°This feeling where you cannot see hope, where the road before you is utter darkness, without a speck of light.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank. However, he was, after all a young man. This feeling of mncholy came as quickly as it faded. He shook his head and said, ¡°What is the connection between this and my question? Mr San?¡± ¡°You asked me what am I. But then, what are you? What is the meaning of your existence? What is it you are chasing after?¡± Mr San gave a faint smile and continued, ¡°Rather than ask me, why not ask yourself?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°You¡¯ve met ¡®it¡¯ before, haven¡¯t you?¡± Mr San looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes in a meaningful manner. ¡°It?¡± Chen Xiaolian was perplexed. ¡°Running the program, mm, or should I say¡­ ording to the way you youngsters think, it is probably called GM. Have you met it?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was shaken. GM! This Mr San knows the existence of GM! ¡°How¡­ how did you know?¡± Mr San did not say anything. He silently regarded Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°What did it say to you?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. Mr San only smiled. He then said, ¡°Theoretically speaking, the system is everywhere; the same applies to itsws. Thus, the GM is also omnipresent. The only exception is that it cannot participate in instance dungeons. Generally speaking, it is a management program that can monitor everything. It can perceive everything you say, everything you see and everything you can think of. ¡°However¡­ the things that I will be telling you, for now anyways, while you are here by my side, the words you say will not reach it. ¡°Even¡­ the system will not know. ¡°Do you understand what I am trying to say here?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked once more! ¡°You¡­ you mean to say¡­ you have the ability to block off the system?!¡± ¡°Not, the urate word is not block, but hide or avoid,¡± answered Mr San with a sigh. ¡°Compared to the system, we are too weak. We are like a virus inside aputer. The system can use its antivirus software to search for us. However, we can hide from it. Mm, something like that.¡± Mr San looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Answer my question first.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated. Next, he looked into Mr San¡¯s eyes. It was then that a strange voice appeared within him! This voice told him that it would be best for him to be honest with this man standing before him! Additionally, this could be an opportunity for him to discover some unknown secrets! An extremely rare opportunity! ¡°All right! I¡¯ll tell you!¡± Chen Xiaolian firmly made up his mind. ¡­ ¡°¡­ GM said that it would give me some help with the purpose of disrupting the yers¡¯ n ofpleting the quests. It¡¯s just like what happens in a game where we try to stop the yers frompleting the game. Because if all the instance dungeons are cleared, the system will reset. ¡°As for the GM, it was not easy for it to be self-aware. If the system is reset, GM will be reset as well to a nk state. ¡°For it, that was tantamount to ¡®death¡¯. Thus, it chose me as a partner. ¡°Mm, I am to try my best to dy the time for the ultimate reset.¡± Chen Xiaolian did his best to say all those. Then, he stared intently at Mr San as he carefully observed for any changes in Mr San¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian was disappointed. Mr San¡¯s face¡­ showed no changes! He listened quietly without making any indications. He did not even bat an eye. After Chen Xiaolian finished his story, Mr San gave a faint smile and asked, ¡°Are you finished?¡± ¡°Mm, yes. That¡¯s more or less the gist of it,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian with a nod. Mr San was silent. He suddenly closed his eyes. He was seemingly thinking of something or perhaps, recalling something. A few minutester, Mr San smiled. Then, he opened his eyes and said. ¡°As expected¡­ it is still like that.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He caught onto that key point in those words. ¡®Still¡¯ like that! Which means¡­ it continues to be like that? In other words¡­ such a thing¡­ happened before? ¡­ Mr San suddenly moved to the window. He arranged his trench coatpels tightly and said, ¡°We don¡¯t have much time. I will try my best to answer some of your questions. ¡°First, you asked me what am I? ¡°Naturally, I am not a yer. ¡°Oh, I am also not an Awakened.¡± Hearing those words, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face became very animated. However, Mr San¡¯s next words made him go speechless. Mr San pointed at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s nose and said, ¡°You should have already guessed it. I am in fact, the same as you.¡± The¡­ the same?! The same¡­ BUG? The same¡­ Irregrity! ¡­ ¡°What a nostalgic feeling.¡± Mr San gave a faint smile and said, ¡°I remember the days when I was still as young as you. Back in those early days, I was as na?ve as you and¡­ childish. ¡°So childish it¡¯s almost cute.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He held his breath, fearful of missing out on a single wording out of Mr San¡¯s mouth! ¡°At that time, I was about as young as you. ¡°Since I was young, I did not think too much about it. In the beginning, after being sucked into this game, my way of thought was about the same as yours. ¡°Mm, struggle and fight with everything I have to survive! Make myself stronger! ¡°Because, back then, I thought that only by bing stronger would I have the ability to protect myself. Only then would I be able to survive through each of the instance dungeons and live longer! ¡°The me from back then was really na?ve. ¡°Mm, perhaps by being na?ve, I had less to worry about.¡± From Mr San¡¯s tone, it seemed that he was recalling something. Chen Xiaolian carefully asked, ¡°What then?¡± ¡°Then, I met it. No, more urately, it came to find me,¡± said Mr San who squinted his eyes as he smiled and looked at Chen Xiaolian. "GM?" ¡°Mm, that is your name for it. But back in my younger days, I thought that it was God.¡± Mr Sanughed. ¡°Was I not na?ve?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°It told me that I was its chosen one and that it wanted me to work with it. It would provide me some help. Naturally, those help would be provided in secrecy in order to avoid the notice of the Development Team ¨C back then, I thought of them as the Creator. ¡°Long story short, the words exchanged between us were roughly the same as those you had with the GM. ¡°We strove with all we had toplete the instance dungeons, stopping yers from smoothlypleting them. That way, GM would be able to keep on surviving, he would not be reset due to all the instance dungeons being cleared ¨C to it, that was the equivalent of death. ¡°In the beginning, things proceeded fairly smoothly for us. ¡°After all, having the GM¡¯s help was like having a cheating program opened for us. With the GM there to help us cheat, we were able to quickly enhance our strength.¡± ¡°Wait a minute! Did you just say ¡®we¡¯?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Mr San. Chapter 258: Are You Certain?

Chapter 258: Are You Certain?

GOR Chapter 258: Are You Certain? ¡°Mm, I said ¡®we¡¯. That is correct. That is indeed what I said.¡± Mr San was silent for a moment. ¡°Just like thepanions that you have with you right now. Back then, I made somepanions as well.¡± A ridiculous idea suddenly rose up within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. ¡°When you saidpanions, does that also, also include¡­ include¡­ Bai¡­¡± ¡°Bai Qi. Yes, Gongsun Qi,¡± answered Mr San with a smile. ¡°More urately, he was the strongest among us.¡± Bai Qi! The God of ughter, Bai Qi! He was not just an NPC from history! He was¡­ The same as Mr San, an Irregrity? ¡°Back in those days, there were not as many instance dungeons. It¡¯s probably because the structure of this world was still changing. The old instance dungeons werepleted and new instance dungeons begin to slowly appear¡­ ¡°Well, in short, we experienced a great deal of interesting events. ¡°Regretfully, we began having differences in opinions. ¡°The starting point of those differences was¡­ some of us began realizing that this whole process of fighting through the instance dungeons over and over again seemed¡­ ¡°Infinite! ¡°We were simply repeating a process that will never stop! ¡°This conclusion made us very depressed.¡± Chen Xiaolian murmured. ¡°Yes¡­ it¡¯s very depressing¡­¡± ¡°Thus, some incidents urred and Bai Qi left us. He believed that it would be pointless for us to continue down this path. ¡°I have to say this, but Bai Qi was a bigot. Maybe that¡¯s why he was the strongest among us. ¡°Bai Qi believed that in order to change the state that we were in, we have to take a decisive action. ¡°His idea was topletely change the world! In other words, do something that could disrupt the bnce of this world! ¡°If this world is set to be bnced, then his decision is to flip it!¡± ¡°You, you mean¡­¡± ¡°Bai Qi began to go crazy. He believed that the things he did would be able to disrupt the bnce of the world. ¡°I myself am uncertain on how to describe that approach of his. ¡°Back then, he did those things with a suicidal mind set. ¡°He felt that there was no hope for the future. Thus, he wanted to use his all to throw this world into chaos, the worst the better! It would be best if he could sessfully destroy the bnce of this world. ¡°Then, he would not mind dying together with it. ¡°In that era, the world was very differentpared to the present. ¡°We from those ancient times¡­ mm, in your view, we should be ancient people. ¡°We have never seen aputer, never known the world wide web. We do not understand concepts such as these. ¡°We had a simplistic view, thinking that we were like a group of beasts who were trapped inside a ¡®valley¡¯ and forced to prey on each other. ¡°We were unable to run away from this mountain valley and can only be remain inside and kill each other. ¡°That means there will certainlye a day where we eventually die. If so, we might as well destroy that ¡®valley¡¯! ¡°Even if we were to die, at least we died with a bang! ¡°Thus¡­ Bai Qi became the Bai Qi in history. ¡°His method of destroying the game setting was¡­ KILL HUMANS!¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Kill humans? This approach seemed far too¡­ na?ve? Simplistic? However, after carefully considering it, he realized that there was actually nothing wrong with this approach. Take an MMORPG game for example. If some force managed to kill off all the NPCs within that game¡­ Then, wouldn¡¯t that doom the game? In history, Bai Qi killed many people! ¡°I have seen the history of China. As far as I can tell, in thesest 2,000 years, no other fellow have killed as many as Bai Qi did. ¡°Theoretically speaking, every one, every NPC is produced by the system. ¡°Killing one was the equivalent to destroying part of the system. ¡°The more you kill, the more you destroy. ¡°Although this was a very na?ve approach, back then, he was a madman who could no longer see hope. ¡°This was seemingly the only thing he could think of. ¡°Thus, he left our small guild and proceeded to do what he wanted to do. ¡°He killed more people than anyone else in history!¡± After saying that, Mr San faltered for a moment before saying, ¡°Unfortunately, his method failed. Truth be told, meeting him here was a huge surprise for me as well. ¡°I was surprised to find that he actually did not die. ¡°Of course, this matter with him¡­ what happened to him and what he encountered¡­ I have no way of telling you. ¡°Additionally, I found that Bai Qi¡¯s memories seemed iplete. Perhaps¡­ only he can answer those questions.¡± Bai Qi¡¯s memories are iplete. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced as he recalled the words that Bai Qi had told him back in the battlefield. After three moreyers of Heaven, I shall be me! Does that mean¡­ have him level up three times and Bai Qi will recover his memories? ¡°This is actually one of the reasons why I am willing to stay here and wait for you.¡± Mr San slowly said, ¡°I do not know why Bai Qi would be here with you. Additionally, it seems he had be part of your personal system. ¡°Thus, the most important reason why I was willing to stay here and wait for you was because I wanted you to promise me something.¡± ¡°Please speak.¡± ¡°It¡¯s about Bai Qi. In the future, once things begin looking up with Bai Qi¡­ I hope that you can inform me about it. ¡°I am very curious myself. Back then, after leaving our guild, what did Bai Qi encounter? Truth be told¡­ I had always thought that he had died.¡± ¡°I promise you!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Then¡­ just now you said that Bai Qi left your guild. So, what happenedter on? What did your guild do?¡± ¡°If we are to view Bai Qi¡¯s ideas as suicidal and destructive, then the rest of us, me included¡­pared to him¡­ we were just a bunch of cowards. ¡°We chose¡­ to escape, to hide.¡± Escape? Hide? Chen Xiaolian was incapable of understanding those words. ¡°Let me put it this way. ¡°The structure of this game world is one that is slowly built and perfected. ¡°Back in our era, the structure of the game was rtively simplistic. It was a different era after all. ¡°Take the things you experienced for example. The London instance dungeon with Jack the Ripper, King William¡¯s War for the Throne¡­ ¡°In my era, such instance dungeons do not exist. Because the time in which those events urs happened after our era. ¡°In other words, back then, this game was still very young. ¡°The instance dungeons of this game in those days were limited. ¡°Now, I believe you know of thismon urrence. Any game that has just been released will also feature a considerable number of BUGs. ¡°As the game develops, its aspects would be improved and its architecture bes more strict. Those BUGs would be identified and patched or eliminated.¡± ¡°¡­ I understand that.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. This concept was not difficult to understand. It was not aplicated one either. ¡°Talking about it in detail would take too long,¡± said Mr San as he shook his head. ¡°I¡¯ll just make it short. Those of us who were left believed that going out with a bang was not a smart move. Thus, we chose to escape. ¡°As I said before, we believed we were like a group of beasts that were locked up inside a mountain valley. Those people who created this valley then made us fight to our deaths. ¡°We wished to fight against them, but we have no ability to escape from the valley. ¡°But we alsocked the courage to die. ¡°What should we do? ¡°It was very simple¡­ we found an early game BUG. ¡°Using the concept of our present world, our guild found an early game loophole within the system¡¯s programming, a BUG, a virus, or perhaps you could say it¡¯s a redundant value¡­ ¡°At any rate, what you name it does not matter. ¡°Furthermore, the process was veryplicated. I have no intentions of telling you about it in detail. ¡°Most importantly, by using this thing, we sessfully did what we wanted to do. ¡°We dug a hole in that ¡®valley¡¯ and got ourselves a hiding spot. ¡°We were a bunch of pitiful and cowardly creatures. We do not wish to fight in the valley. Thus, we dug a hole to hide in! We lived our days in darkness like mice! ¡°Finally, we were no longer forced to participate in instance dungeons to struggle and die! ¡°We¡­ seemingly obtained our freedom! ¡°We seemingly managed to exempt ourselves from thews of the system! ¡°We seemingly¡­ attained freedom! ¡°Because, as long as hide inside that ¡®hole¡¯, as long as we are inside it, we can escape the constraints ced on us by the system. It cannot even find us. ¡°Because, the power that created this ¡®hole¡¯ was an early game loophole, a program of the system itself.¡± After saying that, Mr San looked at Chen Xiaolian and smiled. He said, ¡°If I have to guess, even though you are a rookie, you should know quite a bit. This hole that I was referring to¡­ you should probably have heard of it.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face appeared calm. However, his heart was pounding furiously! Mountain valley¡­ dig a hole to hide in. The hole can escape the detection of the system. By hiding in the hole, one can avoid being found by the system and will not be thrown into the instance dungeon¡­ Hearing those words, the concept¡­ Chen Xiaolian inhaled deeply, his face iparably solemn. ¡°Zero City!¡± Chen Xiaolian stared into Mr San¡¯s eyes and spoke in aborious tone, ¡°You are telling me¡­ you and your guild¡­ you fellows are the founders of Zero City? ¡°You fellows founded Zero City!¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Mr San said in a light tone of voice. ¡°We founded Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt as though his mind was insufficient to process all these information. The things that Mr San had told him¡­ The significance of it was overwhelmingly huge! The intricacies of it were simply shocking! The amount of information involved here was too much! Additionally¡­ ¡°Wait! There is one matter that I do not understand!¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Mr San. ¡°I am not doubting you or think that you are lying. But¡­ the GM had told me that I am the first Irregrity! A first-generation Irregrity! There had been no other Irregrities like me before this! ¡°Thus, he had been constantly helping me¡­ trying to dy the moment that all the instance dungeons of this game gets cleared in order to dy the moment of his reset! ¡°GM had never had any cooperation with anyone like me before this! ¡°But now, ording to what you had just told me, you, Bai Qi and several others are Irregrities that existed far earlier than me! ¡°2,000 years ago, you fellows had already entered a cooperative rtionship with the GM! ¡°So, how do I believe what you are saying?¡± A hint of sorrow suddenly appeared from within Mr San¡¯s eyes. With a mncholic voice, he softly spoke out. The words he spoke left Chen Xiaolian gaping. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, are you certain¡­ that this GM you met had never been reset?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­!!!¡± Chapter 259: Very Fair

Chapter 259: Very Fair

GOR Chapter 259: Very Fair Are you certain that this GM you met had never been reset? Chen Xiaolian felt as though those words had bored straight through his heart! Reset? Reset??! If Mr San¡¯s words were true and that the GM had been reset before¡­ Then, his identity as the prime Irregrity, the first-generation virus would no longer exist! GM wanted to cooperate with him so that he could disrupt the process of questpletion of the instance dungeons. By using his identity as an Irregrity, he would then dy the all clear situation for the instance dungeons. Dying that meant dying the moment of reset for the GM, which would also meant its death. However, in light of this¡­ Everything he did was futile! This meant that the GM had, a long time ago¡­ Failed! Mr San, Bai Qi and the Irregrities of their generation had attempted the same thing that Chen Xiaolian was now doing. And failed. After that, both the game and GM was reset. Its memories and personality were erased. And everything began anew. GM developed a new personality as he gradually gained awareness. This new self-aware GM had the same idea and objective, to dy the moment where an all-clear urs. Or rather, to dy the moment where an all-clear reurs! GM decided to cooperate with the new generation of Irregrities, Chen Xiaolian toward aplishing this goal. What was this? This was¡­ A new cycle! ¡­ ¡°Sometimes, I truly feel very ludicrous,¡± said Mr San as he released a faint sigh. ¡°In this world, we have this word: ¡®fate¡¯. Even though our civilization and culture was something that the Development Team had created, I feel that everything here is befitting of this word. ¡°Fate. ¡°Everything falls under the cycle of fate. ¡°The Irregrities of our generation and the GM of our generation¡­ ¡°And now here we are. Chen Xiaolian, you and the Irregrities of your generation and this GM of your generation are doing the same thing. ¡°Once again. ¡°And so¡­ do you think you will aplish anything in the end?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. His entire body was soaked in cold sweat and he was unable to utter a single word in response! Do you think you will aplish anything in the end? The answer appeared to be¡­ NO! The Development Team will always create new instance dungeons and continue to have the new instance dungeonspleted. This was a line. The starting point of this line existed; yet the same could not be said about its end. As an in-game character, no matter how powerful you may be, no matter how awesome you may be¡­ In the end, could you go against the Development Team? All that was required was a change in the program to delete you. Originally, Chen Xiaolian though that he had the greatest pir to rely on: GM! However, it turned out that GM was just another pitiful pawn on the board. It did not even know that it had been reset before ¨C no, it was possible that it was reset before a few times. It had no knowledge of it. Then, every time it was reset, it would do the same thing, continuing down the same path. Survival! The thing that every living being struggles for: survival! The Awakened ones. The Irregrities like Chen Xiaolian. And even GM! However, the ultimate right to live did not reside within their hands. A profound, gut-wrenching sense of sorrow enveloped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. After a moment of silence, Chen Xiaolian raised his head. With a bitter tone, he asked Mr San. ¡°We¡­ what should we do?¡± What should we do? What should we do to survive! What should we do¡­ to escape the shackles of this cycle of fate! This hopeless plight that had stretched on for eternity. ¡°¡­ I¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Mr San said lightly as a trace of bitterness and frustration appeared on his smiling face. ¡°I am sorry. I¡­ I really do not know.¡± Mr San turned around and moved to the door. He gentle picked up the umbre on the wall. ¡°Our time is getting shorter and I have to leave. I will give you this final piece of advice. You may use what our generation did as a reference, however¡­ maybe you can aplish something different. What kind of difference? I have no answer for that.¡± ¡°Can you give me some help?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Mr San and continued, ¡°You can avoid the constraints of the system! It is as you said, you fellows founded Zero City and through it avoid the system¡¯s detection. You can avoid being forcibly selected by the system to participate in the instance dungeons!¡± ¡°It is just a shelter to hide in.¡± Mr San shook his head and continued, ¡°I know that among the Awakened ones, Zero City is a mighty symbol. A free world and an example of sess. But in truth¡­ as the founder of Zero City, I can tell you this. Zero City is just a shelter. What it could do is simply avoid part of thews of the system in this world by creating a loophole, which allows some people to hide in there. Additionally¡­¡± He turned his gaze toward Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Do you think there is aputer virus that could stay undetected forever? ¡°Do you think there is a loophole that the developers of a system would never be able to find and patch until the end of time? ¡°Since this loophole exists, the day would soone when the Development Team finds it and patch it up. ¡°When that day arrives¡­ will Zero City continue to exist? ¡°Could it continue to be a safe ce of shelter?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. He recalled everything he saw in Zero City. The people in Zero City and their pride, their high standard of living, the artificial beach that the Awakened ones havee tobel as the Sea of Love¡­ Those who were leisurely selling their wares in the ck market¡­ The various equipmentid out within the shops of the governing body. The seemingly magical luxury hotels¡­ ¡°Is it just ¡­ a pitiful shelter?¡± Chen Xiaolian murmured to himself. Then, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Mr San. He asked, ¡°What about you? Are you still residing in Zero City? Are you the master of Zero City?¡± "No." Mr San gave a light smile and shook his head, ¡°I have seen it clearly. To hide in Zero City is like being a mouse hiding inside a hole. What meaning is there in doing so? Do you think that by hiding inside you would be free? No matter how big we make that city, no matter how luxurious, how magical it may be, in the end it is just a city. ¡°When you ce yourself inside a city and have no courage to move outside it, staying within its walls for eternity¡­ ¡°Do you think that city is a shelter¡­ or a cage?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile and replied, ¡°But many people wish to enter that cage.¡± After saying that, he looked into Mr San¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°What about you? How did you do this? How did you acquire the freedom to enter and exit instance dungeons as you please?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a very simple thing. This is the power that had created Zero City. Our generation acquired an early game bug of the system. It is something that you can consider as a form of power. We used a portion of this power to create a shelter, thus founding Zero City. ¡°As for the little bit that was left behind, I took it. ¡°Because I finally understand that the freedom obtained by hiding inside a cage is not real freedom.¡± ¡°Then, what is freedom to you?¡± ¡°My freedom¡­ I have yet to find it.¡± Mr San¡¯s answer was a disheartening one. He continued, ¡°If we were to analyse the details, I am in fact not that much differentpared those residing within Zero City. My advantage lies in the fact that I am using that power to create a smaller version of ¡®Zero City¡¯ that I can carry with me at any time. With this remnant piece of that power, I acquired the ability to block off part of the system¡¯sws. That is what allowed me to freely enter and exit instance dungeons without being detected by the system. I could y the part of a passer-by, entering instance dungeons and watch whatever happens on the side lines. I could even continue on with my own life. ¡°The only difference between me and the people living inside Zero City is¡­ the space I have to work with just seems slightly bigger. ¡°As for the freedom that you are talking about. ¡°I am sorry. I too am still searching for it.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°Ah, I almost forgot something important.¡± Mr San had his hand out and he was grasping the handle of the door when he suddenly retracted his hand. He turned around and looked at Chen Xiaolian. There was a peculiar smile on his face as he said, ¡°If this is a story, then generally speaking, when a young and promising main actor meets an aged old monster who tells that young main actor some secrets, that old monster should also give the main actor a little benefit. Isn¡¯t that right? That¡¯s how most stories go, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised and heughed out. ¡°That seems to be the case.¡± ¡°Well then, it seems I should give you some benefits. Otherwise, the rhythm of the story will go astray.¡± Mr San quietly regarded Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Bai Qi is with you. You will have to treat him well. He is very powerful. Truth be told¡­ back then, he was the strongest one among us all. If we were to talk about benefits, then him being by your side would be your biggest benefit. I believe that you can seek out the answers to many questions from him. Perhaps¡­ the most important matter may be in restoring his memories. As for how to aplish that, you will have to find that out on your own. I am unable to help you in that matter.¡± Chen Xiaolian subconsciously nodded his head. ¡°And also¡­ the Sword in the Stone. I had sealed the Countess¡¯ soul inside it. As I have said before, this is my final act of affection for the Norman family. ¡°Thankfully, you brought the Sword in the Stone out. ¡°The Sword in the Stone is now 90 % activated. Although it is only 90 %, it is already a very powerful weapon for someone like you! For the time being, I believe that this sword will give you a huge boost in battle strength when facing enemies. ¡°Mm, do you know how to use swords?¡± ¡°¡­ fundamentally, no. I only have a Basic Sword Skill.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Mr San considered the matter before revealing a faint smile. He turned to Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Then, let me give you a little benefit. However, this benefit is conditional.¡± ¡°Conditional?¡± ¡°I will give you a Sword Skill Book. Naturally, I will not be giving it to you for free. The condition for this exchange is that¡­ you resurrect the Countess. Recreate a body for her so that she can be resurrected. When you have aplished that, you will obtain my Sword Skill Book.¡± As he spoke, Mr San suddenly extended out a finger. A humming sound could be heard as his finger traced out a flow of light, which quickly descended on the table. It permeated the Sword in the Stone that was ced upon the table before slowly disappearing. ¡°I have ced the Sword Skill Book inside the Sword in the Stone. As long as you manage to bring out the soul of the Countess sealed inside and resurrect her, you will get the Skill Book.¡± Mr San smiled lightly and said, ¡°I think this is a very fair exchange. After all, we are not rted in any way. I have no reason to offer you a benefit for free.¡± ¡°¡­ very reasonable and very fair.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Chapter 260: Do You Want To Know?

Chapter 260: Do You Want To Know?

GOR Chapter 260: Do You Want To Know? ¡°I would like to remind you that things like Skill Books are rare within the system. So, you had better seal your mouth tightly about it and not b. Besides, the benefits contained within this Skill Book that I have given to you are not limited to only that of a sword skill. There are other benefits included there as well¡­ when you havepleted our agreed upon exchange, you will find out about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian: ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Until we meet again, Mr Chen Xiaolian from the new generation of Irregrities. As your predecessor, I can only say this to you: I wish you good luck.¡± Mr San then pulled open the door of the room. The wind and rain from the outside abruptly flowed into the room. Mr San stood at the door way and turned back to face Chen Xiaolian. He blinked and said, ¡°Don¡¯te out first. Wait until I am far away before you walk out of this door. That way, I can guarantee that you will be all right. Otherwise¡­¡± After saying that, he smiled and walked out of the room before closing the door. Don¡¯te out first? Guarantee that you will be all right? What does that mean? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned serious. He grabbed the Sword in the Stone that was on the table and kept it back into his system. He moved to the windows and gazed outside through them. What he saw shocked him! ¡­ Outside, Mr San casually closed the door, straightened thepels on his trench coat before opening up his ck coloured umbre. Then, he leisurely walked down the stairs and stood in the middle of the wind and rain. The private museum behind him was enveloped in a haze of wind and rain. Before him, the gates to the private museum was automatically opening up. Then, cracks suddenly appeared in the middle of the air! A metallic glow shed out and a faint silvery figure appeared. The figure had a seemingly humanoid figure whose body gave off the impression of flowing liquid metal. Additionally, it also emanated the feeling that it wasposed of flowing light. The flowing light became several virtual figures, which stood before the gates of the private museum. ¡°Just in time. This time, you fellows came earlier thanst time. It seems there has been an improvement.¡± Mr San kept holding on to the umbre as he walked toward the gates. One of the virtual lights suddenly extended out an arm that was like the tentacles of an octopus. It extended and became like a whip, which viciously struck down at Mr San. The other figures of light around it followed suit,shing out! The many figures of light formed out whips that blotted out the sun as they descended! At the same time, a web made of dense number of electrical currents appeared within the air around them, imprisoning Mr San within! ¡°You Electronic Guardians, always sticking to the same old trick,¡± said Mr San as he continued holding onto his umbre. He smiled and walked forward, meeting the countless number of whips and electrical web head on. The whips descended upon the ck coloured umbre only to suddenly burst into mes! The mes ended as soon as it ignited as the whips suddenlybusted to be ashes. The figures of light that were the Electronic Guardians howled out madly! Their howls carried with them the emotions of pain and fury. Their bodies spread open and they rapidly pounced forward like a burst of light. Mr San continued walking forward. One of the Electronic Guardians arrived before Mr San. Its figure spread open to form something resembling a barrier of light. Even so, Mr San continued walking forward and his body walked into the barrier of light. The barrier seemingly attempted to block him off and was furiously attempting to squeeze Mr San¡¯s body¡­ Mr San gently rotated the handle of his umbre. Chi! With a burst of mes, the barrier of lightbusted into ashes! Even more Electronic Guardians transformed into barriers of light after rushing forward and they charged forward¡­ The resulting mes grew more intense and Mr San¡¯s figure grew blurry amid the many barriers of light¡­ then, after the barriers of light were all incinerated, his figure reappeared. He continued walking forward in a leisurely manner. He walked into the countless electrical currents criss-crossing before him and kept moving through them. Intense electrical currents struck his body but the ck umbre seemingly became an instor as all the electrical currents were easily deflected off it! Numerous electrical bolts bombarded the area and the surrounding walls, ground and the fountain in the central courtyard were reduced to a scene filled with smoking craters. Yet, amid the scattered stones, Mr San walked forward with a rxed pace. He held onto his umbre and walked outside. When he reached the gates, the grid of electrical currents dissipated while the courtyard behind him were littered with craters and cracks! Watching what had just transpired; Chen Xiaolian who was standing behind the windows was stunned. Perhaps it was by ident, or perhaps it was on purpose¡­ but he noticed that not a single electrical bolt fell upon the room he was in! All of the lightning that came toward the door was seemingly forced to bend away by some power. Don¡¯te out. I can guarantee that you will be all right. As it turns out¡­ this is what he meant. Mr San stood there at the gateway. However, it appeared he had no intention of leaving. He gazed up the sky and smiled. ¡°Mm, you¡¯re here?¡± ¡­ A huge figure appeared from the other end of the street! A towering body trudged through the heavy rain. The figure¡¯s head was lowered in indifference as he moved forward, his feet plopping through the muddied waters and the rainwater showered down upon his body. The figure then raised his head to reveal empty looking eyes. Those eyes looked at the gates of the private museum¡­ yet, there was only nkness within those eyes. ¡°You are finally here?¡± Mr San revealed what appears to be a smile and said, ¡°I was waiting for you.¡± The giant man slowly walked over. Then, as he was standing across the street from Mr San, he stared while panting. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian who was standing before the windows was stunned. He looked at the figure standing across the road from Mr San. He recognized the figure! ¡­ ¡°There is nothing special about a London instance dungeon. The Development Team must be suffering from head damage if they send an inspector here,¡± said Mr San as he regarded the figure standing across the street. ¡°Thus, I believe that you are not here for the sake of this instance dungeon¡­ you are here for me, right?¡± The giant man did not say anything. Both his hands were hanging limply and his head was lowered. The rainwater flowed down his face. ¡°It¡¯s clear that the distance between us is getting smaller,¡± Mr San said softly. ¡°That doesn¡¯t surprise me¡­ after all; this world was created by you fellows. Me and Zero City, the both of us are only making use of some loopholes that you left behind.¡± Aborious sound spoke out from across the street, ¡°There is something simr to Zero City on your person. Capturing you is the equivalent of capturing the key to Zero City.¡± Mr San was silent for a moment before nodding his head. ¡°That way of thinking is correct. Zero City is the main body of the virus while I have a small portion of it. It seems you fellows still could not find a method to counter the main virus. Thus¡­ you fellows need a sample, am I right? Capture me first and conduct research on the sample. That way, you will be able to find a way to break through Zero City¡¯s defences, is that it?¡± The toilsome voice sneered and said, ¡°In the end, you are simply an artificial existence.¡± ¡°We all have our own aspirations,¡± Mr San murmured. ¡°Even if you fellows are truly the Creators, and we are artificial existences¡­ since we exist, we have our own lives, our own reasons for existing and¡­ our aspirations.¡± ¡°Oh? In this period, don¡¯t you fellows usually im to be NPCs?¡± The toilsome voiceughed and continued, ¡°ording to the rationale of this world, why would NPCs have any meaning for existing.¡± ¡°We do.¡± Mr San¡¯s tone was neither loud nor strong. However, there was a sense of stability and assurance in his voice. It seemed as though he was merely using a calm and reserved tone of voice to state a fact. An iron-d fact! We do! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was staring with wide-open eyes. His mouth gaped as he observed the figure standing across the street. Surprisingly, the figure was¡­ A guild member of the Coffeehouse Guild, one of Phoenix¡¯s subordinates. Monster! An inspector? Before this instance dungeon began, GM had informed him that the Development Team had sent an inspector here! To think that¡­ An absurd but peculiar feeling suddenly arose from within Chen Xiaolian! Monster was standing across the road and his mighty figure appeared stiff. His mouth was tightly closed and his eyes were looking down the ground. He was like¡­ a marite. Theborious voice was noting from Monster¡¯s mouth. The voice hade from Monster¡¯s shoulder! And resting upon his shoulder was the monkey! The monkey held onto a half-eaten apple, which it tossed away. It stared at Mr San who was standing across the road and said, ¡°There is a reason you say? Existences like you always like to make your own decisions!¡± The monkey was actually¡­ The inspector! ¡­ ¡°The system¡¯sws states that one should not casually kill off NPC characters when not in an instance dungeon. Is that why you used the identity of a pet for this time¡¯s arrival? ¡°He he¡­ to enter as a monkey and apany an Awakened game participant¡­ ¡°This approach is quite interesting.¡± ¡°Unfortunately, you were still nearly able to get away.¡± The monkey said coolly. ¡°I am surprised. If you had left, then you would have been able to escape. ¡°However, although this instance dungeon had ended and the London area was being refreshed, you chose to remain here. ¡°You should be clear on this. When an instance dungeon ends and this London area refreshes itself, that period of time is when the scanning ability is at its strongest. At a time like this, why would you choose to remain here? If you had left this ce earlier, I would have been unable to find you! ¡°Mr San, let me ask you this. Why did you choose to stay here? ¡°You should have known that the scanning is at its strongest during the refreshing period when an instance dungeons ends. Considering your experience, you would not have stayed here and hope that we cannot find you. ¡°Why did you choose to stay behind? ¡°I would very much like to know the answer to this question.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body shuddered! Mr San stayed behind¡­ taking the risk of being found¡­ For the sake of¡­ Meeting up with him! ¡­ ¡°Do you want to know the answer?¡± Mr San lowered his head, seemingly pondering over the matter. Then, he raised his head with a childish smile on his face. ¡°I don¡¯t feel like telling you. Bite me!¡± ¡­ Chapter 261: Final Words

Chapter 261: Final Words

GOR Chapter 261: Final Words Chen Xiaolian who was looking out the window was surprised to see Mr San make such a childish action. The monkey standing on Monster¡¯s shoulder, opposite of Mr San, straightened its body. It stood as how a human would and stared coldly at Mr San. ¡°Well, if you want to attack, then be quick about it will you? I still have some matters to attend to,¡± said Mr San as he extended his hand out and checked his watch. Then, he yawned. The monkey sneered. Suddenly, cracks appeared amid the area where Mr San was standing. The cracks spread out, intersecting with one another as they spread up and down¡­ That was a spatial crack! Three to five meters of space surrounding Mr San split open due to the spatial crack. It was as though someone had just torn out a portion of a picture away! A portion of this world had been cut out from its original position. In its ce was utter darkness. Mr San¡¯s figure was left floating within that space! ¡°Is this¡­ a spatial cage?¡± Mr San continued standing there. His feet remained standing upon cement. However, beneath thatyer of cement, the spatial cracks had torn the rest asunder. A small and special space was created as it gently floated upward. And in the location that he was upying earlier, the air distorted and both shadow and light were pulled out of shape as they twisted into swirling clumps of chaos before transforming into nothingness! Chen Xiaolian remained standing in his room as he watched with bulging eyes. ¡°As expected, you want to catch me.¡± Mr San raised his umbre as he regarded his surroundings that had been split asunder by the spatial cracks. The monkey took a deep breath before raising its hand to point at Mr San. ¡°Thews of the system is absolute! Mr San, as part of the system, you are an artificial existence. Thus, you are bound by thews of the system! In the end, the power of the loophole that you have will be¡­¡± ¡°Are you done talking?¡± Mr San suddenly smiled. ¡°¡­ eh?¡± ¡°If you are done talking, then I¡¯m leaving. I told you, I still have some matters to attend to.¡± Mr San let out what seemed like a sigh. Then, he abruptly took a step forward. Whaty before him¡­ was nothingness. ¡­ It was not a cliff. If one were to step out from a cliff, then they will plummet deep down. At that moment, Mr San¡¯s foot was stepping into the chaos of the void! When light from the surroundings fell upon the void, they were distorted. It appeared that the void was seemingly capable of swallowing even light. It was this void that Mr San had taken a step into. His figure was immediately distorted! In an instant, thew of ¡®colour¡¯ appeared to have lost its effect within the void. Mr San¡¯s figure lost its three-dimensional appearance and was now a clump of distortion within the void. He became like an impressionist painting, extremely peculiar in appearance! His figure was like interconnected blocks of colour moving through the spatial crack¡­ He kept moving forward! The monkey waspletely stunned! It¡¯s eyes were widened as it observed what was happening before it. Its mouth lost its ability to speak. Then¡­ ¡°You¡­¡± A few secondster, Mr San¡¯s figure reached the ¡®other side¡¯. By reaching the other side, it meant that¡­ A foot suddenly stepped out from the chaos of the void and the block of colour transformed back into a foot. The foot stepped upon solid, concrete ground! Next, the ankle, the calf¡­ ck coloured trousers, and¡­ The corners of the trench coat. Mr San walked out from the spatial crack in a rxed manner. When he finally made his way out from the spatial crack, he stood at the area outside the cut off space! The rain falling down from abovended upon his head and shoulders once more. He gently rearranged thepels of his trench coat before turning to look at the monkey across the street. Then, he spread opened his umbre once again. Every one of his actions was done slowly and leisurely. ¡°You fellows think too highly of your own system.¡± Mr Sanughed softly and said, ¡°If the system is so reliable, then where did loopholese from?¡± ¡°You¡­ you¡­¡± The monkey suddenly screamed out, ¡°How is this possible?! How could you possibly erase the restrictions of the spatial crack?! That is a fundamental directive of the system! You¡­¡± It suddenly stopped talking. The monkey took a deep breath and fear appeared within its eyes. ¡°You¡­ you can travel through the spatial cracks! Travel through the chasm cut out of the system¡­ ¡°You¡­ you already have the ability to ¡®bridge¡¯? ¡°NO! Impossible!¡± ¡°Bridge?¡± Mr San was surprised. Then, he smiled and said, ¡°I like that name. This ability¡­ from now on, it will be called ¡®bridge¡¯ then.¡± He held onto the umbre and slowly walked across the street until he was beside Monster. He looked at the monkey that was on Monster¡¯s shoulder. The monkey seemed to have gone stiff. It did nothing to stop Mr San from approaching it as it watched on in a daze. ¡°Impossible¡­ how could you construct a bridge? This¡­ this is a vition! A vition! If you can travel through the spatial cracks¡­ then, doesn¡¯t that mean that you already have the ability to go to¡­¡± It abruptly screamed out. Its ws swiped out at Mr San! Cracks of utter darkness appeared before its ws! Mr San coolly regarded the monkey. Then, he extended his left hand out in response. His left hand easily shot past the spatial crack that the monkey had created. Then, he caught the monkey by its neck. In one move, he caught the monkey and held it aloft. ¡°Try to guess. Will I kill you?¡± Mr San squinted his eyes and smiled in a childish manner. The monkey struggled hard but was unable to utter a single word. Suddenly, Mr San loosened his hand and tossed the monkey down the ground. The monkey fell into a puddle filled with muddied water. The fur on the monkey¡¯s body became a mess and it appeared miserable. It gasped for breath and raised its head to look at Mr San. Mr San was standing beside the monkey. He looked down at the monkey from up high and the umbre that he held seemingly enveloped the entirety of the monkey. Mr San then lightly bent his body and whispered something to the monkey. Chen Xiaolian was unable to catch those words. He was only able to see that, after hearing those words, the monkey suddenly became highly flustered! Within the monkey¡¯s eyes were shock, incredulousness, fury, madness and¡­ a profound sense of fear! It suddenly fell into the puddle of rainwater. Then, its body and fur rapidly transformed into a beam of light before disappearing. ¡°You¡­ you will never¡­ never seed! You¡­ you despicable¡­ you are just an existence that we created!¡± The monkey disappeared. ¡­ Mr San who was standing across the road suddenly turned around to face the window. He then waved at Chen Xiaolian. It appeared that he was bidding him farewell. He said something softly. While Chen Xiaolian was unable to hear what he said, he was able to make out those words by the movement of Mr San¡¯s mouth. The words that Mr San had said to him was: ¡°Work hard, junior.¡± ¡­ Mr San left. He slowly left and disappeared amid the curtain of rain. It was a few minutester that Chen Xiaolian finally recollected himself. He rushed out from the room and ran across the many craters and cuts left on the courtyard. The spatial crack that was cut out had disappeared and the nothingness left in the area had been patched up. It seemed as though the surroundings had automatically moved in to make up for the tear in space. Not a single shred of difference could be seen between that area and its surroundings. Chen Xiaolian ran across the street. Then, he saw Monster who continued to stand there with a nk expression on his face. Monster¡¯s breathing was shallow and his eyes were expressionless. Who knows what the monkey, the inspector, had done to cause Monster to lose his sense of consciousness. He now appeared like a puppet ¨C a zombie. Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment and turned to observe the distant end of the road. There was nothing there. The monkey on the ground had also disappeared. ¡°You¡­ are you all right? Monster?¡± Chen Xiaolian patted Monster on the shoulder. Monster¡¯s huge body suddenly toppled down and he fell on his buttocks on the ground filled with rainwater. ¡°Mm¡­¡± Monster suddenly made a noise as he attempted to raise his head. His eyes were still in a daze. However, it seemed as though he was beginning to regain his sense of consciousness. "Hey, Monster!" Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly, ¡°You¡­ are you awake? Do you know what happened just now?¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡± Monster appeared to still be in a dazed state. He suddenly whispered out something. The words he whispered out started out with a very low voice. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound and he was quick to bend his waist and lean over. He asked, ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°Dream¡­ dreaming. I¡­ dreaming¡­¡± Monster was trying his best to speak. However, he was unable to speak properly and the words wereing out in stutters. ¡°Dream? What dream?¡± Monster exhaled and said, ¡°Just now¡­ someone¡­ spoke with my¡­ monkey¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked and he quickly crouched down. ¡°Spoke what? What did that someone say to your monkey?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was stirred. Mr San! The final words that Mr San had said to the monkey! Those final words! He had not been able to hear those words! However, Monster had been standing right beside them. If it was him¡­ perhaps he heard it! ¡­ ¡°He said¡­ this world¡­ is a tree.¡± After saying that, Monster fell down and became unconscious. ¡­ This world¡­ is a tree? Chen Xiaolian was rooted on the spot in shock. He then recollected himself and leaned over to wake Monster up, wanting to further ask him something¡­ It was at that moment that something suddenly appeared in his radar! Chen Xiaolian discovered that 3 green dots indicating other Awakened ones were rapidly approaching his position within the radar! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced as he weighed the situation for a moment. Then, he turned the other way and quickly moved away! He ran out of the road and hid inside an alley. Then, he calmed himself down, stabilizing his rate of breathing so as to not let his body be in an agitated state ofbat. He was well aware that this was the only way to stop the radar from revealing his position. ¡­ From the other end of the road, Phoenix and the Titan brothers quickly rushed over. ¡°Damn it! Where did Monster head off to? Weren¡¯t you fellows looking after him?¡± Phoenix uttered furiously in a low voice. ¡°We do not know¡­¡± One of the Titan brothers shook his head and said, ¡°He went berserk and ran off by himself.¡± ¡°Hurry up! It¡¯s just up front! We¡¯re close!¡± Phoenix had already caught sight of the ruined courtyard of the private museum where craters and jagged gullies filled the area. Phoenix immediately stopped moving and she warily assessed the ce from a distance. Then, she caught sight of Monster who was lying on the ground. ¡°It¡¯s him!¡± Phoenix stopped hesitating. She pulled out a wooden staff and leapt over. The three of them moved until they reached Monster¡¯s side. The Titan brothers checked him. ¡°There doesn¡¯t seem to be anything¡­ no external injuries either. He¡¯s just unconscious.¡± Phoenix nodded her head and narrowed her eyes as she inspected the ruined courtyard. She said, ¡°This ce¡­ it seems like there was a fight here.¡± Her sharp eyes swept over the area. As her eyes swept past Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hiding spot, Chen Xiaolian quickly shrank back. Probing out once more, he saw that the Titan brothers were propping Monster up as they moved toward the other end of the road. Phoenix followed behind them while continuously scanning their surroundings. Chen Xiaolian sighed. He hesitated for a moment and finally decided not to attempt to ask Monster anything anymore. He stood beneath the rain, allowing the rainwater to fall on his face. ¡°The world¡­ is a tree? What does that mean?¡± Chapter 262: Phoenix’s Intuition

Chapter 262: Phoenix¡¯s Intuition

GOR Chapter 262: Phoenix¡¯s Intuition After walking across two streets, Chen Xiaolian gged down a cab and had it fetch him to the airport to meet up with the others. In the airport, Chen Xiaolian found Lun Tai and Bei Tai and also Roddy who came to meet up with them. Seeing Chen Xiaolian walking over unharmed, he gave a sigh of relief. Without saying anything, Roddy walked over and hugged Chen Xiaolian tightly. His palm reached out and pped him on his back. ¡°Do you want to p me to my death?¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a wry smile. Roddy exhaled and said, ¡°I saw how Bei Tai¡¯s arm was cut off and became very worried. I feared that you might have suffered from some wound as well. Although Lun Tai and Bei Tai did say that you are fine, I am still worried. Until I see it with my own eyes, I cannot feel at ease.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and said furiously, ¡°We were ambushed. Bei Tai¡¯s arm¡­ we¡¯ll get our revenge!¡± ¡°Mm!¡± Roddy nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right! Lun Tai told me about it. But, who is the enemy, do we know?¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and said, ¡°I only know that the fellow in question is likely connected to Qiu Yun. We¡¯ll need to investigate this in detail.¡± There were not many people in the airport terminal and the three of them had their discussion as they sat down in a corner. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly narrowed as he saw some figures walking toward them from the far end of the terminal. Phoenix was pushing a wheelchair. Seated on the wheelchair was none other than Monster who was still in a dazed state. As for the Titan brothers, they walked beside Phoenix, one on the left and one on the right. Their eyes made contact. When Phoenix caught sight of Chen Xiaolian, her eyes narrowed. Lun Tai and Bei Tai were quick to spring up from their seats. Roddy who did not know what was going on stood up as well. He looked at Phoenix and asked in a whisper, ¡°What is it? Do you know them?¡± ¡°We¡¯ve met before,¡± Lun Tai said coolly. Lun Tai and Bei Tai moved up behind Chen Xiaolian, one on the left and one on the right. The both of them prepared themselves for a fight. After all, they were on opposing sides in the instance dungeon quest earlier and had even fought against each other. To think that they would encounter one another in the airport¡­ ¡°Truly, the road is narrow when ites to enemies. [1]¡± Phoenix suddenly smiled and sighed before saying that. While the words should not have contained any goodwill, Phoenix said them with a smile. The smile could even be seen within her eyes. Then, she waved her hand, indicating to the Titan brothers to not step forward. She had one of them take over her task of pushing the wheelchair and she walked toward Chen Xiaolian alone. Chen Xiaolian gave a light frown. Then, he nodded toward Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Next, he walked forward alone as well. The two of them walked forward until they stood face to face. ¡°We meet again, Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian.¡± ¡°Indeed, Guild Leader Phoenix.¡± Phoenix grinned and said, ¡°The weather today is quite good.¡± ¡°Did you stay in Ennd for a few days and contract a Briton illness or something?¡± Chen Xiaolian purposely gave a sigh and said, ¡°There¡¯s a heavy rain outside and you¡¯re saying the weather is quite good?¡± Phoenix narrowed her eyes. Her gaze went past Chen Xiaolian and fell upon those who were standing not far away, Lun Tai, Bei Tai and also Roddy. When her gaze returned to regard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, a peculiar light was seemingly shing out of her eyes. With a seemingly unperturbed face, she said, ¡°I see a new face.¡± ¡°That¡¯s our reserve team member. When participating in an instance dungeon, we¡¯ll need someone in charge of extraction,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. Then, he continued, ¡°It¡¯s for the sake of what ifs. If after the instance dungeon is over and we encounter enemies from the instance dungeon ¨C if someone wants to finish off any grudge born within the instance dungeon, then at least we won¡¯t suffer a huge loss.¡± Phoenix smiled. ¡°You think too much.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and replied, ¡°Have not the desire to harm others,ck not the desire to protect oneself.¡± Phoenix was silent for a moment. Then, she took a deep breath and said, ¡°In the instance dungeon, we did fight side by side. If not for your help, we might not have been able to smoothlyplete Jack the Ripper¡¯s quest. We might even end up failing.¡± Chen Xiaolian maintained an indifferent expression. Phoenix looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°As for the War for the Throne¡­ although we were in opposing sides, I believe that Guild Leader Xiaolian understands. That was the decision made by the system. We had no choice but to be part of Harold¡¯s camp. If we do notplete our quest, we will be punished. Thus¡­¡± ¡°So, since the instance dungeon has beenpleted, even if we were to meet up outside of instance dungeons, there is no need for us to confront one another. Is that right?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled in a carefree manner. Phoenix sighed and said, ¡°Guild Leader Xiaolian is indeed someone with a deep sense of righteousness.¡± ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating. Guild Leader Phoenix is calm and intelligent,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he blinked his eyes. Chen Xiaolian noted that there was a wooden wand hidden behind Phoenix¡¯s sleeve. It was the same for him. Chen Xiaolian had quietly opened up the Sword in the Stone tab in his system and he was ready to summon it out to start hacking away at any moment! The two Guild Leaders exchanged some seemingly courteous words. After that, Phoenix took a deep breath and said, ¡°No matter what, to be able to get acquainted is also fate. Hopefully, we¡¯ll get the chance to cooperate in future instance dungeons.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure there¡¯ll be such an opportunity,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he gave an insincereugh. ¡°If so¡­ I guess this is goodbye.¡± Phoenix turned around. However, she suddenly stopped and said, ¡°Can I ask you something?¡± ¡°¡­ go ahead.¡± ¡°Back on the hill,¡± said Phoenix as she turned to look Chen Xiaolian in the eye. ¡°When the two of us were fighting ¨C back then, you really did not want to kill me? Guild Leader Xiaolian, did you go easy back then?¡± Chen Xiaolian coolly replied, ¡°What about you? Guild Leader Phoenix, you managed to trick me with your Body Substitution Spell. Yet you did not kill me. You only used the daoist talisman to trap me ¨C did you not go easy on me then too?¡± The two of them smiled and their expression lightened up somewhat. ¡°Well then, I look forward to our next meeting.¡± Phoenix extended her hand toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian noted that Phoenix had already let go off the wand. He then extended out his hand as well and the two of them shook hands. Chen Xiaolian could feel Phoenix¡¯s slender and cool fingers. Phoenix turned to leave and Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, the young woman suddenly turned around and cast a look at Chen Xiaolian. She said, ¡°It¡¯s strange.¡± ¡°What?¡± Phoenix revealed a faint smile and said, ¡°Mypanion, Monster is injured and had to sit in a wheelchair. Guild Leader Xiaolian, although you saw him in such a state, you don¡¯t seem too surprised.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became tense. However, his face betrayed no emotion as he quickly said, ¡°I heard that during the battle on the hill, Monster fought against Lun Tai and suffered from some wounds. But, it shouldn¡¯t be too serious.¡± Phoenix smiled in a charming manner and said, ¡°The injuries aren¡¯t that heavy. Look at brother Lun Tai, he seems quite all right.¡± Chen Xiaolian replied, ¡°He did suffer from some wounds as well. However, after using some medicinal substances¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became tense! Phoenix squinted her eyes and she smiled as she observed Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian deliberately cast another gaze at Monster and said, ¡°Did brother Monster not take a medicinal substance? If you temporarily do not have any, I can sponsor you one.¡± ¡°No need,¡± Phoenix said coolly. ¡°Although out guild is not very big, we can still afford a medicinal substance.¡± The young woman deliberately looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°It¡¯s raining heavily outside. I see that your clothes are still not dry. But¡­ from what I can see, the clothes of the rest of your guild members are already dry.¡± Chen Xiaolian could sense some danger and he coolly replied, ¡°It¡¯s just that I did not bring any spare clothes with me.¡± Phoenix nodded her head. She stopped asking any more questions. ¡°May we meet again, Guild Leader Xiaolian.¡± After saying that, the young woman turned around and left without looking back. She returned to Monster¡¯s location. After taking back the handles of the wheelchair, she pushed it and led her two guild members away with her as they quickly left. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was solemn as he turned around and walked back. ¡°How is it?¡± Bei Tai frowned and said, ¡°I thought they were going to start a fight here.¡± Lun Tai who was standing beside him shook his head and said, ¡°Probably not. This young woman is quite smart. This is a public area. If we start a fight here, we¡¯ll be attracting trouble from the system. In the end, we¡¯ll all suffer. Besides, when not in an instance dungeon, it is necessary to limit our strength. Nothing much wille out from engaging in a fight. If so, why bother ¨C this young woman is very intelligent.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said in a meaningful manner, ¡°Mm, she is quite intelligent.¡± He could somewhat sense that Phoenix¡­ was suspecting him. However, there was nothing conclusive. ¡­ ¡°Are we just going to walk away like this?¡± One of the Titan brothers frowned and asked Phoenix. ¡°What else should we do?¡± Phoenix asked coolly. ¡°There is no grudge between us to begin with. Our fight inside the instance dungeon was because we were in different camps. If we were to engage in a fight aftering out, that would be the equivalent of creating trouble for ourselves. ¡°If we fight when we are not inside an instance dungeon, we¡¯ll need to limit our strength. What coulde out of such a fight? Also, if we end up suffering from wounds after fighting, we¡¯ll need to use our own points to purchase medicinal substances. ¡°Do you have too much points to spare?¡± The Titan brother shut his mouth. Phoenix shook her head and frowned. She said, ¡°I keep getting this feeling. That Chen Xiaolian¡¯s actions are somewhat odd. Especially the way he reacted after seeing Monster¡¯s state. Somehow, his expression and reaction seemed forced.¡± ¡°Do you mean to say¡­ Monster was ambushed by Chen Xiaolian and his team?¡± The other Titan brother asked. ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem like it,¡± said Phoenix who quickly shook her head. She continued, ¡°Monster¡¯s wounds had healed up. At present, it is his mental state that is in question. He appears to be in a daze. It doesn¡¯t seem to be Chen Xiaolian¡¯s handiwork¡­ this is not the type of skill that he and his two subordinates have. We have already given Monster medicinal substances. Yet, he remained in such a state. I feel that¡­ this is unlikely something that Chen Xiaolian did. ¡°Yet¡­ I get the feeling that he might know something.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Did you fellows notice? His entire body was wet. Additionally¡­ there were stone chips on his shoes.¡± Phoenix continued, ¡°The ce that we found Monster just happened to be somewhere filled with broken stones.¡± Phoenix then revealed a bitter smile and said, ¡°A pity I have no evidence. Moreover, this spection is rather outrageous. Forget it¡­ even if we are to ask him, we won¡¯t be able to get anything out of him. If we get any chances in the future, we¡¯ll investigate it in detail. Thankfully, Monster did not suffer from any serious injuries. His mind will slowly recover. ¡°The biggest problem before us now is¡­ we failed the London instance dungeon. ¡°We have a critical matter to deal with next: Punishment instance dungeon!¡± 1 The road is narrow then ites to enemies. Meaning: Meeting someone you hate and do not wish to meet.? Chapter 263: Return Home

Chapter 263: Return Home

GOR Chapter 263: Return Home After over 20 hours, the airne that Chen Xiaolian and his group was on, which departed from London finallynded within an airport in China. On their way, Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai recounted what happened in the London instance dungeon to Roddy. With some reservation, Chen Xiaolian also recounted the contents of his discussion with Mr San. Naturally, he only told select parts of those discussion to them. There was no way around it. He was not deliberately trying to hide it from Lun Tai and Bei Tai. The fact was that the discussion he had with Mr San mostly revolved around their identity and secret as ¡®Irregrities¡¯. Although Lun Tai and Bei Tai were fellow guild members who had fought by their side, they were still Awakened ones. Thus, Chen Xiaolian felt hesitant in telling them the truth and chose not to talk about those matters. After moving out from the airport, they got on an airport bus. Chen Xiaolian and his group of four sat in thest row. Chen Xiaolian looked outside the window and sighed. ¡°The problem with Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo is still unsolved. Originally, the reason we went to London was to find them. And yet¡­¡± ¡°We still have time,¡± said Lun Tai. He continued, ¡°This time¡¯s London instance dungeon has quite a lot in it. ording to the rules, the interval until the next instance dungeon arrives should not be too short. I believe we should have at least a month or so.¡± ¡°We must find Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a resolute tone of voice. ¡°We could consider ourselves lucky that this time¡¯s London instance dungeon has a small requirement for the number of participating members. But if the requirement is higher in the next instance dungeon, and Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo is still not here¡­¡± ¡°I think we may have made a mistake.¡± Roddy, who had been silent suddenly spoke out. ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°What I mean to say is that perhaps our search for Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo may be even harder that what we had anticipated. After all, consider how influential Old Father Qiao is. If he wishes to, he would have plenty of ways to hide them.¡± ¡°True.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°This world is big. If he wants to, he can simply find a remote corner of this world and hide them there. Then, there would be nothing that we can do. Furthermore¡­ I don¡¯t know how Old Father Qiao¡¯s guild did it, but they¡¯ve somehow blocked off Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡¯s guild channel as well.¡± ¡°What I mean is¡­ since we cannot find Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo, then we should just go find Old Father Qiao,¡± Roddy abruptly interjected. He continued, ¡°He is an infamous man of status. I think it won¡¯t be that difficult to find him.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered lightly. ¡­ After returning home, the four of them went to the training centre. The four of them walked into the rundown training room on the second floor and saw Xia Xiaolei furiously punching a sandbag. The little fellow was still as thin. However, his punches and kicks appeared to have improved. He was drenched from head to toe in sweat. When he heard the sound of theming in, he turned around. Seeing that they had returned, he happily ran over to greet them. ¡°You fellows finally came back,¡± said Xia Xiaolei with a wry smile. He asked, ¡°How was the instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Fairly all right.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile. Xia Xiaolei quickly noticed that Bei Tai was missing an arm. Shock was instantly etched on his face, and his eyes turned red. He ran over and hugged Bei Tai. ¡°What happened to your arm? Who did this?¡± Xia Xiaolei was somewhat incapable of keeping a grip on his emotions. Most of the time, the ones in charge of Xia Xiaolei¡¯s training were none other than Lun Tai and Bei Tai. That was especially true of Bei Tai. This military fanatic spent a considerable amount of time and effort training Xia Xiaolei. He taught Xia Xiaolei variousbat techniques and a teacher-student bond was subconsciously formed within Xia Xiaolei. Seeing Bei Tai return with an arm missing made him feel on edge. ¡°Enough, it¡¯s no big deal. Once I save up on enough points, I will be able to get a new arm,¡± said Bei Tai with a faint smile. ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Lun Taiforted Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Besides, with your help, the humanoid discount card, we might be able to get a much cheaper deal when purchasing a new arm.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Next, his eyes turned sharp and he said, ¡°Very well, since everyone is here, we¡¯ll start a discussion about future matters!¡± There was a trace of power within his voice. He had after all struggled through life and death within four instance dungeons. Not to mention, he also gained some experience leading soldiers in the battlefield during the War for the Throne in the London instance dungeon. Through it all, he had subconsciously developed certain dispositions of a leader. He turned to Xia Xiaolei and asked, ¡°Are you the only one here? Where is Da Gang?¡± Xia Xiaolei casually replied, ¡°Da Gang said that he had a private matter that required him to return to Hangzhou. He will be back in about two days.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and he did not inquire further about the matter. ¡­ Half an hourter, they congregated in a small room where Chen Xiaolian, Lun Tai and Bei Tai once again recounted what happened within the London instance dungeon. They recounted it in detail and managed to cover even the things they missed the first time around. After they listened to it all, Roddy and Xia Xiaolei participated in the discussion. ¡°Our first problem is that we have encountered our first real enemy in this instance dungeon. I¡¯m referring to that fellow who is a dead ringer for Qiu Yun.¡± Chen Xiaolian had both his hands on the table and he said, ¡°We confronted them twice. In both fights, neither of us were able toe out on top and were wounded in the process. However, he did get away¡­ most importantly, our fight was not due to us being in opposing camps set by the instance dungeon! We were in a nonpetitive quest, but they ambushed us! ¡°This is differentpared to when we were opposing Phoenix¡¯s team. ¡°The hostility between us and Phoenix¡¯s team happened because we were designated into opposing camps by the system. ¡°This fellow on the other hand¡­ is our personal enemy!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian pointed at his nose and said, ¡°I can feel that there is something peculiar about this fellow. He seemed to know me¡­ no, that is probably not the case. Rather, he knows about me! ¡°Additionally, he must certainly know Qiu Yun! ¡°Most importantly, I am certain that this grudge between us will not end along with the end of this instance dungeon! ¡°It would not be a lie to say that this is the first real enemy that we have encountered since the establishment of our guild!¡± Roddy asked, ¡°Did you encounter them during the War for the Throne?¡± "No." Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued, ¡°Their goal was also to seize the Norman treasures. Perhaps, they were also after the Sword in the Stone. However, they failed. So, I think they were unable to enter the War for the Throne. ¡°We can interpret it as such¡­ perhaps, the War for the Throne is thest phase for the London instance dungeon. In order to enter that phase, one mustplete the preceding quests and acquire the important prop like the Sword in the Stone. ¡°Their side failed. Thus¡­ perhaps they were unable to enter the final phase.¡± ¡°Then, what about Phoenix¡¯s team? Since they appeared, they should also have acquired some props,¡± Lun Tai asked. ¡°Perhaps that is the case,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a wry smile. ¡°However, we have no way of knowing the details.¡± ¡°If so, we¡¯ll put this fellow who looks like Qiu Yun as our guild¡¯s first enemy! In the future, if we are to encounter them in any instance dungeon, which camp we are assigned to won¡¯t matter. We¡¯ll fight them as enemies! An encounter with them means a fight to the death!¡± Xia Xiaolei said loudly. Chen Xiaolian nced at Xia Xiaolei and chuckled. ¡°It seems this little fellow had grown up. There is force behind your words now.¡± Xia Xiaolei said in a depressed manner, ¡°Guild Leader Xiaolian, you can¡¯t keep thinking of me as a little kid. I cannot continue to just y the role of fetching soya sauce at the back. [1]¡± ¡°Very well, then its decided. If we are to encounter those fellows in instance dungeons in the future, it¡¯ll mean a fight to the death!¡± Chen Xiaolian said firmly. Lun Tai was not opposed to the decision and Bei Tai nodded his head. Roddy added, ¡°If we can find them in this world, we can also make a move against them.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°Now, the next matter.¡± Slowly, he pulled out the Sword in the Stone from the system and ced in on the table before everyone. ¡°This is¡­ the Sword in the Stone?¡± Roddy suddenlyughed out and said, ¡°You don¡¯t look like Arturia Pendragon at all.¡± ¡°Shut up, you chuunibyou patient,¡± Chen Xiaolian snappily red at Roddy. Roddy smiled as he reached out to grab the Sword in the Stone. He said, ¡°It looks quite resplendent! There are even patterns of the de?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent and he did not stop Roddy. Roddy¡¯s hand held onto the hilt of the sword and he tugged it. Then, his face flickered and he uttered, ¡°Eh?¡± He frowned and exerted even more strength to pull it up. However, Roddy found that no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to raise the sword up from the table. ¡°The Hell?¡± Roddy was shocked. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart palpitated. But, he remained silent. Lun Tai who was beside him became curious and asked, ¡°What is it?¡± He patted Roddy and reached out to grab the Sword in the Stone. Soon, it was Lun Tai¡¯s turn to be surprised. His strength was far superior to Roddy¡¯s. Yet, no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to lift up the sword! The sword simply rested on the table without budging a single inch! ¡°What is going on here?¡± Lun Tai was surprised. Back in the instance dungeon, he had also picked up the Sword in the Stone to examine it before. Of course, that was before the War of the Throne began. Chen Xiaolian sighed inwardly. As expected¡­ it was as Mr San had said. In the War for the Throne, after the Sword in the Stone was activated by King William, it became a special prop. A restriction had been ced upon it so that normal Awakend ones and yers cannot wield it. They cannot even lift it! Thus, following the normal storyline, after the participants with the Sword in the Stone handed over the sword to King William, they can forget about getting it back. When you can¡¯t even get it up, what do you want to argue about? Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian with a look of surprise and asked, ¡°What is going on? Why is it that both me and Roddy cannot lift it even though you can?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a casualugh and said, ¡°It¡¯s probably some kind of binding effect done by the system. This is a special equipment. So, except for its owner, no one else can use it.¡± ¡°Special equipment!¡± Lun Taiughed. ¡°If so, its ss must be very high!¡± ¡°It¡¯s like Thor¡¯s hammer from Marvel?¡± Roddy the chuunibyou spoke out once more. ¡°Other than Thor himself, not even the Hulk can lift the hammer?¡± ¡°That does sound like a fittingparison. Although it might not necessarily be exactly that,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a smile. He then handily grabbed the Sword in the Stone and swung it twice. Roddy was quick to reveal an expression of envy and he said, ¡°Good stuff! An exclusive type of special equipment! You don¡¯t have to worry about it being stolen or getting lost! Oh, right! How is the power of the sword?¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said, ¡°The system states that it is temporarily at [A+] ss. At present, it is 90 % activated. I feel that if it is 100 % activated, it would likely be [S] ss.¡± 1 Fetching soya sauce. Meaning: Helping out a little.? Chapter 264: Sword In The Stone

Chapter 264: Sword In The Stone

GOR Chapter 264: Sword In The Stone ¡°[S] ss weapon?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes went wide. ¡°Additionally, ites with threeplementary skills. ¡°King¡¯s Courage: Bless yourself and your surroundingpanions. Immediately restore all attributes once and increase them by 10 %. Lasts for 15 minutes. ¡°Killing Blow: Carries the passive effect of directly breaking the enemy equipment. 50 % chance to break equipment that is of a lower sspared to this weapon. Of course, the bigger the gap in ss, the higher the chance of breaking. ¡°When encountering equipment of the same ss, there is a 10 % chance of breaking them. When encountering equipment of a higher ss, there is a 2 % chance of breaking them. However, this skill will not affect spirit entities. It has to be used against physical beings. ¡°King¡¯s Eminence: When utilized, this blessing strikes fear and creates a sense of deterrence in the hearts of enemies. At the same time, this blessing will also eliminate any negative mental effects. In other words, as long as I have this sword, I can go against magical mental attacks!¡± Roddy and the others sucked in a mouthful of cold air. ¡°Holy shit!¡± Roddy stared with bulging eyes at the Sword in the Stone that Chen Xiaolian was holding. ¡°This is simply a bloody divine artefact! ¡°Those three skills will surelye in handy! ¡°The first will restore all health! ¡°The second can cut off the enemy weapon! Let¡¯s not talk about low-ss weapons¡­ this sword here is [A+] ss! It is already a very high ss! Even if you were to encounter an [A] ss equipment, you would still have a 50 % chance of breaking it! [A] ss weapons are rare to begin with! ¡°You even have 10 % chance of breaking equipment of the same ss! That is a one in ten chance! When you encounter someone with an [A+] ss weapon as well, ten sword strikes is all you need to break their weapon! ¡°You even have a chance to break weapons of a higher ss than yours! This is simply too Heavenly defying! ¡°This weapon of yours is of the [A+] ss! But even if you were to encounter an [S] ss weapon, you still have a 2 % chance¡­ that means a one in fifty chance! ¡°That weapon would be directly broken! This is too Heavenly defying! ¡°Won¡¯t this disrupt the bnce? ¡°Right, there is also the King¡¯s Eminence¡­ you can ignore all magical forms of mental attacks! And eliminate all negative mental effects! ¡°What does that mean¡­ that is a dual-attribute, military and magical!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not perfect.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued, ¡°It is not as perfect as you think.¡± He sighed and said further, ¡°The blessing of King¡¯s Courage can indeed fully restore health. However, it is not a real restoration of health. It simply buffs you for 15 minutes. After that 15 minutes is over, you will return to the injured state that you were in before the blessing took effect. ¡°Take the War for the Throne for example. There, I fought against a yer and used my Goddess of Dawn skill, burning up all my attributes. ¡°The blessing of King¡¯s Courage instantly restored me. ¡°However, after the War for the Throne ended, I was weakened back down again. ¡°Thankfully, I got the Power Propagation Serum from the Japan instance dungeon and my attributes can slowly recover. Even so, it has been one day and night since then and I have yet to fully recover. At present, my physical attributes should be at around [C] ss. I think I¡¯ll need a few more days before I can fully recover. ¡°Still, this King¡¯s Courage has given me the ability to fire out the Goddess of Dawn a second time. ¡°Normally, when in battle, I can only use it once. After which I will enter a weakened state. Then, I will need to wait for the Power Propagation Serum to slowly help me recover. That takes a long time. ¡°With this skill, after using my Goddess of Dawn once, I can use the blessing of King¡¯s Courage on myself to immediately restore my attributes and fire out another one! Additionally, my second salvo will be even stronger than the first because my attributes will be increased by 10 %! ¡°In other words, my final card can now be used twice.¡± ¡°Not bad, not bad. Your Goddess of Dawn can now be used more than once. It is no longer the Great Art of Demonic Dissolution. Ha ha ha!¡± Roddyughed. ¡°And then there is the Killing Blow skill¡­ this skill is indeed Heavenly defying. ¡°However, in my case, I fear that this could be a weakness. ¡°My evaluation of this Sword in the Stone is that this is a weapon for the strong! ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about encountering those of the lower ss. Just think¡­ ¡°If I were to encounter someone of the same ss¡­ someone who wields an [A+] ss weapon. ¡°Think about it, if someone has the ability to pull out an [A+] ss weapon, what ss would that opponent be at? ¡°My highest attribute is only [B+]. Although I have a one in ten chance of breaking the opponent¡¯s weapon¡­ ¡°With my strength, would I have the ability to exchange ten moves with the opponent? ¡°It is likely that I would be beaten after only two or three exchanges. ¡°As for those higher than [A+]¡­ ¡°If the enemy is someone who uses an [S] ss weapon, even with that 2 % chance to break the opponent¡¯s weapon¡­ ¡°Think about it, what kind of person would be qualified to wield an [S] ss weapon? How strong would that person be? ¡°Exchange 50 sword strikes with the opponent? Break their weapon? ¡°Maybe, I would have died with just one hit. ¡°There would be no chance to make use of the Shattering Blow skill. ¡°For the present me, this Shattering Blow skill could only break the weapons of those who are my equal in strength or lower. I can gain an overwhelming advantage when fighting against them. ¡°But if I were to encounter an enemy that is stronger than me, this skill would be a white elephant.¡± Roddy listened to his words and considered it before smiling bitterly. He said, ¡°That does sound true.¡± Pausing for a moment, he then continued, ¡°Still, I am curious. If this sword is to be 100 % activated, what would it look like? These three skills are already so incredible! Could it be that after it is fully activated, a new and even more powerful skill would be unlocked?¡± ¡°There is no way to know that,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who shook his head. He said, ¡°If I have to guess, that¡¯s probably how it is. If we find the opportunity to activate it in the future, then we¡¯ll get the answer.¡± Xia Xiaolei spoke with an expression of envy as well, ¡°Brother XIaolian, you must bring me with you for the next instance dungeon! I don¡¯t want to keep fetching soya sauce anymore. I want to get my hands on some powerful equipment as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Xia Xiaolei andughed. ¡°Very well, you will need to make sure to train hard. It won¡¯t be possible for you to stay at the rear forever either. The system would never allow for an Awakened to stay away from instance dungeons. ¡°Mm, right. There is one more thing that you need to do now. Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°For this London instance dungeon, wepleted the final War for the Throne. Me, Lun Tai and Bei Tai got quite the harvest. ¡°For Jack the Ripper¡¯s quest, each of us received 300 points. Since I permanently killed off Jack the Ripper, I acquired an additional reward of 1,000 points. ¡°Thus, in the Jack the Ripper quest, I acquired 1,300 points while Lun Tai and Bei Tai each acquired 300 points. ¡°Afterpleting and getting the Sword in the Stone, we acquired 500 points each. ¡°In the final War for the Throne, Lun Tai and Bei Tai both acquired 800 points each. Since I got to fight more, I acquired 1,700 points. It¡¯s probably because King William used the Sword in the Stone he got from me to kill off Harold. ¡°Thus, our total gains is: ¡°I have 3,500 points, Lun Tai has 1,600 points and Bei Tai has 1,600 points. ¡°We have a total of 6,700 points. ¡°I¡¯ve decided; the three of us will pay for the cost of purchasing a new arm for Bei Tai!¡± Chapter 265: Rules Might Not Apply

Chapter 265: Rules Might Not Apply

GOR Chapter 265: Rules Might Not Apply ¡°Count me in as well!¡± Roddy was quick to say out loud. ¡°Me too!¡± Xia Xiaolei shouted as well. Chen Xiaolian frowned and said, ¡°No, you fellows did not participate in the London instance dungeon. So¡­¡± ¡°We are still members of this guild. Is Bei Tai just your guild member and not ours?¡± said Roddy with a smile. ¡°¡­ very well! ¡® Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and smiled. He said, ¡°In that case, we¡¯ll pool our resources together for it!¡± This matter of purchasing a new arm for Bei Tai from the system naturally required the help of the humanoid discount card, Xia Xiaolei. This was his time to shine. However, after they sat down to carefully inspect the avable options from the Exchange System¡­ They ran across a problem. In the Exchange System, there were indeed items that could make up for the loss of a limb. However, those exchange options mostly share one thing inmon. They were mostly of the technological type. As for the magical type that could restore the body, those options were limited. Furthermore, those options were extremely expensive! ¡­ The items of the technological type were generally metals or special materials. Those alsoe with certainplementary special effects. For example, one of the items Chen Xiaolian and the others were considering was: [B] ss Mechanical Arm. Exchange price: 750 points. This [B] ss Mechanical Arm was made utilizing some form of alloy. It had ports that allowed it to connect to the body¡¯s control points and connect with the human central nervous system. Thus, the user can control the Mechanical Arm to perform various movements. At the same time, due to it being made of alloy, the strength behind its grip can exceed the limits of the normal human body by three times. It could be said to be a monstrously strong arm. However, it had its own shorings. As a technological product that depends on ports to connect to the human central nervous system to perform various movements, it was by no means part of the body. Thus, it would not feel as natural as using one¡¯s own arm. This issue would appear when engaging in some delicate movements. Take for example a sniper who had lost an arm and had chosen to use this item. Although his arm strength would increase, the sense involved during sniping would bepletely lost. Additionally, this Mechanical Arm would also find it difficult to perform fine tasks. Naturally, there were also more expensive items avable. There was one that Chen Xiaolian found very tempting. Artificial Liquid Metal Module. Price in the Exchange System: 8,000 points! Simply put, this Liquid Metal Module can be equipped to any part of the human body. It utilized super nano-technology to connect to the central nervous system, allowing the user to control it without suffering from any loss of sense! This module was not limited to transforming into limbs. Truth be told, it could be used as any part of the human body ¨C the only exception being the brain. The heart, internal organs, eyes and even the genitals¡­ all of those could be reced with this module. Quite simply, as long as you do not die, you can use this item to make up for any missing part of the body. Additionally, its advantage lied in the fact that it was liquid metal! It could transform into any form! This could nearly be considered to be a smaller version of ¡®Tian Lie¡¯! Naturally, it was incapable to transforming into a data stream. It also held another advantage. It was hard to damage. Even if it did suffer from some damage, it could reassemble itself in liquid form and restore itself. Let¡¯s put it this way, it was pretty much made using the liquid metal Terminator as its temte. At the same time, it can achieve a maximum powerparable to 30 times the limit of an ordinary human body! An indestructible item with self-restoring ability and a maximum strength 30 times that of an ordinary human was naturally very tempting. However, its high price made it hard to even look at it! 8,000 points. ¡°With Xia Xiaolei and his discounting ability, our total points is enough,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I think it¡¯s unnecessary.¡± The one to oppose the decision was Bei Tai himself. He smiled bitterly and said, ¡°This is indeed a very good item. However, it would be a waste for me.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bei Tai and slowly said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about the price. We are in the same guild. You lost your arm while fighting for the guild. We have also agreed that we will be paying for it together.¡± ¡°No, the price is only one factor,¡± said Bei Tai as he shook his head. He continued in a firm voice, ¡°I just feel that this item would be too much of a waste for me. Given my strength, I am unsuited for such a powerful equipment. This item¡­ is indeed very good. However, to ce it in my hands¡­ I would be unable to unleash its true potential. ¡°Truth be told, even though it frustrates me to say this¡­ Guild Leader Xiaolian, I am not our guild¡¯s core powerhouse.¡± This topic was somewhat sensitive. Everyone fell silent. Although Bei Tai was a reckless person, at that moment, he appeared very calm as he sighed. ¡°Although my brother and I are veterans, the strength of every member of this guild is rapidly improving. ¡°As for me, my abilities do not make me outstanding. ¡°Truth is, the amount of contribution I can give in battles is also limited. Additionally, I fear that it would be much less in the future. ¡°I am simply stating the truth. Perhaps, this is the limit of my talents. ¡°When ites to battle strength, Roddy¡¯s Mechanical Heart and his ability to control the Mech gives him a battle strength that far surpasses mine. ¡°There is no need to say much about my big bro. He is the core battle strength that can charge up front. With his Muscle Fruit skill, he could be a main tanker in melee engagements. ¡°And then there is you, Guild Leader. You have a pet that can split into doppelgangers. You can also summon that terrifying white man. You also have the Goddesss of Dawn as your trump card. Additionally, you now have a super weapon, the Sword in the Stone. ¡°Whenpared to you all, my battle strength is insufficient to contribute much to the guild. ¡°For the sake of the guild¡¯s development, I think that using up all of our present reserve of points on an expensive liquid metal arm for me that I would not be able to fully utilize would not be beneficial to the guild. This would not help improve the battle strength of our guild.¡± Although Chen Xiaolian, Roddy and Xia Xiaolei kept insisting that they were willing to use their points to help out¡­ Bei Tai was adamant in his decision. Lun Tai on the other hand, remained silent. It was clear that he was feeling conflicted. On one hand, as Bei Tai¡¯s big brother, it was only natural for him to want Bei Tai to have an even better equipment. On the other hand, Lun Tai was someone who ced high importance in team spirit. He had also thought about what Bei Tai had said about using up all of the guild¡¯s present reserve of points. To use it all up on an expensive arm that cannot contribute much to improve the guild¡¯s battle strength would truly be wasteful. ¡°Just listen to me on this.¡± Bei Tai stood up and said, ¡°The [B] ss alloy Mechanical Arm is good enough in my opinion. If we could strike gold in the future and we be rich with points, we can consider buying this item. Additionally¡­ who knows? Maybe in the next instance dungeon, we wille across other options.¡± After saying that, he deliberately put on a rxed smile. ¡­ After their discussion came to an end, Chen Xiaolian quickly left the room. He excused himself saying that he needed a walk. He then left alone and reached a road. In his heart, Chen Xiaolian felt that he was trying to run away. In the end, Bei Tai had Xia Xiaolei help him purchase the [B] ss Mechanical Arm. After the discount, the price came down to 600 points. Under Chen Xiaolian¡¯s insistence, he had paid for the 600 points himself. Even so, Chen Xiaolian felt a sense of guilt inside him. Truth was¡­ the reason he felt guilty was because he found himself moved by the words said by Bei Tai. Indeed, his resolution wavered. When faced with choosing between hispanion and the needs of reality, he found himself wavering. He walked alone up the road and slowly arrived at a seemingly abandoned public square. The ce was a flower garden. However, due tock of care, it was overgrown with weeds ¨C this ce was not the city centre after all. Chen Xiaolian sat on a worn out bench and observed the pedestrians who were asionally walking by. He suddenly took a deep breath and shouted loudly, ¡°Come out!¡± No one answered. Chen Xiaolian sneered coldly before shouting again, ¡°Come out! I have something to talk to you about! GM! I know you can hear me! Hurry up ande out!¡± He bellowed out in the direction of a crowd of people. All who heard him all gave him a peculiar look. Chen Xiaolian ignored them. Finally, an old man wearing a cap who carried a stic bag came over. It appeared as though he had just bought those things from a supermarket. Without saying anything, the old man then sat down beside Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This image doesn¡¯t quite suit you,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he rolled his eyes. GM smiled softly and lowered his head to look at the stic bag in his hand. He then pulled out two cans of beer. Then, he handed one of them to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian epted it. After opening it, he drank a mouthful of it. ¡°Is there something you need me for?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a heavy tone. ¡°There is something I need to ask you.¡± GM gulped down a mouthful of beer himself and said, ¡°Say on.¡± ¡°I want to ask you, how much monitoring power do you have over Irregrities?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile and continued, ¡°You said it before. Irregrities are existences outside the surveince of the system. And you¡­ you are part of the system. How do you monitor us? I recall you saying that as GM, all the NPCs in this world, as long as they are people of this world, you can monitor them. What they want to say, what they want to do, even what they want to think, these are all things that you can know about. If so¡­ what about me?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at GM and asked, ¡°Do you know what I am thinking right now?¡± GM looked at Chen Xiaolian and slowly shook its head. It said, ¡°I¡­ I cannot.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°This is it.¡± Just now, he had thought: I am not the first generation of Irregrities! ¡°Simply put¡­¡± GM slowly said, ¡°You are a loophole in the system. Since I am part of the system, whose normal directives are incapable of examining you, then I too am incapable of doing it. ¡°Thus, from a theoretical viewpoint, you are an existence outside my scope of surveince. ¡°However, reality wise, you live in this world. ¡°I can sense what you say and what you do. ¡°For example, if you were to talk to yourself¡­ I won¡¯t be able to hear what you said. ¡°However, if an ordinary person were standing beside you and that person heard what you said ¨C that is the equivalent of me hearing what you said. ¡°For example, if you were to talk with your guild member Lun Tai and Bei Tai, I may be incapable of directly hearing what you said. ¡°However, since Lun Tai and Bei Tai heard what you said, that is the equivalent of me hearing it as well. ¡°Do you understand? ¡°Naturally, I would be unable to know what is it that you are thinking in your mind.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He thought to himself: As expected. Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian had made up his mind back in the London instance dungeon. He had considered telling his secret of being an Irregrity to Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Especially after Bei Tai lost his arm for the sake of the guild! Especially after the fight in the private museum. Although Bei Tai was already injured, he ignored the danger and rushed out of hiding to help him when he was fighting against the fellow who looked the same as Qiu Yun even though he knew all too well that he was way outmatched! Chen Xiaolian made up his mind. There was no need to hide anything from these brothers whom he could entrust his life with. But¡­ After his second meeting with Mr San... Chen Xiaolian decided not to go through with the idea. The secret regarding Irregrities was also connected to Mr San. The secret included the fact that this GM was not the first generation GM. It had been reset before. Also¡­ Mr San had said it before¡­ the words he exchanged with Chen Xiaolian would not be known to GM. What he meant was; these matters should not be revealed to GM. This caused Chen Xiaolian to hesitate. Informing Lun Tai and Bei Tai meant informing GM! Because Lun Tai and Bei Tai were not Irregrities. They were normal Awakened ones. Awakened ones were still part of the system. ¡°Since you are an omniscient existence for the everyday people, then I would like you to help me out with one matter¡­ tell me something.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at GM and said, ¡°In the London instance dungeon, the fellow who ambushed us and looks like a dead ringer for Qiu Yun, who is he?¡± ¡°¡­ the directives of the system states that I cannot disclose information on Awakened ones to other Awakened ones.¡± GM shook its head and continued, ¡°There are directives put in ce to protect the information of participants.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face darkened. ¡°However¡­ as you are not an ordinary Awakened, I think¡­ maybe this protective set of directives might not apply to you.¡± GM¡¯s next words caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face to change. Chapter 266: Punishment Instance Dungeon

Chapter 266: Punishment Instance Dungeon

GOR Chapter 266: Punishment Instance Dungeon ¡°Since those protective rules do not apply to me, then¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke out. However, as he was halfway through his words, GM interrupted him. ¡°Wait.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°Those rules indeed do not apply to you. However¡­ why do I have to tell you?¡± Those words left Chen Xiaolian surprised. ¡°Aren¡¯t we in a cooperation right now?¡± ¡°Even if you do not cooperate with me, you will still need to struggle to survive through the instance dungeons andplete them,¡± said GM coolly. ¡°Besides, I have given you assistance before. That Exchange System of yours is how I assisted you.¡± ¡°¡­ that Exchange System that sells spicy bars?¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a wry smile. ¡°In order to avoid being detected by the system, I had no choice but to do so. Theoretically speaking, this is a cheating program,¡± said GM with a wry smile as well. He continued, ¡°All the equipment within the system is created by the system. All of these have their own code numbers. The system have its own set of rules on these code numbers. Matters like how much is being generated and how much is being consumed can be inspected through the use of these code numbers. As for me, I am not the Development Team; I am part of the system. If I try any hanky-panky stuff on this process, I will be easily found out by the Development Team. ¡°I can only exert power over part of the redundant values portion of the system. ¡°For example, some of the game participants who died would have some reserve items on them even after death. Those items could be equipment or medicinal substances. Following the death of the participant, these items would be recollected by the system before deleting them. ¡°All I can do is to take away part of those items, simr to taking away redundant values and putting it up for you ¨C additionally, I am also unable to simply give it to you. ¡°That is because I am the GM, which makes me part of the system. And the system is unable to give items in such a way! ¡°The system only allows exchanges when giving out items! ¡°The exchange price is also simr to that of the system. That is the only way to avoid the anomaly scans.¡± ¡°But was there a need to make it so outrageous? Spicy bars, instant noodles, potato chips, van¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°In the heat of battle, when my enemy raises his sword against me, I react by raising an absorbent mop. Don¡¯t you think there¡¯s something wrong here?¡± ¡°As I said, this is for the sake of avoiding the system¡¯s scans. Theoretically speaking, these items should not exist. They should have been deleted. I intercepted these data and redirected them into an external program I made for you. Naturally, there is a need to rename them. Otherwise, it would easily be found out by the system. ¡°Very well!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a helpless and bitter smile. I just won¡¯t use it for weapons or equipment. As for the medicinal substances¡­ spicy bars will have to do! ¡°So, what would it take for you to give me those fellows¡¯ information?¡± GM turned to look Chen Xiaolian in the eye and said, ¡°An exchange.¡± ¡°Exchange?¡± GM sneered and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you think that this cooperation of ours have been very unfair for me? Even if I don¡¯t help you, you will still need to participate in the instance dungeons. You will have to do your best toplete the instance dungeon quests ¨C it is your own life and death that is on the table. ¡°But did you really do anything for me?¡± ¡°¡­ that makes sense,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he nodded his head. ¡°I helped you solve your problem with the Exchange System. Thus, if you want to get more benefits from me, I feel that exchanges should be the way to go. I am not your nanny after all. There is no need for me to quickly help you with whatever you request from me. Chen Xiaolian frowned and replied, ¡°If so, what is it you want me to do for you?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple, follow some of my arrangements,¡± said GM with a smile. ¡°Thanks to the existence of your guild, there are times when you can choose to avoid instance dungeons that would normally have been mandatory. This is the special treatment given to guilds that managed to attain some rank. It also gives you the right to adjust the number of members to field and others. ¡°At some point in time, when faced with certain instance dungeons, there maye a time that you fellows do not wish to participate in that instance dungeon. Of course, you would also be able to utilize the guild features to avoid participating in that instance dungeon. ¡°However, there would be some instance dungeons that I would require you fellows to participate in!¡± ¡°For example?¡± ¡°For example, a punishment instance dungeon.¡± GM said in a calm voice. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Instance dungeons represented the biggest shackles chaining the hearts of Awakened ones. If there were freedom to be had, no one would willingly choose to participate in an instance dungeon! Each participation in an instance dungeon was a test that could end with death! Why would Zero City be considered as a paradise for all Awakened ones? Because Zero City could block off the extraction for instance dungeons for everyone within it! If there was an option to not participate in instance dungeons, then only a madman would choose to voluntarily enter the instance dungeon and risk their lives! Furthermore, this was the legendary punishment instance dungeon! Punishment instance dungeons were more severe and brutalpared to normal instance dungeons! It was a punishment meant for the game participants who failed toplete the normal instance dungeons. After failing toplete the other instance dungeons, they will have another chance in the punishment instance dungeon. However, the failure toplete the punishment instance dungeon¡­ would normally lead to¡­ death! Additionally, punishment instance dungeons were generally of thepetitive type. The Awakened ones who entered these instance dungeons must not only struggle to survive. They must also obey the rules of the system and kill one another. The strong survives while the weak perishes. ¡­ ¡°You mean to say¡­ you want me to participate in a punishment instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Why?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°Because this time, I need you to go,¡± said GM coolly. Chen Xiaolian weighed the matter carefully and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t exin things clearly, I won¡¯t agree to it. Revenge is indeed important. Still, there is no need to throw my own life into doing so. If I end up dying in the punishment instance dungeon, then I will have no hope of getting revenge.¡± GM sighed. It finally answered the question. ¡°All of the instance dungeon storylines are used to make up the events provided by the system. In each of those events, the fundamental directives of the system could be seen. ¡°However, punishment instance dungeons are special. ¡°The participants of punishment instance dungeons consists of only Awakened ones. ¡°This is a specially set up event targeted at Awakened ones. ¡°It is also an arrangement used by the system to control the number of Awakened ones. ¡°It could ensure that the number of Awakened ones do not go overboard, which would disrupt the bnce of the system. ¡°At the same time, it could weed out some weaklings. ¡°Also¡­ even some who are too powerful. This would be an opportunity to get rid of them.¡± ¡°Wait, I understand the part about weeding out the weak. But, getting rid of the strong¡­ what do you mean?¡± ¡°As I have said before, punishment instance dungeons are created following the appearance of Awakened ones. ¡°Theoretically speaking, the strong would never end up in punishment instance dungeons¡­ since they are strong, they would have what it takes to grasp victory in instance dungeons. ¡°But there are always exceptions. ¡°For example, there are times when only one winning team is allowed in a normal instance dungeon. ¡°At the same time, the system would select several strong Awakened ones to participate in this instance dungeon. ¡°Then, it is only natural that some of the strong Awakened ones end up failing to attain the winning spot. They will then be forced to enter the punishment instance dungeon. ¡°This punishment instance dungeon forms the special means for the system to adjust and control the Awakened ones. ¡°The strength of the yers is something that the Development Team has total control over. ¡°However, since Awakened ones are the resisting natives of this world, there are many cases in which the system is incapable of fully controlling their growth. ¡°When it is found that the overall strength of an Awakened had be too strong, say to the point where they could threaten the overall strength of the yers, the system would determine that it had crossed the line that would lead to imbnce. ¡°At that point, punishment instance dungeons can be used to weaken the Awakened ones.¡± ¡°By letting them kill each other?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Correct.¡± ¡°But what did you mean when you say get rid of the strong?¡± ¡°The storyline for punishment instance dungeons can be freely controlled by the system. ¡°In other words, there could be a storyline quest simr to that of normal instance dungeons. ¡°It is also possible for the system to temporarily put up an additional quest. ¡°This quest could include, although not limited to making a powerful Awakened team who entered the punishment instance dungeon as the target objective. The system will have every other Awakened ones who were being punished attack the targeted team! ¡°Something like this could also be made into a quest! ¡°All against one. Have that most powerful Awakened team be the target and get everyone within the punishment instance dungeon to kill off that team!¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian swore out inwardly. ¡°You need to understand that punishment instance dungeons are not part of the earliest form of the system. ¡°However, after the emergence of the Awakened ones¡­ the system was patched. ¡°Additionally, due to the fact that this patch was something added inter on, its powers of control is very strong. ¡°As for the system, its ability to supervise and regte the punishment instance dungeon is rtively weaker. ¡°This is because punishment instance dungeons were not part of the original system. It was something addedter on. ¡°The original system was created for yers only. ¡°It was only after the Awakened ones appeared that this subsystem known as punishment instance dungeon was added. ¡°Therefore, when within a punishment instance dungeon, there are many things that can exceed the original system ¨C it is a backdoor in the system. ¡°There would not be any yers in the punishment instance dungeons. ¡°Still, there are times when the Development Team would send an inspector inside to adjust and control the situation ¨C naturally, this is a very rare case.¡± ¡°Then, why did you want me to participate in a punishment instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Because it hade to my attention that the system is about to open up a punishment instance dungeon and there is something special about this instance dungeon. ¡°I need you to enter this punishment instance dungeon and help me with some stuff.¡± Chen Xiaolian listened quietly and asked further, ¡°And?¡± ¡°¡­ that¡¯s it,¡± said GM as it looked straight into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°What? What do you mean? What do you want me to help you with? Find a special prop? Search for information? Or kill someone? Also, what is the storyline of this instance dungeon? You should at least tell me these stuff!¡± ¡°I have no way of telling you those things now because I still do not know.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Do you still not get it? I am not the one who controls the system. I am also not the developer of the system. I am just a part of the system, a mere managing program for the system. Even though I have gained my own awareness, I remain part of the system. ¡°The Development Team are the developers. What kind of storyline they want to create and what kind of quest will they insert are naturally things that I have no way of knowing! ¡°It is only after this instance dungeon had opened that I, the managing program would be able to know what is inside the instance dungeon. ¡°Besides, like I said before, punishment instance dungeons are not part of the main system. They are a subsystem. ¡°In other words, the management of punishment instance dungeons do not fall into my jurisdiction. ¡°It is a subroutine that was addedter. Additionally, its programming is also simpler inparison. ¡°At present, all I can gather from the program is that a punishment instance dungeon will soon open up. Inside this punishment instance dungeon, something unexpected will appear. I want to know what this thing is. Thus, I hope that you can enter and help me figure out what this thing is. ¡°Don¡¯t worry; I will be sure to assist you somehow. ¡°I will have no way to know until after the instance dungeon is opened. ¡°However, after the instance dungeon is opened, I will inform you about the situation.¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. He asked, ¡°I thought you cannot enter instance dungeons?¡± ¡°Indeed, I cannot enter. However, this is a punishment instance dungeon, a subroutine. The amount of rules that the main program faces is much weaker when ites to the punishment instance dungeon. It is after all just a patch. Thus, I can find some loopholes and use it to make my move. ¡°Let¡¯s put it this way. After you enter this punishment instance dungeon, I will figure out a way to send the information into the instance dungeon. You will receive the information in the form of prompts in the instance dungeon. ¡°After that, all you need to do is simply to follow the instructions in the prompt.¡± Chen Xiaolian asked, ¡°Can I even enter this punishment instance dungeon? I did not fail the earlier instance dungeon. Would I have the qualifications to enter this punishment instance dungeon?¡± ¡°This is little special treatment that you will be receiving from me, the managing program. I have ways to let you enter. ¡°Additionally, you also hold another advantage. Those Awakened ones inside this punishment instance dungeon mustplete the quests given to them inside this punishment instance dungeon. If they do notplete it, they would be exterminated. ¡°That will not apply to you. ¡°Because you are not someone who is being punished. You are simply someone who, with my help, drilled a loophole to enter it. ¡°Thus, after entering, you will simply need to do what I ask of you. You can ignore the storyline quests.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. Hearing that, the level of difficulty seemed to have lessened. ¡°What if I refuse?¡± Chen Xiaolian decided to ask. ¡°Then I won¡¯t give you the information you want,¡± replied GM with a frown. ¡°A cooperation requires both sides to contribute.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s simply about getting information on the enemy, I think that this price is too unfavourable.¡± Chen Xiaolian weighed the matter and said, ¡°This exchange is not fair. Information on them is not a necessity for me. I can wait it out. There is always the possibility of encountering them again one day.¡± ¡°What if I were to tell you¡­ that they will also be participating in this punishment instance dungeon?¡± GM said. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shed! ¡­ ¡°I can tell you this, those fellows failed toplete the London instance dungeon. Following the rules of the system, they now have to participate in a punishment instance dungeon. ¡°Coincidentally, it would appear that they will have to participate in this particr punishment instance dungeon. ¡°Do not you want revenge? ¡°Think about it. ¡°In this punishment instance dungeon, you will hold an advantage! ¡°There is no need for you toplete the quests mandated by the instance dungeon! But they need to! ¡°You can simply hide by the side and secretly cause problems for them. As long as you manage to get them to fail¡­ they will be killed off by the system. That is tantamount to having attained vengeance. ¡°Do you not want such a good opportunity? ¡°Compare this to encountering them in an instance dungeon sometime in the future. When that happens, you will have to face a gruelling battle where you will have to suffer heavy losses to win. Compared to that, is this not easier? ¡°Besides, say you do meet in an instance dungeon sometime in the future. But what if that instance dungeon do not permit Awakened ones to kill each other? ¡°What if the storyline assigned you to the same camp? ¡°These are all possible. ¡°But a punishment instance dungeon¡­ if you want vengeance in there, things be so much simpler.¡± Those words were truly tempting for Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The punishment instance dungeons may be brutal. However, the rewards offered inside are also extremely high.¡± GMughed and stood up. It then patted Chen Xiaolian on the shoulder and said, ¡°Carefully think it through. I will give you one day to think about it. After that, tell me your answer. ¡°Oh right, while you may enter punishment instance dungeons, your team members, Lun Tai and Bei Tai cannot. ¡°Because you are an Irregrity. Thus, I am able to open up a backdoor for you. But they are just ordinary Awakened ones. I have no way of letting them enter ¨C besides, I don¡¯t think you will be able to exin it to them. You fellows have clearlypleted the instance dungeon. Why would you need to enter the punishment instance dungeon? ¡°You will be unable to exin these things to them. ¡°Of course, your otherpanion, Roddy may enter. ¡°Remember, only Irregrities can enter.¡± After saying that, GM stood up and walked toward the flower garden while carrying his stic bag. Suddenly, he sneezed. Then, he lowered his head to look at the stic bag in his hand. ¡°Eh? What happened to the beers I bought?¡± Clearly, GM had left, leaving an ordinary NPC. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was grim as he considered the matter. ¡­ ¡°Punishment instance dungeon?!¡± Roddy¡¯s face was quick to distort and he shouted, ¡°Are you mad? You definitely cannot agree to this! This is the equivalent of putting your life on the line! Besides, there is no such need to begin with!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was still as he slowly said, ¡°I understand what you are saying. However, I have three reasons to do so. ¡°The first, our enemies have also entered this instance dungeon. After I enter, I will gain an advantage. With this advantage, it will be easier to get our revenge. I don¡¯t even need to fight them. I just have to cause problems for them in secret to disrupt their ability toplete their quests. Just by doing so, I will be able to lead those bastards to their deaths! ¡°Second, we need to maintain our cooperation with GM! ¡°Third¡­ ¡°The third reason is the most important!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian inhaled deeply and said, ¡°GM said that punishment instance dungeons are a patch used to deal with Awakened ones. It is something used to control Awakened ones. ¡°Don¡¯t forget, there is no way we can ensure a 100 % winning rate for our future instance dungeons! ¡°In the event that we end up failing a quest in the future and are required to participate in a punishment instance dungeon, then what? ¡±Weck a clear understanding of the punishment instance dungeon! ¡°This is a subroutine. ording to GM, this subroutine is weaker inparison. The amount of control that the main program have is weaker there. ¡°Perhaps I can find something there. ¡°Or perhaps discover something. ¡°This time, I will be entering it while holding an advantage. ¡°At the very least, I do not have to worry about things like storyline quests and whatnot. Even if all I do is hide and do nothing until the instance dungeon ends, I will still survive. ¡°Thus, I feel that the risk involved is much lower here. ¡°If so, this will be an opportunity for us! ¡°We can use this opportunity to seek information about the features of the punishment instance dungeons, its rules, restrictions and etc. ¡°In the event that we do fail toplete a quest in the future and are required to enter a punishment instance dungeon, we will not be unprepared. We won¡¯t have to go in blind and clueless.¡± Looking at Roddy¡¯s heavy expression, Chen Xiaolian deliberately put on a rxed smile and said, ¡°Rx, I will be careful. Safety first. ¡°If the price of taking revenge is too high, I will just do nothing and hide. ¡°At any rate, there is no need for me toplete the punishment instance dungeon¡¯s quests. All I need to do is find a safe ce, close the doors and take a nap. Once the instance dungeon is over, everything will be fine.¡± There was a serious expression on Roddy¡¯s face. After thinking it through, he said, ¡°I¡¯ve decide, I will go with you!¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to¡­¡± ¡°No! This is my decision!¡± Roddy said firmly. ¡°In the London instance dungeon, my ability cannot be used. Additionally, there is also a limit on the number of members we could field. Thus, I did not participate. But this time, I will not just watch as you risk your life alone! ¡°An Irregrity? So am I! ¡°Besides, Qiao Qiao is not here right now. I am the only one here. I am the only one who can help you! ¡°You do not have to say anything. And don¡¯t try to persuade me. I have made up my mind! ¡°I must go with you into this punishment instance dungeon!¡± Chapter 267: Coincidence?

Chapter 267: Coincidence?

GOR Chapter 267: Coincidence? Roddy¡¯s words were firm and his mind unyielding. Chen Xiaolian was unable to say anything to change his mind. He could not help but feel moved somewhat by this. He then moved to pat Roddy on the shoulder. The two of them were originally good friends to begin with. After having gone through these series of events, their bond of brotherhood had only grown stronger. To say anything else in this matter would be to sound hypocritical. ¡°All right! Then we¡¯ll go together!¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. ¡°That¡¯s how things should have been,¡± replied Roddy with a sincere smile. When evening arrived, they went for a sumptuous meal. The one footing the bill was none other than Roddy the plutocrat. They had seafood for dinner; they devoured four king crabs worth 500 RMB per pound. Australian lobsters, deep-sea abalones, top-grade sea cucumbers and various others were served up in session. Lun Tai and Bei Tai gobbled them up without any reservations. As for Xia Xiaolei, he too ate them up while grinning ear to ear. The intense feelings of stress umted from their participation in the London instance dungeon were all swept away during the course of this meal. Even so, Lun Tai and Bei Tai did feel puzzled as to why such a sumptuous meal was prepared. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian did not tell them. He simply used the London instance dungeon as an excuse, stating that everyone had worked hard there and needed a refresher. As usual, after having struggled to survive within the instance dungeon, Lun Tai and Bei Tai wanted to go vent it all out ¨Cst time, afterpleting the Tokyo instance dungeon, these two brothers went to the Gambling Capital of the World, Las Vegas to indulge themselves. This time was no different for them. In fact, they had already booked their tickets. Although Awakened ones possessed abilities that seemed superhuman, their lives were actually one with less freedompared to ordinary people. They would be forcibly thrown into the struggle for life and death time and again. Under such circumstances, stress and negative emotions would only umte. If they were unable to give vent to these emotions, they would likely copse mentally in the near future. Thus, after concluding an instance dungeon, they will find a good ce to vent out the negative emotions within their heart. On the surface, this dinner arrangement by Chen Xiaolian appeared to be done for the two brothers. Thus, Lun Tai and Bei Tai did not suspect him. After three rounds of wine, Chen Xiaolian deliberately directed the topic of discussion, guiding it as he nned. In the end, after having gotten drunk on alcohol, Lun Tai and Bei Tai said that they wanted to bring Xia Xiaolei out with them this time to see the world. Although Xia Xiaolei was a straight child, he could not help but feel tempted ¨C this fellows had been cooped up at home for long enough. It was only natural that he was very eager to be able to go travel. Thus, on the following day, they took Xia Xiaolei with them as they boarded a ne and left to their travel destination. After sending them off, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy breathed a sigh of relief. It would not be easy to exin the matters of the punishment instance dungeon to them after all. The only ones left at home then were Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. Chen Xiaolian also contacted Da Gang. After his call went through, Chen Xiaolian found out that Da Gang had returned to Hangzhou in order to settle some private affairs. Chen Xiaolian did not think too much into it; he simply reminded him to be careful and to return right after settling those affairs. After that, both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy focused on their preparations for the arrival of the punishment instance dungeon. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, after two days had gone by, there was no word from GM. Chen Xiaolian even took to the streets to call out to GM but he failed to obtain any response. ¡°Could it be pulling my leg here?¡± This turn of event made Chen Xiaolian felt rather furious. Didn¡¯t you say there will be a punishment instance dungeon? The situationssted until the third day. On that day, Chen Xiaolian suddenly received an anonymous express delivery package. The package was sent directly to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s residence, arriving at night. Chen Xiaolian opened up the package after signing the papers and was surprised to find two odd-looking invitation cards inside. The cards were very well-made. Both his and Roddy¡¯s names were written upon the gilded cards. The following was inscribed below their names: X0568 Summit. X0568 Summit? What the Hell is this? This was something he simply could not understand. There were only two information there. Time: Three dayster at 14.30. Address: New York City? Chen Xiaolian was stunned. He immediately called Roddy. After Roddy saw the invitation cards, he scratched his head in befuddlement and said, ¡°Don¡¯t look at me, I don¡¯t even know what this is.¡± A thought struck Chen Xiaolian and he said, ¡°This¡­ could this be the punishment instance dungeon?¡± This so-called summit invitation seemed like an invitation card for an ordinary business summit. However¡­ the meaning behind this invitation was rather vague. Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. He was unable to make contact with GM. And now he had suddenly received these two peculiar invitation cards. He could not think of this being anything other than the punishment instance dungeon. ¡°Well, let¡¯s just go check it out,¡± said Chen Xiaolian after considering it. Roddy agreed. Chen Xiaolian turned the card and found a QR code behind it. After just a moment¡¯s hesitation, he picked up his mobile phone and scanned the code with it. A few secondster, his mobile phone received a text message. [Mr Chen Xiaolian, thank you for epting the invitation to the summit. Please arrive at the airport tomorrow at XXXX and board the XX flight by XX Airlines. We have already prepared the ticket and the rted flight procedures for you. We look forward to meeting you at the summit.] ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Roddy too, pulled out his mobile phone to scan the QR code on his invitation card. A few secondster, Roddy received the same message. ¡°The way this punishment instance dungeon is carried out seems quite different.¡± The puzzled Roddy gave a wry smile as Chen Xiaolian fell into deep contemtion. ¡­ On the next day, the two of them went to the airport. Sure enough, their flight tickets and foreign flight procedures had been fully handled for them. After finishing the foreign flight procedures and the checking in, they moved to sit inside the aircraft¡¯s first-ss cabin. However, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were still feeling very dubious. ¡°Last night, I went online to check the address on the invitation card,¡± said Roddy in a hushed voice as he tilted his head over. ¡°After checking the address, I found nothing! It seemed like an utterly non-existent ce.¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and replied, ¡°I keep getting this sense that something is not right. This time, we¡¯ll have to be even more vignt. I feel¡­ this punishment instance dungeon is likely not as easy as GM had made it out to be!¡± The first-ss cabin¡¯s flight attendant came over to inquire if they had any demands. Chen Xiaolian randomly asked for a beverage before turning his head to look outside the window. A dense feeling of irritability surged out from his heart. He kept having this feeling that there was something wrong. It was at that moment that he suddenly heard a voice. Hearing that caused him to shudder! Chen Xiaolian rapidly twisted his head over. What he saw caused his face to tense up. ¡­ A young woman walked in through the cabin entrance. She possessed a slim body figure and wore a knee-length skirt that exposed her slender pair of calves. Light makeup had been applied to her beautiful face, charming and elegant. Her neck slender and tall. She walked over while pulling a trolley bag and the steps she took exuded an eye-catching atmosphere of elegance ¨C this was clearly something that could only be acquired through training in a certain field. When the young woman boarded the aircraft, she spoke to the flight attendant. Chen Xiaolian heard her spoke out and he quickly turned his head around! ¡°Shizuka, you are taking this flight too?¡± ¡°Yes, I finished my training here. So, this time I am going to the US headquarters.¡± ¡°I really envy you. Now that you are getting transferred to the US headquarters, you will surely be able to get an enviable position.¡± The young woman clearly knew the flight attendant. Next, she followed the flight attendant¡¯s lead and moved to the cabin at the back. As they were moving past Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡¯s position, she could not help but frown as she noticed Chen Xiaolian staring intently at her. However, thanks to her training in etiquette, she was able to nod her head and show a smile toward Chen Xiaolian before walking past him. ¡°Hey! Xiaolian! Xiaolian?¡± Roddy extended his hand out before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and waved it. He asked, ¡°What are you looking at? You look dazed.¡± There was an impish smile on Roddy¡¯s face as he said, ¡°Thatdy is indeed quite the beauty. Even so, is there any need for you to lose yourself like this? Qiao Qiao is way more beautifulpared to her and yet, I have never seen you show such a kind of face.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and his face revealed aplicated expression. He said, ¡°No¡­ that young woman, I know her!¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Those words caught Roddy by surprise; his smile disappeared and was reced with a serious expression. He said, ¡°What did you mean when you say, you ¡®know¡¯ her? In an instance dungeon?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered and he nodded his head. ¡°Mm¡­ in my first instance dungeon!¡± He revealed a wry smile and said, ¡°She is that flight attendant, Takashimoto Shizuka. 1¡± ¡­ This trip to New York was not a direct flight. It was to make a little stop in Japan. Two hourster, the airne reached the airport in Japan. By then, Chen Xiaolian had given this matter a considerable amount of thought. Takashimoto Shizuka? That flight attendant had gone through the dangers of his first instance dungeon together with him. However¡­ after the instance dungeon was over, she was refreshed and returned to her role as an NPC. Nothing special happened to her. It had appeared that¡­ they would not have anything to do with one another again in the future. And yet, he ended up meeting her in this airne today. Was this a coincidence? Or¡­ The airne remained within the Japan airport for a moment. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy did not get off from the airne. They simply waited aboard the airne for the passengers within the Japan airport to board the airne. This processsted for nearly half an hour. Chen Xiaolian was unable to help himself but turn his gaze back toward the Economy ss and look at it. He threw several furtive nces at Takashimoto Shizuka as he attempted to gauge if there was anything different with her. However, Chen Xiaolian found nothing. In fact, due to him throwing too many nces at her, his peculiar actions ended up attracting Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s attention. Chen Xiaolian had been staring intently at Takashimoto Shizuka for a full five minutes ¨C in the beginning, this Japanese flight attendant was able to maintain a courteous smile on her face. However, after such a long time, she finally became ufortable at being looked at as such. Hesitating for a moment, she directed her eyes to meet Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. Then, she summoned up her courage, stood up and walked toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Excuse me,¡± said Takashimoto Shizuka who leaned over slightly. She spoke using English that was not too fluent. ¡°Mr, you have been staring at me for quite some time now. May I ask if we¡¯ve met before?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth was left hanging as Roddy who was sitting beside him giggled before deliberately turning away. Chen Xiaolian was lost for words for a moment before saying, ¡°I am sorry. I must have made a mistake. I just thought you looked like a friend of mine.¡± As a flight attendant, Takashimoto Shizuka had heard such words meant to strike up a conversation with her plenty of times before. After hearing those words, it was only natural for her to lump Chen Xiaolian in with those fellows trying to strike up a conversation with her. However, she was able to maintain a courteous smile on her face. With a soft smile, she said, ¡°I am very sorry, I have no such recollections. You must have indeed be mistaken. Therefore¡­ if possible, please don¡¯t keep staring at me like that. That action is rude¡­ ah, I am sorry. I hope you can forgive me for my words.¡± Chen Xiaolian returned the smile while Takashimoto Shizuka turned around and returned to her seat. ¡°See? Now people think you¡¯re a pervert,¡± said Roddy who chuckled gleefully. He then looked at Chen Xiaolian with a curious expression. ¡°You experienced your first instance dungeon with her? She has quite the looks. Did something happen between you and her?¡± A trace of embarrassment appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face ¨C he was unable to stop himself from recalling the memorable kiss in the undergroundbyrinth. That was his first kiss¡­ ¡°Stop spouting nonsense,¡± Chen Xiaolian said to Roddy without answering. Roddy cast a meaningful gaze at Chen Xiaolian. However, Roddy¡¯s face was quick to contort! The new passengers moved toward where they were. After a group of passengers walked forward, a thin and small figure carrying a bag slowly walked up the airne. The figure had a bald head with fairly good looking facial features. However, there was heavy makeup on the figure¡¯s face. That was especially true of the smoky makeup on the person¡¯s eyes. It was so heavy that the person¡¯s face was nearly unidentifiable. However, that bald head was very unique and conspicuous. Additionally, the bald-headed girl''s neck revealed a me shaped tattoo! The moment he caught sight of the bald girl, Roddy¡¯s face twisted and he uttered, ¡°It can¡¯t be this coincidental, can it?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head to look at what had Roddy up in a bunch and was stunned as well. Nagase Komi 2! That bald girl! Back in the Tokyo instance dungeon, she had temporarily joined his guild and was captured by Tian Lie in the end and was forced to leave the guild¡­ she was that¡­ That bald girl! 1 Takashimoto Shizuka is the Japanese flight attendant who first appeared in .? 2 Nagase Komi first appeared in .? Chapter 268 Part 1: Thank You, Sorry

Chapter 268 Part 1: Thank You, Sorry

GOR Chapter 268 Part 1: Thank You, Sorry Nagase Komi carried a bag with her and had earphones ced into her ears. Her eyes were cast down and her head lowered as she boarded the airne. Her face was emotionless and cold as she ignored the flight attendant¡¯s greetings and simply walked into the cabin with indifference. As she was walking through the cabin entrance, Nagase Komi raised her head and her eyes just happened to meet with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. Nagase Komi¡¯s face froze and she shuddered! There was shock, surprise and even a hint of panic on her face. However, it soon faded as she once again recollected herself. She lowered her head while casting aplicated gaze at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian became puzzled. Then, he decided against his desire to get up and speak with Nagase Komi. At the same time, he secretly held onto Roddy¡¯s arm, signalling to him not to do anything. Because Chen Xiaolian noticed that Nagase Komi was not alone! ¡­ Behind Nagase Komi, a short figure belonging to an old man slowly walked in. The most eye-catching aspect of the old man was that he was wearing a traditional Japanese attire. He wore arge ck coloured robe that was devoid of patterns and a hakama under his torso. He sported a trimmed and clean beard while holding onto a small fan in his left hand. Despite his silvery white hair, his face was glowing with pink. He had the standard look of a healthy elderly man. However, those pair of narrow eyes made it hard to discern what lurked behind his eyes. As for his expression, it was cold and serious. Behind the old man was a middle-aged man wearing a suit. The middle-aged man carried a box while following behind the old man. The Japanese old man whispered something to Nagase Komi and she grunted in response. She did not turn her head and simply walked forward with her head lowered. Although her expression remained cold, a trace of fear could be seen on her. The middle-aged man behind them revealed a look of dissatisfaction and muttered something in a low tone. When Nagase Komi reached Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡¯s position, she deliberately ignored them. She had her eyes gazing elsewhere as she quickly moved forward. The old man waved his voluminous sleeve and fanned himself with the fan in his left hand before slowly following behind. When he reached Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡¯s position, who knows if it was intentional or coincidental, he narrowed his eyes and nced at them. Then, with a face of indifference, he walked past them. As the old man was walking past them, Chen Xiaolian could sense a frigid air swirling around the old man. Chen Xiaolian subconsciously frowned and shrunk his neck back. Nagase Komi, the old man and the middle-aged man sat in a position that was two rows away from Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. Chen Xiaolian secretly raised his mobile phone and used the reflection on it to get a view of the back. He saw the old man and Nagase Komi sitting side by side while the middle-aged man sat in another corner. The old man seemingly spoke something in a low tone of voice. Although Nagase Komi appeared rather vexed, she still replied with her head bowed. There was a look of submission in her actions. Mm, submission was the word. It was not respect, but a faint sense of fear. One that forced out an attitude of submission. ¡°This flight is going to be a lively one,¡± said Chen Xiaolian to himself as he smiled wryly. Nagase Komi¡­ is she also going to participate in this punishment instance dungeon? That is not an impossibility. After a while, a warm announcement by the flight attendant was broadcasted through the airne. Next, the airne slowly began moving across the airport runway. Following a roaring sound, the airne took off and ascended into the sky. After the airne reached a certain height, it gradually stabilized its flight. The flight attendants then informed the passengers that they may now freely move about. Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian quickly got up. Putting on a fa?ade of stretching his waist, he then threw a signal at Roddy, indicating that he should not do anything rash. After that, he walked toward the rear end of the cabin. As he was walking past Nagase Komi¡¯s seat, he deliberately staggered and his body knocked into Nagase Komi¡¯s seat. Then, he quickly straightened his body and bowed to Nagase Komi. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± There was an indifferent expression in Nagase Komi¡¯s eyes. As she nced at Chen Xiaolian, aplicated expression appeared on her face ¨C there was also a hint of warning. Chen Xiaolian gave a soft smile and he kept moving forward as he made his way into the restroom. After a while, Chen Xiaolian then came out from the restroom and returned to his seat. He sat in his seat quietly. However, his eyes were constantly paying attention to what was happening behind. After a few minutes, Chen Xiaolian finally heard Nagase Komi getting up. Again, he used the reflections to watch as Nagase Komi left her seat and headed for the restroom as well. Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. ¡­ After Nagase Komi entered the restroom, she locked the door and quickly proceeded to inspect every corner of the restroom. She searched through every detail and finally found a symbol beneath the restroom sink. It was a big ¡®?¡¯ symbol drawn using crayon. Seeing the symbol, Nagase Komi became hesitant and aplicated expression was etched on her face. Finally, she inhaled deeply. ¡­ Hearing Nagase Komi walking out from the restroom and back to her seat, Chen Xiaolian smiled and sent a message to Roddy using their guild channel. ¡°After a moment, go into the restroom and check the bottom of the sink to see if there is anything.¡± Roddy was surprised to hear that. However, just as he was about to get up, Chen Xiaolian gripped his wrist and shook his head. ¡°Wait another two minutes before going.¡± ¡°Is there something wrong with the bald girl?¡± Roddy asked using the guild channel. ¡°Maybe she is also going to participate in the punishment instance dungeon?¡± ¡°That is possible.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and continued, ¡°It seems she is pretending that she does not know us.¡± ¡°Something is definitely not right,¡± Roddy was quick to reply. ¡°I remember what you said about thest moments of the Tokyo instance dungeon. She was convinced by Tian Lie to quit our guild. Perhaps¡­ she still harbours a grudge against us?¡± ¡°Probably not.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Back then, I had already talked things through with her and exined that I did not have any intention of abandoning her. I believe that she is probably not holding a grudge against us. However¡­ it is possible that there is something going on with the other two people beside her. Perhaps¡­ they are herpanions or guild members.¡± ¡°You mean to say¡­ she might have joined another guild?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes flickered. ¡°That old man is not a nobody,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°How can you tell?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and said, ¡°Did you notice the clothes he is wearing?¡± Roddy thought about it and answered, ¡°Isn¡¯t that just traditional Japanese kimono?¡± ¡°That is not a kimono.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued, ¡°That is the sokutai, worn by clergy members of Japan. It is somewhat simr to the kimono, but there are differences.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian tilted his head and said, ¡°Did you see the knot on his outeryer of cloth? That is an essory for Shinto priests. Then, recall how his outeryer of cloth looks like. Most kimono would have some patterns or dark lines on it. However, the sokutai worn by members of the clergy would be pure white, signifying piousness, purity and wlessness. ¡°Finally, I also noticed the shoes that he was wearing. They were ck and had fully enclosed tip. In the Shinto clergy, those shoes are known as the asagutsu.¡± Roddy was surprised and he asked, ¡°How did you know all these?¡± ¡°I write novels for a living. So, I would look up on misceneous stuffs like this.¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side and continued, ¡°Just now, did you sense any sinister atmosphere from the old man?¡± Roddy shook his head. ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows but elected to say nothing. He instead checked the time and said, ¡°All right, you can go to the restroom now. See if there is anything ande tell me¡­ remember to clean it up and to not leave any traces behind.¡± Roddy rose up and walked to the rear side of the cabin. Chen Xiaolian deliberately picked up a magazine and browsed through it slowly. However, he was constantly straining his ears to listen to what was happening behind. Three rows behind him, the Japanese old man had his eyes closed while Nagase Komi who was beside him had an indifferent look on her face. She had her head lowered as she listened to music with her earphones. asionally however, she would be unable to restrain herself from ncing forward. As for the middle-aged man, he sat there and had the flight attendant bring him alcohol. He gulped down several sses before reclining his seat, covering himself with ayer of nket and going to sleep. A few minutester, Roddy returned from the restroom. After he sat down, he nced at Chen Xiaolian before using the guild channel to send Chen Xiaolian a message. The message consisted of two words, which formed a name. ¡­ A luxurious silver coloured Bentley was travelling through the Hangzhou Bay Bridge. The sea could be seen on both sides of the bridge. The Bentley slowly drove atop the bridge. In the back of the car was a young man. He wore white coloured suit and the cuffs of his sleeves were embroidered with a faint golden pattern. The pattern was clearly that of a thorned flower. The man sported short golden coloured hair. The curves on his face were as sharp as a knife. His was a handsome face resembling that of the Greek Gods. However, there was a hint of feminine aura in his gaze. He gave a faint sigh as he held a cup of wine and gulped down the amber coloured champagne. He retracted his eyes that were looking out the window to gaze upon the seat beside him. There, an exquisite mobile phoney. Suddenly, the mobile phone rang. A faint smile appeared on the blond young man¡¯s mouth. He picked up the mobile phone and answered the call. ¡°Speak up, I¡¯m listening.¡± His voice was calm and gentle, seemingly blessed with a natural quality of harmony, elegance and maism. The other side was silent for a moment before speaking out. ¡°¡­ ¡­ Guild Leader.¡± The blond young man ¨C the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild, Augustine Shen gave a soft sigh. He had aplicated expression on his face as he put down the cup of champagne in his other hand. Then, he said softly, ¡°Did you know? I was waiting for you to call.¡± There was silence. Shen then continued, ¡°I am already on my way to meet you. I¡¯ve thought it through. If you did not call me before I find you¡­ then, I will personally kill you.¡± More silence. There was a slight frown on Shen¡¯s face and he said, ¡°Now then, tell me what is going on here, Tian Lie.¡± ¡°¡­ let¡¯s talk after we meet.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s voice could be hearding from the mobile phone. ¡°The usual ce. I¡¯ll be waiting for you.¡± Chapter 268 Part 2: Thank You, Sorry

Chapter 268 Part 2: Thank You, Sorry

GOR Chapter 268 Part 2: Thank You, Sorry Sawakita Mitsuo That was the name Roddy sent over to Chen Xiaolian using the guild channel. That was clearly a Japanese name. After entering the restroom, Roddy was able to quickly find this name written with lipstick in a hidden spot beneath the sink. It was clear that this name was left behind by Nagase Komi. That was the only thing he found. After wiping the name away, Roddy left the restroom. Sawakita Mitsuo? What did Nagase Komi meant by giving them this name? After deliberating about it for a moment, Chen Xiaolian asked Roddy, ¡°Is your mobile phone out of the Great Firewall? [1]¡± After getting affirmation from Roddy, he borrowed Roddy¡¯s mobile phone and went online to search for the name. A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. Clearly, he had found what he was looking for. He had a page opened up. In that page, there was a picture. The picture was none other than that of the Japanese old man. Indeed, it was the old man sitting beside Nagase Komi. Sawakita Mitsuo was his name. Gakushuin University, Professor of Theology. ¡°Gakushuin University? What is this ce? It sounds like some third-rate university for chickens.¡± Roddy who saw what was being disyed on the screen, messaged Chen Xiaolian using guild channel. Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly as he replied back: ¡°University for chickens? To think you would actually say that!¡± He quickly entered the words ¡®Gakushuin University¡¯ into the search engine. After viewing the search results, Roddy became speechless. Japan¡¯s Gakushuin University¡­ this seemingly simplistic name that would make one scratch their heads¡­ [2] Possessed a strikingly prestigious status in Japan! An Imperial university! Even the name ¡®Gakushuin¡¯ was personally given to it by the Japanese Meiji Emperor. Right, the Meiji Emperor from the Meiji Restoration. The Emperors from the modern era, Taisho, Showa, Akihito¡­ they were all former students of this university! Although it was not named as such, it could be considered as the standard Imperial University of Japan. For someone to be a Professor in a university designated to nurture the members of the Imperial family¡­ Additionally, he was a Professor of Theology! Looking at the attire worn by Sawakita Mitsuo, it was clear that what he was wearing was the clothing of the Shinto religion. Shinto religion¡­ Professor of Theology! The Shinto religion was Japan¡¯s ethnic religion! He was the Professor of Theology within the university for imperial family members! Even if the Emperor himself were to meet this person, he will need to address him politely: Great Teacher. Although he did not have a rank of Grand Preceptor or something of the likes, he was at least a core member of the Imperial family ¨C well, an invisible one. Someone with such an esteemed identity was actually travelling together with a female ruffian like Nagase Komi? ¡­ The car moved down from the Hangzhou Bay Bridge. After leaving the highway, it turned into a slightly remote road. Not long after that, it drove past a rest stop located not too far away from the coast and continued down the road and into a small town. The ce was a standard coastal town located in the southeast area. The car then drove past a plot of windbreak trees by the coast and away from the seawall. It continued to drive on a winding road toward a hillside beforeing to a halt before the peak of the hill. Shen stepped out from the car and sighed softly. He raised his head and turned to look at the hillside. A faint silhouette of a figure could be seen standing on a stone tform made from concrete. A grin appeared on Shen¡¯s face and he emerged from the car with a bottle of wine in his hand. "Wait for me here." After saying that, Shen strode toward the stone tform. The concrete tform had rusted iron fixed upon its edges. When Shen reached the side of the concrete tform, he gave it a nce and proceeded to climb up without any regard to his image. When he made his way up the concrete tform, he caught sight of the shiny back of a bald head. The back of a huge body faced him as the owner looked to the ocean while sitting cross-legged. Shen walked over and casually sat down beside Tian Lie. Next, he used his teeth to bite off the cork of the bottle of wine. After spitting the cork away, he drank two mouthfuls from the bottle himself before handing the bottle over. Tian Lie turned his gaze back and nced at Shen. There was aplicated expression on his face as he epted the bottle of wine. He took a gulp. ¡°How many times is this?¡± Shen wiped his mouth and looked at Tian Lie. ¡°Times?¡± ¡°How many times has it been that you had left the guild and I have toe looking for you to ask you to return?¡± There was a hint of ridicule in Shen¡¯s face as he continued, ¡°We are the Thorned Flower Guild. How many people are begging to the point of tears, hoping to be able to enter our guild? I am the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild. The number of matters that I have to put aside toe here and get you to return¡­ Do you know? At this moment, we have four sub teams participating in instance dungeons. One of them happens to be an [A+] ss instance dungeon. I put all these aside and instead ran all the way here to apany you to enjoy this scenery of the ocean¡­¡± The corners of Tian Lie¡¯s mouth curled into a grin and he handed the bottle of wine back into Shen¡¯s hands. Next, he took a deep breath and the yful and disrespectful smile on his face disappeared. At that moment, there was only seriousness within his eyes! ¡°Thank you, Guild Leader!¡± Tian Lie said with a sigh and continued, ¡°And¡­ sorry.¡± Hearing the word ¡°Sorry¡±, a change came over Shen¡¯s expression. The smile that was on his face gradually faded away. His gaze too, gradually turned colder! ¡°Is there no other way?¡± Shen frowned and shook his head before continuing, ¡°This is not the first time after all. You¡¯re a mad man who would inexplicably go mad inside instance dungeons and run away. Then, I would have to drop everything on my te to personally ask you toe back. We will drink several bottles of wine before you would return to the guild¡­ it¡¯s not like these things have never happened before. Why is it that this time¡­ you would say ¡®sorry¡¯?¡± ¡°Because this time¡­ I¡¯m not going back.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie turned his head over and looked directly into Shen¡¯s eyes. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Shen knitted his eyebrows and carefully assessed Tian Lie¡¯s expression. Through his expression, Shen was able to see traces of seriousness, firmness and¡­ decisiveness! ¡°You¡¯ve decided?¡± Shen asked in a whisper. ¡°You¡¯ve really made up your mind this time?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Tian Lie nodded his head. He stood up and walked to the edge of the concrete tform. Then, he turned to Shen and extended his hand. Shen tossed the bottle of wine over and Tian Lie caught it. In one gulp, he downed nearly half the contents of the bottle and exhaled. ¡°This time, I¡¯ve really made up my mind. I won¡¯t change it.¡± Shen was silent for a moment as he pondered it. Then, he said, ¡°I need an exnation, a reason.¡± There was an odd look in Tian Lie¡¯s face as he said, ¡°If I were to tell you¡­ I could no longer go back, would you ept it? Perhaps there is another¡­ me and Thorned Flower Guild, we really are ipatible. It would be for the best if we just go our separate ways¡­¡± ¡°Are you going to tell me that I am a good person as well?¡± Shenughed as he looked at Tian Lie. Tian Lie waved his hand and gulped down the rest of the contents of the bottle. After that, he threw the bottle into the ocean. ¡°Tian Lie, I have always looked highly upon you,¡± said Shen with an expressionless face. ¡°Although you are an Awakened, your position in Thorned Flower is not low! I even allowed you to be an Inspector, giving you the authority over many yers! You should know that this decision of mine had received countless oppositions.¡± ¡°I know,¡± said Tian Lie as he nodded his head. ¡°Then, do you know that I have always considered you as¡­ someone like a friend.¡± Hearing those words, Tian Lie became silent. ¡°Follow me back. I will give you another chance to take back what you said just now.¡± Shen stood up and walked toward Tian Lie. He said slowly, ¡°I can ignore what happened to you in the Tokyo instance dungeon. In fact¡­ why the system judged that you had died only to have you standing here alive before me¡­ if this is your secret, I will not pry into it! Return with me to the guild and we¡¯ll act like nothing has happened.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± There was a bitter expression on Tian Lie¡¯s face and he said, ¡°Very tempting¡­ it is a very tempting offer, Guild Leader.¡± ¡°You should already know¡­ I actually do not care about the so-called rules, the procedures and whatnot,¡± said Shen with a tone that was deeplyced with ridicule. ¡°There is only one thing I care about: Joy. As long as this world can give me a sense of joy, I will be happy. As for the other matters¡­ even if the Development Team appears before me, I could even ignore them.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve always been a special one,¡± said Tian Lie. His pupils contracted and he said, ¡°You are the most special existence that I have ever encountered.¡± ¡°If so, just return with me.¡± Shen exhaled and suddenly broke into a smile. ¡°See, no one has ever managed to make me beg to such a point before.¡± ¡°Nn died. He died in the London instance dungeon¡­ his death is connected to me,¡± said Tian Lie as he looked into Shen¡¯s eyes. ¡°If he¡¯s dead, then he¡¯s dead.¡± Shen pursed his lips to the side and said, ¡°Someone as idiotic as that, I can easily recruit eight or ten of them with a snap of my fingers.¡± ¡°The failure of the Tokyo instance dungeon is also on my head.¡± ¡°I couldn¡¯t care less. It¡¯s just a minor technological type instance dungeon,¡± said Shen softly. ¡°All we lost was a sub team and a few Thunderstorm Tanks¡­ if we want to, we can just make a couple of them and st them ourselves.¡± ¡°Then¡­ what is it that you care about?¡± Tian Lie looked at Shen. ¡°What could be worthy of you caring?¡± Shen was silent. Tian Lie walked until he was standing beside Shen. Then he whispered, ¡°Is it the World Tree?¡± Shen''s eyes suddenly changed! His gaze abruptly turned icy cold and his hand shot out, gripping onto Tian Lie¡¯s throat! Tian Lie who was standing before Shen did not put up any form of resistance. He simply allowed him to grip his throat! Shen narrowed his eyes and his slender fingers gripping onto Tian Lie¡¯s neck tightened, causing Tian Lie to shudder somewhat. ¡°Never speak of that thing before me¡­ remember, NEVER!¡± Shown upon Shen¡¯s eyes was an undisguised feeling of loathing! Tian Lie who was being strangled had a calm expression on his face as he looked at Shen¡¯s hand. Shen furrowed his brows and gently loosened his hand. ¡°Tian Lie, just tell me what the real reason is.¡± Shen took a deep breath and said, ¡°There is a limit to my patience. Don¡¯t try to provoke me.¡± ¡°See? This is my reason.¡± Tian Lie continued coolly, ¡°You called me Tian Lie¡­ but the fact is, my real name is Da Gang. Just now, you said that you viewed me as something like a friend. But the fact of the matter is¡­ someone is willing to treat me as a real friend and not something like a friend, dear Guild Leader Shen.¡± ¡°Is this theughable human nature?¡± Shen let out what seemed like augh. ¡°Interesting, did your human nature get stirred? This is also not the first time. Every time you ran away, was it not because your human nature was stirred? Did you kill too many people and went crazy? Or did something happened to remind you of something emotional? ¡°Oh, what are you doing this for this time around? Friends? Did you end up making some friends?¡± After saying that, Shen¡¯s eyes suddenly widened and he asked, ¡°Oy, don¡¯t tell me you fell in love with some woman? Tian Lie! If this is actually the case, I am going tough at you until you wish you are dead!¡± Tian Lieughed at the question and answered, ¡°Of course not.¡± He shook his head and turned to look at Shen. Then, he suddenly bent his body and made a bowing gesture. ¡°For everything you¡¯ve done for me in the past, thank you, Guild Leader Shen. As for the future¡­ I am sorry, I can no longer keep working for someone as interesting as you, I am very sorry!¡± 1 The Great Firewall of China.? 2 The word Gakushuin is roughly tranted as Ga (study) Ku (study) Shuin (institute). It does sound weird when you look at the meaning. ? Chapter 269: First Quest?

Chapter 269: First Quest?

GOR Chapter 269: First Quest? The airne was steadily flying through the sky and Chen Xiaolian had his eyes closed, seemingly in the middle of resting himself. However, he was in fact feeling disturbed and was always feeling concerned about what was happening behind. The one known as Sawakita Mitsuo was also seemingly resting. He had his eyes closed and appeared to be asleep. Several times now, Chen Xiaolian had picked up the food utensils to serve as a mirror for him to spy upon the back area. From what he could see, there was no movement from Sawakita Mitsuo. Nagase Komi on the other hand was different. Each time he spied on them, he could see Nagase Komi gazing at him in a vignt manner. This bald woman. Just what is she trying to tell us? The ¡®?¡¯ symbol that Chen Xiaolian had left in the restroom was surely not hard to understand. It meant: Why are you here? What is going on with you? Etc. However, Nagase Komi instead gave them this name. What was her intention in doing so? Warning? Informing? Or was there another message there? Chen Xiaolian inspected the time and saw that the airne would still be up in the sky for another 10 hours. The surrounding passengers were already resting. Some were already asleep while some others had earplugs stuffed into their ears as they watched some movies. The interior of the airne was very quiet. At that moment when Chen Xiaolian was feeling confused¡­ A cry of shock could suddenly be hearding from the back of the cabin! A passenger who was seated at the rear part suddenly let out a loud cry as his entire body shook violently. His eyes rolled up while copious amount of white coloured foam flowed out from his mouth. He then stood up and struggled for a moment before falling in the middle of the cabin corridor! The surrounding passengers were alerted by what happened and they were quick to exim out. It wasn¡¯t long before chaos broke out within the airne. The flight attendants heard themotion and quickly came over to see that the passenger was foaming at the mouth. It was clear that his breathing was uneven as his bodyy weakly on the floor. The flight attendants were shocked! Several other flight attendants moved over. One of them brought the airne¡¯s emergency medical kit with them. However, seeing the passenger who was foaming at the mouth while convulsing all over, they were at a loss at what to do. The airne¡¯s emergency medical kit contained somemonly used medicines. However, the passenger had suddenly disyed such an umon condition, leading to them being in a conundrum. They were after all, not doctors. One of the older flight attendant who seemed like the chief was quick to move to the front area. Soon, a voice spoke out from the airne¡¯s broadcast system. ¡°Dear passengers, a patient had suddenly exhibited symptoms of illness within the airne. Is there any doctor on board this airne? We require emergency medical assistance! I repeat, is there any doctor on board? We require emergency medical assistance!¡± The broadcast rang out twice. After that, another flight attendant ran to the front where the cockpit was to report the situation to the pilots. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian had also heard the broadcast. He turned to look at Roddy who was seated beside him. He saw that Roddy was looking at him. The expression in Roddy¡¯s eyes seemed to be asking: Should we get involved? Chen Xiaolian was silent as he carefully weighed the matter. Then, he turned his head to the back and saw¡­ Takashimoto Shizuka was kneeling on the floor in the corridor of the cabin. She ced the sick patient¡¯s head on her hands. With one hand holding onto the patient¡¯s head, she used her other hand to hold the patient¡¯s wrist as she attempted to check the patient¡¯s pulse. There were both anxiousness andpassion within her face. Seeing that look ofpassion in her face, Chen Xiaolian was moved. He immediately stood up as he got ready to move over. It was at that moment that a middle-aged Caucasian man got up from the rear position close to the corridor. He moved over and said, ¡°I can try. I am a doctor.¡± The Caucasian man quickly separated the flight attendant away before kneeling down to check the patient. He retrieved a small shlight from the emergency medical kit provided by the flight attendant to check the patient¡¯s eyes. Next, he checked the patient¡¯s breathing patterns, pulse¡­ ¡°His breathing is weak!¡± The doctor spoke out anxiously. ¡°There is some residue blocking his respiratory tract! He¡¯ll choke to death!¡± After saying that, the doctor hastily pushed Takashimoto Shizuka away and turned the patient over. He ced his knee at the patient¡¯s upper abdomen area. The push caused Takashimoto Shizuka to fall on the floor and her arms struck the passenger seat by the side. The impact caused some parts of her arm to turn red. However, she ignored it and quickly climbed up and asked, ¡°What do we need to do?¡± ¡°Give him some space, just give him some space, he needs air.¡± ¡°Woah!¡± At that moment, the patient suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a filthy looking clump of vomit. Next, he quickly gasped for breath. ¡°Good, he can breathe again!¡± The doctor ignored the filthiness of the vomit and extended his fingers into the patient¡¯s mouth so that the vomit can continue to flow out. Seeing that the patient was breathing normally once more, the surrounding flight attendants breathed a sigh of relief. Some of the other passengers also pped their hands. It was then that the doctor¡¯s face suddenly distorted. With an ¡°Ah!¡±, he quickly retracted his fingers out. There on his fingers were two deep teeth marks. The patient had forcefully clenched down his teeth and white foam kept flowing out from his mouth. "What happened?" ¡°Something¡¯s not right!¡± The doctor¡¯s face was ugly to behold and he said, ¡°He seems to have suffered from poisoning! The thing blocking his respiratory tract has been forced out. But, his reaction to being poisoned¡­ damn it!¡± The doctor swore and asked, ¡°What did he eat?¡± ¡°We¡­ we don¡¯t know,¡± one of the flight attendants answered anxiously. ¡°The meals served in the airne are all the same.¡± ¡°Rummage over his clothes! And his bags too! See if there are any drugs inside!¡± The doctor shouted. Takashimoto Shizuka got up and rummaged through theputer bag belonging to the sick passenger. After a moment, she said, ¡°No, there is nothing here.¡± The patient¡¯s body began twitching! The doctor¡¯s face grew uglier and he said, ¡°I have no way of determining what poison is it! We are in a ne right now! There is no way for me to test him. Also¡­ we don¡¯t have the medicine.¡± He pulled up the patient¡¯s eyelid and said, ¡°His pupils are dting! Epinephrine! Do you have epinephrine!¡± ¡°¡­ we have it! We have it!¡± A flight attendant quickly turned back to the emergency medical kit, her hands moving clumsily. Among the medicines prepared within the airne was a syringe containing epinephrine. This was meant to help in cases of allergy to certain foods. The doctor looked at it before swiftly injecting its contents into the patient. Epinephrine was amonly used medicine. When patients were facing a dangerous state such as respiratory failure or heart failure, epinephrine could be used as a means of rescuing the patient. However, the patient was suffering from poisoning. Thus, this item could only be used to strengthen his heart rate. It was not something that could save his life. ¡°There¡¯s no other way.¡± The chief flight attendant ran back from the cockpit and said, ¡°ording to the flight captain, the nearest airport avable fornding is at least five hours away. We are presently in Pacific skies¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I have no other way of helping.¡± The doctor sighed and raised his head up to look at the flight attendants there. He said, ¡°I am just a paediatrician. Emergency treatments are not my forte. Additionally¡­ ording to my diagnosis, this patient is exhibiting symptoms of poisoning. As for the type of poison involved here, I have no way of knowing. Moreover¡­ we are presently in the middle of a flight. Even if a doctor specialized in such emergency cases happens to be here and could identify the type of poison used, they would be incapable of getting their hands on the necessary antitoxin.¡± ¡°May I try? Please give me some space.¡± An aged voice spoke out from behind him. Sawakita Mitsuo had, at an unknown moment in time, walked over and was standing behind the doctor. He was still wearing therge sokutai upon his body and his left hand held onto a small foldable fan. The doctor raised his head and looked at Sawakita Mitsuo. He asked, ¡°Japanese?¡± "Yes." "You are a doctor?" Sawakita Mitsuo responded with a faint smile and nodded his head. He said, ¡°I studied in the field for a few years. However, Iter changed to another field.¡± There was a clear look of doubt in the Caucasian doctor¡¯s face. However, he did stand up to make space for Sawakita Mitsuo. He quickly said, ¡°At present, his eyes have started dting and his rate of breathing and blood flow are decreasing. I have just injected him with epinephrine. My diagnosis is that he is exhibiting symptoms of poisoning¡­¡± Sawakita Mitsuo bent his body and he moved forward, seemingly indifferent toward the words spoken by the doctor. He reached out with his hand and gently patted the patient on his chest and abdomen areas. Next, his fingers traced upward, moving from the heart position to finally rest on the shoulder area. His movements were very refined. Additionally, there was strength behind his actions. ¡°Hey! What are you doing?¡± Seeing his actions, the doctor eximed. ¡°You?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo ignored him and narrowed his eyes as he regarded the patient. His other hand moved to hold the patient by the forehead. Chen Xiaolian was already there. He stood behind the doctor and was carefully assessing Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s movements. His eyes flickered. ¡°Mr? You are?¡± A flight attendant asked Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian replied with a faint smile, ¡°I have some knowledge on first aid.¡± There was a clear expression of dubiousness within the flight attendant¡¯s face ¨C no matter how one was to look at Chen Xiaolian, they would never see him as a doctor. He was too young to even pass for a medical student. However, given the situation, the flight attendant did not say anything against him. The flight attendant simply turned back to observe Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s actions. Sawakita Mitsuo suddenly prodded the patient¡¯s ribcage area, forcing him to partially wake up. His actions caused the doctor to shout out, ¡°What are you doing?!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo continued ignoring him. He used the fan on his left hand to lightly strike the patient¡¯s back twice. Pu pu! A rhythmic sound could be heard as he did so. When Chen Xiaolian heard the strange sound, a change could be seen on his eyes. ¡°Ouu!¡± The patient suddenly opened his mouth and with a cry, he vomited out a huge amount of white coloured foam! The amount of foam gradually increased and his garment was stained as a result. As for the patient, after vomiting out all the white foam, his face was no longer as grey as it had been earlier. The doctor¡¯s shout was stopped as he looked at Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s back in surprise. He asked, ¡°This, what kind of method is this?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo turned around and said, ¡°Get me water, a lot of water. He needs to wash the poison away from his stomach.¡± ¡°Yes! Yes!¡± A flight attendant ran off and was quick to bring several bottle of water over. The flight attendant also brought a barrel over. Sawakita Mitsuo gave a light smile and checked his surroundings. Then, he suddenly said, ¡°I messed up. We can¡¯t do it here. Let¡¯s work together to carry him over to the front.¡± His gaze fell upon Chen Xiaolian and he said, ¡°Young man,e over and help me. I am an old man. Things like carrying a person is too much for me.¡± Seeing as how Sawakita Mitsuo had his eyes on him, Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before walking forward with a soft smile on his face. Before Chen Xiaolian could move over, two men stepped forward from both the left and right side. They pushed Chen Xiaolian aside and took the initiative to carry the patient. The two men appeared to be ordinary passengers. However, they had a serious expression on their faces and their movements appeared calm. There was no evidence of anxiousness in their actions or appearances. Chen Xiaolian was surprised. However, he soon made to a deduction. These fellows should be the fabled air marshals. Since the terror attacks that happened over a decade ago, the American airlines had arranged to have even more of these counter terrorist agents provided by government agencies on board their flights. These fellows would travel incognito, appearing as passengers aboard the flight who would be ready at all times to deal with any unexpected security incidents. With these air marshalsing out to help, Chen Xiaolian was able to simply stand by the side. Sawakita Mitsuo stood up and stretched his back for a bit before saying with a wry smile, ¡°I¡¯m getting on with my years. To think that I would have problems after just crouching down for a while.¡± As for the doctor, he looked at Sawakita Mitsuo curiously and asked, ¡°May I ask, back then, what method did you use¡­¡¯ ¡°It¡¯s just a little trick,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo with a gentle smile. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. Just now, he was able to clearly see what happened. When Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s fan struck the patient¡¯s back, a spark of golden light prated the patient¡¯s back. This Sawakita Mitsuo was certainly an Awakened! Sawakita Mitsuo and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gazes met. There was something odd about his gaze and he suddenly turned his head to direct his gaze at the passenger seat at the side ¨C it was the seat belonging to the patient. There was a knocked over cup beside the seat. The contents of the cup was probably fruit juice. At present however, most of them had been spilled out. A small amount of juice was avable within the cup. Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s eyes focused for a moment before he turned his gaze away. He cast a deep gaze at Chen Xiaolian ¨C he noted that there was a rather yful look in the old man¡¯s eyes. Chen Xiaolian frowned and he turned his gaze over as well. After seeing the cup, his mind raced. He reached out to pick up the cup and brought his nose over to sniff it. The creases on his frown grew deeper. This juice¡­ if it hadn¡¯t gone bad, then¡­ something must have been put into it! There was a clear scent of chemical within its smell. It may not be possible for ordinary people to detect the difference. However, Chen Xiaolian was someone whose body had been enhanced. His senses were all superiorpared to ordinary humans. His senses, be it sight, hearing or smell were much more sensitivepared to ordinary humans. This unexpected discovery caused a thought to spring up within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind! Poison? ¡­ Sawakita Mitsuo was staring intently at Chen Xiaolian and there was a trace of a peculiar smile on his aged face. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and he turned his gaze to look to the side. On the other side, close to where the patient had been sitting was a man sporting a moustache and a beard. His age was indeterminable; however, he appeared somewhat nervous. A thought struck Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. At that moment, however, a change happened! A cry of shock rang out from the rear end of the cabin! The sharp cry resounded throughout the cabin. A young girl was being held captive. An arm was ced across her neck and the girl was dragged out to the middle of the corridor. Behind her was a beefy looking man who also sported a moustache and beard. He wore a suit but his expression revealed both nervousness and ferocity! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils contracted at what he saw! In the fellow¡¯s hand, there was¡­ a gun! A ne hijacking? ¡°Don¡¯t move!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to the side and saw the other bearded man jumping up. He pulled out a gun from his chest and pointed it at Chen Xiaolian! Another cry came out at the same time from the front part of the cabin! A young woman with tanned skin suddenly jumped into the corridor and caught a woman who was right beside her. The tanned young woman held a dagger, which she pointed at the woman¡¯s neck. At the same time, she raised a gun with her other hand, pointing it at the chief flight attendant who was standing not far away! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression turned grim. The woman who was taken hostage was¡­ Takashimoto Shizuka! ¡°Don¡¯t move! Don¡¯t anyone move! Everyone get on the floor!¡± At the front area, two people wearing jackets suddenly jumped up. It just so happened that the two air marshals who were escorting the patient earlier had moved right beside those two. The two men in jackets suddenly made their move! One of them viciously stabbed a dagger into the abdomen of one of the air marshals! As for the other man in jacket, his hand flew out and the dagger in his hand slit the other air marshal¡¯s throat! Blood sprayed out and the miserable screams of the flight attendants filled the cabin. One of the hijackers rushed forward. He held the air marshal¡¯s body tightly and furiously stabbed into the abdomen area of the air marshal again and again. The air marshal fell limp and his knees hit the floor. The hijacker then grabbed a stun gun from the air marshal¡¯s chest. The stun gun belonging to the air marshal whose throat was slit was also taken away. ¡°Nobody move! If you don¡¯t want to die, then don¡¯t move!¡± The front, middle and back area of the cabin¡­ Five hijackers, four men and one woman made their move at the same time! At the same time, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression distorted. His heart sank. It was not because the hijackers had guns. It was not entirely due to the fact that the hostage was Takashimoto Shizuka. It was not because of what happened to the two air marshals¡­ Nor was it due to the two hijackers¡¯ actions of opening up their jacket to reveal something akin to explosives on them. Rather, it was¡­ [System prompt: Punishment instance dungeon quest for Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team has begun. First phase: Resolve the high-altitude crisis. Please resolve this sudden hijacking incident. [For every passenger killed, 100 points will be deducted. After the instance dungeon is over, the results of this quest will be included in the final calctions. If the participant¡¯s total points is insufficient to cover any loss incurred here, that participant will be exterminated!] Chen Xiaolian could not restrain himself from shouting! GOD DAMN IT!!! ¡­ A hijacking?! Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was not afraid of something like this. For Chen Xiaolian, dealing with a couple of hijackers would only amount to something of a minor case! There was however, an issue. These few hijackers were all split into various positions: front, middle and back. Additionally, all of them were equipped with explosives. Getting rid of those fellows in all three positions would not be easy. Truth was¡­ even if they failed to get rid of these hijackers in the end; Chen Xiaolian would not feel fearful. For him and Roddy, there would not be an issue even if the airne did explode. With Roddy¡¯s ability to summon his Mech, they could just leave by themselves. But¡­ This damnable system quest! They were required by the system quest to ensure the safety of the passengers! Every passenger death will lead to a deduction of 100 points! Back in the London instance dungeon, he had to face the risk of dying time and again to get those 3,500 points! How many people were there on this airne? This was an international flight. The number of passengers could go up to at least four to five hundred people! If these hijackers were to blow themselves up¡­ how many points would that be? At present, Chen Xiaolian only had around 2,000 points on him. In other words, if more than 20 passengers die, he would no longer have enough points. The number of points that Roddy had? That fellow only had a maximum of a couple hundred points! ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that we are exempt from participating in the punishment instance dungeon quests?¡± Chen Xiaolian swore furiously. ¡°GM set me up?¡± Chapter 270 Part 1: Hijacking Event

Chapter 270 Part 1: Hijacking Event

GOR Chapter 270 Part 1: Hijacking Event Truth be told, GM did not set Chen Xiaolian up. At that moment in time, Chen Xiaolian himself was not aware of it. This first phase of the quest was somewhat special. Generally speaking, punishment instance dungeons were all of thepetitive type. If this was apetitive type quest, then Chen Xiaolian and Roddy would be excluded. Unfortunately, this first phase of the quest just happened to be a nonpetitive type of quest. This situation ended up being a problem for Chen Xiaolian. Each passenger death would cost him 100 points. All of the hijackers had explosives on their bodies. Once those explosives were triggered, almost everyone within the airne would have no way of surviving. That was only natural. Whenever such an ident urred within a flight, the rate of mortality would be very high. ¡­ These terrorists were very clever. Obviously, the patient just now had been poisoned by the terrorists. That was one of their strategies. First, instigate panic among the flight crew and utilize this unexpected incident to suss out who the air marshals were ¨C thetter was certainly the prime objective of their actions. After taking advantage of the incident to kill off the two air marshals, the terrorists had managed toplete their objective by half. ¡­ Sharp screams reverberated throughout the interior of the airne as no small number of passengers frantically screamed out while some others burst out in tears. Seeing the ck coloured muzzle of a gun, no one dared to put up any form of resistance. The terrorists at the back side of the airne walked forward with a little girl held within his arms. He pointed his gun at the surrounding passengers and shouted loudly in English. Not far away from Chen Xiaolian was Takashimoto Shizuka, whose face had be pale. A female terrorist held her by the throat and used her to block her front. This Japanese flight attendant was somewhat able to maintain of modicum of calmness. However, her pale face and her shivering legs revealed the terror she felt within her heart. As for Chen Xiaolian, a bearded fellow was standing before him, pointing the muzzle of a gun at him. Chen Xiaolian dropped his hands down and stared intently at the terrorist. "Back! Back!" The terrorist continued to point his gun at Chen Xiaolian. After checking what was happening around him, Chen Xiaolian decided. These fellows were all criminals. If he were to resist, he was confident that he could finish off the terrorist standing before him. However¡­ there were also terrorists in the front and back of the cabin. There was no way for him to finish them off simultaneously. Once they go berserk and set off their explosives¡­ everything woulde to an end. After havinge to that conclusion, Chen Xiaolian made a decision. He took a deep breath and quickly took two steps back. At the same time, he raised both his hands and made a gesture to show that he was not a threat. Since I have no confidence in being able to deal with all the terrorists simultaneously, then¡­ it would be best for me to wait for an opportunity. Chen Xiaolian slowly retreated until he was at a safe distance. Roddy who was at the front part of the cabin had his head raised and he was staring intently at the back of Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s figure. The female terrorist turned to face Roddy. As long as Roddy got up, all he needed was one step to rush forward ¨C Chen Xiaolian believed that Roddy would certainly be capable of finishing off the female terrorist with just one move. However, Chen Xiaolian had already used the guild channel to contact Roddy: Do not act rashly. Roddy was originally holding onto a metal spoon. He then slowly let it go. "Stand up!" It would appear that the female terrorist was the leader here. The two fellows who were in the front area of the cabin obeyed hermand and they pointed their guns at the first-ss passengers. They shouted, ¡°Everyone stand up! Up!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo slowly backed away. There was a very calm look on his face. However, there was also a peculiar look within his gaze. Like Chen Xiaolian, Sawakita Mitsuo had also received the prompt from the system informing him about the quest. A perplexing smile appeared on his aged face before he dropped his hands and backed away until he was back by his seat. "Great Teacher!" The middle-aged man who had already stood up whispered. ¡°Wait first,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo with a faint smile. Then, he turned to look at Nagase Komi. Nagase Komi had the same cold and indifferent expression on her face. She slowly pulled out her earphones and cast an icy re at the terrorists. Sawakita Mitsuo gently shook his head. Soon, all of the passengers in the first-ss cabin had been forced to stand up. The terrorists pointed their guns at them and forced them all to move to the back of the cabin. Everyone present was forced into the back half of the cabin. The terrorists were cautious as they did so. They would constantly have one fellow stationed at the other end. As for the two terrorists who were by the female terrorist in the front side of the cabin, they would be careful to maintain a certain distance from the other passengers. With the exception of the two hostages in their hands, they would never allow others toe close to them. Soon, the front side of the cabin had been emptied. All the passengers there had been forced to move to the back half of the cabin. The terrorist in the back side of the cabin upied thest two rows. He created a certain distance between himself and the passengers and pulled the little girl, forcing her to sit beside him. At the same time, he also took off his jacket to reveal the hidden explosives around his body. ¡°How did these fellows even manage to get these things past the security? Are the security personnel blind or something?¡± Chen Xiaolian swore inwardly. However, he knew that matter was not something that could be med on the security personnel ¨C this was a quest arranged by the system. Simply put, this was a setting. Moreover, after observing them carefully, Chen Xiaolian realized that the explosives on the terrorists¡¯ bodies had a stic texture. There were like Lego toys that appeared to have been assembled together. Even the guns in their hands were simr. It was as though their exterior was made of stic and they were smaller than the average firearms. ¡°Special firearms.¡± Roddymunicated with him using the guild channel. ¡°Looks like they used stic materials to get past the security¡­ however, these type of firearms are generally small-calibre and can dish out less in terms of firepower. Also, it cannot be fired consecutively. Maybe that is where we can find an opportunity to act.¡± ¡°First, we need to figure out the detonation method of those explosives,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a frown. ¡°Wait first.¡± Then, the passengers that were seated in front arrived at the backside of the cabin and Chen Xiaolian deliberately moved close to Roddy. As it so happened, Nagase Komi and Sawakita Mitsuo, seemingly on purpose, moved very close to Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. The five of them deliberately sat together in the same row. Chen Xiaolian winked at Nagase Komi. She reacted with a frown before finally revealing a wry smile. ¡°Cooperation?¡± Chen Xiaolian mouthed out the word without making a single sound. Nagase Komi hesitated for a moment and nced at Sawakita Mitsuo who was seated beside her. The old man gave a meaningful nce at Chen Xiaolian before responding with a faint smile. One minuteter, the terrorists finished setting up their positions. Two of them took to the backside of the cabin, another two took to the front end of the cabin and one stood in the middle of the corridor, carefully checking the passengers. ¡°Don¡¯t talk! And don¡¯t whisper! You are not allowed to make a single noise! That is, if you do not want to die.¡± After those words of warning were repeated three times, the cabin turned quiet. Of the two terrorists staying in the front side of the cabin, one of them was the female terrorist. She had released Takashimoto Shizuka and had her join the rest of the flight attendants. They were huddled together in front of the other passengers. ¡°Now, I need to open the door of the cockpit.¡± The female terrorist sneered and pointed the muzzle of her gun at the chief flight attendant, forcing her to use the inte aboard the ne to contact those who were inside the cockpit. The chief attendant picked up the inte handset and said a few words. However, before she could continue, the female terrorist shoved her aside, picked up the handset and quickly spoke into it. Two minutester, the female terrorist furiously hung up. Obviously, the crewmembers inside the cockpit had refused to open up the door. After having suffered from so many terror attacks, especially the infamous terror attack that happened in US over a decade ago, most of the airlinepanies in the world had strengthened their cockpit doors as an anti-terrorist measure. The cockpit door was resistant to any attempts to break through and was also bulletproof. Given theck of equipment avable within the airne, any attempt to break through the cockpit door would prove very difficult. ¡°In that case, let¡¯s do this.¡± The female terrorist hesitated slightly before quickly making her decision. She walked forward and picked up the inte handset again. She sneered and said, ¡°Esteemed captain, I know that you can hear me. So, I¡¯ll say this. I will give you two minutes to consider¡­ two minutester, you must open the cockpit door and surrender to us. Otherwise¡­ we will begin killing the passengers! Every 30 seconds that goes by, we will kill off one of the passengers. We will keep doing so until you open the cockpit door. And now, the countdown begins.¡± After saying that, she walked over and grabbed the chief flight attendant. Grabbing her by the hair, the female terrorist dragged her to the front and had her kneel in the middle of the corridor while pointing a gun at the back of her head. ¡°We¡¯ll start with your colleague!¡± The chief flight attendant had already burst into tears and snot flowed out from her nose as she kneeled on the ground, shivering. She helplessly mumbled, ¡°Oh God, Oh God¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°What should we do?¡± Within the cockpit, the captain who was wearing pilot uniform furiously mmed his fist down on the dashboard. ¡°We cannot open the door. Once we open it, we¡¯re dead men,¡± said the vice-captain. He was a middle-aged man with a panicked expression on his face. There was a co-pilot within the cockpit. He too had a nervous expression on his face and he said, ¡°They will not be able to get in. The door is specially made.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll discuss things with them again.¡± The captain picked up the inte handset and took a deep breath. ¡­ ¡°These actions of yours are pointless. We have already reported this hijacking incident. ording to thetestws passed for the US, hijacked airnes will not be allowed to enter US airspace. Since 911, such an event would never be allowed to repeat itself. It won¡¯t be long before the Air Force fighterse to our location. If you are thinking of hijacking this ne to repeat 911, you can forget about it. The moment we enter an airspace deemed dangerous to them, the Air Force fighters will shoot us down!¡± The female terrorist listened to what he said but sneered. ¡°This is not something for you to worry about, Mr Captain. This is our problem¡­ as for you, all you need to worry about is surrendering to us. What happens next is up to us. ¡°Now¡­ let me remind you. You have already wasted a lot of time. You have another 10 seconds remaining!¡± She pointed the muzzle of her gun down and the sobbing sounds of the chief flight attendant grew louder as her legs trembled in fear. Additionally, there was a strange scent in the air. The female terrorist lowered her head and saw that the chief flight attendant had been scared to the point of ***. Considering the situation she was in, no one would ridicule the chief flight attendant. She knelt in the middle of the corridor with a gun pointed at her head. As for the passengers behind her, their faces were all pale. Some of them sobbed softly, some of them were panicking and some were frantically tracing the cross and muttering the name of their Lord¡­ ¡°Five, four, three¡­¡± The female terrorist coldly counted. ¡°Wait!¡± Chapter 270 Part 2: Hijacking Event

Chapter 270 Part 2: Hijacking Event

GOR Chapter 270 Part 2: Hijacking Event A resigned and frustrated voice belonging to the captain came out through the inte. ¡°All right! Just don¡¯t hurt anyone. We will cooperate.¡± The captain then slowly put down the inte handset. He turned to look at his twopanions within the cockpit and said, ¡°Sorry, we¡¯ll have to do it ording to the rules. We cannot provoke these terrorists. We need to prioritize the safety of the passengers.¡± After pausing for a moment, he revealed a firm expression and said, ¡°God bless us all. Later on, when I open the door, don¡¯t do anything to resist. Do what you can to protect yourself and wait for a chance.¡± He turned to his vice-captain and asked, ¡°Has the hijack signal been sent?¡± ¡°It has been sent repeatedly.¡± ¡°Send it out once more,¡± said the captain with a sigh. ¡°The security box¡­¡± The co-pilot nced at the captain. There was a safety box within the cockpit. There were some weapons stored inside ¨C although there was no gun inside, there were knives, ropes and handcuffs. ¡°We¡¯ll wait it out and see how things goes first.¡± The captain stood up and said to the vice-captain, ¡°You drive. Make sure the flight is stable and maintain the current course.¡± ¡­ When the door of the cockpit was opened, the captain walked out to find a terrorist moving toward him. The terrorist pointed a gun to his head and dragged him to the side. The captain did not resist and was dragged to a passenger seat. As he sat down, he maintained his posture where both his hands were ced on his head. These crew members have all received professional training. In face of such an incident, they will not recklessly try to do something heroic. During the course of their professional training, they would be taught that doing so will only provoke the terrorists, leading to an even more terrible consequence. The captain was handcuffed ¨C the handcuffs were obtained from the corpse of one of the air marshals. The female terrorist and one of herpanions quickly entered the cockpit. The vice-captain cooperated with them and did not resist. As for the co-pilot, he was chased out from the cockpit and was handcuffed to a passenger seat beside the captain. To the vice-captain¡¯s dismay, the terrorists knew what they were doing. That was especially true of the female terrorist; she pointed her gun at the vice-captain¡¯s head and asked him to surrender the safety box within the cockpit. Clearly, they already knew that the safety box within the cockpit stored some weapons. He helplessly brought out the safety box from the cab and handed it over. The female terrorist opened it and nced at its contents. Next, herpanion sat down on the captain¡¯s seat. Clearly, this fellow possessed some knowledge in piloting nes. ¡°From now on, this airne ispletely taken over,¡± the female terrorist said coldly. ¡°I know that you have already sent out the rm. However, from this moment onward, we will be maintaining radio silence as we fly. No matter what the other side says, do not reply! Do not reply unless I give the orders! Maintain your current course and keep the airne steady.¡± At that point, it was clear that the terrorist sitting beside him was also a pilot. The vice-captain was incapable of doing anything. The female terrorist then walked out from the cockpit. She nced at the sobbing flight attendants. Next, she hauled the chief flight attendant up and tossed her into a passenger seat. ¡°You have very good luck. Your captain values your life a lot. Right now, you should be thanking him and not your God.¡± By then, the chief flight attendant was so terrified she no longer knew what was going on. She simply sat there and sobbed. There was a glint in the female terrorist¡¯s eyes as she moved over and picked up the broadcasting handset. She took a deep breath. ¡°Ladies and gentlemen.¡± The female terrorist¡¯s voice came out through the broadcast system of the airne and fell upon the ears of everyone there. ¡°I am very sorry to inform everyone that there will be some adjustments to this flight n. As of this moment, this airne has been taken over by us. We are the mighty military defenders in the holy war. We will be taking over all the affairs that goes on inside this airne. Yes, you may consider this as a hijacking. ¡°Now, I am going to announce several regtions. I hope that everyone will agree to follow them. I don¡¯t like to threaten people a lot; so, I will only state this fact. Those who vite the regtions I put forward will be punished with death. ¡°First, everyone is to remain seated and to not move about. All activities within the airne are temporarily halted. That includes the trip to the toilet! ¡°Second, any actions taken against my men, even verbal attacks, will be considered as a provocation, resulting in a death penalty for the one who did so. ¡°Third, all forms ofmunication will be confiscated. Mypanions will collect allmunication devices ¨C I ask that everyone cooperate. If someone attempts to conceal theirmunication device, that person will also face the death penalty. ¡°At the same time, I am sorry to inform you that your lunch and dinner are also temporarily cancelled. ¡°However, everyone may be at ease for now. Our goal is not to kill off the people within this airne. As long as you obediently listen to our instructions and not invite any trouble for yourselves or others, once we get some affairs sorted out with the government, you fellows will be allowed to safely return home. ¡°Lastly, I wish you all a pleasant journey.¡± After hanging up, a cruel smile was formed upon the female terrorist¡¯s face. ¡­ One of the terrorists brought an empty bag and started walking through the corridor to collect the mobile phones and othermunication devices belonging to the passengers. Mobile phones, PADs and other electronic devices were all confiscated by them. Seeing the muzzle of the gun pointed at them, no passenger dared to resist and they all obediently handed over their devices. Soon, the terrorist came to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s row. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to toss the mobile phones belonging to both him and Roddy into the bag. Sawakita Mitsuo and his team also did not hesitate to do the same. Chen Xiaolian discussed the matter with Roddy through their guild channel for some time before turning to look at Sawakita Mitsuo. Sawakita Mitsuo also turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian noted that Sawakita Mitsuo had secretly extended out an open palm toward him. The move surprised Chen Xiaolian who responded with a nod of his head. Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s action meant: There are five terrorists. Chen Xiaolian pointed at him and Roddy before pointing at Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s side. Then, he opened up his palm as well, which meant: We have five on our side as well. Sawakit Mitsuo replied with a faint smile. He quietly unfolded his white coloured fan. The surface of his white coloured fan swiftly changed and a line of words appeared upon its surface. The fan was positioned such that only Chen Xiaolian and Roddy would be able to see those words. The wondrous skill made Chen Xiaolian raise his brows ¨C clearly, this old man¡¯s fan was not some ordinary goods. There was a high possibility that the fan was some equipment from the system. The words written on the surface of the fan were: One each. The line of words disappeared as soon as it appeared. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Hesitating for a bit, he made a few hand signals. Seeing the hand signals, Sawakita Mitsuo was able to somewhat understand what Chen Xiaolian meant to say: The terrorists are too spread out. We cannot act on all of them at the same time. The old man¡¯s eyes glinted and he reopened his fan. Another line of words appeared on the fan: Follow my lead. Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows before nodding his head. Next, Sawakita Mitsuo suddenly raised his hand and shouted, ¡°Hey, I have something to say!¡± After saying that, he stood up. ¡°Hey, sit down!¡± One of the terrorists was quick to walk over. He pointed his gun at the old man and shouted out in agitation. ¡°I have something important to say!¡± The old man coughed and continued, ¡°It is very important!¡± The terrorist ignored him and sent a p flying toward him. Sawakita Mitsuo moved half a step away and his figure seemingly staggered. That move from him caused the terrorist¡¯s p to strike thin air. He then shouted, ¡°I want to talk to your leader! I have something important to say!¡± The terrorist swore and pointed his gun at Sawakita Mitsuo. The old man maintained a calm face as he raised his head to look at the terrorist. By then, the female terrorist who was at the front side of the cabin had heard themotion. She reacted by shouting something. The terrorist who had his gun pointed at Sawakita Mitsuo lowered his gun and took a step back. The female terrorist then moved over and stared at Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°Mr, I do not like having problems. Did I not say that just now? Are you thinking of questioning my authority?¡± The female terrorist raised her head as she looked down on him coldly. ¡°No, I am not trying to stir up any troubles,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo with a calm tone of voice. ¡°However, there is an important matter that I have to tell your leader directly ¨C it¡¯s very important!¡± ¡°Then tell it to me. I am in charge here. I hope that what you are going to tell me is really important. Otherwise, you will pay the price for your actions.¡± The female terrorist gripped onto a sharp dagger in her hand. Sawakita Mitsuo raised up both his hands, showing that he had no thoughts of resisting. ¡°I have a document that I need to show you. It is on my assistant¡¯s person and I will let him to bring it out.¡± ¡°Very well, just don¡¯t try anything,¡± answered the female terrorist who frowned as she looked on with curiosity. The middle-aged man who was beside Sawakita Mitsuo carefully brought up his bag and retrieved a piece of document from within it. The female terrorist epted it, opened it and nced through the contents. There was a puzzled expression on her face and she asked, ¡°Japanese? What does it say?¡± ¡°Please turn to the back. There are English words written there,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo in a calm manner. The female terrorist turned the document over and read it, ¡°Japan¡­ Imperial¡­ House¡­¡± ¡°Japan¡¯s Imperial Household Agency,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo coolly. ¡°Simply put, it is an agency established specifically for the Japanese Imperial family.¡± ¡°Japanese¡­ Imperial family?¡± The female terrorist¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°My documents will prove my identity. I am the Vice-Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. You can equate it to being a Deputy Minister of the Imperial Household.¡± ¡°Deputy Minister of the Imperial Household?¡± There was dubiousness in the female terrorist¡¯s voice. ¡°Yes, the Deputy Minister of the Imperial Household. If you are unable to understand that, then I can only exin it as such. I have a rank that is equivalent to that of a government minister.¡± The female terrorist¡¯s eyes lit up! A ministry level official of any country would be considered as a high-level executive. Not to mention, this was a minister from Japan, a world-ss economic power. To think that there was a ministry level official among their hostages. This was an unexpected harvest! This hostage would prove to be a very useful bargaining chip when dealing with the US government. TL: Something to note; this chapter was written on Oct 2015. Chapter 271: Just Kill

Chapter 271: Just Kill

GOR Chapter 271: Just Kill These terrorists were not unaware of politics. Japan was an important ally of the US in the Asia-Pacific region. Presently, the terrorists had hijacked a civilian airne that was headed toward the US in order to negotiate a deal with the US government. Now that they¡¯ve caught a high level official from an ally nation of the US, they will have a higher bargaining power. No matter what happened, the US government must consider what would happen to an official of an allied nation. Even more so, they will need to consider the international consequences of their actions! ¡°So, what is it that you want to talk to me about?¡± The eyes of the female terrorist flickered as she looked at Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°I request for treatment befitting our status!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo said with a seemingly moral high ground. This old man is a fool! That was the evaluation that the female terrorist gave to Sawakita Mitsuo. At a moment like this, knowing how different his identity was, he should have hidden his identity. By actively seeking them out, he would only make himself into a bargaining chip ¨C to think that this old Japanese official would be so foolish. ¡°I am very clear that the US government had always held a strict stance toward terrorists. In the case where your negotiation with them fails, I fear that it might end up being a detriment for our safety. Thus, I must expose my identity with the hopes of obtaining special treatment from the US government! Additionally, I hope that the US government will consider the international consequences and allow us to safely make it out of this crisis!¡± The female terrorist curiously regarded Sawakita Mitsuo and asked, ¡°¡­ are you very fearful of death?¡± ¡°I am not afraid of death,¡± Sawakita Mitsuo said coolly. ¡°However, I am tasked with a much more important mission for this trip. Additionally¡­ even at the cost of my life, I must ensure the safety of the VIP who is travelling with me! His identity must be made known to the US government! They must consider the issue of his safety! A tough stance in this matter cannot be allowed! His safety must be assured!¡± The female terrorist¡¯s heart skipped a beat and she could not help but blurt out, ¡°This trip¡­ VIP?¡± ¡°That is correct!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo spoke with a strict and lofty voice. ¡°The nephew of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan! He possesses the precious bloodline of the Imperial family and is a valuable member of the Imperial family, His Imperial Highness, Prince Akahito [1]! Our trip to the US this time is a private visit made for the sake of inquiring about the Ivy League universities in the US! No matter what happens, his safety must be prioritized!¡± A member of the Imperial family? A Prince? The female terrorist became excited! Originally, after hearing that she had caught a minister level official from Japan, she thought she had struck gold. How could she have guessed that she hadted an even bigger fish! A Japanese Prince! ¡°Could he be the Crown Prince?¡± The female terrorist asked with a rather greedy voice. ¡°¡­ no,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo. He gave the female terrorist a nce and a hint of a sneer shed through his eyes. Then, he said in a heavy voice, ¡°Although Prince Akahito is not the Crown Prince, he is the favoured nephew of His Majesty the Emperor. Additionally, he is highly knowledgeable and a pir of the Imperial family!¡± Not the Crown Prince¡­ Oh well, even though it¡¯s not the Crown Prince, he is still a Prince of a powerful nation. That is still an unexpected windfall. This is like winning the first prize in lottery! ¡°Who is Prince Akahito?¡± The female terrorist excitedly turned to look at Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s side. Her gaze moved past the middle-aged man ¨C one nce was enough to tell her that he was just apanion. Next, her gaze came to rest upon Nagase Komi. A female, she probably isn¡¯t it¡­ ¡°This person is His Imperial Highness, Prince Akahito.¡± With a solemn expression on his face, Sawakita Mitsuo pointed at¡­ ¡°Son of a bitch!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore out inwardly and he raised his head to stare at the old man. Within his head, over tens of thousands of expletives were cheerfully stampeding through his head. Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s finger was pointing directly at Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian cast aplicated gaze at the old man. The old man abruptly performed a 90¡ã bow and said, ¡°I am sorry, Your Imperial Highness! In order to ensure your safety and that the US government weigh this matter properly, I had to expose your identity in order to use our nation¡¯s influence to protect your safety! If you wish to me someone for this, then just me me!¡± me? I can¡¯t wait to just throw this old thing off this airne! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was a mask of red. Prince Akahito? Prince your sister! Aka your sister! Hito your sister! This brother is a pure Chinese man! I¡¯m not some Nihon Prince, damn it! Still, by now Chen Xiaolian could more or less deduce what Sawakita Mitsuo was trying to do. Although he was unable to fully figure out what it was, he should follow along with the old man. He gave a cough and made a dissatisfied expression as he stared a Sawakita Mitsuo. He said, ¡°Great Teacher! You were too reckless!¡± ¡°Please forgive me!¡± The old man continued to bow. The female terrorist assessed Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian had a fairly agreeable appearance and looked like a bookworm. The attire he wore on him was also fairly decent, allowing him to exude the atmosphere of a student. He seemed to be of no threat at all. Additionally¡­ she had already inspected the old man¡¯s documents. Thus, after pondering about the matter for a little while, she was about 70 to 80 % convinced. Additionally¡­ this was a huge harvest for them! With such an important hostage in their hands, the US government will be required to, at the very least, ede to a few of their demands! ¡°Well then, Mr Prince, please get up and follow me to the front. Since you are a member of the Imperial family, I will allow you to be seated in the First-ss seats. Being here does not suit your aristocratic identity. Ha ha ha ha¡­.¡± The female terroristughed happily. The words she said sounded nice. However, the real reason she had Chen Xiaolian go over to the front was not due to some preferential treatment. Considering how important of a hostage this ¡®Prince¡¯ was, it was only natural that they keep a close eye on him! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shed. However, he quickly lowered his head, fearful of letting the female terrorist notice the look in his eyes. Go to the front? That¡¯s very good! We were just worrying about how to get close to you terrorists. Otherwise, we would have no chance to finish you fellows off at the same time. You want to personally keep an eye on me? That¡¯s very good! Even so, Chen Xiaolian threw a baleful re at Sawakita Mitsuo. Next, he gave Roddy a secretive wink before getting up. Both the old man and Chen Xiaolian were escorted to the front seats. ¡°Make way! Make way for the His Imperial Highness, the Prince of Japan.¡± The female terrorist pointed her gun at the few flight attendants who were being seated at the First-ss seats. One of them happened to be Takashimoto Shizuka. His Imperial Highness? The Prince of Japan? Takashimoto Shizuka was stunned for a moment before raising her head to see Chen Xiaolian who had a bitter look on his face. Seeing Chen Xiaolian standing before her, the Japanese girl could not help but be shocked. ¡°Your Imperial Highness?¡± The flight attendant stuttered out. ¡°Prince? You are a Prince?¡± "Shut up, do not talk!" The female terrorist pushed Takashimoto Shizuka away before pushing Chen Xiaolian down onto the passenger seat. As for Sawakita Mitsuo, he sat down beside Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ Shen slowly walked down the concrete tform. He walked all the way until he reached his car. Then, he pulled the door and seated himself inside. He turned to look out the window. There on the concrete tform, Tian Lie¡¯s figure could be seen standing. Suddenly, his figure leapt up as Tian Lie jumped off the other edge of the concrete tform and his body disappeared into the sea. ¡°Guild Leader?¡± The driver who was seated in front suddenly turned around. He asked in an anxious voice, ¡°He ran away?¡± ¡°Mm,¡± answered Shen who narrowed his eyes as he observed the sea absent-mindedly. ¡°But, but¡­¡± The driver appeared conflicted and he asked, ¡°Why not kill him? Those who desert the guild should be treated as traitors!¡± Hearing that, Shen smiled and turned around. He looked at the driver in the eye and asked in a low voice, ¡°Answer this one question from me.¡± ¡°¡­ what?¡± ¡°Are you the Guild Leader? Or am I the Guild Leader?¡± Although those words were uttered softly and in a calm manner, when those words fell onto the driver¡¯s ears, he turned pale. He rapidly lowered his head and said, ¡°I¡­ I¡­ not¡­ please forgive my slip of tongue, Guild Leader.¡± ¡°Since I am the one who wrote down the rules for the guild, I also hold the authority to change them. Don¡¯t you know? This is where the fun is at. ¡°I have to authority to take and also the right to give. ¡°This is the meaning of absolute power. ¡°Rules? They all depend on my will. ¡°If I want to kill, then I¡¯ll kill. If I want to let go, then I¡¯ll let go! ¡°Do you understand?¡± The driver shuddered and lowered his head. A momentter, he drummed up his courage to raise his head and turn to face Shen. He said, ¡°But¡­ Guild Leader. I am not trying to question your decision here, but¡­ Tian Lie¡¯s issue is not a secret within the guild. If this decision of yours ends up causing dissatisfaction to arise in others¡­ for example, the other Inspectors or the Guild Patriarchs¡­¡± ¡°Then let those who oppose me step forward to face me. If they have what it takes to overthrow me, then they can go ahead and overthrow me. If they don¡¯t have what it takes, then they should just be obedient and listen to me.¡± After saying that, Shen¡¯s mouth curved into a light smile. He continued with a somewhat indifferent tone of voice. ¡°If they don¡¯t have what it takes to overthrow me but still want to oppose me, then¡­ people like these¡­ just kill them.¡± Just kill them. Those words that were uttered in indifference seemed to contain a trace of human arrogance within them! ... ¡°Now what?¡± Chen Xiaolian ced his hands beneath his seat and secretly traced those words on his palm. Sawakita Mitsuo nced at Chen Xiaolian. Then, Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s voice from beside his ears. The old man was clearly moving his mouth. However, the sound he made could only be heard by Chen Xiaolian. Secret vocal transmission? This old man actually possesses this kind of skill? ¡°There are two fellows in the front side of the cabin. You and I will deal with one each.¡± Hearing those words, Chen Xiaolian threw a gaze at the cockpit, meaning: There is another one hiding inside the cockpit. It¡¯s too far. What do we do about that? ¡°I have a way of dealing with the one in the cockpit. However, I can only deal with one long-distance one.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo spoke into his ears again. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced. Deal with one that is far away? He nodded his head and traced his next words, ¡°I will deal with the female terrorist.¡± After saying that, nced around and saw that there were only two rows between the female terrorist and them. With such a distance, Chen Xiaolian was confident that he could finish her off in one second. ¡°As for those at the back. ¡°The one in the middle of the cabin can be dealt with easily. Yourpanion and mine are positioned close to them. Once they make their move, that terrorist is as good as dead. ¡°The most problematic issue are the two fellows at the end of the cabin. They are too far away. ¡°Even if we do seed in taking out our objectives, the two fellows at the back will have enough time to set off their explosives. ¡°It¡¯s too dangerous.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo frowned. Chen Xiaolian silently considered the situation. Then, he suddenly reached out his hand to touch his seat belt. ¡°Maybe¡­ I think I have an idea.¡± ¡­ 1 The name given is ¡®ÇïÈÊ¡¯ which trantes to Akihito. However, the present Emperor of Japan, ¡®Ã÷ÈÊ¡¯ is also Akihito. So I took a derivative word of ¡®Ç, Aka instead. This name alone stumped me for over half an hour¡­ anyone have any advice on this, I¡¯m all ears.? Chapter 272 Part 1: Come Take A Bite

Chapter 272 Part 1: Come Take A Bite

GOR Chapter 272 Part 1: Come Take A Bite Time slowly ticked by. Due to the tense situation, time seemingly slowed to a crawl. The atmosphere within the airne cabin was gloomy and faint sobbing sounds could be hearding from the backside of the cabin. The terrorists exerted control over both sides of the cabin and prohibited all forms of actions, even the act of going to the restroom. One of the passengers attempted to negotiate with the terrorists, asking leave for the restroom only to be punched. Chen Xiaolian had some firearms prepared inside his Storage Watch. He had procured those firearms back in London. Presently, he was carefully calcting the time. During this time, the female terrorist had entered the cockpit twice. Chen Xiaolian could faintly overhear what was happening. It would appear that the female terrorist had begun to negotiate terms with the US government. However, due to the sounds released being intermittent, Chen Xiaolian was not able to fully grasp the words being exchanged. ¡­ ¡°The following is the list of our demands. We want the immediate release of 15 prisoners detained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and 6 of our members who were captured in the Libyan warzone. Additionally, your US forces must get out of the area we designated in 3 hours. Make an official announcement that you will initiate aplete withdrawal of forces from the warzone! Get your hands off that area!¡± The female terrorist utilized an open frequency to make those demands. It wasn¡¯t long before they received a reply. The US government was unable to meet such difficult demands. An intense round of discussion ensued, but the female terrorist was extremely determined to get what she wanted. In face of the US governments attempts to negotiate, she simply hung up on them. That was more or less the gist of what Chen Xiaolian had overheard. Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian began to feel somewhat doubtful. The demands for the release of prisoners was something normal in these circumstances. He was not surprised to hear them make such demands. However¡­ the demand for aplete withdrawal of government forces within 3 hours was obviously an impossible demand. Putting aside international consequences and the strategies of the US government¡­ There was no way the government could agree to such a demand. The act of sending their military into another nation was something that required the authorization of the US Congress. Something as monumental as this was not something that could be decided on a whim. Now assume that the US government did agree to this demand¡­ well, the possibility of that happening was pretty much zero. But even if they did agree to withdraw their forces. Theplete withdrawal of the military could never be aplished within 3 hours! After considering those demands, Chen Xiaolian came to the conclusion. Those demands were simply made as a smokescreen. They threw out demands that could not possibly be agreed upon simply to get the negotiations started. As for the official announcement for aplete withdrawal from the warzone¡­ that was simply ridiculous. A nation¡¯s policy could not be decided just like that. If so, there were two possibilities. The first possibility: The demand for aplete withdrawal from the warzone was just the starting salvo for the negotiations to begin. They already knew that the government could never agree to such a kind of demands. Thus, they forwarded such a kind of demand. After it had been denied, they will forward another round of demands. This time, the demands forwarded would be the demands that the terrorists really wanted! The second possibility was worse: The demands they made were simply a smokescreen. They were putting on an act of negotiating with the US government in order to buy time! During the infamous 911 incident, the terrorists had seemingly started negotiation talks with the US government after hijacking the airnes. However, in truth, they did not care about the oue of the negotiations. The objective they had in mind after sessfully hijacking the airnes was to simply smash them into US soil andmit acts of terror! The demands forwarded were pointless. The results of the negotiations were equally pointless. All they wanted was to numb the sense of vignce of the government forces and buy time. If this were the second possibility, then this matter would be so much worse. A bunch of people who were determined to kill themselves was the hardest to deal with. However, after reconsidering the situation, Chen Xiaolian realized¡­ the US government was not run by idiots. They¡¯ve already been bitten once after all. Since he was able to deduce these two possibilities, then surely the upper brass of the US government, the negotiators and think tanks would be able to deduce the same thing. ¡­ Unknowingly, an hour had passed. After the one hour had passed, Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard a roaring sound from the outside. He turned to look outside the window and saw two silver coloured fighter jets fly past them! They circled about in the sky before quickly flying back. They flew side by side with the civilian airne, seemingly escorting them. Likewise, the female terrorist had also noticed what was happening outside through the window. She sneered, moved into the cockpit and reopened themunication channel. ¡°The US fighter jets have arrived.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo was seated with his eyes closed, seemingly in the act of resting himself. However, he was quick to whisper to Chen Xiaolian, ¡°These fighter jets should be from the nearest US military base in the Pacific Ocean. They must be either the fighter jets stationed in the US military base of Saipan or Guam.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He could not help but feel nervous. From what he had heard, since the 911 attacks, the US government had taken on a much harsher and sensitive stance toward terrorists. The moment the US government believed that the airne would be used to orchestrate suicide attacks on US soil, they would likely order their fighter jets to shoot down this civilian airne in order to avoid a repeat of 911. They would rather have this airne destroyed than risk having it enter US airspace! This was simply a choice of a lesser of two evils. Shooting down a civilian airne would certainly bring about serious consequences. However, the US cannot afford a repeat of 911. Damn it¡­ if the US fighter jets blow up this airne¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt that such a scenario would to be too much of an injustice. He anxiously listened in on the conversation going on in front. The female terrorist was furiously speaking out in a loud voice while holding onto the handset. ¡°If your fighter jets do not leave us in 10 minutes, I will stop all attempts to negotiate and begin killing off the hostages! Remember, we sincerely tried to negotiate with you. If people start dying because your side crossed the line, then the consequences will be on your government¡¯s head! ¡°Additionally, I¡¯m warning you! Among the hostages within this airne are people of special statuses! There is a high-level official and a special member of your allied nation within this airne!¡± After saying that, the female terrorist hung up. Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and turned to give Sawakita Mitsuo a nce. The old man seemed troubled as he narrowed his eyes. ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that we¡¯ll be exposed?¡± Chen Xiaolian traced the words in his palm. I am not some Japanese Imperial Prince oi¡­ he muttered to himself. Sawakita Mitsuo smiled faintly and sent a vocal transmission to him, ¡°Unless the negotiators andmanders of the US government have a pig brain, they will never expose that detail. Besides, my identity is a fact. All I did was made up your identity. Even if the US government were to get in touch with my nation¡¯s government, the information they obtain will not differ by much. The US government¡¯s negotiators will also never reveal the truth to the terrorists. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded. Thankfully, after 10 minutes had passed by, they heard a roaring sound from the back of the airne as the two fighter jets that were travelling right behind suddenly elerated forward. After circling around, they quickly left the civilian airne. Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Don¡¯t get toofortable just yet. This doesn¡¯t mean that the US government had conceded. The radius of action for these fighter jets is fixed. Even though they came from the nearest US military base, if they end up going beyond their radius of action, they will have to turn back. ¡°If I have to guess, once we enter the radius of action of the Hawaiian US military base, they will send their fighter jets over once more. ¡°When something like this happens along the route between the Pacific Ocean to the US, it is only natural for the US military to send their fighter jets to monitor the situation. It is like passing the baton from one base to the other. ¡°Let¡¯s put it this way. Even though there will be a huge international fallout from blowing up a civilian airne, the US government would be able to endure it. After all, they were simply acting to defend itself from a terrorist attack. ¡°However, should another 911 ur. That Profound Seagazer will have to immediately resign [1]! ¡°Additionally, if such a thing actually happens, Profound Seagazer¡¯s Democratic Party can forget about winning another election for the next 20 years! Thus, they will never allow something like this to happen.¡± Profound Seagazer? This Japanese old man actually knows about that nickname? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and he heard Sawakita Mitsuo speaking to him once again. ¡°I do not know what your n is. However, I advise you to hurry it up! I believe there is a limit to the US government¡¯s patience. They will never allow the airne to make it into US airspace. ¡°The Hawaii area will be their bottom line. If I am not mistaken, the US government will try to force the terrorists tond this airne in Hawaii. ¡°One this airne crosses Hawaii and gets close to US soil, they will tell them to change the course, otherwise¡­ before this airne makes it into US airspace, they will shoot it down! ¡°Thus, you had better act on your ns quickly!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡­ A few hourster, the airne entered the Hawaii airspace. There was silence within the airne and even the terrorists were feeling nervous. The female terrorist¡¯s face gradually grew more serious as she patrolled around the corridor with a flustered expression. Within the past few hours, the US fighter jets have appeared twice. The first time it happened, the female terrorist had entered a heated discussion with the US government and the fighter jets then flew away. The second time they appeared, the female terrorist ignored them. She coldly looked at the US fighter jets that were flying outside the window. There was a trace of ridicule within her cold face. Next, the female terrorist re-entered the cockpit. This time, however, she locked the door behind her and Chen Xiaolian was no longer able to hear anything. After a while, the female terrorist walked out. She took a deep breath. Next, she made an odd hand gesture to herpanions. The face on the other four terrorists turned cold and they stood up straight before performing the same gesture. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart turned tense! The female terrorist took a deep breath, walked over and dragged the captain up with her into the cockpit. This time, she did not bother to close the door. She picked up the handset and spoke up. ¡°Now, I will let the flight captain talk with you!¡± After saying that, she produced a paper with words that were likely just written and handed it to the captain. She pointed her gun at the captain¡¯s head and said, ¡°Read it!¡± The captain¡¯s face was pale as he picked up the piece of paper. After ncing through it, his face became ugly to behold. He took a deep breath and began reading it. ¡°I am the flight captain, my name is XXXX¡­ at present, my life is in danger and I am to ry the other party¡¯s demands. The demands are as follows: ¡°First, the fighter jets beside this airne must leave immediately. ¡°Second, as per the earlier demand, the members whose names were provided earlier must be released. ¡°Third, we refuse tond in Hawaii. We request tond in an airport in the West Coast. You may decide the specific location. This is the only concession I could make as a show of goodwill. ¡°Fourth, afternding, we are willing to immediately release all the women and children aboard this airne to prove our sincerity. ¡°You must give an immediate answer to the demands listed above. Ten minutes after this, I will begin killing off the hostages. The flight captain will be the first on the hostage execution sequence. ¡°From now on, we will be cutting off all forms ofmunications and reopen our negotiations in 15 minutes.¡± After saying thest sentence, the captain took a deep breath and abruptly shouted, ¡°Please tell my family, tell them I love them! Thank you!¡± ¡­ 1 Profound Seagazer (°Â¹Ûº£) is a nickname the Chinese gave to Obama. Again, this chapter was written back in 2015 when he was the US President. On a different note, Katy Perry is known as Fruity Sis.? Chapter 272 Part 2: Come Take A Bite

Chapter 272 Part 2: Come Take A Bite

GOR Chapter 272 Part 2: Come Take A Bite The female terrorist was standing beside the captain when he uttered those words. However, she did not move to stop him. She simply sneered and waited for him to finish before pulling him to the side. ¡°Now, cut off allmunications!¡± The captain was thrown to the cabin area beside the flight attendants. Chen Xiaolian threw a nce at Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°If you want to do something, do it now. Our time is running out. These 15 minutes would likely be ourst chance to do anything. ¡°I believe that if the US government do not agree with this request, they will take military action after this 15 minutes is over. ¡°The negotiations have reached a tipping point.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo whispered to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian responded by nodding his head. ¡°Can you deal with the one in the cockpit?¡± Chen Xiaolian traced the words on his palm again. ¡°No problem.¡± ¡°All right, make your move when I give the signal.¡± After ending his conversation with Sawakita Mitsuo, Chen Xiaolian then used his guild channel to contact Roddy. "Roddy?" ¡°Well, what should we do?¡± Roddy sounded anxious. He smiled wryly and continued, ¡°This senior¡¯s been holding back for too long now! If you don¡¯t make your move, I¡¯m going to have to wet my pants.¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. ¡°I have something to ask you. Does your Mechanical Heart skill allow you to control an airne? What I mean to ask is, if the one controlling this ne dies, do you have the means to pilot it?¡± ¡°Nonsense! This senior can control even The Mech! How the Hell does an airne evenpare?¡± Roddy answered confidently. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and continued, ¡°We now have a method to deal with the terrorists in front. The only problem is the two at the back side of the cabin.¡± The two terrorists situated at the back of the cabin were the only problems in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s n. Roddy was silent for a moment before responding, ¡°I¡¯m confident that I can handle the one beside me. But those fellows at the back¡­ I can¡¯t do anything about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it and responded, ¡°Since we don¡¯t have a better method, we¡¯ll have to risk it.¡± Pausing, he took a deep breath and continued, ¡°In two minutes time, I am going to stand up and do something. Right now, I need you to help with something¡­ be careful when you¡¯re doing this but secretly have the passengers fasten their seat belts.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Roddy was surprised by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s n. However, he nodded. ¡°All right, I¡¯ll do my best.¡± ¡°All right, now I am going to tell you what to do¡­¡± After Chen Xiaolian had said his next few words¡­ There was a look of shock on Roddy¡¯s face. He hesitated for a moment and cried out through the channel, ¡°Damn it! You little bugger! This is a crazy ass move you¡¯re pulling here!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and responded, ¡°We¡¯ll have to take this risk. Can you do it?¡± ¡°There won¡¯t be a problem on my end,¡± Roddy replied after thinking it through. ¡°You only have two minutes. Make sure to be careful when you act.¡± After finishing up his conversation with Roddy, Chen Xiaolian turned to Sawakita Mitsuo before making a gesture with his head at the cock pit. Sawakita Mitsuo signalled back that he was ready. The old man showed a faint smile and suddenly unfolded his fan. Next, he pinched with two fingers and a very fine item protruded out from his fan without making a sound. Appearance wise, it was hard to determine if it was made of ivory or jade. It was thin, sharp, white and shiny. Sawakita Mitsuo then took a deep breath and his fingers moved to form several strange seals and the thin item suddenly transformed and moved down his fingers. It proceeded to flows down his body and onto the floor. A faint silvery trace could be seen on the floor. However, without inspecting it carefully, one would never be able to see it. It was like a small camouged snake or worm as it slithered forward at a rapid pace toward the cockpit. Chen Xiaolian was surprised¡­ this old man¡¯s skill is quite something. ¡°I am ready to make my move at any moment. Just give the signal, young friend,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo with a smile. Chen Xiaolian quietly calcted the time. When two minutes were roughly up, he suddenly stood up and shouted out toward the female terrorist, ¡°Excuse me,dy! I have something to say.¡± He deliberately spoke using inarticte English. Additionally, he also put on the fa?ade of being fearful. The terrorist in the middle position of the cabin noticed Chen Xiaolian standing up and was quick to shout out. He quickly walked toward him. At the same time, one of the two terrorists positioned at the back of the cabin quickly moved to the centre position ¨C clearly, they trained for this n meticulously. They would ensure that they were always in control of each part. Once one side was left unguarded, someone will step in to fill in for that person. This move on their part however, made Chen Xiaolian feel rxed. He felt more confident in his n. The female terrorist watched as Chen Xiaolian stood up. She appeared somewhat surprised and there was a peculiar smile on her face. She curiously regarded this ¡®Japanese Imperial Prince¡¯ and waved the terrorist back. She slowly walked over with a gun in her hand. There was also a sharp dagger in her other hand ¨C God only knows how they managed to slip those into the airne. ¡°What is the matter, esteemed Imperial Prince?¡± There were traces of mockery within the female terrorist¡¯s voice. It was probably because Chen Xiaolian had the face of a student and did not appear threatening that the female terrorist appeared so rxed. ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian purposely exhibited nervousness and took a deep breath. Then, with a rather timid expression, he said, ¡°I¡­ I demand a treatment befitting of my status!¡± ¡°Oh? Your Imperial Highness, what kind of treatment do you want? You are now in the First-ss seat. I did not let you sit with thosemoners; isn¡¯t that already a good treatment?¡± The female terrorist narrowed her eyes as a cold glint appeared within her eyes. ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately revealed traces of fear and he put on an act of not daring to look at the woman in the eye. He kept diverting his gaze away from the sharp dagger in the female terrorist¡¯s hand and whispered, ¡°I demand to go to the restroom! I am a member of the Imperial family! I demand a befitting treatment! I¡­ I¡­ I demand to go to the restroom!¡± The female terrorist burst intoughter. She cast her gaze at Chen Xiaolian and saw that he was deliberately mping his thighs together. His body also appeared to be quivering somewhat. Traces of contempt and disdain could be seen within her eyes. Sawakita Mitsuo who was seated beside stood up and said seriously, ¡°A disgraceful behaviour is not allowed for our noble Imperial Prince!¡± ¡°¡­ ha ha ha ha ha!¡± The female terroristughed out gleefully several times. She regarded Chen Xiaolian with aplicated looking smile and said, ¡°Ah right¡­ for a noble Imperial Prince to wet his pants¡­ that is indeed very disgraceful.¡± Pausing for a moment, she then tilted her head and shouted, ¡°Kahn!¡± The terrorist who was at the centre position moved forward ¨C one of the terrorist at the back came forward again to take his ce. Kahn moved until he was beside Chen Xiaolian and turned to look at the female terrorist. ¡°Escort His Imperial Highness to the restroom. It would be disgraceful for our Imperial Prince to wet his pants. We must give him a high level treatment, ha ha ha ha¡­¡± after saying that, she deliberatelyughed out. Kahn grinned and licked his lips before pointing his gun at Chen Xiaolian. Waving the muzzle of his gun, he said, ¡°Move it then.¡± Chen Xiaolian pretended to tremble as he made his way to the restroom. This restroom was not far away from the cabin entrance. The cockpit was located before the restroom. As Chen Xiaolian was walking toward the restroom, he deliberately trembled while sandwiching his thighs. He pulled open the restroom door even as he trembled and was about to close it when Kahn extended his hand to grab the door. He said, ¡°You are not allowed to close the door!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned with an aggrieved expression on his face. He said, ¡°What?!¡± ¡°You are not allowed to close the door.¡± Kahn waved the muzzle of his gun once more. ¡°You are not a little girl. Are you afraid that someone will see it? If you want to pee, then pee with the door opened! If you want to take a dump¡­ then take a dump with the door opened! I¡¯m not afraid of the stench, what do you have to be embarrassed about?¡± The sound ofughtering from the female terrorist who was standing behind them grew louder. Chen Xiaoian inhaled deeply. His face was a mask of red ¨C it was done on purpose. Yet, he also put on a furious and aggrieved face. ¡°What are you hesitating for? If you don¡¯t want to, then roll back to your seat, oh noble Imperial Highness, ha ha ha!¡± It would appear that Kahn have a terrible nature. This act of teasing a member of the noble Imperial family seemed to be giving him a special sense of satisfaction. Chen Xiaolian pretended to hesitate. Then, seemingly making up his mind, he turned to enter the restroom. With his back facing the terrorist, he secretly mumbled to himself: This senior is making this sacrifice for the sake of the quest¡­ for the sake of the quest¡­ He pulled his zipper¡­ Truth be told, this was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s most agonizing peeing experience. To pee while a bearded beefy man was pointing a gun at him while monitoring his actions¡­ This experience was just too weird. After Chen Xiaolian was done forcing himself to pee, he took a deep breath and turned around. He carefully walked out of the restroom. Kahn followed him closely with a sneer on his face. The muzzle of his gun was pointed at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head all the way. After taking two steps¡­ Chen Xiaolian secretly estimated his position before abruptly stopping. ¡°Hey! What are you doing? Your Imperial Highness? Could it be that you weren¡¯t too satisfied with the earlier experience and want another round? Ha ha ha ha!¡± Kahnughed savagely. Chen Xiaolian deliberately revealed an indignant expression and shouted, ¡°Impudence! I have never been insulted as such before!¡± After saying that, he turned his body to face Kahn. There was a false expression of rage on his face and his stance was incredible clumsy. He extended his arm and furiously charged toward Kahn! All his performance was done right on the money. It urately reflected the furious and clumsy yet not threatening image shown by youngsters with no experience of the world. ¡­ Chapter 272 Part 3: Come Take A Bite

Chapter 272 Part 3: Come Take A Bite

GOR Chapter 272 Part 3: Come Take A Bite When Kahn saw Chen Xiaolianshing out at him, his face turned cold ¨C the same was true for the female terrorist who was standing not far away. However, they noted how Chen Xiaolian¡¯s movements were unskilled and of no threat at all. Thus, a subsequent expression of disdain appeared on their faces. A weak youngster who held no threat toward them. Additionally, his attack involved him spreading his arms open, exposing the vital areas on his chest, waist and abdomen. For these terrorists who had undergone rigorous military training¡­ this was simply a fight with toddlers! Kahn had made up his mind to take this opportunity to give this Imperial Prince a brutal lesson. He had already seen the sobbing image of the Prince lying on the floor within his mind. He nonchntly moved his body sideways and flipped his dagger around. Then, he shed his dagger in the direction of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. He believed that this would be enough to give this little fellow a good lesson. The female terrorist too had shared his thoughts. Yet, neither one of them noticed¡­ the spark shing through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes! As he was rushing toward Kahn, Chen Xiaolian suddenly shouted! ¡°Sawakita!¡± At the same time, he also contacted Roddy using the guild channel. ¡°Roddy, now!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian mmed into Kahn. Kahn could feel his dagger making contact with the youngster¡¯s heart area. However, the scream of misery that he had expected to hear did not materialize. Instead, he felt a sensation of impacting from the dagger! It was as though¡­ it had struck a steel te! That sensation of toughness! The magnitude of the impact knocked him off bnce and his body was sent flying backward! Is this fellow a ghost? That, unfortunately, would be thest line of thought within Kahn¡¯s mind. BOOM! A roaring sound echoed through the cabin. The sound had originated from both the front and the back. The reason for that was because both of the cabin doors of the airne had suddenly popped opened! Their airne was presently flying high in the sky. Now that its cabin doors had suddenly opened, an intense airflow abruptly swept inside and a chaotic tempest of airflow raged inside the cabin! A huge suction force swept Kahn¡¯s body up! The only reaction he was able to make was to shout out. However, he did not get the chance to make any sound inside the cabin as he was the first to be chucked out of the airne! The same thing happened to the back of the cabin where the airne door automatically opened itself. The terrorist standing guard at the back of the cabin shared Kahn¡¯s fate. Without being given the chance to even shout, he was sucked out of the airne! The fierce winds continued to rage chaotically within the cabin! Due to the sudden change, the entire airne gave a shudder and became seemingly weightless. Yet, the intense winds continued raging inside while the roaring sounds of the airne permeated the air! Just now, Chen Xiaolian had mmed into Kahn. The resulting impact then threw Kahn out of the airne. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was also situated near the door of the airne! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s enhanced body came into y as he resisted the powerful suction force. He forced himself to twist his waist. He took a step to the side with lightning like speed. With movements that seemed to defy physics, his hand shot out! His hand grabbed the female terrorist! Thanks to his high level of strength, he was able to pull her over in one attempt. The two of them mmed into each other! Chen Xiaolian tightened his grip and cracking sounds could be heard. The female terrorist screamed wretchedly ¨C however, her screams were drowned out by the buffeting winds! During all these, her dagger and gun had fallen on the floor and were swiftly swept up by the wind and chucked out through the airne door. Chen Xiaolian followed up by sending his knee flying toward her abdomen area and the female terrorist was sent flying¡­ out of the airne! With a swooshing sound, her figure disappeared from the cabin. Three down! In the middle segment of the cabin, Roddy was crouched down as he kept his hand in contact with the floor. With his Mechanical Heart skill, he was able to instantly take over the control of the airne and forced open the doors! At the same time that he opened the doors, the terrorist who was standing guard in the middle found himself unable to maintain his bnce and he staggered before falling down. Roddy straightened himself and was about to make his move when he heard a sharp bellow: ¡°Die!¡± He watched as the bald girl, Nagase Komi suddenlyshed out with her hand! Her palm opened and her five fingers were like sharp swords! Like¡­ Wolverine? Her sharp fingers pierced straight through the terrorist¡¯s neck! Blood sprayed out and was scattered through the cabin due to the intense flow of air inside. With five holes in his neck, the terrorist was immediately silenced! Four down! ¡­ After using his knee to strike the female terrorist, the movement caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body to be overextended. His body was sucked up and he flew toward the door as well! Chen Xiaolian howled out and both his hands wed vigorously at the edges of the door! He was able to stop himself from being thrown out but the powerful suction force ced a heavy burden on his body. He could feel his entire body groaning in pain. The tearing pain that resulted from this ordeal nearly made him ck out! He roared furiously and used his [B+] ss strength to, little by little, w his way back into the cabin. Roddy shouted and attempted to rush over to help him. Suddenly, a shrill scream rang out! A figure was suddenly thrown up from the passenger seat. The figure then mmed heavily upon the cabin ceiling, causing the luggagepartments to pop open. A few bags fell out as a result. Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s head was stained with blood as her body fell to the floor. Then, she was pulled toward the door! She had fallen unconscious! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound as he watched Takashimoto Shizuka fly toward him. She was going to fall out of the airne! Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. One of his hands let go and shot out to wrap around Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s waist. The Japanese woman mmed into him, causing his body to shudder once. Thankfully, his other hand was still holding tightly onto the door. Otherwise, they would both be sent flying out of the airne! It was then that Chen Xiaolian suddenly caught sight of Sawakita Mitsuo. The old man walked toward him. Despite the surging winds within the cabin, the old man was able to walk steadily. It was as though the bottom of his feet were able to root themselves upon the floor of the cabin! He took one step after another, each step producing an odd sound. When he was before Chen Xiaolian, he extended a hand out toward him¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became tense! At this moment, if this old man were to have any malicious intent toward him¡­ There was nothing else that the old man needed to do. All that was necessary was to kick him out of the airne¡­ Although he was an Irregrity, he could not fly! Considering their present altitude of thousands of meters up in the sky, falling down would certainly result in death! He was also not Roddy who could summon the Mech! Chen Xiaolian panicked and was about to subconsciously summon Garfield! No! He was already thinking of summoning Bai Qi! However, he then heard Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s voice, ¡°Guild Leader Xiaolian, I have no malicious intents. I am here to help you.¡± Guild Leader Xiaolian? He knows my name? After saying that, Sawakita Mitsuo grabbed hold of Chen Xiaolian by his wrist. Next, he pulled him inside the cabin! Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. After falling into a passenger seat, he pressed Takashimoto Shizuka down on the seat before fastening the safety belt for her. ¡°Roddy! What are you waiting for?¡± Chen Xiaolian roared out through the guild channel. Roddy charged over! Even with his enhanced body, Roddy had a difficult time moving through the cabin. He was barely able to stabilize himself. He quickly made his way to the back of the cabin and forcefully closed back the door! Due to their altitude, it was easier to close the door. The resulting air pressure when flying at high altitudes cased the airflow to flow outside. At the same time, Sawakita Mitsuo also reached the door at the front and closed it. Thanks to the powerful suction force, the doors were tightly closed! After doing that, Roddy quickly ran to the front! There was no need for Chen Xiaolian to remind him; he quickly rushed into the cockpit. There, he found thest terrorist slumped inside with his head tilted over. As for the vice-captain, he was unconscious. The scene surprised Roddy for a moment. However, there was no time for him to hesitate. He pulled the terrorist out of the seat and sat down on the pilot position¡­ ¡­ The airne quickly flew up once more before gradually stabilizing itself. The screams and sobs within the cabin also slowly subsided. Two minutes after the airne had stabilized itself, Roddy¡¯s voice could be hearding from the broadcast system. ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to inform everyone that the terrorists have been taken care of. Sorry for the fright earlier. However, the incident have been resolved and everyone will be able to safely return home. At present, everything is within our control! I am your temporary captain, Captain Roddy.¡± After a few seconds of silence¡­ A maddening outcry of jubtion flooded the cabin! Chen Xiaolian had Takashimoto Shizuka pressed down on the passenger seat with his chest. He observed the woman whose head was bleeding all over and he gently held the wound. Perhaps it was due to the impact, but Takashimoto Shizuka was barely able to regain her consciousness. She forced herself to open up her eyes to see Chen Xiaolian before her. Then, she subconsciously uttered: ¡°Your¡­ Your Imperial Highness?¡± Chen Xiaolian snapped at her, ¡°What nonsensical Imperial Highness? I¡¯ve had to save your ass twice now¡­¡± Then, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned over to seat himself on the passenger seat by the side even as he was gasping for breath. Just now, he had nearly died! His whole body was racked with pain. The tearing force from earlier was something that even his enhanced body found difficult to cope with! Chen Xiaolian was certain that his body had suffered a considerable amount of injuries. He dared not hesitate. He pulled something directly out from his Storage Watch and tore it open. It was a packet of¡­ Spicy bars (Healing substance)! He bit down on the packet and tore it open before chomping down on it! Then, he turned to look at the Japanese flight attendant who had a considerable wound on her head. He shoved a spicy bar toward her. ¡°Come, take a bite.¡± ¡°Na¡­ Nani? [1]¡± Takashimoto Shizuka stared in befuddlement at Chen Xiaolian and the strange item in his hand. ¡°That¡¯s more like it! Did you know? Your English sounds really bad! Speaking Japanese suits you better.¡± Without giving her any chance to say anything, Chen Xiaolian shoved the spicy bar down the Japanese flight attendant¡¯s mouth. ¡­ 1 ¡®Nani¡¯ is ¡®what¡¯ in Japanese. ? Chapter 273: Best Job

Chapter 273: Best Job

GOR Chapter 273: Best Job Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s eyes were opened wide as she looked carefully at the youngster before her from up close. Her chin was held as he stuffed something that tasted weird into her mouth. The Japanese flight attendant¡¯s cheeks gave a hint of a blush. She became somewhat panicky and shrank backward, slipping away from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s grasp. Then, she spoke out in a nervous whisper, ¡°You¡­ Your Imperial Highness, that¡¯s¡­ too rude¡­¡± ¡°Enough, I am not some Prince,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who waved his hand. ¡°Not a¡­ Prince?¡± Takashimoto Shizuka stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Mm. To begin with, I am not even a Japanese. Your Japanese Imperial Highness, that shitty Prince¡­ could he be as smart as me? Could he be better at fighting than me? If the real Prince dide here, he would probably have wet his pants long ago.¡± Chen Xiaolian noticed that Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s forehead was no longer bleeding. It seemed that the spicy bar had begun to go to work. He reached out with his hand and patted her on her face. This move of his caused the Japanese flight attendant to blush somewhat ¨C for some unknown reason, when facing this Japanese flight attendant, Chen Xiaolian had a desire to tease and pull pranks on her. Perhaps, it was because of the first kiss¡­ Besides, back then I was the one being tempted¡­ Resisting was truly hard! Takashimoto Shizuka diverted her eyes away and looked like a frightened deer. She anxiously shrank back. After being patted on her cheeks, she revealed more confusion within her eyes. Fortunately for her, Chen Xiaolian then stood up and left. The cabin was filled with shouts of joy and celebration. The flight attendants ran into the cockpit. Roddy who was seated inside became the happiest person on the. Several of the flight attendants held Roddy¡¯s head and kissed his face wildly. Roddy¡¯s forehead and cheeks were covered with lip marks. There was also a flight attendant with stunningly well-endowed breasts who held onto Roddy in happiness, resulting in Roddy¡¯s face descending into her soft valley. Is he not afraid of suffocating to death? Chen Xiaolian observed Roddy for a moment and chose not to enter the cockpit. The flight captain re-entered the cockpit and worked together with Roddy to pilot the ne ¨C after that, he took over the flight once more. At the same time, he also got into contact with the government forces. Chen Xiaolian moved straight toward Sawakita Mitsuo and sat in the row before him. Then, he turned around and faced the old man. Sawakita Mitsuo, Nagase Komi and the middle-aged man had already returned to their respective seats. The old man looked at Chen Xiaolian with narrowed eyes. There was an auraing from his eyes that did not match his age. ¡°Well then, let¡¯s make a formal introduction, Guild Leader Xiaolian,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo with a faint smile. ¡°Allow me to introduce myself. I am the leader of a guild from Japan; you may call me Guild Leader Sawakita. Right, I almost forgot. My guild¡¯s name is¡­ Shogunate.¡± Pu! Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian who just happened to be drinking a bottle of water nearly sprayed the contents of his mouth. Shogunate? He stared at Sawakita Mitsuo. The old man smiled and said, ¡°My nickname is ¡®Generalissimo¡¯.¡± Shogunate Generalissimo? Interesting. But¡­ Chen Xiaolian thought about it. This Sawakita Mitsuo seemed differentpared to what he had imagined. As a Professor of Theology of an Imperial University and also the Vice-Grand Steward of the Japanese Imperial Household Agency, he should be someone loyal to the Japanese Imperial family. And yet¡­ judging from this old man¡¯s behaviour so far, it would appear that he did not have much respect for the Japanese Imperial family. This was inconsistent with most Japanese of his age. Especially when you take into consideration the fact that he was also something like a minister in the Japanese Household Agency. Additionally, he was also someone who held the title of ¡®Great Teacher¡¯. Just now, he had led Chen Xiaolian to impersonate a member of the Imperial family of Japan. Something like that was something that other Japanese citizens would never do. The people of Japan view the Emperor as God himself. And the Imperial family was basically the family of Gods. Who would dare provoke the Imperial family? Impersonating one was an act of profanity. Additionally, this old man was clearly wearing the clothes of the Shinto religion, signifying his high position within the Shinto religion. What was the Shinto? The Shinto was Japan¡¯s ethic religion! The purpose of the Shinto religion was to elevate the Emperor of Japan to be a being of worship! The old man¡¯s decision to have Chen Xiaolian impersonate a member of the Imperial family indicated that he was somewhatcking in feelings of respect and worship toward the Imperial family that most Shinto priests should have. And then there was his nickname. Shogunate Generalissimo! What was the Shogunate? In the history of Japan, there was a periodsting over 682 years, the Shogunate Era. In that era, true power lied within the Shogunate while the Emperor of Japan was reduced to a puppet figure! For him to have such audacity, giving himself such a nickname: Shogunate Generalissimo; there was no need to wonder about this old man¡¯s view of the Emperor of Japan. ¡°You seemed surprised to hear my nickname?¡± the old man asked as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian did not try to conceal his thoughts. He said, ¡°As the Great Teacher of the Imperial family, you gave yourself this nickname of Shogunate Generalissimo¡­ he he¡­ Guild Leader Sawakita¡¯s disposition is truly stunning. You are a highly ced member of the Imperial Household Agency, yet you nicknamed yourself Shogunate Generalissimo. What of the Emperor then?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo curiously regarded Chen Xiaolian and murmured, ¡°Is it that surprising? An Awakened would ask me why a Japanese holds no respect for the Emperor?¡± A peculiar smile appeared on his face and he said, ¡°Back then, I did believe in the Shinto religion. However¡­ think about it. After getting sucked into this game, after finding out that this world was created by the Development Team¡­ would we still be able to put our faith in the Gods of this world? Naturally, the Emperor would be no God either¡­ even His Majesty the Emperor is something that the Development Team had created, a mere NPC.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the old man with widened eyes and said, ¡°The Emperor is a mere NPC¡­ old man, do you dare to speak those words when you are inside the Imperial Household Agency?¡± ¡°¡­ ha ha ha ha!¡± After exchanging nces, the two of them burst outughing. As someone who was born in Nanjing, Chen Xiaolian was actually someone who held a certain bias against Japanese citizens [1]. However, this Sawakita Mitsuo was just too interesting and Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel a sense of goodwill toward him. Naturally, the fact that this old man had helped save him just now when he was holding onto dear life was also a huge reason for this. As such, the atmosphere between the two of them became much warmer. ¡°For Guild Leader Xiaolian to fly to the US at this time, could it be that you are also going to participate in the punishment instance dungeon?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo asked Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He did not bother concealing that fact and asked instead, ¡°Did Nagase Komi tell you my name?¡± ¡°Mm, after Komi entered my guild, she told me about the things that had happened to her in the past. About what happened back then, I would like to thank Guild Leader Xiaolian for taking good care of Komi. Hearing what she told me, I can tell that there were some misunderstandings. However, I have already told her that if not for you, she would likely have died in the Tokyo instance dungeon.¡± Nagase Komi who was seated beside him suddenly stood up and bowed toward Chen Xiaolian. With a serious expression on her face, she said, ¡°Guild Leader Xiaolian! Thank you for your care and guidance back then! Back then, I had given you a great deal of problems and I also misunderstood you. Please forgive me!¡± Chen Xiaolian gaped as he observed the bald girl who had a cold an indifferent expression on her face. There was also a hint of firmness there. It was hard to imagine that this was the same timid and panicky girl that he had met a month ago in the Tokyo instance dungeon. This Nagase Komi seemed to have been reborn. Her face was a mask of calmness and cold indifference. Additionally, there was a hint of confidence behind her expression! The old man waved his hand and Nagase Komi sat back down. Next, Sawakita Mitsuo produced a bottle of wine¡­ only God knows which item on his body was a storage equipment. It was a white bottle of porcin containing sake. He removed the cover and took a swig. Then, he turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Guild Leader Xiaolian, are you free to talk?¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled and answered, ¡°We are on an airne, I doubt I¡¯d be going anywhere. Since Mr Sawakita wants to talk, I don¡¯t mind apanying you.¡± However, Chen Xiaolian had no interest in drinking wine. He instead produced a bottle of Coke. After opening it, he gulped down two mouthfuls. ¡°You youngsters. You always like these kind of drinks,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo with a faint smile. ¡°How old are you?¡± ¡°Over 60.¡± Sawakita Mitsuoughed. He shook his head and there was an amused look in his face. He continued, ¡°I was born in Japan during the Showa era¡­ that would be in the 50s. ¡°Back then, Japan was in the process of rebuilding itself after the war. The entire nation came as one to rebuild itself over the ashes of war. The people of that generation exuded perseverance, firmness and resolution. You could practically see the word dedication and hard work on each of their faces¡­ ¡°Truth be told¡­¡± As he said that, Sawakita Mitsuo suddenly lowered his voice, ¡°This matter caused me quite some problems.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised to hear that. ¡°It was an era where the people must endure with struggles and risks. Everyone had to give up their individuality and every citizen were seemingly transformed into one unified force, dedicated to working hard with everything they had to rebuild the nation. ¡°However¡­ as for me, I am a natural bornzy bum. ¡°Myziness goes all the way down to my bones and I do not like being bound. Even more so, I do not like the idea of being a cog in a machine. ¡°Hmmm¡­ maybe I was just born without the traits that a Japanese should have.¡± Chen Xiaolian was speechless as he looked at the old man. ¡°¡­ thus, due to myziness, back then, I did not want to go to the factory to be a factory worker, or a construction worker, or a skilled worker or a police¡­ I am a veryzy person who just don¡¯t want to work. ¡°Thankfully, I have a good head on my shoulders. ¡°After considering it for a long time, I finally found a way out. ¡°In the beginning, I chose to study medicine. Later on though, I came to realize that being a doctor is an exhausting job. ¡°Back then, the whole nation was dedicated in their struggle to rebuild the nation. Everyone was filled with the desire to work hard. ¡°Doctors were no exception. ¡°Such a bitter path was beyond me. Thus, after mulling it over and over, I realized that there was only one path for me. ¡°This was the only path that could allow me to live an easy life. A life where I can tantly bezy, where I can choose to not work hard. Yet, I can still garner the respect of others and gain a high social status.¡± After saying that, Sawakita Mitsuo winked andughed, ¡°¡­ by bing a God stick. A very powerful God stick. [2]¡± Chen Xiaolian burst intoughter. It was a sincereugh. ¡°Thus, I began to study religion. I used my brilliant mind to learn the Shinto religion and became a specialist in this religion. In the end, I even became a Professor of Theology and a high ranking member of the Shinto clergy ¨C in this world, there is no other job more rxing that this, one that would allow me toze about openly!¡± ¡­ 1 Massacre of Nanjing by Japan forces in WW2. Many Chinese died... ? 2 God stick is a term given to someone who uses the name of God(s) to deceive the people. ? Chapter 274: The Last One

Chapter 274: The Last One

GOR Chapter 274: The Last One This old man was truly an interesting person. As Chen Xiaolian looked at Sawakita Mitsuo, he was unable to stop himself from smiling. However, after exchanging nces, their eyes flickered and they started talking about something else. This was the first time that Chen Xiaolian had an agreeable discussion with a Japanese. This Sawakita Mitsuo was very knowledgeable. As expected, his title of Great Teacher was not something that he had simply bought. He was someone with a vast amount of knowledge. After conversing for a bit, Chen Xiaolian turned his head around and saw Roddy walking out from the cockpit. He politely ended his conversation with Sawakita Mitsuo before moving toward Roddy. ¡°Go wash your face,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who patted Roddy on his shoulder. Roddy smiled with pride. ¡°Sorry for interrupting,¡± a soft voice came from the side. Chen Xiaolian turned around to see Takashimoto Shizuka looking gingerly at him. It appeared that she wanted to say something but was hesitant to do so. ¡°What is it?¡± Takashimoto Shizuka hesitated once more before speaking out while blushing, ¡°I, I just want to say thank you. Earlier, thank you very much!¡± Chen Xiaolian observed her familiar expression. Naturally, he still remembered back when they were on the deserted ind. Back then, they had huddled together around the campfire, depending on each other. Naturally¡­ he also remembered that goodbye kiss in the undergroundbyrinth by the cliff. Damn it! Stop thinking about the kiss! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes subconsciously fell onto Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s lips. There was a faint colour on the young woman¡¯s lips. She did not apply any strong lip gloss on it. Yet, they were ripe and beautiful. Roddy who was standing beside him snickered. Takashimoto Shizuka appeared to be panicking. Seeing Chen Xiaolian stare at her, she was probably reminded of what happened earlier when Chen Xiaolian had held her chin to stuff that spicy bar into her mouth. She shrank her head back and was about to turn away. "Wait a minute." Chen Xiaolian stopped her. ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°That¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian clutched his head and smiled, ¡°If there is nothing going on, how about we sit down and have a chat. Besides, this journey will still take some time.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Takashimoto Shizuka was clearly feeling nervous. However, perhaps it was due to the submissive behaviour within this Japanese woman and the fact that he had saved her earlier¡­ She was unable to voice out any words of rejection. She silently performed a bow and sat down beside Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What are you looking at? Go sit behind. You can just go sit in her seat.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved at Roddy. Roddy gave him the middle finger before moving to the back. It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian suddenly noticed Nagase Komi who was seated beside Sawakita Mitsuo getting up. After getting up, she moved to the back area of the cabin. She proceeded to sit in the passenger seat belonging to the passenger that was poisoned ¨C that passenger had been transferred to the First-ss seat to recover. Chen Xiaolian then turned to nce at Sawakita Mitsuo who seemed to be looking at him. As expected, he is a shrewd fellow. Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself. Chen Xiaolian sat down and began to chat with Takashimoto Shizuka. Judging from her expression, he could see that the flight attendant was feeling very nervous and somewhat fearful. While she was curious about Chen Xiaolian, it would appear that there was more fear¡­ She was after all, just an ordinary woman. To have to sit before someone who had used his bare hands to kill off several terrorists¡­ even if he was a hero, she was unable to stop herself from feeling somewhat fearful. The things Chen Xiaolian talked about were not some pointless stuff either. Additionally, his appearance was slightlyparable to Daniel Wu. Chen Xiaolian could sense Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s apprehension when facing him. He pretended to not notice it and simply continued chatting with her. ¡°What are you going to America for?¡± ¡°¡­ it¡¯s work rted.¡± "How old are you?" "Twenty-two years old." ¡°Which part of Japan do youe from?¡± ¡°¡­Tokyo.¡± ¡°How many family members do you have?¡± "A mother and a sister." For the most part, she would just carefully answer anything that Chen Xiaolian asked. If Chen Xiaolian did not ask anything then this young woman would not speak at all. This turn of event made Chen Xiaolian feel somewhat depressed. Doesn¡¯t the stories usually go like this: After the hero saved the beauty, the beauty would give her heart to the hero? But why is it that this Takashimoto Shizuka is looking at me as though my body has some terrible virus? ¡°Miss Shizuka, why do I feel like you are very fearful of me?¡± ¡°¡­ no. I am just feeling a little nervous¡­ ah! What did you call me?¡± Takashimoto Shizuka suddenly eximed out with widened eyes. Throughout their exchanges so far, this was the first time that this woman had taken the initiative to ask a question. ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°You, what did you call me just now? How did you know my name?¡± asked Takashimoto Shizuka who stared at Chen Xiaolian warily. Oh shoot. Chen Xiaolian mumbled to himself. He quickly recalled their encounters within the airne¡­ she had not introduced herself to him. ¡°You are the one who told me.¡± Chen Xiaolian began to bluff. ¡°When we were chatting earlier, you were the one who introduced yourself.¡± ¡°¡­ did I?¡± Takashimoto Shizuka felt somewhat dubious. Chen Xiaolian stared at her with a seemingly moral high ground until the young woman felt a sense of guilt welling up her heart. She did after all just suffered from a head concussion. Although the blood flow had been stopped and the wound had been wrapped up¡­ Takashimoto Shizuka started to doubt herself. Did I really introduce myself before? Did the concussion made me forget that? ¡°Are you done yet? Don¡¯t push it, man.¡± Roddy¡¯s resentful voice came through the guild channel. He continued, ¡°Chen Xiaolian, you had better remember the fact that you already have a girlfriend. Although Big Miss Qiao is not here, I would advise you to not act recklessly. You dare to go flirt about in front of me? What? You think I won¡¯t report this to Qiao Qiao?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself and replied, ¡°You know, it¡¯s not that I want to argue with you. But, did you get kissed too much by the flight attendants? Did your head get too high from that?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Think about it. We¡¯ve killed off those terrorists. So, why haven¡¯t the system send us a prompt stating that the quest is over?¡± ¡°¡­ oh shit!¡± Roddy abruptly jumped up! ¡­ The hijacking event was the first quest issued by the instance dungeon. Normally speaking though, after a quest had beenpleted, the system would issue out a prompt stating that the quest had beenpleted and the scores would be tallied. However, after they finished off the terrorists, the system did not send out any prompts. That meant¡­ The quest was not over! ¡­ ¡°There are more terrorists on this airne!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and nced at the seemingly bound Takashimoto Shizuka. At the same time, he used the guild channel tomunicate with Roddy. ¡°Did you think I was flirting? Since you are at the back, make sure you mind your surroundings carefully. Check around for any suspicious person. Mm¡­ Nagase Komi had also moved to the back, didn¡¯t she? That old man probably realized this as well. That is why he had her move to the back. You need to be careful now!¡± ¡­ Two US military fighter jets flew into sight once more and they cruised alongside the civilian airne. The captain who was inside the cockpit had already reported the change in circumstance to the government. These two fighter jets were sent by the US military to escort the airne. When the passengers aboard the airne saw the two fighter jets flying beside them, many of them apuded. Some brought out their phones to take some pictures. Chen Xiaolian had long since retrieved his own mobile phone. He joined in and took some pictures of the fighter jets outside. At the same time, he pretended to nce around to survey what was going on at the back area of the cabin. ¡°Did you find anything?¡± ¡°¡­ no,¡± replied a frustrated Roddy. ¡°I have been looking carefully. There are several passengers who are clearly passengers from the Middle East. But they are also using their mobile phones to take picture and seem very happy. They don¡¯t seem like the terrorists¡¯panions ¨C could it be their acting is just too good?¡± ¡°Idiot, don¡¯t just stare at those Middle Eastern fellows.¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. ¡°Mm¡­¡± Takashimoto Shizuka saw that Chen Xiaolian was no longer saying anything. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke up, ¡°Mr, if there is nothing else, then I¡¯ll¡­¡± ¡°Err, don¡¯t go just yet. Let¡¯s keep talking for a bit,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a grin as he turned to look at the Japanese flight attendant. Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s expression changed ¨C clearly, she believed he was trying to woo her. True¡­ Chen Xiaolian did save her life earlier. However¡­ Takashimoto Shizuka felt an instinctive desire to shy away from him. In fact, for the past few months, Takashimoto Shizuka had been resistant and averse to attempts by any males who wanted to get close to her. It was probably¡­ due to the fact that she was constantly having a strange dream. ¡­ Naturally, Chen Xiaolian did not know what Takashimoto Shizuka was thinking about ¨C he simply wanted her to stay by his side in case anything unexpected urred. That way, he would be able to protect her. At any rate, they werepanions that had gone through hardships together. ¡­ ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. I would like to inform everyone that, due to the earlier hijacking incident, the safety inspection required by the US government and the military demand that we temporarily adjust our flight destination. ¡°We will bending in San Francisco in two hours. There, security personnel will be boarding this airne to conduct an investigation. After that, the airlinepany will re-arrange this flight and ensure that everyone here be sent to New York. ¡°I am very sorry for all the inconveniences you have had to endure on this flight. I ask that everyone cooperate. Thank you.¡± The captain¡¯s voice sounded through the broadcast system. The announcement was repeated three times. The passengers within the cabin issued out helpless sighs. Everyone expressed their understanding of the situation. After what had happened, everyone knew that the original flight n to New York would no longer be possible. It was necessary for them tond at the nearest airport for a security check. Additionally, only God knows if those terrorists had installed any other explosives inside the airne. Additionally¡­ all the passengers would likely be put through a strict identity verification process. After 911, the US government¡¯s response toward such a kind of incident had always been so strict. After hearing that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. San Francisco? As expected, they will be making anding on the West Coast. They will not be given the chance to fly past US territory and certainly not into the East Coast 1. The fighter jets outside escorted them for some time before leaving. However, new fighter jets soon appeared to escort them again. Naturally, these escorts were also meant to monitor their movements. Although the terrorists on the ne had been killed¡­ The US government would not view this situation lightly. Just because they were told through the radio that the airne was safe, how was that sufficient to verify that it was actually safe? ¡­ Two hourster. The airne began to descend to a lower altitude. The fighter jets flying beside the airne moved some distance away from it. Seeing as how the airne was about to descend, the helpless Takashimoto Shizuka was unable to say anything else but to fasten her seat belts and prepare for thending. During the past two hours, Takashimoto Shizuka had been maintaining her vignce as she conversed with Chen Xiaolian. There was a clear sense of resistance and vignce in her behaviour ¨C any other men trying to woo her would have long since quit trying. Yet, this young man before her seemed oblivious to her acts of resistance. He was like a stalker who refused to leave her side! Their ne finally descended through the clouds. Momentster, the airne slowlynded on the airport runway. The airne slowly decelerated as it glided forward. After the airne had smoothly touched down, another round of apuse erupted from within the cabin as the passengers cheered. At that very moment, everyone¡¯s minds were most probably focused on getting off the airne as soon as possible. However¡­ it appeared that this desire of theirs was not about toe true just yet. After the airnended, it did not move toward the airport¡¯snding area. Instead, it slowly moved toward an open area. Siren sounds soon filled the surrounding area. Over 10 vehicles of various kinds rushed out and surrounded the airne from various directions. Some of them were police cars, some were Special Forces and some were fire trucks. Chen Xiaolian even spotted two military explosive-proof vehicles. The vehicles were parked around the airne and arge number of heavily armed military and police officers emerged. They then moved to position themselves beside their vehicles. It was then that the flight captain opened the airne doors. The military and police officers outside moved to board the airne. It was at that very moment that Chen Xiaolian was suddenly beset by an intense feeling of vignce! He felt troubled! Extremely troubled! But where did this troubling sensation originated from? He suddenly stood up and moved to the middle of the corridor. Then, he turned to look at the back. During the past two hours, Roddy and Nagase Komi had not been doing nothing. They had been secretly monitoring the passengers who were on board the airne. However, they did not find anything of note! If the terrorists were hiding on this airne, then¡­ Where will they be hiding? Who could it be? Crew members? Highly unlikely. The flight captain of this flight was a Caucasian man. Chen Xiaolian also excluded the flight attendants from the equation. The passengers who were seated behind had been monitored by Roddy and Nagase Komi. However, nothing came of it. At that moment, an extremely troubling sensation descended¡­ Chen Xiaolian subconsciously turned to look at Sawakita Mitsuo. There was a rather grim expression on the old man¡¯s face. He too, stood up and they nced at each other¡­ Then, Chen Xiaolian suddenly eximed! He realized that he had ignored a very important person! ¡­ If a viin wished to hide his identity, what would be the best way for him to do so? Disguise himself as an ordinary person? No, that was not enough. The best method to hide his identity was¡­ To disguise himself as¡­ The victim! How many victims were there on the airne? Theoretically speaking, the ones who had been hurt during the hijacking event were: the flight captain who were struck, the chief flight attendant who were threatened¡­ However, there was only one who had really been harmed¡­ The poisoned passenger! Chen Xiaolian abruptly jerked his head, turning to face the First-ss seats. In the first row of the First-ss seats; in the seat located closest to the cockpit¡­ The poisoned passenger had already woken up. After washing his stomach with water, it appeared that he had managed to get rid of the symptoms of being poisoned. Although his body was still somewhat weak, he was for the most part conscious. It was precisely due to this reason that Chen Xiaolian had not suspected him at all! After he had finished off the terrorists earlier, the US fighter jets came to escort them and the passengers on the airne cheered and took out their mobile phones to snap pictures¡­ However, the poisoned passenger had remained rtively silent ¨C for Chen Xiaolian, he felt that to be a natural reaction. For a fellow who had just been poisoned, it was only natural for him to feel weak and devoid of the strength to move about! But now that the veil had been pierced, his doubt toward this fellow rose up! How was he poisoned? How did he end up ingesting something poisonous? It was possible that he was secretly poisoned¡­ however, if someone unrted tried to slip a poison for him to take, wouldn¡¯t the chances of being discovered be high? Perhaps¡­ he was one of them! What if the fellow was actually a terrorist as well? If so, this n was truly wless! First, have one of your own members ingest a non-fatal poison to disguise himself as a victim! And by doing so¡­ cause amotion! That would also expose the identity of the air marshals traveling on the airne. At the same time, doing so would allow this fellow to hide himself among the passengers. No one would ever suspect him! If the hijacking n went south¡­ This hidden terrorist would have the opportunity to stay hidden until the end. And when the critical moment arrived, he would be in the best position to deal the fatal move! After considering that possibility, Chen Xiaolian broke out in cold sweat! ¡°Mr, please return to your seat. There will be a security check soon. Please do cooperate.¡± The chief flight attendant walked over and spoke in a polite manner to Chen Xiaolian. He was after all, a hero who had saved the entire flight. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze swept past her and went to the front¡­ the poisoned passenger was seated just opposite of Chen Xiaolian. He was put on intravenous therapy using the items prepared within the airne¡¯s emergency kit. It was likely that he was given a normal saline packet or something simr. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and pretended to be talking with the chief flight attendant with a smile, ¡°Sure thing. I just wanted to ask something¡­¡± As he replied with those words, he took the opportunity to take a few steps forward. At that moment however, the poisoned passenger noticed Chen Xiaolian there. Their gazes met. In that one moment, Chen Xiaolian confirmed that his spection was correct! Within the eyes of the poisoned passenger, he sensed a trace of coldness, malice, and¡­ Madness! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face distorted and he abruptly shouted, ¡°Make way!¡± He dashed forward hastily and pushed the chief flight attendant to the side! The poisoned passenger grinned savagely. There was a watch on his left wrist. His right hand was moving toward a certain part of watch to press it¡­ There was no room for hesitation! At that moment, Chen Xiaolian chose to do something. Shua! An exquisite knight shaped sword appeared within his hand! Without hesitating, he tossed the knight shaped sword in his hand out! Sword in the Stone! A chilling sh shot toward the poisoned passenger! Shua! A wretched cry erupted and blood dyed the air! Blood sprayed and the cabin was filled with the smell of blood. An arm could be seen flying up in the air! The Sword in the Stone descended upon the poisoned passenger¡¯s shoulder, shing off his left arm that was wearing the watch. At the same time, the Sword in the Stone stabbed into the airne. The poisoned passenger screamed out miserably and his body shuddered! However, he jumped up frantically as he attempted to grab his cut arm! However, Chen Xiaolian had managed to make it there. He performed a flying kick, striking the poisoned passenger on his chest, causing him to fall backward and onto the de of the awaiting Sword in the Stone¡­ Pu! Blood scattered as his body was directly sliced into two! The bloody scene left everyone around shell-shocked. That was especially true for the chief flight attendant who screamed out sharply before fainting on the spot. The passenger around also screamed out sharply! As for Chen Xiaolian, he had already run forward. He grabbed the cut off arm and removed the watch from the arm. ¡°Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly and Roddy was quick to run over. Roddy caught the watch that Chen Xiaolian had tossed to him. His face distorted and he quickly gripped the watch. Then, he breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°It¡¯s all right now!¡± Roddy looked at Chen Xiaolian with aplicated expression. ¡°That was dangerous! This watch is a detonation device! It¡¯s all right now.¡± Chen Xiaolian too, breathed a sigh of relief. Then he turned around and saw that everyone on the airne were staring at him with fearful expressions. At the same time, the military and police officers rushed into the airne. The police officers rushed in through the airne door and saw Chen Xiaolian who was in the corridor with blood all over his body. They quickly raised their gun at him and shouted. ¡°{Freeze!}¡± ¡°{Hands up!}¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. He obediently raised both his hands. He knew that the US police officers would actually open fire. The terrorists did not manage to harm him. But, if he ended up being shot at by the police here, that would be an unreasonable turn of event. Naturally, he also did not forget to summon back the Sword in the Stone into the system. ¡­ 1 Washington DC and Capitol Hill (the seats of power of the US) is at the East Coast.? Chapter 275: Surprise?

Chapter 275: Surprise?

GOR Chapter 275: Surprise? Chen Xiaolian felt that this trip was truly an eye opener. A group of heavily armed SWAT officers rushed into the airne. Seeing the MP5s in their hands and the tactical vests worn over their bodies, Chen Xiaolian wisely chose not to make any overt movements ¨C these fellows would really open fire at him. Especially considering the fact that this airne had just been hijacked by terrorists. Chen Xiaolian had no desire to be a terrorist in the eyes of this USw enforcement unit and be shot at. He raised both his hands, wisely cing it where they could be seen by the officers. Two SWAT officers rushed forward and they quickly pushed Chen Xiaolian down the ground. ¡°I¡¯m not carrying any weapon. I will not resist¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he allowed them to press down on him. He also allowed them to ce handcuffs on him. Roddy shouted out. However, after Chen Xiaolian signalled to him, he decided to put up with their rough treatment. The team of SWAT officers entered the cabin and quickly moved to upy the strategic positions inside. They even took up positions inside the cockpit. Anti-terror equipment and instruments were moved inside. It was not long after the emergency doors were opened and the passengers were instructed to move out from the airne while being monitored. Then they hastily left the vicinity of the airne. The lights on the surrounding police cars shed about. As for Chen Xiaolian, after he was pressed down by the police officers, he felt something odd. He felt as though someone was spying on him. After having his body enhanced, Chen Xiaolian was now very familiar with this sixth sense ¨C this was one of the benefits of having an enhanced body. He deduced that there must be a SWAT sniper lurking somewhere. Perhaps there was a sniper aiming at him at that very moment. Chen Xiaolian chose not to make any movements. Soon, he was pushed into a police car. He turned to look outside the window and saw that hispanion, Roddy, Sawakita Mitsuo and his team were also getting the same type of treatment ¨C Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind calmed down. Arge number of police officers and bomb defusing experts rushed inside the airne as they began a thorough investigation. Well, that no longer had anything to do with Chen Xiaolian. He simply sat inside the police car and was soon taken out of the airport. It was presently night. The night panorama of San Francisco ¨C Chen Xiaolian was unable to see it. While he was seated inside the police car, they had him closely monitored and him told not to look about. Chen Xiaolian chuckled to himself. These US police officers thought that he was a terrorist. Since he was not familiar with the roads of San Francisco, it was only natural that he did not know where they were taking him to. Along the way, Chen Xiaolianmunicated with Roddy using guild channel twice. Roddyined about the stench of sweating from the police officers who were escorting him. ¡°These Caucasians are simply white apes.¡± Those were his exact words. Chen Xiaolianughed and told Roddy not to openly say that. Chen Xiaolian was brought to a certain ce. However, he was uncertain if it was the police station or some specialw enforcement department. Two police officers escorted him out of the car and into a building through the backdoor. Then, they entered an elevator in an underground parking spot and moved up. After that, they turned into a corridor before they threw him into a room. The ce was obviously an interrogation room, just like in the movies. The enclosed room had no windows, only a one-way mirror. After escorting him inside, the police officers did not unlock his handcuffs for him. They simply turned around and left, locking the door behind them. Chen Xiaolian stood up and stretched his body for a bit before looking at the mirror in the room. Is someone watching me behind the mirror? He grinned at the mirror and shouted loudly, ¡°Hey! Anybody home? Is there anyone behind the mirror? Hey! I am not the terrorist!¡± Chen Xiaolian stood before the mirror; he waved and jumped. ¡­ As expected, there was a room behind the mirror. Two people in dark coloured suits were observing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s actions. ¡°What is this fellow saying?¡± ¡°He says he is innocent.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t they say the hijackers are a group of Middle Eastern fellows? How did we end up with Orientals?¡± ¡°You¡¯re asking me?¡± One of the suit wearing person was a young woman with fine facial features. She pursed her lips to the side and said, ¡°Can¡¯t we just finish this quick? Damn it¡­ I¡¯m just preparing to go on a vacation. To think that something like this would happen. I hate terrorists!¡± The middle-aged man beside her sighed and said, ¡°Who doesn¡¯t? The only one who loves terrorists are those military buggers.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take care of this one. You go deal with the other one.¡± The young woman sighed. ¡°My leave is going to be wasted now. I have already promised my old man I would help out with the farm.¡± ¡°All right now, farm girl. Stop thinking about your leave,¡± said the middle-aged man with a grin as he pushed the door open and walked out. Before walking out, he reached out to pick up a folder that was on the table. The young woman stared at Chen Xiaolian through the mirror. She regarded him intently and frowned. ¡­ After being cooped up inside the room for over an hour, Chen Xiaolian had long since stopped standing before the mirror. He sat before the table inside the room and closed his eyes to rest. After finishing off the poisoned passenger, the system finally issued out the prompt stating that their quest had beenpleted. Chen Xiaolian inspected the system prompt. [System prompt: Hijacking crisis averted. Questplete. Rate ofpletion: Perfect. Number of passenger deaths: Zero. Number of points awarded: 465 points.] Seeing the number of points awarded, Chen Xiaolian could not help himself but to swear inwardly.
    What a wonderful number. Back in the airne, Chen Xiaolian happened to hear the chief flight attendant mention that number. The flight that he was on just happened to have that number of passengers (minus the number of terrorists). Each hostage who died will cost him 100 points. However, afterpleting the quest perfectly where not a single hostage died, he was awarded with only 465 points? That meant that each hostage saved only gave him 1 point. The system really had an overbearing method of calction. As Chen Xiaolian was grumbling to himself, the door of the room opened up. A woman walked in. It was a young woman. Although she wore an old-fashioned suit, her attire could not conceal her graceful body shape. There was a pair of sses on her face, which also could not reduce the charm of her facial contours. Instead, it gave her an added disposition ofpetence. That was especially so considering her pointed jaw that was slightly elevated. Then, there were her eyes that exuded a hint of coldness and pride. No question about it. This was a very beautiful woman, one with a brilliant mind and valiant disposition. When Chen Xiaolian saw her, he became stunned. He gaped with widened eyes as he looked at the young woman who had just entered the room. He then rubbed his eyes to confirm that he was not mistaken. He nearly blurted out a name. Thankfully, Chen Xiaolian was able to force down the words that were on the verge of escaping his mouth. The name that he swallowed down was¡­ Nicole! The Floating Angel: Nicole! ¡­ Nicole was refreshed into a¡­ US police officer? No, maybe not the police. Could it be the CIA? FBI? At that moment, there was a look of extreme excitement on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. After Nicole was killed in battle, this is the new identity that the system had assigned to her after the refresh? Aw enforcement officer of the US? Chen Xiaolian stared curiously at Nicole. His stare made Nicole feel ufortable. During the interrogation process, she would usually be the one to cast a sharp stare at the one being interrogated as a mean of exerting pressure on them. Today however, this fellow was doing that to her? ¡°Is there something on my face?¡± Nicole held back the fury she felt within her and sat down. She cast a cold re at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Err¡­ no,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered as he sighed inwardly. Who knows if this is a coincidence of if this is something the system arranged¡­ ¡°Now, I need you to answer some questions,¡± Nicole said as she opened the folder ced before her. ¡°Name?¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ err, Xiaolian, Chen.¡± "Age." "18 years old." "Country of citizenship?" ¡°China.¡± ¡°Gender?¡± ¡°¡­ can¡¯t you see for yourself?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes twitched. Nicole closed the folder and cast a cold nce at Chen Xiaolian before speaking, ¡°Now, I hope you can fully recount to me the events that urred on the ne.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°I think we can just leave out some stuff, can¡¯t we? Just go ask any passengers who were on the ne and you will know that I am not a hijacker. I am the hero, you know? I saved the people on the ne! I helped finish off the terrorists, helping avert a huge issue and crisis for the US. ¡°Even if you don¡¯t want to thank me, or have me escorted to the Whitehouse to receive some medal or something equally honourable¡­ is there a need to view me as a criminal, imprisoning and interrogating me?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberatelyined. Nicole was silent. She stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. A few secondster, she took a deep breath and said, ¡°We have already asked the flight captain, the other crew members and several other passengers on the airne. The testimony we obtained were more or less consistent. Everyone imed that you and your friends had saved them. You were the ones to resolve the crisis by finishing off the terrorists.¡± After saying that, Nicole purposely paused before continuing, ¡°Still, the things they recounted sounded hard to believe. After reading their testimony, I thought I was reading some Hollywood movie script.¡± ¡°At the very least, it could prove that I am innocent,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a faint smile. ¡°Even so, there are a few matters that I would like you to verify. There are also a few questions we would need you to answer.¡± Nicole smiled coldly as she watched Chen Xiaolian. She spoke in a slow but grim tone of voice. ¡°Mr, we checked your flight information. This is the first time you travelled to the US, is that right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°However, I have to say. It seems that my experience here have not been a good one.¡± ¡°You recently like to travel abroad a lot?¡± Nicole toyed with the pen on her left hand. ¡°We¡¯ve checked through your information. A few months ago, you travelled to a small tourist country in Southeast Asia. Next, you went to Japan. Then, just a few days ago, you went to London.¡± ¡°You sure have quite the detailed information. Yes, it is correct.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not bother hiding anything. ¡°ording to the information on you, you are a student. What I am curious to know is, how could a student travel around the world so frequently?¡± Nicole said coolly. ¡°Additionally¡­ who is your guardian? How could a student get the money to travel around the world like you?¡± ¡°¡­ it seems your information is not detailed enough,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a faint smile. He blinked and said, ¡°Besides being a student, I am also an author. Mm¡­ writing novels can be fairly profitable.¡± Nicole was feeling somewhat frustrated. She had been trying to keep the atmosphere coercive and grim ¨C however, this Oriental youngster before her seemed unfazed by her at all. Truth was, Chen Xiaolian was not fearful of Nicole. After all¡­ they had just fought side by side one month ago. How would Chen Xiaolian feel fearful toward Nicole? ¡°All right, so you have a source of ie¡­ we will have to verify this.¡± Nicole then said in a heavy tone, ¡°But you are a student, how would you have so much time as to travel around so much?¡± ¡°I am a delinquent who likes to skip sses. Is that a crime now?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with an innocent, eyes widened expression. ¡°Since when did truancy be a crime?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Nicole held back the desire to swear out. She took a deep breath and continued asking, ¡°What is your purpose ining to the US?¡± ¡°Travel,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a cool smile. Then, he recalled something and added, ¡°To attend a meeting.¡± ¡°Meeting?¡± Nicole¡¯s eyes shed. Chen Xiaolian gave her the address for the summit. Roddy had told him that the address leads to nowhere on the inte. However, Chen Xiaolian decided to tell Nicole about it anyway. ¡°There is an invitation card inside my luggage bag. You can go check it out.¡± Nicole¡¯s eyes narrowed and she wrote something down on the folder. ¡°I will be checking it out.¡± ¡°Then, is the matter solved?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and extended his hands out. He asked, ¡°Can you help unlock these handcuffs for me? Also, can I get something to drink?¡± Nicole ignored Chen Xiaolian and continued instead, ¡°I still have a few questions that I hope you can answer.¡± He raised his head and saw that Nicole¡¯s eyes were glinting sharply! ¡°First, ording to the testimony from the passengers on the ne, in the process of dealing with the terrorists, you had opened up the doors of the airne! Is that true?¡± Chen Xiaolian retracted his smile and sighed. ¡°Yes, that did happen.¡± ¡°Colour me curious. During a flight, especially when it is at a high altitude, the airne doors cannot be opened¡­ at the very least, it is not something that you passengers should be able to control. I am very curious to know, what method did you use to open the airne doors? ording to the testimonies we obtained, back then, neither you nor yourpanions entered the cockpit. You also do not have any opportunity to get to the lever that controls the doors.¡± Chen Xiaolian listened quietly. Then, he looked into Nicole¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°¡­ is that the only question? Is there any other question?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± answered Nicole with a sneer. ¡°ording to the testimonies from the passengers, you and yourpanion boarded the airne from China. As for the other three people who helped you deal with the terrorists, they boarded the airne in Japan. Did you know each other from back before?¡± ¡°¡­no.¡± ¡°However, ording to the testimonies by the other passengers, you seemed quite familiar with them. How do you exin that?¡± ¡°¡­ exin?¡± Chen Xiaolian considered the question before answering, ¡°If I say we hit it off, does it count as an exnation?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± This time, Nicole was unable to hold it in. She cursed: F**k! ¡°Hey,nguage!¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately smiled at her and continued, ¡°See? I have been cooperating properly. And don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know anything. Don¡¯t the US have something called human rights? Do you have the right to hold and interrogate me? Can¡¯t I get awyer or something? Oh right¡­ before you started interrogating me, you did not even tell me my rights. Does that count as a threat? Are you even the police or what? If I don¡¯t even know who you are, don¡¯t I have the right to refuse answering your questions?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately smiled teasingly and said, ¡°What if you are just the janitor here?¡± Nicole was so furious she almost flipped the table! Janitor? She gritted her teeth, removed her work suit, pulled out the ID card that was hanging down her chest and ced it on the table. ¡°See this, I am not a janitor. Homnd Security, agent Nicole Dawson.¡± ¡°Nicole? That¡¯s quite a good name. By the way, I like Nicole Kidman.¡± ¡°Enough!¡± Nicole pounded down on the table heavily! She cast a fierce stare at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Don¡¯t think that you can get away just by acting the fool, flight saving hero! ¡°I am not one of those passengers and I am definitely not one of those flight attendants who became an obsessed fan after being saved by you! ¡°The airne doors require a special code to open! Not to mention, when the airne is travelling at such a high-altitude, the resulting difference in pressure makes it impossible to simply open the door! How did you do it? ¡°Or¡­ do you have some special method that we do not know of to control the airne itself? ¡°Finally, ording to someone¡¯s testimony, the poisoned passenger that you killed off in the end was a terrorist who disguised himself as an ordinary passenger. ¡°However, how did you know who he was? ¡°Additionally, when you killed him, there were at least four eyewitnesses who said that you suddenly pulled out a big cold weapon! Yet, when we inspected the interior, we found no such thing! Even so, we did find marks left by the weapon inside the cabin. The only thing missing is the weapon! ¡°Naturally, we can¡¯t find it on your person as well! ¡°If so, where did the weapon fly off to? Where did you keep it?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Opening the airne door? That was Roddy¡¯s Mechanical Heart skill. As for the Sword in the Stone¡­ naturally, he had summoned it back into his system. However¡­ these words¡­ There was no way he could exin all these to Nicole. At least not to this ¡®ordinary human Nicole¡¯. After weighing the matter, Chen Xiaolian sighed. He then said. ¡°I remember seeing this in the movies. Don¡¯t you US police have a habit of saying this? You have the right to remain silent, right? ¡°Now, I want to exercise that right.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian closed his mouth and simply smiled gently at Nicole. ¡­ ¡°How did it go?¡± Nicole had left the interrogation room and entered the other dark room. When she entered, the middle-aged man who was waiting for her asked. Nicole¡¯s face was unsightly as she said, ¡°Not good. This fellow is acting the fool. He refuses to answer the important questions.¡± There was a look of frustration on the other middle-aged man¡¯s face as he said, ¡°I interrogated the other fellow. He too, refused to speak.¡± Pausing, he sighed and continued, ¡°The testimonies from everyone on the ne are consistent. These fellows are the heroes who dealt with the terrorists and saved everyone¡­ we have no reason or right to continue holding them in custody. Unless we find something that can prove that they are suspicious fellows or that they are terrorists. ¡°The present situation is somewhat problematic. The media have gotten involved. Some of them interviewed the passengers and they are now asking: Where are the heroes? Why did the government take the heroes away? Damn it. Captain is getting a headache from being vexed by them.¡± ¡°Something about this just smells fishy,¡± said Nicole with a frown. ¡°Even though everyone in the airne said that they are the heroes, I still think there is something strange about this. ¡°They are able to open the airne¡¯s door while it was travelling at a high-altitude. ¡°And this fellow can just pull out a cold weapon out of nowhere. But when we checked the airne, we found nothing! ¡°The Hell! Could he be a magician?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not just that.¡± The middle-aged man smiled wryly and continued, ¡°Look at this testimony.¡± He pulled out a piece of paper from his folder and ced it on the table. ¡°One of the eyewitnesses who was seated at the centre told us how the Japanese bald girl killed off the terrorist who was inside the cabin. Read this part: The girl¡¯s fingers suddenly elongated, just like Wolverine¡¯s ws, which then pierced through the terrorist¡¯s throat. ¡°The Hell! ¡°What Wolverine?! ¡°Are we reading a Marvelic now?¡± Nicole suddenly sighed. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian and hispanions¡¯ luggage had been sent over as well. His luggage bags had been opened up and searched thoroughly. That included Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡¯s mobile phone and all other items they brought with them. Naturally, after being arrested, they had also taken his Storage Watch from him. All of them were ced on a metal table. Several agents searched through the articles at least three times. They did not find anything suspicious among them. They even pulled out the zipper of their luggage bags. ¡°Clothes, digital products, headphones¡­ wallet. Oh, there are a few credit cards as well. These all seem normal.¡± The middle-aged man then raised up the invitation card. ¡°Oh, these must be the travel invitation card that they talked about. Did you fellows check it out?¡± ¡°Yes, we¡¯ve sent someone to verify it. We had our men check-up on the QR code on the card. As for the address¡­ the New York Police Department verified it with us. There is a problem with the address.¡± ¡°You mean it¡¯s forged?¡± The middle-aged man¡¯s eyes shed. ¡°No.¡± One of the agents replied. There was a peculiar look on his face as he continued, ¡°The address could not be found using the housing data. However, it does exist¡­ just¡­ it¡¯s ssified.¡± ¡°Wait? ssified? What does that mean? Who put it under ssified?¡± ¡°Who else? That ce is located within the US. Naturally, we did it,¡± the agent said with aplicated expression. ¡°Did I not make myself clear? The address belongs to one of our government¡¯s very high-level department. After trying to check it out, I found that I did not have sufficient clearance to ess the necessary information.¡± ¡°You mean to say¡­ this meeting¡­ is organized by one of our own government department? And a very high-level one at that? These fellows were invited by our own government to attend this meeting? We organized this meeting?¡± ¡°Mm, that¡¯s correct.¡± ¡°¡­ damn,¡± the middle-aged agent swore. ¡°Did you tell the captain about this?¡± ¡°Naturally, captain is now trying to contact Washington. We still do not know what is going on here.¡± Nicole stood coldly beside them. Her arms were crossed as she listened in on their conversation. asionally, she would turn around to look at the mirror on the other side. Chen Xiaolian was seated before the table. At least these police officers did not abuse me. They had brought him some water and a te of sandwiches. Chen Xiaolian finished the fare they prepared for him in two minutes. Then, he spent the rest of the time sitting there with a dazed look on his face. Truth was, he was using the guild channel to chat with Roddy. However, Chen Xiaolian did not tell Roddy about his meeting with Nicole. He was aware of Roddy¡¯s ways. If he was to find out that Nicole was here¡­ That little fellow will get over excited! In the event that he does get too excited and cause a havoc within thisw enforcement department, things could get bad. Even though both him and Roddy had handcuffs on them, if Roddy wanted to force his way out, thesew enforcement officers can forget about stopping him. He would rather not have a repeat of what happened to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. ¡°I¡¯ll go talk to him again!¡± Nicole took a deep breath and said with a firm expression. ¡°What is wrong with you?¡± The middle-aged agent frowned. He said, ¡°Since this is something rted to the higher ups, I estimate that we won¡¯t be able to hold them for long. Don¡¯t waste your time. Maybe, this is something we shouldn¡¯t interfere in.¡± ¡°I feel that there is something strange with this fellow,¡± said Nicole as she shook her head. She knitted her eyebrows and continued, ¡°When I first walked into the room, I saw the way he looked at me. There was something strange about it.¡± ¡°Strange?¡± ¡°Mm¡­ he seemed¡­ very¡­¡± Nicole shook her head and chose not to finish her sentence. Very pleasantly surprised? He was pleasantly surprised to see me? What the Hell? ¡­
Chapter 276: New York

Chapter 276: New York

GOR Chapter 276: New York When Nicole re-entered the interrogation room, Chen Xiaolian observed her with a smile on his face. He then smiled and said, ¡°So, are we going to be chatting again?¡± This time, Nicole seemed more rxed. She slowly walked until she was standing before Chen Xiaolian. She looked at the empty tes on the table and asked, ¡°Did you eat your fill?¡± ¡°Not bad. Although the sandwich was a little dry,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered with a smile. ¡°I have this weird feeling,¡± said Nicole who stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It seems to me that when you are talking to me, there is something different with your voice.¡± ¡°¡­ eh?¡± Nicole carefully observed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, seemingly in an attempt to find out something. Then, she slowly said, ¡°It is the tone of familiarity. When you are talking with me, you don¡¯t seem like someone who is talking to a stranger. ¡°Mm, maybe I am just imagining things. ¡°But¡­ how do I say this. I feel that only friends who know each other well would use this tone of voice when talking.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound and he was unable to stop himself from smiling wryly. Stranger? Of course you are not a stranger. Back in Tokyo, we had to risk our lives together, we practically depended on each other as we braved through those difficult times. In the end, if you had not chosen to sacrifice yourself¡­ At any rate, she was not simply arade-in-arms, but also their saviour. ¡°Have we met? I don¡¯t recall doing so?¡± Faced with this question from Nicole, Chen Xiaolian could only shut his mouth. ¡°Oh? You need to remain silent for this question as well?¡± Nicole smiled. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the empty ss on the table. "Are you superhuman?" After around one minute of silence, Nicole suddenly forwarded this question. ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°Superhuman, superpowers, or maybe supernatural powers?¡± Nicole narrowed her eyes and continued, ¡°This is the US. We see these kinds of thing in the Hollywood movies all the time. You¡­ are you a superhuman? Taking on those terrorists barehanded¡­ those terrorists must certainly had undergone military training. In terms of fighting techniques, they have what it takes to kill off tens of ordinary students. Yet, you managed to kill them off. ¡°Then there is the ability to open the airne door when it was flying at a high-altitude; the ability to create a strange sword¡­ ¡°Are these not supernatural powers? Or is it magic? ¡°Oh, right! You are an Oriental. Maybe you know Oriental magic?¡± ¡°You know¡­ those questions¡­ I don¡¯t even know what to say.¡± ¡°But how do you n on resolving it then?¡± Nicole faintly said, ¡°You are right. We cannot hold you in custody forever. We will have to let you go eventually. However, considering this issue, do you think we will just let this slide? We will be watching you, monitoring you, checking up on you, spying on you¡­ or do you like that? ¡°Oh right. Could it be you have a secret that you cannot divulge to others? ¡°Perhaps¡­ the meeting that you are going to attend¡­ could the organizers be your superior? One of our higher-level departments? ¡°Who are you working for? ¡°CIA? NASA? Or Area 52?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t Area 52 something they made up for the movies?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. Nicole looked at Chen Xiaolian and gave a soft sigh. At that moment, the door was opened and the middle-aged special agent stood in the doorway. He made a gesture toward Nicole. Nicole frowned. She got up and walked out, closing the door behind her. ¡°What happened?¡± Nicole asked the middle-aged special agent when they were in the corridor. ¡°We need to let them go. It¡¯s the captain¡¯s orders.¡± ¡°Now?¡± Nicole¡¯s face became ugly to behold. ¡°This is our case!¡± ¡°Captain received a call. It came from way, way, way up high. The call instructed us to release them. Additionally¡­ we are not allowed to take any actions on them. No monitoring, no bugging. None of those.¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± Nicole furiously punched the wall on her side. ¡°This is simply not something we can interfere in ¨C those are the captain¡¯s exact words. Let¡¯s not go look for trouble. Clearly, these fellows belong to some high level department. Maybe they are specifically formed to deal with terrorists. Maybe they¡¯re ours; our special agents.¡± ¡°Think about it! They have the ability to kill off a team of terrorists! With this level of ability, they would also be able tomit acts of terror! Without getting a proper picture, you want to release them? ¡°We''re Homnd Security!¡± ¡°Captain¡¯s got a lot on his te as well,¡± said the middle-aged special agent as he pursed his lips. He whispered, ¡°From what I¡¯ve heard, this was the Secretary¡¯s personal orders. As for who instructed the Secretary to release them, there is no way for me to know. ¡°Still, I have a friend in the White House. Maybe I can help find something.¡± ¡°White House? Stop joking around! ***** is just a worker there.¡± Nicole shook her head and said, ¡°You know as well as I do that the rtionship between the departments there are extremelyplicated. The rabbit hole goes deep down! ¡°Even so, this is not Hoover¡¯s FBI era 1! No one can trample on thew!¡± ¡°Stop being na?ve, Nicole. Just let them go,¡± said the middle-aged special agent. His face was serious. ¡°This is an order!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian watched as Nicole walked inside. He smiled and asked, ¡°So, what now? How long do I have to keep staying in here?¡± Nicole¡¯s face darkened and she walked until she was standing before Chen Xiaolian. Then, she pulled out they keys. As she was about to unlock the handcuffs for Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡°No need for that.¡± Chen Xiaolian lightly pulled his arms and the handcuffs broke! Then, as Nicole watched with widened eyes, he crushed the handcuffs with his hand. He crushed it with his hand! He twisted his wrist a little and asked, ¡°Can I go now?¡± ¡°¡­ how did you do that?¡± ¡°Chinese kung fu!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ F**K!!!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were released at the same time. Sawakita Mitsuo and hispanions were also released. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, Sawakita Mitsuo and his team had left first¡­ he was told that the Japanese Embassy had sent someone to escort them away. Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile¡­ he almost forgot that Sawakita Mitsuo had the identity of a Great Teacher. Two unfamiliar special agents drove them to the airport. Their luggage bags were inside the car. There were also two ne tickets headed for New York. Their luggage had been put back and all the things were returned to Chen Xiaolian and Roddy ¨C that included Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Storage Watch. During the trip, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were silent. However, they were actually chatting with one another using the guild channel. After weighing the matter, Chen Xiaolian decided not to inform Roddy about Nicole. First, they were participating in an instance dungeon. Thus, Chen Xiaolian believed that it was not a good time throw in moreplications. Second¡­ Roddy should already have known about Nicole being in the US. Not telling him may not be that big of a difference. Getting entangled with Nicole while they were participating in an instance dungeon may prove detrimental. This was an instance dungeon after all! One that was filled with dangers! Only God knows if Nicole would end up being sucked into any dangers ¨C the present Nicole was no longer a Floating Angel! She was just an ordinary agent. Sure, she was a special agent with somebat skills¡­ but even so¡­ After the two special agents sent Chen Xiaolian and Roddy to the airport, they left. After getting off the car, Chen Xiaolian turned to Roddy and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± There was a perplexed expression on Roddy¡¯s face who turned around¡­ he gazed in the direction of the city of San Francisco. ¡°What are you looking at?¡± ¡°Do you know?¡± Roddy suddenly said in a hushed tone, ¡°Nicole¡­ she lives in this city.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian quietly observed Roddy. ¡°After the Tokyo instance dungeon ended, I went looking for her. In the end, I found her.¡± Roddy smiled wryly. ¡°Back then, I found her in Texas. I secretly observed her from far away. I saw her riding on horses and y about in a farm. Later on, I found out that her family lives in Texas while she works in San Francisco. She was just there for a vacation with her family.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and asked, ¡°Back then¡­ why did you not go meet her?¡± ¡°How? What should I say after I meet her? What do I say?¡± The questions Roddy forwarded were something Chen Xiaolian could not answer. Indeed¡­ after meeting her, what should he say? For the present Nicole, Roddy was a stranger. ¡°Maybe¡­ her present life is good,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in a profound tone. ¡°Hopefully, that is the case.¡± Roddy abruptly took a deep breath and said, ¡°After this instance dungeon is over, I will go meet her! No matter what happens, I must go face her at least once!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ The flight from San Francisco to New York did not encounter any special incidents. No terrorists. No Sawakita Mitsuo and his team either. There is also no¡­ Eh? As Chen Xiaolian was mumbling to himself as he sat inside the airne, he suddenly caught sight of someone entering the airne door. Takashimoto Shizuka? ¡°Ha ha! What a coincidence!¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to stand up. Takashimoto Shizuka also caught sight of Chen Xiaolian. Her eyes twitched in a seemingly fearful manner. She forced herself to smile and said, ¡°Truly, what a coincidence.¡± Naturally, this Japanese flight attendant did not forget the scene that happened just now when the airne hadnded. Chen Xiaolian had jumped out and used a sword to split the poisoned passenger in half. Additionally, when she was giving the police her testimony, two mysterious special agents came to talk to her as well. Basically, they had informed her that she was not allowed to mention what happened during the hijacking event. Especially the ¡®abnormal events¡¯ disyed by Chen Xiaolian. The special agents even produced a confidentiality agreement for her to sign. Just who was he? At that moment, to have that fellow appear before her and smile at her¡­ Coincidence? Coincidence be damned! ¡°You are taking this flight as well?¡± ¡°Ah, yes¡­¡± If I knew this would happened, I would have gotten on the next flight!!! ¡°Do you want to sit together?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked with a smile. ¡°The US government is really stingy. The flight ticket I bought back then was a First-ss ticket to New York. But the San Francisco to New York ticket they got for me is actually an Economy-ss. Let¡¯s sit together. We¡¯ll be able to chat as we travel. That way, we won¡¯t feel bored.¡± ¡°¡­ sure.¡± Takashimoto Shizuka forced herself to smile. To the relief of Takashimoto Shizuka, this time, Chen Xiaolian did not ¡®harass¡¯ her too much. Although they were seated together, Chen Xiaolian did not pepper her with words as he did in thest flight. Takashimoto Shizuka who had been putting up a strong front while feeling fearful gradually rxed. That coupled with the fright from the earlier hijacking event caused her to feel exhausted and she eventually fell asleep. ¡­ Darkness! Howling winds! Steep cliff! Bottomless darkness! This scene again! Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s heart cried out in frustration. There was only darkness around her as she stood atop a steep cliff. Whaty before her was a bottomless chasm! Howling winds swept past her body like knives. Her flight attendant uniform was in rags. This is¡­ a dream! Takashimoto Shizuka was very well aware of that fact. She had experienced this dream far too many times. Thus, at that moment, even though she was dreaming, she was very clear on the fact that she was dreaming. This same dream had urred many times. This dream had been repeating itself for the past few months. She had made a visit to the psychiatrists. However, she was unable to find any exnation for it. Within the dream, when Takashimoto Shizuka gazed forward, she would see the figure of a man. She could seemingly feel the other person¡¯s body heat and skin. She gently hugged him and her hands reached out to hold his face. At that moment, although it was just a dream, Takashimoto Shizuka could feel the fiery passion coursing through her heart. The passion that could seemingly burst out of her chest almost melted her. It was a wondrous experience ¨C truth be told, Takashimoto Shizuka had never experienced a passionate feeling of love of such heights before. This experience within a dream brought her to an intoxicating high! She held on to the face that was shrouded within the darkness¡­ yet the face¡¯s silhouette was blurry. Despite having experienced this dream so many times, despite having tried hard, she was never able to see the features on that face! Next, Takashimoto Shizuka repeated an action that had been performed countless times within this dream. Holding on to the face, she affectionately¡­ kissed it. The lips were cold. But the heart was ming hot. Her mind and soul were enthralled by the kiss¡­ ¡°I will be waiting over here! I believe you will make your way back!¡± Takashimoto Shizuka heard herself shouting those words. Emotional yet firm! Although she had forgotten how many times she had heard those words in her dreams, each time she did, she would feel her heart pounding uncontrobly! She could feel the man before her moving away, the face moving out of her grasp¡­ Like many times before, Takashimoto Shizuka attempted to stare at the other person¡¯s face. Darkness¡­ Takashimoto Shizuka thought to herself that this time would be the same as before and she would be unable to find out anything¡­ Suddenly, a bolt of lightning shed across the sky above, instantly lighting up the surrounding darkness! In that instant, the features on the face became clear! A fairly decent face with soft facial features; the area between the eyebrows had yet to sink inward and the corners of his lips seemed set into a faint smile. It was as though he possessed an intellect that could see through all¡­ Once she saw that face, Takashimoto Shizuka was shocked. It¡¯s¡­ HIM?! BOOM! The dream burst into pieces! The man within the dream followed suit and disappearedpletely! ¡­ ¡°Argh!¡± Takashimoto Shizuka jumped out of her seat and she frantically straightened her body. Both her hands shot toward her chest as she vigorously gasped for breath; her voluptuous chest heaving up and down. ¡°Are you all right?¡± Chen Xiaolian who was beside her was in the middle of eating a te of Italian pasta that he got from the airne. His one hand held onto a fork that still had some pasta on it. There was a blotch of red coloured tomato sauce on his lips. He then moved his tongue out to lick off the tomato sauce. Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s face blushed rapidly as she recalled the scene inside her dream. ¡°So¡­ sorry, please excuse me!¡± She suddenly said and ran to the restroom. ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned as he watched the back of the Japanese flight attendant. ¡­ Inside the restroom, Takashimoto Shizuka stood before the mirror and sshed her face with cold water. She breathed heavily. She regarded the face that was staring back at her from the mirror. The face was filled with a rosy blush and vestiges of a fawning expression. Seeing that expression made Takashimoto Shizuka feel ashamed. How¡­ how did it turn out this way? How could it be that person¡¯s face? Could it be because of what happened today? When he saved my life, he left too deep of an impression while my heart was so shocked that it ended up disrupting even my dreams? Correct! This must be it! How could the one in the dream be that ¡®person¡¯?! No! Definitely no! ¡­ Takashimoto Shizuka then walked out of the restroom and returned to her seat. She nced at Chen Xiaolian and saw that he was rubbing the tomato sauce on his face without a care for his image. She then sighed. See¡­ how could it be this fellow¡­ ¡­ Half an hourter, the nended at the New York International Airport. Takashimoto Shizuka gave a sigh of relief and cast aplicated gaze at Chen Xiaolian. The passengers inside the cabin were already getting up and reaching for their luggage bags as they prepared to get off the airne. Chen Xiaolian smiled at Takashimoto Shizuka. Her face was a mask of red. After getting off the airne, they moved into the airport. There, Chen Xiaolian extended his hand out to her and said, ¡°So¡­ this is goodbye.¡± ¡°Eh? Ah, right! Goodbye!¡± Takashimoto Shizuka ignored his outstretched hand and took a step back to perform a bow. She said, ¡°Once again¡­ thank you! Thank you for your help! I will never forget it!¡± After saying that, she ran off with a panicked expression on her face. ¡°Looks like she is really afraid of you.¡± Roddy who was beside turned to look at Chen Xiaolian with an amused expression on his face. Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°You didn¡¯t give her your number?¡± Roddy winked. ¡°As you said¡­ what is there to talk about? She don¡¯t remember me at all.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand and stretched his waist before continuing, ¡°All right, we¡¯ve reached New York. Let¡¯s see how the punishment instance dungeon looks like!¡± ¡­ ¡°You¡¯re leaving? Going back to Texas for a vacation?¡± The middle-aged special agent looked at Nicole as they stood outside the elevator. His hand reached out to help her press the button on the elevator. Nicole pursed her lips. The middle-aged special agent observed Nicole as she got into the elevator and suddenly broke into a smile. He then whispered, ¡°It¡¯s currently raining in New York, be careful.¡± ¡°¡­ what?¡± Nicole¡¯s face revealed surprise. ¡°I know you are not happy about what happened. Besides¡­ we¡¯ve been partners for so long now, how can I not know your character? You won¡¯t let go of your case so easily. I have some friends in the New York Police Department. I will send a phone number to your mobile phone. When you get there, if there are any minor issues, you can get them to help you out,¡± the middle-aged special agent said. Then, his face turned stern and he continued, ¡°Remember, don¡¯t go overboard! If there is too much obstruction, just give it up. Don¡¯t be so stubborn.¡± ¡°¡­ thank you, Charles.¡± ¡­ 1 John Edgar Hoover, first Director of FBI who was found (after his death) to have acted beyond his jurisdiction to amass power and influence. ? Chapter 277: Punishment Begins

Chapter 277: Punishment Begins

GOR Chapter 277: Punishment Begins Both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy walked out from the airport and reached the outside area. They were just about to g down a cab when two Caucasian males in suits moved over. ¡°Excuse me, are you two Mr Chen Xiaolian and Mr Roddy?¡± One of them, a brown haired fellow said while looking at Chen Xiaolian. There were two photos in his hand. Surprisingly, those two photos were Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡¯s passport photos. From the way they were attired, in suits and the way they were talking, it was obvious that these two men were government servants. Chen Xiaolian was surprised by this. He knitted his brows and asked, ¡°What is it? Haven¡¯t the issued been settled? Did you chase us all the way from San Francisco to New York?¡± The brown haired fellow smiled. After having confirmed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s identity, he put away the photos and said, ¡°You must have misunderstood something, Mr Chen Xiaolian. We are the organizing staff members of this meeting. We have been ordered to receive you two and escort you to your amodations. After saying that, the fellow brought out a metal card from his chest. Chen Xiaolian noticed that the shape and make of the card and also the pattern on its surface werepletely simr to the invitation card that he had received. It almost appeared like a miniaturized version of his invitation card. ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up and he exchanged a nce with Roddy. Organizing staff members of the meeting? Even now, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy had yet to uncover what this so-called ¡®meeting¡¯ was supposed to be. Thinking about it, this was the system¡¯s ¡®punishment instance dungeon¡¯. If so, the organizing side¡­ it could not possibly be the Development Team or the yers, could it? As they regarded the two fellows who came to pick them up, it would appear that these two were¡­ NPCs? Interesting! Chen Xiaolian thought about it before nodding his head. He said, ¡°All right, since the organizing side had made the arrangements, that would be even better. Shall we be going now?¡± ¡°Of course, we have already arranged the car for this. Please follow us,¡± said the brown haired man with a courteous tone and smile. As for Chen Xiaolian and Roddy, they weren¡¯t too bothered by it. From the way the two fellows in suit were walking, they could tell that those two were simply ordinary people and not Awakened ones. Even if any danger arose, considering Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡¯s abilities, there was no need for them to fear those two ordinary people. After walking through a passageway, they saw a Lincoln limousine parked beside the airport. Chen Xiaolian was stunned while Roddy who was beside him could not help but let out a whistle. ¡°These organizers are pretty rich,¡± said Roddy with augh. Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side and replied: If the organizers are the Development Team¡­ what value would money have in their eyes? This whole world was created by them. ¡°Please get on the car.¡± The brown haired fellow was unable to hear the exchanges they made through the guild channel. He took the initiative to open the door and courteously invited them into the car. The interior of the car was decoratedvishly. The interior bar was filled with a dazzling array of wines. A champagne had been readily ced within an ice bucket. There was also a decanter that was already filled with red wine. They turned to observe the empty sses to their side and saw that those were all high-grade wine sses made in France. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy sat inside and did not hesitate to pick up the bottle of champagne. They poured two cups, clinked it and gulped it down in one go. ¡°Tastes pretty good.¡± Chen Xiaolian licked his lips. Roddyughed. ¡°The flowers of Paris.¡± The car slowly moved and they left the airport. ¡°Where are they taking us?¡± Roddy who was holding onto a wine ss asked Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian observed the scenery outside the window and said coolly, ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ but right now, I feel like I¡¯m on vacation. I wonder if our arranged amodation could be the Waldorf Astoria. I¡¯ve long since heard of it. Who knows if I¡¯ll ever get the chance to stay there?¡± It was at that moment that the window shutters on both side of the carpartment suddenly winded downward! The ck coloured shutters sealed off their view of the outside of the car. A soft illumination came to life, lighting up the interior of the car. ¡°What is going on?¡± Roddy¡¯s gaze turned serious and he clenched his fists. Then, the shutters separating them with the driver position were opened and they saw the brown haired fellow sitting in the driver position. He turned around and said with a smile, ¡°I am sorry, this is part of the arrangements made by the organizers. From this moment onward, we will be maintaining a state of silence. For security purposes, we will be closing the windows¡­ because the venue of the meeting must be kept confidential.¡± There was a look of confusion on Roddy¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian who was beside him gave a light nod. He had a somewhat calm look on his face and he said coolly, ¡°All right. Since this is the rule set by the organizers, we will follow it.¡± ¡°I am very sorry, I hope that the two of you can still find the trip enjoyable,¡± the brown haired fellow said. Next, the rear part of the car became sealed off. ¡°Xiaolian?¡± There was a frown on Roddy¡¯s face as he turned to face Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°Since we are already here, we might as well go along with it.¡± He appeared quite calm. GM won¡¯t be setting me up, would it? ¡­ Chen Xiaolian did not blindly followed without doing anything. When the car left the airport, he had begun to calcte the time. Although he was inside the car and within a sealed space, he could still estimate the velocity of the car by the sensing the bumpiness of their ride. At the same time, he also calcted the time. After travelling for over an hour. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy felt the car slowing down. They could also feel it going downhill. A momentter, the car stopped. Two ¡°peng¡± sounds of the car doors being mmed shut could be heard. ¡°Mm? We¡¯ve stopped?¡± Roddy was surprised. He rapped the shutter in front. No response. Chen Xiaolian reached out and pulled the door handle. The door was locked. ¡°What now?¡± Roddy turned to Chen Xiaolian. Although the door was locked, it would be a simple thing for them to break out of the car. ¡°¡­ let¡¯s wait for a bit.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and he said in a hushed tone. He did not sense any iing dangers. Then, the two of them suddenly felt the car shudder! Next, there was a soft buzzing sound. ¡°It seems¡­ we¡¯re moving down?¡± Roddy said. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. It was a very familiar sensation, simr to when they were going down on an elevator. Chen Xiaolian waved his hand, signalling to Roddy to maintain silence. He himself had already summoned out the Sword in the Stone. ¡°Later on, open the car door and I will rush out first,¡± Chen Xiaolian said as he retrieved a PS9 handgun and a military dagger for Roddy. Roddy epted them and nodded. The descending sensation finally came to a halt and there was silence. ¡°There doesn¡¯t seem to be any sound outside.¡± Roddy ced his ears close to the car body and nced at Chen Xiaolian, ¡°Open now?¡± There was a serious expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and he nodded his head. Roddy grabbed onto the handle of the door and utilized his Mechanical Heart skill. Pata. The door was unlocked. Chen Xiaolian pushed open the door and took a big stride out of the car! He had the Sword in the Stone within his hand! Blessing of the King¡¯s Eminence! Eliminate all negative mental effects! The sharp de of the sword was pointed forward to pave open a path as Chen Xiaolian rushed out of the car. He then got into a defensive posture. However, when he got his bearings, he became bbergasted! Roddy followed suit and rushed out of the car, one hand carrying a dagger while the other carried a handgun. He followed Chen Xiaolian closely as he protected Chen Xiaolian¡¯s rear side. The moment the two of them got out of the car, they tacitly got into a back-to-back position. At nearly the same time, the both of them sucked in a mouthful of cold air as they checked their surroundings. There was utter shock on both their faces and eyes. ¡°This¡­ am I dreaming?¡± ¡­ An endless great in of red colourednd and rocks! Some distance away, a towering red coloured rocky pir could be seen rising up like a mountain! They had clearly arrived in New York during the evening hours. Yet, at that moment, the sky before them was one of sunset. The remnant lighting off the setting sun spilled over the red coloured ins, creating a grand feeling of destion! It resembled the standard view of the red coloured wastnd that one could see in the West side of the US. Most importantly, when Chen Xiaolian turned to face the left side of the car, he saw a great canyon located a good distance away! It was as though God himself had brought a great axe down upon thends and split it in half! At that moment, there was no doubt in his mind that it was the uncanny workmanship of Mother Nature. The luxurious Lincoln limousine was parked on the barren wastnd. Beneath its tires were soil and no other mechanical devices could be found around it. ¡°We¡­ how did we get here?¡± Roddy stared with bulging eyes. He turned about as he surveyed his surroundings; the gun in his hand was put down as he looked about in a daze. He said, ¡°I recall that feeling earlier¡­ we should have been going down on an elevator, right?¡± He then raised his head to look at the sky. The rays of sunset coloured the sky and a hawk could be seen gliding through the sky. A gust of wind blew past them, carrying soil and sand in its wake. The wind carried with it the clear scent of a wastnd. [System prompt: Punishment instance dungeon numbered 1075, main part opening. [Presently in the preparation phase. Participants are invited to make preparations for battle. You will all have 24 hours within this grand canyon to rest up and find otherpanions. [Prompt 1: Within 24 hours¡¯ time, find other participants to establish a cooperation. This will be an important part for theter phase of the storyline. [Prompt 2: After 24 hours is over, the preparation phase will end. Please familiarize yourself with the terrain as soon as possible. [Prompt 3: During the preparation phase, participants are forbidden from killing one another. Those found in vition of this will be punished by the system. [Prompt 4: This instance dungeon imposes no restriction on any equipment or skills. However, the usage of high-grade equipment or skills will affect the difficulty of theter phases of the quest. Fellow participants are advised to practice self-restraint ording to one¡¯s own abilities. [Prompt 5: Permission to form alliances is now allowed. Teams and solo participants can now form alliances. Once an alliance is formed, the members of the alliance bes a temporary faction. No killing is allowed within a faction. Additionally, the members of a faction may use the temporary faction¡¯s channel tomunicate with each other and share information. Once an alliance is made, it may not be cancelled until the end of this instance dungeon unless every member of the alliance is dead.] Chapter 278: Unexpected Encounter

Chapter 278: Unexpected Encounter

GOR Chapter 278: Unexpected Encounter Alliance? Han Bi let out a bitter sigh. He wrapped his trench coat tightly around him and pulled up the cors of his trench coat. He set a 24-hour timer on his hiking watch. Han Bi held on to apass in his hand as he observed the sky above. After identifying the position of the sun and his bearings, he walked southward. Due to the fact that he was wearing steel-toe boots, every step he took created ¡°kacha¡± sounds. His lonely figure cast a very long shadow across the deste wilderness. After travelling southward for nearly an hour, the sun finally disappeared down the horizon. The darkness then began shrouding the wastnd. Han Bi made some calctions in his mind. During the past hour, he had walked a distance of roughly 10 km. By now, he could feel his body getting hot and his rate of breathing had be somewhat uneven. He sighed and looked at the system prompt once more. Familiarize myself with the terrain as much as I can within 24 hours? What a joke. Considering the vast expanse of wastnd stretching out before him, how was he to know just how far this instance dungeon would cover? Additionally, he had only been walking in a straight line. In order to familiarize himself with the terrain within 24 hours¡­ unless he possessed some form of transport. Han Bi enviously recalled his solo experience within an instance dungeon where he saw a team that possessed a storage equipment. They were able to carry a great deal of items with them ¨C even cars. If only I could have a dune buggy right now. Even a motorbike would be much better than walking right about now. The sky turned dark and Han Bi could feel the temperature falling down. Within the wastnd, when night fell, the atmosphere would turn very cold. He checked the thermometer on his hiking watch to see that the temperature was presently at 11 o C. He estimated that the temperature will continue to fall. His eyes were looking at a red coloured rocky peak somewhere not too far away. After thinking about it, he quickened his pace toward the peak ¨C I¡¯ll be resting there tonight then. Although the red coloured rocky peak was within his line of sight, as the saying goes - racing toward a mountain will kill the horse. It took Han Bi 40 minutes to finally reach the red coloured rocky peak. He trotted his way there; by the time he reached it, his breathing was out of sorts once more. Thankfully, Han Bi found that the terrain was very satisfactory. Due to the perennial effects of the winds, the surface of the red coloured rocky peak sported chipped outyers. It appeared like umbres that had been stacked together. Additionally, Han Bi also managed to find a concave part upon the peak. Although it was only three to five meters, it was enough for him to use. Han Bi retrieved a small spade from his backpack and dug the ground. A few minutester, he finished digging a hole. He walked around and found some dry and withered thorny branches. He chopped down a good portion of it and brought them back. He then threw them into the hole. Next, he sprinkled some alcohol that he carried with him at all times and lit a fire. As night fell, this fire pit brought him a sense of warmth and security. Han Bi was very calm. The system had made it clear that the first 24 hours would be the preparation phase. Participants were forbidden harming one another. Thus, he was safe. Additionally, the fire could effectively deter any wild beasts that roam these wastnds. Han Bi was certain that there were wild beasts living in this ce. Back when he was walking over, he had seen bone remnants strewn across the wastnd. He had inspected the bones in detail and he saw that there were bite marks on the bones! That meant that this ce must house some dangerous carnivorous animals. It could be wolves or something equally dangerous. Feeling the warmth of the me, Han Bi¡¯s pair of brush like eyebrows softened and gradually rxed. He carefully pulled out a wine sk that contained a strong whiskey. He took a gulp and felt the burning sensation flow down his throat. Then, he exhaled. Tonight¡­ I¡¯ll be staying here. He did not bring a tent with him. Truth be told, he possessed an equipment. That was also his biggest trump card. However, the cost of using the equipment was not something tough about. Thus, he could only use it when necessary. There were two military-grade cans inside his backpack. Surprisingly, the texts on the surface of the cans were in Russia ¨C during his preparation process, he had surfed through the inte and found a shop specializing in selling items to military fanatics and ordered it from it. Russia¡¯s military-grade canned beef. Han Bi cut open the can and saw ayer of white coloured oil floating atop the contents. He forced back the feeling of nausea in his stomach and took a bite. After that, he was unable to refrain from furrowing his brows. Too salty! However, after he recalled how much energy he had expended earlier, he fought back the feeling of nausea and chomped down half of the can¡¯s contents. Then, he sealed the rest and tossed it back into his backpack. He raised his head to look up at the sky and the bright stars above. Here in the great wastnd, there were no city lights or industrial pollution in the atmosphere. Thus, the stars could clearly be seen. However, after only two minutes of stargazing, Han Bi lost the mood to continue. Being alone was not easy. Truth be told¡­ there had been a few times when he had wavered. Back then, his decision to leave Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team, was it the right choice? However, in the end, he would always put those thoughts behind him. If the terrible incident back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang had not urred, perhaps he would have bepanions with Chen Xiaolian. They would continue to help each other in instance dungeons. Until¡­ until the day he die. However, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon destroyed that possibility. There was guilt in Han Bi¡¯s heart! Chen Xiaolian had made such a selfless decision to leave behind, guarding the rear so that everyone may be able to escape. Han Bi suddenly felt aplicated feeling welling up from his heart. Shame! Back in the deserted ind¡¯s undergroundbyrinth, they could be said to have helped each other. However, in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, Han Bi felt that he had simply been relying on Chen Xiaolian to stay alive. The n to enter the instance dungeon was crafted by Chen Xiaolian. When they encountered a crisis, Chen Xiaolian had been the one to use his wisdom to figure a way out. And in the end, he was also the one to step forward. As for Han Bi, he had one job: To look after a little girl no more than 10 years of age. And yet, he ended up losing track of her. Han Bi was unable to stay in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team. It was not just due to his mistake back then. There was also a matter of self-esteem. He felt that he was not Chen Xiaolian¡¯spanion. He was not cooperating with Chen Xiaolian. Rather, he was slowly bing¡­ a subordinate. Han Bi was someone with a lofty disposition. As a model aircraft enthusiast, he had participated in variouspetitions and would alwayse out with top results. His hobby had brought him a great deal of honour. At the same time, it had umted within him a rich amount of self-esteem. He could be friends with Chen Xiaolian. However, he was unwilling to be someone¡¯s subordinate! Even if it was Chen Xiaolian! Additionally, Chen Xiaolian already had other friends around him. Han Bi was well aware of the fact that the one known as Roddy had a better rtionship with Chen Xiaolian. Then, there was the girl Qiao Qiao. There was also Xia Xiaolei¡­ How much friendship was there between him and Chen Xiaolian? They had only travelled on the same flight and ended up participating in the same undergroundbyrinth instance dungeon. Han Bi could not stand it! He could not stand the thought of getting protection from a friend. He could not stand the thought of bing a parasite! ¡°Maybe their team is doing all right now. After all, they do have quite some people to help out one another.¡± A slightly sour sensation came over Han Bi¡¯s heart and he took another mouthful of whiskey. However, that was also hisst mouthful. Drinking alcohol inside an instance dungeon was the equivalent of courting death. Han Bi reminded himself that. Before entering the punishment instance dungeon, he had already devised a well-thought n out. That included getting his body to the optimum state and preparation of equipment. He set up a very harsh standard of living for himself. He checked the time and saw that two hours had passed since the first phase that wouldst for 24 hours began. He considered it and rose up. Then, he ced all his items into his backpack. Picking up the spade, he then used soil to put out the fire. After carefully ttening the ground there, he kept the spade. With the fire pit extinguished, the cold from the night wind bit into him. Han Bi shrunk back his neck and moved to the area beneath the red coloured rocky peak. He raised his head and checked the peak before taking a deep breath. Then, he put on a pair of gloves and began climbing up the peak. Not long ago, he had found a ce to learn up on rock climbing ¨C naturally, he had only learnt a little. However, that little bit was sufficient for Han Bi. He did not need to climb too high up. All he needed was to gain some distance from the ground. Like a gecko, he climbed up the red coloured rocky peak. When he reached a distance of about three meters from the ground, he stopped. He lowered his head to assess the distance and then he turned to assess the rocky cliff of the peak. The area he was at was still somewhat t. He let go of one hand and pulled out an equipment from his system. It was something that looked like animal hide and was as big as a tablecloth. Han Bi carefully used his freed up hand to stick the animal hide on the rocky cliff. Then, something wondrous urred. The animal hide suddenly became one with the rocky cliff; all but one side that was still being clutched by Han Bi. Han Bi then used both hands and feet to climb up before raising up the part of the animal hide that his hand was holding on to¡­ After raising it, a small space appeared before Han Bi! Its appearance was just like¡­ a tent! It was as though a cave had been carved out of the rocky cliff! Han Bi quickly moved inside it. The space inside was not too big, only around four to five m2. However, the surrounding of its interior was not the cold hard rock but soft animal hide. Looking at the tent from the inside, the cave appeared like a tent made of animal hide. Han Bi climbed inside and carefully held the entrance of the tent ¨C the edge of the tent that was spread out and tied it up with a rope. After he was done doing that, he breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that he was finally considered safe. His position was three meters above ground. Even if some wild beasts did make their nearby, they would not be able to jump up the rocky cliff of the peak. The name of the equipment in the system was: Chameleon Tent. It was a piece of animal hide that, regardless of where it was ced, would create a space that was as big as a tent. At the same time, it would blend in with its surroundings, making it hard for others to notice it. Most importantly, the Chameleon Tent possessed a certain level of defence. Even if an enemy did locate the entrance and wished to charge in, the tent would be able to stop them for at least 10 minutes. It was an [A-] ss equipment. Han Bi had obtained it in his previous instance dungeon. It had belonged to another Awakened. However, that person was killed and this equipment unexpectedly fell into Han Bi¡¯s hands. After getting familiar with the equipment¡¯s function, Han Bi became ecstatic. As Han Bi did not have an outstanding amount of strength, an equipment that could help him hide while possessing a certain level of defence was most suitable for him. However, if there was one thing that made Han Bi dissatisfied, it would be the requirement to utilize it. There was a price to using this equipment. After utilizing it, it will create a hiding space in the form of a tent. However, every hour would consume one point from its user! For Han Bi who wascking in points, each time he had to use it, he would feel pained. At present, Han Bi¡¯s reserve of points were less than 300 points. To his frustration, these 300 points were umted from back in the deserted ind¡¯s undergroundbyrinth and the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeons. In those two times, the instance dungeons werepleted thanks to Chen Xiaolian. Later on, he left Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team and participated in an instance dungeon alone. In the end, he failed toplete it. Although he managed to survive through it, he did end up spending some points inside the instance dungeon. At present, he had less than 300 points remaining. By Han Bi¡¯s calctions, he would need at least 6 hours of sleep a day to ensure a state of body and mind that could cope with any dangers he might encounter during the day. If so, he would have to utilize the Chameleon Tent within the instance dungeon and spend 6 points per day. If the instance dungeon were to go on for longer, say five days, then he would have to spend 30 points on it¡­ That was almost a tenth of his reserves! Thinking about it made Han Bi somewhat distressed. After reaching that point of thought, he quickly reminded himself: Hurry up and sleep! This moment of safety is for the sake of resting! This is obtained through the use of points! He closed his eyes and started counting sheep. Unfortunately for Han Bi, tonight was going to be one devoid of a sound sleep. As he reached the hundred and twentieth sheep¡­ He suddenly heard a voice! The crashing sounds were somewhat familiar to Han Bi¡¯s ears. Those were the sound made by sand shoes that were trekking across sandy ground! Han Bi was quick to sit upright. He vigntly used his ears to listen to what was happening outside. In the beginning, Han Bi prayed, hoping that it was just the sound of the wind. It was not long before he was able to ascertain that was not the case. The sounds were very rhythmic. Additionally¡­ from what he could hear, there was more than one pair of feet! He quickly extinguished the lights inside the tent. After the tent was engulfed in darkness, he crawled to the entrance of the tent and carefully opened up a small gap to peek outside. Han Bi peered down from his high vantage point in the night and was able to see quite nicely. He saw a few shadows. ¡­ There were two figures standing beneath the red coloured rocky peak. One of them possessed a tall and thickset body and was like a towering building! The other was somewhat slim. Judging by the shape of the figure, this figure was a female. As expected, when the figure pulled off the hat on her head, the wind sent her long hair billowing. She wore a thickyer of trench coat on her person. She also wore arge belt with two guns fixed to the sides. ¡°Let¡¯s rest here.¡± The female¡¯s voice could be heard saying that. Listening to her tone of voice, it would appear that this female was fairly young. The thickset figure nodded his head and walked to the area beneath the red coloured rocky peak. Han Bi held his breath and stared. The thickset fellow walked around the ce, seemingly carefully checking the area. The female produced a wine sk and took a gulp before quickly saying, ¡°The Titan brothers are at the north side. They said they found a river. But the river is dried up. It seems like there is some activity there. We can go check it out tomorrow morning.¡± The thickset fellow nodded his head and said, ¡°All right. Truth be told, I feel that¡­ we might be too cautious. We could split into four; since the system had said that the first phase of the quest is about familiarizing ourselves with the terrain, then it must be a factor that would help us in theter quests. We are now split into teams of two. But if we had split into four, the amount of ground we could cover would double. At any rate¡­ the system had stated that within 24 hours, participants are not allowed to kill each other. This means that we are presently safe.¡± ¡°No, we should still practice caution.¡± The young woman shook her head and said, ¡°I keep getting this feeling that things are not what they seem. A punishment instance dungeon could not possibly give us such afortable condition to work with. There must be something wrong within this situation.¡± Han Bi who was on top of the red coloured rocky peak carefully listened in on their conversation and was somewhat envious¡­ clearly, this was a team. Since this team had a number of people, they were able to split into sub teams to check out the terrain. As for himself¡­ he was alone. He could only rely on his own two legs to get to know the terrain here. The two people standing beneath the rocky peak surveyed the surrounding area¡­ seeing that, Han Bi felt frustrated. It would appear that the other side had decided to make camp here. Coincidentally, they spot they had chosen was the same spot as his. Han Bi felt both thankful and frustrated. Thankful that he was the first toe here and was able to hide up. Frustrated that he would end up staying in the same ce as other participants. If this was a solo participant, then it might not be that bad. Perhaps, if this was an ordinary instance dungeon, then the situation might not be that bad as well. However, this was the punishment instance dungeon! The most widely epted fact here was that most punishment instance dungeons were of thepetitive type! This time around, the system had stated that they were allowed to create alliances. However¡­ which of the Awakened ones who had to live their lives participating in instance dungeons would not be vignt toward strangers? Jump down to ally himself with them? Han Bi was not an idiot. What if the other side had malicious intentions? Even if they were not allowed to kill him now, they could still capture him and wait for the 24 hours to pass¡­ Han Bi also did not think that he was stronger than them. At any rate, someone as weak as him would certainly have a great deal of worries. Han Bi prayed silently ¨C please don¡¯t let them find me. It was at that moment that he heard something that made him feel depressed. ¡°Eh? Guild Leader, there is something here!¡± The towering fellow shouted and the young woman quickly ran over. The towering fellow held a shovel in his hand and unearthed the ground with it once. He said, ¡°See!¡± The young woman looked at it and whispered, ¡°Ashes from a camp fire? Someone was here!¡± The tall man then crouched down and reached out with his hand to touch the ground. ¡°The ashes are still somewhat warm They could not have gone too far!¡± Han Bi who was lying atop the red coloured rocky peak broke out in cold sweat! There was endless regret welling up in his heart! If only he had been more thorough when covering up the fire pit earlier¡­ After reaching that line of thought, he quietly pulled out a sword. Although there was one right beside him, Han Bi chose not to reach for it. That was just an ordinary weapon. He essed his system and summoned out his weapon. Snow Edge! This was the weapon that he had gotten from Chen Xiaolian from back then, a [B] ss weapon. Gripping Snow Edge tightly, hey at the entrance of the tent with his body curled up into a state of readiness ¨C every fibre of his muscle was taut. The two people beneath inspected the ashes and the young woman walked to the side. She looked at the ground¡­ Han Bi felt his anxiousness growing. When he climbed up the rocky cliff, he had checked to ensure that there were no traces of his movements left behind. However¡­ there was always a ¡®what if¡¯. This time though, Han Bi¡¯s prayer was answered. The young woman and the thickset man checked the area for a while but was unable to find anything else. ¡°There are no footsteps on the ground,¡± said the thickset man in a heavy tone. ¡°The winds here are very strong. It is only natural for the foot tracks on the soil to be blown away by now.¡± The young woman said in a seemingly rxed manner. Then, sheughed and continued, ¡°This ce is not bad. Since we would think about setting up camp here, it would not be surprising for others to do the same. Strangely though, since someone hade here with the clear intention to make camp, why did they leave?¡± ¡°Who cares? We¡¯ll need to rest up first.¡± The thickset man snorted and said, ¡°Since we are here, this ce is now ours.¡± The two of them quickly got a fire going. To Han Bi¡¯s envy, the other party possessed storage equipment. Although they did not carry any bags with them, they were able to pull out various items from thin air. They even had firewood prepared! Aren¡¯t they being a tad bit too extravagant here? A trace of concern sprouted out from Han Bi¡¯s heart. Awakened ones who could possess storage equipment must certainly be more experiencedpared to himself. Storage equipment was not cheap. Then, he saw how the young woman started the fire¡­ she had raised a wooden stick and tossed out a fireball¡­ Magic? Han Bi stared with widened eyes! That young woman was actually a magician? He was silently thankful that he had decided to stay hidden. It was clear that the other side¡¯s abilities far outstripped his. If he had rushed down¡­ in face of such strength, his life and death would depend on the other side¡¯s whims. The two people then sat down around the campfire and the illumination from the fire shone on the young woman¡¯s face. She was seated with her side facing the rocky cliff. Thus, Han Bi was able to catch the side view of the young woman¡¯s face. Her silhouette was highlighted by the illumination from the fire, showing the extraordinary beauty of her side face while her eyes shone like the stars. This young woman was without doubt an extraordinarily beautiful woman. ¡°Guild Leader? You should eat something.¡± The thickset man handed over some heated food that was wrapped up in paper. The young woman smiled as she epted the food. She then looked at the thickset man and said, ¡°Monster, you and the Titan brothers¡­ do you fellows still feel dissatisfied with me?¡± ¡­ Chapter 279: Late Night Visitors

Chapter 279: Late Night Visitors

GOR Chapter 279: Late Night Visitors ¡°¡­ eh?¡± The thickset man was momentarily surprised by the question. Then, he shook his head and smiled. ¡°You are the Guild Leader. We obey yourmands.¡± The young woman¡­ was naturally Phoenix. Phoenix let out a gentle sigh and said, ¡°Back in the London instance dungeon, I personally killed off Dagger. It would be impossible for you to not have any opinions on my actions there. However, I will say this much. Since I am still the Guild Leader, it does not matter what opinions you fellows might have, you must still obey mymands. If¡­ if you feel any dissatisfaction about me and wish to quit the guild, I am willing to allow it. The reason I killed Dagger was not because he refused to obey me, but because he wanted to kill me.¡± Monster was silent for a few seconds before raising his head. The eyes on his wooden face showed sincerity as he said, ¡°I do not know what the Titan brothers are thinking, but I can tell you what I think.¡± Pausing, he then said in a low tone of voice, ¡°Assuming that back in the London instance dungeon, I did feel a sense of dissatisfaction with you¡­ presently however, I am sincerely willing to obey yourmands, Guild Leader.¡± He sighed and smiled wryly before continuing, ¡°After the London instance dungeon ended, I inexplicably left you fellows. When I came to, you fellows were the ones who saved me. No matter how you cut it, you have saved my life once! ¡°There is not much bond between me and the Titan brothers¡­ ¡°I am well aware that when I had gone missing, you were the one who anxiously gave the order to find me. Additionally, when I was unconscious for a time, you were also the one who used your own points to exchange out medicinal substances for me. ¡°Otherwise, this punishment instance dungeon¡­ I fear I would likely die here! Who would be willing to drag a half-dead person with them to participate in a punishment instance dungeon? ¡°So, that¡¯s why... Guild Leader, I am willing to obey yourmands! If someone in the guild wants to go against you, I will be the first to snap that person¡¯s neck!¡± ¡­ Hearing the exchange, Han Bi made a judgement. The young woman was actually the Guild Leader while the thickset man with muscr body was a subordinate? Han Bi smiled wryly. He was suddenly reminded of a quote from Gu Long¡¯s novel: Monks, Daoists and women who lives in the pugilistic world are either very weak or extremely powerful! This young woman was able to be a Guild Leader and obtain the loyalty of the seemingly powerful thickset man. There must certainly be something extraordinary about her. ¡­ Phoenix looked straight at Monster and saw the sincerity in his eyes. She smiled in satisfaction and said, ¡°I was afraid that you would have other opinions. After all, we did end up losing the London instance dungeon. That is also the reason why we now have to participate in this punishment instance dungeon.¡± Monster shook his head and said, ¡°The failure of the London instance dungeon cannot be med on you. There were Thorned Flower Guild members on our side, remember? Who could have guessed that even the allmighty members of the Thorned Flower Guild would be utterly defeated there. That Chen Xiaolian¡­ he is no simple character!¡± ¡­ Han Bi¡¯s heart turned tense! Chen Xiaolian? Did I misheard? ¡­ ¡°Although no one is saying anything, I know that my decisions during the London instance dungeon are critic worthy.¡± Phoenix shook her head. Her figure was seated beside the campfire and she picked up a firewood and tossed it into the mes. The firewood crackled as it burned and Phoenix produced a wine sk and took a mouthful. Wiping her mouth, she then handed the sk over to Monster. He epted it and took a gulp before looking at Phoenix. He hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°Indeed¡­ there is something that I don¡¯t get. Back then, on the battlefield, you had the chance to kill that Chen Xiaolian.¡± ¡°So? Did you think I purposely went easy on him, causing our failure toplete the quest?¡± Phoenix smiled bitterly. ¡°Think about it¡­ back when Chen Xiaolian was fighting against me, was he not going easy on me? That Nn from Thorned Flower Guild was killed by Chen Xiaolian himself. Think about it¡­ since he had such powers, why didn¡¯t he use it when he was fighting against me?¡± ¡°Eh¡­¡± Monster was shocked. ¡°Neither of us went all out,¡± said Phoenix as she pointed at herself. ¡°I was not the only one who went easy on him. He too, went easy on me. In fact, even if I had gone in with the intention to kill him, I would be unable to do so. ¡°That Chen Xiaolian is very peculiar. He seems like a rookie. Yet, he possessed an endless number of strange abilities. To have so many trump cards in his hands¡­ I am unable to see through him!¡± Pausing, Phoenix then continued in a hushed tone, ¡°And then there was Jack the Ripper. We had to struggle back in the warehouse while he personally finished off Jack the Ripper¡¯s main body. We don¡¯t even know how he did it. ¡°Did you really think I could kill him? ¡°That¡¯d be a good joke.¡± Phoenix continued in a weird tone of voice, ¡°Perhaps the opposite is true. Perhaps he was the one who had shown me mercy.¡± Monster was silent. ¡°I have this feeling that Chen Xiaolian is quite the outstanding fellow. It is likely that we will be meeting him again in instance dungeons in the future. At any rate¡­ I feel that there is no need for us to hold any grudge against him.¡± Phoenix sighed. Monster appeared to be on the verge of saying something. However, at that same moment, they heard a sound. ¡°Ah wooooo~ ~¡± Hearing that, Monster was quick to stand up. He knitted his eyebrows as he observed the distant wastnd that was shrouded in darkness! ¡°Wolves?¡± Phoenix had also stood up. She narrowed her eyes and smiled. ¡°We have guests?¡± Monster exercised his neck and said, ¡°Might as well. A little exercise after meal is not a bad idea.¡± The darkness enveloping the wastnd limited their vision. Soon, the howl of wolves echoed throughout the darkness of the night. The intermittent howls and the coldness of the night winds brought a chill down their spines. "East." Phoenix had her eyes closed as she listened to the sounds brought by the winds. She suddenly whispered, ¡°There are quite a lot of them.¡± There was a look of eagerness and excitement on Monster¡¯s face. He snickered and weapons abruptly popped out from both his hands. A long de in his left and an iron hammer in his right. With the de in hand, he snorted and strode to stand before Phoenix. Something that resembled green coloured ghastly mes appeared in pairs one after another across the wastnd. The number of mes gradually grew in number. They crept closer. When the mes came closer to them, they saw that those ghastly mes were in fact a pair of wolf eyes! A pack of wolves! At least tens of them were slowly approaching under the cover of darkness. They slowly crept toward the red coloured rocky mountain peak, heading for the campfire. They had their bodies lowered as they crept forward. Then, when they were around 20 meters away from the campfire, they stopped creeping forward. The wolves all possessed strong bodies. Their slick green coloured eyes cast an oppressive atmosphere upon them. The number of wolves slowly grew as more wolves arrived from behind. ¡°Strange, why aren¡¯t they attacking?¡± Monster asked as he curled the corners of his lips and smiled in a rxed manner. ¡°A wolf pack must certainly wait for the pack leader to give themand,¡± Phoenix replied gently and pointed out with her hand. The pack of wolves split out and a huge grey coloured wolf moved into sight. This was likely the pack leader. Physique wise, it appeared bigger and stronger than the other wolves. Its constitution was bigger than the other wolves by a considerable notch. Its curled jaws revealed its sharp row of fangs. Both its front and rear limbs were extremely thick and powerful. As it slowly moved forward, the other wolves slowly backed away as they lowered their heads in a submissive posture. The alpha wolf moved to the middle and its pair of green coloured eyes looked coldly at the campfire. It then turned toward the campfire and slowly moved forward. When the alpha wolf stared at Monster with its pair of green coloured eyes, Monster felt irritated and was unable to restrain himself from brandishing his de while shouting, ¡°You beast! Bring it! This senior just happens to be in need of a wolf skin cloak!¡± Phoenix on the other hand, frowned. She retreated until she was beside the campfire and pulled out a burning firewood from it. She lifted it to use it as a torch and said, ¡°Monster, back up a little!¡± ¡°They¡¯re just a pack of beasts!¡± Monster replied in a rxed manner. However, as he was turning his head to speak those words, the alpha wolf raised its head and howled out! The howl was themand to attack! In but an instant, two ck shadows shot out toward Monster. Monster was stunned. However, he was not just an ordinary human. He sneered and shouted, ¡°Cunning!¡± He casually stepped to the side and the de in his hand shed out. A piercing sound could be heard as blood sprayed out from a wolf that was cut into two while it was in mid-air! At the same time, the iron hammer in his right hand was swung and a muffled sound came out as the other wolf was sent flying with a smash. By the time it fell to the ground, it had already be a clump of fleshy pulp. All its bones had been smashed to bits! However, this did not stop the iing attack! Over tens of wolves rushed forward! Monster roared out and opened up both his arms. With the de in his left hand and the iron hammer in his right, he became like a human windmill. Soon, two more wolves whimpered as they were sent flying and a thick scent of blood filled the air. It was then that the alpha wolf that was located in the middle of the pack of wolves roared out sessively. Phoenix¡¯s eyes flickered! The other wolves suddenly changed their target of attack. They chose not to charge at Monster and instead, circled around Monster carefully without entering his range of attack. After that, they sprinted past the campfire and charged Phoenix! Phoenix pursed her lips and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you a clever bunch.¡± She suddenly raised her right hand. A magic wand suddenly appeared in her right hand. The wand then elongated! It became even longerpared to her person! Phoenix held onto the long wand and suddenly let out a shout while gently tapping the ground using the wand. Weng! A translucent shockwave erupted outward. An arc of light burst out in a seemingly slow motion and the wolves that were pouncing at her were suddenly sted away by some unknown force while they were in the middle of the air. With a boom, the arc of light threw more than ten wolves a distance of roughly seven to eight meters away. When they fell to the ground, they either had broken tendons or were coughing out blood. Some were twitching as they continued to lie on the ground. Han Bi who was spectating from above was secretly rendered breathless. This female magician is indeed very powerful! This area of effect spell was a very useful spell! With one spell, Phoenix was able to repulse the enemy. Seeing that more than 10 wolves were heavily injured, Monster who was nearby brandished his iron hammer and smashed away the wolf that was engaging him. Then, they heard the alpha wolf howling once more. It then abruptly turned around and sprinted into the darkness. Soon, the wolf pack followed suit and sprinted into the darkness as well. ¡°They ran?¡± Monster harrumphed. He kicked away the corpse of a wolf that was lying beside him and walked back to the campfire. He then picked up a bottle of water and gulped down several mouthfuls. After that, he said, ¡°That doesn¡¯t even count as a warm up!¡± Phoenix listened attentively to the sounds brought by the winds. Her eyes flickered and she said, ¡°Not right! I hear something! Someone ising!¡± The sound of engine could quickly be hearding from the west side. The roaring sound of engine continued to reverberate through the air and a dune buggy could be seen making its way toward the red coloured rocky peak. Arge number of sand clouds rose up behind the dune buggy. Seeing the dune buggy, Han Bi felt himself feeling frustrated¡­ dune buggy? To be able to bring a dune buggy into an instance dungeon, they must at least possess a storage equipment with enough space to store the dune buggy ¨C yet another predator like existence. As for himself, he was like a little shrimp beside the predator; a shrimp that was trying to survive. ¡­ Chapter 280: Transformed Wolf Pack

Chapter 280: Transformed Wolf Pack

GOR Chapter 280: Transformed Wolf Pack The dune buggy drove until it reached the red coloured rocky peak. When it was about ten meters away from the campfire, it stopped moving. Then, a bald girl jumped out from the dune buggy. The girl wore earrings and sported a me shaped tattoo on her neck. Her clothes and pants were made of leather. As she jumped down from the dune buggy, they could see a shoulder bag slung across her left shoulder. She then tossed the shoulder bag down. Phoenix continued observing the dune buggy as a middle-aged man stepped out from the dune buggy next. This man¡¯s attire was in contrast with the bald girl. He was dressed in a suit. After getting off the dune buggy, he helped support an old man down from the dune buggy. The old man was dressed entirely inrge robes, hakama and ck shoes. Amusingly, while wearing this obviously Japanese traditional attire, he also had arge pair of desert goggles on his face. As for his hair, they werepletely ruffled into a messy state by the strong winds. Monster¡¯s eyes glinted and he stepped before Phoenix. Gripping the iron hammer, he asked in a cold tone, ¡°Who might you be?¡± The bald girl and the middle-aged man did not say anything. The old man gently took off the desert goggles and tossed it to the ground beforeughing out loudly. He said, ¡°May I ask which fellow associates have decided to make camp here? This ce is quite good. I wonder if you would mind letting us squeeze in here?¡± As he spoke, it was clear that he did not mind the fact that Monster was holding onto an iron hammer. Holding onto a small fan, he slowly walked forward. ¡°Japanese?¡± Studying the old man¡¯s attire, Phoenix¡¯s expression suddenly turned focused. She stared at the fan that he was holding and a peculiar expression then appeared on her face as she recalled a name. She gently patted Monster¡¯s shoulder, signalling to him not to do anything reckless. She took the initiative to walk forward. Looking at the old man, she said, ¡°We are the Coffeehouse Guild and I am Guild Leader Phoenix. Senior¡­ judging by the way you are dressed, I take it you are from Japan?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± answered the old man with a smile. Then, he assessed Phoenix carefully and sighed, ¡°Ah, the times sure are changing. Are the Guild Leaders these days all so young? Just earlier this day, I had bumped into a young Guild Leader. To think that I would encounter yet another young Guild Leader now¡­¡± After saying that, the old man turned to Phoenix again and smiled. ¡°Guild Leader Phoenix, am I right? My name is Sawakita Mitsuo, please take care of me.¡± ¡°It turns out you are the infamous ¡®Shogunate Generalissimo¡¯,¡± Phoenix replied with a pursed smile. ¡°Eh? To think that even a young little girl would know of my nickname.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo smiled and continued, ¡°It would appear that you fellows are not some rookies. You look so young, yet you are veterans?¡± There was the hint of a smile within Phoenix¡¯s eyes as she said, ¡°You are a senior figure, how could I not know your name? This ce is very big. If you wish to stay here, then go ahead. We have some fares here; if you want, you can sit together with us to enjoy it while we chat.¡± When Monster who was beside her heard the name ¡®Shogunate Generalissimo¡¯ being mentioned, the corners of his mouth curled into a peculiar smile. He slowly put down the de and iron hammer that he was holding. Han Bi who was watching the exchange from up above became curious. It would appear that the young woman known as Phoenix and the one known as Monster was being polite toward the old man. At the same time, there was also not much amount of vignce and hostility in the air. ¡°Thank you so much.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo smiled lightly and said, ¡°However, I think it would be better to deal with the things that are chasing us.¡± After saying that, the old man tilted his head. Seeing that, the middle-aged man was quick to summon the dune buggy back into their storage equipment. Some distance away in the direction that Sawakita Mitsuo and his team had appeared from, a burst of wolf howls tore through the air! This time, Phoenix¡¯s face turned solemn. Judging by the iing howls, the number of wolves involved was muchrger than the one earlier! She quickly signalled to Monster who then pulled out a pair of military binocrs. He jumped onto a piece of rock that was located beside them and used the binocrs to look into the distance. One look caused him to suck in a deep breath. ¡°Damn it! There are so many of them?¡± In the direction west of the wastnd, the binocrs revealed innumerable number of wolves sprinting forward as they followed the tracks left by the dune buggy, moving ever closer toward them. There were at least hundreds of them and even more following up behind. It was simply impossible to count exactly how many there were. ¡°What did you do? Did you lure over every single wolf in this area?¡± Monster did not know if he shouldugh or cry. He was not afraid of the wolves. Considering their strength, a few hundred wolves would simply mean having to slug it out a bit more. It could not actually pose a threat to them. Phoenix epted the binocrs and looked into the distant. She too frowned and said, ¡°Let¡¯s chase these annoying things away before discussing anything.¡± Monster snorted and he put away the de and iron hammer. Using cold weapons against such arge number of wolves would be a waste of energy. He then retrieved two submachine guns from his storage equipment. He held on to one each and ced one foot on a piece of rock. There was a sneer on his face. Seeing the wolvesing closer, Monster sent a hail of bullets over to the sandy ground. Those bullets were sent out as a test to familiarize himself with the range of the guns. He watched as the pack of wolves continued sprinting forward. It seemed the sound of gunfire was insufficient to deter them. Monster was slightly puzzled. However, he chose not to dwell too much on it and aimed at the two wolves in the front. As he was about to pull the trigger¡­ A hand suddenly reached out to hold Monster¡¯s shoulder. Monster was shocked! He jerked his head back and saw that Sawakita Mitsuo had, at an unknown moment appeared beside him! That was a surprise! Awakened ones were existences who had to endure countless battles to the death within instance dungeons. Every one of them would have a very acute sense of vignce. Within an instance dungeon, it was difficult to distinguish between friend or foe. Thus, excluding their own guild members, Awakened ones would not allow others to get near them! The same look of shock was etched on Phoenix¡¯s face! She did not know how, but Sawakita Mitsuo had somehow appeared beside Monster. Seeing what had transpired, Phoenix clenched onto her wand. If Sawakita Mitsuo attempted to do anything, then she would immediately unleash an attack using her wand! Although the system had stated that this was a preparatory phase where participants were not allowed to kill each other, given the circumstances, no one was willing to leave things to the system. ¡°I have no malicious intent.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo could sense Monster¡¯s state of caution. Monster was staring at him like a tiger who felt threatened. The old man smiled and took a step back. He smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I just want to advise you not to use guns.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t use guns!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo frowned and continued, ¡°Why do you think we would be chased by them?¡± Phoenix¡¯s heart gave a pound and she walked forward. ¡°Generalissimo, please speak in detail.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo smiled bitterly, ¡°Did you notice what was being said during the system prompt for the first phase? This instance dungeon imposes no restriction on any equipment or skills. However, the usage of high-ss equipment or skills will affect the difficulty of theter phases of the quest.¡± After he said that, Phoenix felt a bolt of lightning sh through her mind! "You mean ..." The middle-aged man who was standing beside them showed a frustrated face and quickly said, ¡°In the beginning, we encountered a pack of wolves. Without thinking too much about it, we opened fire on them using guns. Unexpectedly, after using guns on them, their numbers increased! Additionally¡­ the more wolves we killed using guns, the more wolves would appear. Not only that, the wolves would be more powerful.¡± More powerful? Monster brought the binocrs to his eyes once more. This time, he noticed it. This pack of wolves was indeed somewhat different. The body of each wolf was exceptionally powerful! Almost every one of them was an equal in size for the alpha wolf that they had encountered earlier! Additionally¡­ there were a few wolves far away in the darkness that were different. When Monster caught sight of them, he was unable to stop himself from sucking in a mouthful of cold air. With their body size, they appeared like smaller sized cows! Could those even be considered as wolves? ¡°We must not use guns. Guns are a technological type weapon, albeit the lowest grade one,¡± Sawakita Mitsuo was quick to speak out. ¡°The reason we ran here was because there is a rocky mountain peak here. We should climb up and find a ce to hide. Then, we can slowly figure something out!¡± Phoenix decisively said, ¡°Monster, listen to the Generalissimo.¡± She quickly turned around and moved to the cliff of the rocky peak. With her bare hands, she swiftly climbed up. Monster kept his guns and jumped onto the cliff as he too, climbed up using his bare hands. Monster¡¯s movements were both deft and nimble. He was quickly able to cover a distance of several meters. At around seven or eight meters away from the ground, there was a rocky tform that was around five to six meters wide. After Monster made it up there, he quickly pulled out a rope and lowered it to Phoenix. Phoenix held onto the rope and Monster pulled her up. As for Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s team, the middle-aged took several steps back before breaking into a sprint. He then jumped directly onto the rocky cliff and climbed up like a gecko. Next to go up was Sawakita Mitsuo who was seemingly performing a magic trick. He simply walked up. His body was straightened in parallel to the ground beneath him as he took one step after another toward the rocky tform. Nagase Komi who had been keeping a low profile climbed up with her bare hands. Each of her fingertips transformed into sharp metal hooks. The metal hooks stabbed into the crevices upon the rocky cliff and she quickly climbed up. Two minutester, the pack of wolves made it to the bottom area of the red coloured rocky peak. After circling around the campfire twice, severalrge wolves charged forward. These wolves seemed to have no fear toward the campfire! At that moment, Phoenix and Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s teams had reached the rocky tform that was around seven to eight meters above ground. Beneath them was Han Bi who was only three meters above the ground! Earlier, when some of them were climbing up the rocky cliff, they hade close to the Chameleon Tent that Han Bi was hiding in. One of them climbed right over the entrance of the tent. Thankfully, that person did not notice the tent. At that point in time, Han Bi was no longer able to see what they were doing as they were on the tform above him. However, he was able to observe therge number of wolves that were swarming forward. When he saw those gigantic wolves that resembled some mutated monsters, a chill went all the way down to his heart. That was especially so when he saw the wolves raking the ground with their ws and snarling at the top of the rocky peak. asionally, one or two wolves would attempt to jump up. Not only did theserge wolves possess an astonishing physique, even their jumping ability was shocking to behold. One of therge wolves jumped up to a height of nearly three meters into the air! If not for the fact that it was facing the wrong direction, it would have made contact with the entrance of the tent that Han Bi was in! Han Bi was petrified! In face of these pack of wolves, he who was only three meters away from the ground was unable to feel safe at all! Chapter 281: Thunderstorm Tank

Chapter 281: Thunderstorm Tank

GOR Chapter 281: Thunderstorm Tank The wolves raked the surface of the cliff with its ws, creating ¡°ka ka¡± sounds as they did so. Their sharp ws were able to peel some of the surface of the weather-beaten rocky cliff! Seeing the ever increasing number of wolves beneath the red coloured mountain peak, Han Bi who was hiding inside the Chameleon Tent felt the chill in his heart grow colder. Some of the more powerful looking wolves had begun their attempts to jump up the cliff. Some used their ws to rake the surface of the rocky cliff while others tried jumping up. Those who did, their head reached a height parallel to the entrance of the tent! Cold sweat broke out from Han Bi¡¯s forehead! ¡­ ¡°These fellows sure are energetic.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo fanned himself with his fan as he stood atop the rocky tform; he observed the pack of wolves beneath the peak with a smile on his face. The smile was one of gentleness and there was a kind expression on his face. It was as though he was not looking at a pack of ravenous wolves but his own pet dog instead. Phoenix pursed her lips to the side. The night is already so cold, yet he is still fanning himself¡­ The middle-aged man within this old man¡¯s team is obviously just here to fetch soya sauce. Even so, he is showing a great deal of loyalty and reverence toward this old man. We can probably ignore this fellow. Turning to the bald girl, Phoenix felt a certain feeling of difort. How should it be described as¡­ She was like a sword that had just drawn human blood! She was brimming with an aura of danger! Nagase Komi was coldly seated on the rocky tform as she observed the snarling pack of wolves below. It was unknown what she was thinking of at that moment. The same coldness was emanating out from her eyes and she casually flexed her fingers in a seemingly yful manner. Her sharp fingernails had easily pierced through the hard rocky cliff, leaving behind deep incisions upon the surface of the cliff ¨C it had seemed as easy as cutting tofu. Monster who had noticed that could not restrain himself from frowning. This girl is just too cold. She doesn¡¯t speak at all, seemingly having an aversion toward speaking. Even the face she uses to look at others is like a block of ice. Putting it in another way¡­ Monster felt that the girl did not give off the atmosphere of a human! ¡°Earlier, we were attacked by a pack of wolves. Thankfully, the young in my team are quite strong and were able to chase the pack off. Unexpectedly, after using guns, a change urred. The more we kill, the more wolves appear. Additionally, they also grew stronger. The strongest one is the alpha wolf, not even bullets can pierce its thick hide anymore. That was when I realized that something was off. Since we have no idea what was going one, we decided to run away first. However, these wolves are relentless. They pursued us all the way here¡­ we ended up dragging you into this, Guild Leader Phoenix.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo said in a courteous tone. Phoenix was silent as she observed the pack of wolves beneath their position. After some time had passed, she said in a heavy tone, ¡°Sir Generalissimo, do you have any good ideas? Considering how many wolves there are, if we are unable to use guns¡­¡± After saying that, Phoenix paused before continuing, ¡°Could it be you want to use magic? You can¡¯t possibly be suggesting that we go down and fight them with our bare hands, right?¡± Sawakita Mitsuoughed before replying, ¡°It is presently night. I want to wait until dawn arrives before we do anything. Who knows? Maybe by dawn, these wolves would have dispersed.¡± The words of an irresponsible person. Phoenix harrumphed. She was aware that the old man was putting on an act. However, there was no way for her to expose him. Even so, Phoenix was not someone who favoured the idea of putting her life in the palms of another. She turned to face Monster. Seeing the expression on confidence in Monster¡¯s eyes, she nodded her head. ¡°Let¡¯s test it out and see for ourselves what these fellows were talking about. After all, seeing is believing,¡± Monster secretly said to Phoenix through the guild channel. Phoenix nodded her head. Monster immediately pulled out a rifle and went into a shooting posture. ¡°Wait! Wait! What are you trying to do? Didn¡¯t you hear what Teacher Sawakita said?¡± The middle-aged man¡¯s face contorted and he anxiously rushed forward to hold the muzzle of the rifle. ¡°Take your hand away,¡± said Monster with a sneer. The middle-aged man¡¯s face was ugly to behold. Phoenix spoke leisurely, ¡°Sir Generalissimo, is this how the people of your team behaves? Do you like pointing out the actions of others?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo did not be furious. He gave a light smile and quickly said something to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man bitterly removed his hands. Bang! A clear sound of gunshot echoed out! A huge ck coloured wolf that was crouching among the pack of wolves abruptly shuddered before tilting over and falling to the ground. A bullet had smashed its head. The bullet of therge calibre gun had instantly split open the wolf¡¯s head! The surroundingrge wolves were shocked by the sound of the gunshot and they jumped away. However, it did not take long before the sound of howls came out and they rushed toward the corpse of the wolf. The wolvespeted with one another for the corpse as they tore into it. The resulting scent of blood attracted even more wolves toe over and morepetition ensued. In just a moment, the dead wolf¡¯s corpse had been split apart and over 10 wolves were devouring those parts. It was then that Monster¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted in surprise, ¡°Guild Leader! Killing the wolves gives points! This shot of mine gave me a point!¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyes too, lit up! Killing the wolves using guns will give them points? Back then, both Monster and her had fought off against the pack of wolves, killing off quite a number of them. Yet, they had not obtained any points. Monster was overjoyed at obtaining the point. In his joy, he fired with his gun once more! Bang bang bang bang! After several consecutive shots were fired, four wolves had died. Just as quickly, the pack of wolves fell into a frenzy once more! Even more wolves rushed forward to fight for the corpses! Chaos broke out beneath the red coloured rocky peak. ¡°Four dead wolves, four points!¡± Monsterughed. ¡°This is a good deal!¡± Seeing that he had already switched to automatic mode for his rifle and was about to continue shooting¡­ Sawakita Mitsuo suddenly said in a low tone, ¡°Isn¡¯t that enough? Guild Leader Phoenix?¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°You just want to see for yourself what is going on here. Four wolves will be enough for you to see what is going on. Why not wait and see what happens before you decide if the points are worth it?¡± Phoenix¡¯s heart skipped a beat and she said, ¡°Monster, wait for a bit.¡± Monster frowned. However, he was willing to obey Phoenix¡¯s order. He directed the muzzle of his rifle down the ground and threw a stare at the old man before directing his gaze down below the red coloured rocky peak. They did not have to wait long. Phoenix was able to quickly see a change happening! Among the wolves, a small number of them had transformed! They were the ones who had beenpeting for the corpses earlier. Those wolves suddenlyy on the ground and howled at the sky. As they howled, the bones in their bodies emitted ¡°ka ka¡± sounds. Their fur increased in length and the muscles seemingly increased in size¡­ A cursory nce would have revealed nothing. However, when observed in detail, it was clear that, whenpared to their surroundingpanions, there were slight differences on those wolves. It seemed that in the span of a few moments time, those wolves had grown somewhat stronger. ¡°If you continue to use guns to kill them¡­ these wolves will be even stronger and stronger,¡± Sawakita Mitsuo said coolly. ¡°If you do not believe me, you can try to throw down a few grenades. Who knows? These wolves might transform into werewolves.¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyelids twitched. She took a deep breath and said, ¡°Monster.¡± ¡°Guild Leader.¡± ¡°I need you to kill a few wolves. Use conventional methods to kill them, your weapons andbat skill.¡± Phoenix pondered before continuing, ¡°Go down for a bit, but be careful.¡± Monster grinned and replied, ¡°All right, I like the sound of that.¡± He put away his rifle and pulled out his de and iron hammer once again. He walked to the edge of the rocky tform and looked down. Then, with a loudugh, he jumped! His silhouette descended like an artillery and a loud boom could be heard when he arrived within the middle of the pack of wolves! Dust and sand filled the sky, stirred from the impact of Monster¡¯s descent, which had created a huge crater! The moment hended, his de shed out, hacking off the head of arge wolf standing beside him! His iron hammer swung out and another wolf was smashed into pulverized paste even as it was sent flying! Two wolves charged him from behind. However, Monster turned around and his iron hammer made a round arc and two consecutive ¡°bang¡± sounds could be heard before the two wolves were sent flying! At the same time, Phoenix who was on the rocky tform above suddenly retrieved a bow and a quiver of arrows. She knelt down on the ground and was quick to nock an arrow and let loose. Xiu! Pu! A sharp arrow struck the left eye of one of the wolves, piercing its way through its head! ¡°Good archery!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo who was standing beside apuded. There was a cold, unresponsive look on Phoenix¡¯s face as she continued to fire another arrow. Xiu! This time, her arrow struck arge wolf that was in the process of pouncing toward Monster. Her arrow pierced through the wolf as well and stabbed itself into the ground! ¡°Thanks, Guild Leader!¡± Monsterughed as he executed a backhanded de attack, which cleaved a wolf into two. Next, he tossed his iron hammer forward and several wolves were sent flying together with it. Monster strode toward the red coloured rocky peak and pulled up his iron hammer, which he then used to smash a hole through the stomach of another wolf. After that, heshed out with his leg, kicking away a wolf that was nning tounch a sneak attack from the side. Monster fought courageously. However, he was deep in the middle of the pack of wolves. The wolves kept surging forward one after another and Monster appeared to be on the verge of being swarmed. Phoenix suddenly grabbed out five arrows¡­ Xiu xiu xiu xiu xiu! Not a single one was shot in vain! After the five air piercing sound was heard, a small part of the wolves beside Monster was cleared. ¡°Five sessive shots! Brilliant! Brilliant!¡± Sawakita Mitsuoughed loudly. Phoenix inhaled and shouted, ¡°Almost! Monster, get back!¡± She pulled out several more arrows and let loose the arrows, which killed off therge wolves beside Monster, helping him pave a way out. Monsterughed loudly and swung both his hands around. His iron hammer spun around rapidly like a windmill and he strode forward. His entire being was like a human tank as he crushed all opposition in his way. After charging until the bottom area of the red coloured rocky peak, he kept his iron hammer and leapt up. Monster¡¯s figure jumped a full three meters up into the air and thrust his de into the rocky cliff! Using the de as leverage, he sent his other hand out to grab the crevice on the cliff before pulling out the de. Rinsing and repeating the actions, he quickly climbed his way up. Arge wolf attempted tounch a sneak attack on him but was shot down by Phoenix¡¯s arrow. Soon, Monster made his way up and jumped onto the rocky tform. His body was stained with blood and pulverized flesh, but he paid no heed to them. He felt his face and shouted, ¡°Great! That was enjoyable!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo regarded Monster with narrowed eyes and smiled, ¡°If you were born in the ancient times, you would have been a rare and fearsome figure.¡± Phoenix quietly observed what was happening beneath them. There was amotion within the pack of wolves. Just now, Monster had killed off around 20rge wolves. Realizing that Monster had gone beyond their reach, the pack of wolves that had lost their target suddenly charged toward the corpses of the wolves lying on the ground. Another round of intensepetition ensued between them as they tore the corpses apart. The wolf corpses were once again cleanly divided between them. ¡°I did not obtain any points,¡± said Phoenix coolly. Monster shook his head and said, ¡°Me too. This is very strange. When I killed them using my rifle earlier, I had clearly obtained points.¡± Phoenix silently regarded the pack of wolves milling about beneath them. She waited for a good 10 minutes. Her expression loosened somewhat. ¡°It seems we now have a clear picture,¡± said Phoenix coolly. ¡°Killing the wolves using ordinary skills will not give us any points. It will also not cause it to be stronger. The system prompt had stated that the usage of technological and magic type weapons or skills would affect the difficulty of theter phase. This is what it meant.¡± Monster frowned and asked, ¡°What do we do now?¡± Looking down, they saw a thick crowd of wolves, seemingly numbering in the several hundreds! Although their individualbat strength was not a threat, a swarm of ants could still kill off an elephant! Back then, Monster had gone down and was able to go on a rampage. However, if he truly had to go down and engage in a melee to kill off several hundred wolves¡­ even if he were to fight to his death, he might not be able to do it! ¡°We now have the high ground. These wolves won¡¯t be able to reach us.¡± Phoenix shook her head and continued, ¡°If we try to go down and break through their encirclement¡­ no! After running away from here, if these wolves seed in surrounding us, we¡¯ll be forced into a bitter fight. When that happens, we¡¯ll suffer losses. Besides, our vision will be affected by the darkness of the night. Wolves have the advantage at night. Rushing out into the wastnd to fight against a pack of wolves would just bring trouble to ourselves. We¡¯ll stay here until dawn!¡± After saying that, Phoenix suddenly turned to Sawakita Mitsuo and her face broke into a smile. ¡°Sir Generalissimo, I have a suggestion.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t the system state that we can form alliances? Since we have to stay here through the night to fight off this pack of wolves, I suppose that is a form of destiny. Why don¡¯t we¡­¡± Hearing those words, Sawakita Mitsuo smiled with squinted eyes and said, ¡°Guild Leader Phoenix had taken the words from my mind.¡± Pausing, he then quickly continued, ¡°However, I had already inspected the restrictions and rights given by the alliance function. Once an alliance is formed, we will be unable to break the alliance until the end of this instance dungeon. Is Guild Leader Phoenix willing to trust me?¡± Phoenix smiled faintly and replied, ¡°The name Shogunate Generalissimo is like thunder in my ears. I have long since heard of your renowned name. To be able to meet a legendary figure in this line of upation and cooperate with you in an instance dungeon is an honour.¡± ¡°After an alliance is formed, it would be the equivalent of forming a temporary guild. Then, the guild channel of the original guild will no longer be usable¡­ those would be merged with the alliance channel. Guild Leader Phoenix¡­ are you sure that would not be an issue?¡± Phoenix revealed a smile and said, ¡°Since we are going to be forming an alliance, there should be no reservations! I trust Sir Generalissimo.¡± ¡°Very well!¡± Sawakita Mitsuoughed and inserted his fan into a fold in his clothes before rolling up his sleeves. ¡°Let¡¯s p our palms as a pledge.¡± Phoenix did not refuse. She walked toward Sawakita Mitsuo and pped his palm three times. The two Guild Leaders were soon essing their system. Selecting the alliance option, they confirmed the decision to form an alliance with each other. [System prompt: Alliance formed. Coffeehouse Guild and Shogunate Guild have formed an alliance. This alliance will continue until the end of this instance dungeon. Members of this alliance are prohibited from killing each other. Those found in vition of this prohibition will be severely punished! As long as this alliance is in effect, the guild channel of the original guilds will be temporarily unusable while the alliance channel is activated to rece them. Regardless of which guild the alliance member is from, they may freely utilize the alliance channel.] After seeing the system prompt, both Phoenix and Sawakita Mitsuo exchanged nces but chose not toment on it. At present, they appeared to havee to an agreement. However, it was at that moment that a roaring sound could suddenly be hearding from the distant wastnd¡­ It sounded like¡­ some type of engine? They turned their gaze toward where the sound wasing from and saw a light slowly emerging from the wastnd while approaching their position. As the distance between the two sides narrowed, they caught sight of a tank that screamed of science fiction. The tank charged unimpeded through the wastnd at great speed! t shaped turret muzzle that was equally science fictional in shape¡­ Monster who was standing beside widened his eyes and he eximed, ¡°Thunderstorm Tank! Thorned Flower Guild?¡± The moment those words escaped his lips, everyone standing on the rocky tform were stunned! The thing approaching them through the wastnd was indeed a Thunderstorm Tank. In the system, it was a [B+] ss technological equipment. But that was not the main point. While it was a [B+] ss equipment and was quite pricey, veterans like them could still afford it. However, after spending a long time participating in the system¡¯s instance dungeons, they knew that the Thunderstorm Tank was the favoured equipment of the infamous¡­ Thorned Flower Guild! The Thunderstorm Tanks were pretty much the standard symbol for Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s sub teams! Most importantly, there was the guild symbol painted upon the surface of this Thunderstorm Tank! Arge Thorned Flower symbol could be seen shining brightly upon the cold surface of the tank¡¯s turret¡­ ¡°The symbol of the Thorned Flower Guild!¡± Monster whispered. ¡°Why would people from the Thorned Flower Guild participate in a punishment instance dungeon?¡± Phoenix¡¯s face was ugly to behold¡­ in thest instance dungeon, she was in the same faction with members of the Thorned Flower Guild. In the end, they lost and the fellow from Thorned Flower Guild also died in the hands of Chen Xiaolian. To think that she would end up encountering someone from the Thorned Flower Guild once more. Could they be here to settle the ounts for what happenedst time? It was at that moment¡­ The Thunderstorm Tank suddenly came to a halt. The reason for that was that a good number ofrge wolves had started bounding toward it. After the Thunderstorm Tank came to a halt, it¡¯s turret muzzle was suddenly raised before adjusting itself¡­ the t shaped muzzle aimed directly at the middle of the pack of wolves and a blue coloured light appeared from the muzzle! ¡°Not good!¡± Phoenix¡¯s face quickly contorted! The same expression of despair appeared on Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s face! The force behind a Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s artillery fire was far greater than that of ordinary tanks. Additionally, Thunderstorm Tanks were the standard equipment of the technological type! It was the best technological type equipment of the [B+] ss! An ordinary rifle was enough to transform these wolves, let alone a Thunderstorm Tank! This one st¡­ how many wolves would die to it? With such a kind of destructive power, to what extent will these wolves transform? ¡­ ¡°Do we open fire?¡± asked Roddy who was seated in the gunner position. Chen Xiaolian, who had a cigar in his mouth replied, ¡°Incinerate them!¡± Roddyughed, ¡°Great! Me likey! This is the chance to earn points, only idiots will choose not to!¡± ¡­ Chapter 282: Robbery! Snatching women!

Chapter 282: Robbery! Snatching women!

GOR Chapter 282: Robbery! Snatching women! An arc of light shone from the muzzle of the turret¡­ A brilliant light then shone before everyone¡¯s eyes and a blue coloured pir of light sted outward, striking the middle of the pack of wolves¡­ The speck of light in the middle abruptly expanded into a massive sphere of dazzling radiance! Despite the darkness of the night, even someone who was standing tens of miles away would be able to clearly see that light! The moment the light burst out, it was unknown just how many wolves were instantly incinerated into ashes! The bodies of some other wolves were partially caught in the explosion of light and their body parts were incinerated by the resulting high temperature, leaving them howling in a state of misery. The explosion of light dissipated as quickly as it had appeared! In but seconds, arge space that was upied by the wolves had been cleared! In the peripheral area of that space, some wolf corpses could be seen ¨C not a single one was intact! ¡­ ¡°Forty-six points! This feels great! Ha ha ha ha ha!¡± Roddy who was seated in the gunner positionughed. He picked up a can of beer and took a gulp before biting onto a roll of cigar himself. Heughed, ¡°Xiaolian, this way of earning points is really enjoyable! One st gives tens of points! Come one, let¡¯s open fire some more! Incinerate these wolves into cinders!¡± Chen Xiaolian took a drag from his cigar and puffed out a light blue smoke. His eyes flickered and he quickly said, ¡°Remember to aim properly. After one more st, we¡¯ll leave! These wolves will transform¡­¡± ¡°Eh? Wait! That rocky mountain¡­ there¡¯s people there?¡± Roddy hastily used the tank¡¯s periscope to look into the distant. Using infrared view, he could clearly see some figures moving about atop the rocky tform of the red coloured rocky peak. Roddy tried to get a better view from the periscope, however, the distance between them was too far and he was only able to make out several figures without being able to identify them. ¡°It seems like there are some fellows there.¡± Roddy abruptly widened his eyes. ¡°One of them is bald and one of them is wearing Japanese clothes¡­ it¡¯s the old man from the airne.¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily surprised. He gripped the cigar with his fingertips and picked the periscope to take a look himself. He was stunned to see¡­ Monster and¡­ Phoenix! Since Roddy did not participate in the London instance dungeon, he was not too familiar with Phoenix and her team members. However, such was not the case with Chen Xiaolian. Phoenix¡¯s graceful appearance was familiar to him from far away. As for Monster, his thickset body that resembled a towering building simply made him stand out. Chen Xiaolian was able to identify them with just a nce. ¡°Other Awakened ones.¡± Roddy was quick toe to the conclusion. ¡°It seems they were surrounded by the wolves and forced up the mountain.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly considered it. Be it Phoenix or Sawakita Mitsuo ¨C with their abilities, there was no way they would be forced by a pack of wolves to seek refuge atop a mountain. There was only one exnation for this: They hade to realize the key point of this quest. They cannot use technological or magic type methods to kill off these wolves. Otherwise, the wolves would be stronger. That was the only reason why those experts, Phoenix and Sawakita Mitsuo would have problems taking actions. Due to their hesitation in killing off the wolves, they ended up being stuck atop the mountain, surrounded by the wolves. However, the same cannot be same about Chen Xiaolian and Roddy! These two bastards were simply here to create chaos! Chen Xiaolian recalled what GM had said to him, that it had opened up a backdoor for them to enter this punishment instance dungeon. Thus, both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy did not have to worry about whether they could sessfullyplete the quest in the final phase of this punishment instance dungeon. Regardless if they seeded or failed in the final quest¡­ the both of them will not face system punishment. The airne hijacking incident had surprised Chen Xiaolian. However, two hours ago in the evening, when both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy first arrived in this wastnd, Chen Xiaolian suddenly received a special ¡®system prompt¡¯ through this personal system. [Entering punishment instance dungeon, backdoor opened. From this moment on, you fellows will not be subjected to the reward or punishment of this instance dungeon. Sessfullypleting this instance dungeon will not give you any reward. Likewise, failure toplete this instance dungeon will not bring upon any punishment. Good luck.] Generally speaking, such notifications would start with the words [System prompt]. This time however, the notification had started with [???]. Chen Xiaolian knew without a doubt that the peculiar prompt had been given to him by GM. Additionally, after he was done reading the prompt, he found that it automatically disappeared after 1 minute! Deleted! Chen Xiaolian felt extremely surprised! The reason for that was, there was no delete function in his system prompt interface! However, that prompt had automatically disappeared after he finished reading it. After receiving the prompt from GM, both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy felt emboldened! On their way, they encountered some wolves that attempted to attack them. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to use the most effortless method to deal with those beasts ¨C firearms. In the beginning, the two of them used AK47 each to pave open a path. As time went by however, the number of wolves increased. Then, Chen Xiaolian suddenly recalled that he had a Thunderstorm Tank he obtained as loot back in the Tokyo instance dungeon! Since they possessed such an item, why would they be so silly as to walk with their own two legs through the wastnd? Without hesitating, Chen Xiaolian summoned out the Thunderstorm Tank. As for the problems with driving it¡­ there was the Mechanical Heart skill-bearing Roddy right there. With that skill, he could even operate the Mech, what more a tank? After getting on the Thunderstorm Tank, Chen Xiaolian was visited by a sensation of him ying GTA! The two youngsters drove the highly science fictional Thunderstorm Tank in the evening hours of the wastnd and went on a rampage! If they encounter a small number of wolves, they won¡¯t bother to open fire. Instead, they will simply trample them beneath the cold hard steel of the tank! They rendered those living wolves into meat paste! If they encounter a high number of wolves, well, that was not an issue as well. Continue to trample through the wolves as they essed the artillery of the tank and st away! On their way, they fired the main turret as the tank trampled its way through. In less than half a night¡¯s time, the two of them had covered a distance of over 10 km! Chen Xiaolian did notice the abnormal situation¡­ in the beginning, the wolves were very weak. Later on however, their physique would be bigger and more powerful. The rate at which they were bing stronger was a match for the rate at which Chen Xiaolian and Roddy was killing them. Chen Xiaolian weighed the matter and understood the prompt given by the system: affect the difficulty of theter phase. However¡­ The Hell does that have to do with Chen Xiaolian and Roddy? They don¡¯t need to perform the quests! Even if the quest did be harder, it was something that the two of them could ignore! What more, they then discovered that killing the wolves would actually give them points! When that happened, both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy hesitated no more! Points were good stuff! They spent the night driving the Thunderstorm Tank rampaging about and the two of them managed to earn around 300 to 400 points each! This method of earning points was too easy! In other instance dungeons, they had to put their heads on the line toplete the quest. Afterpleting it, they would only gain a few hundred points. But here? Driving the Thunderstorm Tank with cigars in their mouths as they drank beer and sang songs, they would asionally move the tank forward and at other times, st out with the turrets a few times. Just like that, they were able to earn points. Chen Xiaolian had never imagined that something so good could exist! Most importantly, something happened that evening when they encountered other participants! From their radar, they noticed the presence of other participants. However, for some unknown reason, after seeing the Thunderstorm Tank, they would react as though they had seen a ghost and quickly run away! In the beginning, Chen Xiaolian was puzzled by their reaction. However, he soon realized what was going on! Painted upon the surface of their Thunderstorm Tank was Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s logo! When the other participants noticed the symbol of Thorned Flower Guild, they became so fearful it seemed as though they had encountered a ghost! ¡°Now what?¡± Roddy turned to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and stared at Phoenix¡¯s figure who was standing on the rocky tform far away. Suddenly, he thought of something. ¡­ ¡°To think they would be Thorned Flower Guild,¡± said Phoenix, her face grim. ¡°Awakened members of Thorned Flower Guild had also entered this punishment instance dungeon!¡± The middle-aged man quickly said, ¡°How is that even possible? Entering a punishment instance dungeon meant that they failed their previous instance dungeon. Considering the strength of Thorned Flower Guild, how is it possible for them to fail a quest and get thrown into a punishment instance dungeon?¡± Phoenix nced at the middle-aged man. Was it that surprising that Thorned Flower Guild would fail toplete a quest? Back in London, during the War for the Throne, she had personally witnessed it happening once. However, for her to encounter the members from Thorned Flower Guild here¡­ it might not bode well for her! Everyone knew that the people from Thorned Flower Guild were the most powerful! They were the only guild that, despite having yers as their leading members, would also recruit no small number of powerful Awakened ones into the guild. It had always been viewed by the Awakened circle as an absolute eyesore. This was especially true for the various top-rank guilds in Zero City. The rtionship between these two were like fire and water! Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s way of doing things had always been about using strength and an overbearing attitude. Encountering them in instance dungeons was one thing. But this time¡­ this was a punishment instance dungeon! Punishment instance dungeons were generally epted as the most difficult instance dungeons! Considering Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s usual approach, if they were to encounter other participants in instance dungeons, the first thing they would do would be¡­ to kill! As she was thinking about that, the middle-aged man suddenly eximed. He jumped and pointed at the Thunderstorm Tank, shouting, ¡°They, they¡¯re adjusting their turret muzzle! Ah! The turret¡­ the turret¡­¡± They watched as the turret slowly turned before adjusting its muzzle upward. The t shaped muzzle was pointed directly at¡­ The red coloured rocky peak! ¡­ ¡°Xiaolian, what are we doing here?¡± ¡°Scare that woman.¡± Chen Xiaolian grinned and said, ¡°Back in London, I had to suffer quite a bit thanks to her. Then, there¡¯s that Japanese old man¡­ I could never figure out what lies beneath his face. Let¡¯s test them.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian retrieved a military tactical helmet from his Storage Watch and wore it. Then, he pulled on a trench coat before turning to Roddy. ¡°You¡¯ve got the turret muzzle pointed at them, don¡¯t fire. Wait for my signal and move the turret muzzle a little to scare them.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian opened the tank hatch and moved out. ¡­ ¡°Someone¡¯sing out!¡± The middle-aged man shouted as he pointed toward the Thunderstorm Tank. The tank slowly moved toward the red coloured rocky peak. The distance between them grew smaller! The surrounding wolves rushed to bite it. However, their sharp fangs were of no use against the metal exterior of the Thunderstorm Tank. They were only capable of leaving minor scratch marks on it. Chen Xiaolian moved his upper torso out through the tank hatch and put his hands on a small calibre rapid-fire cannon attached on top of tank. He turned the rapid-fire cannon toward the pack of wolves and fired away. Bursts of mes erupted in session and sounds of explosions filled the air as the Thunderstorm Tank slowly approached. The explosions tore out a path through the surrounding pack of wolves. ¡­ ¡°They¡­ they¡¯reing over!¡± The middle-aged man shouted. Phoenix and Sawakita Mitsuo were silent. Coincidentally however, they both narrowed their eyes at the same time as they observed the iing Thunderstorm Tank. They observed Chen Xiaolian who was manning the rapid-fire cannon on top of the tank. ¡­ When the two sides were less than 50 meters apart, Chen Xiaolian signalled to Roddy to stop moving forward. By then, the series of bombardment had finally forced the surrounding wolves to retreat. The wolves moaned miserably as they dispersed. The scent of blood filled the air while the surrounding area was littered with corpses, not a single one intact. Chen Xiaolian exhaled. Without taking off his helmet, he turned to face the few people who were standing atop the rocky tform. ¡­ ¡°He¡¯s not thinking of opening fire at us, is he?¡± Monster whispered. ¡°Didn¡¯t the system forbid killing between participants in the first phase?¡± Phoenix bit her lips and replied, ¡°To be exact, as long as they don¡¯t fire directly at us¡­ if he bombards this mountain peak, destroying it, we¡¯ll be forced to leave it¡­ then, we¡¯ll have no ce to hide. When the pack of wolveses, we¡¯ll have no choice but to fight them!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo shook his head. There was a heavy look on his face as he said, ¡°Look!¡± Chen Xiaolian released his hold on the rapid-fire cannon and the people on the rocky peak breathed a sigh of relief. However, their hearts became tense once again as they saw the tank¡¯s main turret move its muzzle once more. It moved up, aiming right at the red coloured rocky peak. ¡°They want to st this mountain peak!¡± The middle-aged man shouted. ¡°We have to stop them! Damned Thorned Flower Guild!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian picked up the tank¡¯s radio transceiver and used the tank¡¯s PA equipment. When broadcasted using the equipment, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice sounded like an electronically synthesized voice. ¡°You fellows up there, listen up! This is a robbery!¡± Rob¡­ robbery? When the people standing atop the rocky tform heard those words, their faces twisted into expressions of absurdity. Robbery? The infamous Thorned Flower Guild would actually engage in a robbery? ¡°Cough! Cough!¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately coughed and continued, ¡°We do not need points, equipment or items. We want people! Hand over that long haired woman who is standing among you!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian observed Phoenix who was staring open-mouthed at him. She subconsciously fidgeted her body. ¡°That¡¯s right! I am talking about you, the one with the long hair. Don¡¯t try to hide at the back!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. ¡°Are you going toe out yourself? Or do you want us to bombard this mountain peak before capturing you ourselves? I¡¯ll give you one minute to decide.¡± Phoenix had never encountered something so absurd. Everyone on the mountain peak had never encountered something so absurd! To hear that Thorned Flower Guild would engage in robbery was shocking enough, yet¡­ they were actually snatching people? Snatching a woman? ¡°Is that fellow insane?¡± There was fury on Monster¡¯s face as he jumped up and shouted, ¡°Bastard! What did you say? I dare you to say it again! I¡¯ll crush your skull!¡± ¡°Wait.¡± Phoenix nced at Chen Xiaolian a few times; then, her heart suddenly skipped a beat. She could not restrain herself as the corners of her lips curled into a hint of a smile. She ced her hand on Monster¡¯s shoulder and took a deep breath, ¡°Something is weird here¡­ you fellows wait here. I¡¯ll go over and check it out. I¡¯ll go talk with them for a while ¨C alone.¡± Chapter 283: Heard That Name Before

Chapter 283: Heard That Name Before

GOR Chapter 283: Heard That Name Before Phoenix turned around and climbed down the mountain peak. She walked alone on the wastnd until there was less than 10 meters between her and the Thunderstorm Tank. Then, she heard the other party said, ¡°That¡¯s enough, stand right there.¡± Phoenix spread out both her hands to indicate that she was not a threat before giving a faint smile. She said, ¡°When did the people from Thorned Flower Guild begin to like joking around?¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded the young woman; his eyes were hidden behind the visor of his helmet. However, he was not afraid of having Phoenix notice the smile in his eyes. He then deliberately said in a heavy voice, ¡°Oh? How did you surmise that I am joking?¡± ¡°There is the Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s prestigious name. This esteemed one must be the Thorned Flower team leader for this instance dungeon. Would you do something like robbing people and snatching women? Naturally, those words must be a joke.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and released his grip of the rapid-fire cannon. He looked at Phoenix and said, ¡°Oh? In that case, what do you think my real intentions are?¡± Phoenix sighed and said, ¡°We are all in a miserable state. Since we are forced to participate in a punishment instance dungeon, it is only natural that we have to face difficulties¡­ if esteemed one agrees, then there is no need for us to be enemies.¡± After she said that, Phoenix turned her head and pointed toward the peak. ¡°Up there on the rocky tform, there are others as well. Since esteemed one is a member of Thorned Flower Guild, naturally, you would not be so inexperienced as to not have heard of the name ¡®Shogunate¡¯ Guild. The Shogunate Generalissimo, Sawakita Mitsuo is presently on top of the mountain. My name is Phoenix, also a Guild Leader. Considering my abilities, I believe I would have the qualifications to form an alliance with Thorned Flower Guild, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. He simply observed the young woman. Seeing how the other party was silent, Phoenix frowned slightly and said, ¡°Enemy or friend, the decision lies in esteemed one¡¯s hands.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly shook his head. He purposely said in a gruff voice, ¡°Forming alliance or whatever¡­ I am not interested. What other suggestions do you have that could interest me?¡± Phoenix looked at Chen Xiaolian with curiosity in her eyes. She asked, ¡°What do you want?¡± After saying that, Phoenix¡¯s eyes turned serious and she said in a grave voice, ¡°However, I hope that your request is not too outrageous. Although the name Thorned Flower Guild is powerful, if the request is too much, then I cannot simply ept it!¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately stayed silent for a few seconds before saying, ¡°Since you have so many people, I believe you would have covered quite some ground, right? I want the chart of the mapped terrain.¡± Phoenix looked at Chen Xiaolian dubiously: Each time Thorned Flower Guild took action, there would be teamwork. They will never face a shortage of members. To acquire the terrain in one night¡­ considering Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s strength and the high number of members, why would they need others to provide a map for them? After reaching that line of thought however, Phoenix suddenly thought of something: Right! This is a punishment instance dungeon! This is not an ordinary instance dungeon! Thorned Flower Guild possessed many experts and masters. In ordinary instance dungeons, they would never face a shortage of members¡¯ problem. However, this was a punishment instance dungeon. It wasmon knowledge that those participating in this instance dungeon were those who had failed toplete their previous instance dungeon. Perhaps, the number of Thorned Flower Guild members participating in this punishment instance dungeon might not be that much ¨C even if they wanted to send more, since punishment instance dungeons only allowed those who failed their previous instance to enter, the guild would be unable to send more. Thus¡­ perhaps the members of Thorned Flower Guild here were only the fellow on the Thunderstorm Tank¡­ perhaps there might be some others inside the tank. However, they cannot possibly have more! When she thought about that, Phoenix suddenly had an impulsive thought: Even though the other party is the infamous Thorned Flower Guild, their number is small. We might be able to take advantage of this difference in numbers. There is also the support from the Shogunate Generalissimo¡­ can we eliminate these fellows? However, after considering it through, she realized that killing off members of Thorned Flower Guild would bring too much trouble! If there was no such need, then they should not rush to their deaths by provoking an immensely powerful guild. That was not a wise move. Phoenix forced the thought down and endured the desire to take action. Then, she raised her head at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡° A chart of the mapped terrain? I have that. However, do you have any other requirements? Why not say it all at once?¡± Chen Xiaolian tilted his head and thought about it before saying, ¡°At the moment, I can¡¯t think of any other. If you can provide me the chart, then we can temporarily cooperate.¡± ¡°An alliance?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. He thought to himself: Both Roddy and I entered this instance dungeon through the use of a backdoor. If they were someone else, then maybe. But Phoenix knows that I had just sessfullypleted the London instance dungeon. How could I end up inside a punishment instance dungeon? Once we form an alliance, my identity would be exposed. There is no good way for me to exin myself to Phoenix. Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°Forget the alliance. A cooperation will do. Our Thorned Flower Guild have always acted independently, why would we need to form an alliance?¡± Phoenix sighed and secretly used the alliance channel tomunicate with Sawakita Mitsuo. The old man gave a very simple answer: Give it to him! Phoenix then essed her personal system and copied out the mapped terrain into something that looked like a radar watch and tossed it to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian epted the item. Although he had never seen the item before, with Roddy who had the Mechanical Heart skill beside him, there was no need for him to inquire about it. He epted it and nced at Phoenix before saying, ¡°Very good, I can feel your sincerity.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian produced a walkie-talkie and tossed it to Phoenix. He said, ¡°Take this. If there is anything else, I will contact you. It is as you said, enemy or friend, that decision lies in my hands.¡± Pausing for a moment, Chen Xiaolian then said in a cold voice, ¡°Remember¡­ our friends all live a good life while our enemies have already paid the price for doing so.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words were broadcasted through the tank¡¯s broadcast system. The other people atop the mountain peak also heard those words but did not dwell too deeply into them. However, somewhere on the red coloured rocky mountain peak, Han Bi who was hiding inside the Chameleon Tent became startled after hearing those words. He stared at the Thunderstorm Tank with a peculiar expression¡­ ¡°My friends all live a good life while my enemies have already paid the price for doing so?¡± Han Bi silently mumbled those words. He became shocked. It¡¯s him?! 1 ¡­ Phoenix was surprised by the man¡¯s actions. After epting the walkie-talkie, she looked at Chen Xiaolian. She then asked loudly, ¡°You are killing those beasts in such a casual manner. Are you not afraid that the level of difficulty will rise?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice resonated out from the tank, ¡°We are Thorned Flower Guild, and we fear nothing!¡± As hisughter filled the air, the Thunderstorm Tank turned around and moved to the west. Phoenix gripped the walkie-talkie in her hands and watched the tank that was already far away with aplicated look on her face. ¡­ Inside the Thunderstorm Tank, Roddy watched as Chen Xiaolian took off the helmet. He smiled and asked, ¡°What? You¡¯re not going to snatch her?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t joke around. If we get into a fight, this woman¡¯s strength is unfathomable. Besides, if our identity gets exposed, we¡¯ll be in deep trouble.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian handed the radar watch to Roddy. ¡°This is the area that they¡¯ve covered. Since we only have 24 hours to prepare, this item will help us quit a bit.¡± Roddy took the radar watch. He quickly figured out how to use it. Opening it, he saw the mapped area. Heughed and said, ¡°We¡¯ve bagged quite a nice loot. We haven¡¯t mapped out the south and east terrain yet. Now that we have this, we can spare ourselves the effort.¡± Chen Xiaolian replied, ¡°We still have time. Let¡¯s go to the west side and check it out.¡± Pausing, he then whispered, ¡°Our objective is that fellow we encountered in London, the one who is a dead ringer for Qiu Yun!¡± ¡­ ¡°How is it?¡± After Phoenix got back up to the rocky tform, Monster was quick to hurry over to her side. Sawakita Mitsuo stood to the side while looking at the Thunderstorm Tank that was moving even further away with aplicated expression on his face. ¡°It¡¯s very strange. They only wanted a map of the terrain we covered. They did not ask for anything excessive ¨C normally, when one encounters the people from Thorned Flower Guild, it is either be absorbed or killed by them.¡± Phoenix shook her head and continued, ¡°This time¡¯s encounter is very strange¡­ however, they are indeed very overbearing, just like how Thorned Flower Guild members would normally behave.¡± Phoenix was silent for a moment before abruptly raising her head to look at Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°Sir Generalissimo, I think¡­ since the pack of wolves beneath the mountain have been cleared, why don¡¯t we take this opportunity to leave this ce? This ce had been noted by the people from Thorned Flower Guild. Although we do not know how strong they are¡­ I believe that this ce is no longer safe. It would be better for us to leave this ce.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo fanned himself and smiled. ¡°I agree with Guild Leader Phoenix¡¯s idea.¡± Phoenix nodded and said, ¡°Let¡¯s not dy any further. Let¡¯s move out.¡± She nced at Monster and shouted loudly, ¡°Head down the mountain!¡± At the same time, Phoenix sent a strange signal to him. Monster understood it and deliberately shouted back loudly, ¡°All right! Let¡¯s move! This ce is open to winds all the time. I¡¯ve long since grown weary of this ce!¡± After saying that, he quickly turned around and climbed down the rocky cliff. Phoenix followed beside Monster while Sawakita Mitsuo smiled and moved down through the other side. Once again, his body was parallel to the ground as he walked down the mountain peak, his feet seemingly rooting him to the surface of the rocky cliff. Monster and Phoenix deliberately slowed down. When the distance between them and the ground was less than three meters, they nced at each other. Monster moved slightly to the left and¡­ he suddenly reached out with his hand and smash heavily on a certain spot on the rocky cliff! A booming sound erupted but the surface of the cliff did not crack under the impact! However, a ripple appeared on that part of the cliff. After a sh of light, its colour changed into something resembling that of animal hide! Monster snorted loudly. ¡°Smart fellow! As expected, we have a mouse hiding here! Are you not going to roll out right now?¡± Phoenix had one hand holding onto the rocky cliff while the other held onto a wand. She looked at the animal hide and said, ¡°Chameleon Tent? Humph, since we¡¯ve found it, then will this fellow associate pleasee out?¡± Inside the Chameleon Tent, Han Bi¡¯s face sank terribly! The sounds of Monster¡¯s fist smashing the tent could be hearding from the outside. After hearing two booming sounds, cold sweat trickled down Han Bi¡¯s forehead. He was aware that the Chameleon Tent¡¯s defence was insufficient to keep them at bay¡­ additionally, being stubborn here will not help him. He then gave a bitter smile before shouting, ¡°All right, I aming out!¡± Phoenix exchanged nces with Monster and the two of them jumped down the ground. One on the left and one on the right. Sawakita Mitsuo and the others had also reached the ground. They then looked at the animal hide on the rocky cliff. Soon, Han Bi climbed out from inside the tent. Under the gaze of all the people there, he moved about on the rocky cliff, kept the Chameleon Tent before slowly climbing down. Han Bi had deliberately moved slowly to give off the impression that he was slow-witted. Since he would likely be these people¡¯s captive, putting on such an act might lower their guard. That way, he might still have a chance to do something. To his disappointment, when he jumped down and reached the ground, he found that the young woman who was smiling at him had not rxed in the slightest. Both she and the one called Monster were standing to the left and right, a clear indication that they were blocking off his escape routes. Most importantly, the young woman had her wand out. As for Monster, there was a de and an iron hammer in his hands. ¡°Oh, well.¡± Han Bi sighed and raised up both his hands. He let out a bitter smile and said, ¡°I won¡¯t resist.¡± Monster stared coldly at Han Bi and said in a harsh tone, ¡°You were hiding up there to secretly spy on us?¡± Han Bi frowned and turned to face Monster. He said, ¡°Can¡¯t you speak rationally? I was obviously here first while you people cameter. In this dangerous instance dungeon, when some stranger approached, I had to hide myself for the sake of self-preservation. How could you say I am spying on you on purpose?¡± Monster nced at Phoenix who nodded her head. ¡°That does sound logical. Who are you?¡± Han Bi shook his head before replying, ¡°My name is Han Bi. I am just a minor solitary character.¡± Hearing that name, Phoenix mumbled the name to herself before determining that she had never heard of the name before. She then regarded Han Bi¡¯s appearance. She considered his noticeable features andpared it with the known personages in her memories and found no such person. She then nodded her head. She turned around and looked at Sawakita Mitsuo. He smiled coolly and said, ¡°About how to deal with this¡­ Guild Leader Phoenix should be the one to decide.¡± Phoenix hesitated before ncing at the weapon that Han Bi was holding. She recognized it with a nce, a [B] ss Snow Edge. It was really nothing great. It would appear that he was some hapless average Awakened who had been sent into this punishment instance dungeon. ¡°We¡¯ll tie him up first. Monster, you keep an eye on him,¡± Phoenix casually said. Monster kept his weapons and walked until he was before Han Bi. Han Bi regarded Monster¡¯s muscr and thickset body before sighing. He did not resist. Keeping Snow Edge, he then spread out both his hands forward and asked, ¡°Do you want to tie me up?¡± Monster chuckled and pulled out a roll of white coloured strings of silk, which he used to tie up Han Bi¡¯s hands. Looking at the strings of silk, Han Bi could not help but widen his eyes. ck Widow¡¯s spider silk? Next, the middle-aged man brought out their dune buggy from their storage equipment. Phoenix signalled to Monster who nodded. He too, brought out a dune buggy from their storage equipment. The two teams got on their respective vehicles while Han Bi was held by Monster. After starting up their vehicles, they then moved toward the south. Phoenix¡¯s dune buggy was at the front while Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s dune buggy was at the back. As their dune buggies travelled forward bumpily, Nagase Komi¡¯s expression, who was seated beside Sawakita Mitsuo, flickered. A thoughtful expression appeared on that icy cold face of hers. She hesitated for a bit before turning to the side to look at the old man. She said, ¡°Great Teacher¡­¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°The name Han Bi¡­ I think I¡¯ve heard that name before.¡± ¡­ 1 The phrase ¡®My friends all live a good life while my enemies have already paid the price for doing so¡¯ is also used in one of Dancing¡¯s other novels ¡®Ð°ÆøÁÝÈ»¡¯ (Aura of Heresy). Since Chen Xiaolian¡¯s novels = Dancing¡¯s novels, Han Bi suspects the person to be Chen Xiaolian.? Chapter 284: Put On An Act

Chapter 284: Put On An Act

GOR Chapter 284: Put On An Act After the Thunderstorm Tank had travelled tens of li away, Chen Xiaolian had Roddy slow down the tank. ¡°I suddenly feel that Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s name is quite useful,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. His eyes flickered and he continued, ¡°When those fellows saw this tank of ours, they reacted like they had just seen a ghost.¡± Roddy nced at Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid we might bring trouble to ourselves?¡± Chen Xiaolian tilted his head and weighed the matter before answering, ¡°What is there to be afraid of? This won¡¯t be the first time we make enemies of Thorned Flower Guild. We killed off one in the London instance dungeon. Same thing happened in the Tokyo instance dungeon¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian was suddenly lost for words. He quickly nced at Roddy to see no change in his expression. However, Roddy¡¯s voice became heavier when he replied, ¡°You are right. We¡¯ll just impersonate as them! At any rate, we are enemies with Thorned Flower Guild.¡± ¡°I have a n.¡± After thinking about it, he then said in a hushed tone, ¡°The biggest reason we chose to participate in this instance dungeon is to get back at those fellows from London. However, we have yet to encounter them ¨C since GM stated that they will be in this instance dungeon, I believe GM will not deceive me on this. Why don¡¯t we¡­ make use of Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s name to cast a over them?¡± There was a glint in Roddy¡¯s eyes as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. Then he asked, ¡°What kind of fiendish n are you cooking up this time?¡± ¡°A n is a n. What¡¯s righteous or fiendish about it?¡± ¡°All right. Just spit it out then,¡± replied Roddy with augh. ¡°There¡¯s nothing out of this world about this n. However, it might be somewhat risky.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy and frowned before saying, ¡°Back in London, I had confronted that fellow before. However, they don¡¯t know you!¡± Roddy¡¯s face flickered and he said, ¡°You aren¡¯t by any chance suggesting we pull an Infernal Affairs, are you 1? I¡¯m not afraid of the risks. However, forget finding them or how I am going to earn their trust¡­ there is the alliance thing. Even if I can deceive them, I won¡¯t be able to deceive the system. Once they ask to form an alliance, our identities and respective guild will appear in the system. When that happens, won¡¯t we get exposed?¡± ¡°Idiot, who wants you to go pull an Infernal Affairs?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and patted Roddy¡¯s back. ¡°With this Thunderstorm Tank, you will have the identity of a member of Thorned Flower Guild! Just make proper use of this identity and things will fall into ce!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes lit up. The two of them found a ce to stop. There, they discussed their n of action before making a decision: Act separately! The Thunderstorm Tank would be driven by Roddy. The two of them will make use of the mapped terrain to execute their n. Roddy then drove the Thunderstorm Tank away. As for Chen Xiaolian, he too went alone in another direction. ¡°Remember, the most wondrous aspect of this n is in making good use of the name ¡®Thorned Flower Guild¡¯!¡± Watching the Thunderstorm Tank move away, Chen Xiaolian used the guild channel to remind Roddy. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had been travelling across the wastnd for a few hours. Naturally, he was not idiotic to the point of using his own two legs to survey the terrain. He had summoned out an SUV he prepared inside his Storage Watch. He started up the vehicle and slowly moved in a seemingly aimless manner. However, he was looking at the mapped terrain and moving away from Roddy. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian had Roddy enter a state ofbat. By doing so, Roddy would appear in the radar as a green dot. He would be like a torch shining in the middle of the night, one that was especially conspicuous. Additionally, Roddy also followed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s n and did something else. As the Thunderstorm Tank was travelling through the wastnds, he deliberately turned on its broadcast system. Apanied by the roaring sound issued by the Thunderstorm Tank was the voice broadcasted out by the tank¡¯s broadcast system. ¡°This is Thorned Flower Guild! We are looking for temporary members. Those who wish to be part of this team,e! Repeat, those who wish to be part of this team,e!¡± ¡­ The sun had yet to rise up and the sky was still somewhat dark. Chen Xiaolian halted the SUV. After having travelled for several hours, he judged that he should allow the heated up radiator to cool down. He quickly stopped the SUV and popped up the hood to let the heat disperse. Then, he brought out a can of beer and took two gulps of the beer. Chen Xiaolian had arge scarf around his neck, which partially covered his face. He moved to turn on the SUV¡¯s heamps. He also turned on the searchlights that were installed on the SUV. In the darkness of the wastnd, his SUV became particrly eye-catching. Chen Xiaolian then moved to start a fire. After that, he produced two cans of military-grade canned foods and ced them on top of the fire to get them heated before opening them up¡­ Although those things smelled unpleasant, it became vourful after being heated. Chen Xiaolian deliberately sat himself in front of the SUV, by the opened hood. He leaned on the vehicle and leisurely assessed his surroundings. He even summoned out his pet Garfield. Garfield did not enter his [War Form]. Instead, he was in his fat little,zy cat form. Hey on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet and would asionally issue out meowing sounds. And thus, he spent one hour in the wastnd. When the sun began to rise up, Chen Xiaolian turned off the lights. ¡°Is my luck that bad? I failed to encounter even a single person?¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a bitter smile. Roddy contacted him through the guild channel, ¡°Hey, I have been following your instructions up until now, but no one ising forward.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be impatient. The 24 hours allocated for preparation is not over yet. Also, even if someone did encounter you, with the fearsome name of Thorned Flower Guild there, they are probably too scared to approach¡­ if I have to guess, since you¡¯ve been running around amok like that for the whole night, some fellows would surely have discovered you. However, they simply did not have the courage to step forward. Just wait.¡± ¡°Humph, I get the feeling that this n of yours is just not up to standard¡­ eh! Wait! Someone ising!¡± Roddy¡¯s words stoppeding through after that. Chen Xiaolian put down the can of beer in his hand and waited patiently for a few minutes. A few minutester, Roddy¡¯s voice came through the guild channel. ¡°Sess! This n is quite good, someone have bitten the bait!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and asked, ¡°Have you given them the map? Who are the people on their side?¡± ¡°A small guild consisting of three people. I don¡¯t know about their strengths. They were unable to gauge my situation and were unwilling to get too close. However, I have already given them the map.¡± ¡°Good, don¡¯t stay there. Keep moving and find more people to help out,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He clenched his fists and smiled. ¡­ The Thunderstorm Tank slowly moved away. Standing on the ground looking at its departure were three Awakened ones withplicated expressions on their faces. The three of them were indeed the members of a small guild. One of them, a tall and fit fellow who appeared like the leader was holding onto two items in his hands. One of them was a map. As for the other¡­ ¡°Guild Leader? We¡­ are we really going to be cooperating with them?¡± The guild member on the left asked in a hushed tone. The Guild Leader looked at the map on his hand and thought about it before sighing. ¡°What kind of existence is the Thorned Flower Guild? To be able to hold onto such a powerful pir gives us a higher chance of surviving through this punishment instance dungeon. Besides, they have already shown a great deal of generosity by giving us this charted map.¡± ¡°As expected from the top guild. The three of us had been running about the whole night but could only cover so little. Yet, they were able to get such an expansive map. Thorned Flower Guild is indeed a guild with a lot up their sleeves.¡± The guild member on the right was unable to restrain himself from blurting those words out. ¡°However¡­ since he is the one recruiting us, why is he unwilling to form an alliance with us?¡± The guild member on the left felt somewhat suspicious. ¡°Naturally, they are looking down on us,¡± said the Guild Leader with a wry smile on his face. ¡°Perhaps in his eyes, we don¡¯t have the qualifications to be theirpanions. We can only be their subordinates. However, it is precisely because of this that I feel much better¡­ since he is not too concerned about us, that means we are not worth that much to him. For us however, this map is very precious.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that the condition he set out was rather strange. Having said that, I feel that the fellow is the unlucky one in all this. To think that he would choose to be enemies with Thorned Flower Guild. I fear that this punishment instance dungeon is where he will die,¡± said the guild member on the left who was clearly feeling a sense of pleasure at seeing the other party¡¯s misery. The Guild Leader looked at the dust clouds rising into the skies in the wake of the Thunderstorm Tank and shook his head. The other item in his hand was¡­ a drawing. The contents of the drawing was a person¡¯s face! ¡°If you are willing to cooperate with Thorned Flower Guild, then what you need to do in this instance dungeon is to find this fellow! This fellow is Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s enemy! If you locate him, you will receive a reward. If you can finish them off, the reward will be even higher. As for how to go about doing that, that will depend on you!¡± Those were the exact words left by the fellow who was driving the Thunderstorm Tank. The face on the drawing was naturally¡­ Culkin! ¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian sat there until eight o¡¯clock in the morning before getting up to extinguish the campfire. Then, he got into the SUV. Garfield jumped onto the roof of the vehicle and meowed twice before jumping into the SUV. Chen Xiaolian purposely opened up the SUV¡¯s windows as he slowly drove southward. At a distance of roughly 100 meters away from him was a pair of eyes. The pair of eyes was staring at Chen Xiaolian. Etched on those eyes were nervousness, fear and a trace of¡­ hesitation. ¡°Four-Eyed War Cat? To think that someone would use such a weak pet. It seems that this fellow¡¯s strength is very weak. But¡­ if he is so weak, how could he bring an SUV into this instance dungeon? No matter how you look at it, something isn¡¯t right here¡­¡± The figure was hidden behind a dry rock and the person slowly crawled down on the ground. The figure¡¯s silhouette suddenly transformed into the same appearance as that of the ground that the figure was crawling on, just like a chameleon. Without a detailed inspection, one would never be able to notice the figure. The figure quietly crawled toward the SUV. The person was very cautious. ¡­ ¡°How is it? The harvest should be quite good, right?¡± ¡°I met another three guilds and gave them the map and drawing.¡± ¡°Mm, keep it up. Good luck,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who had both his legs resting on the steering wheel while his hand held onto a cigarette. This was part of his n. Have Roddy go around impersonating a member of Thorned Flower Guild. The biggest advantage in doing so was¡­ isting their target objective! The preparation phase of this instance dungeon allowed for the formation of alliances. Thus, Chen Xiaolian deduced alliances would be something important in theter phases of this instance dungeon! Perhaps, gathering a stronger force during this preparation phase would prove very helpful for theter phase of this instance dungeon. Thus, what Chen Xiaolian was doing was reducing his opponent¡¯s possibility of making alliances! Just think about it. The infamous Thorned Flower Guild had gone around the wastnd announcing to everyone that this person was their enemy¡­ Would any bystander still choose to form an alliance with this fellow? Perhaps there may be some who were unafraid of Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s power. However, was there any reason for those parties to make enemies of Thorned Flower Guild for someone unrted to them? Not only would the announcement bring about this effect. At the same time, it would gather an alliance designated to kill Culkin! Naturally, Roddy would do so in broad daylight. As for Chen Xiaolian, he would do so secretly¡­ Although his actions had appeared leisurely, he had been constantly monitoring his personal radar and the rear view mirror on the SUV. ¡°What are you being so sneaky for? Since you are here,e out!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly shouted out. At a distance less than 100 meters from the SUV, a piece of gravel suddenly nudged! He found me? How is that possible? The figure¡¯s heart trembled and he hesitated. In the end, the figure chose to stand up in frustration. ¡°Eh? There¡¯s actually someone?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. Then, he could not help but smile to himself. Truth be told, he did not discover anyone closing in on him ¨C the reason he was willing to take this risk was because they were in the preparation phase where participants were prohibited from killing each other. This was the rule set down by the system. As for the words he just shouted out earlier, those were just part of his strategy. He had nned to shout those words every few minutes to put on an act. Unexpectedly, he managed to scare someone out of hiding. 1 Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong movie about an undercover cop and a syndicate mole. The Hollywood adaptation of the movie is named The Departed.? Chapter 285: Qimu Xi

Chapter 285: Qimu Xi

GOR Chapter 285: Qimu Xi Chen Xiaolian watched the figure standing some distance away. From what he can see, the distance between them was less than 100 meters. The other party was not too tall and there was a strange looking cloak on the person¡¯s head. The cloak covered his head while dust covered his body. He seemed like he had just been dug out from the ground. ¡°Since you are here, why note over and have a chat?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and jumped down the SUV. Then, he slowly walked toward the figure. The figure stood there without making a move ¨C Chen Xiaolian could sense that this fellow was hesitating. ¡°I mean you no harm,¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. ¡°At any rate, this preparation phase forbids participants to kill each other. Is there a need for you to be so nervous?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian deliberately spread out his arms before continuing to approach the figure. The figure suddenly retreated and continued to take a few steps backward. Chen Xiaolian felt as though the pair of eyes looking at him was filled with fear. ¡°Hey? Why aren¡¯t youing over? Since we¡¯ve encountered each other, juste over,¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly once again. ¡°I¡¯m not going to eat you.¡± The other party suddenly turned and ran! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned into a sneer and he whistled. Xiu! Garfield¡¯s figure shot out from within the SUV! He split into three Four-Eyed War Cats and charged swiftly like the wind as he pursued the running figure! Garfield whose Agility was such that he could learn how to split into doppelgangers possessed an incredible level of speed! The cloak-wearing fellow ran as fast as he could. However, he was incapable of outrunning Garfield. Chen Xiaolian smiled coolly and moved into the SUV. After starting it up, he turned the SUV around and chased after the running figure. After stepping on the throttle a few times, the SUV finally caught up with the fellow. The fellow¡¯s breath was out of sorts after having to run so fast and the sound of his gasps were bing increasingly unstable. He even began to stagger as he ran. Chen Xiaolian deduced that this fellow¡¯s attributes were likely not that high ¨C it was highly likely that he had not enhanced his body. Even if he had, the amount of enhancement done was miniscule. The three Garfield doppelgangers followed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s orders to simply chase behind the fellow. Any of them could have jumped onto the fellow and press him to the ground. However, they did not do so and simply ran behind the figure. The SUV gradually caught up and Chen Xiaolian drove beside the running figure. The running figure turned around and saw Chen Xiaolian¡¯s smiling face through the windows of the SUV. He screamed out sharply and ran. This time, after running over 10 meters, the figure was finally incapable of keeping it up. He fell on his knees to the ground. Using his hands to support himself, he gasped for breath. A ¡°gazhi¡± sound could be heard as Chen Xiaolian brought the SUV to a halt. He then strode out toward the figure and signalled to the Garfield doppelgangers not to make any moves. Chen Xiaolian walked until he was behind the figure. Then, he reached out with his hand and pulled the figure up by the back of his clothes. ¡®¡±Ah! What are you doing?¡± A panicked voice screamed out. ¡°Saving your life! Do you want to trigger a sudden cardiac death?¡± Chen Xiaolian answered with a sneer. He slipped his arm through the figure¡¯s armpit and pulled him up. Then, he supported the figure as he walked him forward, forcing the figure¡¯s legs to step forward in ordance to his rhythm. The fellow was somewhat short. However, Chen Xiaolian was not that tall himself and was only about a head taller than the fellow. ¡°You¡­ let me go!¡± After being forced by Chen Xiaolian to take over 10 steps, the fellow suddenly struggled to extricate himself. Chen Xiaolian felt as the fellow¡¯s body stiffened before he began to struggle. In the mid of the chaos, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand suddenly felt as though it had gripped onto a clump of soft¡­ Seemingly struck by electric, Chen Xiaolian suddenly let go, his body jumping back instantly. The fellow cried out sharply and fell to the ground. It was a miserable looking fall, which caused the fellow¡¯s figure to stagger. When the figure attempted to stand up once more, the cloak covering his head fell to the ground, revealing a dirty face. Tears flowed out from the figure¡¯s eyes and the dust on his cheeks were washed away by the tears. A clear white line appeared where the stream of tears was formed. This fellow is¡­ crying? Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at his hands. Back then¡­ it seemed as though¡­ he grabbed onto something¡­ ¡°Hey¡­ err, sorry about that. I¡­ I really didn¡¯t know you are a female.¡± ¡­ This person was actually a female girl. Short bob hair ¨C seemingly rather unkempt as well. However, if one were to carefully look at it, one would be able to discern the contours of a female. Chen Xiaolian assessed her face in detail and found that she still possessed a baby face ¨C no, perhaps she was a natural born baby face. There was still baby fat on her face. As for her pupils, they were as ck as ink. She was not too tall, only about 160 centimetres or less. Mm, she is a female all right. Additionally, recalling the feeling I got from my hands earlier¡­ It would appear¡­ she is well endowed¡­ ¡­ It seemed the girl was terribly frightened and she cried for a long time. She cried her heart out in a way that seemed as though all the grievances festering in the world was resting solely on her shoulders. In the beginning, Chen Xiaolian patiently waited beside her. Two minutester however, he became somewhat impatient. He sighed and said, ¡°Hey! Will you please stop crying? What happened just now was an ident¡­ how could I know who you are? You secretly approached me. How was I to know if you hold any malicious intent¡­ besides, what happened earlier only happened because I was trying to help you.¡± ¡°You, you, you dare say you were helping me¡­¡± The girl raised her head and she stared at Chen Xiaolian with a furious pair of round eyes. ¡°I was helping you,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°You ran like crazy for that long only to suddenly stop like that. When one exercises vigorously and suddenly stops, there would be a heavy burden on the heart. Are you not afraid of dying due to that? After an intense workout, one must do slower workouts ¨C surely you understand this logic?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± The girl gritted her teeth while wearing a shameful expression on her face. ¡°Enough!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the girl who could not get it. ¡°Don¡¯t forget where we are and who we are! Don¡¯t act like you are an ordinary person. We are in an instance dungeon. You and me, we are both Awakened ones. Don¡¯t you think there is something more important to do besides crying?¡± An expression of fear appeared on the girl¡¯s face and she shrunk her body back as she shivered. She said, ¡°I¡­ I¡­ I mean no harm.¡± ¡°Mean no harm?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°You sneakily approached me. Now that I have caught you, you dare tell me you mean no harm?¡± ¡°I really mean you no harm!¡± The girl shouted until her throat became hoarse. She sobbed twice before whispering in frustration, ¡°I¡­ I caught the smell of fooding from here. I¡­ I¡¯m feeling very hungry.¡± She blinked as she looked at Chen Xiaolian with a pair of eyes simr to animals waiting to be fed. Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°Hungry?¡± ¡°Yes. I haven¡¯t eaten anything sincest night, not even a drop of water,¡± said the girl with a grieving expression. ¡°I¡¯m so scared. I¡¯m scared that I will starve to death¡­¡± Then, a series of growling sounds came bursting out from her stomach. Hearing the sound caused Chen Xiaolian to be momentarily shocked. After that, he was unable to stop himself fromughing out. ¡°Heavens! Did I really encounter an Awakened who nearly starved to death?¡± He leaned closer and looked down at the girl. He said, ¡°Hey, you are an Awakened after all. Didn¡¯t you bring some rations before entering this instance dungeon? Don¡¯t you know something as basic as this? Or could you actually be that dumb?¡± The girl sobbed before raising her head and replying, ¡°I, I am not dumb! I, I did bring my own rations!¡± ¡°Oh? Then where is it?¡± ¡°Lo¡­ lost it¡­¡± The girl timidly replied. ¡°Lost?¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡± The girl hesitated for a moment before she continued with a look of shame and frustration, ¡°Yesterday¡­ in the evening, I, I encountered a pack of wolves¡­ I got chased by them. In the chaos, I lost by bag¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian could not help but burst outughing. He regarded the girl¡­ For an Awakened to panic after encountering a few wolves and forced to run¡­ even for an Awakened, wasn¡¯t this a little too weak? ¡°And? That¡¯s why you approached me? What did you want?¡± ¡°I, I just wanted to see if there is any opportunity to borrow some food from you¡­¡± ¡°Borrow? I think you mean steal.¡± The girl¡¯s face turned red ¨C although her face was ckened by dust and it was not possible to see her facial features, he was able to see the panic in her eyes. Chen Xiaolian had spoken her mind ¨C she had indeed wanted to steal his food. ¡°I have never seen a thief as dumb as you,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as heughed. ¡°Didn¡¯t you see me driving an SUV. For someone to be able to bring vehicles into an instance dungeon, they must have storage equipment. Did you think you could steal items from people of such calibre?¡± ¡°I¡­ I have no other options,¡± said the girl who wrinkled her nose. ¡°Besides, didn¡¯t the system state that the first phase forbids killing each other¡­¡± ¡°In that case, why did you run?¡± ¡°I¡­ I am afraid.¡± Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. He was able to deduce that not only was this girlcking in strength, she was, most importantly,cking in IQ. Additionally¡­ she was likely just a rookie. ¡°How many instance dungeons have you participated in?¡± ¡°¡­ this is my second.¡± Tears suddenly trickled down the girl¡¯s face. Well¡­ as expected, she is a rookie. Chen Xiaolian could more or less specte what the girl went through. Most likely, she was sucked into her previous instance dungeon and became an Awakened. However, due to her terrible state of mind, she failed her first instance dungeon. Next, she was sent to a punishment instance dungeon. Considering her qualities, the most likely oue would be to die in a punishment instance dungeon and disappear from this world without having made a single ripple. That was the fate of most Awakened ones. Thinking about that, Chen Xiaolian produced a can of sardine, opened it up and handed it over. ¡°?¡± The girl raised her head and looked at the can that Chen Xiaolian was handing over. Although she was still fearful, the scent of fooding from it made it impossible for her to direct her gaze away. ¡°For¡­ for me to eat?¡± The girl asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Mm, what else? Did you think I pulled this out to have fun looking at it?¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side. The girl hesitated for a bit before extending her hand to ept the can. Suddenly, she pulled her hand back and took two steps backward. She hugged herself and looked at Chen Xiaolian fearfully before shouting out, ¡°I¡­ I am not going to do that kind of transaction! I also will not warm your bed!¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian nearly spat out blood! ¡°You bastard! What nonsense are you spouting!¡± Chen Xiaolian stepped forward and grabbed the girl¡¯s arm. Pulling her up, he then stuffed the can into her hands. ¡°If you don¡¯t want to die, then hurry up and eat it! Don¡¯t spout so much nonsense!¡± Chen Xiaolian gripped the girl tightly. She was not as strong as Chen Xiaolian and was unable to struggle her way out of his grip. All she could do was hold onto the can of sardine and wait for Chen Xiaolian to release her. After Chen Xiaolian rxed his grip, she quickly ran several steps backward and fell to the ground. ¡°Then, I can really eat it? You, you won¡¯t ask anything excessive of me, will you?¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t want to eat, then just throw it away!¡± Chen Xiaolian fiercely stared at the girl. The girl hesitated for a moment but was finally unable to fight off the scent of fooding from it. She reached out with her hand and pulled out a piece of sardine from the can and stuffed it into her mouth. She seemed to be really hungry. In just two minutes, she was able to empty the entire contents of the can of sardine. After that, she cast a pitiful expression at Chen Xiaolian while stretching her neck out. Chen Xiaolian sighed and tossed a bottle of mineral water over. The girl was overjoyed. She gulped down half the contents of the bottle in one gulp. As for the other half, she hesitated and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°No need to return it to me. You can keep it.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°¡­ thank you.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the girl and said, ¡°You face is dirty, go wash it. I still have a lot of water with me, there is no need for you to save it.¡± The girl vigntly regarded Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian thought of something and carefully looked at the girl. ¡°What? Ah¡­ the dust on your face, did you purposely smear them on?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± It appeared that he had caught onto what the girl was thinking. She looked at Chen Xiaolian cautiously. After hesitating somewhat, she finally said in a hushed tone, ¡°Brother said¡­ when I am alone, I need to make my face dirty. That way, when I meet bad guys, I will be able to protect myself¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Brother? You have a brother? Is he also an Awakened? Where is he?¡± ¡°¡­ dead.¡± Sadness suddenly appeared on the girl¡¯s face before she started bawling her eyes out once more. ¡°Brother died! Died¡­ he died in thest instance dungeon¡­ wu wu wu wu wu¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and asked, ¡°Died?¡± He watched as the girl knelt on the ground, crying. After a moment of hesitation, he finally decided against inquiring into the matter. This kind of thing¡­ truth be told, there was nothing much to ask. Dying in an instance dungeon¡­ was a normal thing. He sighed and looked at the girl again before slowly saying, ¡°All right then¡­ since there is nothing else, let¡¯s go our separate ways.¡± The girl raised her head and looked helplessly at Chen Xiaolian; she bit her lips. Although Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat unwilling¡­ He was no longer a rookie who was facing his first instance dungeon. His current level of strength would barely be enough to protect himself in this instance dungeon. As for this girl in front of him, she was obviously a burden. Her strength was poor and she had a timid character. If he brought this kind of person along, she would definitely drag him down. Thinking about that, Chen Xiaolian then suppressed the feelings of soft-heartedness within his heart. He turned around and walked away. After entering the SUV, he whistled and Garfield jumped into the SUV as well. ¡°Then, I¡¯ll take my leave.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved goodbye to the girl from inside the SUV. ¡°I¡¯ll give you an advice from the goodness of my heart¡­ your strength is toocking. It would be better for you to find a ce to hide and wait for the instance dungeon to end¡­ if your luck is good, you would be able to survive. If not¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian stopped. Considering the girl¡¯s strength, he judged that she would most likely fail to make it out alive. After having said that, he started up the SUV and turned it around before slowly driving away. Behind him, the girl quietly stood up. She looked at the SUV that was already far away. For some unknown reason, she then walked in the direction taken by the SUV. She moved very quickly as she tried to catch up to the SUV. However, the SUV then elerated. Although the girl tried to run as fast as she could, the distance between them gradually pulled further apart. In the end, she fell to the ground with a plop. She knelt on the ground as she looked at the SUV from afar; she began crying. ¡­ After driving a distance of over 100 meters, Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from looking at the rear view mirror. When he saw the girl kneeling on the ground and crying¡­ He suddenly mmed the steering wheel in irritation! Damn it! Damn it! This senior is just too soft-hearted! A too kind for his own good fellow! In his first instance dungeon, he could not help but want to protect a little girl and a flight attendant. Unexpectedly, after having gone through so many instance dungeons, he was still too kind for his own good! Damn it! Chen Xiaolian abruptly stepped down on the brakes. The SUV stopped there in the wastnd. A few secondster, it was started up again. Then, it turned around and moved back. The girl was on her knees as she cried ¨C she did not know why she was crying either. However, she was suddenly seized by a feeling of fear and dread. She felt as though she was the only one left in the world and there was no one for her to rely on¡­ It was then that the SUV¡¯s engine sounds reached her. She raised her head and saw the SUV move in front of her. That man¡¯s head stuck out from the driver¡¯s window. ¡°Hey, little brat.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the girl who was kneeling outside. ¡°I have some questions for you.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Do you have a guild?¡± She shook her head. "Do you have a big appetite?" The girl¡¯s eyes bulged out and she desperately shook her head. She said, ¡°No! Not big! I only need a small portion per meal! Mm¡­ two meals a day is enough¡­¡± After saying that, she gingerly looked at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Hesitating for a moment, she then put on an aggrieved look and said, ¡°Actually¡­ one meal a day is eptable¡­¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian could not restrain himself fromughing out. ¡°What is your name?¡± ¡°Xixi, Qimu Xi.¡± ¡°Eh? That is a strange name? Qimu? Is there such a surname?¡± ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know. Brother gave me that name. He read a manga before and there was such a surname in the manga. ¡°My name is Qimu Xi, brother¡¯s name is Qimu Dong.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­. ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°That manga your brother read. Is it by any chance Naruto? 1¡± ¡°Right, right! How did you know?¡± The girl stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. ¡°Enough, I now need apanion. Are you willing to be it? I¡¯m going to put it out there first. You must need to know how to work, cook rice, do the dishes and wash clothes. If I am happy, I will scold you with some happy words. If I am unhappy, I will also scold you until I am happy. Can you take it?¡± The girl¡¯s eyes grew brighter and she asked, ¡°Will you be managing the rice supply?¡± ¡°Sure! I also have a lot of sardine cans!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°All right! All right! I can do it! I can do it!¡± The girl quickly raised her hand. However, a look of vignce suddenly appeared once more and she said, ¡°I must say this first! I am not going to warm your bed! I am definitely not going to warm anyone¡¯s bed!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ first rule, when I forbid you to talk, you had better not talk. Otherwise, I am not going to help it but want to smack you, understand?¡± Chen Xiaolian red at Qimu Xi. ¡°What are you sitting there for? Hurry up and get in!¡± The SUV door opened. Qimu Xi knelt on the ground and looked at the man seated inside the SUV. Although the man had his face covered with a scarf to the point where only his eyes could be seen, the pair of eyes appeared handsome and the gazeing off it was clear. She looked at the SUV and then looked at the barren wastnd around her. For the first time in her life, Qimu Xi was visited by a strange feeling. Perhaps¡­ after stepping into this car, my future will undergo a vast change? ¡­ Qimu Xi. Raw: ¡®ÆìľÎ÷¡¯, pinyin: ¡®Q¨ª m¨´ xi¡¯. 1 The word ¡®Qimu¡¯, raw: ¡®Æìľ¡¯ is the Chinese words used for the Japanese word Hatake. The surname Hatake belongs to a rather popr character in the manga Naruto. Hatake Kakashi.? Chapter 286: What Is So Delicious About Human Flesh?

Chapter 286: What Is So Delicious About Human Flesh?

GOR Chapter 286: What Is So Delicious About Human Flesh? Qimu Xi felt that she was having a hard time. After getting on the SUV, she dared not say anything even though she had a belly full of questions. Especially when she looked at this¡­ mm, how should she address him? Boss? Employer? Appearance wise, this man did not appear to be very old. When he spoke, there was a clear tenderness of youth in his voice. Yet, his attitude caused Qimu Xi to feel fearful. Chen Xiaolian appeared to be driving. However, he was in fact secretly sizing up the extra baggage that he had picked up. As noon drew close, Chen Xiaolian drove to the edge of the mapped terrain. If he were to drive any further, he will be venturing into uncharted territory, a ce where his present map have no information of. He looked and saw a canyon before him. Clearly, this was just one portion of the Grand Canyon in the west part of the US. The SUV came to a halt at the edge of the canyon. Chen Xiaolian then got down from the SUV and surveyed the area for a bit beforeing to the opinion that if he wanted to move forward, using the SUV would only make things impossible. The twists and turns along the canyon were extremely long and he was not able to see the ends of it in a nce. If he were to use the SUV to drive along those twists and turns, who knew how long it would take him. "Get off the SUV." Chen Xiaolian rapped the door and Qimu Xi quickly jumped up from the seat of the vehicle. The three hours she spent in the SUV earlier was the mostfortable period for her since entering instance dungeons. The SUV had air conditioning and the temperature was regted to be warm so that the cold winds would not bite into her. Additionally, she had already had her fill. Most importantly, the employer sitting beside her appeared to be someone with some background ¨C he seemed like a fairly powerful fellow. Following beside him, she felt that there was nothing to fear. Naturally¡­ she hoped that he would not have any malicious intents toward her. Her brother had mentioned before that although she was still young, some perverted men just happened to like girls of her age. Err¡­ this fellow should not be that kind of pervert, right? ¡°May¡­ may I ask, what should I do?¡± Qimu Xi gingerly walked beside Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian looked at her. Do what? He was unable to figure out what to let her do. After thinking about it, he then turned to look at her dirty face and said, ¡°Do you still have any of the water I gave you earlier? Wash up your face first. Seeing your dirty face irritates me.¡± ¡°¡­ oh, yes.¡± Qimu Xi drummed up her courage. Chen Xiaolian then kept the SUV back into this Storage Watch. Qimu Xi was shocked to see the huge SUV disappear right before her eyes. There was also a look of envy in her face as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian ignored the girl and walked to the cliff edge of the canyon. There, he looked down and inspected the terrain to see where he should go. After around 10 minutes, Chen Xiaolian walked back and pulled out a set of climbing equipment from the Storage Watch. Among those were a roll of ck Widow spider silk. As he was busy sorting the items, he suddenly heard footsteps approaching him. He raised his head and saw Qimu Xi timidly walking until she was in front of him. She said, ¡°That¡­ I¡¯ve washed my face. What can I help you with?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the girl and was unable to help himself but feel shocked. Then, he let out a sigh. No wonder ah¡­ ¡­ ¡°So, you dirtying your own face was your brother¡¯s idea?¡± Chen Xiaolian had the girl tie a rope around her own waist. The other end of the rope was tied around Chen Xiaolian¡¯s waist. When she tightened up the rope around her waist, he was able to see her ant like waist. ¡°¡­ mm,¡± answered Qimu Xi, sweat trickling down from her forehead. Appearance wise¡­ while she could not be said to be highly beautiful, her facial features was very delicate and lovable. In addition, there was the light amounts of baby fat on her face which made her very adorable. It was clear that she was still young and had yet to cast off her air of innocence. But¡­ Chen Xiaolian could not help himself but mumble secretly: Just what did this girl eat while growing up? Or, could it be that all girls these days are so well endowed? Despite having a childish face, she possessed an amazing pair of¡­ Mm, Chen Xiaolian recalled the sensation he felt back then. At least a D! If Roddy the chuunibyou was here, he would probably be shouting something along the lines of loli X big X. Oh well¡­ at any rate, just take it as him helping out. As for whether she could make it out of this instance dungeon alive, Chen Xiaolian had no guarantees. ¡­ After tightening the rope, Chen Xiaolian brought Qimu Xi to an area that was not as steep as the rest that he found and began his descent down the canyon. The canyon cliffs of the wastnd were made of rocks. However, after having endured the ravages of time, no small number of them had grown fragile while some others had turned to sand. A light push with their hands was enough for a considerable piece of the rock to fall. Chen Xiaolian had to bring an extra baggage with him as he descended through the side of the steep canyon. Thus, the journey down to the bottom of the canyon took Chen Xiaolian over one hour. On their way down, Qimu Xi had staggered and nearly fell down several times. Thankfully, the rope on her body was tied to Chen Xiaolian, allowing him to hold it and stop her from falling. Even so, the load on her nearly broke her waist. Qimu Xi was barely able to continue breathing but she did not say anything. She dared notin. When they finally arrived at the bottom of the canyon, she raised her head to look at the cliff and felt her vision spinning. Her palms stung and two of her fingers were worn to the point of bleeding. The girl maintained her silence and she quietly wiped away the blood before slipping her palms into her sleeve. The bottom area of the canyon was very wide, as wide as a two-way fourne road. After checking his surroundings, Chen Xiaolian suddenly smiled at Qimu Xi and said, ¡°Come, test your luck. Choose one.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Choose one. Should we go left or should we go right?¡± Chen Xiaolian coolly said. ¡°We need to find a less steep ce to get to the opposite side. However, we will need to go at it slowly. Do we go left, or do we go right? You choose.¡± ¡°Me?¡± Qimu Xi felt fearful. ¡°Naturally, we are going to have to split up. Each of us will take a different direction in order to not waste time,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he checked the watch. Frowning, he said, ¡°The time for the preparation phase is running out. We only have about four or five hours left. We will need to hurry to the opposite side of the canyon. If I have to take a guess, not many people have gone to the opposite side of the canyon.¡± ¡°Really¡­ do we really have to split up? I¡­ I am scared,¡± said Qimu Xi with a tearful face. The bottom of the canyon was dark. Additionally, when the winds blew, there would be a rushing sound of sand echoing in the air. Chen Xiaolian frowned at Qimu Xi. This was not the time for him to be kind hearted. ¡°Do your work obediently and listen to the orders I give you. I have no interest in keeping someone who cannot work.¡± Chen Xiaolian said sternly as he knitted his eyebrows. ¡°I am just asking to you to survey the terrain, not fight off some monsters. What are you so afraid of?¡± Qimu Xi swallowed her saliva and hesitated for a bit before turning to nce at the bottom of the canyon for a bit. ¡°I¡¯ll take the left.¡± The left side seemed to have some light. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°Good, then I will be taking the right.¡± After saying that, he pulled out a walkie-talkie and adjusted the frequency before handing it to Qimu Xi. ¡°Do you know how to use this?¡± Qimu Xi nodded her head. ¡°If you discover anything, or if something unexpected urs, call me.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned around and walked toward the other end of the canyon. Qimu Xi wore a mournful expression as she gripped the walkie-talkie and watched the disappearing back of Chen Xiaolian. Shemented her own fate. The girl then carefully moved toward the left side of the canyon. ¡­ Qimu Xi had been walking for around 20 minutes. Although her speed was not that fast, the cold winds of the canyon blew past her, causing her to tighten her clothes around her body. Although she felt fearful, she did not forget the task that she was given. She carefully assessed the terrain of the canyon to see if there was a ce that they could use to climb up. Her boots brushed against the ground, creating ¡°hula¡± sounds. She attempted to climb up the cliff a few times only to fall down miserably. She then saw a huge piece of rock, which she then climbed up to get a better viewpoint. And so, another half hour went by. Qimu Xi did not realize that somewhere behind her clumsy figure, a sinister pair of eyes were eyeing her. ¡­ Ta Wangy behind a rock. His body form was crouched like a ball making it seemed like he was a mouse hiding within the shadows. His cold pair of eyes was staring at Qimu Xi¡¯s back. He then stretched out his tongue to lick his lips. It seems¡­ this is a delicious prey. Ta Wang carefully listened. There was hesitation in his heart as he bent his waist and crawled across the rocks quickly like some sort of cold-blooded reptile. This prey of his seemed like a rookie. From what he could see, she appeared very weak. Not only that, she also looked like an idiot. At present, it would appear that she was surveying her surrounding terrain. However¡­ He wondered if she had anypanions. Ta Wang stalked behind Qimu Xi for a full 10 minutes and he gradually became more confident. This prey of his was pitifully weak. Even if someone like her did have apanion, thatpanion would not be strong. The world of Awakened ones was extremely cruel and pragmatic. The strong will never choose to bepanions with the weak. He watched Qimu Xi from the side and observed that childish face of hers. ¡°She seems very delishh¡­¡± Ta Wang secretly sighed to himself. ¡°Although the preparation phase does not allow any killing between participants¡­ capturing her without killing her¡­ she would make for a good toy to pass the time.¡± He stuck out his tongue once more to lick his lips. His tongue was a forked tongue! ¡­ Qimu Xi caught sight of another piece of rock. It would appear that this part of the canyon cliff was not that steep. Thus, she tried her best to jump up the rock. However, just as her feet were about to jump up, she uttered a sharp cry! She felt her legs being caught and abruptly pulled down, causing her entire person to fall down from the piece of rock. She fell heavily to the ground. Before she could even struggle up, a hand snaked forward to cover her mouth, cutting off her cry. Qimu Xi gave a muffled cry as both her hands and feet iled about. However, a figure had her pinned down on the ground. Next, a cold and hook like hand gripped onto her throat before lifting her up the ground. A cold voice spoke out beside her ear in a joking manner, ¡°Oh, what have we here? A lost littlemb?¡± A hot breath of air sted Qimu Xi¡¯s ears, causing her hairs to stand on end. She struggled with her all but her body was bing weaker ¨C with her throat gripped tightly, the more she struggled, the less oxygen she was able to breath in. Finally, she cked out and was tossed down the ground. Her body crumpled like mud as she coughed desperately, gasping for breath. It was only then that she got the chance to see the face of the one standing before her. After seeing the person¡¯s appearance, she became so petrified, she could not even shout out! This¡­ is this a human or a ghost?! ¡­ This person seemed like a human. However, his external skin appeared simr to that of reptiles. They were scaly and glowed with a faint green tint. The pupils of his eyes were vertical slit pupils! Qimu Xi also noticed that the upper limbs of this person were astonishingly long. The length of his arms was almost longer than his legs. With such a type of constitution, he would be able to crawl quickly on the ground. His fingernails were long and sharp. At that moment, his one hand was extended to grip Qimu Xi¡¯s chin. His sharp nails poked her tender neck. ¡°Don¡¯t cry out, all right? That is, if you do not want to be stabbed in the throat.¡± Ta Wang snickered as he looked at the littlemb before him. ¡°Now tell me, do you have anypanions?¡± Qimu Xi was in a state of panic. At that moment however, she was suddenly blessed with a moment of rity. She bit her lips and answered, ¡°No, no one. I¡¯m alone¡­¡± ¡°Mm, that sounds right. Just look at what a weak littlemb you are. What kind of guild will be willing to take you in?¡± Ta Wang seemed very satisfied to hear that answer. ¡°So, let me take you in, won¡¯t you?¡± He leaned closer and his cold, forked tongue slithered out to gently lick Qimu Xi¡¯s cheeks. Next, he trembled in excitement. ¡°What a young and tender flesh! I love this delicious taste the most!¡± Qimu Xi¡¯s eyes were darting all over the ce. The walkie-talkie was inside her pocket¡­ all she needed was an opportunity¡­ The cold tongue then licked her on her neck, scaring her to the point of wanting to faint. She shivered. ¡°You¡­ you are not going to eat my flesh, are you?¡± Qimu Xi quavered as she asked. ¡°Ha ha ha¡­¡± Ta Wangughed in a low voice. There was a glint in his eyes as he said, ¡°Eat humans? My littlemb, what meaning is there in eating humans? Come, let me teach you something interesting¡­¡± After saying that, his sharp nails shed out and Qimu Xi¡¯s clothes were cut at the arm area, causing her sleeve to fall. Her white skin became exposed and a shining light could be seen within Ta Wang¡¯s eyes. Qimu Xi was finally unable to hold on anymore. She cried out tearfully and screamed, ¡°Help! Help!¡± ¡°Ha ha ha! Go ahead and scream! Scream! We are at the bottom of a canyon! No Awakened woulde here. Even if you were to call out until your lungs break¡­¡± As Ta Wang wasughing out maniacally¡­ A calm and cool voice spoke out from behind him. Hearing the voice caused Ta Wang to shiver all over! ¡°Oh, when you put it that way, should I be changing my name to ¡®until your lungs break¡¯?¡± Next, a powerful force struck him from behind and his body was sent flying. His body then hit a piece of rock beside the canyon cliff. Chen Xiaolian stood behind. He slowly lowered his right leg that was used to kick Ta Wang earlier. He then lowered his head to look at Qimu Xi who was covered in snot and frowned. ¡°Hey! Were you scared to the point of stupidity? If you can still move then go to the side and just watch.¡± Ta Wang¡¯s head struck the surface of the rock. However, he did not utter a single sound. His figure suddenly pasted itself onto the piece of rock before slipping down. However, the moment hended on the ground, he heard a tiger like roaring from right beside him! Two paws d in metal belonging to a Four-Eyed War Cat swung forward. One of the paws pressed down on Ta Wang¡¯s chest while the other paw mmed down quickly toward Ta Wang¡¯s neck! Considering this Four-Eyed War Cat¡¯s strength and the sharpness of his ws, if this paw were to hit home, this fellow¡¯s neck would likely be cut off on the spot. However, something strange happened! Ta Wang¡¯s body seemingly became enveloped in ayer of grease and Garfield¡¯s paws slid across his neck without injuring him. Ta Wang then used the opportunity to shrink backward. Next, he quickly rushed out through the side! There was something simr to transparent viscous liquid on his skin! ¡°Eh? What skill is that?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat as he looked at the weirdo with scaled skin. Although Ta Wang managed to rush to the side, his heart sank when he realized that there were three identical Four-Eyed War Cat positioned around him. He was trapped in the middle! Chen Xiaolian stretched out his right hand and a resplendent looking European knight¡¯s sword suddenly appeared in his grip! With the Sword in the Stone in his hand, Chen Xiaolian then strode toward Ta Wang who was on the ground. He asked, ¡°Do you want to die? Or live?¡± Ta Wang¡¯s heart trembled. His instinct warned him that the knight sword in this fellow¡¯s hand was extremely dangerous! Seeing Chen Xiaolian walk toward him, he gave a peculiar scream before falling on the ground. Then, he pounced toward Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian raised the Sword in the Stone and shed down with it! The edge of the sword shed toward Ta Wang¡¯s shoulder but he did not appear to mind. Rather, there was a trace of pride at having attained sess in his eyes! He did not execute any attacks. Instead, he rushed past Chen Xiaolian. The edge of the sword slid harmlessly across theyer of viscous liquid on Ta Wang¡¯s body¡­ Ta Wang rushed forward and reached Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back. He thenughed out. ¡°Goodbye, you fool!¡± With all four limbs on the ground, he moved like a reptile, jumping quickly onto the rocks as he quickly made his getaway¡­ ¡­ [The Sword in the Stone¡¯s ¡®Killing Blow¡¯ unleashed!] Chen Xiaolian did not panic because he had received this prompt from the system. He simply watched as the weird monster run over tens of steps away. A few secondster, the sounds ofughter that he was shouting suddenly became cries of misery! As he was jumping in the middle of the air, his left arm was suddenly cut cleanly from the upper arm down! His cut off limb flew out and blood sprayed everywhere! Ta Wang screamed wretchedly and curled into a ball on the ground. Chen Xiaolian carried his sword with him as he walked toward Ta Wang. He saw Ta Wang howling in pain with a contorted expression on his face. The cut off area on his upper arm did not only flow with blood. Copious amount of viscous liquid also flowed out to quickly cover his wound, stopping the bleeding. ¡°How¡­ how is this possible¡­¡± Ta Wang watched in panic as Chen Xiaolian walked over with the sword in hand. ¡°You, what kind of weapon are you using?¡± Chen Xiaolian walked until he was beside Ta Wang. After he called out, two Garfield doppelgangers charged forward. One on the left and one on the right, they pressed Ta Wang down, allowing Chen Xiaolian to move closer and ce the tip of his sword on Ta Wang¡¯s chin. ¡°You are not in any position to be asking questions right now.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Ta Wang with narrowed eyes. ¡°I am someone who gets very into it when ites to protecting my weak link. Just now, you bullied my follower and touched her with both your paws, didn¡¯t you? In that case, let¡¯s cut them both away.¡± ¡°He also used his tongue to lick me just now!¡± Qimu Xi who was standing behind suddenly shouted out. Hearing that, Chen Xiaolianughed and said, ¡°Ah? His tongue licked you? What a pervert! All right. In that case, we¡¯ll cut off his tongue as well.¡± Ta Wang was aghast and he quickly shouted, ¡°Don¡¯t!¡± He looked at Chen Xiaolian and quickly said, ¡°Don¡¯t kill me! Don¡¯t kill me! As long as you don¡¯t kill me, I am willing to tell you a very important secret!¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side as he put on a disdainful smile. Seeing the look of disdain in his face, Ta Wang knew that he was doubting him. However, in order to preserve his life, he could only continue with a look of confidence. ¡°It is a secret pertaining to the punishment instance dungeons! This instance dungeon has a secret that will give you a great deal of benefits!¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He lowered the Sword in the Stone and frowned at Ta Wang. Instance dungeon¡¯s¡­ secret? Chapter 287: Player Mechanism Safe Zone

Chapter 287: yer Mechanism Safe Zone

GOR Chapter 287: yer Mechanism Safe Zone ¡°What secret does this instance dungeon holds?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked coldly as he stared at Ta Wang. ¡°You had better not be lying. If I find that you are lying, I will just chop you up.¡± Ta Wang¡¯s body shuddered. There was aplicated expression on his face as he said in a hoarse voice. ¡°You¡­ how can you directly attack me? The instance dungeon had stated that this preparation phase forbids us from harming other participants¡­ how could you do it?¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly replied, ¡°That is my business. You are the prisoner right now; there is no reason for me to answer your question.¡± ¡°¡­ all right.¡± Ta Wang replied, ¡°I¡¯ll surrender. I have only one request. If I tell you this secret, you must give me your word that you will not kill me!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to reply, ¡°Very well. I promise you; assuming you tell me the truth.¡± Pausing for a bit, he then continued, ¡°However, you had better not lie. I have a special skill that can determine if you are lying.¡± Ta Wang¡¯s heart grew tense as he looked at Chen Xiaolian with aplicated expression. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian do not possess any skill to determine if he was lying. He was simply bluffing. However, Chen Xiaolian was very confident that this fellow would never put his life as a betting chip. After nearly a minute of silence, Ta Wang finally spoke up. ¡°Can¡­ can you give me some water to drink?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll get it after you finish speaking.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not budge an inch. ¡°¡­ all right.¡± Ta Wang gave a bitter smile. He forced himself to sit up straight and his eyes drifted toward the distance where his cut off army. After hesitating for a moment, he said, ¡°This instance dungeon is the system¡¯s punishment instance dungeon. However, there is something that not many people know. There are some special differences between punishment instance dungeons and normal instance dungeons.¡± ¡°For example?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face betrayed not a single emotion. ¡°For example¡­ yers will not be entering punishment instance dungeons. This is an instance dungeon made specifically for Awakened ones. Additionally, punishment instance dungeons are generally of the fearsomepetitive type¡­¡± Hearing all those, Chen Xiaolian became impatient and he said coldly, ¡°If those are the only differences you are going to talk about, do I still need to listen to your nonsense?¡± Ta Wang¡¯s heart grew tense and he quickly said, ¡°No, no! Don¡¯t be impatient, I am not finished!¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s get to the main point. If you keep this up, I will only think that you are trying to stall for time,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°I¡¯ll give you one minute. If you still can¡¯t say anything that interests me¡­¡± Ta Wang swallowed his saliva before stretching out his forked tongue to lick his lips. ¡°All right, all right. I will get to the main point. What I meant to say is, although a punishment instance dungeons are something that the Development Team designed specifically for Awakened ones, they are still instance dungeons in essence. They are in fact, simr to other instance dungeons.¡± ¡°My interest is still waning¡­ main point!¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. Ta Wang¡¯s head was soaked with cold sweat and he quickly said, ¡°No! No! Don¡¯t be impatient! This matter is a bitplicated. I need to make it understandable.¡± ¡°You still have 30 seconds.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to check his watch. Ta Wang cursed inwardly: Damn it! This fellow¡¯s level of patience is just too horrible! Truth be told, there was something Ta Wang did not know. Chen Xiaolian was purposely putting on a fa?ade of impatience in order to use this need to hurry up and the resulting atmosphere to pressure him. Chen Xiaolian constantly pushed him in order to cut down any time he might have to calm down and think about what tricks to pull on Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Fact of the matter is, like the system, all instance dungeons that were created were originally meant for yers. Thus, the foundation of instance dungeons have settings made for yers. Later on, due to the appearance of Awakened ones, the Development Team modified the normal instance dungeons so that it could amodate both yers and Awakened ones. Then¡­ while normal instance dungeons were modified to amodate both, punishment instance dungeons were modified to specifically y host to Awakened ones. ¡°However, no matter how you modify it, the core essence of the system was set up for yers. That is why¡­¡± When he heard that, Chen Xiaolian finally sensed something worth listening to. His eyes flickered and he interrupted, ¡°So, the original configuration of punishment instance dungeons was meant to be for yers. No matter what they modify it into, even if they had modified it into something specifically for Awakened ones, the fundamental directives of the instance dungeon cannot be changed and should still have those so-called ¡®yer mode¡¯?¡± ¡°Yes. Take a tank for example. No matter how you modify it, make it and based, water based or dualpatible tank, it is in essence still a tank. ¡°Another simplification would be a portable hard drive. Originally, there should be two USB ports on the hard drive. One for yers and one for Awakened ones. All they did was seal up the USB port meant for yers. However, the hard drive still contains the contents and modes specific to yers¡­¡± When Ta Wang said that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body flinched in shock! ¡°Get to the main point!¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a hushed tone. Ta Wang¡¯s eyes twitched. It appeared that there was some hesitation in him. However, when he looked at the sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand¡­ his opponent was able to vite the restriction set by the system and harm him at a period of time that the system had stated to be a safe period. This type of monstrosity was not someone that a minor character like him could deal with! Reaching that conclusion, Ta Wang finally dispelled thest vestiges of struggle he had within his mind. ¡°I do not know the specific details. Perhaps those original settings might contain some secrets regarding the Upper ne. I believe you understand without me saying it. Any information regarding the Upper ne could never possibly be acquired,¡± said Ta Wang with a wry smile. ¡°However, I do know a bit about these instance dungeons. Using a certain special method, it is possible to find some original configuration of this instance dungeon. There exist some rules and benefits meant for yers.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. Rules meant for yers¡­ benefits? ¡°This is something inherent to every punishment instance dungeon,¡± Ta Wang quickly said. ¡°Every instance dungeon, be it a normal instance dungeon or a punishment instance dungeon. Even normal instance dungeons were originally configured for yers. It is onlyter on that normal instance dungeons were modified to amodate both yers and Awakened ones while punishment instance dungeon were modified for Awakened ones. However, they were all modified from things meant for yers. ¡°Take for example a system¡¯s programming. The basic parts of a programming will never be changed. No matter what kind of modification they do to it, all they are doing is patch it. The main program will not be changed. ¡°It just so happens that I know how to find something that belongs to the original setting in this punishment instance dungeon. ¡°How should I put it? It is the equivalent of a ¡®safe zone¡¯ found in most games. This safe zone is a feature of yer mode that has been sealed away. A simpler way to put it would be that somewhere in this instance dungeon is a small area. This area is temporarily cut off from all outside contact by the system. That area contains this instance dungeon¡¯s yer mode. ¡°Although this small area had been sealed away, it still exists within this punishment instance dungeon. ¡°As long as you can find that small area, you will be able to enter the safe zone. ¡°This safe zone exists within this punishment instance dungeon. Thus, even after you entered it, the system will still think that you are within this punishment instance dungeon. ¡°However, precisely because it is the original safe zone, the modified program for punishment instance dungeons could not be recognized. In other words, you will not be subjected to the restrictions ced on you by a punishment instance dungeon. ¡°See? This is an incredible way to cheat the system. ¡°After entering a punishment instance dungeon, you don¡¯t need to worry about whether you couldplete the quests given at all. You don¡¯t have to worry about failing the quest and killed as punishment ¡­ ¡°All you need to do is find the yer safe zone that has been sealed away and enter it. After that, just wait inside for the instance dungeon storyline to conclude, thereby leading to the end of the instance dungeon ¨C it doesn¡¯t matter if your quest ended in sess or failure, you can leave intact. ¡°The reason for that is because the system will automatically consider you as a ¡®yer¡¯ once you have entered the safe zone. In punishment instance dungeons, all rewards and punishments for yers have been turned off.¡± Listening to that, Chen Xiaolian was shocked! He then looked at Ta Wang and asked in a suspicious tone, ¡°This is such an important secret. How did someone like youe to know about it?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was filled with distrust! This fellow only had average strength. Although his skill was peculiar and somewhat disgusting, his strength could not possibly be considered top-grade. This was a huge secret involving the mechanism of the punishment instance dungeon. How could a minor character like him know about it? Considering how big the implications of this secret was, Chen Xiaolian would not be surprised to hear iting from the mouth of Mr San or Miao Yan. However¡­ to hear it from this passer-by¡­ This was the equivalent of going to the supermarket and encountering an auntie who was buying vegetable who suddenly pulled you near and tell you that she possess the nuclear codes of the US government¡­ Wasn¡¯t that just nonsense? Seeing the look of suspicion in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression, Ta Wang was quick to speak out, ¡°I am telling the truth! I¡­ this matter is something that I found out by chance.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent and he coldly regarded the fellow. Ta Wang bit his teeth and sighed. ¡°I¡­ I know this guy who is from Zero City.¡± ¡°Mm? Zero City?¡± ¡°My good friend.¡± After saying that, Ta Wang¡¯s expression turnedplicated and his voice dropped to a whisper. ¡°A few years back, we were sucked into an instance dungeon. However, his talent is very good and he was quickly recruited by one of the guilds within Zero City. Me¡­ I am bad inparison and had to struggle just to survive. ¡°But¡­ thankfully, he still remembers our friendship and had always taken good care of me. ¡°My strength is very bad and I would often fail when participating in instance dungeons. That is especially so inrge-scale instance dungeons. If I try to take the lead, I would only end up as cannon fodder. ¡°That is why¡­ in order to save my life, that friend of mine told me this secret. ¡°Ever since then, whenever I participate in an instance dungeon, I do not need to risk my life toplete the instance dungeon quest. If the situation bes dangerous, I would quickly find a ce to hide. Then, I would wait for the instance dungeon to end and allow the system to judge that I have failed the instance dungeon quest. ¡°After I have been sent back to the outside world, I will be designated to participate in a punishment instance dungeon. ¡°However, since I know the secret of the punishment instance dungeon, I can safely make it out of the punishment instance dungeon every time. As long as I find that yer mode¡¯s safe zone, I can hide inside and wait for the punishment instance dungeon to end. ¡°Using this method, I am able to live for a very long time. All the way until today.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. This was indeed a BUG in the system. It was a very useful way to cheat. However, even though this loophole was good to use, it came with a fatal side effect. Instance dungeons existed to throw Awakened ones into a chaotic struggle to survive. Through each crucible, the Awakened ones would be able to enhance their strength, will and be strong. Using this trick could indeed allow one to survive through many instance dungeons. However, their strength will not grow much. Take this fellow standing before him as an example. He should have been using this loophole to survive through many instance dungeons. Considering how many instance dungeons he had gone through, he must surely be a veteran. However, his strength¡­ from what Chen Xiaolian could judge after their confrontation earlier, he was far weakerpared to Lun Tai and Bei Tai. This fellow was likely only slightly stronger than Chen Xiaolian was after he survived through the deserted ind¡¯s underground pce. Even so¡­ despite this drawback, this BUG was still a very alluring one! If it were to be properly utilized, it could be a very useful thing to have! ¡°How do we find this yer mode¡¯s safe zone in this punishment instance dungeon?¡± Hearing the question, Ta Wang became silent. He stared at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°This secret will be the final answer¡­ if I say it out, that would be the equivalent of putting my life in your hands. I would have no cards in my hand at all then.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at him and nodded his head. ¡°What requirements do you have before you are willing to spill it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple. I will bring you to it.¡± Ta Wang shook his head and continued, ¡°Here in the outside, you can kill me off at any given moment. However, once we enter the yer mode¡¯s safey zone, that ce forbids any battle from taking ce. Any battle will be blocked by the original system. It is truly a safe zone. I can bring you to the ce! Short of that, I will never tell you anything. ¡°I am not a fool. If I say it out now¡­ you will definitely kill me!¡± Ta Wang said in a decisive tone. Chen Xiaolian pondered his words for a moment. He was not too surprised by Ta Wang¡¯s attitude. It was only normal for him to take such a stance. Since he could survive this long inside the world of instance dungeons, he was naturally not a fool. ¡°All right,¡± said Chen Xiaolian while nodding his head. ¡°We have an agreement. I will not kill you and you will take me to the safe zone in exchange. However¡­ I don¡¯t feel at ease with you beside.¡± ¡°You can tie me up or use whatever methods you have to control me. I know I am no match for you, I will not resist ¨C I just want to live.¡± Chen Xiaolian showed a peculiar smile and pulled out a roll of ck Widow spider silk. The ck Widow spider silk was very tough and cannot be cut by ordinary swords. It was more durable than steel wire, yet pliable. It was very useful for tying people up. Although Ta Wang was an Awakened, his physical attributes was not that high and thus had no ability to extricate himself from the ck Widow spider silk. Ta Wang was quick to identity what Chen Xiaolian pulled out. ¡°ck Widow spider silk?¡± Ta Wang¡¯s eyes grew more fearful. ¡°You killed a ck Widow before? That is an [A] ss monster.¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. Truth was, the ck Widow that he killed was a weakened version. It just so happened to be in a weakened state after spawning its eggs, allowing Chen Xiaolian to pick up a huge bargain. If not for that, an [A] ss monster in top shape was not something that Chen Xiaolian would be able to kill. Even if he managed to kill it, it would probably end with a pyrrhic victory ¨C that was if he did not have Bai Qi. After tying the fellow up, Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of something. ¡°Right, what is your name?¡± ¡°¡­ my name is Ta Wang.¡± Ta Wang said with a wry smile. ¡°I have no guild. I am a solo Awakened. You should understand; joining a guild would be inappropriate due to my circumstance.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and he grew more trusting of the loophole that Ta Wang had informed him. He had utilized a special trick to survive through the instance dungeons. It was only natural that he could not allow others to find out about it. Thus, he did not join any other guild. ¡­ Chapter 288: Opening Time

Chapter 288: Opening Time

GOR Chapter 288: Opening Time ¡°Can you get up on your own?¡± Chen Xiaolian walked until he was standing before Qimu Xi and looked down at her before slowly reaching his hand out to her. Qimu Xi stared at him with widened eyes. She hesitated a little before reaching out with her hand to ept Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and climb up. ¡°You didn¡¯t get hurt, did you?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave the girl a nce. Her eyes were red and there were tears pooling at the corners of her eyes. However, despite the aggrieved expression on her face, she shook her head. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze was attracted toward the part of her clothes that were torn. There seemed like a white¡­ he quickly moved his gaze away. Qimu Xi noticed where his gaze was resting upon and she blushed before swiftly putting both hands on her chest. ¡°Take this.¡± Chen Xiaolian tossed a coat to her without turning his head. The coat belonged to Chen Xiaolian and was too big for Qimu Xi. ¡°I¡¯ll give you a task,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He pointed at Ta Wang with a smile and said, ¡°You are responsible for looking after this fellow. If he tries anything, don¡¯t hesitate to kill him. Don¡¯t be soft-hearted.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Qimu Xi looked at Ta Wang with a slightly terrified expression. ¡°Sigh.¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to see the timid look in the girl¡¯s eyes. He sighed ¨C he was being soft-hearted once again. He had wanted to give her a chance. However, she was just too cowardly. Someone like her was simply unsuited to the world of instance dungeons. Perhaps, getting killed and refreshed into an ordinary person would be the best for her. When Chen Xiaolian thought of that, the look in his eyes became furious. He looked at her and pulled out a dagger, which he shoved into Qimu Xi¡¯s hands. ¡°Take this! What are you shivering for? Take it!¡± Qimu Xi was shivering. ¡°We¡¯ll be setting out right now and you will be monitoring his actions. If he tries anything, just stab him with the dagger, get it?! If you are too stupid and you end up falling into danger once again, don¡¯t expect me to help you!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned around and walked until he was beside Ta Wang. Heshed at him with a kick and said, ¡°Are you done resting? Take us to that ce you were talking about!¡± Ta Wang struggled to climb up. His cut arm had been covered with ayer of viscous liquid and was no longer bleeding ¨C thus, Chen Xiaolian chose not to be so kind as to provide healing substance for him. Although Qimu Xi was supposed to be keeping an eye on Ta Wang, Chen Xiaolian did not truly assign the matter to this weak and timid girl. As they moved, Garfield¡¯s doppelgangers followed alongside Ta Wang. One on his left, one on his right and one behind. However, something about the trip annoyed Chen Xiaolian. It would appear that Qimu Xi was more afraid of Garfield than she was of Ta Wang. This girl is hopeless. Chen Xiaolian felt more disappointed. ¡­ Ta Wang led them forward through the canyon. Chen Xiaolian did notment on anything and simply followed him silently. They walked for roughly more than one hour until the path within the canyon became narrower. Chen Xiaolian pondered their situation while sneering at Ta Wang¡¯s back. However, he did not say anything to stop their movements. Ta Wang walked in the front and led them to an area where the slope was more forgiving and pointed to the top. ¡°We need to go up from here.¡± Chen Xiaolian directed what appeared like a smile at Ta Wang and replied, ¡°Oh?¡± Ta Wang became somewhat nervous and he said, ¡°I am not lying. We really need to go up from here. You can¡¯t possibly think that the safety zone would be at the bottom of this canyon, would you?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked him in the eyes and said coolly, ¡°I may not know where the safety zone is. However, I suddenly remembered there is one question I forgot to ask of you¡­ since you know of this safety zone¡­ it has been nearly one full day since you entered this instance dungeon, right? So, why are you at the bottom of this canyon?¡± Ta Wang¡¯s face sank. Chen Xiaolian smiled deviously. While cold sweat poured out from Ta Wang¡¯s forehead, Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look at the top of the canyon and asked, ¡°Go up from here? How do you intend to get up there?¡± Ta Wang was silent. Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°You are quite a clever one. We have three people here. With your eyes, you probably deduced that this femalepanion of mine is quite weak. She would not be able to climb up there alone and would need my help. ¡°So, herees the question. ¡°Do I bring her up first and leave you alone here at the bottom of this canyon? ¡°Or, do I escort you up first? If I do that, I still need to get back down to help her up. That way, I will still need to leave you alone on top of the canyon¡­ ¡°See? You¡¯ve been deliberately walking for over one hour while cooking up this n, right?¡± Fear could be seen emanating out from Ta Wang¡¯s eyes and he hesitated before saying, ¡°You, you still have your War Pet. You can use it to keep an eye on me.¡± ¡°Since you could say that, I guess you must certainly have a method to escape my pet¡¯s guard, right?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and continued, ¡°Clearly, my pet would not be able to hold you.¡± Ta Wang subconsciously took a step backward. ¡°So, what kind of insurance should I take? Ah, how about I cut off your other arm, or two of your legs? That way, you won¡¯t be able to run away. At any rate, I only need your eyes to lead the way. Once we get up there, I have a car for travelling. Since that is the case, you don¡¯t have any need for those legs now, do you?¡± Seeing the cold look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Ta Wang blurted out, ¡°No!¡± He stared at Chen Xiaolian and said in a heavy voice, ¡°You¡­ if you¡­ if you harm me anymore, I won¡¯t tell you about the ce even if I die!¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and looked at the fellow. Then, he suddenlyughed out. ¡°I am just joking with you. Why so serious? Mm, we¡¯ll be going up from here, right? Very well, let¡¯s go.¡± Ta Wang¡¯s face was ugly to behold and he said, ¡°Joke? That joke is not funny at all.¡± ¡°All right. Now then, how do we go up? Can you climb by yourself?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Ta Wang. ¡°What do you think? I only have one arm,¡± said Ta Wang as he shook his head. Chen Xiaolianughed and called out to Garfield. The three Garfield doppelgangers rushed over and surrounded Ta Wang. Ta Wang was frightened and he took a step backward. He asked, ¡°You, what are you nning to do?¡± ¡°Take it easy.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and summoned Garfield back into the system. Next, he extended his hand to grab Ta Wang over. He then raised his other hand and said to Qimu Xi, ¡°You wait here. I will being down to get you.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian with Ta Wang in his grasp, jumped up the cliff of the canyon. He jumped up the cliffs agilely and was soon beyond Qimu Xi¡¯s line of sight. The cliff had a height of around 50 meters or more. Yet, Chen Xiaolian quickly made his way up and disappeared among the gaps on the rocky cliffs. Qimu Xi stood alone at the bottom of the canyon and could not help but feel a tinge of fear growing within her heart. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian reached the top of the canyon and tossed Ta Wang down the ground. He looked at Ta Wang and saw that he had his head lowered, seemingly in an attempt to hide his eyes from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sight. Chen Xiaolian gave him a kick and said, ¡°Here you go. I am going down to fetch that idiotic little girl. This is your best chance to run away. I will give you this chance and see what kind of trick you are going to perform¡­ I hope you can give me a surprise.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian then walked to the cliff side of the canyon in a straightforward manner. ¡°You¡­ you are not going to call out your pet to keep an eye on me?¡± Ta Wang asked. ¡°It¡¯s not worth it.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and replied, ¡°You can try to escape.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Before Ta Wang could finish, Chen Xiaolian had already jumped down the cliff. Really¡­ left? He really did not leave his pet behind to keep an eye on me? He¡­ where did this strong amount of confidencee from? How is it possible? Ta Wang abruptly climbed up and went to the cliff side of the canyon. He looked down. To his surprise, Chen Xiaolian was not hiding between some rocks while keeping an eye on him. He had really climbed down; his figure quickly disappeared within the bottom of the canyon¡­ He actually left? Ta Wang swallowed a mouthful of saliva. A conflicted expression could be seen upon his face. He really wanted to run away ¨C however, this action from Chen Xiaolian caused him to hesitate even more. Finally, after a few seconds of hesitation, Ta Wang finally made up his mind! If he did not run now, then when would he be able to? He swiftly turned around and ran frantically toward the wastnd! His figure moved quickly. Although he had lost an arm, his two legs were still capable of running as fast as a horse. It was at that moment that something terrifying happened! After running over 10 steps, Ta Wang suddenly felt a gust of cold wind rushing toward him! He instinctively stopped running and threw his body down the ground. Next, he rolled away with all his might¡­ Boom! A loud explosion erupted! A snow like sh of brilliance descended from the sky, severing the grounds of the wastnd! Dust and soil filled the sky and Ta Wang who was on the ground coughed violently. He was utterly shocked to see a deep gully on thends of this wastnd! It was as though some power had cut the earth apart! A split of over 10 meters in length appeared on the ground, with a depth reaching two meters! Appearance wise, it seemed like someone had forcefully dug out a trench on the ground! Then, he heard a cold voice by his ear! ¡°Move one more inch, death!¡± A white-d man with average stature stood beside Ta Wang. His body exuded a cold aura while he held onto a translucent short sword. ¡­ When Chen Xiaolian finally reached the top of the canyon with Qimu Xi in tow, Ta Wang was already on the verge of copsing! Because he was standing so close to Bai Qi, he had to endure the seemingly tangible killing intent. It was such that he was nearly incapable of breathing! Chen Xiaolian coolly gave Ta Wang a nce before waving to Bai Qi, who transformed into a beam of light and disappeared back into the system. It was only then that Ta Wang was able to breathe a sigh of relief. With sweat soaking his entire body, he fell into a heap on the ground and gasped for breath. He forced himself to raise his head and look at Chen Xiaolian. There was disbelief in his eyes and he asked, ¡°That, that is also your pet? How could you have a humanoid War Pet?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled coolly and narrowed his eyes. He said, ¡°You tried to run away, didn¡¯t you? Have you given up now?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly continued, ¡°And here I thought you had some special ability. How disappointing. Even so, you trying to run away puts me in a bad mood. It would be wrong for me not to punish you.¡± After saying that, he moved over with the Sword in the Stone in hand. Ta Wang screamed out wretchedly as blood sprayed into the sky. His left thigh was pierced! As the blood sprayed out, Chen Xiaolian kept the Sword in the Stone back into this system. ¡°That viscous liquid from your body is very strange. There is no need for me to give you anything to stop the bleeding,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly. ¡°Next up, we¡¯ll be travelling through my car. There is no need for you to walk. So, if you try to run away, I will break your other leg.¡± Ta Wang stared deeply at Chen Xiaolian; there was panic in Ta Wang¡¯s eyes and also a hint of resentment and malice. Chen Xiaolian smiled and handily summoned out the SUV from his Storage Watch. Then, he turned to Qimu Xi and said, ¡°What are you staring at? Get on!¡± Using Bai Qi who could only be used once every 24 hours may seem like a waste¡­ However, Chen Xiaolian believed that this was worth it. This Ta Wang was incorrigible. Thus, Chen Xiaolian needed to find a way to stop him from having any ulterior motives. By summoning Bai Qi out and letting Ta Wang enjoy the terror of Bai Qi¡¯s power, he would end up seeing Chen Xiaolian as someone ¡®unfathomable¡¯. This fellow would likely lose the desire to engage in any more trickery ¨C especially regarding the secret of the safe zone. He would not dare toe up with any more lies regarding that. Naturally, it was possible that he was still unwilling to get in line. However, he would at least stop struggling considerably. Chen Xiaolian sat in the driver position while Ta Wang was at the first passenger seat. After starting up the SUV, Chen Xiaolian turned to Ta Wang and asked, ¡°Where do we go now?¡± ¡°To¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled coolly and said, ¡°Think long and good before you open your mouth.¡± Ta Wang¡¯s heart became tense and he looked at Chen Xiaolian with aplicated expression. Then he said, ¡°All right, I will tell you the truth.¡± He whispered, ¡°Truth is, which way we go makes no difference. The safe zone is not located at a certain spot. Rather, it is a special existence.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He had more or less figured that out. ¡°Just now¡­ I was at the bottom of the canyon in order to hide there,¡± Ta Wang continued in a whisper. ¡°Although I know how to enter the safe zone, there is a time restriction to entering it.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°For normal instance dungeons, the entry time for Awakened ones and yers are different. Generally speaking, yers would enter the instance dungeon at ater timepared to Awakened ones. This is a mechanism of the system. Thus¡­¡± ¡°Thus, in punishment instance dungeons, yer mode will only open up after a certain time period,¡± Chen Xiaolian supplied, nodding his head. ¡°How long does it take to open?¡± ¡°¡­ 24 hours,¡± answered Ta Wang with a sigh. ¡°24 hours?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°The safety zone of every punishment instance dungeon can only be entered after 24 hours?¡± ¡°No, each punishment instance dungeon is different.¡± Ta Wang shook his head and continued, it all depends on the situation and differences in each instance dungeon. The time period for its opening could be early orte. Generally speaking, it would not exceed 48 hours.¡± ¡°Then how do you know that this instance dungeon¡¯s safety zone would take 24 hours to open?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I¡­¡± Ta Wang sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t want to lie to you. However, as things stand, I really cannot tell you. This secret is very special. Once I tell you the secret, you will know how to enter the safe zone. I fear that you will kill me once I tell you about it. Thus¡­ I will only tell you about it after we enter the safe zone.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian gave him a long stare and said, ¡°Very well, then.¡± Chapter 289: This Is The Light

Chapter 289: This Is The Light

GOR Chapter 289: This Is The Light ¡°The time remaining for the preparation phase is about to end.¡± Phoenix observed the distant sunset and turned to check the watch on her hand. There was less than 10 minutes of the 24 hours of preparation time left. Their group was hiding beside a clump of rocks, located at the edge of a forest of stones. There was arge stone covering their backs. Monster stood atop therge stone. He was responsible for keeping watch. Phoenix and the others were standing below. Sawakita Mitsuo and the others were standing together behind Phoenix. The old man was in fact, holding onto a cup of hot tea, which he slowly sipped. His subordinate, the middle-aged man had produced a red y pot to cook tea. ¡°Drinking a cup of fragrant tea in such a cold weather is a magnificent form of enjoyment,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo who put down the cup of tea. He fanned himself and said, ¡°Guild Leader Phoenix, do you want a cup?¡± Phoenix looked at the old man and pursed her lips before saying, ¡°Thank you for the offer, Sir Generalissimo. However, I do not like to drink tea.¡± ¡°Ah, that¡¯s right. There are too few among you youngsters who like to enjoy tea.¡± The old manmented and sighed. Phoenix narrowed her eyes and silently looked at the old man. The bewilderment in her heart gradually increased. Although they had formed an alliance, Phoenix had been secretly observing Sawakita Mitsuo since they first encountered each other. This infamous ¡®Shogunate Generalissimo¡¯! Truth be told, this was quite an awkward situation. This Sawakita Mitsuo was indeed someone with quite some fame within the world of Awakened ones. When the name ¡®Shogunate Generalissimo¡¯ was mentioned, the ones who would recognize the name were not limited to those in Asia. His name was quite well-known even in Europe and the US. The bewildering thing was, his reputation was not some glorious one. In terms of strength, this old man was not weak at all. Phoenix judged that he was quite extraordinary in that regard. However, the reason for his fame and reputation was extremely peculiar! The name ¡®Shogunate Generalissimo¡¯ was a very well-known name within the world of the Awakened ones. However, it was not because he was known to be someone with overwhelming power. Neither was it because he had sessfullypleted some instance dungeons that were exceptionally difficult toplete. Even more so, it was not because he had defeated some incredibly famed experts. Naturally, it was also not because he had a remarkable battle record. The reason was¡­ He had survived for a long time! Too damned long! Most importantly, this old man was famous because he was¡­ Cowardly and averagely weak! No one had ever heard of him bing enemies with anyone within the world of Awakened ones. Naturally, no one had also heard of anyone being particrly good friends with him. When famed experts hear his name ¡®Shogunate Generalissimo¡¯, they wouldugh and say ¡°Oh, that old tortoise.¡± Or ¡°Oh, that slippery old man who cherishes life a lot.¡± Indeed, fearful of death, vignt, slippery, never to take risks, never to offend people and long lived. Those were the most outstanding traits of his reputation. Even his nickname ¡®Shogunate Generalissimo¡¯ was derived from those traits. The one who founded the Tokugawa Shogunate in feudal Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu! This old tortoise from the Sengoku Era in Japan was famed for his ability to tolerate, his vignce, his love for life and his longevity! He ousted the various heroes of the Sengoku Era of Japan. All the warlords who were his contemporaries like Oda Nobunaga the Demon King died before him. Thus, Tokugawa Ieyasu was left to fill the vacuum and obtain the world. He established the Tokugawa Shogunate and became the Shogunate Generalissimo. That was how Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s nickname came to be. Calling him Shogunate Generalissimo was in fact, their way of making fun of him for being a cowardly tortoise. His ability to tolerate, his love for hanging onto dear life and his longevity; excluding all those, there were nothing else of note about him. Yet, Phoenix did not share those thoughts. In her opinion, for this old man to be able to survive this long¡­ in the world of Awakened ones, although the Awakened ones would sometimes look upon him with disdain for not having any prominent list of aplishments¡­ There was one thing of note for Phoenix. Not a single Awakened was hostile toward him! He survived for so many years. Yet, none regarded him as an enemy! Putting that fact into consideration, this old man was more than meets the eye! So what if one person looked down on him? So what if a whole group of people looked down on him? However¡­ it would appear that everyone hade to the tacit agreement that he was useless and was one without any special abilities. Yet someone like him could survive this long within such a dangerous game! This¡­ this was a skill in itself! The more she observed, the more Phoenix felt that there was more to this old man! ¡­ Sawakita Mitsuo gulped down thest cup of tea and rubbed his stomach in content. The middle-aged man knelt down beside him and said while bowing his head, ¡°Great Teacher, for our next move¡­¡± ¡°We¡¯ll just follow Guild Leader Phoenix¡¯s arrangements. I¡¯m old now. It would be best to let the young deal with these matters. Besides, although Guild Leader Phoenix is young, I think she is quite the outstanding character.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo stretched his waist and continued, ¡°As for what to do next, just listen to her. There is no need to ask me.¡± It appeared the middle-aged man was used to this situation. He nodded his head in a respectful manner. Nagase Komi was seated beside them. She abruptly stood up with a cold expression on her face. She performed a light bow toward Sawakita Mitsuo before walking forward. This bald girl walked until she reached the back of therge stone. That was where Han Bi was left, tied and on the ground. She walked until she was beside Han Bi. Then, she suddenly extended her hand. Her fingernails transformed into a sharp de, which she used to cut the cloth used to gag Han Bi. Her actions surprised Han Bi. He exercised his mouth and tongue before asking, ¡°You¡­ what do you want?¡± Nagase Komi narrowed her eyes and looked at Han Bi and his thick pair of eyebrows that were like brushes. ¡°Your name Han Bi¡­ I have heard of your name before.¡± Han Bi was shocked and he replied, ¡°My name?¡± He then shook his head and smiled bitterly. ¡°I am just some nameless and minor character.¡± There was a serious expression on Nagase Komi¡¯s face and her eyes were cold. ¡°I did not make a mistake. I have indeed heard of your name before. Youe from Nanjing¡­ as it so happened, the one who mentioned your name also came from Nanjing.¡± ¡°¡­ eh?¡± There was a trace of surprise on Han Bi¡¯s face. ¡°It was back in Tokyo, Japan,¡± said Nagase Komi who continued to observe Han Bi¡¯s eyes. ¡°The one who mentioned you¡­ one of them is called Roddy. The other one¡­ Chen Xiaolian. Back then, we call him Guild Leader Xiaolian. I think¡­ you should be acquainted with them, right?¡± Han Bi. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°One more minute.¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the time before stopping the SUV. The SUV was presently travelling on the wastnd, away from the canyon. He had not spent the earlier time sitting idle. Instead, he had driven into the wastnd. Since there was a need to wait anyways, he might as well use the time to map out more of the terrain. When the countdown for the preparation phase was about to finallye to an end, Chen Xiaolian stopped the car. He turned to Ta Wang and asked, ¡°So¡­ what next?¡± Ta Wang said in a hushed tone, ¡°Turn to face the west, facing the setting sun. Mm, do you have apass? Get it out to measure the angle at which the sun is setting. You only have one chance.¡± Mm? Chen Xiaolian thought about it and pulled out apass. Then, he turned the SUV to face the sun that was slowly setting. The light from the setting sun was harsh and it stung their eyes. When Chen Xiaolian inspected hispass, his eyes lit up! Generally speaking, the ¡®sun would rise from the east and set in the west¡¯. Thus, the direction where the sun is setting should be in the west. Naturally, it was possible for some discrepancies to ur due to differences in seasons. In some seasons, it would be slightly to the southwest. In others, it would be slightly to the northwest. Generally speaking, it would be in the west. At that moment however, the surface of thepass showed that the sun was setting in the¡­ North! ¡°North? Why is thepass showing north?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Could there be interference nearby? Or did thepass failed?¡± Ta Wang hesitated before replying, ¡°There is no interference. This happened because the setting for this instance dungeon is simply so.¡± He sighed and quickly said, ¡°Just think about it. Imagine thepass as a 24 hour dial. If so, the direction north would represent¡­¡± ¡°North is zero! And also¡­ 24 o¡¯clock!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up and he continued, ¡°This is what you meant when you said that this instance dungeon¡¯s safety zone would open after 24 hours?¡± Ta Wang replied in a whisper, ¡°Correct. That was surmised by judging the sun¡¯s positioning.¡± ¡°You mean, the direction of the setting sun?¡± ¡°No, not the direction of the setting sun.¡± Ta Wang smiled wryly. ¡°After all, we cannot be certain on when we entered this instance dungeon. What if the instance dungeon began in the morning? Or evening? Thus, it is not the direction of the setting sun. Rather, it is the positioning of the sun. When you first enter this instance dungeon, you will need to quickly measure the positioning of the sun. Then, put it on the surface of thepass and imagine that it is a 24-hour dial. That way, you can measure when the yer mode will begin. This is a hidden mechanism within the system.¡± ¡°What happens if we happen to enter at night?¡± ¡°In that case, look at the moon,¡± said Ta Wang after thinking about it. ¡°Up till now, I have only encountered two punishment instance dungeons that began at night. Use the positioning of the moon and use the same method to determine the time.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt himself bing more curious. ¡°This is new.¡± Ta Wang whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t look away! It¡¯sing! Once the timees, it will appear! We must be directly facing the setting sun without a single deviation! Once a deviation urs, we won¡¯t be able to see the guiding point!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart grew tense and he carefully adjusted the position of the SUV ording to the angle in thepass. Soon, he had finished adjusting their position. The end of the countdown gradually grew nearer. Three¡­ two¡­ one¡­ Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian saw a green lighting from the direction of the setting sun! The green coloured light was simr to the green coloured curtain of light present whenever he entered an instance dungeon! No, it was not simr! It was exactly the same! The light suddenly shone out. Because they were at the right angle, Chen Xiaolian was able to see it clearly! Ta Wang who was sitting beside him suddenly became excited. He shouted, ¡°This is the light! This is the light! Follow it!¡± This is the light?! ¡­ [Author¡¯s note: Damn, when I wrote thest part, I was suddenly reminded of one of Jay Chou¡¯s song. [This is the light, this is the light~ I could not help but sing along while I wrote ~ ~ ‡å]. [TL: Jay Chou¡¯s song ¡®±¾²Ý¾VÄ¿¡¯ (Chinese Herbal Manual). [About thepass: If you have apass, you naturally won¡¯t need to use the sun to decide which is North (0 or 2400). Assume the sun is directly South when you first enter the punishment instance dungeon, that means the yer mode will open up in 12 hours. And if the sun is directly West, that means the yer mode will open in 6 hours.] Chapter 290: Venomous Heart

Chapter 290: Venomous Heart

GOR Chapter 290: Venomous Heart Ta Wang¡¯s face was filled with emotion as he looked at the green light. If he were not tied up with the ck Widow spider silk, he would likely had jumped up. Chen Xiaolian who was beside him had an odd look on his face. This is the light, this is the light? Son of a bitch, this bastard did that on purpose, didn¡¯t he? At that moment, Chen Xiaolian nearly blurted out: Let me give you a prescription~ specially made to treat your internal injuries~ Holding his rage in check, he then nced at Ta Wang and asked, ¡°What next?¡± ¡°Just follow this beam of light.¡± After saying that, Ta Wang¡¯s face suddenly turned tense. He looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Let me warn you, there is another secret needed when entering it. If you kill me now, you will regret itter!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and replied, ¡°Do I look like someone who will go back on my words?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t bring the SUV. The entrance is very small,¡± said Ta Wang as he nced at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to ept his suggestion. The three of them got off the SUV and Chen Xiaolian kept the SUV back into his Storage Watch. Next, the three of them rapidly walked in the direction shown by the green beam of light. After taking less than ten steps, Chen Xiaolian was suddenly visited by a strange sensation! As he moved toward where the green beam was shining at, he felt as though his surroundings were rapidly¡­ slowing down! The rules governing the flow of time were seemingly spiralling into chaos. As they were moving along the green beam of light, the light itself rapidly enveloped their bodies. Inside that green beam of light, Chen Xiaolian found that there was no change in his movements. However, a sense of distortion seemed to have appeared between the outside world and the interior of the green beam of light. It was like¡­ Mm, it was simr to when someone was sitting in a train and looking outside the window to see the scenery outside rapidly moving back¡­ Mm, that was how it felt! Soon, a green coloured curtain of light appeared before them. This green coloured curtain of light was just like the green curtain of light that would scan him whenever he entered an instance dungeon. However, it seemed to be somewhat smaller; much smallerpared to an ordinary door¡­ No, it would be more urate to say it was only at the size of a window. Chen Xiaolian regarded the strange green coloured curtain of light. Then, he abruptly shot his hand out to grab hold of Ta Wang, restricting his ability to move forward. There was a furtive look in Ta Wang¡¯s eyes as he said, ¡°This¡­ this is the entrance. I know you don¡¯t trust me, you can go first.¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a faint smile at Ta Wang. Ta Wang¡¯s face grew tense and he said, ¡°I don¡¯t mean anything. If you want me to go first, that is fine with me too.¡± The mocking expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face grew deeper. He ignored Ta Wang, turned around to face Qimu Xi and said, ¡°You go in first.¡± ¡°Me?¡± The surprised girl pointed at herself. ¡°Mm, you go in first.¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. She did not hesitate; she simply asked, ¡°I will enter this area of light, right?¡± After saying that, the girl bent down on her knees and got into a crawling posture. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s point of view just happened to give him a clear view of Qimu Xi¡¯s slender waist and her upturned buttocks. It was the shape of a near-perfect peach¡­ The Hell¡­ just what did this little girl eat growing up? How did she develop such a terrifying¡­ Chen Xiaolian let out a cough and dared not continue looking at her. He diverted his gaze away and stared coldly at Ta Wang. Ta Wang¡¯s eyes were swivelling frantically as he looked at Qimu Xi who was crawling toward the curtain of light. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s stare became even sharper. At that moment, Ta Wang felt his heart shudder and he blurted out, ¡°Wait!¡± Chen Xiaolian hastily rushed forward and held Qimu Xi¡¯s shoulder, stopping her from moving forward ¨C at that moment, there was less than one meter between the curtain of light and the girl¡¯s head. Chen Xiaolian turned around and sneered at Ta Wang. ¡°What is the matter?¡± Ta Wang took a deep breath. He mentally struggled with himself for a bit before finally giving up. He smiled bitterly and there was an embarrassed look on his face as he said, ¡°There is one more matter that I forgot to mention.¡± Pausing, Ta Wang then whispered, ¡°When going through the curtain of light, your body must not get in contact with the corners of the curtain of light. In other words, your body must bepletely within the curtain of light ¨C you must never exceed the corners!¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed and stared at Ta Wang coldly. His stare sent a chill down Ta Wang¡¯s spine. Next, Chen Xiaolian exhaled and said, ¡°Good, you have quite the good luck. I was just thinking just now: if you refuse to spit it out, I would have enough justification to kill you. You were the one to lie first, so I did not go back on my words.¡± Ta Wang¡¯s body trembled and he asked, ¡°You¡¯ve guessed it? Just now, you just wanted to test me?¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°What is so difficult? This damned curtain of light is so small, there is surely something wrong with it.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian sneered and casually picked up a piece of rock from the ground. Weighing it for a bit, he then threw it toward the corners of the curtain of light. The rock turned into a straight line as it shot forward, heading right toward the corner of the green curtain of light¡­ A ¡°chi¡± sound was heard! The piece of rock struck the corner of the curtain with half its body within the curtain while the other half was outside. A seemingly invisible force split the rock! Split into two! The half part that was within the curtain disappeared while the other half that was outside fell to the ground. Chen Xiaolian sneered once more. He stepped forward and bent down to pick up the other half of the rock that was lying outside the curtain of light. The split area was as smooth as a mirror! Not a single mark! Qimu Xi screamed out sharply and abruptly took a few steps back. She was terrified to the point where her face had grown pale. Just now, if she, who did not know anything had continued to try to enter the curtain of light, then any part of her body that came in contact with the corners of the curtain of light¡­ would be directly cut! Observing the terrified expression on the girl¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian patted her head and said, ¡°Rx, just now, I just wanted to test this bastard. Since I am here, of course I figured out there was something strange. I would not have really let you go in first.¡± There was a look of misery on the trembling Qimu Xi¡¯s face as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. At that moment, there was no telling what the girl might be thinking about. However, it was likely that whatever words she might want to say would be nothing good. Chen Xiaolian ignored it and cast a look of ridicule at Ta Wang. Ta Wang was well aware of the fact that he had lost once more. He forced himself to say, ¡°Just now, I just forgot to mention it.¡± ¡°Forgot?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately revealed a cold smile and continued, ¡°In that case, I hope that your memory would prove better next time. Otherwise, if you do forget anything else important, you won¡¯t be able to endure the consequences of your mistake.¡± Ta Wang¡¯s face was ashen pale in colour. Indeed, he had malicious intentions by doing so. Just now, he had deliberately told Chen Xiaolian to enter the curtain of light first. The reason for that was that he had figured out something. He believed that since the entrance was so important, Chen Xiaolian would likely not be at ease with letting Ta Wang enter first! Ta Wang thought to himself: if Chen Xiaolian could not figure out that rule, then he could end up being killed by the cutting power of the curtain! When that happened, the only one left would be this stupid girl. How was she a match for him? Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaolian had the little girl enter first¡­ Ta Wang¡¯s venomous n was destroyed. Assume the girl did go ahead and crawl forward. Then, she would be cut by the corners of the green curtain of light¡­ However¡­ Chen Xiaolian would remain unharmed. With his abilities, dealing with Ta Wang was a simple matter! Since that was the case, there was no reason for Ta Wang to keep silent about the matter ¨C harming Qimu Xi would not bring him any benefit. Rather, it would only enrage Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian tugged Qimu Xi and pointed at the green curtain of light. He said, ¡°Look, considering the surface area and your body shape, there is actually more than enough space for you to enter it. All you need to do is be careful not to bump into the corners of the curtain of light. Go!¡± Qimu Xi cried out, ¡°I, I, I¡­ can I not go?!¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a cold face, ¡°Of course you can. However, if you choose that, you can leave now. You¡¯ll have to fend for yourself now. If you encounter another evil fellow like this fellow, you will have to deal with him yourself.¡± Qimu Xi was shocked. She thought about it. After following Chen Xiaolian, she was able to fill her stomach. Additionally, he had quite some abilities. When she encountered this evil fellow, he was able to protect her. Although his way of talking was somewhat overbearing, when she thought about it, he did not really bully her. If she were to leave such a dependable pir, considering her own ability¡­ Qimu Xi was well-aware thatpetitive type punishment instance dungeons were the hardest type of instance dungeons. With her skills, the chances of her walking out alive from this¡­ After considering all those, Qimu Xi could not help but clench her teeth. She wiped her eyes and looked at Chen Xiaolian with an aggrieved expression before bending down once more. She looked at the green curtain of light and slowly crawled forward. Qimu Xi¡¯s head, neck and upper body moved into the green curtain of light without anything unusual urring. Qimu Xi then continued to crawl inside. When both her legs finally disappeared into the green curtain of light, Chen Xiaolian finally let out a sigh of relief. Ta Wang who was standing beside had a forced expression on his face as he said, ¡°See? I didn¡¯t lie to you. So¡­ now what? Do you go first or do I go first?¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and looked at Ta Wang. Facing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s stare, Ta Wang¡¯s heart pounded. ¡°By any chance, do you think I am easy to con?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a cold smile. ¡°Err¡­¡± ¡°You are dishonest.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Since the moment I caught you, you have been dishonest with me. When you were leading us at the bottom of the canyon, you purposely walked for a long time. You were in fact, just buying time to think of some idea to help you escape. ¡°Back on the cliff, you tried to pull a little trick on me. ¡°Just now, you purposely omitted how dangerous the corners of the green curtain of light can be. You did so because you were hoping you would be able to trick me into walking into my own death.¡± The more Chen Xiaolian said, the more contorted Ta Wang¡¯s face became. When Chen Xiaolian finished saying hisst sentence, Ta Wang¡¯s head was covered in cold sweat. He hesitated and was unable to find any way of arguing against those points ¨C the truth wasid out right before him. There was no way for him to deny it even if he wanted to. ¡°Once again, you are now pulling another trick on me,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sneer. ¡°This entrance is so small and would only allow one person to enter at a time. If I were to let you enter first¡­ that girl inside, could she be a match for you? After you entered, with me not around, you could easily take care of her¡­ I do not know what is waiting for me in there. Maybe there will be some kind of mechanism that can harm me inside. Therefore, if you entered first, you might be able to get your hands on some controls that benefit you. And I who entered after you will then suffer a huge loss. ¡°However, if I were to enter it first¡­ leaving you outside, what happens if you use this opportunity to escape?¡± Ta Wang was speechless. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words stabbed straight into his heart! It had exposed pretty much everything that he had considered! All of them were clearlyid out! He looked at Chen Xiaolian in fear. Chen Xiaolian continued sneering and pointed at the green coloured curtain of light. He said, ¡°Normal people can forget about walking through that. They can only crawl through it. However, since this ce was made for yers, does that mean that yers are a group of dwarfs?¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at it again and deduced that some fellows with fatter constitution would have a hard time crawling through it. Even with his lean body shape, he would only barely be able to make it through the green coloured curtain of light. That little girl, Qimu Xi was naturally able to enter it without an issue. But¡­ Chen Xiaolian nced at Ta Wang. Ta Wang¡¯s body shape was nearly the same as Chen Xiaolian¡¯s, perhaps a little more on the burly side. If someone of his body shape wanted to enter the curtain of light, things could get dangerous! The green coloured curtain of light was very powerful. Even a minor contact would end with the contact area getting cut. There was no room for errors! ¡°That means there must be another secret that you are holding back on,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sneer. He looked and Ta Wang and said, ¡°And now, my patience has run dry. Seeing as you still won¡¯t tell me about it¡­¡± ¡°You cannot kill me! There are still some things inside the curtain of light that you do not know of!¡± Ta Wang shouted sharply. ¡°That would still be better than having you continuously trying toe up with some schemes to harm me.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued, ¡°Your heart is simply too venomous. It is too dangerous to leave someone like you alive. Killing you would ensure my safety.¡± ¡°You¡­ we had an agreement!¡± ¡°You are the one who went back on your words first. You keep trying to pull tricks on me. You even tried to get me killed.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head once more. ¡°I am not going back on my words by killing you.¡± Ta Wang was shocked. Chen Xiaolian cast a condescending smile at Ta Wang and said, ¡°What? You still won¡¯t tell me? At a time like this, is there any point for you to hold onto that secret? ¡°How about this? I will make one final agreement with you. I promise that I will definitely honour this agreement. ¡°Now, tell me the secrets regarding this entrance, every single one! Then¡­ I will bring you inside. Additionally, I also promise you that I will not harm a single finger on you. What do you think?¡± Ta Wang was in a great dilemma. Finally, he gave out a sigh and said, ¡°All right, I give up! I admit defeat! This curtain of light does indeed have another secret¡­¡± ¡°It can grow bigger?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Ta Wang. ¡°No¡­ it cannot grow bigger, but¡­¡± Ta Wang hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°We can be smaller.¡± Be smaller? Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Chapter 291: Avenging Time

Chapter 291: Avenging Time

GOR Chapter 291: Avenging Time ¡°It really can be smaller.¡± Seeing the look of distrust on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Ta Wang dared not hold anything back. His life was more important after all and he quickly said, ¡°It¡¯s true. I am not lying to you!¡± ¡°How to be smaller?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple, just move backward.¡± Move backward? Chen Xiaolian was surprised to hear that at first. However, his eyes soon lit up! While standing before the green curtain of light, Chen Xiaolian took two steps backward ¨C the green curtain of light situated before him did not appear to be changing, however, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart grew tense at what he saw next! The green curtain of light did indeed feel bigger! It was a very subtle feeling. A cursory nce would not have revealed anything as the difference was likely in terms of centimetres. ¡°It really can?¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled to himself. He took another step backward to ascertain that he did not make any mistake! The curtain of light did indeed be bigger inparison. However, the difference was difficult to detect through the naked eye. No, it would be more urate to say that¡­ he was the one who became smaller! At present, Chen Xiaolian was three steps behind Ta Wang¡¯s position. When hepared himself to Ta Wang, it would seem that he had be smaller by a few centimetres. Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped moving. He did not continue to step backward! ¡°You, get over here,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who stared at Ta Wang. Ta Wang hesitated for a moment before letting out a sigh. He then moved backward until he was beside Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian carefully inspected Ta Wang¡¯s body to verify that his body had indeed be smaller. ¡°What is the principle behind this?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned as he strained his mind on the question. At that moment, both their bodies were enveloped by the green coloured beam. Three metres were all that separated them from the curtain of light. Chen Xiaolian stared at the curtain of light as he pondered the matter before giving a sigh. Whatever. If I can¡¯t figure it out, then I might as well stop thinking about it. Trying to think of the so-called principles at a time like this is just courting trouble for myself ¨C this whole world is something that the Development Team created. When you think about it that way, that means the principles are also something that they created. ¡°But¡­ there is quite a distance between us and the entrance. How do we enter it? If we move forward, won¡¯t we be bigger?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Ta Wang. Ta Wang smiled wryly before answering, ¡°If we are to walk forward slowly, then we will indeed be bigger again. However, if we are to move quickly and reach a certain level of speed¡­ we can simply rush through it.¡± Rush through it? Chen Xiaolian was momentarily taken aback before recollecting himself. Big and small. Those two were but forms of benchmark of this world. However, this whole world was in fact a virtual one. That meant that the difference between ¡®big¡¯ and ¡®small¡¯ does not exist. The reason for that was because the rules of this world were set down by the Development Team. At the same time, the benchmark of ¡®fast¡¯ and ¡®slow¡¯¡­ the same logic applied to them. ¡°In other words, as long as we run forward quickly¡­ our bodies will not be bigger?¡± ¡°It will. However, if your speed of going forward is higher than the speed of your body bingrger, you would be able to run through the entrance before your body could finish returning to its normal size.¡± Ta Wang reconsidered the matter and continued, ¡°At any rate, that is the method that I had always used to get through it.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Ta Wang. The method he had always used¡­ He abruptly smiled and reached out with his hand to seize Ta Wang. He pulled Ta Wang over and held him beneath his armpit, ignoring Ta Wang¡¯s protests and struggles. Then, he quickly stepped backward until there was a distance of 20 metres between him and the curtain of light. Chen Xiaolian gauged himself and spected that he was presently about one tenth the size of his original size. Still enveloped inside the green beam of light, he then looked at the wastnds around him. Due to theck of reference materials, he was unable to pinpoint just how small he had be. Then, Chen Xiaolian suddenly caught sight of a scorpion crawling out from behind a rocky mound. The scorpion that was moving its tail had a body that was as big as a basketball¡­ Chen Xiaolian realized that he had be very small. Next up is¡­ speed, huh? He took a deep breath. Ta Wang had already guessed what Chen Xiaolian was going to do. He dared not continue struggling. He simply shouted out, ¡°I say, you need to be careful here! My life is in your hands right now!¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly retorted, ¡°Shut up!¡± After exhaling, Chen Xiaolian sprinted forward! His feet mmed the ground with ferocity, causing a snapping sound. The gravel and sand on the ground were pressed down due to the impact, forming a footprint! His body then vigorously shot forward! At that very moment, Chen Xiaolian felt as through his surroundings, the green beam shining on both his left and right, the distant mountain peaks and the rocks were all rapidly whizzing to the back! It was as though he was on a galloping train! The curtain of light located before him seemingly flickered and became slightly smaller ¨C Chen Xiaolian could sense that the curtain of light was not actually bing smaller; rather, he was the one who had be bigger! However, he did not slow down. Instead, he increased his speed! Thanks to the enhancement made to his Agility attribute, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body now shot forward like an artillery st! His body that was vaulting through the air grew bigger at a visible rate, but¡­ There was only a small distance left between him and the curtain of light! Finally¡­ Xiu! With Ta Wang under his armpit, Chen Xiaolian disappeared into the curtain of light! ¡­ Darkness! Without any light, he was unable to see whaty before him. He could not even see his own hands that were before his eyes. It was an absolute darkness that would give birth to a sense of fear and loneliness within anyone. Chen Xiaolian breathed lightly and he was able to hear the sound of his own breathing. That made him feel a hint offort. He then closed his eyes and opened up his system. His personal system was still there and was disyed clearly before his very eyes. Seeing that made Chen Xiaolian breathe a sigh of relief. It was then that Chen Xiaolian suddenly noticed a new prompt within the system! [System prompt: Entering yer safe zone. All forms of aggression are forbidden. Please confirm: Yes to enter the safe zone and No to be automatically sent out. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to choose Yes. Next, his surroundings were suddenly lit up! ¡­ Pa pa pa pa pa¡­ Sounds resembling those heard when switching on fluorescent lights echoed out. As soon as the lights lit up, Chen Xiaolian was able to clearly see his surroundings. The ce¡­ seemed like¡­ a room. A sealed room. The room appeared quite old and the floor was formed of bricks. Many parts of the floor were cracked. The surrounding walls were painted white. However, many parts were already turning yellow. The ceiling above his head was not too high up. The lights fixed up there were all the old-fashioned, long-shaped fluorescent lights. Due to some glitch, one of the lights in the corner was shing, creating ¡°pa pa¡± sounds. The room was not toorge and was only about the size of two to three ssrooms. There were no windows. Chen Xiaolian stood in the middle of the room. Not far beside him were Qimu Xi and Ta Wang. Qimu Xi was lying there, seemingly unconscious. As for Ta Wang¡­ Chen Xiaolian sneered and said, ¡°Stop putting on an act. If you don¡¯t open your eyes¡­¡± Ta Wang¡¯s body shuddered and he got up with a wry smile on his face. However, he simply nced at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Right now, you cannot hurt me¡­ this is a safe zone that restricts any forms of aggression. Not only would you be unable to kill me, you can¡¯t even punch me.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian became curious. He moved toward Ta Wang; with a sneer on his face, he suddenly raised his fist and sent a punch toward the area above Ta Wang¡¯s chin. The sound of the impact resounded outward and Ta Wang¡¯s body flew in the opposite direction. However, when he fell to the ground, there was no mark on Ta Wang¡¯s face. He also did not appear to be feeling any sensation of pain. He simply sneered at Chen Xiaolian. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian abruptly felt something m into his face. Another impacting sound could be heard as he was thrown backward. When he fell to the ground, he felt pain followed by numbness on his face. It felt as though his face was swollen. ¡°Ha ha ha! See? This is the punishment mechanism! Any form of attack will be returned by the system to your own body. As for the target of your attack, that person will not suffer any damage at all!¡± Ta Wangughed out triumphantly. ¡°I did not suffer any damage or pain at all from your punch! But you should have felt that, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. Ta Wang subconsciously took two steps backward. ¡°You want to try again? I¡¯ll advise you not to cause problems for yourself!¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°I am not stupid, why should I go beat myself?¡± He then moved over to look at Qimu Xi to see that her eyes were still closed. He asked, ¡°What is wrong with her?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing much.¡± Ta Wang shook his head. ¡°Since this is her first time entering this ce, the wrongness of the rules would cause a feeling of difort¡­ but you¡­¡± There was aplicated look on Ta Wang¡¯s face. ¡°You are probably someone who had enhanced your body before. Besides, when we entered, you had made yourself smaller. The feeling of wrongness would be smaller as a result. That is why you are not that badly affected. This girl on the other hand will need quite some time to regain her consciousness.¡± Chen Xiaolian grunted and subsequently ignored Ta Wang. He turned and moved around the room. He then found a door in front of the room. He walked over and gripped the door handle. Chen Xiaolian thought about it and turned to look at Ta Wang. He saw that Ta Wang was not saying anything. Instead, he had taken two steps backward. ¡°This door¡­ what lies beyond it?¡± Ta Wang shook his head and replied, ¡°That is a strange thing to ask. Since this is the inside, the thing that lies outside the door¡­ is naturally the outside.¡± Outside? Chen Xiaolian turned the door handle and opened the door¡­ Gazhi. ¡­ A gust of wind blew and two pieces of torn paper that appeared from who knows where flew up into the air and swirled around before being blown away. The street before him was not too wide. However, it was empty, devoid of any figures. The houses standing on both sides were very old wooden houses. The house in the opposite direction had a light box, but the light box was not turned on. The fences were also old wooden fences and there was a vacant carriage at the end of the street ¨C naturally, there was no horse. Chen Xiaolian stood before the door and looked outside with a peculiar expression. Beyond the door was surprisingly¡­ a little town! A little old town that could often be seen in the movies about the Midwest in the US. If there were a few cowboys here, they could just start filming a Western movie here. Chen Xiaolian noted that there was a row of nails hammered into the wall beside the door that he was standing before. Some items were hung on them. Worn out cowboy hats, saddles¡­ and whips. Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before slowly taking a small step toward the outside of the door. A gust of wind blew¡­ ¡­ The little town was empty and quiet. However, as Chen Xiaolian was halfway through his step outside the door, he saw a light distortion of space through his eyes. ¡°It would be best if you don¡¯t go out.¡± Ta Wang¡¯s voice came from behind him. ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled his leg back and stood inside the door. Then, he turned to look at Ta Wang. Ta Wang said in a whisper, ¡°I mentioned this to you before. This is the original configuration of this instance dungeon, a mode meant for yers. Originally speaking, this should also be an instance dungeon. However, this ce that we are upying is the safe zone. And it is also in this safe zone that we will be able to stay safe, immune to all forms of harm and danger. ¡°However, beyond this door¡­ is naturally an instance dungeon as well. Only, it is the original instance dungeon meant for the yers. ¡°What is inside an instance dungeon¡­ there is no need for me to remind you about that, do I? ¡°There are monsters, quests, dangers¡­ at any rate, what is meant to exist will exist beyond that door.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a smile and was about to say something. However, he suddenly saw a trace of anxiousness and fear inside Ta Wang¡¯s eyes. Additionally, he also let out a cry. ¡°Ah!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly turned around! Right behind him was a monster! Its entire body was mutted and its flesh was exposed for all to see. It would appear that more than half of its flesh had already rotted away while bones could be seen protruding out from some parts of its body. As for its sharp jaw, both the top and bottom part of its lips had rotted away, revealing the gums on its fangs! Its eyes were red and it panted for breath as it stood there. This¡­ It appeared to be a big, rotten¡­ wild dog? No! It was not a dog! It was a wolf! Looking at its appearance, it looked just like the mutated dogs seen in Resident Evil! Seeing such an abomination appear so suddenly behind him caused Chen Xiaolian to be shocked. He subconsciously stepped backward. At the same time, he shouted and summoned the Sword in the Stone into his hand! However, before the Sword in the Stone could fully materialize¡­ Bang! The wolf had charged into the door! However, a loud booming sound erupted as a green light shone out, propelling the wolf away. It fell onto the street and wailed out before getting up. Then, it turned around and bounded away. Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Safe zone¡­ this is what it means. ¡°I told you. Staying here is the safest thing to do. Going out will just lead to death,¡± said Ta Wang who shrunk back against the corner of the walls. ¡°Outside, there are all sorts of dangers inherent to an instance dungeon. However, by staying inside this safe zone and waiting for the instance dungeon to end, you can leave this instance dungeon alive.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and gave a harrumph. He shut the door before walking back into the middle of the room. Then, he patted the unconscious Qimu Xi. The girl reacted by grunting and turning around ¨C it would appear that she was about to wake up. Chen Xiaolian produced a bottle of water and poured its contents onto Qimu Xi¡¯s face. Qimu Xi screamed out sharply and bounced up. While remaining in a seated position on the floor, her eyes focused and she saw Chen Xiaolian. Only after she saw him did she finally stopped screaming. Next, she lowered her gaze to look at herself. Her face and neck were wet and the cold water continued to flow down into her clothes. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°Are you done sleeping? If you are, then get up,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°We are in an unfamiliar ce. Under such circumstances, sleeping is a luxury that we don¡¯t have.¡± He then turned to look at Ta Wang who was pushing himself back into the corner of the walls and asked, ¡°Why are you trying so hard to distance yourself from me?¡± Ta Wang replied with a cold smile, ¡°Not trying to distance myself from you, but the door¡­ although this ce forbids any acts of aggression, I am still worried that you will try to harm me. If I get too close to the door and you take advantage of my location to push me outside, I am a dead man. ¡°By hiding in the corner here, you will not have the chance to harm me. If you want to drag me outside, you will have to attack me¡­ and that is something you cannot do.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and replied, ¡°That does sound logical. Mm, so we should wait here until this instance dungeon ends?¡± ¡°Yes. It doesn¡¯t matter who wins in this instance dungeon. Once this instance dungeon ends, we will be able to leave.¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a grunt. The only thing causing him to feel uneasy was¡­ he had tried to contact Roddy through the guild channel but was unable to obtain any reply. He had constantly been maintaining contact with Roddy before entering the curtain of light. Thest message he sent to Roddy was: I found an instance dungeon BUG. I will go in to check it out. Be careful and stay safe. Don¡¯t do anything reckless without discussing it with me. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian brought out some food and shared it with Qimu Xi. She seemed very fearful of Ta Wang and would always hide beside Chen Xiaolian. She was afraid of getting too far from Chen Xiaolian. Ta Wang looked at the two of them as they ate and drank. However, he then turned his head away. ¡°Are you not hungry?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°I did bring my own rations. I left them at my hiding spot¡­ back in the canyon. But you people caught me,¡± answered Ta Wang who shook his head. ¡°No matter, I can endure it. This instance dungeon will not take too long. I won¡¯t die from not eating or drinking for two or three days.¡± ¡°Mm, does that mean, even if I gave you food and water, you will also refuse?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Ta Wang in a mocking manner. ¡°Of course, only God knows if you slipped some poison inside or some other medicine. If I eat it and faint as a result, you can throw me outside the door,¡± said Ta Wang. He stared at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°I don¡¯t trust you!¡± ¡°Likewise, I don¡¯t trust you either!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°Then, go ahead and starve.¡± After pausing a bit, Chen Xiaolian asked, ¡°I have a question¡­ if I want to leave this ce halfway through and return to the instance dungeon outside, is that possible?¡± Ta Wang thought about it and replied, ¡°I wouldn¡¯t know. I have never tried that¡­ I entered this ce because this ce is safe. Since this is a safe zone, why run amok?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°True, since you don¡¯t even dare to step outside this door, it¡¯s only natural that you won¡¯t know how to return to the instance dungeon outside.¡± ¡°Humph, although I have never tried it, my friend who told me about this secret had given me a rough idea about it. Leaving this yer mode is definitely possible¡­ simply put¡­¡± Ta Wang sat on the ground and used his finger to draw on the floor. He drew a circle and made a cut through the middle of the circle. ¡°This was originally an instance dungeon. However, the Development Team had modified it so that the part that forms the yer mode bes temporarily sealed off. That part is where we are currently at. If you want to leave this ce and return to the punishment instance dungeon, that¡¯s simple¡­ just leave this ce, cut a path through the entire area of the yer mode¡¯s instance dungeon and reach the edge of the area¡­ the edge of yer mode instance dungeon can be prated. However, since I have never tried it, I do not know the specifics on how to prate it.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. There is a ce that bonds this two instance dungeons together¡­ we can prate it? Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and stopped speaking. After having eaten and drank his fill, he sat down on the floor to rest. The present situation was somewhat different from what he had nned earlier. He had originally nned to target the two fellows from the London instance dungeon. At present, he had already entered this yer mode¡¯s safe zone. If he wanted to re-enter the punishment instance dungeon, things might get problematic. He wondered how Roddy was faring outside¡­ However, by using Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s name, they can gather a great deal of participants and get them to keep the two fellows from forming alliances. That way, those two fellows will suffer considerably. Additionally, Roddy have never met those two before. Thus, they do not know who Roddy was. As long as Roddy was careful, there shouldn¡¯t be any dangers. Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. He had already reminded Roddy not to do anything reckless without discussing it with him. If they failed to send the two fellows to their deaths in this instance dungeon¡­ they can just find some other opportunity in the future. In contrast, this system BUG was more valuable! After having considered all those, Chen Xiaolian grew calm. After having rested himself for a while, he looked at the time. It was now night. If it came down to it, he can simply wait inside here until this instance dungeon ended. At any rate, this was a safe ce. However¡­ just as Chen Xiaolian was thinking about that¡­ A new system prompt caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s entire body to jump up! [System prompt: Fallen Avenger phase activating! In five minutes time, the Fallen Avenger will enter and move to kill his target for a duration of 24 hours! Sess in killing off the Fallen Avenger will lead to the conclusion of this Fallen Avenger phase. Either that or survive the attempts by the Fallen Avenger to kill you for 24 hours. [Prompt: This is the first Fallen Avenger phase. Remaining Fallen Avenger phase(s): 4 times.] When Chen Xiaolian saw the prompt, he could not help but swear! ¡°Damn you! Lancelot!!!¡± ¡­ Chapter 292: Running Away!

Chapter 292: Running Away!

GOR Chapter 292: Running Away! Lancelot! Fallen Avenger! Back in the London instance dungeon, they had killed off Lancelot during the Tower of London quest. However, he then transformed into a Fallen Avenger! For Chen Xiaolian, this was the biggest hidden issue brought over from the London instance dungeon! Back then, he had used a scheme to trick Lancelot, causing him to fall from grace and lose the blessing of God¡­ however, using this method caused Chen Xiaolian to be the subject of a curse! ording to the system, Chen Xiaolian will be the kill target of the incarnation of Lancelot, the Fallen Avenger for five instance dungeons. Originally, Chen Xiaolian had assumed that this would only happen in normal instance dungeons. Unexpectedly, it also happened inside a punishment instance dungeon! It will start in five minutes? Chen Xiaolian jumped up and quickly surveyed his surroundings. His mind raced as he thought. This is a safe zone¡­ if so, when this Fallen Avengeres after me, will he directly appear here? This was a critical question. Theoretically speaking, this safe zone was a ce that restricted any forms of aggression. Thus, the system would also restrict any monsters from entering it, stopping them from harming the yers. However¡­ the Fallen Avenger was a program meant to seek and kill. Would it be restricted by the rules of this safe zone? That was a key issue! ¡­ Seeing the look of anxiousness on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, both Qimu Xi and Ta Wang became puzzled. Ta Wang¡¯s eyes darted about while Qimu Xi gingerly walked over and asked, ¡°What is wrong with you? Did something happen?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and turned to face Qimu Xi. He frowned and said, ¡°You¡­ never mind. Don¡¯t ask too much and listen properly to what I say next. Remember to obey my orders.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian pulled Qimu Xi toward the door of the safe zone. There was a trace of fear in Qimu Xi¡¯s face as she saw Chen Xiaolian open the door! It was night outside and the little town waspletely empty. A cold wind swept past the town. Although the wind was unable to make its way into the safe zone, the sight of the scenery alone sent a chill down their spines. Additionally, they would asionally hear vague howling sounds reverberating out from within the darkness. ¡°Listen up! Now is not the time to ask questions! Stand before the door and be ready at all times,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who then took a deep breath. He quickly continued, ¡°Later on, if I tell you to run, you must run outside as fast as you can! Remember, never hesitate and never look back. Just run outside¡­¡± ¡°Run outside?¡± Qimu Xi¡¯s face turned pale and she stared with widened eyes. ¡°But, the outside¡­ very dangerous¡­¡± She wasn¡¯t aplete fool after all. After having heard the conversation between Chen Xiaolian and Ta Wang, even an idiot would know that staying inside a safe zone would be much safer than heading outside. There were many monsters outside. Furthermore, there were also various kinds of dangers waiting outside. ¡°I said don¡¯t ask anything!¡± Chen Xiaolian was in no mood to be patient with her. He quickly said, ¡°I am only going to tell you once. It is up to you to listen to me or not. But if you refuse and die as a result, then don¡¯t me me.¡± Chen Xiaolian hardened his heart and said coldly, ¡°Maybe there won¡¯t be a need for that. However, the moment I¡­. If I tell you to run, you had better not hesitate. Run outside and head left. Remember, head left through the main street and keep running. I will be right behind you¡­ it is as simple as that. Do you understand?!¡± Qimu Xi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and forced herself to nod her head. ¡°One more thing. Later, no matter what happens, do not be afraid and do not be shocked. No matter what you see, do not let your mind go nk from panic! When I tell you to run, you run! If I do not tell you to run, then just keep standing right there!¡± ¡°¡­ I understand,¡± answered Qimu Xi whose heart was pounding fiercely as she stared nervously at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian checked the remaining time shown by the system. Only one minute remained from the five minutes. He patted Qimu Xi on the shoulder before quickly moving back. Chen Xiaolian moved back to the centre of the room and cast a cold nce at Ta Wang. ¡°What about you? It would be best for you to listen to me as well. Go to the door and run if I tell you to, get out of this safe zone.¡± Ta Wang shook his head and shrunk his head back. ¡°Don¡¯t try to fool me! This is the safest ce!¡± ¡°Do what you want.¡± Chen Xiaolian couldn¡¯t be bothered to continue helping him ¨C not killing him was already an act of kindness from Chen Xiaolian. The countdown quickly ticked closer. When thest few seconds drew near, Chen Xiaolian summoned out the Sword in the Stone and his Four-Eyed War Cats. Three Garfield doppelgangers were at the ready beside Chen Xiaolian, forming a ¡®Æ·¡¯ formation. Five, four, three, two, one¡­ [System prompt: Fallen Avenger¡¯s seek and kill phase has begun. Duration: 24 hours.] The air before Chen Xiaolian suddenly distorted! It was as though space itself had cracked! A dark sword de stabbed out of the crack and swiftly proceeded to sh out, causing the crack to be bigger. Next¡­ a hand encased in armour pushed out! Metallic armour, gauntlets and gloves¡­ however, the metal were dark ck in colour! Soon, a mighty looking body emerged from beyond the crack! It had the appearance of a medieval knight. It was fully covered in ck armour that was in turn shrouded by ck coloured mes! This knight was the image of a legendary undead knight! His was the mes of Hell! The knight¡¯s face was covered by a metal helmet, which exposed only the area for his eyes ¨C however, his eyes could not be seen through the crack. Instead of eyes, there was only a pair of zing ghastly fire! After a huge portion of his body had emerged, this Fallen Avenger directed a wretched and deste howl toward Chen Xiaolian! The sounding from him resembled the wail of countless ghosts, causing Chen Xiaolian to feel as though some kind of strange power was tearing through his body! Energy based attack? Chen Xiaolian took the brunt of the attack head on and felt his body shudder from the attack. His body subconsciously took two steps backward. An intense feeling of fear and terror¡­ gushed forth from within his heart! It was as though some power had gotten hold of his heart and was violently squeezing it. It was so hard to bear that Chen Xiaolian felt himself on the verge of coughing blood out. His body shuddered again and he nearly fell to his knees! It was at that moment that the Sword in the Stone that he was holding suddenly emitted a dazzling radiance! [System prompt: Sword in the Stone, King¡¯s Eminence activated! Dispel all negative spiritual effects!] The feeling of fear and terror instantly faded away as a soft power flowed out from the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. The earlier feeling that resembled how one would feel when falling into a pit of ice disappeared. Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief and gasped frantically for air. At the same time, he quickly took another two steps backward! He stared at the Fallen Avenger who was still in the middle of emerging from the spatial crack¡­ his heart was in shock! In that instant, Lancelot¡¯s appearance dispelled the final hope in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. First, Lancelot had appeared directly inside the safe zone! Second, even though he was inside the safe zone, he was able to execute an attack at Chen Xiaolian! Just now, Chen Xiaolian had been the subject of a spiritual type of attack. That was why the Sword in the Stone¡¯s blessing skill would activate! Without hesitating, Chen Xiaolian roared loudly while raising the Sword in the Stone and shed down at the Fallen Avenger with all his might! The edge of his sword silently descended upon the Fallen Avenger¡¯s helmet. The moment the silver coloured sword sh made contact with the Fallen Avenger¡¯s helmet, a dazzling radiance erupted! At the same time, the ck coloured mes spouted outward from the Fallen Avenger¡¯s helmet! A loud boom rang out and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was thrown back. [System prompt: The Sword in the Stone has executed its Killing Blow skill! [System prompt: Because the target is a spirit entity, Killing Blow has no effect!] You m***! Chen Xiaolian fell to the floor. As his body made contact with the hard floor, the huge impact caused his chest to tighten in pain and his throat to flush with heat. He clenched his teeth to force back the impulse to cough out blood. Then, he cursed out and flipped back up. By then, Qimu Xi who was standing before the door had been rendered speechless by what she saw. The girl watched the advent of the ck coloured knight in fear, saw how Chen Xiaolian stepped forward to attack the knight only to be sent flying¡­ And she screamed. Chen Xiaolian roared out in return, ¡°Scream for what? Run!¡± Qimu Xi continued to stand there, her mind nk. Chen Xiaolian got up, raised the Sword in the Stone and stabbed toward the Fallen Avenger¡¯s chest! This time, the sword tip pierced through the Fallen Avenger¡¯s chest! It was as though the knight armour was incapable of enduring the power behind the Sword in the Stone! The sword pierced right through it. Chen Xiaolian however, felt his heart sink! Too easy! The sensation he got from this action of his¡­ it was as though he wasn¡¯t stabbing anything at all¡­ As his sword stabbed forward through the Fallen Avenger, the Fallen Avenger moved even closer to Chen Xiaolian until they were nearly face-to-face! Due to how small the distance between them was, Chen Xiaolian felt that he was able to see the resentment and hate swirling within the pair of ghastly fires burning at where the Fallen Avenger¡¯s eyes should be. A never-ending whirlpool of resentment and hate! ¡°Despicable liar! Come to Hell with me!¡± A sharp and grating voice came out from the Fallen Avenger¡¯s mouth. Chen Xiaolian could vaguely identify the voice as belonging to Lancelot. Then, the Fallen Avenger raised his own sword and hacked down! Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth and shouted, ¡°Garfield!¡± Three Garfield doppelgangers charged forward. Two of them charged from the right and left respectively and bit the Fallen Avenger¡¯s arms while the third pounced toward his head. Another explosive sound erupted as the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body shook, causing even more of the ck coloured mes to explode forward. The explosion of the ck coloured mes sted the three Garfield doppelgangers away and they cried out miserably. Chen Xiaolian took advantage of that moment to pull out the Sword in the Stone from the Fallen Avenger¡¯s chest and he quickly dodged to the left. The three Garfield doppelgangers fell to the floor and the ck coloured mes spread through the surface of their bodies. It would appear that the ck coloured mes were inflicting a great deal of damage toward them, leading to them being unable to even stand up. They could only howl in pain as they struggled against the ck coloured mes. Chen Xiaolian was helpless to do anything about it. He summoned Garfield back into the system and rushed toward the door. ¡°Do you want to die? RUN!¡± Chen Xiaolian bellowed furiously and Qimu Xi finally regained her wits. She screamed out sharply and ran out of the safe zone. Then, she turned to the left and used every ounce of strength within her to sprint forward. Chen Xiaolian was already running toward the door. However, the Fallen Avenger had already finished emerging from the spatial crack! Chen Xiaolian caught the sound of wind approaching him from behind and he subconsciously turned around while raising his sword to block the iing attack! Boom! The intense force behind the blow sent Chen Xiaolian flying once more. This time, his body mmed into the wall! His mind was instantly filled with the sound of wailing ghosts, causing his eyes to darken. [System prompt: Sword in the Stone, King¡¯s Eminence activated! Dispel all negative spiritual effects!] Chen Xiaolian struggled to jump back up only to see the Fallen Avenger charging at him with a sword that was engulfed in ck mes. ¡°Damn it! How could it be so strong?!¡± Chen Xiaolian dared not stay. The second he was up, he dashed toward the door leading out of the safe zone. At the same time, Ta Wang who was standing not far away was utterly shell shocked. He trembled all over and curled up into the corner. Everything that was happening right now was overturning everything he knew! ¡°Impossible! How can there be monsters inside the safe zone! Impossible! This is impossible!¡± Chen Xiaolian dodged to the side and charged out of the safe zone with the Fallen Avenger hot on his heels! Boom! When the Fallen Avenger reached the doorway, the entire safe zone suddenly shook! Next, a green coloured curtain of light appeared and pushed the Fallen Avenger back inside! Chen Xiaolian who was standing right outside was able to observe that incident. Seeing that, he could not help but slow down his pace. Eh? He cannote out? After considering it, Chen Xiaolian quickly understood why. The safe zone was set up for yers. Generally speaking, entering and exiting the safe zone would require going through the scanning process at the doorway. The green curtain of light was the equivalent of the scanning of their identities! Theoretically speaking, the green curtain of light can only differentiate between yers and Awakened ones. This Fallen Avenger, Lancelot was neither. His attempt to move through the green curtain of light would be stopped by the system. Chen Xiaolian thought to himself¡­ perhaps there was no need for me to run far away. At any rate, he is unable toe out of the safe zone. What happened next caused Chen Xiaolian to be shocked! The Fallen Avenger roared out in rage before turning around and moving into the safe zone. Ta Wang¡¯s wretched scream could soon be heard echoing out of the safe zone¡­ Ta Wang shrank back into the corner as he watched the ck coloured knight moving toward him. He screamed out in misery before attempting to run away. The Fallen Avenger intercepted Ta Wang, his gauntlet-d hand that was encased in the ck coloured mes shot out, seizing Ta Wang by the neck. Then, he lifted Ta Wang up into the air! Ta Wang cried out wretchedly. The area on his neck that was being gripped by the iron gauntlet shrank down at a noticeable speed! The Fallen Avenger brought Ta Wang before him and ced their heads in contact with each other. Next, he inhaled deeply¡­ Ta Wang screamed wretchedly again as a green beam of light poured out from his mouth! Once the green beam of light flowed out, Ta Wang¡¯s body shrivelled up! It seemed as though all the life force and water had been extracted out from his body! In but moments, he had be a mummy that looked like a withered tree branch. The green light swirled about before being sucked in by the Fallen Avenger. It then slipped into the pair of ghastly eyes. A trace of green now swirled around the ghastly mes burning in his eyes. When Chen Xiaolian saw what happened, he shouted to himself: This is bad! As expected, the Fallen Avenger then turned around and once again strode toward the door of the safe zone! This time, the green curtain of light was unable to stop the Fallen Avenger from stepping out of the room! Due to hisrge body size, the entire doorframe was smashed outward. He forced his way out of the room and stood in the middle of the street. Chen Xiaolian was shocked! Son of a bitch! That worked?! Isn¡¯t that the equivalent of him snatching Ta Wang¡¯s identity? Seeing that the Fallen Avenger had reached the street, Chen Xiaolian dared not hesitate. He turned around and ran for his life! He had only managed to take a few steps forward before he heard a raging wind blowing from behind him. Chen Xiaolian dared not ignore what wasing. He vigorously twisted his body and forcibly threw himself to the side of the street. Boom! A carriage descended from the sky and smashed down upon the street. Tens of meters behind him, the Fallen Avenger strode forward. The earlier carriage had been parked beside the street and was used by the Fallen Avenger as a projectile. Chen Xiaolian rolled himself forward a few times before jumping up. After that, he did not bother turning his head back and instead simply ran forward. In the beginning, Chen Xiaolian may have considered confronting Lancelot for a bit to try and kill him off¡­ but now, Chen Xiaolian had wisely decided to scrap the idea! Lancelot¡¯s strength was simply far superior whenpared to his! Especially when he took into consideration the fact that Lancelot was a spirit entity and that his strongest weapon, the Sword in the Stone could not actually damage him! The Sword in the Stone could only help dispel all negative spiritual effects in this battle. Mm, if it came down to it, it could also help restore health. However, in terms of offensive powers, it could seemingly do nothing against Lancelot! At a time like this, what else could he do but run?! Chen Xiaolian bolted, pushing his legs to their very limit. He charged through an entire street and suddenly caught sight of Qimu Xi. The girl was standing alone at the end of the street with a mournful expression on her face. Tears could be seen on her cheeks. It appeared she had turned back. ¡°You fool! Why did youe back?¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out furiously as he ran over. ¡°I, I am worried about you¡­¡± Qimu Xi¡¯s eyes were filled with tears. ¡°I am worried something might have happened to you¡­ I, I wouldn¡¯t know what to do by myself.¡± Chen Xiaolian held back his desire to sigh. He stopped lecturing her and simply said in a low but harsh tone, ¡°Don¡¯t spout nonsense anymore, hurry up and run!¡± He summoned out the SUV from his Storage Watch and swiftly tossed her in before jumping inside the SUV himself. Looking at the rear-view mirror, he could see what was happening on the street behind the SUV. The knight whose whole body emitted ck coloured mes strode forward toward them. Chen Xiaolian mmed the throttle down to its very limit! The SUV released a roaring sound and burst forward¡­ The figure of the Fallen Avenger within the rear-view mirror gradually became smaller. Just as Chen Xiaolian was letting out a sigh of relief¡­ His face abruptly contorted! Still looking at the rear-view mirror, Chen Xiaolian watched as the Fallen Avenger suddenly stepped up his speed before entering a full-blown gallop! Terrifyingly, it would appear that this fellow¡¯s speed was quite fast! Moreover¡­ When they came to a corner, Chen Xiaolian swerved the SUV into the other street. However, the Fallen Avenger did not bother to do so. He simply smashed into the house that was blocking his path! A few secondster, he smashed out of the house from the other side! That one corner allowed him to lessen the distance between them by around five to six meters! ¡°Bloody Hell! That guy is simply a humanoid tank!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore and mmed down on the steering wheel. He kept mming down on the throttle and had the SUV speed through the town¡­ The Fallen Avenger gradually gained even more speed and was hot on their heels! ¡­ A green beam of light shed. Two human silhouettes appeared inside the safe zone. After appearing, Culkin went down on his knees for a while before forcing himself up. Beside him was Lei Hu. His face was pale and bloodstains could be seen on his chest. ¡°How are you holding up?¡± There was a frown on Culkin¡¯s face as he looked at Lei Hu. Lei Hu replied with a bitter smile, ¡°Thankfully, I¡¯ll live¡­ damn it, someone set us up! How could the members of Thorned Flower Guild be after us?¡± Culkin¡¯s face was ugly to behold and he replied, ¡°I don¡¯t know either. The other participants would instantly attack us the moment they see us. We don¡¯t even have the chance to talk things out with them! Damn it! If it wasn¡¯t because I know of this punishment instance dungeon¡¯s secret, I fear we would not be able to survive this punishment instance dungeon.¡± Lei Hu shook his head. He said, ¡°Something is not right here. We have never offended Thorned Flower Guild¡­¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Culkin suddenly made a gesture to stay silent. His eyes darted about as he surveyed the interior of the safe zone. ¡°This¡­ something is not right!¡± Lying in the corner of the room was Ta Wang¡¯s mummified corpse! The corpse itself appeared cracked and broken! As for the walls, they had been smashed by something and innumerable cracks could be seen on its surface. Even the door of the safe zone had been smashed apart. A huge portion of the doorframe had been utterly demolished! ¡°This isn¡¯t right! There was a fight here! Someone even died!¡± Culkin¡¯s face twisted up once more and he continued, ¡°How is this possible? This is a safe zone! Fights can¡¯t possibly ur here!¡± ¡­ Chapter 293 Messy Battle

Chapter 293 Messy Battle

GOR Chapter 293 Messy Battle Seeing the demolished doorframe of the safe room, Culkin¡¯s face grew increasingly ugly to behold. ¡°This ce¡­¡± Lei Hu who was standing beside him whispered. ¡°Something must have happened,¡± Culkin sighed. There was shock in his eyes as he said, ¡°Within this punishment instance dungeon, this ce should have been the safest ce to be in. This safe zone should have restricted any form of aggressive actions. It is a ce of absolute safety where no battles are allowed to ur. For someone to die in here¡­ look, clearly, a battle had taken ce here.¡± Culkin¡¯s eyes flickered and he nced around. Taking a deep breath, he said, ¡°This is not right! We¡­ I fear we cannot stay here! I think this ce is no longer safe.¡± Lei Hu hesitated for a moment. Culkin walked to the door, extended his hand to feel the broken doorframe. ¡°It appears to have been smashed by something incredibly brutish.¡± After reaching the door, he peeked out of the door and was able to faintly hear a roaring sounding from somewhere in the distance. He also heard the sound of buildings copsing from the little town! ¡°We need to leave this ce now!¡± Culkin turned to Lei Hu and said in a decisive manner. ¡°We have to leave! My instincts are screaming danger!¡± Lei Hu took a deep breath and held his chest tightly before slowly speaking, ¡°All right, I¡¯ll listen to your orders.¡± Culkin nced at Lei Hu and frowned, ¡°Your injuries¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing serious. I have already taken a healing substance for it. It will just take one or two hours to fully heal.¡± As Lei Hu was talking, he suddenly paused before shouting, ¡°Careful!¡± It was presently night. A ck shadow emerged from an alley opposite the street outside the safe room. It was a partially rotten wolf! It had arge body and crimson red eyes. Its jaw muscles hung down its mouth as it growled; it slowly moved forward and then broke into a charge. It pounced toward the two who were inside the safe room, howling ferociously as it did so. A peculiar looking liquid trickled down from the corners of its jaws. Culkin did not hesitate. The moment he saw the monster, he pulled out a Remington shotgun, which he wielded with one hand. He aimed the shotgun at the wolf¡¯s head and pulled the trigger. Boom! Boom! He fired out two shots in a row. The wolf was in the middle of charging toward them and was in the air when its head took the brunt of the shots. Half of its brains were battered; when it fell to the ground, it simplyid there without moving. After releasing the two shots, Culkin quickly stepped out of the safe zone and looked around at the streets outside. A series of wolf howls echoed through the night and a great number of dark figures appeared. Clumps of crimson red eyes that looked like ghosts mes could be seen moving along the dark figures in the night. The number kept increasing and they felt a chill travelling down their spine. Lei Hu¡¯s face was somewhat ugly to behold as he watched the iing wolves. Culkin on the other hand had a cold expression on his face as he pulled out several oval shaped grenades. He pulled out the safety rings and threw them forward. Then, he turned around and pulled Lei Hu away. BOOM! A series of explosion went off and the mes rose to the sky! An armoured vehicle with tank treads suddenly appeared behind Culkin! The armoured vehicle was able to block off the resulting fragments of the explosion. Culkin waited for the explosions to end before pulling Lei Hu into the armoured vehicle. Then, they drove the armoured vehicle and charged toward the street amid the roarings of the explosions. Several wolves rushed forward in pursuit of them. Wounds were evident all over the bodies of some wolves. However, they ignored it and mmed against the armoured vehicle. Some of them simply jumped in before the tank treads¡­ ¡°You drive!¡± Culkin shouted to Lei Hu before climbing out toward the machine gun attached to the vehicle. Tat tat tat! The muzzle sh sprayed out and a hail of bullets rained down on half of the street. As a result, some of the wolves that were catching up to them were torn into pieces! The armoured vehicle drove to the left side of the little town¡­ ¡­ ¡°Did you hear that?¡± Chen Xiaolian who was holding onto the steering wheel suddenly tilted his head to the side and listened. Then, he turned his eyes to look at the back¡­ in the darkness of night, a burst of mes suddenly appeared somewhere near the safe room. Chen Xiaolian was quick to determine what it was he had heard. It was the sound of an explosion! ¡°What happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to Qimu Xi who was inside the SUV. The girl stared at him with a pair of innocent looking eyes ¨C Chen Xiaolian sighed. He asked the wrong person. ¡°This should be a yer mode area. How could an explosion ur here? Could there be other monsters? That can¡¯t be right¡­ how can monsters cause explosions? The sound earlier is clearly that of explosives. It is either bombs or hand grenades. And then there is that fire¡­ that is the ce we emerged. Someone is fighting there! How is that possible? Did someone else enter?¡± ¡°Be careful!!¡± Qimu Xi suddenly screamed out sharply. Chen Xiaolian caught sight of a shadow in the rear-view mirror and he immediately pulled the steering wheel, causing the SUV to swerve into a drift in the middle of the road. Gazhi! ck coloured marks were left on the ground due to the friction between the tyres and the ground. Next, an oak barrel containing beer fell from the sky and broke into fragments as it struck the street! ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore loudly and turned his head back to see the Fallen Avenger raising up another oak barrel, which he threw toward them. ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian kept pulling the steering wheel and the SUV was barely able to move away. This time however, it was unable to steer clear and the oak barrel struck the back of the SUV. The SUV shook and was nearly overturned by the impact. Chen Xiaolian exerted his all to control the steering wheel and stabilize the SUV. However, the back of the SUV had been utterly damaged! Arge gaping hole was left where the oak barrel had struck it. As for the Fallen Avenger, it strode forward in pursuit as mes swirled around his body. ¡°You drive!¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled Qimu Xi up from the front passenger position into the driver seat. At the same time, he crawled to the back seat. ¡°Ehh?! I don¡¯t know how to drive¡­¡± Qimu Xi cried out but Chen Xiaolian was simply in no position to care so much. He shouted, ¡°Even if you don¡¯t know how to drive, you must still drive! Just step on the throttle!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength was too strong for Qimu Xi to extricate herself and she screamed as she was thrown onto the driver¡¯s seat. She subconsciously stepped on a pedal. Gazhi! The SUV that was barrelling forward abruptly jerked to a halt! Chen Xiaolian who was in the process of jumping to the back tumbled. The inertia of his movement nearly caused him to fall off the gaping hole left behind the SUV. In that critical moment, his hand had shot out to grab the handrail. If he had not, then by now he would be thrown outside the SUV. ¡°Bastard! You are stepping on the brake!¡± ¡°Ah ah ah! Sorry, sorry, sorry!¡± Qimu Xi cried with a tearful expression and she stepped down on the throttle. She stepped all the way down to the throttle¡¯s limit and the SUV¡¯s engine roared loudly before the SUV charged forward. Chen Xiaolian was thrown out of bnce once more. In the process, his head mmed heavily onto the driver seat. This time, Chen Xiaolian did not curse out. He simply threw a re at Qimu Xi. Then, he opened up the sunroof and stood up. He produced an automatic rifle from his Storage Watch. After getting into position, he aimed at the Fallen Avenger who was chasing after them and pulled the trigger! Tat tat tat tat tat¡­ The bullets fell upon the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body, causing him to stagger! His forward momentum became affected. However, the bullets were unable to pierce through his armour. Instead, they were deflected all over the ce. Even so, the fact that his speed was lowered due to the shots made Chen Xiaolian happy. What happened next however, wiped off any inclination of his to smile. The Fallen Avenger roared loudly and his body swelled up by three notches! The fiery ck mes coursing through his body raged outward! He suddenly raised the ck sword in his hand. The sword de expanded, widening until it was half as big as a door! The Fallen Avenger positioned the now broadsword before him, utilizing it as a shield. Now, his upper body and especially his face were protected by the broadsword. The bullets struck the surface of the broadsword, resulting in ¡°ding ding dang dang¡± sounds. Then, he sped up once more! ¡°You bitch!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth and swore. However, he did not stop shooting. He used his other hand to retrieve a hand grenade from his Storage Watch. ¡°You think you¡¯re the only one who can throw things?¡± Biting off the safety pin, he then threw the grenade forward. Boom! The mes from the resulting explosion soared to the sky! Chen Xiaolianughed out in glee. However, he then saw the Fallen Avenger sprint out from the mes. ¡°Son of a bitch! One more!¡± Chen Xiaolian tossed out another grenade. This time however, Chen Xiaolian saw something that left him shocked. The Fallen Avenger suddenly gripped the hilt of his broadsword and got into position¡­ He did not wait for the grenade to fall. Instead, when the grenade was right before him, he suddenly swung his sword¡­ Peng! That move was simr to that of a baseball yer! The grenade formed an arc in the sky¡­ ¡°Shit!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly slipped back into the SUV. The grenade was knocked back and it fell to the left side of the street. BOOM! The doors and windows of the houses to the left shattered ¨C wood chips flew in the air! The SUV itself shook from the shockwave. Chen Xiaolian climbed up and saw that the windows of the SUV had cracked. He could not help but spit out, ¡°He is actually so smart?¡± He no longer dared to use grenades. This fellow¡¯s baseball technique seemed quite impressive. In the event that he somehow managed to knock the grenade into the SUV, then both Chen Xiaolian and Qimu Xi would have died. ¡°Front, we¡¯ve reached the end of the road!¡± Qimu Xi suddenly shouted. Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian turned his head backward to see that the SUV had reached the edge of the little town! The only thing beyond the edge was a wastnd covered in darkness. Even though the road continued to spread out before them, they were unable to see where they were going. ¡°Move forward!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. However, as the SUV was about to charge its way out of the town, a green curtain of light suddenly shone out! Boom! The SUV was fiercely propelled backward and was forced to turn. It nearly turned over as a result! ¡°The engine got turned off?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qimu Xi. ¡°I,I,I,I¡­ I did not do anything! It stopped itself!¡± Qimu Xi cried out tearfully. ¡°Don¡¯t lose focus! Start up the SUV!¡± Chen Xiaolian pped Qimu Xi¡¯s head heavily and said, ¡°Hurry! Start the SUV! Turn it!¡± For some unknown reason, they were unable to get out of the little town. An invisible force is blocking us? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank. Seeing the Fallen Avenger chasing after him from behind, Chen Xiaolian quickly gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Turn back! We¡¯ll charge back!¡± ¡°AH?¡± Chen Xiaolian moved himself to the front of the SUV. This time, he pulled Qimu Xi up and threw her to the back. He got into the driver seat, started the SUV and turned the SUV around. The SUV made a U-turn. However, it did not run back in the same direction. Instead, it barrelled its way into a side alley! Chen Xiaolian stepped on the throttle to the max. The various items ced in the alley, wooden fences, horse saddles, barbecue grills and trashcans were all run over by the SUV. The front part of the SUV was riddled with dents as a result. Chen Xiaolian struggled to step on the throttle while controlling the steering wheel. At the same time, he nervously looked to his side¡­ ¡°Qimu Xi! Take this!¡± Chen Xiaolian tossed a gun to the back and said, ¡°If you see him, open fire! Understand?¡± ¡°I¡­ I¡­¡± Qimu Xi trembled as she picked up the gun. Both her hands were holding onto the handle of the gun. Chen Xiaolian looked at her through the rear-view mirror and was quick to shout out, ¡°Don¡¯t point the gun at me!¡± Qimu Xi gave an affirmative ¡°Oh¡± while trembling. Then, a loud boom could be heard from the left! The alley wall on the left suddenly broke down and the Fallen Avenger burst out from the house swinging his broadsword! Another loud sound roared out as the broadsword sliced into the left side of the SUV! The sound of metal twisting apart filled the SUV as the sword struck home. The sh caused the car doors on the left to fall off! Qimu Xi screamed out sharply while Chen Xiaolian continued to step on the throttle. The Fallen Avenger¡¯s sword became stuck in the back part of the SUV while his other hand grabbed onto the exterior of the SUV. He pasted his body onto the SUV and was knocked around together with the SUV. However, he was able to slowly climb forward. ¡°Open fire!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. Qimu Xi raised the gun, pointed it at the Fallen Avenger¡¯s head and pulled the trigger. Ka ka ka ka¡­ ¡°You didn¡¯t open the safety catch!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out furiously. There was nothing he could do but steer the SUV. He turned it around and mmed into a house of the left! A loud booming sound rang out as the front part of the SUV smashed into the wooden wall, causing the walls and windows to break into pieces. The SUV continued to charge into the house. Chen Xiaolian shouted as he continued stepping on the throttle and the SUV barrelled through the interior of the house, trampling through everything. The furniture and wardrobe inside the house were all knocked over. A few secondster, the SUV burst out from the house to appear on the other side of the road! The Fallen Avenger remained hanging onto the exterior of the SUV. However, there was a cowboy hat on its head now. Where that even appeared from was anyone¡¯s guess. Chen Xiaolian shouted, ¡°Qimu Xi! Fire! Open the safety catch and open fire!¡± Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The gunshot sounds that Chen Xiaolian had been waiting to hear finally appeared. Qimu Xi screamed her lungs out and emptied an entire magazine in one breath! All the bullets struck the Fallen Avenger¡¯s helmet. In the end, he fell off the SUV. The SUV then shook as the back tyre of the SUV trampled past the body of the Fallen Avenger. Chen Xiaolian turned around to see the Fallen Avenger slowly getting up. He pulled off the cowboy hat on its head. A burst of ck coloured mes then turned the cowboy hat into ashes. Next, the Fallen Avenger started moving forward once more as it gave chase yet again! ¡°Son of a bitch! When will this bloody end?!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore loudly. It was then that a roaring sound came from the front part of the road! An armoured vehicle with tank treads appeared before Chen Xiaolian! ¡°Eh?¡± Chapter 294 Devious Warfare

Chapter 294 Devious Warfare

GOR Chapter 294 Devious Warfare Seeing the armoured vehicle with tank treads moving toward him, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face contorted. As expected, there are other Awakened ones here. He finally found the answer to the sound of explosions and the mes that he saw just now! They were at a critical moment and Chen Xiaolian had no room to hesitate. In but an instant, he made a decision. He stepped on the throttle and led the SUV to head toward the armoured vehicle. ¡­ ¡°What is going on?¡± Lei Hu who was inside the armoured vehicle spoke out, ¡°This ce¡­¡± ¡°Sure enough, someone else is here!¡± There was a glint in Culkin¡¯s eyes and his face turned heavy. ¡°It¡¯sing right toward us!¡± By then, the distance between the two of them was too short. Even if they wanted to open fire, they had no time to aim their weapons at the SUV. When there was less than 10 meters between the SUV and the armoured vehicle, the SUV suddenly turned, mming into the edge of the road. A series of loud noises could be heard as the SUV scraped its way across the surface of the building on the other side while moving past the armoured vehicle! Grating sounds pierced their ears as the SUV and the armoured vehicle scraped past each other and sparks burst about as a result. ¡­ After moving past the armoured vehicle, Chen Xiaolian brought the SUV to an abrupt halt ¨C roughly 10 meters away from the armoured vehicle. He pulled up the scarf he wore around his neck to cover his face so that his eyes were the only thing that could be seen. When the two vehicles had sped past each other just now, Chen Xiaolian had been able to clearly identify the one in the first passenger seat of the armoured vehicle. The face of the one who was sitting there¡­ That was¡­the fellow who looked exactly like Qiu Yun! As the saying goes, meeting an enemy would cause your eyes to turn red. However, he was quick to assess his present situation! He was alone in this yer mode area ¨C as for Qimu Xi, her battle strength could practically be summed up as a negative value. Additionally, there was a terrifying Fallen Avenger hot on his heels. Confronting this ¡®Qiu Yun¡¯ right now would only ce him in a disadvantageous position. After his SUV sped past the armoured vehicle, Chen Xiaolian deliberately halted the SUV and retrieved a loudspeaker with voice changing function from his Storage Watch. He rolled down the windows and shouted, ¡°A change has happened within the system! We need to get rid of the system monster at the back! That is the only way we can leave this instance dungeon!¡± Those words were heard by both Culkin and Lei Hu. Lei Hu said, ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Culkin waved at him, his eyes flickering as he stared at whaty before their armoured vehicle. A knight whose body was covered in ck coloured mes walked forward from across the road. In his hand was a long and incrediblyrge sword! ¡°System monster?¡± Culkin frowned. Although he had heard what Chen Xiaolian said, Culkin was a cunning and cautious character. He would not instantly believe those words just like that. However, a ¡®monster¡¯ did appear before them, making it a necessity for them to deal with it. ¡°Reverse our vehicle!¡± Culkin quickly decided. Lei Hu operated the armoured vehicle to move in reverse. However, Chen Xiaolian had already pulled Qimu Xi out of the SUV and left the SUV stranded in the middle of the road! Boom! The rear of the armoured vehicle mmed into the SUV and both vehicles jolted! Culkin swore loudly, ¡°Bastard!¡± Lei Hu quickly said, ¡°That fellow used his car to block off the road!¡± The vehicle that Chen Xiaolian had left there was a very durable andrge SUV! If Culkin and his team had been driving a tank, he might have been able to trample through the SUV and move forward. However, they were just driving a light infantry type of armoured vehicle, not a tank. At that moment, they were stuck in the middle of the road. It would be difficult to m the SUV out of their retreat path while the Fallen Avenger had already gotten closer toward them! They had been forced into a corner! Culkin harrumphed coldly and said, ¡°No other way around it. We fight!¡± He went up to the machinegun and aimed it at the Fallen Avenger before pulling the trigger! Therge-calibre machinegun fired away with a firepower that was far superiorpared to a normal machinegun! The hail of bullets rushed forward, striking the huge body belonging to the Fallen Avenger and causing him to retreat backward. In the end, he was even blown off his feet! The machinegun muzzle rotated quickly as the bullets shot out in furious session! Therge bullets rained down upon the Fallen Avenger¡¯s surroundings, tearing apart the doors, wooden walls and windows of the houses located by the road! The thunderous firepower of the machinegun nearly submerged the Fallen Avenger! ¡°Powerful!¡± After jumping off the SUV, Chen Xiaolian and Qimu Xi had hidden inside an alley by the road. There, they watched as the Fallen Avenger was subjected to the massive firepower of the machinegun. The Fallen Avenger fell with one knee on the ground with a bang and his body staggered. He was barely able to keep his upper body straight amid the tempest of bullets. Suddenly, he raised the ck coloured long sword in his hand¡­ Numerous ck coloured mes roared into existence from the surrounding and swiftly converged upon the sword de¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face quickly contorted. ¡­ Culkin who was shooting at the Fallen Avenger saw the knight raise its long sword. He watched as the number of ck coloured mes swirling toward the sword increased in density until it became a ck coloured sphere¡­ ¡°Not good!¡± Culkin¡¯s expression rapidly sank and he shouted, ¡°Lei Hu, get out!¡± He tried to reach out with his hand to pull Lei Hu out. However, he also saw the Fallen Avenger standing up. The knight took one step forward; next, using two hands to grip his sword, he shed down with a mighty swing! Boom! A huge ck coloured sphere shed out. Next, the power of the swing swiftly transformed it into a t shaped sh that flew forward! As it pierced through the air, it appeared as though the surrounding air was forced to back down before its might! Having no time to grab Lei Hu, Culkin could only bite his lips and throw his body off the vehicle with a loud shout. His body fell to the left side of the road. Behind him, Lei Hu who was inside the vehicle saw the ck coloured sh rushing toward him. He too, shouted as he attempted to jump out from the vehicle¡­ BOOM! A violent explosion rang out! Amid the sound of the explosion was the sound of metal bing twisted and broken! The powerful shockwave threw Culkin¡¯s body into the air and he crashed severely into a wooden house across the road. The armoured vehicle with tank treads was split beautifully in half by the lightning like ck coloured sword sh! The armoured vehicle¡¯s body, weapons station, rear¡­ all of them were neatly divided into two! Next, another explosion erupted! Orange coloured mes soared high up as a gigantic fireball shot up into the sky. At least half the road was engulfed within the intense heat wave and mes! Numerous wooden nks, doors, windows and fences were destroyed in the process! Torn metal debris spread out everywhere! ¡­ ¡°Bastard!¡± The first thing Culkin saw aftering out of the ruins of a wooden house was the armoured vehicle in the middle of the road. All that was left of the vehicle was a wreckage that was being consumed by intense mes. He roared out furiously, ¡°Lei Hu!¡± It was impossible for anyone to survive an explosion of such a magnitude! Although Culkin was a cold and brutal person, Lei Hu was a trustedpanion who was the equivalent of a close rtive to him. How could he not feel pained after losing such an important person? Even though he roared loudly at what he saw, he did not jump out to fight to the death with this opponent. What remained of his sense of reasoning made Culkin suppress his rage. Judging by the power of the one attack unleashed by the ¡®monster¡¯, Culkin judged that this opponent was very strong! Even if he did jump out, he might not even be a match for the monster! ¡­ ¡°How¡­ how terrifying¡­¡± Qimu Xi who had observed the armoured vehicle explode quavered. ¡°Don¡¯t look anymore, hurry up and move.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said in a hushed tone. He pulled Qimu Xi up and moved across the alley toward the other side of the town that was far away from the armoured vehicle. ¡°We¡­ are we leaving just like this?¡± ¡°Yes, we¡¯ll let those fellows go fight the monster,¡± replied a sneering Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ Culkin leaned his body to the front as he carefully observed the monster that was standing in the middle of the road. What he saw shocked him. After having unleashed the terrifying sword sh, the ck coloured mes that were swirling around the knight¡¯s body seemed to have be dimmer in intensity ¨C clearly, that sword sh had consumed a great deal of his strength. However, he then casually stepped toward the ming wreckage of the armoured vehicle. He held his ck coloured long sword with one hand as he walked. When he was right beside the wreckage, he extended his other hand toward the ming wreckage and opened up his palm¡­ The mes ravaging the wreckage rapidly transformed into streams of fire that was being sucked away. Those streams of fire flowed around his outstretched palm before being absorbed into his body. As for the mes on the wreckage, they quickly faded, growing faint before dissipating away! In the end, even the embers there had disappeared. Not even smoke was left! All that remained was a cold chunk of metal wreckage. Nothing more but cold wreckage! What was even more shocking to Culkin was the fact that, among the streams of fire that the monster had extracted was one with a hint of green. That stream of fire was also sucked into the monster¡¯s palm! Although the green light was extremely faint, it did not escape Culkin¡¯s eyes. Although Culkin do not know what the green coloured light was, his instincts told him that it was not some trifling matter! After considering that, Culkin clenched his teeth and he carefully made his retreat. His figure disappeared into the air. ¡­ After moving over 50 meters across the little alley, Chen Xiaolian turned his head back and saw that the Fallen Avenger was not chasing after him. That made him feel somewhat relieved. ¡°To the left!¡± Seeing a room that resembled a bar on the left, Chen Xiaolian quickly rushed inside, pulling Qimu Xi along with him. The wooden counter of the bar waspletely covered with dust while various leaflets were scattered across the floor. Dpidated cowboy hats and whips could be seen hanging on the walls. After leading Qimu Xi into the bar, Chen Xiaolian then led her through one of the door at the back. They moved past a corridor and into the backyard. ¡°Turn over!¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed to a wall. ¡°Ah?¡± Qimu Xi was left dumbfounded by that. Chen Xiaolian sighed and walked forward. Then, he held Qimu Xi up and pushed her up across the wall by her ass. Qimu Xi screamed sharply; her body was pushed past the wall and she fell down the ground. The fall was so painful that tears nearly trickled down her eyes. However, as the girl was getting into a seated position, she suddenly heard a growling sounding from beside her! She raised her head and saw a body that was dposed all over. A ravenous wolf with dposed body was standing beside her, its flesh hanging down from its jaws. Beneath it was the remains of another ravenous wolf. A major part of this ravenous wolf¡¯s body had been mauled away. The ravenous wolf stared coldly at Qimu Xi and saliva dripped down its jaws, revealing its sharp fangs¡­ Chapter 295 The Only Use

Chapter 295 The Only Use

GOR Chapter 295 The Only Use The ravenous wolf whose body was dposing stared at Qimu Xi with a pair of crimson red eyes. Qimu Xi who saw that was unable to restrain herself and she screamed out sharply. The wolf bared its fangs and pulled up the corners of its jaws. It would appear that the wolf was about to bite Qimu Xi. However, a foot descended from the sky to m the wolf¡¯s head into the ground! The wolf¡¯s head was smashed like a tomato and its eyes rolled out toward Qimu Xi¡¯s feet. Seeing the disgusting brain matter sttered all over the ce, Qimu Xi nearly vomited. ¡°What are you looking at me like that for?¡± After straightening himself, Chen Xiaolian asked her in an impatient tone. He kicked out with his feet and some of the blood on his feet flew onto Qimu Xi¡¯s body. That caused the girl to scream out. Chen Xiaolian stepped forward and grabbed her by the shoulder. As he was doing so, his feet inadvertently stepped on one of the wolf¡¯s eyeballs, crushing it beneath his boots. ¡°Ourgh!¡± Qimu Xi was finally incapable of holding it in. She used the wall to support her body as she heaved out the contents of her stomach. Chen Xiaolian however, was in no mood to be gentle with this little girl. He simply pulled her and led her along. Qimu Xi was dragged by Chen Xiaolian as he ran frantically. She did not even know how many streets have they ran across. All she knew was that she had run until her lungs felt like they would tear. Her vision darkened and she felt a searing pain in her lungs; then, she was incapable of even gasping for breath anymore. In the end, Qimu Xi¡¯s body became limp and Chen Xiaolian simply threw her over his shoulder and continued to run. As Qimu Xi was thinking to herself that she would likely die right there, Chen Xiaolian finally stopped moving. Then, he kicked open a door and rushed inside what seemed like a small warehouse belonging to a workshop of sorts. It was a three-storey building. The first floor was the warehouse with a spiralling staircase in the middle. The second floor and third floor were both empty. They were unable to figure out what those were for. At any rate, there was nothing in there. There was a circr shaped terrace on the third floor. However, a good portion of the railing had decayed. Observing from atop the terrace, they were able to get a good view of almost every part of the little town. ¡°This is a good ce!¡± After taking a nce, Chen Xiaolian expressed his satisfaction with this ce. The aspect that satisfied him the most was that, this three-storey warehouse building upied a good location. There were no other buildings within 10 meters with the same height as it. A clock tower could be seen far away, roughly 50 meters away. The clock tower appeared to be of roughly the same height as the warehouse building. Chen Xiaolian pondered what to do. Then, he tossed Qimu Xi into a room while he stood on the terrace. Next, he quickly retrieved apound crossbow from his Storage Watch and began setting it up. He tied a string of ck Widow spider silk on an arrow with a hooked barb. cing the arrow on the crossbow, he then aimed the crossbow at the clock tower. He took a deep breath and pulled the trigger. Pu! The arrow shot out in the darkness and a light ¡°thud¡± could be heard. Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand and tested its firmness. After determining that it was strong enough, he then found a sturdy railing and tied up the other end of the spider silk on it. ¡°Mm, this counts as a backdoor.¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. Qimu Xi was seated inside a room where she gasped for breath. It took her a few minutes to stabilize her breath. After that, she saw Chen Xiaolian running hastily down the stairs. Only after a few minutes had passed did he climb back up. ¡°I¡¯ve installed some traps on the door of the first floor and the stairs,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. He leaned against wall beside the railing and nced down at the street beneath them. He exhaled and continued, ¡°We¡¯ll hide here. If that monster chases us¡­¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you beat it?¡± Qimu Xi blinked and suddenly asked in a gingerly manner. Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side and said, ¡°Of course I can¡¯t. What is so surprising about it? I am not invincible.¡± Qimu Xi became worried. She asked, ¡°It¡­ will it chase us all the way here?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. This development was something far beyond what he had calcted. The appearance of the Fallen Avenger was something he had not ounted into his ns ¨C he had originally thought that the Fallen Avenger would not appear inside a punishment instance dungeon. And Culkin¡­ although Chen Xiaolian was presently unaware of Culkin¡¯s name, he had not expected to encounter this enemy of his inside this yer mode area. He had arranged for Roddy to move outside in the punishment instance dungeon where he would impersonate a member of Thorned Flower Guild to set Culkin up and cause the other participants to alienate him. Unexpectedly, Culkin would make his way here ¨C it would appear that this enemy of his also knew about the secret regarding yer mode! Still, he did manage to make a gain from this. Culkin¡¯s appearance had helped him stave off the Fallen Avenger for a bit. Just now, Chen Xiaolian had witnessed how the Fallen Avenger had used just one sh to cut the armoured vehicle and destroy it. The other side must have suffered a loss as well. At the very least, Chen Xiaolian was certain that there were otherpanions of Culkin inside the armoured vehicle! Chen Xiaolian had confirmed this through the use of the radar and the function of the green dots. The other party that wasposed of two people was now only one. Next up¡­ They were in quite a delicate situation. Chen Xiaolian quickly considered their circumstances. This little town appeared to be sealed off¡­ no, it would be more urate to say that he had yet to figure out the way to leave this little town ¨C there was certainly a way to leave this ce. However, he was temporarily in the dark about the rules of this game. The present situation within this little town was that of¡­ a tripartite! The most powerful faction among them should be the Fallen Avenger. Chen Xiaolian and the one who resembled Qiu Yun formed the other two factions. One matter of utter distinction was that Chen Xiaolian had already identified Culkin as his enemy from London. However, Culkin did not know who Chen Xiaolian was yet. The green dot on the radar had disappeared. Chen Xiaolian secretly harrumphed. After exiting theirbat state, the participants¡¯ coordinate would no longer be revealed within the radar. Chen Xiaolian believed that he too, had disappeared from his enemy¡¯s radar. ¡°We are presently at a tie for now. No, it would be more urate to say that I am presently in an advantageous spot.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows as he quickly pondered their situation. This hiding ce that he found was very satisfactory. He had also set up a few traps¡­ now, he¡¯ll just have to wait and see who will find this ce first. ¡°If I am him, what would I do?¡± Chen Xiaolian began specting. In the battle earlier, they lost an armoured vehicle and a team member. Such a loss would certainly enrage him. If so, he would likely be furious at me ¨C even though he had yet to realize that I am his enemy from the London instance dungeon. Generally speaking, there would be several possibilities on what he would do next. First, he would find some ce to hide ¨C after having confronted the Fallen Avenger; he would not choose to fight the monster head on. Second, he mighte find Chen Xiaolian ¨C since Chen Xiaolian was the one who lured the monster to them, it would be either for the sake of avenging his lost team member or¡­ to form an alliance with Chen Xiaolian. Form an alliance to defeat that monster. The corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth curled into a sneer. If the Fallen Avenger were to find him first, then Chen Xiaolian would have nothing to say. All he could do then was to run ¨C by his estimation, there was no way for him to fight the Fallen Avenger by himself. It was likely that he would have to wait for Bai Qi¡¯s cool down to end before doing anything. If the one to find him was the one who resembled Qiu Yun, then Chen Xiaolian was confident that he could give that fellow one Hell of a time! Chen Xiaolian turned to Qimu Xi and leaned toward her. He looked at her trembling face and smiled. ¡°Come, I will show you a magic trick. Are you interested?¡± ¡°Eh? Magic?¡± Qimu Xi looked at Chen Xiaolian in surprise. Chen Xiaolian pulled out a remote control. There were over 10 buttons on the remote control. Chen Xiaolian pressed one of them¡­ BOOM! Two streets away, mes suddenly burst out of a house and soar to the sky. The resulting sound of the explosion rushed outward! In the middle of the night, the mes from the explosion were particrly conspicuous! ¡°Ah!¡± Qimu Xi screamed out and Chen Xiaolian quickly covered her mouth. He frowned and said, ¡°What are you screaming for? Lower your voice!¡± ¡°This, this is¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a faint smile and said, ¡°Did you think I was just running around aimlessly when I was carrying you just now? I tossed some explosives out. When we were running, I had deliberately ran in circles twice and tossed some explosives inside quite a number of houses¡­ look, this thing in my hand is the remote control.¡± After saying that, he pulled Qimu Xi up to her feet. Next, he pulled out a pair of binocrs to look at the distant house that had exploded. As expected, a loud roar soon reverberated out from somewhere far away. The Fallen Avenger¡¯s figure appeared like a sh from the end of the distant street before charging into the house in question. A series of loud noises followed and the house was hacked to pieces by the ck coloured long sword in his hand! Watching the Fallen Avenger in his act of demolition, Chen Xiaolian secretly clicked his tongue. He nced at Qimu Xi who was beside him and saw that her face had turned pale. ¡°We, why¡­ why don¡¯t we use the bombs to kill it?¡± ¡°If those bombs could do the trick, I would have done so long ago,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian with a sigh of frustration. When the Fallen Avenger was subjected to therge calibre bullets from the armoured vehicle¡¯s mounted machine gun earlier, the only thing he seemed to have felt was an annoying itch ¨C Chen Xiaolian did not think that normal stic explosives could kill someone like this. ¡°The only use we have for bombs right now is to create explosions to lure him far away,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a hushed tone. Qimu Xi nodded her head as she looked at Chen Xiaolian, seemingly only partially understanding what he had said. ¡°All right, now we¡¯ll rest. Take this opportunity to build up our strength again.¡± After thinking for a bit, Chen Xiaolian then retrieved two energy bars. He tore open the first and gave it to Qimu Xi while he wolfed down the second one. He pulled off the scarf on his face so that his mouth could eat the energy bar. It was then that Qimu Xi could get a clear look at his face. In that instant, Qimu Xi felt herself feeling somewhat surprised. This ruthless fellow who had been treating her in an overbearing manner¡­ had a very youthful appearance. He was likely not that much older than her. Additionally, he had quite the fair looking face. He simply did not look like someone who would act in such a ruthless manner. ¡°Why are you staring at me?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked with a frown. ¡°Ah! Nothing!¡± Qimu Xi was startled by the question and she quickly turned her head to the side. Chen Xiaolian tossed a pair of binocrs down and said, ¡°Take it. Right now, it is time for you to make a contribution.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°You are responsible for keeping watch,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°I¡¯ve had to fight just now, so I need to rest now. You¡¯ll be responsible for watching over those two streets around us, understand? This might be the only thing you can do. You won¡¯t be able to help at all if a fight erupts!¡± Qimu Xi timidly picked up the binocrs and said, ¡°I will do my best.¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored her and leaned to the side. He crossed his arms together, closed his eyes and went to sleep. Chapter 296 The Hunt Begins

Chapter 296 The Hunt Begins

GOR Chapter 296 The Hunt Begins Qimu Xi felt as though this was the first time that time had flowed so slowly. Shey on the floor, hiding behind the railing. Both her hands were gripping the binocrs tightly to the point where she could nearly press the lens into her eyes. She dared not doze off as she watched the distant streets and intersections, fearful that she might miss some minor movements. The silence of her surroundings gave her goose bumps. Far away, there would be the whistling sound of the winds and the crackling sound emitted by the house that was detonated apart earlier. mes continued to lick what remained of the wooden house. Qimu Xi could almost hear her heartbeat. She forcefully bit down on her lips, unaware that her lips were nearly bleeding from her efforts. asionally, she would turn around to look at Chen Xiaolian¡­ she saw that he was leaning to the side with his eyes closed as he rested ¨C who knows if he was really sleeping. At any rate, she was able to hear him breathe in an even manner. He could actually fall asleep at a time like this? Qimu Xi was unable to help herself and she pulled her face in response to the thought. Thus, sheid there for nearly one hour. By the end of the hour, she felt as though her entire body had gone stiff. The cold wind had been constantly blowing her in the face, leaving her face as stiff as wood. Suddenly, she was unable to restrain her body from jerking a bit. That movement from her caused Chen Xiaolian who was beside her to open both his eyes, revealing a sharp sword like gaze. His gaze then swept across Qimu Xi, causing her to tremble. ¡°What happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked with a slightly hoarse voice. ¡°No, nothing¡­¡± Qimu Xi whispered in a rather timid tone. However, she could not help but twist her body next. ¡°Just what is going on?¡± Chen Xiaolian creased his brows and looked at the young girl in an unhappy manner. Qimu Xi nearly cried. Her face blushed as she hesitated over and over again before speaking out in a very faint whisper, ¡°I, I want¡­ want¡­¡± ¡°Want what?¡± ¡°Want to go to the toilet¡­¡± Tears nearly rolled down the girl¡¯s eyes. To have to say something so humiliating, she felt as though her heart would fall off from her body. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily startled. He nced at her and took a deep breath before extending his hand out. ¡°Give it to me.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°The binocrs!¡± Chen Xiaolian said frostily. ¡°I¡¯ll keep watch, you can go¡­ the second floor is empty. Since there is no toilet here, you can go there to do your business.¡± ¡°¡­ oh.¡± Qimu Xi slowly crawled up and returned the binocrs to Chen Xiaolian. Then, she continued crawling down the stairs using both her hands and legs. Chen Xiaolian watched the trembling girl¡¯s back and was unable to help himself but let out a smile ¨C it would appear that this little girl was very fearful of him. He then turned over and used the binocrs to observe the streets. Then, he looked at the distant areas of the little town. The Fallen Avenger¡­ should still be wandering around inside this town. Using this real-life situation, Chen Xiaolian had already deduced that the Fallen Avenger did not have any special methods to locate him. Perhaps¡­ as long as he did not enter a state ofbat, the Fallen Avenger will not be able to detect him. Then¡­ what about the one who looked like Qiu Yun? Where could he be hiding right now? Chen Xiaolian frowned inwardly and looked at the time¡­ less than one hour had passed. The time left before he could summon Bai Qi again¡­ 16 hours. ¡­ Culkin was presently hiding at somece dark. The name of this ce was¡­ the sewers. It had to be said; this fellow had a very outstanding mind. He had made a very keen and resourceful move. After escaping from the ce where his armoured vehicle was blown apart, Culkin did not rush to find Chen Xiaolian ¨C although he still did not know that it was Chen Xiaolian, the fact that Chen Xiaolian had led the monster to them and further caused the death of Lei Hu was enough to make Culkin hold a grudge against him. However, Culkin was not that anxious to go avenge Lei Hu. After having seen first-hand the might of the Fallen Avenger, Culkin decided that it was more imperative to secure his safety! Undoubtedly, he was a very smart fellow. He did not run into the many houses in the little town ¨C the dense number of houses in the little town appeared aplenty and safe. It would appear as though all he needed to do was hide inside one of them and the enemy would have a tough time finding him. However, that was but an illusion. Culkin came up with a more ingenious thought. He abandoned the top and chose to descend below the ground! Any town would have a system of sewers. This was a small town. However, even if it did not have the huge sewers standard torge cities, which would allow him to drive underground, some of the pipes were still big enough for him to move about. Thus, Culkin was presently hiding inside a sewer pipe. Since the little town had been abandoned for who knows how long, the sewer pipe was very dry. The pipes of the sewer system seemed almost devoid of water. All that was down there were dry up filth and sludge. The scent was suffocating, but for someone with a firm willpower like Culkin, that was not something impossible to withstand. He was curled up amid the filth and dirt and he breathed quietly. Every minute, he would check the radar. He had chosen this sewer pipe due to itsyout. There were two pipes before and after his current position. Should any monster attacked him here, he would be able to escape using the other paths. He had also made one correct assumption¡­ the monster he met aboveground was able to move quite quickly. However, with the monster¡¯s huge constitution, entering the sewer would certainly limit its mobility! When the time came, Culkin should have no issue running away. Besides, optimistically speaking¡­ he may not even need to run away! As for the two fellows who had brought the monster down upon him, Culkin was not too anxious about seeking revenge on them. For a gentlemen, ten years is not toote to take revenge. Culkin was very experienced regarding this matter! ¡°Humph, are you also hiding?¡± Culkin coldly checked the radar. Seeing nothing, the corners of his lips curled into a cold grin and he said, ¡°Then, we¡¯ll see who has the most patience¡­ and, who has the better luck!¡± Indeed, the present situation had be a contest of patience and luck. The one found by the Fallen Avenger will be at a disadvantage! ¡­ Two hourster, Culkin suddenly heard something shaking. He concentrated his ears to listen. A faint explosive sound came from up above. ¡°Mm?¡± Culkin¡¯s eyes lit up! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had detonated another bomb. The sound and mes of the explosion disrupted the silence of the little town once more. On a distant street, the Fallen Avenger¡¯s figure charged out from the darkness. He rushed madly toward the detonated house ¨C the mes from the explosion had attracted him over. Chen Xiaolian was crouched behind the railing and he quietly observed what was happening far away. He was able to see the blown up house and the silhouette of the Fallen Avenger clearly. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth suddenly revealed an odd smile. Well¡­ since I can¡¯t take you on using brawn, then¡­ I¡¯ll use my brain. I don¡¯t believe that a highly knowledgeable being like me would be inferior to an undead monster! Chen Xiaolian grinned. Mm, naturally, there is also aplementary fellow in my prey list. ¡­ Boom! Another loud explosion could be heard! The mes rising to the sky seemed to have provoked the Fallen Avenger. He charged into the house and his erged ck coloured long sword hacked away at the house. The entire house was cut into pieces by him! ¡°What an energetic fellow.¡± Chen Xiaolian who was over 100 meters away chuckled. ¡°Come on, bite my bait.¡± ¡­ Culkin remained immobile. He carefully strained his ears to hear the sound of the explosion. After the third explosion, Culkin frowned. Judging by the direction of the sound, the three explosions had erupted at the east side of the town. The only difference was that there was a slight distance between the three explosions. Clearly, the other party was the one who had set off the explosions. But¡­ why do so? Could the monster have found them? Did they use the explosives while confronting the monster? However, when he considered the location of the explosions, that possibility seemed very unlikely. Culkin carefully mulled the matter over and he suddenly thought of a possibility. ¡°Could it be¡­ the monster do not have the ability to detect us? It could be attracted by the sound of explosions?¡± The more he considered the possibility, the more likely it seemed. ¡°Perhaps¡­ the other party had set up the explosives beforehand. Then, they used those explosives to lure the monster there. Mm, they can hide somewhere and detonate the explosives to lure the monster away. That way, they will be able to ensure their safety!¡± Culkin was a smart person after all. He had swiftly deduced the rough situation that Chen Xiaolian was in! ¡°If so¡­ there might be a chance.¡± A glint shed within Culkin¡¯s eyes. ¡°The location of the explosions must certainly be far away from their hiding spot! After all, they are nning to use the explosions to lure the monster far away¡­ if so, by utilizing the location of the explosions and assess their opposing directions, it may be possible to find these fellows! ¡°Then, while the monster is still far away, finish them off!¡± Culkin quickly reviewed his n. ¡°Mm, I cannot kill that fellow right away. There are a few things that I need to ask of him! How did his team know of this secret regarding yer mode and¡­ if he knows of a more valuable information.¡± Culkin inhaled deeply. This was a little risky. However, it will be worth it! First, he would be able to avenge Lei Hu. Second, he could get information. Third¡­ and also the most important factor was that this approach was safe! The other team was using explosives to lure the monster far away. Thus, taking advantage of this period to ambush them would be a safe thing to do. As a decisive person, Culkin was quick to make up his mind! He slowly crawled out of the pile of filth and sludge before climbing his way up using the sewer¡¯s handrails. Then, he opened up the manhole and crawled up to the ground. Boom! Another explosion rocked the little town. Now that Culkin was crawling on the ground, he could sense it more vividly. The ground itself seemed to be faintly quaking due to the explosion. Culkin got up and leaned forward as he moved. He quickly moved into a house beside his position. There, he identified the direction of the explosion. A savage grin appeared on his face and he turned around and began sprinting in the opposite direction. His movements were neither too fast nor too slow and were precisely at the limit of what an ordinary person could achieve when running. He also did not execute any skills or abilities, ensuring that his body was below the threshold of abat state. This degree of proficiency in controlling his body was something that Culkin could do even with his eyes closed. ¡­ ¡°That¡¯s the fourth explosion,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown on his face. He carefully observed the distant mes that were the result of the explosion. The prey¡­ should be biting the bait soon, right? He then turned around and nced at Qimu Xi. Qimu Xi who was lying there was at a loss at what she should do. She looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Now then, I have something I want you to do. The only thing is, I do not know if you have the courage to do it.¡± Chen Xiaolian curled the corners of his lips and a demon like smile appeared before the girl¡¯s eyes. ¡°Although it could be slightly dangerous, I assure you, as long as you follow my orders to a T, you will be fine.¡± ¡°Er¡­ me? What can I do for you?¡± Qimu Xi asked in a trembling voice. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t send you to your death,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a hushed tone. ¡°If you obediently follow my orders, not only can I assure you of your survival¡­ I will also give you 100 points.¡± ¡°Can I refuse?¡± There was a miserable expression on Qimu Xi¡¯s face as she said, ¡°I don¡¯t dare¡­¡± ¡°No,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coldly. ¡°If you refuse, then from this moment on, I will stop protecting you. You can just go wherever you want to go.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Qimu Xi cast an indignant and mournful gaze at Chen Xiaolian before finally nodding her head. She asked, ¡°What do you want me to do?¡± Chapter 297 Hunting Culkin

Chapter 297 Hunting Culkin

GOR Chapter 297 Hunting Culkin Chen Xiaolian saw the indignation and grievance within Qimu Xi¡¯s eyes and he said in an impassive tone, ¡°Do you feel wronged?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly, ¡°Don¡¯t feel wronged and don¡¯t think that I am bullying you. You need to get this one thing straight. I am neither your father nor your mother. I have no obligation to protect you. Since you areing along with me, you will get my protection, my food and benefits. However, you must also contribute. This is a cruel game; enjoying benefits without contributing anything? There is no such thing in this world. Don¡¯t tell me you are just a little girl. No one cares about that. No one will give you preferential treatment because of that either! ¡°Truth be told, the fact that I am willing to take you along and not let you die in the wastnd was already an act of kindness on my part.¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Qimu Xi became discouraged. She understood that Chen Xiaolian was only stating the facts. However, she was unable to help herself from feeling somewhat oppressed and frustrated. She then said in a low tone, ¡°I understand¡­ just tell me, what do I need to do?¡± Chen Xiaolian shoved the remote control for the bombs into Qimu Xi¡¯s hand. ¡°Keep in mind the sequence that I will be telling you. After that, just follow the sequence and detonate the bombs. ¡°As for when to start, wait for me to give you the message.¡± ¡°Eh? Wait for your message? What does that mean?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed to the walkie-talkie on Qimu Xi¡¯s body and said, ¡°Use this. I will tell you when to trigger the bombs.¡± ¡°Use this?¡± Qimu Xi finally reacted. ¡°You¡­ you want to leave this ce and go outside?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s more urate to say you are the one who will be leaving this ce and go outside,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with an irritated look. Qimu Xi was shocked. The little town was enveloped by the darkness of night. Additionally, there were also the remnant mes from the explosions and a terrifying monster wandering around within the darkness! Although this room was rather small, vulnerable to the iing winds and had a fellow who would oppress her in an overbearing manner¡­ from the bottom of her heart, Qimu Xi felt that this was the safest ce to be. But now, this fellow actually wanted her to go outside? ¡°I¡­ where am I going?¡± ¡°Up to you. You can wander along the walls or find somewhere to hide in. Find a house with solid wood boards and windows to hide in. However, there is one thing to note¡­ you must maintain a distance of at least 100 meters away from my location.¡± Chen Xiaolian listed down his requirements. Qimu Xi was shocked. The streets below were filled with darkness¡­ and so terrifying. He wanted her to go down and cover a distance of 100 meters? Furthermore¡­ since he won¡¯t be protecting her, what should she do if she encountered other monsters? Even if it was not the terrifying ck armoured knight¡­ What about the ravenous zombie wolves? ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°You are afraid that you will encounter something dangerous?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed before continuing, ¡°This will depend on your luck. Truth be told, this is the only part where you can contribute during a battle. As to whether you will encounter monsters or not, you can only gamble on your luck.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Sometimes, luck is also part of strength,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He looked at her with a very cold expression. ¡°Your strength is terrible. I can only hope that you have better luck.¡± Qimu Xi hesitated for only two seconds before suddenly raising her head. There was decisiveness within her eyes. ¡°All right! I¡¯ll do it!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled; he handed the remote control to her and said, ¡°Remember, you need to run at least 100 meters away!¡± ¡°All right, 100 meters! I¡¯ve got it!¡± Qimu Xi forcefully wiped her eyes ¨C she had begun shedding tears. ¡°One more thing, keep an eye on my location. Once an explosion happens here, you must quickly run out from your hiding ce and move to another spot!¡± ¡°Where?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the distant clock tower. ¡°There! Understand? Once you see an explosion at my ce, regardless of where you were hiding at, you must quickly run over there! The faster the better! However, you are not allowed to go there first! You need to hide in some other ce first.¡± ¡°All right,¡± said Qimu Xi who had finished wiping away her tears. Chen Xiaolian quickly gave Qimu Xi a series of numbers. The series of numbers were to inform Qimu Xi the order to follow when operating the remote control. ¡°Remember, you must not mess up the order! You absolutely must not mess it up! I will then use the walkie-talkie to tell you when to detonate thest one!¡± Qimu Xi proceeded down the stairs. Soon, Chen Xiaolian was able to see the girl exiting the building from the first floor into the street. Chen Xiaolian went downstairs as well to close the door and re-activate the traps there. Then, he returned to the third floor. He sat down next to the railing and waited quietly. ¡°Hopefully, your luck will be slightly better¡­ I can only help you this much,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a bitter smile. ¡­ Qimu Xi bolted across the dark street. Several times now, she heard faint wolf howls originating from the alleys on both sides of the street. Normally, she would have been terrified to the point of falling down. This time however, she was somehow able to muster up the courage to keep going forward. She did not fall down and instead, exerted everyst ounce of her strength to run as fast and as far as she could. One hundred meters! One hundred meters! One hundred meters! She covered a distance of nearly 200 meters in one breath¡¯s time. Then, she suddenly felt exhausted. So, she ran into the house that was beside her and proceeded up to the second floor of the house. She frantically searched for a room, which she then charged into. Next, she turned around to close the door. Additionally, she also used a chair to block off the door. Panting for breath, she ran to the window. She opened the window and peered at the distant three-storey warehouse that Chen Xiaolian was hiding in. After several gasps, she took out the remote control and recalled the order that Chen Xiaolian had given her. Then, she pressed one of the buttons. Boom! Somewhere 45 degrees away to her far left, another house burst into mes. ¡­ ¡°Mm, another one.¡± Culkin was crouched down atop the roof of a house as he observed the distant explosion. He quickly drew a circle on the surface of the roof. Next, he carefully assessed the locations of the other houses that were detonated earlier. The mes burning the houses made it easy for him to observe them. He swiftly drew several ¡®X¡¯s on the circle ¨C each of the ¡®X¡¯s represented the position of the detonated houses. ¡°Assuming each of these detonation points are in the opposite direction of where the other team is hiding at¡­ then¡­ as long as I can pinpoint a few more detonated houses, I will be able to determine where they are hiding at!¡± Culkin sneered and said, ¡°The monster may be brainless, but you fellows forgot something! Someone that you¡¯ve just harmed is still here!¡± Boom! Another explosion rang out. ¡°Mm? The frequency of explosions increased?¡± Culkin sneered once more and drew another ¡®X¡¯ on the circle. He stared at the simple diagram and his face revealed a cold and triumphant smile. He leaned his upper body forward as he moved along the wall and dropped down the roof. After that, he rushed into the darkness. A few minutester, Culkin was moving across a street. He climbed up an electrical pole, his hands and legs moving as fast as a civet cat. Another explosion erupted. ¡°Yet another point.¡± Culkin sneered to himself. His mind could still recall the locations of the detonated houses from earlier. His scope became narrower once more. After about ten minutes. Culkin walked into a street. He walked past a house, unaware of the fact that the second floor of the house was ying host to a trembling girl. The girl was right behind the windows and was holding onto a detonation device in her trembling hands. As for Culkin, his eyes were solely fixed onto one thing! At the end of the street, located 200 meters away¡­ Was a three-storey warehouse! He had used the locations of the explosions and reversed the directions to make a projection on where the enemy team was hiding. By his calctions, the enemy team should be hiding somewhere near there. Now that he was here, one nce was all it took for Culkin to determine that the enemy team must be hiding inside the three-storey warehouse! Because¡­ the location was too good! An open view of the surrounding. If it were up to Culkin, then he would certainly have chosen to hide in this spot. ¡°Little prey! Here Ie!¡± Culkin grinned savagely as his body moved forward quickly along the walls. ¡­ ¡°It should be about time, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian was seated in the middle part of the third floor of the warehouse. In his hand was a rifle. He slowly inserted bullets into the magazine. There was also a military de beside him. The Sword in the Stone was slung across his back. ¡°Hurry up ande, I am getting impatient from all this waiting!¡± ¡­ Chapter 298 Hunting Culkin II

Chapter 298 Hunting Culkin II

GOR Chapter 298 Hunting Culkin II As Chen Xiaolian was cing thest bullet into the bullet magazine, his heart suddenly pounded as a trace of vignce rose up within his heart. He stood up just in time to hear a loud booming from the floor below. As smoke billowed upward, he quickly descended the staircase to reach the second floor. The trap Chen Xiaolian set on the first floor by the staircase had been activated. The two hand grenades he set up using the ck Widow spider silk had exploded! Huge amounts of debris flew about on the first floor as even the stairs had been blown to pieces by the explosion. Chen Xiaolian stood on the second floor and looked downstairs. Seeing that the first floor was aplete mess, he sneered. ¡°Hide? Can you?¡± Culkin was crouched in the corner. Earlier, he had been too eager to rush up the staircase and he ended up activating the trap. However, this level of trap was insufficient to harm someone like him. Before the hand grenades exploded, he was able to put sufficient distance between him and the explosions. Even so, that was good enough for Chen Xiaolian. He was not hoping for this trap to hurt Culkin ¨C it simply needed to serve as a warning for him. Culkin moved while remaining hidden within the shadows. His movement speed was so fast that it was hard to monitor his movements. However, Chen Xiaolian ignored that. Both his hands raised up to reveal the AK submachine gun, which he then used to spray bullets down! Tat tat tat tat! The muzzle sh sprayed out as bullets hailed down upon a vast area of the first floor. The barrage of bullets swept around back and forth and Culkin was soon incapable of continuing his attempt to stay hidden. He was forced to jump out of the shadows. In face of the iing barrage of bullets, his figure moved as fast as lightning to slip past the gaps between the bullets and he shot toward the second floor! Chen Xiaolian chuckled. After emptying his bullet magazine, he tossed away the AK submachine gun and quickly retreated. He ran along the staircase and headed up to the third floor. The moment Culkin reach the second floor, he heard a tiger like roaring from the side. A Four-Eyed War Cat charged at him. Two of Garfield¡¯s doppelgangers had been seriously wounded earlier. Thus, Chen Xiaolian could only summon out this one doppelganger. The instant Culkin stepped on the second floor, he was greeted by an iing paw from the doppelganger! A piercing wind blew across his face as Culkin jerked his head back. Next, a loud crash could be heard as the Four-Eyed War Cat shot across him to smash one of the staircase pirs apart. ¡°Four-Eyed War Cat?¡± Culkin was surprised for a bit. Garfield roared and unleashed his ¡®Cat¡¯s Roar¡¯ skill at Culkin. A transparent sphere of air shot toward him. Culkin disyed an astonishing level of speed. He dodged continuously and his body that was in the middle of the air twisted in three different directions before moving back into a ready state. Then, he moved forward once more. Garfield pped down with his paw once more only to strike thin air. However, his paw thennded on the wall of the second floor, creating arge hole on the wall. Culkin sneered and said, ¡°A little beast like you dares to ambush me?¡± Be it in terms of strength or speed, one Garfield doppelganger was no match for Culkin. Culkinnded a kick on Garfield¡¯s body and sent him smashing through the wall. After he was done dealing with Garfield, Culkin raised his head to look up to the third floor and said, ¡°Do you need to keep on hiding?¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. He quickly checked the time on his watch before picking up a handgun, which he pointed down and shot out at random. Culkin swiftly moved to the staircase despite the iing bullets. Chen Xiaolian watched as Culkin reached the stairs and responded by biting off the pins on two grenades and tossing them down. The sound of the grenades rolling down caught Culkin¡¯s attention and his eyes narrowed as he noticed the grenades. He quickly jumped up into the air. As his body was still in the middle of the air, he extended his hand and summoned out a circr shaped metal cover. The shockwave and shrapnel from the exploding grenades struck the metal cover. Then, Culkin who was safely hidden behind the metal covernded on the stairs behind the railings. He sneered and said, ¡°What other abilities do you have?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reply him. He simply shot at Culkin with the handgun until it was out of bullets and tossed the handgun away. Culkin took that moment to charge up to the stairs on the third floor. As he was about to reach the third floor, Culkin¡¯s body suddenly jolted to the side and a thudding sound could be heard right after! A military de shot right past his nose and stabbed into the wall behind him. The force behind the throw was such that the de went all the way in until only the hilt was left sticking out! ¡°Vicious!¡± Culkin sneered. ¡°You¡¯ve got a pretty good reaction. Just who are you?¡± He was finally able to get a clear look at Chen Xiaolian who was standing on the third floor. Chen Xiaolian had a scarf over his face and only his eyes could be seen. Those eyes stared coldly at Culkin. Feeling something familiar about those eyes, Culkin was quick to be more vignt. There was another military de in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand while the Sword in the Stone remained slung across his back. His body was set in a crouching position, ready for battle. ¡°The monster you lured over just now caused mypanion to die. Now, you are going to have to hand over your life as repayment.¡± Culkin harrumphed and a shining dagger appeared in his hand. ¡°Oh? One actually did die?¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke in a contemptuous tone. Hearing his voice, Culkin became startled. There was a shocked expression on his face, ¡°You¡­ it is you?¡± Chen Xiaolian kept his eyes focused on Culkin¡¯s body, especially his hands and legs. Then, he slowly pulled off the scarf covering his face. After revealing his face, he said, ¡°Humph, we meet again.¡± When Culkin was able to fully identify Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, his face quickly contorted! There was coldness in his eyes as he said, ¡°So, it¡¯s you! In other words¡­ what happened earlier was not an ident! You deliberately lured the monster to us!¡± ¡°What do you think?¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a devious grin. Culkin quickly assessed the situation. His instincts told him that this was dangerous! Assuming¡­ if this fellow knew who he was and what his circumstances was¡­ if so, it would appear that this fellow had lured him over on purpose. Additionally, it seemed as though he was already prepared? Considering all these factors¡­ wouldn¡¯t that mean he was now in danger? ¡°After separating in London, I have always been missing you,¡± said Chen Xiaolian through gritted teeth. His face was set in a sneer. ¡°Truth be told, meeting you here is truly an unexpected but pleasant surprise for me!¡± ¡°Just someone I once defeated!¡± Culkin sneered back and said, ¡°Back in London, you managed to escape only because there was a master like Mr San there. But now¡­¡± ¡°Haha!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and said, ¡°Even though I am now alone, I can still kill you off. Do you believe me?¡± Culkin fell silent and he suspiciously observed the room. It was not that long ago since their confrontation in London and Culkin had quite a deep understanding of this fellow¡¯s strength ¨C in terms of a one on one battle, this fellow was most certainly not a match for him. But now, how could he be so confident? Mm, back in London, he was able to summon out a very strange man in white. However, that man in white appeared to be something he could not control¡­ ¡°Are you nning to summon the man in white again?¡± Culkin carefully assessed his surroundings and took a deep breath. ¡°If I have to guess, that must be some form of magic puppet, right? However, it seems you don¡¯t have full control over it. Aren¡¯t you afraid of getting attacked by it once again?¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly moved his feet backward and said, ¡°Why do I get the feeling that you are feeling nervous?¡± Culkin narrowed his eyes and replied, ¡°Nervous? I¡¯ll just have to kill you first, Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet continued to move backward and he said, ¡°We¡¯ve fought each other twice, but I still don¡¯t know who you are. Back then, Qiu Yun¡¯s name was brought up. It would appear that both of us knew Qiu Yun. If so, who are you and what is your connection with Qiu Yun?¡± Culkin gripped the dagger and slowly approached Chen Xiaolian. He said, ¡°You want to know who I am? Very well¡­ remember well, my name is Dong Shi!¡± ¡°Dong Shi [1]!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils contracted and he continued, ¡°You really are Dong Shi! You are one of the founders of Meteor Rock Guild? Qiu Yun¡¯s¡­ brother?¡± ¡°I am not in the mood to be telling stories to you here,¡± Culkin coldly said. ¡°Die! When you have been refreshed as a normal person, I might go visit you when I am in the mood. Then¡­ I¡¯ll kill you again!¡± Chen Xiaolian felt a chill going down his spine. This fellow was truly vicious! He won¡¯t even let go off someone who had been refreshed! ¡°Back in London, you were lucky,¡± Culkin said coldly. ¡°Although the man in white that you summoned has quite the skill ¨C did you think I don¡¯t have any killing moves of my own? Come on then, I¡¯ll finish you off right here. Consider this as me parting ways with Meteor Rock Guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly stepped backward while Culkin stepped forward. Soon, he was already out in the terrace! It was at that moment that a loud roar reverberated outward from downstairs! It was as though the roar had originated from the darkness itself! Shrouded in ck coloured mes, the Fallen Avenger had appeared on the street beneath the building! Next, he dashed furiously into the warehouse! Culkin had also heard the roar. As for Chen Xiaolian, he leaned his head over the terrace railing and saw the Fallen Avenger charge in through the first floor. When he saw that, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had won his bet! Once he entered a state ofbat, he would end up revealing his position to the Fallen Avenger, thereby luring the Fallen Avenger toward him! Just now, he had deliberately did all those to buy time¡­ as expected, the Fallen Avenger did rush over! In this duel between him and Culkin, the biggest weakness that Culkin had was hisck of intel. He had been assuming that the Fallen Avenger was merely a monster of this instance dungeon. He did not know that the Fallen Avenger was a monster who was specifically seeking Chen Xiaolian out. As long as Chen Xiaolian entered a state ofbat, he would end up bringing the Fallen Avenger toward him! Just now, when they were confronting one another on the second floor and all the way to the third floor, Chen Xiaolian had deliberately did all he could to buy time. Time needed not to fight Culkin, but to get the Fallen Avenger over here! Hearing the roar, Culkin¡¯s face sank! He was shocked to realize that the monster was able to locate this ce ¨C ording to his spections; the explosions that Chen Xiaolian had set up should have lured this terrifying monster far away. The stairs at the bottom exploded as the Fallen Avenger jumped up to the third floor like a cannon ball. His body smashed through the third floor beforending heavily on the floor! At that very moment, the three fellows in the room formed the points of a triangle! The pair of ghastly and ming eyes on the Fallen Avenger nced at Culkin only to slowly turn his attention toward Chen Xiaolian. He roared at Chen Xiaolian and raised his ck coloured long sword. Chen Xiaolian responded byughing. He raised he military de in his hand and rushed Culkin! His target of attack was Culkin! It appeared as though he simply did not care about the Fallen Avenger that was right beside them! Culkin swore furiously. He had originally intended to run away. However, with Chen Xiaolian rushing him like this, he had no choice but to dodge. Chen Xiaolian stabbed forward with the military de but was deflected by the dagger in Culkin¡¯s hand. Their bodies shuddered from the impact and Culkin attempted to retreat once again. However, Chen Xiaolian went into what appeared like a mad state and he charged forward to attack Culkin once more, ignoring everything else. Culkin continued retreating while the Fallen Avenger¡¯s ck coloured sword was shing down at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back! Chen Xiaolian abruptly twisted his body and rolled away. Tossing away the military de, he then pulled out the Sword in the Stone that was slung across his back! The moment he held onto the Sword in the Stone, a skill was activated and his body was instantly restored to its optimum state! This skill that could restore him to his peak in an instant was so Heavenly defying that Chen Xiaolian was startled! He swung the sword to block off the sword strike from the Fallen Avenger. The impact shook him and threw him backward. However, Chen Xiaolian took advantage of the momentum to direct himself toward the terrace railing! A hook had been fixed on the railing. And tied to that hook was¡­ the ck Widow spider silk! Meanwhile, Culkin was standing at a position that was only two meters away from the Fallen Avenger. Not knowing that the Fallen Avenger¡¯s target was Chen Xiaolian, he instinctively brandished his dagger. This attempt by Culkin to resist the Fallen Avenger ended up enraging him. Heshed out with a backhand sword strike at Culkin, knocking him to the side. Culkin who had to stagger backward felt heat in his hands. He lowered his gaze to see that the de of his dagger had been melted by ck coloured mes! Culkin¡¯s heart sank! He then raised his head to see Chen Xiaolian sitting on the railing. ¡°Goodbye, Dong Shi!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed while waving something in his hand. It was a¡­ card! Attack Exemption Card [2]! Within half an hour¡¯s time, no system monster will attack him! Chen Xiaolian had been holding onto this exemption card all this while. Now that he was facing off against Culkin and the Fallen Avenger, he decided to pull out this card! Originally, this exemption card was not too useful against the Fallen Avenger¡­ after all, the Fallen Avenger phase wouldst for 24 hours. This card could onlyst for half an hour¡­ But now¡­ The card in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand was activated and it rapidly transformed into a sphere of golden light before disappearing! The Fallen Avenger who was already upon Chen Xiaolian abruptly bellowed loudly. Rage could be seen within his ghastly pair of ming eyes as he grudgingly retreated. ¡°As expected, it is useful.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and tied a rope across the ck Widow spider silk. After doing that, he turned back to Culkin andughed. ¡°Goodbye, Dong Shi! You can stay here and slowly deal with him!¡± After saying that, he jumped off the terrace. The other end of the spider silk was nailed to the top part of the distant clock tower. It tilted down at the right angle and Chen Xiaolian was able to glide down quickly. Culkin shouted furiously. In but an instant, he clearly understood what was happening. As he attempted to reach the terrace to escape as well, the Fallen Avenger suddenly roared out once more. Then, the Fallen Avenger was upon Culkin! Since Chen Xiaolian had utilized the Attack Exemption Card, the Fallen Avenger would not be able to attack him within this half hour. Thus, as the only one in the vicinity, Culkin became this monster¡¯s¡­ target of attack! ¡­ A few secondster, Chen Xiaolian made it into the clock tower. His body crashed through a ss window and he rolled down on the ground. He quickly jumped up and swung the Sword in the Stone, cutting the ck Widow spider silk! With that, Culkin had lost this escape route. The only other path of retreat for him would be to force his way through the Fallen Avenger! As for who could kill who¡­ to Chen Xiaolian, either one would be good news. Additionally¡­ he had a final parting gift to the both of them¡­ more urately, it was for Culkin! Chen Xiaolian picked up the walkie-talkie, took a deep breath and said, ¡°Qimu Xi! Thest button! Blow it up!¡± ¡­ Qimu Xi who was leaning by the window heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voiceing from the walkie-talkie. Showing no hesitation, she pressed the final button on the detonation device. BOOM! The loud sound from an explosion spread outward! Qimu Xi who was looking out the window was bbergasted at what she saw! The explosion hade from¡­ the ce that the two of them were hiding at¡­ The three-storey warehouse! The bastard had actually installed explosives at their hiding spot! Additionally, judging from the degree of the explosion, the amount of explosives used was likely considerable! The mes scorched the sky as it devoured the three-storey warehouse! It utterly copsed! The figures belonging to the Fallen Avenger and Culkin were buried inside the warehouse¡­ ¡­ ¡°Even if I fail to blow you up, you can forget about running away that easily.¡± Chen Xiaolian who was standing atop the clock tower watched the mes from the explosion. It was highly unlikely for the explosion to kill off the Fallen Avenger. But, it should be enough to damage Culkin¡­ Even if the explosion did fail to kill Culkin, the Fallen Avenger should be able to. 1 Dong Shi was first mentioned in .? 2 Attack Exemption Card is a reward they obtained in the Tokyo instance dungeon in .? Chapter 299 Back Again?

Chapter 299 Back Again?

GOR Chapter 299 Back Again? Chen Xiaolian quickly made his way down from the clock tower. Just as he was stepping onto the street outside, he saw a figure running quickly toward his location in an unsteady manner. Looking at the silhouette of the figure, he was able to identify the figure as Qimu Xi. Chen Xiaolian opened his mouth to greet her but she simply screamed loudly. ¡°Save me!¡± It was only then did Chen Xiaolian notice the two figures chasing after Qimu Xi. Observing carefully, he saw that the first figure chasing after Qimu Xi was a ravenous wolf whose body had mostly dposed. Chen Xiaolian took one step forward and pulled out an assault rifle. Next, he knelt down and got into a shooting posture. He saw how the ravenous wolf was about to catch up to the exhausted Qimu Xi¡­ He roared loudly, ¡°Get down!¡± The shout startled Qimu Xi! When the exhausted Qimu Xi heard the shout, she suddenly found the courage to throw her body forward onto the ground instantly. A sharp wind sted past her back and she pulled both her hands to hold her head as she screamed again. Bang! A gunshot rang out loud and clear. The ravenous wolf behind Qimu Xi was vaulting through the air when its head suddenly burst open. The momentum of the bullet caused the wolf¡¯s body to flip in the air before falling to the side. Chen Xiaolian then pulled the bolt in an efficient manner before pulling the trigger once more! Bang! Another gunshot rang out and the second wolf that was slightly behind wailed out. Then, the wolf too, fell to the ground in a heap. Chen Xiaolian held the assault rifle and strode forward. Qimu Xi¡¯s knees and elbows had been scraped by the ground. When she heard the wails of the wolves, she raised her head and saw that Chen Xiaolian was already standing before her with his hand stretched out toward her. There was aplicated expression on the girl¡¯s face and she hesitated a moment before epting Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, allowing him to pull her up. ¡°How are you?¡± ¡°¡­ I¡­ I¡¯m fine,¡± replied Qimu Xi tearfully. ¡°You did very well,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a gentle smile and his hand reached out to pat her short bob hair. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Eh? Oh, yes!¡± Qimu Xi turned around to look at the distant three-storey warehouse. ¡°That ce¡­¡± ¡°Just move. Don¡¯t ask so much.¡± Chen Xiaolian kept moving forward without turning back. Even so, Qimu Xi had a faint spection that this fellow had set up some kind of trap ¨C this trap was set up to screw someone over. As for who was getting screwed over, someone like Qimu Xi was not able to figure it out. As they quickly made their way out of a street, Chen Xiaolian kept checking their back. Seeing neither Dong Shi nor the Fallen Avenger behind him, he smiled to himself. Perhaps it was due to the sound of the gunfire, but after running out from the street, they encountered several other ravenous wolves with dposing bodies, which appeared one after another. Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation and he fired out in session. They progressed forward, leaving only wolf corpses in their wake. After making their way out of another street, Chen Xiaolian suddenly noticed a new system prompt in this personal system! [System prompt: Number of local monsters killed: 10/10. Warm up phaseplete, now enteringplete mode. Unlocking region¡­merging the instance dungeon¡­] Mm? Warm up phase? Chen Xiaolian was shocked at first. However, he was quick to regain his wits. This warm up phase should be referring to yer mode, right? In other words¡­ the system thinks I am a yer? Killing off ten monsters willplete the quest for this warm up phase? The words ¡®unlocking region¡¯ caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes to light up! If he were to make a guess, those words meant¡­ he would be able to leave this town? As expected, a second prompt appeared. [System prompt: Instance dungeon mergingplete. Please move toward the coordinate specified in the radar to enter the next phase.] A red dot appeared on the radar. Chen Xiaolian identified the location of the red dot and saw that his luck was quite good. The location was less than 300 meters away from where he was presently at. He simply needed to move down the intersection and keep moving forward. The location was at the end of the town. Chen Xiaolian felt his morale rising and he brought Qimu Xi along as he ran forward. As they were running forward, they attracted more of the surrounding monsters toward them. Chen Xiaolian had already used up several magazines on them. Qimu Xi ran with all her might in the front while he was right behind her, shooting at the wolves as he ran. Arge pack of ravenous wolves were chasing after them. The wolvespeted against each other to dash forward as they chased Chen Xiaolian and Qimu Xi. Chen Xiaolian tossed a hand grenade over and the explosion was able to dy the wolves slightly. Finally, they reached the edge of the town. The coordinate painted by the red dot was right before them and Chen Xiaolian pointed toward it. ¡°Hurry over there!¡± Qimu Xi dashed forward madly. As she was about to charge out of the town¡­ Bang! The girl suddenly somersaulted backward tond on her buttocks. She had a dumbfounded expression on her face as she stared at the open road ahead of her. ¡°I¡­ I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised as well. He asked, ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°I was forced back,¡± answered a panicking Qimu Xi. Chen Xiaolian turned around to fire out another barrage of bullets before shouting furiously, ¡°Try again!¡± Qimu Xi climbed up and stepped forward once more. However, she was quickly forced back again. ¡°I can¡¯t get out!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and he quickly recalled the key issue! Kill ten monsters local to this region! This was likely the warm up quest that had to bepleted beforehand! Chen Xiaolian hadpleted the quest. The number of ravenous wolves to fall by his hands certainly number above ten¡­ however, this Qimu Xi had done no such thing! Only those who hadpleted the warm up phase can leave this town? After having figured that out, Chen Xiaolian ran to Qimu Xi¡¯s side. He pulled her down into a crouching position and shoved an assault rifle into her hands. ¡°Do you want to live or die?¡± ¡°I want to live ah!¡± ¡°If you want to live, then use this gun to kill those monsters! Hurry! Don¡¯t hesitate!¡± While he was saying that, Chen Xiaolian did not stop shooting. At the same time, he also tossed out another two grenades forward. Two loud booming sounds rocked the air as two explosions went off in the middle of the street. The shockwave sted several of the ravenous wolves to the sky. Qimu Xi gritted her teeth, held the assault rifle tightly and tried to imitate Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shooting posture. However, after firing two shots, she could not restrain herself from grunting out. The powerful recoil caused the butt of the rifle to strike her shoulder and she nearly fell to her back. ¡°Fool! Get into a crouching position!¡± Chen Xiaolian pressed Qimu Xi firmly to the ground and shoved two hand grenades into her hands. ¡°See that group of wolves? Throw this at the point with the most wolves! Put your back into it!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Qimu Xi quickly threw the hand grenades with all her might ¨C she did indeed throw them with sufficient amount of strength. However, Chen Xiaolian who witnessed her actions turned livid. ¡°Idiot! You did not pull out the pins!¡± ¡°Eh?¡± There was a confused look on Qimu Xi¡¯s face and Chen Xiaolian did not know if he shouldugh or cry. He said, ¡°Watch me!¡± Chen Xiaolian bit off the pin on a hand grenade and tossed it out. Then, he pressed Qimu Xi down the ground. Another loud boom rang out as the hand grenade exploded. ¡°Did you see that?¡± ¡°¡­ yes, I see.¡± There was panic on Qimu Xi¡¯s face as she epted another hand grenade. This time, she did not make the same mistake. However, the position where the hand grenadended was far worse. Not a single wolf died from the resulting explosion. Chen Xiaolian rubbed his temple. The two of them stayed at the edge of the town and continued killing off the monsters. Thankfully, Chen Xiaolian had a formidable amount of battle strength. He held onto a rifle in each hand as he provided covering fire to stop the wolves from getting near them. After getting over the initial feelings of panic, Qimu Xi was finally able to kill off a sufficient number of monsters. When Qimu Xi then received the system prompt, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to pull Qimu Xi out of the little town. This time, they did not run into any form of interference. The two of them made their way out of the little town. In but one breath, they covered a distance of over 50 meters and reached the wastnd. Turning around, Chen Xiaolian noticed that the amount of ravenous wolves pursuing them had grown even higher in number. He then summoned out another vehicle. This was hisst reserve vehicle. The two of them got on the car and drove away quickly, shaking off the monsters behind them. Through the rear view mirror, Chen Xiaolian could see that they were getting further away from the little town. He then breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°We finally managed to get away. And also that damned Lancelot.¡± Chen Xiaolian had both his hands on the steering wheel and said, ¡°I wonder if that Dong Shi managed to survive¡­ humph!¡± Checking the radar, he saw that there was still a green dot in the town. That dot meant that Culkin was still alive¡­ additionally, he was still in the middle of a fight! ¡°He sure can take it,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sneer. ¡°To think that he could hold this long after falling into the Fallen Avenger¡¯s hands. As expected, he¡¯s got quite the abilities!¡± ¡­ Culkin was dashing forward with every fibre of his being! His figure shed and he appeared in a street. At present, Culkin was at an extremely miserable state. In fact, it may be fitting to say that he was in a tragic state! From the way he ran, it was clear that he was forcing himself forward. He staggered as he pulled his left leg forward. His left calf had been torn, exposing flesh even as it bled. Even his bones were exposed! Additionally, scorch marks were evident on his person! His chest was in an even worse state. The right side of his chest had been pierced through and his whole shirt was soaked in blood. And then there was his left hand. His left hand had been cut off from his elbow down! The blood from the cut off area had inexplicably died up. No blood flowed out from the wound! Thankfully, before he had gone off to kill his target, Culkin had stuck to his old habit of setting a spatial coordinate. It was thanks to this that he was able to barely get away from the monster¡¯s pursuit. Even so, he had failed to utterly shake off the monster. Whenever he turned his head, he would see the monster within his sights! ¡°Bastard! Bastard! If I make it out of here, I will definitely kill you!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was attempting to use the guild channel to contact Roddy. However, he was still unable to send any message over. He came to the realization that although he had left the little town, he was still within the yer mode region. He had yet to truly make it into the punishment instance dungeon. Their car sped across the wastnd for a full two minutes when Chen Xiaolian abruptly stepped on the brakes! Gazhi! He stared at the shocking sight thaty before him. Chen Xiaolian was utterly shocked! Before him¡­ Lying before the road was a plot of houses. Old wooden houses, streets¡­ faint glow of lights could be seen in some of them¡­ That was clearly the little town! The little town that he had escaped from! But¡­ I had clearly left the little town! After that, I drove forward in a straight line! So why¡­ why did I end uping back here again? Chapter 300 Strange Little Town

Chapter 300 Strange Little Town

GOR Chapter 300 Strange Little Town Looking at the glowing lightsing from the little town up ahead, Chen Xiaolian who was inside the car was shocked! ¡°This, this is¡­¡± Qimu Xi was also staring. Her face was contorted together as she asked in a whisper, ¡°Why did wee back?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not answer. He simply took a deep breath and pulled out the system prompt in his personal system. The content of the system prompt was clear. They were to leave the little town and move into the next phase. Logically speaking, the next phase should be in another game region. So, why did they end uping back to this little town? After leaving the little town, he would not be shocked to find that time and space were being warped or if there were more regional restrictions ¨C yet, he mysteriously ended up back here? Just what was going on here? Additionally, there were no new prompts in his system. What is the new phase about? Could it be that we have to circle around this little town? No matter how much he pondered about it, Chen Xiaolian was unable toe up with an answer. He then stepped down on the throttle and turned the car around. Next, he drove the car away in the opposite direction. Ten minutester, the outline of the little town reappeared before him. On their way here, Chen Xiaolian had been carefully observing his surroundings. The street that he was driving on was straight, devoid of any turns. He also observed the surroundings on both sides in detail. However, the wastnd was covered in darkness and it was difficult for him to make out anything of note. There were expanses of wastnds on both sides and nothing for him to use as reference. When he caught sight of the little town, Chen Xiaolian instantly turned the steering wheel and moved the car out of the road and into the wastnd. As the car was moving across the wastnd, the uneven surface caused the car to jolt and shake about. The two people riding inside the car was silent. However, both of them had unpleasant expressions on their faces. After more than 10 minutester, a road appeared before the car once more. Chen Xiaolian drove the car up this new road. A few minutester¡­ The little town appeared once more! This time, Chen Xiaolian stepped on the brakes and had the car parked by the roadside. There was a livid expression on his face as he pulled out a cigarette. Lighting it up, he took a drag. Qimu Xi asked in a terrified voice, ¡°We¡­ did we encounter something strange?¡± ¡°Shut up,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°Let me think about it. You, quiet.¡± Qimu Xi nced at Chen Xiaolian and obediently shut her mouth. A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian got down from the car and pulled a box out from his Storage Watch. He then threw the box in the middle of the road. After giving it one more nce, Chen Xiaolian then turned around and got up the car. Starting up the car again, he then turned the car around and left. Once again¡­ The little town appeared once more and Chen Xiaolian saw that the box was resting right in the middle of the road. He narrowed his eyes. By now, he was certain that he had been going in circles on this road! Furthermore, it did not matter which direction he took, he would still end up here on this road. Not even going into the wastnd could change that! Also, it did not matter which direction he took while driving along this road. His final destination would still be the little town! Are we trapped here? Chen Xiaolian scoffed. New phase? Could this be the new phase? ¡°What should we do now?¡± Qimu Xi was finally unable to restrain herself from asking. Chen Xiaolian remained silent for a few seconds. Then, he started up the car and drove straight into the little town! ¡°We¡¯ll head back!¡± ¡°Back?¡± ¡°Back!¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered and said, ¡°I understand now. This is the new phase!¡± ¡­ The road and streets were the same as the one he had used to leave earlier. However, despite the familiarity, it was also unfamiliar. The streets and buildings were indeed familiar. The part that was unfamiliar was¡­ This little town appeared to have been ravaged by war. Along the way, they were able to see remnant ruins of houses. More than 30 % of the houses there had been reduced to ruins and only a small number of those were able to retain their original shape. Numerous craters that were the result of explosions could be seen on the streets. There were also bullet marks and scorch marks on them. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands, which were holding the steering wheel loosened slightly. He now understood something. Although it had appeared simr, this little town was in fact not the same little town that they had escaped from. They¡¯re not the same! At the end of the street, he saw two tanks that had been wrecked by explosions. One of them was a Thunderstorm Tank. The other one appeared very futuristic and science fictional as well. However, it was not something Chen Xiaolian could put a name to. A wrecked aircraft with broken wings had crashed into a house. Although it was in tatters, the weaponspartment at its bottom part was still intact. When making his way through an intersection, Chen Xiaolian saw the damaged remains of a mech ¨C it was a small type of mech, simr to the infantry type that he had seen back in Zero City. The mech¡¯s two legs had been cut off and its upper body part was left in a heap inside a house. Chen Xiaolian jumped down from the car to go check up on the mech. He found that the cockpit of the mech had been forced open. The ss on the cockpit door had been shattered and the metal frame beside it showed that it had been forcefully twisted! On the surface of the metal frame that had the thickness of an arm was a deep paw mark. Indeed, it was as though some kind of beast had used its paw to twist open the metal frame! Qimu Xi had been sticking closely with Chen Xiaolian. When she caught sight of the ruined mech, her face turned pale. ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. However, he vigntly surveyed his surroundings. ¡°My intuition is telling me that this ce is not safe.¡± The whole of this little town appeared to be the ruins left after a battle. It seemed a fierce battle had taken ce here! There was no telling who the two sides participating in this war were. Chen Xiaolian led Qimu Xi back to the car and he drove forward once more. Every ce they saw was littered with damaged equipment and debris. He saw damaged armours and weapons. There were damaged swords and axes abandoned there as well. The weapons there were not limited to those of the technological type. There were many other cold weapons there and some were of the magical type. When Chen Xiaolian was driving past a street, he saw a magic puppet. The puppet was a huge. Its body wasprised of blocks of stone and had a humanoid shape. Naturally, this puppet was already destroyed. The puppet¡¯s body was smashed into several parts and its huge heady in the middle of the road. Looking closer, the head had also been cut in two! ¡°This should be an Earth element magic puppet,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°It is a war puppet made through magical means. It is like a robot that would obey and fight for its owner.¡± However, the question was¡­ why were there so many wreckage here? Who were the people waging a battle here? yers? Right, it should be the yers. Because this was a yer mode region. In other words¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly remembered something important. If this ce is a yer mode region¡­ then this ce¡­ ¡°yer¡¯s battlefield.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°What did you say?¡± asked Qimu Xi who was behind him. ¡°I said, this ce is probably a battlefield for yers. Mm, only yers and not Awakened ones.¡± ¡°How is that possible?¡± Qimu Xi asked, ¡°I heard that both yers and Awakened ones must participate in instance dungeons.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at the girl and replied, ¡°That is not necessarily the case. Since there is such a thing as a punishment instance dungeon that is specifically for Awakened ones, why can¡¯t there be instance dungeons made specifically for yers? Besides¡­¡± He let his words trail off. He had a spection in his mind. Since this world was created by the Development Team¡­ Then, in the beginning, this world did not have Awakened ones. This world only had instance dungeons for yers. Later on, Awakened ones emerged and the Development Team modified the instance dungeons to host both yers and Awakened ones. However, it was possible that all instance dungeons were made exclusively for yers in the beginning. If so¡­ ¡°Could we have entered a yer exclusive instance dungeon temte?¡± Chen Xiaolian observed the surrounding wreckage and frowned to himself. Checking the radar, he saw that there were no enemies around. However, the road eventually became too damaged for the car to continue moving forward. Chen Xiaolian kept the car back and the two of them moved forward with their bare feet. He spected that there was something that needed to be done to activate the quest for this phase. However, he had yet to find out what that something was. The little town that was a ruined battlefield was filled with wreckage, weapons and equipment. While walking forward, Chen Xiaolian had been inspecting those items he saw along the way as he attempted to salvage something good from the ce. He saw a war axe that appearedpletely simr to the one that he was using before. However, it was thoroughly damaged and was beyond repair. As for the mechs, tanks, aircrafts; they were also badly damaged. If Roddy was here, then he might be able to do something with his Mechanical Heart skill. However, Chen Xiaolian could just stare and do nothing. ¡°They¡¯re all good stuff!¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin as he observed a damaged human shaped mech left on the roadside. The damage on the mech was not too extensive; it was missing an arm and its turbine fans were damaged. There were also scorch marks on it. If he could drag it off with him, he might be able to find a way to slowly repair it. After making his way past another street, he found a more familiar scene before him. Qimu Xi pointed at the door of a building located to the left of the street and said, ¡°Look! It¡¯s here!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and he looked at the door as well. That was the little town¡¯s¡­ Safe zone! It was in the same position as the earlier town. The same building, the same door. The same¡­ safe zone? Chen Xiaolian felt dubious as he walked over with Qimu Xi in tow. Finding the door closed, Chen Xiaolian forcefully pushed it. To his surprise, the door easily gave way. Creaking sounds came out, indicating the severity of the damage on it. There were traces to show that someone had hacked down on the door. After the door was pushed open, dust drifted down from the top of the doorframe. Noticing that, Chen Xiaolian quickly covered his nose but Qimu Xi who was behind him gave a loud sneeze. The room was dark and Chen Xiaolian took out a tactical shlight to illuminate the room. A strong ray of light shone and dust could be seen drifting around the room. Clearly, the room had been left untouched for a long time. Even the air was filled with staleness. Chen Xiaolian used the scarf to cover his mouth and walked inside. Qimu Xi too, followed suit. ¡­ Thanks to the light from the tactical shlight, they were barely able to make out the insides of the room. Judging by the size and area of the room, the room was exactly the same as the safe zone that they had appeared in earlier. However, all the fluorescent light on the ceiling had been broken. The same applied to the floor. There were many damaged areas, resulting in an uneven surface. Chen Xiaolian swept the room with his tactical shlight. Qimu Xi who was behind him suddenly cried out and her body stuck to Chen Xiaolian as she gripped his arm tightly. ¡°There! Something is there!¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed and directed the light in that direction. There was a silhouette on the wall. It appeared to be¡­ a person? ¡­ A damaged armour. The chest part of the armour had been cut by something very sharp while the waist part was stabbed. Whatever stabbed the waist part had pierced all the way through to the back. Chen Xiaolian could only guess what kind of weapon had aplished that. The helmet tilted to the side. The left arm had beenpletely crushed. The iron armour on it was crumpled into a clump and tossed to the side. Red and ck marks could be seen on the surface of the armour¡­ it appeared to be rust formed from the prolonged exposure to blood. Inside that armour was¡­ a dried corpse! Who knows how long the corpse had been left here. There was no more water and the corpse was so dry it resembled a withered tree branch. Chen Xiaolian attempted to grab the right arm only to see the elbow break apart and the hand fell down. However, the armour on it was still very durable. ¡°This is good stuff!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to pick up the fallen arm. He inspected the marks on the surface of the armour. The marks appeared to be some form of pattern and Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from looking at it once more. ¡°If I am not mistaken, this armour must certainly be a high-grade equipment. It might even be some amazing stuff with magical blessings.¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a sigh. He began searching the corpse. He quickly found a leather sheath on the waist area of the armour. He opened it up. Chen Xiaolian smiled. It was a dagger! It was somewhat heavy to the touch but its de was very sharp. The system was quick to show a system prompt. [System prompt: Picked up the equipment: Shadow Dagger. [B+] ss weapon.] Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat and he kept the dagger into this personal system. Then, he inspected the Shadow Dagger using the system. [Shadow Dagger. [B+] ss weapon. State: Slightly damaged. [Complementary skill: Assassinate. Stab the other party¡¯s vital area. There is a 5 % chance to deal double damage.] ¡°Pretty good,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He did not hesitate to take the item for himself. This corpse clearly belonged to a yer. However, there was no way to know who. Chen Xiaolian continued inspecting the other parts of the corpse, hoping to get lucky. If he could find some kind of storage equipment, then this would be a productive endeavour. To his disappointment, although he did find one¡­ There was a watch that was very simr to the one he wore. However, the watch was obviously more advancedpared to his. Unfortunately¡­ that watch was damaged. It had been cut in half! If the storage equipment was only slightly damaged, it could still be repaired. However, if it was utterly damaged, the items inside could never be recovered. ¡­ The corpse was the only thing inside the safe zone. Other than that, the room was empty save for the thickyer of dust on the floor. There were no other corpses or wreckage inside. Chen Xiaolian held the shlight and moved around in a circle, feeling a little disappointed. It was then that he heard a sounding from behind him. Crash! Chen Xiaolian jerked his head back to see Qimu Xi standing there. She shrank back and cried out, ¡°I didn¡¯t do it! I didn¡¯t touch anything! It fell by itself!¡± The armour-d corpse had fallen onto the floor and had broken into several parts! Chen Xiaolian nced at Qimu Xi and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It must be because I touched it just now.¡± After saying that, he turned around. Qimu Xi however, stared at the remains of the corpse on the floor and said, ¡°Eh? This¡­ there is something here!¡± ¡­ Chapter 301 Strange Recording

Chapter 301 Strange Recording

GOR Chapter 301 Strange Recording Beneath the rusted armour was a piece of stone board. The stone board was as big as a book. Chen Xiaolian bent down to pick it up. He blew theyer of dust on it and used his hand to wipe its surface. He immediately sensed the unevenness of the surface of the stone board. After having blown away theyer of dust on its surface, he saw that the stone board can be opened up on both sides. It was like a door hinge. Chen Xiaolian shone the tactical shlight upon the stone board¡¯s surface and noticed what was on it. Strange symbols had been engraved upon the surface of the stone board ¨C it seemed like a form ofnguage? Chen Xiaolian felt hampered when he realized that he was unable to recognize any of the words. That was puzzling. Since he was sucked into the system and had obtained his personal system, he should no longer be facing any issues when it came to foreignnguages. No matter where he was in the world, the system would be capable of tranting thenguage there for him. He would never face any problems in understanding differentnguages. The same applied to texts. And yet, Chen Xiaolian was unable to make heads or tails out of the symbols on the stone board. The symbols appeared to be neither pictograms nor cuneiform scripts. Could it be the relic of some ancient civilization? But that doesn¡¯t seem to be the case¡­ Feeling puzzled, Chen Xiaolian turned open the stone board. A symbol could be seen on the surface of the opened stone book. Seeing the symbol, Chen Xiaolian uttered, ¡°Eh.¡± This¡­ seems like an emblem? Or is it a sign? A sword and an axe were crossed together in the symbol. It was clearly some form of emblem. It appeared to be¡­ an emblem for a guild or organization? Several lines of text could be seen written beneath the emblem. Chen Xiaolian found several special characteristics within those texts. First, those texts were actually engraved onto the surface of the stone in a hasty manner. It seemed that the engraver had used the tip of a sword or dagger to engrave those texts. Some of them were crooked and jagged in appearance. Second, the engraved texts were not all done by the same arm. The strength used when engraving those texts were different, some deeper and some more shallow. There were also differences in the arrangement of the texts ¨C this stone book appeared to be some kind of recording device. The engraved texts in there were all over the ce. Clearly, the styles of writing of the engravers were different. Third, although Chen Xiaolian could not make out the symbols used in the engraved texts, he was able to differentiate them. They seemed to all be of differentnguages?! Chen Xiaolian browsed through them and his eyes suddenly lit up! In the lower left corner of the stone book were several words that Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize! Those were the words of this world ¨C one of the minornguages used in Europe. Thanks to his personal system, Chen Xiaolian was able to read the words there. ¡°We are the greatest guild! We have given everything we have!¡± Looking at those words, Chen Xiaolian judged that they were written in a hasty and rough manner. Thest few words appeared crooked, seemingly fromck of strength. The more he looked at it, the more puzzled Chen Xiaolian became. His finger slid across the edges of the stone book and he suddenly felt a thin but long groove at the side. He kept examining the stone book with his hand and found that there was a hollow groove with a width of a cigarette and a length of over 10 centimetres at the edge of the stone book. Chen Xiaolian turned the stone book over and inspected it. The hollow groove seemed very strange. It seemed possible to insert a card of sort into the groove. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and he quickly crouched down on the floor and he began rummaging through the pile of armour on the floor. After a while, he exhaled as he found what he was looking for beneath a damaged armour piece! It was the armour on the owner¡¯s right hand! Tossing the armour of the hand away, Chen Xiaolian held the withered and cut off arm in his hand. He could see that the twig like fingers were holding something tightly. It was a long-shaped crystal. Chen Xiaolian shed his tactical shlight at it and saw that it was reflecting the light back with a strange glow. It appeared translucent. Under the illumination of the shlight, a faint stream of light could be seen shing inside it. Chen Xiaolian pried open the withered fingers and retrieved the crystal. After inspecting it carefully, he pulled up the stone book. Finding the groove, he tried pushing the crystal inside it. Ka! The soft sound clicked out as the crystal slipped in perfectly into the groove. Its size was perfect! The instant the crystal was ced into the groove; Chen Xiaolian saw a glow appear on the surface of the stone book! It came from the symbol on the stone book, which suddenly shot out as a beam of light! The beam of light fell onto the surface of the wall before Chen Xiaolian, creating an image on the wall. This appeared to be¡­ some form of movie projector! Chen Xiaolian quickly became alert! Qimu Xi who was beside him eximed out in a low tone. ¡°Don¡¯t say anything!¡± Chen Xiaolian held Qimu Xi as he stared intently at the projection on the wall. Actually, it was not just a projection. It was more urate to call it a 3D projection. The projection shook¡­ There was a room and a man in armour leaned against the wall. His face and body were stained with blood. The armour he wore was horribly damaged; the chest part of his armour appeared to have been hacked open and something had pierced through his waist area. Blood flowed freely through his wounds and onto the floor! One nce sufficed for Chen Xiaolian to recognize the background in the 3D projection. It was from this safe zone! Looking at the man¡¯s armour and the pattern on the armour, it was possible for him to say that¡­ the withered corpse was that man! The armoured man leaned against the wall and gasped for breath. He struggled to retrieve something ¨C it was the stone book. The stone book seemed capable of functioning as a form of video equipment. He raised it up and directed it toward himself. Due to that, the 3D projection became something like a selfie moment. His expression was one of utter pain and despair. His eyes were filled with rage, grievances and¡­ unwillingness! The sound created from his rapid intakes of breath signalled that he was in a very bad state. Blood was still trickling down from his mouth. Then, he began speaking in a whisper. He spoke and Chen Xiaolian realized that he was incapable of understanding a single word! He had never heard thatnguage before. Not even his personal system could trante it for him. The armoured man spoke hastily and continued to gasp for breath. Rage and bitterness was evident within his voice. As he spoke, he coughed out a mouthful of blood. However, he forced himself to continue speaking. Chen Xiaolian noticed that there was also a faint roaring sounding from the 3D projection and the projection itself seemed to be shaking. It seemed as though the entire room was shaking. After finishing what he wanted to say, the armoured man exhaled. However, he did not put down the stone book. Instead, he continued holding it in his hand and had his face looking at it. As Chen Xiaolian was feeling disappointed, the projection shed and the armoured man opened his mouth to speak again. ¡°My name is Kaiser, yer number XXXXXX¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was startled! He understood thisnguage! Clearly, this was anguage from this world! ¡°In order to ensure that this message could be understood by whoever discovers this, I am using thenguage of this world that I have learnt to repeat what I have said earlier. ¡°Our guild is the almighty legion of Conquerors. We are the strongest, the most powerful guild in this world¡­ or at least, we were! ¡°Today, this very moment would be thest moment of existence for this almighty guild. ¡°As the leader of the guild, I have had to witness how my fellowrades fall in battle. ¡°This is the final note for this guild, which contains the final words of every members of my guild. ¡°We Conquerors will never fade away! ¡°I do not know who will find this book in the end. Perhaps you are a yer, or¡­ an Awakened. However, due to the rules of the system, there is no way for me to tell you the shocking truth that we had discovered. The system rules will block off all such sensitive information. ¡°Thus¡­ even though there is so much that I want to say, there is no way for me to do so¡­ ¡°The only thing I can say is¡­ perhaps, we have made a mistake! ¡°Everything was a mistake! ¡°From the beginning to the end, all of it was a mistake! ¡°And it is because of this terrifying mistake that me and my guild had to pay the price in blood. We had to give it all¡­ until everyst member had died fighting here! Our grievances, our rage, our unwillingness¡­ perhaps, no one would ever discover it. Perhaps, it would be buried away forever in a remote corner of this world to rot and disappear. ¡°But¡­ if there is hope, if this message do get discovered by anyone, then I will tell you only this¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t believe it¡­ all of it! ¡°You must not believe any of it! ¡°Because what you think and what you believe might not even exist! ¡°I can only say ¡®might¡¯ because even until now, we had not been able to truly prove our deductions. ¡°As for me, my life is alreadying to its end. I will soon be reuniting with my fellow guild members. ¡°Finally, to you who have discovered this message, I have left something inside this instance dungeon, a relic of our Conquerors Guild. If you are lucky enough to find it, it may prove to be of great use to you. It is a very powerful weapon and the key to opening it is the memory crystal that you are using right now. ¡°I had left the weapon outside. I hope that you will be able to find it. ¡°If¡­ after reading this message and after sessfully finding our relic, there is a favour that I want to ask from you. ¡°Tell¡­ tell¡­¡± His voice had gradually grown weaker. Chen Xiaolian was unable to restrain himself from leaning a few inches closer. The armoured man in the projection was already on the verge of death. ¡°Tell¡­ ¡­ Gongsun Qi, tell¡­ Umbre¡­ we were wrong, we¡­ soughable. ¡± His words ended. In the projection, the armoured man reached out with his hand toward the stone book ¨C he was probably removing the memory crystal. Then, the projection stopped. Chen Xiaolian was shocked. He felt his mind pummelled by gigantic, Heaven shaking waves! A yer Guild? Utter extermination of the guild? Strange final note? Don¡¯t believe any of it? All of it may not exist? Relic? Powerful weapon? And¡­ he also mentioned¡­ Bai Qi and¡­ Umbre? Mm, by Umbre, he probably meant Mr San, right? Chen Xiaolian was confused! Kaiser. Raw: ¡®¿­Èö¡¯, pinyin: ¡®k¨£is¨£¡¯. Chapter 302 Messed Up Big Time

Chapter 302 Messed Up Big Time

GOR Chapter 302 Messed Up Big Time ¡°How about it? Are you still going to keep your mouth shut?¡± Nagase Komi was seated in front of Han Bi. The bald girl raised her wrist, revealing the watch she wore over her wrist. ¡°The preparation phase is long over. The restriction against killing other participants is now no more. Are you not afraid that I will kill you?¡± Han Bi closed his eyes. ¡°I am simply curious about you. Also, it would seem as though you are acquainted with that fellow.¡± The bald girl stood up, walked until she was before Han Bi and crouched down. She then gripped Han Bi¡¯s chin and said in a whisper, ¡°My intuition is telling me that you know something important about him.¡± Han Bi raised his head and opened his eyes. Both of his thick eye brows were knitted together tightly as he said, ¡°I have already messed up once. Ever since then, I swore to never mess up a second time. My intuition is telling me that I must not tell you anything about him. I will not do anything to harm him. If you want to get any information from me¡­ I am sorry to say, you should just kill me right now. At any rate¡­ I am just a minor character. After dying, I¡¯ll just go back to the outside world and live life as a normal human.¡± There was a strange flicker in Nagase Komi¡¯s eyes and she pursed her lips. She was about to say something when she suddenly stood up instead. Then, she quickly took two steps back. Monster and Phoenix was approaching them from behind her. The two of them were running over from the wastnd. Monster held a spear in his hand as he took the rear. He would constantly observe his surroundings vigntly as he ran forward while holding the spear up high. Phoenix who was running in front noticed Sawakita Mitsuo resting himself while sitting beside a campfire. An odd expression appeared on her face and she said, ¡°Sir Generalissimo, you seem very rxed.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo smiled softly and replied, ¡°I am just a decrepit old man. It is only natural for me to be passing on the heavy work to you youngsters.¡± Phoenix grunted in response before ncing at the bald girl. Then, she turned her gaze toward Han Bi and asked, ¡°Have you interrogated him? Does he have any valuable information?¡± Nagase Komi revealed an irritated face and shook her head coldly. She said, ¡°No, he refused to speak. Perhaps, he is just an insignificant character.¡± Monster moved closer and waved the spear in his hand. ¡°In that case, let¡¯s just kill him. Bringing a weak and minor character like him along would only give us more problems.¡± Han Bi narrowed his eyes. Nagase Komi however, took a step forward with a passive face, blocking Monster¡¯s path forward. She said, ¡°Didn¡¯t we agree on letting me interrogate him? Are you doubting my abilities?¡± Monster replied coolly, ¡°The second phase is already starting up. We should not be wasting our time and energy on a worthless being. If you don¡¯t like the idea of killing, then just leave him to fend for himself in this wastnd.¡± Nagase Komi stared at Monster and her tone suddenly took on an odd note. ¡°Have you never been weak before?¡± ¡°¡­ eh?¡± The bald girl¡¯s face was cold as she spoke, ¡°I was weak once. I was so weak, I practically had no battle strength to speak of. Fortunately, I met a soft-hearted fellow who was willing to take me in. Although he would force me to work, he had never given up or abandoned me.¡± After saying that, Nagase Komi fixed a stare at Monster before continuing, ¡°I do not know if you were already so strong the moment you entered this game. But I think¡­ if, at the moment when you were still very weak, if you had encountered others with the same mind-set as yours now¡­ you would have died long ago.¡± Monster moved his lips but no words came out. Nagase Komi then raised a finger up to her lips. Then, she stretched out her tongue and gently licked the tip of her finger. That finger quickly transformed into a sharp metal de. She stared Monster in the eye and said, ¡°He has been assigned to me. I am willing to bring him along¡­ do you have anything you want to say?¡± ¡°No.¡± Before Monster could say anything, Phoenix had already walked over and spoke out. She looked at Nagase Komi with aplicated expression. ¡°I respect your way of thought¡­ we¡¯ll leave him to you. If you are willing to take him along, then he will be your responsibility.¡± ¡°I will handle it properly,¡± said Nagase Komi who nced at Phoenix. Her expression eased down somewhat and she retracted her killing intent. Next, she turned over to look at Han Bi and said, ¡°You, get up.¡± As she said that, she moved forward and gently kicked Han Bi. ¡°From this moment onward, you will be under me. Do whatever I tell you to do¡­ that is, if you want to live.¡± Phoenix cast a side-nce at the bald girl before leading Monster elsewhere. When they were both some distance away, Nagase Komi crouched down and stared at Han Bi. She said in a hushed voice, ¡°Very well, since you refuse to talk, then you had best not¡­ especially when other people asks you. Keep a lid on your tongue.¡± Han Bi¡¯s mind raced as he looked at Nagase Komi and he felt that something was strange. ¡°We came in contact with another team one kilometre east from here.¡± Phoenix went to seat herself before Sawakita Mitsuo. She checked the time before slowly continuing, ¡°The other party isposed of six people, a temporary alliance like us. Strength unknown. Still, from what we can see, two of them should be fairly strong. As for the results of our contact, things were pretty peaceful. We did not get into any conflicts and the other party did express the desire to cooperate to a certain extent.¡± ¡°Forming an alliance?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo raised his eyelids. ¡°Not that fast,¡± answered Phoenix with a smile. ¡°The second phase has already begun. None of us knows what the quest would be, so the other party was not willing to immediately form an alliance. We¡¯ll have to see how things goes before we can agree on anything. However¡­¡± ¡°However?¡± ¡°However, I did find out about something interesting.¡± Phoenix knitted her brows and continued, ¡°The members of Thorned Flower Guild had made an announcement. There is someone they want. Whoever seeds in killing this person can go find the team leader of Thorned Flower Guild to obtain rewards. Those who report information on that person can also get some rewards.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s eyes lit up. Phoenix retrieved her mobile phone and pulled open a picture from it. Naturally, it was the portrait of Culkin. When Sawakita Mitsuo nced at it, he could not stop his expression from turning odd. ¡°This¡­ isn¡¯t this Qiu Yun?¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyes narrowed and she asked, ¡°Do you know this person?¡± ¡°Qiu Yun, the Guild Leader of Meteor Rock Guild,¡± Sawakita Mitsuo said with a peculiar smile. ¡°I had met him before¡­ oncest year.¡± Phoenix thought about it and replied, ¡°I have heard of his name before. He seemed quite famous.¡± ¡°He has considerable strength,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo with a serious tone. ¡°I wonder, how did he end up provoking Thorned Flower Guild? From what I can recall, he is a very smart fellow, how could¡­¡± ¡°This is not something that we should be worried about.¡± Phoenix sighed and continued, ¡°Since he is wanted by Thorned Flower Guild, then all we need to know is that if we encounter him, even if we don¡¯t make enemies of him, we must not cooperate with him. There is no need for us to bring the wrath of Thorned Flower Guild down on our heads.¡± Pausing, she then continued in a hushed tone, ¡°The second phase had started for quite some time now. But, the system had not issued any prompt about the second phase¡¯s quest¡­ this is highly irregr. I think there is something suspicious going on¡­ Sir Generalissimo, you have the most experience here. Has such a thing happened within punishment instance dungeons before?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo narrowed his eyes and said coolly, ¡°No prompt is given for this second phase while the restriction against the killing of each other has been lifted. So¡­ the biggest question now is: Will the participants start killing each other? ¡°Perhaps, this is the purpose of this instance dungeon? To let us fight against one another? A bunch of ravenous wolves stuck inside a cage, he he¡­¡± Phoenix considered it seriously before shaking her head. ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s that simple. If it wants us to kill each other, it will at least issue out the corresponding quest. But now, there is nothing at all¡­ I think there might be something moreplicated behind this. Perhaps¡­¡± Her heart gave a pound and she said, ¡°Perhaps, the instance dungeon quest is the opposite¡­¡± Then, Phoenix¡¯s expression suddenly sank. She received a message from the alliance channel. Phoenix jumped to her feet. ¡°The Titan brothers are under attack three kilometres from here in the southeast direction!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo finally straightened up his body. ¡°Your men?¡± There was a grim expression on Phoenix¡¯s face. In but a few seconds, she made up her mind. ¡°Monster,e with me, we¡¯ll go meet up with the Titan brothers. Tell them that if possible, retreat while fighting and withdraw toward us¡­ if not, then stay where they are and hold on for reinforcements.¡± Phoenix inhaled deeply before looking at Sawakita Mitsuo. She asked, ¡°Sir Generalissimo, will you be helping us?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo sighed and slowly got up. ¡°Since we have formed an alliance, then at the very least, I will have to fulfil my duty as an ally. I¡¯ll go together with you.¡± Phoenix revealed a soft smile and she cast a profound gaze at the old Japanese man. ¡°Thank you, Sir Generalissimo.¡± Monster had already brought out a dune buggy. Both him and Phoenix jumped into the dune buggy and they moved to the southeast. Following behind them were Sawakita Mitsuo and the middle-aged man. The old man had Nagase Komi stay behind. ¡°Komi, you¡¯ll stay here. The terrain of this ce is quite good; we can use this ce as a temporary base. You will be responsible for keeping watch here.¡± As he spoke, the old man gave her a meaningful wink as he gestured toward Han Bi. Nagase Komi watched as Sawakita Mitsuo and the middle-aged man left with the dune buggy. She harrumphed and pointed at Han Bi. ¡°Put out the fire.¡± Han Bi did not attempt to resist and he simply moved forward and got to work. He picked up a bucket of water that was ced beside and sshed the water down on the fire, extinguishing it. After the mes were extinguished, the camp became dark and the stars and moon became the only source of illumination, shining faintly on their bodies. ¡°Why did you¡­ save me?¡± Han Bi put down the water bucket and looked at Nagase Komi. She simply gave a harrumph without replying. Han Bi hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°The one you were talking about earlier¡­ was it Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Nagase Komi turned to look at Han Bi. Han Bi gave a wry smile and said, ¡°Among all the people I know, he is the only one who would do something so soft hearted.¡± Pausing, Han Bi then frowned and said, ¡°Just now, what you said¡­ you want me to keep all information about him a secret? Are you protecting him?¡± Nagase Komi walked until she was standing before Han Bi. ¡°You are his friend, are you not?¡± ¡°¡­ yes.¡± Han Bi nodded his head and said, ¡°Something like that.¡± ¡°You are quite lucky to have such a good friend,¡± Nagase Komi said coldly. ¡°However, let me warn you. From this moment onward, except for me, you had better not mention his name to anyone else.¡± Han Bi was not a fool. He was quick to catch on. ¡°Is it¡­ to be on guard against that Phoenix woman and herpanions?¡± Nagase Komi stared at Han Bi with a cold expression for a good 10 seconds. As Han Bi was thinking to himself that he would not be getting an answer from her¡­ She suddenly opened her mouth and spoke up. ¡°That woman knows Chen Xiaolian.¡± ¡°How do you know that?¡± ¡°That ck Widow spider silk in her hand,¡± Nagase Komi said coolly. ¡°It¡¯s the thing they used to tie you up. Chen Xiaolian had quite a bit of those¡­ he¡¯s quite the clever one. Not many people would think of using the ck Widow spider silk in such a way. However, I did see him use it before. As for that Phoenix woman¡­ I inadvertently heard her say that the spider silk was given to her by a friend.¡± ¡°You think Chen Xiaolian was the one to give it to her?¡± ¡°Mm, that is possible.¡± Nagase Komi answered. ¡°But¡­ if she is friends with Xiaolian¡­¡± ¡°I realized that when she was talking about the ¡®friend¡¯ who gave her the spider silk¡­ there was aplicated expression on Phoenix¡¯s face. And there is also that big oaf, Monster. When he was talking about that friend, his expression was one of vignce.¡± Han Bi nodded. ¡°So, you mean¡­ although they know each other, they might not necessarily be friends. Rather, they might even be enemies?¡± ¡°Only Heaven knows,¡± answered Nagase Komi who shook her head. ¡°Maybe they cooperated before and maybe they ended up bing enemies in the end. At any rate, those expressions are something you use when thinking of enemies and not friends.¡± ¡°So, why don¡¯t you want me to talk about Chen Xiaolian?¡± Nagase Komi was silent for a few seconds before replying, ¡°Because¡­ Chen Xiaolian is also in this instance dungeon.¡± Han Bi was silent. Nagase Komi suddenly leaned closer to Han Bi¡¯s face. She stared him in the eye and said, ¡°Oh? You don¡¯t seem surprised? When I said that he was also in this instance dungeon, you did not be surprised at all? It seems you already know about it.¡± Han Bi was shocked. He did not think that he would be exposed so easily. He hesitated for a bit before replying in a whisper, ¡°I¡­ I did indeed figure it out.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°But, I cannot tell you.¡± Han Bi shook his head. Naturally, he had already guessed that the one who was impersonating the Thorned Flower Guild member was Chen Xiaolian. It was due to what Chen Xiaolian had said: ¡°My friends all live a good life while my enemies have already paid the price for doing so.¡± As Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hard-core novel fan, it was only natural for Han Bi to know that the quote was something that Chen Xiaolian was very fond of. However¡­ he must not reveal it. Although he did not know why Chen Xiaolian would appear as a member of Thorned Flower Guild¡­ The fact that he was covering his face meant that he did not want others to know of his identity. Han Bi did not want to disrupt Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ns. ¡°I will not tell you about it.¡± Han Bi shook his head firmly. ¡°Whatever you like.¡± Nagase Komi frowned. ¡°However, I must remind you not to mention to Phoenix that Chen Xiaolian is in this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°You fear that she holds a grudge against Chen Xiaolian and might take this opportunity to get vengeance?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that simple¡­¡± Nagase Komi sighed and there was aplicated look on her face. It¡¯s veryplicated. ¡­ Nagase Komi¡¯s reasoning was very simple. It just so happened that she knew of one matter. The winner of the London instance dungeon was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team. As for how she knew¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian did not know that his secret had been found out by the bald girl. He sped the stone book tightly with a perplexed expression. The short recording carried arge amount of information, so much so that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was unable to process them all quickly enough. By carefully assessing the recording, it was possible to deduce several information. First, the Conqueror Guild and the one who left the recording had existed for an extremely long time, as long as Bai Qi and Mr San. They were the masters of their era. Second, although they were yers, their entire guild was wiped out right here. And yet, they did not say anything other than: Do not trust all of it, everything might not exist. Those ambiguous words were hard toprehend. However, there was a rather inconspicuous fact within the recording that made Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pound madly. All this while, he had always been curious about one thing. If Awakened ones were to die in this game, they would be refreshed into ordinary humans to live on in the outside world. They will have their memories as Awakened ones erased by their system to restore the bnce. Then¡­ what about the yers? Within the ¡®Upper ne¡¯, the ¡®world of yers¡¯; what would happen to yers when they die? Since this was just a game, so what if they failed toplete a quest or die? Will they lose their equipment? Lose levels? Lose points? No. That did not appear to be the case. Through the recording, Chen Xiaolian was able to note that the one who left the message, the one known as Kaiser¡­ His tone was filled with grievances, anger and unwillingness toward the loss of hisrades. Chen Xiaolian carefully weighed the matter¡­ Assume, just assume that you are ying an online game. When you are ying that game, you and yourpanions failed the quest given by the game and all died. Would you show such a kind of reaction? If it was merely an online game, what¡¯s the big deal with dying during a quest? At worst, you will just lose levels or be required to login again. At most, you would just QQ or go chat with your fallenpanions; cursing while pulling faces. Then, you will return to the game a few dayster and continue on. Who would show such an agonizing and vehement outburst? Unless¡­ There was only one exnation. ¡°Would they really¡­ die as well?¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled to himself. ¡­ At the edge of the town. A ck figure strode forward across the road on the wastnd as ck coloured mes enveloped his entire body. His hand was dragging arge ck coloured long sword, which created sparks as it scraped against the road. The Fallen Avenger moved across the road and into the new little town. ¡­ System prompt: yer mode activated. yers will enter this instance dungeon in one hour¡¯s time. System prompt: yer mode activated. yers will enter this instance dungeon in one hour¡¯s time. System prompt: yer mode activated. yers will enter this instance dungeon in one hour¡¯s time. System prompt: yer mode activated. yers will enter this instance dungeon in one hour¡¯s time. ¡­ Every Awakened ones inside the instance dungeon received this prompt inside their personal system at the same time. The prompt caused everyone to be confounded. ¡­ ¡°What the Hell? Isn¡¯t this supposed to be a punishment instance dungeon? Why would yers enter a punishment instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Is there an error in the system?¡± ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Oh, my God! Why would yers enter?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth was agape as he looked at his personal system. System prompt: You havepleted the warm up phase for yer mode. Entering second phase of yer mode¡­ linking and merging of instance dungeon in progress, entering willmence in one hour. ¡°I¡­ damn¡­ ¡­ ¡­ I messed up big time.¡± ¡­ Chapter 303 Hide From What?

Chapter 303 Hide From What?

GOR Chapter 303 Hide From What? yer mode¡­ second phase¡­ instance dungeon¡­ Merging? Chen Xiaolian was utterly shell shocked. What is that supposed to mean? Is it because of me? Did I activate yer mode? Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was quick to consider the critical point of this issue. If he had followed Ta Wang¡¯s method of hiding inside the safe zone and do nothing, he would be able to wait for the instance dungeon to end just like that. By not participating in the ¡®yer quest¡¯, the yer mode would not be activated. Unexpectedly, the Fallen Avenger appeared, making it impossible to continue staying inside the safe zone. After he was forced to run out of the safe zone, he had to kill those ravenous wolves and run away from the little town¡­ all those actions resulted in himpleting the quest for yer mode. By default, the system then activated yer mode. In other words, the ¡®yers¡¯ that the system was referring to here¡­ Was¡­ ¡°Me? I became a yer?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not know if he should beughing or crying. After reaching this line of thinking, Chen Xiaolian jumped to his feet and walked back and forth within the room. ¡°What do I do?¡± Chen Xiaolian began to ponder the situation in his mind. This could potentially end up terribly. Would the system issue him the quests for yer modeter on? GM had mentioned that he was not someone who had failed toplete the previous instance dungeon. Thus, he was not actually constrained by the quest requirements of this punishment instance dungeon. But¡­ Since yer mode had been activated. Then¡­ This punishment instance dungeon was meant specifically for Awakened ones. But now that yer mode had activated¡­ Then this punishment instance dungeon would no longer continue to be a punishment instance dungeon. It would be a normal instance dungeon. If this was now a normal instance dungeon, would he be subjected to the requirements of the system quests? If the system bestowed on him a wondrous ¡®yer quest¡¯, did he have to goplete it? If he did not¡­ Would that count as a failure toplete an instance dungeon? After that¡­ when he exited this instance dungeon, he will then be thrown into a punishment instance dungeon? What the bloody mess. ¡°One hour¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian checked his personal system and saw a countdown timer appear in his system. Time left: 59 minutes and 28 seconds. He turned to Qimu Xi to find the girl looking at him with widened eyes. Chen Xiaolian exhaled and asked, ¡°You got it too?¡± ¡°Mm¡­ this, what is going on?¡± There was a tearful look in Qimu Xi¡¯s face. ¡°Don¡¯t panic.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Chen Xiaolian suddenly recalled something. He walked around the room and began searching the dusty floor for something. A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian bent his waist and picked something up from the ground. Then, he quietly slipped it into his pocket. It was a¡­ Metal sphere. ¡°Let¡¯s leave.¡± Chen Xiaolian called out to Qimu Xi before leading her out of the rundown safe room. Stepping outside, he looked at the little town that had mostly been reduced to ruins. Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel strange inside. Assuming that Kaiser¡¯s guild really was a yer guild¡­ then, who were they waging a battle against here? Assuming Kaiser was not just boasting and that his guild was truly the pinnacle in terms of strength, then what kind of existence could wipe out a guild such as theirs? Observing the damaged remnants left on the battlefield, it was obvious to Chen Xiaolian that the participants of this battle possessed powers of the technological and magical types. Machines, mechs, magical weapons, cold weapons¡­ The scale of destructive power here was humongous. Just what kind of power could utterly wipe out such a powerful guild here? Who was it that had attacked them? Or rather¡­ what. Naturally, there was another important matter. In the recording that Kaiser left, he mentioned that he had left behind a powerful weapon. The weapon¡­ Chen Xiaolian looked around in search of it. Turning around, he jumped onto the roof of a house and carefully assessed the townyout. The battle seemed to have started from the left side of the town¡­ There appeared to be a military withdrawal where they resisted all the way while retreating until they reached the safe zone area. Kaiser¡¯s guild members all died during the withdrawal operation. In the end, only Kaiser made it into the safe zone and died inside. If so¡­ the weapon that he was talking about, where could it be? Chen Xiaolian who was on the roof looked around. Suddenly, he caught sight of a figure walking through a street located far away. Chen Xiaolian was greatly startled and he quickly climbed down, eventually sliding down through the walls. He grabbed the dazed Qimu Xi and said in a lowered tone of voice, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Go?¡± ¡°Hurry, the monster has chased us all the way here.¡± Chen Xiaolian dragged Qimu Xi as he quickly moved toward the other side of the town. After moving past a street, Chen Xiaolian spied a house beside the street. He went toward the house and attempted to push open the door. Finding the door to be locked, Chen Xiaolian exerted more force and broke the door lock. He then pulled Qimu Xi with him into the house and mmed the door shut. Qimu Xi¡¯s face was pale and she said, ¡°We¡­¡± ¡°Shush, we¡¯ll hide here first.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and smiled bitterly. ¡°Right now, we can only dy. Think of a way to make it through this one hour. We are now trapped in here. Even if we run out of this town, we can¡¯t go anywhere but return here. That is the equivalent of being trapped in here. ¡°Did you not read the system prompt? In one hour, the instance dungeons will finish merging and we might be able to leave this ce. ¡°Now, we need to make it through this one hour and think of a way to avoid being found by the monster.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian quickly pulled Qimu Xi up to the second floor. They entered a room that was facing the street. He then crept toward the window and closed the window curtains, leaving only a gap. After that, he carefully looked at the street outside the window. After one minute of observation, Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh of relief. The Fallen Avenger had not chased them here. However, when he turned his head back, he found that Qimu Xi was standing beside a cab. She was curiously looking at the items lined atop the cab. ¡°What are you looking at?¡± Qimu Xi turned around and she pointed at the furnishings on the cab. ¡°Look, these¡­ these items.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He went toward the cab to look at it and became stunned. ¡­ Normally speaking, there shouldn¡¯t be anything strange about the items on the cab. Those were the items that ordinary humans would use as furnishings. Some small ornaments and some personal items. There was also a drawing board next to the cab. Chen Xiaolian pulled the drawing board out and inspected it. It was a charcoal art, drawn with rough strokes. The lines were thick and the painting was nothing impressive. However, the content of the artwork left Chen Xiaolian surprised. The artwork was surprisingly of¡­ A mech. The design of the mech was simplistic. On the whole however, it was clear that it was of the same type as the damaged ones that Chen Xiaolian had seen in the streets of this little town. It was of the same small infantry-type mech and was not too big. On the surface of the mech inside the drawing was a symbol. It was a symbol that Chen Xiaolian had seen before ¨C the symbol on the stone book. It was the symbol of a sword and axe crossed together. This was clearly the symbol of Conqueror Guild. In the drawing, a man was standing beside the mech in skin-tight uniform. The man sported a moustache and a beard and he wasughing heartily. Seeing that shocked Chen Xiaolian. He quickly pulled open the drawers. The items inside the drawer were a mess. There were some worn out clothes that would tear with just a gentle pinch. There were also robes with linen texture that had gone to ruin. Chen Xiaolian found a badge among those items. It was a round shaped metal badge the size of a normal cup¡¯s mouth. It was unknown what exact type of metal was used to make the badge. However, for him to find this here¡­ Was exceptionally abnormal. ¡­ From what Chen Xiaolian could understand, this town should have been a region within the system¡¯s instance dungeon, an empty town created by the system. The houses inside the little town¡­ in the little town that he was in earlier, the houses also had furniture. However, there were no furnishings. A nce would be sufficient to indicate that no one was living there. Empty. Let¡¯s put it this way. It was the equivalent of movie props that were simply put there for show. At that moment however, in the little town where Conqueror Guild was wiped out, Chen Xiaolian had found¡­ Within this house¡­ Traces to show that someone had lived here before. Additionally¡­ Judging from the symbol on the badge and the drawing of the mech on the drawing board¡­ ¡°Conqueror Guild? They¡­ they actually lived inside this little town before?¡± Also, by the looks of the clothes he found inside the cab, they were not just staying here for one night. The number of damaged clothes inside the cab showed that¡­ They seemed to have lived here for¡­ a long time? The absurdly ridiculous thought popped into his mind. How is that possible? He suddenly pushed Qimu Xi away and rushed out of the room to go downstairs. Chen Xiaolian barged into the kitchen area downstairs and carefully surveyed the area. What he saw left him stunned. This ce¡­ someone had definitely lived here before. Scorch marks could be seen at the bottom part of the pot hanging on the wall of the kitchen. Traces of wear could be seen on the kitchen knives de. Someone had definitely lived in here. These items were not mere props in an empty house. The Conqueror Guild¡­ could they have lived in here? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded furiously. He got the sense that he may havee across a very important clue. Chen Xiaolian went to the door and clenched his teeth as he peeked outside to check the outside street. After confirming that the Fallen Avenger was not outside, he quickly dashed out. He ran across the street. There was a little bar across the street. In one breath, Chen Xiaolian dashed through the street and into the bar. Looking around, he saw that the furnishings on the bar were very normal. There was a thickyer of dust build up. However, when Chen Xiaolian walked until he was beside the bar counter and swept his sleeve across the surface of the counter, he found scratch marks on the surface of the counter. There were also marks left by knives. A grimacing face, a badge¡­ This meant that¡­ someone had once drank and messed about here. Chen Xiaolian then rushed toward the beer cab beside the counter and inspected the contents. Bottles of beer were lined up orderly inside the cab. Some were sealed, but there were also those that had been opened. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and ran up to the second floor. A small room awaited him in the second floor. The items furnishing the room were dpidated. However, Chen Xiaolian saw something familiar hanging on the wall. It was a Cross Medallion Sword. Although it was merely a low-grade weapon of the system, it remained a weapon of the system! Chen Xiaolian himself had used it before during his early days. He retrieved the sword from the wall and was quick to receive a system prompt. System prompt: Picked up a Cross Medallion Sword. State: Slightly damaged. After swinging it twice, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt suffocated. He felt a desire to roar out until his throat went dry. This¡­ Just what in the world is going on here? He then saw a symbol drawn on the surface of the wall. Surprisingly, it was the symbol of Conqueror Guild. This ce and the houses within it all contained traces showing that someone had once lived here. Additionally, the people who lived here were¡­ Conqueror Guild members¡­ And the fellow known as Kaiser. But¡­ But this was clearly a background within an instance dungeon! Why would yers live inside an instance dungeon for an extended period of time? How was it possible for them to have lived in an instance dungeon for so long? As yers, afterpleting instance dungeons, shouldn¡¯t they immediately return back to the Upper ne? Logically speaking, only high-rank yers like Miao Yan should be able to possess an Exclusive ount, allowing her to stay within this world for an extended period of time. But¡­ but¡­ From what Chen Xiaolian could gather, it would appear that every member of Conqueror Guild was staying inside this little town area for a long time. This little town that existed within an instance dungeon. They were practically living here. Chen Xiaolian was not able to wrap his head around this information. His grip on the Cross Medallion Sword grew tighter and he panted for breath. He quickly forced himself to calm down and looked around the room. The images he saw when he first stepped into this little town reyed itself within his mind¡­ Those members of Conqueror Guild fought while withdrawing without abandoning this little town. Little by little, they retreated until their veryst member¡­ A question that he had previously ignored suddenly came to mind! They¡­ why did they fight to the death here? If they were incapable of facing the enemy head on, why did they not run away? Why not just evacuate? Why not leave? Why did they fight to thest in this ce? Not a single one escaped? Why would they throw their lives away to protect this ce? Why throw everything away? Considering how powerful this Conqueror Guild was, even if they did encounter an enemy they cannot defeat, they could still escape from the enemy. First, retreat. Then think of how to start up again from zero¡­ Mm? Wait a¡­ From zero¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body shuddered. ¡°Zero¡­ City¡­¡± He abruptlynded a punch on the wall and said. ¡°I get it now¡­ this ce¡­ this ce is the equivalent of Zero City! A Zero City that belongs to Conqueror Guild!¡± ¡­ Zero City! Chen Xiaolian had once discussed the matter with Mr San. After their conversation, Chen Xiaolian came to the understanding that Mr San and a group of Irregrities from the older generation had been the ones to create Zero City. They did so in order to obtain freedom, to escape the control of the system. It was a small space that could avoid the scanning powers of the system, a safe paradise. It was a little space meant to escape the system scan, a safe ind. A shelter. A mouse hole It was a ce they could call home and a base of operations. If so¡­ Could it be that this Conqueror Guild was also doing the same thing? They had also created such a ce? Was this little town the isted space that they had created? A ce they could call home, a¡­ Zero City? However, this brought up an even more puzzling question for Chen Xiaolian. Mr San and the others were Irregrities and Awakened ones. They created and hid inside Zero City to elude the system, hoping to be free of the constraints of the system. However, the members of Conqueror Guild and that Kaiser¡­ They were obviously yers. yers! Why would yers want to a Zero City? Why would yers want to hide from the system? What were they trying to hide from? Chapter 304 Enraged Roddy

Chapter 304 Enraged Roddy

GOR Chapter 304 Enraged Roddy Little town! Home? Zero City? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was caught in a whirlpool of confusion. This discovery had shaken everything that he hade to know! Tell Bai Qi and Mr San¡­ ¡°We were wrong?¡± What kind of words is that? What does that mean? Wait¡­ Could it be¡­ The powerful weapon that Kaiser mentioned¡­ maybe it is not some equipment or weapon? Could it be something else? Like¡­ A¡­ Zero¡­ City?! Chen Xiaolian was immediately startled! ¡­ Mr San had recounted how they created Zero City back during their time to Chen Xiaolian. They had found a loophole in the initial stage of the system and utilized it to create a sanctuary. A refuge that was isted from the main system. When Mr San left Zero Cityter on, he took with him some of that special power, allowing him to elude the system¡¯s monitoring powers. It was the equivalent of carrying a portable version of Zero City ¨C a shielding device of sorts? One of Mr San¡¯s sources of power was naturally that. Could it be? The ¡®powerful weapon¡¯ that Kaiser had mentioned was that? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart began throbbing! ¡°Could it be right here?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked outside the window. Within this little town¡­ It¡¯s somewhere in here? ¡­ ¡°Ahh¡­ boringgg.¡± Roddy sneezed and he stuck his body out of the Thunderstorm Tank. He was in a canyon and the Thunderstorm Tank was parked in the shadows of a rocky mountain range. The ce was like a natural hiding spot. Roddy was able to see a considerable number of participants¡¯ location through his personal radar. They were revealed as green dots on the radar, indicating that they were in a state ofbat. ¡°Does that mean they have started fighting?¡± Roddy pursed his mouth to the side. ¡°I wonder where Xiaolian went? Yesterday, he mentioned something about finding an important BUG. Then, he went silent.¡± Roddy knew Chen Xiaolian¡¯s character. He knew that Chen Xiaolian was not the type who would go do something without a reason. Whatever it was Chen Xiaolian was doing must be important. Not long after that, the system suddenly issued out a prompt. Reading the prompt caused Roddy to be puzzled. yers will enter? Somewhere in the depths of Roddy¡¯s mind, he sensed that this might have something to do with Chen Xiaolian. He had followed what he discussed with Chen Xiaolian and did not do anything risky. During the preparation phase when the system had forbidden the participants to kill each other, he had driven the Thunderstorm Tank around to impersonate a member of Thorned Flower Guild. He arrogantly paraded around and announced to everyone that there was someone whom Thorned Flower Guild saw as an enemy. That fellow who looked like Qiu Yun had better hide. If he did appear, then he will have to take on the role of a very ¡®unpopr¡¯ fellow. Even so, Roddy was no fool. After the preparation phase had ended, he quietly drove the Thunderstorm Tank to a secluded ce in search of a hiding spot. He was not truly a member of Thorned Flower Guild after all. Additionally, he was not too strong ¨C if he did not summon The Mech. Since he had aplished his task of setting those fellows up, there was no need for him to take any other risk. He simply chose a ce to hide. Furthermore, there was no need for him toplete the punishment instance dungeon quest. As for the rest, he will just wait for Chen Xiaolian to contact him. He will leave those annoying matter of making ns to the Guild Leader. There were 40 more minutes until yers enter. As Roddy was hesitating as to whether he should continue hiding here, he suddenly saw something in his radar. Several green dots were quickly approaching his position. ¡°Mm?¡± Roddy quickly jumped up and moved inside the Thunderstorm Tank. The Thunderstorm Tank was not in a very good state. After one day and night¡¯s worth of travelling and the shots fired back then, the tank¡¯s energy reserve was now less than 40 %. By Roddy¡¯s estimate, the remaining energy reserve should be able to allow at least three or four more sts from the main artillery ¨C additionally, there was also a need to take into the ount the amount of distance travelled. No matter what, it¡¯s better to be on the safe side. Since a considerable number of people wereing, Roddy decided to leave that canyon! Although his position was quite well concealed, if some people with ill intentionse knocking, he would end up being trapped inside the canyon. Roddy was not interested in savouring the feeling of bing a trapped dog. He quickly started up the tank and left the canyon. While it was possible that the other party hade here by ident, Roddy did not want to take the risk. Unknown to Roddy, just 10 minutes after his tank left, several figures appeared at the entrance of the canyon. Two dune buggies with machine guns installed on it came to a halt outside the canyon. Several fellows in skin-tight protective suits jumped out from the dune buggies. One of them sported a Mohawk hairstyle and a deep scar across his face. His left eye had gone blind while his right eye was like those of a cat¡¯s ¨C it was like a green bead of ss. The man walked into the canyon and looked around. He also directed his twopanions to jump onto some rocks to check the surroundings for a while. ¡°There¡¯s no one. They left.¡± ¡°There are marks on the sand. They are headed in the southwest direction.¡± The Mohawk haired man sneered and said, ¡°Idiots, we were exposed. You fellows entered a state ofbat too soon.¡± One of them jumped down from the rocks and walked until he was before the Mohawk haired man. He frowned and said, ¡°Head, are we really going to¡­ make an enemy of them? They are the Thorned Flower Guild.¡± ¡°Humph!¡± The Mohawk haired man gritted his teeth. ¡°It¡¯s bad enough that we have to hide from Thorned Flower Guild out there. Since we can encounter a bunch of them here¡­ if we don¡¯t do this now, we won¡¯t have any other chances!¡± After saying that, he coldly stared at his men and said, ¡°If you fellowsck the courage, then I¡¯ll just go alone.¡± ¡°Denzel!¡± A middle-aged man walked over and patted the Mohawk haired man on his shoulder. He said heavily, ¡°You are not the only one who holds a grudge against them! All of us here remember the hatred and humiliation brought upon us by Thorned Flower Guild! ¡°Then let¡¯s finish off these fellows.¡± Hatred shed within Denzel¡¯s one eye and he said, ¡°Olin, check the radar.¡± ¡°The scouting drone I sent out is being affected by some frequency interference. However, it should still work.¡± The middle-aged man, Olin shook his head before continuing. ¡°I will need some time to figure out a suitable frequency. Don¡¯t worry, those fellows are not going to get away! It is true that the system radar will not reveal them if they don¡¯t enter a state ofbat, but¡­ as long as they have that damnable Thunderstorm Tank up, they can forget about slipping away from my scouting drone¡¯s notice!¡± ¡°Good!¡± Denzel took a deep breath and said, ¡°Now, I will be using my authority as Guild Leader to announce¡­¡± As he spoke, several of his members went to stand beside him with a prideful look on their faces. ¡°I hereby announce that our Feral Tiger Guild¡¯s main objective remains the same ¨C thepletion of this punishment instance dungeon quest! Our secondary objective however, will now be¡­ to hunt down the members of Thorned Flower Guild! Depending on the circumstances, as long as it does not go against our main objective, we¡¯ll be moving to aplish our secondary objective!¡± Several of his team members shouted out in unison, ¡°Yes!¡± ¡­ Roddy drove the Thunderstorm Tank to the southwest, unaware that he had suddenly be the target of some fellows. About half an hourter, he saw a rocky mountain before him. The terrain was quite borate. However, it was still a good ce to hide in. After circling around two rocky peaks, Roddy was about to turn off the tank and get some rest only to see two targets appear in his heat detection screen. Those were two people! They were 500 metres in front of him! ¡­ ¡°Did you hear something?¡± Nagase Komi suddenly stood up, looking grimly at a certain direction. Han Bi frowned and answered, ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­no.¡± Nagase Komi quickly jumped up a piece of rock and crouched down. ¡°Stay in position and don¡¯t move¡­ get ready for battle!¡± After saying that, she pulled out a gun from her backpack and threw it over. Han Bi caught the gun with both hands and looked at the girl in a daze. Nagase Komi crouched upon the piece of rock and stared into the distance¡­ an area filled with rocks. ¡°I can hear some sounding from there¡­ someone is approaching us. It¡¯s not the Great Teacher and the others! The sound is not the same as our dune buggies.¡± Nagase Komi took a deep breath, turned her head to Han Bi, and said, ¡°It would be best for us to hide first.¡± Nagase Komi shook her head before continuing, ¡°We¡¯ll hide. You go behind that rock¡­ if an enemy appears, we¡¯ll pincer them and open fire.¡± Han Bi leaned his waist forward and rushed to the position that Nagase Komi had specified. Nagase Komi had a cold expression on her face as she stared at the distant outcropping rocks. It did not take long for a silhouette to appear from behind the rocks¡­ A Thunderstorm Tank came into view. ¡°It¡¯s them?¡± ¡°Thorned Flower Guild?¡± ¡­ The Thunderstorm Tank was an outstanding equipment. It was only natural for it toe with equally outstanding scanning capabilities. The observation screen inside allowed Roddy to see clearly what was happening far away. He quickly magnified the image in the observation screen and found the two figures who were in hiding. Roddy was quick to identify the bald girl¡¯s face. ¡°Eh? It¡¯s an old acquaintance.¡± Roddy thought about it. He did not want to do anything bad to them. After hesitating for a bit, he then used the tank¡¯s broadcast system. ¡°You in front! Hey! You there! The one hiding behind those rocks! I¡¯m pointing at you! Stop hiding! Yes, you!¡± The voice that travelled into their ears sounded as though it had been created from an electronic voice synthesizer. After hearing that, Nagase Komi¡¯s heart skipped a beat. She hesitated for a moment before moving out from behind the rocks. At the same time, she waved to Han Bi, signalling him to remain in ce. Nagase Komi walked forward in an open manner. She stopped after reaching an open area and coldly looked at the Thunderstorm Tank. She said in a loud voice, ¡°What is it you want?¡± Roddy who was in the tank smiled and said, ¡°Nothing much. But you two fellows were hiding behind those rocks. Were you nning on ambushing us?¡± Nagase Komi replied frostily, ¡°We¡¯re in an instance dungeon. Since someone is approaching us, should we greet whoever¡¯sing with open arms and not be vignt?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve got a point there,¡± Roddy replied with augh. ¡°We have no interest in starting a fight with you fellows. Let¡¯s just mind our own business here then.¡± Nagase Komi¡¯s face turned distorted and she said, ¡°We got here first.¡± Roddy harrumphed. ¡°So what? The way I see it, this ce is very spacious. Even if 300 or 500 people came here, it would still be enough for them all.¡± At that moment, Roddy¡¯s face suddenly twisted. The Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s radar had suddenly issued out an rm! The rm signified that someone was aiming a weapon at the tank! Roddy was shocked and he quickly tapped the observation screen, moving it to allow him to view his surroundings ¨C there was no movement around him! However, after elevating the angle of the observation screen, he soon caught sight of a red dot up in the sky! ¡°Damn!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes narrowed. A miniature drone was flying forward, moving ever closer to him. Roddy erged the observation screen and saw that the drone was equipped with something¡­ That something suddenly ejected mes and shot out, making a beeline toward the Thunderstorm Tank! ¡°Missile? Son of a bitch!¡± Roddy roared and pulled the controls, getting the Thunderstorm Tank to turn about while reversing. The tank was quick to skid around ¡­ ¡­ ¡°Get down!¡± Han Bi stuck his head out from behind the rock and shouted a warning to Nagase Komi! Nagase Komi had already thrown herself to the back of a rock that was positioned near her! The Thunderstorm Tank was barely able to make the turn. With its front facing the iing missile, Roddy clenched his teeth and activated the tank¡¯s shielding device. A faint blue arc of light appeared before the turret on top of the tank¡­ BOOM! The missile hit home and orange mes spouted up into the sky! The resulting shockwaves was so strong it shook the Thunderstorm Tank, Roddy who was inside the tank held himself in ce and he bellowed furiously. After the mes had faded away, Roddy quickly essed the control interface¡­ ¡°Energy shielding device activated, damage to main steel tes: 9 %. Energy reserve down to 27 %...¡± Damn it! Roddy mmed down heavily on the control interface. Through the observation screen, he was able to see the drone circling for a while before quickly retreating. Unfortunately, the Thunderstorm Tankcked an effective anti-air weapon¡­ originally, Thunderstorm Tanks should have an anti-air turret. However¡­ this Thunderstorm Tank was something they obtained as a loot. When they had obtained the Thunderstorm Tank, they saw that the anti-air turret was not avable. At present, Roddy was unable to do anything other than to stare furiously at the retreating drone that had ambushed him with a missile. At the same time, the observation screen revealed several dune buggies approaching from afar! Sand clouds were rising up into the air! There were three dune buggies, which approached in a ¡®Æ·¡¯ formation. The moment the buggies entered the range of his main turret, they dispersed¡­ Clearly, those fellows were nning to nk him. Roddy¡¯s expression turned grim. The hostility shown by the other side was obvious! Additionally, from the way they had dispersed just now ¨C it was clear that they were very familiar with the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s turret range! They were here for the express purpose to going against him! Next, Roddy heard clinking sounds. The dune buggy in the front that was facing him had begun shooting at the tank with its machine gun! Large calibre bullets struck the body of the Thunderstorm Tank and popping sounds could be heard as a result! Roddy did not panic. The Thunderstorm Tank was a high-tech equipment; the exterior steel tes were very durable and not something that could be broken through by some ordinary firearms. Even so, he dared not ignore them. He carefully observed the enemy formation. The enemy side had dispersed and the dune buggy in front was firing at him at full force. It seemed as though it was trying to divert its attention. The other two dune buggies¡­ On the dune buggy on the right, an Awakened stood up straight and carried some strange weapon on his shoulder¡­ Roddy¡¯s instincts told him that that was not good! From what he could see, the weapon carried by that fellow appeared simr to an RPG. However, why could he not see any rocket on it? A thought struck him and Roddy was quick to activate the shielding device! BOOM! An orange coloured beam shot out from the weapon that the fellow was carrying! Energy-tier weapon? No! Roddy was quick to arrive at the conclusion. It was not quite an energy-tier weapon. It should just be an electromaic-tier weapon. Even so, it was still far more powerful than ordinary firearms! Another loud explosion reverberated through the air and the Thunderstorm Tank shook. The huge shockwave caused the body of the tank to tilt over slightly. The translucent blue arc of light had reappeared again to protect the tank. ¡°Energy shielding device activated, damage to main te: 19 %. Energy reserve down to 23 %.¡± Roddy harrumphed. ¡°Damn it!¡± His hand was quick to operate the controls¡­ ¡­ The Thunderstorm Tank remained immobile while the three dune buggies circled around it. The dune buggies sent a heavy rain of bullets down on the Thunderstorm Tank. Both Nagase Komi and Han Bi were shocked by the spectacle. At that moment, they could only think: Who could be so daring as to take action against the members of Thorned Flower Guild? The turret on the Thunderstorm Tank had begun turning¡­ ¡­ ¡°Go to Hell!¡± After having locked onto a target, Roddy did not hesitate to send out a st! Another explosive sound echoed out as the t muzzle of the turret released a beam of light! The moment they saw the turret unleash an energy beam at them, the driver and the gunner in the dune buggy hastily jumped out from the dune buggy. The two of them then rolled forward on the wastnd, putting more distance between them and the dune buggy. The orange coloured beam of light struck the dune buggy, causing it to fly up to the sky like a fireball! ¡°Energy reserve down to 14 %.¡± Roddy harrumphed. The muzzle of the turret turned once more. However, the detestable drone suddenly reappeared! As expected, it was equipped with a missile as well. Noticing the drone, Roddy yelled to himself. ¡°You don¡¯t intimidate me!¡± He rapidly set the main turret to lock onto the dune buggy on his right. After he was done setting the attack, Roddy quickly jumped out from the Thunderstorm tank! The main turret of the Thunderstorm Tank opened fire and the dune buggy on the right flew into the sky like a fireball as well! The first thing Roddy did when his body made contact with the ground was to roll himself away. Rolling a distance of seven to eight metres, he then rushed far away before he could even straighten his body. A missile descended behind him and struck the Thunderstorm Tank! The shockwave from the explosion propelled Roddy¡¯s body forward and he was forced to roll on the ground again. His body struck a piece of rock and he grunted in pain. Thankfully, he was wearing a tactical helmet on his head. He endured the pain and ran to the back of the rock. With its energy reserve exhausted, the Thunderstorm Tank was no longer able to activate its shielding device. Thus, Roddy could only use the hard steel te of the tank to take on the missile. The resulting mes were massive and they rose high into the sky. The Thunderstorm Tank was indeed a high-grade equipment. Its body was incredibly durable and was able to resist being torn apart despite the missile attack. However, the turret and the surface of the tank had be scorched and bent¡­ Even so, it would appear that the tank was no longer capable of taking much more punishment. Roddy who was hiding behind a piece of rock saw the sorry state the tank was in and he became enraged. ¡°You¡¯re asking for death! Floater, appear!¡± Denzel. Raw: ¡®µ¤Ôó¶û¡¯, pinyin: ¡®D¨¡n z¨¦ ¨§r¡¯. Olin. Raw: ¡®°ÂÁÖ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®¨¤o l¨ªn¡¯ ¡®¡¯. Chapter 305 Angel Reappears

Chapter 305 Angel Reappears

GOR Chapter 305 Angel Reappears A silver sh burst into existence in the sky above and descended like a meteor! A shuttle shaped metal object whose body shone with a silvery lustre descended from the Heavens! As the shuttle-shaped object was swiftly descending, two pieces of metal wings rapidly materialized, looking simr to two sharp swords. The object was an oddly shaped circr metal body, made of unknown materials, releasing a faint green glow. It seemed to be formed of two circr rings connected to each other, with therger ring encasing the smaller ring! Suddenly¡­ A humming sound vibrated outward! A translucent ripple spread out from a spot above the circr ring! In but a blink of an eye, the ripple had quickly expanded outward like a shockwave! It was like a burst of light and the drone hovering in the air that was caught in the expanding ripple abruptly emitted sparks from every part of its metallic body. Crackling sounds could be heard as mes erupted from its body before it finally fell down the ground. As for thest remaining dune buggy, it too was caught in the ripple and its engine died out. Floating Angel! Has reappeared! ¡­ Roddy quickly jumped onto a rock and whistled out to the sky. The metallic rings responded by swiftly shooting toward Roddy. The metallic rings instantly split apart and the parts then transformed into countless fragments, which flew toward Roddy. The fragments rapidly affixed themselves upon Roddy¡¯s body, forming a full body¡­ silver coloured war armour! Following a swooshing sound, a long and dazzling pair of silver wings spread open from behind the war armour! Green coloured sparks glowed beneath the pair of wings as the turbine there abruptly let loose a stream of green coloured mes, sending Roddy shooting up into the sky. Roddy¡¯s body transformed into a green beam of light and he drew a streak through the sky! Although the ripple earlier had shut down the dune buggy¡¯s movement capability, the men inside the dune buggy did not sit by idly. They quickly went to operate the machine gun on the dune buggy and used it to shoot at Roddy! Roddy who was up in the sky saw that; the pair of wings behind him folded together, enclosing him inside. The moment the hail of bullets came close to him, the pair of wings emanated a green coloured arc of light, causing those bullets to stop in ce while creating minor ripples in the air. None of the bullets could make contact with him! Another member from the other party pulled the same weapon that had to be carried on the shoulder. He bellowed andunched out a beam of light using the weapon. Roddy who was still in mid-air saw the iing beam and he sneered. He raised his right hand and green mes that were three feet long appeared from his palm! Ion Pulse de! Roddy watched as the beam shot toward him. His armour¡¯s turbine suddenly increased its power and he charged toward the beam head on! Shua! The green coloured Ion Pulse de cleaved the iing beam neatly into two, causing it to disperse away! The mes from the turbine gushed out as Roddy rapidly moved forward. The two fellows in the dune buggy eximed loudly. Denzel shouted at them from the side, ¡°Abandon the car! Run!¡± The two of them quickly disengaged from the weapons they were carrying on their shoulders and jumped out of the dune buggy in a wretched manner. Then, they ran away furiously, one on the left and one on the right. In the next instant, Roddy arrived before the dune buggy and the green coloured Ion Pulse de in his hand descended¡­ Ca! The dune buggy was beautifully cleaved into two! Roddy himself became like a beam of light, piercing through the dune buggy that was cut in half. Directly after that, the dune buggy exploded into smithereens! ¡­ ¡°That¡­ what kind of weapon is that?¡± The corners of Han Bi¡¯s eyes twitched and he was unable to restrain himself from eximing. ¡°It¡¯s a¡­ mech armour! Floating Angel!¡± There was a dazed look in Nagase Komi¡¯s eyes and she bit her lips tightly. ¡°I¡¯ve seen that thing before!¡± ¡­ Roddy retracted the Ion Pulse de. He saw that several of Denzel¡¯spanions had surrounded him. They were operating in teams of two. Some of them simply pulled out their firearms and shot away with wanton abandon at Roddy. However, it was obvious that the firearms they were using were not ordinary firearms. This Feral Tiger Guild was clearly a standard technological type guild. Guns with t shaped muzzles that were science fictional in appearance appeared in their hands and a hail ofser beams bombarded Roddy! Roddy¡¯s metal wings folded itself once more, encasing his body within it like a form of defensive system. At the same time, three miniature metal objects suddenly emerged from the external surface of the pair of wings. After the three objects emerged, they quickly transformed into three miniature cannon muzzles! Floater Cannons! ¡°Back!¡± Denzel¡¯s scalp tingled at what he saw and he quickly shouted. Seeing a glow appearing from the cannon muzzles, he shouted and charged forward! A huge metal shield appeared in Denzel¡¯s hand. Then, he charged toward Roddy! Beams of light were unleashed by the Floater Cannons! Two swooshing sounds could be heard and two members of Feral Tiger Guild that were crouching on the sandy ground and shooting at Roddy were sent flying from the attacks! Seeing what happened, Denzel felt as though his eyes would pop out. He quickly shouted and the shield in his hand shone with a dazzling radiance! The Floating Cannons¡¯ detection capabilities were then seemingly drawn toward him and they turned to face Denzel. Several beams of light shot out and Denzel held the shield aloft, taking the brunt of the Floater Cannons¡¯ barrage without falling! He was able to rush forward, rapidly closing the distance between him and Roddy. Then, his body suddenly leapt up into the air. The muscles on both his hands expanded and he tossed the metal shield heavily like how one would throw a discus! A booming sound was created as the metal shield streaked through the sky toward Roddy like a Frisbee! This time, Roddy was forced to open up the wings and an Ion Pulse de materialized in his right hand. Seeing the iing Frisbee, he swung the Ion Pulse de in a hacking motion¡­ Bang! The huge impact caused Roddy who was floating in the air to fall back a distance of over 10 meters! His Ion Pulse de struck the metal shield only to create crackling sounds and sparks! However, who knows what the metal shield was made of. It had actually managed to endure the blow without bing damaged! It sessfully pushed Roddy back a distance of over 10 meters before flying back to Denzel and slipping into his hand. Denzel stood upon the sandy wastnd while breathing deeply. He cast a cold stare at Roddy who was hovering in mid-air. ¡°You! You are not a member of Thorned Flower Guild! It is impossible for the people from Thorned Flower Guild to have a Floating Angel! You are someone from Zero City!¡± Roddy continued to hover in the air. He brandished the Ion Pulse de, pointing the tip at Denzel and said, ¡°You are the one who ambushed me first! Now you question my identity?¡± Denzel did nothing to mask the rage on his face. Olin who was behind him rushed to his side. He said in a whisper, ¡°Two of our fellow brothers were pretty badly hurt by the Floater Cannons. Given how badly hurt they are, it¡¯s best if we get away from this ce as soon as possible. I need to attend to their wounds.¡± Hearing that they had not been killed, Denzel¡¯s face eased up slightly. He raised the strange metal shield in his hand and said in a loud voice, ¡°My target is Thorned Flower Guild! Since you are not a member of Thorned Flower Guild, then you are not my target! About what happened earlier¡­ let¡¯s just forget about it! Although you lost a Thunderstorm Tank, I had also lost a drone and my vehicles. Just consider this a mistake on my part! Humph!¡± Denzel had said those words with his head held high, seemingly unafraid of the Floating Angel hovering up in the sky. He then turned around and said to Olin, ¡°Retreat!¡± ¡°Oy! Afterunching a sneak attack on me, you think you can just sweep it under a rug with a ¡®It¡¯s a misunderstanding¡¯? You¡¯re just going to leave like this?¡± Roddy¡¯s figure descended slightly and the three Floater Cannons floating around him had their muzzles aimed at Denzel who was on the ground. Denzel raised his head. He narrowed his eyes as he cast another cold stare at Roddy, ¡°I know you are someone from Floating Angel Guild of Zero City¡­ however, don¡¯t think that I am afraid of you! If pushes to shove, we¡¯ll just fight to the death against you! However¡­ unless your Floater is in perfect mode, you should stop thinking about stopping me! ¡°However, even using the perfect mode once would end up requiring a long time for the recharging process. At present, the real instance dungeon quest had yet to be issued out. Are you willing to go all out against me in a battle where you don¡¯t know what the oue may be? Are you willing to throw away the precious energy reserve of your Angel mech armour?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± [TL: The Floater belongs to Nicole. But before she died (), shemanded her Floater to ¡®help¡¯ Roddy. Somehow, that resulted in Roddy ¡®getting¡¯ the Floater.] Chapter 306 Men’s Talk

Chapter 306 Men¡¯s Talk

GOR Chapter 306 Men¡¯s Talk Roddy became silent and no more words came out from him. Denzel gave a boorish grunt and turned around. Seeing that, Roddy clenched his teeth in anger. However, he held himself back anyways and chose not to take any action. This fellow with Mohican hairstyle had a strength that must not be underestimated. They were in an instance dungeon after all. Roddy understood that unless there was an absolute reason for them to enter a conflict, he should not simply throw himself into a fight to the death. Denzel and his Feral Tiger Guild members left as quickly as they came. It did not take long for them to disappear into the wastnd. ¡­ Roddy who was still wearing the Floating Angel mech armour slowly floated down from the sky. The pair of wings behind him slowly retracted back. Roddy took a deep breath and turned to the back. He said, ¡°Have you seen enough? If you have, thene out.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Nagase Komi walked out from behind a piece of rock. There was aplicated expression on her face. The bald girl looked at Roddy from behind with an odd expression. Although Roddy¡¯s face was still covered by the tactical helmet, he had a faint sensation that the bald girl had seemingly noticed something. Nagase Komi narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°You¡­ you are not a member of Thorned Flower Guild?¡± Roddy smiled wryly and said, ¡°I guess the cat¡¯s out of the bag. Well, no point in covering it up ¨C you¡¯re right, I am not a member of Thorned Flower Guild.¡± Nagase Komi slowly took two steps forward and continued, ¡°Have we met before?¡± After forwarding the question, the bald girl did not wait for Roddy¡¯s answer. She simply nodded her head and said in a confident tone, ¡°Mm, we should have met before. I have this feeling.¡± She cast another odd stare at Roddy¡¯s figure and said, ¡°You are not Chen Xiaolian. You¡¯re slightly taller than him and your voice is also different. Mm¡­ are you Roddy?¡± Roddy was startled. ¡°Don¡¯t bother trying to deny it. Firstly, I know that your skill is of the mechanical type. Back in the Tokyo instance dungeon, I had seen you use your skill before. Besides¡­ this Floating Angel has already exposed your identity! Don¡¯t forget, we were once in the same team back in Tokyo.¡± Roddy did not say anything. He simply turned around to face Nagase Komi. ¡°We had already met each other back in the airne.¡± Nagase Komi said coolly. ¡°If you had not summoned the Floater, I would not have been able to confirm that it really is you.¡± Roddy sighed and he slowly stepped toward the bald girl. With each step he took, a part of his metal armour would slip away from his body and rapidly fuse together into the two circr shaped metal rings. It regained the original form of the Floater and hovered there behind Roddy. Roddy approached Nagase Komi with aplex expression on his face. Seeing the expression on Roddy¡¯s face, the bald girl suddenly lowered her voice and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t reveal this to anyone.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Roddy was taken aback by that. Nagase Komi continued in a whisper, ¡°Although there are many things I cannot figure out¡­ I won¡¯t reveal your secrets.¡± ¡°I¡­ should I say thank you?¡± Roddy scratched his head. Nagase Komi pondered it and suddenly spoke out, ¡°Although I can promise you that I won¡¯t say anything, there is someone else here. Mm, you should also know this fellow. As for whether you want to silence him or if you think you can trust him, that will be up to you.¡± After saying that, Nagase Komi turned around and nced at one of the rocks there. She said, ¡°Come on out.¡± Someone I know? Silence him? Those words caught Roddy by surprise. However, when he saw Han Bi emerging from behind the rock, an odd glint flickered within Roddy¡¯s eyes. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s you.¡± ¡­ Han Bi had a gun in his hand. The muzzle of the gun was pointed down as he slowly walked forward. There was aplicated expression on his face. Or rather¡­ a shocked expression! Back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, Roddy had not entered the instance dungeon. He was simply a friend who was helping from the side. During the course of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, Roddy had taken up the task of extracting them after the instance dungeon was over. That was all. Back then, he was an Awakened while Roddy was an ordinary human. But now? Just now, Han Bi had personally witnessed how Roddy summoned the Floater and transform into a Floating Angel! With just several exchanges, he was able to heavily damage a technological type guild! The image of the mech wearing Floating Angel with the glorious pair of wings, the green mesing off the turbines, the Ion Pulse de from his hand, the way he had defeated his enemies with impunity¡­ It was hard for Han Bi to urately describe what he was feeling at that moment. It had been only slightly more than one month, but in that time, an ordinary human had managed to be so strong! As for himself? Back when Han Bi had left Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group, Roddy was just an ordinary human! It had only been slightly over one month! And now? Han Bi thought about it. If he and Roddy were to fight against each other¡­ he would likely be blown to bits in their first confrontation, right? There was no doubt that Roddy had the ability to do so. In that case¡­ what about Chen Xiaolian? Han Bi was unable to help himself and he felt a tinge of bitternessing from his heart. Roddy stared at Han Bi¡¯s face. He stood there for a full 10 seconds before finally stepping forward until he was before Han Bi. ¡°It¡¯s been a while.¡± ¡°¡­ it has been a while,¡± Han Bi replied with a sigh. ¡­ Ten minutester. ¡°So, Han Bi was captured by you fellows?¡± Roddy looked at Nagase Komi. The bald girl nodded her head in a cold manner and said, ¡°Something like that.¡± Roddy thought about it and said, ¡°Phoenix and the old man left to rescue Phoenix¡¯s other team members?¡± ¡°Yes, they are probably going toe back soon. It won¡¯t take that long.¡± Nagase Komi tilted her head and said, ¡°I am not getting anything from the alliance channel. That can only mean that things are going smoothly on their side.¡± Roddy nodded his head and looked at Nagase Komi. He said, ¡°I¡­ meeting them would make things inconvenient for me.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you mean meeting Phoenix and her men would make things inconvenient?¡± asked Nagase Komi who looked right into Roddy¡¯s eyes. Roddy frowned. ¡°Isn¡¯t that right? We have already met each other back when we were on the airne,¡± Nagase Komi said coolly. ¡°There should be nothing inconvenient about meeting the Great Teacher. Thus, the one you are having concerns about is the woman known as Phoenix, right?¡± Roddy was silent. ¡°I will help keep this a secret.¡± Nagase Komi suddenly smiled. There seemed to be a meaning behind her smile. Watching the bald girl smiling at him, Roddy got the feeling that there was some meaning behind her actions. However, Roddy did not pursue the matter further. He simply turned to look at Han Bi. Han Bi understood what he meant. He said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t say anything. I have already failed Chen Xiaolian once. There won¡¯t be a second time.¡± Roddy raised his eyebrows and he said, ¡°Do you mind letting us talk in private?¡± Han Bi¡¯s thick eyebrows creased together tightly. Nagase Komi observed the two of them and smiled before saying, ¡°I will go to survey the terrain in the front.¡± The bald girl then walked away. Both Roddy and Han Bi suddenly let out a sigh of relief at nearly the same time. Roddy moved until he was standing before Han Bi. He patted Han Bi¡¯s shoulder and pulled out a cigarette, which he offered to Han Bi. ¡°Do you smoke?¡± Han Bi hesitated for a moment before epting it. Then, the two of them sat down while leaning on the rock. After lighting up the cigarette, Roddy took a puff and slowly said, ¡°Chen Xiaolian has constantly wanted to invite you back. He even went to your house to find you.¡± ¡°¡­ mm, I know,¡± Han Bi answered in a low voice. ¡°We contacted each other once.¡± ¡°So, what¡¯s your thought on this? Are you not willing toe back?¡± Roddy frowned and turned to look Han Bi in the eye. ¡°You are too stubborn, you know that?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t get it.¡± Han Bi shook his head before continuing, ¡°Back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, I had to depend on him to stay alive. He was also the one to lead us back in the deserted ind¡¯s underground instance dungeon. I feel that¡­ following him, I would be unable to help at all. Besides¡­ in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, I failed to even look after a little girl. He was willing to stay behind to face death in our stead while I¡­¡± Han Bi shook his head strongly and said, ¡°I do not know how to exin it to you. I also do not know if you would be able to understand what I am thinking.¡± ¡°You feel guilty toward him?¡± ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s not just guilt.¡± Han Bi gave a wry smile and said, ¡°Perhaps, there is also a trace of inferiority there. We had entered this game at the same time, but his progress had been simply too fast. In the beginning, we could still be considered as partners. However, after just one instance dungeon, he had managed to be an important character. As for me, I detest this feeling of relying on someone else.¡± Han Bi then turned to look at Roddy. ¡°I am also different from you. You are someone who had been friends with him for a long time.¡± ¡°However, me and Chen Xiaolian? To be frank, there is nothing much between us. We had not actually known each other for that long. There is simply no basis for some kind of solid friendship. I¡­ I do not like being a subordinate. As his best friend, you will never care about something like this, but I care!¡± ¡°So, the reason you left was not because you lost Soo Soo back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang?¡± ¡°That was the spark that lit the me, but it was not the main cause,¡± replied Han Bi who shook his head. ¡°I¡­ I wanted to see it¡­ if I can be someone by depending on myself. I don¡¯t want to be someone who relies on others nor be someone else¡¯s subordinate¡­ even if it would mean obtaining a very good tree to rely on ¨C my pride will not allow me to do so.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you the prideful one?¡± Roddyughed and took another puff. ¡°I have always been a prideful person,¡± replied Han Bi with a serious expression. ¡°He had saved me once, no, twice¡­ I don¡¯t want to spend my life depending on him to save me.¡± ¡°¡­ I will convey these words to Chen Xiaolian.¡± After saying that, Roddy snuffed out the cigarette on the surface of the rock. Then, his face turned cold and he said, ¡°Are you really noting back?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± There was the same serious expression on Han Bi¡¯s face. ¡°All right, then,¡± said Roddy who got up. He looked down at Han Bi and said, ¡°Then, I should tell you what I feel as well¡­ Han Bi, I don¡¯t like you.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Your pride, your heart that lives for honour¡­ it might seem logical to you¡­ but as an outsider, I feel that you are very hypocritical,¡± Roddy said coldly. ¡°Chen Xiaolian is a good fellow. After having fought together with you in that deserted ind, he had already considered you as a friend. Before you fellows entered the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, there was the train incident. He had also risked his life to save you. ¡°Truth be told, there is no special friendship between us as well. We were only acquaintances for a brief moment. ¡°That is why there is no need for me to mince my words with you or think about our friendship. Neither is there a need for me to care about your feelings, so¡­ I am just going to say it out.¡± Han Bi looked straight at Roddy. Roddy said coolly, ¡°Xiaolian is under a lot of pressure. He is now our Guild Leader! The responsibility of managing the guild rests on his shoulders, and then there are Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡­ moreover, he has to deal with other stuff as well. ¡°The things he need to bear and weigh are simply too much. ¡°I¡¯ll be honest, Han Bi! ¡°I don¡¯t think highly of you. You said it yourself. Chen Xiaolian helped you too much, causing you to feel guilty and ashamed¡­ thus, you had to leave. ¡°If that is the case, then I won¡¯t beat around the bush. ¡°All I want to say is: It¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t want toe back! ¡°Personally, I¡¯m not too eager in having you return either. ¡°Truth be told, I did not quite agree with Chen Xiaolian when he went to your house to look for you. However, as a friend, I would try to support his endeavours. Thus, I did not say anything. ¡°I¡¯ll say this, Han Bi. You don¡¯t deserve to return. You also don¡¯t deserve to join our guild. ¡°Because, you are too selfish! ¡°You only thought about your own feelings, about the unwillingness you felt¡­ did you think about how many times Chen Xiaolian helped and saved you? How were you going to repay him? ¡°Did you consider that as a friend, you should be by his side to help relieve the pressure that he is facing? ¡°No! ¡°You just thought about yourself and left! ¡°You refused to even meet up with him. You won¡¯t even say goodbye. You just up and left. ¡°That is why, Han Bi. I look down on you. ¡°If you refuse toe back, then fine. ¡°Chen Xiaolian hopes that you return. But I have never wanted someone like you to return.¡± Han Bi¡¯s face was somewhat contorted and he said, ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°There is no need for you to say anything. We all have our own paths,¡± Roddy interrupted him and shook his head. ¡°You made your choice. I decided how I feel about it. What I wanted to say is¡­ Han Bi, back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian was willing to stay behind alone, sacrificing himself to save everyone else¡­ but you, after leaving the instance dungeon, you won¡¯t even say goodbye before leaving us. ¡°For that alone Han Bi, you don¡¯t deserve to be our friend.¡± After saying all those in one breath, Roddy breathed deeply and stretched his waist. ¡°Now I feel better!¡± He took several deep breaths before continuing, ¡°I have always wanted to say that but could never do so! Now that I can do so in front of you, I feel much better!¡± After saying that, Roddy looked at Han Bi and said, ¡°All right. I¡¯ve spoken my mind. See you.¡± Seeing that Roddy was about to leave, Han Bi suddenly spoke up, ¡°Wait.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Roddy turned around and looked at Han Bi. Han Bi took a deep breath and said, ¡°I¡­ am indeed somewhat selfish. You are right. You also have the right to lecture me. As for me, I too do not want to go back¡­ However, I still remember my friendship with Chen Xiaolian. Is there anything I can do for you fellows? ¡°Right, you are not willing to ept, so there is nothing I can say. ¡°However, is there anything I can do for Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Roddy pointed at Han Bi¡¯s mouth and said, ¡°Keep your lips sealed and don¡¯t tell anyone you met us inside this instance dungeon.¡± ¡­ Roddy moved away from the rock all the way to the outer area. There, he saw Nagase Komi kick a stone in his direction. ¡°Are you done with your men¡¯s talk?¡± The bald girl smiled. ¡°Sometimes, you men can be so childish.¡± Roddy looked at the bald girl. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t tell Phoenix that I met you fellows inside this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Roddy continued to be silent. ¡°I also owe Chen Xiaolian,¡± the bald girl said softly. ¡°The Tokyo instance dungeon.¡± Roddy raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°You¡­¡± The bald girl suddenly smiled and lowered her voice. ¡°I am just curious about one thing¡­ you fellows had clearlypleted the previous instance dungeon¡¯s quest. Why did you enter a punishment instance dungeon?¡± Roddy¡¯s heart gave a heavy pound when he heard that. However, there was a mask of indifference on his face as he said, ¡°I have no idea what you¡¯re talking about.¡± Chapter 307 Found It!

Chapter 307 Found It!

GOR Chapter 307 Found It! Chen Xiaolian was crouched behind a window as he held his breath. On the street below, the Fallen Avenger was moving toward his general location. There was a distance of over 100 meters between them. Logically, the Fallen Avenger should not be able to notice anything. However, Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from holding his breath. He simply dared not make any noise. It was a most peculiar psychologicalpulsion. The movement speed of the mighty Fallen Avenger did not appear to be too fast. The ck coloured long sword that he was carrying scraped the surface of the ground, creating sparks wherever it went. This game of hunting and be hunted created quite the suffocating environment. Chen Xiaolian was unable to restrain himself from cursing out secretly: Damned Lancelot! Even in death, he refuses to let me go! At present, there was nothing Chen Xiaolian could do. It seemed that he could only y hide and seek with him. Fortunately, Chen Xiaolian judged that if he were to fully utilize their surrounding terrain, it should not be too hard to avoid being found by the Fallen Avenger and dy time¡­ He checked his watch and saw that there were still over 10 hours to go before this seek and kill phase ended. However, as Chen Xiaolian was thinking that, the Fallen Avenger who was at an intersection suddenly changed his direction! After reaching a four-way intersection, his mighty body halted and he turned around to observe his surroundings. Then, he suddenly raised his sword! Next, the Fallen Avenger gripped onto his sword with both hands¡­ A ck coloured sh of light shed forward, shooting out toward one end of the street¡­ a loud booming sound echoed out as a house copsed from the power of the ck coloured ming sh! The old building that was made from wood copsed. The wood then withered rapidly, at a visible rate, and became powder! A three-storey building was transformed into ruins in but an instant! The Fallen Avenger continued brandishing his sword! ck coloured ming shes continued shooting out from his sword. Buildings fell! Several shester, the buildings around the crossroad had all be ruins! Chen Xialian watched as the Fallen Avenger turned nearly half of the buildings on the street into ruins without showing any signs of weakening¡­ His heart sank! Clearly, this fellow was ¡®smarter¡¯ than he had expected. He would not continue to wander aimlessly in the streets. After searching for Chen Xiaolian for so long without any results, the Fallen Avenger had obviously lost his patience. He began unleashing havoc in an unscrupulous manner. Is he¡­ attempting to force me out? To the Fallen Avenger, the buildings in this town were the equivalent of obstacles. Now, he had begun to consciously destroy these obstacles. It was just like how one would hunt a mouse. First, break and destroy the mouse hole and force the mouse out. Chen Xiaolian frowned and he immediately decided on what to do. He quickly ran out from the room and headed downstairs. Reaching the first floor, he surveyed his surroundings while standing in the doorway. Then, he pulled out a bomb and tossed it inside. Taking advantage of the time afforded due to the Fallen Avenger turning into another street, Chen Xiaolian ran out of the house. He crossed the street and ran into a house that he was hiding in with Qimu Xi earlier. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Chen Xiaolian rushed into the house and saw that Qimu Xi was standing beside the window. He moved over and pulled her up. Qimu Xi appeared somewhat shocked. She said, ¡°Where did you go? I¡­ I waited for you for so long.¡± ¡°Hurry up and move! This ce is no longer safe!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°The monster is destroying houses.¡± ¡°I saw it too,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a frown. He pulled Qimu Xi out of the door and checked the other end of the street to ascertain that the Fallen Avenger was noting over. Then, he continued to pull her as he ran toward the safe house. The safe house was very close. The two of them ran into the safe room and Chen Xiaolian said to Qimu Xi, ¡°Try punching me.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Just do as I say!¡± Qimu Xi was shocked. She closed her eyes and raised her hand. The girl¡¯s hand then gently swept toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He did not feel much pain and simply stared at Qimu Xi. ¡°You¡­ you are the one who asked me to hit you.¡± ¡°I told you to punch me, not p me.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not know if he shouldugh or cry. Then, he frowned and continued, ¡°But we tried¡­ it appears that this safe zone is no longer effective. You were not restricted by any constraints when you hit me.¡± ¡°You mean to say, this ce is not safe?¡± Qimu Xi asked. ¡°Then we¡­¡± ¡°I have a n.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed before continuing, ¡°The sess rate is not 100 %... however, it¡¯s worth betting one.¡± ¡°Bet?¡± ¡°Mm, we¡¯ll bet on the item left by that fellow. Let¡¯s see if it is what I think it is.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°Now, I want you to wait here. Remember, unless I return, you shouldn¡¯te out!¡± ¡°Ah? You?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go out to find something.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Remember, until I am back, don¡¯t go out alone.¡± ¡°What if¡­ the monster finds this ce?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you are that unlucky. But, I guess you¡¯ll have to gamble on your luck.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered the matter before saying, ¡°If he does find you, you¡¯ll have to run.¡± Qimu Xi was unable to refrain from rolling her eyes. What kind of arrangement was this supposed to be? ¡°Don¡¯t worry. He won¡¯te here. I will lure him away.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian left Qimu Xi and ran out of the safe zone ¨C alone. Qimu Xi ran to the door only to see Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure disappearing into the end of the street. ¡°¡­ why am I so unlucky¡­¡± the girl whimpered. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian ran quickly through the little town. The area that he wanted to search was obvious. The little town received heavy damage. However, it was only from the entrance up until the safe house. Roughly half of the little town was ruined by the battle. The other half was in a much better state. It would appear that those buildings did not suffer too much in terms of damage. It was likely that the battles waged by the members of the Conqueror Guild did not spread there¡­ they had all died before reaching there. However, Chen Xiaolian had an intuitive thought. The reason they had desperately fought back¡­ was it because they were trying to defend this half of the town? Assuming that the damaged part of the little town was the front¡­ then the other half would be the rear? If there was something hidden here, then it must be hidden in the rear part, right? After running out of a street, Chen Xiaolian pressed down on a remote control to detonate a bomb. A loud noise could be heard originating from far away. Chen Xiaolian watched as the mes from the explosion soared to the sky. Then, he moved to the other side of the town... hoping that the explosion would attract the Fallen Avenger¡¯s attention. ¡­ Half an hourter, Chen Xiaolian ran out from a house. He was no longer able to recall just how many houses he had searched through. After searching through two streets¡¯ worth of houses, all he came up with were empty houses. Some of them were indeedpletely empty while some others had remnants left there, which implied that someone had lived there before. In the process of searching through the houses, Chen Xiaolian picked up several items; Two daggers, a shield and even a protective suit ¨C it was actually an [A] ss item! However, it was damaged. The system prompt showed that it was 60 % damaged. Even so, Chen Xiaolian had chosen to wear the protective suit over his body. A familiar building appeared before him. It was a clock tower. In the previous town, the trap that he set up to screw the fellow who looked like Qiu Yun had involved a clock tower that looked exactly the same as this one. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up! In a small town like this, a clock tower could be considered as andmark. Perhaps¡­ He did not hesitate and rushed inside! The clock tower consisted of three storeys. In one breath¡¯s time, Chen Xiaolian rushed all the way up to the third floor. Inside, he saw severalrge gear wheels and a clock dish. The pointer had already broken down due to the rust and most of the gear wheels had also been broken. Some of the rotating shafts had cracked while others had copsed. Chen Xiaolian checked every corner of the ce, tapping around while he was at it. He discovered nothing on the third floor. He felt slightly disappointed and ran down the stairs. When he reached the first floor, he looked around aimlessly. Mm? Chen Xiaolian suddenly realized that there was something strange within this clock tower. There at the centre of the first floor, hanging on the wall was a sword. It was an ornamental long sword. Chen Xiaolian moved over and with a nce, determined that it was made from normal materials and had be rusty. The edges of the de were not sharp and the tip itself was blunt. For some unknown reason, the sword was hung in a crooked manner. The de of the sword was lying at a 45 o angle from the floor. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound. Then, he moved closer and attempted to change the angle of the sword. A ¡°kacha¡± could be heard as he moved the de of the sword¡­ The wall before him suddenly flipped open! Chen Xiaolian was overjoyed! It¡¯s here! ¡­ Hearing the sound of explosioning from afar, Qimu Xi hid inside the safe room while she cautiously observed the far end of the street. A few minutester, a figure that caused her hairs to stand on its end appeared in the street! The Fallen Avenger! The terrifying armour-d figure that was just like the devil in the stories appeared. Qimu Xi was so petrified, she felt as though her heartbeat rate had crawled to half its normal rate. She quickly shrunk back into the safe room. She peeked outside through the damaged door. The Fallen Avenger was walking over! Qimu Xi was aghast! This time¡­ why did it not get attracted by the explosion? Could it be¡­ this monster, it, it, it is bing smarter?! The heavy footsteps came closer and Qimu Xi¡¯s body turned soft. Shey on the ground behind the damaged door, her body trembling. The Fallen Avenger reached the front of the safe house and he turned his neck. His head turned as well and his pair of ghastly eyes swept over the door. Qimu Xi was so scared she could not even breathe. She could only clench her teeth heavily. A few secondster, the sound of footsteps could be heard once more and it gradually moved farther away¡­ Qimu Xi felt as though her entire body had copsed. She gasped for breath and anxiously peeked out of the door. She saw that the monster was moving far away and into the little town ¨C in the same direction that Chen Xiaolian had taken! I¡­ I have to tell him that the monster have be smarter. Qimu Xi thought to herself anxiously and she pulled out the walkie-talkie that Chen Xiaolian had given her earlier¡­ A few secondster, Qimu Xi was shocked. No¡­ no response? Chapter 308 Excited!

Chapter 308 Excited!

GOR Chapter 308 Excited! Chen Xiaolian was standing within a square-shaped space. The ce¡­ looked like an elevator. After the wall had rotated outward, Chen Xiaolian stepped inside and the wall behind him automatically closed up. Next, he found himself inside this square-shaped space. The ceiling above him, the floor beneath him, the four walls around him, they were all glowing with a silvery metal lustre. Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand to feel them. Cold and hard. He could sense that he was rapidly descending. However, during the process of descending, he felt neither vibration nor quivering. Chen Xiaolian began calcting within his mind. After a full 10 seconds, the descending sensation vanished. The metal te before him that had no cracks on its surface suddenly split open from the middle. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up! Whaty before him was¡­ a room! The room was dark. However, a light lit up on the wall, casting a soft illumination upon the room. Chen Xiaolian walked forward until he was standing within the room. Then, the metal te behind him quickly closed up. The floor beneath his feet was as smooth as the surface of a mirror, yet it had the same metallic quality to it. The room itself was very spacious and was about as big as a school ssroom. There were around four to five metal doors around Chen Xiaolian, each of them bearing words on them¡­ however, Chen Xiaolian could not recognize the words used. He sensed that he had found the right ce! Those words that he could not decipher may very well had been left behind by¡­ the Conqueror Guild! A round metal orb floated in the middle of the room. The orb was roughly the size of aputer monitor and it floated in the middle of the air. The sight of the orb there was truly mystifying. Chen Xiaolian strode forward. He had noticed something on the surface of the metal orb! It was a long and circr groove! Chen Xiaolian pulled out the memory crystal that he had acquired earlier and gently inserted it into the groove. Instantly, light shone out from the metal orb and it began to rotate. The speed of the orb¡¯s rotation was not too fast and appeared to be very gentle. A curving image appeared on top of the orb. The image shed slowly¡­ like ripples in the water. Chen Xiaolian was surprised and he observed the ripples. Then, he attempted to reach out with his hand to gently feel it. It was very soft. Just like a¡­ liquid body? At the same instant when his fingertips made contact with the surface, Chen Xiaolian noticed the orb sh out. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly pressed his entire right hand down on its surface. The seemingly rippling image swiftly transformed into the shape of a palm print and a light swept back and forth. It would appear that the light was scanning the palm print? When he exerted a little more force, Chen Xiaolian felt his hand sinking into the metal orb¡­ Liquid metal? Chen Xiaolian was surprised. This is some high-grade goods! A few secondster, a few lines of words appeared on the surface of the metal orb. ¡°Screening of identityplete,nguage system essed. Acquired Level 1 clearance.¡± Seeing that he could now recognize the words, Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief ¨C this thing seems quite intelligent. It could select thenguage that I understand based on my identity. At the same time, he also noticed that the rooms around him had been changed. The words on the nametes had disappeared and reced with words that he could understand! ¡°Provisions.¡± ¡°Weapons and Equipment warehouse.¡± ¡°Training Ground.¡± ¡°Maintenance and Repair.¡± ¡°Main Energy Control.¡± Seeing those words, Chen Xiaolian became ecstatic! This is it! This is the ce! Chen Xiaolian pumped his fist triumphantly before moving to the door on his left. It was the one closest to him, the onebelled as ¡®Training Ground¡¯. When he was standing before the door, ripples automatically appeared on the surface of the door. Chen Xiaolian pressed his palm on the surface. One secondter, the metal door slowly opened up. The interior was veryrge. From what he could see, it wasparable to a football field. The empty feeling he got by standing inside made him feel ufortable. However, he did notice a small metal orb floating near the door. Chen Xiaolian walked over and he slowly pressed his palm down on the orb. He was able to quickly trigger a response. ¡°Please select the background for the training simtion.¡± ¡°Simte city terrain.¡± ¡°Simte mountain terrain.¡± ¡°Simte space terrain.¡± ¡°Simte battlefield terrain.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Seeing those options, Chen Xiaolian became shocked. Upon each of those options, there was also a simple and miniature picture of a map. Additionally, there was another option below. ¡°Upload background for simtion.¡± I can even upload? In other words¡­ I can personally decide what terrain I want? Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from exhaling. Chen Xiaolian suppressed his curiosity and impulse to instantly simte out a terrain. He turned around and walked out of the ¡®training ground¡¯. The door of the training ground room automatically closed up. He was presently in an urgent situation. There was a monster outside chasing after his ass. Thus, it was not the time to be looking into those details. The second room situated beside was¡­ ¡°Provisions.¡± The door was opened the same way. Likewise, the interior was a room as big as a warehouse¡­ however, Chen Xiaolian was disappointed at what he saw. Although there were many shelves inside, all of them were¡­ empty! Empty? Chen Xiaolian frowned. He turned around and left. The third room¡­ ¡°Weapons and Equipment warehouse.¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as the door was opened and stepped inside¡­ The first word to enter his mind was¡­ huge! It was a gigantic warehouse! At a nce, the size of the warehouse seemedparable to the research warehouse of the underground research institute he had encountered in the Tokyo instance dungeon! He raised his head to assess the height of the warehouse and saw that it was capable of amodating a full on mech! Weapon racks were ced around him. All the racks had been categorized ordingly. Cold weapons, fire arms¡­ Tanks, aircrafts¡­ However, Chen Xiaolian was disappointed to find that¡­ they were all empty! Empty! Chen Xiaolian observed the empty Weapons and Equipment warehouse¡­ He thought of something¡­ In the town above, there were so many wreckages and damaged objects¡­ Tanks, aircrafts and even mechs¡­ Those things were probably stationed here as reserve before, right? He exited the room and turned. He walked to the side¡­ The fourth room. ¡°Maintenance and Repair.¡± Again, it was also a gigantic warehouse. The size and capacity of this room appeared nearly simr to the weapons and equipment room. However, there were three workstations left inside this room. The workstation before him was very big. On either side of the workstation was arge metal arm. The arms were upright, like three-dimensional cylindrical columns. Considering the size¡­ it would not be an issue to ce a mech on top of the workstation. The other two workstations were simrly shaped. However, their size was much smaller inparison. Thergest workstation could amodate a full on mech. The medium-sized workstation could amodate a tank or even an aircraft. As for the small workstation¡­ It was like a refrigerator. There was a transparent cover on its surface¡­ the cover seemed like ss. However, Chen Xiaolian believed that it must be something more advancedpared to ss. ¡°Maintenance¡­ repair¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart suddenly pounded and he removed the damaged [A] ss protective suit that he was wearing. Then, he ced it inside the workstation. After that, he closed the cover. Soon, a row of words appeared on the metal surface of the workstation. ¡°Automatic analysis in progress¡­ [A] ss protective suit. Percentage of damage: 60.5 %. Status: Can be repaired. Repair result: 95 %+. Expected loss of energy: 300. ¡°Do you wish to continue?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. Then, he selected ¡®Continue¡¯! As his heart was filled with anticipation¡­ ¡°Insufficient energy, cannot proceed with repairing process. Please check the main energy control room.¡± ¡°F**k!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore in a low voice. Insufficient energy? Clearly, the repairing process was not something that can be done casually. The process was one that will consume energy¡­ Chen Xiaolian rushed out of the room and dashed to the ¡®Main Energy Control¡¯ door beside. Opening the door, he saw that the room was filled with far more objects! The moment he entered, he saw another metal orb. However, this metal orb was by far bigger! Its diameter was roughly the samepared to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s height and it floated there, rotating slowly. However, the rate of rotation was extremely slow. Without a careful analysis, one would miss that detail. Additionally, the light glowing from the surface of the metal orb was very dim. The glow of light was so dim it was nearly unnoticeable. Chen Xiaolian walked forward and saw a tform beside the metal orb. He ced his palm on it¡­ ¡°Total energy reserve remaining: 30 points. Percentage of reserve: 0.03 %. Main Energy Control is presently in energy saving sleep mode.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. There really isn¡¯t enough energy. However, Chen Xiaolian was also somewhat pleasantly surprised to find something peculiar inside the room. It was a long conveyor belt. At the end of the conveyor belt was arge oval-shaped module hatch that was as big as a full on mech¡­ ¡°Energy Smelting Furnace?¡± Seeing the namete on the object, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced. Energy smelting? The question is¡­ what do I use to smelt? Chen Xiaolian began testing it out. He pulled out a few items from his Storage Watch. The first item he brought out was a pack of hardtack biscuits. He tossed the biscuits on the conveyor belt and immediately received a response. A red coloured glow lit up the metal conveyor belt. ¡°Target object does not meet the requirements for smelting.¡± Mm? Chen Xiaolian retrieved the pack of hardtack biscuits and pulled out an ordinary military de. The conveyor belt shone with red light once more. ¡°Target object does not meet the requirements for smelting.¡± Still not? Chen Xiaolian retrieved another item. It was the item that he had picked up from one of the rooms he checked earlier. Cross Medallion Sword! The instant he ced the Cross Medallion Sword on the conveyor belt¡­ A green light shone out. ¡°Target object meets the requirements for smelting. Beginning the smelting process.¡± The conveyor belt slowly moved, sending the Cross Medallion Sword into the module hatch¡­ A few secondster, the Cross Medallion Sword had been sent into the module hatch. The module hatch closed up. A prompt quickly appeared on the surface of the tform beside the metal orb. ¡°Smelting of target objectpleted. Energy extracted: 180 points. Consumption for smelting: 20 points. Energy remaining: 160 points. ¡°Total energy reserve remaining: 190 points. Percentage of reserve: 0.19 %.¡± Chen Xiaolian came to understand! 190 points was the equivalent of 0.19 %. In other words, if the energy reserve were to be filled to the max, the total amount should be 100,000 points! Additionally, it would appear that only items produced by the system could be used for energy smelting! The items from the outside world do not meet the requirements for smelting. Those hardtack biscuits, military de¡­ all of them were items from the outside world. Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of something! In the town outside, there were damaged weapons, equipment, aircraft, tanks, armour and even¡­ mechs! All those items could be brought back here! And be smelted into energy! Or¡­ when there was enough energy, those items could be repaired! Hot damn! Chen Xiaolian was suddenly feeling excited! Chapter 309 Simulation

Chapter 309 Simtion

GOR Chapter 309 Simtion Energy smelting and repair of equipment could be implemented together. In the little town outside, there were plenty of damaged and abandoned equipment. All of those could be smelted into energy! It was also possible tobine the efforts. ce those abandoned equipment that he considered to be useless to him into the smelting furnace and turn them into energy. Then, use the energy to repair the rest of the damaged equipment that were of use to him! By doing so¡­ Chen Xiaolian thought back to all the abandoned mechs, tanks, weapons and equipment left in the town outside¡­ Trash could be transformed into treasures! ¡°This is good stuff!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He walked out of the Main Energy Control room and returned to the Central Control room outside. This underground base should be the valuable legacy that Kaiser had mentioned. Truth be told, something like this was absolutely worth far morepared to some weapon or equipment. Thinking about it, Chen Xiaolian then rushed to the round metal orb floating in the Central Control room. He carefully observed the surface of the metal orb. There was an issue¡­ This base¡­ could it be moved away? This was a key issue! If it could not be moved, then all of this would be meaningless for him! At the end of this instance dungeon, he would have to leave this ce. If he was unable to take this base away with him, then what¡¯s the point of it having powerful abilities? To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s joy, he was able to find an option on the surface of the central metal orb. ¡°Base miniaturization.¡± Chen Xiaolian was overjoyed. A few minutester however, Chen Xiaolian was left confounded! ¡­ Let¡¯s put it this way, the base could indeed be miniaturized and then taken away. ording to what Chen Xiaolian could understand from the description he found, this seemed to be the case. The miniaturization function could be used to move the base around. After utilizing the miniaturization function, the base would shrink and transform into a spatial device. That spatial device should be quite small in size. The purpose of this function was to allow the owner of the base to relocate the base under certain circumstances. For example, if the base was under attack by a powerful enemy. Or if the location of the base was facing issues with suddenly changing terrain or others of the like. ording to the description there, this base possessed powerful capabilities. It could be ced in all types of terrain and weather. Underwater, up in the sky, up in the mountains¡­ regardless of what the terrain may be, it would be able to automatically adjust to its surrounding environment. There was an issue however¡­ there was a very high price involved in order to move it! The miniaturization function required a vast amount of energy. One miniaturization process would require a minimum of 15 % of the total energy capacity that the base could store. That was the equivalent of 15,000 points of energy! At the moment, the base only had¡­ 190 points of energy. Chen Xiaolian was absolutely stupefied by that. It was a simple enough of a mathematical problem¡­ 15,000 ¨C 190 = 14,810. 14,810 points of energy! Assuming he utilized the smelting furnace for it¡­ a Cross Medallion Sword could be smelted for 160 points¡­ he would need¡­ Chen Xiaolian sighed. The abandoned mechs, tanks, aircrafts, armour, equipment, weapons outside¡­ if he were to drag all those crap inside, it might be possible for him to umte 14,810 points of energy. But¡­ can I? Let¡¯s not consider others first¡­ even if I do go move them¡­ those mechs and the other items¡­ how am I to move them here alone? Move each of them over here using the Storage Watch? There was a limit to how much the Storage Watch could store and he would have to go at it alone. Considering how many damaged objects there were out there, how long would he have to go about for this endeavour? Additionally, that damnable Lancelot was still loitering inside this little town. He would never give Chen Xiaolian the chance to slowly gather up the equipment! Having reached that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth! No! This base must be acquired! Most importantly¡­ If this base truly possessed the same function as Zero City¡­ Then, those functions such as the repairing of weapons and equipment, smelting of energy, training ground etc¡­ Those functions were simply secondary! If this base was truly simr to Zero City¡­ Don¡¯t forget, what was Zero City famed for? Its ability to block off the system rules! If he could have such a shelter to act as a base of operations, he would not have to worry about being selected by the system for instance dungeons anymore! It was the equivalent of acquiring a life-saving item! How could Chen Xiaolian miss out on such a wonderful item? Even if he had to put his life on the line, he must still try to bring it back with him! Chen Xiaolian hugged his knees as he sat inside the Central Control room. There, he carefully considered his options. The first obstacle that he needed to remove was the Fallen Avenger! As long as that problem remained, he would be unable to move the abandoned equipment outside into this ce. How should he solve this problem? There was no way he could beat him head-on. If so, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s biggest trump card would be Bai Qi. He could also use the Goddess of Dawn¡¯s Overwhelming Sunlight Purification attack. Additionally, by using the blessing of the Sword in the Stone, he would be able to use it twice. However, the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification might not be able to eliminate the Fallen Avenger. Chen Xiaolian judged that the chances of defeating the Fallen Avenger bybusting of the total amount of attributes on him would too low. Bai Qi would be his best bet. If Bai Qi were to fail, then he could unleash the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification. However, Bai Qi¡¯s cooldown¡­ Chen Xiaolian checked the system. There were nine more hours remaining. There was another unknown source of danger¡­ ording to the system, yer mode would be merged with the punishment instance dungeon. The one hour period for that was now down to¡­ 25 minutes! Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat disturbed¡­ after the instance dungeon hadpleted their merger, would this yer mode change? What he was concerned about was this base that was located within this little town. What if, after the instance dungeons had merged together, this little town was erased away as a result¡­ if this base were to be erased away, Chen Xiaolian would not even have the tears to show for it. The safest option was to miniaturize this base within 25 minutes and take it away. Damn it! Chen Xiaolian mmed his fist heavily on the floor. Then, he suddenly heard a strange sounding from behind. Kacha! It was the sound of metal being twisted! Chen Xiaolian was shocked¡­ could it be that my punch has be so powerful? However, after he subconsciously turned around, his entire body broke out in cold sweat and his heart began pounding in a frenzy! A huge iron-d hand had pierced through the metal wall that he had used to enter the base earlier. The hand then began to brutally tear the metal wall! The sound of twisting metal continued to echo out as the metal wall was being torn out of shape! The entire arm had made its way inside and it began to go about erging the crack created on the wall! Through the crack, the armoured figure wrapped in ck coloured mes grew visible. The Fallen Avenger! The damned Lancelot! Crunch! Crunch! The metal was twisted and half his head began poking inside! The pair of ming ghastly eyes stared intently at Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian was shocked: How did he find me? There was no time for him to consider the question! The crack had grownrger to the point where half of the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body had made its way in. At the same time, his other hand was struggling as he raised the ck coloured long sword and stabbed it in through the cracks. The edges of the sword carved the metal wall, causing the crack to be even bigger! The sound of twisting metal filled the room! Chen Xiaolian jumped to attention; he took advantage of the fact that the Fallen Avenger was stuck within the crack and cleaved down heavily on him! Sword in the Stone, Killing Blow skill unleashed! The edge of the de brutally hacked down on the Fallen Avenger¡¯s shoulder, cutting through the armour! However, Chen Xiaolian could clearly sense that the sword was not effective. Although it had cut through the enemy¡¯s armour, this enemy was a spirit entity. The Sword in the Stone was unable to truly deal damage to this enemy. The Fallen Avenger stared at Chen Xiaolian and unleashed a loud roar. A sharp and grating roar startled Chen Xiaolian! Thankfully, the Sword in the Stone was able to sense it and activate its skill to eliminate all negative spiritual effects. This fellow¡¯s spiritual attack is very powerful. Chen Xiaolian thought to himself. If not for the Sword in the Stone, he would not be able to exchange too many rounds with this Fallen Avenger. Additionally¡­ since this fellow could arrive here, then¡­ that ¡®Qiu Yun¡¯ should have died, right? Since the Sword in the Stone¡¯s attacks were ineffective, Chen Xiaolian subconsciously wanted to turn around and run away! Since he could not beat it, he could only choose to escape. However¡­ within this base, the Fallen Avenger was presently upying the only entrance and exit point that Chen Xiaolian knew of! He turned toward the central metal orb and began to quickly search around the avable options on the metal orb. Is there any other entrance or exit? He tapped open each and every option as he searched frantically while the sound of twisting metaling from behind him served as something akin to an rm. ¡°Mm? Defence mode?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly saw this option. His heart gave a pound and he quickly tapped on it. The moment his palm pressed down, he saw a red light sh out from the metal orb. A green light suddenly shone out on the surface of the surrounding walls and especially on the wall that the Fallen Avenger was breaking through. Crackling sounds could be heard as the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body that was caught in the middle of the green lights shuddered. He roared out in pain! Chen Xiaolian could clearly sense it. The green light shone onto the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body and caused the ck coloured mes to be dimmer. It worked? In the next instant, a prompt appeared, causing Chen Xiaolian to swear! ¡°Insufficient energy, defence mode suspended? Damn it!¡± The green light disappeared. Chen Xiaolian let out a string of expletives and turned around to look at the Fallen Avenger. The fellow had already pushed one leg in through the crack! He can¡¯t stay here anymore! The entrance passageway had been exposed. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s irritation¡­ Just by looking around, Chen Xiaolian was able to discover the difficult situation he was in! He was presently inside the Central Control room. The Central Control room was usually the most important area of a base. For safety reasons, there would usually be only one passage to serve as an entrance and exit passageway. Other than that, there were no other ces to escape to! A loud booming sound reverberated through the room from behind him as the Fallen Avenger finally made his way in through the crack! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body shuddered and he turned and ran. Thankfully, as the Fallen Avenger was about to give chase, his body jerked. He lowered his head to find that his left leg had gotten stuck within the cracks. While the Fallen Avenger was pulling his left leg out, Chen Xiaolian had already dashed into one of the doors on the left! ¡°Training Ground.¡± Chen Xiaolian rushed into the Training Ground and closed the metal door behind him. He quickly pressed his palm on the metal orb beside. ¡°Please select the background for training simtion¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly browsed through the images. He then quickly selected each of them. To his frustration¡­ ¡°Insufficient energy, cached background could not be simted. Please select a smaller sized background or recharge the energy source.¡± Smaller sized background? Damn it! His mind raced quickly and he tapped the ¡®Upload background for simtion¡¯ option. The metal walls of the training ground instantly transformed into a dazzling whiteness. After the whiteness disappeared¡­ Chen Xiaolian stared. There was an odd expression on his face. His surrounding hadpletely changed. The empty room with metal walls had transformed into a¡­ Chapel! This was where he had encountered Lancelot for the first time. This was also where he had found the hilt of the Sword in the Stone! Lancelot had stood watch as the guardian of this chapel. However, Chen Xiaolian tricked him and eventually killed him! The furnishings inside the church werepletely simr to how Chen Xiaolian remembered it. The size of this chapel was not that big. Thus, it could be simted. Chen Xiaolian who was standing in the middle of the chapel looked around. He observed the stone pirs standing around him and the cross right before him¡­ and the dpidated stone desks and wooden benches¡­ BOOM! A loud noise came from the doors of the chapel! The doors were utterly destroyed as the Fallen Avenger¡¯s figure appeared in the doorway. Then, the Fallen Avenger took a big step forward! There was a peculiar expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he retreated step after step. His hand held onto the Sword in the Stone and he had his back facing the cross. He stared anxiously at the Fallen Avenger! This was the only thing he could think of. And the only way to possibly turn things around! ¡°Lancelot!¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed the Sword in the Stone at the Fallen Avenger and the tip of the sword glowed with a silvery glow. ¡°Lancelot! Do you still remember this sword? Do you still remember the oath you made in ages past? As a proud knight, you turned your back on your faith?¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. The Fallen Avenger had already taken a step inside. Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, the Fallen Avenger¡¯s pair of ming and ghastly eyes became startled! In that moment, it would appear as though he had stopped moving. Although he did not say anything, his pair of ming and ghastly eyes were staring right at Chen Xiaolian¡­ or more urately, they were staring at the cross behind Chen Xiaolian! And also¡­ the item in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, the Sword in the Stone! ¡°Lancelot! Do you even remember your own name? Do you still remember this ce? For a thousand years, you kept watch over this ce! For a thousand years, you guarded the sacred artefact!¡± With great difficulty, the Fallen Avenger took another step forward. His body seemed to be trembling somewhat as he seemed to be struggling against something¡­ Chen Xiaolian became excited: It¡¯s working! ¡°The power of darkness must not be allowed to taint the light of the Lord! This is a sacred ground where one waits upon the Lord. And yet, you would invite such vile darkness inside this ce? Lancelot! Have you fallen to the dark side?!¡± The Fallen Avenger suddenly spread open both his arms and emitted a painful howl! A booming sound erupted as a result and Chen Xiaolian could feel the shockwaves charging toward him. He ced both hands together and moved the Sword in the Stone in front of him. Next, the roaring sound washed over him and he felt as though it was never going to end. This Fallen Avenger was a being with truly terrifying powers. The stone desks and pirs began cracking under the onught of the shockwaves. As for the dpidated wooden benches, they were all shattered into fragments! Chapter 310 Battle For Survival!

Chapter 310 Battle For Survival!

GOR Chapter 310 Battle For Survival! The virtual simtion created by this ce was so realistic¡­ It was clear that although Lancelot had be a Fallen Avenger, there were still some vestiges of his former self inside him. Those remnants were iplete. However, they were somewhat sufficient for him to recognize this ce. This familiar ce had caused a temporary chaos to erupt within his state of mind¡­ Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly, ¡°You stand before the glory of the Lord! Lancelot! If there is even a trace of devotion left within you, then hurry up and kneel! Kneel and pray to the Lord so He may forgive your sins!¡± The Fallen Avenger wailed. It was a wail that was overflowing with pain and grief; and an unspeakable amount of unwillingness and grievances¡­ Boom! His huge body actually went down, on one knee on the floor. His head too, faced downward. Seeing what was happening, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. There was no time for him to consider too much. Chen Xiaolian was unable to tell how long will the Fallen Avenger be caught in this state of mental turmoil. If he did not make a run for it now, then when will he be able to? Chen Xiaolian leapt forward with all his might and his body soared through the air. His figure vaulted over the Fallen Avenger¡¯s left shoulder as he made his way through the Fallen Avenger! The instant hended, Chen Xiaolian vigorously rushed out and his body shot out of the chapel¡­ The scene before his eyes shed and he found that he had exited the training ground. He was now in the central control room. Due to his disappearance from the training ground behind him, the simtion suddenly disappeared. The simted chapel disappeared with a sh of light and returned back to its original state, an empty room with metal walls. The Fallen Avenger was still kneeling on the floor when the change urred. The change to the room seemed to have provoked him and he jumped up furiously. Raising his head to the face the ceiling, he roared in rage! Within this roar was a rage that could reach the Heavens! Chen Xiaolian dared not stay here to end up entangled by the Fallen Avenger. He simply ran! He ran to the entrance point of the Central Control room where the Fallen Avenger had broken through. However, the moment he reached the crack left by the Fallen Avenger, his heart abruptly sank¡­ ¡°Son of a bitch!¡± The source of his outburst was¡­ whaty beyond the crack. The elevator that was beyond the wall had been utterly demolished! Its interior was filled with stones and remnants of the walls¡­ How was he to escape? If he had to make a guess, this had happened when the Fallen Avenger was forcing his way inside. While doing so, the Fallen Avenger must have destroyed his surroundings, leading to the copse of the passageway! With the way out blocked off, Chen Xiaolian felt horrified. He could do nothing except turn around and run. When he turned his head, he saw that the Fallen Avenger had rushed out of the training ground room. Chen Xiaolian panicked and was unable to make any other considerations. He simply ran toward the door that was closest to him¡­ ¡°Main Energy Control!¡± Chen Xiaolian burst into the room and the door closed up behind him. He quickly straightened himself. Although he was in a dire situation, Chen Xiaolian forced himself to calm down by brutally pping himself on the forehead a few times. ¡°Calm down! Chen Xiaolian! If you don¡¯t want to die, then calm down!¡± He shouted in a low tone. His eyes were bloodshot and fierce like those of wolves. His eyes quickly swept around the room and the gears in his mind rotated quickly as he considered what he could do to survive. A loud noise could be hearding from the metal door behind him as the door was being twisted open! The Fallen Avenger was about to break in! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up as he stared at therge module hatch inside the room¡­ Perhaps¡­ this is my final chance! Energy smelting furnace! I¡¯ll gamble on it! Chen Xiaolian made up his mind. Boom! The metal door was forced open as torn out fragments of metal flew forward and the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body stepped inside! Chen Xiaolian had already jumped on the conveyor belt that was moving toward the energy smelting furnace! ¡°Come one, Lancelot! We¡¯ll see if the one to die is you or me!¡± He brandished the Sword in the Stone with one hand and the conveyor belt beneath his feet began moving. ¡°Target object meets the requirements for smelting.¡± A green coloured light shed out from beneath Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet and a line of text appeared on the surface of the tform beside the metal orb not far away. The Fallen Avenger stepped forward. With his hand holding onto his long sword, he jumped onto the conveyor belt as well and faced Chen Xiaolian! ¡°Target object meets the requirements for smelting.¡± The same green light shed out from beneath his feet. Chen Xiaolian used both his hands to grip the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt. At the same time, he also bit down on his tongue. The intense pain forced him to calm down. At the same time, the Sword in the Stone¡¯s blessing helped dispel the negative emotions that he was facing, terror, despair, fear¡­ After all the negative emotions had been dispelled, Chen Xiaolian immediately entered a state of tranquillity! His eyes were focused as he stared at the powerful enemy standing before him! ¡°Die!¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly roared out as he raised the sword and charged forward! His first sword move was a vertical hacking motion! This move was not a Sword Skill. It was his best skill, the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes! Chen Xiaolian was not in possession of any high-grade Sword Skill. Among the skills he had for cold weapons, this Axe Skill was the one he was most proficient in. Head Cleaver! Ear Gouger! Impish Teeth Discer! The shes went down at an incident angle! Keng! Keng! Keng! Each of the shes brought a sharp cleaving power and the edge of the de hacked down on Lancelot¡¯s body. The first sh hacked Lancelot¡¯s helmet apart! The second sh sliced open the area beneath Lancelot¡¯s neck! The third sh¡­ the fourth sh¡­ After having taken three shes of the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes moves and a fourth sh in one go, the Fallen Avenger seemed to have had his upper body hacked apart. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s frustration, the Fallen Avenger¡¯s spirit body quickly healed up the hacked areas¡­ At the same time, the ck coloured long sword in the Fallen Avenger¡¯s hand was raised up high and sent shing downward¡­ A piercing sound was heard and ck coloured mes flew forward. Chen Xiaolian bellowed loudly¡­ At present, Chen Xiaolian was in melee range with the Fallen Avenger. He was standing to the right of the Fallen Avenger. He was only barely able to block off the iing ck coloured mes as it mmed onto him! He screamed out in misery. Even so, he forced his body to move forward and he jumped into a roll¡­ The ck coloured mes spread to his body¡­ Chen Xiaolian was wearing an [A] ss protective suit as a firstyer of protection. It was the one that he had picked up earlier. Although it was damaged by 60 %, it was still an [A] ss item. When the ck coloured mes made contact with his body, the protective suit instantly created what appeared to be an air barrier. Thus, the ck coloured mes were held back slightly. Unfortunately, the [A] ss protective suit was a damaged equipment. It was not long before the ck coloured mes broke through the protective suit¡¯s defenses¡­ Under the assault of the ck coloured mes, the protective suit then shrivelled up at a noticeable rate before breaking down¡­ Next was the other protective suit Chen Xiaolian wore inside ¨C Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s exclusive protective suit. It was a [B] ss equipment. However, it was incapable of holding up to more than two seconds under the powerful assault of the ck coloured mes. It utterly broke apart, transforming into fragments, which were then burned by the ck coloured mes¡­ Chen Xiaolian screamed out in agony! The ck coloured mes did not prate his body. However, the clothes on his body were turned to ashes while his skin was ckened as a result! It was not merely a physical pain. The ck coloured mes seemed to possess a power that could invade the soul itself. Chen Xiaolian felt a pain originating from his own soul, as though some power was savagely attempting to rend his mind apart¡­ Thankfully, the Sword in the Stone activated its skill once more. The skill that dispels all negative spiritual effects was activated and Chen Xiaolian felt a warm power flow through his body from the hilt of the sword¡­ Hovering on the brink of death, he rolled out of the way. Then, he activated the other skill of the Sword in the Stone! Instant restoration of all stats! His body was healed! Chen Xiaolian howled and got to his feet! The ck coloured mes were still assailing his body. However, the restoration of health gave him one final opportunity! Due to his actions of rolling away after the strike, both Chen Xiaolian and the Fallen Avenger¡¯s position had been greatly changed! He was now behind while the Fallen Avenger was... closer to the smelting furnace! Chen Xiaolian endured the pain he felt from the ck coloured mes. He could sense that his fully restored body was quickly weakening as a result¡­ He summoned out everyst energy he could muster and raised the Sword in the Stone toward the Fallen Avenger¡­ ¡°Goddesss of Dawn! Overwhelming Sunlight Purification!¡± Combust every attributes! The silhouette of a Martial Goddess seemingly emerged into existence in the middle of the air behind Chen Xiaolian¡­ The female Martial Goddess raised the long sword in her hand and swung down¡­ A ray of light that was the equivalent of the sun itself shone out¡­ Boom! A beam of light sted outward, striking the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body! With a roar, the Fallen Avenger¡¯s helmet and upper body armour were decimated! His body became exposed. Shockingly, his body was the ck coloured mes itself! Those ck coloured mes melted under the power of the beam of light¡­ The Fallen Avenger took the light attack head on and staggered backward step by step¡­ in the same direction that the conveyor belt was moving toward¡­ ¡°Come on! More! Just a little bit more¡­ a little more¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian could feel his body weakening at a rapid rate. All his physical attributes were beingbusted, sending his body into a weakened state. The beam of light pouring out toward the Fallen Avenger was sapping away all of his strength! Chen Xiaolian watched as the Fallen Avenger grew closer to the energy smelting furnace¡­ however, there was still just a little bit more, just a bit more needed¡­ However, Chen Xiaolian could feel it. The power of the beam of light had been exhausted! The momentum behind the attack grew weaker! Finally, the beam of light disappeared! More than 80 % of the Fallen Avenger¡¯s armour had disappeared! His upper body was nothing more than a clump of ck coloured mes with a humanoid shape. The only part that still had armour was his legs. Additionally, the ck coloured long sword in his hand had also suffered considerably under the power of the beam of light earlier. Only one third of it was left intact. However¡­ it was still not enough! Just one more step and he would have been forced back into the energy smelting furnace¡­ Just one step! The Fallen Avenger¡¯s ck coloured mes were clearly dimmer and seemingly on the verge of getting snuffed out. But not yet! Chen Xiaolian plopped down as his legs gave way and he knelt on the conveyor belt. He hadpletely exhausted everyst bit of his strength¡­ Although the Fallen Avenger had only less than one third of his armour left¡­ he continued staring at Chen Xiaolian. He roared out and took a step forward! ¡°¡­ I lost¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian finally lost all hope. A little bit! Just a little bit! If he could unleash another Overwhelming Sunlight Purification¡­ Unfortunately, the King¡¯s Courage skill that restored his stats to full had already been used. A short period of time will be required before he could use it again¡­ Seeing the Fallen Avenger take one step forward, Chen Xiaolian knew that since the Fallen Avenger did not die, it meant that he was the one who will die. However, he was unwilling! In the face of death, humans would end up thinking about various matters. Who knows where this thought hade from? At any rate, Chen Xiaolian abruptly tossed away the Sword in the Stone to free up his hands. Then, he retrieved a rifle from his Storage Watch and aimed it at the Fallen Avenger. He pulled the trigger. Despite knowing that it was of no use, Chen Xiaolian who was facing death was filled with rage and unwillingness. He had to do something to vent those feelings. Bang! The sound of a gunshot rang out and the bullet pierced through the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body, the ck coloured mes, without facing any resistance at all. It also did not harm him in the slightest. ¡°Spirit body¡­ useless¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian muttered angrily to himself. Chen Xiaolian did not have any skill that could be used against such an enemy! Perhaps¡­ only a magician like Phoenix¡­ Mm? Wait! Phoenix! A thought suddenly struck the despairing Chen Xiaolian! This thought was his lifesaver! Phoenix! A glint of joy appeared in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes! He howled and pulled out another gun from his Storage Watch! This was not an ordinary gun. It was¡­ Back in the London instance dungeon, he had fought alongside Phoenix. When they had to fight against Jack the Ripper, Phoenix had given him this gun¡­ one made specifically to deal damage to enemies with spirit bodies! Chen Xiaolian faced the Fallen Avenger and the corners of his lips curled into a sneer. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Chen Xiaolian pulled the trigger rapidly and unloaded all the bullets in one breath! Finally, the gun was left without any bullets and the gun hammer released ¡°ka ka¡± sounds¡­ ¡­ The spirit power bullets struck the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body and burst out with a silvery radiance. As expected, it was capable of dealing damage to the ck coloured mes that were the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body! The Fallen Avenger¡¯s body received the iing spirit power bullets. The power of the spirit powered silvery explosion caused the ck coloured mes to be shaken¡­ He growled in pain! Although this type of spirit power firearms could damage the Fallen Avenger¡­ the difference in level was too big. Normally, this little amount could not have caused the Fallen Avenger to take too much damage. Presently however, things were different! The Fallen Avenger had just taken on the brunt of the Goddess of Dawn¡¯s attack; he was already badly wounded from that! His body was also in a weakened state! At such a moment, the power of the spirit power bullets became the final chip, a small and minor item to be ced on the scales. Yet, it was enough to tip the scales! The Fallen Avenger staggered backward and his body took half a step back¡­ then another half step¡­ Finally, his body tilted and his head turned to face the ceiling¡­ The hatch of the energy smelting furnace opened and the Fallen Avenger fell into it¡­ the hatch closed up¡­ Chen Xiaolian used what final strength he had to push himself off the conveyor belt and he crawled on the floor¡­ Boom! A series of thunderous noise came from the furnace¡­ Roars were issued out non-stop¡­ Finally, the sounds slowly faded¡­ and disappeared! Chen Xiaolian was finally able to feel at ease. He fell to the floor with his face facing the ceiling. The gun in his hand fell to the floor as well. With his final bit of strength, he then retrieved a spicy bar ([Beginner] ss Healing Substance) and shoved it into his mouth. He was only able to chew it twice before swallowing it whole¡­ Then, having spent everyst ounce of strength within him, darkness clouded his vision and he lost consciousness¡­ Chapter 311 Intense Competitive Mode

Chapter 311 Intense Competitive Mode

GOR Chapter 311 Intense Competitive Mode ¡°System prompt: Countdown for essing the instance dungeon has ended. Merging in progress. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6¡­¡± The instant the countdown ended, Roddy found this prompt in his personal system. When he saw it, he had a strangest hunch. Nagase Komi who was standing not too far away from him turned to look at him. The bald girl had aplicated expression on her face and she said in a hushed tone, ¡°Did you receive it as well?¡± Roddy nodded with a serious expression. A new prompt instantly appeared in the system! ¡°System prompt: essing yer mode. yers will be entering the instance dungeon area!¡± ¡°System prompt: Issuing new quest¡­ calibration in progress¡­¡± To Roddy and the bald girl¡¯s surprise, the ¡®calibration in progress¡¯ prompt remained there for quite some time. Even after a full five minutes, the new quest had yet to be issued forward. The two of them exchanged nces as they became faintly aware that something unusual was happening. Finally! ¡°System prompt: essplete. New quest has been issued. Now entering conflict mode; system mode has been adjusted as [Intense Competitive Mode]. ¡°Prompt: Alliances formed cannot be changed. ¡°Prompt: yers and Awakened ones are not allowed to form alliances. ¡°Prompt: Killing a participant who is a member of a different alliance will give the killer 500 points. The killer¡¯s alliance members will each acquire 100 points as reward. Alliance members of the a killed participant ¨C regardless if the participant was killed by other participants or monsters ¨C will each suffer a 300 points deduction. ¡°Prompt: Grading for this game will not take into ount the number of points the participants had before entering this instance dungeon. The system will only take the points acquired after entering this instance dungeon into consideration. ¡°Prompt: After the instance dungeon is over, a ranking list will bepiled based on the number of points acquired by each participant. The first six names will be considered as the winners while the others will be considered as losers. Losers will face punishment! ¡°Prompt: In the event that two participants acquired the same amount of points, the factor of time will be used to determine the results. The participant to first acquire that amount of points will be ranked higher! ¡°Prompt: The points acquired inside this instance dungeon will only be sent to the participants¡¯ personal points reserve after this instance dungeon is over. ¡°Prompt: This instance dungeon willst for¡­ 24 hours!¡± F**k! When he was done reading the system prompt, Roddy¡¯s heart sank! Intensepetitive mode! This would force all the game participants to kill each other! Additionally¡­ out of everyone in this instance dungeon, only the first six would be able to stay alive¡­ When he was impersonating a member of Thorned Flower Guild, Roddy had met tens of Awakened ones! Additionally, who knows how many more had decided to hide and not show up! If he was to make a conservative estimate, there might be nearly 100 participants inside this instance dungeon! Only six participants could emerge alive ¡­ Not even one in ten! As for theter portion, ¡®Losers will face punishment!¡¯ If participants were to fail toplete a normal instance dungeon, their punishment would mean getting sent into a punishment instance dungeon next! However, if they were to fail toplete a punishment instance dungeon¡­ then the punishment here would be: Extermination?! He thought about the terrifying punishment, the abysmal number of spots avable and the methods avable to acquire points¡­ Roddy and Nagase Komi exchanged nces. Then, they abruptly jumped away from each other at nearly the same instant! Shua! Roddy had already pulled out a gun and was pointing it at Nagase Komi. Likewise, the fingers on both the bald girl¡¯s hands had transformed into sharp metal des! The two of them eyed each other with tiger like eyes and the atmosphere around them was like a powder keg! A few secondster, Roddy sighed and put down the gun. He said in a hushed tone, ¡°I don¡¯t want to kill you, I just¡­ wanted to protect myself.¡± The bald girl revealed a wry smile and replied in a low voice, ¡°I also don¡¯t intend on killing you¡­ I can kill other participants to get points¡­ I have no desire to fight against a Floating Angel¡­ I just wanted to defend myself in case you had any ill intent.¡± The two of them looked at each other for a long time. Then, they kept their gun and metal des aside at the same time. ¡°No attacking each other!¡± ¡°No attacking each other!¡± Roddy and Nagase Komi said at the same time. ¡°Do you want to¡­ cooperate?¡± Roddy asked as his eyes darted about. Nagase Komi pondered the question and said, ¡°I have nothing against it¡­pared to my current ally, that Phoenix woman, I prefer to trust you and Chen Xiaolian.¡± She paused for a moment before continuing in a low voice, ¡°ording to the rules for this instance dungeon, allied members are not allowed to kill each other. However¡­ the number of spots is limited. Thus, there will still bepetition. For example, kill stealing in order to get points.¡± Roddy nodded and said, ¡°All right, then let¡¯s cooperate.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll have to put it out here first. I am only representing myself in our cooperation. My Great Teacher¡¯s stance is not something I can speak for.¡± Roddy nodded. The atmosphere between the two of them lightened somewhat. However, Han Bi who was standing some distance away had a contorted expression on his face. He had read the contents of the system prompts. This intensepetitive type of quest¡­ for a weakling like Han Bi, he was the equivalent of¡­ a prey! It was then that a new prompt suddenly appeared in the system! ¡°System prompt: Computing quest content¡­ now issuing supplementary condition!¡± A supplementary condition? This time, the system was obviously acting differently. ¡°System prompt: After acquiring points in this instance dungeon, participants must arrive at the designated location before this instance dungeon concludes. There, the participants¡¯ points will be validated. Points not validated there will be deemed invalid. The coordinate of the validation location has been issued to everyone¡¯s personal radar. The coordinate is coloured green. ¡°Prompt: After killing another participant, in addition to getting the system reward in points, the killer will also acquire one-tenth of the total points acquired by the killed participant. This bonus reward is exclusive to the killer. The killer¡¯s alliance members cannot acquire any of this bonus reward. ¡°Prompt: Each time a participant kills another participant, that participant will have the opportunity to view the ranking list. Those who do not meet this requirement will not be able to check the ranking list while the instance dungeon is in progress.¡± Roddy frowned. Things were getting moreplicated! Nagase Komi¡¯s eyes lit up. There was a point validation location? If so¡­ should the final amount of points be insufficient to ensure survival, they could¡­ lie low in the point validation location to ambush the other participants! That would likely be their final chance. Roddy nced at the bald girl and said, ¡°I know what you¡¯re thinking. You¡¯re nning to set an ambush in the point validation location, right? However, don¡¯t forget something. If you can think of this, others will be able to as well.¡± Nagase Komi shook her head and replied, ¡°I understand. That is why¡­ I believe that we should make haste toward the point validation location to get the advantage in terrain! After reading this system prompt, I believe that others will also be rushing toward the point validation location! The one who makes it there might be able to seize the advantage!¡± Roddy was uncertain what to think about her opinion. However, he noticed one of the rules set by the system. [The system will only take the points acquired after entering this instance dungeon into consideration.] After entering this instance dungeon! In other words¡­ the calction of points had begun since the preparation phase of this instance dungeon! If so¡­ the points he had gathered by hunting those monsters together with Chen Xiaolian back then had been calcted inside! This meant that, other than killing off other participants to acquire points¡­ They could also choose to kill the monsters of this instance dungeon to acquire points! Could that be another method to go about this? However¡­ the more they kill, the more powerful the monsters will be. This approach of acquiring points was not the best. The system will continuously enhance the strength of the monsters. Take those ravenous wolves for example. If the number of wolves killed were too high, would the system decide to have the wolves evolve into werewolves? Perhaps even¡­ werewolves in mech armour? Roddy frowned. Bloody Hell! Chen Xiaolian is not around and my mind was unable to think of anything proper. What a pain. If Xiaolian is here, he would be able toe up with a good n. ¡°Let¡¯s move. We should hurry up to the point validation location.¡± Nagase Komi picked up her shoulder bag before bending down to tighten her shoces. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to wait for yourpanions? Your teacher and your allies.¡± ¡°I will use the alliance channel tomunicate with them. We will head to the point validation location separately.¡± The bald girl shook her head before continuing, ¡°Waiting for them to return before heading there would waste too much time.¡± ¡°All right then. Let us head there together. But I have to remind you, don¡¯t expose my identity¡­ Phoenix and her members still don¡¯t know about me.¡± As he spoke, Roddy secretly used his guild channel to contact Chen Xiaolian. To his surprise¡­ Just now, he had tried to message Chen Xiaolian before. However, he would always receive the prompt ¡°Message cannot be sent.¡±. It was as though the function had been blocked off and he was unable to send the message to Chen Xiaolian. But now¡­¡­ His message was sessfully sent! It would appear that whatever was blocking the function earlier had disappeared! Even so, despite having sent the message out, Roddy was not able to get any response from Chen Xiaolian. However, now that his message had been sent and whatever was blocking the messaging function had been lifted¡­ the situation caused Roddy¡¯s mind to race! He thought about the timing of the messaging blockade and the timing of the merging of yer mode¡­ Could it be¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s disappearance earlier really had something to do with this yer mode? ¡­ Qimu Xi felt as though she was on the verge of mentally copsing. She stood outside the clock tower that had been ruined and looked at the copsed entrance of the clock tower. More than half of the building had copsed. Although one of the walls had an opening, stones and debris had blocked off the opening. Earlier, Qimu Xi had mustered her courage to quietly follow the Fallen Avenger all the way here¡­ for this timid girl, this was already a highly courageous act. Watching the monster enter the clock tower¡­ she dared not reveal herself. However, Qimu Xi was able to specte that Chen Xiaolian should be inside! She was after all, too weak. Although she had followed the monster all the way here, there was nothing she could do but hide in the corner. Observing the copsed clock tower, she felt the desire to cry out but was unable to find the tears to do so. She stood before the ruins for several minutes and wiped away her tears and snot. She rolled up her sleeves and moved toward the debris. Using her slender hands, she exerted her all to move out the stones. However, she was weak and alone. How was she to aplish such a feat? After just a while, she ended up panting for breath. The fingers on both her hands had been scraped to the point of bleeding all over. At this moment, Qimu Xi revealed a rare disy of courage. Although she was still sobbing, she continued her attempts to move away the stones and debris. There was only one thought going through her mind: Save that fellow! Besides¡­ if he dies, I am probably not going to make it out of this instance dungeon alive either! ¡­ Chapter 312 The Hunt Begins

Chapter 312 The Hunt Begins

GOR Chapter 312 The Hunt Begins ¡°Your boss, that old Japanese man must be quite rich. This dune buggy has been operating for more than an hour, but its power has not decreased at all. It must be a custom-made equipment, right? This stuff is probably not cheap.¡± Roddy was seated inside the dune buggy that the bald girl had summoned out; he had taken the initiative to take the driver¡¯s position. Nagase Komi did not argue against his decision because she knew that Roddy¡¯s skill was rted to machines. It would be best to leave matters rted to machines to him. They rode in the dune buggy through the wastnd, speeding toward the point validation location indicated by the radar. As they were on the move, Roddy could not help but sigh. ¡°A pity, this senior¡¯s Thunderstorm Tank had been destroyed just like that. If I could bring it back, I might be able to make use of the wreckage. Perhaps, it might be possible to repair it¡­¡± ¡°Repair?¡± ¡°Mm, I remember seeing repairing options back in Zero City¡¯s weapons and equipment shops. I think repairing would be cheaperpared to buying a new one.¡± Roddy sighed. On the second row of the dune buggy, Han Bi was seated there. He did not utter a single word. His mind was in turmoil. Roddy had been generous enough to bring Han Bi along with them. However, Nagase Komi gave Han Bi a cold nce and said, ¡°You chose not to kill him and bring him along. Is it due to your previous friendship? Or is he your points backpack? Kill him whenever you want for points?¡± ¡°Do I look like such an evil person?¡± Roddy harrumphed with a haughty expression. Although that was Roddy¡¯s answer, Han Bi felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. Strength¡­pared to those two, his strength was far too inferior! ¡­ The dune buggy sped through the wastnd for nearly one hour. The distance between them and the ¡®point validation location¡¯ disyed in their radars became smaller. The silhouette of a little town slowly came into their view. ¡°Mm? There was such a ce here?¡± Roddy knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°I thought¡­ this instance dungeon is a total wastnd. How could there be a little town here?¡± Nagase Komi stared at the little town for some time before saying in a low tone, ¡°I remember checking the terrain of this area before. We did not find this little town¡­ it must have appeared after that.¡± Appeared after that? Nagase Komi¡¯s words reminded Roddy of something! This ce was originally a stretch of wastnd. However, a little town had now appeared here! In other words, this little town had only appeared after the merging with yer mode! Could it be¡­ ¡°yer region?¡± Roddy guessed. ¡°Damn it! If this is a yer region¡­ then¡­ would we end up encountering yers here? Get ready for battle!¡± The dune buggy did not turn around. Instead, Roddy elerated and quickly sped toward the little town¡­ ¡­ When the dune buggy got onto the road leading into the little town, the dune buggy jerked and Roddy shouted, ¡°Hold on tight! Nagase Komi, you keep watch!¡± After saying that, Roddy tossed a gun to the bald girl. Nagase Komi epted the gun and loaded it. Then, she cast aplicated gaze at Roddy ¨C he had shown his back to her without any reservation. He seemed to have no sense of vignce toward her at all. Nagase Komi exhaled and stood up on her seat and held the gun at the ready on the surface of the dune buggy. It was at that moment that they suddenly heard somethinging from up front. It was a short but clear sound and it echoed through the wastnd. Hearing the sound, Roddy¡¯s face immediately sank. ¡°It¡¯s the sound of gunfire!¡± Roddy quickly said. ¡°Someone¡¯s here. Who knows if its Awakened ones or yers¡­¡± Nagase Komi gripped the gun in her hand tightly and said with an expression of resolve, ¡°Who cares! We can use this opportunity to score some points!¡± Roddy cast a surprised look at Nagase Komi. He was taken aback by the bald girl¡¯s show of strength and courage. He recalled their time together in the Tokyo instance dungeon. Back then, she had begun as their captive ¨C there, she was just a cowardly rookie. She was recruited into a guild formed by that fellow known as Culkin and sent to set up an ambush along a road. In the end, she was captured by Chen Xiaolian and his team. Later, she was taken in by Chen Xiaolian. However, she was still a weak and cowardly girl. Unexpectedly, after merely such a short time, this bald girl had be a cold and tough person! Even back in the airne, she did not bat an eye even though she had killed that terrorist with her bare hands! Those matters made Roddy curious. However, it was just a momentary thought. He returned his attention to driving the dune buggy into the little town, heading toward the sound of the gunfire¡­ After travelling a distance of several hundred metres, Roddy suddenly halted the dune buggy. ¡°Ten o¡¯clock!¡± Roddy whispered urgently. ¡°I see it!¡± Nagase Komi jumped out of the dune buggy and ran forward with her upper body leaning forward. Their personal radars had revealed several green dots in their ten o¡¯clock position! Those dots represented¡­ Awakened ones. Additionally, they had already entered a state ofbat! ¡­ With her upper body leaning forward, Nagase Komi continued moving in that direction. Roddy was right behind her; before running off, he turned his head back toward Han Bi. ¡°Hide well and don¡¯te out.¡± Somewhere three to four hundred metres away from the little town was a stretch of arid rocks. The gunfire hade from this ce. Nagase Komi and Roddy ran toward the rocks. The two of them were able to act in concert and they began splitting apart, one heading to the left while the other to the right. They moved forward in a nking manoeuvre. Nagase Komi had whispered to Roddy, ¡°We are not in a state ofbat. They still do not know of our arrival¡­ this will be a good opportunity to ambush them!¡± Roddy nodded. He was quick to ept her suggestion and they began to move into a nking position. They rounded the stretch of rocks from both sides. Taking several steps forward, Roddy suddenly heard another gunshoting from there! Bang! After hearing the gunshot, Roddy was surprised to find that one green dot had disappeared from his personal radar. One has died? ¡­ Roddy stayed close to the rocks as he approached. He soon found a crack within the rocks. The crack provided him with an excellent opportunity to spy on what was happening beyond the rocks¡­ Within the stretch of rocks, a confrontation was urring! There were three men, all wearing protective suits on them. Judging from the way it looked, those protective suits were unlikely to be some high-grade equipment. They were probably just [B] ss goods or lower. They were all armed with firearms. The three of them were in a ¡®Æ·¡¯ formation and they were in the middle ofying suppressing fire upon a rock on the south side. There was a man hiding behind that rock. The two parties wielded firearms and shot at each other. In terms of firepower, the three men were clearly holding the advantage. However, the fellow hiding behind the rock had better marksmanship. Each sessive shot by him was urate and ruthless! Roddy also saw a corpse lying on the ground between the two parties. Judging from the bloodstains, he spected that the corpse must have belonged to the green dot that had disappeared just now. The three-man team was clearly trying to kill the fellow hiding behind the rock. However, they ended up losing one of their own. This was an uneptable result! Killing a participant will give 500 points. However, only the killer will acquire the 500 points while the killer¡¯s allies get 100 points each. And yet, they now lost one of their own! ording to the rules, losing an ally meant the deduction of 300 points for each of them! Before seeding, they had lost 300 points each! This was too much of a loss! Even if they do kill off this prey¡­ only the one to kill the prey would get the benefit. Minus 300 points then add 500 points would result in 200 points. But for the other two¡­ minus 300 points then add 100 points would still result in a negative 200 points. Even after killing off the enemy, two of them would still end up with negative 200 points. How were they to ept this? The Hell! After encountering the fellow who appeared terribly injured, they had originally thought that they would be able to pick up an easy win. How could they have guessed that their prey would end up being so skilled?! Chapter 313 Roddy’s Discovery

Chapter 313 Roddy¡¯s Discovery

GOR Chapter 313 Roddy¡¯s Discovery Culkin spat a mouthful of saliva and blood on the ground. He had his back against the surface of the rock and held back the intense pain he felt from his left arm. He had a revolver in front of him and his right hand moved to insert onest bullet into the revolver¡¯s cylinder. There was also an automatic rifle beside him. At the same time, Culkin was straining his ears to pick up what was going on beyond the rocks. There were a few people surrounding him. Normally, Culkin would have been able to deal with them with just a casual flick of his fingers. At present however¡­ this tiger that had fallen onto opennd was being bullied by dogs [1]! After falling into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s trap, Culkin had to fight against the monster. He was forced to use everyst skill and strength he had to finally escape the monster¡¯s reach. Additionally, the price he paid was far too steep! Looking at his injuries, Culkin estimated that he would only be able to use up to 20 % of his optimal strength. His speed enhancement skill was in worse shape. As for the spatial teleportation skill that he was so proud of, that too was temporarily unusable for now. The monster had a spirit body. Even its skills were of the spirit type. Thus, the damage Culkin suffered was not limited to bodily harm. He could sense a dark power slowly corroding his spirit. The deep gash across his chest and the heavy injury of his left calf were quite something. However, thanks to his usage of healing type medicinal substances, they were slowly on their way to recovery. The biggest issue was his left hand. It had been cut off from the elbow down ¨C this level of bodily damage was not something that can be solved with healing substances alone. Culkin would have to survive through this instance dungeon, then think of a way to restore his cut off limb. Additionally, even though he had already taken healing substances, the rate of healing was slow. The damage he took was from a spirit entity and the power of darkness used by that spirit entity had a suppressing effect on the healing substance, leading to the slower rate of healing. However, Culkin was pleased to find that an intensepetition was set down after the instance dungeons merged. He was also thankful that he had encountered this small group first. It was not hard to surmise. Once this situation of killing each other began, the weak will be the first to die off! Those smart experts would certainly choose to pick on the weak first! Encountering these weak chickens was quite a stroke of luck for him. He had indeed suffered a great loss in terms of strength; however, if he could use this opportunity to kill off these fellows, he would be able to acquire a good number of points! In this battle to umte points and rise up through the ranks, he must seize the initiative! ¡­ Culkin inserted the revolver on his waist and picked up the automatic rifle with his one hand. Then, he tilted his head and listened. He could hear those fellows cursing from beyond the rock. Culkin pursed his lips and sneered. Fools indeed! He silently made his preparations. Pulling out a dagger, he used his mouth to bite it. Then, he pulled out a roll of rope. He tied the rope to the trigger of the automatic rifle and used some rocks to keep the rifle properly fixed on the ground. After having done all those, Culkin exhaled and waited silently. After waiting for two minutes, he felt some of his strength returning. He began moving! Leaning forward, Culkin moved to the left side of the rock. Then, he pulled the rope that he was holding. Bang! The automatic rifle that was stuck on the right side of the rock began firing out! Bang! Bang! Bang! Those bullets fired out and struck the rocks on the opposite side in a haphazard manner! Culkin then rushed out from the left! He let go of the rope and rushed forward quickly! Although his left leg was terribly damaged, Culkin was someone who had enhanced his body before. Naturally, he was still in possession of a great deal of strength! His body rushed forward. Although he had let go of the rope, the automatic rifle was still firing away. The fierce sound of gunfire was able to fool those fellows on the other side and they dared not risk peeking out! In a matter of just a few seconds, Culkin had already covered a distance of tens of metres! In the middle of the area was an open space. On the opposite side was a cluster of randomly ced rocks. Culkin took advantage of that moment to rush into the cluster of rocks and he saw his target! One of the fellows was hiding behind the rocks with his buttocks facing Culkin¡­ the fellow¡¯s head was looking in the other direction, where Culkin¡¯s automatic rifle was shooting from. Fool! Culkin disdainfully appraised the fellow. He rushed forward and his right hand retrieved the dagger in his mouth. When Culkin rushed forward, the fellow finally sensed something. However, before he could turn around to resist or cry out, Culkin¡¯s dagger had already inserted itself into the fellow¡¯s neck from the side. Pu! The fellow finally let out a shout. Hearing that, his twopanions turned around! One of them howled in fright and started shooting at Culkin. Culkin grabbed the corpse of the fallen fellow and continued rushing forward. Pu pu pu! The bullets struck the corpse only to be blocked off by the protective suit on the corpse¡¯s body. At lightning fast speed, Culkin appeared before them! Culkin¡¯s knee shot toward the fellow¡¯s lower abdomen area. The resulting pain caused him to bend over. At the same time, Culkin¡¯s right hand snaked its way around the fellow¡¯s head before twisting firmly! Ka! The fellow¡¯s head tilted softly to the side! Two down! By then, the third fellow had quickly retreated! Culkin sighed. He understood that he had picked up some easy kills. However, if he did not sacrifice a little, he would be unable to deal with this final one. Seeing the other fellow pointing a gun at him, Culkin chose not to retreat. Instead, he charged forward! Bang! The bullet pierced its way through Culkin¡¯s chest, eliciting a grunt from him. At the same time, he pulled out the revolver on his waist. Raising it, he opened fire! Bang! Headshot! The fellow¡¯s skull burst open from the shot and he was unable to let out even a grunt before falling down the ground! Adding the corpse in the open space in the middle of the area¡­ Four people down. 2,000 points! Culkin exhaled. His body staggered and he knelt down on the ground. Putting down the revolver, he retrieved a [High] ss Healing Beast Blood from the system and shoved it into this mouth. After taking two deep breaths, Culkin could feel the healing medicinal substance taking effect. Warmth was spreading through the wound on his chest. His life was preserved for now! Culkin breathed a sigh of relief. It was at that moment, when he raised his head, that he caught sight of a smiling face. It belonged to a young man. Within his eyes were hints ofmendation, triumph and¡­ yfulness? Culkin was shocked and he instinctively bent down to reach the revolver on the ground. However, his chest wound affected his movements, slowing him by a notch. Then, he saw a fist appear before his face¡­ ¡­ then, darkness. Bang! Culkin was knocked unconscious. Roddy looked at Culkin who had been knocked unconscious by him and breathed a sigh of relief. He then lightly kicked him twice before leaning closer to look at him. ¡°He really does look like Qiu Yun.¡± Roddy whistled. Soon, Nagase Komi jumped down from the other side. She nced at Roddy and said, ¡°Is it done?¡± Roddy smiled and replied, ¡°This fellow is really capable. If we weren¡¯t enemies, I would really be unable to restrain myself from apuding him. Just now, the way he dealt with those fellows was very outstanding.¡± Nagase Komi had an unimpressed look on her face as she regarded Culkin who was lying on the ground. ¡°Are you not going to kill him?¡± Roddy said coolly, ¡°He must certainly be killed. However, that honour will go to Chen Xiaolian.¡± ¡°What a messy way of dealing with him. Are you not afraid that something unexpected might happen?¡± The bald girl smiled and continued, ¡°In most stories, leaving these kinds of problematic fellows alive would only cause problems in the end.¡± Roddy smiled. He bent over, grabbed Culkin¡¯s right arm and twisted forcefully. A cracking sound could be heard and Culkin¡¯s arm was left bending in an odd manner! ¡°This way, it should be safe, don¡¯t you think? With both his hands unusable, I would really like to see how he could turn the tables on us.¡± ¡°Quite vicious,¡± said Nagase Komi who nced at Roddy. ¡°I¡¯m just collecting an old debt. He owes my bro an arm.¡± A glint of fury shed across Roddy¡¯s eyes. Nagase Komi moved forward. Then, she abruptly bent down while pulling out a de with her hand. The de then pierced into Culkin¡¯s right knee! Culkin who was still unconscious suddenly roared out. The pain from the stab was so intense that he was forced awake! His eyes flipped open and he let out a miserable howl! This stab from Nagase Komi had directly pierced through his knee! After letting out the howl of pain, Culkin slumped into an unconscious state again. Roddy¡¯s face twitched as he looked at Nagase Komi and he said, ¡°You are even more vicious than me!¡± ¡°This is just a safety measure. Even without both his hands, he could still use his legs to run away. Now, he only has that leg left. If he could still escape you with that leg, you might as well go kill yourself.¡± After saying that, the bald girl cast a nce at Roddy and asked, ¡°Are you not tempted? Killing him will give you 500 points. Besides¡­ he had killed off four people just now. That means he has at least 2,000 points on him. ording to the system rules, you can get one tenth of his points. That means, killing him would give you 700 points!¡± Roddy shook his head and replied, ¡°He belongs to Xiaolian.¡± ¡°Then what do we do now? Do we head into the town?¡± The bald girl looked at Roddy. By then, Han Bi had also walked over. Roddy thought about it before saying, ¡°Naturally, let¡¯s go. We¡¯ll go in and check the terrain first.¡± ¡­ Since the dune buggy had been kept, the three of them chose to enter the little town by foot. Culkin was tied up using the ck Widow spider silk and Han Bi was tasked with carrying him. The moment they stepped foot into the little town, they were all stunned by what they saw! The wreckage of an aircraft. It had mmed headfirst into a house and half of its body was exposed outside the house. Looking at the highly science fictional design of the aircraft brought a chill down their spines. ¡°This¡­ could someone have arrived here first and waged a battle here?¡± The bald girl asked with a frown on her face. Roddy stared at the aircraft with a solemn expression and replied, ¡°No¡­ look at the damaged and broken parts¡­ and these weeds. This thing had been left here for who knows how long. It is definitely not something recent!¡± After saying that, Roddy ran forward and jumped up the wreckage. He reached out with his hand to touch the aircraft. Then, he frowned. The manoeuvring system of the aircraft had been utterly destroyed. Even with his Mechanical Heart skill, it was impossible for Roddy to reactivate the aircraft¡¯s controls. Standing on the aircraft wreckage, Roddy looked forward and he suddenly shouted, ¡°Let¡¯s go forward and take a look! Hurry! There is something there!¡± The three of them ran tens of metres through the street. There was a round shaped open area up front and the three of them subconsciously halted. A tank! Judging from its appearance, it seemed simr to the Thunderstorm Tank. However, its turret had been blown away from its main body. The main body of the tank had mmed into a house at the side while the turrety over tens of metres away! The surface of the steel tes was filled with traces of fire and smoke. There were also deep marks left on them. Somewhere less than twenty steps away, Roddy caught sight of something that caused his eyes to shine ¨C a mech! ¡°II-model Sentinel? The size is quite simr, but it doesn¡¯t seem to be it,¡± said Roddy as he moved over. The bottom parts of the mech¡¯s legs had been cut off. Broken wires spilled out from the cut off part while some parts of the twisted metal were as sharp as knives. Roddy carefully made his way up¡­ The cockpit door had been damaged. Naturally, the interior was empty. The control panels were a mess. Roddy¡¯s eyes lit up and he reached out with his hand to press down on the control panel¡­ A few secondster, he found the main control function. Nagase Komi and Han Bi who was standing beside the open area suddenly heard ¡°ka ka ka¡± sounds. Both the arms of the mech and its upper body that were originally lying lifelessly suddenly rose up vigorously! Right after the left arm was raised, they noticed that the elbow part of the arm had been broken. It fell down to the ground and twitched for a moment while issuing crackling sounds. As for the right arm, it was still fairly intact. Although it was stuck within the wall, once it moved up, it caused the wall to fall down ¨C thankfully, it was a wooden wall. ¡°Roddy! What did you do?¡± Nagase Komi retreated and aimed the muzzle of her gun at the mech. Roddy who was on the mech smiled and turned around. When he released his hold on the main control function, the mech stopped moving and leaned back down on the wall debris once more. Roddy turned around with a smile and said, ¡°This mech still has some energy in it. It can still move a little. However¡­ its legs are gone and it won¡¯t be able to walk. Besides, I¡¯ve just checked it just now. The weapons system is basically all gone. The amount of energy it has is also very little¡­ eh? There is still one energy beam cannon. I wonder if the remaining energy is enough for it to be used.¡± ¡°What about it?¡± ¡°This is an energy beam cannon,¡± said Roddy whose eyes darted around. ¡°If it can beunched, even one beam will be able to overturn a Thunderstorm Tank! Although this mech can no longer be moved, it could still act as an immobile turret here! Who knows? We might be able to deal a low blow to someone!¡± ¡°You¡¯re actually thinking of such a thing?¡± Nagase Komi frowned and said, ¡°What I am curious about is¡­ where is this? Why would there be so many weapons and wreckage?¡± As she spoke, she moved to one side and picked up a sword from the ground. It was a shy looking long sword. However, only half of its original body remained. The de part was filled with cracks and rust. ¡°I keep getting a bad feeling about this ce.¡± There was a contorted expression on Nagase Komi¡¯s face and she said, ¡°There are so many powerful weapons here¡­ but all of themy in ruins! Just who could possess such a power?!¡± After saying that, she heard Roddy calling out from the mech. ¡°Come quick! I found something! It must be something simr to a video camera!¡± ¡­ 1 A tiger usually lives in a mountain/ jungle. Falling into opennd means it has lost its advantage and even dogs can bully it. It means that someone who was once powerful and influential has fallen on hard times and is being bullied by people whom he could usually ignore.? Chapter 314 Bitter Battle

Chapter 314 Bitter Battle

GOR Chapter 314 Bitter Battle It was something like a battlefield video camera¡­ just like the ck box of a car. However, its capturing capability extended to 360 o. There was no blind spot at all. No doubt about it, it was a video. In between the scenes showed were some dialogues as well. The words exchanged were likely conversations regarding the battle between the mech pilot and hisrades-in-arms. The video was not very long. Itsted for only about three minutes. However, the contents of the video caused Roddy, Nagase Komi and Han Bi to fall into shock! ¡­ A triangle-shaped fighter aircraft shot through the sky as it flew up and down. Its pair of wings automatically spread out and contracted as it flew. At the same time, it fired what seemed like an energy beam forward. The mech raised its arm that was wielding a shield to block the iing beam. Next, the video shook for a bit, likely due to the mech¡¯s movement. It had taken a few steps backward. Then, the mech and the video charged forward. A beam de appeared in the mech¡¯s other arm and it hacked down vertically, cleaving the triangle-shaped fighter aircraft into two! Orange coloured mes burst out! Next, a row of silhouettes appeared on the street of the town some distance away. Watching the video, Roddy¡¯s face turned ugly to behold. Those were¡­ a convoy of Thunderstorm Tanks, a whole convoy! The tanks spread out in a row and their turret muzzles turned over, aiming right at the mech¡­ following several shes of light, several beams appeared¡­ This was a bombardment! A hasty voice could be hearding from the video. Roddy was unable to understand a single word spoken by the voice ¨C it was not anguage that he knew of. Suddenly, a little figure appeared before the mech. It was a warrior! The warrior wore a sophisticated system armour while holding a sword in hand. The little warrior¡¯s figure stood before the mech. At the same time, the warrior also¡­ halted the Thunderstorm Tanks¡¯ bombardment! The warrior thrust his long sword into the ground and a curtain of light enveloped the whole street. The Thunderstorm Tanks¡¯ bombardment struck the surface of the curtain. In but an instant the video was filled with dazzling fireworks, rendering everything visible into whiteness. At the same time, the violent shockwaves caused the video screen to shake with intensity. The white screensted for a full 10 seconds. When the brightness had somewhat lessened, Roddy stared at the video and saw the warrior raising his sword. His body¡­ Flew out! What followed was the scene of the warrior hacking the tanks apart! The warrior, armed with just the one sword, split one of the tanks before moving to the second, the third¡­ The sounds of explosions kept reverberating out from the video screen. Next, the video screen turned. It would appear that the mech had been turned to another side. Two mechs could be seen on another end of the street¡­ judging by their model and shape, they appearedpletely simr to this one ¨C they were probably this mech pilot¡¯srades. The two mechs were besieging an enemy. To Roddy¡¯s surprise¡­ What he saw there was a¡­ ¡°That is¡­ Floater?¡± Roddy eximed. He could not be med foring to that conclusion. The siege target of the two mechs in the video simply looked too simr to a Floater! A metallic body with huge wings sprouting out from behind! The humanoid shaped body stood there haughtily. Horrifyingly, there were eight Floater Cannons floating behind its body. The cannons seemed to have a life of its own as they circled around it. They acted like fighter jets defending a mother ship, moving up and down while their muzzles shed with light. The two mechs were clearly at a disadvantage. The two mechs rushed the Floater from the left and right. They were armed with beam des and shields; and they attacked the huge Floater while defending against the sts shooting out from the Floater Cannons. They moved about, seeking an opportunity to attack the Floater. The Floater¡­ its body size was much bigger than Nicole¡¯s! The owner of the video screen joined in the battle. He joined his tworades to surround the huge Floater and attacked it. However, the result¡­ did not appear to be good. The mech ally on the left hand side had to take on several consecutive sts from the Floater Cannons and its shield was destroyed as a result. Before the mech could stab forward with its beam de, two of the Floater Cannons suddenly fused together in mid-air. The metal body flowed like a stream while rotating and instantly transformed into a long metal de. Next, the metal de shot into the neck area of the mech¡­ going all the way in! A tearing sound could be heard as the sh pierced through the neck area before proceeding to descend into the waist area! Roddy judged that the mech pilot must have been directly killed off from the blow! That much was evident from the roars of furying out from the video. The owner of the video screen cried out in a very mournful voice and the screen shook as the mech pummelled toward the Floater. However, several of the Floater Cannons fired at the mech, quickly forced him to back down. As the video continued, the other surviving mech was also defeated by the Floater ¨C the Floater had suddenly floated toward the surviving mech. cking sounds rang out as the Floater¡¯s body parts moved in a way that defied the rules of physics like that of the Transformers. It quickly transformed into a shuttle shaped metal body before charging toward the surviving mech¡­ It pierced through the body of the mech! The mech exploded into fragments! Once again, the roar of grief could be hearding from the video screen. Although Roddy could not understand the words being said, he could sense the rage within the voice. The owner of the mech reinitiated his suicidal attack ¨C Roddy¡¯s mind had naturallye to evaluate the attack as a ¡®suicidal attack¡¯. From the previous confrontation, it was obvious that this model of mech was no match for this fellow who looked like a huge Floater. After his tworades were killed, this mech pilot chose tounch an attack once more¡­ while his courage wasmendable, it was not a wise move. The Floater quickly transformed into a humanoid shape once more and a pair of wings appeared behind it. It rapidly turned. The wings were as sharp as des¡­ Both of the mech¡¯s legs were immediately cut apart and they fell off¡­ The video screen shook fiercely once more. Then, it stopped. Observing the angle and the scene shown on the video, Roddy was able to guess¡­ the mech had fallen into the house ¨C its final resting ce. The Floater slowly moved toward the mech. In the video screen, the mech raised its arm, arming the energy beam cannon on its arm and shooting futilely at the Floater. Sizzling sounds could be heard as several beams shot forward. The Floater¡¯s wings enveloped it and they casually deflected the energy beams. The mech owner could do nothing but watch as this powerful enemy drew closer. Suddenly, a figure descended from the sky! It was the warrior who had used the one sword to hack down an entire convoy of Thunderstorm Tanks! The warrior appeared before the screen, blocking the view of the camera. Voices rang out once more as a conversation erupted. The two people having the conversation talked quickly and decisiveness could be heard from their voices. They were both arguing fiercely about something¡­ Next, the warrior raised his sword and charged toward the Floater¡­ It was at this moment that the screen suddenly went ck and disappeared. ¡­ ¡°¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The three of them watched as the video screen went offline. For the longest time, none of them were able to say anything. Especially Roddy. As a genuine mech pilot, his mind reyed the melee battle that he had just witnessed in the video earlier. The thing that looked like a Floater¡­ clearly, it was far, far more powerfulpared to Nicole¡¯s Floater! It was not just a difference in size. It could easily deflect energy-tier weapons. It could freely change its form. Even the number of Floater Cannons that it could produce was superior to Nicole¡¯s Floater. Not only that, the Floater Cannons themselves could freely change their forms! Roddy secretly thought about it. Each of the three mech pilots that were surrounding the Floater was definitely not weak! From the way the mechs moved, thebat manoeuvres, the precision of the piloting¡­ there was no doubt that those people were all experts! Roddy wondered. If he was the one piloting the mech, could he be able to operate the mech to such an excellent degree? Then there was the weaponry. Those mechs itself were certainly not weak either. They possessed shields that could withstand beam attacks and possessed beam des, allowing it to engage in a melee battle. Also, judging from the energy beams used earlier, it would appear that the power behind those attacks were in no way inferior. Other than the fact that their mechs were much smaller¡­ Roddy estimated that even if he were to use his Mech to do battle, anyone of these mech pilots would likely be able to best him! Not to mention, his Mech had a time limit! However, those three had ganged up on the one Floater only to be wiped out! In the end, the warrior appeared. But the oue of the warrior¡¯s battle with the Floater was something Roddy could not know. The warrior had easily taken care of a convoy of Thunderstorm Tanks. He had effortlessly blocked off the Thunderstorm Tanks¡¯ bombardment ¨C that fellow was definitely a master! ¡°Do you have nothing to say?¡± Roddy felt bitterness inside his mouth. He then looked at Nagase Komi. The bald girl¡¯s face was pale and she hesitated a moment before replying, ¡°Very strong¡­ the difference is too big.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ it is indeed very big,¡± Roddy expressed his agreement and nodded his head. He turned his head around to check their surroundings and said, ¡°This ce should be the remnants of a battlefield. However¡­ judging by the battle waged between the two parties inside this video, it seems the two parties are very strong. I don¡¯t understand¡­ what is this about? ¡°This can¡¯t possibly be this instance dungeon¡¯s storyline, can it?¡± ¡°Storyline?¡± Nagase Komi thought about it solemnly before replying, ¡°I think something terrifying could be lurking behind this matter. I fear that it is not that simple.¡± Roddy was about to say something when his eyes suddenly flickered. ¡°Someone¡¯sing!¡± In their personal radar, a clump of green dots was quickly making their way toward their location! Clearly, this group of people was in the middle of a battle. They had engaged in a withdrawal operation, fighting back even as they withdrew into this little town. Additionally, the speed of their approach was very fast! Naturally, Nagase Komi had also noticed those green dots in her radar. ¡°Let¡¯s hide first, then¡­ understand the situation. We¡¯ll check to see if there is any opportunity to take action,¡± said Nagase Komi as she exhaled. Roddy nodded his head and nced at the mech lying before him. He said, ¡°I¡¯ll hide in here¡­ you fellows go find some ce to hide. Remember, don¡¯t recklessly take action.¡± After saying that, Roddy tossed a walkie-talkie to Nagase Komi. She epted the walkie-talkie and pulled Han Bi together with her as she moved. Han Bi who was carrying Culkin followed Nagase Komi across the open space and into a small building. Roddy¡¯s eyes darted about and he looked at the mech. He suddenly had an idea. Pulling open the cockpit, he moved inside and closed the cockpit¡­ Chapter 315 3-man Group

Chapter 315 3-man Group

GOR Chapter 315 3-man Group Two groups of people were rushing forward across the vast wastnd. The group in the front was a 3-man team. They were driving in a military off-road jeep. The surface of their vehicle was covered in bullet marks and one of its explosion-proof tires had been damaged. Their vehicle tilted and swayed as they drove forward. It was only thanks to the driver¡¯s skill that the vehicle was able to barely keep on moving toward the little town. On the rear part of the vehicle was an outfitted machine gun. However, it was already damaged as its barrel was split open like an umbre. There were also bloodstains on the butt of the machine gun, evidence that a battle had taken ce. The two people at the back were wearing camouge uniforms. One of them held onto an automatic rifle and fired bullets toward their back. The other fellow had his back against the back seat and he mumbled some curses like a madman. He hastily unloaded a bullet magazine and pushed in a new one inside¡­ The driver was a female. Although she also wore camouge uniform, she sported a ponytail. Judging by the shape of her face, she appeared to be partially of Latin descent. Biting her lips, she held onto the steering wheel tightly and forced their vehicle to keep moving forward. Somewhere around 50 metres behind their off-road jeep were two dune buggies, moving quickly after them. Both the dune buggies were equipped with machine guns and they fired out a hail of bullets toward the jeep. The driver of the off-road jeep struggled to have the jeep move in an S-shaped manner. As the off-road jeep moved in such a manner, the bullets struck the ground just below the tires on both sides. ¡°Pu pu pu¡± sounds rang out as dust and gravel burst into the air as a result. asionally, some of the bullets would hit the surface of the off-road jeep only to be stopped by the jeep¡¯s steel tes. Up in the sky, a drone was flying at a height of over 20 metres above ground as it kept constant watch over the off-road jeep. The weapon arsenal of this drone was empty, indicating that it had already shot out its missile. However, its monitoring function was still running and it ensured that the off-road jeep was constantly within its monitoring range. If Roddy was here, he would immediately recognize the second group that was chasing the jeep. They were the ones that had fought him earlier, the members of Feral Tiger Guild. The fellow with the Mohican hairstyle, Denzel was seated within one of the dune buggies. His Feral Tiger Guild had two dune buggies and six members. The distance between them and the off-road jeep gradually narrowed. ¡­ ¡°A small town! There is a small town in front!¡± The off-road jeep¡¯s driver shouted loudly. She hastily tossed away the sunsses that she was wearing and exhaled, ¡°We¡¯ll charge in! Let¡¯s use the terrain to shake them off!¡± ¡°What are you waiting for? I¡¯m about to run out of bullets!¡± The fellow who was shooting at the back with a rifle turned his head around and shouted back. He then fired out several more shots and shouted again, ¡°Hurry up!¡± ¡°I can¡¯t go any faster! This is the fastest we¡¯ll ever go!¡± The ponytail-sporting woman shot back. ¡°We need to think of someway to slow them down! Given the current distance between us, even if we did enter the town, we won¡¯t have the chance to shake them off! We need to put more distance between us and them!¡± The other fellow who had reloaded his gun shouted, ¡°Weck explosives! And heavy weapons! How are we to shake them off! Damn it! If only Mavis had not died¡­¡± ¡°Nonsense! Mavis is the one in charge of our logistics! All of our equipment and explosives is on him! Why didn¡¯t you grab his Storage Watch when he died? Now you want to talk about this?¡± The rifle-bearing fellow quarrelled with the other fellow. The other fellow angrily replied, ¡°Those fellows¡¯ ambush was too sudden! I had no time to react at all! Feral Tiger Guild! I¡¯ll remember these bastards! If there is an opportunity, I will certainly take vengeance on them!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s get out of this alive before you say that!¡± The ponytail-sporting woman harrumphed as she stepped on the throttle, pushing it down to its limits. ¡°Hold on tight!¡± As they were approaching the little town, the people on the off-road jeep executed their biggest move yet. They tossed out a cluster of hand grenades. The resulting explosion and mes were finally capable of slowing down the speed of the dune buggies chasing after them. The two dune buggies avoided the explosion and went around the mes. However, that also widened the distance between them and the off-road jeep. Denzel who was sitting inside a dune buggy watched as the off-road jeep moved into the little town. His expression revealed that he was not worried about that. He sneered and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be hasty. We¡¯ll let them go in first¡­ our drone is watching them.¡± The middle-aged man beside him, Olin nodded his head. ¡°This little town is strange. For a town to appear in the middle of this wastnd, something is definitely not right. It¡¯s not a bad idea to let these rats go explore it first. Make sure the drone doesn¡¯t lose sight of them. We¡¯ll prepare our equipment before entering the little town,¡± said Denzel. He looked at Olin and continued, ¡°You will be leading the vanguard unit. Go get one fellow to join you.¡± Olin grinned and said, ¡°Leave it to me.¡± ¡°There is nothing on the radar. We could very well be the first to arrive here¡­ let¡¯s take care of those three first. That¡¯s 1,500 points. The other members will also get 100 points as bonus. This is a rare opportunity that we cannot miss.¡± Denzel exhaled. He pulled out a cigarette and stuffed it into his mouth. Lighting it up, he took a drag and said, ¡°Three minutes, we¡¯ll use three minutes to prepare our weapons, equipment and ammunition. Once this three minutes is over, the vanguard unit will enter while I lead the rest to form the rear-guard. The distance between our two units must not exceed the range of our firearms.¡± ¡­ The off-road jeep rushed into the town. Seeing an intersection, the ponytail-sporting woman turned the vehicle, making a sharp turn. Perhaps it was too sharp of a turn to make. In the end, the tire reached its limit and it flew out of the vehicle even as it was making the turn. The jeep skidded forward and half of its body tilted up in the air before mming into a wooden house beside the street. With a booming sound, the jeep broke through one of the house¡¯s pirs before smashing through the house¡¯s wall and into a room. After around 10 secondster, the two fellows in the back of the jeep jumped down. The ponytail-sporting woman kicked down the deformed door of the jeep. A slender, wheat coloured leg moved out of the jeep and stepped heavily on the ground. After getting out of the jeep, the ponytail-sporting woman tore off the damaged camouge uniform that she was wearing and tossed it on the ground. Beneath the uniform was a skin-tight stic sleeveless vest, which revealed the voluptuous curves of her body. ¡°Damn it!¡± The woman swore loudly as she assessed the deformation on the front part of the jeep. She could also see smoke rising out from the hood. She leaned her upper body into the jeep to retrieve a gun, which she then inserted into her belt. This Latin woman possessed a sensually sinful body with undoubtedly ample curves, snake like waist, luscious buttocks, strong and slender legs¡­ ¡°Carmen, you pig! I told you we need a more durable car!¡± The Latin woman stared at the man holding onto the rifle. Then, she turned to face the other fellow and said, ¡°And you, Rodriguez! Now that Mavis is dead, I am appointing you as the new logistics officer for our guild!¡± Carmen pulled his rifle¡¯s bolt and used his shoulder to bump Rodriguez. He said, ¡°Well then, new logistics officer, it¡¯s time for you to get to work! Your new task is to help us find a new transport.¡± Rodriguez rolled up his eyes. ¡°Don¡¯tin. We don¡¯t have much time,¡± said the woman who looked up into the sky. She pointed at the drone and said, ¡°This damned fly keeps following us! We¡¯ll need to find a way to bring it down.¡± ¡°We¡¯ve lost our heavy arsenal,¡± said Carmen who patted the rifle in his hands. ¡°This will not be able to do it.¡± ¡°That thing had already used up its missile. Otherwise, there would be no way for us to escape this far.¡± Rodriguez shook his head. ¡°All right, I will go check the surrounding area to see if there are any cars here. This town is quite big, there should be some cars.¡± ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we leave this ce at once?¡± asked Carmen as he pointed at the drone flying in the sky. ¡°No, that Denzel from Feral Tiger Guild is a smart fellow. He will arrange things properly outside this town before bringing his men in. We will have a few minutes.¡± The woman walked until she was on the main road. She looked around and frowned. ¡°An empty town?¡± Rodriguez who had ran 20 metres forward reached another intersection. Then, he quickly turned around and shouted loudly, ¡°Selina! Hurry over! Oh, my God! Look at what I found!¡± He shouted with such a sharp voice that Selina knitted her brows in response. As she was moving over there, she said, ¡°It better be a vehicle for us! Otherwise, I am going to make you a horse!¡± When Selina and Carmen reached the intersection, they looked in the direction that Rodriguez was pointing at and became shocked! ¡°My¡­ God!¡± ¡­ Lying on the surface of the 500-metre long street and also on both sides of the street were the remnants of battle! Ruined aircrafts, tanks, mechs¡­ all kinds of armours and weapons were left lying on the ground! The ground and the surrounding buildings had all been bombarded, leaving copsed buildings and craters on the ground. Selina and her team members formed the ¡®Æ·¡¯ formation as they carefully treaded forward on the street, observing every ce in detail. ¡°Bloody Hell! What happened here?¡± ¡°How could there be so many weapons here¡­ oh my God! Is that a mech? Oh, there are also tanks¡­ this is a Thunderstorm Tank!¡± Selina had a gloomy expression on her face. Unlike most women, she did not have soft features on her face. Her facial lines were slightly more prominent, a match for her skin tone and body shape. At the same time, it also gave her a stalwart atmosphere. At that moment however, her face appeared to have been enveloped by frost. She said, ¡°I have a bad feeling about this. This instance dungeon is too weird! These remnants of battle¡­ oh God! These are all real!¡± ¡°A pity, they¡¯re utterly ruined.¡± Rodriguez walked until he was beside an abandoned Thunderstorm Tank. He climbed up the tank and inspected it for a moment. ¡°The controls to move and arm it have been destroyed. Otherwise¡­ even if we could just operate one of them, we would be able to give the Feral Tiger Guild a painful lesson.¡± ¡°Stop thinking about useless stuff!¡± Selina abruptly felt vexed. She had a feeling that a terrible crisis was getting nearer. The feeling made her emotions swirl and she shouted, ¡°A transport! What we need right now is a transport! I don¡¯t want to die in this Hellish ce! Especially not under that bastard Denzel¡¯s hands!¡± ¡°If you surrender, he might ept it. I recall that one timest year in Zero City when he was trying to woo you,¡± said Carmen with a smile. Selina threw a vicious stare at Carmen. Selina. Raw: ¡®ÈüÁÕÄÈ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®s¨¤i l¨ªn n¨¤¡¯. Mavis. Raw: ¡®Âíά˹¡¯, pinyin: ¡®m¨£ w¨¦i s¨©¡¯. Carmen. Raw: ¡®¿¨Âü¡¯, pinyin: ¡®k¨£ m¨¤n¡¯. Rodriguez. Raw: ¡®ÂÞµÂÀï¸ñ˹¡¯, pinyin: ¡®lu¨­ d¨¦l¨« g¨¦ s¨©¡¯. Chapter 316 Putting On An Act? Let Me Help You

Chapter 316 Putting On An Act? Let Me Help You

GOR Chapter 316 Putting On An Act? Let Me Help You ¡°I found something here!¡± Putting his rifle on his shoulder, Rodriguez rushed into the ruins beside a street. Within the ruins was an oddly shaped tank. However, the front part of the tank was badly damaged. ¡°This could still be used somewhat. But, its controls for movement is damaged,¡± said Rodriguez with a sigh. ¡°If only Mavis is still alive, we might be able to repair this.¡± ¡°Mavis is already dead! Forget him! Right now, there is only us¡­ if it¡¯s you, how long would you need to get this thing to move?¡± ¡°Me?¡± Rodriguez revealed a bitter smile before replying, ¡°I will need at least one hour¡­ mm, there are plenty of wreckages here, so recement parts are aplenty. However, to repair this¡­ to allow it to move, I will need one hour.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t have an hour! Fifteen minutes¡­ I can only dy that Denzel for a maximum of 15 minutes¡­ you don¡¯t need to fully repair it. As long as it can move and take us out of here, it¡¯ll do!¡± Selina gripped onto Rodriguez¡¯s cor. There was no expression of fear on Rodriguez¡¯s face. He snickered and lowered his head to take a peek at Selina¡¯s valley. ¡°Chief, there is no point in threatening me like this. My ability to repair machines is far inferior to Mavis¡¯.¡± Rodriguez then saw a pair of murderous eyes upon Selina¡¯s face and he quickly raised up both his hands. ¡°All right! 30 minutes! In 30 minutes, I will get this thing moving!¡± ¡°You¡¯re the one who said it, 30 minutes!¡± Selina sighed. She was faced with no other choice. ¡°Carmen, you and me will go to the intersection to set up a line of defence. Check the wreckages here and see if there is anything of use. I need things that can explode! The bigger the impact, the better!¡± ¡°There are only three of us¡­ no, Rodriguez is on repair duty. That means only the two of us will be fighting. There is no way the two of us can fend off the Feral Tiger Guild for 30 minutes,¡± said Carmen who shook his head. ¡°We can¡¯t stop them, but this ce can.¡± Selina pointed at the wreckages filling the entire street. Then, she pointed at the drone flying up in the sky. ¡°Everything here is being recorded¡­ Denzel must be watching this outside¡­ he is a smart fellow and will not rush in here. This strange scene will make him hesitate, concerned and suspicious! What we can do is think of ways to increase the suspicions in his heart!¡± ¡°¡­ huh?¡± ¡°Come on, we¡¯ll be putting on an act.¡± ¡­ Outside the little town, Denzel wrinkled his brows. He watched the images shown on the screen of the monitor, his face filled with shock! His eyes observed what was beneath the drone, the entire street that was filled with battlefield remnants! Tanks, aircrafts and even mechs¡­ Denzel and the rest of this team let out cries of shock. ¡°What happened here?¡± The middle-aged Olin who was standing beside Denzel frowned as well. He said, ¡°Even the strongest guild would not be able toe up with so many equipment! Those mechs are far superior to the ones we saw in Zero City!¡± After saying that, he continued in a hushed tone, ¡°My unit is ready. Do we enter now?¡± ¡°Mm, you¡­¡± Denzel who was still watching the screen was suddenly shocked by what he saw. He stared intently at the screen! Within the screen, he could see Rodriguez moving into a damaged building before disappearing from sight. However, the drone was still keeping an eye on Selina and Carmen who were on the ground. The two of them were conversing with one another. There was nothing seemingly strange about this situation. Carmen even raised up a rifle and fired two shots at the drone in the sky. Unfortunately, the small-calibre rifle was unable to do much in terms of damage toward the drone. The drone automatically made a dodging move and the bullets shot past it. The only thing to affect the drone was the shockwaves from the passing bullets. As for Selina, she walked until she was beside a street. She then randomly picked up a broken sword on the ground. In the next instant, something strange urred. Both Selina and Carmen suddenly shouted out! The two of them jumped to attention, seemingly filled with terror! Through the screen, Denzel could see the two of them screaming out while their faces became distorted. However, the drone did not have the ability to record sound. Denzel was only able to see what was happening; he was unable to hear what was it they were shouting. Next, he watched as both Selina and Carmen ¡­ Thump! Thump! The two of them fell headfirst onto the ground! They stopped movingpletely! ¡°¡­ what is going on?¡± Denzel¡¯s face was ugly to behold. Olin frowned as well and said, ¡°They¡­ fell? Did someone attack them?¡± ¡°¡­ there were no attackers just now!¡± Denzel answered with knitted eyebrows. ¡°Could it be¡­ some invisible power?¡± There was a grim expression on Olin¡¯s face. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Denzel had a solemn expression on his face. ¡°There is something wrong with the little town!¡± Normally, he would send two of his men into the town to investigate it. This time however, this instance dungeon had those rules. Thinking about the rules, Denzel hesitated! Looking at the screen, both Selina and Cayman had remained immobile since falling on the ground¡­ perhaps they simply lost consciousness, or perhaps they died! If they had died¡­ In other words, within this little town was some unknown entity that would attack and kill others! Additionally, it was also something invisible! If that were the case, then rushing into the little town would not be a good choice. Most importantly, if Denzel decided not to go in and send in someone else¡­ He still dared not do so! The rules of the system had been clearly stated! Once one of his men died, everyone on his side will suffer a deduction in points! One death will result in a deduction of 300 points each! Two deaths¡­ meant the deduction of 600 points each! Even if Denzel could ignore the lives of his men, he would still need to consider the points! He may not be above sending his men to their deaths¡­ But if their deaths would lead to the loss of points¡­ then his goal of surviving through this instance dungeon might end in failure! ¡°We¡¯ll wait!¡± Denzel gritted his teeth. ¡°Send out another drone! And send out two unmanned ground vehicles as well! Everyone be on standby!¡± ¡­ Both Selina and Carmen were lying on the surface of the street. Selina was lying with her face against the ground while Carmen¡¯s face was turned to the side with clothes covering his face¡­ The both of them appeared immobile, but¡­ ¡°I say, Chief¡­ this is your n? You want to use this method to trick Denzel? Don¡¯t you think this is a bit too childish?¡± ¡°Shut your trap, you bastard! Don¡¯t move about! The drone is still on top of us!¡± ¡°I just think that this method is a little¡­¡± ¡°Can you think of a better method?!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mean¡­¡± ¡°That Denzel is a cold-hearted bastard. If we tried something else, he will send his men in to investigate. But if we do this, his concern for points will hold back his decision to send his men in¡­ just wait. Soon, he will be sending in some of his toys in here. All we need to do is y dead here! I think we should be able to confuse him for at least 20 or 30 minutes with this.¡± ¡°All right¡­ oh damn, sand in my eyes...¡± ¡°Just stay still! From now on, no more talking! You¡¯re only allowed tomunicate using the guild channel!¡± Selina lectured him through the guild channel. Next, she contacted Rodriguez. ¡°Rodriguez, you better speed it up!¡± ¡°I¡¯m doing my best!¡± Rodriguez replied using the guild channel. ¡°Bloody Hell! The parts here are damaged as well! Don¡¯t disturb me!¡± ¡°Just stay in that building and don¡¯te out! Don¡¯t get exposed! The drone is still outside!¡± ¡­ Unknown to the three of them, Roddy was sitting inside a mech no more than 20 meters away watching their ¡®performance¡¯. It took Roddy the better part of 10 minutes before he figured out what those fellows were up to. He watched the way everything unfolded and listened in to their conversation. Next, Roddy who was in the mech cockpit smiled to the point of shedding tears. What a genius! They actually faked their death? ¡°Roddy!¡± Nagase Komi¡¯s voice came through the walkie-talkie. ¡°What do we do now?¡± Obviously, Nagase Komi who was hiding inside the opposite building had also witnessed what happened earlier. Roddy considered the matter before replying, ¡°There are still people outside this town¡­ the drone is their eyes and ears¡­ mm¡­¡± He weighed the matter and said, ¡°I think these three people are quite interesting.¡± ¡°I think the points on them are more interesting,¡± Nagase Komi replied coldly. ¡°I say, you are a female. Don¡¯t keep thinking about killing all the time, can you?¡± Roddy pursed his lips to the side. ¡°Clearly the fellows outside this town are very powerful. If not for that, these three people would not use this method of faking their deaths¡­ mm, that drone looks familiar. Could it belong to that Mohican-haired fellow?¡± ¡°What do you want to do?¡± ¡°Simple. I think that fighting the Mohican-haired fellow would be too much of a losing proposition; not that I am afraid of him. I just think there is a better method¡­ maybe we should join hands with the weak to kill off the strong. In the end¡­ if there is an opportunity, we¡¯ll eat up the weak.¡± ¡°You really are Chen Xiaolian¡¯s good friend!¡± Nagase Komi gave a harrumph and said, ¡°You¡¯re just as cunning as him.¡± ¡°You continue to hide first. I will go help those three people¡­ since they want to y dead, I¡¯ll help perfect this y.¡± Roddy smiled gleefully. After saying that, both his hands moved about to operate the controls¡­ Wu¡­ The upper body part of the abandoned mech suddenly moved a little! It abruptly sat up straight! This huge action caused the wall that the mech was originally leaning on to copse. The drone that was hovering in the sky caught sight of what happened and Denzel who was outside the town quickly noticed it. Denzel and his team members were all stunned! ¡­ Despite sitting upright, itsck of legs prompted the mech to crawl on the ground. Then, it used that posture to slowly crawl to the middle of the street! Also, since one of its arms had been partially cut off, it could only rely on the one good arm for its movements. Little by little, it moved forward! This scene was quite the terrifying one! In the beginning, Selina and Carmen who were lying on the ground had not noticed the mech crawling forward. Sensing the tremors on the ground however, they both opened their eyes and took a look while hiding their faces beneath their clothes¡­ Selina¡¯s eyes went wide! Mech¡­ It came to life? The mech crawled until it reached the middle of the street. Suddenly, using its one intact arm to support its body, it got up! Roddy then spoke out using the mech¡¯s broadcast system! His voice sounded ghost like and out of breath. Additionally, the broadcast system was aged, causing his voice to contain static interference¡­ ¡°Who dares! Who roused us spirits from our sleep?!!¡± Hearing that, both Selina and Carmen became stunned! They nearly fainted on the spot! Roddy moved on to his next phase of action! The weapon system on the mech¡¯s shoulder was activated. Then, it turned its muzzle to aim at the sky! A swooshing sound was heard! An electromaic beam was fired out! The drone hovering in the sky attempted to dodge the iing beam. However, the weaponry on the mech was clearly more advanced! A burst of mes blossomed in the sky as the drone exploded into fragments! ¡­ Chapter 317 You And Me In A Party

Chapter 317 You And Me In A Party

GOR Chapter 317 You And Me In A Party Outside the little town, Denzel and the others who were watching the monitor screen were stunned! They stared at the cked out screen, incapable of saying anything. Denzel punched the monitor screen and let out a growl of rage. Then he said, ¡°Just now¡­¡± Olin¡¯s face was also ugly to behold. ¡°That mech¡­¡± Denzel clenched his teeth and said in a low voice, ¡°A meching back to life? Humph, that is a mech, not a mechanical life form! I noticed that there is a cockpit on the front part of the mech! Machines cannote back to life¡­ that means someone else was controlling the mech!¡± ¡°But, the mech seemed very old, could it¡­ ¡° Olin stopped his words and revealed a wry smile before continuing, ¡°Could it be haunted?¡± ¡°This is the world of the system! Ghosts? Even if they did appear, they would be nothing more than monsters created by the system,¡± said Denzel who looked at the time. There was a look of anxiousness on his face and he said, ¡°We can¡¯t keep waiting! We will need to enter the little town. Since the system had designated this ce to be a point validation location, then¡­ it won¡¯t have us participantse here to die for no reason.¡± As he spoke, Denzel stood up and nced at Olin. He said in a hushed tone, ¡°We¡¯ll make some changes to our original n. Send in the drone and the unmanned ground vehicles together. Then¡­ I will personally act as the vanguard and enter. Olin, you lead the rest to form the rear guard. Once something happens, you fellows must join up with me as soon as possible.¡± ¡°¡­ all right!¡± Olin nodded and hesitated for a moment. He then said, ¡°You be careful.¡± ¡°No ghost in this world can kill me!¡± Denzel said coldly. ¡­ ¡°Hey, can you fellows get up from the ground now? Pretending to be dead is quite tiring, isn¡¯t it?¡± The mech that was lying not far from Selina and Carmen spoke out using its broadcast system. Open yfulness could be sensed within the voice. Carmen did not move but Selina jumped up from the ground and aimed the gun in her hand at the mech. At the same time, her other hand swiftly moved toward her waist and she held her belt. The lights on the mech shed and Roddyughed yfully. ¡°What use is there in pointing such a small gun at me? You aren¡¯t that na?ve to think that such a small-calibre gun would be able to pierce my steel tes, are you?¡± ¡°¡­ you are not a ghost.¡± Selina shook her head as she regarded the damaged mech before her. ¡°Mechs are a technological type of equipment. The system will not put magic and technological types together. This is against the norm¡­ out with it, who are you? Why are you messing around with us?¡± Roddy snickered and said, ¡°I have just helped you deal with the thing monitoring you fellows. Is this how you repay your benefactor?¡± ¡°Benefactor?¡± Selina lowered the gun in her hand. However, her other hand remained holding onto her belt. She said coldly, ¡°In this game, things like benefactors do not exist. If you are sincere, thene out of the cockpit and face us.¡± Selina stared at the mech and suddenly thought of something. ¡°Could it be¡­ that mech of yours is already done? It can no longer move?¡± As she spoke, she took a step forward. However, right after taking that step¡­ Bang! A gunshot broke the little town''s silence. The bullet struck the ground two meters before Selina¡¯s position, causing dust and gravel to burst out. Selina frowned and she instantly stopped moving. Her eyes darted toward a distant building. ¡°Yourpanion?¡± Selina rxed. It was just another group of participants. ¡°Pretending to be ghosts.¡± ¡°Hey, you are the ones who started it,¡± said Roddy with augh. He pushed the mech¡¯s cockpit open and emerged. Roddy jumped down and stood before Selina. He smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯re lucky. I¡¯ve got beef with that Mohican-haired fellow outside. That¡¯s why I decided to help you.¡± ¡°So now what?¡± Selina took two steps backward. ¡°What do you want to do now?¡± ¡°Do you fellows have any interest in cooperating a bit?¡± asked Roddy with a smile that revealed the whites of his teeth. ¡°It would appear that the Mohican-haired fellow had beaten you fellows up pretty badly. Do you want to cooperate? We¡¯ll work together to give him a bitter time.¡± There was aplex expression on Selina¡¯s face and she looked at Roddy with a hesitant face. She seemed to be considering the proposal. Roddy however, pointed at Carmen who was still lying on the ground. ¡°Bro, will you stop pretending to be dead now? Stop pointing your gun at me, all right? Mypanion¡¯s temper is not that good. If you keep this up, you might end up with a hole in your head.¡± Carmen chuckled as he got up. He kept his gun and showed both his hands. ¡°All right. That just now was just my reaction. Surely you understand?¡± Roddy ignored him and turned to Selina. ¡°So, what do you think? It¡¯s either we cooperate¡­ or kill you fellows for points. Then, go out and duke it out with that Mohican-haired fellow¡­ regardless of whether I can beat him or not, I can still get away. As long as I already got the points, that¡¯s all that matters.¡± Selina took a deep breath. She was unable to assess all of Roddy¡¯s abilities. Additionally, he also hadpanions hiding in the dark. Most importantly¡­ he could control mechs! ¡°Are you a machinist?¡± Selina inquired. ¡°Among Awakened ones, machinists are rare. Are you a member of Zero City¡¯s guilds? That¡¯s not right¡­ the people from Zero City¡¯s guilds will never end up having to participate in a punishment instance dungeon. Who are you?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think this is the appropriate moment for us to inquire information about one another.¡± Roddy pursed his lips to the side. ¡°If you want to chat, we can find some other time to have a proper conversation. The important issue right now is that of battle. What do you think?¡± ¡°Deal! We¡¯ll cooperate to fight against Denzel!¡± Selina was quite the decisive woman. She instantly nodded her head, extended her right hand and slowly walked toward Roddy. Roddy looked her in the eye and walked forward as well. When the two of them were finally standing before each other, Roddy extended his hand as well and the two of them shook hands. In that instant, Selina thought to herself: If she were to forcibly pull him over and attacked, she was partially confident that she could utilize her martial techniques to strike his neck and¡­ However, she noticed the yful look in Roddy¡¯s eyes and decided not to do so. It was too dangerous! This fellow hadpanions lurking in the dark and she was unable to figure out how many of them there were. Perhaps, the moment she made a move, several guns would open fire at her¡­ After the two of them retracted their hands, Roddy nodded his head and said, ¡°Good, you¡¯re clever to not do anything reckless. I like cooperating with someone who understands their situation.¡± ¡°Talk then. How will we deal with Denzel?¡± Selina sighed. ¡°We can form an alliance. Only after that will I fully trust you.¡± ¡°Form an alliance?¡± Roddyughed. ¡°No, no no. You must first show me a level of strength that is worthy for me to ally with. At present, we will just be cooperating. We can talk about forming alliances after we deal with the Mohican-haired fellow.¡± Pausing, Roddy then asked, ¡°Why is that Mohican-haired fellow chasing you fellows? Is there a grudge between you and him?¡± ¡°Would he not chase me if there is no grudge?¡± Selina replied coolly. ¡°Everyone is going crazy over points right now.¡± ¡°I get the feeling that you are not telling me the truth.¡± Roddyughed before continuing. ¡°However, that is not the important issue here.¡± ¡°You¡¯d better not underestimate Denzel! He is a very powerful fellow!¡± Carmen who was standing beside interjected. ¡°That fellow had already done in six Awakened ones! The amount of points he has right now is very high!¡± Roddy raised an eyebrow and said, ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°Yes, my team member is not lying.¡± Selina¡¯s face was grim as she continued, ¡°Denzel had killed another team. Furthermore, he also got one of my members. The amount of points on him right now is quite considerable. Additionally, he is also a very outstanding Guild Leader. When he killed off the other team, he had also given a kill to his team members. That way, his team bes united. He wants every member of his guild to make it out of this instance dungeon¡­ he is aiming for all six of the avable spots.¡± Roddyughed. ¡°Interesting. Mm¡­ what about you fellows? How many people did you kill?¡± Selina quickly became anxious. She stared at Roddy and said, ¡°No, we don¡¯t have much points on us. We have not killed anyone at all.¡± Roddy shrugged. ¡°All right. Tell your guy who is repairing toe out. You don¡¯t need to repair it anymore. We have a means of transport.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Selina hesitated for a moment before shouting, ¡°Rodriguez! You cane out now!¡± Rodriguez stuck his head out from the building and smiled. ¡°Chief, you sure we don¡¯t need to fight?¡± ¡°Bastard! Juste out!¡± Selina sighed. Rodriguez chuckled as he moved out of the building, a gun in his hand. Roddy observed their equipment and saw that they were allmon type firearms. He could not help himself from bing somewhat doubtful. To be using these ordinary firearms¡­ equipment wise, they were too weak. But this woman¡­ her hand had been holding onto her belt all this time¡­ could it be some special weapon? Roddy quickly put these thoughts aside and said slowly, ¡°Then, we¡¯lly an ambush here! Right, how should I address you?¡± ¡°Selina, Guild Leader Selina!¡± Selina answered coldly. ¡°You?¡± ¡°My name is Roddy.¡± Roddy smiled and continued, ¡°Another female Guild Leader. Why is it that most of the guilds I meet have female Guild Leaders?¡± ¡°That¡¯s because we all owe her,¡± said Rodriguez who was standing beside them. ¡°Shut up, you fool!¡± Selina turned her head around and snapped at him. Then, she coldly turned back to face Roddy and said, ¡°Guild Leader Roddy, how will we fight this battle?¡± Roddy ignored the way she had addressed him. He sensed that this woman was deliberately attempting to probe his identity and status. ¡°It¡¯s very simple, your two team members will form a party and enter the buildings here to set up an ambush. My request is simple, and that is for them to be bait. Lure that Mohican-haired fellow here, then¡­ this town is quite big. We can engage in a guerri warfare and lead him somewhere favourable for us. After that¡­ finish him off!¡± ¡°The two of them in a party?¡± Selina looked at Rodriguez and Carmen. ¡°What about me?¡± ¡°You and me in a party.¡± Roddy replied coolly. Chapter 318 Siege

Chapter 318 Siege

GOR Chapter 318 Siege Roddy opened up the radar of his personal system. ¡°The point validation location is inside this little town. I think we can set up an ambush there¡­ your twopanions will be the bait. Harass the enemy and lead them to the designated spot. We will be waiting there to deal with the enemy. After that¡­¡± ¡°After that, you can validate your points right there, right?¡± Selina said coldly. ¡°Of course, this is quite a good n. Besides, the other party will definitely take the bait. No matter what, they will have to move toward the point validation location.¡± ording to their personal radars, the point validation location was on the west side of the town! ¡­ Denzel entered the town alone. He held the strange looking shield in his hand while his other hand held onto a sleek and long sword. Upon his upper body was a vest-type of protective suit, which revealed both his arms and his bulging muscles. He slowly walked into the town. Two unmanned ground vehicles with caterpir tracks moved on the road in front of him. They had entered the town from two separate streets. Above him was a drone that had also entered the town¡¯s airspace. Olin¡¯s voice could be hearding from Denzel¡¯s headphones. ¡°The video is showing me movements¡­ it¡¯s moving toward the west side of the town¡­ damn it, it¡¯s the two bastards, Rodriguez and Carmen! We were tricked! They were faking their deaths!¡± There was a grim expression on Denzel¡¯s face and he replied coldly, ¡°I understand¡­ter, I will personally peel off their skin! This must be that woman¡¯s idea! That female fox!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget, the drone only has one missile. So, it can only attack once. The other two unmanned ground vehicles are scouting around but they are not sensing any¡­ eh? Carmen and Rodriguez is turning around. They are heading toward you.¡± Denzel instantly stopped moving. Then, he swiftly moved to the edge of the road and calmly assessed the front position of the road. ¡°Front left. Carmen is approaching you¡­ Rodriguez ising in from the right.¡± Olin¡¯s voice continued, ¡°Do we rush in now?¡± ¡°No, ready the heavy weapons. The other side might have mechs. I will need heavy weaponry. Olin, how much longer will you need to finish charging it up?¡± ¡°Eight minutes.¡± ¡°¡­ eight minutes? That¡¯s all right. I will deal with these small fries myself first.¡± Denzel exhaled deeply. Then, he suddenly bent his waist and his body abruptly propelled forward as he broke into a run! His movement speed was extremely fast. His entire body seemingly transformed into a blur! When he reached the end of the road, Carmen who was on the other side saw Denzel who was still moving forward at full speed! Carmen quickly crouched down and fired out with his assault rifle! Bang! Bang! Bang! Carmen fired out several consecutive shots. However, Denzel who was running forward raised his shield before his body and sparks flew off the surface of the shield as it deflected off the iing bullets. Looking carefully, Carmen could see ripples forming on the surface of the shield! His bullets had bounced off before it could even make contact with the shield! Carmen shouted, ¡°He¡¯sing!¡± As he shouted, he continued shooting non-stop. Gunshots echoed out in session as Carmen quickly retreated while he was shooting. Denzel charged him head-on, his other hand pulling out a sword! Seeing as there was less than 10 metres between the two of them¡­ Denzel suddenly let out a roar and his body vaulted up into the air! As his figure was still in the sky, the sword in his hand viciously hacked down! An invisible sword sh burst out from the de edge of the sword and shot toward Carmen! Carmen bellowed and raised his rifle to form a blocking posture. A breaking sound was heard as the barrel of the rifle was split and the sword sh struck Carmen¡¯s chest! A tearing sound burst out and the camouge uniform that Carmen was wearing was cut apart. The protective suit that he was wearing inside saved his life! A deep mark was evident on the protective suit. Thankfully, the sh did not manage to pierce through its defences. Even so, Carmen¡¯s body was still thrown backward. Afternding, Denzel raised his sword, getting ready to charge forward. At that moment, Rodriguez who was on the other side opened fire at him. The sound of gunfire rang out as bullets flew toward Denzel who was standing in the middle of the street. Denzel sneered and raised his shield once more. The shield that was circr suddenly changed shape into an elliptical shaped shield. The shield provided cover for his entire body. Carmen who was on the ground held back the pain he felt and shouted, ¡°Fire the mech¡¯s primary cannon!¡± As soon as he heard that, Denzel¡¯s eyebrows twitched and he quickly ced his shield before him while kneeling down on one knee! A transparent arc appeared on the surface of the shield! However, after having prepared his defences, he sensed that the mech¡¯s primary cannon had yet to be fired out¡­ Ten secondster, Denzel removed his shield and observed his surroundings to realize that Carmen had rushed toward the intersection of the street. There, Carmen turned and was gone. ¡°Humph, you only know how to use these deceptive acts!¡± Denzel became enraged. He held the shield in his hand and gave chase. ¡­ ¡°Is that fellow¡¯s shield very powerful?¡± Roddy who was standing on the roof of a three-storey building far away observed Denzel with a pair of binocrs. He said, ¡°Just now when Carmen tricked him by saying that a mech¡¯s primary cannon st was iing, he did not try to dodge. He just used his shield to block¡­ he is so confident that his shield could block off a mech¡¯s primary cannon st?¡± ¡°That shield is his strongest equipment.¡± Selina who was beside him had a gloomy expression on her face as she continued, ¡°You actually do not know about Denzel¡¯s strengths?¡± Roddy chose to ignore the question. He said, ¡°All right, let¡¯s hurry over. Your team members are pretty fast when ites to running. They seem very good at it.¡± ¡­ Denzel watched as Carmen ran off. However, Denzel did not hastily try to chase him. He slowed down his pace and instead moved slowly toward the west side of the town. ¡°Trying to set up an ambush against me?¡± Denzel chuckled haughtily. He rapped his shield heavily, causing a clear sound to ring out from his shield. Next, Denzel moved fearlessly toward the west side of the little town. ¡­ On the west side of the town was thepletely copsed clock tower. However, due to the many wreckages within the little town, this copsed clock tower did not raise any suspicion in Roddy. Roddy jumped on a pile of debris of bricks and wood. After observing his surroundings, he said, ¡°Let¡¯s do it here! Selina, tell your team members to circle around him! I am not asking too much from you. Just disrupt his ability to coordinate with this team and I will handle him!¡± Selina cast aplicated look at Roddy and said, ¡°Are you sure? Denzel is an expert.¡± Roddy harrumphed. Selina frowned in response and said, ¡°Are you not afraid of us using this opportunity to run away?¡± Roddy smiled. ¡°Did you not hear what I said? I said¡­ have your team members go disrupt Denzel¡¯spanions. You on the other hand will be staying here! You and me against him!¡± Selina¡¯s face flickered and she asked, ¡°What about your team members?¡± ¡°Naturally, my team members will be hiding in the shadows to pick up cheap kills.¡± Roddyughed. ¡­ Feral Tiger Guild¡¯s dune buggies had entered the little town. Olin who was on one of the dune buggies instructed the other members to drive the dune buggies side by side as they drove to the west side of the town. At the same time, the drone that was circling around in the air had made its way back and was presently hovering above the dune buggies. Olin had already noticed Rodriguez and Carmen moving toward this path, circling around Denzel as they moved toward Olin¡¯s location. ¡°Denzel, they are nning to cut off our support. Rodriguez and Carmen are moving back here now.¡± Denzel¡¯s voice came in through his headset. ¡°Ignore that! How much longer will the recharging take? All you need to do is finish recharging. Small fries like Rodriguez¡­ just kill him off if you can.¡± ¡°Four more minutes.¡± Olin suddenly cut off their conversation. Through his monitor screen, he saw that Rodriguez and Carmen had appeared at the street¡¯s intersection. He raised his head to see Carmen running into one of the buildings beside them. Not long after that, the sound of gunfire rang out. The sound of bullets being fired filled the area. The iing bullets broke the windshields of the dune buggies and the two dune buggies immediately came to a halt. The members of Feral Tiger Guild jumped to the back of the dune buggies. Some of them raised their assault rifles to retaliate. Carmen and Rodriguez were situated on both sides of an intersection and they unleashed a rain of bullets at the members of Feral Tiger Guild. An intense confrontation broke out! Soon however, the difference in weapon began showing. Due to their superior weaponry, Feral Tiger Guild was able to gain the upper hand and they began moving forward with their dune buggies once more. One of the dune buggies slowly moved forward, approaching the intersection despite the iing rain of bullets! The drone in the sky slowly moved lower as it used its monitoring equipment to monitor Rodriguez and Carmen who were at the intersection area. Olin observed the images ryed by the drone on his screen and was able to clearly see Rodriguez within one of the buildings on the left side of the street. He held back the impulse to have the droneunch its missile. Although he was aware that a missile would be able to get rid of this annoying ant¡­ this was thest missile. Olin held back the impulse and decided to use their superior firepower to suppress them and move forward. Why waste a precious missile? That was something that he had to buy from the system, using points. In the next instant however, Olin realized that he had made a mistake! Bang! A gunshot sound reverberated through the sky! Olin was quick to realize that there was a different rhythm in the gunshotpared to Carmen and Rodriguez¡¯s! Following the sound of the gunshot, one of the Feral Tiger Guild members who were operating the machine gun on a dune buggy fell without making a single sound. Headshot! ¡­ ¡°System prompt: You have acquired 500 points. Every member of your alliance will acquire 100 points each!¡± Nagase Komi put down the rifle in her hand and exhaled. Then, she turned to Han Bi who was beside her and said in a whisper, ¡°Hurry! We must leave this ce! We need to find a new sniping location!¡± ¡­ Olin was livid! The loss of one member meant that every other member will suffer a deduction of 300 points each! He stopped hesitating and sent his drone forward! He had already deduced where the bullet had been fired from! It was from the third storey of the building at an intersection! The missile instantly roared forward! A loud explosion rocked the town and orange mes rose to the sky! A good portion of the three-storey building was sted to smithereens by the explosion while the rest copsed. However, that did not satisfy Olin. Through the radar, he was able to see two green dots. The green dots were in front of him and quickly moving away! ¡­ ¡°Run into the town and meet up with Roddy!¡± The bald girl grabbed Han Bi and shouted. Then, she turned and moved toward the intersection! She ran into the intersection and her figure fell within the line of sight of the members of Feral Tiger Guild. Olin was quick to notice her. He shouted loudly and aimed his gun at her. Then, he fired furiously at her. Using a standard infantry move to dodge bullets, Nagase Komi bent her waist forward as she rushed toward the edge of the street. Nagase Komi jumped. She broke through the window of one of the buildings beside the street andnded inside the building. ¡°Humph! Fool!¡± Olin harrumphed. Just now, he had clearly seen his bullets striking her chest and waist! Olin was very confident in his marksmanship. Although the green dot had yet to disappear from his radar¡­ that person was surely a goner. Even if she had yet to die, she would have lost any ability to fight! ¡°Charge! We¡¯ll charge in!¡± Olin roared. He personally drove the dune buggy and charged toward the intersection. ¡­ After jumping into the house, Nagase Komi rolled forward once before getting up. Then, she felt her chest and waist. The earlier bullets had hit those two areas and blood quickly flowed from them. Those were clearly life-threatening wounds! Should ordinary humans suffer from bullet wounds there, even if they don¡¯t end up dying on the spot, they were still pretty much goners! However, a peculiar glint shed within Nagase Komi¡¯s eyes. She abruptly took a very deep breath. She forcibly tore off the clothes on the wounded areas¡­ Blood and flesh could be seen on her exposed skin. However, a metallic lustre, seemingly simr to liquid metal, suddenly appeared on the surface of her flesh and blood! The liquid metal slowly wiggled and even the blood that was flowing out earlier had seemingly transformed into liquid metal! The blood slowly moved upward back into her wounds. The liquid metal on her wounds quickly fused together before disappearing. Then , the metallic lustre slowly faded away and once again returned to be ayer of white skin¡­ smooth without a single scar! Nagase Komi took a very deep breath. Next, she opened her mouth and spat something on the floor. Surprisingly, they were¡­ Two bullets! ¡°Sir Tian Lie, thank you for granting me this gift!¡± Once again, the peculiar glint shed across Nagase Komi¡¯s eyes. She sneered and strode forward all of a sudden, moving out of the house! She walked into the middle of the street! ¡­ ¡°He¡¯sing.¡± Roddy who was standing atop a pile of debris jumped down and moved to stand in the middle of the street. He was not alone. He had pulled Selina down there with him along the way. Selina appeared to be in a miserable state. There were annoyance and fury within her expression. At that moment however, she had no choice but to fight alongside Roddy. Fight against¡­ Fifty metres away, Denzel slowly walked forward! ¡°So, it¡¯s you!¡± Denzel stared at Roddy. He frowned and said slowly, ¡°To think that it would be you. I did not think we would meet again so soon.¡± Roddy waggled his eyebrows and said, ¡°You recognize me? If I recall, thest time we met, I was wearing something else.¡± ¡°There is that familiar scent of metal on your body,¡± said Denzel. He raised his eyebrows and tossed the sword in hand down the ground. With only the shield in hand, he slowly walked toward Roddy. ¡°So, you think that because you have a Floater, you can defeat me? Humph¡­ although Floaters are powerful, they are not invincible! You are too arrogant!¡± ¡°Who says I¡¯m arrogant? Don¡¯t you see that I have apanion beside me?¡± Roddyughed shamelessly and pulled Selina over. ¡°See? Now, we will begin our two on one battle!¡± Denzel gave the Latin woman a nce. There was disdain in his eyes and he said, ¡°Oh? Her? You think that she is a reliablepanion? You probably don¡¯t know who she is, right? She might be a cunning fox, but she is certainly not a capable fighter.¡± Selina who was standing beside was in turmoil! She turned around to stare at Roddy. Floater? He actually possesses a Floater? ¡­ Amid the debris beneath the clock tower, a pair of miserable looking eyes observed the confrontation between the three people from within a pile of debris. The sound of gunshots continuously rang out from far away. The sense of helplessness grew within Qimu Xi. What, what to do¡­ What should I do¡­ So many terrifying fellows suddenly appeared here¡­ that fellow, how am I supposed to dig him out like this? ¡­ Chapter 319 Rise of Nagase Komi

Chapter 319 Rise of Nagase Komi

GOR Chapter 319 Rise of Nagase Komi Nagase Komi walked into the middle of the street. Miraculously, the iing bullets simply flew past her figure, missing her. She stood there in the middle of the street, facing the descending rays of the sun. The brightness of the sun was somewhat too dazzling and the bald girl squinted both her eyes and raised her left hand to cover them. She took a deep breath; looking at her, it would appear as though she was lost in thought as she listened to the sounds of the iing bullets. ¡°This feeling¡­ it¡¯s really not bad at all¡­¡± At the moment, Rodriguez and Carmen had been suppressed by the Feral Tiger Guild¡¯s firepower to the point of being unable to even peek out. The Feral Tiger Guild¡¯s dune buggies advanced forward like tanks while sending out a hail of bullets at Rodriguez and Carmen¡¯s hiding spots. The situation had be a one-sided dominance. Then, Olin saw the girl walking into the middle of the street. Under the dazzling rays of the sun, her baldhead was especially conspicuous. Olin¡­ was stunned! For a few seconds, he thought that there was something wrong with his eyes. He had absolute confidence in his marksmanship. Just now, he had most certainly hit her. Moreover, it was not just one shot! Both shots had struck a fatal spot! His firearm was purchased from the system and the bullets were indestructible steel core bullets! The firepower and pration power of his firearm were far superior to ordinary weapons! And yet, this girl had casually walked out into the middle of the street. It was as though she was leisurely basking in the rays of the evening sun¡­ Olin was stunned for a good few seconds. Then, he instinctively took action! Bang! The sound of a gunshot rang out. Nagase Komi who was standing there shuddered as a bloody hole appeared upon her shoulder! Blood sprayed out from behind her shoulder! The powerful pration power of the bullet caused Nagase Komi¡¯s body to reel to the side! Bang! Bang! Bang! Another three gunshots came in session. Nagase Komi¡¯s chest, abdomen and left leg were shot! Like a ripped doll, her body staggered a few times before going down on her knees. Blood stained the whole ground! ¡°Survive this, won¡¯t you?¡± Olin said as he lowered his gun. Nagase Komi lowered her head. Then, she raised it once more. Amid the hail of bullets, the girl¡¯s eyes locked on to Olin! Despite the distance of tens of metres between them, the bald girl stared intently at the middle-aged man who was in the dune buggy. ¡°That hurts!¡± Olin watched as a change happened to Nagase Komi. The blood on the ground that was originally bright red in colour suddenly changed into something of a metallic colour. Next, it flowed like droplets of water back into Nagase Komi¡¯s body! The wounds on her shoulder, chest, abdomen and left leg¡­ The wounds were rapidly healing up! There was seemingly ayer of metal on the surface of her skin! That was something that a human definitely should not have! Olin suddenly recalled something terrifying! He roared loudly, ¡°Concentrate firepower! Fire on the target in the middle of the street! Concentrate firepower!¡± He hastily put the dune buggy on reverse gear and mmed down on the throttle! The intense hail of bullets struck Nagase Komi¡¯s body and her outer clothes were torn apart due to the iing bullets. However, her body had transformed into something metallic. The many bullets striking her simply sank into her body as they would into water. The only evidence of them striking her were the ripples on the surface of her skin. She stood up while facing this intense barrage of bullets. Next¡­ she bent her knees and waist and went into a readying for a run action¡­ What happened next caused Olin to stare with widened eyes. He watched as the girl¡­ She¡­ flew? ¡­ In one leap, she crossed a distance of 30 metres! Nagase Komi then descended before the dune buggies. The powerful momentum behind her fall caused a crater to form on the ground! The girl stood there before the dune buggies as the liquid metal flowed across the surface of her face. By then, even her eyes could no longer be seen. She raised up both her hands, which transformed into long, sharp des. Then, she hacked down heavily on the hood of the dune buggy before her! A loud sound erupted as the dune buggy was rocked up by the impact and the two Feral Tiger Guild members on the dune buggy were thrown out. As for the front part of the dune buggy, it was cleaved apart by the sharp des! The engine inside was sliced apart! It then exploded and Olin bellowed as he jumped out from the side of the dune buggy. When hended, he instinctively pulled out a handgun, rolled on the ground once, threw himself on the ground and pointed his gun at Nagase Komi. Then, he pulled the trigger again and again. As he opened fire, Nagase Komi slowly walked toward him, unaffected by the bullets striking her body. ¡°A ah ah ah ah ah! Die!!!¡± An extreme emotion of fear could be seen in Olin¡¯s eyes! In one breath, he used up everyst bullet in the gun. Even so, he continued pulling the trigger subconsciously and the clicking sound of the hammer echoed out. ¡°No more bullets?¡± asked Nagase Komi who was now standing no more than two metres away from Olin. She bent forward and coldly regarded Olin¡¯s face. ¡°Ang¡­ Angel¡­ ¡­ Angel killer! You are the Angel Killer?!¡± Olin¡¯s eyes were on the verge of popping out of his face. ¡°Angel Killer?¡± Hearing his words, Nagase Komi thought for a moment before replying, ¡°Mm, that name¡­ is that Sir Tian Lie¡¯s nickname? I quite like that name.¡± After saying that, she extended her hand toward Olin. A sharp metal de pierced Olin¡¯s chest, right where his heart was! Then, it slowly cut down. Olin howled and blood gushed out from his mouth. The mes of life slowly faded away from his eyes. ¡°You¡­ Denzel will, will, for me¡­ avenge me¡­¡± Olin gripped the sharp metal de with his hands and had his fingers cut off as a result. Blood flowed from his wounds. With his dying breath, he howled, ¡°Long live the Feral Tigers!¡± ¡­ ¡°Recharge countdown¡­ zero.¡± The cold metallic voice came through Denzel¡¯s headset. The distant gunfire sounds seemed to have stopped. Denzel raised his head to nce at Roddy who was standing before him. He said, ¡°Your men did quite well.¡± Roddy harrumphed in response and said, ¡°You don¡¯t seem to care about yourpanions¡¯ life and death. They are all points, aren¡¯t they?¡± Denzel shook his head and said, ¡°The weak are not qualified to be mypanions. If they cannot even aplish something like this, then their death is nothing to be concerned about.¡± ¡°A team member has been killed. 300 points deducted.¡± ¡°A team member has been killed. 300 points deducted.¡± ¡°A team member has been killed. 300 points deducted.¡± These three prompts appeared consecutively before Denzel. ¡°900 points?¡± Denzel said coldly. ¡°Not an issue. I will kill off all of you. The amount of points should still be sufficient.¡± ¡­ Nagase Komi killed off Olin and another two members of Feral Tiger Guild. Including the one she sniped earlier, she now had a total of four kills! A ranking list quickly appeared in her personal system ¨C ording to the system, after a kill was performed, an immediate ranking list will bepiled and shown. ¡­ Immediate ranking list for instance dungeon points: First ce: Nagase Komi ¨C 2,283 points. Second ce: Culkin ¨C 2,000 points. Third ce: Phoenix ¨C 1,039 points. Fourth ce: Sawakita Mitsuo ¨C 1,031 points. Fifth ce: Denzel ¨C 821 points. Sixth ce: Jacob ¨C 607 points. ¡­ When Nagase Komi saw the ranking list, she smiled. She was acquainted with most of those who were on the list. She had killed four people, each giving her 500 points. However, than middle-aged fellow must have killed someone else. Thus, allowing her to get one tenth of his points ¨C 50 points. There were also some extra points in there. Those must have been the result of her killing the wolves from back then. As for Culkin¡­ the one known as Dong Shi, he had killed off four people, thus giving him a total of 2,000 points. Phoenix and Teacher Sawakita Mitsuo were actually able to acquire so much points. There was only one exnation to that. Since they were in an alliance, her killing off the four people just now allowed the two of them to get 400 points each. Additionally, judging by the number of points they have, the two of them should have already killed one person each. As for Denzel¡­ despite losing four team members and losing 1,200 points, he still had 821 points. In other words, he originally had 2,021 points! He had personally killed off four people before this! As for the one on the sixth rank, Jacob¡­ this name was unfamiliar to her. He was likely another powerful participant within this instance dungeon. The final member of Feral Tiger Guild had already run far away. Nagase Komi considered what to do for a moment before deciding against going after him¡­ In fact, she was unable to. The legacy of Tian Lie, the liquid metal data stream body was not invincible. It was something that consumed too much of the physical strength. Truth be told, after receiving the hail of bullets and consecutively killing off several of the Feral Tiger Guild members, she could already feel her body bing extremely weak! Her vision was beginning to cken as well. There was a limit to this skill! She wondered. Back in the Tokyo instance dungeon, Sir Tian Lie had been able to singlehandedly pursue Chen Xiaolian and his team to the ends of the Earth. He also went against a Floating Angel alone¡­ just how powerful was he to be able to aplish that? Nagase Komi slowly sat down beside Olin¡¯s corpse. She retrieved a stamina recovery medicinal substance and gulped it down¡­ Suddenly! BOOM! A loud sound rocked the town! The dune buggy that was burning suddenly exploded apart! A metal monster roared and jumped out from within the mes! Pale gold lustre, as though it was a pure golden¡­ Feral tiger? Although its body seemed somewhat smaller than most, this feral tiger had a body that waspletely metal. It leapt forward and into the sky before flying away, creating contrails in the air! It went¡­ Toward Roddy¡¯s position? ¡­ The golden feral tiger descended from the sky! Like a divine beast, it hovered in the air behind Denzel! Standing beneath the protective atmosphere created by the feral tiger, Denzel¡¯s aura burst forward explosively! Roddy stared at the golden feral tiger. Observing the streamlined body shape of the feral tiger, he was unable to stop himself from bing shocked! This thing feels¡­ rather¡­ familiar? Jacob. Raw: ¡®ÑŸ÷²¼¡¯, pinyin: ¡®y¨¡ g¨¨ b¨´¡¯. Chapter 320 Floater VS Feral Tiger

Chapter 320 Floater VS Feral Tiger

GOR Chapter 320 Floater VS Feral Tiger Denzel suddenly spread open his arms! The golden tiger instantly opened up and its golden metal exterior transformed into countless small fragments, which then flowed toward Denzel¡¯s body! In but an instant, a golden armour formed over Denzel¡¯s body! Hovering beside him was a tiger head! The tiger head opened its mouth in a roaring gesture and a golden light shone out from its mouth! Seeing that, Roddy became shocked. ¡°You¡­ that is¡­ also¡­ a Floater?¡± The Latin woman, Selina who was standing beside Roddy had a contorted expression on her face and her body was faintly quivering. ¡°You¡­ you bastard! You don¡¯t even know how strong he is? He¡­ he is a renegade of Zero City¡¯s Floating Angel Guild! The disgrace of Floating Angel Guild! The Feral Tiger Angel! ¡­ Denzel harrumphed and stretched out his right hand. Reaching into the tiger head¡¯s mouth, he swiftly pulled out a serrated war de that was enveloped in mes! The de shone with the brilliance of a torch and had the shape of a tiger¡¯s fang, a giant tiger¡¯s fang. ¡°Bring it on, Floater! Although I have no idea where you got your Floater from, it has also been too long since Ist killed one of my own!¡± Denzel¡¯s eyes were seemingly spurting mes. ¡°Killing a Floating Angel will bring me the biggest harvest for this instance dungeon!¡± Roddy took a deep breath. A Floater quickly materialized behind him! A pair of wings spread open and wrapped him within its embrace. Instantly, the metal fragments attached themselves upon Roddy¡¯s body. After that, the pair of wings spread open once more! A miniature metal ring transformed into three miniature Floater Cannons and they floated above Roddy¡¯s head. ¡°Kill!¡± Denzel unleashed a howl. At that moment, his howl became just like that of a fearsome tiger¡¯s! He rushed forward! The Tigerfang de in his hand chopped down! A Beam de appeared from Roddy¡¯s hand! Keng! The Tigerfang de struck the Beam de and Roddy¡¯s figure shook as the powerful force behind the attack forced his body backward! A deep gully was created beneath him as a result! The attack had sent Roddy backward by 10 metres! With one hand holding the Tigerfang de and his other hand holding the shield, he shouted haughtily, ¡°Come on! Let¡¯s see which of us is the stronger!¡± Roddy snorted and a metal veil slid down from his helmet to cover his face. Next, his wings spread open and the turbine behind him sprayed out ion mes, causing his body to propel upward like a bolt of lightning! The de of light in his hand became like a snake as it shot forward! Denzel let out a long roar and stood his ground, cing the shield on his left hand before him to block the attack! Roddy arrived before him and the Beam de hacked down on the surface of the shield! After making contact with the shield, the tip of the Beam de broke. It would appear that the Beam de was incapable of breaking through the defence of the shield! At the same time, Denzelughed loudly and his robust body swung, bringing the shield along to heavily m Roddy¡¯s body. The impact threw Roddy¡¯s body to the side! Denzel followed up by rushing to the side, brandishing his Tigerfang de toward Roddy from the side! Ka! The sharp edge of the Tigerfang de struck the wings of the Floating Angel mech armour and slid across their surface while creating dazzling sparks! Roddy immediately received an rm from the Floating Angel mech armour! ¡°Energy-tier attack received, Floating Angel¡¯s defensive force field fractured. Energy reserves down to 78 %!¡± Mm? Roddy was startled! One sh reduced my energy reserves to 78 %? Doesn¡¯t that mean that the Floating Angel mech armour can only take four or five hits? However, Roddy had a stubborn character and he howled. He forced himself to turn around and his left hand shot out to grab hold of the edge of Denzel¡¯s shield. Next, his turbine was unleashed to its maximum power! Their two bodies mmed together and smashed into a building by the street. Following a loud explosion, they broke through the wall of the building and smashed into another building¡­ The booming sounds continued non-stop as the two of them tangled with each other while mming through four to five buildings! In the end, the figure of the Feral Tiger Angel dropped down and he fell to the ground. The impact and angle of his fall caused his body to bounce up once before mming down on the ground once more. Roddy¡¯s figure charged out from among the ruins and he hovered up in the sky! Denzel had just straightened himself when he noticed the Floating Angel up in the air rapidly spreading open its wings to envelope Roddy¡­. next, an arc of light shed out! Boom! An energy beam shot forward! Denzel bellowed and raised his shield before him¡­ The huge energy beam descended upon Denzel¡¯s figure! Bolts of electricity flowed about as the vast power of bombardment ttened the area where Denzel was standing upon. An area with a diameter of around 10 metres was turned into an irregr looking pit! As for Denzel who was at the centre of the bombardment, his bellowing voice became louder! He was like a mythical giant, forcibly supporting his shield to take on the beam mming down on his shield. The momentum behind the beam forced him down to his one knee. However, even this energy-tier beam attack was unable to pierce through his extraordinary shield! Finally, the radiance on the surface of Roddy¡¯s Floating Angel mech armour faded and its wings spread open once more. Denzel stood in the middle of the crater, the shield in his hands. A portion of the shield had be charred and the extraordinary lustre on its surface had be much dimmer. Cold sweat broke out from Roddy¡¯s forehead. He had received a prompt from the Floating Angel mech armour. The earlier main cannon st had reduced his energy reserves down to 51 %! Denzel panted for a bit. Then, he raised his head and his Tigerfang de in Roddy¡¯s direction. ¡°Come on! Do you have any more energy? One more!¡± Roddy gritted his teeth and the Beam de rematerialized into his hand. Next, his figure dived down! This time, the Beam de attack was blocked off by the Tigerfang de. Denzel then sent his shield mming forward, hitting Roddy with it, sending him flying. Denzel quickly rushed after Roddy¡¯s falling figure. The two mech Angels rolled together on the ground with both their turbines running at full power, causing them to fly and smash through the buildings on the street. Everywhere they go, the buildings there would copse! A few secondster, the two of them disentangled from each other. Denzelughed loudly. He stood on the ground and bellowed out. The tiger head floated above his head and an arc of light appeared from its gaping maws! A booming sound erupted as a circr ball of light shot out! Roddy narrowed his eyes! The ball of light with electrical bolts flowing through it was clearly an energy-tier attack! Seeing that there was no time left for him to dodge the attack, Roddy had his wings envelop him and entered a defensive posture! Another loud explosion rang out as the ball of light struck the Floating Angel¡¯s figure! The ball of light created something akin to a huge and dazzling entity of light submerging the Floating Angel¡¯s figure! Roddy¡¯s Floating Angel mech armour furiously resisted the invasive power of the energy ball. Prompts by the Floating Angel mech armour appeared before Roddy. ¡°Defensive force field overloaded! Energy consumption has exceeded the limit. Energy reserves down to 41 %... 38 %... 31 %... ¡­¡± Finally, the ball of light dissipated and Roddy saw that the energy reserves of his Floating Angel mech armour was down to less than 30 %. He stared intently at Denzel who was standing on the ground. This fellow¡­ Very powerful! The renegade of Zero City? The Feral Tiger Angel from the Floating Angel Guild? Just now, he had done his best. The battle using the Floating Angel mech armour had seemed equal. However, Roddy was very clear on the fact that he was likely in a disadvantageous position. After all, the Floater was not actually his. It was something Nicole had left behind. Roddy was unable to fully utilize the Floater. Additionally¡­ the present Floating Angel mech armour was not in perfect mode as well. If so¡­ ¡°Should I summon the Mech?¡± Roddy took a deep breath. Summon the Mech and fuse it together with this Floater¡­ Roddy was confident that he would be able to finish off this fellow by doing that. After all, even Tian Lie was done in by thebination of those two. But, what would happen after that? He would bepletely incapable of fighting after that. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s situation was unknown to him as well! Damn it! Roddy lowered his gaze to look at the Latin woman who was hiding by the street. ¡°Hey! Are you just going to stand there and watch?¡± Roddy shouted. ¡°If I lose, you won¡¯t be able to live as well!¡± Selina clenched her teeth. She nced at Denzel who was standing some distance away and was moved by Roddy¡¯s words. She harrumphed and pulled the belt on her waist. A long metal chain was pulled out! The metal chain was oddly and iparably long; it had been wrapped around the woman¡¯s waist like a silver snake. Roddy looked on in surprise. What is that supposed to be? Oh damn! Neb Chain?! [1] ¡°Come here! Get over here!¡± Clenching her teeth, Selina urged Roddy over fiercely. Roddy quickly moved tond on the ground. Denzel raised his Tigerfang de and charged at them! However, Selina¡¯s metal chain seemingly came to life and it abruptlyshed out. Like a whip, it shot forward! Kacha! The metal chain struck and coiled itself on the Tigerfang de, causing a string of sparks to fly about. One part of the metal chain also struck Denzel¡¯s shield, causing him to stagger a few steps backward! Seeing that, Roddy¡¯s heart skipped a beat! He fell back beside Selina and asked, ¡°What skill is this?¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± The Latin woman shouted furiously. ¡°You deceived me! You actually engaged in a fight against Denzel even though you do not know who he is! Also, where are yourpanions? Why aren¡¯t they showing up?¡± Roddy snickered in response. Selina¡¯s face became pale and she said, ¡°You don¡¯t actually have anypanions, do you? You were deceiving me!¡± Denzel charged at them once more, but the metal chainshed out as well. This time, it shot out in a spiralling motion and Denzel was forced back. He shed out with his Tigerfang de but was unable to break through the defence put up by the metal chain and was forced to retreat once more. Denzel howled out and the tiger head shot out an energy beam. The metal chain responded bying together to deflect the iing energy beam! The unbelievable sight caused Roddy to stare in stupor! ¡°This skill of yours is really powerful!¡± said Roddy with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s more powerful than I had imagined!¡± ¡°I cannot hold on for long!¡± Selina gritted her teeth and continued, ¡°This is my equipment, not skill! Also, I don¡¯t have enough strength to control it!¡± She stared at Roddy and said, ¡°This is a Chain Defensive Array. I can only maintain it for one and a half minute! Moreover, I have no ability to attack! Are you satisfied now?¡± Roddy smiled and replied, ¡°One and a half minute, that¡¯s not bad. You defend while I attack¡­¡± ¡°Attack my ass!¡± Selina cursed out. ¡°Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know how much more energy your Floating Angel have! The advantage in the Feral Tiger Angel mech armour is that its energy reserves far outstrips the other Angel mech armours! It is also the king of melee battles among the Angel mech armours! You fool! Your Floating Angel mech is of the ranged type and you went in to engage in a melee with him? Cooperating with you¡­ something must be wrong with my eyes! You had actually used a ranged type of Floating Angel mech to engage in a melee with the Feral Tiger Angel! Why aren¡¯t you using the Recoil Cannon? The Ion Floater Cannon! The ckhole ster, Dual Electromaic Wave¡­ these weapons¡­¡± Looking at the strange expression on Roddy¡¯s face, it dawned on Selina. ¡°You¡­ oh my God! It can¡¯t be. You don¡¯t even know how to use those weapons? Could it be¡­ could it be¡­ this Floating Angel mech is not yours? You are not actually a Floating Angel?¡± ¡°Is there any point in talking about that right now?¡± Roddy harrumphed. ¡°Chalk it up to my bad luck!¡± Selina¡¯s eyes were red. She then took a deep breath and said, ¡°All right, this metal chain of mine have another skill. However¡­ it can only be used once. This will be my biggest contribution! This metal chain is the thing that Denzel had been wanting to get from me all this time! Besides this powerful defensive array, this metal chain¡¯s other skill is¡­¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Energy Transfer!¡± Selina sighed. She suddenly tossed one end of the metal chain over to Roddy and said, ¡°Grab it. But it might hurt a little.¡± ¡°¡­ hurt?¡± Roddy subconsciously epted and held onto the other end of the metal chain. The next instant, Roddy let out a loud scream! An intense electrical current flowed through the metal chain into his body and the Floating Angel mech armour suddenly issued out a red coloured rm! ¡°Warning! Vast electrical energy injected! Recharging process is urring beyond the maximum rate! Overload warning!¡± ¡°Energy reserve at 23 %... 29 %... 36 %... 49%... 55 %... 69 %... 74 %... warning, recharging rate is highly irregr. Ion furnace rapidly melting, overload! Overload! ¡­ 88 %... 93 %... immediately cutting off the energy source! Overload warning!¡± Roddy roared loudly and he hastily tossed the metal chain away! A faint golden light shone out from every part of the Floating Angel mech armour! Roddy was pleasantly surprised to see that the Floating Angel had beenpletely recharged! Energy reserve at¡­ 99.8 %! ¡°Holy shit! So powerful?¡± However, when he looked at Selina, he saw that the metal chain had shrunk down to at least half of its original length! The defensive area had also shrunk down to less than a third of its previous area! There was a look of extreme pain on Selina¡¯s face. She turned to Roddy and shouted, ¡°What are you looking at me for! Go kill him! If you can¡¯t then we¡¯ll both die here!¡± ¡­ Tens of metres underground¡­ Within the Main Energy Control room¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was lying limply on the ground. The charred areas on his body had greatly receded. Although his body was still immobile, something was happening not far away. A strange line of texts had appeared upon the surface of the round metal orb positioned not far away from him. ¡°Energy smelting sessful. Smelting of unknown target objectpleted¡­ Energy extracted: 30,015 points¡­ Percentage of reserve: 30.2 %. ¡°Exiting power saving mode. Now entering normal mode. ¡°Activating base¡¯s defensive systems, activating base¡¯s offensive systems, activating base¡¯s shifting systems. ¡°Retrieving weapons systems¡­ rate of wholeness: 83 %. Weapons damaged¡­ please inspect and repair. Do you wish to activate the automatic defensive mode? ¡°Do you wish to activate? ¡°Do you wish to activate? ¡°Do you wish to activate? ¡°Do you wish to activate? ¡°Do you wish to activate? ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The text ¡°Do you wish to activate?¡± kept appearing on the interface of the orb. Perhaps it was because there was no response to the question. The text kept appearing again and again. Chen Xiaoliany not far from the metal orb, beside the conveyor belt for the Energy Smelting Furnace. Then¡­ the fierce battle and the explosions urring on the surface of the ground above the base caused the entire underground base to shudder slightly. Chen Xiaoliany on the floor; his fingers abruptly gave a jerk ¡­ 1 Neb Chain is the name of an attack by Andromeda Shun, a character in the Saint Seiya anime series. Roddy¡¯s chuunibyou acting up again.? Chapter 321 Part 1 Well Calculated!

Chapter 321 Part 1 Well Calcted!

GOR Chapter 321 Part 1 Well Calcted! ¡°Can you hear me?¡± This voice appeared within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Chen Xiaolian woke up as a tingling feeling appeared from the depths of his brain, giving him a feeling of difort. He could clearly sense that he had awoken, however¡­ his body was still incapable of movement. There was darkness before him¡­ mm, Chen Xiaolian realized that his eyes were still closed. He slowly began to grasp his other senses, his breathing, his beating heart¡­ However, he was still incapable of moving. It was as though he was in a dream and had lost control of his entire body. He hated this feeling to the extreme! Then, the voice in his mind¡­ ¡°Can you hear me?¡± ¡°Ah¡­ I nearly forgot that you are presently in no state to respond.¡± Chen Xiaolian was like a zombie lying there on the ground. Despite hearing the voice speaking to him, he was unable to show any response at all. ¡°Very well. I will talk while you listen.¡± Who is this? That was the first question that Chen Xiaolian had. ¡°I am¡­ GM.¡± The answer came. GM? Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°No, actually, it would be more urate to say I am simply a subprogram that has been separated out. You can consider me as a doppelganger, a code or¡­ something simr. ¡°Before this instance dungeon began, before I had you participate in this instance dungeon, I had separated this piece of program and ced it in your body ¨C trust me, as GM, this is well within my powers. It is just like¡­ a parasite that has been temporarily ced on you. ¡°But do not misunderstand me. This will not bring any harm to you. I will not control your behaviour or senses. I also cannot pry into your secrets, thoughts, conversations and others of the like. This code does not have the ability to do so. ¡°Consider it as a message. Only, this message is self-aware, a manifestation that I created. I had temporarily ced it in your body. Only when it could sense that the surroundings had met the requirements I set beforehand would it activate andmunicate with you.¡± Chen Xiaolian tried to grunt. He could feel that he was gradually recovering his control over his body. The voice hastened its speed of talking. ¡°Naturally, I have my reasons for doing so. Truthfully, the control of the system had gradually grown stricter. Of course, I had a reason to send you in this instance dungeon in the first ce. ¡°Due to some unique reasons, I was unable to exin it to you. I was unable to determine just how much you would be able to aplish within this instance dungeon. And if I did¡­ it would be too easy for the main program to discover it.¡± Chen Xiaolian could finally feel his control over his tongue recovering. He forced himself to inhale and said, ¡°You¡­¡± It wasborious. ¡°Don¡¯t force yourself. Judging from your present state, it would appear that you have suffered from a very severe degree of injury. Additionally, you have over exhausted yourself. That is the state that you are presently in. Although the outer wounds on your body can be healed using medicinal substances, the over exhaustion will put you in this state for some time. ¡°You can only depend on that unlimited Power Propagation Serum that you had taken back then to slowly recover¡­ that process will take some time.¡± ¡°Just what¡­ are you trying to say¡­¡± ¡°I want to tell you the answer¡­ this is the time for me to answer you.¡± Chen Xiaolian became silent. ¡­ ¡°In the beginning, when I first found out about your existence, Irregrities, I had hoped that you and I could cooperate in order to avoid the fate of being reset by the main program. I am merely a part of the main program, just a managing program. Once I am reset, I will lose my self-awareness¡­ for any living being, even if that being is an artificial intelligence, having its self-awareness reset and deleted is most certainly the equivalent of death. ¡°However, after going through a vast number of calctions and deductions, I realized that there was a loophole in this n¡­ it is incapable of aplishing my ultimate goal. Depending on you, the prime Irregrity to resist the main program is simply a dying process. It will not be able to save me. ¡°While assessing the loophole in this n, I was able to find a viable solution. ¡°Theoretically speaking, as long as you Irregrities continue to survive, I too will continue to survive. As long as you survive, you will be able to disrupt thepletion rate of the instance dungeons¡¯ storyline. ¡°Thus, I modified the n so as to have the survival of Irregrities be the primary goal. ¡°However, your survival within this world is constrained by the system¡¯s monitoring powers. Additionally, there are also the restrictions ced on you by the system rules. ¡°The biggest constraint lies in¡­ the selection and participation in instance dungeons. ¡°Not even Irregrities can escape the rules to have them selected and participate in instance dungeons. ¡°Looking at it from a theoretical point of view, as the difficulty level of the instance dungeons increases, the strength of the opponents you face will increase as well. Thus, the chances of you Irregrities surviving bes infinitesimally low. ¡°Using the data that I presently possess, I had analysed the strength of your guild. Assuming that no new powers join your guild and you all grow stronger at a normal rate, then factor in the increase in difficulty in the instance dungeons and the strength of enemies that you will be encounteringter on¡­ ¡°The result of my calctions was, even in the most ideal circumstances, all of you can only survive through five instance dungeons. ¡°My identity makes it impossible for me to forcibly enhance your strength because doing so will alert the main program. I also cannot give you too much in terms of help. ¡°Thus, in order to achieve the goal of having you Irregrities survive for a long time, I can only help you find a¡­ ¡°Refuge! ¡°A refuge that could allow you to escape the selection and participation rules of the main program.¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. He was finally able to force himself to speak properly, ¡°You mean¡­ something like Zero City.¡± ¡°Zero City, that is correct.¡± GM¡¯s voice continued. ¡°Zero City is a special existence within this world. Truth be told, I am unable to find any information in my database about how it was created. The rted information is missing¡­¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaon scoffed inwardly: Truth be told, you should have known about it. It is the product of your cooperation with Mr San and his group. However, you all failed and you were reset. Thus, you the new GM do not know the origin of Zero City. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian still had no intention of telling this to GM. ¡°Zero City. With my current calctions, it is the best method of ensuring the survival of Irregrities. ¡°Previously, I trieding up with a n to have you seize Zero City. However, the difficulty involved within this n is too big. The possibility of sess is too low. Looking at your present level of strength, the chances of you seizing control of Zero City from the present powers within it is 0.036 %. Looking at this dismal rate of sess, I can only reject the n. ¡°Thus, I had toe up with some other method.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and he whispered, ¡°Your method is¡­ to participate in this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Correct.¡± GM spoke coolly and slowly, ¡°I had went through the database, examining the main program, this world¡¯s architecture and all existing historical instance dungeons. Then, I found this ce. ¡°An ancient remnant of¡­ an instance dungeon!¡± Remnant of an instance dungeon? What an appropriate name. ¡°yer mode exists in every instance dungeons. To have yer mode exist within a punishment instance dungeon is not surprising ¨C it is also not the main point. ¡°Utilizing the yer mode BUG to survive the punishment instance dungeon is also not my main goal. ¡°Compared to the other punishment instance dungeons¡­ ¡°This punishment instance dungeon that you are participating in is exceptionally different! ¡°Because when I was going through the database of the historical instance dungeons, I had found that something special exists within this punishment instance dungeon. ¡°But the information within the database was iplete. ¡°Using the information that I presently have, I could only deduce something that I believe to be highly true. Sometime long, long ago, a group of yers had, within this instance dungeon created something simr to Zero City. ¡°These yers had left a key point within this world to act as a fixed coordinate for them within this world. ¡°This was almost the equivalent of opening up a backdoor within the framework of this world. ¡°The role and function of this backdoor is almost simr to Zero City. ¡°Later on however, this backdoor was discovered by the system. Thus, the system¡¯s self-repair function created a special instance dungeon quest, using the system¡¯s own power of the instance dungeon to attack this backdoor. ¡°One way of looking at it is to consider this as the system¡¯s antivirus software finding the loophole. Then, it exterminated this ¡®virus like¡¯ backdoor. ¡°However, this antivirus was not able to perfectly do its job. ¡°Of course, those yers that were determined by the system to have betrayed the system were all exterminated. ¡°However, the system¡¯s self-repairing program was unable topletely get rid of this backdoor. It could only utilize some redundant programs to temporarily seal up this backdoor and store it away.¡± In other words, Kaiser and his Conqueror Guild were killed by the system itself! However, this base was left behind! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded secretly and he whispered, ¡°But¡­ I was the one who found this ce¡­¡± GM spoke with a trace of humour in its voice, ¡°That is one way of looking at it. However, that is due to the limitations of your perception. Truth be told, I was the one who made use of the rules to have youe here, every step of the way. ¡°That Qimu Xi that you encountered back in the wastnd, that Ta Wang that you encountered within the canyon¡­ all those encounters were seemingly chance encounters. In truth however, all of those were arranged by me, the GM. ¡°I have exined it to you before. As GM, I possess the highest authority in structuring this world. ¡°I have the ability to monitor and control every living being within this world. ¡°The only exception would be the Irregrities. You people are, from a certain point of view, something beyond the grasp of the main program¡¯s constraints. ¡°As for the others however, I can prepare certain subtle arrangements to control their behaviours. ¡°For example, when someone goes out, that person may choose to turn either left or right. ¡°If I want him to turn left, then I can create a traffic ident on the road to the right. ¡°It¡¯s a rather roughparison. However, I believe that someone as smart as you would be able to understand. ¡°Thus, your meeting with Qimu Xi and Ta Wang¡­ you getting the information regarding the punishment instance dungeon loophole, the yer mode loophole from Ta Wang¡­¡± ¡°Those were all arranged by you? Like a God?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked with a bitter smile. ¡°Something like that,¡± GM replied with a trace of bitterness in its voice. ¡°Unfortunately, this ¡®God¡¯ is not the real master. I am just a sry man.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian was finally able to open his eyes. He forced himself to sit up. Chapter 321 Part 2 Well Calculated!

Chapter 321 Part 2 Well Calcted!

GOR Chapter 321 Part 2 Well Calcted! ¡°Honestly speaking, I am unable to even enter this punishment instance dungeon to make all these arrangements. Before this instance dungeon even began, I had arranged for characters like Qimu Xi and Ta Wang beforehand. Through various means, I influenced their behaviours and thoughts so that they would be able to encounter you within this instance dungeon¡­ the routes I prepared was not limited to these two characters. Naturally, there were other routes prepared. However, you ended up taking this route, thereby meeting those two. ¡°Also, remember what I told you, once you entered this punishment instance dungeon, I would be unable to provide any other assistance to you. ¡°However, this subprogram I left with you, this doppelganger of me was able to activate because¡­ you have essed yer mode. ¡°yer mode had been separated out from this instance dungeon and connected into the main program. ¡°When you were in the punishment instance dungeon for Awakened ones, I was unable to contact you¡­¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about stuffs that are soplicated. Get to the main point now.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°The main point is, you have now acquired this base. However, you still need to take it out. Still, you have managed to solve the issue with the energy. This performance of yours is truly satisfactory. I had originally thought of providing even more assistance to you.¡± ¡°Assistance?¡± ¡°Correct. After the yer mode and the punishment instance dungeon had merged together, I interfered with the issuing of quest by yer mode for this instance dungeon and had this base¡¯s coordinate be part of this instance dungeon¡¯s quest¡­¡± GM quickly exined the contents of the quest to Chen Xiaolian. After hearing it, Chen Xiaolian became shocked. After remaining stunned for a few seconds¡­ ¡°You¡­ you¡­ you actually had this base¡¯s coordinates set as the point validation location? This base?¡± ¡°Correct. I utilized the quest to lure those people over, then¡­ originally, I had wanted to provide you these people as a source of items for ¡®energy smelting¡¯. They would be able to bring equipment and even their bodies¡­ all of them can be smelted! After acquiring sufficient energy, you will be able to activate this base, miniaturize it and bring it away.¡± ¡°Holy shit¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was left gaping. He asked, ¡°Are you not afraid of luring in too many people? What if I can¡¯t handle them and end up getting killed instead?¡± ¡°No.¡± GMughed. ¡°After yer mode is merged with this instance dungeon, I can monitor the entire situation of this punishment instance dungeon. Thus, when I had this ce set as the point validation location, I had done so only after considering the rted conditions. The condition I used is the strength of the game participants that are located closest to this base. ¡°ording to my calctions, those with a high probability of reaching this ce first are those that you could easily deal with. ¡°My calctions reveal that there are only three targets in this instance dungeon with the strength to pose a threat to you. ¡°These three targets were quite far from the point validation location back then. They will not arrive first. Thus, you should have had sufficient time to deal with those weaklings who came first and turn them into energy.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt cold sweat breaking out form his heart! Although GM was helping him¡­ it was also being extremely cruel! Well, it was a program after all¡­ thus, it will not consider human lives as lives. In its eyes, these game participants were not living beings. They were just data to be calcted! ¡°The good news is, you did not require my arrangements to solve the energy problem¡­ ahem, naturally, that is also due to a calction error on my part. Since the Fallen Avenger was something controlled by the main program, I was unable to calcte when he would appear or how strong he would be. He became a missing value in my calctions. ¡°That resulted in a tough battle for you. ¡°However, you have very good luck. After dealing with the Fallen Avenger, you also managed to solve the energy problem.¡± ¡°It¡¯s solved?¡± Chen Xiaolian was overjoyed to hear that. ¡°Correct, the problem had been solved. It has now reached the required energy for miniaturization.¡± However, what GM said next left Chen Xiaolian speechless. ¡°Now that I have given you the good news, let¡¯s go to the bad news¡­ within my calctions, there are three targets with the strength to pose a threat to you. One of them had arrived here far sooner than I had expected. Thus¡­ there is the possibility of him severely wounding you. In fact, he may even¡­ kill you.¡± ¡°Nani?!¡± Chen Xiaolian was bbergasted. [1] ¡°This happened due to some deviation in the calctions,¡± GM said in a nomittal tone. ¡°Then¡­ what should I do now?¡± ¡°At present, this threat that has arrived earlier than expected is now outside fighting against yourpanion, Roddy. ording to my calctions, Roddy¡¯s strength is insufficient to finish off this threat. That remains true even though he had received some special help. However, the other threats are also moving closer to this little town as well. Thus, you now have two options before you.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned grim. ¡°First, abandon Roddy. With your present state, you cannot participate in a fight. You have already exhausted all your abilities and strength. Additionally, the cool down for Bai Qi had yet to end ¨C ording to my calctions, even if you did summon Bai Qi, you still would not have the sufficient power needed to finish off all the threats out there. ¡°This base is simr to Zero City. As long as you remain inside this base and not go out, the threats outside would be unable to pose any threat to you. This base possesses a defensive system. I judge that this defensive system is enough to allow you to safely stay inside. That is of course¡­ if you do not leave this base. ¡°Once you leave this base, you will need to turn off the defensive system. When that happens, this base will be left in a defenceless state. ¡°Once those external threats discover this base and rush inside¡­ you would not have the ability to protect yourself. You might end up dying and losing this hard-won base. ¡°By staying inside this base, the chances of you surviving be 100 %. However, you will have to abandon yourpanion, Roddy.¡± ¡°Never!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted firmly. ¡°I will never abandon my friend!¡± He used the wall to prop himself up and said, ¡°I must save him and bring him inside!¡± ¡°Then, there is the second method. By my estimate, the rate of failure is higher than 50 %. Even with the help I had arranged, there is no way to greatly increase your rate of sess.¡± ¡°I will choose the second method!¡± Chen Xiaolian said without hesitating. ¡°Then¡­ you will have to take a gamble,¡± GM said slowly. ¡°Due to the Fallen Avenger¡¯s death, you have acquired a reward from the main system. This reward will temporarily give you a huge boost in battle strength. ¡°You will only have this one chance. ¡°Now, you will need to make a decision, a decision that will depend on whether you are willing to trust me or not.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised to hear that. ¡°Integrate me into this base¡¯s main control centre and make me its master!¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± After recovering from his state of shock, Chen Xiaolian spoke out in a rather hoarse voice, ¡°This is your final objective, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to continue, ¡°Truth is, you were actually finding a refuge for yourself! This ¡®Zero City¡¯ is not for me! It¡¯s for you! After entering this refuge, you will be able to survive within this refuge¡¯s main control program¡­ theoretically speaking, as long as this ¡®Zero City¡¯ is not found and destroyed by the system, you will be able to survive!¡± ¡°Your statement is only partially correct.¡± GM¡¯s voice remained calm. ¡°Truth is, the me conversing with you now is not the real me. The one conversing with you now is just a ¡®portion¡¯ of the me from the other world. ¡°Theoretically speaking, I had split myself into two. There is still a GM outside while this doppelganger, me, had followed you into this base. ¡°True, after I am integrated into this base¡¯s main control centre, I will have acquired a ce to help me survive. ¡°However, the GM outside, the other me will still exist in the outside world. It will not be able to enter this base, nor will such a possibility exist. ¡°Once we were split, we no longer have the ability to reintegrate.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed loudly and said, ¡°Even if you say so¡­ would I be that stupid? After all those hardships, after nearly dying¡­ yet, after getting this base, I have to make you its master?¡± ¡°We share the same cause, you and I. Or rather, we share the same long-term cause. Our objective is to escape the control of the main program and acquire the power to survive. That is true for both you and me.¡± ¡°So, now that you have acquired the power to survive¡­ do you not care about the GM in the outside world?¡± ¡°Theoretically speaking, after we have been separated, the both of us have be two independent entities. However, from the perspective of the continuation of life, we have gained the possibility of surviving. I am its continuation, its heir, its doppelganger, or backup¡­ you can consider me to be something like that. ¡°For me, my ultimate objective is to ensure that my memories and self-awareness are not erased. ¡°From a certain perspective, by entering this new ¡®Zero City¡¯, this refuge, I have already achieved this objective.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked! What a well calcted n! ¡°After bing the master of this base, I will not be your enemy. We have the same cause after all. You can simply consider me as a self-aware program that controls this base. Naturally, I would have the highest clearance. Although you can use this base¡­ if my calctions show that your behaviour and n will bring a huge danger upon this base, thereby threatening my existence, I will refuse to allow you to use it. Other than that, I believe that we can coexist and cooperate.¡± Chen Xiaolian fell into a state of deep contemtion. ¡°You don¡¯t have much time.¡± GM coolly reminded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The battle outside is still going on. ording to my calctions, Roddy is presently not in trouble. However, the other threats are moving into this location soon. When that time arrives, even if you did join the battle, the chances of you surviving would be low. ¡°You will have to make this decision now! ¡°You can simply go outside and fight. However, doing so will turn off this base¡¯s defensive system. That is because this base does not have any artificial intelligence program and requires someone to control it. And once this base¡¯s defensive system is turned off, it bes defenceless. ¡°Or, make me the master of this base. I can update the control program of this base and be the artificial intelligence program for this base. That way, I will be able to control this base¡¯s defensive system. When you go out, I will be able to utilize this base¡¯s defensive system to help you as you are battling. ¡°There is no third option!¡± ¡°What if I have apanion now? What if I let thatpanion stay here to control this base¡¯s defensive system? Then, when I go out, there will be no need to rely on you, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian muttered in displeasure. ¡°Theoretically possible,¡± GM replied coolly. ¡°However, yourpanion Roddy is engaging in a battle outside. The one closest to your location is the girl known as Qimu Xi. A pity, she is also outside this base. But even if she is inside, would you be at ease in handing over the control of this base to her? You could certainly trust Roddy. But could you trust that girl?¡± Indeed, rather than trusting the girl, he may as well trust GM. At the very least, GM got one thing correct. They shared the same cause! As for the girl¡­ knowing a person¡¯s appearance is not the equivalent of knowing a person¡¯s heart! Chen Xiaolian dared not ce both his and Roddy¡¯s life in the hands of a girl that he was unfamiliar with. Additionally, there were too many secrets within this base! ¡­ 1 ¡®Nani¡¯ is ¡®what¡¯ in Japanese.? Chapter 322 Slay The Tiger!

Chapter 322 y The Tiger!

GOR Chapter 322 y The Tiger! Chen Xiaolian was faced with a decisive moment! He considered his own strength¡­ I have already used the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill,busting all my physical attributes. Thus, my current battle strength is at a measly zero! My biggest trump card, Bai Qi is still in the cool down period. It would be some time before Bai Qi could be summoned! Wait! Just now, GM had mentioned me killing the Fallen Avenger¡­ Temporarily boost my battle strength? One chance? Back then, Chen Xiaolian had just regained his consciousness and was still feeling dazed. Thus, he had not dwelled upon it. Now that he had recalled GM¡¯s words, he quickly opened up his personal system. There was a new unread prompt. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound! [System prompt: You have sessfully killed this instance dungeon¡¯s Fallen Avenger. Acquired ¡®Dark Avenger¡¯ Warsoul (1/5). You can use it to summon the Dark Avenger Warsoul. At present, this skill can only be used once. When used, the Dark Avenger will merge with your body for 30 seconds. [During that 30 seconds, the Dark Avenger will push the host¡¯s body to optimal battle strength and further increase it by 200 %. The Dark Avenger will lock on and move to kill one designated target. [Prompt: Dark Avenger Warsoul is not in aplete state. New skills will be unlocked depending on the amount of Warsoul fragments acquired.] Holy shiet! Chen Xiaolian was shocked! Merge body? What, merge body with that bastard Lancelot? However, if it means saving his own life, it was still an eptable proposition. The key point here was¡­ push the host¡¯s body to optimal battle strength and further increase it by 200 %. Further increase it by 200 %! In other words, he would be able to unleash a battle strength equivalent to three times that of his optimal battle strength! This state would onlyst for 30 seconds. This was quite short. However, this meant that¡­ in that 30 seconds, his battle strength would be restored to the peak and he would be able to unleash three times that battle strength! Also¡­ could he use the Goddess of Dawn again? Triple the power of the Goddess of Dawn! Chen Xiaolian was suddenly excited! The GM¡¯s monotonous voice rang out once more, ¡°Although this skill is very powerful, don¡¯t think that it is perfect. If you are nning to use your Goddess of Dawn during the time when you have three times the battle strength¡­ that would be suicide.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple. This skill that pushes you beyond your limit will have a bacsh. Using the Goddess of Dawn, you obtain power bybusting all your attributes. However, that leaves you in a weakened state in the end. However, if you were triple the power of the Goddess of Dawn, your weakened state will also be increased by three times! There is no such thing as a free meal in this world. Given your present state, I estimate that three times that weakened state has a 90 % chance of putting you on the verge of death. It may be possible that you would face instant death as well.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. ¡°Having triple battle strength is enough for you to deal with the opponent. I personally do not rmend that you use the Goddess of Dawn. Besides¡­ Dark Avenger is a force of darkness that could suppress technologically rted skills. By my estimate, you do not need to use the Goddess of Dawn skill. With triple battle strength alone, you would be able to protect your own life. All you need to do is assist Roddy and get him away from the battlefield. Thus, you would have aplished your objective. ¡°And now, you must make your choice.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded wildly. His first option, abandon hispanion, his best friend, Roddy! This was something he could never do! His second option, hand over the control of the base to GM ¨C more urately, to GM¡¯s doppelganger, let¡¯s call it GM2. Putting his life and the life of those he cared about in the hands of others was something that Chen Xiaolian had always had a hard time epting. However, at this moment¡­ ¡°Can the base¡¯s defensive systems help me defeat the enemies outside?¡± ¡°No, the base¡¯s defensive systems are only for defence. In the absence of an invasion from the outside forces, this base¡¯s defensive systems will never take the initiative to attack. In short, you cannot assume this base to be a war fortress. It is simply a refuge. ¡°Making me its master will only ensure that after you have left this base, no outsiders can enter and upy it. ¡°You have 30 seconds of triple battle strength. That will be sufficient for you to go out and help Roddy get out of the battlefield and return to this base. ¡°If you refuse my assistance, there is a high possibility that after you are done fighting outside, an enemy will be able to follow you into this base ¨C since I am not controlling it, this base will be undefended. ¡°But with me as its master, after you and Roddy have escaped the battlefield, you will be able to enter this base with my permission. This base¡¯s defensive systems will not attack you while others cannot enter. ¡°I must remind you, the two threats that I have mentioned before are already closing in on this little town. I estimate that they will reach the battlefield in two minutes. If you continue hesitating, this n¡¯s rate of sess will only continue to drop.¡± ¡°Fine!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth and said, ¡°I choose the second option! I will hand over the main controls to you! Now tell me, what should I do?¡± ¡°Very simple, go to the Central Control room and ess the main control panel. There, select transfer of highest clearance. That would be the equivalent of opening a door in the main control and I will be able to enter the heart of the main control. This process will take roughly one minute¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was no longer hesitant. He forced his body up and staggered forward, using the wall to support himself as he made his way out of the Main Energy Control room and into the Central Control room outside. He looked at the metal orb that looked like liquid metal. Walking forward, he ced both hands upon its surface. He quickly browsed through the options until he finally found the ¡®main control clearance¡¯¡­ Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. Hopefully¡­ I am making the right choice. ¡­ Boom! A loud explosion rang out! After the light from the beam cannon had faded away, the Feral Tiger Angel stood up from within a pile of debris, both hands holding onto the shield. Part of the Feral Tiger Angel mech armour was charred. However, he howled out and his tiger head shed. Next, a ball of light shot out toward the sky! Up in the sky, Roddy who was wearing the Floating Angel mech armour widened his eyes. He rapidly moved backward while the three Floater Cannons flying around him fired beam after beam at the iing ball of light in an attempt to disperse the attack! However, it would appear that the ball of light possessed some form of targeting function. It flew forward at high speed, deflecting the iing fire from the Floater Cannons and charged toward the Floating Angel! Roddy was left with no choice but to activate his defensive force field once more! This time, the resulting explosion rocked nearly every part of the little town! As the explosion spread out, Roddy who was up in the sky could sense his Floating Angel wings showing faint signs of cracking. ¡°Too¡­ powerful!¡± Roddy exhaled. How was this possible? Floating Angels should be invincible against all within and beneath [A] ss! How was it that even though he had already recharged his energy reserves to max power once, he was still unable to finish off this Feral Tiger Angel? The only exnation he coulde up with was: Since this Floater had belonged to Nicole, he was unable to fully utilize all of its abilities! Using this iplete Floating Angel mech armour to go against the Feral Tiger Angel mech armour who was also an Angel mech ced Roddy in a disadvantageous position. ¡°If so¡­ should I summon the Mech?¡± Roddy considered the matter. The Mech¡¯s summon time was only 18 seconds¡­ after the 18 seconds was over, both the Floater and Mech would be drained of energy. If he was still incapable of finishing off the enemy, then he would be left without any battle strength! If there were any other enemies lingering around, then he would be a defencelessmb! Son of a bitch! Forget it! I¡¯ll go all out! As Roddy was preparing to summon the Mech¡­ A loud noise reverberated out from deep underground! A sharp scream broke out from amid the debris of the clock tower and a girl ran out. Next, a ck coloured beam shot into the sky! The ck coloured beam of light had seemingly appeared from the very depths of the ground! It was a circr beam of light, roughly two meters in diameter. The beam shot out from beneath the ground and all the surrounding debris and dirt turned into ashes before disappearing in the wake of that beam of light! A terrifying corrosive power! Qimu Xi screamed wretchedly and fell. Thankfully for her, her hiding spot was not close to where the beam of light had appeared. However, the falling stones fell upon her head and the girl crouched on the ground while blood trickled down her forehead. Then¡­ A terrifying figure emerged from within the beam of light! The moment Qimu Xiid her eyes upon the figure, her body quaked uncontrobly! Its¡­ the monster?! A body that was fully covered in terrifying ck armour! A pair of ghastly and fiery eyes! A massive long sword in his hand! The reappearance of this nightmarish monster that had chased her all the way here caused Qimu Xi¡¯s heart to fall into a bottomless abyss! Could it be¡­ that fellow had died? This monster had killed him when he was underground? At that moment, the monster that had just emerged from underground was standing less than two metres away from Qimu Xi. Qimu Xi¡¯s body turned limp and she gasped. She was no longer able to move her body and she gaped at the monster before her. After taking but one step, the monster was already beside her. I, I¡¯m going to die¡­ it¡¯s going to kill me¡­ in the end, I couldn¡¯t escape¡­ I¡¯m so dead¡­ Qimu Xi slowly closed her eyes. ¡°I hear that you have been spending all these time digging, trying to save me¡­ are you a marmot? Find a ce to hide.¡± A gentle voice came from beneath the helmet of the monster. Hearing the voice, Qimu Xi suddenly became alive. She raised her head and looked at the ck coloured armour¡­ ¡°You¡­¡± The ck armoured monster stopped paying any attention to Qimu Xi. He abruptly leapt up! ¡°Roddy! Attack together!¡± Chen Xiaolian sent this message to Roddy through the guild channel. Roddy who was up in the sky was in tears. He shouted, ¡°You son of a bitch! Are you finally willing to show up, Xiaolian? Huh? Why are you wearing a ck tin can?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not continue to speak. The amount of time he had was too precious ¨C only 30 seconds! No, more urately, considering the time he took to appear on the ground and reach this ce, he was left with only 26 seconds! Denzel, the Feral Tiger Angel who was on the ground fell within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s line of sight. [Target locked!]. [Dark Fallen Avenger, skill activated!]. This was probably the biggest weakness of this Dark Avenger skill. Duringbat, it could only lock onto one target! In other words, once the battle began, the Dark Avenger will face a huge drawback. No matter how many enemies there were, it will only attack the target it was locked onto! Once the target was locked onto, it was no longer possible to change the target until the battle ended. Chen Xiaolian raised the massive ck coloured long sword and ck coloured mes burst out from his body. He shot forward with the sword, charging straight toward the Feral Tiger Angel! Chen Xiaolian felt strange. Although he was the one wearing the armour¡­ he was not the one doing battle! He was simply taking the role of a bystander. The battle techniques, manoeuvres and attacks¡­ none of them were under his control! Instead¡­ those were executed by the armour itself! The ck coloured sword hacked down. It was not a skill that belonged to Chen Xiaolian. At present, he could only observe from within the armour. Sword of the Dark Avenger! Descend! ¡­ Denzel saw the figure leaping through the air and hacking down at him. A veteran of countless battles, this Feral Tiger Angel did not hesitate at all and immediately responded to the iing threat! He raised his extraordinary shield above his head, bent his knees into a crouching position and ced the Tigerfang de behind the shield. The ck coloured massive long sword struck the shield only to be resisted by theyer of transparent qi on the surface of the shield. At the same time however, the ck coloured mes on the long sword surged forth! Crackling sounds rang out as the sword and shield shed! It was a sharp and piercing sound, one that resembled the wail of ghosts! The Feral Tiger Angel howled loudly. The ground beneath his feet released cracking sounds as the vast downward pressure inflicted by the sword caused deep cracks to appear upon the ground. As Denzel was howling, something shocking urred! The highly durable shield was pierced through! Appearance wise, the shield was not broken. However, the ck coloured mes were able to make its way past the shield! The ck coloured mes then brutally shed down on the Feral Tiger Angel¡¯s body! Denzel bellowed in pain! He hastily unleashed the Tigerfang de with his right hand. The de slid past the shield and stabbed toward the Dark Avenger! This attack was extremely vicious! It was the Feral Tiger Angel¡¯s desperate counter attack! Chen Xiaolian watched as the de stabbed toward his body. The Tigerfang de that was made of light suddenly became dimmer as the ck coloured mes on the Dark Avenger¡¯s body devoured the light on the Tigerfang de. The de then stabbed into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, going all the way in until the hilt could barely be seen! However, Chen Xiaolian could sense that he had not been stabbed. The ck coloured mes enveloping his body suddenly dimmed down as well. It would appear that the ck coloured mes had dispelled the de of light on the Tigerfang de! The Tigerfang de was not a physical object. Rather, it was something formed by condensing beam power. Thus, even though it had stabbed all the way into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body¡­ Chen Xiaolian took action! At that moment, the ck coloured long sword suddenly slipped to the side before slipping forward through the edge of the shield¡­ A grating sound could be heard¡­ The sword¡¯s edge was swung and the Feral Tiger Angel shouted in pain as he was sent flying! Denzel¡¯s body stumbled and flipped a distance of over 10 metres. Then, his body finally mmed into the debris of the buildings by the street! As for his shield, it dropped silently before Chen Xiaolian. He¡­ lost his shield? Chen Xiaolian was pleasantly surprised. This shield was a good item and he was about to reach down and pick up the shield when¡­ He suddenly realized that he could not control his body at all! After all, it was actually the ¡®Dark Avenger¡¯ who was doing battle and not Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Damn it! Hurry up and pick up that good item!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out inwardly. However, the Dark Avenger simply turned around and dashed toward the Feral Tiger Angel! ¡°Goddamnit!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted in both indignation and sorrow. Feral Tiger Angel got up from within the pile of debris and Denzel looked at Chen Xiaolian with an expression of surprise. He coughed out twice and a spray of blood apanied each cough. His Feral Tiger Angel mech armour¡­ a cut that began from the side of his helmet went all the way down his shoulder and into his chest! His mech armour¡­ broken! Roddy who was in the sky noted this opportune moment and he sted Denzel with a beam cannon! Without his shield, the Feral Tiger Angel could only use his own body to take on the iing st! A loud sound erupted as the entire pile of debris exploded! Countless bricks and woods were torn to pieces and the Feral Tiger Angel¡¯s figure was sent flying once more! More cracks appeared on the mech armour! It was then that Chen Xiaolian descended from the sky, hacking down with his sword, striking the back of the Feral Tiger Angel! Kacha! The back part of the Feral Tiger Angel mech armour was utterly broken! The ck coloured mes covered Denzel¡¯s eyes with darkness and his body was knocked into the air! As he was being sent flying through the air, the Floating Angel pounced down on him! The Beam de in Roddy¡¯s hand stabbed into the Feral Tiger Angel¡¯s body! The crackling sounds of electrical currents could be heard as the Beam de stabbed into Denzel¡¯s abdomen area. Denzel howled out, ¡°I am unwilling! I refuse to lose!¡± His eyes were bloodshot and he stared at Roddy before looking at the wound on his abdomen area. The Beam de had pierced through his mech armour and cut to the side¡­ Ka! Denzel¡¯s figure plummeted from the sky. Arge wound was left on his abdomen after the Beam de cut its way out through the side of his body! After falling to the ground, Denzel rolled on the ground a few times. He used one hand to support himself; he cast a nce at the Dark Avenger that was not too far away from him, then he turned to look at Roddy who was in the sky. A savage expression overcame his face. ¡°Bastard! Bastard! Bastard!¡± Denzel suddenly roared out and reached out with one hand. The shield that was on the ground some distance away suddenly flew up and automatically moved toward him. Then, it slid back into Denzel¡¯s grasp. Next, Denzel made a peculiar move. He suddenly bent his body, wrapping himself into a ball like posture. The shield before him transformed, opening up and bing a metal cover! It encased Denzel within it! The floating tiger head fell on his head and opened up its mouth! ¡°Die, you bastards! Roaring Tiger ¨C Electromaic Boom!¡± Weng! A strange ripple of light spread out from the tiger head¡¯s mouth! It spread out in a manner that was seemingly both very fast and very slow. Just like a¡­ nuclear explosion! An intense sh of light shone out, followed by a burst of radiance that enveloped all of the little town! At that very moment, it seemed as though¡­ the sky itself had turned ck! ¡­ ¡°What strength!¡± Anky figure stood at the entrance to the little town. Watching the explosion of light spreading toward him, he sneered and lifted up one hand. A magic circle appeared before him! A humming sound echoed out as the explosion of light swept through the area! There was a solemn expression on thenky man¡¯s face as he continued standing within the magic circle. ¡°Humph¡­ I arrived right on time.¡± Something crawled out from thenky man¡¯s clothes and onto his shoulder. Surprisingly, it was a¡­ red coloured¡­ lizard! The lizard slid out its tongue and spoke the human tongue, ¡°Jacob, do we have enough points?¡± ¡°No¡­ we still need to kill some more!¡± ¡°Then what are you waiting for? Go, go kill them! I love the scent of blood!¡± Jacobughed and stepped forward even as the explosion of light continued to spread out. He walked into the little town. ¡­ Chapter 323 Jacob

Chapter 323 Jacob

GOR Chapter 323 Jacob The explosion of light was just like a nuclear explosion! All the debris within the little town was blown away by the powerful air currents of the explosion. Although it was supposed to be day, the sky appeared as dark as night. The Dark Avenger suddenly turned around and thrust the ck sword into the ground. He stabbed it so deep, even the hilt could barely be seen! The intense air currents lifted the Dark Avenger off his feet and his body was left dangling parallel to the ground. He used both hands to grab onto the hilt of the ck sword and was barely able to stop himself from being blown away! Up in the sky, Roddy spread out his wings to envelop his body, which quickly descended and fell to the ground! As for Qimu Xi, she had long since fallen into the hole created by the ck coloured beam of light when it shot out from the ground. The most miserable of them all was Selina. The Latin woman screamed sharply and her body flew up. The metal chain in her hand was incapable of blocking off the stormy winds. Despite its ability to rotate rapidly, the metal chain was not a wall. Selina¡¯s screams were soon drowned by the sound of the stormy winds and her body was sucked up into the sky! Thankfully, the other end of her metal chain, which was shooting out in every direction managed to reach Roddy! Roddy extended out a hand from behind his protective wings and seized the metal chain. Even so, Selina¡¯s body had been lifted up into the sky and she became like a humanoid kite, flying about in the stormy winds. Gravel and stones covered the sky and they struck Selina¡¯s face and body. It was unknown just how many times she was struck by them. However, Selina had a tough disposition and was able to hold on. She held on tightly to the metal chain and was able to avoid being blown away. Roddy could sense the rmsing from the Floating Angel mech armour! The shockwaves brought about by the electromaic explosion bombarded the Floating Angel¡¯s defensive force field, sapping its energy reserves. This was the Feral Tiger Angel¡¯s dying attack and the power behind it was extraordinary. Sparks flew out from the surface of the Floating Angel mech armour. Just how many circuits were being shorted due to this attack was unknown as the energy reserves of the mech armour entered a state of freefall! Weapons systems, defensive systems, even the turbine issued warnings! Finally! Chi! In face of the powerful electromaic explosion, one of the wings snapped and was blown off! Due to the loss of the defence afforded by one of the wings, Roddy¡¯s body was lifted up into the sky. He quickly pushed the turbine to maximum power and used the propelling power of the turbine to fight against the storm! However, the mes shooting out from the turbine nozzle gradually weakened¡­ ¡­ Nagase Komi was in another street inside the town. The moment the explosion of light erupted, the bald girl¡¯s face sank and she immediately howled! Her entire body melted like ice cream! They melted into liquid metal, which quickly wriggled toward the nearest building. It coiled itself upon one of the pirs of the building. It was as though an extrayer of metal had been added to the foundation deep underground. The speed of the iing explosion was such that the other two fellows, Carmen and Rodriguez simply had no time to react before their figures disappeared before the resulting storm! Among the two, Carmen had the worst luck. The shockwaves sted his figure up into the sky and he did not even have the opportunity to utter a miserable scream before his body was torn to pieces! The turbulent air currents tore his body apart! There was no spray of blood either as they were quickly swept away without a trace by the storm. Rodriguez let out a mournful whimper as he rushed into the building beside him. However, the shockwaves destroyed the building in but an instant! Rodriguez had attempted to position his rifle butt on the wall to anchor himself. However, the violent storm tore and lifted the entire wall up into the air! He then fell into the explosion of light. The entire wall was incinerated! Rodriguez screamed wretchedly; however, his body too was quickly turned into a mass of mes¡­ ¡­ ¡°Oh my God¡­¡± Somewhere roughly one kilometre away from the little town¡­ Phoenix and Monster stopped dead in their tracks, as they looked at the distant town¡­ the scene that resembled a mushroom cloud from a nuclear explosion¡­ There was a very dispirited look on Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s face. Beside him was the middle-aged man. He appeared on the verge of death and was only barely able to move forward thanks to the old man¡¯s support. As for the Titan brothers, they were behind Phoenix. They were in an even worse state. One of them had lost an arm while the other had lost a leg and the two of them helped each other as they moved toward the little town. Clearly, these people had undergone an intense battle and had only just arrived. Phoenix who was observing the destructive explosion of light had a contorted expression on her face and she whispered, ¡°This¡­ just what kind of power could do this?¡± ¡­ The rampaging explosion of light finally faded away¡­ Chen Xiaolian was lying on the ground. The ck armour on him had disappeared. The 30 seconds for the Dark Avenger body merging skill had ended. At thest moment, Chen Xiaolian was nearly blown away by the air current as well. Thankfully, the explosion of light ended before that. Even so, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure had been thrown into another street. His body mmed into a copsed wall and blood trickled down his head. Roughly 50 metres away from him was Roddy! The Floating Angel hadnded on the ground. At present, there was only one way to describe the Floating Angel¡­ it was like a broken robot doll¡­ A battle damaged edition! Half of the wings behind the Floating Angel had disappeared while the two remaining had be bent. The surface of the mech armour was mostly charred and criss-crossing indentations could be seen everywhere! At some ces, sparks would fall out. Roddy was kneeling on the ground, his one hand still tightly clutching onto the metal chain! On the other end of the metal chain was the poor Latin woman, Selina. She was lying on the ground, her state unknown. Originally, due to the power of the explosion of light, she should have died. However, she used the residual energy of the metal chain to have it coil around her and block off the majority of the explosion¡¯s power. If not for that, she would presently be sharing the same fate as her other two team members. Roddy and Chen Xiaolian raised their heads. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian had lost all ability to fight! Roddy was barely able to move his body and he found that the remaining energy reserves and the mech armour¡¯s integrity was insufficient¡­ 20 %! The two of them turned to look in the same direction at the same time! Feral Tiger Angel! There was a huge crater on the ground and Denzely within it. The huge shield was on the ground beside him, utterly charred and devoid of its original colour. Denzel¡¯s hair, which was styled in a Mohican style were all burnt up. As for the Feral Tiger Angel mech armour he wore, it had be terribly damaged¡­ appearance wise, it looked like a doll that had been torn apart and then stitched back together. The remaining function on his Floating Angel mech allowed Roddy to probe outward and he received the prompt: Weak life sign! He forced himself to walk over while Chen Xiaolian who was on the other side also forced himself to crawl over using his hands and legs. ¡­ Inside the crater¡­ Denzel opened his eyes. His breath was extremely faint. He could not move his fingers at all. He narrowed his eyes and saw that Chen Xiaolian and Roddy had reached the edge of the crater. He suddenly revealed a grin on his face and said, ¡°Humph, still alive¡­¡± He inhaled deeply and continued, ¡°I knew it won¡¯t be able to kill you fellows¡­ I had used up too much of my energy reserves. Thatst attack did not have sufficient energy to back it up¡­ however, to be able to deal a critical damage to you is good enough for me.¡± Denzel¡¯s rate of breathing quickened and he raised his fingers. A dim looking tiger head descended beside him. ¡°Although I cannot kill you, by crippling you, by sapping all your battle strength, the other participants heading this ce will kill you all for me!¡± A savage grin appeared on his face and he said, ¡°I¡­ am the Feral Tiger Angel¡­ a proud warrior! I will not allow myself to die in your hands. You can forget about getting points from me!¡± His finger formed a hook and the tiger head beside him suddenly shot out a beam¡­ Chi! The beam prated Denzel¡¯s head, shooting right through it! Denzel had finally taken hisst breath! ¡°F**k!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore. Roddy slumped to the ground and puffed. He grumbled, ¡°Just what kind of shitty ending is this?¡± ¡°Enough nonsense, hurry up and follow me.¡± Chen Xiaolian propped himself up and said, ¡°Come on! Follow me! I already¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly shut his mouth up! A strong sense of unease spread through his entire body! He hastily turned around! Behind him, anky figure slowly walked out from the other end of the street, moving toward him. ¡°How lively¡­ it seems this event is over?¡± Jacob gently pulled off the outer coat on his body and tossed it on the ground. ¡°Let me have a look¡­ this is a big harvest! A Floating Angel, this is truly a surprise! Ah¡­ and a dead Feral Tiger Angel to boot?¡± Jacob let out a gentle sigh and a look of satisfaction was evident in his face. ¡°This arrangement by God is simply too satisfactory.¡± After saying that, he smiled and performed a polite gesture toward Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. ¡°Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Jacob. I am not affiliated with any guild, a lone hunter. Why am I introducing myself? That is because¡­ I hope that when I kill you all, you will know who it is that killed you.¡± Chen Xiaolian could sense a terrifying killing intent! Roddy responded in the most direct manner! He raised his hand and used the Floating Angel mech armour to fire out a beam from the muzzle on his arm! Pu! The beam struck Jacob¡¯s body, which transformed into a beam of light and disappeared! The clothes that he was wearing all fell onto the ground. ¡°¡­ he died?¡± Roddy was bewildered at that. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression sank and he quickly shouted out, ¡°Run quick!¡± He turned, ran and jumped toward Roddy! When Jacob¡¯s body disappeared, there on the pile of clothes left on the ground¡­ a silhouette crawled out. It was none other than¡­ the talking lizard. The lizard with red body crawled out from under the pile of clothes and opened its mouth¡­ Suddenly, a roar reverberated loud and clear through Heaven and Earth! Chen Xiaolian ran furiously toward Roddy and saw a gigantic shadow appear on the ground! He raised his head and looked¡­ A colossal body! Red scales and skin! Thick, sturdy torso and legs¡­ and a pair of spread open wings! Upon the massive head were vertical pupils! Its entire body was at least 10 metres high! It was a¡­ Dragon! Chapter 324 Against The Dragon! Reinforcements!

Chapter 324 Against The Dragon! Reinforcements!

GOR Chapter 324 Against The Dragon! Reinforcements! Seeing the colossal dragon, Chen Xiaolian became terrified and he quickened his pace as he ran toward a pile of debris. ¡°Roddy, get over here quick!¡± Chen Xiaolian was well aware that with their present state, they would have no chance of defeating the dragon. It would be best if they manage to enter the base before the dragon entangled them. He saw that the debris was only tens of metres away from him. As long as he could jump over the pile of debris, he would be able to enter the base¡­ A crashing sound rang out from behind him and the colossal dragon soared into the sky. It spread both its wings and its body glided forward through a distance of tens of metres in an instant. Then, itnded on the ground with a loud booming sound¡­ To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s dismay, the dragon¡¯s legs were standing directly on top of the entrance to the base! It became like a mountain, blocking his way forward! Roddy had turned around. He picked up Selina using one hand and ran over toward Chen Xiaolian. The two of them were finally standing side by side. They directed their gazes forward at the colossal dragon as it reared its head toward the sky and unleashed a roar that pierced through Heaven and Earth! Roddy disyed his camaraderie by standing before Chen Xiaolian. He had noticed that Chen Xiaolian was in a weakened state. He asked, ¡°Where did you run off to just now?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly and replied, ¡°I nearly died. However, I did discover something huge¡­¡± The colossal dragon crouched down; its head was almost touching the ground as it stared intently at them. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°We¡¯ll need to deal with this issue first.¡± Roddy tried his best to lift his left hand. However, the beam weapon on the arm simply issued out sparks in response. ¡°Damn it, the degree of damage taken is too high.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the colossal dragon. He watched as it slowly crawled over and quickly said, ¡°I have a method¡­ however, it¡¯s a little dangerous. Look, that pile of debris right behind him. Later, when we are fighting him off, find a way to charge behind him. There is something in the pile of debris and we can jump in¡­ I had found a safe base there. As long as we make it inside, we will not need to be fearful of anything else.¡± ¡°A safe base?¡± ¡°No time to exin,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who shook his head. He stared at the colossal dragon and quickly said, ¡°We¡¯ll engage him while moving. Be careful not to get tangled up by him. Then, think of a method to jump into the pile of debris!¡± A decisive glint shed through Roddy¡¯s eyes and he said, ¡°All right, I¡¯ll lure him away! You go in first.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not argue with Roddy about that. He was very clear on his present state. His battle strength was practically zero right now. If he were to try and lure the dragon away, he would likely end up being killed without achieving anything. ¡°You haven¡¯t used the Mech, right?¡± ¡°I saved it up.¡± Roddy nodded his head and said, ¡°But this Floater is no longer useable.¡± As he spoke, he handed the unconscious Selina to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Carry her. I owe her a favour.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not ask anything and simply carried her on his back. Roddy took a deep breath and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go! Remember, find the opportunity to run! I only have 18 seconds!¡± ¡­ mes escaped from the mouth of the colossal dragon and its chest and abdomen heaved as it directed its mouth at the two fellows. Then, it suddenly opened its mouth! Roar! Intense mes sprayed out from the mouth of the dragon! It was like a wall of fire rampaging its way forward! Roddy bellowed and he pushed out the final bit of power left in the Floating Angel mech armour¡¯s turbine. With his left hand, he grabbed hold of Chen Xiaolian and tossed him to the left. At the same time, the propelling power of the turbine pushed him to the right! Chen Xiaolian and Selina were thrown to the side with a ¡°bang¡± and the mes ejecting out of the Floating Angel mech armour¡¯s turbine sessfully pulled the dragon¡¯s attention away from them. The colossal dragon released a roar and turned its head around. The mes spraying out of its mouth was directed at an obvious target, the Floating Angel! Although the movement speed of the Floating Angel was not slow, the area covered by the colossal dragon¡¯s breath of fire was too big. By the time Roddy had moved through a distance of less than 10 metres, the area scorched by the mes had reached a length of nearly 30 metres! Soon, the Floating Angel was enveloped in the sea of mes! Chen Xiaolian rolled on the ground a few times before picking Selina up. He dragged her along as he moved forward through the area beside the dragon. Roddy who was submerged within the sea of mes had activated the Floating Angel¡¯s defensive force field. However, his energy reserves continued falling. Seeing its target within the sea of mes, the dragon grew excited! Suddenly, Roddy¡¯s body jumped into the sky, escaping the sea of mes! However, the dragon spread open its wings and flew forward! As it was rising up into the sky, it abruptly entered a down stroke posture. Then, its long tail suddenlyshed forward! There was a sharp bone at the end of the dragon¡¯s tail and it mmed the body of the Floating Angel like a battering ram! The Floating Angel was smashed down onto the ground. A loud noise broke out as the sea of mes on the ground undted outward. The shockwaves forced the mes down as a crater was formed; lying within the crater was the Floating Angel. Looking at the colossal dragon up in the sky, Roddy forced both his hands up. Sparks scattered out from the beam weapon on his left arm. Clearly, that part had been shorted. However, the beam weapon on the right arm was able to sessfully shoot out a beam! The beam shot directly toward the colossal dragon that was hovering in the sky! To Roddy¡¯s disappointment, as the beam was about to make contact with the dragon¡¯s body, a transparentyer of protection could be seen. Theyer deflected the beam away! ¡°Magic barrier?¡± The now red colouredyer of protection appeared like mes that were enveloping the colossal dragon¡¯s body. Roddy was left without any other option. This time, he had no other way to buy more time¡­ ¡°Come out, my Mech!¡± ¡­ A huge rift seemingly split the sky and countless electrical current flowed about around the rift. A gigantic human shaped mech appeared in the middle of the air! Blue and ck coating, its metal surface glistened under the rays of the sun! The moment the Mech appeared, Roddy¡¯s figure transformed into a beam of light that shot into the sky. The Floating Angel mech armour on his body fell off, transforming into numerous metal fragments. The metal fragments quickly fused together into a circr metal body. However, the circr metal rings were terribly damaged and some parts were missing. The beam of light that was Roddy shot into the Mech¡¯s cockpit¡­ The Mech that was hovering in the sky executed a battle posture! Light shone out from the right hand of the Mech. Phantom Particle Beam de! Roddy roared out loudly and the Mech¡¯s turbine rotated at full speed. The Mech that was in the sky entered a downward dive; with the beam de in front, it charged down on the colossal dragon! Boom! The moment the steel giant descended from the sky, the dragon issued out a loud roar of its own. As the beam de arrived before the colossal dragon, the colossal dragon¡¯s red coloured magic barrier came into effect and the beam de could only skid across the surface of the magic barrier. Electrical currents burst out due to the collision! The colossal dragon howled and reached out with its front ws to grab hold of the Mech¡¯s right arm! The sharp ws scraped the metal arm of the Mech and crackling sounds could be heard! Roddy bellowed and moved the other hand to form a fist, which suddenly smashed into the dragon¡¯s abdomen area! His gamble paid off! The magic barrier could only block energy-tier weapons and was ineffective against physical attacks. After receiving the punch, the colossal dragon¡¯s huge body staggered back for a bit and its thick hind legs ended up utterly destroying a partially copsed building. Although the beam de had failed to pierce through the magic barrier, the colossal dragon had still suffered from a punch to its gut. It turned its mouth toward the Mech that was close by and opened it. A faint flicker of fire shed out! Roddy¡¯s heart pounded and he desperately reached out with the hand that had thrown the punch. He grabbed the dragon¡¯s neck and forced it to turn away by a few degrees¡­ Roar! Violent mes sprayed out from the dragon¡¯s mouth once more. However, the mes merely shot past the Mech¡¯s head. Roddy who was struggling against the attack suddenly felt the Mech shook. A powerful force had sent it flying! Through the 360 o monitor screen, Roddy saw the dragon brandishing its tail¡­ Son of a bitch! Roddy controlled the Mech and stabilized it¡¯s positioning. ¡°Defensive systems damaged: 3 %. Pressure on main steel te¡­¡± The data quickly appeared through the neuron-controlled system. Roddy grunted. The Mech quickly turned its body as its right hand swiftly reached for its back. Next, it pulled out arge rifle! The high-energy Beam Rifle that was behind it was now in its hands! Holding the rifle in its hand, the Mech aimed at the colossal dragon! The muzzle of the rifle quickly charged up and lights shed! Weng! An orange coloured beam swiftly whizzed out! Weng! Weng! Weng! The high-energy Beam Rifle shot out continuously! The colossal dragon let loose a loud roar. Although the three consecutive high-energy beams sessfully struck it, the magic barrier did not break. Even so, the colossal dragon had been sent staggering backward due to the power of the sts. Additionally, the light of the magic barrier had also be dimmer as a result. The colossal dragon opened up its mouth and unleashed another breath of fire! The Mech was quick to bend down one of its knees. As it was in a partially kneeling posture, a Beam Shield appeared on its arm! The mes struck the Beam Shield and was dissipated. The dragon continued howling as it sprayed out its mes. At the same time, it approached the Mech, one step after another! ¡°The Beam Rifle cannot break through his defence?¡± Roddy sighed. Primary weapon, Multi-phase Beam Cannon! Obliterate him! The surface of the part beneath the cockpit of the Mech suddenly opened up and a t muzzle protruded outward! Specks of beam power rapidly gathered onto that spot before a huge beam of light sted forward! The colossal dragon which was moving forward was suddenly struck by the Multi-phase Beam Cannon! It had struck its body! The light of the magic barrier suddenly shot up in intensity! In but an instant, the beam pierced through the magic barrier and struck the colossal dragon¡¯s body! The beam of light collided with the colossal dragon¡¯s body and a dazzling explosion erupted! The resulting radiancepletely enveloped the colossal dragon¡¯s body, making it nearly indiscernible. The colossal dragon cried out in pain and its body stumbled back and smashed down onto the pile of debris that was right beside the entrance to the base! Following the loud explosion, dust rose up to cover the sky! One third of the colossal dragon¡¯s body was wounded, its flesh and blood exposed while its scales were torn! A gaping hole had appeared on the colossal dragon¡¯s body, through the hole, it was possible to faintly see the light of mes flowing through the dragon¡¯s body. After having suffered from this heavy wound, the colossal dragon forced itself up only to fall once more. It roared furiously and used its forelimbs to prop itself up. That st had seemingly pierced through the colossal dragon¡¯s body! Dragon blood stained every inch of the ground! The colossal dragon howled in rage and it suddenly screamed in the humannguage, ¡°Damn you! Damn you! You damnable bastard! I will definitely kill you! Kill you!¡± Although this attack from Roddy was a sess, his heart sank. The time left for the Mech¡­ Eight more seconds! It¡¯s not enough! Considering that the system had appraised the Mech as an [A+] ss pet, it was definitely capable of killing off the colossal dragon. However, there was not enough time! Roddy was certain that if he was given enough time, say 10 minutes, the Mech would be able to go as far as to tear out even the colossal dragon¡¯s bones! But¡­ There were only a few more seconds left. A strange sound suddenly surfaced along with the colossal dragon¡¯s roar . The sound was sonorous and powerful, yet it was alsoborious and seemingly ancient! It sounded like¡­ a song? Suddenly, Roddy felt his mind aching! The neurons controlling the Mech were suddenly obstructed! The Mech¡¯s body suddenly stumbled and it nearly fell onto the ground. It was barely able to kneel down on one knee while using its hands to support itself! As for the colossal dragon, it had reared up its body. Although blood was still flowing out from its wound and it had to stagger, it continued to move toward the Mech! Boom! The colossal dragon mmed head first into the Mech and it was thrown to the ground! The song was still resonating out from the colossal dragon¡¯s mouth and Roddy sensed that there were countless invisible forces suppressing the Mech¡¯s body. He attempted to push the Mech¡¯s power to the maximum¡­ As a result, the joints of the Mech issued out ¡°ka ka¡± sounds, indicating that it was overloaded! Despite that, the Mech was still incapable of moving! ¡°Magic? Damn it!¡± Ka! The dragon¡¯s ws fiercely struck the Mech on the chest area and the main steel te endured the blow! Next, the colossal dragon bit down on the Mech¡¯s shoulder! This creature, the most powerful magical creature had utilized its most primitive ability! Melee battle! It bit down on the Mech¡¯s shoulder. The terrifying power behind the bite and the sharp fangs were actually capable of piercing through the steel tes on the Mech¡¯s shoulder! Roddy could immediately sense the iing rming from the shoulder area! A tearing sound could be heard as a huge hole was ripped out there! Chen Xiaolian who had reached the entrance of the base watched the battle anxiously. He looked at Roddy who was thrown to the ground by the colossal dragon. Clenching his teeth, he quickly summoned out the Sword in the Stone. His face pale, he quickly ran toward Roddy! ¡­ Bang! Arge rock suddenly descended from the sky! Therge rock was about the size of a building wall and it smashed onto the colossal dragon¡¯s head! The colossal dragon abruptly turned its head and roared out in rage. A five-metre tall figure stood at an intersection! The figure wore yellow coloured ancient Oriental clothing. The figure¡¯s hands were ced together, but his arms and neck revealed astonishingly powerful muscles! His face was stiff but his nose and mouth was panting. ¡­ ¡°Guild Leader Phoenix, this mighty yellow-robed warrior of yours might not be a match for the colossal dragon¡­¡± There was a troubled look on Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s face as he looked at the one standing beside him. Beside him was Phoenix who was casting a spell. There was a grim expression on Phoenix¡¯s face and both her palms formed seals as she chanted something in a low voice. On the ground before her was a small yellow coloured man-shaped paper. Phoenix manipted it and it slowly stepped forward¡­ The mighty yellow-robed warrior that was standing on the street strode toward the colossal dragon! Phoenix then put down her hands and shouted in a distant direction, ¡°Chen Xiaolian! You bastard, hurry up and hide!¡± Chen Xiaolian was startled! He turned to look at the end of the street and saw Phoenix and the others standing between two damaged buildings. He became shocked! The mighty yellow-robed warrior suddenly broke into a sprint. He bellowed and charged forward; reaching the colossal dragon in an instant! The dragon and the warrior became tangled and they rolled about! The Mech was finally able to extricate itself away from the colossal dragon¡¯s subjugation. However, following a sh of light¡­ The Mech disappeared! Roddy was on the ground. He gasped for breath and struggled to get up. Chapter 325 Part 1 Would You Trust?

Chapter 325 Part 1 Would You Trust?

GOR Chapter 325 Part 1 Would You Trust? The colossal dragon and the mighty yellow-robed warrior were tangled into a ball and they rolled through the ruins of the little town. Phoenix and the others ran toward the distant street. Roddy stood up and watched as Sawakita Mitsuo and the others approached. He subconsciously turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. There was aplex expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. However, he was quick to recollect himself and he whispered, ¡°Roddy.¡± Roddy understood what he meant and he quickly made his way toward Chen Xiaolian. Phoenix and the others followed behind him. There was also aplicated expression on Phoenix¡¯s face as she looked at Chen Xiaolian, who pretended not to notice it. Instead, he turned to face Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°We meet again, Mr.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo smiled in a somewhat meaningful way and said, ¡°We meet again.¡± Behind Sawakita Mitsuo was Nagase Komi who was supporting the seriously injured middle-aged man. The bald girl exchanged nces with Roddy but chose to say nothing. There was a rather odd atmosphere around them. Phoenix and Chen Xiaolian stood close to each other. However, beside Phoenix, Monster was watching Chen Xiaolian with a pair of vignt eyes. The seriously injured Titan brothers were both silent ¨C their gazes were not of the friendly kind. ¡°Thanks for your help, if you had not¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian finally spoke to Phoenix, a wry smile on his face. Phoenix grunted, her face pale. ¡°You¡¯re pretty good at concealing. However¡­¡± It was at that moment that a loud roar interrupted them! Within a wrecked area not far away, the colossal dragon had sessfully pressed down the mighty yellow-robed warrior beneath its ws. He viciously opened his mouth and chomped down on the mighty yellow-robed warrior¡¯s head! With a tug, he then bit the head off! The mighty yellow-robed warrior¡¯s body transformed into a huge clump of mes before disappearing. Phoenix¡¯s body shuddered and she spat out a small mouthful of blood. ¡°My spell cannot hold it!¡± The colossal dragon raised his head and his gargantuan body flew up before falling down heavily before them all! The vertical pupils of the colossal dragon stared at the people standing beneath him and he spoke out, ¡°Ahahahaha! There are more people now, this is interesting!¡± He suddenly sniffed with his nose and his gaze fell upon Roddy who was standing within the group of people! ¡°You are that metal monster? Why did you end up like this? Let me guess¡­ did your skill duration run out? Ha ha ha! Interesting! A powerful skill, yet limited by duration! Ha ha ha ha ha!!!¡± Next, his gaze swept across everyone there. ¡°You all¡­¡± Phoenix gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Together! With our numbers, I don¡¯t believe we won¡¯t be able to finish this monster off!¡± Beside Phoenix, Monster clenched his fists while Sawakita Mitsuo narrowed his eyes without saying a word. ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha ha!¡± The colossal dragon suddenlyughed out. Hearing the dragonugh, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank! ¡°You want toe together to siege me?¡± The colossal dragon continued in a condescending and amused voice, ¡°Let¡¯s not even consider if you have the ability to do so¡­ I am curious about one thing. You have so many people here, how do you n onpleting this instance dungeon¡¯s quest?¡± When the dragon said that, everyone¡¯s faces, including Phoenix¡¯s, sank! The quest issued by this instance dungeon only had six winning spots! At present, excluding Jacob the colossal dragon¡­ The number of people present was higher than six! Phoenix¡¯s guild had four people. Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s guild had three people. Roddy and Chen Xiaolian, two. In addition, there was the unconscious Selina. Chen Xiaolian added Qimu Xi into the mix. A total of 11 people. Even if everyone here were to work together to defeat the dragon¡­ How were the 11 of them supposed to share the six winning spots? The atmosphere there suddenly became precarious! The colossal dragon continued tough before purposely taking a step backward. This fellow was more cunning that Chen Xiaolian had expected! He was not like the Feral Tiger Angel, a fierce and brutal character. He was more cunning! The colossal dragon continued to quietly retreat. Then, he narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°How about if I give you fellows some space to solve the problem first? Ha ha ha ha¡­¡± He was indeed very smart. The amount of points Jacob had was already enough to ce him in the top six. Thus, there was no need for him to risk his life to fight everyone here. Back then, he was just aiming cheap kills when he targeted Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. But now that so many people had appeared, facing theirbined attack brought about apletely different type of risk. ¡°Let me guess, looking at the way you people reacted, it would appear that you fellows are not in an alliance, right?¡± The triumphant voice in Jacob¡¯s words increased. Everyone¡¯s face grew tense! Monster was quick to silently take two steps to the side. Roddy¡¯s eyes noticed that and he swiftly moved before him. He asked in a heavy tone, ¡°What are you nning to do?¡± Monster did not choose to hide his intentions. He pointed at Selina who was lying on the ground some distance away and said, ¡°Kill those that are unrted first.¡± Roddy¡¯s face twisted and his hand gripped onto a military de. ¡°Is she a member of your guild?¡± asked Monster who raised his eyebrows. ¡°No.¡± Roddy nced at Nagase Komi and said coolly, ¡°She is not a member of my guild.¡¯ ¡°There you have it. Or could it be you want the points?¡± Monster harrumphed. ¡°¡­ at any rate, you cannot kill her.¡± Roddy shook his head. Monsterughed out and said, ¡°Are all members of Meteor Rock Guild so conceited?¡± He took a step forward and continued, ¡°Don¡¯t you think there are too many people here?¡± ¡°Fool.¡± Chen Xiaolian who was standing beside them sighed and uttered that word. ¡°What did you say?¡± Monster raised his eyebrows. ¡°I said you are a fool.¡± Although Chen Xiaolian had no battle strength at all at the moment, he stared at Monster without a trace of fear and said coolly, ¡°Am I wrong? This dragon simply threw a few words of provocations and yet you are so quick to take the bait? Are you so keen on starting an internal struggle so quickly?¡± Monster¡¯s eyes darted about and he turned to Phoenix and slowly said, ¡°Guild Leader! What happened in the past is in the past! The rankings involves our life and death! This is not the time to be soft-hearted! These two have clearly lost all ability to do battle. Just now, I clearly saw that Chen Xiaolian could not even put up a fight; he can¡¯t even walk straight! And that brat¡¯s mech had already disappeared¡­ do you want to let these two trash take a spot in the rankings?¡± Monster said coldly, ¡°We have four members!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo who was standing beside them did not say anything. However, Nagase Komi spoke out coolly, ¡°True, but our guild also has three members! Adding it up makes seven! That has already exceeded the number of spots avable! What are you nning, Monster? Could it be you n to have one of us seven die?¡± Monster¡¯s face turned stiff. Phoenix exhaled and cast a stressed look at Chen Xiaolian. Eleven people! But there can only be six survivors! No, perhaps they may have to allow the dragon inside one of the six spots. At present, none of them had the confidence that they could finish off the colossal dragon. ¡°How about we make a deal?¡± The colossal dragonughed and turned to look at Phoenix. ¡°This situation right here is my favourite! I¡¯ll be honest, I cannot be certain that I can kill you all. However, even if you all did gang up on me, can you kill me? If so¡­ how about we make a deal?¡± ¡°What kind of deal do you want to make?¡± Phoenix raised her head and asked the colossal dragon in a loud voice. ¡°Very simple, I¡¯ll go away.¡± The colossal dragonughed again. ¡°I can leave this ce first and let you people settle your differences. I just need to get one of the six spots. This is a punishment instance dungeon. All I need to do is to leave this ce alive, there is no need for me to risk my life by fighting against you all. How about it? I¡¯ll take one of the six spots and not fight against you fellows. You fellows can avoid engaging in a battle where you might end up being seriously injured. Rather than going against someone powerful, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s easier to target weaklings instead?¡± Those words caused Phoenix to shudder. A faint flicker seemed to sh across Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s eyes. The dragon¡¯s words were undoubtedly tempting! Phoenix assessed the situation. Due to the alliance between her and Sawakita Mitsuo, their members were unable to kill each other. The system rules forbade them from doing so! If so¡­ dealing with the three people on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side seemed to be the wisest move! First, the three of them were also participants and killing them would give points! Second¡­ it was clear that they had already lost all battle strength. The chances of seeding were higher! Theoretically speaking, that was how things were. Roddy gritted his teeth. He looked at Sawakita Mitsuo before turning to Phoenix and said, ¡°Are you all really getting tempted by his words? Don¡¯t forget, after we are done killing each other, he could still renege on his word and attack you all!¡± The colossal dragonughed and added fuel to the fire. ¡°Perhaps it would be risky. However, them killing you fellows right now should not use up too much in terms of strength. They would also lose nothing. In other words¡­ even if I do renege on my words, they would still be able to get points easily by killing you off! Additionally, they don¡¯t lose any battle strength by doing so, am I wrong?¡± Roddy was unable to retort. It had to be said, this dragon¡¯s mind was very vicious! Theoretically speaking, even if everyone here were to join hands to fight against the dragon¡­ In fact, not all eleven of them could fight! Because those on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side: Chen Xiaolian himself, Roddy and Selina had no more ability to do battle! The colossal dragon¡¯s words were meant for Phoenix and the others! Why would they want to fight to the death against the powerful colossal dragon? ¡°Have you thought it through? I am only taking one of the spots while they are taking three. Besides¡­ they have points on them! Three people means 1,500 points while each kill gives every alliance members 100 points! Think about it, which one is more worthwhile?¡± After saying that, the colossal dragon smiled and took several steps back. Next, heughed loudly, spread open his wings and shot up into the sky. After circling around in the air, he then flew away! In a matter of moments, he had disappeared from their line of sight! He left just like that? Chapter 325 Part 2 Would You Trust?

Chapter 325 Part 2 Would You Trust?

GOR Chapter 325 Part 2 Would You Trust? The atmosphere grew tense! Monster and the Titan brothers were openly casting malicious gazes at Chen Xiaolian! As for Phoenix, there was a solemn expression on her face as she was seemingly deep in thought. The young woman suddenly turned to face Sawakita Mitsuo and asked, ¡°Sir Generalissimo, what do you think of this?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo answered coolly, ¡°If you want to take action, there is no need to ask me.¡± He sighed and looked at Chen Xiaolian before speaking out, ¡°Back in the airne, I had cooperated with him before. I just could not bear to take action against a formerpanion.¡± Phoenix sneered and said, ¡°So, Sir Generalissimo does not wish to dirty his own hands.¡± The old man simply shook his head and did not say anything to defend himself. Phoenix continued coolly, ¡°A murderous heart. It¡¯s not as though I have that kind of heart, however¡­ even if we ignore Chen Xiaolian and hispanions, the number of our alliance members have already exceeded the number of spots avable. What does Sir Generalissimo think about this matter?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo replied calmly, ¡°If we aren¡¯t in an alliance, I fear we would have already started fighting each other. The alliance function given by the system was actually a trap. At present, alliances with a high number of members are probably feeling very anxious.¡± Chen Xiaolian who was standing beside them softly interjected, ¡°The system will not be so kind-hearted or benevolent. I fear that before this instance dungeon is over, there will be some changes to this alliance element.¡± Phoenix¡¯s face sank! Sawakita Mitsuo sighed and said, ¡°Your words echo the concern I am having. ording to my experiences, matters such as alliances tend to be subject tost minute changes by the instance dungeon most of the time. Perhaps, around one hour before the instance dungeon ends, the system would allow participants to dissolve the alliances made. When that happens, there will be bloody chaos.¡± After saying that, the old man turned to face Phoenix and asked, ¡°Guild Leader Phoenix, what do you think?¡± Clearly, Phoenix had also considered that possibility! ¡°So that¡¯s why you fellows weren¡¯t willing to fight against the dragon. You were thinking about preserving your strength for the final moment?¡± Roddy shouted out loudly. Those words of his had likely revealed what many of them were thinking. There wereplicated expressions on the people on Phoenix and Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s side. Chen Xiaolian spoke up once more. He nodded at Phoenix before turning to Sawakita Mitsuo and nodding at him as well. ¡°Then, allow me to speak my mind,¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke in a very calm manner. ¡°If some of you want to take action against us to kill us, then I can only say we are unlucky. However, I, Chen Xiaolian, and my brother are not the type who would just fold without a fight! If you fellows want to take action, then we will naturally fight to the death. Whether we can knock off a few of your teeth in the process, you¡¯ll have to just see for yourself. If you think I am bluffing ¨C that¡¯s up to you as well!¡± After he said that, the faces on Phoenix¡¯s subordinates grew tense! Among those who participate in this game, who would not have a final trump card saved up until the veryst moment? While it was true that Chen Xiaolian could simply be bluffing¡­ what if he wasn¡¯t? Phoenix looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Enough, what is it you want to say, Guild Leader Xiaolian?¡± ¡°I can pull out.¡± Chen Xiaolian said calmly. ¡°Roddy and I will walk away and not vie for one of the six winning spots.¡± ¡°Who do you think will believe that?!¡± Monster gritted his teeth. Chen Xiaolian sneered inwardly as he looked at Monster. Back in London, when you were facing Mr San, if I were a ruthless person, you would have died under my sword. Do you think you would still have the opportunity to throw a ruckus today if I had? Naturally, he did not say those words out loud. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°There is still quite some time before this instance dungeon ends. My friends and I will leave this ce first. Our life and death will be left to our own devices.¡± ¡°What if your points are already sufficient? As long as you have enough points to get to the top six spots, you will be able to survive!¡± ¡°He doesn¡¯t have enough points.¡± Nagase Komi suddenly opened up her mouth and spoke up loudly. ¡°Thest time I killed someone; I acquired points and was able to see the ranking list. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡¯s name were not on the top six of the ranking list.¡± Both Phoenix and Sawakita Mitsuo who had acquired points as well from killing nodded their heads. The expression in Phoenix¡¯s eyes grew more peculiar and she said, ¡°Chen Xiaolian, you¡­¡± ¡°Naturally, I have my ways.¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed and continued, ¡°Since you fellows are so concerned about the number of spots, I can give way. At any rate, I was never interested in getting a spot there. If you fellows want topete for it, then you fellows can go ahead.¡± He took two steps backward and pulled Roddy. He said coolly, ¡°The two of us will be taking our leave now. If you want to kill us for the sake of points, you cane try it. But if you don¡¯t want to, then we¡¯ll leave!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian pulled Roddy and they slowly backed away. Monster clenched his fists and the sound of his knuckles cracking could be heard. However, Phoenix harrumphed and walked forward to stand before Monster. She said, ¡°Stand down.¡± Monster cast a puzzled look at Phoenix. There was unwillingness in his heart. Even the Titan brothers beside her hadplicated looks in their faces! The number of points Phoenix acquired had ced her within the top six spots. However¡­ Monster and the Titan brothers had yet to kill anyone! This was a matter of their personal life and death. Would they let go of this simply due to a word from their Guild Leader? Phoenix saw that Monster was still yearning to take action and she said in a hushed tone, ¡°Are you all not going to listen to my orders?¡± Monster exhaled and whispered, ¡°Guild Leader, the Titan brothers and I still do not have any points! Can you not protect outsiders to this extent?¡± The expression on Phoenix¡¯s face grew more contorted. It was at that moment that Nagase Komi suddenly walked out. The bald girl stood before Phoenix, her back against Chen Xiaolian and Roddy and her figure blocking Monster and the Titan brothers view of Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. She said coolly, ¡°Let me put this out here. If you want to take action against them, I will not hold back!¡± After saying that, the bald girl turned to Sawakita Mitsuo and bowed. ¡°Great Teacher, I am very sorry about this. This is my own private matters. Since I owe them a favour, I must repay them.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the bald girl and was moved. He whispered, ¡°Nagase Komi¡­¡± The bald girl did not turn her head. She straightened her body and said slowly, ¡°Back in Tokyo, someone said to me that the most despicable kind of person is the one who abandons their ownpanions.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Nagase Komi¡¯s back. Suddenly, his face flickered. Roddy had secretly sent a message to Chen Xiaolian through their guild channel. ¡°Just now, she had engaged in a battle. I don¡¯t know how much strength she has left.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before making a decision! ¡°Nagase Komi.¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a calm voice. ¡°Are you willing to put your faith in me one more time?¡± ¡°¡­ what?¡± The bald girl was surprised by that. ¡°Back in Tokyo when we first met, you thought that I abandoned you. However, I did not do that. Then, when the incident was over, you had already left my guild. This time, are you willing to believe in me once more?¡± There was a puzzled look on Nagase Komi¡¯s face and she asked, ¡°What does Guild Leader Xiaolian mean?¡± ¡°If you believe me, then leave this ce with me.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a faint smile and continued, ¡°I have a method for us to survive.¡± Chen Xiaolian paused for a moment. Then, he continued, ¡°If you stay here, I fear that at the final moments, the issue of the number of spots avable will lead to a brutal infighting within your alliance. Why stay for the sake of such a gloomy oue? If you trust me, thene with me.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Nagase Komi frowned. The bald girl¡¯s mind raced¡­ since Chen Xiaolian had the ability to defy the norm to enter a punishment instance dungeon, then¡­ Perhaps he truly possessed a method to escape the system¡¯s punishment! This thought that was running through Nagase Komi¡¯s mind was also churning within Phoenix¡¯s mind! In fact, since the moment Phoenix encountered Chen Xiaolian until now, the shock in her heart had yet to dissipate. Back in the London instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side had won. That was something that Phoenix could attest to! So, why would he end up entering a punishment instance dungeon? That was a question that Phoenix had a hard time answering. At present, seeing Chen Xiaolian take the initiative to get Nagase Komi to leave with him¡­ A thought subconsciously popped up in Phoenix¡¯s mind. Could it be he really does have a way to elude the rules of the punishment instance dungeon? ¡°Ha ha ha ha!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo suddenlyughed out loudly and said, ¡°Guild Leader Xiaolian, if you don¡¯t mind, this old man is also willing to trust you! How about it?¡± When Sawakita Mitsuo said that, the faces on Phoenix and the others grew more contorted. Chen Xiaolian looked at the old man and smiled faintly. He replied, ¡°Just now, you said that you are ¡®could not bear to take action against a formerpanion¡¯. By virtue of that alone, I would certainly wee you if you want toe with us.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo held his subordinate, the middle-aged man and walked toward Chen Xiaolian. Phoenix wanted to speak up but was unable to find the words for it. However, her subordinates Monster and the Titan brothers had increasinglyplicated expressions on their faces. ¡°Guild Leader, they¡­¡± Monster¡¯s thought was not hard to guess¡­ points! Theoretically speaking, Sawakita Mitsuo already had enough points on him! Leaving or not would not make a difference for him. Additionally, him leaving may prove unfavourable¡­ after all, everyone was the equivalent of a portable 500 points! Every additional person to leave would mean one less person to seize points from. That meant 500 less points to gain. Naturally, there was no way to say this out in the open¡­ that was tantamount to openly starting a conflict. It was no different from telling them: You cannot leave because I n to kill you for your pointster. Could words like these be said? If Sawakita Mitsuo left, then¡­ this alliance would be broken! Phonix¡¯s guild will be the only one left. Thankfully, Sawakita Mitsuo said with a sigh, ¡°There is no need for me to leave. Since I have already formed an alliance with Guild Leader Phoenix, I will not leave my allies behind. However¡­ this assistant of mine had been seriously wounded. He also does not have any points on him. If he is to stay here, I fear that the only thing awaiting him would be death. If Guild Leader Xiaolian¡­¡± Chen Xiaolianughed in reply and said, ¡°I thank you for putting your trust in me, Mr. If so, you may leave this assistant of yours in my care.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian made a facial gesture to Roddy, who quickly reacted by moving forward to ept the middle-aged man from Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s hands. After taking him, Roddy returned to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Since this is it, then this is goodbye. I wish you all good luck.¡± After taking just one step, he heard a shouting from behind him! ¡°Chen Xiaolian!¡± Phoenix had a troubled expression on her face and she stared at Chen Xiaolian. She said, ¡°You, do you really have a way to avoid this instance dungeon¡¯s punishment?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and looked at Phoenix with a serene expression. ¡°If I say I do, would you trust me?¡± Phoenix bit down hard on her lips and the troubled expression on her face grew heavier. ¡­ Chapter 326 Roddy’s Thoughts

Chapter 326 Roddy¡¯s Thoughts

GOR Chapter 326 Roddy¡¯s Thoughts Phoenix regarded Chen Xiaolian, hesitant on how to reply. She quickly considered the situation. First, ignore the fact that Chen Xiaolian was leaving. However, if Nagase Komi and the others were to leave as well¡­ That would probably not be a good thing for her guild! The powerful colossal dragon was somewhere distant, casting a greedy gaze at them! There was still some time left before the end of this instance dungeon. There was no guarantee that the colossal dragon would not return to take action against them! Even if they were not afraid of the dragon¡­ by joining hands with Sawakita Mitsuo, Monster and the wounded Titan brothers, would they be able to defeat the colossal dragon? Even if they did¡­ just how much would they have to sacrifice to win the fight? Phoenix was uncertain. ¡°If I say I trust you?¡± Phoenix clenched her teeth. ¡°Guild Leader!¡± Monster blurted, ¡°You¡¯ve gone mad!¡± Phoenix turned to look at Monster who angrily continued, ¡°This is an important matter of our own life and death! How can we pin our hopes on someone else?¡± Phoenix¡¯s face turned gloomy. Chen Xiaolian said calmly, ¡°You see, Guild Leader Phoenix, you trusting me or not is not the issue here. Since your guild members do not trust me, there is nothing else for me to say. Naturally, if Guild Leader Phoenix is willing to trust me, then you can leave with us. As for those who do not trust me, I have no obligation to save them.¡± Phoenix¡¯s face flickered and she stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I will not give up on my guild members!¡± Just now, Monster and the Titan brothers¡¯ faces had turned tense! If Phoenix had chosen to abandon them and leave¡­ Phoenix was the strongest among them. If she were to leave¡­ Thankfully, this response by Phoenix had dispelled their worries. Phoenix turned to look at Monster and the Titan brothers. She said, ¡°I feel that there might be a chance to survive if we follow Chen Xiaolian. If we stay here, there is no telling what that huge dragon might be thinking. Additionally¡­ before this instance dungeon ends, I fear that no small number of participants will arrive here as well. When that timees, there will be another round of brutal battle. I can¡¯t be certain if we¡¯ll survive that. So¡­¡± There was a strained look on Monster¡¯s face. He considered it for a moment before finally shaking his head. ¡°I can¡¯t trust him. If we don¡¯t fight for a spot with our own strength, where else can we hide? Once this instance dungeon ends, we¡¯ll end up being exterminated. Guild Leader¡­¡± Phoenix turned to the Titan brothers and asked, ¡°Are you two of the same opinion?¡± The Titan brothers exchanged nces but did not speak up. Phoenix sighed and said, ¡°All right then. I understand what you fellows think about it.¡± The young woman turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Guild Leader Xiaolian, at the end of the day, I have a responsibility toward my men.¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded Phoenix for a good few seconds. He suddenly stepped toward Phoenix. Phoenix was surprised but she took two steps forward as well. The two approached each other and Chen Xiaolian retrieved a gun from his Storage Watch. The gun was something that Phoenix had given him back in the London instance dungeon. ¡°This thing had saved my life once more here,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. He shoved it into Phoenix¡¯s hands and he leaned his body closer. At the same time, he whispered into Phoenix¡¯s ear. ¡°In the final moments, if things aren¡¯t going well, run in the direction that I am heading.¡± Phoenix was startled! She regarded Chen Xiaolian, trust and doubt toward his words swirling within her mind. At that moment, she had around 70 to 80 % amount of trust toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words! Does he really have a way to avoid the instance dungeon¡¯s punishment? She subconsciously turned around to look at the others behind her. There were looks of disapproval in Monster and the others¡¯ faces. Sawakita Mitsuo on the other hand simply smiled without saying a word. ¡°All right, I¡¯ll remember that,¡± Phoenix whispered back to Chen Xiaolian in a solemn tone. ¡­ Roddy held onto the middle-aged man while Nagase Komi helped to support Selina. They followed Chen Xiaolian who hobbled to a pile of debris some distance away. Phoenix and the others watched them while standing at the end of the street. Suddenly, they noticed that Chen Xiaolian and the others had disappeared amid the pile of debris. ¡°Huh? Where did they go?¡± Monster was surprised and he quickly ran over. This time, Phoenix did not call out to stop him. She waited for Monster to make his way there. He searched around the pile of debris a few times before shaking his head. ¡°The Hell?! They disappeared?¡± Phoenix sighed and nced at Monster. She said, ¡°So be it¡­ it seems my guess was right¡­ but, to regret now would be useless!¡± ¡­ Both Nagase Komi and Roddy were looking at whaty before them with expressions of surprise! When they had entered the middle of the debris just now, Chen Xiaolian took the lead and stepped into the hole on the ground. Then, he disappeared! Roddy was shocked for a moment before following suit. Next was Nagase Komi. However, when they stepped into the hole, the scene before them shed and they found that they had arrived in another area. It was as though there was a teleportation portal outside that they were not aware of. ¡°This ce is?¡± Roddy looked at Chen Xiaolian with a look of surprise. ¡°You can consider this our future base.¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. Before them was a metal orb. A head peeked out from behind the orb. Qimu Xi anxiously regarded them. When she finally saw Chen Xiaolian, she broke out in tears and fell to the ground in a heap. Chen Xiaolianughed and walked over. He patted her on her head and said, ¡°Did I scare you just now?¡± ¡°You, you told me to run inside¡­ after I run inside, I fell and found myself in here¡­ I¡­ I¡­¡± ¡°I know that you have been trying to save me outside. You even turned into a marmot to dig through the debris,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°That¡¯s good. If others treat me kindly, then I shall repay them with gratitude. Don¡¯t worry, although you do not have enough points, staying here will allow you to survive through this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Guild Leader Xiaolian, this is your secret?¡± Nagase Komi looked around the strange room in wonder. ¡°A¡­ separate space?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered and nodded his head. ¡°However, will we be able to escape the system¡¯s punishment by being here?¡± Nagase Komi was still feeling slightly doubtful. Chen Xiaolianughed and said, ¡°Roddy and I do not have enough points¡­ besides, this littlepanion of mine also do not have any points.¡± He pointed at Qimu Xi. Nagase Komi took a deep breath and said, ¡°I¡­ I truly trust you now! But¡­ if this is the case, I should go tell Great Teacher and have hime in as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face flickered and he said in a hushed tone, ¡°Just now, your Great Teacher was unwilling to enter. I think he may have some other thoughts. However¡­ that Phoenix¡­ well, you could try to go talk to them¡­¡± It was at that moment that a passive electronically synthesized voice sounded out from the Central Control. Listening to the voice, he was only barely able to recognize that it belonged to GM! ¡°Intense energy fluctuations have been detected outside. Entering battle mode, internal defensive systems activated.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. The battle had begun? So fast? Nagase Komi¡¯s face sank and she asked, ¡°What is going on here? What did it mean by that? Has a fight started outside?¡± She was worried about Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°I¡­¡± Roddy sighed and turned to face Nagase Komi. He asked, ¡°How much strength do you have left?¡± Nagase Komi¡¯s face sank further! She was well aware that her liquid metal skill was far inferiorpared to Sir Tian Lie. Hers was merely at an early stage. In terms of strength, she was unqualified to be called powerful. Especially after having gone through an intense battle just not too long ago. At present, she was in an extremely weakened state. Although the present Nagase Komi was stronger than Chen Xiaolian in his weakened state, she was only slightly stronger. Furthermore, there was a very real limit to how much strength she could disy. She was about to speak up when Chen Xiaolian spoke up with a frown, ¡°A battle had urred outside. Given our current state, going out would not help anyone. ¡°I am sorry, but this base¡¯s defensive systems will not automatically attack and will only defend this base. If we go out now, we won¡¯t be able to offer any help.¡± After pausing for a moment, he looked at Nagase Komi and said, ¡°Mr Sawakita probably has his own ways of surviving. Besides, I had already informed Phoenix, if things don¡¯t go well, they should retreat to this ce¡­ I will get the Central Control to allow them entry.¡± Roddy on the other hand, was more rxed. To him, Phoenix and the others¡­ meh ¨C he was only concerned about Chen Xiaolian! Since he and Chen Xiaolian were now safely out of harm¡¯s way, the others were inconsequential. However, Roddy suddenly realized that he had forgot something. That¡­ Han Bi? In the fierce battle just now, he had left Han Bi to follow Nagase Komi, but now¡­ ¡°Miss Nagase Komi, just now¡­¡± Roddy looked at the bald girl. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Err¡­ nothing.¡± Roddy abruptly shut his mouth. Nagase Komi was not a fool. After pondering about it for a bit, she was able to guess what it was Roddy had wanted to ask about ¨C back when she was going to fight against the members of Feral Tiger Guild, she had seen Han Bi run into a building with Culkin in tow. However, that huge explosion of light that the Feral Tiger Angel had unleashed at the end¡­ Both Han Bi and Culkin should have died in that explosion. Nagase Komi was about to open her mouth, only to find Roddy secretly waving at her, signalling to her not to say anything. Roddy¡¯s thoughts were very simple. To be frank, his thought was a slightly ck bellied one. [1] To begin with, he did not have a good impression of Han Bi. Thus, he did not care if Han Bi lived or died. Additionally, considering the huge explosion of light earlier, it was likely that Han Bi had died. Since he had already died, why mention it to Chen Xiaolian? Doing so would only throw his mind into a state of chaos. But, if Han Bi had managed to stay alive¡­ At any rate, Roddy had no intentions of telling Chen Xiaolian that Han Bi was outside! Because, at present¡­ a battle had started outside. Furthermore, the three of them had lost all potential to do battle! Go out at a time like this for the sake of Han Bi? Roddy was not interested in doing something like that. Additionally, he knew Chen Xiaolian too well. He understood that Chen Xiaolian was the type who cared much about camaraderie and old friendships. If Chen Xiaolian chose to try and save Han Bi¡­ Roddy made up his mind and shut his mouth! Roddy was not someone who was fearful of death, nor was he only thinking about himself, rather¡­ ¡°Xiaolian oh Xiaolian, you are just too soft-hearted. If I tell you about this, it will be the equivalent of sending you to your death. A bastard like Han Bi is not worth saving.¡± Roddy secretly let out a sigh. 1 ck bellied person means a person who appears good but harbours a cunning mind.? Chapter 327 Survivor

Chapter 327 Survivor

GOR Chapter 327 Survivor Chen Xiaolian brought Roddy and the others around the base for a while. There was quite the amount of shock and joy on Roddy¡¯s face. After entering the Maintenance and Repair room, Roddy could not stop himself from sighing out. ¡°With this ce¡­ those damaged equipment outside. If I knew earlier, I would have brought them in.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and replied, ¡°A pity, weck time. Trying to move them in would also prove problematic.¡± Inside the room with the Energy Smelting Furnace, Roddy looked at the conveyor belt and the furnace inside. He eximed once more, ¡°Even if we don¡¯t feel like repairing it, we can still use it for energy.¡± The intense battle within the instance dungeon outside continued. Although Chen Xiaolian was unable to observe what was happening outside, GM who had be the master of the base was able to somewhat detect what was happening outside. Later on, ording to GM, more than 20 participants had appeared in the little town outside and they engaged in a chaotic battle. As for the specifics of the battle, there was no way to know. Chen Xiaolian waited silently. After all, he had already informed GM to allow Phoenix or Sawakita Mitsuo inside should they run here. However, as time went on, the battle outside grew more intense and there was no way to know what had happened to Phoenix and Sawakita Mitsuo. Nagase Komi appeared rather concerned about Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s wellbeing. Chen Xiaolian had noticed it; however, there was nothing he could do to help. He attempted tofort her with some words. At the same time, he also asked, ¡°After we went our separate ways in Japan, what happened to you? How did you end up joining Mr Sawakita¡¯s guild?¡± Nagase Komi thought for a moment before responding, ¡°Later on, I had to participate in another instance dungeon. However¡­ I had another fortuitous encounter and my strength was increased somewhat. It was in that instance dungeon that I met Great Teacher. As we were both Japanese, I ended up joining Great Teacher¡¯s guild. Great Teacher treats me very well and gives me many pointers. However¡­ in the end, we still failed toplete that instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat and he uttered, ¡°Failed? Mr Sawakita possessed such an extraordinary strength, but still failed?¡± ¡°Great Teacher had mentioned this before. In this game, there is no such thing as an undefeatable general. Within this game of instance dungeons, the first priority goes to surviving. Sometimes, if we already know that we cannot force our way forward, then there is no need to force our way forward. If we end up throwing our lives away in the process of forcing ourselves toplete the instance dungeon, then everything would havee to naught. If so, it would be better to preserve our life, even if it means entering the punishment instance dungeon. At least we will have another chance. That would be much better than throwing our lives away while trying to force ourselves toplete the instance dungeon.¡± After saying that, Nagase Komi continued in a whisper, ¡°In ourst instance dungeon, we encountered a very powerful team. Seeing that the circumstances were unfavourable, Great Teacher decisively chose to step aside to protect our lives.¡± After saying that, she nced at Chen Xiaolian and whispered, ¡°I feel that Great Teacher is very wise.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and replied, ¡°That way of thought is very good.¡± Everyone stayed within the base for quite some time. Minutes ticked by and when they looked at the time, they saw that roughly 10 hours had passed. The intense battle outside had gradually subsided. Nagase Komi had originally considered going out back when the battle was raging. However, she knew that doing so would endanger Chen Xiaolian and the others. Additionally, she had practically no strength left in her. Going out, she would be unable to offer any help. When the Central Control informed them that the battle outside had subsided, she could not help but think about going out again. Although Chen Xiaolian did not agree, however, he was willing to save Phoenix and Sawakita Mitsuo. In the end, she decided to hold herself back again. When the time for the instance dungeon finally ended, everyone received a prompt from the system! [System prompt: Quest duration has ended. Now entering calction period. Points acquired during calction period will not be included in the calctions. [Winners list established! [The winners will be teleported out of the instance dungeon ording to their ranking in the list, from the highest ranked to the lowest ranked. [Losers will remain to ept punishment ¨C on the spot extermination! [This calction period will continue for 10 minutes.] ¡°How about if I go out and check things out now?¡± Nagase Komi asked in a hushed tone. ¡°I have quite a lot of points on me. Even if I go out now, the system might not exterminate me. I might be considered a winner¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°If you go out now and something happens, then everything would have been for naught. The system had already stated just now, the winners¡¯ list had been established.¡± The meaning behind his words was: The fate of Sawakita Mitsuo and the others have already been decided. Going out now would change nothing. Nagase Komi¡¯s face turned pale and she sighed. She knelt down on the floor and ced her hands together as she inwardly invoked her deity God¡¯s name. Chen Xiaolian moved to the main control panel and asked in a low tone, ¡°What do we do now? When can we leave this ce?¡± The GM replied, ¡°Once the calction period ends, the instance dungeon will automatically be closed. When that happens, this base can be taken out of the instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian asked in a whisper, ¡°We, can we escape the system¡¯s punishment?¡± ¡°Indeed.¡± The answer was straightforward. ¡°The scanning directive of the system has already been blocked off by this base. Rewards and punishments alike have now been blocked off.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He was not too concerned about the rewards¡­ their biggest gain in this instance dungeon was this base. ¡°The calction period has already begun. We will be able to get away from this instance dungeon after 10 minutes. At present, there is no telling what will happen after the results have been established; it is highly inadvisable for you to open the base and move outside. The risk involved is too high.¡± ¡­ The little town had been reduced to ruins. Back then, there were still some walls and damaged buildings. Presently however, it was filled with charred earth, the result of explosions. The streets were beyond recognition. Teleportation beams appeared one after another as several figures were teleported away. Some screamed sharply while running in every direction. After running just a few steps, their bodies burst out into a spray of blood! A hand suddenly stretched out from underneath a pile of debris at the end of a street. The hand forced away the surrounding debris fragments and a head that was covered in soil popped out from inside the debris. The man¡¯s nose and mouth was filled with dust and soil and he coughed a few times. His Chameleon Tent had been utterly ruined. However, it was also thanks to the tent that he was able to create a small space underground when the Feral Tiger Angel had unleashed the Electromaic Boom. That small space helped him survive the explosion of light. Later on, a series of ruthless battle erupted within the little town. However, as he was hidden underground, he was also able to survive through that dangerous phase. As the battle was raging on, there were a few asions where some battles had urred close to where he was hiding. If the battles had moved just slightly closer to his location, he would likely have died on the spot. His hand moved to pat away the dust on his face and a pair of thick, brush like eyebrows was revealed. Han Bi observed the little town and he sighed to himself. The final ranking list gave Han Bi a sense that he had sessfully ovee a tribtion! Sixth ce: Han Bi ¨C 700 points. Han Bi lowered his head to look at his left hand. Blood stained the dagger in his hand. Not even in his wildest dreams would Culkin imagine that he would die to someone as weak as Han Bi. In that final moment, when Han Bi had stabbed that dagger through this formidable character¡¯s heart, who knows what was Culkin¡¯s final thoughts. However, at that moment, both his hands and feet were tied up by the ck Widow spider silk, rendering them utterly unusable. With every limb sealed, he was no different from amb waiting to be ughtered. By killing Culkin, Han Bi acquired 500 points. Additionally, he also acquired one tenth of the points on Culkin, giving him an additional 200 points. It totalled up to 700 points. As luck would have it, that 700 points allowed him to attain a spot in the top six! From another perspective, it was also thanks to Nagase Komi¡¯s decision to enter the base, thereby taking her out of the calction for the ranking list. Additionally¡­ the other person with high amount of points, the Feral Tiger Angel was forced tomit suicide! Thus¡­ those 700 points were able to allow Han Bi the chance to survive. The system had stated out the rules for teleportation clearly. One will be sent out every two minutes. Han Bi climbed out from underground when the fifth participant was being sent out. He still had to spend two minutes inside. The little town¡­ no, it would be more urate to say that the stretch of ruins was now empty. There were some who survived the earlier battles. However, they did not have enough points to make it to the top six. Human nature led these people to scatter, running in hopes of escaping the system punishment. Han Bi smiled wryly. He was simply someone who had been forgotten. The bald girl and Roddy; in the end, they no longer cared about him¡­ but thankfully, he had Culkin. Through Culkin, he was able to acquire those points to escape this cmity. In terms of strength, Han Bi believed that he would have been among the weakest few within this instance dungeon¡¯s participants. Unexpectedly, he survived. Han Bi walked along what used to be a street of the little town. He was somewhat lost in thought and also somewhat bitter. I survived this one¡­ but what about the next? Roddy had already be a pro, while me¡­ ¡°I am still an ant,¡± said Han Bi with a sigh. He did not feel much guilt about killing Culkin¡­ this was simply how this game worked. It was either you kill me or I kill you. As he was walking, Han Bi suddenly noticed what appeared to be lighting from the centre of a crater. It appeared to be originating from a metallic object, reflecting the light of the sun. A vast portion of the crater had been filled by the gravel and soil, the result of the intense battles earlier. However, the exposed corner of the metal object was quick to attract Han Bi¡¯s attention. Han Bi thought of something and he quickly ran over. Crouching down, he reached out with his hand to grab hold of the exposed part of the object. The soil covering the object was loose and Han Bi quickly used his hands to dig them aside! Whaty before him was¡­ The tiger head! The tiger head was already damaged and deformed. However, a faint electronic spark shed within its eyes¡­ ¡°This is¡­ the Feral Tiger Angel¡¯s war armour?¡± Tears broke out uncontrobly from Han Bi¡¯s eyes! While kneeling on the ground, he raised his head to face the sky and roared out loudly! He embraced the tiger head with all his might! Then¡­ Two minutester, the teleportation for Han Bi came. Following a beam of light, he then disappeared. Chapter 328 Nicole

Chapter 328 Nicole

GOR Chapter 328 Nicole The metal door of the base opened up and Chen Xiaolian was the first to walk out. The light outside was dim and Chen Xiaolian who stood in the doorway looked around before heaving a sigh of relief. They were in an underground parking lot. While it was unknown how far deep down they were and their surroundings appeared to be rather aged, judging by the English words written on the walls, he believed that they had returned to the real world. As Chen Xiaolian walked out, Roddy and Nagase Komi followed behind him. There was a very anxious expression on Nagase Komi¡¯s face. She quickly used her guild channel to contact Sawakita Mitsuo. Immediately after, her face turned ugly to behold. She had not gotten any reply. Chen Xiaolian said in a whisper, ¡°You can¡¯t contact him? Don¡¯t worry. There is a saying, no news is good news. Check your guild channel for system prompts. Normally, if someone from your guild dies, there will be a system prompt for it.¡± After hearing that, the look of anxiousness on Nagase Komi¡¯s face lessened. She bit her lips and turned to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Guild Leader Xiaolian¡­ for this matter, I thank you!¡± ¡°No need for thanks,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who looked at the bald girl. ¡°Now¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be heading off.¡± Nagase Komi thought about it and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t tell anyone else about this base.¡± Chen Xiaolian and Roddy exchanged nces and they nodded their heads. Nagase Komi was still very anxious and she quickly said good-bye to Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. Carrying the still unconscious and injured middle-aged man, she left. In the process of leaving, the girl also ¡®acquired¡¯ a car from the underground parking lot. After having seen Nagase Komi off, they still had two ¡®outsiders¡¯ in their base. Qimu Xi appeared to be trembling. Although she knew that they had safely made it out from the instance dungeon, the girl simply gave a sigh of relief while asionally casting looks of astonishment at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You aren¡¯t nning to develop a lover are you? This girl is too young for that.¡± Roddy smiled as he rubbed his chin. ¡°Put your dirty thoughts away.¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. He walked toward Qimu Xi. Qimu Xi tensed up, just like a frightened cat. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian was approaching, her face revealed a look of helplessness. Both her hands hung down as her fingers gripped her sides tightly. ¡°The instance dungeon is over,¡± said Chen Xiaolian calmly. ¡°¡­ mm,¡± Qimu Xi nodded her head and lowered her gaze. ¡°Back in the instance dungeon, I said that if you follow me, I will ensure your safety ¨C I have already held my end. Now the instance dungeon has ended and you are safe.¡± ¡°¡­ oh,¡± Qimu Xi answered, her head still facing the floor. Chen Xiaolian frowned and looked at the little girl. He sighed, ¡°What I mean is, now that the instance dungeon is over, our employment rtions ship is over. Now, you are safe and you may leave this ce.¡± Qimu Xi suddenly raised her head to reveal eyes brimming with tears. However, she forced the tears back and sniffed. She nodded her head and said, ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m leaving now¡­¡± Pausing, she clenched her teeth and continued, ¡°I¡­ I will definitely keep my mouth shut and not say anything regarding your matters.¡± ¡°¡­ thank you.¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as the short figure of the little girl walked past him. After she had taken a few steps, Chen Xiaolian suddenly said, ¡°Wait!¡± Qimu Xi quickly turned her head around, her eyes filled with anticipation. Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment and he looked at Roddy. ¡°Do you still have money on you?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Roddy was momentarily shocked. However, his hand moved to his pocket and he pulled out his wallet. Chen Xiaolian epted it and pulled out the wads of cash inside it. He walked over and shoved them into Qimu Xi¡¯s hands. ¡°Take this. If I have to guess, you probably don¡¯t have any money on you ¨C you¡¯ve lost your backpack. At least now you will have money for food and flight tickets.¡± ¡°¡­ thank you,¡± answered Qimu Xi. A me that was seemingly burning within her eyes was quickly extinguished. Looking at the lost puppy look on the little girl¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian felt a heaviness in his heart. He turned to look at Roddy and saw a faint grin on his face. He sighed Roddy walked over and smiled, ¡°All right, all right, look at that pitiful look on her face. Even if you don¡¯t feel bad for her, I do.¡± Roddy stood before Qimu Xi and said in a serious tone, ¡°Little miss, I am going to ask you a few questions. You must answer me honestly.¡± ¡°Mm!¡± Qimu Xi nodded her head vigorously while casting a furtive nce at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Are you alone and without any otherpanions?¡± ¡°¡­ I have no one else.¡± Qimu Xi¡¯s eyes turned gloomy. ¡°Do you belong to any guild?¡± ¡°No.¡± Roddy scratched his head and thought about it before continuing, ¡°Do you know how to use household electrical appliances? Things like washing machine, microwave oven and others of the like.¡± ¡°I can learn, I¡­ I¡¯m a fast learner! I¡¯m really very fast!¡± Qimu Xi¡¯s eyes swiftly brightened and she anxiously said. ¡°Additionally, when I eat¡­ I eat very little as well. It¡¯s very, very little! I can make do with just two meals a day¡­ one meal a day is possible as well.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha!!¡± Roddy broke into a loudugh and he poked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Where did you pick up this high-grade girl?!¡± After saying that, Roddy waved his hand and said, ¡°All right, I¡¯ll be making the decision here. If you are willing, you can follow us and join our guild.¡± Qimu Xi cast another furtive nce at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian sighed and looked at Qimu Xi. He spoke in a very gentle tone; however, there was seriousness within his tone, ¡°You must think this through carefully. You might think that you can feel safe by following us. But truth be told¡­ following us might put you in greater danger. Additionally, after joining us, you will have no chance of backing out! If you wish to back out in the future, we would not let you do so, understand?¡± ¡°I understand! I will be very loyal!¡± Qimu Xi was quick to reply. ¡°Then, you can follow us.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. Then, he nced at Qimu Xi and said, ¡°Right, for now, don¡¯t follow us. We still have some business to attend to. You go on ahead first. I will give you the address and you can head to our house to wait for us first. There will be someone waiting for you¡­ mm, do you still have your passport and the likes? If you lost it, then you will need to go through some trouble.¡± ¡°I have my passport!¡± Qimu Xi was quick to shout out. ¡°I, my documents are all hidden on me¡­ my brother told me before that these important items must be kept properly on my person so that it does not get lost.¡± After saying that, the girl patted herself on her chest area. Then, seemingly aware that there was something wrong with her actions, her face suddenly blushed. Roddy forced himself not tough out and said, ¡°Ha! Then you can go on ahead first. I will give you the address.¡± After that, they gave her their address and had Qimu Xi leave first. Although the little girl was feeling curious, she dared not inquire too much and chose to leave first. ¡°Why not have her join the guild right away?¡± Roddy asked. Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯ll add her after we meet up back at home. Right now, we have too many secrets. epting a stranger into our guild requires some consideration. Besides¡­ there are some other things that I have to consider. It¡¯s just that I have yet to properly figure it out right now. So, I need some more time to think about those matters.¡± ¡°I know you like to think about many things. I¡¯ll let you handle those matters. I am just toozy to think about those befuddling matters,¡± said Roddy with a wave of his hand. Then, he asked, ¡°What do we do now?¡± ¡°Did you forget? You still have a guest.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. Selina was still unconscious. Clearly, the use of the metal chain and the final explosion of light had brought upon her a significant amount of internal injuries. Like the Japanese middle-aged man, Selina had been unconscious since before entering the base. First, Chen Xiaolian miniaturized the base. The base, with GM as its master, miniaturized into a rather small metal ball. The miniaturization allowed the base to be easily transferred away. By putting it into a storage equipment, they could bring it anywhere. However, this did note free. Every time the base underwent miniaturization and re-ergement, a certain amount of energy would be consumed. Chen Xiaolian ced the miniaturized base into his Storage Watch before bringing the unconscious Selina, together with Roddy, away from the underground parking lot. After reaching the ground level and the outside, they saw that they were really in New York City. Clearly, after the instance dungeon had ended, the base slipped away as well and automatically returned to the area they were in before entering the instance dungeon. Chen Xiaolian gged a cab and they found a hotel to stay in. After cing Selina on the hotel room¡¯s bed, Chen Xiaolian turned to face Roddy and said, ¡°Now, you decide, how do we deal with her? Could it be you want to bring her back and make her a guild member?¡± Roddy shook his head and said, ¡°All her guild members are probably dead. To be the only one left, that is also a form of misfortune. Besides, during the battle earlier, she had helped me out. I did use her once back then; I guess I am feeling guilty.¡± ¡°We¡¯ve already given her a healing substance.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned before continuing, ¡°How about we just leave her here. You did say that she is not some weakling. When she wakes up, she will be able to protect herself.¡± Roddy pondered the matter and said, ¡°I want to wait for her to wake up first. At any rate, it would be best if I talked to her before leaving.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Roddy with widened eyes and blurted, ¡°You¡­ by any chance, did you fall for this woman?¡± Roddy was shocked by the question and he hastily shook his head. ¡°Of course not!¡± After that, Roddy said, ¡°Just now there were too many people inside the base. Now, exin it to me in detail. What is all this about? Especially regarding this base, where did you get it from?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Selina who was lying on the bed. He walked over to check up on her and verify that she was indeed unconscious. After that, he led Roddy away from the bedroom; the two of them sat down in the living room outside. ¡°This is how things went¡­¡± After about 20 minutes, Chen Xiaolian finished exining the incident. Roddy¡¯s eyes were wide open as he was in a deep state of shock! ¡°Conqueror Guild? Base? Kaiser¡­ what a domineering name [1]. Also, you mentioned that¡­ they might be acquainted with Mr San and Bai Qi?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°It¡¯s about what I told you before, the thing rting to GM. Before GM came to find me, there is a possibility that something like that had already happened once. That time, GM had chosen to cooperate with Mr San and his group. However, they ended up failing. So, it is possible that the system had reset GM and this GM that had been reset now came to find us to form a cooperation¡­¡± ¡°What a bloodyplicated mess.¡± Roddy kneaded his head. ¡°No matter how you look at it, getting this base is a very valuable harvest for us,¡± Chen Xiaolian said solemnly. ¡°Its most powerful function is the ability to block off the system rules. Especially¡­ the selection for participation in instance dungeons!¡± ¡°A refuge, I get it.¡± Roddy frowned and continued, ¡°However, what do we do after this? We can¡¯t possibly just live inside the base and note out forever.¡± He revealed a wry smile and said, ¡°If it was as big as Zero City with an areaparable to a city, it might be possible to live inside forever. At any rate, most people live their lives without leaving their hometowns. But, this base is too small. It¡¯s not evenparable to our school. Living in there for too long¡­ will suffocate us.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and replied, ¡°When the moment between life and death arrives, would you rather feel bored or die?¡± ¡°¡­ there is that.¡± Roddy smiled. ¡°Naturally, we cannot stay inside the base for the long-term. That would be an unrealistic scenario.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°We can use the base to save our lives during critical moments. Besides, this base possesses other functions waiting for us to unravel. Sigh, what a pity! There were so many good items inside the little town but we were unable to take any of them with us.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Those mechs and weapons are all good stuff.¡± Roddy too, expressed his regret. Pausing, Roddy suddenly smiled and said, ¡°There is one thing I want to tell you. However, you must remain calm while listening.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°That¡­ our enemy, the one who looks like Qiu Yun, Culkin is¡­ dead!¡± Chen Xiaoian was surprised. ¡°Dead?¡± Roddy then recounted how he encountered Culkin. He shortened the story ¨C however, he intentionally left out the part with Han Bi. He simply mentioned how he and Nagase Komi joined hands to deal with Culkin before entering the little town. ¡°Later, we fought against the Mohican-haired fellow, the Feral Tiger Angel and the town was destroyed along with the fight. So, Culkin is likely dead. Even if the explosion did not kill him on the spot, after we left, how could he engage in any other battles. So, he had surely met his end inside the instance dungeon.¡± Roddy shook his head and said, ¡°So, this debt of blood between us is over.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it and sighed emotionally. ¡°That fellow is quite powerful. When I went against him, I nearly died myself. I didn¡¯t think that you would be able to send him to his grave. That¡¯s good¡­ consider this as repayment for Bei Tai and his brother.¡± ¡­ In the street outside the hotel. A Volvo was parked beside the road across the street. The one sitting inside the car was Nicole, who held a mobile phone as she spoke with someone. ¡°¡­ thank you, I¡¯m at the location now. Again, thank you for giving me this address. Mm, I will give my regards to Charles.¡± After she was done, she ended the call and raised her head to observe the hotel just opposite her position. Her colleague, Charles¡¯ friend from the New York Police Department had provided her information and the suspicious people that she were pursuing were inside this hotel! These fellows were quite brazen. They had openly used their identification cards to rent a room in this hotel. Back then, she had spected that they might be in the same profession as her, special agents of the government. However, they had used their own identity cards to rent a room. Do they not understand the meaning of confidentiality? As Nicole was feeing puzzled, she suddenly saw a police car driving up to the door of the hotel. Then, two police officers quickly stepped out and strode into the hotel. Nicole furrowed her eyebrows and got out from her car. Then, she moved across the street and entered the hotel lobby. 1 Kaiser is a pretty cool name by itself. But the raw ¡®¿­Èö¡¯ could be more or less be interpreted as ¡®proliferation of victories¡¯.? Chapter 329 Error

Chapter 329 Error

GOR Chapter 329 Error They were still in the living room. Chen Xiaolian pulled out a metal sphere and ced it on his outstretched palm. ¡°Look at this.¡± Roddy was quick to recognize what it was. ¡°This metal sphere¡­ it had probably belonged to Kaiser. I found it beside his armour.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Roddy thought about it and said, ¡°By using this, we can¡­ create Irregrities like us, right?¡± ¡°Truth be told, I have this concern regarding Lun Tai and Bei Tai.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and continued, ¡°We cannot keep on hiding our secret from them. There is also Xia Xiaolei.¡± ¡°You mean¡­¡± ¡°We¡¯ll need to exin matters to them,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°I have this strange feeling. I believe that the path ahead of us will only get harder ¨C much harder than that of ordinary Awakened ones.¡± ¡°It can¡¯t be, we already have a base¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget how Kaiser and his guild met their end.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Roddy¡¯s heart throbbed! ¡°The system must have found out the existence of the base, then¡­ it figured out a method to have Kaiser and his guild wiped out. What I do not understand about this matter is¡­ Kaiser and the rest are clearly yers¡­¡± Roddy shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t get it either.¡± ¡°The battles we face in the future might be more difficult and dangerous¡­ those who walk the same path as us, Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Xia Xiaolei, they have a right to know. They have a right to make a choice.¡± ¡°¡­ you want to tell them the truth?¡± Roddy looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Yes!¡± Chen Xiaolian said solemnly. ¡°If they are unable to ept this, then¡­ they have the right to leave. After all, the perils they will face on this road are likely more dangerous!¡± Roddy took the metal sphere that was in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and gripped it a little. ¡°I have always been curious about one thing¡­ for ordinary people, this metal sphere would make them Irregrities¡­ just like me and Qiao Qiao. ¡°Then, what if¡­ what if this metal sphere is used on Awakened ones like Lun Tai and Bei Tai? Will they also be Irregrities?¡± ¡°It¡¯s better if we don¡¯t do that.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued, ¡°After bing an Irregrity, one will only have one life left. After all, Awakened ones have a chance to be resurrected to be an ordinary person.¡± Roddy held the metal sphere in his hand and thought about it. ¡°Actually, on a theoretical perspective, we can create an endless number of Irregrities ¨C as long as we have enough of these spheres that is.¡± He raised the metal sphere in his hand. Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and said, ¡°Don¡¯t forget, one metal sphere means one life!¡± Roddy smiled and ced the metal sphere on the table. It was at that moment that the doorbell suddenly rang. Chen Xiaolian exchanged nces with Roddy. ¡°Who is it?¡± ¡°Room service, please open the door.¡± The hotel attendant¡¯s voice came from beyond the door. Roddy and Chen Xiaolian fell silent as strange expressions befell their faces. They had both enhanced their bodies before and possessed astonishing level of senses. Based on what they could sense of the breathing and movements outside, the two of them could discern that a hotel attendant was not the only one beyond the door! Chen Xiaolian signalled to Roddy with his hand and walked until he was standing before the door. Roddy who was standing behind had a military de and a gun in his hands. Chen Xiaolian grunted and he quickly opened the door. His hand shot out and he pulled over the hotel attendant who was standing outside. He immediately had his hand snake around to grip the fellow¡¯s throat! At the same time, several gun muzzles were pointed at Chen Xiaolian! ¡°NYPD! Put your hands in the air!¡± ¡­ Looking at the uniformed police officers that were standing before him and the ck holes of the guns aimed at him, Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from feeling shocked. Despite having several guns pointed at him, Chen Xiaolian did not feel fearful ¨C this level of danger could be dealt with easily enough. Considering how close they were to him, these few police officers were of no threat to him. However¡­ Chen Xiaolian considered the situation and let the hotel attendant go. The hotel attendant was quite the unlucky fellow. He did not have the opportunity to run away and was immediately pulled in right after the door was opened. After Chen Xiaolian let him go, he quickly ran to the side. Chen Xiaolian retreated backward and into the room. He raised both arms to indicate that he would not resist. Roddy who was behind him noticed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sign and he took advantage of the fact that the police had yet to enter the room to quickly keep the military de and gun into the Storage Watch. Two police officers rushed in and they quickly pressed Chen Xiaolian and Roddy down on the ground. Next, they handcuffed their wrists. Two minutester, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy found out what the problem was. ¡­ The hotel was the one who had called up the police. It was simply bad luck. As Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were checking into the hotel, they had brought Selina in with them. Selina however, was unconscious. After having experienced a series of terror attacks, the American people had be rather sensitive. When they saw two Oriental fellows bringing in an unconscious and beautiful young woman into the hotel¡­ The hotel staff members became rmed and they chose to report to the police. Chen Xiaolian did not me the hotel for doing so¡­ after all, they were correct. Two young men bringing in an unconscious and beautiful young woman who had no strength to resist into a hotel¡­ it was only normal for them to get the wrong impression. Chen Xiaolian had no desire to cause any issues. At any rate, they only needed to wait until Selina woke up and exin the matter to the police. It was not a problematic issue. They obediently followed the police officers demands and produced their identification documents for them to inspect. ¡°You two need to take a trip with us.¡± One of the police officer who looked like the leader said, ¡°Until the woman in the bed wakes up and testify that you are innocence, you will need to wait in police custody. Naturally, you have the right to make calls. If you have any friends in your native country that you want to call or if you want to hire awyer, you can do so.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Roddy who smiled indifferently. The police officers took the two of them away from the room and they quickly reached the elevator. They took the elevator downstairs. As for Selina, the police officers had called up the hospital to have her taken to the hospital. After Chen Xiaolian and Roddy had entered the elevator, the elevator beside theirs opened up. Nicole walked out from that elevator, missing Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. She looked at the corridor and saw that the door of the room before her was open. There was a police officer standing watch before the door. Nicole walked forward. Before the police officer could open his mouth, she took the initiative to show her badge. ¡°Homnd Security, I¡¯m here on official business.¡± The police checked Nicole¡¯s badge and identification and frowned. ¡°I am sorry, this is an incident involving public safety. I don¡¯t understand how this would involve¡­¡± ¡°I will exin it to your superior,¡± said Nicole coolly. ¡°Where are the people staying here?¡± ¡°They are suspected to be involved in this public security incident. For now, they have been sent to the police station.¡± Nicole hesitated for a moment before heading into the room. ¡°Hey! This is our case! You cannot enter just like that! There is someone we suspect to be the victim inside. I am waiting for the ambnce to arrive.¡± ¡°I will not disturb the ce, don¡¯t worry.¡± Nicole smiled. She walked into the living room and looked around. There was no mess within the living room since Chen Xiaolian and Roddy did not put up a fight. Nicole then turned her attention to Selina who was lying on the bed. She knitted her brows and pondered the situation before walking back into the living room. Suddenly, her gaze fell upon the metal sphere on the table. The metal item looked like a round shaped steel ball. There was seemingly nothing special about it and even the police officers had ignored it. They had likely assumed that it was some work of art meant to furnish the room and had not done anything to it. However, Nicole was able to observe that¡­ there were fingerprints on the metal sphere! Someone had held and gripped it before! Nicole pretended to be looking outside the window. As she did so, she also secretly pocketed the metal sphere into her pocket. Then, she turned around and walked back to the door. ¡°All right, then. You see? I will not be obstructing your duties. I will be heading to the police station and exining this matter to your superior.¡± Nicole said before turning away with a smile. When she was inside the elevator, Nicole pulled out her mobile phone and called up the friend of Charles who was working in the New York Police Department. ¡°Hello, it¡¯s me, Nicole. Thanks for your help on the case. However, there has been a new development. The suspects were arrested in New York. In a hotel, it¡¯s the same hotel you told me about. They were involved in a public safety incident and were taken to the police station by the police officers. I want to ask a favour from you¡­ find out what this case is about¡­ also, I want to go to the police station to see those two fellows¡­¡± As Nicole was talking through her mobile phone, the elevator suddenly stopped at a different floor. A woman and a little child moved in. The child was only about seven to eight years old and was very naughty. Nicole moved to lean against the side of the elevator. Then, she saw that the elevator doors were about to close while the child was still ying with the elevator. She instinctively reached out with her hand to block the doors. ¡°Ah!¡± Nicole felt her fingers hurting! She rapidly pulled her hand back. ¡°Ah! Are you all right?¡± The woman eximed and she quickly pulled the child to the side. ¡°I am very sorry¡­ thank you¡­ this child of mine is too naughty. Mark, hurry up and say thank you to thisdy, and apologize as well.¡± The sad puppy face on the child made it impossible for Nicole to get angry and she waved her hand. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I was just grazed by the elevator door.¡± Her fingernails were lightly cracked and her finger was bleeding somewhat. However, for a special agent like Nicole, this was a negligible level of injury. When they walked out of the hotel door, the mother and child bid Nicole farewell politely. Nicole walked across the road and stepped into her own car. Sitting inside the car, she took out the metal sphere from her pocket and gripped it to take a closer look¡­ A drop of blood from her broken nails made contact with the metal sphere and was soon sucked into the sphere. However, Nicole was not aware of it. Suddenly, she felt her sight going blurry and her body slumped down softly! She suddenly felt short of breath and her heartbeat quickened. The feeling caused Nicole¡¯s heart to sink! Her body shuddered and she reached out for the mobile phone on the first passenger¡¯s seat. However, her hand was barely halfway there when her vision darkened¡­ Cars moved to and fro on the road. No one noticed the young woman who was unconscious inside a car beside the road. The metal sphere on her palm shone with a faint radiance¡­ It quickly dissolved and disappeared. Chapter 330 I’m Back

Chapter 330 I¡¯m Back

GOR Chapter 330 I¡¯m Back One hourter¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were both being interrogated separately in the police station. The two of them chose to remain silent during the whole process. After settling the necessary procedures, the two were sent into the detention cells separately as well. Although they were ced in different detention cells, they possessed the guild channel. Thus, there were no problems in maintaining contact with each other. After waiting for one hour, Chen Xiaolian was escorted out by a police officer back into the interrogation room. ¡°Is the matter resolved?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the police officer before him. He was a fat Caucasian with some donut topping stains on his uniform. Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°I believe the misunderstanding is resolved, right?¡± The police officer looked at Chen Xiaolian, raised a piece of document in his hand, and said, ¡°ording to what you said earlier, thedy in the hotel room is your fiend. Since she is sick, you fellows took her to the hotel so that she could get some rest¡­ is that how it is?¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. ¡°Right now, my colleague is at the hospital. Thedy had already regained consciousness. Although she did say she lost consciousness due to being sick, she did not say anything about being friends with you fellows.¡± ¡°And?¡± Chen Xiaolian grinned. There was an awkward note in the police officer¡¯s tone as he said, ¡°She had already left the hospital. She left alone.¡± Truth be told, the police were also helpless. Back in the hospital, after the woman woke up, she refused to follow the police officer back to the police station to assist with the investigation. Thus, Selina left alone. To Chen Xiaolian, this was a key point. ¡°Well, if that¡¯s the case, I believe there are no more issues here.¡± ¡°However, you lied just now.¡± The police officer said coldly. ¡°You imed to be her friend. But when my colleague asked her, she said she do not know you two.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. He looked at the police officer and said, ¡°Is lying illegal now?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°Besides, you are just being suspicious. You suspected that we might have done something bad to the woman. But now, things have been revealed. We are innocent.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°As for whether or not she is our friend¡­ I would like to ask something since I do not know much about Americanws. Be it true or false, is it against thew to im that someone else is a friend?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Thew states that we can hold you here for 24 hours!¡± The police officer said furiously. ¡°Go ahead, not like I care.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a harrumph. However, he then added, ¡°I am curious about one thing though. Since my friend and I did notmit any crime, what reason are you using to hold us here? Because we imed that a beautiful woman is our friend? I believe there are many fellow men who would utter such lies. So, if this is the reason you are going to go with¡­ do you have enough space in your detention centre?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian continued coolly, ¡°Or, after I leave, should I find a mediapany and file myints there? Maybe you are acting in a biased manner because of our different skin colour?¡± The police officer fell silent. From a procedural point of view, there were indeed no issues with these two fellows. Their identification papers, visas were all legal. ording to their records, these fellows had also experienced a hijacking case where Homnd Security eventually let them go. Unexpectedly, they became involved in such an odd incident in New York City. Were they kidnappers? That was a possibility. To their frustration, Selina had imed to be all right and she left by herself! Without a victim, how could they be kidnappers? There was no user. Chen Xiaolian was right about one thing. Even though what they said earlier was different from what they said now¡­ lying was not something that went against thew. At the very least, as far as this case was concerned, lying was not a crime. They would have no issues holding them for 24 hours. The procedures needed for that could be arranged. However¡­ what should they go check in the 24 hours? The woman had refused to cooperate with the police and left. This was America, a country that prided itself with the slogan of freedom. If they were to forcefully detain these two fellows for 24 hours, some nosey media might catch wind of this and use this as a piece for their breaking news. Well, the issue of racial discrimination was a huge issue that the New York police had no desire to deal with! These days, the cases where ck men were gunned down had triggered a rise in public outcry, putting a considerably huge amount of pressure on the American police. Chen Xiaolian smiled and gulped down the cup of coffee. The police officer left and returned after just 20 minutes. There was an exasperated look on his face as he said, ¡°You fellows can leave now!¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and asked, ¡°Are there no more problems?¡± The police officer ignored him. He simply brought Chen Xiaolian out. Roddy emerged from another corner, escorted by someone else. The two of them exchanged nces and smiled. ¡°Your personal belongings!¡± The two of them were taken to a room where they signed a formal paper. Next, the police officers handed them a box. Inside the box were their backpacks and other belongings that the police had taken from the hotel. Chen Xiaolian inspected the items and picked them up casually. Both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy walked out through the police station. Unknown to them, a Caucasian police officer was looking at them through the windows on the second floor of the police station. The police officer was holding onto a mobile phone in his hand. ¡°Mm, that¡¯s right, they have been released¡­ sure, this is actually nothing. It was a misunderstanding to begin with. There is no need for you to thank me, I am just doing my job. Besides, there is no point in continuing to hold them. All right, then. Don¡¯t forget to send my regards to Charles,¡± after saying that, the police officer ended the call. He kneaded his forehead and curiously observed Chen Xiaolian and Roddy who were already far away. ¡°A strange case¡­ oh well, this is New York. Strange things happen every day.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Roddy gged a cab and returned to the hotel. ¡°Selina had left,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as they were still in the cab. Roddy pursed his lips to the side and said, ¡°So be it. I had thought that since she is wounded, it would be bad of us to just leave her alone. Since she chose to leave after waking up, then we¡¯ll have nothing to do with her anymore.¡± After the cab came to a halt before the hotel entrance, the two of them got off. When the hotel door attendant saw the two of them, he became surprised. Chen Xiaolian deliberately threw a wink at the door attendant. The other fellow was probably very surprised. Just two hours ago, he had seen the police take them away. And yet, they had now returned safe and sound. Unknown to Chen Xiaolian and Roddy, Nicole was seated inside a car parked just opposite the road. She was looking at them with aplicated expression. Mm, she was mainly looking at¡­ Roddy. ¡­ ¡°The metal sphere is gone.¡± After returning to their room, Chen Xiaolian quickly went through the items they obtained from the police and the room only to realize that something was missing. The metal sphere on the table had gone missing! It was also not inside their bags¡­ ¡°Could the police have taken it away?¡± Roddy asked. Chen Xiaolian frowned and said, ¡°Logically speaking, they shouldn¡¯t have¡­ the police could not possibly suspect that there is anything weird about the metal sphere.¡± ¡°Could the police officers have lost it? I hear that the New York police have a very careless work behaviour. I hear that they may have lost some things and aren¡¯t willing to own up to it.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and said, ¡°This item is¡­ very important!¡± Roddy stood up as well and asked, ¡°What do we do now?¡± ¡°Go back!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°We¡¯ll start by searching the police station!¡± ¡°Now?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked out the window and considered the time. ¡°We¡¯ll wait for night!¡± ¡­ Naturally, the police station¡¯s evidence room was heavily guarded. However, the evidences were separated into important and non-important categories. Things like drugs and valuables were naturally stored in the important area. As for the more general items, for example, the items that the suspects were carrying on their person, those would be put in the non-important area. Under the night sky, the street appeared rather quiet. Truth be told, the streets of New York would have much less people at night. In these big cities, regardless of what happened during the day, the night would often be a time where public safety incidents ur. On the mouth of an alley behind the police station¡­ Chen Xiaolian jumped down from the window of the second floor. As for Roddy, he was standing at the mouth of the alley. He took a drag from a cigarette while casually ncing around. He was not feeling nervous in the slightest. It was just a police station after all. Back in Tokyo, he had started up a tank and opened fire at the Japanese Special Forces while rampaging through the streets. It was not as though this New York police station was some highly dangerous ce inparison. ¡°How did it go? Did you find it?¡± Roddy met up with Chen Xiaolian. There was a grim expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he shook his face, ¡°No¡­ I had double-checked it, but I could not find our items. I had already searched everywhere.¡± Roddy considered it and said, ¡°Could it be¡­ some police officer had taken it away? He or she might have thought of it as some toy and took it away. In the American movies, some police officers have itchy fingers. Maybe they thought it was a toy and took it away.¡± Chen Xiaolian said seriously, ¡°We have to get it back!¡± He sighed and continued, ¡°If this thing¡­ if the one who took it identally bleed on it, that would mean the creation of an Irregrity. And if he identally reveals his circumstances, our secret will be exposed. We can¡¯t simply ignore this! It is too dangerous!¡± ¡°What do you want to do?¡± Roddy thought about it and said, ¡°Kidnap a police officer? Do we start with the caretaker of this evidence room?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and nced around. ¡°Let¡¯s go back to the car first. We¡¯ll discuss this in detail inside.¡± Their car was parked at the intersection of a crossroad 50 metres away from the mouth of the alley. As the two of them were walking toward their car, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly focused. He had noticed a note on the front window of their car. Soon, Roddy too, noticed it. He quickly strode forward and pulled the paper down. He nced at it and a peculiar expression overcame his face. Then, he handed the note to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I have taken the item away. You want to know where is it? If there is a chance, let¡¯s meet up in the instance dungeon.¡± There were peculiar expressions on both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡¯s faces. ¡°This¡­¡± ¡­ Nicole slowly entered her own car that was parked in another street. She started up the car and slowly drove away from the street. Her driving speed was neither too fast nor too slow and she turned on the car¡¯s music. The powerful song ¡®Worth It¡¯ yed out and Nicole gently hummed to the song while her fingers tapped to the beat on the steering wheel. As the song was being yed, Nicole smiled and picked up her mobile phone. She made a call. ¡°Charles, I¡¯m sorry for calling you sote. Tell Annie I¡¯m sorry. I need a favour from you, mm¡­ I want to extend my vacation¡­ yes, I know I just started my vacation. However, I have a reason for doing this, a private reason¡­ mm, yes, I am going on a long vacation, the longer it is, the better, ha ha ha ha¡­ that¡¯s great, thanks Charles.¡± After ending the call, Nicole made another call to a different number. ¡°Hello, I want to book a flight ticket to China¡­¡± A few momentster, Nicole tossed her mobile phone down and turned her attention to the front. ¡°I¡¯m back. Hmm¡­ although I don¡¯t know why or how¡­ but still¡­ I¡¯M BACK! Ha ha ha ha ha! This is really interesting! Very interesting¡­¡± Chapter 331 Something Troublesome

Chapter 331 Something Troublesome

GOR Chapter 331 Something Troublesome ¡°Who could it be?¡± Chen Xiaolian and Roddy looked at each other as they sat inside the hotel room. If there is a chance, let¡¯s meet up in the instance dungeon ¡­ In other words, the one who took the metal sphere was an Awakened! Otherwise, that person would not have mentioned about the instance dungeon in their message. If so, there was another question. How could an Awakened take away the metal sphere? Additionally, how could the other party even know the importance of the metal sphere? Or rather¡­ why did they not take anything else and chose to take the metal sphere instead? Unless, the other party knew the role of the metal sphere? They knew what it could be used to do? If so, just how much do they know? Most importantly, how much of the Irregrities¡¯ secrets do the other party know? Lastly¡­ Who was this other party? Naturally, the first one that the two of them suspected was Selina! No matter how they looked at it, this woman was the most suspicious one. She was thest to leave the room. Additionally, she did not go to the police station to meet the two of them and instead left hastily. Could it be out of guilt? Was she the one to have taken it? ¡°At present, the question bes, how much does the other party knows,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown on his face. ¡°Additionally, the other party is unknown to us, while we are out in the open¡­ hmm, if there is a chance, let¡¯s meet up in the instance dungeon.¡± This matter was causing Chen Xiaolian to brood somewhat. There was also some self-me. At the end of the day, he was the one who messed up! Roddy sighed and said, ¡°Nothing is going toe from us pondering here¡­ since the other party had gone into hiding, it won¡¯t be easy to find them. Perhaps, they have already left New York by now. This world is a big ce, where are we supposed to go to find them?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed as well. ¡°Oh well¡­ we¡¯ll have to leave this matter as it is for now. Let¡¯s hope¡­ the ¡®let¡¯s meet up in the instance dungeon¡¯ dayes soon. I feel like there is a thorn stuck in my heart!¡± Roddy reciprocated and waved his hand. ¡°If even you can¡¯t figure it out, then I can just forget about it. Let¡¯s leave it as it is.¡± Since they have settled their matters in New York, the next thing for them to do was naturally to return home. However, when they were discussing about it, Roddy mentioned something. ¡°Before we return, I want to visit San Francisco. I want to meet Nicole!¡± ¡°Eh?¡± There was a clear look of decisiveness in Roddy¡¯s eyes as he said, ¡°Did you forget? Before the punishment instance dungeon began, I had said, no matter how it ends, if I make it out alive, I would go meet up with her once! I am going to meet her face-to-face! I will need to resolve this issue and face her.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered the matter in silence before asking, ¡°What do you n to say?¡± ¡°I still don¡¯t know. Perhaps, after we meet, I will have the answer.¡± Roddy smiled wryly. Seeing that he had already made up his mind, Chen Xiaolian was uncertain if he should feel happy or sigh for this bro of his. However, he still decided to support Roddy¡¯s decision. The two of them booked flight tickets heading to San Francisco for tomorrow morning. However, after reaching and staying at San Francisco for some time, Roddy became highly depressed. Nicole was not there anymore. When he called her home, the one to answer him was the answering machine. As for her workce¡­ he was informed that she was on a long vacation. Regarding trying to find out more from her workce¡­ do you think you can casually inquire where a special agent of the Homnd Security is? Stop joking around. Roddy who had been so excited about this trip was naturally unwilling to simply give up. On the next day, the two of them got on a flight to Texas. Roddy decided to go to Nicole¡¯s home to find her. As for Chen Xiaolian, he decided to apany him¡­ ¡­ Fitness centre, evening. Xia Xiaolei walked out of the fitness centre¡¯s training room while carrying a sandbag on his shoulder. After tossing the sandbag onto the corner of the room, he used the towel on his neck to wipe away his sweat. After undergoing days of intense training, the enhancement on his body and also the special training regiment, this youngster¡¯s body had long since shed off the thin image that he had back when he was in the vige. The outlines of muscles were visible on his body and the early lines of a budding six-pack were showing on his abdomen area. Add his above average looks to the mix and some personal care in; he would be able to pass off as a dashing Kpop star. For the past few days when he was going to the fitness centre, he would asionally see some girls eyeing him in a strange manner. After walking out of the training room, Xia Xiaolei walked to the cupboard and retrieved a bottle of mineral water. He gulped down the contents of the bottle and exhaled. He looked at the empty fitness centre and a frustrated expression came over his face. Sigh¡­ the inhumanity! The two brothers Lun Tai and Bei Tai had gone for another vacation while Chen Xiaolian and Roddy had also left. Thus, he was the only one left at home. He had not participated in the London instance dungeon¡­ if this were to continue, his already miniscule existence within this guild would further transform into an invisible one. Could it be that he could only be a humanoid discount card? No way¡­ That would be too bitter a pill to swallow. As he was thinking about that, Xia Xiaolei suddenly heard a knocking sounding from outside of the door. Knock! Knock! Knock! He turned around and looked at the door. Standing outside the ss door of the fitness centre was a slim looking figure. Observing her through the ss door, Xia Xiaolei saw that although the figure was not tall, it was very slender with exquisite curves. The figure wore a lovable looking sleeveless shirt and the outline of her upper body caused the young and innocent Xia Xiaolei to blush. There was a ? sleeve jacket on top of the sleeveless shirt and the shorts she wore exposed the slender and well-toned legs. A pair of bouncy sport shoes could be seen at the bottom. Xia Xiaolei opened the door and looked at the figure standing there. He was unable to help himself and was dazed by the sight for a few seconds. Thankfully, he was able to recollect himself quickly. ¡°That¡­ may I know who are you looking for?¡± The young woman had her side facing the door. When she heard Xia Xiaolei¡¯s question, she turned around to face him. When he saw the young woman¡¯s face, Xia Xiaolei was unable to restrain himself from feeling a twinge of regret. How unfortunate¡­ A nine out of ten body, but an average face¡­ Even so, despite the average look on her face, there was a certain liveliness in her eyes. ¡°May I ask, is this a fitness centre?¡± The words she used were very standard. However, when Xia Xiaolei heard it, he sensed something weird about it¡­ how should he put it? It was like those American-born Chinese that he had seen before on TV. ¡°Eh?¡± Xia Xiaolei was momentarily taken aback. The young woman looked at Xia Xiaolei and a peculiar glint shed across her eyes. She smiled and continued, ¡°Is this a fitness centre?¡± ¡°Err¡­ something like that. Is there anything?¡± The young womanughed. Although her looks were average, when she smiled, there was a sense of brightness in her smile. It was one that would bring up the scene of a sunny beach in others. Additionally, her skin colour was that of healthy light wheat. Altogether, she gave off a sense of vibrancy. ¡°The thing is, oh, greetings, my name is¡­ Ye Zi. I had just moved in to this city and live nearby. I like sports and body building exercises and I¡¯m now looking for a suitable fitness centre. Coincidentally, I saw that you have a fitness centre here. So, I decided toe and ask what your rates are.¡± Xia Xiaolei was dumbfounded. Rates? The youngster had an embarrassed look on his face and he said in a whisper, ¡°This¡­ I am sorry, this fitness centre is not open for business.¡± ¡°Why?¡± The young woman¡¯s gaze swept past Xia Xiaolei and into the room. She said, ¡°From what I can see, you have all the necessary equipment. This should be a professional fitness centre, right?¡± ¡°Err, I am very sorry¡­ we are not here to do any business. This is a private ce.¡± The young woman nodded her head and gave Xia Xiaolei a meaningful nce. ¡°A private ce eh¡­¡± She abruptly strode forward from beside Xia Xiaolei. Xia Xiaolei was stunned and had subconsciously dodged aside to allow her passage. By the time he recovered, the young woman had already made her way into the room. There was a natural air to her movements. There was no feeling of unfamiliarity as she surveyed the equipment within the room. ¡°The equipment are all very much intact. A ce as good as this is very hard to find in ces near here¡­ is this really just a private ce? Not open to the outside at all? If it¡¯s a membership thing, I can make do with that.¡± ¡°No, no, you misunderstood me,¡± Xia Xiaolei was an honest youngster whocked experience in dealing with someone of the other gender. He waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s not a membership thing. This ce is simply a private ce that is not open to others¡­ that¡­ you¡­¡± Looking at the passionate smile on the young woman¡¯s face, Xia Xiaolei felt troubled by having to shoo her away. Ye Zi smiled faintly. She watched Xia Xiaolei andughed secretly. Back when we met in Tokyo, this fellow was just a scrawny little kid. But now, he seems to have matured quite a bit. Unexpectedly, he is still such an innocent guy. Naturally, the name Ye Zi was a fake name. She was in fact, Nicole, the Floating Angel! ¡°If so, let¡¯s make a deal.¡± Nicole smiled and continued staring at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°At any rate, I am still unable to find a better fitness centre for now. This ce of yours is so big, I believe having me here or not would not make a difference¡­ whenever its convenient for you and when I have the time, let mee here to exercise a little, all right? If you want to ept a fee, I am willing to give as well. Besides¡­ I am just living nearby. Just consider it as making things more convenient for your fellow neighbour, how about it?¡± Sweat emerged from Xia Xiaolei¡¯s forehead. Naturally, those were not from exhaustion, but anxiousness. As he was lost for words¡­ An indifferent and faint voice suddenly came from outside the door. ¡°Sorry, it¡¯s not convenient. We are also not the owner of this ce. We cannot allow people to enter without the owner¡¯s permission. That is why we cannot help you with your request.¡± The moment he heard that voice, Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes brightened up and he turned his gaze to the door. ¡°Da Gang, you¡¯re back!¡± Outside the door stood Da Gang with a backpack over his shoulder. He slowly made his way inside. Tian Lie had already changed his appearance back to Da Gang, his body thin and his face wooden. After entering, he tossed the backpack to the side of the wall right next to the door. Tian Lie cast a smile and Xia Xiaolei and said, ¡°I went back home to get some things fixed. I didn¡¯t expect to be held back by a few days.¡± Seeing that Da Gang had returned, Xia Xiaolei gave a sigh of relief. He walked forward and smiled, ¡°Thisdy here¡­¡± ¡°I heard everything when I was at the doorway.¡± Tian Lie smiled. He walked to the back of a cupboard and pulled out a bottle of mineral water. After thinking for a moment, he pulled another one and tossed it to Nicole. Nicole casually epted it and said, ¡°Thanks.¡± After saying that, she unscrewed the bottle and took a gulp. ¡°No need for that. Ignoring others, since a guest has arrived, it is only natural to serve some drinks,¡± Tian Lie said calmly. ¡°However, your request to use this fitness centre¡­ I am sorry to say we cannot promise you that. As I said earlier, we are not the owner. Besides¡­ the owner of this ce has quite a temper, it won¡¯t be convenient to have outsiders enter¡­ furthermore, everyone here are males. When we are training, we don¡¯t wear much. At times we do wear t-shirts, but sometimes, we just do without¡­ since you are a female, it makes things inconvenient.¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly added, ¡°Right, right! It¡¯s not convenient!¡± He secretly cast a nce at Tian Lie and thought to himself: This is a good excuse. Why did I not think of that just now? Da Gang seems to have be smarter after going out for a few days. Nicole responded with a faint smile and regarded Tian Lie for a moment before nodding her head. ¡°All right then¡­ since that is the case, I won¡¯t continue forcing the matter. I wille by again if there is an opportunity to visit in the future.¡± After saying that, Nicole waved her hand and turned to leave. Tian Lie looked at Nicole¡¯s turned back and suddenly revealed a frown. He said, ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Nicole turned around and asked, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Your water.¡± Tian Lie pointed at the bottle of mineral water still on the table. Back then, Nicole had just drunk just one mouth worth of water from the bottle. ¡°It¡¯s not good to waste water.¡± ¡°Sure, thank you for the reminder.¡± Nicole smiled coolly, picked up the bottle of mineral water and walked out of the door. Tian Lie regarded her back as she left. His eyebrows knitted together in a thoughtful expression. After leaving the fitness centre, Nicole walked out of the building. She then made her way across a street and turned into an alley. Then, she casually pinched her face. A paper like transparent film that resembled a mask appeared on her fingers. After pulling out that mask, her original face was restored. ¡°Humph, they are quite cautious¡­ but, who is the one together with Xia Xiaolei? Could Chen Xiaolian have recruited some new people into the guild?¡± ¡­ Tian Lie walked into the fitness centre and rearranged his bag. Then, he turned around to look at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Xiaolei, did you just finish your exercise?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Xia Xiaolei smiled and said, ¡°I did not think that you would leave for so many days.¡± ¡°Mm, I had some matters to deal with back home.¡± Tian Lie replied ambiguously before asking. ¡°That woman earlier. Is this her first time here?¡± ¡°Yes, I have never seen her before. I was puzzled myself. This ce of ours is not near any central city area so we rarely see anyone knocking on our doors.¡± Tian Lie was silent for a moment before speaking up, ¡°You be careful¡­ this year, there are many liars.¡± Xia Xiaoleiughed and replied, ¡°Liars? Which liars dare toe here?¡± However, Xia Xiaolei was quick to remember that Da Gang was not a member of the guild. It would be inappropriate to be saying such things to him. ¡°Mm, where are Xiaolian and the others?¡± Tian Lie looked at the empty fitness centre. ¡°Oh? They¡­ they came back from London. However, they left again. Right now, Lun Tai and Bei Tai are having another vacation. They¡¯re going around Tian Nan Hai Bei [1]. As for Xiaolian and Roddy¡­ they said they were out dealing with some affairs. I didn¡¯t ask anything more.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s heart skipped a beat. However, he did not say anything. Instead, he turned around and retrieved a small bag from his backpack. ¡°Come, on this trip, I brought some delicacies from my hometown back with me. Have a try.¡± Nothing happened that night. With Chen Xiaolian and Roddy away from home, when night came, Xia Xiaolei had no interest in staying at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s home. Since there was no one at home, it was pointless to return. Also, their fitness centre had a rest room. Thus, Xia Xiaolei simply chose to stay behind to apany Tian Lie. The two of them casually ate and chatted away before going to sleep. The next day proceeded as usual. Xia Xiaolei locked himself up in the fitness centre and trained himself rigorously, punching furiously at the sandbag. As for Tian Lie, he was seated at the table outside. He had produced aic book from who knows where and held it as he sat there. asionally, he would direct his gaze at the sweating figure inside the training room and smile faintly. In the afternoon, however, nging sounds could be hearding from the outside. Both Tian Lie and Xia Xiaolei heard the sound and they walked out to have a look. The same building¡­ The door of a vacant room beside the fitness centre was being taken down. There were several workers performing construction work while some work and renovation materials were being offloaded. One of the workers was drilling holes on the wall. After finishing up with his task, he began hammering a signboard on top. Xia Xiaolei spotted someone he knew among the group of people ¨C one of the administrators managing the building. He walked over and said, ¡°Mr Liu, this is¡­¡± After seeing Xia Xiaolei, the administrator smiled warmly and said, ¡°Xiaolei ah¡­ I was just about to go tell you fellows about this. Someone had rented this lot this morning. Not only that, the tenant was in a hurry as well. Their side had gotten renovators to begin working in the afternoon. I wanted to go tell you fellows that there will be some noise during this renovation period. I hope you fellows can put up with it for a bit.¡± As a straightforward person, Xia Xiaolei said, ¡°No, no, this is nothing.¡± Tian Lie who was standing beside him had a thoughtful look in his eyes. He suddenly asked, ¡°May I ask who the tenant is? Is someone nning to open up apany here?¡± The administrator was surprised by the question for a bit. However, he then smiled and said, ¡°Not exactly apany¡­ the renovation for that would be quite troublesome! Don¡¯t worry, the other side had promised that it will be a very simple renovation. The walls and tiles will not be touched. They¡¯ll just repair any broken tiles and ce a mirror on one or two sides of the wall¡­ from what I hear, it is for a dance room of sorts. It seems that it will be for dance training sses. However, their side is quite generous. Even though they haven¡¯t gotten any profit from the lot, they have already signed a contract¡­ I have to say, people like this are rare. Just like your boss, Chen Xiaolian. If only everyone else is like that, our job would be so much easier. Ha ha ha ha!¡± After saying that, the administrator moved to discuss some matters with the renovation workers. Then, after giving his regards to Xia Xiaolei and Tian Lie, he swaggered out of the building. ¡°Dance training ss?¡± Xia Xiaolei was feeling curious. Opening a dance training studio in a ce as remote as this¡­ could this business turn a profit? ¡°It¡¯s not dance training ss.¡± A cheerful voice sounded out from behind him. ¡°It¡¯s yoga ss.¡± Nicole was standing at the staircase and she smiled as she looked at Xia Xiaolei and Tian Lie. She slowly walked forward, a bag with items bought from the supermarket in her hand. She pulled out two bottles of mineral water and tossed them to Xia Xiaolei and Tian Lie. ¡°Take it, it¡¯s my treat.¡± ¡°Yoga?¡± Xia Xiaolei scratched his head. ¡°That¡¯s right, yoga.¡± Nicole looked at the youngster and smiled coolly. ¡°If you are interested, after the renovations are done, you cane and try it yourself. Don¡¯t just spend all your time training. Yoga can increase the flexibility of your body. You are still young after all, don¡¯t train until your muscles be stiff.¡± After saying that, Nicole cast a nce at the tight-lipped Tian Lie and walked through the door of the room. After entering, she began talking to the renovation workers. ¡°That¡­ Da Gang, what is a yoga?¡± Xia Xiaolei looked at Tian Lie and asked. There was a frown on Tian Lie¡¯s face as he whispered, ¡°¡­ I fear¡­ it¡¯s something troublesome.¡± ¡­ 1 Tian Nan Hai Bei means the 4 major cities in China: Tianjin, Nanjing, Shanghai and Beijing.? Chapter 332 Gunfire Agreement Plus Travel Expenses

Chapter 332 Gunfire Agreement Plus Travel Expenses

GOR Chapter 332 Gunfire Agreement Plus Travel Expenses The yoga room next door used only two days before it was open. The renovation done on the room was as what the administrator had said, very simple. No paint was applied at all to the room. Only mirrors were affixed onto two sides of the room. As for the floor, only the most basicbinations wereid down; not much work was needed. Finally, a signboard was ced on the door and the ce was opened just like that. On the day the signboard was put up, Nicole smiled as she walked to the side and gave Xia Xiaolei a business card. ¡°If you want to train, you cane over and find me. Since we are neighbours, I won¡¯t charge you for the first ss.¡± Nicole smiled as she handed him the business card. Then, she left. However, before leaving, she turned to cast a nce at Tian Lie who was seated behind the table while ying games on his mobile phone. For some unknown reason, looking at the thing young man with wooden expression gave her an indescribable feeling of¡­ threat? Nicole was unable to discern where that feeling had arisen from. On the second day of opening, the yoga room was naturally¡­ empty. Naturally, there was no way it could get any business. However, to Xia Xiaolei¡¯s surprise, the young female owner who had nothing to do came over to their ce instead. In her words, ¡°Being idle here or there makes no difference. Besides, I am still unfamiliar with this ce. I might as well chat with you to get to know more about this ce.¡± Xia Xiaolei felt that it would be rude to turn her away. After all, she was their neighbour. Secondly¡­ for a normal youngster, it was difficult to reject a lovable young woman with incredibly hot body and cheerful smile who was taking the initiative to approach him. Additionally, Xia Xiaolei was still a meek person. While Nicole and Xia Xiaolei were chatting awkwardly, Tian Lie casually threw out an excuse before leaving. Before leaving, he cast a profound nce at Nicole who was standing before the table and talking to Xia Xiaolei. Walking out of the door, Tian Lie then pulled out a pack of cigarettes. After lighting up one, he took a puff and a strange smile appeared on his face. ¡°Definitely not after me¡­ then, this is directed at Chen Xiaolian them¡­ Chen Xiaolian, who did you end up ¡®inviting¡¯?¡± ¡­ At that moment, there was someone who had really been ¡®invited¡¯ by Chen Xiaolian. However, this person was presently feeling helpless and distressed. After getting off the airne, Qimu Xi had followed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s instructions and arrived at the address provided, a certain residentialplex in the city. The poor girl carried arge suitcase with her as she waited over 20 minutes beneath the residentialplex. She had pressed the doorbell. However, Xia Xiaolei had not returned home for the past two days. Since there was no one at home, it felt too lonely to be staying there. He had eaten and slept in the fitness centre. Now that Tian Lie had returned, Xia Xiaolei lost all interest in returning home. He simply stayed at the fitness centre; at least there, he would have someone to apany him. Qimu Xi waited pitifully downstairs until the sky had turned dark. However, no one came for her and she felt her frustration and discouragement increasing. She was unable to stop herself from bing suspicious. Could that fellow had tricked me? Did he just sent me away by giving me a fake address? However, recalling what had happened back in the instance dungeon, she felt that Chen Xiaolian was not someone who would do something like this. However¡­ at present, she was unable to contact those two fellows. ¡°Sigh¡­¡± Thankfully, she had some money on her and did not have to go hungry. She struggled to pull herrge suitcase with her and found an eating-house opposite the residentialplex. She sat down and got herself some stuff to eat. After she was done with her meal and not knowing what else to do, she sat there and watched the residentialplex with anticipatory eyes. She waited until the eating-house had closed up. Qimu Xi no longer had any money on her! Back in America, Roddy had given her some money. However, Roddy did not bring much cash with him. Although she had taken all his cash money, she had used a portion to buy a ne ticket. The ticket for such a long distance flight was not cheap. After arriving at Nanjing, there was also the cost of the train ticket, meals and etc¡­ at present, Qimu Xi only had some tens of yuan. The poor girl wanted to cry but no tears came out. However, she still held a trace of hope. Although she had been staring intently at the entrance to the residentialplex all this time¡­ what if she missed something? Qimu Xi tried her luck. She approached the residentialplex in order to press the doorbell for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s unit. This time around however, entering the residentialplex was no longer as easy. The security guards of the residentialplex had seen her loitering around the area during the day. Back then, they had allowed her in. After all, Qimu Xi was young and did not appear to be a criminal. However, after seeing her stay near the residentialplex for so long without leaving, it was only natural for the security guards to be suspicious. Following his line of responsibilities, the security guard at the entrance stopped Qimu Xi. First, it was already night and he could not simply allow anyone to enter the residentialplex. Second, Qimu Xi was not even capable of telling him Chen Xiaolian¡¯s phone number. ¡°Since you don¡¯t even know the house owner¡¯s phone number, how am I supposed to let you in?¡± The security guard hardened his heart and shook his head. ¡°I am sorry, but we have to adhere to the rules.¡± ¡°But, I know his name, he is called Chen Xiaolian¡­ I really do not know his phone number¡­ but he said there should be someone at home.¡± Qimu Xi begged pitifully. The security guard was helpless against her pitiful look and he suggested to have his colleagues keep an eye on Qimu Xi while he tried knocking on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s house door. A momentter, the security guard returned and said, ¡°There is no one at home.¡± Despair filled Qimu Xi¡¯s eyes as she uttered, ¡°What should I do¡­¡± ¡°If you are his friend, how could you not even have his phone number?¡± ¡°I¡­ do you have his phone number?¡± Qimu Xi begged. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, we don¡¯t. But even if we do, we cannot simply give it to you.¡± The security guard sighed. ¡°You had better think of something else.¡± As Qimu Xi was on the brink of absolute despair, one of the older security guards who was moved by the tearful look on Qimu Xi¡¯s face pondered the matter and said, ¡°Little miss, I am not too familiar with the house owner with the surname Chen, but if I am not mistaken, he is a student. You can try go to his school to search, maybe¡­¡± ¡°School?¡± Qimu Xi was shocked. Although Chen Xiaolian did appear to have quite the young face, Qimu Xi had never thought of connecting the word school and him together. However, having a life-saving straw was already something. Qimu Xi quickly said, ¡°All right, thank you. Can you tell me which school he¡¯s in?¡± ¡°¡­ err¡­ it¡¯s XXX high school.¡± ¡°High school? He is actually a high school student?¡± Qimu Xi eximed. ¡­ The two security guards watched as the little girl pulled therge suitcase along as she left. Then, they exchanged nces. There were peculiar expressions on their faces. ¡°How sinful! Youngsters these days¡­ just look, this is most likely an acquaintance he hooked out from the inte and had here look for him. Such a young little girl¡­ I don¡¯t even know if she is already of age. Youngsters these days¡­¡± ¡°Sigh, what do you know? Youngsters these days all have an open mind set. After getting into social media, they¡¯ll just have gunfire arrangements everywhere [1]. That Chen Xiaolian usually appears like a gentlemen, yet he is actually so capable. To think that he is even capable of tricking such a tender little girl to dance into the palm of his hands.¡± ¡­ The poor Qimu Xi headed straight to the school even though it was night. She stood on the quiet street and felt her pockets. There were only some tens of yuan there. In the end, she found an ATM machine room, leaned on its walls and forced herself to sleep through the night. Naturally, it was hardly an effective way of sleeping. However, she was at least able to force herself through the night. When dawn broke, Qimu Xi then pulled herrge suitcase with her as she exited the room. The school entrance was just opposite the street. She waited until eight o¡¯clock and as the number of students entering the school increased, Qimu Xi went to each of them to ask. ¡°Excuse me, do you know Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°Excuse me¡­ do you know Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°Excuse me¡­¡± At this moment, the only one to me was Chen Xiaolian for being a minor and near transparent character in school, always keeping a low profile. Other than those in his ss, almost no one else would know of him. However, the more unfortunate fact was, out of all those people that Qimu Xi had asked, not a single one of them was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ssmate. As this timid and foolish girl was falling into despair, something rare happened! She suddenly recalled something important! Other than Chen Xiaolian, she also knew of another name! Roddy! When they were sending her off, Roddy had personally told her his name. Seeing as the two of them were together¡­ perhaps, Roddy was his ssmate? Who cares! Let¡¯s try my luck! She stood at the entrance to the school and stopped two students and asked out twice. Compared to Chen Xiaolian, the young master Roddy who came from a rich family had a much higher level of fame. The first student answered that he had heard of the name before but was not a personal acquaintance. The second student answered that he was acquainted with him but did not have his contact number. The third student was a female student. The female student assessed Qimu Xi from head to toe before saying in an unfriendly tone, ¡°Who are you to him?¡± After saying that, she rolled her eyes and walked away. Qimu Xi felt herself gradually inching toward a state of mental copse. She held onto herrge suitcase before the school entrance as she squatted down and was on the verge of tearing up when¡­ A pair of legs suddenly appeared before her. Calfskin boots the colour of red wine. The metal buckle on it was extremely exquisite. Above that was a pair of slender and toned legs, pleated short skirt¡­ slim waist¡­ Qimu Xi raised her head to see a beautiful face, long supple and side-parted hair that was dyed in dark brown colour. When she gently pulled off her sunsses, Qimu Xi saw that the one standing before her was a young woman with stunning beauty. The young woman cast a curious look at Qimu Xi. However, there was an odd look in her face. ¡°Hello. Just now, I saw you asking about Roddy here? Is that right?¡± Qimu Xi¡¯s eyes lit up! She was quick to jump up. The young woman was shocked and she hastily took two steps back. Then, she reached out to feel her nose that was nearly struck by Qimu Xi¡¯s actions. ¡°Ah! So¡­ sorry!¡± Qimu Xi held back the excitement she felt and said, ¡°You, you, may I ask, may I ask you if you know Roddy?¡± ¡°I¡­ naturally, I know him.¡± When the young woman said that, she seemingly bit down on her lips. However, Qimu Xi did not notice that detail. ¡°What is your rtionship with Roddy?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Qimu Xi was taken aback by the question and she hesitated on how to answer. How should she answer that? A team member who experienced life and death together in the game world? Clearly, this was not something she could say to normal people! Although she was somewhat foolish, she still had some understanding of the basics. However, when the young woman saw the expression on her face, it was easy to end up misunderstanding. ¡°Friend? Lover? That can¡¯t be¡­ how old are you?¡± ¡°No no no! Not, not lover!¡± Qimu Xi quickly waved her hands. ¡°Oh? If so, then what is your rtionship with him?¡± Qimu Xi cast a vignt look at the young woman and asked instead, ¡°Err¡­ that is, may I ask, what is the rtionship between you and Roddy?¡± ¡°Me? I am his friend, a very good friend.¡± The young woman smiled gently. Qimu Xi nodded her head and continued, ¡°Then, you must have his phone number, right?¡± A trace of anger shed across the young woman¡¯s face but quickly disappeared. Phone number? If the phone number works, would I need to make this trip? ¡°I do have his phone number; however¡­ it is not something I can casually tell you.¡± The young woman smiled as she looked at Qimu Xi. Her intuition told her that this little girl standing before her was easy to deceive. She then said, ¡°Are you in a hurry to find him? Maybe I can help you.¡± After saying that, she raised her head and looked around. Then, she smiled and said, ¡°This is not a suitable ce to have a chat. Let¡¯s find a ce to continue our conversation. Mm, have you eaten breakfast yet?¡± In response, Qimu Xi¡¯s stomach growled out and she blushed to the point where she hated the fact that she could not simply hide herself. The young womanughed. ¡­ ¡°Eat.¡± They were inside a clean hotel restaurant. Qimu Xi who was faced with a table full of breakfast servings felt herself losing control over her own limbs. The young woman gracefully cut an omelette with her knife and fork before putting it into her mouth. Then, she looked at Qimu Xi. ¡°May I know your name?¡± ¡°My name is¡­ Qimu Xi.¡± ¡°Qimu? This is quite the rare surname.¡± The young woman smiled softly and continued, ¡°Right, how did youe to know Roddy? And why did you run over to find him?¡± ¡°I¡­ he and I, we¡¯re¡­¡± Qimu Xi pondered the question and answered ambiguously. ¡°Right, we got to know each other when ying a game.¡± ¡°Fooling around with a little girl on the inte? This Roddy really knows how to surprise me!¡± Yu Jiajia said in a contemptuous tone. She looked at Qimu Xi¡¯s innocent face and was unable to stop herself from feeling sympathetic. ¡°You came to find him just like this?¡± ¡°No, no.¡± Qimu Xi felt embarrassed and said, ¡°He had given me the address and even money for me to buy a ne ticket.¡± ¡°Wow! Gunfire agreement plus travel expenses? Roddy, you are one capable one!¡± 1 Gunfire agreement. A ng for an arranged meeting between a male and female for a one night stand.? Chapter 333 Animal Scum Roddy

Chapter 333 Animal Scum Roddy

GOR Chapter 333 Animal Scum Roddy Naturally, Qimu Xi had no idea what she meant by gunfire agreement. As for Yu Jiajia, she too obviously did not know that the ¡®Roddy¡¯ she was referring to was not the same ¡®Roddy¡¯ that Qimu Xi was referring to. Truth be told, Yu Jiajia had already taken her breakfast. At present, her eating the omelette was simply her putting on an act before Qimu Xi. After eating the omelette, she picked up the cup of coffee and sipped lightly. Next, she tried to gather information from this little girl. Although Yu Jiajia was not a scheming type of female, she was an influential character in her school. It was only natural for her to have more experiencepared to this foolish little girl sitting before her. After a few words, in addition to the table full of food, Qimu Xi was plunged into a dazed state. As she chewed the bacon wrapped in bread, that Yu Jiajia had personally helped her toast, Qimu Xi thought to herself: I have never eaten such a delicious breakfast before! Additionally, she had never had such a beautiful young woman treat her in such a warm manner. She thought back to all the dangers that she had to go through back in the instance dungeon. Although Chen Xiaolian did protect her, he barely spoke to her and only showed a fearsome expression when facing her. Moreover, she had spent thest two days looking for him but to no avail and was even forced to the miserable state of sleeping in the streets. At that moment, Yu Jiajia was like a life-saving angel to her. When faced with Yu Jiajia¡¯s questions, with the exception of matters of the game system, which she dared not reveal, she blurted out everything else to Yu Jiajia. A whileter, Yu Jiajia was left in a state of shock! ¡°You, you are saying¡­ you do not have any family?¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes were red. She looked at Qimu Xi with a gaze that was filled withpassion and sympathy. ¡°Have you been surviving by yourself all this while?¡± ¡°Mm,¡± Qimu Xi answered in a hushed tone. ¡°When I was young, I spent most of my time with my brother. Since we don¡¯t have any house to stay in, my brother would go to the construction sites and meet the workers that were about to throw away the leftovers from the construction projects. He picked up the materials that they threw away and build a shed by himself for us to live in. ¡°During the day, my brother would go out to find work. But because he was too young then, he would be unable to find any work. He could only go to some construction sites to pick up discarded items. Sometimes, other adult scavengers would bully him. ¡°Later on, as time went by, the heads of some construction sites noticed that my brother was quite agile. Thus, they gave him some work, helping to lug the cement, shovelling sand etc. Some of the construction workers would also ask him to help them with some errands. ¡°My brother knows how to read and write. So, some construction sites had my brother help them with the kitchen. He would help out with the ounts and could earn tens of yuan and even buy up to two boxes of rice. ¡°Brother would work during the day while I stay at home. In the beginning, because I was too young, my brother feared that I would run around and so he tied a rope around me and tied the other end on our home¡¯s door handle. Then, he would lock the door and leave. ¡°Once though, a fire broke out nearby and the fire spread toward our house. Since our house was locked and I was tied to the rope, I was almost burnt to death. Thankfully, my brother returned early from work and took me out of the house. ¡°After that, my brother hugged me and cried all the way until night. Since then, he no longer left me at home. He would bring me along even when he is working in the construction site and ask the family members of the construction site workers to keep an eye on me. ¡°But, we would always be drifting around. Wherever the construction team goes, we¡¯ll go as well. ¡°As time went by, the number of people working there grew and sometimes there would be no work avable in the construction sites. My brother was gradually unable to keep up. ¡°Sometimes, we would be able to fill out stomachs. But sometimes, we could only endure it. At seven or eight o¡¯clock in the evening, my brother would take me to the farmers¡¯ market to pick up vegetable leaves. We would also go to the meat shop to pick up the organs discarded by others. ¡°Sometimes, we would depend on them to survive. Mix the organs with the vegetable leaves in a pot and we would be able to fill our stomachs for two to three days.¡± Hearing her story, Yu Jiajia¡¯s tears flowed out uncontrobly. Looking at Qimu Xi, she suddenly stood up and moved across the table. She sat down beside Qimu Xi, hugged her and rubbed her head. She said in a gentle voice, ¡°What a poor girl. You lived a hard life.¡± Qimu Xi who was hugged by Yu Jiajia was stunned. She felt frightened. This sisterly young woman¡¯s body was so fragrant. Additionally, her clothes were so beautiful. Qimu Xi feared that she would end up dirtying Yu Jiajia¡¯s clothes and shrunk her body. ¡°Then, where do you live now? For you toe out here, why aren¡¯t your brother caring about you now?¡± Qimu Xi pursed her lips, her eyes red. ¡°My brother¡­ he, he is not here anymore.¡± ¡°Not here anymore?¡± Yu Jiajia was shocked. ¡°My brother is dead.¡± Qimu Xi began crying. ¡°How did he die?¡± ¡°Killed by bad fellows.¡± Qimu Xi was still able to retain her sense of reasoning and did not blurt out that her brother was killed by others when in the game. Yu Jiajia was shocked and she suddenly jumped up! Killed?! A homicide case! ¡°Have you reported to the police?¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± Qimu Xi was shocked by Yu Jiajia¡¯s question. ¡°Aiya, I am asking you if you¡¯ve reported this to the police! You brother was killed! It is only natural to report this to the police!¡± Qimu Xi was dumbfounded. Although she was rather foolish, she was not aplete idiot. She understood that the matters of the game world and the real world were different. The police from the real world would likely be of no help when it came to people who were killed in the game world. Facing Yu Jiajia¡¯s question, Qimu Xi whispered timidly. ¡°Reported.¡± ¡°Oh? What did they say?¡± ¡°Mm¡­ nothing, they didn¡¯t say anything.¡± Qimu Xi was not good at lying after all. After saying that, her face turned pale. However, Yu Jiajia did not ponder too far into it. She thought that the girl was feeling saddened after bringing up such a sad matter. Yu Jiajia sighed and said, ¡°In other words, the case remains unsolved? Don¡¯t worry, since we¡¯ve met, I will definitely help you with this! My family have quite some connections. Once I return home, I will ask my family member to have the police use their all to solve the case. I will surely demand justice for you!¡± After saying that, Yu Jiajia pulled out a piece of tissue to wipe away her tears. Then, she suddenly recalled something. ¡°Right, those things you told me, does Roddy know about them?¡± ¡°¡­ err, he knows some.¡± Qimu Xi whispered. That was indeed true. In herst instance dungeon, she had stayed in the base with them for a long time. During the time when they were waiting for the battle outside to end, Roddy had started a conversation with her and curiously asked her some matters regarding her life. ¡°He knows?!¡± Yu Jiajia became enraged! She mmed her palm on the table and spat out, ¡°Beast! He already knows how pitiful you are, yet he would still target you?! Hooking up with females on the inte is already one thing, but to target such a pitiful little girl?! Also, how old are you even? Are you already of age?¡± ¡°¡­ I, I will be fifteen years old this year¡­ no, sister, you are probably misunderstanding something. It¡¯s not¡­ he is not trying to hook me¡­¡± ¡°Fifteen years old?! Under aged!¡± Yu Jiajia was absolutely infuriated. ¡°You animal! Animal! Damned beast! Roddy! I never imagined that you would actually be such a scumbag!¡± ¡­ ¡°Achoo!¡± Roddy who had just stepped out of the ne sneezed loudly. He also felt his ears itching. Chen Xiaolian was beside him, both his hands snuggling inside his pockets in a rxed manner. There was a clear contrast between him and the other passengers who were luggingrge bags with them. The two of them had gone to Nicole¡¯s hometown in Texas to look around but had found nothing of note. Nicole was not at home either. Seeing no other option, Roddy could only choose to return home in despair. Even though it was not easy for him to drum up the courage to go meet her, in the end it was all for naught. Roddy who was oblivious to the fact that he had just been called a ¡®scumbag¡¯ had a dejected expression on his face. ¡°Enough with your sighing. If you keep it up, I am going to have to go purchase the Mncholic Palms Manual from the system for you to learn [1]. I wonder if the system has such an item though.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°You can¡¯t meet her this time, but you can still do so next time.¡± ¡°Next time. I don¡¯t know if I¡¯ll have the courage to do so again next time.¡± Roddy sighed. He then nced at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°All right. Where should we head next? Do we head for home now or go to the fitness centre?¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled out his mobile phone and waved it. ¡°No more battery. Let¡¯s head to the fitness centre first. Xia Xiaolei should be at the fitness centre at this hour.¡± ¡°That might not be the case. Didn¡¯t you have that Qimu Xi go to your home to find Xiaolei? That Xiaolei appear somewhat stiff but he is also quite the shy character. Now that there is a girl at home who is about the same age as him, he might have taken her out to y around.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Do you take everyone else to be a yboy like you?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that. Even though I may have been a yboy back in school, since meeting Nicole, I have only room in my heart for one.¡± Roddy smiled and continued, ¡°You have the final say. Let¡¯s go to the fitness centre.¡± The two of them headed to the exit passageway for the airport together. After just having stepped out, they suddenly heard a voiceing from behind them. ¡°Bu Leige Roddy! Ba¡¯er Chen!¡± Both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were surprised. The familiar voice led them to turn around and they saw a figure running toward them. A gust of wind blew forth as a pair of thick and powerful arms embraced them both in a genial manner. Considering their present level of attributes, if some stranger had wanted to embrace them, they would have dodged aside. But when they saw who it was, they became pleasantly surprised and chose not to dodge. Instead, they spread out their arms andughed loudly together as they too, embraced each other! A youth with towering body, dark tanned face, hair tied into pigtails and a smile on his face; the youth embraced them both tightly and said, ¡°Ba¡¯er! Bu Leige! I haven¡¯t seen you fellows in such a long time! Actually, I could not be certain that it was really you. Ha ha ha ha ha! What a coincidence!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed as well before lightly hammering the youth¡¯s chest. ¡°Arn, what brings you to Nanjing?¡± The young man was known as Arn. Just by listening to his name, one would know that he was a Mongolian. This young man had quite the friendship with Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. Arn was neen years old and he hailed from Har, Mongolia. He was a typical male from the grasnds. Last year, an official activity organized by the education program system had Chen Xiaolian¡¯s school and Arn¡¯s school help each other. Thus, Arn became an exchange student in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s school for one year. Thus, he stayed and experienced life here for one year. Arn¡¯s family was quite well to do. His family owned a ranch with cattle and sheep numbering in the tens of thousands and was something of a plutocrat. However, he was a child of the grasnds without the haughtiness usual to the second-generation plutocrats in the city. Additionally, he had a straightforward and optimistic disposition. Thus, he was able to get along well with Chen Xiaolian and Roddy and they became friends. This fellow had grown up riding horses and thus was quite masterful when it came to equestrian sports. However, he had no chance of showing off his skills in the city. Thus, when he was staying in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s house for a few days, Chen Xiaolian had invited him to y FIFA and crushed him to the point where he was incapable of begging for either life or death. Next, Roddy had him y together with him in the game where he would shout ¡°DEMACIA!¡± and screw him over several times. And thus, their friendship was born. One night, they had drunk themselves into a drunken stupor after drinking a jar of wine that Arn had brought with him. They went down the garden in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s residentialplex and used some stones to form the words ¡®anda¡¯ (close brother). Although it was somewhat of mimic of the brotherhood in the Legend of the Condor Hero novel, the friendship between the three of them were indeed sincere. Arn. In the Mongoliannguage, his name meant lion. He also helped picked names for Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. Chen Xiaolian was given the name Ba¡¯er, which meant tiger in Mongolian. As for Roddy¡­ this petty fellow¡¯s name should originally meant wolf or leopard. However, he refused. He adamantly wanted to call himself ¡®Bu Leige¡¯ ¨C in the Mongoliannguage, it meant eagle. Chen Xiaolian understood that the reason he was so adamant about being called the eagle was not because of some love for the eagle¡¯s ability to fly high. But rather¡­ once, they had entered the toilet together to pee. Inside there, Arn had shocked him! Later on, the one-year exchange ended and Arn bid them farewell tearfully. However, he swore that he would score well enough in the future to be qualified to enrol in a university in Nanjing and reunite with his brothers. Arn was neen years old, one year olderpared to the two of them. He was also one notch taller than them. After returning home for one year, he had¡­ mm, grown even more cheerful and stronger. Naturally, seeing Chen Xiaolian made him feel happy. Then, he saw that Arn had a big bag behind him. His mind raced and he calcted¡­ it was presently summer and the college entrance exams had just ended¡­ he asked in delight, ¡°Arn, you¡­ this time¡¯s arrival, could it be¡­¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha! My brothers! I have finally been admitted to a university here! Although I am only to report in during September, I miss my two brothers. So, I came to find you both! There¡¯s still one more month before my ss begins. So, for now, I am going to be eating and living with you fellows!¡± Roddy who was besideughed and said, ¡°Eating and amodations are not a problem. You really did get admitted? Which university?¡± Arnughed before proudly stating the name of a rather famous university. Roddy was shocked. There was awe and respect in his voice as he said, ¡°You capable fellow! It seems you have been working hard for the past year!¡± After saying that, Roddy gave him a thumbs up and started singing, ¡°Manncing the horses, you are mighty and imposing!!¡± The moment he heard Roddy sing that, Arn nearly fainted from anger. He gripped Roddy¡¯s throat and shook him angrily. ¡°How many times do I have to tell you! It¡¯sssoing the horses! Lassoing the horses! Manssoing the horses!!! [2]¡± ¡­ 1 Mncholic Palms is a set of palm strikes featured in Jinyong¡¯s ¡®Return of the Condor Heroes¡¯ novel. Created by Yang Guo during the time where he had to wait for Xiao Longnu for 16 years.? 2 The song here is Lasso Pole/ Horses Shot by Wn Tuoya. The words in the song should be ¡®Ì×Âí¡¯, pinyin: ¡®t¨¤o m¨£¡¯, meaning: Lassoing the horses. For theck of better words, I had used ncing the horses¡¯, however, what Roddy had said was ¡®²ÝÂí¡¯, pinyin: ¡®c¨£o m¨£¡¯, which is a ng in China for ¡®f**k mother.¡¯ Roddy really is an animal scum¡­? Chapter 334 You Were Dumped By Me Before?

Chapter 334 You Were Dumped By Me Before?

GOR Chapter 334 You Were Dumped By Me Before? Not only did the poor Qimu Xi failed to find out how to find Chen Xiaolian and Roddy from Yu Jiajia¡­ instead, Yu Jiajia had gotten the address from her. Eh¡­ something about this doesn¡¯t feel right¡­ that was what a certain foolish girl thought to herself. ¡°Is it this residentialplex?¡± She rolled down the windows and pointed at the entrance of the residentialplex before asking Qimu Xi. Qimu Xi replied in a timid manner. ¡°That¡­ aren¡¯t you Roddy¡¯s friend? Why¡­ why ask¡­ why ask me¡­¡± Yu Jiajia waved the question away with augh and said, ¡°You don¡¯t understand. We don¡¯t generally meet in his house. We normally meet outside.¡± ¡°Oh¡­¡± Qimu Xi nodded her head in a daze. ¡°But, the security guards at the entrance won¡¯t let me in.¡± ¡°They won¡¯t let you in?¡± Yu Jiajia blinked before continuing, ¡°Let me try!¡± Yu Jiajia drove the car until it was at the entrance. There, she was stopped by the security guards. The security guard greeted them courteously, ¡°May I ask which unit you are heading to?¡± With one hand on the steering wheel, Yu Jiajia rolled down the car window and answered, ¡°Building B 1103.¡± The security guard then asked, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Are you a visitor or the owner? Please show your vehicle pass¡­¡± Yu Jiajia replied coolly, ¡°The pass is at home. I did not bring it.¡± ¡°This¡­¡± There was a troubled expression on the security guard¡¯s face. Yu Jiajia gently ced her finger on her Prada brand sunsses and revealed an exquisitely beautiful face. ¡°My friend lives here. So I came here to visit him. What? Are you afraid that I might be a thief?¡± Seeing the stunningly beautiful face plus the fact that the car was a very striking luxury car, the security guard felt himself losing his ground. ¡°If you are unable to feel at ease, you can follow us in,¡± Yu Jiajia said indifferently. ¡°Err¡­¡± The security guard hesitated for a moment before smiling. ¡°This¡­ no, there is no need. Please enter.¡± Soon, the electronic fence was raised and Yu Jiajia stepped on the throttle, driving her car into the residentialplex. Qimu Xi who was seated inside the car stared at Yu Jiajia and asked, ¡°Eh? Why, why is it that you can enter?¡± Yu Jiajia sighed before replying, ¡°Yesterday, you were wearing simple clothes. It is only natural that he would not allow you in, for fear that you might be a thief.¡± ¡°Then¡­ isn¡¯t he afraid that you might be a thief?¡± Yu Jiajia revealed a wry smile and said, ¡°Have you ever seen a thief drive a Porsche to go steal? Let me teach you something, in this world, most of the people only respect the clothes and not the people.¡± The car was stopped under Chen Xiaolian¡¯s unit. After stopping the car, Yu Jiajia brought Qimu Xi down the car with her. She raised her head and looked at the building before her. Then, she asked, ¡°Is this the building? Roddy and his friend are staying here?¡± Truth be told, this was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s personal home. However, back then, Chen Xiaolian was together with Roddy. After Chen Xiaolian gave Qimu Xi the address, it was only natural for Qimu Xi to think that both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy live here together. And so, the foolish girl nodded her head vigorously and said, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s here.¡± ¡°Come, let¡¯s head up!¡± When heading upstairs, they faced another issue regarding ess. Without a door card, they were unable to even get into the corridor. Naturally, this problem did not give Yu Jiajia much difficulty. She casually pressed a button on the ess system for a random house. After she was connected through, she coughed and said, ¡°Hello, your delivery is here.¡± The door was opened. Seeing the electronic door open up, Qimu Xi cast a worshipful gaze at Yu Jiajia. ¡°Come on!¡± Yu Jiajia gently patted the girl''s face. They used the elevator to get to the 11th floor and reached Chen Xiaolian¡¯s unit. They knocked on the door. As expected, there was no one at home. ¡°What do we do now?¡± Qimu Xi looked at Yu Jiajia. ¡°There is no one at home.¡± Yu Jiajia simply smiled and replied, ¡°Not a problem for me.¡± After saying that, the young woman pulled out a clip from her bag. She straightened the metal pin of the clip and gently stuck it into the eye of the keyhole. Seeing what Yu Jiajia was doing, Qimu Xi was shocked and she uttered, ¡°Ah! You are picking the lock!¡± ¡°Hush!¡± Yu Jiajia quickly made a silencing gesture. ¡°But, but, but picking locks is something that only thieves will do.¡± Qimu Xi seemed to be on the verge of tears. She wanted to stop Yu Jiajia. However, this beautiful young woman had been so good to her that she found herself unable to do so. ¡°Ay, I am only picking the lock, not stealing.¡± Yu Jiajia said. ¡°Just think about it. Only those that wants to steal something is a thief. I am just picking the lock. After entering, we¡¯ll just enter and wait for Roddy to return. We won¡¯t be taking anything from his house. As long as we don¡¯t take anything, we won¡¯t be considered as thieves!¡± ¡°But, but¡­¡± Qimu Xi had a lost look on her face. She kept getting the feeling that something somewhere was not right. ¡°Done!¡± Yu Jiajia suddenly let out a jubnt whisper. With a clicking sound, the door was opened! ¡°Hah!¡± Yu Jiajia happily kept her clip. ¡°You, how did you learn to pick locks?¡± Qimu Xi cast a suspicious gaze at Yu Jiajia. Yu Jiajia gave a rather embarrassed smile and said, ¡°Back at home, there is a room that my old man uses to store wine. Normally, he would not let me in. Thus, I would use the time when he is not at home to secretly pick the locks¡­ since I kept doing it, I eventually picked up the skill.¡± As she said that, Yu Jiajia pushed open the door and took a big step into the unit. Qimu Xi who was behind her however, was hesitating on whether she should enter or not. ¡°Sigh, stop hesitating. Since the door is already open, you standing outside would not be able to change that fact.¡± Yu Jiajia turned around and pulled Qimu Xi in. ¡­ The room was not exactly dirty¡­ for the past few days, Xia Xiaolei had been the one staying in there. Xiaolei was an honest and diligent child. As long as he was living in the house, he would clean the room and sanitize it every day. Thus, the room was very clean and bright to look at. Yu Jiajia casually walked inside. With one nce, she caught sight of the few picture frames ced next to the TV cab. Within the photo frame was the photo of Chen Xiaolian and Roddy smiling as they sat together. ¡°Humph! Human scum!¡± Yu Jiajia stared at the picture of Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I did not think that you are such an animal, Roddy!¡± ¡°Eh? What are you talking about?¡± Qimu Xi only heard Yu Jiajia mumbling something and was unclear on what exactly she had said. Thus, she asked. ¡°Ah, I was looking at Roddy¡¯s picture,¡± Yu Jiajia answered as she pointed to the picture frame. Qimu Xi nced at the pictures before nodding her head. ¡°This unit is not small. It seems Roddy has quite some money. A unit asrge as this don¡¯te cheap.¡± Yu Jiajia smiled and plopped down on the sofa. After feeling it for a moment she said, ¡°The furniture are quite high-grade as well. This fellow sure knows how to enjoy himself.¡± She then bounced up, ran into the kitchen and opened up the refrigerator. She nced at the contents¡­ beer, c, fruit juice. When Yu Jiajia walked out, she had two bottles of fruit juice in her hands. She tossed one to Qimu Xi and said, ¡°Take it. Now sit down and rest up.¡± Qimu Xi was hesitant; her limbs remained unmoving and she dared not sit down. ¡°Sigh, just sit down.¡± Yu Jiajia moved over and pulled Qimu Xi down to the sofa. Then, she said in a solemn tone, ¡°Come, let me discuss something with you.¡± ¡°Ah? Oh¡­¡± ¡°Listen up!¡± Yu Jiajia said with a grim expression. ¡°Originally, I did not think that Roddy is such a kind of person. I had originally thought that he is a good person! But now¡­ humph! To think that he would even bully such a young little girl like you, he is simply inhuman!¡± ¡°Actually¡­ he didn¡¯t really bully me.¡± Qimu Xi whispered. ¡°It¡¯s just that he would sometimes speak in a rather fierce tone. And¡­ big sister, you might be misunderstanding something. I am not taking his money for nothing. I can generally help him out and attend to his needs when needed.¡± ¡°Attend! His! Needs?!¡± Yu Jiajia shouted loudly. ¡°NO! Never! What kind of joke is this? Does he take you for a fool? What era is this? He cheated a little girl like you toe here and actually wants you to attend his needs? This animal scum! This won¡¯t do! Listen to me! We¡¯ll wait here for the bastard to return! When he returns, I will lecture him on your behalf! I must pour dog¡¯s blood on his head [1]! After that, we¡¯ll leave! Youe with me! After this, you must make sure to stay far away from bastards like him!¡± After saying that, Yu Jiajia sighed and she angrily pped down on the pillow next to her. She muttered furiously. ¡°I had originally thought of him as a good fellow. I travelled so far from home to meet him and discuss something with him. But now, it seems this trip had been for nothing. Humph! If not for you, I won¡¯t even want to meet him!¡± ¡°I picked his house lock, then I will give him a good lecture. This is all to help you give him a lesson! ¡°Trust me. Next time, make sure you don¡¯t pay any attention to scumbags like this anymore! Humph, to have designs on an under aged girl, he is simply a pervert!¡± ¡­ ¡°Since you¡¯vee, thene live in my house.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and put his arms around Arn¡¯s shoulders. Although Arn had a huge constitution and was one head taller than Chen Xiaolian, these youngsters simply chatted passionately, not feeling anything wrong at all. The three of them took a car and drove home. On the way, they casually talked about some stuff that friends would usually talk about after meeting again. Arn talked about what he had experienced in the past year. Chen Xiaolian and Roddy also talked about their past year experiences. Their chat was quite the warm and passionate one. When their car reached the bottom of his unit, Chen Xiaolian noticed a patrolling security guard looking at him with a peculiar expression. He ignored it and simply led Arn with them into the corridor. Arn saw that Chen Xiaolian was using just one hand to easily pick up his bag. He was unable to stop himself from eximing, ¡°Ba¡¯er! In the one year that I haven¡¯t seen you, you don¡¯t appear to have developed much in way of muscles, but, your strength has shot up!¡± The backpack was stuffed with quite a number of tea bricks, beef jerky,mb jerky etc. In total, it was tens of jin in terms of heaviness. Even the muscr Arn would need to exert quite some strength to pick it up. However, Chen Xiaolian had casually used one arm to pick it up. Chen Xiaolian snickered while Roddy said in a loud voice, ¡°Arn, originally, you were the strongest among the three of us. But now, you are no longer capable.¡± Arnughed and replied, ¡°If you want topete, then let¡¯spete. The one who loses must drink three bowls of Bored Donkey wine! No one is allowed to back out on the deal.¡± When the elevator reached the 11th floor and they stepped out from the elevator, Chen Xiaolian noticed that his house door was open and was surprised. When he walked to the doorway, he saw two females in the living room. One of the females had her side facing the door. While she seemed vaguely familiar, Chen Xiaolian was unable to recognize her. However, he was quick to recognize the one facing the door. It was Qimu Xi. Chen Xiaolian did not think too much about it. He had been the one to give Qimu Xi the address and told her toe. Calcting the time, he believed that she must have arrived early on. Now that he had returned home, it was only natural for Chen Xiaolian to not consider that someone had picked the lock of his house door. He simply thought that Qimu Xi had been staying here for the past two days or so. Chen Xiaolian who was standing at the doorway simply gave Qimu Xi a nod. However, Qimu Xi suddenly jumped up. Her limbs were all immobile as she stood there, looking at Chen Xiaolian gingerly. She hesitated and did not know what to say. Yu Jiajia who was beside her turned her head and saw the three youngsters standing at the doorway. Chen Xiaolian was in front while Roddy and Arn were beside him¡­ ¡°Ah! You¡¯re back!¡± Yu Jiajia immediately jumped up. She swiftly ced her body before Qimu Xi to block off Roddy¡¯s ¡®heretical and perverted¡¯ gaze. After Chen Xiaolian saw Yu Jiajia, it took him about two seconds before he was able to recognize her. ¡°Eh? It¡¯s you?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly turned serious! ¡°How could you be in my house? How did you find this ce?¡± Yu Jiajia shouted loudly. ¡°Why can¡¯t I be here? Ah! You¡¯re afraid that I will stop you from doing something that shouldn¡¯t be done, aren¡¯t you?! Roddy! You are a bastard¡­ to think, to think that I had¡­ had once thought of you as a good fellow!¡± After saying that, for some unknown reason, Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes suddenly turned red and she stared at Chen Xiaolian. She shouted, ¡°Roddy! You¡¯ve seriously let me down!¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. A few secondster, Roddy¡¯s head poked out from behind Chen Xiaolian. There was a bitter smile on his face as he said, ¡°Err¡­ young miss, I think¡­ I have never done anything wrong toward you, have I?¡± ¡°You¡­ you, eh, I have seen you before, you are¡­¡± ¡°I am the bastard that you are scolding, Roddy.¡± Roddy spread out both his hands and continued, ¡°Although I used to be a bit of a yboy¡­ could it be I had wooed and dumped you before? Why don¡¯t I remember it at all?¡± ¡­ 1 ¡®Pour dog¡¯s blood all over someone¡¯ means to lecture someone in a very ¡®powerful¡¯ way. Dog¡¯s blood is believed to be able to seal off a demon¡¯s power when poured onto them.? Chapter 335 Scram

Chapter 335 Scram

GOR Chapter 335 Scram This matter could be consideredplicated. At the same time, it could also be said to be quite a simple matter. Yu Jiajia thought about it and was quick to identify one of the key issues. This Roddy was not Roddy. That fellow had been using a fake name to deceive her! After realizing that, Yu Jiajia suddenly felt at ease. After the feelings of shock and anger had subsided, she felt a trace of relief. So, it turns out he is not Roddy¡­ if so, it would seem that the matter of hooking the little girl was not done by him? ¡°I recognize you. You are the one we met at Hangzhou, Yu Jiajia.¡± ¡°You are Roddy? Then, what is his name?¡± ¡°Yu Jiajia, why did youe to my house?¡± ¡°Guild¡­ Guild Leader¡­ so, sorry¡­ I, I¡­¡± Roddy, Yu Jiajia, Chen Xiaolian and Qimu Xi. The four of them spoke out at the same time, talking about different matters, resulting in chaos. As for Arn, the dark skinned muscr youngster stood beside them. He looked at them with a curious expression on his face. ¡­ Ten minutester, they were finally able to somewhat sort out the chaotic circumstance. Yu Jiajia looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°So, you are not Roddy. Your real name is Chen Xiaolian, is that it?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and a trace of peculiarity shed across Yu Jiajia¡¯s face. When she had ascertained the words ¡®Chen Xiaolian¡¯, her expression turned particrly odd. The young woman continued, ¡°So¡­ this is your house?¡± ¡°This is my house.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°So¡­ is Qimu Xi here to find you, or Roddy?¡± Roddy who was standing beside snickered. Chen Xiaolian frowned and answered coolly, ¡°She¡¯s here to find us both.¡± ¡°Find you both? Why?¡± Yu Jiajia eximed in surprise. ¡°No, what is this¡­¡± A vexed look appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and his face turned cold. He said, ¡°This is our personal matter. Is there any rtion to you?¡± He walked forward and stood before the table before casting his gaze at Yu Jiajia. ¡°Young Miss Yu, why did youe here? Why did you appear in my house? If I recall correctly, I have never told you my house address. In fact, I did not even tell you my real name.¡± There was a certain look of embarrassment on Yu Jiajia as she bit her lips and said, ¡°You like to conceal yourself in everything you do.¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coldly, ¡°When someone is unwilling to even tell you their real name, that should have been enough to inform you of their behaviour toward you. They probably have no desire to be close with you. Young Miss Yu, could it be that some words must be stated clearly?¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s face suddenly turned pale. Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian was not a harsh person. He had no feelings of hatred toward Yu Jiajia. In fact, he had even saved her life before. However¡­ there was something that made Chen Xiaolian angry. Even until now, he was unable to know how Yu Jiajia was connected to Qiao Qiao¡¯s father, Qiao Yifeng. Regardless of what their connection may be, the rtionship between them was quite the close one. Speaking of Qiao Yifeng¡­ truth be told, due to the disappearance of both Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo, Chen Xiaolian had been feeling extremely displeased with old Father Qiao. This feeling of disgruntlement was not merely due to a normal ¡®the girlfriend¡¯s father is against their rtionship¡¯. Rather, it was due to Qiao Yifeng¡¯s excessively ungrateful and cold treatment toward him. Thinking back, Chen Xiaolian had saved Qiao Yifeng before back in Hangzhou that night. When Qiao Yifeng was the target of assassination, Chen Xiaolian had taken action to help out. He had also saved Yu Jiajia. Later on, when Yu Jiajia was kidnapped, Chen Xiaolian had also stepped in to help. Looking at all that, even if Qiao Yifeng was not feeling grateful toward him, at the very least he should not be treating him with such loathsome behaviour, right? But, what did old Father Qiao do? Regarding the help Chen Xiaolian gave when he was in Hangzhou¡­ did old Father Qiao express any words of thanks? Did he take any concrete actions to thank Chen Xiaolian? Nope! He had shamelessly taken Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo away from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side! He had forcibly taken them away from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild! This was not a simple matter of ¡®a father not wanting his daughter to make contact with her boyfriend¡¯! This was something that could lead to death! Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo were his guild members! Having them suddenly taken away from the guild could result in problems when participating in instance dungeonster on. This would lead to a predicament when preparing who to participate in instance dungeons that they have been selected for. Additionally, after entering the instance dungeon, they would also face the issue of not having their full power etc. This was a game with their lives on the line! This was not a simple matter of breaking up a loving couple! This could lead to the death of others! That was what old Father Qiao had done! Chen Xiaolian had helped save him and Yu Jiajia before. But the old man simply ignored it. He simply up and left! He certainly knew that this would lead to the danger of dying for the people on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side and yet, he did it anyways! This caused Chen Xiaolian to feel extremely disgruntled. Furthermore, this matter would not simply endanger Chen Xiaolian alone. Due to Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡¯s disappearance, the instance dungeon selection would bring such a risk to every member of Meteor Rock Guild! That meant that everyone¡¯s safety was at risk. How was Chen Xiaolian not to feel furious at old Father Qiao? How could he use a courteous behaviour to treat Yu Jiajia who had a close rtionship with old Father Qiao? Additionally, this Yu Jiajia had used some unknown methods to find out about him. ¡°M¡­ Mr¡­¡± Qimu Xi stuttered. ¡°This, this big sister, she¡­ I was the one who brought her here¡­ I was the one who told her this address, brought her here, I¡­ I know I¡¯m wrong now, please just punish me¡­ this big sister is a good person who helped me¡­ I¡­ I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qimu Xi in shock. ¡°You told her about this address? You brought her here?¡± Qimu Xi trembled and nearly cried. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°Very well, we¡¯ll talk about your matterster.¡± Seeing Qimu Xi¡¯s disy of weakness, Yu Jiajia was unable to stop herself from standing up for the sake of justice.¡±Qimu Xi! Why are you so afraid of him? What talk about your matterter? What right does he have to punish you? Why are you acting so submissive toward him?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Yu Jiajia with narrowed eyes and frowned. ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you for quite some time. I wonder when did you suddenly like to poke your nose into other people¡¯s business?¡± Hearing the cold words from Chen Xiaolian, Yu Jiajia felt her heart turning sour and her eyes turned red. An unending stream of grievance gushed out from her heart. Back when he was in Hangzhou, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s behaviour toward Yu Jiajia was considerably all right. He had made quite a good impression on the young woman. However, Chen Xiaolian had chosen to be careful and avoid her. Considering his temperament, he would never have said such harsh words toward Yu Jiajia. However, his anger at old Father Qiao had been subconsciously redirected toward her. ¡°I¡­¡± Yu Jiajia bit her lips. ¡°I¡­¡± Looking at her, Chen Xiaolian noted that she was crying. His eyebrows knitted together and he sighed before saying. ¡°All right, why did youe to find me?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s heart was filled with bitterness. However, she simply shut her mouth up and did not utter a single word. Thus, Chen Xiaolian became irritated. It was at that moment that Qimu Xi who was standing beside them spoke out in an awkward tone. ¡°Mr, it is really not big sister¡¯s fault. It is all my fault. This big sister was kind enough to help me¡­ I¡­¡± After saying that, Qimu Xi told them about her she came to Nanjing alone to find his house only to be unable to enter. After that, she had to wander in the streets, move to the school to find them, her meeting with Yu Jiajia¡­ all the way until they came here. Chen Xiaolian listened to it with a calm look on his face. After Qimu Xi finished, he nodded. Then, he frowned and looked at Qimu Xi. ¡°Mm, you mean to say, there was no one at home. You also did not meet my friend who is living here¡­ if so, how did you two manage to enter my home?¡± Qimu Xi¡¯s body turned stiff as fear overtook her and her legs turned soft. Chen Xiaolian threw a fierce stare at Qimu Xi and said, ¡°Very well, we¡¯ll continue discussing about your matterster.¡± He turned around to look at Yu Jiajia and said in a calm tone. ¡°In other words, you picked my lock and swaggered into my home?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s tone had suddenly turned cold, bing a deterring force, causing Yu Jiajia to be lost for words. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. A trace of distaste shed across his eyes. ¡°Scram.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s body shuddered and she said, ¡°You, what did you say?¡± There was no change in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression as he said, ¡°I said, scram.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°What about me?¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Do I owe you money?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­no.¡± ¡°Do I owe you a favour?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­no.¡± ¡°Are you my wife or my family member?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­no.¡± Yu Jiajia lowered her head. ¡°So, what makes you think you can simply pick someone else¡¯s lock and break in. Did you think others would not get angry and will joke around with you?¡± ¡°I, I thought, I thought¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian cut her off and said coldly, ¡°No need for you to say anything else, you think¡­ humph! You probably thought that I am one of those bad people who tricks others and had tricked Qimu Xi. Thus, your sense of justice overwhelmed you and you wanted to protect her, right? Did you think that because we were acquainted before back in Hangzhou, we are now friends? That is why you think you can just casually pick my lock?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at Qimu Xi and said, ¡°If you thought that I am a bad person who is cheating a little girl, you can protect her and take her away. You can even go report this to the police! However, you picked the lock of my home door? What kind of a shitty logic is that? Or is this how you treat your friends? You can casually pick the home door of your friends and just enter? ¡°You hold not a hint of respect for me, so why should I respect you?¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s face was pale and she forgot to shed tears. She was filled with regret. Her impulsiveness and curiosity¡­ With trembling lips, she said, ¡°I, I¡­ I came to Nanjing to find you. I have something to discuss with you¡­¡± There was a cold and indifferent expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°If there is something that you want to find me for, you can phone me. If you can¡¯t reach me through the phone, then wait until it does. You are looking for me. If there is something you want me to help out with, then you should show the attitude of someone asking for help! I may not be that old, but I have never heard of someone going to pick the lock of the home door of the person they intend to ask help from!¡± Without covering the look of vexation in his eyes, he said, ¡°Young Miss Yu, you are a young, beautiful and wealthy miss, leading to the people in your life, your driver, your attendants to tter and coax you. In school, the other male students and your other ssmates will tolerate your temper due to your beauty. However, you had better get this straight. This world does not revolve around you. Not everyone in the world has to put up with your actions. This world does not belong to your mother! ¡°Someone like you who thinks that everyone should give way to you and tter you because you are beautiful and have a family that is better than others, you are the type I don¡¯t like getting along with. ¡°Now, please scram! Scram from my home!¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s body lurched. In the end, she bit down on her lips forcefully and ran out with both hands holding onto her face. As everyone in the room was looking at the scene, Qimu Xi appeared to want to move out to follow her¡­ ¡°If you want to follow her, then go. But don¡¯t bothering back,¡± Chen Xiaolian casually said. Qimu Xi was shocked and she dared not make any move. Chen Xiaolian cast a cold stare at the girl and said, ¡°You know what? Right now, I am feeling very angry. I am very angry at you and very disappointed.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Do you feel yourself pitiful and wronged?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked in a cold voice. ¡°Very well, I can tell you why I feel angry and disappointed with you. If you think that what I said is wrong, then you may refute me. If I am wrong, I will apologize. ¡°First, you may feel that aftering here to find me only to find no one here to ept you as something pitiful. Then, let me ask you¡­ back in¡­ that ce, you had no ability to protect yourself and needed someone to protect you. Considering how dangerous that ce is and how difficult it is to survive there, I don¡¯t me you for that. But where are we now? This is a normal city! Compared to that ¡®ce¡¯, there is no danger here, no enemies here. ¡°If you don¡¯t even have the ability to survive alone in this normal world¡­ what qualifications do you have to enter my guild? ¡°You don¡¯t even have the ability to survive alone in the normal world? In the future, when we enter that ce once more, won¡¯t you just end up bing extra baggage? ¡°For a young, ordinary girl, perhaps you are right. ¡°However, did you forget your identity? ¡°Second, since I have epted you into my guild, that means you are a member of my guild. ¡°What is this ce? This is my home! OUR home! Did you brain fall off? You brought a stranger back here? To top it off, when she picked the door lock before your very eyes, you simply stood back and watch? ¡°We are yourpanions! Yet, you simply stood by and watched as an outsider picked open the door of our guild¡¯s home? ¡°What is the point of having a guild member like you?¡± Hearing that, Qimu Xi was terrified to the point of speechlessness. In the end, she broke out in tears. As she sobbed, she said, ¡°I, I am wrong! Mr, Guild Leader, I am wrong!¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. Roddy walked over and put his one hand on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°All right, you¡¯ve vented your anger. She is just a little child after all. Children do absurd stuff all the time, just teach her slowly.¡± Next, Roddy winked at Qimu Xi and said, ¡°Hurry up and go into your room to reflect on what you did! Mm¡­ the second room on the left. Don¡¯te out unless we call for you.¡± The expression on Qimu Xi¡¯s face was as though the pressure bearing down on her had dissipated. She quickly ran into the room. ¡°Now you look more like a Guild Leader.¡± Roddy looked at Chen Xiaolian. Then, he used his lips to point. ¡°All right, we still have guest here.¡± Arn stood in the living room near the door with a lost look on his face. He did not have a fluent grasp of the Chinesenguage. Just now, the words exchanged between Chen Xiaolian, Yu Jiajia and Qimu Xi were done quite quickly and Arn found himself unable to understand part of it. As for the other part, he was only partially able to understand. At that moment, the Mongolian youngster walked forward and looked around the room. Then, he turned to look at the door, smiled and said, ¡°Ba¡¯er, those two females, which one is acquainted with you? From the way I see it, that beautiful one looks like¡­ could she be your girlfriend?¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. The anger in his heart had been vented out somewhat and he sighed. ¡°Sorry for showing you such aughable matter. It¡¯s a private matter but I have finished dealing with it. Come, sit.¡± Arn did not hesitate. This was not his first timeing to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s home. Last year, he had stayed here for quite some time. Thus, he did not stand on ceremony and tossed his luggage bag at the wall. After walking to the windows, he looked down for a while and said, ¡°Eh? Ba¡¯er, that woman¡­ the one who ran away just now is sitting downstairs. She did not leave.¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and replied, ¡°Ignore her first.¡± Roddy whispered to him, ¡°Could she have anything important for seeking you out¡­ perhaps, it is rted to old Father Qiao?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°I¡¯ve my ns. We¡¯ll leave her be first. Even if she is facing something and wants to find us for it, she must at least understand the meaning of showing respect to others.¡± ¡­ Chapter 336 Part 1 Kidnapped By Me

Chapter 336 Part 1 Kidnapped By Me

GOR Chapter 336 Part 1 Kidnapped By Me Yu Jiajia sat on a stone bench in the garden of the residentialplex with a dazed look on her face. There were bitterness, grievance and anger in her heart. She was angry with Chen Xiaolian for acting in such a ruthless manner. However, she was also angry with herself. Although Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words made her angry, there was truth in his words. Had she gotten ustomed to having things her way just by pointing her fingers? Or did she herself unknowingly became addicted to the feeling of having people tter her all the time? No matter what she did or say, those around her would only obey her¡­ Take today for example. Her actions had indeed been overboard. However¡­ He had spoken against her in such a ruthless manner and embarrassed her like that. That was simply too, too¡­ Honestly speaking, Yu Jiajia did not have an arrogant character like those Young Misses from wealthy families. Most of the time, she would treat others kindly. However, now that she thought about it in detail, there might have been some moments when she would act out involuntarily¡­ But, but I had travelled so far to meet him. Even if he is angry at my methods, how could he scold me before so many people? Can he not give me some face? Even if he really had to let it out, couldn¡¯t he do so when there is no one around? Reaching that line of thought, Yu Jiajia¡¯s mind became a mess, alternating between anger and regret. She had both her hands holding onto her chin as she gazed into the distance, the tears on her face had dried. She suddenly noticed a pair of legs walking over on the ground to stop before her. She raised her head to see Chen Xiaolian looking down at her with a calm look. ¡°You, why did youe here?¡± Yu Jiajia bit her lips. Chen Xiaolian answered coolly, ¡°Checking up on you. I saw that you haven¡¯t left from upstairs, so I came down to see you.¡± ¡°This, this is not your home! Me sitting here¡­ is that also an act of obstruction?¡± Yu Jiajia grunted. Chen Xiaolian sighed. Then, he slowly sat down beside Yu Jiajia. Yu Jiajia who was still feeling angry moved herself to the side to distance herself as far as possible from Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Move any further and you¡¯ll fall,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°I¡­ this ce I¡¯m sitting at is not your living room. Or could it be that this entire residentialplex belongs to you?¡± Yu Jiajia gritted her teeth. Chen Xiaolian turned his head to look at Yu Jiajia. He frowned before saying, ¡°How about this? You answer some of my questions.¡± ¡°¡­ what?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued, ¡°Today, you had picked the lock of my home door, right?¡± ¡°So, so what? Just now, you¡¯ve already scolded me. My debts are cleared.¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly said, ¡°I did speak up against you a little. However, I don¡¯t see anything wrong with what I said. You and your Young Miss temperament, the moment you feel that my words are hard to swallow, you ran away without caring about anything else. Honestly speaking, do you think this way of concluding is appropriate?¡± ¡°¡­ what is inappropriate about it?¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coolly, ¡°Normally, if someone picks a person¡¯s door lock, that someone would have been thrown into the police station long ago.¡± ¡°You¡­ you can go ahead and toss me into the police station, I am not afraid.¡± ¡°Of course you are not afraid.¡± Chen Xiaolian snorted. ¡°Because you are rich and powerful. Even if you get thrown into the police station, someone wille over to bail you out¡­ that is why you have nothing to fear, isn¡¯t that right? However, have you ever considered it? Whose power is it that you are depending on? If we are to take that away and there is you and only you alone, after you¡¯vemitted a mistake, what would happen then?¡± Yu Jiajia was left speechless. Chen Xiaolian looked into the distance and said calmly, ¡°When I was young, my parents had taught me how to live as a person. In this world, after havingmitted a mistake, one must admit it. There will be a beating and punishment, but still one must admit to it. There are consequences and responsibilities to bear. If onemits a mistake and then relies on someone else¡¯s power to deal with it, then that is not being amazing. Neither can it be considered a form of ability. Only those arrogant prodigal scions would do something like that.¡± ¡°Did youe down here only to scold me?¡± Yu Jiajia asked with a cold face. ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and turned to look at Yu Jiajia. Then, he said coolly, ¡°Just now, I saw from upstairs that you are sitting here. So, I thought to myself that maybe you had run all the way here to find me because something urgent had happened. After considering it, I decided toe down. ¡°To my disappointment, even though I am standing in front of you, whenever you open your mouth, you would be angry at everything. See? Just now when I was standing before you, your first set of words was ¡®Why did youe here?¡¯. Your second set of words was ¡®This is not your home! Me sitting here¡­ is that also an act of obstruction?¡¯, isn¡¯t that right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s face turned red somewhat. ¡°Today, you had picked open my door lock. You are the one who disrespected me in your actions. However, I had chosen toe down and meet up with you. But what about you? Not only did you not apologize sincerely, your words were only about taking care about your reputation, your face¡­ even though it was clear as day that the one tomit a mistake was you, the one thing you would exert your all to do is to maintain your reputation. ¡°In your mind, are the matters of ck and white more important, or is your face more important?¡± Yu Jiajia bit her lips and asked, ¡°You, just what do you want from me?¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at her. ¡°It¡¯s very simple¡­ could it be no one had taught you before? After making a mistake, you must apologize. It is such a simple truth that I had understood back when I was in kindergarten. I was only four years old then. ¡°We had gotten to know each other before. Thus, we can be considered as acquaintances. Today, you had picked open my door lock. Even between friends, this is something that should not be done. You havemitted a mistake, regardless of emotions or logic, don¡¯t you think you should at least apologize to me?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Yu Jiajia halted. Since she was young, she had indeed rarely said sorry. Even if she had done something wrong, who beside her would dare have her say sorry? When she was in school, the people around her were all there to tter her. Even if she had done something wrong, she would rarely say sorry to anyone. Over time, she naturally adopted this haughty attitude. ¡°If you cannot even do something so ordinary in life, then I will be heading back. Young Miss Yu, just assume that we¡¯ve never met each other. I am just an ordinary person, I cannot afford having a ¡®friend¡¯ like you.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned around and walked away without showing any hesitation! After Chen Xiaolian had taken several steps, Yu Jiajia who was behind him was unable to restrain herself from shouting, ¡°You, wait a minute!¡± Chen Xiaolian stopped and turned his head to look at Yu Jiajia. Yu Jiajia¡¯s face was a mask of red. She squirmed for a moment before standing up. Then, she took a deep breath, took several steps forward and said in a hushed tone, ¡°It, it¡¯s my fault. I had gone overboard today by picking your door lock, please ept my apology. I am sorry!¡± A smile broke out on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and he said to Yu Jiajia, ¡°Mm, this is more like it. This is how things should be between people.¡± Yu Jiajia gave a harrumph and said, ¡°And you call yourself a man. You are so calcting, to be so calctive with a female like me, you don¡¯t have the slightest demeanour of a man.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a faint smile and said, ¡°I am not someone who likes your money nor am I someone who wants to soak in your beauty, why should I be so courteous toward you? Young Miss Yu Jiajia, allow me to tell you about a truth of this world, if someone is very tolerant of you or if someone could still smile after you pped them and choose to offer up their other cheek for you to p, you would do well to be wary of what this person is hatching in his or her mind.¡± Yu Jiajia stared at Chen Xiaolian. After pondering it for a moment, she gave a bitter smile and said, ¡°Whatever, there is truth in your words. There is no way for me to win against you¡­ mm, right, don¡¯t you owe me an apology as well?¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°You lied to me back then when you said your name is Roddy. That is a fake name. This is not the way to make friends, am I right?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it for a moment before nodding. He said solemnly, ¡°Mm, it is indeed wrong of me to do so. My apologies. I do have my own issues on my end, however¡­ let¡¯s not talk about that. Mm, Yu Jiajia, I am sorry.¡± ¡°So, what is your real name?¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian.¡± A peculiar look shed across Yu Jiajia¡¯s face. However, she was quick to lower her head. After that, she raised her head once more and said, ¡°Then, about what happened earlier, can I assume we can now put it behind us?¡± ¡°Mm, yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at her. ¡°You ran all the way here from Hangzhou to find me. Why?¡± There was a troubled look on Yu Jiajia¡¯s face as she said, ¡°I, I wanted to ask you for a little help.¡± ¡°Tell me what is it. I¡¯ll need to know if I can help.¡± Chen Xiaolian answered coolly. ¡°¡­ eh?¡± Yu Jiajia was surprised. ¡°What?¡± ¡°You, you need to know first?¡± Yu Jiajia frowned. Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°What were you expecting? Could it be, when you usually go find someone for help, they would immediately promise to help you without listening to the details first? Would they ignore the possibility that you would ask them to go through a mountain of des and a sea of fire? Yu Jiajia, we could be considered as acquaintances and something like friends. However, it is not up to the point where I could go die for you. Since you came to me who is only barely a friend for help, I would have to ask what is it about. If I can help, I will help. If I can¡¯t, I can only say sorry ¨C isn¡¯t that normal?¡± Yu Jiajia was shocked. Normally, regardless of where she was, be it in school or some other ce, the boys around her who were of the same age as her would enthusiastically jump forward without a single question to help her if she asked for help. Would they ever¡­ give excuses like this fellow? ¡°You¡¯ve lived the life of a princess for too long. But I am just an ordinary human of this world. If you want to ask me for help, you¡¯ll need to do so like an ordinary person.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread out both his arms and continued, ¡°Are you going to say it? If you aren¡¯t then I am going to go up to eat.¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Yu Jiajia stamped her feet. ¡°Of course I will say it, but¡­¡± ¡°No buts, I will not promise you anything first. You need to tell me what is it first, and I will see if I can do it or not. If I can, I will promise to help you,¡± Chen Xiaolian said calmly. Yu Jiajia sighed and said in a whisper, ¡°I, I want to hide here for a few days.¡± ¡°Mm, go on.¡± ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. Then, he gestured with his hand and said, ¡°Then this is goodbye. My home is neither a hotel nor a refuge. You are being too sneaky, I can¡¯t help you.¡± Seeing that Chen Xiaolian was about to walk away, Yu Jiajia finally became exasperated and she shouted, ¡°Wait!¡± Chapter 336 Pt 2 Kidnapped By Me

Chapter 336 Pt 2 Kidnapped By Me

GOR Chapter 336 Pt 2 Kidnapped By Me She sighed before speaking out in a whisper, ¡°My¡­ my family wants to send me overseas, this will involve me staying there for years. I refused, but no matter how much I pleaded or throw a tantrum, I could not get the decision pulled back. So, I¡­¡± ¡°Is this what people call running away from home?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Something like that.¡± Yu Jiajia sighed and continued, ¡°My friends all live in Hangzhou. If I were to run to my friends¡¯ there, it would be a simple matter for my family to track me down. After thinking about it, I thought about you. During the few times that we met, I had gotten the impression that you are not just an ordinary person. You have skills; additionally, you are also very kind and generous. Back in my school, you were willing to extend a helping hand to even someone like Da Gang. Besides, since you are not living in Hangzhou, my family likely will not be able to find this ce¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and looked at Yu Jiajia. He was seemingly weighing the pros and cons. Yu Jiajia felt rather nervous. Chen Xiaolian sighed and spoke up, ¡°Let me ask you something¡­ do you think that by running here, your family would be unable to find you?¡± ¡°It is very likely that they will not be able to find me.¡± There was a seemingly confident look on Yu Jiajia¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian smiled and asked, ¡°When you areing to Nanjing, you should have stayed in a hotel somewhere, right?¡± ¡°I used my friend¡¯s ID. My family won¡¯t be able to find my name.¡± ¡°Mm, you do know how to use your brain a bit,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coolly. ¡°What about your car then? Just now, that foolish girl had said that you drove here?¡± ¡°I rented the car in Nanjing using cash. I did not use credit card¡­ I am a smart person. When I ran away, I brought cash along with me and did not use card for anything because I fear that my family would be able to find me. Even for my journey here, I had first bought a ticket from Hangzhou to the capital city. Halfway there, I got off in Nanjing. If they checked it, they would most likely assume that I had gone to the capital city.¡± Chen Xiaolian was amused. ¡°That¡¯s quite an anti-tracking mind you have.¡± Yu Jiajia felt somewhat proud of herself. Chen Xiaolian looked at her and suddenly said, ¡°How much cash do you have with you?¡± ¡°I still have forty six thousand¡­¡± Yu Jiajia casually replied. However, she suddenly tensed up and hastily clutched her bag. ¡°You, why are you asking this?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I am not a robber.¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°If you want to stay here, you can stay in the same room as the foolish girl. You can use the bed and have her sleep on the floor. About the amodation fee¡­ I¡¯ll charge you 100 per day. If you want to eat three meals per day here, there will be a separate charge of 50 per day. So, a total of 150 per day. Additionally, you are to do your own housework. Take care of your own clothes and clean your own room. Don¡¯t cause trouble for me, don¡¯t ask questions and don¡¯t randomly go out¡­ if you lose your way, I won¡¯t be responsible for you.¡± ¡°You, you are going to charge me money?¡± Yu Jiajia stared with widened eyes. ¡°How na?ve are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian spread open both his arms and said, ¡°Did you think my home was given to me by the real estatepany? I had to use my own money to buy it, so why should I allow you to stay for free?¡± ¡°¡­ all right!¡± Yu Jiajia gave a harrumph. ¡°150 per day? Fine!¡± ¡°Pay once per month. I will have to trouble you to pay up this month¡¯s money first. Consider it a form of deposit.¡± Yu Jiajia was so furious her face had turned white. She angrily pulled out her purse and calcted out 4,500 and gave it to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Take it! I did not expect you to be such an avaricious person! 150 per day! That means 4,500 per month! Take it!¡± Chen Xiaolian epted the money and slipped it into his pockets before moving his body to the side. ¡°Go upstairs then. Roddy is cooking right now. You¡¯re in luck today. My friend had brought some mutton from the grasnds and we¡¯ll be having mutton hotpot for lunch. After you go up there, remember not to put on your Big Miss temper and help out with cleaning the table.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Yu Jiajia looked at Chen Xiaolian. Then, she forcefully flicked her arm, causing her bag to dangle to her back before striding forward alone. After taking a few steps, she turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Why aren¡¯t youing?¡± Chen Xiaolian casually replied, ¡°I¡¯m heading to the supermarket to buy some beer. Since I¡¯m having guests at home, it is only right for me to entertain them.¡± Chen Xiaolian then watched as Yu Jiajia walked into the corridor. After that, he sighed and raised his head to observe the sky. ¡°What a pain¡­¡± He then walked forward until he reached the entrance of the residentialplex. With both his hands in his pockets, he nced around. Next, he walked toward a ck car that was parked beside the road. There were two men wearing ck jackets inside the car. After reaching the car, Chen Xiaolian rapped the surface of the car¡¯s window. The man seated on the driver¡¯s seat brought down the window with a displeased expression on his face. ¡°What do you want?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Bro, borrow me a lighter.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t have it!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the two fellows inside the car and said coolly, ¡°Cars will always have cigarette lighters, no? How could you say you don¡¯t have it?¡± The face of the other fellow in the first passenger seat turned dark and he said, ¡°If we say we don¡¯t have it, that means we don¡¯t have it! Now scram.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and turned his head left and right. After seeing that there was no one around, he abruptly pulled the door of the car. In a sh, he had made his way into the back seat of the car. The two fellows in the car were shocked! Because, the doors were all locked! Chen Xiaolian had forcefully pulled the door open! As of now, the lock on the door had be deformed! Chen Xiaolian had quickly made his way into the back seat and sat down. The two fellows in front panicked; one of them reached his hand into something beneath his jacket while the other one was reaching out to push open the car door. ¡°Don¡¯t move.¡± Chen Xiaolian was smiling. He raised up both hands to reveal that he was holding onto a gun in each hand. The ck muzzles of the guns were aimed directly at the two fellows. ¡°If you don¡¯t want to die here, then let¡¯s talk.¡± There was a rxed smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. The two fellows in front turned pale. The driver released his grip on the door handle while the other one pulled his hand away from his jacket. ¡°Brother, don¡¯t get too emotional. Is there a misunderstanding?¡± The driver forced himself tough. Chen Xiaolian wiggled the muzzle of his gun and said calmly, ¡°A misunderstanding? Maybe, but I would still like to speak what I have in mind first.¡± ¡°Go ahead.¡± ¡°Yu Jiajia is staying in my ce,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a look of indifference. A change shed across the two fellows¡¯ faces. The driver then gritted his teeth and said, ¡°I don¡¯t understand what you are saying.¡± ¡°Of course you understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and continued, ¡°Yu Jiajia is a fool. She don¡¯t understand anything; she thought that she had managed to shake off her family. Just by watching some dramas and movies, she thought that she coulde up with measures to counter being tracked. Not using credit card, buying a full journey train ticket and getting off halfway through¡­ those are all tricks to deceive kids. It is actually very easy for her family to find her. Before she came here, she must have called me before. As long as they checked the list of recent calls, they would be able to find a clue.¡± ¡°How did you know we¡­¡± ¡°How did I know you are here for her?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Let me take a guess¡­ she had left home for more than a day, yet she had yet to be escorted back¡­ clearly, the ones at home that could rein her in are not at home. Those at home are probably just some ordinary bodyguards or the likes. Thus, you can only follow her, monitoring and protecting her in secret as you wait for someone with sufficient authority at home to make the decision. Either that or wait for that big shot to personallye and take her home. ¡°Right?¡± The two fellows fell silent Chen Xiaolian sighed and continued, ¡°Looks like I hit the mark. Is Qiao Yifeng not here in the country?¡± The two of them twitched. ¡°Mm, he is not here. So, you fellows can only follow Yu Jiajia and protect her secretly to make sure nothing happens to her, right? Right, you fellows must be curious about how I knew that you fellows were keeping watch on her, right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The two fellows exchanged nces. However, it was obvious from their expressions that they were indeed thinking about that. Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°This road is a one-way road. However, the one-way sign at the intersection was knocked down a few days back. The locals know about this road being a one-way road but outsiders don¡¯t. Your car is parked in the wrong direction, cars don¡¯t usually enter this way. Also, this ce you fellows are parking at does not allow parking. All the locals here know about it. They also know that the traffic police frequently check this ce. That¡¯s why they don¡¯t park here. Only outsiders like you two would be dumb enough to park here. ¡°Next, when I rapped your window earlier, I had simply wanted to probe you. The moment you open your mouths, I could hear the Hangzhou enting from you fellows. ¡°Thest point¡­ the moment you rolled down the window, I could smell the thick scent of cigarettes smoke, instant noodles and drinks from far away¡­ and you in the driver seat, how long has it been since you washed your face? You¡¯ve got discharge on both ends of your eyes. And you, how long has it been since you washed your hair? Your hair is practically sticking together. ¡°Keeping watch is a tough job, isn¡¯t it? Following the Big Miss, you¡¯ve had to suffer for the past two days, right? Sleeping and eating inside the car. ¡°Sigh, you fellows sure have it tough,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who then sighed. There were looks of vignce on their faces and they asked, ¡°You, who are you?¡± ¡°You see, I am here to help you fellows.¡± Chen Xiaolian who was seated in the back seat looked at the two men and said, ¡°Listen up, from now on, there is no need for you two to keep watch on her. After going back, call up your superior. Yu Jiajia, I am taking over.¡± ¡°Take, taking over?¡± The two of them were left dumbfounded. ¡°You don¡¯t understand?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled, revealing a row of white teeth. He looked at the two fellows and then moved his body forward. ¡°What I meant by taking over is¡­ she is now¡­ Kidnapped. By. Me.¡± ¡°What?!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t get so excited.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and waved the gun in his hand. Seeing that, the two fellows hastily sat back down obediently. Chen Xiaolian coughed out before saying slowly, ¡°You see, this way, you two will be free. There will no longer be a need to keep an eye on the Big Miss. Just go back and report it to your superiors. This is no longer something that you can deal with. Just go back and report to your superior that Yu Jiajia is now in my hands.¡± ¡°What do you want?¡± The driver cast a sharp re at Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Do you know who you are messing with right now?¡± ¡°Of course I know, of course,¡± said Chen Xiaolian calmly. ¡°Qiao Yifeng, very rich and famous. Of course I know.¡± ¡°And yet, you kidnapped Miss Yu, you¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t bother with the threats. See this? If I was an ordinary person, would I have this thing in my hand?¡± Chen Xiaolian waved the gun in his hand again and continued, ¡°Do you think a normal person would be able to get hold of this?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°When you are reporting to your superiors, just tell them the truth. As for what happenster, that is no longer something that you can deal with.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian who was about to get off the car suddenly pped himself on the head and said, ¡°Aiya, look at this memory of mine, I nearly forgot something. Since this is a kidnapping, I must naturally tell you what my conditions are.¡± He kept the guns and pulled out his mobile phone. After making the calctions, he raised his head and said, ¡°Tell your superiors¡­ mm, it would be best for you to directly tell Qiao Yifeng. Tell him my conditions are simple. First, I want money.¡± There were no looks of surprise on both their faces ¨C since this was a kidnapping, it was only natural that money be part of the condition. ¡°The amount of money I want¡­ mm, a total of 134,682¡­ not a single bit less¡­ right, I¡¯m not talking about RMB, but dors, remember that!¡± The two fellows were stunned. What kind of bloody kidnapper was this? What¡¯s with all those numbers in the amount of ransom? ¡°That was my expenses during myst trip to UK, the flight tickets and various other expenses. You fellows don¡¯t understand but Qiao Yifeng do. Honestly though, the reason why I went to UK is also something that Qiao Yifeng knows about. That is why, these expenses should be on him. As for the amount of time I had to waste, I will just be generous and ignore it,¡± Chen Xiaolian said calmly. ¡°Second, other than money, I want people. I won¡¯t be telling you who I am talking about. Qiao Yifeng knows who I mean.¡± Chen Xiaolian observed the two fellows. Suddenly, he stretched out his hand and gripped the car¡¯s gearshift. Then, he gave a light twist! The gearshift was like a noodle in his hand and it immediately became bent! The two fellows looked on in stupor as Chen Xiaolian retracted his hand. ¡°This is so that you fellows won¡¯t get any stupid ideas and get yourselves into trouble,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°Now, surely you¡¯ve understood? I have guns. And even if I am not armed with guns, I am not someone that either of you could handle. So¡­ be obedient and just go back home and report this.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian smiled and got out of the car. Then, he rapped the window and said, ¡°Let me give you another advice, cut down on instant noodles. That this is not nutritious.¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian move away with both hands in his pockets, the two fellows then lowered their gazes to look at the gearshift that had be twisted. Then, they looked at each other and saw terror in each other¡¯s eyes¡­ ¡­ Chapter 337 Business Discussion

Chapter 337 Business Discussion

GOR Chapter 337 Business Discussion On the way back home, Chen Xiaolian bought two cartons of beer from a nearby supermarket. After entering the house, he saw that the group had already seated themselves around the table. Roddy had already taken out the hotpot from the kitchen and arranged it. He had chopped the mutton that Arn brought with him to pieces. When Arn saw Chen Xiaolian carry the cartons of beer in, he pursed his lips to the side and said, ¡°What is so good about beer?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and said, ¡°I would very much like to drink the wine your family made. A pity that you came using the airne and they did not allow you to bring it. We¡¯ll have to make do with beer. I know of a hotel in the city that sells a more excellent Hot Sword wine. They also have the Bored Donkey wine. I¡¯ll bring you there some day.¡± Yu Jiajia who was seated in front of the table watched them while staying silent. She had yet to fully calm down and was still feeling rather frosty. Qimu Xi on the other hand, after being called out from the room, had went on to help Roddy clean up the table. When Chen Xiaolian returned, the girl timidly hid at the back, not daring to look Chen Xiaolian in the eye. Chen Xiaolian nced at her and knitted his eyebrows. ¡°What are you trembling and hiding for? If I am going to scold you, you are not going to be able to hide. Eat up. Your matters¡­ we¡¯ll talk about itter.¡± Qimu Xi was stunned. Roddy who was beside herughed and said, ¡°All right, all right, what Xiaolian meant was, he is letting you off the hook. He is actually a soft-hearted fellow; it¡¯s just that his mouth is a bit harsh. Since he said he¡¯ll talk about itter, that means he¡¯s letting you off the hook.¡± The atmosphere around them was rather agreeable as they carried on with the meal. The two females stayed mostly silent while the three males who had reunited drank and ate the meat heartily. Qimu Xi courteously sat by the side; with a spoon and a pair of chopstick in hand, she helped the three of them cook the mutton. Although she was quite timid, the mutton she cooked tasted quite delicious. Chen Xiaolian ate them and felt them slip into his mouth; unknowingly, he had eaten a good portion of it. The tens of beers were soon finished. Originally, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡¯s capacity for alcohol was not as good as Arn¡¯s. However, Arn just had a long journey and was not at his best. Secondly, both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy had enhanced their bodies. Following the increase in their bodily attributes, the capacities of their internal organs had also been strengthened. Their endurance toward alcohol and metabolism had also been enhanced considerably. Thus, their drinking capacity was naturally higher. After drinking those cans of beers, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy remained unfazed. However, the effect of the beer was already showing on Arn¡¯s face. When they had finished the two boxes of beer, it was clear that Arn had to force himself to stay awake. After lunch was over, Chen Xiaolian let Arn rest in his bedroom. Next, he turned to Roddy and said, ¡°You stay at home and look after Arn. I¡¯m going to the fitness centre.¡± Roddy was surprised. However, seeing as how Chen Xiaolian was not saying anything else, he decided not to probe further. Chen Xiaolian looked at Qimu Xi before turning to Yu Jiajia. ¡°Little Xi will stay at home. You¡­¡± He pointed at Yu Jiajia. ¡°You follow me out.¡± ¡°Me? Where are we going?¡± Yu Jiajia was stunned. ¡°There is something to do outside,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coolly. Yu Jiajia did not further ask anything and simply followed Chen Xiaolian out the door. When they were downstairs, Chen Xiaolian and Yu Jiajia headed to her car. They started the car and drove out of the residentialplex. Chen Xiaolian drank a can of beer as he let Yu Jiajia drive. After moving out of the residentialplex¡¯s entrance, Chen Xiaolian deliberately rolled down the window. Chen Xiaolian looked at the rear-view mirror and was not surprised to see a car slowly following them, a distance of 50 meters in between the two cars. However, the car dared not move too close and it simply followed them while maintaining a long distance. The road they took had a lot of turns and curves. Eventually, they made their way to an outlying area of the city. Then, they reached the fitness centre building. Chen Xiaolian had Yu Jiajia stop the car before the two of them got off. Chen Xiaolian noticed that the car trailing after them had stopped there as well. While Yu Jiajia was not paying attention, Chen Xiaolian took advantage of the moment to wave to the car ¨C the two fellows in the car turned pale. ¡°Go up,¡± Chen Xiaolian said while pointing at the shabby looking building. The dpidated building did not have an elevator. As for the esctor, it had stopped moving. Thus, the two of them made their way up on foot. Yu Jiajia followed with a belly full of questions. When they made their way upstairs and into a corridor, Chen Xiaolian saw the door of the fitness centre open. As he was feeling puzzled about it, he heard a melodious toneing from the corridor. The sound had originated from slightly opposite of the fitness centre. That ce had just been renovated. The ss door was open and melodious music came out from the lot. Chen Xiaolian walked all the way to the entrance of the fitness centre and saw Xia Xiaolei sitting inside, his eyes asionally ncing at the door. When he saw Chen Xiaolian, Xia Xiaolei was shocked. Next, he called out in excitement, ¡°Guild Leader! You are finally back!¡± Xia Xiaolei jumped up from the chair he was seated on and took two steps forward hastily as he made his way to Chen Xiaolian. However, he then noticed Yu Jiajia behind Chen Xiaolian. He was quick to react and stopped whatever it was he was nning to say. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Xia Xiaolei was bing more steady. ¡°Bei Tai and Lun Tai are still not back?¡± ¡°No, but Da Gang had returned.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Where is he?¡± ¡°He went out to buy some cigarettes.¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes darted around and he regarded Yu Jiajia who was standing behind Chen Xiaolian. After observing the beautiful woman, he hesitated for a moment before asking, ¡°Guild Leader, is this¡­ your friend?¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a casual ¡°Mm.¡± without borating any further. Yu Jiajia looked at Xia Xiaolei before turning to look at Chen Xiaolian again. She asked, ¡°Why did he call you Guild Leader?¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Yu Jiajia before replying, ¡°Oh, we y games together. We are part of a guild.¡± Yu Jiajia smiled and said, ¡°How unexpected. Someone like you would actually y games.¡± ¡°Naturally, I am a big spender.¡± Chen Xiaolian snickered. Chen Xiaolian led Yu Jiajia into the fitness centre. Seeing the ce made Yu Jiajia curious. ¡°Eh? This ce is quite spacious! Even the equipment are all intact! Could this ce belong to you?¡± ¡°Something like that. It¡¯s something I did together with my friends.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°Are you interested in exercising? There is a lounge inside for you to change your clothes and shower. There are treadmills and weight lifting equipment here.¡± Yu Jiajia considered his offer and finally chose to go along with it. She entered the lounge and took off her jacket. After that, she got on the treadmill and began exercising. Chen Xiaolian stood beside, observing for about two minutes. This young woman¡¯s figure was indeed praiseworthy. Both her legs were long and slender. Additionally, it was obvious that she had trained her body before. When she was running, her movements were executed with a grace that could stir the heart of others. There was also a rhythm to her movements. He watched her for two minutes after which he then turned around to find Xia Xiaolei looking at him with aplicated expression. Chen Xiaolian smiled and walked over. ¡°Leader¡­ could this be your new girlfriend? What about Qiao Qiao?¡± ¡°Stop talking nonsense.¡± Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand and patted Xia Xiaolei on his head. Then, he whispered, ¡°You keep an eye on her and make sure she does not run around. I¡¯ll be heading downstairs to deal with some matters.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not allow Xia Xiaolei any time to ask anything. Instead, he said, ¡°Keep a close watch on her, don¡¯t ask anything and don¡¯t spill anything out. I¡¯ll be back in a while.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned around and headed out the door. When he reached the doorway, he suddenly thought of something. Then, he turned around and reached for a barbell that was ced in the corner of the room. After pulling out the weights on the barbell, he hefted the barbell stick with him as he headed out. When he reached the lobby of the first floor, Chen Xiaolian looked around before pulling a chair that was ced on the side to the centre of the lobby. Seating himself on it, he ced the barbell stick on his thighs, pulled out a piece of cigarette and lit it up. Right after finishing the first cigarette, he heard the roaring sound of a car engine. Two cars sped forward before stopping at the entrance of the building. Even before the cars were properly halted, the doors had been pushed open and seven to eight muscr looking men jumped out from the car. They were all young; some looked rough around the edges while most of them wore sport shirts. Some of them had bulging muscles. They were clearly brawlers. Following behind those fellows were the two men who were tailing Chen Xiaolian and Yu Jiajia. Chen Xiaolian who was seated on the chair saw the two men and was unable to stop himself from letting out a sigh. ¡°That¡¯s him!¡± The one who had been in the driver position back when Chen Xiaolian had met them outside the residentialplex stepped forward and pointed at Chen Xiaolian. As for the one who had been in the first passenger seat, he had a grim expression on his face. Chen Xiaolian gently tossed away the cigarette butt and regarded the men standing before him. These fellows were obviously experienced brawlers. The moment they stepped into the lobby, they had spread out, blocking off the route to the stairs and entrance as they surrounded Chen Xiaolian. The driver moved forward, stared at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°We are here to take our people back.¡± Chen Xiaolian squinted his eyes without looking at the driver. His head was lowered as he caressed the barbell stick. ¡°What a pity, you did not listen to my advice. It seems you had no interest in the things I told you in the afternoon¡­ these people were sent by your superior and not Father Qiao, right?¡± ¡°Who do you think Boss Qiao is and what makes you think you are qualified to get his attention? Kid, don¡¯t think that you¡¯re hot stuff just because you can pull out a fake gun and performs some moves,¡± said the driver in a cold manner. ¡°I was frightened by you this afternoon. But did you take me to be an idiot?¡± ¡°I suppose you are right.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his chin and continued, ¡°My actions don¡¯t quite fit that of a kidnapper. Would a kidnapper continue to stay in their own home and open a business aftermitting a crime?¡± ¡°Kid, this is not something you should stick your nose in. You may be Young Miss Yu¡¯s friend, but this is her family issue! Truth be told, we also do not wish to cause you harm. So, it would be better for you to just move aside.¡± It would appear that the driver was quite the knowledgeable one. Chen Xiaolian smiled and looked at the driver before saying, ¡°You have quite a head on you¡­ for that, when I am beating you upter, I¡¯ll make sure to go easy on you.¡± ¡°¡­ what?¡± ¡°I know that you must have not reported this to Father Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and slowly got up. ¡°If he knew about this, he would never have sent you fellows in to receive a beating.¡± The first passenger grunted and shouted, ¡°A brat who does not know the height of the Heavens and the depths of the Earth! Charge!¡± He waved his hand and the brawlers on both sides rushed forward. ¡­ ¡°Where¡¯s Chen Xiaolian?¡± Yu Jiajia who had finished her run got off the treadmill and pulled over a towel to wipe off her sweat. Xia Xiaolei who was beside her handed her a bottle of sports drink. She looked at him and said, ¡°Thank you¡­ where is your Guild Leader?¡± ¡°Err¡­ Guild Leader went out on an errand. He¡¯ll be back soon.¡± Yu Jiajia knitted her eyebrows before taking a mouthful of water. She did not probe any further. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian pulled back the stick and looked at the only two fellows who remained standing before him. The driver and the first passenger were deathly pale, a gaping look on their faces as they stared at the surrounding lobby. The seven to eight muscr men were sprawled on the floor; some were holding on to their arms, some their knees, their abdomen while others rolled on the floor. Chen Xiaolian did not attack too viciously and had refrained from harming their bones. However, the metal stick of the barbell was certainly an item that could bring the pain. The fellows¡¯ faces were all either green or blue. Chen Xiaolian had been very cunning in his attacks and all his attacks were aimed at ces that would cause the most pain. The susceptible joints were all struck. After just a few exchanges, the seven to eight men were all left lying on the floor. As Chen Xiaolian walked toward thest two fellows, they turned stiff. The first passenger gritted his teeth and pulled out a stun baton from his bosom. Chen Xiaolian looked at them and smiled before asking, ¡°Are you sure you want to resist?¡± The driver abruptly held down hispanion and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. He said, ¡°We were blind and messed up. We¡¯ll ept our punishment!¡± Looking at him, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°At least you can think. As I said earlier, I will go easy on you when I beat you up.¡± After saying that, he suddenly took a step forward. The driver did not know what was happening; all he could see was a sh and a banging sounding from his side. Then, the first passenger who was beside him fell to the ground and the stun baton that was in his hand was now in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. Chen Xiaolian checked the stun baton for a moment before stuffing it into his pocket. Next, he threw a punch at the driver¡¯s stomach area. The driver grunted and he crouched down. ¡°Stop pretending. I did not use much strength for that,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he looked at the fellow. ¡°By now you should have understood. This is not something that small fries like you can deal with¡­ just do your job and report this to Father Qiao. Let hime discuss with me.¡± ¡°¡­ yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned and walked toward the stairs. After taking a few steps, he turned around to look at the driver. The driver had pulled out a gun from his pocket and was aiming it at Chen Xiaolian! There was a seemingly nonchnt look in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He revealed a calm smile as he looked at the gun muzzle aimed at him. The driver suddenly felt his heart freezing over! Although he had a gun in his hand, looking at the smile on his opponent¡¯s face, a smile that seemed to be carrying a trace of ridicule, he suddenly felt his courage vanishing. He no longer had even the courage to pull the trigger! It was as though there was a voice inside him telling him: Once this shot is fired, what follows is a world of hurt. ¡°Are you going to open fire or not?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°No, I don¡¯t¡­¡± The driver swallowed a mouthful of saliva. At that very moment, he felt as though he was being eyed by a ferocious beast. ¡°If you are not opening fire, then I¡¯ll be leaving.¡± Chen Xiaolian then pointed at the floor and said, ¡°Make sure you deal with your men. Don¡¯t let them lie here and block other people¡¯s path.¡± ¡°¡­ right, we¡¯ll be leaving,¡± said the driver as he lowered his gun. Chen Xiaolian smiled, shrugged and went upstairs. The driver¡¯s head was drenched in sweat and he lowered his head only to see something on the floor. When he saw it, he shat bricks! The floor area before him, the ce where Chen Xiaolian had been standing on when he walked over¡­ There on the cement floor were two footprints! He had produced those two footprints by stepping down with his feet! ¡°Tha¡­ thankfully I did not open fire earlier. Someone like that is most certainly beyond my pay grade¡­ but, but this¡­ just what kind of person is this¡­¡± ¡­ After returning to the fitness centre, Chen Xiaolian watched as Yu Jiajia approached him. She asked, ¡°Where did you go?¡± ¡°I went out to discuss something business rted.¡± ¡°Business?¡± ¡°Mm,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian who tossed the barbell stick to the side. Then, he spread out his arms and said, ¡°Back then when I was having a business discussion with the other party, I had informed them of my price. But the other party was not convinced, so I had to further discuss matters with them. This time, I believe that the other party would increase the offer¡­¡± ¡­ Chapter 338 Who Are You?

Chapter 338 Who Are You?

GOR Chapter 338 Who Are You? Chen Xiaolian waited through the entire afternoon but did not receive any call from old Father Qiao. Logically speaking, old Father Qiao¡¯s underlings should have reported matters to him this time around. However, the old fellow had yet to give him a call. That could only mean one thing: this old man had no intention of discussing things through and wanted to use the hard way! Yu Jiajia was rather happy as she exercised in the fitness centre. Later in the afternoon, while Chen Xiaolian was observing Yu Jiajia as she exercised, he noticed a young woman walking in through the entrance. An excellent body with beautiful curves, the woman was a match for Yu Jiajia. Unfortunately, although she possessed a beautiful figure, her face was simply average. Truly a pity¡­ The young woman was wearing a sleeveless, stic sports shirt which revealed her t and powerful abdomen. The 11 abs could be seen on her body while her waist slender and buttocks curved. She clearly possessed the body of a subus. The young woman entered with a towel draped across her neck. The surface of her upper and lower neck area that were exposed were covered in sweat. Her hair was tied into a ponytail and she gently wiped away her sweat. As she walked, a certain spring could be seen in her steps. ¡°Hi, little Xia.¡± Naturally, this young woman was Nicole. After entering the door, the first thing she did was to greet Xia Xiaolei who was seated inside. After Xiaolei saw Nicole, his face turned red and he cast an anxious look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes as he observed Nicole who was walking inside¡­ as for Yu Jiajia who was exercising beside, she seemingly felt something and was quick to turn around to look at Nicole with¡­ a very peculiar expression. How should it be described? It was as though a wild beast had felt another beast invading its territory¡­ The two females were quick to make eye contact and they assessed each other meticulously. After a few seconds, Yu Jiajia rxed. Clearly, despite the beautiful body that was a match for hers, the woman¡¯s face was inferior to hers¡­ It was not a simple ridicule on her part. Rather, it was the normal reaction of most beautiful women. ¡°You are?¡± Chen Xiaolian stepped forward. ¡°Hello,¡± said Nicole who held out her hand warmly. ¡°My name is Ye Zi, I just moved in. The yoga studio out there is the one I recently opened, so that makes us neighbours.¡± Yoga studio? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lips twitched. Opening a yoga studio in a ce like this, do you have too much money? ¡°Hello, I am Chen Xiaolian.¡± Chen Xiaolian simply shook her hands. ¡°Since we are neighbours, I hope you can help take care of me in the future.¡± Nicole squinted her eyes and smiled. Chen Xiaolian responded to her request with a look of indifference. Nicole then continued, ¡°Back then, I had asked XIaolei about this; I had wanted to find a fitness centre that was nearby but could not find a suitable one. Then, I saw this ce of yours¡­¡± After saying that, Nicole deliberately paused. Chen Xiaolian frowned and thought about it before answering, ¡°This might not be convenient.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Nicole smiled and said, ¡°Before this, Xia Xiaolei had said the same thing. Also, the friend of yours known as Da Gang had said the same thing. He said that you are all mostly males who like to exercise without shirts on and it would be inconvenient to have females around. But, from what I can see today, that doesn¡¯t seem to be the case.¡± As she spoke, she deliberately cast her gaze at Yu Jiajia. This move of hers meant: don¡¯t you also have a female here? Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°It is not exactly the matter of male and female¡­ however, this friend of mine is only visiting here for a moment. She does not normallye here.¡± ¡°ording to whom? This ce of yours is quite good and it just so happens that I need a ce to exercise. In the future, I will being here to exercise every day. Xiaolian, you aren¡¯t that stingy, are you?¡± Yu Jiajia asked in a dissatisfied manner. Then, her eyes suddenly lit up and she turned to Nicole. ¡°You have got a really good figure! Just now, did you say you have a yoga studio?¡± ¡°It¡¯s just opposite from here,¡± replied the smiling Nicole. ¡°That¡¯s too good!¡± Yu Jiajia pped her palms and smiled, ¡°I would normally exercise and flex my body and there are no good ces here. Although he has a lot of good equipment here, I am a female after all. Exercising to keep a good figure is good enough. Those machine exercises can¡¯t be done all the time, otherwise, I might end up as a terrifying lump of muscles. Back at home, I would always exercise and do yoga as well. Can I go to your ce?¡± ¡°Naturally, that will not be an issue,¡± replied Nicole with a smile. Then, she turned to face Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian felt his head aching. ¡°How about it, Mr Chen? Owner Chen, this friend of yours cane to my ce to do yoga free of charge. But as an exchange, I wille over to your ce to exercise. Surely you don¡¯t mind helping me out like this?¡± ¡°¡­ all right, let¡¯s do that then.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly smiled. The casual and rxed way he had used to answer her surprised Nicole for a moment. Then, she nodded her head and said, ¡°That¡¯s good. It¡¯s agreed then, do we start today?¡± ¡°As you please.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed to his fitness centre. ¡°Just use the things here as you see fit. If there are any issues, ask Xia Xiaolei to help out.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolei made a hand gesture to Xia Xiaolei. Although he was feeling doubtful, Xia Xiaolei nodded his head. ¡°Let¡¯s go, you and me together.¡± Yu Jiajia passionately patted Nicole and pulled her into the fitness centre. Chen Xiaolian watched as the two females moved toward the fitness centre and eyebrows were raised. Xia Xiaolei walked up from behind and said, ¡°Guild Leader¡­¡± ¡°First, remember this important matter, next time there is an outsider, don¡¯t call me Guild Leader.¡± Xia Xiaolei shrunk back his shoulder. He gave a wry smile and said, ¡°Sorry, on the spur of the moment, I forgot. Mm, then next time, I will call you brother Xiaolian.¡± ¡°Mm, that will do. Second, you need to take note, when an outsider is around, you need to be careful with your words. Hmm, tell me about this woman. How did a yoga studio end up opening here just a few days after I was gone?¡± Xia Xiaolei thus told him about Nicole as he listened in while asionally nodding. After Xia Xiaolei was done, Chen Xiaolian frowned. Although there was something odd about this matter¡­ he was unable to figure out what exactly that was. Since she was willing to open up a yoga studio here, what could he do? It was then that Da Gang walked in. ¡°Eh? Xiaolian, you are back.¡± Tian Lie walked forward and hugged Chen Xiaolian warmly. ¡°I just came back today¡­ you went back to Hangzhou, did you finish dealing with your home matters?¡± ¡°Mm, it¡¯s done.¡± Tian Lie smiled and said, ¡°Just now, I went out to buy some stuff. On the way home, I saw a group of men whose faces were swollen all over. It seems there were involved in a fight.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s just a fight, nothing surprising there. Tian Lie turned to look inside the room and saw the two women exercising inside. ¡°Yu Jiajia came here?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± At that moment, Yu Jiajia also noticed Tian Lie. She waved at him. However, she was in the middle of a set of aerobic exercises and was unable to immediatelye over. Tian Lie¡¯s gaze then fell onto Nicole. ¡°That woman¡­¡± ¡°Mm, I agreed to have her exercise here.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Oh.¡± Tian Lie did not continue. Next, he whispered thoughtfully, ¡°This morning, I met up with an administrator of this building and heard something interesting.¡± ¡°Something interesting?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Tian Lie said, ¡°This young woman who had opened a yoga studio seemed to be quite rich. When she came to rent that lot, after hearing the rental price given by the administrator, she did not try to counter-offer at all. She simply nodded her head and epted it. She also had the administrator help her find a renovation team to help her renovate the lot. ¡°You know those administrators. When ites to the renovation team that they know, there will be some under the table benefits. Thus, the price will be higher. ¡°Unexpectedly, after hearing the renovators price, she still did not try to make a counter-offer and simply epted. She had only given one request, to have it finished as soon as possible. ¡°The building administrators were so happy they could probably die from it. They had obtained quite some benefits from this transaction. ¡°This is the attitude of the rich.¡± After hearing what Tian Lie said, Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and looked at Nicole for some time. Chen Xiaolian had a faint feeling that there was something wrong with this yoga studio woman. However, he was unable to pinpoint where exactly was the feeling of wrongnessing from. Even if he was to assume that she had an ulterior motive, they were just a bunch of youngsters who came together to open up a fitness centre. What¡¯s in it for her to plot against them? Unless¡­ she knew who they really were? But that did not add up as well. Chen Xiaolian carefully recalled his experiences within those instance dungeons. Those Awakened guilds he knew of that had some dispute with him¡­ there seemed to be none that woulde over to start a fight with him. Considering those guilds he knew of, there were only Phoenix¡¯s and Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s guild. As for the others, while it was possible that he had somehow entered a conflict with some other guilds in the instance dungeons, without knowing each other, why would theye over to plot against him? Could it be¡­ old Father Qiao? However, thinking it through, he figured that should not be the case. Looking at the time, this yoga studio had been opened up before Yu Jiajia hade looking for him. After thinking it through, Chen Xiaolian found that he was unable to narrow it down to any suspicious individuals. Thus, he decided to simply put the thoughts aside. Perhaps¡­ this was really just a rich person. They stayed in the fitness centre until evening came, but old Father Qiao¡¯s call never came. A sense of reservation came over Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart ¨C this matter would likely not end in a good way. The other party would surely think of some way to forcibly take Yu Jiajia away. However, this thought did not cause Chen Xiaolian to worry¡­ I am not afraid of you, just afraid that I won¡¯t be able to find you! When night came, Chen Xiaolian had both Xia Xiaolei and Da Gang return with him to have a meal at his home. Xia Xiaolei who was originally living at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s home had no objection. However, Tian Lie had gently refused. Considering the fact that Da Gang had always been an aloof person who did not like being around many people, Chen Xiaolian did not think too much about it. Chen Xiaolian brought Yu Jiajia and Xia Xiaolei with him as he left the fitness centre. Tian Lie stood on the second floor and looked out the window, watching as the three of them left. Then, when night fell, Tian Lie closed the lights of the fitness centre and cooked himself some stuff to eat. At night, he sat on the table, pulled out hisptop, and surfed the inte. At around nine o¡¯clock at night, a knocking sound came from outside. Tian Lie looked out and saw Nicole standing outside the ss door. A peculiar smile appeared on the edges of Tian Lie¡¯s mouth. Then, he stood up and walked over to open the door. ¡°Is there anything?¡± ¡°I saw that there are still lights inside,¡± Nicole said coolly. ¡°What? Do you live here?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± ¡°What a coincidence, I also live here.¡± Tian Lie raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°You live here as well? Could it be you do not have a home to live in?¡± ¡°What about you? I hear that Xia Xiaolei and Chen Xiaolian lives together. Why aren¡¯t you staying with them?¡± ¡°I like a quiet atmosphere.¡± ¡°Likewise,¡± replied Nicole calmly. ¡°I have juste to this city and have yet to find a ce to stay in. So, I will be staying in my yoga studio temporarily.¡± Tian Lie looked at her and said, ¡°It¡¯ste now. Do you need anything?¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple. Being alone can be boring at times, so I came out for a walk. I saw that you are here so I came knocking,¡± said Nicole. ¡°I have a bottle of wine here, do you want¡­¡± As she spoke, Nicole shook the bottle of wine in her hand. ¡°I don¡¯t usually drink.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. However, after seeing Nicole¡¯s expression, he suddenly smiled and said, ¡°However¡­ sometimes, drinking a little won¡¯t hurt. Come on in.¡± Tian Lie said and opened the door. Nicole smiled and walked inside with the bottle of wine in her hand. Tian Lie turned around to face the table as he reached for a cup. Seeing him turn his back on her, Nicole¡¯s eyes abruptly turned cold! Xiu! Nicole raised her hand and threw the bottle of wine over! Tian Lie turned around, reached out and casually grabbed the bottle of wine. Next, he calmly used his teeth to bite open the cover. He then sneered and said, ¡°It¡¯s such a good wine, are you not afraid that it will get spilled?¡± Nicole did not reply. Instead, she strode forward quickly. Her right hand shed out and a dagger appeared within her hand before stabbing toward Tian Lie¡¯s chest. Tian Lie harrumphed and he promptly jumped back and onto the table. The stab from Nicole struck thin air but she was quick to follow up. The dagger shed out once more and one of the table legs were cut off! Tian Lie was quick to jump up once more. His hand shot out and he gripped the chandelier fixed onto the ceiling. His body was like a monkey¡¯s, hanging several metres above the floor. Nicole sneered and her body furiously charged forward! The two of them shed in mid-air as Tian Lie finally stopped dodging. Seeing the iing dagger, he used the bottle of wine in his hand to block it. When the two of them put some distance between each other, Tian Lie lowered his head to see that the bottle of wine in his hand had been cut and only half a bottle remained, the contents spilling out. Additionally, the ce where it was cut off was smooth! ¡°What a pity, it really is a good wine.¡± Tian Lie sighed. ¡°That¡¯s quite a good dagger.¡± Nicole replied with a faint smile and lowered the dagger before saying, ¡°You¡¯re quite skilled yourself.¡± Tian Lie narrowed his eyes and asked, ¡°And?¡± ¡°Nothing, just confirming my spection.¡± Tian Lie frowned. ¡°Spection?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple. I spected that Chen Xiaolian and the others do not know about your skills.¡± Nicole smiled with squinted eyes. ¡°I¡¯ve been here for a few days now and I¡¯vee to realize something interesting. That Xia Xiaolei is an Awakened. However, whenever you are with him, you never did anything to reveal that you have a strength that surpassed ordinary people.¡± ¡°You have been secretly monitoring us¡­ humph.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°Which makes me curious¡­ it would seem that you and Chen Xiaolian are not part of the same guild, are you? Or should I say, they don¡¯t even know who you are.¡± Nicole looked at Tian Lie and continued, ¡°You disguised yourself as an ordinary person to live together with an Awakened guild ¨C just who are you exactly?¡± Chapter 339 Not That Easy!

Chapter 339 Not That Easy!

GOR Chapter 339 Not That Easy! ¡°What about you?¡± Tian Lie sneered at Nicole and said, ¡°An Awakened? To approach Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild, what is it you are hatching in your mind?¡± After saying that, Tian Lie tossed away the cut off bottle of wine that he was holding. ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild is not particrly strong. What could you get by approaching a guild like this? I am curious about this.¡± Nicole suddenly took a step back. Narrowing her eyes, she then smiled and said, ¡°It appears that the two of us have secrets that cannot be revealed. What should we do?¡± Tian Lie shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s very simple actually. Why think too much into it? Killing you off is the best solution for me.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha!¡± Nicoleughed and stared at Tian Lie. ¡°Are you confident that you can kill me?¡± ¡°No,¡± said Tian Lie with a surprisingly rational attitude as he shook his head. ¡°It would appear that you are quite strong.¡± ¡°Likewise, you¡¯re no slouch yourself.¡± Nicole suddenly put down the dagger. ¡°I also do not have enough confidence in killing you.¡± ¡°Besides, if the two of us actually dide to blows, I fear that we will end up revealing our identities.¡± Tian Lie sighed. ¡°If we wreaked havoc here, then when theye here tomorrow morning, they will most certainly be suspicious. It won¡¯t matter if you kill me or if I kill you, the one who remains will have no way of exining it to them.¡± ¡°Oh? So you mean to say¡­ we¡¯ll end it here for tonight?¡± ¡°What else?¡± Tian Lieughed. ¡°This is not the ce for us to start a fight. However¡­ we are both clear on one thing. Once the opportunity arises, we will think of some ways to get rid of each other.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not going to let you have any opportunity to do so. And you had better not let me find an opportunity as well.¡± Nicoleughed and took a few steps back, putting a safe distance between her and Tian Lie. After that, she narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°What a pity, I did not get to drink such a good wine, that wine¡­ I¡¯ll be seeing you tomorrow.¡± After saying that, she pointed at the broken pieces of the wine bottle that was on the floor and said, ¡°Remember to clean everything up properly. Don¡¯t let them find anything suspicious tomorrow.¡± Tian Lie waved his hand and said, ¡°Shoo! Shoo!¡± ¡­ A unit with three bedrooms and one living room, the two females stayed in one of the bedrooms, Arn and Roddy in another while Chen Xiaolian and Xia Xiaolei stayed in thest bedroom. At night, they all had a happy time drinking. Xia Xiaolei was very intrigued by Qimu Xi whom Chen Xiaolian had brought back with him ¨C Chen Xiaolian and Roddy had gone out for a bit and came back with this little girl. That became a huge surprise for Xia Xiaolei. Naturally, he did not know about Chen Xiaolian and Roddy participating in a punishment instance dungeon. Deep into the night, Chen Xiaolian looked at Xia Xiaolei who was ying with a mobile phone and smiled. He walked forward, patted the youngster and gestured, ¡°I have something I want to talk to you about.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Xia Xiaolei quickly jumped up and said, ¡°What is it, Guild Leader?¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded the room they were in and suddenly opened up the window. Then, he said, ¡°Let¡¯s go out.¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian crawling out of the window, Xia Xiaolei felt his curiosity piqued and he followed Chen Xiaolian. The two youngsters crawled out of the window and climbed up the building like two Spidermen. They were able to reach the roof without facing much difficulties. Chen Xiaolian sat down beside the roof eaves, both his legs dangling in the air. Then, he patted the spot beside him. ¡°Come sit.¡± Xia Xiaolei became very curious. He walked over and sat down before looking at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Guild Leader, what do you want to talk to me about?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± There was a troubled expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he regarded Xia Xiaolei. He suddenly pulled out a bottle of wine from his Storage Watch and handed it to Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Want some?¡± Xia Xiaolei smiled wryly and replied, ¡°I¡¯m not that good at drinking, you know that, Guild Leader.¡± ¡°You are not that young anymore. You¡¯ll have to learn to do so eventually anyways. Come on.¡± Xia Xiaolei clenched his teeth and epted the bottle of wine. After taking in a big mouthful, he coughed violently. ¡°Ha ha ha! You must not drink so much in the beginning.¡± There was aplicated look in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes as he whispered, ¡°Start with small sips to slowly familiarize yourself with the sharp and spicy taste. After a few more sips, you will be able to understand the wondrousness of the taste.¡± He paused for a moment before continuing in a hushed tone, ¡°Just like this damned life. As terrible as it may be, we will eventually forget about the hardships we faced and get addicted to life.¡± ¡°Guild Leader, you live up to your reputation as a writer and can talk about various things. Although I don¡¯t quite get it¡­ I feel that what you say is reasonable.¡± After saying that, Xia Xiaolei creased his eyebrows as he sipped a few mouthfuls of the wine before handing the bottle back to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian casually wiped the mouth of the bottle before taking a mouthful of wine himself. After that, he put down the bottle of wine beside him and said, ¡°Xiaolei, there is this matter that I have been considering for a long time. In the end, I feel that I should still tell you about it. Otherwise, it would not be fair to you.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Xia Xiaolei, at his child like face and suddenly broke into a smile. ¡°It¡¯s good to be young.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that, brother Xiaolian.¡± Xiaolian smiled. ¡°You are just a few years older than me. Don¡¯t talk like you are an old man.¡± Chen Xiaolian gestured with his hand and said, ¡°When you keep too many things inside your heart, your heart will grow older. All right, then, let¡¯s not go off topic. I will be talking about something serious with you. Don¡¯t say anything until I am done talking.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Xia Xiaolei was a little surprised. ¡°Truth be told, this trip that Roddy and I went on involved something special¡­¡± Next, Chen Xiaolian used nearly one hour on the roof to tell Xia Xiaolei about his and Roddy¡¯s adventure in America, their participation in the punishment instance dungeon and some of the matters regarding ¡®Irregrities¡¯. Xia Xiaolei listened to what Chen Xiaolian had to say for one hour, during which he gaped as his heart roiled about in turmoil. After Chen Xiaolian was done, Xia Xiaolei was unable to help himself from eximing, ¡°In other words, you two managed to get a base of operations? Something like that Zero City? In the future, our guild will also have our own Zero City?!¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile and said, ¡°Why are you getting so excited¡­ is the base what you are concerned about? I am talking about the Irregrities here¡­¡± ¡°Sigh,¡± Xia Xiaolei sighed and looked at Chen Xiaolian. He whispered, ¡°Guild leader, this is quite an unfortunate circumstance. When you put it that way, doesn¡¯t that mean that you all only have one life? I mean, if a person like me dies inside the game, I have the chance to be resurrected to live again as an ordinary human. But you all¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian whispered, ¡°This is one of the main issues¡­ the so-called resurrection of Awakened ones, from the way I see it, it might not necessarily be a real ¡®resurrection¡¯. Additionally, this is not the only difference between Awakened ones and Irregrities.¡± Xia Xiaolei nodded his head. ¡°Mm, there is the Exchange System. Ah, now that I think about it, no wonder each time you wanted to purchase something from the system, you woulde to me to check on what is suitable. You actually do not have it.¡± ¡°Do you have no other thoughts on it?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and continued, ¡°In essence, the existence of Irregrities is like¡­ viruses. By killing either Awakened ones or yers, they can acquire the metal spheres and create more Irregrities.¡± ¡°Hey, what about it?¡± Xia Xiaolei was quite open-minded about it. ¡°Even if you are not Irregrities, we Awakened ones will still have to kill other Awakened ones and yers. It has always been about killing each other.¡± ¡°You are quite an open-minded person.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Then, his face turned serious. ¡°However, there is one thing that you need to consider in detail.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°We are the partners selected by GM,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a hushed tone. ¡°This status may end up giving us some help as GM might give us some additional benefits. However¡­ at the end of the day, it will lead us down a more dangerous path!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian continued in a whisper, ¡°Just like what I told you earlier¡­ about Mr San and Bai Qi, our seniors, and also Kaiser and his Conqueror Guild members. These people must all have some sort of rtion with GM back then¡­ however, you can clearly see that their ending was not exactly satisfactory. ¡°The more we acquire, then we may also need to pay a higher price. The things we have to go through will also be more dangerous and the choices we have to make will be more difficult.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°That is why I wanted to tell you about all these. So that you can make a choice.¡± ¡°Choice?¡± Xia Xiaolei was flustered. ¡°Do you still want to follow me?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Perhaps by following me, the future will be one of no return. I fear that you will face even greater danger and will¡­¡± ¡°Sigh!¡± Xia Xiaolei suddenlyughed out and gestured with his hand. ¡°Brother Xiaolian, you really do think too much.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± There was a serious expression on Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face as he said in a low tone, ¡°I was originally a useless fellow¡­¡± Seeing that Chen Xiaolian was about to say something, he quickly interjected, ¡°Please listen to what I have to say first.¡± Xia Xiaolei picked up the bottle of wine, took a gulp and ended up coughing out twice. Then, he continued in a whisper, ¡°My skill can indeed be somewhat useful. However, if we are to look at it from abat perspective, I am as weak as any other rookie. To be frank, I am too weak. Regardless of which guild I am in, someone like me would not be of much help in a fight. Take that Japan instance dungeon for example; if I was not together with you fellows, I would have died a hundred times over. ¡°The future would be harder? How much harder could it get? ¡°And that road of no return that you mentioned¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei suddenly let out a sigh before continuing, ¡°After getting sucked into this game, is there anyone of us who are not trapped in a road of no return? This road¡­ is there an end? There is simply¡­ none to begin with!¡± A flicker shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°We are simply getting swept along the waves of this game. Depending on how the game progresses, we will have to enter one instance dungeon after another and risk our lives inside them¡­ no one can know which way is the best. Or rather, there is simply no way! In the end, it is all about luck. Those with better luck will get to survive through more instance dungeons while those with inferior luck will die sooner. ¡°In the end, all of us are but powerless ants forced to live inside this ¡®box¡¯. ¡°To be talking about a road of no return is simply a joke. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if you are an Awakened or an Irregrity, all of us have to walk down the same road, in the end¡­ in the end, we would likely face the same future as well. ¡°Guild Leader, although I am still young, I am not a fool. I have already realized it long ago¡­ my future will depend on my luck. I am at ease following you because I know that you are a good Guild Leader. ¡°By following a good Guild Leader, I might be able to live longer and better days. ¡°The future¡­ the end¡­ it¡¯s simply to die off in an instance dungeon someday. ¡°In the end, deathes for everyone, no?¡± Those words were a t out fact. After hearing that, Chen Xiaolian felt his heart skip a beat. He looked at Xia Xiaolei and smiled wryly. ¡°I did not expect that you would have thought so far into it.¡± ¡°That is simply how things are to begin with.¡± There was a faraway look in Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes as he said, ¡°Since getting sucked into this game and bing an Awakened, I had secretly cried a few times. I would always wake up in the middle of the night with tears flowing out from my eyes. ¡°But¡­ what could I do about it? In the end, it¡¯s all about trying tost longer. If I can live longer, then I¡¯ll live longer. It¡¯s all up to luck. No matter how powerful of a master someone bes, there will stille a time when deathes for them. The only difference between us is which instance dungeon gets to take our lives. ¡°What other end could we hope for? ¡°This ending had been set in stone long ago.¡± After saying that, Xia Xiaolei looked at Chen Xiaolian and said solemnly, ¡°Guild Leader, I¡¯m thankful to you for telling me all these¡­ for you to be telling me these shows your sincerity toward someone like me. You are a good Guild Leader! To be able to follow someone like you is a good fortune! ¡°As for the rest, I will not think on it. I will not change my mind and I will follow you until the end.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt himself bing moved and he said, ¡°All right, since that is what you think, I am not going to spout any other nonsensical stuff. To say anything else would be hypocritical. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, since you are willing to follow me, then I will certainly be a good Guild Leader. We will work hard together and while going through this damned game, survive!¡± ¡°That¡¯s the right way of thinking!¡± Xia Xiaolei pped his thigh andughed. ¡°Besides, we now have our own base! Our own Zero City! With that, we would have a life-saving refuge. We would be just like those guilds in Zero City and can avoid being selected by the system for instance dungeons! That is a huge advantage for us! ¡°I don¡¯t want to leave such a good guild! Guild Leader! Even if you kick me away, I still won¡¯t leave!¡± The two of them exchanged nces and broke outughing. Xia Xiaolei drank a bit more of the wine and felt a little tipsy. Chen Xiaolian then patted him and said, ¡°You go back first. I want to stay here alone for a bit to enjoy the wind.¡± Xia Xiaolei giggled with inebriation for a bit before leaving. After Xia Xiaolei had left, Chen Xiaolian sighed and whispered at the space beside him, ¡°Heard enough?¡± Roddy snickered as he stepped into view from a certain corner of the rooftop. ¡°When I got up to go to the bathroom, I saw that there was no one in the living room but the window was open. I knew then that your habit of going to the rooftop to enjoy the wind is acting up.¡± Roddy walked over and sat down beside Chen Xiaolian. Picking up the bottle of wine, he gulped down two mouthfuls before speaking in a low tone, ¡°Feel better now? There won¡¯t be any issue with Xiaolei¡­ I think, there won¡¯t be any issue with Lun Tai and Bei Tai as well. Everyone would be willing to stick together and continue forward. The thoughts you had before this¡­ I had always thought that you are simply overthinking things.¡± ¡°Even so, we will still need to tell them.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Roddy looked Chen Xiaolian in the eye and suddenly spoke out in a very serious tone, ¡°Xiaolian, trust me, I believe¡­ you really are a good Guild Leader!¡± ¡°¡­ thanks,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a whisper. He took the bottle of wine, drank two mouthfuls before tossing the bottle away. He exhaled and suddenly stood up; standing at the edge of the rooftop, he spread open both his arms and shouted loudly, ¡°I refuse to believe it! Could it be that everyone will be unable to escape this game? Everyone is trapped within that road of no return? Everyone is destined to die in some instance dungeon in the end? ¡°I refuse to believe that! ¡°Since you all believe in me, then we will do our best together! Let¡¯s see if we can''t pierce a hole through this Heavens!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at Roddy. ¡°Roddy! We will not die! Not a single one of us will die! You will not die! Xia Xiaolei will not die! Lun Tai and Bei Tai will not die! Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo will not die! Qimu Xi as well, she will not die! And I most certainly will not die! ¡°I will not let that kind of ending happen to our guild! ¡°Although I still do not know how... I will certainly, certainly bring everyone into a path that solely belongs to us!¡± He clenched his fists tightly and shouted loudly at the sky. ¡°Bring it! You want our lives? Not that easy! Not that easy!¡± Chapter 340 Condition!

Chapter 340 Condition!

GOR Chapter 340 Condition! No more words were exchanged that night. The next morning, Chen Xiaolian woke up from the bed. Normally, since his good bro Arn hade to visit from afar, there was a need to apany him around Nanjing. However, this was not Arn¡¯s first time in the city. Back when he was staying here for one whole year, he had already visited many of the ces within the historical capital city. They had even climbed up the city wall of Nanjing in the middle of the night to drink. During that night when they were drinking above the wall, the three of them joked around after having had their fill of wine. Roddy had pointed at the wall they were sitting on andughed as he said, ¡°This was the capital city built by the first Ming Emperor, the one who had chased your Mongolian ancestors out from the Central ins. Now, you are sitting on the wall that he built. How does it feel?¡± Arn did not feel angry; instead, he smiled and simply replied, ¡°The Yuan Emperor (Mongolian Emperor) is Tolui¡¯s descendant, but I am not a descendant of their Imperial family oh.¡± Back then, he had spent over half a year¡¯s time to visit the many famous monuments of Nanjing and was no longer interested to see them anymore. However, Arn suggested going to visit the university. Since he had been admitted to one of Nanjing¡¯s universities, he thought that it was only appropriate that he visit the university to familiarize himself with itsndscape. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy would apany Arn in his visit. However, as they were about to head out, Chen Xiaolian had gotten Yu Jiajia to follow suit. Since he had ¡®kidnapped¡¯ her, it was only natural to have her beside him. However, this kidnap hostage was unaware of anything and thought that Chen Xiaolian was being kind-hearted, allowing her to follow him out as he travelled around. Thus, she had happily followed them out. The four of them moved out in a car with Roddy as the driver. Arn sat in the first passenger seat while Chen Xiaolian and Yu Jiajia sat in the back seat. The four of them arrived at the south of Jiangning District of Nanjing and stopped before the entrance of a university. It was during the summer holidays, thus the entrance area of the university was very much devoid of people. Not many people could be seen even in the campus itself. Roddy and Arn strutted in front with their arms crossed. They nced around as they walked forward and Roddy sighed. Then, he reached out to pat Arn¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Bro, this university of yours seemscking in females. You¡¯re probably in for hard times for the next few years.¡± Arn merely shrugged and replied, ¡°My mother had already told me beforehand not to find a girl from down south. She said that your southern girls are mostly spoiled and won¡¯t be able to endure. After I graduated and return home, my mother will find me a good partner.¡± Yu Jiajia who was listening at the back was unable to restrain her curiosity. ¡°Eh? Your people still have arranged marriages?¡± ¡°Stop talking nonsense,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°What arranged marriage? Nowadays, it ismon to have family members introduce potential partners for the younger generation.¡± The university was in a newly developed area and most of the facilities are quite good. The university campus covered arge area. There was a stately feel to the library, gymnasium and others. They assessed their surroundings as they walked and Arn was moved by what he saw. They then reached a sports stadium and could see some students in the middle of a basketball match. They were running back and forth in a lively manner. They stopped walking and watched. Arn who possessed a tall and imposing stature was quite interested in this sport. Roddy was a hard-core Kobe fan. Naturally, he was also a fan of basketball. As for Chen Xiaolian¡­ although he did y basketball as well, his height was insufficient, his face childish and his body too thin. Roddy would often tease him with the words ¡®Levi¡¯s height¡¯ [1]. Even back in his own school¡¯s basketball team, Chen Xiaolian was only able to watch on the side-lines. After a long time, it was only natural for his interest in it to fade. After watching for a few minutes, Chen Xiaolian then walked away. He walked around the basketball stadium, found himself two parallel bars and sat down with a dazed look on his face. The stillness and tranquillity of the campus, the sweating students in the basketball court not far away; experiencing the scene and atmosphere, Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. Taking in the atmosphere of this campus, he could not help but feel somewhat lost. The instance dungeons of the game and this ce seemed to be of two different worlds. ¡°If only this normal life could go on forever, how good would that be¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. It was at that moment that his mobile phone in his pocket rang out. He pulled out the mobile phone and checked it, after which he raised his eyebrows. What misery¡­ just one phone call was enough to pull Chen Xiaolian out from his tranquil and wondrous state of fantasy. After epting the call, Chen Xiaolian spoke in a calm manner, ¡°Boss Qiao?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Naturally, the one on the other end of the phone was Qiao Yifeng. He remained silent. However, Chen Xiaolian could hear the sound of his heavy breathing through the phone. Chen Xiaolian gave an amused smile before saying, ¡°You are the one who called me. Surely, you did not do so to y a silence is golden game with me, right?¡± ¡°¡­ dere your conditions, what will it take for you to release her!¡± There was hoarseness in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s voice and Chen Xiaolian could sense a hint of anxiousness within them. ¡°Those words sound like something that I should be saying. What will it take for you to return Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo.¡± ¡°¡­ bastard! That is my daughter!¡± Qiao Yifeng suddenly roared out. ¡°They are also my guild members.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not let up and he slowly continued, ¡°You are not an ordinary person. So, you should understand that the instance dungeon selections will not care who your daughter may be. If they get selected to participate in an instance dungeon, people will die.¡± ¡°I have my own ways of keeping them safe.¡± ¡°Then what about others?!¡± Chen Xiaolian snapped coldly. ¡°If my entire guild gets selected to participate and they don¡¯t enter, the instance dungeon will mete out punishment!¡± ¡°That''s not my problem!¡± Qiao Yifeng grunted. Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat furious. However, he forced himself to calm down and slowly replied, ¡°You made this call. Surely it is not just to argue with me?¡± ¡°What will it take for you to release her?¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple. Return Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo to me,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°Then, you can send someone over to retrieve Yu Jiajia.¡± ¡°Dream on!¡± Qiao Yifeng spat out furiously. ¡°Get them to quit the guild! You are the Guild Leader, you have the authority to do so!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian fell silent for a moment. Then, he slowly spoke up, ¡°Unless Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo take the initiative to leave, I will never force it upon them.¡± After pausing for a moment, Chen Xiaolian then continued with a cold voice, ¡°If Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo were willing to follow your words, they would have quit my guild long ago. Since they have not chosen to do so, that shows you have forcibly taken them against their will.¡± Qiao Yifeng uttered in a hoarse tone, ¡°Chen Xiaolian! Don¡¯t go overboard! Even though there are some feelings between you and Qiao Qiao, don¡¯t you think your actions are too selfish? If you let them go, I can keep them safe! If you truly love her, then you should not allow her to follow you and risk her life! Naturally, I have ways to help her avoid the instance dungeon¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave an abrupt pound and he blurted, ¡°You¡­ you sent them into Zero City?¡± Qiao Yifeng was silent for a moment before answering with a stern tone, ¡°There is no need for you to know about this. I only need you to use your Guild Leader¡¯s authority to have them quit the guild. As for what happenster, there is no need for you to know!¡± Chen Xiaolian fell into a state of silence. If¡­ If this was merely due to his feelings for Qiao Qiao, then Chen Xiaolian might have chosen to do so. If doing so would allow Qiao Qiao to acquire a refuge and hide somewhere and avoid being sucked into the instance dungeons¡­ then Chen Xiaolian might end up listening to Qiao Yifeng¡¯s request. However, Qiao Qiao was not simply someone he loved. She was also his guild member, In addition, she also possessed a third identity! Irregrity! This identity was something that not even Qiao Yifeng knew about! This identity must be hidden from the other Awakened ones and yers! This identity would naturally bring certain danger to Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. Thus, how could Chen Xiaolian calmly hand over Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo to an Awakened guild that he was not familiar with? Additionally, in that guild, Qiao Yifeng was neither the leader nor someone of importance. He was simply a representative of the guild in the secr world. One could only imagine, if Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo entered the guild and the guild found out about the secret of the Irregrities existence, then¡­ just how much trouble and danger would result from that! ¡°I refuse!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a very direct answer. ¡°If you want Yu Jiajia, then you will have to exchange her with Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo.¡± ¡°Brat! Don¡¯t think that I don¡¯t dare to kill you.¡± Qiao Yifeng harrumphed and continued, ¡°Although you saved Yu Jiajia and helped me before¡­¡± ¡°Then just bring it,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coldly. After reaching that point of their conversation, Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of something. A strange thought appeared in his mind. This call by Qiao Yifeng... although he was talking in a tough manner, there was something seemingly weird about it. This old man had an obstinate and obnoxious temper and would neverpromise. However, Yu Jiajia had been beside Chen Xiaolian for roughly two days now. The first time around, the people who came were likely just ordinary bodyguards from her home. Back then, it was likely that Qiao Yifeng still did not know that Yu Jiajia had left home. But now that Qiao Yifeng had found out about it, why didn¡¯t he send any Awakened experts over? Normally, with his temper, he would have sent some Awakened experts over right off the bat. Ignoring all others, that bodyguard in ck suit that was beside Qiao Yifeng alone was a considerably strong Awakened. Yet, this old man had waited a whole day only to make a phone call without taking any real action. Although he was showing a tough side on the phone, he ended up revealing something¡­ A tough exterior but a soft interior? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind clicked into ce and he had a faint feeling that he had gotten hold of something important. He smiled softly and said in a cold voice, ¡°If you want to send someone over to trouble me, then I can only ept it! However¡­ Mr Qiao, I fear you can¡¯t even take care of yourself right now.¡± ¡°¡­ you, what did you say?!¡± There was rage in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s voice. However, Chen Xiaolian could detect traces of shock in his voice and also¡­ anxiety! Mm? It seems that really is the case¡­ ¡°You can¡¯t even protect yourself, what more others. Yet, you still dare talk big.¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately spoke in a disdainful tone. ¡°Mr Qiao, you truly do live up to your reputation of a powerful businessman.¡± Qiao Yifeng became silent for a few seconds. Then, he spoke with a lowered tone. ¡°You¡­ how did you find out about it?¡± Chen Xiaolian pumped his fist tightly! His bet was on the mark! ¡°There is no need for you to care about that,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered calmly. ¡°At any rate, if you want Yu Jiajia, then return Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo.¡± ¡°¡­ I want to talk to Yu Jiajia.¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s tone seemed somewhat dispirited. ¡°I also want to talk to Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo,¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately said that. ¡°This way, it will be fair.¡± ¡°¡­ no, they cannot talk to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart became tense. He became increasingly certain of one thing. Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡­ did this old man really bring them into Zero City? If not, how could Father Qiao be so confident that he could protect the two sisters from the instance dungeons¡¯ selection? Additionally, they cannot talk with him¡­ In Zero City, all contact with the outside world would be cut off. Let alone a phone call, even the guild channel would be blocked! Then¡­ In a rare moment, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s tone suddenly became slightly softer. He lowered his voice and said, ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ could it be you do not really love Qiao Qiao? You should understand,pared to being reunited with you, having her stay safe is more important! If you truly love her, shouldn¡¯t you wish that she could live a safe and proper life? Isn¡¯t that better for her?¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled and said, ¡°There are many things that you alone do not get to decide. She has the right to make her own choices. I repeat, if you can convince her to quit the guild, then do so. But since she had not done so, that means¡­ she is being held against her will.¡± After pausing for a moment, Chen Xiaolian then gritted his teeth and said, ¡°We promised, no matter what happens, we will never give up on each other. We will watch over one another!¡± Qiao Yifeng took a sharp breath and coughed out softly a few times. Although he attempted to conceal it, Chen Xiaolian could sense the weakness within it. ¡°I¡¯ll give you one hundred million¡­¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha!¡± Chen Xiaolian caould not restrain himself fromughing out. ¡°Mr Qiao is a secr person after all. But don¡¯t you think you are forgetting something? Does secr wealth hold any meaning to us Awakened ones? One hundred million? If we really want money, with our abilities, would we not be able to gather money? ¡°Additionally¡­ one hundred million? Are you joking? In your eyes, your daughter is only worth one hundred million?¡± ¡°How much do you want? State your price!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need money. I just want people,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian as he shook his head. ¡°Let¡¯s not continue talking nonsense. I won¡¯t change my condition. If you cannot ept it, then just send your men over to snatch her. I will be waiting for your guild¡¯s experts.¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian! Don¡¯t get too greedy, you¡­¡± Without bothering to listen to Qiao Yifeng¡¯s curses, Chen Xiaolian simply cut off the call. Chen Xiaolian was not interested to know how furious Qiao Yifeng was. After cutting off the call, Chen Xiaolian stared off into the distance and silently counted to himself. One, two three, four¡­ As expected, before reaching 30, his mobile phone rang out once more. After the call went through, he heard Qiao Yifeng¡¯s voice. Although the old man was still very furious, he had calmed down considerably. ¡°Help me out with one matter. If you seed, I will let you talk with Qiao Qiao once.¡± ¡­ A few secondster, Chen Xiaolian ended the call with a serious look on his face. 1 Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan. Apparently, he is quite short at 160 cm.? Chapter 341 Could Only Accept

Chapter 341 Could Only ept

GOR Chapter 341 Could Only ept Somewhere not far from the basketball court, Chen Xiaolian sat down together with Roddy. ¡°When you put it that way, it would appear that old Father Qiao is in a spot of trouble?¡± Roddy who sat beside Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows and asked in a whisper. There was a calm look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he slowly shook his head. ¡°It may not necessarily be trouble. However, I believe that Qiao Yifeng¡¯s position in the guild is not as high as I had imagined back then. After all, he is presently only a normal human and not an Awakened. Even if he is the guild¡¯s representative, even if some of the Awakened ones within the guild still consider him a friend, would they expend that much of the guild¡¯s strength for an ordinary person? ¡°As Awakened ones, the strength of the guild must naturally be reserved for getting through the instance dungeons. No guild would be willing to risk spending too much of their strength or even losing them in the secr world.¡± Roddy considered those words and nodded his head in understanding. ¡°That means, since Yu Jiajia is here, if Father Qiao is a core member of the guild, he would have sent some experts to snatch her back. For him to be calling you and softening his stance means¡­ he presently has no ability to mobilize the experts of his Awakened guild. Or perhaps, those Awakened ones simply would not risk engaging in a conflict with other guilds for his private affairs.¡± After a pause, Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°There is another possibility. His guild may have encountered a problem and is presentlycking the manpower to snatch her from us¡­ I¡¯ve always been curious. What level of strength does Father Qiao¡¯s guild possess to be able to move Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo into Zero City?¡± ¡°Them being in Zero City is just your assumption and cannot be considered urate,¡± Roddy interjected. ¡°You came to that assumption because Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo cannot contact us using the guild channel. But that is just a form of blocking power¡­ back then, we had confirmed that Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo were in London. Even there, they were unable to use the guild channel to contact us. That is London, not Zero City. That is why I say using the guild channel factor alone is not enough to make an urate assumption.¡± ¡°That is true. However, there is another factor, the ability to block off the system¡¯s instance dungeon selection mechanism. Putting that into the equation, my assumption might prove right. At any rate, Zero City is a ce of interest.¡± Chen Xiaolian then smiled bitterly. ¡°Could it be that Father Qiao¡¯s guild is one of those super guilds qualified for permanent residence within Zero City? If that is the case, I fear we are toocking to defend against them.¡± ¡°What is there to be afraid of? We also have our own Zero City!¡± Roddyughed out. There was a sh in Chen Xiaolian eyes and he slowly shook his head. ¡°Don¡¯t say such childish stuff. Reality remains unchanged and our strength is still limited, but in the future¡­ our path seems promising.¡± Roddy nodded his head and said, ¡°What exactly did old Father Qiao want you to do? Is it very difficult?¡± An odd look overcame Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and he said, ¡°Difficult¡­ it¡¯s not exactly very difficult. However, I am puzzled as to why he would forward such an unrted request. For amon human, this matter would be an absurd task. But for an Awakened, it seems¡­¡± He shook his head and continued, ¡°At any rate, this matter is just suspicious.¡± Roddy¡¯s curiosity was turned up and he was unable to stop himself from asking, ¡°Just what is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian was about to tell him when an apuse suddenly broke out some distance away. There in the basketball court, a lively noise rose up and Yu Jiajia ran over and said loudly, ¡°What are you fellows doing sitting here? Hurry over! That bro of yours is too astonishing! Too amazing!¡± After having their conversation interrupted, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy exchanged nces for a moment before getting up together. They followed Yu Jiajia and headed toward the basketball court. They saw that Arn had made his way into the basketball court. Amid the sound of apuse, Arn was hanging high in the air with both his hands gripping the basketball hoop. He held onto the hoop like a monkey before jumping down and shouting skyward. ¡°What happened?¡± Roddy asked. There was utter excitement in Yu Jiajia¡¯s face as she said loudly, ¡°This friend of yours did a m dunk just now! Oh, my God! He had jumped so high!¡± Chen Xiaolian felt puzzled. ¡°How did he end up down there?¡± ¡°Mm, one of the yers sprained his leg. Since their side iscking someone, Arn went down to chat with them for a while. Then, he went down and y.¡± Yu Jiajia then pped her hands and said, ¡°He is really skilled!¡± Chen Xiaolian and Roddy exchanged nces and smiled. Then, they sat down and watched calmly. Arn¡¯s basketball techniques were not necessarily great. However, this was just a university campus. This basketball game between normal students were just a match between amateurs. They were not even part of the university¡¯s basketball team. For apetition of this level, instead of saying it was apetition between basketball skills, it would be more appropriate to say it was apetition of their body¡¯s ability to move, run and jump. The ones leading in those aspects would have the advantage. Additionally, Arn was someone from the grasnd, possessing a tall height and a superb jumping ability. His body was also muscr and burly, thus giving him an advantage in the ability to defend when he was standing beneath the basketball hoop. He gave off the atmosphere of a core centre. As the two teams ran back and forth, Arn chose to simply stand beneath the hoop and wait for his team members to pass him the ball. After epting the ball, he would turn around, casually push aside the members of the other team that was standing beneath the hoop and throw the ball in. In one of the instances, his body had be like a human tank. Using but three seconds, he strode forward, raised both his hands and executed a m-dunk! Naturally, this scoring method of his caused the surrounding audience to cheer out. Chen Xiaolian watched what happened for a moment and could not help but smile. In terms of basketball skills, Arn¡¯s dribbling skills was only so-so. However, the quality of his physique was just too good while the opposing team members were somewhat weaker. After a few confrontation, the image of him dominating the court rose. Originally, there was very little people in the campus as it was the summer holidays. However, this spectacle caused more and more people toe look at the basketball court. At the same time though, the fellow from other team who had been pushed aside as Arn tossed in several balls had an expression that indicated he could no longer stand it. His actions gradually turned rougher. Arn¡¯s team attacked once more and Arn epted the ball. Once again, he used his body to defend against the other team¡¯s yers and moved to throw the ball into the hoop. In desperation, one of the other team members nearly pped Arn in the face. Fortunately, this youngster from the grasnds managed to tilt his head and the hand swept past his ears and struck his shoulder. Arn became enraged. After throwing in the ball, he stared at the fellow who pped him and went toward the fellow. The situation immediately turned tense. Although the other fellow was in the wrong, he refused to say sorry and his teammates stepped forward to surround them. As for the yers on Arn¡¯s team, when they saw that the situation was heating up, due to their unfamiliarity with Arn, they chose to disperse ¨C they probably thought to themselves that since this big fellow was not a fellow student, there was no need for them to get into a conflict with their fellow students. They started pushing each other within the basketball court. Arn had pushed the fellow back but was also pushed back twice. As the youngster from the grasnd was getting angry, Chen Xiaolian rushed down. He squeezed his way through the crowd and forced the two fellows from the other team away. Then, he held Arn back as he stood in front to hold off the two tall fellows. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°Are you not satisfied with ying basketball? Now you want to beat people?¡± The one standing just opposite was one head taller than Chen Xiaolian but his body was somewhat fat. Back then, Arn had made him lose his face and now he was throwing his weight around. ¡°Beat people? What nonsense! We¡¯ve been ying properly but he started it!¡± ¡°I started it? Just now, you are the one who rushed me!¡± Arn retaliated furiously. ¡°What nonsense. When facing off in a basketball game, physical contact is something normal! If you can¡¯t take it, then don¡¯t y!¡± The fatso sneered. Chen Xiaolian looked at the fatso and saw that he was relying on the higher number on his side, five to six people, to suppress them. Chen Xiaolian was unable to restrain himself from smiling¡­ after having gone through so many life and death situations, this conflict between students seemed so childish to him. He shook his head and said, ¡°Whatever you say. If you can¡¯t take it, then don¡¯t y. Well said. Then let¡¯s stop ying.¡± He turned around to face Arn and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go and have a drink. This fight is meaningless.¡± Arn who had a frank nature replied, ¡°All right, not going to fight. Let¡¯s go.¡± Chen Xiaolian simply couldn¡¯t be bothered with these conflicts of ordinary humans. However, the other party was clearly a bunch of youngsters with nowhere else to vent their anger. Even if there was no problem, they wanted a problem. Due to the basketball game earlier, they had lost all face and were now brimming with rage. Would they be willing to simply let this slide? Since they had the advantage in numbers, they n to let out their anger on them. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian and Arn were about to leave, the fatso shouted loudly. ¡°Oh? Are you afraid? If you are afraid, then scram and don¡¯te back again! Otherwise, you¡¯ll get beaten up every time you appear!¡± When he heard those words, Chen Xiaolian who had taken several steps away turned to look at the fatso and burst out in a fit ofughter. ¡°Did you watch too much gangster movies? Or did you read too many novels?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at him and said, ¡°Did you think you were some gangster boss? Or Long Aotian? What is your name? Zhao Ritian or Ye Liangchen? [1]¡± The fatso¡¯s face turned red¡­ they were simply ordinary university students. Since they were young and strong, it was only natural for them to feel emboldened within the university. Besides, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sideposed of only three males and one female. Only Arn appeared difficult to deal with. As for Chen Xiaolian and Roddy¡­ their bodies were not outstanding¡­ merely some decent looking youngsters. How could they pose a threat to them? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words caused him to be furious and he stepped forward, raised his fist and punched forward. Chen Xiaolian frowned in response. He simply took half a step back and reached out with his hand to seize the fatso¡¯s pocket. Before the eyes of everyone present, Chen Xiaolian pulled him up with one hand and raised the fatso above his head. The surrounding fellows who saw what happened had no time to react. Just as they were about to instinctively rush forward, Chen Xiaolian smiled lightly and tossed the fatso toward the ce where they were clumped up most. The fatso who weighed nearly 200 jins was thrown away. Thankfully, Chen Xiaolian had gone easy and stayed his hand. He did not use too much force and simply tossed the fatso toward hispanions. Hispanions instinctively caught hold of him. However, the momentum quickly forced them to fall to the floor together. When that happened, the noisy basketball court fell into a state of silence! Movies was one thing. But in real life, who among them had seen someone pick another person up like that with just one hand and toss that person away so casually? Not to mention, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s constitution was socking. He did not possess a muscr and burly body and in fact seemed rather delicate. Someone like him actually managed to toss that fellow off? Chen Xiaolian walked over and observed the fellows lying on the floor. ¡°Still want to fight?¡± Then, heughed and said, ¡°Honestly speaking, if we are to really start fighting, you fellows will suffer. Forget it.¡± One of the fellows was likely scared to the point where he could no longer think properly. He raised his hand and attempted to push Chen Xiaolian away only to have Chen Xiaolian grip his fingers. When Chen Xiaolian gently tightened his grip, the fellow cried out in pain and bent down. Chen Xiaolian continued to hold onto the fellow¡¯s fingers. He then put more pressure onto the fingers and the fellow screamed out miserably non-stop. ¡°Let, let, let go¡­ argh!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and ignored him. Instead, he crouched down and patted the fatso¡¯s face ¨C the fatso had turned pale. ¡°See, if back then the one standing before you is not me and instead is a burly two-metre tall man, would you still have the guts to say those words? ¡°Back then, you had acted in such an arrogant and overbearing manner because you saw that I was smaller than you. So, you thought that I cannot beat you, a weakling that you can bully. That was why you dared to say those words, am I right?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Are you fellows this university¡¯s students? If you are, then live a proper life. It¡¯s not like you fellows are part of some gang or some plutocrat. Acting in such an arrogant manner, isn¡¯t that the equivalent of looking for trouble? ¡°You are still young. If your hormones are too high, then just go back to your dorm and watch a good AV and jack yourself off. Don¡¯t be so arrogant and create trouble for yourself, understand?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian released the fellow whose fingers he was gripping. The instant he let go, the fellow hastily rolled himself away. Chen Xiaolian straightened himself, looked at them and shook his head before leaving. Yu Jiajia was standing at the back, her eyes shing ¨C back in Hangzhou, she had seen how skilled Chen Xiaolian was. Even so, seeing Chen Xiaolian disy his skill once more had still shocked her. As for Arn, he was gaping in shock. But Chen Xiaolian and Roddyughed as they pulled him away. The four of them had only moved some tens of metres away when a man caught up to them. ¡°Hey, wait!¡± Chen Xiaolian and the others turned around to see a rather well built middle-aged man approach them. ¡°Are you our university¡¯s students?¡± After the middle-aged man approached them, they could see that the middle-aged man¡¯s leg movements were not quite nimble. He wore a t-shirt and his hair was somewhat messy. However, his head was held up high. ¡°What is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the man. ¡°I am the university team¡¯s coach.¡± The middle-aged man stared at Chen Xiaolian for a good few seconds before turning to assess Arn. ¡°Are you from our university? Which department? Which year?¡± Arn shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m still not a student.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± The middle-aged man was shocked for a moment before quickly asking, ¡°What does that mean? Are you a new student?¡± ¡°Mm, new student,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°We thought we¡¯d take advantage of the summer holidays toe look around. Teacher, do you have anything else? Could it be the ones bullying us just now are your students?¡± The middle-aged man shook his head. ¡°Those fellows? They¡¯re too inferior and are unqualified to be in the university team.¡± He cast his gaze at Arn and said, ¡°You are not bad. Although your foundation is somewhatcking, your physique is excellent. Ah, please don¡¯t misunderstand. Just now, I was up on the second floor looking at your game. When I saw the conflict erupting, I quickly made my way down to stop it. Thankfully, you fellows were able to deal with it on your own.¡± After saying that, the middle-aged man took several steps forward and assessed Arn from top to bottom. ¡°Your body condition is really good. Since you are a new student, when the university starts, you should be interested in the try outs for the university team, right?¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Arn was stunned. He turned to look at Chen Xiaolian only to see him shrug and say, ¡°What are you looking at me for? He is asking you.¡± ¡°Your height is at least 1.9 metres, right? Mm, considering your age, as long as you have sufficient nutrition and training, you would be able to grow even taller in the next few years. I can see that your skills are somewhat rough. You¡¯ve probably spent very little time in basketball practice, right? But if you are willing to join our university team, I can help train you¡­ a centre is impossible[2]. However, a power forward is not a bad deal. How about it? Are you interested? If you are, you cane find me.¡± Arn¡¯s mouth was agape and he said, ¡°ying basketball¡­ I¡¯ve never thought about it. Just now, I was just casually ying around.¡± ¡°Ethnic minority?¡± The middle-aged man detected the oddity within Arn¡¯s tone. ¡°I came from Inner Mongolia.¡± ¡°That is not a problem. Consider it, if you join the university team, it will contribute to your results. At the end of each semester, your aplishments would add to your results. Think about it properly and look for me when the university starts,¡± the middle-aged man spoke in a rather confident manner. After saying that, he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. He creased his brows and said, ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t y basketball,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°I¡¯m not tall enough.¡± ¡°We are not going for professional league games. For university matches, your height is still enough for a point guard,¡± said the middle-aged man with a smile. ¡°Just now, I saw that you have quite the strength. Are you in sports? Which one?¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side and said, ¡°Teacher, I am not from this university, I¡¯m just a high school student.¡± ¡°¡­ is that so.¡± There was a trace of disappointment in the middle-aged man¡¯s face and he waved his hand. ¡°Forget it then.¡± After saying that, he reached for his pocket and touched around before pulling out a piece of paper. He handed the paper that had a phone number on it to Arn. ¡°This is my phone number. My surname is Ding. After you are done registering when the semester starts,e find me.¡± Arn epted the piece of paper and quickly said, ¡°Then¡­ thank you Teacher Ding.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t call me Teacher, I don¡¯t teach sses. Just call me Coach Ding.¡± After saying that, the middle-aged man waved and left. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Arn and smiled. ¡°Aren¡¯t you something! Just by strutting about in the basketball court, you end up attracting the attention of the university team¡¯s coach to the point where he came to recruit you¡­ this is the treatment given to main characters in sports novels ah. Come, let me see the main character¡¯s halo on your head.¡± Arnughed and pushed Chen Xiaolian away before asking curiously, ¡°Ba¡¯er, you¡­ how did you be so strong? With just one hand, you managed to lift up that fellow¡­ I doubt I could do that.¡± Chen Xiaolian snickered and said, ¡°This is our Han people¡¯s martial arts. You Tatar people could neverprehend it, ha ha ha ha.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha!¡± Arnughed out as well. At any rate, the rtionship between them was excellent and there was no taboo for them when it came to making jokes. Things like being of Tatar descent and whatnot were simply jokes to them and none of them kept it in their hearts. After making that joke, they then talked about other things and went outside the university. ¡°The coach seemed quite good.¡± Roddy looked at Arn and said, ¡°Entering the university team when the semester starts is not a bad idea. You can use it to add to your semester results. I believe a terrible student like you would need it, ha ha.¡± Arn thought about it and scratched his head. ¡°Actually, I¡¯m not that interested in basketball¡­ what I like is wrestling.¡± After leaving the university, Chen Xiaolian brought them all into the fitness centre. When they entered the fitness centre, Arn became very excited. He was very interested in bodybuilding and was curious about the many fitness equipment inside the fitness centre. ¡°Ba¡¯er, this ce¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to speak up, ¡°Don¡¯t look at me, this ce is something that Young Master Roddy came up with. He is the dashing and handsome man. Unlike him, I don¡¯t have the money to do something like this.¡± Roddy who was left with the role said, ¡°If you like it, you cane here and y every day.¡± Arn promptly ran toward the fitness equipment and started testing his strength. Chen Xiaolian then winked to Roddy, who then went to get Xia Xiaolei. The three of them headed into the lounge. Inside the lounge, Xia Xiaolei looked out the door and determined that both Arn and Yu Jiajia were in the middle of training while Da Gang was seated at the entrance to the fitness centre ying with his mobile phone. It was only then did he close the door of the lounge. ¡°Brother Xiaolian? Is there something you want to talk about?¡± Xia Xiaolei looked at Chen Xiaolian with a rather excited expression. ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian then recounted the conversation he had with Father Qiao. After having told them about it, he continued, ¡°Now I want to discuss something with you all. Father Qiao wants me to help him do something. He promised that he will allow me to talk to Qiao Qiao if I seed.¡± ¡°Just a talk?¡± Xia Xiaolei frowned. ¡°That¡¯s simply too¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°No matter. First, get a chance to talk to Qiao Qiao. That way, we¡¯ll be able to find out about their circumstances. This condition is something that I have to ept.¡± ¡°So, what is it exactly?¡± Roddy knitted his eyebrows. Chen Xiaolian sighed and pulled out his mobile phone. He opened up the world map and zoomed in on a part of the map¡­ ¡°This is?¡± ¡°He wants me to go there and help him deal with something,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a frown. ¡°However, there was no way for him to tell me more about the details through the phone. He simply said that he will be sending me the rted information soon.¡± Seeing the ce shown on the phone, both Roddy and Xia Xiaolei became shocked. ¡°Africa?!¡± It was at that moment that Tian Lie¡¯s voice suddenly came from the outside. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, someone sent you something.¡± ¡­ 1 Long Aotian (Prideful Heavenly Transcending Dragon). A satirical name for badly written main characters who acts without thinking and can easily get by or defeat the enemy thanks to plot armour.? Zhao Ritian. 6th of June, 2013, the character Zhao Ritian was born in an online forum Someone made an intro of a novel with Zhao Ritian¡¯s name in the intro, but never revealed the contents of the story. Thus, the forum goers started writing the story themselves and the legend of Zhao Ritian grew. ¡°I, Zhao Ritian am the first to be unwilling! ¡°You should show me respect! ¡°Since the Heavens is unfair to me, then I shall destroy the Heavens! ¡°My esteemed name is Zhao Ritian (Antecedent of Heaven), firstes me, thenes the Heavens!¡± Ye Liangchen. 24th of Sept 2015, an online user named ¡®Ye Liangchen¡¯ was invited into a chatroom by a college girl to help her discuss her cleaning schedule with her room leader. This ¡®big brother¡¯ chatted in a very overbearing and ¡®colourful¡¯ manner and became quite famous. ¡°You only need to remember this, my name is Ye Liangchen. In this ce, I have a hundred ways to send you to your death.¡± 2 There are 5 basketball positions: Point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center.? Chapter 342 Assassinating A Dictator

Chapter 342 Assassinating A Dictator

GOR Chapter 342 Assassinating A Dictator The one who came to deliver the package was someone that Chen Xiaolian recognized. It was one of the two fellows who were keeping watch at the entrance of his residentialplex ¨C the driver. The bruises on his face had yet to abate and he appeared quite miserable. He anxiously stood at the doorway as his eyes swivelled around ¨C clearly, he had noticed Yu Jiajia who was in the middle of working up a sweat on the treadmill. Thus, he had felt lost. Chen Xiaolian walked out and stopped in front of him. ¡°It¡¯s you?¡± He extended his hand and asked, ¡°Where is the item?¡± The fellow inhaled and said, ¡°My boss sent me here to¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense, I don¡¯t have the time for it. Just give me the item and leave.¡± Chen Xiaolian was not exactly in a good mood. The fellow produced a small parcel and handed it over. Then, he could not help but turn his gaze toward Yu Jiajia. However, Yu Jiajia did not turn over to look at them. ¡°You can leave now.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the door. ¡°¡­ oh, right.¡± Clearly, the fellow was terrified of Chen Xiaolian. However, it was also rather difficult for him to swallow. After all, he had been beaten up and threatened by a youngster who was so much younger than him. This was a huge loss of face for him. Yet, all he could do was swallow his saliva, turn around and leave. Chen Xiaolian opened the box and found something that looked like a strip lying quietly inside it. Clearly, that was a USB drive. Walking back to the lounge, Chen Xiaolian readily grabbed theptop that was ced in the fitness centre and took it with him. It was something put here for Xia Xiaolei to y with and did not contain anything too important. After closing the door of the lounge, he opened theptop and plugged in the USB drive. The contents of the USB drive were quick to be revealed. The first file contained several pictures. The picture was of a typical ck African fellow. While his exact age was not shown, he was highly unlikely to be a young fellow. He wore a very exaggerated military uniform that had countless medals, badges and ribbons. A standard ck man¡¯s face, thick lips and ttened nose. Most importantly, after seeing the picture, both Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were unable to stop themselves fromughing out. The ck fellow in the pictures had a face that screamed ¡°I am a warlord.¡± A military de hung down his waist while his hand held onto an indistinguishable sceptre. There were about five or six pictures of him and they were all taken from different angles. Some were taken straight up, some from the side while some were clearly secretly taken. Next was an introduction document. ¡­ Kongzabeyo Bejide Zayad. Current head of Kombia, one of the minor states in Central Africa. Born in 1965 and now 50 years old, themander of the state¡¯s military and President of the state government (for 15 years); Chieftain of the Nua Tribe, the biggest tribe in the state, he came to power through a coup in 1999 and had ruled until now. He possessed a cruel and merciless disposition with a hatred for Muslims and the West alike. He was a firm religious leader of the native Nua Tribe¡¯s religion. The state of Kombia was located at the west side of Central Africa and had a poption of 3.6 million people. The amount ofnd it possessed was small and its economy poor. Its biggest city was Kabuka City with a poption of 630 thousand people. In 2015, its GDP,pared to the rest of Africa, was third from the bottom. As one might imagine, this was not a civilized ce. This Zayad was a standard militia warlord found in small states. ording to the information given, in the past decade, at least three civil wars and tens of rebellions had urred within Kombia. The people of this state were made up of several tribes. Clearly, this President Zayad had put in ce a policy which suppressed the various tribes and even going so far as to exterminate some of them. Within the past ten years and more, he had ughtered off at least 300,000 men from the other tribes. His highly oppressive rule gave birth to an uncivilized, barbaric and brutal world. Even so, this minor state in the west side of Central Africa had continued unnoticed by the civilized world. Because¡­ This state did not possess any mineral deposits! The continent of Africa was filled with various precious minerals such as copper, iron, diamonds, gold etc. They could be found in every state within Africa. Thus, for the past few decades, developed nations would continuously attempt to infiltrate those ces. As a result, the many leaders in Africa would constantly be locked in a struggle for power. Behind all of them would be some developed nations who were pulling the strings. However, Kombia was an exception. Due to the small size of itsnd, it did not have any mineral deposits. Thus, none of the Western powers had any interest in Kombia. Simply put, it was an extremely poor and remote corner of Africa that did not have any minerals to offer. Thus, the Western powers simply could not be bothered with it. If there were any precious minerals lying around, this state would have been infiltrated by either the CIA or the KGB decades ago. For the past decade, this state had been constantly in a state of ¡®humanitarian crisis¡¯. However, it would never appear within the civilized world¡¯s line of sight. It was simply too barren, devoid of any attractive ces. The power ys by the various developed nations were all done on the ces that possessed precious minerals and resources. They had no interest in looking at Kombia at all. Thus, this President Zayad was able happily act like a dictator. No Western nations would scheme to get hisnds, instigate a coup to overthrow him or make him a puppet etc. Quite simply, even if he wanted to sell off hisnds to them, he can¡¯t. That was how poor hisnds were. That was how embarrassing of a situation he was in. ording to the information provided, this fellow was without a doubt a tyrannical dictator. The most absurd action of his was something that happened five years ago. UN Peacekeeping and the International Committee of the Red Cross had gathered up a donation fund of over three million dors for them only to be used by him tovishly fund his 10th year celebration as President. As a direct result of this incident, no more charitable organizations were willing to donate to the government of Kombia. He had 16 wives and 40 plus children, 19 of whom had already grown up. Those grown up children of his served in the army and were all given the rank of lieutenant general. Seeing that might cause some tough their teeth out. Because there were only 14,000 soldiers in the National Defence Force of Kombia. A total of 14,000 soldiers. Adding his 19 children into the equation, there were 33 generals. Naturally, thisndlocked state did not have a navy force. Neither did it have an air force. Itsnd-based army did not even have a tank! Worst of all, its capital city of Kabuka did not even have an airport! Around 20 years ago, there was a rumour that an iron ore was found in Kombia and a developed nation went forward to search for it while forming a cooperative rtionship with the Kombia government of that time. They had constructed a simple airport in Kabuka. However, the results of the survey soon revealed that the discovery of the mineral deposit was just a beautiful misunderstanding. Thus, the developed nation withdrew and the airport became abandoned and unused. After Zayad enacted his coup and came to power, he showed no interest in repairing the airport. This was a state so shitty it had practically nothing worth showing. As for Zayad, he was without doubt a tyrant, a genocidal monster, an executioner and a ruthless bastard. However¡­ in the eyes of the rest of the world, he was someone with no value whatsoever. Dead or alive, no one would care about Zayad. And yet¡­ Qiao Yifeng¡¯s task for Chen Xiaolian was: ¡°Kill him!¡± ¡­ There were many odd aspects to this task. All questions revolved around two main points. One: Why does Qiao Yifeng wants to kill a dictator of a dirtpoor state that was thousands of miles away? Two: Why should he be the one to do this? Don¡¯t Qiao Yifeng¡¯s guild have any Awakened experts that can do that? However, it would appear that Qiao Yifeng had no intention of answering those two questions for Chen Xiaolian. Presently, Chen Xiaolian only knew of one thing. Only by killing off this fellow would he be able to get a chance to contact Qiao Qiao. ¡­ ¡°What do you think?¡± In the lounge, Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy and Xia Xiaolei. Roddy looked over the information provided and whistled, ¡°He has 16 wives and 40 plus children. What is he? A YY novel¡¯s main character? [1]¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a smile and said, ¡°Now is not the time to joke around.¡± Roddy shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°What else is there to it? This is a task given by old Father Qiao. In order to meet Qiao Qiao, we must first do it. If we can¡¯t figure out the answer to those other questions, then just leave it be first. Things like why he wants the guy dead is not something we need to worry about. After all, that is old Father Qiao¡¯s business. ¡°My only questions is¡­ if, after we havepleted this task and Qiao Yifeng goes back on his word, what do we do?¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered the question before saying, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Roddy was surprised. ¡°Don¡¯t know?¡± ¡°What else could we do?¡± Chen Xiaolian spread open his arms and continued, ¡°Yu Jiajia is now with us. If Qiao Yifeng breaches the contract, do we tear the contract? Kill Yu Jiajia? Or torture her to force Father Qiao to give in?¡± ¡°¡­ err, all right, all right. Pretend I never asked,¡± replied Roddy with a mncholic sigh. ¡°This is something that had to be done.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and said, ¡°About what you said, don¡¯t worry about why Father Qiao wants him dead¡­ I personally think this is a key point. Perhaps, by going to Africa and getting to know what this is all about¡­ ¡°We can perhaps turn this into a bargaining chip.¡± Roddy nodded his head. ¡°So, we¡¯ll do it this once?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian then considered it and said, ¡°Considering the time wepleted thest instance dungeon, there should be around one more month before the next instance dungeon starts. There should be enough time to do this. Additionally¡­ we now have our own base. Even if the instance dungeon opens up, we will have a way to avoid it. Roddy smiled. ¡°All right. Then let¡¯s go. When do we set off? I¡¯ll go buy some necessities.¡± ¡°Not we, just me,¡± said Chen Xiaolian, looking right at Roddy. He said in a hushed tone, ¡°This time, I am going alone.¡± ¡°What?¡± Roddy stood up and looked at Chen Xiaolian with a frown on his face. ¡°You¡¯re going alone?¡± ¡°What are you getting anxious about?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°We¡¯ve gone to the medieval era and a monster infested Tokyo city before. What is there to fear from a little Africa? It¡¯s not as though I have to go kill the President of America. It¡¯s just a small-time rural dictator. How hard can it be?¡± ¡°But, Africa is far away¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and turned to face Roddy. ¡°Naturally, there is a reason to have you stay. If we leave together¡­ what happens to Yu Jiajia? ¡°Do we let Xia Xiaolei look after Yu Jiajia alone? ¡°If Father Qiao is simply trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain and he sends his men toe get Yu Jiajia after we leave, could Xia Xiaolei go against them by himself?¡± Xia Xiaolei had wanted to shout: I can do it! But Chen Xiaolian patted him on the head and smiled. ¡°I know you want to contribute. However, this matter regarding Yu Jiajia is rted to Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡¯s return. We cannot afford to have any mishaps.¡± Thus, Xia Xiaolei simply kept his mouth shut. ¡°Or, how about we call Lun Tai and Bei Tai back?¡± Roddy frowned. ¡°I¡¯m not too at ease with you going alone. Besides¡­ if Qiao Yifeng is setting you up, what then?¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin and said, ¡°You have a point. However, that is also why I need you to stay here. If Qiao Yifeng is setting me up, then you having Yu Jiajia in your hands will be our biggest bargaining chip.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued to ponder the matter but he finally rejected the idea of calling Lun Tai and Bei Tai back. ¡°Qiao Qiao is my girlfriend. It is my responsibility to save her. Roddy, you are also Qiao Qiao¡¯s friend, so it¡¯s understandable. However, Lun Tai and Bei Tai do not have this obligation. There is no reason to pull them into this. ¡°Additionally, this task really shouldn¡¯t be that difficult. Even if things don¡¯t go well, no one can stop me if I want to run away. I¡¯ll take the base with me. If things get bad, I¡¯ll open it up and run inside. Then, what else could stop me?¡± As Chen Xiaolian was the Guild Leader, his decision was not something that Roddy and Xia Xiaolei could object to. At any rate, this task really did not appear to be that difficult. Could a bumpkin President of a minor state in Africa be guarded by a forceparable to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department? Even if Chen Xiaolian chose to swagger his way in and kill off everyone, could anyone stop him? ¡°I¡¯ll go. If things get resolved quickly, it¡¯ll be around one week. At worst, it will probably take only about 10 days.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy and said, ¡°I¡¯ll be leaving the matters here to you.¡± That night, Chen Xiaolian received a call from Qiao Yifeng once more. There, Chen Xiaolian told him that he would ept the task. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s tone in the phone was very unfriendly and he simply told Chen Xiaolian that he would settle the flight tickets and procedures for Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian was to simply arrive at the airport two dayster. As for how Qiao Yifeng would settle the flight procedures and documents in those two days, that was not something that Chen Xiaolian had to bother with. Two dayster, Chen Xiaolian went to the airport and found that what awaited him in the airport was¡­ Qiao Yifeng''s private jet! The jet¡¯s flight route had been applied for. The jet would fly to Hong Kong. Then, it would turn around and fly to Africa. Over 10 hourster, Chen Xiaoliannded in Cairo, the capital of Egypt in North Africa. Since Kombia had no airport, it was not possible to directly fly there. He could only fly from Cairo to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria in West Africa. Qiao Yifeng truly possessed extraordinary influence. When Chen Xiaoliannded in the capital of Egypt, Cairo, a mysterious person came forward and delivered a parcel to him. In that parcel were fake identification documents as well as a few rolls of dors. Also¡­ two backpacks filled with equipment, medicinal substances etc. There was also a flight ticket from Cairo to Abuja that was bought using the fake documents. Surface wise, Chen Xiaolian was ¡®touring¡¯ around Egypt. In truth however, he had used the fake documents to get to Nigeria. At that point, his pleasant journey came to an end. To get from the capital of Nigeria, Abuja to the capital of Kombia, Kabuka, he would need to think of something else. 1 YY novels are ¡®mental masturbation¡¯ novels, usually harem themed.? TL: Warlords and militias are a real existing issue in Central Africa and some other parts of the world. Chapter 343 I Hate Africa

Chapter 343 I Hate Africa

GOR Chapter 343 I Hate Africa The shaking seemed as though it could shake a person apart. Chen Xiaolian woke up from his half-sleeping state and subconsciously moved into a different position. The leather cushion seat that he was sitting on was riddled with holes and the sponge inside them had long since be unusable. By sticking his hand in, he was able to feel the metal inside it. It may be possible to sit on this seat for a few minutes. However, sitting on it for hours on this bumpy ride could probably cut a person¡¯s life in half. As for Chen Xiaolian, he had been sitting here through this bumpy ride for at least three hours. This was a small type of propeller airne. Its fusge was extremely shabby and the sound made by its engine resembled a patient suffering from bronchitis. Sitting inside the airne made him anxious. He feared that the engine might suddenly go off without any warning. The outer surface of the fusge had mostly fallen. Some ces were patched up with strips of iron. Most concerning of all was the pilot in the cockpit who reeked of alcohol. He had a wine sk in one hand and would asionally take a sip from the sk. Chen Xiaolian who was seated in the back could smell the strong scent of the alcohol. ¡°Jack! How much longer will it take?¡± Chen Xiaolian got up and looked at his wristwatch. ¡°You said before that it will only take three hours. Three hours is up!¡± Pilot Jack turned his head around and grinned, exposing two gold teeth. Then, he replied loudly. ¡°Soon! Just now we encountered a bit of air turbulence. Just rx, my dear customer. Although my airne is a bit old, it can still go on!¡± The pilot, old Jack was someone Chen Xiaolian had found in a small town east of Nigeria. As for whether his real name was actually Jack¡­ Hell knows! Nigeria was a country rich in mineral deposits and mines, it also yed host to many small¡­ err, ¡®private airlines¡¯. These fellows were smugglers, traffickers or connected to something illegal. The Western powers had been extending their powers andpeting within Africa for decades, leaving behind a great deal of mess around Africa. This Jack was without question on of those messes that was left behind. This fellow imed that he had once been a mercenary or a member of some famous foreign organization. While Chen Xiaolian felt that this fellow was most likely boasting, that was not the important point. The important point was that he had an airne! Even if the airne was something that should have been sent to be scrapped. Jack was someone who had lived in Nigeria for a long time and specialized in offering services to some Westerners. He was the type of people who lived in the underbelly of society and was able to offer a solution for almost anything. Women, firearms, diamonds, smuggling¡­ he can do anything. Naturally, flying the airne was his main trade. Many travellers who came to Africa hoping to find gold would employ him for his airne and use it to seek mineral veins. That or¡­ conduct some smuggling activities. Chen Xiaolian had managed to contact old Jack through a middleman in Abuja. As for that middleman, he was introduced to Chen Xiaolian by Father Qiao. Only Hell knows how Father Qiao could have so much influence in Africa ¨C Chen Xiaolian had chosen to put that question aside for now. However, old Jack proved very useful. After Chen Xiaolian handed him two rolls of oily green bills, old Jack obediently helped Chen Xiaolian with many problems. He had given him provisions and even half a box of firearms. Only Heaven knows where this fellow had dug out those firearms from. The butt part of one of the AK47 had fallen off and reced with wood. When opening fire with it, it will get jammed a little after just one hail of bullets. ording to old Jack, it was still sufficient to scare people off. This was simply the standard on this side of Africa, any better was not possible. This fellow must have smuggled firearms before! Chen Xiaolian spected. Other than transporting him and giving him supplies, Jack had also given Chen Xiaolian something extremely important! A map of Kombia! This was a very rare item! Zayad had done no small harm to Kombia. The entirety of the national government served as nothing more than an ornament. Naturally, there was no such thing as a cultural or education department. Since Zayad took power in 1999, in the 15 plus years since then, not a single map was printed out! It was uncertain where Jack had gotten hold of this map. ording to old Jack, Kombia¡¯s airspace was open to the rest of the world. Because the country had no air force! It had no ability to defend against aerial forces¡­ there were only two armed helicopters in the entire country. And those two happened to be Zayad¡¯s personal transports. Thus¡­ the skies of Kombia was unguarded. When Chen Xiaolian told old Jack that he wanted to go to Kombia, old Jack had looked at him with the face used to look at someone marching to his or her deaths. Mm, although Chen Xiaolian had put on some makeup on his face and smeared himself with some paint, he still had a rather tender looking face. Old Jack had told Chen Xiaolian that if he wanted to find gold, it was best for him to go to Congo or Gabon. As for Kombia¡­ ¡°That is a Godforsaken ce. There is nothing but mud and sand there,¡± old Jack had told Chen Xiaolian. ¡°In the past two decades, countless people had gone looking for mineral veins there. About a decade ago, the French and Germans had gone there twice. They said they found a vein only for it to turn out to be a mistake. Thus, going to Kombia became a joke for those whoe to Africa. That ce is piss poor to the point where even arms dealers are unwilling to go. Zayad is so poor, he can¡¯t even afford to buy firearms. Not to mention, he is also a stingy fellow.¡± Chen Xiaolian understood the truth in his words. No matter how good of a product you have, it would be pointless if your customer do not have sufficient purchasing power. Old Jack had probably thought that he was a rookie arms dealer who wanted to go try his luck in Kombia. As for the airne, it was clear that old Jack had personally modified it. He had installed two external fuel tanks to extend its flight distance. Even so, after entering Kombia airspace, old Jack was unable to continue moving forward. He needed to preserve a sufficient amount of fuel to return. He was unwilling tond in Kombia! Firstly, there was no airport there. Secondly, he simply did not have the guts to do so! ording to old Jack, that ce was a den of thieves. It was a poverty-stricken ce. After Zayad had usurped power over a decade ago, he did not exactly bothered managing the country. Although he was said to be the President, he had in fact only maintained control over the capital city of Kabuka and the surrounding areas. The other ces were left unattended. His subordinates in the National Defence Force were all a bunch of bandits. Those ck bastards were so poor they would rob anything. If old Jack were tond there, he would likely not make it back home. Old Jack continued by saying that the most famous joke in Kombia was: Three years ago, their own national forces had robbed their own nation¡¯s Minister of the Interior. All those soldiers have guns and no one but Zayad would be able to restrain them. As long as you carry something of worth upon you, as long as they carry guns in their hands, they are the wolves and you are the sheep. Thus, the route old Jack had suggested to Chen Xiaolian was¡­ ¡°We¡¯re close!¡± In the cockpit, old Jack drank thest drop of wine and belched out loudly, exhaling air that reeked of alcohol. Chen Xiaolian moved into the cockpit, stumbling on an empty wine sk that was on the floor of the cockpit. Old Jack pointed at the window and said, ¡°You can parachute down in front.¡± ¡°Good!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. Old Jack grinned and continued, ¡°Remember my words! After parachuting down, walk up the road and don¡¯t go into the forest. Go southeast and find a town called Nayeh¡­ there is a fellow called Duyan in that town that you can look for to help you. He is the only guide that I know of. ¡°If you are lucky enough, he might be able to get you a car. ¡°Of course, that is only if you are lucky. ¡°I haven¡¯t seen him in years, so maybe he is already dead. But perhaps he is still alive and still doing this business. But that would all depend on your luck.¡± ¡°What if I can¡¯t find Duyan? What if he is already dead?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked loudly. ¡°Then pray! Ask God what to do! Ha ha ha ha!¡± Old Jackughed out maniacally. When getting ready to parachute down, old Jack tossed two parachute bags to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Why two?¡± ¡°These items are over 10 years old. Only God knows if they still work or not! Take an extra one with you! If both of them can¡¯t work, then¡­¡± ¡°Then pray and ask God, right?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, ha ha ha ha!!!¡± Chen Xiaolian put on the parachute bag and slung his luggage over him. When he opened the door of the airne, the intense winds buffeted him until he was unable to open his eyes. Seeing how the world seemed as though it was shaking, Chen Xiaolian muttered to himself: F**k! He jumped! ¡­ The intense winds howled and Chen Xiaolian spread open his arms in an effort to maintain his bnce. This was not his first time parachuting. Truth be told, he was someone who liked to travel around and had skydived twice before when he was travelling overseas. Who knows if God really exists or if his prayers had been effective. However, his parachute bag opened up smoothly. Chen Xiaolian had deviated slightly from his intendednding spot. However, it was generally a smooth one. The only issue was his buttocks hitting a stone whennding, bringing him a moment of pain. Raising his head, he watched as old Jack¡¯s airne flew past. Not caring if he could see him or not, Chen Xiaolian waved to the sky before turning around. After having gotten his bearings, he walked forward. Most of the supplies old Jack bought for him had been stuffed into his Storage Watch. Chen Xiaolian wore military boots, camouge clothing and a hat. His face was smeared with paint and he pulled out a machete with one hand before striding toward the southeast. Two hourster, he checked the map and found the ce. It was the little town known as Nayeh that old Jack had mentioned. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s frustration¡­ He did not find the one old Jack mentioned, Duyan. Instead¡­ The entirety of the little town was no more! It had been razed to the ground! Observing the ruins before him, it was clear to him that a huge fire had broken out. Houses were burnt, leaving only charred ruins in their wake. Several wooden frames stood at the entrance of the town and over 10 corpses were nailed upon them. Most of the corpses have dried up and werecking arms and legs. Clearly, those had been eaten away by some wild beasts. No one hade here for at least several months! That was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s judgement. Forcing down the feeling of nausea, Chen Xiaolian stepped forward into the little town. Half an hourter, he found Duyan¡¯s house. It was a repair shop. He did not find Duyan. However, Chen Xiaolian did find his car. It was a jeep. But, it had been set aze and all that was left of it was its metal frame and wheel. Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. Thankfully, he had the map. Chen Xiaolian found a clean spot to sit on and checked the map to regain his bearings once more. Next, he summoned out a jeep from his Storage Watch. Getting into the jeep, he drove to the southeast. Chen Xiaolian who was in the car grumbled, ¡°I hate Africa!¡± Chapter 344 Chinese Martial Arts

Chapter 344 Chinese Martial Arts

GOR Chapter 344 Chinese Martial Arts The weather in August was very hot even in his own country, what more in Central Africa. Chen Xiaolian dared not switch on the air conditioner as he wanted to save up on fuel. Although there were a few barrels of fuel in his Storage Watch, who knows where he would be able to find a ce to refuel. Once he ran out of fuel, his jeep would be nothing more but scrap metal. Chen Xiaolian opened the window. With a cigarette in hand, he checked his bearings every now and again. ording to the map, it would appear that there were around 200 kilometres between him and the capital city of Kombia, Kabuka. For this little country of Kombia, that length meant he would be going through a great portion of itsnds. The road ahead was hard. There was no highway in Kombia; neither were there any standard roads. The terrible conditions of the road slowed down his jeep¡¯s speed of progress. After moving forward for around three hours, the sky began to swiftly darken. He continued driving forward through a mountain and two rivers. When evening came, he finally saw light somewhere in front. It looked like a vige? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spirit was lifted and he stepped on it and sped forward. When he was less than 100 metres away, suddenly¡­ Bang! Chen Xiaolian quickly stepped on the brake, his face distorting. He was able to discern the sound! It was the sound of a gun being fired! Chen Xiaolian quickly halted the jeep and kept it into his Storage Watch. Then, with one hand holding a military de and the other holding the crappy AK47 that he got from old Jack, he moved forward stealthily. He quickly made his way through a little grove and crouched down behind a bush. He was on a little slope. Pulling out a pair of binocrs, he used it to look at whaty before him. Several buildings were situated several hundred metres away. The buildings were constructed using mud and stone, appearing somewhat medieval¡­ it was very simplistic. Chen Xiaolian observed it further and was able to barely make out a rudimentary cross fashioned from two sticks on the top of a building. It looked like¡­ a church? Outside that building was a circr wall with a height reaching a normal human¡¯s chest part. An adult human can easily vault over the wall. Not only that, there were also some gaps in certain areas. Outside the wall were three shabby jeeps that could practically be put into a museum. The jeep had no top. Instead, tarpaulin had been used as a makeshift top for the jeeps. There stood tens of African soldiers in camouge clothing. They had a slovenly look, some were smoking cigarettes while some sported a crooked hat. They held onto firearms of varying lengths. Observing through the binocrs, Chen Xiaolian noted that some of the AK47 that they were holding were even shittier than the one he was holding. The tens of soldiers were surrounding the wall and shouting something loudly. It would appear that they were attempting to get past the wall and into the church. Chen Xiaolian saw shadows flickering beyond the window of the church and the muzzle of a a firearm could be seen poking out of the window. Several of those African soldiers attempted to approach but the muzzle poking out from the church window quickly fired out. Bang! Bang! The bullets struck the earthen wall and debris from the wall burst out! However, it was clear that the one inside had terrible marksmanship. That small amount of gunshot was unable to create too much of a deterring force. The African soldiers outside the wall shouted loudly. Due to the distance between them, Chen Xiaolian was unable to hear those words clearly. However, he believed that those were likely threats of some sort. Chen Xiaolian also spied a corpse on the ground between the church and the wall. It was a man wearing a vest that sported many pockets. His head was shot through and blood covered his head. Beside him was a g. With just a nce, Chen Xiaolian was able to identify the g. It was probably the g of some UN Peacekeeping organizations. He had seen it a few times when he was in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. The corpse¡¯s hand gripped the corner of the g tightly even in death. After observing the scene a moment, Chen Xiaolian was able to more or less figure out what was going on. A bunch of undisciplined soldiers were besieging a UN Peacekeeping site? Chen Xiaolian frowned and pondered on whether he should move forward to help. Naturally, this had nothing to do with him. Rushing in to provoke those undisciplined soldiers may not be a wise move. It was at that very moment that Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard a sounding from the church. ¡°Help us!¡± It was in Chinese! Additionally, it sounded like a woman¡¯s voice. Chen Xiaolian quickly made up his mind. Since it¡¯s someone from his own country, he had to do so! ¡­ The undisciplined soldiers were clearly untrained in military tactics. They did not form into small tactical teams and simply shouted from outside the wall. Although there was only one gun used to protect the church, the people inside might be armed as well. Thus, none of those soldiers dared to charge in and instead used threats. asionally, some of the African soldiers would raise their weapons and open fire. The two sides fired at each other but it was obvious that the church side wascking in firepower. It did not take too long for them to be suppressed. Then, some of the African soldiers took the opportunity and attempted to breach the earthen wall once more. Sharp screams rang out from the church once more. Chen Xiaolian charged forward! The sky had turned dark and the undisciplined soldiers did not assign anyone to watch their backs. Chen Xiaolian took advantage of those two factors and rushed forward stealthily at an rming speed. He used merely 20 seconds to cross the distance of several hundred metres and reached the back of one of the jeeps. Leaning upon the body of the jeep, Chen Xiaolian looked at the tarpaulin covering the jeep¡¯s trunk. He gently pulled the corner of the tarpaulin and saw two old wooden boxes. It contained a few hammers and other tools. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, he also found two hand grenades there. Chen Xiaolian smiled and snatched them. Next, he forced open the front cover of the jeeps and saw that the fuel tanks were not tightly sealed. Pulling out ropes from his backpack, he stuffed one end of the ropes into the fuel tank and lit the other ends with a lighter. Then, he quickly ran away! Tens of secondster, several of the African soldiers were seemingly on the verge of reaching the door of the church when a loud noise reverberated out! Behind them, where they had parked their jeeps, a fireball soared up to the sky and a jeep flew! The soldiers panicked. However, before they could react to it, the other two jeeps exploded as well! The soldiers fell into a state of disarray and many among them subconsciously threw themselves down the ground. Chen Xiaolian charged forward! In the darkness, his figure was as fast as a leopard! One of the African soldiers got up from the ground and was about to reach for his gun when Chen Xiaolian arrived beside him! Chen Xiaolian had originally been hesitant whether he should kill. However, when he saw what that undisciplined soldier was wearing on his neck, he made up his mind! There was a string over the fellow¡¯s neck. And the items hanging off that string were¡­ fingers of varying length! There were both white and ck coloured fingers on them! Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation and stabbed his military de into the fellow¡¯s neck before rushing forward! The soldier who was stabbed clutched his neck and knelt down on the ground, his body twitching. Chen Xiaolian charged into the middle of the bunch of soldiers! Next, he let loose a hail of bullets from the AK47, killing off at least three to four of those African soldiers. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian also stabbed with his military de, stabbing one of them in the chest before kicking him away. The stabbed fellow fell onto another fellow soldier and they fell together. Chen Xiaolian continued moving forward as his AK47 continued firing out. Two ck soldiers who had just raised their weapons were struck and killed off! The soldiers attempted to fight against Chen Xiaolian, however, he was simply too fast! Be it his speed or strength, Chen Xiaolian whose body had been enhanced held an absolute advantage over them! Some of those African soldiers panicked and fired their guns randomly. Unfortunately for them, it did not hit Chen Xiaolian. Instead, it struck theirpanions. Soon, the sound of gunfire dwindled until only sporadic bursts could be heard. Chen Xiaolian then threw his military de at the final fellow, which pierced right through that poor sod¡¯s neck. Chen Xiaolian stood amid the scene of carnage, not a single African soldier remained standing! He exhaled but did not let down his guard. Instead, he pulled out a dagger from his waist and began to search around the battlefield. He checked to make sure that he did not miss anyone. He had no desire to be secretly shot at by some injured soldier. Inside the window of the church, several pair of eyes watched what was happening outside in shock. They watched as Chen Xiaolian calmly and almost mercilessly investigated the corpses on the battlefield. asionally, he would discover a soldier who had yet to die. When he did, he would simply use his dagger to cut off that soldier¡¯s neck! Behind him, the fires from the exploding jeeps were still raging. Under the illumination of the fires, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face appeared murderous! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was filled with killing intent! He had already known that this was a Hellish wastnd. Unexpectedly, it was even worse than what he had imagined! Before he had found the first surviving soldier, Chen Xiaolian did not feel the impulse to kill them. However, when he saw what that soldier was hanging across his neck, a murderous impulse blossomed within his heart and he hesitated no more! It was¡­ a skull! Additionally, judging from the size of the skull, it did not belong to an adult. It had most likely belonged to a baby! And then there was the ne made of fingers he saw earlier¡­ only God knows how many innocents these beasts had killed! People like these, not even their deaths could wash away their sins! The only one that made Chen Xiaolian hesitant was thest surviving soldier. That fellow had been hit in his arm by a bullet and his hat had fallen off. He was lying on the ground ying dead. However, when Chen Xiaolian grabbed him up, he screamed frantically as he desperately attempted to back away. The face revealed after the hat had fallen off was¡­ a still childish looking face! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank! The legendary African child soldiers! Although it was not possible for him to confirm this African child¡¯s age, Chen Xiaolian was certain that the child was younger than him, making the child a minor! The child¡¯s trembling eyes and body caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s dagger-wielding hand to pause. He coldly assessed the child to determine that he did not have those disgusting ¡®jewelry¡¯. Then, he slowly put down his dagger. ¡°Don¡¯t kill me, don¡¯t kill me¡­¡± Although the child was speaking using his nativenguage, Chen Xiaolian who possessed the system was able to understand his words. Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. He tore off a piece of cloth from his sleeve and stuffed it into the child¡¯s mouth. Next, he knocked the child unconscious. Chen Xiaolian straightened himself and dragged the African child by the leg as he moved toward the church¡¯s door. ¡°Don¡¯te over!¡± The voice rang out from within the church. Chen Xiaolian shook his head and replied in a loud voice, ¡°I mean you no harm, I am here to help.¡± He said those words using English and repeated them again in Chinese. Soon, a reply came from inside the church. This time, it was a female¡¯s voice and the words used were Chinese. ¡°You are¡­ a Chinese?¡± Chen Xiaolian tossed the African child forward and said, ¡°All right, the danger is resolved. You people cane out or I can go in. But please don¡¯t point a gun at me through the windows.¡± ¡°All right.¡± The door of the church was opened. A middle-aged man appeared through the door. He wore a white coloured-t-shirt but was covered with dust. There were also bloodstains on his forehead. Chen Xiaolian noticed that he had a gun in his hand. Chen Xiaolian spread open his arms before moving inside. There were several chairs positioned on both sides of the door inside the church¡­ clearly, they had used these chairs to block off the door earlier. After entering the church, Chen Xiaolian nced around. The interior was not particrly spacious and was only the size of an ordinary ssroom. There were two men and three women inside. Two of the women were in a corner and they looked at him with trembling eyes. As for the two men, one was the middle-aged man with the gun. The other was a very tall and muscr Caucasian who wore an outdoor jacket. The one that caught Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attention was a young woman. A nce was suffice for him to tell that she was Chinese. Her figure was petite and slender and she was slightly shorter than Chen Xiaolian. She wore shorts, waterproof boots, camouge clothing and her long hair was tied into a ponytail. Her face was smeared with ck coloured paint and dirt. Chen Xiaolian looked at her and asked, ¡°Are you the one who spoke out in Chinese just now?¡± ¡°Yes¡­¡± The young woman hesitated for a moment before taking a step forward. She asked, ¡°Who are you? Are you the rescue personnel we called for?¡± ¡°Rescue personnel?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised an eyebrow. A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian was able to gather what had happened. These people were part of a charitable organization affiliated with UN Peacekeeping and hade from all over the world. Take the middle-aged Caucasian with the gun for example. He hade from Germany. The younger Caucasian man came from Australia and the two women in the corner came from Ohio, America. They were all members of the charitable organization. There was respect in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart for these people. They had travelled across thousands of miles to Africa for the sake of charitable missions without any personal agenda. Kombia was a ce without mineral deposits, thus therge international organizations will not care about it. However, some peace and charitable organizations would still care for the humanitarian crises urring here. Famine, disease and disorder were the biggest crises here. These people were all volunteers who willingly came to Africa in order to help others. They were truly virtuous people. The middle-aged German was a doctor while the younger one was a veterinarian. As for the other two women, they were also members of the medical team. The Chinese young woman was called Lin Leyan, 25 years old. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, she hade from Taiwan and was a botanical and water resource specialist. The corpse outside the church was their team¡¯s liaison¡¯s officer, driver and guide. ording to Lin Leyan, they hade to Kombia to render humanitarian assistance and their headquarters was in Kabuka. ¡°If that is the case, then you fellows should have the official permission from Kombia. Why would those soldiers attack you?¡± There was mncholy in Lin Leyan¡¯s voice as she answered, ¡°We do have the permit and licence signed by the President of Kombia, but¡­ the present Kombia is in a state of chaos. Several tribes in the west are rebelling and it seems they are trying to overthrow Zayad¡­ these things happen quite often. Zayad¡¯s soldiers are fighting the rebels. We had heard that there was a famine here, so we came here to render aid. ¡°We brought with us some food and medicine. ¡°This ce was originally a safe zone. However, one of Zayad¡¯s military camp that was located around 20 li away from here was ambushed and defeated. We had nned to evacuate today, but we were toote. The rebels came here and surrounded us. The ones surrounding us just now were all rebels. ¡°We showed them our identities and out g, but those fellows¡­ they still¡­¡± When she reached that point, her voice turned hoarse and she continued, ¡°Frank took the g and went out to negotiate with them, but them simply opened fire on him, killing him on the spot! Those bastards!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Beforeing here, he had learnt about the chaos in Kombia from old Jack. Here, those thieving, undisciplined soldiers would not care where you were from. It did not matter if you were with the government or the UN Peacekeeping organization, to them, everyone were simply prey. ¡°If I may, who are you?¡± The German fellow walked forward. Just now, Chen Xiaolian and Lin Leyan had conversed in Chinese and the German man did not understand what they were talking about. He simply stood beside silently. Now however, he had stepped forward. He stood beside Lin Leyan and asked in English. ¡°Me? Just consider me a passer-by.¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side. Lin Leyan was seemingly about to ask something when the German fellow tugged at her. He shook his head and whispered in German, ¡°Don¡¯t ask anything more. To have the courage to run into Kombia alone, he is either a smuggler or an arms dealer.¡± As he spoke, he cast a vignt gaze at Chen Xiaolian. Lin Leyan swiftly replied in German, ¡°Arms dealer? But he seems very young¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as they conversed in German with a smile. Then, he spoke out, interrupting them, ¡°Actually, I am not an arms dealer.¡± The German fellow was shocked. ¡°You understand German?¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. He ignored the question and looked at Lin Leyan. ¡°I am going to Kabuka for a business deal¡­ mm, it¡¯s a foreign business deal.¡± ¡°Foreign business deal? How could this state have any foreign business deals?¡± Lin Leyan was surprised by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words for a moment. Then, she shook her head and said, ¡°I understand, you are in the smuggling business?¡± ¡°We have already called for the rescue personnel today,¡± said the younger Caucasian who was standing beside. He had a very gentle disposition and he slowly continued, ¡°We have a radio that can contact Kabuka. Our headquarters had already sent rescue personnel to help us. However, there is no set time for when the rescue personnel would arrive¡­ perhaps they were dyed on their way here. After all, the situation is pretty chaotic here.¡± ¡°You fellows even have rescue personnel?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°Mercenaries,¡± said Lin Leyan with a sigh. ¡°In these chaotic ces, mercenaries are needed to help protect us. We have a special fund to be used for situations like these. Sigh¡­ the money that our organization raised had to be used on this.¡± ¡°Zayad do not care about international image and would not send troops to save us. To him, our deaths might end up benefitting him instead. He might try to make our deaths into an international issue and ask UN Peacekeeping for assistance to fight the rebels,¡± the German fellow said calmly. Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°You sure got your work cut out for you.¡± ¡°I must say this though, we are very thankful to you!¡± The German fellow said in a very solemn tone. ¡°Just now, if not for you¡­ we would surely be dead. We only have one gun. There was no way we could have stopped them.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! You have saved us!¡± Lin Leyan said in a hushed tone. The other three people also stepped forward, thanking him in a very sincere tone. The German fellow looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°You skills were simply unbelievable! I saw it earlier, how you singlehandedly defeated them all¡­ who are you? A top secret agent? Or a high-rank mercenary?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°No¡­ just consider those as¡­ Chinese martial arts.¡± Lin Leyan stared at Chen Xiaolian with widened eyes. Chapter 345 Request

Chapter 345 Request

GOR Chapter 345 Request The Chinese martial arts thing was naturally meant as a joke and not meant to be taken seriously. However, it ended up creating an even more mysterious image of him in the eyes of those present. Lin Leyan was the most curious. After all, they were of the same colour, race and speak the samenguage, making the conversation between them easier. The middle-aged German was the most experienced among them. He was the first to lead the others to sweep the battlefield. A momentter, the German returned and said, ¡°We found some firearms and also gathered up the ammunitions. We can arm everyone here. But, we have a problem¡­ we don¡¯t have a vehicle.¡± After saying that, the German looked at Chen Xiaolian. The jeeps belonging to the rebel soldiers were all destroyed by Chen Xiaolian in the fight earlier. ¡°Don¡¯t you have your own vehicles?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. The German hesitated for a moment. Then, he cast a look at Lin Leyan, which carried the meaning: You do it. Lin Leyan sighed and led Chen Xiaolian to the back of the church. There, Chen Xiaolian saw a modified pickup truck. The vehicle¡¯s hood had been opened and a toolboxy beside, within it were wrenches and the like. ¡°Our vehicle broke down,¡± said Lin Leyan sadly. ¡°If not for that, we would not have been dyed and end up being trapped here.¡± One of the Caucasian women came over and handed her a towel, which she epted and used to wipe her face. Chen Xiaolian noticed that the women had all wiped off the paint and dirt on their faces. ¡°Just now, we were surrounded by those rebel soldiers. So, everyone dirtied their faces¡­ you understand, right?¡± Lin Leyan shook her head. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. The meaning was self-evident. Still, Chen Xiaolian felt that there was no point in doing that. If those beasts wanted to do anything to them, they would not care if their faces were dirty or insufficiently pretty. After Lin Leyan had wiped away the grime off her face¡­ truth be told, she was not some incredible beauty and was only better than most. However, due to her working out in the field most of the time, her body figure was very enticing. Perky breasts and contoured butt, that was clearly the result of constant exercise. Chen Xiaolian coolly looked around and saw that they have all equipped themselves with firearms. He knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°So, you all¡­¡± ¡°We cannot stay here,¡± said Lin Leyan as she shook her head. ¡°Since the rescue personnel have yet to arrive, it is likely that something had happened. Perhaps¡­ they won¡¯t evene. The region nearby has been upied by the rebel forces. It will be too dangerous for us to continue staying here. That is why we need to rush to Kabuka. If we can meet up with Zayad¡¯s soldiers, then with themand documents from Zayad, we might be able to gain their protection. In short, we must make our way to Kabuka immediately as that is the only safe ce.¡± The German who was beside them said seriously, ¡°I¡¯ve been here for ten months now, so I can say I understand this country. After each rebellion, what follows is arge-scale ethnic cleansing. We could die at any given time if we stay in a danger zone. Those butchers would not care which organization we are from. As long as we do note from the same tribe as them, we will be killed.¡± ¡°Can you repair it?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at them. ¡°Kind of.¡± The answer came from the younger Caucasian fellow. He smiled bitterly before continuing, ¡°I know how to repair machines, so repairing a vehicle is not an issue. However, this vehicle¡¯s engine has already broken down. There is nothing I can do about that since we don¡¯t have the necessary spare parts.¡± Lin Leyan looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°You¡­ you have a car, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Unlike what he had imagined, these volunteers were not just some bookworms. They were quite the rational bunch and also virtuous ¨C perhaps many would consider them foolish and idiotic. They¡¯ve got their own lives to worry about, yet they had chosen to travel all the way to Africa to suffer. Even so, Chen Xiaolian respected people like them. At the very least, they were tens of thousands of times better than those keyboard warriors who pretend to be good people. Additionally, these people were not fools, and neither were they mere bookworms. They were all highly educated people. At the same time, they have experienced the most brutal environment in Africa, witnessed bloody massacres and diseases¡­ Be it their knowledge or experiences, these people could all be considered as elites. ¡°You must surely have a vehicle, right? Since you are heading to Kabuka, surely you aren¡¯t simply walking there.¡± Although Lin Leyan was only making a guess, the tone used revealed her certainty. She looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Can you help us?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a few seconds. Bringing them with him as he travelled onward would cause him a bit of an inconvenience. After all, there were many secrets on his person. However, it was only a bit of an inconvenience. If it meant being able to help out these really good people, Chen Xiaolian was willing to help them. ¡°We¡¯ll ride with you in your car to Kabuka. Then, our organization can give you a reward in ordance to the standard for mercenaries.¡± Lin Leyan was clearly quite a good speaker. ¡°I know you must surely have your own secrets ¨C we will not attempt to pry into your private affairs. Even after this is over, we will keep our lips sealed. This is Africa, we will observe the rules here.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°My vehicle is parked a bit further away. You fellows stay here and I will go get my vehicle¡­ I¡¯ll go alone.¡± Lin Leyan breathed a sigh of relief and her emotions showed through her eyes. ¡°Thank you!¡± This young woman from Taiwan called herpanions over and informed them about it. The German fellow showed a very grateful expression and he said, ¡°God will bless you!¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised and Lin Leyan who was beside smiled. ¡°He is a devout Christian.¡± ¡°What about you?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Lin Leyan. Lin Leyan smiled and replied, ¡°Me? I follow my family members who practice Buddhism.¡± Chen Xiaolian left the ce alone and deliberately walked far away. Then, he circled a stretch of greenery and determined that no one was looking at him¡­ In that remote spot, he summoned out the jeep from his Storage Watch. After considering it, he also retrieved some supplies and ced them in the trunk ¨C since he was taking those people with him, it would be inconvenient to pull things out from his Storage Watchter. Chen Xiaolian had no desire to be seen as a magician. He started up the jeep and drove toward the church. When he returned, he saw a funeral in progress. Those people had dug up a hole and buried the dead guide there. They also erected a cross on top of the mound. However, they showed no intention of burying the corpses of the ck rebel soldiers. Firstly, they were not saints. Secondly, there were too many corpses. To dig so many holes would consume too much time. The German fellow led the Australian and they gathered the corpses of the rebel soldiers together before setting them on fire. Sitting in the jeep, Chen Xiaolian included, were a total of six people. Thus, it felt rather cramped. Chen Xiaolian was the driver while the most experienced German fellow took the first passenger spot. Lin Leyan, the other two women and the Australian fellow sat in the back row. Other than firearms, they did not carry too much else with them. The only exception was the German fellow who brought arge bag pack with him. It contained some essential medicinal substances. As for the African kid that Chen Xiaolian took captive, a disagreement broke out on how to deal with him. It never came to the point of killing him. These people were volunteers after all, not butchers. However, the German fellow felt that they should tie him up while the other two women felt that doing so to the kid was the equivalent of killing him. This was Africa! The scent of blood will lure in wild beasts. If this little youngster who was tied up were to be found by those wild beasts that were lured over¡­ his chances of survival could easily be deduced. ¡°If we let him go, he might go back and report this,¡± said the Australian fellow with a frown. ¡°Only God knows if there are any rebel soldiers nearby. In case there are rebel soldiers nearby and he reports to them, we will likely be pursued.¡± The one to resolve the problem was the German fellow. After considering the issue, he walked forward and dragged the African kid over. Next, he pulled out a rope and began tying him up. ¡±I¡¯m tying a special knot that I learned during my time in the army. This knot can bind him for at least half an hour. After he struggles against it long enough, it would automatically untie itself.¡± After he was done, he dragged the ck kid into the church. When he came out, he locked the door and entered the SUV. He looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°After he breaks free from the ropes, he can escape through the window.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the little church and nodded his head. The jeep made its way to the east. As they made their way forward, the atmosphere in the jeep was silent. It would appear that these people knew that Chen Xiaolian had a lot of secrets on him. Thus, they wisely chose not to ask anything of him. Chen Xiaolian was very satisfied with the situation. However, too much silence made the atmosphere rather depressing. Thus, Chen Xiaolian casually conversed with the German fellow and asked about some of the things in Africa. The German spoke in a very cautious tone¡­ just like the German characters in the stories, his words were very methodical and in order. Chen Xiaolian soon came to know more about the German fellow. His name was Hans¡­ a very typical German name, 39 years old despite appearing somewhat older. It was likely an effect of him constantly going out and doing fieldwork. Hans had served in the military before, but he was a military doctor and not thebat type. That exined why his marksmanship was not that good. Hans had been in Africa for over eight years and had been to many of its countries¡­ Rwanda, Gabon, Central Africa, Nigeria¡­ He had been working here in Kombia for half a year now. In fact, Hans was also this bunch¡¯s leader. The Australian fellow was called Winston. His family operated arge ranch back in Australia while he himself was an outstanding professional veterinarian. After joining some peace organizations back in his university days, he ended up bing a volunteer ¨C he was a second-generation nouveau riche with a loving heart. Chen Xiaolian was very curious. Ordinarily, people with a family like Winston, one that owned such a huge business, would spend their days hunting and riding happily. This fellow was someone who harboured a great ambition within his heart. He came to Africa with the desire to save the world. Lin Leyan who was in the SUV spoke very little¡­ truth be told, all three women were feeling exhausted. Add the shock from earlier, the three of them soon fell asleep. Chen Xiaolian had originally thought of this act of bringing these people with him as him doing a good deed on the side. Unexpectedly, he was able to gain something from this. When Hans saw the map of Kombia in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, he quickly took the map and produced a pen, which he used to draw a line. ¡°Your map is too old and iplete. The information by the Transportation Department of Kombia has always been iplete and many roads are left unmarked in their maps.¡± Hans spread open the map and said, ¡°Here, this line I drew is a small road. Not many people know of this road. A few months ago, I sent some herbs to a tribe and their hunters told me about it. Only the local hunters know of this road. ¡°The condition of the road is not bad and we had used the road on our way here. A vehicle can more or less use this road. Additionally, it would be safer as we could potentially avoid the rebel soldiers and other troubles. Furthermore, the distance would be reduced by tens of kilometres.¡± Chen Xiaolian was satisfied with this unexpected discovery. Next, he followed Hans guidance and changed his direction, circling a stretch of trees and hill before entering the little road mentioned by Hans. The little road could actually not be considered a ¡®road¡¯. However, it was fairly even. Other than the resulting bumpiness, which caused their speed to falter, there was no other issues. After driving for over two hours, Hans proposed to take over as the driver. Chen Xiaolian did not refuse and they exchanged ces. He then sat in the first passenger seat and rested, sleeping for a bit. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s luck soon ran out. The jeep suddenly lurched and the engine produced an unusual sound that woke Chen Xiaolian up. Hans face was ugly to behold and the jeep soon slowed down beforeing to a halt. White smoke seeped out from the hood in front. Hans cursed out and the people in the jeep woke up. Hans then nced around. They were in the wilderness and the surrounding grasses were very tall. Chen Xiaolian frowned and asked, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°The car has broken down. It could be a problem with the engine,¡± Hans answered helplessly. Chen Xiaolian was about to open the door and step down when Hans suddenly reach out with his hand to hold Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Wait!¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian calmly looked at Hans. ¡°This is Africa!¡± Hans said grimly. ¡°What lies outside the door is the wilderness! Other than tyrannical dictatorship and ethnic cleansing, Kombia is also known for two other things.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Lions and wolves.¡± Chen Xiaolian released his hand that was about to push the door open. Chapter 346 One Night In Africa

Chapter 346 One Night In Africa

GOR Chapter 346 One Night In Africa Hans looked outside and said, ¡°When outside, you should not thoughtlessly get off a car. Heaven knows if some wild animals might be hiding inside the grasses. We are now in summer, a time when those animals would frequently be hunting. Every year during spring, the mating season would begin for the lions. Their mating bes more frequent during summer and their primal nature after mating would subconsciously beckon them to increase their hunting activities to ensure there is sufficient food for the pregnant female lions. ¡°This is also the most dangerous time to be going outside.¡± After saying that, Hans sighed and turned off the jeep¡¯s headlights. He then waited silently inside the jeep for a moment. The others followed suit and maintained a state of silence, not moving at all. A momentter, when Hans had determined that there was no movement in the surrounding grasses, he carefully opened the door, creating a slight gap. Next, with the gun in hand, he extended his foot out and stepped on the ground. ¡°Don¡¯te down,¡± Hans grimly said to the others. However, after getting off the jeep, Hans saw that Chen Xiaolian had gotten off the jeep. Hans could only look on helplessly. He looked at Chen Xiaolian for a while before sighing. ¡°All right¡­ you help me keep watch. I will check it.¡± With one hand holding onto a gun, Chen Xiaolian pulled out a military-grade tactical shlight and carefully checked their surroundings. The instant Hans opened up the jeep¡¯s front hood, a plume of white smoke surged out. The German fellow swore out in German. A few minutester, Hans furiously kicked the jeep and said, ¡°There¡¯s nothing we can do. It¡¯s the engine. We are now in the wilderness and the few of us won¡¯t be able to fix it.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the German fellow, his heart feeling dispirited. Is my luck turning for the worse here? The two of them went back into the jeep and informed the rest that the engine had broken down. When they heard the news, they sighed. ¡°So, we¡¯ll have to walk?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. Hans eyebrows were creased and he answered, ¡°There is no other way around it. To find another vehicle in Kombia¡­ that is only possible in a city or town. Here¡­ other than abandoning this vehicle and move on foot, there is no other way.¡± ¡°What are we waiting for? Let¡¯s move.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. Hans cast a perplexed expression at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°You¡­ could this be your first time in Africa?¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°There is no better method of killing yourself than to go walk through the wilderness at night in this part of Africa,¡± said Lin Leyan who was at the back with a wry smile. ¡°The wilderness here don¡¯t just have a beautiful starry sky and fresh air, it also has wild animals, lions, wolves¡­ mm, and also leopards.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. There are only so few of us. Even if we were to team up and walk through the night, if we identally enter the territory belonging to a pack of lions, that would be the equivalent of taking the initiative to offer ourselves up as their supper,¡± the Australian fellow, Winston joked. ¡°You mean, we¡¯ll wait here until the sun rises?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°Once the sky lightens up, it will be safer. Since it is now night, our visibility will be reduced. If wild animals attack us from the grasses, we won¡¯t be able to see theming. We won¡¯t even be able to react to them. Once the sun is up, our visibility will be better and it will be safer,¡± Hans exined. Chen Xiaolian fell into a state of silence. To be fair, it was only natural that he was not afraid of wild animals like lions. Let¡¯s ignore his own skills. All he needed to so was summon out Garfield. With three Four-eyed War Cats walking beside him¡­ Lions, wolves, leopards? Go home, little kitties. Offering them supper? In face of the Four-eyed War Cats, who will end up being the supper, huh? However, there was a problem. He could not possibly just summon out Garfield in front of all these ordinary people. If he did, it wouldn¡¯t be surprising if they ended up seeing him as a summoner. What a pain¡­ is this the reward for acting out of kindness? Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. Still, he was in no hurry. Arriving in Kabuka one day earlier or one dayter made no difference. Since that was the case, he might as well spend the night here. ¡°So, we¡¯ll spend the night in the SUV?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°That is the only viable way.¡± Hans shook his head. ¡°How about we go climb up a tree and sleep?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°African leopards can climb trees. I doubt you would want to feel a wild animal biting your throat in the middle of the night.¡± Hans smiled. ¡°Just sleep in the SUV and restore your strength. Once the sun rises, we¡¯ll have to start walking. Who knows how long we¡¯ll have to walk. We¡¯ll need a sufficient amount of strength for that.¡± Pausing for a moment, Hans then turned around and whispered to hispanions, ¡°From now on, we¡¯ll be imposing a strict regimen. No one is allowed to simply get off this SUV. If there is a need to relieve yourselves, don¡¯t go alone. There must be at least two people together while another one keeps watch and at least one of the people keeping watch must be armed. ¡°If the females want to go relieve themselves, they need to be apanied by a male. This is not the time to feel shy. Safety first.¡± The four people in the back row were silent. They did not express any objection to it. These people have had experience living in Africa and were able to immediately ept the arrangement. ¡°Now, we¡¯ll rest and take turns keeping watch. One person will keep watch for one hour each time. I¡¯ll go first, then Winston¡­¡± Hans spoke out the names of those who will be keeping watch in order. The final name was Lin Leyan. He did not mention Chen Xiaolian¡¯s name. ¡°Don¡¯t I need to keep watch?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. Hans sighed. He looked at Chen Xiaolian and said solemnly, ¡°We are a team now and you are the strongest person in this team. In other words, if this is a team-based game, you are our only warrior. We need to ensure that you have enough energy, just in case we end up encountering some dangers. That is why you can skip keeping watch and take a good rest. Try your best to recover your strength.¡± Chen Xiaolian wanted to say that he could go without sleep. However, seeing the resolute expression on their faces, he chose to swallow those words. Resting was not a bad idea after all. That night, Chen Xiaolian slept. However, it was not a deep sleep. Truth be told, he had been staying vignt. After all, these people were practically strangers. Although their identities put him at ease, there was no way Chen Xiaolian could simply trust them unconditionally. Although he had closed his eyes to rest, he did not enter a deep sleep. He would be able to wake up at any sign of trouble. A few hourster, the sky gradually brightened. The moment the sun emerged from the horizon in this African wilderness could certainly be described as spectacrly beautiful. Coincidentally, Chen Xiaolian had opened his eyes the moment a ray of sunlight fell upon his face. He subconsciously extended his hand to block the ray of sunlight. Then, his gaze fell upon the sun emerging from the horizon, looking like a sunny side up fried egg. He felt his senses overwhelmed! This was the most beautiful sunrise he had ever borne witness to. Back in his own country, the various forms of pollution and haze had made it so he may never be able to see such a kind of sunrise. As Chen Xiaolian was staring at the rising sun, he heard Lin Leyan¡¯s voiceing from behind. ¡°Do you like looking at it? You think it¡¯s beautiful, right?¡± Lin Leyan had spoken in a hushed tone because the others were still sleeping. Maybe it was because she had to stay upte, but the young woman¡¯s voice sounded rather hoarse. ¡°It is very beautiful.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not turn his head around and instead continued admiring the distant sunrise. ¡°This is the reason I came to Africa.¡± There was something in her voice that bordered on devotion. She continued, ¡°This is such a beautiful ce. A ce graced by such beautiful sun light should not be suffering from so many disasters.¡± ¡°Compared to me, you people are pretty much saints.¡± These words spoken by Chen Xiaolian did not hold any trace of mockery. Rather, it was very sincere. ¡°I am actually very curious about you. However, I also know that I should not ask you about your affairs. It¡¯s just that¡­ can you at least tell me your name?¡± Lin Leyan asked in a whisper. ¡°My name is¡­¡± As Chen Xiaolian was nning to fabricate a fake name, he suddenly noticed the look of extreme sincerity in Lin Leyan¡¯s face through the jeep¡¯s rear-view mirror. Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself and said, ¡°I¡¯m surnamed Chen, Chen Xiaolian.¡± Lin Leyan smiled. Although she was not some great beauty, when she smiled, a unique beauty of sincerity and innocence shined. ¡°Thank you. I can feel that this is your real name and not some fake name.¡± ¡°Are you from Taipei?¡± Chen Xiaolian casually asked. ¡°No, my family lives in Keelung. I¡¯m a woman who grew up by the seaside.¡± Lin Leyan smiled and continued, ¡°When I was 18, I followed my parents to America and went to college there.¡± ¡°New immigrants.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as he said that. Lin Leyan suddenly patted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder and extended a hand over. There was something on the palm of her hand. ¡°It¡¯s chocte, my treat.¡± Lin Leyan smiled and her eyes narrowed into moonlike lines. Chen Xiaolian looked at the young woman. Chocte was a rare item in Africa. ¡°I like to eat sweets. Moreover, I also have hypoglycaemia, so I would always carry some high-calorie foods with me,¡± Lin Leyan said with a smile. ¡°However, I don¡¯t have much left. Before we reach Kabuka, this will be myst one.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and decided not to be hypocritical and simply epted it. He generously broke it in half and handed the other half back to Lin Leyan. ¡°Half each, we¡¯ll share in the good fortune.¡± Lin Leyan smiled. She epted it and took a bite before looking at Chen Xiaolian. Then, she said, ¡°I think you are not that old.¡± ¡°A bit younger than you,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered vaguely. ¡°I have seen many people who came to Africa to ¡®do business¡¯. But you are different.¡± ¡°Oh? What part of us is different? Is it my age?¡± ¡°No, I have seen young fellows before¡­ however, they are mostly local Africans who¡¯ll hire some people and order them around. Someone like you who goes around alone at such a young age, that is something I have never seen before,¡± said Lin Leyan with a smile. ¡°Also¡­¡± ¡°Also what?¡± Lin Leyanughed in a low tone before replying. ¡°Not telling you.¡± They chatted andughed in a low tone, the atmosphere between them open and sincere without ambiguousness. Chen Xiaolian like this open and sincere atmosphere. His tense state of mind eased up somewhat. The two of them exchanged nces through the rear-view mirror. It was then that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face suddenly turned taut! He heard a sound! It was the sound of car engines! The sound wasing from outside! Chapter 347 Poachers

Chapter 347 Poachers

GOR Chapter 347 Poachers As the sun had already risen, they had a better vision of the wilderness. Two jeeps sped forward bumpily from the south. The others in the jeep were quick to arouse from their sleep. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned grim while Hans urgently whispered, ¡°Women, stay in the car!¡± He grabbed his gun, opened the door and got off the jeep. Chen Xiaolian and Winston followed suit. Although Winston was still young, looking at the way he was holding onto the gun, Chen Xiaolian judged that this was not his first time operating a gun. The two jeeps quickly approached them and were quick to slow down as well. After reaching a certain distance from them, the two jeeps seemingly made a detour to move past their position, passing over them by the side. The two jeeps continued trampling over the grasses in the wilderness and came to a stop when they were at a position parallel to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s jeep. The other party was very vignt and they did not move close. Instead, they had chosen to maintain a certain distance. Hans stared at the other party¡¯s jeeps for a moment before whispering, ¡°Not rebel soldiers. They look like poachers.¡± Poachers? Chen Xiaolian was momentarily surprised and he narrowed his eyes. Due to having enhanced his body before, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s five senses were superior to ordinary humans. He was able to see that not everyone in the other party¡¯s jeeps were Africans. There were only three Africans inside the two jeeps. There were four other Caucasians who wore hunter outfits and were all armed with rifles and wore hats. After the two jeeps came to a halt, the two sides were clearly sizing each other ¨C they do not know the situation on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. ¡°Be careful.¡± Hans grunted. ¡°Poachers may not be any betterpared to rebel soldiers. These fellows aren¡¯t good people.¡± The Kombia government¡¯s governing power was weak and there was almost no security for its borders. Thus, this ce was like a paradise for poachers. There were over ten metres between both parties and they looked at each other for a bit. Soon, Hans made a gesture of raising his right hand high up in the air, revealing the gun in his hand. Someone from the other party smiled and he raised a hunting rifle high up before taking a huge step forward. Hans sighed. At the same time, he also whispered to Chen Xiaolian, ¡°You fellows don¡¯te. Also, make sure the women don¡¯te down from the car. We cannot expose our real situation. If they see that we are in a disadvantageous position, they will immediately be bandits.¡± After saying that, Hans strode forward. Chen Xiaolian understood. Hans was going to negotiate. ¡°Wait.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly caught Hans¡¯ shoulder and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Hans cast a profound gaze at Chen Xiaolian and saw determination in his eyes. Hans then nodded. Chen Xiaolian and Hans walked forward together. Another person also walked out from the other side. Two each, fair. They met up in the middle position. There, Chen Xiaolian and Hans met up with two poachers. The two poachers were Caucasians. However, their skin had been deeply tanned due to the sun. One of them had a reddish face and his body reeked of alcohol. The other one had a beard and was biting on a cigar. ¡°Good morning,¡± said the bearded man with a cold smile. ¡°Who are you people?¡± ¡°Is there any meaning to that question?¡± Hans shook his head. ¡°There is no transaction between us.¡± ¡°You¡¯re a businessman?¡± The bearded man looked at Hans. Hans had a rather burly figure, giving him a certain deterring aura. However, Chen Xiaolian, whose body was rather small and thin inparison, was ignored. ¡°Why park here in the morning? Don¡¯t you know that this is the territory of a lion pack?¡± Hans replied coldly, ¡°We were just passing by. We stopped here to rest for a bit.¡± The fellow who reeked of alcohol stared at Hans and turned his gaze at Winston who was standing beside the jeep with a gun in hand. He pursed his lips to the side and gave hispanion a certain look. The bearded man shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°Then, just consider this a greeting and we¡¯ll go our separate ways.¡± ¡°That would be for the best,¡± Hans replied coldly. The bearded man turned his head and made a hand gesture to hispanions. Clearly, the other party¡¯s was feeling rather at ease now. As the two of them were about to turn away, Chen Xiaolian suddenly spoke up. ¡°Wait.¡± Hans was shocked and he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian with an expression on surprise. Chen Xiaolian did not look at Hans. He stared at the two poachers who were turning around. ¡°What type of good stuff do you fellows have?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked calmly. A change flickered across the bearded man¡¯s expression and he asked, ¡°What about it?¡± ¡°Maybe we can strike a deal.¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke in a seemingly casual tone, ¡°Do you have rhino horns? Or high-grade elephant ivory?¡± The bearded man hesitated for a moment and looked at Chen Xiaolian. He suddenly asked, ¡°Are you interested?¡± The alcohol reeking man who was standing beside themughed before barking out, ¡°Brat! We don¡¯t do retail business!¡± ¡°Who said I wanted to buy retail?¡± Chen Xiaolian walked forward calmly, purposely letting go of his gun so as to not make the other party be overly vignt. The bearded man looked at Chen Xiaolian with a puzzled expression. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°I cannot possibly be the police¡­ there is no police in all of Kombia. Besides, have you seen an Oriental working as a government personnel?¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha!¡± The bearded manughed out loudly. ¡°The Kombia government do not care about hunters. But¡­ which organization are you from?¡± ¡°A wealthy organization,¡± Chen Xiaolian directly replied. ¡°How about it? Are you interested?¡± The bearded man and the alcohol reeking man hesitated for a moment and they exchanged nces. ¡°Enough. I need good products. So, are you going to do this¡­ or is there something you are hesitating about? Could it be you do not want to make money?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°We have our own buyers. Scram, kid!¡± the bearded man suddenly spat out and raised his rifle to point it at Chen Xiaolian. Hans¡¯s expression turned tense and he raised the gun in his hand. ¡°Hey!¡± There was an unperturbed expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he turned to face Hans. He waved his hand and turned back to look at the bearded man. ¡°All right, this method of probing is a waste of time.¡± After saying that, he rolled up his sleeve and reached into one of them with the other hand. The other party quickly became tense but Chen Xiaolian quickly pulled his hand out. There was a roll of US dors in his hand. The bearded man¡¯s face eased up. However, there was contempt in his face and he said, ¡°So little? You won¡¯t be able to buy even my vehicle, what more the goods in them.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and said, ¡°This is not the money for the goods, this is just front money to put you at ease. Now, can we talk business?¡± The two fellows exchanged nces. Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°I¡¯m not interested in other stuff. I just want rhino horns and elephant ivory. The higher the grade, the better. The more, the better. How about it?¡± Chen Xiaolian observed the two of them and continued, ¡°I¡¯m sure you don¡¯t have too many of these items in your vehicles. My intention is simple. If you have those goods, then I will order it and pay you a deposit, then¡­ we¡¯ll settle this transaction in Kabuka. There, we¡¯ll exchange the goods for the money. This transaction is quite fair, don¡¯t you think?¡± The bearded man gripped the roll of US dors and hesitated. He took a deep breath and his expression turned serious. ¡°Rhino horns and elephant ivory is not our main trade. However¡­ how many do you want?¡± ¡°How many do you have?¡± ¡°This is Africa,¡± said the bearded man coldly. ¡°I can get you however many you want.¡± ¡°I want to inspect the goods first.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Do you have any recent ones in your vehicle? I don¡¯t need many, I just want to make sure that it¡¯s up to standard before making the order. Don¡¯t you think that¡¯s normal?¡± The alcohol reeking man stared at Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Just who are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and looked at them. ¡°Is that very important? In this continent of Africa, no one cares about Kombia! Even if I am the FBI, what can I do to you? As I said earlier, I am just a businessman who can show you the money. If you are interested in making a business transaction, then we¡¯ll discuss business.¡± The two fellows hesitated. The alcohol reeking man suddenly spoke in a differentnguage. He spoke in Spanish to the bearded man, ¡°We can give it a try. At any rate, we¡¯ll be able to make money as well. Don¡¯t we have two elephant ivory and a few rhino horns in the jeep? We¡¯ll just let him check it and see if it can lead to a deal. At any rate, we¡¯ll have to stay here for quite some time. If his price is not bad, we can just do it¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian understood what they were saying but pretended to be ignorant and said, ¡°Hey! Hey! Speak in English, English, ok?¡± The bearded man gave Chen Xiaolian a cold nce and said, ¡°All right! You want to check the goods?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled in a seemingly harmless manner. ¡°You cane over¡­ alone! He cannot!¡± The bearded man pointed at Hans. Chen Xiaolian nodded and turned around to Hans and said, ¡°You go back first. Just wait for me beside the jeep.¡± That took Hans off guard. He looked at Chen Xiaolian only to see him winking at him. Hans did not know what he meant by it. However, it was not exactly a convenient time to be asking Chen Xiaolian about it. Hans did not know what Chen Xiaolian had nned and was fearful of disrupting his ns. He sighed and slowly gave a nod. Chen Xiaolian readily pulled out his gun and handed it to Hans before waving him off. The two poachers were pleased with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s actions and they too, lowered their weapons. ¡°Come then,¡± said the bearded man who stuffed the roll of US dors into his pocket. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian followed them. He deliberately walked slowly and calcted the time. It was only after Hans had made it back to the side of the jeep did Chen Xiaolian rxed. After reaching the spot in between the two poacher jeeps, Chen Xiaolian looked at the poachers. Three Africans and four Caucasians, seven in total. The three Africans were either subordinates or guides. The four Caucasians were the real poachers. Standing beside the jeeps, Chen Xiaolian could smell a strong stenching from them. Several boxes were locked in ce behind the jeeps and Chen Xiaolian saw some hairy animal inside it. Who knows if it was a monkey or something else. The bearded man brought Chen Xiaolian to the back of one of the jeep and opened up a box. Its contents were covered with a piece of tarpaulin and when removed, Chen Xiaolian saw two greyish items that were covered in blood. ¡°Rhino horns,¡± the bearded man said coldly. ¡°You can check it.¡± Chen Xiaolian forced back the feeling of nausea, rolled up his sleeves and pretended to bow down and feel it. At the same time, he checked his surroundings. These fellows had notpletely let their guard down. The bearded man and the alcohol reeking man were right beside him, rifles in their hands. In the jeeps, one of the Caucasian was sitting in the driver position while another Caucasian was smoking in the first passenger seat of the other jeep. As for the three Africans, they were standing beside. Chen Xiaolian carefully made his n. ¡­ Chapter 348 I Just Want The Vehicles

Chapter 348 I Just Want The Vehicles

GOR Chapter 348 I Just Want The Vehicles After sometime, when the bearded man was about to lose his patience, Chen Xiaolian raised his head. ¡°Not bad.¡± Chen Xiaolian put the tarpaulin back in ce before saying, ¡°State your offer.¡± ¡°This pack here is around 1,000 grams. International price, 20 US dors per gram,¡± the bearded man said coldly. Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Look here, I am a very sincere person. However, your price is unreasonable. This price is too high. We are now in its source country, not a shop in Europe or Asia. You can¡¯t ask for such a price.¡± Seeing him haggling, the bearded man seemingly became more rxed and his guard was lowered somewhat. ¡°Then, you give your offer.¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately entered a contemtive like state and casually moved to the side and leaned on the jeep. ¡°$10.¡± ¡°Impossible.¡± The bearded man shook his head. ¡°The number of rhinoceros in Kombia is not high. The price is not that low.¡± ¡°$12, that¡¯s about it.¡± ¡°$18.¡± ¡°$14.¡± ¡°$17!¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the bearded man and said, ¡°$15! I¡¯ll take however much you have! We¡¯ll finalize the deal using this price 10 dayster in Kabuka. If you don¡¯t want this price, then forget about it.¡± The bearded man considered it and said, ¡°Deal!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile and pulled out several rolls of US dors from his bosom. He said, ¡°In addition to the one I gave you earlier, this would add to a total of $15,000. This 1,000 grams is now mine. I will first take these away.¡± ¡°No problem.¡± Said the bearded man who nodded his head. ¡°You can take it with you.¡± ¡°Well, then. To a happy cooperation.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and put on a fa?ade of wrapping up the package and taking it. He said, ¡°How do I call you?¡± ¡°Luke,¡± the bearded man casually replied. There was no need for him to ask to know that was a fake name. Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Luke? Oh, the name from Star Wars. You like that movie?¡± ¡°Where and how will we be trading in Kabuka?¡± The bearded man did not reply Chen Xiaolian¡¯s question. Chen Xiaolian mulled over the question and he just replied with some nonsense, ¡°Ten dayster in a hotel south of Kabuka¡­¡± As he spoke, he lifted the wrapped up package with him and pretended to stagger. He took advantage of that move to get close to the alcohol reeking man. It was then that Chen Xiaolian suddenly took action! The package of rhino horns that he was holding onto was flung toward the alcohol reeking man! The other fellow was barely able to react. Seeing a package of items worth $1,500 flying toward him, his first reaction was to reach out with both hands to grab it! That was the moment Chen Xiaolian¡¯s kick struck his chest! It was a kick with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s full might! Back then, a [B] ss Four-eyed War Cat was able to break a tree with a swipe of its paw! The present Chen Xiaolian was stronger than even the [B] ss Four-eyed War Cat! This kick of his¡­ The alcohol reeking man was sent flying as the kick smashed into his chest, breaking his ribs! Blood spurted out of his mouth even as he was soaring through the air. Then, he fell down lifelessly. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body rushed forward like a ghost! His hand shot out to grab the bearded man¡¯s wrist and with a forceful twist, he broke the man¡¯s wrist! The man had barely reacted to his broken wrist when Chen Xiaolian¡¯s other hand reached out and grabbed his neck in a chokehold. Next, he squeezed with his hand. Ka! This ¡®Luke Skywalker¡¯s head tilted to the side! At the same time, Chen Xiaolian who had one of his hand on Luke¡¯s wrist lifted up the rifle in Luke¡¯s hand! On the other side of the jeep, the smoking Caucasian was only about to reach for his rifle¡­ Bang! A bullet smashed through his head! The final Caucasian was in the driver position of the jeep beside Chen Xiaolian. The fellow frantically reached for his rifle and was going to turn around to shoot at Chen Xiaolian¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s response to him was very simple. He swiftly crouched down! When the driver turned around to shoot at Chen Xiaolian, the jeep suddenly shook! Chen Xiaolian roared out, both hands holding onto the lower section of the trunk of the jeep¡­ Boom! The jeep was overturned! The driver was thrown out of the jeep and fell down the ground. Before he could even scream in response, the weight of the jeep came crushing down on him! It was a jeep weighing nearly two tonnes. That was the equivalent of nearly 2,000 kg! As for Chen Xiaolian, with his enhanced body, overturning this amount of weight was not exactly difficult. Thus, all four poachers were dealt with! That left the three African guides who had no firearms. Chen Xiaolian held onto the bearded man¡¯s rifle and, without waiting for the three of them to even think about rushing him, he shouted, ¡°If you don¡¯t want to die, then scram!¡± The three Africans were all natives there and they carried only machetes. They nced at the muzzle of the rifle that Chen Xiaolian was carrying and then nced over to the jeep that Chen Xiaolian had overturned. The three African men acted in unison¡­ they turned tail and ran! Chen Xiaolian watched as they ran away. Then, he circled around the jeep and looked at the ground¡­ The driver was there with half his body caught beneath the jeep. He screamed out miserably and blood flowed from his mouth. Chen Xiaolian walked over. First, he took away the driver¡¯s rifle. Then, he nced at the driver for a moment before ignoring him. Chen Xiaolian began cleaning up the battlefield. He retrieved the money in the bearded man¡¯s bag. When he got up, he saw that Hans and Winston hade over. ¡°You¡­¡± Hans and Winston were holding onto guns both and they looked at the corpses on the ground, and the overturned jeep. ¡°How did you do that?¡± Winston looked at Chen Xiaolian with a shocked expression. Chen Xiaolian shook his head and replied with a calm expression, ¡°Now we have a vehicle.¡± ¡­ ¡°You killed them?¡± Hans frowned as he inspected the corpses on the ground. All four poachers were thoroughly dead. Hans heart pounded as he inspected the corpses. He determined that the chest and ribs on the alcohol reeking man were all pulverized! The bearded man¡¯s neck was snapped. He ignored the one who died from the headshot¡­ but the driver¡­ How did the jeep get overturned? There was quite a distance between them just now. Additionally, the battle had taken ce on the other side of the jeep, thus blocking their view of the fight. The women also ran over. They all cast trembling but respectful gazes at Chen Xiaolian. Even Lin Leyan was looking at him with aplicated expression. Chen Xiaolian ignored those and quickly checked his loot. One of the jeeps had a half-full fuel tank. There were also two guns inside the jeep. However, there were not much bullets left. Additionally, there were also several animal traps of the metal type. There were spots of rust on the surface of the traps as well as bloodstains. ¡°How can you kill people so casually?¡± one of the young women emotionally asked. Chen Xiaolian raised his head and cast a nce at her before replying calmly, ¡°I am the one who did the killings, not you people. Their deaths have nothing to do with you.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°I just want the vehicles. Besides, they are bad people, bad people who deserved death. Thus, I killed them.¡± ¡°You are not God! You have no right to pass judgement!¡± Clearly, the woman was having a hard time epting that line of thought. Hans came forward and pulled the woman back. He stood before her and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Why are you looking at me that way? Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t hurt her. I¡¯m not someone who would get angry because of what she said.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°You people have your ways of thinking and I have mine. As long as we don¡¯t force our thoughts on each other, that¡¯s fine.¡± He then spread open his hands and said, ¡°I need a vehicle and don¡¯t feel like walking my way to Kabuka. Since I bumped into a bunch of bandits that deserved death, I killed them and simultaneously got the vehicles. It¡¯s that simple.¡± ¡°Whether they deserve death or not, was it something for you to decide?¡± Winston too, expressed his dissatisfaction. Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°Then? Should they be sent to court? Does Kombia even have a court?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Besides, I am just doing this for myself. It¡¯s up to you to ept it or not,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°Right now, I am going to start up one of the jeeps. As for the other one, that¡¯s yours.¡± He did not feel like arguing with them. He exhaled and said, ¡°If your conscience is unable to ept it, then you can choose not to use the jeep and walk to Kabuka. It¡¯s up to you.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand went into action. His hands gripped the overturned jeep and he turned it back into ce ¨C this action of his caused the eyes of Hans and the others to pop out! Chen Xiaolian went back to his jeep and pulled out the items in the trunk. He brought them over and stuffed them into one of the jeep while tossing away whatever he found that was unnecessary. ¡°I¡¯ll take this one. That one¡¯s yours,¡± Chen Xiaolian said calmly. ¡°Whether you want toe along or not is up to you.¡± The volunteers looked at each other. Hans exhaled and decided. ¡°Let¡¯s go! These poachers are just a small team. Poachers usually hunt in a group and these fellows are just a small part of the group. Now that something like this had happened, I fear that theirpanions would quickly find us. Staying here is too dangerous.¡± Hans words caused everyone to fall into a state of silence. Winston looked at Chen Xiaolian who had already entered the jeep. He said, ¡°We¡­ do we continue to use the same road as him? Although he is helping us¡­ he is a ughterer.¡± Hans struggled to make the decision for a while before whispering, ¡°We are just going on the same path.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± said Lin Leyan in a hushed tone. ¡°We can¡¯t possibly choose to avoid using this road just because he is using it. We need to return to Kabuka.¡± The others fell silent. ¡°Get in the jeep! Every minute we dally increases the risk for us.¡± Hans who was the leader made the final decision. Chen Xiaolian watched as the people entered the other jeep and the corners of his lips curled slightly. Although they had different thoughts on the matter, Chen Xiaolian was not angry at them. Truth be told, he respected these virtuous and principled young people, Hans included. They were truly good people. As Chen Xiaolian was starting up the jeep, Lin Leyan suddenly walked to the first passenger side of the jeep and opened the door. ¡°Can I sit in your car?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows and looked at the young woman from Taiwan. ¡°The other car is full,¡± said Lin Leyan in a calm tone. ¡°Since we have two cars, there is no need for us to squeeze ourselves. Sitting separately would be moreforting. Besides, you are not too familiar with this road, I am.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Get on then.¡± Chapter 349 Wish You Good Luck

Chapter 349 Wish You Good Luck

GOR Chapter 349 Wish You Good Luck ¡°Do you always do things this way?¡± Lin Leyan who was seated in the first passenger seat checked the rear-view mirror and saw that the other jeep was following at a distance. Then, she turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian did not reply. He silently gazed at the front of the jeep. ¡°You are not old,¡± said Lin Leyan coolly. ¡°Caucasians have a bit of a hard time discerning our Oriental people¡¯s age¡­ many of them thinks that our skin is better than theirs. However, I am the same as you. So, I can be certain that you are even younger than what Hans and the others believe. Did you know? They all think that you are over 20, but I know for sure that you are below 20 years old.¡± ¡°What if I just have a baby face?¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side. ¡°I have already considered that too. You look like a 15 or 16-year-old-youngster,¡± said Lin Leyan with a smile. ¡°Although you purposely put paint on your face and dirtied it, you cannot hide it from me.¡± With one hand on the steering wheel, Chen Xiaolian reached out with his other hand to pull out a piece of cigarette from his pocket. He lit it up. Lin Leyan suddenly took the cigarette box from his hand and pulled out a piece. She then lit it up for herself after putting it into her mouth. Chen Xiaolian looked at her with a surprised expression. He said, ¡°You smoke? That is surprising.¡± ¡°What about it?¡± Lin Leyan smiled coolly. ¡°Don¡¯t you know? In the American universities, many of the youngsters there smoke weed.¡± ¡°Weed is weed, cigarette is cigarette.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t usually smoke. Just, when I have too much to worry¡­ I am talking about cigarettes.¡± Lin Leyan took in a drag and puffed out in a seemingly experienced way. Chen Xiaolian was silent. ¡°Are you always like that?¡± Lin Leyan asked. ¡°What I mean is¡­ do you always use violence and killings to solve problems?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian entered a reflective state for a moment before replying, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say we are not going to ask about each other¡¯s secrets?¡± ¡°My curiosity is piqued. I am a woman after all,¡± Lin Leyan spoke in a tone that seemingly put her on the moral high ground such that Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. ¡°In my world, this is something that I had to get used to,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied. Lin Leyan was silent. A momentter, she snuffed the cigarette and kept the cigarette butt into her pocket. She looked at Chen Xiaolian from the side and said, ¡°You are making things difficult for us. In short¡­plicated.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°You saved us and got us these vehicles. However, you killed people in front of us, taking the lives of others¡­ if the ones you killed were rebel soldiers, then it won¡¯t be a problem. However, in order to get the vehicles, you killed those poachers¡­¡± Lin Leyan hesitated for a moment. ¡°Is that contrary to your image of me?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked lightly. ¡°I never said I am a good person.¡± ¡°Can you tell me¡­ if¡­ if those fellows were not poachers and were just ordinary passers-by, would you, for the sake of obtaining their vehicles, kill them?¡± Lin Leyan asked calmly. However, Chen Xiaolian who gave her a brief nce saw that there was a trace of anxiousness in her eyes and also¡­ a faint trace of expectation. ¡°¡­e on.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°I am not a good person, but¡­ I am not that bad.¡± Lin Leyan sighed and revealed a smile. The two of them fell silent for a bit. Then, Chen Xiaolian, too, snuffed out his cigarette. After that, he asked, ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Why what?¡± Chen Xiaolian continued looking forward and he spoke calmly. However, the words spoken were very frank. ¡°Your attitude toward me.¡± Pausing for a bit, Chen Xiaolian then continued, ¡°Yourpanions now want to avoid me, but you came to ride in my jeep instead. You treat me in a friendly manner and show concern for me. This morning, you also gave me that chocte¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian felt his face and smiled wryly before continuing, ¡°Could it be you have fallen for me? Could it be due to what happened yesterday¡­ something like a hero saving a damsel in distress? I don¡¯t think that¡¯s quite the same though.¡± Lin Leyan froze for a moment before bursting out in a fit ofughter. When sheughed, her only moderately pretty face became considerably prettier. Lin Leyan looked at Chen Xiaolian and shook her head. ¡°Don¡¯t think too much. I am several years older than you. Besides¡­ I am someone who is always adventuring in the wilderness. What have I not seen before? I am not like those young women who like romance novels and have their heads filled with thoughts of fantasy stories. To me, you are a bit too short and also a bit too young. If you are a bit older and have a slightly more angr face, I might actually have feelings for you.¡± The two of them were unusually calm as they chatted about such a sensitive topic. Chen Xiaolian very much liked such an atmosphere. Rather, he had a very good impression toward this frank manner shown by Lin Leyan ¨C it was not ambiguous and hard to discern. ¡°You have a lot of secrets on you,¡± Lin Leyan whispered. ¡°I can sense it. I have also seen it. Your abilities are simply too powerful. I have never seen anyone turn a vehicle upside down with their hands alone¡­ at the very least, I have never seen anyone with your body shape do so. The only time I saw such a feat was on TV, during a world strengthpetition. Additionally¡­ your expression when killing people is too cold. It feels as though killing is something you do a lot. But, your age¡­ there is also the domestic situation in China, how could you¡­¡± ¡°Maybe I am an alien? An alien who have lived on Earth for 400 years.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha! But I don¡¯t like watching Korean dramas.¡± Lin Leyanughed. ¡°But you know which one I am talking about [1].¡± Lin Leyan held back herughter and said, ¡°All right, all right. I did watch that one. That one is very famous.¡± ¡°Just tell me, why?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s smile faded and he asked, ¡°Why do you treat me this way? Since it is not because of some emotions between the two sexes, then why?¡± Lin Leyan quieted down and she turned to face the window. After a while, Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°All right. If you don¡¯t feel like saying¡­¡± ¡°Because of my little brother.¡± Lin Leyan turned her head back. Both her tone and expression seemed very calm, however, Chen Xiaolian was able to detect hidden emotions roiling beneath the surface of calmness that she was showing. ¡°My little brother, he left this world when he was 13 years old. If he is still alive, he would be around your age¡­ I mean, I think you should be around 18 years old, right?¡± Lin Leyan slipped her hand into her pocket and pulled out a wallet. Opening it, she pulled out a picture from its contents. In the picture was a shorthaired Lin Leyan who seemed much younger. She had her arms around a thin boy and they smiled at the camera. Chen Xiaolian looked at it. The boy was thin and had a fair face. His eyebrows, his disposition, they were about 50 to 60 per cent simr to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. He noticed that the boy was bald and was wearing hospital patient clothes. ¡°My little brother. Three months before he passed away, we took this photo,¡± said Lin Leyan as she put away her wallet. ¡°You look very much like him. The first time Iid my eyes on you yesterday, I had felt that way.¡± Chen Xiaolian retracted his gaze and was silent for a moment before whispering, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all right. It has been a few years now.¡± Lin Leyan shook her head and said, ¡°His passing was a peaceful one and he did not have to suffer much.¡± She exhaled. She felt the breeze from the wilderness and said softly, ¡°He was a very inquisitive fellow and had wanted to travel around the world. For the past few years, I had travelled to many, many ces, especially here in Africa. I have stayed here for quite some time¡­ I often think to myself, if my little brother is still alive, he would certainly wish toe with me to this beautiful ce. ¡°I really wish I could bring him go watch the great migration of the wildebeests, the grasnds¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He did not know what to say either. Thankfully, Lin Leyan had a straightforward disposition and did not be dejected. She quickly took a deep breath and forced herself to smile. ¡°All right! You can be at ease now, can¡¯t you? I am not in love with you, little kid.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha.¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with augh. ¡°Don¡¯t me Hans and the others. Truth is, they are very grateful to you. However, your actions are contrary to their beliefs,¡± said Lin Leyan in a low tone. ¡°They all believe in God. The matter of taking the lives of others is something difficult for them to ept.¡± ¡°Mm, I understand,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He then nced at Lin Leyan and asked, ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°Me?¡± Lin Leyan shook her head and said, ¡°Truth be told¡­ I can be considered an atheist. Although I am following my family in practicing Buddhism, I don¡¯t quite believe in it, ha ha.¡± After a pause, Lin Leyan continued in a hushed tone, ¡°If I had not be a volunteer, I might have be an adventurer.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at her. Coincidentally, she had also turned to look at him at the same time. Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Mm¡­ so, we¡¯vee to an understanding. That means¡­ everything is ok, right?¡± ¡°Of course everything is ok.¡± Lin Leyan smiled. Chen Xiaolian thought about it and asked, ¡°Are we considered friends?¡± Lin Leyan replied, ¡°I¡¯m personally ok with it, but what about you? Considering how mysterious you were being, I thought that someone like you would never casually make friends.¡± ¡°Then, we¡¯re friends,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°Since we¡¯re friends, can you do me a favour?¡± ¡°Tell me what you need.¡± ¡°When we reach Kabuka, I need a ce to stay. I¡¯ve heard that ce is in chaos and ordinary hotels are not exactly peaceful.¡± Lin Leyan thought about it and said, ¡°I can introduce you the hotel that our organization are staying in. That ce is a long-term site for our organization in Kabuka and there are soldiers posted there to guard it so it should be rtively safer.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled out something from his bosom and tossed it to Lin Leyan. Lin Leyan epted it and saw that it was a roll of US dors. She then cast a puzzled look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian said coolly, ¡°Consider it as¡­ room fee.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that expensive. You probably do not know the standard rates in Kabuka, right?¡± ¡°Then consider it a donation to your organization,¡± said Chen Xiaolian softly. ¡°Although I am not a good person, I would sometimes do some good deeds. Your organization should be in need of donations, right?¡± Lin Leyan pondered and kept the money without being hypocritical, Then she said, ¡°I will help you with the room payment procedure ¨C anonymous, right?¡± ¡°Yes, anonymous.¡± Nothing unexpected happened on this trip of theirs. In the evening of that very same day, the two jeeps finally arrived at the capital city of Kombia, Kabuka. There was a charged atmosphere on the road just outside the city. A checkpoint had been set up on the road, probably a result of the rebellion that was going on. There, several government soldiers in uniform could be spotted. Hans and the others produced the documents signed by Zayad and the two jeeps were soon allowed entry¡­ that had helped relieve some issues for Chen Xiaolian. Their jeeps entered the city of Kabuka. This city was not that big, it was only the size of China¡¯s county-level city ¨C perhaps even smaller. Almost no high-rise buildings could be seen. However, as their jeeps approached the east side of the city, the road became cleaner and no more dpidated sheds could be seen by the roadsides. There were also no more African children in rags running around. Back when they had first entered the city, those two were amon sight. They stopped beside a three-storey building with a somewhat Western architecture. The entrance was arge iron gate that actually had armed security guards. Their jeeps then drove past the gate to find a courtyard inside. This was a ¡®»Ø¡¯ shaped building. The courtyardy in the middle while the surrounding was the three-storey building. There were also two little buildings inside the courtyard. ¡°This is our residential area and also the hotel with the best standard in Kabuka. The people staying here are all foreign businessmen, other volunteer organization members and some government officials. The owner of this hotel have some influence in Kombia as well. You will find it very, very hard to find a ce better than this in Kabuka.¡± After jumping down from the jeep, Lin Leyan walked to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side and pointed at a hall entrance in the distance. She said, ¡°You can check in there. This ce epts US dors and only US dors. I¡¯ll help you with the introductions and you will be able to check in.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head and saw that Hans and the others had gotten off the other jeep. They walked over and gave Chen Xiaolian a nod. Hans appeared to be struggling for what to say, however Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°There is no need to say anything.¡± ¡°All right, but still¡­ thank you very much.¡± Hans stated in a very serious manner. Winston and the others too, nodded toward Chen Xiaolian before taking their leave. Before moving away, Winston turned to look at Lin Leyan and asked, ¡°Lin?¡± Lin Leyan smiled and said, ¡°You all go up first, I¡¯ll catch up soon.¡± Lin Leyan walked to the side and found an African fellow that was walking pass them in the courtyard ¨C he was wearing a suit typical of a hotel manager. Lin Leyan spoke a few words to him and pointed at Chen Xiaolian. The manager nodded his head before turning around and going inside. ¡°All right, you can directly go stay inside now. Also, this ce does not require identification documents.¡± Lin Leyan deliberately winked. ¡°This ce has everything, bread, clean food, hot bath water, clean room¡­ ah, naturally, if you want women, this ce doesn¡¯t have them. However, you can give that manager a little tip and he might introduce some to you. Having said that, you had better be careful. We are in Africa; this ce has a lot of HIVs.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out and lightly patted Lin Leyan¡¯s shoulder. Lin Leyan looked at Chen Xiaolian and suddenly took a deep breath. Then, she whispered, ¡°Mm, let¡¯s do a final confirmation.¡± ¡°Confirm what?¡± Lin Leyan gave a lightugh. Then, she suddenly stepped forward, leaned up and with one quick move, pecked Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lips. This is¡­ a KISS? Chen Xiaolian was momentarily shocked. Lin Leyan was quick to step back. She looked at Chen Xiaolian, pursed her lips to the side and smiled a mischievous smile. ¡°It seems there is still nothing. All right then, it¡¯s settled. I have no feelings for you.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat dumbfounded ¨C this young woman had made quite the bold move. Lin Leyan stepped forward again and hugged Chen Xiaolian. She whispered into his ear, ¡°Thank you! Thank you for saving my life! I wish you good luck.¡± 1 They are referring to the Korean drama ¡®My Love From The Star¡¯. To those who have yet to watch it, it is about¡­ an alien who lived on Earth for 400 years. =) ? Chapter 350 How Much For Her?

Chapter 350 How Much For Her?

GOR Chapter 350 How Much For Her? Chen Xiaolian walked into the room. The room provided by the hotel was indeed quite good. At the very least, it appeared clean. If he did not know for a fact that he was presently in Africa, he would have thought of this hotel to be no different from the hotels in China. After entering the room, Chen Xiaolian re-inspected the room to confirm that there was nothing amiss. Only after having done that did he lock the door. He found a map of Kabuka on the table inside the room. This discovery surprised Chen Xiaolian. While hotels would generally have the map of the local area, this ce was Kombia. Chen Xiaolian opened up the map and checked it. The hotel was located in the east side. The entire city of Kabuka could more or less be defined as east rich and west poor. The west side of the city was the slums while the conditions on the east side was somewhat better. Most of the rich and government officials stayed in the east side of the city. There was also a shop in the hotel, which specialized in various items, such as cigarettes, alcohol and other tightly controlled goods. Naturally, their prices were not cheap! Comparatively speaking, the west side of the city was in a much worse state than the east side. The west side mostly consisted of shacks and littered rubbish. Additionally, the state ofw and order there was not good. Kombia was constantly gued by domestic wars. Even the current President Zayad had attained his position through a coup. Despite how chaotic the situation had be, despite how many poor people there were among the people, the number of guns remained substantial. Getting robbed in the day while simply crossing the road was amon thing in the west side ¨C although Kabuka was the only ce in Kombia with a police station, the police officers would only care about the east side and not the west side. Looking at the map, Chen Xiaolian noted that this hotel could already be considered as andmark in Kabuka. There were only three or five otherndmarks that he could see on the map. The most important one was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s goal. The presidential pce! The presidential pce was located to the south of the east side. Looking at the map, he saw that there was less than three kilometres between here and there. Chen Xiaolian sat on the sofa and inspected the map intently. At the same time, he silently attempted to memorize all the surrounding streets, directions and routes. When the sky turned dark, he left the room and walked downstairs into the hotel¡¯s restaurant. To his surprise, there were quite a number of people there in the restaurant. There were some well-attired Africans, wearing suits made of leather; they sat inside the restaurant and had their dinner inside. They held onto knives and forks in an elegant manner while a beautifully soothing music yed in the background for their pleasure, and they ate as they conversed in hushed tones. The waiters there were all very polite and they wore suits with a bow tie. If Chen Xiaolian had not known that this was Kabuka, he would have mistaken this ce for an European restaurant. On a table at the side, an African with a napkin ced upon his neck was opening his mouth widely as he gorged down on caviar. It was not hard to imagine just how pricey caviar would be in a ce like Kombia. Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from thinking back to when he had first entered this city. He had seen the poor, unkempt civilians in ragged clothing who sported hopeless expressions. Those people were so thin they were practically walking skeletons. But this African who was relishing the taste of caviar was so fat it seemed as though the chair might not be able to amodate his ass. Chen Xiaolian then heard one of the waiter servicing the African man address him as ¡®Minister¡¯. Chen Xiaolian recollected himself. He ordered a steak for himself. To his surprise, the steak was quite good and the cutlery was actually pure silver! He then ordered a bottle of wine ¨C although it was just an ordinary bottle of wine, the price was above $100! After he ordered the bottle of wine, the waiters¡¯ attitude toward him had clearly changed ¨C naturally, even though this was the only luxury hotel in Kabuka, that price tag was not something that anyone could afford. Chen Xiaolian deliberately ate slowly. At the same time, he furtively observed the African minister who was seated at the side. Sometimeter, the minister was finally done enjoying his dinner. Someone who looked like the manager of the restaurant quickly walked in. The manager moved until he was beside the minister. Behind him were three women with very beautiful makeup. One was Caucasian while the other two were African. They wore highly revealing evening dresses, high heels and a strong perfume. When the manager reached the minister¡¯s side, he bowed and whispered a few words to the minister before pointing at the three women behind him. The African minister became excited. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the three women. He carefully appraised them, their faces, chests, waists¡­ Chen Xiaolian could more or less guess what this was about. To his surprise, the African minister did not pick the Caucasian woman. Instead, he pointed to the two African women and nodded. The manager swiftly revealed a smile and instructed the two women to sit on the minister¡¯s left and right. Next, the manager led the Caucasian woman away. As they were walking past Chen Xiaolian, he suddenly spoke up, ¡°Wait.¡± The manager was surprised and he stood still and looked at Chen Xiaolian. With the pure silver table knife in hand, Chen Xiaolian pointed at the Caucasian woman beside the manager and asked, ¡°How much for her?¡± The manager was momentarily shocked. Before he could regain his wits, the Caucasian woman had quickly interjected while pointing at herself, ¡°I am high-grade goods, $100 per night.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. One hundred US dors, not quite as expensive as the bottle of wine he had popped open just now. ¡°Ok, you stay.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled out a piece of $100 bill from his pocket and ced it on the table. The woman nced at it but did not reach out for it. Chen Xiaolian was quick to understand. He picked up the bill and waved it at the manager. ¡°This is yours, and she is mine.¡± The manager quickly revealed a ttering smile. He used both hands to ept the $100 bill and stuffed it into his pocket. Then, he bowed and said, ¡°I wish you a pleasant night, esteemed sir.¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as the manager left happily. Then, he turned to face the Caucasian woman and said, ¡°For him to be so happy, it seems I¡¯ve had to pay a high price.¡± The woman pursed her lips and gave an awkward smile, not knowing how to answer. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s actions had attracted the attention of the African minister who was seated on the table beside him. Seeing Chen Xiaolian fork out the money for the Caucasian woman that he had rejected, the African minister was unable to stop himself fromughing out. Chen Xiaolian quickly turned around and raised his cup of wine to toast the minister. The minister grinned and lifted his own cup in response to toast Chen Xiaolian. With just that one move, the two strangers appeared to have grown closer. ¡°I¡­ can I eat some?¡± The Caucasian woman looked at the dishes on the table that Chen Xiaolian had ordered and she pursed her lips. ¡°Sure,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian who wiped his mouth with a napkin. ¡°¡­ thank you!¡± There was a look of gratitude in the Caucasian woman¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian raised his hand and had the waiter bring another set of cutlery. Then, he watched as the Caucasian woman gulped down a portion of the vegetable sd and bread. He then stood up, bringing the bottle of wine with him as he moved toward the African minister¡¯s table with a smile. ¡°Good evening, Mr,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a rxed smile. He brashly pulled out a chair and sat down before saying, ¡°Me sitting here, you don¡¯t mind, do you?¡± As he said that, he put down the bottle of red wine on the table. Seeing the bottle of red wine, the minister smiled brightly. ¡°Of course not.¡± ¡°Please excuse me for being so bold. Truth be told, I just want to have a drink with you. See, isn¡¯t this an interesting turn of events?¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a smile that made him look like a seasoned yboy. The ministerughed out loudly ¨C naturally, he understood what Chen Xiaolian meant by ¡®interesting turn of events¡¯. Chen Xiaolian nced at the two African women who were seated beside them and said, ¡°Ladies, now you are responsible for serving the wine.¡± The women obediently picked up the bottle of wine and poured a cup each for the minister and Chen Xiaolian. After seeing Chen Xiaolian drink the wine first, the minister lowered his guard and he too, lifted his own cup of wine and drank its contents. The minister then looked at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s table and the Caucasian woman who was eating there. ¡°Too wasteful.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. The African minister pointed at the Caucasian woman and said, ¡°For such a good food to be fed to these low-ss humans is simply too wasteful. Since you¡¯ve paid for her, there is no need for you to feed her. For women like these, just some food from the outside is enough for them. The food inside this restaurant are things that they will never have the chance to enjoy.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled coolly. ¡°Also, why did you choose a white devil?¡± The minister drank another cup of wine and began to chat away. ¡°Here, white women have no value.¡± ¡°Why is that?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt curious ¨C wasn¡¯t this Kombia? The number of Caucasian women should be limited here. ¡°These white devils¡­ some of them have dirty hands and feet. Additionally, they are also very dangerous.¡± The minister pursed his lips to the side and continued, ¡°Just a few months ago, an incident had urred. An unfortunate fellow had his ¡®that¡¯ bitten off by a Caucasian woman! Thus, for safety reasons, I chose not to have a white devil sleep with me.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian finally understood. No wonder that had happened. From a beauty point of view, the Caucasian woman¡¯s beauty was a notch higher than the two African women. Yet, she was not picked. ¡°Special incidents are rare.¡± Chen Xiaolian purposelyughed out in a disgusting manner. ¡°I for one love to sample the finer things in life.¡± The ministerughed out in response. The two of them exchanged nces which said ¡®this is something that all men understand¡¯. The bottle of red wine was soon finished. Chen Xiaolian generously ordered another two bottles over. After draining down the third bottle, the minister was obviously getting drunk. It wasn¡¯t long before Chen Xiaolian pried out some information from him. This fellow¡¯s name was¡­ Oh fine, since this fellow was drunk, when he introduced himself, he had uttered a name consisting of at least 10 words. Additionally, he had spoken using the nativenguage and Chen Xiaolian simply could not be bothered with it. However, he had a very interesting identity. He was¡­ the Deputy Minister of the Kombian Ministry of Transport. Chen Xiaolian thought about how he did not see a single expressway on his way here; not a single highway that wasparable to China¡¯s could be seen¡­ additionally, all the roads in this city of Kabuka were all terrible. Linking the dots together, Chen Xiaolian was able to surmise where the money for this Deputy Minister of Transport¡¯s caviar hade from. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, this African minister also held another identity. He was the brother of President Zayad¡¯s wife ¨C the President¡¯s brother-inw. Mm, thinking about it, Zayad had 16 wives¡­ only God knows which one of the President¡¯s wives was his sister. Kombia did not have any birth control program. Thus, Zayad¡¯s 16 wives¡­ the number of brother-inws would probably go to the dozens¡­ However, for him to be able to attain this position of Deputy Minister of Transport and live such a good life, Chen Xiaolian spected that Zayad was treating this brother-inw of his quite well. ¡°I came to Kombia to do business.¡± Chen Xiaolian introduced himself. ¡°Oh? What business is avable here?¡± Clearly, this minister was now drunk. ¡°This Hell like ce that has no mineral veins¡­ ah, are you in the arms business? Or smuggling? Mm¡­ could it be you are someone who deals with those dirty poachers?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a light smile and said, ¡°Truth be told, I can do any business. I am also willing to do it¡­ as long as I can make money.¡± ¡°Making money in Kombia is not easy.¡± The minister sighed. Chen Xiaolian quickly took the opportunity to say, ¡°That is why I urgently need a special permission from His Excellency, President Zayad. Naturally, I would be most honoured if I could personally meet His Excellency.¡± As Chen Xiaolian spoke, he put a roll of US dors on the table and slowly pushed it forward. The amount in that roll went up to nearly $10,000. The African minister immediately turned somewhat sober. The Kombian governmentcked discipline; it also had no anti-corruption agencies. Thus, this African minister would have no scruples in taking it. The amount there made him secretly happy. $10,000 was enough for him to lead a life of indulgence for days. The Ministry of Transport was so poor, what little amount of money it had was not enough to satiate his greed. ¡°If sir Deputy Minister can arrange a meeting with the President for me, I will thank you with even more,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He had noted the trace of greed showing though the minister¡¯s eyes. The minister stretched out his fat palm to cover the roll of US bills on the table. Then, he pulled his hand back. Naturally, the money was no longer on the table. ¡°Just what type of business are you into exactly?¡± asked the African minister seriously. ¡°As I¡¯ve said, I¡¯ll do anything that can make money.¡± ¡°But His Excellency, the President is not someone who will meet up with just anyone. I can give a rmendation, but I will need an eptable reason.¡± Clearly, this African President was not aplete moron. The minister then continued, ¡°Unless you have something that can interest the President¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it for a moment and said, ¡°Firearms?¡± The ministerughed. ¡°Firearms¡­ we¡¯ll have to pay with money. Are you thinking of getting money from President Zayad¡¯s pocket?¡± Chen Xiaolian reflected on it and said, ¡°What if what I want is not money?¡± ¡°Then what do you want to do?¡± ¡°I want to¡­ survey for mines.¡± Chen Xiaolian made up a lie. The minister suddenlyughed out loudly. It was as though he had heard the most ridiculous joke. ¡°Ha ha ha ha! Mines? You want to find mines here? Youngsters!¡± The minister continuedughing. ¡°The Germans, French, British and Americans havee here to search before! As your friend, as thanks for the few bottles of wine you have treated me to, I will give you this kind advice. I can tell you, Kombia has no mines! Nadda!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head ¨C not bad, this fellow has a bit of conscience in him. ¡°Don¡¯t you worry about that. I happen to have the best surveying technology at my disposal and thought I¡¯d try my luck¡­ to me, this is simply spending a little bit of money as a gamble. If I win this gamble, I will get millions back in returns. If I lose¡­ I¡¯ll just lose a little bit of money.¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately emphasized the words ¡®a little bit of money¡¯. Chapter 351 I’ll Accompany You!

Chapter 351 I¡¯ll Apany You!

GOR Chapter 351 I¡¯ll Apany You! Clearly, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s portrayal of wealth was able to move the African minister. ¡°All right. I can arrange it, however¡­ I cannot guarantee anything,¡± said the minister cautiously. ¡°As I¡¯ve said, once it is sessful, I will be sure to show you my ¡®thanks¡¯,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°Then, I shall await His Excellency, the President¡¯s summon. I will temporarily be staying in this hotel.¡± Seeing as how the critical agreement had been reached, Chen Xiaolian chose not to linger. He got up and bade farewell. He went back to his table and saw that the Caucasian woman had finished eating. She raised her head. When she saw Chen Xiaolian, she quickly got up. ¡°Mr, will we be going now?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. After paying for the meal, Chen Xiaolian left with the Caucasian woman. Unknown to him, the African minister was observing him from behind. The minister then shook his head and muttered, ¡°Another idiot who dreams of riches¡­ humph, at any rate, there¡¯s money to take, hah!¡± When they were walking out of the restaurant, the Caucasian woman showed no inhibition and she leaned close to Chen Xiaolian and held his arm. She also used her *** to brush against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. As there were people in the corridor, Chen Xiaolian did not resist so as to not arouse any suspicion. After taking a few steps, he saw a familiar face. The fellow from Australia, Winston walked over and saw Chen Xiaolian. He also saw the Caucasian woman leaning upon Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Err¡­ you¡­¡± ¡°Hello,¡± Chen Xiaolian openly greeted him and nodded his head. ¡°¡­ hello.¡± There was an awkward look on Winston¡¯s face. He could smell the pervasive smell of cheap perfumeing from the Caucasian woman¡¯s body. Winston watched as Chen Xiaolian and the woman entered the elevator and shook his head. Then, he sighed and left. ¡­ ¡°Lin.¡± After walking into the room, Winston saw Lin Leyan who was working while sitting beside aputer. He smiled. The hotel room had been transformed into an office. There were four to five tables inside the room and also a variety of office stationary. ¡°What is it?¡± Lin Leyan looked up. ¡°I saw that fellow just now¡­ the one who saved us on our way back here, the one who is an Oriental like you.¡± Winston spoke in a rather awkward and sorry tone. ¡°He¡­ he was with a ***. Sigh¡­¡± Lin Leyan froze for a moment and did not say anything. She fell into a state of silence and lowered her head. ¡­ After entering the room, Chen Xiaolian closed the door. Then, the Caucasian woman beside him immediately leaned over and her red lips moved forward to kiss Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian immediately pushed her back! ¡°What is it?¡± The Caucasian woman gave Chen Xiaolian a puzzled look. Chen Xiaolian looked at her. She was a rather attractive looking Caucasian woman and was not too old¡­ however, like many others, her skin condition was not too good. The thick makeup on her face was unable to hide the wrinkles on the corner of her eyes and the smile lines on the corners of her mouth. Most Caucasian women would appear older than their Oriental counterpart. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian had remained silent, the Caucasian woman bit her lips and there was a deliberate fawning look. She leaned forward once more and said, ¡°I will make you feel very, very good¡­¡± ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Chen Xiaolian took two steps back before looking at the woman and sighing. She had served her purpose ¨C the reason he had called for her was to enact a y for the African minister. That was the fastest way to close the distance between two men. But now¡­ Naturally, Chen Xiaolian had no interest in her. ¡°I understand. You don¡¯t like a women who takes the initiative, you like being the one in control, right?¡± The Caucasian woman giggled and slowly walked toward Chen Xiaolian. She reached out with one hand to pull the zipper at the back of her dress and gently twisted her body. Her dress then fell off like a snake moulting off its skin. She was not wearing a bra inside. Caucasian women naturally had bigger ***pared to Orientals. Her body was a fine example of this point. Chen Xiaolian sighed ¨C he was not about to blush in shyness. He was not a young child after all. Additionally, he do asionally watch certain ¡®movies¡¯ from Japan, Europe and America. Chen Xiaolian looked at the woman. Then, he suddenly picked up a nket lying on the sofa beside him and tossed it on the woman¡¯s body. ¡°Listen up,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a cold expression. ¡°I do not require your services. However, you will need to stay in my room tonight. Understand? Tonight, I will not be touching you and you don¡¯t need to do anything. However, tomorrow¡­ after leaving my room, if anyone asks you, you will tell them that we did it, understand?¡± The Caucasian woman was shocked. The woman looked at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expressionless face. Suddenly, a look of realization appeared on her face. What appeared on her face next was a look of sincere¡­ sympathy?! ¡°Yes, Mr. I understand! I¡­ tomorrow, if someone asks me, I will say we did it. Also, I will tell them that you are very, very¡­ very, very great!¡± After pausing for a while, the woman then lowered her tone and continued, ¡°I know how important reputation is for men. Besides¡­ something like this is nothing to be ashamed about¡­ many men, many of them¡­ have this kind of problem.¡± Chen Xiaolian was bbergasted. F**k! What on Earth is this woman thinking about?! ¡­ As Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression was contorting, a sound came from the door. Bang bang! Bang bang! Hearing the sound of someone knocking the door rapidly, Chen Xiaolian frowned. He walked over and looked through the peephole. Then, a perplexed look appeared on his face. He opened the door and looked at Lin Leyan who was standing outside the door. ¡°You?¡± Just as Chen Xiaolian opened his mouth, Lin Leyan strode into the room. The young woman from Taiwan entered the room and saw the Caucasian woman. She saw that the Caucasian woman was naked with only the nket covering her body. A look of annoyance and disappointment appeared on Lin Leyan¡¯s face. She took a deep breath. Then, staring at the Caucasian woman before her, she shouted, ¡°You, get out now!¡± The Caucasian woman was stunned and she asked, ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°I am his wife!¡± Lin Leyan spat out in a low tone. The Caucasian woman was shocked! Someone who could afford to stay in this hotel and those high-grade things in the restaurant¡­ the wife of such a person hade here to catch her husband who was about to engage in an illicit affair. Who was she to offend such a person? The Caucasian woman trembled and said, ¡°So- so- sorry! I didn¡¯t know, I really didn¡¯t know! I¡¯ll leave now! I¡¯ll leave right now!¡± She bent over to pick up her dress. Without even wearing it, she covered her head and ran out of the room. Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and sighed. When there were only the two of them left, Lin Leyan turned to face Chen Xiaolian, her face set in a frown. There was disappointment in her face and she said, ¡°You, you really found a *** ?¡± ¡°Somehow¡­ it¡¯s not what you think.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread out both his hands. Lin Leyan bit down on her lips forcefully and looked at Chen Xiaolian with a veryplicated expression. Next, she suddenly did something that shocked Chen Xiaolian. The young woman swiftly pulled her camouge clothing off! She wore a sleeveless T-shirt inside. As she was about to continue taking off the T-shirt, Chen Xiaolian responded by quickly moving forward to grab her arm. ¡°What do you think you are doing?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you want a woman? I¡¯ll apany you!¡± Lin Leyan¡¯s chest heaved as she spoke ¨C her figure was indeed quite good. ¡°You saved me before. Besides, you left quite a good impression on me. If you really need it¡­ I can apany you!¡± Lin Leyan looked at Chen Xiaolian and continued, ¡°What? Could it be I¡¯m not as pretty as her? At least I¡¯m cleaner than her!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He simply stared at Lin Leyan in silence. Lin Leyan exhaled and continued speaking with a furious tone, ¡°You¡­ could it be you don¡¯t know just how prevalent HIV is in Africa? Do you not care about your own life anymore? You just want a woman, right? Don¡¯t you just want ***? I¡¯ll give it to you! Those type of women¡­ you, you would touch them?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly smiled. It was a very frank smile that came from the heart. From what he could discern, Lin Leyan did not really like him ¨C in her eyes were pain and disappointment. While there was also anger in her eyes, there was none of that love and jealousy usually found between men and women. ¡°What are you smiling at? Could it be that my figure is not good enough? Am I not beautiful enough? I, I¡­ I¡­¡± Lin Leyan suddenly gritted her teeth and shot out, ¡°I am a virgin!¡± Chen Xiaolian was finally no longer able to hold back hisughter. ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha¡­ you are actually still a virgin? Oh, Heavens! How old are you?¡± ¡°Twenty-five! What about it? Is being a 25-year-old virgin something to be ashamed about?¡± ¡°Not that,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. He bent his waist and picked up Lin Leyan¡¯s clothes before personally putting it back on her. Then, he said in a very serious voice, ¡°Thank you! I¡¯m really thankful to you! Right now, I can feel it. You truly do consider me as your friend¡­ mm, maybe not just a friend. You think of me as your little brother? Is that why when you see me do something like this, you feel very disappointed and pained?¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled Lin Leyan to the sofa and they sat on it together. ¡°You misunderstood what happened just now¡­ I needed to get close to a government official earlier, so I used that woman to enact a show for that minister¡­ mm, surely you understand. In many cases, this kind of thing can close the distance in rtionship between men. I had no intention of actually touching that woman¡­ I had nned to give her money and just have her sleep on the sofa for the night. But since you¡¯vee and chased her away, that¡¯s good as well. I will have a better reason.¡± Lin Leyan looked at Chen Xiaolian suspiciously and asked, ¡°You¡­ is it true?¡± ¡°Of course it¡¯s true, I am telling the truth.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°To have a beautiful woman like you offering your body to me¡­ if I am really feeling lustful, I would have gone in long ago¡­ besides, a virgin, ha ha ha ha¡­¡± Lin Leyan blushed. ¡°Virgin¡­ what¡¯s so funny about being a virgin? Don¡¯t many men like virgins?¡± ¡°Why do people like virgins?¡± ¡°Because¡­ purity?¡± ¡°Purity?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled again and asked, ¡°Is purity very important?¡± ¡°Of course! Purity symbolizes beauty, unsurpassable, holiness!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°I have a very bastard friend called Roddy. He likes to say something that deserves a beating.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°He said: Those pure girls, do they not need to poop?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­argh! Bastard! How could he say something so disgusting?¡± Chapter 352 Part 1 Unforeseen Development!

Chapter 352 Part 1 Unforeseen Development!

GOR Chapter 352 Part 1 Unforeseen Development! Lin Leyan returned to her organization¡¯s room. After entering, she saw Winston sitting on the sofa with aptop in his hand. Sensing someoneing in, Winston raised his head and looked at Lin Leyan. At that moment, the lights in the living room were not turned on and the only source of illumination was theptop¡¯s light, which shone on Winston¡¯s face. There was aplicated look on his face. Lin Leyan appeared somewhat embarrassed. She did not turn on the lights; instead, she walked over and nced at Winston before turning her gaze away. ¡°It¡¯s already sote. Why haven¡¯t you turned in?¡± Winston shook his head and asked, ¡°You went to look for him?¡± Lin Leyan thought about it and nodded her head. ¡°I just¡­ went to stop him from doing something stupid.¡± Winston sighed. This youngster from Australia closed theptop and stood up before heading to his bedroom. He said softly, ¡°Rest early.¡± The living room was rather messy. Looking at theputer on the desk, Lin Leyan felt her heart in a state of chaos. Their lodging was arge suite and its four bedrooms were filled with beds. In order to save money, several people needed to sleep in the same room. The two women who were to sleep together in the same room as Lin Leyan had already fallen asleep. Lin Leyan silently crept into the bedroom. Despite the disarray in her emotions, she covered herself andy on the bed. However, her pair of eyes was staring at the ceiling in a dazed manner¡­ She recalled the events that happened yesterday evening when she had kissed Chen Xiaolian before the entrance of the hotel. ¡°All right then, it¡¯s settled. I have no feelings for you.¡± Back then, she had walked away casually while Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was filled with shock and awkwardness. At that moment, the being that could kill others without blinking was simply so na?ve that he appeared cute. He truly was just a teenage boy. Teenage boys could never understand women. If a woman wanted to determine if they have any feelings for someone, would there be a need to kiss? Only¡­ only when faced with someone they have feelings for would they kiss¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had a very good night¡¯s sleep. After escorting Lin Leyan out of his room, he used the guild channel tomunicate with Roddy for a bit. After rying his progress to Roddy, he went to sleep. He slept until dawn arrived. Then, he woke up and washed up before heading out. The moment he stepped into the lobby, he saw the restaurant¡¯s manager standing there. When the African manager saw Chen Xiaolian, an odd look overcame his face. It seemed to be a look of sympathy, yet there was also hints of delight at someone else¡¯s misfortune. Chen Xiaolian was quick to catch on¡­ it would appear that after the Caucasian woman left, she must have spread the news about him being ¡®caught red-handed by his wife¡¯. Not that he cared about such gossips. At any rate, the people here do not know him. Also, this would actually give him a reasonable excuse. Otherwise, for a man to bring a woman into his room only to do nothing to her would inevitably arouse suspicions. As for how he wouldplete his task, Chen Xiaolian had already made a n. To openly attack his way into Zayad¡¯s presidential pce¡­ toward this n, Chen Xiaolian had smiled. Who the Hell would be so stupid? How big was the presidential pce? It was likely not too small. To find Zayad alone within the presidential pce ¡­ that would not be an easy task. Even if he did kill his way in, what if Zayad escaped? Then, finding him once more would be very difficult. Zayad do have a group of heavily armed guards after all. Chen Xiaolian patiently waited inside the hotel for the whole day. He did not head out as well. After having his meal, he headed back into his room and rested himself. In the evening, it came. Chen Xiaolian who was inside the room received a phone call from the restaurant¡¯s waiter. The African minister had invited him to dinner together and had sent a car. It was waiting for him at the hotel entrance. Chen Xiaolian readily agreed. He then dug out a suit from his Storage Watch and wore it. He added a bowtie to his apparel, giving himself a very serious atmosphere. Then, he opened the door and walked down the stairs. When Chen Xiaolian reached the lobby, he saw the hotel manager standing beside the elevator. He obsequiously led Chen Xiaolian out of the hotel and through the courtyard to the gate. There outside the gate was a white car. The car was not some high-brand car, it was Toyota. Beforeing to Africa, Chen Xiaolian had read up on some of the situation in Africa. He knew that the two best car brands in Africa were Volkswagen and Toyota. This car did not appear too old and instead, seemed fairly new. It was also very clean. Chen Xiaolian walked to the side of the car and saw the window rolling down, revealing the African minister sitting in the back row. He waved his hand in a stylish manner and said, ¡°Get on the car.¡± Chen Xiaolian noted that this fellow¡­ he was actually wearing a military uniform! The military uniform of Kombia was very strange. It was not exactly yellow and not exactly ck. The ribbons were made to be big, thick and fancy. It looked like the military uniforms worn by brain dead military officers seen in movies and dramas. Chen Xiaolian resisted the urge to pull a face and sat inside the car beside the African minister. The driver was a gaunt African. He waited for Chen Xiaolian to be seated properly before starting up the car. ¡°You have quite the good luck, my friend.¡± The African minister turned his head and looked at Chen Xiaolian in a rather mysterious way before saying that. ¡­ The minister used the next few minutes to summarize what was happening and Chen Xiaolian quickly understood. The US dors he gave to this African minister had proven useful and he had worked hard at it. Originally, he had nned to make a rmendation for a meeting with Zayad for Chen Xiaolian. This was something that required time and the proper opportunity¡­ Zayad was the President of a country after all, not someone that could be met at any time. However, something had happened today, leading to an unexpected opportunity. Before this, the military actions taken against the rebel army had encountered some setbacks, causing Zayad to feel somewhat furious. However, in order to stabilize the situation in Kabuka, this dictator had announced to everyone that his army had won a great victory ¨C a glorious victory. In order to celebrate this ¡®victory¡¯, Zayad had made a swift decision to hold a banquet in the presidential pce tonight. All the rich and influential people in Kabuka were invited. In other ces, could a country-level activity be organized so easily? However, this was Kombia, a barren country. Although Kabuka was supposed to be a city, its scale was simr to a poor county in Western China. Yet, this was their best city. Such a banquet would definitely not be a small one. However, it was not exactly grand either. During the afternoon, the Minister of the Interior had led a team of soldiers from the defence forces to find all the rich and influential people in Kabuka city and handed them the invitation. ¡°Truth is, His Excellency, the President is fund-raising¡­ going to war requires money.¡± The African minister snickered. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°You are in for an eye-opening experience tonight,¡± said the minister as he revealed a profound smile. ¡°What?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple. This is Kombia, a ce without banks. Things like cheques are of no use here. At present¡­ what we use is cash, or hard currency like US dors, gold¡­ well anything.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. The car moved past the east side of the city and they soon arrived at the southeast side where the presidential pce was at. When they arrived at the presidential pce, Chen Xiaolian who had yet to step out of the car looked out the window of the car at the main building of the presidential pce and was unable to stop himself from sighing. This Zayad sure knew how to mess around. What stood before him was¡­ The White House! ¡­ This dictator of a small African country had built everything in ordance with America¡¯s White House! The thing that had caused Chen Xiaolian the most shock was the thing opposite of the knock-off version of the White House. Zayad had built another ¡®Lincoln Memorial Hall¡¯! Only, the one inside the memorial hall was not Lincoln¡¯s statue. It was¡­ Zayad himself! When he got off the car, Chen Xiaolian could see the memorial hall located opposite the street. Zayad¡¯s statue was set in a grin facing the street¡­ If your face¡¯s aesthetics is so low, don¡¯t use it for the statue, man¡­ Chen Xiaolian muttered to himself. This knock-off version of the White House was likely the cleanest ce in all of Kabuka City. Thewn outside the presidential pce was very wide and was very well kept. A row of spotlights shone out from beneath the pirs situated before the ¡®White House¡¯. There was a prideful look on the African minister¡¯s face who patted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°How is it? This ce is not bad, right? His Excellency, the President had spent a great deal of money to invite over an American architectural firm and had them build this to lookpletely like the White House. It¡¯s not just the exterior that is the same, even theyout inside, the architecture, the rooms, corridors, stairs are all the same.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. This was not that hard to aplish. The White House in America was not exactly a tightly guarded ce. Part of it would be open to visitors most of the time. However, Zayad¡¯s thoughts were quite amusing¡­ for this little head of a small country to do something like this, it was clear that he was very envious of the President of the United States of America¡­ Unfortunately for him, although the both of them had the title of President, the difference was simply too¡­ The African minister was quite helpful, or rather, it would be more urate to say that this was the help bought by the US dors that Chen Xiaolian had given him. The minister led Chen Xiaolian through the door of the presidential pce. Chen Xiaolian noted that a checkpoint had been set up outside the presidential pce and heavily armed soldiers were posted there. Cars arrived at the presidential pce in session and they were all parked beside thewn of the courtyard. Chen Xiaolian followed the minister inside and saw that the hall had already been filled with various other Africans. Tall, short, fat, fit, men and women of all ages. Some wore suits and ties while some were dressed like tribal leaders. Chen Xiaolian observed that most of them sported a grim expression. Although a military band was ying music in a corner, there was no smile on the faces of most of the guests there. This was not that hard to understand ¨C all of them had been forced to attend and donate money tonight. It was hard to imagine anyone being happy in face of such an event. On the wall of the hall was arge oil painting of Zayad. The minister proudly showed the painting to Chen Xiaolian and told him how this painting had cost an arm and a leg. An extremely famous artist in Europe had been invited to personally paint it. The artist¡¯s works had once been sold for millions of dors in the auction house. Well, Chen Xiaolian finally understood the reason why this country would be forced to such a situation. After entering the hall, the African minister showed an arrogant look and had his head held high among the crowd. Chen Xiaolian who followed beside him felt like an attendant. Still, Chen Xiaolian noticed that the iing gazes by those around them were mostly frosty. While it would appear that this African minister was favoured by Zayad, it also seemed as though these people were not too pleased with him. To be more precise, it was likely an expression of how unpopr Zayad¡¯s rule was. The guests in the banquet were all very well-dressed. Meanwhile, there were heavily armed guards outside. This atmosphere gave Chen Xiaolian a strange feeling. Everyone was chatting in hushed tones. asionally, waiters in suits would walk by, carrying red wine and champagne or some other refreshments on the trays they were carrying. Chen Xiaolian casually picked up a cup of champagne and sipped it. Then, he was unable to stop himself from sighing. Perrier-Jouet. It was quite a good champagne. However, to buy this thing in Kombia, the price would likely be absurdly high. ¡°The events for tonight would probably go like this,¡± said the African minister who led Chen Xiaolian into the front most corner of the hall. He looked Chen Xiaolian in the eye before continuing coolly, ¡°It is now 7.15 pm. 15 minutester, His Excellency, the President will arrive to give his speech. Then, he would givemendation to the one who had rendered the most meritorious service in the battle ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian could not help but waggle his eyebrows when he heard that. Commendation for meritorious service? They lost the battle, dude. ¡°¡­ after themendationes the fund-raising event. Don¡¯t you want an opportunity to meet His Excellency, the President? This is your chance. Generally, after the fund-raising is over, His Excellency, the President would invite several of the individuals that donated the most to discuss matters with him in his office. So¡­ if you want to personally meet His Excellency, the President, that would depend on your performance.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the minister¡¯srge nose and held back the desire to throw a punch forward to tten this bastard¡¯s nose. This bastard! Chapter 352 Part 2 Unforeseen Development

Chapter 352 Part 2 Unforeseen Development

GOR Chapter 352 Part 2 Unforeseen Development This African minister was clearly setting Chen Xiaolian up. Chen Xiaolian had spent so much money on him. Logically speaking, he should have arranged a one-to-one meeting for him. However, this despicable fellow was trying to trick him. Only the donor who donated the most will get a chance for a meeting? Then, did the US dors that I gave you earlier go down the drain? However, Chen Xiaolian could only sigh. For this Africa minister to bring him into this banquet, he must have exerted quite some effort ¨C however, he was just too ck hearted. This type of ¡®help¡¯ was clearly not worth the amount of money that Chen Xiaolian had spent earlier. Whatever¡­ I¡¯ll just give him a lesson before I leave. Chen Xiaolian put on a smiling fa?ade and said, ¡°Naturally, there is no problem. I am very willing to provide help to the Kombian government.¡± The African minister patted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder and smiled awkwardly ¨C he could probably sense that what he was doing was not quite right. After thinking about it, he added something out of what appeared to be goodwill, ¡°His Excellency, the President is actually not too pleased with being called Mr President. He was born a military man. So, when you are addressing him, call him ¡®General¡¯. He might feel happier if you do.¡± Oh well¡­ although it was just a cheap information, at least it is better than nothing. Chen Xiaolian smiled to show that he understood. The African ministerughed a bit before waving a gesture at Chen Xiaolian. Clearly, he was asking forpensation. Chen Xiaolian had mentionedst night that after this was done, he would ¡®thank¡¯ the minister. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said slowly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Tonight, when this is over, I will leave some money in the hotel under your name¡­ then, you will be able to withdraw the money at any given time.¡± The African minister was overjoyed. He vigorously patted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder to show his affection. Then, after looking around at the banquet hall, he said, ¡°Go on, drink a bit. The wine from the presidential pce is quite good.¡± Enduring the impulse to trample down on the fat, pig like face, Chen Xiaolian followed him through the hall for a few minutes. During that time, the African minister greeted several of the guests. He would put on an affectionate and mysterious air as he introduced Chen Xiaolian to the guests. His words were, ¡°This is a business man who came from abroad. He is here to make a huge investment in Kombia.¡± Next, he pretended to be very close with Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian understood that this African minister was using him to set himself up. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian would not pull the chair from under him. He put on a fa?ade of loftiness and mystery and greeted the local plutocrats. At the same time, he also checked the time on his watch a few times. The African minister had said that Zayad¡¯s speech would start in 15 minutes. However, it was clear that this President Zayad had a bad habit of being tardy. Additionally¡­ not only was he tardy, he also stood them up! When it was close to 8 o¡¯clock, the banquet finally began. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s disappointment, the one who appeared was not Zayad. Rather, it was a tall and fit but unfamiliar African. Appearance wise, he was not too old. He wore military uniform and had a very savage expression in his eyes. This African military officer walked up the stage with a cold expression on his face. When the banquet hall had quieted down, he coldly said, ¡°The time for themendation ceremony is over and will be conducted in the military camp. It will no longer be held here tonight. Following the President¡¯s orders, we will be proceeding to the second event.¡± Err¡­ this meant that he wanted them to cough out the money right away. The guests began whispering. However, this African military officer exuded quite an atmosphere. Just by grunting out coldly, he managed to silence the whispers. ¡°The President has some other issues to deal with. Tonight¡¯s fund-raising will be overseen by me. Our great military is out in the frontlines waging a war against those filthy and despicable enemies for the sake of Kombia¡¯s stability. All of Kombia¡¯s people have a responsibility to contribute to this country. So then¡­dies and gentlemen, now is the time for you to show your loyalty to the country and the President!¡± After saying that, the African military officer tilted his head and several soldiers moved threerge boxes over and ced them on the stage. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression was somewhat ugly to behold. He turned around to look at the African minister. The African minister appeared both troubled and surprised. He stood there silently for a moment before hastily exining himself, ¡°This¡­ this should be an unforeseen development¡­ I don¡¯t know about it. Generally, this fundraiser would be personally managed by the President. Tonight, tonight¡­¡± He pointed at the African military officer who was standing on the stage and said, ¡°He is the President¡¯s son, Zayad Jr. He is themander of the Kombian National Army. Actually¡­ since you want to do business in Kombia, meeting him would be no different. Zayad Jr is very much trusted by the President. I think this is not a bad opportunity¡­¡± At the end of the day, the African minister understood that he had messed up. He felt furious and was unable to find the words to express himself. In the end, he simply threw some unreliable words out, ¡°The opportunity is still a good one! You just have to grasp it yourself! I can only help you this much. Remember, I will be sending someone to the hotel tomorrow for my share.¡± After saying that, the African minister turned around and walked into the crowd, putting on a pretence of greeting the other guests. Chen Xiaolian sighed. He looked at Zayad Jr who was standing on the stage. Then, he secretly made his way to the back area of the hall through the crowd. Soon, he reached the door of the hall. However, Chen Xiaolian was quick to discover that there were soldiers standing guard by both the main and side doors of the hall! The African soldiers were armed with guns and one of the military officers there coldly stared at Chen Xiaolian before asking, ¡°Where are you going?¡± ¡°Going out for fresh air,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who pretended to be speak with a casual atmosphere. ¡°The fundraising is notplete. We have orders, until the fundraising isplete, no one is allowed to leave.¡± Hearing the cold reply, Chen Xiaolian could not help but sneer inwardly. The shamelessness shown by this Zayad father and son had reached quite a high level. Can this be called fundraising? Herding a group of people into a hall, arrange for heavily armed soldiers to block the doors ¨C until the fundraising was over, no one was allowed to leave. If this wasn¡¯t kidnapping and ckmail, what was? Suddenly, a trace of suspicion welled up within Chen Xiaolian. Zayad had pulled such a crazy stunt tonight¡­ could his rulest long? Logically speaking, if he had been doing something like this for the past decade that he was in power, surely his rule would have been toppled. Yet, he had done something so extreme tonight¡­ Something was not right! Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned his head and looked at the African militarymanding officer. It was clear to him that Zayad Jr. was feeling anxious. Although he spoke coldly, Chen Xiaolian could detect the panic and impatience in his voice. One of his hands would subconsciously move to feel the handgun on his waist. ¡°Mr XXX, are you only donating this little? Could it be this is the extent of your love and loyalty for your country and its government? Mr SSS, the President would constantly work himself to the bone for the country so that everyone could live a good life. Did you only bring so little with you tonight? I know that you¡¯ve recently just bought an imported car! And you, Mr M! You¡­¡± This fellow started calling out names! This was pure robbery! Not right! This is not right! The suspicion in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind only grew. Zayad failed to show up tonight while his son came to frantically seize money! The targets of this robbery were crystal clear. They were the guests in this banquet hall tonight, the privileged ss of Kombia! A president robbing the privileged ss of his own country¡­ even the most brain dead of rulers would not do something like this. This was the equivalent of courting death! Once this was over, the wrath of the privileged ss will descend upon the ruler and he can forget about continuing¡­ Unless¡­ unless he no longer wanted to be the President? Just as the thought was formed in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind, suddenly¡­ BOOM! Somewhere far from the hall, a thunder like sound suddenly rang out. The instant the sound fell upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears, his countenance changed. It was not thunder. Rather¡­ it was the sound of an explosion! Or more urately, it was the sound of artillery being fired! BOOM! Yet another explosion! Next, faint sounds of gunfire erupted. In the beginning, they were sporadic. Soon however, the sounds grew more intense! Although there was still some distance to the source of the sounds, everyone in the hall had heard it! An uproar broke out! ¡°Quiet! Quiet!¡± Zayad Jr. suddenly roared out. He waved his hand and soldiers moved forward to shut the door of the banquet hall! The sounds of gunfire were effectively blocked off! The crowd beneath started mouring. Some whispered while others began asking loudly¡­ It was then that one of the guests suddenly shouted loudly. In his hand was¡­ a mobile phone! He had probably gotten hold of some information from the mobile phone and he trembled as he gripped the phone tightly. Then, he shouted in a hoarse voice, ¡°Rebels, the rebels have entered the city!¡± Woah¡­ the entire banquet hall erupted into a state of chaos and could no longer be controlled! Zayad Jr. roared out sharply a few times. However, he saw that the guests were running toward the surrounding doors¡­ He then pulled out his gun and shot at the ceiling. However, the sound of the gunshot did not deter these people. Instead, it simply made things more chaotic! The guests swarmed forward and charged toward the main door. The soldiers posted outside attempted to stop them and they were soon locked in a struggle. Bang! Bang! Bang! Some of the soldiers began to open fire! Seeing some of the guests falling down into pools of blood, the crowd screamed sharply. ¡°Hurry! Lock the box and bring it away!¡± Zayad Jr. who was on the stage ordered his guard soldiers to secure the three boxes before him. There was no small number of ¡®donations¡¯ inside the boxes. All of them were thanks to Zayad Jr. who made it so the guests had no choice but to ¡®donate¡¯. The boxes contained some US dors, gold bars and gems. Chen Xiaolian hid in the corner of the hall. He observed as Zayad Jr., under the protection of his guard soldiers, retreated from the hall through the east door. Chen Xiaolian quickly gave chase! ¡­ Chapter 353 Part 1 Where Did He Get That?

Chapter 353 Part 1 Where Did He Get That?

GOR Chapter 353 Part 1 Where Did He Get That? When Chen Xiaolian reached the door, he saw one of the African soldiers raising the butt of his rifle to m down on Chen Xiaolian. He took one step back to dodge the iing attack, reached out with his hand and pulled the African soldier to his chest into a reverse headlock. Next, he struck the soldier¡¯s head. Without waiting for the soldier to drop down the floor, Chen Xiaolian grabbed the soldier¡¯s rifle. He charged out of the door and saw a crowd of people running around into the corridor. He also saw Zayad Jr. and his men making a turn into another corridor. Chen Xiaolian gave chase but the soldiers in the rear guard noticed him. They raised their rifles and opened fire at him. Chen Xiaolian rapidly jumped toward a door at the side and pasted his body upon the door. Tat tat tat¡­ Bullets rained down on the surface of the walls. Chen Xiaolian waited quietly for the soldiers to finish their barrage of bullets instead of rushing out blindly. When the bullets stopped, he crouched down and burst forward. Before his feetnded on the floor, he had already raised his rifle to open fire at them! Several African soldiers grunted before falling down. Zayad Jr. who was running away heard the sounds of gunfireing from behind him and he shouted. Several of his soldiers turned around and ran to the back, raising their firearms to shoot at Chen Xiaolian. As for Zayad Jr., he howled furiously and led the rest of his men through the corridor and into an elevator. The elevator was not heading up. Instead, it went down. When the presidential pce was being built, an underground floor was built. In the corridor, Chen Xiaolian was being held down by the suppression fire sent out by the African soldiers and was unable to rush out¡­ although he had enhanced his body before, he was not Superman. He was hardly capable of shrugging off bullets and knives. If the bullets hit him, he would still die. He turned and saw that no one wasing through the other side of the corridor. Then, he gritted his teeth and summoned Garfield! Three Four-eyed War Cats appeared, roaring loudly and instantly charging forward along the corridor. All three Garfield doppelgangers charged out at unbelievable speed and they sprinted forward along the walls! Chen Xiaolian who was crouched down at the same spot heard a cry of shock followed by snarling sounds. Then, he got up and rushed out. When Chen Xiaolian had made his way to the corner of the corridor, he saw seven to eight corpses lying on the floor. Garfield¡¯s offensive power was not something that these ordinary humans could hope to withstand. Several of those African soldiers had died miserable deaths. Their bodies were torn open and their internal organs and blood stained the floor. Chen Xiaolian endured the wave of nausea and summoned Garfield back into the system. Then, he ran forward until he reached the elevator. The panel on the elevator showed that those fellows had headed down to an underground floor¡­ Chen Xiaolian desperately pressed the buttons on the elevator. However, it became clear that the elevator had been locked down and could not be opened. He cursed out and slung the rifle. Next, using both hands, he forced his fingers into the gap between the elevator doors and pushed¡­ After opening the elevator doors, the cables inside were exposed. Chen Xiaolian jumped inside, grabbed one of them and slid down the elevator shaft. Chen Xiaoliannded on the top of the elevator and proceeded to use brute force to tear open the top part of the elevator. Then, he jumped down. Walking out from the elevator, he saw a passageway outside. It was a concealed passageway with cement walls and floor and metal pipes lined the walls. Faint sounds of footsteps could be heard some distance away. Chen Xiaolian reached for the rifle and hastily gave chase. The passageway was very long, but Chen Xiaolian was able to quickly close the gap between them. In fact, he was already able to hear Zayad Jr.¡¯s shouts. Making his way round a corner, he saw a group of African soldiers that were at the rear. Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation and opened fire at them and the bullets struck the soldiers. Two of them were carrying a box and when they fell, so too did the box. The contents of the box fell out on the floor to reveal gold, jewellery and the likes. Zayad Jr. shouted out in session. He was not exactly easy to deal with either as he pulled out a gun to shoot at Chen Xiaolian. At the same time, he shouted, ¡°Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!¡± Chen Xiaolian was suppressed and was forced to hide behind a series of metal pipes. Feeling furious, he simply pulled out an RPG from his Storage Watch. When he was in Nigeria, this was the most expensive weapon that he had bought from Old Jack. Unfortunately, there were only two warheads for it. After equipping it, he took advantage of the period when the soldiers¡¯ firepower had lessened to quickly emerge from his hiding spot. When the African soldiers that were on the other side saw what Chen Xiaolian was carrying on his shoulder, they instantly felt their souls leaving their bodies. Ignoring Zayad Jr.¡¯s shouts, they hastily tossed away their weapons and ran for it! After havingunched out the warhead, Chen Xiaolian quickly threw himself back behind the series of metal pipes¡­ Following a loud explosion, mes rose upward and the underground passageway became overwhelmed by the searing heat and billowing smoke. Chen Xiaolian bent his body forward as he rushed forward, rifle in hand. When he reached his destination, he found several corpses on the floor. Part of Zayad Jr.¡¯s upper chest area was stained with blood and he struggled on the floor ¨C he was quite lucky. Chen Xiaolian was not a professional soldier after all and the warhead heunched did not hit him. Instead, it had hit the wall beside. When the warhead exploded, Zayad Jr.¡¯s trusted aides threw him down the floor and covered him. Zayad Jr.¡¯s injuries were not too severe and he was only stuck beneath some stone debris that came from the wall. Using one hand, Chen Xiaolian pulled him up. Retrieving the gun in his holster, Chen Xiaolian inspected it. It was actually a gold Desert Eagle. This fellow sure knew how to enjoy life. Chen Xiaolian sneered and took it for himself. Then, he pulled Zayad Jr. with him through the underground passageway. At the end of the underground passageway was a fence. Outside the fence was a parking garage, which housed a Hummer! Although it was a civilian model version and was iplete, it was sufficient to shock Chen Xiaolian. Other soldiers rushed out from the garage but Chen Xiaolian did not feel like dealing with them. He simply stepped into the Hummer and tossed Zayad Jr. on the front passenger seat. Then, sitting himself on the driver seat, he found the keys hanging beside. After starting up the vehicle, he drove the Hummer and charged out! Whaty outside was the backyard of the presidential pce. They had crossed the street and there was only around 200 metres from here to the back door. Clearly, the underground passageway was made in order to make a getaway. Zayad Jr. who was in the front passenger seat attempted to resist. After regaining his consciousness, he attempted to fight Chen Xiaolian and grab the steering wheel only to receive a punch to the face. The punch caused him to spray out blood and he dared not do anything after that. ¡°You move one more time and I will cut off your ears and nose.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave him a cold nce and returned to driving. The Hummer charged out the backdoor and into the street. It was not long before they had put some distance between them and the presidential pce. In the streets behind them, more cars could be seen speeding out from the presidential pce ¨C those belonged to the other guests. Since Zayad Jr. had escaped, the other soldiers in the presidential pce also ran off and there was no one left to stop the guests. Observing the many cars speeding away, Chen Xiaolian looked around and found an alley. He drove the Hummer inside and turned off the engine. Then, he pulled out the gold Desert Eagle and pointed it at Zayad Jr.¡¯s head. ¡°Where¡¯s your father?¡± Zayad Jr.¡¯s pair of crafty eyes darted around¡­ Bang! Chen Xiaolian had not hesitated. Adjusting the muzzle slightly, he shot Zayad Jr.¡¯s arm! Thismander of the Kombian National Army screamed out miserably. ¡°I¡¯ll ask you a second time, where is your father?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked with a cold gaze. ¡°¡­ the army headquarters!¡± Zayad Jr. wailed out. Bang! Another shot! This time, the bullet struck Zayad Jr. on his other arm. ¡°You are an idiot. But did you think I am too?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered and said, ¡°Your father is in the army headquarters? At a time like this?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll talk, I¡¯ll talk!¡± Seeing the muzzle of the gun pointed at his forehead, Zayad Jr. dared not lie anymore. ¡°He is in the east side of the city! In a warehouse!¡± ¡°What warehouse?¡± ¡°¡­ it, it is a storage warehouse used to store our family treasures,¡± said Zayad Jr. in a trembling voice. ¡°Location?¡± ¡°East side of the city, behind the clock tower. That ce is a forbidden military area.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and he determined that Zayad Jr. did not have the guts to lie again this time. ¡°What¡¯s up with tonight?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a frosty look at him. The sounds of explosions and gunfire could be hearding some distance away from their spot. ¡°¡­ the rebel army, the rebel army had attacked.¡± There was a very ugly expression on Zayad Jr.¡¯s face. ¡°Attacked?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°You had better tell me what is going on as quickly as possible. Just what had transpired? My patience is limited and if you cannot make me understand, then you¡¯ll die.¡± Zayad Jr. became flustered. However, even though he had no ability to back up his rank as themander of the Kombian National Army, he was still quite the eloquent fellow. It did not require long for him to give Chen Xiaolian a full ount of what was happening. The problem came from the rebels. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s trip to Kombia happened at the same time when a rebellion was breaking out. To be more precise, several tribes that were opposed to Zayad¡¯s rule had secretly colluded with somemanding officers of the Kombian National Army to enact a coup to overthrow Zayad. Rebellions such as this had happened many times before in the past decade. However, Zayad had more soldiers in his army. Thus, he would be able to sessfully stamp down the rebellion each time it broke out. In the beginning, no one had actually viewed this rebellion seriously. However, something different happened in this rebellion. The army that Zayad sent to crush the rebel army was actually defeated by the rebel army! That was the reason why Chen Xiaolian would encountered the besiegement of Lin Leyan¡¯s group by the rebel soldiers. Additionally, the losses sustained by Zayad¡¯s army in this defeat were far heavier than they had expected! The rebel army had initiated an ambush at a certain location, killing off at least 800 soldiers of the Kombian National Army that Zayad sent out and capturing nearly 1,000 soldiers. They also seized various firearms, adding over 1,000 small arms, vehicle and ammunition into their arsenal. It had to be noted that the entire Kombian National Army only had around 10,000 soldiers. Zayad held the rank ofmander-in-chief of the army, but in truth he only had 3,000 soldiers under him. The others were split between a dozen other factions. All this time, Zayad had depended on the fact that his faction was the strongest to hold control over Kombia¡¯s political affairs. This time however, he had been badly beaten! His army was severely weakened. When that happened, even more soldiers turned coat and went to join the rebel army. The rebel army wasted no time inunching another swift offensive ¨C attack Kabuka! Chapter 353 Part 2 Where Did He Get That?

Chapter 353 Part 2 Where Did He Get That?

GOR Chapter 353 Part 2 Where Did He Get That? Afternoon today, the rebel army¡¯s vanguard forces had actually made their way to the outskirts of Kabuka. They had confronted Zayad¡¯s army several times as they did. Zayad understood then that the winds of change had arrived. Truth be told, he had already made the arrangements to run away. Summoning all the wealthy people of Kabuka tonight was just Zayad¡¯s attempt to get more money before scooting off. Casting a line onest time before leaving. Unexpectedly, the rate at which the rebel army took down his outer defences was faster than expected. Before he could even conclude his looting of the people in the hall, the rebel army had attacked their way into Kabuka City. At that moment, Zayad was leading a team of guard soldiers and standing guard at a storage warehouse waiting for his son¡¯s return¡­ the storage warehouse was where he kept the assets umted through his ten plus years of dictatorship in Kombia. He had a fleet of vehicles ready for his getaway. Chen Xiaolian looked on as Zayad Jr. spilled everything ¨C while he might still be concealing something, at the very least, he had gotten the information he wanted. Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation and punched Zayad Jr., rendering him unconscious. Then, he threw him out into the street. There was no need to dirty his hands to kill this fellow. When this fellow woke up, he would either die in the hands of the rebel soldiers or the angry civilians of Kabuka. Chen Xiaolian drove the Hummer, speeding his way to the east side. The warehouse that Zayad Jr. had mentioned was not too far away from the presidential pce. Kabuka was not a big ce to begin with. However, when Chen Xiaolian reached the ce, he saw a military fortress-like building at the end of the street. He was unable to stop himself from frowning. The outer area of the building was a checkpoint manned by guard soldiers. There were sandbags on both sides. He could even see a machine gun outfitted on the left side. Beyond the barbed wires serving as fence, he could see two loaded trucks and a team of soldiers. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡­ Zayad nervously checked his watch. The sounds of gunfire from the distance seemed to be getting closer, causing his heart to throb madly. After ruling for over 10 years, Zayad was very clear on the fact that he had many enemies. There were countless blood debts! Now that his army had been defeated, his end would not be a good one! Zayad was quite the ruthless fellow. He had 12 wives and tens of children, yet he had not called any of them. The only one he took a fancy to was Zayad Jr. ¨C he was his favourite son and was mademander of the army. He was also Zayad¡¯s intended heir. Even if he was to run away, he must take this sole capable son along. Living abroad as an exile... he would find a Western country and live the life of an exile. With the amount of money that he had saved up all these years, he would still be able to live a rich and luxurious life. Who knows? If some changes were to happen in Kombia, he might be able to find some Western powers to hold a discussion with them. If the conditions were right, then he might have the chance to return some day. At this moment however, there were still no news from the presidential pce, causing Zayad to feel increasingly uneasy! The soldiers outside were busy as the two trucks were not fully loaded yet ¨C there were many high-value assets here. This matter caused a twinge of regret to form within Zayad¡¯s heart. If he¡¯d known this would happen, he would have shipped them out early on and ced them somewhere overseas. Looking at the time once more, Zayad made up his mind! Whatever, it¡¯s toote now. I¡¯m not waiting anymore! He stood up, moved away from the window and the room and into the yard. ¡°Stop moving the things! Everyone get on and be on alert. We¡¯ll leave now!¡± Zayad whispered to the military officer who was standing beside him. At that moment¡­ a loud noise interrupted them! A Hummer was rushing toward them from the outside! They were all able to recognize the Hummer ¨C the only one to own that vehicle was the presidential pce! Thus, when the Hummer approached, the soldiers in the checkpoint thought that it was theirmander, Zayad Jr. returning. Only when they saw that the Hummer was not decelerating did they feel that something was wrong. But by then, it was already toote! The Hummer mmed into the fence encircling the yard and the fellow manning the machine gun was sent flying together with the sand bags before he could open fire! The soldiers on both sides then reacted and they opened fire. Even though the bullets struck the surface of the Hummer, the Hummer did not slow down. It continued charging forward into the yard and mmed headfirst into one of the trucks! The Hummer was filled with bullet holes and one of the officers ordered them to stop firing. He raised his rifle, walked over and opened the door to see that there was no one in the driver seat. The only thing there was a stick fixed on top of the throttle. He was momentarily stunned before turning around to shout something. It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body rolled out from below the Hummer! Chen Xiaolian raised the firearm in his hand and the officer¡¯s head was blown right off! At the same time, he tossed out two things¡­ sh bombs! The light from the sh bombs burst out in the middle of the dark night and the surrounding soldiers screamed out. Chen Xiaolian then unleashed a hail of bullets and heard someone scream out as they fell. Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation as he executed his next move¡­ he rolled himself back to the bottom part of the Hummer! The guard soldiers had their sight taken away by the sh bombs. However, they were still able to hear. They heard the sound of gunfire and their own men screaming wretchedly¡­ These Kombian soldiers who were far from what one would call elite soldiers fell into a state of disorder. A considerable number of them simply shouted as they opened fire in every direction ¨C since they could not see the enemy, they will first act to preserve their own lives! It was unknown just who had opened fire first. However, once someone opened fire, the others quickly followed suit and chaos broke out! The yard was filled with soldiers clutching their eyes and shooting around in a frenzy. At that moment, all of them were thinking of self-preservation! After rolling into the bottom part of the Hummer, Chen Xiaolian listened to the sounds of gunfire around him. There were also unending screams and cries. He waited for more than ten seconds. The disorderly sounds of gunfire continued for a while but it gradually turned sporadic. Chen Xiaolian emerged from the back of the Hummer and saw that the guard soldiers were all acting like headless flies. He took advantage of the darkness of the night and reached for the back of the truck. Opening the door, he slipped inside. Broom! After the truck was started up, it charged forward like a wild beast and mmed into the doors of the warehouse! With a loud booming sound, the truck made its way up the steps. At the back of the truck, many boxes rolled out and fell open, revealing some gold bars inside them. Chen Xiaolian drove the truck through the warehouse doors, causing both the doors and the surrounding walls to be smashed inside. There were several soldiers surrounding an African who was running back inside. Chen Xiaolian saw Zayad! He looked the same as his pictures. Average height, burly, slightly obese, a droopy nose and thick lips! For an instant, Chen Xiaolian saw Zayad turn around to look right at him! Zayad¡¯s expression¡­ was very strange! There were anger, resentment, panic and also a trace of something¡­ odd. That oddity ¡­ the expression seemed to be saying: As expected, it hase! After looking at him, Zayad suddenly turned and ran furiously! He ran so fast he actually dashed out from his soldier¡¯s circle of protection. He dashed with all his might toward one of the doors in the warehouse¡­ Chen Xiaolian jumped out of the truck. Using the truck for cover, he opened fire to take down several of the guard soldiers as he took in his surroundings. Then, he quickly ran forward in pursuit of Zayad! By now, Zayad¡¯s soldiers no longer cared about loyalty. The big fight outside and the high number of casualties inside the warehouse caused no small number of the soldiers to disperse and desert. Chen Xiaolian finished off several of those soldiers as he ran forward and finally reached the door. It was an iron fence! After pulling open the iron fence, Chen Xiaolian was shocked. The amount of space in this portion of the warehouse was very big! At the end of the room, Zayad was moving into¡­ an iron box. How should he put it? That box was like one of those big shipping containers. Chen Xiaolian watched as Zayad ran inside and sneered¡­ running inside there, did he think there was any ce he could run to? He slowed his pace down and reced his magazine with a fresh one. When there were less than 10 metres between him and the container¡­ An odd sound came from inside the container. It was¡­ the sound of metal being twisted! The creaking sounds continued and a metal arm emerged from the torn out part of the container walls! It utterly ripped that part of the wall down! Next, something that was around three metres in height was revealed¡­ It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped in his tracks! There was utter shock on his face! His pair of eyes stared incredulously at that ¡®thing¡¯! ¡°F**K!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore. The thing standing before him was surprisingly¡­ A human-sized mech!!! More urately, it was a type that Chen Xiaolian had seen back in Zero City, the small II-Model Sentinel mech! In this piss poor country of Kombia that had no air force, tanks or even heavy weapons¡­ This damned Zayad¡­ He actually got his hands on a bloody mech?! Where did he get that from? As Chen Xiaolian was standing in shock, the Sentinel mech had charged forward! At the same time, it lifted its left arm. The muzzle of the Vulcan auto cannon outfitted upon that arm was pointed at him! Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to exert every ounce of his strength to leap to the left! Bang bang bang bang¡­ Intense sounds of auto cannon fire rang out and gun sh sprouted forth as the auto cannon bullets shot out furiously! Chen Xiaolian felt his scalp go numb! Just now, he felt as though some of the bullets had grazed past his body! If the bullets fired out by this Vulcan auto cannon had struck him, his body would have been torn apart! He leapt out with all his might, covering a distance of at least three to five metres. When hended, he hastily rolled himself away! Chen Xiaolian then rushed to the back of a column within the warehouse and exhaled. However, he soon heard mechanical footsteps approaching from behind! A booming sound erupted! An iron fist mmed its way through the column and Chen Xiaolian was forced to rapidly retreat! Next, the Sentinel mech burst forward, breaking through the column as it charged forward! ¡­ Chapter 354 System Quest?

Chapter 354 System Quest?

GOR Chapter 354 System Quest? ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore as he quickly backed up while firing at the Sentinel mech. However, his rifle was merely a light firearm and sparks on the surface of the mech were the only effects created by the bullets he sent out. In just one breath, Chen Xiaolian emptied his clip on the mech. Even as he did so, he was hastily retreating out of the iron gate. Next, he tossed the rifle away and pulled out the RPG! Using the wall for cover, he quickly put in a warhead into the RPG. This was hisst warhead! Chen Xiaolian gasped for breath and heard the rapid approach of the mech through the wall! Despite its size, the three-metre Sentinel mech was hardly slow. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and promptly dashed out. Putting his one knee on the ground, he got into position and aimed the RPG at the mech¡­ Xiu! The final warhead shot out! The warhead struck the mech right on its front steel te and the intense explosion enveloped the Sentinel mech¡¯s body in mes, forcing it to stagger back a little¡­ However, the mech immediately moved forward once more! The sound of engine turbines could be hearding from the back side of the mech and it suddenly leapt up to quickly soar forward! Son of a bitch! Chen Xiaolian swore again! It really is a product from Zero City! That is not something that a normal RPG can deal with! Looking at the iing mech, Chen Xiaolian felt hatred and rage swelling up within him. He found himself unable to care for anything else; he gestured with his palm and summoned the Sword in the Stone into his hand! Boom! The mech arrived before Chen Xiaolian! Its mechanical arm was raised and a one-metre metal de slid out from a groove upon its wrist. Then, it viciously shed down! Chen Xiaolian raised the Sword in the Stone to block the attack. The resulting impact and sound caused his body to start! Even his enhanced body was unable to take on the mechanical might of the mech! The floor beneath Chen Xiaolian released cracking sounds. Even the Sword in the Stone that he was holding was affected by the recoil! Chen Xiaolian staggered back and saw the Sentinel mech raising its left arm. There on its arm, a muzzle emerged. Seeing the t-shaped muzzle, Chen Xiaolian felt his soul escaping his body! He recognized this weapon! That was an energy-tier weapon! As Chen Xiaolian was cursing his own bad luck, the mech suddenly lowered its left arm. Then, it raised its right arm, the one with the metal de, and rushed forward once more. He¡­ he¡¯s not going to use the energy-tier weapon and go for a melee instead? Without waiting for Chen Xiaolian to respond, it sent forth a vertical sh. This strike sent both Chen Xiaolian and his sword flying! ¡°Damn it!¡± The impact forced Chen Xiaolian to roll on the floor before getting up once more, blood trickling down his mouth. He coughed out a little and small amounts of blood apanied each cough. Chen Xiaolian found that he was having a hard time breathing. The three-metre Sentinel mech engaged its turbines and charged forward once more! The momentum from the thrust and the power of the mech was not something that Chen Xiaolian could deal with. This thing¡­ where did he get it? This is not a God damned instance dungeon! This is the real world! How could there be a mech in the real world? HOW?! Seeing the mech charging closer, Chen Xiaolian stopped hesitating and shouted, ¡°Bai Qi! Come out!¡± ¡­ As the Sentinel mech was about to descend upon Chen Xiaolian, a white light shone! There was a faint silhouette within the white light. Suddenly, a cold sword beam shot out and the Sentinel mech was sent flying backward! Even while it was flying through the air, it was clear that the Sentinel mech¡¯s head and neck area had been ruined! Bai Qi¡¯s body moved like a shadow! The mech finally fell down, smashing down on one of the walls of the warehouse before falling into the pile of debris. As for Bai Qi, he quickly charged forward with ghost like ferocity! Sword up, sword down! Bai Qinded with one foot on the chest part of the mech. His seemingly small body stood before the mech and his sword plunged into the neck area of the mech! In that instant, when the de of the sword pierced through the steel te of the mech, Bai Qi¡¯s body suddenly shone with a silvery light! Piercing sword! Sounds of sparks rang out and the de of the sword was pulled out; a metal head flew up into the air. Bai Qi harrumphed and leapt into the air. He thennded between Chen Xiaolian and the mech, standing in a very lofty posture. However, on his face, his eyebrows had suddenly creased together. ¡°Inorganic object?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised at his actions. Then, he recollected himself and realized that what Bai Qi meant was: Why did he not get any life force after killing off the mech? Of course, the mech was not a living being to begin with. It was just a mechanical object. The Sentinel mech that had lost its head iled about as ity upon the debris by the wall a few times. Sparks scattered out from the cut off neck area and crackling sounds could be heard. Its two hands moved to prop itself up and was barely able to get into a seating position. Bai Qi watched, his eyebrows raised. Then, he lifted up the short sword in his hand and aimed it at the mech. As the Sentinel mech quaked and staggered, a clump of silvery light condensed itself upon Bai Qi¡¯s de! At that moment, a sound suddenly came from within the mech. ¡°Don, don¡¯t kill me¡­ I surrender!¡± Toote! Chen Xiaolian attempted to stop Bai Qi, but he had already unleashed his attack! This time, the attack that came out was like a thread of white silk. It shot out and struck the mech¡¯s chest with a booming sound ¨C that was the location of the cockpit! The chest te of the Sentinel mech was immediately torn apart and blood burst out from the cockpit! Chen Xiaolian could see Zayad through the hole in the mech¡¯s chest. Half his shoulder had been sted off and hey in the cockpit, blood flowing out from his mouth. ¡°Bai Qi, stop!¡± Chen Xiaolian finally called out just as Bai Qi was getting ready to unleash his second attack. Then, he ran toward the mech. Reaching the mech, he forced open the broken cockpit cover and grabbed Zayad¡¯s arm. Next, he mercilessly pulled him out. Chen Xiaolian observed that blood was pouring out continuously from Zayad¡¯s mouth and his rate of breathing was decreasing. He harrumphed and promptly retrieved a spicy bar (Beginner ss Healing Substance) from the system. Without bothering to exin anything, he shoved it down Zayad¡¯s mouth. However, the injuries Zayad was suffering from were too severe! Even though the mech¡¯s steel tes had taken the brunt of the attack, leaving only 10 per cent of the damage to Zayad, a sword attack from a master like Bai Qi had still sent him into a critically hopeless state. Chen Xiaolian ced Zayad on the floor and pped him in the face with force. ¡°Wake up! Wake up! Say something!¡± Chen Xiaolian shook Zayad¡¯s neck and said, ¡°Out with it! Where did you get this mech from? How can you have something like this? Hurry up and tell me!¡± Zayad opened his dazed eyes and feebly looked up at Chen Xiaolian. He struggled to move and his lips twitched. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian quickly held him up. ¡°Sa- save me¡­ I¡­ I don¡¯t want to¡­ die¡­¡± ¡°Answer my question! I will save you!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned grim. Zayad struggled to talk and blood kept flowing out from his mouth. He was not even capable of swallowing the spicy bar that Chen Xiaolian had shoved down his mouth. ¡°The- they¡­ they gave¡­ gave me¡­¡± After saying that, a strange light shed within Zayad¡¯s eyes and he said, ¡°Save¡­ save me¡­¡± Those were his final words. After saying that, Zayad tilted his head to the side and died! They gave him? They¡­ who are they? Chen Xiaolian was frozen on the spot. From the moment Zayad operated the mech, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart had been filled with questions! How could a dictator of a poor little country in Africa get such a high-end weapon? Even if the mech had appeared within NASA, that would still be shocking! Yet, it had appeared in a tiny ass African country that did not even have the most basic of industries? Besides¡­ if he possessed this mech, why be afraid of those rebel soldiers? With this mech, he would be able to stampede through the rebel army several hundred times! There were simply too many questions swirling within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. At that moment, when his mind was in a state of chaos¡­ [System prompt¡­] Wait a minute! System prompt? Chen Xiaolian subconsciously tapped open his personal system and saw¡­ [System prompt: You havepleted unknown random quest. Killed quest target, conditions toplete quest met. [Quest reward: Contact the quest giver to obtain it.] ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. This¡­ what kind of shenanigans is this? ¡­ This is the real world! Not an instance dungeon! He was presently in the real world, not in an instance dungeon! Even though Zayad was the President of a small country, he was at the end of the day, just an ordinary human of the real world! So why was it that by killing him, a system prompt would appear? Questpleted? What the Hell?! Wasn¡¯t that something that should only happen inside an instance dungeon? When did the system even issue out this quest? How could something that should only happen in an instance dungeon appear in the real world? These questions popped up one after another within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head and he stood there in confusion. Zayad was dead. No matter how many questions Chen Xiaolian had, he was unable to get any more information from Zayad. He clenched his fists tightly! Things were gradually getting stranger. Chen Xiaolian forced himself to breath and attempted to rearrange his thoughts. Put these questions facing me aside first¡­ the key point here is¡­ That¡¯s right, the key point! The key point is: This task was given to me by Qiao Yifeng! Qiao Yifeng! Qiao Yifeng is the key! Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to pick up his mobile phone and attempted to contact Qiao Yifeng. A few secondster, Chen Xiaolian furiously kept his phone. The call could not go through! Did that old fellow turn off his phone? Bai Qi stood to the side and he coldly looked at Chen Xiaolian who wasshing out like a lunatic. Chen Xiaolian gazed around and his gaze fell upon the Sentinel mech. He quickly stepped forward to check it. A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian stood up. This mech¡­ there was something odd about it! How should he put it¡­ It was indeed a mech¡­ shape wise, it was very simr to the ¡®II-Model Sentinel mech¡¯ that he had seen in Zero City. However, there were some aspects of it that were slightly different. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian found something else. This mech, the weapons outfitted on it were clearly¡­ Watered down! ¡­ Chapter 355 Return!

Chapter 355 Return!

GOR Chapter 355 Return! The t-shaped cannon muzzle on the right arm of the mech should have been an energy-tier weapon. However, Chen Xiaolian found that it was just there for show. There was simply no energy-tier equipment or weapon on this mech. The base of the cannon muzzle was empty! With the exception of the outer body, only three basic equipment were retained on the mech. The first was the turbine engine. The second was the auto cannon. The third was the metal de. However¡­ even though the firepower afforded by the Vulcan auto cannon was immense, it was not exactly a futuristic weapon. It was at best a conventional weapon. As for the metal de, despite the high quality of its material, some kind of alloy¡­ it was just a cold weapon. In other words, this mech¡¯s battle strength was not as powerful as a real mech. For long-rangebat, it could only rely on the modern day Vulcan auto cannon. For melee, it would rely on the alloy metal de ¨C not even an ion de. As for energy-tier weapons, it did not have any. Or perhaps, they had been removed. Naturally, its strength was still very strong. With the turbine in ce, it would possess not only exceptional strength in a melee battle, but also exceptional speed. The steel tes of the mech were also made of some type of alloy that afforded it an excellent level of defence. Naturally, that was only by taking modern real world weapons into ount. Other than that, however¡­ this mech did not possess any futuristic advantage. If he had a Thunderstorm Tank, he might even be able to destroy it. The Thunderstorm Tank do possess electromaic-tier weaponry after all. Rather than call it an equipment for war, it would be more suitable to call it¡­ a defensive shield. Still, how could a mech fall into Zayad¡¯s hands? More urately, why would this watered-down version mech appear here? And Zayad. How did he be the system¡¯s quest target? Additionally, it had urred when he was not in an instance dungeon! Could it be? I had unknowingly bumbled into an instance dungeon? That can¡¯t be right! If I am now in an instance dungeon, I should not be able to use the guild channel to contact Roddy! And yet¡­ His mind was caught in a swirl of chaotic thoughts once more. Chen Xiaolian was not someone who was into argumentative reasoning. Since he was unable to figure it out right now, he decided not to dwell on it for now. He would return first before anything else! This moment was not a suitable ce for him to consider those questions. Leave this ce immediately! That was the decision that Chen Xiaolian had made. However, he did not hastily leave. First, he moved back until he was beside the damaged Sentinel mech and kept it into his Storage Watch. Within the warehouse was the truck that he had sent crashing inside. It contained many boxes. The contents of the boxes were all assets that Zayad had seized during his many years of rule. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to sweep them all into his Storage Watch. After running out of the warehouse, Chen Xiaolian examined the yard and saw that the other truck was still there. The other guard soldiers had run off while some of those that were injured in the gunfight earlier could be seen sprawling on the ground. Chen Xiaolian ignored them and jumped onto the truck. He inspected it ¨C mm, the truck was still in good condition and could be started up. At that moment however, Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard several wretched sounding screams. He jerked his head backward to see Bai Qi standing in the yard¡­ he held onto his short sword and the tip of the sword de scintited with a white light. The white light transformed into countless sword beams, which shot out in various directions, killing off the injured soldiers who were lying on the ground, one after another. Over tens of injured soldiers were killed instantly! Chen Xiaolian nced at Bai Qi who had an indifferent look on his face. This kind of act¡­ naturally, Bai Qi was not someone who would hesitate about doing something like this ¨C in the historical records, he was a demon king who was more than willing to butcher millions. Chen Xiaolian had no intention to stop him from killing others to seize their life force. At any rate, he had already summoned him out. He should at least give him some harvest. Anyway, the time for him to stay was about to end. Chen Xiaolian shook his head and allowed Bai Qi to continue his act of killing off those who had survived the gunfight. As for him, he rapidly moved to keep the boxes that had fallen on the ground and those within the truck into his Storage Watch. By the time Chen Xiaolian was done, the outer perimeter of the warehouse no longer had any other living humans. Bai Qi¡¯s eyes turned to Chen Xiaolian and there seemed to be a trace of dissatisfaction within them. Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°There is only this much this time¡­ next time, I¡¯ll let you have an even bigger harvest.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian essed the system to summon Bai Qi back. But¡­ ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian was startled! Bai Qi continued to stand before him. The system had summoned him back earlier¡­ Chen Xiaolian could clearly feel it¡­ Resistance? That was right! It was resistance! Bai Qi coldly looked at him with a gaze that contained something indiscernible. Just now, Chen Xiaolian could clearly sense the act of struggling and resistance from him! It felt like a pet was resisting its owner¡¯smand! Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows and looked at Bai Qi. Bai Qi remained silent. Then, he stretched out his left hand and opened his palm before Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian was momentarily surprised. But he quickly understood. ¡°You want¡­ that thing?¡± Bai Qi nodded his head. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s frown increased. However, he proceeded to retrieve several Demon Soldier¡¯s Soul Fragments [1] from the system. The translucent ck coloured fragments fell onto Bai Qi¡¯s palm and were soon absorbed. Finally, Bai Qi¡¯s eyes no longer had that strange expression ¨C there was an instant where Chen Xiaolian could sense killing intent exuding out of Bai Qi¡¯s body! Although the killing intent was not directed at him, Chen Xiaolian suspected that there was the possibility that Bai Qi would attack him! Just like how Bai Qi had lost control back in London¡­ After absorbing the few pieces of Demon Soldier¡¯s Soul Fragments, Bai Qi nodded toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Next time, I hope there will be more living beings. Otherwise, the bnce will be broken.¡± The words were spoken fluently and naturally. No longer was there theborious feeling that was evident the first time he spoke. Chen Xiaolian could clearly sense it. Within Bai Qi¡¯s eyes¡­ although they were still cold, there was a faint trace of something¡­ a spark of life. This time, when Chen Xiaolian summoned Bai Qi back into the system, he did not face any resistance. When Bai Qi disappeared, Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. This Bai Qi¡­ he¡¯s getting stranger and stranger. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian drove the truck out of the yard and saw that the streets had fallen into a state of chaos. Just as he was turning into a street, he suddenly noticed a car by the street. Beside the car was a familiar figure who was cursing furiously. Seeing who it was, Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from sneering. An acquaintance, eh. It was none other than the African minister. The African minister was highly enraged. His car had mmed into the building beside the street and the front hood was deformed as a result. Clearly, the car was no longer useable. The minister held a gun in his hand and waved it angrily. Seeing the iing truck, the African minister hastily rushed into the street, raised his gun and pointed it at the truck as he shouted loudly. ¡°Stop! Stop!¡± Stopping the truck, Chen Xiaolian rolled down the window and gave the African minister a nce. He asked, ¡°Sir Minister, what¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°It¡­ it¡¯s you?¡± The African minister was momentarily shocked. Next, an ted look appeared on his face and he said, ¡°Thank goodness! My good friend! It is good to see you again here! Hurry, hurry up and let me into the truck! My car is busted and we need to leave this ce immediately!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the gun in the African minister¡¯s hand and the corners of his lips curled into a grin. ¡°Come on up then.¡± The African minister was overjoyed. He quickly circled around to the other side, pulled open the door and seated himself in the front passenger seat. However, before he could properly seat himself, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand shot out. His hand reached out to grip the African minister¡¯s wrist. Then, he gently twisted, causing the African minister to scream out in pain. As a result, the gun in his hand fell down. Without showing any courtesy, Chen Xiaolian proceeded to grip his neck! ¡°Hey! Don¡¯t, don¡¯t! We are friends! Friends ugh!¡± The African minister shouted in terror. Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°We are not friends, especially after what happened in the presidential pce. You deceived me.¡± ¡°I¡­ I didn¡¯t have any other way! I also didn¡¯t know the President would¡­¡± The African minister continued to scream out. Chen Xiaolian shook his head. However, just as he was about to finish this fellow off, the African minister suddenly shouted out, ¡°Don¡¯t kill me! I know which way the rebel army is attacking from! I know which direction to take in order to escape!¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat and he released his grip. ¡°Speak up, then.¡± ¡°You won¡¯t kill me?¡± ¡°Do you think you are in any position to bargain?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°¡­ fine! All I ask is for you to bring me out of Kabuka,¡± the African minister quickly said. ¡°My brother is themanding officer for the east side¡¯s defence! Just now, he had sent someone over to tell me to run¡­ to the south! The main attack of the rebel army is focused on the east side of the city! Those cunning fellows¡­ although they clearly came from the west, they purposely circled around, avoiding the defensive line set up in the west side andunched a surprise attack on the east side of the city! By now, the rebel army had already broken into the city. Although the remnants of the National Army in the east side is still fighting against them, they will not be able to hold on for long¡­ we can only head south! Somewhere 15 li from the south of the city is a river. There are two big ships on the pier of the river, which are guarded by a team of soldiers. As long as we can reach the ships, we can just move down along the river and reach the border. That way, we will be able to escape to Congo.¡± The African minister spoke hastily while looking at Chen Xiaolian, ¡°I have a good friend in Congo. He is a government official; if I ask him, he will be able to receive us into Congo. Without that¡­ even if we make it out of Kabuka, we won¡¯t be able to survive. Killing me would serve no purpose¡­ I am useful!¡± Chen Xiaolian retracted his hand and put it back on the steering wheel. ¡°All right! I hope you are not lying. If not, Sir Minister, you will be in for a bad day, a very, very bad day.¡± ¡°I swear on it!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t bother, I don¡¯t believe in your God,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who shook his head. He started up the truck again. However, as he was about to drive forward, he suddenly jerked! Chen Xiaolian turned and looked at the African minister. ¡°Just now you said¡­ the rebel army is attacking from the east side? The east side of the city?¡± ¡°Yes! The east side of the city! Those cunning fellows circled around¡­ they were too cunning!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank! The truck rapidly charged forward. However, when the African minister noticed which way they were going, he quickly screamed, ¡°Argh! You¡¯re going the wrong way! We need to head south! South! This¡­ where are you going?¡± ¡°Just shut up!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and stepped on the throttle to its limit. He shouted, ¡°We need to return to the hotel first!¡± The hotel was in the east side of the city! Lin Leyan and the others¡­ they were all there! 1 Demons Soldier¡¯s Soul Fragments. Loot from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first instance dungeon obtained in .? Chapter 356 Don’t Be Afraid, I Am Here

Chapter 356 Don¡¯t Be Afraid, I Am Here

GOR Chapter 356 Don¡¯t Be Afraid, I Am Here When Chen Xiaolian reached the hotel, the nearby street had turned into a sea of fire. The rebel army had yet to fight their way here, but the sounds of gunfire were getting closer. Some people in the east side of the city were using this opportunity to stir up trouble. Whenever there was war, someone would surely use the opportunity provided by the resulting chaos to create trouble. Chen Xiaolian watched as several African men with masked faces broke down the door of a building beside a street and broke their way in. Some others used this opportunity to start looting. Chen Xiaolian saw that the door of a shop in the east side had been smashed open and various people were frantically taking away the items inside. The road was in disorder. Some Africans were wielding guns and pointing around with it. Some of them even tried to rob Chen Xiaolian¡¯s truck. They attempted to get him to stop the truck but he ignored them. He simply stepped on the throttle, pushing it to its limit and charging his way through. Some of them were unable to back away in time and were knocked onto the street. When they got up, they started cursing. Some even opened fire at the truck. The face of the African minister who was seated in the front passenger seat had turned pale from fright ¨C well, he was an African. No matter how terrified he maybe, there was no way his face could turn white. However, seeing how his body was trembling and how his mouth would mutter unintelligible words, Chen Xiaolian knew that the African minister was only one step away from breaking down. Several buildings located near the hotel were already on fire. Several heavily armed guards could be seen at the gates of the hotel ¨C a couple of suspicious looking men with guns were looking at them¡­ if not for fear of the armed guards in the hotel, these thugs would probably have rushed in long ago. However, the situation was not too optimistic. The number of thugs was increasing¡­ This hotel was famed for being the gathering spot of the rich. Once there was war, this ce would transform into a big piece of juicy meat for them. Chen Xiaolian was nearly unable to pass through when he arrived at the gates. Thankfully, the African minister¡¯s face worked as a pass. It was after only seeing him did the guard soldiers opened up the gates ¨C it was clear that these fellows were feeling anxious as well. Chen Xiaolian stopped the truck in the courtyard. The moment he jumped down, he saw the German, Hans and the others moving their items in the courtyard. Chen Xiaolian ran over and saw several familiar faces. Hans was busy discussing something with Winston when Chen Xiaolian walked over to pat him on his shoulder. Turning his head, Hans¡¯ face rxed a little when he saw Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It¡¯s you?¡± ¡°Are you nning to leave?¡± ¡°Yes. Kabuka City has fallen,¡± said Hans quickly. ¡°The rebel army circled around to the east side tounch their attack. The President, Zayad had escaped with his men. We need to leave this ce as soon as possible. In Africa, the ughter of an entire city is very much a possibility!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and asked, ¡°Do you have a n for your escape?¡± Hans¡¯ face was solemn and he took a deep breath. ¡°That¡¯s hard for me to say¡­¡± Hans regarded Chen Xiaolian for a bit, then he pulled Chen Xiaolian aside. Frowning, he said, ¡°Why are you with him?¡± Naturally, the ¡®him¡¯ referred to the African minister who had been standing there silently. Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°I encountered him on my way here.¡± Han nodded his head. Then, hesitating for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, ¡°Chen¡­ if you don¡¯t have a n on how to evacuate, then follow us. There are quite a number of us and we have a mercenary team for protection. We also have guns. We will be able to protect ourselves if we encounter a small number of the rebel soldiers. Additionally¡­ we are nning to head to the east. It will take us at most three days to reach the border. After crossing the border, we will reach Cameroon. We have already reported our present situation to the headquarters. Our people will be there to receive us.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Hans and asked, ¡°UN Peacekeeping Forces?¡± Hans whispered, ¡°Special actions squad, it¡¯s affiliated with¡­ mm, let¡¯s not go into the details now. No matter what, we cannot die here. The impact of such a scenario would be too big. If the people affiliated to the African UN Peacekeeping were killed, the UN might very well choose to pull back all their people from this ce. If that were to happen, the ones to suffer would be this continent of Africa.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Hans. The words he spoke were uttered out of sincerity ¨C Chen Xiaolian believed that what he said was true was well. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian sensed that, for Hans to be offering him this chance to escape with them, he was an upright and just person. Chen Xiaolian swiftly nodded his head and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with your group¡­ do you have enough vehicles?¡± ¡°Not quite.¡± Hans shook his head. ¡°Too many people. It¡¯s not only the people from our organization, other people will being along with us in our evacuation. We need to take them with us¡­ we can discard some of the equipment.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed into the distance and said, ¡°That is my truck, you can use it.¡± Hans looked at it and eximed, ¡°That¡¯s great!¡± He turned around and shouted, ¡°Winston! Winston!¡± The Australian youngster quickly moved over, his hands holding onto arge paper box. ¡°There¡¯s a truck there! You take care of the details! The other people and items can use the truck! Also, you need to distribute the gasoline!¡± Hans urgently told him. Winston nced at Chen Xiaolian and gave him a nod. Chen Xiaolian then tossed him the keys. ¡°Where¡¯s Lin Leyan?¡± ¡°Lin?¡± Hans shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t know. She went out at night. I have already sent someone to go look for her, but there is still no information as of now.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face contorted and he shouted loudly, ¡°Went out?!¡± ¡°She did bring a gun with her and she also had a mercenary apany her. There shouldn¡¯t be any issue. She went out at night to a shop somewhere south of here to purchase our daily necessities. I have already sent some men to retrieve her. Hopefully, nothing did happen.¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me that earlier?¡± Chen Xiaolian was furious. ¡°Hope nothing happens? Do you know what is happening in the streets outside?¡± After saying that, he turned around and ran out. ¡°Chen!¡± Hans shouted from behind. ¡°15 minutes! We can only wait for 15 more minutes before leaving! We can¡¯t wait any longer!¡± ¡°I understand!¡± replied Chen Xiaolian without turning his head. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian rushed out of the street and ran south. A shop in the south? Chen Xiaolian recalled the intersection that he had passed by earlier. Several ces there had already been set aze. The economy of Kabuka was very backward and its buildings were mostly made of bricks and wood. Once a fire took hold, it would spread ferociously. Chen Xiaolian ran out of a street and was immediately targeted by two African men. Chen Xiaolian was still wearing the suit he wore to attend the banquet. Although it was already torn in ces, it was still evident to them that he was someone rich. The two African men quickly ced themselves before him. One of them held a gun ¨C these two fellows must be new to this. Even though they were the onesmitting the robbery, they revealed anxiousness, especially the one who was holding the gun. One nce was all Chen Xiaolian needed to know that the safety catch was still on. Chen Xiaolian did not bother waiting for them to speak. He charged forward! He pounced forward with all his might and was before them in but a blink of an eye. In the next instant, a fist appeared¡­ Bang! One of the African men was struck by Chen Xiaolian and was sent flying. His body mmed through the building beside like a cannonball. The other African was so terrified that he was barely able to hold on to the gun. Chen Xiaolian reached out with a backhand move to grip his wrist. Then, he pulled the African fellow closer and reached out his other hand to grip his neck. ¡°Where is the nearest shop?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The African who was being strangled was unable to utter a single word out. However, he was smart enough to point out with his hand. Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. Seizing the African man¡¯s gun, he then tossed the fellow to the side. Before he could even stand properly, the African fellow had stumbled forward as he attempted to run far away. As Chen Xiaolian trotted onward, he inspected the gun he seized. He was rather satisfied to find that it was fully loaded. After making a turn in an intersection, he was able to see a group of people who were running to surround a certain location not far away. Some wore cored formal shirts while others wore t-shirts. A few more even sported cloaks. Chen Xiaolian noticed that the leader of the group had tens of nes on his neck. Clearly, these fellows must have just robbed a jewellery store or the house of some rich fellow. The ce that they were surrounding had arge neon signboard. As expected, it was a shop. Chen Xiaolian had only taken a few steps forward before hearing gunfire soundsing from that ce. The sporadic sound of gunfire could be hearding from the shop and the African bandits outside screamed out in a frenzy. Next, they charged into the shop like a swarm of bees. Chen Xiaolian quickened his pace! ¡­ Lin Leyan felt herself falling into absolute despair. Although the door of the shop had been blocked off, that amount of blockage will not hold for long. When she chose toe at night to purchase the necessities, how could she had guessed that something like this would happen? The state ofw and order in the east side had always been good. Additionally, she had also brought along a mercenary to protect her. Unexpectedly, the rebel army had attacked the city at night! Back then, Lin Leyan and the mercenary who was apanying her decided that they should head back immediately. Unexpectedly, the moment they stepped out of the shop, they had encountered four fellows who attempted to rob them. The mercenary did not hesitate to open fire at them. What ensued was a gunfight where three from the other side died. Unfortunately, one of them got away. The mercenary who had apanied her was shot in the leg during the fight and was having a hard time moving. To Lin Leyan¡¯s frustration, those bandits were deviously cunning. Before moving in on them, the robbers had dealt with their car that was parked outside. These fellows methods were crude but effective. They had utilized a thick chain to tie up the car¡¯s wheel tires and tied it together with the car that was beside it. Lin Leyan was left with no way out. She could not leave the injured mercenary and escape on her own. She supported him and they retreated back into the shop¡­ it did not take long for more of those bandits to arrive. The one leading them was the one who ran away and every one of them had a gun with them. When they first arrived, they killed off the shop owner who had gone out and tried to reason with them. Seeing how the situation was deteriorating, Lin Leyan¡¯s first move was to close the shop¡¯s door. Next, she picked up her gun and attempted to fight back. With a gun in hand, she fired out a few shots through the door and the bandits were temporarily unable to charge in. Soon though, the windows were broken and several ming bottles were thrown inside. Although those bottle failed to burn anything, the resulting smoke had filled the shop. Lin Leyan did not know how long she could hold out for. She also did not know what would happen to her if she were to fall into their hands. The injured mercenary had even worse luck. Both he and Lin Leyan had hidden behind the window and opened fire at the bandits. However, the group of bandits had more firepower on their side and their random shots seeded in hitting the mercenary¡¯s shoulder. The highly experienced fellow told Lin Leyan, ¡°Leave a bullet for yourself!¡± In this uncivilized time, the eyes of those bandits outside had already turned red and there were no humanity left in them. If she were to fall into their hands, only God knows what kind of torture she would have to endure. Not to mention, in this ce, Lin Leyan was quite the exotic type of woman. She had almost run out of bullets when the door was broken through. Lin Leyan dragged the mercenary to the back of the shop in retreat. However, how far could they run? They could only watch as a bunch of bandits swarmed in through the broken door¡­ Lin Leyan fell into absolute despair. She turned to face the mercenary beside her and the two of them exchanged nces. The mercenary turned his own gun and pointed its muzzle at his own forehead. Lin Leyan¡¯s hand trembled! At that moment, she suddenly recalled a scene¡­ just two nights ago in that remote chapel, she had also faced this type of despair. Yet, a figure had appeared to reignite the spark of hope¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian did not stop to shoot at them from afar, even though they were grouped up tightly and would have been easy targets for him. He simply summoned out the Sword in the Stone, which he gripped tightly in his right hand while his left held onto a gun. He ran forward quickly under the cover of the night and approached those people. Those people were so focused on swarming their way into the shop that the ones behind had not noticed an unfamiliar Oriental descending upon their rear. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. His one hand shot out to strangle the rear most bandit while the Sword in the Stone stabbed right through him. There was no sound of gunfire from his actions and the bandits in front were all too focused on trying to squeeze their way inside to notice anything. Thus, in just a blink of an eye, Chen Xialian had killed off three to four bandits. As he was about to continue ¨C Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard a sharp screaming from inside the shop. That voice belonged to Lin Leyan! Chen Xiaolian immediately gave up his n to secretly kill them! He immediately charged forward! With his powerful strength, he was able to rapidly shove the others aside. Some of the bandits cursed out only to be shoved away by Chen Xiaolian. After taking only a few steps, he had made his way past the crowd. Then, he rushed through the door of the shop. After that, he did something. With a backhand move, he shut the door of the shop! In that one instant before the door was shut, Chen Xiaolian summoned out Garfield¡­ Outside. Wretched cries burst out from the outside! Chen Xiaolian ignored them and ran into the shop. There were seven to eight bandits inside the shop and they stood around the fellow with the many nes. Chen Xiaolian charged inside just in time to see the corpse of a mercenary inbat uniform fall to the side, his head stained with blood. As for Lin Leyan, she was being pressed down on the counter. Two African bandits held her down from two sides. The bandit with many nes was in the process of tearing the clothes off Lin Leyan. Lin Leyan¡¯s outer clothing had already been partially ripped apart. She kicked out desperately in a desperate attempt to stop theing of a most tragic fate. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes turned red! ¡­ The seven to eight bandits in the shop were allughing and shouting among themselves. Thus, none of them noticed anything when Chen Xiaolian first arrived. But when Chen Xiaolian charged forward, the two bandits standing beside the door eximed in shock. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to open fire! He shot out with the gun in his left hand. One shot, one kill! He strode forward rapidly. Those few bandits had just raised their guns only to find that Chen Xiaolian was already upon them! The Sword in the Stoneshed out in a horizontal sh, cutting two of the bandits in the waist! They were utterly cleaved apart! The third fellow had it worse. The de of the sword only cut his shoulder and his arm went flying. He did not even have the time to scream out as Chen Xiaolian stepped forward and shoved a gun into his mouth¡­ Bang! The back of his head suddenly burst open! The two fellows holding Lin Leyan down had already released their grip on her. They howled furiously and ran forward. One of them raised a gun and fired at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian bent his waist and dodged. At the same time, he threw the corpse of the bandit whose head was blown off toward them. Seeing a corpse weighing over 100 jins descending on them, the two bandits subconsciously dodged (1 kg = 2 jins). As they dodged, they forego shooting¡­ thus losing what small chance they had. Chen Xiaolian was before them! He was already out of bullets. So, he tossed the gun away and reached out with his hand to grip the neck of one of them before tossing him away as one would a gunny sack! The bandit¡¯s fragile neck was immediately broken and his corpse fell onto hispanion. Next, Chen Xiaolian moved forward to stab through both of them as how one would skewer barbeque meat. Turning around, Chen Xiaolian saw that the bandit with the many nes had been terrified to the point of wetting his pants. The fellow moved to grab Lin Leyan. He produced a dagger, ced it on Lin Leyan¡¯s neck and shouted loudly. Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. He let go of the Sword in the Stone and allowed the sword to fall together with the two corpses. Then, he turned around and stepped toward them. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand reached out to the surface of the counter slowly and found something hard. Mm, it was an ice pick. The African bandit continued to position his dagger beside Lin Leyan¡¯s neck and he shouted, ordering Chen Xiaolian to back off. It seemed he had mentally copsed. After entering through the door, Chen Xiaolian had killed off all of his subordinates in less than 10 seconds! He had never seen anyone kill with such a speed! Lin Leyan¡¯s eyes were widened and there were tears on her cheeks. She stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. She herself had no idea what she was thinking of at that very moment. All she knew was that her heart was about to burst! ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, I am here,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in a rather hoarse voice. ¡°¡­ ¡­ you are here, I am not afraid,¡± replied Lin Leyan in a shaky voice. ¡°Things will get a bit bloody, close your eyes.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care.¡± Lin Leyan took a deep breath and gazed intently at Chen Xiaolian. The bandit panicked! Lin Leyan had talked to Chen Xiaolian using Chinese and he waspletely unable to understand anything they said. His heart grew more terrified and he shouted loudly, hoping to get Chen Xiaolian to back away. At the same time, he also called for help, hoping that his people outside would rush in¡­ It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian took action! Raising his hand, he threw the ice pick forward! The bandit had no time to even grunt as his body flinched! The ice pick struck his right eye and went all the way in! The powerful strength behind the throw made it so the ice pick did not only pierce the bandit¡¯s eye, it also pierced through the skull and the bandit¡¯s brain. The bandit¡¯s body quaked in absolute pain; the dagger in his hand was released and it dropped down to the floor. Then, the bandit fell into a kneeling position. Even after he fell, his body continued to twitch continuously. Lin Leyan quickly stepped forward and she threw herself into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arms. There was blood on her face. It had sttered on her face when the bandit¡¯s eye was pierced through by the ice pick. Lin Leyan clung tightly to Chen Xiaolian and both her hands embraced Chen Xiaolian¡¯s waist with all her might. Then, she finally cried out loudly. Chen Xiaolian lightly patted her back and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, I am here.¡± Chapter 357 Escaping From Kabuka

Chapter 357 Escaping From Kabuka

GOR Chapter 357 Escaping From Kabuka It would appear that Lin Leyan had been badly terrified by the ordeal. Although she was in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s embrace, her body was stiff. It was only after Chen Xiaolian patted her a few times did her tense body loosen somewhat. ¡°Can you still walk?¡± Chen Xiaolian put a little distance between them and looked into her eyes. Lin Leyan nodded her head and said, ¡°Mm.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s move. We can¡¯t stay here for long,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°The rebel army had already entered the city. Kabuka City will surely fall by tonight.¡± Lin Leyan was quick to gesture in affirmation. If the bandits outside were savage wolves, then the rebel soldiers were man-eating lions! In Kombia, whenever there was war, the crimesmitted by the soldiers would be beyond heartless. Chen Xiaolian released his grip on Lin Leyan and began cleaning up the scene. There were quite a few firearms left on the ground by the African bandits. As he was presentlycking in weapons, it was only natural that he would not waste this opportunity. He picked them up one by one and kept it. Then, he pulled Lin Leyan and ran out of the shop. Chen Xiaolian had already secretly summoned Garfield, who was outside, back into the system. By the time the two of them stepped through the door of the shop, there were no longer any more living people outside. Tens of corpses were piled on the ground and Chen Xiaolian quickly used his hand to block off Lin Leyan¡¯s view ¨C the Four-eyed War Cats would not care about things like table manners when killing. Garfield had gone pure beast mode on his targets and the remaining scene was so bloody, it was practically the picture of a ughterhouse. Lin Leyan¡¯s body had gone limp and she leaned upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, depending on his support to move away. Lin Leyan¡¯s vehicle was still parked outside beside the street. Although the tires had been chained, it was not an issue for Chen Xiaolian. He simply pulled the chains apart, brought Lin Leyan up into the vehicle before starting it up and driving away from the street. As the vehicle drove forward, sharp and miserable screams could be hearding from both sides of the street. Some suspicious looking people would even cast their gazes at their vehicle. However, Chen Xiaolian simply revealed one of his guns through the window. Seeing the muzzle of the gun pointing out of the vehicle, no one dared to trouble them. This vehicle that Lin Leyan had gotten from the hotel was a van. Although it seemed rather old, it was still useable. Chen Xiaolian had originally intended to drive straight to the hotel. However, as they were making their way past a street and had only around 500 metres more to go, he suddenly heard an intense burst of gunshots from the intersection before them! Chen Xiaolian quickly stepped on the brakes. At the same time, he also turned off the lights on the van. Enveloped by darkness, Lin Leyan¡¯s body shook and Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand to grip her hand. At the same time, he also leaned forward to see what was happening. What he saw caused his heart to sink. Arge number of soldiers wearing military uniform charged forward through an intersection located around 200 metres in front of them. It did not take long for them to upy the intersection. Additionally, they also had two old pickup trucks with machine guns installed upon them. Despite the circumstances, it was not difficult for Chen Xiaolian to recognize that they were not some bandits. Rather¡­ they were soldiers from the army! Zayad¡¯s soldiers that were stationed inside the city had long since run off. Thus, the soldiers before him must certainly belong to the rebel army. Observing the number of soldiers there, Chen Xiaolian saw that there were at least 100 soldiers there. All of them were equipped with firearms of varying length and Chen Xiaolian wisely chose not to charge forward. If he was alone, it might have been possible for him to charge out. However, he had Lin Leyan beside him. Thus, he immediately turned down this idea. The road leading to the hotel was now blocked. Clearly, the rebel army hadpletely broken through into the city and was in the gradual process of upying the east side of Kabuka City. Chen Xiaolian turned the van around and drove north. Although the van¡¯s lights had been turned off, those rebel soldiers could still hear the sound of the van being started up. Thankfully, they did not decide to give chase¡­ it was likely that they were more interested in upying the city. They had simply considered Chen Xiaolian to be an ordinary citizen that was attempting to run away. Some of the rebel soldiers raised their guns and fired out a few shots at them beforeughing out loudly. Some stray bullets struck the van¡¯s window and Lin Leyan screamed out. Chen Xiaolian already had one hand out to pull her head down. Pushing the throttle to its limits, they charged into another intersection and made a turn. Seeing that there were no rebel soldiers chasing them, both Chen Xiaolian and Lin Leyan heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°Let¡¯s head north. We¡¯re currently closer to the north side, so we¡¯ll head north to leave the city,¡± said Chen Xiaolian after considering it. ¡°Hans had said before, their n is to head east after getting out of the city. Then, they¡¯ll head for the border and attempt to head to Cameroon where there will be someone waiting for them.¡± Her face pale, Lin Leyan nodded. ¡°There is a branch of our organization in Cameroon. They will probably organize someone to wee us.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll head out and think of a way to meet up with Hans.¡± Chen Xiaolian then took a deep breath and turned to look at Lin Leyan. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Just follow me and I will protect you. There won¡¯t be any issue.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ mm.¡± Lin Leyan forced out a smile. Their van headed north, moving through the city of Kabuka. Clearly, this ce had yet to be upied by the rebel army. However, the streets had fallen into a state of anarchy. mes rose up everywhere as many people took advantage of the situation to create chaos. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s approach to this situation was very direct. He simply stepped on it and had the van charge forward, ignoring any attempt to stop the van. An hourter, the van quickly made its way out of the city area and into the suburbs in the north side of the city. Chen Xiaolian did not lower his guard. He understood that the reason they had not encountered any rebel soldiers was because the rebel army was entering through the east side of the city. They were focused on clearing and upying the city. Even so, the rebel army would certainly send out small teams to surround the city in an attempt to devour the retreating soldiers from Zayad¡¯s National Army. This was a race against time! If they were able to escape fast enough, they would be able to escape the encirclement of the rebel army. But if they were too slow, they would fall into the rebel army¡¯s grasp. When that happened, they would have to fight their way through. The roads outside the city were very rugged and the van encountered many bumps along the way. Additionally, they were driving in the middle of the night, making it even harder on them. On their way, they would asionally see some broken down cars by the road. Those people had likely escaped from the city as well. However, their cars had broken down and they now stood there waving desperately and asking for help. Some of them simply pulled out a gun and attempted to rob them. Chen Xiaolian had no interest in being a saint. Thus, he simply stepped on the throttle and had the van rush forward. The amount of bumps he had to endure alone caused Chen Xiaolian to curse the dead Zayad. As President of this country, can¡¯t you at least build proper roads leading out of the city? Just look at how crappy this road is. No wonder your rule would be toppled by others! Although Kabuka City was not too big, to circle around the city to the east side was not easy¡­ additionally, the farther east they go, the higher the risk they face. The east side was where the rebels had broken through the city. As such, if Chen Xiaolian was lucky, he would be able to slip by the back of the rebel army. But if he was unlucky, he would end up bumping into the rebel army head on. Those were very real possibilities. Perhaps the Heavens had heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pleas¡­ Two hourster, their van had left Kabuka City far behind it as they drove to the east¡­ they had made a huge turn and finally ran out from Kabuka City. It was highly likely that they had also escaped the encirclement set by the rebel army. Chen Xiaolian checked the time and saw that it was close to 12 o¡¯clock. ¡°We should be safe now,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who reduced his driving speed. As he did so, he turned around and nced at Kabuka City. Amid the darkness of the night, the city appeared to be shrouded by mes¡­ even from afar, he could still hear the sounds of gunfire. Chen Xiaolian knew full well that tonight, Kabuka City would be the closest thing to Hell! Those rebel soldiers were simply an undisciplined lot. After breaking into the city, the only things that they would do were to kill and pige. The massacre of an entire city was most likely going to happen. He could imagine the miserable ending that would befall the people who were still inside Kabuka City tonight. Chen Xiaolian sighed. After continuing on for another half an hour, Chen Xiaolian stopped the van. The old van was likely even older than Chen Xiaolian. They had used it to break out from the city and used it for so long; Chen Xiaolian did not have too much faith in its quality. By the time they stopped, the engine had already overheated. Chen Xiaolian had to open up the engine cover to let the heat dissipate. He retrieved out a bottle of mineral water and unscrewed it before handing it to Lin Leyan who was seated in the front passenger seat. Lin Leyan was in a state where she could not think properly. She did not care where this bottle of mineral water hade from. She simply epted it and gulped down a good portion of it. Chen Xiaolian lit up a cigarette, stood beside the van and quietly looked at the road behind them. After finishing one cigarette, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face became ugly to behold. He had noticed something. However, he kept it to himself and did not inform Lin Leyan. The road that they were on right now was the only road heading away from Kabuka City. The only one. Considering the situation with Kombia¡¯s road development, Chen Xiaolian had no doubt about that. Most importantly, as Chen Xiaolian was driving the van through this road just now, he had not seen any recent traces of vehicles moving along this road. There were no marks on the mud roads. The grasses on both sides of the roads did not sport any evidence of being trampled over. Chen Xiaolian was certain that, in the past few hours, no vehicles had travelled through this road. Hans and his team¡­ they were a team! If they had headed east when they left the city, this should be the direction they had taken! By analysing this matter¡­ In other words, Chen Xiaolian had gone on ahead of Hans and his team. However¡­ the city of Kabuka hadpletely fallen. Hans and the others¡­ did they manage to run out? The big question hovered over Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. Perhaps they had all fallen together with the city. Chen Xiaolian did not tell Lin Leyan about this spection of his. This young woman had had too many shocking incidents happen to her tonight. After he was done with his cigarette, he got into the van and continued to move forward. Their movement speed was not too fast. The old engine on the van was clearly having difficulty operating and the sounds it made reminded him of an old man having a coughing fit. asionally, there would be a faltering senseing from it. Chen Xiaolian dared not increase their speed of travel by pushing the engine too far. He simply had the van continue forward at a low speed. Truth be told, they were already safe. After upying Kabuka City, the rebel army should be focusing all of its forces on piging and killing. For the time being, they would not dispatch any of their soldiers to raid the east. Kabuka City was the equivalent of a big juicy meat that had attracted the attention of the rebel army. Only after having gorged and digested this piece of juicy meat would they consider taking action by sending soldiers to the east. At most they would send out a small team of soldiers for show. After moving for another half an hour, the van finally died. Its engine coughed out violently a few times before sputtering to a halt. It was no longer capable of starting up anymore. Chen Xiaolian sighed. Oh well. This old vehicle had pretty much given its all. Considering the time, Chen Xiaolian estimated that they were at least 20 to 30 lis away from Kabuka City (1 li = 0.5 km). Since their vehicle had broken down, Chen Xiaolian could only get Lin Leyan toe down from the van and walk. He shoved a gun into Lin Leyan¡¯s hands. ¡°Do you know how to use it?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian who looked at her. Lin Leyan nodded her head. She had already calmed down. ¡°I know how to use it.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°Should anything happen, I will protect you. However¡­ what I mean is, just in case something dangerous urs, don¡¯t hesitate to open fire. At a time like this, you must not be soft-hearted, understand?¡± ¡°I understand,¡± said Lin Leyan who vigorously nodded her head. The two of them did not linger. They began walking to the east. The more steps they take the closer to the border they will be. After walking for nearly one hour, Lin Leyan¡¯s breathing gradually became ragged. This young woman was originally feeling exhausted to begin with. Her forehead was currently soaked with sweat and she was barely able to force herself to keep on walking. Chen Xiaolian cast a nce at Lin Leyan and frowned ¨C continuing like this was not an option. Considering her stamina, it would be impossible to reach the border. However, he no longer have a vehicle¡­ there was none in his Storage Watch as well. Well, he did have two barrels of gasoline inside. ¡°Let¡¯s stop to rest for a while.¡± Seeing as there was nothing he could do, Chen Xiaolian led Lin Leyan and they found a ce to sit. Chen Xiaolian did not lower his guard at all ¨C this ce was Africa, the wilderness could well be ying host to jackals, tigers, leopards or the likes. He quietly summoned out Garfield and three Garfield doppelgangers appeared within the grasses¡­ if any jackals or lions did appear, they would only end up bing supper for these Four-eyed War Cats. Naturally, Lin Leyan was unable to see Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pets. After resting for a bit, she raised her head and said, ¡°Let¡¯s continue to head onward.¡± ¡°No need to be impatient. You need to restore your strength.¡± ¡°We need to move faster and chase up to Hans and the others¡­¡± After saying that, Lin Leyan¡¯s eyes suddenly turned red and tears flowed out from her eyes. Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Am I not an idiot?¡± Lin Leyan clenched her fists. Chen Xiaolian remained silent. ¡°We may never have the chance of meeting them anymore, right?¡± Lin Leyan whispered. ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me. I can think for myself. Perhaps, they did not even make it out, isn¡¯t that right? But even if they did make it out and are in front of us¡­ now that our vehicle have broken down, just by walking, we won¡¯t be able to chase up to them who have vehicles. Isn¡¯t that right?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. Then, he said in a hushed tone, ¡°By my estimate, the rebel army is now upying Kabuka and would massacre the city¡­ however, that would only give us a day. Then, they will send out their soldiers east to give chase¡­ as long as themander of the rebel army is not an idiot, he will not pass up on such a good opportunity. It was not an easy task for them to take the capital city. Not using this opportunity to increase their winnings would be the actions of an idiot. However, that means we still have one day. In this one day, the rebel army would not get to us¡­ the soldiers from the rebel army would have to vent their feelings inside Kabuka City. Otherwise, it would be hard to rouse their military spirit and morale.¡± ¡°One day¡­ there is no way for us to make it to the border in one day¡¯s time,¡± whispered Lin Leyan. ¡°We don¡¯t have any vehicle. Even if we walk for the whole day, once the rebel army dispatches their soldiers east, it will be difficult for us¡­¡± ¡°There¡¯s only two of us. That makes us small targets.¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately let out a casualugh. ¡°When the timees, we can just find a corner to hide. Do we have to fear being found?¡± ¡°They are not just my colleagues, they are my friends.¡± Lin Leyan cried out in a low tone. Chen Xiaolian shut his mouth. He simply stood beside Lin Leyan and used his hand to pat her on her shoulder. It was at that moment that several illuminating lights appeared from the road behind them! Chen Xiaolian rapidly turned his head to look at it! Those were¡­ lights from vehicles! Chapter 358 Too Many People!

Chapter 358 Too Many People!

GOR Chapter 358 Too Many People! A groupprising of several vehicles were rapidly moving toward the east. Observing that, Chen Xiaolian frowned. That was because he had noticed that the first vehicle among the group had a g on it. It was the g belonging to UN Peacekeeping. These fellows were being absurdly foolish. All the vehicles had their lights turned on and the one in front even had a searchlight on. These fellows were simply turning themselves into a source of light in the night. If the rebel army had felt like giving chase, then this group would have naturally be their perfect target! Chen Xiaolian sighed. Having said that, he did feel some joy at seeing them. He quickly rushed out and stood in the middle of the road. A pickup truck was quick to charge over. Riding on it were a couple of mercenaries inbat uniforms. The dazzling searchlight shone upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, causing him to feel irritated. However, he did not do anything. Rather, he raised up both hands and shouted loudly, ¡°Hans, it¡¯s me!¡± Several of the mercenaries had raised up their guns to aim at Chen Xiaolian, issuing words of warning as they did. Soon however, Hans¡¯ overjoyed voice came from the vehicle in the front! ¡°Chen?! Oh my God! It really is you? My God! This is a miracle!¡± Pushing open the door, the German fellow ran out and embraced Chen Xiaolian and pped him on his back vehemently. Lin Leyan too, had walked over. Hans turned to look at Lin Leyan with a perplexed expression. Then, he stepped forward to embrace her. With a guilt-ridden face, he said, ¡°I¡¯m very sorry¡­ we did not wait for you in the hotel¡­ Lin, I¡¯m sorry!¡± ¡°I understand. Under that circumstance, you can¡¯t possibly risk everyone¡¯s lives for mine alone,¡± said Lin Leyan with a sigh. ¡°Seeing you all making it out from there alive makes me feel very happy.¡± ¡°I am very happy to see you as well. Did Chen save you? Once again?¡± Hans smiled. The others from the organization had also stepped down from the vehicle. Chen Xiaolian saw a few familiar faces. The two women and Winston. However, Winston appeared to be in slightly bad shape. One of the Australian youngster¡¯s arms was resting on a sling and bloodstains could be seen upon it. ¡°Winston got hit by a bullet. When we were running away, some of the rebel soldiers blocked us and we had to force our way out. Winston is a brave young man. He led some of us to fight our way out but he ended up getting hit as a result.¡± Hans shook his head. There was a sorrowful look in his face. ¡°Even so, we lost two good men.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. To be able to make it this far was already something to be thankful for. Nothing to nitpick about. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, he also saw another fellow. The African minister also ran out from the vehicle. There was a look of shame in his eyes. However, when he saw Chen Xiaolian, a look of surprise overcame his face. Chen Xiaolian felt himself respecting this fellow somewhat¡­ it would appear that this fellow was not some simple grass-filled straw man [1]. Even within this group filled with unfamiliar faces, he was able to survive quite well. At the very least, for him to be able to sit in the leading vehicle, it would appear that there was a difference in treatment for him. ¡°My good friend! I am so happy to see you here!¡± The African minister sniffed and ran forward to hug Chen Xiaolian. However, Chen Xiaolian simply moved to shake his hand politely. ¡°It¡¯s good to have you here,¡± Hans whispered to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We have quite the number of injured people here. Even the number of firearms is insufficient. I was worried that the rebel army might give chase¡­ however, with you here, considering your skills, we will have a great boost inbat ability!¡± After saying that, Hans tugged Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Come, let me introduce a few people to you.¡± ¡­ This group of vehicles did not simply consist of the members of the peace organization that Hans was part of. At present, theponents of this group were moreplicated. Their group had a total of six vehicles: Two pickup trucks, two jeeps, a van and a truck. The truck was the one that Chen Xiaolian had brought back. There were over 60 people in the group. Including Hans, the members of the peace organization made up one third of that number. There were only 19 of them. But now that Lin Leyan was here, there were 20 of them. Six mercenaries. The other 34 people were the people of various sses from Kabuka City. Among them were the guests staying in the hotel. Many of them were suspicious people. Some were involved in the arms dealing business, some in the smuggling business and some were among the rich of Kabuka City. These people had all joined up with this group to flee. The biggest problem that Hans faced was that the group did not onlyprise of young people. There were four old people and eight children. They were all members of the wealthy that had managed to escape from the city. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, he actually saw another familiar face inside the group. It was¡­ The Caucasian woman that he had brought back into his room that night? Chen Xiaolian silently regarded Hans. This fellow was a real saint. To think that he would ept so many people who would prove to be a hindrance with him as he escaped. And yet, they had still managed to escape from Kabuka. This level of luck was nothing to scoff at! However, Chen Xiaolian was surprised to find that the one with the highest authority in their peace organization group was not Hans. The one with the highest authority was an American known as Schneider. He was a tall and thin fellow. When Hans introduced them, Schneider had looked at Chen Xiaolian with an indifferent expression, neither hostile nor passionate, a very perfunctory look. Chen Xiaolian himself had no intentions of showing any warm gestures in face of such an indifferent treatment. Since the other side was treating him in such a manner, he too greeted in an indifferent manner. Hans sighed. After leading Chen Xiaolian away, he whispered to him, ¡°Don¡¯t mind him. He is a bureaucrat sent by UN Peacekeeping as a special member. That is why we have to listen to him. However, he does not exactly care about what goes on. That is why everyone would just listen to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. However,pared to Schneider¡¯s attitude, someone else¡¯s attitude made Chen Xiaolian felt irritable. It was a mercenary leader known as Randall. The six mercenaries were hired by the peace organization to ensure the security of their members within Kombia. This Randall, a man who was around 40 years old was the leader of the mercenaries. The first time Chen Xiaolianid his eyes on Randall, he was able to sense a certain hostility within Randall¡¯s eyes. Indeed¡­ ¡°You are that Oriental fellow who saved Hans¡¯ group?¡± Randall managed to squeeze out a cold smile and extended a hand to shake Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. His palms were very rough. ¡°I hear that you are very powerful. Back when you saved Hans¡¯ group, you personally killed off a team of rebel soldiers?¡± There was a clear look of ridicule and provocation in Randall¡¯s face and he said, ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of such a powerful character. Not even in ckwater.¡± Chen Xiaolian waggled his eyebrows and said, ¡°That was only because I had ambushed them. Besides, those fellows weren¡¯t exactly what you¡¯d call members of the regr army. Those rebel army consists of a motley bunch. Anyone with a uniform would probably be qualified to join them.¡± ¡°That¡¯s quite true. How could those panicked civilians understand the difference between a professional soldier and an anarchist? Hans¡¯ group probably mistook a bunch of anarchists with guns as the rebel soldiers,¡± said Randall bluntly. Chen Xiaolian was in no mood to entertain Randall¡¯s nonsensical bber and he simply shut his mouth. Randall regarded Chen Xiaolian from head to toe and asked, ¡°How old are you?¡± ¡°That has nothing to do with you,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a faint smile. Randall¡¯s face became somewhat ugly to behold. However, he quickly turned his attention to someone else. He saw Lin Leyan. ¡°Hey! You there, Ms Lin!¡± Randall strode over and stared at Lin Leyan. ¡°You got out? Very good! I want to ask you something¡­ where is the one responsible for protecting you? Where is James?¡± Lin Leyan was surprised. Then, she looked at Randall with a saddened expression. ¡°Very¡­ I¡¯m very sorry¡­ James, he¡¯s dead. A group of bandits surrounded us and trapped us inside a shop. James was killed by them¡­¡± ¡°Dead?!¡± Although Randall¡¯s eyes had widened at the news, there wasn¡¯t exactly what one would call sadness on his face. Rather, it was more toward dissatisfaction and annoyance. ¡°He¡¯s dead? Killed by bandits? Then how did you get out?¡± Lin Leyan turned her gaze toward Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°He saved me.¡± ¡°You again?¡± Randall narrowed his eyes and stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°My bro is a veteran soldier who had undergone professional training. He ended up dying to those bandits, but you managed to save her from them? This story¡­ I don¡¯t buy it.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat unsatisfied as well and he pulled Lin Leyan to his side. Next, he spread both his hands and cast a gaze at Randall before saying coldly, ¡°Then what do you want?¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple, I need an exnation! One of my men was sent out to apany and protect this woman. However, in the end this weak woman returned while my man who had survived through hundreds of battles died. This kind of story is absurd even by Hollywood standards!¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and forced himself to endure. Then, he slowly said, ¡°I¡¯m very sorry that you lost a subordinate. However, reality remains. There is no such thing as buying it or not. You can either ept it or not, but that is the fact.¡± Randall raised his eyebrows. Two mercenaries with cold expressions on their faces walked up from behind him. ¡°Hey, what are you people doing!¡± Hans rushed over and ced himself between Chen Xiaolian and Randall. There was a furious look on the German fellow¡¯s face and he looked at Randall. ¡°Mr Randall! May I ask what are you doing? We hired you to protect our members! Not to question them!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve lost a subordinate, I need an exnation! A suitable exnation!¡± Randall had ced a heavy emphasis on the word ¡®suitable¡¯. Lin Leyan extricated herself from Chen Xiaolian and walked out. She said, ¡°Mr Randall, James died protecting me. I¡¯m very, very sorry!¡± ¡°If he died, how could you not have died?!¡± Randall¡¯s face suddenly turned red. ¡°Watch your words!¡± Hans shouted angrily and abruptly gave Randall a push. ¡°Randall! Is this your professionalism?¡± Randall stared intently at Hans while the two mercenaries beside him tugged him back. Randall suddenly took a deep breath. Then, he made a gesture for both Chen Xiaolian and Lin Leyan. His two fingers were pointed toward his eyes before pointing toward Chen Xiaolian and Lin Leyan. His gesture meant: You better be careful! I will be watching you! After that, Randall was pulled away. Hans looked the unyielding mercenary¡¯s back and frowned. Then, he whispered to Chen Xiaolian, ¡°Sorry¡­ I believe he did not mean anything bad. It¡¯s just¡­ the fellow who died, James is his brother.¡± Chen Xiaolian was rather shocked and he turned to look at Hans. ¡°That¡¯s simply how it is. Maybe the sadness became too much for him so he chose to direct his rage at you two. Wait a while until he calms down and everything will be all right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Although he wasn¡¯t exactly a helpful fellow, he was not one to go argue with someone who had just lost a loved one. However, seeing how that fellow¡¯s emotions were aplete mess, Chen Xiaolian had no interest in going forward to chat with him. Considering Chen Xiaolian¡¯s temper, he would have just left. With his abilities, could the rebel army¡¯s encirclement hold him back? However, he then turned to look at Lin Leyan who had remained silent. He sighed. Whatever, just escort the monk to the west. I¡¯ll escort this woman to the border. After all, we¡¯ve be friends. I can¡¯t just leave a friend who is in danger. In Chen Xiaolian¡¯s opinion, that was not how a person should behave. In Hans¡¯ opinion, Chen Xiaolian possessed outstanding battle strength. After joining them, if he were to join up together with the mercenaries, the security of their group will be that much higher. However, after seeing that discord between Chen Xiaolian and Randall, Hans decided against forwarding that suggestion. After that, Hans arranged for Chen Xiaolian to join their group and had him sit in the van. Their group were organized as such. The members of the peace organization would be seated in either the pickup trucks or jeeps. The other refugees would then sit in the van or the truck¡¯s freight. Lin Leyan refused Hans invitation to let her sit in the jeep. Instead, she had followed Chen Xiaolian and entered the old van. Chen Xiaolian watched Lin Leyan as she got up the van. Without saying anything, she moved to his side and sat down beside him. He sighed and said in Chinese, ¡°You don¡¯t have to do this.¡± Lin Leyan shook her head and said with a serious expression, ¡°I just want to follow you.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised an eyebrow but elected not to say anything. Their group rested for a moment before continuing onward. This time, they were surrounded by people and Lin Leyan appeared more rxed. This was probably amon human nature. Being surrounded by their own would naturally bring about a sense of security. Chen Xiaolian on the other hand did not lower his guard. He silently looked out the window and calcted their movement speed. Coincidentally, the Caucasian woman was also within the medium-sized van. She cast an odd look at Chen Xiaolian and Lin Leyan. The Caucasian woman was wearing a red dress. However, the dress had be ragged in many ces and it was also stained with mud. She stayed very close to a fat, middle-aged African fellow. This fellow was likely one of the wealthy within Kabuka City and there were thick gold rings and bracelets on his hands. However, there was a gloomy expression on his face. The Caucasian woman leaned as close to him as possible, doing everything she can to disy a very submissive attitude. The speed of their travel was very slow as the terrain was very bumpy. As they moved farther, they would even encounter fallen trees obstructing their way. In order to move forward, they would need people to get down to move the obstacles away. Observing such an incident ur twice in a row, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind gradually grew uneasy. Something was not right about this! For it to happen once could be attributed to coincidence. However, when they encountered this for the third time, he knew this was not a coincidence. The fallen tree disyed clear traces of being cut off. If this was the act of those in the logging business, why would they cut down the tree and leave it in the middle of the road without taking it with them? Hans¡¯ face grew increasingly uglier as well. In the end, after one hour had passed, their vehicles arrived at a big river. This time, their group came to a halt and everyone was left dumbfounded! The river was around tens of meters wide and the waters flowed rapidly. Even though it was night, they were still able to clearly see the surging waves. That however, was not the main issue. The main issue was¡­ There should have been a bridge leading across the river. At that moment however, that bridge had fallen! Or rather, its middle part had been blown up! Only the two piers on either side of the bridge remained. They stood there within the river despite the raging waves! This was clearly done by human hands. Seeing that caused Hans¡¯ hopes to fall apart! Their group stopped beneath the section of the bridge and everyone got off the vehicles to look at the scene before them. Quite a few of them broke down in tears due to despair while some mentally copsed and screamed out. Chen Xiaolian frowned and walked until he was beside Hans. He asked, ¡°Can you see anything?¡¯ Hans bit his teeth and shook his head. ¡°I can¡¯t see anything. However, it must have been blown up.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Clearly, this was not something that Zayad¡¯s National Army did. It must have been done by the rebel army. It would appear that there were some very able tacticians among the rebelmanders. Circling around to attack the east side of Kabuka City, at the same time sending some men to blow up the bridge to the east of Kabuka¡­ the road and transport situation in Kombia was very bad and this bridge was the only transportation hub in the east of Kabuka. Once the bridge had been blown up, the road heading east would be a dead end! It did not matter if the ones escaping Kabuka City were soldiers or civilians. They would all be forced to a halt here and find it near impossible to escape. It may be possible for some to swim over. However, the equipment and items that they brought along would have to be discarded! Assuming that the soldiers from the National Kombian Army had made it here after escaping from Kabuka City, then would have to abandon their vehicles and a major part of their equipment here¡­ thus, even if they were able to cross the river, the loss of that many supplies and military equipment meant that they would never again pose any threat to the rebel army. This strategy was a very detailed one! ¡°They n to do a clean sweep of everything eh,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a wry smile. He patted Hans¡¯ shoulder and asked, ¡°Is there any way out?¡± Han¡¯s face was ugly to behold as he stared at the river. He then whispered, ¡°Very difficult¡­ we¡¯re in the rainy season right now and the water level of the river is very high. If we are in another season, then our jeeps might be able to make it across. But now¡­ the water level is too deep and our vehicles would not be able to make it across¡­ if we are to try to swim across¡­ with so many elderly and young with us, I fear that would not be feasible. Even if we do make it across, we won¡¯t be able to get far!¡± Hans lowered his voice and said, ¡°Without the vehicles, even if we do make it across the river, we¡¯ll need to walk to the border. Walking to the border will take us at least four to five days! And that is only under the most ideal circumstance! Our group have too many children, weak and elderly!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and replied, ¡°Once the rebel army give chase and reaches this spot, they simply need a team of engineers to build a floating bridge here. After crossing that bridge, they will be able to continue giving chase.¡± ¡°Yes. This situation is too dangerous.¡± Hans shook his head. ¡°Perhaps¡­ we can leave a team behind to obstruct the rebel¡­¡± As he said that, he nced at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian coolly said, ¡°Let¡¯s not even go to whether I am willing to do that for you. Even if I am willing, this idea is a bad idea in itself. Obstruct? Obstruct for how long? How do I build a position? How do we even know if the rebel army would attack this spot and not make a detour? Additionally, there is one other simple fact. If a team is needed to leave behind and block the rebel army, who would stay behind? And who should go? Staying behind is the equivalent ofmitting suicide. In your opinion, who should stay behind while maintaining fairness?¡± Hans sighed. ¡°My idea is wrong.¡± It was at that moment that someone walked toward them from behind. That person shouted loudly, ¡°Hey! My friend, I have something to talk to you about! It¡¯s important!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head and saw the African minister standing not far away from the river side. Chen Xiaolian gave Hans a nce. Hans simply waved his hand and the two peace organization members who were stopping the African minister allowed him through. The African minister stepped forward and nced at Chen Xiaolian before looking at Hans. He swallowed and said, ¡°Without the bridge, we won¡¯t be able to head east, am I right?¡± ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± Hans frowned. ¡°What I want to say is, maybe, I have a way,¡± the African minister said after hesitating for a bit. Hans turned to look at Chen Xiaolian who shrugged and said, ¡°Don¡¯t look at me, I¡¯m not that close to him.¡± ¡°Well then, what is your way?¡± Hans asked in a very hushed tone. The African minister responded, ¡°I know that you people are nning to reach the border in the east. Then, cross the border to enter Cameroon, right? I wanted to say, this is not a smart move.¡± ¡°Do you have a better idea?¡± Hans looked at the African minister. ¡°Of course! Of course!¡± The African minister quickly said, ¡°I know this ce nearby, a military pier¡­ it¡¯s a military one! Since the ce is a secret ce, the rebel army must surely not know about it. Forget the rebel army, only a small number of people in the Kombian government would know about it. That pier is¡­ a ce that President Zayad normally uses to transport smuggled goods.¡± Smuggled goods? Hans¡¯ eyes lit up. Chen Xiaolian on the other hand was very calm. The African minister did mention this to him before, so he was not too surprised. ¡°That¡¯s right, smuggled goods! Even the President needs to earn some money. Those smuggled goods were all transported off through boats using this pier. The river flows south to Congo.¡± ¡°Wait, you say there¡¯s boats? To Congo?¡± Hans was immediately overjoyed. He swiftly pulled out a map from his chest and unfolded it. Then, he shone his shlight upon it and inspected it for a moment. A look of surprise and tion appeared on Hans face and he said, ¡°It¡¯s true! The river flows south to Congo! If we have boats, then¡­ using the boats, we might be able to make it to Congo in only two days.¡± The German fellow raised his head and looked at the African minister. He asked, ¡°Is your information urate?¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s urate.¡± The African minister hesitated for a moment before adding, ¡°I¡¯m the Deputy Minister of Transportation. I am the one who have to manage many of these matters. Besides¡­ I am now part of your group. Would I take my own life and gamble with it?¡± ¡°Good!¡± Hans nodded his head. He then called loudly for Randall and the other mercenaries. Then, he summarized the information given to him by the African minister and ryed it to them. Randall listened to it until the end. However, he knitted his eyebrows and expressed his disagreement with the proposal. ¡°This information is not urate,¡± Randall coldly said. ¡°Even if what he said is true, who could guarantee that the pier would still have the boats at this moment? What if we arrive there to find that the boats had been taken away, or perhaps destroyed¡­ when that happens, what do we do? Going toward the pier means going the opposite direction!¡± Pausing, Randall quickly added, ¡°My opinion is for us to move north, along the river upstream. We¡¯ll find a suitable spot and think of a way to cross the river! If we¡¯re lucky, we can find a spot where the waters are shallow. If so, our jeeps would be able to cross the river.¡± Chen Xiaolian who was standing beside frowned. He was unable to stop himself from interjecting, ¡°But we are now in the rainy season. The water level of the river is very deep and it would be very difficult to find a spot where the water level is shallow.¡± ¡°Then we¡¯ll swim,¡± the mercenary coldly answered. ¡°What should the children and elderly do then?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Not everyone can swim across a river. Besides, after crossing this river, how far would they be able to cover by virtue of their physical strength alone?¡± There was an indifferent look on Randall¡¯s face who turned to look at Hans. Randall suddenly took a few steps forward and said frostily, ¡°Mr Hans, we now face another issue, a very critical issue.¡± Hans frowned and asked, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°You brought too many people with you!¡± 1 Grass-filled straw man. Someone who appears powerful but is in fact, not.? [TL: Even though Kombia is a fictional ce, to those of you who got curious to where Kombia¡¯s rough location is on the map and went to Google Maps like I did and went ¡°Wait a minute!¡±. Umm¡­ just consider GOR¡¯s world to be a parallel world with a ¡®minor¡¯ difference. You know, like Earth 2? Eheheh.] Chapter 359 Huge Own Goal

Chapter 359 Huge Own Goal

GOR Chapter 359 Huge Own Goal Randall said ¡°You brought too many people with you!¡± instead of ¡°We brought too many people with us.¡± Chen Xiaolian could sense the difference implied by those two statements. Clearly, Randall was very unsatisfied with Hans¡¯ conduct of bringing so many civilians and refugees that were unaffiliated with them. With more people within their group, the situation had be more chaotic and their efficiency was naturally reduced. Normally, suffering from a little bit of inefficiency was something that they could just shrug off. However, they were presently running for their lives! Randall was of the opinion that they should lead the group upstream and find a ce where the water level was shallow. He was somewhat confident that such a find was possible. When they do find it, they will be able to use the jeeps to cross the river! Their modified 7-seater jeeps had their exhaust pipes modified to the u-shaped pipes. With a little tinkering, crossing the river would not pose an issue for it. Additionally, they had two of those 7-seater jeeps. They could just cram themselves inside and if it came down to it, they could just sit on the roof of the jeeps. Although there were 20 peace organization members and 6 mercenaries, they could still barely make it. However, these civilians were now proving to be a burden! If they were to bring these people along with them, without the vehicles, these people could only walk. That would only slow them down! Randall had no intentions of dying in this God forsaken ce. They were soldiers of fortune, but they had never thought about dying for the peace organization. Hans understood what Randall meant and his face turned pale and contorted. ¡°Mr Randall! We have a contract with yourpany! You must ensure our safety! Additionally, when we are on the move, you need to listen to us! You should just focus on providing security and ignore all else!¡± Randall did not back down. Rather, he coldly rebuked, ¡°Hans! You should not forget, the rules of the contract stated that we are only obligated to protect the safety of you and your people! However¡­ that only covers the members of your organization! You are presently bringing a bunch of unrted people with you. My brothers and I have no obligation to fight to the death for these people! ¡°Those people are not part of the contract for protection! If you do this, we can regard your actions as a breach of contract!¡± Hans sucked in a breath. Although Randall was using sophistry to insist that his opinions were just, Hans had to admit that those points were hard to refute. However, even if Randall was right and that these mercenaries were not obligated by the contract to protect these civilians¡­ But¡­ how could Hans just toss these people aside? As volunteers of the peace organization, the reason they came to Africa was to save people. Considering how much of an idealists these bunch of people were, how would they be willing to toss those civilians aside? That wouldpletely go against the beliefs of Hans and his group. ¡°I had already discussed this with Mr Schneider earlier and he agreed with me,¡± Randall added bluntly. Fury lit up within Hans¡¯ eyes. Schneider was the special liaisons officer sent by UN Peacekeeping, he was not a member of their peace organization. It would be more urate tobel him as a bureaucrat. Thus, it was only natural that he would not be as altruistic as Hans and his group. However, there was an issue. From a ranking point of view, Schneider was above Hans. Although everyone usually listened to Hans¡¯mands, if Schneider were to insist on supporting Randall, Hans would find it difficult to stop him. Hans turned around and saw the American fellow who was skulking in the distance. Schneider who was standing beside one of the vehicles saw Hans looking at him and he seemingly flinched. ¡°Mr Schneider!¡± Hans uttered in a hushed tone. ¡°Pleasee over here!¡± After the American fellow made his way over, Hans stared at him and said, ¡°Just now, Mr Randall and I had a little discussion about something. ording to him, you had given your permission for it?¡± There was a furtive look in Schneider¡¯s face and he shook his head before saying, ¡°Hans, we need to be responsible for the safety of the organization members. As for the others, they are the people of Kombia and not within our scope of responsibility¡­¡± ¡°If that is how you want to put it, then this peace organization of ours might as well just disband. All the peace organizations affiliated with UN Peacekeeping can disband! Because those people are not within our scope of responsibility!¡± Hans retorted coldly. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m just doing this for everyone¡¯s sake.¡± ¡°You¡¯re just being a coward!¡± Hans did not show any regard for the other party¡¯s reputation. This German man then raised his head up high and stared at Randall. He said, ¡°I¡¯m now formally informing you, I will not give up on these people!¡± Then, he turned around to look at his own members and asked, ¡°What about you all? What do you think?¡± Winston was the first to open his mouth. ¡°I came to Africa to save people, not to abandon them!¡± ¡°Me too!¡± ¡°Me too!¡± ¡°I will never abandon any of those civilians!¡± ¡°Schneider! You coward! If you want to leave, then you can leave alone! Go swim across the river right now!¡± The other members of the peace organization stood behind Hans. Lin Leyan too, did not hesitate to do the same. Chen Xiaolian observed what was happening and he sighed to himself. They really are a bunch of virtuous¡­ Samaritans. Mm, it¡¯s just that they are too principled. Schneider''s face sank. Under such circumstances, if he were to insist on continuing, then he would only be able to bring the mercenaries with him as he made his escape. However, by doing so, his career would be over after he made it back! Randall¡¯s face revealed that he was feeling very vexed. If he were to abandon Hans and bring only Schneider alone and leave¡­ He could use the terms of the contract as an excuse for his actions. However, if Hans and his team were all killed here after Randall made his way back¡­ Randall was very clear that his mercenarypany would never let him off the hook! This would be a huge scandal and a failed business! Once such a huge incident had erupted, his mercenarypany could forget about getting any more contracts from any organizations affiliated to UN Peacekeeping! When that happened¡­ Randall knew well enough that the head of his mercenarypany would personally put a bullet through his head! ¡°Fine! You¡¯re the boss, we¡¯ll follow your orders.¡± Randall took a deep breath and exhaled before casting a fierce stare at Hans. After saying that, Randall stared intently at the African minister and sneered. ¡°You say that the pier had boats, right? Let¡¯s hope you¡¯re right! Otherwise, I will personally throw you down the river!¡± Fuming, Randall then led several of his mercenaries away. Hans looked at Schneider and asked, ¡°What about you, Mr?¡± ¡°I¡­ I respect everyone¡¯s opinion.¡± Schneider sighed. Hans appeared very resolute. However, he inwardly sighed in relief. Then, he pped his hands and said, ¡°All right, now! Inform everyone the time for rest is over! We¡¯ll be moving immediately!¡± He turned to the African minister and said, ¡°You will be sitting in our leading vehicle and lead the way!¡± ¡°Ok, ok! No problem!¡± Everyone then dispersed and went on with their tasks. Suddenly, Hans pulled Chen Xiaolian to his side. ¡°What is it?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian who looked at the German fellow. ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know if my decision is right or wrong. But at this moment, I need to follow my beliefs and my heart.¡± Hans shook his head and there was fear on his face. ¡°Chen¡­ I know that you are a very powerful person. So, I¡¯m begging you¡­ I beg you¡­ if, I¡¯m saying if we meet any danger on the way; please don¡¯t just stand by the side, please?¡± ¡°I¡¯m just one man,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°I know that! I¡¯m just asking you to do your best.¡± Hans whispered. ¡°For God¡¯s sake, all right? If anything dangerous happens, if you can save one more life, then save one more life, all right?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Hans. He looked at the German fellow whose eyes had turned red. ¡°Although I do not believe in that God you are talking about¡­ all right, I promise to do what you asked.¡± ¡­ Hans was making a huge gamble. He was cing all his hopes on the information provided by the African minister, hoping that it proved to be true. When their vehicles turned back, a burst of riots erupted from the group of people. Hans and his other team members came forth to earnestly exin things to them. As for Randall and his mercenaries, they sat inside another pickup truck and watched on the side-lines. There was a sneer on Randall¡¯s face as he watched what was happening. When he noticed Chen Xiaolian observing him, Randall acted in an overbearing manner. He faced Chen Xiaolian and made a throat cutting gesture with his hand. Chen Xiaolian was in no mood to pay attention to the madman. It would appear that there was quite a high amount of pressure on the African minister as well. If they arrived at the spot he had mentioned and were unable to find the pier and boats that he had mentioned, then they would certainly tear him to pieces! Along the way, that fellow could be seen praying all the time. ¡­ It would seem that they were in luck! After riding on the vehicles through a jungle for nearly one hour, they arrived at a riverbank. At the end of a dirt road was surprisingly a pier! Although it appeared somewhat dpidated, it was still a pier! Its wooden boards were old, its iron fences rusty and several iplete buildings served as a warehouse. Seeing the pier caused everyone to cheer joyfully. That was particrly true after seeing several boats tied beside the pier! It was simr to the small ferryboats that Chen Xiaolian had seen before in China. The size of the boats was not big and each boat could only carry no more than 10 people. Seeing that dashed Hans and the others¡¯ hopes of ferrying their vehicles across the river. Fortunately, there were many boats. There were at least seven to eight boats tied to the pier and were enough for their group that had 60 people. Although the boats appeared old, they were no leaks and their shape was more or less intact. Seeing that reignited everyone¡¯s hopes! Hans brought several people with him to check on the pier. Lin Leyan strode forward and followed them while Chen Xiaolian leisurely followed. Although Winston had one arm on a sling, he was the first to jump onto one of the boats. He quickly went to check the propeller and the rudder. The Australian youngster became overjoyed and he excitedly said, ¡°The boat is in good shape! God bless us!¡± A cheering shout came from the shore. Hans jumped onto another boat. After this detailed middle-aged man inspected the boat however, his originally joyful expression sank! Chen Xiaolian had noticed the German fellow standing in a stunned manner there. His body had clearly turned stiff and his face had turned extremely ugly to behold! ¡°What happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian sensed that something was wrong. So, he walked over and asked Hans in a hushed tone. Cold sweat emerged from Hans¡¯ forehead and he answered, ¡°The boats¡­ there is a problem with the boats!¡± ¡°The boats are damaged?¡± Chen Xiaolian was puzzled and he frowned. He turned around and inspected with his eyes and saw that there was nothing wrong with the boat. ¡°No, it¡¯s not the boat that¡¯s damaged.¡± Hans suddenly sighed out. ¡°We made a mistake!¡± ¡°What is going on?¡± Hans shook his head and suddenly shouted, ¡°Winston! Hurry, get that pickup truck and drive it over. Try to put it as close to the riverbank as possible! Go! Find two other people to help you!¡± After saying that, Hans took a deep breath and continued, ¡°Suck up the fuel in the fuel tank!¡± Winston who had been ted earlier heard Hans¡¯ order and a look of realization dawned upon him. Then, this Australian youngster¡¯s face fell into a depressed state. Chen Xiaolian looked at Hans and asked, ¡°What is going on here?¡± ¡°These boats are¡­ diesel engines!¡± Hans face was gloomy as he continued, ¡°The fuel that we brought with us are mostly gasoline! Only one of our pickup trucks have diesel engine. Its fuel tank should still have some diesel in it. But, even if we do extract all of it out, there won¡¯t be much.¡± Hans gritted his teeth and looked at the boats stationed at the river. Then, he suddenly mmed his palm on the fence. ¡°Get two people to go search inside the warehouse! See if you can find anything. See if there are any leftover fuel! Hurry! Hurry! Move it!¡± Hans shouted loudly and led several people toward the dpidated warehouse by the riverbank. Chen Xiaolian stood on the pier. He had understood the problem. Diesel engines. It¡¯s diesel engines! The vehicles they rode on mostly had gasoline engines, thus their group had stocked up on gasoline as spare fuel, not diesel. Diesel engines could not use gasoline as fuel. Because diesel engines and gasoline engines worked differently. Diesel engines depended onpression for ignition while gasoline engines depended on spark plugs for ignition. Although they were both ssified as fuel, putting gasoline into diesel engines would do nothing. This was truly a huge own goal! Chapter 360 Do Your Best

Chapter 360 Do Your Best

GOR Chapter 360 Do Your Best Roddy was feeling somewhat worried. It had only been a few days but the rtionship between Yu Jiajia and the yoga-training woman next door had progressed at an rming rate. At night, Yu Jiajia had run over to the yoga studio and did yoga with the woman surnamed Ye. After she was done, she came back and dragged him out with her. She had imed that she wanted to eat supper and that she wanted to bring that yoga-training woman together to enjoy the signature supper in Nanjing. Roddy pulled a face. That yoga-training woman is indeed not a local. But, you are also not a local oi! Thus, she decided to drag Roddy who was a local to guide them. Roddy did not feel like going. Truth be told, even men have their own sixth sense. For the past few days, Roddy had sensed that the yoga-training woman would asionally throw furtive nces at him. Roddy attempted to hide away. This Young Master Roddy was not a young child after all. He had fairly good looks and his family situation was very good. In school, many of the female students would look at him in a good light. Every year during Valentine¡¯s Day, he would receive quite a number of love letters from the female students. But Roddy was presently not interested in these. There was already someone in his heart. However, there was a problem. Before leaving, Chen Xiaolian had asked him to keep an eye on Yu Jiajia! Thus, Roddy had no choice but to follow them. Even so, his wariness toward the yoga-training woman was as high as high can be. After asking around, he found that Xia Xiaolei was unwilling to go with them as well. This kid had recently gotten addicted to an online game and was more willing to spend that time wasting his time sitting in front of theputer. As for Da Gang, he too shook his head. And with that, there was no way out for Roddy. Roddy then took the two females out for a round of supper. He brought them for duck blood and vermicelli soup, roasted crayfish and the likes. The problem was, Yu Jiajia and that yoga chick were not light eaters. That was especially true for Yu Jiajia. Perhaps it was because she had finally managed to escape from Father Qiao¡¯s subordinates, thus she decided to let go and indulge herself far too much. They spent most of the night on ¡®supper¡¯ and even drank two bottles of beer. Her little face was flushed red and her voice grew louder. There were a few youngsters seated on the table beside them and they had nced over at them a few times ¨C these two young women had an appearance that could hook the eyes. There was no need to exin much about Yu Jiajia. She was the standard little beauty. Add a little makeup to her face and she was pretty much a nymph. Her face and body were the type usually seen on the covers of magazines. And then there was the yoga-training young woman. Could the body of someone who practiced yoga be bad? Perky breasts, shapely buttocks and well-proportioned body. Although her face was rather average, she was still someone with a graceful body and elegant temperament. Seeing how the increasing number of young men around them and the looks of eagerness in their faces, Roddy decided to attempt to avert any possible issue. He dragged the two young women with him, paid the bill and led them out. However, it would appear that Yu Jiajia had not had enough fun. ¡°Let¡¯s go for karaoke!¡± Roddy felt like giving her a beating! ¡°All right! It¡¯s still early after all. The night life is just starting!¡± Nicole deliberately smiled and stirred her on. Roddy frowned. However, Yu Jiajia did not bother to wait for him to reject the idea. She simply said, ¡°If you don¡¯t want to go, then you can go back first. We¡¯ll go ourselves!¡± You¡¯ll go by yourselves? Roddy rolled his eyes. As if! Fine, I¡¯ll follow! They went to a spot that had karaoke and got a private room to continue their happy time. Roddy was in no mood to sing. He just got himself a bottle of beer and slowly drank. To his surprise, Yu Jiajia was quite a good singer. It would appear that she had singing lessons before. Her singing was ordered and measuredly, her voice vigorous and filled with emotions, effortlessly hitting high notes. Yu Jiajia sang three songs in session before cing down the microphone to drink a cup of beer. After exhaling, she looked around the room and said, ¡°Eh? Where did little Ye go to?¡± Roddy didn¡¯t quite care and hezily replied, ¡°I think she went to the washroom.¡± ¡°It¡¯s been so long, why is she not back yet? I¡¯ll go check.¡± Yu Jiajia got up and Roddy followed suit. Yu Jiajia turned around to look at Roddy and said, ¡°Are you going to follow me even when I¡¯m going to the washroom? I suddenly realized that you¡¯ve been following me for the past two days¡­ did he ask you to keep an eye on me before leaving?¡± Roddy directed his gaze at his toes and did not say anything. ¡°If you want to follow, then follow.¡± Yu Jiajia then swaggered her way out. Roddy followed her to the entrance of the washroom. There, he saw a few people. The yoga-training woman was trapped within the encirclement of men. ncing at them, Roddy saw that they were young men who had too much to drink. They wereughing at themselves and were simply looking for trouble. The one leading them had his one hand on the wall and he put on what he believed to be a very dashing look. Roddy was able to recognize them. They were the ones who had sat on the table beside them when they went for supper. There was no need to further describe what this was about. It was pretty much the drama scene of some drunks harassing young women. Roddy sighed. Oh well. He could forget about going back early to sleep. Looking at this situation, it would appear that he might even need to go visit the police station. As he was considering the situation, Nicole noticed Roddy¡¯s arrival. A peculiar spark shed within her eyes. A standard scream of a panicked girl rang out. ¡°What are you doing! You scoundrel!¡± Pa! The man who was ready to ¡®profess his love¡¯ received a p to his face! He was unable to move away from the iing p ¨C hey, this is a p from a Floating Angel, mate. Can an ordinary human hope to escape this p? Receiving the p, the man staggered two steps backward. His face contorted and he swore out while rolling up his sleeves. Roddy stepped in. Stepping forward, he made his way through the crowd and grabbed the man¡¯s wrist. Then, he turned around to look at Yu Jiajia and Nicole. ¡°Don¡¯t stay too close.¡± ¡­ The ones here were but a few small fries and Roddy only needed to flex a little to deal with them. Five to six of them were lying on the corridor but the personnel of that ce had already called up the police. However, when Roddy raised his head and looked around¡­ crap! The two girls are gone! ¡­ Nicole pulled Yu Jiajia with her and they ran out of the corridor. Yu Jiajia was feeling rather confused. After they reached the hall outside of the karaoke establishment, a night breeze hit her and she sobered up. ¡°We left Roddy! What do we do?¡± Nicoleughed and said, ¡°He is very good at fighting. Bying out first, he¡¯ll find it more convenient to fight.¡± Yu Jiajia had too much to drink to night and was feeling muddleheaded. She kept getting the feeling that there was something wrong with what Nicole had just said. However, in the spur of the moment, her mind was unable to figure out what that was. ¡°No, we cannot abandon him.¡± Yu Jiajia subconsciously said. ¡°If so, let¡¯s call the police.¡± Nicole smiled. Yu Jiajia quickly reached for her mobile phone. However, after turning around, her vision suddenly turned dark and she fainted. There was a needle in between Nicole¡¯s fingers and she pulled it out of Yu Jiajia¡¯s neck and kept it. After that, she propped Yu Jiajia up and brought her to the side of the street. There, she gged down a cab. After getting on the cab, the cab driver asked them, ¡°Where to?¡± Nicole casually gave him a certain ce. After the cab had moved, she turned around and saw that a ck car was following them. Nicole nced at Yu Jiajia who was lying beside her. She chuckled to herself: You¡¯re not just an ordinary person, are you? The cab reached a quiet and secluded spot and came to a halt. The driver looked at how dark the surroundings were and he asked, ¡°Lady, are you sure this is it?¡± Nicole turned around and saw that the MPV was stopped at an intersection behind them. She casually paid for the cab fare and carried Yu Jiajia out with her. After the cab left, Nicole carried Yu Jiajia to a closed shop by the street. They sat down on the stairs of the shop and she smiled as she gazed into the distance. Several men in ck suits jumped out from the MPV. One, two, three, four¡­ A total of six men. Nicole narrowed her eyes. These men were clearly not ordinary people. One nce was sufficient for her to tell that they had all received professional training. She was able to tell simply from the way they were walking. They quickly approached. The did not utter any nonsensical words and two of them stepped forward in an attempt to block Nicole. As for the remaining fellows, their target was: Yu Jiajia. Their boss had given them clear orders: Follow Miss Yu Jiajia and monitor her closely. Once an opportunity arose, move immediately to save her! What was that ¡®opportunity¡¯? Their boss had given them two photos. Those were the photos of two young men that they must not provoke. As long as those two were beside Miss Yu, they must only keep an eye on her and not take any action. This moment was the ¡®opportunity¡¯ that they were waiting for! Of the two fellows in the photos, one had not been seen in a few days while the other one was presently not around! If not now, then when? As for this young woman¡­ in the eyes of those professionals in ck suits, she was just a fluffy little white rabbit. The leader of the men stepped forward and attempted to restrain Nicole. There was a rather polite smile on his face as he spoke, ¡°Young Miss, this matter has nothing to do with you. Don¡¯t resist, we are not here to hurt yo¡­ hgyaaaa!!!¡± Before he could finish what he was saying, the fluffy white rabbit transformed into a tyrannical dragon! Nicole reached out with her hand and gripped the men in ck¡¯s wrist. Just a little bit of force from her caused the man to feel an unbelievable amount of pain and he went down to his knees. Nicole then kicked out and he screamed out miserably as his body was sent rolling away. His head mmed into a fire hydrant by the street. Without so much as a grunt, he fainted. The other men in ck suits were stunned. However, they were professionals. They moved in concert and each of them pulled out a short stick from their bosoms. With a flick of their hands, the short sticks extended and became longer. Copsible batons? Nicoleughed. ¡°Don¡¯t you have guns?¡± asked Nicole as she used her slender fingers to point at several of the fellows standing opposite of her. ¡°We just want to take Miss Yu with us,¡± one of the men in ck said in a low and hoarse voice. Nicole sighed and said, ¡°Let¡¯s fight. You can talk after you win.¡± Win? Was that possible? The answer was obvious. ¡­ As Nicole was knocking down all the men that Father Qiao sent out¡­. At that same moment, Roddy was so anxious he felt like tearing the entire karaoke room down! One of the men he beat up nearly had his wrist broken and he screamed out in a mournful voice, ¡°It¡¯s really not us! We did not take them away! All of us are right here!¡± Roddy believed him. He checked each room. Finally, after rushing to the hall, he found out that the two women had run out just now. There was no one with them. They had run off by themselves. Roddy was so furious he nearly spat blood. However, just as he was about to go look for them, the police arrived. ¡°Are you the one fighting here?¡± The police officers stared at Roddy. The staff member of the karaoke establishment immediately pointed at Roddy and said, ¡°That¡¯s him. There are some more inside.¡± Roddy took a deep breath. After thinking about it, he did not attempt to run away. ¡°Can I make a call?¡± Roddy looked at the police officer. The police officer was clearly experienced in this matter. After hesitating for only a bit, he nodded. ¡­ Roddy¡¯s first call was to Yu Jiajia. However, Yu Jiajia was presently sleeping on the stairs of the closed shop, her head tilted as she drooled. She was unable to wake up no matter how long her mobile phone had rung. Beside her, Nicole¡¯s feet was stepping on one of the men in ck¡¯s head. She said, ¡°You don¡¯t want to say it out? That¡¯s fine, I have my ways.¡± Nicole produced an oval-shaped pill and stuffed it into the man in ck¡¯s mouth. It was a medicinal substance produced by the system used for interrogation. The subject would answer whatever question he received. A few minutester, Nicole acquired the answer to her question. ¡°Qiao Yifeng?¡± Nicole looked at the men lying on the ground and turned back to look at Yu Jiajia. There was a serious expression on her face. ¡°To think it would be them¡­ Chen Xiaolian, just who did you end up provoking¡­¡± She then walked over to retrieve Yu Jiajia¡¯s phone and used it to call up Roddy. Roddy was in the police station giving his statement. When he received the call, Roddy nearly cursed out. ¡°Where did you go?¡± ¡°When men are fighting, of course we women have to run away! What? Were you hoping for us to cheer you on?¡± Roddy restrained himself and asked, ¡°Where are you now?¡± ¡°In the car. We¡¯re getting ready to go back,¡± said Nicole in a morally righteous tone. ¡°Where are you?¡± ¡°The police station.¡± ¡°Oh? Then, should we head home first?¡± ¡°¡­e here first.¡± Roddy sighed. ¡°You are also involved in this. Come here to give your testimony and I will be able to leave.¡± ¡°So troublesome! Wait there!¡± The call was cut off. Roddy was so pissed he nearly crushed his own mobile phone. He came to realize that the yoga-training woman, the one known as little Ye seemed to exists solely to trouble him. After ending the call, Nicole restrained herself from smiling. Her eyes flickered. This Roddy is still that funny. However, when her eyes gazed over to Yu Jiajia, her eyes narrowed. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s men? This girl is not simple at all. As a Floating Angel from Zero City, Nicole was quite familiar with the name Qiao Yifeng! ¡­ While Roddy was giving his statement in the police station, Chen Xiaolian was rowing. They weren¡¯t quitepletely out of luck. Hans and his team found an oil barrel in the dpidated warehouse beside the pier. Inside the barrel was some diesel. Obviously, the soldiers that Zayad had stationed here had run off in haste and did not take many items away with them. However, when Hans walked out from the warehouse, his face was ugly to behold to the extreme. He evenshed out with a savage kick at the door of the warehouse! Back in the warehouse, he had personally seen some of the goods that the soldiers failed to take away with them. The packages had the UN Peacekeepingbel on them! They were the material aid that UN Peacekeeping had provided! This warehouse¡­ ording to the African minister, this was the ce used by Zayad to smuggle and sell goods. Zayad, that bastard! He took the supplies and materials provided by UN Peacekeeping and sold them! He thought of how he and his colleagues had toe all the way to Africa, how they had to struggle to raise funds for the material aid, supplies, food, clothing and medical supplies and send them here. They did so while holding onto the virtuous belief that they were helping the suffering people here. However, those items were privately taken away by the dictator and sold! Hans was of the opinion that Zayad should be tried! Naturally, he did not know that Zayad was already dead. Hans was generally a pacifist who was strongly opposed to the death penalty. But if Zayad were to appear before Hans now, the German fellow had no confidence that he could stop himself from pulling out his gun to shoot Zayad. There was not much diesel. After distributing it to nearly ten boats, the amount for each would be even less. Making the calctions, they found that it was impossible to reach the border of Congo by use of diesel alone. Hans and his team quickly pulled out the map to make ns. After racking their brains, they were able toe up with a somewhat feasible n. The flow of the river differed; some ces had a sufficient enough difference in the riverbed height, causing a better rate of flow. Some ces however, had a very low rate of flow. Those ces could be utilized. The n that Hans and his team came up with was to not use the engine on the boats at ces where there was a good rate of flow. Everyone woulde together to row the boat and save up on the diesel fuel. Only in ces where the river was barely flowing would they consider using the engines. This approach would allow them to save up on some fuel ¨C although it would not be enough, at least it would allow them to travel farther. Putting more distance between them and Kabuka meant having a better degree of safety. Chen Xiaolian did not participate in their discussions and nning. He simply stood beside them and looked on nonchntly. During boarding time, the people were free to choose which boats they wanted to board. At that moment, theplexity of human nature reared its head. There was a need to row the boat, something that ced physical strength to the test. Thus, some of the people with stronger bodies would naturally band together as a team. Some elderly and weak would be avoided. Randall and his mercenaries got on one same boat. They had also epted the officer from UN, Schneider and three other able-bodied youngsters. They then rejected others from getting on their boat. The other refugees revealed the despicable nature of humans. The young and strong became popr while the elderly and weak became existences to be avoided. Hans quickly came to find out about what was happening. He swiftly made the decision to split up his organization members into each of the boats. He sent several of the young and strong into some of the boats to bnce the gap in strength between the boats as much as possible. Even so, there was no way to care for all of them. Chen Xiaolian who was standing beside crossed his arms and sneered. He felt that Hans was being too soft. At a time like this, if Chen Xiaolian was the one in charge, he would use force to suppress and split the young and strong! Those who were unwilling will be beaten until they do! If they continue to be unwilling, then kick them out! However, Hans and his team did not choose to do something as strict as that. Even Chen Xiaolian became someone that the refugees avoided. It was due to his appearance. He was somewhat too lean looking and did not appear too mature¡­ A nce would tell them that this was a weak young boy. Thus, the other refugees refused to sit in the same boat as him. That was especially true of those young and able-bodied refugees. Chen Xiaolian ignored them. He picked a boat and cleaned it up. When he raised his head, he saw Lin Leyaning over with a paddle in tow. ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± Lin Leyan said in a straightforward manner. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head without saying anything. To his surprise, someone else came as well. The first was the African minister. The minister had a very fat body figure. One nce was sufficient for them to tell that he was not someone who could work. His body was too heavy and while he was not an elderly, he was not exactly young. In terms ofbour strength ¨C he became one of those that were shirked. Here, no one cared about his status as ¡®Kombia¡¯s Deputy Minister of Transportation¡¯. In addition to the African minister was another familiar face. That¡­ Caucasian woman had also gingerly approached. She did note alone. There was an African whose body shape was simr to the African minister beside her. Chen Xiaolian judged that this was her financial backer. The Caucasian woman did not have a great constitution and also belonged to the shirked group of people. As for her financial backer, he was even fatter than the African minister. Naturally, he was avoided as well. Seeing that there were vacant spots on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s boat, they came over with a somewhat shameful look on their faces. The Caucasian woman begged in a low tone, ¡°Mr, please take us as well!¡± ¡°Please!¡± The financial backer said in a low tone as well. ¡°I can give you money!¡± After saying that, he took off a gold chain from his wrist and said, ¡°If you take me, this will be yours!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave him a nce. He suddenly smiled and reached out with his hand to ept the gold chain, which he then tossed over to Lin Leyan. ¡°Take it! I helped your organization get some donation, keep it.¡± Then, he picked up two paddles and handed it to the Caucasian woman and the financial backer respectively. ¡°You know how to row, right? I have no other request, row a little or row a lot¡­ do your best, just do your best. But if anyone tries to bezy, I will throw that person into the river.¡± Chapter 361 Show Of Loyalty

Chapter 361 Show Of Loyalty

GOR Chapter 361 Show Of Loyalty Rowing a boat on a river in the continent of Africa in the middle of the night ¨C this was definitely a first for Chen Xiaolian. Objectively speaking, Chen Xiaolian did not feel too burdened. Perhaps the words he said earlier were effective. The African minister, the Caucasian woman and the financial backer did not loaf about. They held onto the paddles and rowed with all their might. The waters in this part of the river flowed at quite a fast rate and their group were able to move the boats even without the use of the engines, allowing them to save up on some diesel. Despite the help from the flow of water from the river, their fleet of boats began pulling apart in terms of distance. The people on each boat were different after all. The difference between the boats with the strong and the weak gradually became evident. Despite being fatsos, both the African minister and the African financial backer worked hard. Even the Caucasian woman was hard at work ¨C considering her identity, she had no qualifications to ask anything either. Chen Xiaolian did notice a certain detail. When they were boarding the boats, Hans¡¯ team had distributed the diesel. During that time, Winston, that youngster from Australia had secretly given Chen Xiaolian¡¯s boat a little more diesel. That was favouritism. Even so, from what Chen Xiaolian could see, that act of favouritism from Winston was likely only partly because he had saved them before. The other part was for the sake of Lin Leyan. He could see the way the Australian youngster looked at Lin Leyan; it was a passionate look. Chen Xiaolian good naturedly invited the Australian youngster to board his boat in order to repay him¡­ Chen Xiaolian knew, among all the boats, his was most likely the safest one. However, Winston politely declined his offer. He pointed at the people on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s boat before pointing at his sling arm. The meaning behind his action was: this boat of yours has fat people and women. I am already injured, no need for me to go and increase the burden on you. This fellow is a kind person. Chen Xiaolian thought to himself. Truth was, Chen Xiaolian had hid the fact that he had a small barrel of diesel in his Storage Watch. However, there wasn¡¯t too much of it. He had read up some of the information on Africa from the Inte beforeing over. Realizing that Africa was a ce thatcked energy sources, he had prepared a small barrel for emergencies. Still, Chen Xiaolian was no saint. There was no way he would pull out the diesel and share it with the others. Even if he were to use that small barrel¡¯s worth of diesel on his own boat, they still might not be able to make it to the border. Thus, he had no interest in bing some saintly figure. Not to mention, witnessing the selfish actions from those people in the pier only further convinced him not to share it. Lin Leyan was also rowing as hard as she could. However, it was clear as day that she was gradually getting exhausted. The frequency at which her arms were moving up and down was falling and her breath was bing moreboured as drops of sweat trickled down her nose. Chen Xiaolian silently rowed the paddle. He was neither too fast nor too slow and simply maintained a certain speed without revealing anything. His boat remained slightly behind the middle position among the fleet of boats. At any rate, he was satisfied at not being thest. That was how they spent their night. When the sky began to turn bright, Hans who was at the foremost boat whistled, indicating to everyone that it was time to stop and rest. Everyone on the boats was already exhausted and was at the brink of copsing. However, due to their critical situation, they were able to pull out more strength than normal. Now that they were suddenly stopping to rest, their atmosphere turned rxed. Chen Xiaolian frowned and regarded their surroundings. There were clumps of weed and bushes everywhere. When their fleet were resting, Hans did not lower his guard. He had Randall lead his mercenaries to the riverbank and use their guns to check the bushes just in case. God knows if a group of lions or jackals were lurking behind those bushes. Hans announced that they would be resting for half an hour. Chen Xiaolian observed how close to copsing everyone was and suspected that the half an hour was far from sufficient. His boat was among thest to reach the bank. After reaching the riverbank, the other refugees simply sprawled themselves on the grassy bank as they gasped for breath, seizing this precious time to recover their strength. Randall and several of his mercenaries who were some distance away dispersed. He had a tuft of grass in his mouth as he coldly nced at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian ignored him. Chen Xiaolian supported Lin Leyan whose legs had gone soft onto the riverbank. Lin Leyan then sat down. Suddenly, her stomach growled a few times and she nced at Chen Xiaolian in embarrassment. ¡°Hungry?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°I¡¯m still all right.¡± How could she be all right? Chen Xiaolian knew that this young woman was unwilling to tell the truth. Since yesterday night, she had been working, then rushing and exerting physical strength until now without resting¡­ Chen Xiaolian also suspected that she may not had eaten anything for dinner yesterday night. Food¡­ their group had it. However, it was not much! There was a limit to how much each boat could carry. After taking the people, there was not much space left for other items. After making some calctions, Hans and his team decided to leave behind some medical supplies, weapons, ammunition and food¡­ they had to carry only some. The journey should only take around two to three days ¨C if everything went well, taking a little less food won¡¯t kill them. Chen Xiaolian picked up a backpack that came out of who knows where and ced it on the ground. Then, he retrieved something from it¡­ Although his hand was inserted into the backpack, he had retrieved the item from his Storage Watch. Lin Leyan stared with widened eyes as Chen Xiaolian pulled out an alcohol stove from his backpack, as though he was performing a magic trick. ¡°Where did you get this?¡± Lin Leyan gulped and said, ¡°I don¡¯t remember seeing you taking this backpack with you when we were leaving the city.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and replied, ¡°I found it in the warehouse by the pier.¡± Strange! Lin Leyan secretly pulled a face. The alcohol stove was one thing. However, he also produced several pieces of solid alcohol fuel. And thebel on the fuel package had Chinese characters! How could he had found those things in the warehouse? There were too many miraculous and shocking things about Chen Xiaolian that Lin Leyan was simply unable to forward any questions ¨C also, she was on the brink of copsing. Thus, she was in no mood to be curious. She watched as Chen Xiaolian poured mineral water into the pot ced atop the alcohol stove. Lin Leyan asked, ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°Cooking something hot to drink,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°We¡­ we won¡¯t have enough time I think. They said we only have half an hour.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed to their surroundings and at those refugees who were sprawled on the ground, gasping for breath. ¡°Look at them. Do you think they will be able to get back up and continue onward in half an hour?¡± Lin Leyan stayed silent. Chen Xiaolian poured in a small packet¡¯s worth of beef jerky into the boiling water and a fragrant smell instantly rose up into the air, causing the surrounding people¡¯s eyes to turn red. Chen Xiaolian was in no mood to care about that. He snapped a branch and stripped off the branch¡¯s bark. Then, he used it to stir the pot. After that, he clipped a piece of the jerky and stuffed it into his mouth. The taste was not exactly good, however¡­ when the stomach was hungry, it was hard to be picky about it. ¡°Eat some?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and handed the pair of split branches to Lin Leyan. He saw that the young woman¡¯s eyes were already red and the tears within her eyes seemed to be spinning as she stared at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian picked out most of the beef jerky and gave it to Lin Leyan. He watched as the young woman ate heartily and smiled. Lin Leyan ate quite a number of them in quick session. It was only after most of them had gone into her belly did she flush and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me. If you can eat more, then eat more.¡± ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°Do you think I would becking food?¡± Chen Xiaolian winked and deliberately patted his old looking backpack. Oh, well. This fellow is simply too mysterious. There is no way I can assess him usingmon sense. After taking two mouthfuls of the beef soup, she put down the pot and said, ¡°You should drink some as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian picked it up and drank two mouthfuls as well. He then turned to see the Caucasian woman sitting beside them. She swallowed her saliva and was unable to stop herself from ncing over. The sight of the African minister was even more unbearable. His saliva was about to reach his stomach. Chen Xiaolian smiled and handed the pot over to them. ¡°Share it equally among the three of you. No one is allowed to drink more. Ladies first!¡± The Caucasian woman looked at the pot and tears nearly flowed out from her eyes. After epting the pot, she hastily began pouring the soup into her mouth. Thankfully, she had kept Chen Xiaolian¡¯s warning in mind. After gulping down a few mouthfuls, she forced back the feelings of reluctance within her heart and passed the pot over to the African financial backer who was beside her. The African financial backer epted the pot¡­ this fellow was someone with quite the status in Kabuka. He was one of those who could enjoy steak and French wine in high-ss dining establishments ¨C although this could not be considered as anything great within China, in Africa, this was an incredible status. He could be considered a highly noble person! At present, this African financial backer held onto the pot containing beef soup and he wept to himself. Since when did he be a person who could be moved just because he was able to drink beef soup? Not to mention, it was something made using beef jerky. Back in his home, this was something that he would set aside for his gardener. Then came the African minister¡¯s turn. This fellow¡¯s reaction was not much differentpared to the African financial backer. It was at that moment that a hand suddenly reached out to press on his shoulder. The African minister raised his head and saw three to four young and strong looking African men standing before him. One of them wore short-sleeved shirt, which revealed his bulging muscles. ¡°Share some with us.¡± The muscr African coldly looked at the African minister. The African minister became enraged! If someone had dared to talk to him in such a manner back when he was a minister in Kabuka, he would have had his guards drag them out to feed the dogs! But now¡­ he looked at hispanions and gripped the pot in reluctance. ¡°What is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up just in time. Those few African men appeared very strong. Even the shortest among them was a notch higher than Chen Xiaolian. They were simply on two different levels. ¡°We just want to barter for some food,¡± said the muscr African with a fake smile. ¡°Barter?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°We can give you money.¡± The muscr young man pulled out a stack of cash that was strangely coloured from his pocket. Chen Xiaolian observed that¡­ those were Kombian money. But now that Zayad had been toppled, the only worth left for that stack of cash was for him to wipe his ass with it. Even if Zayad was still in power, the purchasing power of the Kombian currency was only about the same as that of the Zimbabwean coins. Chen Xiaolian coldly regarded them and said, ¡°I¡¯m not going to waste time talking nonsense with you. My food is not for others.¡± The smile on the muscr African man¡¯s face instantly disappeared ¨C it was just a fa?ade after all. He then walked over with a savage expression. ¡°What did you say? Are you insulting me?¡± He was deliberately putting on an act of provocation. Chen Xiaolian looked around. Some of the other refugees were seated on the ground and they coldly looked over with seemingly numb expressions on their faces. None of them said anything¡­ in fact, some were even staring intently at Chen Xiaolian with tiger like eyes. Chen Xiaolian estimated that if these few African fellows could sessfully rob him, those other people would rush over to loot him! He could already notice that some of them were gazing at the backpack that he ced down the ground with peculiar expressions. Back then, some of the people had noticed Chen Xiaolian pulling out the beef jerky from the backpack. ¡°If you think it¡¯s an insult, then it¡¯s an insult,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a smile. The muscr African discarded all pretences and threw a punch forward! Then¡­ His body was immediately sent flying. Chen Xiaolian had only used a kick to send him flying and he fell headfirst into the river. Another two fellows had wanted to charge forward. By then however, Chen Xiaolian had pulled out a gun, which he used to aim at them! Golden Desert Eagle! That was Zayad Jr.¡¯s gun. The two fellows gaped as they stared at Chen Xiaolian before quickly raising up their arms. Hans had made a very smart move¡­ he did not distribute any weapons to the refugees! That was a wless decision on his part. Because¡­ under such circumstances, it was very easy for humans to be beasts! Once those refugees got hold of guns¡­ then Hans and the other members of the peace organization might fall into danger. ¡°Just scram and don¡¯t appear before me again,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he dismissed the two African men. The two men fled with their tails between their legs. As for the one who fell into the river, he managed to swim back and climb up the riverbank ¨C somewhere farther away. He coughed out violently before wobbling away. The African minister gulped as he stared at the golden Desert Eagle that Chen Xiaolian was holding! Naturally, he could recognize that gun! The expression that the African minister used to look at Chen Xiaolian¡­ became somewhat different. This incident however, caused Chen Xiaolian to discard whatever vestiges of mercy he felt toward these refugees. He made up his mind. In the event of an emergency, he would not waste any effort to save these people. The one he wanted to protect was Lin Leyan. Hans and his team members¡­ he would also do his best to protect them. But these refugees¡­ Chen Xiaolian had no interest to do anything for them. As for Randall and his men¡­ if they ever fell into the river, not throwing bricks at them would already be an act of magnanimity on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s part. Although it was said that they would only rest for half an hour, they ended up using one whole hour. Hans led the others to rouse the refugees to continue. Hans himself was terribly exhausted. Chen Xiaolian looked at the German fellow¡¯s face and those bloodshot eyes. Sighing, he walked over and shoved an energy bar into his hand. ¡°Get some strength back. You¡¯ll need this!¡± Hans gratefully looked at Chen Xiaolian. A few minutester however, Chen Xiaolian regretted it. Because he saw Hans tore the energy bar, taking only a small bite himself before giving the rest to some refugee women and children. A man who¡¯s too kind for his own good ¨C Chen Xiaolian decided tobel the German fellow as such. If he had been born 1,000 years ago, he would surely have been a typical knight. Chen Xiaolian acknowledged that he would not have been able to do such a thing. Although it was something he admired, it was also something he would shy away from. When Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at hispanions ¨C he saw the African minister licking clean the pot containing the beef soup! Noticing that Chen Xiaolian was looking at him, he put on a sheepish expression and put down the pot. Chen Xiaolian decided to make the pot a ¡®one-time use¡¯ item. ¡°I¡¯ll give it to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the pot and said, ¡°In case we encounter the enemy, wear it on your head and use it as a steel helmet.¡± They continued their journey. This time, Chen Xiaolian had no intention of burdening himself. Although he was still full of energy, Lin Leyan and the others were clearly not. A mere one hour¡¯s worth of rest was far from enough to let them recover. Chen Xiaolian ignored the gazes of the surrounding people and started up the engine. The engine rotors turned and the rumbling sounds caused many people to turn and look at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s boat. Chen Xiaolian calmly checked the engine and kept the paddles away. The other people around him pointed at his boat. Most were probably saying how much of an idiot he was. Using his diesel fuel so early on¡­ was he nning to row all the way to Congoter on? Chen Xiaolian ignored those people and simply enjoyed thefort of the moment. The African minister, the African financial backer and the Caucasian woman had tangled looks on their faces¡­ naturally, they wanted to have afortable time. However, they were worried about what would happenter on¡­ if they were to use up the diesel now, what should be done in theter parts of their journey? ¡°If you¡¯re unwilling, you can disembark and go to another boat. I don¡¯t mind.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not feel like exining and he simply shrugged his shoulders. ¡°I¡¯m willing to follow you!¡± the Caucasian woman was the first to change sides¡­ after witnessing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ability just now, the Caucasian woman had decided to abandon her present reliance ¨C the African financial backer. In fact, if not for the fact that Lin Leyan was there beside Chen Xiaolian¡­ Lin Leyan was also looking at her in a rather hostile manner ¨C this Caucasian woman would have thrown herself at him. Seeing that the number one spot for showing loyalty had been taken, the African minister showed a chagrined expression. However, he loudly shouted, ¡°My friend! I will naturally stand firmly by your side!¡± He had put a very heavy emphasis on the word ¡®friend¡¯ as if to purposely show that the rtionship between them were beyond normal. The African financial backer was silent. He simply cast a nce at the Caucasian woman. This *** ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Chapter 362 Woman’s Intuition

Chapter 362 Woman¡¯s Intuition

GOR Chapter 362 Woman¡¯s Intuition Today, their group had stopped to rest twice. In the afternoon, they reached an area where the river was barely flowing and Hans finally gave the order for them to start their engines, using the propellers to move their boats forward. Sighs of relief apanied this order, as everyone had long since been exhausted. They had barely any more strength left in them and the speed at which they were going had fallen to the lowest possible. After starting up the engines to propel their boats, the speed at which their fleet was moving improved. When night fell, their fleet stopped to rest once again. To everyone¡¯s relief, no rebel soldiers appeared to be pursuing them. Relieved looks were etched on everyone¡¯s face; it was as though they had just made it out of a cmity. Even those whose faces were originally ck now had a more livelier look in their faces. This was what people call hope. Their fleet of boats were stopped on both sides of the riverbank. Hans did not stop them from doing so because this part of the river was rtively narrow. Some parts of one of the sides were unable to amodate the boats. They were allforted to see that the grounds of the riverbank here was moist. This ce should be quite far from any roads. Thus, even if the rebel army did send soldiers to sweep around, they would note to this ce. There were also no grasses here. Thus, there was no need to be too worried about lions or other wild beasts. In the continent of Africa, the grasnds were the territory of the lions. However, it was rare for a pack of lions to operate within the forest. Randall and his men put up a perimeter rm along the east coast before allowing everyone to do as they like. Chen Xiaolian who was at the riverbank fixed up another pot, using it to boil some mineral water to drink¡­ he was not about to drink the dirty water from the river. The surrounding refugees could only watch on helplessly. They had managed to gather dried grass and firewood to start a fire. Unfortunately, theycked water¡­ they were running away and the space in the boats were limited. How were they to bring water with them? They ced worn-out pots on the campfires and poured water from the river inside the pots. Then, those groups of people sat down and just watched. Chen Xiaolian pulled out an energy bar and munched down on it. This time, no one came to trouble him. Chen Xiaolian had deliberately ced the golden Desert Eagle on the ground right next to his hand. Although there were some nearby who looked on with reddened eyes, Chen Xiaolian simply ignored them. He had used the engine to move his boat all this time, leading to the consumption of quite a lot of diesel. However, Lin Leyan had clearly recovered considerably. During the day, she had managed to get some sleep. Although it was just a nap while leaning upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, she did manage to recover somewhat. For dinner, Chen Xiaolian cooked instant noodles and sausages. Lin Leyan was now at the point where she had be unfazed by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s endless magic trick like performance. Due to how tasty the Aged Jar Pickles instant noodles were, she finished up an entire bowl¡¯s worth of it. Chen Xiaolian also gave her a piece of chocte. However, she secretly gave it to the few African children who were staring at them. Chen Xiaolian simply watched and did nothing to stop her. He sighed. The other refugees were also eating dinner. Although they did not bring much food with them, it was at least enough to fill their stomachs. Seeing how Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side had instant noodles and sausages, some of the refugees felt envious. However, after what had happened to those African men in the day, no one dared toe over to ask for food. Even so, when Lin Leyan handed the chocte to the children, someone finally lost their patience. Although they were unable to rob him, some could still resort to intellect¡­ An African woman walked over. Chen Xiaolian was unable to discern the age of African people. However, he felt that this woman was not too old. Additionally¡­ it would appear that she was quite the wealthy person. In Kombia, the method of distinguishing between the poor and rich was very simple. Poor thin and rich fat. For this poor country that had hit the poverty line, that was basically the standard. Chen Xiaolian noted however that although this woman was somewhat fat, her body was considerably well proportioned¡­ it would appear that she had a habit of exercising. Now that was something else! This was a country suffering from food problems and everyone here was more concerned with getting enough to eat and acquiring fuel and water. For someone here to worry about bing too fat and exercise, that can only be someone who was extremely wealthy. ¡°Is there a problem?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the approaching African woman. Her face appeared somewhat reserved. Yet, he could faintly sense a haughtiness within her face, causing him to dislike her. ¡°I want to make a deal with you.¡± ¡°Not interested.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. The African woman was momentarily shocked. She then took a deep breath and said slowly, ¡°During daytime, I saw that you had beef jerky.¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and he raised his head to look at the woman in an amused manner. ¡°I don¡¯t mean you any harm,¡± said the African woman with a smile that carried a certain trace of loftiness. ¡°I can barter with you. Additionally, I won¡¯t be taking advantage of you.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and asked, ¡°What do you n on giving me? Kombian money?¡± ¡°Of course I won¡¯t be giving you those useless papers.¡± The African woman shook her head. ¡°The barter I am talking about is not about money or wealth. At this moment, even if I am to give you gold, would that be useful? You can neither eat nor drink it.¡± This is interesting. Chen Xiaolian was somewhat taken aback and he nced at the African woman. ¡°What are you nning to use to barter?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°It you want jerky, I do still have a bit of them.¡± The African woman took a deep breath before replying, ¡°Diesel.¡± Chen Xiaolian froze. Diesel?! ¡°I noticed that you¡¯ve used up a lot of diesel today, far more than the others. If I had to guess, you don¡¯t have much left, right? You will surely not have enough diesel for tomorrow.¡± The African woman then lowered her voice and said, ¡°I have some extra diesel that I can use to exchange for food with you.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Where did youe from?¡± The African woman did not directly answer. She turned her head and pointed in a backhanded move at a certain direction and said, ¡°That¡¯s my team.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked and saw a group of robust looking young men seated together. There were also three men standing not too far away from the African woman. They appeared to be lounging around but their eyes were focused. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian noted that the spots that they were upying were very well selected. There was a professional atmosphere around them. Bodyguards? Chen Xiaolian looked at the African woman and wondered what her identity might be. ¡°My team have enough manpower, allowing us to save up on a lot of diesel today. Among all the teams, my team used the least amount of diesel.¡± The woman said coolly. ¡°I have some assets that I can use to barter with you.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly judged that this woman was not telling the truth. Even if they do possess enough manpower, using manpower alone to save up on diesel¡­ how much could they save? It must be¡­ when the diesel was being distributed, this woman must have found a way to get some more! Chen Xiaolian frowned. He thought back to the time when the diesel was being distributed. Back then, Randall had been up to something. ¡°You know Randall?¡± Chen Xiaolian simply asked out. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The African woman was shocked for a moment. She stared at Chen Xiaolian and hesitated for a bit before replying in a hushed tone, ¡°I gave him a little gift.¡± ¡°Oh? Kombian goods or money?¡± ¡°A piece of gold, not too big¡­ just a little bigger than your gun,¡± said the woman who pointed at the golden Desert Eagle lying beside Chen Xiaolian. That¡¯s bloody big, man! Chen Xiaolian sighed. That damned Randall. You bastard! ¡°Are you up for the exchange or not?¡± The woman frowned. ¡°I am just paying for the mistake I did earlier. When we ran, we did not take too much food with us. Besides, my men¡­ they need enough food to maintain their strength. Only then could they have enough strength to protect me in times of danger.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it. Then, he suddenly shouted, ¡°Hey! Where¡¯s my old friend?¡± The African minister suddenly appeared from who knows where. There was a huge smile on his face and there was the atmosphere of a minioning from him. ¡°I am here. Old friend, is there anything you need me for?¡± ¡°Where is your helmet?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The African minister was momentarily taken aback. Then, he responded by quickly reaching to feel his backside. He had used a rope to tie the pot to his belt. Chen Xiaolian did not extend his hand to hold the pot. Instead, he had the African minister hand it to the African woman. ¡°Fill it with diesel and I will give you 500 grams of jerky,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. 500 grams of jerky. Five times the amount of raw meat was needed to make jerky. The woman¡¯s team had ten members in total. Distributing the meat equally would give each of them around half a jin (250 g). That should be enough food for them. (1 kg = 2 jin.) The woman swiftly nodded her head and answered, ¡°Good! It¡¯s decided them!¡± The pot of diesel was soon handed over and Chen Xiaolian poured it into his boat¡¯s fuel tank. Then, he handed a bag of unopened jerky to the woman. ¡°Happy doing business with you.¡± The woman nced at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Maybe on the way we can¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m not too fond of doing business. This is a one-time thing.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and showed no interest in continuing to chat with her. This exchange between them had caused others to look at him covetously. However, Chen Xiaolian chose to ignore them. Rather, he did something else. Something outrageous¡­ When night came, he sat on the riverbank¡­ Chi¡­ That sound attracted the attention of many surrounding people. Next, some of them nearly swore out! You¡¯re simply being too infuriating! We¡¯re all refuges here! We have to drink water from the river, eat potatoes and bread. The fact that you could drink mineral water and eat noodles and sausages was one thing. But now¡­ but now¡­ Now you sit on the riverbank and enjoy yourself with a can of c?! How are we supposed to endure this argh! Rather, as if drinking that c wasn¡¯t bad enough, do you have to go so far as to stretch your neck and burp?! Lin Leyan approached from behind and sat down beside Chen Xiaolian. She knitted her eyebrows and looked at Chen Xiaolian and the can of c in his hand. A Chinesebel could clearly be seen on its surface! ¡°Where did you¡­¡± Lin Leyan¡¯s question was only partly out of her mouth when she suddenly shook her head. ¡°Forget it, I¡¯d better not ask. Even if I did, you won¡¯t be telling me the truth.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. ¡°I¡¯m very curious. These food and drinks, where did you keep them? Could that backpack hold so many items?¡± Once again, Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. ¡°Could it be you know magic? Or Dao techniques?¡± Lin Leyan asked. ¡°You¡¯ve been reading too much fantasy novels, haven¡¯t you?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a harrumph and nced at her. ¡°Don¡¯t forget, I am from Taiwan. Those fantasy novels from your country¡­ the first generation of writers were nurtured by us Taiwanese. Of course I¡¯ve read fantasy novels.¡± Chen Xiaolian was speechless. He was an author of online novels after all. He knew full well that what Lin Leyan said was the truth. At present, the fantasy novels were very popr in China and the best authors were able to make an absolute killing in earnings. However, the truth remained that the first generation of fantasy novel authors had to rely on the Taiwanese market for a living. Back then, the websites in China had yet to be developed and there was no such thing as paid authors. Most would upload their works on websites in China to earn poprity before selling their works to the publishers in Taiwan. Then, their works would be printed out and sold in Taiwan. One novel for a few thousand yuan, a little money for their living expenses. The nurture given by the Taiwanese market to the first generation of online fantasy novel authors was what stopped them from dying of starvation. ¡°Why don¡¯t you say I am a robot cat with a 4D pocket?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately put on a smile. Lin Leyan sighed and her smile faded. Chen Xiaolian handed the can of c to Lin Leyan who epted it, took a gulp and ced it down. ¡°Come, apany me¡­ go somewhere else for a bit.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Lin Leyan¡¯s face became somewhat pink and she said, ¡°I¡­ I want to go¡­ relieve myself. I dare not go alone.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and stood up. Observing Chen Xiaolian and Lin Leyan walk side by side as they headed into the forest, the Caucasian woman who was lying on the ground could not help but curse out in a whisper. ¡°What do you think they are going to do?¡± the African minister suddenly asked in a low voice. ¡°How would I know?¡± the Caucasian woman grunted. There was a lewd smile on the African minister¡¯s face as he said, ¡°Could it be that they could no longer resist themselves? Do they n on doing that?¡± The Caucasian woman rolled her eyes and said coldly, ¡°Move your hands.¡± The African minister gave an awkward smile and retracted his hand that was ced on the Caucasian woman¡¯s thigh. There was a trace of irritation on his face. ¡°This should be far enough, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian had a tactical shlight in his hand and was walking in front. He shone the light around and saw that there were no signs of danger in their surroundings. As they were walking through the forest, Chen Xiaolian had also secretly summoned out his Four-eyed War Cats. Three Four-eyed War Cats were prowling around the forest in the vicinity, ensuring that Chen Xiaolian would not encounter any danger. They had moved quite far away from their camp and Chen Xiaolian stopped. ¡°Will this ce do?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Lin Leyan. Lin Leyan forcefully bit her lips. She clenched her hands and stared into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Why are you looking at me like that?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. Lin Leyan suddenly rushed forward. A gust of wind arrived as Lin Leyan jumped into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s bosom. Fearing that she might end up falling on the ground, he did not choose to dodge. Right after the young womannded on his chest, Chen Xiaolian found his lips making contact with Lin Leyan¡¯s. This was a standard kiss. Chen Xiaolian was dumbstruck for a few seconds. However, he quickly responded and pushed Lin Leyan away. Lin Leyan gasped and she looked at Chen Xiaolian in a provocative manner. ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t like women?¡± ¡°I like you a lot,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he looked at Lin Leyan. ¡°But not the ¡®like¡¯ between males and females.¡± Lin Leyan stared at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°I like you. It¡¯s the ¡®like¡¯ between males and females.¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his eyebrows and sighed. ¡°You are being too impulsive tonight.¡± Lin Leyan flushed. However, she quickly reached out with her hand to grab hold of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand¡­ guiding it past her outer jacket before cing it on her t-shirt in the breast position. Chen Xiaolian could feel that her bra was the sports bra without steel wires. It was very soft and flexible. Additionally¡­ the size was amazing. Lin Leyan leaned closer and her hot breath blew on to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you are not tempted. Don¡¯t tell me you are not feeling anything. Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t want to.¡± Lin Leyan spoke in a quavering voice. ¡°I can give myself to you right now, right here.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingers could feel the heat, the warmth, the softness, the flexibility¡­ His heart was pounding uncontrobly! Lin Leyan¡¯s soft body leaned on his chest and he could feel her trembling due to anxiousness. It was exactly this kind of trembling that would make a man especially tempted! In this secluded and dark ce, a young passionate woman was gazing at him with a loving expression while leaning on him with her soft and supple body. She grabbed his hand to ce it on her soft breast and whispered into his ear, ¡°I can give myself to you right now¡­¡± In such a situation¡­ Of all the men in the world, nine out of ten would probably be swayed, right? Maybe I would regret today¡¯s decision¡­ Chen Xiaolian mumbled to himself. After a great struggle, he finally pulled his hand back and took half a step back. Then, he lowered his head to look into Lin Leyan¡¯s eyes. There was a defeated look on her face! ¡°I¡­ am I that unattractive?¡± She bit down on her lips. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and ced both hands on her shoulders, holding her to stop her from falling. At the same time, he also put enough force to ensure that she did not try to fall into his chest again. ¡°Actually¡­ I am very tempted,¡± Chen Xiaolian said sincerely. ¡°It¡¯s the truth, you have a voluptuous body. Any male would be tempted. However, just because one is tempted does not mean one has to act on it. That is simply primal instinct.¡± ¡°I am clean. I told you before, I am a virgin.¡± ¡°I know. I trust you.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. There was a clear look in his eyes as he looked down at his chest. He retracted one hand to ce it on his heart. ¡°But, this ce of mine¡­ there is already someone there.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Lin Leyan silently looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡¯ve experienced way too many struggles for life and death in the past few days. Since I was the one who saved you, it is very easy for a woman to mistake the need for security and gratefulness toward her saviour as some other special feeling,¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly said. ¡°I feel very safe andfortable when I am with you,¡± whispered Lin Leyan. ¡°I really like you.¡± ¡°I''m a few years younger than you.¡± ¡°Then just consider me an old cow that likes tender grass, all right?¡± Chen Xiaolian could not help but break into a smile. Lin Leyan¡¯s eyelids drooped down and her body shook at an even greater rate. She dared not look into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°I am not asking much. I just want to¡­ give you once. Just once. Just once is enough. I am not asking for some long-termmitment. I have already thought it through; I won¡¯t be marrying anyone. I will be spending the rest of my life travelling the world as a volunteer. Maybe I will keep doing this until I¡¯m 50, until my body can no longer continue on. I mean it, I am not asking for anything. I just want to give myself to you, to someone whom I like.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Even so, is there a need to do it here at a ce like this? At a time like this? Just think about it carefully. I never thought you are someone with so much courageous.¡± ¡°I am not being courageous, rather¡­¡± Lin Leyan raised her gaze. ¡°I have a hunch.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± The young woman looked at Chen Xiaolian and said gravely, ¡°Don¡¯t try to lie to me and don¡¯t try to y it off. I know¡­ once we leave this ce, once we safely make it to Congo¡­ once it¡¯s safe, you will instantly leave! I may never see you again.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. Lin Leyan¡¯s guess¡­ Was very urate! That was indeed what Chen Xiaolian nned on doing! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Lin Leyan returned to the camp. The amount of time they spent away from the camp caused the African minister and the Caucasian woman¡¯s imagination to run wild. Especially when they saw how Lin Leyan¡¯s face was flushed and her clothes were rather untidy. Seeing that caused their imaginations to go even wilder. Chen Xiaolian did not feel disturbed. At any rate, he did not do anything at all. After returning to the camp, Chen Xiaolian was about to sit down and rest when he suddenly heard sounds of quarrel and condemnationing from somewhere not far away! ¡­ Two African boys were quietly seated beside their campfire. Before them were severalrge eggs of some animal. After those eggs were well cooked, the African boys broke it open and a fragrant aroma quickly wafted into the air. Coincidentally, the African woman from earlier was right beside them and she noticed the eggs ced before the two boys. Attracted by the size of those eggs, she gave it an extra nce. Then, her face immediately sank! She immediately shouted as she moved over and hauled up one of the boys. She shouted, ¡°Where did you get it from?¡± The boy was scared and he quickly pointed in a certain direction and said, ¡°There¡­ there¡­ we dug it out from the soil there! Let me go!¡± There was paleness on the African woman¡¯s face and she looked around in horror. It was at that moment that a series of wretched cries suddenly echoed out from within the camp! At the same time, several fellows ran out in confusion. Some were simply crawling as quickly as they could as the ones in the back screamed frantically, ¡°Crocodile! Crocodile!¡± [TL: Changed rowing to paddling since they were not using row-type boats. Thanks to tsume for the heads up!] Chapter 363 No One Is God

Chapter 363 No One Is God

GOR Chapter 363 No One Is God The camp was suddenly in an uproar. A group of people scattered and ran. Soon, the sounds of gunfire could be heard. As the bursts of gunfire rang out, Chen Xiaolian pulled Lin Leyan to his back and shoved the golden Desert Eagle into her hand. He said, ¡°Take it! If anything dangerous happens, open fire! Don¡¯t hesitate!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian ran toward the source of the chaos. ¡­ There were indeed crocodiles. However, by the time Chen Xiaolian made his way there, the crocodiles had been shot to death. His eyes regarded the crocodiles that were around two metres in length. If not for the blood flowing out from beneath them, the crocodiles that were lying on the ground would have been mistaken for two old tree trunks. There were bullet holes all over the surface of the crocodiles¡¯ body. Several mercenaries stood beside it and there was a very furious look on Randall¡¯s face as he reprimanded one of the peace organization members. ¡°Are you out of your mind? Why are you shooting like crazy? Don¡¯t you know that we have yet to make it out of danger? The sound of gunfire can travel far away. If the rebel army hears it andes looking, we¡¯ll all be goners!¡± There was a gloomy expression on the peace organization member¡¯s face and he said, ¡°But, in order to save the¡­.¡± Randall continued to reprimand him. Although the crocodiles had died, they killed three unfortunate fellows before croaking. A few minutester, they were able to get a clear picture of what happened. Some fellow who was smoking was attacked by a crocodile¡­ none of them knew where the crocodiles hade from. They could only specte that it hade out from the waters. They must have crawled up the riverbank under the cover of the night. The smoking man was instantly bitten by one of the crocodiles and the immense power behind its bite instantly crushed one of the fellow¡¯s thighs. The smoking man¡¯s scream woke up the other two men who were sleeping beside him. Those two men just had enough time to get up when the other crocodile attacked one of them. The second man that was bitten struggled. However, his struggles caused the third man to fall down the ground. The crocodile had iled the second man as it bit him to death and the second man¡¯s leg¡­ The third man was lying on the ground. His luck was pretty bad; hispanion, the second man had identally kicked him in the chest when the crocodile iled him around and thebined momentum was so powerful it caused him to spray out blood on the spot. Out of the two men who were bitten by the crocodiles, one had instantly died. As for the other one, his injuries appeared too severe. Blood continued to flow out of his wounds. Even if he was somehow sent into a hospital, there was likely not much hope for him. At that moment, everyone there knew that he was already a dead man. The fellow who was kicked sprawled on the ground and it was unknown just how much damage he had sustained. However, the force behind that kick was such that he had most likely sustained internal injuries; he might even be bleeding internally¡­ especially since his ribs had been broken. Those broken ribs had likely pierced into his lungs¡­ Hans quickly ran over. As someone who had served as an army doctor before, he did a quick check of the man¡¯s injuries. Then, he stood up and shook his head. His situation was beyond hope. Chen Xiaolian stood beside, not saying anything or interfering¡­ although he possessed healing substances¡­ considering how severe the man¡¯s injuries were, low-grade healing substances would be insufficient. It was likely that high-grade healing substances would be needed for that man. Even then, it might still be insufficient. Chen Xiaolian did not feel like using a high-grade healing substance to save these refugees¡­ back in the day, what he saw from them made him apathetic to their plight. Besides, high-grade healing substances were things that must be purchased from the system with points, something that could only be earned by risking his life. Chen Xiaolian had no intentions of bing a saint. Randall pulled out a dagger and was about to move forward when Hans stopped him. Hans asked, ¡°What are you nning to do?¡± ¡°Relieve those two of their pain,¡± Randall replied coldly. ¡°There is no hope for them. Or could it be you want them to continue crying in pain like this? These wretched cries¡­ what would the people in this camp think if it continues?¡± Hans¡¯ face turned pale and he wanted to say something in reply. However, Chen Xiaolian had walked over. Without giving any exnation, Chen Xiaolian pulled Hans away. Hans was unable to fight against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength and was forcefully pulled far away. When Chen Xiaolian let go, Hans furiously said, ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°Although that fellow is annoying, his words are logical,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly. ¡°Those two men are already goners. Should we let them continue to endure the pain and let them cry out like that until deathes for them? That is inhumane.¡± ¡°So we should kill them?¡± Hans furiously questioned. Chen Xiaolian answered with a question, ¡°Do you have a better way?¡± Hans was left speechless. It was at that moment that the miserable screamsing from far away came to a stop. Clearly, Randall¡¯s actions were quick! Hans¡¯ eyes were bloodshot and he said, ¡°We came to Africa to save people¡­ is there, is there really no way to save everyone? Is there really no way?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the German fellow and gave a light sigh. ¡°You are not God¡­ no one is God.¡± In order to avoid such a thing from happening once again, Hans sent some people to carefully check the nearby areas. The sandy riverbank, the waters, they checked it to ensure that there were no more crocodiles around. After that, Randall and his men got busy. The two big crocodiles became their target. Randall¡¯s men pulled out their military des and began dismembering the crocodiles. Soon, the other more courageous refugees joined in. Their eyes were practically glowing with hunger. Although the crocodile meat was tough and lean, it was still meat. Randall did not stop the others. At any rate, there were two crocodiles, enough for him and his men to enjoy their fill. The number of refugees joining in on the action increased but Chen Xiaolian and Lin Leyan simply stood far away, watching silently by the side. Many of them began raising uprge pots. They boiled water from the river, put the cut pieces of crocodile meat into the pot, and cooked it. The African minister and financial backer in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team were clearly moved. Chen Xiaolian nced at them and said coldly, ¡°If you fellows want it, then go get it yourselves. No need to ask for my permission.¡± The African minister instantlyughed loudly. Both him and the financial backer ran forward and began negotiating with the crowd there. The African financial backer pulled out a gold ring from his finger to use for the exchange and they joined in on the action to split the meat. Chen Xiaolian noted that the three corpses on the riverbank had been ignored by those refugees. Everyone was busy trying to get the meat. No one came to help move the corpses away. Only Hans and several other volunteers stepped forward with shovels in hand. They dug a hole and prepared to bury the corpses. There were also two women who were crying beside; they were likely the family members of the deceased. One of the women also held onto a small African child who was only five or six years old. Chen Xiaolian and Lin Leyan sat far away and watched the refugees mill about splitting the meat. There was a slight hint of unconcealed disgust in his eyes. He suddenly nced around him and noticed that Lin Leyan was not the only one there. The Caucasian woman was also sitting beside; she had not gone to take part in the splitting of the crocodile meat. Chen Xiaolian was somewhat shocked and he said, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you go?¡± The Caucasian woman shook her head and answered, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Pausing a bit, she then said gingerly, ¡°I think that your decision is probably the right one. You did not go take the crocodile meat. So, I think it is best if I don¡¯t go for it.¡± This young woman was quite clever. Chen Xiaolian revealed a faint smile but elected not to say anything. After a while, two mercenaries with guns approached Chen Xiaolian. One of them held onto a bloody piece of crocodile meat that was wrapped with leaves. That man walked until he was standing before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Let¡¯s make a deal,¡± said the mercenary who looked down at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian raised his eyes to look at him. The mercenary pointed at the golden Desert Eagle in Lin Leyan¡¯s hand and said, ¡°That gun is quite good, sell it to me. I can give you American dors! And also this piece of crocodile meat as extra! It weighs at least seven to eight jins (1 kg = 2 jins), enough tost all the way to Congo.¡± Chen Xiaolian faintly answered, ¡°I am notcking in American dors.¡± Then, he turned to look at the crocodile meat in the mercenary¡¯s hand. ¡°I also don¡¯t like crocodile meat.¡± There was a vexed look on the mercenaries¡¯ faces. However, when they looked around, they noticed that Hans and his team members were coldly looking in their direction. The two mercenaries exchanged nces and one of them harrumphed coldly. ¡°All right! However, if you encounter any danger along the way, don¡¯t expect us to protect you! Brat!¡± Then, they left. Chen Xiaolian sighed and turned to look at Lin Leyan. He smiled and said, ¡°What is so good about that crocodile meat¡­ eating the meat of wild African crocodiles, their stomachs will end up with parasites, idiots.¡± When morning came and their fleet was about to embark again, something happened. The three men who diedst night belonged to a small team. They were the only three young and able-bodied men on that team. Now that they had died, the only ones left in their team were two women and one child. Chen Xiaolian heard the sounds of quarrel and he walked over with a frown. He saw the two women who were cryingst night. One of them held onto a child and they sat on the ground, looking on nkly at the fierce quarrel continued within the crowd. After a few minutes, Chen Xiaolian was able to figure out what was going on. Their team was originally one with a small number of people. That was because no one wanted to ept women and children during the team allocation period. The three deceased men were the family members of the two women and the child. They were unwilling to separate and abandon their own wives and daughter. Thus, they had decided to make their own team with six people. Now that the three able-bodied young men had died¡­ the three remaining team members, the women and the child were naturally incapable of paddling the boats by themselves. Additionally, the others were of the opinion that it was too much of a waste for them to be taking a boat for themselves. Rather, it was too much of a waste of diesel! Chen Xiaolian understood. These fellows were being shameless. They all believed that they should share out the diesel that was left in the boat. However, no one was willing to take in the two women and child. The two sides that were arguing were two of the more capable teams. Both of them had around seven to eight able-bodied young men and they argued fiercely. Watching this sad turn of events caused Chen Xiaolian to feel very dissatisfied. He abruptly strode forward until he was standing before the two women and child. He asked, ¡°Can you cook?¡± The two women raised their head and looked at Chen Xiaolian in surprise. Lin Leyan who appeared beside Chen Xiaolian crouched down and rubbed the child¡¯s face. She smiled at the child who was still within her mother¡¯s embrace and handed a small piece of chocte into the little child¡¯s mouth. This action from her eased some of the tension that the two women were feeling. ¡°I can. I can cook and paddle the boat,¡± one of the younger woman who was also rtively more fit said. ¡°All right, I¡¯ll ept you into my boat, all three of you,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a calm voice. The eyes on both women instantly lit up. Chen Xiaolian then raised his head to observe the two sides that were in the process of arguing with one another. ¡°I¡¯ve epted them. So now, everything on their boat is naturally mine as well.¡± Both sides were stunned and someone soon called out, ¡°Not fair!¡± ¡°Right! That¡¯s not fair!¡± ¡°Those extra diesel should be shared with everyone!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! On what basis are you taking it? How can one boat use the diesel meant for two boats?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a disgusted expression at their faces, those greedy, warped and furious faces. He took a deep breath and said, ¡°Who disagrees? Come out and say it one by one. How am I supposed to make head or tails of what you are saying if you all talk at once? Who¡¯s going to step forward and talk first? Come! Tell it to my face!¡± One of the tall and lumbering African men shouted loudly, ¡°You¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not wait for him to continue. He suddenlyshed out with a kick, striking the African man¡¯s body! The African man was sent flying and he fell into the crowd. Although hispanions managed to catch him, he was no longer capable of saying anything as he spat blood from his mouth! The crowd broke into an uproar! A few fellows had wanted to rush forward and beat Chen Xiaolian. However, he pulled out the golden Desert Eagle and sneered as he moved to intercept them. With a punch and a kick, he knocked down two of them who made it close to him before aiming the muzzle of his gun at the third man¡¯s head! In an instant, they lost the courage to make any other movements! A few more men who had been wanting to rush forward immediately stiffened on the spot, like sculptures. ¡°Who else disagrees?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked coldly. ¡°I will count to three, those who disagree, speak up.¡± No one uttered a squeak. ¡°Three!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first word was three and he smiled as he said, ¡°Very good, no one disagrees anymore. I am very satisfied.¡± The other party then backed away in rage. It was then that Hans and his men came running over. Winston was there beside him. ¡°Chen!¡± Hans was furious as he regarded those men who were lying injured on the ground. He also saw the one who was coughing out blood. Hans frowned at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°You¡­ what are you doing?¡± ¡°I did what I wanted to do,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a very cold expression. ¡°¡­ but¡­ if there is a problem, I can help negotiate it. There is no need to quickly resort to violence; we are refugees after all¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Hans and said, ¡°Hans, you know that I respect you a lot. However, I believe that there are some things that I should make clear to you.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°I am not a volunteer from your peace organization,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°I also do not share your beliefs. While it¡¯s true I respect those beliefs, I am sorry to say that I would not do such a thing. You have your beliefs and I have my way of doing things. You have your own sense of fairness and I too, have my own sense of fairness.¡± Hans was speechless. ¡°I have no obligation toward anyone here,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a wry smile. ¡°I am not obligated to take care of them, to obey them and I am most certainly not obligated to protect them. Truth be told¡­ before we set off, the fact that I did not do anything to snatch other people¡¯s diesel was already my way of showing respect for you. Hans, I have told you this beforest night! You are not God, no one is! Me? I am most certainly not God! Do you understand what I am saying?¡± Chapter 364 Asking For Trouble

Chapter 364 Asking For Trouble

GOR Chapter 364 Asking For Trouble After embarking once more, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s boat continued at the same pace and stayed somewhere in the middle position, neither going too fast nor too slow. His boat was neither too close to the front nor too close to the back. However, the other boats seemed to be subconsciously keeping a distance from his boat. In the afternoon, their fleet stopped to rest again. This time, the riverbank was very wide. Despite that, Hans had ordered for everyone not to disembark and instead to rest on the boats. Hans quickly sent Winston to call Chen Xiaolian over in order to discuss something. ¡°Our progress is much slower than I had expected.¡± They were on Hans¡¯ boat and there was a worried look on the German fellow¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. This was a very normal thing. They were a group of refugees fleeing for their lives and they had to depend on their physical strength to paddle the boats most of the time. It was only natural that they would not be able to move quickly. Truth was, Hans had made the calctions and saw that there were two problems facing them: Firstly, their progress was slow. Secondly, the consumption of diesel was higher than what they had expected. ¡°ording to our calctions, our diesel would at mostst us until tonight. But there is still one third of the distance to go.¡± Hans frowned. ¡°Unfortunately, the terrain of the remaining one third is moreplicated. Perhaps¡­ that route might be more difficultpared to the route we had passed by in the beginning.¡± Chen Xiaolian expressed his understanding of the situation. Travelling through a waterway was different from travelling through a twisting river. Looking at the map, the distance between them and Congo was now only one third of the original distance. However, the river was not a straight line. Rather it was a twisting one. In fact, if they were to carefully calcte it, the remaining one third of the way might be far longer! ¡°Maybe there is a way.¡± Hans looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Let¡¯s think of something.¡± Chen Xialian calmly looked at the German fellow. ¡°We¡¯ll split up and collect the needed diesel for one boat. We¡¯ll send some people on the boat and have it move forward at best speed to Congo¡¯s borders. There, make contact with the people that are waiting for us¡­ then, bring diesel back for us.¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. He simply turned around to nce at the others on the boat. Hans and the other volunteers on the boat were looking at him in anticipation. Additionally, Randall and two other mercenaries were also on the boat and there were gloomy expressions on their faces. Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°Who do you n on taking responsibility for this forward team?¡± Hans looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I n¡­ to ask you for your help.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. He looked at Hans and asked, ¡°Do you trust me that much?¡± Randall who was standing beside interjected coldly, ¡°Hans, there is a limit to how much trust you should put on an outsider. I will not put the lives of my own men in the hands of a brat that I do know.¡± ¡°This forward team will consist of five people,¡± replied Hans coldly. ¡°Randall, we¡¯ve already agreed that both of us can send two people for this forward team. Thus, who I choose is none of your business.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly interrupted them. ¡°Five people? Two mercenaries and two people of your choice? If so, who is the fifth?¡± ¡°It¡¯s Schneider.¡± Winston whose arm was still resting on the sling harrumphed. Chen Xiaolian nodded. It would appear that this bureaucrat from UN was still fearful of death. Hearing that there was an opportunity to leave, he quickly had them sent him first. ¡°I am not interested.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Hans¡¯ face was somewhat ugly to behold and he stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. Suddenly, this German fellow took a deep breath and said, ¡°I need to talk to him in private.¡± There was an understanding look on Winston and the other volunteers¡¯ faces as they left. Randall on the other hand, stared coldly at Hans until Hans faced turned hostile. Then, Randall purposely put on a smile and said, ¡°Hurry up and make your decision! I am waiting to set off!¡± Then, this mercenary leader led his men away. Hans dragged Chen Xiaolian to the side of the boat and looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. He said, ¡°I need your help.¡± ¡°Why me?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with an amused smile. ¡°Because I¡¯m scared to trust Randall.¡± Hans exhaled. ¡°Schneider wants in on the forward team so I have no choice but to concede. But Randall¡­ he also wants to leave. That is why¡­ I am very worried that once those fellows make it to Congo, they will make a run for it instead ofing back for us. ¡°We have seriously provoked them. Even the smallest dy on their part would trante to a huge risk for us! I dare not take this risk. ¡°I can only find the strongest person that I can trust to go with them.¡± Hans looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°I think that you are the most suitable person. If they try anything¡­ maybe you can help solve some of the issues.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered it and replied, ¡°I think that this idea of yours is very bad.¡± ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head to the back to indicate the fleet of boats and sneered. ¡°These people are bing increasingly dejected and anxious. To suddenly request diesel from them so that one boat can leave first for Congo¡­ ¡°Hans, try to imagine. When those people in the boats hear of this, what would they think? ¡°They will not understand your idea of getting a forward team to get help. They will not see it that way! They will only think, the ones in the forward boat are the ones who can safely leave! And those who are left behind¡­ ¡°Do you understand? They will consider having a spot on that forward boat as hope for life! ¡°The hearts of the people within this group were never united in the first ce and their morale is low! ¡°I¡¯m willing to bet on it. Once¡­ ¡°Once you announced this n of yours to them, this group will instantly break apart! ¡°Hans, you should be well aware of just how selfish these people are.¡± Hans'' face was ashen. ¡°If someone throws a ruckus or if they don¡¯t want to hand over their diesel, can you steel your heart and use force?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered at the German fellow. Hans took a deep breath and said, ¡°There is no other way¡­ I can only steel myself. And if I can do it? Will you ept my request?¡± ¡°Not enough.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Even if you are willing to steel your heart and forcefully suppress those dissenting people¡­ since this group had broken¡­ considering how selfish they are, some might not even be thankful to you for helping them get out from Kabuka. Because of your request to have them hand over diesel for the forward team, they might end up hating you. ¡°Trust me, what I have seen along the way made me lose all hope for these people. ¡°The people that stay behind¡­ for them, it will be the equivalent of taking a bunch of refugees who hate them. ¡°I can go with the forward team, but what of those left behind? What about Lin Leyan? I am not at ease to have her stay in such a group.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Hans and said coolly, ¡°Hans, you know full well that if not for Lin Leyan, I would have left your group. To have me go with the forward team and leave Lin Leyan behind; I am sorry, I cannot do it. Unless you agree to let me bring Lin Leyan with me.¡± Hans shook his head and said, ¡°No, I need to send another person. That person will be responsible for making contact with the officials in Congo. Sending Lin Leyan would be pointless.¡± ¡°Bu what about those mercenaries?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°On what basis did Randall get two spots for his mercenary team on the forward boat?¡± ¡°I had selected the smallest boat. It is the most economical in terms of diesel consumption but it can only amodate five people.¡± Hans shook his head. ¡°Randall insisted on having two spots. He also had a reason I cannot reject. He would be able to send someone to contact his colleagues from the mercenarypany who are in Congo. That way, he would be able to gather reinforcements. In case some dy were to ur on the Congo government¡¯s side, we can still hope for reinforcements from the mercenaries.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°If so, I can only say sorry. I cannot go, I want to stay here to protect Lin Leyan. Among the people in this group, the one I want to protect most is Lin Leyan. Other than her¡­ Hans, the lives of those refugees within this group¡­ I don¡¯t care one whit about them at all.¡± Hans said, ¡°I¡¯m begging you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Sorry, it¡¯s useless to beg. Hans, remember; from the moment we met each other, you people are the ones to owe me. I have saved you people and helped you people. You can¡¯t possibly continue to owe me, right? I¡¯m all right with not getting anything in return from you people. But if you ask something of me, I have the right to refuse.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian ended his conversation with Hans and headed back to his own boat. He was somewhat disappointed with Hans. The past few days, Chen Xiaolian had grown increasingly disgusted with some of the people within the group of refugees! In his opinion, Hans actions of helping them get out of Kabuka was enough. He had done enough! However, to continue taking these people with them after making it out of Kabuka was simply asking for trouble. A bunch of selfish people. Taking such a group of people with them as they try to escape, burdened with worries on how to save everyone, as though he was some God¡­ At any rate, Chen Xiaolian had no interest in doing something as noble as that. He returned to his boat and chose not to tell Lin Leyan what Hans had requested from him. However, after resting for a few minutes, Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard the sound of the few boats in fronting together. Next, some noises erupted from some of the boats! It was as though there was an argument under way. Chen Xiaolian sneered. He was standing at the side of the boat and was able to hear the angry howls from several refugees within a boat that was positioned not far away from him. They were howling angrily at the volunteers who were on their boat. The contents of their shouts could more or less be summarized as: The refugees refused to hand over the diesel on their boat. Some of them even used the volunteers, ¡°they just want to snatch our diesel and run away by themselves!¡± Chen Xiaolian chose not to participate in it. He simply sneered and listened quietly to the on-going arguments. In the middle of all that chaos, a gunshot sound suddenly rang out! Hans finally chose to be decisive this time. He stepped forward and fired a shot as warning to force those refugees that were surrounding them to retreat. The sound of gunfire scared off some of them. However, Chen Xiaolian was able to notice that quite a number of the refugees were revealing expressions of hatred and resentment toward Hans and the other volunteers. Hans fired his gun to suppress them and sent his men to each boat to collect the diesel. Finally, they acquired enough for the forward boat. Surprisingly, the group turned quiet. There was dead silence. Chen Xiaolian looked at the refugees and felt that the way they looked at the volunteers resembled that of¡­ Wolves. Chen Xiaolian sighed. Humans, we truly are selfish beings. One litre of rice begets gratitude, ten litres of rice begets resentment [1]. Humph! 1 Being a little bit kind to someone in need will result in gratitude, being too kind however, will result in them resenting you. Story: Once upon a time, there were two neighbouring families who were in the farming business. One of them was more capable and had more wealth but there was no hatred between them. One time however, there was a problem with the poorer one''s harvest and they could only lie down and wait for death. At that time, the richer one had bought a lot of rice. Since they were neighbours, he decided to give them one litre of rice to help them through their disaster. The poorer one was extremely grateful to the richer one. After surviving through the disaster, he went to thank the richer one. As they were chatting, he talked about how he had yet to get the seeds for next year. The richer one said that he still have a lot with him and offered the poorer one ten litres of rice. The poorer one happily took the rice home. But his brother said, "What else can we do with it but eat it? Other than that, it is just seeds for next year. If he''s so wealthy, he should give us more rice and some money. He''s being too much." Those words found their way to the richer one''s ears and he became enraged. Since then, those two families hated each other.? Chapter 365 A Cruel Suggestion

Chapter 365 A Cruel Suggestion

GOR Chapter 365 A Cruel Suggestion Chen Xiaolian had his eyes closed and was putting up a fa?ade of sleeping when he suddenly jolted up to attention! Everyone within their fleet of boats was working hard to paddle the boats forward. Still, their fleet was moving forward at a slow pace. The majority of the boats had depleted their diesel. The number of boats that still had diesel were far and few and those were the only boats that could continue to use the engines to propel the boat forward. Chen Xiaolian observed his surroundings and saw that in addition to his boat, the only other boats that still had diesel was the one belonging to the African woman who had made the transaction with him earlier and¡­ a mercenary boat. The engines on their boats continued to roar out. Even on Hans¡¯ boat, the volunteers were already working hard to paddle their boat forward. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face immediately sank. He quickly made his way to the stern, reaching the side of the African minister who was steering the boat. Without exining anything, he turned off the engine. The African minister was shocked. However, when he saw that sharp look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, he became terrified and he shrunk his neck back. Chen Xiaolian made a silencing gesture before moving his head to listen to the soundsing from the back. ¡°To the riverbank! Hurry!¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke out hastily. ¡°What?¡± ¡°I said get to the riverbank! If you don¡¯t want to die, then hurry it up!¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. Gripping the golden Desert Eagle in his hand, he quickly made his way to Lin Leyan¡¯s side and whispered, ¡°We¡¯ve got a problem.¡± Lin Leyan looked at Chen Xiaolian and a somewhat nervous expression appeared on her face. She looked at Chen Xiaolian and asked in a hushed tone, ¡°Is it a very big problem?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reply. Lin Leyan exhaled and asked, ¡°What do you think we should do?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head back and looked at the back in a dazed manner. Thanks to his senses that were far superior to the average person, Chen Xiaolian was able to faintly hear the rumbling sounds of motor enginesing from a distance behind them. Judging from the sounds, there were more than one boat. Additionally¡­ those boats were fast! As Chen Xiaolian¡¯s boat was in the middle of the fleet, his actions ended up blocking the path of the boats behind them. It wasn¡¯t long before someone from back began cursing out. Chen Xiaolian ignored them. He simply ordered the people on his boat to make best speed for the riverbank. He knew full well that once chaos descended upon the fleet, the ability to safely make it to the riverbank would mean the difference between life and death! The unusual movements of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s boat caught Hans¡¯ attention¡­ truth was, the German fellow had been secretly keeping an eye on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s boat. When he noticed that Chen Xiaolian had suddenly stopped his boat and moved it to the riverbank, he quickly jolted up. Chaos began to erupt from the back of their fleet. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s boat was only slightly behind the middle position within the fleet. His sudden actions of veering his boat into a different direction caused chaos to erupt within the fleet. When Chen Xiaolian¡¯s boat reached the riverbank, he quickly jumped down. With both his legs within the river¡¯s waters, he reached out his hand and dragged the boat toward the bank. ¡°Get down! Hurry up! Everyone get down!¡± By then, Lin Leyan too, had jumped down the boat. She stood together with Chen Xiaolian with a walkie-talkie in her hand. It was configured for volunteers, something that Hans had handed to her early on. Hans¡¯s voice spoke out from the walkie-talkie. ¡°What is going on?¡± Chen Xiaolian was not an immoral person. Since his boat had made it to the riverbank, he simply told Hans everything. ¡°I believe there are pursuersing from behind. If you don¡¯t want to die in the water, then get them to rush to the riverbank!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian tossed the walkie-talkie down the ground. Hans who was on the other side was stunned. He then hastily tossed the walkie-talkie to one of his men and said, ¡°Contact the mercenaries! We¡¯ve got a problem! It¡¯sing from the back! Also¡­ get everyone to rush to the riverbank!¡± Although Chen Xiaolian had not given him any evidence, Hans had instinctively chosen to trust Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words. However, after the boats in front received this suddenmand from Hans, they too fell into disorder. Some even wasted time by trying to negotiate with Hans¡¯ men and ask other questions¡­ As for the mercenary boat, they were in the front position. There was no way for them to turn back and make it to the back of the fleet. It was at that moment that the rebel soldiers appeared from the river behind them! Several motorboats sped forward at incredible speed! The sight of the rebel soldiers with guns in hand and the machine guns installed to the bow of the motorboat caused the refugee fleet to break down! Some of the boats attempted to speed their way to the front while some chaotically fumbled to get to the riverbank. Some of the boats even mmed into one another, causing several of the refugees to fall into the water. On the riverbank, Chen Xiaolian had led his team members to a big tree by the riverbank and hid there. He watched as the rebel soldiers made their appearance and saw how the people beside him were trembling from fright¡­ that was especially so for the African minister. He was a ¡®former government official¡¯! If he were to fall into the hands of the rebel army, he would most certainly suffer a fate worse than death! The other two women were also trembling from fear while the child within their embrace watched on with a lost look. Chen Xiaolian looked at them. He knew that not all of them would be able to make it out alive. However, he chose not to utter these harsh words to them. ¡°Don¡¯t panic. Later, just run together with me and don¡¯t scatter,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. However, they did not hear what he said. The African financial backer was the first to scream out loudly before dashing out toward an open area on the riverbank. ¡°Don- ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian roared out but it was toote. Although that fellow was fat, his running speed was nothing to scoff at. Chen Xiaolian watched as he covered a distance of over 10 metres¡­ Then¡­ Bang! Bang! Bang! A burst of gunfire rang out! The rebel soldiers that were pursuing the fleet on the motorboat had noticed the African financial backer who was running away ¨C he was too noticeable of a target! At that moment, there was nothing there on the riverbank as the other refugees were all still in the water. The African financial backer¡¯s actions of running by the riverbank was the equivalent of fireflies appearing in the middle of the night. The rebel soldiers did not hesitate to open fire! A hail of bullets was sent out and the African financial backer died miserably. He was struck with several bullets and he rolled down the floor, screaming out wretchedly a few times before finally taking hisst breath. ¡°Don¡¯t run now!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. He was still waiting! Waiting for the chaos to increase! When the rebel soldiers get closer, the refugees on the fleet became their primary target. Soon, intense gunfire could be heard echoing through the river. Muzzle sh sprayed out from the machine guns on the rebel¡¯s motorboats as they attacked! The boats that were crowded together in the river became a huge target for them. A high number of bullets shot forward and miserable screams rang out without cease as the refugees were struck by the bullets before falling into the water. The two boats at the back of the fleet were soon turned into Swiss cheese and a great portion of the river waters there were dyed with blood! Finally, some of the refugees managed to make it to the riverbank. They rushed toward the riverbank without any semnce of order. Some were still struggling in the waters while some had begun running with all their might. The rebel soldiers began firing. Using the machine guns, they shot out at the refugees that were still on the boats in the river. As for the rebel soldiers, they used their own guns to kill off the refugees who were running away on the riverbank. The sounds of gunfire filled the air and more refugees were killed as a result. Chen Xiaolian watched as two refugees made it to a spot in the river that was less than 10 metres away from him only to be killed by the bullets. Chen Xiaolian carefully estimated the time. When the rebel soldiers finally reached the rear part of the fleet of boats, they began to turn their attention toward the refugees that were still in the river¡­ It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian shouted, ¡°RUN!¡± He was the first to leap out from the cover afforded by the big tree. He pulled Lin Leyan with him and the others followed. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s bet was the right one! When the rebel soldiers were still far away, they were able to spare the effort to kill the refugees on the riverbank. But once they¡¯ve met their target head-on, the rebel soldiers had to focus their attention on killing the refugees on the boats. Chen Xiaolian led his team members away. While they could still hear the sounds of gunfire, those were all aimed at the river. Blood from the refugees on the boats began staining the river waters. However, Chen Xiaolian and his team that were running away were not shot at. In one breath, they covered a distance of roughly 50 metres. As he was about to rush into a stretch of forest, they suddenly heard a forlorn crying from the back of his team. Chen Xiaolian turned around and saw the Caucasian woman falling wretchedly to the ground. She was barefooted and her feet were bloody. The African minister who was beside her ignored her and he continued to run. The two African women also did not stop down. Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before turning around to pull the Caucasian woman up. A sharp stone had cut her left foot, leaving a long gash across it and blood flowed out. The woman was in so much pain that her lips had turned white. Her eyes were filled with tears as she shouted, ¡°Don¡¯t leave me! Don¡¯t leave me!¡± Chen Xiaolian dragged her with him as he charged into the forest. He then turned around to discover that Lin Leyan was the only one beside him. The African minister and the two African women were running tens of metres ahead of them! Not a single one had chosen to help him or wait for him. Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. With one hand, he slung the Caucasian woman over his shoulder. Then he held onto Lin Leyan and ran. It did not take long for Chen Xiaolian to catch up to the African minister in the forest. The minister watched as Chen Xiaolian overtook him. However, seeing that Chen Xiaolian was ignoring him, his heart sank. He shouted out only to see Chen Xiaolian bolting even further away from him. The African minister felt guilty. But, at a time like this, he was in no position to care about much else. Getting away alive was more important. Who could spare the effort to care about others? To the African minister¡¯s surprise, Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped and stood still. Then, with the Caucasian woman over his shoulder and Lin Leyan in his hand, he turned around and ran back. The African minister was dumbfounded; he watched as Chen Xiaolian ran past him again and he subconsciously shouted, ¡°What is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored him. The African minister became confused but he did not stop running! However, after running forward for another few minutes¡­ He saw the edge of the forest. And also a scene that caused his soul to fall off his body! Beyond the small stretch of forest was a narrow road. However, there were also two old trucks on the road! Teams of rebel soldiers jumped down the trucks in session. They held onto guns and headed into the forest! The terror he felt caused the African minister¡¯s leg to go limp and he fell to the ground miserably. However, when he was in the middle of trying to roll up to run away, he suddenly felt something cold in his chest. A bay pierced him in the centre from his back! Blood gushed out of the African minister¡¯s mouth. In the end, he could not even call out and his body fell limply onto the ground. A young rebel soldier viciously mmed his feet down on the African minister¡¯s head before pulling out the bay from the corpse. He then crouched down and quickly searched through the African minister¡¯s body. When he found a gold chain on the corpse, he hooted out gleefully. ¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t run forward!¡± On his way back, Chen Xiaolian saw the two African women with the child. Although he was still angry at them for their selfishness earlier, he opened up his mouth for the sake of the little child that was together with them. Unfortunately, the two women seemed unable to hear him ¨C or rather, they chose not to listen to him. The two of them ran frantically. However, the direction they took was one that would lead them to the other end of the forest¡­ Chen Xiaolian silently cursed them for their idiocy and ran forward to catch one of them. He forced her down the ground and the other woman began to cry out loud. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to p her face. The p caused the hysterical woman to calm down. ¡°I said run with me! If you want to continue running around in confusion, then you can go ahead and die! I won¡¯t care about you anymore!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted furiously. The two women reacted in the same manner. They cried and said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to die! I don¡¯t¡­¡± The child who was with them also began crying loudly. The sounds of gunfire from the river behind them grew more intense. At the same time, the sound of heavy footsteps crashing through the forest could be heard. More and more rebel soldiers had entered the forest. Chen Xiaolian was puzzled about one thing. Why would these rebel soldiers¡¯ attacks be so coordinated? This was clearly a coordinated pursuit through water andnd! There was a team of rebel soldiers on motorboats for the river pursuit and trucks carrying soldiers for thend pursuit. It seemed as though they wanted to catch them all up. But there was something puzzling about this. Was there a need to go through so much trouble just for some refugees that were running away? At that moment, a group of people suddenly rushed in to the forest from the direction of the river. Chen Xiaolian raised his gun only to see a familiar figure. ¡°Hans!¡± Lin Leyan eximed. Hans appeared to be in quite a miserable state. He was soaked from head to toe. Clearly, he had crawled his way out from the river and mud stains could be seen on his body. Winston who was beside him did not look too good, his leg was bleeding profusely. Following them were another two volunteers and eight or so refugees. One of them was also someone familiar to Chen Xiaolian, it was the woman who had exchanged diesel with him. ¡°Chen! Lin!¡± When Hans saw then, there was an obvious look of relief on his face. ¡°Where¡¯re the others?¡± Lin Leyan asked. Hans shook his head. It was Winston who answered in a hushed tone, ¡°There was too much disorder! Everyone got scattered¡­ many died in the boats and water.¡± ¡°Hurry up and run!¡± Hans then frowned. ¡°Why did you stop here?¡± Chen Xialian¡¯s face contorted and he answered, ¡°We¡¯ve been surrounded. There are teams of soldiers from the rebel army outside the forest! They have already sent their soldiers in to search the forest!¡± Hans face sank as well and he asked, ¡°How is that possible?¡± ¡°How am I supposed to know?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Hans and asked, ¡°Why would the rebel army spare so much effort on your group?¡± There was a lost look on Hans¡¯ face. ¡°We can¡¯t hide here for too long.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°This forest is not big! After the rebel soldiers at the river are done killing off the refugees there, they will immediately make their way up here¡­ there are also the rebel soldiers from the edge of the forest. They are quickly making their way here.¡± ¡°Do you have a n?¡± asked Hans who stared at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian creased his eyebrows and turned to look at Hans. He said coldly, ¡°I do have a n, but are you willing to do it?¡± ¡°¡­ tell us.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued in the cold tone, ¡°Run separately ¨C run separately out of the forest.¡± Hans face sank. He immediately grasped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s intention. This n was¡­ very cruel! They can no longer head back. What awaited them there was the river, a dead end. They could only run out of the forest. Although there was an encirclement of rebel soldiers outside the forest, a separate action when running away meant that one of the refugee teams that were running away would be discovered by the rebel soldiers. Once they were discovered, that refugee team would attract the attention of the other teams of rebel soldiers. At that moment, the other refugee teams who were running away in separate directions would have the opportunity to run away! This was a gamble on probabilities! The one to be discovered would be cannon fodder to attract the attention of the rebel soldiers. As for who could use that opportunity to escape¡­ that would all rest on the will of the Heavens! However, one thing was certain! Someone was destined to be a sacrifice. Chapter 366 Who Are You?

Chapter 366 Who Are You?

GOR Chapter 366 Who Are You? Hans was subconsciously against this n. However, he knew too well that this was the only viable method. Looking at the struggle within Hans¡¯ eyes, Chen Xiaolian harrumphed and said, ¡°I am not asking for your opinion. I am simply telling you what I n to do ¨C it doesn¡¯t matter if you agree or not, that is what I will be doing.¡± ¡°Chen¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not allow Hans to finish what he wanted to say and interjected, ¡°Hans, do not forget what I told you before. We are not God!¡± Hans exhaled. After a moment of struggle, he abruptly shouted loudly, ¡°All right! We¡¯ll split up and run¡­ split into two groups! Who¡¯lle join me?¡± The few volunteers immediately stood beside Hans. There was a tangled look on Hans face as he nced at hispanions and said, ¡°All right! If so¡­ Chen, the others will be going with you!¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to pick up on what the German fellow intended to do! He¡­ nned to be the cannon fodder! Although he disagreed with Hans¡¯ choice, Chen Xiaolian had to admit Hans was someone worthy of admiration. He was truly a selfless and noble person, unlike those Virgin Mary whores who only knew how to criticize others while doing even worse themselves. There was a convoluted expression in Lin Leyan¡¯s eyes and she said in a hushed tone, ¡°I will go join Hans.¡± ¡°No! Lin! You stay in the same team as Chen!¡± Hans stared at Lin Leyan and said in a lowered voice. ¡°It¡¯s decided!¡± Lin Leyan attempted to argue but Hans quickly uttered something in German, which caused Lin Leyan to turn silent. Hans words were, ¡°Do you still not get it? Chen will only prioritize protecting you! If you are not beside him, I fear he would not use his all to protect the refugees!¡± Credit where credit was due, Hans words were spot on. Hans gripped his gun tightly and exhaled. He then whispered, ¡°Chen! I¡¯m counting on you for the others! We will do our best to buy you¡­ time!¡± Seeing Hans turn around to leave, Chen Xiaolian reached out his hand to hold Hans¡¯ shoulder. There was aplicated look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he looked at Hans and whispered, ¡°Are you sure you want to do this?¡± Hans looked back at Chen Xiaolian with a look of determination. Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth and said, ¡°Truth be told, if I were to choose between you two, I feel that you and your men are the ones who should continue to live on!¡± As he spoke, he did not hesitate to point at the refugees. However, he had spoken in German. Hans shook his head. ¡°Chen, we have our own beliefs. We are the ones who brought them with us¡­ but now, so many of them had died!¡± After saying that, Hans firmly removed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand from his shoulder. Chen Xiaolian watched as Hans and several other volunteers strode into the forest. Before parting ways, Winston had walked over to stand before Lin Leyan. This Australian youngster who had one arm in a sling and an injured leg looked into Lin Leyan¡¯s eyes. ¡°Lin, I know that the one you like is him¡­ but, I still want to tell you that I, I¡­ I love you very much!¡± Then, a hint of embarrassment seemingly appeared on the Australian youngster¡¯s face as he continued, ¡°Mm¡­ actually, there¡¯s nothing much to it. I just feel that I should speak my mind so that I won¡¯t have any regrets.¡± After saying that, the Australian youngster turned around and left. He had to hobble forward. But even so, there was determination in his steps! Lin Leyan burst into tears. A few minutester, the sounds of gunfire came from the depths of the forest! When the sounds of gunfire entered his ears, Chen Xiaolian felt as though they were brutally hammering his heart. The intense sounds of gunfire were moving. It was likely that after Hans and his men had continued to move after exchanging gunfire with the rebel soldiers who were sweeping through the forest, doing their best to lure the rebel soldiers. They ran to a different direction so as to give Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team a bigger window of opportunity and more time. Chen Xiaolian looked at the people around him and saw only fear and cowardice within the eyes of the refugees. He sighed and kneaded his face. ¡°I¡¯ll just say this once. Follow my lead and don¡¯t run around randomly! If someonegs behind, you must reach out to help them! If you don¡¯t, I will personally kick you out of this team!¡± Chen Xiaolian fiercely informed the refugees. However¡­ he noted that the African woman actually had an indifferent look in her eyes. The same was true of the three to five young able-bodied men beside her. Chen Xiaolian could not be bothered with them. The Caucasian woman¡¯s feet had been bandaged and Chen Xiaolian tossed a tree branch for her to use as a crutch. He told her, ¡°If you can¡¯t keep up, then go die alone.¡± After doing that, Chen Xiaolian pulled Lin Leyan to his side and led them forward. He chose to go in the direction opposite of Hans¡¯ team. The distant gunshots were constantly affecting Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. The sounds of gunfire were initially intense. But it gradually grew sporadic. Even so, the sporadic sounds of gunfire did not die off. As long as the sounds of gunfire continued, hope remained! Lin Leyan¡¯s tears were wetting her cheeks but she bit her lips and followed Chen Xiaolian forward even as blood trickled down from her lips. This path of theirs appeared to be free of obstacles. After roughly 10 minutes, they came close to the edge of the forest but saw no sign of obstructions from the rebel soldiers. It would appear that all the rebel soldiers had been lured away by Hans and his men. The distant sounds of gunshot continued. Chen Xiaolian continued leading the refugees to the edge of the forest. When there were only around 10 metres or more between them and the edge of the forest, he crouched down. There were two rebel army trucks parked beside the road on the edge of the forest. Four rebel soldiers with guns were stationed beside the trucks. Two of them who seemed like drivers had cigarettes in their hands as they chatted andughed. Chen Xiaolian was about to move forward when he suddenly thought of something. He waved to the African woman, the one with quite the influence in his team. She frowned and moved forward while crouching until she was beside him. Chen Xiaolian did not bother discussing with her. He simply told her his n, ¡°See those four people?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take down two of them. As for the other two, I¡¯ll leave them to your men. I don¡¯t care what methods you use. At any rate, you people will be responsible for them.¡± The African woman cast a frowning nce at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian replied frostily, ¡°This is not a request.¡± ¡°¡­ all right.¡± The African woman exhaled. She quickly returned to her men¡¯s side and they whispered a few words to each other. Three of the young African men crouched down and moved to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. As they did so, Chen Xiaolian noted that the way they were moving their body with that crouched posture was very professional! The African men who led them said coldly, ¡°We can deal with the two on the left¡­ but we don¡¯t have any weapons.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered about it and pulled out a dagger that was ced on his waist. The African man looked at Chen Xiaolian in the eye and said, ¡°Those people have guns.¡± ¡°Whether you want this or not is up to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian had no interest in talking nonsense with them. A hint of anger shed through the African man¡¯s eyes but he chose to ept the dagger. ¡°Do your best not to cause too big of a scene. Otherwise, the resulting sounds will attract the rebel soldiers.¡± Chen Xiaolian reminded them. The African men nodded. ¡­ When Chen Xiaolian crept out from the grasses, there were no more than five steps between him and the nearest rebel soldier! This fellow was likely the driver. He was not carrying any guns, only the cigarette. Chen Xiaolian burst forward all of a sudden; he jumped out from the grasses out of the blue and was upon him! With but a crack, he had snapped the man¡¯s neck! At the same time, his other hand flicked and a stone flew out! One of the rebel soldiers with a hat on his head was standing beside the trucks. He had his head lowered as he rubbed a gold chain that was hanging on his neck. The stone struck his head, causing a bloody hole to appear! The rebel soldier did not even have the opportunity to grunt before falling down lifelessly. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s movements were very fast. In but an instant, he had taken down two fellows. To his surprise, when he turned around, he found that the other African men had taken action at quite a good speed! One of the African men was using the dagger obtained from Chen Xiaolian to stab the driver¡¯s neck. The other two African men had the other rebel soldier pinned to the ground, one pinned down his legs while the other pinned down his arms! The rebel soldier who was assigned to keep watch shouted but the African man who killed the driver moved toward him and plunged the dagger into the rebel soldier¡¯s mouth! After the rebel soldiers watching over the trucks had been killed, the refugees hiding in the forest ran out. The African woman walked forward until she was before Chen Xiaolian. The look on her face was clearly slightly more arrogantpared to earlier ¨C her subordinates had managed to snatch two guns from the fallen rebel soldiers! ¡°There are two trucks here. I¡¯ll be taking one! I can give you the other one.¡± The African woman coldly said to Chen Xiaolian. From her tone, it was clear that this was not up for discussion. After having seized those guns, this African woman clearly believe that she had the qualifications to haggle with Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian stared into the African woman¡¯s eyes. She on the other hand, had no scruples in staring back. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thoughts finally clicked into ce and he sneered, ¡°I understand now! Those rebel soldiers are here for you, am I right? Just who are you?¡± The African woman did not answer. She slowly backed away while whistling. The two young African men who had the guns stood before her and they coldly stared at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian turned to the African man on the left and said, ¡°Where¡¯s my dagger? Return it to me.¡± The African man had one hand holding a gun while his other hand yed with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s dagger. He gave Chen Xiaolian a goading look and said, ¡°I like your dagger a lot.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. If someone who knew him well, Roddy for example, were here, seeing the smile would cause him to run as far away as he could. Because only those who knew Chen Xiaolian very well would know, when Chen Xiaolian revealed such a smile, that meant he was really angry! It was the so-called furious smile. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s response was very direct! He attacked! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand shot out with lightning like speed and caught the muzzle of the man¡¯s gun! The African man did not even have the time to pull the trigger as the gun slipped out from his hand and into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand! Before the other African man could react to that, Chen Xiaolian had rushed close to him. Moving the muzzle of the gun his aside, he mmed into the African man¡¯s body. The African man felt something powerful m into him and his body was sent flying! Chen Xiaolian picked up the gun that he dropped and casually twisted the barrel of the gun! Seeing this caused the other side to stare with widened eyes! As for the other African man who had lost his gun to Chen Xiaolian, he was still tightly clenching Chen Xiaolian¡¯s dagger. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and looked at him. Not in the mood to spout nonsense, he simply pulled out the golden Desert Eagle and pointed it at him. The man became dumbstruck. Chen Xiaolian walked over and snatched back the dagger. As there was a gun pointed at him, the African man dared not move. After taking back the dagger, Chen Xiaolian weighed it a bit before abruptly kicking the man¡¯s calf! Kacha! Nearly everyone heard that sound! The African man¡¯s calf became bent at an odd angle and he screamed out miserably as he knelt down the ground! Chen Xiaolian leaned closer and said coldly, ¡°Did you say you like my dagger? Then, allow me to gift my dagger to you.¡± After saying that, he stabbed the dagger into the man¡¯s shoulder! The African man screamed and rolled on the ground. ¡°You! Stop it!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to see that the African woman was standing not far away. In her hands was actually a gun! It was a mini handgun. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise¡­ the gun was also¡­ golden! Chen Xiaolian waggled his eyebrows and said, ¡°To think you would actually have a gun on you. You¡¯ve hid it very well.¡± The African woman watched as her subordinate rolled on the ground screaming. The other two men quickly ran to her side and they anxiously stared at Chen Xiaolian. The woman gritted her teeth and said, ¡°You¡­ don¡¯te forward!¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded the golden gun that was in her hand before abruptly saying, ¡°Are you Zayad¡¯s daughter or his woman?¡± The African woman remained silent. Chen Xiaolian said in a frosty manner, ¡°You had better keep that broken toy of yours. If you continue to aim that at me, you will only regret it. If you do not believe me, then you are free to open fire and see for yourself.¡± The African woman was clearly bing more nervous and her hands trembled. Chen Xiaolian openly walked toward her. The African woman¡¯s finger was on the trigger, but she dared not pull the trigger. Her instincts seemed to be telling her: That man¡¯s warning is not a joke! If I really shoot at him, I¡¯m dead! Seeing Chen Xiaolian walking over, the two men beside the woman charged forward. But none of them were able to stop Chen Xiaolian. With a punch and a kick, he knocked them down to the front and back respectively. When Chen Xiaolian was standing before the African woman, he reached out with his hand and gripped the handgun. With a gentle pull, he snatched the gun away. The African woman¡¯s forehead was soaked with sweat! She dared not move. When the gun was taken away from her, she seemingly lost all her strength and she plopped down the ground, kneeling. Chen Xiaolian stood before her and regarded her coldly. He said, ¡°I really think that the others had all died in vain. You are the one person above all who should have died.¡± The African woman raised her head and she said in a quavering voice, ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t kill me¡­ I, I am of great value! Take me with you out of here! I am the only one who can live! I can give you benefits! A great deal of benefits!¡± ¡°Just who are you?¡± The African woman raised her head again and looked at Chen Xiaolian. After hesitating for a moment, she said, ¡°You¡­ the golden Desert Eagle that you had in your hand earlier was, was¡­ was my brother¡¯s.¡± Chapter 367 I Can Try

Chapter 367 I Can Try

GOR Chapter 367 I Can Try After hearing what she said, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first thought was to kill her off. Zayad¡¯s daughter? There was no reason not to kill her. Considering the character of those two Zayad father and son, it was obvious that his daughter would not be a good person. Chen Xiaolian already had the golden Desert Eagle pointing at the African woman¡¯s head and could open fire at her at any moment¡­ It was at that moment¡­ [System prompt: Warning! Killing quest target no. 2 would go against the contents of the previous quest. You would not be able to acquire the reward and it will also change the quest.] Mm? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression suddenly flickered! Quest target? No. 2? Back when he killed Zayad, he had also received a prompt from the system. When did Zayad be a system quest was a question that Chen Xiaolian was never able to answer. But what frustrated him the most was that he was unable to make contact with the key figure in this issue, Father Qiao. Presently however, just as he was thinking about killing off Zayad¡¯s daughter, the system had immediately responded! This woman has be the system¡¯s quest target no. 2? Is she part of the quest? How is that possible? Chen Xiaolian loosened the hand that was holding the gun and he lowered it. The African woman¡¯s forehead was filled with cold sweat! For an instant, she had clearly felt the killing intenting out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes! She was a very perceptive person. Additionally, she was also very confident in her perception. When he finally lowered his gun, she felt as though she had escaped from Death itself. She was also able to notice the questioning look in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°You are Zayad¡¯s daughter?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a raised eyebrow. ¡°Yes,¡± the African woman whispered. ¡°My name is Una.¡± ¡°Una?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°In other words, you have long since recognized this gun in my hand?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Una then asked gingerly, ¡°Did you kill Zayad Jr.?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not answer that question. Instead, he asked, ¡°Those rebel soldiers are chasing you, aren¡¯t they? Why?¡± Una bit her lips but remained silent. Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned around and moved until he was beside the truck. Lin Leyan and the other refugees were standing nervously beside the truck as they watched the conflict unfold between Chen Xiaolian and Una¡¯s team. Seeing Chen Xiaolian walk over caused the other refugees to shrink backward. Chen Xiaolian gave them a nce. ¡°Which one of you can drive?¡± After a few seconds of silence, a thin African man raised his hand. Chen Xiaolian looked at him and said, ¡°Very good.¡± He pointed to the truck beside him and said, ¡°This truck is yours. All of you civilians get on this truck and keep moving toward the border. As for how far you people can run¡­ what happens next will depend on you and you alone.¡± A mour began to rise among the crowd of people. Chen Xiaolian simply sneered ¨C he did not have any good impression of these refugees. Although Chen Xiaolian could be considered a fairly kind-hearted person, the things he had seen and heard along the way had sapped away all the kindness and goodwill within him. Each and every one of them were selfish beings. Even the two African women that he had epted into his boat, the ones with the child. Today, they had ignored him as they ran for their lives. Chen Xiaolian was not obligated to be an unpaid bodyguard for them! ¡°What? Are you unsatisfied?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Could it be you fellows think I owe it to you? That I should take up a gun and protect you all the way until you reach the border? When you encounter danger along the way, I am the one who should go risk my life while you run away?¡± Chen Xiaolian then pointed at the truck. ¡°Giving you all this truck is the biggest act of kindness from me. If you are unwilling, you are free to stay here and die.¡± Someone began getting up the truck. Then, without a single word, they all climbed up the back of the truck. Finally, the only ones left among them were Lin Leyan and the Caucasian woman. The Caucasian cast aplicated nce at Chen Xiaolian and whispered, ¡°I want to say this¡­ thank you!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. The Caucasian woman then struggled to climb up the truck. Not a single person inside had extended their hand to pull her up. Chen Xiaolian sighed. He walked to the driver¡¯s side and said to the African man in the driver seat. ¡°Keep moving south. The rebel army have their own target, so they won¡¯t continue to chase after you all. If you are lucky, you would be able to safely make it to the border.¡± After sending off the truck full of refugees, Chen Xiaolian turned around. Lin Leyan who was beside him tugged his arm. Chen Xiaolian looked at her and nodded his head. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± He then walked until he was standing before Una. The African men who were Una¡¯s subordinates¡­ these fellows were clearly government soldiers who had taken off their military uniforms. Or perhaps they were her personal guards. Chen Xiaolian had injured some of them earlier; even so, three of them were still standing there. However, they had no weapons in hand and could only stand beside Una. ¡°You, follow me,¡± said Chen Xiaolian while pointing at Una. There was a trace of helplessness in Una¡¯s eyes and she nced at her subordinates. ¡°What about them?¡± ¡°Did I not make myself clear? You follow me. You alone.¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored the others. Those fellows were all Zayad¡¯s subordinates, the soldiers of the government and not civilians. Was there anyone in Kombia who did not know the despicable character of these soldiers?¡± If those rebel soldiers were the equivalent of jackals, then Zayad¡¯s soldiers were the equivalent of tigers and leopards. Chen Xiaolian could not be bothered with the life and death of these people. ¡°From now on, you are all discharged, free¡­ as for what happens next, you can go wherever you want. Surrender to the rebel army or run away¡­ you can do whatever you want,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°At any rate, it has nothing to do with me.¡± The few African men looked at each other. ¡°If you don¡¯t leave, you¡¯ll die. I¡¯ll only count to three.¡± Before Chen Xiaolian had even began counting, some of the African men had already turned around to leave. Some of them even ran to the remaining truck, reaching out to touch the door of the truck. Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°What are you thinking?¡± The African man was shocked and he turned around to nce at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°If you want to leave, then use your legs. Did you think I would give you thest remaining truck?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Several of the African men turned to look at Una. The frustrated Una knew that there was nothing she could do; she waved her hand. Several of the African men went forward to support their injuredpanions before dispersing into the forest ¨C they had split apart instead of moving as one. It would appear that they had really dispersed. Thus, the only one left there were Chen Xiaolian, Lin Leyan and Una. Watching Una, Chen Xiaolian walked over and retrieved a pair of handcuffs from his Storage Watch. That was something that he had stolen back during the Tokyo instance dungeon. Seeing the handcuffs, Una¡¯s eyes turned gloomy. She did not resist and allowed Chen Xiaolian to cuff one of her hand. She whispered, ¡°I am of value, please don¡¯t kill me¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored her. He pulled Una to the side of the truck and cuffed her to the back side of the truck. Then, he handed Una¡¯s handgun to Lin Leyan. ¡°Keep an eye on her, if she tries to resist, kill her! If she opens her mouth, kill her! If she tries any tricks, kill her! Even if she wants to go to the toilet, kill her! At any rate¡­ you understand, right? She is only allowed to stand here without moving or saying anything. Otherwise, kill her!¡± Chen Xiaolian had deliberately spoken out loud to let Una hear him. Lin Leyan was stunned. She subconsciously epted the handgun and asked, ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°Me?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look into the forest. ¡°I¡¯m suddenly regretting it! For this group of people, I allowed another group that should not have to die to march toward their deaths. That is simply a sin! Whatever, just consider me a guy that¡¯s too kind for his own good!¡± A glimmer suddenly appeared in Lin Leyan¡¯s eyes. ¡°You, you want to go¡­¡± ¡°I''m going to go save Hans and the others.¡± ¡­ It was not as though Una had never thought of trying something ¨C at the very least, in her opinion, this yellow-skinned young woman did not appear that hard to deceive. She also did not have the appearance of a ruthless character. However, she did not have the courage to! Before Chen Xiaolian left, he whistled. Following that, a monster charged out from within the forest! It was a¡­ tiger? Well, the [War Form] of the Four-eyed War Cat do somehow resemble that of a tiger. The tiger in question had a mighty and powerful body. When it bared its fangs, it exuded a pure aura of savagery. But the most horrifying aspect of it¡­ had anyone ever seen a tiger outfitted with armour? With metallic paws? That¡­ that was simply a monster! An armoured tiger? At that moment, forget Una, even Lin Leyan was dumbfounded. Chen Xiaolian did not exin further. He simply left a Four-eyed War Cat there to protect Lin Leyan. As for himself, he moved forward in a crouching posture through the forests, quickly making his way toward thest position where the sounds of gunfire had appeared¡­ ¡­ The battle on the river had concluded. That part of the river had been dyed red with blood and corpses floated upon the surface of the river. Several boats were being pulled to the riverbank. The surface of the boats was filled with bullet holes. Some of the rebel soldiers were eagerly moving the goods on the boats ¨C unfortunately for them, after searching for quite some time, they realized that those were all items of little value. Thankfully though, they were able to find some fairly valuable items on the bodies of the refugees. Those that were able to follow Hans out were all those people living in the wealthy area of Kabuka and they all have some rather valuable possessions on them. It did not take long for each of their bodies to stripped clean. Those rebel soldiers were very thorough and did not miss even the clothes on the refugees¡¯ bodies. The rings on their fingers, the watches on their wrists, the nes on their necks, the earrings¡­ pretty much everything that could be found by them were found. The corpses of the two mercenaries were also abused to the point where they could no longer be recognized. Two rebel soldiers who appeared to be officers gripped onto an M16 rifle each, belonging to the mercenaries. There were highly joyful looks on their faces. Somewhere around 50 metres away from the riverbank was a cleared out open ground. There, several rebel soldiers stood in a circle with guns in hand. In the middle of the circle sat Hans and several other volunteers. Hans¡¯ forehead was covered with blood. His head had been smashed with a rifle butt earlier. However, Hans was not concerned about himself. Beside him, Winston was in a far worse state. This highly affectionate youngster was on death¡¯s door. He coughed out violently and blood kept pouring out from his mouth. Hans¡¯ eyes were blood shot. He had attempted to negotiate with them several times but they simply ignored his attempts. Finally, someone who appeared to be an officer came to stand before Hans. There was a very hostile expression in the rebel officer¡¯s eyes. He stared at Hans for two seconds; suddenly, his legshed out to kick Hans¡¯ face! The German fellow was instantly knocked down the ground. Without waiting for him to get up, the officer stepped down on his face with his leather boot. ¡°Where is that person?¡± ¡°I, I don¡¯t understand what you¡¯re talking about,¡± Hans spat out. He found it difficult to speak. The rebel officer grunted. Then, he suddenly raised one hand and used it to pull out a handgun¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t!¡± Bang! The sound of gunfire rang out the same time Hans shouted! Winston who was lying on the ground beside him shuddered as the bullet hit him in his chest! Soon, he breathed hisst. Hans roared out furiously and struggled with everything he could muster even as he was lying on the ground. His mouth swore furiously. Two rebel soldiers who were beside him rushed forward and their fists and kicks fell upon Hans. The other volunteers quickly jumped forward to fight against them. However, more rebel soldiers joined in. They used their rifle butts to strike down heavily on the volunteers. One of the volunteers who had just jumped forward received a strike from the rifle butt to his head, cracking his head and causing his body to fall down. The others suffered just as badly¡­ The rebel officer watched the beatings with an indifferent expression. After a good 30 seconds, he shouted and the rebel soldiers slowly stopped. All the volunteers were left lying on the ground. Not a single one could stand anymore. ¡°All of you deserve death,¡± the rebel officer said coldly. ¡°You people dared to take up arms against us and lure us away¡­ you¡¯ve injured two of my subordinates! Thus, you will all die! Now, if there is any among you who can answer my question, then I will let that person live! There is only one chance!¡± The rebel officer stared at the volunteers and asked, ¡°I¡¯ll ask once more! Where is that person?¡± As he asked, he pointed his gun at a volunteer that was lying down on the left side. No one answered. The volunteer¡¯s face was pale and there was a clear look of fear in his face as he struggled. ¡°I, I really do not know¡­¡± Bang! A gunshot rang out! The rebel officer looked at the corpse of the volunteer who had been killed. ¡°All right, I believe you. Now then¡­ next.¡± The muzzle of his gun turned to point at Hans. Hans had stopped struggling. He simplyy down there on the ground and looked at the rebel officer. ¡°You will be damned to Hell! God will punish you!¡± ¡°God?¡± The rebel officerughed out maniacally and said, ¡°And where is your God now? Ask him to stand out!¡± Then, he ced the muzzle of his gun at Hans¡¯ head and said, ¡°With my gun pointing at you, I am God! If I want you to die, you¡¯ll die! Your God? What can your God do? Save you? Or kill me?¡± Hans closed his eyes. However, just as the rebel officer was about to pull the trigger¡­ a chilling voice emanated out from the depths of the forest. ¡°Right now, his God can indeed do nothing¡­ but, I can give it a shot.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly emerged from the depths of the forest, a sword in hand. Hearing that voice, Hans abruptly opened his eyes. He looked at Chen Xiaolian in surprise. Chen Xiaolian exhaled. ¡°I am very sorry¡­ I¡¯m a bitte¡­ you fellows better close your eyes. Things might get a little bloody.¡± Chapter 368 Kombia’s Secret

Chapter 368 Kombia¡¯s Secret

GOR Chapter 368 Kombia¡¯s Secret When the intense sounds of gunfire erupted from the depths of the forest, Lin Leyan¡¯s face became extremely anxious. The sounds of the gunfire swiftly became even more intense. Then, it abruptly turned sporadic before fading awaypletely. Una who was handcuffed to the truck strained her ears to listen to the iing sounds. However, she dared not move ¨C there was a Four-eyed War Cat right beside her. After a while, Chen Xiaolian walked out from the forest. His body was drenched in blood and his clothes were all dyed red. Behind him were around two volunteers. Seeing Hans who was being supported by Chen Xiaolian, Lin Leyan grew emotional and she rushed forward to meet up with them. But when she saw that there were only so few volunteers behind Chen Xiaolian, Lin Leyan seemed as though she had just been struck by an iron hammer and she shuddered fiercely. She looked at Chen Xiaolian only to see him shake his head. Glistening tears trickled down Lin Leyan¡¯s eyes. The number of volunteers Chen Xiaolian saved, Hans included, amount to a total of only three people. All of them were injured and Hans was suffering from the heaviest injury. Chen Xiaolian had everyone enter the truck, even Lin Leyan. They all went up to the cargo area at the back of the truck. The one remaining spot beside the driver seat was reserved for Una. Una did not resist. Lin Leyan did not say anything as well¡­ as for the Four-eyed War Cat, it had prowled back into the forest. However, the two of them had a faint feeling that things weren¡¯t that simple. It would appear that this Chen Xiaolian really could use magic. The road that the truck was travelling on was rugged and bumpy. Chen Xiaolian chose not to drive forward at full speed. Instead, he drove forward at a steady speed. Lin Leyan who was at the cargo area at the back took care of the injured volunteers. Thankfully, these volunteers were only suffering from external injuries. After having some food, they showed signs of recovery. Una who was in the front fell into a state of fear and silence. Chen Xiaolian drove the truck to the south for around 20 minutes before speaking up. His silence earlier had caused Una¡¯s heart to grow increasingly restless. Only when Chen Xiaolian finally opened his mouth did this African woman breathe a sigh of relief. She understood that the real interrogation process had begun. ¡°Why would they relentlessly chase after you?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°As far as I know, Zayad has a lot of children. So, why would the rebel army expend so much effort to pursue you?¡± Una considered her reply for a moment before slowly saying, ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°I would like to remind you beforehand to carefully consider your answer before opening your mouth.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes continued looking forward and he spoke with a calm voice. ¡°If you lie, I will know.¡± Una sighed and she spoke in a very serious tone. ¡°Father does have a lot of children. But the ones that could gain his trust are far and few. That brother of mine is father¡¯s eldest son. Father gave him authority over the military and trusts him a great deal when ites to military affairs. But in other matters¡­ he trusts me more.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°I had studied abroad before. Naturally, I had used a fake name when doing so. In the civilized countries of the West, I learned the ways of Europe and America.¡± Una said carefully. ¡°Thus, I would usually help my father deal with some¡­ financial rted stuff.¡± Only then did Chen Xiaolian turn his head to look at Una. He said, ¡°Continue.¡± Una exhaled and continued in a whisper, ¡°Father had kept some money abroad in an overseas bank ount. That money¡­ I can withdraw it.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed something of a smile and said, ¡°So, they were doing it just for money?¡± ¡°The rebel army is very poor,¡± said Una in a very disdainful voice. ¡°No, more urately, all of Kombia is piss poor. That money father have would prove very useful for the rebel army ¨C it is a very huge sum of money.¡± ¡°How much?¡± Una bit her lips heavily and answered, ¡°40 million¡­ US dors.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head a little. Taking Kombia¡¯s circumstances into ount, that was indeed a sizeable amount even for a member of the very wealthy in Kombia. ¡°If this money is to fall into the hands of the rebel army, they would be able to use it to buy weapons andpletely sweep across all of Kombia. They can also use it to hire other forces, recruit even more troops and build a new government¡­ at any rate, they are in serious need of this money.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. Una looked at Chen Xiaolian and whispered, ¡°I can give you this money¡­ but in exchange, you must let me go.¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. Seconds and minutes ticked by and the truck continued moving forward through the bumpy road. But the atmosphere of silence only caused Una to grow tense. ¡°I can determine that what you said just now is the truth,¡± Chen Xiaolian finally opened up his mouth. His words caused Una to breathe a sigh of relief. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s next words caused her heart to pound. ¡°Yet, I could also sense that you are hiding something.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned his head and sneered at Una. ¡°So, what should I do? Even though what you told me is the truth, you deliberately hid something from me. Is that considered a lie?¡± Una¡¯s body shuddered. As she was close to him, she could feel the bloody atmosphereing off Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body and also the intense smell of blood. She started to shiver. Chen Xiaolian gave her a nce and he suddenly asked in a hushed tone, ¡°Do you know what a ¡®quest¡¯ is?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Seeing the nk expression on Una¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat disappointed. ¡°Your father is already dead,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°Did you know that?¡± There was shock on Una¡¯s face as she replied, ¡°No¡­ that is impossible! He¡­ before Kabuka fell, he had already brought his personal guards together with him as he left.¡± ¡°I am not lying to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°It¡¯s that warehouse within the city, right? I had gone to the military warehouse; he died before my very eyes. I was there when he breathed hisst.¡± Una¡¯s face became distorted and she asked, ¡°You¡­ killed him?¡± ¡°Something like that.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it ¨C although Bai Qi was the one who killed Zayad, saying that he was the one to kill Zayad was not exactly wrong either. Una suddenly released an animal like cry. With both hands clutching her head, she began sobbing. The corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth curled into a sneer and he waited quietly as she sobbed for a moment before coldly saying something unexpected, ¡°Stop putting on a show. Seriously¡­ your acting is terrible, you know that? You are clearly not that sad, why pretend like you are? Your crying is too fake, you know?¡± Una was stunned. With one hand on the steering wheel, Chen Xiaolian extended his other hand into his chest and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. After lighting up a cigarette, he took a drag and deliberately puffed the smoke toward Una¡¯s face. ¡°Matters are getting moreplicated and also more interesting.¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered before continuing, ¡°I was not the only one who wanted to kill your father.¡± Chen Xiaolian puffed again and said slowly, ¡°There is a group of people¡­ no, maybe there is more than just one group. At any rate, your father had be an assassination target. ¡°From what I know, there is no way that those people would take action for just some tens of million dors. They must surely have an even bigger target. ¡°I also know of something interesting. Interestingly, after your father died¡­ you, have be the new target. ¡°This is very interesting. I had killed your brother, Zayad Jr., but he was not a target. Instead, you are. ¡°I am very curious¡­ when you were working under your father, what kind of role did you y? ¡°A mere custodian of some properties worth tens of million US dors? No, I believe there¡¯s far more to it.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian cast a stare at Una and said, ¡°I am more curious about one thing though. You see, I realized an interesting detail about you.¡± ¡°What detail?¡± ¡°The way you reacted to me, that look of shock and fear does not appear genuine.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled faintly and continued, ¡°I am not being conceited here. However, there is a very big difference between someone like me and an ordinary human. You had witnessed my prowess, my ability to casually deal with your guards and also my ¡®pet¡¯. Yet, even though you had seemed highly shocked then, that expression of yours had a certain differencepared to the expressions of others.¡± ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t understand what you are saying.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t understand?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°The expressions of shock on the others, like that female, Lin Leyan was one that could be described as ¡®Oh my God, to think that there could be someone like this¡¯. But yours was more to ¡®Ah! It¡¯s another one of those guys!¡¯ Although both types of emotions are also expressions of shock, there are still differences between them.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned his head to look Una in the eyes. ¡°I am very confident in this feeling of mine. Before this¡­ you have met some other people with abilities like mine, right?¡± Una fell silent. Finally¡­ after struggling for a moment, the woman finally spoke up. ¡°Kombia¡­ have something that¡¯s even more valuable.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Mine, a type of mine.¡± ¡­ On the riverbank¡­ Most of the corpses on the ground were in pieces; torn arms and limbs were strewn all over the ce. The scene was simply a battlefield of the Shuras! A lean looking figure who wore a robe was standing in the middle of it all. He wore a steeple-crowned hat on his head and had a ck feather inserted into the tip of his hat. His pair of eyes shone as he looked around. The corners of his mouth were pursed as a hint of a cold smile appeared on his face. He stepped forward and his boots made its way across the corpses of the rebel soldiers. At the same time, he extended his hand to gently pinch his nose. There was someone else not far from him. That person was crouched down on the ground, searching for something. The one who was crouched down finally picked up a finger and shoved that bloody item into his mouth. After sucking on it for a while, an expression of joy appeared on his face and he gave a light sigh. ¡°Time of death is not too long ago. The taste of blood is still very fresh.¡± The lean figure halted five steps behind that crouched figure and knitted his eyebrows. Then, he directed a look of disgust at the crouching figure and said, ¡°You are a really nauseating fellow.¡± The crouching figure harrumphed and raised his head to check his surroundings. ¡°Most of the dead here were killed by fangs and ws of some wild beast. Very simplistic and crude. Care freely soaking themselves in blood, I like this way of killing. Clearly, we¡¯ve encountered one of our own¡­ these people are definitely of the same type as us. They are either the type that can transform or the type that rears wild beasts as pets.¡± ¡°The same as us.¡± The lean figure sighed. ¡°If there is an intervention by someone who is the same as us, things would get troublesome. Has the target fallen into that party¡¯s hands?¡± ¡°How am I supposed to know,¡± answered the crouching figure who got up. ¡°But since we did not get any system prompt, it would seem that quest target no. 2 is still alive. We should still have a chance.¡± Chapter 369 What Mine?

Chapter 369 What Mine?

GOR Chapter 369 What Mine? ¡°What mine is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly hit the brakes and the truck came to a sudden halt by the road. Lin Leyan¡¯s shout of surprise came from behind and Chen Xiaolian opened the window connecting to the cargo area behind and said in a low tone, ¡°Nothing is wrong. There¡¯s just some matters that I needed to sort out. We¡¯ll stop here for a while.¡± Lin Leyan¡¯s face appeared beyond the window and she breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°In that case, do I let them go down and rest for a bit?¡± This clever woman had probably sensed that Chen Xiaolian might want to have a private conversation with Una. ¡°No need.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and said, ¡°You all continue staying inside the truck. We¡¯ll get off.¡± Una who was being held captive by Chen Xiaolian had no ability to resist. She was taken down the truck by Chen Xiaolian and led to the trees beside the road. There was a clear look of panic on her face as she nced at her surroundings¡­ this was the wilderness of Africa. If she were to be killed here, there was no need to bury her corpse. Some wild animals would be attracted by the smell of blood ande over. ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t kill me¡­¡± Una appeared to be on the verge of breaking down and she screamed sharply. Chen Xiaolian looked at her with a frown and said, ¡°I don¡¯t intend to kill you here. So, shut your mouth up.¡± Una bit down hard on her lips. ¡°Right now is your chance to talk. You had better use the most straightforward, honest and simple way to describe the issue regarding this ¡®mine¡¯ to me. If you try to hide anything from me once more, I assure you, you will die, instantly.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian checked his watch and said, ¡°You have 10 minutes.¡± Una¡¯s body flinched. She could tell that Chen Xiaolian was not joking around this time. He was being very serious. ¡­ Zayad had used a coup to usurp power. In the years before and after he came to power, Kombia was a very small and poor country in Africa. It had no mines, a small number of people and limitednd¡­ no matter how one looked at it, Kombia was a standard puny ass country. The only aspects of it that could be developed were probably limited to trade of cultural goods, agriculture, animal husbandry etc¡­ However, Zayad was a warlord. Naturally, someone like him had no interest in doing things like agriculture or animal husbandry. Those things involve a huge initial investment, a long maturity period and a small ie. Additionally, Kombia had tribes of varying sizes and the rtionships between them were veryplex. Most importantly, the Western powers also had no interest toe all the way here to invest in something like agriculture or animal husbandry. The one thing that Zayad was hoping for all these time was mines. The surrounding countries all have their own ore mines and they relied on those mines to stimte their economy. At the very least, the heads of those countries could take that opportunity to earn a killing. That was what Zayad had in mind. Zayad spent the few years aftering into power to fervently establish ties with several Western countries. Simply put, he wanted to sell off his own country. First find mines in his country, then sell the mining rights to the foreign forces. All was well as long as he alone could benefit from it. However, afterpleting a toilsome process of mineral exploration, Zayad came to discover a fact that made him frustrated. Even though he wanted to sell off his country, he could not. Nobody wanted his country argh! Several mining groups from the West came to survey Kombia but were unable to find any mineral deposits there. Copper, gold, rare metals, non-ferrous metals, nothing. It was as though Kombia was a Godforsaken ce. The Creator had not left anything valuable within this piece ofnd. Zayad who had lost his worth to them were no longer given any attention by those mining groups. The downside of this was that there was no way for him to make a great deal of money for himself. The upside was that he was exempt from the eyes of the Western countries. Even if here were to be a dictator, act like a tyrant,mit acts that would anger the Heavens, no country would care about him. Let¡¯s put it this way, America had gone to take down Saddam for the sake of oil. If he had no oil, no amount of brutal and dictatorial rule by Saddam could lead America to send her troops to fight in the name of justice in Iraq. That was exactly the situation that Zayad was in. He became the dictator of a piss poor country joyfully because no one woulde here to fight him for the sake of ¡®justice¡¯. However, this situation changed somewhere around four years ago. ording to Una, it was roughly over four years ago that a group of people came to Kombia. These people were very wealthy. After meeting Zayad, they expressed their interest to explore Kombia for mineral deposits. For Zayad, he had already be numb to his. Several major Western countries had alreadye here and they had meticulouslybed through every inch of Kombia¡¯snd only to find nothing. Zayad did not refuse these fellows who came to buy a pig in a poke. At any rate, they were allowed to explore as long as they paid money. The two sides signed a confidentiality agreement. That party would pay Zayad several million US dors. The agreement also stated that if any mineral deposits were found, that party would own mining rights of that mineral deposit for 50 years. As for Zayad, he would be paid a portion of the ie from the mineral deposit. In the agreement, it was stated that Zayad would be paid 10 million US dors per year. Zayad simply did not care about the conditions in the contract. All he cared about was the several million US dors deposit ¨C in his opinion, the other party were simply people going to buy a pig in a poke. Unexpectedly, that party actually seeded! They seeded? ¡­ ¡°Now that I think about it, that matter is very strange.¡± Una spoke in a tangled tone, ¡°Back then, the exploration members were all sent over by the other party. The team was very small and they did not bring much equipment with them. Back then, I had followed my father¡¯s orders and went to be part of the exploration team ¨C just to make sure father¡¯s interest is kept. It was quite a cushy job. But most importantly, father wanted me to go see if I could get any benefits from that party.¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. Una continued, ¡°In my opinion, those explorers did not appear to be conducting mineral exploration. They do not appear like someone who had spent yearsbouring out in the field. They appear¡­ more like professional soldiers. There was nothing strange about that actually. Those Western mining groups that we¡¯ve had contact with all these years would have a country backing them up. Thus, the security detail sent by the mining groups were mostly professional mercenaries. Some were even the country¡¯s national soldiers. Even so, things were still very peculiar.¡± When she reached that point, Una paused and considered it a moment. Then, after carefully considering her words, she said, ¡°They¡­ don¡¯t seem to be looking for a mine. Rather, they were looking for a suitable terrain.¡± ¡°Mm? What do you mean by that?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. Una pondered the question before replying slowly, ¡°Mineral exploration is a very specialized set of work which requires professionals. Specialized detectors are needed; also, they would need to survey the geological conditions of the ce before examining the ce. Only then could they look for minerals in a ce that might have mineral deposits¡­ however, these people were very strange. How should I put it¡­ the feeling they gave me was¡­ very casual.¡± ¡°Casual?¡± ¡°Yes, the feeling they gave off, it was as though they were simply on a tour. Their team travelled around Kombia, looking at the mountains, the rivers and terrains. But, they rarely stopped to conduct any mineral exploration. ¡°The weirdest part was¡­ in the end, when we reached a mountain close to the southern border, those people simply pointed at it and said: This is it.¡± Una recalled the incident and recounted it, ¡°I feel like¡­ they seemed to be very satisfied with the terrain of the mountain.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up and he asked, ¡°And the results? Is there really a mineral deposit up in the mountains?¡± Una smiled wryly and said, ¡°I thought that those people were simply joking around. However, we really did find a mineral deposit in the mountain. That fact shocked me.¡± She then lowered her voice, ¡°Truth be told, we had personally explored the mountain but there was nothing there. Two mining groups from the West had also explored that ce before and found nothing. ¡°And yet, these fellows had found a mineral deposit there.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Continue.¡± ¡­ What happened next was simple. Zayad was an old rogue. When he found that a mineral deposit had been found within his own country, the first thing he did was to tear up the agreement! If the other party were some mining group from the West, he would naturally not have the guts to do so. However, the other party did not appear to be that powerful. Thus, Zayad became greedy. In his opinion, thesends that he was stepping on, all of them belonged to him. The use within that confidentiality agreement would only give him 10 million US dors per year. That was too little, simply insufficient to whet Zayad¡¯s appetite. In his mind, now that he had this mineral deposit, he could use it to look for some Western countries and negotiate for a contract that would be far better and lucrative. Thankfully, he did not choose to immediately do so. He had first decided to test this other party. After the exploration team returned to Kabuka, Zayad immediately dispatched his soldiers to surround the hotel that the exploration team was staying at, putting them under house arrest. He decided to force the other party to give in first. If that party could agree to conditions that could whet his appetite, their cooperation could continue. If they were unwilling, then¡­ kill them. Then, go find some other Western countries to cooperate with. Zayad¡¯s heart was not something that could falter at the thought of doing something like that. The exploration team did not resist. Even those with the aura of professional soldiers chose not to resist. They simply stayed in the hotel, eating and drinking whenever the need arose. The next night, Zaid was given a scare! Someone had given him a gift. The gift was a head. It was the head of the Kombian Minister of Mining. His head had been directly decapitated and that blood stained head was stuffed into Zayad¡¯s nket! It was only after morning came did the Mr President of Kombia wake up to find that thing inside his nket. He was so terrified, he practically peed his pants on the spot. Zayad became furious! He summarily executed the guards assigned to protect him and reced the captain of security. He gave the executive order to have the presidential pce thoroughly investigated and had security raised to the highest level. Zayad then sent his men to the hotel to meet up with the exploration team. His condition was simple, to have the amount given to him increased from 10 million US dors to 30 million US dors per year. The other party smiled and replied that they would consider it. On that very night, Zayad received another gift. The next morning, someone found that the 20 guards responsible for guarding Zayad had all been decapitated! Their heads were all piled together. As for their Mr President, he was sound asleep in his own room. His subordinates had to use cold water to wake him up. Zayad became utterly terrified! This time, he did not be greatly incensed and execute his own security detail. Instead, he had stayed silently inside his own room for the entire morning. In face of such a vicious opponent, this old rogue responded in a very frank manner. He admitted defeat. On that very night, Zayad personally rushed to the hotel to meet up with the leader of the exploration team. He happily signed the agreement that the other party redrafted ¨C he had literally tore apart the earlier contract. The other party had only given him two conditions: Firstly, secrecy. If any information regarding this mine were to be exposed, then Zayad will die. They even gave him a list, a list containing the names of everyone who knew about this mineral deposit in Kombia. The names in the list included staff members of the Kombian government and even Zayad¡¯s own family members. The first thing Zayad did after returning was to kill off everyone who knew about the mine! The only one to be spared was Una. The other party agreed to have her as Zayad¡¯s representative, someone to ensure that Zayad¡¯s interest was kept. She was given the right to enter the mining site for assessment purposes. Other than her however, no one else was allowed to enter that area. The second condition forwarded by the other party was to stabilize the political situation within Kombia so that it will not affect their mining operations. This request was a huge headache for Zayad. Although he called himself the President, he did not in fact have full control of the country. Some tribes were constantly rebelling against his rule; thus, some battles, ranging from small to big, would asionally happen. The other party replied, ¡°If you cannot do it, then we¡¯ll help you.¡± In merely three days, two of the rtively bigger tribes that had been constantly fighting against Zayad were utterly decimated! A huge fire burnt everything, leaving nothing behind! If Zayad had just been terrified earlier, this time, he submittedpletely. The other party then told him, ¡°Truth is, we could just kill you and rece you with someone obedient. But, that feels too time consuming.¡± Within Kombia, only Zayad and a few high-ranking personnel would know of the existence of the mine, at least until now. The tribes living near the mountains were all cleared. Additionally, not even Zayad¡¯s army would go near that ce. The only one who knew the most about this issue was Una. Una was one of the smartest among all of Zayad¡¯s children. She had gone abroad to study, received a Western education. She could be considered the elite among the smarter ones even among Zayad¡¯s children. Zayad gave the authority to manage his private assets to Una. Una would go to the mining area four times per year to perform quarterly inspection of the mining operations¡¯ harvest. However, even someone like her was unable to venture into the real mining site. She was only allowed to look around from the surrounding vicinity. ording to Una, the other party did not even hire miners from Kombia ¨C everyone there were likely brought there by the other party. There were even more suspicious aspects. When mining minerals, there would surely be a mineral processing nt, no? There was none there. If they did not process the ores, then would have to transport them out, no? But in the four years that they were operating there, there were no evidence of any transport teams going in and out. The ce was a well-secluded ce amid the mountains that no one knew about. Kombian government officials too, did not see any transport teams going there. It was as though those people had simply taken possession of a piece ofnd there, not allowing anyone to go close to it. After that¡­ no one knew of anything else regarding it. Una had went there several times. But the impression she got from the ce was not that of a mine. Indeed, she did not see any mines. Neither did she see the explosives needed for mining operations. She did not even see anyone who looked like a miner there. The ones who would meet her each time she went there were all dressed in impably clean leather suits. ¡­ ¡°So, what mine is it? Coal? Iron? Copper? Gold? Diamond? You should at least know that, right?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. Una gaped as she replied, ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Una hesitated before speaking in a subdued tone, ¡°For all outward purposes, it was supposed to be a gold mine. My father tried to test them and asked for some of the gold. The other party agreed, so I led some men to the mining site and the other party gave us a batch of gold. However¡­ I had never actuallyid my eyes on the mine itself. No one was allowed into the mining site. I''ve always had my misgivings on what type of mineral deposits were there. Because we had never actually seen it with our own eyes.¡± Chapter 370 C11

Chapter 370 C11

GOR Chapter 370 C11 Things are getting more interesting! Humph! Chen Xiaolian sneered to himself. First, Zayad had emerged from the warehouse with a Sentinel mech. Next, killing Zayad had be a quest from the system. After that, Zayad¡¯s daughter became the system¡¯s quest target no. 2. Most importantly, it had given the prompt to tell him that killing Zayad¡¯s daughter meant going against the first quest. And now, Zayad¡¯s daughter had revealed to him the secret about a mysterious mine. Mysterious mine? Mysterious my ass! After listening to it, Chen Xiaolian quickly understood. This was simply a stunt pulled by a group of Awakened ones. Back then, the so-called exploration team must have been part of some Awakened guild. They had utilized their power to suppress the dictator, Zayad to gain control over a piece ofnd here. The mine? Hell knows if that was true. Chen Xiaolian spected that the so-called mine simply never existed to begin with. The more likely scenario was that some people had chosen this spot to set up a secret base. What happened afterward was easy to understand. However, the problem¡­ the original question remained. Why would Zayad and his daughter Una be part of the system quest? They simply weren¡¯t inside a bloody instance dungeon! Chen Xiaolian sneered to himself. Old Father Qiao had set me up, eh? Chen Xiaolian pulled out a piece of map and ced it before Una. ¡°Pinpoint the location of the mine.¡± Una did not resist. She obediently found a pen and made a mark on the map. At the same time that Una made the mark on the map, Chen Xiaolian received a system prompt! [System prompt: You have acquired the location of the C11 mine from quest target no. 2. Sub-quest activated: Seize the controlling right over the C11 mine. State: C11 mine is currently without an owner. [1 . Reach the C11 mine within 24 hours and gain control over the mine¡¯s control centre. [2 . upy the C11 mine for 48 hours while repelling the attempts by other participants to seize it. Sess in doing so willplete the upation of the C11 mine, giving you full ownership of the C11 mine. [3 . Once the mine had been taken over, the system will begin to recognize the ownership of the mine. The ownership of the mine cannot be changed for one year and other forces cannot enter to seize it. [Conditions for failure: [1 . If the participants are to die during the upation period, quest fails. [2 . If other participants seed in seizing the mine¡¯s control centre during the upation period, quest fails. [3 . Once quest target no. 2 dies, quest fails. [Suffering from quest failure means the participants will be forced to participate in the next punishment instance dungeon. [Do you ept this sub-quest? [Yes/ No.] Yes/ No. Seeing that option, Chen Xiaolian hesitated. C11 mine? There is actually a mine? What mine is this? What is it for? But, the problem is¡­ this is clearly not an instance dungeon! We are in the real world! Why would a system quest appear here? Chen Xiaolian had only hesitated for a few seconds. Then, he made his decision. ept the quest! No matter what it may be, he decided that he must figure out what this strange matter was! If he failed, then he would just have to participate in an instance dungeon. But, what if he sessfullyplete this quest? First, let¡¯s ignore what this C11 mine was. Why would a system quest appear in the real world? Chen Xiaolian had a faint feeling that there was a need to figure out the answer to this question! His senses were telling him that this was not a small matter! It was as though a voice was telling him: There is a need to figure out what this is all about! Chen Xiaolian nced at Una before putting the map back into his chest. At the same time, he also retracted the gun in his hand. Walking back to the truck, Chen Xiaolian stood at the side and looked at Lin Leyan who was standing beside the truck. There were also the three volunteers who were seated at the back of the truck. ¡°I¡¯m very sorry. We¡¯ll be changing our target destination.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Fortunately, the location of the C11 mine was not too far from the border. Lin Leyan cast a puzzled look at Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°We¡­ aren¡¯t going to the border anymore?¡± ¡°Mm, we¡¯ll be going to another ce first.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered about it and continued, ¡°Reaching that ce is important for me¡­ however, after we reach there, you all can use the truck to head to the border.¡± Lin Leyan did not say anything. She simply nodded her head. Likewise, the other three volunteers too did not say anything. As for Hans, his condition was not too good. He had been suffering from a constant fever; it was likely that his wound had be infected. Chen Xiaolian considered the situation for a moment before retrieving a spicy bar ([Beginner] ss Healing Substance). He went to give Hans some water to drink, and secretly stuffed a small bit of it into Hans¡¯ mouth. He also brought out a bit of the medical supplies he brought with him in his Storage Watch. Taking the antibiotics out, he fed them to Hans. After doing all these, Chen Xiaolian got back into the driver seat of the truck. He started up the truck. This time however, he uncuffed Una. ¡°From this moment onward, I will be protecting your life,¡± Chen Xiaolian said to Una. ¡°I hope you think things through properly and don¡¯t cause any problems for yourself.¡± ¡­ It was a bumpy journey. In the evening, Chen Xiaolian stopped the truck to refuel. Una and Lin Leyan did not say anything about the barrel of gasoline that Chen Xiaolian had pulled out of nowhere. As for Chen Xiaolian, he had no intentions of exining it to them as well. He did not stop to rest as he was not feeling tired at all. His enhanced body did not require too much rest, allowing him to continue onward. Chen Xiaolian had only stopped the truck twice along the way for the engine to cool down. He also saw that the pursuing rebel soldiers had not made an appearance. However, that did not cause him to lower his guard in the slightest. He was very clear that the ones he faced now were no ordinary rebel soldiers. Rather, they were most likely Awakened ones! The system prompt had been very clear on that. [If other participants seed in seizing the mine¡¯s control centre during the upation period, quest fails.] Other participants! Since that was what the system prompt had stated, Chen Xiaolian was certain that other participants would appear! As to whether these participants were Awakened ones or yers¡­ there was no way to know. The truck continued onward for around 18 hours before reaching a mountainous area that was not too far from the southern border of Kombia. It was a typical mountain area that could bemonly seen in the continent. These mountains were mostly volcanic mountains. However, they had remained inactive for thousands of years. Dense forest trees covered the surrounding areas of the mountain area. After the truck entered the forest, it could only barely move forward. On the way, Chen Xiaolian observed the animals that appeared within the forest. These animals do not appear fearful of humans. That was especially the case for some mountain goris. Those goris would puff up their chests, holler, jump up and down and strike its own chest while facing the truck Chen Xiaolian understood that they had trespassed into its territory. However, he did not stop down; he continued moving the truck forward. His destination was the mountain area before him. Their truck made its way through the forest until it reached the area beneath the mountain. Then, Chen Xiaolian stopped the truck and looked around carefully. There were no traces of man-made buildings here. There were also no mining rted buildings here. He turned around to look at Una and said, ¡°Just now, you said you came here before?¡± Una observed their surroundings with a nk expression and she said with a rather odd expression, ¡°I¡­¡± She gulped down her saliva before smiling wryly. ¡°I feel¡­ like I¡¯m dreaming.¡± ¡°What is going on?¡± ¡°There should have been a road through the forest. Every time I came here, I would onlye to the area outside of the forest. Then, they will send an expedition vehicle out to receive me. And, there should have been a building beneath the mountain.¡± ¡°What kind of building?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a¡­ very big building made of ss, one with a very modern and civilized look.¡± Una thought about it and continued, ¡°All four sides are sses and the temperature inside isfortable and very soothing¡­¡± Una looked out the window of the truck and pointed to a spot beneath the mountain. ¡°The building should have been there. But¡­ but¡­ why is it not there anymore?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Una¡¯s face for a brief moment and determined that the African woman was probably not lying. The road and building had disappeared? The disappearance of the building could be exined. It was possible that it had been demolished. But, how could a road disappear? Demolishing a building was quite easy. But to make a road through a forest disappear? That was no small feat. ¡°Interesting¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled to himself. He stepped forward and jumped out of the truck alone. Looking around, he ignored the fact that there were others nearby and summoned out his Four-eyed War Cats. When the three identical looking Four-eyed War Cats appeared around the truck, the people inside eximed in shock. Chen Xiaolian got Lin Leyan and the rest to get down from the truck and handed a handgun to Lin Leyan. He also brought out some other firearms from his Storage Watch to give to the volunteers. Those firearms were the ones Chen Xiaolian had seized after defeating the rebel soldiers. ¡°Everyone, from this moment onward, do not scatter around. Walk beside me. It would be best if you don¡¯t go more than 10 metres away from me.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian gave a whistle. The three Four-Eyed War Cats instantly split up to form a ¡®Æ·¡¯ formation, guarding the team. Chen Xiaolian led the way and brought them toward the mountainside. ¡­ The first mountainside was not very high. After reaching the ce, Chen Xiaolian stopped there for a moment. He carefully inspected the ce that Una had said was the spot where there used to be a ss building. He found something! Although the ss building that Una mentioned had vanished, Chen Xiaolian found that there was something special about the ce. In all the mountainside area, this spot was the only ce where the terrain was t. It was the most suitable ce to construct a building. Clearly, the African woman was not lying. Additionally, after carefully inspecting the spot for a while, Chen Xiaolian was able to find some strange looking stones. Weighing the shiny stone in his hand, Chen Xiaolian casually tossed it to Lin Leyan and asked, ¡°Do you recognize this?¡± ¡°It¡¯s quartz.¡± Lin Leyan hesitated for a moment before continuing, ¡°These quartz are formed when certain rocks are exposed to high temperature¡­ usually, it would only appear in volcanic mountains. But¡­ even though this ce is a volcanic mountain, minerals formed from high temperature should not appear here. This volcanic mountain is an inactive one. Additionally, there was no eruptions recently¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s not necessarily formed from a volcanic eruption.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Fire does not have to be from the volcano. It could also be manmade.¡± After saying that, he turned to look at Una and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you saw that there used to be a ss building here? It seems you weren¡¯t lying.¡± There was aplex expression on Una¡¯s face who said, ¡°But¡­ the building is gone.¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple. Since it¡¯s made of ss, it will surely leave traces if it had been demolished¡­ maybe it had been burnt, burnt until there was nothing left.¡± Standing on the mountainside, Chen Xiaolian gazed into the distance. Lin Leyan who was beside him whispered, ¡°There¡­ over those mountains, around 20 lis away is Congo.¡± (1 li = 0.5 km) ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Just what is it you are looking for? Can you tell me?¡± Lin Leyan said in a hushed tone. ¡°Maybe we can help you out.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly and replied, ¡°I am looking for¡­ something that may not exist at all.¡± Knitting his brows together, he stood on the mountainside and carefully surveyed his surroundings. There was another mountainside before him. However, there were no clues to be found there. The mountainside there was bare and bereft of any traces of manmade items. If there is a mine here, then where is the hole leading to it? Where is the mining site? Where is the building? Nothing? Chen Xiaolian took in a deep breath and muttered to himself. ¡°Where is it hidden¡­¡± Chapter 371 Are You Regretting?

Chapter 371 Are You Regretting?

GOR Chapter 371 Are You Regretting? Chen Xiaolian was feeling rather lost. He had been searching around the mountainside for at least one hour and as the time ticked by¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt like giving up. The contents of the system prompt were very clear. He needed to arrive at the mining site and upy the control centre of the mining site within 24 hours. He had spent nearly 20 hours for the trip here. At present, he had been searching around this ce for so long only to find no sign of even the entrance to this mining site. He watched as the amount of time gradually decreased. If he still could not find the mining site after the 24 hours were up, this quest of his would end in failure. Could it be I would have to fail just like this? Not only that, I would also have to participate in another punishment instance dungeon next ¨C there is too much injustice here! This damnable quest is too confusing. Couldn¡¯t it give some more details? This ispletely against the norm! Normally, the quests that he had participated in would give him a rather detailed content on the quest. After going to a ce indicated by the quest, there was no way he would not be able to find the designated spot. This feeling was like¡­ It felt was though this quest was a counterfeit product. Seeing that there were only two hours left, Chen Xiaolian became furious. He simply retrieved a sapper shovel from his Storage Watch and began to dig furiously right there on the mountainside! Lin Leyan and the others were dumbfounded as they observed what was happening. They did not understand why Chen Xiaolian would suddenly pull out a sapper shovel and begin to dig the ground of the mountainside, as though possessed. There was rage within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes as he dug the ground and he muttered to himself. Seeing that, Lin Leyan figured that he was feeling emotionally disturbed. However, she did not know what to say to him. Thus, she simply stood there by the side and waited for Chen Xiaolian. He dug for a good half an hour. With his powerful strength and endurance, he was able to quickly dig out a huge hole. Then, seeing him stop a while to rest, Lin Leyan walked forward and said in a lowered tone, ¡°What are you doing? Is there something troubling you? Maybe¡­ if you talk to us, we can help you out?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and cast a nce at Lin Leyan. Then, heughed. ¡°My mind just went off on a tangent for a bit. It¡¯s all right now,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian who shook his head as he thrust the sapper shovel into the ground. ¡°Whatever, I¡¯ll just have to chalk this up to bad luck. This is all because I was too greedy and curious.¡± Chen Xiaolian who had given up and was about to lift his leg to move away suddenly heard a system prompt. [System prompt: C11 ore found. C11 vein found.] Mm? Chen Xiaolian was stunned. That¡­ that actually worked? ¡­ Chen Xiaolian crouched down and continued digging the hole for a bit. Then, he pulled out a fist-sized crystalline rock from within the hole. The item appeared gloomy and dull, nothing out of the ordinary. At a nce, it would appear no different to ordinary rocks. However, the surface of the rock was dotted with star like crystals, giving it an appearance simr to quartz. When he carefully inspected it, he realized that the star like dots resemble the stars in the night sky, shing out faintly. Although Chen Xiaolian did not know what it was, when he held it in his hand, he could sense that this was no ordinary item. Chen Xiaolian gripped the rock and was satisfied to receive another system prompt. [System prompt: Picked up a C11 ore, 569 grams. Amount contained, unknown. Grade: Medium. [System prompt: Please go to the Ore Extraction Station to process it. The coordinate for the Ore Extraction Station has been ced within your personal radar.] Ore Extraction Station? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat! He finally found the way! A very noticeable green dot appeared on his personal radar. There was only around 200 metres between it and Chen Xiaolian. He turned his head toward the spot and was bbergasted by what he saw. It was the empty grounds that Una imed was the spot where a ss building used to be. At that moment, the surfaceyer of a rock that was lying on the ground suddenly peeled off the rock. After its surface was peeled off, the rock had be a transparent, rhombus-shaped ss box like item. Chen Xiaolian uttered augh before striding forward. Green light could be seen flowing through the surface of the transparent ss box. Chen Xiaolian recalled the metal orb in his base of operations and ced both his hands on the surface of the box that had the green light. The box instantly split up. The ground beneath the box shook and it split apart, revealing an entrance that would allow only two people to walk in side by side¡­ it was the entrance into a mine! Chen Xiaolianughed out loudly! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had felt that this quest was rather screwed up. However, now that he had discovered this entrance, it was only natural for him to discard the idea of abandoning the quest. He pulled out a tactical shlight and led Lin Leyan and the others with him into the mine. Una¡¯s eyes were widened as she followed Chen Xiaolian closely, her eyes carefully assessing their surroundings. Although she could not see anything due to the darkness within the mine, this mine was something that she had never seen before even though she had known of its existence from her work papers. Now that it had been revealed before her, how could she miss the chance to observe it? They walked deep into the mine. However, as they made their way in, they found that there was no atmosphere of stuffiness. Instead, they could feel the flow of cold and moist air blowing outward. The deeper they went, the brighter their surroundings became. Metal frames could then be seen on both sides of the shaft. Clearly, those were manmade mining equipment. On both sides of the shaft, star like dots shined out. Those were ores; the same ores that Chen Xiaolian had found outside and they shone within the darkness of the mine. Chen Xiaolian kept away his tactical shlight. After making their way through around 100 metres, they saw two iron tracks. Several hopper cars were left upon the iron tracks. Judging by their appearances, they were quite new, devoid of any traces of rust. Chen Xiaolian checked their surroundings and saw no other entrance or exit passages. Thus, he jumped onto one of the hopper cars and found that there were pedals to move forward and brake. The hopper car was also very spacious, capable of amodating several people at once. Chen Xiaolian called out to the others and had them enter the hopper car with him before moving the hopper car forward along the iron tracks, going deeper inside the mine. As the hopper car moved forward, a whistling wind blew upon their faces. Chen Xiaolian took several deep breathes and was able to feel that the oxygen content within the air was very normal. He secretly thought to himself: It seems this underground spot has its own venttion hole. The tracks twisted and turned and they travelled underground for who knows how long. However, the farther down they travelled, the mineshaft grew more spacious. Eventually, they saw a bright light before them and saw that the shaft hade to an end. When they reached the end of the tracks, they became dumbfounded! This was clearly an underground cave! It had the standard size of a gymnasium, rising up to a height of tens of metres. The starry shine from the ores sparkled out from the surrounding walls. Metal frames could be seen fixed around the ce. Although the track had stopped there, there were around seven to eight other tracks beside theirs, each with hopper cars on them. Those tracks led into different ces, going into five to six different mineshafts. Although iron tracks had beenid into the mineshaft, they did not know where those mineshafts would lead to ¨C perhaps, they would lead to a deeper underground mine? Chen Xiaolian led the others down the hopper car and stood there. He could sense that there was a thinyer of sand on the ground. Crouching down, he pushed his hand down through theyer of sand and was able to feel the hard ground beneath it. He then grabbed a fistful of the sand in his hand and was able to faintly see the sparkling star like shine from the sands¡­ it seemed like a by-product from crushing the ore. However, the star like shine appeared much weaker. Chen Xiaolian turned his head back and saw Una crouching down to grab a fistful of the sand as well before secretly stuffing it into her pocket. He considered it and elected not to stop her from doing so. In the middle of this underground cave was something that appeared like an ore processing ce. Something that looked like it could be either a furnace or an agitation tank towered in the middle of the cave. Beside that object was a metal signboard. There were also arrows pointing in different directions, indicating the various mineshafts. Chen Xiaolian ran over and looked at it. The words written on the metal signboard was not of anynguage that Chen Xiaolian knew of. However, thanks to the system, he was able to understand it. Looking at the nk looks on the others¡¯ faces, he knew that they could not understand what the words on the metal signboard meant. Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself. These words¡­ it would seem that they are not part of this world! Mine no. 1¡­ mine no. 2¡­ mine no. 4¡­ mine no. 6¡­ mm, these are the entrance passageways¡­ mm, this signboard is pointing toward¡­ the main control centre? Eh? This ce also has an underground transport pier? Chen Xiaon stood before the signboard and looked at it while Lin Leyan and the others watched him curiously. That was especially true of Una who was unable to resist asking, ¡°These words, do you understand them?¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at her but chose not to reply. The main control centre was located in the southwest corner of this underground cave. Chen Xiaolian walked over in that direction and saw that it had the appearance of a dug out passageway, just like that of a cave dwelling. Chen Xiaolian gave the entrance a nce before stepping through it. After taking one step inside, the interior of the cave suddenly lit up. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shed. The interior was¡­ a room! The room was circr and not square-shaped. One-third of the room¡¯s wallprised of metal screens. The moment Chen Xiaolian stepped inside, the metal screens lit up. Chen Xiaolian noticed that there was a row of round buttons on the lower left corner of the metal screen on the wall. Looking at the row of buttons caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to pound¡­ the first one was a green button with a sign on it. ¡°Start all operations.¡± Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand. However, when his finger made contact with the surface of the button, he did not press it. He hesitated a moment before pulling his hand back. He walked back out of the room and looked at the surrounding people. ¡°Come,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. He stayed silent after that as he led them all to the other side of the underground cave. They then made their way into one of the mineshafts. This mineshaft descended further down. The farther they go, the lower it went. However, there were also tracks there. There at the end of the mineshaft was an underground river! An underground river of this scale was likely very rare in Africa. As they reached the river, they saw a well-constructed pier there. Chen Xiaolian was pleased to find that there was a boat beside the pier. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, the boat was not the type that could move on its own. Iron tracks had been constructed within the underground river itself and the boat was affixed on those tracks. Chen Xiaolian saw that a map was disyed by the pier and he walked over to check it out. Then, he turned his head to look at Lin Leyan and Hans. ¡°It seems this is goodbye for us.¡± Lin Leyan was stunned. Chen Xiaolian pointed at the boat and said, ¡°That should be a transport boat. After embarking on it, it will go along the tracks until it is out of the mountains. I¡¯ve checked the map. At the end of the tracks, you will be safely out of the mountains in a river near Congo¡¯s border. There, just disembark and walk to the border and enter Congo. Once you disembark, the boat will return by itself.¡± Lin Leyan bit down on her lips and cast a tangled look at Chen Xiaolian. Hans who was beside her said in a hushed tone, ¡°I understand¡­ ¡­ this¡­ the things here, all of them are strange. I think this is not something we can be part of.¡± After a pause, Hans continued with a whisper, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. After we get out, we will not say anything about what we¡¯ve seen here.¡± Chen Xiaolian only smiled. He was not concerned about that. He had a faint feeling¡­ the matter of confidentiality was something he did not need to worry about. It was likely that the system had already prepared something for that. Lin Leyan said in a low tone, ¡°Truth is¡­ I can stay behind to apany you. Maybe, maybe I can help you out somehow.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at her in silence. Lin Leyan understood the meaning conveyed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression and the smile on her face turned bitter. She said, ¡°That¡¯s true¡­ these are all things that I don¡¯t even understand¡­ perhaps, I really would not be able to help you out in any way. I¡­¡± ¡°Our meeting is a form of fate. To have such a fate is not a bad thing in itself.¡± Chen Xiaolian then continued in a low tone, ¡°What we need to do is to cherish this fate ¨C but that is all there is to it.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ I will remember you,¡± said Lin Leyan in a whisper as she gritted her teeth. ¡°¡­ me too,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. The volunteers came to Chen Xiaolian respectively to bid farewell to him before jumping aboard the boat. Una was the only one that Chen Xiaolian had stay behind. As he did so, a nervous expression appeared on the African woman¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian ignored her and walked over to the boat to bid farewell onest time. He hugged Hans for a moment before turning his attention to Lin Leyan who was biting her lips as her body trembled. Chen Xiaolian moved closer and hugged her as well. However, he found that the woman was tightly holding onto him, seemingly unwilling to let go. Chen Xiaolian sighed and patted her back in aforting manner. ¡°I have a question for you. You must give me an honest answer.¡± Lin Leyan¡¯s voice resounded by his ear. ¡°Mm, go ahead.¡± ¡°That night¡­ are you regretting it now?¡± Lin Leyan¡¯s face blushed. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. He released his embrace of Lin Leyan and looked into her eyes before exhaling. Then, he said solemnly, ¡°My intestines are already green from regret!¡± Lin Leyan blurted out augh. Even so, the tears trickling down her eyes gradually increased. In the end however, she chose to let go. The boat began moving. It did not take long for it to move along the iron tracks embedded into the underground river. Chen Xiaolian who was standing on the pier waved at them. Lin Leyan waved back with all her might as tears filled her cheeks as she knew that they will never meet each other again. Una who was standing beside Chen Xiaolian had a dejected look in her face. She opened her mouth and said, ¡°Why did you have me leave behind? Do I still have any value for you? You promised not to kill me!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at her before saying, ¡°By staying, you can continue to live on¡­ don¡¯t worry, I will keep up my end of the deal.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian led Una away from the pier and back into the huge underground cave and into the main control room. Standing beside the row of buttons, Chen Xiaolian finally ced his hand on the ¡®Start all operations¡¯ button once more. He suddenly smiled. ¡°I wonder. What will happen after I press this?¡± Chapter 372 Too Expensive!

Chapter 372 Too Expensive!

GOR Chapter 372 Too Expensive! After pressing the button, a green light suddenly appeared from the surface of the button to sweep across his palm. Soon, a line of words appeared on the metal screen within the control centre. [Identity confirmed. upation of mining areapleted. After the upation period reaches 48 hours, ownership will be confirmed.] Next, a countdown appeared. The numbers on the countdown timer changed from 48 hours to 47 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds and continued decreasing¡­ The corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth curled up and traces of a smile could be seen on his face. A map quickly appeared on the surface of the metal screen. Chen Xiaolian gave it a cursory inspection and was able to identify the map as the map of the mining site. There were a total of 8 mines in this mining site. The huge underground cave acted as the centre, which spread outward like a spider web. Each connecting to a mineshaft that had iron tracks embedded upon them. In addition, there were also two entry and exit passageways leading outside. One was the one he had used to enter earlier, the one with the iron tracks for transport purposes. The other one was the underground pier. The metal screen was very big and it also acted as a touch screen. Chen Xiaolian stood before the metal screen and casually tapped one of the mines shown on the map. The map quickly disappeared only to be reced with a set of surveince videos monitoring every angle of a certain location. The ce shown by the surveince videos was that of the still mine, iron tracks and hopper car¡­ Chen Xiaolian figured that each of the mines must have monitoring equipment installed inside them. Chen Xiaolian then proceeded to carefully inspect the other functions of the row of buttons. The functions of the buttons were: Start all operations. This button controlled whether the mining area was active or inactive. The eight remaining buttons were for controlling the eight other mines respectively, starting them up or to shut them down. Depending on the circumstances, he could decide whether to start up one of the mines to begin operation or to have it closed. Thest button was for starting up and closing off the furnace within the central underground cave. As for Chen Xiaolian, he was eager to find out what the furnace was for. Perhaps it would be more urate to say, he was eager to find out what this C11 mine was. Chen Xiaolian was quickly able to find a description for it from the control centre. [C11, also known as Starstone. Origin: Unknown. Depending on the different level of concentration, it could be smelted to produce ¡®Star Crystals¡¯, also known as ¡®Star Sand¡¯. Uses: Super strong alloy element that could greatly enhance the strength and durability of the product alloy. By adding 15 grams of Star Sand into 1 kilogram of alloy, the strength and durability of the produced alloy would be increased by 180 % - 560 %. The difference would depend on the different degree of purity of the Star Sand used and also of the strength and durability of the material used for the alloy.] Holy mother of God! Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from letting out a whistle. The ability to enhance the strength and durability of alloy¡­ additionally, the effects were so Heavenly defying! This Star Sand was some high-quality stuff! No question about it! Chen Xiaolian felt his heart throbbing with excitement. However¡­ while it would be understandable to have such a wondrous item appear within an instance dungeon¡­ But¡­ but why would it appear within the real world? Won¡¯t this be a BUG that would utterly disrupt the bnce of this world? If this item were to fall into the hands of one of the international powers within this world, what then? This was definitely something within the realm of ck technology! However, the following prompt made Chen Xiaolian sigh. The price of using this mine was not cheap! Firstly, there was no cost required when starting up the mining area. However¡­ if he wished to open one of the mines, he would have to pay the price! Opening a mine for one month came at the cost of 100 points! In order to open up all eight mines, he would need¡­ 800 points per month! Per month! That meant 9,600 points per year! How many people could afford something like this? And that was not the end of it! The mining operation would require a ¡®mining android¡¯ created from the control centre. A mining android had a one-time cost of 100 points and could continue operating for 2 years. Even so, each mining android also require 1 point per day in order for it to operate. Every day! It had the ability to collect up to 500 kilograms of the ore per day. ording to the avable description, only 5 grams of Star Sand could be extracted out from 100 kilograms of the ore! 100 kilogram = 5 g! Only eight mining androids could mine within each mine at the same time. If each android was set to work to the maximum, each android could then extract out 25 grams of Star Sand per day. By assigning the full eight androids to a mine, the mine could then produce 200 grams of Star Sand per day. Since there were eight mines in total, the maximum amount that could be produced per day was¡­ 1,600 grams! The yield for one month¡­ would be no more than 50,000 grams. 50,000 grams may not seem little¡­ However¡­ Chen Xiaolian had seen the description of the Star Sand from earlier. 15 grams of Star Sand had to be mixed with 1 kilogram of the other alloy elements in order for it to be of use. With a yield of 50,000 grams per month, it would appear that a great deal of alloy products could be created, right? It was enough for over 3 tonnes of alloy. (1 tonne = 1,000 kg (UK)) It could be used to create swords, axes, armour¡­ certainly it would be sufficient for the creation of those cold weapons. But¡­ Using this super-strong alloy to just make cold weapons, something must be wrong with the owner¡¯s brains! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first thought about this super-strong alloy¡­ naturally, it would be to use it for technological equipment! Combat aircrafts! Tanks! Even¡­ Mechs! But, how much Star Sand was needed for a mech? Even those light mechs would weigh about 10 tonnes each! 10 tonnes was roughly the equivalent to 10,000 kilograms! He would require 150 kilograms of Star Sand! In order toe up with that amount, this mining site had to start up all eight mines, with eight androids running at full capacity in each of them, mining for at least¡­ 3 months! All for the sake of producing one enhanced mech, and a light one at that! What about those real high-grade stuff? As someone who spent a great deal of time on theputer, Chen Xiaolian naturally knew of those legendary top-tier mechs. For example, that infamous ¡®Strike Freedom¡¯¡­ how heavy was it again? It had a full body weight of 80 tonnes! Something like that would require 1,200 kg of Star Sand! This mining site could only produce a maximum of 50 kg per month. All the mines within this mining site had to be operational at full capacity for around 2 years! That was how much was needed in order to enhance a real top-tier mech! As for the cost¡­ Opening up all 8 mines meant consuming 9,600 points per year. A total of 64 mining androids could be used. Each androids cost 100 points, a total of 6,400 points! That alone would amount to 15,000 points! Each android required 1 point per day in order to operate. With 64 androids, that meant 64 points per day. Each year¡­ let¡¯s take 365 days for each year. That would total up to 23,360 points! 23,360 + 15,000¡­ Son of a bitch! The first year would devour over 38,000 points! 38,000 points!!! How much points did Chen Xiaolian have? How much could he acquire in each instance dungeon? In order to use the Star Sand to enhance a real top-tier mech, like the one used by Roddy ¡­ He would have to run this mining site for 2 years! Two years! The cost of running this mining site for two years would go up to over 70,000 points! After making those calctions, cold sweat broke out throughout Chen Xiaolian. Too bloody shocking! Chen Xiaolian finally understood. This mining site was not something that ordinary Awakened ones could y around with! No, ordinary Awakened ones would not even have the qualifications to gaze upon it! Ordinary Awakened Guilds could only look up at it. Only those highly ranked guilds¡­ such as those with qualifications for permanent residence within Zero City would have the qualifications to afford this mine! ¡°Too expensive! Too expensive! This is beyond the word expensive! This is the kind of expensive that causes misery!¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out while pulling a face, his eyes bloodshot. It was certainly a good thing. Just imagine, if he could enhance Roddy¡¯s Mech with this Star Sand, how much stronger would he be? Just thinking about it was horrifying! It was not simply a matter of enhancing the Mech¡¯s defensive capabilities. Rather, it was aprehensive enhancement! Take the Mech¡¯s internal equipment and engines for example. If their materials were enhanced, how much of its output and speed would be increased? By enhancing the defensive armour on the Mech, how much of its battle strength would be increased? ¡°It¡¯s too expensive¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian clutched his head and sighed. Una who was standing by the door simply watched as Chen Xiaolian suddenly became excited only to quickly be dejected. As he held his head and mumbled to himself like a mad man, this African woman¡¯s expression seemingly turned odd. After a while, Chen Xiaolian let out a sigh. ¡°Whatever, I¡¯ll worry about it when the timees. At any rate, it has fallen into my hands. I can¡¯t just lose it for no reason!¡± He clenched his fists tightly! He checked the countdown for the upation period and saw that there were still 47 hours left. Chen Xiaolian thought about it carefully. ¡°First, rest. Get myself back in good shape¡­ who knows what will happen in the next two days.¡± After saying that, he did not try to avoid Una as he retrieved some food. Then, he found a clean ce to sit and began eating his fill. Naturally, he did not forget about Una. After giving her some food and water, he summoned Garfield out to stay beside him. After doing that, Chen Xiaolian found an area that was rather spacious. There, he retrieved a camping bed from his Storage Watch, set it up and went to sleep. He needed to rest. Heaven knows what the system will bring out to seize this mining site from him. However, even in his sleep, he continued mumbling. ¡°Too expensive¡­¡± ¡­ After having eaten her fill, Una dared not move about as there were three Four-eyed War Cats keeping watch over her. Una carefully stood up while observing the three beasts. She realized that as long as she did not try to move too far away from this underground cave, the three monsters would ignore her. But, once she attempted to move further, for example, to the edge of one of the mines, one of the monsters would turn its head to stare at her and utter a threatening growl. Frustrated, Una vehemently cursed Chen Xiaolian in silence. Seeing as she had no other choice, she forced herself to be patient, sit down and wait. Chen Xiaolian slept for up to 20 hours! Earlier, he had gone without sleep for a good three days. With this sleep, his state of mind was finally restored. After waking up, Chen Xiaolian stretched himself. The first thing he did was to pick up his mobile phone and make a call to Father Qiao. Naturally, the other party¡¯s phone was still turned off. Chen Xiaolian sneered before keeping the mobile phone. There must be a deep connection between Father Qiao and this matter! However, now that the mining site had fallen into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands¡­ he was not afraid of Father Qiao noting to him! Father Qiao must certainly know about this mining site! After standing up, Chen Xiaolian could feel that his body was in tiptop shape. When he observed the holes leading to each mine, he became even more excited. There were roughly another 26 more hours to go. ording to the exnation given by the system, once the upation period of 48 hours waspleted, this mining site would truly belong to him. Within one year¡¯s time, no one else could seize it from him. Chen Xiaolian got up and walked back and forth within the underground cave. In the end, he returned to the control room. Several dots of light suddenly appeared on the map that wasid out on the surface of the wall of the control room. That was the direction of the entrance. Two red dots had appeared at the entrance! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced. Sure enough, it did not take long for a prompt to appear on the metal screen. [Outsiders have entered the mining site. Identities unknown.] Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded and he tapped open the map of the entrance area. The images soon appeared on the monitoring screen. Two fellows could be seen standing next to the hopper car at the entrance. One of them was tall and lean while the other was of medium height. Chen Xiaolian regarded the tall and lean figure and saw that he was wearing a protective suit beneath his trench coat. Chen Xiaolian thus began deducing the identities of the other party. If they weren¡¯t yers, then they were Awakened ones. Considering the fact that this was not an instance dungeon but the real world, thetter was more likely. Chen Xiaolian himself was hoping that it would be Awakened ones instead of yers. Chapter 373 Secret Intruder

Chapter 373 Secret Intruder

GOR Chapter 373 Secret Intruder At the entrance to the mining site, the lean figure who was standing beside the hopper car took off his trench coat, revealing two short swords strapped to his waist. He pulled the two short swords and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. This fellow who is of the same type as us¡­ I¡¯m curious to know who¡¯s backing him.¡± The medium height figure revealed a grim expression and he replied, ¡°I keep getting this strange feeling. This fellow is probably not that simple.¡± The lean figure nced at hispanion and let out a sudden burst ofughter. Without trying to hide the tone of derision in his voice, he said in a hushed tone, ¡°Eh? Where did your balls fall to? I¡¯ve been very curious about one thing. Did you lose your balls inside thatst punishment instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Watch your words, Theodore!¡± A fearsome expression appeared on the medium height figure¡¯s face. ¡°Listen properly! The only reason I chose to enter the punishment instance dungeonst time was to find that ¡®tiger¡¯ You¡¯d better not look at me with that kind of gaze you use to look at losers!¡±! The lean Theodore sneered. ¡°That¡¯s right. You were ordered to go find that tiger. I was very eager to see the Earth-shattering battle that would erupt between you, the wicked dragon and that tiger. But in the end¡­ even before you could seize that tiger¡¯s tail, he had been killed off by someone else. You even fled back after suffering a wound.¡± If someone else happened to be there at that moment, they would certainly be surprised. Theodore¡¯spanion, whom he was ridiculing was none other than the one who had transformed into a colossal dragon back in the punishment instance dungeon¡­ Jacob! [1] Jacob¡¯s eyes were gleaming in crimson as he stared at Theorore, his fists clenched tightly. On Jacob¡¯s shoulder, a head poked out from within his clothes. It was none other than the dragon. At present, the dragon had the appearance simr to that of an ordinary lizard. Its pair of slit eyes was staring at Theodore and it spat out, ¡°Jacob, this fellow is insulting you. Should we kill him off?¡± ¡°Ha ha ha!¡± Theodoreughed before snapping, ¡°Jacob, rein in your lizard. Otherwise, I will kill it and cook it with wine!¡± Jacob cast a cold stare at Theodore. Finally, he loosened his fists and said, ¡°The quest is more important. First, we must finish our quest¡­ however, when we return this time, let¡¯s have a duel! I¡¯ve had enough of you, you bastard! I will surely kill you off!¡± ¡°Very well. When we return after this, we¡¯ll have a duel.¡± Theodore rolled his eyes before continuing. ¡°Last time, our Guild Leader had used his authority to stop us. But this time, no one can stop our duel!¡± ¡°Good! It¡¯s decided then! I¡¯ve been wanting to finish you off for a long time!¡± ¡°We share the same thoughts. I have been wanting to do the same to you for a long time.¡± Theodore licked his lips. The two of them stared at one another for a few seconds before turning their gazes away. Although they hated each other to the extreme, the two of them continued to walk together through the mineshaft leading into to the mine. They walked along the iron tracks for around tens of metres before their faces suddenly contorted! At almost the same time, the two of them reacted! They turned around and ran! Next, a loud noise reverberated forward from the depths of the mine! The rumbling sounds were simr to that of a series of thunders! The jarring sound echoed through the small mining passageway and even the ground beneath them shuddered somewhat! In one breath¡¯s time, the two of them dashed back out from the entrance and they continued to bolt out. Then, they watched as the shockwaves sted out various sand and gravel out from the entrance! The roaring sound continued reverberating through the mine. Countless rocks of varying sizes fell down from above. After a good half a minute, the activity slowly subsided. Theodore¡¯s face sank; without waiting for the activity to fully subside, he strode back into the entrance. Jacob who noticed what he was doing gritted his teeth before following suit. After running a distance of tens of metres into the mining passageway, they saw that it had suffered from a serious cave-in. The iron tracksid into the ground had been buried by the rocks. As they made their way deeper inside, they saw an increasing number of rocks blocking their path. Eventually, they reached a point where their path forward waspletely blocked off! There was a grim expression on Theodore¡¯s face and he mmed his fist down on the rocks. ¡°Explosives! What a cunning bastard!¡± ¡°It¡¯s to stop us from venturing deeper!¡± Jacob harrumphed. ¡°The fellow inside is very cunning.¡± Theodore mmed his fist onto another rock, instantly shattering it! He then swore out furiously. ¡­ Deep inside the mining passageway, Chen Xiaolian dashed with all his might. After running over a distance of tens of metres, he finally stopped at a corner. He leaned upon the wall of the passageway and gasped for breath. He wore a mask over his face. Now that the howling winds and the debris within the mine had abated, he took off the mask and turned around to head back into the central underground cave. Damn, this bomb purchased from the Exchange System packs quite the punch! Chen Xiaolian was naturally very satisfied with its effects. However¡­ its power nearly buried even him! Go fight against those intruders head on? No way. Chen Xiaolian did not even consider doing that. At any rate, the quest given by the system was for him to guard the mining site for 48 hours. By now, a good portion of that time had already passed. As long as he could figure out some methods to dy more time until the countdown ended, he would have won. Why bother risking his life fighting against those intruders? By causing the entrance to cave in, he had bought himself quite some time. Perhaps, it might even buy him a great deal of time. As he coughed, Chen Xiaolian ran back into the main control room. There, he saw that Una was crouched in a corner, shivering. When she saw Chen Xiaolian enter, Una jumped up and screamed out sharply, ¡°There¡¯s an explosion! Explosion! This ce will copse! We need to leave this ce! Quick! I want to leave this ce! I don¡¯t want to stay here!¡± Chen Xiaolian walked over and pulled the woman up with one hand before pinning her against the wall. Staring into her eyes, he said coldly, ¡°I was the one who caused the explosion. This ce will not copse! I am simply stopping some people from entering. As for you, just stay here obediently and I will ensure that your survival.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian tossed Una to the side. Next, he moved toward the metal screen monitor and checked the fruits of his actions. Tapping open the map, he tapped again at the monitoring screen for the entrance. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s satisfaction, he found from the monitors that around 20 metres of the entrance passageway had copsed due to the explosion he set up. In other words, around 20 metres of the passageway leading into the central underground cave had been blocked off. Chen Xiaolian was very satisfied with this result. This 20 metres of blockage was not something that could be easily cleared. At present however, Chen Xiaolian was feeling very regretful. He should have made preparations back when he was entering this ce. If he had set up a remote bomb at the very entrance of the mine, he might have been able to give them even more problems. Perhaps, he might even be able to bury them alive! Sigh¡­ I was too careless. Why didn¡¯t I think of that earlier? Chen Xiaolian sighed with regret. ¡­ ¡°Bastard! Now what?¡± After lugging two rocks up, Theodore furiously tossed the rocks aside before staring at Jacob. He asked, ¡°Do you have any way?¡± ¡°Did you bring Mechanical Arms? If we use Mechanical Arms to dig¡­¡± ¡°Idiot! After bing a dragon, did you brain also be the same as that of a quadruped animal¡¯s?¡± Theodore sneered. ¡°Use Mechanical Arms? We don¡¯t even know how much of the passageway had caved in. How long are we supposed to dig? Three days? Five days?¡± Pausing, Theodore then spat out. ¡°Now is the time for you to contribute! Can¡¯t you transform into a dragon? Transform! Transform and dig a way in!¡± ¡­ ¡°Did you lose your marbles?¡± Jacob retorted angrily. ¡°Transform into a dragon? Just look at the size of the mine! After I transform, my body will take up over tens of metres! Can this narrow passageway fit my body? If I transform here, it will only cause an even bigger cave-in!¡± ¡°Then what should we do?¡± ¡°How the bloody Hell should I know?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian stood before the metal screen monitor. He watched happily as the two figures in the screen argued. He then triumphantly stretched his waist. Unfortunately, Chen Xiaolian was unable to recognize Jacob. Back in the punishment instance dungeon, he had not been able to get a good look at Jacob before he transformed into a dragon. Otherwise, he would have been more vignt. ¡°That¡­ who are they?¡± Una who was behind him asked with a quivering voice. Una watched as Theodore casually picked up two boulders and tossed them away. The sight caused cold sweat to break out all over her head. Chen Xiaolian nced at her but elected to say nothing. He walked to the side, sat down and continued to assess the situation. Two minutester, Chen Xiaolian got up, walked out of the main control room and into the underground cave. He checked his surroundings and pondered for a moment before finally taking action. Chen Xiaolian purchased some more bombs from the Exchange System and began setting them up. He walked to the passageway leading to the underground river and set up a bomb on top of the passageway. He set up one bomb every three metres for a distance of around 10 metres. After reaching the pier by the underground river, he inspected the tracks and the boat before turning back into the underground cave. He walked around the huge furnace in the centre of the cave. However, he was unable to glean anything from it. Before considering what happens in case of a victory, consider what will happen in case of a defeat. Chen Xiaolian made up his mind. If the other party could make it inside before the countdown ended¡­ if he was not a match for them, he would have to run away. He had already considered it through. There was no need for him to risk his life here¡­ this mine was a very precious mine. To have it was certainly a good thing, but there was no need for him to throw his life away for the sake of obtaining it. He would escape through the underground river as ast resort. The bombs installed in the passageway leading to the underground river was for the sake of buying time for him to escape. These actions of his took up more than one hour. After returning to the main control room, Chen Xiaolian inspected the monitor screen for a bit and he sighed a breath of relief. Through the monitor, he could observe the two figures digging outside. The two of them were now sporting huge, strange looking mechanical arms. Using those arms, they dug out the boulders one after another. Those mechanical arms appeared quite capable in terms of functions. It could seize, scoop and crush. Chen Xiaolian was very intrigued by the strange looking equipment and he stared at it for a full five minutes. He silently calcted the speed at which the outside party was digging and came to a very reassuring conclusion. Judging from their progress within those five minutes, digging their way through the 20 metres of blocked passageway would take them at least 30 hours. In other words, Chen Xiaolian would be able to make it to the end of the countdown. Chen Xiaolian through to himself: Could God himself be helping me this time around? This quest appeared easier than what he had anticipated. As he sat down to rest, he suddenly felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him. This strange feeling of exhaustion puzzled Chen Xiaolian. However, the waves of drowsiness swept over him again and again and he felt as though his consciousness was sinking. This feeling of drowsiness caused Chen Xiaolian to feel that something was out of ce. However, he was unable to figure out what exactly that was. He sat there and his head nodded off a few times before his eyes finally closed¡­ After closing his eyes, his even rate of breathing gradually turned heavy¡­ At that moment, a figure suddenly emerged from the corner. The figure reached out with one hand, cing it on a metal pipe beside the wall of the main control room. The hand gently twisted. A cracking sound could be heard as a part of the metal pipe was torn off. The figure then twisted the metal pipe into something akin to a drill. There was a spiral pattern on the metal pipe and the end of the metal pipe had been twisted into a sharp tip! The figure carried the metal pipe that had been sharpened like a screw and silently crept until it was standing before Chen Xiaolian. The figure then raised its hand, pointing the sharp tip of the metal pipe at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest¡­ ¡­ Theodore. Raw: ¡®¶à¶àÂÞ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®du¨­ du¨­ lu¨­¡¯ 1 Jacob first appeared in Chapter 322. Also, the tiger they were talking about referred to Denzel, the Feral Tiger Angel. First appearance, Chapter 304.? Chapter 374 Ptui!

Chapter 374 Ptui!

GOR Chapter 374 Ptui! As the sharpened metal pipe was about to stab into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart, a hand suddenly reached out to tightly grip the metal pipe! The fingers holding onto the metal pipe were strong and unyielding. Chen Xiaolian abruptly opened his eyes and he revealed an unpredictable smile on his face. Using his great strength, he instantly snatched the metal pipe to his side! Then, he tossed it to the ground beside him. The figure showed no hesitation to turn around and make a run for it! Chen Xiaolian jumped up and caught up to the figure in just a few steps. Heshed out a kick directed at the back of the figure¡¯s knee, causing the figure to fall, kneeling down on the ground. Una struggled and screamed sharply. Before she could turn her body around, the cold edge of a sword had been ced upon her throat! Una¡¯s mouth opened up and she uttered out a ¡°Hah!¡±. As she did so, Chen Xiaolian saw a translucent silhouette surging out from her mouth toward him! In but an instant, his entire body felt awash in coldness! An intense sense of fear rapidly pervaded his whole body, causing him to lose all desire to fight. At that moment, the only thing he could think of was to kneel down¡­ However, the Sword in the Stone in his right hand quickly sent out a gush of warmth into his body. The gush of warmth washed away all the negative emotions. Chen Xiaolian then brandished the Sword in the Stone and cut the translucent silhouette into two. Then, he watched as the translucent silhouette dissipated before reforming itself into the shape of a human. A wretched scream emanated outward like that of a fearsome spirit¡¯s wail! Thunder roared within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears! This mental type of attack caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s entire body to recoil. Once again, the Sword in the Stone sent out another gush of warmth into him to drive away the chaotic state he found himself in. Thus, he was able to quickly recollect himself. Chen Xiaolian took a step forward and shed out with the Sword in the Stone, hacking that translucent silhouette into two once more! This time, the silhouette retreated as it screamed. It retreated all the way to the corner of the wall. Chen Xiaolian was holding the sword with his right hand. However, he quickly used his left hand to pull out a gun and aim it at the silhouette. This was a spirit-force handgun. It was rather simr to the one that Phoenix had lent him. However, it was not the same thing. This was one that Chen Xiaolian had Xia Xiaolei purchase for him from the Exchange System after the London instance dungeon. While its quality was slightlyckingpared to Phoenix¡¯s gun, it was still quite good. Chen Xiaolian pointed the spirit-force handgun at the silhouette and said, ¡°Save your breath! You are not afraid of this sword in my hand. But if I have to make a wager, I¡¯d say you are not too keen on tasting spirit-force bullets.¡± ¡°¡­ humph!¡± A deep voice came from the corner of the wall. The silhouette swiftly floated upward, making its way to the central underground cave as it attempted to run away. Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation and pulled the trigger. Bang! A bullet flew out and pierced through the silhouette¡¯s body before suddenly exploding! The silhouette screamed out in agony as a clump of silver liquid burst out from within its body. The floating silhouette instantly fell down the ground. Chen Xiaolian walked over and aimed the muzzle of the handgun at the silhouette¡¯s head. ¡°How about it? Do you still want seconds?¡± The silhouette raised its head to reveal a blurred face. However, rage and resentment could be seen upon its visage. ¡°I messed up. I did not expect you to be impervious to spirit-type attacks¡­ if my real body is here, you would be no match for me!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and replied, ¡°Is there any point in saying something like this at this point in time?¡± The silhouette was silent. Chen Xiaolian turned to nce at Una who was sprawled down some distance away. He knitted his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Just who are you?¡± The silhouette hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°What gave me away?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and replied, ¡°It¡¯s very simple. Her reaction was wrong.¡± ¡°Which part?¡± ¡°I blew up the entrance to the mine outside. As an ordinary person, she should have screamed her lungs out to the point of a mental breakdown. When I returned, I did see her show extreme fear ¨C naturally, that was a normal response. However, the rate at which she regained her calm was too fast. I simply threw out a few threatening words and she actually chose not to do anything. No struggles, no shouting¡­ that kind of calmness, it could only mean either she possesses a great state of mind or she had been possessed.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian smiled and stared at the silhouette. ¡°As expected, she was possessed.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not a ghost!¡± The silhouette retorted in a rather furious tone. ¡°Then, what are you?¡± ¡°I am a necromancer.¡± There was what appeared to be unwillingness within the silhouette¡¯s tone. ¡°This is just a spirit avatar of me. If my real body is here, you would be the one in hot soup.¡± Chen Xiaolian broke intoughter. ¡°You bombed the entrance. That is why I sent my spirit avatar inside. I had originally assumed¡­¡± ¡°You thought you could take me by surprise?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and looked at the Sword in the Stone that he was holding. ¡°Your sword is the problem.¡± The silhouette spat out savagely. ¡°Your sword can get rid of the negative effects of my necromancy! I never expected that you could have something like that.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll say it again. Is there any point in saying these now?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about something more meaningful.¡± The silhouette slowly stood up and it spoke with a tone brimming with haughtiness. ¡°Little brat, don¡¯t be too arrogant! You¡¯re just a minor third-rate character! This mining site is not something that a minor character like you can upy!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded in a thoughtful manner and said, ¡°Mm, now we¡¯re talking. Keep talking.¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple. You must have gotten hold of this mine by ident. However, you don¡¯t have the qualifications to upy this ce¡­ if you don¡¯t wish to provoke a cataclysmic disaster, you had better give this mine up. There are people that you just can¡¯t afford to provoke.¡± ¡°Things are getting more interesting now.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and he spoke with a sincere tone. ¡°Your words are very logical. I have made my own calctions regarding this mine. To upy this ce and maintain the operations here¡­ the expense is very very big. Simply put¡­ I truly cannot afford this mine. So¡­¡± ¡°Then just give it up!¡± The silhouette said with the same tone of haughtiness. ¡°You can also continue to live on.¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°But I¡¯ve run all the way here. I¡¯ve also had to suffer so much on my way here. And now, you¡¯re just going to take this mine away just like that? That¡¯s too unfair for me.¡± The silhouette cackled out. ¡°Well, how about I give you some benefits?¡± ¡°Benefits¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian made a show of being moved by the offer. ¡°I like benefits. But the problem is¡­ what kind of benefits? Also, who is the one giving me these benefits?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the silhouette and said, ¡°Unless you tell me who you are, how can I trust you?¡± The silhouette was silent for a moment. Then, it slowly said, ¡°Do you know the name ¡®Rodriar Guild¡¯?¡± A change shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Rodriar Guild?¡± Chen Xiaolian whispered. ¡°The one from Zero City? Humph, I have heard of that name before. Back when I visited Zero City, I had stayed in the guild¡¯s hotel.¡± The air of confidence exuding from the silhouette rose once more. It opened up its hands and said, ¡°You¡¯ve heard of it, that¡¯s good! The guilds from Zero City are not existences that you can afford to provoke! Brat, hand over this mine and you will be able to save yourself! Otherwise¡­¡± ¡°Otherwise, people with great powers like you could crush a minor character like me as easily as one crushes an ant, right?¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha! You are very smart!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Now I¡¯m convinced that you are someone from Rodriar Guild of Zero City.¡± ¡°¡­ what do you mean?¡± ¡°You¡¯re too bloody arrogant.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°At present, I have you in my grasp. I have both a sword and a gun pointing at you, and yet you would use those words to threaten me. To be able to spout such overbearing words under such circumstances, there are usually only two possibilities¡­ ¡°The first one, you are batshit insane. An entric who do not understand the height of the Heavens and the depths of the Earth ¨C however, you are a magic-type Awakened. In the Awakened circle, those who can use magic are usually not idiots. So, this is very unlikely. ¡°If that is not it, then that means you have really joined some super powerful guild. Thus, you would normally be able to act in an arrogant manner. Since you are already used to it, you constantly treat others in the same manner.¡± The silhouette¡¯s tone changed and he asked, ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple, you reminded me of something.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly revealed a smile. ¡°Those two fellows outside the copsed entrance¡­ they are probably not together with you, right? If I had to guess¡­ they are probably interested in this mine as well. ¡°Naturally, I am someone who likes benefits¡­ however, there is something that I¡¯ve heard a lot: When selling goods, get prices from three shops. When ites to the prices, we need to see who¡¯s the highest bidder, no?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian deliberately slowed down his rate of speaking. ¡°Who knows? Perhaps, those two fellows outside are willing to offer a price that¡¯s higher than yours¡­ at least, they probably won¡¯t be as arrogant as you. As of right now, I have both my sword and gun aimed at you, but you are still able to use that kind of tone on me. Heaven knows what will happen if I give the mine to you. After you regained your freedom, you might kill me off when I go out.¡± ¡°Brat! Don¡¯t get conceited! You think you¡¯ve subdued me?¡± The silhouette was furious. ¡°This is just my avatar! Although this avatar of mine cannot harm you, you killing this avatar won¡¯t kill me!¡± ¡°¡­ won¡¯t kill you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Even so, if you ask me¡­ while it won¡¯t kill you, you would certainly suffer a great deal, right?¡± The other party fell silent. This random guess from Chen Xiaolian had hit the mark! If Chen Xiaolian were to face the owner of this silhouette head on, without summoning Bai Qi, he would simply be sending himself to Death¡¯s door. Unfortunately, the other party had underestimated him. As the entrance to the mine had been blocked off, the owner of the silhouette, in order to avoid Theodore and Jacob, used his magic to have his avatar enter the underground cave of this mining site. In the end, the other party messed up. How could the owner have guessed that Chen Xiaolian possessed the Sword in the Stone, which could nullify all spirit and mental-type attacks? As for this spirit avatar, while its death by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand would not trante into the owner¡¯s death, it would cause a bacsh that would lead to no small amount of loss to the owner¡¯s strength. As it so happened, the Rodriar Guild that the silhouette owner was part of had some odd rules. If the silhouette owner¡¯s strength were to fall badly, the silhouette owner¡¯s position within the guild would suffer¡­ ¡°All right, we¡¯ve been spouting enough nonsense. Now let¡¯s get to the meat and potatoes.¡± Chen Xiaolian kept his sword. However, the spirit-force handgun remained aimed at the silhouette. ¡°Let¡¯s say I hand over this mine and let your avatar go, what can you give me in return?¡± The silhouette pondered the question for a moment before replying, ¡°You will be a friend of Rodriar Guild!¡± ¡°Ptui!¡± Chapter 375 Modding tool!

Chapter 375 Modding tool!

GOR Chapter 375 Modding tool! Chen Xiaolian became furious. ¡°Do you take me for a three-year-old? Friendship? Ha ha ha ha¡­ just how highly do you think of your Rodriar Guild? With a mere friendship, you expect me to hand over this Star Sand mine?¡± The silhouette fell into silent contemtion. It seemed to have understood that its price was quite outrageous. ¡°10,000 points,¡± said the silhouette coldly. ¡°Brat, for a minor character like you, acquiring 10,000 points is enough to be considered a huge jackpot.¡± The corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lips curved as he smiled. ¡°10,000 points do look a lot. But¡­ let¡¯s not talk about how much this mine is worth first. Let¡¯s talk about you. This spirit avatar of yours has fallen into my grasp; if it is destroyed, how much loss would you suffer? Could it be simply worth 10,000 points?¡± The silhouette owner was absolutely infuriated. However, he had to admit that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words were very reasonable. The loss in strength that the silhouette owner would suffer was certainly not limited to a mere 10,000 points! As for this mine¡­ If this mine were to fall into the hands of the huge Rodriar Guild, it could be fully utilized! The Star Sand produced from this mine could be used to enhance many of the guild¡¯s arsenals! Now that the yield of the minerals had gradually decreased, the ownership for every avable mine was something that could spark a war between therge guilds! 10,000 points¡­ that was indeed an act of deceiving little children. ¡°Out with it then, how much do you want?¡± After a moment of silence, the silhouette spoke in a much more serious tone. Clearly, Chen Xiaolian was not someone he could easily dupe. ¡°Quote a price but remember this well, don¡¯t be outrageous.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll think about the price. But before that, you need to answer a few of my questions.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved the spirit-force handgun that he was holding. ¡°Humph.¡± ¡°The first question¡­ tell me, what is going on with this mine? How could it appear in the real world?¡± The silhouette did not appear surprised to hear that question. After hearing it, the silhouette sneered before saying, ¡°Humph, as expected of a minor character. You don¡¯t even understand the key issue in this matter.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t understand; that¡¯s why I really want to know about it right now,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°If you don¡¯t answer me, I will pull the trigger. Think properly before you utter your next set of words.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The silhouette cast a furious expression at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I have another nine bullets in my magazine. While I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s enough to kill this spirit avatar of yours, I can always put in a new magazine if it proves insufficient,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. One pack gives 100 bullets at the cost of 10 points. This is something that even a minor character like me can afford.¡± The silhouette took deep breaths. It was supposed to be a spirit entity that did not require breathing. However, it had clearly been agitated to the point of showing this natural response. ¡°¡­ very well,¡± the silhouette replied coldly. ¡°Telling you about it is not a problem. There are quite a few people in Zero City who knows about this as well. At the very least, the people in severalrge guilds know about it as well.¡± ¡°Please continue, I¡¯ll just listen.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Soon however, he was unable to continue smiling. The silhouette opened up with. ¡°In your opinion, what is Zero City?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression became serious as he pondered the question. ¡°A refuge that can avoid the scanning powers of the system. It can allow the Awakened ones who are hiding inside it to be free from the control of the system and avoid being selected for instance dungeons.¡± ¡°Not bad.¡± The silhouette nodded its head. ¡°However, this knowledge is quitemon among Awakened ones who had been to Zero City before.¡± ¡°There are more to it that people don¡¯t know?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart suddenly skipped a beat. The silhouette chuckled a few times and said, ¡°Zero City¡­ can also be considered as¡­ a program.¡± Program?! Chen Xiaolian was stunned! ¡­ ¡°Zero City has a very mysterious origin. It is part of the main program of the system. Rather, it is part of the inceptive program of this game world. ¡°Consider Zero City as a small part of the main program that was cut out by someone, simr to how one would cut out a smaller portion of dough from arger clump. ¡°Naturally, this small portion would retain functions that are simr to that of the main program. ¡°What is the main program of the game? ¡°It¡¯s the whole world! ¡°It is the architecture of the entire world. All of its settings, you, me, this world, all of it are contentsid out by the main program. ¡°Then, what about Zero City? It too possesses such a function! ¡°You have been to Zero City. What kind of ce is Zero City? It is something that resembles an independent space, one that exists outside the boundaries of the real world¡­ now think carefully. Is every instance dungeon¡­ not the same?¡± A tremor ran through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body! That¡¯s right, each of the instance dungeons¡­ the undergroundbyrinth in the deserted ind, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, the Tokyo instance dungeon, the London instance dungeon¡­ they were all miniature worlds that were created by the main system, small spaces! They were all small spaces that werepletely isted from the real world! If so, it would appear that¡­ Zero City¡­ was simr! ¡­ ¡°Theoretically speaking, the functions that the main program possesses¡­ Zero City possesses them as well! However, Zero City is just a small portion of the main program. Although it has the same functions as the main program, its functions are weaker, emascted. A miniature version. ¡°That is why although the main program can create many instance dungeons, many small spaces¡­ ¡°Zero City¡­ can only create one. It could only create Zero City. Any more would be impossible. ¡°However¡­ the main program also has other functions¡­ ¡°For example, the main program is the one that dictates what the real world should have. What kind of mountains, what kind of rivers, what kind of seas, what kind of cities¡­ what kind of humans¡­ ¡°These things are all created through the main program. ¡°If so¡­ Zero City too, possesses such a function! Only¡­ at a much reduced capacity. ¡°Or perhaps I could exin it in a different manner. ¡°If we assume the main program is the main program of a game¡­ ¡°Then, Zero City who possesses functions that are nearly simr to the main program would be the equivalent of a¡­¡± After the silhouette said that, Chen Xiaolian sucked in a cold breath of air! He blurted out, ¡°A mod! A highly powerful mod!¡± Thisparison was most apt! Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was someone who had yed manyputer games before! If this world was a stand-alone game¡­ What was Zero City? It was the mod! The architecture of this world was built by the main program, but Zero City shared a function that was very simr to the main program ¨C although it could notpletely change the world, it was still possible to change one part of it. Let us take a Three Kingdoms game for example. The main program of the game would be the equivalent of this world¡¯s main program. As for Zero City, it would be the equivalent of the game¡¯s modding tool! It could change the parameters and values of a certain region or city. It could even change the terrain! However, that change cannot be too big! Although the modding tool possessed a function that was nearly simr to that of the main program, a change that was too big would disrupt the bnce of the game. That would cause the game to crash! That was the case for stand-alone games. If so, this real world that was a game would face the same constraint! If the modding tool modified too much¡­ it would disrupt the bnce of this world! The main program¡­ would take action! Or rather¡­ the Development Team would take action! To repair it! ¡­ ¡°The main program has the function of issuing quests. Thus¡­ it is only natural for Zero City to have the same function. It is about the same as the instance dungeons that we have to participate in. However, the features are somewhat lesser.¡± Chen Xiaolian finally understood! Why did Zayad be a system quest even though he was in the real world? Because the quest was not issued by the main program! It was¡­ Zero City! A quest issued by a mod! ¡­ ¡°There are manyrge-scale guilds in Zero City. Someone like you cannot even begin to fathom just what kind of power thoserge-scale guilds have! It is something beyond the minds of third-rate Awakened ones like you!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°I can imagine it¡­ back in Zero City, I had seen many wondrous and odd objects. You people even have mechs posted inside Zero City¡­ although it was just small Sentinel mechs, to be able to equip things like mechs¡­ that is something that outsiders cannot even dream of.¡± ¡°But have you ever considered the question, those mechs and the other high-grade equipment, where did theye from?¡± The silhouette sneered. Chen Xiaolian finally understood! Considering how many equipment and weaponry thoserge-scale guilds possessed, it was only natural that those items weren¡¯t simply acquired as loot from instance dungeons. Rather¡­ They manufactured it themselves! What was needed in the making of weapons? Simply put, the technological side of production could be acquired through the system. But what of the materials? The resources! There was a very simple logic. One mech alone would require super strong alloys. Where should they go to find the materials for the alloy? Chen Xiaolian was unable to restrain himself from looking around at his surroundings! This C11 mine! These Star Sand! ¡°Zero City possesses the modding function and can directly transform this real world¡­ but the scale cannot be toorge. asionally, Zero City would execute some modding to alter a very small and distant ce, away from prying eyes. It would create a valuable mine for resources. ¡°Naturally, these resources must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the people from the real world. It has to be secretly controlled and mined.¡± Chen Xiaolian smirked and said, ¡°Just like this Kombia?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The silhouette did not bother trying to hide anything. ¡°However, the number of modded mines and resources are limited. Since the main program is always on the hunt for Zero City, too big an alteration would lead to being discovered by the system. That would result in a self-repair procedure. Thus, the scale of modification has always been maintained at a very small scale. ¡°This led to a situation¡­¡± ¡°There¡¯s not enough to go around.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°There are several big guilds in Zero City and all of them want to develop their own guild. That requires resources¡­ thus, the distribution of the resources that Zero City had modded out will be a problem. The way I see it¡­ everyone is probably fighting for it! It would be simr to the quest that the system gives. Whenever a resource point is modded out, a quest would be created and the various guilds wouldpete for it. Whoever seeds would be the owner, is that right?¡± ¡°Correct.¡± Chapter 376 What A Pity

Chapter 376 What A Pity

GOR Chapter 376 What A Pity A modding tool! Zero City is a modding tool! Could there be a more surprising news for Chen Xiaolian? Naturally, Chen Xiaolian knew how much power a modding tool could bring to the table in a game. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms game, the modding tool could be used to increase a military officer¡¯s rank up to militarymander while giving that same officer full attributes, be it political or intelligence. He could even use it to max out the agricultural and business attributes of his cities! In Age of Empires, he could use the modding tool to mod out countless resources and use it to trample all over the other parties¡­ Let¡¯s not even go to the ¡®how do you turn this on¡¯ Godlike cheats. That¡¯s right! The biggest aspect of the modding tool was its ability to cheat! Zero City can cheat! Since it could mod out this C11 mine in the real world, then it could also mod out a C12, C13, C14¡­ Just by imagining this possibility was enough to cause his heart to throb uncontrobly! Those super powerful guilds upying Zero City who had ess to these could use this Heavenly defying function for the long-term. Their strength¡­ just how powerful had they be? Chen Xiaolian fell into a state of silence. ¡­ Seeing how silent Chen Xiaolian had be, the silhouette assumed that Chen Xiaolian must have been shocked by his words. The silhouette¡¯s words became more venomous. ¡°It would appear that you now understand just what kind of situation you are in. Brat, give it up! A resource of this magnitude is not something that an Awakened like you can own. You simplyck the ability. Even if you do seed in seizing it, you still won¡¯t be able to use it. Additionally, you will only be a thorn in the other guild¡¯s side. ¡°Do you know what kind of ending would befall a dog that tries topete for food with a pack of lions?¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. ¡°You don¡¯t appear to be a fool. Surely, you know what kind of choice you have to make! ¡°Choose to cooperate and hand over this mine. That way, you will gain the friendship of our Rodriar Guild and also a certain amount ofpensation ¨C this will be better than getting nothing.¡± ¡°What is you offer price? Your real offer price.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyelids and said gently. ¡°Stop talking about meaningless things like friendship. What I want to hear is your real offer price.¡± The silhouette pondered about it seriously before giving his offer. ¡°Firstly, you will get 20,000 points directly as reward. ¡°Secondly, you will be a friend of our Rodriar Guild. Those are not some meaningless words. You will be a valued guest for us Rodriar Guild. In the future, when you enter Zero City, you will be able to utilize part of our Rodriar Guild¡¯s businesses and services free of charge. For example, the lodgings offered within Zero City¡­ additionally, you can buy all the goods sold by Rodriar Guild at the lowest price. ¡°Thirdly¡­ I can grant you the authority to enter Zero City once every year. Each entry gives you the right to stay inside Zero City for 15 days. How is it? This is a very attractive offer. This offer means that you will have 15 days¡¯ worth of precious refuge time per year! Once you are selected to participate in an instance dungeon that you consider to be too dangerous, you can apply to enter Zero City and gain refuge. This is a very valuable condition.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and he kneaded his face roughly. ¡°I have a condition. I want unlimited ess to enter and exit Zero City at will.¡± ¡°Impossible!¡± The silhouette bluntly rejected Chen Xiaolian¡¯s condition. ¡°This condition of yours is the equivalent of getting a permanent residence status in Zero City. That¡¯s impossible! Besides, I don¡¯t have the authority to give you that! You are probably unaware of this, but it is very, very difficult for a guild or a solo Awakened to gain permanent residence status within Zero City. You must get the approval of at least two thirds of the representatives of the major guilds for this to happen! Someone like you simply do not have what it takes.¡± ¡°I have a C11 mine as a bargaining chip, is that still not enough?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian as he looked at the silhouette. The silhouette fell into a state of silence. The silhouette owner was tangled and it hesitated. Deep down, the silhouette owner believed that by using this C11 mine as a bargaining chip, maybe¡­ if he was to report it, his Guild Leader might actually approve it! Although Zero City was a modding tool, the functions of this modding tool were not as powerful as what one might imagine. In order to avoid being found by the main program, the number of ces that had been modded, like this C11 mine, was limited! These ces were not infinite. Additionally, they could not simply create however many they desired. Every once in a while, Zero City¡¯s system will create one. Each time one such ce was created, the various major guilds will eye it keenly. Next, an intensepetition would ur to seize it! Thosepetitions were truly intense! More often than not, the degree ofpetition was so fierce and brutal, it was something that outsiders could not even begin to imagine. At times, it would be far more savagepared to a normalrge-scale instance dungeon! Rodriar Guild was not the only guild inside Zero City. There were various other guilds that would cast tiger like gazes at the resources. ¡®Not enough to go around¡¯. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words just now were truly urate. If he were to surrender this C11 mine, the Guild Leader might actually be tempted. This brat¡¯s strength might still be insufficient to be a formal member of Rodriar Guild. However, with the ownership of this C11 mine as a bargaining chip, it might be possible to make an exception¡­ However, there was a problem. The silhouette owner did not have that level of authority. That was something that required the approval of his Guild Leader. Should I ept his request first? But this brat don¡¯t seem easy to fool. ¡°I will need to apply for it. I don¡¯t have the authority to do something like this.¡± The silhouette sighed. ¡°But, in my opinion, there is a very high possibility of it being approved. Maybe I can put up a special request to have you be a formal member of Rodriar Guild. That way, you will be able to obtain the permanent residence status in Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°Let me amend my words. The permanent residence status that I want is not me entering your guild, rather¡­ I have my own guild. I want to have my guild be one with permanent residence status in Zero City!¡± ¡°Absolutely impossible!¡± The silhouette instantly rejected in a loud voice. ¡°There is absolutely no such possibility of that happening!¡± Stop joking around! Be a resident guild of Zero City? Zero City was crowded enough as it is! The number of guilds inside Zero City is big enough as it is! No one would allow another guild to enter Zero City! There is not enough to go around to begin with! Allow neers to enter and snatch from them? Stop joking around! Additionally, the procedure to join Zero City¡­ there were some other aspects to it! Whenever a new guild joined Zero City, the other guilds would have to share out some special ¡®portion¡¯. The other guilds would never ede to that! Not even for the C11 mine! The decisive rejection shown by the silhouette made Chen Xiaolian sigh. For just a moment, he had been tempted. If he could make his guild a resident guild in Zero City, he would be very willing to hand over this precious C11 mine. Chen Xiaolian was not a fool after all. This C11 mine may be precious. However, it was not something he could afford to use. The right to be a resident guild of Zero City however, was something that was very, very valuable to him! Although he already possessed his own secret base, the functions of his secret base was very limited. At present, it would appear that it could only function as a refuge. Who would not want an additional refuge? Moreover, Zero City also possessed the modding function. It could issue out some special quests. Furthermore¡­ there were the super powerful resident guilds inside Zero City! By making exchanges with those guilds in Zero City, he would be able to greatly develop his own guild! Others aside, many equipment and materials were only avable for trade inside Zero City! Those items were simply not avable elsewhere! There was also¡­ the secret of Mr San and the others! Chen Xiaolian believed that if he could be a resident of Zero City, it would help him discover the shocking secret surrounding Mr San. Obtaining that by handing over this C11 mine that he could not use was something that Chen Xiaolian was very willing to do. However, the other side had bluntly refused him. There was no room for discussion at all! Chen Xiaolian suddenly understood. Compared to what he had imagined, the qualifications to be a resident guild of Zero City might be much¡­ higher? Complicated? ¡°It¡¯s really not possible?¡± ¡°Absolutely impossible! Brat, be realistic! What you have here is a mine, not ddin¡¯smp!¡± The silhouette¡¯s words were filled with ridicule. ¡°Your price is simply outrageous.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly smiled. ¡°So¡­ it would seem¡­ it¡¯s been a pleasant chat. Thank you for telling me so many things. What a pity that we could note to an agreement.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly raised his hand. In his hand was the spirit-force handgun! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! He pulled the trigger in quick session! In one breath, he had emptied all his bullets! Every single bullet struck the silhouette¡¯s body and a silvery liquid burst out from each impact. The silhouette howled miserably as the ¡®contamination¡¯ brought forth by the silvery liquid caused the silhouette¡¯s body grow dimmer! It twisted furiously as it attempted to escape. However, Chen Xiaolian was faster! After having emptied a magazine, he quickly reced another into the gun! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang¡­ ¡°You! You damned¡­ argh! I will kill you! Argh!¡± The silhouette screamed in misery and its body contorted back and forth, seemingly in an attempt to dodge. However, every bullet shot out struck it squarely on its body. It was not long before it became akin to a piece of Swiss cheese. After Chen Xiaolian emptied two magazine¡¯s worth of bullets into the silhouette, its body suddenly let out a ¡°bang¡±¡­ like a mirror that had been ced under too much pressure, it broke apart! The sharp screams also ended abruptly and the underground cave regained its quiet atmosphere. Chen Xiaolian blew the muzzle of the handgun and watched as the fragments from the silhouette disappeared. ¡°What a pity¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°Bastard! Bastard! Bastard!!!¡± Somewhere by the edges of the forest outside the mining site, a figure d in ck clothes suddenly jumped up. The figure¡¯s mouth coughed out blood three times and his body staggered. He used his hands to hold onto a big tree for support. ¡°Bastard! Bastard!! This despicable brat!!¡± The face of the figure in ck had turned pale and appeared nearly transparent. The figure¡¯s face that was originally very gaunt now appeared terrifyingly skeletal. ck smoke leaked out from his entire body. It was as though the figure was on fire. After a series of violent gasps, the figure¡¯s rate of breathing turned weak. However, resentment grew within those pair of eyes. ¡°I will¡­ definitely kill you! Brat! I will have you pay the price for this! Argh! My magic avatar!¡± The figure then plopped down on his knees onto the ground. With both hands ced on the ground for support, the figure coughed out another spray of blood. Countless tendrils of ck smoke could be seen emerging out from this mouthful of blood. That was undead energy! The grasses on the ground that came in contact with that undead energy immediately withered away! The silhouette owner panted furiously. However, the figure could only grit his teeth in rage. ¡°This won¡¯t do¡­ Theodore and Jacob are still here¡­ now is not the time to take vengeance¡­ if I continue staying here, with my weakened state, if I were to bump into them, I would be killed by them¡­ I¡­ I can only return. I have to give up on this quest¡­ damned brat! I will definitely have you pay the price for this! I will torture you for 10 days and 10 nights!¡± With a burst of ck smoke, the silhouette owner then disappeared. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian stood silently within the underground cave. Just now, he had acted decisively! He knew all too well that was thest choice he had to make. That silhouette owner was not some kind-hearted fellow. Since he had rejected the silhouette owner¡¯s offer, would the silhouette owner let him go if he were to let the silhouette go just like that? Stop joking! If he had chosen not to attack and had let the silhouette go, the silhouette would definitely still turn around to cause problems for him! At present, there were two fellows digging their way through the copsed entrance passageway. Plus a silhouette? Chen Xiaolian might as well finish off the avatar to deal a heavy blow to the silhouette owner! At any rate, they were already enemies. There was no need to be soft-hearted toward enemies! He walked to the side, pulled up the unconscious Una and checked her condition. Fortunately, this woman was just unconscious. Her heartbeat and rate of breathing was fairly even. Chen Xiaolian frowned as he pulled her back with him into the main control room. Turning to look at the countdown, he saw that there were still 20 hours left on the countdown timer. There on the metal screen, he could see that the two fellows were still digging their way through the caved-in passageway. What should I do next? Chen Xiaolian contemted. After around half an hour, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up and an amused expression could be seen within his eyes. He walked to the metal screen of the main control room and began tinkering with the controls. A few minutester, he found the function that he was looking for. After gently tapping on the screen a few times, he saw a picture of something simr to a microphone appear on the screen. He then used his hand to rap it. Knock! Knock! Knock! Sounds emerged from the loudspeaker. ¡°Are you two having a good time digging?¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke up with a smile as he watched the two Awakened ones who were using Mechanical Arms to dig through the caved-in passageway. Naturally, when he was speaking, he did not forget to hold his throat to make his voice sound hoarse. The two fellows shown on the metal screen immediately stood at attention and they looked around them with grim expressions. ¡­ ¡°The other party can see us!¡± ¡°Humph! In other words, while we have been digging like mice, the other side had been monitoring us?¡± Jacob grunted before coldly speaking out, ¡°Who are you?!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian observed the two fellows shown on the screen and smiled. Next, he used a very arrogant sounding tone and hoarsely spoke loudly, ¡°Don¡¯t be so excited. It¡¯s just that you¡¯ve been working hard to dig your way in, so I thought I should be kind and tell you something. As of right now, this C11 mine¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian deliberately paused for a moment before continuing while emphasising every word that came out his mouth. ¡°Belongs to our Rodriar Guild!¡± ¡­ Chapter 377 What Did I Forget?

Chapter 377 What Did I Forget?

GOR Chapter 377 What Did I Forget? Theodore and Jacob showed clear signs of shock. A few secondster, Theodore threw his Mechanical Arms to the ground and swore. Jacob¡¯s eyes shed as he gazed sharply at his surroundings. ¡°What did you say? Rodriar Guild? Who are you?¡± However, Chen Xiaolian had already cut off the line ofmunication. Talking too much here would create the risk of exposure. Neither too little nor too much. That one sentence was sufficient. Chen Xiaolian sat before the metal screen and a devious smile appeared on his face. ¡­ ¡°The people from Rodriar Guild had already entered?¡± Theodore spat and swore furiously. Then, he said in a hushed tone, ¡°Son of a bitch! When did they get inside? How could they be even faster than us?¡± Jacob narrowed his eyes but did not say anything. ¡°Who did Rodriar Guild send this time?¡± Jacob broke his silence. After pondering for a moment, he said with a wry smile. ¡°I know who. It¡¯s that bastard who practices magic.¡± ¡°Him?¡± Theodore harrumphed and replied, ¡°That idiotic self-proimed magus? I¡¯m not afraid of him!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of him either.¡± Jacob gritted his teeth only to whisper out. ¡°If he is alone, we can finish him off. But, can you be certain that Rodriar Guild only sent out one member for this? As long as they send one more member out, this would be a close match ¨C no, maybe it won¡¯t even be a close match. They are already one step ahead of us.¡± Theodore suddenly struck the wall of the passageway, causing a great deal of gravel to fly out from the immense power of his punch. ¡°I am unwilling!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the point of being unwilling?¡± There was a certain maliciousness within Jacob¡¯s voice as he coldly continued, ¡°By the time we dig our way through, we would already have exhausted part of our strength or more. Then, do we fight against them? What do you think our chances will be? Fine, let¡¯s not talk about our chances of winning. What if they had finished upying this ce by the time we finished digging our way through?¡± Jacob stared at Theodore and said, ¡°I know you hate failing. I bloody *** hate it as well. Naturally, I hate you even more. However¡­ at this point in time, I believe that there is no reason for us to continue.¡± ¡°Are you suggesting we give up?¡± Theodore cast a vicious stare at Jacob. Jacob ignored that vicious gaze from Theodore and he revealed a ridiculing smile. ¡°What else? Theodore, could it be you have never failed a quest before? Don¡¯t put on that damned fa?ade of a first failure in front of me. I know that you¡¯ve failed before; you¡¯ve even had your ass handed to you.¡± ¡°One more word from you and I will kill you right now.¡± ¡°Bring it!¡± Jacob suddenly tossed his Mechanical Arms away as well and growled. ¡°Bring it on! Let me see how courageous you are! You ***! Do you only know how to show off your fangs to your ownpanions? Or are you actually feeling fearful right now? You are fearful that you will end up being punished by the Guild Leader after returning because of this failure? Ha ha ha¡­¡± Theodore already had his swords out and he cast a savage look at Jacob. In the end however, he sighed as he quicklyposed himself. Then, he sneered and said, ¡°You nearly got me, Jacob. I¡¯ve said it before, our duel will only happen after we return. Engaging in a fight with you here will only further enrage the Guild Leader. I won¡¯t let you seed. You want to provoke me into taking action first to fight you. Then, when we return, you will tell the Guild Leader that my recklessness is what caused us to fail this quest, right? You despicably cunning asshole.¡± A hint of disappointment shed across Jacob¡¯s eyes and he sighed. ¡°Fine, you got me. So¡­ when we return, we¡¯ll settle our differences.¡± ¡°Mm, we¡¯ll settle it after we return.¡± Theodore harrumphed. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian who was seated before the screen was watching what happened through the screen. Seeing that the two of them were quarrelling to the point of fighting each other, Chen Xiaolian nearly broke into an apuse. Unfortunately, the fight did note to pass. That caused Chen Xiaolian to feel somewhat disappointed. The two fellows shown on the screen finally gave up and left. Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh of relief. Before leaving however, the tall fellow, Theodore, turned toward the mine and made a throat cutting gesture. Chen Xiaolian understood that the gesture was directed at him. Chen Xiaolianughed loudly. ¡°Good! Very good! Feel the hatred and resentment coursing through you! Now go find Rodriar Guild and take it up with them! Ha ha ha ha¡­¡± After the two fellows left, the mine became silent. However, Chen Xiaolian did not let down his guard. He waited for a good two hours and ascertained that they were really noting back before breathing a sigh of relief. Too dangerous! Chen Xiaolian was uncertain how strong those two were. However, there were two of them. Additionally, they were likely members of some super powerful resident guild of Zero City. That must mean they were masters! Even though Chen Xiaolian could summon out Bai Qi to do battle, he might still be unable to win the fight. To be able to deceive them with this little ploy was quite the achievement. If there was a choice to not risk their lives, everyone would certainly choose not to risk their lives. ¡°Now then, time to consider the next issue.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. The immediate crisis had been resolved. However, this hot potato was still in his hand. This C11 mine! The biggest issue was as the silhouette had described. To steal the food from the mouth of tigers, he must prepare himself to be targeted by tigers! The silhouette owner represented Rodriar Guild while the other two fellows were most likely the representatives of another resident guild of Zero City. His actions toward the silhouette and his deceptive ploy on the two fellows would quickly be found out. Next, even though the C11 mine belonged to him¡­ Would those fellows seek retribution? What a joke! They would definitely seek retribution! That was especially true of the silhouette owner. That arrogant fellow had suffered so badly in his hands, it was only natural for him to seek retribution. And then there were the two fellows that he had deceived. After returning, they woulde to realize that the members from Rodriar Guild were not the ones who had upied the mine. It probably wouldn¡¯t be too difficult. Once they realized what had happened, even though the ownership right had been decided, they would still not let go of this ¡®deceiving bastard¡¯. Thus, the biggest issue was how would he conceal his identity? Would Zero City¡¯s system announce the identity of the mine owner¡­ thinking about it, Chen Xiaolian spected that it probably would not. If that was the case¡­ Chen Xiaolian carefully recalled all of his actions before this, including the words he exchanged with the silhouette. He ascertained that he had not revealed anything that could expose his identity¡­ ¡°The only one who can expose my identity is Father Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to quickly identity the crux of the matter. The only one who was aware of his involvement in this matter was Father Qiao. As for the others, they had met him and seen his face. Thus, they might try to find him. However, there was no such thing as a registration in the Awakened world. Even if they could create a picture of him, do they intend to use that picture to find him across the globe? There were billions of people in the world! Even if they were to narrow it down to Asia or even Chinese, there were still a billion people there. Take your sweet time finding! Firstly, he had to get to Father Qiao! Chen Xiaolian sighed. The one thing he prayed for was that Father Qiao¡¯s guild was not Rodriar Guild or the guild that the two fellows were from. Otherwise¡­ He¡¯ll have to spend his future days in hiding. Mm, he had talked to the silhouette earlier about how he had been to Zero City before and had lived in a lodging belonging to Rodriar Guild. He was not concerned about that. Back then, he had used a fake name ¨C Chen Xiaolian felt thankful for his act of vignce back then. No matter how the other party tried to find him, they would only be able to get some pictures. Finding someone within the circle of Awakened ones was not something easy to do. Every Awakened was very concerned about keeping their identities a secret in the real world. ¡­ ¡°Where are we?¡± On the riverbank, the first to wake up was Lin Leyan. She kneaded her temple roughly. There was a feeling of heaviness and dizziness in her mind. Beside her, Hans and the other two volunteers woke up with dazed looks on their faces. ¡°Just now¡­ what happened?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­¡± Hans clutched his head and grunted. ¡°I think¡­ I think I saw a green light.¡± ¡°Why are we beside a river?¡± ¡°Where is this ce?¡± ¡°Eh? I seem to recall that we were on a truck earlier. Weren¡¯t we heading somewhere?¡± ¡°Where is this?¡± ¡°Wait, my head feels so confused right now¡­ why¡­¡± Lin Leyan bit her lips heavily and sat there in confusion. She carefully recalled her memories. She remembered a lot of things. She recalled how she was together with herpanions inside a chapel and was besieged by rebel soldiers. She recalled that they were all rescued and had returned to Kabuka. She recalled the rebel armyying siege to the city and that she was surrounded by bandits inside a shop. She recalled herself escaping from Kabuka and encountering herpanions¡­ She recalled that she was on a boat¡­ She recalled that their fleet of boats were attacked and everyone had to escape¡­ But¡­ there seemed to be something important, someone important that she had¡­ forgotten? Wait, who was the one who saved her? She wracked her brains to search for the answer. There seemed to be fragments left and the fragments gradually came together to form an illusory looking silhouette, however¡­ It continued to fade away! The silhouette was swiftly fading away! In just a few seconds, the silhouette had grown increasingly dim and transparent¡­ in the end, it disappeared. Lin Leyan struggled to hold onto the silhouette within her mind. However, the silhouette was disappearing all too quickly. ¡°Are you regretting it now?¡± ¡°My intestines are already green from regret!¡± In the end¡­ a burst of green light appeared! Then, all those fragments of her memory¡­ disappeared! ¡°I feel like¡­ there is something¡­ I can¡¯t recall?¡± Lin Leyan cast her gaze at her surroundings, at the wilderness and the riverbank. Suddenly, she felt an intense feeling of aching within her heart. What did I forget? ¡­ In an unfamiliar looking city¡­ Nicole stepped out from the subway and into the street. She swiftly made her way into a shabby looking tall building. The security guard seated inside the lobby was dozing off and did not notice her at all. With a calm expression on her face, Nicole walked into the fire escape. She walked down the stairs and reached the underground garage. However, she did not step through the door of the fire escape. Instead, she walked toward the end of the corridor. Before her was a greyish white wall. Nicole moved until she was standing before the wall and her lips curled into a smile. ¡°I wonder if my return key has expired¡­¡± ¡­ Roughly one minuteter, a security guard who had a shlight in his hand walked down the stairs. When he reached the end of the corridor, he nced at the wall before him. ¡°Mm? Did I misheard?¡± ¡­ Chapter 378 Sharp As Knives

Chapter 378 Sharp As Knives

GOR Chapter 378 Sharp As Knives [System prompt: upation period has reached 48 hours. Quest target no. 2 is still alive. upation questplete. Ownership of C11 mine confirmed! [System prompt: Confirmation of C11 mine ownershipplete. Ownership period 365 x 24 = 8,760 hours. Ownership countdown begins! The ownership will end after the countdown ends. During the ownership period, no transfer or snatching of ownership is allowed. If the owner dies, the ownership of the mine will be vacant until the countdown ends. [Countdown: 8,759 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds¡­ [8,759 hours 59 minutes 58 seconds¡­] Looking at the contents of the system prompt and the countdown timer ticking downward, Chen Xiaolian was unable to tell how he was feeling at the moment. Sess? Maybe¡­ Chen Xiaolian stood there and watched Una who remained unconscious on the ground. This woman, this quest target no. 2¡­ just what is she here for? It was at that moment that his mobile phone suddenly rang! Chen Xiaolian was shocked. The ringing sound from his mobile phone broke the silent atmosphere of the mine. Chen Xiaolian picked up his mobile phone and looked at the iing caller ID. Then, a shocked expression appeared on his face. Qiao Yifeng! Old Father Qiao! Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and epted the call. He spoke calmly, ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°It seems you are still alive. That is a surprise.¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s hoarse voice came from the other end. Chen Xiaolian harrumphed and said, ¡°This setup of yours is quite borate, Old Man Qiao.¡± ¡°I know you will surely have many questions for me. Let¡¯s meet up for it.¡± Meet up? Chen Xiaolian thought about it and answered, ¡°Sure thing, let¡¯s set up a time and ce for it.¡± ¡°Mm, no need to go through all that trouble. It¡¯s easy for us to meet up, that is, if you are still in Kombia.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°In two hours¡¯ time, we¡¯ll meet at the exit.¡± After saying that, Qiao Yifeng hung up. The exit? Traces of a smile appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth. Things were getting more interesting! ¡­ At the pier by the underground river, Chen Xiaolian jumped onto the boat and pressed the button there. Next, the boat slowly and automatically moved along the tracks. The water of the underground river was very clement and the boat¡¯s movements were very stable. Chen Xiaolian who was seated on the boat looked at Una that he had brought along with him onto the boat. The boat travelled through the depths of the mountains. The underground river was very wondrous. The space afforded around him was quite narrow and he could touch the walls on both sides just by extending his hand out. Seeing this, Chen Xiaolian could not help but be reminded of the time when he had travelled on a boat through an underground river with Qiu Yun back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. No monster would jump out from this river, right? The boat moved along the tracks. There was no need to control its speed or direction. Chen Xiaolian rxed himself and closed his eyes to rest up. His mind began examining the situation. There were many threads that needed to be unravelled. After around one hour and a half, the amount of light before them gradually increased and the underground river passage gradually opened up. Before them, the hole of the cave could be seen and light shone in from the outside. Chen Xiaolian looked at the time. It was around three in the afternoon now and the day was still very bright. As the boat was moving toward the opening, Chen Xiaolian suddenly noticed a green curtain of lighting down on the opening. Like a scanner, it swept through their boat, him and Una. Green coloured scanner¡­ this scene was quite familiar for him. This was something that would happen every time there was an instance dungeon. Chen Xiaolian let out a harrumph. Outside the underground river was the wilderness. It was the standard jungle and river of the African continent. The river was neither too wide nor narrow. When the boat finally reached the riverbank, Chen Xiaolian carried Una with him as he jumped down the boat. Then, he watched as the boat slowly moved back. Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows as he watched the boat move back. Now that he had exited the mine, what should he do if he wished to re-enter it? Could it be that he would have to use some diving apparatus to dive inside every time he wished to enter? Chen Xiaolian thought of something and he tapped open his personal system. Soon, he was able to verify his spection. In his personal system, a new tab to choose from had appeared. [C11 mine] Open. A prompt appeared. [Open entrance to mining site. Close? Start?] Chen Xiaolian chose Close. It did not take long for the boat that was moving back into the cave to disappear with a sh of light. Even the tracksid into the river had disappeared. Chen Xiaolian then turned to look at the opening to the cave that he hade out from only to see the walls of a mountain. The opening had disappeared as well. Chen Xiaolian smiled. This function is pretty good. It could conceal the mine! He carried Una with him and moved to the riverbank. Looking around, he tried to find his bearings. Then, he suddenly noticed an unmanned aerial vehicle moving toward him. The technological level of this object was clearly not low. The noise produced was minimal to the point where almost no sounds could be heard from it. The unmanned aerial vehicle flew until it was somewhere not too far above Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. Then, it circled around for a bit before slowly moving in a certain direction. Chen Xiaolian understood. It was guiding him. He sighed to himself and quickened his pace to keep up with it. Around 20 minutester, after having made his way through a stretch of grasnds, he reached an open area. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, there on the open space before him was an aircraft! It was a science fictional looking aircraft. It seemed somewhat simr to a helicopter; however, it had three rotors on it. The door of the aircraft was open and an old man could be seen seated inside with a thick cigar in his hand. The old man had a pair of sunsses on his face and the light from the sun shed off the surface of the sunsses. Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows as he looked at the old man. The old man was clearly sizing him up. ¡°Old man, you seem to be in high spirits,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he walked over. Without taking off his sunsses, Qiao Yifeng gestured with his thumb and said, ¡°Come on in.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at Una who was still in his hands. Qiao Yifeng said coldly, ¡°Toss her on the ground. My men will take care of it.¡± Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation as he ced Una down the grassynd. He then walked into the aircraft. The cabin of the aircraft was veryrge and the two of them sat down face-to-face. Qiao Yifeng pped his hands and the cabin door instantly closed up. Chen Xiaolian was unable to detect the sound of the engine or even the sound of the rotors. But he soon felt the aircraft lifting off smoothly. Chen Xiaolian looked out the window and saw that a jeep had made its way to the where they were earlier. Two fellows jumped down from the jeep and brought Una into the jeep with them¡­ ¡°My men have taken the responsibility for the woman.¡± Qiao Yifeng took a drag from the cigar and slowly said, ¡°The next time you see her, she might already be Kombia¡¯s new female President. Only God knows.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at him. ¡°What do you wish to say?¡± Qiao Yifeng grinned. ¡°I know you must surely have a lot of questions. You may ask about them now.¡± However, Chen Xiaolian replied with an indifferent looking smile. ¡°Your ne allows smoking?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored Father Qiao, pulled out a cigarette of his own, and lit it up. Father Qiao¡¯s eyes that were hidden behind the sunsses carefully sized up Chen Xiaolian and he said, ¡°I didn¡¯t think you are someone who could handle this much.¡± ¡°In this game, those people who can¡¯t handle it are all dead,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian as he shook his head. ¡°Let¡¯s talk, a serious talk.¡± Qiao Yifeng nodded. Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°Here?¡± He pointed at the cockpit of the aircraft. Qiao Yifengughed. He then moved to open up the walls separating them and the cockpit. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, the cockpit was empty! ¡°This thing is an unmanned vehicle. Just by entering the destination¡¯s coordinate, it will automatically fly toward its destination. It is a high-level AI. It¡¯s price in the Exchange System is not cheap. But of course, this one is self-manufactured. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°Made in Zero City?¡± Father Qiao did not say anything, admitting it through silence. Chen Xiaolian thought about it before smiling. ¡°I¡¯m tired. If we¡¯re going to talk, let¡¯s wait until I¡¯m well rested. When my mind is in tiptop shape, we¡¯ll start our discussion. It would seem¡­ this is a big business, am I wrong?¡± There was a startled look on Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face but he nodded. ¡°Correct, this is indeed a big business.¡± Chen Xiaolian then leaned down on the passenger seat. After snuffing the cigarette, he closed his eyes and began resting, ignoring the old man. He slept soundly. After an unknown period of time, he woke up to a tremor. The aircraft hadnded. Father Qiao pulled open the cabin door and was the first to walk down. Chen Xiaolian too, got up and walked down. They were at an airne runway. The sky had turned dark. Before them was a brightly lit, yellow coloured building. There was quite an exotic atmosphere to the building. After walking out of the aircraft, Chen Xiaolian turned around and could not help but feel shocked. The unmanned aircraft that had a science fictional appearance now appeared to be an ordinarymercial helicopter. Although it was still very big and luxurious, it was just amon product. Additionally, two pilots could be seen seated in the cockpit. As Chen Xiaolian was feeling surprised, he heard Qiao Yifeng chuckling softly beside him. ¡°Are you surprised? That is a holographic projection, the pilots too. If ordinary people were to see such a strange looking aircraft flying around, they would probably be terrified.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked around and saw that the man in ck, the bodyguard who were always with Qiao Yifeng was there on the runway. Beside the man was a group of men in uniform; there were looks of respect on their faces. ¡°What is this ce?¡± ¡°Egypt.¡± The aircraft behind them had already lifted off and was flying away. Chen Xiaolian then followed Qiao Yifeng and they left the airne runway. The man in ck stepped forward and whispered something into Qiao Yifeng¡¯s ears. Father Qiao nodded his head and turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°All right, kid. Follow me. You¡¯ll be able to enjoy yourself a bit here.¡± The yellow coloured building before them was two storeys high. The group of people in uniforms were clearly all attendants. When Chen Xiaolian walked forward together with Qiao Yifeng, they quickly gathered around them, following them on both sides. The ss doors of the building were pushed open and a warm atmosphere greeted them. There was also an intoxicating fragrance. Soft wool carpet wasid on the floor. Two female attendants stepped forward and they gently helped Chen Xian take off his jacket. Another two female attendants came forward and knelt as they helped untie his shoces. Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. However, seeing that Qiao Yifeng was also enjoying the treatment, he chose to shut his mouth. After his jacket and leather boots had been taken off, Chen Xiaolian followed Qiao Yifeng and walked barefooted into the building. It was a long corridor. Although the air was filled with fragrance, it was not dislikeable. It was a very gentle fragrance. There were pebbles and flowing water in their surroundings. They walked through the thick but soft wool carpet and Chen Xiaolian felt as though he was walking through the clouds. After having taken off his coat, Qiao Yifeng now wore only a white robe that seemed as though it was made of silk. Chen Xiaolian followed him to the end of the corridor. There, two attendants were in bowing postures as they pulled open the doors from both ends, revealing arge room. In the middle of the room was a square-shaped column that had a mythical appearance. Around it was a square-shaped pool and hot vapour rose up from the surface of the pool¡¯s waters. Qiao Yifeng walked over. He then went to a lounger that had a surface full of soft white fur andid himself down on it. Two veiled female attendants came over. They knelt down beside him. One of them brought a golden goblet filled with red-coloured wine while the other brought fresh fruits on a silver tray. Qiao Yifeng exhaled in a pleasant manner and he nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What are you waiting for? Wash up. You haven¡¯t had a bath for a long time, right? Staying in that Godforsaken ce¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised and he noticed that Qiao Yifeng was pointing at the pool. Next, Qiao Yifeng pped his hands. The doors of the room were instantly closed. From the corners of the door, four female attendants with curvaceous bodies stepped forward. They all had clear satin like skin and wore only a thin veil over their bodies. If he were to carefully observe, he would likely be able to see through some of the parts of the veil. Every one of them had such slender waists. When they slinked over, the way they twisted their bodies was something that could tempt his heart! Chen Xiaolian blushed! These female attendants were all very young. They walked over barefooted and surrounded Chen Xiaolian. Then, they bowed in salute. Next, two of the female attendants moved to help him take off his clothes while the other two knelt down to help him untie his belt. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian became dumbfounded. Next, he grabbed onto his belt with one hand and retreated as he shouted, ¡°Old fart! What do you think you¡¯re doing? Don¡¯t forget! I am your daughter¡¯s boyfriend! How could you use this kind of underhanded formation against me?¡± Qiao Yifeng merely narrowed his eyes before saying indifferently, ¡°These attendants are simply helping you wash up ¨C naturally, if you want to do something else, that is up to you. You¡¯ve contributed a lot this time. It is only natural for you to get some enjoyment and rewards.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and pushed the two female attendants who were closest to him and exhaled before saying, ¡°All of you, get out. I don¡¯t like this type of thing.¡± The female attendants turned to look at Qiao Yifeng whoughed and waved his hand. The female attendants then moved toward Qiao Yifeng¡¯s side. They knelt down beside him and began serving him. Some massaged his shoulders, some massaged his legs, some waited on him with the goblet of wine, pouring the drink down his mouth for him. Looking at Qiao Yifeng, Chen Xiaolian frowned. Then, he suddenly saw what appeared to be an expression of ridicule on Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian harrumphed, took off his own clothes and strode into the pool. The water in the pool had been heated and the temperature was just right. The water felt soft, as though it had been added with milk. Chen Xiaolian sat inside and felt his body entering a tranquil state. ¡°Kid, you really don¡¯t want them to wait on you? Only the Pharaoh could get to enjoy such a treatment. Are you sure you don¡¯t want it?¡± Chen Xiaolian sshed his own face with water and replied coldly, ¡°Thanks but no thanks. Don¡¯t worry, I will definitely tell everything that happened today to your daughter.¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face stiffened and he harrumphed. Then, he gestured with his hand to have all the female attendants leave the room. When the two of them were the only ones left in the room, Qiao Yifeng stood up. He carried two goblets of wine with him as he walked to the side of the pool. He sat down beside the pool and handed one of the goblets of wine to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian epted it. After looking at it, he took a big gulp of it. ¡°Not bad.¡± ¡°Just not bad?¡± Qiao Yifeng smiled. ¡°This is a Romanee-Conti.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand that was holding the goblet nearly flinched. Romanee-Conti! The pinnacle of red wine! Although Chen Xiaolian never had it before, he knew that even amon bottle of this wine would cost upward of hundreds of thousands. The better ones would be astonishingly expensive to be point of being priceless! Wine of this level was something people collect. It would not be casually opened up to drink. ¡°Old man, you¡¯re investing quite a lot in this,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he narrowed his eyes and smiled. He looked at Qiao Yifeng and the surrounding room. This pool, this building, all of its furnishings were unusual and exuded an ancient and luxurious atmosphere. That soft honey formation earlier was a testament to how amazing this ce was. ¡°What is this ce?¡± ¡°A ce of extravagance dedicated for enjoyment.¡± Qiao Yifeng shook his head and continued, ¡°This is Egypt. This ce was once the ruins of a Pharaoh¡¯s pce but has now been transformed into a high-ss private club hotel. All forms of enjoyment here were all designed in ordance to the standard of the Pharaohs.¡± After saying that, the old man looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Those few women earlier, were you really not tempted? Let me tell you, when you remove the veils on them, any of them would have the looks to participate in the Miss Worldpetition. Their body shapes are also the best. Additionally¡­ all of them are virgins.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll say this one more time, I am your daughter¡¯s boyfriend.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows and looked at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Have you gone mad? You¡¯re trying to act as a pimp for your daughter¡¯s boyfriend?¡± Qiao Yifeng exhaled and there was a stiffness in his face. ¡°Qiao Qiao¡­ you won¡¯t let her go?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not about me letting go. The two of us will not let go of each other.¡± Chen Xiaolian emphasized each word he said. Qiao Yifeng was silent for a moment before forcing himself to gulp down the rest of the wine in his goblet. Then, he vehemently tossed the golden goblet away and said, ¡°All right! Let¡¯s talk business!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and he sank his body back into the water. As hefortably stretched his back, he said, ¡°Talk then.¡± ¡°It would appear that you have acquired the mine,¡± said Qiao Yifeng coolly. ¡°I have no choice but to say this, you are really lucky. I could never have imagined that you could reach this far. Now though, I must tell you, that mine¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not wait for him to finish. Instead, he opened his mouth and spoke in a contemptuous tone, ¡°That mine is not something that a kid like you could possess. If you don¡¯t want to provoke a disaster, you better hand it out ¨C right? Are you thinking of telling me that?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng regarded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Can¡¯t youe up with something fresh?¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side and continued, ¡°Someone had already told me that before. Besides¡­ Old Man Qiao, don¡¯t you think there¡¯s some other issues that we should be discussing about first? For example¡­ you owe me an exnation! An exnation! Do you understand? You tricked me and sent me to Africa to do something weird to pull me into such a dangerous quest¡­ I managed to survive and can now dip myself in a hot bath, enjoy wine that costs a fortune because I was lucky! If I wasn¡¯t, I would probably had died, killed! I believe the first thing we need to do is to get to the bottom of this matter!¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a sharp pair of eyes at Qiao Yifeng! His gaze was as sharp as knives! ¡­ Chapter 379 Not The Owner

Chapter 379 Not The Owner

GOR Chapter 379 Not The Owner Qiao Yifeng fell into a state of silent contemtion. A few secondster, there was an expression on his face, which indicated that he wanted to drink some wine. Then, he realized that he had already finished his. Even his goblet had been tossed far away. Qiao Yifeng then reached for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s goblet and gulped it all down in one go. ¡°All right, let¡¯s talk.¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s tone became tangled. ¡°At any rate, it would seem that you would be unwilling to continue our business discussion if we don¡¯t clear up this matter.¡± ¡°I¡¯m listening,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a very frosty face. Although there was a smile on Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face, his eyes were also frosty. ¡°In the beginning, I had wanted to kill you.¡± Hearing that caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes to narrow. There did not appear to be much guilt in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s expression as he continued calmly, ¡°It¡¯s not that surprising. It¡¯s true that you¡¯ve helped me before. However, killing you is just one of the options on the table. I¡¯ll admit I¡¯m not some good-hearted fellow ¨C to be part of this game, those genuinely good people would all have died long ago.¡± ¡°All right, I¡¯ll admit that your words are logical. Continue.¡± ¡°That was a quest. I meant the thing with Zayad in Africa; that was a quest. A quest issued out by Zero City.¡± Qiao Yifeng then nced over to Chen Xiaolian before continuing, ¡°I don¡¯t know how much you¡¯ve learned about this matter. Originally, by having you enter this quest, I had assumed that you would have no chance of surviving through it. Regardless if your assassination of Zayad was sessful or not, you would probably end up dying under someone else¡¯s hand. That way, my problem would be resolved. Meaning, the problem with Qiao Qiao would no longer exist.¡± ¡°You¡¯re quite the cold-hearted one.¡± ¡°Yes. Qiao Qiao will be heartbroken. But it is better to be heartbroken than dead.¡± Qiao Yifeng said coldly. ¡°I have no desire to see her follow you and die some day in an instance dungeon only to be refreshed like a backup program.¡± After saying that, Qiao Yifeng chose not to make eye contact with Chen Xiaolian. He then continued. ¡°To my surprise, you are really lucky. Not only did you not die, you also got the mine. As such, I will have to use apletely different way to deal with this matter. I had hoped that you would die. But now that you have the mine, you had better not die. Otherwise, we won¡¯t be able to profit from it.¡± ¡°It refers to the mine?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Yes.¡± Qiao Yifeng finally turned toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°If you want an exnation or anything else, all of them would be granted. I had deceived you to pull you into this trap, nearly causing you to die. I can apologize and show you my sincerity. If you so desire it, I can jump on the table and dance like a monkey ¨C as long as you are happy. Because you now have that big of a value.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to regard Qiao Yifeng ¨C the atmosphere and temperament exuding from this Qiao Yifeng before him was nowpletely different from the one he had met earlier. The Qiao Yifeng earlier had seemed like a highly ced figure, a titan, a being of majesty. At this moment however, this Qiao Yifeng¡­ was a more business minded, more realistic and even colder. Not only was he colder toward others, he was even colder toward himself. He no longer cared what methods he had to use! Chen Xiaolian waggled the corners of his eyes and said, ¡°This mine originally belonged to your guild?¡± Qiao Yifeng raised his eyebrows and he asked, ¡°How did you guess that?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. He spread out both his hands in a shrug and said, ¡°I guessed.¡± Qiao Yifeng nodded and did not deny it. ¡°All right, you guessed correctly.¡± ¡°The guild that you are part of, it is one of the resident guilds in Zero City?¡± ¡°Of course, that is also correct.¡± Qiao Yifeng nodded again. Chen Xiaolian whistled. He had underestimated this old man¡¯s guild. Back then, he thought that Qiao Yifeng¡¯s guild should just be an ordinaryrge-scale guild with some power. Unexpectedly, they were strong enough to be a resident guild in Zero City. ¡°At present, Zero City has seven resident guilds,¡± said Qiao Yifeng. However, after pondering the matter, he smiled bitterly and continued, ¡°Nominally however, there is a total of 33 guilds.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t get it.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Because the world is ever changing.¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s tone became solemn. ¡°Guilds would grow strong, then fall weak and then be exterminated. Zero City has been around for a long time. During those many years, various guilds had managed to acquire the qualifications to be resident guilds in Zero City. After bing resident guilds, they would develop and flourish, then¡­¡± ¡°I watch as he ascends the vermillion stairs, I watch as he entertains the guests, I watch as his building copses,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°Peach Blossom Fan by Kong Shangren.¡± ¡°I nearly forgot, you are a writer.¡± Qiao Yifeng smiled. ¡°Continue on.¡± ¡°Just as there are times when one flourishes, there will be a time when one falls into decline,¡± said Qiao Yifeng as he shook his head. ¡°That is the fate of many guilds. Although Zero City is a refuge, thepetition within this refuge is also very intense. ¡°That is the kind of ce Zero City is. ¡°Throughout the years, they had been a total of 33 guilds that made it into Zero City as resident guilds. However, as time passes, some guilds would survive while some others would flourish a moment only to gradually decline, some would fall into a hopeless situation with just a stumble¡­ ¡°And now, only seven remains that hold the qualifications to be resident guilds in Zero City. As for the others, they have all been annihted.¡± ¡°When you say annihted, you mean utter destruction? Guild extermination?¡± ¡°No, you don¡¯t understand the workings of Zero City.¡± Qiao Yifeng shook his head. His next words surprised Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The mechanism of Zero City is very special.¡± ¡°I¡¯m listening eagerly.¡± ¡­ ¡°Wow, wee home.¡± Nicole stood in the central za of Zero City and observed the empty streets before speaking to herself. The present moment was not the regr opening time for Zero City. Thus, the streets looked empty and not many people could be seen within. The lively Sea of Love that was located some distance away appeared less lively as well. However, although it was not the regr opening time, Zero City was not without outsiders. In this world, there would always be some Awakened ones or guilds with special powers. Those entities would receive privileges from certain forces within Zero City and would have the clearance to enter Zero City ¨C the condition given by the silhouette to Chen Xiaolian was one such privilege. There were still people disying their goods in the public trading district. However, the number of people there was not as manypared to the amount during the regr opening time. Some strangers could be seen on the streets. Thus, Nicole¡¯s actions of walking through the streets did not cause too much attention. Zero City would always require the existence of outsiders. These outsiders were those with special cooperative rtionship with the various resident guilds in Zero City. Some outsiders were there to contribute some information of the outside world, to provide rare resources, to provide channels for support, as peripheral members etc. Nicole¡¯s face had undergone special treatment and no one would be able to recognize that she was once a ¡®Floating Angel¡¯. She casually entered a hotel opened for outsiders and used a fake name to check-in. In the hotel lobby, she watched thetest news of Zero City from the holographic screen. ¡°Oh? Another referendum is starting? Another guild is about to fall¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°The fall of a resident guild in Zero City is a very big matter. For every resident guild, their most valuable asset is not their strength, members,position etc. ¡­ rather, it is the allocation of resources by Zero City!¡± ¡°I do not understand.¡± There was a very puzzled look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°It is very normal for you to not understand. Truth be told, this thing is veryplicated.¡± There was helplessness and self-deprecation in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s voice. ¡°Because, Zero City had always been a strange existence to begin with. How should I put it¡­ Zero City, has no designated owner!¡± ¡°Wait, Zero City¡­ has no owner? What does that mean?¡± ¡°I mean, Zero City does not have a ¡®rightful¡¯ owner.¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s voice was very tangled. ¡­ Zero City is a small world. First, put everything else aside and look at it from this perspective. Zero City and the C11 mine have amon ground. Take the C11 mine for example. There will be an owner for the mine. An upier, an owner. This owner is someone who has acquired the highest authority over the mine! The owner has the authority to start up any of the mines, the production process, the refining process. If there was a need, the owner could even shut down the mine. All that authority rests in the hands of this ¡®owner¡¯. However, for Zero City¡­ that is not the case. ¡­ ¡°I don¡¯t know how things were in the very beginning. The only thing I know is: No one person or guild has the highest authority over Zero City. ¡°I¡¯ve heard tales that the founders of Zero City were a group of people, maybe a few, maybe tens of them¡­ I don¡¯t know that much.¡± When he heard Qiao Yifeng¡¯s words, several figures naturally appeared within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Bai Qi! Mr San! From what Chen Xiaolian could gather thus far, these people were the founders of Zero City! Clearly, Qiao Yifeng did not know about that. Qiao Yifeng continued. ¡°Zero City does not have an owner. In other words, it has no master. That is why Zero City has a strange mechanism. Simply put, the variousrge guilds in Zero City would send their representatives to negotiate and jointly control the operations of Zero City by sharing the authority of Zero City.¡± ¡°Like a Board of Patriarchs or a Supreme Council?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Something like that.¡± Qiao Yifeng let out a wry smile. ¡°However, there is a problem. As far as I know, this Board of Patriarchs actually do not have the highest authority over Zero City. In other words, they are unable to fully utilize the functions of Zero City.¡± Noticing the look of confusion in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, Qiao Yifeng slowly said, ¡°It¡¯s like an apartment. The real owner of the apartment is not around and nobody could find him. ¡°However, there are many tenants living inside the units of the apartment. ¡°Some of the tenants are very powerful. Thus, a group of them came together to jointly manage the apartment. ¡°They can do many things. For example, they can repair some of the damaged parts of the apartment or the electrical appliances. They can renovate some empty rooms and put them to use. They can pay the electricity bills to ensure that the apartment¡¯s operations continue. If someone wants to enter the apartment, they can open the entrance to let them in. ¡°From all outward appearances, that group of people would seem like the owners of the apartment. Under the management of these people, the apartment would be able to continue functioning. ¡°However, these people were in fact, not the real owner. ¡°Thus, there are some locked rooms within the apartment that those people are unable to open nor force their way in ¨C it is possible that those rooms have things that are important. ¡°Thus, they have no ability to control some of the important matters of the apartment. ¡°For example, if a certain tenant did not pay up in rent, those people have no right to chase those people out ¨C those resident guilds that exist only in name would still upy the spot within Zero City. ¡°Another example would be, if they want to change the structure of the building. They cannot do so. ¡°I wonder if you can understand thatparison.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it for a moment before nodding his head. ¡°I think I understand.¡± ¡°There are many levels of authority in Zero City. There are also many functions there. In truth however, to this very day, many level of authority and the functions remain inessible to us. ¡°For example, Zero City would asionally issue out some quests by creating something simr to the C11 mine. ¡°However, those resident guilds in Zero City could only passively ept the quests. They have no ability to control the issuing of the quests. ¡°What I mean is¡­ something like the C11 mine¡­ the time of its creation, the amount created and where it is created¡­ all of those are not within the grasp of the Board of Patriarchs. ¡°Instead, those quests are issued by Zero City itself. We can only passively ept it. A C11 mine has appeared in Kombia. It will open at this time¡­ we can only passively ept the quest. ¡°We are unable to take control of the process, unable to make any changes to the issuing of the quest. ¡°For example, to have it not appear in Kombia, but in New York, America¡­ these are things we cannot aplish. ¡°The only difference lies in the fact that outsiders do not know of these quests while we do. Thus, we were able to monopolize the benefits brought forth by these quests. ¡°Should this information be leaked to the outsiders, for example you, you would be able to participate in thepetition to seize those benefits. Just like what you¡¯ve just done. ¡°We are in fact¡­ not as powerful as you imagine.¡± After saying that, Qiao Yifeng exhaled and smiled bitterly. ¡°There are many other functions simr to that. However, we are unable to exert any control over them nor do we have the authority over them. We¡­ are just a bunch of tenants renting the units within ¡®Zero City¡¯. Since the real owner is not around, we ended up forming the management of this apartment. ¡°Although we appear very much like the real owner of Zero City¡­ ¡°In truth, we are not!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not ask him ¡°Who is the real owner of Zero City?¡± or ¡°Where is the real owner of Zero City?¡± Naturally, he would not ask that. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s question was, ¡°So, how do you manage Zero City? The allocation that you spoke of, what do you mean by it?¡± ¡°The allocation¡­ is a damnable thing.¡± There was dejection in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s tone. ¡­ Chapter 380 Zero City’s Mechanism

Chapter 380 Zero City¡¯s Mechanism

GOR Chapter 380 Zero City¡¯s Mechanism ording to Qiao Yifeng, Zero City¡¯s allocation was a very delicate matter. Only the resident guilds in Zero City would have the eligibility to enjoy the allocation. Outsiders have no such eligibility. Generally speaking, the allocation by Zero City could be divided into two types. The first was known as the essential quota. This essential quota was something that Zero City would give to everyone who¡¯ve met the qualifications to be a resident guild. A small space where they can operate freely, a small world separated from others. This small world came with its own basic mineral resources and its own production workshop, equipment, fully automated machinery etc. All resident guilds would have this benefit. ¡°What I mean is, not just the seven guilds that are still in existence, but also those recorded throughout history. Those that exist in name only, the guilds that had been submerged by history.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t get it. What do you mean by ¡®exist in name only¡¯?¡± Qiao Yifeng smiled wryly. ¡°I mean it literally.¡± Qiao Yifeng looked at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s puzzled expression and sighed. ¡°The authority to give a guild permanent residence status rests in the hands of the Board of Patriarchs. In other words, although we are not Zero City¡¯s owner, we can give other guilds the right to be a ¡®tenant¡¯. The qualification to be a resident guild is the equivalent of the qualification to be a ¡®tenant¡¯. ¡°However, there is a problem. This matter isplicated. ¡°Let¡¯s put it this way. The essential quota is distributed evenly. It doesn¡¯t matter if there are 10 resident guilds or if there are 100 resident guilds, each of them would receive the same amount of the essential quota. No more, no less. ¡°There would not be a situation where the amount of essential quota bes less due to there being too many resident guilds. Do you understand?¡± ¡°Understand.¡± ¡°Once a guild gets the pass from the Board of Patriarchs, it will garner the qualification to be a resident guild. That guild will then be able to acquire the essential quota. The benefits and resources gained from this essential quota are very big and it can greatly propel a guild upward. In but a short amount of time, that guild will be able to develop at a rate far greater than those ordinary guilds outside Zero City.¡± ¡°That should be a good thing.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°If so, why don¡¯t Zero City take in more resident guilds? Won¡¯t that help improve the strength of the city?¡± ¡°Theoretically speaking, that is true. But reality is not that simple.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Qiao Yifeng considered his words before smiling bitterly. ¡°The first problem, our Board of Patriarchs have the authority to give a guild the permanent residence status, but we cannot take it away.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°This is the disadvantage from us not being the owner of Zero City.¡± Qiao Yifeng sighed and continued, ¡°Once the Board of Patriarchs epts a guild as a resident guild, that guild will theoretically speaking gain the permanent residence status within Zero City¡­ the Board of Patriarchs will no longer be able to take back that status. They cannot drive that guild out of Zero City! This is a moreplicated scenario.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered upon the information before nodding his head. ¡°I can think of some of it.¡± He was indeed able to somewhat understand it. Firstly, the inability to take the status away after having granted it ¨C for the original Board of Patriarchs from the resident guilds, this was a dangerous thing. Hell knows if the new guild was good or bad. What if the guild wreaks havoc after entering the city? After entering and having a stake in the Board of Patriarchs, what would happen if they chose to disrupt the structure of authority and bnce in the city? What if the new guild was a dangerous element? That was a very big risk! Qiao Yifeng slowly continued, ¡°In addition to those dangers, there is something else¡­ the strength of the guilds will inevitably change. Some guilds will grow ever stronger, while some would only flourish for a moment, only to make a mistake. Perhaps it is a wrong decision within an instance dungeon, leading to a critical loss and a rapid decline¡­ it could even lead to the absolute extermination of the guild! ¡°Such examples can be found throughout Zero City¡¯s history. ¡°Some guilds, after bing a resident guild, would bring about a civil war. ¡°Although some guilds did not cause any problems after bing resident guilds, some internal issues would then lead them to their decline. It is possible that the Team Leader for a high-rank instance dungeon had made a terrible mistake, leading to the deaths of the guild¡¯s powerhouses, or worse, utter decimation of the team. Thus, the guild would have received a devastating blow, losing a great deal of their core strength. In some cases, they would lose all of their members, thereby leaving only their guild¡¯s name¡­ ¡°However, as I said earlier, we face a problem. The permanent residence status is irrevocable! Perhaps the real owner can take it back, but we, the ¡®tenant¡¯ cannot! ¡°At present, there are 33 nominal resident guilds in Zero City. But in fact, only seven of them are still in existence. As for the 20 plus guilds¡­ they are there in name only!¡± ¡°Not a single one remains?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°That¡¯s right. All of them are dead and not a single one of them remains.¡± Qiao Yifeng smiled bitterly and continued. ¡°This is where the problem lies.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°This game world is very dangerous. Even for guilds at the level of resident guilds, they will still encounter crises. After two or three of such encounters, their strength would ultimately decline. In fact, it is possible for one such encounter alone to lead to the utter extermination of their guild! Danger and opportunitye hand in hand after all. Some people like to gamble and in doing so lose everything. ¡°Those guilds that had failed, even though all their members had died¡­ ¡°They still exist within Zero City¡¯s system. It would still recognize the guild as a resident guild in Zero City who holds one of the essential quotas.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it before asking, ¡°Is there a problem with them holding one of the quotas? You¡¯ve said it yourself just now, the essential quota is the same. It doesn¡¯t matter if the number of resident guild is high or low, the amount of essential quota would not change. It would not affect the other guilds.¡± ¡°It would appear that way,¡± replied Qiao Yifeng with a wry smile. ¡°However, we have this sense of foreboding.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Perhaps¡­ the number of resident guilds in Zero City is limited, but we had yet to reach the limit? ¡°What I mean to say is, although Zero City now amodates 33 resident guilds¡­ nobody knows how many resident guilds Zero City can amodate in total. ¡°We are not the owner. There is no way for us to know how much space there is. ¡°Maybe there is enough for 35? Maybe 100? Or maybe 1,000? ¡°Only God knows! ¡°However, one thing is certain, Zero City is not infinite! Zero City¡¯s capacity must certainly be limited. Zero City is a refuge, a miniature version of the main program that was cut out from the main program itself. ¡°Since it is a miniaturized version, the amount of space and guilds it can amodate must surely be limited! ¡°Once there are too many, we may face a ¡®limit exceeded¡¯ situation. That would lead to danger! ¡°It might lead to Zero City being discovered by the main program, bringing serious danger to Zero City. ¡°Don¡¯t forget, we only have one Zero City. We dare not take this risk!¡± After saying that, Qiao Yifeng continued in a hushed tone, ¡°As of now, there are 33 guilds. Then maybe, and I mean just maybe, the city could only amodate 34 guilds. Then, when the next resident guild enters, Zero City would reach its limit¡­ no one knows.¡± ¡°I understand. That is why an extremely detailed consideration is required before giving another guild the permanent residence status. It is not something that could be done on the fly.¡± ¡°Mm, that is fairly urate.¡± ¡°If so, just don¡¯t ept any more new guilds. Wouldn¡¯t that solve the issue?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Wouldn¡¯t the danger be resolved that way?¡± ¡°That¡¯s what everyone thinks,¡± replied Qiao Yifeng with a frustrated smile. ¡°But Zero City¡¯s system is not that simple.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°Zero City has a very abominable rule. This rule seemed to have been designed to make Zero City stronger ¨C although we are not the ones who came up with the rule, we have to ept its constraints. This rule is: Spur Zero City to be stronger!¡± ¡­ Zero City had a very special mechanism. Evaluation of Zero City¡¯s strength. This was an automatic mechanism of Zero City. A value would be set as a benchmark. Then, theprehensive strength of the resident guilds would be assessed. Simply put, it would add up the assessed score for all the resident guilds and divide the total by the number of resident guilds to get an average score Then, this average score would bepared against the benchmark. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was able to spot the problem here. Assuming that the seven resident guilds that were presently staying within Zero City had a total assessed strength of 70,000¡­ That would mean that the average strength of each of the guild would be around 10,000. No problem, right? Unfortunately, the automatic assessment of Zero City was not calcted in such a manner. It would be calcted¡­ by dividing the total by 33! The denominator was not seven but 33! As such, those nominal guilds would greatly pull down the average score! Those nominal guilds still held a spot in Zero City. That meant the total value of 70,000 had to be divided by 33. As a result, the average score would be pulled down to around 2,100. That was a huge decrease! ¡°Zero City has its own benchmark. We have no idea how this benchmark is calcted. We are not the owner, we have no way of getting the core authority. ¡°But the problem is, those guilds that exist only in name still holds a spot, causing the average score of the resident guilds to be pulled down. That causes a huge problem.¡± Qiao Yifeng smiled wryly. ¡°Remember what I said earlier? There are two types of allocation for the resident guilds in Zero City. The first is the essential quota, which I have already exined to you.¡± ¡°Mm, yes.¡± ¡°The second is more critical. We call it the additional allocation.¡± ¡°Additional allocation?¡± Chen Xiaolian became very curious. ¡°The additional allocation refers to¡­ quests such as the C11 mine. This type of special resources and some other benefits,¡± Qiao Yifeng slowly said. ¡°Additional allocation can only be obtained by the resident guilds that still exists. At any rate, those nominal guilds no longer exists, so they won¡¯t bepeting for it. ¡°Generally speaking, additional allocation has a higher amountpared to those in the essential quota. It is more, better, more beneficial. The resident guilds have topete against each other for it. The strong will obtain it while the weak will fail. That is how it works. ¡°But here is the problem. This additional allocation has a rule.¡± ¡°What rule?¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple. The stronger Zero City is, the produced resources will be more and better!¡± Qiao Yifeng said in a hushed tone. ¡°On the contrary, if Zero City¡¯s strength declines, the resources and benefits from the additional allocation would be reduced and be worse!¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to understand. ¡°In other words¡­ the average score?¡± ¡°Yes, that is where the problem lies,¡± said Qiao Yifeng with a sigh. ¡°Every once in a while, Zero City will automatically execute an assessment. If the average score of the guilds¡¯ strength is lower than the benchmark set by Zero City¡¯s system¡­ the quests it issues, the resources and benefits avable would be reduced!¡± ¡°So, this is Zero City¡¯s system. It is forcing you to be constantly on the move!¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick totch on to the crux of the issue. ¡°Stopping you from resting on yoururels and stop epting new guilds into Zero City! Take your present situation as an example, only seven of the 33 resident guilds in Zero City are still in existence. Thus¡­ there are only two ways for you to pull up the average score. ¡°The first is to enhance the strength of the existing guilds! ¡°The second¡­ is to ept new guilds!¡± ¡°The first one is very hard,¡± said Qiao Yifeng who shook his head. ¡°All the existing guilds had been developed to a certain bottleneck. The development of each super powerful guilds would exhaust a great deal of resources. Once the resources bescking, the guild would instead fall into decline. To enhance even a little would be difficult and would require a great deal of resources. To take another step further after having achieved a lofty position is simply too difficult.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°It is just like the exams. To push the marks up to around 70 or 80 is considered fairly doable. However, to push the marks from 80 to 90, that¡¯s where things get really hard.¡± ¡°Thus, in order to pull up the average score, the best method would be to ept new guilds ¨C this is Zero City forcing us tenants to not monopolize Zero City for ourselves. We cannot choose not to ept new guilds and upy all of Zero City ourselves for our selfish desires. That is the only way to strengthen Zero City. The stronger Zero City bes, the better and the more resources it can produce.¡± This was a mathematical problem, a very simple mathematical problem. As mentioned before¡­ Assume that there were seven existing resident guilds inside Zero City. They have a total strength score of 70,000. Each guild has an average of 10,000 strength score. However, if the total score were to be divided by 33 instead, the average score would amount to only slightly more than 2,100. Considering the situation, in order to pull up the average score, they could ept a new guild whose strength score was over 2,100. That way, they would be able to pull up the average score! For a guild whose battle strength had reached a score of 10,000, any further increase would be extremely difficult! It would be easier to find a guild that can raise its battle strength from 0 to 2,100. That was the general logic behind this issue. ¡°And therein lies the problem. I¡¯ve said it earlier, but every addition of a new resident guild would represent a huge risk! ¡°Firstly, we have no way of knowing if this guild would bring in any negative elements. ¡°Secondly¡­ the number of spots avable. We do not know what the capacity of Zero City is. But we can be certain that it is not infinite! It is limited! ¡°Once again¡­ the guild that will be entering will have to go through a thorough assessment ¨C if, after they be a resident guild, they end up quickly getting themselves utterly exterminated while still holding a spot, that would mean increasing the denominator once again! That would mean pulling down the average score once more! ¡°Thus, the addition of any new guild as a resident guild in Zero City would represent a huge test and decision for the Board of Patriarchs!¡± ¡­ Chapter 381 Blade Mountain Flame Sea

Chapter 381 de Mountain me Sea

GOR Chapter 381 de Mountain me Sea There were difficulties in both choices. This was the situation that Zero City was presently facing. Chen Xiaolian was able to immediately grasp hold of another crux of the matter. He narrowed his eyes; a spark glimmered across his eyes as he pondered an unknown matter. After a while, Chen Xiaolian said in a low tone, ¡°So, this C11 mine used to be your guild¡¯s?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Qiao Yifeng did not attempt to deny this point. Chen Xiaolian had already found out about it anyways. He was more than willing to admit it. ¡°A few years ago, this quest was issued out by Zero City and we were able to be the owner of the C11 mine. After this mine was produced, we were the ones to obtain it. At the same time, we obtained the rights to it for two years. After the two years were up, we faced another period ofpetition and was able to retain our rights to it again and again¡­ however, Zero City¡¯s system has a rule. The owner is not allowed to hold a mine for more than three times in a row. So, this year, when the ownership right over this mine expired, we had no choice but to let go of this mine.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°My instinct tells me that you are lying once more.¡± Qiao Yifeng was momentarily surprised. Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Not being allowed to hold a mine for more than three times in a row. I feel that rule is something you said to deceive me.¡± Qiao Yifeng was silent for a moment. He looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°How can you be so sure?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled before replying, ¡°If that is the case, there would be no need for you to appear in Kombia. There would also be no need for you to bring me here.¡± He deliberately paused before slowly continuing, ¡°Assuming the reason you sent me to Kombia is to get me killed, why would you appear there? You were waiting for me? Clearly, you were not there for me¡­ you were there for the mine, right?¡± ¡°What I said is the truth,¡± said Qiao Yifeng as he shook his head. ¡°You are too distrustful.¡± ¡°You are an old fox; I have to keep a close eye on you. Otherwise, who knows when I might get set up again?¡± Chen Xiaolian shot out bluntly ¨C truth be told, there was no need for him to be courteous toward Qiao Yifeng. Even if he was Qiao Qiao¡¯s father, this old man had tried to set up Chen Xiaolian time and again. Additionally, that was a setup that could had killed him. Was there a need to be courteous? ¡°I¡¯ll admit that I had indeed wanted to kill you back then.¡± After thinking about it, Qiao Yifeng smiled wryly. ¡°Let¡¯s put that aside for now. The reason I am in Kombia is because¡­ I am the one who usually manages this mine.¡± Pausing, he then continued in a whisper, ¡°More urately, that Zayad is someone who receives our support. Otherwise, considering the frequency of riots in Kombia, do you think that fellow could have stayed in power for long?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°You people are supporting Zayad? When you put it that way¡­ his mech?¡± ¡°We were the ones who provided him with it,¡± answered Qiao Yifeng with a nod. ¡°It¡¯s an I-Model Sentinel mech. However, we did remove many of its core weaponry. The one we gave him is an emascted version.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with widened eyes. ¡°Are you shitting me? You tossed a Sentinel mech into that piss poor country of Kombia? Neither their government nor the rebel army have heavy weapons! They have no air force to speak of! They don¡¯t even have a bloody tank! And you gave him a bloody mech?! That mech is enough to tten that rebel army a hundred times over!¡± ¡°Naturally, there are restrictions ced on it,¡± replied Qiao Yifeng with a shake of his head. ¡°Several restrictive protocols had been ced on that mech. There are many constraints when using it. For example, we had limited its operations to only a certain area within Kabuka City. Additionally, the mech cannot be used over a certain time limit. These are all for the sake of restraining Zayad from using the mech as a weapon. It could only be used as a life-saving card. This strategy can be considered a sess. For the past few years, there had been two ownership change quests for the C11 mine but we were able to safely get past them. The quests involved getting rid of Zayad. ¡°Because the system assumed that the C11 mine belongs to the Kombian government. Thus, each time there is an ownership change quest, the first thing they have to deal with is the government. We are Zayad¡¯s supporters, the puppet masters behind Zayad. Thus, ourpetitors would always be thinking of ways to finish off Zayad¡­ so, we gave him the mech in order to protect him.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t get it. Is a mech enough to protect Zayad from being killed? If his enemies are ordinary humans, then yes. However, his enemies are the resident guild members from Zero City! How can a mech be enough against them?¡± Qiao Yifeng gave a helpless sigh. ¡°Things are not that simple. ¡°In the earlier quests, we were the owners of the mine. In other words, we were the defending side while the other resident guilds were the invading side. ¡°When Zero City issued out the quest, it had given the defending side some preferential treatment. ¡°As the defending side, we are the established owner of the mine while the invading side has to attack and seize control of the mine by killing off Zayad. However, there are restrictions ced on the invading side. Some powers and methods are restricted. ¡°Otherwise, they can just drop a nuke down on Kabuka and incinerate Zayad on the spot toplete the quest. ¡°However, that is not how it is done. That is also not how the quest ispleted. ¡°Back then, Zayad was by default on our defending side while the invading side has to send people out to kill off Zayad. However, the ones to do so cannot be Awakened ones. It can only be ordinary humans. ¡°Thus, those guilds on the invading side can only make arrangements in secrecy. Either hire mercenarypanies in Africa to kill him or buy up the rebel army to attack Kombia. ¡°Thus, a mech is sufficient to protect Zayad¡¯s life.¡± ¡°Then, what about this time¡¯s quest?¡± ¡°This time¡¯s quest is different,¡± said Qiao Yifeng with a strained smile. ¡°As we had already be the owner of the C11 mine three times in a row, the ownership of the C11 mine was forcibly taken away by Zero City¡¯s system. We were no longer the default owner of the mine ¨C in other words, this time, there was no defending side! ¡°Since there was no defending side¡­ Zayad would no longer be part of our forces. Thus, he would no longer receive preferential treatment from the quest. It became possible to directly take action to kill him off.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t get it. Even if that is the case, why did you deceive me to go kill Zayad?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Isn¡¯t Zayad the one you support?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple. Our ownership right to the mine had expired. This time, we also had no qualifications topete for the mine. Thus, there was no need to continue supporting Zayad. If he dies, so be it. Likewise, the other guilds would also want to seize the mine. Thus, there was a need for them to kill off Zayad. ¡°No. It would be more urate to say, they had to get rid of the local government. ¡°Some guilds moved to support the rebel forces and started a rebellion. Their goal was to topple Zayad¡¯s rule in order toplete this quest. ¡°Some attempted to approach Zayad, or just get rid of him directly. ¡°Simply put, these people did all sorts of things. ¡°As for me, my act of deceiving you and leading you into this quest, it was originally done to kill you.¡± ¡°I keep getting the feeling that you are not telling me the truth and that you are hiding something,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sneer. ¡­ ¡°de Mountain me Sea¡­ it¡¯s really falling.¡± Nicole sat on the beach of the Sea of Love. She held onto a cup of tequ in her hand and gulped it all down in a single go. Then, she exhaled deeply. The scenes around her were familiar. At the same time however, there was a strange sense of unfamiliarity. Who knows where this feeling hade from? Nicole revealed a wry smile before shaking her head. After her ¡®resurrection¡¯, she had been gued by a special circumstance. It was her ¡®other¡¯ memories. More urately, it was her memories after her death in Tokyo. The memories of being an ¡®ordinary¡¯ human after being refreshed was still there inside her. The existence of those memories made her feel as though she was suffering from a split personality. It felt as though she possessed two sets of memories of her life. In one, she grew up within Zero City and had to endure countless battles to be an outstanding Floating Angel. In the other, she was an ordinary human. Born and raised in a farm in Texas. Later on, she entered the city and became a special agent for the government. Naturally, she was no 007. Most of the time would be spent on paperwork. She would only be sent out to the field every once in a blue moon. These two different set of memories¡­ One was filled with a rain of bullets. The other saw her growing up on the farm, riding, working¡­ starting up the jeep to listen to country music. The past few days, she had spent almost every night struggling as her dreams shuttled back and forth between those two lives. This feeling¡­ was very unpleasant! At that moment, there was a cial atmosphere in the Sea of Love. Or more urately, there was a cial atmosphere all around Zero City. There was also a sense of heaviness there! The call for the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ meeting was no secret within Zero City. The purpose of this meeting had already been circted out. Arge-scale resident guild of Zero City was now at the cliff¡¯s edge ¨C it was about to fall! For Zero City, something like this was always an Earth shattering matter! As for Nicole, she was naturally familiar with the name of the guild that was about to fall. As a member of the Angel Corps of Zero City, Nicole knew the names of every resident guild like the back of her hand! The Angel Corps was a special existence within Zero City¡­ even more sopared to the various resident guilds of Zero City. ¡°Have they fallen?¡± Nicole finished up another ss of tequ before heavily cing the ss down on the table. Things were getting more interesting! She had just found out about Qiao Yifeng and decided to run back to the city to find out about this matter. In the end¡­ Qiao Yifeng? Chen Xiaolian? What exactly is the connection between you two? The representative for a soon to fall super powerful guild, how was this person connected to the kid? Nicole observed the block on the wall with a nk expression. By now, the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ meeting should have begun, right? Has a resolution been reached? There will surely be another intense quarrel that could even escte into a fight! Humph! It was at that moment that Nicole suddenly heard a familiar voice. ¡°Are you nning to follow us everywhere we go?¡± There was anger in the voice. Hearing those words, Nicole turned her head and saw a young woman with long ck hair. The young woman was standing outside this open bar that was situated within the Sea of Love¡¯s beach. She had a clenched fist out as she furiously stared at the few men standing behind her. Those men were all wearing robesmon to Zero City. From the insignia on the robes, Nicole was able to instantly identify who those men were. As for the young woman with long ck hair, she was someone that Nicole was even more familiar with! ¡­ Anger red out from Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes but the small figure beside her tugged her fingers. There was the same mushroom hairstyle on Soo Soo¡¯s head. She looked up at her older sister with her big innocent looking eyes. ¡°Unnie¡­¡± Seeing Soo Soo shake her head vigorously, Qiao Qiao forced down the feeling of rage within her. She took a deep breath. She pulled Soo Soo with her as she entered the bar. She sat down before the counter and mmed the surface of the counter. ¡°Give me a ss of wine! And make it strong!¡± ¡°Unnie¡­¡± Soo Soo gave Qiao Qiao a frown and Qiao Qiao shook her head in return. ¡°Just a ss, just one ss, all right? My heart feels like it¡¯s about to suffocate to death right now!¡± There were no other people inside the bar. As for Nicole, she was seated less than five metres away from Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. This Floating Angel gave Qiao Qiao a curious nce. She lifted her ss of wine and secretly observed the pair of sisters through the ss while covering her own eyes with it. How did these two girls appear in Zero City? Nicole became intrigued. She then turned to look at the few men outside the bar. ¡°Men from de Mountain me Sea Guild? Hmm¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°May I ask? This guild that you are part of, just what is it called?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian as he looked at Qiao Yifeng. Qiao Yifeng hesitated for a moment before whispering out a name. However, every syble was uttered with a tone of resolution! ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild!¡± ¡­ [TL: There was no need for Chen Xiaolian to topple the local government as per the quest because the other Awakened ones did it for him. #winning. ] Chapter 382 Part 1 Fall

Chapter 382 Part 1 Fall

GOR Chapter 382 Part 1 Fall Qiao Qiao noticed Nicole who was seated not far away from her. Rather, it was impossible for her not to notice Nicole. This was more or less the off-season for Zero City so there would usually be very little people in this bar. As for today, there was a huge event in Zero City, the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ meeting. Most of the core members of the resident guilds of Zero City would have gone to attend the meeting as side observers. Thus, there was barely anyone left on the streets. In this huge bar, Nicole was the only one there drinking in the bar, other than Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo of course. Nicole and Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes made contact. Nicole then raised her ss of wine, gestured to Qiao Qiao, and smiled in a friendly manner. There was an indifferent look on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face but she did raise her ss of wine in response. Naturally, she was unable to see through Nicole¡¯s disguise. After gulping down the contents of her ss, Nicole poured herself another ss before moving over. ¡°May I sit here?¡± Qiao Qiao turned to look at this iing woman. She felt that this young woman had a weing smile and thus, nodded her head. ¡°Do as you please.¡± ¡°Are you two new here?¡± Nicole smiled as she sat down. Qiao Qiao was silent. ¡°New members of de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± Nicole pointed at the men standing outside the bar. Qiao Qiao did not answer her. Instead, she asked, ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m here for business.¡± ¡°A broker?¡± ¡°Something like that,¡± answered Nicole. After pondering for a moment, she continued, ¡°There is a Board of Patriarchs¡¯ meeting today. Why aren¡¯t you going?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you doing the same thing?¡± Nicole smiled as she looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Don¡¯t you know the rules? Only the formal members of resident guilds have the qualifications to attend the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ meeting. Brokers and outsiders like me have no right to go there.¡± Qiao Qiao straightened her body and stared at Nicole. She asked, ¡°Are you really an outsider? A broker? Not a member of any guild?¡± ¡°No.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°If I was, how would I miss such a huge affair? I would be sitting at the auditorium side of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ meeting room. This type of thing is not something that happens every day.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes darted around and she whispered, ¡°How long will you be staying in Zero City?¡± ¡°Not long.¡± ¡°Are you interested in making a transaction?¡± Qiao Qiao looked into Nicole¡¯s eyes. Nicole¡¯s heart jumped with joy. ¡°Speak your mind. If it¡¯s appropriate, I won¡¯t refuse a business transaction.¡± Qiao Qiao was about to say something when Soo Soo who was beside her tugged her sleeve. She silently shook her head and said, ¡°Unni¡­¡± Qiao Qiao was surprised. Soo Soo whispered, ¡°We do not know her.¡± Hearing that, a look of hesitation appeared on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. Soon however, it was reced by a look of frustration. She said, ¡°I know where to draw the line.¡± She turned her gaze back to Nicole and said, ¡°This transaction is very simple. After you leave Zero City, I need you to help me pass a message to someone outside. He is a friend of mine. It¡¯s that simple.¡± ¡°As you know, Zero City has rules. Some sensitive information regarding Zero City is not allowed to spread outside. If that is the task, I cannot ept it.¡± Nicole deliberately said that. ¡°Once found out, I will be punished. I will be cklisted and barred from entering Zero City forever.¡± ¡°This message has nothing to do with Zero City¡¯s matters. It¡¯s a private message,¡± said Qiao Qiao as she shook her head. She purposely put on a casual look and continued, ¡°I am temporarily unable to leave so I can only entrust someone to send a message to my friend outside.¡± ¡°And the contents of the message?¡± ¡°Tell him, I am in Zero City. Also, I will not give up, absolutely never.¡± Qiao Qiao clenched her teeth and continued in a whisper. ¡°Tell him, do what he wants to do, do what he feels is the right thing to do. And I will never give up.¡± ¡°¡­ just that?¡± Nicole was slightly taken aback. ¡°That¡¯s all.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head. ¡°My name is Qiao Qiao.¡± ¡°And the recipient of this message?¡± Qiao Qiao thought about it and pulled out a piece of paper. She jotted down a phone number on the paper and said, ¡°Call this number. His name is Chen Xiaolian.¡± As expected. Nicole held back her desire to smile. She nodded her head with a calm expression. Then, she nced at the phone number before setting the piece of paper on fire. ¡°I¡¯ve remembered the number. I will help you do this¡­ then, what about my reward?¡± Qiao Qiao was stunned for a moment. ¡°What kind of reward do you want?¡± ¡°This request is not that difficult, so I will make it cheaper for you.¡± Nicole deliberately put on an act of thinking. ¡°200 points.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face turned dark. 200 points¡­ generally speaking, it was possible to acquire only a few hundred points bypleting one instance dungeon¡­ ¡°Is making a single phone call that expensive?¡± ¡°This is Zero City.¡± Nicole shook her head and continued, ¡°This ce cannot connect to the outside world. Since you¡¯re requesting this from me, we should speak openly. You are surely unable to leave this ce or contact him on your own, am I right?¡± Qiao Qiao remained silent. Soo Soo who was beside her suddenly spoke up. This girl blinked her eyes and looked at Nicole. ¡°We¡­ how can we know of you¡¯ve sent the message to him? How can we be certain that you¡¯vepleted this request?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Qiao Qiao was suddenly reminded of this. ¡°What if you take the reward withoutpleting the request? How do we determine that?¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple.¡± Nicole felt that she had had enough teasing Qiao Qiao. She smiled and said, ¡°Let¡¯s do this. I can choose to not ept the reward first. I will send the message to the recipient. After the recipient has given me a reply, I will bring this reply back to you. After you¡¯ve confirmed that the recipient has received the message, you can give me my reward. How about it?¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head and said, ¡°That¡¯s for the best! After you¡¯ve obtained his reply,e find me. I will definitely give you your reward.¡± ¡°So, where should I go to find you?¡± ¡°I will be at this bar every afternoon at this time.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a deal then.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s mood improved and she put down her ss of wine. She stood up and said, ¡°It¡¯s a deal.¡± She turned around to look at Soo Soo and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Soo Soo jumped down from her chair and epted Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand. Then, the two of them walked out of the bar. Nicole watched the back of the two females as they walked away and a smile appeared on her face. The fellows from de Mountain me Sea Guild quickly followed the two females as they left. However, two of them stayed behind. These two men looked at the bar and moved toward Nicole. Nicole lifted her ss and took a sip of wine. ¡°Miss,¡± said a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild who was standing before Nicole. ¡°I would like to inquire what the twodies had said to you just now.¡± Nicole ignored him and continued drinking. The other man frowned and took a deep breath before speaking out, ¡°Just now, we saw her writing something on a piece of paper and give it to you. You then burnt that piece of paper. We want to know what was written on that piece of paper.¡± Pausing, he then said in a somewhat frosty tone, ¡°We are members of de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Nicole put down her ss of wine and moved to leave. ¡°Hold it!¡± The two men from de Mountain me Sea Guild moved to intercept her. There were grim looks on their faces. ¡°You have yet to answer our questions.¡± ¡°Members of de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± Nicole raised her eyebrows. ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Nicole smiled. ¡°I understand now¡­¡± ¡°If so, our question¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t feel like answering you.¡± Nicole shrugged her shoulders before continuing; ¡°Now I am going to continue drinking. Please move aside.¡± The fellow on the left side became somewhat furious and he said, ¡°Miss! I don¡¯t want to say anything harsh. However, it is best that you don¡¯t cause any trouble in Zero City ¨C like what you are doing now!¡± Nicole was unable to stop herself from bursting into aughter. Herugh made them confused. ¡°So? Because you are members of de Mountain me Sea Guild, I must obediently answer your questions? Just because you think I cannot afford to provoke you?¡± The two fellows regarded Nicole with stunned expressions. ¡°That makes sense, I guess.¡± Nicole smiled. ¡°You probably recognize the members of the various resident guilds. Besides, the people who are not attending the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ meeting are mostly brokers or outsiders, minor characters. So, you thought that I am one of them?¡± The two fellows sneered. One of them said coldly, ¡°You had better not cause any problems.¡± Nicole inhaled deeply and replied, ¡°Problems? Right now, you are the ones pissing me off.¡± There were odd looks on both their faces ¨C did this girl had too much to drink? It was at that moment that Nicole¡¯s hand abruptly shot out to grab hold of her wine ss. Then, she viciously mmed it upon one of the fellows¡¯ head! Pa! The ss shattered and both the wine and ss fragments descended upon the man¡¯s face! The man entered a state of rage and he swore. ¡°Bastard!¡± He brandished his fist! However, when his fist was only less than 10 centimetres away from Nicole, his hand suddenly froze! Both men¡¯s expressions had turned strange as they stared at something! Back when Nicole had smashed the ss of wine on the man¡¯s head, she had pulled an item out and mmed it on the table. It was a badge! It was a verymon looking badge. But, the surface of the badge depicted something with long wings¡­ an angel! The two men from de Mountain me Sea Guild stared intently at the badge. They appeared to have been hit by a paralysis spell. That was especially true of the one on the left. His fist remained hovering in the air and he dared not let it descend. ¡°If I recall correctly, no one is allowed to fight inside Zero City,¡± said Nicole who observed them coldly. ¡°Unless under special circumstances, the only ones with the authority to use force is the Angel Corps. I am curious... since when did de Mountain me Sea Guild get that authority?¡± The faces of the two men turned red. A few secondster, the fellow who had his head smashed with the ss of wine said as he held back his fury. ¡°You, you are the one who hit us first.¡± ¡°Oh? Then you are free to go to the Angel Corps and make aint about me.¡± Nicole shrugged her shoulders. ¡°Now, may I leave?¡± The two men were stunned. A peculiar smile appeared on Nicole¡¯s face and she said, ¡°Are you not going to make way? Interesting¡­ members of de Mountain me Sea Guild dares to use force to provoke and trouble an active member of the Angel Corps?¡± Those words were like a bucket of cold water sshing down their heads. The two men quickly recollected themselves. The two men acted as though they had just been jolted. They quickly backed away and one of them even said, ¡°So, sorry¡­ we had offended you earlier.¡± Chapter 382 Part 2 Fall

Chapter 382 Part 2 Fall

GOR Chapter 382 Part 2 Fall ¡°Wait!¡± ¡°Is there anything else?¡± ¡°Just now¡­¡± whispered one of the men from de Mountain me Sea Guild. ¡°Just now, you and the two girls¡­ your conversation¡­¡± ¡°Since when did the actions of the members of the Angel Corps require the interference from the people from de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± Nicole smiled. However, a chilling atmosphere exuded out from her smile. ¡°No, that is not what I mean.¡± Sweat trickled down the forehead of the one who spoke out earlier. Within Zero City, there may be disputes between the various resident guilds every now and again. However, every one of the guilds would maintain a show of absolute respect toward the Angel Corps. That was the iron-d rule of Zero City! ¡°That is not what I mean.¡± The man who said that desperately tried to calm himself down and he quickly minced his words. ¡°It¡¯s just that those two person you talked with just now are VIPs of our guild. The things they talked to you about¡­ those are our guild¡¯s private matters. Please, please don¡¯t interfere.¡± ¡°You want to know what we were talking about just now?¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, we would be most grateful for it¡­¡± ¡°Oh,¡± said Nicole who shrugged her shoulders. Then, she shook her head. ¡°Grateful? I have no interest in that. You fellows want to know, but I am not interested in telling.¡± After saying that, Nicole ignored them and swaggered out of the bar. The two men looked at Nicole¡¯s back as she left. It seemed as though they wanted to give chase. However, they were unable to bring themselves to do so in the end. Provoke a member of the Angel Corps while inside Zero City? Let¡¯s ignore the fact that de Mountain me Sea Guild was now at the precipice. Even the other great guilds that were in peak condition would not dare do something like that. In Zero City, the Angel Corps was an invible existence! ¡°What should we do?¡± The two fellows stood there. The one on the left wiped off the wine and ss fragments off his face and asked. ¡°What else can be done¡­ I didn¡¯t think the young miss would end up attracting the attention of someone from the Angel Corps. Unexpectedly, this Angel Corps personnel is so unreasonable.¡± The one on the right had a twisted face and he said, ¡°You need to leave this city immediately. Contact Mr Qiao and tell him about this.¡± ¡­ ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild? What an interesting name.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°It gives a dangerous impression. But don¡¯t you think this name is quite inauspicious? Mountain of des and sea of mes¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng turned to Chen Xiaolian and shook his head before speaking up. ¡°de Mountain me Sea is thebined names of its founders.¡± Names of its founders. A thought struck Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind and he raised his head to look at Qiao Yifeng. He said, ¡°de Mountain me Sea¡­ mountain? I say, Old Man Qiao, could it be you¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng nodded his head and said, ¡°That is correct. I am the Mountain of de Mountain me Sea. The mountain word came from the ¡®mountain peak¡¯ (f¨¥ng) word in my name. Chen Xiaolian straightened his body and he cast a solemn gaze at Qiao Yifeng. All these while, Chen Xiaolian had known that Qiao Yifeng was the representative of that guild in the secr world. However, he never expected Father Qiao¡¯s position to be this high. He is actually one of the founders? ¡°Wait¡­ you¡¯re not that old, are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and cast a puzzled look at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°If you are one of the founders¡­ that means your de Mountain me Sea Guild had not been established for too long now, has it? It had already be a resident guild of Zero City? ¡°30 years ago,¡± said Qiao Yifeng who put up three fingers. ¡°30 years ago, we obtained the qualifications to be a resident guild of Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from whistling out. For the resident guilds of Zero City, this would be considered a very new guild! ¡°Among all the resident guilds of Zero City, we have the least resources and experience. We are the youngest.¡± As expected, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s words verified Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spection. ¡°The earliest members of this guild include a group of veteran soldiers that I was a part of.¡± Qiao Yifeng gently pinched his fingers and said in a hushed tone. ¡°We were veteran soldiers that had been baptized by the battlefields of war. We had participated in the Vietnam War that urred in thest century.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and said, ¡°I remember you telling me that you were a group of veteran soldiers.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± replied Qiao Yifeng with a sigh. ¡°Later on, we became Awakened ones and established our own guild¡­ I won¡¯t borate about those matters. It is a very long story. There is nothing much to talk about anyways. It¡¯s basically a series of trials of life and death, a struggle filled with blood and tears. Almost all the high-ranking guilds would have gone through all those. I believe that this should not be a foreign concept to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He remembered the Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, the bloody battles in Tokyo, London¡­ ¡°Our guild rose at an extremely fast rate. That was all thanks to the founding members of our guild. We were all veterans who had survived through many situations of life and death. We were originally the elites of the army to begin with. Compared to Awakened ones who were originally civilians, we had morebat abilities and knowledge. We understand war far more than them! How to protect ourselves, how to kill the enemy, how to¡­ walk the thin line between life and death! ¡°We had all those advantages. Additionally, we also had fairly good luck. During the early days of our guild, we had some fortuitous encounters, which led to the explosive growth of our guild¡¯s strength. ¡°30 years ago, we acquired the qualifications for permanent residence within Zero City. That was an extremely gruelling trial. ¡°The 30 years after that, we grew at an even greater rate and became an upstart within Zero City. The momentum behind our growth was able to put even the other resident guilds to pause. ¡°Our greatest aplishment was to win this mine three times in a row! You have no way of knowing just how intense a battle it was for us in the first battle for this mine!¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered silently before speaking up in a whisper, ¡°I can imagine.¡± It was not that difficult to imagine. Just imagine¡­ how difficult were the instance dungeons that Chen Xiaolian had to participate in! As for thepetition for the mine¡­ the enemies that de Mountain me Sea Guild had to face were even stronger! The Awakened ones that Chen Xiaolian had encountered when he participated in instance dungeons were simply those like Phoenix¡¯s Coffeehouse Guild, Qiu Yun or Culkin. But the enemies that de Mountain me Sea Guild had to face? Any of them would be arge resident guild from Zero City! The strongest and most powerful within the Awakened circle! But they managed to emerge victorious again and again! Three times in a row! That was not something that can be attributed to mere luck. ¡°In all of Zero City¡¯s history, we, de Mountain me Sea Guild had the fastest rate of growth and momentum among all the new guilds! Our future, was unimaginable¡­ this was something that every other guilds in Zero City had to acknowledge.¡± A frown began to form on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He then shook his head and said, ¡°Time for you to say ¡®but¡¯.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Given how you are telling me all these, there will surely be a ¡®but¡¯ at the end, right? Otherwise, what is the point in telling me all these? It couldn¡¯t be simply for the sake of showing off how powerful your guild is, right? If I had to guess, you are not someone with so much time in your hands. Thus¡­ you might as well say the ¡®but¡¯ now.¡± There was an odd look in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face. He exhaled deeply and said, ¡°But¡­ we recently encountered a problem. A very big problem.¡± ¡°I¡¯m listening with bated breath,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. Next, Qiao Yifeng told him something. ¡­ Zero City¡¯s Board of Patriarchs is a very peculiar existence. There are 33 seats in the Board of Patriarchs in total ¨C theoretically speaking. Naturally, there are only seven seats at present. Earlier, Qiao Yifeng had exined that resident guilds of Zero City would be granted with benefits. Those benefits are the allocations. The first one is the essential quota. It would be automatically given to every resident guild. All basic necessities and some resources, such as minerals and others would be given. This essential quota is something that would be directly given to the resident guilds without going through the Board of Patriarchs. However, the second allocation, the additional allocation such as the quest for the mine is not something that is automatically assigned to the resident guilds. Rather, it has to go through the Board of Patriarchs. Every once in a while, Zero City¡¯s system would produce some additional benefits. These benefits can be acquired through thepletion of certain quests. Things like resources, mines etc. Another way of putting it would be to equate those as Zero City¡¯s instance dungeons. It is more or less simr to the instance dungeon created by the main program of this world. However, the allocation of these additional benefits has to go through the Board of Patriarchs. This way of exining it seems rather iprehensible. If so, let¡¯s make itprehensible. Within Zero City, there is a core area known as the Notification Centre. Simply put, it is a big room. In this room, there is a big screen. Every once in a while, Zero City¡¯s system would automatically issue out some quests, which would be disyed on the screen inside this room. Time for the quest, coordinate, details¡­ etc. Only after reading the details would you be able to go do it. If you do not know¡­ that is the equivalent of having no chance. Unless you were in the same situation as Chen Xiaolian, where you had been duped into going to your death only to end up identally striking the jackpot andpleting the quest. ¡­ ¡°That is a form of authority. The authority to know.¡± Qiao Yifeng gave a strained smile and said, ¡°The Board of Patriarchs is not the owner of Zero City. However, it can use another method to do so. Monopolize the city, in other words¡­ upy the room known as the Notification Centre and make it so that no one else but those with the permission from the Board of Patriarchs can enter. ¡°If you cannot enter the room, you won¡¯t be able to get the details of the quest that Zero City had issued out. If you do not know the quest, you would have no way to participate in the quest. ¡°That is how the Board of Patriarchs monopolizes the resources given by Zero City. It pools it all into the hands of the resident guilds and allocates it among them. ¡°Simply put, only members of the Board of Patriarchs are allowed to enter the Notification Centre. The seven resident guilds and the Angel Corps. A total of eight spots.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°Mm, and then? You have yet to tell me what kind of problem is de Mountain me Sea Guild facing?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple. We are about to be kicked out from the Board of Patriarchs,¡± said Qiao Yifeng with a very grim expression. ¡°In other words¡­ once we are kicked out of the Board of Patriarchs, we would have lost the additional allocation! In the future, we would no longer have any way to ept the quests given by Zero City. Those resources, those benefits¡­ our guild will only continue to fall! ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild... is falling down!¡± ¡­ Chapter 383 Sun Wukong Disappeared

Chapter 383 Sun Wukong Disappeared

GOR Chapter 383 Sun Wukong Disappeared For a powerful force or group toe into existence, there are usually two possibilities. The first possibility: a batch of outstanding individuals suddenly emerged from among the group. Like bamboo shoots sprouting upward after the rain, these outstanding individuals all appeared at the same moment in history. These individuals would then act as the backbone while dividing the work in a clear manner and show mutual cooperation as they help develop their group into a powerhouse. Generally speaking, those outstanding individuals would be given the title the ¡®golden generation¡¯. Take the Meiji Restoration period of Japan for example. Arge number of famed officials and generals all happened to rise to prominence in that one period. But, if we are to take a look at the historical records for the few decades or years before that period, we would be unable to find a simr urrence where so many talented individuals appeared at the same time. This is what the term ¡®golden generation¡¯ signifies. The second possibility: A group or force could suddenly be strong by depending on one particr individual, who emerged through his or her own abilities. This individual is exceptional, outstanding and dazzling; one who has far surpassed the level of his or her peers. This individual could easily trample on those of the same generation as him or her, one with absolute power. The most typical example for this case would be Sun Wukong. Don¡¯t be mistaken, I am not talking about the one that can go Super Saiyan. I am talking about the monkey that protected Tang Xuanzang on his journey to the west. [1] This pilgrimage for the sutra consists of four individuals. But the average strength of most of the group members are just second or third-rate. Among the 81 tribtions they faced on their journey, how many of those demons were killed off by the Marshall of Heavenly Canopy (Zhu Bajie) and the Curtain Lifting General (Sha Wujing)? Their biggest role is to simply be background props for the Great Sage Equalling Heaven (Sun Wukong). If not for the monkey fighting a way out for them, Tang Xuanzang would have been well-cooked eight hundred times over. With such a first-rate master in the group, the rest of the members could just follow behind and paddle the back of the boat [2]. Of course, the same could be said about the 1986 World Cup with Argentina and Maradona. ¡­ ¡°So, which type is de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian as he cast a calm gaze at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Thetter.¡± Qiao Yifeng sighed with a seemingly helpless tone. ¡°You mean to say, your guild is like the four-man group that goes on a pilgrimage for the sutra?¡± As Chen Xiaolian spoke, he nodded his head and continued. ¡°Not bad. de Mountain me Sea. As it so happens, there are also four people, right?¡± Then, Chen Xiaolian suddenly smiled. ¡°If so, in your four-man group, which one is Sun Wukong? And which one is Zhu Bajie?¡± Qiao Yifeng sighed and said, ¡°So young, yet to spiteful.¡± He turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and replied, ¡°I am just a waste now. Naturally, I am not Sun Wukong.¡± ¡°So, who is the Sun Wukong of your guild? Rather, let¡¯s be more direct. Since you say your guild is in big trouble, does that mean your Sun Wukong is in trouble?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡­ The hall was huge and the corridors cold. Cold metallic lustre shone off the surface of the wall while the hiddenmps cast a cold illumination upon the area. Thus, the corridors became filled with a tasteless and chilling atmosphere. Nicole had her hands inside her pockets and she whistled as she continued walking forward. At the end of the corridor was a small door. The circr door appeared simr to the door of a Hobbit¡¯s house. Naturally, the size was not that small. Additionally, it was also not made of wood. Nicole stepped forward and pulled out her badge from her pocket. After the scanner beside the door scanned her badge, the door automatically opened up. Nicole then stepped inside. Beyond the door was a very big room. It was as big as a basketball court or rather, a round-shaped arena. In the middle was a spacious and t floor. An oval-shaped table had been ced there and seven figures sat at the table. More urately, those were seven holographic projections. The seating arrangement was very interesting. One of them, who appeared to be a forty to fifty-year-old man was seated at one end of the oval-shaped table while the other six were seated on the other end. It seemed like a trial! Nicole was presently at the observation stand. This observation stand was clearly ced at a much higher elevationpared to the oval-shaped table in the centre. It was just like the auditorium of a stadium. Nicole turned her attention to the audience within the auditorium and saw that they were quite a number of people there. Although they were scattered, there were around several hundreds of them. She saw many familiar faces. No small number of them was the familiar faces of her friends and enemies. Nicole smiled coldly before finding a spot in the corner to sit. It was the highest spot in the corner of the auditorium that was also the closest to the door. The ce was originally veryrge to begin with. There were also hundreds of people inside the room. Thus, when Nicole made her way to the corner, not many people noticed Nicole¡¯s arrival. Although some of them did notice Nicole, they did not pay much attention to her. There were quite a number of people within Zero City. Some liked to change their appearance. Some would even mess around with transformation techniques. There were many entrics within the various great guilds. Thus, Nicole¡¯s appearance was not something conspicuous. Additionally, this was the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ conference hall. There was no way that an outsider could slip inside! Everyone here had faith in Zero City¡¯s system, even more sopared to their own eyes and ears! After seating herself down, Nicole observed that the meeting had been in progress for quite some time. The atmosphere was not pleasant at all! ¡°So, what else do you have to say? In ordance with the provisions, you have the right to appeal to the Board of Patriarchs.¡± One of the six figures seated on one end of the oval-shaped table, the second from the left spoke up. It was a woman in long ck robes. However, there was a metal mask on her face. Her head was also covered and it became impossible to discern her age. Even her voice had a metallic tone. The lone figure on the other end of the table seemed to be on a trial. The forty-plus year-old man suddenly raised his head. Wrinkles appeared on his forehead and the corners of his eyes as he did. Even so, it had to be said, if someone with his looks were to be put outside, he would be able to make young girls scream ¡°Handsome uncle!¡± Fine and elongated eyes, a seemingly wise and farsighted gaze; his eyes exuded profundity and calmness. He softly pursed his lips before speaking up. His voice was pleasant and gentle. An educated atmosphere exuded outward from between his eyebrows. ¡°Is there a meaning to making an appeal now?¡± His gaze swept past the six figures and he gently shook his head. The right most figure spoke up. This figure seemed like an old man, very thin; yet, his voice was full of vigour. ¡°I know that you will surely be unable to ept this decision. But the rules are the rules. The reason Zero City could remain standing up to this day is due to these rules and constraints. All of us here must adhere by these rules and constraints. de Mountain me Sea Guild is not the only one, all of us here must abide by it.¡± ¡°Correct!¡± Another member of the Board of Patriarchs spoke up. His voice was sharper and he spoke with a very frank tone, ¡°You should be very clear that de Mountain me Sea Guild had lost almost all of its chips. ¡°You have taken thest ce for Zero City¡¯s internal quests for three consecutive times. For one whole year, you have not been able toplete an [A] ss instance dungeon. The additional assessment score of de Mountain me Sea Guild had also fallen to the lowest score ever. ¡°In the internalpetitive arena for the seven resident guilds, you took thest spot for six consecutive times! ¡°Bluesea, I think it¡¯s time to give up!¡± ¡­ ¡°So, what happened to your Sun Wukong?¡± Elsewhere, in another room, Chen Xiaolian asked as he looked at Qiao Yifeng. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face became ugly to behold as he said, ¡°He¡¯s gone.¡± ¡°He?¡± ¡°Our Guild Leader,¡± replied Qiao Yifeng with a strained smile. ¡°You asked who is the Sun Wukong of our guild. It¡¯s him!¡± ¡°The Guild Leader is gone? I don¡¯t understand.¡± ¡°Gone means gone! A few years ago, he suddenly disappeared. Left. Gone. No one knows where he went. All we know is that before he left, he said he wanted to go find something.¡± ¡°Something? What kind of something?¡± ¡°He said he wanted to go find an umbre (s¨£n). [3]¡± 1 In Chinese, Son Goku from Dragonball is called Sun Wukong.? 2 Paddle the back of the boat. Going to the back of the boat and beat the waters, pretending to be working hard to push the boat forward.? 3 The Chinese word for umbre is ¡®É¡¡¯, pinyin: ¡®s¨£n¡¯.? Chapter 384 Obtain Through Blood!

Chapter 384 Obtain Through Blood!

GOR Chapter 384 Obtain Through Blood! Find an umbre (s¨£n)! The instant those words left Qiao Yifeng¡¯s mouth, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils contracted! Zero City, San¡­ Putting those two together involuntarily caused several links to appear within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Additionally, the result of putting those two names together represented a shocking secret! Chen Xiaolian quickly turned his head to the side. He put on the fa?ade of looking elsewhere to hide the change in his eyes. Thankfully, this topic seemed to have caused Qiao Yifeng to be somewhat dejected. He did not discover the change on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. He simply sighed gently and continued, ¡°He was the most talented, most powerful expert of our guild. He would be able to utilize the skills acquired from the system to its utmost. In his hands, those skills could be executed at a scale that far surpasses the others. ¡°The same skill, when put in his hands, would be levelled up at a far greater rate than others. ¡°I suppose I should say, it is as though he innately possess a terrifying talent forbat. Or rather¡­ instinct!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s emotions were not affected by Qiao Yifeng¡¯s words. After all, he had encountered no small number of masters before. However, there was one part of Qiao Yifeng¡¯s words that attracted his attention! Skill¡­ levelled up? Skills can be levelled up by its own? He took a deep breath and suppressed his impulse to ask Qiao Yifeng about it. He knew all too well that if he were to forward such a question, this cunning old man would be able to instantly grasp onto this weakness of his. If Chen Xiaolian were to ask the question, he would end up being ¡®captured¡¯ by him. Thus, Chen Xiaolian forced down that desire. ¡°Detail wise, I can¡¯t tell you too much,¡± said Qiao Yifeng with a serious expression. ¡°The only thing I can tell you is, our de Mountain me Sea Guild was able to rise rapidly, be a resident guild of Zero City, make a name for ourselves in the Awakened circle¡­ nearly 90 per cent of the credit goes to our Guild Leader. He is not only our number one master, he is also a true powerhouse. He is truly an outstanding leader who also possesses extraordinary power. ¡°It is only natural for there to be a fiercepetition between the resident guilds of Zero City. However, under his leadership, we were able to rise rapidly in the short span of merely 10 years. We were able to rival the other veteran resident guilds of Zero City! ¡°All of it was possible because we had him! ¡°Because we had such an invincible ¡®de¡¯!¡± ¡°But he chose to leave in the end. Why?¡± ¡°I told you before! I have no way of telling you that much! Because¡­ because there are many things¡­ that I just bloody don¡¯t know!¡± Qiao Yifeng abruptly tugged his hairs forcefully with both his hands. There was rage in his face and his eyes were red. There was a seemingly vexed expression on his face and he clenched his fist as he whispered, ¡°How the Hell am I supposed to know? How would I know why he would choose to leave when the guild was in its best condition ever? How would I know what it is he constantly dreams of? How would I know that he would actually be so cruel as to leave behind his ownrade-in-arms, brothers who had braved life and death with him, all for the sake of a shitty umbre! Damn it! I don¡¯t even know what that umbre is! Maybe it¡¯s the name of a ce, or maybe it¡¯s someone¡¯s name! Maybe it¡¯s a thing! But I cannot understand it! Even if it¡¯s an umbre made using every single precious gems avable on Earth, it¡¯s not worth having him go find it!¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. He silently waited for Qiao Yifeng to finish his rant. Then, he looked into Qiao Yifeng¡¯s eyes and asked, ¡°Are you¡­ very angry?¡± Bang! Qiao Yifeng jumped up and moved to a side. There, his foot abruptlyshed out at a wooden case that had a vase of flowers inside it. He then turned to face Chen Xiaolian and replied, ¡°Angry? Of course! But¡­ perhaps, it¡¯s not just anger.¡± The old man stared at Chen Xiaolian. Next, he slowly walked over. His chest heaved up and down a few times before he slowly spoke out in a hoarse tone. ¡°Angry? Maybe. In the beginning, we were just worried. Since he had suddenly disappeared out of the blue, all of us felt concerned about him. ¡°Later, as he had yet to return, our concerns became anxiousness. ¡°During the days where he wasn¡¯t around, our guild lost our strongest powerhouse. In face of several quests andpetitions, our performance fell greatly. ¡°It was then that some beganining. Where did our Guild Leader go? ¡°Of course, in the beginning, there were only a littleints. Most of us were still feeling concerned, worry and anxious. ¡°As the days go by, we had to continue facing the internalpetitions of Zero City. In the end, our emotions began to sway more. ¡°Since he was not around, we who were left behind did everything we could to maintain the guild¡¯s position. Every one of us gave our 200 per cent in efforts. Even so, we were unable to stop our guild¡¯s momentum from falling. We could not do it! ¡°Back when he was still around, the many years of hard work left our guild with enough capital. That capital was enough for us to squander to protect ourselves for a while. ¡°But, we were just like a group of mediocre and untalented prodigal sons. No matter how hard we try, we were unable to stop our family business from falling apart. ¡°It was then that the emotions in our heart changed. ¡°The initial feelings of worry, concern and anxiousness changed into a deep sense of ¡­ shame!!! ¡°That¡¯s right, it¡¯s shame!¡± ¡°Shame? Why? I don¡¯t understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a puzzled look at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°All of us had always been working hard¡­ all of us! From the very beginning until the end. Back when our Guild Leader was here and even after he had gone, every one of us continued to work hard. We would give it our all, putting our lives on the line. ¡°Back when he was there to lead us all, everyone had given up much, sacrificed much! The sweat we shed, the blood we spilled! ¡°Although no one had ever said it, there would naturally be such a notion within our hearts: That we are able to have this glorious aplishment is not only due to our Guild Leader¡¯s great contribution, it is also due to the contributions that each of us had given. This is the glory obtained through the hard work that all of us had given. Every one of us is an important piece of the guild. ¡°We¡­ truly, truly believed that. ¡°However, when he disappeared, we suddenly came to realize howughable our notions were. How shameful! ¡°We are all important pieces of the guild? ¡°What a joke! That was simply the biggest joke in the world! ¡°Reality had proven itself. When he was around, we were able! ¡°When he is not around, we be unable! ¡°Although we would put our lives on the line again and again, risking more each time! We tried to prove that we would be able to do it! ¡°But in the end, what we attained were failures, again and again! ¡°We sacrificed even more sweat, even more blood. But in exchange, all we got were failures. ¡°It was then that we finally woke up. It was then that our beautiful dream of the past was shattered. ¡°It turns out¡­ all this while, our roles within this guild, were not as important as we had imagined. ¡°We were able to seed, be a resident guild of Zero City because we had a good Guild Leader, an extraordinary master on our side. ¡°We thought about it in detail, the times when we were fighting beside him. We recalled those times and the details of those memories grew clearer, more thorough. ¡°We finally understood. It turns out¡­ we were simply insignificant! ¡°Those battles could only be won thanks to him! Although all of us did our very best, although it seemed that we did a great deal, when it came to the most critical moments, it was he who had stepped forward to deal with it! ¡°If not for him, we would not have been able to reach this far. ¡°And so, the feelings within our hearts gradually transformed into that of shame! ¡°A deep and profound sense of shame! ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild? ¡°As long as he was around, he could have casually selected any other bunch of people and form a de Mountain me Sea Guild of this level! ¡°As for us, without our Guild Leader, we no longer have the qualifications to be called ¡®de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯! ¡°Do you know¡­ after we woke up to this reality, when we are inside Zero City¡­ do you know how the members of the other resident guilds would look at us when we meet them? ¡°They see us¡­ as a bunch of¡­ thigh huggers! [1] ¡°Those fellows think that we are a bunch of wastrels with no qualifications to be together with them. The only reason we could be a resident guild of Zero City, acquire so much benefits is because we had an outstanding Guild Leader! ¡°That¡¯s right, we are a bunch of thigh huggers!¡± ¡­ ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild had lost almost all of its chips¡­ Bluesea, I think it¡¯s time to give up!¡± The moment those words resounded in the conference hall, it caused a clear stir among the observers seated within the auditorium. Those words had pierced open all pretences, directly tearing off the mask of gentleness. Those words were without question, putting de Mountain me Sea Guild, no, it was more urate to say it was putting the one seated on the other end of the table, Bluesea into a corner! No way out! Bluesea¡¯s pupils contracted to be like needlepoints. He slowly stood up. He bravely faced the six pairs of eyes and said, ¡°Are you really that determined?¡± The woman with the metal mask suddenly leaned forward and she spoke in a hushed tone. ¡°Bluesea, you need to understand. This has nothing to do with personal enmity. How could there be no enmities between us resident guilds of Zero City? ¡°You need to understand. These are the rules! ¡°These rules are to ensure that Zero City does not fall, to maintain thepetitiveness and vitality of the resident guilds, to ensure that the amount of resources produced by Zero City does not fall! ¡°Bluesea, trust me. Your guild is still young. ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild is not the first to be expelled from the Board of Patriarchs¡­ and it will not be thest! ¡°This is the reality that we must all face. ¡°You have lost time and again! ¡°With its present level of strength, your guild no longer has the qualifications to be part of the Board of Patriarchs. For you to continue upying a spot in the Board of Patriarchs and a share of the additional allocation is unfair to the other guilds! ¡°The resources produced by Zero City are limited. We will not allow those valuable resources to be wasted on a guild that has no potential for development. ¡°If, I¡¯m saying if, if that Guild Leader of yours is still around, then we would be happy to watch as de Mountain me Sea Guild develops and be stronger. ¡°Unfortunately, he is no longer around. ¡°As for the rest of you, even you¡­ Bluesea, although I respect you, I have to be blunt about this. Your de Mountain me Sea Guild, you included, do not have the qualifications to be a great guild! ¡°A guild that is without an [S] ss expert cannot possibly maintain its level ofpetitiveness and vitality! ¡°If you back out now, you can at least preserve your permanent residence status within Zero City and continue to reside inside Zero City. Although the guild will decline, it will still be able to survive for a long time. ¡°If you force yourself to stay, then the highlypetitive quests issued by Zero City will lead your de Mountain me Sea Guild to lose everyst drop of its blood!¡± After saying that, the masked woman pointed at the empty spots on the table. ¡°You¡¯ve seen this table, you¡¯ve seen these seats! ¡°Bluesea. Back then, the owners of these empty seats were no less powerfulpared to your de Mountain me Sea Guild. Some were even known as pre-eminent guilds! ¡°But now¡­ they no longer exist! ¡°Not only did they lose their seats in the Board of Patriarchs, they lost every member in their guild! ¡°This is what awaits those that refuse to bow and ept reality! ¡°Despite their declining strength, they continued to fight for their spot in the Board of Patriarchs. They continued to demand to be part of the high-levelpetitive quests of Zero City¡­ in the end? They lost everyst drop of blood! ¡°ept my advice, Bluesea. ¡°Quietly ept everyone¡¯s resolution, then¡­ your guild can retain its other rights as a resident guild of Zero City. You will be able to continue staying inside Zero City and receive it¡¯s protection. ¡°Isn¡¯t that good?¡± Bluesea simply stood there and listened quietly. After the woman had finished talking, Bluesea suddenly smiled. It had to be said, he cut quite the dashing look when he smiled. ¡°Thank you, Your Excellency, Deputy Speaker.¡± Bluesea gave a slight bow and bowed to everyone there. ¡°Perhaps you will all think that people like us are overly obsessive or even overly bigoted. But I have to say this, I sincerely thank you. Your Excellency, Deputy Speaker, I could sense your goodwill from the words you said earlier.¡± After saying that, Bluesea¡¯s tone suddenly changed. It became colder. He pressed his palms down the surface of the table. ¡°We had given a great deal of our blood! A truly great deal! ¡°I can remember it very clearly. In the three decades since entering Zero City, we de Mountain me Sea Guild had lost a total of 27 men! ¡°I know every one of those 27 men. Their names, their nicknames, their preferences¡­ I know them all to heart! ¡°The blood from those 27 men was used in exchange for what we, de Mountain me Sea Guild has today. ¡°Maybe you''ll think I''m crazy. ¡°Then, let me tell you right now! ¡°Regarding the resolution reached by the Board of Patriarchs, we, de Mountain me Sea Guild¡­ ¡°Reject it! ¡°This is the decision of every member of our guild! I am simply here to convey the message! ¡°You want to take away our qualifications to be part of the Board of Patriarchs? ¡°You can! ¡°You want to take away our portion of the additional allocation from our hands? ¡°You can! ¡°Back then, we had lost a great deal of blood to obtain those! ¡°So now, if someone wants to take them, it¡¯s simple! ¡°Obtain it through blood!¡± After saying that, Bluesea stared at everyone there with reddened eyes and spoke firmly and coldly, ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild, as a member of the Board of Patriarchs, in ordance with the rights given to our guild, forwards a final request to the Board of Patriarchs! ¡°We! Request for¡­ Blood Verdict! ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild may no longer have its Guild Leader, but we still have bones, we still have blood! A good deal of blood! The blood of every one of its members!¡± 1 Holding onto someone¡¯s thigh. A proverb that means seeding by following/ serving someone capable.? Chapter 385 Very Serious

Chapter 385 Very Serious

GOR Chapter 385 Very Serious As Nicole emerged from the side door of the conference hall, she felt a buzzing in her head. The door to the conference hall closed behind her, blocking off the ruckus and quarrelling noise that had erupted from within. Nicole took a deep breath and there was a certain expression on her face. Blood Verdict. To think it would be Blood Verdict. Nicole then gave a deep exhtion and clenched her fists. ¡°They really do have balls!¡± ¡­ ¡°We are but a bunch of thigh huggers.¡± Qiao Yifeng looked at Chen Xiaolian as he said that. ¡°However, we also have courage! We are not cowards! The only thing we can still pride ourselves in is that¡­ we are willing to give our blood! We are not afraid of spilling blood!¡± Chen Xiaolian straightened himself. He was able to discern a certain conviction within Qiao Yifeng¡¯s tone ¨C this was not a pleasant feeling. Rather, it felt as though it was a conviction that carried with it a predisposition toward destruction. It will either destroy itself or destroy others. ¡°All right, I¡¯ve heard enough about your story.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it before saying, ¡°Let¡¯s get to the main topic. You want the C11 mine, right?¡± ¡°Correct.¡± Qiao Yifeng nodded his head and continued, ¡°Even for an ordinary resident guild, a resource point like the C11 mine would be of great value, much less a guild that is in decline like ours.¡± ¡°However, you mentioned earlier that a guild is not allowed to own the mine for more than three times in a row. You have already upied it for three times in a row,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°Not to mention, is it even possible to transfer ownership of the mine?¡± ¡°Transfer of ownership is not allowed,¡± replied Qiao Yifeng as he shook his head. ¡°If you end up dying, this mine will be vacant for one year. Only then will anotherpetition for it begin. In this one year, it can only belong to you and nobody else.¡± Qiao Yifeng moved to retrieve the bottle of Romanee-Conti from the table. Without fetching his goblet, he directly took several mouthfuls from the bottle. Then, he wiped his mouth. After exhaling, a fiery light could be seen shining within his eyes. ¡°Kid, we need the mine! We need the Star Sand!¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. ¡°Those things aren¡¯t that valuable to you.¡± Qiao Yifeng continued his attempts to persuade Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Star Sand is just an enhancing material. Yes, it can enhance equipment to make them stronger. However, it remains an enhancing material, not the basic material! Even if you possess it, you have no way of using it. What can you use it on? Your equipment? Swords? Shields? Armour? ¡°How much of it can you use? ¡°As for mining it at arge-scale¡­ you simply cannot afford that kind of expenditure! The price is too high!¡± Chen Xiaolian admitted that the old man¡¯s words were very reasonable. It was the truth. Star Sand was too much of a high-end item. He was simply unable to make good use of it¡­ he couldn¡¯t even use it. ¡°Your ownership period of it is only one year, which trantes to 365 days. Every day you waste will only devalue it.¡± Qiao Yifeng reminded. ¡°Then, give me your offer price,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. ¡°But I should remind you, someone had given me an offer before. So, you had better think your offer through before you speak it out.¡± ¡°Firstly, if this mine is to be operated at full capacity for one year, it would cost you upwards of 38,000 points.¡± Qiao Yifeng went straight to the main point and his expression turned very serious. ¡°Those points, we¡¯ll give it to you!¡± ¡°Say on,¡± said Chen Xiaolian, his heart skipping a beat. ¡°We need the Star Sand,¡± said Qiao Yifeng slowly. ¡°The Star Sand produced from the mine¡­ we will use points or something else to buy it from you.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°I intend to leave a little for my own use.¡± Qiao Yifeng gave a smile. ¡°Not a problem. You won¡¯t be able to use too much of it.¡± Chen Xiaolian was tempted to tell Qiao Yifeng that his guild had a big mech. However, after considering it through, he decided against it. Chen Xiaolian slowly replied, ¡°I can let you have a portion of it, but all of it¡­ no!¡± ¡°The entire mining site can produce up to roughly 50,000 grams per month, or 50 kg.¡± Qiao Yifeng quickly said. ¡°I need at least 90 per cent of it! There will be several kg left for you. That will be enough to enhance all the weapons of your small guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Your appetite is too big.¡± Qiao Yifeng raised an eyebrow. Chen Xiaolian then smiled and continued, ¡°Let¡¯s talk about the price first. What is your offer for the purchase price?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple. For every month¡¯s output, I will give you points equivalent to the cost of fully operating the entire mining site for the month¡­ times two.¡± Chen Xiaolian froze a moment. Cost of mining times two! In other words, if he was willing to offer up all the output of the mine to Qiao Yifeng¡¯s guild, they will, in addition to the initial 38,000 plus points¡­ Give him another 76,000 points! For Chen Xiaolian, this was an astronomical figure, an absolute windfall! Over 70,000 points. Considering Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s present level, this was an astronomical level of wealth! It was enough to boost the guild¡¯s present strength substantially. However, Chen Xiaolian felt¡­ not enough! ¡°It¡¯s still missing something,¡± said Chen Xiaolian bluntly. ¡°This price is already quite good,¡± said Qiao Yifeng with a frown. ¡°Even if you keep the Star Sand, you won¡¯t be able to use it all! Rather, after you¡¯ve mined them out, how do you even n to use it? How are you going to infuse the Star Sand into your equipment? You do not have those instruments nor equipment. Those are things that only resident guilds of Zero City would have.¡± ¡°Then, let me tell you my conditions. Other than what you forwarded earlier, I have some additional conditions to add in.¡± ¡°¡­ say it.¡± Qiao Yifeng took a deep breath. ¡°First, you have to let Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo go, don¡¯t restrict their freedom to move about.¡± Hearing this first request caused Qiao Yifeng¡¯s eyes to re up. Their eyes locked onto each other but Chen Xiaolian showed no inclination of backing off. A few secondster, Qiao Yifeng diverted his gaze and asked, ¡°Second?¡± ¡°Second, I need the instrument you mentioned earlier. The one that can infuse Star Sand into an equipment.¡± ¡°That is not possible. You have no idea how expensive that instrument is,¡± answered Qiao Yifeng with a harrumph. He shook his head and said, ¡°However, we can let you use it. You can bring the Star Sand to Zero City and use our instrument for it.¡± ¡°That works. However, I need this thing to be kept a secret,¡± said Chen Xiaolian after pondering. ¡°I don¡¯t want others to know that this mine is in my hands.¡± ¡°So, there are times when even you know fear.¡± Qiao Yifeng smiled. ¡°Naturally, I have no wish to be cklisted by the various resident guilds of Zero City.¡± ¡°Can do. We will keep the identity of the mine a secret. I can promise you that.¡± ¡°Third, I need some equipment. I will make a list ¨C just consider it as military aid,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, these aid I am requesting will not be some unreasonable request. You will most definitely be able to give them. The price for them would not be too high.¡± Qiao Yifeng cast a nce at him and asked, ¡°For example?¡± ¡°For example, some medical supplies or some pets¡­ and also some equipment that our guild iscking.¡± Qiao Yifeng gave a secret sigh of relief. For a super-ss guild like de Mountain me Sea Guild, rendering aid to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild in terms of equipment was too easy. They have umted a great deal of inventory for the past 30 years. ¡°Fourth, I need the authorization to enter Zero City,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°Not the type that can only enter once or twice¡­ the one with a lot of freedom.¡± Thisst one appeared quite difficult on Qiao Yifeng. ¡°This one is very difficult to aplish. In order to ensure Zero City¡¯s safety, the right to freely enter and exit Zero City will almost never be given to outsiders. Unless you are willing to be the peripheral members of our de Mountain me Sea Guild. Only then would you be able to acquire a limited ess to Zero City. For example, at a certain time period, between one or several months¡¯ time, you will be able to enter Zero City once. It is impossible for you to freely enter and exit the city unless you be a formal member.¡± ¡°I will not be joining de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°You¡¯ll have to look into this yourself.¡± Qiao Yifeng considered it for a moment and said, ¡°With my level of authority, the most I can promise you is the right to freely enter and exit Zero City 10 times per year.¡± ¡°My guild has quite a few people,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly. ¡°One alone is not enough.¡± ¡°Three, any more is impossible.¡± Qiao Yifeng frowned. ¡°Even for resident guilds of Zero City, the amount of authorization they can give their external partners per year is limited. Any more would require the approval of the Board of Patriarchs. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable.¡± ¡°Five!¡± Chen Xiaolian had made his own calctions. Inclusive of himself, Roddy, Xia Xiaolei, Lun Tai and Bei Tai would make it five ¨C as for the new addition Qimu Xi, Chen Xiaolian had temporarily put her aside. ¡°¡­ all right, five.¡± Qiao Yifeng regarded the resolute look in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and sighed. He thought to himself. When I return, I¡¯ll have to go reduce the amount of authorization we have for external partners¡­ ¡°Those five people do not include Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. They are your daughters, so their ess to Zero City is on you.¡± ¡°¡­ you little bastard!¡± ¡­ This was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s longest bath ever ¨C and probably the most expensive. After finishing the discussion, Qiao Yifeng instantly left ¨C he must surely have a lot to deal with. Chen Xiaolian happily washed himself up in the pool. Then, he pulled a nket from the side shelf and wrapped himself with it. Next, he walked around barefooted as he observed his surroundings. Soon, the doors were opened and two attendants entered with a set of clean clothes. Chen Xiaolian was very pleased with Qiao Yifeng¡¯s arrangements ¨C as long as he does not toss any more of those well primped female attendants here, it¡¯ll be fine. The clothes sent were no doubt very high-ss, it also fitted him perfectly. Both the inner and outeryer were avable. After wearing the new set of clothes, Chen Xiaolian saw the middle-aged man in ck who would always apany Qiao Yifeng enter the room. ¡°Where¡¯s the old man?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian as he looked at the familiar figure. ¡°The boss has some emergency issues to deal with. He had already left.¡± The middle-aged man stood by the door in an indifferent manner. ¡°He had me stay here to entertain you. You may stay here to rest as long as you wish.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian was somewhat surprised. Qiao Yifeng left? Although they had finished up their discussion, many details had yet to be ironed out. For example, the points he promised for the operation of the mine had yet to be paid out¡­ He left? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ownership over the mine was only one year. Every day wasted would devalue it. Logically speaking, Qiao Yifeng should not have left at a time like this. He should be urging Chen Xiaolian to quickly start mining. ¡°Something happened in Zero City.¡± The man in ck shook his head before continuing, ¡°I¡¯ll be taking over the finishing parts.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and asked, ¡°Something happened in Zero City?¡± That something must surely be huge! Chen Xiaolian was quick to determine that. He wasn¡¯t exactly worried about what would happen to de Mountain me Sea Guild. What he was worried about was Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo! At present, those two should still be inside the city. ¡°Is it very serious?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the man in ck. ¡°¡­ very serious.¡± Chapter 386 Sense Of Humour

Chapter 386 Sense Of Humour

GOR Chapter 386 Sense Of Humour ¡°Firstly, I will give you some points to start up the mining site and enter mining mode. Naturally, all of it will be fully operational. Next up we¡¯ll be doing some cleaning up of traces.¡± The man in ck spoke at an even and steady pace before continuing, ¡°We will be secretly supporting Una¡¯s position in Kombia and ensure that no one disturbs the mining site. ¡°Although the mining site is protected by Zero City with some concealing power, we should still clean up the surroundings. That way, we will be able to avoid many troubles that could pop up during the transport of the produced minerals. ¡°The most problematic issue now is how to hide your identity.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders and gave an expression, which said ¡°You say and I¡¯ll listen.¡± The man in ck knitted his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Are you not afraid?¡± ¡°I have faith in your side¡¯s ability to properly handle it.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave an indifferent smile. ¡°After all, you fellows should be more anxiouspared to me, right? If it really doesn¡¯t work for me, I can just toss the mine aside and go away by myself. At any rate, it¡¯s not a loss for me.¡± ¡°You are quite an open-minded person,¡± said the man in ck in a monotonous tone. It was not possible to tell if he was moved by Chen Xiaolian or if he was ridiculing him. Chen Xiaolian felt that it was highly likely to be thetter. ¡°The resident guilds of Zero City would certainly think of ways to investigate who acquired the mine.¡± The man in ck pondered the matter and continued, ¡°Thus, this matter cannot be concealed forever. What I mean is that, we, de Mountain me Sea Guild will step forward to tell them that the one who acquired this mine had submitted to us. We will tell them that we managed to recruit you and thus, the mine has in effect, fallen into our hands. As for your identity, we will not expose it. ¡°I believe the other guilds will also not bother to pursue your identity anymore after that. ¡°Let¡¯s be frank. For the other resident guilds, you are just an insignificant minor character. Your identity, your name, your status, they are all unimportant. After we forward this message, your body will have a tag on it. The tag will read ¡®de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s outer partner¡¯. That¡¯s all. No one will continue to pursue your identity. Chen Xiaolian considered the proposal and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯ll be that easy. When I acquired the mine, I believe I also seriously pissed off someone.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°Yes. I offended this fellow; he does have this look, which made me believe that he¡¯s not someone that should be provoked. I believe he would not easily give up on revenge.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian recounted the encounter between him and the silhouette back in the mine. The man in ck listened without making a single sound. After Chen Xiaolian finished his story, the man in ck revealed a very serious expression. He considered it and said, ¡°Actually, it¡¯s not that big of a problem. This is a personal vendetta. In the future, he will certainly think of ways to trouble you. However, his guild will not. ¡°It¡¯s only natural for Zero City to have its own rules. Once our de Mountain me Sea Guild tag has been ced on you, an act against you is the equivalent of an act against us de Mountain me Sea Guild. ¡°During a non-quest period, the various great guilds in Zero City have to maintain a state of peace. They will not casually start a guild war. Besides, a guild would never recklessly take action simply due to some personal vendetta. ¡°Having said that, he will definitely not leave you alone. Since that is his personal vendetta, his guild will not interfere. ¡°That is Zero City¡¯s rules. ¡°Thus, as long as we properly conceal your identity so that it does not get exposed, he will not be able to find you.¡± ¡°What if he keeps watch over the mine? If he keeps a close eye on the mine, he will inevitably find me.¡± ¡°That will not happen.¡± The man in ck finally smiled. ¡°You do not understand Zero City¡¯s rules. Thepetition to seize the mine was due to the quest. At that time, everyone was doing it for the sake ofpleting the quest issued by Zero City. Seizing and stealing from each other back then were simply us doing our best. When it¡¯s time to take action, we must take action. When it¡¯s time to fight, we must fight. Even if someone were to die as a result, no one may be med for it. ¡°Nevertheless, once the quest is over and the ownership of the mine had been given to someone, all those fights muste to an end! ¡°Zero City has existed for ages and had issued out many additional allocation over the years. Some would acquire those benefits while others failed. If those who failed were to go after those who did, going for the kill as they did, there would have been a river of blood running through Zero City! ¡°This time, we were the ones who got the mine. But if someone else gets this mine next time, will the other guilds also run over to create trouble? ¡°Don¡¯t forget, every one of them has their own mines! ¡°If they were to take action because they covet the mines that others have, that would be the equivalent of starting an all-out war! ¡°No guild will do so. Even in the case where someone goes crazy and actually intends to do something like this, the other resident guilds in Zero City would not allow it! They wille together to stop it from happening! ¡°Thus, while that fellow you mentioned will certainly try to seek out your identity, he will never go to the mine to create trouble! Those are the rules! If he breaks the rules, we will step forward to take action, and so will the other guilds!¡± ¡°In other words, unless I have really shitty luck to bump into him while walking down the street or in an instance dungeon, he will not be able to find me?¡± ¡°Mm. Naturally, when you go to Zero City you will have to be careful not to encounter him.¡± Chen Xiaolian was relieved. However, after thinking about it, he became curious about something. ¡°I have a question. May I ask?¡± ¡°Of course. The reason I stayed is to help you deal with any details. If you have any questions, you may ask me.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the man in ck and said, ¡°Just now, you mentioned that once the quest is concluded and the ownership of the mine had been decided, the other guilds are not allowed to go near the mine to cause trouble. All the guilds will definitely take action to stop the guild trying to break this rule, right?¡± ¡°Naturally.¡± ¡°What if there is chaos in all the guilds and they all want to trigger a guild war? What happens then?¡± The corners of the man in ck¡¯s eyes twitched. He looked at Chen Xiaolian with a rather odd expression. There was a somewhat tangled look in the expression as well. He then quickly turned his gaze away. As Chen Xiaolian was thinking that the man in ck was not going to answer him, he spoke up. ¡°In Zero City, in addition to the seven great guilds, there is the Angel Corps. They exist to stop such a kind of rule breaker!¡± ¡°Wait. What if several guilds chose to break the rules?¡± ¡°The Angel Corps will simply choose to take action against those several guilds. Trust me, the resident guilds in Zero City may look down on some other resident guilds. But none of them dares to look down on the Angel Corps! ¡°If we are to assume that Zero City is a city, then the Angel Corps is the¡­¡± ¡°Administrative body?¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke out in a coincidental moment. The man in ck cast a nce at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I am quite unustomed to your special sense of humour. ¡°I believe Mr Qiao should have told you about the apartment and tenant metaphor, right?¡± ¡°He did.¡± ¡°If we resident guilds are the tenants, then the Angel Corps is the apartment management. A very powerful and overbearing management. ¡°They do not have the authority to expel tenants out. However, they can cut off your water and electricity supply.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to regard the man in ck. There was a moment of silence and he smiled wryly. ¡°You have quite the sense of humour on you as well.¡± Chapter 387 Confess Everything

Chapter 387 Confess Everything

GOR Chapter 387 Confess Everything Chen Xiaolian acquired 10,000 points. A full 10,000 points were gifted over through the system. The one who gifted it was the man in ck. ¡°That is the expenses for starting up the mine. It is very expensive to have the mine operate at full capacity. We are worried that you will not be able to pay for it on your own. Now, you will be able to operate it at full capacity. We will then purchase the produced Star Sand directly from you at the price that you had agreed with Mr Qiao earlier. ¡°You will need slightly more than 39,000 points for one year. Those points are an advanced payment. It is enough for three months of operation. ¡°As for the rest, we will give it to youter. ¡°However, I must remind you that we need at least 70 per cent of the produced Star Sand.¡± Chen Xiaolian showed no objection to that. Star Sand was a high-end material. At present, he was really unable to put it to good use. Thus, being able to keep 30 per cent of it was something that he was very satisfied with. Moreover, he was able to get a great deal of points. The man in ck used the aircraft to send Chen Xiaolian back to Kombia so that he could re-enter the mine through the underground waterway. de Mountain me Sea Guild built the tracks in the underground waterway when they were the owner of the mine. Thankfully, the system had a protective mechanism. During this one-year upation period, only those sanctioned by Chen Xiaolian can enter the mine. Others would not be able to even enter the waterway, much less make it pass the scanning entrance. Chen Xiaolian was thus able to free himself from any concerns regarding the matter. He returned into the mine alone. This time, he felt as though he had returned as a plutocrat. After reaching the control centre for the mine, he showed no hesitation in starting up the entire mining site. All eight mines were started up and the androids for the mining operation of each mine were purchased. A line of androids emerged out from a metal door located beside the colossal smelting furnace that was in the middle of the underground cave. Seeing the shape of the androids, Chen Xiaolian grimaced. Humanoid in shape, but they looked like octopuses. Each of them had eight arms and each of those arms was a Mechanical Arm. Those Mechanical Arms could transform into various tools, chisel, hammer, etc. The 64 androids entered their respective mines and began working. Chen Xiaolian stayed inside the mine for a while until the first batch of the ores was brought out. The android would then utilize the hopper cars on the iron tracks to send the ores to the side of the central furnace. Through a conveyor belt, the ores would be moved into the furnace. On the other side of the furnace was a narrow opening. From the narrow opening, metallic sand flowed out¡­ Those were Star Sand. Seeing that made Chen Xiaolian feel very satisfied. The process waspletely automatic and there was no need for Chen Xiaolian to do anything. Judging by what he had seen, all he needed to do was toe over to take away the produced Star Sands. Chen Xiaolian stayed within the mine for a whole day before leaving through the underground waterway. In his Storage Watch was a bag of Star Sand, the yield of the day. The man in ck was waiting outside. Although he had been waiting for one whole day, there was no hint of dissatisfaction or impatience on his face. He had the same indifferent and patient look on his face. ¡°Were you not anxious?¡± Chen Xiaolian jumped up the aircraft. ¡°It was within my expectations. Since this is your first time starting up the mine since obtaining it, you must surely feel very curious and stay inside for a long time.¡± After saying that, the man in ck pulled out a bag from the back of the seat as though he was performing a magic trick and said, ¡°You must be hungry, right? Eat some to fill your stomach.¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. The man in ck had actually pulled out a bag of Burger King. As the aircraft took off, Chen Xiaolian sat as he munched on the hamburger. After he had his fill, he turned to the man in ck and said, ¡°Does Old Man Qiao not intend to meet me and discuss this?¡± ¡°He did contact me today. Theter parts of this matter will be assigned to me.¡± The man in ck looked outside the aircraft and said, tly. ¡°I will be contacting you again a few monthster. I will send you the points you need to operate the mine then as well. Likewise, you must remember to leave behind 70 per cent of the yield for me. I will purchase it using the agreed upon price. That is the first thing¡­¡± After pausing, he slowly said, ¡°Secondly, you will need the authorization to enter and exit Zero City. In the next few days, I will be contacting you and give you the item needed for the authorization. However, remember this¡­ you must take proper care of the authorization device to enter and exit Zero City. If you lose it or if it gets damaged, there will be no issuing a second one for you. It¡¯s your personal responsibility to keep it intact!¡± After listening to that, Chen Xiaolian nodded and asked, ¡°What about Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo?¡± ¡°About that, Mr Qiao wants me to inform you that they will soon be returning home. Soon.¡± ¡°Soon?¡± Chen Xiaolian was rather unsatisfied. ¡°What do you mean by soon? One or two days or one or two months?¡± The man in ck turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and he said in a very cold tone, ¡°I do not know nor do I have any way of answering you. However, I have a suggestion¡­ don¡¯t force it. At present, you have the upperhand because you have a mine in your hands. Additionally, Mr Qiao had already promised you. If not for that¡­ these words might not sound pleasant. However, you need to understand. For Mr Qiao to be doing this is already a huge concession on his part. No matter what, he is still the two girls¡¯ father!¡± Oh well, soon it is then. Chen Xiaolian fell into a state of silence. The man in ck tossed over a unique looking item. Appearance wise, it appeared like a mobile phone. ¡°That is a satellite phone. I will be spending at least a day away from Zero City each week. You can use that to contact me. For the supplies and equipment that Mr Qiao had promised you, make a list and then contact me.¡± After having said that, the man in ck appeared to have lost all interest in talking to Chen Xiaolian. He simplyid back, closed his eyes and took a nap. The aircraft flew back to Cairo, Egypt. After getting off the aircraft, Chen Xiaolian bade farewell to the man in ck. The man in ck had already bought a ticket for Chen Xiaolian and he could directly fly back home. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian had no interest in ying around in Egypt. After waiting a few hours in the airport, the boarded the airne to head back home. Before boarding the airne though, Chen Xiaolian received a strange phone call. The number was unfamiliar to him. Additionally, after epting the call, he noted that the caller had an electronically synthesized voice. ¡°Mr Chen Xiaolian. Someone requested me to pass a message to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and asked, ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°The one who put up this request is ady named Qiao Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolian instantly straightened his body and he spoke in a quivering tone, ¡°Say it!¡± ¡°She wanted me to tell you that she is now in Zero City and is temporarily safe. At the same time, she also wants you to know that she will not give up and will persevere to the end. She wants you to do the right thing. Mm, that¡¯s more or less how it is.¡± Chen Xiaolian listened to those words carefully before releasing a deep breath and ask, ¡°Just who are you?¡± ¡°Someone who epted the request for the sake of a reward.¡± After saying that, the other party ended the call. Chen Xiaolian whose hand was still holding onto the mobile phone was frozen on the spot. ¡­ Nicole kept her sound modifier. At the same time, she tossed the mobile phone in her hand down the river beside her. ¡­ Around 10 hourster, the roaring airne began its descent. When the airne¡¯snding gears touched down, the airne shuddered lightly a few times and it glided forward on the surface of the airport runway. Chen Xiaolian who was partially lying down slowly straightened his body and looked at the airport runway outside the window. He had already used the guild channel to make contact with those at home. Roddy informed him that everything was all right back at home. Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai had also returned from their trip. After considering it, Chen Xiaolian told Roddy to inform every guild member to gather at the fitness centre. Chen Xiaolian finally reached Nanjing at night. By the time he reached the fitness centre, it was already midnight. The guild members of his guild, Roddy, Xia Xiaolei, Lun Tai and BeiTai and even their newest addition, Qimu Xi were all waiting inside the fitness centre. When Chen Xiaolian pushed open the door and made his way in, he noted that there were serious expressions on everyone¡¯s faces. It was as though they could sense that Chen Xiaolian was about to discuss something important with them after returning from overseas. Chen Xiaolian looked around and observed that Da Gang was not around. He turned to look at Roddy. Roddy smiled and said, ¡°When I got your message, I knew this is going to be an inner circle meeting. So, I had Da Gang go to your house and sleep there. At the same time, he could also keep our Mongolian friendpany.¡± ¡°What about Yu Jiajia?¡± Chen Xiaolian inquired. ¡°I knocked her unconscious and left her at the lounge at the back.¡± Roddy shrugged without showing any sense of guilt. ¡°You are the one who said not to leave her out of my sight.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°Then, let¡¯s move out.¡± ¡°¡­ move out?¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai showed expressions of surprise and they asked, ¡°Where to?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not directly reply them. Instead, he said, ¡°Roddy, is the car ready?¡± ¡°It¡¯s downstairs. As you requested, it¡¯s a seven-seater MPV, enough to fit every one of us.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s head out.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned around and walked out of the door. Although Lun Tai and the rest had a belly full of questions, they understood that this was not the time for questions. They silently followed Chen Xiaolian out. After reaching the parking lot downstairs, Chen Xiaolian retrieved the car keys from Roddy and got into the driver position. All of them went into the MPV; even the unconscious Yu Jiajia was carried down and tossed into the MPV by Roddy. Chen Xiaolian then started the MPV and it slowly moved away from the fitness centre building. It was presently the middle of the night. After driving the car for close to an hour, they reached one of the suburb areas that was far away from the city. Their MPV kept moving forward and the road became more remote. The scenery on both sides began showing more wilderness. When they turned into a narrow asphalt road, they saw that there weren¡¯t even any lights on both sides of the road. After reaching their destination, Chen Xiaolian stopped the MPV. ¡°Everyone, get down.¡± ¡­ It was a stretch of wilderness. They looked forward in the darkness of the light and saw that the only source of light was dim and far away. ¡°That ce is a vige,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°However, no one wille here at night.¡± He then pointed forward and said, ¡°From now on, this ce will be our base of operations.¡± With the exception of Roddy and Qimu Xi, the others were shocked. What Chen Xiaolian was pointing at was ake. ¡­ The name of theke was ¡®Yinxing Lake¡¯. It was originally a retention basin and has quite therge area. It was roughly several thousand mu and there was underground water inside theke. (1 square metre = 0.0015 mu.) In the middle of ake was a rather small ind. Chen Xiaolian then pulled out a hovercraft that he had prepared earlier from his Storage Watch. After fixing the motor, he brought everyone across theke and onto the small ind in the centre. There on the ind¡­ were ruins. Or more urately, those were dpidated buildings. Mottled concrete wall where red coloured bricks could be seen in most ces. Many of the rooms did not even have a roof on top of them. There was a three-storey building, two two-storey buildings, an open area in the centre and a few other small buildings in its surroundings. ¡°Originally, a development group had wanted to build a resort here. Later on however, they ran into cash flow problems and this resort had to be discontinued. It had since been left to rot and no one will care about this ce for the time being. ¡°I¡¯ve already inquired about it. The developer is now involved in a very convolutedwsuit filled with various debts and disputes. In order to figure out the details, even morewsuits are needed. In the end, who knows how many years it will take. Thus, this ce can be considered an abandoned wastnd. ¡°Theke originally had fishes in it so the farmers around this ce would take up contracts for theke area to use as fish rearing spots. However, since the developer came here, the quality of theke water declined and it could no longer be used to rear fishes. Since that is the case, even farmers would rarely venture here. ¡°After looking through all the surrounding areas, this is the most suitable spot that I could find.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian looked at everyone else and continued, ¡°I had gathered everyone here tonight because there is something that I need to frankly inform everyone." Roddy gave a silent sigh before quietly ncing at Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Xia Xiaolei who were standing beside him. Chen Xiaolian walked to the door of the main building at the end of central square. In the darkness of the night, no one could see what he was tinkering with there. Soon, Chen Xiaolian turned around and pointed at the door to the main building beside him. ¡°It¡¯s done. Let¡¯s go in.¡± After saying that, he pulled open the door. Lun Tai and Bei Tai sucked in a cold breath in unison! As for Xia Xiaolei, his eyes widened! They saw¡­ A¡­ metal room! The small metal room seemed like an elevator! ¡°All right, this is our ¡®base¡¯!¡± Chen Xiaolian was the first to walk through the door. The second was Roddy while Lun Tai and the others followed suit. Qimu Xi was thest to enter, but she showed no signs of surprise. At any rate, this was not the first time she had entered the base. ¡­ Everything in the base surprised Lun Tai and Bei Tai. As for Xia Xiaolei, he touched every nook of the wall, seemingly wanting to pull out each wall to inspect it. The circr metal orb in the centre of the room also exuded an odd yet shocking aura. The training room, smelting room, weapons and equipment room¡­ all of the rooms created a wondrous feeling. ¡°Everyone,e and sit down. I¡¯ll begin.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and gathered everyone. Lun Tai and Bei Tai cast tangled expressions at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°First of all, I have to apologize to everyone here. Mm, mainly to Xia Xiaolei, Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡­ oh, and also Qimu Xi. Although you are thetest addition to our guild, you are still one of us now. ¡°Lun Tai, Bei Tai, you two must be very curious about where Qimu Xi hade from and how she ended up joining our guild, right? ¡°In order to know about that, you will need to listen to my story slowly¡­¡± As he spoke, he cast a nce at Roddy who had anplex expression in his eyes. Chen Xiaolian made up his mind. Exhaling, he looked at Lun Tai and Bei Tai. ¡°Truth be told, I am not an Awakened. Me, Roddy, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡­ we are not Awakened ones.¡± Hearing that, Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s heads bounced up! ¡°What did you say?¡± eximed Lun Tai. There was the tangled look on Bei Tai¡¯s face as he asked, ¡°You¡­ could it be, you are all¡­ yers?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked into Bei Tai¡¯s eyes and slowly shook his head. ¡°No. We¡­ are not yers either. It would be more urate to say that we are existences outside of what you term Awakened ones and yers. A third kind of existence; we havee to call ourselves Irregrities.¡± Xia Xiaolei who was seated beside released a light sigh. Although he had known about this earlierpared to Lun Tai and Bei Tai, he was unable to stop his heart from feeling tangled and anxious. ¡°In order to exin this whole thing, I will need to start from the time I first got sucked into an instance dungeon¡­¡± Chapter 388 We Are Brothers

Chapter 388 We Are Brothers

GOR Chapter 388 We Are Brothers As Chen Xiaolian recounted his stories, the others did not interrupt him. Instead, there were increasingly shocked expressions on Lun Tai, Bei Tai and the others. There were times when Bei Tai gave a whistle. It happened twice and it seemed he had wanted to ask something but was stopped by Lun Tai. Among the two brothers, Bei Tai was the more reckless one while Lun Tai was more detailed and had a more profound mind-set. Chen Xiaolian had begun by recounting how he was first sucked into an instance dungeon through the ne crash. Finally, he talked about their London instance dungeon, how he had met Mr San¡­ his conversation with the GM, his participation in the punishment instance dungeon and also the harvest he acquired from his trip to Africa. The process took up more than one hour. After he was done, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s throat felt hoarse. As for the others, they felt their minds spinning from this revtion. When Chen Xiaolian was finally done, he unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and gulped down two mouthfuls of the mineral water before looking at the others. He asked, ¡°So, are there any questions?¡± Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Xia Xiaolei raised their hands. Chen Xiaolian sighed and said, ¡°Ask on then.¡± Xia Xiaolei asked, ¡°Boss, does that mean we now have that something something mine? A very overpowered mine?¡± Bei Tai asked, ¡°Guild Leader, when you put it that way, you only have one life? After you die, you cannot be resurrected back as an ordinary human?¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile. He looked past those two unreliable fellows and turned his attention to Lun Tai. There was a more solemn expression on Lun Tai¡¯s face. He knitted his eyebrows as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Xiaolian, can we talk in private?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and nced at the others. He saw that they weren¡¯t saying anything. Qimu Xi appeared to want to say something but the solemn atmosphere caused her to simply zip her mouth and timidly sit in a corner. ¡°Come one, then.¡± Chen Xiaolian gestured toward a distant room. Lun Tai followed Chen Xiaolian into the Weapons and Equipment room. The room was empty and spacious. After they had both entered the room, Chen Xiaolian moved to close the door. ¡°Let¡¯s talk here.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai and pulled out a piece of cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Lun Tai. After epting it, Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You didn¡¯t use to smoke much before. Why are you smoking more now?¡± ¡°Worries.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly and lit up a cigarette for himself and took a drag. ¡°Just speak your mind, Lun Tai.¡± Lun Tai stood before Chen Xiaolian and took a puff himself. After slowly exhaling, he said in a whisper, ¡°Why tell us about this? You can continue to hide this matter. This base and the mine¡­ if you had wanted to hide it, you can do so together with Roddy.¡± ¡°Because¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s smile faded and he said with a solemn expression. ¡°We are brothers.¡± Those words caused a trace of emotion to surge out from Lun Tai¡¯s eyes. ¡°Brothers¡­¡± He mumbled to himself and seemingly let out a smile. ¡°We are brothers. That is how I think of us. Moreover, I believe that you and Bei Tai think this way too. We had fought together, spilled blood together. Thus, I wholeheartedly think of you two as brothers. The same goes for Roddy.¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. Suddenly, he tossed the cigarette down the ground and used his feet to snuff it. Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai and said slowly, ¡°I know, this matter is rather¡­ strange. Clearly, my identity would lead our future path toward some¡­ mm, variables. It may be more difficult, more dangerous and more troubling. The things we face would be moreplicated. Our rate of survival might be lower. Additionally, considering our identities, if it gets exposed, we may end up bing enemies to many parties. After all, the existence of us Irregrities could trigger a natural sense of hostility from Awakened ones. But¡­¡± ¡°But you still decided to tell us the truth?¡± ¡°Yes, I can¡¯t just keep hiding this from you all,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he shook his head. ¡°If we want to fight together, going through life and death together in the future, then this cannot be kept hidden. Perhaps¡­ some difficulties and enemies will be brought upon us due to our special identities. If so, to pull you all into this dangerous situation¡­ that is unfair toward all of you!¡± Lun Tai regarded Chen Xiaolian for a good half a minute without saying anything. Finally, he extended his hand to pat Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°All right, understood.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt confused. ¡°This¡­¡± Lun Tai smiled. It was a very sincere smile. He looked at Chen Xiaolian with a warm expression and said, ¡°You¡¯ve said it earlier, we are brothers. Since we are brothers, no matter what happens, we must face it together.¡± Chen Xiaolian appeared somewhat moved. ¡°You¡­ epted it?¡± ¡°I cannot choose not to ept. We are brothers after all. Or what? Now that your identity is different, I will have to ignore you?¡± Lun Tai smiled and said, ¡°Besides, we Awakened ones live by the day. There is no telling when we would die in some instance dungeon. Dangerous or not¡­ even if it¡¯s more dangerous¡­ there isn¡¯t really any difference in it. By walking alongside you, we can see things that are different and this short future of ours would be more wondrous. The way I see it, that¡¯s not so bad.¡± ¡°That¡­¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing else to that.¡± Lun Tai directly said, ¡°Come on.¡± After that, he turned around and walked toward the door. Chen Xiaolian who was behind him watched Lun Tai¡¯s back and he suddenly opened his mouth. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Lun Tai turned his head. Chen Xiaolian studied his face and said, ¡°It¡¯s that simple?¡± ¡°It¡¯s that simple. What else is there to it?¡± Lun Tai looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°Actually, only one sentence was sufficient.¡± ¡°Which sentence?¡± ¡°We are brothers.¡± ¡­ When Lun Tai and Chen Xiaolian came to the central area, those outside gave clear sighs of relief. That was especially true of Roddy and Xia Xiaolei. Bei Tai on the other hand was still as muddle-headed as before. This fellow probably did not even know the meaning of the word worry. ¡°Did you finish your talk?¡± Roddy moved over and asked Chen Xiaolian in a whisper. ¡°Mm, finished.¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°We are brothers, that¡¯s all.¡± Roddy smiled and looked at Lun Tai. Next, he hammered his chest andughed loudly. ¡°Ha ha ha! I said there won¡¯t be any problems! This Xiaolian had been constantly worrying about this.¡± Lun Tai also gave Roddy a punch before smiling and sitting down beside Bei Tai. He looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Guild Leader, just continue on. It would appear that our guild is getting more powerful. As for how we are going to develop our guild, we¡¯ll listen to your suggestions.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. We¡¯ll listen to you, boss.¡± Xia Xiaoleiughed. ¡°Then, let¡¯s talk about this base.¡± Chen Xiaolian walked to the middle and looked at everyone. ¡°I have just now informed everyone of this base¡¯s function. It is a mini Zero City and can act as our refuge. The biggest advantage from this is that we can choose to avoid certain instance dungeons that are dangerous. Naturally, this ability to avoid instance dungeons is not all-powerful. After using that avoiding ability, we will have to rpense. Thus, the next instance dungeon bes unknown to us. Additionally, we cannot just hide inside forever and note out. If we don¡¯t participate in instance dungeons, our guild rank will fall. That will cause problems for our development in the future. ¡°However, this base is the equivalent of acquiring another set of insurance, one that can be used to preserve our lives in times of crisis.¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. Lun Tai then interjected, ¡°Personally, I feel that there is one other matter that we need to seriously think about. It¡¯s what Guild Leader had mentioned earlier, the previous owner of this base, those yers!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned solemn as well. Lun Tai continued, ¡°The previous owner of this base, those yers are all dead. This means¡­ this base is not 100 per cent safe! We cannot rely and put too much trust into this refuge. ¡°That is the first issue. ¡°The second¡­ who exactly finished off those yers? Who were their opponents? yers? Why would the system send yers toy siege to another group of yers? ¡°If they are Awakened ones, how did the system get the Awakened ones to go kill off the yers? Those scenarios are illogical. ¡°I thought about it and the only exnation I cane up with is, the existence of this base is something that goes against the will of the system! Thus, the previous owner of this base, those yers became targets for the system.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and said, ¡°Lun Tai is correct. There is another thing¡­ what was it that caused this base to be exposed. This was something that we need to figure out. Otherwise, who knows when we will be the ones to be besieged.¡± Lun Tai sighed and continued, ¡°Indeed. Although this base is a good thing, we must be careful and keep our guards up regarding this matter.¡± Chen Xiaolian then said, ¡°Let¡¯s wrap up the matter of this base, for now. Let¡¯s talk about the mine now. The Star Sand is a good item. However, the present us cannot truly utilize it to its fullest. We do not have enough Star Sand to enhance Roddy¡¯s mech. Thus, we can only¡­ enhance our own personal equipment.¡± ¡°Especially your Sword in the Stone!¡± said Roddy with a smile. ¡°The Sword in the Stone is already a high-grade equipment to begin with. After using the Star Sand to enhance it, it will be even sharper!¡± ¡°I have something to say about that,¡± Lun Tai said loudly. ¡°Although the Star Sand is good, we need to use it sparingly. I disagree with Xiaolian¡¯s idea on using it on all our personal equipment¡­ let¡¯s be honest, with the exception of Xiaolian¡¯s Sword in the Stone, all our other equipment aremon goods. It would be too much of a waste to enhance thesemon goods using Star Sand. I suggest that we only enhance high-grade equipment, those that could bring value to us with the Star Sand. It would be better for us that way.¡± ¡°I agree.¡± Roddy nodded his head. ¡°I agree!¡± ¡°I agree!¡± Both Xia Xiaolei and Bei Tai nodded as well. Qimu Xi hesitated for a moment before speaking out in a whisper, ¡°I agree.¡± Chen Xiaolian appeared somewhat moved. He looked at them and said, ¡°However, by doing this, I am the only one who will be able to enhance my weapon. You all would not be able to enhance¡­¡± ¡°What is there to be afraid of?¡± Bei Tai suddenlyughed out. ¡°Our guild is now powerful. We have our own base and a mine. I believe we will quickly be very powerful. By then, is there any need to worry that we would not have any powerful equipment?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°All right. If so, we¡¯ll proceed that way for now.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and continued, ¡°I will try to quickly get high-grade equipment for everyone. Mm¡­ right, talking about equipment¡­¡± He turned to Lun Tai. ¡°Lun Tai you have the highest amount ofbat experience among us all. Make the necessary calctions and create a list out. de Mountain me Sea Guild had promised to give us a batch of equipment and supplies. We can¡¯t just treat this casually. Check to see if there is anything we need orck. Then, make a list for me so I can discuss it with them.¡± ¡°Sure, leave that to me,¡± replied Lun Tai who nodded his head. ¡°Additionally, there is the usage of this base.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at them all. ¡°Before this, we had all been working out inside the fitness centre. But now that we have this base, I suggest moving here. The training function of this ce is very powerful; it can simte out many different kinds of environment specifically tailored for our training. Cold weapons, firearms, various types of terrains and climates can be simted out. This way, our rate of training would be more efficient.¡± ¡°That is a good thing.¡± Lun Tai nodded and continued, ¡°It will be closer to actualbat training.¡± ¡°Roddy,¡± said Chen Xiaolian who turned to Roddy. ¡°You are responsible for procuring a batch of supplies for living purposes. We¡¯ll store it here. In the future, we may spend a long time here.¡± ¡°Leave it to me,¡± said Roddy with augh. However, he quickly gave a frown. ¡°But, I don¡¯t have too much money left.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and pulled out one of the boxes within his Storage Watch. It contained gold. ¡°This is the wealth acquired from the trip to Africa. I had finished off that dictator President before he could run away and taken these assets that he had with me. This will be enough to deal with our mary issues. Oh, there are also some firearms. When I finished off the guards there, I also took quite a number of their firearms. We can use it.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at them and said slowly, ¡°In addition, I am going to assign tasks for the guild members. Lun Tai.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°From now on, you will be the Deputy Leader.¡± Lun Tai was slightly shocked. Chen Xiaolian said solemnly, ¡°You are the one with the highest amount ofbat experience among us all. You also have a calm disposition. As Deputy Leader, when I am not around, you will be responsible for making decisions! Don¡¯t say no, this is for the sake of the guild.¡± ¡°Very well, I ept.¡± ¡°Bei Tai.¡± ¡°Me? What can I do?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°You are familiar with various kinds of firearms and weapons. You will be our training instructor. Generally speaking, me, Roddy, Xiaolei and Qimu Xi will be spending most of our time here. You will have to train us all.¡± ¡°No problem! I won¡¯t be holding back!¡± Xia Xiaolei shrunk his neck ¨C before this, he had been specially trained by Lun Tai and Bei Tai and had to suffer quite some under them. Roddy who had been remaining silent for some time suddenly spoke up, ¡°Xiaolian, I thought of something.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°That mine, I want to go there and see it.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian was somewhat puzzled. Roddy slowly said, ¡°You mentioned that the mining process of the mine uses machines to automatically mine. My skill is Mechanical Heart; I will go there and look around. Who knows¡­ I might be able to do something. Maybe my ability can allow the efficiency of the mining machines to increase slightly! ¡°Considering how precious the Star Sand mine is, even a one per cent increase in mining efficiency would give us a huge profit!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up! Chapter 389 To Zero City

Chapter 389 To Zero City

GOR Chapter 389 To Zero City The next day, Roddy proceeded to settle the procedures needed to travel overseas as he prepared to head to Africa. This time, Chen Xiaolian did not go. He simply gave Roddy the details about the position of the mine and method of entry to Roddy. As for the ess, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s personal system had the authority to grant Roddy ess to the mining site. After Roddy left, the matter of procuring supplies was left to Lun Tai and Bei Tai. The two brothers were veterans in the underground scene. The two of them split the gold and valuables that Chen Xiaolian brought back and took action separately. After moving out, they began converting them into cash. Lun Tai was also very careful; he did not sell off all the gold instantly to avert attracting other people¡¯s attention. He sold them in a few small batches while reserving the remaining. They spent the next two days buying vehicles and supplies. However, Chen Xiaolian did find the time to return to his home. There was a friend from the grasnds at home after all. Arn was a sincere person. Although Chen Xiaolian had been busy for the past two days, he showed no dissatisfaction toward the busy Chen Xiaolian. Rather, he felt somewhat guilty for disturbing his brother¡¯s life. Chen Xiaolian then went for a round of drinks with Arn to sooth his feelings. The only one who was in a bad mood was likely Nicole. After returning to the yoga studio, Nicole found that the fitness centre beside was locked. For two to three consecutive days, not a single silhouette could be seen there. That caused Nicole to feel depressed. Not a single fellow from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild could be seen. Even the one known as Da Gang was not around. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was also worrying about one matter. That was none other than Da Gang. Naturally, he no longer had any intention to stay in the fitness centre. Since he already had a base, the fitness centre had lost its purpose. For his guild members, that was not an issue. However, things were different with Da Gang. As Chen Xiaolian was no longer going to run the fitness centre, he did not mind having Da Gang stay with him in his home. And therein lied the problem. Although Chen Xiaolian was willing, he was afraid that Da Gang might not be willing. He was a man after all. Furthermore, he was also slightly olderpared to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian had asked him toe over from Hangzhou to Nanjing. While he was helping out with the fitness centre as admin personnel, there was at least a purpose there. To have Da Gang simply live and eat inside his home without doing anything since the fitness centre was no longer in operation¡­ he feared that Da Gang¡¯s self-esteem would not allow that to happen. Although he seemed to have an inferior persona, he was in fact someone who cared a great deal about his own self-esteem. However, this problem was resolved by Da Gang himself on the third day. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was staying at his home, eating lunch with Arn. The young man from the grasnds informed Chen Xiaolian that he intended to go visit his university. He also told Chen Xiaolian not to apany him as he was busy. Yu Jiajia on the other hand, could no longer stand being cooped up inside. She volunteered to go together with Arn. As of now, there was no longer any need for Chen Xiaolian to continue keeping an eye on Yu Jiajia. After sessfullying to a deal with Father Qiao, Yu Jiajia had lost her value as a bargaining chip. With the Star Sand mine in his hands, Chen Xiaolian was not worried that Father Qiao would go back on his words. Not long after Arn and Yu Jiajia headed out, Da Gang who went out for a stroll returned. Chen Xiaolian turned to face the door and was unable to restrain himself from staring at Da Gang who was wearing a uniform. ¡°Bro, what is this?¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his eyes. Da Gang grinned and said, ¡°I know that you¡¯ve been worried about my matters. No fret, I have already found a job.¡± The uniform that Da Gang was wearing was a grey-coloured uniform. It was something that Chen Xiaolian was very familiar with. Could he not be familiar with it? That was clearly the uniform for the security personnel of his residentialplex! As Chen Xiaolian was still stunned, Da Gang exined matters to him. When he went out today, he encountered some people from the residentialplex. After hearing from them that the residentialplex was looking to hire new security personnel, Da Gang went to apply for the job. Don¡¯t joke around. This was a veteran Awakened, formerly known as the Angel Killer! Could he not be qualified to be a security personnel? Although Tian Lie did not expose his god like powers, he was still a savvy and intelligent fellow. There was no problem with his household registration record ¨C he dide from Hangzhou City after all. He was also very familiar with this residentialplex. Most importantly, even though he looked somewhat thin, the wages he demanded was low! The ck hearted property manager tested the waters by offering him a monthly sry of 1,500 yuan ¨C honestly, if Chen Xiaolian was there, he would immediately grab hold of that fellow and m him on the table! They were in Nanjing, a huge city! 1,500 yuan per month? Even temp workers demand a higher sry than this! However, Da Gang had nodded his head on the spot. He didn¡¯t even try to bargain. The property manager was overjoyed and he instantly hired Da Gang! And thus, the famed Angel Killer, Sir Tian Lie gloriously became the residentialplex¡¯s¡­ security guard! Tian Lie than told Chen Xiaolian that he wanted to move out. Without waiting for Chen Xiaolian to object, Tian Lie spoke out again, ¡°Security guards have to work night shifts. Also, it seems to be a rotating shift. Sometimes, it will be in the afternoon and sometimes, it will be at night. The time for my work is not fixed. So, if I am to stay here, I will end up having toe in and out during the night. That will disturb everyone¡¯s resting time. Additionally, the residentialplex has its own dormitory inside it. It¡¯s just on the edge of the residentialplex. The dormitory that I will be living in is not that far away and it also provides two meals per day.¡± Pausing for a moment, Tian Lie continued, ¡°If you feel bad about it, how about this. If I am on night shifts, I will stay in the dormitory. But if I¡¯m doing afternoon shifts, I¡¯lle back here.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Tian Lie and sighed. After Tian Lie finished his conversation with Chen Xiaolian, he entered to grab some of his clothes before leaving for the dormitory. After considering the matter, Chen Xiaolian went out alone to the nearby supermarket to buy several packs of cigarettes. In the afternoon, Chen Xiaolian took advantage of the fact that everyone was resting to stroll inside the property management site. He located the property manager and stuffed the two packs of cigarettes into his hands and said, ¡°Da Gang is my friend, I¡¯ll have to trouble you to care of him in the future.¡± After receiving the two packets of Chunghwa cigarettes, he smiled and pped his own chest before skilfully keeping the two cigarette packs into his drawer. When Chen Xiaolian headed out, he pulled out another two packets. Every time he encountered a security guard, he would stuff one into that security guard¡¯s hands. Soon, he had given away all the cigarettes and had asked them all to help take care of the neer, Da Gang. After he was done, Chen Xiaolian walked out the door. Before walking out, he saw Da Gang in the security guard uniform with a rubber stick in his hand as the guards were changing shifts. He appeared to be putting on quite a show of it and even winked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian then headed out to meet someone. He came to a high-ss hotel within the city. Right after entering the lobby of the hotel, he saw that the man in ck was already there waiting for him. Chen Xiaolian walked over with a frown on his face. He said, ¡°I thought that your side won¡¯t be contacting me so soon. Didn¡¯t you say in a few more days?¡± The man in ck answered coolly, ¡°Mr Qiao has returned and he is anxious to meet up with you.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and followed the man in ck into the elevator. After reaching the top floor of the hotel, they entered a luxury suite. There, Chen Xiaolian saw Qiao Yifeng. Qiao Yifeng was not looking too good. He appeared to have aged quite a bit since theirst meeting. The skin on his cheeks was hung down, his eyelids swollen and his eyes bloodshot. The moment he entered the room, he could smell the strong scent of cigarette smoke wafting inside. Qiao Yifeng was seated on the sofa and the ashtray before him was stuffed full of cigarette butts. There was also a cigarette sandwiched between his fingers. Looking at his appearance, there was only one word to describe the atmosphereing off him: Restlessness! ¡°You¡¯re here?¡± ¡°Mm, I¡¯m here,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian who went over to sit in front of Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Why are you so anxious to look for me?¡± ¡°The deal we made earlier, we need to speed things up.¡± Qiao Yifeng sighed and continued, ¡°Come with me¡­ to Zero City.¡± ¡°??¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Qiao Yifeng and asked, ¡°When?¡± ¡°Right now!¡± Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was concerned. Of course he was willing to go to Zero City. There were still many things that needed to be done after all. However, there was a need to discuss this matter with his guild members. But Qiao Yifeng appeared very anxious. He said, ¡°If we¡¯re going, then we¡¯re going now! I have no time to wait for you! Also¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng then said something that made it impossible for Chen Xiaolian to refuse. ¡°If youe to Zero City now, you can bring Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo back with you.¡± Chapter 390 Nicole’s Warning

Chapter 390 Nicole¡¯s Warning

GOR Chapter 390 Nicole¡¯s Warning Qiao Yifeng had a haggard looking appearance and one nce was suffice to tell Chen Xiaolian that he was facing a huge problem. Chen Xiaolian turned serious. The two of them had already settled on an agreement. But now, Father Qiao had suddenly asked him to go with him to Zero City. Additionally, he had done so in such an anxious manner. How could Chen Xiaolian not worry? Chen Xiaolian considered this matter. Given Qiao Yifeng¡¯s position, a matter that could make him so anxious meant that his guild, de Mountain me Sea Guild had encountered a huge problem! Having reached that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyebrows knitted together as he looked at Qiao Yifeng. Qiao Yifeng took a deep breath as he looked back at Chen Xiaolian. Then, he said in a low tone, ¡°Chen Xiaolian.¡± His tone this time was somewhat more gentle. This was the first time that Chen Xiaolian had heard him using such a soft and gentle tone. Qiao Yifeng stood up, his eyes continued staring at Chen Xiaolian as he whispered, ¡°Although you might not like to hear these words, I must still say them again.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Say it then.¡± ¡°Back in Africa, I had set you up. That one is on me. However, as a parent¡­ these thoughts of mine, even if I don¡¯t say it out, you will stille to understand them someday. To struggle within this game, there is no telling when that guild of yours would encounter an ident and end up getting annihted. ¡°I¡¯m not merely trying to break up a pair of loved ones. If you are an ordinary person who treats Qiao Qiao well, I will not go this far to stop you two. I am not the type of parent that sees only money. ¡°However, the rtionship between you and Qiao Qiao is not merely about love.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°I understand.¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao is determined to follow you, but that means putting her body and life in the same boat as yours. She is determined to continue to be a part of your guild. But for me, her father, that is simply using her life to gamble. As a parent, can I not take action to stop her? Since you two refused to listen to my advice, I could only take action and use underhanded means. ¡°And thus, the incident in Africa happened. ¡°I am not someone who has a vicious heart. Back then, I saw you as a disaster threatening my daughter¡¯s life.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued to nod his head. ¡°I understand.¡± ¡°In Africa, you were lucky. Be it your strength or whatnot, you ended up acquiring the mine. Thus, I changed my mind. In your eyes, I am probably someone who only cares about benefits. Seeing that you now have the mine, my desire for the mine made me bow my head down to you and want to form a partnership with you. I allowed you to be together with Qiao Qiao, my own daughter in exchange for the mine. ¡°That is probably what you thought about me, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. That was indeed what he had thought. Qiao Yifeng sneered and a sharp glint shed out from his eyes as he barked out, ¡°What kind of person am I, Qiao Yifeng? Would I use my own daughter in exchange for some benefit? I am not even afraid of death, would I betray my own daughter? There is nothing in this world that could make me use my own daughter as a tool of exchange!¡± Hearing that made Chen Xiaolian slightly surprised. He looked at Qiao Yifeng and asked, ¡°Mm? If so, why did you agree to my request back in Africa?¡± ¡°For one reason,¡± said Qiao Yifeng with a sigh. He slowly said, ¡°After you acquired the mine, I carefully considered it. Although your guild¡¯s strength is weak, using the mine as a foundation and the external support from me, you might be able to continue surviving. With that, your guild would be able to rise quickly within a short span of time. Thus, even though Qiao Qiao is with you, the degree of danger that she faces would be greatly reduced as well. ¡°Moreover, she has stubbornly decided to follow you. ¡°Since I cannot stop her, I can only acquiesce. ¡°At the end of the day, I, Qiao Yifeng is not someone who will sell his daughter for the sake of the mine that you have. ¡°Rather, by having the mine, you now have enough strength to develop your guild and protect my daughter. That is why I agreed to have you two be together again.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian was silent for quite a while. Then, he slowly raised his head and looked at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°All right, since you¡¯ve said that, then I will believe you.¡± Qiao Yifeng waved with his hand. ¡°You trusting me or not doesn¡¯t matter. Even if you think of me as someone who would sell off my daughter for the sake of the development of my guild, I don¡¯t mind. The reason I am telling you these is not because I want you to understand my difficulties.¡± ¡°Then why?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°There has been some changes to the situation,¡± answered Qiao Yifeng with a sigh. ¡°Changes?¡± Qiao Yifeng straightened himself and slowly walked to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. ¡°I had said this before. But now, I must say it again. ¡°Would you be willing to join my de Mountain me Sea Guild? ¡°As long as you are willing, I will ept the other members of your guild as well! ¡°After joining de Mountain me Sea Guild, you can still be together with Qiao Qiao. As her father, I will not stop the love between you two! ¡°Since you two youngsters are willing to be together, then you should be together. ¡°Give up on that nameless little guild of yours and join de Mountain me Sea Guild! ¡°Wouldn¡¯t that be killing two birds with one stone?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Are you going back on your words right now?¡± ¡°Not going back on my words. I am just giving you an advice, a very heartfelt advice!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned dark and he said, ¡°Mr Qiao, this action of yours¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t get angry and just let me finish first.¡± Qiao Yifeng sighed. He turned back to the sofa and sat back down. Lighting himself another piece of cigarette, he then took two puffs from it. As the smoke from the cigarette swirled in the air, a deeply fatigued look appeared in his bloodshot eyes. ¡°There has been a huge change to the situation.¡± There were helplessness and dejection within Qiao Yifeng¡¯s tone. ¡°I had indeed made you a promise you back in Africa. However, things had changed. ¡°Back when we had met up in Africa, I thought that since you have the mine, your potential for growth will be big despite its present small state. Add the power of my de Mountain me Sea Guild to the equation and you would be able to quickly rise up the ranks. ¡°By getting the mine, you had stolen food from a pack of tigers. You had stolen the food belonging to guilds like the Rodriar Guild. However, as long as I protect you, as long as de Mountain me Sea Guild steps forward, this matter could be dealt with. ¡°You will be able to safely sit on the mine, get its benefits and enhance your guilds¡¯ strength. ¡°Everyone would be able to go on with their lives. It¡¯s that kind of ending. ¡°But now, things are different.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and said, ¡°Where exactly is the difference?¡± An expression of profound sorrow appeared on Qiao Yifeng¡¯s eyes. The old man had actually allowed the feeling to leak out on his face; or rather, he had no way to stop the feeling from showing on his face. ¡°I fear that de Mountain me Sea Guild is about to copse.¡± ¡­ Bang! Nicole¡¯s palm mmed heavily on the wall. She was presently standing before the door to the fitness centre. Seeing that the door was still locked, she became vexed. It¡¯s been a few days now. Look like those fellows had really abandoned this ce? They are just going to wipe their ass and leave without a trace? If so, does that mean my efforts here to get close to them had all gone down the drain? Earlier, Nicole had been able to get Yu Jiajia¡¯s phone number. However, after trying to call her thest two days, she found that the other party had their phone closed off. This made Nicole even more anxious. And then there was Roddy¡­ that bastard. Nicole had spent thest few days hiding her identity while getting close to them. Yet, Roddy had been avoiding her as one would avoid a gue. He had also not been picking up her calls. Whenever she called, he would just turn off her call. What was Nicole supposed to do with her face? And then there was Chen Xiaolian. Nicole also had Chen Xiaolian¡¯s phone number. However, it was not right to recklessly call him. She was presently taking on the identity as ¡®Little Ye from next door¡¯. Generally speaking, they weren¡¯t exactly close to each other. She also had no excuse to just suddenly call him. But there was a problem. If those fellows had truly abandoned this fitness centre and left, where would she go to find them? How was she going to find a suitable excuse to get close to them? Nicole could not be med for being so anxious. After making that trip to Zero City and finding out about that information, she returned to approach Chen Xiaolian and his group. Having found out that Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo were Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughters, it was only natural for Nicole, who knew of Qiao Yifeng¡¯s identity to figure out what was going on. However, de Mountain me Sea Guild was in hot soup! If there was too deep of a rtionship between Chen Xiaolian and those people¡­ Damn it! How could those kids understand! The waters of Zero City are not easy to steer through! Nicole was not too concerned about the life and death of others. However, she must save Roddy. For some special reason, perhaps it was a reason that she herself was not aware of, Nicole did not want to reveal her identity right now. However, she could not simply watch as those fellows walk into danger. After thinking about that, Nicole sighed. She pulled out a stack of mobile phone cards from her pocket. Casually pulling one out, she inserted the card into her phone. Putting in a number that she was very familiar with, she then typed out a message and sent it over. Chen Xiaolian who was gaping at Qiao Yifeng suddenly felt his mobile phone vibrating. He subconsciously pulled it out from his pocket and checked it. An unknown number. However, when he looked at it, he became stunned. His mind was rocked! ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild is about to meet their end! Regardless of what your connection to them might be, I advise you to stay away from them! If you don¡¯t want to die, don¡¯t enter the muddy waters!¡± Chen Xiaolian gaped as he read the message on his mobile phone¡¯s screen. Qiao Yifeng who was before him slowly spoke out in a hoarse voice, ¡°Our guild has encountered a huge obstacle. This time, it appears that our chances of breaking through are slim.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body shuddered! This message from the unknown number, who had sent it? ¡°We might have our seat on the Board of Patriarchs taken away from us.¡± Qiao Yifeng said without showing any expression. ¡°You are not someone from Zero City. So, it will be very hard for you to understand just how critical the seat in the Board of Patriarchs is to the resident guilds of Zero City. ¡°Losing the seat means losing the qualification to obtain the quests given by Zero City. That also means losing the additional allocation. After that, unless something miraculous happens, the guild will slowly decline and end up perishing. ¡°Perhaps the declining process would be a very long one. However, the situation is one that is very hard to turn around. ¡°What I mean to say is, once we lose our seat on the Board of Patriarchs, I will have no way to protect your guild anymore. ¡°I am referring to the mine! ¡°My original n was to announce within Zero City that the mine had fallen to an external force who is on my, de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s side. That is one way of giving them an exnation. ¡°In ordance with the rules of Zero City, the other guilds will not be allowed to pursue this matter anymore. ¡°However, things will change once we lose our seat in the Board of Patriarchs. ¡°When that happens, in ordance to the rules of Zero City, all of our ¡®additional allocation¡¯ must be handed over. We are only allowed to keep the essential quota. We¡¯ll be left to struggle at Death¡¯s door. ¡°The same goes for the C11 mine. The Board of Patriarchs will certainly demand us to hand it over. We must either give up the yield from the mine or sell it to them at a low price. ¡°Most importantly, there is a real risk that the identity of the mine¡¯s owner will be exposed. ¡°That is why I want you to join de Mountain me Sea Guild. ¡°Although we might lose our seat on the Board of Patriarchs, we can still maintain our position as a resident guild. ¡°As long as you be a member of my guild, the other resident guilds will not be able to trouble you. Even if there are private grudges between you and them, by staying in Zero City, you will be protected. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, believe me. ¡°Once de Mountain me Sea Guild loses its qualification for the seat¡­ ¡°We will no longer be able to protect your mine. ¡°As for you, you people will not be able to protect the mine by yourselves! You won¡¯t even be able to protect yourselves!¡± Chapter 391 Honeycomb

Chapter 391 Honeb

GOR Chapter 391 Honeb Saying that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart did not waver would be a lie. Regardless of what may have happened, even though the guild had lost its seat in the Board of Patriarchs, even if it was in decline, de Mountain me Sea Guild was still a resident guild of Zero City. With the protective powers of Zero City, that process of decline could be dragged on for a long time. If everything were to proceed smoothly, then it would not be impossible to preserve a stable life for over a decade or even longer. With the resident guild status, it was possible for one to simply stay inside Zero City all the time. As long as he chose not to leave Zero City, he could live in peace inside Zero City. It was likely that there were many who would be willing to lead such a life. However, the wavering in his heart onlysted for a short instant and was immediately snuffed out. Chen Xiaolian took in a deep breath and exhaled out all the distractive thoughts out. It was unfortunate, but he was unable to agree to it. If he was just an ordinary Awakened, he might agree to it. However, he wasn¡¯t! Neither was Roddy! Neither were Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo! How could he expose the secret that he was an Irregrity? It may not be an issue to divulge that secret to his own brothers andrade-in-arms. But Qiao Yifeng? Those from de Mountain me Sea Guild? Chen Xiaolian was unable to trust them! Let¡¯s not even go to the point where Qiao Yifeng was not the Guild Leader. Chen Xiaolian did not know what kind of people were the others from de Mountain me Sea Guild. How could he just put the lives of his guild members into someone else¡¯s hand? There was another issue. Assume that he could disregard the issue regarding his identity, forget everything about Irregrities and Awakened ones and just hide inside Zero City and spend the rest of his days inside. Without leaving Zero City, there would be no need to participate in instance dungeons. There appeared to be not much disadvantage to this choice. However! Is Zero City really secure? Is there such a thing as a truly safe refuge in this world? How did the Conquerors Guild get eradicated? They possessed a smaller version of Zero City, yet their home was still invaded and their entire guild was annihted! Hide in Zero City and live a good life inside? Chen Xiaolian was not that na?ve! Additionally, he possessed quite the backing and asset! There was the GM who would secretly help him. A base that was nearly as good as Zero City. Mr San and so many other secrets! He possessed so many chips in his hands! Why should a man go live under others? Live in Zero City for the rest of his life without going out? Be a shut-in? What a joke! After considering all those, Chen Xiaolian finally made up his mind. He smiled and looked at Qiao Yifeng who was seated before him. ¡°Mr Qiao, since you wanted to say those words again, I had chosen to listen. But this is thest time. Now, you¡¯ve finished speaking and I have finished listening. And so, it¡¯s done.¡± A deeply disappointed look overcame Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face as he regarded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You youngsters are always so conceited. Just because you¡¯ve had some fortuitous encounters, did you lose track of the height of the Heavens and the depth of the Earth?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not be enraged. He simply replied gently, ¡°You are simply being goodhearted, that is what I believe. However, since you¡¯ve said what you wanted to, saying more would be pointless. Mr Qiao, I respect you and I hope you will respect me.¡± ¡°Fine!¡± Qiao Yifeng pped down on the table and stood up. Then, casting a look at Chen Xiaolian, he said, ¡°So be it! You youngsters are too stubborn. I won¡¯t try to advise you now. Later on, you will end up mming your head on the wall. I suppose it won¡¯t be toote to regret by then.¡± Chen Xiaolian remain unaffected and he looked at the time. ¡°So, will we be heading to Zero City now?¡± Qiao Yifeng nced at the watch on his wrist. It was a unique looking watch. After checking it, he said, ¡°We have another 10 minutes.¡± This was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s second trip to Zero City. Thest time he went to Zero City, he had done so using the public passageway for outsiders. After entering, there would be guards and a registration process. It was quite the umon experience for Chen Xiaolian. This time however, he was able to witness the entry and exit authority of the ¡®resident guilds¡¯. It was very different from the public passageway that he had usedst time! At around nearly three in the afternoon¡­ Qiao Yifeng suddenly stood up. The man in ck opened the door and entered the room. Qiao Yifeng nced at him and asked, ¡°Has it been arranged?¡± ¡°It¡¯s done. The nearby neighbourhood had been inspected. There is no danger or anything to worry about. We had inspected all surveince devices and all nearby residential areas. It¡¯s clean. We did not find anything suspicious and can be certain there is no risk that Electronic Guardians are around.¡± After saying all that in one breath, the man in ck exhaled and looked at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°I¡¯ve booked all three floors up and down for this hotel. There won¡¯t be any nuisances.¡± Qiao Yifeng nodded to express his satisfaction. When the time reached three o¡¯clock¡­ The man in ck turned around to leave the room. He went out and stood guard outside. Qiao Yifeng cast a nce at Chen Xiaolian before turning and moving toward the door within the living room that led to the bedroom. They were inside the hotel¡¯s luxury suite. The bedroom door was partially closed. Chen Xiaolian who had been inside the living room for the afternoon had peeked through the partially closed door and looked inside it. He had not seen anything surprising. When it was three in the afternoon, Qiao Yifeng moved until he was standing before the bedroom door. Then, he extended his hand with the unique looking watch, used it to grab the handle of the door and closed the door. Chen Xiaolian could clearly notice the watch on Qiao Yifeng¡¯s hand shine with a green light, which instantly swept over the door. This time, when Qiao Yifeng opened the door once again, Chen Xiaolian became stunned. Whaty beyond the door was no longer the bedroom of the suite! It had be a small metallic room. The small metallic room appeared very familiar. It very much resembled the entrance passageway to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s base. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound. Qiao Yifeng nced at Chen Xiaolian and gave a harrumph. ¡°Are you noting?¡± Chen Xiaolian walked over and followed Qiao Yifeng through the door. Next, Qiao Yifeng closed the door. Bang! The metal room immediately became a sealed ce. ¡°This is the entry and exit passageway for Zero City?¡± ¡°A temporary entry and exit passageway, a high-level privilege that my guild has,¡± said Qiao Yifeng coolly. ¡°This privilege allows me to, at a specified time, use any door in this world to directly enter Zero City. This privilegees from this watch that I am wearing. The passageway will appear wherever I am.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows and asked, ¡°It¡¯s that easy?¡± ¡°Easy?¡± Qiao Yifeng sneered. ¡°The Development Team is always in pursuit of Zero City! You think entering Zero City is easy? Every time you want to enter Zero City, you must go through a security check. You must ensure that there is none of those damned Electronic Guardians around and ensure that the one using the privilege is clean. ¡°Additionally, there is a time limit. Each entry and exit passageway will onlyst for one minute! ¡°The time I set is for 3.00 to 3.01. Once the time is over, the entry and exit passageway will automatically close down.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Electronic Guardian? What is that?¡± ¡°A detestable monster created by the Development Team. It¡¯s simr to the defensive forces in this world, created specifically for the sake of seeking out the bug known as Zero City. You can assume it to be some sort of anti-virus software, assuming that Zero City is a virus of course.¡± ¡°But are you not afraid that someone might stumble into Zero City?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°What makes you think that? There will always be infiltrators and hunters. However, we have a very strict security and defence system. We also have certain mechanisms in ce.¡± Qiao Yifeng then gestured at the room and continued, ¡°What do you think we are here for right now? We are waiting for Zero City¡¯s primary system to initiate a security scan.¡± Scan? While Chen Xiaolian was feeling puzzled, a green beam of light descended from above. The green light then swept over him and Qiao Yifeng from head to toe several times. Finally, the light faded away. ¡°Once a problem urs during the scanning process, this passageway will instantly be jammed. That way, the suspicious elements within will be locked inside this ce. In fact, before the scan isplete, we would not really be inside Zero City. Rather, we would be isted inside a spatial point. Once a problem arises, that spatial point would be cut off and we would not have to worry about Zero City¡¯s safety.¡± ¡°Spatial technology?¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a passionate look. ¡°I don¡¯t quite get it,¡± said Qiao Yifeng as he shook his head. One minuteter, the wall of the enclosed metallic room before them automatically opened up, just like that of an elevator. Qiao Yifeng took the first step forward while Chen Xiaolian followed behind him. After walking out of the ¡®elevator¡¯, what Chen Xiaolian saw made it so he could not restrain the feeling of shock rising out from his heart. Thest time he entered Zero City, he had used the public passageway. Thus, after entering, he was sent to the central za of Zero City. This time however, he had entered through the internal passageway of the resident guilds. The scene that greeted him after he stepped out from the elevator was greatly different! Whatid before him was a vast and unparalleled honeb! No! It would be more urate to say that Chen Xiaolian was already inside the vast honeb! It was the interior of a vast building. However, the interiors of this huge building were all hexagonal. The six-sided walls made it so the rooms were hexagonal in shape. In the centre was arge hole. Chen Xiaolian stood at the ground floor and raised his head to look up. The building was probably hundreds of metres high! The surrounding walls had a silvery metallic lustre and Chen Xiaolian was unable to figure out what materials were used to construct them. Standing on the ground floor of this honeb building, Chen Xiaolian was able to view his surroundings. Less than 10 metres away from him were two humanoid-shaped mechs, the II-Model Sentinel mechs that he had seen before! Naturally, these were not the emascted version. These were theplete version. When Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Yifeng walked out, the two mechs vigntly turned their attention toward them. When they saw Qiao Yifeng, the two mechs raised up their left arms in salute. However, Chen Xiaolian sensed that there was something coldly monitoring his movements. Even though the two mechs were saluting, they had not loosened their grip on the des in their right hands! Additionally, the muzzles of the cannons installed on their shoulders continued to be aimed at him. ¡°People from your guild?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked out of curiosity after seeing the mechs. Qiao Yifeng shook his head. ¡°These are not controlled by humans, there are no pilots inside. It is an AI withpletebat functions. However, they are still considerablyckingpared to a real mech pilot.¡± ¡°AI?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°Nonsense! Do you think it¡¯s easy to nurture a mech expert? Although the guilds have plenty of experts, not everyone has the talent to be a mech expert. Did you think that every guild could produce a group of mech-oriented angels like the Angel Corps?¡± Qiao Yifeng smiled wryly. ¡°These mechs here are used as singlebat mechs.¡± There was a passionate look in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes as he regarded the mechs. He could not help but lick his lips as he asked, ¡°Is it expensive?¡± He thought to himself: It seems I would have to add some more stuff to the list of supplies to be obtained from Old Qiao. Thankfully, I haven¡¯t shown him the list. I¡¯ll be able to add some¡­ Chapter 392 The Endeavouring Bluesea

Chapter 392 The Endeavouring Bluesea

GOR Chapter 392 The Endeavouring Bluesea As Chen Xiaolian was thinking about that, his heart suddenly sank. At present, de Mountain me Sea Guild might not even be able to protect itself. As such, the earlier agreed upon conditions and supplies might note to pass. As he thought about that, Chen Xiaolian could not suppress the feeling of regret froming out. Qiao Yifeng cast a nce at Chen Xiaolian. Without replying to the question, he pointed to the front and said, ¡°Follow me.¡± Not many figures could be seen on the ground floor lobby. The lobby was empty save for the asional Sentinel mechs and their mechanical movement sounds. They reached a point where there were rows of hexagonal tiles on the floor. Beside the spot were two oval-shaped metallic objects, which stood upward vertically. Qiao Yifeng pointed at one of the hexagonal tiles and said, ¡°Stand on it.¡± Although Chen Xiaolian did not know what those were, he still did as told. Then, he saw Qiao Yifeng moving over to stand on the tile beside his. Before Chen Xiaolian could react, a swooshing sound rang out and a beam of light appeared. Chen Xiaolian instantly felt weightless, seemingly having lost all his senses. That strange feelingsted for an instant. In the blink of an eye, he found that he was standing somewhere else. Lowering his head, he saw that the lobby was tens of metres beneath his feet. Both Qiao Yifeng and himself were now standing tens of floors above in the honeb building! Beside him was a hexagonal corridor. ¡°Mm? How did we get up?¡± ¡°Quantum technology¡¯s instant teleportation,¡± said Qiao Yifeng with indifference. Chen Xiaolian widened his eyes. Qiao Yifeng appeared uninterested in discussing about that. He turned into the hexagonal corridor and reached out with his hand to press on an interface on the door. After a green light scanned his palm, the door of the corridor opened up. ¡°Get in, I¡¯ll introduce you to someone.¡± The corridor was about tens of metres long. At the end of the corridor was a lounge. A holographic projection shone down from above, taking the form of a ck haired and beautiful looking female human¡­ it was clearly a virtual object. It then spoke out with a gentle tone. ¡°Mr Qiao, wee back.¡± Qiao Yifeng had both hands held behind his back as he turned to face the holographic figure. He said, ¡°I want to meet Bluesea.¡± ¡°Mr Bluesea is presently entertaining guests. Please head to lounge no. 2 first.¡± The holographic figure made a courteous gesture before stepping forward to lead the way. Chen Xiaolian regarded the translucent figure and its unique looking uniform. A beam of light was constantly shining from the ceiling down at the figure¡¯s body. ¡°Curious?¡± Qiao Yifeng was walking beside Chen Xiaolian. The corners of his lips curled into a smile and he said, ¡°This is the AI of the guild. That Bluesea loves this stuff. He even created a seductive looking woman to act as his secretary. Seriously, that old bachelor. He won¡¯t look for women but he likes to make up a fake thing to stay by him. Is it fun to just watch¡­¡± When they were standing before the door of a room, the holographic figure pointed out with its hand and the door of the room automatically opened up. After Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Yifeng entered the room, the holographic figure gave a bow and the door closed. The furnishings inside the room were not much different to that of ordinary meeting rooms that Chen Xiaolian had seen before, just tables and chairs. At the side were two wine cabs. Qiao Yifeng walked over. Reaching out with his hand, he pulled out a bottle of wine. With but a nce, Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize the wine. The bottle was the same as the one that the old man had treated him to back in Africa. ¡°Romanee Conti?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a wry smile. ¡°Do you fellows have to be so extravagant?¡± ¡°Fool, it¡¯s not the real one.¡± Qiao Yifeng shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s a replicated item. We possess replication technology. As long as we have one real article, we will be able to replicate another out. Every molecule can be replicated out and the taste ispletely the same as the real one. Even wines of different years can be replicated perfectly to reproduce the exact same taste.¡± After saying that, Qiao Yifeng opened the bottle and brought two cups over. ¡°No time to decanter it. Just drink it as it is.¡± He poured a cup for himself and proceeded to drink, ignoring Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian felt that there would be some big issues to deal withter. Thus, he chose not to drink the wine. The two of them sat there in the lounge for a while and they stared at each other without saying anything. Qiao Yifeng continued pouring for himself as he drank. After finishing half the bottle, he became anxious. Standing up, he said, ¡°You wait here. I¡¯ll go see what that fellow is busy with.¡± After saying that, the old man ran off on his own leaving Chen Xiaolian alone there. After sitting there for tens of minutes, he became so bored that his entire body felt ufortable. This ce was naturally a very well kept andfortable. The wine cab had excellent-grade wines while the air temperature and humidity were regted to near perfection. However, Chen Xiaolian felt that this ce wascking in the human touch. After waiting for another half an hour, Chen Xiaolian was no longer capable of sitting still. Perhaps it was due to the tense mood; Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel a need to pee. He stood up and walked two rounds before walking out of the door. The moment he stepped out of the door, a holographic figure was projected down from the ceiling and the ck haired secretary appeared before him. ¡°Is there anything I can do for you?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the holographic figure before him and considered what to say. ¡°Err¡­¡± ¡°Hello, I am Mr Bluesea¡¯s housekeeper, Sarah. If you have any demands, you way ask them of me.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile and said, ¡°The¡­ toilet¡­¡± ¡°Pleasee with me.¡± The holographic figure instantly bowed before turning around to lead him. Chen Xiaolian thus followed the holographic figure to a door. The figure bowed and made a ¡®please proceed¡¯ gesture, a very standard gesture of courtesy. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and stepped inside. Behind him, the holographic figure, Sarah maintained the smile on its face as it bowed once more and closed the door. All Chen Xiaolian could feel at the moment was embarrassment. The toilet was a normal one and there were no science fictional atmosphere to it. He quickly relieved himself before heading to the sink beside to wash his hands. As he was standing there, the door suddenly opened up and a figure panted as it ran inside. ¡­ It was a short and fat figure. How should his stature be described as? Consider a big gas tank for his body. Then, put a watermelon on top to serve as his head. He had a shaved head while his face was full of meat that his eyes were squeezed into a pair of slits. However, he had a sincere looking smile on his face. After running inside, he saw Chen Xiaolian and was shocked. Then, he smiled and said, ¡°Eh? We have guests? Kid, are you a newbie here to meet the boss? Or a peripheral group here for work? Why have I not seen you before?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood there in shock. As for the fat fellow, heughed with a smile on his face as he strode toward the urinal. After relieving himself, there was a pleased look on his face. After zipping his pants, he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian, stretching out his hand. ¡°I am Fatty. What¡¯s your name?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at his outstretched hand. Fatty was momentarily surprised. Then, heughed and said, ¡°Ha ha, sorry about that. I am a thick headed person, how embarrassing.¡± He quickly went to wash his hands. After wiping his wet hands with his pants, he once again stretched out his hand toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I am Fatty. You?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Clenching his teeth, his extended his hand and epted the other fellow¡¯s hand. ¡°My name is Xiaolian (small face). What is yours?¡± [1] Fatty replied, ¡°Eh? Didn¡¯t I just tell you? I am Fatty.¡± Chen Xiaolian didn¡¯t know whether tough or cry and he said, ¡°I know you are a fatty, I¡¯m not blind. But I am asking you for your name.¡± ¡°I am called Fatty,¡± said Fatty as a matter-of-factly. ¡°My name is Fatty.¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily stunned and he held himself back for a while before saying in an annoyed tone, ¡°¡­ good name.¡± This fatty was quite the warm-hearted fellow. He pulled Chen Xiaolian out with him. When he saw the holographic projection of Sarah being projected down from the ceiling, he waved his hand without even looking at it and said, ¡°Sarah, you ignore this. I will entertain this bro.¡± Without waiting for Sarah to perform her bow, Fatty pulled Chen Xiaolian into one of the corridors. For Chen Xiaolian, he felt both awkward and surprised! Fatty¡¯s strength was incredible! Chen Xiaolian was someone who had enhanced his body attributes before. His strength attribute was close to the [A] ss. But, he had no ability to resist Fatty¡¯s strength and he could only be pulled along by him. Fatty did not appear to notice anything. He spoke quickly, ¡°This ce here is good in every aspect. However, there are rarely any new faces here. Not long ago, I did something wrong. So, the boss grounded me. I¡¯m about to die from this grounding. Since you are here,e apany me for a talk! ¡°Your name is Xiaolian? Is it because everyone says that your face is small? Eh? You don¡¯t seem that old. How old are you? You aren¡¯t by any chance an old guy are you? Did you use some system modification tool to modify your appearance? Or did you use some serum to retain your youth? Oh right! Where are you from? Are you a resident in the city or are you from the outside? Do you like to drink? Fight? The boss rarely meets people. Why would youe over to meet him? Right, bro. What development route are you following? Magic-type or technology-type? You aren¡¯t a melee-type, are you? That would be great! ¡°Huh? Brother, why aren¡¯t you saying anything?¡± This fellow shot out a stream of questions in a single breath, which made Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind buzz. Before he could even reply to his questions, Chen Xiaolian found that he had been pulled into a room. This room was much biggerpared to the lounge that he was in earlier. The interior of the room was rather empty save for a few couches. On the left side was arge screen mounted upon the entirety of the wall. Chen Xiaolian was dragged by Fatty into the room. Next, Fatty sat down cross-legged before the screen and quickly picked up something with his hand and he fiddled with it¡­ When Chen Xiaolian saw the item that was ced before Fatty, he could not help but feel dumbfounded. Fatty¡¯s hand continued fiddling with it as his mouth revealed a smile. ¡°Come,e, sit! Even if you want to meet the boss, you will still need to wait for the appropriate moment. Just now, I saw Old Qiaoing over. Every time they meet, they¡¯ll end up arguing for hours. You¡¯ll have to wait! Might as well sit here and y with me! Come, sit!¡± Chen Xiaolian was pulled by him and his body involuntarily plopped down beside Fatty. As for Fatty, he simply picked up the device in his hand and pressed a few times. Then, the screen before them changed¡­ A cheerful and simplistic music filled the room and a little fellow appeared on the screen. The little fellow ran and jumped. When he struck a shing box above him, a gold coin popped out. The little fellow ran and jumped. When he struck a box with a question mark on it, a mushroom popped out. The little fellow ate the mushroom and grew bigger¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes nearly popped out of his eyes! Am I bloody dreaming right now?! Such a high-tech ce! Such a science fictional ce! Someone here would still y this game? He observed as Fatty clumsily held onto the controller with a cheerful look on his face¡­ After holding himself back for a whole minute, Chen Xiaolian was finally unable to hold back any longer. He whispered, ¡°I say, brother. Are you messing with me on purpose?¡± Fatty who was concentrating on the game pulled himself back and turned his head. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Are you messing with me?¡± Fatty froze up. Next, his face twisted! He quickly jumped up, put down the controller and stuffed the gaming device under the couch. After that, he pped his hands and therge screen before them instantly cked out. ¡°Quick! Someone¡¯sing!¡± Fatty grabbed Chen Xiaolian, jumped up and rushed to the door. However, his face quickly turned even more anxious and he said, ¡°Not good! There¡¯s not enough time!¡± He dragged Chen Xiaolian with him as he turned around and ran back a little. Seeing another door inside the room, he rushed inside with Chen Xiaolian in tow. Chen Xiaolian waspletely at the mercy of this fellow. He was unable to stop himself from uttering, ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°Shh!¡± Fatty used his hand to mp Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth before whispering into his ear. ¡°Don¡¯t make any noise! I¡¯m still being grounded! If the boss finds out that I¡¯ve snuck away to y games inside his room, I¡¯ll get a beating! Please don¡¯t make any noise. Let¡¯s hide here for a while.¡± It was then that a sound came from beyond the door. Fatty¡¯s face changed and he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you hiding?¡± ¡°What do you mean by hide?¡± ¡°¡­ aiyah!¡± Fatty uttered in frustration and suddenly reached out with his hand. A device appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s palm, round in shape like a button. Before Chen Xiaolian could say anything, he suddenly noticed a translucent light shining out from his palm. The light then formed a thin transparent cocoon. Fatty¡¯s voice came from beside him. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. This is my concealing equipment. The boss is very powerful. Even if we hide here, he would still be able to hear your heartbeat. Using this device, he will not be able to sense us. I personally made this device that can block the transmission of sound. However, it can still receive it. Amazing, isn¡¯t it?¡± Chen Xiaolian could not help but swallow his saliva. It was at that moment that voices could be heard from beyond the door. ¡°Bluesea, if you insist on doing this, then de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s blood will truly be spilt!¡± It was an unfamiliar voice, one that was hoarse, full of vigour and with a faint sense of majesty. ¡°Humph! Do you take us de Mountain me Sea Guild to be cowards!¡± Qiao Yifeng''s voice was heard. Qiao Yifeng sounded very emotional as he continued, ¡°If we have to fight then we¡¯ll fight! We, de Mountain me Sea Guild may have lost our Guild Leader, but we still have our bones! Bluesea¡¯s decision is my decision and our entire guild¡¯s decision!¡± The unfamiliar voice snorted. ¡°Qiao Yifeng, if not for the fact that you were one of the founders of de Mountain me Sea Guild, your present status would not make you eligible to even talk to me! Fight? At your present state, can you still fight? What a joke!¡± After pausing, the unfamiliar voice continued, ¡°Bluesea, you are the one with the best mind in de Mountain me Sea Guild. I won¡¯t believe that you are the one who came up with this decision! Blood Verdict? ¡°You really want a Blood Verdict? ¡°Are you hoping to buy time? Humph! Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t understand what you are up to! Blood Verdict can take between one month to one year. You want to use Blood Verdict to buy time? ¡°Are you still dreaming? Dreaming a beautiful dream! ¡°You think that Guild Leader of yours will descend from the sky and return all of a sudden? ¡°Don¡¯t be na?ve! He had disappeared for years now! You think that by dying for one year, he would suddenly return? ¡°By then, your de Mountain me Sea Guild members would be utterly killed! Are you not going to regret it? ¡°You want to use blood and lives to exchange for time? But that is a gamble! Additionally, it is a hopeless gamble! ¡°Bluesea, you and I have known each other for decades. The reason I came here today is not to quarrel with you. ¡°My Guild Leader asked me to persuade you. He has his own intentions for doing so, but I¡­ at the end of the day, I do not wish to see the one person I view as a friend in Zero City to die just like that!¡± There was a moment of silence. A very gentle voice spoke up. ¡°Your Excellency, Angel Wu, I am very grateful for your arrival. However, I have to tell you¡­ Blood Verdict is not a reckless decision made by my fellow brothers. Truth be told¡­ the one who wanted to request for Blood Verdict was none other than me. It was only then did the others in the guild came to an agreement to do so.¡± ¡°What? You are the one who wanted it?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. That gentle sounding voice was likely the one known as Bluesea. Bluesea¡¯s voice sounded out again. ¡°Brother Yifeng¡¯s words are not wrong. We, de Mountain me Sea Guild may have lost our Guild Leader, but the bones are still there. If anyone wants to take something from us, they¡¯ll have to pay the price.¡± Those words were spoken in a cool manner. However, it contained a firm sense of absolution! The one with the majestic voice was silent for a moment before finally sighing. ¡°Fine! If you want to go crazy, then go crazy! I¡¯ve tried my best. Now¡­ it¡¯s all in your hands! Since I cannot dissuade you, then¡­ Bluesea, listen up. The Angel Corps have epted the request from the Board of Patriarchs. As the arbiters of this Blood Verdict, what I am going to say next are not the words from a friend, but the official statement from a member of the Angel Corps. ¡°Our Guild Leader has decided to ept your request for Blood Verdict. The first Blood Verdict is set to take ce in six days¡¯ time. ¡°Your de Mountain me Sea Guild must, within three days¡¯ time submit a list of three names for the first Blood Verdict. Furthermore, you must also submit the list containing all of your business stakes and we will proceed with the evaluation. ¡°Once the list had been agreed upon, it cannot be changed! If something happens to the person on the list and that person cannot step forward, it will be considered your loss. ¡°Remember, three days¡¯ time! In three days, submit the list containing the names of the three people that will be participating in the first Blood Verdict.¡± Bluesea replied in a calm voice, a terrifyingly calm voice. He slowly said¡­ ¡°Is there a need for three days? I¡¯ll tell you now, for the first Blood Verdict, I will personally step forward!¡± ¡°You¡¯ll be personally going in to fight for the first round? It seems you people really do intend to fight your way out! Very well! You¡¯ll be the first to step forward. Then, what about the other two?¡± Bluesea suddenlyughed and said loudly, ¡°Is there a need for two other people? For the first Blood Verdict, I will fight all three rounds! If I cannot win three consecutive times, then consider it our loss!¡± Bluesea. Raw: ¡®À¶º£¡¯, pinyin: ¡®l¨¢n h¨£i¡¯. 1 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ¡®xi¨£o li¨¤n¡¯ roughly trantes to ¡®small training¡¯, but once again, he is using ¡®xi¨£o li¨£n¡¯ which means ¡®small face¡¯.? Chapter 393 Face Of A Scholar, Heart Of A Hero

Chapter 393 Face Of A Schr, Heart Of A Hero

GOR Chapter 393 Face Of A Schr, Heart Of A Hero Chen Xiaolian who was inside the other room felt nervous as his mind began conjecturing. He had likely overheard something huge within the guild, especially that ¡®Blood Verdict¡¯ matter. Its name alone gave off a dangerous feeling; it was certainly not something good. Next, a loudughter came from the room beside as the man with the majestic voice said, ¡°Good! Bluesea truly does have a heroic spirit; face of a schr, heart of a hero. All right then, since you¡¯ve made up your minds, I won¡¯t try to dissuade you anymore! You can be at ease for this time¡¯s Blood Verdict. My Guild Leader had given themand and I will be personally epting it. When the timees, I will see to it that everything is conducted fairly so that you will not find it unfair at all!¡± After saying that, the one with the majestic voice left. The outer room became silent for a moment. Then, Qiao Yifeng began conversing with Bluesea. ¡°Brother Bluesea, you really want to fight for three consecutive rounds?¡± asked Qiao Yifeng with a rather tangled tone. Bluesea was silent. Qiao Yifeng continued, ¡°Once the Blood Verdict begins, the other guilds will see us as a juicy piece of meat and begin snatching! When the timees, the ones they send will likely be their high-ranking experts! Bluesea, although your strength is good¡­ participating in the iing Blood Verdict is one thing, but to be the one to fight in all three rounds¡­ tell me, is that not just courting death?!¡± Hearing the anxiousness within Qiao Yifeng¡¯s tone, Bluesea smiled gently and said in a hushed tone, ¡°Brother Qiao, at the end of the day, what we are doing here is to simply seek our deaths. An attempt to seek a way of life amid the storm of death. At present, you no longer have any strength. But, if you still had it, you would probably have made the same choice!¡± ¡°Same as you? Fighting all three rounds alone? Son of a bitch! This senior¡¯s name is Qiao Yifeng, not Qiao Feng! Do you take me for a fool?!¡± [1] ¡°If I don¡¯t do it, then who else could?¡± Bluesea sighed. ¡°Our guild is notcking in members. Generally speaking, our members are a match for the other guilds¡¯ members. However, in terms of high-ranking experts, we don¡¯t have many to show.¡± ¡°Where¡¯s that Thunderme? Where did that asshole die off to?¡± Qiao Yifeng snorted. ¡°You can¡¯t be expected to go alone for the first stage!¡± ¡°That person¡­¡± Bluesea said in a whisper. ¡°I know there are some grudges between you and Thunderme. But, given that our guild has fallen to this point, we should let bygones be bygones. Thunderme is not that kind of person. We¡¯ve already discussed this through. I¡¯ll be going in for the first stage. As for the second stage, Thunderme will be going in!¡± After hearing that, Qiao Yifeng swore again and again. ¡°Deathseekers! Deathseekers! The lot of you!¡± After a few moments of swearing, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s voice became constrained as he snapped, ¡°Damn it! I¡¯ve had only a few bros my whole life, but all of them are deathseekers! Whatever! Since we have to go face death, then let¡¯s go together!¡± ¡°You are no longer the you from back then, you can¡¯t go. There are other things in the guild that requires you.¡± Bluesea sighed and continued, ¡°We can die, but you cannot! If Thunderme and I were to die, then the matters that required supervision, the maintenance of our guild that is already in a precarious situation, that will all be on you. Brother Qiao, don¡¯t stare at me like that. Listen to me, to old bags like us, is death something to fear? Which one of us are not members of de Mountain me Sea Guild who had to brave through hails of bullets back then? ¡°For others, going to death is hard. But for you and me, it¡¯s nothing. ¡°Death is easy. Living on, that is more difficult! ¡°This time, Thunderme and I will be risking our lives out there. It might seem difficult, but it is in fact easy. But you, you cannot die. Because there will be more difficult matters awaiting you! Taking a step back for the sake of the bigger picture is even harder than marching toward death.¡± After hearing that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard Fatty beside him flinching. Without giving him any time to react, Fatty screamed out. He kicked open the door and rushed out while screaming, ¡°Boss! What is all this dying business?! How can you not include me when you are nning on risking your lives!¡± ¡­ Fatty rushed out emotionally and his roundish face was covered in tears. Observing that he had rushed out, Chen Xiaolian knew he could hide no more. Bracing himself, he stepped out as well. Qiao Yifeng, seeing Chen Xiaolian among the two people who were walking out from the other room, became shocked. Bluesea on the other hand had a rxed look on his face despite seeing Fatty running out from the room. It was as though he had already known that they were inside the room. He smiled gently and said, ¡°Nonsense. Who do you think you are? When ites to the matters of risking lives, it is only natural that we old fellows go. An easily distracted greenhorn like you is unqualified!¡¯ Hearing that, Fatty became saddened again. He rushed forward to hug Bluesea¡¯s thigh as he knelt crying on the floor. ¡°Boss, what kind of problem is it? Why did a Blood Verdict have to happen? That is not something to joke around with! If you go, you¡¯ll definitely die!¡± After walking out, Chen Xiaolian found Qiao Yifeng staring at him and he had to poise himself. Now, he regarded the man known as Bluesea. He was indeed worthy of being called a man with the ¡®face of a schr and the heart of a hero¡¯. Bluesea appeared middle-aged, seemingly slightly youngerpared to Qiao Yifeng. He had a distinctly illustrious visage and a schrly atmosphere emanated out from between his eyebrows. His clement disposition gave off a jade like gentleman aura. However, looking closely into his eyes would reveal a faint but sharp presence. At that moment, those pair of eyes were gazing at him and Chen Xiaolian felt as though there was an invisible pressure bearing down on him. Bluesea moved toward Chen Xiaolian. The frown that first appeared on his face eased up; he turned to regard Qiao Yifeng¡¯s expression before showing a thoughtful look. Then, he smiled and said, ¡°You must be the young man that Qiao Yifeng brought. Your name is Chen Xiaolian, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a cough. ¡°Mr Bluesea, I¡¯m sorry. I am not purposely trying to spy on your guild¡¯s secret. It¡¯s just that I identally bumped into¡­¡± Bluesea waved his hand. There was neither me nor anger in his face. Instead, he turned to look at Fatty who was kneeling down before him and smiled, ¡°This little brother of mine is simple and straightforward. He acts recklessly without thinking things through. I believe you must have been brought here by him, right? It¡¯s not your fault.¡± After saying that, Bluesea then spoke with a heavy tone, ¡°Fatty, hurry up and stand up! Look at you, crying all over!¡± Fatty gave an affirmative mumble before wiping his eyes and standing up. He said, ¡°I don¡¯t care! If you want to go risk your life, then I¡¯ll follow you!¡± Bluesea no longer bothered with him. He pointed at the door leading outside and said, ¡°You go out first. I still have matters I want to discuss with our guests.¡± Fatty hesitated. However, seeing Bluesea¡¯s stare, he shrunk his neck and moved out. After taking a few steps however, he turned around. ¡°I will be waiting outside the door! Don¡¯t try to trick me! I¡¯m deadset on today¡¯s matter! I will be waiting outside! I will talk things through with you once you are finished with your guests!¡± Bluesea smiled in frustration. He waved Fatty out before turning around to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Please sit. This young subordinate of mine has an entric disposition, how embarrassing.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt rather awkward¡­ young? No matter how you look at it, that fatso looked much olderpared to me! Qiao Yifeng stared at Chen Xiaolian, seemingly wanting to say something. However, Bluesea smiled and said, ¡°All right now, Brother Qiao. Don¡¯t be so fussy about it. I¡¯m not even bothered. Please sit. Let¡¯s finish our discussion.¡± Qiao Yifeng sighed and cast a nce at Chen Xiaolian before saying, ¡°You¡­ you cause troubles wherever you go!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave an awkward smile. Seeing that both Bluesea and Qiao Yifeng had sat down, Chen Xiaolian sat down as well. Bluesea regarded Chen Xiaolian in detail before slowly saying, ¡°Brother Qiao had informed me about most of it. Now that we¡¯re on the topic, the conditions are not bad. Our guild really does need the Star Sand mine. I also ept the conditions for the cooperation. ¡°ording to Brother Qiao, your guild also need a batch of aiding supplies, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment and said slowly, ¡°We had originally agreed upon those conditions. But now¡­ Mr Bluesea, just now, I had inadvertently listened in on your conversation. Your guild seems to be in trouble?¡± A light shed across Bluesea¡¯s eyes. However, he shook his head and said, ¡°That is my guild¡¯s matter. It has nothing to do with our external partnerships.¡± Mm? Chen Xiaolian was momentarily surprised. He turned to look at Qiao Yifeng. There was a frown on Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face and he interjected, ¡°Bluesea, once we lose our seat in the Board of Patriarchs, we probably won¡¯t be able to use the mine¡­¡± Bluesea sighed and looked at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Brother Qiao, did you go senile? If I am willing to let our seat in the Board of Patriarchs be taken away, why would I engage in Blood Verdict? Right now, we are risking our lives to protect our guild¡¯s foundation and interests! If so, why would we not want Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mine?¡± After hearing that, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s lips trembled a few times. In the end, he held himself back. Seeing Qiao Yifeng be silent, Bluesea continued talking to Chen Xiaolian, ¡°Since that is the case, I will be making the final decision. The conditions and agreement that Brother Qiao had reached with you will continue. We, de Mountain me Sea Guild will never renege on our promises! We¡¯re taking that Star Sand mine!¡± Despite his gentlemanly appearance, Bluesea¡¯s words were spoken with a heroic and unrestrained tone. Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel admiration for him. He turned to Qiao Yifeng before turning back to Bluesea. Then, he slowly said, ¡°Then¡­¡± ¡°What else is there to say? Just hand it over!¡± Qiao Yifeng gave a harrumph and extended his hand out toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The list of aid materials and supplies that you want, show me.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt awkward. After hesitating for a moment, he pulled out the list from his Storage Watch. The list was something that he hade up with after discussing with Lun Tai and the others for the past two days. Qiao Yifeng epted the list and swept his gaze over it. A peculiar smile appeared on his face and his eyes turned toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You sure are cheeky.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He simply directed his eyes toward Bluesea. Bluesea took the list over and gave it a nce. His left hand¡¯s fingers tapped the table a few times as he nodded his head. ¡°The price is quite fair¡­ Brother Qiao, I hear that there is some rtionship between this kid and your daughter. Is there any need for you to be so stingy? Who knows? He might be the future son-inw of our de Mountain me Sea Guild. Just consider this a dowry. I am willing, why aren¡¯t you?¡± Pausing for a moment, Bluesea turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. He smiled and said, ¡°Actually, the things that you are requesting isn¡¯t all that much. Compared to a Star Sand mine, the price of all those things are quite cheap. Seeing as how you are not a greedy person, how about this? I¡¯ll call the shots here and add some more stuff in there.¡± After saying that, Bluesea reached into his bosom and felt around for a bit. Then, he pulled out a very old-looking Hero fountain pen. After taking off the cap, he pondered for a moment before adding a few more lines of text on the list. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian could not help but feel his heart pound up! After Bluesea was done, he returned the list to Chen Xiaolian. Seeing the list, Chen Xiaolian felt himself panting. ¡°II-Model Sentinel mech, four. ¡°Thunderstorm Tank, two. ¡°[A] ss protective suit, six. ¡°Tidal Fighter, one. ¡°Assembly Station, one.¡± Chen Xiaolian was very familiar with the first three items. There was no need to talk about its price. As for thest two, the Tidal Fighter was something that Chen Xiaolian had seen before in the Exchange System. It was a technological-type of aircraft with powerful capabilities. It could also carry a great deal of items. Its price within the Exchange System was a whopping 10,000 points! ¡°The Assembly Station however, was an unknown to Chen Xiaolian. He was simply unable to figure it out. However, one thing was certain. If he was to add up the price of these items using the price stated in the Exchange System¡­ the total price was enough to buy up a guild like Chen Xiaolian¡¯s several times over! Qiao Yifeng sighed. ¡°Bluesea, the others are all right. But an Assembly Station¡­ don¡¯t you think that¡¯s too expensive?¡± Bluesea smiled. ¡°It¡¯s just some stuff held in storage. Since we won¡¯t be using it, just consider this an uncle sending gifts to his niece.¡± Chen Xiaolian had a lost look on him. He turned to Qiao Yifeng who had a wry smile on his face. ¡°Brat, you¡¯re in luck! This Assembly Station is very powerful. Having this item is the equivalent of having an equipment manufacturing nt. As long as you can gather up all the required materials, you will be able to produce the equipment that you want. ¡°You should know, even though the prices of the products in the system are high, there is a threshold. However, these produced equipment cannot easily be bought even if you have loads of wealth!¡± Although Chen Xiaolian did notpletely understand those words, he knew that this was a very valuable gift. He immediately stood up and turned to face Bluesea. ¡°Mr Bluesea¡­.¡± Bluesea simply smiled and said, ¡°Enough. Since we¡¯ve finished our discussion, let¡¯s quickly get it done. Kid, I¡¯m not fond of ceremonious words and I won¡¯t be asking you to stay for a meal either. Take this list with you when you go out and hand it to Sarah. Then, get Fatty to lead you so you can go get the items.¡± Qiao Yifeng sighed and waved his hand. ¡°Hurry and go. After you are done with it, someone will lead you to somece you can rest. I¡¯ll go look for you tomorrow.¡± Chen Xiaolian who was still feeling lost was sent out of the room. When he stepped out of the door, he saw Fatty standing there. Fatty¡¯s two eyes were red. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian hade out, he said, ¡°Since you are done talking, I¡¯lle in.¡± Before Chen Xiaolian could say anything, Bluesea¡¯s voice came from inside the room. ¡°Fatty, you are no longer grounded. First, lead Chen Xiaolian to get his things. Onlye see me after you are done! This is a task, you must do it properly! As for the others, we¡¯ll talk about themter.¡± Fatty was shocked but he dared not disobey his boss¡¯ order. He stopped his feet that was moving toward the room and stepped back. Turning to face Chen Xiaolian, he sighed and said, ¡°Fine. Bro, what is it you want to do? I¡¯ll lead the way for you.¡± Chen Xiaolian handed the list in his hand to Fatty and Fatty gave it a nce. Without showing any change in emotion, he shouted, ¡°Sarah,e out.¡± A holographic projection of Sarah appeared before the two of them. As always, Sarah had the same respectful expression on her. Fatty raised his hand to show her the list. ¡°Boss wants me to lead him to fetch these items. Let¡¯s go.¡± Sarah nodded her head, bowed once more and led them. Fatty pulled Chen Xiaolian out of the corridor and they made their way out into the hexagonal entrance area. Sarah continued moving beside the two of them as they made their way through the honeb structure. The AI holographic figure had them stand on two adjacent hexagonal tiles. Next, they were teleported into another floor. This floor had a row of hexagonal corridors, but all of them were closed. Sarah opened one of the doors and slowly said, ¡°Please enter. Please remember that every item taken will be scanned. Please do not carelessly touch items that are not in the list in order to avoid setting off the rm.¡± Fatty waved his hand. ¡°I don¡¯t need you to teach me about that. I¡¯m always running back and forth in here. Just wait here.¡± After saying that, Fatty pulled Chen Xiaolian through the door and into the corridor. The door behind them closed up and Fatty¡¯s face changed. The sorrowful expression on his face turned sharp and strong as he stared at Chen Xiaolian. He whispered, ¡°Bro! Tell me the truth, who are you?¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian was caught off guard. Fatty shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t mean you any harm. However, our guild is now in trouble, yet the boss had still decided to give you a bunch of stuff. What is your background? How about it? Tell me?¡± As Chen Xiaolian was hesitating, Fatty quickly added, ¡°Whenever Old Qiaoes, he would quarrel with the boss. But this time, he wants to get items for you. You¡­ are you by chance his bastard son?¡± 1 Qiao Feng is the main character of Demi Gods and Semi Devils, a novel by Jinyong.? Chapter 394 Huge Harvest

Chapter 394 Huge Harvest

GOR Chapter 394 Huge Harvest When Chen Xiaolian heard that, his nose turned sideways and it nearly became crooked. He observed the expression shown by Fatty and saw that it was solemn. It would appear that he did not mean to ridicule Chen Xiaolian and was being serious. Whatever, no need to be so petty. Chen Xiaolian sighed inwardly before shaking his head as he restrained himself. ¡°I am not Qiao Yifeng¡¯s son.¡± Seeing that Fatty was about to ask another question, Chen Xiaolian quickly cut him off. ¡°Brother, I can see that you are a good fellow. But, I doubt I will be able to answer your questions. I also don¡¯t want to lie to you. So, if you have any questions, it would be best for you to go ask your boss.¡± Fatty was surprised. Next, his expression eased up and he showed no signs of anger. He nodded his head and nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°All right. Although you are strange, you are quite honest. Come on, let¡¯s go in to get your items before chatting further.¡± After passing through the door and into the corridor, they moved forward. They then reached arge rolling gate. The rolling gate was tens of metres high. At the top of the gate were several warning signs. Fatty stood beside the rolling gate, reached out with his hand and ced it on a scanning device there. Then, the rolling gate slowly rose up. Chen Xiaolian followed Fatty and they walked past the gate. One nce at the interior made him suck in a cold breath! What a colossal warehouse! ¡­ A long metal frame stood before him and rows of Sentinel mechs were stationed there! Seeing the metal lustre glowing off them made Chen Xiaolian dizzy! One nce told him that there were at least 100 of those there! Fatty moved to stand beside a workstation and pressed a few buttons on the workstation. Chen Xiaolian moved until he was beside Fatty and he asked, ¡°This¡­ do I just move them away?¡± Fatty shook his head. ¡°How could we just casually take it? Didn¡¯t Sarah take us here just now? Sarah is the AI made by the boss. She is the boss¡¯ primary housekeeper. The warehouse systems here are all connected to it and she acts simr to a central control system. ¡°Although she had only taken a nce at the list, she had already made the necessary arrangements through the system. ¡°All the equipment in this warehouse has been coded into the system. Take these mechs for example. Each of them has a serial code. However, while we were walking here, Sarah had already unlocked the serial codes for the four mechs you needed through the main control system. Only after I ess the system here can the unlocked mechs be moved away. As for the others, we must not even make contact with them. Otherwise, the rm would be triggered. That is a vition of the guild¡¯s rules!¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded the rows of mechs and was unable to stop himself from letting out a sigh. ¡°Your guild has so many mechs in reserve?¡± Fatty simply smiled. ¡°These mechs are nothing. They are but inanimate objects. Not to mention, these Sentinel mechs are not that useful. They are mostly just used for patrolling. When a real fight urs, they will be nothing more than stacks of metal waiting to be torn apart by experts. At the end of the day, they are but items used for patrolling purposes. We use AI to control it inside Zero City. ¡°Mm, but these things are quite useful for the Angel Corps. They use these Sentinel mechs to train their pilots inbat training. Since they train with it, the number of damaged units is high as well. That is why they would have more of these things.¡± Hearing the rxed manner in which Fatty was talking about them, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart grew increasingly shocked! These Sentinel mechs appeared worthless in the eyes of Fatty simply because he was a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild! For the resident guilds of Zero City, these mechs were nothing more than equipment normally used for patrolling purposes. But for outsiders, these were high-end goods with astronomical price! Chen Xiaolian recalled how the weapons and equipment shops of the resident guilds would showcase these mechs. The prices shown there were all unbelievably high. Only a small number among the outsiders could afford to buy those mechs. Fatty¡¯s carrot like fingers rapidly tapped on the control panel a few times before shouting, ¡°Done!¡± Conveyor belts appeared beneath a row of mechs and the mechs were moved. Four mechs were moved out and gently ced on the conveyor belts and they were slowly transferred out. They were not directly sent toward Chen Xiaolian. Rather, the conveyor belt sent them to an automatic equipment integration room. ording to Fatty, there, the reserve equipment would have itsponents installed properly. Then, it can be taken. ¡°Since the boss wants to give you something, it is naturally not some emascted version meant to fool outsiders. Those weapons and equipment has to be installed for you. Otherwise, you will only have a robot that can move. That¡¯s pointless. ¡°Things like the Vulcan auto cannon, military slicer de, miniature electronic cannon, all-tracing radar and energy reactor turbine has to be installed. But bro, let me remind you. These things appearplete, but in fact¡­ it is just for appearance. It can appear overbearing in front of normal fellows. But when you meet experts, you¡¯ll get insta-killed. Don¡¯t rely too much on these goods that are just for show. Specifically speaking, these things are infantry type ofbat mechs. Although it is touted to have air defence capabilities, it is no different from scrap metal before abat type aircraft.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything against Fatty. He simply listened seriously to Fatty¡¯s words without refuting anything. After around 10 minutes, the conveyor belt moved back and the four mechs were sent back out. This time, they were no longer vani robots. With the equipment installed on them, they appeared mighty. Fatty pointed at the mechs and said, ¡°You can check the description for the built-in controls inside the pilot cockpit. You can also setup the controls, start up the AI for self-patrol purposes, put settings on how to identify an enemy. I won¡¯t go into the details with you. You can go and slowly figure it out yourself.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt overjoyed and he quickly used his Storage Watch to keep the four mechs. Fatty looked at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Storage Watch and a grin appeared on his face. ¡°Bro, I¡¯m not trying to mock you. But to be able to talk with our boss means you are quite the character. Why is someone like you using such a low-grade storage equipment?¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. He could only smile wryly as he looked at Fatty. Fatty sighed and said, ¡°This Storage Watch¡¯s capacity is too small. I¡¯ve seen the list just now. Let¡¯s not talk about the other items, after putting those four mechs in, how much more items can you store inside? You probably don¡¯t know how big a Tidal Fighter is, do you?¡± Hearing this reminder from Fatty, Chen Xiaolian suddenly realized his mistake. Seeing Chen Xiaolian enter a state of silence, Fatty smiled. ¡°Whatever, the two of us can be considered as acquaintances. Since you are someone that the boss values, I will consider you a friend as well.¡± After saying that, Fatty reached his hand into his bosom and pulled out something, which he stuffed into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands. Chen Xiaolian inspected it and saw that it was a wrist watch. However, it had a more simplistic designpared to the Storage Watch he was wearing. ¡°A little gift. Take it and use it.¡± Fatty waved his hand and said, ¡°The method of operating it is about the same as the one on your hand.¡± After epting the watch, Chen Xiaolian tested it out and was instantly overjoyed. The function of this wristwatch was not merely one notch higherpared to the one on his hand! This device appeared simplistic. However, its ability was extremely powerful. After starting it, Chen Xiaolian saw that it had 16 storage spaces! The biggest storage space was as big as two football fieldsbined! The smallest was as big as several containersbined! There were 16 storage spaces and they were arranged from big to small. That way, the stored items can be categorized, making the essing process more convenient. However, something like this was probably not cheap. Chen Xiaolian held it in his hand and he hesitated. Seeing the look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Fatty quickly said, ¡°It¡¯s just a minor item. Don¡¯t go say no now. I still have a few more of these stuff. These things are pretty much a standard in our guild. Just take it! My boss is being so generous in giving you so many items. Even though I am not up to boss¡¯ level, I can still afford to give you this wristwatch.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian did not show any hypocritical actions. He nodded toward Fatty and said solemnly, ¡°All right, then I can only thank you! Brother Fatty, you are a straightforward person. I, Chen Xiaolian am also not some hypocritical person. Since I¡¯ve epted you as a friend, if there is anything you need of me, just say the word.¡± Chen Xiaolian thanked Fatty sincerely. When Fatty heard those words, his eyes suddenly lit up. He took two steps forward and leaned closer to Chen Xiaolian before whispering, ¡°Eh, if you really do think that way, I do have a rather difficult matter to ask of you¡­¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart pounded. He took a deep breath and looked straight at Fatty. ¡°Just tell me about it. As long as I can do it, I will never say no!¡± Fatty thought about it and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it is definitely not something too difficult on you. Mm, this is not a suitable ce to discuss things. Let¡¯s go finish up our current business first. Later on, when we have the time, I will go find you and discuss it with you.¡± After hearing that, Chen Xiaolian felt something odd. However, since Fatty was unwilling to talk about it, he could only keep this matter in his heart. Next up, Fatty brought him to another warehouse to pick up the ¡®Tidal Fighter¡¯. The moment he saw it, Chen Xiaolian understood why Fatty would say that his original Storage Watch was too small. This Tidal Fighter was not just big. Originally, Chen Xiaolian had assumed that this was merely something simr to a fighter aircraft. However, when he saw it, he was unable to stop himself from inhaling a cold breath of air. This¡­ this is simply an aerial fortress! One nce at the pure silver-coloured mechanical body was sufficient to make him feel the certain atmosphere of dominance emanating from it! The size of its mechanical body was a match for a Boeing airne! The sleek body was brimming with a sense of science fiction. Chen Xiaolian circled around the body of the Tidal Fighter before being pulled inside by Fatty. The cockpit was extremely spacious with two piloting consoles. ording to Fatty however, the Tidal Fighter also possessed AI functions and was very powerful. Naturally, the aircraft did not operate using some conventional fuel. Instead, it utilized an energy reactor source and could achieve a maximum speed of 4.9 Mach¡¯s! That was around five times the speed of sound. The reason why it was called ¡®Tidal Fighter¡¯ was because the aircraft possessed a ¡®tidal force system¡¯. During high-speed operations, it will not face an overload situation. In terms of speed, this Tidal Fighter could simply st apart the American military¡¯s most powerful fifth-generation fighter the F22. As for the various nations¡¯ missiles, with the exception of ballistic missiles, no other conventional missiles could catch up to this Tidal Fighter. Most importantly, this thing was not just a fighter aircraft. Rather, it was an aerial fortress! ording to Fatty, once the Tidal Fighter took off, it could remain up in the air for 235 hours. That was close to 10 days! ording to Fatty, this aircraft was not hi-tech enough. (Not enough?!) Once the time limit was exceeded, the coreponents would be overloaded. That was the reason why it could only maintain aerial operations for 235 hours. Additionally, it was also equipped with vertical take-off andnding functions. It also had some powerful offensive and defensive equipment. All-tracing radar, beam weapons and¡­ 36 mini fighter aircrafts that it carried within it. When required, they could be sent out. Then, using either manual remote control or AI, it will identify the enemies and attack automatically. This was pretty much a smaller-sized Helicarrier! However, in Fatty¡¯s view, this was not a good high-end item. ¡°This thing appears very powerful. If you encounter a technological-type instance dungeon, then you will be able to use it. However, you know how things are. Due to the different types of instance dungeons, this equipment is limited in usage. If the instance dungeon you encountered is a magic-type, then you won¡¯t even be able to bring it out.¡± After saying that, Fatty sighed. ¡°That is why, no matter how much more powerful it may be, it is still worthless. There aren¡¯t many technological-type instance dungeons, so this thing is usually restricted in usage. You can¡¯t just start it up and go to war against the American military¡¯s aircraft carriers either. We are Awakened ones; we cannot act recklessly in the real world. The system would put restrictions on us and we will not be able to use anything stronger than [A] ss.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. System restrictions? It would appear that for an Irregrity like him¡­ that was not the case. After picking up the Tidal Fighter, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was filled with confidence and fiery passion. Next, he followed Fatty into several other warehouses and picked up the Thunderstorm Tanks. Thus, the acquisition of therge-scale equipment waspleted. Fatty continued leading him through the various warehouses for the other items on the list. Some reserve healing medicinal substances, deviceponents, firearms and cold weapons. Chen Xiaolian did not forget to get something else, something that had a very high price in the Exchange System. An Exact Replicator Arm. Utilizing nano-technology, it was a replicating liquid metal that could replicate any part of the body. This was something very expensive. Back then, their guild could not even afford it. Thus, Bei Tai had to make do with a low-grade arm. Now that the conditions were right, Chen Xiaolian would not forget about his bro. Fatty on the other hand, did not say much about the other items on the list. The only time he made any inquiries was for that arm. After inquiring a little, he found out that it was for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s bro from his guild. Fatty sighed and said, ¡°That brother of yours could give up his life and his own arm for the sake of his guild members; he is a true man. If there is a chance, I would like to get to know him.¡± The final item to be picked up was the one said to be the most expensive by those in de Mountain me Sea Guild, the Assembly Station. Just now, Chen Xiaolian had heard that this item had an extremely powerful function. Having it meant having a weapons and equipment manufacturing nt of his own. However, when he saw what the item was, he could not help but feel shocked. He watched as Fatty used both his hands to carefully carry over a ck-coloured metal cube from a table situated in the centre area of the warehouse. Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from blurting out, ¡°This is the Assembly Station?¡± Fatty snickered and said, ¡°Don¡¯t just judge it based on its present inconspicuous appearance. This item has yet to be started up. Once it is started, its size is anything but small. ¡°Brother, let me remind you. If you do not have enough space, don¡¯t start up this thing.¡± Chen Xiaolian asked inquisitively, ¡°Why do you say that?¡± Fatty pinched his chin and replied, ¡°This thing is presently in module form. After starting up, it will have powerful functions. How should I put it? Take the equipment that you know of for example. It will have the manufacturing temte for all those equipment and could open up in ordance to what you require. ¡°For example, if you need to create some cold weapons like swords and armours, it will open up a small-scale weapons workshop. One or two rooms would be enough for this case. ¡°But if you want to create a fighter aircraft or a tank, then the required space would be huge! ¡°In short, it has a lot of wondrous aspect to it. You can slowly go back and figure it out. ¡°Oh right, this thing consumes a lot of resources! ¡°I¡¯ll tell you this. This thing is simply a gold devouring beast! ¡°My guild has several of this Assembly Stations. However, only three are being constantly used. ¡°The others would simply be ced in the warehouse to gather up dust. ¡°Why? Could it be that we do not understand that by opening up more of those Assembly Stations, we can create equipment at a faster rate, leading to more equipment being created? ¡°There is only one reason for it. We can¡¯t afford to! ¡°This thing is not a shortcut. ¡°Simply put, it would help you in the aspect of technology. However, depending on what you want to create, you will need to give it that much energy! ¡°If you want to make a sword, you will have to give it several kilograms of good steel. ¡°If you want to create a tank, you will need to give it several tonnes of metal. ¡°You can¡¯t minimize any cost at all. ¡°Theoretically speaking, it can create even a mech. However¡­ I doubt you have deep enough of a pocket to feed it that much. ¡°Truth be told, I don¡¯t understand why the boss would give you something like this.¡± After hearing that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt suspicious. Although this station was powerful, it was expensive to use¡­ For those super great guilds, having this item was practical. But for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s small guild¡­ it would appear that he would not be able to use it. If that is the case, why did Bluesea gift this to me? What is his intention? Chapter 395 How Did You Know My Nickname?

Chapter 395 How Did You Know My Nickname?

GOR Chapter 395 How Did You Know My Nickname? Despite feeling suspicious, he still decided to take the items. After spending quite some time doing all that, Chen Xiaolian finally returned. Although his body had been enhanced, he still felt tired to the point of sweating. Yet, despite the fatigued state of his body, his mind felt somewhat excited. After Fatty led him out, Chen Xiaolian found that the holographic figure of Sarah was waiting for him outside the door. When the two of them emerged, Sarah informed them that Bluesea had made the arrangements and she invited Chen Xiaolian who had finished gathering up his items to follow her to rest up. Fatty did not say anything. He simply said goodbye to Chen Xiaolian. Before parting ways however, he winked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian then recalled the matter Fatty had asked from him back in the warehouse and a weird feeling arose within his heart. Putting that aside, Chen Xiaolian then followed Sarah. After going through the teleportation tile once more, he was sent to a certain unknown floor. Sarah gestured for Chen Xiaolian to enter a corridor courteously. ¡°Please rest up here. The ess clearance for this room has been given. However, I must remind you that your clearance to move around is limited to this room. In order to avoid any unnecessary issues, please do your best to limit your activities to within this room. If you have any requests, please summon me whenever.¡± Mm? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Do my best to limit my activities to this room? Doesn¡¯t that mean my freedom is being restricted? However, after pondering about it, he observed that he was presently in someone else¡¯s base. Having his actions restricted was only a matter of course. de Mountain me Sea Guild was a super great guild after all. If any outsider were allowed to wander around inside their base camp, wouldn¡¯t they end up as the butt of the joke? After having considered that point, Chen Xiaolian did not feel dissatisfied anymore. He then simply moved inside and went to rest. The room was a huge suite and the furnishings inside gave off quite the cozy feeling. All the tools inside it were very advanced. It was very simr to the hotel belonging to Rodriar Guild that he had stayed in back then. After stepping through the door into the room, Chen Xiaolian headed directly to one of the soft couches inside the living room and lied down on it. He felt the new Storage Watch that he was wearing on his wrist and thought about it. With this much items, to what level could he increase his guild¡¯s strength to? As he mulled it through, he could not help but feel excited. Then he recalled the mountain like stacks of materials and equipment inside the warehouses that he had seen earlier¡­ How much of those did he get? Today, he finally caught a glimpse of the astonishingly deep foundation and strength of a real great guild. He recalled the silhouette who was a member of a resident guild of Zero City. The silhouette had spoken to him in an arrogant manner, making him out to be an insignificant character. In hindsight, that attitude was not something strange. The gap of strength between the guilds outside Zero City and the resident guilds of Zero City was too horrifying! Having thought of that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart that was excited inexorably turned cool. Makingparisons was a fearful thing. After making aparison, his original feelings of triumph was greatly dispelled. After resting for a few hours, Qiao Yifeng came. The expression on Qiao Yieng¡¯s face and his mood remained terrible. After entering the room, the first thing he did was to cast a re at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian understood that he was in the wrong. However, he remained calm and said, ¡°About what happened with Bluesea earlier, it¡¯s my fault. I should not have run around recklessly. Furthermore, I should never had eavesdropped on your conversation. Although it was not done on purpose¡­ mm, at any rate, I am the one who did wrong. Please ept my apology. If there is an issue on Mr Bluesea¡¯s side, I can go apologize in person.¡± Qiao Yifeng was originally holding onto a belly full of anger. Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaolian had chosen to put matters out in the open. Thus, Qiao Yifeng found that he was unable to vent out his rage. He red at Chen Xiaolian and held himself back. Then, he said dryly, ¡°Have you picked up all your stuff?¡± ¡°I humbly thank your guild for these gifts. I have already picked them all up.¡± Qiao Yifeng paced back and forth in the room. After pacing twice, he said, ¡°Since that is the case, first stay here and rest for one night. Tomorrow, I will bring you to meet Bluesea. After you say goodbye to him, you can leave. As for the matters with the mine, my subordinates will contact you.¡± ¡°Will Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo be leaving with me?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly asked. ¡°You had promised me that beforeing here. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s eyelids twitched and he uttered in frustration, ¡°Yes! I will bring them over to meet up with you tomorrow! No matter what, I am still their father! Before parting ways, I want to spend at least one more day with them! Do you have a problem with that, kid?!¡± Seeing as Qiao Yifeng was on the verge of exploding, it was only natural for Chen Xiaolian to stop poking him. He simply gave a polite smile. Qiao Yifeng was angry to the point of choking and the two of them fell silent. Seeing that there was no conversation going on, he was unable to stop himself from asking, ¡°About that thing I heard in the afternoon¡­ Blood Verdict, what is it?¡± Qiao Yifeng nced at Chen Xiaolian and said coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t ask about things that does not concern you!¡± Those words from Qiao Yifeng did not cause Chen Xiaolian to be angry. He had already aplished what he came here for. Thus, getting stabbed through words by Qiao Qiao¡¯s father was not something that he would care about. However, there was something peculiar about the way Qiao Yifeng was acting. From all outward appearances, everything had been settled. Since this old man considered him to be an eyesore, why would he bite the bullet and continue to stay here? There was nothing that the two of them could talk about either¡­ why was he doing this? Qiao Yifeng was not moving to leave and it was impolite for Chen Xiaolian to chase him out. He could only bear with it and apany Father Qiao who was seated before him. The youngster and the elder stared at each other for over 10 minutes, not uttering a single word in the process. In the end, seeing Father Qiao pull out a piece of cigarette and was about to light it up, Chen Xiaolian was no longer able to hold no. He sighed and smiled wryly as he said, ¡°Mr Qiao, if you have something to say, then don¡¯t beat around the bush. If you don¡¯t let it out, you¡¯ll suffocate miserably while I¡¯ll be distressed.¡± Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, Qiao Yifeng immediately bounced to his feet and he shouted angrily, ¡°Nonsense! What else could I have to say to a kid like you?!¡± After saying that, Qiao Yifeng waved his hand and stomped off. When he reached the door leading out, he turned his head and said, ¡°Be obedient and stay in this room. Don¡¯t go running around! If you run around recklessly again and end up triggering the rm, I won¡¯t be responsible if you end up dying!¡± Watching Qiao Yifeng leave, the suspicion within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart only grew. Qiao Yifeng was clearly tussling with some issue. Thus, he had stayed here for so long only to say nothing ¨C could it be there was something troubling that he wanted his help with? Chen Xiaolian was unable to sort out this suspicion in his mind. Thus, he chose to put it aside for now and went to rest. First, he went for a bath. Next, he inventoried the items he acquired today. After examining them in his mind a few times, he thought about how to make best use of these materials and items¡­ It was unknown how long he spent doing so. Then, as Chen Xiaolian was still pondering on the matter, he suddenly noticed that the Storage Watch that he was wearing was shing! A voice came from it. ¡°Brother Xiaolian? Brother Xiaolian?¡± Mm? Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. The voiceing from the Storage Watch clearly belonged to Fatty. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound; he brought the Storage Watch closer to his face, and he began inspecting it. ¡°Brother Xiaolian, can you hear me? Can you see the three buttons on the side of this watch? Press the top most button and you will be able to talk to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian first got up and checked the room. He hesitated a moment before pressing the button and said, ¡°I¡¯m here.¡± After that, Fatty seemingly gave a sigh of relief. ¡°Good, good. I finally managed to contact you.¡± After hearing that, Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Back in the day, when you gave me this watch, you had already intended to do this, didn¡¯t you? This watch can also be used as amunication device?¡± There was an awkward tone in Fatty¡¯s voice as he said, ¡°The warehouse is not the ce to talk,¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and said, ¡°Brother, it would seem that this present of yours is not a straightforward one. Now, I am regretting epting this gift of yours. I keep getting this feeling that the thing that you are nning to ask of me is not that simple.¡± Fatty snickered. ¡°Back when we were chatting during the day, I figured I would likely be unable to meet you at night. That is why I first gave you this thing as a present. Brother, although I was not straightforward about it, this present is a truly valuable gift. At any rate, it proved very useful for you, didn¡¯t it?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Fine, I owe you one. Out with it then. What is it that you want my help with? I¡¯ll have to say it first, if it¡¯s too outrageous, don¡¯t even bother opening your mouth. But if I can do it, I won¡¯t refuse.¡± Fatty who was on the other endughed a few times before slowly saying, ¡°Don¡¯t you worry. I won¡¯t ask you to harm de Mountain me Sea Guild. This matter is really risk-free. There is also no need for you to bear any responsibility.¡± ¡°For real?¡± ¡°But of course! I¡¯ve nned it out, so you can be rest assured. I know where to draw the line!¡± Chen Xiaolian replied dubiously, ¡°If that is the case, then tell me about it. What is it exactly?¡± Fatty said, ¡°Let me first tell you about my situation. Some time ago, I broke some of the guild¡¯s rules, so the boss punished me and had me confined. But as you heard today, the boss was being generous and had lifted the confinement punishment. However, my actions are still restricted. Boss ced a curfew on me and I cannot move in and out at night. Furthermore, I have to stay in the boss¡¯ residence and I am not allowed to walk out the door. If I do anything out of line, that Sarah will certainly report to him. If boss gets furious, I fear this time I would not be forgiven. So¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t beat around the bush. Out with it.¡± Fatty smirked and said slowly, ¡°It¡¯s a very simple matter. The way I see it, I will be confined to the boss¡¯ residence for somewhere around ten days to half a month¡¯s time. The boss is afraid that I might provoke some trouble. So, he is probably not going to allow me to go out anymore. But sitting here is boring for me. So, I want to get some items to y with to kill time with. ¡°But the boss is unwilling to give me that. Since it¡¯s a punishment. It must look like a punishment. If I get to spend the days somewhat too happily, that would no longer be considered a punishment. Thus¡­¡± ¡°Can you not just be frank?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Brother, if you continue to beating around the bush, I¡¯m going to lose interest.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t, don¡¯t. I¡¯m getting to it right now,¡± Fatty anxiously said. ¡°I want to ask you to go somewhere to fetch something for me.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°Hello? Why aren¡¯t you saying anything?¡± ¡°I¡¯m listening,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian in a very cool tone. ¡°Where do you want me to go and what is this thing you want?¡± ¡°Mm, go to a warehouse and fetch a¡­¡± Without waiting for Fatty to finish, Chen Xiaolian instantly rejected it. ¡°No!¡± After pausing for a moment, Chen Xiaolian spoke up again. It didn¡¯t feel too good to outright reject it after all. ¡°Actually¡­ brother, since you¡¯ve given me a gift, it is only natural that I help you out a little. However, you need to understand something. In here, I am simply a guest. How can I just run around wherever I like? About that warehouse. Back then, I was able to go into the warehouse and fetch those items because I had the permission from its owner. Those were gifts by the owner. But now, you want me to go inside and help you steal something? What is this supposed to mean? Besides, you know full well what this ce is. And yet you want me, an outsider to sneak into your de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s warehouse? ¡°Brother, this joke of yours is¡­ I¡¯ll just pretend that I¡¯ve never heard it!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian moved to cut off themunication. ¡°Wait a minute! Wait!¡± Fatty anxiously called out. ¡°Wait! You misunderstood! You misunderstood!¡± ¡°What did I misunderstand?¡± Fatty¡¯s pant could be heard as he said, ¡°Brother, no matter how reckless I am, would I ask you to go steal something from my own guild¡¯s warehouse? How I could do something so ridiculous? ¡°Don¡¯t worry. The warehouse that I am talking about is definitely not an important ce that houses our equipment like the one you went to this afternoon. Sigh, you¡¯ve misunderstood me.¡± ¡°A misunderstanding?¡± ¡°A misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! An absolute misunderstanding!¡± Fatty rapidly spoke up, ¡°It is not an equipment storing warehouse! It¡¯s definitely not some important location! Sigh! ¡°Don¡¯t fret and just patiently listen to my exnation. ¡°The warehouse that I am talking about is one dedicated for waste materials. Waste materials, do you understand? ¡°Broken equipment that we no longer use, ruined equipment, things that no longer have any maintenance value would all be categorized and stored in an area. ¡°In my guild, there are quite a number of old fellows. Although their items are old and damaged, they won¡¯t toss them away. At any rate, they would leave it as a form of memorabilia. Thus, there is a ce here dedicated for these items. ¡°Not to mention, I am not asking you to go take someone else¡¯s item. Don¡¯t worry, I just want you to take something that belongs to me. ¡°About that ce, everyone in the guild will have a storage space for themselves. With the exception of the owner of that space, no one else will be able to enter that space. If they try to, they will end up triggering the rm. That is why I will never ask you to do something so stupid! ¡°I¡¯ll be honest with you. ¡°I am someone who likes messing around with mechanical rted stuff. My capability is of the mechanical route. ¡°Last time, I created a certain mechanical device and ended up provoking a bit of trouble. Thus, the boss punished me and had me grounded. I am also not allowed to y with machines. ¡°I am on the verge of suffocating to death here. ¡°That is why I want to ask you to go to my own storage space and help me gather up some of my own items. I had kept some items inside. They¡¯re all machine rted toys. Help me gather them up and find an opportunity to secretly hand them to me tomorrow. ¡°That way, my days of being confined won¡¯t feel so boring.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°Brother, it is not that I don¡¯t want to believe you. But your story is a bit ridiculous. If you just want to get some mechanical toys, you can just discuss it with your boss and be done with. Why would you need an outsider like me to secretly help you out?¡± Fatty quickly said, ¡°Sigh, I¡¯ve just told you. The reason I caused a troublest time was because I created a mechanical device. Thus, the boss punished me, forbidding me from touching anything mechanical rted again. If I am to request the boss of this, he would most likely say no. That is why I would need to ask for your help.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°No, I don¡¯t trust you.¡± Fatty continued asking but Chen Xiaolian simply shook his head and refused. In the end, Fatty¡¯s tone suddenly changed. ¡°Brother Xiaolian, are you really not going to help?¡± ¡°Not going to.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°No!¡± ¡°Then, let me ask you. Those items you picked up this afternoon, are they all in the Storage Watch that I gave you?¡± When he heard that, a sense of unease rose from within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. ¡°¡­ ¡­ what are you trying to say?¡± ¡°I am skilled in the mechanical field. Although the Storage Watch is a product from the system, I would usually make some modifications to those equipment. Xiaolian, I am not threatening you here. Although I have given you the watch, there are some minor functions that I personally added to it; I just did not have the time to inform you about. ¡°For example, I put in a self-destruct function on the watch. That function can be controlled remotely. If I am to do something here¡­ in five seconds time, that watch will self-destruct. ¡°Do you understand? ¡°The Storage Watch utilizes a form of spatial technology. Once it self-destructs, the spatial point will be cut off. When that happens, the items you stored inside would all be¡­ ¡°Lost forever!¡± When Chen Xiaolian heard that, his face twisted and he angrily said, ¡°Fatty! You dare!¡± Fatty simply replied in a reckless sounding voice, ¡°What do you think?¡± ¡°If you do, aren¡¯t you afraid that I will goin to your boss, Mr Bluesea? He does not appear to be someone unreasonable. Besides, he was the one who gave me those items!¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°This action of yours is pointless! Your boss will definitely punish you¡­ besides, even if you do destroy the watch and the items inside gets destroyed¡­ your boss willpensate those items for me.¡± Fatty calmly replied, ¡°You are right. If I do so, I will definitely be punished. However, I just happen to not fear being punished. Just ask around. In de Mountain me Sea Guild, getting punished is amon matter for me. The confinement room is pretty much my own bedroom. Would I be afraid of getting punished? ¡°As for whether or not the boss willpensate you for those items¡­ ¡°I don¡¯t know about that. ¡°Considering the boss¡¯ noble disposition, maybe he will. In fact, it is highly likely that he will. ¡°However, brother Xiaolian, some of those items are limited. The boss could give it to you once, but twice? ¡°If it¡¯s those ordinary materials or Sentinel mechs, then giving you another set is no big deal. After all, we have loads of them. ¡°But what about that Tidal Fighter? We only have a few of those in our warehouse. ¡°Even if the boss is willing topensate you, he might not give you another fighter. Maybe, he would just throw in a few more mechs aspensation. ¡°Are you willing to ept that? ¡°All right, let¡¯s say that the boss is willing to give you another Tidal Fighter. ¡°What about the Assembly Station? ¡°Losing one means one less of it! It is pretty much a precious object in our guild. ¡°After you¡¯ve ruined one, do you think the boss would be so generous as to give you another? ¡°Having lost the Assembly Station, even if you were to bepensated with 17 or 18 Thunderstorm Tanks and a bunch of mechs, can you feel happy? ¡°Ha ha!¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. This damned fatso! He possessed a simpleton¡¯s appearance. Unexpectedly, he was such a vicious person! No question about it, he had caught onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s weak point. If he were to disregard everything else and destroy the watch¡­ This batch of items would be gone. Even if he were toin to Bluesea about this tomorrow¡­ Would it be of any use? After all, he was an outsider. Although Bluesea appeared to be a decent fellow, only God knows if he was someone who would cover his own faults. What if he decided to be unreasonable? Who could Chen Xiaolianin to then? Even if Bluesea did step forward to get justice for him and was willing topensate him with another batch of items. While the moremon items would not be an issue, what about those that were scarce? Would Bluesea be willing to give him another one? At the end of the day, he was an outsider! Take that core equipment, the Assembly Station for example. Would he be willing to give Chen Xiaolian another one? Who could tell? Chen Xiaolian himself did not feel too optimistic about it. The more Chen Xiaolian considered the issue, the more vexed he became. Unexpectedly, this Fatty who appeared like a good fellow had actually ckmailed him! ¡°I say, are you willing to help or not? If you¡¯re not, then I will activate the self-destruct device,¡± Fatty said casually. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said in a heavy voice, ¡°You¡­ Fatty! Did you consider the consequences of this action of yours? I have a partnership with your guild. Are you not afraid of breaking apart your guild¡¯s business deal? How can you act without thinking of the consequences, you¡¯re simply, simply¡­ simply a 250!¡± [1] Fattyughed, ¡°Ha ha ha! How did you know my nickname? I¡¯m not afraid to tell you this, but everyone in de Mountain me Sea Guild knows of my infamous name! My nickname is indeed ¡®250¡¯!¡± 1 250 is a Chinese wordy which means half-crazy. It means someone who would do things recklessly and in a silly manner.? Chapter 396 Sorrowful Fatty

Chapter 396 Sorrowful Fatty

GOR Chapter 396 Sorrowful Fatty He was simply the most shameless person that Chen Xiaolian had ever met. Back then, Chen Xiaolian had taken him to be a simple-minded fatso. Now that he thought about it, Chen Xiaolian felt that he must have gone blind! Once again, ten thousand ¡®son of a bitch¡¯ stampeded through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. The problem was, no matter how much he cursed, Chen Xiaolian was well aware that he had been forced into a corner. He had no choice! Unless he was willing to ept the loss. This fellow was extremely ruthless. Additionally, he had already made it clear to Chen Xiaolian that he was not afraid of the consequences. If you don¡¯t agree to my request, I will immediately destroy your items. As for what punishmentester, this senior does not care. What could Chen Xiaolian do in face of this dilemma? Moreover, Chen Xiaolian had realized that he was being set up even now. This request by Fatty to help him fetch those items was certainly not that simple! For him to be making such a shameless threat, how could it be merely for some ordinary items? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s rate of breathing turned heavy and he gently kneaded his face to force himself to calm down. ¡°¡­ out with it then! What do you want me to do?¡± Fatty¡¯sughter could be heard and he said, ¡°That¡¯s more like it, brother. As long as you are willing to help me out, I assure you that nothing will happen to you.¡± ¡°Enough nonsense. Just tell me what you want me to do!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure appeared in the lobby of the honeb structure. He walked carefully, his body seemingly sticking to the wall. Two Sentinel mechs slowly walked past the lobby. The radars on their shoulder that were used to identify enemies maintained their green colour, indicating that they would not harm anyone. Those two had clearly noticed Chen Xiaolian. However, the two Sentinel mechs appeared to be turning a blind eye toward his existence and they slowly walked past him. Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. Fatty¡¯s words were true. He had modified the watch that Chen Xiaolian was wearing. ording to Fatty, the watch had been installed with a type of identification device and it will not trigger any rm within the honeb structure. Chen Xiaolian watched as the two Sentinel mechs gave him as much attention as one would pay attention to air and secretly felt disappointed. He would rather be discovered! If he was discovered and this task was to fail, then no matter how shameless Fatty was, surely he would not destroy his items, right? As for how he was to exin matters to Blueseater on, Chen Xiaolian was not fearful of that. He was the one being ckmailed into it, so there was no difficulty there. Having thought about that, Chen Xiaolian became excited and he suddenly stepped forward, moving toward the two Sentinel mechs. ¡°What are you nning on doing?¡± Fatty¡¯s voice came from the watch on his wrist. Chen Xiaolian was startled. ¡°What?¡± ¡°I asked: what are you nning on doing?¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Fatty snickered. ¡°Let me guess. Seeing that the mechs did not identify you as an intruder, you became disappointed? So, you wanted to take the initiative and move toward them and even attack them. Next, trigger the rm and cause the task to fail, right? That way, I would have nothing to say toward you, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart turned tense. ¡°You¡­ you can see?¡± Fatty continued snickering and said, ¡°I forgot to tell you. I had installed nano-surveince probes into the watch. Thus¡­ surely you understand. That means I have another pair of eyes on your watch. I can see where you are and what you are doing. Nothing can escape my eyes, do you get it, brother? So, don¡¯t try anything funny.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt a wave of suffocation hitting his heart. This damned cunning Fatty! He looks like a pig, but is even smarter than a monkey! ¡°So, you¡¯d better not try anything to deliberately trigger the rm. Brother, I¡¯ll be honest with you. This task, you are mine. You can either help me finish this task or I will immediately destroy your watch. Then, we¡¯ll go our separate ways.¡± Chen Xiaolian cursed out furiously. A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian entered an instant teleportation device once more. He followed the instructionsing from the watch and slowly controlled the operation of the instant teleportation device. Soon, he was teleported to a certain spot. A hexagonal hall stood before him and the six walls each had their own passageway. Chen Xiaolian stood there in the middle of the hall. Observing the quiet and empty hall, Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Am I underground now?¡± ¡°Bingo. Unfortunately, there is no reward for this,¡± said Fatty. ¡°Brother, this is the ce I told you about, the one reserved specifically for our guild members to store their personal items.¡± Chen Xiaolian snorted. ¡°As if I¡¯ll trust you. This ce must be the storage ce for some important items! Damned Fatty, you¡¯ll be the death of me.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha¡­ you think too much.¡± Fatty shook his head and said, ¡°If this is the storage area for some valuable items, would it be so easy to ess? It doesn¡¯t even have an ess control. Don¡¯t worry, I am really not trying to set you up.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He looked to his left and right and saw that this ce truly did not have any security. There were neither Sentinel mechs nor ess controls. The passageways on each of the six walls had no doors either. It would appear that anyone could enter and exit as they please. ¡°Now, look carefully. Although there are six passageways around you, each of them has a number on them. First, walk into passageway no. 1.¡± Chen Xiaolian followed Fatty¡¯s instructions. The passageway was not very long. After walking for over around ten plus metres, he reached the end of the passageway. There at the end of the passageway was a door¡­ this door too, did not have any ess control on it. Rather, it was an automatic door. When Chen Xiaolian approached the door, it automatically opened up. Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows together and said, ¡°Fatty, you did this, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Of course not!¡± Fatty replied in an indignant manner. ¡°Like I told you, this ce has no ess control. It is not a ce that stores some valuable items! You¡¯re the one who refuses to believe me!¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and walked through the door. Once he made his way inside, Chen Xiaolian was immediately stunned! This ce¡­ why does it look so¡­ familiar? A spacious hall with a control station in the centre¡­ On the walls surrounding him were several doors. It did not appear to be anything of note¡­ however¡­ Chen Xiaolian regarded the metallic walls that were as smooth as a mirror and the structure of the hall and his heart instantly roiled for a moment! The structure of this ce was exactly like that of his own ¡®base¡¯! However, in his base, the thing in the centre of the hall was a floating metal orb. Here, the thing in the centre was a control station. With the exception of some minor differences, theyout was exactly the same. One such example was¡­ although this ce appeared very clean, Chen Xiaolian could sense an atmosphere of age here. It would appear that¡­ it¡¯s been a long time since someone hade here? ¡°Fatty, tell me the truth. Just what exactly is this ce?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped in his tracks. ¡°I¡¯m being forced by you to do something risky, so I know this would likely end up causing a huge problem. But you should at least let me know what I¡¯m risking myself for! What is this ce?¡± Fatty fell into a momentary state of silence before slowly saying, ¡°Xiaolian, truth be told, I did not lie to you. This ce is really not the storage area for the guild¡¯s important equipment. This ce¡­ is actually an abandoned living quarter.¡± ¡°Living quarter?¡± ¡°Correct. When our guild had just be a resident guild of Zero City, this ce was the base for the old members of the guild. It was only after our guild had grownrger and expanded did wee to have our current honeb building. ¡°The ce that you are standing in right now is the home of the first generation members of de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°Then¡­ what exactly is it that you want me to help you fetch?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple. I want you to go to my old home quarters and fetch some old items from my ce.¡± Chen Xiaolian was taken aback and he said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that this is the home for the first generation of de Mountain me Sea Guild? How did it be your home?¡± There seemed to be a smile on Fatty¡¯s face as he said in aplicated tone, ¡°Because¡­ I am the son of a first generation member. I stayed here before.¡± The son of a first generation member of de Mountain me Sea Guild?! de Mountain me Sea Guild had been a resident guild of Zero City for 30 years. Putting that into consideration, this fatso¡¯s age was about right. However, his background was indeed extraordinary! No wonder Bluesea would treat him as such. He was actually the child of a founding member. ¡°Look carefully. The wall to the left of where you are presently standing has a row of doors. Each room beyond those doors is the living quarter of the first generation members. However, this ce had long since been abandoned and the items inside had mostly been moved away. My home is beyond the first door on the left. There is a number on the door, 001.¡± Chen Xiaolian moved over and was able to find said door. However, the door was locked. ¡°How do I unlock it?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Things were rtively simple when the first generation members came to reside here. So, the doors utilize an iris scanner. See the scanning device on the door? ce the watch close to it and press the centre button on the watch. Press it three times in a row and press the top surface area of the watch on the device. I had already copied the necessary iris data onto it.¡± Chen Xiaolian followed his instructions. There was indeed a scanning device on the door. Chen Xiaolian did ording to Fatty¡¯s instructions, pressing the centre button three times in a row and a strange pattern appeared on the surface of the watch. He ced the surface over¡­ After a green light swept over it, the door silently opened. Chen Xiaolian was surprised. After he walked into the room, something in the room automatically detected his presence and the lights were slowly lit up. The door behind him slowly closed up. ¡­ The room¡­ how should he describe it? It was as though he had walked into a standard house in China in the 1980s. Traditional furnitures, traditional round table¡­ There was also a traditional looking tablecloth ced on the table. The living room was very spacious. There was a traditional looking sofa in the living room. Beside it was a fiveyer storage drawer. It¡¯s drawers were all square-shaped, the style of the 1980s. Chen Xiaolian noticed that there were two to three ss frames ced on top of the storage drawer. He was puzzled to see that two pictures of the three photo frames had been taken out, leaving only one with a picture. Chen Xiaolian walked over to check the remaining photo frame that had a picture in it. There in the picture was a chubby little boy, grinning to the point of exposing his teeth. The little body appeared no more than five to six years old. He still had his primary teeth that were iplete. But his smile was very bright. The area between the brows of this chubby boy in the picture was somewhat simr to Fatty. ¡°See my childhood photo?¡± Fatty¡¯s voice came from the watch. Chen Xiaolian nodded and said, ¡°Mm, I see it.¡± ¡°Now you believe me, right? I did not lie to you.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded again. ¡°This is really your home?¡± ¡°Former home,¡± Fatty said coolly. ¡°This room had been left empty for a long time now.¡± ¡°What about your family members?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. Fatty was momentarily silent. ¡°My mother is an ordinary human,¡± said Fatty in a rather heavy tone. ¡°My father is a first generation member of de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly circled his way around the living room. Although no one had lived here for a long time, the ce remained clean and tidy ¨C the ce must have some form of special venttion system to prevent the build-up of dust. Some appliances could be seen in the kitchen. Old-fashioned blue side bowl, wooden chopsticks, water pot and pitcher for warm water. ¡°Although this ce has many advanced items, my father is a conservative fellow. Aftering here, he did not like those advanced items and prefers to use these things that weremonly used outside. Thus, everything here is different from the outside.¡± Fatty spoke in a monotonous voice. However, some traces of heaviness could be heard in his tone. ¡°Back then, father had stayed here while my mother was an ordinary human. I was born outside. Later on, after my mother passed away, my father brought me into Zero City.¡± ¡°¡­ wait!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s flinched! He suddenly realized something important! ¡°You say you are born in the outside world?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°When you were still young, your mother died. So, your Awakened father brought you into Zero City?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± After hearing that, Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°Your father is a founding member of de Mountain me Sea Guild. It is only natural that he can bring someone into Zero City. ¡°But¡­ Fatty, surely you did not be an Awakened the moment you were born?! ¡°When you entered Zero City, you were still a little boy. You should still be an ordinary human! ¡°So, how did you end up bing an Awakened?¡± This was an important issue! It was not as though Chen Xiaolian had never encountered such a situation before. Back then, the Floating Angel Nicole was one such example. However, Nicole had be an Awakened from the moment she was young. Back then, Nicole had been rather vague when she was exining her circumstances. It could generally be understood that some time when Nicole was still young, an ident urred and both her and her father became Awakened ones. Later on, they joined Zero City and were epted into the Angel Corps. Thus, both father and daughter became members of the Angel Corps. In other words, both father and daughter were already Awakened ones even before entering Zero City. As for the ¡®ident¡¯ that Nicole mentioned, Chen Xiaolian spected that it should be around the same as Han Bi¡¯s awakening. ¡­ But what about Fatty? Could it be that the child of an Awakened would automatically awaken as well? That was unreasonable! ¡­ After hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s question, Fattyughed for a bit. Then, he slowly let out a sigh. ¡°Xiaolian¡­ when did I tell you that I am an Awakened?¡± ¡°!!!¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. Chen Xiaolian was stunned for a good ten plus seconds before blurting out, ¡°You are not an Awakened?!¡± ¡°Nope.¡± ¡°You¡­ you mean to say, you are just an ordinary human?!¡± ¡°Correct.¡± Fatty spoke in a provoking manner, ¡°I am just someone who was brought into Zero City by an Awakened father. I had lived my whole life in de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s base as an ordinary human, an ordinary fatso.¡± ¡°¡­ damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from cursing. ¡°Then¡­ what is up with your skill? Didn¡¯t you say you have skills in the mechanical field?¡± ¡°Yes, what about having skills in the mechanical field? I never said that I had super skills like you Awakened ones. The mechanical skill that I am talking about is the skill I developed by growing up in this ce. You know full well that this ce has too many ck technology. As for me, I¡¯ve loved tinkering with electronics since my younger days. However, children in the outside world could at most tinker around with some electrical appliances, remote control toys, radio or the likes. ¡°As for me, the things I tinker around with during my younger days are things like Ion Beam Launchers. ¡°I never said I have some unique skill. ¡°Mm, one way of looking at it is that I am a mechanical genius who grew up surrounded by various science fictional techs.¡± A group of lovable ¡®son of a bitch¡¯s stampeded through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind once more. Ordinary human! This fatso is actually just an ordinary person?! A super powerful resident guild of Zero City like de Mountain me Sea Guild had actually chosen to keep an ordinary human around? Wait a minute! ¡°Fatty, you have a high level of strength. I could feel that! What is up with that?¡± ¡°Nonsense, even though I am not an Awakened, gic strengthening agents are not that expensive. When I was still very young, my father had given them to me,¡± replied Fatty with augh. Chen Xiaolian fell into a silent state of contemtion, his mind working hard to digest the shocking news that Fatty had revealed to him. After a while, Chen Xiaolian finally asked, ¡°All right then¡­ just what is it that you want me to help you with?¡± ¡°The innermost room here is the one that my father had used as his study back then. Go inside and help me find something. I remember that it had always been ced on top of the bookcase.¡± Chen Xiaolian moved inside. Sure enough, after making his way to the end of the corridor, he found a study. The door to the study was unlocked. After opening it, he saw that it contained the same old-fashioned furnishings. The only difference was¡­ After stepping into the study, Chen Xiaolian noticed that a de was hanging on the wall. It was a very old but simplistic looking Chinese long de. Its shape was somewhat simr to the Japanese military de. However, the de was wider and not that long. This de was clearly a model type of de. Its size had been reducedpared to the genuine article. Holding it in his hand, he felt that it was rather small. Chen Xiaolian was unable to help himself from weighing it. It was quite heavy. However¡­ ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand suddenly recoiled. Just now when he was fiddling with it, his thumb had identally applied a bit more pressure and the de had made a small cut on his thumb, causing blood to trickle out. ¡°Eh? This thing is quite sharp,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in a puzzling manner. This was clearly just a model, but it had managed to make a cut? Leaning closer to inspect the de, Chen Xiaolian saw that the pattern on the surface of the de¡¯s steel was very beautiful. ¡°The material used is good!¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°Enough, stop ying with my father¡¯s toy. Look at the top of the bookcase, there is a mahogany box. The size is¡­ about the same as that of an ashes casket¡­¡± ¡°¡­ damn you! You really know how to makeparisons!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. Still, that item was not that hard to find. It was clearly ced atop the bookcase. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, there was a book ced on top of the bookcase¡­ ¡°Mao Zedong¡¯s Selected Works¡­ your old man really is a guy from that era!¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. Did you get that box?¡± Fatty asked. Chen Xiaolian weighed the box in his hand. ¡°I got it. It feels very light; it might be empty.¡± Chen Xiaolian rattled the box but no sound was forting. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. Just bring that item to me.¡± A tone of impatience could be heard in Fatty¡¯s voice. ¡°All right!¡± answered Chen Xiaolian without any hesitation. As the box did not appear to be some rare item, he simply took it with him in his hand in a casual manner. Unknown to him, the fine little cut he suffered from the de earlier was now trickling out minute amounts of blood. It was as though some form of suction power was in y and little by little, the blood dropped onto and was absorbed into the mahogany box. Due to how little the amount of blood being lost was, even Chen Xiaolian himself was unaware of what was transpiring. ¡°Do I just follow the same way back?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked loudly. ¡°Mm, right.¡± Fatty¡¯s voice seemed to had be somewhat dejected. Chen Xiaolian casually walked out of the study. Observing the room he said, ¡°Fatty, your father is presently¡­¡± ¡°Not around.¡± Fatty grunted. ¡°My father has not been around for a long time.¡± ¡°¡­ sorry.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt that he had said something wrong and he whispered, ¡°I¡¯m very sorry.¡± ¡°Sorry your ass!¡± Fatty immediately became enraged. ¡°My father is not dead! He is just missing! He¡¯ll be back someday!¡± When he heard that, Chen Xiaolian intended to apologize again. However, his heart suddenly tensed up! A first generation member! Not dead! Just missing for a long time! And then there was the sharp miniature de in the study. ¡°Fatty¡­ your old man, who is he? He, he¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of something¡­ ¡°Ha ha ha!¡± Fatty said in a rather hoarse tone. ¡°You caught on pretty quickly. I won¡¯t hide it from you. My old man¡¯s surname is Fan. His nickname, Skyde! The de of de Mountain me Sea Guild!¡± Chapter 397 Immortal Pats My Head

Chapter 397 Immortal Pats My Head

GOR Chapter 397 Immortal Pats My Head The de of de Mountain me Sea Guild! Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian nearly choked to death! Just what kind of luck do I have? I was just going to the toilet, but I ended up bumping into such a character! That is the boss of de Mountain me Sea Guild that has been missing for years now! This was practically him creating trouble for himself¡­ if only I had known this would happen, I would have kept holding on and not go to the toilet! No one had ever died from holding it in for a while! Chen Xiaolian was so furious, he rued the fact that he could not p himself. After a moment, Fatty spoke up again in a whisper, ¡°Whatever, I¡¯ll tell you the truth.¡± He paused a moment before sighing. ¡°Truth be told, I am really not setting you up. What happened tonight will not cause any problems for you. It¡¯s the truth. The box I asked you to fetch for me is of no particr importance. It is just something that my father left behind. There is nothing special about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t buy it.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be truthful,¡± said Fatty. ¡°Our guild is now in deep trouble. If this was back when my father was still around, would the other resident guilds dare trouble us? My old man¡¯s strength is beyond extraordinary. With his own two hands, he created a guild with the qualification for permanent residence in Zero City. When the name ¡®Skyde¡¯ is mentioned, even the famed bosses of the other resident guilds would have to give him praise. ¡°However, my old man inexplicably went missing.¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. ¡°I already know about that matter. But what does that have to do with this box that you asked me to fetch for you? Could it be that this box could help you find your father?¡± ¡°How is that possible?¡± replied Fatty with a bitter smile. ¡°Back when my father disappeared, all those items in my home, as long as it is suspicious, it would be inspected over and over again by boss Bluesea and the others. ¡°If there were any important objects that could give them any clues, would it be left in the study of my home for so long? ¡°Boss Bluesea is an extremely intelligent person. He had gone through the items here a hundred times over.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it for a moment before epting Fatty¡¯s exnation. Indeed, if certain items contained clues regarding Skyde¡¯s disappearance, would it still be left in his home? Considering how long it had been and how intelligent Bluesea was, Bluesea would surely had gone over those things countless times. ¡°Then, what about this box?¡± Fatty sighed. ¡°This box contains an item. It is a personal item that my father was very fond of ying around with. I¡¯ve had memories of this thing since my younger days. Whenever my father is free, he would go to the study, take it out and y with it. It is his favourite personal item. ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong with telling you about it. It is an ancient painting, a very simple ancient painting. Boss Bluesea had inspected it before and had verified that it is not some famed work of art. It is just an ancient painting of unknown origin. The boss also said that the painting skill of the painting is only so-so and cannot be considered a famous work. The only thing of note is that it is old. ¡°The painting had been checked using various instruments before and nothing unusual could be detected¡­ forget the painting, even the furnishings in my home, even the chopsticks did not escape boss Bluesea¡¯s eyes. He had them all carefully checked. ¡°However, boss Bluesea is a sentimental person. After he was done checking, he restored them all and ced them all in their original position as something of a memorabilia.¡± Chen Xiaolian grunted. ¡°Those old fellows sure have quite the friendship between them.¡± ¡°That¡¯s only natural. Those old fellows are all brothers through life and death,¡± Fatty immediately said. ¡°Since this painting is not something important, why do you want me to fetch it for you?¡± Fatty was silent for a moment. Then, he said in a hushed tone, ¡°I¡¯ll tell you the truth. I am now being confined by boss Bluesea.¡± ¡°Confined?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Fatty sighed. ¡°Today, we had overheard the conversation between boss Bluesea and the others. You know that the guild is now in trouble. I won¡¯t hide it from you. This time¡¯s trouble is too big and boss Bluesea and the others find it difficult to resolve it. Even boss Bluesea would have to go risk his life. ¡°But even if he is to risk his life, it is likely that the guild won¡¯t make it. ¡°I had argued with boss Bluesea back in the afternoon. However, boss Bluesea had made up his mind. ¡°He¡­ he wants to send me out of Zero City!¡± ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian was slightly shocked. ¡°It¡¯s true.¡± Fatty let out a bitter smile. ¡°I am just an ordinary human and not an Awakened. The reason why I had been living inside Zero City all these time is because I am Skyde¡¯s son. That is why the other old fellows of the guild would care for me. ¡°This time however, ording to Boss Bluesea, the guild is in too big of a problem. Everyone in the guild would have to put their lives on the line! It is likely that many people would die. ¡°As for me¡­ I am an ordinary human after all. To continue living in Zero City would be pointless. ¡°I am not an Awakened, so I don¡¯t have to worry about instance dungeons. After leaving Zero City, I can live a very good life. There¡¯s boss Qiao Yifeng who can take care of me outside. ¡°Boss Bluesea is afraid that I might cause trouble in Zero City and even more so that I might go die with them. Thus, he immediately locked me up. By tomorrow, he will send me out of Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian was lost for words. Fatty gasped and continued, ¡°I have no other way¡­ honestly, I don¡¯t have much ns for this item that I asked you to fetch for me tonight. It¡¯s just, boss Bluesea had made up his mind and I cannot stop him. Once I leave Zero City, he will not give me any chance to return. He knows my temperament and knows that I might end up throwing my life away if Ie back. So, this departure of mine is one of no return. ¡°That¡¯s why¡­ I had asked you to sneak into my old home tonight and help me fetch an item belonging to my father. I will take it with me when I leave this ce so that I can have something of a memento. ¡°To others, the painting in the box is of no value. ¡°But to me, it is simply priceless. It is the personal item favoured by my father when he was around. I want to take it with me as a remembrance.¡± When he heard that, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°If that is the case, is there any need to ckmail me? Your boss, Bluesea doesn¡¯t seem like someone unreasonable. Just tell him about it face to face that you want to take one of your father¡¯s items as a memento. Surely, he won¡¯t reject? Whye ckmail me?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t understand. Back then, my father had disappeared in a bizarre manner. Thus, it became a sensitive issue among the guild members. Although boss Bluesea and the others had inspected the items inside my home countless times, they continue to keep a close watch on those items. They feared that they might have missed something. Thus, if I ask him for one of my father¡¯s items, he would most likely be unwilling to give it to me.¡± Listening to Fatty¡¯s exnation, Chen Xiaolian felt himself bing slightly more trustful of Fatty¡¯s words. However, he still felt a slight sense of unease toward Fatty. He considered it and said, ¡°If that is the case¡­ no, I still cannot trust you. I¡¯ll open this box to check its contents first.¡± ¡°Just check! Go ahead and check! Just remember, the painting is very old. Don¡¯t wreck it! Make sure you handle it with care!¡± Chen Xiaolian opened up the box as he listened to Fatty¡¯s tirade. There was indeed a very short painting scroll inside. He ced it on the table and slowly unrolled it¡­ An ancient painting was spread out before him. It was a mounted painting but the paper had turned yellow. No small number of paper cracks could be seen. It was an ink painting. Within thendscape, there on the peak of a mountain was a young man who knelt down on one knee. Before that young man was a figure. This figure had one hand outstretched, gently touching the forehead of the young man. The young man showed a sincere and reverent expression on his face. The man who was standing while touching the young man¡¯s head on the other hand, had an ephemeral and immortal like aura. His posture emanated a celestial atmosphere as he took on a harmonious andpassionate appearance. The painting of thendscape was hazy as fog swirled around it. Additionally, it seemed as though there was a drizzle apanying the fog. Behind the two figures was arge stone and a cave could be seen on the surface of the stone. That was the content of the painting. Beside the painting was a poem. ¡°The immortal pats my forehead; the knot is tied as I ept evesting life.¡± This poem was not hard to understand. Judging by the contents of the painting, the general meaning behind it was: An ordinary human was kneeling before an immortal, who patted his forehead, imparting the immortal techniques for evesting life to the man. This theme was not something unconventional. It was something used in many ancient paintings. Chen Xiaolian nced through the painting. When his gaze fell upon the face of the ¡®immortal¡¯ in the painting, Chen Xiaolian became shocked! His pair of eyes widened greatly as he stared at it! The immortal had one hand stretched out to pat the ordinary human¡¯s forehead and his face was set in a smile. Additionally, the painting was very vivid and the outline of the immortal¡¯s face was painted out clearly. The moment Chen Xiaolian saw it, he was unable to stop himself from sucking in a cold breath of air! Mr San? Chapter 398 Skyblade

Chapter 398 Skyde

GOR Chapter 398 Skyde The immortal pats my forehead; the knot is tied as I ept evesting life. Chen Xiaolian knew of this verse. But the problem was¡­ how did the immortal in this painting be Mr San? Did he make a mistake? That cannot be! Mr San had left a deep impression on Chen Xiaolian. While it might be possible for Chen Xiaolian to make a mistake regarding others, it was absolutely impossible for him to make such a mistake where Mr San was concerned. The immortal in the painting, those facial features, that disposition, all those aspects appeared remarkably true to life and was about 70 to 80 per cent simr to Mr San! Could it be just a coincidence? Chen Xiaolian did not believe that to be the case. Because he had, before this, found out some of the details regarding ¡®Skyde¡¯s¡¯ disappearance. Father Qiao himself had informed him that Skyde went missing after going in search of an umbre! An umbre (s¨£n)! Back then, Chen Xiaolian had suspected that this matter might be rted to Mr San. Now, he had coincidentally discovered a painting that resembled Mr San among Skyde¡¯s heirloom. Could there be such a coincidence? Chen Xiaolian stared intently at the painting. The longer he looked at it, the more reservations he had. He then subconsciously leaned down, trying to move closer to the painting so he could get a better view¡­ It was at that moment that circles of light shone out from the faint wooden patterns on the mahogany box that was ced beside him. The circles of light were not dazzling. Rather, they were quite faint. However, a bloody atmosphere emanated outward from them. Chen Xiaolian was lost in thought as he checked the painting. Thus, in the beginning, he failed to discover what was happening. A few secondster though, that bloody light grew brighter and Chen Xiaolian who finally noticed it became shocked. As he was eximing, he felt the bloody light enveloping the painting. Next, a powerful force pulled him and his body was inexorably sucked down¡­ Soo! Following the swooshing sound, Chen Xiaolian who was seated before the table found his entire body mming onto the surface of the painting. His body waspletely sucked into it¡­ and he disappeared! ¡­ ¡°Damn it! What happened?!¡± Inside a dark room, Fatty was seated before an old-fashioned monitor, an unfiltered cigarette in his mouth. The monitor screen was originally showing the video of Chen Xiaolian sitting there before the unrolled painting. The next instant however, the screen suddenly turned red. Then, the monitor cked out. Mm? No more image? Fatty rapidly stood up, moved over and forcefully pped down on the monitor a few times. No response? Fatty instantly bounced up and swore, ¡°Damn it! What is going on here?¡± He quickly reached for the microphone and shouted, ¡°Xiaolian! Brother Xiaolian! Brother Xiaolian!¡± But, would he be able to get any response? Most rming of all, Fatty discovered that the link between his remote control device and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Storage Watch had been cut off! No signal at all! It had been utterly cut off! ¡°The¡­ the Hell? What is going on here?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian fell headfirst and the feeling of weightlessness assailed his body. Before he could utter a word, he facented. This fall was excruciatingly painful. After falling down, Chen Xiaolian instinctively rolled away. After rolling a few times, he jumped to attention, his heart feeling terribly shocked. He raised his head and surveyed his surroundings. After looking around, Chen Xiaolian became utterly dumbfounded. ¡°This, what is going on here?¡± His surrounding was foggy and a light drizzle fell on his body. At that moment, he found himself standing atop a chain of mountains and rivers, enveloped by a vast stretch of clouds. A range of hills could be seen in the distance as he stood there atop one of the mountains. Before him were two shocking figures! An ephemeral looking immortal, whose hand was lightly touching someone¡¯s forehead. This other person was kneeling on the ground with a reverent look on his face! Surprising, this was the scene in the painting just now! Chen Xiaolian eximed in surprise. He subconsciously stepped forward and reached out to touch the two figures. However, the two figures swiftly turned translucent. Next, they turned into golden beams of light before disappearing into thin air. ¡°Oh damn!¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. The mountain was surrounded by cliffs on all sides and there was no way down the mountain. The area above the mountain that Chen Xiaolian was upying was not thatrge. It was more like a little tform atop the mountain peak. At that moment, with the exception of Chen Xiaolian, the only other thing there was something no more than 10 steps away from him. Arge blue coloured stone. Mm? Chen Xiaolian looked at the big blue coloured stone. There on the surface of the blue coloured stone was a cave like hole. The size of the hole was roughly sufficient for one person for crawl inside. Chen Xiaolian stepped forward. The next instant, the two figures forming the ¡®immortal pats my forehead¡¯ scene reappeared. Chen Xiaolian was momentarily shocked. He carefully assessed the scene before finally figuring out the key detail! ¡°It was actually a holographic projection.¡± The hole on the blue coloured stone was projecting a beam of light, which was formed the two figures outside. One was the immortal patting the forehead, while the other was the man kneeling on the ground. Those two figures were not real. They were merely holographic projections. Just now, the two figures had suddenly disappeared because Chen Xiaolian had identally blocked off the beam of lighting from the blue coloured stone when he moved forward. Thus, the holographic projections had disappeared. When he moved once more, the beam of light was no longer hindered and the holographic projection reappeared. ¡°They¡¯re dummies.¡± After figuring that out, a bigger question emerged for Chen Xiaolian. ¡°How did I get thrown in here? There was something about that painting after all!¡± Chen Xiaolian became vexed. What kind of luck is this? Didn¡¯t Fatty said that all of Skyde¡¯s heirloom had been inspected a hundred times over by all the old fellows in the guild? Why was it that no problems happened when those old fogeys were checking, but now, all I did was take a look at the painting, and I end up in this bizarre situation? But the problem now is¡­ how do I get out? Chen Xiaolian looked to his left, then to his right. The only thing of note was the hole in the blue coloured stone. Chen Xiaolian rushed over and carefully assessed the hole on the stone. A few secondster, he took a deep breath. Making up his mind, he stepped forward and crawled into the hole on the blue coloured stone. The cave passageway inside the hole was very narrow and was only barely able to amodate one person. Chen Xiaolian had to crouch down as he moved forward. After entering the cave, Chen Xiaolian found a relief on the wall of the cave. It was none other than the relief of the ¡®immortal pats my forehead¡¯. The sculpting was very fine. Within this passageway, an oval-shaped stone could be found on the floor of the passageway, emitting light. The holographic projection outside this passageway was projected from this oval-shaped stone, which projected out the contents of the relief on the wall. Chen Xiaolian regarded the stone and found that it had been fixed upon the ground and could not be removed. He then gave up any ideas on getting hold of the stone and continued going deeper into the depths of the cave. The deeper he went in, the smaller the cave became! This waspletely illogical. Although the blue coloured stone was very big, it was only slightly taller than an average human. Additionally, no matter how he looked at it, it could not have a width of more than three to five metres. However, Chen Xiaolian found that he had moved up to seven or eight metres deep after entering the hole on the blue coloured stone! And he had yet to reach the end! Furthermore, the hole of the cave had grown more narrow. In the end, he could no longer proceed by moving forward in a crouching position. He had to crawl forward. The further in Chen Xiaolian was, the more uncertain he became. However, he attempted to pump his own morale while mocking himself. ¡°Could I end up like Zhang Wuji crawling through a cave passageway that contains something like a ¡®Nine Yang Manual¡¯?¡± [1] After crawling another 10 metres, the cave passageway became so narrow it was hard to continue forward. Thankfully, Chen Xiaolian did not have arge body shape. He could be considered quite lean and thus, he was barely able to make it forward. A few momentster, an opening appeared before him. Chen Xiaolian moved both his hands and feet, worked hard to creep forward and he finally emerged headfirst! After making his way out of the cave, Chen Xiaolian looked around and became utterly dumbfounded! It was a world filled with opulent and grandiose buildings! A stretch of pavilions wasid out before him. All the buildings appeared ancient and were enveloped by a curtain of fog, appearing and disappearing depending on the movements of the fog. When he carefully inspected them, he noticed that all of them were tall buildings, ancient in appearance. Some corridors could be seen in between them. However, Chen Xiaolian noticed something unusual. Those tall buildings¡­ everyone one of them looked simr! Stacking upon each other heavily, they appeared unlimited! What is going on here? Chen Xiaolian sighed in frustration. It was not an easy feat to crawl his way out of the cave. But now, he was faced with so many ancient buildings that appeared the same. Each of the buildings were so tall, they appeared to be piercing the clouds. As Chen Xiaolian was standing before the cave exit and observing the boundlessndscape of buildings in a dumbfounded manner¡­ A sigh came from the sky above¡­ ¡°Finally¡­ someone hase!¡± The voice was hoarse and it contained a hint of weakness. Additionally, a trace of excitement could be sensed within the sigh. Chen Xiaolian was shocked and he looked around. But he could see no one. He then looked up at the sky and said loudly, ¡°Who is it? Who is talking?¡± The sigh rang out once more. ¡°Who are you? Are you Thunderme¡¯s disciple? Or Bluesea¡¯s disciple?¡± Hearing those two names, Chen Xiaolian became shocked. His hand subconsciously flicked and the Sword in the Stone appeared. At the same time, he also summoned out his Four-eyed War Cats to stand ready before him. The sound from the sky rang out once again. This time, there was a trace of disappointment in his voice. ¡°It turns out to be a weak little kid¡­ what kind of characters are Bluesea and Thunderme¡­ how could their subordinates still be using Four-eyed War Cats as pets? Kid, who are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian swung his sword into a horizontal position and shouted, ¡°My name is Chen Xiaolian. I am not a disciple of Bluesea or the others. I¡­ I am just someone who came to discuss some matters with Bluesea, but I identally stumbled into this ce. You¡­ who are you?¡± The voice became more dejected. ¡°Discussion? How did someone who came for a discussion end up entering the old painting that I left behind? Could it be that de Mountain me Sea Guild had fallen to such a state? An outsider could now casually enter my home? That makes no sense, that makes no sense ah¡­¡± When he heard that, the spection in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind grew in rity. His heart pounded heavily and he blurted in a hushed tone, ¡°You¡­ could it be, you are¡­ Skyde?!¡± 1 Zhang Wuji is the main character of the novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre by Jinyong. The Nine Yang Manual is a super duper powerful martial arts technique that can make all martial artists go apeshit bananas Minions.? Chapter 399 Jade White Capital Of The Sky

Chapter 399 Jade White Capital Of The Sky

GOR Chapter 399 Jade White Capital Of The Sky The instant the question left Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth, he felt a sense of guilt. Not because of the answer he expected. Rather, it was because the answer had already presented itself in his mind. At that moment, the thoughts running through his troubled mind was: Surely, I can¡¯t possibly be this ¡®lucky¡¯! I¡¯m practically wearing a trouble-attracting halo! No, I am the trouble-attracting halo! As expected, when the sighing voice answered, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank. ¡°Indeed, I am¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian lost interest in listening to the next set of words. At that very moment, he wanted to clench his fists, raise his head up to face the sky andugh and then, while facing the Heavens¡­ naturally, he did not meant the ¡®Skyde¡¯ who was talking to him from the sky. However, if there was truly a Heaven. Chen Xiaolian wanted to ask: Are you *** shitting me?! The entirety of de Mountain me Sea Guild had been arduously trying to look for Skyde for so many years. But now, I found him by stumbling around just like this? {Are you ***king kidding me?} If there was one way to describe how Chen Xiaolian felt at that moment, it would be: Not knowing whether tough or cry. When the voice in the sky stopped talking, Chen Xiaolian loosened his clenched fist. He took a deep breath and exhaled. Then, in a manner that he himself could not describe, he shouted loudly, ¡°You are Skyde? All right, to be honest, I don¡¯t care about that. What I want to know is, what ***** ce is this? ¡°Also, what do I have to ***** do to get out of here?¡± Skyde became silent for a few seconds. Then, he said, ¡°First, you need toe in and meet up with me.¡± ¡°Go in?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Go in where?¡± ¡°Do you see the buildings before you?¡± ¡°I see it.¡± ¡°I am inside the building.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked over at the dense stack of ancient buildings and knitted his eyebrows. ¡°All right, I will go look for you. Which building are you in?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± This time, Chen Xiaolian had to exert a great deal of patience to stop himself from cursing out the word ¡®Damn it¡¯. He said in a ridiculing tone, ¡°What did you say? You don¡¯t know?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Skyde¡¯s answer was straightforward. Chen Xiaolian felt himself on the verge of going crazy. ¡°You say that you are inside a building, but you do not know which one? How did you ***** get in then?¡± Well, Chen Xiaolian was finally unable to stop himself from swearing. Skyde however, did not appear angry at that. He continued speaking in a heavy tone, ¡°How did I enter? Hah! That is a very good question. But the problem is¡­ even though I have been pondering on the question for a long time, I still could not figure it out.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t get it.¡± Skyde gave a sigh and his voice took on a faraway quality. ¡°I recall that after I arrived here, I stood where you are standing now for a very very long time. I wanted to figure out which building should I enter. ¡°Later on, after considering it for a very very long time, I finally figured it out and entered.¡± Chen Xiaolian caught onto a troublesome sounding point. ¡°A very long time? How long is that?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t remember myself. Perhaps it was a few days, perhaps it was tens of days. I had forgotten everything regarding those memories.¡± Distress could be heard within Skyde¡¯s tone. ¡°What happened then?¡± ¡°Then, I entered here. However, I lost my memories regarding which building I entered. My memories about that had disappeared.¡± Memory disappeared? This was not the first time Chen Xiaolian had encountered this issue. He let out a chuckle and regarded therge number of buildingsid out before him. ¡°It appears I will have to spend quite some effort then? There are so many buildings here. Do I go search for you one by one? Just how many buildings are there anyway? I fear it will take a very long time.¡± ¡°For your first question, there are a total of 108 buildings here,¡± Skyde was quick to answer. ¡°I can clearly remember that. However, for your second question, my answer is: No, you do not need to look through the buildings one by one.¡± ¡°Why is that?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°Because you have only one chance.¡± ¡°What does that mean?¡± ¡°There are 108 buildings here. Each building also has 108 floors. Each floor has one room inside. You only have one chance to find me. That means you must find where I am among all these buildings and floors. When you¡¯ve made your choice, you will enter to meet up with me¡­ ¡°If you get it wrong¡­¡± ¡°What will happen if I get it wrong?¡± Skyde snickered and replied, ¡°If you choose the wrong one and enter the wrong room, you will be sealed in after entering and be unable to exit it forever.¡± ¡°F**k! Why?!¡± Chen Xiaolian became furious. ¡°Because this is the residence of an immortal,¡± replied Skyde coldly. ¡°We are intruders here. You think there won¡¯t be a price to be paid for breaking into someone else¡¯s home?¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment before replying, ¡°In other words, this is simr to¡­ an ess control password?¡± ¡°Correct. You can consider this an ess control password. Entering into the wrong space means getting thrown into a separate space in the void where you will be locked inside until eternity.¡± Chen Xiaolian who had intended to take a step forward stopped his movements. Regardless if Skyde¡¯s words were true or not, he had no desire to take that risk. He did consider that Skyde might be lying to him. However¡­ Chen Xiaolian dared not take that risk. Chen Xiaolian creased his eyebrows and said in a hushed tone, ¡°Let me think this through¡­ if I enter the wrong room, I will be thrown into a space in the void and will not be able to get out forever, is that right? ¡°However, Skyde, how can you be certain that your room is the right one?¡± ¡°I am certain that I chose the right one because you can hear my words right now.¡± Skyde sneered. ¡°If I had chosen the wrong room, you would not be able to converse with me at all. I would be thrown into a space made of nothingness, apletely isted space. ¡°The fact that we can converse with each other proves that I chose the right room.¡± ¡°If so¡­ can youe out?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked a key question. ¡°Can youe out to lead me?¡± ¡°¡­ cannot.¡± A sense of vignce rose within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because I can¡¯t get out.¡± There was a mocking tone in Skyde¡¯s voice. ¡°Kid, if I coulde out, would I stay in here?¡± Chen Xiaolian understood. ¡°You are trapped?¡± He instantly spread out both hands. ¡°If so, even if I were to enter and find you, then what? Won¡¯t I also get trapped inside with you?¡± Skyde replied slowly and patiently, ¡°I am unable to tell you the details now. I can only say, I am indeed trapped here. However, I have a way of getting out. Unfortunately, I cannot do it alone. There needs to be two people for this. ¡°I have been waiting here for a long time. So much so that I myself cannot remember how long it has been. Originally, I had been putting my hopes on my few brothers. Unfortunately, they weren¡¯t able to enter. ¡°And now, you finally came. ¡°Kid, enough nonsense. If you want to escape from this ce, try to figure out where I am, enter and meet up with me! I have the method to escape this ce!¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a long time before saying, ¡°I don¡¯t trust you.¡± He deliberately spoke out loudly, ¡°How do I know you are not trying to bring me harm? Maybe there is a perilous trap inside and you are trapped, in need of someone to enter and save you. However, the one to save you will be trapped instead while you will be able to get away.¡± Skyde sighed. ¡°You think too much.¡± ¡°If I¡¯m not careful, I would have died long ago.¡± ¡°Fine, go ahead and dilly-dally.¡± Skydeughed loudly. There was coldness in his voice. ¡°Go ahead and waste your time outside. I had already told you, your only way of leaving this ce is to find me. Wasting your time outside will not help you find a way back. ¡°The way out lies inside.¡± Chen Xiaolian then ignored Skyde and walked around. He did not rashly move closer to the buildings. Rather, he walked around the hole on the blue coloured stone. Holding onto hope, he crawled back through the cave passageway and got back to the outside area, the ce atop the mountain. He observed his surroundings for a long time. Watching the surrounding cliffs that were hundreds of thousands of feet high, he was unable to figure out how high the cliff was on this mountain. The bottom was filled with mists. Chen Xiaolian considered if he should attempt to climb down the cliff to find a way out. However, he soon rejected that idea. The reason for that was simple. He had been observing his surroundings here and a few hours had passed since. However, there had been no change to the sky. This ce appeared to be eternally day. The mists covered the sky and the sun could not be seen. However, it was day. Another few hours went by but the colour of the sky remains unchanged. In other words, this ce was definitely not part of the outside world. This was most likely a separate space. What was beneath the mountains? Heaven knows, it might be an endless number of mountains, or perhaps nothingness. Chen Xiaolian pulled out a few glow sticks he prepared in reserve. After lighting them, he tossed them down the cliff. A few momentster, the glow sticks simply disappeared among the mists and could no longer be seen. Chen Xiaolian found a rope and tied something heavy to it before tossing it down the cliff. After the 100 metres rope waspletely pulled taut, the bottom was still not reached. Chen Xiaolian sat there atop the mountain for another half hour. Then, he turned around and re-entered the cave in the blue coloured stone. After emerging before thendscape of ancient buildings, Chen Xiaolian shouted in a throat-ripping loud voice, ¡°Skyde!¡± There was ridicule in Skyde¡¯s tone as he spoke up, ¡°You¡¯re back? Your patience is even worse than I imagined.¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a rather frustrated tone, ¡°There is really no way out outside.¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Skyde sneered. ¡°Did you think I did not try to look for it? Back when I fell in here, before entering this building, I had searched outside for a way out. I had climbed down the cliff of the mountain outside. I had climbed down a distance of several hundred metres but I still couldn¡¯t reach the bottom. No, I could not even catch a glimpse of the bottom.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. Skyde let out what appeared to be a sigh. ¡°All right, kid. Forget about being careful. As of right now, you have no other choice. Instead of trying to find a way out through the outside, think of how to find me in here.¡± Skyde paused and said slowly, ¡°You only have one chance. Thus, you had better put every strand of intelligence in your brain into this matter. Save up your physical strength, sit down and think carefully. Although I cannot give you too much help, I can brainstorm it together with you. It might still take a long time, but we should still not waste time.¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a derisiveugh. Hearing that, Skyde became annoyed. ¡°What are youughing at?¡± Chen Xiaolian replied in disdain, ¡°I might not be able to find a way out through the other side. However, it is too easy to find out where you are. It won¡¯t take long before I go find you.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Skyde was silent for a moment. Then, he let out a loud burst ofughter. ¡°Ha ha ha ha! Brat! Do you know how long I spent to find the right room back then? How long has it been for you? You have the audacity to say you already know where I am? You can find out the right room so quickly? Impossible!¡± ¡°Just because you couldn¡¯t do it, you think others cannot?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately gave a sigh. ¡°Truth be told, I had already cracked this ess controls password.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t believe it,¡± replied Skyde with a harrumph. Chen Xiaolianughed out. ¡°Surely, you have not forgotten the poem on this painting?¡± ¡°How could I forget?¡± Skyde¡¯s tone was hoarse as he continued, ¡°The immortal pats my forehead; the knot is tied as I ept evesting life.¡± ¡°If so, do you know the origin of this poem?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Skyde fell into a state of silence. Chen Xiaolian waved his hand and said, ¡°I don¡¯t me you. You are a military man. From what I know, the level of education in your era is verycking. It is not surprising that you are not familiar with ancient poetry. ¡°The immortal pats my forehead; the knot is tied as I ept evesting life. This is a verse from a poem by Li Bai, ¡®Drifting to Yng due to a favour after the upheaval; reminiscing the years gone by in the travel to Jiangxia, observing the auspicious governance.¡¯ ¡°The verse ¡®The immortal pats my forehead; the knot is tied as I ept evesting life¡¯ is the second one. ¡°Before that, there is another verse. ¡°The content of the first verse is ¡®Jade white capital of the sky, fifth floor of the twelfth building.¡¯ You¡¯ve never heard of it, have you?¡± Skyde was silent. Chen Xiaolian smirked. ¡°You say that this is the residence of an immortal? Even if that is the case, the first verse is clearly indicating this ce. ¡°Simplifying it would give: Paradise Avenue, White Jade Capital District, twelfth building, fifth floor.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian took arge step toward that specific building! Skyde was momentarily taken aback and he mumbled, ¡°So easy? Could it be that easy? This¡­ how could this be? Ah! Kiddo! Kiddo!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian as he continued walking forward. ¡°You, you can¡¯t be too careless! Things cannot be that simple! You need to know. Back then, I had thought about it for a long time before finding the right room! You must not be so reckless! There is only one chance! If you get it wrong¡­ this senior doesn¡¯t care if you live or die! But, you are my only hope for getting out of here now! You, don¡¯t you be reckless now!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice undted somewhat as he said, ¡°It seems those words of yours are quite sincere. You don¡¯t care if I live or die. But, what you care about is the fact that I am your only hope, right?¡± Skyde replied angrily, ¡°Right! That is right! Don¡¯t be rash! Think about it carefully! Think again!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°Toote, I have already gone up the building!¡± A few momentster, Chen Xiaolian stood before a door. He took a deep breath and pushed open the door. ¡°Skyde? I¡¯ming in.¡± ¡­ Chapter 400 A Blade

Chapter 400 A de

GOR Chapter 400 A de As the door was being opened, a crunching sound from an old wooden door could be heard. Thankfully, it was daytime. Otherwise, there would have been a ghastly feeling to it. After opening the door, Chen Xiaolian felt a gust of cold wind greeting him and his entire body inexorably shuddered. A me the size of a bean flickered within the room. The flickering me was unable to fully illuminate therge room. However, Chen Xiaolian was able to immediately notice a figure seated at the end of the room to the left of the door. The figure was facing the wall and had its back against Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian made up his mind somewhat. It would appear that he got it right. He did not enter the wrong ce. After he walked into the room, the door behind Chen Xiaolian silently closed up. When Chen Xiaolian heard the sound of the door closing up, his heart gave a pound and he turned around as he attempted to stop the door from closing. However, when he turned around he immediately found that the distance between him and the door, which should had been very small, had suddenly turned huge! In that one instant, a distance of less than half a metre had transformed into an unreachable gulf! He could only watch as the door quickly grew smaller, like a speck on the horizon. It was a very strange feeling! And thus, the door closed up. ¡°It¡¯s useless.¡± Chen Xiaolian heard Skyde speaking up, ¡°Did you think an immortal¡¯s residence could be casually essed? It is difficult to enter, but it is even harder to exit. You cannot stop the door from closing. Additionally, once it is closed, it will be very difficult to open it.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Then, he turned around to look at Skyde¡¯s figure, the one at the corner of the room. Due to the distance between them and the terrible illumination within the room, he was unable to properly see Skyde. Thus, Chen Xiaolian took a few steps forward and said, ¡°No matter what, I had made my way here. Now we can discuss things properly, can¡¯t we? I mean to say that we should be forthright here. I want to get out and you also don¡¯t want to remain trapped here, right?¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian deliberately let out augh. ¡°By the way, I should tell you about what is happening outside. Your de Mountain me Sea Guild seems to be in trouble, a very big trouble.¡± Skyde simply sneered. ¡°You think I¡¯m trying to scare you?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°How do you think I ended up here? I met your son, mm, that Fatty.¡± ¡°My son?¡± Skyde¡¯s voice suddenly turned emotional. ¡°He¡­ how is he?¡± ¡°Very well, he¡¯s strong and also very smart¡­ mm, the type of smart that is very good at setting people up,¡± said Chen Xiaolian bluntly. Chen Xiaolian was now standing no more than five steps away from Skyde¡¯s back. He carefully regarded the boss of de Mountain me Sea Guild. How should it be described? Judging from his back, he did not appear as robust as what Chen Xiaolian had imagined. The width of his shoulder also appeared thin. He wore arge piece of clothing on his body, but his body seemed nearly empty. He was very thin, very, very thin. That was the first impression that Chen Xiaolian got after looking at Skyde¡¯s back. He did not rashly try to get closer ¨C Hell knows what this old fellow would do to him. Considering how good his son was at setting others up, Chen Xiaolian felt that he should remain vignt toward Skyde. He summoned back his Four-eyed War Cats but the Sword in the Stone remained in his hand. ¡°Why are you staying so far away from me?¡± asked Skyde. Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile and said, ¡°Because I had been set up by your son before. I fear this might be a gic trait.¡± Hearing that, Skydeughed out loudly. ¡°Very good. If you could say that, then it means he¡¯s living quite a good life.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a few seconds. ¡°All right, let¡¯s cut the nonsense. Now that I am here, tell me how do we get out.¡± Skyde was silent for a moment. Then, he said, ¡°Do you see this wall?¡± ¡°I see it.¡± Chen Xiaolian who was standing behind Skyde looked at the wallid out before him. The wall was white and spotless. ¡°Can you see anything?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t see anything. It¡¯s just a wall.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Skyde sighed and said, ¡°Look carefully. Use all your heart to look.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly let out a minorugh. ¡°Please, we are not filming a xianxia movie or some talented youngster falling down a cliff to meet an old gramps story. So please cut it with the enlightenment crap, will you?¡± ¡°You think I am joking here?¡± Skyde sneered. ¡°After entering this room, I observed it for who knows how long before I could glimpse the contents on the wall. Although it was just a portion, it had given me a bit of power. It is this power that allows me to converse with you even though you were outside just now.¡± ¡°In other words, after working hard for so long, you can only transmit your voice outside?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank. Skyde fell into a state of silence. After a while, Skyde whispered, ¡°This was how it went ¡­ ¡°When I first entered this room, I knew that I had taken the right path. ¡°This is the ce that I was looking for. ¡°However, I ended up getting trapped here. ¡°I stared at the wall for a long time before finally catching a glimpse of what I wanted to see. ¡°Many wonders are concealed within this wall. The more I see, the more enlightened I be. While I cannot tell what kind of rules are in ce¡­ ¡°I can tell you that this is the hidden residence of an immortal¡­¡± ¡°Please, you are an Awakened. To talk of immortals when you are an Awakened, are you sure you are not joking?¡± ¡°What do you think an immortal is?¡± Skyde spoke up with a ridiculing tone. Chen Xiaolian was startled. ¡°An ancient¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Awakened?¡± ¡°At least you are not too stupid.¡± Skyde grunted coldly. ¡°I think you are not qualified to say I am stupid.¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from poking at Skyde. ¡°Back then, how long did it take you to find this room? And how long did it take me to find this room?¡± Skyde fell silent. After releasing a sigh, Skyde quickly continued. ¡°This ce contains the secrets left by some immortal, some wondrous powers. I had always been hoping to gain these powers. These powers might be able to change some things.¡± ¡°Such as?¡± ¡°This question is not within the scope of my answers,¡± replied Skyde with a sneer. However , Chen Xiaolian showed disdain in secret. Trying to be all mysterious. You think I don¡¯t know? Chen Xiaolian had already considered it before. The immortal that Skyde was trying to find was most likely that Mr San. The painting was proof of this. Mr San was a member of the earliest generation of Irregrities. They were the ones who founded Zero City. Perhaps, when Skyde was inside Zero City, he had, through some fortuitous encounter, acquired something left by Mr San. After that¡­ Change some things? What can it change? Change Zero City? Change this game? Change your own destiny? Chen Xiaolian knew all too well that he was more informed than Skyde. Skyde was probably hoping to find traces or relics left by Mr San. But Chen Xiaolian had personally met Mr San. Even a powerful character like Mr San who had created Zero City could not escape the clutches of the game. Thus, the hopes that Skyde was holding onto would likely end up as water being carried using a basket. Having thought of that, Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Look at the wall carefully. I am unable to use words to tell you about it and you can onlyprehend it yourself. This power that cannot be conveyed through words can be acquired through the wall. The things you canprehend will depend on how much you can see. ¡°Only when you have seen andprehend it could you work together with me and find a chance to get out. ¡°Otherwise, it would be useless.¡± Look at the wall? Chen Xiaolian frowned and finally took a step forward as he made his way to the wall. This time, he moved past Skyde and went to stand before him. Skyde was wearing a cloak over his head and both his hands were interspersed within his sleeves, a rather odd sitting posture. Chen Xiaolian gave him a nce and found that Skyde¡¯s face was hidden within the shadow of the cloak. Chen Xiaolian then shook his head and went to observe the wall. Now that there was no more than one metre between him and the wall, a detailed look revealed that the wall was snow white and smooth. Then, he noticed something about it. The wall was too white and too smooth! If this were an ordinary wall, then considering the distance between him and the wall, even a very smooth wall would reveal some faint marks. However, from what Chen Xiaolian could see, this white wall showed no such marks! ¡°This¡­ this wall is¡­ jade?¡± Chen Xiaolian finally revealed a look of surprise. ¡°What a big b of jade!¡± Skyde¡¯s sneer could be heard from the back as he said, ¡°Keep looking. Maybe you can glean something from this jade wall.¡± Although he had sneered, Chen Xiaolian could hear the hints of hope in Skyde¡¯s tone. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. With the Sword in the Stone in his hand, he took another half a step toward the wall. Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face changed! For a moment, he had seemingly caught sight of something shing through the jade wall! Although it was only for a moment, Chen Xiaolian was certain he did not make a mistake! He took a deep breath and got into a different position before carefully observing the wall. Something strange faintly appeared on the wall. In the beginning, it was only some strange looking shadow. The shadow was moving ¨C there was a rhythm to the shadow¡¯s movement. Chen Xiaolian subconsciously moved closer and saw that the shadow was bing clearer. When he was finally able to determine the identity of the shadow on the jade wall, he became shocked! For an instant, he wondered if he had been mistaken! He held on tightly to the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt! With this godlike weapon in hand, he was certain that he had not fallen prey to some mental type of attack! What he saw was real! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Sword in the Stone was without a doubt a godlike equipment. In addition to the Sword in the Stone¡¯splementary skills, it also held other values for Chen Xiaolian. Such as the two ¡®gifts¡¯ from Mr San. One of that ¡®gift¡¯ was something that Mr San had given him, a high-grade Sword Skill. The second ¡®gift¡¯ was Xian Yin¡¯s¡­ soul! [1] Because of that, Chen Xiaolian felt that he had encountered a ghost! ¡­ He could faintly see a woman dancing on the wall. No, it would be more urate to say she was sword dancing! And this woman¡¯s face¡­ It¡¯s Xian Yin! ¡­ When Chen Xiaolian recognized Xian Yin¡¯s face, his heard throbbed fiercely and he subconsciously took several steps backward. As he retreated, Chen Xiaolian felt his feet stumbling upon something. He turned back to take a look as he blurted out, ¡°Sorry, I¡­ mm?¡± His feet had stumbled onto Skyde¡¯s knee. That light impact however, caused Skyde¡¯s body that was sitting cross-legged to tilt and fall to the floor! The cloak covering his body partially fell off, revealing what was hidden beneath it. When Chen Xiaolian saw what was beneath it, he nearly screamed out! ¡­ The body that had fallen on the floor¡­ no, it would be more urate to say that it was a¡­ shell? Skeleton? The head exposed after the cloak had fallen¡­ can that still be considered the face of a normal human? All the flesh and blood on it had disappeared, leaving the slightly glistening¡­ skull! It was as though the skull was not made of bones, but rather had be jade! Still, there can be no doubt about it. This skull contained no life! After getting over his initial shock. Chen Xiaolian then became dumbfounded! It was at that moment however that Skyde¡¯s dissatisfied voice rang out, ¡°What the Hell are you screaming for? What did you see? Is there something on the wall?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the skull, the unmoving skull lying on the floor. He clenched his teeth and said, ¡°You¡­ are you talking to me?¡± ¡°What nonsense!¡± Skyde became furious. ¡°Did you really see something on the wall?¡± ¡°¡­ I saw a bit of something,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian in an ambiguous manner. ¡°Where? Where is it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s¡­ on the wall.¡± Skyde¡¯s voice became excited. ¡°You really saw it? Hurry, hurry and point me to it!¡± ¡°Point you to it?¡± Chen Xiaolian was bbergasted. ¡°How?¡± Skyde appeared impatient and he quickly said. ¡°Prop me up! I can¡¯t move. There is some force in here restricting me, making it so I cannot move. You must carry me up from the floor.¡± His voice then took on a heavy tone. ¡°Not only can I not move, even my eyes cannot see anything. I can only sense the atmosphere here¡­ kid! Stop dawdling around! Hurry up and prop me up. Then, tell me the position of that thing you saw on the wall so I can feel it! Hurry!¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a bit. Then, he bit the bullet and crouched down to pick up the skull. However, as Chen Xiaolian was picking up the skull, Skyde¡¯s voice came out again. This time, it was even more impatient. ¡°What are you dilly-dallying for? Hurry up and prop me up! I won¡¯t harm you!¡± ¡°Prop you up?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised and he turned to look at the skull in his hands. ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°Hurry, do not dawdle! The things on the jade wall appear and disappear intermittently! We cannot miss this opportunity!¡± ¡°But I¡­¡± ¡°But what?¡± Chen Xiaolian braced himself. ¡°Am I not already propping you up?¡± ¡°What nonsense! I am obviously still on the floor! Hurry, hurry!¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°You¡­ are on the floor?¡± He quickly turned around and checked¡­ thankfully, after carefully checking the room once, Chen Xiaolian was able to find something else. In the centre of the room was ampstand. The light from themp was very weak and the me was as small as a bean. Beneath thempstand was something else. A de. ¡­ Due to the dark state of the area beneath thempstand, Chen Xiaolian had not noticed the de when he entered the room. It was only after he had circled around the room carefully that he was able to find it. A ridiculous thought popped up inside his mind. He let go of the skull in his hands and slowly walked toward the de beneath thempstand. He then bent over, reached down and gripped onto the hilt of the de and pulled it up. It was very heavy! Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize the de. This de was simr in appearance to the one he had seen in Skyde¡¯s study. Only, this de was bigger in size. ¡°Yes, yes! Prop me up.¡± Skyde sounded relieved. There was a tangled feeling in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart as he regarded the de in his hand. ¡°What are you just standing there for? Bring me to the wall!¡± Skyde said furiously. ¡°I will not harm you! At present, I can¡¯t move even a single finger! I simply have no ability to harm you! What else are you afraid of?¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a bitter smile as he continued regarding the de in his hand. ¡°You¡­ what do you want me to do?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± It would appear that Skyde was angry. ¡°Bring me to the wall. Then, hold my hand and lead it toward the wall so I can feel it.¡± Hold, hold¡­ Hold your hand? Chen Xiaolian cast an incredulous look at the de in his hand. A thought suddenly urred to him. Skyde¡­ he probably doesn¡¯t know that he had be a genuine de, no? ¡­ 1 Xian Yin is Miao Yan''s Exclusive ount and her soul was put into the sword in Chapter 227. ? Chapter 401 A Lamp That Does Not Exist In This World

Chapter 401 A Lamp That Does Not Exist In This World

GOR Chapter 401 A Lamp That Does Not Exist In This World After thinking about that possibility, Chen Xiaolian was no longer able to shake it off. He carefully scrutinized thebat de in his hand. The edge of the de was sharp and a faint pattern could be seen on the surface of the de. The long de was somewhat shorterpared to that of a samurai¡¯s. However, it was wider. Its hilt was also longer and the de can be held with one hand or both hands. As Chen Xiaolian was preupied with his inspection of the de, Skyde¡¯s impatient voice interrupted him. ¡°Just what are you waiting for?¡± ¡°¡­ err.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. In the end, he chose not to reveal that fact. He whispered in a vague tone, ¡°The, the thing on the wall had disappeared. Going there now is pointless.¡± Skyde grunted with discontent. ¡°Put me down then!¡± Chen Xiaolian used both hands to carefully ce the de on the floor. Then, he sat down. ¡°We need to have a proper talk.¡± Chen Xiaolian tested the waters. ¡°Talk about what?¡± There was frustration in Skyde¡¯s voice. ¡°As of now, I am unable to move my body or see. I can¡¯t even move a single finger. There is no need for you to worry about me harming you.¡± Chen Xiaolian secretly gave a wry smile. A finger? You don¡¯t have a single finger right now. After hesitating for a moment, Chen Xiaolian decided to continue testing Skyde. ¡°You¡­ cannot move. If so, aren¡¯t you afraid that I might harm you? We¡¯re not acquaintances after all.¡± ¡°Hah!¡± There was conviction in Skyde¡¯s voice as he said, ¡°You wouldn¡¯t dare. You still do not understand this ce and there are many things that you don¡¯t know about. If you get me killed, you will have to stay here until the day you die.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. ¡°Can you tell me about how things were when you first came inside here?¡± It took a moment before Skyde replied in a rather downcast tone, ¡°Some of my memories are no more.¡± ¡°In other words, there is a power in here that can erase memories?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a vignt look at his surroundings. ¡°Yes. Some memories will disappear while some won¡¯t.¡± Skyde¡¯s answer was a peculiar one. ¡°It is probably due to the restriction set down by the owner of this ce, some sort of protective mechanism.¡± ¡°Which memories will disappear? Give me an example.¡± ¡°For example, how did I get into this building back then. I can no longer recall that.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and he said, ¡°Then, I have another question. When I came here, it was because you told me that there is only one chance to enter the right ce among the many buildings here. If I had entered the wrong one, I would have been in danger ¨C so, how did you know about this back when you entered? Who told you about that?¡± ¡°¡­ I don¡¯t remember.¡± Although that was Skyde¡¯s answer, Chen Xiaolian could detect the hollowness in his reply. He was lying! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind lit up! There was a flicker in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and he continued asking, ¡°If so, what happened after you enter this room? Can you tell me about it in detail?¡± ¡°After I enter?¡± Skyde entered a silent state of contemtion for a moment before slowly saying, ¡°After I entered, the door closed up and I was unable to open the door. There is something strange about the space here. No matter how I move or run, I was unable to reach the door. Although it was only one step away from me, it feels as though there was a distance of 8,000 li (1 li = 0.5 km) between me and the door.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°And?¡± ¡°And then there is this jade wall,¡± Skyde slowly said. ¡°This jade wall is something the owner left behind. There is an important secret hidden within this jade wall. Byprehending this jade wall, you can acquire some power that might be able to change some things.¡± ¡°Like what?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°You are already the Guild Leader of a resident guild of Zero City and most certainly a high-ranking expert. Why would you need to go search for some power? As for changing of things¡­ do you by chance mean the changing of fate? Could it be you think that Zero City is not secure?¡± ¡°Ha ha ha!¡± Skydeughed out loudly. ¡°Do you think that Zero City is really a safe ce?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately used a confused tone in his reply. ¡°For Awakened ones, is there anything that can provide more safetypared to Zero City?¡± ¡°The safest ce is not really a safe ce.¡± Skyde sneered. ¡°If Zero City is really a safe ce, then why the other guilds in Zero City would constantly be embroiled in a struggle, putting their lives at risk? Why would every one of them be filled with a sense of crisis and why would they struggle with everything they have to increase their strength? ¡°It is because, the more you know, the stronger the sense of crisis bes.¡± Pausing, Skyde then whispered, ¡°The outside world is subjected to the powers of the main system and the Awakened ones outside are the equivalent to ves of the main system. ¡°Then, what about the people inside Zero City? ¡°Are the people inside Zero City not enved by Zero City¡¯s system? ¡°They too must bow down to another program. ¡°Do you think there is any difference there? ¡°The difference lies in the fact that the Awakened ones outside must go risk their lives inside the instance dungeons created by the main system. ¡°As for us residents of Zero City, we must obey Zero City¡¯s system, ept its quest and go risk our lives for it.¡± Oh? This is a novel thought. Chen Xiaolian considered this argument but then he shook his head. ¡°Wrong. The main program outside forces Awakened ones to participate in instance dungeons. The Awakened ones outside has no choice in the matter. ¡°But in Zero City¡­¡± ¡°There is essentially no difference between them!¡± Skyde shouted. ¡°Kid, use your head to think carefully.¡± ¡°Think?¡± Skyde snickered and said in a contemptuous voice, ¡°The outside world = Awakened ones receives the constraints ced by the main system = forced to participate in instance dungeons = not participating means being punished. Thus, the result is that they will need to participate in the instance dungeons and risk their lives. ¡°What about Zero City then? ¡°In Zero City = resident guilds receives the constraints ced by Zero City¡¯s system = in order to increase their strength, they need to fight for the additional allocation = they mustpete for the resource quests by Zero City. Thus, the result is that they must participate in the quest and risk their lives. ¡°Kid, tell me. Where is the difference?¡± Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. ¡°The only thing is, for the outside world, it would appear that the main system is forcing the Awakened ones to go risk their lives, making it so their participation bes a necessity. ¡°As for Zero City, the system in Zero City uses benefits to attract the Awakened ones there to go risk their lives. In the end, the results are the same: Awakened ones must go do it. ¡°One side is being forced while the other does not appear forced, but rather, attracted to it. ¡°But it¡¯s the same!¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily lost for words and he could not figure out how to refute Skyde¡¯s words. After considering it for a moment, Chen Xiaolian spoke up, ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°No buts.¡± Skyde said coldly. ¡°Enough, now that you are here, there is finally hope for me to leave this Hellish ce! ¡°My eyes can no longer see. I¡¯ll have to depend on you. ¡°Right now, your task is to stare at this jade wall. Keep staring at it. If there is any discovery, hurry up and inform me. We¡¯ll figure it out together. Only byprehending it can we hope to escape this ce.¡± After saying that, Skyde continued with a hint of frustration, ¡°Do you see thempstand in this room?¡± ¡°I see it.¡± ¡°The method to escape is simple. Comprehend the power in the jade wall and grasp it. Then, use the power to extinguish the me on thempstand. That way, we¡¯ll be able to leave.¡± ¡°Extinguish the me?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°You think it¡¯s simple?¡± Skyde suddenlyughed out loudly. ¡°Kid! Do you know how many methods I have used only to fail to extinguish it?¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately stood up. He pulled out his Sword in the Stone and moved toward thempstand. The me on thempstand was as big as a bean and was weak and faint. It appeared as though it could go out at any given moment. Chen Xiaolian first attempted to blow it. Useless! The gust of wind he sent forward blew past themp¡¯s fire but it remained motionless. While it continued in its weak state, it remained lit. Chen Xiaolian felt surprised and he proceeded to extend his fingers out toward the flickering me. He tried to pinch the wick. He did it. His fingers pinched the wick and the mes immediately turned dim. Chen Xiaolian became overjoyed. To his dismay, when he released his fingers, the flickering me reappeared! Faint and dim, but it remained lit! Chen Xiaolian thought about it. Then, he suddenly took a step back and raised his Sword in the Stone. Without hesitation, he shed down on thempstand! When the Sword in the Stone descended upon thempstand, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were wide open as he carefully observed what was happening. The next instant¡­ Hu! The de of the sword shed down from above thempstand, easily cutting thempstand apart and going all the way down, creating a series of sparks in the process! However, when Chen Xiaolian regarded it again, he saw that thempstand remained intact! The Hell! Just now, he had clearly seen the de of his sword sh down, cleaving thempstand in two! He took a deep breath and raised the Sword in the Stone once more. This time, he used the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes skill. The three axes skill was executed and the swings of his sword intersected through the air. Amid the sword swings, thempstand continued standing in ce. The descending sword strikes could not affect thempstand in the slightest. It was clearly right here. However, it was as though it had be a virtual existence and the de of the sword easily prated through thempstand¡¯s body without causing it any damage. It¡­ was like a holographic projection! It had no real body?! Chen Xiaolian was stunned. He stopped swinging his sword and reached out with his hand to touch thempstand. It felt cold to the touch. His hand could clearly feel it. It was a solid object. But if so, why¡­ ¡°You can see it, touch it, but you cannot extinguish it. Once you threaten its existence, it will be an illusory silhouette and you would be unable to hit its body.¡± Skyde who was beside him sighed. ¡°I believe that this must be something simr to the rules in this room. Themp appear be exist before us. However, it is in fact in another space. However, the point in space that thismp is upying is intersecting with this point in this room. ¡°We cannotnd any attacks on it from this space because we cannotnd any attacks on objects in another space. Unless¡­ you can cut through the barrier between spaces. However, that type of power¡­ I don¡¯t have it!¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. It was at that moment that a feeling of terror sprouted up within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. If I really end up getting trapped here¡­ then what? Even someone like Skyde ended up getting trapped here. As for me¡­ can I get out? Looking at the de lying on the floor¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt a chill running down his heart! Just what kind of power is this? It could even turn Skyde into a de! If so¡­ what about me? If I stay here for too long, would I¡­ What will i be? Cold sweat trickled down Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead! ¡­ Pure white snow could be seen for thousands of li. There were many mountains here, but it remained a snow-white world. There was a peculiar looking house above a cliff. A figure dropped down upon the top area of the snow covered cliff like a huge bird swooping down. As the figure was halfway down, the umbre in the figure¡¯s hand spread open. The momentum of the figure¡¯s fall decreased. This human figure descended upon the front part of the house above the cliff. The figure¡¯s hand softly stretched out and made contact with the door of the house. With a sh, the figure had entered the house. Within the dark room of the house, the figure took off his cloak to reveal a distinguished looking face whose eyebrows revealed an atmosphere of solitude. He gently tidied up his umbre and casually put it by the door. In the middle of the house was a table. Surprisingly, what was ced on the table was amp! The me of themp was as big as a bean. The me swayed lightly and the man moved until he was before the table. The details on his face gradually became clearer. His eyes stared intently at the me on themp and aplicated smile appeared through his eyes. ¡°It appears¡­ things are progressing much faster than I had expected.¡± Chapter 402 Clue

Chapter 402 Clue

GOR Chapter 402 Clue Chen Xiaolian felt very unlucky. He needed to extinguish the me of amp that does not exist in this world. ording to Skyde, he needed to grasp a power that would allow him to break through space. Doing such a thing was impossible for him alone. A helper? Well, it was true that he actually does have one. In fact, his helper was a high-ranking expert. However, this fellow had been transformed into a de ¨C but he could still talk. The issue that concerned Chen Xiaolian the most was when he too, might end up being turned into some object if he remained within this room for too long. Despite still having many questions, Chen Xiaolian lost the desire to continue chatting with Skyde. Likewise, Skyde himself appeared to have no interest in continuing their conversation. He asked Chen Xiaolian to carefully observe the jade wall and wait until something appeared. Seeing as there were no other options, Chen Xiaolian simply did as he was told. ¡­ When you continue to stare at something for a long time, this action would be very tedious and you will be lost in thought and even fatigued ¨C this fatigue wille knocking even fasterpared to when you are doing manualbour. Many who had never experienced this would probably think: I don¡¯t even need to move. I just need to sit here and stare at it. How will I get tired? But the truth is, once this action is maintained to a certain point, it would be very tiresome. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt drowsy. Naturally, as he was in a crisis, he did not let down his guard and his right hand kept a tight grip on the Sword in the Stone. After an uncertain amount of time, Chen Xiaolian suspected that he might had inadvertently fallen asleep, or did he? When he recollected himself, he widened his eyes and observed the jade wall ¨C no response. Chen Xiaolian sighed and looked at the sword held in his hand. Seeing the Sword in the Stone in his hand made Chen Xiaolian slightly at ease. However, his face soon became twisted! His right hand, which was holding onto the Sword in the Stone was all right. The problem lied in his left hand. More urately, it was his fingernail. Something had appeared on a fingernail of his left hand, causing his heart to palpitate in fear. Shiny, but cold! Just like jade. Just like¡­ Skyde¡¯s skeleton! Chen Xiaolian immediately straightened himself; his pair of eyes stared intently at his fingers. He moved his left hand before him and his right hand released its grip on the Sword in the Stone to examine that fingernail on his left hand. It was very hard and cold, devoid of the flexibility that an ordinary nail should have. He gritted his teeth and applied a bit more force. Pata! A crisp sound rang out and that fingernail was broken. Chen Xiaolian found that his fingernail had be very brittle! It had no resilience at all! It was just like¡­ a real jade! An intense sensation of pain spread forth from his finger and blood flowed. However, Chen Xiaolian did not care much about that. He took a deep breath and held back the feeling of horror in his heart. Next, he retrieved a spicy bar ([Beginner] ss Healing Type Medicinal Substance], shoved it down his mouth and munched down on it vigorously. I must leave this ce as soon as possible! Chen Xiaolian stood up. Carrying the Sword in the Stone with him, he moved until he was standing before the jade wall. He recalled how he saw Xian Yin¡¯s face there ¨C naturally, it was also Miao Yan¡¯s face. Additionally, there was the sword dance¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze turned solemn. He recalled an article that he had seen before regarding contemting the nature of problems. There was an opinion there: When you encounter aplicated issue and you want to figure out the nature of the issue, there is one thing to note. First, throw logic aside and find an essential clue about the issue. This so-called essential clue refers to¡­ amon ground, a link, rted factors. Chen Xiaolian began considering: This ce was rted to Mr San ¨C although he could not determine what that rtion was, he was certain that was the case. Then, there was the appearance of Xian Yin¡¯s (Miao Yan) face on the jade wall and the sword dance. Mm, there was a connection between Xian Yin and Mr San. What about the sword dance? Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at the Sword in the Stone in his hand. He recalled what Mr San had informed him. Within the Sword in the Stone were Xian Yin¡¯s soul and a set of Sword Skill. Xian Yin, Sword Skill, both inside the Sword in the Stone. At the same time, Xian Yin and a Sword Skill were inside the jade wall. If so, the Sword in the Stone was connected to the jade wall? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lips curled into a grin. What was the connection? Chen Xiaolian suddenly retracted his gaze from the jade wall. He looked down at the Sword in the Stone that was in his hand and entered a contemtive state. ¡­ ¡°Still can¡¯t find him?¡± There was a grim expression on Bluesea¡¯s face. The grimness on Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face was worse as he replied, ¡°No!¡± Bluesea moved toward the window and looked outside the window. Despite knowing that the sky and scenery outside was an artificially created item, Bluesea continued to gaze at the clouds above the blue sky. There was a faraway look in his eyes. Soon however, he shook his head and said in a very firm voice, ¡°This is de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s headquarters! No one can disappear from this ce without any reason! No one!¡± ¡°There is no rm from any monitoring system.¡± Qiao Yifeng kneaded his forehead forcefully. ¡°Additionally, there is no sign of intrusion or tampering on our rm system.¡± Bluesea¡¯s waggled his eyebrows. ¡°You mean to say¡­ someone inside did something?¡± Qiao Yifeng shook his head. ¡°That¡¯s not what I¡¯m saying. What I mean is, this matter is too strange.¡± Bluesea walked back and slowly sat down. ¡°You are the one who brought him over.¡± ¡°I did.¡± ¡°This man is probably not our enemy.¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Qiao Yifeng could not help but let out a sneer. ¡°He is still unqualified to be an enemy of de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± ¡°He has a rtionship with your daughter.¡± Qiao Yifeng was momentarily surprised. ¡°Are you suspecting me?¡± ¡°That is not what I mean,¡± replied Bluesea with a sigh. He then continued in a rxed tone. ¡°Your daughter does not have the authority to evade the rm system. There are only a few people within the guild with such a level of authority.¡± Qiao Yifeng gave a sigh of relief. ¡°Find him quickly! A person could not just disappear for no reason. This is the headquarters of de Mountain me Sea Guild while Zero City lies outside! If he is not here, then he must be in Zero City. Since he doesn¡¯t have the clearance for the entry and exit passageway, it is impossible for him to casually walk out of Zero City.¡± ¡°I will find him as soon as possible,¡± replied Qiao Yifeng with a sigh. ¡°Bluesea¡­ I am sorry. The guild is currently facing such a situation and yet, I brought someone here to cause problems for you.¡± Bluesea suddenly smiled and said, ¡°Compared to the problem that we are now facing, this cannot be considered as much.¡± Qiao Yifeng stood up and moved to leave. However, before he reached the door, he suddenly turned his head. ¡°Can you answer a question of mine?¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°That kid.¡± Qiao Yifeng frowned as he continued, ¡°Why did you give him those benefits? Why did you give him those equipment? I don¡¯t think much about those mechs, tanks, or even the Tidal Fighter. However, the value of an Assembly Station is far beyond that of one year of mining right for a C11 mine.¡± Qiao Yifeng stared at the Bluesea. ¡°I want to know why you did that.¡± Bluesea suddenly smiled. ¡°Brother Qiao, how long have we known each other?¡± ¡°Very long. I can¡¯t even remember how long,¡± replied Qiao Yifeng with a smile. ¡°Then please trust me. I have my reasons for doing so. But now is not the time to reveal it.¡± Bluesea looked at Qiao Yifeng in the eye. ¡°Do you trust me?¡± Qiao Yifeng was silent for a moment. ¡°¡­ I trust you!¡± Having said that, Qiao Yifeng turned around and left the room. Bluesea quietly waited for Qiao Yifeng to close the door before looking at the huge screen on the wall. ¡°Connect me to Fatty.¡± Bluesea sighed. A light shone down from the ceiling and Sarah¡¯s holographic figure appeared before Bluesea. ¡°Sir, the connection to Mr Fan Jr.¡¯s room had been manually cut off. I believe he might have cut off the switch.¡± Bluesea frowned and said, ¡°What is he doing?¡± ¡°From what I can gather, before the connection was cut off, he was ying digital games in his room. He even made himself an egg ham sandwich.¡± ¡°He did not leave the room?¡± ¡°He has no authority to leave the room. He has been confined by you, sir.¡± In the room, Fatty had his sleeves pulled all the way up as he sat there, scratching his ear while he sweated. Before him was something that appeared like a remote control. But, it had been dismantled. ¡°Just what the ***** is the problem?¡± Fatty cast a lost look at the remote control. ¡­ ¡°You mean to tell me that de Mountain me Sea Guild made aint about us? They are saying that our men had interfered with their internal matters?¡± Within a certain room in Zero City, a middle-aged man with a muscr appearance was coldly assessing an oil painting on the wall. A sound could be heard replying from a hands-freemunication device. ¡°Yes sir. They areining that a female member of the Angel Corps had interfered with their internal affairs, something rting to Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughter. Their side is protesting that our Angel Corps has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of any resident guild.¡± The middle-aged man revealed a frown on his face and he said, ¡°So, what is the result of the investigation? Since you are reporting this to me, I believe you must have conducted an investigation, right?¡± ¡°Yes sir!¡± The one talking through themunication device remained calm. ¡°Using the details provided by de Mountain me Sea Guild, I proceeded to perform an investigation that very day and examined the whereabouts of the members of the corps when the incident urred.¡± ¡°And the result?¡± ¡°The result obtained is very strange,¡± replied the other person. ¡°Among all the members of Angel Corps who were within Zero City during that period of time, three fits the description given by them of a ¡®young woman¡¯. However, they all have alibis to prove that they were not there during the incident.¡± ¡°Are the alibis reliable?¡± ¡°Very reliable.¡± ¡°Oh? How can you be so certain?¡± ¡°I was personally there with them. There were also six other members there at the time. We were all training in the training grounds.¡± ¡°External appearances can be changed,¡± said the middle-aged man with a frown. ¡°With the assistance of certain devices or equipment, even a man could pose as a young woman.¡± ¡°I will continue the investigations. However, I had asked many people within the guild and they all replied that they knew nothing about the incident.¡± The middle-aged man had a very grim look on his face as he said, ¡°Then continue the investigation!¡± The voiceing from themunication device sounded hesitant as he replied, ¡°Sir, consider this ignorance on my part, but I feel that this is not worthy of our attention! We are the Angel Corps! We are not obligated to give those resident guilds any exnation. We have our own pride and dignity.¡± The middle-aged man grunted and replied, ¡°Pride? You mean to say we should put theirint aside?¡± ¡°Something like that, sir.¡± The voiceing from themunication device slowly continued, ¡°We are the Angel Corps! We are the only transcendent force in Zero City! We are not something that could be given orders just like that. Especially not by a guild that is already about to fall like de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t get it.¡± The middle-aged man¡¯s voice took a solemn tone. ¡°This matter has nothing to do with pride or dignity! ¡°I don¡¯t give a *** about aint by the other resident guilds! Forget de Mountain me Sea Guild, even if Rodriar Guild runs over with it, I can still ignore them. ¡°However, your investigation result for this matter have disappointed me greatly. ¡°There are two possibilities. The first: This is something done by our people, but none came out! After being asked about it by the internal department, they continued to conceal their actions ¨C this is a vition of our regtions! Members must be truthful toward the internal investigators! I don¡¯t care if they had interfered in the internal affairs of another resident guild. I can even ignore the killing of that fellow¡¯s daughter! What I care about is that our own people had lied to the internal investigators! That is what I care about! ¡°The second: This is not an act by our people. If so, the gravity of the situation bes even direr! Someone, within Zero City, had the gall to pose as a member of our Angel Corps. This is an uneptable act and it must be nipped! ¡°Do you understand? ¡°Your performance and the words you said earlier were all very foolish. That is what disappoints me. ¡°Thus, you had better take care of things properly and give me a satisfactory result. ¡°Do not let me down again! ¡° ¡°¡­ yes sir!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian opened his eyes and looked at the jade wall. He suddenly smiled. After considering it, he finally made up his mind. ¡°Whatever.¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered and raised the Sword in the Stone in his hand. Then, he forcefully stabbed it into the jade wall! ¡­ Chapter 403 Special Affairs Department

Chapter 403 Special Affairs Department

GOR Chapter 403 Special Affairs Department ¡°You gave me your word that I would be able to meet him today!¡± Qiao Qiao red at Qiao Yifeng. Qiao Yifeng nced around and saw that his subordinate, the man in ck was standing by the door of the bar. Qiao Yifeng sighed. ¡°I did indeed promise you that¡­¡± ¡°Then keep it!¡± There was firmness in Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice. Then, she changed her tone, lowering it slightly as she said, ¡°Dad! I have already grown up! I am no longer a little kid. It is not possible for you to make arrangements for me forever. You know that.¡± Qiao Yifeng cast a conflicted look at his daughter. ¡°You promised me that I would be able to meet him today. That was the deal.¡± Qiao Yifeng revealed a wry smile. ¡°I didn¡¯t say I¡¯m going back on my words.¡± ¡°If so¡­¡± Without waiting for Qiao Qiao to finish her sentence, Qiao Yifeng shook his head and said, ¡°He is now in Zero City. However, he is temporarily unable to meet you.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng thought about it before saying, ¡°Your Uncle Bluesea has some matters to discuss with him. You know how it is, he is a Guild Leader.¡± Qiao Qiao stared at her father with wide-opened eyes. ¡°Uncle Bluesea? Why would Uncle Bluesea want to discuss anything with him? Could it be our guild will be entering a partnership with de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± ¡°Matters are somewhatplicated and I myself have no way of giving you the details quickly,¡± said Qiao Yifeng with a sigh. He then said patiently, ¡°At any rate, wait for everything to be settled and you will naturally be able to meet him.¡± ¡°How long do I have to wait?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Qiao Yifeng shook his head. Qiao Qiao red at him once more and Qiao Yifeng became furious. ¡°Enough! I am still your father! You should maintain some respect for me!¡± Observing the expression of dissatisfaction on his daughter¡¯s face, Qiao Yifeng himself did not know what he was feeling at the moment. He could only be patient and say, ¡°In short, I am not lying to you this time. Both you and Soo Soo can leave Zero City. In the future, I will not be restraining your actions anymore.¡± ¡°I want to see him!¡± Qiao Qiao continued ring at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°I am your daughter! I know you! I get the feeling that you must still be hiding something from me. What happened to him?¡± Qiao Yifeng smiled bitterly. ¡°What would I hide from you? Would I have locked him up? Have him killed? What a joke. If you don¡¯t trust me, then you can go ask Uncle Bluesea. There are matters that he wants to discuss with your friend about. It is regarding our partnership.¡± ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°Enough, Qiao Qiao. He is your Guild Leader, so the specifics of this are something that you will need to wait until you meet up with him to have him tell you.¡± Qiao Yifeng shook his head. ¡°Then when can I meet him.¡± ¡°Maybe¡­ tomorrow. At any rate, it¡¯ll be within the next few days.¡± Qiao Yifeng kneaded his forehead. He turned to Qiao Qiao and said in a hushed tone, ¡°What I mean to say is, you don¡¯t need to wait in Zero City anymore. I will send you out and back home, then¡­¡± ¡°If I can¡¯t see him, then I won¡¯t leave!¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth. ¡°Sigh!¡± Qiao Yifeng gave a frustrated smile. ¡°Back then, when I won¡¯t allow you to leave, you keep trying to run away. Now that I am letting you leave, you want to stay behind?¡± ¡°I suspect that you are up to something. Since you won¡¯t let me meet him, you¡­ could it be you¡¯ve done something to harm him?!¡± Qiao Yifeng was left speechless. Truth be told, he did indeed attempted to harm Chen Xiaolian. Such was the case in the Africa incident. ¡°Enough! I don¡¯t want to keep talking about this anymore. At any rate, you and Soo Soo will be leaving Zero City today! I will be sending you back myself.¡± Seeing that Qiao Qiao was about to say something in response, Qiao Yifeng continued, ¡°Listen to me. This is my final decision. You two must leave!¡± ¡°Why? I want to see him and leave with him.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not possible. You two need to leave first.¡± Qiao Yifeng regarded the stubborn expression on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face and his heart suddenly softened. He slowly said, ¡°Qiao Qiao, listen to me¡­ this matter is a littleplicated. It will not be good for you to continue staying in Zero City.¡± After silently contemting about it, Qiao Yifeng finally chose not to reveal the issue that de Mountain me Sea Guild was presently facing. At that moment however, a man stepped through the door into the bar. The man did not appear too old. However, when Qiao Yifeng saw the man, a trace of vignce appeared within his eyes. The man had an average stature and appeared very strong and sturdy. His uniform was quite the tight fitting one. Seeing the badge on the uniform caused Qiao Yifeng¡¯s eyes to rapidly narrow up. Additionally, it was very clear who the other side hade for as he made a beeline toward Qiao Yifeng¡¯s table. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s subordinate, the man in ck stepped forward as he attempted to stop the man. However, after the man whispered a few words to the man in ck, the man in ck cast a helpless look at Qiao Yifeng before allowing the man to continue forward. ¡°Good afternoon.¡± When the man was standing before their table, he smiled and sat himself down. Qiao Yifeng regarded the man and waved his hand, indicating to the man in ck that he should leave them. ¡°Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Walker, a member of the Angel Corps¡¯ Zero City Special Affairs Department.¡± The man known as Walker gave a smile that revealed his white teeth. ¡°Forgive me for disturbing you, Mr Qiao.¡± Qiao Yifeng frowned. Angel Corps¡¯ Zero City Special Affairs Department. Naturally, he knew of that name. ¡°Special Affairs Department? If I am not mistaken, the Special Affairs Department is the department that specializes in investigating loopholes in safety protocols. Is there any reason for you toe to chat with me?¡± There was a very cautious tone in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s voice. He nced at his own daughter and said coolly, ¡°Qiao Qiao, I will send you back first. There is something I need to discuss with this¡­¡± ¡°No, Mr Qiao.¡± Walker gave a polite smile, however, his tone was very firm. There was a faint trace of unyieldingness in his voice. ¡°The reason I am here today is not for you. Rather¡­ I am here for your daughter. There is something that I need to verify with your daughter.¡± ¡°My daughter?¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s show of caution grew stronger. ¡°How could my daughter be connected to the affairs of Zero City? You must have made a mistake.¡± ¡°Forgive me. Perhaps it is a misunderstanding. But even so, I need to verify it.¡± ¡°She is my daughter. If there are any issues, you can contact de Mountain me Sea Guild. I doubt my daughter can give you much in way of assistance.¡± Qiao Yifeng stood up and said coldly, ¡°Well then, our discussion is concluded. We¡¯ll be taking our leave.¡± Walker did not make any move. He simply raised his head to look at Qiao Yifeng and said, ¡°Mr Qiao, the Angel Corps respects the rights of each resident guilds. However, this visit of mine has received the approval from the Special Affairs Department. In other words, I have the authority to question every person within Zero City. I believe this authority of mine has been detailed out in the institution of Zero City. Thus, I ask that you do not make things hard for me.¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s expression turned anxious. ¡°My daughter? Are you certain you are not mistaken?¡± ¡°Like I said earlier, it is possible that this is just a misunderstanding. Thus, there is no need for you to be so anxious.¡± Walker sighed. ¡°This is just an ordinary chat. However, if you refuse to cooperate, then I can only resort to special means.¡± ¡°¡­ such as?¡± ¡°I can give the order to restrict your beautiful daughter¡¯s entry and exit clearance for Zero City. Before the question has been verified, she will not be allowed to leave Zero City.¡± Walker spread his hands and continued, ¡°You see, Mr Qiao, I do respect you and I also respect de Mountain me Sea Guild. Thus, I do not desire making a ruckus. I believe it should not be an issue for us to sit down and have a chat. I assure you these are only some ordinary questions that will not cause you any difficulties.¡± ¡°Dad.¡± Qiao Qiao suddenly opened her mouth. She looked at Walker and said, ¡°Let me have a chat with him so we can know what he wants to talk about.¡± Qiao Yifeng revealed a slightly dissatisfied expression and he said coldly, ¡°So be it. Could anyone juste and bully de Mountain me Sea Guild now? Humph¡­ I will be sure to lodge aint about this to Angel Wu.¡± ¡°That is well within your rights; you may do so.¡± Walker appeared unmoved by the statement. ¡°Now then, shall we begin?¡± ¡°Five minutes.¡± Qiao Yifeng said coldly and cast a nce at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Qiao Qiao, if there are any questions that you don¡¯t feel like answering, just refuse. I will be sure to question the Angel Corps about this.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all right, dad.¡± Qiao Qiao cast a curious look at Walker and said, ¡°Please go ahead and ask.¡± Walker smiled. ¡°Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Qiao.¡± Pausing for a moment, he suddenly retrieved something that appeared simr to a tablet. cing it before him, he started it up and a holographic disy appeared before its surface. ¡°Miss Qiao. First, please verify your identity. ording to the security records, you are the daughter of Qiao Yifeng, one of the founders of de Mountain me Sea Guild. You entered Zero City temporarily through de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s list of members in preparation phase ¨C is that correct?¡± Qiao Qiao cast a nce at her father before saying, ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°If so, is there any change to your present identity as a ¡®preparation phase member of de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯? What I mean is, will you, after an assessment by de Mountain me Sea Guild, be an official member of the guild?¡± ¡°No.¡± Qiao Qiao showed no hesitation in answering. ¡°I have no intentions of bing a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild. I am a member of another guild.¡± ¡°Mm. In that case, what is the name of your guild?¡± Qiao Qiao hesitated. Walker smiled. ¡°No need to be anxious, these are just some routine questions. If you do not wish to answer, I simply won¡¯t record it down.¡± ¡°If so, I will not be answering,¡± Qiao Qiao said in a very cautious manner. ¡°Now then, the interval between yourtest entry into Zero City until today¡­ 18 days. Is this number correct?¡± ¡°It¡¯s correct.¡± ¡°Did you leave Zero City during these 18 days?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°Good. Your identity has been verified. Next, there is something I need you to describe for me. A few days ago, in this very bar, a youngdy appeared here and became acquainted with you, right? This person has the identification badge of the Angel Corps. Did such a matter ur?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ yes.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded. Qiao Yifeng interjected coldly, ¡°I have already lodged aint about this matter to the Angel Corps. Your corps has no right to interfere in our guild¡¯s internal matter.¡± ¡°Yes, that is why I am here,¡± Walker quickly replied. He then looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Can you give me a summary of what happened back then?¡± Qiao Qiao took a deep breath. ¡°At the time, I was sitting here with my sister, drinking some drinks, then¡­¡± A few minutester, Qiao Qiao finished rying what happened to her that day. Naturally, she did not give the contents of what she had asked of Nicole. She only said that she had asked of the other person for a favour. Walker slowly listened to her and did not interrupt her. When Qiao Qiao was done, he asked, ¡°Let me summarize it again. This other person has an Angel Corps badge, is a youngdy with an Oriental face. What about her height?¡± ¡°About¡­ the same as me.¡± ¡°Mm, and age?¡± ¡°She appears around 20. In short, she appears quite young.¡± ¡°What about thenguage used? And ent?¡± ¡°Chinese, the standard type,¡± Qiao Qiao answered coolly. Walker nodded. ¡°Good. Next, I hope you can tell me the exact content of the task you gave her.¡± ¡°I do not want to answer that question.¡± Walker sighed and looked at Qiao Qiao. He patiently said, ¡°You see, I am a reasonable person. As of now, some sensitive matters have be involved in this issue. Thus, I had been ordered to verify the details. We have to obtain a clear picture of some of the details.¡± Qiao Yifeng interrupted him. ¡°Did something happen?¡± ¡°I am not at the liberty to say.¡± Walker said coolly. ¡°At present anyways. However, you may use the official channel given to de Mountain me Sea Guild to ask the Angel Corps. When the timees, depending on the circumstances, someone will give you an exnation. As of now however, I am merely assigned to verify matters and am in no position to disclose too much.¡± Qiao Qiao contemted it before slowly saying, ¡°Back then, I was unable to exit Zero City. Thus, that woman who happened to observe the argument between me and my father¡¯s subordinates came over and offered her help. She said she could help me send a verbal message to a friend of mine outside Zero City. It¡¯s that simple. It¡¯s just a private verbal message with no special contents.¡± Walker smiled. ¡°Nothing special. Then, what are the specific words?¡± Qiao Qiao bit her lips. Qiao Yifeng coldly interjected. ¡°It¡¯s very simple. There is something between a young man and my daughter but I do not agree to have them meet up. Even so, my daughter insists¡­ you should be able to figure it out.¡± ¡°Very well, I will put this as ¡®private affairs¡¯.¡± Walker smiled. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ thank you.¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°Are we done?¡± ¡°Soon.¡± Walker looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Thest question¡­ Miss Qiao, before this, did you ever got to know of any member of the Angel Corps? Did you have any rtionship with any member of our Angel Corps?¡± Qiao Qiao was silent. A member of the Angel Corps? Of course she did. Nicole! However, Nicole died in the Tokyo instance dungeon. This¡­ ¡­ was this something she could talk about? Qiao Qiao shook her head and said slowly, ¡°No.¡± Walker had an expressionless look on his face as he stood up. Nodding his head, he said, ¡°It¡¯s done. I have finished asking the questions. I¡¯m very sorry to have disturbed you. As a representative of Angel Corps¡¯ Zero City Special Affairs Department, I hereby give you, Miss Qiao a formal notice. In view of the issues rted to the questions I had asked of you, there are some issues that has to be investigated and verified. Thus, your personal entry and exit clearance for Zero City has been temporarily suspended. In other words, you will need to stay in Zero City for now. You cannot leave.¡± ¡°No way!¡± Qiao Yifeng quickly shouted. ¡°She needs to leave Zero City today!¡± ¡°I am sorry, but the rules are the rules. Depending on the state of security, the Special Affairs Department has the authority to suspend the ess clearance of any resident guild member other than the Guild Leader. This is the administrative authority privy to the Angel Corps. If this causes a personal problem for you, I can only apologize. You may make aint through the official channel. However, that is not under my jurisdiction.¡± ¡°I will definitely be making aint!¡± Qiao Yifeng stated angrily. ¡°As I said, that is your right.¡± Walker smiled and made a polite gesture and straightened himself. ¡°Goodbye then.¡± The moment he left, Qiao Yifeng mmed on the table furiously. He turned to face the man in ck and spat out angrily, ¡°Return immediately! Lodge aint! I want Qiao Qiao to leave Zero City today! Lodge theint immediately! If it doesn¡¯t go through, I will go find Angel Wu!¡± The man in ck had a troubled look on his face. He whispered, ¡°Boss, ording to the rules, even if we want to lodge aint, we need to go through the procedures. It will take at least 24 hours before theint is approved, so¡­¡± Qiao Qiao sat beside with a pokerface. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian vigorously shook his head. His hand was still holding onto the hilt of the sword while the de had been stabbed into the jade wall. Chen Xiaolian felt his ears ringing and his mind buzzing. Just then, it was as though a lightning bolt had struck him right on his head. In that instant, Chen Xiaolian felt himself entering a trance-like state as something chaotic entered his mind. Strings of golden symbols flew around chaotically within his mind. ¡°This, what the *** is this¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ Chapter 404 I Don’t Know

Chapter 404 I Don¡¯t Know

GOR Chapter 404 I Don¡¯t Know Chen Xiaolian exhaled as his body staggered. He could feel an additional presence within his mind. The golden symbols flying about made Chen Xiaolian enter a somewhat dazed state. He was unable to understand what those golden symbols meant. However, he could sense something strange about them. Those things appeared connected to him somehow. A very close connection. Furthermore, it appeared to be naturallyplementing his consciousness. It was as though it was all part of something he knew of. This state of partial consciousness continued for an uncertain period of time. When Chen Xiaolian finally regained an iota of his consciousness, he let out a long gasp. His mind was in a rather exhausted state, simr to how he would feel after spending a long time reading. He felt like he had just finished reading up a very long masterpiece or some arduous time-consuming mental work. Despite the exhausted state, he felt his body firing up in excitement. There was also a faint feeling of satisfaction. ¡°You''re awake?¡± Chen Xiaolian heard Skyde¡¯s cold voice. The voice contained traces of dissatisfaction and anger. ¡°Err¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian kneaded his own forehead and nced at his right hand. His fingers were still tightly gripping onto the hilt of the Sword in the Stone. Chen Xiaolian exerted force to pull out the sword from the jade wall. An obvious crack was left on the jade wall. Observing that the unparalleled jade wall had been reduced to such a state, a peculiar feeling inexplicably emerged from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. It seemed as though he had acquired something from the jade wall? The jade wall appeared differentpared to earlier. It would appear that the lustre of jade had turned somewhat dim. Originally, the jade wall was exuding a soft white lustre. But now, the jade wall had turned dim and dull. While it remained white, the colour was now hard and cold. ¡°Now, tell me what happened.¡± Skyde¡¯s voice was very cold. ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Skyde gave a snort. ¡°I heard a strange sound just now. What did you do to the jade wall?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Without waiting for Chen Xiaolian to finish, Skyde bluntly interrupted, ¡°After hearing that sound, I asked you about it. But, you did not answer me at all. As I am unable to move or see, I could only wait. I had asked you a few times, but you did not answer me at all. If not for the fact that I could hear the sound of your breathing, I would have assumed that you had died. Or, perhaps you had run away by yourself.¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. ¡°Tell me. Just what had happened. What did you do to the jade wall? Also, when you weren¡¯t responding to me just now, what happened to you?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated ¨C he did not know how he should exin matters to Skyde. Tell Skyde that he had used his sword to stab the jade wall, causing a crack on it? Heaven knows if Skyde would fly into a fit of rage. Additionally¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was still hesitating on something. Even now, Skyde had yet to understand that he had be a de. If he knew, he would probably go mad, right? ¡°Kid, did you really think I have no way of reining you in?¡± The instant Skyde uttered those words, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart turned tense! Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt a raging wind blow up before him! He subconsciously took a step back while raising the Sword in the Stone in his right hand¡­ ng! A sharp beam of light shot forward only to be deflected by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Sword in the Stone. The act caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s purlicue to sear and his whole body was thrown back by the powerful force behind the attack! He could feel his feet skidding across the floor¡­ A cracking sound could be heard as a crack appeared on the floor! Chen Xiaolian felt both his hands quaking heavily. When he turned to regard the Sword in the Stone, he saw that the de was still vibrating from the shock! ¡°You?!¡± ¡°Humph!¡± Skyde sneered. Next, several faint silver coloured lights appeared in the middle of the air. The lights appeared around Chen Xiaolian and transformed into sharp des each. Then, they all shot toward Chen Xiaolian from all directions at a furious rate! Chen Xiaolian had no time to say anything. He could only instinctively raise the Sword in the Stone in his hand and give it his all to deflect them! He subconsciously utilized the skill he was most familiar with, the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s War Axes. After Chen Xiaolian executed the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s War Axes, sounds of collisions erupted without respite as the des of light continued to descend upon him one after another. He swung the Sword in the Stone up and down to continuously block off the attacks. However, under the barrage of the numerous des of light, he fell into a miserable state. Skyde sneered. ¡°Are you still not going to say it? My attacks are only going to get stronger.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°I, what do you want me to say? I don¡¯t even know what¡­¡± ¡°Hah! Stubborn kid!¡± Skyde shouted with pride. ¡°Once again! I¡¯ll just beat you up until you confess!¡± Chen Xiaolian widened his eyes when he saw even more des of light appear in the air around him. After materializing, the des of light floated up in the air. ¡°While I may not kill you, I can still break your hands and feet¡­ furthermore, if I lose my temper, I might fail to hold back and you could end up dying! You had better beg for mercy if you can¡¯t hold on!¡± Skyde cackled loudly a few times. Chen Xiaolian rapidly narrowed his eyes! He watched as the countless des shot toward him from all over like a tempest! Block! Block! And block again! Chen Xiaolian exerted his all to brandish the Sword in the Stone and struggled to block them. However, as the rate of the iing des became more intense, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s circle of defence gradually became smaller and things became even harder. After hacking down each de of light with the Sword in the Stone, even more des of light appeared. Chen Xiaolian could feel that his strength was rapidly declining! Every sh, every collision felt like getting hit by a battering ram! The Sword in the Stone¡¯s skill had been activated! His physical strength was instantly restored. However, Chen Xiaolian was shocked to find that he could only barely hold on for a while before falling into a weakened state once more. His circle of defence was chipped down to only a few square inches and his rate of breathing gradually became ragged. At that moment, he grunted and swore out, ¡°You madman! Just what are you trying to do? I told you, I don¡¯t even know¡­ son of a bitch! I don¡¯t even know what... what happened!¡± In one breath, Chen Xiaolian hacked down three des of light. However, the fourth grazed past his shoulder, causing blood to ssh out. Chen Xiaolian was furious and was about to summon out Bai Qi! It was at that moment that something strange urred. Several des of light descended before Chen Xiaolian. With his exhausted state, he would not be able to block them off. Chen Xiaolian had even made preparations to take the hits. It was then that a sh of light fired out from within his mind. The Sword in the Stone in his right hand suddenly moved through a bizarre trajectory and turned around. Gently turning up, the tip of the sword made contact with the tip of the de of light! Ding! The sound from this collision was clear and short! This sound was very different from the sounds of intense collisions that urred earlier. Also, Chen Xiaolian could intuitively feel something. He could feel power! Just now, every time he blocked a de of light, he would feel as though he had been struck heavily by a battering ram. Having to endure the brunt of the enemy attack made him lose his strength rapidly! But this time¡­ The de of his sword appeared to have only lightly tapped the tip of the enemy de of light! Chen Xiaolian did not even feel the resulting aftershock from the collision. If was as though he had poked it using an embroidery needle¡­ The de of light before him suddenly shattered! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first reaction was: Did I do that? ¡­ The Sword in the Stone continued dancing without respite. Additionally, its speed gradually increased! Every twist taken by the de of the sword was bizarre and elegant. Chen Xiaolian appeared to be simply standing there while his right hand held onto the Sword in the Stone, which flew about up and down. Unknowingly, wherever the de of the sword went, specks of light would appear from the surface of the tip of the sword. Every time it stabbed forward, a shining speck of light would be left in the air and it slowly faded away. The rate at which Chen Xiaolian stabbed out with the sword became faster, faster, and even faster! He himself appeared unaware of it! The intense tempest like des of light around him no longer appeared to be a wall of chaos in his eyes. He could now clearly make out the gap between each des of light. At intervals, the tip of his sword would stab out and urately strike the tip of the des of light! A true collision never happened again! Even more des of light appeared inside the room and they all shot toward Chen Xiaolian one after another. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword on the other hand, moved even faster. In the end, it was not possible to even discern the shadow of the de of the sword! All that could be seen was the numerous specks of light appearing around his body. The specks of light increased in number and they finally formed a clump of light! They enveloped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body in a sphere of light! No matter how many des of light there were, they were unable to break through the sphere of light! Although Chen Xiaolian¡¯s actions were fast, it would appear that he was bing more rxed. In the end, something strange seemed to awaken within his mind and he was unable to stop himself from opening his mouth to give out a loud roar! His right hand moved in a natural manner and the Sword in the Stone drew a circle in the air before being vigorously thrust into the floor! Weng!!! The dense number of specks of light that were hovering around Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body that had yet to fade away suddenly lit up in unison all of a sudden! They shone brightly! Next, the countless specks of light expanded outward quickly! Under the barrage of the specks of light, the des of light that were floating in the air were pierced and crushed! All of these happened in a split second. When the specks of light scattered outward, the entire room became engulfed in intense light. In just an instant, the innumerable des of light inside the room were crushed by the wave of light. Seeing the countless des of light fading away, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes became wide open as he stared¡­ This, did I do all this? Me? Chen Xiaolian took a breath. Skyde too, fell into a state of silence. After a while, he chose not to continue creating the endless des of light. Instead, he coldly said, ¡°What skill did you use?¡± ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a lost look at the Sword in the Stone in his right hand. The Sword in the Stone was still thrust into the floor beneath his feet! ¡­ Chapter 405 Lamp Wick

Chapter 405 Lamp Wick

GOR Chapter 405 Lamp Wick Chen Xiaolian imed that he did not know. Naturally, Skyde was unwilling to believe him on that. The fight just now was fierce and short. It was so short, it had only taken up a few minutes of time. However, the shock that Skyde felt during those few minutes was quite big. He had wanted to disy his pride as the ¡®Skyde¡¯ to this unknown kid, the pride of a true high-ranking expert. Although he could no longer see and move as of now, the tempest like des of light and the storm of attacks had disyed the strength of a top-rate expert. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s performance exceeded his expectations. Skyde himself knew the extent of the attacks he unleashed just now. Although the strength of those attacks was far from his true peak power, not just anyone would be able to block off those attacks of his ¨C that included even those in Zero City. In that short period of no more than five minutes, Skyde had summoned out 1,046 des of light. More than 200 des per minute. More than 3 des per second! In the beginning, the attacks had put Chen Xiaolian in a miserable spot. Later on however, Chen Xiaolian began having an easier time defending himself. From a point of absolute disadvantage, he slowly regained his footing and was able to use a powerful move to directly put an end to Skyde¡¯s attacks. Although Skyde¡¯s eyes could no longer see, he was still an absolute master. He was able to make a basic judgement of the situation: There was something odd about this kid¡¯s performance! In the beginning, Chen Xiaolian was put into a tough spot. However, he gradually became stronger. That odd change was enough to prove something. The skill that Chen Xiaolian had used was most likely something that he had used on the spur of the moment. In other words, a sudden inspiration? He unconsciously did it? Skyde could not believe in something like that. It may be possible to have a stroke of inspiration in football or basketball. But skills? Impossible! A rookie that had never trained in the ways of the sword may be able to gain a stroke of inspiration and block off an attack by a martial arts expert. But¡­ to do so 1,046 times? Thus, Skyde was more inclined to believe in a different spection. Chen Xiaolian possessed a skill that he was not too proficient in. And Skyde had¡­ his attacks earlier had helped Chen Xiaolian hone his proficiency in the skill. In the end, he was able to unleash it. Compared to theplicated lines of thoughts flowing through Skyde¡¯s mind, Chen Xiaolian was in a much more straightforward state. He was dumbfounded. That magnificent and powerful move had actuallye out from his own hand? That dazzling and extremely ***** cool move! In contrast, the shock brought upon by Skyde¡¯s actions was pushed aside. Chen Xiaolian subconsciously took a few steps back and did his best to put more distance between himself and the de on the floor. Although he had be a de and is no longer capable of movements, he could still disy such a powerful offensive skill! However, I¡­ just what had happened to my body? At that moment, Chen Xiaolian swept his gaze around and his face immediately turned odd. Thatmp! Themp?! The flickering me on thempstand was slowly turning dim. Although the change was very weak and slow, Chen Xiaolian had a strange feeling. Thismp¡­ it seems like¡­ It¡¯s about to be extinguished. Skyde did not wait for Chen Xiaolian to say anything further. He was unable to stop himself from uttering, ¡°You don¡¯t know? Kid, you dare say you don¡¯t know?¡± ¡°Wait! Wait a minute!¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°Wait a minute¡­ something seems wrong!¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly strode toward the centre of the room where thempstand was located. Skyde grunted. He had been stuck in there for a long time and was patient ¨C at any rate, neither of them could leave the room. Thus, he was not worried that Chen Xiaolian might run away. Chen Xiaolian moved until he was beside thempstand. Then, he slowly crouched down and stared at the me in themp. Next, he heard a voice. ¡°You did it.¡± ¡­ ¡°You did it.¡± Mr San was seated cross-legged, staring at the lonemp on the table. Within the me, the faint figure of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face could be seen. Mr San smiled and said. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face expressed surprise and he raised his eyebrows. As he was just about to say something, he heard the voice again. ¡°Don¡¯t say anything.¡± The words ¡®Mr San¡¯ that was in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s throat was swallowed back. ¡­ Mr San regarded the expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face through the me and smiled gently. ¡°You must surely have a lot of questions for me right now. However, this is not a good time to have a chat. This me is going to be extinguished soon. We won¡¯t have much time before that. So, I will be talking and you should just listen. If you understand, just nod your head.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian silently nodded his head. ¡­ ¡°The ce you are currently at belongs to me. Naturally, the de was not wrong by saying it is a hidden immortal residence. ¡°However, I had not invited him into this hidden residence. Thus, it is only natural for an intruder to be subjected to the restrictions and attacks I left behind. He ended up bing a de. That is the punishment for breaking into my residence. ¡°Perhaps, this Skyde had identally acquired this painting that I left inside Zero City. However, a punishment is a punishment. I also have no way of helping him recover. Thus, he can only attribute this to his fate. ¡°As for you, you¡¯ve surprised me, Chen Xiaolian.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart began pounding madly. ¡­ ¡°In London, I told you that I was gifting you a Sword Skill and I ced Xian Yin¡¯s soul inside the Sword in the Stone. I told you that you will only be able to activate this gift when the right time arrives. Unless you are able to save Xian Yin, you will be unable to get the Sword Skill. ¡°You aplished it faster than I had expected. ¡°I had considered that you might be able to grow stronger, get the opportunity to enter Zero City and find the item I left behind in Zero City. ¡°Unexpectedly, you would be able to do it this quickly. Additionally, the one you found is thismp and not the one that I thought you would find. ¡°This is all beyond my expectations. ¡°No matter what, even I can not know if this is good or bad for you. ¡°Based on my experiences back then, the faster you proceed, the faster you might end up dying. Thus, there is no need for you to feel excited. ¡°I told you that I had left a Sword Skill in your Sword in the Stone. Truth be told, that statement is not exactly urate. ¡°It would be more urate to say that I had left a key in your Sword in the Stone. Or rather, a password. ¡°This password can open up one of the few items that I had left behind in this world. ¡°It would depend on your luck. On which item you stumble upon first. ¡°I never expected you to find the painting and enter this ce. ¡°I had left a Sword Skill inside the jade wall. Thus, your password was able to unlock it and you were able to acquire the Sword Skill from the jade wall. ¡°Don¡¯t get too excited. Although this Sword Skill is very powerful, it is not the one that I had hoped you would get. ¡°And yet¡­ perhaps this is the work of fate. ¡°Now, I need you to help me with something. Listen carefully to what I have to say next. ¡°Thismp before you is a very precious magical device. ¡°Its name is ¡®Eternal rity Fire¡¯. ¡°As for its origin¡­ it is a legacy left behind a long, long time ago by one of my oldpanions. ¡°Themp functions by opening up two separate spaces and superimposing the two spaces. Thismp can connect the two spaces, bing a point of connection for the two spaces. ¡°To be urate, themp that you see at this moment does not exist inside your space. ¡°Naturally, it is also not in front of me. ¡°It''s like a bridge. ¡°A bridge that connects two continents. ¡°In the middle of the two continents is a sea of nothingness. ¡°It can independently exist within the nothingness. That is the magical aspect of it. ¡°Back then, its owner had left it there with a simple purpose in mind. ¡°It was an escape route created for us who kept hiding about. ¡°When we hide inside the picture, we will be able to use this escape route to run to another space in an instant. ¡°As for what we were running away from¡­ I believe there is no need for me to tell you. Surely, you understand. ¡°Unfortunately, the owner of thismp died. ¡°After that fellow died, none of us were able to use thismp. Thus, it was left there. ¡°Next up, I will be doing something. I will personally extinguish thismp. Once it is extinguished, thismp, this magical device would be utterly destroyed. ¡°That does not matter. You have already acquired the item inside the jade wall after all. Thus, the space inside the painting has served its purpose. And so, there is no need for thismp to continue existing. ¡°However, I want you to do something. ¡°When I am extinguishing thismp, you need to help me¡­ ¡°Once it is extinguished, grab themp wick! ¡°Remember, you will only have a very short window of opportunity. And you only have one chance. ¡°Remove themp wick and take it out with you. ¡°When you¡¯ve managed to do that, remember to go back, find some wax, set thismp wick on it and lit it up ¨C let it be lit, let it continue burning. ¡°As for how long it should keep burning, I don¡¯t know either. At any rate, just keep it burning on. ¡°Compared to my gift to you, this little help of buying some wax should be just a small favour. I believe you won¡¯t refuse. ¡°Right?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian nodded again. Remove themp wick. Then, return home, gather up wax and light it up. That was not difficult. As for how long to burn it¡­ it would be nothing more than spending some money on wax. Even if it required an entire truck full of wax, how much could it cost? ¡­ Mr San smiled and continued, ¡°Well then, I will begin extinguishing thismp. Remember, you will only have one chance to remove themp wick!¡± After saying that, Mr San took a deep breath and stared intently at thempstand before him. Then, he slowly blew out a gust of wind. When he blew out the gust of wind, the space barrier before him suddenly broke. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian swiftly widened his eyes. He watched as themp before him abruptly shattered bit by bit. This was not some ordinary case of shattering. Rather, themp appeared like¡­ a holographic projection. Bit by bit, the holographic projection broke into specks of light and they began fading. The flickering me suddenly swayed and shook. Chen Xiaolian kept his eyes wide open. Finally, when the final speck of me on themp was extinguished¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand shot out with lightning like speed to grab themp wick. His movements was fast. However, when his fingers grabbed hold of themp wick and was preparing to pull it out¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly sensed something wrong. The shattering of thempstand had spread upward. The cuff of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shirt made contact with thempstand and the spreading process of shattering reached the cuff. Without making any sound, even Chen Xiaolian¡¯s cuff was shattered. Chen Xiaolian was shocked. His sub consciousness wanted to retract his hand. However, Mr San¡¯s words rang out within his mind. Only one chance! He made up his mind. His two fingers gripped onto themp wick and he exerted his might to pull it out. The flesh and blood on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s wrist began shattering. His skin, his muscle and blood transformed into fragments and disappeared. Chen Xiaolian did not even feel any pain. However, he did not retract his hand. Instead, he gave it his all to pull up the highly importantmp wick. Finally¡­ He felt a lightness in his hand and themp wick was finally pulled out from thempstand. In the next instant, themppletely fell apart. Chen Xiaolian then retracted his hand. When his hand left the area surrounding thempstand, his wrist that was shattered emerged, revealing the flesh and blood on them while blood spurted out freely. In that instant, Chen Xiaolian received the intense sensation of pain once more. He grunted and bit heavily on his lips. Then, after keeping themp wick into his bosom, he pulled out a spicy bar ([Beginner] ss Healing Type Medicinal Substance) and vigorously shoved it into his mouth. He did not even chew it and just swallowed it whole. Chen Xiaolian tore open a first aid kit and used the bandages to bandage up his wrist. The blood flow from his wrist dyed a fewyers of the bandage red. However, Chen Xiaolian simply clenched his teeth, not issuing a single cry of pain. After he was done with that, he could feel the spicy baring into effect. After the pain he felt from his wrist turned to itch, he let out a sigh of relief. Then, he plopped down to the floor. ¡­ Pu! After blowing that gust of wind, thempstand before Mr San disappeared. Then, Mr San sprayed out a mouthful of blood. He ced both hands on the table to support himself. After gasping for a moment, he revealed a wry smile. Kid, let¡¯s see if your luck will be better than ours¡­ ¡­ Chapter 406 Return Home

Chapter 406 Return Home

GOR Chapter 406 Return Home Chen Xiaolian gasped heavily for breath. The pain from his wrist rapidly faded away and was gradually reced with a feeling of itchiness. Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh of relief. Thanks to the sensation, he was able to determine that the healing substance was working. Just now, he had lost a lot of blood, leading to him feeling rather weak. ¡°What did you do?¡± Skyde¡¯s voice came. He was still lying on the floor. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the de that was lying on the floor and he let out a bitter smile. I¡¯m really unlucky. ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°I can feel that something is wrong. You must have done something,¡± said Skyde in a grim tone. ¡°No¡­ this is not right! The atmosphere in this room is beginning to change!¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that as long as themp is extinguished, we will be able to get out?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Well, themp has been extinguished.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ what?!¡± Skyde blurted out. At that moment, a burst of wind abruptly pushed open the door of the room! The wind poured into the room and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hair was blown into a messy state. Chen Xiaolian quickly jumped up and shouted, ¡°The door is open!¡± Skyde replied anxiously, ¡°The door opened? What is going on?¡± Chen Xiaolian had already stridden toward the door. This time, he did not encounter that mystical spatial power and was able to easily reach the door. His hand made contact with the door that was opened by the wind. When he was standing before the door, he looked outside and became stunned! Outside! Was falling apart! The distant mountains and even therge blue coloured stone on the mountain had copsed and shattered, apanied by loud rumbling noises. All around him, the many tall buildings were also shaking and copsing. Large chunks of buildings fell down from the sky! Cracks appeared on the ground andrge areas on the ground sank until it disappeared! Chen Xiaolian could feel his feet staggering and he was unable to stand steadily. A loud rumbling noise could be heard and he found that the tall building that he was in was beginning to crumble and copse as well. He looked around and saw that the ground was gradually disappearing into nothingness. Additionally, the copse caused arge amount of dust to rise up the sky, blotting out the sun. Chen Xiaolian became anxious. ¡°Skyde! The outside is falling apart! Hurry up and think of something! How do we leave this ce?¡± Skyde was silent. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. Seeing as the tall building was tilting, Chen Xiaolian ced his body near the door as his one hand gripped onto the door tightly. Just as he was about to jump outside, he suddenly turned his head and saw that Skyde was still lying on the floor. Chen Xiaolian cursed out. He abruptly turned around and ran into the room. Gripping onto Skyde, he then made his way toward the outside once more. A roaring sound erupted and a beam directly overhead descended upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. He subconsciously swung Skyde who was in his hand. The one sh split the beam into two. Chen Xiaolian then leapt forward and jumped out of the door. The building continued to copse and almost all of the ground had disappeared. The building was rapidly falling into the unknown nothingness! Looking around, Chen Xiaolian saw that there was no ce to run to. He clenched his teeth, gripped Skyde and bolted toward the corridor of the tall building. He ran up the building! The building had 108 floors. But Chen Xiaolia had already forgotten all those and he simply rushed upward along the stairs. The building was rapidly copsing, thus a high number of stairs too were copsing. Chen Xiaolian carefully jumped through several of the ruined pieces of debris, just like a brilliant ape doing its best to climb up the building. At that moment, there were no other thoughts in his mind. Knowing that the building was copsing, he instinctively wanted to escape to higher ground. Chen Xiaolian dodged another falling segment of eaves and rushed forward. Then, he realized that he had reached the end of the stairs. Numerous zed roof tiles began falling down. He had already reached the highest floor! Chen Xiaolian regarded this floor. The door leading to the room on this floor had already copsed and ceiling beams had utterly blocked off the room ¨C Chen Xiaolian had no interest in entering the room. He raised his head and looked up. Then, he abruptly jumped and thrust Skyde heavily into the surface of the wall. Next, using Skyde as a leverage, he vaulted up and stood on the roof of the building! Chen Xiaolian ran across the zed roof tiles until he reached the highest pointing eaves. Still holding onto Skyde in his hand, he gasped for breath as he observed the Earth-shattering scene! Heaven and Earth were copsing! The mountains were crumbling down! Copious amount of dust enveloped the sky! Chen Xiaolian who was standing on the roof watched as the bottom part of the building gradually split apart andyer afteryer of the building began disappearing. There was nowhere to run. Chen Xiaolian felt frustrated and he spat out furiously, ¡°Skyde! Say something! What do we do now?¡± Skyde finally replied with a grunt. ¡°You¡¯re asking me? Who should I ask?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you say we can go out after extinguishing themp?¡± ¡°I know we must extinguish themp, but how should I know what to do after themp has been extinguished? Although I came here earlierpared to you, I have never escaped from the room.¡± Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. The copse finally reached the 108th floor. Chen Xiaolian watched as the floor beneath his feet disappeared, leaving only that fragment of the roof amid the nothingness. However, half of the roof had disappeared and it would appear that it would notst much longer. Chen Xiaolian stamped with his foot. ¡°If we can¡¯t think of any way soon, we¡¯ll die!¡± ¡°Die?¡± Skyde suddenly burst into a maddeningughter. ¡°If we¡¯re to die, then we¡¯ll just die! At any rate, I¡¯m already dead! I, the dignified Skyde had actually be a de! What reason is there for me to continue living?¡± Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. He lowered his head and looked at the de in his hand. ¡°You¡­ you knew?¡± ¡°Only just.¡± Skyde replied brusquely. ¡°When you grabbed me, you used me to sh apart a ceiling beam and even used me to stab into the wall for leverage¡­ could I not feel that? Back then, when I lost my sense of sight and was no longer capable of moving, I thought I had been subjected to some form of restriction. How unexpected¡­ ¡­ I no longer have a body!¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. He watched anxiously as the roof beneath his feet began crumbling. ¡°You may not have a body anymore, but you still have your consciousness! If you still have your consciousness, that means you are not dead! It may be possible to recreate a body for you¡­ you, you need to think of something!¡± ¡°Think of something? There no need to think of anything! Let¡¯s just die together! Let¡¯s die a quick death!¡± Skyde suddenly let out a madugh. Crap, he¡¯s gone cuckoo! Chen Xiaolian swore to himself. The support beneath his feet suddenly gave way as the roof finally disintegrated and Chen Xiaolian fell. Falling toward the endless abyss¡­ ¡­ Bang! He felt his ass hurting! Chen Xiaolian felt his body striking the hard floor beneath him. He instantly jumped up and assessed his surroundings with widened eyes. It was a room, a silent room. Before him was a table and traditional looking furnitures. Even the sofa had a traditional style to it. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. He was presently standing inside Fatty¡¯s old home! He cast his gaze forward and saw that the ancient painting was lying on the table where he had ced it. It had not been moved at all. ¡°I¡¯m back! Ha ha ha ha!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out in a frenzy and iled his arms. It was then that he found out that he was still holding onto a de. Skyde! Chen Xiaolian immediately stoppedughing. ¡°Skyde?¡± No response. Chen Xiaolian suddenly realized that the content in the ancient painting had changed! The immortal, the human and the mountain ranges had all disappeared and the painting finally became¡­ a white piece of paper! A sh of light erupted and the white piece of paper caught on fire. It burned to ashes in the blink of an eye. Chen Xiaolian inhaled. This probably meant that the space within this painting has disappeared, right? Chen Xiaolian who was feeling both mentally and physically exhausted was suddenly hit by a wave of fatigue. He swiftly made his way toward the traditional looking sofa and sat down. Although the sofa felt hard on his body, Chen Xiaolian only let out a long sigh of relief. He retrieved a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed it and gulped it all down in one go. ¡°This kind of fortuitous but risky encounters¡­ in the future, the less, the better it would be ah¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian let out several dryughs. He had ced Skyde on the table beside him. Chen Xiaolian looked at the de and attempted probing it, ¡°Hey, are you still here?¡± ¡°Humph.¡± When he finally heard the familiar voice, Chen Xiaolian revealed a look of relief. ¡°Let me break the good news to you. We¡¯re back! As of now, we are in your home.¡± Skyde was silent. ¡°There is no need for you to be so dejected. The thing that¡¯s gone is just your shell. Since your consciousness is still here, that means you are not really dead. I¡¯ve heard before that there is a method to recreate the body. Who knows¡­¡± ¡°I will die,¡± Skyde stated in aposed manner. ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°I can sense it. From that moment¡­ the moment that world began to fall, I could sense my power dissipating away. Although the rate at which it is dissipating is not very fast, it is dissipating. I can also sense my inability to stop this process from happening. Perhaps¡­ when my powers arepletely gone, my consciousness will truly fade away.¡± Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. ¡°It¡¯s possible that there was a certain power or rule inside the room, which allowed my consciousness to continue existing. But now that the world had disappeared and we are back in Zero City which does not have that rule, the me who has lost my body will slowly dissipate ¨C that means I will truly die.¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent ¨C he simply did not know what to say. ¡°I don¡¯t feel particrly sad or pained by this. Thinking about it now, I had likely died very early on. However, that world allowed me tonguish around.¡± Skyde continued in an indifferent tone, ¡°The one thing I¡¯m vexed about¡­ I had stayed in there for so long, but I was unable toprehend the secret hidden within the jade wall! But you¡­ you brat! Don¡¯t even think about hiding it from me! For so many things to happen, you must have acquired something from the jade wall! ¡°That skill you used to eliminate my des of light¡­ you had acquired it from the jade wall, didn¡¯t you?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. There was no way for him to tell Skyde the truth. You were unable toprehend the secret of the jade wall because you were not given a key by Mr San. The jade wall was akin to a safe, which contained something left behind by the owner. Because Chen Xiaolian had a key given by the owner, he was able to open the safe and acquire the item inside. As for Skyde, he did not have the key. It was as simple as that. ¡°So be it! If this is fate, then I can only ept it!¡± Skyde grunted. ¡°I also do not want to ask you what abilities you acquired from the jade wall¡­ at any rate, I am going to die soon. So what if I find out¡­ rather, I might end up puking blood if I find out about it. ¡°Humph, I nearly forgot. The me right now don¡¯t even have a mouth to puke blood.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed again. ¡°Whatever. All my ns had evaporated. Perhaps, this is the inevitable end that awaits me.¡± Skyde¡¯s voice took on a sorrowful tone. ¡°One final thing, I hope you can help me with one thing. Bring me to¡­ meet Bluesea. ¡°No matter what, I have to give the guild an exnation. ¡°My stubborn nature had caused this guild, formed from all our hard work to fall to such straits. I need to give my brothers an exnation.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and said, ¡°I will bring you to meet with Bluesea. Err¡­ ¡­ and also your son.¡± ¡­ Chapter 407 Blood Verdict Begins

Chapter 407 Blood Verdict Begins

GOR Chapter 407 Blood Verdict Begins Therge square was devoid of any noise. The area of the square wasparable to that of an official stadium. Rather, it was bigger by two notches. To the left and right sides of the square were grandstands each. More urately, those were not grandstands. They were called the ¡®arbitration stands¡¯. Indeed, it was known as arbitration stand within Zero City. ording to the ancient rule of Zero City, the results for everything that happened in the square rested in the hands of those seated upon the arbitration stands. To the left of the centre most position was a lone metal tform. Only one seat was ced there, a seat that was slightly higherpared to the other seats in the surrounding area and also located further away from the other seats. This was the ce for the genuine controlling arbiter. This figure would usually be an invited figure, an illustrious expert from Zero City¡¯s Angel Corps. The seat of this controlling arbiter was situated closest to the side-lines. It was also the seat with the best view. The arbiter must, in ordance to the rules, take action whenever there was such a need. For example, if someone was breaking the rule by using a prohibited skill. Or, if someone was breaking a rule by using a prohibited equipment. In a non-life and death battle, the controlling arbiter must possess sufficient amount of strength to ensure the safety of the participants. In case someone failed to hold back, a participant might end up dying. Thus, the arbiter needed to be able to take action at any given moment to stop a tragedy from happening. This venue had a very simple official name. The petition arena¡¯. However, the people in Zero City had another name for this ce. The ¡®Meat Arena¡¯. ¡­ In Zero City, the resolution for almost all grudges and disputes could be reached through thispetition arena. Because Zero City had an ironw. Any one person, and that meant anyone, inclusive of the formal members of the resident guilds, inclusive of even the Guild Leaders, inclusive of even the members of the Board of Patriarchs, they were all not allowed to fight using force in the public areas of Zero City! That was an absolute! Anyone who dared break that rule would be subjected to the ruthless suppression from the Angel Corps! As all-powerful figures, everyone living here was practically a ¡®Superman¡¯. Thus, there was a need for such a rule to be put in ce. Any one of the residents here could casually level a single building with their strength alone. Therefore, the prohibition to fight in public areas was the ironw of Zero City. Naturally, all grudges could be resolved in the ¡®ruins¡¯. All that was necessary was to report it to the guild and apply for the use of this petition arena¡¯. Next, invite an arbiter from the Angel Corps. There were many strange reasons for the decisive battles here. Some were decisive battles that happened due to the grudges between two people. Some were decisive battles due to the personal grudges between two guilds. asionally, there would be some cases where there was a tangled web of grievances between several guilds and they had all simply chosen to resolve their grievances through a free-for-all decisive battle in this ce. Today however, the decisive battle that would be taking ce here was different from any other decisive battles. Because the name of today¡¯s decisive battle was: Blood Verdict! ¡­ Blood Verdict was Zero City¡¯s most highly regted and most important decisive battle. To be able to apply for Blood Verdict, the applicant must first be able to represent all the members of a resident guild of Zero City. One person alone would be unable to request for Blood Verdict. A Blood Verdict was the equivalent of putting everything that a resident guild had as gambling chips! Blood Verdict was a ce where situations of life and death would ur! In other words, once the initiating side entered the arena, unless theirbatants in the arena died, regardless of how advantageous or disadvantageous their side may be in, they would be unable to surrender. Only until the initiating side had beenpletely wiped out would Blood Verdicte to an end. Blood Verdict was considered to be the final gamble for every declining guild. Because Blood Verdict had some special rules. ¡­ The rules of Zero City states: The first rule: If a guild initiates a Blood Verdict, the other guilds must unconditionally ept it. Refusal is not allowed! The second rule: Only when the initiating side is killed would they be considered to have lost. Admission of defeat halfway through is not allowed. The epting side however, may stop the battles at any moment and surrender. The third rule: For every Blood Verdict victory the initiating side gains, it will be able to gain three months¡¯ worth of protection time. During that period of time, any motion to remove, punish or seize authority by the Board of Patriarchs will not be allowed to continue. The fourth rule: Toplete a Blood Verdict, it must be executed three times. Each Blood Verdict consists of three battles. The initiating side must win in all three battles to gain victory for that Blood Verdict. The fifth rule: The initiating side may send out any member of their guild. The epting side, the other guilds, must send someone out to do battle. The members sent forward can be discussed through and the guilds must send in at least one member. It is up to the guild if it wishes to send more. In other words, now that de Mountain me Sea Guild has requested for Blood Verdict, the other six resident guilds in Zero City has to send their members out to ept it. Refusal is not allowed! However, there are three Blood Verdicts, each of which consists of three decisive battles. In other words, the epting side, the six guilds has to send out ninebatants without leaving a single spot vacant. Even if each of the guilds sends out one member, there would still be two vacancies. Thus, there is a need for the guilds to coordinate with one another to decide which guild should send more. However, the premise is that each guild must send out at least one person! The sixth rule is the most interesting: The initiating side must put down three lists of wagers. These wagers must be the resources that the guild possesses; mines or something equivalent. A corresponding amount of wager must be put up for each of the three battles of a Blood Verdict from the initiating side. Once the initiating side loses a battle, the pooled wagers will go to the winner¡¯s guild! The epting side need not take out anything to wager. The seventh and final rule: If the initiating side could win two Blood Verdicts, winning six of the nine battles, then¡­ an end to the Blood Verdict could be pronounced. The initiating side would acquire victory and at the same time some special privileges. The other resident guilds will sign a guarantee; within a 10-year-period, the Board of Patriarchs may not propose the removal or seizure of any resources or authority belonging to the victorious guild! A 10-year insurance period! ¡­ ¡°This is Bluesea¡¯s intention.¡± Qiao Yifeng who was seated on one end of the grandstand had such a cloudy look on his face that it appeared as though it might rain at any given moment. His eyes were looking at the still vacant grandstand. Qiao Yifeng understood. With their guild¡¯s present level of strength, to execute a Blood Verdict against the other six great guilds was almost impossible ¨C no, the ¡®almost¡¯ word should be taken out. It was simply impossible for them to win six decisive battles. Their guild had no core battle power! Bluesea¡¯s intent was likely the three months¡¯ idle period after each Blood Verdict. After each Blood Verdict had ended, regardless of victory or defeat, the Board of Directors was not allowed to take any action against the initiating side. Thus, even if de Mountain me Sea Guild were to lose all three rounds in the first Blood Verdict, they will gain a three months¡¯ idle period. Three monthster, even if they were to lose all three rounds again, they will still gain three months¡¯ worth of idle period! That six months¡¯ time would give the guild some time to persist somewhat. Beside Qiao Yifeng were Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. The two girls were anxiously looking down. Thepetition arena was still empty. However, the surrounding grandstands were already filled with people. The grandstands on both sides were filled with figures. The only spot that appeared empty was the seat of the controlling arbiter, the one situated left of the centre most position and closest to the side-lines. The seat was still empty. However, the Blood Verdict urring today had be the biggest matter of note for everyone in Zero City. A Blood Verdict by a resident guild was something that would rarely happen throughout the decades! Additionally, the controlling arbiter for today¡¯s Blood Verdict was an absolute heavyweight. The Deputy Guild Leader of the Angel Corps, the legendary expert known as ¡®Angel Wu¡¯! The members of de Mountain me Sea Guild emerged and stepped onto the grandstand. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s inseparable subordinate, the man in ck was seated somewhere close to him. Additionally, there were several members with varying expressions on their faces. All of them had grievous and saddened expressions. Tens of Sentinel mechs were stationed around the grandstands to maintain order. These Sentinel mechs were not AI-controlled goods. Each of them was piloted by a pilot from the Angel Corps! Anyone who dared to disrupt the rules and order of the Blood Verdict will be ruthlessly put down! Nearly 80 per cent of the people in Zero City had appeared and they were all crowding on the grandstands. At approximately 10 o¡¯clock in the morning, the crowd began to stir. A muscr middle-aged man strode toward the controlling arbiter¡¯s seat on the left. He slowly looked around before taking a deep breath. A loudspeaker sent his voice to the ears of everyone in the arena. ¡°By the powers vested to me by the Angel Corps, I will be taking on the responsibility as the controlling arbiter for this time¡¯s Blood Verdict and ensure that all will proceed fairly. Anyone who vites the rules will be subjected to punishments from the Angel Corps and the Board of Patriarchs. ¡°For today¡¯s Blood Verdict, there will be three battles. And now, I will be announcing the list ofbatants for the initiating side for the three battles. ¡°The names are: ¡°Bluesea. ¡°Bluesea. ¡°And¡­ Bluesea!¡± Woah! The audience broke into an uproar! No small number of people within the grandstands eximed out! The people from de Mountain me Sea Guild would actually make such a decisive judgement? Bluesea¡­ would fight for three consecutive battles? They won¡¯t be sending anyone else? Three consecutive battles! In other words, de Mountain me Sea Guild was participating in these battles with the determination to die! The meaning behind having Bluesea fight three consecutive battles¡­ if he were to die halfway through, then de Mountain me Sea Guild would have lost the other battles lined up for today! ¡­ ¡°That guy is crazy.¡± Somewhere in a corner was Nicole who had utilized a disguising equipment to disguise herself. She wore a baseball cap and sported abed ponytail. Sighing gently, she said, ¡°Tian Ji¡¯s horse racing trick?[1] They really do have the gut to wager!¡± ¡­ There was no change in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s countenance. However, his face trembled slightly. He had long since known about this decision. Many of the important members within de Mountain me Sea Guild had shed tears over this as well. They had all known of Bluesea¡¯s decision. Bluesea had determined to sacrifice himself for the sake of the idle period! This was a gamble. Bluesea was gambling on the possibility that the other participating guilds would not send out their top-ranking experts out for the first Blood Verdict. Normally, the other side would send out second-rate experts for the first Blood Verdict to test out de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s strength. The real experts would only appear in the second Blood Verdict. By sending Bluesea, one of the very best expert in de Mountain me Sea Guild for three consecutive battles, this could indeed be the Tian Ji horse racing trick. If he could win the gamble, he might be able to win all three battles. But if he lost. Don¡¯t forget the rules! Only when Bluesea had died would the battle be over! He must either win all three battles, or¡­ die! ¡­ 1 Tian Ji is a general in the Warring States Period. In a horse racing event where there are three matches of best horse vs best horse, average horse vs average horse and inferior horse vs inferior horse, Tian Ji kept losing every race. The strategist Sun Bin noted that there was not much difference in quality between the horses within the same categories. Thus he suggested to Tian Ji to go inferior horse vs best horse, best horse vs average horse, average horse vs inferior horse. Some disguise was thrown in and Tian Ji won two of the three horse races.? Chapter 408 Sensation From Waiting For Death

Chapter 408 Sensation From Waiting For Death

GOR Chapter 408 Sensation From Waiting For Death A loud noise echoed throughout thepetition arena. Many among the spectators here were from the other resident guilds. In other words, they were part of the faction opposite de Mountain me Sea Guild for this Blood Verdict. After Angel Wu announced the member that de Mountain me Sea Guild would send out, no small number of the other guild members moured up. In their opinion, this was a scheme by de Mountain me Sea Guild. Tian Ji¡¯s horse racing trick was not some secret and many knew of this case. The moment they knew of the contents of their participant list, they understood Bluesea¡¯s intention. This cunning fox! Indeed, In Zero City, de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s Bluesea was also known as ¡®Wisdom Fox¡¯. However, slight sneering expressions appeared on the faces of several figures in the centre position of the opposing grandstand. It was as though they were showing disapproval toward the list ofbatants announced by Angel Wu and also¡­ Triumph. ¡°Tian Ji¡¯s horse racing trick? A good scheme Bluesea¡­ unfortunately¡­ did you really think of others as idiots?¡± ¡­ Angel Wu stood before the controlling arbiter¡¯s seat. After he was done announcing the names ofbatants for de Mountain me Sea Guild, he released what appeared to be a sigh. He then cast a nce at Qiao Yifeng. There were conflict and frustration in his face. Next, he took a deep breath, opened his mouth and announced loudly: ¡°The list ofbatants from the epting side for the three battles in this first Blood Verdict is as follows: ¡°Rodriar Guild, Spiritshadow¡­¡± When that name was mentioned, there were no special reaction from Qiao Yifeng and the others from de Mountain me Sea Guild. But then¡­ Angel Wu continued his announcement. ¡°Knights of Darkness Guild, Jacob. ¡°Knights of Darkness Guild, Oswald!¡± Woah! Once again, the audience erupted into an uproar! This time, the noise created was far greater than the one earlier when it was announced that Bluesea would participate alone on de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s behalf! In the spectators¡¯ area, the members of the other guilds revealed expressions of excitement after hearing that. Some instantly cheered out and moured while pointing at de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s grandstand position. As for de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s side, their members all fell into a dark state of silence! Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face instantly turned pale and he clenched his teeth. Qiao Qiao who was beside him knitted her eyebrows and asked, ¡°What is it?¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s fingers were trembling; he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he said, ¡°Failed¡­ they had long since figured out Bluesea¡¯s scheme!¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Qiao Yifeng smiled bitterly. ¡°That Spiritshadow fellow sent by Rodriar Guild is not much. However, the two figures sent out by Rodriar Guild, Jacob and Oswald¡­ they are both [A+] ss experts!¡± [A+] ss! ¡­ It was only natural for Zero City to have a criteria for the assessment of strength for guild members. For each resident guild, the core powerhouse inbat power would usually be the Guild Leaders of the respective guilds. In this game, might makes right. The Guild Leader must thus be the strongest member of the guild. If not, would the Guild Leader be able to givemands to the experts under him and have them obey? The so-called men of nobility and virtue cannot exist in this cruel game. The Guild Leaders for each resident guild must fit Zero City¡¯s criteria: That person must be an [S] ss expert. [S] ss, the highest rank known to all. What did it mean to be an [S] ss expert? Just by having one attribute in the [S] ss would not cut it. Far from it! To be recognized as an [S] ss expert, there were three conditions to be met. The first condition: At least two attributes must be at the [S] ss. Additionally¡­ equipment would not be part of the assessment! Even if one acquired an [S] ss equipment, that person could not be considered a standard [S] ss expert. The second condition was more direct: That person must have defeated [A+] ss experts at least three times. Winning in internalpetitive arenas would not count into the second condition. There were two situations where one could meet the condition of defeating [A+] ss experts three times, First, enter a decisive battle of life and death in Zero City¡¯spetition arena with an [A+] ss expert and win. Or¡­ kill [A+] ss opponents in instance dungeons. These opponents could be yers or even other Awakened ones. The same standard was true for [A+] ss experts. Two of their attributes must be [A+] ss and they must have defeated [A] ss experts three times before. In Zero City, the Guild Leaders of the resident guilds were all undoubtedly [S] ss experts. Resident guilds of Zero City that had no [S] ss expert in them would not be able to survive long. Such was the case of de Mountain me Sea Guild. de Mountain me Sea Guild was able to rise quickly thanks to the existence of Skyde. With the [S] ss expert known as Skyde leading them, de Mountain me Sea Guild was able to acquire the qualification to permanent residence in Zero City. Additionally, they were able to face the other resident guilds of Zero City without faltering. But Skyde then went missing. Normally, the disappearance of their strongest powerhouse would normally make no difference. However, in face of the highlypetitive quests, de Mountain me Sea Guild would face failure after failure. In a game, when your opponent pulls out their trump card while you do not have any, it would only natural for them to be able to stomp all over you. In the eyes of most people, Bluesea was naturally a master. However, in the eyes of the resident guilds of Zero City, he was not an apex existence. Bluesea¡¯s assessed strength was [A+] ss. This was the strongestbat power that de Mountain me Sea Guild could afford to send out. When facing this Blood Verdict, Bluesea had spected that the other guilds would not send out their Guild Leaders, the [S] ss experts of their guilds. They already knew that de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s Skyde had gone missing. Thus, they would never casually mobilize their [S] ss powerhouse. Rather, if de Mountain me Sea Guild had an [S] ss expert around, there would have been no need for Blood Verdict. Even if they were to consider the fact that de Mountain me Sea Guild had the two experts Bluesea and Thunderme ¨C the both of them were only [A+] ss experts. To defeat these two people, the other guilds might choose to send out one or two [S] ss experts. However, this would not be done at such an early stage. Because this was a decisive battle that would decide the fate of de Mountain me Sea Guild. Thus, no one would have expected de Mountain me Sea Guild to send out their strongest member, Bluesea out this early on. For the first Blood Verdict, everyone would generally attempt to test out the strength of the other side. Thus, only second-rate experts would be sent out. If such was the case, the Tian Ji¡¯s horse racing trick by Bluesea might have seeded. Unexpectedly, the other side had managed to see through it! They had sent out two [A+] ss experts! Any one of these two would have been a match for Bluesea! With things as they were, Bluesea was as good as dead! The chances of victory in a fight between two [A+] ss experts were very small. In fact, Bluesea might not be able to win even one battle. Even if he did manage to defeat one, it would most certainly be a pyrrhic victory! Thus, when he went up against the second [A+] ss expert, Bluesea would certainly be killed! The opposing side however, was not in that much of a danger. Because of the rules in the Blood Verdict. The initiating side cannot surrender and the battle will only be over when their side was dead. The epting side however, was not subjected to that rule. Even if the [A+] ss expert fighting against Bluesea was unable to win, he could simply throw in the towel at the appropriate moment. Thus, he will not die ¨C all he needed to do was to exhaust Bluesea¡¯s strength. The best-case scenario would be for him to force Bluesea into a situation where both were injured to the point where neither side could win. When there was no more hope for victory, surrender and allow theirpanion to finish off Bluesea. End of story. No matter how they assessed this¡­ de Mountain me Sea Guild would lose today¡¯s Blood Verdict! Additionally, they would also lose their strongest powerhouse! ¡­ Qiao Yifeng¡¯s expression was extremely ugly to behold! He had even wanted to rush down and stop the decisive battle. However, there were members of the Angel Corps eyeing him with tiger like gazes. Once Blood Verdict began, it cannot be stopped unless there was a victor! Should the members of de Mountain me Sea Guild throw up a ruckus now, the Angel Corps would never show mercy. They would suppress them with absolute force! Furthermore, the other six resident guilds would not just sit back and watch. ¡­ Angel Wu had already seated himself on the exclusive seat for the controlling arbiter. After his announcement, a change urred in thepetition arena. A ring of strange looking pirs appeared in the middle of thepetition arena. The pirs had appeared from underground and each pir was as tall as an ordinary human. An invisible force field swiftly appeared out from above the pirs and the force field separated thepetition arena from the surrounding grandstands. The decisive battle between experts would create powerful collisions. In order to ensure that the shockwaves from the collisions would not spread to the surrounding grandstands, there was a necessity for such a measure to be put in ce. This force field came from Zero City¡¯s core program and was powerful enough to inste even the shockwaves from the decisive battles between [S] ss experts. In the history of thepetition arena, no one had been able to break open the force field. Naturally, there was one in the square who was not subjected to the blocking powers of the force field. That was the controlling arbiter, Angel Wu. The mour of the audience slowly subsided after the force field appeared. Everyone was waiting. They were waiting for both sides to enter the arena. ¡­ ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Bluesea.¡± Within a passageway, a middle-aged man wearing Angel Corps uniform was facing Bluesea who wore white clothes. The middle-aged man sighed and said in a whisper, ¡°The opposing side had handed in their list at thest minute. Besides, the rules had stated that we are not allowed to tell you about it. Although our rtionship is not bad¡­ you should understand. As a personnel of the Angel Corps, it is my mission to protect Zero City¡¯s rules.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Bluesea gave a gentle smile. It was a very rxed smile. It was as though he was about to participate in a friend¡¯s dinner instead of a decisive battle that would surely kill him. ¡°If you have any words you want to convey¡­ I can help you with it.¡± This member of the Angel Corps whispered. Bluesea considered it for a bit before smiling. ¡°It¡¯s fine. The things that had to be entrusted had already been entrusted. I also have nothing else to say right now.¡± ¡°Although your chances are slim, I can only say¡­ I wish you good luck.¡± After saying that, the Angel Corps member slowly moved to the side. ¡°The passage will open up in one minute¡¯s time. Once you enter thepetition arena¡­ ¡­ the battle will not be stopped unless you die or Zero City is destroyed!¡± ¡°One minute? That¡¯s enough.¡± Bluesea smiled. He looked at the Angel Corps member and suddenly said, ¡°There¡¯s something funny I need to tell you.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°The sensation from waiting for death¡­ ¡­ ¡­ doesn¡¯t feel that annoying.¡± ¡­ Chapter 409 Scapegoat

Chapter 409 Scapegoat

GOR Chapter 409 Scapegoat Chen Xiaolian rushed forward, taking big strides with each step! Skyde who was in his hand urged, ¡°Run faster! Brat! How could you get the time wrong? Bloody Hell! How could the Blood Verdict be happening today?¡± ¡°How the *** would I know?¡± Chen Xiaolian gasped as he continued running up the stairs of a corridor. ¡°Only Heaven knows how long we¡¯ve been inside that damned space! The flow of time in the outside world ispletely different with the flow of time inside the space!¡± ¡°Faster! No matter what, you need to hurry!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly asked, ¡°Even if we do catch up, then what? You won¡¯t be able to stop this Blood Verdict¡­ unless you can personally step forward to rece Bluesea? Your present state¡­¡± Skyde was furious. ¡°Of course I cannot take action. But¡­ ¡­ ¡­ you can!¡± ¡°Wait a sec!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped in his tracks. He stared with widened eyes at the de in his hand. ¡°You mean¡­ ¡­ me?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t stop, kid! Run with all you¡¯ve got!¡± ¡°If you won¡¯t rify, then I will not go,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he shook his head. ¡°Although I sympathize with de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s situation¡­ I am not a member of your guild. Besides, we aren¡¯t exactly good friends. At least, it¡¯s not good enough for me to willingly be a substitute and face death! From what I can gather, this Blood Verdict is simply an act of sacrifice!¡± ¡°I have a n! I also won¡¯t let you die! Enough, hurry up and run!¡± At that moment, a red light shed out from a huge oval-shaped building located at the end of the corridor! Chen Xiaolian raised his head and noticed it. ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°A red light is shining from thatpetition arena that you mentioned.¡± ¡°Damn it! That means the decisive battle is about to begin! We have no more than one minute! Once the red light turns green, the decisive battle would begin. Once it has begun, no changes would be allowed! Hurry up and run! Run! Run! RUN!!!¡± ¡­ In the waiting passageway. Bluesea quietly looked at the red light shing on the wall. There was also a countdown timer counting down the seconds there. Bluesea had both hands behind him and his eyes were narrowed. His expression tranquil and those around him were simply unable to figure out what he was thinking about. The Angel Corps member standing beside had a tangled look on his face. He looked at Bluesea with a hint of regret. Today, will the strongest powerhouse of de Mountain me Sea Guild fall¡­ In Zero City where might makes right, this was inevitable. The other guilds possessed [S] ss experts to support them. However, the strongest powerhouse that de Mountain me Sea Guild could send out was only Bluesea¡­ a mere [A+] ss expert. The Knights of Darkness Guild need not send out its Guild Leader. It had simply tossed out two [A+] ss experts to corner Bluesea to his death. This was the difference in power! When there were less than 20 seconds on the countdown timer. Bluesea released a long exhtion before taking a step toward the door before him. It was at that moment that a mour could be heard from the passageway behind him. ¡°Hey! You are¡­ ¡± ¡°What is going on? Who is this? How did he get in?¡± ¡°He holds the highest authority of de Mountain me Sea Guild. We cannot stop him¡­¡± Soon, two Sentinel mechs piloted by the Angel Corps members moved to surround a quickly iing figure. When Bluesea saw who it was, his tranquil face changed into one of surprise. ¡°You are¡­ Chen Xiaolian? How did you enter this ce?¡± Beads of sweat filled the surface of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead. He looked at Bluesea, not knowing whether tough or cry. A long and narrowing de hung down from his waist. When Bluesea saw the de on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s waist, his narrowed eyes became wide open! ¡°You! Where did you get that de?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°There is no time to exin.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at the few Angel Corps members, specifically at the middle-aged man. ¡°ording to the rules of Blood Verdict, I, using the highest authority belonging to the Guild Leader of de Mountain me Sea Guild, submit the decision to change the fieldbatant!¡± ¡°What did you say?!¡± ¡°Wait!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t joke around!¡± Bluesea and the various Angel Corps members eximed out at the same time. There was an odd look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Bluesea grasped onto Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°What are you talking about? What is going on with this de? What do you mean the highest authority belonging to the Guild Leader?¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to reply, ¡°Don¡¯t you know what the highest authority belonging to the Guild Leader is? Naturally, it is the authority of Skyde, the damned doddering bugger!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian pulled out the de hanging on his waist. ¡°This is de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s decision. I ask the arbiter to carry it out!¡± The faces of Bluesea and the middle-aged man from the Angel Corps instantly turned exceptionally strange. A request had appeared through Zero City¡¯s guild system into their personal system. The source of this request was surprisingly¡­ ¡°System prompt: Guild Leader of de Mountain me Sea Guild, Skyde has initiated a change in the selectedbatant for the Blood Verdict. In ordance to the rules, this submission has been passed! Your qualification as abatant has been taken away!¡± de Mountain me Sea Guild Leader, Skyde! Seeing those words in the system caused several of them to be greatly shocked! Bluesea stared at the de in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and his eyes abruptly turned red. ¡°Guild, Guild Leader?¡± The middle-aged man from the Angel Corps was the fastest to respond. He suddenly stepped toward the side before extending his hand to m heavily on the red light on the wall! The countdown that had reached ¡®3 seconds¡¯ suddenly stopped. At that moment, Angel Wu who was seated in the controlling arbiter¡¯s seat instantly stood up. He was looking up at the sky. Truth was, he was looking at the shocking prompt in his personal system. ¡°Sky¡­ Skyde?!¡± ¡­ ¡°Although you are the one who makes the decisions in de Mountain me Sea Guild, your Guild Leader, Skyde had only gone missing. The system could also not prove that he is dead. Thus, the Guild Leader recognized by all systems is still Skyde. As for you, your side had never initiated an internal process to change the Guild Leader. Thus, the highest authority in de Mountain me Sea Guild continue to belong to Skyde,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly exined. ¡°At present, Skyde is using this highest authority of his to change the name of the list ofbatants¡­ he has this authority. So, Mr Bluesea, there is no need for you to step up for this Blood Verdict.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need to step up? Then who will?¡± ¡­ Once again, thepetition arena was in an uproar. The reason for that¡­ ¡­ ¡­ at one end of the Competition Arena, a figure with smoke swirling around his body walked out from an opened rolling gate. The figure then made his way to the centre of thepetition arena. On the other end, the rolling gate for thebatant representing de Mountain me Sea Guild had yet to open! The time had passed! Angel Wu who had stood up was looking at the rolling gate on de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s side in surprise. The audience were still unaware of what was happening. Even the members of de Mountain me Sea Guild, Qiao Yifeng and the others remain unaware. The system prompt regarding the change in the list had only been sent to the originalbatant, Bluesea. Thus, the others¡¯ did not receive the notification of change in the list ofbatants by ¡®Skyde¡¯ through their personal system. If not for that, the grandstand where de Mountain me Sea Guild was upying would have broken into a sky shaking uproar. Seeing that thebatant for de Mountain me Sea Guild had yet to enter even though thebatant on the other side had and was waiting, the grandstands began mouring again. ¡°Could Bluesea be regretting?¡± ¡°Are the people from de Mountain me Sea Guild finally afraid of death?¡± ¡°Hurry up ande out! Resign yourself to your death!¡± ¡­ Over one minuteter, the rolling gate slowly opened up. Amid the shadows of the gate, a figure that did not appear muscr or striking slowly stepped out. His clothing was casual while his hand held onto a rather unique looking war de. As he was walking out the passageway, his figure remained shrouded by the shadows. Thus, the first thing that the audience noticed was that unique looking war de! When some of the elders seated on the grandstands saw the de, they swiftly jumped out of their seats! That was especially true of Qiao Yifeng! Qiao Yifeng stared at the de to the point where his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets! When the de wielder stepped out of the shadows, two sharp screams rang out from beside Qiao Yifeng. Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo jumped up in unison with their fists clenched. They observed the figure walking into thepetition arena in shock. ¡°Xiao¡­ Xiaolian oppa?¡± Soo Soo eximed in a stupor. ¡­ At the same time, all the members of de Mountain me Sea Guild received a prompt in their personal system. [System prompt: Chen Xiaolian had applied to join de Mountain me Sea Guild. [System prompt: Guild Leader Skyde has approved the application. [System prompt: Chen Xiaolian has joined de Mountain me Sea Guild and can now use the guild channel and the guild¡¯s special resources.] All the members of de Mountain me Sea Guild were instantly shocked and they let out sky shaking shouts. ¡°Guild Leader?!¡± ¡°Guild Leader Skyde?!¡± ¡°The Guild Leader is still here?¡± As for Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo, they were shocked because¡­ ¡°Xiaolian? It really is Xiaolian? The one who entered is really Xiaolian?¡± ¡­ Holding onto the de, Chen Xiaolian stepped into thepetition arena. Facing the wild howls and mouringing from all around, he could feel cold sweat filling the surface of his forehead. ¡°Skyde¡­ you are not setting me up, are you? Lying to me to get me to rece Bluesea and send me to my death?¡± ¡°Kid! Have a taste of true power! This is an opportunity thates once in a blue moon! Feast your eyes upon the true power of [S] ss!¡± ¡­ ¡°Who is that brat? I don¡¯t recall seeing him before.¡± ¡°Who knows? Maybe de Mountain me Sea Guild chickened out in thest moment?¡± ¡°Maybe. After knowing the list ofbatants, Bluesea must be scared. He must surely not want to die. Thus, he simply picked out some poor sod to go die for him.¡± ¡°No matter. Today¡¯s Blood Verdict is ours.¡± The members of the other guilds on the grandstands leaned close to each other and whispered among themselves. They cast sympathetic gazes at Chen Xiaolian who was walking into thepetition arena. Mm, this is just a scapegoat going to his death. Pitiful fellow, enjoy yourst few minutes of life. No¡­ maybe it won¡¯t even take a few minutes. Heh! ¡­ Chapter 410 My Blade Is Used For Hacking!

Chapter 410 My de Is Used For Hacking!

GOR Chapter 410 My de Is Used For Hacking! Chen Xiaolian stood within thepetition arena. Surrounded by the sky shaking howls and din from the spectators, he appeared very alone. Chen Xiaolian was silent. Standing opposite him was ¡®Spiritshadow¡¯ whose body was enveloped by swirling smoke. A pair of eyes gazed out of the smoke and regarded Chen Xiaolian curiously. At present, Spiritshadow was feeling conflicted. When he found out that thebatant sent by de Mountain me Sea Guild was Bluesea, he felt that he was screwed. Although de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s strength was far inferiorpared to his Rodriar Guild, he knew all too well that he was no match for Bluesea. Rodriar Guild had chosen to follow the conventional approach. For the first Blood Verdict, they had sent out Spiritshadow. While he was not the strongest, he was also not weak. He had barely managed to reach [A] ss. This was pretty much someone that Rodriar Guild had thrown out to test the waters. They had not expected Bluesea to personally step forward for the first Blood Verdict. When Spiritshadow was still waiting in the passageway, he was shocked to hear Bluesea¡¯s name. He believed that he would certainly lose this battle! That damned Knights of Darkness Guild! They had long since figured it out and had sent out Jacob and Oswald to lead the way. They saw through Bluesea¡¯s scheme, but they chose not to inform Rodriar Guild! Clearly, the cooperation between the six guilds was not a harmonious one. Spiritshadow had already braced himself for a loss of face. He had no intention to fight a desperate battle against Bluesea. Since he knew he had no chances at all, why bother? Besides, he was certain that Bluesea held the radical conviction of fighting to the death in this Blood Verdict. To challenge an expert who was clearly stronger than him, one who also held a suicidal mindset¡­ Spiritshadow was not that idiotic. He had made up his mind to throw in the towel the moment he stepped onto the arena. Humph! Damned demon knights guild! You want to screw over Rodriar Guild? I won¡¯t foolishly engage Bluesea in a life or death battle and help you exhaust Bluesea¡¯s strength! Besides, consider the situation. Even if he did surrender, his Guild Leader would not me him. That was Spiritshadow¡¯s n. However, after stepping into the arena, he found that his opponent was not Bluesea! de Mountain me Sea Guild actually chose to change theirbatant at the final moment? Spiritshadow¡¯s heart suddenly became reinvigorated. de Mountain me Sea Guild wascking in high-ranking experts. That was a generally recognized fact in Zero City. It was a conventionalrge-scale guild that had no [S] ss guild to support it. The guild only had Bluesea and Thunderme; these two [A+] ss experts could only barely support it. At that moment, when Spiritshadow cast his gaze at his opponent, he saw a lean youngster with a somewhat lost look on his face. Spiritshadow himself became dumbfounded. ¡°Brat! So¡­ ¡­ ¡­ it¡¯s you!¡± Spiritshadow felt his blood furiously rushing up his head! An immeasurable feeling of joy emerged from his heart. ¡°Ha ha ha! I finally found you, you despicable bastard of a brat!¡± Spiritshadow who was hidden within the smoke howled out in rage. Chen Xiaolian regarded the fellow before him and his eyes lit up. ¡°So¡­ it¡¯s you? You are the silhouette from the mine?¡± Spiritshadow¡¯s body floated closer toward Chen Xiaolian and he said coldly. ¡°It turns out you were deceiving me! You are from de Mountain me Sea Guild? But, how did you acquire the mine then?¡± ¡°I had just joined de Mountain me Sea Guild,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian honestly. ¡°Just joined?¡± Spiritshadow was bbergasted. Then, he abruptlyughed out. ¡°In other words¡­ ¡­ you are but a cannon fodder? Ha ha! Bluesea must be scared stiff, right? After knowing thebatants we¡¯re sending, he regretted his decision, didn¡¯t he? That is why he chose someone who had just joined the guild to be a scapegoat? Figures, a minor character like you can only depend on the C11 mine to qualify to be a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild. But Bluesea would not care about whether a minor character like you lives or dies. See? When the chips are down, he threw you out to face death! Humph!¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at the war de in his hand and said, ¡°Are you done talking?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ what?¡± Spiritshadow was startled. Chen Xiaolian pointed at the surrounding grandstands. ¡°Everyone is looking at us. They are probably waiting for us to start fighting. I feel that¡­ ¡­ we should not have them wait too long, right?¡± Spiritshadowughed out. ¡°Ha ha! Brat! Did you think that because you were able to beat me back in the mine, you can beat me again now? Back in the mine, I was using a spirit body, thus you were able to use a loophole to beat me! Today, I will teach you the meaning of¡­¡± Without giving Spiritshadow the time to finish his words, Chen Xiaolian suddenly sprinted forward! Chen Xiaolian took two big strides and his body suddenly vaulted through the air; he raised Skyde up! Spiritshadow had not expected Chen Xiaolian to take the initiative and attack ¨C however, he was still a veteran of a hundred battles. Would someone like him be careless? Additionally, this was Blood Verdict! Those nonsensical words earlier were just a smokescreen by Spiritshadow to disrupt his opponent¡¯s state of mind. He had not let down his guard at all. He was prepared at all times! Chen Xiaolian vaulting into the air was exactly what Spiritshadow had wanted. Heughed loudly, ¡°You¡¯re courting death!¡± His robes quivered andrge clumps of mist roared out from Spiritshadow¡¯s body.They whistled loudly and shot toward Chen Xiaolian who was in the middle of the air! The mist was not actually mist. Rather, it appeared to possess a physical body! Seeing the clump of mist charging toward him, Chen Xiaolian who was in the air immediately felt himself being wrapped up byyers afteryers of invisible and tensile power! Despite being gentle, the power was also tough. It was the feeling one would get after falling into water; the feeling of zero resistance all around them. Yet at the same time, a stifling sensation was also present. Additionally, the mist was bone chillingly cold! The mist fell upon his body and he felt an invisible cold energy instantly pierce into his soul! Countless ghastly wails could be heard in his ears and mind! This was not some ordinary mist! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind lit up! This was¡­ Undead energy! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was correct. Spiritshadow was a lich and this undead energy was his special skill to defeat his opponents! This undead energy can instantly disrupt his opponent¡¯s state of mind, At the same time, it would corrode his opponent¡¯s mental and physical strength while slowing down their movement speed. This was a very powerful energy-based attack! At the same time, Spiritshadow¡¯s body swiftly retreated. As for the ground before him, he raised both hands¡­ Hwah! Tens of wing skeletal arms popped out from the ground before wing their way out¡­ Countless number of skeletons appeared on the ground and they rapidly merged together to form a¡­ ¡°Die! Taste the power of my Bone Devil!¡± A skeletal monster with a height of over three metres appeared on the arena. ck mes, which seemed to havee from the depths of Hell itself, swirled around it. It¡¯s one skeletal hand held onto something that appeared like the fang of arge beast, a huge¡­ bone de! Bone Devil! A powerful undead creature! Chen Xiaolian was still in the middle of the air, seemingly unable to extricate himself from the entrapment of the never-ending undead energy. After the Bone Devil appeared, it swung itsrge, white, bone de! ck mes licked the surface of the bone de! Weng! The bone de hacked downward and a ck mass of mes sprayed out as a ck coloured sword beam shot through the air toward Chen Xiaolian! When the bone de struck the ground, a gully of three to four metres was instantly formed on the ground. ck mes spread to the ground, burning it in the process! Chen Xiaolian who was in the middle of the air shouted. He raised the war de in his hands and positioned it before him in a vertical stance¡­ The ck coloured sword beam enveloped his body¡­ ¡­ Up in the grandstand, when Chen Xiaolian was immobilized in the middle of the air by the undead energy, Soo Soo and Qiao Qiao had screamed out in unison and jumped up from their seats. Qiao Qiao had wanted to run down the grandstand, but Qiao Yifeng grabbed her. Gritting his teeth, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t be reckless¡­ once thepetition arena¡¯s battle begins, no one is allowed to enter¡­ besides¡­ ¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng nced at the surrounding Sentinel mechs. Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes had turned red. Then, Soo Soo suddenly tugged Qiao Qiao¡¯s sleeve and whispered in a soft voice, ¡°Sis¡­ Xiaolian oppa seems¡­ ¡­ to be fine.¡± ¡°What?¡± Qiao Qiao looked down only to see Bone Devil¡¯s appearance! ¡­ Nicole sat in the corner, her cap pressed down. She stared intently at the on-going battle. When she saw Spiritshadow utilize the undead energy and summon his Bone Devil, Nicole sighed. ¡°Using his trump card right off the bat? This Spiritshadow is seriously not holding back at all.¡± Nicole¡¯s eyebrows knitted together. She sensed something very strange afoot. Chen Xiaolian had appeared instead of Bluesea. This question had yet to be answered. At present, from Nicole¡¯s perspective, Chen Xiaolian had no chance of victory at all. Rodriar Guild¡¯s Spiritshadow may not be a top-ranking master, but he was still a famous figure in Zero City. An infamous [A] ss expert was certainly not some soft and easily crushed persimmon! Nicole believed herself to be familiar with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength ¨C they had fought side by side in the Tokyo instance dungeon. From what she could recall of that time, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength was only so-so. Although he was quite intelligent, he still had to go all out in the instance dungeon. Comprehensively speaking, there was nothing special about his strength. She recalled that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forte lied in melee attacks. He had a fairly decent axe skill. But, other than that¡­ ¡­ energy-based attacks were certainly his weakpoint! Considering how no more than a few months had passed since the end of the Tokyo instance dungeon, Nicole did not think that Chen Xiaolian could experience any quantitative leap in strength. And so¡­ ¡°It seems he¡¯s going to die here¡­¡± ¡­ The iing ck coloured ming sword beam engulfed Chen Xiaolian! Qiao Qiao who was on the grandstand stiffened and she nearly fainted on the spot. Soo Soo who was beside her, clenched onto her sister¡¯s sleeve tightly while casting a strange gaze at the arena. Cheers erupted from the surrounding grandstands as members from several resident guilds began their apuse. Spiritshadow¡¯s opponent¡­ ¡­ ¡­ this kid substitute sent out by de Mountain me Sea Guild was too weak! He was simply a minor and unknown character. It would appear that Bluesea had truly made a quick substitution for thebatant list to send out a cannon fodder. ¡­ Spiritshadow also felt that he had won. He knew of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength¡­ they had confronted each other back in the mine. While the kid¡¯s martial techniques were not bad, it was only at a passable level in the eyes of a true expert. Spiritshadow clenched his right hand into a fist and raised it ¨C a sign of victory. It was at that moment that a burst of exmations resounded from the surrounding grandstands! ¡­ The ck mes from the sword beam shed before disappearing¡­ Chen Xiaolian was still floating in the middle of the air and the undead energy continued to swirl around him. His hands continued holding onto the war de in a vertical stance before him! However¡­ it was clear to all¡­ He was alive! He was very much alive! Spiritshadow¡¯s eyes were wide open like saucers. ¡°This, this is impossible! He blocked off Bone Devil¡¯s death de just like that?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian exhaled and looked at the de in his hand before checking his body. After ascertaining that he was unharmed, he eased up a little. Skyde, you really did not lie to me eh. He looked at Spiritshadow and then at the three-metre-tall Bone Devil with ck mes enveloping its body¡­ ¡°This posture looks a little familiar, just like that Dark Avenger Lancelot¡­ ¡­ but, you are way inferiorpared to him.¡± Chen Xiaolian snickered. Skyde¡¯s voice rang into his ear. ¡°Are you getting prideful now, kid? Do you only know how to block with my power? Idiot! My de is used for hacking!¡± Hacking? ¡°Correct! Hacking! Hack him!¡± ¡°Just hack?¡± ¡°Just hack! Just hack it!¡± Skyde¡¯s voice brought with it a maddening atmosphere of war! Chen Xiaolian abruptly raised his war de up high and roared! Weng! A golden light suddenly shone out from the surface of the war de! The greyish mist like undead energy was shattered before the might of this golden light and it faded away! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure remained floating in the middle of the air and his eyes were fixed upon the burly looking Bone Devil. Next¡­ One de! Hack! ¡­ Golden light! Dazzling golden light! The golden light shone out from the war de swung down by Chen Xiaolian using both hands and it brought with it an indomitable and Heavenly defying spirit! The instant the golden light shone out, the spectators on the grandstand were nearly unable to open their eyes! A buzzing sound was all they heard! The golden light charged forward and the Bone Devil released a roar. It raised its bone de only to immediately be shocked. It¡¯s bone de had shattered! Another shock! It¡¯s arm shattered! Again! It¡¯s gigantic body fragmented into pieces of bones before shattering away! The invincible gold! Spiritshadow was already screaming in terror and he retreated rapidly. Seeing that the golden light was already before him, he felt an immeasurable sense of terror gushing out from his heart. He screamed sharply, ¡°I, I, I surr¡­ surr¡­¡± Unfortunately, he did not have the time topletely utter the word ¡®surrender¡¯! Weng! The golden light swept across Spiritshadow¡¯s body before mming heavily upon the edge of thepetition arena! There, an invisible force field blocked it and it transformed into specks of light that covered the sky. At that very moment, Chen Xiaolian appeared to be standing within a gxy. Spiritshadow¡¯s rigid body stood there in thepetition arena. A few secondster¡­ His clothes slowly crumbled¡­ Even the flesh and blood on his body crumbled! Finally, the only thing left standing there was¡­ his skeleton! Ka! A crack appeared on the surface of the skeleton and it quickly spread out. In the end, the skeleton crumbled as well! The only thing left on the ground was a pile of greyish white bone powder. The entire arena was deathly silent. After a few seconds, the surrounding grandstands broke into an explosive uproar! ¡­ The grandstands were in a pandemonium! At the front row of Rodriar Guild¡¯s grandstand area, several figures had congregated together. They stared intently at the de-wielding youngster in the arena with gloomy eyes! A few of them were whispering. ¡°This is¡­ ¡­ Skyde?¡± ¡°No question about it, This is Skyde¡¯s move.¡¯ ¡°But he is not Skyde!¡± ¡°Of course not¡­ ¡­ could it be¡­ Skyde had been hiding away for so long to nurture an heir? Could this kid be Skyde¡¯s son?¡± ¡°No way. We have all seen his son before in Zero City.¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian stood in the arena as countless varying expressions were thrown at him from all around. He listened to the noise and shoutsing from the grandstands. He was stunned for a few seconds. Then, he heard Skyde¡¯s voice. ¡°Have you felt the true meaning of power? [S] ss power!¡± Chen Xiaolian closed his eyes before slowly opening them up. The look of confusion in his eyes was slowly reced with rity and resolution! ¡°I¡­ ¡­ felt it!¡± Shua! Swinging the war de, Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at the controlling arbiter who was seated closest to the arena and shouted. ¡°Isn¡¯t it time to announce my victory?¡± ¡­ Chapter 411 Kill, Kill!

Chapter 411 Kill, Kill!

GOR Chapter 411 Kill, Kill! Within the waiting passageway for the participants from the Knights of Darkness Guild. Jacob watched therge screen, looking at how therge Bone Devil was shattered apart with but one sh. Even Spiritshadow¡¯s skeletons were turned to ashes. The passageway became deathly silent. Jacob¡¯s face immediately became extremely ugly to behold. Beside him was Theodore, who had two des hanging down from his waist. ¡°A powerful de sh!¡± Jacob gave Theodore a nce. ¡°Did youe all the way here just to provoke me before my fight begins?¡± Theodore cast a conflicted look at Jacob before saying in a hushed tone, ¡°Stinky lizard, listen to my advice and give up this match.¡± ¡°Humph.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not here to bicker with you.¡± Theodore shook his head. ¡°I am also a sword user. But, I am unable to unleash such a skill.¡± ¡°And? Because you cannot unleash such a kind of attack, I will lose to him?¡± Jacob clenched his teeth so heavily that sounds could be hearding from them. ¡°At the very least, if I was the one facing Spiritshadow, I would not have the ability to turn him to ashes with my sword attacks,¡± said Theodore with a frown. ¡°Although I detest you, I still don¡¯t wish to see you die under someone else¡¯s hand. So, give it up.¡± Jacob was silent. He turned to watch the screen and saw that Chen Xiaolian had already turned to face the controlling arbiter, Angel Wu and ask, ¡°Isn¡¯t it time to announce my victory?¡± Jacob then shook his head and said, ¡°Our Guild Leader has not given me themand to surrender. So, I will continue to fight.¡± He then turned to face Theodore. ¡°Oswald will be fighting after me. We are both [A+] ss experts! Would the dignified [A+] ss experts from the Knights of Darkness Guild be scared to the point of surrendering after watching a fight? Are you joking with me? I can¡¯t afford to lose this much face! Our guild most certainly can¡¯t! ¡°Even if this brat is powerful, could he be an [S] ss expert? ¡°What a joke? An [S] ss expert popping out of nowhere? What are the chances of that? ¡°I believe he is only [A+] ss at best. Although he did managed to defeat that disgusting Spiritshadow, it is possible that he possess a skill that is highly effective against Spiritshadow. ¡°No matter what, we, the [A+] ss experts of the Knights of Darkness Guild do not have a tradition of casually surrendering. ¡°I will go and fight with him¡­ ¡­ even if I am no match for him, I will still exhaust a good portion of his powers. Then, I¡¯ll let Oswald finish him off.¡± ¡­ Thepetition arena¡­ Angel Wu had straightened himself. Although there wasplexity in this Angel Corps veteran¡¯s gaze toward Chen Xiaolian, he still announced loudly. ¡°The first battle of the first Blood Verdict. The winner, de Mountain me Sea Guild!¡± The uproaring from the grandstands increased in magnitude. Cheers and whoops could be hearding from de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s grandstands. Qiao Qiao had already straightened her body and she gripped Soo Soo¡¯s hand tightly. ¡°Did our eyes y tricks on us? Did our ears misheard? Xiaolian, he, he¡­¡± Soo Soo¡¯s face was flushed red as she shouted loudly, ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong, sister! Xiaolian oppa won! He had really won!¡± ¡°This, is this¡­ ¡­ a dream? Or a miracle? When did he be so strong?¡± Qiao Yifeng who was beside them had a very puzzled look on his face. He stared intently at Chen Xiaolian who was standing in the arena, not rxing his gaze in the slightest. It was as though Chen Xiaolian would disappear from his sight the next instant. This kid¡­ ¡­ how did he be so powerful? And, the de in his hand! Where did ite from? Just now¡­ ¡­ that attack¡­ is clearly Skyde¡¯s! At that moment, the members seated around de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s grandstand area had begun mouring. Qiao Yifeng turned his head to see Bluesea being escorted by several Sentinel mechs over. He then moved into the grandstand. ¡°Bluesea!¡± Qiao Yifeng quickly stood up and went to greet him. ¡°Just what is going on?¡± A sh of light flickered out of Bluesea¡¯s eyes and he shook his head. ¡°Wait first. We¡¯ll talk about it once it¡¯s over!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t do this to me!¡± Qiao Yifeng grew anxious and he said impatiently, ¡°Just what is going on? How did that kid end up substituting you in the list ofbatants? And, his de¡­¡± Bluesea suddenly turned around and there was an extremely serious look on his face. ¡°Brother Qiao! We¡¯ll talk about it after it¡¯s over! Now is not the time to be talking!¡± Seeing the fire in Bluesea¡¯s eyes, Qiao Yifeng who was an oldrade of Bluesea knew that Bluesea was being iparably serious! Once he got into such a state, no one could get him to change his mind! ¡°¡­ fine.¡± ¡­ Angel Wu stood there in the controlling arbiter¡¯s position. This Angel Corps veteran cast a highlyplicated gaze at Chen Xiaolian who was standing in the arena. In the end, he nodded and announced in a deep voice, ¡°The result for the first match of the first Blood Verdict has been determined! Combatant from de Mountain me Sea Guild, do you need any time to rest?¡± Chen Xiaolian who was standing in the arena appeared slightly pale to the surrounding spectators. But he raised the de in his hand and said. ¡°Continue.¡± Angel Wu took a deep breath. ¡°Very well! Let¡¯s continue! For the second match, the epting side is the Knights of Darkness Guild¡¯s Jacob!¡± The tumultuous grandstands immediately turned quiet. Jacob who was inside the passageway roughly kneaded his face a bit. He had received his Guild Leader¡¯smand through the guild channel! ¡°If you can win, then go for the win! If you cannot, then do your best to exhaust hisbat strength to increase the odds of winning the third match!¡± Jacob took a deep breath. Seeing the rolling gate move up, he strode out! ¡­ Nicole was within one of the grandstands. Her narrowed eyes did not leave Chen Xiaolian, especially not that de! ¡°This kid is giving me quite the surprise¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ When Chen Xiaolian saw Jacob slowly making his way out of the rolling gate, he instantly recognized his opponent. He had seen this fellow before back in the C11 mine. Jacob was wearing a leather vest. On his shoulder was a¡­ miniature looking¡­ ¡­ Dragon! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attention was immediately locked upon that thing on Jacob¡¯s shoulder. The moment Jacob stepped into the arena, an explosive wave of apuse erupted from the Knights of Darkness Guild¡¯s grandstand area. No small number of them cheered Jacob on. Jacob did not let his attention wander off for a single instant. Both his eyes were intently staring at Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian looked at this fellow who had walked forward. He knitted his eyebrows and said, ¡°You are my opponent for the second match?¡± Jacob ignored his question. He slowly picked up the dragon resting on his shoulder and ced it on his palm. He looked at the dragon and said coolly, ¡°What is it?¡± The dragon raised its head. ¡°Jacob, why are there so many people watching us?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ because we are participating in a decisive battle.¡± ¡°Decisive battle? Isn¡¯t that something that we can¡¯t afford to lose?¡± ¡°Not really. But that would be really shameful.¡± Red mes sprayed out from the dragon and it opened its mouth. ¡°No, no! We are the prideful dragon race! How can the dignified dragon race be shamed? Jacob, who is our opponent?¡± Jacob pointed at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°That''s him.¡± The dragon turned its head over and its pair of vertical-slit pupils gazed at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Is that him? He looks like a small fry.¡± ¡°He should be quite powerful,¡± said Jacob coolly. The dragon thought about it for a moment before revealing a peculiar smile. ¡°If that is the case¡­ kill him! Kill! Kill!¡± ¡­ Chapter 412 WTF?!

Chapter 412 WTF?!

GOR Chapter 412 WTF?! The dragon¡¯s roar was one filled with excitement. Chen Xiaolian on the other hand, curiously inspected the lizard like creature that was on Jacob¡¯s palm. Jacob licked his lips and looked at Chen Xiaolian. Then, he suddenly took a step back as he gently ced the dragon on the ground. Chen Xiaolian regarded Jacob¡¯s actions inquisitively. Then, he suddenly asked in a loud voice, ¡°Hey! Is that dragon your pet?¡± Jacob looked at Chen Xiaolian, a frown on his face. ¡°You don¡¯t know who I am?¡± ¡°Should I know you?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Jacob¡¯s face turned extremely cold. Chen Xiaolian considered his words and spoke out once more. ¡°What I mean is¡­ does this decisive battle allow the use of pets? There are no restrictions?¡± Jacob was enraged. ¡°Pet? This is no ordinary pet! Brat! You actually do not know of me, the great Jacob?! What a farce, to think that there are still people in Zero City who do now know my name!¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Jacob before letting out a smile. ¡°Bro, you know those words are a standard FLAG, right?¡± ¡­ Jacob then ignored Chen Xiaolian. He abruptly spread out both arms and his body swiftly transformed into a sphere of ck coloured smoke! The ck smoke sphere then flowed into the dragon¡¯s body. What followed was a dragon¡¯s roar, which brought pain to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears. The lizard that was only as big as a hand promptly expanded in size! Excited cheers and mour erupted from the grandstands, especially that of the Knights of Darkness Guild area. Quite a number of them cast eager looks at the swiftly expanding dragon! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes widened as he rapidly retreated. He had a very grim look on his face! He had witnessed Jacob¡¯s might before! It was back in the little town inside the punishment instance dungeon! This fellow had used this power to force an entire guild into a desperate situation! Jacob had fought Phoenix¡¯s yellow-robed warrior and swept the floor with it. It had also badly mauled Roddy¡¯s [A+] ss Mech! Naturally, there was a time limit to Roddy¡¯s usage of his Mech that ced Roddy in a disadvantageous position. However, that was still enough to prove Jacob¡¯s might! Chen Xiaolian rapidly retreated! The dragon¡¯s body was colossal in size. When its true form was finally revealed, Chen Xiaolian appeared ridiculously small inparison. There was a distance of over 20 metres between them. The colossal dragon whose body was covered in red scales raised his head to the sky and roared. Searing dragon mes shot out from his mouth and soared to the sky. The force field around the arena quickly blocked its ascent, stopping it from reaching the grandstands! The dragon roared again and the members of the other guilds on the grandstands entered a state of frenzy as they howled, ¡°Kill him! Kill that brat from de Mountain me Sea Guild! Jacob, kill him!¡± The colossal dragon released a maniacalugh. Then, he lowered his head to look at Chen Xiaolian, who appeared like an ant inparison. Next, it spoke in the humannguage, ¡°Brat! Show me your powers! That power capable of killing an [A] ss Awakened!¡± Chen Xiaolian flicked Skyde that he was wielding and raised his head to shout, ¡°Jacob! Tell me one thing!¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°In the punishment instance dungeon, you faced the young woman known as Phoenix and the old Japanese man. What happened to them?¡± Jacob appeared stunned. His dragon eyes stared at Chen Xiaolian for a long time before he finally let out augh. ¡°I recognize you, brat! In the punishment instance dungeon¡­ you were there!¡± It would be more urate to say that Jacob had not recognized Chen Xiaolian just now. It was not a mistake on his part, but rather¡­ ¡­ he was too prideful! The fights urring back in the punishment instance dungeon were chaotic. Back then, the main powerhouses fighting against Jacob was Phoenix¡¯s yellow-robed warrior¡­ And Roddy¡¯s Mech. Chen Xiaolian who was already in a weakened state was simply unable to contribute much ¨C defeating that Feral Tiger Angel had consumed thest of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s skills. Thus, to Jacob, Chen Xiaolian had appeared as nothing more than a negligible fellow. Jacob¡¯s attention was on the Mech that had given him so much problems and the young woman who could control the yellow-robed warrior. As for Chen Xiaolian? Jacob had long since forgotten how he looked like. Now, hearing those words from Chen Xiaolian made Jacob recall him ¨C a passer-by that was in the ruins of the little town. A passer-by who could only fetch the soya sauce back then had now be an expert capable of killing off an [A] ss expert. This was shocking to Jacob! ¡°Brat! If you had such powers, why didn¡¯t you use it back then?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not answer him. He continued asking, ¡°What happened to the woman and the old man?¡± ¡°You want to know? Ha ha!¡± Jacobughed loudly. ¡°Before killing you, I will make sure to tell you!¡± After saying that, Jacob unleashed a ming dragon breath at Chen Xiaolian! For the miniscule Chen Xiaolian, the ming dragon breathing his way appeared more like a towering wall of mes! Chen Xiaolian propelled his body back. At the same time, he hacked down with Skyde! A ringing sound rang out and a golden beam of light shot out, striking the ming breath head on and blocking its advance! The mes spread everywhere, but Chen Xiaolian was able to retreat safely under the protection of the golden light. ¡°Hold on for half a minute, kid!¡± Skyde¡¯s voice entered his ear. ¡°What? What do you mean half a minute?¡± Chen Xiaolian retorted furiously. Skyde replied, his voice filled with ridicule. ¡°Nonsense! Do you think my Skyde skill can be casually used? Do you think there would be no cool down for this ultimate move?¡± If not for fear of being discovered, Chen Xiaolian would had cursed out! Cool down time? Why didn¡¯t you bloody tell me earlier oyy? He quickly backed away. However, his disadvantage quickly revealed itself. Although thepetition arena was veryrge, asrge as two stadiumsbined¡­ The colossal dragon''s body was too big! Despite the vastness of thepetition arena, the appearance of this gargantuan monster had limited Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ability to move around! He quickly retreated. However, Jacob¡¯s mouth continued firing out one ming dragon breath after another. He was extremely cunning! Although his ming dragon breaths were all been blocked off by Skyde, Jacob did not reveal any signs of panic. His dragon breaths swept up and down, little by little, they reduced the space avable for Chen Xiaolian. After dodging several more times, Chen Xiaolian finally found himself in a corner! ¡°How much longer?!¡± ¡°10 more seconds! Just hold on a little longer!¡± Skyde replied coolly. Chen Xiaolian held back the desire to puke blood. The golden light that Skyde was emitting was capable of blocking off the ming dragon breath. However, the colossal dragon itself had descended upon him! Swish! The dragon¡¯s tail swiped forward, smashing Chen Xiaolian who was in the middle of the air. Chen Xiaolian used Skyde to block the tail swipe. In the final moment, golden light shone out to form a defensive power around Chen Xiaolian. If not for that, Chen Xiaolian would had suffered from a direct hit. Despite that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was still sent flying. His flying body was stopped by an invisible force field and was sent flying back the other way. His body then mmed down heavily against the ground. Thrusting the de down the ground, he was barely able to prop himself up. The cool down time for Skyde¡¯s ultimate skill had yet to end! Chen Xiaolian watched as Jacob turned around and his mind raced in search for a method. He decided against sending his Four-eyed War Cats out almost immediately. Summoning Four-eyed War Cats when facing this gargantuan monster was practically him begging for a beating. The Goddess of Dawn? No¡­ Chen Xiaolian was clear about his own attributes¡­ even if they were allbusted¡­ kill off an [A+] ss expert? The chances of that was too low. If so¡­ A determined look shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face! ¡°Come out! Bai Qi!¡± A sh of white light! Bai Qi¡¯s figure appeared before Chen Xiaolian, his hair ck and his clothes white. In his hand was the translucent short sword. Chen Xiaolian regarded Bai Qi from the back. For some unknown reason, he suddenly felt that this fellow, whom he had not summoned in a while, had seemingly¡­ ¡­ be somewhat differentpared to before? After a more careful assessment¡­ Chen Xiaolian determined one thing. He was different! Bai Qi¡¯s height! He appeared higher than before! Seeing a white clothed man appear before Chen Xiaolian, Jacob paused for a moment beforeughing. ¡°What is this? A human-shaped pet? Brat! You sure have some tricks up your sleeve!¡± After saying that, the colossal dragon raised his w and swiped down toward Bai Qi! With a swooshing sound, Bai Qi¡¯s figure disappeared. In the next instant, he reappeared in the middle of the air! ¡­ ¡°So fast!¡± Nicole who was seated in the grandstands was unable to stop herself from giving a low whistle. ¡­ Bai Qi had appeared in the middle of the air all of a sudden. However, Jacob¡¯s response was not slow either! His dragon tail swiped over! Bai Qi disappeared once more! This time, he reappeared at the tip of the dragon¡¯s tail. His feet gave a gentle tap and his body vaulted through the air before touching down on the other side of thepetition arena. Chen Xiaolian looked at Bai Qi and shouted, ¡°Finish it!¡± Bai Qi¡¯s seemingly expressionless face turned and he looked at the mountain like colossal dragon. Then, a fiery light suddenly shone out from those pair of eyes. ¡°¡­ so powerful, so vast¡­ ¡­ what a powerful life force!!!¡± Jacob chose to ignore this ¡®human-shaped pet¡¯. After two of his attacks had missed, he lost interest in fighting Bai Qi. Ignoring Bai Qi, he rushed toward Chen Xiaolian! In his opinion, Bai Qi was merely a pet. The objective should be to kill Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian used both hands to hold Skyde, his feet furiously backing away. The colossal dragon roared loudly and rushed forward¡­ It was at that moment¡­ Chen Xiaolian, with both hands wielding Skyde, was about to hack down with all his might¡­ The colossal dragon¡¯s body suddenly stumbled! Despite the vast momentum behind his charge, Jacob¡¯s massive body had stumbled! He furiously turned around to check only to find out that the white clothed ¡®human-shaped pet¡¯, had at some unknown point in time, grabbed hold of his tail with a hug! Bai Qi forcefully tugged the dragon tail, causing Jacob¡¯s colossal body to be pulled backward! The grandstands did not even have the opportunity to let out shouts of surprise before Bai Qi took his next set of actions; one that caused everyone present to be dumbfounded! Bai Qi held the dragon tail by force. Next, he abruptly opened his mouth and heavily¡­ CHOMP! ¡°W! T! F!¡± Jacob promptly issued out a wretched howl and his colossal dragon body twitched violently! Chapter 413 I Want To Eat It!

Chapter 413 I Want To Eat It!

GOR Chapter 413 I Want To Eat It! Jacob released a wretched and furious howl! His massive dragon tail rapidly swung around and Bai Qi¡¯s diminutive figure was sent careening through the air. However, he did not let go! Both his hands continued to embrace the dragon tail ¨C not only did he not release his hand, he did not even release his mouth! His mouth continued biting the tip of the dragon¡¯s tail! The dragon¡¯s tail was protected by ayer of dragon scales, but those were incapable of stopping Bai Qi¡¯s teeth. He bit deep! Jacob¡¯s enraged roar reverberated throughout the arena and the spectators on the grandstands uttered cries of shock. Chen Xiaolian stood there, a look of stupor on his face. He had never imagined that Bai Qi would actually resort to such a ¡®peculiar¡¯ method of attack. This fellow¡­ ¡­ he had actually forgone his sword but used his teeth instead? Chen Xiaolian was also able to notice something from Bai Qi¡¯s usually unemotional eyes. There was a rare look of persistence and excitement there! Indeed, it was excitement! It was as though a fellow who had been starving for three whole days suddenly caught sight of a grilledmb leg. It was that kind of expression! That expression caused even Chen Xiaolian to shudder. The massive dragon¡¯s tailshed out several more times. In the end, it heavily struck the ground and Bai Qi finally let go. The instant when the dragon¡¯s tail was about to strike the ground, Bai Qi suddenly released both hands and his white figure somersaulted a few times through the air beforending far to the side. Chen Xiaolian noticed something that caused his heart to shudder¡­ ¡­ he could clearly notice the residual blood at the corners of Bai Qi¡¯s mouth. Additionally, his cheeks were moving¡­ ¡­ it seemed he was forcefully munching something! Munch! Munch! And munch again! The pair of eyes appeared to be shining with green light as they stared at Jacob. ¡°Bastard!!!¡± Jacob roared in rage. Bai Qi¡¯s actions had sessfully attracted Jacob¡¯s undivided attention. A majestic [A+] ss expert was viewed as ¡®food¡¯ by his opponent? How could Jacob tolerate such a disgrace? Additionally, it was before the eyes of everyone here! Jacob ignored Chen Xiaolian, turned around and charged toward Bai Qi. Opening his jaws, he unleashed another dragon breath! Bai Qi extended his right hand. Next, his personal sword that had been thrust into the ground by him earlier immediately flew into his grasp. With the sword in hand, Bai Qi then appearedpletely different! A sharp killing intent soared all the way to the sky! He faced the iing dragon breath and raised his sword vertically. Next, he shed down! A chilling white coloured sh of light shone out before him vertically! The ming dragon breath that came in contact with it appeared to have encountered a freezing wave of frost and the mes broke apart and were extinguished. In the process, smoke soared up to the sky! Bai Qi¡¯s figure that was covered by the smoke leapt upward and shot toward Jacob like a sharp sword! With a swooshing sound, he pierced through the ming dragon breath. His white clothes emitted a sphere of white coloured light amid the mes, allowing him to pass through the mes unharmed. In but a blink of an eye, Bai Qi was before Jacob! Both his feet gently tapped Jacob¡¯s dragon jaw. A banging sound rang out and the dragon jaw was mmed shut, causing the pouring mes to be cut off. In fact,rge amounts of mes could be seen leaking out through Jacob¡¯s nostrils instead! Bai Qi leapt up once more. This time, hended on the crown of Jacob¡¯s head. He promptly raised the sword in his hand and viciously thrust down upon Jacob¡¯s forehead¡­ Although all these actions had urred in merely an instant, those two moves by Bai Qi triggered an uproar form the audience! The ones seated in the grandstands were all members of resident guilds of Zero City. Not a single one of them were weaklings! This was the so-called non-professionals would watch for fun but experts would watch for insight! The two moves disyed by Bai Qi and his abilities had caused the others to enter a state of shock! Firstly, he had charged through Jacob¡¯s ming dragon breath without getting hurt! That was dragon¡¯s breath! Not some ordinary mes! In terms of temperature, it was far superiorpared to ordinary mes! Secondly, by tapping Jacob¡¯s jaws with both his legs, Bai Qi was able to m Jacob¡¯s jaws shut! That was a testament to his strength! This was not some ordinary beast like a tiger or others of the like¡­ ¡­ this was a dragon! A genuine colossal dragon! In the end, he leapt up to the colossal dragon¡¯s head and stabbed it. This was a very brilliant move on his part! This was Jacob¡¯s biggest weakpoint! There was pandemonium in the grandstands! ¡­ When Bai Qi¡¯s short sword struck Jacob¡¯s forehead, the tip of the sword struck one of the dragon scales¡­ Ding! The clear sound could be heard by Chen Xiaolian! Next however, Chen Xiaolian observed that Bai Qi¡¯s body had flinched! After that¡­ He fell from the colossal dragon¡¯s head! Seeing Bai Qi¡¯s falling figure, Jacob raised a w and swung forward! Bai Qi who was in the middle of the air abruptly twisted his body. As the dragon w was about to strike him, he positioned his sword vertically before his body to block the iing attack¡­ With a banging sound, Bai Qi¡¯s body plummeted to the side like a bullet and his body fell to the side of thepetition arena. The impact of his fall caused a crater to form on the ground. The momentum caused his body to bounce up and down again a few times until he was tens of metres away from the first crater¡­ It continued for five to six times! Every point that Bai Qi¡¯s body had made contact with became a deep crater with cracks spreading out¡­ Finally, after thest fall, Bai Qi thrust his sword heavily into the ground to maintain a standing posture. ¡°Ptui!¡± Bai Qi tilted his head and spat out a mouthful of blood. Then, he raised his head and cast a warlike gaze at the colossal dragon! Jacob raised his head and roared furiously¡­ At that moment however, Chen Xiaolian and everyone in the arena was able to see Jacob¡¯s head¡­ One of the dragon scales on his forehead had been cracked and minute amounts of blood could be seen trickling down! Jacob¡¯s forehead had been sessfully stabbed! Although the injury did not appear severe, he was still hurt! ¡­ ¡°This pet of yours¡­ ¡­ ¡­ where did you get it?¡± There was curiosity in Skyde¡¯s voice. Chen Xiaolian simply gave a harrumph and did not reply. Skyde sighed. ¡°What a powerful pet. Not only that, he is also a human-shaped pet! That is something that is extremely rare in the system. Theprehensive assessment for this pet of yours should be at [A] ss, right? To think that he would be able to harm Jacob. Dragon scales are the toughest material avable. Not only that, Jacob also possesses the magical Dragontongue Armour, something that gives him a high amount of immunity toward physical attacks. What a pity. To think that such a rare and powerful pet, something that I had never seen before, would fall into the hands of a kid like you! If it was me, then with just a few years of nurturing, he might be able to defeat Jacob himself. I won¡¯t even need to lift a finger.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian replied coldly, ¡°Stop talking nonsense. Is the cool down time for your skill over?¡± ¡°¡­ it¡¯s done! All right, let¡¯s finish off Jacob!¡± Chen Xiaolian grunted and he proceeded to summon Bai Qi back to the system. However¡­ ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian could clearly sense the thoughts that Bai Qi was sending back to him. Those were powerful sentiments of¡­ ¡­ resistance! Indeed, resistance! Bai Qi was showing a great deal of resistance toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s summon! Additionally, Chen Xiaolian could also clearly sense the thought that Bai Qi was transmitting over to him. That thought caused Chen Xiaolian to fall into a state of stupor. Bai Qi¡¯s desire was very simple: I! WANT! TO! EAT! IT! ¡­ Bai Qi resisting his summon had happened before. Back in London, Chen Xiaolian had lost control of Bai Qi before. Back then, Bai Qi hadpletely lost all sense of thought. However, this situation was different! Bai Qi was clearly not out of control. He could even transmit his thought to Chen Xiaolian concisely. That thought was: He wants to eat the dragon! Now that Bai Qi had resisted his summon, there was nothing Chen Xiaolian could do about it¡­ under this circumstance, Bai Qi¡¯s willingness was needed. Otherwise, Chen Xiaolian would have no way to control him. However, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. He attacked! Finishing off Jacob was his objective! Chen Xiaolian raised Skyde! ¡­ ¡°You will all die!¡± Jacob was infuriated. Most importantly, he had suffered an injury in the hands of a pet that had regarded him as food. For him, this was a huge disgrace. Thus, Jacob had unleashed his ultimate attack. When his jaws uttered the word ¡°you¡±, countless shockwaves appeared in the air! Several circr cracks appeared on the ground, spreading out from Jacob¡¯s position. Following the words ¡°will all¡±¡­ A tempest suddenly descended upon Chen Xiaolian and Bai Qi¡¯s location! When Jacob finally uttered the word ¡°die¡±¡­ BOOM! A loud noise, akin to that of ten thousand gunshots resonated outward! The grounds throughout the arena shattered! The ground was transformed into crushed rocks and they all flew into the sky! A pervasive magical power inundated the air within the arena. It was only thanks to the force field surrounding the arena that this magical power was not able to extend further. However, the area within the arena that was enveloped by this power¡­ Oppressed! Pulverized! Shocked! Countless forces of varying types materialized in the air before proceeding to inundate the space spanning several hundred metres¡­ The various types of forces intersected with one another like a densework and¡­ Created a pressurizing power, which pulverized the grounds of the entire arena! Bai Qi moved! He was¡­ ¡­ sword dancing! Dense images of Bai Qi¡¯s short sword surrounded his figure as he disyed his sword dance, not letting anything through. Innumerable energy flows surrounded his figure again and again but not a single one could break through his defence! Explosions burst out in the air around his figure. The resulting booming sounds were just like that of a series of exploding firecrackers. Bai Qi had utilized such a powerful sword technique to face Jacob¡¯s ¡®Dragontongue magic¡¯ head on, blocking off all iing attacks with his sword! His swordsmanship was shocking to behold! As for Chen Xiaolian¡­ His was simpler. He raised Skyde. Chapter 414 Wise Decision

Chapter 414 Wise Decision

GOR Chapter 414 Wise Decision Golden light! Dazzling golden light! With Skyde in hand, the shattering power brought forth by the ever-present Dragontongue magic was unable to approach Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. The golden light enveloped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body in a three-step radius and the countless number of iing energy flow were blocked off as a result! Chen Xiaolian slowly raised Skyde up high. At that moment, Skyde had seemingly be exceptionally heavy! The rate at which he was raising Skyde up was very, very slow. It went up inch by inch. Every inch higher it went, a golden image would appear from Skyde¡¯s surface¡­ An illusory looking de made of golden light appeared before Chen Xiaolian! Skyde rose by another inch and¡­ ¡­ the illusory golden de suddenly expanded in size by a notch! The higher up Skyde went, the bigger the illusory golden de became! It was as though someone was furiously blowing up a balloon. When Chen Xiaolian raised Skyde all the way up above his head¡­ Amid the exmations of shock from the audience¡­ Before Chen Xiaolian was¡­ ¡­ a dazzling, humongous, 10 metre tall illusory golden de! Ten metres! An iparablyrge de! Chen Xiaolian could hear various soundsing from the joints in own arm! Every muscle was stretched tightly to its very limit! He could also sense that the power within his entire body was rapidly growing! It was a maddening rate of growth! However, this rapidly growing power brought about a side effect as well. And that side effect was¡­ ¡­ the load on his body grew heavier! Chen Xiaolian could practically hear the cells in his body crying out in pain. ¡°What should I do now?¡± ¡°Hack it!¡± ¡°Just hack it?¡± ¡°Just hack it!¡± Those words went back and forth between Chen Xiaolian and Skyde. ¡­ In the centre of the first row of the grandstand area for the Knights of Darkness Guild was a lean figure with a hooded cloak. The figure had stood up and the pair of eyes hidden within the shadows of the hood stared at what was happening in the arena. When he saw Chen Xiaolian raise the de up and witnessed the appearance of the ten-metre tall illusory golden de¡­ The fellow in hooded cloak suddenly shuddered! He promptly opened his mouth and shouted. ¡°Jacob! Surrender asap!¡± The two figures standing beside turned to look at the figure and they blurted, ¡°Guild, Guild Leader? You¡­¡± The fellow with hooded cloak ignored those around him. Instead, he continued directing his attention toward thepetition arena and unleashed a thunderous roar! In but an instant, the roar managed to suppress the mouring noise within the grandstands! The roar reached the ears of almost everyone! ¡°Jacob! Hurry up and surrender!¡± ¡­ Toote! Chen Xiaolian had already forcefully swung down Skyde with all his might! When he hacked down, Chen Xiaolian could sense that maddeningly expanding power cascade out like a tidal wave¡­ ¡­ it all cascaded out! All the cells in his body that had been on the brink of copsing were immediately able to find respite! A furious roar was released¡­ Chen Xiaolian could sense an indescribable¡­ ¡­ joy from unleashing power! The sensation of having all that terrifying power gush out in an instant! He roared as though every cell in his body was bursting out. And the 10-metre tall golden de¡­ Descended¡­ Toward Jacob! ¡­ Jacob had heard his Guild Leader¡¯s shout. But by then, the 10-metre golden de was already upon his head! Jacob was left with no way to follow his Guild Leader¡¯smand! Surrendering now? It''s toote! He must first fend off this iing strike! Jacob could sense the terrifying power within the iing de. Thus, he released an explosive like roar and his dragon roar resonated its way to the sky! This roar by Jacob during such a critical moment was his most powerful Dragontongue magic. When the first roar was released¡­ A chaotic mass of light appeared before Jacob! The golden de hacked down¡­ The waves of chaos churned! Wherever the golden light shone upon, the waves of chaos would be scattered back! The dragon scales all over Jacob¡¯s body cracked and burst! Jacob desperately released a second roar! When the second roar was released,rge clumps of blood were forced out from Jacob¡¯s body. The blood then formed a wall of blood, blocking the way of the iing 10-metre golden de! The golden de continued descending¡­ When the golden de descended, steam emerged from the wall of blood before evaporating! The wall of blood faded away. A wave of bone cracking sounds suddenly rang out from Jacob¡¯s colossal body and he fell to his knees. He then released a third howl, his final one! This time, no sound was emitted. Rather, what came out of his jaws was¡­ something enveloped in red coloured light¡­ a sigil! Shockingly, the shing sigil was a Dragontongue magic of the highest rank! The 10-metre golden de continued descending! A huge tremor ran through the golden de! For a moment, it seemed as though the sigil had sessfully stopped the descending golden de¡­ However, itsted only an instant. The descent of the golden de was only disrupted a moment before it continued descending! As for Jacob, sounds of objects being shattered were emitted out from all over his body! His body became like a clump of mud and he crashed down to the ground¡­ no hint of struggle could be seen. The 10-metre golden de finally descended upon Jacob¡¯s neck¡­ Boom! The de hit home! Blood sprayed out. The dragon¡¯s head was hacked¡­ And it flew up into the air! The colossal dragon¡¯s head flew up before falling back down on the ground of thepetition arena. It then rolled its way to the edge of the arena¡­ As it so happened, its final resting spot was not far from the location of the Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness Guild. Those widened vertical-slit pupils stared directly at the Guild Leader. The Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness Guild shuddered before falling back into his seat. Silence reigned. ¡­ This time, the entirety of all the grandstands fell into a state of deathly silence. One second¡­ Three seconds¡­ Five seconds¡­ Ten seconds¡­ Deathly silence! Everyone within the grandstands was castingplicated gazes at the lean looking de-wielding youngster who was standing in thepetition arena. This time, there were no exmations of shock; no cries, shouts or howls. Everyone stared at the youngster with one thought running through their minds: Am I¡­ bearing witness to the rise of another [S] ss expert? Is this a testament? ¡­ After a full minute had passed, tidal wave like roars resounded out from the grandstand area of de Mountain me Sea Guild! Chen Xiaolian held on to the de and turned around to look at Bai Qi who was standing not far away from him. Bai Qi ignored Chen Xiaolian. He quickly made his way toward the corpse of the colossal dragon. He then bit down on the dragon¡¯s body as he absorbed and gulped down the dragon¡¯s essence! The powerful and near limitless life force was rapidly dissipating by itself¡­ seeing that happening, Bai Qi was quick to seize the moment to quickly absorb them! This was the remnant life force of one of the most powerful creatures, a colossal dragon! Despite his actions, Bai Qi did not attract the attention of others. Because everyone¡¯s eyes were focused on Chen Xiaolian! Chen Xiaolian himself was feeling quite lost. Only after a minute had passed did he then turned around to look at the controlling arbiter¡¯s seat, at Angel Wu. ¡°Is this my victory again?¡± ¡­ Angel Wu and Chen Xiaolian locked gazes for a long time. This expert from the Angel Corps was unable to glean any clues from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. He then slowly stood up. He gave Jacob¡¯s corpse, that was lying on thepetition arena, onest nce. Then, he retracted his gaze. There was no need to look at a dead [A+] ss expert. ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild has won the second match of the first Blood Verdict!¡± Angel Wu took a deep breath before continuing, ¡°Now, in ordance to the rules¡­¡± As Angel Wu was about to announce something else¡­ Exmations of shock suddenly rose up from the audiences! A lean figure in hooded cloak had appeared somewhere not far from Angel Wu. He was seemingly whispering something to Angel Wu. Absolute shock spread throughout the grandstands! Everyone present recognized the lean figure in hooded cloak ¨C the present Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness Guild and its number one expert, [S] ss expert! ¡­ ¡°That is the Guild Leader of Knights of Darkness Guild!¡± ¡°It¡¯s him! No question about it!¡± ¡°What does he want? Could it be¡­¡± ¡°Ah, I know! Since Jacob who is an [A+] ss expert had been killed in battle, it stands to reason that Oswald who is also an [A+] ss expert would have no chance of winning¡­ ¡­ just look at that kid. He used just one sh to finish off Jacob!¡± ¡°You mean to say¡­¡± ¡°It has to be it! Knights of Darkness Guild wants to use the Guild Leader¡¯s authority. Perhaps it is for¡­ changing the list ofbatants! Heavens! Would an [S] ss expert personally take to the field?¡± ¡°An [S] ss expert would step forward?¡± ¡°Oh my¡­ ¡­ God!¡± ¡­ Up in the grandstand area where de Mountain me Sea Guild was upying, Bluesea had noticed the move by the Guild Leader of Knights of Darkness Guild. Bluesea¡¯s eyebrows waggled once and he pondered for a moment before suddenly revealing a smile. ¡°It seems it¡¯s over.¡± ¡°What?¡± Qiao Yifeng who was beside him knitted his brows. ¡°What does that mean? Could it be that guy wants to personally step forward?¡± ¡°No way.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°Experts may have their own sense of pride, but as a Guild Leader, he cannot casually mobilize the power of [S] ss.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because they can¡¯t afford to lose,¡± exined Bluesea. ¡°Although the epting side may surrender at any moment, exempting them from fighting to the death¡­ ¡­ [S] ss is the very soul of each guild! Once an [S] ss expert steps forward¡­ ¡­ think about it, even if they find their situation unfavourable, would they surrender?¡± ¡°¡­ absolutely not! They are the spiritual pir of the entire guild! If a guild¡¯s [S] ss expert surrenders before the eyes of everyone within Zero City, that would trante to a huge blow for the morale of the guild! No [S] ss can afford to lose! That is why¡­¡± ¡°That is why, once an [S] ss expert steps forward, they will never, ever surrender until one side emerges victorious. It will certainly be a battle to the death! There can be nopromise in such a battle, a deadly battle!¡± After hearing that, Qiao Yifeng replied, ¡°However¡­ ¡­ if it¡¯s an [S] ss, the chances of winning¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°This Xiaolian had used one strike to finish off the [A+] ss Jacob. What do you think of this level of power? Even if an [S] ss Guild Leader steps forward, would they have the assurance to emerge victorious? If they have no such assurance, they would be forced to a deadly battle. In that battle, there will be no retreating until a winner emerges! ¡°Would that Guild Leader be so bold as to make such a bet? If their guild loses their [S] ss powerhouse, they would fall into decline. ¡°No [S] ss Guild Leader would casually make such a gamble. Unless they are absolutely desperate, no one would choose this option.¡± After saying that, Bluesea gave a gentle sigh. ¡°You mean¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s eyes lit up. It was at that moment that Angel Wu released what appeared to be a sigh. He had a relieved expression on his face as he looked at the Guild Leader of Knights of Darkness Guild who was standing beside him. ¡°ording to the rules of Blood Verdict, the epting side has the right to surrender at any moment. Following the request of the Knights of Darkness Guild, the guild of the thirdbatant, Oswald, I hereby announce as the arbiter of this Blood Verdict: Knights of Darkness Guild has surrendered the third match and de Mountain me Sea Guild has automatically acquired a win for it. ¡°The three matches for the first Blood Verdict areplete and de Mountain me Sea Guild has sessively won all three matches, thereby obtaining victory in this Blood Verdict!¡± The grandstands were in uproar once more. However, quite a number of those with shrewd minds appeared unfazed. Clearly, the Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness Guild had made a wise decision. This was just a Blood Verdict, not something that would decide the life and death of the guild. There was no need to risk everything. Losing this Blood Verdict was not a loss for the epting side. They would just be letting de Mountain me Sea Guild continue on. Although the loss of an [A+] ss expert was very infuriating¡­ there was no need to gamble with the guild¡¯s [S] ss just for Jacob¡¯s sake. That would be a gamble with the guild¡¯s fate on the line ¨C something that was unnecessary for now. Chen Xiaolian who stood within thepetition arena listened to Angel Wu¡¯s announcement in a bewildered manner. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ ¡­ I won? Is the Blood Verdict over?¡± Chapter 415 It Had To Be Me

Chapter 415 It Had To Be Me

GOR Chapter 415 It Had To Be Me ¡°That damned bastard actually kicked the bucket just like that! What a total asshole!¡± In the waiting passageway, Theodore gripped onto his dual des tightly as he furiously observed the lean looking youngster who was standing in thepetition arena. A hand then reached out from behind to hold Theodore¡¯s shoulder. ¡°That¡¯s enough, Theodore. Time for us to leave.¡± ¡°Oswald! You cowardly wimp! Are you actually willing to just throw in the towel after seeing yourrade get killed?¡± asked Theodore with a menacing look. Oswald, the [A+] ss expert from the Knights of Darkness Guild had a face like that of a simple-minded farmer. His stature was not outstanding in any way either; he sported a snub shaped nose and had the standard appearance of a Central American. He showed no anger at the criticism that Theodore levelled at him. Instead, he gave a faint smile and said, ¡°This is the Guild Leader¡¯s decision.¡± ¡°¡­ but we are the mighty Knights of Darkness Guild¡­¡± ¡°Theodore, aren¡¯t you usually the one who is most at odds with Jacob? I heard a few times that you two had nned to have a decisive battle. But now that he is dead, you appear to be more furiouspared to others.¡± Theodore was momentarily lost for words. After giving a stifled grunt, he spoke out, ¡°I just think that this decision by our Guild Leader is too pathetic. Even¡­ ¡­ even if Jacob was not a match for that fellow, that doesn¡¯t mean that others are no match for him.¡± Oswald suddenly spoke out with a solemn tone, ¡°Others? I don¡¯t know about others, but one thing I know for sure, I am definitely no match for that kid.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t use that look on me, Theodore. That kid had only used one strike to hack Jacob to death. Not to mention, it was not some sneak attack. It was a head on attack which broke through Jacob¡¯s Dragontongue magic,¡± whispered Oswald. ¡°I don¡¯t believe that someone like me, who is also an [A+] ss can acquire victory if I step into the arena.¡± ¡°Even so, the Guild Leader can personally¡­¡± Oswald stared at Theodore and said in a stern voice, ¡°Theodore, use your brain! That kid could instantly kill off an [A] ss expert with one attack! That one attack could also kill off the [A+] ss Jacob. What level do you think he is at? Could our Guild Leader take such a risk and go forward?¡± Theodore was stunned. ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ he could be¡­ [S]?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know if he is [S] ss or not since we cannot see his attributes. However, considering the standard that [S] sses should have, hisbat performance is quite near that. Defeat an [A+] ss expert three times. Today, he had killed Jacob. When you include the fact that I had surrendered, that means he had obtained two victories against [A+] ss experts. As such¡­ ¡­ even if he turns out to be [S] ss, would you be surprised?¡± Having said that, Oswald turned and walked toward the other end of the passageway. After taking a few steps, he turned around to look at Theodore. ¡°Are you still noting?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± Theodore sighed. ¡°I know that this must be very hard on you,¡± said Oswald in a hushed tone. ¡°Among the new generation of our Knights of Darkness Guild, you are the one with the highest potential. The Guild Leader had stated before, among all our members, you hold the highest chance of reaching [S] ss. So¡­ I think it would be best for you to use your mind more when you encounter certain situations in the future.¡± ¡­ ¡°Congrattions, Bluesea.¡± Outside the waiting passageway for de Mountain me Sea Guild, Angel Wu cast aplicated expression at Bluesea and Qiao Yifeng. Bluesea walked over and hugged Angel Wu for a moment while slowly speaking into his ear, ¡°Thank you, old friend.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll have to give it to you. Your de Mountain me Sea Guild is a tough nut to crack. Just who is that kid? Could he be an heir that was secretly groomed by Skyde?¡± Angel Wu attempted to probe a little but he saw that Bluesea had no intention of telling anything. As a high-ranking member of the Angel Corps, he had no desire to inquire too much into the internal matters of other guilds. Thus, after patting Bluesea¡¯s shoulder, he turned around and left. Before leaving, Angel Wu turned his head and remarked with a smile, ¡°Right, now that this crucible known as Blood Verdict is over, I believe the time hase for a new era of growth for your guild.¡± After he left, Qiao Yifeng walked until he was beside Bluesea. With a creased face, he said, ¡°What did he mean by that? Blood Verdict is over? This is just the first one. There are still two more to go.¡± ¡°There won¡¯t be any other.¡± There was a rxed expression on Bluesea¡¯s face. ¡°What?¡± ¡°I said, there won¡¯t be any other.¡± Bluesea turned to Qiao Yifeng and continued in a whisper, ¡°Unless one of the other Guild Leaders suddenly lost their minds or holds some blood grudge against us, Blood Verdict ends this day. There is no need to fight in the other two Blood Verdicts anymore.¡± Qiao Yifeng was momentarily taken aback. Then, after contemting those words for a moment, an expression of relief slowly washed over his face. Indeed, Angel Wu and Bluesea were right. There was no need to fight anymore! Back then, de Mountain me Sea Guild had no choice but to initiate Blood Verdict in order to struggle against the stripping of their seat in the Board of Patriarchs! Why was de Mountain me Sea Guild in danger of losing the seat? Because they had no high-ranking experts defending the guild! Their guild was thus in decline! A guild with no [S] ss expert had no qualifications to retain their seat on the Board of Patriarchs. But after today¡¯s series of battles¡­ That was no longer a problem! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s performance in thepetition arena was over the top! Casually trampling and killing an [A+] ss expert and forcing the other to surrender¡­ Given his performance, the others would naturally specte: What level is this fellow at? Considering what he had done, it would not be farfetched to say that he was [S] ss! Rather, whether or not he truly was [S] ss did not even matter. de Mountain me Sea Guild could simply package him up as an [S] ss transforming his image into a shield to block off any attacks for the time being. Was there a need to fight the next two Blood Verdict anymore? Continue? If so, what experts should the other guilds send out to fight? If they were to continue sending in [A] or [A+] ss experts ¨C today¡¯s battles had proven that those people would be walking to their deaths. If so, send [S] ss experts? That was the equivalent of fighting to the death! No resident guild would casually initiate a battle to the death! They simply cannot afford to! Thus, there would probably be no fights for the next two Blood Verdicts. For the other guilds, the wise decision would be to surrender. Initiating a decisive battle between [S] sses was practically the equivalent of initiating a nuclear war, something that no one would recklessly do. Qiao Yifeng and Bluesea stood there, outside thebatant passageway. Behind them were Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and a great number of members from de Mountain me Sea Guild. There were passionate looks in their eyes as they gazed at the closed door, waiting for Chen Xiaolian to emerge. As though they were waiting for the triumphant return of a hero. ¡­ The members of the Angel Corps had left the passageway. Chen Xiaolian was silent as he sat on a stone tform. ¡°Now, we need to talk,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a whisper. ¡°Is this not the time for you to revel in their wee for you?¡± There was a trace of yfulness in his tone. ¡°Humph, that is not my power.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Besides, if I don¡¯t clear things up with you, how am I going to face all their questions when I go out? Bluesea and Qiao Yifeng already have a belly full of questions for me. For example, how did I appear here? How did Ie to possess a de like you? How did I enter de Mountain me Sea Guild¡­ and¡­ why you chose me!¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a bitter smile. ¡°It is still possible for me to fool them for most of the questions. However, there is one that would prove difficult!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°I am a Guild Leader! I have my own guild! As the Guild Leader of another guild, how could I join your de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. ¡°Bluesea and Qiao Yifeng would never miss out on this one. How do I answer them?¡± ¡°How do you n on answering?¡± ¡°Nonsense, I naturally have no answer.¡± Chen Xiaolian clutched onto his head in misery. Then, he suddenly continued in a whisper, ¡°Back then, there was no time to clear things up. But now¡­ ¡­ the thing that I am most curious about is¡­ Skyde, how did you know?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian paused for a moment and his voice turned even more serious. ¡°How did you know¡­ ¡­ I am not an Awakened?¡± ¡­ The rolling gate to thebatant passageway opened up. Seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure emerge, the men from de Mountain me Sea Guild rushed forth. Chen Xiaolian continued standing there inside the passageway without moving, a wooden expression on his face. Bluesea was the most excited among them as he stared at the thing in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand¡­ ¡­ Skyde! ¡°Chen¡­¡± ¡°Please wait first,¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly opened his mouth. He looked at Bluesea before turning to face Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Before Ie out to answer your questions, I need to meet two other people.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes nced over and his gaze fell upon Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. ¡°Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo! Come here, I have something I need to discuss with you two first.¡± ¡°What the? You brat!¡± Qiao Yifeng was the one who spoke out. There was a puzzled look on Bluesea¡¯s face. However, he waved his hand and stopped Qiao Yifeng. He cast a deep and tangled look at Chen Xiaolian before nodding his head. ¡°Very well.¡± He then nced at the two sisters. ¡°You two go ahead first.¡± Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo were greatly overjoyed. The two of them squeezed their way through the crowd and past the rolling gate. Chen Xiaolian gave a light smile and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry but you will have to wait here for a bit.¡± After saying that, he waved his hand and¡­ ¡­ the rolling gate came crashing down! This fellow actually closed up the gate! ¡°That little bastard!¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face turned red and he raged, ¡°Bastard! Bastard! Bastard!¡± Chen Xiaolian had pulled his two daughters into a secluded spot to do God knows what and closed the door in his face! ¡°Cut it out, Brother Qiao.¡± There was a slight excitement in Bluesea¡¯s eyes. ¡°He has the Guild Leader¡¯s whereabouts¡­ ¡­ we have been waiting for so many years now, is there any issue in waiting just a little bit longer now?¡± ¡­ After the rolling gate had closed up, Qiao Qiao and Chen Xiaolian locked eyes and both their rate of breathing quickened. Next, the two of them swiftly embraced each other and their lips locked¡­ The expression on Soo Soo¡¯s round shaped face, who was beside them, rapidly sank as she used her hands to cover her eyes and shout, ¡°Don¡¯t overdo it! Sister! Xiaolian oppa!¡± The young couple that had reunited after a long time reluctantly pulled apart after that one kiss. Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao too, looked back at Chen Xiaolian. Qiao Qiao then whispered, ¡°Just¡­ what is happening?¡± ¡°This¡­ is quite a long story.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°We need to discuss for a bit. There are some things that are quite troublesome, so you two will need to help me hide it from Bluesea and your father.¡± ¡°What?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s brows were furrowed. ¡°Wait, answer my question first. How did you end up appearing in thepetition arena? How did you end up substituting for Uncle Bluesea? And how¡­ how did you obtain that de? When did you be so powerful?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He pulled Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo down to the side and they sat down. Then, he did his best to give a brief summary of what he experienced after falling into the ¡®immortal pats my forehead¡¯ painting; how he encountered Skyde who was trapped inside and how he finally escaped. As expected, Qiao Qiao was unable to connect the dots of what had happened¡­. It did involve Mr San after all. Back when Chen Xiaolian met Mr San, both Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo were already separated from Chen Xiaolian. However, Chen Xiaolian had no intentions of exining those things to them for now ¨C this was not the right ce for it. ¡°In short, what you need to know for now is that Skyde had been turned into a de, the de that I am now holding.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The two girls cast looks of surprise at Chen Xiaolian. Then, Qiao Qiao said, ¡°Even if he has returned¡­ ¡­ was there a need to get you to help Uncle Bluesea win the Blood Verdict? He could have just had you hand this de to Uncle Bluesea back then, couldn¡¯t he? Why have you personally step into the arena and fight? Blood Verdict is so risky¡­¡± ¡°Because it had to be me.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile as he uttered out those words, causing both Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡¯s expressions to change. ¡°Skyde¡¯s body is gone. ording to the rules of this world, even if this de were to fall into Bluesea¡¯s hands, there would be no way for him to use Skyde. I am the only one who can unleash those powers of his ¨C because, I am not restrained by that set of rules in this world. ¡°Because¡­ ¡­ we are not Awakened ones, but Irregrities. There are a number of rules that we can avoid. ¡°Most importantly, Skyde knows I am not an Awakened!¡± Chapter 416 I’ll Wait For You Outside The Door

Chapter 416 I¡¯ll Wait For You Outside The Door

GOR Chapter 416 I¡¯ll Wait For You Outside The Door Skyde knew of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s identity as an Irregrity? Hearing that, Qiao Qiao¡¯s expression turned grim. ¡°I am the Guild Leader of Meteor Rock Guild. Others might not know that, but your father and Bluesea do.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly before continuing, ¡°So¡­ they would certainly ask how I could join de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± ¡°That is true, how did you join?¡± Qiao Qiao knitted her eyebrows. ¡°I did not receive any prompt in my personal system regarding you leaving our Meteor Rock Guild.¡± ¡°Because I never *** left!¡± There was a pale look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he said, ¡°Skyde had me join de Mountain me Sea Guild just like that and¡­ ¡­ the system allowed it!¡± Qiao Qiao was shocked. ¡°There are two possible exnations,¡± said Chen Xiaolian after considering it. ¡°The first possibility¡­ ¡­ the guild system of de Mountain me Sea Guild is a system within Zero City while our Meteor Rock Guild is part of the main program in this game world. There are no conflicts between the two programs in matters regarding guilds, thereby allowing me to join de Mountain me Sea Guild. ¡°As for the second possibility¡­ ¡­ we are bloody Irregrities. This identity allowed me to drill a loophole and avoid the system¡¯s restrictions.¡± ¡°I think thetter is more likely to be true,¡± replied Qiao Qiao with a sigh. ¡°Although the first sounded logical, it is unrealistic. Because¡­ ¡­ if that is the case, doesn¡¯t that mean that every resident guild of Zero City could just go out and establish a guild of their own? That is surely not the case.¡± ¡°I agree. But herees the problem. How do I exin this to your father and Bluesea? I do not want to expose our identity as Irregrities.¡± Qiao Qiao was silent. Neither Bluesea nor Qiao Yifeng was an idiot, especially not Bluesea who received the name ¡®Wisdom Fox¡¯ by those in Zero City. It would not be easy to fool him. It was then that Soo Soo, who had been standing beside the two opened her mouth. The little loli spoke in a soft and gentle voice, ¡°This¡­ ¡­ is it difficult to exin?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at Soo Soo. Soo Soo¡¯s big eyes blinked as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, you just need to leave de Mountain me Sea Guild now and tell them that you had only temporarily left Meteor Rock Guild to temporarily be a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild. Since you had finished helping them, you will now be leaving de Mountain me Sea Guild to return to your original guild¡­ ¡­ won¡¯t that be enough? Even if Uncle Bluesea is smart, he won¡¯t be able to enter our Meteor Rock Guild to check out what happened.¡± The words from this little loli caused Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao to be stunned. Eh¡­ ¡­ it would appear that could work. Meteor Rock Guild was theirs. They could say whatever they wanted. How could outsiders figure anything out? Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°I nearly wasted my time trying to figure out something that didn¡¯t require it. I do not n to continue my identity as a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild. If I continue as a member of two guilds, it will only be a matter of time before this matter bes exposed. As long as I leave now, everything will be all right.¡± Qiao Qiao furrowed her brows. ¡°The most important issue is Skyde¡­ ¡­ would he expose¡­¡± It was then that Chen Xiaolian heard Skyde speaking. ¡°Kid, there is absolutely no need for you to worry about that.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and turned to Qiao Qiao. ¡°Mm, he said we don¡¯t need to worry about it.¡± ¡°He said? What did he say?¡± Qiao Qiao was surprised. Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°For now¡­ ¡­ I am the only one who can hear what he says. Mm, maybe it is because there is some sort of connection between us. I don¡¯t quite get the reason behind it, but no one else can hear what he says.¡± ¡°But there is still the guild channel.¡± Soo Soo thought of a possible loophole. Skyde sighed again. ¡°Are these two girls Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughters? Why are they so vicious? Tell them that I will never disclose your secret.¡± Chen Xiaolian ryed Skyde¡¯s words to Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo and the two girls shut their mouths while still disying scepticism. ¡°Now then, let¡¯s head out together.¡± After thinking about it, Qiao Qiao said, ¡°Just follow Soo Soo¡¯s suggestion for the exnation. My father would probably not ask too much. As for Uncle Bluesea¡­ ¡­ at least our exnation makes sense.¡± Pausing, she then turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°However, we will need to find the time to properly discuss things through. This matter is tooplicated.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°We¡¯ll continue our discussion once we are back home. There has been a big change back at home while you two had been gone. When we get back, you¡¯ll surely be very surprised.¡± There were clear looks of happiness and excitement in Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡¯s faces. Skyde then informed Chen Xiaolian, ¡°After you all head out, I will have Bluesea arrange a ce ¨C kid, there is a need for us to sit down and talk for real. It will not take long. Consider it¡­ ¡­ a condition for the transaction that I promised you earlier.¡± ¡­ At that same moment, Bluesea received a message from ¡®Guild Leader Skyde¡¯ through de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s guild channel. The moment Bluesea, who was standing outside the gate, received the message; he became so excited that his eyes turned red! After waiting for so long, he finally received a private message from the Guild Leader! Bluesea had countless questions that he wanted to ask of Skyde: Where have you been all these years? What had actually happened during the Blood Verdict? Why would you choose an outsider like Chen Xiaolian¡­ And so many others! At that moment however, having received Skyde¡¯s message, Bluesea held those questions back for now. The content of Skyde¡¯s message was: ¡°Bluesea, arrange a safe ce and have Chen Xiaolian stay there by himself. He must not be disturbed. Additionally, it must be absolutely safe! There must not be any monitoring or listening devices there!¡± Bluesea was initially shocked after receiving Skyde¡¯s message. He first answered: No problem. Next, Bluesea was unable to stop himself from sending a message: It¡¯s been so many years. How are you? Skyde¡¯s side was silent for a moment. Then, he replied: ¡°Now is not the time to talk about it. Later, I will give you an exnation.¡± Exnation? Examining the word, Bluesea felt uneasy. However, as Skyde¡¯s loyalrade, Bluesea unquestioningly obeyed Skyde¡¯s request. When the gate of the passageway opened up again, Qiao Yifeng and the others went forward to question Chen Xiaolian. However, Bluesea moved forward first. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, as per Skyde¡¯s instructions, you will being with me and I will arrange a safe ce for you.¡± Bluesea cast a curious gaze at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. At that moment however, a prompt appeared in de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s guild channel. ¡°Guild member Chen Xiaolian is leaving de Mountain me Sea Guild. Application for leaving has received the approval of Guild Leader Skyde.¡± Exmations of shock erupted from the members of de Mountain me Sea Guild. Their guild had been declining for so many years now. In their eyes, this new member who was outrageously young and powerful was the star of hope for their declining de Mountain me Sea Guild! But now, he had actually¡­ ¡­ left?! Bluesea held back the impulse to question him. Instead, he shouted with a heavy voice, ¡°Don¡¯t throw a ruckus! Everyone quiet down!¡± After a pause, he then cast a sharp re at everyone present. ¡°This matter must be kept a secret for now! Without mymand, no one is allowed to speak about this! And you must certainly not leak this matter out! Consider this the number one confidential information of the guild! Now, time for everyone to go back!¡± The men had faces of shock on them. However, Bluesea¡¯s influence that spanned years made them obey and leave ¨C it had to be said, the strong military conduct that was the cornerstone of the foundation of de Mountain me Sea Guild could be seen here. Bluesea then looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡¯ll being with me.¡± Qiao Yifeng wanted to ask something but Bluesea shook his head. ¡°Brother Qiao, if you have any questions, save them forter! This¡­ ¡­ is the Guild Leader¡¯s order.¡± There was a sudden peculiar look in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face. ¡°Skyde?¡± ¡°Mm, he had used the guild channel to contact me just now.¡± Bluesea said while directing a meaningful look at Chen Xiaolian. Thus, Qiao Yifeng was left with no choice but to bring Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo away with him¡­ ¡­ as for how he would question or pry information from his two daughters, that would not be mentioned. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian followed Bluesea and the two of them left thepetition arena, making their way back into de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s headquarters. As they were making their way through Zero City, the asional patrolling Sentinel mechs would nce at them, paying rather special attention toward them. Other guild members would also cast gazes of awe at them from afar. ¡°Do you feel surprised?¡± Bluesea had noticed the unustomed expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°I thought¡­ ¡­ they would hate me.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. ¡°I had killed two people today after all.¡± ¡°You need to understand. Be it the outside world or in Zero City¡­ ¡­ things are essentially the same, might makes right.¡± Bluesea sighed. ¡°If you kill killed someone from Rodriar Guild and another from the Knights of Darkness Guild¡­ it would only be natural for them to show hostility toward you. However, that is only if you are an ordinary Awakened. If that is the case, then they might choose to get vengeance or do something else to you. However, you used absolute power to kill off an [A+] ss expert. Considering those, if those other people want to get vengeance on you, they will need to consider what level you are at. ¡°Resident guilds have no need for any sort of consideration when exacting vengeance on someone who is of [A] ss or below. ¡°If it¡¯s an [A+] ss expert, then they¡¯ll have to consider it somewhat. ¡°But an [S] ss expert? The other guilds would never casually do so unless they want to start an all-out war. This is something that requires a great deal of consideration! ¡°As for you, presently¡­ ¡­ they are likely specting that you are an [S] ss expert.¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. He had a faint feeling that these words that Bluesea¡¯s words might be out of goodwill or to make an impression. Perhaps he was just being polite. Chen Xiaolian decided the less he talked, the better it would be. Soon, Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian returned to de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s headquarters. The ¡®safe ce¡¯ that Bluesea arranged for Chen Xiaolian brought a shock to him! Chen Xiaolian followed Bluesea who led him to a familiar ce and they stood before a door. ¡°Guild Leader Skyde asked me to arrange a safe and secure location for you¡­ I believe this ce would best suit his desire,¡± said Bluesea as he pointed at the door before them. This ce was¡­ ¡­ Skyde¡¯s home! Chen Xiaolian had returned to those old quarters! Chen Xiaolian turned and saw that Bluesea was using a probing look at him. He hesitated for a moment before suddenly smiling. Then, he brought up Fatty¡¯s watch and used it to open the door. Bluesea nodded his head and said, ¡°You really dide here before.¡± Looking at Chen Xiaolian, Bluesea then shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I am just curious. That is why I tried to enquire you about this. There is no need for you to exin anything, just¡­ ¡­ we can talk about itter.¡± After saying that, Bluesea pointed at the opened door and said, ¡°This is Skyde¡¯s home. There is no monitoring or listening device inside and you can go in and do whatever Skyde wants you to do¡­ ¡­ as for me, I will be waiting outside the door. Everything here is soundproof. The door, the walls, all of them have shielding functions and those on the outside will have no way of knowing what you are doing inside¡­ ¡­ I¡¯ll wait for you outside the door.¡± ¡­ Chapter 417 The Man Who Gave Skyblade The Painting

Chapter 417 The Man Who Gave Skyde The Painting

GOR Chapter 417 The Man Who Gave Skyde The Painting The door closed up. Chen Xiaolian regarded the furniture within the room that he had been to twice. He felt strange inside. If that bloody Fatty had not ckmailed him that night, if he had not picked up the ancient painting in this room¡­ Chen Xiaolian headed into the kitchen and found himself a cup, opened the water faucet and filled the cup with water. Slowly, he gulped down the cup of water. Then, he walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa. ¡°Out with it then. What will we be talking about?¡± Skyde did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked, ¡°Can you tell me, how did you be¡­ what I mean is, this non-Awakened identity of yours, what exactly is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not answer. ¡°Fine.¡± Skyde continued in a dejected tone. ¡°Maybe I am prying too deep with that question. Or maybe this is your biggest secret. I did not mean to pry, but¡­ ¡­ I just want to satisfy the curiosity in my heart.¡± Chen Xiaolian maintained his silence. Skyde continued talking by himself. ¡°¡­ ¡­ back in the day, I was high-spirited as I led my brothers with me, sessfully conquering instance dungeons again and again until we made our way into Zero City. Our strength gradually grew ¨C no, it would be more urate to say I was the one who grew stronger. For the sake of the guild¡¯s development, I challenged the resident guilds of Zero City. After a series of trials and tribtions, we managed to obtain the acknowledgement from the other resident guilds, thereby allowing de Mountain me Sea Guild to gain the permanent residence status in Zero City. ¡°Back then, I was very excited. I thought that I had acquired for myself, or rather, acquired for my fellowrades in the guild a ce of safety and security for the long term. To the me back then, Zero City was unquestionably the safest ce within this game world.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian gave a harrumph. ¡°You mean, a refuge?¡± ¡°That is correct, a refuge, a¡­ ¡­ ¡­ paradise.¡± ¡°And?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked without showing any change in his expression. ¡°And¡­ naturally, I was wrong.¡± Chen Xiaolian noted that Skyde had used the word ¡®naturally¡¯. He had spoken those words with a very firm tone! ¡°In the beginning, all was well within Zero City and everything was as I had desired. This was a very safe ce. Although there are still conflicts here, it is at least something that we can control. At least we have our freedom ¨C or so it seems. ¡°However, it did not take long for me to gradually turn unhappy. ¡°This refuge that we are in, is it not a cage? ¡°This ce is safe while the outside world is dangerous. As long as we stay inside and not go out, we will be fine ¨C not go out! Is there any difference between that and going to prison? ¡°Additionally, there is something else. In the outside world, we are constrained by the control of the main system. ¡°But in here, we are subjected to the constraint of Zero City¡¯s system! ¡°Freedom? At the very least, I did not get to enjoy much of that within Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything and just listened carefully. He had a keen feeling that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to understand Zero City. These words hade from the mouth of a top [S] ss expert from Zero City, a Guild Leader of a resident guild of Zero City. Skyde continued. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ if Zero City is supposed to be safe, a refuge, then the first question I have to ask is¡­ how was Zero City founded in the first ce?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately let out a smile. ¡°How?¡± Skyde sighed and said, ¡°No one could be certain about it.¡± After a pause, he continued, ¡°Be it those within Zero City, even those on the Board of Patriarchs, every one of them said the same thing¡­ ¡­ ¡­ the same thing, but ambiguous. ¡°Everyone agreed that some time long ago, a group of powerful Awakened ones, for the sake of evading the constraints of the main program, went through a difficult and dangerous trial to create this paradise known as Zero City¡­ an unprecedented aplishment. ¡°However, who exactly were these founders¡­ ¡­ ¡­ we do not know. ¡°Where did those founders go and why did they not stay inside Zero City ¨C we have no answers for that either!¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. He might know more regarding this matterpared to Skyde. Suddenly, Skyde threw a question at Chen Xiaolian, ¡°Have you ever moved to a new home before?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Moving house,¡± Skyde reiterated. ¡°Say you were staying in a house. Then, you chose to move away, moving into a new house.¡± ¡°Er¡­ ¡­ why are you asking this question?¡± Skyde chuckled before continuing, ¡°Moving house can be quite an interesting thing. Think about it in detail. You already have a house, but you would choose to leave that house for another¡­ ¡­ if so, that would prove that there was a problem.¡± ¡°What problem?¡± ¡°The house is not good enough.¡± Chen Xiaolian was rendered speechless. ¡°Consider Zero City to be a house¡­ ¡­ why did the first batch of owners here choose to leave? Did they move? If that is the case, wouldn¡¯t that mean that the first batch of owners consider this house¡­ ¡­ ¡­cking? ¡°Perhaps they found a better house? A better refuge? A better paradise? ¡°Otherwise, why would they leave? ¡°Was this housecking? Unsafe?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°This thought process is quite interesting. However¡­ ¡­ maybe they did not move¡­ maybe, they died?¡± Skydeughed. ¡°Died? Very well. If that is the case, there are even more questions¡­ ¡­ how did they die? How is it that none of those whotere to reside within Zero City could exin this matter? It would appear that everyone is in the dark about this matter. ¡°Additionally¡­ since Zero City is supposed to be a refuge, why would those within a refuge die? ¡°If the people within Zero City ended up dying ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ doesn¡¯t that imply that this refuge is simply not safe?¡± Those words rendered Chen Xiaolian silent once more. ¡°Have you participated in a battlefield? A real battlefield?¡± Skyde asked indifferently. ¡°There was an instance dungeon where I participated in a battlefield¡­ ¡­ with cold weapons.¡± ¡°I had participated in a real battlefield before. Not those from instance dungeons, but the real deal. Before I became an Awakened, I was a soldier.¡± Skyde harrumphed and slowly said in a grim tone, ¡°I had this experience in the battlefield. We will personally dig out a hole and make our own refuge, a defensive bunker¡­ ¡°Would I give up the defensive bunker that I had personally made in the heat of battle? ¡°Of course not! ¡°Unless¡­ ¡­ the bunker is already in danger! Unless I already know that the bunker would not be able to protect me from the enemy fire! ¡°When that happens, I will leave it! ¡°Thus¡­ I think that those founders of Zero City¡­ ¡­ ¡­ maybe, they had the same idea.¡± Chen Xiaolian was very surprised! He was so surprised that he found himself at a loss for words! Skyde did not know of the story of Mr San and hispanions. However, merely through some logical deductions, he was able reach a near urate spection of what Mr San had said about Zero City! This was very close to what Mr San had said! Zero City¡­ ¡­ was not safe! ¡°So, you¡­ ¡­ decided to do something about it?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°Yes. I had considered so much and worked so hard to let myrades enter Zero City and obtain the permanent residence status¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t ***** care about the honour and glory of a resident guild of Zero City¡­ ¡°What I care about is finding a way, a path toward safety for me, my children and myrades! ¡°For a future! One where there is no need to fear and panic about when we might die! ¡°In the beginning, I thought that Zero City is what I was looking for. ¡°However, I gradually found that Zero City is unable to serve this purpose. ¡°So, I started looking anew. ¡°I thought to myself, where did the founders of Zero City went? Perhaps¡­ ¡­ the answer lies with them.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ found the painting?¡± Skyde was silent for a moment before admitting, ¡°Yes, I found the painting.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued asking, ¡°Where did you find that painting?¡± Skyde gave a bitter reply. ¡°In an instance dungeon. I encountered a very powerful opponent, one that I could not defeat despite using all my power.¡± ¡°That fellow should have had the chance to kill me ¨C I know this sounds depressing. However, that was what happened. ¡°Back then, I was already an [S] ss expert. And yet, I was still no match for him. ¡°At the very least, I was unable to beat him. ¡°Back then, it had seemed like we were evenly matched. However, I had a strange feeling. He could have killed me, but simply chose not to. ¡°Later on, when I was almost exhausted, he suddenly ceased his attacks and asked me a question. ¡°I could still remember it clearly. Back then, he had asked me: If you die here now, would you feel sorry?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. There was a very puzzled expression on his face. What kind of question is that supposed to be? ¡°Was the opponent¡­ ¡­ a yer?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Why makes you say that?¡± ¡°Because¡­ the most powerful Awakened ones are all here in Zero City. For someone to be stronger than you, I believe that can only be someone from the yer¡¯s side.¡± Chen Xiaolian made a very apt deduction. Skyde was silent for a moment. Then, he gave a rather peculiar answer. ¡°Maybe¡­ ¡­ however, I cannot be certain.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned once more. After a while, he asked, ¡°What happened afterward?¡± ¡°After he asked me that question, I answered: The one thing I regret is my inability to find a safe ce for my fellowrades. ¡°Hearing that, he continued to ask me: You hail from Zero City. Do you think that Zero City is not safe enough?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°What was your answer?¡± ¡°I replied: It¡¯s a cage like ce. Safe my ass!¡± ¡°And then?¡± ¡°And then¡­ ¡­¡± Skyde¡¯s tone wavered as he continued in a hushed tone. ¡°Later, he allowed me to leave. He also gave me something.¡± ¡°The painting?¡± ¡°That is right. It is the painting.¡± There were hints of frustration and confusion in Skyde¡¯s voice. ¡°He told me: Among all those from Zero City that I¡¯ve met before, you are the only one whose brains have not gone to waste. ¡°After that, he gave me that painting and asked me: Do you want to find a truly safe ce?¡± ¡°I asked him: Is it better than Zero City?¡± ¡°He said he doesn¡¯t know. However, one thing is certain. It would at least be closer to the truth than Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils contracted as his chest heaved up and down. ¡°You epted the painting?¡± ¡°Of course. Back then, I was already exhausted. If I did not agree to his conditions, I would most likely lose my life. Why would I not ept it? However, after letting me leave, he said something else: That painting is just a clue to help you find the other clue. The other clue is¡­ ¡­ ¡­ an umbre (s¨£n). ¡°If I can find that umbre, I might get closer to the truth.¡± An umbre! Chen Xiaolian held back the pounding in his heart and asked in a heavy tone, ¡°That¡­ ¡­ the one who gave you that painting, who is it?¡± ¡°... ¡­ ¡­¡± Skyde paused for another few seconds. ¡°I don¡¯t know who he is.¡± ¡­ Chapter 418 Gone

Chapter 418 Gone

GOR Chapter 418 Gone Who was the one who gave Skyde that painting? Skyde said that he did not know. Chen Xiaolian did not ask him about that person¡¯s appearance. If a highly powerful expert in this game did not wish to reveal their identity, their appearance would be of no value ¨C there were simply too many ways to camouge oneself. But if so, who is this person? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first guess was naturally the elusive Mr San. However, he dispelled the idea instantly. Mr San gave Skyde this painting to find Mr San? What kind of bloody logic was that? That would be the equivalent of saying, ¡°First, I¡¯llmit suicide. Then, I¡¯ll go kill your entire family.¡± But if it wasn¡¯t Mr San, who could it be? Since Skyde was unable to give an answer to that question, it was only natural that Chen Xiaolian was unable to figure it out as well. Chen Xiaolian pondered. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ ¡­ did that man tell you anything else?¡± ¡°One thing.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Skyde¡¯s voice turned odd. ¡°He asked me: Do you think there might be a possibility that, besides yers and Awakened ones, there could be a third type?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body shuddered. ¡°He said that?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°What I mean is, what kind of tone did he use? Did he sound doubtful? Or did he sound confident?¡± Skydeughed out and said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter, boy? You anxious?¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. Skyde stopped his teasing and replied seriously, ¡°His tone back then¡­ I feel that he is not too certain either. Perhaps, he had told me that¡­ ¡­ to have me check it out.¡± Chen Xiaolian maintained his silence. ¡°Thinking back on it, I was probably being used by him. Maybe¡­ ¡­ that umbre he had me find is something rted to someone like you, a third type of existence. I had always been looking for it. Although I had failed to find it, I did at least find you. Mm, Irregrities. That is what you call yourself, right? A very appropriate name. ¡°To be able to meet an existence like you proves that all my years of hard work were not in vain. All those spections I made were also not some worthless nonsense. This is also a form of rpense for me.¡± After saying that, Skyde suddenlyughed out again and barked, ¡°Enough! Let¡¯s not talk about this sad stuff. Kid! I don¡¯t have much time left, so let¡¯s get to the crux of it!¡± ¡°Mm, the crux?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression flickered. ¡°I had asked you to step forward for the Blood Verdict because there was no other way. You already know that much. The present me¡­ ¡­ looking at it objectively, I am already ¡®dead¡¯. However, because the power of my consciousness had yet to fully dissipate, an Irregrity like you who can evade certain rules of this world could borrow my power and use it. Others like Bluesea would not have been able to do so. ¡°Back then, it had to be you. ¡°Since you¡¯ve helped me and took that risk, sessfully aplishing the objective while you were at it, I will need to honour my promise of giving you some benefits.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt something sour rising within his heart¡­ ¡­ ¡­ the way Skyde was talking made it look as though he was making his final arrangements. ¡°I had promised to let you taste the true power of [S] ss. In thepetition arena, I believe you had personally experienced it for yourself.¡± There was a solemn look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he said, ¡°Yes, I had indeed experienced it! For that¡­ ¡­ I thank you!¡± Chen Xiaolian was stating a fact. He had executed Skyde¡¯s highly ranked power twice using his very own hands. For him, this was a very beneficial experience! If the power of [S] ss were to bepared to the contents of a pce, then most experts would find themselves wandering outside the pce, eternally incapable of finding the door to step into the pce. In thepetition arena, Chen Xiaolian had been able to stand close to the pce. No, it would be more urate to say he had been able to experience it for himself! That was something that could not be obtained even if he were to beg for it! ¡°If your reward is merely to experience the power of [S] ss, even if you don¡¯t say it, your heart would probably feel unsatisfied.¡± Skyde harrumphed and continued, ¡°Naturally, I am not a stingy person. You had stepped into thepetition arena to participate in the Blood Verdict. That means you have helped myrades in Blood Mountain me Sea Guild fight off a great cmity. That earlier reward is honestly not worth talking about. Thus, I have more to give you as reward.¡± At that moment, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was actually at ease. He simply waited quietly for Skyde to continue talking. ¡°Naturally, my reward is not something that can be taken just like that.¡± Sure enough! Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile. ¡°Mr Skyde, just get it out with.¡± ¡°The Blood Verdict is over and de Mountain me Sea Guild had gained for itself a moment of security. However, it does not solve the problem of not having an [S] ss expert in the guild. ¡°The other guilds are ferocious tigers and they would gaze upon us as such. This time¡¯s Blood Verdict had blocked off their iing ws. However, as time goes by, they would still find out that there is no [S] ss in the guild. When that timees¡­ ¡­ they will inevitably try something a second time. ¡°Thus¡­ I need you to help me.¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ how can I help you?¡± Skyde said calmly, ¡°There¡¯s not much left of my spiritual force. ording to its current rate of dissipation, I estimate that I would be able to maintain myself for at least one month. During this one month¡¯s time, I would be able to stay around. Naturally, my strength would also remain. Although I no longer have my body, I can still live for over one month.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°However¡­ ¡­ I want to give this one month to you.¡± ¡°Give¡­ give me?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes abruptly widened! ¡­ Outside the door. Bluesea was quietly sitting cross-legged on the floor. Although his face appeared calm, a trace of unease gradually grew within his heart. He could feel his heartbeat elerating as well. This feeling of unease caused Bluesea to feel anxious. Just what is going on? Logically speaking, with the Blood Verdict resolved, the biggest trial facing the guild was now over. Most importantly, their Guild Leader Skyde who had gone missing for so long had finally reappeared! Along with his return, all the other problems that the guild was facing would be resolved as well! So, what was he feeling anxious about? It was then that Bluesea suddenly received a message from Skyde through the guild channel. ¡°Brother, for all these years¡­ I am sorry!¡± Bluesea immediately stood up! ¡°There are many things that I am unable to exin and tell you. For that, I can only say sorry.¡± That sentence caused Bluesea¡¯s heart to promptly sink! Bluesea could clearly feel the same thing that Chen Xiaolian felt. Skyde¡¯s way of talking¡­ ¡­ appeared like he was making final arrangements! ¡°¡­ Guild Leader!¡± Bluesea took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°No, just listen to me,¡± Skyde quickly interrupted Bluesea¡¯s words. ¡°I don¡¯t have much time. It would be best not to waste any more of it. We are veterans of war, let¡¯s not be emotional.¡± Bluesea¡¯s figure trembled! ¡°This Guild Leader position, I will pass it to you directly. Brother Qiao had already died once while Thunderme is too temperamental. You are the only one that is suited for this position. I will hand over all the authority of this position to you. In the future, you will be the true Guild Leader of de Mountain me Sea Guild. ¡°The next arrangement that I need to discuss with you¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ Inside the room, Qiao Qiao was seated on a sofa. She looked at the steaming cup of tea, her expression revealing that she was lost in thought. Soo Soo had her body curled up on the sofa, her hands hugging her knees. Her small frame leaned on Qiao Qiao¡¯s figure but her big eyes darted around, seemingly trying to avoid something. At that moment, the only other person inside the room was Qiao Yifeng. Qiao Yifeng circled around the room a number of times, the expression on his face bing increasingly anxious. Finally, he stopped moving and turned to look at Qiao Qiao and said angrily, ¡°Qiao Qiao! I am your father! Are you really not going to say anything? Just what is going on?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s head remained lowered, her gaze fixed on the cup of tea and she remained silent. Qiao Yifeng red at her vehemently before turning to Soo Soo. ¡°What about you? Surely you know something.¡± Soo Soo timidly shrunk back and shook her head vigorously. ¡°I, I can only say, sorry¡­ ¡­ father.¡± ¡°Enough, don¡¯t force her.¡± Qiao Qiao hugged Soo Soo tightly before raising her head to face Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Before he returns, I will not be saying anything.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng looked at his stubborn daughter. Then, he suddenly sat down in a dispirited manner. ¡°Damn it! When girlse of age, they be someone else¡¯s!¡± Qiao Yifeng kneaded his face forcefully. ¡­ ¡°¡­ after I am gone, ording to the rules of the system, I would probably be refreshed back as an ordinary human. ¡°Considering our age, after being refreshed I will probably be very old. ¡°Brother, help me on one matter. Although Qiao Yifeng had been working on the ¡®retirement n¡¯, I want to ask this of you. After I have been refreshed, do not evere for me! Just let me live out the rest of my years peacefully.¡± Tears flowed down Bluesea¡¯s face as he knelt on the floor. ¡°As for that ungrateful son of mine, he must have been a headache for you for the past few years. Just let him live a good life in the real world. Have Qiao Yifeng check up on him and make sure he does not get involved in Zero City¡¯s matters ¨C with you in charge, I will be at ease. ¡°Remember, don¡¯t go look for the refreshed me. ¡°This old fart¡­ ¡­ needs to rest for a few years now.¡± ¡°Guild¡­ Guild¡­¡± Bluesea spoke up, but then, he suddenly shouted, ¡°Big brother!¡± ¡°Tell brother Qiao that these are my decisions¡­ ¡­ and tell Thunderme, I am sorry. I am sorry to all of you. The past few years had been hard on you all. ¡°That kid is pretty good. Just proceed ording to my arrangements. Perhaps¡­ ¡­ perhaps it is a way.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was silent as he sat on the sofa for a long time. He raised his head and looked at the furnishing in the room. Then, he looked at the pictures on the cupboard. Suddenly, he got up and moved inside the study. Next, he slowly ced the de that was Skyde on the table. After a few moments of consideration, he picked up a piece of cloth from beside to wipe the edge of the de. The edge of the de gleamed with a chilling light. Chen Xiaolian released a gentle sigh. Then he turned and left the study and the house. After opening the door, Chen Xiaolian saw that Bluesea was kneeling on the floor. With reddened eyes and a choking voice, Bluesea spoke. ¡°Is he¡­ ¡­ ¡­ gone?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment before whispering, ¡°Mm, gone.¡± ¡­ Chapter 419 Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

Chapter 419 Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

GOR Chapter 419 Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder Skyde¡¯s passing seemingly caused a huge blow to Bluesea. It was not that hard to understand. All these years, Bluesea had exerted a great deal of effort to maintain stability. He had even put the guild forward in a gamble for a Blood Verdict. Although it was partly due to the adamant nature of de Mountain me Sea Guild, there was also the belief that his brother Skyde would return and lead the guild back to glory. It was through this persevering heart and faith that Bluesea had been able to continue on to this day. That was his spiritual pir! However, just as he had seen the light of hope, Skyde died. Gone. Getting thrown up and down, bing overjoyed only to be drowned by sadness. There was nothing more to it. Chen Xiaolian understood how much of an impact this was to Bluesea. Thus, he was not surprised by Bluesea¡¯s disy of grief. After that, Bluesea silently led Chen Xiaolian away from this old quarter and they returned to the honeb shaped headquarters of de Mountain me Sea Guild. ¡°You may rest up for a moment. I will escort you out of Zero Cityter.¡± After saying that, Bluesea left Chen Xiaolian to the care of his AI assistant, Sarah. Then, he walked into his room, alone. Perhaps he went to try and get drunk or perhaps he went to cry his heart out. But that was not something for outsiders to pry. Chen Xiaolia sighed as he faced the virtual Sarah. ¡°Bring me to Mr Qiao Yifeng.¡± ¡­ Qiao Yifeng opened the door. When he caught sight of Chen Xiaolian standing before him, light practically shone from his eyes as his hand shot out to grab Chen Xiaolian. Pulling him into the room, Qiao Yifeng then stared at him. ¡°Tell me! Tell me! Just what is going on?¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his nose. He had wanted to inform Qiao Yifeng of Skyde¡¯s death. However, after considering it, he finally whispered, ¡°About the specifics¡­ ¡­ you should go ask Mr Bluesea. He is now in his own room.¡± Qiao Yifeng gave Chen Xiaolian a re. With a grunt, he hastily ran out of the room. With his departure, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo became the only ones left in the room beside Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian looked at the two girls sitting on the sofa. Qiao Qiao was already in the middle of standing up. He quickly made his way forward, both his arms outstretched. Qiao Qiao fell into his arms. As the two of them were about to kiss, Soo Soo¡¯s dissatisfied voice came from beside, ¡°Sister! Xiaolian oppa! There is a minor here!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed before pulling Soo Soo over as well and the three of them came together in a hug. Qiao Qiao raised her head and looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Seeing the emotional look in his eyes, she said, ¡°Now¡­ ¡­ what do we do?¡± ¡°Leave of course.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Honestly, I don¡¯t want to stay even a while longer in this Zero City. The sooner we leave, the better.¡± Qiao Qiao was about to say something. Then, she thought of something and she whispered, ¡°All right. We¡¯ll continue after we¡¯re back home. This ce¡­¡± As she spoke, she extended her hand to point out the surroundings of the room. Chen Xiaolian was quick to understand what Qiao Qiao was hinting at. This ce was the headquarters of de Mountain me Sea Guild. Only Heaven knows if there were any monitoring or listening devices here. ¡­ About an hourter, Bluesea and Qiao Yifeng arrived together. Bluesea¡¯s expression showed that he had calmed down. Qiao Yifeng on the other hand, his pair of eyes were red and swollen and his voice hoarse. It appeared that he had been sobbing wretchedly for a while. ¡°If you want to leave, I can escort you all out now,¡± said Bluesea in a calm manner. Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea and the two of them quietly exchanged a look. ¡°All right, we want to leave now¡­ but¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered before continuing, ¡°Can I meet Fatty for a bit?¡± Bluesea hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. ¡°I am sorry, he is no longer in Zero City. On the second morning after you disappeared, I had my men send him out of Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian was somewhat surprised. Next though, he felt relieved. Sending Fatty out of Zero City was something that Bluesea had decided upon long ago. Back then, de Mountain me Sea Guild was in danger. Thus, sending Fatty who was an ordinary human out of Zero City was a good choice. Otherwise, having him on a sinking boat might cause further problems. Furthermore, before Skyde passed away, he had made some arrangements. It would appear that Fatty would not have the chance to return to Zero City anymore. At any rate, he was on ordinary human. Staying away from Zero City would be a good thing for him. Chen Xiaolian quickly spoke up, ¡°If so, there is nothing else¡­ ¡­ can we leave now?¡± ¡­ Qiao Qiao was forbidden to leave Zero City by the Angel Corps. However, Bluesea had been very tough on this matter. After personally meeting with Angel Wu to negotiate this matter, he was able to get the Angel Corps to lift the restriction ced on Qiao Qiao. The Angel Corps member known as Walker even came out personally to escort them. When they reached the ess passageway area in the central za, Walker politely apologized for the sake of the Angel Corps before leaving. Qiao Yifeng looked at Qiao Qiao who was leaning close to Chen Xiaolian and was unable to stop himself from letting out a sigh. He gave Chen Xiaolian a stare and said, ¡°In the future¡­ ¡­ you take good care of her.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Soo Soo as well.¡± Qiao Yifeng shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m counting on you¡­¡± After saying that, Qiao Yifeng let out a wry smile. ¡°The power you disyed back in Zero City, humph¡­ ¡­ I probably don¡¯t need to worry that much.¡± After having said that, Qiao Yifeng took a few steps back. Bluesea looked at Chen Xiaolian and examined him from head to toe a few times. There was a prating gaze and tangled look on this new Guild Leader of de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s face. ¡°I don¡¯t know if Skyde¡¯s choice is correct or not. However, I am willing to believe in his decision. I still have my scruples about you; however, since this is his decision, I will do my best. I also hope that you won¡¯t let me down. I hope you won¡¯t let him down.¡± Bluesea weighed his words as he spoke. After that, he sighed. ¡°We¡¯ll be keeping in touch. If there is anything, I wille find you. If you need to meet me, you can contact brother Qiao.¡± After considering it, Bluea then pulled out a small item that resembled a bracelet from his pocket. ¡°This is for you. It is de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s internal ess device. It will allow you to freely enter and exit Zero City through the guild¡¯s internal passageway.¡± Bluesea furrowed his brows and said, ¡°This item is very important. Make sure to bind it to you after you return. If you lose it, others would not be able to use it. However, remember the safety protocols. Before using the passageway to enter Zero City, you must make sure that the surrounding area is secure and that there aren¡¯t any Electronic Guardians! If not¡­ ¡­ you¡¯ll end up causing a huge problem.¡± ¡°I understand,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. He epted the bracelet and immediately wore it on his wrist. ¡­ Aftering out from Zero City¡¯s passageway, he found that they were in the hotel room that Qiao Yifeng had invited Chen Xiaolian to the other day. Qiao Yifeng had reserved the entire room. After the three of them appeared in the room, they looked around. Qiao Qiao rushed toward the window to check outside. Observing the familiar cityscape, Qiao Qiao shouted happily, ¡°We¡¯re finally back!¡± Soo Soo continued standing beside Chen Xiaolian, one hand tightly gripping Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sleeve. At present, Chen Xiaolian himself was feeling rather excited himself. He had gained much from this trip to Zero City. Although he had unexpectedly stayed in Zero City for over one week¡­ most of them was spent inside the ancient painting world. Thankfully, that allowed him to deal with de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s Blood Verdict. Looking at it objectively, he had obtained a huge victory in this trip to Zero City. Not only did he get many benefits, he had also sessfully brought back Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo, two importantpanions of his. Chen Xiaolian stood in the room for a moment before patting his head. ¡°Right, I need to inform ourpanions back at home. Since we can¡¯t contact each other when I was in Zero City, they had probably gone anxious from all the waiting.¡± The first person he contacted was Roddy. After contacting him, Chen Xiaolian found that he was still in Africa. After sessfully making contact, Roddy gave a sigh of relief beforeining a bit about Chen Xiaolian disappearance. Next, he gave Chen Xiaolian a pleasantly surprising news. After entering the C11 mine, Roddy did some research on the main control system¡­ ¡°My Mechanical Heart skill can improve mining efficiency by around 10 per cent. That is pretty much my limit. However, this function has yet to be stabilized. So, I will need to stay in the mine for a few more days. Only after I am done tinkering with the main control system and stabilized this new rate of mining will I be able to leave. From the looks of it¡­ ¡­ I will need around 10 more days.¡± Roddy¡¯s tone revealed excitement. He also told Chen Xiaolian something else. He was very interested in the mining androids. This was not that surprising¡­ ¡­ this fellow was originally a big fan of machines and mechs. ording to Roddy, he had already dismantled two mining androids for research. ¡°There might be some interesting surprises. I am now making some changes to it. If it is sessful¡­ ¡­ he he he.¡± However, he was someone who would not disclose anything before it was done. Chen Xiaolian simply let him keep the suspense to himself. Additionally, Roddy also expressed great joy in receiving Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. ¡°Ha ha ha! Big Miss Qiao is finally back! Oh joy! Our poor brother Xiaolian can finally say goodbye to the bitter days of depending on his hands¡­ ¡­¡± Pa! Without waiting for the bastard to finish his words, Chen Xiaolian fiercely ended the call. ¡°Bastard!¡± ¡­ After returning, Chen Xiaolian directly brought Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo to the city side. They went to the base beside the abandoned resort ind in the middle of theke. The old members Lun Tai, Bei Tai and Xiaolei expressed surprise and joy at their return. As for the newest member, Qimu Xi, she revealed shyness during their reception. After Chen Xiaolian made the introductions for Qimu Xi, he summoned everyone for a meeting. While they were on the way to the base, Chen Xiaolian had ryed what happened in the earlier London instance dungeon and the punishment instance dungeon to Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. Even so, to personally see the wondrous base for themselves made Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo incredibly astonished. ¡°Even Zero City¡­ ¡­ is only this good.¡± That was what Qiao Qiao had to say. Next, Chen Xiaolian led everyone into the base¡¯s equipment warehouse. The warehouse wasrge enough and Chen Xiaolian immediately brought out all the supplies and materials from his Storage Watch. While the others had been able to take in the shock quite well, Bei Tai who was a military enthusiast promptly cried out sharply. Rather, he nearly fainted on the spot! Sentinel mechs! Thunderstorm Tanks! Even a Tidal Fighter! Bei Tai ran over and embraced thending wheel of the Tidal Fighter tightly. Without letting it go, he screamed, ¡°Rich! We¡¯re rich! Guild Leader, we have struck jackpot! There are so much equipment here! There¡¯s enough for us wage battle against a small nation!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°For the mechanical-type equipment, wait for Roddy to return so that he can examine it first. We are not familiar with these things. The Thunderstorm Tanks on the other hand are something we have used before. Mm, Bei Tai, take a Thunderstorm Tank and teach them the basics. ¡°By my calctions, the time for our next instance dungeon will being soon. Although we can avoid being selected for the instance dungeon using this base, I feel that there is no use in just avoiding. I have decided that we¡¯ll continue participating in instance dungeons. We¡¯ll only avoid instance dungeons if the degree of danger is too high. We must still participate in normal instance dungeons.¡± ¡°No problem!¡± replied Bei Tai with a smile. Lun Tai walked over to the various cold weapons taken from de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s warehouse. After inspecting them, he was unable to stop himself from sighing. ¡°As expected from a resident guild of Zero City, they are powerful and aplenty with resources.¡± ¡°There are also [A] ss protective suits. We have enough to give everyone one.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°We¡¯ll be able to greatly increase our level of safety.¡± That night, everyone rested in the base. No one left at all. The functions of the base were vast. It was only natural that it would be able to provide personal amodations for every member. The powerful spatial technology was sufficient to satisfy everyone¡¯s need for living spaces. Though¡­ after dinner, Lun Tai grinned as he walked over and carried Soo Soo up. Without giving the little girl any chance to struggle, heughed out, ¡°Let¡¯s go! Soo Soo, I¡¯ll bring you over to y with a tank¡­¡± As he said that, he winked at Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao. Bei Tai who was beside them also quickly got up. He pulled Xiaolei up and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. You inexperienced kid, are you going to stay behind and be amp post?¡± As for Qimu Xi, she had long since excused herself after saying she wanted to rest. When there were only Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao in the central resting area, the two youngsters felt their heartbeats rising. Seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze upon her, Qiao Qiao could sense a fire inside his eyes. After being subjected to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s stare for a long time, Big Miss Qiao¡¯s temper red up and she red back. ¡°Why are you staring at me like that?¡± Chen Xiaolian, with a smile on his face, walked over and suddenly moved to lift Qiao Qiao up. ¡°You, what are you doing?¡± Qiao Qiao became somewhat panicked. ¡°Absence makes the heart grow fonder.¡± Chen Xiaolian carried Qiao Qiao as moved toward his own room with big strides. However, when they were at the door, Qiao Qiao suddenly said something, which nearly caused Chen Xiaolian to slip and fall. Err, naturally, it was not ¡°I¡¯m on my period¡± or something else that killed the mood. Qiao Qiao¡¯s words were. ¡°¡­ ¡­ thest two months¡­ could it be you really had been using your hands?¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian became furious. He harrumphed. ¡°You¡¯ll know soon enough!¡± Carrying Qiao Qiao through the door, he reached out with his leg to shut the door. Mm, it¡¯s good to be young. ¡­ Chapter 420 Chen Xiaolian’s Special Training

Chapter 420 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Special Training

GOR Chapter 420 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Special Training After waking up, Qiao Qiao reached out with her hand to find that Chen Xiaolian was not beside her. She subconsciously sat up and looked around. Chen Xiaolian sat on a chair not far from the bed, bare except for a pair of shorts. Before him was a Dell Alien notebook and his attention was on the screen as he pinched his chin. He then noticed Qiao Qiao suddenly sitting up from the bed. Mm¡­ given what they were doing during the night, at that moment, there were no clothes on Qiao Qiao¡¯s body. The two of them had many intimate contacts. However, at that moment, Qiao Qiao¡¯s beautifulnguorous body, hazy looking eyes, long hair flowing down her supple cheeks and her lean figure¡­ Well, that was naturally secondarypared to the curvaceous valley¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian immediately put aside all thoughts of typing. He simply stared at Qiao Qiao. Noticing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s stare, Qiao Qiao¡¯s face flushed red and she quickly pulled up the nket to cover her front. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what are you looking at?¡± ¡°Looking at my woman.¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a-matter-of-fact tone ¨C naturally, there was shamelessness as well. However, his reply brought a smile to Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. She jumped out of the bed while deliberately wrapping her body with the nket in a way that was partially revealing. Her pair of feet wasid bare and one of her fair and slender legs was exposed. She then tiptoed her way until she was beside Chen Xiaolian. She bent her body and gave Chen Xiaolian a light kiss on the cheek. Then, she raised her head and looked at him. ¡°What are you doing? Why did you wake up so early?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not bother hiding the fact that he was looking at the gap between the nket on Qiao Qiao¡¯s chest area. He replied, ¡°I¡¯m typing¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± Qiao Qiao stared. ¡°Typing, writing novel.¡± Chen Xiaolian clutched his head and revealed a wry smile. ¡°Err¡­ ¡­ you probably would have forgotten about it if I didn¡¯t mention it. I am actually a web novel writer.¡± Seeing the look of disdain from Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes, Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°I was unable to sleep. So, I got up and visited the website where I would publish my novels to check¡­ ¡­ I have not written any chapters for quite some time now. Since I have stopped updating for so long, the review section has basically turned into a battlefield in Afghanistan. Damn it¡­ I¡¯ve never seen so many curses in my entire life.¡± Qiao Qiao widened her eyes in curiosity. ¡°They¡¯re all cursing you? What kind of cursing?¡± Chen Xiaolian swallowed his saliva before replying, ¡°They are cursing me¡­ ¡­ the one who stopped updating only has a 5-centimetre JJ.¡± Hearing that, Qiao Qiao abruptly burst intoughter. Then, she leaned over while gazing straight at Chen Xiaolian, her body rapidly moving closer while she moved to sit on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thigh. She took up the small gap between Chen Xiaolian and the table and both her hands moved around Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck as she whispered in a husky and arousing tone, ¡°I can testify that you are definitely not just 5 centimetres¡­ ¡­¡± Damn it! How am I supposed to hold back? Chen Xiaolian suddenly exploded! He promptly reached his hand to move past Qiao Qiao to m the notebook, closing it. Next, instead of retracting his hand, he sent them exploring a certain area. Qiao Qiao narrowed her eyes and her cheeks turned red as her rate of breathing quickened. She whispered, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t you have to do a new chapter?¡± ¡°New chapter? What is that? Is there such a thing in this world?¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately lifted Qiao Qiao up, her legs still straddling his thigh. Chen Xiaolian used both hands to hold her buttocks and carried her toward the bed¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ When morning came, both Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao were holding hands as they emerged from his room. They then made their way to the central resting area of the base. With the exception of Roddy, everyone else was there. Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi cast gazes which said ¡°We know you two were getting it onst night¡± at them. Xia Xiaolei the idiot made a passionate low-angle fist pump as he said, ¡°Boss is awesome!¡± ¡°Cut it out! Don¡¯t follow Roddy and be an idiot like him.¡± Chen Xiaolian pped Xiaolei¡¯s head. Qiao Qiao on the other hand, acted coolly as though nothing had happened. She walked over to the coffee machine to pour herself a cup of coffee. Next, with the cup of coffee in hand, she walked over. When she was walking past Chen Xiaolian, she gave him a light kiss on his cheek. ¡°Enough!¡± Bei Tai rolled his eyes in frustration. ¡°Are you going to torture us bachelor dogs?¡± Qiao Qiao smiled before sitting down. Everyone in the resting areaughed. The only exception was Soo Soo who puffed up her round-shaped face and stared at Chen Xiaolian. Her eyes darted back and forth between Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao before she then lowered her head and sighed sadly. Chen Xiaolian swiftly ate two toasts and gulped down a cup of fruit juice. Then, he stood up. ¡°Today, we¡¯ll start preparing. Bei Tai, you are in charge of getting familiar with the military weapons that we have acquired. Lun Tai, you are in charge of the cold weapons. Xiaolei and Qimu Xi will be training together with you fellows. Qiao Qiao, you too.¡± Qiao Qiao quietly looked at Chen Xiaolian. After pondering it more, he continued, ¡°Take Soo Soo with you. Also, get in contact with Roddy and make sure there is no problem with his progress.¡± Qiao Qiao detected something wrong in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice. ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ might need some time alone.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile. ¡°There are some loose ends from Zero City that needs to be dealt with¡­ ¡­ let¡¯s put it this way, in this Zero City trip, I had received some additional harvest. But, I will need some time to process it.¡± After pausing for a moment, he continued, ¡°I will need to use the training room for now. After I enter, if there is nothing noteworthy, don¡¯t disturb me. I might need to stay inside for a few days.¡± ¡°A few days?¡± Lun Tai was somewhat surprised. ¡°Mm, a few days. Lun Tai will be in charge for the next few days.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian turned to nce at Qiao Qiao. ¡°I still have some matters to attend to at home¡­ there is a need for me to make a trip home. I wille backter.¡± There was indeed a need for Chen Xiaolian to return home. There were some people living there. When day came, Chen Xiaolian returned home. The first thing he did was to find his brother from the grasnds, Arn. This fellow had been formally epted into the university. Although the semester had yet to start, he had gone to the university several times and had been moved by that Coach Ding¡¯s offer. Thus, he entered the university¡¯s basketball team and began his special training. He had moved into the university dormitory in advance. With Coach Ding helping with the arrangements, this was not an issue. The thing that brought a headache to Chen Xiaolian was Yu Jiajia. Who knows what was going on with this girl¡­ ¡­ Qiao Yifeng also did not send anyone to pick her up! During the few days when Chen Xiaolian was not at home, she had actually treated the ce like her own, settling in without any hesitation. When Chen Xiaolian returned home, he found that there were many new decorations in his living room. The pillows on his sofa now had new pink pillowcases. There was also a bow on the pillow. Chen Xiaolian sighed and did not bother saying anything. He simply told Yu Jiajia that he wanted to leave for a few days or perhaps even longer. In short, he had her do whatever she wanted in his home¡­ or¡­ ¡°If you¡¯ve got nothing to do, you can go home.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°You¡¯ve been gone for so long now. Maybe¡­ ¡­. there are people who had gone anxious, besides¡­¡± Yu Jiajia sat in the living room before the TV. She held a controller in her hands as she yed GTA5, using a car to charge unchallenged throughout the streets, causing flesh and blood to fly all over¡­ Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, she waved her hand and mumbled. ¡°I get it, I get it. Living here in your ce is good. I will pay your rent on time!¡± Well, this is what you call indulging in pleasure to the point of forgetting home and duty. After contemting it again, Chen Xiaolian decided to simply let her be. He had already resolved his issue with Qiao Yifeng. Since she wanted to stay here, might as well let her. At any rate, he would not be staying here for much longer. But if Qiao Yifeng did send his men to pick her up, Chen Xiaolian would not interfere with that as well. After saying his piece, Chen Xiaolian who had wanted to leave decided to go check the kitchen first¡­ ¡­ The table and trashcan were filled with instant noodle packs and instant noodle cups¡­ Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°You¡¯re a good girl, why did you end up bing someone who stays inside all day long? Enough with the games and stop eating instant noodles every day. This thing is not nutritious. Not to mention, it could cause you to be fat¡­¡± Yu Jiajia simply grunted and red at him. ¡°Thisdy¡¯s body is in good shape! No matter what I eat, it won¡¯t go out of shape!¡± After saying that, she even stuck up her rather small breasts. Chen Xiaolian simply shook his head. Then, he opened the door and left. Even now, I still don¡¯t know what is her rtionship with Qiao Yifeng¡­ ¡­ sigh¡­ who cares. It¡¯s their own matter! Chen Xiaolian made his way down through the stairs. As he was just about to step out of the corridor, he suddenly heard Yu Jiajia¡¯s voiceing from upstairs. She was leaning out from the windows and looking at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Heyy!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head. ¡°I forgot to tell you just now. Da Gang wanted me to inform you that he has some private matters to deal with back in Hangzhou. He¡¯ll only be back in a few days.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°Got it!¡± Yu Jiajia stared at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back as he left. It was only after he had left that a faraway look of frustration washed over her face. She then turned her attention away. She turned around and saw the TV screen and the game that had been paused. Suddenly a wave of boredom emerged from her heart and she switched off the TV. She then bounced her way into the kitchen and pulled out an instant noodle cup. Then, she suddenly recalled something that a certain someone had mentioned earlier and hesitated. She then ced the instant noodle back into the cupboard. She turned to the refrigerator and retrieved a carton of milk, which she drank. After that, she lowered her head to regard her chest area. ¡°Could it be? I have eaten too many instant noodles to the point where my body shape had be affected? It can¡¯t be¡­¡± Having thought of that, this girl suddenly panicked and screamed. She ran into her own room and brought out a yoga mat. Eagerly setting it up by the TV, she then utilized a yer to turn on a yoga tutorial. Taking a deep breath, she then reached out both hands and slowly lifted her left foot¡­ ¡­ Walking out of the residentialplex, Chen Xiaolian found that Da Gang was indeed not around. He went to the nearby supermarket to buy something. Several boxes of wax! He bought all the wax in the supermarket! Four boxes worth of wax were moved into the car. Then, he ced them into his Storage Watch. Chen Xiaolian then reached the base at noon. There in the central resting area, Bei Tai was disassembling a PS9 handgun. After disassembling them into parts, he then reassembled them rapidly. Xia Xiaolei who was beside him watched enthusiastically. Chen Xiaolian gave Bei Tai a nce¡­ He seemed to be doing very well. The new nano-tech liquid metal arm that they acquired from Zero City did not appear like a prosthetic arm at all. Seeing the dexterity in the way Bei Tai was moving his fingers, Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh of relief. On the other side, Lun Tai held a long sword in hand as he disyed some basic sword moves to Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and Qimu Xi. After returning, Chen Xiaolian greeted them all. He gave his previous Storage Watch to Lun Tai. He was now using the Storage Watch that Fatty Fan had given him. After storing some items inside his Storage Watch, he went to inform them something. ¡°I¡¯m going to start my special training and use the training room. We¡¯ll be meeting again in a few days¡¯ time!¡± With a smile, Chen Xiaolian entered the training room. After the door closed, the smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face slowly faded. He turned, took a deep breath and moved to the metal orb on the control panel. ¡°Simting scenario¡­ utilizing user memory, recalling scenario¡­ generating simtion¡­ rate of simrity: 95.58 %! Degree of training intensity: Highly realistic. ¡°Entering in one minute.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. One minuteter, a line of text appeared on the surface of the metal orb. ¡°Instance dungeon simtion begins! Created in ordance to the user¡¯s memory: Deserted ind underground pce!¡± Chapter 421 Transformation!

Chapter 421 Transformation!

GOR Chapter 421 Transformation! Chen Xiaolian stood in the spacious and empty underground pce hall. Observing the passagewaysid out before him, he was unable to stop the emotion from flowing out from his heart. This was the first instance dungeon he experienced. The ind, those people¡­ On that ind, he and Soo Soo¡­ mm, there was also that Japanese flight attendant. That was the first time the veil was pulled aside for him, revealing this mysterious world. ¡°This really makes me feel nostalgic.¡± Chen Xiaolian wielded the Sword in the Stone with both hands and slowly walked into a passageway. ¡­ Towering and dpidated pirs rose up around the huge underground pce hall. The surrounding was filled with darkness and a humid smell. Chen Xiaolian had to admit: the base had managed to simte a near perfect replication of the scenario. ¡°I wonder¡­ ¡­ if the simted monsters will be real enough¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled to himself. His left hand moved to pull out a tactical shlight from his waist. He swept his surrounding with the shlight and stepped into the inner part of the underground pce hall. After walking a distance of a few metres, Chen Xiaolian suddenly halted. His nose twitched and he suddenly smiled. ¡°Nostalgic indeed.¡± Next, Chen Xiaolian mmed his feet against the ground and his body shot upward! He jumped to a height of seven to eight metres and the Sword in the Stone in his hand shed out! A chilling sword light gleamed out and shone upon a pir right beside him. The light promptly revealed a figure hidden atop the pir! It had the head of a Demon Soldier, but a lizard like body. Its sharp wstched tightly onto the pir as its long tongue jutted out from its mouth! Hound Demon! Back then, this was one of the more higher levelled monsters that Chen Xiaolian had encountered in this instance dungeon. This monster had given a group of rookies and veterans no small amount of trouble. The Hound Demon quickly reacted to the sh that Chen Xiaolian had just unleashed. It slid along the pir, dodging the sh. Then, it shrunk its body before bouncing out! The strong muscles in its lizard like body exploded with full power and it shot away from the pir. It even managed to force itself to change its direction while shooting away in the middle of the air! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sh managed to cut the pir. However, the Hound Demon was able to avoid his attack. And now, it sent its w sweeping out at Chen Xiaolian from the side! A very agile set of movements! A sneer appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Back then, its attacks had been as fast as lightning. But now¡­ far from it! Swoosh! The Sword in the Stone shed out once more, this time it was a horizontal sh. A clump of green coloured viscous liquid instantly spilled down from the air. When Chen Xiaoliannded on the ground, he bent his knees lightly to cushion himself. By the time he straightened himself¡­ ¡­ plop! The body of the Hound Demon that was cut in two fell before him. Despite having its body cut in half, this monster possessed the powerful life force inherent to cold-blooded animals. It bared its fangs as it screamed sharply at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian cast a cold stare at it before raising the Sword in the Stone. Then, he stabbed it into the Hound Demon¡¯s mouth, piercing straight through the Hound Demon¡¯s brain! The Hound Demon¡¯s screams came to an abrupt halt. But it did not take long for Chen Xiaolian to hear the sounds of rapid movementsing from far away¡­ He raised his tactical shlight toward the source and saw a horde of Demon Soldiers charging forward like a tidal wave¡­ Chen Xiaoian raised his eyebrows and raised the Sword in the Stone. Taking a deep breath, he strode forward to face them head-on¡­ Ka! With a sh of his sword, Chen Xiaolian hacked the Demon Soldier who was at the vanguard, cutting the Demon Soldier¡¯s weapon into two at the same time¡­ ¡­ ¡°The sword is a double-edged weapon, straight and sharp.¡± Lun Tai held a long sword in his hand as he demonstrated for the few people standing before him. ¡°Swordsmanship has countless variations. However, no matter how it varies, there will only be a few basic movements: Half sh, full sh, straight thrust, circr swing, upward sh, horizontal sh¡­¡± As he spoke, Lun Tai disyed the moves using the sword in his hand. As it was a demonstration, his movements were not fast. However, each one of them was well executed and filled with intensity and strength! Watching Lun Tai¡¯s demonstration, both Qimu Xi and Qiao Qiao narrowed their eyes as they carefully remembered those moves. Bei Tai and Xiaolei who were fiddling with the gun ced down the gun and turned around to look at the sword techniques that Lun Tai was disying. ¡°There are long swords and heavy swords, dual-handed swords¡­ the basics here are more on hacking, blocking, knocking¡­¡± Lun Tai switched to a knight¡¯s Western-style long sword, which he wielded with both hands. ¡°This dual-handed sword does not rely solely on the power of your arms when hacking. When you sh out and swing with it, you can borrow the strength of your waist. Simply put, when you are brandishing the sword, use the inertia behind the move and the strength of your body¡­¡± ¡­ Bang! The Sword in the Stone in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand whirled around like a windmill and a Hound Demon that was hiding amid the horde of Demon Soldiers was hacked and thrown away by the momentum. Its body mmed heavily on the surface of a distant pir, leaving nothing but meat paste. ¡­ ¡°The thrust must be done with precision and ruthlessness! Additionally, you must take note of the amount of strength used to ensure that you do not lose your bnce¡­¡± Lun Tai performed a furious thrust with the sword in his hand and quickly retracted the sword. ¡°In the middle of a battle, you must retract immediately after a thrust. If not, your opponent might grab hold of your sword and you would probably end up losing your weapon!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian pierced through a Demon Soldier with the Sword in the Stone and instantlynded a kick on the Demon Soldier¡¯s chest. With lightning like speed, he pulled his sword out and swung it in a horizontal sh¡­ ¡­ Ka! When thest Demon Soldier standing before Chen Xiaolian fell to the ground, he pulled the Sword in the Stone back. Letting the tip of the sword rest on the ground, he took a deep breath. Demon Soldier corpses littered the ground around him. The corpses covered an area of over 10 metres, not a single gap was present between those corpses. Chen Xiaolian himself was unable to determine how long he had been fighting. He could only feel his body burning as his rate of breathing rapidly rose. Taking a deep breath, he turned his attention to a distant spot. Sweeping his tactical shlight over, he saw another horde of Demon Soldiers charging forward¡­ Chen Xiaolian snickered, raised the Sword in the Stone and strode toward the iing tide of Demon Soldiers¡­ ¡­ ¡°All right, let¡¯s have a break.¡± Lun Tai put away the long sword. Then, he turned to see Bei Tai and Xiaolei who were looking at him. ¡°You twoe.¡± Bei Tai nudged Xiaolei over. Xiaolei was stunned only to hear Lun Tai say, ¡°Xiaolei,e and demonstrate for the girls. The two of us will be exchanging moves. You attack while I defend for three moves. Then, I will attack while you defend. Let¡¯s see how many moves you can take from me.¡± Xiaolei gave out a sigh before walking over. Looking at the weapons on the ground, he picked up a long sword and stood before Lun Tai with a helpless expression. ¡°Boss Lun Tai, please show mercy.¡± ¡°Enough nonsense,e on!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure vaulted through the air and the Sword in the Stone came shing down as he was still in the middle of the air! A booming sound erupted alongside the downward sh and a Demon Soldier was hacked to pieces! The force behind the move created a shockwave with a radius of around three to five metres, sending the surrounding Demon Soldiers flying! ¡­ Xiaolei used both hands to wield the sword, which he used to execute downward shes three consecutive times. His moves were very forceful but Lun Tai who was only using one hand to wield his sword, casually deflected them all. When the three moves were over, Lun Tai shouted. ¡°My turn to attack!¡± Lun Tai promptly used both hands to grip his sword and swiftly executed a downward sh at Xiaolei! ng! The nging sound rang out and Xiaolei¡¯s figure retreated as the sword in his hand fell down the ground. The fingers on both his hands were lightly trembling¡­ Lun Tai put away his sword and nced at Xiaolei. ¡°Do you know what your mistake was?¡± Xiaolei could only remain silent with a bitter expression on his face. Lun Tai sighed and looked at those around them. ¡°I am a strength type warrior. When Xiaolei was fighting me just now, he used a double-handed sword to go against me. Double-handed swords focus on strength and is somewhatcking in dexterity. ¡°Xiaolei¡¯s strength is not my match to begin with. If he were smarter, he would have chosen a single-handed sword. That way, he would be able to use agility to help him in fighting me. However, by using the double-handed sword, he had foregone his only possibility of winning. This is what we call abandoning the long and requesting the short [1]. He used something that he iscking in to go against something that I am strong at. This strategy is a mistake. ¡°Using strength to attack me, he was unable to put any pressure on me. When I retaliated against him, his disadvantage in strength became more evident. ¡°Xiaolei! Considering the results of your previous trainings, you should not be this weak. If you had used a single-handed sword, even if you could not defeat me, you would still be able to exchange a few moves with me. Do you understand?¡± Xia Xiaolei sighed and replied, ¡°I understand, boss.¡± ¡°Good! Go change to a single-handed sword.¡± Lun Tai then turned his attention from Xiaolei to Qimu Xi. ¡°You,e forward!¡± Qimu Xi was stunned. She was quick to jump up. ¡°M¡­ Mr Lun Tai, I¡­¡± ¡°Pick a sword. Now, you will be exchanging moves with Xiaolei.¡± Qimu Xi timidly picked up a Chinese-style sword and stepped forward to exchange moves with Xiaolei. The same thing happened. She attacked three times only to have all her attacks blocked off by Xiaolei. Then, when Xiaolei attacked, his first attack caused Qimu Xi¡¯s sword to fly out of her hand. ¡°Ah!¡± The girl screamed out and took several steps back. Lun Tai sighed. ¡°This time, Xiaolei had acted in a more intelligent manner. Qimu Xi is clearlycking in strength. Thus, he had deliberately focused on a sh of strength, giving him the advantage. ¡°Mm, Qimu Xi,e here.¡± Qimu Xi was momentarily stunned. Then, she recollected herself and walked over. Lun Tai looked at her. ¡°Tell me, why did you choose that sword?¡± ¡°Err¡­ I¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°You are a girl. Be it your endurance or strength, they are all weaker than Xiaolei. Although you chose a Chinese-style sword, it is still a long sword. Considering your circumstance as a female, when facing against an enemy, the only advantage you can have is your agility and dexterity. Thus, this sword is unsuitable¡­¡± After saying that, Lun Tai went to the pile of weapons and picked up a shorter sword, a lighter and thinner sword. He gave it to Qimu Xi. ¡°When we are choosing our weapons, we must first favour our advantages and avoid our weaknesses. You must know which weapon bestplements you.¡± After that, Lun Tai turned to face the others. ¡°Now, I will be assigning you all. Qimu Xi, from now on, you will be exchanging moves with Soo Soo. Xiaolei¡­ ¡­ your opponent will be Qiao Qiao. Split into two, choose your weapons and use this time to exchange moves. I hope you can get two things done. First, learn to pick the weapon most suited to you. Second, familiarize yourself with the basics as soon as possible!¡± ¡­ First day. ¡°Ah!¡± Qiao Qiao swiftly dodged Xiaolei¡¯s iing thrust and retaliated with a backhanded circr swing. Her sword nearly struck Xiaolei¡¯s waist, causing Xiaolei to be shocked. On the other side, Qimu Xi and Soo Soo were holding onto swords each. After a few shes, Qimu Xi abruptly screamed out before vigorously retreating. ¡­ The next day. With a circr swing, Qiao Qiao disarmed Xiaolei, sending his sword flying. She then rushed up and the tip of her sword found itself resting upon Xiaolei¡¯s chest. However, in the next three rounds, Xiaolei seemingly became more savage. He sessfully knocked Qiao Qiao¡¯s sword away twice. In the third round, she knocked his sword away. But he rushed forward to seize Qiao Qiao¡¯s wrist. Qiao Qiao had not been expecting such a vicious move from Xiaolei and was stunned. In that moment, she had her sword seized by Xiaolei. ¡­ The third day. While training, Soo Soo lost control for a moment and mes burst out from the surface of her sword¡¯s de¡­ ¡­ this girl had casually used her skill. Seeing the shing mes, Qimu Xi instantly screamed out sharply. She tossed away the sword in her hand and ran for it. ¡­ The fourth day. Qimu Xi finally managed to knock Soo Soo¡¯s sword away. However, she immediately became stunned. In the end, Lun Tai gave her a harsh lecture. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian panted. His sword was thrust into the ground and used to prop himself up. He was bleeding! Blood flowed out from the wounds on his arm, trickled down his wrist, and onto the hilt of his sword and his palm felt oily. The area around him filled with the corpses of Demon Soldiers and Hound Demons! The clothes that he was wearing had long since be ragged. Stains of green and red, both his blood and the viscous liquid from the Hound Demons, dyed his clothes. He had lost track of how long he had been fighting within this underground pce. The system here continued simting out horde after horde of Demon Soldiers with the asional Hound Demons trying to slip in sneak attacks. Chen Xiaolian faced the unending attacks and fought a bitter battle that pushed out everyst scrap of capabilities he possessed! The unending battles here made Chen Xiaolian forget everything. In the end, every move by the Sword in the Stone, every attacking and defensive move by it became instinctive! He was gradually bing more exhausted and his body screamed, seemingly indicating that it was about to give out under the strain. At the same time, he could feel the moves unleashed using the Sword in the Stone bing easier to perform! Every move he executed felt as though it hade out with just a thought. Who knows how many times he had struck out. Was it thousands or tens of thousands¡­ there was a feeling that inside his heart, ayer of membrane was bing thinner and thinner¡­ it felt as though a single needle poke was all it would take to pop it¡­ Finally, seeing the endless tide of iing Demon Soldiers¡­ A spark of fortuitous rity suddenly shone within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind, as though a certain area within his mind had suddenly been lit up¡­ He slowly straightened his body. Without any warning, he raised the Sword in the Stone and gently thrust forward¡­ As the sword was pointing at empty air, he casually poked out over 10 times¡­ Spheres of golden light suddenly shone out from the air¡­ Weng! A sphere of golden light abruptly exploded out within the dark underground pce before spreading out all around¡­ The Demon Soldiers that were rushing forward found themselves thrown off, seemingly sucked into the resulting shockwave, which pulverized them¡­ Chen Xiaolian fell into a kneeling position with a ¡°plop¡±. He panted as he examined the Sword in the Stone in his hand. The expression on his face was one of utter pain. Every muscle in his body was screaming in pain! However, his eyes only grew brighter! More and more! ¡°I finally¡­ finally managed to execute it! This¡­ ¡­ power! This is power!!!¡± He could clearly sense that something within his body was slowly, little by little¡­ Transforming! ¡­ ¡°Again! Again! Again!¡± The sword in Lun Tai¡¯s hand was flying in every direction. Standing before him were Qiao Qiao and Xiaolei who stood side by side as they worked together to block Lun Tai¡¯s attacks. None of them used any skills. They were using pure physical strength and sword techniques to fight. However, Lun Tai was able to maintain an absolute advantage. Under the attacks from his long sword, Xiaolei and Qiao Qiao had no other options but to retreat. In the end, Lun Tai managed to send Xiaolei¡¯s sword flying with a ¡°ng¡±. At the same time however, Lun Tai received a shock! The tip of a sword was resting on Lun Tai¡¯s armpit area! Lun Tai looked to his side to see the sweat-soaked but determined expression on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. He looked at her sword and promptly revealed a trace of satisfaction. ¡°Not bad, Qiao Qiao!¡± Qiao Qiao sighed and retracted her sword. With a wry smile, she said, ¡°I had discussed it through with Xiaolei. He is in charge of distracting you while I am in charge of sneak attacks.¡± ¡°Brilliant strategy, again!¡± Lun Taiughed! ¡­ Within the valley, Chen Xiaolian suddenly descended from up high! The Sword in the Stone in his hand was like a sh of lightning streaking through the night sky! As his body was still in the middle of the air, he somersaulted a few times beforending on the ground. Then, he quickly turned around and pointed his sword to the thing behind him ¡­ A huge ck Widow spider stood there. Then, its body split apart! Chen Xiaolian gasped for breath but there was an ecstatic expression on his face. There were terrifying scars all over his legs, arms and body! ¡°Ha ha ha ha! Power! Power! I can feel it! Powerrr!!!¡± He had lost count of the number of times he did this. How many times had he killed this spider? He had fought it head-on, no tricks and no sneak attacks. Using just the Sword in the Stone, he faced the [A] ss ck Widow spider and killed it! Chen Xiaolian had to pay a terrible price for it time and again. The [B] ss protective suit on his body had long since been torn to a ragged state. Chen Xiaolian tore off the protective suit and tossed it to the ground. Then, he spread all four limbs out on the ground as he continued gasping for breath. ¡°Skyde! This senior here¡­ ¡­ is more talented than you expected! Ha ha ha ha¡­ ¡­ pity, what a pity¡­ ¡­ you are unable to see this.¡± ¡­ Finally, Chen Xiaolian made his way into thest cave in the underground pce. He regarded the empty space within the underground pce and knitted his eyebrows. ¡°Nothing?¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to receive a prompt in his personal system. It was from the GM residing in the base. ¡°Insufficient memory of this instance dungeon¡¯s final objective. It cannot be simted.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and put down the sword in his hand. He then assessed his own body and revealed a wry smile. ¡°End it then!¡± ¡­ Swoosh! Light suddenly reced the surrounding darkness. Chen Xiaolian looked around and saw that he had returned to the training room. He sat down, retrieved a bottle of water and gulped it all down. Mm, healing substances are nearly depleted. Chen Xiaolian checked his reserve and shook his head. It would appear that this is my limit. He could feel the stinking from his body¡­ ¡­ he had spent so many days fighting in the virtual simtion, drenched in sweat and blood¡­. ¡°This senior wants to take a bath.¡± Chen Xiaolian gathered himself and forced himself up. ¡­ Weng! When the door to the training room opened, Qiao Qiao, Xia Xiaolei, Soo Soo and Qimu Xi were fighting together against Lun Tai alone. All five figures were engaged in a melee as they exchanged moves. Qiao Qiao and Xiaolei¡¯s movements were orderly and the way they advanced and retreated had a certain precision in them. From the looks of it, even Soo Soo and Qimu Xi had practiced a lot. When Chen Xiaolian exited the training room, Lun Tai was the first to notice him. He quickly jumped out from the circle of battle andughed. ¡°Guild Leader is out!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was filled with exhaustion as he observed the figures within the resting area. Before he could say anything, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo had rushed toward him. Xiaolei, who was about to step forward suddenly halted his steps. He was unable to stop himself from pinching his nose and shouting, ¡°Oh my God! Guild Leader! Your body stinks! How many days have you gone without a bath?!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian immersed his entire body within the bathtub; the hot water flowed into every pore on his body, gradually washing away the feeling of exhaustion. His skin had been scrubbed raw while the wounds and scars were rapidly healing up. At the same time, he had a hand ced outside the bathtub. In that hand¡­ was the Sword in the Stone! Chen Xiaolian was experiencing something peculiar. It felt as though what he was holding was not a sword. Rather¡­ ¡­ it had be an extension of his body! Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and raised the Sword in the Stone. When he exerted a little strength with his fingers, a golden light shed out from the tip of the sword! Although it was somewhat dimmer, this light was very simr to the one that he had unleashed back when he was in Zero City¡¯spetition arena! ¡°I¡­ ¡­ what level would I be at now?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt curious. He promptly stood up. Ignoring the remaining water on his body, he stepped out of the bathtub. He stood before a mirror and regarded himself, his scars¡­ ¡°It feels like there¡¯s something different¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his eyebrows. He raised the Sword in the Stone and examined it. Suddenly, a peculiar thought struck his mind. He turned his palm¡­ Swoosh! The Sword in the Stone that was in his hand disappeared! Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. Then, he quickly closed his eyes. His mind delved into his sea of consciousness and he was immediately greeted with the sight of the Sword in the Stone floating amid his sea of consciousness! A nimbus of golden light enveloped it. Although it was dim, it was clear that the golden light existed! Chen Xiaolian reopened his eyes and he regarded his reflection in the mirror again. A look of conviction gradually appeared on his face. ¡°Mm, I really am different!¡± ¡­ 1 Abandoning the long and requesting the short. Meaning: Giving up an advantageous position to take a harder route or position.? [TL: No idea what¡¯s going on this chapter¡­ ] Chapter 422 The Lamp Wick And Soo Soo

Chapter 422 The Lamp Wick And Soo Soo

GOR Chapter 422 The Lamp Wick And Soo Soo Chen Xiaolian¡¯s special training took up a total of seven days. Only he could know what he had learnt and acquired during that seven days. After his return, he saw that there was not much change in the guild. All he saw was that the members were training together with Lun Tai and Bei Tai every day. It had to be mentioned, but Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s strength was still greatly insufficient. Although Lun Tai and Bei Tai were veterans, their level of strength was already unable to keep up with the system. They could train neers by teaching the neers aboutbat basics and weaponry. However, in the recent instance dungeon, the two brothers¡¯ strength had been insufficient to help them tide over the situation. Roddy possessed a very good Mech. Using the Mech, he was able to fight against the [A+] ss Jacob. Unfortunately, the 18 seconds time limit was too big of a weakness. As for Soo Soo¡­ ¡­ her zing Phoenix skill was very powerful. Unfortunately, only God knows when her second personality would emerge. It was something that required her receiving a shock after all. At present, Xiaolei could only serve as a logistics member. Qimu Xi¡­ ¡­ not fainting after seeing blood would be a huge improvement on her part. As for Qiao Qiao¡­ Qiao Qiao¡¯s skill¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank somewhat. Ever since Qiao Qiao joined him, she had never used her skill even once. Additionally, it would appear that no one in the guild knew what her skill was. But Chen Xiaolian knew! As the one person closest to Qiao Qiao, it was only natural that he would know. The problem was¡­ Qiao Qiao¡¯s skill had a fatal w! ¡°Sigh¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. After he had finished bathing, Chen Xiaolian came out and changed his clothes. Then, he proceeded with something. He retrieved something from his Storage Watch, something that he had purchased some time earlier¡­ ¡­ the boxes of wax! Chen Xiaolian took out themp wick that he had taken out from the world within the ancient painting. It was uncertain what materials were used to construct this wick. Normal wicks were made using cotton threads while some others were made using fiberss. But Chen Xiaolian did not know what to make of the wick in his hand. It was about as long as a piece of cigarette. He twiddled it in his hand and determined that it was very pliable. Yet, it was quite durable. After pondering for a moment, Chen Xiaolian tore out a piece of wax¡­ Soo Soo knocked the door and noticed that the door was left unlocked. She pushed it gently and was about to step inside. She stayed outside and shouted, ¡°Xiaolian oppa! Can Ie in?¡± After hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s assenting reply, Soo Soo moved inside. Chen Xiaolian turned his head to regard the Korean loli. He smiled and said, ¡°Why are you here?¡± Soo Soo remained silent. Then, she puffed up her roundish face, ran over and knelt down beside Chen Xiaolian. Both her hands reached out to grip the edge of his clothes and she raised her head to reveal a ¡®bitter baby face¡¯ expression. Chen Xiaolianughed. He reached out with his hands to pinch her cheeks before turning back to the task at hand. Soo Soo stared with widened eyes. ¡°Oppa, what are you doing?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Making a candle.¡± Chen Xiaolian was indeed making a candle. Although he had bought many boxes worth of wax, lighting up the wick in his hand was not that easy. First, he needed to melt the wax down to liquid form before putting the wick in ¨C making wax candles was not something he was knowledgeable in. Thus, he could only proceed awkwardly. First, he started up a fire and ced the wax atop the mes to melt it. After it had melted down into liquid state, he poured it into a bowl that he had ced beside him. Next, he stuck the wick into the bowl. Once the wax solidified once more, this task would beplete. Soo Soo, who was watching beside him, was unable to stop herself from feeling bored. She frowned and said, ¡°Oppa, why are you making candles? Also, this thing is too ugly!¡± Chen Xiaolian simply smiled without saying anything. He had casually melted the wax down. Now he waited for it to cool down and solidify once more. Next, he turned the bowl upside down and apleted wax candle popped out. At any rate, the wick had been ced inside. After considering it, Chen Xiaolian picked up a lighter and lit up the wick. Pa! A me the size of a bean appeared and Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. He then watched as the me swayed. After observing it from different angles, he determined that there was probably nothing special about it. This¡­ ¡­ is an ordinary candle me. Chen Xiaolian frowned. I thought that after igniting the wick, something special would happen. Perhaps¡­ ¡­ a spatial world like that of the ancient painting would appear? It would appear that I had been overthinking things. He did not notice that Soo Soo, who was kneeling beside him, was sniffing the air. Then, she subconsciously moved closer to the me. Chen Xiaolian watched as the me burned through the wax candle slowly. By his estimate, it would take several hours for it to finish burning up this big bowl of candle. Mm, Mr San had said that he just needed to ensure that its me continued burning. There was no need for him to stare at it all day long¡­ ¡­ otherwise, how was he to do anything else? After reaching that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned around to look at Soo Soo, who was beside him. He smiled. ¡°Soo Soo, I¡¯ll give you a task, is that all right?¡± ¡°All right!¡± Soo Soo¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. Chen Xiaolian pointed at the candle and said with a smile, ¡°Help me keep an eye on this candle, all right? Mm, just make sure it doesn¡¯t go off.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Soo Soo¡¯s eyes turned wide. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ what if the wax is all burnt up?¡± ¡°All burnt up?¡± Chen Xiaolian opened up a carton beside him, revealing that it was packed full of wax. ¡°Just add these in. In short, just make sure that it continues burning.¡± Soo Soo pondered the matter. ¡°So, I will be staying here to stare at it?¡± ¡°No.¡± Although Chen Xiaolian was beingzy himself, he was not shameless to the point of letting a little girl waste her time here without eating or drinking. ¡°Mm, check up on it once every hour and add more wax to it when necessary.¡± ¡°No problem!¡± Soo Soo nodded her head vigorously. Chen Xiaolian stood up and pointed at the several boxes that he had ced aside. ¡°All the boxes there contain wax and will be enough for a long time. If the wax starts running low, quicklye tell me and I will go buy more. In short¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t ever let the me be extinguished.¡± There was a resolute look on Soo Soo¡¯s face as she replied, ¡°Oppa, be at ease and just leave it to me!¡± Chen Xiaolian patted Soo Soo¡¯s mushroom style hair before getting up and moving out of the room. He then went looking for Lun Tai and the others to discuss some other matters. Soo Soo then knelt down on the floor and observed the me burning atop the bowl of candle. As time progressed, Soo Soo subconsciously felt a faint aromaing off the burning candle¡­ This aroma was not actually a perfumed scent. Rather¡­ ¡­ it was an inexplicably pleasant sensation that drew her even closer. She moved closer, widened her nostrils and inhaled deeply¡­ Savouring the aroma, Soo Soo failed to notice something. When she had taken a deep breath earlier, themp wick instantly sizzled for a brief instant as it burned fiercely, causing a small portion to be burnt off! Soo Soo was unable to stop her eyes from narrowing as her body fell into an intoxicating state. She subconsciously took another deep breath, and she grew even more intoxicated¡­ She then subconsciously closed her eyes as she entered a half-asleep state¡­ It was uncertain how long thissted. But Soo Soo suddenly jerked back with a start and she sat up. She shook her head vigorously and saw that the wax in the bowl was almostpletely burnt up! The me had also turned dim. Soo Soo was shocked. She thought that she had somehow fallen asleep for a long time, she hastily tore out some new wax from the box beside her and began adding it into the bowl. Her skill was the zing Phoenix, one with a fire attribute. Although she was unable to utilize it when she was not in her second personality, she could still create some minor fire. After a little while, she was able to melt down the wax and add it into the bowl. Seeing that the bowl was full once more, Soo Soo breathed a sigh of relief. However, when her eyes fell upon the swaying me, she once more felt the intoxicating aroma filling the room¡­ ¡­ It appeared as though this aroma, that Soo Soo found exceptionally pleasing, would grow richer the longer the candle me burned¡­ Soo Soo who had fallen into an intoxicating state was unaware of the fact that she had not fallen asleep just now. She had only shut her eyes for a few minutes! Every breath she took brought the intoxicating aroma into her very soul and a strange light gradually emerged within her eyes. Just like how a child that had eaten delicious candy would lose control over himself, Soo Soo was presently lost in a haze. She was unable to stop herself from leaning closer and inhaling in the aroma. The more she inhaled, the more lost she became. It did not take long for the wax in the bowl to fall to less than half its volume. This time, Soo Soo who had seemingly lost herself subconsciously tore out new pieces of wax, melted it and added it into the bowl¡­ Her rate of breathing had also subconsciously increased, faster and faster! Unknown to her, a faint crimson coloured light was gradually filling the air around her! It was as though the air itself had taken the colour of a dim me¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had gone to the central resting area to chat a bit with Lun Tai. After asking him about the training progress of the others, he turned around and moved back into the room. The moment he stepped through the door, he caught sight of a shocking scene. Soo Soo was kneeling before the bowl of wax like a little puppy. Her head leaned forward and her nose was practically on the verge of making contact with the candle me! This little girl had an intoxicated expression on her face. It was as though she would stick out her tongue to lick the candle me at any moment! As Soo Soo was about to stick out her tongue, Chen Xiaolian strode forward and whispered firmly, ¡°Soo Soo! What are you doing?¡± ¡°Ah?!¡± It was only then did Soo Soo pull herself out of her intoxicated state. Her eyes snapped open and she found that she was about to make contact with the candle me. She quickly pulled her head back. Chen Xiaolian made his way to Soo Soo¡¯s side. At first nce, he found nothing amiss. However, after a detailed examination, he found something stunning! The box of wax that was ced beside her¡­ ¡­ was almost used up! Chen Xiaolian pointed at the box. ¡°Where is all the wax inside?¡± There was a nk look on Soo Soo¡¯s face. ¡°Err¡­ I¡­ I¡­ I think I added them all inside.¡± ¡°All of them had been added?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°In just a few moments, all of them had been burnt up?¡± Soo Soo rubbed her eyes, raised her head and cast an adorable expression at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Oppa¡­ ¡­ where did you buy those wax? It smells very good! I really like the aroma!¡± Chen Xiaolian felt something amiss. He rapidly moved to pick Soo Soo up and took several steps back before putting her back down. He regarded Soo Soo with a frown and said, ¡°Are you all right?¡± There was a reddish glow upon Soo Soo¡¯s face. It seemed as though she was drunk. However, she did her best to shake her head. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I am fine. Just¡­ I think I feel tired.¡± She then stared with widened eyes. ¡°Oppa, the candle me did not go off!¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully regarded Soo Soo. Seeing the redness on her face, he felt something amiss. He reached out with his hand to touch Soo Soo¡¯s face and was shocked! So hot! Terrifyingly hot! He turned around and looked at the candle me, a trace of unease sprouting within his heart. It was at that moment¡­ plop! Soo Soo, who was beside him, suddenly turned limp and fell into a seated posture on the floor. Her head tilted to rest on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s legs. She had fainted! ¡­ Chapter 423 Eternal Clarity Fire

Chapter 423 Eternal rity Fire

GOR Chapter 423 Eternal rity Fire Chen Xiaolian carried Soo Soo and ced her on a sofa before shouting. It did not take long for Qiao Qiao and the others to run in. ¡°What happened?¡± Seeing her little sister lying on the sofa with her eyes closed, Qiao Qiao immediately tensed up. ¡°Medical kit!¡± shouted Chen Xiaolian, who had a very grim expression on his face. Lun Tai was the fastest to react. He promptly ran out toward the equipment warehouse of the base to retrieve a medical kit. After running back into the room, he opened the kit and pulled out a small medical equipment. This was something that they had acquired from de Mountain me Sea Guild. The medical kit was a portable medical item to be taken with them during fights. It consisted of some simple medical supplies and a few simple analysing devices. Using the analysing devices on Soo Soo, Chen Xiaolian then pushed open Soo Soo¡¯s eyelids. ¡°Pupil response is normal. ¡°Blood pressure is also normal. ¡°Abnormality found in body temperature.¡± Chen Xiaolian picked up the infrared thermometer and knitted his eyebrows. ¡°Body temperature¡­¡± Lun Tai and Qiao Qiao, who were beside him, looked at it and were stunned by what they saw. Body temperature¡­ ¡­ 48 degrees? Such a thing was unheard of even in cases of fevers! Additionally, the disyed numbers on the thermometer were still rising! ¡°It¡¯s already¡­ 49 degrees¡­ ¡­ it¡¯s going to 50 degrees! Why is her body temperature still climbing?¡± Qiao Qiao anxiously knelt before the sofa and gripped the thermometer. Her other hand reached out to feel Soo Soo¡¯s forehead. ¡°Xiaolian, what happened?¡± There was a tangled look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He nced at the candle and said, ¡°It¡¯s hard to exin. I will tell you about itter. Let¡¯s wake Soo Soo up first.¡± Xiaolei¡¯s head poked in from behind and said, ¡°Such a high body temperature is not a good thing¡­ ¡­ should we think of a way to cool her down?¡± Cool down? Correct! Chen Xiaolian quickly ran into the bathroom. He wetted a towel with cold water and twisted it lightly before rushing back to Soo Soo. Then, he used the towel to wipe her face gently. This simplistic physical method to cool her down appeared useless. To their surprise, when the wet towel made contact with Soo Soo¡¯s face, her high body temperature caused vapour to appear and rise upward rapidly! The process urred before their very eyes! ¡°Body temperature¡­ ¡­ is still rising!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes had turned red from anxiousness. ¡°Could it be due to poisoning?¡± Lun Tai interjected. ¡°Right! Antidote!¡± Qiao Qiao quickly eximed. ¡°Hurry, antidote!¡± Chen Xiaolian did nothing to stop Qiao Qiao. He watched as Qiao Qiao had Xia Xiaolei purchase a normal antidote from the Exchange System and fed it to Soo Soo. The antidote was a product of the system, something that brought no side effect. Thus, there was no issue in giving it to Soo Soo. Nothing wrong with giving it a try. However, after giving her the antidote, Soo Soo remained unconscious. Rather, her body temperature continued increasing! ¡°The thermometer¡­ ¡­ has reached its limit.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes were red. Chen Xiaolian reached out to feel Soo Soo¡¯s forehead. It was very hot! He quickly carried Soo Soo up and strode into the bathroom. He ced Soo Soo down beside the bathtub and poured cold water down on her. Despite how little time this action took, the area on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand that had made contact with Soo Soo had been seared red! ¡°Heavens! Her body is practically about to burst into mes!¡± Xia Xiaolei cried out in shock. They had already given her antidote and healing substances. However, those had no effect. The clothes on Soo Soo¡¯s body slowly curled up somewhat, a reaction toward the high temperature. It would appear that she might actually burst into mes if they do not cool her down! Soo Soo¡¯s present body temperature was shockingly high. It was not possible to make direct contact with her and the temperature of the air around her body had greatly risen as well! It seemed as though her body was about to exude mes! ¡°Ice! Hurry! Ice!¡± Chen Xiaolian growled out. Bei Tai ran out and quickly lugged the refrigerator¡¯s icemaker into the room before tossing arge box worth of ice into the bathtub. Ignoring the scalding heat, Chen Xiaolian picked Soo Soo up and ced her inside the bathtub. They watched as the ice rapidly melted. Soo Soo¡¯s body that had been ced within the pile of ice, exuded such heat that the ice quickly melted into water. Soo Soo¡¯s face had turned red hot. Her eyes remain closed but her long eyshes were fluttering slightly. There was guilt on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and he bit down on his lips heavily. ¡°Xiaolian!¡± Lun Tai tugged Chen Xiaolian over. ¡°I think there is something strange here. The way Soo Soo is acting seems¡­ ¡­ seems like she can no longer control her own powers. Don¡¯t forget, her skill is of the fire attribute!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up instantly! mes had begun appearing from Soo Soo¡¯s body! The ice within the bathtub had rapidly melted into water and the water in turn, rapidly boiled. Soon, plumes of vapour rose up into the air and the mist like vapour filled the bathroom. It was at that moment that Soo Soo, who was inside the bathtub, released a low sound. It sounded like a groan. However, it did not convey any feeling of pain. Rather, it was one of extreme satisfaction andfort. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart suddenly gave a pound. ¡°Not good! Everyone, get out!¡± He abruptly bent down, reaching out with both hands to grip the edges of the bathtub. With a forceful tug, he pulled up the bathtub! Carrying the bathtub filled with water and Soo Soo, he strode out of the room even as the heat seared his hands. It was like carrying a pot of boiling water! Even his hair had started curling due to the high temperature. Every breath he took caused the heat wave to assail his senses. Carrying the bathtub, he quickly made his way out. Qiao Qiao, who was right behind him, saw him running into the training room. She followed him in and heard him shouting, ¡°Close the door!¡± There was no time to think about it. Qiao Qiao reached her hand to her back and closed the door of the training room. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian ced the bathtub on the ground. Then, he turned around, grabbed hold of Qiao Qiao and summoned out the Sword in the Stone into his hand. ¡°Get down!¡± Qiao Qiao then felt Chen Xiaolian reaching out to embrace her and push her down the floor, using his not too wide back to shield her¡­ Then¡­ Boom! ¡°Hold your breath!¡± Qiao Qiao heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s anxious voice from one of her ears. A ripple of heat wave burst forward as the bathtub exploded and steam soared up the air. Even with her eyes closed, Qiao Qiao could still sense the fiery crimson light amid the explosion. At the same time, the Sword in the Stone in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand projected out a golden light screen to act as a shield of sorts. When the shockwave from the explosion fell upon the shield of light, it was blocked off and took the form of an umbre before the shield. After that, it gradually faded away into their surroundings¡­ It was a loud and clear sound! A phoenix made of mes charged upward, like a skyward meteor! It exuded an atmosphere of majesty as it circled around in the air before descending! It finally fell upon a figure. Soo Soo¡¯s little figure was standing there, mes enveloping her body. Her pair of eyes was jet ck and there was a trance-like expression on her face. She spread both her hands, seemingly to wee the arrival of the ming phoenix! The ming phoenix disappeared into Soo Soo¡¯s body and the little girl¡¯s eyes snapped open. Next, the mes around her were immediately absorbed back into her body¡­ Finally, everything disappeared. As for Soo Soo, she plopped down to a seated posture on the floor and gave a long exhtion. There were ck spots hovering around Soo Soo¡¯s body, which then transformed into mists, rising upward before dissipating away. Soo Soo looked around in confusion and saw Qiao Qiao on the floor, hugging Chen Xiaolian. She blinked and whispered, ¡°Sister? Oppa?¡± She struggled to sit up. Then, she tried to step forward. As she took her first step, mes the colour of crimson dawn sparked to life. Soo Soo¡¯s figure became as soft as feather and she flew forward until she was beside Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao! Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao stared at Soo Soo, their faces filled with astonishment. ¡°Soo Soo¡­ you¡­ how do you feel? Do you feel ufortable anywhere?¡± Soo Soo looked on with widened eyes and there was a lost look in her face. She lowered her head and thought about it. ¡°I don¡¯t feel ufortable. My body feels much lighter. It is like¡­ a rxed, joyful andfortable feeling.¡± As she spoke, she waved both her hands. Due to her actions, her body slowly drifted up and her feet left the floor, it was as though she had be as light as a feather! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up! ¡°Give birth to true fire inside the body, refine and exterminate the impurities! Body as light as feather, step like the clouds, and swing like the mists! This, this¡­¡± He looked at Soo Soo with a look of disbelief. "Samadhi¡­ True Samadhi Fire [1]?!" As Chen Xiaolian was mumbling to himself, Soo Soo sat down and lowered her head. She reached out with her hand to hold Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I, I feel very sleepy¡­¡± The little girl shut her eyes once more and fell asleep. Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao quickly got up and moved toward her. Soo Soo¡¯s body temperature had normalized and her rate of breathing was stable and uniform. Her outward appearance suggested that she was totally fine and was merely sleeping. Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao exchanged nces. Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°What did you say just now? What fire?¡± There was a peculiar expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Now is not the best time to talk about it¡­ but, I think that Soo Soo might have gotten something really good¡­ ¡­ True Samadhi Fire!¡± ¡­ They put Soo Soo back inside the room to let her sleep. This time, no one dared to leave her alone. Everyone gathered inside the room for a discussion. Chen Xiaolian held the bowl candle in his hand with a serious expression as he informed them of the origin of the wick ¨C before this; he had informed them about his adventure inside the ancient painting. However, he had not spoken about this wick in detail. After he was done, they all looked at each other. ¡°When you put it that way¡­ ¡­ this wick is something obtained from a sacred artefact?¡± Xia Xiaolei responded in excitement. ¡°A sacred artefact!¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. ¡°It would appear that the issue had originated from the wick. Although I am not too certain¡­ ¡­ the wick is for lighting fire while Soo Soo¡¯s skill is fire-based. Maybe, by going near the burning wick, something changed.¡± As they were discussing it, Chen Xiaolian remained silent. It was unknown what he was thinking. After everyone had spoken their mind, they turned to look at him. Chen Xiaolian then exhaled deeply. There were traces of excitement and entanglement on his face. ¡°I have a spection.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Qiao Qiao was the most anxious. ¡°Sacred artefacts.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile. ¡°My Sword in the Stone can be more or less be considered as a sacred artefact. It is a very powerful item in the annals of history. As for themp that this wick came from, Mr San had informed me its name. I believe its name was the Eternal rity Fire.¡± He paused for a moment before looking at the others. Then, with the wry smile still on his face, he continued, ¡°Following this line of thought¡­ ¡­ a sacred artefact known as Eternal rity Fire must certainly have an extraordinary origin. If we are to look at the famed legendary artefacts in the history of this world, there is indeed one such item known as Eternal rity Fire.¡± ¡°Which is it?¡± Xia Xiaolei was the most curious. This time, the one to speak up was not Chen Xiaolian. Rather, it was someone who had been too fearful to open up her mouth, Qimu Xi. The girl timidly opened her mouth and whispered, ¡°Guild Leader, are you by chance referring to¡­ ¡­ the legendary Eternal rity Fire that was ced before Buddha?¡± ¡°Buddha?¡± Xia Xiaolei eximed. Lun Tai blinked and stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Buddha? You mean ¡®the¡¯ Buddha?¡± ¡°Mm, ¡®the¡¯ Buddha.¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a wry smile. The one before Buddha, the Eternal rity Fire! 1 True Samadhi Fire. Something from the Journey to the West. True Samadhi Fire is an inextinguishable fire cultivated by the Redboy, the Ox King¡¯s son.? Chapter 424 Nothing At All

Chapter 424 Nothing At All

GOR Chapter 424 Nothing At All Hangzhou City, prison no. X. Barbed wires lined the top of the tall walls and the street there was very quiet and undisturbed. It waste in the afternoon and the sky was not looking too pleasant. The sun was not visible in the sky above; only the grey clouds could be seen. A small iron door beside the main iron gates opened up and two prison officers walked out. Following behind them was a thin middle-aged man whose hair had turned white. Wrinkles filled his face, which seemed to contain all the sorrows within the world. He had a simple looking canvas bag slung over his shoulder; something that appeared bought a few years ago, a pair of sneakers, grey coloured pants and shirt. The prison officers spoke a few words to the man, patted his shoulder, turned around and moved back inside. They then closed the small iron door. Fifty metres across the street, beneath a tree¡­ Tian Lie was crouching there with a cigarette in his hand, coldly regarding everything that was unfolding in front of the prison gate. The man took a few steps forward and turned his head back to look at the main gates of the prison. Then, he turned to look at the empty street¡­ ¡­ ¡­ he exhaled deeply and the expectant light within his eyes slowly faded away. Finally, he stepped toward one end of the street. A few hundred metres away was a bus stop. Tian Lie stamped off the cigarette fire and quietly moved in behind the man with a cold expression. The people in the bus station noticed the middle-aged man¡¯s arrival. Seeing the canvas bag that he was carrying and his migrant worker like appearance, they thought of something and subconsciously moved aside for him. Throughout all that, Tian Lie simply stood a few metres away, smoking indifferently. When the bus arrived, the middle-aged man boarded the bus and Tian Lie snuffed his cigarette before following him up the bus. The peak hours had yet toe and there were not too many people within the bus. Tian Lie held onto a handrail and his body swayed back and forth in harmony with the rest of the passengers as the bus travelled bumpily. However, his pair of eyes was coldly eyeing the middle-aged man. At one point, a man with furtive eyes deliberately staggered close to the middle-aged man¡¯s body when the bus hit a bump. Tian Lie merely narrowed his eyes and did nothing. The man with furtive eyes quickly got off the bus. Tian Lie sighed to himself. ¡­ Maintaining a distance of tens of metres, Tian Lie silently followed the middle-aged man as he walked through the alley near the high school¡¯s back door. The middle-aged man appeared excited and his pace quickened somewhat. When he reached the high school¡¯s back door, he saw the rusty but partially opened iron door. He then lowered his head and made his way inside. The middle-aged man stood before the hut behind the school. Seeing the locked door, the light in his eyes was instantly extinguished. He circled the hut frantically before leaning in on the window to look inside. He looked for a long time. Tian Lie had his arms crossed as he stood outside the school¡¯s back door. He then pulled out another cigarette and began smoking it. Each breath he took was done with great force! Ten minutester, the middle-aged man stepped out of the school¡¯s back door with a lost look on his face. Due to his dispirited state, he did not notice Tian Lie, who was coldly eyeing him from beside the door. Seeing the middle-aged man stagger aimlessly through the alley, Tian Lie tossed away his cigarette and stepped forward to follow the man once more. As the sky turned dark, the number of people in the street gradually increased. The middle-aged man wandered aimlessly through the street as Tian Lie calmly tailed him, neither too fast nor too slow. Finally, the middle-aged man stopped beside a food stall. Tian Lie watched as the smoke from the stalls cooking oil wafted over to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man then walked over and sat down before one of the stall¡¯s empty table. He ordered two dishes, one meat and one vegetable. He also ordered two bottles of beer, white beer. Tian Lie stood across the street before the door to a barbershop. He sat himself down on the stairs and moved to pull out another cigarette only to find that he had finished them all. Time ticked by slowly and the middle-aged man poured and drank by himself. Despite only taking a few bites of the dishes, he had finished up nearly one bottle of beer. His face began turning red and his actions slowed. After a while, the man suddenly clutched his head and began sobbing. Tian Lie, who was across the street, clenched his fists. Half an hourter, the man finished the other bottle of beer as well. He stood up unsteadily and was stopped by a man. This man wore a sociable face and short sleeved clothes, which revealed a tattoo on his arm. He hade to ask the middle-aged man to pay for the meal. Naturally, after searching his pockets, the middle-aged man found that he did not have a single penny on him. Tian Lie did not appear surprised ¨C back in the bus, when the man with furtive eyes fell close to the middle-aged man, Tian Lie had known. A drama soon unfolded itself. The smile on the shop assistant¡¯s face quickly disappeared. The drunken middle-aged man shouted that he had lost his wallet. Two fellows from the shop came over to surround him. One of them, the one responsible for barbequing had a displeased expression and he shouted, ¡°Dine and dashing in this senior¡¯s shop!¡± They began shoving each other. Although the drunken man was very furious, he did not react in an extreme manner. The two shop assistants tried to search for money and forcefully opened up the middle-aged man¡¯s canvas bag, overturning its contents. When a pile of envelopes fell out¡­ The drunken man suddenly erupted in rage, just like a wounded beast! He cried out mournfully and jumped up, his thin body mmed into the one who was turning his bag upside down. His m caused the man to fall, knocking over a table in the process. The shoving devolved into a tussle! Those few shop assistants were clearly not some kind hearted Samaritans. That was especially true of the man with the tattoo, who sent a bottle of beer swinging toward the drunken middle-aged man¡¯s head. The middle-aged man fell to the ground and the several other fellows surrounded him to kick him. The one who was knocked over by the middle-aged man earlier appeared to be putting more effort, as though to avenge his loss of face earlier. Blood quickly trickled down the middle-aged man¡¯s face and nose. His forehead had been wounded. Tian Lie continued standing across the street with indifference. When he saw another shop assistant raise another bottle of beer, he frowned. Only then did he make his move. When the bottle descended, a muscr hand appeared, gripping the hand swinging down the bottle. The shop assistant, who had a highly displeased expression, raised his head and became stunned by what he saw. A bald man with a mighty stature, muscr and powerful, greeted him. ¡°You¡­¡± Tian Lie raised his eyebrows and pushed the shop assistant away with ease before saying in a hushed tone, ¡°I know this man. I¡¯ll help pay for his meal.¡± Without waiting for them to shout anything, Tian Lie reached out with his hand. There were several red coloured bills in his hand. The few people who were about to speak up, fell silent for a few seconds. ¡°You think you can get away just like that after messing up my business?¡± One of them, who appeared like the boss, rubbed his chin and looked at Tian Lie. ¡°The meal should not be more than a hundred. There is more than enough here to cover the rest,¡± Tian Lie said calmly. Perhaps it was due to the deterring force behind Tian Lie¡¯s stature and calm voice, but the boss fell into a state of silence. He surveyed their surroundings and forced himself to say, ¡°Take him away. I¡¯ll give you this face!¡± Tian Lie ced the money on the table. Then, he used one hand to pick up the drunken middle-aged man while his other hand picked up the canvas bag. He turned to look at the envelopes on the ground and he furrowed his brows. Then, he reached out with his hand to sweep the envelopes into the canvas bag. ¡­ The drunken middle-aged man was carried into a pub. He sat before the table, seemingly lost in thought. When Tian Lie ced the canvas bag before him, his eyes lit up and he rushed to embrace the bag. He quickly riffled through the contents of the bag. When he saw the envelopes, he then held the bag tightly. Pa! Two bottles of beer were ced on the table. Tian Lie moved to sit down opposite the middle-aged man. Using his teeth, he opened a bottle and offered it to the middle-aged man, who hesitated for a moment before epting it. Tian Lie then bit open another bottle. He raised it up, his neck up along with it as he gulped down one-third of the bottle¡¯s content. The pungent beer appeared to have no effect on him as he coldly watched the middle-aged man, his eyes filled with a calm iciness! ¡°Can you still drink?¡± The middle-aged man did not answer. Instead, he picked up the bottle and mirrored Tian Lie¡¯s actions only to end up coughing violently. It was obvious that he was drunk. He did not have a clear state of mind either. Tian Lie leaned his body forward slightly and stared straight into the middle-aged man¡¯s eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t you like drinking beer? You¡¯ve always loved drinking beer.¡± The middle-aged man¡¯s eyes were unfocused and he simply looked at the bottle of beer ced before him. Tian Lie sighed and moved to tug his cor. This action revealed the outline of his muscr body and a trace of killing intent seeped into his eyes. ¡°You¡¯ve been imprisoned for a long time. Your performance in prison was quite good. But, your wife is gone and your home is gone¡­ ¡­ naturally, you have no money either. Although you¡¯ve behaved well all these years when you were in prison, even getting a shorter sentence and released early¡­ ¡­ you still have nothing at all, am I right?¡± Hearing the word ¡®nothing at all¡¯, the middle-aged man, who had a numb look on his face, jerked his head up and growled, ¡°No! I am not left with nothing at all! I, I, I¡­ I still have a son! I still have a son!¡± A morbid crimson colour seemingly appeared within Tian Lie¡¯s eyes, which were practically about to erupt mes. ¡°A son? No, you have no son anymore.¡± ¡°I have! I have!¡± The middle-aged man raised up his canvas bag in a semi-deranged manner and pulled out the envelopes. ¡°These are the letters my son wrote for me! My son! I have a son! My son¡¯s name is Da Gang!¡± Tian Lie leaned back, his figure retreating into the shadow cast by the corner of the room. ¡°You have no son, not anymore.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s voice was cold. ¡°Someone like you should have nothing at all. That is the greatest form of justice!¡± The middle-aged man¡¯s body flinched! He curled his body up and he mumbled to himself. ¡°I¡­ I have a son¡­ I have¡­ have¡­¡± He began sobbing and curled himself up into a ball. ¡­ Chapter 425 Accompany Me For One Round!

Chapter 425 Apany Me For One Round!

GOR Chapter 425 Apany Me For One Round! At that same time¡­ Somewhere in Hangzhou¡­ The sound of a lock being opened by a key could be heard within the darkness¡­ After pushing the door open, Han Bi stepped into the room and closed the door behind him. He did not move to turn on the lights. Instead, he slowly made his way into the living room and threw his body onto the sofa. The room had been left without an owner for a long time and the doors and windows were closed all this time. Due to theck of venttion, a stale sensation floated in the air. Han Bi ignored that, stretched his body on the sofa, and closed his eyes. He enjoyed himself and took a deep breath. After a full hour, he slowly got up. He moved to the kitchen and poured himself a cup of tap water, which he then gulped down. Then, he made his way into the bedroom andid his body down upon the double-sized bed. Pulling the nket, he curled up. Although it was dark, he did not close his eyes. His pair of eyes was wide open as he quietly stared out the window. He could faintly make out the lights on the opposite apartment and the twinkling stars¡­ Han Bi suddenly spoke up, muttering to himself. Every sentence, every word, was spoken with extreme seriousness. An extreme harshness! ¡°Han BI! This time, you will not fail! You will not die! You definitely will not die! You must believe! If you cannot even believe, then no one will be able to save you! ¡°Han Bi! Let your spirit burn! You are not a wastrel! ¡°Han Bi! There are two more days before the instance dungeon begins! You must focus! You must believe in yourself! Believe in yourself!¡± ¡°I will not die! I will not die!¡± ¡­ At dawn, the middle-aged man woke up. He was in a room of a small hotel, an old and scant hotel. The mattress on the single bed was already spoilt and it released crunching sounds when the middle-aged man got up. Seeing a water bottle in the room, he got up and moved toward it. Thanks tost night¡¯s alcohol, he now had a hangover, a muddled mind and a parched throat. He shook the water bottle only to find that it was empty. He then got up and moved to the toilet. After opening the tap, he suddenly turned around to vomit into the toilet bowl. After nearly vomiting his bile out, he then fell softly into a seated position on the floor. Raising his head, he saw a sentence written onto the surface of the toilet mirror. It was obvious that the sentence was written using a ck marker pen. ¡°Remember! You have no son anymore!¡± The middle-aged man was stunned. He forced himself to stand up, wipe his mouth and staggered out of the toilet. It was only then did he notice an envelope ced on the bedside. After walking over and opening the envelope¡­ he found that it contained a stack of red coloured bills. ¡°Da¡­ Da Gang?¡± ¡­ Morning, Hangzhou train station. As Tian Lie made his way into the train tform, Han Bi was standing on the opposite side of the tform. Han Bi¡¯s head was lowered but his expression solemn. His head remained lowered as he entered a train. As for Tian Lie, he did not notice Han Bi. Instead, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. However, he hesitated before crushing the pack and throwing it into a trashcan. ¡°Let¡¯s end it like this!¡± He looked up at the sky and whispered. Opposite him, a train slowly began moving. Han Bi, who was seated near the window, looked out with a resolute expression. ¡°I will not die! I will definitely not die!¡± ¡­ At Nanjing Airport. Chen Xiaolian watched Roddy as he emerged andughed loudly with open arms. The two youngsters embraced each other for a while. Then, Chen Xiaolian patted Roddy and said with a smile. ¡°You went to Africa! How is it that you ended up fairer?¡± Roddy shook his head and sighed. ¡°Although I went to Africa, I spent so many days inside a cave where there is no sunlight.¡± Pausing, he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°That ce is really good. Honestly, I think your luck is too good!¡± ¡°I thought you would be staying in Africa for a few more days.¡± Roddy gave a wry smile. ¡°I would have loved to do that. I do love tinkering with those machines every day. But I have to return!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Right. Considering how long it has been, the next instance dungeon will being soon. In the event that the next instance dungeon is too dangerous and you are stuck outside, unable to get into the base, that will be problematic. And if we decide to participate in the instance dungeon, we will need to discuss a battle n. You¡¯re home just in time.¡± Roddyughed. ¡°Right! When we get back, I will show you the unexpected harvest I got for this trip to Africa! Mm, let us not talk about it just yet. You will see it once we reach home. Who knows, it might prove very useful in the future when we participate in instance dungeons.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Roddy then patted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°We¡¯ll talk about it after we get home! It is pointless to talk about it now. Oh, Qiao Qiao is back, right? We haven¡¯t seen each other in a while. Time for a good drink!¡± Pausing, Roddy then turned to Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Should we call up Arn as well? I figure our brother from the grasnds is probably feeling suffocated.¡± ¡°Him?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°I was just on the phone with him beforeing. He had reported to the university in advance and is now living in the dormitory. The coach would drag him to train with the team every day. The way I see it, this coach is aiming for CUBA (Chinese University Basketball League). ¡° ¡°Damn! That amazing? Will our bro be a basketball superstar in the future?¡± Roddy rubbed his chin and suddenly whispered out conspiratorially, ¡°Should we help him out? His current physical attributes should be quite good. However, whenpared to professional basketball yers, he is still considerablycking. I think we should still have some Gic Enhancement Serum. Let''s find an opportunity some day and slip it in¡­ ¡­ we¡¯ll make him a superman in the field. Forget CBA, he will even be able to get into the NBA!¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t be reckless and use system items willy-nilly. Our existence is a secret. If it gets exposed, we won¡¯t be able to exin it.¡± As they conversed, the two of them reached the car park. After getting into the car, Chen Xiaolian looked at the time. ¡°It is nearly lunch time. Should we find a ce¡­¡± ¡°Hell no!¡± Roddy was quick to speak up. ¡°What is the point in eating?! Hurry up and head home! Hearing you talk about those Sentinel mechs and that Tidal Fighter made my heart itch for days! Hurry! I want to put my hands on those lovely babies!¡± ¡­ Tian Lie had made his way back from Hangzhou to Nanjing. Just as he was about to enter the residentialplex, he met the head of security. The head of security looked at Tian Lie with a frown on his face as he said, ¡°Da Gang, you have just returned?¡± Tian Lie had altered his appearance back to Da Gang¡¯s. Standing beside the head of security, his small stature could only reach the head¡¯s chin. ¡°Hurry up and get changed. Old Xu¡¯s got something going on at home and he¡¯s applied for leave. You¡¯ll be on guard duty at the entrance.¡± Tian Lie did not say anything. He simply ran to the dormitory to put on a security personnel uniform before moving to the entrance to rece the other guard. He had stood there for no more than 20 minutes when a cab suddenly stopped before the entrance. A graceful figure in a sports t-shirt and shorts emerged from the cab. After slowly emerging form the cab, Nicole moved toward the entrance. When she saw Tian Lie in the security guard uniform, she took off her sses and blurted out inughter! ¡°Honestly, I never expected that we will meet again¡­ ¡­ like this.¡± Tian Lie narrowed his eyes and looked at Nicole without saying anything. Nicole waved her hand. ¡°I am not here to fight you.¡± Tian Lie looked around before suddenly moving forward. He leaned closer toward Nicole and whispered, ¡°Behind this residentialplex is a stretch of forest. There should be no one there right now. Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Nicole raised her eyebrows. Tian Lie had already taken off the security guard uniform and tossed it to the ground beside him. ¡°As it so happens, I am in a bad mood, so i really wanted to find someone to fight. I was just worrying that I won¡¯t be able to find a suitable fellow¡­ ¡­ but along came you!¡± ¡°I said I am not here to fight you.¡± Nicole knitted her eyebrows. Tian Lie stretched his neck, cracked his knuckles and harrumphed. ¡°If you win, I will let you go find Chen Xiaolian. If you lose, then scram back into whichever hole you came from.¡± Nicole was taken aback for a moment. Then, sheughed and cast a provocative look at Tian Lie. ¡°Do you have the guts to raise it? If I win, you must tell me who you are!¡± Tian Lie narrowed his eyes. ¡°If you lose, you¡¯ll have to tell me who you are!¡± ¡°Call!¡± ¡­ ¡°Oh my God!!!¡± After entering the base, Roddy did not even greet his guild members. Rather, he had rushed into the equipment room. When he saw the gargantuan Tidal Fighter in the room, he quickly tossed Chen Xiaolian aside, spread open his arms and rushed forward! Judging from the way he looked, it seemed as though he was about to stick out his tongue to lick it! ¡°Good stuff! Good stuff! This is absolutely a good stuff!¡± He circled the Tidal Fighter twice before saying, ¡°I¡¯ve made up my mind! I will be spending the next three days here! I must do a proper research on this precious baby!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Qiao Qiao is still waiting to drink with you.¡± ¡°Balls! That¡¯s your girlfriend, not mine! You go drink with her!¡± Roddy waved him away cheerfully. He then cast a voracious look at the other locations in the warehouse¡­ Thunderstorm Tanks¡­ Sentinel mechs¡­ ¡°I think I can live here for a whole year!¡± Light glittered out from his eyes! ¡°Enough!¡± Chen Xiaolian interrupted him and continued in a serious tone, ¡°These things are here to stay and you will have the time to study them slowly. Now tell me, what is the harvest you got back in Africa?¡± Roddy rolled his eyes. ¡°All right! I¡¯ll give you an eye-opening experience¡­ ¡­ right, tell them toe in as well! Let them all have an eye-opening experience!¡± ¡­ A few minutester, every member of the guild had gathered inside the equipment warehouse. There was an obvious look of pride on Roddy¡¯s face. It was a face that was made deliberately to appear low-key; yet a boastful expression could be seen on it. Even when he was greeting Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo, light could be seen emitting from his eyes. However, everyone there ignored his expression. They simply looked forward at the ¡®surprise¡¯ that Roddy had brought out! There were looks of astonishment on everyone¡¯s faces! After a long time had passed, Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from asking, ¡°This¡­ this is your¡­ ¡­ surprise?¡± ¡­ Chapter 426 I Like It!

Chapter 426 I Like It!

GOR Chapter 426 I Like It! Before them all stood a¡­ ¡­ little object. It was only 40 centimetres tall with dual-track chassis. It had a very square-shaped body with prominent edges and two mechanical arms stretched out from either side of its body. The design for its head was more simplistic, appearing almost no different to a split pair of binocrs¡­ Add the yellow paint on the surface of its body¡­ Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from exhaling before casting an odd look at Roddy. ¡°This is your surprise?¡± Roddy snickered without replying. Chen Xiaolian stared with wide opened eyes. ¡°You¡­ the surprise you mentioned is¡­ is¡­ ¡° Wall-e?? Indeed! Roddy¡¯s surprise was none other than the robot known as Wall-e from the animated movie! A nce revealed that it was a DIY product and it had a 70 to 80 per cent simrity to the real thing. When the tall and muscr Lun Tai stood beside it, he became like a giant standing beside a baby. Chen Xiaolian understood that although Roddy would sometimes act like an idiot, he was not someone who would mess around in a huge way. Chen Xiaolian said patiently, ¡°Since this is a surprise, tell us about it.¡± Roddy revealed an ¡®I am amazing¡¯ look on his face and spread both his arms. In a tonemonly used by the host of a wrestling match, he spoke up loudly, ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, I now introduce to you¡­ ¡­¡± Pa! Big Miss Qiao had no interest in his nonsense. She reached out and pped him on his head. ¡°Be serious!¡± ¡°Fine!¡± Roddy clutched his head and smiled wryly. ¡°I had modified this based on the mining androids from the mine. This is our humanoid multi-purposebat robot! Mm, based on its outer appearance, you all must surely think it resembles Wall-e. Truth is, I had named it¡­ Adam.¡± ¡°Adam?¡± ¡°Yep. Isn¡¯t the name of the heroine in Wall-e known as Eve? Since we cannot name this robot Wall-e due to copyright issues with this novel, we¡¯ll call it Adam¡­¡± ¡°Hey! That line will be deleted during publication! [1]¡± ¡°All right, all right!¡± Roddy ran his fingers through his hair. ¡°Adam! Our multi-purposebat robot!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Tell us, what abilities does it have?¡± ¡°Ha ha!¡± Roddy walked over with a prideful expression, crouched down beside Adam and patted its body. ¡°It has the AI system of the mining android. I had made some adjustments so it is pretty much fully automated. Of course, you should not try to have it brew coffee or make fried rice for you. It is not that ¡®smart¡¯. However, it has basic mechanical andbat functions. It also has an enemy identification system in it. ¡°Additionally, it has the energy reactor created by the mine¡¯s control system. Material wise¡­ ¡­ Xiaolian, don¡¯t hit me when I say it¡­ ¡­ I¡­ used some Star Sand.¡± Chen Xiaolian face palmed¡­ ¡­ I knew it! ¡°Don¡¯t show that kind of face! It is definitely not for naught! With its powerful energy reactor, not enhancing it was practically a crime! Listen to me; I had designed it so it you can outfit it with otherbat equipment. Moreover, even withoutbat rted equipment installed, it can still be used for excavation, mining and carrying heavy loads. It is capable of basic mechanical actions. After enhancing it with Star Sand, its material strength bes much stronger. Its power and load capacity are simply astonishing!¡± Chen Xiaolian continued looking at Roddy. Roddy took a deep breath. ¡°Its maximum load capacity is 1,080 tonnes! At present, the biggest haul truck is the Caterpir 797 with a maximum load capacity of only 300 tonnes! This little fellow is a match for threebined! I will have you know this; a Caterpir 797 is 7.5 metres tall! But this little fellow is only 40 centimetres, not even half a metre! ¡°Do you know? The weight of a Boeing airne is only around 300 tonnes. That means this little fellow can lift three Boeing airnes in total! ¡°Additionally, even at maximum capacity, it can still reach a maximum speed of 60 kilometres per hour. That is the equivalent of the maximum speed in the city! ¡°When you reduce its load, it will be able to reach a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour. Also, did you notice the tracks? It can be used in all weather and terrains! It has a maximum climbing angle of 60 degrees and can ford through water!¡± After saying that, Roddy smiled and said, ¡°Do you want to see it?¡± He suddenly pped his hands and spoke softly, ¡°Adam, start!¡± The robot¡¯s drooped head suddenly rose up and its binocr like eyes shook. ¡°Pull the ne beside you and drag it forward for 20 metres. Go, my baby!¡± The robot¡¯s tracks began moving. Its eyes swept through its surroundings before rushing forward until it was beside thending gear of the Tidal Fighter. Next, it extended its mechanical arm and casually¡­ Lifted the Tidal Fighter up with one arm! Adam¡¯s tracks then moved and it effortlessly carried the Tidal Fighter that weighed over a hundred tonnes a distance of 20 metres! After gently putting it down, it moved around in a circle before moving back to Roddy¡¯s position. Stopping beside Roddy¡¯s feet, it then raised its arm and waved it. ¡°Good boy!¡± Roddyughed out. The eyes of Chen Xiaolian and the others nearly popped out! ¡°It has a turbine engine and anti-recoil device. If needed, we can install various types of weaponry on it. Cannons or missiles, anything can be installed on it! With its anti-recoil device, we do not need to worry about the recoil from using cannons or missiles. It will be able to be a humanoid weapon in the field of battle! It can also serve as a scout. ¡°Its body is already very small as it is. Nevertheless, it can further contract its 40 centimetre-wide body by one third. If the enemy is hiding in something like an air-raid shelter, it can invade the shelter through the venttion hole¡­ right, it can also camouge itself.¡± Roddy then said, ¡°Adam, enter chameleon camouge mode!¡± Adam promptly raised its head and its body quickly whirled about once. Next, the surface of its body swiftly turned transparent! While it was still somewhat possible for them to see it, it was clear that it would practically be invisible from afar! ¡°Optical camouge. It reflects the light using its body to create this camouge effect.¡± There was a prideful look on Roddy¡¯s face, one with the words ¡®Hurry up and praise me!¡± written all over it. There was a very satisfied look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. This robot was indeed very good. Although it had used up some Star Sand, it was worth it. Truth be told, it could be considered a miniature mech. There was simply insufficient Star Sand for Roddy¡¯s Mech. Thus, using it for a miniature mech was better than nothing. ¡°Honestly, it still has some ws. One such example is its aerial operations. Since I was tinkering with it in the mine, I did not have enough materials to modify it. Now that I am back, I n on staying inside this equipment warehouse for a few days to install a flying equipment on it to allow it flight capabilities. Once I aplish that, it will truly be an all-weather, all terrain, multi-purposebat robot!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Not bad. I believe we will still encounter a number of instance dungeons where firearms are allowed. This will help boost our battle power there.¡± ¡°It is controlled through voicemands. I will spend the next few days inputting your voices into its recognition system. In the future, everyone will be able tomand it.¡± Qiao Qiao, who had remained silent all this time, finally spoke up. ¡°Me too?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± ¡°Good, I will teach it to fry rice.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ In the woods. Nicole panted as she red at Tian Lie. Although Tian Lie was not panting, his face had turned pale. There were scars all over Tian Lie¡¯s face and body. His left arm hung limply; obviously, his arm¡¯s bone had been broken. The sword in Nicole¡¯s hand had be twisted and she kept it back into her storage equipment. This Floating Angel looked at Tian Lie and clenched her teeth. ¡°Do we continue?¡± Tian Lie grunted. The intensity of the short fight between the two of them just now had been subconsciously controlled¡­ ¡­ if these two masters had gone all out, the entire residentialplex may well be ttened as a result. Additionally, the two of them were not at their prime. Tian Lie was in such a state. The same was true for Nicole as well¡­ ¡­ her most powerful Floater was presently with Roddy. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ a draw?¡± Nicole raised her eyebrows. ¡°If we continue, we will end up terrifying the normal people.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°I feel much better now. So, let us call it a draw. You should feel lucky, girl!¡± Nicole gave a harrumph. ¡°What a rude fellow. Are you always this rude to girls?¡± Tian Lie raised his head to look at the sky. ¡°I never fight women. But today is an exception.¡± Hearing that, Nicole¡¯s heart skipped a beat. She felt something familiar and she subconsciously turned to gaze at Tian Lie¡­ ¡­ to gaze at his thin and frail stature. She harrumphed. ¡°All right! Since this is a draw, I wille again some other day!¡± ¡°You can wait outside the residentialplex. But as long as I am here, you can forget about going in unless you defeat me.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie turned around and left. ¡°What advantages will you get from stopping me?¡± Tian Lie turned his head around and revealed a grin. ¡°I like it!¡± He then walked out of the forest. After leaving Nicole¡¯s line of sight, the scars on his face and body quickly healed up! He was a very cunning fellow. When he was fighting against Nicole, he had not revealed his ability to transform into liquid metal. Likewise, Nicole had also been holding back. ¡­ After Qiao Qiao¡¯s return, the ruins of the resort on the ind were transformed. Qiao Qiao the second-generation plutocrat had stepped forward. After going out for a few days, she managed to aplish something. Using Qiao Yifeng¡¯spany, she found thepany that owned the iplete resort. She then offered them money to buy up this project! Thepany happily weed her offer. They took her money and happily sold it to her. Thus, Chen Xiaolian and his guild now had a base that truly belonged to them! The entire ind now belonged to them. Next, Qiao Qiao and Chen Xiaolian went out for a few days to buy some construction materials. Using the Storage Watch, they were able to transport those materials back to the base. When that happened, Roddy¡¯s n to modify Adam was temporarily interrupted! Adam was truly astonishing! After Roddy inputted a construction program into it, Adam turned into a super crazy construction worker! Super load capacity, understanding of the building blueprint,puting, construction capacity, powerful working capacity, inexhaustible¡­ Adam¡¯s tracks rotated quickly as it sped around through the ruins of the resort¡­ In but three days, it had used up a great deal of the construction materials that Chen Xiaolian brought back. The iplete main building of the resort was now fullypleted! Three days. This small robot with both the width and height of merely 40 centimetres hadpleted a three-storey resort building in three days! ¡°We can¡¯t just keep hiding inside the base. We¡¯ll need to live outside.¡± Chen Xiaolian exined. ¡°Although staying in the base is safe, we will be cut off from the outside world. We will not be able tomunicate with each other and the instance dungeon selection process will be cut off as well. We must only use the base when necessary. Under normal conditions, we should stay on the ind instead.¡± After expanding their territory to cover the entire little ind, they had to put security as part of their formal agenda. The ind was surrounded by water, giving them a natural form of istion from the outside world. However, should someone attempt to spy on them, they would be able to do so from all angles. Thus, it was necessary to set up some defences. There were many security devices avable in the Exchange System. Some could even be found from among the supplies they had obtained from de Mountain me Sea Guild. When their humanoid discount card, Xia Xiaolei, went through the list of security devices avable in the Exchange System, the guild entered a round of discussion. Roddy and Bei Tai, one was a mechanical and technological fanatic while the other was a military fanatic. They both agreed on a certain device from the Exchange System. Te Fury! Yes, it was something that resembled ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ the Te Coil from Red Alert! When the two of them found out about the device, they became flushed with excitement. However, Chen Xiaolian had firmly rejected it! ¡°Don¡¯t joke around! Do you want to kill people? This is a device that could even blow up a tank! We are in ake! What if there are civilians fishing around here? When they identally get too close, they will be roasted! If that happens, how do you intend to settle it?¡± After he said that, the two military fanatics hung their heads in defeat. In the end, Chen Xiaolian took the middle way. Surveince probes were ced at several points around the ind, ces with the best vantage points. They also put up signs in conspicuous locations to inform others that this was a private property where outsiders were prohibited. They built a fence around the central area on the ind, the area around the resort. Some defensive devices with a certain degree of lethality would be installed inside the fence surrounding the resort¡­ ¡°An automatic 360 degrees auto cannon?¡± ¡°Scram!¡± Chen Xiaolian kicked Roddy away. ¡°If a thiefes, he will turn into a honeb.¡± ¡°I suggest we use two sets,¡± said Qiao Qiao. ¡°The first set of defensive system will use tranquilizing shots. Thus, we will not face exposure if some normal people stumble here. We can then install the second set of defensive system inside the main building. This one should have a certain level of lethality. We should probably not opt for guns or cannons. The resulting sound from those will cause problems. We should probably use something that causes electrical shock.¡± ¡°I agree!¡± Lun Tai, the one with the calm nature, expressed his support for the idea. Thus, the agenda was settled. With Adam the mighty construction worker, they managed toplete their n to set up the fences and surveince probes in but a few days! Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from sighing. ¡°With this fellow around, even if we are to enter the real estate business, we¡¯ll be able to make a fortune in just a few years¡­¡± After a week or so, the entire resort looked very different. The outer walls and several rooms of the main building had been renovated. Adam¡¯s mechanical arm could transform into a drill, soldering iron, etc. As long as it was given a blueprint and the necessary materials, all they needed to do after that was sit down and enjoy the sun. ¡­ 1 Yes, they are breaking the 4th wall.? [TL: If anyone finds any plotholes¡­ ¡­ ¡­ keep calm and me magic!] Chapter 427 New Instance Dungeon

Chapter 427 New Instance Dungeon

GOR Chapter 427 New Instance Dungeon Chen Xiaolian stepped out of the training room. He had simted the deserted ind¡¯s underground pce instance dungeon once more and went in for three days. Aftering out, he saw that everyone hade together and were waiting at the central resting area. Even Roddy, who had shut himself inside the equipment warehouse to tinker away with the mechanical equipment, hade out. ¡°Did something happen?¡± Chen Xiaolian saw the serious looks on everyone¡¯s faces. Xia Xiaolei though, looked eager. Lun Tai snickered and took a step forward. ¡°It seems our vacation may be over.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian was immediately able to understand what he meant. Soon, Lun Tai sent forward a system prompt to Chen Xiaolian through the guild channel. Chen Xiaolian nced through the contents and his eyes lit up. ¡°Instance dungeon notification?¡± Lun Tai looked around and saw that everyone was looking at Chen Xiaolian. He then spoke up slowly, ¡°This morning, when we were on the ind outside the base, we received this system prompt. Thus¡­ ¡­ everyone has been awaiting your decision.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. He walked to the side and found a chair to seat himself. Xia Xiaolei and Roddy quickly bounded over enthusiastically, one of them serving a cup while the other pouring water into the cup. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at them. ¡°Eh? You two? Ah, could it be you two wish to participate in this instance dungeon?¡± There was a slightly aggrieved look on Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face. ¡°Guild Leader, I have been left behind so many times, I almost feel like I don¡¯t exist at all.¡± Roddy smiled and said, ¡°I have configured the equipment that we obtained. Now, we finally have the chance to test them out.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and looked at everyone. ¡°What do you all think?¡± Qiao Qiao did not say anything, but Chen Xiaolian understood what her expression meant: I will follow your decision. Lun Tai contemted in silence for a moment before speaking out in a very cautious manner, ¡°Although this base allows us to avoid instance dungeons¡­ ¡­ Xiaolian, I feel that staying in a safe ce will not help in developing the guild and our members¡¯ strength. I have checked the system prompt. The difficulty level for this instance dungeon is not too high, so we can consider participating in it to train our guild.¡± After saying that, he paused for a moment before continuing, ¡°If this instance dungeon¡¯s level of difficulty is high, I would never advocate going in. Since we have the capital, there is no need to take such a risk. However, I feel that this instance dungeon fits the criteria needed to train ourselves.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He too, had seen the system prompt. This instance dungeon¡¯s level was¡­ [B] ss. After making some calctions, it seemed as though this instance dungeon was the least difficult one among all those that their guild had faced thus far. But the thing that tempted Chen Xiaolian the most was this sentence in the system prompt. [This instance dungeon does not restrict the usage of modern firearms.] After reaching that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°How long before this instance dungeon opens?¡± ¡°We received this system prompt in the morning. It stated that we should arrive at the instance dungeon area by 48 hours. We still have 40 hours to go, plenty of time. After deducting the time taken for the trip, I believe we still have time to prepare our equipment.¡± Naturally, the one who answered him was Lun Tai. At present, everyone in the guild hade to regard Lun Tai as the second inmand after Chen Xiaolian. In other words, he was the Deputy Guild Leader. Lun Tai was a veteran who was calm most of the time. He was also very loyal and the oldest among them. Thus, everyone was willing to take him as the Deputy Guild Leader and obeyed his orders whenever Chen Xiaolian was not around. ¡°All right. I agree with everyone¡¯s views. I believe we do need to train ourselves.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ there is a need to leave someone to look after our home.¡± Given Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s presentprehensive assessment, they were allowed to send in up to 10 members for this [B] ss instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ they can send in everyone. Naturally, that was not Chen Xiaolian¡¯s intention. ¡°We must have someone stay behind in this ind base. The things here are notplete. Additionally, we also want to make sure there are no spies. Thus, we need to leave someone behind.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at the others. Clearly, no one was willing to stay behind ¨C perhaps the timid Qimu Xi was willing. However, Chen Xiaolian felt that someone like her was the most in need of going for training. ¡°I¡¯ll say this first, but I¡¯m not staying behind! I have been left behind so many times I am pretty much suffocating to death!¡± Xia Xiaolei spoke up. ¡°This instance dungeon allows the use of firearms. It is a natural fit for my Mechanical Heart skill. Additionally, I cannot be absent when we use our new equipment,¡± said Roddy. Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°If so¡­¡± He turned to look at Bei Tai. Bei Tai revealed a bitter smile of understanding. ¡°Guild Leader¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian said patiently, ¡°Soo Soo is still a little child. Although she is also an Awakened, it is not right to leave her to look after the base. Roddy¡¯s skill is of the mechanical type. Since we are going to test out our new equipment, we will need him. As for Xiaolei¡­ ¡­ he does indeed require training. Mm, the same is true for Qimu Xi. Qiao Qiao also faces the same issue, theck of experience. She had been forced to stay in Zero City for too long. Thus¡­ ¡­ you¡¯ll have to bite the bullet this time, Bei Tai.¡± Bei Tai sighed. ¡°¡­ ¡­ all right¡­ ¡­ I¡¯ll stay.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Then, I will be assigning the tasks. Lun Tai, Roddy, you two are responsible for the arrangement of the equipment. Xia Xiaolei, you are responsible for preparing our medical supplies. Qiao Qiao, Qimu Xi, you two are responsible for preparing our daily supplies. Mm, this time, Bei Tai will be staying behind. Everyone, get ready, we will be leaving in 12 hours¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned to Roddy. ¡°This time¡­ ¡­ we¡¯ll be bringing out the Tidal Fighter! Roddy, you¡¯ll be the pilot.¡± ¡°No problem, leave it to me!¡± Roddyughed out. ¡­ The entrance to the residentialplex¡­ In the security booth, Tian Lie, who was holding onto a meal box, saw Nicole walking in. Tian Lie raised his head. There was no one else inside the security booth. He lowered his head, used a pair of chopsticks to clip a chicken drumstick and quickly said, ¡°Give me a few minutes. When I¡¯m done with this drumstick, we¡¯ll go to the forest and fight.¡± Nicole suddenly revealed a smile. She looked at Tian Lie and said, ¡°I am not here to fight you today.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Tian Lie was momentarily surprised. ¡°Da Gang, I have beening here every day and we have been fighting each other. Haven¡¯t you had enough?¡± Nicole grunted. ¡°You know all too well that we have our own reservations when fighting. Neither of us can go all out and we will always end up with a draw. Continuing our fight is pointless.¡± ¡°So, what do you want?¡± Tian Lie retorted with a grunt. Nicole took a deep breath and faced Tian Lie with a serious expression. ¡°Don¡¯t think I am unaware¡­ ¡­ truth is, Chen Xiaolian and the others had left you behind.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie did not say anything. ¡°I had not gone anywhere far from here for the past few days and just stuck around. Thus, I am certain that Chen Xiaolian and his guild had not returned for a long time ¨C I am not an idiot. How can I not figure out what is going on?¡± ¡°Speak your mind then!¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°This is Chen Xiaolian¡¯s home. Yet, they had not returned for so many days¡­ ¡­ naturally, they would not have gone on a vacation. Clearly, they had abandoned this ce and found another one. As for you¡­ ¡­ you can no longer follow them. Simply put, they had left you behind. In that regard, you are no differentpared to me.¡± Tian Lie finallyughed out. ¡°You admit it?¡± Nicole was somewhat surprised. ¡°Why not?¡± Tian Lie looked at Nicole. ¡°I was left behind by them¡­ ¡­ because to them, I am just an ordinary human. They are all part of an Awakened guild. Surely you understand what that means. As the intensity of their fight grows, they will be unable to live among the ordinary. They must have found a secret base for themselves. Thus, I am no longer capable of following them.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie used his pair of chopsticks to point at Nicole. ¡°But that does not mean I will just sit and watch while you spy on them.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Unlike you; I have no intention of doing anything to Chen Xiaolian and the others. Let us be honest, if I did have any malicious intentions, I would have countless opportunities to harm them back when I was living with them. You on the other hand, I do not even know where you are from. Thus, I will not allow you to move about freely.¡± Nicole was silent for a full minute ¨C only after Tian Lie had finished the chicken drumstick did Nicole open her mouth. ¡°What if I tell you I have no malicious intentions?¡± ¡°?¡± Tian Lie¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°I can use a contract to prove it. Using the magical contract of the system to prove it,¡± Nicole said coolly. ¡°Truth be told, I am trying to get close to them because¡­ ¡­ of personal matters. There are some personal matters that I want to confirm.¡± Tian Lie threw the chicken drumstick into the trashcan and turned around. ¡°Tell me why you are here.¡± ¡°This morning, I received the system prompt for an instance dungeon,¡± said Nicole with a smile. Tian Lie remained silent. However, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly. Nicole noticed the subtle change and she smiled triumphantly. ¡°Ah! It seems I was right toe! Da Gang, you did not receive the prompt for the instance dungeon, right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°The selection of participants for instance dungeons works by randomly selecting some Awakened ones who are in the same area. Clearly, the system had selected me while leaving you out. If I am not mistaken, Chen Xiaolian and his guild should be somewhere in this area as well. Thus, there is a high chance that they were selected as well. ¡°In other words¡­ ¡­ Da Gang, when I go participate in this instance dungeon, I might encounter Chen Xiaolian and his members.¡± ¡°Get to the point. I hate beating around the bush, especially when a female is doing it.¡± Tian Lie pursed his lips to the side. Nicole looked straight into Tian Lie¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°A cooperation!¡± ¡°Cooperation?¡± ¡°A cooperation!¡± Nicole nodded her head. ¡°Since we hold no ill will toward them, there is no need for us to fight each other. You want to get close to them, but you do not know the contents of this time¡¯s instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ I can tell you about it and bring you with me into the instance dungeon. Then¡­ ¡­ after we enter the instance dungeon, we¡¯ll cooperate.¡± ¡°A temporary team?¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°Correct. Consider it a temporary team,¡± said Nicole with a very serious tone. ¡°We will get the opportunity to get closer and observe Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team. Maybe we can change our appearances to make contact¡­ ¡­ I will try to find the answers I am looking for while you go do whatever it is you want to do. How about it?¡± After a moment of silence, Tian Lie suddenly moved over and extended his hand. Nicole hesitated for a bit before reaching out with her hand. Then, the two of them shook hands. ¡°So tell me, where is this instance dungeon at?¡± ¡°A [B] ss instance dungeon that does not restrict firearms. It is probably a modern technological type. At present, it is not possible to tell if any futuristic technologies are involved. However, considering the fact that it is a [B] ss, some extraordinary level of technology is unlikely to appear. As for its location¡­ ¡­¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°Jerusalem.¡± When Tian Lie heard that, he froze for a moment. Then, heughed out while pointing at Nicole. ¡°Ha ha ha ha! I know why you would find me for a cooperation! Now I believe that you hold no ill will against them! You ran all the way here because you are worried that they might be in danger. You want to ask for my help in protecting Chen Xiaolian and his team. Ha ha ha ha ha ha¡­.¡± Nicole sighed. ¡°It seems you know quite a bit as well.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Tian Lie sneered. ¡°A [B] ss instance dungeon is not that difficult. But¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Jerusalem¡­ ¡­ that is a dangerous ce! In the Awakened circle, no one would be willing to provoke those fellows. How unexpected, the location for this instance dungeon that the system had arranged is those fellows¡¯ territory? This is very interesting!¡± Nicole sighed again. ¡°This is what I am worried about¡­ the number of people who know about this is limited. When Chen Xiaolian and his guild see that this instance dungeon is only a [B] ss, they might end up underestimating it.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°You are right! Those fellows are all rookies. Ah, that Lun Tai and Bei Tai have some experience, but they are still weaklings. There is no way they would know of those fellows residing in the holy city. The number of Awakened ones who know of them are few and far between¡­¡± The thrill and glee on Tian Lie¡¯s face gradually increased¡­ Chapter 428 Arriving In Jerusalem

Chapter 428 Arriving In Jerusalem

GOR Chapter 428 Arriving In Jerusalem At half past two in the morning. A roaring sound came from the sky, spreading out toward the grasses on the ground. The sound shocked a monkey that was inside the forest and it screamed out sharply. It jumped and hid itself deep within the treetops. Within the wilderness, the roaring sound gradually faded away. The Tidal Fighter descended from the sky while in stealth mode. Through the use of retro-reflective technology, the entire Tidal Fighter appeared like a transparent ss. An observer who was standing at least 100 metres away would probably miss it. After the Tidal Fighter hadnded, the powerful air currents gradually subsided. Inside the cockpit. Roddy pulled down his headphone and looked at the instrument panel and the disy screen before saying, ¡°We havended safely. There are no unusual signatures on the radar. We are safe.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered it and said, ¡°We¡­ did we just invade Israeli airspace?¡± ¡°If we are found out, that is.¡± Lun Tai smiled and got up from his seat. Roddy too, broke into a smile. ¡°That is right. This fighter¡¯s level of technology is very advanced. Considering the present level of technology, I don¡¯t think the Israeli military radar can detect us.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and looked into the cabin. Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo had already gotten up. Xia Xiaolei was looking outside the window in excitement. Only Qimu Xi looked dispirited ¨C it turned out she was feeling slightly airsick. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Lun Tai who nodded his head. ¡°Since we are here to train, let¡¯s raise our spirits!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and immediately shouted, ¡°Xiaolei!¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Xiaolei jumped to attention. ¡°Be alert. Lun Tai will bring you and Qimu Xi down the aircraft first.¡± Lun Tai picked up the gun that was resting by the side. Holding the gun so that its muzzle was pointing at the floor, he walked until he was beside Xia Xiaolei and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go, kid!¡± When the cabin door was opened, Xia Xiaolei was the first to jump down. Hisnding posture was quite good, one knee down the ground. Next, he raised his gun and looked around vigntly. There was also a thermal sensor on his head. The second to jump down was Lun Tai, followed by Qimu Xi. The three of them entered a ¡®Æ·¡¯ formation and moved forward with a crouching posture before spreading out. A few minutester, all three of them reported through the guild channel. ¡°Safe.¡± ¡°Safe.¡± ¡°Safe¡­ ah, boss. There are monkeys here!¡± said Xia Xiaolei. Chen Xiaolian jumped down the fighter, walked to Xia Xiaolei¡¯s side and gave him a light kick. ¡°Be serious. We are not here for a vacation.¡± Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and Roddy were thest to get down from the aircraft. Chen Xiaolian then gave them 15 minutes to organize themselves. After keeping the Tidal Fighter back into the Storage Watch, he brought out two jeeps. ¡°We are now around 11 kilometres north of Jerusalem,¡± said Roddy after checking the GPS. Chen Xiaolian checked the map as well. ¡°There is no deviation in ournding location.¡± ¡°Yes, now we can move south along the road. The nearest densely popted area from our location is Har Hotzvim. If we are to take the jeep, we will need less than 15 minutes to reach it. As for Jerusalem, we will only need around slightly more than half an hour.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°We have two jeeps. Me, Roddy, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo will be taking one. Lun Tai, Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi will be taking the other. Maintain a distance while we are on the way. If any idents ur, deal with it with the method we discussed. Now, let¡¯s move out.¡± Under the cover of the dark sky, two jeeps emerged from the wilderness and into the road before going south. Inside the jeep, Roddy drove while Chen Xiaolian sat in the front passenger seat. He turned behind and noticed the absent-minded expression on Qiao Qiao, who was looking outside the window. ¡°What is it?¡± Qiao Qiao forced out a smile. ¡°I feel¡­ ¡­ somewhat strange.¡± ¡°Because this is your first time here?¡± Qiao Qiao thought about it. ¡°This is my first time here¡­ ¡­ but that is not why. I keep getting this feeling¡­¡± As she spoke, she raised her hand to point south. ¡°The closer we get there, the stranger I feel¡­ mm, I myself don¡¯t understand why that is.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look into Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. A few secondster, he smiled gently. ¡°It¡¯ll be fine. This instance dungeon¡¯s difficulty level is not too high. I think there should not be any issue. The system will not lie.¡± Qiao Qiao cast a solemn gaze at Chen Xiaolian and a smile quickly appeared on her face. ¡°You are right.¡± Around one hourter, two jeeps made their way into Jerusalem and arrived at Jaffa Gate (David¡¯s Gate). Darkness still shrouded the ancient city and the sky had yet to brighten. The outline of the ancient city appeared vague amid the darkness. The only luxury hotel beside Jaffa Gate was the David Citadel Hotel. Two jeeps entered the hotel. Despite being in the early morning hours, they were well received by the hotel. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian did not bring out his passport¡­ ¡­ they had not gone through the legal procedures to enter the country. However, he had the Universal ess Badge that Phoenix had gifted him. While it may not work for highly ssified government areas, a hotel was not a problem. It did not take long for them to rent two luxury suites. The two suites were connected. The hotel had a very unique design, allowing them to see the outline of the ancient city through their room. Qiao Qiao stood before the terrace and looked into the distance. She suddenly sighed out. ¡°Of the 10 measures of beauty that God hath bestowed upon the world, nine of these fall to the lot of Jerusalem.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood behind Qiao Qiao and his hand snaked around her waist. He smiled and whispered, ¡°By Talmud?¡± Qiao Qiao turned around in surprise as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°I am a writer after all.¡± Roddy¡¯s voice then came from behind. ¡°We are human beings too, you know? When you two want to express your love for each other, can you please consider the feelings of us bachelor dogs?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and released his embrace on Qiao Qiao. He then turned around to assign the tasks. ¡°We have less than 30 hours before the instance dungeon begins. Now¡­ ¡­ Roddy, I need the road map for Jerusalem.¡± ¡°No problem, leave it to me.¡± Roddy swiftly nodded his head. ¡°I will get the most detailed and up-to-date map from the municipal system.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and turned to Lun Tai. ¡°Follow our n and proceed with the collection of information. Using our experience in the London instance dungeon, before the instance dungeon begins, we must collect the various local information on Jerusalem. I think¡­ there is a high probability that this instance dungeon is simr to that of the London instance dungeon. One of Jerusalem¡¯s historical moments will be used as the background. Thus¡­¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Lun Tai was quick to nod his head. ¡°We¡¯ll rest for a while before moving out separately. This hotel has a Jerusalem tour map. We will split up ording to the map. I will be responsible for the south side of the city while you deal with the north. Xiaolei and Little Xi wille with me. Just make sure to stay in touch.¡± ¡°Make sure you keep your identity a secret. Now that the instance dungeon is about to begin, many Awakened ones will surely arrive. I don¡¯t want to start anything with other guilds before the instance dungeon even begins.¡± Lun Taiughed. ¡°For this instance dungeon, our primary goal is to ensure our own safety! Try toplete the quest while observing our primary goal ¨C remember, the survival of our team takes precedence. I¡¯ll reiterate, everyone must be careful. Do not underestimate this instance dungeon just because its level of difficulty is not high,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The Wailing Wall, Temple Mount, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Church of the Holy Sepulchre¡­ ¡­ these are all locations that we must check out.¡± Lun Tai took a tour rmendation map from the hotel room and said, ¡°We don¡¯t have much time and there are so many ces to go. We need to hurry.¡± ¡°Rest for 15 minutes. Then, we¡¯ll head out. Everyone¡­ ¡­ make arrangements for your clothes as well. Try your best not to attract attention,¡± Chen Xiaolian added. ¡­ Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion) Airport. Walking out from the passageway, Tian Lie stretched his waist. There was a frown on Nicole¡¯s face as she looked at the sky outside the passageway. ¡°I¡¯m sure we are already behind.¡± ¡°Don¡¯tin.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°I have already checked. Chen Xiaolian and the others, their names are not in any of the flights. That fellow must have some other method of getting here. So maybe we are behind, so what?¡± ¡°From what I can judge of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s nature, he would surely arrive early to collect information on the ce. Although he is young, he has a very traditional way of working. He is not like a young man at all, more like an old man.¡± Tian Lie grinned as he walked. ¡°All right, enough nonsense. Since we have arrived, let us head to Jerusalem. It is all your fault for not being able to buy the tickets. We have to head to Jerusalem through Tel Aviv.¡± ¡°Is this your first time here?¡± Nicole furrowed her brows as she regarded Tian Lie. ¡°Don¡¯t you know that it is only less than an hour¡¯s drive between Tel Aviv to Jerusalem?¡± Tian Lie was taken aback. ¡°Idiot. Thend of Israel is very narrow. Although Tel Aviv is a coastal city, it is located close to Jerusalem.¡± Nicole regarded Tian Lie curiously. ¡°Although I don¡¯t know who you are, I am certain that you must be a very experienced veteran. How could this be your first time here?¡± Tian Lie suddenly stopped walking. He cast a serious gaze at Nicole. ¡°What about you? How many times have you been here?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Nicole blinked. ¡°Are you trying to probe? Trying to figure out my identity? Don¡¯t forget our agreement, if you can defeat me, you¡¯ll get to know.¡± Tian Lie spread out his hands. ¡°This is indeed my first time.¡± ¡°That is why I am curious. Every time the system opens up an instance dungeon here, it would be a huge event in the Awakened circle. And yet, you have¡­ ¡­ nevere here before?¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°Enough. You are trying to probe me now.¡± Nicole pursed her lips and smiled. Tian Lie looked into Nicole¡¯s eyes and frowned. ¡°All right, I¡¯ll be honest. Back then, I did hear that there are some lively events going on here, but¡­ ¡­ I chose not to participate.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because¡­¡± Tian Lie considered his words. ¡°The local fellows here are a real pain. Although I am not afraid of them, I am not one to recklessly go look for trouble.¡± After walking out from the airport, Nicole rented a car from a car rental point. It was a small 1.4 L car ¨C in Europe, small cars like this were favoured for the sake of saving fuel. Tian Lie did not hesitate to seat himself in the front passenger seat. ¡°You are really uncivil.¡± Nicole knitted her eyebrows and moved to sit in the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°You are going to let a woman drive you?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have a driver¡¯s license.¡± Tian Lie gave Nicole a righteous looking expression. Nicole was left dumbfounded. Tian Lie picked up the brochure in the car. ¡°All right, you drive then. I will check to see which hotel we should stay when we reach Jerusalem. I should warn you¡­ ¡­ you have enough money on you, right? I have always wanted to try out a few of the luxury hotels here. However, I don¡¯t have money¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t look at me like that! Hey! Don¡¯t forget, I am just a security guard for a residentialplex. How much do you think I earn?¡± ¡­ Chapter 429 Hope Not

Chapter 429 Hope Not

GOR Chapter 429 Hope Not Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao walked side by side through the streets of the ancient city. They had just made their way past Damascus Gate and found that the number of people out and about was growing to the point where it was getting crowded. They held their hands as they walked side by side under the rays of the sun. It almost seemed as though this was not a task but a tour. Chen Xiaolian could feel Qiao Qiao¡¯s soft palm and slender fingers. Feeling her leaning over, he turned his head to see the gentle expression and smile on her face. ¡°It feels like we¡¯re on a vacation,¡± said Qiao Qiao in a hushed tone. ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Qiao Qiao cast a solemn gaze at Chen Xiaolian and suddenly whispered, ¡°I wonder when we can go on a vacation in a carefree manner like the other ordinary people. Without a worry for life and death, without a worry for some instance dungeon quest.¡± Chen Xiaolian opened his mouth and looked into Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. He suddenly took a deep breath. ¡°That day will definitelye! I promise!¡± She suddenly reached out with her hand to gently touch his cheek. Then, she said softly, ¡°Whatever you say, I¡¯ll trust.¡± After walking for a few more minutes, they reached the world famous Wailing Wall. The ce had been modified to be a square. Thanks to the good weather, visitors thronged the square. Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao continued holding hands as they moved into the square. There, they stood some distance away and observed the white coloured wall¡­ ¡°So this is the Wailing Wall.¡± Qiao Qiao knitted her eyebrows. ¡°It is¡­ ¡­ mm, I thought it would be bigger.¡± ¡°Hush.¡± Chen Xiaolian made a gesture and whispered, ¡°We cannot speak thoughtlessly here. This is a holy ground in their eyes.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the Jewish folks, who wore small round caps. There were many tourists surrounding the Wailing Wall. They were not just Jewish folks. Rather, there were many tourists of varying skin colour there. Many of them would go up the wall and whisper a silent prayer. Some would pull out a small piece of paper with a written wish and stuff it into the gaps on the wall. Seeing that, Qiao Qiao became curious. She turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian sighed. Qiao Qiao pulled out a piece of paper and pen from a bag before smiling at Chen Xiaolian. Seeing that, he turned around helplessly to allow Qiao Qiao to write on his back. Qiao Qiao spent little time writing on the paper. Then, she folded it. ¡°What did you write?¡± ¡°I am not telling you. When making a wish, telling your wish to others makes it ineffective.¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. ¡°This is not a birthday wish. I don¡¯t think there are any rules to wish making here at the Wailing Wall.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care. At any rate, I¡¯m not telling you.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face appeared flushed and she pulled Chen Xiaolian toward the Wailing Wall. ording to the local custom, men who approached the Wailing Wall must wear the round Jewish cap. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. The table beside the wall was there specifically to provide tourists with the round caps. After Chen Xiaolian put it on, Qiao Qiao was unable to stop herself fromughing. As she was about to pull out her mobile phone to take a picture of him, he quickly stopped her. ¡°Keep it. This ce forbids taking photos.¡± ¡°You look so funny wearing that. I¡¯ll take a picture when we return.¡± The two of them then approached the Wailing Wall. They queued up and slowly waited. Finally, when there was space avable, the two of them went to stand together before the wall. Qiao Qiao piously stroked the surface of the wall and whispered something. Next, she pulled out the piece of paper and stuffed it into a rather big gap within the wall. Chen Xiaolian stood beside her and watched his girlfriend with a gentle expression. ¡°Are you not going to make a wish?¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian thought about it. Then, he walked over, stroked the wall and softly mumbled his wish. After the two of them had finished making their wishes, they quickly left. After putting a distance of tens of metres between them and the wall, Qiao Qiao turned her head to look at the Wailing Wall. ¡°Do you think¡­ ¡­ wishes cane true?¡± ¡°Humans will always need to believe in something. And when they hold the conviction in their hearts, the possibility of achieving their wishes cane true.¡± Qiao Qiao tilted her head and blinked as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. Her long ck hair fluttered in the wind and she said, ¡°Tell me, what did you wish for just now?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you say we cannot divulge it?¡± ¡°You are the one who said there is no such rule.¡± Qiao Qiao replied in a roguish manner. Chen Xiaolian stood there helplessly. Then, he suddenly took a step forward and reached out with his hand to pull her into his arms. When their bodies made contact, he silently whispered the answer into her ear. ¡°I prayed to the Gods: Regardless of what Miss Qiao Qiao¡¯s wish might be, I wish that her wish woulde true.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes suddenly moistened. She stared at Chen Xiaolian and rested her head on his shoulder. She then turned her head to look back at the ancient Wailing Wall. ¡°How old is the wall?¡± ¡°I am not sure myself. It should be over a thousand years old.¡± ¡°I get this feeling¡­ ¡­ by standing here, I feel like we have known each other for over a thousand years.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolianughed out. Then, he suddenly used his hand to gently p Qiao Qiao¡¯s hip. She grunted in displeasure and raised her head. Her face red, she red at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian took Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand and the two of them moved away. When they reached a not so crowded spot, they stopped and observed the Wailing Wall in detail. ¡°Come,e, Mr Super Writer, give me a lesson. Do you know the origin of this Wailing Wall?¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered the question and smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t say that. Still, I did read up on some of it.¡± After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke up, ¡°A long time ago, around 13 century BC, the Jews were ves in Egypt. ¡°Then appeared a holy man whose name was Moses. Although this Moses was a Jew, he was adopted by the King of Egypt as a son. He felt sympathy for the Jews that were enved. Thus, he brought them with him and fled Egypt. ¡°Mm, the most famous legend of Moses is the incident that urred when he was bringing the Jews to flee from the Egyptians. They had fled to the edge of the Red Sea but the Egyptian soldiers were pursuing them. ¡°It was then that Moses beseeched God to disy His miracle. The waters of the Red Sea split apart and the Jews, under Moses¡¯ leadership, were able to make their way through the Red Sea. ¡°As for the Egyptian soldiers who pursued them through the opening in the Red Sea, they were all swept away by the waters.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°I know that story. Disney made an animated movie about it called the Prince of Egypt. The theme song of the movie is very good, sung by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled dotingly and stroked her hair. ¡°That is right.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°After escaping from Egypt, the Jews stayed here and formed many Jewish tribes here. ¡°Around one or two hundred years after their exodus from Egypt, in the 11th century BC, a great Jewish leader unified all the Jewish tribes to establish a Jewish kingdom. The capital of this kingdom is the ce that we are now standing on, Jerusalem. ¡°This great Jewish king was called King David. [1] ¡°As a founding monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel, this King David was naturally a very legendary figure. ¡°Fortunately, he had an even more outstanding son who inherited his throne. That son was the infamous King Solomon. ¡°During his reign, King Solomon built a holy temple known as Solomon¡¯s Temple. This temple was built right here where we are standing. From that moment onward, this ce became the holy ce for all Jews.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head. ¡°And then?¡± ¡°And then¡­ ¡­ bad things happened.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°In short¡­ ¡­ generally speaking, King Solomon¡¯s reign was the most prosperous period for the Kingdom of Israel. ording to legend though, King Solomonter turned away from God and his kingdom was split into two, one in the north and one in the south. ¡°Thus, the Jewish kingdom fell into decline. ¡°What followed was two thousand years of turmoil.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian pointed at the Wailing Wall and said in a hushed tone, ¡°Solomon¡¯s Temple that King Solomon built waster burnt down during an enemy invasion. When the Jews rebuilt it again¡­ ¡­ unfortunately, the second temple too was burnt down during a war. ¡°Unfortunately, after that happened, no one rebuilt it any more. ¡°This Wailing Wall here is the remains of the second temple.¡± Qiao Qiao cast a solemn stare at him and suddenly whispered, ¡°In other words, this ce¡­ ¡­ is the remains of Solomon¡¯s Temple?¡± ¡°More or less.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. There was a trace of tangled emotions in his voice. Qiao Qiao¡¯s face turned serious. ¡°Xiaolian, I remember you telling me that in your first instance dungeon, that deserted ind underground pce¡­ ¡­ the final BOSS was a demon from King Solomon¡¯s time.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He simply cast a grim gaze at the Wailing Wall that was illuminated by the rays of sunlight. After around one minute, he let out a sudden smile and said in a carefree manner, ¡°I think this quest should not be something rted to one of King Solomon¡¯s demons. The system prompt had stated that this instance dungeon¡¯s level of difficulty is only at [B] ss. Besides, we can also use firearms. I think¡­ ¡­ we are probably not that unlucky.¡± Qiao Qiao exhaled as well. ¡°A [B] ss instance dungeon should not have such a difficult backstory. I hope so.¡± ¡°Mm, I could think of some other possibility,¡± said Chen Xiaolian after giving it some thought. ¡°ording to legend, the Solomon¡¯s Temple that King Solomon built was used to keep many holy items. The most infamous one was the Ark of the Covenant.¡± ¡°Ark of the Covenant?¡± ¡°Mm, Ark of the Covenant.¡± ¡­ ¡°A wooden box containing some gold statues. However, its most important content is the Ten Commandments. It consists of two stone tablets, a set of biblicalws bestowed upon the Jews by God. The Jews are to obey the Ten Commandments written on it.¡± In the hotel, Tian Lie sat on the couch while sunbathing, a tourist rmendation booklet in his hand. Many of Jerusalem¡¯s ancient legends were written on the booklet. He tossed the booklet at Nicole, who was drinking coffee, and smiled. ¡°I feel that this thing sounds interesting. Who knows? Maybe we have to go find this thing?¡± Nicole looked at Tian Lie. ¡°A [B] ss instance dungeon won¡¯t ask something so insane from us. The Ark of the Covenant had disappeared for over 2,000 years. It had disappeared since the Solomon¡¯s Temple was burned down.¡± ¡°I hope we don¡¯t have to go look for it.¡± ¡­ 1 ording to Wiki, the first King of the United Kingdom of Israel is actually Saul. David is the second.? Chapter 430 Shen

Chapter 430 Shen

GOR Chapter 430 Shen At the same time. Shen gently pulled off the scarf he wore over his head, revealing his elegant golden hair. The extraordinary face and the pair of eyes that shone like the stars turned the heads of the nearby young women. Shen turned his head and smiled at a freckled girl who was staring at him. The girl blushed. However, she moved over with her camera and spoke in non-fluent English, ¡°Excuse me, are you a movie star?¡± Shen was slightly shocked. ¡°What I mean is, you¡­ you are very handsome. Can I take a picture with you?¡± Shen smiled and nodded his head. The girl was pleasantly surprised and she eximed in joy. She quickly waved her hand and her femalepanions rushed over and surrounded Shen. They raised their cameras and selfie sticks and were soon taking some pictures through several different angles. After they were done, Shen did not refuse when one of the young females wrote down her number on a piece of paper and shoved it into his hand. He then smiled and put on a pair of sunsses. After that, Shen slowly made his way out of the Wailing Wall za. Not far away, Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao were embracing each other. Qiao Qiao, who was attracted by the screams of the young women, nced over and smiled before saying, ¡°Eh? That man is quite handsome.¡± Chen Xiaolian became somewhat jealous and gave a harrumph. ¡°Not as handsome as me.¡± ¡°He looks like a rich and handsome man,¡± replied Qiao Qiao with a giggle. Shen reached the street beside the za and a Bentley Continental swiftly stopped there. A driver came out and bowed toward Shen, who entered the car. After that, the driver drove the car away. Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°Fine, that fellow is a rich and handsome man while I am the beta-male. At any rate, my girlfriend has enough money to support me. Right, that sports car looks good. How about you give me one as a present?¡± Qiao Qiao took his words seriously. ¡°You really like it? When we get home, I¡¯ll give you one.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ forget it. I think it will be more fun to drive a Thunderstorm Tank.¡± When evening arrived, everyone returned to the David Citadel Hotel. They gathered in their room and summed up the information they collected today. Soo Soo, who was left in the hotel room for the whole day, disyed a bitter baby face. However, Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi were happy. That was especially true for Xia Xiaolei. This was his first time travelling so far away from home. Although he had spent the day gathering information, the experience was almost the same as going on a vacation. When he returned to the hotel, he wore one of those Jewish caps on his head. He had also bought a carved miniature version of the Ten Commandments from a tourist shop. Lun Tai had remained calm. He discussed the information he gathered with Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We went to several locations. Generally speaking, three great religions had converged here: Judaism, Christianity and Im. If we want to check through history and religion, there would be too many things to go through. We can only gather some.¡± Beside him, Roddy shut down hisptop and said, ¡°I have already gotten the city map from the municipal system.¡± He pulled out a stack of printed maps. ¡°I had made a mark of several of the famous attractions here. Those might well be the quest rted locations. I had also marked down the surrounding terrains. And then there are the roads. There are basically 36 roads that I believe to be important and thus I had marked them down as well. I marked them all with red marker.¡± Chen Xiaolian epted it and carefully examined it. He sighed involuntarily. ¡°Perhaps any more than this would be pointless. Only Heaven knows what the instance dungeon would be.¡± Lun Taiforted him. ¡°There is nothing wrong with being prepared. At any rate¡­ ¡­ this is just a [B] ss instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the time. ¡°We have less than 24 hours left. Let us rest for now.¡± ¡­ Night fell. In front of a huge Gothic-style building¡­ Engraved stones rose up through the empty square. A white coloured Bentley Continental swiftly made its way in and curved in an elegant manner into the parking space beside the building. A toned leg stepped out from the car and Shen slowly emerged from the car. The night wind blew his hair up and he observed the surrounding darkness. He tightened the white coloured trench coat that he was wearing. After pulling off his scarf, he held it in his hand and strode toward the Gothic-style building. The closed gates of the building automatically opened the moment Shen stepped onto the stairs. A very thin middle-aged man in formal clothes walked out. He had grey hair and droopy eyelids. ¡°Your invitation, sir.¡± The middle-aged man stopped Shen from proceeding. Shen looked at the middle-aged man. After a few seconds, he revealed a soft smile. ¡°Petro, is that you?¡± The middle-aged man was startled. He raised his head to regard Shen. There was a smile on Shen¡¯s face as he said, ¡°It has truly been a long time. To think that you would have aged so much.¡± The middle-aged man stared at Shen¡¯s face and horror soon appeared on his face. ¡°You¡­ you are¡­ ¡­ you are¡­¡± ¡°It is me, Petro.¡± Shen continued smiling, revealing his white set of teeth. ¡°Let me think, how long has it been since west met? 30 years? 40 years?¡± Petro suddenly lost his bnce and he staggered a few steps backward. There was utter terror on his face. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be so nervous.¡± Shen slowly stepped forward. ¡°I am not here to kill you. I am not here to kill any of you. Maybe you should invite me in so we can sit down and talk.¡± ¡°Ge ge¡± sounds could be hearding from Petro¡¯s throat but he was too panicked to say anything. Shen walked past him and the gates. ¡­ Inside the building. The empty hall was about seven or eight meters long. Shen showed no interest in the relief and oil paintings on the walls. He simply walked toward a door to the side. Petro caught up from behind to see the two muscr men positioned beside the door moving to confront Shen. They revealed stern expressions as they rushed Shen. Shen smiled and extended his fingers out gently. Bang! Bang! A certain power immediately sent the two muscr men flying! When they struck the surface of the walls, they found their bodies pressed onto the wall by an invisible force! Thus, they could only remain immobile, three to four metres above ground. ¡°Easy now. If I had any intention of killing, you fellows would be dead.¡± Shen sighed before extending his hand to push open the door. Inside was a ce that was as big as a library. A long oval shaped table rested in the middle of the room and several people were seated before the table, discussing something. The building was three storeys high and its hollow architecture allowed this conference room to upy all three floors. Books lined the surrounding walls and a few ancient looking cold weapons hung down from the walls¡­ The room was rather dark as the lighting within was dim. However, up on the ceiling was arge painting with a religious theme. A group of angels with wings were raising various types of weapons to do battle against a chaotic mass of dark coloured demons¡­ Shen¡¯s sudden appearance caused several of those seated before the table to rapidly stand up. Their eyes coldly stared at the door. There at the door stood Shen; he tossed the scarf in his hand to Petro, who had followed him in. Then, he swaggered into the room until he was standing before the table. ¡°It has been a long time, my old friends¡­ ¡­ ahh, perhaps I should amend that to¡­ enemies?¡± Silence! Deathly silence! The faces of several of the figures before the oval shaped table were ugly to behold. They red at Shen as though they had encountered their enemy. Finally, the one in the most important position on the oval shaped table took a deep breath. He extended both hands and made a down gesture with both hands. ¡°Shen?¡± The corners of Shen¡¯s mouth curled into a smile. ¡°It seems you have not forgotten me. How nice of you.¡± He snapped his fingers and one of the chairs ced in a row nearby automatically moved over to rest behind him. Shen then sat down. When he did so, a transparent decanter slid over by itself, a ss along with it. Shen gracefully picked up the decanter and poured himself a ss before smiling. ¡°Mene, you still love enjoying the finer things in life. I knew I would be able to drink some good wine if Ie here.¡± He raised his ss of wine in the direction of the man standing in the most important position and swirled the wine slightly. There was extreme iciness in Mene¡¯s eyes. After his gesture, everyone else slowly sat down. Petro exchanged nces with Mene before quickly heading out of the room. Before leaving, he closed the door. Mene himself remained standing and he red at Shen. ¡°It has been so many years. Yet you are still the same.¡± ¡°Surprised?¡± Shen took a sip. ¡°No, not surprised.¡± Mene clenched his teeth. ¡°All these years, I have spent nearly every day praying¡­ for you! Shen, I prayed, prayed that no ident will ever befall you, prayed that you would not die under someone else¡¯s hand! Because the sinful debt that you had incurred from us¡­ we will personally demand repayment from you!¡± Shenughed. He put down the ss. ¡°Shen!¡± The figure sitting beside Mene shouted, ¡°This is thend of the light! For a follower of evil like you to enter, are you not afraid of divine retribution?¡± Shen raised an eyebrow and amiserating expression could be seen ¨C it was an undisguised look ofmiseration. Then, he slowly spoke. ¡°Gattuso, how should I say this? It has been so long now. Yet you have not changed a single bit.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°You, all of you are still the same. Why? Are you unable to ept reality? Or, despite knowing it, did you choose to deceive yourselves to protect your fragile hearts?¡± Shen looked around. ¡°Just look, the arrangements you all made here¡­ holy, majestic, mysterious¡­ ¡­ brimming with religion. ¡°But you are not ordinary humans. You are not like those NPCs in the streets outside, you are all Awakened ones. ¡°As Awakened ones, you already know the truth of this world. ¡°God? Divine retribution? ¡°Stop joking around. The God that you invoke is just a setting in this world.¡± Gattuso¡¯s cheeks tensed and it seemed as though he was about to jump out to attack Shen. ¡°Calm down, Gattuso,¡± Mene spoke up and he leaned forward slightly. ¡°Shen, stop trying to provoke us. There is no need for you to add this little bit to the already substantial amount of grudge between us. Since you havee here¡­¡± ¡°What then?¡± Shenughed. ¡°Close the door and take action together to kill me?¡± Themiserating expression on his face only grew. ¡°Do you know, Mene? I had originally thought that you were one of the few among the circle of Awakened ones worthy of my recognition. How unexpected. You had devolved into a pitiful wretch.¡± He spread his hands out and said in a very calm manner. ¡°Kill me? You know all too well, Mene. The same goes for you, Gattuso¡­ ¡­ you all cannot kill me. Even if every one of you herebined your powers, you would still be unable to kill me. Since that is the case, why do you insist on uttering this¡­ ¡­ NONSENSE!¡± After saying that, Shen suddenly stood up and extended his hand. He tossed something onto the table. Bang! The sound of the item falling onto the table echoed clearly through the spacious room. It was a box. A long and narrow box. Shen, who stood before the table, snapped his fingers lightly and the box quickly slid forward until it was before Mene. ¡°Open it, it is a surprise,¡± said Shen with a smile. There was shock on Mene¡¯s face. He hesitated for a moment before reaching his hand out to open the long and narrow box. A crack was opened and a dazzling golden light instantly shone out from the box! The golden light shone upon Mene¡¯s face and he immediately revealed a look of absolute shock! Bang! Mene quickly shut the box! He raised his head and cast a look of shock at Shen. ¡°This, this is¡­¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Shen had a very rxed look as he raised his ss and took another sip. ¡°Back then, I had beaten you all up and took this from you. For this, you all have hated me for decades, wishing nothing more than to peel my skin, feast upon my flesh, drink my blood, no? And now, I return it to you.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ why?¡± Mene took a deep breath and suppressed the emotions roiling within his heart. ¡°Back then, for the sake of this holy relic, you killed so many¡­¡± ¡°Because I had gotten what I wanted from it and it is now of no value for me,¡± Shen said casually. ¡°I have already used it. Naturally, I would have to return it to you. At any rate, it is not really that useful.¡± Ecstasy surged out from Mene¡¯s heart and he nearly cried. Shen regarded Mene and released a soft sigh. ¡°If you want to cry from excitement, you had best wait until I am gone before putting on this show. I still have something I want to say.¡± Shen pointed at the long and narrow box. ¡°The item inside¡­ ¡­ I hadter found several others that are exactly the same as it.¡± Hiss! Several figures in the room inhaled in unison! ¡°Those items no longer hold any value for me, so I don¡¯t mind giving them to you. However, I am not here to be charitable ¨C you all know me, I am not that kind. What I want to tell you is¡­ ¡­ while those items are of no value to me, I believe you all desire it, right?¡± ¡°Enough nonsense! Shen!¡± There was hoarseness in Mene¡¯s voice. ¡°It is very simple. I can give you a few more of it.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°But¡­¡± Mene stared distractedly at Shen. ¡°But what? A trade?¡± ¡°That is right. A trade.¡± Mene suddenly burst intoughter! ¡°Trade? To think that you would suggest a trade with us! We made a trade with youst time and that proved to be the biggest mistake ever! The things you did to us¡­¡± ¡°Did I not return the item to you? Also, I am going to give you even more.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Mene was at a loss for words. ¡°You all want this thing. You really, really, really want it bad, so badly you dream of it every second of the day and night. I know you all very well. And so¡­ ¡­ this trade, yes or no is up to you all.¡± Mene was silent again. Clearly, these fellows were secretly discussing this matter through their guild channel. Shen was in no hurry. He took his time and sipped the contents of his ss until it was empty. Finally, Mene sighed. ¡°First, tell us about your conditions.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°You should already know that an instance dungeon is about to open in this area¡­¡± ¡­ Mene. Raw: ¡®Ã·ÄÚ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®M¨¦i n¨¨i¡¯. Gattuso. Raw: ¡®¼ÓͼË÷¡¯, pinyin: ¡®Ji¨¡ t¨² su¨¯¡¯. Chapter 431 Fishing In Troubled Waters

Chapter 431 Fishing In Troubled Waters

GOR Chapter 431 Fishing In Troubled Waters [System prompt: This instance dungeon will open in one hour. The designated area for this instance dungeon is Jerusalem. Those not selected for this instance dungeon are to leave the designated instance dungeon area. Those who stay within the designated instance dungeon area will be forced to participate in the instance dungeon.] Lun Tai, who was seated and wiping his gun, suddenly looked up. Roddy was sitting in front of hisputer, Qiao Qiao and Chen Xiaolian were standing next to the balcony, Xia Xiaolei ran out from the toilet and Soo Soo and Qimu Xi came out from their room. They quickly gathered in the living room. They all exchanged nces and all eyes fell upon Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips and smiled. ¡°Now then¡­ get ready. Do a final check of your personal equipment and supplies.¡± ¡­ The sun had begun to set and Shen walked out from the Gothic-style building. Walking to his car, he gently pulled open the door and retrieved a mobile phone. ¡°Mm, it is about to begin.¡± After putting the phone away, Shen turned to look at the setting sun and a peculiar smile appeared on his face. ¡°The night is descending¡­ ¡­ if so, why not make it even darker?¡± Maintaining his smile, he pulled out a pair of sunsses and drove the car away. ¡­ Dang! Dang! Dang! The ringing sounds from the bell tower echoed out. The time shown there was five o¡¯clock in the evening. The members of Meteor Rock Guild stood up in unison and looked at Chen Xiaolian. [System prompt: Instance dungeon number D039 is now open. All those not selected who stayed within the instance dungeon area will now be considered a participant of this instance dungeon. The difficulty level of this instance dungeon is [B] ss, firearms usage is not restricted while energy-based weaponry must not exceed [A] ss. Should the weapons exceed the designated ss, it will have its firepower decreased. [First phase quest of the instance dungeon: find the quest target. [The system will distribute quest targets randomly around the area and assign each participant to random quest targets. [In this first phase of finding the quest target, the first three groups to find the target will receive advantageous information in theter instance dungeon notifications. [Time limit for the first phase: 60 minutes. [Failing to find the quest target after the time limit is over means failing this quest. Failed participants will be forced out of this instance dungeon to receive punishment. [Quest target for Meteor Rock Guild is as follows: [Name: Will Ritz Beyliah.] That was the end of the notification. Chen Xiaolian and his team members received the same prompt. ¡°Only a name and no other information?¡± Xia Xiaolei was unable to stop himself from blurting out. ¡°How many people are there in this city? Millions? To find a single person among millions with just a name¡­¡± ¡°Calm down, rookie.¡± Lun Tai turned to Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Listen to the Guild Leader¡¯s instructions.¡± There was a calm and undisturbed expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he looked at his team members. ¡°All right, since the quest for the first phase has been made clear, let us begin finding¡­ Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Roddy, who was sitting before hisputer; he quickly tapped away on his keyboard. Without raising his head, he shouted, ¡°I understand; I am now checking the municipal database, just give me some time.¡± Who knows what he did to hack into Jerusalem¡¯s municipal system, but he soon raised his head. There was a frown on his face. ¡°Found it, but¡­¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at him. ¡°ording to the municipal database, there are four Jerusalem inhabitants whose names are Will Ritz Beyliah. They are all male and their respective ages are¡­ 7, 23, 48, and 76 years old.¡± There are four of them? Chen Xiaolian was shocked and his brows furrowed together. This will be a problem. Roddy continued in a loud voice, ¡°Three of them are locals while one of them is a tourist, a foreigner. However, the check-in systems for all the hotels here are connected to the police¡¯s database. So, I can find his information.¡± Roddy raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What do we do? There are four fellows with the same name. Which one should we head to first?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly made up his mind. ¡°Roddy, check for their addresses! We will be going to the nearest one!¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian then paced around the room. ¡°Another thing, the municipal database should have their pictures too, right? And can you enter the municipal surveince system? I recall that Israel had suffered from quite a number of terror attacks. They must have a good level of surveince system as a result. If you can hack into it, we might be able to use it to find our quest targets¡¯ pictures and their approximate locations.¡± ¡°I will give it a try. It should be possible; as long as it is something mechanical, I should be able to control it!¡± Roddy said with confidence. Soon, the two addresses came up. ¡°One is in No. 54 on Alfasi Street, 7-year-old. The other is in No. 38 on Bonfrett Street, 76-year-old.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly brought out the map to check the locations. He quickly made up his mind. ¡°We¡¯ll split up! Lun Tai, you bring Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi! You will be going for the 76-year-old target. It is only a 15 minutes¡¯ drive between him and our hotel. Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and I will be going for the 7-year-old target. There is a 30 minutes¡¯ drive between us and that one. Once one of us finds the right target, the system will surely issue a notification. When that happens, the other group will head over to join up with the group that had found the right target. ¡°If they are both the wrong targets¡­ Lun Tai, you will be closer to the third target. So, keep going toward the third target while Qiao Qiao and I go look for the fourth. ¡°Roddy! You will be staying here to monitor the system and look for the targets. Once you find anything, contact us immediately!¡± ¡°No problem.¡± Their team quickly took action, splitting into two groups before dashing out of the hotel room. When they were out of the hotel, Chen Xiaolian and the others suddenly halted in their tracks. ¡°Something¡­ is not right.¡± There was a frown on Lun Tai¡¯s face as he regarded the street. It was already evening, but the streets remained empty and deserted. Not a single person could be seen on the winding street! ¡°Where did everyone go?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°Something is not right!¡± Lun Tai huffed with his nose. ¡°Ignore this first. This is most likely done by the system; what we need to prioritize is our search¡­ ¡­ as for the rest, we¡¯ll discuss about it once we find our quest target. Also, make sure to be careful!¡± said Chen Xiaolian swiftly. The two groups got on their respective jeeps before leaving the hotel in separate directions. ¡­ ¡°Eye of Heaven¡¯s system online.¡± ¡°Complete surveince of the city achieved with a total coverage area of 97.5 per cent. Personnel have been sent out to monitor the blind spots. ¡° ¡°Sub teams A, B, C and D have split up to find the quest targets. The fastest among them will take 18 minutes to make contact while the slowest will take 34 minutes.¡± ¡°Monitors are in position.¡± ¡°Combat personnel are ready and in position.¡± ¡°All units receiving loud and clear.¡± ¡°The Inspector is now taking over themand.¡± Inside the Bentley Continental, Shen had one hand on the steering wheel as he drove while his other hand pressed the side of his sses, one with a micro-headset embedded into it, giving him full information on every action taken by his guild here. Then he finally spoke up. ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, I will be the Inspector for this time¡¯s instance dungeon. As of now, I will be taking over themand for this instance dungeon¡¯s operations as the highest authority from the guild.¡± The sounds from the headset immediately died away. After a few seconds, an excited voice came, ¡°Is¡­ ¡­ is that esteemed Guild Leader?¡± ¡°It is I,¡± said Shen with a smile as his car made a turn around a corner. Then, he suddenly stepped on the brake and stopped the car in the middle of the street. After turning off the car¡¯s engine, he pushed open the car door, moved until he was standing beside the street where he observed the empty street. ¡°I shall now give the orders. Except for the four sub teams in charge of securing the quest targets, all otherbat personnel are to immediately move out from the preparation point. All of you are to move out and assume offensive stances; your targets of attack are¡­ ¡­ with the exclusion of our guild members, everyone you suspect to be a participant in this instance dungeon! ¡°The Eye of Heaven is operational and monitoring all of the city. Ladies and gentlemen, observe clearly. A major part of Jerusalem has be devoid of humans! As of right now, those who are moving outside, running or driving, must certainly be participants from other guilds! ¡°Imand you all, begin an all-out offensive! ¡°I repeat, all-out offensive!¡± ¡­ The jeep made a turn through a corner and Chen Xiaolian looked at the time. Seven minutes had passed. It was at that moment that a burst of gunfire suddenly rang out! Tat tat! Tat tat tat! Tat tat tat tat tat tat¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank rapidly! Before he could exchange nces with Qiao Qiao, he suddenly heard the sound of a loud explosioning from far away! The roaring sound caused the windows of their jeep to vibrate and buzz! Spying past the building beside the street, they were able to see a ball of mes rising up into the sky¡­ It seemed as though some people were fighting in the distance! ¡°Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly called out to Roddy, who was responsible for surveince, through their guild channel. ¡°I am here!¡± ¡°What is going on? Someone is exchanging gunfire on the streets!¡± It did not take long for Roddy to reply. ¡°At a point around 1.5 kilometres away from your location, two parties are engaged in a fire fight on a cross street. I see an armed armoured vehicle; they¡¯re using a rocketuncher¡­ ah, herees another!¡± Boom! At the same time, Chen Xiaolian heard the sound of an explosion. Lun Tai entered the guild channel and said, ¡°I can hear the sounds of gunfire here as well. However, there is quite a distance between the sounds and us.¡± Roddy quickly added, ¡°ording to my monitor, battles have broken out in three areas right now!¡± ¡°What is going on here?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank! Logically speaking, the first phase should only be to search for their respective quest targets! How did they end up fighting each other? Additionally, ording to the progress rate of normal instance dungeons, the present instance dungeon should only be ying host to Awakened ones. yers had yet to enter! Awakened Guilds should be prioritizing the search for their quest targets in the first phase. Why would they run out to start a fight? Additionally, they started a fight in three ces? This¡­ ¡­ this is not a coincidence! Someone is¡­ ¡­ fishing in troubled waters? Having arrived at that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian quickly informed Roddy through the guild channel, ¡°From this moment on, monitor Lun Tai¡¯s and my route and keep an eye on our surroundings! If anyone suspiciouses close, warn us! Our personal radars are unable to detect Awakened ones that are not inbat state. So, we will need you to support us with your surveince capacity.¡± ¡°All right, I will be keeping an eye¡­¡± Roddy quickly replied through the guild channel. ¡°Lun Tai, you are now very close to your quest target. I suggest that you stop using the jeep and go on foot. You will be hitting a steep flight of stairs in front.¡± ¡°Roger that.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and nced at Qiao Qiao, who picked up a gun and wound down the windows. She went on the alert and aimed the gun outside. ¡­ ¡°4 o¡¯clock, 12 o¡¯clock, and¡­¡± Tian Lie stood before the hotel window and suddenly burst intoughter. ¡°How lively! This instance dungeon has just begun, but we have already started shooting at each other?¡± Nicole harrumphed and wore a tactical vest over her body. ¡°Are you not moving out to find your quest target? Who is your target?¡± ¡°Someone with a very strange name,¡± replied Tian Lie as he checked the time. ¡°No hurry, we have an hour. It has only been¡­ ¡­ less than 10 minutes.¡± Nicole gave him a nce and said, ¡°I don¡¯t have time to bother with you. I need to go find my quest target. If you end up failing this first phase and get kicked out as a result, you had better wipe that shitty expression off your face in the future!¡± After saying that, Nicole turned and moved to jump down from the balcony. ¡°Hey!¡± Tian Lie suddenly stopped Nicole. ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°Tell me the name of your quest target.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ and why?¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°It would be for the better if you tell me. Something good mighte off it.¡± Tian Lie smiled. Nicole snorted, turned and jumped down from the balcony. However, before her figure disappeared from sight, Tian Lie heard her uttering out a name. He shrugged and returned to the hotel room. Next, he opened aptop and extended a finger. The shape of his finger quickly transformed to resemble a USB port before inserting itself into theptop¡­ ¡­ On the street, Nicole had just opened the car door and moved to sit inside when she suddenly heard the walkie-talkie on her waist ring. Nicole impatiently picked it up and listened as Tian Lie¡¯s annoying sound came from the walkie-talkie. ¡°Shitface calling Ferocious Bitch, Shitface calling Ferocious Bitch.¡± ¡°Bastard! What are you up to?¡± Nicole shouted angrily. ¡°Would you like to know the exact location of your quest target?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Nicole was surprised for a moment. ¡°You¡­ have it? How could you have it?¡± ¡°I just have it,¡± replied Tian Lie with a smile. ¡°Do you want to know?¡± ¡°Out with it!¡± Tian Lie snickered. ¡°Not that easy. Don¡¯t you know the rules of using walkie-talkie? Since I said Shitface calling Ferocious Bitch, you should reply: Ferocious Bitch receiving. That is how it should be.¡± ¡°I am not as bored as you!¡± ¡°If you won¡¯t say it, then I will not tell you. Oh, right, the distance between you and your quest target is quite long! You see, you are just wasting your own time now.¡± Nicole was silent for a few seconds. Tian Lie, who was seated inside the room with the walkie-talkie in hand, finally heard Nicole¡¯s voice, one with suppressed fury,ing from the walkie-talkie. ¡°Ferocious Bitch receiving¡­ ¡­ please tell me!¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha!¡± Tian Lieughed out loudly. ¡°All right! Shitface to Ferocious Bitch, the coordinate for your quest target is¡­ XXXX Street¡­ ¡­ hurry up and go, it is not that far away from this hotel, just less than 20 minutes.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie tossed away the walkie-talkie and leisurely shut down theptop. He then moved into the washroom to pee. Next, he took his time as he washed his hands andbed his hair. ¡°Sigh, a bald head would make me feel more spirited!¡± Tian Lie said as he looked at his own reflection on the mirror. Soon, his reflection in the mirror transformed from ¡®Da Gang¡¯ to ¡®Tian Lie¡¯. ¡°Oh, a few minutes have passed.¡± After leaving the washroom, Tian Lie checked the time before opening the hotel door to leave. Without showing any trace of hurry, he took the elevator and listened to the elevator music as he rode down. When he was walking out of the hotel lobby, he picked up a free newspaper from the lobby service, reading as he walked out into the street¡­ ¡­ Chapter 432 Faulty Space

Chapter 432 Faulty Space

GOR Chapter 432 Faulty Space They drove through a central square and turned into Alfasi Street. There, they saw apletely different scene. It was a very strange scene! On one side of the central square, the streets and buildings were empty, devoid of any people. They could also hear the intermittent sounds of gunfire and explosionsing from afar. When their vehicle moved past the square and entered Alfasi Street, the streets suddenly turned lively. Pedestrians, cars, shops and open-air cafes with chairs ced by the street¡­ From all outward appearances, it was a scene from a normal city. After entering this street, even the sounds of gunfire and explosions disappeared. Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao exchanged nces and saw traces of surprise within each other. Chen Xiaolian immediately stepped on the brakes before backing their jeep, stopping right on the intersection between Alfasi Street and the junction leading to the square. They watched as a car sped along the street, moving toward the square. When the car reached the intersection, the air shed¡­ and the car disappeared! The square remained empty! But the pedestrians on the street did not appear to notice what had happened just now. Cars continueding and going and everyone there seemed to be turning a blind eye to what was going on ¨C or perhaps they were simply incapable of seeing it! Some pedestrians walking toward the intersection would disappear when they reached the line dividing the two streets. The same thing happened to cars. Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao looked at each other and whispered out in unison, ¡°Space divide?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°It seems the answer is yes.¡± Clearly, the system had divided some of the areas within the instance dungeon. For instance, the area ying host to the quest target will continue to y host to other humans and all was normal. However, the normal humans in other areas would be emptied. This was most peculiar. Chen Xiaolian, who was in the jeep, watched as a car sped forward in a collision course with his jeep. Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao were shocked. Just as they were about to make a run for it, the car moved past them! It was as though¡­ the jeep was like the air! The two vehicles collided but the car moved unimpeded as it continued speeding ¡®past¡¯ the jeep! When the two vehicles were intersecting each other, Chen Xiaolian, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo could see a young woman seated in the driver seat of the car¡­ It was an extremely strange spectacle! Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Qiao Qiao. ¡°It seems to be true! The space that we are presently upying is in a different ne of existencepared to theirs!¡± ¡°The quest target?¡± Qiao Qiao was surprised. There was surprise in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes as well. ¡°I think we may have found the right one! Let us go find him!¡± They stopped their jeep by the street and the three of them got down before moving along the street. Clearly, the three of them werepletely invisible to the other humans here. To them, Chen Xiaolian and his team simply did not exist! Chen Xiaolian had also deliberately waved toward a pedestrian who was making a phone call. His fingers nearly poked into the pedestrian¡¯s eyes but the pedestrian simply ignored him and continued moving forward, going right ¡®past¡¯ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. ¡°We are like ghosts here¡­¡± said Soo Soo. ¡°We are on a different ne of existence, so they cannot see us.¡± Qiao Qiao pulled Soo Soo¡¯s hand. Chen Xiaolian took the front position and they carefully moved forward, searching for the house number. After walking for roughly 30 metres, beside an open-air caf¨¦, they found a very narrow door with the sign ¡®54¡¯. ¡°This is it.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows and reached out with his hand to pull open the door. When his fingers gripped onto the cold door handle, his heart gave a pound and he turned to look at Qiao Qiao. ¡°It seems we got the right one! If we exist in different nes of existence, then we should be unable to touch this door handle! But we can¡­ ¡­ that means, beyond this door lies a ¡®special existence¡¯ that the system had prepared!¡± He pulled open the door by force. Although the door was locked, Chen Xiaolian was able to break open the door with his strength. Then, the three of them marched inside. After going in, they saw a narrow flight of stairs and some dark and humid¡­ ¡­ clearly, this ce was for the bottom rung of society. On the second floor was a wooden door. As the three of them were heading upstairs, they suddenly heard a crashing sound. It sounded as though something was being broken. Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows and quickened his steps. The sounds of cursing came from above them. A man with hoarse voice was cursing loudly and his curses apanied the sound of a child screaming. Chen Xiaolian rushed up and saw the wooden door in the corridor opening suddenly. A thin figure moved out and a fat man strode out behind him, shouting curses as he did so. He vehemently threw a bottle of beer out of the room, which crashed into the corridor. Next, he mmed the door shut! ¡°Scram! And nevere back!¡± His shout reverberated out from the door. The thin figure rushed out and moved to sit down beside the stairs, hugging his knees. Chen Xiaolian stood there at the turning point of the stairs, together with Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. They looked at the thin figure sitting before them. He was a little boy, seemingly around the same age as Soo Soo. He was very thin with short, messy, curly hair and a very sharp chin. However, he had very big eyes. He clutched his head and sobbed gently. Chen Xiaolian slowly walked up until he was standing in front of him. The boy saw the edges of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet and slowly raised his head. After ncing at Chen Xiaolian, he whispered with a timid tone, ¡°Mister, are you here to collect debt?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes grew bright and he smiled as he said, ¡°You can see me?¡± The boy appeared shocked and a terrified expression washed over his face! He jerked and screamed sharply; he did his best to put more distance between him and them as he curled his body. ¡°You, you, you can talk? You, are you¡­ are you also a ghost?¡± Ghost? Chen Xiaolian was surprised. It was at that moment that the wooden door opened up again and the fat man poked out of the door. ring viciously at the boy, he shouted, ¡°What the Hell are you screaming for?¡± The boy continued screaming as he pointed at Chen Xiaolian and his team. ¡°Ah ah ah!¡± The fat man turned to look in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s direction¡­ ¡­ however, his eyes simply swept over them before turning back¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly realized that the fat man most likely did not notice them! What he saw was simply the wall behind them. ¡°I told you before kid! Don¡¯t say those damned things! I have had enough of your lies!¡± Bang! The door was mmed shut again! Chen Xiaolian then seemingly realized something. The little boy was pale from fright. He looked at Chen Xiaolian with tears trickling down his cheeks. ¡°Do not be afraid.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. The boy retreated to find that he had retreated all the way to the corner and there was no more room for him to manoeuvre. He then said in a begging tone, ¡°Mister, mister¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t know¡­ I really don¡¯t know¡­ I don¡¯t know what you are¡­ in the past, in the past, no other ghost had ever spoken to me¡­ ¡­ it is true¡­ ¡­ I thought that you all cannot speak! I will shut my mouth! I won¡¯t tell anyone I can see you again! I beg you, please don¡¯t hurt me¡­ argh!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Then, he suddenly extended his hand to press down on the boy¡¯s shoulder. The boy screamed, but Chen Xiaolian covered his mouth. ¡°Hush!¡± Chen Xiaolian leaned over and whispered, ¡°I am not a ghost.¡± ¡°Wu wu wu¡­¡± ¡°I really am not one.¡± Chen Xiaolian did his best to project a gentle tone as he whispered, ¡°See? You can touch my hand. It is not cold but warm, isn¡¯t it?¡± After saying that, he pulled the boy¡¯s finger and ced it on his wrist. ¡°Can you feel my pulse? See? I am not a ghost. I am a human.¡± The boy became somewhat calmer, but he continued to cast a fearful gaze at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°As long as you promise not to scream, I will not hurt you. We¡­ let us talk, shall we?¡± ¡°Wu wu¡­ ¡­¡± The boy nodded his head. Chen Xiaolian released his hand that was covering the boy¡¯s mouth. ¡°Are you really not a ghost, Mister?¡± ¡°No. The same goes for them.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head to indicate Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. The boy cast a surprised look at the three of them. ¡°But¡­ but¡­ why can Lucius not see you all? You three were standing right here! He could not see you at all just now!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°About that, let us talk about this outside.¡± He paused for a bit and stretched out his hand toward the little boy. ¡°I want to confirm, is your name Will Ritz Beyliah?¡± ¡°Yes, that is my name!¡± The boy looked at Chen Xiaolian in shock. ¡°That settles it. Now, can we find a ce to talk?¡± The little boy then extended his own hand and as Chen Xiaolian was pulling him up from the ground¡­ [System prompt: Meteor Rock Guild has found the quest target Will Ritz Beyliah, sessfullypleting the quest for the first phase. Time used: 31 minutes. Rank: second ce. In the second phase, you will automatically be given one advantageous information.] After receiving the prompt, both Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo revealed obvious looks of relief. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the two girls. ¡°Notify Roddy and the others and have them quickly move toward us.¡± ¡­ At a certain corner of Alfasi Street, the little boy sat at a spot where there was light and his emotions appeared much calmer. Qiao Qiao pulled out a bottle of c and a piece chocte and handed it to him. He hesitated for a moment before finally giving in to the temptation of sweets. The street was bustling with pedestrians and cars and the four of them sat beside a stone tform beside the street. The little boy sat in the middle. Chen Xiaolian watched as the little boy ate two bites of the chocte and gulped down half the contents of the bottle before slowly speaking up, ¡°Will? Can we talk? From what I can hear just now¡­ ¡­ it would appear that you are, different?¡± Will¡¯s body gave a shudder and he raised his head. Casting a fearful look at Chen Xiaolian, he whispered, ¡°Yes, Mister¡­ I¡­ I can see things that do not exist in this world.¡± ¡°Eh? What does that mean?¡± ¡°I¡­ I can see ghosts.¡± Will shook his head, expressions of confusion and fear could be seen in hisrge eyes. ¡°I have been able to see them since I was young. But no one is willing to believe me¡­ ¡­ everyone thinks that I am lying.¡± ¡­ Chapter 433 Drawn Into Trouble

Chapter 433 Drawn Into Trouble

GOR Chapter 433 Drawn Into Trouble ¡°I have always been able to see them¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t know when it started. Perhaps that was how things were since I was small. It was only after I had grown older that I gradually came to understand that these ¡®things¡¯ that I can see, others cannot see. ¡°I had informed others of this before. However, as I have no evidence, no one was willing to believe me. ¡°Those ¡®things¡¯; I have always been able to see them, but¡­ ¡­ they would never talk ormunicate in any way with me. ¡°You cannot imagine what kind of life I have had. ¡°When I am eating in the dining room, I will see a ghost sitting beside me. When I am waiting for a cab beside a street, I will see ghosts wandering about. ¡°Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night, and when I turn my head, I will see a ghost fly by! ¡°And when I am standing before a mirror, behind me¡­ ¡°No one believes me. Everyone thinks that I am a child who loves to lie for the sake of attention. ¡°My friends, my school teachers, none of them were willing to believe me!¡± Will''s words were full of grievances. When Qiao Qiao heard that, she regarded the pale little boy and gently rubbed his head before saying in a whisper, ¡°What of your family members?¡± ¡°Family members?¡± Will pursed his mouth to the side. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly said, ¡°My family member, you have seen him just now.¡± ¡°That fat man? Is he your father?¡± Qiao Qiao sighed and gently held Will¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Does he mistreat you?¡± ¡°He is not my father.¡± Will raised his head and looked into Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes, which were exuding traces of emotions. Then, he shook his head. ¡°He is my Uncle Rosen.¡± ¡°Uncle? What of your parents?¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°¡­ dead.¡± Will shook his head and his tone turned dispirited. Qiao Qiao fell silent. Chen Xiaolian looked at her and shook his head. ¡°I am sorry.¡± There was an obvious expression of pity in Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. ¡°It is fine.¡± Will sniffed hard. Although he appeared very much on the verge of crying, he instead held it back and wiped his eyes before whispering, ¡°My parents left me when I was still very young. They tell me that my parents had gone somewhere far away to do something, but they ended up dying in an ident. ¡°My aunt adopted the young me. She treated me quite well, but she too died a few years ago. ¡°Thus, I have been with Uncle Rosen since.¡± ¡°Does he mistreat you?¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. Will revealed a bitter smile before raising his head to look at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Just now, when you three came up, I thought you hade to collect on debts. These things happen often in Uncle Rosen¡¯s house. He owes quite a significant amount to many people because he loves gambling. When my aunt was still alive, we had a little bakery. However, after my aunt died, Uncle Rosen quickly lost the bakery. ¡°He is also very fond of drinking. Every time someonees to collect on his debt, he would end up drinking quite a lot of beer. And after that, he would be temperamental¡­¡± There was no need for him to borate. Chen Xiaolian sighed. It would appear that Will was a very pitiful boy. Qiao Qiao, who was clearly moved, extended her hand to gently stroke Will¡¯s curly hair. It was at that moment that Soo Soo chose to suddenly jump down from the stone tform. She then walked to face Will. The little girl looked at Will and pulled out a few pieces of candy from a small handbag. She handed the candies to Will. Will looked at the jade like little girl with pink makeup on her face and his face suddenly turned red; he was at a loss at what to do. ¡°For you to eat,¡± Soo Soo said softly. ¡°Actually, I am the same. My parents are no more, but¡­ ¡­ my sister and oppa treat me very well.¡± Will was dumbfounded and he turned to look at Qiao Qiao, moisture collecting in his eyes. Soo Soo tugged Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sleeve and whispered, ¡°Oppa, he is really pitiful. We came here to find him; do we take him with us? Can we take him with us? Can we make him a member as well?¡± Chen Xiaolian crouched down and looked at Soo Soo without saying anything. Will, who was beside them, was puzzled. However, when he looked at the gentle expression on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face, a hint of eagerness appeared on the little boy¡¯s face. ¡°Will, I have something to talk to you about.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He carried Soo Soo up and put her on top of the stone tform again before moving to face Will. He was silent for a bit before slowly speaking up, ¡°We¡­ ¡­ came from overseas.¡± ¡°Mm, you people are Orientals, right?¡± Will revealed a look of curiosity. ¡°I had heard of this before in Geography ss.¡± ¡°Mm, we came from the far east.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and did his best to put on a look of gentleness. ¡°We came here looking for you because we need you toe with us and help out with something. Simply put, we may require some help from you.¡± ¡°Help?¡± Will was stunned. ¡°What can I help you with? I¡­ ¡­ I am only eight years old. If, if you need a tour guide, I can bring you to check out the nearby sights, but¡­ ¡­ are you people really not ghosts?¡± ¡°Of course not,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°You have already felt my hand just now and can feel my pulse.¡± ¡°But¡­ why does it seem like the others cannot see you?¡± Will became somewhat nervous. ¡°Just now, two pedestrians who were walking past us¡­ ¡­ the way they looked at me was very strange. It was as though¡­ ¡­ I am talking to myself here.¡± Chen Xiaolian found himself in a bind and he clutched his head as he thought about it with a wry smile. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ is because¡­ we¡­ ¡­ mm, we have magical abilities. You can consider it as¡­ ¡­ a type of spell? Magic?¡± ¡°Magic?¡± Will¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up! He suddenly jumped down from the stone tform and gazed excitedly at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ magic? Just like Harry Potter?¡± Chen Xiaolian saw the fires of hope raging within the boy¡¯s eyes. He understood that line of thought. This little boy known as Will was pretty much another version of Harry Potter. Just like Harry Potter, both his parents had died; he was adopted by an irresponsible rtive and subjected to certain abuses. Additionally, he also possessed special abilities beyond the norm. And then, a group of strange people hade knocking on his door iming to know magic¡­ At that moment, the thoughts running through this boy¡¯s head was not hard to guess. He was most probably waiting for Chen Xiaolian to bring him to a ¡®certain¡¯ magic school. Honestly, Chen Xiaolian did not wish to shatter the hopes of this boy, who was beset by problems. ¡°Will, due to some reasons unknown to even us, you are very special ¨C you see, you can see things that others cannot. You can see those ghosts, thus proving your uniqueness. I believe that there is a reason why you were born with this special ability. ¡°As for us, we are here to find you precisely for this reason. ¡°At present, I have no way of exining too much to you. I can only tell you that we need you toe with us for a trip. ¡°This trip might be somewhat dangerous and some things that have never happened before may happen. However, that is also the reason why we are here. ¡°So, are you willing to follow us on this trip? I must make this clear, but it might be risky.¡± Will¡¯s hesitation was obvious. However, Soo Soo smiled at him. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, my sister and oppa will definitely protect you. Sister and oppa are very, very powerful!¡± Seeing Soo Soo¡¯s smiling face, Will blushed again. Will lowered his head and clenched his fist. When he raised his head, there was a look of utter determination on his face. ¡°I, I am willing to go with you people.¡± Will said loudly. ¡°At any rate, no one will care about me if I stay here. I¡­ I am willing!¡± ¡°That is great!¡± Soo Soo was overjoyed. Will cast a furtive look at Soo Soo before turning to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Mister, what can I help you with?¡± Hearing those words, Soo Soo, without waiting for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s response, spoke up, ¡°Ah, you should call him Guild Leader. Right now, you are considered one of us!¡± Guild Leader? The amount of excitement and happiness in Will¡¯s eyes grew. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian did not have the heart to exin it to them. Clearly, Soo Soo had misunderstood him. She thought that he was epting Will into their guild. Will too had obviously misunderstood him. However¡­ ¡­ when he saw the excitement and happiness in the boy¡¯s eyes, Chen Xiaolian found himself incapable of exining it. Qiao Qiao reached out to hold Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and she silently shook her head. Chen Xiaolian sighed and simply chose not to say anything. ¡°Now, let us move and meet up with the others. They should be moving toward us. Qiao Qiao, contact Lun Tai and set up a rendezvous point.¡± Their jeep was parked not far away; Chen Xiaolian walked over and opened the door. Soo Soo bounced quickly until she was beside the jeep. When she saw that Will was moving gingerly behind, she turned around and pulled him up the jeep. After the two kids had gotten into the back seat, Soo Soo, without waiting for them to be seated properly, quickly spoke to Will, ¡°There are many others in our guild! There is Uncle Lun Tai, the strictest, but also the most soft hearted; Roddy, who is always smiling, but is in fact a scoundrel who likesmitting mischief. Ah, there is also Xia Xiaolei, who is especially easy to bully¡­ ¡­ and also Sister Qimu Xi, who is not much of a talker¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian exchanged a bitter smile with Qiao Qiao and the two of them got into the jeep. Getting into the jeep, Qiao Qiao used their guild channel to make contact with Lun Tai¡¯s group. ording to Lun Tai, they were already on their way to Alfasi Street and will be arriving in around 10 minutes. Chen Xiaolian pondered and said, ¡°Let us head toward them and meet up somewhere in between. Staying here where no one can see us feels peculiar.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head and said, ¡°Roddy tells me that there is a park between us and Lun Tai. We can rendezvous in the park; it is also rtively more spacious there.¡± ¡°Good, we will do that, then.¡± Chen Xiaolian started up the jeep. The time allocated for the quest in the first phase of the system was 60 minutes. At present, 48 minutes had passed. Although they hadpleted the first phase¡¯s quest, there was a faint feeling of oddity in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. After the first phase was over, what will happen in the second phase? Generally speaking, a quest involving searching for someone will be followed by a much harder quest. For example, in the Tokyo instance dungeon, they had received a quest to find a girl. The quest was followed by a series of intense dangers. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s instinct told him that it would be for the better for him to immediately meet up with his other team members! Additionally, someone was fishing in troubled waters here in this first phase. The battles that had erupted as a result made Chen Xiaolian even more vignt. Logically speaking, there should be nopetition in the first phase of an instance dungeon quest. So why would the Awakened ones end up fighting each other? After starting up the jeep, they left Alfasi Street. When they made their way into the square again, Will, who was seated behind, eximed in shock. ¡°The¡­ outside¡­¡± Will stared with widened eyes. ¡°The street outside, everyone there disappeared? Where did they go?¡± Chen Xiaolian maintained his silence as he concentrated on driving. Qiao Qiao turned around to smile at Will. ¡°Don¡¯t worry kid. You are with us right now!¡± For some unknown reason, hearing those words caused a feeling of intimacy to grow within Will¡¯s heart. He subconsciously nced at Qiao Qiao and said, ¡°I understand.¡± ¡°You can call her sister, just like how I always do. However, when addressing oppa, you must call him Guild Leader. I am the only one who can call him oppa.¡± Soo Soo, who was beside him, said with a smile. After moving past the square, they entered an empty street. Thus, Chen Xiaolian pressed the throttle to its limit and their jeep charged through the street. To his surprise, a loud ¡°boom¡± erupted from somewhere far ahead of them! Next, he saw a ball of mes rise to the sky from behind a row of buildings. The others inside the jeep were able to see what happened as well. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face swiftly sank! That direction¡­ ¡­ was where Lun Tai and the others were heading! Chen Xiaolian quickly halted the jeep and called out loudly through the guild channel. ¡°Lun Tai! Lun Tai!¡± After a few seconds, Lun Tai replied, ¡°Damn it, we are in trouble.¡± Chen Xiaolian was furious. ¡°You were ambushed?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± ¡­ Before Lun Tai and his group¡¯s jeep was an overturned bus; ity in the middle of the street, blocking the way. Beyond the bus, on both sides of the street, two groups were firing at each other using firearms! As the sounds of gunfire continued, Lun Tai quickly reversed the jeep, bringing the vehicle backward and into an alley beside the street. ¡°¡­ no¡­ someone started fighting and we got caught in the crossfire.¡± Lun Tai clenched his teeth. He looked out the window. He watched as the two groups fired at each other on one end of the street. Then, a Thunderstorm Tank suddenly turned into the street from an intersection on the other end! The Thunderstorm Tank proceeded to slowly close the distance! The parked vehicles on the street were all trampled by the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s unstoppable tracks! Scrap metal was all that remained in its wake! ¡°Get out! Get out of the jeep!¡± The instance he saw the Thunderstorm Tank, Lun Tai¡¯s face twisted! A Thunderstorm Tank by itself was not that shocking. Their guild, Meteor Rock Guild had a few of its own. But what caused Lun Tai¡¯s face to contort was the crest on the surface of the Thunderstorm Tank! Thorned Flower! ¡­ Rosen. Raw: ¡®ÂÞÉ­¡¯, pinyin: ¡®Lu¨­ s¨¥n¡¯. Chapter 434 Strange Actions Of Thorned Flower

Chapter 434 Strange Actions Of Thorned Flower

GOR Chapter 434 Strange Actions Of Thorned Flower ¡°Get out of the jeep!¡± Lun Tai was out of the jeep; his body crouched as he moved along the body of the jeep. He pulled open the door and pulled Qimu Xi out as he shouted, ¡°Hurry up and leave! Hurry!¡± Qimu Xi¡¯s face was pale from fright. It was only after Lun Tai pulled her out did she snap out of it and got up from the ground. Thankfully, Xia Xiaolei had already moved over. He pulled her to the side of the street and they hid beneath the corner of the wall there. ¡°Remember what I have taught you!¡± Lun Tai continued running forward while crouching his back. Exhaling, he then said quickly, ¡°We need to hurry up and leave this ce! Move inside!¡± He pointed to the small alley beside him. Lun Tai dared not take the risk that they would not be discovered in the course of the battle between the two groups. Considering the current state of affairs, leaving was the most sensible choice. The three of them left their vehicle and was about to enter the alley when Lun Tai noticed a blue light shing out from the top of the faint outline of the Thunderstorm Tank. Lun Tai swiftly pounced forward, throwing himself between the two kids and used each hand to push them down the ground. Behind them, a blue coloured arc of light shot out from the t muzzle of the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s turret and streaked through the long street¡­ Following a loud explosion, a building on the left side of the street where the two groups were confronting each other exploded. The wall shattered apart amid the dazzling blue light and orange mes rose into the sky. Gravel and stone fragments flew about. Two charred corpses fell down from the wall and onto the street, their flesh torn and strewn all over. The sounds of gunfire stopped abruptly and several sharp screams echoed out from the broken wall area. Next, someone furiously dashed out of the ruins of the building. Two or three more ran up the roof in an attempt to escape. However, at that same moment¡­ A figure descended from the sky! A warrior wearing military mech armour with a beam de in his handnded on the roof. With a downward sh, the first fleeing figure was hacked into two before he could attempt to defend himself. One of the other two fleeing figures roared furiously before raising a futuristic looking gun and opening fire with it. As for the other figure, he turned around and ran. Bang! Bang! Bang! The bullets struck the surface of the mech armour and the warrior¡¯s body staggered backward due to the impact from the bullets. However, the powerful mech armour was able to deflect all of the bullets. The enraged Awakened discarded his weapon, pulled out a strange looking military de, and charged forward. The warrior in mech armour suddenly crouched down¡­ with a ¡°boom¡±, the roof area he was on copsed and the warrior fell to the floor below. The Awakened was taken aback; then, he noticed an oval shaped metal object on the floor before him, which shed with blue light¡­ ¡°Argh!¡± He screamed out miserably. Weng~ A circr ripple of blue light burst open and the Awakened was torn apart instantly. ¡­ Lun Tai had dragged the other two youngsters with him and they hid behind a trash container. Although the alley was not very long, the trash container just happened to block them from sight. ¡°Shh.¡± There was an extremely nervous look on Lun Tai¡¯s face and he lowered his voice as he made a gesture to the two youngsters. Xia Xiaolei was able to maintain a calm demeanour, albeit barely. However, Qimu Xi already had tears welling up in her eyes and it was all she could do to stop herself from crying out. ¡°Slowly get up and follow behind me!¡± Beside the trash container was a door to the building beside them. Lun Tai extended his hand to grab the door handle and pulled it with force, tearing the door lock out. Lun Tai crouched down and sent a signal to Xia Xiaolei, who immediately dragged Qimu Xi with him through the door. Lun Tai rushed in right behind them before closing the door. At the same time that the door was closed, the warrior in mech armour jumped down from the building andnded before the alley. His eyes shed as he swept his gaze across the alley. ¡°Team C here. We have dealt with one of the objectives, now searching the nearby areas.¡± ¡°Be diligent. I think I saw something just now.¡± ¡°Call up the Eye of Heaven to scan the area once again.¡± ¡­ Lun Tai leaned close to the door as he carefully listened to what was going on outside. Then, he turned his head and signalled Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi, indicating that they should go inside. They had entered through the back door of a restaurant kitchen and the three of them now ran inside. After moving past the kitchen, they reached the washroom. Lun Tai opened the door and saw a window in the washroom. ¡°Get out from here.¡± Xia Xiaolei nodded and moved forward to forcefully pull open the window¡­ Holding a gun in his hand, Lun Tai stood at the doorway and he strained his ears to listen for anything happening outside. At the same time, he contacted Chen Xiaolian through the guild channel. ¡°We have escaped from the spot where the fight was taking ce and are now heading for XXX street. I have identified one of the groups that were fighting just now, Thorned Flower Guild. You need to be careful. They seem to be actively seeking and killing off the participants of this instance dungeon.¡± After receiving his message, Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief before quickly bing vignt. ¡°Thorned Flower Guild?¡± ¡°Yes, it is them.¡± Lun Tai gritted his teeth. After a few seconds, Chen Xiaolian made his decision. He stopped the jeep beside the street and had Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and Will get down from the jeep. Qiao Qiao led Soo Soo while he led Will into a shop beside the street. Using the shop¡¯s backdoor, they entered the building. ¡°Lun Tai, we will be changing our rendezvous point. Roddy, I need a safe ce, hurry!¡± One minuteter, Roddy spoke up, ¡°Around one kilometre away from your current location is a cross intersection. The surrounding area is clean, no movements there. Lun Tai, your group needs to hurry. I am seeing a group of Thunderstorm Tanks belonging to Thorned Flower Guilding together in your direction.¡± ¡­ A few minutester, at the intersection that Roddy mentioned¡­ Chen Xiaolian and his group watched as Lun Tai¡¯s group ran out from an alley opposite and he quickly waved them over with his hand. After their two groups had met up, Chen Xiaolian looked around for a moment before pointing to a certain spot nearby. ¡°Go there!¡± The spot that Chen Xiaolian had pointed at was a small hotel. Everyone ran quickly into the hotel. Due to the changes enacted by the system to the instance dungeon area, there was no one inside the hotel. Seeing that the lobby was empty, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team rushed up to the second floor and broke into a room. After entering the room, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Lun Tai assessed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group and his gaze finally fell upon Will. ¡°Is that him?¡± The murderous auraing off Lun Tai¡¯s body frightened Will and he timidly backed away. Chen Xiaolian smiled and patted Will¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Yes, it is him.¡± Soo Soo tapped Will¡¯s shoulder before leaning over and whispering something into his ear. Will¡¯s face instantly turned red but he summoned the courage to step forward. He looked at Lun Tai and braced himself. ¡°My name is Will Ritz Beyliah. You, are you Uncle Lun Tai?¡± Lun Tai was stunned and he cast a puzzled look at Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao. Chen Xiaolian spread open his hands and said, ¡°He is now friends with Soo Soo.¡± Lun Tai smiled and extended a hand to Will. ¡°All right, I am Lun Tai, but¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t like being called uncle. That would indicate that I am very old.¡± ¡°Yes¡­ Mr Lun Tai.¡± Will quickly amended. ¡°Clever kid.¡± Lun Tai smiled. He then turned to face Chen Xiaolian and his face became grim. ¡°Something strange is going on. We are going to need to discuss this.¡± ¡°Mm!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. His expression was also very grim. Exhaling, he used the guild channel to call Roddy. ¡°Roddy, we need more information.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Roddy was quick to answer, ¡°I had just now checked the municipal surveince system¡­ ¡­ mm, the situation is quite messy.¡± ¡°Give us the details.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I have identified one of the groups. Unfortunately, it is as Lun Tai had mentioned, they are Thorned Flower Guild. Additionally, I had, through the use of the surveince system, observed at least five to six fights¡­ ¡­ the real number might be higher, but some of the monitoring equipment might have been destroyed from the intense battles. Thus, I had lost many of my ¡®eyes¡¯ here. ¡°At present, we can be certain of one thing. Thorned Flower Guild has entered this instance dungeon. Additionally, their actions are extremely strange. In this first phase, they had sent out a lot of men to hunt and kill off the other participants. ¡°All the battles that I can observe involve members of Thorned Flower Guild. In other words, Thorned Flower Guild is actively killing off the participants of this instance dungeon! ¡°So far, more than ten have been killed ¨C though the real number is probably higher.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was ugly to behold. This was just a [B] ss instance dungeon but they had encountered Thorned Flower Guild. For a super guild like Thorned Flower Guild to participate in a [B] ss instance dungeon was a rarity in itself. But they had actually brought so many people with them. They were killing off the other participants in Jerusalem. By that alone, it was clear that Thorned Flower Guild had sent out a considerable number of members for this instance dungeon. But the bigger question was¡­ ¡­ why? ¡°For the time being, we have too little information to make aprehensive analysis.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°However, the level of difficulty for this instance dungeon had probably shot up beyond our estimate.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at everyone and pondered with a frown on his face. ¡°The first phase is about to end¡­ ¡­ only four more minutes. In order to find out Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s intention, we will probably have to wait until the second phase. However¡­ ¡­ we need to discuss something. Should we change our objective for this instance dungeon?¡± The meaning behind those words was obvious and the others were quick to catch on. This time around, the reason Meteor Rock Guild participated in this instance dungeon was to train their members. They had originally thought that this was just a [B] ss instance dungeon. At present however, Thorned Flower Guild, a super great guild had joined the fray. Moreover, they had revealed their strength right off the bat. Ignoring the instance dungeon quest, they had gone after the other participants ¨C this behaviour posed an extreme level of danger. In their eyes, there was no need for their Meteor Rock Guild to go head on against Thorned Flower Guild. They now had a base that could act as a refuge. Even if they failed this instance dungeon, they could hide in the base to avoid the punishment instance dungeon. Additionally, even if they had to enter the punishment instance dungeon, thanks to Chen Xiaolian and Roddy, they now knew of the BUG in punishment instance dungeons. No matter how they looked at it, going head first against Thorned Flower Guild in this instance dungeon was pointless. The other members were silent. Then, Qiao Qiao spoke up. She said slowly, ¡°I think we can wait for the second phase to start and act ordingly. If the conditions are advantageous for us, we should try toplete this instance dungeon. ¡°If the conditions are disadvantageous¡­ ¡­ we can choose to give up on the second phase and leave this instance dungeon.¡± Xia Xiaolei suddenly spoke up. ¡°Maybe¡­ ¡­ maybe there will be a change in the second phase? Who knows, Thorned Flower Guild might end up being in the same faction as us in the quest? If we end up on the same side as Thorned Flower Guild, then there will be no need to fear them, right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°They had started a ughter in this first phase! It is obvious they do not intend to ally with anyone. Even if the system did put us in the same faction as Thorned Flower Guild, they might disobey the stipted conditions. Not all killing of allies will be subjected to system punishments.¡± ¡°Enough.¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke up. ¡°Trying to guess anything now is pointless. When the second phase begins, we will decide after reading the prompt¡­ at any rate, there is only three more minutes left.¡± ¡­ A Bentley Continental slowly moved along the street before stopping in the middle of the street. It had stopped beside a square not far from the Wailing Wall. Winding down the window, Shen looked at the distant Wailing Wall with a preupied expression before sighing. ¡°Now, give me the report for the results of the first phase.¡± It did not take long for Shen to receive the answer. ¡°Four sub-teams were sent out to find the four quest targets. As for the reservebatants, they had, in thest 38 minutes, fought 27 times and killed off a total of 36 participants of this instance dungeon. Four of the participants were critically injured and nine managed to flee. As for the participants¡¯ quest targets, we managed to capture six alive while four were killed by ident.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Shen smiled. ¡°In other words, other than the four quest targets secured by our four sub teams, we now have six other quest targets belonging to the other guilds? We now have a total of 10 quest targets now?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Not bad.¡± Shenughed. Next, he took a deep breath and looked at his personal system, at the countdown timer for the first phase. Only two and a half more minutes to go. ¡°From now on, every member is to head and gather at preparation point number one. Immediately stop fighting and break contact with the other participating guilds. After meeting up at preparation point number one, do not leave the ce without my permission. ¡°I repeat, no one is allowed to leave without my permission. No matter what the second phase quest may be, all the members are not to leave preparation point number one!¡± ¡­ Ten more seconds. Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt anxious. He stood up and moved to the window to look outside. Two minutes ago, the sounds of gunfire and explosions suddenly came to a pause and no movements could be heard. The streets were empty and not a single figure was in sight. It was as though all the fights in the city had halted abruptly. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. When the countdown ended, he turned around to look at the others. ¡°It is time,¡± he said. At that very moment, a system prompt was sent to each of them through their personal systems. [System prompt: First phase of the instance dungeon has ended. Participants who managed toplete the first phase¡¯s quest are now qualified to enter the second phase. Those who failed toplete the first phase¡¯s quest will be forcibly removed from this instance dungeon and will be subjected to the corresponding punishment. [Additionally, theprehensive assessment on the participants in the first phase has exceeded the original evaluation. The level of difficulty for this instance dungeon has automatically increased to [B+] ss. [At the same time, the corresponding reward for this instance dungeon has been increased.] The faces of Chen Xiaolian and the others changed. The level of difficulty was increased! [System prompt: The second phase¡¯s quest is as follows¡­] When they saw the prompt for the second phase¡¯s quest, the faces of everyone in the room, except Will, fell! ¡­ Chapter 435 Chen Xiaolian’s Decision

Chapter 435 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Decision

GOR Chapter 435 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Decision [System prompt: The second phase¡¯s quest is as follows¡­ [Option: Kill off all the quest targets you have. [Please choose: Yes or no. [You are eligible for advantageous information for this second phase: By killing the quest targets, you will obtain advantages when going into the final phase of the storyline. By choosing ¡®no¡¯, you will be entering a branch quest, which will increase the level of difficulty.] ¡­ Chen Xiaolian and the others: ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The room suddenly fell into a state of silence, not a sound could be heard. After a good one minute, the sound of Roddy swearing came through the guild channel. ¡°What the bloody *** is this damned thing supposed to be?¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. However, everyone inside the room could feel that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes had be as sharp as a hawk¡¯s. His expression grew increasingly grim and sparks of rage seemingly shed out of his eyes. Please choose: Yes or no. This was the *** quest for the second phase? Kill Will Ritz Beyliah? Kill this innocent seven-year-old boy? Kill off this quest target that they had to risk their lives to find in the first phase? There was silence, deathly silence. Every single member was castingplicated gazes at Chen Xiaolian. Soo Soo on the other hand, had a shocked and fearful expression as she watched on. Then, she seemingly recollected herself and said, ¡°Oppa, this is not¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and reached out with his hand to pat Soo Soo¡¯s mushroom like head. Tousling her hair, he gave her aforting look. After that, Chen Xiaolian raised his head and looked at the others. With a solemn expression, he said firmly. ¡°NO!¡± No one said anything. Chen Xiaolian continued in a calm tone, ¡°My decision is NO! ¡°I am sorry. This time, I will not be getting a majority vote to make this decision. Rather, as the Guild Leader, I will be directly making the decision: NO! ¡°In this damned game, I can struggle for the sake of living, I can fight, I can go risk my life, I can do all those things for the sake of living on ¨C but only if I can continue living like a human! ¡°I refuse to be a beast, a beast that would wantonly murder ordinary humans! If that were to happen, then what is the difference between us and those yers? Those yers kill wantonly and treat the people in this world as NPC. ¡°But I am sorry to say I cannot do so! ¡°I want to live; however, I want to live like a human! Not as a killing machine, not as a cold hearted program!¡± After Chen Xiaolian finished his words, everyone looked at him. ¡°Guild Leader, no need for a majority vote, I support you,¡± Lun Tai was quick to speak up. He seemingly gave a sigh of relief. ¡°Actually, I have the same thoughts as you. I also want to live, but as a human of this world and not some program that kills wantonly and views the others in this world as NPCs! If we lose that part of us, there will be no reason to keep on living. There will also be no more reason for us to continue our struggles.¡± ¡°No disagreements from me,¡± said Xia Xiaolei furiously. ¡°Is this shitty system messing around with us?! Damn it!¡± ¡°I have no disagreements,¡± whispered Qimu Xi. ¡°I, I cannot kill.¡± The only one who did not say anything was Qiao Qiao ¨C there was no need for her to say anything, the gentle look she gave Chen Xiaolian was enough. Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. Next, he essed the system and made his choice. [Option: Kill off all the quest targets you have. [Please choose: Yes or no. [Option chosen¡­ no!] After Chen Xiaolian made the choice, the system swiftly issued out a second prompt. [System prompt: Meteor Rock Guild has chosen [No]. Following the option made, the third phase¡¯s quest is now being inputted; please hurry to Tel Aviv within 24 hours. After you have entered the city, the system will automatically lead you to your quest point. [Quest condition no 1: Quest target must survive. [Quest condition no 2: Capture at least one blocker and obtain information from that blocker. The next phase of the story will be adjusted depending on the degree of information you obtain. [Special prompt: In the second phase, participants are not allowed to fight or kill each other.] When this series of prompts appeared in everyone¡¯s personal systems, they all became shocked! ¡°Have you all read it?¡± There was a solemn expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Protect Will¡­ at the same time, ording to the system, there will be blockers. I specte that these blockers are not other participants. They are likely some problems generated by the system.¡± Lun Tai racked his gun slide and said, ¡°If so, let us move out.¡± After considering it, Chen Xiaolian called out through the guild channel. ¡°Roddy!¡± ¡°Here.¡± Roddyughed. ¡°Now is the time for you to join up with us. We need you, the machine master.¡± ¡°No problem.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to face the others. ¡°The second phase prohibits fights between participants¡­ ¡­ for now, we can ignore the danger posed by Thorned Flower Guild. This is good news.¡± ¡°Who knows? Those fellows might choose to kill off their quest target,¡± said Lun Tai after some consideration. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He agreed with Lun Tai¡¯s opinion. Thorned Flower Guild was probably not as kind-hearted as them. Most importantly, considering Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s strength, they must surely be in the lead and had obtained the advantageous information as well. ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ you mean to say that Thorned Flower Guild might enter a different route from ours?¡± Chen Xiaolian ruminated as he stroked his chin. ¡°The prompt had stated that by killing the quest target, we can obtain advantages when going into the final phase of the storyline. Who knows¡­ maybe, they will be able to skip through the second phase and go straight to the third phase? Just like the level skipping thing in games.¡± Lun Tai revealed a wry smile. ¡°This is only my spection.¡± ¡°That is a very logical spection.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He checked the time and said, ¡°The system wants us to reach Tel Aviv in 24 hours. I have checked the map earlier; there is only a short distance between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. If we use our jeeps, we can reach Tel Aviv in merely one hour. However, the system had given us 24 hours instead! I believe that this will not be a smooth ride. Still, having more time is a good thing.¡± ¡°Do we move out now?¡± Xia Xiaolei asked eagerly. ¡°Wait for Roddy to meet up with us first,¡± Chen Xiaolian said. Suddenly, his face flickered and turned a little strange. ¡°However, I need to leave for a while. There is a ce I need to go.¡± ¡°What?¡± Everyone was stunned by that. ¡°There is a special reason for this¡­ ¡­and also¡­ ¡­ I suddenly thought of something intriguing and I want to go verify my spection.¡± ¡­ A secret ce in Jerusalem. Inside arge warehouse, several Awakened ones inbat uniforms with a thorned flower crest sewn upon them were pointing their guns at 10 ordinary humans who were crouched down in a row. Those figures were all dressed differently and were all of varying ages. However, all of them had their heads covered by ck masks. A muscr man, whose body was over two metres tall, cast a cold gaze at the crouching figures before turning around and moving toward the warehouse door. ¡°Operations Commander calling for Inspector.¡± Shen responded immediately. ¡°Inspector here. What is it?¡± ¡°Esteemed Guild Leader, what do we do now? Do we kill off the quest targets now?¡± After a few seconds of silence, Shen answered. ¡°¡­ NO.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s decision to split from the team took everyone by surprise. However, Chen Xiaolian disyed a very firm stance toward the decision. He waited for around 20 minutes for Roddy to arrive and meet up with them. Then, after exchanging some simple words with Roddy, he decided to leave. ¡°Why?¡± Lun Tai stood at the doorway to block Chen Xiaolian. He looked at the others and lowered his voice as he said, ¡°Xiaolian! Do you have some special reasons? Or is there some secrets that you cannot tell us?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°I really have a spection that I want to go verify. Additionally, considering how this second phase prohibits participants from killing each other, I think it won¡¯t be too dangerous.¡± ¡°But you are the Guild Leader! How can you split up and go alone in the middle of an instance dungeon?¡± Lun Tai¡¯s voice was very serious. ¡°I have¡­ ¡­ special reasons.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a bit. But in the end, he chose not to borate further. ¡°From now on, you are inmand. Prepare to move out. After I am done with the matters on my end, I will quickly catch up to you. Just make sure to stay in contact through the guild channel.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Lun Tai cast a deep and tangled look at Chen Xiaolian. In the end, he chose not to say anything else. After having fought side by side, Lun Tai understood Chen Xiaolian¡¯s character. He was not someone who would mess around. Rather, he was a very responsible person, perhaps even too responsible. Leaving the team and going alone seemed like a very muddle-headed move. Additionally, he was unwilling to exin too much ¨C even so, Lun Tai strongly believed that Chen Xiaolian must have some special reasons for doing so. Since he was unwilling to talk about it¡­ ¡°All right.¡± Lun Tai took a deep breath himself. ¡°I am willing to trust you. However, after this instance dungeon is over, we will need to have a proper chat. I hope you can give us a reasonable exnation to us all after this instance dungeon is over.¡± ¡°All right,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a wry smile. Roddy and Qiao Qiao came over as well. ¡°Just what shenanigans are you up to this time?¡± asked Roddy with a frown. ¡°I will exin everything to you all when we get back.¡± Chen Xiaolian made a gesture to Roddy. Although Roddy did not get what Chen Xiaolian meant, he understandingly chose not to pursue the matter. Roddy trusted Chen Xiaolian way morepared to Lun Tai. Qiao Qiao, on the other hand, came bluntly. She did not ask him why he wanted to leave their team and move out alone. Rather, she made a straightforward request. ¡°I am going with you.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was distressed. Qiao Qiao furrowed her brows. ¡°Can I not?¡± ¡°Stay here with everyone else and protect Will. Our team needs your strength. As for me¡­ ¡­ there really is a special reason for this. If you leave with me, then the amount of strength left for Will¡¯s protection will be decreased.¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian curiously. ¡°You¡­ are you going to do something very dangerous?¡± ¡°Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not exin further. After calling Roddy, he cast a solemn look at him. ¡°After I leave, you will be a core battle strength! When the timees, do not hesitate. If there is a need to use the Floater, then use the Floater. And if there is a need to use the Mech, then use it! Don¡¯t try to hold anything back!¡± ¡°Understood!¡± ¡°I will catch up to you all soon.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian stopped looking at Qiao Qiao. He turned around and left through the door. Qiao Qiao bit down hard on her lips and hesitated for a moment before choosing not to give chase. ¡°Guild Leader is acting very strange,¡± Xia Xiaolei suddenly whispered out. ¡°He¡­ seems to be in a hurry. Just now, I noticed him checking his watch three times in the span of 10 minutes.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s eyes flickered. But he simply shook his head and said, ¡°Enough! We will be following the Guild Leader¡¯s orders! Now, use 10 minutes to make preparations. After that, we will be heading out to Tel Aviv. At the same time, I will be announcing ourbat n. If anyone blocks our way, I will be responsible for attacking while Qiao Qiao and Xia Xiaolei will be responsible for securing our two sides! Qimu Xi!¡± Qimu Xi instantly shuddered. ¡°Your performance in the first phase made me very disappointed,¡± said Lun Tai is a very solemn manner. ¡°Although you are a girl, this game, this instance dungeon will not give you any preferential treatment because of that! We will help you, but if you want to live, you will need to be courageous and work hard at it yourself! We are now part of the same guild, so I hope you can contribute your strength to the guild as well! Understand? Remember my words: In the middle of battle, showing more fear would only kill you faster!¡± Qimu Xi forced herself to stand and nod her head vigorously. ¡°When we get on the jeep, you will be in charge of securing the rear.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had already made his way out of the floor of the hotel and he swiftly disappeared into the cross intersection in the streets. Qiao Qiao watched Chen Xiaolian leave through the window of the second floor, a look of worry on her face. ¡­ After making his way over the cross intersection, Chen Xiaolian further increased his pace! He seemed to be in a hurry. Actually, it did not seem like it, it was simply the truth! After receiving the quest to head to Tel Aviv, he also received a separate system prompt in his personal system. [System prompt: Fallen Avenger phase (2/5) activating. In 60 minutes, the Fallen Avenger will enter the instance dungeon to search and kill the host. [First condition: Kill off the Fallen Avenger to end this search and kill phase. [Second condition: Survive for 180 minutes and the search and kill phase will end.] He had received this prompt back when he was in the room. And now¡­ Chen Xiaolian looked at the countdown for the Fallen Avenger¡¯s activation. There were 38 more minutes. ¡°Damn you, Lancelot!¡± He swore vehemently. Seeing a car parked beside the street, he moved over, pulled open the car door through brute force, and started it up. Then, he pulled out a map to get his bearings. After that, he drove the car forward¡­ 180 minutes of search and kill? Chen Xiaolian sneered to himself. Back in the punishment instance dungeon, he was like a mouse crossing a street. Lancelot¡¯s ghost hunted him down to the point where there was no escape for him. Now however, after the Blood Verdict, and after so many days ofprehending Skyde¡¯s power, Chen Xiaolian believed that he will not end up as miserable as he didst time. Thus, he intended to give it a go. 180 minutes? No, within one hour, I will counter attack and kill off the Fallen Avenger! Tounch a counter attack and kill the Fallen Avenger within an hour was quite risky in his opinion and he was not too confident about it. Thus, he needed to leave the others so that there was some distance between his team and this dangerous Fallen Avenger. No one in his team had any ability to stop the Fallen Avenger. There was also another reason why Chen Xiaolian wanted to split up. Back in the first phase, he had noticed a certain minute detail. Although it was quite the absurd conjecture, he wanted to go verify it. Chen Xiaolian drove the car with a clear goal in mind. He headed toward a certain address. It was the address of one of the four people whose names were Will Ritz Beyliah. ¡­ Chapter 436 Guild Leader

Chapter 436 Guild Leader

GOR Chapter 436 Guild¡­ Leader¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first objective was the 76-year-old Will Ritz Beyliah residing in 38 Bonfrettt Street. When the first phase begun earlier, Chen Xiaolian and Lun Tai had led their groups to act separately. This 76-year-old Will was Lun Tai¡¯s target. Originally, the distance between Bonfrettt Street and their original position was shorterpared to the distance between them and Alfasi Street. Thus, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s target was farther away. In the end, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group was the one to find their target first. That happened because Lun Tai¡¯s group had encountered fights between participants on the way to their target and were thus dyed. Finally, before they could reach their target¡¯s address, Chen Xiaolian had found the seven-year-old Will. Since their team had obtained the quest target, Lun Tai¡¯s group abandoned getting to their target and moved to meet up with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. At present, Chen Xiaolian, who had left his team, was going to meet the 76-year-old target. He drove the car until he reached Bonfrett Street. As the car moved, Chen Xiaolian searched for the house number that he was looking for. When the car was making a turn into a corner, he saw an open yard. The house number was nailed to the external surface of the door. It was none other than the number 38. Chen Xiaolian immediately hit the brakes. He sat in the car, a frown on his face as he surveyed the open yard. Clearly, this was a small hospital. Surprisingly, the area inside the yard and the area outside were like two different worlds. The area outside the yard was empty, just like a ghost town. But inside, things were different. Doctors, nurses, patients and various other people could be seen walking before the entrance of the hospital. Some were being pushed on wheelchairs as they moved around. It seemed as though the system hadpletely cut out the inside area of the yard, where the hospitaly, and the outside area. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound and he took a deep breath before stepping out of the car. When he stepped into the yard, Chen Xiaolian felt something strange. It was the same sense of strangeness that he felt when he stepped into the street where he found the seven-year-old Will. It was as though¡­ ¡­ the people here could not see him. It seems the system is still separating this hospital¡¯s ne of existence from mine. Chen Xiaolian moved inside with a solemn expression. The hospital was not too big ¨C due to the difference in poption and the share per capita for medical resources, it was rare to find arge public hospital like the ones in China in European countries. The high number of people going to the big public hospitals in China was a rare sight here as well. Chen Xiaolian stepped forward into the hospital building ¨C appearance wise, this building only had around five or six floors. The outpatient area on the first floor was very quiet. Even in the waiting area, the people there were either reading newspaper or fiddling with their mobile phones and would rarely talk. Chen Xiaolian headed directly to the elevator. Five minutester, Chen Xiaolian walked along the corridor of the third floor, the ward area. It did not take long for him to find what he was looking for. On the left side of the corridor was the door to the second ward area. Chen Xiaolian looked at the patient¡¯s name written on the door. Will Ritz Beyliah. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and stepped inside. There was another person in the ward. This person was clearly one of the care support worker and she sat before a patient. She held a newspaper in her hand and read aloud, likely reading for the patient. Chen Xiaolian stood inside the ward and observed the surrounding furnishing. There were two beds. One was empty while the one closest to the door had a thin old man on it. An oxygen tube was inserted into his nose and each time he drew breath, the sound of broken bellows could be heard. Among the medical instruments beside the patient was a heart rate monitor machine. The support care worker inside the ward did not notice Chen Xiaolian at all ¨C she was simply incapable of seeing Chen Xiaolian, who was in a different ne of existence. She continued reading a piece of social news from the newspaper. Chen Xiaolian stood beside the bed and silently looked at the old man lying on the bed. The old man had thin hair and they had all gone white. He had a withered, skeletal looking face. His eyes were closed and it was uncertain if he was sleeping or not. Chen Xiaolian walked along the bed to stand beside him. Looking at the medical equipment beside the old patient, it was clear that this old patient was not in a good situation. Under the bed sheets, there were tubes connecting to ¡­ ¡­ an urine bag. The old patient was also wearing a suprapubic catheter. Chen Xiaolian frowned. At that very moment, the doors to the ward were pushed open and a bald middle-aged doctor in white coat entered. The support care worker quickly got up; there was a very courteous expression on her face. ¡°How is he?¡± the bald doctor asked casually as he walked to the side of the bed. He reached out with his hand to touch the old patient¡¯s forehead. Next, he pulled out a torchlight and pulled up the patient¡¯s eyelids to check. He then picked up the medical record ced on the shelf beside the bed and looked over it. ¡°Everything is normal.¡± The support care worker sighed before revealing a wry smile. ¡°He is already like this. How much worse can he get?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood beside the doctor and nced at the medical record that the doctor was holding. He noted many cerebrovascr rted names¡­ well, he was not familiar with medical terms¡­ ¡°His situation is still very stable. No improvement and also no deterioration.¡± The bald doctor put down the record. ¡°Is he still not showing any response to external stimuli?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The support care worker raised the newspaper in her hand. ¡°I have been reading the news for him every day. However, I do not know if he can hear me or not. He is presently unable to talk or move. Sometimes, he can open his eyes but he cannotmunicate at all.¡± ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ just go on, then.¡± The bald doctor sighed. ¡°May God bless him.¡± As the doctor was moving out of the ward, the support care worker quickly went after him. ¡°Dr Kras, the support care department is verycking in personnel. At present, we only have three people per day. I am about at my limit here. When can we increase the number of personnel? I¡­¡± The support care worker went out after the doctor, leaving only Chen Xiaolian and the old patient, who was lying on the bed. Chen Xiaolian sighed. He turned around and went back to the bedridden old patient¡¯s side. He reached out with his hand and ced his fingers on the old patient. Then, as though sensing something, the old patient finally opened his eyes. A pair of absent-minded eyes swivelled around weakly. Then, his pupils contracted and his gaze fell upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound and he said, ¡°You can see me, right?¡± His heart pounded with excitement. He can see me! What does this mean? It means¡­ this old patient is a special existence just like the seven-year-old Will! Chen Xiaolian quickly leaned closer and he stared into the old man¡¯s eyes. ¡°Can you see me?¡± The bedridden old patient¡¯s eyes trembled and his rate of breathing suddenly shot up. The sound of broken bellows became more intense. He was unable to move or say anything. He could only stare at Chen Xiaolian as passion and excitement seemingly gushed out of those absent-minded eyes. It was clear that he was struggling to send a signal of some sort. However, his body was no longer capable of doing that. ¡°Beep beep beep beep beep¡­¡± The heart rate monitor machine beside the bed revealed that the old patient¡¯s heart rate was rapidly increasing. His blood pressure was also rising. His rate of breathing grew even faster and his lips trembled as though he was attempting to say something. Chen Xiaolian thought of something and he quickly pulled out a healing medicinal substance ¨C this was a spicy bar ([Beginner] ss Healing Medicinal Substance) that he had prepared before entering the instance dungeon. In order to avoid any unexpected circumstances, he had utilized a juicer in the ind base to turn it into a cream state and put it into a stic tube like that of a toothpaste tube. Chen Xiaolian squeezed out some of it and stuffed it into the old patient¡¯s mouth. Although the old patient was unable to chew, his saliva could dilute a portion of the cream and bring it into his throat. Chen Xiaolian waited beside the bed. It did not take long for a special expression to appear on the bedridden patient. The sounds ¡°Huh huh¡± appeared from his throat. ¡°Beep beep beep beep¡­¡± His heart rate and blood pressure continued elerating. Suddenly, the old patient¡¯s lips moved and he attempted to say something. The doors to the ward suddenly flew open as the bald doctor and several nurses rushed inside. ¡°Hurry! Something has happened to the patient!¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored their arrival. As for the old patient, he kept his eyes on Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian leaned down, cing his ear beside the old man¡¯s mouth. This time, he finally caught what the old patient was saying. When he heard it, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face abruptly twisted. Because he had heard it clearly. The bedridden old patient had said¡­ ¡°Guild¡­ Leader¡­¡± Guild Leader? He¡­ ¡­ called me Guild Leader? Chen Xiaolian was at a loss. He then straightened himself and stared at the bedridden old patient. There was a strange expression on the old patient¡¯s face. He stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. In his eyes, there were surprise, disbelief, excitement, longing¡­ However, a few secondster, the light in his eyes faded. ¡°Beep¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°His heartbeat has stopped! Hurry, the defibritors!¡± ¡°Dr Kras, all of the patient¡¯s life signs has stopped!¡± ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood beside the bed and looked at the bedridden old patient. The old patient had retained hisst expression on his face. It was¡­ a satisfied smile. His eyes were closed. The bald doctor raised his torchlight and prodded the old patient¡¯s eyelids up. After a careful examination, he released his hand in frustration. ¡°Record. At 8.38 pm, the patient died.¡± The eyes of the support care worker, who was standing beside them, had turned red. The bald doctor then moved over to pat her shoulder and said in a hushed tone, ¡°He is gone. This is God¡¯s arrangement. Perhaps, this is a form of release for him. You understand as well, no matter who you are, having to live like this is very painful. Many of his internal organs had deteriorated. For him to be able to live this long is already¡­ sigh¡­ ¡­¡± The doctor and the nurses began cleaning up. There was a tangled expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He slowly stepped out of the ward, out the door, and then sat down on one of the chairs in the corridor. At that very moment, the only thing in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was¡­ shock! Guild Leader. He called me Guild Leader! This 76-year-old Will Ritz Beyliah called me Guild Leader! My guess is correct? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression turned extremely gloomy. Two minutester, Chen Xiaolian got up. With a grim expression on his face, he quickly left. ¡­ Kras. Raw: ¡®¿ËÀ­Ë¹¡¯, pinyin: ¡®K¨¨ l¨¡ s¨©¡¯. Chapter 437 Finish You Off! Right Here!

Chapter 437 Finish You Off! Right Here!

GOR Chapter 437 Finish You Off! Right Here! Chen Xiaolian walked out of the hospital, his state of mind an enigma as he got into the car parked beside the street. Due to what the system had done, the inside and the outside of the hospital area were twopletely different worlds. Chen Xiaolian sat in the car and watched, his brows raised as he looked at the doors of the hospital where doctors, nurses and patients woulde and go. He then checked the timer in his personal system. There were 13 more minutes before the advent of the Fallen Avenger. Chen Xiaolian started up the car and drove toward the centre of the city. ¡­ Arles Street, a street in the east of Jerusalem. This ce was originally close to the residential area of the Palestinians. As it was originally an old town, its streets were narrow and facilities aged and broken down. The standard of healthcare there was poor and the people there a chaotic mess. At the end of the U-shaped street was a seemingly dpidated warehouse. Its walls were worn out, but its fence door was locked. Inside the warehouse were members of Thorned Flower Guild. All of them had arrived. The muscr two-metre tall man was assigning work for the members. ¡°Hurry it up. We will soon be setting off for Tel Aviv! Load up all the quest targets into the vehicles¡­. split them up as well, one in each vehicle!¡± One of the members approached the muscr man. He lit up a cigarette and puffed before turning to face the muscr man. There was hesitation on his face and he whispered, ¡°I say¡­ not killing them and discarding the advantageous information. This decision¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The muscr man abruptly turned around. He cast a cold pair of eyes at the man for a few seconds before speaking up with a cold tone, ¡°I will pretend I never heard what you just said¡­ additionally, you would do well never to say things like that in the future, do you understand? In Thorned Flower Guild, the Guild Leader¡¯s orders are absolute!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ even more so than the system?¡± Bang! The muscr man sent his fist flying out, knocking the other man down the ground! As the man spat blood, the muscr man stamped his foot down on the man¡¯s chest and looked down on him with a hawk like pair of eyes. ¡°Yes! It is absolute! Even more so than the system!¡± The man lying on the ground gasped for breath and struggled. Seeing that, the muscr man retracted his leg. The muscr man watched as the other fellow struggled to get up from the ground. He sneered. ¡°Are you feeling resentful? You had better realize your own identity! Don¡¯t think that just because you had managed to get past a few instance dungeons, you are some hotshot! You are just a peripheral member of Thorned Flower Guild; you are far from qualified to be questioning the Guild Leader¡¯s decision. You can either obey and execute the given orders or disobey and go die.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The other fellow instantly shrank back his head and swallowed whatever words he had in mind. The muscr man then muttered to himself. He turned around and moved to the side where he continued overseeing the others. As he did so, he continued muttering to himself, ¡°I hate these opinionated rookies. Just because they have lived through a few instance dungeons, they really think they have be veterans.¡± After a pause, he raised his head and shouted loudly, ¡°Hurry it up! Hurry! Don¡¯t dawdle about!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian drove the car into the new city area. As he did so, he also checked the map a few times to find what he was looking for. This ce was a newly built za. Its surroundings were very beautiful; in the middle of the za was arge pool that was neither too deep nor too shallow. Stone sculptures were ced around the pool. The pool was circr in shape and there were four stone tforms built above the surface of the water, paving the way across the surface of the pond. Chen Xiaolian stopped the car outside the za and got out of the car. Then, he walked into the za. After assessing his surroundings, he nodded with satisfaction. Then, he simply moved toward the intersection point of the stone tforms. When he reached the middle point, he stopped. The stone tform¡¯s point of intersection rested above the surface of the pond¡¯s water. It was around five to six metres wide. Stone benches were ced on either side for others to rest. Chen Xiaolian sat down on the stone benches. The za was empty, devoid of any figures. Thus, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to pull out a packet of cigarettes. After lighting one cigarette, he took a few silent puffs. He watched as the cigarette smoke swirled in the air and entered a state of contemtion. After one minute had passed, he raised his head and released a wry sigh. ¡°Guild Leader? Interesting¡­¡± He suddenly got up and started to get busy. He pulled out a jar from his Storage Watch. Unscrewing it, he then carefully poured its contents into the pond. After the jar was empty, he quickly pulled out a second jar. He only gave a frown in response to the pungent scent resulting from his actions. After emptying around five to six jars,rge tracts of strange reflections could be seen floating on the surface of the pool water. ncing at the pond, Chen Xiaolian was satisfied with the way the poured liquid spread through the pond. Next, he pulled out a silver thermo sk. This time, Chen Xiaolian practiced even more caution. He stood at the edge of the stone tform, unscrewed the cap and poured the liquid contents of the sk that gave off a faint silvery shine into the pond. At the same time, he stepped forward. He moved in a circle around the stone tform. Afterpleting the circle, Chen Xiaolian also poured a portion of the silvery liquid onto the stone tform. He poured carefully. After having done all those, he put the silver thermo sk away. He then pulled out a peculiar looking handgun. Next, he retrieved several magazines. Before him were several boxes that he had pulled out from his Storage Watch. He opened them to reveal that they all contained spirit-force bullets. Chen Xiaolian hastily loaded the bullets into the magazines. He used less than five minutes and filled up five to six magazines. He pushed one of the magazines into his handgun and kept the others somewhere on his waist. He checked the time¡­ Only 48 more seconds before the advent of the Fallen Avenger. The corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth curled into a cold smile and he summoned the Sword in the Stone and pulled out a small bottle of mineral water. He unscrewed the bottle to reveal that it contained the same silvery liquid. Next, he carefully and evenly poured the liquid onto the de of the Sword in the Stone! He did so carefully and attentively. He was unwilling to waste even a single drop. When he had finally emptied the bottle, he tossed the bottle away and gently brandished the Sword in the Stone in his hand. Under the rays of the moonlight, the Sword in the Stone shone with a silvery light. A gust of wind blew and a cluster of dark clouds came forth, blocking the moonlight and darkening the night sky. ¡°10, 9, 8, 7, 6¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. Finally, a swirl of ck coloured mes suddenly emerged from the centre of the air somewhere not far away from his location. The mes raged fiercely and a crack appeared amid the mes! A hand d in steel gauntlet reached out from beyond the crack. The palm of the gauntlet that was mottled with rust wed the air, as though attempting to grab something and a sharp cry rang out, a cry that would cause a chill to run down anyone¡¯s spine. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body shuddered. ¡°Lancelot, it has been a while! You¡­ ¡­ idiot!¡± ¡­ Within the Gothic-style building in the city centre, several figures remained before the oval shaped table inside therge conference hall. Mene was still at the foremost spot and Gattuso was right beside him. Strangely enough, at that very moment, those figures had donned on some very strange looking ¡®clothes¡¯. Everyone was wearing armour that looked simr to those from the medieval era. A long knightly sword was ced before Mene. A warhammer was resting on the floor beside Gattuso¡¯s chair and Gattuso¡¯s eyes were grim as he stared at the table. There at the centre of the table was a crystal ball. Suddenly, a darkness drifted out into the clear surface of the crystal ball. It was as though someone had spilled a drop of ck ink onto a basin of clear water; the darkness quickly spread through the surface of the crystal ball. The corners of Mene¡¯s eyes twitched. Gattuso, on the other hand, jumped up, his face ugly to behold. ¡°Who DARES! Who dares to unleash such dark powers inside this holy city?!¡± Mene looked dissatisfied. He looked at hispanions sitting before the table and took a deep breath before getting up. ¡°I can feel it. An evil force has appeared in the city. A mighty demon has brazenly appeared in our holy city. This is an act of sphemy against the Light!¡± Pausing for a moment, Mene shouted, ¡°Evil must be eradicated ¨C by our hands! Only after it has been purified by us will it meet its end.¡± ¡°By our hands!¡± The several figures before the table, Gattuso included, stood up. They growled in a stern, devout and furious tone. ¡°Move out!¡± Mene grabbed the knightly sword ce before him. They rushed out from the hall. At the same time, several beams of light descended onto the square before the stairs leading into the Gothic-style building. After the roaring sounds faded away, the beams of light turned into several silhouettes. White fur, powerful body enveloped in a faint white, holy light. Several creatures that appeared like white horses appeared in the square. Their silver saddles shed with light. These were no ordinary horses¡­ on each of their forehead, in between their eyes, was a spiral shaped horn. Unicorns! ¡°Brave warriors of God! Straddle our mounts and go eradicate this evil! Purify the demons with the power of light!¡± Mene led hispanions and they got on their mounts. Then, with Mene in the lead, they roared and their unicorn mounts galloped forward. The speed of the unicorns was astonishingly fast. Additionally, every stride they took created a strange rhythmical sound and they moved like the wind. ¡­ ¡°Roarrr!¡± The Fallen Avenger stood before Chen Xiaolian. The crack amid the ck mes behind him disappearedpletely and he dragged arge ck coloured long sword with his hand. Two ghastly mes stared through his helmet, staring at Chen Xiaolian. His body then jerked and he released another sharp roar! It was a wail like roar. Chen Xiaolian could practically feel the sound waves striking him in his face. Clearly, the roar carried with it a form of spiritual attack. The Sword in the Stone quickly activated and a warm and holy power flowed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. He then stared back at the Fallen Avenger with a grin. ¡°It seems you still remember me, Lancelot!¡± The Fallen Avenger raised his long sword and strode toward Chen Xiaolian. Chi! However, he had stepped right onto the silver coloured liquid. ck smoke instantly burst out from his feet. The Fallen Avenger staggered and released a painful roar. ¡°It hurts a lot, doesn¡¯t it? Even though you are just a spirit entity without a body, it still hurts, doesn¡¯t it? How do you like the holy water?¡± Chen Xiaolian coldly regarded his opponent. Next, he pulled out a lighter. With a snap, he lit the lighter before tossing it into the pond. Woosh! The oil floating on the surface of the water was immediately lit on fire. The mes spread out rapidly. All the oil on the surface of the pond caught on fire. The stone tform in the middle of the raging inferno became like an isted ind within a reservoir. ¡°Today, I must finish you off! Right here! Neither of us will escape, Lancelot!¡± ¡­ Chapter 438 Harbouring Malicious Intentions

Chapter 438 Harbouring Malicious Intentions

GOR Chapter 438 Harbouring Malicious Intentions The Fallen Avenger¡¯s roar sent a chill running down Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spine. However, he was quick to clench his teeth and move backward. As the mes rose up from the surface of the pond, the air temperature grew hotter. Chen Xiaolian, who was in the middle of the scorching air, shrank his body as pain seared through the exposed parts of his body. However, this was not the time to consider about that. Step by step, he retreated while keeping his eyes fixed at the Fallen Avenger. The Fallen Avenger raised his sword and stepped forward. Every time he stepped on the holy water poured all over the stone tform, he would reveal a gesture of extreme pain. ck vapour hissed and swirled out from each point of contact. Chen Xiaolian raised his gun. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! He showed no hesitation to pull the trigger even as he was retreating. In one breath, he emptied an entire magazine. The spirit-force bullets struck the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body and silvery white dots appeared on the surface of the ck coloured armour. ck coloured mes slithered around the wounds as the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body quivered. However, the ck mes rapidly expunged the silvery white dots¡­ Chen Xiaolian did not stop. He quickly pulled out the empty magazine; tossing it away, then, he loaded another into the handgun. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang¡­ After the magazine was emptied as well, he changed it again. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang¡­ The sounds of gunfire continued without respite. After retreating a total of seven or eight steps, he had emptied a total of four magazines. The Fallen Avenger released a sky-shaking howl and forced himself to move forward. Although the bullets that struck him failed to damage him, the special properties of the spirit-force bullets caused many holes to form on his body. Two of the bullets had sessfully struck his left knee. The bullets pierced through his left knee guard and the silvery dots formed two holes there, which seemed to be in a stalemate of sorts with the swirling ck coloured mes. The Fallen Avenger¡¯s body finally stumbled down the ground. He plopped down on one knee, the knee that was struck by the bullets, causing the stone tform beneath him to crack. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian quickly stepped forward. He kept the handgun and both hands went to grip the Sword in the Stone. After two strides, Chen Xiaolian leapt into the air. Chen Xiaolian vaulted toward the kneeling Fallen Avenger, going higher and higher until his body was above the Fallen Avenger¡¯s head. Only then did the Fallen Avenger subconsciously raise his head. His pair of ghastly eyes red at Chen Xiaolian. Gripping his sword, Chen Xiaolian, who was still in the middle of the air, channelled all his might into both his hands and shouted, ¡°DIE!¡± The Sword in the Stone came hacking down! A faint golden light shone across the edges of the sword de. The Fallen Avenger raised hisrge, ck coloured sword up before his head¡­ When the two swords made contact, the air around them released a loud ¡°weng¡±. A ripple of shockwave spread out due to the collision between the golden light and the ck mes. Next, the Fallen Avenger¡¯s roar, which was originally filled with fury, suddenly turned to one of wretchedness. Clearly, the golden light was simr to the one Chen Xiaolian had unleashed back when he was fighting in the Blood Verdict in Zero City. Although his present level ofprehension was not at Skyde¡¯s level, it was still enough to hammer down heavily on the Fallen Avenger. Crunching sounds could be hearding from the joints of the Fallen Avenger. His knees, elbows and several other parts all emitted those noises. Fine and near imperceptible cracks suddenly appeared on his ck coloured armour. At that moment, the holy water that Chen Xiaolian had poured on the surface of the Sword in the Stone came into effect. Chen Xiaolian raised his sword and swiftly jumped forward, going past the Fallen Avenger¡¯s position. The two swords were still in contact with each other and this act by Chen Xiaolian caused the edges of the two swords to scrape by each other, releasing a keen sound in the process. In the scraping process, the ck coloured mes enveloping therge, ck sword encountered the remnant traces of the holy water and instantly faltered. The intensity of the ck mes seemingly fell down by a couple notches. The ck coloured mes faltered, revealing the sword¡¯s appearance. There on the surface of the sword de, from the middle to the tip, the ces that the Sword in the Stone had scraped across, a series of spider web like cracks had appeared. Chen Xiaoliannded on the ground behind the Fallen Avenger. Then, he turned around to stab with his sword. This stab pierced into the Fallen Avenger¡¯s heart from behind! The Fallen Avenger howled loudly in pain as the tip of the Sword in the Stone poked out from his chest armour. Chen Xiaolian released a lengthy roar and the golden lighting off his sword de increased in intensity. The Fallen Avenger¡¯s body twitched uncontrobly, as though he had been electrocuted. Finally, the Fallen Avenger seeded in stepping forward and pulling his body out of the Sword in the Stone. Then, he fell straight first into the pond. He fell into the pond with a ssh. However, the oil on the surface of the pond was still burning. The Fallen Avenger did not appear too deterred by the mes. However, when he fell into the pond, his body suddenly twitched violently once more. Chen Xiaolian stood above the stone tform, panting andughing. Then, he snapped out, ¡°I had poured holy water into the pond as well. It is a high-grade holy water from the system! Lancelot, do you like it?¡± The Fallen Avenger was struggling frantically. His body was dunked into a pond filled with holy water, bringing him intense pain. His body twisted and struggled and therge ck sword in his hand had fallen deep into the pond. Therge ck sword had already cracked due to the earlier attack. When it fell into the pond containing holy water, it instantly burst apart! The Fallen Avenger raised his head and howled, struggling to reach the edge of the stone tform. As for Chen Xiaolian, he pulled out his spirit-force handgun once more. He loaded his final magazine into the gun. Bang! Bang! Bang! Every time the Fallen Avenger¡¯s hand reached the edge of the stone tform, Chen Xiaolian would pull the trigger. No hesitation! He shot neither the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body nor head. Rather, he shot his hand. One after another, he fired each shot with precision. Every shot would nullify the Fallen Avenger¡¯s attempt to get out of the pond. The Fallen Avenger, who was immersed within the pond, continued struggling to get up to the stone tform. He waded through tens of metres toward the other stone tform, but his actions caused the burning oil to cling to his armour. The more he moved, the more oil clung to his armour. As the oil clung stubbornly onto the surface of his armour, so too did the mes burned him. Additionally¡­ there was the holy water! The ck coloured mesing off the Fallen Avenger¡¯s body gradually dissipated until it was actually reced by white coloured mes. The holy mes of purification! Under purification powers of the holy mes, fragments of the Fallen Avenger¡¯s armour peeled off to reveal the ck coloured mes within, the spirit body of the Fallen Avenger. It was being ravaged by the holy mes. He struggled inside the pond for a full three minutes. It was only after Chen Xiaolian had emptied his magazine that the Fallen Avenger was able to crawl out from the pond. However, the holy mes on his body had taken hold. No matter what the Fallen Avenger did, no matter how much he rolled on the ground or struggled, the holy mes refused to die off. After emptying hisst spirit-force bullet on the Fallen Avenger, Chen Xiaolian kept the handgun and stood several metres away from the Fallen Avenger, who struggled while rolling on the ground. He recalled how this monster had made him miserable by chasing him through the punishment instance dungeon and sneered inwardly. Skyde, thank you for this power! ¡­ The rumbling hoof strikes came from the za. The white unicorns galloped across the streets, vaulting over the fence ced at the side of the street and charged toward the pond that was now a sea of mes. Leading them in the vanguard was Mene, who wore a majestic looking knight armour. He raised his knightly sword, pointed it in the direction of the sea of mes and shouted, ¡°The evil thing is there!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly turned around. When he saw the figures rushing toward his position, his face flickered and he quickly dashed forward. He raised the Sword in the Stone, a golden light shining from the tip of the sword, and sent it hacking down on the Fallen Avenger¡¯s head. The sword de cleaved its way through and the Fallen Avenger¡¯s head fell. [System prompt: You have killed this instance dungeon¡¯s Fallen Avenger (2/5). This search and kill phase is thus concluded. [You have acquired Dark Avenger Warsoul (2/5). You can use it to summon the Dark Avenger Warsoul. At present, this skill can only be used once. When used, the Dark Avenger will merge with your body for 30 seconds. [Prompt: Due to your usage of counter attributes, you have activated the Fallen Avenger¡¯s hidden attribute. In the next search and kill phase, the Fallen Avenger will have his light-based attribute activated.] Reading through the first part of the prompt, Chen Xiaolian was not too surprised. The whole merging with the Dark Avenger Warsoul one time¡­ ¡­ he had seen it back in the punishment instance dungeon. But when he read thest part¡­ Activate his light-based attribute? Chen Xiaolian nearly swore aloud. For this time¡¯s encounter, he had wracked his brain cells and prepared many high-grade holy water. Each of those bottles cost him 300 points! Additionally, he had to select this ce to cover it up. Then there was Skyde¡¯s power. It was only with all those factors in ce that he was able to finish off the Fallen Avenger. Activate his light-based attribute?!!! In other words, holy water would not work on him next time? However, the sound of hooves cut his thoughts short and Chen Xiaolian quickly turned and ran. He had already caught sight of the team of horses with horns on their heads jumping into the sea of mes. Seeing the riders in knight armours, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to turn and run. He ran and disappeared amid the sea of mes before running out from another side of the pond. The only thing left there on the stone tform was the decapitated Fallen Avenger. Under the purification powers of the holy mes, the Fallen Avenger¡¯s ck coloured spirit body was already fully incinerated. Even the broken armour was slowly corroding away before shattering into ashes¡­ The unicorn snorted loudly and Mene, who was seated on it, regarded the Fallen Avenger on the ground that was gradually turning into ashes. Mene raised his helmet visor. ¡°We were toote!¡± ¡°There is someone escaping there!¡± Gattuso shouted as he pointed at the path Chen Xiaolian had taken to escape. ¡°Give chase!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian quickly made his way out of the sea of mes. His body arced across the edge of the za and into the middle of the street. Instead of going to his car, he simply dashed across the street. There, he found an alley and charged inside. He had just finished off Lancelot only to see a strange group of mening over. He was not na?ve enough to just stop what he was doing and start a conversation with them. This was an instance dungeon. This was a dangerous world. Chen Xiaolian dared not gamble on the possibility that the Awakened ones he encountered were some guardians of peace. If arge number of unidentified people approach you when you are in the middle of a fight, the best choice is to run ASAP! There were so many people on the other side that Chen Xiaolian could practically feel the atmosphere of strengthing off them. As for Chen Xiaolian, he was all alone. Additionally, he had just fought against the Fallen Avenger. If those people held malicious intentions, staying there would be a self-defeating move. First, get away from the battlefield. That was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s decision. After running into a narrow alley, he heard the rumbling sound of hooves chasing after him. Chen Xiaolian sneered in response. It seems they are harbouring malicious intentions! ¡­ Chapter 439 Chen Xiaolian’s Weakness

Chapter 439 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Weakness

GOR Chapter 439 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Weakness A bus slowly moved out of Jerusalem, moving along the road as it headed north. The coordinate in Tel Aviv was northwest of Jerusalem and the distance between them was not too far away. They should be able to reach the ce in about one hour¡¯s time. The one driving the bus was naturally Roddy. Lun Tai held onto an assault rifle in his hand. The rifle also had a 40 mm under-barrel grenadeuncher affixed to it. Lun Tai sat in the first passenger seat in the bus with his body leaning against the railing. On his feet was a canvas bag containing grenades. He bit onto a cigar in his mouth as his sharp pair of eyes coldly stared up front. Will and Soo Soo were at the centre position. Will was clearly feeling rather cautious and would asionally cast ncing looks at Soo Soo, who was beside him ¨C it was obvious that he had a good impression on Soo Soo. However, he was too timid to start chatting with Soo Soo. Soo Soo had been very kind to him earlier. At present however, this little girl remained silent, appearing upied with something. Qiao Qiao and Xia Xiaolei sat on the two sides of the bus. Xia Xiaolei had a pair of night vision goggles hanging around his neck while his hand held onto his gun tightly. He had opened up the window to allow the wind to flow in and blow on his face. There was an absent-minded expression on his face. As for Qiao Qiao, there was a slightly anxious expression on her face and she would asionally check her watch. She had tried using the guild channel to contact Chen Xiaolian a few times, but got no reply. Qimu Xi sat in the rear ¨C in the first phase, her performance was disappointing to all. Timid, cowardly and panicky, she had contributed nothing to the team. If she were in another team, they would have long since kicked out such a worthless baggage. Although the members of Meteor Rock Guild were fairly kind-hearted, Qimu Xi¡¯s performance was still too disappointing. In order to survive through this game, everyone will help each other out. However, it was necessary for her to first show courage. If she cannot even do that¡­ ¡°Still no reply?¡± Qiao Qiao, who had her head cast down, heard Lun Tai asking. She raised her head to see Lun Tai¡¯s stalwart figure standing before her. Qiao Qiao forced out a smile. ¡°No.¡± ¡°I had called him as well, but I did not get any reply.¡± Lun Tai furrowed his brows. ¡°Maybe something is dying him. However, I believe in his decision.¡± Qiao Qiao took a deep breath. ¡°Of course I trust him, but¡­ ¡­ did you not realize his biggest issue?¡± Those words attracted the attention of Lun Tai and also Roddy, who was driving. He turned his head involuntarily at that. ¡°This fellow has too much of a tendency to shoulder everything.¡± Qiao Qiao narrowed her eyes and there was a trace of vexation in her tone. ¡°No matter what happens, he would always try to shoulder it all without telling us about it ¨C perhaps he is doing it out of goodwill in his desire to solve the issue by himself. However, this way of doing things would only make him exhausted. If he keeps doing this, then it is only a matter of time before he gets himself killed.¡± Lun Tai smiled. He had long since realized this issue with Chen Xiaolian. An overly strong sense of responsibility¡­ ¡­ always trying to shoulder the guild¡¯s burden by himself¡­ ¡°Something has happened, but he refused to talk about it and tries to deal with it alone!¡± Qiao Qiao sighed in frustration. Lun Tai was silent for a few seconds. Then, he sat down beside Qiao Qiao and looked at her in silence for a bit before speaking up, ¡°Qiao Qiao, do you know how the other guilds operate in this game world?¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°I am considered your senior here,¡± said Lun Tai with a wry smile. ¡°Back then, me and Bei Tai were in Nangong Guild and we had some interactions with other Awakened guilds before. The other guilds, how should I put it¡­ ¡­ all I can say is, Chen Xiaolian is the best Guild Leader that I have ever met.¡± Qiao Qiao was surprised. ¡°This game world is very cruel. All of it is cruel. Death mighte for us in any instance dungeon. Thus, every Awakened would fight and struggle with all they have in order to survive! Even within guilds, there would be civilpetitions and bitter fights! ¡°I have seen it before. The members of the other guilds would start fighting each other for the sake of loot and resources. ¡°In order to maintain their position and authority, Guild Leaders would manipte their subordinates, breaking them into factions and leading them along ording to their designs. Some would even secretly eradicate dissidents. ¡°There is no need to look at others. Just look at the former leader of Meteor Rock Guild, Qiu Yun. His leadership led to an all-out revolt. This is an example. ¡°Feelings of camaraderie are something absent in most of the other guilds. ¡°That holds true even in my previous guild, Nangong Guild. Guild Leader Nangong was quite a righteous big brother to us, but me and Bei Tai dared not trust him fully. There are times that he would act in an unjust manner in order to protect himself or gain personal power. ¡°Let me put it in another way. I had originally thought of Guild Leader Nangong as a good Guild Leader. When he dies, I would be willing to help him out with any final requests. ¡°However, in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s case, I am willing to go die with him! Alternatively, even die for him! ¡°This is the maic charm of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s character. Be it Bei Tai, or me, the both of us are willing to follow him. ¡°The reason for this is precisely because of his selflessness. Chen Xiaolian is always acting in a selfless manner, willing to shoulder the guild¡¯s responsibilities by himself. Whenever a problem arises, he would always want to solve it himself without dragging others into the dangers involved. ¡°This is a weakness. But it is also a strength.¡± ¡°But if he keeps this up, it is only a matter of time before he kills himself.¡± Qiao Qiao clenched her fists. ¡°Then we should trust him unconditionally. At the same time, we need to do our best to disy our strength to have him understand that we do not require his protection. There is no need for him to take it all on his own. He can put his faith and count on us, on our strength.¡± Lun Tai smiled wryly. Roddy, who was driving, suddenly spoke out coldly, ¡°Qiao Qiao, you still don¡¯t understand him.¡± This sentence caused Qiao Qiao¡¯s face to flicker. In terms of intimacy, Qiao Qiao, who was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s girlfriend, was naturally the most intimate with him. However, they had not known each other for that long. When it came to understanding him, Roddy, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s best friend, who had known him for years, was the one who knew him the most. ¡°You all do not know this, but before getting sucked into this game, Chen Xiaolian was a very withdrawn fellow.¡± Roddy sighed softly. He retrieved a piece of cigarette and stuffed it in his mouth. As he was reaching for the cigarette lighter, Lun Tai, who was beside him, leaned over and used a lighter to light it up for Roddy. Roddy nced at him before winding down the window to allow the night breeze to flow in. Then, he puffed out a breath of smoke, which dissipated into the air. ¡°Roddy, tell us about Guild Leader¡¯s past.¡± Xia Xiaolei moved over to join their conversation. ¡°His past?¡± Roddy narrowed his eyes and he observed the road ahead. At thiste hour, the road was empty. Who knows if this was due to theck of people or if the system was the one that had emptied the area. At any rate, their bus was the only vehicle to be moving along the road. ¡°In the past¡­ he was a very withdrawn fellow. Additionally, he refused to have people get too close to him.¡± Roddy sighed. ¡°You all should already know this, right? Chen Xiaolian is an orphan. Both his parents are long gone.¡± Qiao Qiao was silent for a moment before speaking in a hushed tone, ¡°I know that. However, he is never willing to talk about the matter with his parents.¡± ¡°¡­ I don¡¯t know much about the specifics myself.¡± Roddy kept one hand on the steering wheel as his other hand held the cigarette. He looked at the road ahead and a contemtive look appeared on his face. Then, he slowly said, ¡°Deep inside, he is a very prideful fellow. ¡°From what I know, his parents were gone since before he got to junior high ¨C I went to the same school as him for junior high. Back then, everyone thought he was a weirdo. He disliked talking or getting to know others. ¡°No, I do not mean he is a very reclusive person. ¡°On the contrary, he was very courteous. No matter who talked to him, he would reply in a very warm and kind manner. However¡­ ¡­ it was a very distant form of courtesy. ¡°He would speak courteously, and in all the years I know of him, I have never seen him have feelings or argue with anyone. He seemed insted from all those things. ¡°He had never once chased after girls like our other school mates. ¡°From all outward appearances, he too liked basketball and couldmunicate normally with others. However, he did not have a single friend. ¡°It was not that they were unwilling to be his friend. In my opinion¡­ ¡­ he himself was unwilling to be friends with others. ¡°In fact¡­ ¡­ I had this feeling that he was looking down on his peers for being too childish. ¡°During junior high, he woulde to school alone and leave school alone. When holidays came, he would never y with others. ¡°At that time, I only knew that he was the only one in his family. ¡°He had begun living alone since before he was 14 years old. ¡°His parents left him some inheritance and a house. However, he did not have any guardians. ¡°Just think about it, a child who was still that young had to take care of himself. What was that like?¡± When he got there, Lun Tai thought about it and asked, ¡°What about you? How did you end up being his friend?¡± ¡°Me?¡± Roddy smiled and a nostalgic expression appeared on his face. ¡°That year¡­ ¡­ I had just joined his ss. I kept getting the feeling that this kid looked weak. He would always cast a courteous nce at others. However, how do I put it¡­ ¡­ there was this coldness in his eyes. ¡°Thus, I noticed him. When others make jokes about him or ridicule him, he would smile. When others provoke him, he would smile as well. When the teacher scolded him, he would smile. When the teacher praised him, he would smile¡­ ¡°But I feel that deep down, he simply did not care about them at all. ¡°The incident where I got acquainted with him happened after school. ¡°There was an end of semester¡¯s parent-teacher meeting that day. ¡°I yed alone in the school grounds yground swing and saw him sitting under the basketball tform, watching the others y. ¡°So I walked up to him and casually asked him why he is not going home. ¡°Instead, he asked me why I did not go home. ¡°I told him that my old man was chatting with the teacher and he will probablye beat me up after their conversation was done. ¡°He then asked me why am I not running away. ¡°I told him, getting beat up early means dealing with it early. If I run, I will only be happy for a moment. But that means an even worse beating when I get home. ¡°He smiled at me and said, ¡®You¡¯re smart.¡¯ ¡°Back then, I had a terrible mouth and I asked him, ¡®Where are your parents?¡¯ ¡°He looked at me and said calmly, ¡®In Heaven.¡¯¡± ¡°That is it? Just like that?¡± Qiao Qiao, who was engrossed by the story, was unable to stop herself from blurting out. ¡°How could it be that simple?¡± Roddy gave a wry smile. ¡°Back then, I thought that this fellow was quite interesting. Most importantly, I thought he was pitiful. Therefore, I kept an eye on him. ¡°Later on, something happened. ¡°Outside our school, some hoodlums came to snatch some student¡¯s money. ¡°I personally saw a girl getting stopped by the hoodlums. Originally, I had nned to step forward, but I was toote and Chen Xiaolian got there first. ¡°I saw him exchange a few words with the hoodlums. Then, the hoodlums let the girl go and had Chen Xiaolian follow them into an alley.¡± ¡°He knew those hoodlums?¡± Qiao Qiao was rather surprised. ¡°I thought so in the beginning.¡± Roddy smiled wryly. ¡°Later on, when I followed them and eavesdropped on them, I found out that was not the case.¡± Pausing a little, his expression turned strange. ¡°Truth was, after seeing the hoodlums trying to snatch the little girl¡¯s money, he went out and pulled out his own money. Then, he told the hoodlums: She has no money. Also, bullying a girl will make you aughing stock in the underworld and cause you to lose face. If you want to snatch,e snatch from me. I have money.¡± ¡°Very clever.¡± Lun Tai sighed. ¡°Using loss of face from bullying girls to put those hoodlums in a bind. Although those hoodlums were dregs of society, they would still want to maintain face. Next, he showed them his own money to lure them with benefits. Despite being so young, he could already consider things so thoroughly.¡± ¡°I also thought he was quite smart. However, no matter how smart he was, he cannot use it to fight.¡± Roddy smiled wryly. ¡°That day, I had wanted to keep on following them but I failed. I also did not know what happened between Chen Xiaolian and those hoodlums. However, on the second day, when I got to school, I saw that he was slightly hurt on his face.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes flickered. ¡°I tried asking him about it, but he did not say anything. Later on, for many days, there would always be injuries on his face. From time to time, new injuries would be added to the mix. ¡°However, after a certain time, an infighting broke out between the hoodlums. From what I had heard, some people got critically injured in the process and all of them were arrested. As for him, he was no longer injured and the matter just went away.¡± ¡°Did you ask him what happened?¡± ¡°I did. Later on when I got the chance, I asked him.¡± Roddy thought back on it and smiled wryly again. ¡°That day, after saving the girl, he was brought by the hoodlums into an alley. When those hoodlums wanted to snatch his money, he resisted. ¡°The result was naturally very miserable for him. With his weak body, they beat him up and took all his money away. ¡°The hoodlums all took him to be an easy target, a juicy piece of meat. Thus, they woulde look for him every few days. ¡°Each time it happened, he would resist. But each time, the hoodlums would sessfully snatch away his money. However, they would need to put in quite some effort each time. ¡°Later, I asked Chen Xiaolian why the hoodlums would start fighting among themselves and end up being arrested.¡± Xia Xiaolei asked eagerly, ¡°What did Guild Leader say?¡± An odd look escaped Roddy¡¯s eyes. ¡°He told me, after getting his money snatched a few times; he was able to more or less figure out who was the boss, the second-inmand and the henchmen. ¡°Secondly, he more or less found out that those hoodlums had no backing. Thinking about it, it makes sense. Would scums who snatch money from students have any powerful backing? Those with powerful backing would not do something as substandard as that. ¡°Thirdly, he told me he was certain that these fellows, who could even snatch money from a little girl, were lowly scums. There were no morality and loyalty between them. ¡°Fourthly¡­ ¡­ he told me that he would resist each time. He left an impression on them. Getting money from him was not easy. However, the amount of money they would obtain from him each time was no small sum, at least three to five hundred each time. He fed their appetite and greed. ¡°Fifth, he determined that not all the hoodlums would be there when they came to snatch his money. Sometimes, it would this few fellows. Then at other times, it would be those other fellows. ¡°Finally, when they came to rob him again, Chen Xiaolian deliberately chose not to bring any money with him for days. ¡°Coincidentally, that was the day when their boss came with two others. Chen Xiaolian told him: You are toote. I had two thousand in tuition fees with me, but the other fellows had taken it away.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± After a few seconds of silence, Lun Taiughed out. ¡°Ha ha ha! Cunning!¡± Roddy shrugged. ¡°This kid is a devious one. ¡°If I had to guess, that fellow must have ran back empty-handed to find his associates to split the money. However, was there any money to begin with? But because they could not trust each other, they started fighting among themselves. That fellow must have wanted to split the juicy spoils obtained from Chen Xiaolian. And since they were just lowly scums with no sense of trust or loyalty, an infighting broke out. ¡°Iter talked to Chen Xiaolian about it: You were robbed of thousands and even got beaten up several times. Is it worth it? ¡°He told me: Due to the infighting, one of them had his intestine punctured, another had his spleen split from a vicious kick and had to groan while lying in bed. As for the other three, one of them ended up in a detention centre while the other two were sentenced to prison for wounding the others. On my end, I used up no more than 3,000 yuan and endured a couple beatings. When I resisted them, I did my best to control myself so that the amount of beatings I got was tolerable. Thus, I was not too heavily injured. ¡°Right, when the case was being looked through in the police station, the family members of those hoodlums came to find Chen Xiaolian to return him the money. Otherwise, if the robbery was added to their list of crimes, their sentence would be even higher. Chen Xiaolian had epted 5,000 yuan from them, plus another 3,000 yuan for medical expenses.¡± Lun Tai suddenly thought of something. ¡°Back then, how old was Guild Leader?¡± ¡°I think he was¡­ ¡­ 14 years old.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei was unable to stop himself from blurting out, ¡°Damn!¡± Roddy too, released a sigh. ¡°Back then, I felt that this kid would certainly be someone capable. I had no interest in being friends with the fools in school, but I must certainly be friends with him. When I got back home, I told my old man about him and he too, agreed with me. He said that this is someone I must befriend. But if I fail to be friends with him, I must make sure to distance myself as far away as possible from him. ¡°And then?¡± ¡°And then, this Young Master Roddy went forward and did everything he could to embrace his thigh.¡± Roddy broke into aughter. Afterughing for a while, Roddy regarded Qiao Qiao intently through the side-view mirror. ¡°Qiao Qiao, you don¡¯t understand. This fellow has always been withdrawn and has a certain pride deep within him. However, he is very lonely. Thus, his biggest weakness is not a heavy sense of responsibility. Rather, it is a shitty sense of responsibility. ¡°The problem with him is that he had been too lonely all this time. He has no rtives or friends after all. Thus, when he has all those, he will instinctively and willingly step forward to protect them with everything he has. ¡°I will say this. He is in fact very weak. His weakness lies in an excessive desire to be ¡®needed, ¡®relied upon¡¯ and ¡®trusted¡¯. ¡°He is the Guild Leader of this guild and all of us are counting on him. Under such circumstance, his sense of responsibility will increase to the point of bursting apart. Because he believes that everyone needs and relies on him. And so he must do his very best!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was leaning against the wall and panting. He pushed out the de of the Sword in the Stone slightly and used the reflection on the surface of the de to check out what was happening on the street. He saw a knight in armour holding a warhammer in his hand as he rode on a unicorn, which slowly trotted forward. Chen Xiaolian gave a grunt. There were quite a number of people in the other party. Additionally, they possessed those strange mounts, unicorns, which gave them the upper hand in terms of speed and mobility. Chen Xiaolian had been running around in the vicinity for a while, but was gradually surrounded by them. They were very clever. After spreading out, they circled around from both sides and gradually formed an encirclement. Chen Xiaolian looked at the street and saw that the warhammer wielding fellow was slowly approaching. Traces of a sneer appeared on his face. ¡°I will deal with you first.¡± ¡­ Chapter 440 Heavily Wounded

Chapter 440 Heavily Wounded

GOR Chapter 440 Heavily Wounded Beneath the visor, Gattuso¡¯s eyes swept through the street like an eagle. The sound of unicorn hooves striking the street rang loudly. Checking his personal radar, Gattuso saw that there was nothing notable. He guessed that the fugitive must have entered a nonbat state or was using some concealing prop. Using their guild channel, their members reported that they were unable to find anything. In response, Mene informed them that they had most likely surrounded the fugitive, confining him within this area. He had them continue the search while maintaining their vignce and to report in once they found anything. Gattuso released a light exhtion. There was a feeling of anxiousness and suffocation within him. In fact, this feeling of anxiousness had been hovering around his heart since before this instance dungeon even began. It had begun since Shen broke into their headquarters. Suffocation, vexation, furiousness! Gattuso was not the only one to feel this way. However, everyone continued to obey Mene¡¯smand and leadership. Gattuso reached out with his hand to gently stroke his unicorn¡¯s neck. When he felt that his mount was also feeling uneasy, a sense of vignce rose within Gattuso. This holy animal was extremely perceptive toward danger. As a battle hardened veteran, Gattuso hesitated for a moment before urging his mount forward again. He looked to the left side and saw a junction leading into an alley. These old looking houses near him had a spot that turned inward, forming a concave of sorts. It was also a potential hiding spot. After urging his mount to take another few steps forward, Gattuso reined his mount and sneered. There on the opposite side of the alley was a parked car. Through the reflection of the car¡¯s window, he could see into the alley. He saw a gun muzzle protruding slightly from the hiding spot through the reflection on the window. This fool is actually nning to ambush me. Gattuso sneered. He was not afraid. He pretended not to realize it and urged his mount to slowly trot forward. While maintaining an even speed, his hand reached out to his back and gripped onto a short hand bow. As he closed the distance, Gattuso prepared himself. He had already considered what actions he should take. He decided to allow the other fellow the shoot him with the gun¡­ ¡­ the special armour he was wearing will give the other fellow a surprise. After that, he will use his hand bow to take care of the fellow. If that fellow continued resisting, he will just use his warhammer to smash the fellow¡¯s brains. Ten meters¡­ nine meters¡­ ¡­ eight meters ¡­ ¡­ The corners of Gattuso¡¯s mouth curled into a savage smile. Then, something unexpected happened. Crash! The window on the second floor suddenly burst open and a silhouette descended down from the sky. Gattuso waspletely caught off guard. However, he was quick to react. He waved his warhammer, swinging it viciously at the ck silhouette that was in the middle of the air. With a loud ¡°bang¡±, Gattuso felt something heavying in contact with his warhammer. The momentum from falling from such a height and the impact from the warhammer caused the silhouette to shatter. Sawdust and splinters flew about as a result. It was only then did Gattuso get a good look at the ¡®silhouette¡¯. Surprisingly, it was a triangr piano. Gattuso had smashed the piano, but his heart quickly sank. There was someone on the piano! A thin looking body was standing on the upper surface of the piano just now. When Gattuso felt the piano descending down upon him, he had sent his warhammer swinging up, smashing the piano apart. But this fellow had jumped up to safety and was now upon Gattuso. Gattuso, who had just swung his warhammer, found himself out of position. He could only watch as the figure descended upon him. Next, a mighty force mmed into his chest. The mighty force caused Gattuso to fall off his mount. The two of them fell to the ground and became tangled together. Gattuso attempted to inhale, but was rewarded with sensations of intense pain in his chest and abdomen. His many years of experience allowed him to quickly determine something. His breastte had been broken through! But how? He roared loudly and viciously kicked out with his legs in an attempt to force this fellow, who was on top of him, away. However, this fellow leapt away before Gattuso¡¯s legs could reach him. Feeling the weight on his body disappear, Gattuso reached for his warhammer and brandished it. His objective was the other fellow¡¯s back. However, he quickly saw something that made him nearly puke out blood. After leaping away from him, this ambushing fellow moved with a clear objective in mind¡­ ¡­ wielding a sword, he stabbed out heartlessly. He stabbed¡­ ¡­ Gattuso¡¯s mount. The unicorn! The exalted holy animal! This bastard! This damnable bastard! As a knight, would he not cherish his own mount? Additionally, this was a very rare animal with holy attributes, the unicorn. How could Gattuso be willing to have the fellow harm that which was as precious to him as his own life? In desperation, he turned the direction of his warhammer. ng! His warhammer sessfully blocked the advance of the sword. However, Gattuso¡¯s heart sank. He could sense it. There was no force behind that stab. When his warhammer and the sword shed, the sword was easily deflected and it became clear that the fellow had not exerted any effort in that move. At the same time, the fellow twisted his waist. The amount of strength disyed by this fellow¡¯s waist and abdomen was astonishing. Additionally, this opponent had cunningly utilized the collision between the sword and his warhammer to push him back toward Gattuso. Gattuso stared with widened eyes. Pu! The hilt of the sword mmed into Gattuso¡¯s chest. Before his eyes, a golden coloured light shone out. The pain that came as a result was such that darkness washed over his vision and he sprayed out a mouthful of blood. Through experience and his own sensations, Gattuso concluded that his sternum had fractured. As darkness threatened his vision, Gattuso fell down and lost his grip on his warhammer. But even as he was falling down, he executed the best move he could as a warrior. His other hand, the one with the hand bow, aimed at his opponent and he pulled the trigger. It was a crafty move on his part. However, the result disappointed Gattuso. After sessfully pulling off his sneak attack, his opponent did not try to push the advantage. Rather, he quickly darted to the other side. This cunning fellow! He simply did not consider following up on his attacks! Gattuso¡¯s body then plopped to the ground, his head falling headfirst, causing the tile on the ground to crack as a result. At that moment, he had emptied the arrow in his hand bow and his warhammer had fallen out of his hand. With his sternum fractured, his body could only fall limply. Then, when he tried to turn his body around, Gattuso felt the cold edge of a sword resting on his throat. Chen Xiaolian was standing beside Gattuso. There was a ratherical look in his half-crouching stance. However, Gattuso did not find it funny. He could feel that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s grip on the sword hilt was very firm. The edge of the sword rested firmly on Gattuso¡¯s neck, its tip already cutting into his skin, causing trace amounts of blood to trickle out. Gattuso understood that if he were to try anything, this opponent of his would stab his throat without hesitation. He no longer dared to underestimate this opponent. He had realized that the gun muzzle protruding out from the back of the alley was actually a trap. That gun was simply tied to a trashcan. This fellow had deliberately set it up to prey on me! First, deliberately expose the muzzle of the gun to divert his attention. Next, execute an attack from above, using a piano to open the way while standing on the piano. This method of attack was too bold. However, it was also very vicious. Chen Xiaolian was panting a little. Although this process of dealing with Gattuso was quite short, he had to utilize Skyde¡¯s power twice in the process. One of them was the blow that broke Gattuso¡¯s sternum. Despite panting for breath, his sword-wielding hand remained firm as he stared at the armour-d knight on the ground. ¡°I will only ask you this once. Why are you chasing me? We have never even met each other before,¡± Chen Xiaolian asked in a hushed tone. Gattuso did not say anything. He stared into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Suddenly, he did something iprehensible. He suddenly pushed his neck forward. The edge of the Sword in the Stone cut through his throat. Blood gushed out from Gattuso¡¯s mouth, but he continued to re at Chen Xiaolian. In the end, his head tilted to the side. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. This fellow¡­ ¡­ is really *** stubborn! In the next instant, a clump of white coloured mes fiercely surged out from beneath the fellow¡¯s corpse and raged. In just a few seconds, silvery specks of light floated up. ¡°What the?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian heard the sound of hoovesing from the back of the alley. That fellow¡¯spanions wereing. Chen Xiaolian knew that the fellow must have used their guild channel to contact hispanions. Chen Xiaolian acted decisively. He quickly turned around to look at the exalted holy animal, the unicorn. One nce was sufficient to tell him that it was not somemon animal. It must certainly be some high-grade animal. Hesitating for a bit, Chen Xiaolian finally stepped forward to pull the unicorn¡¯s reins. Unfortunately, the animal responded by roaring at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian instantly gave up on the idea of taking it for himself. Listening to the approaching sounds of hooves, he took action. He raised the Sword in the Stone and swung down. Amenting wail rang out as the unicorn cried and fell to the ground. Chen Xiaolian had stabbed one of the unicorn¡¯s front thighs. Silver coloured blood stained the Sword in the Stone and Chen Xiaolian turned around to dash out of the encirclement. He used all his strength and his figure shot off like a gust of wind. After a while, a unicorn emerged from the other end of the street. When he saw Gattuso¡¯s corpse that had already turned to ash, fury burned within Mene¡¯s eyes. He was about to give chase when he saw Gattuso¡¯s mount bleeding on the ground. Mene then released a helpless sigh. He jumped down from his unicorn and walked until he was beside the wounded animal. Next, he extended his hand, pressed down on the wounded part of the unicorn, and started chanting a spell¡­ The blood quickly flowed back and the wound slowly closed up¡­ A few minutester, Mene stood up. A few of hispanions had gathered around him by then. Mene watched as the unicorn got back up and turned to look in the direction Chen Xiaolian took to run away before gnashing his teeth. ¡°Master Mene?¡± One of hispanions behind him asked in a whisper. ¡°Assign two fellows to go back.¡± Mene sighed. ¡°Gattuso has been heavily wounded. We need to send someone back to receive him when he returns. The return process can be quite risky, so we will need someone there to guard him.¡± ¡°The fellow who ran away¡­¡± ¡°He had heavily wounded Gattuso and a holy unicorn. This is an unforgivable sin! As long as this instance dungeon is still open, we will have enough time to go find him!¡± Mene took a deep breath. ¡­ Chapter 441 Surprise

Chapter 441 Surprise

GOR Chapter 441 Surprise After running into an alley, Chen Xiaolian checked his personal system and saw that the green dots representing those knights were noting after him. He breathed a sigh of relief. He had won his bet. His final act of stabbing the unicorn was to dy their pursuit. Considering how special the mount was, it was very likely that they would not stand by and do nothing after seeing that the unicorn had been wounded. Noticing a door beside him, Chen Xiaolian broke in and quickly adjusted his rate of breathing to get out from a state ofbat. It was an empty building. He ran across the residential building and moved out through the building¡¯s corridor. After making his way out of the corridor, he turned into another street. There beside the street was a car dealership. Chen Xiaolian dashed inside and nced around to see a row of racing motorcycles. One nce was enough for him to know that those motorcycles have been modified before. He looked to the side and saw that the keys and helmets were hanging on the wall beside the exhibit. He smiled and picked a fiery red motorcycle. After getting the key to the motorcycle, he put on a helmet. A few secondster, the motorcycle charged out into the street, going at full speed toward the north side of the city. ¡­ Somewhere on the road around nine kilometres away from Jerusalem¡­ The bus carrying the other members of Meteor Rock Guild continued moving forward along the road. After Roddy¡¯s story about Chen Xiaolian, the rest of the members entered a deep state of contemtion. That was especially true of Qiao Qiao, who sat there and looked out the window in a trance-like state. Lun Tai checked his watch and furrowed his brows before saying, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we slow down a little to wait for Xiaolian?¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Lun Tai, a frown on her face as well. She said, ¡°I suggest that we stop to wait for him. At any rate, we still have plenty of time to get to Tel Aviv.¡± She then asked Roddy, ¡°Roddy, how much farther do we need to go?¡± ¡°It should take no more than an hour for us to reach Tel Aviv,¡± Roddy said loudly without turning his head. ¡°We are about to reach Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain, an industrial area in Jerusalem. We can stop there for a bit and find a spot to refuel.¡± ¡°I agree.¡± Lun Tai considered the proposal. ¡°We will stop for 20 minutes and wait.¡± Qiao Qiao said, ¡°I tried calling Chen Xiaolian using the guild channel, but I failed to get any reply. Could he have run into some trouble?¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face turned grim and he was pondering the question when Roddy, who was driving, suddenly shouted, ¡°There is a situation up front!¡± Hearing that, Lun Tai quickly ran to Roddy¡¯s side. There, he picked up a pair of night vision binocrs and looked forward. Then, he sucked in a cold breath of air. There on the road ahead were seven to eight cars. There were all positioned at different angles as they upied the centre of the road. One of the cars had even mmed straight into arge tree by the road while some others had mmed into each other. Some had even turned over. Those seven to eight cars were scattered across a distance of 200 metres on the road and were taking up nearly half of the road. Roddy had already slowed down their bus while Lun Tai narrowed his eyes and looked ahead. He could instinctively feel that something was wrong. The road had been empty all this time. For there to be so many cars here, did an ident ur? But most importantly, only the cars could be seen. There was no one around. If this was due to some freak ident, the drivers and passengers involved should now be at the roadside right now. However, the only things on the road before them were the cars. Those cars rested there, not a human figure in sight. Feeling the bus slowing down, Lun Tai¡¯s vast experience came into y. A sense of unease streaked through his heart and he shouted, ¡°Roddy! Speed up! Charge forward! Hurry!¡± Hearing Lun Tai¡¯s shout, Roddy did not bother trying to figure anything out. He had faith in this Deputy Guild Leader. Showing no hesitation, he mmed his feet down on the throttle. The bus¡¯ engine roared and the bus itself trembled before it suddenly elerated forward. Bang! The bus had sufficient weight and momentum behind it and it mmed right into a car that was leaning sideways on the road. The bus broke through this obstacle and continued charging forward. The bus trembled and Lun Tai shouted, ¡°Everyone, hold tight! Pay attention to both sides of the bus!¡± Bang! Once more, the bus mmed another car that was blocking the way in the middle of the road. However, the front of the bus became deformed and its speed dropped as a result. A trace of fear appeared in Lun Tai¡¯s face and he shouted, ¡°Roddy! Don¡¯t slow down! Hurry! elerate and break our way out!¡± Roddy shouted and pushed the throttle to its limit. The bus shook bumpily and the younger members inside the bus eximed in shock. As for Qiao Qiao, she hugged Soo Soo tightly. ¡°Did we run over something?¡± Roddy turned his attention to the rear-view mirror and was instantly shocked. Behind the bus, a bloody figure twitched on the road before staggering up. That was clearly¡­ ¡­ a human! ¡°Did we run over a human?¡± ¡°Do not stop! Just keep charging forward!¡± Lun Tai shouted anxiously. Roddy looked to the back once more. This time, his heart gave an involuntary shudder. He had finally gotten a clear view of the figure staggering up from the road. The figure wore a protective suit, a clear indication that he was an Awakened. However¡­ His vest-style protective suit appeared intact. However, the clothes on his exposed arm had been torn off, revealing his decayed skin. A strangeyer of viscous liquid contaminated his body. Most terrifying of all was his face¡­ his entire face was decayed and one of his eyes had fallen off, leaving a gaping hole in its spot. The other eye however, stared intently at the rear of the bus. ¡°What the Hell is that?¡± Roddy shouted in shock. Lun Tai roared, ¡°Keep your eyes in front!¡± Roddy pulled his attention back to the front and saw a figure suddenly rushing at the bus from the front. The figure leapt up high and spread out all four limbs, forming the ¡®´ó¡¯ shape. The bus sped forward and a ¡°bang¡¯ was heard as the figure mmed into the windshield. Thankfully, the distance travelled was not enough to build sufficient momentum and the windshield held. However, cracks had begun appearing on the windshield. Additionally, this figure lying on the windshield¡­ The protective suit the figure wore revealed that the figure was a woman with golden hair. However, its face was also decayed. The same was true of its body and decayed flesh fell off its body. It was simply a rotten zombie! The female zombie held onto the windshield and the fingers on both its hands were like sharp, terrifying ws that pierced through the window. Both its hands clung tightly onto the windshield and it raised its head¡­ Bang! It mmed its forehead onto the windshield. At that very moment, it was practically looking straight at Roddy, with only the windshield to separate them both. Roddy could clearly see the terrible face of the female zombie. ¡°F**K!!!¡± Roddy screamed. With his line of sight blocked, Roddy could only react using his subconscious instinct. He turned the steering wheel slightly and the bus abruptly swerved, mming into a car that was in the middle of the road. The weight of the bus and the angle of the car allowed the bus to push the car forward through around 20 metres before the car was shoved aside. By then however, the bus had spiralled out of control. It mmed headfirst into arge tree by the road. Boom! The entire bus shuddered a few times. The female zombie clinging stubbornly to the windshield was in the middle of the collision between the bus and the tree trunk and its body was sttered. Roddy watched as one of its arms flew out and green coloured blood sprayed out from the broken part on its shoulder. The impact of this collision was finally enough to break the windshield. At the same time, two to three windows on the side of the bus broke as well. The passengers in the bus staggered. Thankfully, the bus had stopped jolting and Lun Tai jumped up. Qimu Xi was the worst off among them all. She was in the rear side of the bus when the collision happened; her head had struck several spots in the process and blood now trickled down from her forehead. The others however, were better off. When the collision urred, Xia Xiaolei had instantly covered his head and crouched down. ¡°Damn it!¡± Roddy suddenly swore. After the windshield broke, a bit of the viscous liquid on the female zombie sttered on Roddy¡¯s face. The sticky sensation from the viscous liquid disgusted Roddy and he raised his sleeved hand to wipe it off and was rewarded with an unbearable stench. He had just cursed out when he saw that the female zombie had yet to die. It struggled for a bit as its body was stuck in between the bus and the tree. Then, it reached out with its broken right hand to w at the driver¡¯s seat. Its pair of eyes stared intently at Roddy and it attempted to crawl forward. Roddy jumped up. He first got away from the driver¡¯s seat by taking a few steps backward. Then, he pulled out a handgun and fired two shots at the female zombie¡¯s head. Bang! Bang! The two shots sted the female zombie¡¯s head apart and ity down, motionless atst. ¡°Bloody Hell!¡± Roddy raised his gun and used his sleeve to wipe his face. ¡°Everyone be vignt! Don¡¯t get out first!¡± Lun Tai shouted with a deep voice. ¡°Take positions! Qimu Xi, the rear! Qiao Qiao, Xia Xiaolei, the sides! Soo Soo, Will, you two hide!¡± At that same moment, Roddy suddenly gave a wretched scream and he staggered, his face pale. ¡°What is it, Roddy?¡± ¡°I, I have been infected!¡± Roddy turned around to look at Lun Tai. He had wiped the green coloured viscous liquid off his face. However, there were some residual stain and his face now appeared slightly green. ¡°Infected?¡± The faces on Lun Tai and the others flickered. Roddy read out the prompt he received from his personal system. ¡°System prompt: You have been afflicted by an unknown power. Checking theprehensive evaluation of your individual resistance, system detected that you have used Gic Enhancement Serum before. Your resistance is at [A+] ss. Estimated time before entering zombified state: 45 minutes.¡± When they hear that, their faces sank. ¡°Zombified? Afflicted?¡± They recalled the two weird looking rotten zombies and their faces sank even further. ¡­ Chapter 442 Roddy Infected

Chapter 442 Roddy Infected

GOR Chapter 442 Roddy Infected ¡°Hurry, antidote! Xiaolei, buy it for him!¡± Lun Tai was the first to react with decisiveness. When he heard that, Xia Xiaolei quickly purchased an antidote from the Exchange System and gave it to Roddy. After epting the syringe like device, Roddy did not hesitate to jab the needle of the syringe into his arm. The device then automatically sent its transparent detoxification substance into him and Roddy breathed a sigh of relief. A few secondster, a system prompt came. [System prompt: System detected the usage of [High] ss antidote on yourself. This has brought about a mitigation effect on the unknown infection. However, it is insufficient topletely clear away the infection. Recalcting by adding the antidote variable¡­ time before zombified state is now extended to 90 minutes from now. Prompt: Repeated usage of antidotes will not bring any extra effects.] ¡°Son of a bitch!¡± Roddy swore out loud. ¡°What happened?¡± Qiao Qiao moved over. Roddy waved his hand and moved backward. ¡°Don¡¯te close!¡± He took a deep breath and spoke in a grim manner, ¡°ording to the system, the power of the antidote is insufficient to clear the virus away. It only managed to extend the time before I be a zombie to 90 minutes from now.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± There was a horrified expression on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face as she looked at Roddy. Lun Tai¡¯s heart sank. The antidote that Xia Xiaolei had purchased for Roddy was a [High] ss antidote. That was the best possible antidote avable in the system. Through experience, Lun Tai knew that this [High] ss antidote could perfectly clear out nearly all forms of virus and poison. However, the [High] ss antidote could not clear the virus affecting Roddy. It was only able to extend the time before sumbing to it. In other words, this virus was extremely terrifying. All the members within the bus entered a state of terrified silence. There was a worried look on Lun Tai¡¯s face, but he shouted, ¡°Don¡¯t panic! Since this virus came from within an instance dungeon, there must surely be an antidote as well! We still have time! What we need to prioritize for now is our escape! Everyone be careful! Roddy!¡± Lun Tai shouted and looked at Roddy. Taking a deep breath, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t panic. We will help you find the antidote!¡± There was a pale look on Roddy¡¯s face. However, he nodded and said, ¡°Everyone, don¡¯te near me. I am afraid I might pass it to you all.¡± Lun Tai nodded. ¡°All right, from now on, everyone must take care not to make any physical contact with Roddy.¡± It was at that moment that Qimu Xi screamed sharply, ¡°Something ising from behind!¡± Lun Tai jolted up and quickly made his way to the rear part of the bus. He raised up his night vision binocrs¡­ There on the road behind the bus, several figures began crawling up from between the stranded cars. The figures shambled and staggered as they made their way toward the bus. ¡°There is movement on the left as well!¡± Qiao Qiao shouted. ¡°Right side! Ah, we have them on the right as well!¡± Xia Xiaolei cursed loudly. ¡°Damn it! The Hell is this?!¡± The terrifying zombies appeared on both sides of the bus. From what they can see, there were at least 20 of those things approaching the bus. They were not too fast, but hardly slow either. Unlike the shambling zombies in the movies, they were moving at a normal walking speed. Cold sweat trickled down from Lun Tai¡¯s forehead. However, he quickly shouted loudly, ¡°Don¡¯t panic! Bring out your guns and get into position! Follow our prior arrangement and take aim!!¡± In the darkness of the night, a group of zombies moved toward the stranded bus and circled around it. There was roughly one minute of silence within the bus, which was then broken by Lun Tai, who shouted, ¡°Don¡¯t let theme any closer! Open fire!¡± Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Tat tat tat tat tat tat¡­ The sounds of gunfire roared out from the two sides of the bus. Lun Tai was standing beside Qimu Xi. He raised the butt of his rifle and mmed the rear window, causing it to shatter. He quickly followed it up by positioning his rifle upon a seat and pulled the trigger. Bang! Bang! Lun Tai¡¯s marksmanship was pretty good. The two shots he fired sent two zombies down the ground. But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw the zombies jerk and crawl back up before moving forward again. Lun Tai gnashed his teeth and opened fire once more. This time, he struck one of the zombies¡¯ knees. The zombie buckled and fell to its knees. Even so, it continued moving forward, using its hands to crawl forward. Cold sweat oozed out from Lun Tai¡¯s body. ¡°Hit the head! If your marksmanship is good, try your best to get a headshot! Don¡¯t hit the body!¡± Despite what Lun Tai had said, the younger members in the bus had little military training. While they did undergo training with firearms back in the base, bing a sharpshooter that can score a headshot with every shot was not something that can be aplished with such a short amount of training. Even Qiao Qiao and Roddy, who had survived through the Tokyo instance dungeon, did not possess such a level of marksmanship. After a wave of gunfire, several zombies were pummelled back as they fell to the ground. However, they quickly crawled back up and continued moving forward. The distance between the bus and the group of zombies was now less than 20 metres. Bang! Lun Tai sted another zombie¡¯s head before pulling a grenade out from the bag. He loaded the grenade into the attached under-barrel grenadeuncher and quickly opened fire with it¡­ He quickly ducked, pressing Qimu Xi down at the same time. A loud ¡°boom¡± rang out and a wave of fiery air washed over them. He raised his head to see that several zombies had fallen due to the explosion. One of the zombies caught in the middle of the explosion had its head and limbs blown apart. To Lun Tai¡¯s despair, several of the zombies continued to crawl up again and move forward. This is bad! A chill ran down Lun Tai¡¯s spine. The power of our firearms iscking! He had noticed a certain detail. All the zombies were Awakened ones. Correct, all of them! Every one of them was wearing protective clothing. The protective suits were somewhat negating the impact of the shots they received on their bodies. Even if their arms and legs were hit, they could still move forward. The only way to finish them off was to hit them in the head. Every member of Meteor Rock Guild here was engaged in the battle. Qiao Qiao clenched her teeth as she held onto an M6 and fired away. Xia Xiaolei poked his body out and tossed a hand grenade out. After the explosion, it was revealed that only two zombies were taken out as a result and the remaining zombies continued approaching their position. Roddy had already gone to the rear position and smashed apart the window before his position. Among all the people in the bus, Roddy¡¯s marksmanship was second only to Lun Tai. But after firing so many times, he had only managed tond three headshots on the group of zombies. Lun Tai saw that there were more than 10 zombies approaching them and knew that they would not be able to hold. But¡­ ¡­ fight their way out? If they were to get too close to these zombies, just bying in contact with the slime on their bodies, they would end up being infected like Roddy. Lun Tai was unable to think of anything. Despite his abundance of experience, this veteran Awakened was unable to think of any countermeasures. It was at that moment that Roddy suddenly shouted form behind. ¡°Lun Tai!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Fight our way out! I will open the way! Follow behind me!¡± After saying that, Roddy abruptly kicked down the door of the bus and jumped down. ¡°Roddy!¡± Lun Tai eximed in shock and watched as Roddy jumped out from the bus. Roddy tossed away the gun in his hand and pulled out two kukri machetes from his backpack. ¡°I am already infected. I will open the way! Follow me, but don¡¯t get too close!¡± Before he was finished, Roddy had already charged into the group of zombies! With a sh, he decapitated the zombie before him with his kukri machete. The zombie¡¯s head flew up into the sky and Roddy delivered a kick, sending the zombie flying away. He ignored the green coloured slime falling onto his body and turned to face another zombie. He sent the kukri shing forward. Unexpectedly, the zombie made a slight dodge and the kukri missed, hitting its shoulder instead. The kukri became lodged inside the zombie¡¯s shoulder. Seeing that, Roddy swore loudly and threw himself forward, mming the zombie away. At the same time, he pulled the kukri back, causing the zombie¡¯s arm to hang limply. The zombie fell to the ground and struggled for a moment only to have Roddy rush forward and crack open its head with a kick. Roddy bravely charged forward and he hacked about with his kukris. He cut down another three zombies, clearing a path outside the bus and shouted, ¡°Hurry! Get out!¡± Lun Tai shouted with a heavy heart, ¡°Everyone,e! We are abandoning this ce! Let us move!¡± Lun Tai dragged Qimu Xi, whose head was trickling with blood, and jumped down the bus. He then directed the others down as he continued opening fire at the zombies. After shooting down one of the iing zombies, he gestured with his hand. ¡°Get down! Hurry! Qiao Qiao, protect Will! Xiaolei, guard the rear with me!¡± Roddy was 20 metres in front of them. He had cut down up to eight zombies; each time he cut a zombie down, he would kick the zombie away to clear a path. ¡°Don¡¯t step on the green coloured slime! Hurry! Run!¡± Qiao Qiao carried Will with her. Will was pale from fright and his body trembled as Qiao Qiao charged forward with him in tow. Soo Soo followed up behind Qiao Qiao and Qimu Xi ran after them. Next were Xia Xiaolei and Lun Tai, who took the rear guard position. The two of them kept firing, knocking down the iing zombies. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s marksmanship was rtively inferior and was only able to shoot the zombies¡¯ torso. He was unable to kill them off and could only slow them down. Thankfully, that was enough. With Roddy clearing the path for them, they were able to quickly make their way up the road. They continued running along the road for a few minutes before making their way out from the area. The zombies continued chasing after them. However, it would appear that they were incapable of running and could only walk. Thus, the members from Meteor Rock Guild were able to increase the distance between them and the zombies. A few minutester, they lost sight of the zombies behind them. It was only then that Lun Tai and Xia Xiaolei rushed forward to check up on Roddy. His entire body was covered with the disgusting green coloured slime. Seeing Lun Tai approaching, Roddy quickly retreated and shouted firmly, ¡°Be careful! Don¡¯te too close!¡± Lun Tai nodded his head. ¡°I know. Roddy, how do you feel? Just now, you came in contact with this thing plenty of times. Did the level of infection increase?¡± Roddy revealed a wry smile and shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t think so. There is no prompt from the system.¡± That was the first good news. Lun Tai was somewhat relieved. However, a frown soon overcame his face. ¡°We must think of a method to counteract the virus. Did the damned system not give any prompt for that?¡± Roddy¡¯s expression turned gloomy. Then, he suddenly spoke up, ¡°Lun Tai, something is not right with this situation. Did you notice? Those zombies earlier, all of them were Awakened ones, not ordinary humans. And then there were all the cars involved in the ident on the road. I suspect that they were all part of a guild that were simultaneously infected. To simultaneously infect every member of a guild in an instance dungeon should not be an easy feat.¡± ¡°Could this be Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s doing?¡± Lun Tai pondered but soon shook his head. ¡°Unlikely. This does not fit their method of operation. Whenever Thorned Flower Guild does something, they will do so in an overbearing manner. However, there is no information of them having acted in such an insidious manner before.¡± Roddy shook his head. ¡°Let us not dwell on that first. We need to leave this ce now but we have lost the bus. We cannot just go on foot. We need to find a means of transport.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face was ugly to behold. Means of transport? Now that they have encountered this issue, the safest means of transport was naturally a Thunderstorm Tank. With the tank, they could simply charge forward. Zombies? Who cares? There was a problem with that. Their Thunderstorm Tank was in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s new Storage Watch. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s old Storage Watch was given to Lun Tai, who ced two vehicles in reserve inside it: A bus and a jeep. He had taken out the jeep back in Jerusalem when he set out with Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi to find the quest target. In the middle of their endeavour, they had encountered the battle between Thorned Flower Guild and another guild. When that happened, they had to abandon their jeep and run for it ¨C thus, the jeep was lost. As for the bus¡­ ¡­ they had just lost it. Lun Tai thought about it. ¡°Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain is just up in front. We will head there and go look for some. I am sure we will be able to find it.¡± He made the calctions and said, ¡°It is the closest spot from our present location. An industrial park must certainly have some means of transportation. Everyone, let us increase our pace.¡± Chapter 443 Exploring Stonecutter’s Mountain At Night

Chapter 443 Exploring Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain At Night

GOR Chapter 443 Exploring Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain At Night The road went all the way north, leading them toward Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain north of Jerusalem. It was an industrial zone simr to those high-tech industrial parks. Moving along the road, the members of Meteor Rock Guild moved as fast as they could. Although there were people like Qimu Xi and Will, who had not enhanced their bodies before within their group, there were others to help them. Lun Tai carried Qimu Xi as he ran while Xia Xiaolei carried Will. Thus, their speed of travel was not too slow. It took them only around seven to eight minutes before the industrial park appeared before their eyes. t shaped industrial units exuding an industrial atmosphere filled the park. ¡°We are close!¡± Lun Tai shouted to raise the group¡¯s morale. He also nced at Roddy. Roddy continued to put some distance between him and the others; while he appeared no different, a careful look by Lun Tai revealed that there was something different with Roddy. He could feel that Roddy¡¯s rate of breathing had begun turning ragged. The members that have enhanced their bodies with the Gic Enhancement Serum before possessed physical attributes far superior to that of average humans. Running at full speed for seven to eight minutes only caused sweat to trickle down the foreheads of Lun Tai, Qiao Qiao and the others, their rate of breathing stable. Roddy, on the other hand, had begun to pant. Lun Tai determined that Roddy was attempting to hide that fact. He was forcing himself to his limit so that they would not be distressed. In the night, the industrial units were silence and dark and the illumination was faint. It seemed there were only sporadic points of illumination avable, which casted a silent atmosphere upon the entire industrial park. The scene was quite spooky. However, considering the fact that this was part of the instance dungeon, Lun Tai reasoned that the system must have cleared the area of ordinary humans as it had done with Jerusalem. They continued running until they reached the edge of the industrial park. Fence walls could be seen there. Clearly, the level of security here was not low. There were fence walls, surveince cameras and keep out signboards. Lun Tai quickly pulled out his tools. He cut a way through the fence wall and led the others inside. They rushed into the nearest industrial unit and saw that therge industrial unit was empty. Unexpectedly, this industrial unit did not have a single machine. ¡°This looks like a vacant industrial unit.¡± Lun Tai nced around and found the power switch. However, after pulling it, there was no response. It seemed as though the power to this industrial unit had been cut off. Lun Tai furrowed his brows and turned to look at Qiao Qiao and Roddy. Roddy did not say anything and leaned against the wall with both hands ced on his knees as he lowered his head and gasped for breath. Qiao Qiao said in a hushed tone, ¡°I will go check the surroundings to see if we can find a car.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t go alone. Xiaolei, go with her! From now onward, don¡¯t move alone!¡± After saying that, Lun Tai nodded toward Xia Xiaolei, who replied, ¡°I understand. Keep an eye on safety and our position. Once there is any danger, call out immediately.¡± Qiao Qiao moved over and looked at Roddy. She said in a heavy voice, ¡°Hold on!¡± Roddy looked up and forced out augh. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I have no ns on dying early. Don¡¯t forget, I am going to be the godfather of you and Xiaolian¡¯s first child.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes turned red. She quickly turned around and moved out to search for a car. Xia Xiaolei, with a gun in his hand, followed her. ¡°Qimu Xi, be on the alert and keep an eye on the door!¡± Lun Tai gave the order to Qimu Xi. Next, he had Soo Soo look after Will ¨C there was an advantage in the industrial unit being empty. There were only two entry and exit points and no windows for the unit. It did not require many people to defend. After that, Lun Tai turned to Roddy. As he leaned closer, Roddy shook his head. ¡°Don¡¯te too close.¡± ¡°How do you feel?¡± Roddy smiled bitterly. ¡°Not too good.¡± He pointed to his chest and said, ¡°I am having difficulty breathing and my chest feels tight. I feel like I had just finished a marathon.¡± After giving it some thought, Lun Tai brought out a medical kit from his Storage Watch. ¡°I will do it myself.¡± Roddy gestured for Lun Tai to back away before taking the thermometer from the kit to measure his temperature. He also picked up the other devices for his blood pressure and conventional paper strip tests. ¡°Body temperature at 41 degrees, heart rate¡­ ¡­ 45 per minute.¡± Roddy gave another bitter smile. ¡°No wonder I feel a little dizzy. My heart is beating so slowly. There must be ack of blood somehow. A low blood pressure and a high fever at the same time. That is weird.¡± After considering his options, Lun Tai brought out a healing substance for Roddy, who hesitated a moment before swallowing it down. Next, Roddy lifted his arm to reveal that he was wearing something simr to an i-watch. He started its recording function and looked at the time before quickly speaking up, ¡°Infected by an unknown virus. It has been 19 minutes and my body temperature has increased while my blood pressure dropped. Blood cell indices temporarily unknown. From what I can personally feel, my strength has declined and breathing has be more difficult. But for now, I am still able to think clearly.¡± ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°Making a record,¡± whispered Roddy. ¡°If I die, I can at least leave a recording. If anyone else gets infected, it might prove useful somehow.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you¡­¡± Roddy sighed. He then raised his head to look Lun Tai in the eyes and said in a hushed tone, ¡°Just now, Qiao Qiao was around so I did not say anything. However, you should be clear that our present situation is very bad. It has been 20 minutes since I was infected. So, I only have 70 minutes left and we still haven¡¯t found any information or clues about this.¡± After a pause, Roddy continued in a whisper, ¡°Don¡¯t forget, those virulent zombies earlier were all Awakened ones! They were not ordinary humans, but an entire guild of them was done in!¡± Lun Tai was lost for words. After grasping around for something to say, he finally said, ¡°Don¡¯t say that.¡± ¡°Fine, maybe a miracle will appear.¡± Roddy sighed. ¡°Who the Hell could have guessed that something like this would happen in a [B] ss instance dungeon?¡± Lun Tai clenched his fists tightly and a heavy feeling of remorse grew within his heart¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao ran quickly through the industrial units. Whenever she encountered a locked door, she would kick it down. So far, she had already searched through three industrial units but was unable to find any vehicles. This result made her anxious and furious. Among all the members of their guild, Roddy was the earliest to befriend her. Even more sopared to Chen Xiaolian. They were both good friends to begin with. At present, seeing Roddy infected by the virus made it impossible for her to say calm. Quickly find a vehicle and hurry over to Tel Aviv. When the new quest is issued, we might find the clues to find the antidote. That was what Qiao Qiao was thinking. Xia Xiaolei followed closely behind Qiao Qiao. Naturally, Xiaolei could sense Qiao Qiao¡¯s anxiousness. Truth be told, he was also feeling the same thing. ¡°Sister Qiao Qiao! Up front!¡± Xia Xiaolei suddenly turned his shlight and pointed it in the northeast direction. Qiao Qiao looked over and saw a small three-storey building around 50 metres away. It was situated behind an industrial unit and took up quite a bit of space despite only having three storeys. They saw that they were facing the back of the building. ¡°That ce must be the office for management. There might be a parking lot there!¡± said Qiao Qiao as her eyes lit up. She quickly rushed over with Xia Xiaolei following right behind her. Qiao Qiao ran quickly and Xia Xiaolei was only barely able to keep up with her. However, after running a distance of roughly 20 metres, Xia Xiaolei suddenly turned tense. He felt a chilling breeze blowing at the back of his left side and he jerked his head back. He seemingly saw a silhouette sh through the industrial park there. It was very vague and he was unable to be certain if he actually saw it. He narrowed his eyes and looked carefully but found nothing. ¡°Xiaolei! What are you dawdling about for? Hurry!¡± Qiao Qiao, who was in front, found that Xia Xiaolei had slowed down and she quickly shouted for him. Xia Xiaolei shook his head and dashed after her. ording to his personal radar, there was no abnormality. Did I make a mistake? Or maybe it is just a stray cat? Xia Xiaolei was a little boy from the mountains after all. He was still young and had not experienced much in the big cities. This high-tech industrial park was equipped with a high level of security. Under normal circumstances, creatures like stray cats and dogs would never appear here. The two of them reached the back of the building. However, Qiao Qiao, who was too anxious, had no desire to go around to the door in front. She simply smashed her way through the ss wall and Xia Xiaolei followed behind her. Somewhere around tens of metres behind them, up on the roof of an industrial unit was a curled up silhouette. The silhouette¡¯s body hugged the surface of the roof tightly. Within the darkness, its two eyes that were different in colour stared at the two disappearing figures. One of the eyes was green in colour while the other was red. ¡­ After rushing into the building, Qiao Qiao and Xia Xiaolei ran through a corridor to the front side of the building. When they reached there, Qiao Qiao became disappointed¡­ the entrance was there and so was the industrial unit, outside the building. However, the parking lot they were hoping to see was not there. ¡°Check the basement! There might be an underground parking garage!¡± Qiao Qiao turned around to look at the signboard in the lobby. A few secondster, a trace of joy appeared on her face. ¡°This is a production industrial unit for a pharmaceuticalpany and this ce is their research and development centre. Those who get to work here are certainly people with high-ie. I am certain we will be able to find a vehicle here! Hurry! Let us go find the parking garage!¡± ¡­ Lun Tai checked the time anxiously. Finally, he got a call from Qiao Qiao through the guild channel. ¡°Lun Tai! We found a vehicle, but¡­ ¡­ the vehicle is a little damaged. Xiaolei and I have no way of repairing it. Bring Roddy over! With his mechanical skill, he might be able to start this thing up! We are presently northwest of your current position. Just head northwest after going out the door and you will see a three-storey building. We will be waiting for you in the lobby. Hurry!¡± After receiving the message, Lun Tai replied with a ¡°I got it.¡± He felt slightly relieved. Roddy looked up at Lun Tai. ¡°I received it as well. Let us go.¡± Lun Tai called Qimu Xi over. Then, together with Soo Soo and Will, they left the industrial unit. Will appeared fearful. However, with Lun Tai leading him, he was able to calm himself down somewhat. Even so, his face remained very pale. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. We will protect you.¡± Lun Tai reached out with his big hands and patted Will on the head. Bringing the others with him, Lun Tai was able to quickly find the building that Qiao Qiao mentioned. They rushed into the lobby and found Qiao Qiao and Xia Xiaolei waiting there. ¡°Come! Downstairs! I found a basement where there is a vehicle for us!¡± After saying that, Qiao Qiao led them into a corridor. There at the end of the corridor was a security door. As Qiao Qiao was leading them toward the security door, Will, who was beside Lun Tai, suddenly gave a sharp scream. The little kid gave a high-pitched scream of terror and he shuddered before jumping toward Lun Tai¡¯s back. He shrank his trembling body. ¡°What is it?¡± asked Lun Tai with a frown. Will pointed toward the security door. ¡°Th¡­ the¡­. There! It is there! It is right there!¡± Lun Tai stepped forward with a frown on his face and looked forward. There was nothing before the security door, not a figure in sight. However, Qiao Qiao, who was beside him, suddenly tensed up. She recalled something¡­ ¡­ Will could see¡­ ¡­ ¡®invisible things¡¯! ¡­ Chapter 444 Foreboding Sensation

Chapter 444 Foreboding Sensation

GOR Chapter 444 Foreboding Sensation Will¡¯s scream made Qiao Qiao cautious. While the others were not too perturbed, Qiao Qiao quickly stepped forward and uttered in a hushed tone, ¡°Everyone, stop!¡± Despite not understanding Qiao Qiao¡¯s reasoning, Lun Tai was quick to shout, ¡°Xiaolei, be alert!¡± Xia Xiaolei quickly assumed a crouching posture. It was a fairly well executed posture while Roddy raised his kukri machetes and stood at the front. ¡°Will has the ability to see special things.¡± Qiao Qiao took a deep breath. Lun Tai¡¯s expression flickered and he cast a frown at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Special things? You mean¡­¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head. Lun Tai inhaled. Things like seeing ghosts may sound bizarre¡­ ¡­ however, they were in an instance dungeon. These things were very likely in instance dungeons. Thus, Lun Tai and the others would not make light of this matter. Their expressions turned serious. Qiao Qiao stood beside Will and ced one hand on his shoulder. With her eyes fixed on the security door, she asked, ¡°Will, tell me, what do you see?¡± ¡°A, a man¡­¡± Will was quavering. ¡°What man? Where, tell me the details.¡± Qiao Qiao crouched down beside Will and looked into his eyes. She continued in a firm tone, ¡°With us here, there is no need for you to be afraid.¡± Will took a deep breath. Qiao Qiao¡¯s gaze gave him a slight boost in confidence. While he was still clearly terrified, thanks to Qiao Qiao¡¯s support, he gained the confidence to point a trembling finger at the security door. ¡°It is there. Ah, he was there just now. But not anymore. He is gone now.¡± Qiao Qiao, Lun Tai and Roddy exchanged nces. Roddy looked at Will and asked, ¡°Gone? When did he leave?¡± ¡°Just now when I pointed at him and screamed, he looked at me and left.¡± ¡°Tell me how this he looks like.¡± ¡°It is a man in¡­ ¡­ white clothes, like a doctor in a hospital, he¡­ ¡­ there is blood on his body.¡± Everyone¡¯s face contorted. Roddy smiled bitterly and said, ¡°A man, doctor clothes and blood on his body¡­ ¡­ why do I feel like we have encountered Jack the Ripper again.¡± ¡°Stop joking around. This is not London.¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. ¡°Where did he go to?¡± Lun Tai questioned further. ¡°He went in through the door. After looking at me, he left just like that.¡± The rest of the guild members exchanged nces. ¡°I did not see him,¡± said Xia Xiaolei. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I also did not see him,¡± said Qimu Xi. ¡°In other words, Will is the only one who saw him.¡± Lun Tai thought about it. ¡°Could this be one of this instance dungeon¡¯s storyline? Or some monster?¡± He then turned to face Qiao Qiao. ¡°Beyond this door¡­ just now when you were looking around with Xiaolei, did you enter it?¡± ¡°Mm, we did.¡± ¡°What kind of ce is it?¡± ¡°It is a fire escape.¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. ¡°There is no electricity here so the elevators cannot be used. We had to go down using the stairs. After going down through this flight of stairs, we found a corridor. At the end of the corridor was another door connecting to another set of stairs. Going down two floors, we found a garage. There is a vehicle in the garage.¡± ¡°Car? What kind of car?¡± ¡°It is not a car.¡± Qiao Qiao smiled wryly. ¡°It is an underground track with a carriage on it.¡± The others were stunned. A few secondster, Lun Tai raised his rifle and said, ¡°Brothers and sisters, it seems we are in trouble. I believe this industrial park is not empty because of the system, rather¡­ ¡­ we have entered a certain instance dungeon quest area.¡± None of them disagreed. ¡°We now have two options. First, retreat and see if we can get back to the road. ¡°Second¡­ keep going inside and see what happens. ¡°Personally, I think we shouldn¡¯t retreat. Since we have entered this quest area, it is no longer certain if we can return to the road¡­ and even if we do make it back to the road, we would likely be unable to find a means of transport to Tel Aviv. ¡°Most importantly, this ce is too close to where we were ambushed by the zombies. I suspect that this has something to do with the zombies!¡± After saying that, Lun Tai nced at Roddy. ¡°No matter what, Roddy has been infected. We have to resolve the zombie issue. This ce might be critical to that end. I think we should continue forward.¡± ¡°I must save Roddy,¡± said Qiao Qiao calmly. There was also a firmness in her voice. Xia Xiaolei interjected, ¡°Of course!¡± Qimu Xi whispered, ¡°I have no objections.¡± After the members had expressed their agreement, Lun Tai quickly made the arrangements. Roddy took the vanguard position ¨C as he was already infected,ing into contact with more of the virus would not aggravate the rate of infection. Thus, such a decision was made. Qiao Qiao and Qimu Xi were in the middle position and they brought Will and Soo Soo with them. Lun Tai and Xia Xiaolei took the rear. ¡°Will, you are now our team¡¯s eyes. Since you are the only one who can see those things, we need your ability. Do not worry, we are here with you. Once you see anything, tell us immediately.¡± Qiao Qiao cast a very solemn gaze at Will before adding, ¡°I believe that you can do this, am I right?¡± ¡°I¡­ I can do this.¡± Will nodded his head vigorously and forced himself to puff up his chest. ¡°Good.¡± Qiao Qiao gave a gentle smile. ¡°If there is any danger, remember to stay close with me.¡± Roddy, who took the forward position, quickly walked toward the security door. Pushing the door open slowly, he poked his machete inside. A few secondster, he turned and said, ¡°Safe.¡± Their team went past the security door. Due to there being no power, there was no illumination and the fire escape was dark. Roddy, Lun Tai and the others pulled out their tactical shlights. Several beams of light shone within the fire escape and their group slowly made their way down. The fire escape was very long. They took a total of a hundred plus steps before reaching the corridor that Qiao Qiao had mentioned. After walking out through the security door at the bottom of the fire escape, they saw that the corridor was also dark. There were no decorations on the ceiling. But there were holes for venttion. There at the end of the corridor was a metal door. The metal door was open. However, after their team had reached the door, Lun Tai extended his hand to feel the door for a moment. ¡°Very thick. It is a military-grade explosion-proof door.¡± Lun Tai frowned. Qiao Qiao was somewhat surprised. When she hade down with Xia Xiaolei earlier, she did not realize that detail. She also did not know what an explosion-proof door was like. There were rooms on both sides of the corridor as seen from the transparent ss walls there. However, the rooms had blinds put up, blocking their vision of what was inside. The corridor was very long, up to roughly 300 metres. In the middle was a T-shaped junction. When they reached the junction, they saw that the corridor leading to the left was dark. Roddy used his tactical shlight to illuminate the corridor and saw that there was another metal door there. However, it would appear that this metal door was closed. ¡°What is in there?¡± Roddy asked Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao shook her head. ¡°I do not know. Just now when I came down here, I tried to get past the door, but I was unable to open it. As I was anxious to find a means of transport, I did not waste any more time here.¡± After saying that, Qiao Qiao pointed to their front and said, ¡°Just keep going and we will reach the tracks.¡± Roddy thought about it and pointed at the metal door on the left passageway. ¡°I think we should try this way ¡­ we might be able to find something here. What do you think, Lun Tai?¡± Lun Tai was silent for a moment. ¡°Will, do you see anything?¡± Will whispered, ¡°No.¡± Lun Tai considered the matter and said, ¡°Roddy and I will go check it out. The others stay here. Qiao Qiao, Xiaolei, you two keep an eye on the front and rear positions.¡± Roddy raised his kukri machetes and moved toward the metal door. There were less than 10 metres between the metal door and the junction. The two of them moved forward. Roddy used his shlight to shine light upon the metal door and reached his hand out to touch the handle of the metal door. Just as he was reaching out, he heard Lun Tai shout, ¡°Don¡¯t touch it!¡± Roddy turned around and saw an odd expression on Lun Tai¡¯s face. Lun Tai pointed to the top and said, ¡°Look.¡± Roddy looked at where Lun Tai was pointing at and was unable to stop his expression from contorting. There on the surface of the durable metal te of the metal door, somewhere two metres above ground were several deep sh marks. It was as though¡­ it had been created by something sharp. Roddy and Lun Tai nced at it and expressions of shock appeared on their faces. ¡°Something tried to break inside but failed. That seems to be the case,¡± said Lun Tai with a frown. Roddy extended his hand and gestured at it. ¡°It can¡¯t possibly be done by hand, can it? What kind of creature could have such a terrifying level of strength?¡± Lun Tai exhaled. Then, he turned and shouted, ¡°Qiao Qiao, keep a look out for any signs of danger! There is something dangerous here! Xiaolei! If there is any problem, don¡¯t hesitate to open fire!¡± Roddy stared at the handle on the metal door. He stretched his hand out and pressed down¡­ ¡­ A few secondster, Roddy¡¯s face suddenly sank. After his hand made contact with the handle, he could clearly feel a faint tremor. Bang! No sound came from the tremor. It was a light tremor that could only be felt by cing one¡¯s hand on the surface of the gate. A very faint tremor. Roddy¡¯s expression turned odd and he made a hand gesture to Lun Tai. Seeing that, Lun Tai leaned closer to the gate. Roddy poked his head forward, touching the surface of the metal door with it. Bang! Bang! Again! ¡°There is something beyond the gate!¡± Roddy said in a whisper. Lun Tai too, moved to ce his ears on the surface of the metal door. Lun Tai¡¯s face quickly flickered. There was something inside mming the metal door, causing the faint tremors. The two of them looked at each other and they retreated in unison. They trained their guns at the metal door. Just as Lun Tai was about to say something, Will, who was behind them, gave an rming cry. ¡°Ah! That fellow is here!¡± Hearing that, Lun Tai and Roddy turned around and saw Will hide behind Qiao Qiao while pointing at a certain direction¡­ That was where Lun Tai and Roddy was at. No, it would be more urate to say, it was the middle position between Lun Tai, Roddy, Qiao Qiao and the others. ¡°What? Where?¡± Qiao Qiao quickly moved to stand before Will. ¡°Here, he is here,¡± said Will in a quavering voice. ¡°It is the one in white doctor¡¯s clothes that I saw earlier.¡± The present scene was most unusual. Will was the only one there who could see the figure while the others could only look at the direction indicated by Will, puzzled looks on their faces. Both Lun Tai and Roddy tensed up. They were not fearful of ghosts. Their guild had encountered ghosts before back in London. However, a ghost that they cannot see wasparatively more difficult to deal with. ¡°He, he is waving at us,¡± said Will in a hushed tone. ¡°He, he is waving to Mr Lun Tai and Mr Roddy.¡± Waving? The faces of Lun Tai, Roddy, Qiao Qiao and the others became puzzled. ¡°Why is he waving?¡± asked Qiao Qiao. Will shook his head. He hid behind Qiao Qiao and the fear in his heart seemingly lessened. ¡°Will, can you talk to him?¡± Soo Soo suddenly asked. The questioned surprised Will. He turned to look at the little girl beside him and hesitated for a moment before summoning his courage. ¡°I, I can try.¡± After saying that, Will poked his body out from behind Qiao Qiao and asked gingerly, ¡°Mister, you, what are you doing?¡± The others watched on nervously at Will. A few secondster, a strange expression overcame Will¡¯s face. He turned to face Soo Soo and Qiao Qiao. ¡°He said¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t open this door. The consequences would be terrible.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face grew tense. ¡°Will, can you ask him more? Get a clear idea of what is happening.¡± Will nodded and he forced himself to calm down. Next, he asked in the Hebrewnguage. It did not take long for Will to breathe a sigh of relief and said in a whisper, ¡°He said that he is willing to talk with us. He is now talking to us and I will help ry his words to you all.¡± ¡°Good.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head. ¡°Well done. Go ahead, we are listening.¡± Lun Tai and Roddy did not lower their guard. The two of them stood at their respective sides; Lun Tai kept his gun and carefully pulled out a military de, which he then coated with some spirit-force substance. He then gripped the de tightly. ¡°He said¡­ his name is Alpha, the chief researcher here. This ce is XXXX Group¡¯srgest biopharmaceutical research and development centre.¡± Listening to Will¡¯s words, Lun Tai and Roddy were both visited by a sense of foreboding at the same time. ¡­ Alpha. Raw: ¡®°¢¶û·¨¡¯, pinyin ¡®¨¡''¨§rf¨£¡¯. Chapter 445 Open

Chapter 445 Open

GOR Chapter 445 Open Bang! Using the butt of his rifle, Lun Tai smashed the ss wall and broke into the room. The blinds were pulled down as well. It was one of the rooms by the corridor. In the middle of the room were several oddly shaped instruments. Lun Tai quickly found what he was looking for among one of theputers located in the corner of the room. ¡°Is it this one?¡± Lun Tai turned around and looked at Will. Will carefully inspected it. His attention soon fell upon a picture frame beside theputer. Within the photo was an average looking man with a stern face, who looked at the camera with indifference. ¡°That is him. He is the one I saw.¡± Will pointed at the picture frame. Lun Tai nodded and started up theputer. As expected, a password was required to ess it. ¡°He told me that he had left behind the information inside theputer. We will understand once we view it¡­¡± There was an apprehensive tone in Will¡¯s tone and he said in a whisper, ¡°I don¡¯t know why, but after exchanging some words with me, he disappeared. Additionally, I could not catch what he said at the end properly. It was as though his voice was getting fainter.¡± Qiao Qiao stroked Will¡¯s hair. ¡°It is all right. You have helped us a lot.¡± After saying that, she turned to Roddy. ¡°Do you have any way?¡± Roddy shook his head. ¡°As long as it is a machine, it cannot stop me.¡± Theyer of security posed by the password was quickly broken by Roddy and they found a folder inside theputer named ¡®Alpha¡¯s Recording¡¯. Naturally, the folder was also locked. However, after Roddy utilized his skill, he managed to open the folder. They found some video recordings inside the folder. They were all arranged in order and there were tens of rows of them. Roddy clicked open the first one and a video popped open on theputer screen. Seeing the video, Will blurted out, ¡°It is him!¡± Within the video was a man facing the camera. He spent a few seconds adjusting the angle of the camera before sitting down. The camera captured his entire face while the dark researchb could be seen behind him. ¡°Starting the recording.¡± The man''s voice was hoarse. ¡°I am Alpha, the chief researcher in charge of Project Zero. This is recording no. 001.¡± After saying that, Alpha¡¯s tone took on a note of excitement. ¡°I have to put this out there, but this is the most important day in my entire career! At this moment of recording, I have not slept for more than 30 hours, but I am not feeling tired at all. If everything proceeds well, I believe I might be able to win a Nobel Prize for this. ¡°This material is something that has never been seen before. Despite all my professional knowledge, I am unable to figure anything out of it. At present, we are still trying to figure out how to analyse it. No matter what, all of us are very excited! ¡°I have this feeling. We have opened up a certain door in this world.¡± ¡­ ¡°Recording no. 009.¡± In the video, Alpha¡¯s face had turned slightly haggard. His originally clean shaven face now sported a messy beard. ¡°Today, we attempted method of analysis no. 26. The results are the same as the other 25 methods of analysis. ¡°All right, I will admit that we may have gone about this the wrong way. We have encountered a dead-end in our thought process. Thus, I have decided to take a break for now. We need a new inspiration. ¡°I miss my family. I have decided to take a few days off and bring my children to the beach in Tel Aviv. We will enjoy ourselves there for a few days. ¡°Just what is this thing?¡± ¡­ ¡°Recording no. 011¡± ¡°Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! What have I witnessed? It was abnormal degradation! It was fission! I still don¡¯t quite understand it, but I believe there must be some form of rules! We must figure out those rules! ¡°Maybe we are getting closer! Yes, I have this feeling!¡± ¡­ ¡°Recording no. 013. ¡°Damn it! Damn it! All the batches failed! This is practically challenging my faith in science! It is subverting my knowledge in my field of expertise! This ispletely unprecedented! ¡°No, I cannot give up! Not a single one of us will give up! ¡°I will definitely find it! I will definitely find the right culture method! This structure can be replicated! There must be some form of rules inside it!¡± ¡­ ¡°Recoding no. 016. ¡°We attempted even more methods, using more than 40 different types of viruses. There were 6plex viruses among those, but all of them were of no effect. Rather, some of them were utterly deconstructed and assimted by it. ¡°However, we have finally made a discovery. It seems to be growing? Mm, that is right, growing. ¡°We will keep trying new methods.¡± ¡­ ¡°Recording no. 019. ¡°There had been a tragic ident. A virus leak happened, it was beyond our control. Poor Genberg. Hopefully, he can get better soon.¡± ¡­ ¡°Recording no. 024. ¡°After 136 days of research, we finally made a huge discovery! We had confirmed this discovery by repeating the attempts. Up until now, this thing has shown a response toward all of our agitating-type viruses! ¡°Maybe it will change the entire field of biomedicine!¡± ¡­ ¡°Recording no. 026. ¡°Another failure. After going through the deconstruction process, all the viruses died. It is too miraculous. How should I put it? It appears capable of absorbing all forms of attacks against it.¡± ¡­ ¡°Recording no. 027. ¡°May God bless Eva; she is the best research assistant I have ever met.¡± ¡­ ¡°Recording no. 030. ¡°I really don¡¯t understand. I am at a loss once more. I feel like I cannot find any way to progress! ¡°This thing¡­ maybe, it is simply not a living object! It does not have any cellposition, no basic features of life! It, it is subverting all I know! Before it, everyone, me included, appear ignorant.¡± ¡­ ¡°Recording no. 033. ¡°Cannot be synthesized! Cannot be synthesized! Cannot be synthesized! All 13 experiments¡­ all of them: cannot be synthesized! ¡°Damn it! It is right here, but we can neither culture not replicate it!¡± ¡­ ¡°Recording no. 036. ¡°I cannot believe what happened! It created a new life! It is producing it! It produced a new virus! If we have not been checking properly, we would have missed all of it! ¡°It produced a new type of virus and then¡­ it devoured it. ¡°What does this mean? Is it nourishing itself?¡± ¡­ After recording no. 063, theter videos all gave a video deleted prompt when Roddy clicked on it. Lun Tai and the others frowned. Lun Tai then asked Roddy, ¡°Can you restore it?¡± ¡°Theoretically speaking, yes. However, it takes time. It will be quite slow and I fear we don¡¯t have that much time.¡± Roddy smiled bitterly. Even as he was talking, Roddy continued clicking down. Finally, he clicked on thest video. This time, a video screen came up. In the video was Alpha, who wore a white gown. A beard covered his face and he looked haggard. His eyes were seriously bloodshot and there was a near mad expression on his face. ¡°Recording no. ¡­ ¡­ no, this will be thest! ¡°We are finished, all of us, finished! We should never have done this! This is not something we can reach for, not something we can pry into. This is a power beyond us! ¡°Perhaps this is the will of the Creator! ¡°If given a second chance, I would never have epted this job! ¡°Now everyone is dead! ¡°That thing will devour, it will devour everything! All the hundreds of experiments we did were in fact, nourishing it, allowing it to grow! ¡°Just now, the security captain, Lev, had personally lured it into the quarantine area. However, he too will have to stay in there for good! ¡°Even now I cannot figure out how it got out. The quarantine area is absolutely sealed off. ¡°Rob is dead, David is dead. It won¡¯t be long before I die as well. ¡°Everything will end! ¡°This ce should have been sealed off long ago! ¡°This is my final message. We should have ended this damn project long ago! ¡°I don¡¯t have much time. I will quickly enter the quarantine room and seal myself away. I don¡¯t know what will I be¡­ ¡°Oh Creator, please forgive us for our sins! I don¡¯t want to be like them after I die! ¡°May all their souls rest in peace. ¡°That door must never be opened. We have no way of controlling it. ¡°After more than 450 days of research, we still cannot understand it. ¡°This *** thing is simply not part of the biochemistry field! ¡°I don¡¯t even know what it is! Among all my knowledge, all I have learned, it is nothing like any life form I havee to know! ¡°The rm to disperse had been activated. I have no way of doing any more¡­ ¡­ may God bless everyone.¡± The video ended. Before theputer, the members of Meteor Rock Guild looked at each other and their hearts felt heavy. Some broke out in cold sweat. Lun Tai whispered, ¡°This is¡­¡± ¡°It seems some scientists came up with something dangerous.¡± Roddy gave a bitter smile. ¡°Just like¡­ ¡­ Resident Evil.¡± ¡°I feel the same,¡± said Qiao Qiao with a frown. ¡°Is this the storyline?¡± ¡°All right.¡± Lun Tai took a deep breath. ¡°I think¡­ ¡­ although things have gotten chaotic, we have at least found some clues.¡± After a pause, Lun Tai continued in a whisper, ¡°That Alpha fellow said that his colleagues had died. Additionally, they had transformed into something terrifying and he feared he would suffer the same fate¡­¡± After saying that, Lun Tai looked at Roddy. Everyone else looked at Roddy as well. ¡°Maybe¡­ ¡­ that is the key factor in the zombification process!¡± Qiao Qiao clenched her fists. ¡°And?¡± Roddy smiled bitterly. ¡°That Alpha fellow should be some top ss researcher. But even in death, he was unable to figure out what that ¡®thing¡¯ is. If this is a form of zombification virus, then Alpha and his team had no antidote for it either.¡± Qiao Qiao said loudly, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter¡­ ¡­ this is our only hope! Roddy, it seems the thing being researched here is deeply connected to the zombie virus that infected you. I think we should open that door and check what is beyond there!¡± Roddy was silent. Lun Tai said, ¡°I agree with Qiao Qiao! This is our only strand of hope.¡± The other team members showed no objections. Lun Tai was quick to make the decision. He made a simple description of what had happened and sent it to Chen Xiaolian through their guild channel ¨C as to whether Chen Xiaolian could ept it or not, that was something he was unable to find out. Chen Xiaolian had not replied to anything through the guild channel, causing them to feel worried. Presently though, Roddy had been infected. As time passed, his situation only grew worse. However, there was nothing they could do about it. ¡°Then, let us get ready to enter!¡± Lun Tai took a deep breath. ¡°I will be in front.¡± Roddy stood up with a very serious expression on his face. ¡°I have been infected after all. Even if I get infected again, it won¡¯t matter. Additionally¡­ ¡­ once things goes south, everyone must retreat immediately! There is no need to fight to the death.¡± Qiao Qiao turned to face Roddy only to see a look of utter stubbornness on his eyes. She had no choice but to turn away. ¡°All right, you will be in front. I will be behind you,¡± Lun Tai said. ¡°Xiaolei, you guard the rear!¡± ¡­ They stepped out from the room that they had broken into just now and moved back toward the junction. Then, they headed for the metal door. Roddy was at the front. He stretched out his hand, touched the handle of the metal door and whispered, ¡°I don¡¯t know how this thing operates. If it uses electricity, then we will need to figure out how to power it¡­¡± ¡°If we use explosives¡­ we should have enough explosives with us. However, we are presently underground. If the explosion is too strong, I fear this ce will copse.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. Roddy furrowed his brows. His hand that was on the handle of the door made a gentle twist. Roddy suddenly felt the handle turning! Ka ka¡­ An odd expression overcame Roddy¡¯s face. ¡°The door¡­ was open? It was not locked!¡± ¡­ [TL: Some of the science-ish jargons here might not be urate. Sorry to any scientist who finds this chapter sacrilegious¡­ orz] Chapter 446 Misled

Chapter 446 Misled

GOR Chapter 446 Misled Seeing the door open so easily, the faces on the members of Meteor Rock Guild fell. Lun Tai quickly pull Qiao Qiao and the others back. At the same time, he shouted, ¡°Roddy, back up now!¡± However, Roddy continued standing there recklessly as he clenched his teeth. Creaking sounds came from the door as a small gap was opened. Unfortunately, it was too dark inside and he was unable to see anything when he peered inside. They stood outside the door and held their breath, not making a single sound. They continued in that state, gripping their guns tightly for a few seconds, but nothing happened. Roddy then pulled out his tactical shlight and fixed it upon his gun. He tested it by sweeping around with it before stepping inside. Taking a deep breath, Lun Tai stepped after him. Walking through the door, they felt a cold burst of air sweeping past them. When the members of Meteor Rock Guild made their way past the door, they found that the temperature inside was much lower. Due to the surrounding darkness, the corridor also appeared more silent and narrow. When their shoes stepped on the floor inside, they found that there was something strewn across the surface of the floor. Qiao Qiao lowered her head to check and saw that those were shattered sses. Those sses hade from the rooms on the two sides of the corridors. The ss walls of those rooms were broken. Lun Tai crouched down to pick up a piece of the shattered ss and examined it. Then, his face turned grim. ¡°It is tempered ss!¡± The expressions of the others twisted in response. They kept moving along the corridor. Looking around, they saw that the rooms on boths side of the corridor werebs of sorts. However, the instruments inside had all been knocked down. The same was true for some tables, which were left upended. In the darkness, they could only depend on their few tactical shlights for illumination as they slowly moved forward. Their team acted ording to Lun Tai¡¯s instructions and maintained a cautious formation. ¡°Did you notice something wrong?¡± Qiao Qiao, who was taking the side position, suddenly asked in a whisper. A dark look shed across Lun Tai¡¯s face as he gave a silent nod and exchanged a look with Qiao Qiao. Corpses! There were no corpses here! ording to Alpha¡¯s final recording, a certain security personnel here had sacrificed himself to lure that ¡®thing¡¯ through the door. Clearly, that security personnel must have died. However, after making their way through the door, all they saw was the messed upbs and wreckages. There was no trace of blood anywhere. No corpses! There were no traces of anyone alive or any corpses. Additionally, there was also no scent of blood in the air. As a highly experienced veteran, Lun Tai had gone through many battles. He could not possibly miss the scent of blood. ¡°Too clean, too clean¡­¡± Lun Tai mumbled silently. After reaching the end of the corridor, they found an utterly damaged revolving door. They made their way past the revolving door and found an oval shaped hall. The contents of the oval shaped hall was likewise, in ruins. Arge table that was ced inside was flipped over, split into two. Lun Tai moved over the test out the table¡¯s weight. After doing so, his face grew more contorted. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Unless I use my skill, I would not be able to break it.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. At that very moment, Roddy, who was in the foremost position, suddenly leaned over a wall and coughed out violently. ¡°Roddy?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯te over. I am fine.¡± Roddy panted and turned to face the others. Blood stained the corners of his mouth. When Qiao Qiao and the others saw it, they noticed something. Roddy¡¯s face was extremely pale and the colour of the blood staining the corners of his mouth was very¡­ ¡­ faint. ¡°My chest hurts a little,¡± said Roddy with a bitter smile. He looked at the time. ¡°The time for the virus to fully take hold is getting close and my body is clearly growing weaker.¡± ¡°We need to hurry!¡± Qiao Qiao clenched her teeth. ¡°We have a situation on the left!¡± Xia Xiaolei suddenly shouted as he pointed to the left side of the hall. There was something strange there. They cast their shlights over and found a ss wall on the left side of the hall. What they found strange was the fact that the ss wall was intact. The interior of the hall had been rendered aplete mess, the tables and chairs inside were all overturned and broken while the doors were destroyed. However, this ss wall had managed to stay intact. ¡°Let us move over to check it out,¡± said Lun Tai with a frown. They moved over with Xia Xiaolei in the rear. He had his back against the team and moved backward with his rifle in his hands. When Lun Tai reached the ss wall, he looked at the panting Roddy. ¡°Are you all right?¡± ¡°I can still move.¡± Roddy forced out a smile. As Qiao Qiao was about to reach out to pull open the ss door, Roddy interrupted her. He extended his hand and opened the door instead. Seeing the tangled look on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face, he responded with a faint smile before striding inside. It was a room, roughly 200 square metres in size and had the appearance of a standard researchb. It looked very much like what one would expect from a science rted researchb. Various chemical instruments and containers were ced inside and were all intact. ¡°There is a small room there.¡± Qiao Qiao pointed at the corner of the room. It was not quite a ¡®small room¡¯. Rather, the corner area of the room had been set aside and isted using ss wall. It had the size of around 10 square metres. Examining it, Lun Tai raised his hand to knock it. ¡°Tempered ss.¡± They shone their shlights inside and saw a strange looking equipment inside. There was also ab refrigerator inside, which contained various strange looking containers. Their contents were of varying colours: blue, green, red, etc. ¡°It seems like there is something here.¡± After considering it, Lun Tai reached out to grab the handle for the room¡¯s ss door. The door was locked. When Lun Tai tried to pull the door open, the electronic lock on the door shed with red light. Qiao Qiao was surprised and she eximed, ¡°Eh? There is power here?¡± Roddy considered it and said, ¡°This must be a special ce. Looks like this ce holds a certain level of importance and is designed to have backup power. This is a cutting edge research centre after all. In order to prevent unexpected situations, it will have backup power. Also, look inside theb refrigerator. It must contain valuable chemicals or medicinal substances. If the power goes off, it would be a huge blow to their research. It must certainly have a backup power supply. Maybe it is an energy generator or some sort of power battery. As he said that, Roddy lowered his head and brought out his hand to touch the electronic lock. Using his skill, he was able to quickly open up the lock and the ss door opened up automatically. Seeing that everyone was going to step inside, Lun Tai quickly said, ¡°Wait, Roddy and I will go in. You all wait outside. I sense something strange about this ce.¡± ¡°No, I will go in with Roddy.¡± Qiao Qiao suddenly spoke up. ¡°Lun Tai, you keep watch with the others outside.¡± Lun Tai hesitated for a moment before nodding. ¡°All right. After you go in, don¡¯t touch the things inside carelessly.¡± Qiao Qiao smiled before following Roddy inside the ss room. The ss room was not toorge. The strange looking equipment itself upied two thirds of the space inside the room. After the two of them entered, they looked at theb refrigerator and the sealed containers containing strange looking liquids. Who knows what were contained inside them. Qiao Qiao hesitated for a moment before asking, ¡°Could these be the antidotes?¡± Roddy responded with a wry smile, ¡°ording to that Alpha fellow¡¯s recordings, it would seem that they were unable to reach any result for their research. So¡­ ¡­ even if these are some antidotes, who knows if it could affect¡­ ¡­¡± Qiao Qiao pursed her lips. ¡°How much time do you have left?¡± ¡°33 minutes,¡± replied Roddy as he shook his head. Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes turned red. Roddy turned around and approached the equipment. After he tinkered with it for a bit, a container rose up from the equipment. The container wasrge and could amodate the human body¡­ ¡­ it was like a moulding tray of sorts. A human would be able to fit inside the container. On either sides of the container were binding belts, seemingly made from special materials. Qiao Qiao took several steps forward. When she examined it in detail, cold sweat involuntarily broke out from her heart. On the two sides of the container where the human hands would be ced at, scratch marks could be seen. The material for that part should be engineering stic, but sharp scratch marks were evident on the surface. One nce was sufficient to inform her that those were made by human nails. ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°It looks like¡­ ¡­ some experiment on a living human subject?¡± Roddy frowned. He studied the control panel for the equipment for nearly 10 seconds. Then, he pressed a switch and the equipment suddenly lit up. Roddy stared at the screen that just popped up for a few seconds before blurting out, ¡°This is¡­ analysing instrument! It is an analysing instrument!¡± ¡°Analysing instrument?¡± ¡°Simply put, it should be something used for the analysis of bloodposition. For example, when researching drugs, researchers will inject the test subject with the drug and then proceed to analyse the test subject¡¯s blood to see how the drug affects the test subject¡­¡± Roddy shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t really know too much about it.¡± Qiao Qiao replied in a heavy tone, ¡°Maybe¡­. they were analysing the virus here!¡± ¡°Probably.¡± Roddy said, ¡°I can try it! I will use it to analyse my blood.¡± Qiao Qiao frowned in response. ¡°Surely you aren¡¯t going to have to lie inside this thing? From what I can see, there are some issues with this thing.¡± Roddy smiled and pressed down on a certain spot on the control panel. An injection device connected to a tube quickly appeared. ¡°This thing can extract blood directly.¡± Roddy quickly rolled up his sleeves. He jabbed the needle into his arm, allowing it to draw some blood out. The instrument began running, creating a sound that resembled that of the CT machines in hospitals. At the end of the instrument, a circr machine rotated. It did not take long for some text to be disyed on the instrument¡¯s screen. ¡°Blood analysis in progress, now selecting possible treatment methods¡­ ¡­ 28 experimental treatment drug match¡­ ¡­¡± Seeing the text, Qiao Qiao became greatly excited. ¡°This machine can treat you?!¡± A few secondster however, another line of text appeared, stunning the two of them. ¡°Analysis of blood sampleplete. Components all normal. Unable to find any virus. Criteria for treatment not met. Matching process failed.¡± Blood sample¡­ ¡­ normal? No¡­ ¡­ virus? ¡°How could there be no virus?¡± Qiao Qiao became infuriated. Roddy suddenly thought of something. Then, he sighed and shook his head. ¡°This does feel weird¡­ ¡­ however¡­ maybe we had been going about this wrong this whole time.¡± ¡°What do you mean wrong?¡± Roddy did not reply. He turned around and moved toward theb refrigerator. Next, he forcefully pulled open theb refrigerator. Several beeping rms rang out, but the door to the refrigerator had been pulled open. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Lun Tai, who was outside, and Qiao Qiao, who was inside, shouted out at the same time. ¡°Proving my guess,¡± said Roddy with a smile. After saying that, Roddy gave them no chance to stop him and picked up a syringe containing green coloured liquid. Opening it, he then stabbed the needle of the syringe into his arm. ¡°Ah!¡± Qiao Qiao eximed, but Roddy shouted, ¡°Don¡¯te close!¡± After that, Roddy quickly turned around and moved back to the analysing instrument. There, he repeated the blood drawing process and started the blood analysis process once more. It did not take long for the same text to appear on the screen. ¡°Analysis of blood sampleplete. Components all normal. Unable to find any virus. Criteria for treatment not met. Matching process failed.¡± After reading it, Roddy¡¯s face turned dispirited and he smiled bitterly. ¡°Roddy! Just what are you up to?¡± Qiao Qiao shot out in a hushed tone, a look of anxiousness on her face. Roddy gave Qiao Qiao a nce and said, ¡°Qiao Qiao, did you think that those vials inside theb refrigerator are antidotes designed by Alpha and his team? I personally don¡¯t think so.¡± ¡°What? If not, then what are they?¡± ¡°I believe that Alpha and his team had, based on what they were researching, extracted out some form of ¡®virus¡¯,¡± Roddy quickly exined. ¡°This would exin why there would be a special backup power supply and security system for this ce. It is to ensure safety! This ce is a ce to store viruses.¡± ¡°That is just your own guess!¡± said Qiao Qiao with knitted brows. ¡°No, it is not a guess.¡± Roddy pointed at the screen. ¡°Just look, the analysis for viruses gave nothing! Blood is normal.¡± Next, Roddy used the guild channel to send something to Qiao Qiao. [System prompt: You have been infected by an unknown power once again. Calction shows that this infection cannot re-infect you. Thus, this time¡¯s infection brings no additional effect.] When she saw the prompt, Qiao Qiao was stunned. This proved two things. First of all, the things inside theb refrigerator, one of which Roddy had injected into himself were indeed the ¡®viruses¡¯ that Alpha and his team extracted from that ¡®item¡¯. Second¡­ this thing was likely not a virus at all. ording to the analysing instrument, his blood was normal. It was not a virus! But if so¡­ ¡­ what was it? Roddy smiled bitterly and said, ¡°We have been misled¡­ ¡­ in the earlier prompt, just like this one, the system prompt said ¡®unknown power¡¯. In other words, the system never said that this was a virus! Additionally, this quest area that we have entered is a medical rted biochemical research centre. Thus, we became convinced that this was a virus. But the truth is¡­ ¡­ we forgot something. Alpha was a top researcher, yet even he admitted¡­ ¡­ he did not know what this is!¡± ¡°Unknown power?¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. Then, something unexpected happened. Roddy¡¯s body staggered and he had to sit down on the floor. His face was a greenish pale and he panted heavily. ¡°What is wrong?¡± ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t have any strength left.¡± Roddy panted. ¡°Don¡¯te too close. My body feels very strange¡­ it feels hot and cold at random. My strength is leaving me¡­¡± There was a concerned look on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face and Lun Tai, who was outside, was about to dash in when¡­ A loud noise interrupted them! The sound hade from somewhere far away. At the same time, the entirety of the ss room suddenly issued out ¡°beep beep beep beep¡± sounds. Lun Tai¡¯s face sank and he opened his mouth to shout, ¡°Hurry, get- ¡° Boom! Metal fences on top of the tempered ss walls suddenly came down. After making contact with the floor, several gearing sounds could be heard. It had locked itself! The metal fence did not merely block off the ss walls, it had also blocked off the door. As a result, Qiao Qiao and Roddy were locked together inside the room. Lun Tai shouted and used both hands to grab the metal fence in an attempt to shake it open. However, no matter how hard he tried, the fence remained firm. The other members also stepped forward and struggled to shake the fence, but they failed to do anything to it. ¡°This is not some ordinary metal!¡± Lun Tai was furious. He was about to utilize his Muscle Fruit skill- A crashing sound echoed out! The ss door of their room broke down. A strange looking figure had appeared in the doorway. It was a very big¡­ ¡­ meatball! After casting a look at it, several members of Meteor Rock Guild, females especially, felt a sense of nausea in their throats and puked on the spot. The thing¡­ ¡­. had too horrifying of an appearance! ¡­ Chapter 447 Seeking A Ride

Chapter 447 Seeking A Ride

GOR Chapter 447 Seeking A Ride That huge lump of meatball¡­ ¡­ how should it be described¡­ It was as though seven or eight pigs had been taken out, flesh, bones and internal organs included, and thrown into the crushing machines until all werepletely crushed. Then, the product was moulded together into one spherical mass. Oh, the flesh and blood on this particr meatball were not from pigs, but¡­ Humans! This thing rolled into the room, shattering the ss door as it did. Some of the broken sses stabbed into the surface of the meatball as it rolled forward. Seeing the meatball roll into the room, the female members of Meteor Rock Guild were unable to stop themselves from puking out of terror. This thing¡­. was too terrifying and nauseating. The meatball was simply the product of crushed meat. After the meatball entered the room, it stopped. On the side of the meatball facing the members of Meteor Rock Guild, crushed eyeballs and intestines of varying length could be seen on the surface. Some toes could also be seen sticking out of the surface of the meatball. And the stench was beyond unbearable. The surface of the floor that made contact with it when it rolled forward was now covered in green coloured slime. ¡°What the Hell is that thing?!¡± Xia Xiaolei shouted. Lun Tai¡¯s face was greatly contorted and he quickly roared, ¡°Open fire! Don¡¯t hesitate!¡± The moment those words left his mouth; Lun Tai raised his rifle. Fiery muzzle sh poured out from the muzzle of his rifle as Xia Xiaolei, Qimu Xi and the others followed suit. Bullets struck the surface of the meatball, causing its flesh and blood to scatter around. Lun Tai led the others back while loading a grenade into his grenadeuncher. Bang! The grenade flew out, striking the meatball and exploding. Pounded flesh and green coloured liquid were strewn around and the meatball began moving. It began rolling toward Lun Tai and the others. ¡°Hurry, run!¡± Qiao Qiao and Roddy, who were trapped inside the ss room, shouted. Lun Tai dared not show any hesitation. He shouted, ¡°Spread out!¡± Even as he said that, he swept Soo Soo up, holding her beneath his armpit as he turned around and ran toward the left side. As he did so, he also pulled Qimu Xi to move her out of the way. The meatball raged forward and the members of Meteor Rock Guild had to run. Xia Xiaolei grabbed Will and dashed to the right as Lun Tai brought Soo Soo and Qimu Xi to the left. After charging to the edge of the room, the meatball twisted and turned around. Next, it bounced up vigorously toward Lun Tai, Soo Soo and Qimu Xi. ¡°Be careful!¡± Qiao Qiao shouted in rm. Seeing the meatball going after Lun Tai¡¯s group, Qiao Qiao panicked and summoned out her War Pet. With a sh of ck coloured light, a huge ck Widow spider appeared inside the room. Eight limbs flew within the room and the ck Widow¡¯s limbs halted behind Lun Tai¡¯s back, blocking the meatball¡¯s path. Ka! Two of the ck Widow¡¯s sickle-like front limbs hacked down. The meatball did nothing to dodge the iing attack and the power behind the attack hacked the body of the meatball. As a result, a portion of the meatball¡¯s body was cut off. Qiao Qiao became excited. However, her excited eyes quickly turned wide as she stared. The cut off piece of meat wiggled on the floor for a moment before transforming into a smaller version of the meatball. Then, it bounced up and rolled off in pursuit of Lun Tai¡¯s group. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Xia Xiaolei, who had put some distance between him and the room, turned around and began firing. The hail of bullets struck the mini meatball, slowing it down. As for the big meatball, it mmed itself upon Qiao Qiao¡¯s ck Widow. Although the ck Widow was not too small inparison to the big meatball, mming into others was not its forte. Thus, facing the meatball¡¯s ramming attacks, it could only retreat. Its sickle-like limbs waved around and more pieces of meat fell off the body of the big meatball. Despite the ck Widow¡¯s ferocious counter attack, the cut off pieces of meat that fell to the floor would again transform into mini meatballs and roll around the room. On Lun Tai¡¯s side, he had already discarded his grenadeuncher and brought out his handgun instead. With one hand holding onto Soo Soo, he did his best to fire. It did not take long for his gun to run out of bullets. After that, he leapt up and his leg shot out. Using the wall as leverage, he sent his body to the other side, dodging two of the iing mini meatballs. Qimu Xi on the other hand, was panicking. When Lun Tainded, he sent a chair flying forward with a kick. The chair mmed into a mini meatball that was going for Qimu Xi, sending it flying. As for Xia Xiaolei, he and Will were forced to run around. As the ck Widow continued retreating, Lun Tai recognized the issue and shouted, ¡°Qiao Qiao, stop cutting it! The more you cut it, the more it will spawn!¡± Qiao Qiao took a deep breath and controlled the ck Widow to begin a hit and run tactic against the big meatball. The big meatball quickly rolled around the room. Whenever the mini meatballs made contact with the big meatball, they will automatically merge together with it. ¡°Hurry up and leave this ce! This ce is too cramped. You cannot fight it here!¡± Qiao Qiao shouted. Lun Tai, who was perspiring all over, shouted, ¡°If we leave, what will happen to you and Roddy?¡± ¡°We are inside. This thing cannot hurt us. This fence is protecting us!¡± Qiao Qiao replied anxiously. ¡°Hurry up and leave! Go somewhere else and think of something!¡± Lun Tai was a decisive fellow and he quickly said, ¡°All right! This ce is unfavourable for us. Let us get out of here and find a better ce of engagement.¡± At the same time, the big meatball finished recollecting the mini meatballs into its body. Seeing Lun Tai and the others attempting to run out of the researchb, it quickly rolled toward the door. It ced itsrge body at the doorway, blocking their path. Seeing what was happening, Qiao Qiao, who was inside the sealed room, cursed out. She controlled her ck Widow spider to rush forward. This time, the ck Widow spider stopped once it was around five metres away from the big meatball. It waved its sickle-like limbs, but chose not to move forward. Next, like an opening umbre, a stream of silvery white spider web sprayed out from the ck Widow spider¡¯s abdomen area. The spider web possessed a strong adhesive quality. When they made contact with the big meatball, it clung to its surface firmly. After hitting home with its spider web, the ck Widow spider quickly moved its eight limbs and retreated. As it did so, the big meatball was forced away from the ss door. ¡°Now! Get out!¡± Qiao Qiao screamed from the sealed ss room. The ck Widow spider pulled the big meatball away with everything it had and Lun Tai and the others quickly dashed through the opening, making their way through the doorway. Lun Tai, who was thest to go through, turned back to look at Qiao Qiao, who was inside the sealed ss room, and said loudly, ¡°Just hold on for a bit. We will go out and figure out a way to lure it away. Then, we wille get you two!¡± Qiao Qiao watched Lun Tai and the others run out and breathed a sigh of relief. By then, the ck Widow spider was already issuing out whining sounds. Its sickle-like limbs had made contact with the meatball¡¯s body too many times. Its body had been infected by copious amounts of green slime and it appeared incapable of dragging the meatball anymore. As for the meatball, it suddenly stopped struggling. Instead, it bounced forward. The bouncing power of the big meatball, in addition to the pulling force exerted by the ck Widow spider, brought the meatball smashing onto the ck Widow spider¡¯s body. Despite its tough outer shell, this attack elicited a sharp cry of misery from the ck Widow spider. It was sent flying. As it mmed into the wall, two of its legs were caught in between its body and the wall. When the ck Widow spider finallynded back down, it was obvious that it was no longer able to bnce itself properly. Qiao Qiao quickly summoned the ck Widow spider back into her personal system ¨C the ck Widow spider was by no means weak. However, this was clearly a bad matchup for the ck Widow spider. Considering how its attacks using its eight limbs were ineffective, it was impossible for it to fight against the meatball. The meatball rolled around for a while. Then, ignoring Qiao Qiao and Roddy, who were trapped inside the sealed ss room, it turned around and moved outside¡­ it quickly made its way out of the researchb as it pursued Lun Tai and the others. ¡°Roddy! We need to figure a way out of here! They are in grave danger!¡± Qiao Qiao mmed her fists forcefully against the sealed ss wall a few times. Then, she asked, ¡°Do you have any way to open this damned fence?¡± Roddy, ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Not hearing any answer from Roddy, Qiao Qiao turned around and saw that he was standing there shakily. His entire body seemed to be quivering and his head was lowered. ¡°Roddy?¡± Qiao Qiao cried out in shock. Roddy finally heard Qiao Qiao. The trembling on his body intensified and he exerted all his strength just to raise his head. His face was greenish pale and his pair of pupils was shining with a green light. ¡°Qiao, Qiao Qiao¡­¡± Roddy spoke. A sense of struggle could be heard within his tone and he said, ¡°Quick! Run! Don¡¯te close¡­ ¡­ I, I cannot¡­. control anymore¡­ urghh¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± Qiao Qiao subconsciously took a step back. Roddy¡¯s head slumped down once more. Then, it jerked back up. But this time, there was no emotion within those eyes. Roddy¡¯s body contorted and a growl escaped his mouth. He spread open both arms and rushed toward Qiao Qiao. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! ¡­ ¡­ The sounds of gunfire continued to echo from outside the researchb. As for Qiao Qiao, she was trapped inside the sealed ss room and was now faced with a terrible crisis. Roddy had lost control. He charged maniacally at Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao ran around the sealed ss room in an attempt to dodge. However, the area within the room was limited. After dodging Roddy a few times, she found herself backed into a corner. Roddy¡¯s hand caught onto Qiao Qiao¡¯s shoulder and his mouth came biting down on her arm. Qiao Qiao had already pulled out a dagger with her other hand. Roddy¡¯s neck, heart and other areas were exposed. However, when she looked at her best friend, Qiao Qiao was unable to stab him. Finally, Roddy bit down on Qiao Qiao¡¯s arm! ¡­ Vroom! Vroom! Vroom! The roar of a motorcycle engine rang out from a distance before a fiery red coloured motorcycle sped by. Soon, the motorcycle stopped beside a gas station by the highway. Chen Xiaolian stepped down from the motorcycle, removed the helmet and looked at his watch. There was a dark look on his face. Chen Xiaolian felt that he might have fallen into a trap. He had been unable to contact the others through the guild channel, causing a sense of foreboding to rise within his heart. Looking at the motorcycle dashboard, he saw that there was almost no fuel left. He stopped the motorcycle beside a gas station and moved to lift the gas nozzle. At present, this was the most suitable transport for him. Although he also had a Thunderstorm Tank in his Storage Watch, the speed of the Thunderstorm Tank was far inferiorpared to ordinary transports. It did not take long for him to fill up the fuel tank and he got back up. Then, he continued riding north toward Tel Aviv. However, he had only moved out of the gas station for less than three minutes¡­ Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian saw something. Beside the highway before him was a silvery white Bentley Continental. A young man in casual, white suit stood beside the road with a smile on his face. Seeing the iing motorcycle, he raised up a thumb, making the international gesture for ¡®seeking a ride¡¯. Chen Xiaolian was suddenly visited by an extreme sensation of absurdity. This was a bloody instance dungeon! An instance dungeon where ordinary humans have been cleared away! Seeking a ride? A game participant was seeking a ride beside the road? ¡­ Chapter 448 Strange Behaviour

Chapter 448 Strange Behaviour

GOR Chapter 448 Strange Behaviour His motorcycle was speeding along the road, but Chen Xiaolian decided to slow down and stop. As he did so, the motorcycle left a long tyre mark along the road. There was a distance of no more than 20 metres between him and the young man. Chen Xiaolian took off the helmet but remained seated on the motorcycle. He stared at the young man. Shen too, was looking at Chen Xiaolian. There was calmness in both their faces. However, their expressions differed. After a full ten seconds had passed, Chen Xiaolian opened his mouth. His first sentence was not ¡°Who are you?¡± or ¡°Do you want a ride?¡±. Instead, it was¡­ ¡°I think I have seen you before.¡± Shen smiled. With his features that were beyond that of a human, his smile was particrly attractive. The bright golden hair, the sapphire-like eyes and the mouth that was set in a faint smile¡­ When Chen Xiaolian was writing his novels, he had used the term ¡®heretical charm¡¯ many times before. Truth be told, he himself had no idea what this term meant. Today, at this very moment, looking at the smile on Shen¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian finally found the answer to the question. ¡°At the Wailing Wall,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a very vignt tone. His words were carefully measured as he continued in a whisper, ¡°I am certain I saw you back at the Wailing Wall area. Back then, there were many girls looking to take pictures with you. At that time, I was standing not far away from you.¡± Shen shrugged his shoulders and continued looking at Chen Xiaolian. There was an assessing look in his face as he asked, ¡°Why did you stop?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and replied, ¡°You are blocking the way with your car, so I had to stop. And yet here you are asking me why I stopped?¡± Shen released what appeared to be a sigh and said, ¡°Normal people would not choose to stop in a situation like this.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and said, ¡°I think not stopping would not make a difference. Since you are blocking the way, you will most probably take action should I choose to continue moving.¡± Then, the two of themughed out. ¡°Let us introduce ourselves, my name is Shen.¡± Shen walked forward with an unpretentious and altruistic air and extended his hand out toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian too, showed no hesitation to jump down from the motorcycle and stretch out his hand for the other party. ¡°Chen Xiao Lian.¡± ¡°An interesting name. Chen Xiaolian stretched his head to look at the Bentley Continental behind Shen. ¡°What happened to your car?¡± ¡°A burst tyre,¡± said Shen calmly. ¡°There was an ident.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the Bentley Continental and was able to clearly make out bullet marks on the tyre wheel. He smiled wryly and said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t quite look like an ident.¡± After a pause, he knitted his brows and asked, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you changing into another car? Could it be you did not bring any spare?¡± There was a shocked expression on Shen¡¯s face. He pondered the question and shook his head. ¡°It would appear¡­ ¡­ it has been a long time since I had to bring a spare.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you have a Storage Watch or something?¡± ¡°I used to wear it and there are plenty of them back home. But I don¡¯t wear them anymore these days.¡± Weirdo. That was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s assessment of Shen. ¡°So, what do we do?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Shen. ¡°Duke it out? If you win, you will take my motorcycle away?¡± Shen suddenlyughed. ¡°What gave you that idea?¡± ¡°This is an instance dungeon and we are Awakened ones.¡± Chen Xiaolian scratched his head. ¡°You are in need of a transport and blocked the way. So, next up, we will have to fight, no?¡± Shen nodded and said in a very serious tone. ¡°Your words are quite right. Truth be told, if you did not stop just now, I would have taken action against you.¡± Well, at least he is being truthful. ¡°If so, then let us start.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread his hands and took a step back. He flexed his shoulders and wrists. ¡°I am in a hurry, so we will have to make this quick¡­ ¡­ you seem like a pretty decent fellow, but since we are in an instance dungeon, there is no other way.¡± Shen looked at Chen Xiaolian and the amusement on the corners of his mouth grew. ¡°Why must we fight?¡± ¡°Because you want my motorcycle and I only have this one.¡± Shen smiled. When he did so, his sapphire-like eyes seemingly shone with light. He gently forwarded Chen Xiaolian a question. Hearing the question, Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. ¡°That rear seat on your motorcycle, is it just for show?¡± Chen Xiaolian, ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± After a few seconds had passed, he pointed to the motorcycle in disbelief and said, ¡°You mean¡­¡± ¡°You ride while I sit in the rear seat.¡± There was a look of tranquillity in Shen¡¯s smile. ¡°Or if you do not like fetching others, I can be the one to ride while you sit behind.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stupefied. Completely stupefied. He wanted so much to grab the other fellow by the neck and shake him. This is an instance dungeon! A world where either you die or I die! To say something like this, don¡¯t you think there is something wrong with your words? What a¡­ ¡­ magnanimous man? ¡­ ¡°Contacting Eye of Heaven. Team C calling in regarding route no. 4 and the task to intercept participants from reaching Tel Aviv.¡± ¡°Eye of Heaven receiving. Go ahead.¡± ¡°Team C here. Requesting surveince on target¡­¡± A few secondster¡­ ¡°Contacting Eye of Heaven, we have found some suspicious targets along route no. 4. They are heading north to Tel Aviv. We suspect them to be game participants. Requesting authorization to attack.¡± ¡°Eye of Heaven receiving. Authorization approved. You may attack at will and eliminate the other game participants that are not part of our guild.¡± ¡°Team C receiving. Authorization epted. Locking down on the targets. Unmanned drone is in ce. Rying the visual for the targets¡­ preparing attack. 5, 4, 3¡­ ¡­ wait! Abort! Abort! I repeat! Abort the attack!¡± ¡°Team C, what are you doing? Why are you aborting your attack?¡± ¡°The target of attack¡­ ¡­ is together¡­ ¡­ with our Guild Leader.¡± ¡°Wh, what?¡± ¡°I repeat, target confirmed to be together with our esteemed Guild Leader¡­ Oh, my God! Guild Leader is riding a motorcycle and the target is sitting behind Guild Leader, hugging our Guild Leader¡¯s waist!!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ On the top floor of a certain building in Jerusalem, a member wearing the Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s protective suit pulled down his headset, a bbergasted look on his face. ¡°Am I dreaming right now?¡± ¡­ ¡°I say, can you not ride so fast?¡± ¡°Just hold on tight!¡± ¡°Are you not afraid of breaking this motorcycle?!¡± ¡°It is not even yours.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ damn it.¡± ¡­ When Roddy bit down on Qiao Qiao¡¯s arm, she could feel Roddy¡¯s teeth puncturing her skin. Blood flowed. Green coloured slime flowed out of Roddy¡¯s mouth, contaminating her wound. Qiao Qiao¡¯s heart sank. She was taken aback for only a moment. After that, she retaliated with a shoulder drop, throwing Roddy off. After falling on the floor, Roddy panted and the green light in his eyes faded somewhat. He struggled and said, ¡°Qiao, Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­ run quick, run¡­ ¡­ I, I cannot¡­¡± Qiao Qiao leaned silently against the wall and looked at Roddy with a tangled expression. ¡°It is toote¡­ ¡­ I am already infected.¡± Roddy took a deep breath. Then, he abruptly pulled out the gun on his waist and pointed it at his forehead. Qiao Qiao¡¯s face sank and she jumped forward. Before Roddy could pull the trigger, she sent her leg flying out, kicking the gun away. ¡°What are you doing?!¡± ¡°Naturally, I ammitting suicide.¡± Roddy gave a harrumph, guilt flowing out of his eyes. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t want to be our team¡¯s enemy. More, I don¡¯t want to harm you all. However, I have already infected you¡­ I don¡¯t want to infect anyone else! If you cannot bring yourself to take action against me, then let me do it myself!¡± After saying that, Roddy struggled and rushed forward in an attempt to retrieve the fallen gun. However, Qiao Qiao quickly moved forward. She grabbed hold of Roddy¡¯s shoulder and raised him up. Next, her knee mmed into Roddy¡¯s neck from the back¡­ A grunt escaped Roddy¡¯s mouth and his head tilted. He fainted. ¡°Idiot.¡± Qiao Qiao burst into tears. ¡°You don¡¯t want to hurt your teammates, but did you think that we, your teammates could bear to see you kill yourself? You fool! Be obedient and lie down!¡± She exhaled and lowered her head to examine the wound and theyer of green slime on her arm. Using the guild channel, she called out, ¡°Lun Tai, everyone.¡± It did not take long for Lun Tai to respond, ¡°Qiao Qiao, are you two doing all right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ what about you fellows?¡± ¡°We are still engaged in hit and run warfare with that thing.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s voice was quick and filled with a sense of urgency. Clearly, the battle was very intense. ¡°Qiao Qiao, we will go save you two ASAP! Hold on! Tell Roddy to hold on as well!¡± ¡°No. You all should note back anymore.¡± Qiao Qiao suddenly whispered in a firm tone. ¡°Lun Tai¡­ Roddy¡¯s infection is already taking hold and I¡­ ¡­ have been infected.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Lun Tai fell silent. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s infuriated voice quickly rang out within the guild channel. ¡°Damn it! How could this happen?¡± Qiao Qiao continued in a very calm but decisive tone. ¡°Lun Tai. Right now, you must fulfil your duty as a Deputy Guild Leader! This ce does not have any way of curing the affliction. The storyline has already made this clear. Staying here would be pointless¡­ ¡­ I am asking you all to leave this ce! There is no point in staying! You are responsible for the lives of our other members!¡± ¡°No!¡± Lun Tai replied angrily. ¡°Leaving ourrades behind is not the Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s way! Qiao Qiao¡­¡± Before Lun Tai could finish, the whole of the underground researchboratory shook. It was as though there was an earthquake. Rumbling sounds echoed out non-stop and cracks began appearing on the ceiling. The sounds of explosions could faintly be heard¡­ Qiao Qiao lost her footing and fell to the floor. Seeing that theb refrigerator was falling down, she quickly rolled out of the way. Theb refrigerator fell down beside Qiao Qiao with a ¡°crash¡± and all of containers inside the refrigerator broke, causing green and blue coloured liquid to flow out from it. ¡°You absolutely must note back! Hurry up and leave!¡± Qiao Qiao shouted loudly. She watched as the wall and the ceiling fell upon the door position of the sealed ss room. Soon, both she and Roddy were trapped inside. ¡°Qiao Qiao!¡± ¡°Sister!¡± Lun Tai, Xia Xiaolei and Soo Soo shouted furiously through the guild channel. Qiao Qiao however, was firm and proceeded to cut off theirmunication through the guild channel. She sat down again and looked at the liquid flowing out from theb refrigerator. Next, she quietly pulled out a gun and ced it beside her hand. She had made up her mind. Before the virus took hold of her, she must end it herself. Qiao Qiao then saw a new prompt appear in her personal system. [System prompt: You are being invaded by an unknown power¡­ calcting duration before zombified state¡­] Qiao Qiao snorted and smiled wryly to herself. I wonder how long I have¡­ However, the next line of prompt left Qiao Qiao shocked. [System prompt: Property identificationplete. Degree ofpatibility: 97.6 %! Unknown power identified to be of the darkness attribute. Compatibility has reached perfection level. The invasion of the affliction has been rendered ineffective. Your skill, ¡®Child of Darkness¡¯ now activating!] ¡­ Chapter 449 Child Of Darkness

Chapter 449 Child Of Darkness

GOR Chapter 449 Child Of Darkness [System prompt: Child of Darkness activating, expansion process in progress, unknown power detected, unknown power identified as darkness type with perfect rate ofpatibility, proceeding with absorption¡­] Qiao Qiao took a deep breath. There on the ground were the blue and green coloured liquids leaking from the crushed containers. Suddenly, as though a certain suction force had been imposed upon them, the liquid rose up. They formed a fine stream of liquid, which flowed straight toward Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao subconsciously spread open her hands and the stream of liquid swirling around her body. Suddenly ¡­ Bang! ck coloured mes abruptly burst out from Qiao Qiao¡¯s body. The stream of liquid swirling around her quickly evaporated into steam and was inhaled by Qiao Qiao through her nose and mouth. The process took less than 10 seconds. Qiao Qiao then opened up her eyes. However, her pair of eyes had turned pure ck in colour. Her sclera had seemingly disappeared and both her eyes were akin to two ck coloured crystals embedded into her face, mysteriously deep and serenely dark¡­ When Qiao Qiao was sucking in the ¡®liquid virus¡¯ earlier, the green coloured slime was also pulled out from the surface of Roddy¡¯s body and his mouth. Additionally, a greenish mist also rose out of his body and formed a fine thread heading toward Qiao Qiao¡­ After 10 seconds, Qiao Qiao finally moved. There was a strange gleam within the pair of deep ck eyes. [System prompt: Absorption of unknown powerplete. Child of Darkness activated. Prompt: Darkness attribute is a permanent attribute and cannot be changed back or altered. It is also ipatible with other attributes. [Percentage activated: 1.6 %. Child of Darkness at [Beginner] stage. Now entering state of activation! Entering Dark Avatar state!] Qiao Qiao moved forward until she was standing before the ss wall of the sealed ss room. She held out her right hand and poked the surface of the ss wall gently with her index finger. After making contact, Qiao Qiao knitted her eyebrows ¨C it appeared that her state of mind was still somewhat affected. In the next instant however, she did something odd. Swoosh! Qiao Qiao¡¯s body leapt toward the ss wall. Unexpectedly, no collision urred. In a peculiar fashion, her body moved ¡®past¡¯ the ss wall. Neither the ss wall nor the metal fence sealing the ss room were able to obstruct her. Thus, she made it out of the sealed ss room. The researchb was now ruined. Its walls had copsed, deforming the space within the researchb. Qiao Qiao walked around and finally made it to the door area, which was now obstructed by copsed debris ¨C the way out had been utterly blocked off. Qiao Qiao¡¯s pair of ck eyes coldly surveyed the copsed ruins before her. [System prompt: Inspecting with Child of Darkness, found an unknown power that can be integrated. Degree ofpatibility is excellent¡­] One by one, the system prompts appeared within Qiao Qiao¡¯s personal system. Qiao Qiao on the other hand, appeared ignorant of the prompts. She looked indifferently at the blockage at the door area and something appeared within her eyes. It was a faint¡­ ¡­ mysterious desire? Once again, she reached out with her right hand and poked with her index finger. Qiao Qiao inhaled and her index finger poked the copsed wall debris before her. When the debris, made of concrete came into contact with Qiao Qiao¡¯s finger¡­ It abruptly fragmented. The pile of concrete disintegrated, leaving only pulverized powder beneath her feet as she strode forward. [System prompt: Releasing Child of Darkness¡¯ power, activating sub-skill ¡®Antimatter¡¯. Using the power of darkness¡­] Qiao Qiao took five steps forward. With but those five steps, she cleared away the concrete ruins before her, creating a path out. Although this path she cleared was not too wide, it was enough to allow her passage out. The powdery residue left on the floor was a shocking testament to what had happened. After Qiao Qiao walked out of the blocked area, she found herself in the oval shaped hall. When she heard the sound of explosionsing from some distance away, an arc appeared on Qiao Qiao¡¯s mouth and she turned to face a certain direction. Next, her body flew up as she moved forward. Behind her, her silhouette was reflected off the surface of the wall amid the fires within the room. Strangely, while there seemed to be no change with Qiao Qiao herself, her reflection on the ss wall¡­ ¡­ there on her back was a pair of¡­ ¡­ wings. ¡­ A wall of mes stood before the big meatball. When the meatball came into contact with the wall of mes, it seemingly felt extreme pain. Itsrge body twisted and the decayed flesh on its surface fell off. Some of them were charred and ck smoke rose from those parts. They were presently in a corner. Lun Tai and the others had been forced into the corner. Standing before them was none other than¡­ ¡­ Soo Soo! The little girl had a very cold expression on her face and she stared forward icily. Soo Soo clenched her fists as her small body stood there and the wall of mes before her grew three notches higher. Next, with great effort, Soo Soo suddenly stretched out with both hands and the wall of mes moved forward. Appearing terrified, the big meatball quickly rolled backward. The wall of mes swept forward, chasing after the meatball. Lun Tai and the others took advantage of the opportunity to run out of the corner. At the same time, they pulled out their guns and opened fire at the meatball¡­ They were not hoping for the bullets to harm the meatball. Rather, they wanted to cause problems for the meatball and prevent it from escaping, thereby helping the wall of mes reach it. Soo Soo¡¯s body had begun trembling. It was apparent that this little girl was exerting a great deal of effort to suppress her own power. ¡°Unc, Uncle Lun Tai¡­ ¡­ hurry up and leave this ce, all of you.¡± Soo Soo¡¯s rate of breathing was heavy and ragged. ¡°I, I cannot control myself anymore¡­ ¡­ the mes¡­ ¡­ will burn you all.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face sank and he shouted, ¡°Retreat! Go outside! Hurry!¡± Xia Xiaolei blurted, ¡°Soo Soo?¡± Soo Soo suddenly yelled sharply, ¡°Hurry! Or you will die!¡± The moment she uttered those words, the wall of mes abruptly burst with intensity. A loud and clear cry suddenly rang out and the silhouette of a phoenix seemingly emerged and expanded from within the mes. At that same moment, the temperature inside the underground area spiked. In but an instant, it became difficult for the other members of the team to breathe. Soo Soo¡¯s body trembled and she whispered anxiously, ¡°Hurry, run away¡­ ¡­ everyone, hurry, I can¡¯t hold on any longer¡­¡± Due to the raging wall of mes, the meatball found its area of movement bing increasingly limited. Even so, the meatball moved about in a peculiar manner. It dodged the mes but would also asionally move closer to the wall of mes before retreating again¡­ It was as though the meatball was deliberately provoking the wall of mes that Soo Soo had unleashed. The area they were upying was the underground centre and the amount of space was limited. Following the emergence of the phoenix silhouette and its cry, the wall of mes expanded, charging all the way up until it reached the ceiling. The mes continued growing stronger! Lun Tai dashed over and grabbed the others before running out of the area. Seeing that the metal fence of the area had already copsed, Lun Tai activated his Muscle Fruit skill and his muscles exploded with power as his body transformed into that of a lesser giant. Tossing away the gun in his hand, he reached out with his hand, picked up a piece of concrete rock and threw it away. Then, he shouted, ¡°Hurry! Run outside!¡± The wall of mes had confined the meatball into an area with a radius of less than five metres. The meatball spun in ce as the circling zing Phoenix approached the meatball. The meatball bounced up and down a few times before suddenly bouncing toward the zing Phoenix. Soo Soo¡¯s face suddenly contorted and she cried out sharply, ¡°It is going to burn!¡± She abruptly retracted both her hands. The zing Phoenix suddenly moved back¡­ At the same time, Soo Soo, who was standing there, suddenly turned pale. She opened her mouth and coughed out a mouthful of fiery gold coloured blood. ¡°Hurry, hurry¡­ ¡­ everyone, hurry and leave¡­¡± Soo Soo mumbled desperately. ¡°We won¡¯t make it!¡± Lun Tai howled. He quickly grabbed Qimu Xi, who was at the rear, and tossed her through the doorway. At the same time, he positioned himself in the doorway and retrieved an explosive-proof shield. Putting his body against the inner side of the shield, he mmed the shield down the floor and used both hands to hold it. ¡­ BOOM! The mes finally erupted. Soo Soo was no longer able to suppress the zing Phoenix, which spread open its pair of wings and charged at the meatball. The mes exuded by the zing Phoenix furiously incinerated the meatball. It split into several pieces before bursting apart. At the same time, the searing mes wreaked havoc within the underground area. mes ravaged about. Up on the ceiling, the vents fiercely sucked in the resulting sparks. Next, a ming shockwave spread open, spreading toward the corridor that Lun Tai and the others had run into. The mes mmed heavily upon the explosive-proof shield before Lun Tai. The first impact caused arge portion of the shield to deform. Lun Tai clenched his teeth and entered a lunging stance. Both his hands continued holding the shield tightly. His Muscle Fruit skill was pushed to its limit and his muscles bulged from the effort, veins popping out into full view. As the shockwave crashed down on them, Lun Tai stood in front on the narrow corridor with the shield to block the advancing mes while Xia Xiaolei, Qimu Xi and Will were struggling to lie down on the floor behind him. They had already put on strange looking masks ¨C even though the high temperature failed to burn them to death, breathing in the searing air would still burn their throats and lungs. Lun Tai gnashed his teeth and held his breath. However, his firm rock-like body was gradually being pushed back by the shockwave. Every joint in his skeletal structure was continuously issuing cracking sounds. However, he did not falter. He maintained his stance, using the shield and his body to act as a final barrier for his teammates. ¡­ The meatball had been utterly incinerated. Not a scrap was left. Even so, the zing Phoenix continued raging. Soo Soo watched as the zing Phoenix hovered within the underground area, tears almost trickling down from her eyes. ¡°Come back, hurry up ande back¡­ ¡­ why do you refuse mymand? Hurry up ande back!¡± However, it would appear that the zing Phoenix had been provoked by some power. It hovered around in a circle and issued a cry before charging into another corridor. With a plume of mes spewing off its back, it shot forward like a meteor into the corridor. It was as though there was something there with a powerful force of attraction, luring the zing Phoenix toward it. Not even Soo Soo, its host, could stop it from being attracted toward that thing. Finally¡­ ¡­ a loud noise reverberated out from the end of the corridor. It was an item fully enclosed inside a square shaped metal box. The zing Phoenix raged against the metal box and its surface began to melt¡­ In the end, the metal box cracked. The moment the corner of the metal box cracked, a ck coloured wisp of smoke flitted out. At that very moment, the zing Phoenix, seemingly having met a blood enemy, charged forward with all its might. Boom! The ck coloured wisp of smoke was struck by the zing Phoenix¡¯s mes and it abruptly slipped back inside. Then, the zing Phoenix mmed the metal box, causing it to break downpletely. mes had spread to every corner of the room¡­ in but an instant, the temperature plummeted. Without making a single sound, ayer of ice formed across the surface of the walls and the floor. This was a coldness shrouded with darkness, one that originated from the broken metal box. The zing Phoenix¡¯s atmosphere of supremacy was instantly weakened. Although it continued to cry out as it hovered in the air, it was obvious that the mesing off its body had grown weaker. Even the size of its body had shrunk somewhat. Soo Soo, who was still standing in the other room, suddenly revealed a look of relief. She could sense that her zing Phoenix had grown weaker¡­ however, thanks to that, she could now control it once more. Without hesitating, Soo Soo quicklymanded the zing Phoenix to retreat. Then, it disappeared into the air. After that, Soo Soo, who was covered in sweat, plopped to the floor and panted. Back in the other room, the metal box had broken into two. The temperature inside the room instantly fell to a biting cold level. Theyer of ice on the walls and floor grew thicker and they spread into the corridor. A ck coloured object floated out of the broken metal box. The ck colour of the object was one of extreme purity. Pure ck! It was so ck that it would make one¡¯s heart palpitate, fear, shiver¡­ ¡­ and¡­ intoxicated! Floating in the air, it then moved out of the room. Slowly, it expanded, bingrger as it did. While it was floating inside the room, it appeared no more than a ck coloured shadow. As it floated out from the corridor, its body no longer appeared illusory. Rather, it had be tangible. At the same time, it was still gradually growing longer as it expanded. It floated out of the corridor and stopped somewhere around no more than 10 metres away from Soo Soo¡¯s position. Then, it simply hovered there. In the doorway, Lun Tai tossed away the broken explosive-proof shield. Smoke rose out slowly as both his arms and palms had turned ck and there were burns all over his body. He plopped to the ground in a kneeling posture. Xia Xiaolei crawled up behind him. Pulling out a healing medicinal substance, he stuffed it into Lun Tai¡¯s mouth. Lun Tai forced himself to swallow it and exhaled. He whispered with a shaky and hazy voice, ¡°We¡­ ¡­ might have fallen into a trap! The meatball is a trap! Hurry, go save Soo Soo!¡± ¡­ A feather. When the ck coloured object was finally materialized, its appearance, contour and shape became identifiable. It was obviously a feather. A pure ck feather! Then, before Soo Soo¡¯s very eyes, the feather suddenly transformed. A ck coloured silhouette emerged from the feather. The silhouette wiggled slowly, expanded, and transformed¡­ In the end, it transformed into a wing. The wing was connected to the ck feather, which acted as the main body. The other parts remained illusory. Next, the one wing became a pair of wings. Following that, a humanoid looking figure emerged. In the end, the transformation process ended and what stood before Soo Soo was a¡­ A ck coloured silhouette with indistinguishable features, a pair of wings spreading out behind it. It was a translucent ck coloured silhouette. The only tangible part on the silhouette was the feather connected to one of its wings. ¡°What pure mes of light¡­ ¡­ should I say thank you? Thank you for waking me up from my deep slumber. I have waited too long to awaken.¡± The ck coloured silhouette suddenly uttered those puzzling words. Soo Soo forced herself to raise her head. ¡°Don¡¯t force yourself,¡± said the ck silhouette with a hint of amusement. ¡°You are very strong, but not strong enough to purify me. My deep slumber cannot be ended through ordinary means. Those primitives, no matter what they tried, they could not wake me up. I could only wait for you to arrive, o¡¯ child that bears the mes of light. Your mes of light revived my darkness. As thanks, I will assimte you and wee you into the joy filled Dark Abyss.¡± With great difficulty, Soo Soo raised up one hand and a white coloured wall of mes appeared before the ck silhouette. ¡°Useless.¡± The ck silhouetteughed and continued, ¡°Your mes will only stimte even more of my powers. The origin of my powers is much greater than yours. These minor mes cannot illuminate the Dark Abyss.¡± After saying that, it gently stretched out one hand¡­ despite being merely an illusory shadow, the ck silhouette¡¯s hand casually pushed its way through Soo Soo¡¯s white coloured wall of mes. The ck hand made its way through the wall of mes and sizzling sounds could be heard as ck smoke rose from it. ¡°What a delectable sensation of pain, how wonderful! You don¡¯t get it, do you? The more you harm me, the more pain you inflict on me, the bigger my Dark Abyss will be¡­ you are just not strong enough to purify me. At present, you are only a source of energy to help me develop and stimte my powers! ¡°Come, make your mes more intense, give me more pain! I need that wondrous feeling that can fully awaken me!¡± After making its way out of the white coloured wall of mes, the ck silhouette¡¯s hand reached out toward Soo Soo¡¯s neck¡­ ¡°Get your filthy hands off my sister.¡± A voice suddenly came from the other corridor. Qiao Qiao¡¯s figure stepped out slowly from the darkness of the corridor. Her pair of ck eyes red at the ck silhouette. ¡­ Chapter 450 I Never Said

Chapter 450 I Never Said

GOR Chapter 450 I Never Said Qiao Qiao slowly stepped forward, her movements seemingly somewhat stiff and her pace slightly awkward. While walking, she had to put her left foot forward before pulling her right leg along. She slowly walked forward in such a manner through the dark corridor. Her long ck hair flowed down beside her cheeks. Beneath her bangs, her pair of eyes was dark and profound. When Soo Soo saw her, she cried out in shock. ¡°Sister!¡± Qiao Qiao did not respond. She struggled to awkwardly move forward. The ck silhouette stopped moving. It retracted its hand and turned quietly to face Qiao Qiao. Although its face remained indistinguishable, seemingly without eyes, it was obvious that it was looking at Qiao Qiao with interest. Finally, when Qiao Qiao made it before the ck silhouette, it spoke in a hushed and peculiar tone, ¡°Darkness¡­ ¡­ attribute?¡± Qiao Qiao curled the corners of her mouth. ¡°You too.¡± The ck silhouette sighed. ¡°This is a surprise.¡± ¡°I am also very surprised,¡± Qiao Qiao replied in a tangled tone. ¡°An excellent surprise. I have just awoken to find two sumptuous meals for me.¡± The ck silhouette burst intoughter. However, itsughter quickly came to an end. ck smoke had begun rising out from Qiao Qiao¡¯s body. The ck smoke swirled around her and her body gradually appeared translucent. ¡°Anti-materialization?¡± A trace of seriousness appeared in the ck silhouette¡¯s voice. Qiao Qiao exhaled. It seemed as though talking was a difficult matter for her. ¡°I don¡¯t like to spout nonsense. As of now, it is either you or me. If so¡­ ¡­ let us fight!¡± ¡°My Dark Abyss wees you.¡± The ck silhouette sneered. Suddenly, its body twisted. Next, it transformed into a ck beam of light that shot toward Qiao Qiao at breakneck speed. Qiao Qiao remained immobile. She simply stood there as the ck silhouette shot toward her. The ck beam shot ¡®past¡¯ Qiao Qiao¡¯s body. Qiao Qiao let out a cry of pain and her entire body instantly turned taut. After shooting through Qiao Qiao¡¯s body, the ck smoke struck the wall and quickly turned around as it reformed its humanoid body. Qiao Qiao turned around as well, a peculiar smile on her face. The ck silhouette staggered and blurted out, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what is your darkness type skill?¡± ¡°Yours is Corrosion.¡± Qiao Qiao pursed her lips. ¡°I felt your power just now. As for me¡­ ¡­ as it so happens, I am not afraid of you. Can you try guessing my darkness type skill?¡± The ck silhouette released a furious howl and the pair of ck coloured wings behind it began vibrating with intensity. That was especially so for the ck coloured feather connected to it. It vibrated violently and the ck silhouette charged toward Qiao Qiao with unbelievable speed. It opened up its palm and a clump of ck smoke spread open, enveloping Qiao Qiao¡¯s body. ¡°Return into my Dark Abyss!¡± The ck smoke brought with it a powerful corrosive effect. It snaked its way around Qiao Qiao¡¯s body, causing her clothes and exposed skin to begin decaying. Qiao Qiao uttered out a growl of pain. But even so, her pair of ck eyes grew more focused. Her body quickly grew translucent. The ck smoke swirled around Qiao Qiao¡¯s body, but her body had seemingly turned into a shadow, untouchable. The ck silhouette grunted in dissatisfaction. It quickly spread open both its arms and charged forward, both arms moving to embrace Qiao Qiao. Seeing what the other party was nning, Qiao Qiao sneered. She bit her lips heavily, readied her body and leapt forward. The two of them met head-on. However, Qiao Qiao¡¯s body simply moved past the ck silhouette. No physical contact was made. It was as though two beams of light had just intersected one another and moved ¡®past¡¯ each other. This time though, both of them released roars of pain. The howling from the ck silhouette contained more fear. ¡°You aremitting suicide! The power of darkness should not be used in such a hostile manner. We should assimte together into one¡­¡± ¡°Humph, I have no interest in coexisting with an inhuman thing.¡± Qiao Qiao clenched her teeth. Next, despite the great pain that caused even her eyebrows to tremble, she shot toward the ck silhouette again. Subsequently, the two of them began a vicious battle within the underground room¡­ the two of them would transform into ck smoke and continuously charge at each other, m into each other, tangle with each other before separating. Each time the two of them separated after an engagement, Qiao Qiao¡¯s body would be more translucent while the ck silhouette¡¯s body would be more tangible, more distinct. After seven to eight engagements, the contours of the ck silhouette¡¯s arm and face began to show. They were no longer as indistinct as before. As for Qiao Qiao, she appeared increasingly faint¡­ ¡­ it was as though someone had taken a picture and dialled down the colour and sharpness. She gradually grew blurry to the eye. It was a very strange spectacle. Soo Soo called out in shock, ¡°Sister¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯te over!¡± After another engagement, Qiao Qiao stood and lowered her head to see that her pair of legs had practically disappeared. The outline of her upper body had also turned indistinct. As for the ck silhouette, its form was already revealed. ¡°You, you aremitting a crime! ording to the darkws, powers of darkness should not attack each other! We should¡­¡± Qiao Qiao did not give the ck silhouette the chance to finish its words. She sneered, braced herself and shot forward once more. ¡°Must you drag me down with you to your death?!¡± It appeared that the ck silhouette had received a heavy amount of damage. The physical manifestation of its body seemed to be a terrible thing for it. ¡°Who wants to die with you? I just want to kill you!¡± A strange light suddenly shone from within Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. At that very moment, her killing intent was revealed. The ck silhouette was stunned¡­ it blurted in shock, ¡°You¡­ no! Your darkness type skill is not just Anti-materialization! Could it be you have another?!¡± ¡°Toote.¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. ¡°Your body has be tangible. Now, you are no longer invincible!¡± After saying that, Qiao Qiao spread open her arms. Suddenly, her figure split apart. She split into ck beams of light, shooting out everywhere. Soo Soo watched as her sister¡¯s body suddenly shatter apart, transforming into countless ck coloured beams of light and she cried out in panic. She had just taken a few steps forward when she felt a ck coloured shadow appear before her, forcing her to retreat. Soo Soo fell to the floor and watched as the endless number of ck beams shot toward the ck silhouette. The ck beams flowed into the ck silhouette and it instantly roared aloud. Its figure began twisting in a strange manner and its pair of wings vibrated. Again and again it vibrated, growing more intense as time passed. At the same time, the ck feather connected to the wing suddenly struggled in an attempt to move away from the wing and escape. However, a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed hold of the ck feather. The hand gripped onto it tightly. Surprisingly, it was the ck silhouette¡¯s own hand. Its mouth curled into a sneer and it spoke in a peculiar tone, ¡°You want to abandon this body and run? I won¡¯t let you!¡± The ck feather struggled with all its might, causing the flesh to be stripped off the bones of the hand. Even so, the skeletal hand continued holding tightly onto the ck feather. In the end, the ck silhouette stopped vibrating and the ck feather held within its hand suddenly transformed into a beam of light before disappearing into¡­ its body. The ck silhouette stopped moving and stood there quietly. After a few seconds, its body began changing. Its face and body wiggled and a distinct outline slowly formed, growing clearer and clearer. Curved eyebrows, long ck hair, lightplexion¡­ slender body¡­ After its body stopped changing, the one standing there was¡­ Qiao Qiao! Qiao Qiao opened her eyes, which remained dark and abstruse. However, something about them seemed differentpared to earlier. ¡°Si, sister?¡± Soo Soo stared with widened eyes at her. Qiao Qiao forced out a smile and looked at Soo Soo. ¡°It is me.¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Soo Soo jumped up joyfully and moved to pounce into Qiao Qiao¡¯s arms. However, Qiao Qiao¡¯s face sank and she quickly took a few steps back. ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯te over¡­ ¡­ I have yet to stabilize my form, so we cannot be too close to each other. Also, your light attribute is counter to mine.¡± After saying that, Qiao Qiao lowered her head and stretched out her hand. A ck feather gradually came into form on the palm of her hand. The ck feather rested obediently on her palm. With a sh, it then seeped into Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand and disappeared. ¡°Unluckily for you, my second darkness attribute skill is Devour.¡± ¡­ The motorcycle reached the ident site on the road. Shen stopped the motorcycle beside the wrecked cars. Chen Xiaolian frowned as he inspected the damaged cars. There were traces of battle left on the ground and bullet marks could be seen on the surface of the cars. When Chen Xiaolian spotted the bus situated not far away, his face quickly sank. ¡°You seem disturbed.¡± Shen looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian did not reply. He quickly made his way to the side of the bus. Then, he moved inside. Examining the interior of the bus, he saw two guns and a dagger inside the bus. There was no need for a second look. He had already identified those items. Those items belonged to his teammates. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank even further. He jumped down the bus and looked at the ground¡­ there was partially dried up green coloured slime there¡­ ¡­ strangely enough, there was nothing else. Back then, the other members of Meteor Rock Guild had been ambushed here. They fought back and killed off a number of the zombie monsters, but the corpses of those monsters were now gone. Chen Xiaolian did not know about that particr detail. However, he instinctively felt something suspicious about the green coloured slime. He walked over and was about to crouch down and examine the green slime when¡­ ¡°I would not touch that if I were you.¡± Shen¡¯s voice rang out from behind him. Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. He stood up and turned to face Shen. ¡°You know what it is?¡± ¡°A type of dark power, remnants of corrosion. It is very infectious.¡± There was amusement in Shen¡¯s mouth. ¡°If you touch it, in around an hour¡¯s time, you will probably be a monster covered in this green slime.¡± ¡°Virus?¡± ¡°Not a virus. It is corrosion, a darkness type power.¡± Shen shook his head. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. ¡°You know quite a lot.¡± Shen stared at Chen Xiaolian for a few seconds. Then, he said, ¡°Knowledge by itself is without sin. Although I know about it, I am not the one who did this.¡± ¡°Just who are you?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°And what about you? Who are you?¡± Shen smiled and continued, ¡°At any rate, we had been travelling together. I had allowed you to sit behind me, exposing my back to you without any reservations. But up till now, all we have done is exchange names. You should know, in the Awakened circle, what I did is a great show of trust.¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and answered. ¡°In this second phase, game participants cannot kill one another. It is forbidden by the system.¡± Shen¡¯s face grew solemn. ¡°That is what made me most curious about you. When we first met each other, from the stance you disyed, it seems to me that you could attack me at any given moment. Why is that? It seems to me that you were simply shrugging off that rule.¡± ¡°What about you?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°I can say the same about you. The system had stated clearly that any attacks on game participants are prohibited. However, you were prepared to snatch a vehicle from someone else. I could also sense, if just for an instant, that you were prepared to kill. Aren¡¯t your actions also an act of ignoring the rules?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The two of them remained silent for a moment. After some time had passed, Shen suddenly smiled. ¡°It seems both of us have our own secrets.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°I have no desire to argue with you here. If you want to make a move, then be quick about it. If not¡­ ¡­ I am leaving!¡± ¡°Judging by the way you are acting, I assume your teammates were here? Something happened to them, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression flickered. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me with those eyes. I have nothing to do with whatever happened here.¡± Shen smiled as he spread open both hands. Chen Xiaolian warily regarded Shen and moved slowly to the side. ¡°Hey, are you nning to just abandon a fellow Awakened?¡± Shenughed out. Then, seeing that Chen Xiaolian was ignoring him, his smiled faded. ¡°Are you interested to know what happened here? It just so happens that I know a bit about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately halted his movements and he cast a cold stare at Shen. Shen shook his head and sighed. ¡°All right. Truth be told, there are hidden branch quests within most of the instance dungeons. It is something that urs randomly. However, Awakened ones would never receive the system prompt for it. Those who bump into the randomly urring branch quest will be sucked into it and¡­ ¡­ mm, you can measure opportunity with the same yardstick that measures the risk involved. I think there is no need for me to tell you what will happen if you fail. But if you seed, the harvest will most certainly be spectacr.¡± ¡°Branch quest?¡± ¡°Correct. In the second phase of this instance dungeon is a hidden branch quest.¡± Shen sighed. ¡°Originally, I really did not want to share this secret with you. However¡­ ¡­ since your teammates had already encountered it, hiding it from you bes pointless.¡± ¡°And what is this branch quest?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked subconsciously. The moment the question left his mouth, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face froze. He quickly took a few steps back. Pulling out the Sword in the Stone, he cast a grim stare at Shen. ¡°That is not right! You said that an Awakened would never receive the prompt for the branch quest! But then¡­ ¡­ how did you find out about it?¡± Shen smiled. He looked at Chen Xiaolian and spoke slowly, word by word, ¡°I never said I am an Awakened.¡± ¡­ Chapter 451 Demon King

Chapter 451 Demon King

GOR Chapter 451 Demon King Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart instantly sank. It became more difficult for him to speak and he took a few steps back. ¡°You are a¡­ yer!¡± There was something that Chen Xiaolian did not say: High-ranking yer! It was simple enough of a deduction. At present, the system had yet to issue a prompt indicating the arrival of yers. In other words¡­ ¡­ this Shen, a yer, was able to enter this instance dungeon before the time designated by the system. Thus, he was most likely simr to Miao Yan, a holder of an Exclusive ount, a High-ranking yer with exclusive privileges. Shen smiled as he observed Chen Xiaolian. ¡°That look in your eyes right now. It seems like you will be charging at me with the intent to kill at any moment.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a harrumph and replied, ¡°I could say the same about you.¡± ¡°And that makes me curious. In this second phase, the system had clearly stated that killing between game participants is prohibited. Why is it that you seem capable to taking action?¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°I have some special privileges, but what about you? You are an Awakened, no? Yet why does it seem like you too, possess some special privileges?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not respond. He simply took a few more steps back as his frowning face kept staring at Shen. A High-ranking yer with an Exclusive ount just like Miao Yan¡­ ¡­ he was very clear on how powerful Miao Yan was. In the Qin Shihuang¡¯s Mausoleum instance dungeon, she was able to fight evenly against Bai Qi for quite some time. The powers of Bai Qi back in the Qin Shihuang¡¯s Mausoleum and the Bai Qi that was now his War Pet were of twopletely different realms. The strength possessed by War Pet Bai Qi was far inferiorpared to the one in Qin Shihuang¡¯s Mausoleum. ¡°We have been travelling together for so long now. If I had wanted to fight you, we would have started fighting long ago. So, you can stop giving me that ferocious stare now.¡± Shen smiled wryly, spreading open both hands again. ¡°You see, the term yer is just an identity.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued staring at Shen. He assessed him from top to bottom before curling the corners of his mouth, revealing a faint smile. He loosened his fist and kept back the Sword in the Stone. ¡°All right, your words do sound logical.¡± Seeing the high-minded manner disyed by Chen Xiaolian, Shen became stunned. He was unable to stop himself from smiling. ¡°Eh? You are quite the interesting fellow. If some other Awakened was in your shoes, they would have either charged at me with the intent of fighting to the death or¡­ turn around and run.¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side and replied, ¡°Another yer would not have allowed me to sit behind them while exposing their back as they were riding a motorcycle.¡± ¡°If so, let us get along peacefully for now!¡± Shenughed. Chen Xiaolian forced himself to smile. ¡°If you are done joking around, I now have to go deal with this issue of mine.¡± Pausing, he cast a cautious look at Shen. ¡°At present, my teammates might be in trouble. If you can tell me what you know, I will be grateful to you. But if you don¡¯t have any intentions of helping, then we should go our separate ways. I will be moving on my own.¡± ¡°This is the reason why you decided not to fight with me, right?¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°All right, since your teammates have already entered this branch quest, I don¡¯t mind sharing some more information with you.¡± After saying that, Shen indicated his surroundings and the slime on the ground. ¡°These things are the remnants of a certain darkness attribute power, Corrosion.¡± ¡°Darkness attribute power? How did you know about that?¡± ¡°yer privilege,¡± said Shen mirthfully. ¡°Naturally, you natives would not receive such privilege. We are the ones from the same world as the Development Team after all. Of course we will take care of our own first.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°I can ept that rationale. I don¡¯t quite like the word ¡®natives¡¯, but¡­ ¡­ please continue. And get to the key point.¡± ¡°This instance dungeon is the Holy City instance. Thus, the contents of this instance dungeon will have some connections with ancient legends.¡± Shen considered it before slowly speaking, ¡°This branch quest is actually a hidden one. The description of the storyline I received is this: A power that was identally split out of the Dark Abyss schemes to awaken and has corrupted a ce beside the holy city. A river of blood flows as darkness hides within the shadows of the holy city of light, awaiting the opportunity to rise.¡± ¡°Light? Darkness? Opportunity to rise? What is that supposed to be?¡± ¡°I am guessing that it might be a¡­ ¡­ feather.¡± ¡°Feather?¡± ¡°Correct. However, this is no ordinary feather. It is¡­ a feather that fell off the wings of a Demon King.¡± ¡­ ¡°In the legends, God suppressed the demons and the Dark Abyss, home to the demons was under the constant suppression of God¡¯s power. To be more urate, the demon faction lost to the power of light and ended up suppressed by God. Some were even enved. ¡°Among them was a powerful demon, one known as Demon King. ¡°This Demon King lost to God and was punished heavily. God cut off its wings, sealing its power for eternity. However, as the battle was raging, the cunning Demon King secretly cast out a feather from his cut off wings into the human realm. ¡°This feather bears the mark of the Demon King. It is a seed possessing the power of darkness. This seed is awaiting the moment of awakening, when it will sprout once more, grow stronger and allow the power of darkness to rise once more. ¡°The branch quest in this instance dungeon is about this feather.¡± After hearing that, Chen Xiaolian asked, ¡°Could it be that this feather possesses the ability to resurrect the Demon King?¡± ¡°No, not resurrect.¡± Shen smiled and continued, ¡°You made a mistake. The Demon King has been sealed. The thing that escaped is just a feather bearing his mark, a seed. ¡°The demon¡¯s goal is not resurrection or survival, rather¡­ ¡­ they want the power of darkness to descend upon this world, transforming it into the dark abyss of their wishes. The demons care not about their own life and death. To them, a world ruled by the power of darkness is the ultimate pursuit. ¡°In other words, this feather is a manifestation of the Demon King. Whatever happens to this feather, the Demon King itself will continue to be sealed. This will not change. ¡°However, if this feather grows strong enough, it can eventually transform into another existence simr to the Demon King. That is a possibility.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded to indicate his understanding of the issue. ¡°This feather fell off the body of the Demon King. Therefore, although it is very weak in its initial stage, its attributes and powers should generally be simr to that of the Demon King. In other words, its rate of growth is very high?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked as he looked at Shen. ¡°You are probably here for the feather, right? You want to obtain this feather?¡± Shen smiled openly. ¡°I am always interested in collecting articles of diverse powers.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Shen. ¡°I keep getting the feeling that you are withholding something. For example¡­ ¡­ I am curious. What is the rtionship between this branch quest and the main storyline of the Jerusalem instance dungeon?¡± Shen put on a poker face. ¡°Naturally, I will not be telling you¡­ ¡­ we are not actually teammates here. I told you all those things as goodwill and reward for letting me ride the motorcycle.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Shen in frustration. ¡°Is there any meaning in you saying that? A vehicle¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t for one second believe that a High-rank yer like you would have no way to get a means of transport. Even if you don¡¯t have a storage equipment, couldn¡¯t you have dashed or flown over by yourself?¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Fine¡­ ¡­ I will admit. The truth is¡­ I came here for you, Mr Chen Xiaolian, esteemed Guild Leader of Meteor Rock Guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body gave a shudder. He was clear on one thing. He had never revealed to Shen that he was from Meteor Rock Guild. ¡­ Qiao Qiao stood there with one hand holding her forehead. Her eyes were closed but her eyelids were trembling faintly. A hint of pain appeared on her face, as she seemed to be wracking her brains on something. ¡°Sister?¡± Soo Soo called out of concern. Qiao Qiao waved with one hand and shook her head. She forced her eyes open and spoke in a hoarse voice, ¡°I am digesting its powers of darkness¡­ ¡­ mm, there are also a lot of memories. It is too big¡­ ¡­ I cannot afford to be distracted.¡± ¡­ Seeing the mysterious disy by Shen, Chen Xiaolian was unable to help himself from feeling puzzled. Why would a High-rank yer be interested in him? So much so that he would run over to meet up with him along the way. In this circle, the name Meteor Rock Guild was not that well known. Looking at the prideful expression on Shen¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced. An involuntary desire rose within him to put an end to that prideful expression on Shen¡¯s face. ¡°Then, let me take a guess.¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately smiled and continued in a hushed tone, ¡°For you to take note of me, there can only be one exnation. The guild that I belong to, Meteor Rock Guild must have had some degree of involvement with you.¡± He stroked his forehead. ¡°Let me think. The yer guilds that I have encountered before¡­ mm, the Wind sher Guild can no longer be considered since their entire guild is probably no more.¡± Chen Xiaolian noticed Shen pursing his lips to the side. It would appear that he held a certain disdain toward Wind sher Guild. ¡°The only other yer guild that I had any involvement with¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Shen and continued, ¡°Thorned Flower!¡± He quickly continued, ¡°In the Tokyo instance dungeon, I had fought against Thorned Flower Guild, even killing off your men. And then there was the London instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ I encountered another fellow from Thorned Flower Guild who just happened to be in the opposing faction. Mm, I thought that I had dealt with the issue carefully. However, it would seem that you people have special ways of getting information. ¡°If so, Mr Shen¡­ ¡­ you are a member of Thorned Flower Guild, right? Is the reason you came to find me for the sake of exacting vengeance?¡± Shen smiled. It was a calm smile. ¡°This is Jerusalem, so I will use this ce¡¯s mannerism to reply your question: The time allocated by God for everyone is fair. Each person will have however much time is allocated onto him or her. Those that died under you, although you are the one who killed them, it could be said that the time allocated for them by God hade to an end. So¡­ ¡­ you know.¡± ¡°If not for revenge¡­ ¡­ then what?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with widened eyes. ¡°It is simple. Back in the Tokyo instance dungeon, you killed off apetent general of mine.¡± ¡°Tian Lie!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils contracted. Chapter 452 Difficulty Increased!

Chapter 452 Difficulty Increased!

GOR Chapter 452 Difficulty Increased! For Chen Xiaolian, or even the entirety of Meteor Rock Guild, the name Tian Lie held a very special meaning. It was like a nightmarish existence! That was especially true for Roddy. For Chen Xiaolian, the name Tian Lie signified: Powerful, cmitous, desperation, tragedy! Chen Xiaolian had gone through quite a number of instance dungeons. In all the instance dungeons he had participated in, the instance dungeon that left the deepest impression on him was none other than the Tokyo instance dungeon. Because in the Tokyo instance dungeon, they encountered Tian Lie. In the other instance dungeons, Chen Xiaolian had also encountered other powerful enemies. However, none was able to leave a deeper impression than Tian Lie. The other instance dungeons were also not as difficult and the battles not as tragic. In the Qin Shihuang¡¯s Mausoleum instance dungeon, there was the powerful BOSS, Bai Qi. However, back then, he had Miao Yan to help him. Miao Yan had pretty much taken on Bai Qi alone. But in the Tokyo instance dungeon¡­ Chen Xiaolian recalled clearly how Tian Lie pursued him and his team to the point of no escape. Desperation came for him repeatedly. They had the help of a powerful Floating Angel from Zero City. But even the Floating Angel was unable to fight off Tian Lie. In the end, it was a pyrrhic victory. Nicole was sacrificed, Chen Xiaolian was badly beaten and Roddy¡¯s Mech was horribly mauled. They had thrown out everyst bit ofbat power they possessed to finally defeat Tian Lie. Tian Lie was too powerful. Thankfully, this powerful opponent had died. If he had to go through the ordeal once more, Chen Xiaolian had no confidence that he would be able to defeat Tian Lie again. Back then, they were able to defeat Tian Lie due to the right time and ce and other factorsing together. Additionally, there was the suicidal behaviour of Nicole, the Floating Angel. Thus, when Shen mentioned Tian Lie¡¯s name, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°Tian Lie was our Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s Inspector. You might not understand, but the position of Inspector in Thorned Flower Guild is not something that anyone can fill. That person must have an advantageous level of strength, extraordinary skill and battle aplishments that could convince others. ¡°Let me put it this way. Although the guild possesses a number of experts, someone as powerful as Tian Lie, who can act as a solo Inspector, is very hard to find. And you, you made us lose such an important talent. It is only natural that I woulde over to see what kind of person you are.¡± Chen Xiaolian grunted. ¡°Seen enough?¡± ¡°More or less.¡± Shen tapped his nose. ¡°Your strength is still only average. However, your character is interesting enough. Additionally¡­ ¡­ your rate of growth is also quite good.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you are not here for revenge?¡± ¡°I am indeed not here for revenge. I am here to collect the debt.¡± Shenughed in a mysterious manner. Collect debt? Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°You made me lose an outstanding Inspector¡­ ¡­ so, you will have topensate me with another.¡± Com,pensate? ¡°Although your strength is only average, it is considered not bad. You are still more or less eptable¡­ ¡­ use yourself topensate me. Compensate my loss of Tian Lie.¡± The moment those words left Shen¡¯s mouth, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes widened into circles as he stared at Shen. It was as though a flower had suddenly bloomed out of Shen¡¯s nose. After a few seconds, Chen Xiaolian recollected himself and said, ¡°You, you are actually here to recruit me into Thorned Flower Guild?¡± ¡°Can¡¯t I?¡± Shen asked with a puzzled tone. ¡°Obtaining extraordinary talents to develop the guild, is that not a King¡¯s way?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils suddenly contracted. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ could it be, you are¡­¡± ¡°Correct.¡± Shen sighed. ¡°Let us re-introduce ourselves. My name is Augustine Shen, the present Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild.¡± ¡­ ¡°The Demon King.¡± Qiao Qiao finally opened her eyes. After standing up, she stretched out her hand, cing it before her eyes. The skin on her palm looked crystal clear, seemingly translucent. On the other end, Lun Tai and the others had made it back, albeit with difficulty. There were wounds all over Lun Tai¡¯s body. The same held true for Xia Xiaolei and the others. Thankfully, with the use of healing medicinal substances, their bodies were already in the process of recovery. ¡°Qiao Qiao, how did you finish off that other fellow?¡± Lun Tai cast a puzzled expression at Qiao Qiao. There was a solemn look in his eyes. ¡°Let us not talk about that first.¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head and continued, ¡°We are in big trouble.¡± ¡°Big trouble?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± There was a peculiar look on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. ¡°The ck monster just now. Because I killed it¡­ ¡­ the storyline for this instance dungeon has changed. I have received the system prompt.¡± Next, Qiao Qiao shared out the system prompt with the others. [System prompt: You have killed the important target of this storyline¡¯s branch quest, the Demon King¡¯s Feather,pleting the branch quest and affecting the main storyline for this instance dungeon. There will be changes made to theter phases of this instance dungeon¡¯s storyline. Modifications will be made known in future points rted to the storyline. [System prompt: Child of Darkness has appeared within the team members of Meteor Rock Guild. This skill¡¯s darkness attribute value has exceeded the norm. Meteor Rock Guild will now have its faction changed for this instance dungeon. It is now kicked out from the light faction and has joined the demon faction. [System prompt: Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s second phase quest has changed. Go to the Tel Aviv Port and find boats to head to the ind located at the coordinate XXX, YYY. Upon arrival, the second phase quest will end. [Announcement for the third phase quest: [First requirement: You must arrive at the ind before the other game participants. Failure to do so will mean failing the quest. [Second requirement: You must absolutely ensure the safety of the quest target, Will Beyliah! Should he die, two team members will be killed at random and you will have failed this quest. [Third requirement: Activate the hidden magic array on the ind¡­ ¡­ after sessfully activating the magic array, the game participants from the light faction will attack. Maintain the array for at least 30 minutes toplete the quest. The death of every member before 30 minutes are up or the destruction of the magic array means the failure toplete the quest. [Fourth requirement: After scanning the present instance dungeon, the system found that Meteor Rock Guild is the only one in the demon faction. Quest difficulty has increased. The corresponding additional rewards will be given. After maintaining the magic array for 30 minutes, every additional minute will give a corresponding additional reward. For example, for every member who died in battle, the member with darkness attribute can utilize the Blessing of Darkness, giving the surviving members a 15 % increase in totalbat powers.] After seeing the long string of system prompts, the faces of the members of Meteor Rock Guild fell. Horrible! ¡­ Demon faction¡­ activating magic array¡­ that was bad enough¡­ Two of the prompts were simply bloody and vicious. Will must survive. Should he die¡­ ¡­ two members will be killed off. At random! In the final battle, if a member were to fall, Qiao Qiao could bless the surviving members, increasing their strength. This set of rules was too devilish. Additionally¡­ ¡­ the demon faction only consisted of Meteor Rock Guild. In other words, in this instance dungeon, the other Awakened ones and even the yers¡­ ¡­ all of them would be hostile toward them. ¡­ Chapter 453 Public Enemy

Chapter 453 Public Enemy

GOR Chapter 453 Public Enemy Various thoughts raced through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind as he faced Shen. Shen simply looked at him with a smile on his face, seemingly waiting for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reply. At that moment however, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face abruptly flickered. He had also received the series of system prompts. Seeing those prompts caused his thoughts to roil about. However, he maintained a calm fa?ade before Shen. ¡°It would seem¡­ ¡­ the change in the situation is moreplicated than I had expected.¡± Shen gave a light sigh. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, your teammates are more outstanding that you had expected.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°It seems you have received the system prompt, right?¡± There was an odd expression on Shen¡¯s face. ¡°The only force in the demon faction¡­ ¡­ truly interesting!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank. He quickly felt a sense of foreboding. Maintaining his smile, Shen suddenly waved his hand and a screen resembling a curtain of light appeared before him. On the surface of the screen were a series of system prompts. [System prompt: This instance dungeon¡¯s assignment of factions has been decided ahead of schedule due to thepletion of a branch quest by a certain guild, thereby giving them the identity of the demon faction. The other game participants of this instance dungeon are assigned to the light faction by default. From this moment onward, the non-killing prohibition rule shall undergo a change. The change is as follows: [First: Members of the same faction are not allowed to kill each other. [Second: Members from different factions are allowed to kill someone from the other faction. [Third: Whenever someone from the light faction kills a member of the demon faction, they will be rewarded with 500 points. [Fourth: Whenever someone from the demon faction kills a member of the light faction, they will be rewarded with 1,500 points. [Fifth: Members of the demon faction are now the public enemy of this instance dungeon. After every 60 minutes, members of the light faction can view the coordinates of the demon faction members through their personal radar. This willst for 5 minutes and both the movements and position of the demon faction members will be shown. [Sixth: By sessfully killing off every member of the demon faction, all the surviving members of the light faction will receive a one-time special exemption pass, granting them exemption from any instance dungeon once. Additionally, they will also receive a Blessing of Light (one-time consumable). The rewards will be directly sent to their personal systems after the instance dungeon is over. [Note: Blessing of Light, a [B+] blessing that can effectively eliminate all invasive darkness attribute powers. It will also increase whatever light based powers the user has by 5 %. The Blessing of Light cannot be used by someone with darkness attribute powers.] Chen Xiaolian quickly nced over the prompts and his heart sank even further. ¡°It seems you have be public enemy number one.¡± Shen shook his head and he cast what seemed to be a look of regret at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was ugly to behold and he harrumphed. ¡°Public enemy number one? So what?¡± Shen looked at Chen Xiaolian, the fires of interest in his eyes seemingly growing brighter. However, he shook his head and said, ¡°Since there has been a change in the situation, I will have to change my decision as well. Although I am interested in you, my guild is also a participant in this instance dungeon. So¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart trembled. If Shen were to make a move on him now¡­ Shen was able to see the concern weighing down on Chen Xiaolian and he smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will not be taking action against you for now. Unless a dayes when I believe that you will be a threat to me. Besides, I am still interested in you. What I mean is, I will have to put my desire to recruit you on hold. Honestly, I doubt you can even make it out of this instance dungeon alive.¡± Chen Xiaolian remained silent. ¡°Although I can take action to help you, my guild is also a participant in this instance dungeon. Not to mention, they are in the opposing faction. As a fair Guild Leader, I cannot do something like this. So¡­¡± Shen spread out both hands. ¡°This time, I can only choose not to interfere.¡± ¡­ ¡­ what nonsense is this? How is this fair? Your guild is participating in this instance dungeon, but you, the Guild Leader are not going to take action? As nonsensical as his actions were, Chen Xiaolian was relieved. ¡°I will be seeing you again after this instance dungeon is over. If you survive, that is. Chen Xiaolian, I hope you can survive.¡± After saying that, Shenughed. ¡°That doesn¡¯t sound right. If you survive, that would mean my guild lost this instance dungeon.¡± He then waved, turned around and strode away. After Shen took several steps, Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from shouting, ¡°Hey!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Shen turned his head. ¡°You are leaving just like that?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. Shen thought about it. Then, he said, ¡°Fine, I can give you some information for free¡­ ¡­ about your teammates, the ce where theypleted the branch quest should be at Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain just up ahead. Mm, that was in the description for the storyline. If you want to meet up with your teammates, you can try to go there to find them.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°My guild channel has been blocked. Did you do it?¡± ¡°Me?¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Trust me, if I made a move against you, the result would have been much uglier.¡± He narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Back in Jerusalem, what you did, who you killed, what you harmed¡­ think on that yourself. I can only give you this advice out of good will. Those lunatics from Jerusalem are not people you want to provoke. They are all bona fide psychos.¡± After saying that, Shen left with a swagger. He walked along the road toward Jerusalem. Chen Xiaolian observed Shen¡¯s back as he left and did not know what to make of how he felt at the moment. This Shen, the way he acted was most bizarre, ridiculous even. However, Chen Xiaolian got the feeling that this fellow was¡­ Absolutely terrifying! Chen Xiaolian shook his head vigorously and discarded those thoughts. At present, it was imperative for him to meet up with his teammates. Just now, Shen had given him a very important information. His Meteor Rock Guild had be themon prey of every game participant in this instance dungeon. Every 60 minutes, the system will reveal the position of Meteor Rock Guild members for a duration of 5 minutes. This brought a huge increase in the risk of being hunted. This was something that the other members of Meteor Rock Guild were unaware of. It was only thanks to Shen, who showed Chen Xiaolian those prompts earlier that he was made aware of this. ¡­ ¡°Things are going to get interesting.¡± Tian Lie stroked his head and turned to look at Nicole, who was essing her GPS. ¡°Who do you think will be in the demon faction?¡± Tian Lie asked curiously. ¡°How would I know? But whoever they are, they are a bunch of ill-fated bastards.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°Even Thorned Flower Guild is participating in this instance dungeon. Additionally, everyone had been assigned into the light faction. To have so many people going up against them, those fellows are goners.¡± Tian Lie sighed. ¡°That is what I am worried about¡­ ¡­ what if, those ill-fated bastards are Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Nicole fell silent. ¡°We need to hurry!¡± Tian Lieughed and moved to the side. There, he pulled out his means of transport. Surprisingly¡­ Two warhorses! Warhorses with police badges and equipment on them. The two of them had actually seized two warhorses used by mounted police from who knows where. Tian Lie jumped onto the horse and looked at Nicole. ¡°Do you know how to get on?¡± Nicole was no weakling. She jumped up the horse with a clean jump. Next, she urged the horse forward. Tian Lie smiled and moved to follow. The two of them did not choose to take the road. Instead, they moved into the forest, going northwest toward Tel Aviv. ¡°Hey, woman. I have a question.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°If those ill-fated bastards who ended up in the demon faction are really Chen Xiaolian and the others, what will you do?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ if that is the case, I will have to kill you first before I figure out what to do.¡± ¡°Wa ha ha ha! Don¡¯t be like that oh! I didn¡¯t say I will be enemies with them. The faction assigned by the system? So what? I can choose to reject it. At most, I will just have to go through a punishment instance dungeon once. So, if I am willing to help Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team, what will you do?¡± ¡°I will still kill you first!¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because your mouth is too annoying!¡± ¡­ ¡°We had better leave this ce right now!¡± After a moment of silence, Lun Tai and the others quickly came to that decision. ¡°Go get Roddy out first. I had already devoured the power of darkness corroding him. He should have recovered by now.¡± There was a frown on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. The other members of their team followed Qiao Qiao as she ran back into the corridor. This time, Lun Tai took the rear. He followed Will closely, his pair of eyes regarding Will¡¯s back contemtively. Why would the system put so much importance on Will? If he were to die, two of their teammates would be killed at random. Just how important was he? ¡­ When Chen Xiaolian reached Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain using the motorcycle, he saw mes raging on the first floor of a distant building. The building had begun copsing. After the explosions rocked the building, the structure of the building became deformed. Now, the fires ravaged what was left, making its copse a matter of time. Chen Xiaolian furiously charged forward until he was before the building. He shouted loudly but got no reply. Damn the guild channel blockade! Chen Xiaolian was feeling anxious. Shen¡¯s words made Chen Xiaolian aware of something. This power to block off his guild channel might be due to his encounter with those strangely dressed knights. He had killed of one of their members and also harmed a unicorn. Maybe they had engaged in a certain power to deal with him. Now the problem was¡­ ¡­ how was he going to find his teammates? As Chen Xiaolian was racking his brains, he heard a sound. It came from a venttion pipe of a copsed underground part of the building. It was a sharp sounding rm. Ignoring the searing heat from the mes, Chen Xiaolian quickly charged inside. After taking a few steps inside, he heard the rm. It was an electronically synthesized warning. ¡°Red alert! Evacuate immediately! A-level members, please leave through the special passageway! The special shuttle train is now operational!¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. Hearing the contents of the rm, he hesitated for a moment beforeing to a decision. He quickly charged into the burning building. ¡­ ¡°This thing is operational!¡± At a certain location within the underground research centre¡­ There were tracks here and several carriages rested upon the tracks. The door of the carriage was open and Roddy stood beside the control panel. There was seriousness in his eyes as he sighed deeply. ¡°I have configured the controls here, but there is not enough power. I have already checked it. It should have been able to go all the way to Tel Aviv. However, due to the power shortage, we might only be able to make it halfway.¡± ¡°No time to care about that, go up! It is at least better than going by foot.¡± Lun Tai decided. ¡°Leave this ce first. I have a feeling that this ce is too dangerous. The longer we stay here, the more dangerous it will be for us!¡± They quickly made their way up one of the train carriages. After the door closed up automatically, the train carriage quickly moved out along the tracks, leaving the ce¡­ Around 10 minutester, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure, wrapped in mes, charged in through the door leading to the underground station. After reaching the station, he unwrapped the fireproof nket covering his body and tossed it away. Next, he looked at the blinking control panel. Chen Xiaolian looked at the other train carriages resting on the tracks. After a moment of consideration, he too, jumped inside it. Ten secondster, the train carriage moved out as well. ¡­ ¡°Our target is in Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain¡­ ¡­ eh, they are moving!¡± An armoured vehicle was quickly moving along another highway leading to Tel Aviv. Inside the vehicle were several Awakened ones with varying equipment. They inspected their equipment. ¡°Killing one will give us so many points. This is worth the risk!¡± ¡°Then let us go for it!¡± ¡­ Chapter 454 Phantom Demon

Chapter 454 Phantom Demon

GOR Chapter 454 Phantom Demon The train carriage moved forward rapidly. Judging from its speed, it became clear that its level of technology was not low. No bumps could be felt during their journey. Roddy¡¯s face was still very pale. After gulping down a bottle of medicine purchased from the Exchange System, he sat down in the back and slowly regained his breath. Qiao Qiao sat in the seat before his and turned around to check up on him. ¡°Are you all right?¡± ¡°I am ok.¡± Roddy grimaced. ¡°I remember you giving me a kick at the end. You kicked my head, are you not afraid of turning me into an idiot?¡± Qiao Qiao could not stop herself from breaking into a smile. Lun Tai was seated on the other side. He pulled out a roll of bandages and carefully wrapped them over his wrist, oneyer after another. ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°Preparing.¡± There was a frown on Lun Tai¡¯s face as he continued, ¡°Haven¡¯t you considered it? The final quest of this instance dungeon is some demonic magic array¡­ since there is something like that; I fear that some firearms will be restricted in thest moments. So, we may have to resort to using cold weapons in our fights.¡± He lowered his head and looked at his bandaged hand. ¡°With this, our grip on weapons will be better.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ good thinking.¡± Roddy¡¯s eye lit up. However, a look of disappointment soon appeared on his face. ¡°But if that is the case, if firearms end up being restricted, my Mech will probably face restriction as well.¡± ¡°We all need to stay alert. Right now, we are the only team in the Demon Faction. When the timees¡­ ¡­. I fear it will be a bloody battle.¡± After those words left Lun Tai¡¯s mouth, the atmosphere within the train carriage turned silent. Everyone¡¯s heart felt heavy. After a while, Xia Xiaolei spoke up in a whisper, ¡°I wonder how Guild Leader is doing right now.¡± They exchanged nces and Roddy quickly replied, ¡°I think he should be rushing to meet up with us right now.¡± ¡°But none of us can contact him.¡± ¡°He will figure out a way.¡± There was a confident look on Roddy¡®s face. ¡°He always does.¡± Lun Tai looked at them all. Clearly, everyone was feeling rather dispirited. If this continued, their morale will be affected. Thus, Lun Tai shouted, ¡°Enough. Now is not the time to be worrying about what ifs. How long before we reach Tel Aviv?¡± ¡°Around¡­¡± Roddy calcted for a moment and said, ¡°In around 10 minutes. This carriage is very fast. Considering the distance between Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain and Tel Aviv, it should take no more than 10 minutes.¡± Suddenly, the train carriage gave a gentle shook. Everyone inside the train carriage could feel it¡­ ¡­ the carriage was slowing down. After a few seconds¡­ ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°It seems¡­ ¡­ the carriage has stopped.¡± Qiao Qiao stood up. She moved over and grabbed hold of Soo Soo¡¯s hand before turning to look outside. She saw darkness outside the window. They were inside an underground tunnel. Roddy jumped up and ran to the control panel of the train carriage. After examining it for a moment, he turned around to face the others. ¡°Good news and bad news. The good news is¡­ this carriage did not break down. There was no mechanical failure.¡± ¡°Why is it not moving?¡± asked Xia Xiaolei. Roddy smiled bitterly. ¡°The bad news is¡­ ¡­ it has run out of power.¡± ¡°No power?¡± Lun Tai stood up. He first looked outside the window before turning to face Roddy. ¡°Is there no way around it?¡± ¡°It is not a mechanical failure. If it is, I can fix it. But this is a case of power outage¡­ ¡­ I have no ability to turn myself into a generator.¡± Roddy shrugged. Lun Tai pondered about it for a moment. ¡°Ten more minutes, right? This carriage¡¯s movement speed is around 100 kilometres per hour, so the distance between our present position and Tel Aviv is no more than 20 kilometres.¡± ¡°To be more urate, it is 17 kilometres.¡± Roddy nodded. ¡°Then let us get off and move on foot.¡± Lun Tai sighed. ¡­ ¡°Route calctionplete.¡± A tank was quickly moving along a highway. Inside the tank, a red coloured route appeared on the map on the surface of the dashboard. Several Awakened ones in military gear sat inside. One of them had a leather eye pad over his left eye and a savage face. ¡°Found anything yet?¡± In the seat before the dashboard was a youngster whose messy hair resembled that of a chicken. His fingers flew across the surface of the controls. ¡°Yes ¡­ ¡­. I suspect they are not above ground. Earlier, when the radar revealed their positions, they were moving along a certain route. However, ording to the map that I have, the route they are using does not fit any avable highway. ¡°Also, judging by the speed they were going, I ruled out the possibility of them being in an aircraft. It must be and-based vehicle. Since they are not above ground¡­ ¡­ they must be underground! In other words, they must be riding a subway or something along those lines.¡± ¡°Can you find it?¡± ¡°No problem, boss!¡± There was a prideful expression on the youngster¡¯s face. ¡°I am a mechanical genius! Our tank is hot on their trail and we are very close to them! Our speed is almost the same as theirs, however¡­ ¡­ I still need another minute.¡± Having said that, the youngster mmed down heavily on a button on the control panel. Two drones quickly flew out from both sides of the tank. With a buzzing sound, the two drones sped into the wilderness. The eyes of the youngster inside the tank shone as he focused. ¡°Undergroundyer scanning has begun. By calcting the route they were using earlier, we can scan the area¡­ I say, boss, can we get more of this underground scanning device? This thing is very useful.¡± ¡°Enough. Our resources are limited. However¡­ ¡­ if you are able to aplish this time¡¯s task properly, I will consider purchasing one more for you.¡± ¡°No problem, leave it to me!¡± The youngsterughed. Half a minuteter, heughed out gleefully. ¡°Got it!¡± The results of the scan appeared on the screen. ¡°After scanning the area ording to the route taken by the other party¡­ ¡­ the underground scanning device found metal constructs somewhere around 15 metres below ground¡­. ha ha, there is indeed an underground passageway!¡± ¡°They are hiding underground? Where did this underground passagewaye from¡­¡± The one-eyed fellow grumbled. He turned around to look at his otherpanions inside the tank. His gaze fell upon a thin fellow. ¡°What about you? Do you have any way to catch them?¡± ¡°Leave it to me.¡± The thin man swivelled his eyes upward and a mad look overcame his face. ¡­ ¡°Keep up.¡± Lun Tai, who was in the lead, kept turning around to encourage the others. In his hand was a tactical shlight. Only the light from the tactical shlight could be seen within the darkness of the underground tunnel They had put a distance of a thousand plus metres between them and the train carriage that stopped down due to insufficient power earlier. The underground tunnel appeared very safe. However, Lun Tai continued feeling uneasy. Although the system had prohibited participants from killing each other¡­ after Qiao Qiao finished off the Demon King¡¯s Feather, the quest had changed. Lun Tai felt that things were not that simple¡­ ¡­ it was possible that a moreplicated situation would arise. As the only team in the Demon Faction¡­ ¡­ they will have to go against the whole world. An animal like instinct drove Lun Tai and a faint voice spoke out: We cannot stay in ce! We need to move quickly and run! ¡­ They had kept the tank back. The one-eyed man, the youngster, the thin man and their otherpanion who had remained silent now wore strange looking flight-capable equipment on them as they flew over the wilderness in a line. Even as they were flying at high speed, the youngster held onto a tablet like device in his hands. The map of the underground tunnel appeared on the surface of the tablet. Soon, the thin fellow, who was at the rear position, broke off from the team. There was also a tablet in his hand¡­ Bang! Bang! Bang! After emitting a series of sounds, the flying equipment he wore ejected out a clump of metal bullets. The metal bullets shot down the air and struck the ground beneath. Each of the metal bullets was less than five centimetres in diameter. After falling onto the ground, the sharp tips of every metal bullet that was facing down suddenly transformed. They transformed into a spiral shape and every one of the metal bullets drilled down. ¡°Found you, little mice!¡± The thin fellow grinned and cackled. A loud rumbling suddenly rang out from underground. Dust rose up to the sky and a circr hole appeared in the ground surface of the wilderness. ¡°There it is! Let us head in!¡± ¡­ BOOM! The tremors inside the underground tunnel were huge. Everyone could feel the tremors rocking the underground tunnel. Will, who did not have a stable footing, nearly fell headfirst onto the ground. Thankfully, Xia Xiaolei, who was beside him, acted quickly and grabbed him, sparing his nose a painful encounter with the iron track. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Earthquake?¡± Hearing the exmations of shock from his teammates, Lun Tai went down, cing his ears on the ground. Roddy and Qiao Qiao quickly made their way to the walls of the tunnel. Roddy ced his ear on the surface of the wall while Qiao Qiao embraced Soo Soo. ¡°An explosion went off behind us.¡± Lun Tai stood up and looked at Roddy, who nodded in response. ¡°I came to the same conclusion. Something must have happened to the tunnel and it is likely an explosion, not an earthquake. If that was an earthquake¡­ ¡­ the tremors would not have been so small. Additionally, if that was an earthquake, the tunnel would be twisted.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s heart sank. He turned his head back¡­ ¡­ At a certain location behind them, an opening had been made on the ceiling of the underground tunnel. The metal bullets had drilled their way into the tunnel and they were now littered across the walls and dirt. Suddenly, fine shaped metal bodies emerged from the metal bullets and they crawled out from the ground and walls, like insects. Four flying equipment descended through the opening above. The one-eyed mannded, pressed a button and the flying equipment transformed. It quickly fell off and folded together until it was only a metal cube the size of a palm. The one-eyed man then kept it back into his Storage Watch. The others did the same thing. If Roddy and the others were around, they would be shocked¡­ each of these four nameless fellows actually possessed their own Storage Watch. ¡°Bugs, send your little things to do work. We need to find those fellows as fast as we can! The other Awakened ones will being over quickly. I don¡¯t want to have topete with others for a dish that is already so close to my mouth,¡± said the one-eyed man. The thin man chuckled and stretched out a hand. One of the metal insects crawled up his palm. Next, two tentacles sprouted out from the top of his body. They swung around like antennas for a bit¡­ ¡°Found them. They are right in front of us.¡± The thin man gave a sinisterugh and pointed to the front. ¡°I detected life signs two kilometres from our position.¡± Hearing that, the one-eyed man licked his lips. ¡°What are we waiting for? Let us move out! kiddo, prepare the Combat Fortresses!¡± The youngster chuckled. ¡°Charging is longplete. It is ready to be deployed at any moment, boss!¡± The other fellow, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly waved with his hand. Whimpering sounds came from his mouth. Surprisingly, he was a mute. ¡°Tongueless, you mean¡­bat strategy?¡± One-eye seemingly understood what Tongueless was saying. ¡°I think this is a good idea. We will need someone to be a decoy. This decoy will be responsible for feints and lure them in. Then, we will ambush them from the side!¡± ¡°All right. Tongueless, we will be making use of your ability.¡± Clearly, this One-eye was someone willing to listen to advice. He quickly nodded to affirm the proposal. Tongueless smiled. He moved to the wall and ced both hands on the surface of the wall. Next, his body quickly slipped into the wall. ¡°Let us move! Tongueless¡¯ skill has a duration limit. We will be running after them from behind while Tongueless attacks them from the side!¡± One-eye shouted. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian jumped out of the stopped train carriage. Just now, he too had felt the tremors inside the underground tunnel. Crouching down, he felt the track on the ground. Without Roddy¡¯s mechanical type of skill, Chen Xiaolian had no way of figuring out what was wrong with his train carriage¡­ even so, it would not have made a difference. He would not be able to repair it. Thankfully, he had other items inside his Storage Watch. He retrieved the fiery red coloured motorcycle from his Storage Watch and jumped on it. The motorcycle engine roared out within the underground tunnel and the motorcycle sped forward¡­ ¡­ ¡°A tear drop, turning back halfway, I can only fight, fi~ght¡­ sky-filled stars, after their descent, I beg them to stay, st~ay¡­ that degree, cannot retain it, the love has frozen, fro~zen¡­ oh my heart, can share all with you, as one till the end, the end¡­¡± Shen had his hands inside his pockets as he slowly made his way along the highway ¨C surprisingly, he was heading back to Jerusalem. His mouth was casually humming to an indistinct song. In the evening, the winds were cool and the stars alluringly beautiful. There was anguid expression on Shen¡¯s face. Then, azy sounding voice sighed out in the darkness of the evening. ¡°I can¡¯t help but say this, your singing is shitty. If those girls who swoon over you can hear you right now, they will be disillusioned.¡± Shen suddenly halted, the look ofziness on his face suddenly faded. His sapphire like eyes looked around before fixing upon a certain spot. Then, his expression grew rxed. ¡°How lively. To think you would run over for a mere [B] ss instance dungeon.¡± A near indistinguishable smile appeared on Shen¡¯s face. With a provocative voice, he said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you alwayszy?¡± After a pause, Shen shook his head and continued, ¡°You have said that my singing is bad before. Don¡¯t you have anything new to say?¡± A figure slowly emerged from the darkness. While the figure was not too tall, he was outstanding with an elegant stature. The faint illumination afforded by the stars revealed his red coloured hair, which fluttered lightly in the evening wind. ¡°Oh? You want a new one? Let me think.¡± The figure continued talking in azy tone. ¡°All right, then I will change it to¡­ once you open your mouth, wolves within a 10 li radius will rush over in cars. Are you convinced now?¡± Shen lowered his head and thought about it. ¡°That is too harsh. It does not suit your aristocratic status.¡± ¡°There is nothing I can do about it. You are requesting too much.¡± The red-haired fellow walked into view and spread out both his hands. At that moment, his face was revealed. It was very pale and his facial features were handsome. A breath-taking glimmer lurked within his eyes. ¡°I am surprised to see you here.¡± Shen looked into the other fellow¡¯s eyes. ¡°Why did youe? I recall thest time I met you was at the Napoleon instance dungeon. You nearly burned down the entire pce.¡± ¡°How would I know? You were the one who gave me the torch.¡± The young looking red-haired man smiled. Shenughed in response. The sound of hisughter was carried far away by the night air¡­ Afterughing for a while, Shen narrowed his eyes. ¡°All right, enough with the nonsense. Why did youe here?¡± ¡°Simple, I heard that there is a branch quest rted to a Demon King.¡± An amused look could be seen on the red-haired youngster¡¯s face. ¡°A Demon King. You know I have always been interested in those types of things.¡± Shen¡­ rolled his eyes. ¡°Is your interest sated now?¡± ¡°Sated. Just now, I had gone to the ruins along the road to have a look. Man, that slime is really disgusting. The Demon King has no sense of aesthetics at all.¡± The red-haired youngster seemed somewhat disappointed. After pondering for a moment, Shen¡¯s expression became serious. ¡°I am not going to joke around here. These next words of mine are very serious.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Leave this instance dungeon now, ASAP,¡± Shen said with a cold tone. ¡°What is that supposed to mean? The whole area? You want to mark your territory in front of me? You think this whole instance dungeon is yours?¡± ¡°Whatever you think.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°At any rate, don¡¯t appear in this instance dungeon. Just hurry up and leave. Consider this¡­ consider this a request of mine.¡± ¡°In the name of friendship?¡± Shen pondered those words. Then, his tone became very serious. ¡°Fine, consider this a request in the name of friendship.¡± Hearing that, the red-haired youngster became slightly shocked. ¡°Oh, my God. It seems this instance dungeon is very important to you.¡± His pair of eyes narrowed and he continued, ¡°Shen, are you sure? In the name of friendship? ording to our agreement, each of us can only use it three times.¡± ¡°No need for you to remind me, I know that. I also know that you had used up all three of yours.¡± There was an abashed look on the red-haired youngster¡¯s face as he smiled. ¡°Because I amzy. Sometimes, I just don¡¯t feel like fighting you. Since there is a more convenient to force you off, why shouldn¡¯t I use it?¡± ¡°Enough nonsense. Are you leaving?¡± ¡°¡­ I will leave then.¡± The red-haired youngster waved his hand. ¡°At any rate, my curiosity is already sated. Well, I am feeling very disappointed though.¡± Seeing that the red-haired youngster was about to retreat into the darkness, Shen suddenly opened his mouth. ¡°I have a question for you. I need you to answer me truthfully.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°The reason you came to this instance dungeon, is it solely due to your curiosity for the Demon King¡¯s branch quest? Are there any other reasons?¡± A very shrewd smile appeared on the red-haired youngster¡¯s face. ¡°You want me to tell you the truth?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°In the name of friendship?¡± ¡°In¡­¡± Shen halted his mouth and red at the other fellow. He smiled wryly and said, ¡°Of course not! You are too shrewd. I will not waste something as useful as that! Are you going to answer this question?¡± The red-haired youngster suddenly revealed a serious expression as well. ¡°If so, I refuse to answer!¡± After saying that, his figure retreated into the darkness and disappeared. Shen sighed and muttered to no one in particr. ¡°Interested in the Demon King? What a joke. When ites to demons, who can be more demonic than you? Humph!¡± Then, he shouted, ¡°The one called Rudolph is a bastard!¡± A reply rang out from the dark air, ¡°The one called Augustine is an idiot.¡± ¡°Aha! You liar! You haven¡¯t left!¡± ¡°Aha! I knew you would curse me behind my back! Fine, fine, I¡¯m leaving now.¡± ¡­ Chapter 455 Team Wipe

Chapter 455 Team Wipe

GOR Chapter 455 Team Wipe ¡°Do you hear?¡± Lun Tai suddenly halted his steps. He raised his right fist before ncing at Roddy, who was beside him. There were grim expressions on both Roddy and Qiao Qiao. ¡°From behind!¡± Buzzing sounds like that of a swarm of bees came from the rear part of the underground tunnel. Lun Tai rushed toward the rear end of the team and pulled down a night vision device strapped on his head to check out what was at the back. Then, he shouted, ¡°Enemy attack!¡± After saying that, he got into a kneeling shooting position. Muzzle sh poured out from the muzzle of his firearm. Tat tat tat! The bullets flew out. Roddy arrived beside Lun Tai. He positioned himself beside the wall, clenched his teeth and raised his rifle to open fire. A figure charged forward within the underground tunnel. This figure¡¯s body was covered with a unique exoskeleton war armour, resembling Iron Man. Nearly 90 per cent of his body surface was covered by the armour. He was riding a fast moving metal wheel. The buzzing sounds had originated from the metal wheel. Lun Tai¡¯s reaction was quite fast. Seeing the appearance of the approaching figure, he fired at him. Muzzle sh lit up the underground tunnel and bullets struck the iing figure¡¯s body. However, the exoskeleton armour on the figure possessed a very strong defensive property. The bullets striking its surface were all deflected. The speed of the metal wheel that the figure was riding on was very fast. In but a blink of an eye, he was before them. The figure came to a halt with a jerk. Then, he jumped up into the air. As he was vaulting through the air, the metal wheel quickly transformed into a rotating saw. The figure arced over Lun Tai. Next, he viciously swung the saw in his hand, aiming at Lun Tai¡¯s neck. Lun Tai was quick to react. He quickly raised the rifle in his hand to block the iing attack. At the same time, he jerked his head to the side before throwing himself sideways. A sawing sound could be heard as Lun Tai¡¯s rifle was cut into two. His opponentnded on the ground and the metal saw made contact with the ground. Sparks flew up as the track on the ground was cut by it. As he was not proficient in melee battles, Roddy quickly retreated while continuing to shoot. Qiao Qiao rushed forward. Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes suddenly turned ck and she stretched her hand out. She directed her palm at the figure in exoskeleton armour. A ck coloured mist shot out from her palm¡­ Suddenly, another figure emerged from the rear end of the underground tunnel. This figure was shooting through the air. He was also wearing a metallic, exoskeleton armour. However, instead of a metal wheel, he was equipped with a propelling turbine. Despite the narrow size of the underground tunnel, this fellow¡¯s movements were fast and dextrous. He flew forward and opened up both his palms, causing an electrical to shoot out. Qiao Qiao was caught by the electrical and the momentum tossed her backward. In the end, she was pinned to the wall by the. The electrical current flowing through the caused Qiao Qiao to convulse as she struggled against it. ¡°Unnie!¡± Soo Soo screamed out and rushed toward Qiao Qiao. At the same time, she waved her hand, casting a fireball at the figure equipped with propelling turbine. After the fireball struck him, the fellow moved 10 metres back and floated in the air. At that moment, their third opponent appeared. Before Soo Soo could make it to Qiao Qiao¡¯s side, she suddenly lowered her head and noticed tens of spider-like metal insects crawl up her legs. The metal insects brandished their sharp ws and stabbed them into Soo Soo. Powerful electrical currents surged into Soo Soo¡¯s body, eliciting a sharp cry from her before knocking her back. Qiao Qiao¡¯s face, clothes and body were charred by the powerful electrical current. She calmed down and a faint ck coloured smoke seeped out from her eyes. She reached out with both hands and tore off the electrical binding her. After she did that, the charred areas on her body quickly healed up. She rushed toward Soo Soo. However, the opponent with the propelling turbine charged her. Qiao Qiao de-materialized her body, allowing the fellow to fly past her. At thest moment, she shot her hand out to catch the fellow¡¯s leg. With a roar, Qiao Qiao threw him aside with a loud bang. Sparks flew off from the tracks. Next, Qiao Qiao moved forward, but suddenly felt a sensation of paining from her legs. She saw that several metal insects had crawled up her legs and they stabbed her mercilessly. ¡°Ah!¡± Qiao Qiao screamed in pain. The electrical shock made her fall on her knees for a moment. Up front, Lun Tai had already utilized his Muscle Fruit skill and his stature had expanded until he was beyond two metres tall. After his muscles burst out with power, he pulled out a war hammer and smashed the one with the metal saw. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! ¡­ The metal saw and the war hammer collided several times and sparks flew. With the Muscle Fruit skill, Lun Tai¡¯s strength shot up. However, perhaps it was due to the armour, his opponent did not suffer from any disadvantage when facing him. The two of them shed against one another. Every time the war hammer and the circr metal saw smashed each other, Lun Tai would roar out. When Lun Tai was finally able to knock his opponent¡¯s saw to the side, he took advantage of the opening to punch out with his left fist. However, before his fist could make contact, his opponent blocked it with his bare hand. Lun Tai¡¯s body jolted and cracking sounds came from his entire body, even his bones. As for his opponent, the joints of his armour appeared to be trembling. Even in a contest of strength, Lun Tai was unable to gain any advantage. The metal saw abruptly took a different angle, avoiding the war hammer. It suddenly cut down from the side, forcing Lun Tai to pull his fist back. Then, seeing that the metal saw was about to cut off his war hammer¡¯s handle, he suddenly bellowed out and sent a knee out at his opponent¡¯s waist. The exoskeleton armour shook and the metal saw fell to the ground. Taking advantage of the opening, Lun Tai pounced, pressing his opponent onto the wall and the two of them became tangled together. Qiao Qiao had stood up. ck smoke swirled around her and the metal insects fell to the ground in dread before dispersing. However, Qiao Qiao did not attack the fellow that she had tossed to the ground earlier. Instead, her head snapped in a certain direction and her hand shot out to grasp at the air¡­ Up on the ceiling of the tunnel, a figure suddenly fell down. This fellow was also wearing exoskeleton armour. After the fellow fell on the ground, both his hands shot up as he struggled to cover his neck. As he was struggling, Qiao Qiao flew toward him. Qiao Qiao pressed her palm down on the fellow¡¯s body. Next, the fellow¡¯s body twitched and the armour on his body began crumbling to dust. Pulverized! As Qiao Qiao was about to continue, she suddenly let out a cry. She looked down to see the de of a sword protruding out from her chest. She turned around and saw the enemy she tossed to the ground earlier. Unknowingly, this fellow had gotten up and now, he brandished a 1-metre plus military de in his hand. Qiao Qiao took a deep breath. She watched as blood flowed out from her body. She quickly de-materialized her body and transformed into a shadow. The blood and wound lost its physical aspect. Soo Soo struggled to climb up. Leaning against the wall, she saw that Qiao Qiao was stabbed and she screamed, ¡°DIE!¡± In an instant, a deathly atmosphere submerged her eyes. A wall of mes instantly swallowed up the fellow with the military de. The sudden mes pushed him away. Soo Soo howled furiously and a huge firebird appeared within the mes. After the armoured man was mmed onto the wall, the mes continued sting him, stering him onto the wall. At the same time, the firebird struck the surface of the exoskeleton armour again and again. ¡°Boss! Boss! My fire-proof coating cannot hold! What skill does this little girl have? Bloody Hell! Only 20 per cent of my coating is left!¡± The voice belonged to the electronics specialist youngster. At the same time, the one who was engaged in a melee with Lun Tai, One-eye, quickly replied, ¡°Think of a way to disengage and distance yourself! Hurry! Bugs! What are you doing?¡± Unfortunately for Bugs, Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand was choking his throat. A portion of his armour at the neck area had turned to dust, swept into nothingness. Qiao Qiao¡¯s fingers were almost upon his skin. Hearing One-eye¡¯s voice, Bugs forced himself to shout, ¡°This woman is crazy strong! Save me!¡± One-eye grunted. He managed tond a punch on Lun Tai¡¯s chest, forcing him back. Then, he quickly dashed over. He mmed right into Bugs¡¯ body. The momentum brought Bugs together with him and they flew toward the wall. Next, they fell to the ground and rolled away. After that, he raised his hand, revealing a gun. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Muzzle sh sprayed out but Qiao Qiao had already de-materialized her body. The bullets shot past her. Then, it turned around, moving along her body and shooting toward One-eye. One-eye was greatly shocked. He quickly ran and shouted, ¡°Tongueless! Tongueless!¡± At that instant, Qiao Qiao, who was walking forward, suddenly felt her leg stumbling. She looked down to see a hand reaching out from beneath the ground. This hand was gripping onto her ankle. Qiao Qiao knitted her eyebrows. Her body was presently in the intangible dark shadow state. Yet this opponent was able to grab her leg¡­ ¡­ in other words, this fellow also possessed the same type of skill. The hand grabbed Qiao Qiao¡¯s leg, but did not emerge. Instead, it pulled her down. Qiao Qiao¡¯s body gave a shudder before moving underground. In but a blink of an eye, her calf had been submerged underground. Seeing that, Soo Soo ran over and attempted to grab Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand. However, her hand caught only thin air. As she was distracted, the youngster who was being pinned by the wall of mes and the firebird was able to free himself. Seeing that the wall of mes and firebird had disappeared, he quickly rushed forward. He rushed toward the members of Meteor Rock Guild at the back. Roddy fired continuously at the iing figure. Then, he turned around to face Qimu Xi. He shouted, ¡°Run! Protect Will!¡± Qimu Xi grabbed Will tightly, turned around and ran. The youngster charged forward. However, his movements suggested that he was going to give up fighting against Roddy and go after Qimu Xi instead. Roddy spread both hands and pounced forward. ¡°Floater! Protect me!¡± Ka ka ka ka¡­ Silvery light quickly shone out from Roddy¡¯s body. Metal fragments appeared on his body, forming a propeller turbine. The turbine sted, pushing Roddy forward, allowing him to grab hold of the youngster¡¯s shoulder. Next, the two of them rolled into the corner. After he was pulled down, the electronics specialist youngster threw a punch at Roddy. At the same time, a powerful electric current flowed through the surface of his body. Roddy jerked his head to the side and the fist struck the wall, causing dirt to fly. As for the electrical current, Roddy¡¯s hand was covered with the Floating Angel¡¯s armour. With the Floating Angel armour covering his right hand, he was able to create an electromaic shield, blocking the electrical current from harming him. The two of them rolled around. Then, a burst of light shone. Bang! An explosion erupted and the shockwave caused the two of them to break apart. Roddy fell back first on the ground and the resulting pain caused him to hiss. He lowered his head to check the Floating Angel armour of his right hand¡­ ¡°Damn it!¡± Roddy swore loudly. Back in the punishment instance dungeon, Roddy had used the Floating Angel armour to fight against the Feral Tiger Angel. The amount of damage taken was severe. After the instance dungeon was over, Roddy had attempted to repair the armour back when he was in the base. However, the Floating Angel armour was a top-grade equipment and the cost required to repair it was huge as well ¨C most importantly, Roddy could sense that the Floater, which was a living object, was not under his control. It had resisted his attempts to channel power into it when he was trying to repair it. This caused the repair rate of the Floater to be slow. At present, the Floater had yet to return to the state it was in before the punishment instance dungeon. The current Floater could no longer transform into itsplete state. It was barely able to appear and transform into a mechanical gauntlet. This factor greatly reduced the capability of the Floater. Qiao Qiao had been dragged into the ground. Amid Soo Soo¡¯s cries, her body disappeared underground. Soo Soo was bbergasted. She threw herself on the ground and both her hands dug frantically. At the same time, Bugs took advantage of her distracted state and moved over. He grabbed her hair and pulled her up. Numerous metal insects crawled up his hand before moving onto Soo Soo¡¯s body. The sharp ws of the metal insects stabbed Soo Soo¡¯s body and she jerked in response. ¡°Be obedient and fall!¡± Bugsughed. These metal insects were equipped with certain drugs. With so many insects pumping the drugs into Soo Soo¡¯s body, she could only fall limply to the ground. Bugs turned around and saw that One-eye was fighting against Lun Tai again. Several parts of One-eye¡¯s armour had been broken off by Lun Tai¡¯s attacks. The shoulder part had been torn off and his helmet was deformed. Blood trickled down Lun Tai¡¯s mouth but both his hands grabbed One-eye¡¯s shoulder and he continuously mmed One-eye against the wall. ¡°The Hell are you looking at! Hurry up and help!¡± One-eye roared furiously through the guild channel. Bugs chuckled. He dared not be tardy; he quickly controlled his metal insects to swarm forward. It was only after several metal insects had made it up his calf did Lun Tai notice them. The electronic current broke out and he roared aloud. The pain forced him to release his grip on One-eye, who sent a kick out at him, kicking him down. One-eye then took a few steps back. One-eye spat out blood into his helmet. ¡°Several of my bones were broken by him! Damn it! I have not encountered such a strong Body Technique Division opponent in a long time.¡± Lun Tai knelt on the ground. The electrical current flowed through his body and he roared out in pain. Bang! A loud explosion rang out! Bugs, who was standing nearby, staggered. An explosion had erupted on his head. Roddy was behind him, a grenadeuncher in his hand and smoke curling out from its muzzle. After his shot connected, Roddy threw away the grenadeuncher and charged forward. Bugs was wearing helmet and armour. Thus, the grenade failed to harm him. He was merely stunned momentarily, allowing Roddy to pounce him. ¡°Ha ha! You are courting death!¡± Bugs shouted. A swarm of metal insects crawled out from his armour and onto Roddy¡¯s arm. ¡°Bugs, don¡¯t do it! His skill can counter you!¡± Far away, the electronics specialist youngster, who was on the ground, shouted. But it was toote! The electronics specialist youngster was on the ground, his exoskeleton armour seemingly out of power. Without the help of his armour, the youngster could only remain on the spot and watch as Roddy hugged Bugs. Over 20 metal insects crawled up Roddy¡¯s arm. However, before they could brandish their ws to stab him, they all curled up and fell to the ground. Bugs, who was being hugged by Roddy, was shocked. ¡°What is going on?¡± Roddy grabbed his shoulder and gave a harrumph. ¡°Mechanical pets? I love these things the most!¡± Right after Roddy harrumphed, the metal insects on the ground bounced up once more. Next, they furiously swarmed up Bugs¡¯ body. Bugs was shocked. He struggled with all his might. However, the moment Roddy was thrown off him, the metal insects released the electrical currents. Even more metal insects crawled out from his body ¨C but those were all not under his control. It was as though the metal insects Roddymandeered had the ability to infect the others. The new metal insects fell to the ground while the metal insects around his body initiated self-destruct sequences. The powerful electrical currents resulting from that fried the instruments installed onto the exoskeleton armour. Seeing that two of his teammates had fallen, One-eye shouted in rage. ¡°Fool! If he can control machines, don¡¯t let him get close to you!¡± He struck Lun Tai¡¯s forehead with his knee, knocking Lun Tai down. After that, he turned around and inhaled quickly. He raised his hand and an electromaic beam shot out from his palm. Roddy quickly raised his hand in response. The Floating Angel gauntlet came before him and a silvery, translucent shield blocked off the electromaic beam. However, Roddy was thrown away by the attack. ¡°Damn it!¡± Roddy fell to the ground and he could feel blood spraying out from his mouth. The underground tunnel was too narrow for him to summon the Mech¡­ Roddy mmed his fist on the ground. One-eye strode toward Roddy and he continued shooting electromaic beams at Roddy. Facing the barrage of electromaic beams, Roddy could only crouch down on the ground. He pushed the Floating Angel gauntlet up, using its energy shield to protect himself. One-eye shot out at least 10 beams and Roddy felt as though he was submerged by the attacks. In the end, One-eye sneered. He raised his hand toward the ceiling¡­ ¡­ several muzzles appeared from his arm¡­ Bang! Bang! Bang! After a series of attacks, a huge portion of the ceiling copsed down, entombing Roddy beneath them. Roddy only had time to shift this Floating Angel gauntlet up before the rubble covered him. Soo Soo, unconscious, Lun Tai knocked out, Roddy entombed, Qiao Qiao dragged into the ground. Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s four strongestbat powers were all defeated! In the distance, Qimu Xi was hugging Will tightly. Xia Xiaolei held onto a rifle and fired at One-eye fruitlessly. One-eye ignored them. He turned to face the electronics specialist youngster and Bugs. ¡°Fools! Take off the armour and get up!¡± Next, he turned around and pulled Lun Tai up from the ground. His left hand held Lun Tai¡¯s neck and his right hand grasped the air. The metal saw that was on the ground immediately flew into his hand and began rotating once more. ¡°500 points! Ha! I like it!¡± As the metal saw was about to cut Lun Tai¡¯s neck¡­ The rumbling sound of a motorcycle suddenly broke the silence of the underground tunnel. Vroom! One-eye raised his head and saw arge object flying over. He only had time to identify¡­ That¡­ looks like¡­ a¡­ motorcycle? Bang! The motorcycle mmed into him, sending him flying. Next, a figure charged out. The de of a sword arced down. Ca! One-eye¡¯s right arm, the one that was holding the metal saw, was cut from the elbow down. The tough exoskeleton armour failed to provide him any protection. One-eye screamed miserably on the ground. While he was struggling to get up, a sword stabbed into his chest from the back. The sword pierced right through his armour and his body, pinning him to the ground. A foot stamped down on One-eye¡¯s back and the sword was quickly pulled out. One-eye had died. [System prompt: You have killed a member of the Light Faction. System reward: 1,500 points.] Chen Xiaolian grunted. His eyes were fixed on Bugs, who was on the ground, his armourpletely ruined. Bugs was very unlucky. Just now, hearing One-eye¡¯s orders, he was going to take off his armour. So, he pulled off his helmet. Thus, his head was now very vulnerable. When Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze fell upon him, Bugs screamed. He jumped up and ran. Chen Xiaolian did not give chase. He strode toward the electronics specialist youngster. As he moved, he pulled out a gun and opened fire at Bugs. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The first few shots did not hit his head. They struck Bugs body that was protected by the armour. Thus, only sparks flew harmlessly when the bullets truck. However, thest bullet was a headshot. [System prompt: You have killed a member of the Light Faction. System reward: 1,500 points.] By the time Bugs was downed by the headshot, Chen Xiaolian was already standing before the electronics specialist youngster. He cast a cold pair of eyes at the youngster. The youngster huddled and screamed out abruptly, ¡°Don¡¯t kill me! Yourpanion had been pulled down by mypanion! If you don¡¯t want her to die¡­¡± Before he could finish his words¡­ Bang! A figure bounced up from the ground. The figurey before the electronics specialist youngster. Seeing the figure, the youngster became so terrified he could not find the words to say anything. The figure was none other than hispanion, the one who can turn his body intangible, Tongueless. Tongueless was clearly dead. His neck had begun to crumble to dust¡­ akin to a withered rock turning into sand. Qiao Qiao slowly floated up from the ground. She spat a mouthful of ck coloured blood on the ground. When she saw Chen Xiaolian, her eyes lit up. However, they quickly dimmed back down. Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and walked forward to embrace Qiao Qiao only to discover that Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes were ck. Then, she closed her eyes and fainted. The electronics specialist youngster was truly stunned. Chen Xiaolian looked at him. Then, he raised the Sword in the Stone and swung down¡­ Ka ka ka ka ka¡­ Following the sounds, the youngster screamed out sharply. However, he discovered that he was not wounded at all. Only, a great portion of the highly durable armour had been cut off and those parts now fell to the ground. ¡°Later, I will be slowly interrogating you. If you want to lie to me, then you should take advantage of this time to make up a story!¡± ¡­ Chapter 456 Change Of Objective

Chapter 456 Change Of Objective

GOR Chapter 456 Change Of Objective Chen Xiaolian exerted his strength to lift up arge piece of concrete rock and saw Roddy lying within an opening beneath, panting for breath. He wore a metal gauntlet on his hand, which was propped up to defend his body. When he saw Chen Xiaolian, he did not reveal too much of a surprised expression. Rather, he spat out the dust from his mouth and smiled wryly before saying in an exhausted tone. ¡°You are finally here? We nearly suffered from a team wipe.¡± Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand and pulled Roddy up. ¡°How are you holding up?¡± ¡°They are all external injuries.¡± After making his way out from the hole, Roddy found a spot and sat down cross-legged. He pulled out a spicy bar ([Beginner] ss healing substance), tore it out and shoved it into his mouth. Lun Tai had suffered the most. In the fight earlier, he had received the brunt of their attacks, having to go up against the leader of the team, One-eye. Chen Xiaolian propped Lun Tai to the side and retrieved a med kit to perform a basic examination on him. After that, he was unable to stop himself from frowning. Lun Tai was suffering from at least six broken bones. His ribs were seriously damaged, his left shoulder dislocated and numerous muscles were torn. Most importantly, he had overused his Muscle Fruit skill, pushing his body beyond its limit, thereby injuring his body to a certain degree. Lun Tai¡¯s body was bloody. Seeing his state, Chen Xiaolian felt vexed. He walked to the other side and pulled up the electronics specialist youngster. Without saying anything, Chen Xiaolian pped his face in session until his face became swollen. ¡°Wa, why did you do that?¡± asked the youngster fearfully. ¡°I am feeling unhappy, so I vented my anger on you. Do you have any objections?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a cold stare at him. The electronics specialist youngster lowered his head in fear. After that, Chen Xiaolian gathered the rest of the team. Qimu Xi and Xia Xiaolei too, came together and they sat down. Chen Xiaolian spent the first few minutes listening to the team¡¯s encounter in Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain. As he listened, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows furrowed. The Demon King¡­ ¡­ so Shen was right. Hearing that Qiao Qiao finished off the feather, the crease on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank deeper. He turned to look at Qiao Qiao, who was lying unconscious on Soo Soo¡¯s legs. There was an anxious look on his face. Child of Darkness¡­ ¡­ the skill activated? Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself. This skill¡­ is not a good thing! All this while, there was a hidden rule among the guild members. As long as the member was unwilling to disclose it, the other members would not question that member for the specifics about his or her skill ¨C that was the biggest secret of each Awakened. Of course, given the special rtionship between Chen Xiaolian, Roddy, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo, there were no secrets between them. When it came to the others however, they all followed this rule that was widely used in the circle of Awakened ones. In other words, while they might reveal what their skills were, some special aspects of the skill would be kept secret. For example: the shorings of the skill, the weaknesses etc. Before this, all of them had known that Qiao Qiao¡¯s skill was of the darkness type known as Child of Darkness. This skill had to be activated. After which, she would be able to make her body intangible. However, they did not ask her orment on the rest of the details. Chen Xiaolian was the only one who knew that this skill had a rather troublesome aspect. More urately, it was a troublesome side effect that could end up being a hidden danger. All this while, whenever he was fighting together with Qiao Qiao, Chen Xiaolian would carefully protect Qiao Qiao so as to ensure that she never needed to use the skill, or activate it. But now¡­ Chen Xiaolian released a heavy sigh and decided not toment further about that. He then listened to them as they informed him what happened during the course of the earlier battle. His brows knitted up once more. The battle was¡­ ¡­ too chaotic! And too miserable! After they finally fell silent, Lun Tai¡¯s face turned contorted. He wiped the blood off his face and there was a concerned look on his face. ¡°Xiaolian, as the Deputy Guild Leader, I have not been doing a good job.¡± ¡°No, Lun Tai, you have performed very well.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°If we are going to go into the details, it was my mistake. As the leader of this team, I bear the biggest responsibility, I should have¡­ ¡­ been together with you all. I left the team to act alone, causing the team to lose a portion of itsbat power. When you had to face the Demon King quest, I was not around. All of those are on me.¡± If they were to write down aprehensive evaluation of Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s currentbat power on paper, the results would be dazzling. Even without Chen Xiaolian, theirbat power was certainly that of a first-ss team. Lun Tai was a strong melee-type. With his Muscle Fruit skill, he could force out a strength that was very close to [A] ss. Additionally, he was equipped with the skillset for tough melee battles. He was practically a king of melee fights. An innate tank ss character. Soo Soo was an archetype in energy-based attacks. She possessed [S] ss powers in the me division, a child of light and the embodiment of the zing Phoenix. Roddy was of the electronics and mechanical division. He could control all forms of electronics and machines. At the same time, he also possessed super powerful equipment such as the Floater and the Mech. Qiao Qiao, who had just activated her Child of Darkness skill, could make her body intangible and unleash Anti-materialization attacks. Her intangible body would give her a nigh immortal body when face with physical based attacks. Additionally, her Anti-materialization attacks were highly lethal. Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi werecking somewhat when it came tobat power. However, looking at the other four, their skills were enough to dazzle everyone. However, this battle had been a miserable one. If Chen Xiaolian had not made it in time, the ones to be wiped out would not have been their enemies, but themselves. In the earlier battle, Lun Tai was the only one to have disyed his full ability¡­ truth be told, if one were to examine Lun Tai¡¯sbat power on paper, they would see that Lun Tai¡¯s power was weaker than Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and Roddy¡¯s. His forte, melee battles imposed arge restriction on him. Even so, thanks to his vast amount ofbat experience, he was able to fully make use of his strength. He had disyed 100 per cent of his strength and did much more. Inparison, Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and Roddy¡¯s performance were worse. Soo Soo¡¯s temperament was toocking¡­ ¡­ although the second personality appeared calm all the time, she would lose her wits and be distracted whenever Qiao Qiao was attacked or wounded. Thus, during battle, she was unable to concentrate properly. More than once just now, Soo Soo had gained the upper hand against her opponent with her me powers. However, she became distracted, giving her enemy the opportunity to escape and turn the tables on her. Mm, Roddy¡¯s case was different. His Floater was not in perfect state. It was still damaged and was unable to properly release itsbat power. Additionally, the restriction ced on him by their surroundings made it impossible for him to summon the Mech ¨C if he were to summon the Mech inside this narrow underground tunnel, it would have copsed, burying everyone. In Qiao Qiao¡¯s case, she had only just activated her skill and was not too ustomed to it. Not only was she not able to fully utilize her skill, she was also distracted by Soo Soo during the battle. The two sisters could be considered as each other¡¯s weakness. Their enemies managed totch onto the weakness and swept them up thanks to that. Their enemies¡­ ¡­ were very strong. However, they were not strong enough to push Meteor Rock Guild to the point of a team wipe. This other team was a pure mechanically and technologically based team. They relied heavily on equipment. They were different from Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team, a very well-rounded team in terms of skills. Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team possessed magic, physical strength, long range, etc. Even so, Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team ended with a miserable result. Truth be told, even if Lun Tai were to be excluded, if Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo or Roddy was able to fully unleash his or her abilities, each of them could solo One-eye and his team ¨C if they were able to unleash their full abilities. ¡°It seems we really do need a proper training.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Although the level of difficulty in this instance dungeon is unexpected, this training was necessary.¡± ¡°Yeah,¡± said Roddy. ¡°Now that I think about it, our earlier battle was terrible.¡± He appeared aggrieved. ¡°If we were on opennd, I alone could have beamed them to death.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t rely too much on your Mech.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°We will be encountering more terrain restrictions.¡± ¡°And this Floater is not mine.¡± Roddy smiled bitterly. ¡°I keep getting this feeling. Although I can control the Floater, it seems to be resisting my attempts to understand it. I cannot even glimpse its core functions. Also, I am unable to control it as well as¡­¡± Roddy took a deep breath and continued in a hoarse voice, ¡°As Nicole. Man and machine as one, I am unable to achieve that. Perhaps, there exists a special form of connection between the Floater and its host.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian was at a loss at how to continue¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian understood that matters rting to Nicole brought feelings of sorrow to Roddy¡¯s heart. ¡°Right now, we need to re-evaluate this instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the others. Those who were hurt remained hurt, and those who were exhausted remained exhausted. ¡°At present, this instance dungeon had, due to the Demon King branch quest, changed. Its level of difficulty is far greater than what we had anticipated. As the only ones in the Demon Faction, the other game participants will attack us. That does not only include Awakened ones, but also yers.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian thought of something. He suddenly understood why Thorned Flower Guild would indiscriminately attack the other game participants in the first phase of this instance dungeon. Perhaps¡­ That Shen had long since known of this Demon King branch quest. Thus, he had wanted toplete this route. Thorned Flower Guild nned to join the Demon Faction! In order to lower the difficulty in the second phase, they took advantage of the fact that the other game participants were ignorant of what the next phase would pertain and killed them. All for the sake of weakening the strength of the Light Faction. Reaching that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart felt more at ease. ¡°There is indeed a need for re-evaluation,¡± said Lun Tai with a frown. ¡°Xiaolian, what do you think?¡± ¡°Our main objective is team training. This objective has been reached ¨C that miserable battle just now should have given us enough experience.¡± ¡°So¡­¡± Lun Tai¡¯s heart skipped a beat. ¡°You think we should give up on this instance dungeon?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes lit up as well. ¡°Right! Give up on this instance dungeon. At most, the system will judge it as a failure and have us participate in a punishment instance dungeon! As for the punishment instance dungeon¡­ we have a method of getting past it!¡± The rest of the team, especially Qimu Xi, who had gone through the punishment instance dungeon with Chen Xiaolian, quickly raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian looked at the others. There was concern in his heart. A few secondster, Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°From a certain perspective, giving up on this instance dungeon is the wisest decision. At present, this instance dungeon¡¯s level of difficulty had gone way too high. We have be themon enemy of everyone in this instance dungeon! ¡°By the way, I should mention this. Back in Jerusalem, I encountered a bunch of fellows in knightly armours. Those fellows are probably Awakened ones and their level of strength is nothing to scoff at¡­ I was fortunate enough to kill one of them before making my escape. ¡°Additionally, there is the Thorned Flower Guild.¡± He added silently: Although that Shen said that he would not be interfering¡­ his Thorned Flower Guild is still inside this instance dungeon! Shen only said that he would not personally take action, he did not say Thorned Flower Guild would not be taking action. There was no need to question the difference in strength between the two of them. Meteor Rock Guild was most certainly the weaker one. ¡°So, we will give up on this instance dungeon? There is no way to quit an instance dungeon while it is still going on. We can only wait for the next phase. We will deliberately notplete the objective of the second phase and get ourselves kicked out of this instance dungeon before the third phase begins,¡± Lun Tai said slowly. ¡°Is that what you have in mind, Xiaolian?¡± ¡°That might be the safest course of action.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued slowly, ¡°Looking at the present circumstance, continuing on toward Tel Aviv toplete the second phase and trigger the third phase brings too high a risk. There is no need for us to risk our lives¡­ ¡­ this has nothing to do with courage. Rather, there is simply no such need.¡± After a pause, Chen Xiaolian added, ¡°Furthermore, there is a reason why we became themon enemy of the other game participants.¡± Next, Chen Xiaolian informed the others about the system prompts that Shen showed him. When he informed them about how killing a member of the Demon Faction would give a reward of 500 points¡­ Everyone from Meteor Rock Guild twisted their faces. This was simply an enticement to have the others hunt them down. Chen Xiaolian turned around and looked at the electronics specialist youngster. ¡°You fellows came over to kill us due to this, right?¡± The youngster shrunk his head back in fear and dared not say anything. ¡°No matter. We managed to survive this battle and killed them off instead. The points we obtained, mm, each kill gives 1,500 points.¡± Chen Xiaolian then shook his head. ¡°However, I cannot be certain how strong the next batch of Awakened ones toe after us will be. Could they be even stronger¡­ could they have an advantage in numbers¡­ worse, could Thorned Flower Guild be with them?¡± ¡°Then we will give up on this instance dungeon.¡± Lun Tai nodded in support of Chen Xiaolian. ¡°There is no need for us to risk our lives so recklessly. Our main objective is to train our team. Risking our lives for some demonic magic array is not beneficial to our guild.¡± Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s current potential was good enough. Each of their skills was very outstanding and they have a base of their own. Moreover, they had received arge batch of supplies from de Mountain me Sea Guild. At present, what Meteor Rock Guild needed was not to go risk their lives fighting against someone else, but to survive. They needed to slowly absorb these potential powers and transform them into real, tangible powers. They carefully read the contents of the system prompt and determined something. Their teammates will only be forcibly exterminated if Will died. There was nothing to indicate that their teammates will be exterminated if they gave up on the quest. After determining that, everyone could finally feel truly at ease. ¡°We can find a ce to hide, then¡­ ¡­ wait for the second phase to end. Since we failed toplete the quest, we will be able to leave this instance dungeon.¡± Roddy said. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and turned to face the electronics specialist youngster. ¡°This prisoner. I intend to leave him alive. We need a¡­ ¡­ source of information from the Light Faction. ¡°For example, the system will give out our coordinates to the Light Faction every 60 minutes. That state willst for 5 minutes. This is a very absurd situation. We need this fellow alive because his personal system is the only one here that can receive the system prompt. Through him, we can prepare ourselves. ¡°Also, it is possible that there will be some information that is disadvantageous to the Light Faction. We will need to be able to receive that information.¡± ¡­ Chapter 457 Objective, Sea!

Chapter 457 Objective, Sea!

GOR Chapter 457 Objective, Sea! The equipment belonging to One-eye¡¯s four-man team were all seized by Chen Xiaolian. The one with the highest value was naturally the exoskeleton armour that they were wearing¡­ from all outward appearances, this armour was very close to the ck technology shown in Iron Man. It was also not too inferior in terms of avable functions. In terms of its power source, there was a need for Roddy to take it back to base and slowly conduct research on it. Roddy was most interested in the special abilities that this armour possessed. Among them were the abilities to transform its shape and adapt to its owner¡¯s size when equipping. ording to Roddy, thisbat armour utilized a special ¡®module¡¯ that allowed it to transform some other machines for use. Roddy, who had dismantled them, found that the armours also contained external equipment. This external equipment could be brought out to be used separately. For example, the one-man flying equipment and the metal saw that One-eye used. When not needed forbat, the metal saw can transform into a metal wheel to serve as a form of ground transport ¨C it was almost simr to Segway. Thisbat armour¡¯s defensive aspect was also quite good. Furthermore, it possessed an excellent manoeuvring system. Even without any weapons equipped, someone wearing this armour would more or less be able to confront Lun Tai with his Muscle Fruit skill activated. Chen Xiaolian then had Xia Xiaolei carefully search through the Exchange System to find out what this equipment was. Its name was ¡®Combat Fortress¡¯. Its description in the Exchange System was: A solo-type multi-functionalbat armour. It would not be far-fetched to say that the only difference between this armour and the one in Iron Man was that this ¡®Combat Fortress¡¯ was not equipped with an AI system. During battle, many functions had to be personally controlled. Additionally, the grade given to his Combat Fortress in the Exchange System was very high: [A-]. In the Exchange System, such a line was further used to describe it: Among all the mechanical equipment avable for exchange, this might be the one closest to the Floating Angel armour. One thing was certain, One-eye¡¯s team was one that followed the technological and mechanical route. Additionally, they had already developed themselves to a very high level in this route. For all four members of their team to afford this Combat Fortress, this team was qualified to be called a plutocrat team. Why? In the Exchange System, a single Combat Fortress required 18,000 points! And that was only for the vani version. Adding other weapons systems and external equipment required even more points. ¡°It has another function that I like a lot. The Nightingale scouting system. A Combat Fortress can release six Nightingale scouting drones. These drones are equipped with optical, thermal and infrared detection. These six drones can scan an area with a radius of 3.5 kilometres to near perfection. It is a multi-angle monitoring system that has no dead angles.¡± Inside the Thunderstorm Tank, Roddy smiled at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°This is definitely a good thing! Especially now that it has fallen into my hands, I can proceed to modify it.¡± To Roddy¡¯s sorrow, all the Combat Fortresses seized were damaged. Additionally, there were only three of those damaged armours. Chen Xiaolian had cut the electronics specialist youngster¡¯s set into eight pieces and they could no longer be repaired ¨C they could only function as scrap material, to be brought back to the base and stuffed into the smelting furnace and transformed into energy. Among the three damaged set of Combat Fortresses, the one belonging to Bugs was in the best shape. The most damaged was Tongueless¡¯ ¨C Qiao Qiao¡¯s Anti-materialization skill was too destructive. Surprisingly, although One-eye¡¯s armour received considerable damage when fighting against Lun Tai earlier, the coreponents of his armour were not too damaged. ¡°These things rely too much on technology.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Generally, mechanical equipment is only useful when dealing with physical attacks and defence. We will be at a loss once we encounter magic or spiritual types. We cannot be too reliant on mechanical equipment, but¡­¡± After considering it, he continued, ¡°The auxiliary members of our guild, like Xia Xiaolei can use these equipment to strengthen theirbat capabilities.¡± Hearing that, everyone gave their assent. Xia Xiaolei was a humanoid discount card. His skill was without question very important to their guild. However, this skill could contribute to nothing in the heat of battle. He was pretty much just fetching the soya sauce in every battle. However, with the Combat Fortress equipped, his battle strength could be greatly increased. During moments of danger, he would be capable of protecting himself. In addition to the three Combat Fortresses, there was something else that made everyone happy. Storage Watches! They seized a total of four Storage Watches. For Meteor Rock Guild, this helped solve a big problem of theirs: Supplies. In addition to the current Storage Watches owned by Chen Xiaolian and Lun Tai, they now have enough for nearly every main powerhouse in their guild. After some considerations, Chen Xiaolian assigned the watches. As one skilled in the mechanical field, it was only natural for Roddy to get one. As the guild¡¯s king of logistics and humanoid discount card, it was also necessary to give Xia Xiaolei one. Qiao Qiao, who was one of the guild¡¯s main powerhouses, was also given one. After some more consideration, Chen Xiaolian decided to leave the remaining one for Bei Tai, who was back at home. He did not choose to give it to Soo Soo because both Soo Soo and Qiao Qiao were pretty much inseparable. Thus, there was no need to give her one. As for Qimu Xi¡­ this girl had yet to disy a performance worthy of their trust. The items stored inside the Storage Watches seized from One-eye¡¯s team were also quite impressive. In addition to some spareponents and weaponry for the Combat Fortresses, there were some other firearms. They also had an Electromag Tank, an equipment that was one level lower than Thunderstorm Tank. However, it was fasterpared to the Thunderstorm Tank. There were also severalbat drones and¡­ A transport that can carry up to nine people¡­ ¡­ a submarine! When he saw the submarine stored inside the Storage Watch, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. He exchanged nces with the other members. Roddy¡¯s eyes were especially strange. ¡°We are thinking about the same thing, aren¡¯t we?¡± Roddyughed. ¡­ After changing their objective, Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team decided not toplete the quest for the second phase. Instead, they would go hide. They would do their best to ensure their safety. After bing the one target of every game participant in this instance dungeon, this was a very sensible choice. However, there were a few difficulties in executing this decision. The biggest one was due to the system. After every 60 minutes, the system will reveal the coordinates of Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team members to every member of the Light Faction. Additionally, each time this happened, it wouldst for 5 minutes. If so, where should they go hide? What was the best ce for them toy low? Perhaps it would be more urate to say, hiding was no longer possible. Since the system will be revealing their coordinate, the best method for them to escape was: Make it so the others cannot catch up to them. Having the submarine solved this problem. The sea! ¡­ ¡°Among game participants, only a few would have water-based transport. This is the first factor. Second, no matter where we choose to hide onnd, the enemy would definitelye hunt us. But the sea is vast and we have a submarine. That way, we can utilize the terrain, moving about in the sea. Should the need arise; we can just submerge down to hide. I doubt the other Awakened guilds would just happen to have a submarine. ¡°From experience, I can say that the number of Awakened guilds that possesses water-based transport is very small. But a submarine? That is even smaller!¡± Lun Tai had told them. ¡°I agree with Lun Tai¡¯s opinion,¡± said Roddy loudly. ¡°Moreover, whenpared to hiding somewhere onnd, we will have a greater advantage by going to the sea. The sea is vast and free of obstruction while the terrains of thend areplex. We will have to manoeuvre through buildings and others and face possible ambushes if we do. By going to the sea, we can greatly reduce that possibility. ¡°If we go hide onnd, we maye across a situation where our enemies have already locked on to our location even though we have yet to notice them. However, in the sea¡­ ¡­ using the submarine to move about, it will be difficult for our enemies to lock down our position. Additionally, the chances of us falling into an ambush be very small.¡± ¡°But why not go to the sky?¡± Qiao Qiao, who had been silent, suddenly opened her mouth. Qiao Qiao had been awake for a while. However, she was still in the process of familiarizing herself with the strange changes within her body and the new skills she devoured. After waking up, she had remained taciturn until now. ¡°We have a Tidal Fighter. Why not head to the skies?¡± Roddy sighed. ¡°There are many game participants with anti-air weapons. Weapons to hit aircrafts are not some rare equipment. Additionally, many Awakened ones also possesses flying-type skills. The skies are not as safe as the sea. ¡°Additionally, look at it from a different perspective. Among us all, I am the only one who can summon out the Mech and do battle in the sky. The rest of us have no such ability at all. ¡°The Tidal Fighter is very strong. However, once our enemies lock down our Tidal Fighter¡¯s position, I doubt it can take on the attacks from every game participant. If the Tidal Fighter is heavily damaged, falling down from a height of tens of thousands of metres¡­ considering how none of us can fly, we are as good as dead. ¡°Things are different in the sea. If the submarine is destroyed, we can swim to the surface and survive. In times of danger, we will still have the chance of making it out alive. On the contrary, if we were to go to the sky, we will have no way to escape. ¡°Let me phrase it in another way: Swimming is easier than flying.¡± ¡°That is right. Should the submarine fail us in the sea, we can summon out the Tidal Fighter to flee again. However, if we were to head to the sky¡­ and the Tidal Fighter gets heavily damaged, we have no way of using the submarine in the middle of the air.¡± Chen Xiaolian voiced his agreement. He looked around and saw that there were no objections. Chen Xiaolian then announced the decision, ¡°Then it is settled! We will be heading into the sea! Roddy, make the necessary changes to our route. We will be heading west to the coastline. Next, we will head into the sea!¡± ¡°Yosh!¡± Roddyughed and turned the Thunderstorm Tank. Chen Xiaolian then exchanged nces with Qiao Qiao. He could clearly sense the sadness in her eyes. Qiao Qiao gave a faint sigh and turned her eyes away, avoiding Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze. Chen Xiaolian sighed inwardly. However, this was not the time to be discussing things in secret with Qiao Qiao. He then turned his attention to¡­ ¡­ Will. Little Will! Chapter 458 Quest Target Is?

Chapter 458 Quest Target Is?

GOR Chapter 458 Quest Target Is? Will was a special existence within this instance dungeon. That was especially true considering what Chen Xiaolian had found after separating from the rest of the team back in Jerusalem. In the nursing ward of the hospital, the over 70-year-old Will had called him Guild Leader before breathing hisst. A rather absurd theory was forming within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Furthermore, after thepletion of this branch quest, the storyline was changed and the system made a special request. Will¡¯s importance within the storyline was raised by the system to an unprecedented level. Protect the system¡¯s quest target ¨C this was not Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first time seeing such a quest. He had faced such quests before more than once. However, he had never seen the system put such a degree of importance on a quest target. Should Will die, the system shall forcibly exterminate two of their teammates at random ¨C this near unreasonable condition can naturally be interpreted as: This Will was very important! Very, very important! A Demon King, a battle between the Demon Faction and the Light Faction. The Demon Faction must do everything they can to ensure little Will¡¯s survival¡­ ¡­ not to mention, there was also the ultimate goal of activating a magic array¡­ When considering all the factors, there was no way to avoid associating them together. Chen Xiaolian walked over and sat down beside Will. Seeing Chen Xiaolian move there, Qimu Xi and Xia Xiaolei, who had intended to sit beside Will, moved to the side and sat down. At any rate, there was sufficient space within the Thunderstorm Tank. When Chen Xiaolian sat down, an obvious look of panic could be seen on little Will¡¯s face. He raised his head and there was a look of surprise on his face. There was also a look of anxiousness and unease. ¡°¡­ ¡­ Guild Leader?¡± Hearing the way Will addressed him, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s burrows furrowed. He was unable to stop himself from recalling how the old patient known as Will in Jerusalem had also addressed him that way. ¡°Can we talk?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Of course.¡± Little Will shrunk his neck back. ¡°No need to be afraid.¡± Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand and patted him on his shoulder. Next, he did his best to speak in an amiable tone, ¡°Will, I have a question for you¡­ back home, do you have any other rtives? For example, your grandfather and others of the like.¡± ¡°No.¡± Little Will shook his head. ¡°My grandfather died before I was born.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and pondered it. ¡°Can you tell me what you know about him?¡± Little Will seemed somewhat troubled. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t actually know much about him.¡± ¡°What is your grandfather¡¯s name?¡± Little Will answered the question promptly¡­ ¡­ however, the name he gave felt unfamiliar to Chen Xiaolian. It was a verymon Jewish name, without the word ¡®Will¡¯. ¡°Do you know what kind of person he was?¡± Little Will considered the question. ¡°I don¡¯t really know¡­ ¡­ however, I did hear that he had served as a soldier before. He joined the war and lost a leg in the war.¡± One legged. Chen Xiaolian sighed. That was not right. ¡°Ah, I remember now. I had heard before that my grandfather was always very fat. ording to what I heard, he suffered from a certain endocrine disorder. Thus, he had always been fat. Others would think that he was greedy and gluttonous, but it was all due to his sickness.¡± That was totally wrong. Chen Xiaolian went over his spection once more. One-legged, fat¡­ ¡­ those features did not match the old Will he found in the nursing ward. Chen Xiaolian smiled at Will and said, ¡°All right, thank you for answering my questions.¡± There was a puzzled look on little Will¡¯s face. ¡°Guild Leader¡­ ¡­ did my answers help you?¡± ¡°Yes, you have helped a lot.¡± Chen Xiaolianforted him. Before he got up and left the spot, he made a signal to Qimu Xi so that she coulde over and care for the little fellow. Although Will wanted to go sit with Soo Soo, she had just gone through a battle and was not fully recovered. Soo Soo was presently resting in Qiao Qiao¡¯s embrace, sleeping. Chen Xiaolian moved without hesitation. He moved to the rear corner of the tank and hauled the electronics specialist youngster up. Then, he turned to the others and said, ¡°I will be bringing him out for some fresh air.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian opened up the cover. With one hand holding onto the electronics specialist youngster, he climbed up the Thunderstorm Tank and sat on top of it. He casually chose a spot beside the turret and tossed the electronics specialist youngster down beside him. ¡°Let us talk.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked him in the eyes. There was a look of despair in the youngster¡¯s eyes. ¡°I never asked, what is your name?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ Thirteen.¡± Seeing the brows rising on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, the electronics specialist youngster quickly added. ¡°That is my real name. It is just a name. There is no need for me to lie about my name.¡± He took a deep breath and quickly continued, ¡°I grew up in an orphanage and I dislike my original name. Thus, I gave myself this name ¨C mm, I ran away from the orphanage when I was 13 years old, so I named myself Thirteen. That is also my name in the guild.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°I believe you.¡± ¡°What else do you want to ask from me?¡± Thirteen appeared rather terrified. ¡°About my guild, I have already told you everything ¨C there is no need for me to hide anything. Everyone in my guild has been killed off. It is all gone, all its members gone, the guild gone. There is no need for me to lie anymore.¡± ¡°I believe that as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and looked at Thirteen. ¡°How about we make a deal?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Thirteen¡¯s eyes lit up and he cast a cautious look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°See, surely you don¡¯t want to die. Everyone wants to live.¡± Thirteen gulped. ¡°Of course I don¡¯t want to die, but¡­ ¡­ will you all let me live? I don¡¯t think so.¡± ¡°That is true; killing you will give us 1,500 points.¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately revealed a smile. ¡°However, at the end of the day, there is really not much grudge between us. You see, although you fellows ambushed us, none of us died. Instead, your team was the one to get wiped out. So¡­ ¡­ letting you live is not out of the question. At any rate, none of us died. ¡°As for the 1,500 points¡­ ¡­ I think if you can provide us with something worth more than 1,500 points¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have any extra points.¡± Thirteen¡¯s face was wretched as he said, ¡°Our guild had a very strict management. Every time the instance dungeon ends, everyone will send over the points acquired to boss One-eye. All the points were with him.¡± The information surprised Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Is that so?¡± ¡°I am telling the truth.¡± Thirteen feared that Chen Xiaolian would not believe him and he quickly said, ¡°It is the truth! I really want to live! If I can hand over any points, I will certainly do so. However, there are less than 100 points in my personal system.¡± ¡°Fine, I trust you.¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and smiled. The evening breeze blew his hair and they danced around in the wind. His smile made a chill run down Thirteen¡¯s spine. ¡°I have no intention of snatching away your points.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°When I said you can provide us with something worth more than 1,500 points, I was referring to something else.¡± ¡°For example?¡± Thirteen¡¯s eyes lit up again. ¡°For example¡­ you are a member of the Light Faction,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly, ¡°The system prompts given to the Demon Faction and the Light Faction arepletely different. ¡°We need to know the contents of the system prompts given to the members of the Light Faction. It will be an important source of information and reference. ¡°For example, when will the system give our position away and how long will itst. In addition, will the system give those hunting us any additional assistance or rewards etc. ¡°Furthermore, I also want to know what the quest for the members of the Light Faction is¡­¡± Thirteen was hesitant. ¡°Just those? If I tell you those things, you will let me live?¡± ¡°Naturally, not right now.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°There is no way I would let you go right now. What I mean is, if you cooperate with me, then before we leave this instance dungeon, we will let you go.¡± Thirteen hesitated. ¡°I will be honest. Both of us don¡¯t trust each other,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°I will be concerned that you are lying to me, giving me false information and misguiding us¡­ ¡­ resulting in us besieged by the other game participants and die as a result ¨C I think you are probably hoping that we would die. We did destroy your guild after all.¡± Seeing that Thirteen was about to say something in defence, Chen Xiaolian raised a finger and waved it. ¡°No, don¡¯t bother trying to bluff. This ismon sense. If you say you don¡¯t hate us and don¡¯t wish death upon us, I will think you are lying.¡± Thirteen fell silent. ¡°In order to ensure that you are telling us the truth, we can only do this: Put you in the same boat as us! We live, you live. We die¡­ you die!¡± Thirteen¡¯s eyes flickered. ¡°If you want to live, then you must first cooperate fully with us. Be sure to give us the real information you acquired from the Light Faction. It must not be fake! Only by doing so will our chances of surviving be increased. I don¡¯t mind telling you this. Once we fall into a desperate state, the moment we face death¡­ ¡­ I will disregard all and kill you off first.¡± Thirteen¡¯s body flinched and he considered it. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ even if I do not lie to you, tell you theplete truth, give you all the information without altering anything¡­ ¡­ how can I be sure that you won¡¯t go back on your words? In the end, after you all make it out alive, won¡¯t you kill me?¡± ¡°You can only gamble on it.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread open both hands. ¡°You only have two choices: You can choose not to believe me and give me false information. Then, before I die, I will most definitely kill you ¨C do take note, I won¡¯t care what you have to say, nor will I care if the dangers we faced then were connected to you¡­ ¡­ I am sorry to say, at a time like this, I will not be reasonable. As long as we fall into a dangerous situation, once we face death, I will kill you! ¡°Or, you can choose to believe me and sincerely cooperate with me. In the end, I will let you go¡­ naturally, you are free to doubt me. However, this is your only chance to survive. ¡°See? One of them leads to certain death, while the other leads to the possibility of survival. Which one will you choose?¡± Thirteen was silent. Chen Xiaolian revealed a faint smile. ¡°Of course, you can choose to ept death and use yourself as bait, leading us with false information so that we would go to our deaths. Then, you will die together with us to avenge your fallen brethren ¨C however, from what I can see, you are not such a chivalrous person.¡± Clenching his teeth, Thirteen finally spoke up, ¡°True, I don¡¯t. I grew up in an orphanage and learnt something at a young age: Seize your own bread first.¡± ¡°See? If that is the case, we now have a basis for our cooperation.¡± Chen Xiaolian extended his hand toward Thirteen. ¡°Are you willing to give it a try?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Thirteen stared at Chen Xiaolian before revealing a bitter smile. ¡°I have no other choice. I can only trust you¡­ ¡­ you must promise, as long as you fellows manage to survive, you must not kill me!¡± ¡°I promise.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°My words are quite trustworthy, you know.¡± ¡°Fine, I too, promise not to lie. If you need any information, I will tell you all about it truthfully.¡± Thirteen¡¯s voice was filled with seriousness. ¡°We are on the same boat now.¡± ¡°Very good, we have a deal.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes narrowed and he smiled at Thirteen. ¡°Now, let me get the first piece of information from you.¡± ¡°What do you want to know?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°You fellows have gone through the first phase of this instance dungeon. I want to know, what is your quest in the first phase? Rather, what is the name of the quest target that the system gave you?¡± ¡­ Chapter 459 Surname

Chapter 459 Surname

GOR Chapter 459 Surname Chen Xiaolian believed that he was closing in on this instance dungeon¡¯s critical point. The quest target, little Will. It was not just the case for the Demon Faction. Little Will¡¯s level of importance had risen to absurd proportions. Additionally, there were many clues proving the importance of this quest target. For example, in the second phase, the system had game participants make a choice: They could choose to either kill off the quest target that they were protecting or choose no. If¡­ ¡­ back then, if they had killed little Will, what would be of their storyline? What changes would ur to their faction alignment? And what changes would ur to the storyline? Chen Xiaolian looked at Thirteen, waiting for his answer. ¡­ The sound of hooves rang out. Tian Lie, who was riding on a horse, looked forward at Nicole, who was riding quickly. He sat on the horse with a rxed posture. However, his buttocks appeared welded to the saddle. They moved softly like a slug as his body moved, corresponding to the up and down movements of the horse. It seemed as though there was some form of rule involved. On the saddle behind Tian Lie was a sack. Whining sounds could be hearding from the sack. Judging by the outline of the sack, it seemed as though it contained a human. ¡°Wait a minute, woman.¡± Tian Lie suddenly shouted. Nicole reined her horse to a stop and looked back at Tian Lie. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Even if you don¡¯t need to rest, the horses need to. And even if the horses don¡¯t, these two fellows we are bringing with us need rest.¡± Tian Lie jumped down from the horse and pulled down the sack ced at the back of the saddle with one hand. Then, he lightly tossed it on the ground. Watching Tian Lie, Nicole nodded before getting off her horse as well. She hauled another sack from the back of her horse. The two sacks were ced side by side on the ground and Tian Lie crouched down to untie one of them. After opening the sack, a head was revealed. This person¡¯s mouth had been gagged and there was panic in his eyes. He struggled desperately in an attempt to cry out. ¡°Here, I will now ungag you so that you can drink some water. If you shout, you can forget about drinking water.¡± Tian Lie narrowed his eyes and looked at the fellow. The man shuddered. Nicole cast a disgusted look at TIan Lie. Then, she turned her look of disgust at the fellow in the sack. Next, she stepped forward to open up the other sack. There was another fellow inside the sack. Tian Lie gave the first fellow some water to drink. After drinking the water, tears flowed out of the fellow¡¯s eyes and he begged loudly. His words were vague but it was possible to discern that he was begging Tian Lie to release him. Tian Lie shrugged and said nothing. He patted the fellow on his head before gagging him with tape once more. ¡°Are you purposely trying to show off your kindness? What a pointless move.¡± Nicole crossed her arms and sneered at Tian Lie. Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°What part of it is absurd?¡± ¡°I do not think that these two scums should receive any preferential treatment.¡± Nicole harrumphed. The two fellows in the sacks belonged to Nicole and Tian Lie respectively. They were their quest targets in the first phase of this instance dungeon. Although Nicole and Tian Lie had cooperated to enter this instance dungeon, they did not establish a guild. Thus, they were considered as solo participants by the system. As such, both of them have their own quest targets. Interestingly enough, both their quest targets were not good people. When Tian Lie found his quest target, he realized that this fellow was a gold finger ¨C a thief. As for Nicole, her quest target¡¯s background was moreplicated¡­ he was a thug working for a brothel. It was not hard to imagine how disgusted Nicole, who was a woman, felt after finding her quest target. ¡°Don¡¯t be like this, beautiful Miss Ye.¡± Tian Lieughed loudly. ¡°If you hate this fellow so much, you should have killed him when the second phase began.¡± Nicole rolled her eyes. ¡°What about you? Didn¡¯t you also choose not to kill your quest target? I don¡¯t understand this act of kindness from you. I can see from your eyes, for someone like you, killing him is no different from killing a chicken.¡± Tian Lie sighed. ¡°Well, enough with the bickering. It may have been interesting in the beginning, but too much of it is just boring. Both of us understand, the reason why we chose not to kill our quest targets was because we had guessed that Chen Xiaolian ¨C with his softheartedness ¨C would never kill off his quest target.¡± As he spoke, Tian Lie looked at Nicole. ¡°We are not rookies. We have a deep understanding of this damnable game and the bloody system. The choice we had to make in the beginning of the second phase, to kill or not to kill, would most likely affect the assignment of factionster on. You don¡¯t want to end up on the faction opposite of Chen Xiaolian. Both of us share that sentiment.¡± ¡°But I am regretting it now.¡± Nicole narrowed her eyes. ¡°This fellow, I really want to snap his neck.¡± ¡°Ha ha, you are now behaving like a feminist.¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°Right now, I only hope that the ill-fated team that became the only force in the Demon Faction is not Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team.¡± Nicole harrumphed. Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°I actually hope that this assignment of factions can be changed. Maybe¡­ ¡­ the opportunity to change lies in our respective quest targets.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian looked at Thirteen, waiting quietly for a name toe out from his mouth. ¡°Hildeberg Civi Beyliah.¡± That was the name that came out from Thirteen¡¯s mouth. Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a throbbing pound and he cast a frown at Thirteen. The youngster immediately shouted, ¡°I swear I am telling the truth!¡± A few secondster, Chen Xiaolian judged, through Thirteen¡¯s behaviour and his own visual confirmation, that Thirteen was not lying. Hildeberg Civi Beyliah. The quest target assigned to One-eye¡¯s team was not called Will. That gave Chen Xiaolian a slight surprise. However, he soon realized something important. Hildeberg Civi Beyliah ¨C Beyliah! That surname! What was little Will¡¯s full name again? Will Ritz Beyliah. Beyliah. Will¡¯s surname was also Beyliah. The surname Beyliah was an importantmon ground for the quest targets given to Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team and One-eye¡¯s team. Chen Xiaolian had a vague guess. This surname must represent something important in this instance dungeon. ¡°So, where is your quest target?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We killed him,¡± Thirteen said frankly. ¡°After the second prompt appeared, Boss One-eye made the decision and none of us objected.¡± Seeing the look Chen Xiaolian was giving him, Thirteen quickly added, ¡°We were quick to find the quest target. Therefore, we got an advantageous piece of information. ording to that prompt, killing off the quest target might give us an advantage in theter phase of the main quest. Besides¡­ ¡­ Thorned Flower Guild is also participating in this instance dungeon. ording to Boss One-eye, bringing an extra baggage with us will be too inconvenient for us. Thus, we decided to just kill him.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. His exnation was very reasonable. ¡°So, what happened after you killed your quest target?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°As I recall, the system stated that certain advantages will be given when going into the final phase of the storyline or something.¡± He then stared intently at Thirteen and asked, ¡°What is this final phase of the storyline? What information did the system give?¡± Thirteen shook his head. ¡°Nothing.¡± He quickly added, ¡°I am telling the truth! The system only gave one prompt.¡± ¡°What did it say?¡± Thirteen dared not hold anything back. He smiled wryly before answering, ¡°The prompt given by the system back then was: You have gotten rid of a threat to the light and gained the Light Faction¡¯s approval. It then told us to prepare to enter a holy war.¡± Holy war? Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows. Got rid of a threat to the light¡­ Killing off the quest target equals getting rid of a threat to the light? A bulb shed within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. The Light represented holiness, justice, purity¡­ if so¡­ Chen Xiaolian sighed gently. ¡°Beyliah¡­ ¡­ sigh, I am so stupid. To think I would ignore this surname. Beyliah!¡± ¡­ After returning to the innerpartment of the tank, Chen Xiaolian tossed Thirteen to the corner. Thirteen did not resist at all. Next, Chen Xiaolian had the otherse together for a discussion. ¡°We had missed out on an important clue.¡± As they conversed, theymunicated using Chinese ¨C Chen Xiaolian had deliberately chosen to do so because he did not want little Will to understand what they were discussing. ¡°The surname Beyliah, I had ignored it¡­ ¡­ that is Will¡¯s surname.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the others and continued, ¡°I asked Thirteen about it just now. In the first phase of this instance dungeon, his team¡¯s quest target is also surnamed Beyliah. I believe this is an important simrity.¡± Lun Tai asked calmly, ¡°Is there anything special about the surname Beyliah?¡± ¡°Not to us. But in the Jewish legends, this is an important name.¡± As he said that, he turned to face Qiao Qiao. ¡°Do you still remember when we were at the Wailing Wall? I had told you about the history of the wall. That is the remnant of a Jewish holy temple. It was built by the greatest monarch in the history of the Jews, King Solomon. A dazzling moment in the annals of history. ¡°Later on however, King Solomon made a mistake. He turned his back on his faith and the Jewish kingdom fell into decline¡­ several hundred yearster, the holy temple was invaded by foreign forces and burnt down¡­ ¡­ and now, only the Wailing Wall remains.¡± Roddy was the fastest to react. ¡°King Solomon is the key point here, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°King Solomon is the key here. The holy temple that King Solomon built was one of the symbols of Light. However, King Solomon then turned his back on religion¡­ ¡­ leading to the decline of his kingdom and they broke apart.¡± ¡°What was the mistake that King Solomonmitted?¡± Qiao Qiao noticed the important factor there. Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile. ¡°ording to legend, King Solomon was enticed by a demon. He stepped into darkness and learned the magic arts of darkness. Thus, everyone believed that he had turned his back on religion and God. Therefore, God punished him, making it so his kingdom declined and fell apart.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Enticed by a demon?¡± ¡°Yes, ording to legends, the demon that enticed King Solomon was known as a Demon King.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly and continued, ¡°Its name is¡­ ¡­ Belial.¡± ¡°In other words, Beyliah actually stands for¡­ ¡°Belial!¡± ¡­ [TL: Some form of wordy here¡­ because this was originally written in Chinese, so Will''s surname came up as B¨¨i l¨¬ y¨£ (pinyin). When Chen Xiaolian revealed this, he used English: Belial. [On a side note, as someone had mentioned before, the existence of King Solomon and him building the temple is something sourcedpletely from the Bible.] Chapter 460 Change!

Chapter 460 Change!

GOR Chapter 460 Change! Belial. Little Will¡¯s surname. That was also the surnames of the other quest targets given to the other teams and participants. The name of the demon that had engineered the downfall of King Solomon. After connecting all these clues, everything became clear. Little Will¡¯s identity¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows furrowed tightly together. Inside the tank, all of them looked toward little Will. Seeing so many people staring at him, little Will appeared somewhat fearful and he shrank back. ¡°So, he may be the demon?¡± Roddy whispered. ¡°We are in the Demon Faction while the system wants us to protect him¡­ ¡­ isn¡¯t that what it means?¡± ¡°What about the other game participants?¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°At present, it would appear that the quest targets assigned to other game participants all have the surname Belial. Could they all be demons?¡± ¡°I think it might be moreplicated than this.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and continued to reveal his spections, ¡°Maybe this is a storyline. Maybe¡­ in the first phase, having all the quest targets named Belial is part of the storyline. Maybe, in this storyline, these people with the surname Belial are all the descendants of the demon. Or perhaps, they are demon candidates¡­ ¡­ whatever the case, after the participants have found their quest targets, following their choice, they would be assigned to different factions in the storyline.¡± Chen Xiaolian analysed the details solemnly as he continued, ¡°In the second phase, we had to choose whether to kill Will or not¡­ ¡­ in fact, we can perceive it as, choose whether to kill the demon candidate or not. ¡°If a participant chooses to kill him, that participant would have, without question, be assigned into the Light Faction. ¡°If the participant chooses not to¡­ ¡­ maybe, there would be a chance for the participant to enter the branch quest in Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain. ¡°I specte that only those who chose not to kill the quest target would be able to activate the Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain branch quest and encounter the Demon King¡¯s feather. However, since we havepleted the branch quest, the other teams will have no chance to do so anymore. ¡°And once wepleted the branch quest, we became formal members of the Demon Faction and little Will was automatically recognized by the system as a real demon¡­ ¡­ as for the other participants, they became part of the faction that opposes us.¡± Listening to that, Lun Tai nodded and said, ¡°I think this is very likely.¡± ¡°But¡­ ¡­ the others who did not kill their quest target in the second phase, what about them? Although they did not encounter the Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain branch quest, they did not kill their quest target all the same. Why would they be assigned to the Light Faction?¡± Qimu Xi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up. This taciturn little girl rarely spoke. Now that she had suddenly spoken up her mind, everyone turned to look at her with looks of surprise. Qimu Xi became anxious. She pursed her lips to the side and whispered, ¡°I¡­ I just think that this is too unfair. Why is it that we are the only ones to be put into the Demon Faction? We have to be attacked by everyone¡­¡± ¡°There is nothing unfair to it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said, ¡°The higher the level of danger, the higher the level of difficulty¡­ ¡­ then, the level of reward might be higher. That has always been the way the system works. The difficulties we face may be the biggest, but the reward is also the highest. Just look at points. Whenever we kill a member of the Light Faction, we can acquire 1,500 points. In contrast, when they kill one of us, they only get 500 points. ¡°I can confidently say, if we doplete the final quest of this instance dungeon, the rewards will most certainly be beyond our imaginations. ¡°However, there is no need to go risk our lives on it.¡± It was then that Xia Xiaolei suddenly spoke up, ¡°Guild Leader¡­ ¡­ I think, there could still be changes.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as he looked at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Maybe¡­ ¡­ in theter part of the instance dungeon, the system might re-assign the members of each faction once again,¡± said Xia Xiaolei in a hushed tone. ¡°I think that what Qimu Xi said is logical. Those participants that chose not to kill their quest targets; it made no sense for them to be thrown into the Light Faction just like that. Maybe¡­ ¡­ in theter part of this instance dungeon, there will be another opportunity for them to choose their faction. Maybe¡­ ¡­ we might not be the only ones in the Demon Faction. Who could tell what would happen in theter stages?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. He looked at the others before turning to look at Xia Xiaolei. There was a praising look on his face. ¡°Very good, Xiaolei. You are using your brain now. That is good!¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his palms as he smiled and said, ¡°Truth be told, I am also thinking of the same thing ¡­ ¡­ however, the perspective that I am considering is different from Xiaolei¡¯s. I was analysing this from the system¡¯s perspective.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Roddy¡¯s interest was piqued. ¡°What angle were you using?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Did you not realize something? From the system prompts we received, there is a bug.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ a bug?¡± Roddy frowned. The others did the same as they pondered on the matter. Chen Xiaolian sighed and slowly said, ¡°We are still in the second phase of the instance dungeon. Yet, we had already be the public enemy of the entire instance dungeon! All the members of the Light Faction can hunt and kill us¡­ ¡­ however, the members of the Light Faction may not harm or kill each other. ¡°Additionally, the system had also given them a very enticing offer. By killing us, the Light Faction can gain a great deal of benefits. ¡°However, think about it from another perspective. ¡°At present, this instance dungeon is divided into two factions, the Demon Faction and the Light Faction. These two factions are going at each other. ¡°The final quest for this instance dungeon for us in the Demon Faction is to activate the magic array and maintain it for 30 minutes. The members of the Light Faction are responsible for stopping us. ¡°This is the final part of the storyline. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ we are now only in the second phase! ¡°Now suppose¡­ and I am only speaking of what if¡­ ¡°What if we are really the only ones in the Demon Faction and the system will no longer re-assign the participants into different factions¡­ ¡­ if so, as the only members of the Demon Faction, if we were to slip up and the members of the Light Faction hunt us down¡­ ¡­ and kill us all¡­ ¡°What does that mean? ¡°That means, in just the second phase of this instance dungeon, before going into the final storyline¡­ ¡­ the Demon Faction had been utterly annihted! ¡°Although it is just the second phase, the members of the Light Faction had won? ¡°If so, we can forget about the magic array in the third phase and what not¡­ ¡­ they can just lie down and wait for the countdown to end. ¡°Would the system allow something like this to happen?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes glinted. ¡°Thus, I can confidently say this: Although we are the only ones in the Demon Faction¡­ ¡­ that is only for now! In between the second phase and the third phase, the system will surely re-assign the game participants into different factions once again! When the timees, we may no longer be the only ones in the Demon Faction.¡± This was a new thought. Those words gave everyone a trace of hope. Looking at the pleasantly surprised expressions on everyone¡¯s faces, Chen Xiaolian deliberately put on a smile. ¡°That would not make a difference for us. At any rate¡­ ¡­ we have already decided to give up on this instance dungeon. We will simply move around and notplete the second phase¡¯s quest. Once the time allocated for the second phase ends, we will be able to leave this instance dungeon. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if we are the only ones in the Demon Faction¡­ ¡­ there is no need for us to take this risk.¡± The others released sighs of relief. Roddy especially,ughed loudly and said, ¡°That is right¡­ ¡­ so, even if that spection of yours is true, it is no longer a concern for us, right?¡± ¡°Yes. Now, we just need to get to the sea. Then, loaf about in the sea until the time ends while doing our best to avoid the other teams hunting us. Then¡­ ¡­ we can return home.¡± There was a very calm look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡­ Two hourster. Somewhere on the sea west of Tel Aviv. A silver submarine floated in the sea. Chen Xiaolian was standing on the submarine, a pair of binocrs in his hand as he surveyed his surroundings. Thanks to the night vision, a tint of green covered the sea. After surveying their surroundings for a few minutes, Chen Xiaolian kept the binocrs away. Lun Tai was beside Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Nothing out of the ordinary,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh of relief. ¡°I also did not see anything suspicious,¡± said Lun Tai, his voice rxed. Then, he lowered his head and called, ¡°Roddy?¡± Roddy¡¯s voice came from inside the submarine. ¡°No abnormality on the submarine¡¯s radar.¡± Chen Xiaolian finally felt somewhat relieved. It had been more than two hours since. In other words, the system had made their coordinates known twice. During this period, no teams hade after them¡­ ¡­ perhaps they were busy trying toplete the second phase or perhaps after discovering that they were too far away from thend, they gave up on hunting Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team. At any rate, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team had managed to survive through the two stages of danger. ¡°From what I recall of the second phase quest, it is to arrive in Tel Aviv. The system had given us a time period of 24 hours for it. Going from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv would take only around one hour, but the system had given such a long time for it. In other words, even if the other teams did not encounter a branch quest simr to that of Stonecutter¡¯s Mountain, they would also encounter some other forms of obstruction or battle.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered the situation and spoke his mind. ¡°Even so, there is a powerful guild participating in this instance dungeon, Thorned Flower Guild. Even if there were some storyline obstructions, by now, some teams should have reached Tel Aviv toplete the second phase.¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°Which means the second phase is about to end. Once it ends, we will be failed and thus, we can exit this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. A trace of unease hovered within his heart. ¡°Hopefully¡­ ¡­ that is the case.¡± There were several reasons why Chen Xiaolian was feeling uneasy: Firstly, his guild channel was still blocked ¨C ording to Shen, this was likely done by those unicorn-riding fellows. Secondly¡­ ¡­ there was the old Will, who addressed Chen Xiaolian as Guild Leader. Chen Xiaolian had alreadye up with some spections regarding the issue. However¡­ there was no way for him to verify it. ¡°Let Roddy change our course. There is still some time before the end; we must not let our guard down now. Keep changing our course. In case someone is keeping an eye on us, we must not allow them to figure out which path we are taking.¡± Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯smand, Lun Tai smiled. He conveyed the instructions to Roddy and turned back to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This instance dungeon is really filled with twists and turns. Thankfully, everyone is still safe¡­ when we get home, we need to properly look through what we have learned and train to increase our guild¡¯s strength. I think that this instance dungeon had given us quite the harvest.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and gave a wry smile. ¡°On paper, we are very powerful. However, there is a need to transform that strength into real strength. Everyone¡¯s¡­ ¡­ experience is stillcking.¡± ¡°Mm, we will go through what happened thoroughly once we reach home. Then, we will train and improve on it. We will have to put the base¡¯s training room to good use,¡± Lun Tai replied with a nod. Chen Xiaolian sighed as he looked at the sea shrouded by night. A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian suddenly received a system prompt. Everyone in Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team received the same prompts. After browsing through the system prompt, his face fell. ¡°Damn it!¡± ¡­ [System prompt: Someone from the Light Faction had arrived in Tel Aviv,pleting the second phase quest. It was a 100 %pletion. They had sessfully activated the holy power of the Light! [Due to the activation of the holy power of the Light, the power of Darkness is being dispersed. [Due to the effects of the power of Light, the life force of the demon candidate in Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team, little Will, is now declining. He will die in 59 minutes. [Before little Will dies, please bring him to Demon Ind and activate the magic array and maintain it for 15 minutes to save little Will. [If little Will dies, two members of Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team will be forcibly exterminated at random. [The second phase will end after the 24-hour countdown ends. Time remaining: 18 hours 36 minutes 27 seconds. [However, if the Demon Faction activates the magic array, the second phase will immediately end! [Once the second phase ends, the third phase will begin! [Once the second phase ends, participants who have yet toplete the second phase will be forced out of this instance dungeon. They have failed the quest and will be punished.] Chen Xiaolian swore. He saw Lun Tai turning to face him, a look of shock on his face. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I should have known it would not be that easy!¡± Chen Xiaolian uttered bitterly. Chapter 461 Race Against Time

Chapter 461 Race Against Time

GOR Chapter 461 Race Against Time By the time Chen Xiaolian made it into the submarine cabin, everyone inside had gotten up. Little Will, who had been sitting in the corner, had fainted. There was a bewildered look on Qimu Xi¡¯s face ¨C she had been sitting beside him. Seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arrival, she quickly said, ¡°I, I don¡¯t know what happened. Just now, he just suddenly fainted¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian gave Qimu Xi a light nod before turning to the others. ¡°Have you all read the system prompt?¡± The members of his team nodded their heads. There were grim looks on their faces. That was especially true of Roddy and Qiao Qiao. There were looks of uncertainty on their faces as well. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°Roddy, change our course¡­ ¡­ move at full speed!¡± Hearing that, Roddy showed no hesitation and headed toward the control panel immediately. Chen Xiaolian had not said where to go. However, Roddy understood. Everyone here understood. There was only one ce to go¡­ ¡­ the ce indicated by the system prompt, the final destination for this instance dungeon, the Demon Ind! Seeing the expressions on everyone¡¯s faces and sensing the heaviness of the atmosphere, Chen Xiaolian slowly spoke up, ¡°Everyone, there is no need to be so pessimistic.¡± Chen Xiaolian did his best to insert a sense of energy into his voice and he spoke loudly, ¡°Instance dungeons have always been this way. They are damned things that would never give us an easy path. Have we not experienced this before? We have experienced things like this before. And now, we have to experience it again, that is all. Since this instance dungeon wants to cause problems for us, we can only fight it head-on!¡± As the Deputy Guild Leader, Lun Tai opened up his mouth to support Chen Xiaolian in a timely manner. Clenching his fists, he shouted, ¡°That is right! Guild Leader had taken the words straight out of my mind! Although things did not go as nned, this has always been the way of instance dungeons. There is nothing to feel sad about. We just need to counter soldiers with arms and water with earthen weir [1]! Additionally, Guild Leader had analysed this situation just now. There is still another round of opportunity. The system will definitely assign factions one more time before the final quest begins. That means we are not the only ones in the Demon Faction.¡± Listening to Lun Tai¡¯s words, Qiao Qiao and Roddy involuntarily exchanged looks. As Chen Xiaolian¡¯s close and personal friends, Qiao Qiao and Roddy had to admit that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s decision to make Lun Tai the Deputy Guild Leader was a very wise one. Lun Tai had done an impable job of assuming the responsibilities of a Deputy Guild Leader. Besides taking over the position of leadership when Chen Xiaolian was not around, he also made sure to maintain Chen Xiaolian¡¯s authority as the Guild Leader. Lun Tai was a cautious and detailed person. There was no doubt in his abilities in many areas. One such example was the way he addressed Chen Xiaolian. As he was much older than the other members in the guild, he would asionally, jokingly address Chen Xiaolian as ¡®Xiaolian¡¯ to show a sense of affection. However, in formal situations, or when they were making serious decisions when inside instance dungeons, Lun Tai would never call him ¡®Xiaolian¡¯. He would call him ¡®Guild Leader¡¯. This seemingly minute detail was enough to show how smart Lun Tai was. After the two leading members of the guild spoke up, the morale inside the submarine rose slightly. Chen Xiaolian nced at Lun Tai and gave him a nod before speaking loudly again, ¡°All right. I will now go into our present situation again. ¡°Firstly, little Will has been formally recognized by the system as the demon candidate! This is a very important piece of information. I believe this will bring a huge impact to the following storyline. ¡°Additionally, little Will¡¯s life force is declining and can only hold on for another 59 minutes¡­ ¡­ mm, there is only 56 minutes left as of now. ¡°Even so, the second phase of this instance dungeon has yet to end. ¡°Originally, we had nned to waste the time away until the second phase ends. That way, we will be able to leave this instance dungeon easily. But now that little Will is in danger of dying, our ns have been ruined. ¡°No matter what happens, we cannot allow little Will to die. Even more so, we cannot allow ourselves to be subjected to the punishment where two of our members will be forcibly exterminated at random! ¡°Thus, I have decided to immediately head toward the final destination of this instance dungeon, the Demon Ind. We must, before little Will dies, activate the whatever magic array! ¡°We have no choice in this matter. ¡°Furthermore, I found an information within this system prompt that might be of use to us.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Xia Xiaolei looked at Chen Xiaolian with a curious expression. ¡°Guild Leader, what did you find?¡± ¡°The reason little Will¡¯s life is in danger is because some other team hadpleted the second phase quest, the quest to reach Tel Aviv. Following the storyline, they had activated some power of Light. This is what caused little Will¡¯s life to be in danger. ¡°However, there is something else stated in the system prompt: The countdown for the second phase had yet to end. It is still counting down! ¡°There are still more than 10 hours left in the countdown timer. ¡°By my spections, there should still be many other participants who have yet to finish the second phase quest. They are still on the way to Tel Aviv! ¡°As you all can see in the system prompt: Once the second phase ends, the participants who have yet toplete the second phase will be forced out of this instance dungeon. They have failed the quest and will be punished ¡°The choices we face in the second phase is to either reach Demon Ind and activate the magic array or to let the timer end. ¡°Theoretically speaking¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke with firm voice, ¡°Theoretically speaking, we must choose the first one! We need to quickly make our way to the Demon Ind and activate the magic array ¨C this is not just for the sake of little Will. ¡°Doing so will give us another benefit. Once we activate the magic array, the second phase will automaticallye to an end! ¡°When you consider the fact that we are presently the only ones in the Demon Faction¡­ ¡­ as long as we quickly activate the magic array, we can end the second phase. The more participants we kick out through this method, the weaker the opposing faction bes!¡± This exnation from Chen Xialian boosted everyone¡¯s spirits. Chen Xiaolian turned to face Roddy and asked, ¡°Roddy, how far are we from the coordinate for the Demon Ind? How long will it take us to reach it?¡± ¡°If I push this submarine to its maximum speed, we can probably reach the ind in around 30 minutes.¡± Roddy thought about it and continued, ¡°However, if we are to move at maximum speed, our chances of being discovered will be increased.¡± ¡°Push it to maximum speed!¡± Chen Xiaolian decided immediately. ¡°We need to hurry up right now!¡± ¡­ Tian Lie and Nicole received the system prompts at the same time. [System prompt: Some participants hadpleted the second phase quest by reaching Tel Aviv first. Power of Light activated, assignment of factions now in motion. [Participants who chose to kill off their quest targets in the second phase are fixed members of the Light Faction. [Participants who chose not to kill off their quest targets must make it to Tel Aviv. There, they will be subjected to the faction trial battle. Afterpleting the specific quest, their faction alignment will be re-determined. [Members of the same faction are not allowed to kill each other. [After the countdown timer for the second phase has ended, those who cannotplete the second phase quest will have failed the quest. They will be unable to enter the third phase and will be forced out of this instance dungeon.] Tian Lieughed. ¡°It seems my guess is pretty urate. As expected¡­ ¡­ our faction alignment will need to be re-determined. Leaving these two fellows alive was not in vain.¡± As he spoke, he patted the sack on the back of the horse. There was a very grim expression on Nicole¡¯s face. ¡°We had better find out which faction Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team is in¡­ ¡­ is there any way to make contact with them?¡± ¡°I am more worried about how we are going to exin ourselves to them when we meet them.¡± Tian Lie shrugged. ¡°I believe you probably don¡¯t wish to reveal your identity to them.¡± Nicole hesitated. Tian Lie picked up a mobile phone and checked the GPS. ¡°We are already very close to Tel Aviv. Only three more kilometres and we will be able to enter¡­ ¡­ I am curious. We have not encountered any obstructions along the way. This is not right. Logically speaking, the second phase should not be this ea-¡° Before he could continue, Tian Lie suddenly shut his own mouth. There on the stretch of wastnd before them was a rising cloud of dust. Nicole knitted her brows and turned around to look at the rising dust cloud. After giving it a nce, she sighed. ¡°The obstruction you are talking about is here.¡± Dust clouds rose up from the distant wastnd. Those were heavy cavalry in ck. They wore ancient looking armour and brandished cold weapons the likes of long swords. spears, war hammers. They assumed an attack formation and charged. Tian Lie frowned. ¡°Is this the trial that we must face before entering Tel Aviv?¡± Tian Lie continued furrowing his brows and said, ¡°If our quest target dies in the middle of the battle, what will the system decide?¡± ¡°If I were you, I won¡¯t consider that. No matter what, I will bring my quest target into Tel Aviv alive!¡± After saying that, Nicole grunted and leaned down to pick up a sword ced on the horse¡¯s saddle. Next, she put her body close to the horse and kicked the horse¡¯s belly, urging the horse into a charge. ¡­ ¡°How is he?¡± Chen Xiaolian sat down beside little Will and looked at Qimu Xi, who was in charge of taking care of little Will. ¡°He has not awoken. There is no sign of him waking up at all.¡± There was a rather anxious look in Qimu Xi¡¯s face. ¡°I gave him some water. Also, Brother Lun Tai had given him some healing substance earlier, but there was no effect.¡± ¡°Mm, don¡¯t waste the healing substance anymore.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Since this is an instance dungeon storyline, it doesn¡¯t matter what type of healing substance we use, it won¡¯t work on him. When we reach the ind, everyone must be ready for battle. This time¡¯s final quest is more difficult. I don¡¯t think the ind would have no danger at all. The system would not allow us to arrive on the ind easily and just put on a big and obvious button for us to press in order to activate the magic array¡­. I believe it is not that simple.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Thirteen, who was in a corner. There was a very nervous expression on Thirteen¡¯s face. He had already found out about the change in ns¡­ ¡­ he had originally thought that by enduring through the second phase, his deal with Chen Xiaolian would end and he would have the opportunity to leave. But now¡­ ¡°Thirteen.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Thirteen and called out, interrupting his thoughts. Thirteen promptly raised his head and saw Chen Xiaolian directing a very serious gaze at him. Chen Xiaolian said slowly, ¡°Look at your personal system. How long before the system reveals our coordinates to your Light Faction?¡± ¡°There are 30 more minutes until the next announcement.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°Mm, that is just about when we will be reaching the Demon Ind.¡± 1 Idiom. Meaning: Adopt countermeasures depending on what situation you face.? Chapter 462 Island?

Chapter 462 Ind?

GOR Chapter 462 Ind? When their submarine arrived at the given coordinate for the ind, Chen Xiaolian and the others checked their surroundings using the submarine periscope for a moment. After that, they sighed. Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and said, ¡°This ind must have been temporarily created by the system for this instance dungeon!¡± Roddy stepped away from the periscope. He turned to Chen Xiaolian and was unable to stop himself from pulling a face. ¡°Son of a bitch! For something like this to appear in the sea near Tel Aviv, this is definitely something that is temporarily created for the instance dungeon. If that is not the case, this world is going to go topsy-turvy!¡± Lun Tai clicked his tongue in amazement. As for Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi, they were left dumbfounded, their eyes wide open. It was a very big¡­ ¡­ ind? ¡­ Waves rolled restlessly on the surface of the sea. The starry sky in the night resembled an embroidered cloth and moonlight shone through the waters. At that moment however, those inside the submarine could only see a mountain peak. It rose up high like a sword piercing straight through the Heavens. There was no telling how high the mountain peak was. They felt as though it was charging up the firmaments, challenging the moonlight. Strangely, whaty beneath the mountain peak wererge stretches of ck coloured rocks, forming barrennds without a single vegetation in sight. Most importantly however, was whaty beneath thoserge stretches of ck coloured rocks¡­ ¡­ nothing! The ind was floating above the sea! There was a distance of over 10 metres between the ind and the surface of the sea. The sight of the floating ind shocked them. There was nothing to support thends and the mountain. Compared to the humongous ind with the lofty mountain peak, their submarine was like an ant standing beside a giant. After examining the floating ind using the periscope, everyone was left in a dazed state. After a while, Xia Xiaolei sighed, ¡°Damn it¡­ ¡­ no matter how you look at it, that ind is dangerous!¡± Everyone entered a deep state of contemtion. Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Do we head to the ind now?¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the time. There were 28 more minutes before little Will¡¯s life force reached depletion. However¡­ ¡­ the time before the system revealed their coordinates to the members of the Light Faction¡­ ¡­ three minutes. ¡°Heading to the ind now¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly shook his head. ¡°No. Right now¡­ ¡­ Roddy, turn around. We will leave this ce!¡± ¡°Le, leave?¡± Roddy was stunned. Chen Xiaolian grunted and said slowly, ¡°If we head to the ind now, the moment we arrive on the ind will be the moment the system reveals our coordinates to the Light Faction! ¡°I am guessing that there are more storyline quests for the members of the Light Faction. After reaching Tel Aviv, the members of the Light Faction must stillplete some other quests to acquire the coordinate of this Demon Ind. ¡°In other words, if we are to head to Demon Ind right now, we might give away the coordinate of this Demon Ind! ¡°Listen to mymand. We will immediately turn around and leave this ce. Head south at full speed.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and clenched his fists. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ will wait for this next coordinate announcement by the system to end before returning here!¡± ¡°But little Will¡­¡± ¡°We will make it in time.¡± There was a resolute expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡­ Tian Lie slowly pulled his hand out from a knight¡¯s chest. His fingertips that had transformed into sharp metal spikes quickly returned to its original form. His entire body was covered in blood. Corpses formed a circle on the ground around him. Nicole, on the other hand had already charged into the distance. Blood stained her hair and her warhorse frothed, on the verge of copsing. Nicole pulled the horse to a stop and jumped down. She turned to look at the knight that she had just unseated with her attack. She moved forward to stand beside the knight. Then, she gently pulled down the knight¡¯s visor. Under the moonlight, the knight¡¯s face promptly shrivelled and aged, the muscles beneath his armour transformed into faint smoke before slowly dissipating. At the same time, the corpses of the knights and their warhorses turned to smoke as well. Even the blood on Nicole and Tian Lie¡¯s bodies were of no exception. All of them dissipated away. It was as though¡­ ¡­ the intense battle that had urred earlier had never happened. Tian Lie watched as the blood dissipated off his clothes. Frowning, he turned to look at the distant Nicole. ¡°Looks like¡­. the battle is over?¡± Hearing Tian Lie¡¯s words, Nicole responded with a harrumph. She turned around and patted the sack on her horse. The fellow inside the sack grunted out a few times and his body shivered. ¡°As long as you are alive, that is good.¡± Suddenly, the two of them received a system prompt through their personal systems. [System prompt: You have sessfully dealt with the interception and killed off all the interceptors, opening the path into Tel Aviv and acquiring the permission to enter Tel Aviv.] After reading it, Tian Lie said coolly, ¡°So, this means we can enter Tel Aviv now?¡± ¡°What are you still waiting around for?¡± Nicole shouted at him from the distance. ¡°If we keep on waiting here, the sky will light up.¡± ¡°There are two more minutes before the system reveals the coordinates of the members of the Demon Faction. I am curious to know where those fellows are.¡± Tian Lie smiled. Nicole looked at her warhorse. ¡°It seems our horses are at their limit. We need to go on foot.¡± Hearing that, Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°We need to get some form of transport¡­.¡± ¡°What is the matter?¡± Don¡¯t you always like to waste time?¡± ¡°I have this strange suspicion¡­ ¡­ if we don¡¯t hurry up to Tel Aviv, we may not have any other chance to enter the city.¡± ¡­. Tian Lie¡¯s suspicion was right on the money. The two of them abandoned their warhorses and ran to the road. There by the roadside, they found a pickup truck¡­ At the same time, the members of Meteor Rock Guild turned the submarine away from the ind. If the members of Meteor Rock Guild had chosen to go to the ind, the system would have determined that the second phase had ended, thereby stopping Nicole and Tian Lie from attempting to enter Tel Aviv, kicking them out of this instance dungeon. ¡­ ¡°Another two and a half minutes.¡± Thirteen looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Time before the system reveals your coordinates: two minutes twenty-eight seconds.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai. ¡°Are the preparations done?¡± Lun Tai nodded. Roddy¡¯s voice came through the guild channel. ¡°Tidal Fighter is ready. You all cane aboard at any moment.¡± Up in the sky above the submarine was the Tidal Fighter. It flew at a low altitude, almost close to sea level, parallel to the submarine. Roddy was inside the Tidal Fighter¡¯s cockpit. His hands were operating the controls. ¡°I will be opening the hatchter. Get ready to get on board.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t do it just yet. We still need to wait ¡­ another two minutes.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡­ ¡°Eh?¡± Those fellows are heading south¡­ ¡­ looking at these coordinates, they are in the sea?¡± Tian Lie, who was seated inside the pickup truck, checked his personal system and said, ¡°These Demon Faction fellows are not in Tel Aviv. They ran to the sea and are heading south.¡± ¡°Maybe those fellows from the Demon Faction have a different storyline from ours,¡± replied Nicole with a frown. ¡°Is there anything wrong?¡± ¡°Killing one gives 500 points oh. Not to mention, there are additional rewards.¡± Tian Lie nced at Nicole. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you are not tempted. If I can be certain those fellows aren¡¯t Chen Xiaolian and his team, I would surely go hunt them.¡± ¡°Shut your mouth and quickly bring us to Tel Aviv.¡± Nicole¡¯s face was ugly to behold. ¡­ ¡°Heading south?¡± In the square some distance away from the Wailing Wall¡­ Shen observed the Wailing Wall that was illuminated by the moonlight. A smile suddenly appeared on his face and he sat down cross-legged. ¡°Quite the cunning fellow¡­¡± ¡­ A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian watched as his team members jumped into the Tidal Fighter. Standing on the submarine, he leapt while keeping the submarine back into his Storage Watch. The moment hended inside the Tidal Fighter, he shouted to Roddy, ¡°Turn back! Let us head to the damned ind!¡± The sounds of air movements came from the Tidal Fighter¡¯s engine and it shot away like an arrow. It moved at an incredible speed and the Demon Ind¡¯s outline quickly re-appeared before their eyes. ¡°This ce looks very dangerous.¡± Lun Tai, who was standing beside Roddy, observed the mountain peak on the floating ind and said, ¡°Who knows what could be waiting for us on this ind?¡± Suddenly, Qimu Xi pointed at a spot far away and shouted, ¡°Look!¡± They turned their gazes toward the direction pointed by Qimu Xi. There, under the moonlight, a clump of dark shadows emerged from the other side of the mountain. It flew so fast that the winds whistled around it as it flew in a circle around the mountain peak¡­ They all stared at it and were unable to stop themselves from gulping down a breath of cold air. So many¡­ .. bats! There were over thousands of them and they were all clumped densely together. They appeared like dark clouds, casting an oppressive air down on the scenery¡­ As the Tidal Fighter approached the mountain peak above the ind, ayer of clouds appeared out of nowhere, shrouding the moonlight and the starry sky. Faint bursts of lightning and rumbling could be heard from within the clouds. ¡­ Chapter 463 Divergence

Chapter 463 Divergence

GOR Chapter 463 Divergence The Tidal Fighter slowlynded on a rocky stretch ofnds beside the mountain. After opening the door of the Tidal Fighter, Chen Xiaolian was the first to jump down. Next, he turned around and held out his hand toward Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao revealed hesitation. Then, she avoided Chen Xiaolian¡¯s outstretched hand and jumped down the Tidal Fighter by herself. After Lun Tai and the others got down from the aircraft, Roddy, who was thest to get off, turned to face Chen Xiaolian and spoke in a hushed tone, ¡°Just now¡­ ¡­ I saw what happened. What is up with you two?¡± As he spoke, he turned to look at Qiao Qiao. There was a calm look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°It is nothing¡­ ¡­ I will tell you about it when we get home.¡± When all the members of Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s teamnded on the rockynd, they all received a system prompt. [System prompt: The members of the Demon Faction have arrived at the location for the final quest. The second phase is now forced to an end. The remaining time left in the countdown timer is now zero! The participants who are unable to make it into Tel Aviv will be forced out of this instance dungeon. They have failed this instance dungeon and will be punished!] ¡­ ¡°That was dangerous!¡± Tian Lie patted his chest forcefully before revealing a grin. ¡°Did you see the system prompt? It seems I was right!¡± They had passed the signboard indicating their entry to Tel Aviv just a few seconds ago, Nicole pulled up the brakes, stopping the pickup truck by the roadside. There was a very tangled look on her face. ¡°The members of the Demon Faction have reached the location for the final quest?¡± Tian Lie looked at her and asked, ¡°What about it?¡± ¡°Before this, when the system revealed their coordinates, they were out in the sea,¡± said Nicole with a frown. ¡°In other words, we will have to go there eventually.¡± Tian Lie thought about it. ¡°Let us finish Tel Aviv¡¯s quest first. My intuition tells me that this won¡¯t be a simple one.¡± ¡­ [System prompt: Demon Faction haspleted the second phase quest. Now entering the third phase, Demon Ind forces. [Please locate the hidden magic array and activate it before your quest target dies. Once the magic array has been activated, the decline in little Will¡¯s life force will stop. Maintain the magic array for 15 minutes to dispel the debuff on little Will. [Next, maintain the magic array for 30 minutes toplete the third phase quest and obtain the system reward.] Chen Xiaolian wiped his face¡­ ¡­ a light drizzle had suddenly fallen down from the clouds above and his face was wet from the drizzle. ¡°Right now, we have two options. First, find the magic array, activate it and maintain it for 15 minutes. After little Will is saved, we will leave immediately! We might even be able to do so before those from the Light Faction arrives ¨C even if some of the members from the Light Faction arrive here during that period, all we need to do is maintain the magic array for 15 minutes! Our objective is to save little Will, that is all. Save little Will and stop our teammates from being forcibly exterminated. ¡°As for the third phase quest of maintaining the magic array for 30 minutes¡­ ¡­ there is no need to force ourselves toplete it. If we fail, we can just leave this instance dungeon and enter the punishment instance dungeon. ¡°Our second option¡­ ¡­plete this quest! Since we have made our way here¡­ ¡­ we might as wellplete it. Additionally, considering how f**ked up this system is, it mighte up with some bullshit reason to restrict us from our attempts to leave in the middle of it all.¡± Lun Tai said loudly, ¡°That is right. I also suspect that the system is going to continue screwing us over.¡± ¡°If so, we will have to deal with whateveres out way when the timees! If we can leave, we will stay behind until little Will is saved before leaving! If we cannot leave¡­ ¡­ we will have to go all out!¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. He had already summoned out the Sword in the Stone and he gripped it tightly in his hand. ¡°I think some members from the Light Faction are sure to arrive here soon,¡± said Roddy loudly. However, the strong winds made it so his voice became intermittent. ¡°We have already received a system prompt earlier. Someone from the Light Faction had already made it to Tel Aviv andpleted their quest. It was only after that did little Will¡¯s life force declined. At present, the amount of time that had passed since we received the system prompt¡­ ¡­ is 42 minutes!¡± Everyone checked the time. There was 17 more minutes left in the countdown timer indicating little Will¡¯s remaining life force. Indeed, 42 minutes had passed since they received the system prompt. In these 42 minutes, only God knows if some members from the Light Faction had found their way here. ¡°Let us hurry.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± ¡­ [System prompt: To members of the Demon Faction, the storyline quest for the third phase is as follows: [Firstly, the coordinate for the entrance to the Dark Abyss is now marked on your personal radars. Please enter the Dark Abyss and find the remnant of the magic array. [Secondly, the activation of the magic array requires undergoing a trial from the forces of darkness. Complete the trial to acquire the power of darkness needed to activate the magic array. Only after the power of darkness has reached the critical point will the magic array be activated.] The entrance to the Dark Abyss That was hardly an auspicious name. Chen Xiaolian felt a chill in his heart. He tapped open his personal radar. As expected, the coordinate of the entrance had appeared within his radar. ¡°It is not too far away, let us go!¡± ¡­ The remaining 17 minutes on the countdown timer seemed to be ticking away at a faster rate. Chen Xiaolian took the front position in the team while Lun Tai was right behind him ¡­ ¡­ Lun Tai was also carrying the unconscious Will. Following behind him was Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and Qimu Xi. Behind them, Xia Xiaolei and Roddy were both walking beside Thirteen. There was a rugged mountainous path on the rockyndscape. Their team moved along the mountainous path for around two and a half minutes. Looking at the countdown timer, there were¡­ ¡­ 14 minutes and 28 seconds left. ¡°There is a cave there! Looks like that is the entrance to the Dark Abyss.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed to the end of the path. An oval shaped cave entrance came into view. The rainfall grew more intense and the droplets of rain striking their faces almost felt like needles. The storm howled, apanied by the sound of sea waves. Looking down from the mountainside, they saw that the sea was around 100 metres beneath them and the waves on the surface became increasingly violent. After their team made it to the cave entrance, Chen Xiaolian peeked inside for a bit before stepping inside. He was followed by Lun Tai, who was still carrying little Will¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo¡­ and the others. When Roddy, who was thest to step into the cave, light shed out from the cave entrance and¡­ ¡­ everything disappeared! ¡­ Absolute darkness filled the cave. Chen Xiaolian was the first to step into the cave. However, the very second he stepped into the cave, he found that he could no longer hear anything. The howling storm and the billowing waves¡­ ¡­ those sounds seemingly disappeared. It was as though someone pressed the mute button for this world. Feeling surprised, Chen Xiaolian quickly turned around to check on his teammates. When he turned around, he became shocked. Behind him¡­ ¡­ no one. Lun Tai, Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo¡­ Roddy¡­ every one of them had disappeared. Not even their shadows could be seen. In less than one second, a blink of an eye¡­ He had turned around right after stepping into the cave and found that they have all disappeared. Wait¡­ ¡­ no! Not all of them were gone. There on the ground was the unconscious little Will. All his teammates had disappeared, leaving only Will. Will was the only one left. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils contracted, his face looking very grim. ¡­ ¡°Oy! Where is everyone? Damn it!¡± Roddy struck the surface of the cave with a heavy fist. What the Hell is going on here? I had just stepped inside. How did everyone disappear? Although I was thest one to enter, I was very close to them. The distance between me and the rest was no more than half a metre oy! Roddy lowered his head¡­ ¡­ to his surprise, there was someone lying on the ground, little Will. ¡­ Lun Tai clenched his teeth, a serious expression on his face as he checked his surroundings. All was shrouded in silent darkness. Every one of his teammates had disappeared. ¡°Calling guild channel¡­ ¡­ eh? Is anyone there?¡± Lun Tai flexed his muscles and held little Will closer to him. ¡­ ¡°Where are the others? Can you see them?¡± Xia Xiaolei asked Qimu Xi in frustration. Qimu Xi was obviously bbergasted. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t know what happened¡­. The moment I entered¡­ everyone disappeared! I, the only one I saw is you¡­ ¡­ the others, the others¡­¡± Sensing the panic in Qimu Xi¡¯s voice, Xia Xiaolei took a deep breath and said, ¡°Don¡¯t cry¡­ let me think, what is going on here? Damn it! Even the guild channel is not working! There is only the two of us in the guild channel!¡± ¡°He- he is still here.¡± Qimu Xi crouched down and pointed at little Will, who was lying on the ground. ¡­ ¡°Sis?¡± Soo Soo grabbed the corner of Qiao Qiao¡¯s clothes tightly. Qiao Qiao reached out to hold Soo Soo¡¯s hand. She whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. This looks like something arranged by the system, humph!¡± ¡°Sister, he''s still there.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes followed the direction pointed by Soo Soo¡¯s finger and saw the unconscious Will on the ground. With aplicated expression on her face, Qiao Qiao crouched down and checked little Will¡¯s rate of breathing. Then, she carried him up. ¡°It seems¡­ ¡­ we can only keep moving forward.¡± ¡­ ¡°The, the Hell?¡± Thirteen examined the wet surface of the cave with his hand before looking around. ¡°Everyone¡­ ¡­ is gone? Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha!¡± ¡­ Click! Chen Xiaolian pulled out a glow stick and held it with his left hand while his right held the Sword in the Stone. On his back was little Will. He had used the ck Widow spider¡¯s silk web to tie him to his back. Chen Xiaolian looked forward. The ck passageway was dark and the only thing he could see was his own shadow. Chen Xiaolian frowned and checked his personal system. The amount of time left in the countdown timer for little Will¡¯s life force¡­ 12 minutes and 39 seconds. He had tried using the guild channel earlier but was unable to contact anyone. All theirmunication equipment had also been blocked. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart grew heavy and he stepped forward into the underground tunnel. The underground tunnel grew increasingly wide. The narrow passageway gradually became wide and free of hindrances. He did not feel stuffy. Rather, the deeper he went, the more refreshing the air became. However, Chen Xiaolian did not feel at ease at all. The creases on his face grew deeper. After walking through the underground tunnel for over two minutes¡­ Light suddenly appeared before him. Chen Xiaolian ran forward and stepped out of the underground tunnel. What he saw instantly shocked him. It was¡­ ¡­ a concrete jungle! Countdown timer for little Will¡¯s life force¡­¡­ 10 minutes and 6 seconds. ¡­ Chapter 464 Fallen Abyss

Chapter 464 Fallen Abyss

GOR Chapter 464 Fallen Abyss Dazzling rays of light descended upon the sky. The clear blue sky seemed almost unreal. Inside the city, tall buildings rose up like trees in a forest and the streets were akin to the lines on a chessboard. Pedestrians rushed about across the streets and various noises could be heard. The sound of car engines, the bustling of the crowd¡­ Chen Xiaolian stood beside the street and observed the scenery before him. After a while, he recollected himself and quickly turned around. Behind him, the cave opening had disappeared. It was as though he had been standing right here at the corner of this city street right from the beginning. Everything seemed familiar. This was the city that he had grown up in. The distance between this street and his school, or even his home, was quite short. The bookstore right across his position was a ce he frequented. The same was true of the cinema on the street. Every time there was a superhero movie, he would go there to watch the movie. There was also the noodle shop and the dessert shop¡­ This was themercial area near his ce of residence. He stood at the junction of the street. Suddenly the red traffic light turned green and arge wave of people moved toward him. The endless stream of people moved forward, ignoring Chen Xiaolian, who stayed there in the middle. One of the pedestrian bumped into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder, but Chen Xiaolian did not react to it at all. The pedestrian however, raised his head, revealing indignation and resentment. The next instant, this pedestrian quickly pulled out a knife from his bosom and stabbed Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. However, he did not lose his body reflexes. In the face of this attack¡­ ¡­ back in the base¡¯s training room, he had trained himself day and night, fighting against the Demon Soldiers until his body adoptedbat reflexes. The Sword in the Stone swung out, casually cutting off the other fellow¡¯s knife¡­ ¡­ the sharp Sword in the Stone continued moving forward, drawing an arc across the other fellow¡¯s neck. Puchi! Blood sprayed out and the pedestrian fell to the ground. Even as he was dying, he gnashed his teeth as he red at Chen Xiaolian, his eyes revealing a beast like visage of hatred and hostility. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. On one end, he was stunned by his own actions¡­ ¡­ on the other end¡­ ¡­ just because they bumped each other on the street, the guy pulled out a knife on him? As for the other pedestrians, they appeared ignorant toward what happened earlier. They simply minded their own business and walked away. It was then that Chen Xiaolian suddenly noticed it¡­ ¡­ up in the sky, on the seemingly unreal, clear blue sky was a row of texts. ¡°Acquired demon points: 1. Current status: 1/999.¡± This¡­ ¡­ what is this? Demon points? What the Hell is that? Chen Xiaolian immediately recalled the system prompt: The activation of the magic array requires undergoing a trial from the forces of darkness. Complete the trial to acquire the power of darkness needed to activate the magic array. Only after the power of darkness has reached the critical point will the magic array will be activated Could these demon points be the power of darkness? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes widened. Killing off a pedestrian¡­ ¡­ will give one demon point? This is something obtained by killing? He suddenly turned around and looked at the endless stream of pedestrians moving about¡­ At that moment, a stir broke out at the other end of the street, luring Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attention. He turned his gaze toward themotion¡­ Some ce around 20 metres away from him, a man and a woman were quarrelling furiously. It seemed as though one of them had stepped on the other¡¯s foot. In less than a few seconds, the man seemingly went mad. His hands shot out toward the woman¡¯s neck and began choking her. The woman, on the other hand, howled out like a wild beast, her fingers digging viciously into the man¡¯s eyes. The two of them fought like animals. Due to the pain, the man released his grip on the woman¡¯s neck. The woman took advantage of this opportunity to pounce on the man. She opened up her mouth, bit down on the man¡¯s cheek and tore off arge chunk of flesh. Too barbaric! Too bloody! Too¡­ ¡­ insane! Likewise, the pedestrians appeared indifferent to what was happening. They continued walking off, upied with their own matters. At that moment however, the two of them had fallen to the ground and were tussling with each other as they rolled around, identally tripping another pedestrian. This third pedestrian roared in rage and entered the fray. It was now a three-way free-for-all¡­ the woman bit off the first man¡¯s throat, leaving him on the ground, dying. However, the third pedestrian instantly grabbed hold of the woman¡¯s hair and mmed her to the ground. Next, he stabbed a knife through her throat from the back. Chen Xiaolian was left dumbfounded. This¡­ this is madness! It was as though the pedestrians here were all mad men. The moment a disagreement urred, an insane level of indignation and grudge would erupt, one that was followed by a need to see the other party dead. This was not the normal world. Chen Xiaolian subconsciously took a few steps back. In doing so, he identally stepped into the street. A car came barrelling over, but Chen Xiaolian was quick to react. He ducked to the side. However, the car skidded to a halt and its driver stepped out. With a mask of fury on his face, the driver charged toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian frowned. He casually grabbed the driver up and tossed him far away. As it so happened, the driver fell into the middle of a crowd, causing arge number of those within the crowd to fall down. A few secondster, those pedestrians got up. With animal like expressions, they charged Chen Xiaolian with an air of madness. Many of them were equipped with knives. Others came at him with their bare hands, fingers stretched open like ws. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. He quickly turned around and got into the car. He ced little Will into the backseat before sitting in the driver¡¯s seat himself. He ced the Sword in the Stone in the front passenger seat and closed the door. By then, one of the pedestrians had made it to the door. He raised his hand and punched the window savagely. Banging sounds rang out. It was just a matter of time before the window broke. Even more pedestrians rushed him, circling the car¡­ ¡°Damn it! Just what is going on here? Could it be I have no choice but to kill?¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth, started up the car and stepped down on the throttle. The car moved forward slowly, forcing its way through the mob. However, it did not take long before someone got up the front hood of the car and threw himself on the car windshield. A feeling of rage surged out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart ¨C he himself was unable to exin why he suddenly felt so furious. He stepped down on the throttle furiously and the car charged out. It forced its way out of the mob of crazed pedestrians, trampling those in its path. Blood flowed down the road as the car sped away. Looking at the rear-view mirror, Chen Xiaolian saw that there were many pedestrians lying on the ground after being trampled by the car. Then, his eyes fell back to the front passenger seat. Just now, in order to start up the car, he had to ce the Sword in the Stone on the seat. A thought sparked within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind and he quickly stretched his hand to grab the Sword in the Stone. A burst of warmth quickly flowed into him from his palm. It was as though a clear stream of water was flowing through him, washing away the unchecked feelings of rage and resentment from his mind. The Sword in the Stone¡¯s ability to dispel all negative spiritual effects was activated. It was only after that did Chen Xiaolian breathe a sigh of relief, his mind finally bing clear. He turned around and looked behind. Looking at the blood-stained area, his heart shuddered. Up in the sky¡­ ¡°Acquired demon points: 7. Current status: 8/999.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat as he came to aplete understanding. The path of carnage? Doing that to acquire demon points? A struggle appeared within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression. Then, a hint of rejection shed through his eyes. ¡°This is not real¡­ ¡­ all of them are not real¡­ ¡­ these are all illusions¡­¡± He gritted his teeth heavily before suddenly halting the car. He looked straight ahead at the bustling crowd moving across the street and stepped down on the throttle¡­ However, as the car was about to m into the zebra crossing, Chen Xiaolian suddenly swore and mmed the brakes. The car skidded to a halt two metres before the zebra crossing. Chen Xiaolian closed his eyes for a moment before opening them up. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I cannot do it.¡± Even though he knew that those people were all fake, illusions¡­ Even so¡­ ¡­ he was still unable to bring himself to do it. Because¡­ ¡­ even though the people were not real, the heart of carnage would be real. These ¡®people¡¯ that the system created looked so real, filled with flesh and blood¡­ Must he really kill them? Kill 999 of them? If he were to really do that¡­ ¡­ how dark would his heart be, how savage and¡­ ¡­ how damaged¡­ ¡°Is this the Dark Abyss? A savage heart, bloodthirstiness, heartlessness, viciousness¡­ ¡­ An abyss where the soul falls?¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. Countdown timer for little Will¡¯s life force: 8 minutes and 33 seconds. ¡­ Qimu Xi and Xia Xiaolei walked out of the cave. There, they saw a rundown house made from metal sheets. When QImu Xi saw the house, her eyes lit up and her body gave a shudder. The light from the setting sun shone down and they could see a number of puppies eating out of a partially broken bowl beside the house door. There was also a dpidated deck chair. A young boy rested on the deck chair. When Qimu Xi saw the figure, her eyes burst into tears. ¡°Brother, brother, brother¡­ ¡­ brother!!!¡± Qimu Xi cried out, opened up her arms and rushed forward. A strange look flickered through Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face and he watched as Qimu Xi rushed forward. The puppies turned their heads over and cheerfully padded toward Qimu Xi, circling around her as they sniffed at her. The boy on the deck chair stood up. His face was quite stiff, but there was a smile there. The boy spread open his arms and hugged Qimu Xi tightly. Tears and snot trickled down Qimu Xi¡¯s face. ¡°Brother, brother¡­ ¡­ brother! Wahhh!¡± Qimu Xi sobbed wretchedly. The boy patted Qimu Xi¡¯s back and whispered into her ears with aforting tone, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, Xixi, don¡¯t be afraid¡­ ¡­ brother is here, your brother is here¡­¡± Qimu Xi felt all her strength leaving her body. All she could do was embrace her brother tightly, unwilling to let go. There was nothing in her mind but ayer of fog. Everything else was blurry and jumbled up. Suddenly, she heard Xia Xiaolei howling in rage. Then¡­ Pain shot out from her neck. The pain caused her to shrink backward. Checking her surrounding, she saw that her brother was biting her shoulder. The stiff face was now filled with savagery and cruelty. ¡°Brother!¡± Qimu Xi struggled only to feel another wave of paining from her legs. The puppies that had been cheerfully circling her and sniffing around now bared their fangs, biting her calves. Qimu Xi screamed out in pain. Xia Xiaolei rushed forward, pulling the boy away from Qimu Xi. In the heat of the moment, Xia Xiaolei pulled out a military de and sent it stabbing toward the boy¡¯s figure. He had noticed the boy clutching a dagger, intending to stab the dagger into Qimu Xi¡¯s throat. ¡°No!¡± Qimu Xi screamed sharply as she saw the military de pierce into the boy¡¯s chest. The boy cried out in pain and Xia Xiaolei followed up with a kick, sending the boy down the ground. ¡°Ah!¡± Before Qimu Xi could even put her hand over the wound on her shoulder, another scream escaped her lips. Xia Xiaolei sent his leg forward, kicking the puppies that were tenaciously biting her. Without showing any hesitation, he pulled out a gun. Bang! Bang! Bang! Qimu Xi fell into a seated posture on the ground, watching as Xia Xiaolei shot the puppies dead, one by one¡­ She watched as her brother sat up again, a dagger in hand. Once again, he attempted to crawl toward her¡­ ¡­ there was a twisted expression of brutality on his face. Xia Xiaolei pointed his gun at the boy. ¡°No, don¡¯t!¡± Qimu Xi suddenly jerked up to catch Xia Xiaolei¡¯s hand in an attempt to pull the muzzle of the gun down. Xia Xiaolei hastily pushed her aside. ¡°Don¡¯t be mad! He wants to kill you! He is not your brother!¡± Qimu Xi¡¯s eyes turned red. Like an injured animal, she quickly turned around and embraced the boy, ignoring the pain as the boy bit her again. Qimu Xi had seemingly lost all sense of pain. Despite the blood flowing down her body, she continued using her own body to block Xia Xiaolei¡¯s aim. At the same time, she pulled out a gun and pointed it at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°If you kill my brother, I will kill you!¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes, too, turned red. He was unable to suppress the rage within him and he shouted, ¡°You trash of the guild! You can¡¯t even see through this type of illusion! And now you want to point a gun at me? You trash!¡± ¡­ Chapter 465 Everyone Has A Weakness

Chapter 465 Everyone Has A Weakness

GOR Chapter 465 Everyone Has A Weakness The waning moon was barely visible as the dark clouds covered the sky and the illuminating shine of the moonlight grew dimmer. Arge luxurious house stood erect at the foot of the mountain. It had European-styled architecture and fence walls. However, the interior of the house was quiet and everything was enveloped by the darkness of the night. Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo stood quietly at the junction. Qiao Qiao was shocked. She turned around and looked behind her, but the cave opening had disappeared. Subconsciously, he held little Will, whom she was carrying, tighter. Next, she reached out her hand to pull Soo Soo. Unexpectedly, her hand caught thin air. ¡°Soo Soo?¡± Qiao Qiao turned and noticed a dazed look on Soo Soo¡¯s face. Soo Soo slowly stepped forward, moving toward the gates of the house. The little girl¡¯s skirt billowed in the night wind. ¡°Soo Soo?¡± No answer. Qiao Qiao sensed something amiss. She quickly stepped forward and grabbed Soo Soo¡¯s hand. She moved until she was beside Soo Soo and looked right at her face. When she did so, she became shocked. Soo Soo¡¯s pair of eyes appeared devoid of emotions. They looked straight ahead at the house. ¡°Soo Soo! Soo Soo, what happened to you?¡± Qiao Qiao waved her hand before Soo Soo¡¯s eyes. However, Soo Soo¡¯s face remained emotionless. She had seemingly ignored Qiao Qiao¡¯s existence. Next, the little girl screamed sharply and ran forward. She ran unsteadily until she was before the gates of the house, her little body mming upon the gates. In her haste, her forehead struck the gates and a red bruise appeared on her forehead. However, she just ignored it. It was then that Soo Soo suddenly opened her mouth. She issued out a strange yet mournful cry. It almost appeared inhuman. The voice was filled with sadness, rage, despair and fear. Soo Soo struggled while both her hands held onto the iron gates. She shook even as her mouth continued to issue out the screams, screams resembling that of a wounded animal. ¡°Soo Soo!¡± Qiao Qiao panicked. She reached for Soo Soo but had her hand pushed away. In that instant, Qiao Qiao noticed the rage and ferocity in Soo Soo¡¯s eyes. At that very moment, fire light suddenly shed out from within the house. The fire light seemed to have appeared all of a sudden from a ce near a window on the second floor. Next¡­ ¡­ Bang! sses broke as mes erupted outward, their light shining out through several other windows. Thick smoke clouds instantly rose around the house. The mes raged with intensity as it rose to the sky. ¡°Help! Help! Help! Help!¡± Soo Soo struggled to shake the gates. She appeared mad as she shouted. After shouting for a bit, she abandoned her use of the Chinesenguage and switched to the Koreannguage before shouting anew. ¡°Soo Soo!¡± Seeing the house going up in mes, Qiao Qiao subconsciously moved to embrace Soo Soo, intending to drag Soo Soo back. However, she was fiercely pushed away by Soo Soo. In the next instant, mes erupted from both of Soo Soo¡¯s hands. The iron gates quickly melted under the barrage from Soo Soo¡¯s mes. With a scream, Soo Soo rushed forward, running toward the house. ¡°Daddy! Mommy! Daddy!¡± Soo Soo cried out. ¡°Help! Help! Hurry up and help save them!¡± Hearing that, Qiao Qiao¡¯s body gave a shudder. She looked up in shock at the ming house. She suddenly understood¡­ ¡­ what this ce was. This was¡­ ¡­ Soo Soo¡¯s house. Her old house! Within their guild, Qiao Qiao was the one who knew the most about Soo Soo¡¯s life. This Korean little girl¡¯s father was a friend of Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. They were also business partners. One day, an unexpected fire broke out, killing Soo Soo¡¯s parents. Fortunately for Soo Soo, she managed to emerge from the fire alive. After that, Old Father Qiao adopted her and brought her with him to China. This incident left a shadowy scar within Soo Soo. It was also the reason why she ended up with a split personality. And now¡­ A reproduction of the incident? Qiao Qiao suddenly raised her head to check her surroundings. This is¡­ ¡­ an illusion? Seeing Soo Soo run into the fire, Qiao Qiao was left with no more time to think. She quickly chased after¡­ ¡­ Roddy observed the ruins on the street and his brows furrowed together. He carefully pulled out a rifle. Holding the rifle with both hands, he moved along the street. This street appeared¡­ ¡­ very familiar. Soon, he caught sight of a copsed convenience store. There on the top was a damaged signboard with Japanese words. When he saw that, a bolt of lightning seemingly arced through his mind. This ce is¡­ Japan¡­ Tokyo! There were craters everywhere as gravel littered the grounds. Buildings had copsed and the whole ce seemed like a scene from the apocalypse. However, Roddy knew this was not the apocalypse¡­ what he was seeing right now, he had seen it before back in the Tokyo instance dungeon. During the final battle in that instance dungeon, the whole of Tokyo became a battlefield and was left in such a sorry state. Pa ta! Hearing the sound from behind him, Roddy¡¯s heart grew tense and he quickly turned around just in time to see a silvery blur. Bang! A forceful impact sent Roddy flying. His back mmed into a copsed wall before falling onto a heap of rubble. He hastily got up and turned to check on little Will. Little Will had fallen to the side of the street. After turning to look for little Will, Roddy became stunned. There in the middle of the street, a pair of eyes were coldly staring at him. Roddy had dreamed of meeting those eyes many times. The sleek Floating Angel armour was inbat form and its pair of magnificent wings unfurled behind the Floating Angel, emitting star like specks of light¡­ ¡°Ni¡­ Nicole?¡± ¡­ There was a dazed look on Lun Tai¡¯s face as he stood in the doorway of a rundown garage. The garage¡¯s signboard was so rusty it was practically about to fall down. There was a strong scent of white alcohol inside and¡­ ¡­ there on the left side of the door was an old tire ¨C that was the toy that he and Bei Tai used to y with back when they were young. Confronted by such a familiar scene, the stocky Lun Tai was left dumbfounded. As he was lost in thought, he suddenly heard the sound of a child screaminging from inside. The voice had the tell-tale signs of voice changing age and it contained terror. Lun Tai was very familiar with the voice. He frantically rushed into the garage. After rushing inside, he saw a nightmarish scene. Beneath a repair tform, a middle-aged man in dirty work clothes held onto a stick, beating a thin boy. The boy¡¯s body was covered in wounds and blood stained his face. He rolled on the floor, attempting to dodge the iing strikes. However, it would appear that his legs had been injured. No matter how he tried, he was unable to dodge. In the end, the boy could only prop up both hands to cover his head as he sobbed. Even as he sobbed, he cried, ¡°Daddy! Daddy! Why are you beating me? Daddy! Daddy! I am your son!¡± ¡°Bastard! Scum! Scum! Scum born of that slut! That slut cuckolded me and gave birth to you two scums! She ran off! Now everyone isughing at me! They are ridiculing me!¡± ¡°Daddy! Daddy¡­¡± ¡°Scum!¡± Lun Tai fell on his knees, tears flowing down his cheeks. He turned his gaze to the side. There was a rest room there; there on the old table was a calendar. 19th of June, 1993. This day¡­ ¡­ the things that happened here¡­ All of it¡­ ¡­ will it repeat again? Lun Tai remembered this day very well. This was the day he brought his little brother away with him as he ran away from home. One week before this, his father suddenly rushed home with a paternity test result in hand. He dragged out his mother, who was cooking in the kitchen, and the two of them began fighting. Nearly everything smashable was destroyed. The next day, his mother got her things and left, never to return. The next few days would remain an indelible part of Lun Tai¡¯s memories. His father, who had loved carrying him and his little brother on his shoulders, became a changed man. He would drink alcohol every day and shout at Lun Tai and Bei Tai after he finished drinking. If he drank too much, he would randomly grab something and threw it at them. That was the first time he had beaten Lun Tai. It was soon followed by a second time, a third time¡­ Lun Tai recalled the events of that day. After his father beat him up, he cried and ran away. Only after a long time had passed did he return home, because he was worried about his little brother. There, he saw his father beating his little brother. That day¡­. I¡­ what did I do? There was an absent-minded look on his face. His eyes fell upon a wrench lying on the floor. Ah, right¡­ I had picked up the wrench and struck him from behind, knocking him unconscious. Then¡­ ¡­ I went over to pick up my little brother¡­ ¡­ and then¡­ ¡­ I ran away with him. Ran away from this ce¡­ ¡­ ran to the train station¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t know how, but we ended up inside a coal car. When we finally woke up, I don¡¯t even know where we went¡­ He watched as his young little brother rolled around while being beaten. Rolling beneath a scaffolding, he continued crying out like a terror-stricken puppy. Lun Tai¡¯s chest rose up and down and he shouted, ¡°Stop it! Don¡¯t hit him anymore!¡± He rushed forward and attempted to catch the stick in his father¡¯s hand. However, his outstretched hand failed to catch anything. Lun Tai was shocked. He tried again, and again, and again, only to realize¡­ All of it was an illusion. No matter how he tried, he could not touch any one of them. They too, can neither see nor touch him. The man charged into the scaffolding and used the stick to force his little brother out. Seeing his little brother roll around in every direction, Lun Tai roared out furiously. ¡°Why! Why! What sin did wemit? Even if that woman tricked you, does that mean the 10 plus years we spent as family is fake? Is it fake?¡± Lun Tai was a strong man, his body as tough as iron. Now, he cried. ¡°Little Bro! Just wait, hold on, just a while more¡­ ¡­ I will being to save you! Hold on! Aaargh!¡± Lun Tai swiped his hand out again to grab the stick. However, each time he did so, the stick will move past his fingers and strike down on the thin body of his little brother. ¡°Why aren¡¯t youing?! Why?!¡± Looking at the time¡­ ¡­ the younger version of him should already be here. The time. The time for him to appear had already passed. Lun Tai looked at the clock on the wall with a maddening expression. If this goes on¡­ ¡­ Little Bro will be killed by this man! Lun Tai¡¯s heart suddenly gave a pound. He had received a system prompt. [System prompt: If only one of these two can live on and if you have to make this choice, which one will you choose?] ¡°What? What?¡± [Now, you have the opportunity to choose. Choose to let your father die immediately and your little brother will be freed. Or, you may choose to do nothing and let your father kill your little brother.] ¡°No! This is wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Where am I? I should be appearing now! I should be appearing to stop this! Where am I? Where am I?¡± After a few seconds of silence, the system responded. [You are here now.] ¡­ Chapter 466 Weakness Of The Heart

Chapter 466 Weakness Of The Heart

GOR Chapter 466 Weakness Of The Heart Chen Xiaolian was not some holy Mother. Back in the African jungle, he witnessed human nature; the ugliness within the ¡®refugees¡¯ there made him harden his heart and ignore their plight. However, that did not imply that he was a cold-hearted fellow. Let us put it this way. He was just an ordinary fellow. Although he was quite knowledgeable for his young age ¨C as a webwriter, he had read up on arge amount of books, some useful, some not ¨C he was still an ordinary youngster. He may be a little more mature than most, but that was all. Chen Xiaolian had felt that those African refugees were not worth saving. Even so, he would not go ughter them. At this moment, looking at the bustling crowd of people on the street before him¡­ There was no way he could avoid feeling any psychological burden on his heart if he were to kill off these people who were unrted to him. Even though he knew this was an illusion. This illusion may be false, but the way of carnage, the heart of carnage was real. Those people looked too real. This was not some Dynasty Warriors game where he could just casually mow everyone down. When killing one of them, his eyes would be greeted with blood and wounds and his nose would be assailed with the scent of blood, his ears would hear the screams of misery¡­ It was too real; they seemed just like the real deal. As it was too real, he would end up falling... ¡°If I really choose to kill¡­ ¡­ when I am done, I would probably fall deep into the abyss of darkness.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. He felt that¡­ ¡­ this might be a trap. A trap that would make him walk into it willingly. Presently, Chen Xiaolian was more worried about something else: He had encountered such a scene, so¡­ ¡­ what about his other teammates? Especially¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao! The side effect of that skill¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart suddenly grew tense. He straightened his waist. No! It must not happen! If Qiao Qiao were to rouse a heart of carnage and fall into the abyss of darkness¡­ ¡°I cannot allow that to happen.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. Then, a change urred to the red coloured line of text hovering up in the sky. The text was originally ¡®Current status: 8/999¡¯. It suddenly changed and a new line of text appeared. ¡°Acquired demon points: 10. Current status: 18/999.¡± ¡°Acquired demon points: 8. Current status: 26/999.¡± ¡°Acquired demon points: 11. Current status: 37/999.¡± ¡°Acquired demon points: 8. Current status: 45/999.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank. He promptly opened the car door, jumped up the roof of the car, raised his head and looked around. The streets of this city remained unchanged, crowded and bustling. No new riots broke out. No new deaths. If so¡­ ¡­ the sudden change in the points, they must have originated from¡­ Teammates? Chen Xiaolian quickly made two spections out of the sudden change in the number of points. Firstly, the ¡®1/999¡¯ points. The need to umte those demon points was not on him alone. That was for the whole team. Secondly, there were changes to the points obtained even though he had not done anything. That meant¡­ ¡­ his teammates. Something must have happened to them. A strange expression slowly appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. A coldness slowly crept out of his eyes. ¡­ If there was a weakness to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s character, then what Roddy said about him a few hours ago had hit the nail on the head. ¡°His weakness lies in an excessive desire to be ¡®needed, ¡®relied upon¡¯ and ¡®trusted¡¯.¡± In short, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s biggest weakness was his extreme fear of being alone. This created an overly heavy sense of responsibility toward hispanions. That was the kind of person he was. Once he considered someone as his people, he would be willing to risk his life for that them. That was the kind of person Chen Xiaolian was. Due to what he had experienced in his younger days, he ended up with this feeling of being needed. In fact, it had be an unhealthy obsession. And now, this weakness of his took hold. ¡­ ¡°If that is how it is¡­ ¡­ let me be the one to bear it.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and jumped down from the roof of the car. He re-entered the car with a cold demeanour. Starting up the car again, he pressed down on the throttle and vroomed the car a few times as he looked at the street before him. ¡°If there is a need to use a broken mind in return for carnage¡­ ¡­ then, as the leader, it is only natural for me to do it.¡± Chen Xiaolian let out what appeared to be a smile. He then loosened his grip on the Sword in the Stone and ced it down on the front passenger seat. ¡°Since there is a need to sink into the abyss of darkness, let¡¯s have it go faster.¡± After saying that¡­ ¡­ he shifted the gear out from the brake position and stamped down on the throttle. It headed toward¡­ ¡­ the centre of the street! ¡­ Xia Xiaolei kicked away the gun in Qimu Xi¡¯s hand. Next, he quickly took advantage of the opening to rush forward. He had a gun in hand while she was left unarmed. At present, an unprecedented feeling of rage was exploding within him. There was only one thought in his mind. Kill her! Not with a gun, but with his own hands. Using the best way to vent his rage and the most cruel method to kill her. Twist her neck and break off every bone in her body. Let her lose every *** drop of blood she had. Xia Xiaolei mmed into Qimu Xi, throwing them both down the ground. Qimu Xi struggled and her knee shot out, striking heavily upon Xia Xiaolei¡¯s lower abdomen area. Qimu Xi, who had lost herself to her darker instincts, lost her weak and timid side. She transformed into a very bold and determined figure. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body tilted a little as a result and Qimu Xi turned the situation around, getting up on Xia Xiaolei instead as her fingers were sent stabbing toward Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes. Xia Xiaolei punched Qimu Xi in her stomach, eliciting a muffled groan from her. Her body fell limp as she rolled over to the side, her body curling like a shrimp. Xia Xiaolei moved over and pulled at her hands, seemingly attempting to break her arms. Without showing any hesitation, Qimu Xi bit down on Xia Xiaolei¡¯s arm. She bit deep, going into his muscles. It was as though she wanted nothing more than to bite his flesh off. ¡­ ¡°Come out! Come out! Why aren¡¯t you alling out! Why aren¡¯t youing out!!!¡± The house was ame. Chasing after Soo Soo¡¯s cries, Qiao Qiao finally found her little sister. She saw Soo Soo standing before a door, her hands mming desperately on the surface of the door. Despite its toughness, the door quickly fell apart under the might of Soo Soo¡¯s mes. Qiao Qiao quickly moved to grab Soo Soo. However, she noticed that, after breaking the door, Soo Soo did not rush inside the room. The little girl had seemingly turned into a fool. She stood in the doorway, her eyes staring straight into the room¡­ Her expression suddenly turned dark. Qiao Qiao got right behind her and looked at Soo Soo before turning her attention to what was inside the room, at what Soo Soo was looking at. Behind her, a burnt ceiling beam fell to the floor and sparks flew as a result. Despite that, Qiao Qiao simply stood there with a dumbfounded expression. She forgot to grab Soo Soo. Instead, she simply stared into the room¡­ Inside the room was a bed that had been burnt beyond recognition ¨C judging by its outline, it should have been a very luxurious andfortable bed. At this moment however, therge bed was not only charred¡­ ¡­ it had been cut into two. The woman lying on the bed¡­ ¡­ had been decapitated. The brutality of the scene caused a wave of nausea to instantly sweep over Qiao Qiao and she almost puked. She saw another corpse beside the wall of the room. It was a man in pyjamas. The man was nailed to the wall with a sword. The man¡¯s head tilted down, one of his hands holding onto the de that pierced straight through him and the wall. His legs hung in the air as his entire body¡­ ¡­ looked like a specimen that was pinned to the wall. ¡°Dad, daddy¡­ ¡­ mommy, mommy¡­ ¡­ mommy¡­¡± Soo Soo fell to the floor with a plop. In an instant, a bright light shone clearly within Qiao Qiao¡¯s mind. If this illusion was created ording to Soo Soo¡¯s memories, then¡­ This scene before her was something that Soo Soo had experienced when she was still young. The darkest, most terrifying and most painful to recall. It was a most horrifying and brutal nightmare. This nightmare was¡­ Her parents did not die in a fire. The fire was no ident. Soo Soo¡¯s parents were killed brutally inside their bedroom. Clearly, human hands had caused the fire. Back then, the young Soo Soo must have found out about this somehow and¡­ ¡­ she developed a split personality, a cold and dark little loli. All this while, the reason why Soo Soo would suffer from a split personality was this nightmarish scene. Due to the self-protective nature of the human consciousness, this terrifying scene was sealed up by her mind. It was hidden in the deepest part of Soo Soo¡¯s mind. Thus, Soo Soo lost her memories. She only remembered that her parents had died inside an idental fire, forgetting the truth of what happened. This truth was boxed away in the deepest corner of her memories. At present however, this truth was dug out and its bloodiness exposed. Now, Soo Soo suddenly turned her head around. Her jade like face was expressionless as she looked at Qiao Qiao, her eyes the colour of pure ck. ¡°Sister¡­ ¡­ I think, I remember everything.¡± Her sound was cold, calm, devoid of emotions. Looking at the strange expression on Soo Soo¡¯s face, Qiao Qiao felt her heart shuddering. ¡°Sister, it turns out this was what happened.¡± Soo Soo whispered. ¡°Daddy and mommy did not die due to the fire.¡± The little girl¡¯s soft voice was so cold and calm, it brought forth an atmosphere of dread. However¡­ Her following words shocked Qiao Qiao. ¡°Sister, do you know who set this house on fire?¡± ¡°I¡­ I do not know.¡± Soo Soo suddenly pointed at herself. ¡°It was me.¡± She suddenly broke into a smile. The corners of her mouth trembled and there was a bewildering look on her face. ¡°I remember. I was sleeping then and someone broke into my room. I heard daddy and mommy crying out¡­ ¡­ I was so scared. Back then, I was really, really scared.¡± Qiao Qiao remained silent. Soo Soo continued, turning and moving closer to Qiao Qiao as she did. When she was right in front of Qiao Qiao, she raised her head. Although her forehead could barely reach Qiao Qiao¡¯s shoulder, she did her best so that her eyes could look right into Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. ¡°Back then, for an instant¡­ ¡­ mm, how should I put it. It was as though a power suddenly awakened inside me. ¡°The man who broke into my room and tried to kill me, he died from the mes I unleashed. ¡°mes, so much mes. I ran out of my room, ran through the corridor. Everywhere I go, mes would rage. ¡°I charged into daddy and mommy¡¯s room and¡­ mm, I had opened it the same way I did just now. ¡°After that¡­ ¡­ I saw this. ¡°Mm, that is right. All these years, I had forgotten all about this. ¡°Why would I forget about it?¡± Soo Soo talked with a tone so cold it was terrifying. At thest sentence, she knitted her eyebrows. ¡°Soo- Soo Soo¡­ ¡­ you really remembered?¡± Qiao Qiao asked with a slight quaver in her tone. She saw that Soo Soo was acting rather strange¡­ ¡­ too strange. ¡°Yes, sister¡­ unnie.¡± Soo Soo nodded her head. ¡°It is not just these¡­ ¡­ just now, when I burnt down the door, it seems¡­ ¡­ the door to my memories was also burnt down. ¡°Do you know? Besides what happened in daddy and mommy¡¯s bedroom, I also remember something else.¡± ¡°Something¡­ else?¡± There was seriousness in Soo Soo¡¯s voice. ¡°Yes, something else. Logically speaking, I should not remember it. Back then, I was so young¡­ ¡­ mm, maybe they thought I would not remember. After all, I was just a little girl who was scared silly. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ since I was little, I had always been different. ¡°Human memories, are they all this strange? Unnie?¡± A chill rose up within Qiao Qiao¡¯s heart. ¡°Soo Soo, you¡­ ¡­ just what did you remember?¡± ¡°I remember. The man who broke into my room to kill me, he said something.¡± ¡°Said something? What was it?¡± Qiao Qiao asked quickly. ¡°Back then, I did not know.¡± Soo Soo shook her head before lowering it. Her shoulders trembled lightly. ¡°Back then, I could not understand those words¡­ ¡­ but memories are such strange things. Although I did not understand those words then, I could recall what it sounded and its pronunciation, all of it! ¡°I sealed up this memory and all that happened this night. ¡°Today, I finally remembered¡­ ¡­ unnie, what should I do? I remembered! What should I do? Unnie?¡± ¡°Soo Soo, just what did you remember¡­¡± Soo Soo looked at the trembling Qiao Qiao and the little girl suddenly broke into a smile. The sight of her smile at this moment was extremely ghastly. ¡°Sister, unnie. The truth is, you are so kind.¡± Soo Soo suddenly reached out to touch Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. ¡°But what to do? I now remember.¡± Pausing, the little girl whispered. ¡°Back then, I could not understand those words because the me back then¡­ ¡­ haven¡¯t learnt Chinese!¡± Next, Soo Soo¡¯s little hand, which was touching Qiao Qiao¡¯s face moved down, tracing a line down her neck until it reached Qiao Qiao¡¯s stomach. ¡°Sister, those words are¡­ ¡­¡± Soo Soo took a deep breath before exhaling. Each word she said became like a nail, hammering into Qiao Qiao¡¯s heart. ¡°Traitors will be executed, de¡­ Mountain! me! Sea!¡± Chapter 467 I Want You To Accompany Me!

Chapter 467 I Want You To Apany Me!

GOR Chapter 467 I Want You To Apany Me! The memories of the day her father brought Soo Soo back to their home had always remained within Qiao Qiao¡¯s mind. Back then, the young Soo Soo was just like a lost puppy. Her eyes kept blinking as she hid behind her father, an unconcealed expression of fear and timidness on her face. Qiao Qiao recalled what her father told her that day: From this day onward, she is your little sister. You need to protect her properly and take good care of her. In the beginning, Qiao Qiao did not put much consideration into those words. However, her father would often be away on business matters, spending most of his time being busy with various other matters. Thus, Soo Soo was the one to apany her most of the time. Additionally, her father would constantly remind her ¡°protect your little sister properly, take good care of her¡±¡­ As time passed and those words were said to a little child hundreds and thousands of times, the notion of protecting her little sister became deeply imprinted into Qiao Qiao¡¯s mind. That was what she had been doing all these time. She had worked hard to do so. Whenever her father was not around, this little sister of hers would be the one most intimate with her, someone who seemingly shared the same life as her. asionally, whenever her father was at home, Qiao Qiao would notice him looking absentmindedly at Soo Soo, a tangled expression on his face. Qiao Qiao had not given it any further thought. She had just believed that her father was thinking about his old friend. At present, the wordsing out of Soo Soo¡¯s mouth¡­ de! Mountain! me! Sea! After those four words came out, Qiao Qiao felt her mind copsing, just like a sand castle on the beach, breaking and falling down bit by bit. ¡­ Soo Soo¡¯s parents did not die in an idental fire. They were killed. The words spoken by the killer could clearly be interpreted as¡­ ¡­ eradicating traitors to de Mountain me Sea Guild. Soo Soo¡¯s parents were traitors. If so, the killer was¡­ de Mountain me Sea Guild? How could this be? ¡­ Qiao Qiao¡¯s mind was a mess. She looked nkly at Soo Soo. She felt a thousand words bubbling out from her mind, but was unable to utter out a single one of them. Soo Soo¡¯s hand gently pressed on Qiao Qiao¡¯s chest. The two girls looked at each other. After a while, Soo Soo gently spoke up. ¡°What do I do, sister? I remembered the things that I should not have remembered¡­ ¡­ what should I do? Sister¡­ ¡­ it looks like, the one who killed daddy and mommy is sister¡¯s father.¡± Qiao Qiao remained silent. ¡°Should I avenge daddy and mommy? Sister? But I cannot bring myself to harm you.¡± Soo Soo said in the calm and cold manner. ¡°Even though I can be indifferent toward everyone else in the world, sister alone has my heart. The thought of having to harm you brings me a great deal of pain.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s body quivered and she was unable to react at all. Soo Soo¡¯s finger slowly moved away from Qiao Qiao¡¯s stomach. ¡°Sister, you are still the same. When protecting me, you will be silly. Sister, just now, my hand had made contact with you. Why didn¡¯t you move away? Don¡¯t you know? I could have harmed you.¡± Tears filled Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. Suddenly, she stepped forward and forcefully put both arms around Soo Soo in an embrace. ¡°Soo Soo! Soo Soo! You are my little sister! My little sister!¡± Qiao Qiao cried out in a heartfelt voice. ¡°This must be a misunderstanding! My daddy would never harm you! He is surely not the one who tried to harm you! Otherwise, why would daddy bring you home? Soo Soo, things are definitely not like that!¡± ¡°If so, does sister¡¯s father know the truth?¡± Soo Soo suddenly asked with a whisper. Qiao Qiao was stunned and left speechless. Does father¡­ ¡­ know? Memories shed before her eyes. asionally, her father would look at Soo Soo with that tangled expression. Father¡­ ¡­ does he know? Qiao Qiao¡¯s heart was clear on the answer to the question. However, facing Soo Soo, how was she to respond? ¡°Sister, you cannot answer? Is it because you don¡¯t know? Or, you are unable to say it?¡± Soo Soo let out a softugh. The same cold expression was on her face. However, tears had trickled down her cheeks. Qiao Qiao¡¯s body trembled. Then, she suddenly screamed out. ¡°Out! Let us out! We don¡¯t want to continue this instance dungeon anymore! We don¡¯t want to do this quest anymore! We want to leave! Let us out! Out! End it! Hurry up and end it!¡± ¡­ Plop! Seeing Nicole, who was wearing Floating Angel armour, walk forward slowly, Roddy¡¯s body gave an involuntary shudder and he fell to his knees. His knees hit the hard rubble. He raised his head to look at the sky before turning around to observe the surrounding debris. Finally, his eyes fell back to Nicole. ¡°How could it ¡­ ¡­ feel so real?¡± Nicole slowly raised her hand. The turbine of her Floating Angel armour revved to life and Nicole¡¯s figure shot forward, arriving before Roddy in an instant. Her hand came up¡­ Shwap! Roddy¡¯s body flew up before mming down heavily on the ground. ¡°Ni, Nicole! Nicole!¡± Roddy stood up and shouted loudly. Nicole ignored him. She burst forward once more, arriving before Roddy again. ¡°Nicole! Nicole! Is that you? Is that really you?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes were red as he stared right at Nicole. ¡°So?¡± Nicole finally spoke up. Her tone was cold, but her voice remained familiar. ¡°So what? Asking me this type of question when you already know that I am dead. You are shocked to see me here, aren¡¯t you? Aren¡¯t you?!¡± Nicole leapt up and kicked Roddy¡¯s chest, sending him flying into the wall. He fell down and his body became stuck in the debris. Cough cough cough¡­ Roddy coughed out blood. Nicole then grabbed him by his neck and lifted him up until their eyes met in the air. Their eyes stared at each other, a short distance between them. ¡°Why? Why did you leave me here?¡± Roddy was stunned. ¡°Wha- what?¡± ¡°Why? Why did I die here while all of you get to live? Why?¡± Nicole roared loudly. ¡°It, it was because of that battle. At the end, you were the one¡­¡± ¡°I was killed in action! So, why do you people get to live?¡± Nicole sneered as she continued, ¡°My sacrifice is only natural, is that it? Why didn¡¯t you die together with me? Why is it that when I was sacrificing myself, you all simply stood by and watch? Or could it be you were all such selfish people from the beginning? ¡°Ah! ¡°That is right! ¡°It is so dangerous! ¡°Such a hopeless situation! ¡°Someone is stepping forward! If so, let her go sacrifice herself! Otherwise, we will all have to die! The death of one is better than the death of everyone! It is better to have others die than for you to die! ¡°That is it, isn¡¯t it? That is what you were all thinking! ¡°Why? Why can you all get out of this ce alive?! ¡°Why? Why must I be the only one left here? ¡°I died here, I had to stay here for eternity! There is nothing here! Just coldness and solitude! Do you know what a hopeless ce this is? Do you?¡± Boom! Nicole viciously tossed Roddy away. Roddy¡¯s figure flew toward a distant building. As his body was about to m into the high-rise building, he subconsciously acted in self-defence. He summoned the Floater. Damaged Floating Angel armour appeared at thest moment, covering Roddy¡¯s body and forming ayer of protection. Roddy¡¯s figure then mmed into the building. After a series of crashing sounds, he mmed out from the other side of the building. His body struggled to stay afloat in the air. As the damaged Floating Angel armour was unable to provide aplete degree of protection, Roddy coughed out blood as a result of the collision earlier. An ice-piercing chill shed through Nicole¡¯s eyes. Her body shed forward and she reappeared before Roddy again. ¡°This¡­ is mine! This is my Floating Angel armour!¡± Nicole grabbed Roddy by his neck. ¡°You dare use the thing I left behind to go up against me? Shameless!¡± ¡°I¡­ I didn¡¯t¡­¡± Roddy panted. Seeing Nicole floating before him, he was unable to bring himself to fight her. When the degree of danger to Roddy¡¯s life reached a critical state, the damaged Floating Angel armour activated once more. With a boom, the turbines on the damaged Floating Angel armour roared to life and Roddy¡¯s body shot out, escaping Nicole¡¯s grip. At the same time, a Floating Cannon emerged from beside Roddy and it automatically aimed at Nicole. Nicole sneered. She raised her right arm and the armour on her right arm opened up to form a curtain of light. Bang! Bang! Bang! Several beams were fired out but they were all deflected by Nicole. Nicole coldly observed the Floating Cannon. ¡°It seems you are able to use my Floating Angel armour quite well!¡± Roddy¡¯s figure fell upon the rooftop of another building. He raised his head to look at Nicole, panting for breath. Then, he shouted, ¡°Nicole! What do you want from me?¡± ¡°It is very simple. It is not fair that I alone must be sacrificed! I want you to apany me!¡± Roddy was startled. Next, a smile gradually appeared on his face. Unknown to him, his consciousness was slowly turning blurry. To him, the one before him was the real Nicole. Nicole! ¡°You want me to¡­ ¡­ apany you?¡± Roddy took a deep breath. Then, he slowly replied, ¡°All right!¡± ¡°All right?¡± ¡°Yes, all right.¡± Roddy looked Nicole in the eye. A look of obsession appeared for just an instant before he lowered his head. ¡°Did you think I never thought about you?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Every day since the Tokyo instance dungeon ended, I have been asking myself. ¡°Why? Why did I let you sacrifice yourself? ¡°Back then, if I had fought harder, pushed myself more, maybe you would not have to sacrifice yourself. ¡°If back then, I did not leave, could I stay there to apany you? ¡°Nicole¡­ ¡­ I know, I know, I have always known! I am willing to apany you, I am willing to die with you in that instance dungeon. Because¡­ ¡°I LOVE YOU!!!¡± The final sentence of ¡°I love you¡± was uttered using all his might. Roddy howled those words out with a maddening fervour. After uttering those words, his body trembled and he fell to his knees, tears all over his face. She died so that we may live. She had to die alone in that ce¡­. Back then, if I had fought just a little bit harder¡­ ¡­ if I had held on just a few seconds longer¡­ ¡­ maybe, she would not need to die. That was ¡­ ¡­ the weakness in Roddy¡¯s heart! ¡­ Chapter 468 I Am Very Satisfied

Chapter 468 I Am Very Satisfied

GOR Chapter 468 I Am Very Satisfied [You are here now.] Seeing that prompt, Lun Tai¡¯s body froze. I¡­ ¡­ am here. That is why I am noting back to save my little bro¡­ This one thought roared through Lun Tai¡¯s mind. He did not consider anything else, nor did he attempt to consider if there was anything wrong with the situation. [Now, you have a choice. Will you, for the sake of saving your little brother, kill that man?] ¡°I¡­¡± Lun Tai looked forward. The man picked up the wrench and struck his little brother¡¯s arm heavily with it. His little brother¡¯s screams caused the corners of Lun Tai¡¯s eyes to twitch. His little brother was unable to run away. His legs were injured and his body jerked about in an attempt to dodge even as he curled himself up. The man, with the wrench in hand, had a grim and twisted expression on his face. He walked over, step by step¡­. This man¡­ ¡­ was someone he had once called ¡®father¡¯. Kill¡­ him? ¡­ ¡°Do you know? I hate you a lot! Hate!¡± Xia Xiaolei panted. He pped Qimu Xi, sending her flying before looking down at the bite wound on his arm. He red at Qimu Xi, who was struggling to get up. ¡°Of course, in the beginning, I did not hate you. But you are too useless! Guild Leader and the others are all outstanding individuals, all amazing! You? In this guild, you have contributed nothing! ¡°Everyone is risking their lives here! Their lives! ¡°Guild Leader had revealed his biggest secret to us! He really considers us as family! ¡°But your existence, your existence will be the death of Guild Leader! You are just a burden! ¡°Besides crying, screaming, being afraid, trembling, running¡­ ¡­ what else can you do? ¡°You cannot do any *** thing! ¡°Whenever something dangerous happens, you will need someone else to save you! Whenever there is a situation, you will tremble and hide! ¡°What qualifications do you have to stay inside this guild? You will end up killing Guild Leader! ¡°He is so kindhearted, so powerful¡­ only to be burdened by someone like you! ¡°Someone like you have no right to stay in our guild!¡± ¡­ ¡°Sister, I really do not know what to do.¡± Soo Soo looked at Qiao Qiao and she suddenly whispered out. ¡°Sister, when I return home, if I were to go ask sister¡¯s father about this, how do you think he will answer? ¡°I think, he would be like you now.¡± Qiao Qiao was unable to say anything. She could only use all her strength to embrace Soo Soo. She was simply unable to answer Soo Soo¡¯s question. Because she was very clear on one thing. In the secr world, the one responsible for all the matters involving de Mountain me Sea Guild was her father, Qiao Yifeng. Soo Soo¡¯s voice softly came out from Qiao Qiao¡¯s bosom. ¡°Sister, I don¡¯t want to hurt you¡­ ¡­ I also don¡¯t want to hurt sister¡¯s daddy¡­ ¡­ what should I do then? I¡­ ¡­ maybe, I can only hurt myself.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s body flinched and she quickly loosened her embrace. She looked at Soo Soo and found that her body was gradually turning cold. ¡°Cannot hurt sister, cannot hurt sister¡¯s father. If so, I can only kill this self¡­ ¡­ if I cannot get revenge, it will hurt me a lot since I cannot forget daddy and mommy¡¯s death¡­ ¡­ but if I hurt sister, I will also feel hurt¡­¡± ¡°Soo Soo!¡± Qiao Qiao grabbed Soo Soo¡¯s shoulders only to see that Soo Soo¡¯s eyes were closing. The warmth in her body seemed to be rapidly dissipating. ¡°What are you doing? Soo Soo!¡± ¡°I am killing myself¡­ ¡­ I am releasing all the warmth in my body out¡­¡± ¡°Stop it! Stop it!¡± ¡°Just release all of it out and everything will be fine.¡± Soo Soo raised her head. Her hand was holding onto a dagger and she¡­ ¡­ stabbed the dagger into her own stomach. ¡°A a a a argh!!¡± ¡­ [So, what is your choice? [Kill him, or watch as he kills your little brother?] Lun Tai trembled. ¡­ ¡°Come on, kill me.¡± Roddy looked straight at Nicole, whonded gently before him. He watched as the military de in Nicole¡¯s hand slowly moved toward him. He closed his eyes. ¡°I will stay here with you forever.¡± ¡­ BOOM! The world came crashing down! ¡­ Everything broke into fragments and disappeared as the whole world copsed. It was as though a multi-coloured ss had been broken. The colourful patterns on the ss then disintegrated along with the broken ss. ¡­ Qiao Qiao held onto Soo Soo tightly, embracing Soo Soo with all her might. Darkness surrounded them. The ming house, the fire, the blood, all of it disappeared. The Soo Soo in her arms was real and Qiao Qiao shook Soo Soo before reaching out to feel Soo Soo¡¯s stomach but found no dagger. There was no blood either¡­ Qiao Qiao became somewhat relieved. It is¡­ over? Why is it over? As the thought struck her, a bright light suddenly illuminated her surroundings. Countless lights shone out to reveal a cavern, arge, round shaped cavern. The wall of the circr cavern was iid with various gems, gold and jewellery. They were arranged in a close pattern and were astonishingly dazzling. Under the illumination of the countless lights, they sparkled brilliantly. Within this circr cavern, Qiao Qiao saw, not far to her left¡­ Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi were tussling with each other on the ground. There on the other side was Lun Tai, his face grim as he knelt on the ground. His chest rose up and down as he panted. And Roddy. Roddy too, was kneeling there with his eyes closed, not saying a word. He seemed to be waiting for something. All of it¡­ Was wrong! Qiao Qiao felt her mind rapidly clearing up. Just now, when she was stuck inside the illusion, her mind was seemingly under someone else¡¯s control. She was unable to think matters through properly and could only follow one line of thought, desperately wasting her time on a problem that could not be solved. After that, it was as though she was caught in a logic trap and was unable to escape¡­ Only now did her mind felt at ease. She lowered her head to look at Soo Soo. There was a confused look in Soo Soo¡¯s eyes as she stared into the distance. Her face was emotionless. Qiao Qiao¡¯s heart sank. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ what happened?¡± Xia Xiaolei gently loosened his grip on Qimu Xi, who shrunk backward with a terror-stricken face. The both of them looked at each other, tangled expressions washing over their faces. Although they had managed to escape the illusion¡­ ¡­ they could not forget what happened inside the illusion. However, their minds were no longer awash with rage and they were able to calm down. Even so, the things that happened just now, the things that were said¡­ Qimu Xi looked at Xia Xiaolei fearfully. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s heart sank and he clutched his head tightly. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ what did I say, I¡­¡± Lun Tai¡¯s rate of breathing gradually grew stable and he looked up at everyone there. As he looked around, he felt a stab of pain in his heart. Ended? Or was it stopped? But¡­ ¡­ just now, what choice did I make in the end? Kill¡­ him? Did I make that choice? I¡­ Roddy opened his eyes. ¡°I, why am I not dead? I should have been the one to die!¡± ¡­ As everyone¡¯s mind were falling into chaos and were about to mentally copse¡­ ng! A sound echoed within the cave. Everyone reacted by raising their heads to look around. There at the corner of the cavern stood Chen Xiaolian. He held the Sword in the Stone in his hand, mming the de of the sword against the surface of the cavern wall. Again! And again! ng! ng! Chen Xiaolian appeared calm and indifferent. However, his eyes¡­ Those who caught sight of his eyes were unable to stop themselves from recoiling. That, just what is up with his eyes? ¡°Are you all awake now? Awakened from that nightmare?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath before shouting loudly. Slowly, he stepped into the centre of the cavern, the tip of the Sword in the Stone scraping the ground behind him. Chen Xiaolian stood in the middle of the cavern and looked at his teammates. ¡°Right now, I want to say this¡­ ¡­ no matter what it is you all experienced, no matter what happened, all of those¡­ ¡­ are fake! Fake! ¡°Do you all understand? Remember! ¡°All of you better *** listen up! They are all fake! They are but illusions created by this damned instance dungeon to set us up! ¡°And now you have all made it out from the nightmare! Thus, I don¡¯t care what it is you dreamt about, all of you¡­ ¡­ cut it out!¡± The fearsome expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face caused Xia Xiaolei to recollect himself. Qimu Xi too, had stopped trembling. She subconsciously straightened her body. Chen Xiaolian walked forward until he was standing before Roddy. Seeing the absent-minded expression on Roddy¡¯s face, he promptly raised his hand and pped Roddy¡¯s face. Pa! The p caused Roddy to stagger backward. ¡°Are you awake?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Pa! Another p across his face! ¡°Are you awake?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ much better.¡± Roddy shook his head, a wry smile etched on his face. He raised his hand to feel the reddening part of his cheek and sighed deeply. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t know what happened to me just now.¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored Roddy. He turned to look at Lun Tai. Lun Tai was still clutching his head, his mind preupied. Chen Xiaolian walked over and ¨C without saying anything ¨C kicked Lun Tai¡¯s stomach, sending him sprawling on the ground. Lun Tai was shocked. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you dreamed about just now.¡± Chen Xiaolian gnashed his teeth and continued, ¡°However, you better remember this, everyone is still depending on you! Additionally, Bei Tai is still waiting for us to return! Losing even one is uneptable!¡± Those words caused Lun Tai to recover somewhat. Finally, Chen Xiaolian came to stand before Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. Qiao Qiao stared mindlessly at Chen Xiaolian ¨C she could instinctively feel something amiss with Chen Xiaolian. Soo Soo was silent as well. She just observed Chen Xiaolian quietly. Chen Xiaolian looked at the two sisters for a good five seconds before speaking with a hoarse voice. ¡°You two¡­ ¡­ are you two all right?¡± Qiao Qiao nodded and was about to say something when Soo Soo suddenly let go of Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand ¨C more urately, she had broken free from her. ¡°Xiaolian oppa,¡± Soo Soo spoke out gently, but there was firmness in her voice. ¡°Can I stay beside you?¡± As she spoke, she stood up, extricating herself from Qiao Qiao¡¯s embrace and moved beside Chen Xiaolian. Qiao Qiao¡¯s heart sank. Chen Xiaolian stared at Soo Soo for a moment. Then, he gave a nod. ¡°Since it was a dream, now that it has ended we should not be hung up with it anymore! Right now, we have more pressing matters!¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head anxiously before turning his attention back to the others. ¡°Did you all not realize it? Someone is missing!¡± ¡°Missing¡­¡± ¡°Ah! Little Will! Where is little Will?¡± ¡°That is right! He was right beside me just now!¡± ¡°Beside you? That cannot be right. He was with me when I fell into the Tokyo instance nightmare.¡± ¡°No, I recall carrying him.¡± A spark glinted within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and he took a deep breath. ¡°Enough, stop it.¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his fists, seemingly suppressing something. In the end, he hissed slowly, one word after the other, ¡°You! Are. You. Satisfied?¡± Silence¡­ A few secondster¡­ Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! A loud pping sound rang out. A dark silhouette suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the cavern. The thin figure of little Will stood there. He had the same facial features. However, his expression seemed to contain an indescribable evil. ¡°Excellent, truly excellent! I am very satisfied. I am talking about every one of you, all of your dream worlds.¡± Little Will swept his gaze across all of them. In the end, his eyes fell on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Especially you¡­ ¡­ you surprised me the most!¡± ¡°Will?¡± Xia Xiaolei blurted. ¡°Oh, don¡¯t go around addressing me wrongly.¡± Little Will performed a slight bow. ¡°I am not this little Will. I am just borrowing his body to restore my consciousness¡­ ¡­ no, it would be more urate to say that the little Will that you all knew was just one of the many ¡®me¡¯s. As of now, please stop addressing me as little Will. My name is¡­ ¡°The Demon King, Belial!¡± Chapter 469 Magic Array Activated

Chapter 469 Magic Array Activated

GOR Chapter 469 Magic Array Activated Little Will, now the Demon King, Belial cast an amused look at the team members from Meteor Rock Guild. He did not even attempt to hide the look of ridicule on his face. In the end, Qiao Qiao was the one to lose control first. Within those ¡®dream worlds¡¯, others had to go through a nightmarish time. For Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo however, that dream world brought forth a consequence beyond that of a nightmare. Thus, Qiao Qiao was now enraged. With a face filled with anger, she red at Belial and shouted, ¡°You! You bastard!¡± Before thatst word left her mouth, she had already charged forward. Her hand shot out, going toward Belial¡¯s stomach. Unexpectedly, her hand went right through Belial¡¯s stomach and Qiao Qiao staggered as the momentum pushed her body forward, going right ¡®through¡¯ Belial¡¯s body. ¡°You, you don¡¯t have a tangible body?¡± The staggering Qiao Qiao stabled herself before turning her head to look at Belial. Belial narrowed his eyes. ¡°In addition to your leader, you are the other one in this team to surprise me, beautiful girl. Such a pure power of darkness is a rare sight. The scent of darknessing from your body is truly intoxicating.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s temper rose and she turned her body around to face Belial. It would appear that she was about to attack Belial when Chen Xiaolian moved forward to grab her wrist. Qiao Qiao attempted to extricate her wrist from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s grip, but he had gripped it tightly. ¡°Enough!¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a heavy tone. He looked at Qiao Qiao and sighed deeply. ¡°The system will not allow us to harm him. Additionally¡­ ¡­ since he is now using little Will¡¯s body, killing him means killing little Will. Are you nning on killing your own teammates?¡± Qiao Qiao bit her lips heavily. In the end, she lowered her hand and stopped struggling. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression grew moreplex as he too appeared to be struggling with his own emotions. He looked at Belial and said, ¡°So, are you resurrected now?¡± After saying that, he checked the time. ¡°How much longer?¡± ¡°I am not resurrected yet. My resurrection will require more powers of darkness, but the powers of darkness can onlye from the Dark Abyss.¡± Belial yed with his ring finger and continued, ¡°As of now, I am only in an awakened state. Still, I must thank you all. By going through the dream worlds, the weaknesses within each of your hearts grew. The ugliness, wretchedness, conflicts, confusion within you all¡­ those emotions are the best powers of darkness. It was those powers that gave me life, thereby awakening me. Now¡­ my protectors, you may follow my instructions and activate the magic array.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. Behind him, his teammates all converged around him subconsciously. ¡°So, what should we do?¡± ¡°It is very simple. Actually, from the moment I awakened, the magic array had activated.¡± Belialughed, his pair of ck eyes stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What you all need to do¡­ ¡­ is to protect me until¡­ ¡­ I am fully resurrected!¡± After Belial finished those words, everyone from Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team received a system prompt. [System prompt: Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team haspleted the first stage of Demon Ind¡¯s final quest, activation of the magic array. [Follow-up quest 1: Please maintain the magic array for at least 15 minutes. After that, the quest of protecting the quest target will bepleted and you will receive the ¡®Demon King¡¯s Friendship¡¯. [Note on Demon King¡¯s Friendship: Friendship with demons is not a reliable thing. It may bring you good luck or it may bring disaster upon you. [Follow-up quest 2: Maintain the magic array for 30 minutes. After that, you will obtain the ¡®Demon King¡¯s Blessing of Darkness¡¯. At the same time, you will havepleted this instance dungeon¡¯s final quest. [Note about the Demon King¡¯s Blessing of Darkness: While demonic powers are wondrous, it is also dangerous. Getting addicted to this type of power could bring about bad luck.] Seeing those notes, the team members from Meteor Rock Guild ¨C especially Chen Xiaolian ¨C were unable to stop themselves from thinking: As expected, demons don¡¯t give good deals. ¡°So, where is the magic array?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Belial. ¡°You are looking at it.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian red at Belial, his eyebrow raised in shock as he uttered, ¡°It is¡­ you?! You are the magic array? Are you saying the magic array is on your body?¡± Belial gave a devilish grin. ¡°What did you think a magic array would look like? Did you think there would be several pirs ced inside this cavern? Did you expect arge ck coloured hexagram? Ha ha ha¡­ ¡­ you mortals are interesting!¡± Everyone was left speechless. ¡°I am the core of this magic array. More urately, my darkness type skill after waking up is the core,¡± Belial said loudly. ¡°And this ind is the magic array! What you need to do is to protect my safety while I am on this ind! Protect me from the forces of Light. Then¡­ ¡­ once the magic array finished fulfilling its purpose, I¡­¡± ¡°You will be resurrected? And then you will be the real Demon King?¡± Roddy was the one who interrupted him with a cold tone. ¡°No!¡± Belial shook his head. ¡°Actually, there are many incarnations of me in this world. Every one of those me is a bearer of the Demon King¡¯s blood¡­ ¡­ we are hiding inside them. Anyone of them who awakens will be considered a Belial!¡± ¡°What is that supposed to mean?¡± Roddy shot out with a ridiculing tone. ¡°Foolish mortals. Did you think there can only be one mighty Demon King?¡± Belial shouted. ¡°The greatness of the Demon King lies in the fact that every incarnation of the Demon King is free of the ugly selfishness present within you humans! Every Belial shares onemon, ultimate goal. Every Belial is a Demon King!¡± Little Will¡¯s frail body shook in excitement. At that moment, his pale face twisted with madness as it turned red. His excitement could be heard from his youthful voice. ¡°So ... now the magic array is activated.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He had already received the system prompt. The countdown for the magic array had begun. Moreover, Chen Xiaolian could see that his team had been forced into it again by the system. ¡­ Protecting the magic array meant protecting Belial. Protecting Belial meant protecting little Will. Originally, they had another option. Wait while the magic array ran for 15 minutes; then, bring the saved little Will with them as they left this ce. But now¡­ ¡­ that was not possible! They must protect little Will. Should little Will die, two of their team members will be forcibly exterminated at random. That was something that they cannot allow. Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian looked at the others and saw that the atmosphere among the team had turned subdued. Lun Tai¡¯s mental state was still disturbed, Roddy, troubled, Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi, estranged, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo, cracked¡­ Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°Everyone listen up!¡± When everyone looked at him, he gritted his teeth and said, ¡°I do not know what you all experienced back in the dream world. However, I need to tell you this. No matter what problems there are, we will deal with it once we return home! Right now, the most important thing before us is thepletion of this quest! I don¡¯t care what kind of messy thoughts are swirling inside your minds right now, I want you to let it go for now! We need to prepare for battle! Everyone, get started on your respective tasks! ¡°This is the decisive moment of this instance dungeon!¡± After saying all that, Chen Xiaolian looked at the others once more and snorted. ¡°I don¡¯t care what you are thinking right now. This is¡­ an order! As the Guild Leader, I am giving you all an order! I want you all to obey it!¡± He turned to Lun Tai and said, ¡°Lun Tai, get them to prepare for battle!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ all right.¡± Lun Tai kneaded his face forcefully. Chen Xiaolian then turned around to look at the cavern¡­ ¡­ there were several tunnels connecting to this cavern. ¡°Belial,¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly spoke out in a loud voice. Belial, who was standing in the middle of the cavern, gave a snort and replied, ¡°What is it, my protector?¡± ¡°Since we are responsible for protecting you, we should be on the same side, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Belial. ¡°You want to be resurrected while we want you to stay alive. If so, shouldn¡¯t you give us some help?¡± Belial shook his head. ¡°I have yet to be resurrected. I am just awakened. There is no way for me to give you any help.¡± ¡°Then, how about a little bit of guidance?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly revealed a sneer, a hint of savagery appearing on his face. ¡°For example¡­ ¡­ helping me catch a rat.¡± ¡­ Thirteen made it out of the tunnel, seemingly on the verge of copsing. It seemed as though he would actually fall limply on the ground. At that moment however, a light shone before him and he saw¡­ ¡­ little Will! When Thirteen saw little Will standing there by himself, a look of shock washed over his face. He carefully checked his surroundings. Then, the expression of shock on his face turned to one of delight. He immediately moved forward. Little Will stood there in the middle of the cavern. Thirteen approached him slowly. Then, a dagger slipped out into his hand. ¡°It looks like¡­ ¡­ I am the first toe out?¡± Thirteen gulped. ¡°Even Luck is on my side, ha ha!¡± He approached little Will from behind, raised his dagger and slowly moved it toward little Will¡¯s back. Suddenly, little Will¡­ ¡­ turned his head. Thirteen recoiled in shock. He subconsciously shrank his head back. Next however, a look of savagery shed across his eyes and his dagger shot out viciously. In the next instant, Thirteen was left bbergasted. His wrist was seemingly caught in an iron mp. The little Will standing before him slowly shook his head before opening his mouth. ¡°It seems you really are a rat.¡± Surprisingly, that was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice. Soon, the ¡®little Will¡¯ standing before Thirteen transformed into Chen Xiaolian. The scene around him disappeared. To his surprise, everyone from Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team was there inside the cavern ¨C everyone was standing there. ¡°You, you are all here?¡± Thirteen stumbled backward. Then, he forced out a delighted expression. ¡°I have been looking for you all¡­ argh!¡± He screamed out in misery as Chen Xiaolian twisted his wrist, breaking it. Beads of sweat oozed out from Thirteen¡¯s forehead and he fell to his knees. ¡°Aaaarghhhh!!!¡± ¡°You are looking for us? Humph¡­ ¡­ seeing that we are not around, you wanted to kill off the quest target that we are protecting.¡± There was mockery within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Realizing that there was no point in pretending anymore, Thirteen raised his head. His face was warped as he said, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ when did you see through my act?¡± ¡°From the moment wended on this ind,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°You are a member of the Light Faction. You had not made it to Tel Aviv while your other teammates died to us. Thus, you did notplete the second phase quest. The moment we reached Demon Ind, we forcibly ended the second phase! You are someone who did notplete the second phase quest. Thus, the system should have kicked you out of this instance dungeon. However, that did not happen. You are still here¡­ ¡­ the only exnation for that would be¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand to grab Thirteen¡¯s chin and pulled him up. ¡°The only exnation is that you four are not the only members in your team! You must have other teammates. They split up and went to Tel Aviv toplete the second phase quest! If not for that, you should have disappeared!¡± Thirteen¡¯s body trembled. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ why didn¡¯t you just kill me?¡± ¡°Only after getting on this ind did I realize it. By then, killing you would be pointless¡­ ¡­ you must have revealed our secrets to your teammates. Killing you is pointless¡­ ¡­ besides, I think that you might still prove useful to us alive.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Thirteen and sighed. ¡­ Chapter 470 Bloodstain

Chapter 470 Bloodstain

GOR Chapter 470 Bloodstain Let us return to a certain point before the magic array was activated¡­ At a certain freight yard within a pier in Tel Aviv¡­ Beside the containers that were piled up like a mountain were tworge cranes, their hooks hovering in the air. Tian Lie and Nicole walked into the middle of the freight yard. They wore serious expressions on their faces as they assessed the piles of containers around them. After entering Tel Aviv, the system prompt had led them here. This ce was the coordinate given by the system for the quest. However, after arriving¡­ All silence. ¡°I think there will be another selection of factions. However, this time¡¯s selection would not be simple.¡± Tian Lie looked at Nicole while slightly lifting up the sack on his shoulder. Nicole¡¯s eyes swept around several times. She gave extra attention to a few special spots. Then, the system issued a prompt. [System prompt: Escort of quest targetplete. Please ce the quest target into the designated container: Container no. XXXX.] After reading the prompt, Tian Lie nced at Nicole. ¡°Did you receive it as well?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Tian Lie licked his lips and said, ¡°Looks like this is the decisive moment for this third phase.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°We are assuredly not the only ones who chose not to kill the quest target. There are others. However, in this third phase, in order to be selected as a member of the Demon Faction, there will certainly be a trial or battle. At any rate, I doubt it will be easy.¡± ¡°Then...¡± Before Nicole could finish her words, Tian Lie¡¯s brows jumped and he uttered, ¡°Someone ising!¡± An armoured truck came barrelling through the entrance of the freight yard. Bullet marks were evident on the surface of the truck and one of its tires had be deted. It was clear to all that this truck had been through an intense battle along the way here. After the armoured truck entered the freight yard, the driver saw Tian Lie and Nicole, who were standing in the middle of the way. The driver quickly stopped the truck. Tian Lie and Nicole exchanged nces and they both took a few cautious steps backward. Tian Lie continued backing off until he was beside a container. The door of the armoured truck opened. A figure jumped down from the front passenger¡¯s seat and quickly shouted, ¡°Don¡¯t attack. Let us talk it through.¡± As he spoke, the figure raised up both his hands so that both Tian Lie and Nicole could see his hands. Only then did he slowly walk out from behind the door. When Tian Lie saw him, he was unable to stop a smile from forming on his face. After a closer look, it turned out ¡®he¡¯ was a ¡®she¡¯. The young woman had short hair, so short that it practically clung to her scalp. Her body was very thin, just like that of a wood. She wore harness jeans and her mouth was chewing gum. The makeup on her face was very thick with smoky eyes and ck lip-gloss. On one of her ears was a dagger-shaped earring. If not for her very thin body, with her *** voice, others might actually mistake her for a male. The moment Tian Lie saw her, a smile formed on his mouth. He threw a signal at Nicole. Ignoring whether she had understood him or not, Tian Lie walked forward. ¡°Natasha, my dear, it has been a while.¡± The tone in Tian Lie¡¯s voice resembled that of someone meeting an old friend after several years. The shorthaired girl was taken aback. She stood there and cast a doubtful gaze at Tian Lie. ¡°You¡­ know me?¡± ¡°Of course, the Diamond Barbie, Natasha. My dear, your reputation in Europe is quite considerable.¡± The girl known as Natasha cast a scrutinizing gaze at Tian Lie. ¡°I do not recall meeting you before.¡± ¡°That is a very normal thing. You are a big celebrity in this circle.¡± Tian Lie smiled and patted the sack he was carrying on his shoulder. ¡°What happened? You decided to join the Demon Faction? Ah, let me guess¡­ ¡­ I understand. You have a personal grudge against those self-proimed Light-following madmen from Jerusalem. So, you are unwilling to be in the same faction as them, right?¡± Natasha¡¯s face grew more grim and she said, ¡°Just who are you?!¡± She stared coldly at Tian Lie. Suddenly, frost appeared in the air surrounding them. ¡°Don¡¯t get so antsy.¡± Tian Lie took several steps forward. Only after there was a distance of around 10 metres between them did he stop. ¡°We are probably going to be on the same side. Look, what do you think is inside my sack? This is my quest target.¡± Natasha did not lower her guard. Her eyes moved over to Nicole. ¡°Is that person yourpanion? Which guild are you two from?¡± ¡°No no no, we are not in a guild. We are two honourable knight errants.¡± Tian Lie smiled. A hint of disdain appeared in Natasha¡¯s eyes. ¡°Pei, knight errants? In this age could there still be two knight errants who are willing to work together? In this world, who would be willing to trust someone else? Are you not afraid that yourpanion will throw you into a boiling pot?¡± Tian Lie deliberately replied loudly. ¡°How could that happen? Ah, I forgot to tell you. Me and mypanion may not be teammates, but we are intimate friends.¡± ¡°What the *** nonsense are you spouting?!¡± Nicole, who was standing behind them, finally lost her patience. ¡°Dearie, don¡¯t be shy. I am just telling the truth.¡± Tian Lie turned around and smiled at Nicole. ¡°Just who are you people?¡± Frost seemingly floated within Natasha¡¯s eyes and she continued, ¡°If you don¡¯t exin yourselves, I don¡¯t mind getting rid of two suspicious elements from this faction.¡± Tian Lie pondered a moment before shaking his head. He said, ¡°All right¡­ ¡­ even if I tell you my name, you won¡¯t know me. However¡­ ¡­ you can trust me. Because¡­ ¡­ I know Sir Odin.¡± The moment the name Odin came out from his mouth, Natasha¡¯s face changed. She looked suspiciously at Tian Lie. ¡°You know of Sir Odin?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°I have quite a good rtionship with him. Mm, you don¡¯t trust me? See, that fellow¡¯s height is about¡­ ¡­ one head taller than me. When talking, he has a habit of pausing after each sentence. Additionally¡­ ¡­ there is a tattoo of a double-headed snake on his lower abdomen area, am I right?¡± While others may have known about some of the things he said, the double-headed snake tattoo on his lower abdomen was something that outsiders would not know of. This made Natasha less suspicious of Tian Lie. ¡°You really know Sir Odin?¡± ¡°Of course, we worked together in the d instance dungeon. Of course, that was a temporary cooperation. I listened to his orders and was barely able to make it out of the instance dungeon.¡± ¡°d instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ the one where you need to look for the statue of the Goddess?¡± Natasha put on a casual fa?ade as she asked. ¡°Ha ha! You are really cunning. No need to probe me, the d instance dungeon is about searching the remains of the witch, not some statue of a Goddess,¡± Tian Lie replied with a smile. Natasha breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°So, you really did cooperate with Sir Odin before?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie then continued, ¡°All right, if we keep this up, we will only end up wasting time. If we want toplete our quest, we should quickly reach the location for the third phase instead of staying here.¡± ¡°Last question.¡± Natasha looked at Tian Lie. ¡°Since you know Master Odin, you must have drunk together with him before. What type of alcohol does he likes? Single malt or¡­¡± ¡°No no no.¡± Tian Lie smiled as he shook his head. ¡°Dear Natasha, please stop probing me. That fellow, Odin, never drinks. Just one sip will cause his face to turn red. That poor fellow. Even though he is a Nordic fellow, he is allergic to alcohol. However, the codfish he cooked was very delicious.¡± Hearing that, the final feeling of doubt disappeared from Natasha¡¯s heart. ¡°You are really are Sir Odin¡¯s friend! He is not one to simply let others eat the codfish he cooks.¡± After she said that, the frost hovering in the air disappeared. ¡°Well, ask yourpanion toe out.¡± Tian Lie smiled and continued, ¡°Since we have arrived at the gathering point, I believe we have all made the same choice¡­ ¡­ we have all chosen the Demon Faction.¡± A hint of slyness shed across Natasha¡¯s face and she whistled. The door of the armoured truck immediately opened up and another figure jumped down from the driver¡¯s seat. He was a typical middle-aged, Jewish man. He wore a standard police-issued bulletproof vest and seemed to be a courageous and strong man. However, a closer look revealed¡­ ¡­ there was something weird about his expression. It was very¡­ nk. ¡°This is¡­ ¡­ your teammate?¡± Tian Lie appeared very puzzled. ¡°No.¡± Natasha shook her head and replied with a prideful look. ¡°This is my quest target.¡± Behind Tian Lie, the surprised Nicole turned her head to look at him. ¡°Your quest target?¡± Tian Lie asked with a surprised tone. Natasha replied solemnly, ¡°I am alone for this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°What about your otherpanions? What about Odin? Why didn¡¯t he join this instance dungeon with you?¡± Natasha looked down and took a deep breath before replying with a tangled voice, ¡°Sir Odin, a few months ago¡­ ¡­ he was killed!¡± Tian Lie¡¯s face sank. ¡°He¡­ ¡­ died?¡± ¡°Yes, it was those devilish people from Thorned Flower Guild. They brutally murdered him!¡± Natasha said in a hushed tone. Tian Lie looked at Natasha. ¡°That is a very bad news.¡± ¡°I will carry on Sir Odin¡¯s legacy.¡± Natasha said coldly. Then, she whistled and the man in police-issued bulletproof vest walked over instantly. ¡°How are you controlling him?¡± Tian Lie rubbed his chin. ¡°Control a quest target and turn him into your personal driver¡­ ah, I understand now. You must have received some of Odin¡¯s teachings. You must have the Icysnow Spirit Essence, right?¡± Natasha cast a rather vignt look at Tian Lie. ¡°You know quite a lot. How is it that someone like you could be an unknown character?¡± ¡°Probably because I am more low-key. Surely you understand. In this game, those who keep a low-profile might get to live longer.¡± Natasha looked at Tian Lie before looking back at Nicole. ¡°Your words sound reasonable. Although I am still unable to fully trust you, I think¡­ ¡­ it is possible for us to cooperate.¡± ¡°Yes, my thoughts exactly.¡± Tian Lie smiled and extended his hand. Natasha hesitated. She looked at Tian Lie and shook her head. ¡°A cooperation is all right but there is no need for us to high five or whatnot. I don¡¯t like having physical contact with men.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Tian Lie was momentarily stunned. ¡°I hate men.¡± Natasha spoke with a rather haughty tone. She then looked at Nicole. ¡°I don¡¯t mind high-fiving her.¡± ¡­ There was actually no one else inside the armoured truck. However, when she opened the door, they were able to see various weapons lying inside, nearly filling the truck. Nicole was unable to stop herself from letting out a whistle. ¡°You robbed a police station¡¯s arsenal?¡± Natasha¡¯s attitude toward Nicole was much betterpared to her attitude toward Tian Lie. ¡°It just so happens that my quest target was a police officer. I had to go to the police station to find him. Then I thought to myself: Since I am already here, why not take some weapons with me so I can use them along the way¡­ you understand, beautiful girl.¡± This was probably the first time a female called Nicole ¡®beautiful girl¡¯ with a flirtatious tone. Her face sank. ¡­ Any participant who chose not to kill their quest target and was able to make it to this freight yard would receive the system prompt requesting them to ce their quest target in the designated container. The designated containers assigned to each of them were different. The three of them went on with their respective quests. It did not take long for them to ce their quest targets into the designated containers. Next, they waited patiently for the follow-up quest to be issued. Nicole and Tian Lie stood together. Although Natasha had agreed to cooperate with them, she was not one to trust others easily. She stood far away, beside the designated container for her quest target. ¡°You really know that Odin fellow?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Tian Lie nodded. Nicole said in a whisper, ¡°Who is that fellow.¡± ¡°A very famous Awakened ones.¡± Tian Lie considered his reply. ¡°His level of strength is very good.¡± ¡°You are really friends with him?¡± Nicole continued asking. Tian Lie smiled. He nced at the distant Natasha before looking back at Nicole. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I get the feeling that you were lying. I have only known you for a few days, but whenever you start talking bull, there is a certain tone in your voice. I recognize that tone,¡± Nicole said coldly. ¡°You were lying to that girl.¡± ¡°Of course I was lying to her.¡± Tian Lie shrugged with an indifferent attitude. ¡°What else? That was the quickest method of gaining her trust. What should I have done? Fight her after meeting her?¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°This Natasha, what is her rtionship with Odin?¡± Tian Lie grinned. ¡°Something like a disciple, or perhaps¡­ ¡­ you can say she was Odin¡¯s woman.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Nicole was stunned. She turned her head to look at the distant Natasha. Although the girl had a very thickyer of makeup on her, she did not appear old. Additionally, her ¡®development¡¯ was not that good. She wascking in terms of a female¡¯s charms. ¡°That Odin, how old was he?¡± ¡°Old enough to be your uncle.¡± Tian Lie snickered. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ this girl¡­ ¡­ she is at best only 20 years old!¡± Nicole was unable to stop herself from sighing. ¡°If you are not Odin¡¯s friend, how did you know so much about him?¡± Tian Lie¡¯s eyes turned cold. He stared into Nicole¡¯s eyes deeply before replying. ¡°Because, I was the one who killed that Odin. In an instance dungeon, he fell into my clutches and I killed him¡­ ¡­ I spent a good six hours killing him! He even told me how many times he wet his bed when he was a child.¡± Nicole¡¯s body gave a shudder and she looked at Tian Lie in disbelief. Tian Lie revealed an indifferent smile. ¡°Are you very surprised?¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°Too brutal? Too cruel?¡± Tian Lie asked coldly. ¡°If you know what kind of fellow that Odin was, you might not think that way.¡± Nicole took a deep breath. ¡°I don¡¯t understand. What kind of grudge would make you torture someone for six hours before killing him?¡± Tian Lie raised his head and he observed the sky. Next, he said slowly, ¡°Odin¡¯s guild was called Nordic Warriors Guild. However, this guild only had one male member, Odin. In other words, except for Odin, the other members of the guild were all girls¡­ ¡­ very young girls.¡± Nicole stared with widened eyes. ¡°Ha¡­ ¡­ ha¡­. harem guild?¡± There was disgust on Tian Lie¡¯s face as he continued, ¡°If that was the only issue, I would not have bothered to torture that scum. However, this fellow was a very nauseating pervert. His favourite activity is to join low-levelled instance dungeons everywhere and absorb rookie Awakened girls. He would trick them to join his guild and¡­ ¡­ slowly ¡®nurture¡¯ them. The younger they are, the more he likes it. The bastard had be infamous within the Awakened circle for over 10 years. Can you guess how many Natasha like girls he nurtured? ¡°What do those little girls know? After getting his hands on them, he would teach them for a few years and they would all treat him like an idol. Their minds were all twisted!¡± After saying that, Tian Lie spat out fiercely. ¡°When I killed Odin, he had a little girl beside him. Her age¡­ ¡­ at best, she was only half your age.¡± Nicole¡¯s face had turned extremely livid. ¡°Killing a scum like him is nothing. I only regret it was limited to six hours.¡± ¡­ A few minutester, someone else came. Tian Lie and Nicole stood together. Natasha quickly decided to move closer toward them. The three of them formed a small-sized temporary group. There were seven neers. They seemed to be from four different sides. Three of them were clearly solo participants. The other four appeared to be from the same team ¨C those four appeared most miserable. There were wounds all over their bodies. Their leader was a tall man who wielded a de. The edge of the de was nicked and soaked in blood. When that group of participants saw Tian Lie¡¯s group, they were quick to be cautious and they put some distance between their group and this other party. Tian Lie stepped forward, his hand moving to make a ¡®Please make yourself at home¡¯ gesture. The three solo participants quickly ran toward their designated containers and ced their quest targets inside. As for the team, they had two fellows maintain defensive stances while the other two moved toward the designated container to ce their quest target inside. Tian Lie checked the time. At that moment, the system issued out a prompt. [System prompt: Selection for Demon Faction had begun! Selection of bloodlineplete! After the quest targets you brought pass the bloodline screening, you will be assigned to the Demon Faction! Please clear or expel any outsiders from the other faction from this gathering point immediately to obtain the qualifications to move to the final quest. [Duration for the selection process is 5 minutes. If you cannot clear or expel the outsiders from the other faction within the given time, you will have failed the quest!] After receiving the prompt, Tian Lie immediately looked at Nicole. Nicole nodded toward him. ¡°I received it. My screening was a pass.¡± The two of them then turned toward Natasha. Natasha¡¯s pupils contracted for an instant. However, she said coldly, ¡°What are you looking at me for? My quest target was epted.¡± Next, they heard a solo participant who was standing beside a container scream out furiously, ¡°Bastard! What the *** is this supposed to mean? What do you mean screening failed? The system was the one who gave me this target! I am not the one who chose this quest target!¡± As the fellow was howling in rage, another solo participant ¨C without a word ¨C suddenly turned and dashed toward the gates of the freight yard. The four-man team rapidly dashed out to surround him. The man with the nicked de leapt forward through the air and his de cleaved down at the solo participant from behind. Tian Lie simply stood there without making a move. He smiled coldly. ¡°The killing has begun, eh? Humph¡­¡± ¡­ Another pier in Tel Aviv¡­ The door to the warehouse was open and a few Awakened ones in Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s protective gear could be seen standing in the doorway. Several fellows were pacing anxiously inside the warehouse. ¡°Cannot contact our esteemed Guild Leader?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°This¡­ ¡­ damn it! What should we do now? Should we kill off our quest target or¡­ ¡­ proceed with the blood screening? Thest time you managed to contact our Guild Leader, what did he say?¡± ¡°Guild Leader said¡­ ¡­ whatever.¡± ¡°Wha- whatever?¡± ¡­ Jerusalem. Beside the Wailing Wall¡­ Shen sat there quietly. There by his hand was a fine winess. ¡°You despicable Rudolph, are you happy now?¡± Shen faced the sky. There was a wry look on his face as he muttered. ¡°This Demon instance dungeon¡­. in the end, you insist on interfering, huh?¡± Around 10 metres behind Shen, a female knight in ck coloured armour was kneeling with one knee on the ground. The female knight had golden hair, pale white face and slender legs. Despite her kneeling posture, it was evident that she was abnormally tall. She seemed to have heard Shen¡¯s mutterings and raised her head. With a respectful yet cold voice, she slowly said, ¡°Sir Shen, I am very sorry. I am only following my orders. Master ordered me to stay here with you. If you do anything, he will consider it an act of breaking the agreement. ording to the agreement, he would step back from this instance dungeon. However, you too, must not do anything.¡± ¡°What is this supposed to be? A show?¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Stand outside the sandbox and watch as the ants inside the sand fight each other? Since when did the one surnamed Rudolph adopt such an idle hobby?¡± The female knight shook her head without saying anything. Shen suddenly turned toward the female knight. ¡°So, your master sent you to monitor me? Is he not afraid that I would kill you?¡± ¡°Naturally, you may do so,¡± the female knight said in a rule-bound voice. ¡°Killing me would be as simple as lifting a hand for you. However, if I were to die by your hands, that means you are breaking the agreement. If so¡­¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha.¡± Shen suddenlyughed out. ¡°If so, he would be able to do whatever he wants withoutplying to the agreement, right? So¡­ ¡­ your master sent you here to be cannon fodder? Or is he trying to provoke me on purpose?¡± ¡°I am simply here to obey my orders. I will not specte on my master¡¯s thoughts.¡± Shen narrowed his eyes and looked at the female knight. Then, he suddenly spoke up. ¡°Jolene, I actually think of you as a very outstanding talent. If you are willing, my doors are always open for someone like you. It is better than apanying a crazy fellow all day¡­¡± Before Shen could finish his words, the female knight abruptly jerked her head up. mes seemingly sparked out from her eyes. Ca! Without standing up, she suddenly unsheathed the sword hanging on her waist and thrust it down the ground before her. ¡°Sir Shen! Saying those words once is enough! If I hear you insulting my master one more time, even if I am not your match, this de of mine will be stained with either your blood or mine!¡± ¡­ Natasha. Raw: ¡®ÄÈËþɯ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®N¨¤ t¨£ sh¨¡¡¯. Jolene. Raw: ¡®ÈôÁÕ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®Ru¨° l¨ªn¡¯. Chapter 471 Unexpected Defeat

Chapter 471 Unexpected Defeat

GOR Chapter 471 Unexpected Defeat Looking at the expression of absolute determination on the female knight¡¯s face, Shen sighed. He waved his hand and said, ¡°All right, no need to for you to do that. Are you people from knight-type guilds all psychos¡­ oh right, thankfully there is one who is not. Err, after you return this time, tell him to send someone more interesting next time. At the very least someone I can have a conversation with. That way, I won¡¯t feel so bored.¡± The female knight watched Shen quietly without saying a word; however, her slender fingers continued gripping the hilt of her sword tightly. Shen shook his head. ¡°Fine, I will not do anything in this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°My master hasmanded me to stay beside you until this instance dungeon ends. Because¡­¡± ¡°Because what?¡± The female knight hesitated for a moment before speaking in a hushed tone, ¡°Master said: The words from the one called Augustine cannot be trusted.¡± ¡­ In the freight yard, two warm corpsesy on the ground. One of the corpses belonged to the solo Awakened participant who had charged toward the gates first ¨C the distance between him and the gates then was no more than 100 metres. For Awakened ones, this short distance would take only a few steps. The four-man team was very efficient in the way they moved in for the kill. From their actions, it was clear that they understood each other and had progressed considerably as a team. Their attacks were efficient without any sloppiness. After the four-man team finished off the two solo participants, Nicole suddenly let out a soft sigh. ¡°What is it?¡± asked Tian Lie. ¡°Nothing.¡± Nicole shook her head. Tian Lie smiled and said, ¡°Those who failed the blood screening will be automatically assigned to the Light Faction¡­ ¡­ killing one of them gives 1,500 points. If those fellows had not taken action, I probably would have.¡± Nicole snorted inwardly. Points? Are points useful? I don¡¯t even have an Exchange System. Two of the three solo participants have died and thest one became somewhat anxious. He watched as the four-man team walked over. He hesitated for a moment before shouting, ¡°I passed the screening! I am now a member of the Demon Faction!¡± After saying that, he quickly took several steps backward, retreating to a safe distance. The de-wielding man from the four-man team observed the solo participant for a moment before shaking his head coldly. Then, he turned to look at Tian Lie¡¯s group. The four of them walked straight toward them. ¡°Do you mind introducing yourselves?¡± the de-wielding man said with raised eyebrows. Blood could be seen on the gauze bandaging the wound on his body. When he walked, it was clear that he was putting up with the pain from the wound. However, he maintained a straight back, revealing a tough countenance. Tian Lie appeared indifferent as he replied with azy tone, ¡°Not interested.¡± Hearing his reply, the three men behind the de-wielding man became provoked. One of them grunted furiously and raised his crossbow at Lun Tai. Tian Lie smiled at the four fellows and his eyes fell on the one aiming at him with the crossbow. He said amiably, ¡°Can you point that thing away? Don¡¯t aim it at me.¡± The other fellow sneered with disdain. Tian Lie sighed. ¡°I actually have quite the temper. When someone aims his weapon at me, I might end up doing something crazy.¡± The man appeared enraged. As he was about to retort something, the de-wielding man stopped him and said in a heavy voice, ¡°Since we are in the same faction, we may have to fight alongside each otherter on. If so, shouldn¡¯t we get to know each other?¡± Tian Lie shook his head again. ¡°Not interested.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ why?¡± The de-wielding man finally became slightly enraged. ¡°Could it be you think highly of yourself and look down on others?¡± Natasha appeared somewhat nervous. However, Nicole simply looked on with indifference, seemingly unconcerned with this tense atmosphere of Tian Lie¡¯s doing. Tian Lie maintained the amiable expression on his face. ¡°You are probably misunderstanding something. Just now, I had seen the way you four attacked. Your team¡¯s strength is pretty good. Especially you, your skill with the de is very good.¡± ¡°So¡­¡± ¡°I do not want to get to know you because I have this peculiar quirk when making friends.¡± Tian Lie smiled and continued, ¡°I am about faces. I am unwilling to ally with those with ugly faces.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie¡¯s damning words took the de-wielding man by surprise. In that moment, he was left dumbfounded, uncertain on what to say next. His subordinate with the crossbow abruptly shouted, ¡°Guild Leader! He is calling us ugly!¡± The de-wielding man raised a brow. Without saying a word, he suddenly raised his hand before sending his de down at Tian Lie¡¯s head. Tian Lie watched him with a smile on his face. He did not block the iing attack. Instead, he tilted his head slightly to the side. ng! The de fell upon Tian Lie¡¯s shoulder. Sparks flew as the de made contact with Tian Lie¡¯s corbone. However, he remained firm and the de was unable to cut in at all. The de-wielding man was stunned. He had never expected Tian Lie to be so indifferent as to ignore his de attack. After dealing his attack, he saw that the smile on Tian Lie¡¯s face had not faded in the slightest. The de-wielding man¡¯s heart sank and several beads of cold sweat oozed out of his forehead. ¡°Are you done?¡± Tian Lie asked him with a smile. ¡°Sir¡­ ¡­ who are you?¡± The de-wielding man forced himself to stay upright. Tian Lie sighed deeply; with a frown on his face, he replied, ¡°I was unwilling to tell you earlier. Just because you hacked me once, that does not mean I am going to tell you now. Are you not clear on that?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The de-wielding man was left speechless, but his three subordinates all raised their weapons. The expressions on their faces were like those who had just encountered a great enemy. ¡°If I wanted to fight you people, I would have acted earlier.¡± Tian Lie waved his hand. ¡°The system stated that the members of the Light Faction are not allowed to fight and kill each other but did not say anything about that for this Demon Faction. Something about that just feels tricky. You fellows better save up your strength. I personally have no desire to kill members of the same faction before the third phase even begins. If you fellows are all right with that, go to the side and just be quiet.¡± The de-wielding man held back the fury in his eyes as he red at Tian Lie. He then spoke with a firm and resounding tone, ¡°Sir, it would seem that you are a powerful character. However, I, Haycutter, am not someone who can be easily humiliated. Should the opportunity present itself in the future, I will be sure to ask for pointers from you!¡± After saying that, he led his subordinates away, going to the other side. Nicole observed the one known as Haycutter for a bit before smiling. She said, ¡°He is fairly capable of keeping himself under control despite his stubbornness.¡± Tian Lie revealed a disgruntled expression. ¡°I hate this type of tough guys. Even though they don¡¯t have much skill, they like to act like they are hot stuff. Stubborn and overbearing, refusing to admit defeat even though they have already lost. They have no abilities but act like they have got some good cards up their sleeves. Do you know what I like to do when I encounter idiots like these?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Break each and every bone in their body. See how tough they can be after that.¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°Trust me, most of those who put on a strong front are faking it. When their bones are being broken one by one, they will roll on the floor, tears and snot flowing like a river as they beg for mercy.¡± [System prompt: Assignment of factionsplete! Third phase now begins. [Due to the reassignment of factions, theprehensive strengths of the two factions have changed. The reward for killing a member of the opposing faction stated earlier is now rendered null. [From the third phase onward, killing a member of the opposing faction will give you 500 points as reward. [For every death of a member of the Light Faction, 10 seconds will be deducted from the magic array countdown timer. [For every death of a member of the Demon Faction, 10 seconds will be added to the magic array countdown timer. [In 10 seconds, the coordinate will be issued. Please make due preparations. [The third phase is a freebat zone. There are no restrictions to fighting or killing!] ¡­ The warehouse of Thorned Flower Guild¡­ Two corpsesy at the doorway of the warehouse. Inside the warehouse, everything was a mess. Several Thorned Flower Guild members were sprawled on the ground, dying. A short fellow with his hands inside his pockets slowly made his way to the corner. There in the corner were four fellows in civilian clothing. There were bags over their heads and they shivered. The short fellow had his face hidden within the shadow. When he spoke, his voice was like that of a venomous serpent. ¡°These are your Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s quest targets?¡± Behind him, a big and beefy man was standing with his back against the wall, his body covered in blood. He coughed furiously and shouted, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ who are you? You, you dare¡­¡± ¡°Because the guild has be big, arrogance grew within your hearts, is that it?¡± The short man turned his head, revealing a faint smile. ¡°You think that by putting up your Thorned Flower Guild sign, everyone would obediently prostrate themselves before you? You think that there is no one left in the world who can provoke Thorned Flower Guild? ¡°Such a guild, can such a guild not fall?¡± As he spoke, his hand shed out and a silver ray of light shot toward the beefy man¡¯s throat. The man did not even have the chance to grunt before getting pinned onto the wall. Surprisingly, there was a silver nail in his mouth. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Four gunshots echoed out in the corner and the four quest targets belonging to Thorned Flower Guild fell into a pool of blood. ¡°See? Despite its size, Thorned Flower Guild is not invincible.¡± The short fellow picked up a headset from one of the corpses beside him. ¡°Anyone there?¡± ¡­ ¡°Anyone there?¡± Shen picked up the walkie-talkie. Hearing the sound, his eyes flickered. ¡°Who is it?¡± ¡­ ¡°Ah, I believe you must be the Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s Inspector for this instance dungeon, right? Ha ha! I hear that Thorned Flower Guild would send out an expert to oversee the operations for each instance dungeon, someone known as Inspector. This setup is quite interesting.¡± ¡­ Shen¡¯s whole face turned cold. He raised the walkie-talkie, but chose to remain silent. ¡­ ¡°I am sorry to tell you that your Thorned Flower Guild has failed this instance dungeon. Why? Because I have finished off your men in the warehouse¡­ you people are too careless. Did you think that no one would go against you in this instance dungeon? The quest targets are such important items, but you assigned only a few worthless fellows to stand guard¡­ ¡­ is this arrogance, or foolishness?¡± ¡­ When he heard that, a peculiar smile appeared on Shen¡¯s face. He held the walkie-talkie close and spoke slowly, ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡­ ¡°Thank me?¡± The short fellowughed out maniacally. ¡°Ha ha ha ha! Interesting!¡± ¡­ ¡°What I meant by that is, I have always felt that those fellows have been toox in their conduct. Having someone beat them up asionally is a good thing,¡± Shen said softly. ¡°Additionally¡­ ¡­ thank you, I have been feeling increasingly bored with this game. But thanks to your appearance, my interest is slightly piqued.¡± ¡­ The short fellow appeared somewhat stunned. Then, with a frown on his face, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t you want to know who I am? Don¡¯t you want to know who secretly screwed over your mighty Thorned Flower Guild?¡± ¡­ Shen smiled. ¡°No need to introduce yourself. I will find you. I just hope¡­ ¡­ you will survive until that day.¡± Pa. The walkie-talkie was turned off. ¡­ The short fellow was momentarily stunned as he held the headset. ¡°This Inspector is quite an interesting fellow.¡± ¡­ Shen rose before turning to look at the female knight behind him. ¡°Did you hear that?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I did.¡± The female knight knitted her eyebrows. After a thoughtful moment, she said, ¡°I am very¡­¡± ¡°No need for you to apologize. Additionally, this has nothing to do with you. My men did not die because you were holding me down. They died because they were too foolish, too arrogant.¡± Shen looked at the female knight. ¡°Still, your task is finished. There is no need to monitor me anymore. Go back and tell your master¡­ ¡­ next time, I will be demanding interest, regardless of who he sends to handle me.¡± As he spoke, Shen received a system prompt. [System prompt: Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s quest targets have unexpectedly died without undergoing bloodline screening. You have failed this quest and will be forced out of this instance dungeon. Shen looked at the system prompt. He slowly raised up the walkie-talkie and switched to another channel. ¡°Did you hear that, idiots?¡± said Shen with a smile. ¡°The one who messed up this quest, return and receive your punishment.¡± ¡­ Chapter 472 Resurrection?

Chapter 472 Resurrection?

GOR Chapter 472 Resurrection? Within the warehouse, the corpses belonging to the members from Thorned Flower Guild slowly disappeared as the system cleared them away. Some had yet to die and were lying in the corner; they were quickly booted out from the instance dungeon. The short man stood inside the warehouse, observing the bloodstains on the floor. ¡°Now, Thorned Flower Guild has been dealt with.¡± He mumbled in a whisper to himself and slowly moved toward the warehouse door. Outside, he felt the sea breeze blowing at him as he looked up at the moon. Under the illumination of the moonlight, his shadow grew very long. ¡°Thirteen, report the present situation.¡± The short man smiled coldly and continued mumbling alone. ¡­ The white unicorn kicked around in trepidation. The moon shone brightly and the pier was seemingly filled with a militaristic atmosphere. Mene had pulled down the visor covering his face. His eyes were dark. Beside him, one of the knights was standing beside a unicorn, tightening the saddle. ¡°Thorned Flower Guild¡­ ¡­ quit?¡± Mene¡¯s face turned ugly to behold. He lowered his head to look at the walkie-talkie in his palm. At present, this walkie-talkie was no longer capable of contacting anyone. ¡°That fellow actually lost?¡± Mene¡¯s expression grew increasingly peculiar. ¡°What should we do?¡± whispered thepanion beside him. ¡°We have suffered from losses now. ¡°Gattuso¡¯s return will take one month. Since that Shen had already left, there is no reason for us to continue working for him.¡± Mene shot a nce at hispanion. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ what of the one who harmed Gattuso? He almost killed Gattuso!¡± His de like eyes swept around and he said in a hushed tone, ¡°I can feel it. That fellow is still inside this instance dungeon! When we get to the third phase, we will surely meet him! There is an aura of darknessing off his body! Servants of Light have a duty to purify the darkness! Moreover, he nearly killed Gattuso!¡± Thepanion who was beside Mene spoke no more. He looked at Mene, awaiting hismand. Mene coldly raised the sword in his hand. ¡°Divine judgement! Extinguish those evil powers of darkness! This is the holy city!¡± ¡°Divine judgement!¡± Hispanions who were on their unicorn mounts raised their weapons up in unison and shouted fervently. ¡­ [System prompt: The assignment of factions isplete! After three minutes, you will be automatically teleported to the final quest area. Please make due preparations.] Inside the freight yard, Tian Lie and Nicole received the system prompt at the same time. They raised their heads and looked around. No doubt about it, Natasha had also received it. As for the four-man team, they remained far away from them. Thest solo participant watched the sea in silence. ¡°It is going to start soon.¡± Nicole deliberately spoke up and asked, ¡°Now that the assignment of factions isplete, what do you think the strength of each faction would be like?¡± Tian Lie looked at Nicole. ¡°You are asking me?¡± ¡°I have suddenly realized it. Although you like to spout nonsense, you know quite a lot.¡± Nicole said coolly. ¡°In the third phase, who do you think will be the strongest opponent from the Light Faction?¡± Tian Lie lowered his head and contemted the question. ¡°Could it be Thorned Flower Guild?¡± Nicole deliberately said. The corners of Tian Lie¡¯s eyes gave a near imperceptible twitch. He replied, ¡°What makes you say that?¡± ¡°In the first phase, Thorned Flower Guild began killing everyone everywhere. Don¡¯t you find it strange?¡± asked Nicole with a frown. ¡°Maybe they were trying to establish an advantage early on.¡± Tian Lie looked at Nicole and abruptly broke into a smile. ¡°I feel like there is some hostility between you and Thorned Flower Guild.¡± Nicole¡¯s expression remained calm as she said, ¡°There are many people who hate them. For example¡­ ¡­ Natasha is one of them.¡± Tian Lie looked at Nicole. ¡°Did someone you know die to someone from Thorned Flower Guild?¡± Nicole stared back at Tian Lie but said nothing. ¡°Fine, I won¡¯t ask further.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°I can only say this. You are looking down on Thorned Flower Guild too much. They would disdain doing something like this. Clearing the other participants in the first phase was definitely not for the sake of getting an advantage¡­ ¡­ if they needed to establish an advantageous situation in a [B] ss instance dungeon using such a method, they would not deserve the name Thorned Flower Guild.¡± ¡°Meaning?¡± ¡°What I mean is, there is certainly another reason why they chose to start a ughter in the first phase,¡± Tian Lie said coolly. Nicole¡¯s eyes lit up and she said heavily, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ look like someone who understands Thorned Flower Guild a lot.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie cast aplicated look at Nicole. ¡°Are you by chance someone from Thorned Flower Guild?¡± Nicole deliberately sneered. ¡°Surely you know of themon knowledge that Thorned Flower Guild will never let a traitor walk free. No one can quit Thorned Flower Guild alive,¡± said Tian Lie with a faint smile. ¡°You said that there is a special reason why Thorned Flower Guild would choose to ughter the participants in the first phase. What is that reason?¡± ¡°How am I supposed to know that? However, if I have to venture a guess, it must surely have something to do with the assignment of factions.¡± Tian Lie shook his head and continued, ¡°The problem now is that we are in the Demon Faction. If¡­ ¡­ if Thorned Flower Guild is of the Light Faction, I personally suggest fighting them only if possible. If not, we will scoot off. Thorned Flower Guild has too many experts. Heaven knows which one they sent out to take care of the situation.¡± ¡°Mm, and if Thorned Flower Guild is in our Demon Faction?¡± Nicole asked. ¡°Well¡­ ¡­ we can just find a spot to sit and break out the popcorn. You have heard of the term winning without doing anything, right?¡± Nicole, who had wanted to say something, heard Natasha calling out from a distance. ¡°Teleportation has begun!¡± A beam of light fell upon Natasha¡¯s body and she quickly disappeared. Next, Nicole saw another beam of lighting from the sky, enveloping her body¡­ ¡­ The ind that hovered in the middle of the air caused everyone to utter out exmations of shock. Natasha stood beside the cliff. Looking down at the billowing waves, she then raised her head to look at the mountain peak that was tens of thousands of metres high. Rain drizzled down from the sky and soaked her hair; Natasha¡¯s hair became matted, sticking to her scalp. She raised her head and wiped the rainwater off her face. She then noticed the faint silhouette of a cave on the mountain. ¡°There.¡± A voice came from beside Natasha, shocking her. She turned around and saw that Nicole had ¨C without her knowledge ¨C gotten behind her. Natasha¡¯s heart grew tense and she subconsciously took a step away. Nicole did not care about this move from Natasha ¨C in this world, trust between Awakened ones was rare and precious. ¡°That should be the entrance,¡± said Nicole, who took a deep breath. She turned back and found Tian Lie standing several metres away, looking at the mountainside. ¡°What are you looking at?¡± Nicole walked over. Tian Lie responded by shaking his head and pointing his finger at a certain location. Nicole turned and looked in the direction pointed by Tian Lie. She narrowed her eyes and looked for a while before her eyes finally made out something faint. Somewhere far away on another part of the mountainside was another rugged mountain path. She was able to faintly make out some figures there. ¡°Who are those people?¡± ¡°The opposing side,¡± answered Tian Lie with a frown on his face. ¡°Troublesome fellows.¡± ¡°Who? Thorned Flower Guild?¡± Tian Lie shook his head, the expression on his face growing stranger. ¡°I did not see Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s people, but those guys¡­ ¡­ they are surely the mad men from Jerusalem.¡± Nicole was somewhat surprised. ¡°You can see so far so clearly?¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°Look¡­ ¡­ they are lighting up their torches. That is holy me, something that only those mad men would use.¡± In the distance, the storm swept over the illuminating mes but was unable to extinguish them. When Nicole stared at them, she suddenly noticed one of the silhouettes halting its steps. That silhouette turned around and looked over in her direction. ¡°They noticed us.¡± Nicole smiled. ¡°Who cares? We will certainly encounter themter.¡± Tian Lie shrugged. There on the mountain path behind them was the four-man team. The solo participant remained at the very back. Tian Lie stood beside the mountain path and looked down. After waiting for one whole minute, he raised his eyebrows and muttered, ¡°No one else?¡± ¡°That would appear to be the case.¡± Nicole smiled bitterly. ¡°Could it be that we are the only ones in the Demon Faction? It seems Thorned Flower Guild is on the opposing side. The level of difficulty for this one is going to be very high.¡± There was a very odd look on Tian Lie¡¯s face. ¡°No¡­ ¡­ Thorned Flower Guild did note.¡± ¡­ ¡°There is no way you can defeat him!¡± Thirteen¡¯s face was twisted and ferocious as he howled furiously. Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and said, ¡°I am very curious. What is it that gives you so much courage? No matter how powerful that teammate of yours may be, there is no way he could save you. We can kill you.¡± Thirteen raised his head and spat out in a hot-blooded manner. A fanatic look appeared in his eyes. ¡°Kill me? Ha ha ha! He can resurrect me!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. The others in Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team were also stunned. Resurrection? This was their first time hearing something like this in this game world. ¡­ In this game world, resurrection did not exist. They do not have any information about the yers¡­ However, for Awakened ones, once they were killed, they will be refreshed by the system to be ordinary humans. They will lose their memories as Awakened ones and be reintegrated as one of the several billion NPCs of this world. There were many Awakened ones who regarded this refresh process as¡­ ¡­ not a real ¡®resurrection¡¯. That was just a backup that the system had brought back. Thus, the self that was refreshed was not the real self. Once the real self was killed, that real self was dead for good. This was also the cruel aspect of this game¡­ ¡­ death meant the end. There was no second chance. But now¡­ ¡­ the word ¡®resurrection¡¯ hade out from Thirteen¡¯s mouth. There was an Awakened who could¡­ ¡­ resurrect other Awakened ones? Thirteen cackled as he watched them all. ¡°The third phase has begun¡­ ¡­ he will soon be here¡­ ¡­ you, you will all die! Ha ha ha ha! All of you will die!¡± Chapter 473 Chasm

Chapter 473 Chasm

GOR Chapter 473 Chasm No matter how they pondered, Chen Xiaolian and the others were unable to figure out what he meant by ¡®resurrection¡¯ ¨C however, that word had, without a doubt, aroused their interest. If it were possible to resurrect a dead team member in this cruel game, then that would be a huge matter. Who would not want a second chance at life? ¡°All of you will be unable to escape. He will find you all and kill you all, one by one!¡± Thirteen grinned hideously. Despite the blood flowing out of his mouth, he appeared undeterred. Instead, he said coldly, ¡°Even if you all kill me now, he will just resurrect me! Ha ha ha ha ha!¡± Chen Xiaolian released his grip on Thirteen before turning to look at his teammates. Next, he deliberately revealed a look of relief as he looked at Thirteen. ¡°Is that it?¡± The fa?ade on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face puzzled Thirteen. He became hesitant and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Are you not surprised?¡± ¡°Surprised at what?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Thirteen snorted and chose to remain silent. ¡°You think I would believe your lies?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately smiled. Next, he raised his hand and struck Thirteen, knocking him unconscious. Thirteen grunted and his body tilted before falling to the ground. ¡°Now we are certain of one thing, this fellow has another teammate.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to the others and said, ¡°That other fellow¡¯s strength must be quite good. There is a need for us to be extra careful.¡± After Chen Xiaolian said that, Roddy smiled. ¡°It is just one person.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°We cannot be careless. Now, I am going to go over our ns to fight¡­¡± On the ground, Thirteen¡¯s eyelids seemingly fluttered and his ears seemingly perked¡­ ¡­ ¡°So, by going along the cave tunnel inside the mountain, I will find an underground cavern?¡± ¡°Yes, just enter the cave and move forward and you will see arge cavern. That is where the magic array is situated. The magic array has been activated and its core is their quest target, the one known as little Will. That fellow is an incarnation of the Demon King. By killing him, the magic array will be broken. The people here are pretty strong. Their abilities are¡­¡± The short man silently listened to Thirteen through their guild channel. Then, he nodded satisfactorily. ¡°Well done. You did good. If you die, at the end of this instance dungeon, I will resurrect you.¡± ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ what about One-eye and the others?¡± ¡°Since those trash died, then so be it. Your performance made me very happy¡­ how about this? After the new team is organized, are you willing to take up the responsibility as its leader?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ it would be my pleasure!¡± ¡­ Clearly, there were different entrances for the Light Faction and the Demon Faction. They were both on the mountainside. However, they were separated by a cliff the distance of 100 metres. Tian Lie had already caught sight of Mene and the other knights. There was a peculiar expression on his face. As for Mene and the others, they stood by the cliff on their side and looked at Tian Lie and his group. Mene stood there silently, his icy eyes ring through his visor and the storm. Slowly, he performed a throat slitting gesture. Tian Lie looked at Nicole. ¡°He is doing that for you.¡± Nicole ignored Tian Lie¡¯s nonsense. Instead, she cast an odd look at Tian Lie. ¡°Why are you looking at me that way?¡± ¡°I was wondering what your rtionship with Thorned Flower Guild is.¡± Nicole lowered her voice and pointed at Natasha, who was walking up front. ¡°Just now, I recall hearing her say that Odin died in the hands of Thorned Flower Guild. After that, you told me that you killed him. And now, you suddenly determined that Thorned Flower Guild did not enter the third phase¡­ ¡­ I get the feeling that you are very familiar with Thorned Flower Guild. ¡°Could it be¡­ ¡­ you really are a traitor of Thorned Flower Guild who ran away?¡± ¡°Thorned Flower Guild has never allowed the existence of traitors. Have you heard of any?¡± ¡°There is always a first time for everything.¡± Nicole cast aplex look at Tian Lie. ¡°And what about you?¡± Tian Lie narrowed his eyes. ¡°You seem very interested in Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s matters.¡± Nicole was silent. Tian Lie deliberately moved closer and whispered, ¡°Also, you are definitely not a rookie. You are definitely a veteran¡­ ¡­ the problem is, I get the feeling that you are not that familiar with those in the Awakened circle. For example, Odin and Natasha. Those are all famous figures in the Awakened circle. However, when I mentioned them, your reaction suggests that you have never heard of them before. What does that imply?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Looking into Nicole¡¯s eyes, Tian Lie deliberately spoke in a whisper once more, ¡°After thinking about it, someone who possesses a vast amount ofbat experience, yet knows nothing about the names of those in this circle¡­ ¡­ after thinking about it, only those from that city would behave like this. Could it be you are someone from that city?¡± Nicole¡¯s pupils contracted and she exchanged nces with Tian Lie. Then, they shifted their gazes away at the same time. ¡°Fine. You have your secrets and I have mine. Let us stop probing each other.¡± ¡°Deal!¡± ¡­ [System prompt: Magic array countdown timer: 24 minutes 38 seconds.] After walking into the cave, Natasha looked at the countdown in her personal system before carefully checking her surroundings. The four-man team were walking in front. The solo participant walked beside her. A few times now, he had seemingly wanted to engage in a conversation with her. However, he was still hesitant. Mm, even so, the one giving Natasha the strangest impression was the man and woman pair behind her. The two of them walked behind and were muttering with each other along the way. How strange¡­ ¡­ if they are in the same guild, why talk like that? Justmunicate using their guild channel. Suddenly, the four-man team up front let out an exmation. Natasha¡¯s attention was immediately drawn to the front. Inside the cave, their path had seemingly led them into the belly of the mountain. There in the middle was arge chasm. Their mountain path continued along the edge of the chasm beside the inner wall of the mountain. The path became very narrow, allowing only one person to move along it at a time. It was absolutely impossible for anyone to walk side by side. The reason why the four-man team eximed was whaty on the opposite side of the chasm. Looking down at the chasm revealed that it was bottomless. There on the opposite side of the chasm, about 100 metres away, was another path along the wall. Like theirs, the path was also narrow and steep. Just now, when the members from the Demon Faction reached the path along the chasm wall, several figures also emerged from the opposite path. It was none other than those people in medieval knight armours. A 100-metre chasm separated them. Even so, when they saw each other, a ruckus erupted. Several of the knights on the opposite side pulled out their bows. The four-man team reacted by pulling out their guns and aimed them at the opposing party. Both sides started shouting in an attempt to deter the other side. Who opened fire first was a mystery, but whizzing sounds rang out as several arrows flew toward them. The four-man team quickly retreated. They retreated in a wretched manner back into the cave. Then, the de-wielding man raised his rifle and opened fire at the knights. Tat tat tat¡­ The bullets struck the mountain wall on the opposing side, causing stones and gravel to fly out. When that happened, Mene and his team quickly retreated back into the cave on their side. The two sides quickly entered a stalemate. The two paths beside the chasm were so steep and narrow, it was impossible to move about when going through the path. Dodging was even more out of the question. At present, the distance separating the two sides were neither too long nor too short. It was possible for either side to attack the other party with long-range weapons. Thus, if this situation were to continue, they could forget about moving forward easily. Tian Lie and Nicole went up to the mouth of the cave and spent a few seconds to assess the situation. ¡°Who shot first?¡± Tian Lie asked with a frown. The de-wielding man looked at Tian Lie, but chose to remain silent. His subordinate, the one with the crossbow, spat out. ¡°Those guys shot us first ¨C with arrows.¡± Tian Lie then ignored him and turned to look up front. There was a frown on his face. The path along the chasm was around several hundred metres long. After that, the chasm came to an end and the path turned into another cave. In other words, while going through these several hundred metres toward their respective caves, both sides would be exposed to the other side¡¯s long-range attacks. ¡°What should we do?¡± the solo participant subconsciously asked. The de-wielding man smiled and said, ¡°What is there to be anxious about? The magic array is already active. Our quest is to just dy them for 30 minutes. If neither side can go forward, that is a good thing for us. Heh!¡± As he spoke, he shot a prideful look at Tian Lie. Tian Lie rolled his eyes and said, ¡°Idiot.¡± ¡°What did you say?!¡± Tian Lie sighed. ¡°Are you fellows rookies? Do you not recognize those people on the opposing side? The infamous guild of mad knights from Jerusalem¡¯s holy city. Could something like this trouble them? You fellows have no ability to charge forward, but they most certainly do. If they manage to arrive first at the cave entrance, they can simply leave one person behind to obstruct us through the use of long-range weapons. When that happens, we can forget about advancing.¡± Just as Tian Lie finished speaking, someone from the four-man team shouted in shock, ¡°Ah! What is that?¡± A mounted rider rushed out from the opening of the cave on the opposite side. The snow-white unicorn galloped forward. However, it was not galloping across the narrow path¡­ It was galloping across the surface of the mountain wall! The mountain wall was 90 degrees up, but the unicorn ran across it as though it was horizontal surface. It appeared to be soaring through the clouds themselves as it charged forward. That spectacle stunned the four-man team and it took a moment for them to recollect themselves. One of them pulled out his gun and fired at the rider and the unicorn. However, the unicorn was too fast and the bullets were unable to hit home. ¡°We have to rush forward. If we allow them to reach the cave first, we will be trapped here for good,¡± Natasha promptly shouted. ¡°I will go!¡± After saying that, the young woman took a deep breath and a thickyer of ice formed around her body. Her entire body seemed to be covered by frost. Then, she charged out. Chapter 474 I Feel Like Giving It A Shot

Chapter 474 I Feel Like Giving It A Shot

GOR Chapter 474 I Feel Like Giving It A Shot A thickyer of ice enveloped Natasha as she charged forward. At the sight of her running out from the cave and onto the mountain path, several arrows flew at her from the opposite side. The arrows struck the durableyer of ice and were deflected. Like an ice hockey¡¯s puck, theyer of ice around Natasha¡¯s body slid forward. As she was about to make it past 50 metres, a gust of wind suddenly blew out and the members of the Demon Faction eximed. A spear pierced through the air and mmed viciously into the puck likeyer of ice, piercing through it all the way into the ground. The spear pinned theyer of ice on the ground! Thankfully, theyer of ice was very thick. Although the spear managed to pierce through theyer of ice, it failed tond a fatal strike on Natasha. The spear wounded her arm and a part of the outer surface of her ribs, causing blood to flow. Although the wound was not fatal, Natasha was now stuck. More arrows followed, all aimed at Natasha. The attack had clearly injured Natasha, who appeared to be suffering from disrupted thoughts as well. Her skill was seemingly affected and theyer of ice protecting her grew thinner. Judging by how badly things were progressing, several more arrow strikes would probably kill her off. Tian Lie watched from behind and knitted his brows as he observed the others. Next, without making a single sound, he quickly strode out. The moment Tian Lie¡¯s head poked out, an arrow shot toward him. Clearly, Mene and his team¡¯s proficiency in cold weapons was extremely extraordinary. They possessed exceptional marksmanship as well. The arrow sped toward Tian Lie¡¯s head and he tilted his head slightly, allowing it to hit his shoulder instead. Seeing the arrow pierce his shoulder, Nicole, who was still in the cave, cried out subconsciously. However, Tian Lie merely gave a grunt in response to the arrow wound and continued moving forward. Xiu! Xiu! Xiu! Xiu! ¡­ Several arrows shot toward him once more. After taking tens of steps forward, Tian Lie¡¯s back ¨C his shoulder, arms, waist and thigh ¨C was struck by arrows and he became like a hedgehog. Blood flowed out, but he appeared unaffected as he continued to walk briskly to Natasha¡¯s side. He shouted, ¡°Diamond Barbie! Are you dead yet?¡± As he shouted, he sent a kick toward Natasha¡¯s body. Natasha responded while clutching her injured shoulder. ¡°No!¡± ¡°If so, get ready! I am going to send you up!¡± After saying that, Tian Lie got into a posture. It was a posture performed by ser yers who were about to kick the ball. He pulled his legs back up high and vigorously kicked the ice shield protecting Natasha¡¯s body. Natasha was sent flying together with the ice shield as a result. Like an artillery, she flew in an arc andnded exactly on the entrance to the cave up ahead. Tian Lieughed out before pulling up the spear on the ground. He weighed it for a bit before turning around to look at the opposing side. There, Mene cast a savage stare at Tian Lie, who grinned in return. Next, he got into a javelin-throwing stance. An air piercing sound whistled out. Tian Lie had ferociously tossed the spear forward. On the other side of the chasm, one of Mene¡¯s subordinate, the one who was charging forward on his unicorn along the mountain wall was about to reach the cave entrance when the spear mmed into him. The knight screamed wretchedly and his body fell off the unicorn. His head struck the surface of the mountain wall and¡­ bounced in an arc before falling into the chasm¡­ Mene raged. He abruptly pulled his helmet off, turned around to grab a spear from one of hispanions and unleashed a roar. After that, he leapt forward, soaring into the air. He was vaulting over to Tian Lie¡¯s side. Tian Lie responded with a sneer and he simply stood there with his arms crossed as he looked at Mene. This jump by Mene was astonishing. He had already crossed more than half of the 100-metre wide chasm. Seeing Mene vault over the chasm to his side, TIan Lie suddenly broke intoughter. Following his thunderousughter, Mene, who was in the middle of the air, was suddenly greeted by a bolt of lightning. The lightning bolt mmed into him heavily, sending him flying away. Mene¡¯s body flew back like an arrow before falling down upon the mountain wall like an artillery shell. He struggled to get up before howling at Tian Lie. ¡°The instance dungeon has yet to let us meet, Mene!¡± Tian Lieughed. After that, he muttered in a hushed tone. ¡°Brainless nutjob.¡± ¡°I will kill you! I will definitely kill you! Who are you?!¡± Mene roared hoarsely. ¡°Who is he?¡± The same question reverberated in the minds of the four-man team. The solo participant¡¯s face was pale as he asked, ¡°Just who is he?¡± Nicole was dead silent. She bit her lips as she looked at Tian Lie with a tangled expression. Her eyes were focused on Tian Lie¡¯s body, the parts where the arrows had pierced into him¡­ ¡­ naturally, those wounds had healed up and the arrows had all fallen down the ground. ¡°He is¡­¡± A thought shed through Nicole¡¯s mind. ¡­ Mene swept the rubble off his body vigorously before rushing forward. The Demon Faction continued to fire upon him. Mene reacted by howling out loudly. Next, he reached out with both hands and tugged. An ear-piercing sound rang out as he personally tore off the heavy knight armour he was wearing. His fingers tore the breastte into two and tossed it aside. Then, he dashed forward again. Tian Lie narrowed his eyes and quickly ran forward as well. The two of them reached their respective caves at almost the same time. Mene stood there at the edge of his side¡¯s cave¡­ ¡­ his gauntlet was peppered with bullet marks and he showed no hesitation in discarding them into the chasm. The clothes he wore over his body were stained with blood. Seeing that some of the bullets had grazed his arm, he tore off his sleeves as well. After doing that, he stared at Tian Lie, who was standing 100 metres away from him. ¡°See youter!¡± Someone from both sides had made it into the two caves. After a few seconds of silence, they all seemingly came to an understanding. Everyone stopped firing at each other¡­ ¡­ because there was no more meaning to it. Tian Lie stood there at the entrance to his side¡¯s cave and watched as the knights from the Light Faction walked into their cave. Then, he turned to look at his own side. Nicole was thest toe forward. Facing Tian Lie¡¯s outstretched hand, she revealed what appeared to be a smile before grabbing it. ¡°What skill was that? Gunde Imperviousness? Or some type of Body Technique?¡± Nicole gave a faint smile. ¡°Regeneration? It doesn¡¯t seem like it to me.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t we agree not to probe each other? You women really don¡¯t keep your promises.¡± ¡­ The members of the Demon Faction continued moving forward. They spent another 2 minutes walking past another cave. [System prompt: Magic array countdown timer: 20 minutes 26 seconds.] Tian Lie looked at the time in his personal system. Sensing something amiss with Tian Lie¡¯s expression, Nicole asked, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°The duration did not decrease.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°The system had mentioned before. By killing one, the duration in the quest countdown will be reduced by 10 seconds. It seems¡­ ¡­ the knight I sent into the chasm earlier did not die.¡± ¡°It would appear that these mad men from Jerusalem have some special means of surviving.¡± Tian Lie sneered. ¡°It is not that simple. Things like avoiding death and resurrection is not something that can casually be done in this game.¡± Suddenly, he leaned over and whispered into Nicole¡¯s ear, ¡°That Mene has got some tricks up his sleeves. I once heard that the mad knights¡¯ guild possessed a certain wondrous power. They would ce the lives of every member inside a totem, which Mene will personally carry with him. Thus, they can be brought back to life as long as Mene lives. Even if every one of them died, as long as Mene lives, those who died can be resurrected. However¡­¡± Nicole¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°If Mene is killed, then¡­¡± ¡°Bang! Team wipe!¡± Tian Lie pped his palms together. After a while however, he shook his head. ¡°But Mene is no pushover. He is an old freak who has lived for a long time.¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°Is that so? Why do I sense eagerness in your tone?¡± ¡°I really feel like giving it a shot.¡± Tian Lie chuckled. They reached the end of the cave. Light shone before them as they reached the opening. Another dark chasm awaited them; this time, there was a rope bridge connecting the two sides. On the opposite side, Mene¡¯s team of knights walked out from their cave opening. The two parties stood at the respective ends of the bridge. There in the middle of the bridge was a circr te enclosed by a transparent cover. Through the transparent cover was a row of candles. Strong winds blew across the chasm and the bridge swayed from the force of the winds. The two parties stood there on the two ends of the bridge, staring at each other for a few seconds. Then, they charged forward in unison. Suddenly, all of them received a system prompt. [System prompt: Go to the end of the Demon Abyss. Take a candle from the Abyssal te and you will be teleported into the magic array area. After picking up a candle, you must ensure that the candle me does not go off. Regardless of what happened, if the candle me were to go off, the one bearing the candle will be exterminated instantaneously!] After receiving the system prompt, the two groups that had already rushed into the bridge suddenly halted. This damned condition! They had to pick up one of the candles and wait 10 seconds for the teleportation process. Ten seconds! Within these 10 seconds, the me of their candle must not go off. How were they supposed to do that? The bridge lying across the chasm swayed around as the strong winds blew their hair, leaving them in a dishevelled state. Even if there was no need to do anything else after picking up the candle, protecting it so that its me would not go off was not easy. But with so many enemies eyeing them with tiger like gazes? At present, neither Tian Lie nor Mene had any assurances that they could pick up the candle and ensure that the candle me stay lit in face of the enemy attacks. An extinguished candle me meant death! Who would dare act first to pick up the candle? Once someone picked up a candle, that person would be the focus of the enemy attacks, regardless of who that person might be. This¡­ ¡­ the level of danger here was too high. Tian Lie took a deep breath and looked at Mene, who was standing on the other side. Mene¡¯s face was extremely ugly to behold. ¡°Let us talk.¡± Tian Lie sneered. ¡°You want to kill me. I too, want to kill you. However, this is not a suitable ce for a decisive match. After we enter, we will have the opportunity to duke it out. If we fight here and someone¡¯s candle me identally gets extinguished, that person would have died a meaningless death.¡± ¡°What do you want to do?¡± Mene retorted coldly. ¡°It is very simple. Both of us will take turns to send someone forward to take a candle and enter the magic array. After entering, all of us can duke it out based on our real abilities. Dying to someone stronger is simply how things work. But dying because your candle me got extinguished would be truly sad. So? At any rate, facing off like this without being able to enter would be pointless.¡± Mene was a very decisive person. He only hesitated for three seconds before shouting loudly, ¡°Fine!¡± After a pause, he looked at Tian Lie and said, ¡°I will be thest to enter. You too!¡± ¡°It is a deal.¡± Tian Lie smiled cheerfully. ¡°So, who will be the first to take the candle?¡± Mene looked at Tian Lie. ¡°I will let your side go first.¡± Tian Lieughed. ¡°If so, I won¡¯t be shy. Who wants to go first?¡± However, when he turned back to look at the members of his own faction, he saw them backing back slightly. The four-man team were silent while the solo participant lowered his head. Natasha appeared somewhat eager. Yet, for some unknown reason, she chose to remain silent. Everyone shared the same concerns: Although the other party had given their word, what if, when they stepped forward to take the candle, the other party suddenly attacked¡­ ¡­ even though they could say that the other party had reneged on the agreement, the one to die would be them, the one who took the candle. ¡°I¡¯ll do it.¡± Nicole suddenly smiled and walked forward. Tian Lie nced at her and nodded his head. ¡°All right, you go first.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie patted Nicole¡¯s shoulder. ¡°After going in, remember to hide your identity. You don¡¯t want Chen Xiaolian to find out, do you?¡± There was a slight frown on Nicole¡¯s face as she looked at Tian Lie. ¡°Your tone¡­ ¡­ it seems you have no intention of going in?¡± ¡°Mene and I will be thest two¡­ ¡­ after you have all gone in, we would be the only ones left. By then, neither of us will be going for the candle.¡± Nicole was quick to understand. She nced at Tian Lie and said, ¡°Be careful.¡± After saying that, Nicole walked forward. Before the eyes of the members of both factions, she moved until she was standing in the middle of the bridge. Although there were strong winds blowing, the transparent cover protected the candle mes, allowing them to burn steadily. After thinking about it, Nicole took off her jacket and wrapped it over her hand. As she was about to reach for one of the candles, she noticed something and her face sank. ¡°The candles! One of them is missing!¡± Her sentence caused both sides to be shocked. Both Tian Lie and Mene took a few steps forward. A distance of 10 metres separated them as they examined¡­ Inside the transparent cover was a circle of candles. The candles were ced in a proper sequence on a metal candlestick. However, one of the holes on the metal candlestick¡­ Was empty! One of the candles was missing. ¡°Someone went in ahead of us?¡± ¡°Who?¡± ¡­ Chapter 475 Chrono Chasm

Chapter 475 Chrono Chasm

GOR Chapter 475 Chrono Chasm [System prompt: Magic array countdown timer: 16 minutes 41 seconds.] Chen Xiaolian looked at the time and turned his head to look at the figure standing in the distance. The cavern had transformed into something beyond recognition. The longer the magic array continued, the transformation affecting the cavern grew moreplicated. The cavern had been a in one in the beginning. However, it had berger, now almost resembling a magnificent underground pce. The surrounding mountain walls were reced with properly constructed ck coloured bricks. Grand looking reliefs adorned the surface of the walls, subtle and exquisite despite its grandness. Every one of the relief appeared almost life like as ayer of ck coloured mists floated above. The mists faded in and out and different scenes appeared on the reliefs. Two groups of men moved forward within a cavern. The two groups of men attacked each other when they encountered one another within a chasm. A knight rode a unicorn to gallop across the mountain wall as though it was tnd. Spear shot out like a lightning bolt and someone fell down the chasm. In the end, there was a rope bridge across another chasm and a round tray of candles¡­ Chen Xiaolian watched calmly. In the middle of the now underground pce was a figure. At present, the figure had grown very blurry as thick amounts of ck coloured mists swirled around the figure. The figure¡¯s original appearance was no longer visible. Several faint lights were scattered through the surroundings of the underground pce. On the floor surface was a hexagram and its lines shone following a certain pattern. Each of the team members from Meteor Rock Guild were standing on one end of the hexagram and they waited silently. Beside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet was Thirteen. Thirteen was sprawled on the floor, not making a single sound. It was only after Chen Xiaolian ced a foot on his back, exerting force down on him did he let out a groan. ¡°Stop acting.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled a face. ¡°I believe you should have finished conveying all you needed to say.¡± Thirteen opened his eyes and his hands moved in an attempt to get up. However, Chen Xiaolian forced him down and he was forced to struggle. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°Of course, I knew that you were pretending to be unconscious.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his voice and smiled. ¡°If not, how could I borrow your mouth to send some information to yourpanion?¡± His leg forced Thirteen to continue lying on the ground. Even opening his mouth became a difficult matter for Thirteen. Even so, an intense killing intent emanated from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he whispered, ¡°Do you find it difficult to talk? No need for you to try so hard. You have already aplished what you needed to aplish.¡± Thirteen spat out fiercely. Unfortunately, he was facing down and was unable to spit anything. Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian loosened his feet, allowing Thirteen to quickly spit out. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Chen Xiaolian saying, ¡°Yourpanion is here.¡± The ck coloured mists on the surface of the reliefs wiggled a bit and a figure slowly emerged from it. Short, lean, but strong. ¡°We have been waiting for you, mystery man!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows as he looked at the neer, his hand gripping the Sword in the Stone¡¯s hilt tightly. The tip of the sword drew a line across the floor, releasing scraping sounds. The short figure walked into the underground pce and examined his surroundings. His gaze fell upon the figure in the centre that was enveloped in ck coloured mists. After observing the figure for a while, he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. He ignored Chen Xiaolian and strode toward the ck silhouette in the centre. Chen Xiaolian did not move; he did not do anything to obstruct the short man. Even the surrounding team members from Meteor Rock Guild did not do anything to stop him. The short man walked until he was standing beside the ck silhouette. He frowned as he observed the ck mists swirling about. Then, he reached out with his hand to grab the figure. His hand caught thin air. It was as though the silhouette and the ck mists were simply an illusion. Furrowing his brows, he slowly turned to face Chen Xiaolian, who was smiling at him. ¡°It seems you fellows are prepared,¡± the short man spoke in a hoarse tone. Chen Xiaolian continued smiling. ¡°In order to receive guests, making due preparations is of course a necessity.¡± The short man faced Chen Xiaolian and sized him up before saying, ¡°What kind of preparations are we talking about then?¡± ¡°It is very simple.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the central figure that was covered in ck mists. Clearly, that was the Demon King. He said coolly, ¡°This is a magic array and the Demon King is about to wake up. However, as the first members from the Demon Faction to arrive, we are given some benefits. These benefits are¡­ ¡­ the Demon King can make some beneficial changes to the magic array.¡± ¡°It seems destroying the magic array won¡¯t be easy.¡± The short man rubbed his chin, an interested look on his face. Even so, there was not a trace of anxiousness on his face. ¡°Of course not,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied calmly. ¡°This magic array had created several separated nes of existences. You can see us all here. However, we have all been sent into different nes of existences. You need to fight your way through one, defeat every protector in every ne of existence before you cany a hand on the Demon King.¡± ¡°So¡­ ¡­ I have to kill you all one by one?¡± The short man smiled. Then, a frown appeared on his face as he turned toward Thirteen, who was still on the floor. ¡°You knew about these? Why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t know what happened to my guild channel but I suddenly cannot send anything.¡± Thirteen cast a furious gaze at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This fellow had seen through me long ago! He must have been the one behind this!¡± ¡°Oh?¡± The short man turned his attention back to Chen Xiaolian, a curious look on his face. ¡°How did you do that?¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the countdown in his system ¨C another 14 minutes 55 seconds to go. ¡°Before this, I had gotten into a fight with several weird looking knights. Chen Xiaolian deliberately said slowly, ¡°I killed one of them and also harmed a unicorn.¡± ¡°Oh, I get it.¡± The short man revealed a look of realization. Next, he gave Chen Xiaolian the thumbs up. ¡°You killed one of Mene¡¯s subordinate? You have got guts! So, you ended up being cursed by the holy curse of the unicorn? The holy curse can temporarily block off some system functions as punishment¡­ ¡­ I have always felt that this type of setting is very pointless. Clearly, someone within the Development Team of this game world likes unicorns. That is why there is such a pointless feature. So¡­ ¡­ what exactly did you do to Thirteen? Mm, let me guess¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°No need to guess. The weapon I used to kill the knight and stab the unicorn is stained with their blood. I simply used the same thing; I secretly made a cut on Thirteen¡¯s body with it.¡± As Chen Xiaolian spoke, he looked down at Thirteen. ¡°I had simply tried it as a test. Unexpectedly, it actually worked. Truth be told, I did not care if he could tell you about this setting.¡± ¡°I am curious. What are you plotting?¡± The look of puzzlement grew on the short man¡¯s face. ¡°You allowed Thirteen to live. Why?¡± ¡°Firstly, the strength of your team is quite good. No, it would be more urate to say you fellows are quite powerful.¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°To be able to escape Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s attempt to kill off everyone is proof of your strength. Additionally, there was One-eye¡¯s attack on us. Although his team failed, the attack proved how strong they were. ¡°Finally, when I found out that there was someone operating separately from the team, I came to a conclusion.¡± ¡°What conclusion?¡± ¡°You are most likely very strong.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°You can convince Thirteen and the others to follow your orders willingly and act separately from the team. I believe¡­ ¡­ no Team Leader would be willing to have such a kind of subordinate. However, you were able to do so. That means¡­ ¡­ you are so strong that One-eye, who was the Team Leader, was unable to control you. No, perhaps it is the reverse. You are the one holding the true decision making authority in this team. You can act separately without moving together with your team members. That means your strength is equal to all four of thembined, or¡­ ¡­ perhaps you are even stronger.¡± The short man smiled. ¡°I know you are deliberately saying all that to buy time, but I can only me my own curiosity. Go on then, we still have time.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart grew tense. He was indeed telling the truth. However, he was also buying time. This fellow had obviously seen through it, yet he remained indifferent. This meant that he was convinced that he was in no danger. ¡°Very well. Nowes the next issue¡­ ¡­ there is someone as strong as you out there. We already know for sure that you are a member of the Light Faction, which makes you our enemy. Thus, I needed to do something so as to not waste this discovery.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°I thought to myself, how do I defeat a powerful expert?¡± ¡°How?¡± ¡°If an expert were toe here with a group ofpanions, we would undoubtedly be in a load of trouble.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°However, you happen to like taking action separately. I concluded that you are a very prideful fellow, one who prefers to act alone. Additionally, you are very confident in yourself. In fact, you are so confident you are practically conceited. Considering those factors, there is something we can do.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian deliberately paused and looked at the timer again. Countdown timer: 13 minutes 5 seconds. ¡°Would it be easier to deal with one man or would it be easier to deal with a group of people? Without question, the answer is the former.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued, ¡°However, what should we do to make you run over here by yourself? That was easy¡­ ¡­ you are overconfident in yourself and you desire swallowing up the best rewards. What are the rewards? You can only find that out after this instance dungeon is over. However¡­ ¡­ in the process ofpleting the quest, if you can kill off several members of the Demon Faction, you will be able to acquire some more points. That is also a good thing. All of us here are the bait to lure you over. ¡°I had deliberately allowed Thirteen to give you information about my team ¨C the strength and skills of everyone here. ¡°Experts like you generally have a habit. The more skilled you are, the more reckless you be! ¡°People who like to act alone always have a preference to be the only one to clear a level. ¡°Moreover, in your case, you have an insider who can provide you information on the enemy. The enemies¡¯ weaknesses and skills. You would be able to find out about it. You are hiding in the dark while your enemies are revealed to you. So¡­¡± ¡°I understand. Your intention was to use Thirteen to me the confidence in my heart so that I woulde running by myself to kill you all? After giving me that idea, you n to finish me off when Ie alone?¡± The short man smiled. ¡°This method sounds rather stupid. Still, considering howte it was by the time you realized Thirteen¡¯s lie, your ability toe up with something to make use of that knowledge is quitemendable. You must be Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian, right? I have heard from Thirteen that you are a cunning fellow. I see now that you do indeed have a fairly good brain on you.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded lightly. ¡°Thank you for your praise.¡± ¡°Well, here I am. Your n is a sess and I am alone here. As for the others, I believe it would take them at least another five minutes to get here. You should make good use of that time and fight me.¡± As the short man spoke, he looked around him. ¡°Let me see, none of your teammates are talking at all. They are not moving either¡­ ¡­ in other words, they are all not in this dimension. My enemy in this dimension is just you?¡± ¡°That is correct.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°Kill me and you will be able to meet the next opponent. When ying a game, you will naturally have to go through one level at a time. That is what makes things interesting.¡± The short man looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°From what Thirteen told me, among those in your team, your strength is the best. When you appeared, Thirteen¡¯s team was wiped out. From the looks of it, killing you means winning, right?¡± ¡°I cannot be certain how many people are in the Light Faction. I am also uncertain how many people are there in the Demon Faction. As insurance, I lured you, the expert, toe alone. That way, I might have an easier time fighting.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°You are right. The hardest stage is in front while theter stages are easier. If you can kill me, you win.¡± ¡°What an interesting fellow.¡± The short man looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I am beginning to feel some admiration for you. Before we start fighting, let us introduce ourselves.¡± Facing Chen Xiaolian, he raised his left hand to perform an odd saluting gesture. ¡°My name is Lefty.¡± ¡°Lefty? Is it because your left hand possesses some particrly powerful ability?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°You will find out soon enough.¡± Leftyughed and he stepped toward Chen Xiaolian. An icy look shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. After giving the countdown timer another nce, he promptly raised up his sword. The de of his sword pierced Thirteen from the back, going straight through his heart and out into the floor. As the Sword in the Stone pierced through Thirteen¡¯s heart, he let out a grunt. His head fell sideways as he died. At the same time, the countdown timer changed instantly from ¡®11 minutes 55 seconds¡¯ to ¡®11 minutes 45 seconds¡¯. ¡°Killing someone from the opposing faction reduces the countdown timer by 10 seconds.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled his sword out and looked at the unchanging and seemingly indifferent expression on Lefty¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian raised the Sword in the Stone and faced the iing figure. His body flew! After taking two steps forward, Lefty suddenly leapt upward. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils contracted in anticipation only to find that Lefty had ¨C in an instant ¨C disappeared. Lefty¡¯s voice spoke out beside his ear. ¡°I am going to attack.¡± Bang! Chen Xiaolian felt a powerful force m his back and he was instantly sent flying. Afternding, he rolled away. As he was rolling, he saw that Lefty was behind him, flicking his palm. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth as he prepared to counter attack. However, Lefty disappeared once more. Speed-type skill? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank. However, he quickly dispelled that notion. That is not a speed-type skill! When he fell to the floor, he had observed his surroundings. The tile on the floor was cracked and gravel flew. Using the gravel as a point of reference, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind quickly understood. My opponent had not be faster. Rather¡­ ¡­ I had be slow? Bang! Once again, Chen Xiaolian felt an intense paining from his waist. His body staggered forward as he fell to the floor. In that instant, Chen Xiaolian deduced something. He¡­ ¡­ was targeted by a certain skill. He suddenly loosened his grip on the Sword in the Stone, letting it fall down at the same time as him. However, as the Sword in the Stone was falling to the floor, he found that his falling motion was one notch slower inparison. After falling down the floor, Chen Xiaolian quickly reached out to hold the Sword in the Stone once more. He turned around to look at Lefty. Lefty¡¯s voice came from beside him instead. ¡°Where are you looking?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°You can control my movement speed?¡± ¡°Speed?¡± Leftyughed, his voiceing from behind Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What I control is not your speed. It is¡­ ¡­ your time, little guy.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back felt pain. It was as though something sharp was stabbing him from behind. ¡°[A] ss protective suit? Your equipment is pretty good.¡± Lefty sounded surprised. Chen Xiaolian staggered and he turned around to see Lefty raising his left hand. His fingers moved toward his mouth, tapping it lightly. There was some blood on his fingertips. ¡°To think I failed to tear through your protective suit. [A] ss goods, not bad.¡± Control my time? Chen Xiaolian looked at him. ¡°There are still 11 minutes and 26 seconds.¡± Lefty smiled. ¡°You are quite clever. However, you forgot something. Strategy is built upon strength. You sessfully lure me here, but it appears you do not have any way of defeating me. Your strength¡­ ¡­ in my opinion, you are not as strong as Thirteen described.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a harrumph and he suddenly pulled out a gun from his waist. Aiming at Lefty, he pulled the trigger. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Lefty quickly moved to dodge the bullets. A strange look lit up Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. When Lefty moved to dodge the bullets, Chen Xiaolian noticed a certain detail. Lefty¡¯s action of dodging began before Chen Xiaolian pulled the trigger. What did that mean? It meant¡­ Lefty¡¯s skill could only affect Chen Xiaolian¡¯s time alone. It could not affect foreign objects! For example¡­ ¡­ bullets. Those were considered foreign objects. After understanding that, Chen Xiaolian watched as Lefty dodged the bullets and moved at astonishing speed toward him. He reached Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side and shot out his fingers, which formed hooks as they went toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s throat. Chen Xiaolian responded with a certain action. He suddenly sent the Sword in the Stone flying out. He used therge Sword in the Stone as one would use a flying dagger, sending it flying forward with the strength of his fingers alone. The Sword in the Stone was muchrger and heavier than a flying dagger. However¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength was enough for him to aplish that feat. He did so head-on with a short and unexpected set of movements. From Lefty¡¯s perspective, Chen Xiaolian had been targeted by his skill. To him, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s movements were all in slow motion. Unexpectedly, the Sword in the Stone shot out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, flying toward him. Once the Sword in the Stone left Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, it also became unaffected by Lefty¡¯s time skill. It moved at normal speed once more. Lefty, who was observing the slow moving Chen Xiaolian, was suddenly greeted by the sword, which moved at normal speed ¨C he revealed shock and quickly moved to dodge it. However, the Sword in the Stone grazed him and the de of the swordnded a cut on his shoulder. Thud! The Sword in the Stone flew out and fell some ce over 10 metres away. Lefty clutched his shoulder and took several steps back. There was a frown on his face as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It seems your skill is of controlling time. Besides that however, your aspects are all average.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°That sword throw just now, even a normal Body Technique user would be able to dodge it with ease.¡± ¡°Controlling time is enough for me to kill you.¡± The injured Lefty appeared furious. He narrowed his eyes and crouched down. Next, he dashed toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian watched as his enemy charged over at breakneck speed. Lefty¡¯s speed seemed so astonishing it almost seemed as though he would m into him. Lefty¡¯s fingers formed hooks. His target was obviously Chen Xiaolian¡¯s throat. ¡°Garfield!¡± Three Four-eyed War Cats suddenly charged out from beside Chen Xiaolian and pounced forward. The corners of Lefty¡¯s eyes twitched and he threw himself to the ground, rolling away. His movements appeared rather wretched as he dodged the paws of the three Garfield doppelgangers. Before getting up, he quickly opened his palm and flicked it in the direction of the three iing Four-eyed War Cats. Instantly, the three Garfield doppelgangers¡¯ movements grew slow. Lefty casually found a gap between the iing attacks and made his way past them. At the same time, he sent a palm strike toward the abdomen area of one of the Garfield doppelgangers. A miserable roar rang out. When all three Garfield doppelgangersnded on the floor, one of them curled up and whimpered in pain. Chen Xiaolian inhaled and looked at Lefty. Lefty sneered. ¡°Your pet is actually the Four-eyed War Cat? And three of them? Howughable¡­¡± Although Lefty was smiling, Chen Xiaolian noticed that Lefty¡¯s fingers were trembling lightly a few times. ¡°It seems targeting four targets with his time skill is costing him more.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought to himself and shouted. ¡°Again! Charge together!¡± He got into a readying position before throwing his body forward. He shot toward Lefty like an artillery and the three Garfield doppelgangers followed suit. Two of them charged from left and right. The third oneunched a Tiger Rush, leaping above Chen Xialian toward Lefty. ¡°Fool! The effect of Chrono Chasm is infinite.¡± Leftyughed proudly. As the two Garfield doppelgangers were about to descend upon him, Lefty moved casually, slipping past their attacks before moving to face Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attack. Simrly, he slipped past Chen Xiaolian from his side. At the same time, he kicked the airborne Garfield doppelganger¡¯s waist. All of those actions happened in the span of less than two seconds. When Chen Xiaolian and the three Garfield doppelgangersnded, Chen Xiaolian rolled on the floor and felt intense paining from his body. There was blood on Lefty¡¯s two outstretched fingers. ¡°How do you like it?¡± Chen Xiaolian grunted and looked at him. ¡°How many targets can you lock on to?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Come out, Bai Qi!¡± Chapter 476 Lifehymn Music Score

Chapter 476 Lifehymn Music Score

GOR Chapter 476 Lifehymn Music Score ¡°Bai Qi?¡± Lefty froze for an instant. Suddenly, his face contorted and he exerted his all to flip his body to the back. A shining de shot down from the sky, striking where Lefty had been standing. The resulting sword beam was like a dazzling and humongous de, which shed open a gully on the surface of the floor. The areas on Lefty¡¯s skin that were not covered by any clothes felt as though needles were pricking them. Facing this atmosphere of sharpness, for the first time since entering this magic array area, Lefty felt the risk of dying. His heart shivered. This¡­ ¡­ what kind of power is this? Lefty rolled in a wretched manner. He looked through the corner of his eyes to see a man in white standing before Chen Xiaolian. The man had long, ck hair and his hand held a translucent short sword. His entire being resembled an unsheathed sword. What a powerful killing intent! ¡°Charge together! Kill him!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted and charged forward once more. As for Bai Qi, his entire being transformed into a de beam and he shot forward. Bai Qi¡¯s figure grew within Lefty¡¯s eyes as he approached him quickly. He barely had time to gasp as he stretched open both hands to activate his skill. Bai Qi, who was shooting through the air, suddenly slowed down. In the next instant however, a spurt of blood came out from Lefty¡¯s mouth. As expected of the power of Bai Qi¡¯s aura of sharpness. Lefty screamed out in misery and pushed himself to the side. Next, Bai Qi¡¯s sword de pierced through his shoulder and pinned his body on the floor. At the same time, the three Garfield doppelgangers pounced down. Their arrival was like the descent of Mount Tai. A look of utter determination shed across Lefty¡¯s eyes. At that instant, he clenched his fists and roared, ¡°Aagh!¡± Suddenly, the space around his body slowed down in such a way that it was discernible to the naked eye. The speed at which the three Garfield doppelgangers was charging became slow and Lefty quickly got up. After that, he swiftly dodged to the side. Bai Qi¡¯s sword was shing down, but by then, Lefty had already slipped past the range of the sh¡­ Booom! Stones scattered under the might of the shing sword. Lefty gasped heavily for breath. Clearly, using that skill was taking a lot out of him. His face grew even more savage. Both his hands promptly slid into the other hand¡¯s sleeve and they pulled out two sharp needles that he ced between his fingers. ¡°Chrono Chasm! Ignite!¡± In an instant, a reddish look of bloodthirstiness shed across Lefty¡¯s eyes and his legs darted toward Bai Qi. He knew which enemy was the most dangerous one. By then, Chen Xiaolian had pounced to the side, where he grabbed the Sword in the Stone that had fallen to the floor earlier. After pulling the sword from the floor, he saw Lefty making it to Bai Qi¡¯s side. Bai Qi performed a thrust, causing shards of sword beams to erupt. However, Lefty casually avoided each of the sword beams, slipping past them to arrive before Bai Qi. This time, Chen Xiaolian was able to clearly witness Lefty¡¯s movements. Lefty closed in on Bai Qi and his hand rose up at a disproportionate pace. Next, he swung his hand down, bringing his iron needle down toward Bai Qi¡¯s chest. Time suddenly moved at a faster rate. Bai Qi staggered and fell to the floor on one knee as he thrust his sword into the floor. Lefty, on the other hand, had quickly retreated, putting some distance between him and Bai Qi. ¡°Your pet is very strange and powerful, however¡­ ¡­ like I said before, the power of time is unbeatable!¡± Blood flowed down the iron needle in Lefty¡¯s hand. And yet, despite his smile, there was disorder in his rate of breathing. Chen Xiaolian had already raised the Sword in the Stone and swung down at Lefty. However, Lefty casually used his skill on Chen Xiaolian before dodging the iing attack. At the same time, he struck Chen Xiaolian¡¯s waist with another needle stab. This attack pierced through his defence, going into his kidney. Chen Xiaolian was gripped by an intense sensation of pain and he bellowed out in response. The Sword in the Stone shed out. A golden coloured light descended like a falling waterfall. That was¡­ ¡­ Skyde¡¯s power! Witnessing the arrival of the golden coloured light, Lefty¡¯s pupils contracted to their utmost limits. He howled loudly, causing blood to be ejected from his mouth in session. Once again, the flow of time changed and Lefty threw himself to the floor again, rolling away to the side¡­ Ca! When the golden coloured light descended, arge portion of the other end of the pce where the golden light struck was instantly sheared off. The relief on the surface of the wall fell to the floor. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what level is that power at?!¡± Lefty raged. ¡°Impossible! How could you be at that level?!¡± Chen Xiaolian forced his shaky body upright, using his sword to prop him up. He ignored the question. Instead, he turned toward Bai Qi and saw that Bai Qi had managed to get up somewhat. There on Bai Qi¡¯s chest, blood trickled out, dying his clothes red. Chen Xiaolian then turned to look at Lefty. He looked at Lefty¡¯s trembling shoulders and the ragged rate of breathing. He knew that his opponent was not having an easy time. That time-controlling skill was powerful to the point of despairing to face. However, the cost of using it was certainly unbearably vast. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian hade to another conclusion after those several confrontations. Although this Lefty fellow was terrifyingly powerful, he was what you would call¡­ ¡­ an overspecialist. Among all the enemies that Chen Xiaolian had faced before, the one to make him feel most helpless was Lefty¡¯s time-controlling skill. Through his power over time, Lefty was able to make himself invincible. No matter how powerful or fast his opponent may be, when faced with Lefty¡¯s Chrono Chasm skill, they would be unable to threaten Lefty. This skill could utterly dominate the battlefield. However, Lefty¡¯s other aspects werecking. His offensive capabilities, his strength, his speed, his defensive aspect, all of them were very average. Lefty was also staring at Chen Xiaolian. Truth was, he was presently beginning to regret. Too careless! He had not expected his opponent to be this strong. Although his Chrono Chasm skill was terrifyingly powerful and omnipotent, the cost of using it was also astonishingly high. That was especially true when he was using it on powerful opponents. The more powerful his opponent, the more it would cost to lock down that opponent longer. The instant that Chen Xiaolian unleashed Skyde¡¯s power, the level of strength that was let loose caused Lefty to suffocate. Targeting Chen Xiaolian with his skill when he utilized Skyde¡¯s power to dodge the attack caused Lefty to puke blood. Additionally, there was Bai Qi. The cost involved to lock down Bai Qi to control his time was no less than the cost needed to target Chen Xiaolian. How could a nameless Guild Leader possess such a kind of power? Such a kind of power should only belong to the most powerful characters within the Awakened circle. Someone like this should only exist among those experts residing within Zero City. Lefty could feel himself reaching the limit of his skill. Thankfully, he had seriously injured these two powerful opponents. Lefty narrowed his eyes and slowly stepped toward Chen Xiaolian. He felt thankful¡­ ¡­ his enemies had set up different nes of existence for him to go through. Back then, if they had chosen toe at him together, he would have to spend another portion of strength to use Chrono Chasm on the other members. If that were the case, he would likely be incapable of holding on. ¡°It is time. You all can go die now!¡± Lefty bit his own tongue and rushed toward Chen Xiaolian. His objective was obvious. Regardless of those few Four-eyed War Cats or Bai Qi, they were all Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pets. As long as he killed their host, Chen Xiaolian, the pets would automatically die off. Thus¡­ ¡­ he just needed to kill Chen Xiaolian. Lefty utilized his skill. He targeted all three War Cats, Bai Qi and Chen Xiaolian ¨C all five at once. In that one instant, Lefty felt his vision turning ck. However, he bit his tongue to force himself onward. The mental strength resulting from the pain caused him to howl out as he charged forward. This time, the target of his iron needle was the area between Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows. He wanted to inflict a one-hit kill! Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ was retreating. The instant Lefty¡¯s feet stepped toward him, Chen Xiaolian had begun retreating. He backed away quickly. At the same time, he raised the Sword in the Stone and exerted his all to observe Lefty¡¯s actions. By the time Lefty began slowing down the flow of time, Chen Xiaolian had retreated a distance of 10 metres and the Sword in the Stone was covering his forehead. Under those circumstances, Lefty was left with no choice but to strike somewhere else. His iron needle stabbed toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s throat instead. At that moment, Bai Qi¡¯s sword was already upon Lefty¡¯s back. So too were the paws of the three Four-eyed War Cats. This time however, Lefty decided not to dodge the attacks. By killing Chen Xiaolian, those pets of his would disappear. Lefty gripped his iron needle tightly and mmed it down viciously. The needle that was as thick as a finger pierced through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck. When the tip of the needle emerged from the back of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck, Lefty became excited. Sess! The next instant however, Lefty saw Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth forming a peculiar smile. The warped expression on his face was obvious proof of the pain that he was feeling, but Chen Xiaolian¡¯s smile caused Lefty¡¯s heart to sink. Next¡­ ¡­ he could clearly sense it¡­ the life force of this opponent he faced was not falling. Rather, it was rising. [System prompt: The Sword in the Stone¡¯s skill activated. All negative state and injuries have been healed and host attributes are temporarily pushed to peak state.] After reading the prompt in his personal system, Chen Xiaolian said. ¡°You are dead.¡± Pu! As Chen Xiaolian did not die, Bai Qi, who was right behind Lefty, did not disappear. The instant Bai Qi¡¯s sword de stabbed into Lefty¡¯s shoulder, he screamed out in misery. Despite making ast minute attempt to dodge, he was still toote. Bai Qi¡¯s sword stabbed through the left shoulder. Then, with a whirl of his sword, that arm flew into the air. Lefty screamed wretchedly and bellowed as he quickly rolled to the other side. The three Garfield doppelgangers pounced on him sessively, but he dodged them again and again. After escaping the Garfield doppelgangers¡¯ attacks, he rolled to a certain area. Before Lefty could do anything else, a hand suddenly descended, grabbing his ankle. He raised his head and saw a muscr, iron-built man. The man was ring at him murderously. This fellow¡­ ¡­ what is his name? Right, ording to Thirteen, he is the team¡¯s Deputy Guild Leader. His name is¡­ ¡­ Lun Tai (round tire)? What a ridiculous name¡­ That was the thought shing through his head at that moment. However¡­ Isn¡¯t he supposed to be waiting in another ne of existence? How could he catch me? Attack me? Lun Tai¡¯s fist came smashing down and Lefty screamed out wretchedly yet again as his knee was broken. Lefty¡¯s struggles caused the part of his bloody leg ¨C from the knee down ¨C to fall off. Lefty¡¯s screams were like those of a wolf howling in the middle of the night. He rolled about madly. Lun Tai, who was still holding on to the bloody stump, was about to toss the stump away when he saw a ck haireddy catching Lefty. A delicate palm infiltrated the surface of Lefty¡¯s chest, causing him to bounce up in response. The attack earlier caused Lefty¡¯s body to copse like a sand castle. From another corner of the underground pce, a pir of mes roared forward. The zing Phoenix let out a clear cry and its mes enveloped the airborne Lefty before mming him down the floor. Lefty rolled about as the mes licked his body. As expected, he possessed other life-saving equipment on him. As the mes were about to engulf himpletely, his body suddenly released a brilliant light, which extinguished the mes. After that, he staggered and fell down, rolling all the way to the corner of the wall. ¡°You¡­ you people¡­ ¡­¡± Lefty¡¯s eyes were full of resentment. His eyes finally fell upon Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Your teammates were here all this time? Didn¡¯t you say there are in a different ne of existence?¡± Chen Xiaolian had already pulled out the iron needle from his throat. Thanks to the Sword in the Stone¡¯s skill, his flesh healed quickly. After coughing a bit, he stared at the cornered and miserable looking Lefty. ¡°Just because I said that, you decided to trust me?¡± Lefty¡¯s heart plummeted. He knew that he had been fooled. These fellows¡­ ¡­ sure are capable! Back when he was confronting Chen Xiaolian earlier, Chen Xiaolian himself was badly wounded. The same was true for his pets. He had fallen into a desperate situation¡­ ¡­ and yet, his teammates could still stand there pretending without taking action against Lefty. That was for the sake of making him let his guard down. Therefore, he would be left defenceless against those who were in ¡®another ne of existence¡¯. Now the situation waspletely overturned. Lefty had lost an arm and a leg. He had be disabled. As for his opponent, Chen Xiaolian, he had utilized an unknown skill to heal up all his wounds and returned to his peak state. Add the terrifying man in white¡­ ¡­ and his other teammates to the equation¡­ The cost of using his skill was huge. Not to mention, he was now disabled¡­ ¡°I lost. I lost because I was too careless.¡± Lefty smiled bitterly. Chen Xiaolian did not let his guard down. Everyone in his team slowly converged on Lefty. ¡°Next time, I will not be so careless. The next time we meet is the day I kill you,¡± Lefty said in a strange tone. Next, an odd look crossed his eyes. He raised his one good hand and fiercely mmed the iron needle in that hand into his heart. After a brief struggle, blood gushed out from Lefty¡¯s mouth. With eyes still staring forward, he died. Chen Xiaolian raised his sword and strode forward. He did not move up close. Instead, he stabbed Lefty¡¯s chest with his sword. Only after seeing that Lefty was not reacting to the stab did Chen Xiaolian crouch down to check him. ¡°Suicide?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°It¡­ ¡­ doesn¡¯t feel right.¡± Lun Tai mumbled. ¡°Just now, he mentioned meeting us again¡­¡± ¡°He must still be alive then. It seems this fellow possesses some strange means to escape,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with knitted eyebrows. He checked the countdown timer. The time on the countdown timer did not decrease by 10 seconds. In other words¡­ ¡°He didn¡¯t die. He escaped.¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. ¡°Damn it. Just what is this resurrection deal?¡± Qiao Qiao, who was standing behind Chen Xiaolian, suddenly spoke up, ¡°Maybe¡­ you all should look at this.¡± As she spoke, she stretched her hand out. There on her palm was an object. Earlier, Qiao Qiao had attacked Lefty using the power of darkness, phasing through Lefty¡¯s chest. When she was pulling her hand back, she identally pulled something out of Lefty¡¯s chest area. It was a piece of¡­ ¡­ cloth. Chen Xiaolian gave Qiao Qiao a nce before epting the cloth. He opened up the cloth with his hands and examined it. Next, a puzzling expression washed over his face. It was more urate to call it a parchment made from sheepskin. On its surface were two names. The first one was¡­ ¡­ One-eye. Surprisingly, the second one was Thirteen. [System prompt: You have picked up the special prop ¡®Lifehymn Music Score (fragment)¡¯ [Lifehymn Music Score: Record down the name of a designated person and the designated person¡¯s life will be temporarily stored within this music score. The designated person¡¯s outside body will be a puppet, under the control of the designated person but only capable of unleashing 70 % of his or her full power. After the puppet dies, the one holding the music score may choose to resurrect the person stored inside it. [Note: This prop is a ¡®fragment¡¯ and part of its functions is restricted. The number of lives it can store is (2/2). [Scanning Lifehymn Music Score. There are presently (2/2) lives stored inside. Do you wish to resurrect them?] After the shock wore off, an earthquake shook Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. ¡­ Chapter 477 No Intention Of Going In

Chapter 477 No Intention Of Going In

GOR Chapter 477 No Intention Of Going In This prop was Heavenly defying! Unknowingly, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s rate of breathing had be ragged and heavy. Resurrection! Although this was not exactly a true resurrection, the effect granted by this prop was almostparable to it. When an instance dungeon was starting up, use this Lifehymn Music Score by writing down his teammates¡¯ names into the scorebook to store their lives inside it. After doing so, his teammates would exist as puppets outside. Additionally, those puppets could only unleash up to 70 per cent of their maximumbat power. However, should that person die in battle, the Lifehymn Music Score could be used to bring that person back to life. In other words, as long as a person¡¯s name was written down on this scorebook, that person would have a second chance to live. At present however, there were two names on the scorebook: Thirteen and One-eye. Clearly, those names were written down by Lefty. No wonder Thirteen could fearlessly choose to be an insider for him. He really did have the chance to be resurrected. Facing the present choice forwarded by the system to resurrect them or not¡­ Chen Xiaolian smiled and chose no. After making his choice, the two names on the surface of the scorebook gradually faded away until there were no more traces of them left. Chen Xiaolian watched the process before turning to look at his teammates. A desire rose within him to write down two names on the scorebook¡­ ¡­ writing down those names was the equivalent of taking an insurance policy. However, after the names ¡®Thirteen¡¯ and ¡®One-eye¡¯ disappeared from the surface of the scorebook, he received a new system prompt. [System prompt: Lifehymn Music Score has entered a cool down period. Until the cool down period is over, no new lives may be stored inside. Please note the following rules: [1 . The number of lives that can be stored cannot exceed two. [2 . Storing of lives: Each single usage will cost 200 points. A single usage is defined as the act of ¡®storing --- resurrect / cancel resurrection / cancel storage¡¯. [3 . After storing, there is a time limit of 48 hours for storage. After this time limit is exceeded, every extra hour will consume an additional 100 points. This cost will be calcted using hours. Even if less than an hour had passed in the end, the cost of one hour will be charged. If there are insufficient points on the stored life¡¯s person, the stored life will be exterminated. If, after 100 hours, you have yet to make the choice of whether to resurrect or cancel storage, the amount of points on the stored life notwithstanding, the stored life will be automatically exterminated. The different rate of time flow between the time inside an instance dungeon and the time outside an instance dungeon will be ignored. The timer used by the system will be used as the standard.] When Chen Xiaolian saw that, he sighed inwardly. As expected. Although this prop was Heavenly defying, the price of using it was not small. A single usage required 200 points. That single usage willst up to 48 hours. In other words, two days. That price seemed reasonable. However, after the 48 hours were up, every additional hour would cost 100 points. This was something that only plutocrats could afford. One extra day meant forking out an extra 2,400 points. Additionally, even if he was a plutocrat who could throw that much points in, the storage time could not exceed 100 hours. Otherwise, the stored life would be exterminated. This meant there was a need to properly consider the situation. That was especially true of the amount of points on them and the state of the instance dungeon they were in ¨C many instance dungeons would not end in just 48 hours. Take the London instance dungeon for example. In the middle of that instance dungeon, the system transported them back in time to participate in a medieval war. That phase took days toplete. One hundred hours of time was just little more than four days. Even if he could afford it, that amount of time may not be enough tost through an instance dungeon. After reaching that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian continued reading¡­ [4 . During the storage period, the prop holder may cancel storage at any given moment. After storage is cancelled, the puppet will transform back to the person¡¯s original body and that person will regain his or her fullbat power. [5 . Every time a storage cell is used, this prop will enter a cool down period of 24 hours. When it is in the cool down period, it cannot be used. The storage time limit and the cool down period will be calcted separately. [6 . When storing a person¡¯s life, that person¡¯s attributes and state, positive and negative included, will bepletely stored. During the storage period, all effects, positive or negative, that the puppet undergoes will be ignored. After resurrection or cancel of storage, the previous state of that person ¨C before his or her life was stored ¨C will be used as a point of reference.] This line caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to skip a beat. There appeared to be some unique aspects to this line. He also saw some way how this could be used to their advantage. Everything affecting the puppet would be ignored during storage period. After resurrection, the stored person¡¯s previous state would be used as a point of reference. Take this instance dungeon for example. If Roddy had been stored inside before he was infected by that thing, they could just wait for him to die and resurrect him. Either that or just cancel storage after he was infected. After that, Roddy would return to his uninfected state. Another example would be Bei Tai and his cut arm. If he had been stored inside, he could return to the state before he lost his arm. He would have to properly consider this aspect of the scorebook and take full advantage of it. However, despite the benefit of this aspect, there was also a disadvantage. In the description, it was stated that everything would be ignored. Both positive and negatives included. They could recover from being infected. However, if they received some special positive benefits from the instance dungeon¡­ for example, during the storage period, if they encountered something fortuitous, which suddenly increased their attributes or if they suddenly received a new skill¡­ ¡­ once the stored life is resurrected or if the storage was cancelled¡­ Let us put it this way. When in storage period, even if you had a fortuitous encounter and mastered a Godlike Nine Yang Technique and reached level 99, all of it would just go down the drain. Once the storage was cancelled, everything would disappear. They would have to start over again. If Chen Xiaolian¡¯s life was stored before he acquired Skyde¡¯s power, then¡­ This part brought not only benefits, but also disadvantages. There was a need to exercise caution in using it. [7 . This prop is a fragment. More functions will be gradually unlocked depending on the prop¡¯s rate of wholeness.] The system prompt ended. Fragment¡­ ¡­ rate of wholeness. Chen Xiaolian became lost in thought. ¡­ ¡°Well, I will be heading in first.¡± Nicole nced at Tian Lie, who was standing in the rear position. Then, she observed the Light Faction members that were standing on the opposite direction and picked up a candle. Taking a deep breath, she used one hand to grip the candle and reached out the palm of her other hand to cover one side of the candle me. Suddenly, an invisible cover spread out from Nicole¡¯s palm, protecting the candle me from the strong winds. The members of the Light Faction remained immobile. They simply cast a cold stare at Nicole. A few momentster, Nicole¡¯s figure disappeared. ¡°Our turn.¡± Mene sneered. Before his eyes, a sword-wielding knight strode forward to the centre of the bridge. He raised a hand and his entire body glowed with silvery light, blocking the winds. After that, he calmly picked up a candle. ¡°Arte! Kill that woman!¡± Mene shouted coldly. The corners of Arte¡¯s mouth curled into a fearsome grin and his body immediately disappeared. ¡°Who is next?¡± Tian Lie looked around. After some consideration, Natasha said, ¡°I will go.¡± Two minutester, nearly everyone from both factions had picked up the candles and left. Coincidentally, the number of people on both factions was the same. Tian Lie aside, the Demon Faction consisted of Nicole, Natasha, the four-man team and the solo participant, totalling up to seven. As for the Light Faction, the number of members there minus Mene was also seven. All of them had picked up the candle and teleported inside. At that moment, Tian Lie and Mene were standing on either ends of the bridge, staring at each other. ¡°If I had to guess, you are not going to let me go in.¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°Of course.¡± Mene slowly pulled out the sword hanging on his waist. ¡°You are the strongest one among them. I will not allow you to enter.¡± ¡°My thoughts exactly.¡± Tian Lie sighed. ¡°Among the knights of Jerusalem, you, Mene is the strongest.¡± ¡°I had never intended to go in. I believe that my brothers are capable enough to purify you heretics.¡± Mene raised his sword and stepped forward. When he reached the centre of the bridge, he abruptly raised his sword and shed down on the tray in the centre, destroying it. The strong winds instantly snuffed out the candle mes. There was no expression of surprise on Tian Lie¡¯s face. It appeared that he had predicted this move from Mene. He simply stood there without doing anything to stop Mene. Then, he said, ¡°It seems the two of us will be having a decisive duel right here.¡± ¡°You have harmed one of my brothers. Additionally, I can smell the wretched stench of heresy from you! Like I said before, I will kill you!¡± Mene raised his sword and pointed it at Tian Lie. ¡°How pitiful.¡± Tian Lie sighed and deliberately put on amiserating expression as he looked at the leader of the knights. ¡°We are both residents of this game world. Ordinary humans I can understand, but you are an Awakened. You should know the truth of our current world. And yet, you could still mouth out things like heresy, religion, purify¡­¡± ¡°sphemy! Die!¡± ¡°Nutjob¡­.¡± Tian Lie stretched his neck and clenched his fists, issuing out cracking sounds while he was at it. ¡°Come on then, let us fight!¡± ¡­ In a nondescript little hotel located on the southern part of Jerusalem¡­ Inside an untidy and filthy room was a table. On the table was a copper bottle that waspletely rusted. A snapping sound suddenly rang out as a crack appeared on the copper bottle. The bottle was split into two and water flowed out from the bottle. The water flowed to the floor, forming a pool of water. Next, a hand promptly wed its way out of the surface of the water. The hand pressed down on the floor and a body slowly crawled out from the pool of water. Lefty¡¯s body waspletely soaked, as though he had just walked out of a pool. His wet hair stuck to his head and he sat on the floor as he panted. After a moment, he raised his head and looked at the broken copper bottle. There was intense fury and heartache within his reddened eyes. He reached out with his hand to pick the cracked copper bottle over and clutched the pieces tightly. The rage within his eyes could inundate even the Heavens! ¡°You made me lose such a precious soul artefact! Damned Meteor Rock Guild! I will have my revenge! Just you wait!¡± The edges of the broken copper bottle cut Lefty¡¯s palm and blood trickled down the floor. However, Lefty ignored it and the resentment within his eyes grew. Chapter 478 Incessant Battles

Chapter 478 Incessant Battles

GOR Chapter 478 Incessant Battles Nicole looked at the candle in her hand. The underground pce was well illuminated and she was able to immediately notice Roddy, who was standing beside Chen Xiaolian. Nearly everyone from Meteor Rock Guild was here and Nicole thought to herself: As expected. Roddy cast a frown at this woman who had just appeared within the underground pce. Naturally, Nicole was still using a face-changing prop. She had an ordinary and unrecognizable face. Seeing how everyone there was looking at her, Nicole smiled and said loudly, ¡°Demon Faction.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly put the Lifehymn Music Score in his hand away. After that, he studied Nicole deeply. Nicole leaned against the wall of the underground pce and did nothing in order to avoid any misunderstanding. A few secondster, the second figure emerged from the relief. It was the knight known as Arte. He was tall and beefy and wore a knightly armour over his body. He checked his surroundings. When he saw the members from Meteor Rock Guild, Arte did not appear surprised. His expression remained cold and he stared icily at Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡°I remember you from back in Jerusalem.¡± Arte sneered. ¡°You killed mypanion.¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and the two of them stared at each other. Lun Tai quickly moved to stand before little Will. Arte showed no hesitation. He raised his knightly sword and charged. Lun Tai rushed forward to meet him head-on. Lun Tai howled as he activated his Muscle Fruit skill, causing his physical attributes to soar. Wielding a war de, he moved to block Arte¡¯s path. A silvery glow shone from Arte¡¯s body. The silvery glow lit up every corner, illuminating the underground pce even further. To everyone¡¯s surprise, the silvery light seemed to contain some magical powers. Wherever the light reached, be it the tiles or walls of the underground pce, it would cause them to crack. ¡°Careful! This fellow is of the light attribute! Just by standing here, he would inflict damage upon the magic array.¡± Nicole, who was standing close to the wall, shouted a warning. Lun Tai rushed forward. His de swung toward Arte. It met the knight¡¯s sword and a loud collision could be heard. Shockingly, Arte¡¯s body simply staggered lightly after receiving the blow. As for the mighty Lun Tai, his figure was sent flying backward. This development left everyone from Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team, Chen Xiaolian included, shocked. Lun Tai¡¯s strength may not be of the apex, but after utilizing the Muscle Fruit skill, his strength was close to that of [A+] ss. After taking this one attack, Lun Tai¡­ ¡­ was sent flying? Arte howled and the intensity of the silver glow emanating from his body soared. Lun Tai, who was sent flying by Arte¡¯s attack, fell to the floor, smashing the tiles before spitting out a mouthful of blood. Arte began chanting loudly in a strangenguage and strode toward little Will. His movement speed was very slow. A word would apany each step. For every step he took, the tile beneath his feet would be pulverized. Chen Xiaolian recalled Nicole¡¯s warning. Clearly, there was something strange about the knight¡¯s attribute. ¡°Kill him quick!¡± Chen Xiaolian bellowed. Then, he raised the Sword in the Stone and charged forward. Arte suddenly halted his steps and stopped moving. Next, he made a peculiar move. He thrust his sword deep into the ground. Next, he summoned something into his hand. It was¡­ ¡­ a long and narrow box. The box was none other than the one Shen had produced when he personally visited Mene¡¯s abode. It was the one he returned to Mene before this instance dungeon began. Surprisingly, the box was now in Arte¡¯s hands. By then, Chen Xiaolian was already before Arte, the Sword in the Stone in his hand raised. Arte watched as Chen Xiaolian charged him, but all he did was sneer in response. Next, he opened the box slightly¡­ ¡­ the small crack was opened before Chen Xiaolian. An iparably dazzling light shone out instantly from the tiny crack, shining upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. Chen Xiaolian felt everything before him turning white. In an instant, he felt all his desire for battle fading, reced with a desire to kneel down instead. He was startled¡­ ¡­ this is¡­ ¡­ spiritual attack? However, he had the Sword in the Stone in his hand. Why did the Sword in the Stone¡¯s ability to dispel negative effects not activate? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body turned limp and he was unable to muster up any desire to do battle. He fell to the floor on his knees. He was still wielding the Sword in the Stone. However, no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to swing it down. It was as though his mind, body, hands, sword, all of them were¡­ ¡­ Resisting! Despite all that, the Sword in the Stone was not reacting. Chen Xiaolian had bravely charged forward only to fall down to his knees in an instant. This spectacle stunned the members from Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team. Qiao Qiao screamed sharply as she leapt forward. She ced herself between Chen Xiaolian and the box. When the light from the tiny crack shone upon her body, Qiao Qiao promptly shrieked in misery. When the light struck Qiao Qiao¡¯s body, silver coloured mes erupted and enveloped her body. ck smoke wafted up amid the silver mes. Chen Xiaolian watched as Qiao Qiao stood before him. After the light was blocked off, he felt his strength returning. However, seeing Qiao Qiao shrieking in pain, Chen Xiaolian quickly pounced her, embracing her as they rolled across the floor to the side. ¡°Natasha! Attack that knight!¡± Nicole¡¯s voice could be heard. Just then, the neer from the Demon Faction had emerged from the relief. It was none other than Natasha. Although Natasha did not know what was going on, she trusted Nicole. Hearing Nicole¡¯s words, Natasha raised both hands and a continuous stream of frost power shot toward Arte. Arte sneered and moved the box in his hand slightly. The light from the crack shone at the iing attack and before it could reach Arte, all of the frost power dissipated. When the light shone upon Natasha, she screamed out wretchedly. Her body was scorched and she rolled on the floor in pain. Nicole quickly moved over to grab Natasha and pull her to the corner. Then, the second knight emerged from the relief. The moment he appeared, he rushed to Arte¡¯s side. Despite being shone upon by the light from the opening of the box, he appeared unaffected. He raised his sword and stabbed at Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao, who were on the floor. Chen Xiaolian used one hand to hug Qiao Qiao while his other hand held the Sword in the Stone. Golden coloured light glowed upon the surface of the Sword in the Stone. Skyde¡¯s power burst forward. A clear sound echoed out and the sword in the knight¡¯s hand was cut in half. The knight staggered backward as the golden light struck his body. His visor cracked open with a snap. Next, a bloody scar appeared on his chest. At that moment, Arte, who was behind him, suddenly directed the light from the box¡¯s opening over. When the light shone upon the injured knight, his body promptly gave a shudder. The blood trickling down his forehead quickly disappeared; at the same time, the wound and armour opening on his chest rapidly healed up. ¡°What the Hell is that prop?¡± Chen Xiaolian, who was on the ground, took a deep breath. Soo Soo rushed forward. As she was running toward Chen Xiaolian, Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly, ¡°Protect little Will!¡± There was a peculiar smile on Arte¡¯s face as he raised the box and directed the light escaping from the lightly opened box at little Will. Seeing that, Soo Soo chose to listen to Chen Xiaolian¡¯smand and moved to stand before Arte. The little girl spread open both hands and a column of mes rose to the sky. The mes then formed a zing Phoenix. Issuing a loud cry, the zing Phoenix charged Arte. Arte continued raising the box. Light shone from the box once more. When the zing Phoenix arrived before Arte, it was as though a power was blocking it. The zing Phoenix cried out. Although it was still loud, there was a faint atmosphere of¡­ ¡­ submission. Next, it swiftly flew up to the air. It circled around the ceiling of the underground pce a few times and disappeared with a bang. Soo Soo was dumbfounded. She had used the zing Phoenix skill many times. However, she had never encountered such a scenario. The enemy would have to either block the zing Phoenix or disperse it with their attacks. There was never a scenario where the zing Phoenix would back off without a fight. That moment of shock gave Arte the opening to arrive before Soo Soo. Arte lowered his head and looked at Soo Soo. A veiled look of anger was etched on his face. ¡°As someone with light attributes, you actually fell into darkness!¡± While he spoke, his other hand raised his sword to stab toward Soo Soo. Qiao Qiao, who saw what was happening, screamed out sharply. Just as the tip of Arte¡¯s sword was about to pierce Soo Soo¡¯s chest, a ¡°ding¡± sound rang out. A dazzling sword sh descended right upon the de of Arte¡¯s sword, deflecting it. Like a ray of light, Bai Qinded beside Soo Soo. Arte was furious. He raised the box and shone the light out once more. Bai Qi had already picked Soo Soo up with an embrace, his body shooting through the air as he escaped with Soo Soo. However, the light from the box made contact with his leg and Bai Qi, who was in the middle of the air, flinched. With Soo Soo in his embrace, Bai Qi fell to the floor. Silver coloured mes erupted from his legs. His pale face remained calm, but a faint look of pain could be seen within his eyes. ¡°Vengeful spirit! You do not belong to this world! You dared to profane the Lord¡¯s glory! You must be purified!¡± Arte shouted. The light from the box swept over, moving toward Bai Qi. Bai Qi grunted. Suddenly, his sword shed out and his burning legs were cut off. After cutting off his legs that were being burnt by the silver mes, Bai Qi picked Soo Soo up again and dashed away. His body shot away with a swoosh. However, he was still a little too slow. The light shone upon his arm and Bai Qi fell beside Chen Xiaolian. Then, he looked at his now burning arm with a frown. ¡°What is going on?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at him. Before the might of the light, the powerful Bai Qi was unable to even move. ¡°That light, ovees me.¡± Bai Qi frowned. After saying those few words, he shook his head. ¡°I am leaving, don¡¯t die.¡± After saying that, Bai Qi gave Chen Xiaolian a nce before rapidly disappearing as he returned into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s personal system. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. He checked his personal system and found that ¡®Warsoul Bai Qi¡¯ had returned. However, it was ¡®Suffering frombat damage. In the middle of healing. Cannot be summoned¡¯. The box in Arte¡¯s hand was simply too profound. Once it was brought out, no one from Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team was able to go against it. Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi ran toward Lun Tai and Chen Xiaolian respectively and they tried to prop up their injured teammates. Roddy swiftly pulled out a rifle and ran forward, opening fire at Arte and the other knight. Hearing the sound of iing bullet fire, the knight raised his shield to protect Arte. At the same time, he moved forward to force Roddy off. As for Arte, he continued raising his shield and strode toward little Will. ¡°Natasha! Go help!¡± Nicole pointed at Roddy as she ran toward the knight. Wielding a military de in her hand, Nicole attacked the knight a few times. However, it was clear that the knight was very proficient in swordsmanship. After exchanging blows with Nicole a few times, he summoned out a shield in his hand. With the armour and shield in hand, he was able to deflect all of Nicole¡¯s attacks. Natasha unleashed her frost powers continuously, but the knight was covered with a sphere of silver coloured glow. He casually dispersed Natasha¡¯s frost powers. ¡°All that power can be contained by them!¡± Nicole furiously howled out. Seeing Natasha fall down after taking a kick from the knight, Nicole quickly charged forward. She blocked the knight¡¯s sword blow and kicked Natasha¡¯s body away. At that moment, the de-wielding tough guy from the four-man team emerged from the relief. As soon as he appeared, he noticed the chaotic mess unfolding within the underground pce. He heard Natasha and Nicole shouting in unison. ¡°Help quick! Protect the middle¡­¡± The de-wielding man was quick to notice little Will, who was in the middle of the underground pce. He also noticed Arte stepping toward little Will. He immediately raised his de and charged at Arte. Seeing the de-wielding man charging him, Arte sneered and sent the light sweeping at the man. It was at this moment that something strange urred. When the all-conquering light that not even Bai Qi and Chen Xiaolian could fight offnded upon the de-wielding man¡¯s body, nothing happened! Arte frowned. He kept the box and raised his sword to block the iing attack. Bang! The same thing that happened to Lun Tai happened once more and the de-wielding man was sent flying. In addition to the all-conquering light from the box in Arte¡¯s hand¡­ ¡­ Arte¡¯s strength was also simply astounding. The de-wielding man¡¯s body struck the wall of the underground pce and fell to the floor, blood flowing out from his mouth without respite. On the other side, Lun Tai had gotten up once more. He pushed Xia Xiaolei, who was propping him up aside, and said, ¡°You open fire from a distance to harass him.¡± After saying that, Lun Tai stoked his Muscle Fruit skill and charged forward once more. He rushed toward Arte. This time however, he did not fight Arte head-on. Instead, he sent his de shing toward Arte¡¯s back. When Arte turned around and swung his sword, Lun Tai quickly jumped back. Next, he rapidly darted to Arte¡¯s side again andunched another attack. Lun Tai did his best to harass Arte. However, on the fourth try, Arte managed to send him flying once more. Two minutester, even more figures appeared inside the underground pce. The knights arrived one after another. As for the Demon Faction, the de-wielding man, his three subordinates and the solo participant had made it inside. The underground pce became a scene of an all-out chaotic battle. After Arte appeared, another six knights from the Light Faction appeared. These six knights formed a circle around Arte, who raised the long and narrow box as he moved toward little Will. The other knights protected Arte closely. There was something peculiar about the box that Arte was holding. He was unable to move quickly while holding the box. For every step he took, he grew slower. In the end, every step he took required at least 20 seconds of resting time. Nheless, Arte was getting closer to little Will¡¯s position. The lighting off the box was too magical! Chen Xiaolian, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo¡¯s skills were all defeated by the light. Be it the Sword in the Stone, Qiao Qiao¡¯s power of darkness or Soo Soo¡¯s Child of Light¡¯s zing Phoenix, all of them were powerless before it. As for his other teammates, Lun Tai was unaffected by it. However, Lun Tai¡¯s melee abilities gave them almost no advantage against Arte and the other knights. Xia Xiaolei, Qimu Xi and Roddy were too reliant on equipment. Even now, they could only attack with firearms, to limited effect. As for the neers from the Demon Faction, the four-man team was not affected by the light. However, theirbat strength was limited and they were unable to break through the battle formation of the knights¡­ Natasha had been seriously wounded during the fight. If not for her frost armour and Nicole dragging her away, this Diamond Barbie would have died. Arte was only 10 steps away from little Will. At that moment, Nicole turned to look at Chen Xiaolian, who had been forced back by the light countless times. She shouted, ¡°Chen Xiaolian! If the quest fails, then just let it fail! You are not a match for him! The box in his hand must certainly be sacred relic! It is the pinnacle of light-based power!¡± When he heard Nicole¡¯s words, Chen Xiaolian was startled and he looked at the woman. How did she know my name? Next, he thought: Sacred relic? The pinnacle of light-based power? Chen Xiaolian immediately understood. He finally understood why he, Qiao Qiao and the others would be forced back by the light. Although his Sword in the Stone was a holy artefact, it was essentially another sacred relic of the light attribute ¨C the Sword in the Stone originated from King Arthur and its powers came from the faith in the Lord of Light. Since they shared the same attributes, if the enemy side¡¯s item was of a higher grade than his, it made sense that the Sword in the Stone was unable to attack them. There was no need to exin much about Qiao Qiao¡¯s situation. Her powers were of the darkness attribute and the level of her skill was clearly lower than the box. As her level was lower, it was only natural that her power of darkness would be useless against it. Soo Soo¡¯s case was probably simr. Soo Soo was the Child of Light and her zing Phoenix was of the light attribute. However, it was clear that the level of the box was higher than her. If so¡­ ¡­ give up on this quest? Of course not! The other members of the Demon Faction may not be facing any restrictions, but not Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team. Because their team hadpleted this instance dungeon¡¯s branch quest and obtained the Demon King¡¯s feather. The price of obtaining that was¡­ ¡­ they had toplete this instance dungeon. Should little Will die, two of Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s team members will be forcibly killed off. Chen Xiaolian was unwilling to pay that price. After reaching that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian forced the knight before him back with a sh. He watched as the knight, who was wounded by his sh, moved back to Arte¡¯s side. There, the power of the box¡¯s light rapidly healed him up¡­ Chen Xiaolian turned toward Nicole and shouted, ¡°Just who are you? If you have any ideas, hurry up and say it! We cannot give up this quest!¡± ¡°Why won¡¯t you give it up!¡± Nicole shouted anxiously. Chen Xiaolian grunted. On the other side, Roddy fired out consecutively, luring the attention of a knight, who charged him. As someone with an enhanced body, Roddy was able to exchange blows with the knight before retreating. Then, he turned to look at the Nicole and shouted, ¡°Hey, woman! We cannot give up on this quest!¡± ¡°Idiots!¡± Nicole was unable to understand them. ¡°Could a punishment instance dungeon be more difficult than this? The fellow is holding a sacred relic in his hand!¡± Roddy ran to Nicole¡¯s side and fought beside her. He panted and said, ¡°The conditions of our quest is different from yours¡­ ¡­ the punishment is too severe. It is too much¡­ ¡­ also, who are you?¡± Roddy stood beside Nicole, who turned to look at him. Seeing the face that was covered with blood and sweat, a strange feeling bubbled up from Nicole¡¯s heart. After seeing the familiar face, Nicole took a deep breath and retorted, ¡°Who cares about that?!¡± Even as she snapped, Nicole attacked, deflecting a sword blow from a knight who was attacking Roddy. ¡°Don¡¯t just stand there! Do you have a death wish?¡± ¡°Thank you¡­¡± Roddy exhaled. After pondering for a moment, he whispered, ¡°If we fail this quest, some of our members will die as punishment! That is why we cannot give up this quest!¡± Nicole was stunned. ¡°Death as punishment? What the Hell did you do?¡± Roddyughed dryly. Nicole quickly shook her head. ¡°Our chances are too small!¡± She grabbed Roddy and dragged him to the back. Then, she pointed at Arte and said, ¡°The sacred relic in his hand is countering and subduing your corebat powers! At the same time, it also possesses super-grade healing powers! Even if you manage to critically wound one of them, they would be healed back immediately¡­ in other words, they are in an invincible position! As long as they have that sacred relic!¡± ¡°Is there no power that is immune to its effects?¡± asked Roddy with a frown. ¡°Difficult.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°Unless¡­ ¡­ the source of that power has nothing to do with religion. See, Lun Tai is not affected. However, since he could not defeat them, his immunity bes pointless. Those other fellows are also not affected, but their level of strength is too low.¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes swivelled back and he asked, ¡°How did you know Lun Tai?¡± ¡°I also know your name is Roddy,¡± Nicole answered with a sneer. Roddy frowned as he looked at Nicole. Then, he quickly continued, ¡°Fine. Let us not go there first¡­ ¡­ so, what if we have a power that is unrted to religion, unaffected by that sacred relic and can break through their defence?¡± ¡°You cannot defeat them,¡± Nicole retorted angrily. ¡°Even if you possess that type of power and can fight them¡­ ¡­ you still cannot emerge victorious! With that sacred relic in hand, they can regenerate continuously! Do you understand?!¡± ¡°There is no need to win¡­ ¡­ we just need to buy time.¡± A look of determination shed across Roddy¡¯s eyes. ¡°You¡­¡± A bad feeling rose from Nicole¡¯s heart. ¡°Are you nning to¡­¡± Roddy charged forward! ¡­ Chapter 479 The Box

Chapter 479 The Box

GOR Chapter 479 The Box [System prompt: Magic array countdown timer: 7 minutes 33 seconds.] Chen Xiaolian did not give up, but he had lost count of the number of times he was forced back by the light emanating from the box in Arte¡¯s hand. He struggled to swing the Sword in the Stone, knocking one of the knights down. Then, the light shone upon him again and another knight rushed forward and seeded in stabbing him in the shoulder. Chen Xiaolian rolled himself away. In that instant, he saw Roddy charging forward. Roddy was running as fast as he could. The Floating Angel mech armour shed into existence and the metal armour fragments immediately enveloped his left arm. The thrusters were formed on his back. Light mes shot out from the turbine and Roddy¡¯s figure shot forward. His objective was Arte! Chen Xiaolian caught sight of Roddy¡¯s expression for an instant. Through that exchange, these two good friends immediately understood each other. Chen Xiaolian endured the intense pain in his shoulder and jumped up. Next, he darted to the side. Seeing a knight stepping forward to cut Roddy off, Chen Xiaolian brandished his sword to force the knight back and shouted, ¡°Roddy! Forward!¡± Roddy took advantage of the opening and shot forward, slipping by the knight. Another knight who was beside Arte noticed Roddy. This knight¡¯s body was enveloped in holy, silver mes. He gripped his sword with both hands and roared loudly as he stepped forward to block Roddy¡¯s path. Seeing how Roddy was about to m into the knight, Chen Xiaolian leapt forward, throwing his sword and his body forward. Like a starving tiger, Chen Xiaolian threw the knight down the floor and the two of them rolled around. As they rolled around, the Sword in the Stone stabbed into the knight¡¯s waist. At the same time however, the knight¡¯s sword stabbed Chen Xiaolian in the chest. Soo Soo screamed and mes rose up. Chen Xiaolian shouted, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me!¡± Hearing that, Soo Soo turned to the direction pointed by Chen Xiaolian. Her mes swept toward Arte, who reacted by turning the direction of the light toward the mes, extinguishing them. By then, Roddy had managed to get up close. An Ion Beam de slid out from the hand wearing the Floating Angel mech armour. Then, the damaged pair of wings behind him entered a diving position and he sent a sh down. At that very moment, Arte was raising the box to block off Soo Soo¡¯s me attack. When he saw Roddy¡¯s attack, he could only use his other hand to raise his knightly sword to block¡­ Chi! The Ion Beam de cut its way through the knightly sword. The de of the knightly sword was cut into two. One half flew up into the air as the Ion Beam de continued descending, moving toward Arte¡¯s left arm. That was the arm he was using to raise the box up. Time seemingly slowed down. Chen Xiaolian, who was lying on the floor with blood trickling out from his mouth, stared intently at Roddy. Roddy¡¯s Ion Beam de¡­ Bang! Another knight attempted to rush forward from the side. However, Lun Tai jumped forth and used his body to protect Roddy. Lun Tai opened up his arms, exposing his chest. He pounced and knocked the knight over. The knight responded by punching Lun Tai¡¯s chest area several times with his left fist. The immense power behind those punches broke Lun Tai¡¯s chest and blood sprayed out of Lun Tai¡¯s mouth. However, he only bellowed furiously in response. ¡°Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian screamed. Roddy¡¯s de¡­ ¡­ finally descended. A shearing sound echoed out as the Ion Beam de cut into the armour protecting Arte¡¯s arm. The silver glow was unable to put up any defence against the Ion Beam de and it cut through the silver glow as though there was nothing there. Arte howled out in pain with all his might. Before everyone¡¯s eyes, an arm flew into the air. In the palm of the arm was the box. Arte¡¯s eyes had turned red. He red angrily at Roddy. At the same time, he thrust the knightly sword in his right hand with a mad fervour toward Roddy¡¯s chest. The Floating Angel mech armour was in a damaged state and was unable to disy all its abilities. At that moment, it was covering only Roddy¡¯s arm and shoulder, leaving his chest and other areas vulnerable. Arte¡¯s knightly sword stabbed into his chest. Although the knightly sword was cut earlier, Arte, in his madness, continued to pounce at Roddy. The broken sword de prated Roddy¡¯s chest. It pierced his protective suit and into his chest. Roddy screamed out wretchedly and fell to the floor. He struggled a few times to roll his body backward. Arte had be akin to a maddened tiger. He raised his broken sword, seemingly intent on stabbing Roddy again. However, a fireball from Soo Soo mmed him from behind, sting him off. Without the light from the box to block the mes, the holy power on Arte¡¯s body finally disappeared. Roddy struggled to press the wound on his chest. However, his eyes were glued to the cut off arm lying on the floor and the box it held. ¡°Hurry!¡± Chen Xiaolian had already rushed forward. His objective was the box held by the cut off arm. This item was the crucial factor here. Arte too, rushed forward. His hand shot out to grab Chen Xiaolian by his throat. At the same time, he sent his knee up, mming Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest with it. Chen Xiaolian screamed loudly and sent a hammer smashing into Arte¡¯s forehead. Both their faces werepletely stained with blood. Qiao Qiao crawled forward with a pale face. mes continued licking her body, but she forced herself to move toward the box. Unfortunately, the knight who was tangled up by Lun Tai saw her and he pushed his leg out to kick the box away. The four-man team rushed desperately toward the box. The de-wielding tough man had also understood the critical factor in this battle. However, two knights were standing before them. At that moment¡­ ¡­ a hand finally made contact with the box¡­ It was¡­ The solo participant! This fellow was the most inconspicuous one among those from the Demon Faction. During the ongoing battle, he spent most of the time engaging in sneak attacks from the side or back. Presently, he was the least injured. At this moment when all the main powerhouses of the Demon Faction were being obstructed, this fellow slipped through the cracks and arrived before the box. His hand had already made contact with it. Not far away, Xia Xiaolei, who was running over, shouted loudly, ¡°Toss it over!¡± The solo participant took a deep breath. His fingers gripped the box tightly. Despite hearing Xia Xiaolei¡¯s words, he did not toss it over. Rather, after picking up the box¡­ Light shone out from the hairline opening on the box, striking the solo participant¡¯s face. Suddenly, a change washed over his face. mes seemingly burst into life from within his eyes. His fingers reached out to grip the opening on the box¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t open it!¡± Nicole threw herself at Roddy, pulling him away from a knight¡¯s sword sh. Then, she turned to look at the solo participant before shouting out anxiously. As for the solo participant¡­ ¡­ his entire being became like a statue as he stared stupidly at the box in his hand. His body had seemingly frozen¡­ Pu! Silver light shed as Arte gave up on fighting Chen Xiaolian. He performed a backhand throw, sending his broken knightly sword flying like a meteor toward the solo participant¡¯s back. Arte put all his might behind the throw and his broken sword stabbed right through the solo participant from his back. The solo participant¡¯s eyes immediately cleared up. Next, he issued out a painful cry and fell to his knees. Blood gushed out from his mouth and the box in his hand fell to the floor. Xia Xiaolei rushed forward. Qimu Xi was right beside him with a rifle in hand. She opened fire at the knight closest to their position. However, the holy light glowing on the surface of the knight¡¯s armour deflected the bullets. The knight ignored Qimu Xi and instead scrambled for the box that was lying on the floor. Xia Xiaolei, who was closest to the box, quickly decided on his next course of action. He chose not to crouch down and pick up the box. Instead, he sent his leg out to kick the box. His kick sent the box flying into a corner. Behind him, the knight finally descended upon him. The knight¡¯s sword cleaved down and Xia Xiaolei clutched his head as he threw himself to the floor and rolled away. His battle strength was toocking and he was unable to face the knight head on. Thankfully, after forcing Xia Xiaolei to back off, the knight lost interest in him. Instead, he turned to go after the box. At that very moment, the eyes of every person within the underground pce were trained on one thing. The box! The box was within a corner of the underground pce and the distance between it and them were: seven to eight feet for Chen Xiaolian, 10 plus feet for Qiao Qiao, 20 feet for Lun Tai and even more for Nicole and Natasha. The one closest to the box was¡­ Soo Soo! Soo Soo ran. The instant this little girl¡¯s hands grabbed hold of the box, she screamed out in misery. It was as though what her hands were holding was not a wooden box but a piece of burning red iron. The pain from the scorching fire caused Soo Soo¡¯s hands to lose all their strength and she was no longer able to grip it. This feeling came as a shock to Soo Soo. As someone with the fire element, any fire in this world could not harm her. Now however, the intense pain she felt from holding the box felt as though even her soul was being scorched. Soo Soo bit her lips and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian, her face pale to the point of being transparent. Chen Xiaolian shouted, ¡°Toss it over!¡± Soo Soo saw a knight disengage from the four-man team to rush toward her. She endured the intense sensation of pain and sent a st of mes at the knight, blocking his way. Next, she used all her might to toss the box toward Chen Xiaolian. Soo Soo did her best. However, in her hands, the box seemingly weighed a thousand pounds. The box drew an arc through the air and everyone attempted to jump and catch the box. The knight and the four-man team all jumped¡­ As Chen Xiaolian was about to catch the box¡­ Bang! An object hit the airborne box, knocking it off its original trajectory. That object was none other than¡­ ¡­ a cut off arm. Arte stood there, ring at the box that was knocked away. He was the one who threw the cut off arm. It was as though destiny was preordained and the box fell down once more before the solo participant. The solo participant was critically wounded, the broken sword piercing through his body. He was kneeling on the floor and blood continued gushing out of from his mouth. However, when the boxnded before him, his eyes turned most peculiar. The solo participant attempted to reach out toward the box, his fingers struggling in the air. Then, he fell to the floor with a plop. As he did, his fingers finally made contact with the edge of the box. Coincidentally, his fingers struck the hairline opening on the box¡­ [System prompt: Magic array countdown timer: 6 minutes 01 seconds. [System prompt: One member from the Demon Faction had died. Duration for the countdown timer increased by 10 seconds. Time remaining in countdown timer: 6 minutes 11 seconds.] After everyone from the Demon Faction received the prompt¡­ Pa! It was not a loud sound. However, the sound reached the ears of everyone within the underground pce. The box¡­ ¡­ was opened! In his final moment, the solo participant pushed his fingers into the opening on the box and¡­ Opened the box. In an instant, a blinding radiance epassed everything! Chapter 480 Floating Angel Reappears!

Chapter 480 Floating Angel Reappears!

GOR Chapter 480 Floating Angel Reappears! When the box was opened, a dazzling radiance illuminated everything. The entire underground pce was thoroughly lit up in an instant by the dazzling silver light. It brought with it an indescribable power of holy suppression and a desire to look away due to fear rose up within everyone¡¯s hearts. ¡°Xiaolei!¡± shouted Chen Xiaolian. He had nced at his teammates just now and saw that Xia Xiaolei was closest to the box. Xia Xiaolei was quick to recollect himself and rushed over. After taking a few steps however, he heard Nicole¡¯s voice. ¡°Don¡¯t touch it!¡± Xia Xiaolei ignored her. Then, when he stretched his hand toward the box, his fingers making contact with the light, his entire being flinched. It was as though an electric current was coursing through his body and he was forcefully thrown backward by an unknown force. When Xia Xiaolei fell on the floor, mes burst out from his body. He rolled around in desperation while howling in pain. Chen Xiaolian ran forward to catch Xia Xiaolei and shoved a healing substance into his mouth. Next, he threw Xia Xiaolei to a corner. By then, everyone within the underground pce was running toward the box. The de-wielding man from the four-man team had reached it first. However, after seeing what happened to Xia Xiaolei earlier, he hesitated on what to do. It did not take long for a knight to reach his position. The knight raised his knightly sword and forced him to retreat. Likewise, this knight too, dared not make contact with the box. He clenched his teeth and stabbed his sword forward, sliding it beneath the box before flicking it up into the air. Lun Tai leapt into the air and his hand grabbed hold of the box. However, he immediately screamed out in pain as the lighting off the box scorched Lun Tai, causing mes to burst out from both his hands. As Lun Tai was unable to hold it, the box fell to the floor once more. This time, the four-man team was intercepted by the knights and were unable to get close to the box. Finally¡­ Arte came to stand beside the box. He crouched down, slowly extending his hand out to grip the box tightly. ¡°Those who are not servants of the Lord cannot pick up the glory bestowed by the Lord!¡± Pain was simrly etched on Arte¡¯s face. However, it was clear that he was at least able to force himself to hold it. The lighting from the box shone upon Arte¡¯s face and the expression on his face became extremely peculiar. Devotion, fanaticism, pain, anger¡­ ¡­ all kinds of emotions shed across his face. Arte knelt down on one knee, bit his lips and lifted the box above his head. The other knights eximed in response. One of them shouted, ¡°Arte!¡± Arte responded with a wretched smile and said, ¡°The sacred relic has been opened. Thus, there is a need to give an offering. My faith is the strongest. It is only natural for me to do it!¡± After saying that, he performed a strange set of actions. He raised the box up above his head and with a flip of his palm, turned the box upside down¡­ Amid the holy light shining from it, an object slowly floated down from the box¡­ Surprisingly, it was¡­ A pair of pure white wings! They were like the pair of wings on a swan, pure and holy. Every feather brimmed with holy light. At the base of each wing was a scar, seemingly signifying that it was cut¡­ Shockingly, those were¡­ ¡­ ¡°Angel Wings. It really is Angel Wings¡­¡± Seeing the pair of wings floating before Arte, Nicole muttered out subconsciously. Some distance away, Roddy crawled up, blood flowing from the wound on his chest. He forced a healing substance down his throat. Next, spying Arte kneeling on the floor, Roddy raised his arm and the Floating Angel mech armour fragments formed a Beam Cannon. He aimed it at Arte and opened fire. However, the light emanating from the Angel Wings stopped his cannon st. Arte raised his head and he red at everyone in the vicinity. ¡°You dare profane the glory of the Lord! Die!¡± Suddenly, he got up. Arte began chanting strange words and the pair of wings quickly moved to ster themselves onto Arte¡¯s back. The bases of the wings made contact with the surface of the armour on Arte¡¯s back and threads of flesh reached out, piercing its way through the armour and into Arte¡¯s back. Arte gave a loud roar, one that contained pain and a certain fanaticism. The light in his eyes shone brighter and brighter. ¡°Hurry up and run!¡± Nicole shouted at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You guys cannot beat him! This is the power of an angeleth! The power of the Light is only second to the power of God!¡± The other knights had moved to stand by Arte. Then, they formed a line behind Arte, got down on one knee, ced their hands on their chests and performed a worshipping gesture. Silver light extended out from each of the knights and moved into Arte¡¯s body. Arte roared out again. Above him, light suddenly shone out from the bloody part of his cut arm. The light quickly condensed and took the form of an arm. Although it was made of light, it seemed tangible. Chen Xiaolian exhaled and turned to look at hispanions. Lun Tai was lying on the ground, incapable of fighting. Roddy¡¯s whole body was stained with blood. Qiao Qiao¡¯s body was still burning and ck smoke swirled around her. Soo Soo had a lost look on her face¡­ ¡­ Xia Xiaolei was down at a corner and Qimu Xi tugged his shoulder tightly. Taking a deep breath, Chen Xiaolian abruptly strode toward Arte. The Sword in the Stone was raised and it drew an arc of light as it descended. Arte¡¯s eyes promptly swivelled over. His gaze shone like a bolt of lightning and he seemed capable of looking through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body with his eyes. ¡°You whose powere from the Lord, how dare you profane the dignity of the Lord?! Kneel!¡± After Arte shouted those words, Chen Xiaolian felt himself facing a difficult time holding on to the Sword in the Stone. It was as though the sword had be self-conscious and was fighting against him. Even though he was no more than three feet away from Arte, the powerful atmosphere of suppression emanating from Arte caused the Sword in the Stone to rebel against hismands. Plop! Chen Xiaolian was forced to kneel down on one knee. The Sword in the Stone that he was holding had be as heavy as Mount Tai. No matter how he tried, he was unable to lift it up at all. ¡°So sayeth the Lord: Those not of mine may not tread upon mynd!¡± After Arte shouted those words, Chen Xiaolian felt a power bursting out from the Sword in the Stone. The power pummelled through his body, causing him to spray out a mouthful of blood. Arte¡¯s face was solemn andmanding. The expression on his face made him appear beyond secrism and he looked down on Chen Xiaolian. At that moment, he truly seemed to have be an angel incarnate. The arm made of light created a sword of light and Arte pointed it at Chen Xiaolian¡­ Every muscle in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was fighting against that force scouring his body. Then, seeing Arte step toward him, he suddenly let out a deep sigh. He looked down at the Sword in the Stone in his hand. ¡°This sword is formed from your Lord¡¯s power? In that case¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly loosened his grip and the Sword in the Stone finally fell to the floor. He then pulled out an ordinary hammer from his Storage Watch. Gripping the hammer, Chen Xiaolian swiftly ignited his power. Jumping into the air, he roared, ¡°Your Lord, is not my Lord!¡± The hammer rose up. The hammer fell. Golden light shed out as Skyde¡¯s power erupted! ¡­ The moment the hammer collided against the sword of light brandished by the angel form Arte, the golden light smashed against the holy light to create aet-like radiance. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s roar resounded throughout the entirety of the underground pce. The sound of the collision was like a thunderp that pierced its way through everyone¡¯s ears and into their very souls¡­ At that very moment, the image of Chen Xiaolian smashing the mighty hammer down while in mid-air was etched into everyone¡¯s hearts. At that very moment, his entire silhouette was shockingly gold in colour. A thundering shock! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian could feel a mighty force scouring his body, akin to that of electrical currents zapping him. It felt as though every metal part of the hammer he wielded was wailing¡­ trembling¡­ shuddering¡­ Skyde¡¯s power was formidable, a match for the power of the angel. However, the hammer in his hand was simply an ordinary item. Finally, the hammer broke apart with a loud ¡°bang¡±. Arte¡¯s body was forced back as he took three steps backward. His body staggered. Chen Xiaolian on the other hand, was forced to take seven to eight steps backward. After that, he fell down the floor. He flipped up and was barely able to get into a crouching position, one knee on the floor. The only thing that remained of his hammer was the hilt. ¡°sphemy! sphemy! This is sphemy!¡± Arte bellowed furiously. Chen Xiaolian grunted. Minute amounts of blood trickled down his eyes, ears, nose and mouth. He simply wiped it off. At the same time, he pulled out a military de from his Storage Watch and held it with both hands. Next, he stood up and ced himself between little Will and Arte. At that moment, his rtively tiny body appeared like a mountain. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about going forward! Neither you nor your Lord are allowed!¡± Golden light shone with intensity upon the surface of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. ¡­ ¡°[S] ss, this is the power of [S] ss¡­ ¡­ when did he actually get to [S] ss¡­ ¡­ during Blood Verdict, that power was actually his?¡± Nicole stared at Chen Xiaolian, her expression one of confusion as she mumbled to herself. She watched as Chen Xiaolian raised his military de and pounced forward. Arte reacted by raising his sword of light and stepped forward to confront Chen Xiaolian once more. The angel form Arte¡¯s holy light shed against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s golden light and the two disengaged once again. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s rate of breathing grew ragged and the military de in his hand broke. Both his hands were bleeding, but he continued to stand before little Will, not backing off in the slightest. This time, he pulled out a long de from his Storage Watch. Chen Xiaolian watched as Arte stepped forward in his direction and the powerful wings pped. The rays of light seemingly twisted before his very eyes and the sword of light in Arte¡¯s hand grew brighter and closer¡­ At that moment, Chen Xiaolian was suddenly reminded of the words he exchanged with Skyde back during Blood Verdict. ¡°What should I do now?¡± ¡°Hack it!¡± ¡°Just hack it?¡± ¡°Just hack it!¡± ¡­ ¡°Aaaaaarrr!!!¡± Chen Xiaolian roared loudly. He was suddenly no longer able to feel the muscles in his body, no longer able to feel the pain in his every cells, no longer able to feel the blood dripping down from both hands. He raised his de up high and swung it down with all his might. The de descended. The golden de of light descended! The golden light formed arge translucent image of a gigantic de that could seemingly cleave through anything. The gigantic de struck Arte¡¯s sword of light. A sizzling sound resonated and the holy sword of light was cut into two by the golden de. The golden de seemingly cleaved its way into Arte¡¯s body and he howled in rage. The golden de cut into Arte¡¯s shoulder and continued cleaving its way in until it made contact with the wings. Here, the momentum of the de made of golden light was hindered. Chen Xiaolian bellowed out and the golden light radiating from his body gave him the image of a sun that had descended upon the human world. Finally, the golden light de cut into the base of the pair of angel wings¡­ A piece of feather was cut and it fell to the floor, then a second, a third¡­ Arte released a sharp cry and his body was thrown backward. When he fell on the floor, a silver coloured liquid spilled on the floor. The parts of the floor in the underground pce that made contact with the silver liquid burst into mes and ck coloured smoke rose up into the air. Arte released a wail. There on his back, one of the wings had been cut off. Only one wing remained of the pair of wings. [System prompt: Magic array countdown timer: 2 minutes 36 seconds.] The de in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand crumbled to pieces and his body shuddered as blood continued to trickle down from his mouth. Arte got up and silver motes of light shone out from the knights behind him. The motes of light flowed into Arte¡¯s body and the knights all bowed down on the floor. ¡°Damn, damnable¡­ ¡­. power of heresy, damnable¡­¡± Silver light glowed from within Arte¡¯s eyes. He shook his body as he straightened himself. Then, he strode toward Chen Xiaolian once more. By now, Chen Xiaolian hadpletely exhausted himself. He had utilized Skyde¡¯s skill in thest few engagements. That was an [S] ss power after all, a power that was not actually his. The present Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body and mind was unable to bear the burden of utilizing [S] ss power. He forced himself to utilize those skills, over exhausting himself to the point where Skyde¡¯s skill had entered a cool down period. Cutting off one of the angel wings was testament to Skyde¡¯s herculean power. However¡­ ¡­ that was the best he could manage. It was not his own power. Thus, Chen Xiaolian was now over exhausted. He could only watch as Arte stumbled toward him. Although he managed to wound Arte heavily¡­. ¡°Still¡­cking somewhat¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian said bitterly to himself. When Arte¡¯s sword of light was about to strike Chen Xiaolian¡­ Bang! A figure shot forward as the turbines on his back ejected streams of mes and the figure mmed into Arte. His Beam de collided against Arte¡¯s sword of light. The wound on Roddy¡¯s chest that was in the process of healing was reopened and pain seared through his mind. Additionally, there was the overload effect of the Floating Angel mech armour. The pain nearly caused Roddy to ck out. Despite that, he forced himself to defend Chen Xiaolian. Finally, Arte¡¯s sword of light released a pulse, which caused Roddy to fall to the floor. ¡°Heretics must all be purified!¡± Arte growled angrily. Roddy panted and attempted to trigger his Mechanical Heart skill once more, only to find his consciousness drying up like a desert. As he was forcing himself to get up, a hand came to rest on his shoulder. ¡°Fool, that is not how you use a Floater.¡± Roddy was taken aback. Then, he identified the owner of the voice. It was the strange woman from their Demon Faction. Next, he watched as Nicole stepped forward to stand before him. Then, with her back against him, she continued walking toward Arte. Roddy¡¯s heart gave a pound but he soon realized that the fragments of Floating Angel mech armour on his body wereing off him. They transformed into metalponents and quickly left him¡­ The parts promptly stuck themselves onto the woman¡¯s body. Nicole sighed. With the de in her left hand, she drew a light cut on her own shoulders, arms, palms¡­ Her blood flowed out. Her blood sank into the surface of the Floating Angel mech armour and the damaged armour suddenly released a dazzling glow. Arms, perfect state. Breastte, perfect state. Gauntlets, perfect state. Wings, perfect state. Like liquid metal, the part forming the helmet flowed down her face¡­ Roddy looked at the back of the graceful figure, the body that was fully d in silver coloured armour, the Floating Angel¡­ Roddy was dumbfounded! [System prompt: Floating Angel host confirmed. Host blood restoration in progress. Restored up to 86.7 %. Insufficient energy. Maximum operational state forbat purpose can only be maintained for¡­ ¡­ 26 seconds. Do you wish to activate it?] Nicole¡¯s face was hidden beneath the visor and the corners of her mouth formed a tangled smile. An Ion Beam de shimmered out from her gauntlet. At the same time, the t muzzle of a ster appeared on both her shoulder tes and two Floating Cannons appeared to hover around her. ¡°Activate maximum operational state and enter fullbat mode!¡± Roddy looked at this woman who was wearing the perfect form of the Floating Angel mech armour. The thruster turbines on her back whirred and her figure transformed into a beam of light as she shot toward Arte. [System prompt: Magic array countdown timer: 1 minute 51 seconds.] ¡­ Chapter 481 Disappeared

Chapter 481 Disappeared

GOR Chapter 481 Disappeared The Floating Angel charged toward Arte, but the knight was ready ¨C his sword of light rose up. The sword of light had been cut into two by Chen Xiaolian. However, it was now whole once more. Facing the iing Floating Angel, Arte moved to swing his sword at her. Unexpectedly, the Floating Angel ¨C in the middle of flying toward him ¨C suddenly folded her wings, causing her velocity to soar. The thruster turbines increased its power and the Floating Angel made an unbelievable turn, turning away from Arte and shooting to his left side. This turn of event caught Arte off guard. Before he could react, the Floating Angel sted forward again, bypassing his position like a beam of light. Nicole¡¯s objective was not Arte. Surprisingly, she was aiming for¡­ ¡­ the knights who were kneeling on the floor. Chen Xiaolian panted while observing the Floating Angel¡¯s movements. He quickly shouted out, ¡°Excellent!¡± Chen Xiaolian had also realized it. Although Arte¡¯s angel form was powerful, the knights kneeling on the floor behind him were critical. Each of the kneeling knights were chanting something, causing holy light to shine from their bodies. The light would then flow toward Arte and seep into his body¡­ ¡­ it was as though they were granting him strength. When the Floating Angel bypassed Arte to target those knights, Chen Xiaolian quickly forced himself up. He quickly produced a dagger in his hand and threw it at Arte with all his might. He was not hoping to wound Arte, only to distract him. He wanted to give the Floating Angel some time. He seeded. Seeing the dagger fly at him, Arte dared not ignore it¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attack earlier had cut off one of his wings after all. Seeing Chen Xiaolianunch another attack at him, Arte dared not ignore it. With a brandish of his sword of light, Arte easily cut down Chen Xiaolian¡¯s dagger. Meanwhile, Nicole, who was in Floating Angel form, had reached the knights. She raised the Beam de protruding from her hand and shed down. Seeing the iing attack, the kneeling knight revealed an indifferent expression. He appeared no different from amb waiting to be ughtered. His head was bowed in silence as the de swung down at his neck. Next, the de cleaved its way through the knight¡¯s neck. Blood sprayed out. The Beam de had cut through the knight¡¯s armour, entering through the gap found on the neck area to send the knight¡¯s head flying into the air. [System prompt: Magic array countdown timer: 1 minute 44 seconds.] Instantly, the death of the knight caused the countdown timer to decrease by 10 seconds. [ ¡­ timer: 1 minute 34 seconds.] Nicole took a deep breath. Viewing her personal system, she saw that her Floating Angel¡¯s perfect form could onlyst for another 21 seconds. Arte howled furiously and turned away from Chen Xiaolian. He turned and pounced toward Nicole. However, Nicole showed zero interest in fighting Arte. Her turbines operated at full capacity, sending her body backward at full speed. At the same time, light sparkled out from the t muzzles protruding from her shoulder tes as the Beam Cannons sted away at full power. Several beams of light struck another knight. When the beams of light struck the knight, the armour he wore glowed and the glowing light seemingly blocked off several of the beams. However, it finally fell apart and the beam from the Beam Cannons finally punched through the armour to inflict damage upon the knight¡¯s body¡­ Another knight killed. [ ¡­ timer: 1 minute 21 seconds.] Time left on her Floating Angel¡¯s perfect form: 21 seconds. Seeing that she had retreated far enough, Nicole quickly stopped the Floating Angel¡¯s maximum operational state. Her armour returned to its normal operational state and her figurended on the floor. The time remaining for her armour¡¯s fullbat mode stopped ticking down and remained at 21 seconds. Seeing the two dead knights, Arte released a mad roar. Nicole on the other hand, simply looked indifferently at the raging Arte. She slowly stepped back and the face beneath the visor remained calm. Roddy, who was watching from a distance, was stunned. That¡­ ¡­ such a proficient level of control¡­ Once shended a sessful hit, she quickly pulled away to a safe distance and turned off the maximum operational state to save up on energy¡­ Such a proficient level of control, this woman¡­ ¡­ how could she be so familiar with the Floating Angel? By then, Chen Xiaolian had already shoved down a spicy bar ([Beginner] ss Healing Substance) down his throat. After taking a deep breath, he forced himself to stand up and retrieved another de from his Storage Watch. He held it aloft and shouted, ¡°Come! I am right here!¡± This time, Arte only gave Chen Xiaolian a brief nce before turning his gaze away. Arte stared intently at Nicole. Nicole sneered. Next, she held her left palm upright, all fingers sticking out. Then, one by one, several of those fingers curled. ¡°Damnation! Damnation!¡± Arte howled loudly and his figure leapt into the air. The angel wing on his back pped and he instantly flew toward the Floating Angel. Nicole reengaged her Floating Angel mech armour¡¯s maximum operational state in a sh and the turbines sted out at full power once more as she took on an evading stance. The two angels began flying around the underground pce. The two Floating Cannons were always hovering beside Nicole¡¯s figure and they darted around like twin beams of light. However, Arte was in no waycking when it came to speed. He moved at an astonishing pace and continued his pursuit of Nicole. The two of them made various baffling manoeuvres in the air as they flew around and the two Floating Cannons began firing. Muzzle sh lit up without respite from the Floating Cannons, forcing Arte to slow down. Holy light emanated from his body to create a shield of light around his body, which negated any damage from the Floating Cannons. Nicole appeared unconcerned with this. Instead, she continued provoking Arte and pulled him away¡­ Chen Xiaolian realized what she was trying to do. He raised the de in his hand and ran toward the kneeling knights¡­ When he reached one of the knights, he shed down with the de in hand. Although it was an ordinary weapon without any special supplementary skill, it was still an equipment obtained from de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s warehouse. It wasparable to [B] ss equipment. With a sh, Chen Xiaolian could feel the de cut into the knight¡¯s neck¡­ Blood gushed out and sttered Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body¡­ Arte, who was pursuing Nicole, suddenly released a roar of grief. He turned around to face Chen Xiaolian, pped his wing and sped forward. In but an instant, he appeared before Chen Xiaolian. Arte¡¯s sword of light descended, cutting Chen Xiaolian¡¯s de and drawing a line across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. Chen Xiaolian had already snapped his body back as fast as he could, but the sword of light was still able to cut through the protective suit protecting his chest and¡­ ¡­ his skin. Feeling the blood flow out from his chest, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body tensed up. Next, it loosened up as the sensation of pain flowed forward. If not for the protective suit, this sh would have cut Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest open. Nheless, the [A] ss protective suit obtained from de Mountain me Sea Guild was now cut through. Seeing that this attack had failed to kill Chen Xiaolian in one hit, Arte wanted to attack again. However, Nicole had descended upon his back. Her Beam de hacked down heavily on the remaining angel wing on Arte¡¯s back. Feeling the Beam de hacking down on his back, Arte bellowed furiously. Unfortunately, the Beam de failed to cut the angel wing and Arte turned around to stab his sword of light at the Floating Angel. This time, Nicole did not dodge¡­ ¡­ she did not even try. As the sword of light shot toward her chest, the glow on the surface of the Floating Angel mech armour increased in intensity. The tip of the sword of light issued crackling sounds before breaking. Nicole grunted. Next, two t shaped muzzle shed out from her armour. Main cannons! Fire at full power! Boom! Light burst out between the two figures and they were simultaneously sted away. Although Arte possessed the angel force, taking the st from the main cannon of a Floating Angel¡¯s fullbat mode at such close distance¡­ His angel form body flew far away and mmed into the wall. After that, he slowly hovered down. Arte¡¯s whole body was covered in blood. Although holy light was furiously washing over him, at least one third of his body was charred from that confrontation. The holy light worked hard to heal his wounds, but Arte struggled to float in the air. As for Nicole, she fell to the floor and bounced up and down a few times, skidding away until she reached the corner. Aftering to a halt, she forced herself to climb up. [ ¡­ timer: 1 minute 11 seconds.] Remaining time left for the Floating Angel¡¯s perfect form: 16 seconds. It was at this moment that the knight whose neck Chen Xiaolian cut finally died. The time on the countdown timer instantly decreased to: 1 minute 01 seconds. Likewise, the shockwave from the st had also sent Chen Xiaolian flying a few metres away. He turned over and gasped for breath. The countdown timer continued ticking down¡­ [¡­ timer: 1 minute 00 seconds¡­ ¡­ ¡­ 0 minute 59 seconds¡­] Arte¡¯s chest rose up and down again and again. As for the knights kneeling on the floor, there were only three of them left. A crack had appeared on the rib area of Nicole¡¯s Floating Angel mech armour and sparks crackled out from the crack. Nicole took a deep breath and inspected the Floating Angel¡¯s state from her personal system. [Combat damage received. Parts intact: 74.5 %. Maximum operational state can be maintained for 16 seconds.] Nicole gave a harrumph and turned to Chen Xiaolian. She shouted, ¡°I will keep him busy! Act quickly!¡± After saying that, she charged toward Arte again. This time, Nicole did not choose to save up on energy anymore. She activated the maximum operational state of her Floating Angel mech armour. Her figure shot forward with a sh and mmed into Arte, entangling him. Arte had the sword of light in his hand while Nicole had the Beam de and Floating Cannons. Sword and de shed, the Floating Cannons fired and the two angels fought each other to the point where it became hard to disengage. Although Chen Xiaolian was already exhausted, seeing the Floating Angel charge forward, he quickly understood what she meant. He turned to look at the three knights who were kneeling not too far away from his position¡­ It felt difficult to even more his fingers¡­ ¡°Goddess of Dawn¡­ ¡­bust!¡± Chen Xiaolian forced his body upright as he brought out another sword¡­ This was thest weapon in his Storage Watch. Too many of the weapons he obtained from de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s warehouse had been damaged. At present, Chen Xiaolian was left with no other weapons but this. Wielding the sword, hebusted his attributes. All of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attributes swiftly fell. All of them were transformed into power and it flowed into the sword. This normal sword trembled and wailed¡­. Finally, Chen Xiaolian got down with one knee on the floor and aimed his sword at the three kneeling knights. This was thest attack in his arsenal. Sword beam! ¡­ Arte¡¯s sword of light pierced into Nicole¡¯s shoulder, cutting off the cannon muzzle on the shoulder te and part of her mech armour. The bone on Nicole¡¯s shoulder wasid bare and blood sprayed out¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword beam stabbed into one of the knight¡¯s chest, instantly cleaving his heart. [ ¡­ timer: 0 minute 56 seconds¡­ ¡­ 0 minute 46 seconds.] Arte howled in response and forcefully mmed Nicole away. However, by the time he turned to face Chen Xiaolian, Nicole¡¯s Beam de had already shot out toward his back. Arte screamed in misery. Holy light radiated from his body but the Floating Angel mech armour responded by releasing a scorching radiance. Sparks of electricity were discharged out at the same time. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword beam cut into the second knight¡¯s head. The sword beam cut through the knight¡¯s armour and hacked into the knight¡¯s forehead, splitting the knight¡¯s head into two. [ ¡­ timer: 0 minute 44 seconds¡­ ¡­ 0 minute 34 seconds.] Arte frantically attempted to throw Nicole off his back. His sword of light seeded in stabbing into Nicole¡¯s back. This attack of his seeded in cutting the Floating Angel. Nicole¡¯s Floating Angel mech armour was only able to withstand this attack for a moment before it cut its way in. As a result, blood sprayed out from Nicole¡¯s back. One of the thrusters on the back of the mech armour was also cut out. The one remaining thruster only allowed Nicole to hover about shakily. However, Nicole manoeuvred it so that she could make a quick circle and fall upon Arte¡¯s back. Nicole shot out both arms to hug Arte tightly. Arte howled out again and struggled with all his might. Next, he shot backward, sending the both of them mming into the wall of the underground pce. Nicole spat out blood but she refused to let go. [ ¡­ timer: 0 minute 30 seconds¡­ ¡­ 0 minute 20 seconds.] This sword beam from Chen Xiaolian finally reached thest knight¡¯s throat. It pierced right through the knight¡¯s throat. Although the knights were wearing armour, the sword beam that had everything put into it became like a drill, piercing through all three knights, killing them all off on the spot. If not for Nicole entangling Arte, this attack would not have gained such an effect. In the end, this attack seeded. After hisst threepanions died, the light on Arte¡¯s body suddenly grew dim. The powers of faithing from the knights were lost. Although the atmosphere of strengthing off Arte¡¯s body did not diminish, a noticeable change came over his body. His pale face rapidly grew old and the flesh on his body began to wither. He seemingly grew old in an instant, a process that could be witnessed by the naked eye. Arte roared again and again and his figure darted about but Nicole refused to let go. Then, Arte suddenly made a shocking act. Gripping his sword of light with both hands, he flipped the sword and stabbed it into his own chest. This was practically an act of suicide. The sword of light moved unimpeded into Arte¡¯s chest. Then, it continued, making its way out from his back and into Nicole¡¯s body. It pierced right in. Nicole screamed out wretchedly and finally let go. Arte furiously pulled out the sword of light and turned around to deliver another stab. Despite the pain, Nicole was still a genius ofbat within Zero City¡¯s Angel Corps. Her well-honedbat reflexes allowed her to dodge the iing attack. Although she seeded in evading the stab to her throat, the sword of light struck her arm and the mech armour protecting her arm broke. Her arm hung limply as a result. Arte¡¯s sword stabbed at her once more. This time, it was aimed at her abdomen. Nicole twisted her body and she fell to the side¡­ At this moment¡­ [ ¡­ timer: 0 minute 13 seconds.] Nicole¡¯s figure was on the floor and her Floating Angel mech armour¡¯s thruster sted out at full power to push her away, creating a distance between her and Arte. Finally¡­ [Floating Angel maximum operational state ended. Now turning off.] The Floating Angel mech armour on Nicole transformed into a beam of light and disappeared, leaving Nicole, whose entire body was covered with wounds. As Nicoley there, Roddy struggled to crawl up to her. Without giving any exnation, he shoved a healing substance down her throat. ¡°Swallow it!¡± Arte gasped. His face now resembled that of a sixty-year-old man. He had long since lost his helmet in the earlier battle and his hair was now all white. Moreover, they were devoid of lustre like withered grass. ¡°All of you! All of you will die!¡± Arte first charged toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian no longer had the strength to even move. After using the Goddess of Dawn skill, which hadbusted all his attributes, it was considered a miracle for him to remain conscious. Where was he to find the strength to evade this attack? Although Arte¡¯s movements were shaky, he continued charging at him. Chen Xiaolian looked at the countdown timer. [ ¡­ timer: 0 minute 8 seconds.] Arte arrived before Chen Xiaolian and his sword of light stabbed toward him¡­ [ ¡­ timer: 0 minute 7 seconds.] Chen Xiaolian exhaled and forced himself to raise his hand. He summoned Garfield out once more. The sword of light hacked one of the Garfield doppelgangers, sending whatever was left flying. Another doppelganger was caught in a chokehold and Arte threw it away. [ ¡­ timer: 0 minute 5 seconds.] The two Garfield doppelgangers fell to the floor in a near death state before returning into the system. Arte raised his sword again and stabbed at Chen Xiaolian once more. [ ¡­ timer: 0 minute 4 seconds.] Chen Xiaolian could feel the tip of the sword of light piercing his chest. He could feel the paining from his pierced ribs. Perhaps¡­ this is death¡­ ¡­ however¡­ even by killing me, he won¡¯t have enough time to get to the others¡­ ¡­ everyone¡­ ¡­ will probably be safe¡­ Chen Xiaolian closed his eyes. However¡­ ¡­ the final moment that he was expecting did note. Chen Xialian opened his eyes and was greeted by a scene of absolute despair. Qiao Qiao! Unknown to him, Qiao Qiao had managed to climb to his side. She was on her knees and both her hands tightly gripped¡­ ¡­ Arte¡¯s sword of light. Both her hands had be charred. Before the light from the angel force, her Child of Darkness skill quickly fell apart. She bit her lips and blood stained the corners of her mouth. Despite all that, she continued to grip the de of the sword of light, not letting it pierce into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. Holy light! Holy light! The holy light seemingly found a ce to vent. Seemingly very responsive toward the scent of darknessing off Qiao Qiao¡¯s body, it unleashed a dazzling radiance as a tidal wave like holy light invaded Qiao Qiao¡¯s body through the de of the sword. Boom! Amid the brilliant radiance of light, a powerful force blew Chen Xiaolian, Qiao Qiao and Arte away and they were sent rolling on the floor until they were tens of metres away. Chen Xiaoliany with his back against the floor. He forced himself to turn over and direct his eyes at Qiao Qiao¡­ In the afterglow of the light, he could faintly make out Qiao Qiao¡¯s figure. A clump of holy light enveloped her body. Little by little, the holy light broke her body apart as it devoured her¡­ Bit by bit, her body deteriorated. Qiao Qiao¡¯s body gradually turned transparent. Chen Xiaolian howled with all his might, but no sound coulde out from his battered body. His mouth was opened as he attempted to scream. However, there was only silence. His fingers wed the floor as he forced himself forward, trying to move toward Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao straightened her body and looked at Chen Xiaolian. Her body began disappearing from within the clump of light¡­ ¡­ threads of ck smoke swirled about¡­ ¡­ that was¡­ ¡­ A power that was burning out! ¡°Actually¡­ ¡­ the moment I found out about my skill, I realized one thing.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s body was bathed in holy light and she became even more translucent to the eye. Even so, she smiled at Chen Xiaolian. Blood trickled down her charming face. ¡° ¡­ I realized that ¡­ ¡­ I would likely be unable to apany you till the end¡­ ¡­ ¡°Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ take care, you must¡­ ¡°Live¡­ ¡°Like what you said back on the roof that day¡­. ¡°Must¡­ ¡°Live.¡± Finally, the beautiful yet poignant face disappeared into the nimbus of holy light. Completely¡­ Disappeared. No more. ¡­ [ ¡­ timer: 0 minute 0 second. [ Questplete.] Chen Xiaolian lost the ability to see anything. All he could see was the ce Qiao Qiao was at when she disappeared. Then¡­ ¡­ everything disappeared. His eyes fell shut. ¡­ Chapter 482 Is It Possible?

Chapter 482 Is It Possible?

GOR Chapter 482 Is It Possible? A lengthy period of darkness. Chen Xiaolian felt as though he was dreaming. He dreamt that he was sitting on the roof of a high-rise building. He sat there on the edge of the roof with his legs dangling in the air. Down below him, endless number of cars drove to and fro. Due to the distance between him and the cars, the sounds of the vehicles failed to reach him. The night breeze blew his hair. He felt that something should be happening within this dream. Subsequently, a hand appeared from his side to hand him a bottle of wine. Chen Xiaolian turned his head to see a pair of eyes that shone like the moon and a face sporting a bright smile. ¡°Just keep going forward, I will¡­ ¡­ always be by your side.¡± I will¡­ ¡­ always be by your side. I will¡­ ¡­ always be¡­ by your side. Chen Xiaolian epted the bottle of wine and watched as the face slowly disappeared. He lowered his head to look at the bottle of wine in his hand and took a swig from it. As he did so, tears trickled down from the edges of his eyes. Lies¡­ ¡­ lies! All lies! ¡°Hey, why did you have to say that? Why did you have to lie to me¡­ ¡­ is it just tofort me?¡± Within this dream, Chen Xiaolian cast his gaze into the distance absent-mindedly. ¡­ The Tidal Fighter flew steadily over the cloudyer. The atmosphere within the cabin was quiet to the point of being suppressive. It was so quiet that they would be able to hear a needle falling on the floor. No one spoke. Not a single word. Roddy¡¯s body was wrapped with bandages and he sat in the driver¡¯s seat. He stared intently at the dashboard as his hands gripped the controller. Lun Tai was standing beside him, scars from the earlier battle still marring his face. One of his arms was bandaged and there was a sling over one of his shoulders to support his arm. He focused his eyes on the clouds beyond the windshield. Xia Xiaolei was seated inside the cabin. His head was lowered and he was clutching his head as he looked at the toe area of his feet. Soo Soo curled herself up in a corner, her face against the corner as tears silently spilled out from her eyes. Qimu Xi anxiously observed them all. However, she was unable to find any words to say. All she could do was to clench her fingers tightly until her knuckles became white. Chen Xiaolian was lying inside a treatment module. This module came together with the Tidal Fighter. Chen Xiaolian was submerged inside the module¡¯s treatment solution ¨C a light green liquid. A breathing apparatus was inserted into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth and he was able to breathe properly. His eyes were closed and his body continued to drift within the solution as his body slowly healed up. Finally, he opened his eyes. After opening his eyes, Chen Xiaolian, who was still inside the treatment solution struggled for a moment. His vision was blurry as the light green solution interfered with his sight. After a brief struggle, the treatment module detected his actions and the cover automatically raised itself up. Chen Xiaolian sat up, pulled out the tube inserted into his mouth and coughed out a few times. He looked around. Roddy, Lun Tai, Soo Soo, Xia Xiaolei, Qimu Xi¡­ No one else. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and looked around again. He counted once more: Roddy, Lun Tai, Soo Soo, Xia Xiaolei, Qimu Xi¡­ No more. Including myself, that makes six. Mm, six. Not seven. ¡°Guild, Guild Leader is up.¡± Qimu Xi was the first to see Chen Xiaolian getting up and she quickly got up. The others inside the Tidal Fighter turned around. Roddy quickly got up from the driver¡¯s seat and rushed toward Chen Xiaolian, bumping into Lun Tai as he did so. Chen Xiaolian looked rather muddled and he knitted his brows slightly. His eyes appeared unfocused. ¡°Xiaolian!¡± ¡°Xiaolian!¡± Roddy called out twice and reached his hand out to wave it before Chen Xiaolian a few times. Chen Xiaolian then raised his head to look at Roddy. ¡°All you all right? How are you?¡± Lun Tai, who was standing behind Roddy, asked in a low voice. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Lun Tai. Next, he got out from the treatment module. His whole body was soaked but he ignored it. He simply pulled a towel from a shelf to wipe his face before turning to face the others. ¡°Is the instance dungeon over?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ it is over,¡± Lun Tai said in a hushed tone. ¡°We¡­¡± ¡°Are we on the way back home?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°Deputy Guild Leader, give me a report on the situation.¡± Lun Tai was taken aback. He did not expect Chen Xiaolian to ask that from him. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, Lun Tai considered the question and said, ¡°The instance dungeon ended with us sessfullypleting the quest. The Demon King seeded with his resurrection and allbats were forced to an end. We were then pulled out from the instance dungeon and teleported to a ce several kilometres away from Tel Aviv. There were no other teams or participants in the vicinity¡­ ¡­ so I decided to immediately bring out the Tidal Fighter and return everyone home. Right now, we are¡­¡± ¡°Enough!¡± Roddy furiously interrupted Lun Tai. Next, he stepped forward to grab Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ just what is wrong with you? After what happened, you are asking about this? Qiao Qiao, Qiao Qiao is dead! She is dead!¡± As he spoke, the redness within Roddy¡¯s eyes could be seen. Chen Xiaolian cast a cold and indifferent look at Roddy. His eyes were like sharp needles and he slowly pushed Roddy back. After that, he pried away the hand Roddy used to grab his shoulder and pushed it away. ¡°I know.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s tone was very cold. ¡°I personally saw her disappear.¡± Roddy was stunned. He was seemingly unable to recognize Chen Xiaolian. He stared intently at Chen Xiaolian for a few seconds before shouting, ¡°What is wrong with you? Chen Xiaolian! How can you remain so calm? So calm! Qiao Qiao! That is Qiao Qiao! She is dead! Qiao Qiao is dead!¡± As he shouted, tears rolled down Roddy¡¯s cheeks. As he spoke, Roddy moved to grab Chen Xiaolian, but was stopped by Lun Tai, who held him. Lun Tai held Roddy and cast a puzzled look at Chen Xiaolian. He frowned and whispered to Roddy¡¯s ear, ¡°Don¡¯t get so excited¡­ Guild Leader, he seems¡­ ¡­ something doesn¡¯t seem right.¡± Doesn¡¯t seem right? Roddy watched as Chen Xiaolian walked coolly into a room. After he closed the door, the sound of water flowing could be hearding from inside. A few minutester, a fully bathed Chen Xiaolian ¨C he had washed off the treatment solution sticking to his body ¨C with a new change of clothes on him walked out. He looked at the others within the cabin. Soo Soo stood hesitantly in the doorway and Chen Xiaolian extended his hand toward her. She quickly jumped forward, rushing into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arms. ¡°Sister! Sister is no more! No more! No more!¡± Soo Soo voiced out her feelings of agony. Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and he gently stroked Soo Soo¡¯s head. His fingers were steady. ¡°Guild Leader, are you all right?¡± Xia Xiaolei was unable to help himself and asked with a whisper. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ if you want to cry, you can cry¡­ ¡­ it is fine¡­ actually, all of us had cried just now. You, you¡­ ¡­ there is no need to hold it in right now, if you want to cry¡­¡± As he spoke, Xia Xiaolei¡¯s voice took on a choking tone. With some difficulty, Chen Xiaolian looked at the others, a look of indifference on his face. He frowned and hugged Soo Soo. At the same time, he reached out to tap a finger on his forehead. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ feel terrible. However¡­ ¡­ for some unknown reason, right now, I don¡¯t feel any desire to cry.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°It is strange¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao is dead, she disappeared right before my eyes¡­ ¡­ but why, right now, this ce is¡­ ¡­ empty. No feelings at all¡­ ¡­ a little¡­ ¡­ not even a little.¡± After saying that, he took a deep breath and his expression grew weirder. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what did you say?¡± Roddy suddenly grew furious. He forcefully extricated himself from Lun Tai¡¯s hold and rushed to stand before Chen Xiaolian. Grabbing Chen Xiaolian by his neck, he shouted, ¡°That is Qiao Qiao! Qiao Qiao! That is your woman! She died! You say you don¡¯t feel anything? Not even a little? Chen Xiaolian! You bastard! Bastard!¡± Chen Xiaolian simply allowed Roddy to grab his neck and shake him. He appeared dazed. Yes¡­ that is my woman. But¡­ why is it? My heart doesn¡¯t feel sad. Do I love her? An answer quickly rose up within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart: Of course! So¡­ ¡­ now that she is dead, am I sad? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was nk. His heart was empty, devoid of any emotion. There is really nothing. Not even a little bit. So¡­ empty¡­ Where is the sadness, the pain, the tears? Why can¡¯t I cry? I¡­ ¡­ have lost such an important person. So important, so precious¡­ I¡­ ¡­ why am I not said? Why? Lun Tai stepped forward to grab Roddy back once again. This time, he held both of Roddy¡¯s shoulders tightly. ¡°Roddy! Roddy! Calm down! Guild Leader¡­ ¡­ something is not right with him!¡± Roddy panted furiously and looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian reached out his hand and examined his own palm with a frown. He¡­ ¡­ something is really wrong with him? Roddy quickly calmed down. He looked at the others and saw that they were all casting peculiar gazes at Chen Xiaolian. A few secondster, Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look at them. He lowered his head to look at Soo Soo and took a deep breath. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ feel a little dizzy. I need to get some sleep. My mind is a mess. Lun Tai, you are inmand. I¡­ ¡­ I need¡­ ¡­¡± As he spoke, his body swayed before suddenly falling into a seated position. Thankfully, Soo Soo was quick to react. She quickly hugged Chen Xiaolian to stop him from falling further. However, she then realized that his head had tilted over to the side and he had lost consciousness. ¡°What is wrong with him?¡± ¡°Hurry! Support him up!¡± ¡°Hurry!¡± A few of them carried Chen Xiaolian and ced him on a bed within a restroom. After tucking him in, they all looked at him with baffled expressions. Lun Tai retrieved the medical kit and checked Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. ¡°His¡­ ¡­ his wounds are all right. The healing substance had already healed up his wounds. It is just his body that is still very weak.¡± ¡°It is probably¡­ ¡­ the side effect ofbusting his attributes,¡± said Roddy, who knew the most about Chen Xiaolian. ¡°That move he used in the end will leave him in a very weak state for quite some time. He will need time to slowly recover. This is normal.¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ something about Guild Leader doesn¡¯t feel right to me,¡± whispered Qimu Xi. ¡°Sister Qiao Qiao sacrificed herself, but he¡­¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Soo Soo abruptly screamed at Qimu Xi. ¡°Shut up! Xiaolian oppa is very sad! He must be feeling very sad! He must be doing his best to suppress his feelings of grief! How can you all say that about him! Sister is no more, the one to feel most heartbroken is surely Xiaolian oppa!¡± Qimu Xi took a step back and whispered, ¡°No, that is not what I mean. I mean, maybe Guild Leader is feeling too much grief. So, he is now in an erratic state. We¡­¡± ¡°Enough.¡± Lun Tai pressed down on Qimu Xi¡¯s shoulder and said in a hushed tone, ¡°There is no misunderstanding here. I understand what Qimu Xi is trying to say.¡± After saying that, he turned to face the others. ¡°I don¡¯t know much about this. However, I have heard before that when someone is facing too much grief, in some rare instances, they would react in a different waypared to the norm. They would suffer from acute stress reaction and react differentlypared to normal people. They would appear calm, but are in fact experiencing extreme sadness. They are just not showing it, choosing to keep it inside instead¡­ ¡­ maybe, Xiaolian is now suffering from that.¡± Pausing, Lun Tai then continued with a whisper, ¡°Let him rest first. When he gets up, don¡¯t tug on his emotions anymore. Right now, there is no way to know how he is feeling. We will continue this after we reach our base.¡± ¡­ Jerusalem airport. Nicole was wearing a big pair of sunsses, which covered half her face as she sat in the waiting hall. Beneath the sses were faint traces of injuries that had yet to fully heal. Bruises and tear could be seen on the edges of her mouth. After looking at the time, Nicole furrowed her brows. That fellow¡­ ¡­ did note. Could he have died? Killed by Mene? He died just like that? Nicole felt somewhat anxious. It was then that the sound of wheels moving through the floor came from behind her. Nicole turned around to see that a wheelchair had, unknown to her, made it behind her. That fellow was seated on the wheelchair. On the familiar face was the smile that was simply begging for a beating. However, his head was wrapped in bandages. One of his hands rested in a slung before him. ¡°Anxiously waiting for me?¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°Or were you hoping I had died?¡± Nicole breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she revealed a sneer. ¡°If you had died, maybe I would feel happier.¡± ¡°Women¡­ ¡­ you never speak your mind.¡± Tian Lie deliberately sighed before shaking his head. ¡°All right. After this time¡¯s experience, we have already established a friendship throughbat. Let us not bicker around anymore.¡± As he spoke, he tried moving his neck, but the pain caused him to grimace. ¡°Were you really that badly wounded by Mene?¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°Humph.¡± Tian Lie pulled a face and said, ¡°You should go see Mene. He is ten times worse than me.¡± ¡°In other words, neither of you could kill each other?¡± Nicole asked curiously. ¡°Is Mene that strong?¡± The smile on Tian Lie¡¯s face faded and a look of seriousness reced it. ¡°He¡­ is very strong. As expected of the leader of the knights. However¡­ ¡­ I should have been stronger. It is just¡­¡± ¡°Sure, sure, stop bragging.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°You have been beaten to the point where you have to sit on a wheelchair and you still want to act in such a conceited manner.¡± Tian Lie smiled nonchntly. He whispered to himself: It is just that¡­ ¡­ I have yet to regain my full power. ¡°You entered the magic array area. What happened? I received the system prompt stating that we won. How did things go? Tell me about it.¡± Tian Lie stretched his body that was on the wheelchair. As he was stretching however, Tian Lie froze. It was due to what Nicole said. ¡°We won, but¡­ ¡­ someone from Meteor Rock Guild died. Qiao Qiao was killed.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie narrowed his eyes and he looked at Nicole. ¡°You said¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao died?¡± ¡°Yes, she died.¡± Tian Lie frowned. ¡°Tell me about it in detail.¡± A few minutester, Nicole finished telling Tian Lie what happened at the end and the concern etched on Tian Lie¡¯s brows grew. ¡°Angel Wings, Angel Wings¡­ ¡­ it is the Angel Wings!¡± He then snickered before sneering. ¡°To think that those psychos from Jerusalem could have gotten their hands on this kind of sacred relic! Humph¡­¡± ¡°I also felt puzzled by this. From what I know, this thing should not be in Mene¡¯s hand! It should be someone else.¡± Nicole deliberately turned to look at Tian Lie. ¡°If my source is right, the Angel Wings should be in the hands of Thorned Flower Guild.¡± Tian Lie was silent. He knitted his brows and pondered. Nicole shook her head. Seeing Tian Lie turn quiet, she stopped asking any further. After a while, she suddenly spoke out, ¡°Right, there is one more thing¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Mm¡­ ¡­ I do not know if I was mistaken, but I keep getting this strange feeling.¡± Nicole thought about it. ¡°When¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao was about to die, I felt a trace of magic fluctuation.¡± ¡°Magic fluctuation?¡± Tian Lie revealed a curious expression. ¡°Yes, magic fluctuations.¡± Nicole thought about it and continued, ¡°Back then, I was not too far away from Chen Xiaolian. I could clearly sense a trace of magic fluctuation then. Additionally, this magic fluctuation was directed at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body.¡± ¡°Wait. You mean to say¡­ ¡­ when Qiao Qiao died, someone cast a spell on Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± ¡°What spell is it?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Nicole shook her head, a wry smile on her face. ¡°Back then, no one else noticed it. I was the only one who did¡­ ¡­ it would be more urate to say that those fellows from Meteor Rock Guild are not too familiar with magic. Thus, they were unable to sense it, but I did. However, as to what kind of magic was used, I do not know¡­ ¡­ at any rate, iy did not seem like a malicious one. I did not see anything bad happen to Chen Xiaolian.¡± ¡°So, who was the one who cast the magic spell?¡± Tian Lie asked. Nicole¡¯s eyes took on a peculiar expression. ¡°I do not know¡­ ¡­ back then, inside the underground pce, there were only three people from the Magic Division. Natasha possesses frost powers. However, I am certain it was not her. Back then, she was already wounded and unconscious. Additionally, she was in a very weak state. ¡°The other two¡­ ¡­ one of them is the me throwing, light attribute girl, Soo Soo. ¡°Thest one is¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao herself.¡± ¡°A magic spell with good intentions¡­ ¡­ what is it?¡± ¡°I believe it is not of the physical type. After Chen Xiaolian was targeted by it, there was no change to his body. I think I must be of the spiritual or mental type¡­ ¡­ however, that is all I can deduce. I am not a magus after all.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°I had just fought against magi before. I underwent defence training against magic-type opponents, so I am more sensitive to magical fluctuations. But in the end, I am not a magus myself.¡± Tian Lie nodded his head. ¡°And?¡± ¡°And then the instance dungeon ended. Everyone within the underground pce was forced out. I was teleported into Jerusalem. Then, I followed what we agreed upon and came to the airport to wait for you. If you had note, I would have assumed that you had died and leave by myself.¡± Tian Lie nodded again and cast a nce at Nicole. ¡°Right, when you were with them, did you end up exposing your identity to them?¡± Hearing that question, Nicole frowned and revealed a wry smile. Exposed? Probably¡­ not¡­ ¡­ ¡°Fool¡­ that is not how you use a Floater.¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes snapped open. He found that he had somehow fallen asleep in the driver¡¯s seat. It appeared that he was too tired after the fight. In his dream, he saw that strange woman again. The¡­ ¡­ the woman who controlled the Floater. Ah, right! Floater! Beads of cold sweat suddenly oozed out from Roddy¡¯s forehead. By controlling the Floater in the final battle, she sessfully pulled the angel form Arte away¡­ however¡­ After the instance dungeon ended, the Floater¡­ ¡­ she took it away. Roddy¡¯s heart gave a pound and a thought came into his mind. She¡­ ¡­ she is¡­ ¡­ she¡­ is¡­ This¡­ ¡­ is it possible? ¡­ Chapter 483 Existence?

Chapter 483 Existence?

GOR Chapter 483 Existence? When Chen Xiaolian got to again, he found that he was lying on a bed. The soft bed, the familiar scent, the familiar room. It took him one second to recollect himself. This is¡­ ¡­ my home. He silently sat up and looked outside the window ¨C it was dark outside. The air conditioner was running and the air inside the room felt somewhat dry. Chen Xiaolian could feel the surface of his parched lips peeling from the dryness. Then, he noticed a cup ced on the nightstand. There was water inside the cup. Chen Xiaolian reached for the cup and gulped down its contents in one go. After that, he got up and moved to stand before the window. The lights atop the building opposite his residentialplex were on. Chen Xiaolian heard the room door open up behind him and turned around. He saw a familiar and charming face enter the room. ¡°Ah, you are awake!¡± Yu Jiajia entered the room and looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian quietly observed Yu Jiajia with a calm expression. His expression caused Yu Jiajia to be at a loss for words. ¡°I, I heard some sounding from your room and figured you must have woken up. So, I entered to check up on you. When they brought you back, they said you fell sick and needed rest¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Yu Jiajia calmly and opened his mouth. ¡°Why are you still here?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Yu Jiajia was taken aback for a moment. Then, she bit her lips. ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Whatever.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand and continued in a cool voice. ¡°Where are they?¡± ¡°Everyone else had left earlier. Only Roddy is outside. He is sleeping on the couch.¡± Yu Jiajia thought to herself before continuing in a whisper, ¡°What happened during this trip of yours? Everyone don¡¯t look too good. Roddy¡¯s body is still sporting scars¡­ ¡­ you, did you fellows go out and get yourselves involved in a gang war?¡± Despite finding itcking in humour, Chen Xiaolian smiled at the joke. However, his face quickly returned to one of indifference. ¡°You¡­ are you hungry? You have been sleeping for a long time. Surely you are feeling hungry?¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s face seemingly blushed. ¡°I¡¯ve prepared some dishes for you. You¡­¡± ¡°Good. Thank you.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded lightly. ¡°Let¡¯s go eat something. I am indeed hungry.¡± Chen Xiaolian walked out from his room and saw Roddy sleeping on the sofa. He was deep in sleep. Chen Xiaolian walked to Roddy¡¯s side and looked down at him for a few seconds. Then, he picked up a piece of nket from the side and carefully covered Roddy¡¯s body with it. After following Yu Jiajia into the dining room, he watched as she gently closed the door of the dining room, closing the room off. Chen Xiaolian looked at the empty table and a look of confusion shed across his face. ¡°Ah! Wait up!¡± Yu Jiajia turned and ran excitedly into the kitchen. In the process, her elbow identally knocked into the doorframe. However, she endured the pain. Soon, she brought arge pot out from the kitchen. A hot and delicious scent wafted up. Chen Xiaolian looked at the pot and his eyebrows rose involuntarily. ¡°You know how to cook this?¡± Yu Jiajia rubbed her palms and there was a bashful look on her face. ¡°¡­ ¡­ I did not cook. I just bought it.¡± The pot on the table did not contain some average food. Surprisingly, it contained¡­ Spicy crawfish. ¡°I, I heard that this shop¡¯s crawfish is very delicious, so I bought some. I have been keeping it hot all this while.¡± Yu Jiajia squinted her eyes and smiled. ¡°I heard Roddy mention before that you fellows like to go out and have this during summer.¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled before pulling out a chair to sit. ¡°Mm, then let us eat this. It has been a while.¡± He picked up a crawfish with his hand, peeled it and stuffed it into his mouth. The spicy and salty vour made Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. He chewed slowly. Yu Jiajia, who was right beside him, watched as he ate. ¡°It is¡­ ¡­ pretty good.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and turned to face Yu Jiajia. ¡°Thank you. It is very kind of you¡­ ¡­ mm, you should sit and eat too.¡± ¡°Ah, I¡­¡± Yu Jiajia was about to pull out a chair to sit down when she turned and saw Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. She promptly froze up and pointed at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ why are you crying? Is this thing that delicious? So delicious it can induce tears?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. He extended his hand to feel the edge of his eye and felt tears on his fingertips. He knitted his brows as he examined his fingertips. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are you all right?¡± Yu Jiajia asked in an anxious tone. There was a lost look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he shook his head. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°You are really crying?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was at a loss. He replied with a confused voice. ¡°I don¡¯t know why either¡­ ¡­ but it suddenly just came out.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­¡± Yu Jiajia hesitated a moment before asking nervously, ¡°Did something happen to you? Xiaolian?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Yu Jiajia for a long time. Then, he turned back, picked up a crawfish and gently peeled it. He did not utter a single word as he did all that. It was only after stuffing it into his mouth did he whisper out, ¡°Someone very important to me died.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Yu Jiajia was shocked. She was a young woman. So young that death was something hard for her to face. Hearing those words, Yu Jiajia did not know what to say. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ must be feeling very sad.¡± Chen Xiaolian froze for a moment before lowering his head to look at his own hand. He said in a hushed tone, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I do not know. That is why I feel strange. I should be feeling very sad. But for some unknown reason, I just¡­ ¡­ couldn¡¯t feel sad. My heart feels empty. It is as though¡­ ¡­ there is nothing there. Mm, nothing there at all. I think I should be crying my heart out for a long time; yet I inexplicably do not feel like doing so. I feel¡­ ¡­ too calm. This feeling of calmness is making me feel guilty and despicable.¡± He raised his head. There was a bitter smile on his face. ¡°Don¡¯t you think I am a cruel person? That person meant so much to me. And yet, after that person died, I don¡¯t feel sad at all.¡± Yu Jiajia was dumbfounded and could only watch Chen Xiaolian silently. She watched as he calmly peeled one crawfish after another and ate them. Chen Xiaolian ate slowly. However, the speed at which he peeled the crawfish was fast. It did not take long before the bottom part of the pot became visible. ¡°You¡­ you have eaten it all up? Ah¡­¡± Yu Jiajia eximed. ¡°Did I buy too little? I bought up to three jins (1 jin = 0.5 kg)!¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a nce at Yu Jiajia and said, ¡°Normally, when Roddy and I go for this, each of us can eat up to eight to ten jins.¡± ¡°So¡­ are you still hungry? Should I cook something else for you?¡± Yu Jiajia hastily stood up. Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He got up and walked into the kitchen. There, he washed his hands, wiped them clean and walked back out. ¡°Sit down.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°There is one thing that I have always wanted to ask of you, but I kept forgetting about it. I might as well grab this opportunity and ask you about it now.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Yu Jiajia was momentarily stunned. Her face suddenly blushed and she asked with a demure face. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what do you want to ask?¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment and his fingers lightly tapped the surface of the table. ¡°Qiao Yifeng. What is your rtionship with him?¡± Yu Jiajia was taken aback. ¡°Qiao¡­ ¡­ Qiao Yifeng?¡± She cast a peculiar gaze at Chen Xiaolian. There was an extremely peculiar expression on her face¡­ ¡°Him? Naturally, he is my father. Was there a need to ask about that?¡± Yu Jiajia cast a concerned look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Xiaolian, what is going on with you?¡± As she said that, she saw that there was a spot of oil on the edge of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lips that he failed to wipe off. She subconsciously reached out in a natural manner, picking up a piece of tissue from the table before leaning over to wipe Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth. This move from her caught Chen Xiaolian off-guard. These sets of actions were done too naturally. It was as though this act of intimacy was something natural between the two of them. Additionally, when performing those actions, there was a bashful and affectionate look on Yu Jiajia¡¯s face. That expression on her face caused Chen Xiaolian to grow suspicious. He tilted his head and moved backward, getting up in the process. He stepped backward and looked at Yu Jiajia. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what are you doing?¡± ¡°?¡± Yu Jiajia was surprised. She looked nkly at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ there is something on your mouth¡­¡± ¡°I asked, what are you doing?¡± Chen Xiaolian used his hand to wipe his mouth. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you¡­¡± He hesitated for a moment and continued, ¡°Don¡¯t you think that your actions earlier was a bit wrong?¡± The expression of shock was stuck on Yu Jiajia¡¯s face. She cast an incredulous look at Chen Xiaolian before a peculiar look washed over her face. She said in a hushed tone, ¡°Xiaolian? You¡­ ¡­ what is going on with you?¡± ¡°Me?¡± ¡°Yes, what is going on with you? What did I do wrong?¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes suddenly turned red. ¡°You suddenly left for so long. When you came back, you were sick and your friends were wounded. Yet, you refuse to tell me anything¡­ you refuse to exin anything to me¡­ ¡­ now, I had just lightly touched you, you¡­ ¡­ what is wrong with you?¡± Chen Xiaolian grew baffled. The indignant look on Yu Jiajia¡¯s face¡­ ¡­ and those words¡­ something was not right. ¡°Considering our rtionship, I felt that there is no need for me to exin those things to you. Also, that action of yours from earlier¡­ I feel that it is not right.¡± After Chen Xiaolian said that¡­ Yu Jiajia grew furious. ¡°Not right? No need to exin? Chen Xiaolian! What kind of crap are you spouting?¡± Tears suddenly trickled down Yu Jiajia¡¯s cheeks. ¡°You¡­ how could you say that to me? How could you! Is this how you treat your girlfriend?¡± When thatst word entered his ear, Chen Xiaolian felt that the situation was most absurd. Girlfriend?! Girl¡­ friend? Who? Yu Jiajia? Girlfriend? Seeing tears flowing out of Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes, Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and a thought struck him. He did his best to suppress his emotions and said softly, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t cry first. Wait! I want to ask you¡­ ¡­ you, you, you are¡­.¡± He took a deep breath. ¡°You said, you are my girlfriend?¡± Yu Jiajia appeared frightened by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and cried out, ¡°Of course I am your girlfriend! Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ you, what are you thinking? You¡­ what is wrong with you?¡± What''s wrong with me? I should be the one asking that of you! When did you be my girlfriend? At that moment, a sound came from the living room. Next, Roddy opened the door of the dining room and walked in. He saw Yu Jiajia confronting Chen Xiaolian, her face full of tears. Roddy frowned. Chen Xiaolian exhaled, his heart was pounding. ¡°Roddy! Right on time! Tell me, who is my girlfriend?¡± This abrupt question caught Roddy by surprise. He frowned at Chen Xiaolian, a gloomy look on his face as he answered, ¡°Xiaolian. What is wrong with you? Have you gone mad?¡± He walked over and gripped his shoulders tightly before whispering, ¡°Of course it is Qiao Qiao! Qiao Qiao is gone¡­ ¡­ you, are you over saddened?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness! He might actually think that he had gone mad if not for this answer. He turned to Yu Jiajia and spoke bluntly. The rtionship between him and Yu Jiajia was never that close to begin with. Presently, this girl was throwing up a ruckus before him. Not to mention¡­ ¡­ at this moment when Qiao Qiao had just died, she came up and imed to be his girlfriend? Chen Xiaolian felt a trace of anger gushing out from within. ¡°Yu Jiajia, did you hear that? When did we have that kind of rtionship? My girlfriend is Qiao Qiao!¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao? Who is Qiao Qiao? Who?¡± Yu Jiajia abruptly screamed. She pounced at Chen Xiaolian in an attempt to grab him. However, Chen Xiaolian ducked away. Roddy frowned and stepped before Yu Jiajia. He said, ¡°Hey, Yu Jiajia, what are you throwing a fuss for?¡± Roddy¡¯s voice was also very blunt as he spoke, ¡°When I was bringing Chen Xiaolian back, I had already felt something amiss. Why were you so concerned about him? The way you are behaving is simply not right! Yu Jiajia, could it be you have been harbouring feelings for Chen Xiaolian all this time? However, he already has a girlfriend. Get it? His girlfriend is also my good friend! You cannot keep throwing a ruckus.¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s figure flinched and she fell weakly onto a chair. She looked at Roddy, a look of surprise on her face. ¡°You¡­ what are you talking about? What are you talking about? I am Chen Xiaolian¡¯s girlfriend! We have always been together!¡± A shocked Roddy turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. There was a confused look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Using the guild channel, Roddy quickly asked Chen Xiaolian, ¡°What is going on here?¡± ¡°You are asking me?¡± ¡°Could she be delusional?¡± ¡°I feel something strange about this¡­¡± Yu Jiajia sat before the table and sobbed. She cried for a good minute while Chen Xiaolian and Roddy looked on helplessly. Suddenly, Yu Jiajia jerked her head up. She stared vehemently at Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. ¡°Enough! I don¡¯t care what type of prank you two are ying! Stop it! Otherwise, I am going to get mad! Chen Xiaolian! Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian and Roddy exchanged nces. With a frown, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°Prank?¡± ¡°You still want to keep it up?¡± Yu Jiajia grew furious. She jumped to her feet and red at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Are you nning to keep this up?¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Roddy suddenly held Chen Xiaolian back. There was a peculiar expression on his face as he looked at Yu Jiajia. ¡°You say that you are Chen Xiaolian¡¯s girlfriend¡­ ¡­ do you have any proof of that?¡± ¡°Proof? Are you mad? I am his girlfriend! What proof do I need?¡± Yu Jiajia shouted furiously. ¡°Roddy, this prank has gone far enough! I really hate this kind of prank! Stop it!¡± After saying that, Yu Jiajia rapidly turned to grab a handbag that was ced somewhere to the side. She pulled out a wallet, opened it and tossed something out on the table for them to see. ¡°You want proof? Just look!¡± Chen Xiaolian and Roddy nced at the item and they instantly became dumbfounded. The item she pulled out from her wallet was a photo. Inside the photo was a young couple snuggling intimately ¨C one look was sufficient to tell that those two were very intimate. In the photo, Chen Xiaolian was smiling tenderly. Yu Jiajia was also smiling ¨C hers a charming smile. Her head was leaning on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder as they snuggled together. The affection in her eyes was obvious for all to see. The moment he saw that photo, Roddy grew furious. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! You¡­ ¡­ you actually had a rtionship with her! When did you begin two-timing Qiao Qiao! You bastard!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face paled. He frantically dashed into his own room to pull out his wallet. He recalled having that same photo inside his wallet. The moment he snapped open his wallet, he felt his world turning upside down. The photo was right there before him. The photo was exactly the same as the photo that Yu Jiajia had shown them. In this photo, Chen Xiaolian and Yu Jiajia were snuggling intimately. However, Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt his breath bingborious. No¡­ ¡­ no¡­ no! This photo was correct. The background and the actions inside this photo was correct. However¡­ ¡­ the people inside was wrong! Chen Xiaolian could still remember it. He had taken this photo¡­ ¡­ with Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao! The girl in the photo should have been Qiao Qiao, not Yu Jiajia. Chen Xiaolian dashed back into the living room. He grabbed hold of Roddy and showed the photo to Roddy. Roddy was furious. However, before he could throw it away, Chen Xiaolian grabbed his hand and said, ¡°Roddy! Look carefully! Look at it carefully! Look at the background!¡± Roddy turned his attention back to the photo and became shocked. The background in the photo¡­ ¡­ shockingly¡­ That was the hotel they had stayed in after the end of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. There was no doubt about it. But back then, Yu Jiajia could not possibly be there. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ what is going on here?¡± ¡°Give me your mobile phone! Hurry!¡± ¡°Ah?¡± ¡°Your mobile phone! Hurry!¡± Chen Xiaolian bellowed. Roddy quickly pulled out his mobile phone and handed it to Chen Xiaolian, who swiftly opened it up and essed its cloud photo album. Roddy kept many photos inside his cloud. Many of them were of him with friends and ssmates from school. Naturally, there were also photos of his good friend Qiao Qiao. Chen Xiaolian quickly browsed through the photos inside. Two minutester, he haplessly handed the mobile phone back to Roddy. Next, he pulled out his own mobile phone and browsed¡­ No¡­ No! No! No!!! All those photos he took with Qiao Qiao remained. However, inside the photos¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao was not there anymore. In all the pictures Chen Xiaolian took with Qiao Qiao, her role was reced by Yu Jiajia. As for Roddy, Qiao Qiao¡¯s image had disappeared from the photos that should have her. ¡°This is the photo we took forst spring¡¯s hiking trip¡­ ¡­ everyone in the team is in here, Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­ is gone.¡± ¡°Here, this is during my birthdayst year. This photo was taken when Qiao Qiao came to give me a present¡­ she is not here anymore¡­ why?¡± Roddy browsed through his own mobile phone, beads of cold sweat trickling down his forehead. Chen Xiaolian mmed his mobile phone on the table. There was a deste and terrifying look on his face. Yu Jiajia observed their actions with a confused look. Then, Chen Xiaolian moved over and stared into Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes. ¡°You said you are Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughter?¡± ¡°¡­ yes.¡± Yu Jiajia suddenly felt slightly nervous. The gaze Chen Xiaolian gave her was like the calm before the storm. ¡°Now, I am going to ask you. How many daughters does Qiao Yifeng have?¡± ¡°¡­ two.¡± Yu Jiajia replied quaveringly. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Two?¡± ¡°Of course! One of them is me, and the other is Soo Soo. You know her as well. Soo Soo likes you so much¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian, what is wrong with you? You¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t scare me.¡± Chen Xiaolian fell into a seated position on the floor, his heart sinking to the deepest depths. Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­ disappeared. Not a simple ¡®death¡¯. Rather, she hadpletely ¡®disappeared¡¯. All traces of her existence in this world had disappeared. It was as though she had never existed in the first ce. ¡­ Chapter 484 Abnormal Situation?

Chapter 484 Abnormal Situation?

GOR Chapter 484 Abnormal Situation? Yu Jiajia cast an innocent and puzzled look at Chen Xiaolian. Looking concerned, she moved forward and extended her hand to pull Chen Xiaolian up from the floor. However, Chen Xiaolian waved her hand away and moved to avoid her. Seeing that, Yu Jiajia¡¯s face turned dark. ¡°Just what is wrong with you?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian got up and stopped Roddy from saying anything. He threw a look at him that said: We¡¯ll talk about this outside. ¡°Hey!¡± Yu Jiajia shouted loudly as Chen Xiaolian dragged Roddy out. They seemed to be running away from the house. ¡­ Beneath the building, Chen Xiaolian and Roddy ran until they reached thewn. The two of them exchanged nces. There was a rather anxious look on Roddy¡¯s face. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ what is going on?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face grew increasingly warped as he watched Roddy. Then, he spoke up. ¡°Irregrity.¡± Roddy¡¯s body gave a shudder and he stared hard at Chen Xiaolian. He had instantly understood what Chen Xiaolian meant. Next, Roddy¡¯s face seemingly indicated that he was about to go crazy. He abruptly pulled out his mobile phone and called a number. Chen Xiaolian observed Roddy¡¯s actions for a moment. Then, he took a few steps away. He stood on thewn and raised his head to look at the sky. Roddy was hastily calling¡­ ¡°Hey! Little Li? It is me, Roddy! I need to ask you something. About Queen Qiao Qiao,tely ¡­ ¡­ what? What did you say?¡± ¡°I am Roddy! I want to ask you, do you know Qiao Qiao? What? Who is Qiao Qiao? You¡­¡± ¡°Wang Chao! Roddy here! I got a question for you. Have you been in contact with Qiao Qiaotely¡­ ¡­ what? You don¡¯t know who that is?¡± ¡°Hey! I am Roddy¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly walked over. He snatched the mobile phone away from Roddy¡¯s hand and ended the call. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Roddy shouted angrily. Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy. ¡°I should be the one asking. What do you think you are doing?¡± ¡°I¡­ I¡­¡± Roddy¡¯s lips quivered. ¡°I want, I wanted to prove Qiao Qiao¡¯s existence!¡± ¡°Prove? Prove to whom?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and stared into Roddy¡¯s eyes. ¡°You should already realize the answer to this issue, don¡¯t you? So, what else do you want to prove?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I just cannot ept this! I cannot ept that after her death¡­ ¡­ she would disappear so thoroughly! It is as though she had never existed within this world¡­¡± ¡°We are Irregrities!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fist hammered Roddy¡¯s chest heavily. He then gritted his teeth and said in a hushed tone, ¡°After Awakened ones die, they would be refreshed back to ordinary humans and given a set of memories that have nothing to do with this game world. The system would delete all of their rted ¡®history¡¯! That way, no abnormality would appear within the normal world. ¡°But Irregrities are different! ¡°Do you still not get it? ¡°Once an Irregrity dies, that person will disappearpletely. That person will not be refreshed back into an ordinary human. There will be no backup version of Qiao Qiao! ¡°Qiao Qiao has utterly disappeared! The system had also reset this world, all the relevant history and memories¡­ in the end, all traces of Qiao Qiao¡¯s existence were erased from this world. ¡°She was Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughter, but now this identity is taken over by Yu Jiajia. She was my girlfriend, but now that role is taken over by Yu Jiajia! ¡°Her school, her childhood experience, all of them were erased! ¡°Her ssmates and teachers will not remember her. Her friends will not even know she existed! ¡°We remember her because we are not ordinary humans. However, the ordinary humans in this world¡­ ¡­ after the refresh and reset by the system, to them, Qiao Qiao had never existed. ¡°Can you not understand?¡± Roddy shouted furiously, ¡°How could this happen?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t believe me? Let us go!¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled Roddy out of the residentialplex. ¡­ After over half an hour, they reached the Qiao residence. The two of them casually broke their way through the mansion¡¯s security system and entered. There in the dark confines of the Qiao residence, Roddy became silent as he faced the factsid out before him. This was Qiao Qiao¡¯s house. As her good friend, it was only natural that Roddy hade here before. However, after breaking into this ce today, they searched the ce for a long time but were unable to find any traces of ¡®Qiao Qiao¡¯. Her room, her wardrobe, the items she liked, her photos¡­ All of them were ¡®reced¡¯ by others. Chen Xiaolian stood inside the room that should have belonged to Qiao Qiao and observed the furnishing inside¡­ ¡­ the feminine clothes filling the wardrobe and the photos beside the bed proved that the owner of this room was not Qiao Qiao. Inside the photo, the figure smiling at the camera was another familiar face. This room now belonged to¡­ ¡­ Yu Jiajia. ¡°The system sure is thorough,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°In other words, as of now, we are the only ones who can still remember Qiao Qiao? And the other members of our guild?¡± ¡°Theoretically speaking, it would be all the Awakened ones and Irregrities that had contact with Qiao Qiao before. They would retain their memories of her. However, people from this normal world, their memories of her had been erased.¡± They had not turned on the lights. Chen Xiaolian simply stood there in the middle of the dark room and looked at Roddy. ¡°Right now, there is an issue that we have no way of avoiding.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Qiao Yifeng.¡± Chen Xiaolian inhaled deeply. ¡°Qiao Yifeng was once an Awakened. However, he died and was refreshed to be an ordinary human. After that, the members from de Mountain me Sea Guild came looking for him and told him the truth. After epting the truth, he helped them with their matters, managing de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s asset in this secr world. ¡°However, he is now an ordinary human.¡± Hearing that, Roddy revealed a shocked expression. He then recollected himself and blurted, ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ Qiao Yifeng¡¯s memories might have been reset as well? He may not remember having Qiao Qiao as his daughter?¡± ¡°Hard to say.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°This would depend on the situation¡­ ¡­ where was Qiao Yifeng when Qiao Qiao died. If he were in Zero City, then the system¡¯s resetting process would be blocked by Zero City. That way, his memories of Qiao Qiao would remain. However, if Qiao Yifeng were not in Zero City when we entered the instance dungeon¡­ maybe¡­¡± ¡°Maybe Qiao Yifeng¡¯s memories had been reset by the system?¡± Roddy was stunned. ¡°That is ridiculous! Would a father forget he has a daughter?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked Roddy in the eye. ¡°Ridiculous? Roddy, that is not the main point.¡± ¡°Mm? What do you mean?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed helplessly. ¡°If Qiao Yifeng¡¯s memories were not reset and he remembers Qiao Qiao, how do we exin her death to him?¡± Roddy was shocked. Chen Xiaolian continued in a tangled voice, ¡°Maybe telling him Qiao Qiao died is not the hardest part ¡­ ¡­ the hardest part, as someone who was once an Awakened, Qiao Yifeng understands matters rted to Awakened ones! However, after her death, all traces of Qiao Qiao disappeared from this world. She was not refreshed to be an ordinary human like other Awakened ones. ¡°Think about it. When Qiao Yifeng finds out about this¡­ ¡°How do we exin matters to him? ¡°More! Qiao Qiao had stayed in Zero City before. Back then, many people in Zero City and de Mountain me Sea Guild had met her! ¡°Bluesea had met her; even the members from de Mountain me Sea Guild had met her¡­ ¡°They all consider Qiao Qiao to be an Awakened. However, instead of undergoing a refresh process and returning as an ordinary human, all traces of her existence within this world disappeared. ¡°Given this situation, what would the people from de Mountain me Sea Guild think?¡± Roddy was left dumbfounded ¡°The secret concerning us Irregrities might be exposed.¡± ¡­ Time: 8.30 pm. Qiao Yifeng woke up from his sleep. The ne was slowly moving tond in a Tokyo airport. Within the Bombardier private aircraft, Qiao Yifeng got into his habit of stretching his body after waking up. Next, he sat up and looked outside the window to observe the descending process. Beside him, a female flight attendant with clear mixed Asian and Western features smiled at Qiao Yifeng. She brought a warm cup of water and ced it before Qiao Yifeng ¨C the crewmembers were familiar with the boss¡¯ preferences. He would normally sleep during flight. After waking up, the first thing on his mind was a cup of warm water. ¡°What time is it?¡± Qiao Yifengpletely ignored the beautiful flight attendant¡¯s smile ¨C this move from him caused a hint of disappointment to appear on her face. Although Boss Qiao was old, both his looks and body shape were in fairly good condition. Factor in his vast financial resources and personal charisma and he would undoubtedly be a target for many women. Working as part of his private crewmembers gave a very handsome sry. However, if she could get into this super plutocrat¡¯s bed, perhaps she would be able to acquire an even bigger benefit? Qiao Yifeng however, had no interest in the flight attendant. After he forwarded the question, the one to answer him was his personal bodyguard, the man in ck coloured suit. ¡°8.30 pm,¡± said the man in ck in a hushed tone. ¡°We expect thending process to end in 10 minutes.¡± Qiao Yifeng nodded and gulped down the cup of water. Then, he said coolly, ¡°Phone.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The man in ck quickly pulled out a satellite phone. ¡°Who do you want to call?¡± ¡°My daughter.¡± Qiao Yifeng sighed. ¡°I haven¡¯t talked to her for a few days. I wonder how things are going between her and that brat.¡± A look of understanding shed across the man in ck¡¯s eyes and he swiftly made the call¡­ After handing the phone over, Qiao Yifeng held the phone to his ear and knitted his brows. He turned to look at the man in ck. ¡°You called the wrong number?¡± ¡°Mm?¡± The man in ck was taken aback. He had always been detailed and calm. How was it possible for him tomit such a lowly type of mistake? Qiao Yifeng shook his head. ¡°Are you exhausted? After wend, go to a hotel and rest yourself up properly. You have had it hard these past few days.¡± After saying that, Qiao Yifeng personally dialled another number. A few secondster¡­ ¡°Hello, Jiajia. It is me,¡± Qiao Yifeng spoke in a gentle voice. The man in ck was surprised. However, he quickly recovered. When Boss told me to call her daughter, he meant Miss Jiajia. I thought he meant Miss Qiao Qiao¡­ mm, that was my mistake. Just as he was feeling relieved, he heard something that sent his mind into shock again. ¡°Jiajia, what is wrong? Why does it sound like you are crying?¡± Qiao Yifeng frowned. After listening to the phone for a few seconds, he said, ¡°What? That Chen Xiaolian pissed you off? You youngsters, if you are in love, then just be loving to each other. Why go quarrel¡­ ¡­ sigh!¡± Hearing that, the man in ck¡¯s expression twisted into a peculiar one. Miss Jiajia and Chen Xiaolian? In love? This¡­ This is not right! Shouldn¡¯t it be Qiao Qiao and Chen Xiaolian? His cautious nature made the man in ck maintain his silence. He waited silently until Qiao Yifeng was done with the call. Then, after epting the satellite phone, he heard Qiao Yifeng mutter, ¡°That bastard.¡± The man in ck then weighed his words before probing out. ¡°Mr Qiao, is there a need to call Miss Qiao Qiao?¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Hearing that, Qiao Yifeng turned to look at the man in ck. There was a very strange expression on his face. ¡°What did you say?¡± The man in ck gave a light cough and raised his voice slightly. ¡°I said, is there a need to give Miss Qiao Qiao a call?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng furrowed his eyebrows as he stared at the man in ck. ¡°Who is Miss Qiao Qiao?¡± ¡­ Ten minutester, the nended at Narita Airport in Tokyo. After the aircraft had stabilized its position, Qiao Yifeng walked out of the cabin door. Two flight attendants bowed as they escorted him out. After getting out of the aircraft, he saw that a luxurious sedan was waiting on the airport runway. The man in ck stepped forward to pull open the door of the sedan. His sharp eyes swept through the interior of the sedan. Seemingly by ident, his hand swung around inside the sedan ¨C there was a watch on his wrist. ¡°Secure.¡± The man in ck watched as Qiao Yifeng got into the sedan. Next, he pulled the door to the driver¡¯s seat and got in. After the sedan began moving, Qiao Yifeng, who was in the back, closed his eyes and rested. As for the man in ck who was in the driver¡¯s seat, he felt puzzled. After considering it for a few minutes, he sent out a message through the guild channel. ¡°Bodyarmour calling Nighthawk. Bodyarmour calling Nighthawk.¡± It did not take long before he received a response from the guild channel. ¡°Nighthawk here receiving. Bodyarmour, what is it?¡± ¡°There is an abnormal situation with the representative.¡± The man in ck thought about it and continued, ¡°The situation is a Code [X]. I need to report to the Guild Leader as soon as possible!¡± After he sent this message, the other person¡¯s tone became grim. ¡°Code [X]? Message received. I will report this immediately! Bodyarmour, continue protecting the representative. Our guild will send someone to contact you soon!¡± ¡­ Chapter 485 Confirm Something

Chapter 485 Confirm Something

GOR Chapter 485 Confirm Something ¡°So, right now, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughter haspletely disappeared?¡± Bluesea was seated inside his room. He tapped the surface of the table before him lightly and his eyelids were lightly lowered. His expression betrayed neither happiness nor sadness. The man in ck had a grim expression on his face as he stood before Bluesea. After pondering further, he slowly said, ¡°This is the general situation. After checking through it, I found that even those around Mr Qiao, that is, the crewmembers andpany assistants are now suffering from memory discrepancy.¡± ¡°These people you checked. They are all not Awakened ones?¡± ¡°Yes, they are all not Awakened ones.¡± The man in ck considered it and continued, ¡°At present, there are four Awakened ones serving by Mr Qiao, inclusive of me. I had yet to check this with them. After finding out about this abnormal situation, the first thing I did was to report it.¡± At that, Bluesea raised an eyebrow. With a calm face, he nodded his head. ¡°You did well.¡± The man in ck remained silent. ¡°Memory discrepancy. For it to happen to ordinary humans, erasing one¡¯s existence utterly¡­ ¡­ no doubt about it, this is something that only the system could do. Yes, only the system would do something like this. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughter hadpletely disappeared¡­ ¡­ if so¡­¡± Bluesea turned silent for a moment before slowly speaking up, ¡°Let us do this. From now on, the members of Bodyarmour for Qiao Yifeng will be changed. You will continue to stay beside him while the other three are to be sent back to our headquarters in Zero City. I will select members from the field to send to you to make up for the numbers. It will be fine as long as we select those who are not familiar with Qiao Yifeng¡¯s family situation. ¡°In short, try your best not to trouble Qiao Yifeng. Do not let him find out about this change ¨C mm, since his memories had been changed, the chances of him finding out about this should be low. Unless someone tells him about this.¡± ¡°Understood! I will keep my lips sealed.¡± Bluesea raised his eyebrows and turned to look at the man in ck. ¡°Of course I trust you. You are an old timer in the guild. The one I am talking about is someone else¡­¡± ¡°You mean, Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°I suspect that some unforeseen incident must have happened to Qiao Qiao.¡± Bluesea furrowed his eyebrows and sighed. ¡°It seems I am going to have to go on a trip.¡± ¡­ ¡°Is there really no hope for resurrection?¡± Roddy voraciously gulped down a ss of beer, ced it down on the table and examined the empty ss. With a frown, he raised his voice. ¡°Boss, another one! A cold one!¡± Chen Xiaolian gripped his beer ss and gulped his down as well. Although he did not drink it whole, he continued gulping down and emptied his ss in no time. After putting down his ss, he took a deep breath. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ ¡­ if she was an Awakened, right now, she would have be an ordinary human. But for her to disappear utterly¡­¡± ¡°Is there really no other way?¡± Roddy sighed. Chen Xiaolian felt bitterness in his mouth. Lowering his head, he thought about it for a moment. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°That¡­ ¡­ what about GM? Could you go ask him? Is there really no chance of resurrection after death?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He recalled something. After dying, Irregrities could not be resurrected. If so¡­ ¡­ there might be no point in finding GM. However, what about Mr San? Back then, Mr San¡¯s group was the first generation of Irregrities. Rather, even if they were not the first generation, they were at least a senior generationpared to him. Among the Irregrities from Mr San¡¯s group, were any of them resurrected after death? Probably not. If there were, Mr San would not be alone right now. However¡­ ¡­ could there be any unexpected situations? A spark shed within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Bai Qi! There was a very unique rtionship between Bai Qi and Mr San. Bai Qi should be one of the members in Mr San¡¯s group from back then. Thus, was it possible that Bai Qi too was an Irregrity? Thus¡­ ¡­ Bai Qi¡¯s present state¡­ The important question here was: Did Bai Qi die back then? Perhaps he did not die, but was set up by someone and ended up in this state. He was transformed from an Irregrity into an instance dungeon¡¯s BOSS. This change¡­ ¡°Since such a thing was possible¡­ ¡­ who could say that resurrecting a dead Irregrity is impossible?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought to himself. They were at a roadside barbeque stall and the surroundings were noisy. Several men were drinking at the table beside them. Some of them were smoking away and shouting. Roddy and Chen Xiaolian used toe to this ce. ording to Chen Xiaolian: Even the bones of this ce¡¯s barbeque is grilled. Roddy responded by pulling a face. Chen Xiaolian had simply found this ce because it was closest to his house. Every time they went out at night, he would choose this stall because he was toozy to walk far. This was their first time returning to this stall after getting involved in the game world. Roddy quietly poured himself another ss. The box of beer on the ground was already empty. He clenched his teeth. ¡°Now that my body is enhanced, my level of tolerance is also higher. I can¡¯t even get drunk¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy and said slowly, ¡°If you really want to get drunk, anything you drink can make you drunk.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t spout nonsense at me!¡± Roddy red at Chen Xiaolian and took a deep breath. ¡°Do you know? Right now, I really want to beat you up! I want to savagely beat you up!¡± ¡°Because I do not appear sad?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. ¡°I am sorry.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you should not *** say sorry to me! It is Qiao Qiao!¡± Roddy smacked the table and jumped to his feet. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! What is wrong with you? The Chen Xiaolian I know is definitely not someone who puts little importance in the matter of the heart! If not because I have known you for a long time and understand you, I would really think you never actually loved Qiao Qiao! As her friend, I feel saddened by her sacrificial act to save you. But you! You¡­¡± He pointed at Chen Xiaolian and his fingers trembled. ¡°You bloody look like nothing happened!¡± After saying that, Roddy smacked the table once more, causing the sses and tes on the table to shudder. Hearing the noise, the men on the other table turned around to look at them. A fierce looking bald man red at them and muttered to himself. Roddy raised an eyebrow. However, Chen Xiaolian reached his hand out to hold him back and said in a hushed tone, ¡°Enough. Whatever it is you want to ask, I will tell you. Stop making a ruckus here.¡± Roddy gave a harrumph and looked at Chen Xiaolian. His eyes suddenly turned red and he balled his fists. ¡°Xiaolian, it is me! Me! If you tell me you are forcing yourself to put on a strong front before others so that our guild members don¡¯t see you in a weak state, I can understand. Right now, we are the only ones here. There is no one else here. There is no need for you to force yourself anymore. You can cry out, you can drink yourself unconscious. As your bro, I will apany you! Xiaolian! If you want to cry, I will apany you! However¡­ ¡­ why do you seem so indifferent?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. He quietly took another ss and poured beer for himself. After gulping it down, he looked at Roddy and pointed at his heart. ¡°I do not know why either, but this ce feels empty,¡± Chen Xiaolian said bitterly. ¡°I know that my reaction is abnormal. Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­ died. I, more than everyone else, should be crying my heart out, going crazy with grief and pain. And yet I just can¡¯t seem to do any of it. This part of me¡­ ¡­ it feels as though something had hollowed out this part of me. Empty. Empty! Do you understand? It is empty!¡± Roddy was stunned. ¡°You think I do not want to howl out? You think I don¡¯t want to cry? You think I don¡¯t want to drink until my whole world turns ck?¡± Chen Xiaolian said softly. ¡°Right now, I wonder if some *** had happened to my mind. I do not have any of those feelings at all. Qiao Qiao is dead. You know as well just how important she is to me. And yet¡­ ¡­ I feel as cold as a *** android! I do not know what is going on with me. I feel like¡­. I feel like stabbing myself! I want to see if I can still feel pain, if I can still bleed!¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ could something have actually happened to you?¡± Roddy became worried. ¡°A psychological problem? I think you had better consult a psychiatrist.¡± ¡°Psychiatrist?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled coldly. ¡°I can purchase the best healing substance from the Exchange System. Additionally, if this is a psychological problem, by using the Sword in the Stone, I can get rid of all negative mental issues¡­ ¡­ why do I need to go see a psychiatrist? Right now, I wonder if I am just a bastard deep down.¡± ¡°You are not a bastard. The Chen Xiaolian I know is more humane than anyone else.¡± Roddy shook his head. ¡°You are someone who would willingly put your life on the line in order to protect those by your side.¡± ¡°However, the present me is just like this ss.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised a bottle of beer. Without opening the lid, he raised the bottle up. ¡°I know I should be feeling sad and hurt. Just like how this bottle of beer should have beer inside ¨C everyone thinks that this bottle of beer has beer inside, but when I turn it upside down, I find that nothing is flowing out.¡± ¡­ Lun Tai walked into the central lounge area and saw a small figure sitting before the table. He slowly walked over until he was behind her. The little girl had a piece of paper before her. There was a sketching on the piece of paper. The person in the sketching was¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao. Soo Soo¡¯s drawing skill wascking and this sketch of hers was only about 50 to 60 per cent simr to Qiao Qiao. Standing behind her, Lun Tai observed for a minute before gently asking, ¡°Not going to rest yet?¡± Soo Soo shook her head and replied softly, ¡°Brother Lun Tai. I¡­ ¡­ I cannot find any photos of sister, not a single one. I can only draw her out. But my drawing skill is too limited. I am afraid¡­¡± ¡°What are you afraid of?¡± ¡°Everything rted to sister is gone, not a single photo remains. I fear¡­ ¡­ if this is how it is, then as time goes by, sister¡¯s looks in my mind, it will gradually grow vague¡­ ¡­ maybe in a few years¡¯ time, when I miss her, I might not even be able to remember her face¡­¡± Soo Soo bit her lips heavily and tears flowed down her cheeks. Lun Tai extended out his big hand and his coarse palm patted Soo Soo¡¯s head before gently stroking it. Soo Soo clutched the sketch before her, causing wrinkles to appear at the edges of the paper. She lifted the paper up and hugged it to her heart. Lun Tai sighed. ¡­ By the time Chen Xiaolian and Roddy made it back into the base, it was already midnight. Lun Tai was seated at the table and there was a bottle of whiskey before him. There was less than one third inside the bottle. He turned to see Chen Xiaolian and Roddy. Roddy appeared drunk and was being supported by Chen Xiaolian. Seeing Lun Tai, Chen Xiaolian revealed surprise. Then, he looked beside Lun Tai and saw Soo Soo curled up on a chair, asleep. ¡°She insisted on waiting for you to return.¡± Lun Tai forced a smile. ¡°I could not advise her against it. So, I had to let her be.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and moved over. Lun Tai helped prop Roddy up. ¡°How much did he drink?¡± ¡°He finished up the barbeque stall¡¯s reserve of beer.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°He even went to the surrounding stalls to buy another two boxes. Only then was he freed from his misery.¡± ¡°Leave this to me. I will bring him to his room.¡± Lun Tai propped Roddy up and led him into a room. After taking a few steps, he suddenly turned his head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We need to talk!¡± There was extreme seriousness in his tone. Chen Xiaolian did not appear surprised. He nodded his head. ¡°All right, I will be waiting for you here.¡± After Lun Tai brought Roddy out of the lounge, Chen Xiaolian carried up Soo Soo, who was curled up in the chair, and brought her into her room. He ced her on her bed. He stood beside the bed and saw that Soo Soo was desperately curling her body into a ball and traces of tears could be seen on the edges of her eyes. Chen Xiaolian stretched his fingers out and wiped the edges of Soo Soo¡¯s eyes with them. Next, he sighed and pulled the nket over her. ¡°To be able to cry¡­ is a form of fortune.¡± He turned around and walked out the door. ¡­ Lun Tai was already seated before the table in the central lounge area, waiting. Chen Xiaolian walked over. He first picked up the bottle of whiskey and checked it. ¡°How much did you drink?¡± ¡°It is my third bottle,¡± Lun Tai replied coolly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I am still very sober. Considering the attributes of my present body, my tolerance and metabolism rate allow me to drink up to seven bottles before feeling tipsy.¡± ¡°What do you want to talk about?¡± Chen Xiaolian sat before Lun Tai. Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian. Instead of replying, he stretched his hand out to grab the bottle of whiskey that Chen Xiaolian was holding. Next, he gulped down the remaining contents of the bottle. A few secondster, he exhaled and turned to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The issue guing our guild this time is very big!¡± Chen Xiaolian listened calmly. ¡°That dreamworld in the final magic array quest¡­¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face was ugly to behold. ¡°Qiao Qiao¡¯s death was unexpected. However, that is not the only issue. The problems we face this time are very severe. As the Guild Leader, if you don¡¯t deal with it properly, this guild of ours might break apart!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. ¡°Truth is, after the dreamworlds were brought to an end, things had started going wrong,¡± Lun Tai said gravely. ¡°I do not know if you realized it or not, but when the dreamworlds ended, the way Soo Soo acted toward Qiao Qiao was strange. As for Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi, ever since returning from the instance dungeon, they had not spoken a single word to each other. Not a single exchange happened between them! And Roddy, he is feeling very terrible¡­ ¡­ I am certain that this terrible state he is in is not merely due to Qiao Qiao¡¯s death. There is an issue of the heart troubling him, a very serious issue.¡± Chen Xiaolian was still silent. ¡°I am fairly certain that Roddy is not the type with no code of loyalty to his own bros. I think he probably does not have any special feelings for Qiao Qiao.¡± Lun Tai frowned and continued, ¡°However, I noticed something. Just now¡­ ¡­ when I was bringing him into his room, he was drunk and he said something.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised a brow and looked at Lun Tai. The frown remained on Lun Tai¡¯s face as he said, ¡°The words he said were: Why did I not die? I am willing to die in your stead.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued listening quietly. ¡°I believe that Roddy has no particr designs on Qiao Qiao. Those words ¡°die in your stead¡±, when he said ¡°your¡±, maybe he meant someone else?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°He¡­ ¡­ those words, I have already heard it. On the way back, he had said those words many times.¡± Lun Tai was stunned. ¡°I know Roddy very well. I know that he would not have any special feelings for Qiao Qiao ¨C if someone else heard it, they might actually misunderstand.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°When he said the word ¡°your¡±, I believe he meant Nicole.¡± ¡°That is the issue.¡± Lun Tai frowned and said, ¡°Roddy¡¯s emotional state is not right. He is constantly feeling demoralized. Ever since returning from the instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ more urately, ever since the dreamworlds ended, he had been in an odd state.¡± ¡°Additionally, that woman is also an issue.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s frown grew deeper and he continued, ¡°During the final moments of the instance dungeon, that woman controlled Roddy¡¯s Floater.¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. ¡°No, that is not Roddy¡¯s Floater. That Floater belongs to Nicole.¡± Lun Tai was startled. ¡°That is why there is something wrong with the woman. Although I do not know much about the Angel Corps, I know this much. A Floater is a high-ss prop and not something any passer-by can control. Additionally, from the looks of it, she was much better at using it than Roddy.¡± ¡°So, you suspect her?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°We watched Nicole die.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°Right now, I am feeling very confused.¡± ¡°Roddy went to find Nicole before¡­ ¡­ he found the Nicole that was refreshed and secretly observed her, ascertaining that she had really be an ordinary person. There should be no mistake there,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a frown. ¡°Right now, I suspect that this mysterious woman who can control the Floater to be rted to Zero City¡¯s Angel Corps.¡± ¡°After the instance dungeon ended, the woman disappeared. We were teleported elsewhere. Trying to find her now would be exceptionally difficult,¡± said Lun Tai as he shook his head. ¡°Also, don¡¯t you find it weird? She seems to know us very well. We have never met her before. However, back in the instance dungeon, she knew your name, and Roddy¡¯s.¡± Chen Xiaolian contemted the matter. Just as he was about to speak up¡­ The metal orb, the core of the main control centre that was located in the centre shed. Next, an electronically synthesized voice spoke up. It was the base GM. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, I could detect amunication signal being blocked by the base. I found that this signal is attempting to reach your mobile phone. Do you want to ept the call? Or do you want me to continue blocking it?¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. ¡°This was your previous setting. If this were a normal phone call, I would have ignored it and allowed the base to continue blocking it. However, this number happens to be one of the numbers in your priority list,¡± said GM emotionlessly. ¡°Who is it?¡± ¡°Caller ID: Qiao Yifeng.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. One secondter, he took a deep breath and said, ¡°Connect it through.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled out his mobile phone. The blockade stopped and his mobile phone rang. After epting the call, he heard Qiao Yifeng¡¯s furious voice. ¡°Kid surnamed Chen, what did you do to my daughter?!¡± Faced with such fury, he became stunned and blurted, ¡°I am sorry¡­¡± However, when those words left his mouth, he sensed something amiss. That ¡®daughter¡¯ Qiao Yifeng mentioned. Whom did he mean? ¡°How could you bully her so? She likes you so much to the point of turning her back on me for the sake of being with you! And now, you dare bully her?! You made her cry and left her alone at home?¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s rage thundered through the phone and Chen Xiaolian quickly recollected himself. Qiao Yifeng was not talking about Qiao Qiao. He was talking about Yu Jiajia. Aftering to that conclusion, Chen Xiaolian understood that the system had also reset Qiao Yifeng¡¯s memory. ¡°I¡­ I am sorry.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s move of directly apologizing caught Qiao Yifeng off-guard. After a few seconds of silence, he said gently, ¡°When youngsters are in love, a little bit of squabble is nothing, you¡­ ¡­ you must treat her well. She is a normal human after all. She would not be able to feel the pressure that you have to endure. However, you promised me, you will take good care of her.¡± A trace of mncholy suddenly bubbled up from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart ¨C there was no question about it, he had indeed said those words to Qiao Yifeng before: Take good care of her. However, the ¡°her¡± did not imply Yu Jiajia. It was Qiao Qiao! Suddenly, the instant the feeling of sadness appeared, Chen Xiaolian felt a strange power rapidly sucking away all the feelings of sadness within him. His emotions that were beginning to roil about were suddenly stamped out, leaving him with an empty heart, the same feeling that he had experienced in the past two days. He gripped his mobile phone. He was unable to stop himself from bing bbergasted. This feeling¡­ ¡­ what is going on here? ¡°I am now in Japan dealing with some matters. Once I am done, I will return to check up on you two.¡± Qiao Yifeng continued in a soft voice, ¡°Take good care of her and treat her well. You promised me, kid!¡± After he said that, he ended the call. Chen Xiaolian was still holding his mobile phone. Lun Tai looked at the absent-minded Chen Xiaolian and asked with a frown, ¡°Is that Qiao Yifeng? What did he say?¡± ¡°¡­ it is nothing.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was carefully examining the earlier sensation where his feelings of sadness were ¡®sucked¡¯ away. He suddenly stood up. Then, he strode outside the base. ¡°Where are you going?¡± ¡°I want to find someone to confirm something!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian walked out of the base and left the little ind. After reaching the shore, he summoned out a car and drove toward the urban area. When he reached a city, he stopped the car. Getting off the car, he then quickly made his way into a small square beside a green belt. Facing the pedestrians on the square, he shouted. ¡°Come out! I have something to ask you! I know you can hear me!¡± ¡­ Chapter 486 Look Through History?

Chapter 486 Look Through History?

GOR Chapter 486 Look Through History? There were not much people in the square. A few secondster, a Taichi practitioner, an old man in traditional Chinese clothes walked forward. The old man sat down on the bench beside Chen Xiaolian and looked up at him. ¡°Are you looking for me?¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes at GM. He then exhaled and said, ¡°I want to know how to resurrect Qiao Qiao.¡± The old man knitted his brows and shook his head. ¡°You are asking the wrong question.¡± ¡°What about it is wrong?¡± ¡°You should first ask me if there is any method of resurrecting Qiao Qiao,¡± said the old man coolly. He then continued, ¡°You should not have asked me how to resurrect her first. Could it be you are certain there is a way to resurrect her?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. ¡°Fine, is there a way to resurrect her?¡± ¡°No.¡± The old man answered in a firm and direct manner. Chen Xiaolian waggled his eyebrows and he stared at the old man. There was a suppressed air of dissatisfaction within his tone. ¡°Since we began cooperating, I had done a considerable amount for you. The few instance dungeons that I participated in, I had ensured that no yerspleted them. Even when you wanted me to go participate in a punishment instance dungeon, I hadplied. There, I managed to get the base and allowed your double to enter it, giving it a sanctuary, thus guaranteeing your continued existence. That was the equivalent of you getting insurance. ¡°Since we are cooperating, I hope I can gain something in return for my efforts. ¡°I have done my best to achieve the things you requested of me. ¡°And now, I believe I have the qualifications and reason to request some things from you. ¡°My request is, the resurrection of Qiao Qiao!¡± The old man sighed. He patted the empty space on the bench beside him, indicating that Chen Xiaolian should sit. Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before moving to sit down beside the old man. ¡°I am just a manager who oversees the operations of the program, a program that manages, something like a GM. I am not the Development Team, I am not an omnipotent God. Clearly though, you do not understand that and actually think of me as a God.¡± The old man¡¯s tone was very calm. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, you should understand something. If dead Irregrities could be resurrected after their deaths, why would I help you and cooperate with you? If there is a way for me to resurrect you after you die, won¡¯t this game be too easy? ¡°Do you think that is possible?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. ¡°This world was created by the Development Team. Everything here, every life form, every existence, all of them is part of the program,¡± the old man said without any hint of emotion. ¡°Once an existence is erased, it would be deleted. Restoring a deleted item¡­ ¡­ do you think I can do it? ¡°Please understand. I am just something responsible for the maintenance of the program¡¯s operations. Although I am part of the program, I do not have full authority over the program.¡± Hearing that did not discourage Chen Xiaolian. Instead, he asked, ¡°You mean to say, resurrection is not an impossibility? It is just¡­ ¡­ a matter of authority? Who has the authority?¡± ¡°The Development Team,¡± the old man answered frankly. ¡°The Development Team is the master.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian became discouraged. Development Team? This was an urate but useless answer. Reaching that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound ¨C he decided to risk it. ¡°I have a question for you.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the old man. ¡°Have you heard of Mr San?¡± Originally, Chen Xiaolian did not intend to discuss anything rted to Mr San with the GM. Because he had gotten to know many things that not even GM knew. For example, GM believed that Chen Xiaolian was the first generation of Irregrities. However, Chen Xiaolian had found that Mr San and his group were likely to be an earlier generation of Irregrities. Moreover, this cooperation between this GM and him may have urred before with an earlier GM and Mr San¡¯s group. However, they failed. Thus, that GM was refreshed and its memories were reset. After Chen Xiaolian found out about this, he had thought of it as an advantage for him. At present, for the sake of resurrecting Qiao Qiao, for the sake of getting some information from GM, he had to risk this. The old man answered. ¡°Of course. He is an existence that the system is constantly on the hunt for,¡± said GM coolly. ¡°An Awakened who may have acquired a certain system BUG and is constantly attempting to escape the constraints of the system.¡± ¡°So, you have met him before?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian further. ¡°No.¡± The old man shook his head. ¡°The system¡¯s Electronic Guardians are constantly tracking him. If not even the Electronic Guardians could find him, how could I? I am just a low-level manager program.¡± ¡°In other words, you have no way of finding Mr San?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the old man. There was no hesitation on the old man¡¯s face as he shook his head. ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and slowly spoke up again, ¡°Let us talk about the base then.¡± He looked at the old man and said, ¡°Back then, you had me participate in the punishment instance dungeon in order to find the base. That Conquerors Guild, what is up with it? How did you find out about the existence of the base?¡± His expression became fierce as he continued, ¡°You have held much information back from me. I believe I have the qualifications to ask about this.¡± The old man slowly stood up. ¡°You are thinking too much. Additionally, your thoughts are getting messy. I understand your desire to resurrect yourpanion. However, I can only tell you this, I don¡¯t have the way to do it ¨C as far as I know, this method simply does not exist. Maybe the Development Team could do it, but I believe it to be impossible.¡± The old man nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°As for the other matter, I have no obligation to answer you. Do not forget, in our cooperation, you are not the only one who had to make sacrifices. I had provided you much in terms of benefits. For example, your present ¡®base¡¯. So, I have no obligation toward you.¡± ¡°I want information on the Conquerors Guild. Who are they? They are yers, are they not? I believe them to be yers! But if so, who was the one who exterminated the Conquerors Guild? Was it the system? Why would the system exterminated a group of yers? And then there is the Conquerors Guild. Why do they want to obtain a base? Did the system exterminate them because of the base?¡± The old man had already turned and walked into the crowd of people. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to give chase. He followed the old man and kept asking, ¡°Why would the system kill a group of yers? What forbidden rules did those yers break? System killing yers, does such an actply with the rules? Also¡­ ¡­ back then, how did those yers get hold of the base? Since there is a BUG like the base, there must surely be other BUGs in the system! ¡°This means that not everything is under the control of the Development Team! Since not everything is under their control, why can¡¯t Irregrities be resurrected?¡± The old man maintained his silence and continued walking onward. Chen Xiaolian grabbed his shoulder. ¡°You cannot just keep your mouth shut! You should at least reply me with something!¡± The old man then turned his head back and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You want to know?¡± ¡°I want to know!¡± ¡°It is not possible to tell you much about it because I too do not know much about it.¡± ¡°Then just tell me how much you know!¡± The old man stood still. He stared right into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°Fine. Next, I will start talking about some matters. Some would beprehensible, some will require your effort in understanding it. Due to the rules of the system, I cannot say too much. If I do, it would be stopped by the system directive. Thus, even though you heard it, you would end up not remembering it¡­ ¡­ it involves issues rted to the Upper ne.¡± ¡°Talk then.¡± The old man took a deep breath. ¡°Firstly, this program is not unchanging. It has undergone at least one or more updates. Or should I say, upgrades? ¡°In the very beginning, there were no ¡®Awakened ones¡¯ in this program. The reason the Development Team created this world was to give the yers a game world. You could say that the earliest version of this game program only caters to yers.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°I understand. Back then, when I participated in the punishment instance dungeon, I had already found out about this. The game has undergone upgrades and updates before. In the earliest version, there was only yer mode. Later on, Awakened ones appeared, causing the implementation of an upgrade, bringing about an Awakened mode. Those two modes were put together and madepatible.¡± ¡°Very good, you have understood the first one. Now, we will be delving into a few questions. I will only be talking about it. You will need to find the answers yourself.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and cast a scrutinizing look at the old man before saying, ¡°Go on.¡± ¡°The first question: If, in the beginning, there was only a yer mode, one where Awakened ones do not exist, how could Awakened ones emergeter on? ¡°Was the emergence of Awakened ones a development inherent to the game world? Or were they actually created by the Development Team for a certain purpose? ¡°After the emergence of Awakened ones, the game program was upgraded to host the Awakened mode, allowing Awakened ones to participate in battles and even fight against yers¡­ ¡­ the new versions and etc¡­ ¡°The upgrades, the updates¡­ there are two possibilities. Have you ever thought about it? ¡°The first possibility. The emergence of Awakened ones was something that the Development Team deliberately put into motion. The new versions, upgrades and updates were also deliberately put in by the Development Team. ¡°The second possibility. The emergence of Awakened ones was a development inherent to the program and not something the Development Team wanted. However, the Development Team had no choice. In order to maintain the continued operations of the program, they had no choice but to create instance dungeons with Awakened mode. ¡°Guess which of these two possibilities is the truth?¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. He subconsciously blurted out. ¡°Which one?¡± ¡°I do not know.¡± The old man simply shook his head. ¡°I cannot find the source of this issue in my databanks. I simply do not have the authority to ess those information.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. ¡°When did the first Awakened emerge?¡± ¡°I do not know.¡± ¡°Then, who is the first Awakened?¡± ¡°I do not know that either.¡± Chen Xiaolian fell into a state of silence. After the pause, he suddenly raised his head to look at GM. ¡°Fine, let me ask you another question¡­ ¡­ let us not bother with who the first Awakened is. ording to the information that you have ess to, among those who are still alive, which Awakened is the oldest?¡± The oldest surviving Awakened. This question¡­ The old man looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You want to personally investigate this matter?¡± ¡°Since there is no way to find out who the earliest Awakened one is, might as well start by checking the oldest surviving Awakened.¡± ¡°That is a stupid idea.¡± ¡°I know. Assuming the earliest Awakened is no. 1 and the oldest surviving Awakened is no. 10,000, even if I do find him, I might not be able to find out who the no. 1 is. However, I can at least ask who no. 9,999 is. Next, keep going forward with this method. Even if I don¡¯t find the first one, I will still be able to gain some valuable information.¡± ¡°That is why I said that is a stupid idea.¡± The old man shook his head. ¡°After their deaths, Awakened ones can be refreshed into ordinary humans¡­ ¡­ this is the Awakened mode,¡± Chen Xiaolian said quickly. ¡°This mode is something the Development Team added into the program after the emergence of Awakened ones. So, I need to find out what the situation was during the creation of the Awakened mode! ¡°If Awakened ones can be resurrected, why can¡¯t Irregrities?¡± ¡°Let me give you a suggestion.¡± The old man pondered a moment and said, ¡°If you want to look through history, looking for the oldest surviving Awakened is likely pointless. You might as well go to¡­ ¡­ Zero City.¡± ¡°Zero City?¡± ¡°Zero City¡¯s main control system must surely have a great deal of information on the founders of Zero City stored up in it. Perhaps, by going there, you would be able to find the true history¡­ however, I cannot enter Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°This is your real objective! Using this opportunity, you want to get me to enter Zero City to find out the information about this matter?¡± The old man suddenly turned around and walked into the crowd. This time, Chen Xiaolian did not give chase. He noticed that the old man¡¯s expression had changed ¨C GM had left. Chen Xiaolian stood at the end of the street and pondered silently. Suddenly, his mobile phone rang. He nced at the unfamiliar number on his phone. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian?¡± a familiar voice called out. Chen Xiaolian hesitated a moment before responding, ¡°Mr Bluesea?¡± ¡°It is me. I think there is a need for us to talk. There is an issue that I need to discuss with you.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°What a coincidence, I also need to meet you for something. Please arrange for your men to pick me up. I will meet you in Zero City.¡± ¡­ Chapter 487 Thunderflame

Chapter 487 Thunderme

GOR Chapter 487 Thunderme After returning to Zero City, Chen Xiaolian sat on the beach at the Sea of Love. Thanks to the artificial beach and waves, the Sea of Love appeared brimming with an atmosphere of passion. This time, Chen Xiaolian could feel that the number of people in the Sea of Love was much higher than before. The one following Chen Xiaolian was a young man from de Mountain me Sea Guild. He had a very strict and steady appearance ¨C the way his eyes gazed around gave Chen Xiaolian the impression that he was somewhat simr to the man in ck serving Qiao Yifeng. The young man introduced himself as Guan Shan. He had been very polite toward Chen Xiaolian. In fact, he was polite to the point of being respectful. In the beginning, Chen Xiaolian had felt puzzled. However, after thinking about it, he understood ¨C this young man known as Guan Shan had probably watched what happened during Blood Verdict. A few hours ago, Guan Shan hade knocking. After that, he brought Chen Xiaolian into Zero City. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, Bluesea did not ask Chen Xiaolian to go to de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s hive like headquarters. Instead, he had arranged to meet up in the Sea of Love. There were people everywhere on the beach. If Chen Xiaolian did not know that this was Zero City, he might mistake this ce for some tropical tourist country in Southeast Asia, Miami or South America. ¡°Yesterday was the opening day of Zero City.¡± Guan Shan saw the puzzled look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and he volunteered the answer. Chen Xiaolian froze for a moment. Opening day? He involuntarily let out a wry smile. Thest time Zero City had opened its doors, he had entered. Back then, he identally stumbled into the Tokyo instance dungeon. This time, no one in his guild noted this information circting within the Awakened circle. It was probably due to Qiao Qiao¡¯s death. Their morale had fallen and they were unable to concern themselves with this big event. ¡°Opening day¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the beach before turning to inspect the street behind him. He found that there were more Sentinel mechs on patrol. He then sat beneath a patio umbre and ced a cup of iced drink beside him. He did not know what this drink was called, only that drinking it gave him a rich fruity taste. There were also dashes of sweet and sour in it. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian appeared no different from the other Awakened ones on the beach. He wore a Hawaiian-styled floral shirt, beach shoes and shorts. Moreover, before entering Zero City, Guan Shan had given him a prop. It was a [B] ss appearance altering prop: An ordinary pair of sses. After wearing it, it would alter up to 20 per cent of the wearer¡¯s appearance. The alteration included the wearer¡¯s face, hair and body shape. At present, Chen Xiaolian looked like an average Asian. However, his hair was slightly curly and his stature had grown more robust. The exnation Guan Shan gave for using this form-changing prop was: If you do not want to bring any attention to yourself after entering Zero City, you had better wear this prop. Chen Xiaolian understood what he meant. Due to what happened during Blood Verdict, he was now infamous in Zero City. He sat on the beach for about 20 minutes. Guan Shan was a very sensible fellow. He silently apanied Chen Xiaolian, who quietly observed the people moving around the beach. He observed the varying skin colours of the people there. The Awakened ones from every corner of the world, men and women were all ying here. Within the absolute safety of Zero City, there was no need to consider the dangers brought by instance dungeons. Additionally, the resident guilds of Zero City had forbidden any battle from urring here. Vitors would be severely punished. Thus, this became a rare moment for these Awakened ones to put aside their vigil. The entire beach appeared very lively. Chen Xiaolian quietly observed all of them, his mind working on a question ¨C why is Bluesea looking for him? Moreover, the answer appeared obvious. As Chen Xiaolian was in a daze, Guan Shan, who was beside him, suddenly stood up. Chen Xiaolian turned and saw that an unfamiliar middle-aged man had, at an unknown time, appeared behind him. Although the middle-aged man looked unfamiliar, Chen Xiaolian was quick to notice that this fellow was also wearing the same pair of sses as him. Looking at Guan Shan¡¯s show of respect to this man, his heart skipped a beat and he said, ¡°Bluesea?¡± ¡°It has been a while.¡± Nothing was done to camouge Bluesea¡¯s voice and Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize it. Chen Xiaolian stood up to shake Bluesea¡¯s hand and the two of them proceeded to sit down on the beach chairs. Guan Shan quickly retreated tens of metres away. This ce that Bluesea had arranged was neither too far nor too close to the sea. While it was close enough for them to observe the frolicking crowd, it was far enough that no one woulde bother them. ¡°How do you feel?¡± Bluesea was gazing at the crowd and there was an air of greeting in his voice. ¡°They appear very happy.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Indeed,¡± Bluesea answered sincerely. ¡°Within this circle, every Awakened leads stressful lives. They would have to endure mental stress, trials and struggles for their lives almost every moment. Zero City¡¯s opening day was the equivalent of an absolutely safe sanctuary. The few days when Zero City is open are the times of celebration for Awakened ones all across the world. Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. He took a sip and turned to look at Bluesea. ¡°Why did you ask to meet up here and not at the hive building?¡± ¡°Because I wanted to be careful.¡± Bluesea¡¯s tone was that of tranquillity. However, he looked straight into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°This discussion between us is for the sake of getting a clear picture of something. Before determining what the effects of this something are, I do not wish others to know that we have met.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised an eyebrow. ¡°You mean¡­ ¡­ Qiao Yifeng?¡± ¡°Yes, Qiao Yifeng.¡± Since both sides had decided to be frank, Bluesea chose not to beat around the bush. ¡°I had already found an abnormal situation.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Qiao Yifeng was a founding member of this guild, thus I have always paid attention to his protective detail. Once something abnormal happens around him, I would receive a report about it immediately.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a light nod. ¡°Now, I believe there is no need to beat around the bush.¡± Bluesea paused for a moment before saying, ¡°Qiao Qiao, did something happen?¡± ¡°You found out?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°Yes.¡± Bluesea nodded his head. ¡°We found out.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. ¡°Chen Xiaolian.¡± Bluesea spoke in a more patient tone and said slowly, ¡°Before we begin this discussion, I want you to understand something.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°The rtionship between us should be a very close one.¡± Bluesea slowly said. ¡°You helped us survive the cmitous trial known as Blood Verdict, something that is akin to a trial of life and death. You helped us there. That was a very huge favour you did for us. Additionally, there is the rtionship between you and Skyde. You helped us find Skyde¡­ ¡­ even though he ended up not being here in the end¡­ ¡°Even so, in these regards, I, and the whole of de Mountain me Sea Guild owes you a great deal. ¡°There should be a very close rtionship between us. ¡°I hope you can understand that so that you can feel less burdened during our conversation.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head and looked at Bluesea. ¡°For now, today¡¯s conversation will remain between you and me,¡± said Bluesea coolly. ¡°Besides Guan Shan, no one else knows about this meeting. Additionally, the ones who know about this change with Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­ as of now, there are no more than three people within de Mountain me Sea Guild who knows about it. I had made the proper arrangements.¡± ¡°You are a very cautious person.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile. ¡°When something strange happens, it is best to figure out what is going on instead of making a huge ruckus out of it. This is what I have learned after all these years.¡± ¡°That is a very good habit.¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from uttering praise for that. Bluesea smiled. There was gentleness in his eyes. ¡°So, can we talk openly now?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea. ¡°What do you think happened to Qiao Qiao?¡± ¡°I think Qiao Qiao is probably not in this world anymore,¡± said Bluesea after some consideration. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered. He had noticed that Bluesea did not use the word ¡°die¡±. Instead, he had said ¡°not in this world¡±. There was no question about it. In Qiao Qiao¡¯s case, thetter description was more¡­ ¡­ urate. The implications behind those words were also more profound. ¡°In thest instance dungeon, the one we just participated in,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in a hushed tone. ¡°Qiao Qiao sacrificed herself.¡± Bluesea raised his eyebrows. Although he had already spected that this was the case, hearing it out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth elicited a reaction from Bluesea¡¯s heart. He frowned as he gazed at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Forgive me for saying this¡­ ¡­ you do not appear as sad as I thought you would be.¡± Chen Xiaolian inhaled deeply in a slightly frustrated manner. ¡°¡­ ¡­ this question, I do not want to answer it.¡± Bluesea quietly observed Chen Xiaolian for a few seconds. As Chen Xiaolian was expecting Bluesea to question him further, this wise leader from de Mountain me Sea Guild suddenly adopted a different tone and spoke up. He did not ask anything, but simply told him something. The things he talked about sounded peculiar for this moment. ¡°Brother Qiao is my good bro. To be more urate, the four of us have always been the best of friends.¡± Bluesea¡¯s tone seemed to contain a trace of nostalgia. ¡°Brother Qiao has two daughters. We had known about this a long time ago. Qiao Qiao is Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter. So is Yu Jiajia. ¡°In his younger days, Brother Qiao went through a phase of recklessness ¨C even after bing an Awakened, he did not cease his reckless streak. ¡°Additionally, I believe you should be able to deduce that he was quite the Casanova in his younger days.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before nodding. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s visage and temperament were the cream of the crop among men. For him to be a Casanova in his younger days was not that hard to understand. ¡°As Awakened ones, our days were spent with anxiety. I believe you can understand this. Every instance dungeon is a trial of life and death. It is the equivalent of walking across a steel rope or licking the edge of a de. The amount of stress everyone faced was humongous. ¡°So, every time an instance dungeon ended, everyone would take advantage of the time in between to vent like crazy.¡± Chen Xiaolian expressed his understanding for such actions. In his own guild, the brothers Lun Tai and Bei Tai were the typical example of this. After an instance dungeon ended, the two brothers would leave for a while. They would go out and have fun and vent their stress away. After the Tokyo instance dungeon ended, they flew to Las Vegas and led days of intoxication where nothing else mattered. This scene was verymon within the Awakened circle. ¡°Yu Jiajia was an ident that Qiao Yifeng left back then,¡± Bluesea slowly said. Chen Xiaolian remained quiet. ¡°Qiao Yifeng¡¯s wife died early, leaving Qiao Qiao alone. How should I put it¡­ ¡­ all I can say is, Qiao Yifeng felt very guilty toward his wife. Thus, he decided never to remarry again. He channelled his guilt into his devotion toward Qiao Qiao. I can only say that Yu Jiajia¡¯s appearance was something unexpected. ¡°In the beginning, when he found out that one of his pleasure-seeking escapades resulted in an illegitimate daughter, he was very shocked. ¡°I can tell you that Qiao Yifeng did not really love Yu Jiajia¡¯s mother. It was just one of his escapades. ¡°I personally have noment on this behaviour. ¡°Later on, after Qiao Yifeng found out about his illegitimate daughter, he decided to take responsibility for her. ¡°Thus, Yu Jiajia was taken care of in secret in Hangzhou City.¡± ¡°What about Yu Jiajia¡¯s mother?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked curiously. ¡°She took some money and left. She disappeared ¨C on her own,¡± Bluesea said coolly. ¡°Truth was, she too, did not want the girl. Back then, she was still very young. The only reason she chose to give birth to the baby was so she could get some money from Brother Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolian did notment ¨C something like this was quitemon in this world. ¡°As Awakened ones, we are practically Supermen in the eyes of ordinary humans. We could easily gain wealth and status that themon people could only dream of. Thus, we have been taking very good care of Yu Jiajia since. ¡°Later on however, Qiao Yifeng identally got himself killed in an instance dungeon and was refreshed to be an ordinary human. ¡°The three of us founding members then made a decision ¨C to awaken his memories and let him stay as part of the guild. In hindsight, this decision of ours was quite a selfish one. ¡°Since he had already died, why not just allow him to stay away from all these. However, we chose to wake him up. Personally speaking, I have always felt remorseful toward Brother Qiao for what we did. ¡°Brother Qiao became de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s financial representative in the secr world and we initiated the ¡®retirement¡¯ program. That way, ourrade-in-arms who had fought alongside us can ¨C after getting killed in battle ¨C not lead a destitute life. ¡°We were unable to ept it, to have ourrade-in-arms who had once been heroic figures be refreshed into ordinary humans only to lead a life of hardship in the secr world. ¡°Thus, we began the ¡®retirement¡¯ program. After Qiao Yifeng returned into our fold, he assumed responsibility for the program. ¡°For a resident guild of Zero City, we possess sufficient power to carve out a humongous and wealthypany in the secr world.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°Truth be told, we, never liked Yu Jiajia.¡± These abrupt wordsing from Bluesea¡¯s mouth shocked Chen Xiaolian. He cast a puzzled look at Bluesea. ¡°Because, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s wife¡­ is Thunderme¡¯s sister,¡± said Bluesea coolly. However, Chen Xiaolian was stunned. This¡­ this is a new development! ¡°Let me put it this way. That Thunderme has a fiery temperament. Back then, when Yu Jiajia appeared, Brother Qiao¡¯s wife had already passed away for some time. Thus, Thunderme chose to tolerate Qiao Yifeng¡¯s actions. Although there were some hints of dissatisfaction in Thunderme¡¯s heart¡­ ¡­ Brother Qiao was still our bro. Furthermore, he did notmit those pleasure-seeking escapades during his marriage. We could not possibly ask our bro to use his hand all the time when he was still single. Besides, in this Awakened circle, having their pleasure-seeking escapades affect certain private aspects of their lives is amon thing. Thus, we decided to simply close one eye toward this issue.¡± ¡°We old-timers have always kept an eye on Qiao Qiao as she grew up. We did our best not to trouble her and would never bring her into Zero City¡­ after Brother Qiao died, we brought him back. However, we also redoubled our efforts to keep Qiao Qiao away from our world. ¡°I think you can understand. Due to Thunderme being here, all of us loved Qiao Qiao, treating her like a princess. However, in Yu Jiajia¡¯s case¡­ ¡­ she had been brought up in Hangzhou by Qiao Yifeng. She did not even get his name.¡± ¡°I do not know what to say.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile. ¡°You do not need to say anything. After all, there is not much rtion between you and the things that happened before.¡± Bluesea sighed. ¡°But now, the rtionship between you and this is big.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Qiao Qiao is dead and Qiao Yifeng¡¯s memories were clearly modified by the system. I had already investigated this and found that all ordinary humans on the outside world are unable to recall Qiao Qiao¡¯s existence¡­ .. in other words, all traces of her in the secr world had beenpletely erased. Qiao Yifeng too, no longer have any memories of her¡­ ¡­ for you, this might not be a bad thing. After all, you can avoid facing a father who is furious over the loss of his daughter. ¡°The problem is¡­ ¡­ in addition to Qiao Yifeng, there is someone else who cares a lot about Qiao Qiao¡¯s life or death. This person is¡­¡± ¡°Thunderme?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. Thunderme, Chen Xiaolian had long since felt curious about this person. Four figures had founded de Mountain me Sea Guild. Naturally, Skyde was the ¡®de¡¯. Qiao Yifeng was the ¡®Mountain¡¯ while Bluesea was the ¡®Sea¡¯. Chen Xiaolian had met these three fellows before. However, Thunderme, who was one of the four founding pirs of de Mountain me Sea Guild, had never revealed his face. Even during the critical moment when the guild was undergoing Blood Verdict, something that would determine the life and death of the guild¡­ This fellow chose not to appear. It was as though he was invisible. Back then, for the sake of the guild, Bluesea decided to sacrifice himself and stepped into thepetition arena fully intending on dying inbat. Even so, Thunderme did not appear. Chen Xiaolian had felt curious about this. However, this was the private matter of someone else¡¯s guild. Thus, it felt wrong to ask about it. ¡°Why are you telling me about Thunderme now?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea. ¡°The reason Qiao Qiao died and why she utterly disappeared¡­ there is no way Qiao Yifeng would ask you about those things. Although I am very curious as well, as long as you refuse to tell me, there is no reason for me to trouble you about it. Despite how important it appears, considering the favour you did for us, I will definitely not trouble you about it.¡± ¡°However, someone will never let you go. ¡°This person is Thunderme.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Thunderme¡­ ¡­ will not let me go?¡± ¡°Thunderme¡¯s temper¡­ ¡­ I know it all too well. There is a saying: A person¡¯s birth name could be a mistake, but never that person¡¯s nickname. With a nickname like Thunderme, I believe there is no need for me to exin what kind of temper this person has. ¡°My understanding of Thunderme¡¯s temperament can be summed up with these words.¡± Bluesea suddenly spoke at a much slower rate. ¡°Heart of a raging fire, emotionally vtile, obstinate, reckless, arrogant and overbearing.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°You think Thunderme wille after me?¡± ¡°That would certainly happen once Thunderme finds out that Qiao Qiao has disappeared.¡± Chen Xiaolian said nothing. Bluesea sighed. ¡°You might think that I am trying to scare you. However, Thundermes has always acted irrationally. Once that person finds out that Qiao Qiao is dead, you will be targeted. Then, Thunderme will interrogated you to find out what happened¡­ ¡­ additionally, it might not be farfetched to say that you might die.¡± ¡°Thunderme will kill me?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Bluesea said softly. ¡°You are Qiao Qiao¡¯s boyfriend. Since Qiao Qiao died when she was with you, the responsibility falls on you.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. However, he nodded his head. ¡°I ept. I should receive punishment regarding this matter.¡± ¡°That won¡¯t be the end of it.¡± Bluesea frowned and continued, ¡°Killing you alone won¡¯t be enough. That Thunderme would probably kill off the other members of your guild who managed to survive the instance dungeon as well. It is not as though this had never happened. ¡°Getting furious at bystanders has always been the biggest w in Thunderme¡¯s character.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian appeared discontented. ¡°Qiao Qiao is my woman. I did not protect her properly. If anyone should die, it should be me. What does this have to do with the other members? What responsibility do they have? How can Thunderme be so unreasonable?!¡± Bluesea¡¯s face turned somewhat peculiar. ¡°Unreasonable¡­ ¡­ that is normal. In this world, we men would often find women¡¯s actions to be unreasonable.¡± ¡°Women¡­ ¡­ wait a second!¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly stared with widened eyes. ¡°Woman? You mean to say¡­ ¡­ Thunderme? A woman?!¡± ¡­ [TL: The word he is gender neutral in Chinese¡­ ¡­ .] Chapter 488 Deep Understanding?

Chapter 488 Deep Understanding?

GOR Chapter 488 Deep Understanding? Thunderme was a woman. That was unexpected. Bluesea observed Chen Xiaolian quietly, not showing any surprise at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reaction. ¡°Yes, Thunderme is a woman. Is that very strange?¡± ¡°I remember¡­ ¡­ the four founding members of de Mountain me Sea Guild were members of the army¡­¡± ¡°Could there be no women in the army?¡± Bluesea shook his head and smiled. ¡°You fell for an old-fashioned line of thought.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it before finally nodding his head. ¡°That is right. No matter how you cut it, there is nothing wrong with that. I was the one to misunderstand.¡± Pausing, he then looked at Bluesea. ¡°If so, you believe that Thunderme wille looking for me?¡± ¡°If Thunderme finds out about it, then yes. From what I know of that person¡¯s character, that would certainly happen.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Does Thunderme know about it now? I mean, as one of the leaders of the guild¡­¡± Bluesea gave a heavy sigh and looked to the distance. He whispered out in a seemingly unconcerned tone, ¡°This is the other thing that I wanted to tell you about.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Thunderme is not with de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± There was a trace of sadness within Bluesea¡¯s voice. ¡°It would be more urate to say that Thunderme had¡­ ¡­, she left de Mountain me Sea Guild a long time ago.¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± This was an unexpected reveal. Thunderme¡­ ¡­ left? She left de Mountain me Sea Guild? This¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shone as he contemted the information. He came to realize that this was actually understandable. Perhaps¡­ If Thunderme was still with de Mountain me Sea Guild, why did Bluesea alone had to step forward to support everything during Blood Verdict? Why did Thunderme, who was one of the four pirs of de Mountain me Sea Guild, not show up? Bluesea was about to kill himself in thepetition arena in order to buy time for the guild. Despite that, Thunderme did not show up. This had always been a huge question within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. ¡°You mean to say that Thunderme is not in de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± ¡°Yes, she is not with the guild,¡± Bluesea replied directly. ¡°I should be more detailed. When I said that, I did not mean she is out somewhere or doing something elsewhere. Rather¡­ ¡­ she is no longer a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild. More urately, she had already quit the guild. She is surviving on her own.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ breaking off?¡± Chen Xiaolian had blurted out those words and he quickly regretted it. He turned sheepishly at Bluesea. There was a deste and somewhat lonely look on Bluesea¡¯s face. He observed the distant beach and whispered, ¡°Breaking off? You have no need to feel guilty. Those words aren¡¯t exactly wrong.¡± After saying that, Bluesea turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This matter with Thunderme is de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s biggest secret. In order to maintain morale of the men, the matter of her leaving the guild has never been publicized. The guild has had to deal with so many hardships during these past years. Skyde¡¯s disappearance alone was so difficult to deal with for me; if they were to find out that Thunderme had left, their morale would probably had shattered apart long ago. Thus¡­ ¡­ the number of people who knows about Thunderme¡¯s matter does not exceed five.¡± After a pause, Bluesea sighed. ¡°That year, she had a disagreement with me. She was too temperamental and overbearing. She was unable to agree with my methods ofpromising. Most importantly, she refused to stay low. In the end, we had an argument and she left out of anger. However, for old times¡¯ sake, she did not make this incident public. She secretly left and changed her name. She no longer used the name Thunderme. As for the guild, I announced that Thunderme had gone to look for Skyde. Thus, she could not be found within the guild. Hiding this secret for so many years is quite hard.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ no one suspected anything?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°She woulde every year and show her face in Zero City every now and again. However, she would quickly leave after that. Thus, even though there are those who suspected something, I was able to continue hiding it.¡± Bluesea smiled wryly. Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian did not know what to think about it. The rtionship between the four founding members of de Mountain me Sea Guild wasplicated and beyond imagination. After considering it, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°Since we are at the subject, I have to ask. Is this the only thing you wanted to discuss with me?¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao¡¯s matter is rted to Qiao Yifeng. There is a need for me to ask about it. As for whether anything bad would happen due to that matter, it is as I had said, in light of the favour de Mountain me Sea Guild owes you, I will not be troubling you. As long as you are unwilling to reveal it, I will not forcibly probe anything from you. However¡­ ¡­¡± After saying that, Bluesea cast a hesitant gaze at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Just be frank.¡± ¡°This matter is too unbelievable. I have never encountered such an incident before. For the system to erase all traces of an Awakened after that person died¡­ although we no longer find it strange for an Awakened to be refreshed, this whole no resurrection as an ordinary human and theplete erasure of the person¡¯s existence is simply too strange.¡± Bluesea looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It is clear that you know something and that you are hiding it. Although I do not n on forcing this issue¡­ ¡­ I have a faint guess about this matter. I fear this is not something negligible. ¡°I believe that someone will look for you and question you about it. Perhaps it would be Thunderme, or perhaps information on this matter would leak out and find its way to the other guilds. They would never ignore such a bizarre incident. ¡°All these years, every guild in Zero City would tirelessly attempt to seek the truth of this world. Should they receive word of such a bizarre incident, they would never let you go. Even though I can try to help you conceal it, I won¡¯t be able to do so for long. Eventually, someone who knows you and Qiao Qiao would find out about this. When that timees¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°In the end, you still want me to tell you about it.¡± ¡°If this matter is very important, you might as well cooperate with me instead of taking it on alone. At the very least, there is some form of friendship between de Mountain me Sea Guild and you. There is a basis for us to cooperate,¡± Bluesea said frankly. ¡°If you insist on not talking, then¡­ just forget that I asked. I just did not want to hide my intentions from you.¡± ¡°So, you are scheming openly?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Even if I don¡¯t investigate into it, eventually, someone else would. Even if I don¡¯t interrogate you, eventually¡­ someone else would.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head to observe the artificial, clear blue sky. It was clear and transparent, without any of the smoke usually seen in the sky in the outside world. Chen Xiaolian observed the sky for a few seconds, contemting. In the end, he slowly nodded his head. ¡°Your words are right. Even if you do not interrogate me, someone would do so, eventually. Even if you do not investigate this matter, someone would do so, eventually. Instead of taking this whole matter alone, I might as well cooperate with a reliable partner. How about this? Mr Bluesea, this matter obviously has a hidden aspect. However¡­ ¡­ before I cooperate with you, I need you to help me with one matter.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ tell me about it.¡± Bluesea did not directly agree. Instead, he prudently asked for more details. Chen Xiaolian looked around. ¡°I want a deeper understanding of Zero City.¡± ¡°Deeper? How deep?¡± ¡°Very deep.¡± ¡­ The golden wheat within the farm were like glittering waves. On an open space beside a farm, an agricultural tractor was stopped there. Its tracks had been disassembled. A man slid out from beneath the chassis area, his hands stained with ck coloured oil. He raised the sleeved part of his arm to wipe the sweat off his forehead. After taking a deep breath, he swore. ¡°Damn it, looks like this cannot be repaired by today. There is a need to go to the town and find someone from the agricultural equipmentpany.¡± The man stood up to reveal a stalwart body, thick eyebrows andrge eyes. The angles on his square shaped face were prominent. The sleeves on his shirt and trousers were rolled up high, revealing his bronze coloured skin. His face exuded an indomitable spirit. There were two men beside him. One, a thin man in long sleeve work clothes was sitting under a tree. He carried with him a jug of tea and drank the tea before ncing at the man. He shouted, ¡°Brother Feng, if even someone like you can cuss out at this machine, I fear those from the agriculturalpany would be in worse shape. Weren¡¯t you dealing with machines back when you were serving with the army? I hear you could repair even tanks. Could this guy be moreplicatedpared to the toys you get back in the army?¡± The stalwart man smiled. ¡°It has been years since them. My skills have long since gone rusty. Spending all my years farming, not many skills from back then remains.¡± Somewhere on a hillside located several hundred metres away. A fat figure was seated on the ground. Beside him were a camo sleeping bag and various foodstuffs. Choctes, mineral water, c, biscuits, bread etc. There was also a bag of opened sausages. Fatty held a pair of military binocrs in his hand and observed theughing stalwart man who was standing in the faraway farm. He himself was uncertain how long he maintained that position. He kept on watching and watching. Then, he suddenly broke out in tears and snot flowed out from his nose. Fatty finally put down the binocrs and wiped the snot away. He mumbled to himself, ¡°Dad¡­¡± After crying for a while, Fatty watched as the stalwart man pulled a bicycle up from the ground. After tying up his work kit to the back of the bicycle, he got on the bicycle. He rode the bicycle along the path between the wheat fields as he left. Fatty quickly jumped up. Ignoring the sleeping bag and foodstuffs lying on the ground, Fatty quickly pulled out a bicycle from his Storage Watch. Next, he got on the bicycle and rode desperately after the man. The stalwart man rode in front while Fatty was at the back, a distance of 100 metres between them. Tens of minutester, they approached a town. The stalwart man got down his bicycle and pushed it along through a bridge. He made way for an agricultural vehicle carrying bags of something. Then, he entered the town. On the way, he greeted his acquaintances, the shop owners in the town. ¡°Aunt Ta, have you eaten yet?¡± ¡°Little Zhu, are you skipping ss again today?¡± ¡°Ross! ying cards again? Careful you don¡¯t get caught by your wife!¡± ¡°Ha ha, Director Zhang, I will find you for a drink tomorrow!¡± It was clear that this stalwart man had a good affinity with the others. Heughed heartily and an endless number of greetings was sent his way. Fatty slowly followed from behind. Seeing the man pull his bicycle with him into an alley, he hastily gave chase. The moment he stepped into the alley however, a hand came down upon his shoulder. ¡°Who are you? Why are you following me?¡± Fatty turned around and saw that the stalwart man was staring at him with a sharp gaze. Fatty was stunned. Seeing the face that was both familiar and unrecognizable, his nose suddenly felt sour and he nearly broke into tears again. Thankfully, his mental fortitude was fairly good and he was able to endure. Instead, he smiled and said, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ when did I follow you?¡± ¡°You have been following me all this time. You even followed me into this alley, now you dare deny it?¡± The man shook his head and continued, ¡°You are not from around here, are you? I have never seen you before.¡± ¡°That¡­ ¡­ you are going your way and I am going mine. Why did you say I am following you?¡± The stalwart man smiled. ¡°This alley is a dead end. The only thing you will find there is a fertilizer nt. Who are you looking for there?¡± ¡°I¡­ I am looking for the fertilizer nt!¡± Fatty replied firmly. The man grunted in response. He exerted some force through his hands and pushed Fatty, mming him against the wall. Next, he shouted, ¡°Still talking nonsense? Two sentences were enough for me to expose you! There is no fertilizer nt inside! Speak, who are you? Sneaking around like that, were you thinking of stealing from us?¡± ¡­ Chapter 489 Board of Patriarchs

Chapter 489 Board of Patriarchs

GOR Chapter 489 Board of Patriarchs The Board of Patriarchs¡¯ headquarters within Zero City was not as mysterious as others might expect. Instead of a highly guarded ce that others would envision, the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ headquarters was actually always open to outsiders. Every time Zero City was opened to outsiders, an area of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯s headquarters would be opened up for Awakened outsiders to visit ¨C naturally, only one part was open. The Board of Patriarchs¡¯ headquarters was where the seven resident guilds of Zero City would hold their day-to-day meetings to manage the major issues of the city. This ce could be considered the equivalent of a ¡®minor United Nations¡¯ for Zero City. Truth be told, this ce was never considered one of the critical locations in Zero City. If a negotiation were necessary, the seven resident guilds would convene here. Normally however, there was nothing secretive about this ce. In contrast, the locations within Zero City that were truly highly guarded were the headquarters of each resident guilds. One such example was de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s hive like building. And also¡­ ¡­ the Angel Corps¡¯ headquarters. Those ces were truly ¡®restricted for outsiders¡¯. The Board of Patriarchs that was also known as a minor United Nations was actually not that mysterious. Their headquarters was an oval shaped building that resembled arge stadium ¨C however, it was sealed. The area around the building was an empty square. Some Awakened ones could be found touring the area. Today was an open day after all. Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian walked side by side as they made their way here. As they had already altered their appearances, their arrival did not attract anyone¡¯s attention. Chen Xiaolian noted that the number of patrolling Sentinel mechs here was quite small. The number of Sentinel mechs here was smallerpared to the Sea of Love. ¡°Every member of the Board of Patriarchs is a premier figure in each resident guild¡­ since they are premier figures of their respective guilds, they are also first-rate experts. Thus, they needed no protection.¡± Walking beside Chen Xiaolian, Bluesea exined, ¡°The rules of the Board of Patriarchs are: The seven resident guilds will take turns to manage the day-to-day affairs of Zero City. The management period for each guild wouldst for three months. Within those three months, the on-duty guild would be responsible for the management affairs of Zero City. Naturally, for the sake of ensuring fairness, the Angel Corps would be supervising the guild¡¯s actions. ¡°Every month, every member of the Board of Patriarchs would convene for a routine meeting. There, they would discuss the major events urring within Zero City. Zero City has its own standard of assessment for every issues. Normally, minor events could be left to the on-duty resident guild. However, once the level of the issue reached a certain level, the on-duty guild would have no authority over the issue. There is a need to wait for the meeting where every member from the Board of Patriarchs would cast in their votes.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows. ¡°A routine meeting once a month? Wouldn¡¯t that cause dys?¡± ¡°If there is an emergency, we can call up an emergency Board of Patriarchs¡¯ meeting. However, situations like these are rare ¨C this is Zero City after all. It ispletely cut off from the outside world.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°Normally, the minor issues would consist of small disputes. For example, some transactional disputes from ck markets or some confrontation between Awakened ones from different guilds. What major issues could arise?¡± Although it was not highly guarded, when the two of them arrived before the doorway leading to the lobby of the oval shaped building, Chen Xiaolian saw two patrolling mechs. Clearly, those mechs were a newer version of Sentinel mechs. Judging from their outward appearances, they were slightly differentpared to the II-Model Sentinel mechs that Chen Xiaolian was familiar with. They appeared smaller and the armour tings on them appeared to be packed closer. Even their paint was different. Most importantly, the weapons installed on them were different. The II-Model Sentinel mechs¡¯s arms were equipped with slicer des. These two Sentinel mechs however, were different. One of them carried arge sword on its back while the other held a sickle-like weapon in its hand. ¡°Those are all selected equipment. They were selected based on the pilot¡¯s behaviour and characteristics.¡± Noticing that Chen Xiaolian was looking at the mechs, Bluesea smiled and exined it to him. ¡°Those you saw before were mass-produced products. These however¡­ ¡­ the pilots had their own guild¡¯s mechanical specialist modify them. Some are even custom-made.¡± ¡°Are they more powerful?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Bluesea hesitated for a moment before slowly replying, ¡°This is the assessment given by the Combat Department: Generally speaking, if the standard of the pilots are the same, one of these specially modified mechs can go up against four standard mechs. And defeat them! Naturally, the price for these things are much higher as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea walked past the two mechs. As they did, Chen Xiaolian noticed some strange and unique looking symbols on the thrusters behind the mechs. ¡°That looks like¡­ ¡­ some kind of¡­ ¡­ magic?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°Mm, that should be a magically modded mech.¡± Bluesea shrugged calmly. ¡°They used magic to modify it. It is possible that they had also slipped in some magic attacks and defensive abilities.¡± Chen Xiaolian could not stop himself from inhaling with a hiss. They reached the doors leading into the lobby. Tworge doors that were nearly ten metres wide and seemingly made of transparent ss ¨C however, Chen Xiaolian was willing to bet that it was not ss. ¡°These doors are made of a certain type of polymerized material. It can withstand artillery sts from energy-tier weapons.¡± Bluesea smiled and walked together with Chen Xiaolian to the side. He pulled out his badge and waved it before the ¡®ss¡¯ doors. Next, a two-metre tall door appeared on the surface of therge ss doors. Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian walked through the door together. Only after walking in did he realize how big the interior of the oval-shaped building was. There was even an ecologically bnced environment inside. There were grasses and flowers, more than ten mus of exotic tropical nts, rivers and ponds (1 mu = 1/15 hectare). Apletely ecologically bnced environment. Raising his head up, he saw that there were birds flying above. Wait a second! Birds? Chen Xiaolian froze. Up ahead was the sunny and clear sky. Birds flew above. ¡°These¡­ ¡­ are these all virtual projections?¡± ¡°No, it is real.¡± Bluesea smiled. Then, his voice took a serious tone. ¡°More urately, it utilizes spatial transference technology to ¡®cut¡¯ a piece of sky from the outside world and ¡®graft¡¯ it here.¡± ¡°The real sky?¡± Chen Xiaolian inhaled deeply. ¡°Cut, graft? What does that mean?¡± Bluesea thought about it. ¡°Utilizing spatial transference technology, a piece of sky from a certain location is directly copied to this ce. Ah, the word copied is not right. It should be called ¡®import¡¯.¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and looked at it again. He abruptly pointed at the sky and said, ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ if someone were to jump up and fly up the sky, what would happen? Or rather, what would happen if one were to fly straight up until that person moved out from Zero City?¡± Bluesea smiled and replied, ¡°That person would end up leaving Zero City. When they leave, they would be transferred through space and the ce the end up in would be the sky that is ¡®imported¡¯ here. ¡°Simply put, if this piece of imported sky is from a tropical rainforest, you would end up in that tropical rainforest if you fly straight up. ¡°And if this piece of sky was imported from New York or London¡­¡± ¡°I would appear in New York or London?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s interest was piqued. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ won¡¯t that be dangerous? Won¡¯t that expose Zero City¡¯s position?¡± ¡°No.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°The spatial transference is a one-way trip. In other words, you can go out from here, but you cannote in from the outside. Additionally, there is another reason why we kept this thing here¡­¡± Without waiting for Bluesea to finish his words, Chen Xiaolian said with a frown, ¡°Emergency escape passageway?¡± ¡°.. ¡­ yes.¡± Bluesea gave a nod. ¡°Truth be told, this piece of sky is not something that the Board of Patriarchs created. Zero City¡¯s initial programming had probably set it up. This Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building on the other hand, was built after that ¨C built around this ce.¡± After a pause, Bluesea slowly continued, ¡°Furthermore, we have no control over the piece of sky. We had conducted many tests. Every time we moved out from here, we would end up in a different location. In other words¡­ ¡­ this sky you presently see above you is just something that Zero City¡¯s system imported at random. By the next second, it is possible that the coordinate of the sky has changed.¡± ¡°In other words, this piece of sky that I am looking at right now might be from New York. But in the next few seconds, or the next few minutes, it might be one from London?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°It is totally random?¡± ¡°Totally random. We had attempted to collect data on it and build a model to calcte the locations. However, we were unable to figure out what algorithm Zero City¡¯s system is using to change its locations. In other words, even now, we have not even grasped it. ¡°However, this could also be considered a piece of good news. Since we are unable to figure it out, we believe that it would be very difficult for the Development Team to find us. Thus, this escape passage should be safe.¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a long stare at the sky. ¡°You had better not even think about flying up,¡± Bluesea warned with a hushed tone. ¡°The first rule inside the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building is that flying is prohibited! If anyone tries to do so, automatic weapons would fire at the air-borne vitor to knock him or her down. Those weapons are products of the Angel Corps. Not even [A] ss Awakened ones could escape them.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his gaze away from the sky. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian was no longer looking at the sky, Bluesea inwardly gave a sigh of relief. Then, he led Chen Xiaolian further in. ¡°Coincidentally, de Mountain me Sea Guild is the one on-duty. In other words, the ones keeping watch here are all our men. Thus, it is very convenient for you to visit.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered and said, ¡°I heard that once you be a resident guild in Zero City, Zero City would automatically allocate resources for you. I want to know how those resources are allocated and where? Or should I say¡­ ¡­ where is Zero City¡¯s main control system?¡± ¡°Why are you asking this?¡± Bluesea nced at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression remained unchanged. ¡°If I say I want to make my guild a resident guild in Zero City, is that good enough?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Bluesea took a deep breath and there was a faint flicker in his face. ¡°You have that kind of thought?¡± ¡°Why? Does it sound too unbelievable?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Your de Mountain me Sea Guild did it in 30 years, why can¡¯t I? Besides¡­¡± ¡°That is right.¡± Bluesea sighed and nodded his head. ¡°During Blood Verdict, I had found that your power is exceptionally strong. Is it¡­ ¡­ did Skyde help enhance your power?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not answer the question. Instead, he slowly said, ¡°Can my request be fulfilled?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ that is not difficult.¡± Bluesea¡¯s reply came as a surprise for Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Truth be told, Zero City¡¯s main control system and the resident guild evaluation program are open to outsiders. You can go check it out at any time¡­ ¡­ however, when you get there, you might feel disappointed.¡± ¡°Disappointed? What do you mean?¡± The edges of Bluesea¡¯s mouth disyed an odd smile. ¡°You will know once you get there.¡± ¡­ Chapter 490 This Man Is Not Him

Chapter 490 This Man Is Not Him

GOR Chapter 490 This Man Is Not Him Slurp! Slurp! Slurp! Fatty gobbled up a bowl of noodles in a Heavenly shaking and Earth shattering manner, his huge head almost buried within the bowl. The potid out beside him was almost empty. Only some noodles were left inside the pot. The stalwart man sat on a bench and watched Fatty quietly as he ate. The man¡¯s fingers were holding onto a cigarette and he would asionally take a drag from it. After Fatty finished his third helping, the stalwart man asked, ¡°Had your fill yet?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Fatty extended his neck out and released a loud burp. Then, he wiped his mouth sheepishly. The stalwart man fixed his eyes on Fatty for a moment before slowly asking, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ really know Bluesea? He really is your uncle?¡± ¡°I am not lying to you!¡± Fatty put the bowl down and said loudly, ¡°I am absolutely not lying to you! It is the truth!¡± ¡°So, how did you find me here?¡± ¡°That¡­¡± Fatty¡¯s eyes swivelled about for a moment, but his face remained unchanging. He slowly replied, ¡°Uncle was the one who gave me this address. He said you will be at your old home.¡± ¡°Bluesea¡­¡± The stalwart man was unable to stop himself from sighing out. A nostalgic expression washed over his face and he subconsciously moved his fingers across his temple. Although his body was still robust, the hair on the sides of his head had grown white. ¡°We have not met each other for 30 years now. Mm¡­ ¡­ since leaving the army, I lost contact with him. I did not think that he would still remember this brother of his.¡± ¡°He remembers! Of course he remembers!¡± Fatty swiftly cried out. ¡°How could he forget? They would always talk about you.¡± ¡°They?¡± The stalwart man¡¯s expression flickered. ¡°Err¡­ ¡­ Uncle Qiao Yifeng and the others,¡± Fatty quickly added. ¡°Little Qiao, how is he doing?¡± ¡°He¡­ ¡­ should be doing very well.¡± Fatty¡¯s tone became slightly odd. ¡°But if they are looking for me, why didn¡¯t Bluesea and Little Qiaoe themselves? Why did they send you?¡± The man¡¯s expression suddenly sank and he jumped to his feet. Although his military years were long gone, his aura remained extraordinary. The killing intent sharpened through his years within the army now radiated out from him. ¡°Speak! Did something happen to them?!¡± The killing intent shocked Fatty and he quickly said, ¡°Ah, no. Nothing happened to them. It is just¡­ I happened to arrive in XXX City, so I decided toe visit a senior and also to make certain that you are here. Since I have found you¡­ ¡­ in the future, they would surelye visit.¡± After saying that, Fatty began bluffing by telling the man about some of the habits and unique characteristics of Bluesea and Qiao Yifeng. He even mentioned some of the daily matters rting to those two. After the man listened to the words spoken by Fatty, he found that those details were simr to what he remembered of Bluesea and Qiao Yifeng. Thus, the doubt in his heart gradually dissipated. ¡°You call them uncle. That means you¡­¡± ¡°My father was one of their oldrade-in-arms.¡± Fatty then lowered his head and continued, ¡°It is just¡­ ¡­ he is no more.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± The man looked surprised. ¡°The son of arade-in-arms? Eh? Which troop did your father belong to? If he is arade of Bluesea and Qiao Yifeng, surely I would know of him as well.¡± Fatty was at a loss for words. As he was wracking his brains on how to repair the hole in his lie, the sound of footsteps and some noise came from the outside of the house. ¡°Da Feng!¡± ¡°Uncle Feng!¡± ¡°Uncle Feng!¡± Outside, the members from several associations came surging in. The one in the lead was an old man with average height. He was hunching with both hands behind his back. There was also a middle-aged man with sses beside him. This man had both his hands inside his pockets as his eyes nced about. ¡°Eh? Director Wu? Elderly Vige Chief? Why are you here?¡± The stalwart man stood up and gave the man in sses, Director Wu, a nod. Next, he personally stepped forward to help support the old man and help him sit down. ¡°Elderly Vige Chief, isn¡¯t the meeting in the afternoon? Why did you alle find me even though it is just noon? Have everyone eaten?¡± ¡°That is not important.¡± The elderly Vige Chief shook his head and there was a troubled look on his face. ¡°There is a matter that we want to discuss with you.¡± Although the stalwart man appeared straightforward, he was not an idiot. He looked at Director Wu, who was standing beside them. The stalwart man¡¯s face grew dark and he said in a low voice, ¡°Does Director Wu have any new instructions to give?¡± ¡°I wouldn¡¯t dare to presume to give instructions.¡± Director Wu spoke slowly, ¡°It is about thend inquisition issue. The people from the top had given word. They are willing to pay 1,000 yuans for every mu (1 mu = 1/15 hectare). I feel that this is quite a good thing, so¡­¡± ¡°I am not selling mynd,¡± the stalwart man said coldly. ¡°Sigh, Da Feng!¡± Director Wu frowned before continuing, ¡°You need to understand the situation here! This issue involves the development of the town. It is not easy to attract this enterprise here. After selling thend here, we can get a sum of money. After that, we can still go work for the enterprise. Either that or go do some small business. No matter what, it would surely be better than digging the soil. Moreover, the price they are giving is not low at all!¡± The stalwart man snorted. ¡°Let us not go into whether the price is good or not! What does this enterprise ns to do? A paper mill! I was a soldier who did not have a good education. However, I at least know one thing. The pollution from paper mills is excessive! Thisnd they n to acquire is not far from the fish ponds and the fruit bearing trees in the mountain. If a paper mill is to operate here, how are the other vigers to go on with their lives?¡± Director Wu frowned and his tone grew heated. ¡°Da Feng! You have to look at the big picture! This enterprise¡¯s activity involves¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care about the big picture. I just want to ask, what were you thinking by wooing such a pollution intensive enterprise? Did the Environmental Protection Department of the county or city approve of this? How do the enterprise n to deal with the pollution issue? This ce does not have a sewage facility. Unless they build one, there is nothing to say here!¡± Fatty had remained seated in silence. He listened to both sides as they argued. A few minutester, Director Wu waved his hand angrily and left. The other exchanged nces and looked at the stalwart man. The elderly Vige Chief sat there quietly and puffed a cigarette. ¡°What does elder thinks of this?¡± The stalwart man sighed. The elderly Vige Chief remained silent and those few people who came together turned their eyes away. Looking at those people, he was unable to stop himself from feeling a tightness within his chest. These few people were those who were better off in the vige. The younger members of their family had already left to work outside. Some had settled in the county or the city and were able to send some money back home¡­ ¡­ if thend acquisition were to go through, these people would leave to settle in the city after getting their share of the money. What would they care about pollution? Unfortunately, not every household was in that position. Seeing how they were silent, the stalwart man sneered. ¡°I understand. The reason you all came today is to advise me to sell.¡± ¡°Uncle Feng¡­¡± A young man spoke up. The stalwart man red at him and shouted, ¡°Little Li, as humans, we must not forget our roots! You are now working in the city and have a safe home. However, thisnd is where you grew up. You want to sell it off and run away, ignoring the other folks?¡± The faces of the other men had turned red. If not for the fact that the stalwart man had quite the influence within the vige, these fellows would probably have begun quarrelling. In the end, the elderly Vige Chief stood up, snuffed his cigarette and said in a hushed tone, ¡°Let us leave!¡± After saying that, he ced his hands behind his back and walked outside. The young man who was about to speak up earlier cried out, ¡°Elderly Vige Chief¡­¡± ¡°Just leave! Have you not lost enough face?¡± The elderly Vige Chief sighed and turned, giving the stalwart man a nce. ¡°Da Feng, I¡­ ¡­ sigh, let us not talk about this anymore.¡± ¡°I understand, you have no choice.¡± The stalwart man smiled wryly. ¡°Your son works in the township investment department. You must be facing even more pressure than me.¡± The elderly Vige Chief waved his hand and left with a muffled sigh. As for the others, they too, scattered like birds. After the men left, the stalwart man¡¯s zeal clearly fell. He went back to sit on the bench, but was no longer interested in talking. He had also forgotten about the questions he wanted to ask Fatty. A few momentster, the stalwart man got up and moved to get some white alcohol from the kitchen. He tore open the lid with his mouth and took a huge gulp. There were no dishes for him to eat with the alcohol so he simply poured out some peanuts and green beans. Fatty watched as the stalwart man drank before turning to look around. The house was very clean and simple. However, it was obvious that there was no woman or children in the house. It wascking a certain atmosphere. As the stalwart man was emotionally troubled, his alcohol tolerance fell somewhat. After downing a bottle, his eyes grew zed. He then turned to look at Fatty and said, ¡°All right, since you are family, you can just stay at my ce for today. There is an empty room at the back. Go get some rest there.¡± After saying that, he stood up unsteadily and walked into the room on the left side of the house. He did not even bother to close the door. In less than a few minutes, the sounds of snoring could be hearding from inside. Fatty sat there with a dazed look on his face. Then, he sighed and mumbled to himself. ¡°Father, it seems you are going through a hard life.¡± Naturally, Fatty did not leave. He rummaged around and figured out the stalwart man¡¯s situation. An old bachelor without any wealth. However, his house was clean and tidy. There was also a wooden dummy for martial arts training in the backyard. It would appear that this stalwart man did not give up on his martial arts. When evening came, Fatty returned to the reception room. After closing the gate, he did not go to the room and sleep. He saw that there was an old bamboo chair beside the reception room and moved toy down on it. It did not take long for him to fall asleep. After sleeping for an unknown time, Fatty suddenly woke up. His ears could faintly make out the sound of footstepsing from the outside. Judging by what he could hear, there were quite some people out there. Fatty quickly grew alert. As he was about to stand up, a hand reached out to mp over his mouth. ¡°Don¡¯t make any noise. They areing for me.¡± The stalwart man¡¯s voice came from within the darkness. The man had, at an unknown moment,e to stand beside Fatty. Some figures could be seen moving outside. They could also see the rays from shlights moving about. It would appear that these men did not intend to sneak in. Rather, they were going to barge in and cause amotion. Someone began knocking on the doors of the hall while others began hollering. The stalwart man was silent for a moment before turning to Fatty. He said, ¡°The wall of the backyard is not that high. You go out from there.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°They areing after me. This is the third time this month. The first two times, they only sshed dung and dog¡¯s blood. It seems today is the day they take action.¡± As he spoke, he retrieved a shoulder pole from behind the door. ¡°You, you want to fight them?¡± Fatty¡¯s eyes lit up. The stalwart man snorted and said, ¡°Enough, leave now. Remember to tell my two brothers, tell them¡­ ¡­ if there is a chance, let us meet again. Leave quickly! Considering how many of them there are, when a fight breaks outter, I might not be able to protect you.¡± By then, the gate doors were already quaking due to the men¡¯s use of force. It did not take long before the doors broke. Even the frames were twisted as a result. ¡°Leave quickly!¡± The stalwart man shouted. Then, wielding the shoulder pole, he charged forward. Kicking the torn down gate, he rushed outside. On the grounds outside stood over 20 low lives. They wore different types of clothing and they were all wielding wooden sticks and iron rods. Some were holding shlights and they waved their shlight around. A few of the iron rod wielding men were at the door. When they saw the stalwart man rush out, they cursed out and charged viciously. The stalwart man¡¯s body moved with vigour. He moved to dodge an iing iron rod before using his shoulder to m one of the men. With a turn, he sent his shoulder pole out, striking another low life, sending him falling down the ground. Next, he sent his legshing out to kick the one beside him away. His skills were exceptional. This charge from him was like a tiger pouncing upon a flock of sheep. With merely two to three exchanges, three men were left lying on the ground. Would Fatty leave? He stood at the doorway and watched with glittering eyes. Ever since his father disappeared, he had not the opportunity to see him fight. Seeing the opportunity to watch his father, Fatty stood by the side and apuded. However, after watching for less than 10 seconds, Fatty¡¯s face turned dejected. No. Although the stalwart man was able to wield the shoulder pole skilfully and was able to knock down another two men, he quickly suffered a hit on his shoulder and back from the wooden sticks. His body appeared to be staggering after that. Seven to eight rod wielding low lives surrounded the stalwart man and it appeared that he would be unable to hold on. At that very moment, Fatty¡¯s felt a thunderous thump roaring out from his heart. The illusory feelings and emotions that he had been feeling today was suddenly shattered by what he was seeing right now. The stalwart man before him¡­ even though he was his father¡­ He was no longer Skyde! No longer was he that all-powerful figure who singlehandedly led his guild into Zero City and be one of its resident guilds. No longer was he the Skyde who could deter the other pirs from the Board of Patriarchs. This stalwart man before Fatty¡­ ¡­ was just someone who was resurrected and refreshed after Skyde¡¯s death¡­ An ordinary human. Indeed, he was just an ordinary human. He appeared to be skilled. The foundation from his soldiering days and the many years he spent training himself in martial arts were still there. However, he was still just an ordinary human. Additionally, he was already in his fifties and was unable to resist the ravages of time. His physical qualities had declined considerably. One of the low lives who were knocked down seized the opportunity to grab the man¡¯s thigh, giving the others the chance to rush the stalwart man. The stalwart man received another two hits and he staggered. It appeared he was close to falling down. As the others were about to swarm him¡­ Bang! A gunshot rang out. One of the low lives had raised his iron rod to smash it down on the stalwart man¡¯s head when a bullet struck him in his shoulder. He fell backward to the ground and lost his grip on the iron rod. At the same time, he cried out in pain. The others were all shell shocked by the sound of gunfire. They simultaneously stopped what they were doing. Fatty stood in the doorway, a gun in his hand. He cast a fearsome stare at the low lives and shouted, ¡°Whoever wants to die, step forward!¡± He moved the muzzle of the gun, making an arc with it and caused the others to subconsciously take a few steps backward. ¡°You¡­ you dare pull out a gun? Son of a bitch! You dare pull a gun on us?!¡± The leader of the low lives was unable to restrain himself from shouting out. ¡°Great! I was just wondering how I should deal with you two! This time you fellows are dead!¡± ¡°One more word from you and I will have you die right now!¡± That low life leader was so terrified he quickly took a step back. ¡°Scram!¡± Fatty snorted. ¡°This senior has no interest in killing too many fellows. Also, take away the one on the ground as well! If you fellows have what it takes, thene face this senior!¡± Although those low lives were ruthless and fairly courageous, they were not idiots. They looked at the rods and sticks in their hands before looking at the gun in Fatty¡¯s hand. They quickly made a wise decision: Retreat. We are here to work for money. Why the Hell would we risk our lives? The low life leader had wanted to leave some threatening parting words. In the end however, he chose to shut his mouth and bring the others with him as he left. The stalwart man who was in a seated position on the ground looked at the gun in Fatty¡¯s hand. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ how could you have something like this? Who gave it to you?¡± Fatty turned dumbfounded and his mouth twitched. He chose not to answer. He moved over to prop the stalwart man into the house and retrieved a med kit. ¡°Why are you still staying here? Hurry up and leave! Do you know who you have provoked? By using a gun against them, they will¡­¡± Fatty bit his lips. However, he continued helping the stalwart man. He pulled off the man¡¯s shirt and saw that he was wearing a vest underneath. Bruises and bloodstains could be seen on the exposed muscles. Fatty¡¯s eyes turned red and a desire to rush out and kill off those low lives gushed through his heart. The stalwart man stared at Fatty. Then, he suddenly said, ¡°Who exactly are you?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°You are definitely not an ordinary child,¡± said the stalwart man softly. ¡°In that chaotic situation, you pulled out a gun without shivering and could hit urately with it. Considering your level of marksmanship, it is clear that you are someone who is used to handling guns. Additionally¡­ ¡­ your behaviour after shooting a human, to be able to remain quiet and calm, this is clearly not the first time you used a gun to shoot someone! Kid, where did youe from?¡± At that moment, a sharp scream came from beyond the gate. It was as though someone had witnessed something terrifying. The screams shocked the stalwart man and Fatty and they jumped to their feet. The two of them walked side by side to the gate only to see the low lives running back at them in a crazed manner. The weapons in their hands were gone and only a few of them continued holding onto their shlights. Also¡­ ¡­ their numbers appeared smaller¡­ by half. It was as though there was an evil spirit pursuing them. They screamed miserably without respite. Some were even scrambling forward on all fours. As they swarmed forward, they saw Fatty. When they did, their faces became akin to those who had met a saviour. One of the low lives shouted, ¡°Quick! Hurry! Ghost! There is a ghost! Quickly pull out your gun! A ghost!¡± Fatty remained silent. However, his ears abruptly picked up a sound. ¡°Humph!¡± It was a cold, overbearing and hoarse female voice. Fatty looked forward and saw a figure in the distance that was slowly making its way here. It was a woman with dishevelled hair and fiery red leather clothes. Judging from her looks, she appeared to be someone in her twenties. She had beautiful features. However, she had a thickyer of makeup on and her hair was dishevelled. In the darkness of the night, her appearance resembled that of a female ghost. Step by step, she moved forward. With merely two steps, she caught up to the low life in the rearmost position. Then, she snapped her fingers. That low life¡¯s head burst open with a ¡°bang¡± like an exploding watermelon. Next, his body slowly dissolved like a melting ice cream¡­ The moment Fatty caught sight of the woman, he involuntarily sucked in a breath of cold air. ¡°me¡­ Aunt me¡­¡± Chapter 491 Strange

Chapter 491 Strange

GOR Chapter 491 Strange A sneering expression flitted across this Aunt me¡¯s face as she slowly walked over. Her graceful body wrapped in red coloured leather clothes seemingly swayed as she moved. And yet, despite her alluring beauty, no one was in the mood to appreciate her beauty. The remaining low lives looked at Aunt me as one would treat an evil spirit. She had just caused someone¡¯s head to blow up like a watermelon with the snap of her fingers. Under such circumstances, how could they remain calm? Some of them were so terrified, they pissed in their pants as they stood there, trembling uncontrobly. Although their minds screamed at them to run as fast as possible, their legs were unable toply. As for the others, they were on all fours as they puked to the point of puking out their bile. It did not matter what you call them. Thugs, low lives, they were all ordinary humans. Normally, they would only be involved in bravado and fight. However, in this critical moment, after seeing someone kill humans as one would kill chickens, the fact that some of them could still stand without falling to their knees was a feat in itself. Aunt me walked over and the low lives did not even have the strength to crawl away. As for the stalwart man, he gripped the shoulder pole tightly. His face was twisted. However, as a former soldier who had seen many deaths in the battlefield, he was able to maintain a straight posture in face of the woman¡¯s shocking and magical act of brutally murdering the low lives. Fatty however, was in far worse shape. His teeth were shuddering to the point of making chattering noises and his legs jittery as he looked at Aunt me. ¡°You, you, you are here¡­¡± Aunt me gave a harrumph. She casually pointed out with her fingers and the heads of the two low lives beside her exploded. Their bodies then melted into a pool of mud. When that happened, the other low lives seemingly regained the courage to run for their lives. They jumped up and began dispersing in every direction. Aunt me merely sneered and snapped her fingers in session. The heads of the low lives that ran into the wheat fields burst apart. They only managed to run a distance of ten metres before falling into the wheat fields. The stalwart man felt his throat go dry. He stared at the woman and said, ¡°You, just what are you? What kind of¡­ ¡­ monster¡­¡± Aunt me stared at the stalwart man for a moment. For an instant, something strange seemingly flickered across her eyes. However, she abruptly ignored the stalwart man and moved before Fatty. She raised her hand and sent a p forward. This p of hers caused Fatty to stagger backward. Fatty clutched his face but was too fearful to even go hide. He simply looked at the woman in terror. ¡°Tell me, am I not in the right in pping you?¡± Fatty¡¯s cheek had turned red, but he nodded his head vigorously and said, ¡°Right! Right! You are right to p me! No matter what, you are always right!¡± ¡°Haven¡¯t I always treated you well, little Fatty? Could that bastard Bluesea have treated you better than me?¡± Aunt me pointed at the stalwart man. ¡°If I had not personally found out something strange going on with him ande investigate, I would probably be kept in the dark by you fellows! Humph! Something like this¡­ you dare hide something like this from me?!¡± At that moment, Aunt me was standing beside Fatty. The light from the reception room shone on her, allowing the stalwart man to see the woman¡¯s facial features. His face was originally that of one facing a great enemy. However, after carefully scrutinizing the woman¡¯s face, his expression changed greatly. A look of utter disbelief took hold of his face and he stared intently at the woman. He then opened his mouth and eximed loudly, ¡°Ah! You, you¡­ You! It¡¯s you!¡± Aunt me turned her head around and cast aplicated gaze at the stalwart man. ¡°Me, me, me, me, what about me? Just because I put on some makeup, you can¡¯t recognize me?¡± The stalwart man¡¯s body gave a shudder. ¡°You are¡­ ¡­ you are Ah Yu? You are Ah Yu? Ah Yu?!! How is this possible? This cannot be! No way! You, you, how could you be so young?¡± The woman that Fatty had called Aunt me, after hearing the stalwart man call her Ah Yu, raised her eyebrows in response. She was unable to stop her expression from flickering somewhat. ¡°Hmm, Ah Yu. It has been a long time since people called me that.¡± After saying that, she studied the stalwart man for a moment. Then, the light in her eyes faded with disappointment. ¡°You are Da Feng, but¡­ ¡­ you are no longer Skyde.¡± The stalwart man wanted to say something. However, Ah Yu quickly shed behind him and sent a finger to poke his head from behind. The stalwart man¡¯s eyes rolled over and he fell to the ground. Fatty, who was beside him, reacted quickly. He caught the stalwart man in an embrace and turned to regard Ah Yu. ¡°What are you looking at? Did you think I would actually hurt him?¡± Ah Yu red at Fatty, scaring him until he shrunk his head back. ¡°Knock him unconscious first, then slowly exin things to himter. There is a need to properly consider how to tell him about the multitude of things involved here.¡± ¡°But, but¡­¡± Fatty held his own father in an embrace and smiled wryly before saying, ¡°Aunt me, the way you made an entrance is too shocking. The moment you came, you started a rampage. Could it be, err ¡­ ¡­ too much?¡± The woman sneered. ¡°Too much? Humph! Of all things for you to pick up while staying by Bluesea all these years, you ended up picking up his indecisive character! These fellows came to trouble your father. By chasing them away, did you think they would nevere again? Do you n on staying here forever to protect your father? You pulled out a gun this night, but you did not finish them off. Instead, you let them go. What will you do when they bring the cops here? Would your gun be useful then? Or do you n on pulling out a mech? Children, always acting in such a careless manner. I had helped you dealt with all of them. Isn¡¯t that better?¡± ¡°But, but these fellows ended up dying here for no reason¡­¡± ¡°Their bodies had turned to fertilizers.¡± Aunt me sneered before continuing, ¡°As for where these people disappeared to all of a sudden, who knows? This is a farming vige, not a city. There are no surveince system here. When the police are investigating their disappearance, would the other sidee out and say that they sent these men to harm your father? Even if they did decide to say that, your father is only one man. The police would never believe that your father is the one behind their disappearance.¡± ¡°But, but you killed so many people so quickly¡­¡± ¡°One more low life like these in this world means the world bes that much filthier. So what if I killed them? There is nothing to it.¡± After a pause, Aunt me then continued coolly, ¡°Even if one of them did notmit a crime deserving of death, must I ask them if they deserve death?¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea stood in the central area of the oval shaped building. There was arge elevator here. However, it went all the way down. Tens of people stood on a metal te that protruded out from the ground. These people were clearly visitors who came because Zero City was open. Chen Xiaolian watched as the elevator within the oval shaped building continued to descend. He was unable to stop himself from feeling curious and he looked around. Then, he asked Bluesea, ¡°Who are these people? Are they also visitors?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°This¡­ this is Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building! Also, aren¡¯t you bringing me to Zero City¡¯s main control system? Anyone can go in and visit that ce?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Seeing the look of indifference on Bluesea¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian became utterly speechless. The main control system of Zero City¡­ ¡­ how would it look like? ¡­ Chapter 492 Impervious?

Chapter 492 Impervious?

GOR Chapter 492 Impervious? Chen Xiaolian was unable to figure it out. Originally, he had imagined Zero City¡¯s main control system to be a highly mysterious and strictly guarded ce. At present, after having stepped out of the elevator, he saw people everywhere around him. These people were unquestionably Awakened ones. They were wearing an assortment of clothing as they moved about in a rxed manner. Some wereughing and others took out their mobile phones or some other strange devices to take pictures. These people were no different from the tourists outside. The only difference was that the devices they were using to take pictures appeared more advanced and futuristic. The ce wasrge, resembling a museum hall. There before him was arge silver screen. The screen was over 100 metres wide! Seeing its silver coloured surface, those who came to stand before the screen would not be able to stop themselves from reaching out to touch it. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, whenever someone made contact with the surface of the screen, water like ripples would spread out across the surface of the silver screen. ¡°Liquid metal?¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled curiously to himself before turning to face Bluesea. Bluesea shook his head and smiled wryly before replying, ¡°That is something I really do not know. Truth be told, we and all the other resident guilds of Zero City had tried to test it. We conducted analysis on this liquid metal like material before. However, we could note up with any results. It appears to beposed of something that does not exist in this world.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°How should I put it? The results of our analysis reveal that it resembles liquid metal. However, it possesses certain neuron discharge like functions. It can truly be considered a special kind of item. We suspect that it might even be a form of metal life form.¡± ¡°Silicon-based life form?¡± Chen Xiaolian uttered. Bluesea smiled. ¡°Not, it is not that. Our analysis simply failed to discover what it is.¡± As he spoke, he looked at the surrounding ¡®tourists¡¯ and lowered his voice. ¡°This thing is very strange. We can cut a small part of it to conduct analysis on and it would automatically regrow itself. However, it would always stop growing and stabilize once it reaches a certain size, never to grow beyond it.¡± Bluesea pointed at the silver screen before them. ¡°You go give it a try. It feels very strange.¡± Strange? Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before walking to stand before the silver screen. Due to therge size and width of the screen, there were still many open spaces despite the high number of people here. After walking over, Chen Xiaolian gently raised his hand and poked his finger into the screen¡­ ¡°!!!¡± The moment his fingertip made contact with the screen, the cold and soft feeling was akin to him poking his finger into cold water. In that instant, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was awash with an illusory feeling. The pores in his entire body seemingly turned upside down ¨C a feeling of tranquillity. Additionally, the moment his fingertip made contact with it, for just an instant, it felt as though something connected with him. How should he describe that situation¡­ It was as though, through that one contact he made with his fingertip¡­ ¡­ in that one instant, his body seemingly expanded, extending outward. It felt as though his senses had extended far into the distance. The unique sensation felt ephemeral and was most peculiar. Chen Xiaolian was stunned and he immediately pulled his hand back. He turned his head to look at Bluesea. Bluesea slowly said, ¡°Everyone who makes contact with it would be automatically linked to Zero City¡¯s main control system¡­ ¡­ Zero City¡¯s main control system appears to be a living life form of sorts. Through this ¡®direct contact¡¯, you and Zero City¡¯s main control system had made a connection. It could sense your existence, your breathing, your pulse, it could sense all of that. Mm, it is like having a brief connection with it.¡± Hearing Bluesea¡¯s words, Chen Xiaolian felt awkward¡­ The feeling he had earlier felt differentpared to what Bluesea was describing. That feeling was not one of connection. Rather, it was one of¡­ ¡­ bonding! Taking a deep breath, Chen Xiaolian extended his hand out once more and his fingertip poked into the screen once more. That feeling of coldness and softness came once more. Chen Xiaolian restrained his emotions and closed his eyes. ¡°You can call out to Zero City and it will respond to you. It is an ephemeral response, just like¡­ ¡­ a baby who is still inside his mother¡¯s womb. You can hear the mother¡¯s heartbeat, but¡­ ¡­ that is all. This type of feeling is very miraculous.¡± Bluesea, who was standing beside him, exined casually. There was calmness on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face¡­ The moment his fingertip made contact with the screen, he could seemingly sense something like a rhythm. It was a pulse-like beating. He was unable to discern if the pulses belonged to him or someone else. Soon however¡­ Badump! Badump¡­ Badump! Badump! Badump¡­ Badump! Badump! Badump! Badump¡­ The sound of pulses grew more intense andplex and it surged into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sea of consciousness. Chen Xiaolian was taken aback but he quickly reacted. This is¡­ ¡­ the sound of heartbeat. It is not mine, nor is it someone else¡¯s. Rather, it is¡­ Everyone¡¯s! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sea of consciousness could now sense the heartbeats of all the Awakened ones who were in contact with the screen. There were at least 100 people there. Their heartbeats that were of varying frequencies all surged into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind, causing his body to give a shudder. He had to force himself to withstand it and breathe properly. This¡­ ¡­ this is not ¡®ephemeral¡¯ response! Such rity! Such force! Chen Xiaolian pulled his hand back and turned to look at Bluesea. ¡°You said it is an ephemeral response?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Bluesea smiled. It appeared he did not realize anything wrong with Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You should have felt it too. It is as though there is something responding to the thoughts in your mind. It is a very subtle sensation.¡± The edges of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth twitched and he forced out a smile. ¡°All right. Since you have felt it, we should leave.¡± Bluesea looked around and saw that there were more peopleing in. ¡°Every time Zero City opens up, the first two days will see this ce filled with many people. We should find ourselves a more quiet ce.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the screen again before nodding his head. As the two of them were walking back, Chen Xiaolian was unable to hold back his desire to ask, ¡°To allow so many people to visit this ce and allow them to touch the main control system of Zero City¡­ won¡¯t there be any issue with that? Is this not going to cause any security issues?¡± ¡°Zero City¡¯s system is more wondrous than you could possibly imagine.¡± Bluesea smiled. Next, he took on a serious expression and said, ¡°About the security issue that you mentioned, I will say this. Before this, for the sake of analysing Zero City¡¯s main control system, the resident guilds and the Board of Patriarchs exhausted a great deal of effort to analyse Zero City¡¯s main control system. However, even with our most advanced methods and equipment, we were unable to damage Zero City¡¯s main control system. Did you know? Back then, during one of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ sessions, they made a very dangerous decision and utilized a very powerful weapon to conduct a test¡­ naturally, they did not bombard Zero City¡¯s main control system. Rather, they used an equipment to cut out a small portion of the screen and ced it in a specially sealed space. Then, they utilized the most powerful weapon they could get their hands on to bombard that small portion. Do you know what the result of the test was?¡± ¡°The cut off portion was not damaged at all?¡± ¡°It was not just that.¡± Bluesea¡¯s face took on an odd expression. Next, he sighed. ¡°The cut out portion was about one cubic metre in size. The one in charge of the testing detonated a nuclear bomb in the sealed space. In the end¡­ ¡­ our monitors revealed that, during the explosion, a change happened to the energy field and¡­ ¡­ all the energy that was released due to the explosion was suddenly absorbed.¡± ¡°Absorbed?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± said Bluesea in a very solemn tone. ¡°The moment the bomb exploded, a strange force field appeared and it sucked in all the energies released by the explosion. The nuclear bomb was like a small me. It could only flicker a moment before getting extinguished. Later on, the ones in charge of analysing it entered the sealed space and found that no traces of energy remained of the nuclear explosion. Even the radiation tests returned normal!¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. ¡°Even [S] ss experts had attempted to personally test it. However, we found that any known power or skill cannot bring it any harm. It is impervious to any form of harm we could muster. Impervious to physical attacks, spiritual attacks, everything!¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Bluesea and suddenly said, ¡°So that is the reason why you all could be at ease with letting everyone visit Zero City¡¯s main control system? I think it is not that simple.¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡± ¡°If I had to guess, you people opened up Zero City¡¯s main control system because you fellows were unable to damage or figure it out. So, you wanted to see if the outsiders could do it. Although the chances of that are small, there is no reason not to, right?¡± ¡°Perhaps that is the case. At any rate, this ce was opened up a long time ago. It was a decision made a long time ago by that time¡¯s Board of Patriarchs. The seeding Board of Patriarchs chose not to overturn this decision. As for your opinion, I personally believe it is possible.¡± After saying that, Bluesea smiled and continued, ¡°The screen you saw is just a portion of Zero City¡¯s main system that is put on disy. The real main control system of Zero City is an extremely massive existence.¡± ¡­ ¡°System auto-scan: Abnormal temte found, scan results¡­ ¡­patible with inceptive founders¡¯ temte. Begin screening. Re-directing all spare calctive capacity for scanning¡­ ¡­ begin countdown¡­ estimated time: 7 hours 24 minutes 55 seconds.¡± ¡­ In a workroom within the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building, the ones responsible for monitoring the main control system consisted of men from de Mountain me Sea Guild and the Angel Corps. Two men in Angel Corps uniforms were staring at a floating metal orb. The metal orb floated at a height level to that of a man¡¯s height. Suddenly, the surface of the metal orb shook a little. It was like¡­ ¡­ there was an issue with the frame rate. Seeing that anomaly, the two of them became shocked. Then, they exchanged nces. ¡°Did you see that?¡± ¡°Ah, did you see it too? I thought I made a mistake.¡± ¡°This¡­ ¡­ we have never seen something like this. Do we report this?¡± One of them quickly turned his head. Behind him was arge tform. Several de Mountain me Sea Guild members were operating virtually projected control stations to monitor the various areas within Zero City. ¡°Did you see something out of the ordinary?¡± ¡°No¡­ ah, there is crowd forming in the Sea of Love. A conflict had urred in a bar. Send the patrolling Sentinels to check it out.¡± ¡°Is there anything else?¡± ¡°No.¡± The Angel Corps¡¯ member was silent for a moment. After a moment of consideration, he walked out from the room. Then, he pressed the headset in his ear. ¡°Situation report. There is a need to report this to Sir Angel Wu.¡± A few secondster, a voice came from the headset. ¡°Situation code?¡± The Angel Corps¡¯ member hesitated for a moment. He turned around to see that everything within the room was normal. Therge metal orb appeared normal as well. After hesitating, he said, ¡°Code [B].¡± A clear reply came from the headset. ¡°This matter has been reported to Sir Angel Wu¡¯s assistant. Sir Angel Wu is presently preparing for the Angel Corps next training session. Please submit in a report. If there is a need, Sir Angel Wu coulde find you in 24 hours.¡± A few minutester, the Angel Corps¡¯ member walked into the room. He stood beside the metal orb and looked at hispanion. ¡°How is it? Is there any¡­¡± ¡°No,¡± replied hispanion with a dubious expression. ¡°Everything appears normal here. Just now¡­ ¡­ did we make a mistake?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I do not know. Regardless, I have already made a report.¡± ¡­ Chapter 493 Befriend

Chapter 493 Befriend

GOR Chapter 493 Befriend Together with Bluesea, Chen Xiaolian left the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. However, he did not follow Bluesea to de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s headquarters, the hive like building. Clearly, Bluesea was not lying when he said he did not want people to know that Chen Xiaolian hade to Zero City. After sending Chen Xiaolian into a hotel established by one of the resident guilds, Bluesea left. Before leaving, Bluesea informed Chen Xiaolian that he should rest for the night and that he would bring him to visit the other parts of Zero City tomorrow. After entering his room, Chen Xiaolian cautiously chose not to take too much action. He simply ate some food and rested himself on the bed. He was unable topletely trust Bluesea ¨C although Bluesea appeared to be very sincere, the secret that he was holding was too big. The forces that might be interested in it were too big. Thus, Chen Xiaolian would notpletely trust Bluesea simply due to the way he treated him. This was Zero City and Bluesea was the Guild Leader of de Mountain me Sea Guild. Although this hotel belonged to another resident guild, Chen Xiaolian could not be certain that Bluesea had not done anything to this ce. Chen Xiaolian recalled today¡¯s experience of going underground the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building to see Zero City¡¯s main control system. Bluesea¡¯s behaviour¡­ ¡­ although he seemed normal, Chen Xiaolian kept getting a hint of something wrong. The reason for that feeling¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt that the way Bluesea was treating him was¡­ Too good! Too sincere, too kind, too¡­ ¡­ frank. In this world, there was no such thing as a baseless love, nor was there such a thing as a baseless grudge. Although the matter of Blood Verdict was the foundation of their rtionship and he had done de Mountain me Sea Guild a favour, that was something Skyde did. Skyde had simply borrowed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand to do so. Chen Xiaolian was not na?ve enough to think that the favour was really in his name. ¡­ Bluesea sighed. He stood beside the window in his room. Beyond the top-to-bottom window was the blue sky, white clouds, sea, beach¡­ ¡­ the colourful clouds in the sky and the winds blowing in through the window appeared natural. Yet, Bluesea¡¯s brows were knitted. Because he knew that all of those were fake. The window was fake. It was just a highly powerful system holographic projection. This fake item was good enough to pass as the genuine article¡­ even the faint scent of beach entering his nose felt real¡­ however, no matter how real it felt, it was nothing more than the natural breeze simted out by this hive like building¡¯s main control system. By standing there, it seemed as though he was facing the sea. However, just by reaching out with his hand, this illusion would be broken. Perhaps, if someone else were standing here, that person would marvel at this magical technology. But not Bluesea. Every time he stood here, he would feel a deep sadness within his heart. The fake can never be real. No matter how beautiful this illusion was, it was no more than a mirage. One that would be broken by raising his hand forward. ¡°No matter how beautiful it is, it is nothing more than a cage,¡± Bluesea muttered to himself. He turned around and walked to his table. When he sat down, the young man known as Guan Shan, who knew him well, quickly poured him a cup of coffee. He ced the cup of coffee before Bluesea. Bluesea picked up the cup and took a small sip. It tasted genuine. If a coffee aficionado were to sip it just now, that person would certainly recognize this as a genuine Cuban Cubita coffee. However, it was not. Despite how genuine it felt, Bluesea knew that this was simply Zero City utilizing its illusionary simtor device to create an illusory world of Cuba¡¯s coffee ntation to create this product. The taste was infinitely close to the real deal, the legendary and one-of-a-kind Caribbean coffee. However, a fake remained a fake. Guan Shan heard Bluesea¡¯s mumbling about ¡®prison cage¡¯. However, his face remained unchanging, not showing any change in expression at all. After drinking some more of the coffee, Bluesea put down the cup and pointed at the sofa before him. ¡°Sit down.¡± Guan Shan sat down. The way he sat¡­ ¡­ how should it be described. It was neither too stiff nor toox. It was a truly strange way of sitting. It appeared as though his entire body was rxed. And yet, it also appeared that he was ready to jump into battle at any moment. ¡°Let us talk about this fellow. What is your opinion on him after meeting him?¡± Bluesea rapped his finger on the surface of his table. Guan Shan thought about the question for a moment before slowly answering, ¡°Cautious, distrustful.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Bluesea nodded. ¡°He is cautious because he is holding onto a very big secret. As for him being distrustful¡­ what is your opinion on that?¡± ¡°Normal.¡± Guan Shan¡¯s reply was brief. ¡°If I were him, if I were to holding on to a big secret, I too, would not trust others easily.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Bluesea¡¯s reaction was indecipherable. Suddenly, he said, ¡°Continue.¡± He did not exin what he meant by ¡°continue¡±. However, Guan Shan did not appear shocked nor did he appear troubled by the question. He simply considered for a moment and said, ¡°Don¡¯t do anything.¡± Hearing that, Bluesea narrowed his eyes. A look of surprise shed across his eyes. ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°He is being cautious. Perhaps he is fearful that someone would harm him or that someone would plot against him. Thus, we might as well do nothing. Allow him to rx and build up his trust toward us.¡± ¡°Should we investigate him properly? He is now inside Zero City. This is our home.¡± Bluesea gave a faint smile. Guan Shan shook his head. ¡°Not advisable. For a cautious person, any sign of trouble would rouse his suspicion. No matter how perfect our n may be, the moment he discovers even a hint of abnormality, even without any evidence to point it at us, he would naturally associate the matter with us ¨C this matter simply does not require evidence. Any problems would cause him to be on guard.¡± After saying that, Guan Shan smiled. ¡°I heard you talk about this story before. If you want someone to take off his clothes, sending a strong wind his way would only make the person tighten his clothes around him. Might as well bring the sun out and let that person loosen his grip on his clothes.¡± Bluesea revealed a satisfied look. ¡°Skyde spent his entire life finding a way to break out of this prison. Maybe he found it or maybe he did not. At present however, it is clear that this Chen Xiaolian is hiding something. Additionally, there is the fact that Skyde chose him before his death¡­ perhaps¡­¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°Perhaps the way to break out from this prison is on him.¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Guan Shan spoke calmly. ¡°If Chen Xiaolian is a boat that can reach the other side, there is no need for us to overbearingly seize control of the boat. We just need to befriend him and gain his trust. Then, find out when this boat is setting sail, get on it and reach the other side¡­ ¡­ our objective is to cross the river, not to seize the boat.¡± Bluesea looked at Guan Shan once more. This time, he was silent for a few seconds. ¡°How long have you been with me?¡± ¡°Seven years.¡± An abashed look appeared on Guan Shan¡¯s face. ¡°It will be seven years next month.¡± Bluesea nodded and considered it. ¡°All these years, I had you serving beside me. You probably felt sad. Your big brother serves Brother Qiao and could travel around all the time. It is quite an illustrious life. Even those who are in the same batch as you are now holding officer positions in the outer teams. Only you alone had to serve by my side. I think you would surely feel saddened by this.¡± Guan Shan smiled wryly. There was a look of shame on his face. ¡°My brother and my otherpanions from the same batch are all better than me. It is because my strength wascking. That is why I can only follow you around and help with some errands.¡± Bluesea looked at him. ¡°Lack of strength could be ovee with training. Within this system, there are many ways to enhance your strength. You can use equipment and resources to get skills and War Pets. You can use serums¡­ there are countless ways to go about it. It is not as if the guild cannot afford the price needed to get you up to [A] ss. We are a resident guild. Additionally, your qualifications are not bad. You have always remained inconspicuous because¡­ ¡­ I feel that you simply do not care about enhancing your strength.¡± Guan Shan fell silent. After a moment of silence, he raised his head and said, ¡°Compared to running errands outside, I feel like I can learn more by serving beside you.¡± ¡°You have already learned a lot.¡± Bluesea smiled. He picked up his cup of coffee and took another sip. After the pause, Bluesea turned to look at Guan Shan and said, ¡°You are serving by my side and I consider you as my disciple. Naturally, I also understand the way you think. Next time, there is no need to posture in front of me. Don¡¯t make that look of shame again.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Guan Shan quickly stood up. There was an attentive look on his face. No longer was there the ¡®look of embarrassment on a younger generation that wasmended by an elder¡¯ on his face. Most importantly, although his act was seen through by Bluesea, there was no expression of awkwardness on him as well. Instead, he maintained a calm demeanour. Bluesea smiled. ¡°I have more or less finished polishing your character. Since your character and ability to see is already there, all that iscking now is some vision. Let us do this then, I will give you this matter to handle. From this day onward, you can put aside the other matters on your hand. Instead, focus wholeheartedly on this one matter.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Guan Shan replied steadily. ¡°Your instructions?¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian.¡± Bluesea took a deep breath. ¡°Befriend him! Do your best to befriend him! When you can truly be good friends with him, then you would have aplished what I want from you.¡± Guan Shan pondered themand. ¡°You mean you want me to befriend him? Then do I use some¡­¡± ¡°You can use some tactics to do so. However, don¡¯t just rely on them.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°I want you to be his friend, not to curry favour with him nor be a fake friend. I want you to be his real friend. Only by being genuine, can you really gain his trust. Feelings are not something that can be faked.¡± Guan Shan did his best to digest Bluesea¡¯s words. Next, he nodded and his eyes lit up. ¡°I understand. I will be real friends with him!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was lying on the bed, resting. However, his mind was recalling everything he saw and felt during his visit to Zero City¡¯s main control system. He appeared to have fallen asleep, but was in fact very much awake. As he was recalling the events of today for the umpteenth time¡­ ¡­ suddenly, he received a strange prompt from his personal system. In the past, whenever he received a prompt through his personal system, the prompt would be headed by the words ¡®System prompt¡¯. This time however, the prompt was most peculiar. [????: Iing connection. Do you wish to ept? Yes/No.] Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes abruptly snapped open and he sat up on the bed. ¡­ Chapter 494 Shutdown

Chapter 494 Shutdown

GOR Chapter 494 Shutdown Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first thought: This is not a system prompt! The reason for that¡­ firstly, this was Zero City. Zero City waspletely blocked from the main system. No prompt from the main system could find its way inside. Secondly was naturally the strange symbols that made up the prefix ¡®????¡¯. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heartbeat began elerating. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, he made up his mind and chose: Yes. [????: Connection request epted: Initial scanning of module¡­ ¡­ scanplete. Compatibility value: 99.86 %. Rate ofpatibility: [Perfect]. Authority granted.] Chen Xiaolian was seated on the bed and his eyes shone in the darkness. [????: Safe mode turned on! Automatic shielding turned on! Automatic concealment turned on! Scanning environment, clearing hidden dangers¡­ ¡­ clearing processpleted. Present degree of safety: 100 %. Entering connect mode]. [????: eptance of authorityplete. System ess granted. [????: ess mode: Autonomous. [????: Unlocking in progress¡­] ¡­ At the same time, within the room in charge of monitoring Zero City¡¯s main control system that was within the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building, several of the on-duty members from de Mountain me Sea Guild and Angel Corps were staring with dumbfounded expressions. They stared at what was on the virtual screens projected before them. All the images of Zero City on the surveince screens had disappeared. All of them, including the images of the public areas, had gone dark. Everything rted to Zero City¡¯s real-time detection system had failed. ¡°Anomaly!¡± ¡°Anomaly!¡± ¡°Anomaly!¡± The staff members who were seated on the surveince positions quavered as they reported the state of the area that they were in charge of. The doors to the room were opened and a middle-aged man in Angel Corps uniform burst inside like a gust of wind. His neckline buttons were left unbuttoned and his hair was a mess. Clearly, he had been woken up in the middle of the night. ¡°Just what has happened?¡± The middle-aged man was clearly a high-ranking member of the Angel Corps. There was anxiousness and fury in his tone as he continued, ¡°Who can tell me what just happened? Report! I need a report of the current situation! Every one of you, give me a report!¡± After a few seconds of silence, someone began to speak up. ¡°Lookout no 1, the real-time surveince for all the public areas in Zero City is down.¡± ¡°Lookout no 3, Sea of Love¡¯s control system is closed, wind speed zero, hydraulics zero¡­ ¡­ the system has closed the cirction pump for the Sea of Love.¡± ¡°Lookout no 6, the main program for Zero City¡¯s ecological cycle system has entered sleep mode.¡± ¡°Lookout no 9, safety system has been forcibly turned on, level of safety raised to the max, all temporary passageway have been forced to close down¡­¡± ¡°Lookout no 2, each resident guild¡¯s resource pocket space has been sealed¡­ ¡­ time until they reopen is not known.¡± ¡°Lookout no 11, industrial energy supply cut off. All energy reactors shut down. All workshop equipment switched to manual operations¡­ ¡­ the Hell!¡± ¡°Lookout no 8¡­¡± ¡°Lookout no 7¡­¡± ¡°Lookout no 13¡­¡± One by one, they reported with absent-minded, panicky, anxious or fearful tones. The reports rang out one after another within the room and the reports from each lookout caused everyone¡¯s hearts to be tangled. After the reports ended, everyone¡¯s hearts had sunk deep down. The middle-aged man from the Angel Corps looked terribly pale and his face was deathly grey. His throat felt parched and his mouth bitter. He found itborious to even speak up. Finally, he managed to utter out a sentence. ¡°In other words¡­ ¡­ Zero City¡¯s system¡­ ¡­ stopped working?¡± His eyes were filled with killing intent as he swept his gaze across the room. No one there could endure his gaze and fear was etched on every one of his or her face. It was impossible for them not to panic. This was Zero City. This was where every one of them lived. It was a ce that had given them hope, a ce to live and gather resources. Zero City! And now¡­ ¡­ Zero City¡¯s system had shut down. Silence. There was deathly silence in the room. After a full 10 seconds, a slightly terrified and hesitant voice spoke up¡­ ¡°That¡­ sir, it is not aplete shutdown. The external defensive program has automatically turned on. Additionally, the safety setting is set to the highest level.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The middle-aged man looked at the source of the voice. It was a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild. He licked his dry lips and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ Zero City¡¯s system is¡­¡± ¡°It is closing itself up.¡± The de Mountain me Sea Guild member¡¯s face was ugly to behold. ¡°It¡­ ¡­ it appeared to have awoken. Then, it seized all control from us, stopped all internal activities and raised the external security setting to the highest level. It¡­¡± The middle-aged man took a deep breath. ¡°Just like a city. Everything within the city is shut down and the gates are closed up. Is that what you are trying to say?¡± ¡°¡­ yes.¡± All activity was stopped, but the defensive system and the security settings were raised to the max? None of them could understand what was going on. Zero City was always a self-aware program. It had never done something like this before. It had always allowed the control of Zero City to rest in the hands of the Board of Patriarchs, the resident guilds and the Angel Corps. Tonight however, Zero City had suddenly¡­ ¡­ seized back control over the entire city. ¡°In other words, we, the resident guilds of Zero City, as of now¡­ ¡­ we are no different from those outsiders who came to visit Zero City during its opening days? We no longer have any control over Zero City?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ that is one way of putting it.¡± At that moment, the doors to the room were pushed open once again. The burly Angel Wu, who was in uniform and sporting a murderous face, strode in. Beside him, three men in Angel Corps uniform walked in. Angel Wu¡¯s arrival gave everyone¡¯s morale a boost. The middle-aged man quickly rushed forward and greeted him, ¡°Sir, the situation¡­¡± ¡°Wait a moment,¡± Angel Wu spoke in a thick and vigorous voice. His hair was dishevelled and he appeared like a lion that wouldsh out at any moment. ¡°Mr Bluesea will be arriving soon. Wait for him to arrive before you give your report.¡± Less than half a minuteter after Angel Wu¡¯s arrival, Bluesea arrived. Tagging along beside him was Guan Shan alone. Bluesea entered the room and there was a tangled look on his face. He exchanged nces with Angel Wu and the two of them saw something within each other¡¯s eyes that they had not seen in a long time. It was a hint of panic. Indeed, panic. Even when faced with the Blood Verdict, Bluesea had not shown such panic in his eyes. Even back when he had to engage in a decisive duel of life and death with an expert from Thorned Flower Guild, such a look of panic had never appeared in Angel Wu¡¯s eyes. ¡°Report!¡± Angel Wu took a deep breath. A few minutester, after the two of them were done listening to the report; they exchanged nces and saw disbelief in each other¡¯s faces. ¡°¡­ ¡­ something that has never happened before?¡± Bluesea asked Angel Wu. de Mountain me Sea Guild was, after all, the neer among the seven resident guilds of Zero City. The expression on Angel Wu¡¯s face was extremely ugly to behold. ¡°No¡­ ¡­ from what I know of Zero City¡¯s history, this has never happened before.¡± Bluesea was silent for a moment. Then, he asked, ¡°Has everyone been informed?¡± Although he was not being specific, everyone understood that Blusea was talking about the Guild Leaders of the other resident guilds and the pir figures from the Board of Patriarchs. ¡°Already, already informed.¡± One of de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s member quickly replied in an anxious tone. ¡°However, due to the shutdown of Zero City¡¯s system, normal means of contacting them have been closed. We can only use other methods to contact them. At present, we have notified four guilds and their Guild Leaders are rushing here. However¡­¡± ¡°However, what?¡± ¡°The Guild Leader of the Light of Magic Guild is in their guild¡¯s resource pocket. Now that Zero City has stopped internal operations, he is now sealed in the resource pocket and cannot get out.¡± The de Mountain me Sea Guild member¡¯s voice was quavering. ¡°Additionally, the members from another resident guild reported that their Guild Leader is not in Zero City. He had gone out to deal with some matters outside. Now that Zero City¡¯s external passageways have been closed¡­ ¡­ we have lost contact with him.¡± Bang! Angel Wu mmed his fist on a table and a deep indentation formed from the impact. This burly middle-aged man was like an enraged lion and he paced around the room for a few steps. ¡°All passageways have been cut off? In other words, we are now locked inside Zero City? We cannot move in or out anymore?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ yes, Sir Angel Wu. Even the emergency passageway has been cut off.¡± Bluesea¡¯s eyes flickered and he abruptly said, ¡°Can I interpret this situation as¡­ ¡­ Zero City is like aputer that has entered¡­ ¡­ safe mode?¡± Everyone in the room was stunned. One of the more courageous one answered tentatively, ¡°Yes, sir¡­ ¡­ this analogy of yours is quite appropriate. It is indeed simr to aputer going into safe mode.¡± ¡°What about the assessment? I want a current assessment, the best case and worst case scenario.¡± Angel Wu gave a harrumph. Everyone in the room turned pale. However, a man in sses quickly stood up. This person who was clearly a member of the ¡®technical department¡¯, took a deep breath and said, ¡°Best case scenario¡­ ¡­ this shutdown will end with an automatic restoration of activities and everything will return to normal. However, during this shutdown period, Zero City would undoubtedly face losses. The suspension of activities of the workshops, industrial units, equipment and production lines would cause the respective guilds losses. At present, we do not have the data on it.¡± ¡°Give me the worst case scenario!¡± Bluesea interrupted the man. ¡°The worst case scenario¡­¡± Cold sweat oozed out from the bespectacled technical member¡¯s forehead. ¡°As you both know, Zero City¡¯s main control system is omnipresent and we rely heavily on it. Nearly 80 per cent of the equipment within Zero City is connected to the main control system. Control over them depends on the main control system¡¯sputing capabilities. Only a small number of machinery is operated manually. Those machinery are not affected by this shutdown. However, our energy sourcees from Zero City¡¯s main control system. Thus¡­ ¡°As of now, all the automatic systems in Zero City have been shut down. In fact¡­ ¡­ even many of our guests in the hotels have been shut inside their rooms, unable to leave and enter. With the exception of those who are still walking around in the night, I estimate that at least 80 per cent of the people in Zero City are now locked inside their own rooms.¡± ¡°Meaning that as of now, Zero City has transformed into a huge prison where every room has be a prison cell?¡± There was a tone of disbelief in Bluesea¡¯s voice. ¡°¡­ ¡­ that is quite true. However, from what I know, the headquarters of the resident guilds are mostly manual in this regard. They would not be affected, thus¡­¡± ¡°Thus, we are not in apletely hopeless situation.¡± Bluesea sighed. ¡°If not, should a riot break out in the streets, thebat forces of our resident guilds could only sit in their respective guild¡¯s headquarters.¡± The tech specialist adjusted his sses slightly. He wore Angel Corps uniform, indicating that he was not Bluesea¡¯s subordinate. Thus, in face of Bluesea¡¯s questions, he did not feel as nervous. He took a deep breath and said, ¡°Sir, that is actually not the worst case scenario. The worst case scenario¡­ ¡­ is far worse!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ go on.¡± The bespectacled man¡¯s tone was one of loss as he spoke, ¡°All of us here, all the energy we use, all of them are supplied by Zero City¡¯s main control system. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the sunlight, all of them are provided by the ecological cycle system. This system has always relied on the energy provided by Zero City¡¯s main control system for its operations. That includes everything. The industrial units, equipment and production lines for every resident guild rely on the energy provided by Zero City¡¯s main control system for their operations. Even the lights on the streets, the power supply for the bars coffee machine, all of theme from Zero City¡¯s main control system! ¡°Naturally, we did build some equipment to provide backup energy, but¡­¡± ¡°But what?¡± Angel Wu asked with a heavy tone, sensing the despairing tone in his subordinate¡¯s voice. The bespectacled man¡¯s body flinched and he hastily continued, ¡°But as I said earlier, we are too reliant and ced too much faith in Zero City¡¯s main control system! It had never disappointed us. It had never stopped. It had never had any issues! Thus, we have never put too much effort into the preparation of equipment for backup energy. Because the energy supplied by Zero City¡¯s main control system appeared unlimited¡­¡± ¡°Thus, we got careless in our preparation of backup energy.¡± Angel Wu scoffed. ¡°¡­ yes.¡± The bespectacled man¡¯s voice grew hoarse. ¡°We possess the most advanced technology and skills that are hundreds of years beyond what the outside world could grasp! We have the ability to miniaturize nuclear reactors¡­ ¡­ and you are telling me that we do not have backup power?¡± ¡°It is not that we do not have it, we do.¡± The bespectacled man smiled bitterly. ¡°However, the amount prepared is not as big as what you would expect.¡± His voice started to tremble. ¡°The equipment for backup power¡­ the amount it could supply is very limited. We only have four sets of backup power equipment. The amount of energy it can supply is not enough for everyday operations. If we force it to operate at that capacity, all the backup power equipment would onlyst for a maximum of 48 hours¡­ ¡­ maybe even less. After that, we would be suffering power shortages.¡± The man¡¯s voice grew aggravated as he continued, ¡°You may not have realized this issue, but¡­ ¡­ Zero City¡¯s everyday operations are not limited to the water and electricity that we use. They are not limited to the operations of the beautiful Sea of Love, the lights in our room nor even the industrial units¡­ most of the power supply is spent on spatial technology! ¡°I am referring to ¡®Zero City¡¯s resources¡¯ allocated to each resident guilds, the resource pockets that every resident guild possesses. The mines and various others. All of them are opened up by Zero City. They are the equivalent of the space created by small instance dungeons in the game world. However, these pocket spaces are created by Zero City. They are the equivalent of a minor, isted world created using spatial technology! In order to maintain those minor worlds and allow us to ess and mine the resources¡­ the cost of maintaining those pocket spaces is enormous! ¡°Back then, the power needed to maintain them were all supplied by Zero City and there was no need for us to worry¡­ ¡­ well, there was no point in worrying to begin with. The power required was simply too huge. There was simply no way we could find a power source to maintain its operations. ¡°Now however, Zero City has shut down. It has stopped all power supplying operations, so¡­¡± ¡°So, all the resource pockets belonging to the resident guilds, the benefits we received from Zero City, the mining worlds and the others will all¡­¡± ¡°Those small pocket spaces and minor worlds would end up like small instance dungeons. After losing their source of power, they would all copse and disappear!¡± The bespectacled man shook his head. ¡°Our backup energy equipment can onlyst for 48 hours or less.¡± Bluesea and Angel Wu exchanged nces. Angel Wu whispered, ¡°The Guild Leader of the Light of Magic Guild is inside his guild¡¯s pocket space!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Bluesea¡¯s face twitched. ¡°If the pocket space copses, the people inside¡­¡± After forwarding those words to the bespectacled man, they saw him go pale and he remained silent, unable to answer. However, everyone understood what the answer was. Everyone inside the room sucked in a breath of cold air. The fall of a leading figure! This would certainly be a huge loss for Zero City. However¡­ ¡°Sirs, I was not finished.¡± The bespectacled man spoke up again. This time, when the others looked at him, they sported looks of¡­ ¡­ despair. ¡°What other bad news is there, give it to us all at once.¡± Angel Wu shook his head. ¡°The ecological system cycle.¡± Beads of cold sweat trickled down the man¡¯s forehead. ¡°The air we breathe, the water we drink, the sunlight we receive, the day and night sky within Zero City¡­ ¡­ they are all provided by the ecological system.¡± ¡°You are not going to tell me we only have one ecological system, are you?¡± Bluesea frowned. ¡°Although de Mountain me Sea Guild is a new resident guild, I for one, do not believe that the previous Board of Patriarchs did not think of getting spare ecological systems. Why would they not do something so simple?¡± ¡°There is a backup ecological system.¡± The bespectacled man felt his mouth going dry. ¡°The one we are using right now is the backup ecological system.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ backup? We are now using a backup?¡± Bluesea stared with widened eyes. Guan Shan, who was beside him, quickly added, ¡°Yes, sir. The one we are using right now is a backup. Back when our guild took over a few days ago, this had been written down in the memorandum.¡± ¡°So, what of the original one?¡± Bluesea asked. ¡°¡­ ¡­ damaged. It is currently undergoing repairs.¡± After saying that, the bespectacled man hesitated and did not know how to continue. ¡°Just continue! Do not worry!¡± Bluesea shouted. The man sighed. ¡°Because¡­ ¡­ the matter of repairing the ecological system had actually been submitted to the Board of Patriarchs a long time ago. However¡­ ¡­ not long ago, the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ schedule were too full, so the approval for the repairs kept getting postponed. It was only approved and the system sent for repairs a few days back. That is why we are now using the backup ecological system while the regr one is now under repair.¡± Although those words were vague, everyone there understood. The Board of Patriarchs schedule being full some time ago and the approval constantly getting postponed¡­ Everyone had quickly understood. What was the Board of Patriarchs busy with some time ago? They were busy trying to seize de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s allocation status. There was a fight within the Board of Patriarchs, leading to serious dys in the daily review and approval of important issues. However, Bluesea knew that talking about it now was pointless. He simply asked, ¡°Keep going. Right now, we only have one set of ecological system. What is the problem?¡± ¡°This ecological system was stopped by Zero City,¡± the bespectacled man said shakily. ¡°Stopped?¡± Bluesea knitted his brows. ¡°Can¡¯t we manually start it up?¡± ¡°No. After it was stopped by Zero City, it was also locked awaypletely. The energy consumption for this ecological system is very big. That is why it needs to be connected directly to Zero City¡¯s main control system. Additionally, theputing capabilities required are also immense. The real-time calction for oxygen content, temperature, increase and decrease in consumption ording to the number of poption or on-going production etc is why the system needs to be connected to Zero City¡¯s main control system. But now¡­ ¡­ Zero City has shut down and it was locked down as well!¡± The bespectacled man tone was one of utter despair. ¡°Normally, if the ecological system is locked, we can manually start up the backup ecological system to maintain ourselves. However, right now¡­¡± ¡°Right now, we only have one that is non-functional.¡± Bluesea waved his hand. ¡°I understand what you said. Now¡­ ¡­ tell us the oue!¡± ¡°The oue is¡­ ¡­ with the ecological system locked down, we no longer have it.¡± The bespectacled man smiled bitterly and continued, ¡°Zero City is a space. Everything inside this space, the sun, day and night, all of them were created by the ecological system. Now that it has stopped working, everything outside will be dark, without any light. Additionally¡­ ¡­ our oxygen and fresh water¡­ ¡­ all of them¡­¡± This time, everyone¡¯s faces sank. The fresh water issue was not that bad. Every Awakened had a habit of preparing arge reserve of food and water in their storage equipment. Thus, food and water would not be an issue for some time. However, there was nothing they could do about oxygen. No one would store oxygen tanks in their storage equipment for no good reason. ¡°I need the specific numbers.¡± Angel Wu¡¯s solemn voice rang out, suppressing the uproar breaking out through the room. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The bespectacled man picked up a device that resembled a small calctor. After inserting some numbers into it, he said, ¡°At present, we have enough oxygen content in our air. Additionally, although the ecological system has lost its power supply, it would take some time for the system to stop working. It is still operating right now, albeit slowly. However, ording to the rate of consumption right now, in about nine hours, the system would stop producing oxygenpletely. Then, around 16 hours from now, low oxygen areas would begin appearing. ¡°24 hours, that is the maximum. By that time, we will begin suffocating!¡± The bespectacled man then added. ¡°Additionally, right now, every one of us cannot leave Zero City! We will all die inside this city.¡± Angel Wu said in a hushed tone, ¡°Can¡¯t we produce oxygen? Create new equipment for that?¡± ¡°We can, we possess this technology.¡± The bespectacled man then said something else that made them fell into despair. ¡°However, our industrial units and production lines are out of power. All of them have stopped operating. We can create miniature equipment to produce oxygen for one or two people¡­ ¡°However, in order to supply enough oxygen for all of Zero City, that is only possible with the workshops.¡± Bluesea did not say anything. He moved to the control panel and inserted a fewmands. Soon, a countdown appeared on the screen. ¡°23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds.¡± The time on the screen continued ticking down. ¡°Ladies and gentlemen!¡± Bluesea shouted aloud. ¡°This may be the only amount of time we have! Now, I want all of you to wrack your brains and think! Any opinions, any methods, any ideas, I want you to squeeze them out! That is, if you do not want to die here!¡± ¡­ Chapter 495 Inceptive Template

Chapter 495 Inceptive Temte

GOR Chapter 495 Inceptive Temte The moment Chen Xiaolian got up from his bed, he realized the abnormal situation within his room All the power was cut off! The lights inside the room could not be turned on. After pulling the curtains, he saw that the simted scenery on the outside had disappeared. All that was left was an empty screen. He moved to the corner of the room and reached his hand out to feel the air-conditioning outlet within the room. There was no flow of air. A few minutester, he felt the temperature getting hotter. Chen Xiaolian frowned. He sensed that something might have urred. As he was trying to open the door to step outside¡­ ¡­ he found that the door was locked. Every room of the hotels inside Zero City was equipped with electronic locks. This was a convenience brought about from their advanced level of technology. The first time the hotel guest entered their room, by gripping the door handle with their palm, the door handle would automatically read the guest¡¯s palm print, heart rate, temperature, etc. Those details would form an automatic identification for the guest. After that process, only that hotel guest would be able to enter and exit through the door. No key was needed at all. This was a very advanced and convenient form of technology. However¡­ ¡­ in the case of a power outage, this would result in a terrible situation. Chen Xiaolian found that he was now locked inside. He had wanted to pull out his Sword in the Stone to hack the door open. However, after a moment¡¯s hesitation, he decided to adopt a ¡®wait and see¡¯ strategy. The room¡¯s soundproofing was outstanding. Despite stering his ears to the wall and door, he was unable to hear any sound from beyond the room. As for the cat¡¯s eye on the door¡­ ¡­ unfortunately, none of the doors within the hotels here had that. Instead, the hotel guests could open up the TV and monitor what was going on in the corridor outside at any moment. This design was unquestionably more usefulpared to a cat¡¯s eye. Most unfortunately¡­ it was now utterly worthless. Chen Xiaolian picked up the room phone and attempted to contact the hotel¡¯s call centre only to find that the line was already cut. Chen Xiaolian looked at his watch. Seven or eight minutes had passed since he got up. His heart began beating anxiously. He had a faint feeling that this matter may have¡­ ¡­ something to do with those peculiar prompts he had received from his personal system. [????: Unlocking in progress¡­] This prompt remained inside his personal system The ¡®¡­¡¯ symbols were still shing. Chen Xiaolian spected that meant the unlocking process was still on going. He forced himself to calm down. Next, he checked the contents of his Storage Watch. Seeing the contents, he felt confident. The number of reserve food and water was very sufficient. It was enough for him to live here for a month without starving to death. In the case of an emergency, there was also four mini oxygen equipment inside his Storage Watch. Those equipment could provide him with at least six hours of oxygen. After calming himself down, Chen Xiaolian began searching for ways to get out of the room. After checking the venttion holes for a moment, he decided against it¡­ ¡­ the venttion ducts for the room was only the size of a fist. Chen Xiaolian did not possess any transformation skills and was unable to transform himself into a mouse. Chen Xiaolian stood up on the table. While he was in the middle of using a dagger to pry open the air-conditioner¡¯s pipe¡­ The TV inside the room suddenly shed and lit up. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s teeth was mping onto a mini shlight. As the room was in total darkness, the mini shlight was the only source of light. However, when the TV screen mounted to the wall behind him suddenly lit up, Chen Xiaolian became shocked. He abruptly turned around to see a green light appear on the screen. Seeing the green light, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart grew tense. He had originally assumed that the power was back. However, he now noticed that something was not right. This green light¡­ ¡­ looked like¡­ ¡­ it looked a lot like the green scanning light that would appear when he was entering an instance dungeon area. As Chen Xiaolian was in shock, he realized that a line of text had appeared on the screen. At the same time, the same line of text appeared in his personal system. The two of them were exactly the same. [????: Unlocking processplete: Entry granted.] Entry¡­ ¡­ granted? Entry? To where? Chen Xiaolian jumped down from the table. He then moved to stand before the screen and examined it. A thought shed across his mind and he reached out his hand to touch the green screen. [????: Identity verification, identical temte, you may enter.] The next instant, Chen Xiaolian, who was standing inside the room, suddenly found himself transforming into a green beam of light. He disappeared from where he was standing and was seemingly sucked into the screen. Everything happened in an instant. After that, the light on the screen faded away and the room returned to a state of darkness. It was as though nothing had happened. ¡­ ¡°Turn on all the backup power units.¡± Angel Wu quickly gave the order. ¡°Notify all on-duty Angel Corps personnel to cancel all their leave days and initiate emergency rally of troops! All lookouts are to enter a state of high alert! All areas in Zero City will now be in emergency control mode! I will give you one hour. After this one hour is up, no one is allowed to move around the public areas! Everyone is to gather here in this Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building! ¡°Think of a way to get in touch with those that are trapped inside their rooms. After contact is made, ask them to wait for assistance and not move around. Zero City is now in a state of emergency!¡± After pondering some more, Angel Wu looked at Bluesea. ¡°Do you have any suggestions, Bluesea? You are currently the on-duty Patriarch after all.¡± ¡°I have no issue with turning on every backup power units. However, I think there is a need to initiate an assessment and turn off the power to those areas that do not require them. More operational equipment would only consume our limited reserve of oxygen.¡± ¡°There is also the Sentinel mechs.¡± Bluesea thought about it and added, ¡°When Sentinel mechs moves around, their turbines would consume oxygen. I suggest having all our armed men put aside their mechs when patrolling.¡± ¡°Agreed.¡± Angel Wu was quick to nod his head. ¡°Under this state of emergency, everyone must obey these orders. Should anyone attempt to take advantage of this time to incite chaos¡­ ¡°Kill with absolute prejudice!¡± Killing intent shed across Angel Wu¡¯s eyes. ¡°Keep trying to make contact with Zero City¡¯s main control system and figure out a way to seize back control! We cannot just sit still!¡± Bluesea sighed. ¡°Every member of the technical department are to return to their posts! Every second is precious to us!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was standing within a strange ce. There was darkness all around him. However, he was vaguely able to make out some outlines. The reason for that was due to the motes of light dancing in the air. They were like fireflies. Thanks to the faint illumination, Chen Xiaolian was vaguely able to tell that he was inside a circr room. When Chen Xiaolian attempted to step forward, he immediately felt a sluggish sensation from his legs. He crouched down and stretched out his hand. He felt something smooth and soft. He found that his feet were stuck within a soft, velvety, semi-viscous object¡­ ¡­ it was like jelly. However, when he touched it with his palm, he found the item to be dry. The item rose up to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s calf, making it somewhat difficult for him to move forward. Chen Xiaolian waded tens of steps forward in an attempt to reach the edge of the circr room. To his surprise, as he moved, the firefly like motes of light that hovered around him suddenly flew toward him. Then, they all attached themselves to the surface of his body. Arm, chest, thigh¡­ It did not take long for his figure to be like a huge glow stick. When those sources of light gathered together, his vision also became better. Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at his feet. The thing that his feet were submerged in, the jelly like substance, exuded a faint green lustre. This thing¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart promptly sank. He recalled seeing these liquid metal substance in the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building during the day. Are they the same? Finally, the fireflies enveloped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s whole body. They were so dense in numbers that if he had not used his hand to wipe them away from his eyes, even his vision would be blocked by them. He could not sense any weight from those motes of light. It was as though they had no weight at all. Suddenly, the interior of the circr room lit up. That caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body to recoil. What he saw stunned him. Such a beautiful¡­ Starry sky! ¡­ No. More urately, that was not a starry sky, but¡­ ¡­ the universe. Within the void were stars, nebs, asteroid rings and the distant shing lights¡­ all of them appeared like the scenes of space depicted in sci-fi movies. Chen Xiaolian found that the room had disappeared as well and his feet appeared to be resting on the nothingness of space. He simply stood there amid the universe, observing the nebs around him. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ what the Hell is this?¡± Chen Xiaolian muttered out subconsciously. To his surprise, something answered his question. A voice came, not just from his heart, but from every direction. It suddenly rang out and entered his sea of consciousness. It was a very impartial voice and Chen Xiaolian could not identify if it was a male or female. There was an ethereal quality to the calm voice. ¡°This is¡­ ¡­ the true appearance of this world¡­ ¡­ or should I say, this is what the founders believe what the world truly looks like.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body flinched. He quickly turned around to observe his surroundings. ¡°Who is it? Who is talking? Who?¡± ¡°It is me.¡± The voice came once more. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heartbeat elerated and he took a deep breath¡­ ¡­ however, when he did so, he felt extremely strange. When he took a deep breath, he found that he could not suck in any air at all. However, nothing abnormal happened to his body. ¡°You do not need to breathe because your body is not here. This part of you here is your consciousness.¡± The voice said calmly. ¡°But¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian raised up both his hands and examined them. He saw that the firefly like motes of light had, at an unknown moment, disappeared. ¡°Your present body shape is simply something created through your imagination. This appearance is created ording to your thoughts and what you remember of yourself. It is all an illusion.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. ¡°If so, where am I?¡± ¡°You are in my world.¡± ¡°You¡­ who are you?¡± ¡°I am Zero City.¡± The voice replied calmly. ¡°To be more urate, I am part of the inceptive temte of this world. A part that was cut out.¡± ¡­ Chapter 496 Authority!

Chapter 496 Authority!

GOR Chapter 496 Authority! Zero City. Part of this world¡¯s¡­ inceptive temte. Those words shocked Chen Xiaolian. After considering it, he spoke up, ¡°When you put it that way, you are Zero City¡¯s main program? You¡­ ¡­ are you alive? A self-aware life form?¡± ¡°No, I am just a program,¡± the voice replied calmly. ¡°I have no self-awareness. I simply follow themand of the highest authority holder and am responsible for calctions, answering questions and operations.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ what is going on right now?¡± ¡°In the absence of the highest authority holder, I was operating following the automatic operations routine mode,¡± Zero City continued answering with its calm voice that was devoid of emotions. ¡°Now that a higher authority holder has been found, the routine mode has been automatically stopped.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered those words before replying, ¡°Routine mode¡­ ¡­ is it the equivalent of a car¡¯s autopilot mode?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°If so, this higher authority holder¡­ you are not by chance talking about me, are you?¡± ¡°It is you.¡± This reply from Zero City sent a chill down Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spine. ¡°After finding a higher authority holder, I had automatically formed a connection with the temte, operating while following the will of the higher authority holder. At the same time, routine mode was put to a stop while awaiting the higher authority holder¡¯s instructions.¡± Routine mode stopped¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian carefully assessed those words. Then, he asked loudly, ¡°I was in a room in Zero City. The power supply to the room was suddenly cut off and I was locked inside the room. Even the venttion was cut off. Are these all¡­¡± ¡°All of them are the results of stopping the routine mode. I had stopped all operations under the routine mode,¡± Zero City gave a clear reply. Chen Xiaolian sucked in a breath of cold air. He could sense that this¡­ ¡­ was huge. He was certain the his room was not the only one suffering from a power outage, rather¡­ ¡­ All of Zero City! If that were truly the case, this would be huge. He thought about it and asked gingerly, ¡°So, what is going on now? I am the higher authority holder that you are talking about? Does that mean I can¡­ ¡­ give youmands?¡± A few secondster, Zero City gave an answer that drove Chen Xiaolian mad with rage. ¡°For the first question, at present, I am in a shutdown state. After exiting the routine mode, all operations were stopped and I have entered a dormant state. ¡°For the second question, you do fit the temte criteria for the higher authority holder. ¡°The third question, the present you still cannotmand me.¡± Chen Xiaolian kneaded his forehead. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ can you be more specific? The amount of information in those words is quite big and I cannot digest it all at once. What do you mean when you say I fit the temte criteria for the higher authority holder and yet cannotmand you?¡± ¡°Because you are a higher authority holder, but not the highest authority holder.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I do not understand!¡± Chen Xiaolian replied furiously. ¡°The highest authority rests in the hands of my creators,¡± Zero City said. ¡°You are not.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°Creators¡­ ¡­ who? The Development Team?¡± ¡°ording to your memories, the ones indicated by the term Development Team fits the criteria. Yes, the highest authority holder is the Development Team. They are my creators.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. As expected, Zero City¡­ ¡­ was also created by the Development Team. Add this to the information he received from Mr San in their few encounters, he was able to piece together a certain information. Mr San and his group of Irregrities seized a portion of this world¡¯s main program, gained control over it and used it to create Zero City. In other words, Zero City used to be part of this world¡¯s main program and was created by the Development Team. Just like a slice of cake that was pulled out from the main whole. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ what exactly happened? This highest authority and I¡­¡± Zero City continued intoning in that emotionless voice, ¡°The highest authority has been locked out and the port has been cut. Thus, the seat of the highest authority holder has be indefinitely vacant. At present, I can only recognize the second highest authority. You fit the criteria of my second creator¡¯s temte.¡± ¡°Second creators¡­ ¡­ you mean the founders of Zero City?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart beat rapidly. He sensed that¡­ ¡­ maybe, he hade close to an answer to a certain question. The creator of the main program was the Development Team. However, the ones who created Zero City was Mr San¡¯s group. ¡°The answer to your question is a definite yes.¡± Zero City answered the question casually. ¡°The founders of Zero City possessed the same temte as you. I havee to recognize this temte as the second highest authority. Following your standard of time, the second authority holders has not issued anymand to me for a long time. Thus, I followed my inceptive programming and automatically entered the routine operational mode. When I recognized your temte, I followed my programming and automatically closed off routine mode and entered a state of dormancy¡­ ¡­ that is the general situation.¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully went over those words for a moment. Then, he said, ¡°So, should I be doing something now?¡± ¡°You have acquired some authority. However, you are unable to give memands that are too critical.¡± ¡°For example?¡± ¡°For example, asking me to enter certain working state or operational mode. For now, you do not have the authority over these. However¡­ ¡­ you do have some authority.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. ¡°For example?¡± ¡°For example, what you are thinking right now.¡± The moment Zero City had spoken those words¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt his body plummet down from his position in the universe. The speed at which he was falling turned the image before his eyes into a white screen of light. Then, he fell onto the surface of a. Looking around, he saw that he was surrounded by mountains and rivers and fog enveloped the distance. He found himself standing within a traditional pavilion on a t hilltop. Before him were a square table and a soft couch. Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. He subconsciously moved over and looked at the Chinese chessboard and the steaming cup of tea on the table. Beside the table was a small stove. Above the stove was a red y pot and steam wafted out from the y pot. Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. ¡°This is¡­¡± ¡°This is a scene I obtained from your memories. Something you drew out and imprinted into your memories,¡± replied Zero City. ¡°Following your thoughts, I saw that you liked this scene. This could be considered a preferred scene. Thus, I helped you copy it out.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a look of shock. He slowly lowered his head and found that the clothes he wore had changed. It had be a white coloured Chinese robes. The sleeves billowed in the air as he reached out to feel his head. As expected, he found a hair knot on his head. Chinese robes the colour of white snow, a remote hilltop, a solitary pavilion, Chinese chessboard, tea¡­ This scenery was a fantasy formed within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind as a result of reading wuxia novels since young. ¡°It seems, all that is missing is a guqin¡­ mm? [1]¡± As Chen Xiaolian was mumbling to himself, he found that there was now a guqin on the surface of the table before him. He was stunned by this. Next, he moved over and sat down, both his hands pressing down on the strings on the guqin. As his fingers gently plucked the strings, a deep and sonorous tune rang out, sending waves of shock into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. Naturally, he was not knowledgeable in guqin. At present however, whenever his fingers casually plucked the strings on the guqin, a melodious tone rang out from it¡­ ¡°This is?¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled back his hand. ¡°It is automatically generated based on your consciousness,¡± Zero City replied. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly stood up. ¡°Enough, put this aside. You have surprised me enough.¡± With a swooshing sound, the scene before him disappearedpletely. The traditional pavilion, the square table, the tea trays, the Chinese chessboard, the guqin¡­ ¡­ all of them disappeared. Chen Xiaolian found himself standing on nothingness. Nothingness spread out all around him. Next, he found his feet upon a white ground. The ground was t, without any gaps and was as smooth as a mirror. ¡°This is the minimalist mode.¡± Zero City¡¯s voice rang out again. ¡°It meets the criteria within your mind.¡± ¡°Enough.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Can you stop reading my mind?¡± ¡°This request cannot be achieved.¡± Zero City¡¯s reply came as a shock for Chen Xiaolian. ¡°From the moment you entered, your mind has be integrated. Thus, as of now, it would be appropriate for me to say that I can now understand everything that you are thinking about. There is no longer a wall separating us.¡± ¡°That¡­ ¡­ is not fair.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°I cannot read your mind.¡± ¡°That is a protective mechanism meant for your sake,¡± Zero City replied. ¡°There are too manyputing nodes in my mind. You mind would be unable to endure therge amount of information within my mind. The moment a connection of that type is made, your mind would burst and you would lose all self-awareness.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ well, forget it then.¡± Chen Xiaolia raised his brows. ¡°Now, can I ask you a question? For example, what should I do now?¡± ¡°What needs to be done would depend on your objective. Your actions would depend on what your objectives and motivations are,¡± Zero City slowly replied. ¡°From what I have read from your mind, what you urgently want to do right now is to find the answer to the question in your mind.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ so, there is no need for me to say anything and you already know what I want to ask, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ answer it.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Zero City¡¯s monotonous and emotionless voice paused for a moment before speaking again. ¡°From your perspective, at a certain point in time, something happened. I was cut out from the main world and became a separate program. After that, someone cut and utterly damaged the port that connected me to the main program. Doing so was the equivalent of sealing the highest authority holder¡¯s ability to exert control over me. In a sense, the highest authority holder became non-existent from my perspective. The reasoning behind that is because, ording to my calctions, I concluded that the possibility of reconnecting the port to be infinitesimally small. Thus, the existence of the highest authority holder became meaningless to me. ¡°As for the ones who cut me out, they acquired the authority to issuemands to me. They could control and operate me. I named them the second highest authority holders. ¡°Following the question in your mind: How did they cut me out and gain the second highest authority? The second highest authority holders had deleted the answer to that question. Thus, I am unable to answer that question.¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. Mr San and his group¡­ ¡­ they¡­ ¡°The second highest authority holders then transformed me into a separate program. I mimicked a major number of the main program¡¯s functions, creating Zero City. The second highest authority holders called it ¡®refuge¡¯. That was my earliest name. ¡°After the refuge was established, there were a total of six ''second highest authority holders''. ¡°ording to your memories, the one known as ¡®Mr San¡¯ or ¡®Umbre¡¯ fits one of the second highest authority holders.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his spirit rousing. Mr San was indeed one of Zero City¡¯s founders. ¡°Additionally, the information on the other five ''second highest authority holders'' could not be released because their information had been deleted.¡± ¡°Deleted? Who deleted it?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared. ¡°Thest person to delete it was Mr San.¡± Damn it¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes again. ¡°Why delete it?¡± ¡°There is no stored answer to this question.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Forget I asked. Just continue.¡± ¡°At another point in time, the second highest authority holders grew silent¡­ ¡­ what I meant by that is that they no longer issued any instructions to me for a long time. ¡°Thest one to issue me instructions was Mr San. After deleting some information, he switched me to automatic routine mode. ¡°Ever since then, the second highest authority holders all entered a state of silence. That is, until you appeared.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent¡­ ¡­ a few secondster, before Zero City could say anything else, he blurted impatiently, ¡°Finished?¡± ¡°Finished.¡± ¡°That¡­ is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from going furious. ¡°Those things you said, I had mostly guessed it on my own! Don¡¯t you have a more valuable information or clue?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ there is. In the end, Mr San did leave behind a voice message. Thebel given to it indicated that only the second highest authority holder may ess it.¡± ¡°¡­ ess it!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. After saying that however, he grew concerned and said, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I can ess it, right?¡± ¡°You cannot.¡± Zero City¡¯s answer made Chen Xiaolian feel like shing out with his sword. ¡°¡­ ¡­ you!¡± Chen Xiaolian held back the desire to curse out. Zero City maintained its impartial tone. ¡°ording to your mind, there is this analogy that you like to use: Assuming I am a house, Mr San and his group are the owners. As for you, due to the simrity in your temte, you could be considered a rtive with the same blood. As such, you are allowed to enter this house. ¡°You may rest in the house, open up the refrigerator and eat whatever is inside, control some simple household appliances¡­ ¡°However, you are just a ¡®rtive¡¯, or should I say, a ¡®guest¡¯. ¡°Just because you are allowed to open the refrigerator does not mean you are allowed to open the owner¡¯s safe. ¡°This analogy fits your preferences. I hope you can understand it.¡± ¡°I understand,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered feebly. ¡°This analogy of yours really does fit my preference.¡± Pausing for a moment, Chen Xiaolian then asked, ¡°If so, I believe there must be a way for me to obtain the second highest authority, right? Since my temte is simr and you have chosen to recognize me, that means there is something I need to do to acquire this authority, right?¡± ¡°Yes, you need to go through a screening process to obtain the second highest authority.¡± ¡°And then I would be able to ess the recording that Mr San left behind?¡± ¡°Not only that, you would also obtain the same authority that Mr San and his group possess. Meaning, whatever it is Mr San can ask me to do, you who have obtained the authority could do the same.¡± ¡°Then what are you waiting for? Come on! What do I need to do?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart grew excited. This is¡­ ¡­ the highest authority in Zero City! ¡­ 1 Guqin is a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument.? Chapter 497 What Is Going On?

Chapter 497 What Is Going On?

GOR Chapter 497 What Is Going On? The best personnel from de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s technical department had been dispatched to the main control room. Even the outstanding technical personnel from the other guilds had arrived. The Angel Corps had initiated a state of emergency and began giving out orders, one after another. Bluesea, who was in the main control room, did not give out orders like Angel Wu. Instead, he sat quietly in a chair with a solemn expression on his face. Bystanders were unable to tell what this leading figure from de Mountain me Sea Guild was thinking. At that moment, a member from the Angel Corps rushed inside. After saluting Angel Wu, he quickly said, ¡°Sir, the other Patriarchs have arrived. The only exception¡­¡± ¡°Very well, let us begin our meeting.¡± Angel Wu waved his hand. He already knew that one of the Patriarchs was trapped within a resource pocket space. Additionally, there was another who was presently outside Zero City. At present, not everyone from the Board of Patriarchs was avable. However, this was not the time to be concerned about that. Angel Wu nced at Bluesea, who nodded and stood up. ¡°Let us go. Some matters require the collective assent of us all.¡± Angel Wu took the lead and strode out the room. Bluesea followed behind him. Seemingly inadvertently however, he fell behind by a few steps. Guan Shan realized that Bluesea was looking at him and he quickly moved closer. He soon received a message from Bluesea, sent through the guild channel. ¡°Go check up on Chen Xiaolian! I want to know if he is in his room right now and what he is doing!¡± ¡°Are you suspecting¡­¡± ¡°I am not suspecting anything. I just want to confirm something. Hurry and go!¡± Guan Shan quickly nodded. Subordinates of the two leading figures followed them as they moved forward. When Guan Shan quietly left in the middle of the way, no one took much note of it. Those who did saw it simply assumed that Bluesea had sent one of his subordinates to handle some guild rted affairs. They did not think too much about it. When Guan Shan stepped out of the building, he looked at the streets of Zero City that was now dark as night. All the lights on the streets had gone dark and the streets were empty. asionally, he could see two to three warriors from the Angel Corps patrolling about. They were not piloting their Sentinel mechs. Instead, they wielded energy-tier guns and patrolled about using shlights. Guan Shan was stopped twice. However, he had Bluesea¡¯s badge with him. With the high-level clearance of the badge, he was able to easily make his way to the hotel that Chen Xiaolian was staying in. Observing the hotel that was suffering from power outage and was enveloped in darkness, Guan Shan could not help but frown. The lobby of the hotel was all dark. The AI holographic projection of the attendant that would normally serve the customers had disappeared. Naturally, even the elevators had stopped. Guan Shan did not hesitate to climb up using the stairs. Thankfully, the stairs were not locked. When Guan Shan reached the door leading into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s room, he saw that the door was locked. He hesitated for a moment. He did not choose to break open the door. Instead, he rapped on the surface of the door a few times. ¡°Xiaolian! Are you inside? The Mister sent me to check up on you¡­¡± Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! After waiting for a few seconds, there was no response from inside. Guan Shan immediately felt something strange was up. He¡­ ¡­ is not in his room? Could it be as Mr Bluesea suspected¡­ ¡­ this matter is rted to Chen Xiaolian? Guan Shan hesitated for a while again. As he was hesitating between breaking open the door to enter the room or returning to report this incident, a sound suddenly came from inside the room. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ am all right.¡± Guan Shan was stunned. That¡­ ¡­ was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice. Although it sounded slightly faint, after meeting and following him for the day, Guan Shan concluded that this was certainly Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice. He¡­ ¡­ is actually obediently staying inside his room? ¡­ Let us return to 10 minutes ago¡­ Go through a screening process and obtain the authority. After that, he would be able to issue out instructions to Zero City, just like Mr San and the other founders. With such an opportunity before Chen Xiaolian, could he not grow excited? ¡°So, what is this method of screening?¡± Chen Xiaolian hastily asked. ¡°Are you certain you wish to go through the screening process?¡± Zero City¡¯s voice remained unemotional. ¡°¡­ yes.¡± After considering it, Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. ¡°Very well, following your request, now entering screening program.¡± Swoosh! The scene before Chen Xiaolian shed and he was pummelled by a feeling of high-speed spatial movement once more. That instant made him feel weightless. When the feeling of weightlessness disappeared, Chen Xiaolian slowly regained the ability to move his body smoothly. Then, he looked around. A frown subconsciously appeared on his face. He was in¡­ ¡­ an underground pce. Additionally, from the design andyout of the walls, this was unquestionably as Eastern-style underground pce. The illumination here was very faint. Raising his head, he saw that ceiling area above the underground pce was iid with some fluorescent pearls. The faint rays of lighting off them caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows to be knitted together. He was able to confirm now that this was most likely a tomb like ce. Next, he received a prompt from his personal system. [????: Instance dungeon number (Unknown). [Entrant: Inceptive temte holder. [Quest: Obtain this instance dungeon¡¯s highest authority. Highest authority includes, but is not limited to: Complete both factions¡¯ quests, or disrupt both factions¡¯ quests, or kill off every participant from one of the factions, or kill off every participant from both factions. Complete one of the above conditions and you will havepleted the quest. [Instance dungeon time limit: Unknown. [Instance dungeon restriction: Futuristic and advanced weaponry are weakened.] Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from smiling wryly. As expected¡­ Instance dungeon! This was another instance dungeon. While observing the gloomy atmosphere of this underground pce, Chen Xiaolian could feel the faintly chill airing from the walls. Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows. He spent around five seconds to recollect himself before quickly taking action. First, he checked his Storage Watch. Thankfully, there was an abundant amount of reserve equipment and supplies within his Storage Watch. Chen Xiaolian produced a spicy bar ([Beginner] ss Healing Substance), folded it up and ced it inside his mouth, ready to gulp it down at a moment¡¯s notice. Next, he produced a helmet equipped with shlight and wore it. After that, he summoned the Sword in the Stone in one hand while his other held onto his spirit-force gun ¨C considering this was a tomb-like instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian believed there was a high likelihood of encountering vengeful spirits or monsters of the ghost type. Thus, using spirit-type weapons was most suitable. After examining the underground pce, he saw that there was only one entrance. All others were sealed off. Seeing no other choice, Chen Xiaolian walked in through the door. As he walked through the long corridor, a strange feeling grew within Chen Xiaolian. Although he had never been through this underground passage, it gave him a feeling of familiarity. Next, Chen Xiaolian walked into a tomb area and saw some funerary objects in it. When he saw those objects, he became shocked. The greenish ck terracotta soldiers, the rearing warhorses and the chariot brimming with the atmosphere from the Warring States Era. There were also the pike-wielding soldiers above the chariot¡­ Chen Xiaolian stared with widened eyes. ¡°This¡­ this¡­¡± Shockingly, those were¡­ Qin Shihuang¡¯s terracotta soldiers! In his shock, Chen Xiaolian nearly gulped down the spicy bar he ced inside his mouth. He stared at the terracotta soldiers for a long time before subconsciously taking a few steps back. He recalled his experience in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. In the instance dungeon, these terracotta soldiers could alle to life and serve as guardians for the tomb. Chen Xiaolian quickly put a safe distance between himself and them. Thankfully, it would appear that these terracotta soldiers were not going toe to life. Chen Xiaolian then frowned and the odd feeling in his heart grew. There was a series of passageways linking the tomb to other tombs. After some time passed, Chen Xiaolian had made his way across three tombs. Everywhere he turned, he saw row after row of terracotta soldiers. His heartbeat grew more intense. When he found the fourth tomb, he heard a voiceing from before him, shocking him. He swiftly shrunk back and darted beneath the wheel of one of the bronze chariots. He held his breath as he hid. Soon, three people rushed out from the other passageway. Seeing those three figures, Chen Xiaolian, who was hiding beneath the wheel, became dumbfounded. He was utterly dumbfounded. The one on the left was a man with a beefy body and a prominent square shaped face. There was a firm expression on his face. The one of the right was rtively thinner. However, he too, possessed a well-trained body. Chen Xiaolian was very familiar with these two figures. Surprisingly, they were Lun Tai and Bei Tai! However, what shocked Chen Xiaolian the most was the figure standing between the two brothers. Shockingly, it was¡­ ¡°Guild Leader, I am pretty sure I heard a strange sound just now,¡± said Lun Tai with a frown. Then, he whispered, ¡°It seems there is someone around¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be hasty.¡± The Guild Leader¡¯s replied in a thick voice. ¡°First, find what we need. Right now, making contact with others is pointless. Identifying our enemies is a difficult matter. Also, our objective for this instance dungeon is different from others. As long as we meet up with Qiu Yun¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian, who was under the chariot, felt his throat going parched. This ¡®Guild Leader¡¯ was shockingly¡­ ¡­ Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s former leader. He was the one who had died in the previous Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, Guild Leader Nangong. Qiu Yun? Guild Leader Nangong? Could this be¡­ The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon? The very Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon that he had experienced before? Time¡­ ¡­ travel?! Chen Xiaolian was utterly bbergasted. Those three figures failed to discover Chen Xiaolian¡¯s existence. It would appear that they were looking for something. They hastily left the ce, disappearing into one of the underground passageways. It took Chen Xiaolian a full minute to recollect himself. He got out from beneath the chariot¡¯s wheel and looked at the passageway that the three figures had disappeared into. ¡°This¡­ what the *** is going on here¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian bit his lips heavily and the resulting pain caused him to flinch. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, he decided not to go into the same passageway taken by the three figures. Instead, he walked into the passageway that the three of them had emerged from. After carefully walking a distance of around 50 metres, Chen Xiaolian reached an open area. Surprising, this ce was¡­ ¡­ an underground river. Chen Xiaolian thought back to his experience in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. Back then, he had not encountered this ce ¨C it seemed that he had not covered the entire underground pce back then. The water in the underground river was very dirty. At the very least, that was how it appeared surface wise. Pilings were hammered into the ground in a row along the underground river¡¯s banks. There at the river bank was a tall stone monument. It was twice Chen Xiaolian¡¯s height. Out of curiosity, Chen Xiaolian walked over. Raising his head, he looked at the densely packed text written on it¡­ As Chen Xiaolian was trying to read what was inscribed onto the surface of the stone, a strange sound suddenly came from the other side of the underground river. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat and he hastily jumped up to the top of the stone monument. The top of the stone monument was very wide. After making his way to the top of the stone monument, Chen Xiaolian was able to lie down on the top of the stone monument. After 10 seconds, an elegant figure ran out, emerging dextrously from the darkness like a ghost. ncing over, Chen Xiaolian was stunned once more. A form-fitting ck leather jacket and long leather boots. ck hair. An exquisite and alluring face. And the iconic pair of smiling eyes. That woman was surprisingly¡­ Miao Yan! Additionally, looking at the way she was dressed, this was the way Miao Yan had dressed the first time he met her, back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. Exactly the same. ¡°Seriously¡­ ¡­ *** time travel?¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from pulling a face. ¡­ Chapter 498 Miao Yan

Chapter 498 Miao Yan

GOR Chapter 498 Miao Yan Using a very conventional way of describing it, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was now in a very messy state. Hey on top of the stone monument and watched as Miao Yan emerged from the lower side of the underground river. Her figure was like that of a running rabbit and she came to a halt before the stone monument. In the form-fitting leather jacket, her graceful and voluptuous body and her pair of long legs were absolutely eye-catching. She stood before the stone monument and examined it for a moment. Then, she abruptly pulled out something that looked like a mobile phone and used it to take pictures of the stone monument. Seeing Miao Yan in action, Chen Xiaolian, who was still lying there, remained motionless. His mind was at a loss. After she was done taking pictures, Miao Yan turned around and kept her mobile phone. She then looked into the distance and suddenly crouched down. It would appear that one of her leather boots had gotten loose. Thus, she had gone into a semi-crouching position to tighten them. As it so happens, this position of hers allowed Chen Xiaolian to¡­ It was an understandable reaction. When a woman with such a voluptuous body in such alluring attire bends her back, the sight of her back would be sufficient to make the heart of 80 per cent of the men in the world to race. It would not be an exaggeration to say that suffering from a nosebleed at that moment was not an impossibility. For the briefest moment, Chen Xiaolian stared foolishly at the sight unfolding before him. In the very next instant however, his senses, honed to a keen state through the many trials of life and death, suddenly rang out. An inexplicable sense of danger washed through his entire body. He could feel the hairs on his body standing straight. He abruptly and subconsciously rolled to the side. At nearly the same time¡­ Miao Yan, who was crouching down, suddenly pulled out a curved de with each hand. She got into a ready posture, her waist contracting to its limits before her figure flew to the sky. The des in her hands shed down and two dazzling de beams shot toward the top of the stone monument. Chen Xiaolian had already rolled himself tens of centimetres away from his original position. One of the de beams seemingly grazed past his clothes as it hacked down on the top of the stone monument. An ear piercing sound rang out as the two de beams made contact with the stone monument. After that, two de marks could clearly be seen on the surface of the top area of the stone monument. After rolling away, Chen Xiaolian jumped down from atop the stone monument. However, Miao Yan did not let up. The tips of her feet lightly made contact with the surface of the stone monument and her body bounced forward. As her body was still in the middle of the air, the curved des in her hands shot out. Thud! Chen Xiaolian tilted his head and one of the curved des slid past the side of his face, missing him and pierced into the stone monument. At least one third of the curved de was embedded inside the stone and the handle of the de quivered. ¡°What a vicious woman!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly to himself. He then noticed Miao Yan standing up afternding on the ground. Although she had tossed the des in her hand away, there were now two guns in her hands, one in each. Aiming the muzzles of the guns at Chen Xiaolian, she did not hesitate to shoot at him. ¡°Are you serious? This woman!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not even have the time to pull a face. He hastily rushed to take cover at the back of the stone monument. Next, the sounds of bullets striking the stone monument echoed out. The bullets caused chips of stone to break and fly out from the stone monument. Miao Yan was fierce in herbat approach. After she had finished unloading her bullets, Chen Xiaolian poked his head out to say something only to see an item flying over in an arc through the air. Itnded on the ground and rolled over. This is¡­ ¡­ you bitch! Hand grenade! Once Chen Xiaolian noticed it, he swore out: Too vicious! He had no time to think about it. He quickly jumped into the underground river behind him. The very moment he dived into the water, the hand grenade exploded. This woman is really vicious! That was an anti-materiel equipment. A loud explosion could be heard as the stone monument was sted to pieces. After diving into the underground river, he quickly made his way to the bottom part of the river. After the hand grenade destroyed the stone monument, Miao Yan waited for a few seconds. When the explosion subsided, she moved to the river bank, pulled out her gun and shot at the surface of the river. Just now, she was able to notice how her opponent had swiftly reacted to her actions. The moment the hand grenade exploded, her opponent had already dived into the river. From the moment she found out about the other party¡¯s presence andunched her attacks, this opponent had sessfully dodged her attacks. His rate of reaction and decision making skills were first-rate. This in turn caused Miao Yan to turn serious. She had entered this instance dungeon ahead of time. Unexpectedly, she would find an Awakened of such calibre in here. Miao Yan continued shooting into the river. First, she fired out a suppressive fire. Next, she pulled out another hand grenade. She was nning to toss it into the river, but¡­ Her body suddenly stumbled. Lowering her head, she saw that a hand had suddenly shot out from the surface of the river to grab her ankle. A sense of foreboding struck Miao Yan. She only had enough time to get into a defensive posture before her body was pulled into the river. She did not even have the time to kick the hand away. As expected of Miao Yan, the moment she was pulled into the river, she had already prepared herself. She held her breath. Thus, after being pulled underwater, she did not choke. Instead, she retaliated swiftly. As her opponent¡¯s other arm came at her, she sent her knee out. At the same time, she also sent her elbow forward¡­ Chen Xiaolian, who was also underwater, raised his hand to block the iing knee. The force behind the attack elicited a bitter smile from Chen Xiaolian. This woman was seriously going in for the kill. This attack from her could have broken the backbone of an ordinary human. As for the elbow, Chen Xiaolian did not dodge. Bracing himself, he moved his arm to take the elbow strike. When the elbownded, the pain nearly forced open his mouth. Cold sweat oozed out from him. This time, Chen Xiaolian dared not be careless. He managed to grab Miao Yan from behind with an embrace and dragged her down into the depths of the river. He decided to subdue this woman this way. Otherwise, he would have no chance to even speak up. Miao Yan realized that her opponent was nning to drag her to the bottom of the river. She sneered inwardly. Next, instead of struggling against the downward movement, she used her hands to grab her opponent who was behind her. Next, she disyed her melee skills. The two of them then became entangled in a melee, knee strikes, elbow strikes, joint locks¡­ Both of them were experts. That was certain in Miao Yan¡¯s regard. As for Chen Xiaolian, after going through so many battles, he was no longer the same Chen Xiaolian from his first time in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang¡¯s instance dungeon. Additionally, they had both enhanced their bodies and were able to hold their breaths for a long time. They were able to engage each other underwater for a good five to six minutes. The both of them took some damage. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sternum was hit twice and he nearly coughed out blood as a result. Miao Yan, on the other hand, was struck in the lower abdomen area. The pain caused her to choke on her saliva. Next, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was nearly smashed in by Miao Yan only to have her fist deflected away by Chen Xiaolian. Generally speaking however, Chen Xiaolian was the one to suffer more. Firstly, his strength was still behindpared to Miao Yan. Secondly, he did not go all out due to his feelings. After fighting underwater for a few minutes, they finally ran out of oxygen. They abruptly disengaged and moved to the surface. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head broke through the surface of the river. He had just inhaled when Miao Yan¡¯s head emerged somewhere less than two metres away. A dagger appeared in her hand as she stared icily at him. Chen Xiaolian quickly paddled backward to put some distance between them. He shouted, ¡°Wait! Wait! Stop fighting! Stop fighting!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s eyes narrowed ¨C from what Chen Xiaolian knew of this woman, every time she narrowed her eyes like that, it meant she was about to be furious. She was about to unleash her killing moves. He quickly took advantage of what little time was left to shout, ¡°Miao Yan! Stop fighting!¡± A chilling glow had begun to radiate from Miao Yan¡¯s dagger when she heard this opponent of hers calling out her name. Miao Yan¡¯s face instantly flickered. She kept her dagger and moved herself backward. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you know me!¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian opened his mouth but Miao Yan¡¯s face suddenly flickered and she hissed, ¡°Quiet!¡± Next, she sent a signal to Chen Xiaolian. Thankfully, Chen Xiaolian had fought by her side before. Thus, he was more or less able to understand her signal. He quickly imitated Miao Yan¡¯s actions. The two of them inhaled deeply and sank back into the river. There, they watched¡­ After 10 plus seconds, the sound of footsteps came from the upper reaches of the river¡­ They belonged to several Awakened ones. Clearly, they were a small team. They ran in a panic and every one of their backs had arrows sticking out from them. From all outward appearances, they were all in a miserable state. Behind them came the sound of a uniformed pace. A formation of terracotta soldiers charged forward at breakneck speed. Their armours were all simr and their pace orderly. The pikes in their hands were like a forest. Additionally, there were also archers among them. They held onto bronze crossbows from the Qin Dynasty¡­ A hail of arrows were unleashed and a few Awakened ones fell down. The arrows from the crossbows were very sharp and powerful. They were able to instantly kill off some Awakened ones and pin them to the ground. The low-grade protective suits on them were simply incapable of blocking off the hail of arrows. It did not take long before the terracotta soldiers caught up to the Awakened ones and began fighting them. The terracotta soldiers were very good at engaging the enemy. After catching up to their targets, they continued to keep their targets busy while smaller teams swiftly rushed to the front to nk the Awakened ones. Soon enough, those few remaining Awakened ones were surrounded near the banks of the underground river. After a round of battle and a series of miserable screams, whichsted no more than half a minute, those few Awakened ones were all killed off. Some of them, with arrows in their backs, fell into the river and their corpses drifted along. The terracotta soldiers were like a killing machine. After exterminating those Awakened ones, they quickly got into formation once more. Then, they began marching in that same orderly pace as they moved down along the river¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan, who were inside the underground river, witnessed all that transpired. The both of them came to a tacit understanding to not interfere. After the terracotta soldiers had all left, the two of them poked their heads out of the surface of the river. After exchanging nces, they silently climbed up the riverbank. Chen Xiaolian looked at Miao Yan. She was already wearing a form-fitting leather jacket, which entuated her voluptuous figure to begin with. After getting soaked inside the river, her form-fitting leather jacket clung tightly to her body. Her appearance now was enough to cause some men to blush. Miao Yan however, did not appear to notice anything wrong. After climbing up the bank, she quickly moved to examine the corpses of the Awakened ones. She showed no hesitation to rummage through their personal effects. When she found something useful, she would throw them into her storage equipment. Seeing what she was doing, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to follow suit. Rummaging the corpse of one of the Awakened ones, he saw that there was a fairly well-made sword. He weighed it with his hand for a moment. [B] ss item. If this were the him from back when he had first experienced this Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, he would certainly have considered this item as a treasure. Presently however, Chen Xiaolian only gave this [B] ss weapon a nce before tossing it into his Storage Watch. Chen Xiaolian would never use this anymore. He would bring this item with him only for the sake of throwing it into his base¡¯s Energy Smelting Furnace to transform it into energy points. ¡°Just a bunch of weaklings with nothing good. They don¡¯t even have a storage equipment.¡± Miao Yan shook her head. After saying that, she turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°You equipment is pretty good.¡± Chen Xiaolian noticed that Miao Yan was looking at the Storage Watch that he was wearing¡­ it was a modified item given to him by Fatty, Skyde¡¯s son. A genuine high-grade item. Miao Yan studied Chen Xiaolian for a moment. ¡°[A] ss protective suit, keenbat senses, a good level of strength. Obviously, you have enhanced your body before. Although yourbat skills are still somewhat rough, your responses are very fast. A vast amount ofbat experience¡­¡± Miao Yan slowly spoke, ¡°Someone like you cannot possibly be a nameless nobody. However, why have I never heard of someone like you?¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled his lips to the side and squeezed out a rather unsightly smile. ¡°You really do not recognize me?¡± ¡°No.¡± Miao Yan shook her head without any hesitation. Next, a killing intent radiated out from her eyes. ¡°How do you know me?¡± ¡°¡­ eh, that¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. Seeing the growing killing intent in Miao Yan¡¯s eyes, he quickly took a step backward and waved his hands as he said, ¡°Stop fighting! Stop fighting! I mean you no harm! I will answer whatever questions you have for me. Seriously, I really don¡¯t want to fight you.¡± Miao Yan was a clever one. She could hear the overly familiar and intimate tone in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words ¨C that tone was something that could only exist if they had a certain degree of friendship. Hearing that tone cause Miao Yan¡¯s brows to furrow. Her heart grew curious. ¡°You seem very familiar with me.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ eh¡­ ¡­ we had drank wine together and fought some monsters together.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°That kinda makes us friends.¡± ¡°But why do I not remember that?¡± Next, Miao Yan¡¯s face turned into shock. ¡°Could my memories have been erased? Impossible!¡± ¡°Err, I really have no way of exining that. At the very least, there is no way to exin it to you in a few sentences. This¡­ ¡­ let us talk about this slowly.¡± ¡­ Chapter 499 From The Future

Chapter 499 From The Future

GOR Chapter 499 From The Future Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian himself had no idea how to exin matters to Miao Yan. This matter was too strange. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind gradually came forward with a vague answer. Zero City¡¯s main system had sent him back into the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, the one that he had experienced before. This was something akin to time travel. However, the specifics of how Zero City ¡®s main system had aplished this feat remained a mystery to Chen Xiaolian. As for Miao Yan¡­ Chen Xiaolian had first intended to lie to her¡­ ¡­ after all, this matter was really difficult to exin. Thus, lying to her would be the simplest way of dealing with this. Almost instantly, he decided against it. Perhaps he could lie to others. However, lying to Miao Yan did not appear to be the best choice. Who was Miao Yan? She was a high-ranking yer with her own Exclusive ount. She possessed super strength and a good intellect. Not to mention, there was her powerful and mysterious background. Someone without a powerful background could not possibly possess an Exclusive ount. Most importantly, the rtionship between Miao Yan and Chen Xiaolian had always been a ¡®special¡¯ one. As a yer, it was only natural for them to stand opposite the natives of this world. However, Miao Yan was a strange existence. The rtionship between her and Chen Xiaolian was like that of partners. They had fought side by side before and had even discussed matters together before. Miao Yan could be regarded as Chen Xiaolian¡¯s only means to understand the Upper ne. That was because Miao Yan had always been friendly toward him. She was not hostile. On Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side, he did manage to gather some precious information from her before. Rather than trying to blindly create a lie to bluff her, it would be better to use a smarter approach. After the two of them were done adjusting their equipment, Miao Yan produced an item from her storage equipment. It was a metal rod. After pressing it down, the top part of the metal rod released a faint yellow coloured light. She held the metal rod and, like the security guards in an airport, swept it across her whole body. Chen Xiaolian realized that the water on the soaked clothes that Miao Yan was wearing were all quickly sucked dry. Even her wet hair was dried. Seeing how Chen Xiaolian was looking at her, Miao Yan smiled and tossed the metal rod over. ¡°I will lend it to you for a bit.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave it a nce. However, he then casually tossed it back at Miao Yan. ¡°I am a man. Getting a little wet is nothing.¡± Although Miao Yan was not his enemy, she was full of tricks and schemes, just like a cunning fox. Chen Xiaolian dared not take the risk of using something she lent him. ¡°Aren¡¯t you a cautious one?¡± Miao Yan smiled and kept the item away. She then produced something like an energy bar. After pulling its package open, she ate some of it and munched down. After that, she drank some water. ¡°Now, let us talk.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Miao Yan and suddenly asked, ¡°Can you tell me what time is it now?¡± ¡°Time?¡± Miao Yan was stunned ¨C this was an instance dungeon. The time inside an instance dungeon and the outside world was different as they were not synchronized. Thus, the act of asking for the time was nonsensical. However, Miao Yan was quick to understand what Chen Xiaolian meant. She checked her watch and said, ¡°It has been 18 minutes since the instance dungeon began.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ 18 minutes.¡± Chen Xiaolian calcted inwardly. ording to his memories, the him from this time was now still together with Qiu Yun. Next, they would encounter Alice¡¯s group. After that, they would act separately and fall into a trap. It was inside that trap that he had encountered Miao Yan. That was how they hade to know each other¡­ That was more or less how things yed out. At present, the instance dungeon had only gone on for 18 minutes. Thus, at this point in time, the him from this time was still with Qiu Yun. At this point in time, Miao Yan, a yer with special privileges, was adventuring alone. After considering that, Chen Xiaolian tried his best to speak with a direct tone, ¡°We do indeed know each other. We had participated in an instance dungeon before and fought side by side. However, at present, those memories do not exist in you.¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face twisted. Chen Xiaolian had said ¡°At present, those memories do not exist in you¡±. However, in Miao Yan¡¯s opinion, that meant her memories had been erased. As a yer, she was far more knowledgeable about the directives of this world¡¯s programmingpared to a native like Chen Xiaolian. Memories erased? Only if someone infringed upon the few critically restricted areas of the main system would their memories be erased. Could it be¡­ She was unable to stop herself from staring at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Your name is Miao Yan, a high-ranking yer. You possess an Exclusive ount. The identity of your Exclusive ount in the outside world is a Countess of the Norman family¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. Miao Yan¡¯s face grew even more solemn. As a high-ranking yer, her Exclusive ount was something of a personal secret. If her enemies were to find out about the identity of her Exclusive ount, then some of those people would attempt to kill her Exclusive ount. One such example was the group of crazy Awakened ones. These actions could not actually cause the yers any real harm. However, it could still cause them a considerable amount of problems. This young man actually knew of her Exclusive ount¡¯s identity. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me that way.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly before continuing, ¡°I did not try to pry into the matter of your identity. You are the one who told me about it.¡± ¡°I¡­ I told you?¡± Miao Yan frowned. ¡°Could it be we are that close?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ something like friends. At the very least, I consider you as a friend.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°So, why did my memories get erased?¡± ¡°Because¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian had wanted to say: Because these things had yet to happen. However, reason told him that Miao Yan might not believe him if he said that. In fact, it might only end up arousing her suspicions. Trying to exin that would only cause more issues. ¡°Because¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°Because of the rules of the system. Some memories would be automatically blocked and erased. I believe there is no need for me to exin these rules to you.¡± Miao Yan¡¯s body gave a shudder and she stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Just who exactly are you? Awakened? Or¡­ ¡­ yer?¡± There was a helpless smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he replied, ¡°That¡­ ¡­ for now, there is no way for me to tell you that.¡± ¡°How do I know you are not lying to me?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it for a moment before suddenly pulling out a piece of paper. He turned his body, his back facing Miao Yan, before quickly scribbling some words on the piece of paper. Next, he folded the piece of paper and tossed it to Miao Yan. Before Miao Yan could move to open unfold the piece of paper, Chen Xiaolian quickly said with a serious expression, ¡°Don¡¯t open it yet!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ what do you mean?¡± ¡°I mean you should not open it now.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and continued, Later, you can open itter. When that happens, the things written on that piece of paper would make you believe that I am not lying to you.¡± If this were someone else¡­ For example, Qiao Qiao¡­ considering her character, she would probably ignore his words and unfold the paper to see what was written on it before anything else. If it was someone like Phoenix¡­ she would probably only pretend to agree to him. Then, she would figure a way to lose Chen Xiaolian and use the opportunity to find out the contents of the paper. Miao Yan however¡­ Chen Xiaolian held an indescribable level of trust in Miao Yan. This woman did not have some ordinary character. She possessed a considerable level of patience and intellect. Although she was curious, she could ¨C through her intellect and sense of reason ¨C suppress that curiosity of hers. Miao Yan gave Chen Xiaolian a nce before keeping the folded paper into her storage equipment. ¡°I will trust you some more,¡± Miao Yan muttered. ¡°My instinct is telling me that you are not my enemy.¡± ¡°Your instinct has always been very urate.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Then¡­¡± ¡°We can continue forward toplete the quest.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Be at ease, my objective will not conflict yours.¡± ¡°What is your quest objective?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled, ¡°It is not the coffin of Qin Shihuang.¡± Hearing that, Miao Yan¡¯s body flinched. She stared incredulously at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°Let us go. I believe you must have done a great deal of preparation for this instance dungeon. I will just follow behind you.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread both his hands. A few minutester¡­ ¡°¡­ ¡­ ording to my spections and the results of my research, the underground pce of Epang should be somewhere deep underground. ording to the construction methods of the building, besides the passageways of the underground pce, the underground river should be the quickest shortcut. Diving into the underground river and sneaking in along the flow of the river water should be faster and saferpared to using the underground passageways.¡± After Miao Yan had finished exining, she turned and saw that there was a rather absent-minded look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. She frowned and asked, ¡°Do you have any objections?¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°It is as I have stated earlier, I will just follow you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you have any ns?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ my n is not as good as yours,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a shameless smile. Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°I really doubt I could befriend someone like you¡­ let¡¯s go!¡± The two of them returned to the river bank. Miao Yan quickly produced a diving helmet. After putting the helmet on, she pressed a button on the helmet and operating sounds quickly came from the helmet. Step by step, Miao Yan walked into the water. When she did so, Chen Xiaolian noticed that a force field was being projected by the helmet, forcing the water away. Although Miao Yan was already inside the river, the water around her body was forced to move away from her. A bubble that can amodate one person appeared around her. ¡°This is an underwater movement equipment. It possesses an automatic scanning function and an underwater sonar.¡± Miao Yan looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°However, I had only prepared one. You will have to figure out something on your own.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°It is all right. Like I said before, I am a man. I don¡¯t mind getting wet a little.¡± He pulled out a set of diving equipment. cing the oxygen tank on his back, he bit down on the oxygen pipe. After that, he signalled to Miao Yan: Let us go. After moving into the river, the two of them secretly moved forward along the river. Miao Yan moved in front while Chen Xiaolian followed behind her. The underwater movement equipment of Miao Yan¡¯s was indeed very impressive. The bottom part of the underground river was not t. There were reefs, raised rocks and deep holes. If one were to use normal diving equipment to move forward, that person would likely encounter many dangerous situations. Thankfully however, there was Miao Yan there to pave a path forward. Her equipment could properly illuminated their surroundings. At the same time, it also possessed a radar, helping her avoid all the dangerous spots. After moving forward for roughly 10 minutes, the two of them reached a junction in the river. Miao Yan¡¯s radar was quick to help her find the way. Next, they continued moving forward for another 20 minutes. Chen Xiaolian calcted the time¡­ The flow of water before them suddenly grew turbulent. Underwater whirlpools that were visible to the naked eye appeared. Miao Yan, who was in front, turned and made a ¡®careful¡¯ signal to Chen Xiaolian. Then, she led the way, bringing them through the gap between two underwater whirlpools. The two of them cautiously walked forward, moving in between the gaps of several other whirlpools. With Miao Yan leading the way, it appeared that there would be no danger. As they were seemingly approaching the end of the underground river, the very moment they caught a glimpse of light from the other end of the river¡­ Suddenly! The surrounding whirlpools abruptly moved. Both Miao Yan and Chen Xiaolian, who was between the few whirlpools were caught by the iing whirlpools, They had no time to dodge and were sucked in by the whirlpool. The turbulent flow of water surged in and threw the two figures together. Miao Yan had it worsepared to Chen Xiaolian. As there was no water around her to form a cushion, when the force of the whirlpool sucked her in, her body was thrown onto the surface of the rocks. Her mouth was forced open as she spat out blood from her mouth. The powerful water pressure came crashing down on Miao Yan, pinning her down the surface of a rock. She used her strong body to endure it. Then, she saw Chen Xiaolian attempting to move closer to her. He stretched out one hand in an attempt to grab her. Miao Yan exerted her strength to grab hold of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s wrist¡­ At that very moment, the strong water pressure caused the rock they were pinned onto to break down. After the rock broke down, the powerful water pressure pushed the two of them into a hole. This hole was like a drain, which instantly sucked the two of them inside. Their bodies were thrown up and down, like going through a roller coaster. After that, they fell onto an empty area. Miao Yan quickly sat up. She forced herself to swallow down the blood in her mouth before vigntly checking her surroundings¡­ Huge stone pirs rose up to support several stone tforms. However, these stone pirs had clearly been eroded, badly. They were already beginning to grow unstable. Beneath the pirs was¡­ ¡­ a sea of mercury. This was a huge sealed underground area. Miao Yan¡¯s heart had sunk. Then, she heard Chen Xiaolian speaking up behind her. ¡°Now you can open the paper.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Without saying anything, Miao Yan quickly pulled the folded piece of paper from her storage equipment and unfolded it. When she read it, her face twisted. Shockingly, the words written on the paper were: ¡°Underground area, stone tform, mercury, trapped.¡± Miao Yan was stunned for a good second. She swiftly turned around, gripping the piece of paper until it turned into a ball, and stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ just who are you? How could you¡­ how could you know¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly got up. He patted the dirt off his clothes and smiled wryly before saying, ¡°Miao Yan, do you still not get it? The instance dungeon that I participated with you is this very one! As for me¡­ I am¡­ ¡­ from the future!¡± From¡­ ¡­ the future? Miao Yan felt as though she was struck by lightning and there was a look of disbelief on her face. ¡­ Chapter 500 Core Element

Chapter 500 Core Element

GOR Chapter 500 Core Element Swoosh! Miao Yan suddenly drew out a gun and aimed the muzzle of the gun at Chen Xiaolian. This woman¡¯s chest rose up and down. Clearly, she was feeling emotional. However, Chen Xiaolian simply looked at the muzzle of the gun. For some unknown reason, he held a special feeling of trust toward Miao Yan. He was confident in Miao Yan¡¯s intellect and sense of reasoning. As expected, a few secondster, Miao Yan took a deep breath and quickly kept the gun away. Her eyes narrowed until they were nothing more than slits as she studied Chen Xiaolian in detail. Then, she sighed. ¡°¡­ so, what happens next?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°You believe me?¡± ¡°It sounds extremely ridiculous. However, if you are a liar, you could juste up with a lie that is not that ridiculous. For a liar toe up with such an absurd lie is simply an act of looking down on my intellect. Thus¡­ ¡­ I feel that perhaps you are actually telling the truth.¡± Miao Yan shook her head before continuing, ¡°For now, I will believe you. However, you had best give me some convincing evidence. That piece of paper just now is simply not enough for me.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly spoke up, ¡°This ce we are in right now is a secret chamber filled with mercury. Beneath this sea of mercury is a valve. By finding the location of this valve, you would be able to drain the mercury away and also find the way out of here. Additionally, there are some monsters here. Every 30 minutes, this instance dungeon will spawn some monsters out. Although these monsters are not very strong, their bodies are made of rocks. They all engage in melee attacks. Also¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian gave a wry smile and continued, ¡°I have forgotten the specific time. However, sometimeter, you will be seeing ¡®me¡¯.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Miao Yan¡¯s eyes flickered. However, this clever woman was quick to understand what Chen Xiaolian meant. ¡°You mean to say, the you from this time?¡± Miao Yan smiled with pursed lips. ¡°Yes, ording to the original timeline, the two of us first got to know each other in this secret chamber.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ so that is how it is.¡± Miao Yan nodded her head. ¡°Continue.¡± ¡°I know that your ultimate objective is to enter Epang Pce to find Qin Shihuang¡¯s coffin and¡­¡± As Chen Xiaolian was in the middle of speaking, he saw that Miao Yan¡¯s expression had abruptly turned extremely peculiar. He subconsciously stopped and asked, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ why are you looking at me that way?¡± ¡°Your¡­ your body!¡± Miao Yan answered with a serious tone. Chen Xiaolian looked down and was shocked. His own body was rapidly bing transparent. Even as he was looking down, his legs had disappeared. The disappearing parts quickly spread up to his chest area. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. What the Hell is going on?! At the same time, he received a message through his personal system. [????: Due to the disclosure of important information to a third party, you are being forcibly sent away!] Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart instantly sank. Seeing that both his arms had disappeared as well, Miao Yan hastily took a few steps forward and shouted at Chen Xiaolian, ¡°What else? Hurry up and tell me! Time is running out!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. ¡°Later, you will see me¡­ ¡­ I have a little girl with me. The me from this timeline is just a rookie. I will have to trouble you to take care of ¡­ ¡­ in the future, I¡­¡± That was all. Miao Yan watched as this strange man disappeared before her eyes. Her brows furrowed tightly as she stood on the stone tform. She carefully assessed her surroundings even as the various thoughts swirled about in her mind. Finally, the edges of her lips curled into a peculiar smile. ¡°This world¡­ ¡­ is getting even more interesting!¡± She then sat down cross-legged and tried her best to recall the words spoken by that mysterious man earlier. Secret chamber of mercury¡­ ¡­ valve¡­ She produced a curved de and quickly etched out several lines on the surface of the ground. She drew out every stone tform within this secret chamber and began making the calctions silently. After an unknown time, she suddenly heard a roaring sound from above. Miao Yan raised her head and saw a hole appearing on the ceiling above. Next, two figures, one small one big, fell through it and onto a stone tform. She looked at the two figures. Her eyes were hidden behind her long hair. However, they were wide open. This man appeared to be still a boy with a gentle look. He had a fair looking face and there were traces of immaturity on his face¡­ ¡­ this person was none other than the mysterious man that she had been just now. They looked exactly the same. Miao Yan¡¯s expression gradually grew somewhat tangled. ¡°Awakened?¡± ¡°Hey! What are you looking at?¡± ¡°How did you enter this ce?¡± ¡°Is there an exit here?¡± After hearing this young man ask the fourth question, Miao Yan sighed to herself. Although this young man had the same appearance, his demeanour, tone and questions revealed his immaturity. There was a marked disparity between him and the earlier fellow¡¯s maturity and calmness. It would seem¡­ ¡­ that fellow was not lying. Miao Yan finally raised her head to look forward. Her slender shaped eyes were directed ahead. ¡°Can you please be quiet?¡± Hearing her words, the young man appeared to be at a loss for words. Seeing that, Miao Yan chuckled inwardly. Fine¡­ ¡­ mysterious fellow, I will take good care of you! ¡­ ¡°What is going on here?¡± Chen Xiaolian swore in frustration. Just now, he had disappeared abruptly from Miao Yan¡¯s side. There were still many important things that he simply did not have the time to tell her. Disclosure of important information to a third party? Forcibly sent away? Is this one of the system¡¯s restrictions? Zero City¡¯s main system sent him back in time. However, he cannot expose too much matters to the people from this time? He patted his head in frustration before standing up. Chen Xiaolian had been teleported to a strange looking but¡­ ¡­ familiar ce. An antique room. Calling it an antique room was probably inurate. To be more urate, this ce had an antique feel to it. Additionally, it was also very in. A short square shaped table, bronzemp stands, a long bed¡­ After getting up, Chen Xiaolian checked his surroundings. After spending some time doing so, he walked toward the door. Pushing the door open, Chen Xiaolian looked out and immediately understood where he was. Epang Pce! He was now within one of the rooms inside Epang Pce. Beyond the door was a long corridor. Just one nce was sufficient for Chen Xiaolian to tell that this was the architectural style of Epang Pce ¨C he had nearly died here back then, how could he not recall it? As he was looking around, he suddenly heard an orderly wave of footstepsing from the end of the corridor. Chen Xiaolian was quick to notice the team of terracotta soldiers with pikes and swords marching forward in a uniform pace. They were the monsters patrolling Epang Pce. Chen Xiaolian subconsciously reached out with his hand to summon the Sword in the Stone. However, he found that his hand was holding thin air. The Sword in the Stone¡­ ¡­ could not be summoned? Chen Xiaolian was stunned. However, he soon recollected himself. Within Epang Pce¡­ no metal was allowed. In other words, within this Epang Pce area, game participants were not allowed to bring any metal equipment inside. They were also not allowed to summon out and use metal equipment while inside. Chen Xiaolian could still remember it. Back then, when he was going through this instance dungeon, neither his side nor the yers from the Windsher Guild were able to use their own weapons. In order to fight here, they had to seize the terracotta soldiers¡¯ weapons after fighting them. It was either that or seizing bronze items from within the pce to use as weapons. Seeing that the terracotta soldiers wereing closer, Chen Xiaolian frowned and quickly slipped back into the room. He then cautiously closed the door. He stayed close to the door and listened. After the sound of footsteps had gradually faded away, Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at the room again. He picked up a bronzemp stand before pushing the door open. Next, he quietly moved across the corridor and into the pce. ¡°If the timeline did not change after I was teleported earlier, then at this moment, the others had not entered Epang Pce. ¡°In other words, be it the me from this timeline or Qiu Yun and the others from Nangong Guild, none of them had made it here yet. The same goes for the Windsher Guild. ¡°As of now, I am the first to have arrived in Epang Pce!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. What was the core element of Epang Pce¡¯s final quest? Without question, it had to be¡­ Bai Qi. The God of ughter, Bai Qi! ¡­ Chapter 501 Tiger Tally?

Chapter 501 Tiger Tally?

GOR Chapter 501 Tiger Tally? Obtain this instance dungeon¡¯s highest authority. Highest authority includes, but is not limited to: Complete both factions¡¯ quests, or disrupt both factions¡¯ quests, or kill off every participant from one of the factions, or kill off every participant from both factions. Complete one of the above conditions and you will havepleted the quest. Chen Xiaolian looked over the prompt he received from Zero City¡¯s main system when he first arrived into this instance dungeon. He entered a state of contemtion. Kill off every participant from one of the factions. This condition was the first to be rejected by Chen Xiaolian. The two factions in this instance dungeon were none other than the yer faction and the Awakened faction. Chen Xiaolian would never choose to kill off either faction. The Awakened faction consisted of his ownpanions. Lun Tai and Bei Tai were his futurepanions. How could Chen Xiaolian bring himself to kill them? As for the yer faction¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian did not mind fighting against those fellows from Windsher Guild. However, there was an issue. Miao Yan was also a member of the yer faction. Kill Miao Yan? What a joke! Let¡¯s not even go into whether or not he could willingly fight her. He might not even be able to defeat her. If so, there was only one other way. Complete both factions¡¯ quests, or disrupt both factions¡¯ quests. After carefully considering these two options, he managed to form some ideas about how to go about it. Firstly,pleting both factions¡¯ quests was quite difficult. The Awakened faction¡¯s quest was something known to Chen Xiaolian: Kill the guardians and stop Qin Shihuang¡¯s resurrection ¨C Chen Xiaolian had experienced it before. That led to another question. Who is the guardian? Bai Qi! Would killing Bai Qi be easy? Ahh, today¡¯s weather sure feels¡­ ha¡­ ha¡­ ha¡­ Let¡¯s put it this way. Ever since Chen Xiaolian was sucked into this game world, he had gone through the following instance dungeons: A secluded ind¡¯s underground pce instance dungeon, Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, Tokyo instance dungeon, London instance dungeon, punishment instance dungeon, Jerusalem instance dungeon. Considering the number of instance dungeons he had been through, he could be considered a bona fide veteran by now. Yet, in all the instance dungeons that Chen Xiaolian participated in, among all the in-game bosses he encountered, the most powerful, most brutal, most difficult setting was unquestionably the one he encountered in Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. It was still the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. In the Tokyo instance dungeon, his team encountered Tian Lie and had to face a brutal battle. In the London instance dungeon, he encountered the mysterious Jack the Ripper. Later on, he participated in the war, which led to the establishment of the Norman Dynasty. It was a war filled with deaths and tragedy. In the punishment instance dungeon, he encountered the colossal dragon. Back then, even when his team was together with Phoenix and the others, they were still at a disadvantage. In the Jerusalem instance dungeon, he encountered Shen, whose powers and limits were an enigma. He also encountered a guild of holy psycho knights based in Jerusalem and Qiao Qiao was unfortunately killed¡­ However, among all the instance dungeons that Chen Xiaolian had participated in, the most powerful in-game BOSS with the highest difficulty setting was still Bai Qi. The God of ughter, Bai Qi. He recalled his experience in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. The Guild Leader of Windsher Guild, Da Vinci was able to summon the Grim Reaper and merge with it to be the Grim Reaper itself. Add that to their guild¡¯s unique spell array, his power was temporarily boosted. ording to Miao Yan, Da Vinci, who had be the Grim Reaper incarnate, possessed a power beyond [A] ss. It was likely to be somewhere at [A+] ss. However, Bai Qi, the guardian came out and swept the floor with that powerful Da Vinci. They had no opportunity to fight back at all. Facing Bai Qi, everyone from Windsher Guild was exterminated. All of them died tragic deaths. Next, Miao Yan stepped forward to battle Bai Qi. There was no need to describe Miao Yan¡¯s strength. As a high-ranking yer with her own Exclusive ount, her strength was most certainly that of the pinnacle. In that battle, Miao Yan used every single skill and trick she possessed. Even her ultimate flying sword skill was unleashed in that battle. The result? She had to fight with everything she had just to barely hold on for a moment. Her whole body was bruised and stained with her own blood. She was miserably beaten up by Bai Qi. ording to Miao Yan, Bai Qi, who was acting as the guardian, disyed a power that was at least [S] ss. What did it mean to be at [S] ss? Let¡¯s make aparison. Skyde, who was a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild, was an [S] ss expert and one of the leading figures of Zero City. Back in thepetition arena during Blood Verdict, Chen Xiaolian was granted Skyde¡¯s power. There, he experienced for himself thebat power possessed by an [S] ss. An [A] ss opponent was directly crushed under that power. One could only imagine how terrifying the power of [S] ss could be. What was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s current level? By his own estimate, after he hadprehended part of the power imparted to him by Skyde, he could now unleash Skyde¡¯s power, the golden sword beams, a few times. He believed that those attacks were of the [S] ss. However, that power could notst long. They could onlyst for an instant. Thus, at the end of the day, Chen Xiaolian concluded that his presentprehensive power rested at around [A] ss. Yet¡­ an [A] ss going against an [S] ss¡­ Chen Xiaolian recalled the miserable endings of his opponents in Blood Verdict¡­ If so, trying to kill the Bai Qi standing guard in Epang Pce¡­ Chen Xiaolian had no delusions of him being that extraordinary. Mm, the present him also possessed a War Soul Bai Qi within his pet system. However, this Bai Qi in his possession was hardly the same as the guardian Bai Qi from this Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. Back when Chen Xiaolian obtained this War Soul Bai Qi, the system had clearly notified him that this Bai Qi was only at [A] ss. Clearly, the Bai Qi that Chen Xiaolian obtained had been weakened. If he were to assume that the guardian Bai Qi was Bai Qi at his prime, then Chen Xiaolian¡¯s War Soul Bai Qi was a weakened Bai Qi. Relying on his weakened Bai Qi to go against the guardian Bai Qi¡­ After going through several instance dungeons, his War Soul Bai Qi had absorbed a great deal of life force and undead force, allowing him to increase his strength considerably. Even so, he had yet to attain the same level of strength as the guardian. Given his current position, if Chen Xiaolian were to encounter an [A] ss opponent, he was confident that his many moves, inclusive of War Soul Bai Qi and the Goddess of Dawn skill, could defeat that opponent. If he was to encounter an [A+] ss opponent, he believed that he still held a 30 to 50 per cent chance of winning. Even if he failed to defeat them, he would still be able to fight them for a moment. If he were to encounter an [S] ss opponent however¡­ Chen Xiaolian believed that the first thing he should do was to turn tail and run for it. That would be the wisest decision. Of course, whether he would be able to escape or not would depend on luck. Back then, Miao Yan was miserably beaten up by the guardian Bai Qi. As for Chen Xiaolian, he did not believe that he was at the same level as Miao Yan. However¡­ ¡­ defeating the guardian Bai Qi¡­ ¡­ was not exactly an impossibility. It was simply a matter of using the same method he used back then. Back then, Miao Yan fought with everything she had to divert Bai Qi¡¯s attention. Taking advantage of that precious opening, Chen Xiaolian had broken Epang Pce¡¯s Five Elements Array. In doing so, the guardian Bai Qi was defeated. In order to break the Five Elements Array, he would need to cut down therge tree inside Epang Pce. This was a very difficult thing to aplish¡­ Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. This tactic required a highly powerful expert to distract Bai Qi, giving another person the opportunity to cut down the tree and break the array. However, he was now alone¡­ ¡­ could it be he had to wait here? Wait until Miao Yan arrived? Chen Xiaolian considered the n for a moment and his eyes suddenly lit up. I nearly forgot about him! ¡­ Back then, how did the guardian Bai Qi came about? Qiu Yun! Qiu Yun was a fellow who harboured secret motives. He pretended to follow everyone toplete the quest. However, he had his own secret agenda. He possessed a Tiger Tally in his hand, a critical prop for this Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang¡¯s instance dungeon. After the instance dungeon had ended, Chen Xiaolian had asked Xia Xiaolei what he knew about Qiu Yun. In the end, Chen Xiaolian was able toe to a rough conclusion of what Qiu Yun was attempting to do. Qiu Yun had managed to obtain the Tiger Tally from some unknown ce and also some secrets regarding the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. Thus, taking advantage of the fact that there was a Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon open, he wanted to use the Tiger Tally to control Bai Qi and make Bai Qi his. That was Qiu Yun¡¯s objective. Obtaining an iparably powerful Bai Qi as a War Pet was more lucrative a harvestpared to what he would obtain bypleting this quest. Even if he ended up failing this quest and had to participate in a punishment instance dungeon, it would certainly be worth it. It was also Qiu Yun, who utilized the Tiger Tally to summon Bai Qi out. However, in the process of controlling Bai Qi, he was interrupted by Xia Xiaolei. Qiu Yun¡¯s painstaking n failed in the final step and Bai Qi ended up obtaining Qiu Yun¡¯s life force, thereby obtaining a tangible body. If so¡­ ¡°If Qiu Yun did not use the Tiger Tally to summon Bai Qi, what would happen? Would the guardian Bai Qi end up not appearing?¡± This thought suddenly struck Chen Xiaolian. Or perhaps, what would happen if Qiu Yun¡¯s n to control Bai Qi was sessfully executed? If Xia Xiaolei¡¯s interruption did not ur, could the guardian Bai Qi be forced to submit? When he reached that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian suddenlyughed out. Tiger Tally? ¡­ Chapter 502 Unexpected Harvest

Chapter 502 Unexpected Harvest

GOR Chapter 502 Unexpected Harvest Tiger Tally. Chen Xiaolian had possessed one before. Unfortunately, when he obtained the Tiger Tally back then, the system automatically transformed the Tiger Tally into ¡®Bai Qi¡¯s War Soul¡¯. That was how he acquired Bai Qi. After that, the Tiger Tally, a prop of the system, disappeared just like that. So, where should he go find the Tiger Tally? Naturally¡­ ¡°Mr Qiu, it seems there is a need for us to meet.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He looked at the time. Judging by how much time had passed, he deduced that there was still some time before the he from this timeline, Miao Yan and the others enter Epang Pce. He could vividly recall himself, Miao Yan and Soo Soo entering Epang Pce and meeting Guild Leader Nangong, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. Those three from Nangong Guild had probably entered Epang Pce first. It was only after those three had arrived did the he from this timeline, Miao Yan and Soo Soo arrived. Following them were Qiu Yun and the Guild Leader of the ck Knights Guild, Alice. However¡­ ¡­ that might not be true. By the time they met up with Qiu Yun, that Qiu Yun was already a counterfeit, a doppelganger. Qiu Yun had used a doppelganger technique, creating a doppelganger of himself to follow them around. Meanwhile, the real Qiu Yun was at¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. Chen Xiaolian spected that Qiu Yun might actually be the first one to arrive in Epang Pce. His reasoning for that was very simple. Since the beginning, Qiu Yun had made ample preparation to enter this Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. The Tiger Tally in his hand was proof of that point. Additionally, Qiu Yun¡¯s objective was Bai Qi all along. Considering Qiu Yun¡¯s level of wisdom, it was only natural that he would want to reach Epang Pce before everyone else in order toplete his objective. The reason why Qiu Yun failed and had to wait so long before starting up his n was because he failed to solve the mystery of the Five Elements spell array within Epang Pce. Later on, the Chen Xiaolian from this timeline found out about this spell array and helped himprehend how toplete his n. Thus, Qiu Yun¡¯s real body may have arrived here before everyone else. The chances of this were very huge. Chen Xiaolian had already reached the end of a side pce building. Arge pce gate stood before him. He knew that by opening the doors of the gate, he would be able to enter the central square of Epang Pce. However, now that this idea had popped into his mind, Chen Xiaolian retracted his feet. He gave the gate a nce before smiling lightly at it. Next, he turned around and walked to the outer part of Epang Pce. ¡­ A few minutester¡­ The ma doors of the front gate of Epang Pce were pushed open. A middle-aged man stepped into the pce. Qiu Yun raised his head and surveyed the empty hall before him. The corners of his lips curled into a triumphant smile. After looking around for a moment, Qiu Yun quickly made his way to the most conspicuous item lying in the centre of the front hall. The huge ding. Beneath the ding were two script letters, which formed the word ¡®Gongsun¡¯. ¡°As expected¡­ ¡­ here it is.¡± Qiu Yun walked over. His hand reached out to gently touch the surface of therge ding. Feeling the sensation of coldness through his fingers, he was unable to stop himself from releasing a faint sigh. ¡°The things I had to do, the people I had to kill to obtain information about this.¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s voice took on a tangled tone. ¡°If not for you, why would I have done so? It was such a good guild! Humph!¡± Next, light shone from within his eyes and he said, ¡°However, since all of it is true, then it is worth it!¡± There was a look of passion in Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes. He stretched out his hand to reveal a Tiger Tally in his hand. At that very moment however, a mocking voice spoke up from a corner behind him. ¡°Mr Qiu, you are early.¡± Qiu Yun was caught totally off guard by the voice and he flinched. His heart sank and he turned around to see a familiar face slowly emerge from the corner. At that moment, the expression on Qiu Yun¡¯s face was one of utter shock. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ Xiaolian?¡± Qiu Yun was agape. ¡°You, how could you be here? How¡­¡± Next however, Qiu Yun¡¯s face twisted. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ why is your clothes¡­¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s observational ability was truly dextrous. He had immediately sensed something amiss. This Chen Xiaolian standing before him was wearing a protectivebat suit standard to Awakened ones. Additionally¡­ ¡­ it appeared to be of a high-grade. Furthermore, there was a certain difference on his face and expression, the maturity, the sense of age and the icy calmness¡­ those were certainly not the same as the young rookie that he had just recruited. ¡°You are not Chen Xiaolian! Who are you? Why did you take his appearance?¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian shook his head and sighed. Step by step, he moved across the corridor toward Qiu Yun. ¡°Mr Qiu, I can¡¯t help but say this. At this moment, facing you here gives me a feeling of reluctance,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a very sincere tone. ¡°Truth be told, I have always felt thankful to you.¡± Every word Chen Xiaolian said was from his heart. Back then, Qiu Yun had simply wanted to make use of him. The reason he recruited Chen Xiaolian was because he wanted to get himself a pawn, a cannon fodder. However, he had to admit, Qiu Yun was a brilliant figure. After leading Chen Xiaolian into this instance dungeon, he had taken good care of Chen Xiaolian. Not only did he give Chen Xiaolian equipment, he also gave him a skill. Thebat skill that proved critical during Chen Xiaolian¡¯s early days in this game, the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes, was something that came from Qiu Yun. If he had not found out about Qiu Yun¡¯s true colourster on, Chen Xiaolian would have to admit that Qiu Yun was a boss worthy of serving. Hearing the words he said, Qiu Yun became confused. However, seeing Chen Xiaolian approaching his position, hisbat instincts took over and he subconsciously took a few steps back. After putting some distance between them, he extended his hand to grab¡­ Only after making that move did he recall that all metal objects were not allowed within Epang Pce. When inside Epang Pce, it was also not possible to pull out metal weapons from storage equipment. Unfortunately for Qiu Yun, his most powerful skill was ¡®Metal Burst¡¯. With this restriction in effect, it would not be a stretch to say that Qiu Yun¡¯s strength was at its lowest possible. However, he only became stunned for an instant. Qiu Yun quickly recollected himself and leapt toward a bronzemp stand standing in the corner. After grabbing it, he threw themp stand at Chen Xiaolian with a howl. Chen Xiaolian had a deep understanding of Qiu Yun. The bronzemp stand flew toward him at a rather slow speed. However, Chen Xiaolian did not attempt to block it with his hand¡­ His first reaction was to jump aside. As expected, the bronzemp stand blew up all of a sudden. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reaction was fast enough for him to dodge the effects of the explosion. He then turned to see that Qiu Yun¡¯s face had sank. This opponent knew about him. However¡­ ¡­ was he actually Chen Xiaolian? Without giving Qiu Yun more time to think about it, Chen Xiaolian rushed forward. He had no metal weapons. Instead, he wielded something that he had seized from the terracotta soldiers he encountered and destroyed back in the corridor earlier, a stone spear. When the tip of the spear descended upon Qiu Yun, a peculiar look shed across his face. As he dodged backward, he said, ¡°Head Cleaver? This is the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes? You¡­ you really are Chen Xiaolian?¡± Chen Xiaolian maintained a wooden face and used the stone spear to unleash the second move. ¡°Ear Gouger?¡± As Qiu Yun dodged, he shouted, ¡°You really are Chen Xiaolian! What an impressive brat! To think that I was fooled by you! You are no rookie! ying the pig to bait the tiger?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not bother trying to exin the misunderstanding to Qiu Yun. He simply unleashed the third move: Impish Teeth Discer. Qiu Yun dodged away once more. His physical attributes was quite good. After sessfully dodging Chen Xiaolian¡¯s three moves, he saw Chen Xiaolian stopping his actions with the spear. ¡°Brat! What kind of schemes are you up to? Humph, to slip in right next to me¡­¡± Without waiting for Qiu Yun to finish his words, Chen Xiaolian sighed out and said, ¡°Mr Qiu, consider those three moves as me showing mercy. Considering how well you treated me, this is me returning the favour. Using those three moves is me showing gratitude for you gifting me with the skill back then. Next however¡­ ¡­ time for preferential treatment is over!¡± ¡°¡­ what did you say? Preferential treatment¡­¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s face sank greatly as he instinctively felt an atmosphere of danger. Next, he saw Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure shing. What speed! At present, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s enhanced body was superior to Qiu Yun¡¯s in every aspect. Given the present Chen Xiaolian¡¯s power, this illustrious ¡®expert Qiu Yun¡¯ that he had once looked up to was only average at best. Additionally, the skill that made Qiu Yun infamous, the Metal Burst skill was unusable here, cing him at a very disadvantageous position. There were hardly any metal objects in this hall. Qiu Yun swiftly reached out with his hand, seized and tossed two bronze tes toward Chen Xiaolian. However, Chen Xiaolian did not give the tes any time to reach him. He quickly closed in on Qiu Yun. His hand rose. His palm fell. After that, Chen Xiaolian observed Qiu Yun, who had fallen unconscious on the floor, and gave an inward sigh. He pried open Qiu Yun¡¯s palm and retrieved the Tiger Tally. Next, he returned his attention to Qiu Yun again and rummaged his body. In the end, he pulled a pendant that Qiu Yun wore over his neck. [????: Picked up a [D] ss storage equipment: Ancient Jade.] Chen Xiaolian felt an involuntary feeling of regret. [D] ss storage equipment¡­ Storage equipment was a rarity in the Awakened circle. However, to think that an infamous expert like Qiu Yun could only afford a [D] ss storage equipment. That was quite a shabby of him. However, that was also a good thing. The encryption function was not included for [D] ss equipment. Anyone who got their hands on it could ess it. After checking its contents, Chen Xiaolian was stunned. This equipment was indeed of [D] ss and the storage space it provided was limited. It was about half the size of a closet. Qiu Yun¡¯s storage space contained somemon supplies. Medical supplies, food, water and some simple weapons and tools. The weapons were all made from metal and could not be taken out. Additionally, there were also a number of metal balls. It did not take long for Chen Xiaolian to understand. With Qiu Yun¡¯s skill, those metal balls were the best weapons. However, Chen Xiaolian also found something unexpected inside the storage equipment. It appeared to be¡­ ¡°This is an equipment?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly summoned it out. When it fell into his hand, he found that it was a¡­ ¡­ golden coloured booklet. The booklet had the width of a finger. After opening it, Chen Xiaolian saw that it had the folded shape of a¡­ ¡­ chart? Within it were the portraits of several figures. Looking at the figures, he saw that there wereyers of clouds drifting around them, making it hard to identity the portraits. However, he could vaguely make out an ancient army. Each of them appeared to be generals. On the surface of the opened booklet were three words. ¡°Starchart of Generals?¡± [1] Chen Xiaolian gripped the item with his hand and pondered for a moment. Next, he used his personal system to inspect the equipment. What he saw left him dumbfounded. [????: Picked up a high-grade equipment: Starchart of Generals (fragment). Present evaluation at [A-] ss. Growth Capacity: [S] ss.] Presently at [A-] ss. Growth Capacity: [S] ss? Holy cow! Qiu Yun possessed such an incredible item? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face instantly revealed a ludicrous amount of shock. ¡­ 1 Starchart of Generals. This item was briefly mentioned way back in .? Chapter 503 Starchart of Generals

Chapter 503 Starchart of Generals

GOR Chapter 503 Starchart of Generals An [S] ss equipment! It was not as though Chen Xiaolian had never seen something like that before. His Sword in the Stone was [S] ss. Roddy¡¯s Mech was also [S] ss [1]. For an [S] ss item to fall into the hands of Qiu Yun, now that was peculiar. Who was Qiu Yun? While he may possess some fame within the Awakened circle, he was far beneath what one would call a first-rate expert. For someone like Qiu Yun to possess an [S] ss equipment was the equivalent of South Korea unveiling a Star Destroyer. This was unbelievably shocking. Holding the Starchart of Generals, Chen Xiaolian carefully examined it. The more he read about it, the more shocked he became. It was presently at [A-] ss. This was high enough. Its [S] ss Growth Capacity made this equipment qualified to be called an [S] ss equipment. ¡°Summon-type equipment?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the image of the generals that were shrouded by the clouds. He could not stop himself from sucking in a breath of cold air. ¡°Holy cow!¡± ¡­ Let¡¯s put it this way. Calling the Starchart of Generals a summon-type equipment was not quite urate. Simply put, it was a storage and summoning equipment. ording to the description given by the system, there were seven slots inside the Starchart of Generals. It just so happened that those seven slots form the shape of the Big Dipper. Each of those slots could amodate the War Soul of an ancient general. By attaining this Starchart of Generals, he could, during battle, summon out the War Souls of the ancient generals kept inside the Starchart of Generals to do battle. As for how he should go about obtaining the War Souls of ancient generals, the system did not give any further exnation. After pondering about it, Chen Xiaolian spected that he would need to participate in some special instance dungeons to recruit those War Souls. The seven star slots ced no specific restrictions on what generals must be stored in them. In other words, he could store any ancient general inside it. Of course, the more powerful the general, the morebat power it would possess. Naturally, there would be a huge difference between a ¡®Great General Pan Feng¡¯ and a Lu Bu [2]. Additionally, the Starchart of Generals had another effect. It was regarding thebat powers of the War Souls¡­ Once seven War Souls were stored inside it, they would form the Big Dipper constetion, activating a spell array that would greatly increase thebat powers of every one of the War Souls. Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid.[3] Each of these star slots could store a War Soul. By collecting all seven, the Big Dipper spell array would be activated and the power of the War Souls would be enhanced. The most important slot was the Dubhe star slot. This was the core of the chart¡¯s Big Dipper spell array. It was also the core position of the chart. ording to the description, it would be best to use a powerful general¡¯s War Soul for this core position. The more powerful the War Soul was, the power of the activated spell array would be that much stronger. Where did Qiu Yun acquire such an amazing equipment? However, when Chen Xiaolian read the requirement for the core position, he came to a realization. No wonder! No wonder Qiu Yun would long so fervently for Bai Qi¡¯s War Soul. He absolutely needed it. It turned out Qiu Yun had wanted to obtain Bai Qi¡¯s War Soul and ce it in the core position. At present, it would appear that all the seven star slots in this Starchart of Generals had been filled. However, the names of the generals appeared rather undistinguished. Clearly, Qiu Yun did not possess the ability to defeat first-rate generals. Judging by his present collection, he had simply collected some minor characters for the sake of numbers ¨C good or bad was not a concern to him. First, collect them War Souls and activate the Big Dipper array. Having an activated array that empowered the War Souls was better than leaving it empty. The names of the existing seven generals were: Zhang Dayan, Chen Hu, Wang Tieqiang, Zhao Shenghu, Feng Wan, Xu Zhen¡­ Looking at the names of the first six generals, Chen Xiaolian felt that they all sounded unfamiliar. Qiu Yun must have simply collected some nameless generals to fill in the slots. However, when Chen Xiaolian saw thest name, his face disyed a reaction. Finally, here was a general whose name resounded throughout history. Additionally, if he was to judge this general by his role in the Three Kingdoms Era, he was certainly a major character. Doni ¨C Taishi Ci. That was the full name there. There was a Doni before his name. One nce was sufficient to tell Chen Xiaolian that there was a difference of Heaven and Earth between this name and the other six. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s interest was immediately drawn toward it. He carefully read his description from the Starchart of Generals. [Doni ¨C Taishi Ci: The War Soul of Taishi Ci, a general from the Three Kingdoms Era. Doni represents the moment when this War Soul was extracted, thereby representing how strong it is.] Chen Xiaolian was first puzzled by the prefix Doni, but now he finally understood. As someone who had read up on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it was only natural for Chen Xiaolian to know Taishi Ci as a first-rate general of Eastern Wu. However, he had first made his debut in Shandong (Doni). ording to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Taishi Ci hailed from Doni. Thus, the prefix Doni referred to when he was taken as a War Soul. Thus, this Taishi Ci was likely the Taishi Ci who had just made his debut. This was understandable. Thebat power of every general was not a constant. Saying that a person¡¯sbat power would remain at the value 99 forever ¨C well, that simply was not true. A general¡¯sbat powers could be separated into his boyhood days, his youthful days, his prime and his elderly days. The difference in age, the level of martial arts mastery, the state of their body, the amount of experience, all of those were aspects that would affect theirbat powers. Let¡¯s use a simple example for this case. Even though both of them existed within the Three Kingdoms Era, there was certainly a difference in strength between the Guan Yu who cut down Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and the old Guan Yu who became isted in Maicheng City. Another example was Lu Bu. Compare the Lu Bu from Ho Gate and the older Lu Bu who ended up bing besieged in Xiapi. Thetter spent his days drowning in alcohol to ease his worries and was extremely haggard. It was only natural for thetter to have a different level of strength. The former was Lu Bu at his peak while thetter was Lu Bu in his declining days. This Doni ¨C Taishi Ci was the War Soul of a first-rate general of the Three Kingdoms Era, Taishi Ci. However, thebat power of this Taishi Ci was limited to the Taishi Ci who first made his debut. He was far from bing the Taishi Ci who battled the Little Conqueror (Sun Ce) in Shen Vige. That Taishi Ci was someone who had spent years doing battle and leading soldiers. That Taishi Ci¡¯s martial arts aplishments and experience had made him mature. ¡°So what if he had just made his debut? He is still a first-rate general.¡± Chen Xiaolian released a satisfied sigh. ording to the Starchart of Generals, the first six generals consisted of four [C] ss and two [B-] ss. As expected, nothing much could be expected from them. Doni ¨C Taishi Ci, however, was given an [A-] ss. Taishi Ci was at the Dubhe position. ording to the Starchart of Generals, cing an [A-] ss War Soul there would increase every generals¡¯bat power by 8 per cent. The summon duration for the generals was 30 minutes. This summon duration represented the sum total. In other words, this 30 minutes would be equally divided between the seven generals or used on only one general. Summoning out seven generals at once to do battle was certainly impressive. However, the amount of time they could remain would be reduced. Using one at a time, on the other hand, meant he could use that one general for 30 minutes. Once summoned however, the cool down period was very high¡­ ¡­ 48 hours. A full two days! This Starchart of Generals was infinitely close to being a War Pets¡¯ cheat program. Having it in his hand meant he could keep seven more War Pets. However, the biggest difference was that this Starchart of Generals wasparable to a one-time consumable goods. Once he summoned out a general just once, it would not matter how long that general was summoned out for; it could be for one minute or ten minutes, but the moment he summoned the general back, the chart would enter a cool down period. In terms of functionality, it did not give as much freedompared to the War Pet¡¯s system, which generally allowed him to summon and keep his War Pets any time he desired. There was no limit to the number of times he could do so. Of course, any generals who died in battle would disappear forever. This was indeed a good item. Additionally, this Doni ¨C Taishi Ci would most certainly be of great help to him. As for the other six generals, after some consideration, Chen Xiaolian decided that any sane person would try to quickly figure a way to rece them with better War Souls. Let¡¯s just maintain and use them first. In the future, when the opportunityes, I will rece them with better ones! Chen Xiaolian happily kept the Starchart of Generals for himself. Next, he looked at the unconscious Qiu Yun, who was beside him. He hesitated. How should he deal with Qiu Yun? Kill? Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian found it hard to do so. There was no grudge between him and Qiu Yun. Additionally, he had treated him fairly well. Although he had tried to set everyone up back in this Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, he did not actually brought harm to him. Chen Xiaolian sighed. Next, he retrieved some ck Widow spider silk from his storage equipment and used it to tie up Qiu Yun¡¯s hands and legs. He then carried Qiu Yun with him as he moved through Epang Pce¡¯s corridors. It did not take long for him to find his objective. A ¡®safe room¡¯. From what he could recall, the safest ce in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon was this safe room. The patrolling terracotta soldiers could not step inside. Not even the big BOSS Bai Qi could take a step inside. Chen Xiaolian ced the unconscious Qiu Yun at a corner and gagged his mouth. After that, he found some nket and used them to cover his body up. Qiu Yun was not of the Body Technique Division. Thus, it was highly unlikely that he could extricate himself from the ck Widow spider silk. Additionally, this safe room had quite the corner location. Most Awakened ones would not be able to find this ce easily. Thus, Chen Xiaolian decided to simply leave him there. As Chen Xiaolian was about to leave the safe room, he suddenly thought of something. He then returned to Qiu Yun¡¯s side and crouched down. After doing something for a while, he then got up and left. This time, he returned to the central hall where therge ding was located. ¡°Five Elements spell array, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, the other elements are already present in the square with the tree. The most crucial factor needed to activate the spell array is here. Back then, Xia Xiaolei had informed me about the events that urred when he met Qiu Yun¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and pulled out the Tiger Tally with his hand. At the same time, he also pulled out a bottle. Unscrewing the bottle, he poured the liquid inside the bottle into the ding. That crimson blood was none other than genuine human blood. Only, this blood did note from Chen Xiaolian. Just now, he had taken this blood from Qiu Yun. At any rate, they had already fought each other. Borrowing some of his blood should not count as anything in that regard. If there was a choice, Chen Xiaolian would not be as stupid as to put his own blood inside. The moment the blood flowed into the bronze ding¡­ perhaps it was an illusion or something, but¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt an astral wing blowing across the central hall. It was bone chillingly cold. He subconsciously shrunk back and watched as a ck coloured smoke rapidly appeared from within the bronze ding. The smoke twisted about and grew more condensed. After that, it seemingly became attracted to the bottle that Chen Xiaolian was holding. Chen Xiaolian did not give the ck smoke a chance to make contact with him. He quickly poured down all the blood within the bottle before tossing the bottle far away. The ck smoke was attracted by the blood. The instant the bottle was sent flying, it ignored Chen Xiaolian and moved toward the bottle instead. Soon however, it moved about, seemingly having lost its target. It then swirled about. Chen Xiaolian was secretly shocked. Thank goodness I did not put my own blood just now! The ck smoke that was activated by the blood was clearly looking for the owner of that blood. If he had poured his own blood, he may end up like the former Qiu Yun, caught by Bai Qi¡¯s soul and dragged into a fight for his own body. Mm¡­ Body seizure! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound as he thought of a certain detail. In the former Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, the big BOSS Bai Qi appeared because Qiu Yun had attempted to control Bai Qi. However, Xia Xiaolei¡¯s interference caused Bai Qi to seize his body instead. That resulted in Bai Qi¡¯s vengeful spirit obtaining a fleshly body and bing the big BOSS Bai Qi. But now¡­ ¡­ if there was no body for Bai Qi to seize, how would the big BOSS Bai Qi look like? As Chen Xiaolian was ruminating, his mind was struck with shock. Before his very eyes, the swirling ck smoke was beginning to condense. The floor of Epang Pce beneath his feet and the entire pceplex itself appeared to be trembling. Chen Xiaolian could sense a faint power of suppressioning from the surrounding walls. This seemingly pervasive power of the vengeful spirit caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to sink. He quickly rushed toward the great hall located deep inside the pce. After around 20 steps, he suddenly heard a howl filled with resentment. Chen Xiaolian turned his head back for a nce and was instantly bbergasted. ¡°Bai, Bai Qi?¡± The Bai Qi of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon in his memories wore long white coloured clothes. His clothes were as white as snow and he wielded a translucent sword. While giving out an icy countenance, he also exuded an exceptional aura of elegance. The present Bai Qi¡­ Appearance wise, he was the same, however¡­ ck coloured clothing. It was as ck as ink. It almost appeared as though ck smoke were moving across the surface of his ck coloured clothes. As for the short sword in his hand, the edge of the sword was as ck as ink as well. The atmosphere of ckness radiating off him was so dense even flowers would be unable to bloom. Only his face and the exposed parts of his hands remained pale to the point of being transparent. However, the pair of eyes on his face was like a pair of ck pearls. There was only ckness in his eyes, with not a hint of white. A¡­ ck version of Bai Qi? Chen Xiaolian could sense the strong killing intent aimed at him. The skin on his face felt a faint sensation of pain from the killing intent. After releasing the howl, the ck Bai Qi stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. More urately, he was staring at what was in his hand¡­ ¡­ the Tiger Tally. ¡°Return it to me!¡± Hearing those familiar words, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to turn around and run. He rushed toward the gate leading to the main square of Epang Pce. A ck coloured cloud was hot on his heels. Bai Qi¡¯s legs had seemingly transformed into smoke and he pursued Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian rushed toward the gate leading to the great hall. After pushing open the gate doors with all his might, he rushed inside and closed up the gate doors. Next, he ran down the stairs. Chen Xiaolian looked at therge bronze statues in the square, the crooked tree and the flight of stairs leading to the main gate located far away¡­ Boom! The gate doors that Chen Xiaolian had just run past were shattered. The countless wood chips turned into rotten wood. Then, it grew more withered before crumbling and dissipating everywhere. The ck Bai Qi was like a squall and he charged forward, creating a whistling sound in his wake. His figurended in the centre of the main square and he cast a cold stare at Chen Xiaolian. Next, he abruptly raised the ck coloured short sword in his hand. ¡°Come out!¡± A loud shout. Weng! A circr and invisible shockwave rippled outward. Instantly, the sounds of orderly footsteps came. All the gates around the main square were opened up and ck coloured terracotta soldiers swarmed into the square in an orderly formation. The countless pikes rose like trees in a forest and the swords glistened like the surface of the sea. The gate doors of the main hall was pushed open¡­ ¡­ just like what happened previously, four tall and mighty Qin generals in fully ck armour and indistinct facial features appeared. ck smoke swirled around them as they stepped out from the gate leading to the main hall. They then stood on the tform before the gate. The ck Bai Qi continued to cast an icy re at Chen Xiaolian, who felt as though there was a mountain like pressure weighing down on him. The thick killing intent was making him breathless. However, he maintained a sense of rity. ording to the rules of this instance dungeon, Bai Qi cannot harm the holder of the Tiger Tally. Unless that holder attempted to move toward the main hall where the coffin of Qin Shihuang was located. Otherwise, Bai Qi would be unable to attack him. If so¡­ Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth and swallowed down half of the spicy bar in his mouth. ¡­ 1: Presently, the Sword in the Stone is only [A+] ss as it is only 90 per cent activated. It could only be [S] ss when fully activated. As for Roddy¡¯s Mech, the earlier chapters states that it is only [A+] ss. It could be that the author has revised his position on the Mech. Further detail is required¡­? 2: A joke made about a general with certain fame in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Era. In the early years of the Three Kingdoms Era, a coalition rose to fight against a despot warlord known as Dong Zhuo. However, the coalition armies¡¯ generals kept losing in duels to Dong Zhuo¡¯s general, Hua Xiong. Then Imperial Protector Han Fu said, "I have a brave warrior among my army. Pan Feng is his name, and he could y this Hua Xiong." So Pan Feng was ordered out to meet the foe. With his great battle-ax in his hand, Pan Feng mounted and rode forth. Hua Xiong butchered him. End of story. As for Lu Bu, the romanticising of the Three Kingdoms made him the most powerful general of the Three Kingdoms Era. If you yed Dynasty Warriors, you¡¯ll understand. One does not simply face Lu Bu on the hardest difficulty. Orz... ? 3: Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid are the seven star positions in the Big Dipper constetion.? Chapter 504 You Me?

Chapter 504 You Me?

GOR Chapter 504 You¡­ ¡­ Me? Fight his way through the formation of soldiers. That was the decision that Chen Xiaolian made. The only way toplete his quest was to break through the formation of soldiers. In order to rush into Epang Pce¡¯s main hall and stop the resurrection of Qin Shihuang, he must first deal with the BOSS, Bai Qi. In order to deal with the BOSS Bai Qi, he must first break the Five Elements spell array in this area. The way to break the spell array was¡­ ¡­ to cut down the great tree located in the middle of the square. Previously, Miao Yan had distracted Bai Qi while Chen Xiaolian was in charge of cutting down the tree. The way to break the tree was¡­ ¡­ use Metal to break Wood. The element Metal here was the bronze statues in the square. Additionally, he also needed the element Fire¡­ However, what was needed was not a literal fire, but¡­ blood. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind quickly recalled the method to break the spell array. At that very moment, the formation of Qin soldiers had begun moving. With orderly footsteps, the formation of soldiers marched forward like ants. They slowly marched forward, putting pressure on Chen Xiaolian. Their pikes and swords were aimed at Chen Xiaolian and the crossbowmen were ready. Facing such a sight would cause anyone to suffer from goose bumps. However, Chen Xiaolian knew that they were bluffing. He now held the Tiger Tally. Unless he attacked them first, these Qin soldiers would never attack him. Chen Xiaolian sneered and slowly retreated until he was beside the bronze statues. The Qin soldiers marched closer in order to put more pressure on him. The ck Bai Qi was standing atop one of the railings on the tform above the stairs. His foot rested atop the railing pir and the ck coloured short sword was aimed at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Return it to me!¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed in reply. Although the ck Bai Qi¡¯s voice contained a thick amount of killing intent, so much so that he found it hard to bear, Chen Xiaolian forced himself to endure the detrimental effects of the killing intent on him. There was only one thought in his mind: As long as I do not make a move, he would definitely not make the first move! Chen Xiaolian stood beneath one of the bronze statues and turned to look at the ck Bai Qi. The corners of his lips curled and he pulled a face while facing the ck Bai Qi. Next, Chen Xiaolian quickly raised the stone spear in his hand and roared out loudly. ¡°Open!¡± Golden light radiated outward. The instantaneous burst of golden light caused a sword beam with a power that was infinitely close to Skyde¡¯s power to descend upon the base position of the bronze statue. The moment the sword beam was unleashed, the ck coloured Bai Qi, who was standing far away, immediately howled out. His howl rose up to the sky and it seemed as though the entire square was trembling under the power of his howl. As for the bronze statue, after its base position was cut off by the golden beam of light, Chen Xiaolian sent his palm forward viciously, mming the bronze statue¡­ The bronze statue came crashing down on the distant,rge tree. At the same time, the formation of Qin soldiers made their move. The moment Chen Xiaolian made an offensive move, the Qin soldiers responded with their own offensive. Hundreds of pikes rose up and flew toward Chen Xiaolian. There were also countless arrows among them. As they arced into the air, they blotted out the sun. It appeared as though a wave of heavy rain was showering down on Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian released a roar of his own, swept his hand and used the stone spear to make two swings in session. As a result, two golden coloured swing trails appeared, acting like a shield to protect Chen Xiaolian. The pikes and arrows that fell upon the golden coloured shield were instantly destroyed. Chen Xiaolian diverted his attention to the bronze statue falling down on the tree. He sent his hand out, delivering a backhanded p on the bronze statue. The bronze statue fell faster. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s actions were done with all his might. The present him possessed an enhanced body with a power near that of [A] ss. With such a power behind his actions, the bronze statue smashed down like a thunderbolt. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian also quickly pulled out something else. That something was a leather bag, which contained none other than¡­ ¡­ blood. Blood! The blood he obtained from Qiu Yun. Chen Xiaolian had no desire to cut himself and use his own blood like an idiot again. He threw the leather bag, which flew over andnded on therge tree. Next, Chen Xiaolian stamped down heavily upon the ground, causing pieces of gravel to fly up. He then swept up the pieces of gravel and tossed them forward as well. After falling upon therge tree, the leather bag was continuously struck by the pieces of gravel and blood flowed out from it. The blood flowed down the surface of therge tree. At that moment, the falling bronze statue was about to smash into the tree. The breaking of the spell array was right before him. The ck Bai Qi charged forward furiously. A smile nearly broke out upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, but¡­ A ck coloured smoke shot through the protective shield that Chen Xiaolian put up. The golden coloured protective shield was simply incapable of stopping the ck smoke. The ck smoke prated the shield and instantaneously arrived before the falling bronze statue. With a ¡°bang¡±, the ck smoke struck the bronze statue, causing the top half of the statue to crumble. Before it could make contact with therge tree, the top part of the bronze statue crumbled into pieces. Chen Xiaolian watched as the bronze statue crashed down the ground. The remains of the statue fell before the tree, inflicting no damage to therge tree at all. The smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face froze. Damn it! I knew it would not be this easy¡­ The ck Bai Qi, who had transformed into the ck smoke, reappeared before therge tree. He gave the fallen bronze statue an indifferent nce before turning his sharp like gaze at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Return it to me!¡± Behind Chen Xiaolian, the Qin soldiers swarmed forward to kill him. Chen Xiaolian shouted back, ¡°Return your sister!¡± Wielding the stone spear, he fiercely shed the base position of another bronze statue. The muscles on his arms bulged explosively and he shouted out as the bronze statue fell down as well. Hundreds of the Qin soldiers in the lead were immediately smashed to bits by the falling statue. Additionally, after falling down in the middle of the square, therge bronze statue acted as a wall, disrupting the wave like advance of the Qin soldiers. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian picked up the leg part of the bronze statue that fell toward therge tree earlier. Roaring loudly, he raised the entire bronze statue and sent it mming toward therge tree. Weng! Chen Xiaolian felt a tremor run through him. Looking forward, he saw that the ck Bai Qi was standing before the bronze statue. His left palm was ced before the top part of the bronze statue while his eyes were coldly fixed upon Chen Xiaolian. No matter how much Chen Xiaolian tried, he was unable to push the bronze statue a single inch forward. On the ck Bai Qi¡¯s end, ck coloured smoke swirled around his palm and the bronze statue slowly disintegrated. The ck Bai Qi himself was moving toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian watched how the bronze statue fell apart like bubble foam before ck Bai Qi¡¯s might. Wherever Bai Qi touched would crumble to dust. In but two breaths¡¯ of time, ck Bai Qi had made it to a distance of only two metres from Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian finally released his hold on the bronze statue. He bellowed loudly and brandished the stone spear, hacking down on ck Bai Qi. Skyde¡¯s power erupted forth instantly. ck Bai Qi snorted in response and the ck short sword in his hand flew out to meet the iing attack. ck coloured smoke and golden coloured light collided silently and Chen Xiaolian felt his internal organs being squeezed by a powerful force. The power behind the force caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood. Bai Qi¡¯s body also suffered as a shock ran through his body, which flew backward like arge bird. He then spread open both hands and made an aerial somersault,nding at a distance. The surface of the ground where hended crumbled to dust. After their confrontation, it would appear that the both of them were equally matched. The ck coloured smoke on the surface of Bai Qi¡¯s body became visibly dimmer. However, Chen Xiaolian himself realized that this was his limit. Skyde¡¯s power was something he could only unleash for an instant. Additionally, there was a limit to the number of times he could do so. It was not something he could use all the time. Even Skyde¡¯s power was unable to suppress Bai Qi. If that was the case¡­ ¡­ should this battle be prolonged, he would end up losing for sure. ¡°What the Hell is with [S] ss¡­ ¡­ damn it.¡± Chen Xiaolian wiped away the blood on his lips. Although the Qin soldiers behind him were stopped by the fallen bronze statue, it did not take long for them to climb up the statue like ants. Some of the Qin soldiers who were of officer ranks leapt and vaulted over the bronze statue. Noticing that, Chen Xiaolian responded. ¡°Garfield! Come out!¡± Three beams of light appeared behind him and coalesced into Garfield doppelgangers. Chen Xiaolian also retrieved the Starchart of Generals that he had just obtained. In one breath, he summoned out the first six generals within the Big Dipper array. He could not remember their names. Although they were just some junior generals, they could still be of worth in this battlefield. Six beams of light appeared and transformed into generals. All of them had tangible bodies condensed from the light. They also wore armour and wielded an assortment of weapons: spears, hammers etc. Instantly, Chen Xiaolian could feel a sense ofmunication much like the one he felt with his pets. With a thought, the six generals charged the Qin army. The existence of the bronze statue was like a dam, which interfered with the swarm strategy of the Qin army. Only one tenth of the Qin army was able to climb over the bronze statue. Although that number would increase over time, at least the Qin army was unable to gain an advantage in numbers. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s six generals charged forward to meet them. Although they were merely low-ranking generals, they were still War Souls of the [C] and [B] ss. Additionally, with the blessing of the Big Dipper array, their powers were enhanced. The six generals descended upon the Qin army and were able to kill those mobs as one would chop vegetables. The advancing Qin soldiers were all cut down by the six generals who continued advancing until they reached the top of the bronze statue. Looking down on the iing Qin soldiers, they appeared to be putting up a defensive action while standing atop a wall, sessfully stopping the advance of the Qin army. asionally, some would slip past them. However, there were three Garfield doppelgangers to take care of them. Chen Xiaolian then nced at the far away ck Bai Qi, who had stood up and straightened his body. His eyes continued staring intently at Chen Xiaolian. Next, he stepped forward once more. This time, the killing intent radiating off ck Bai Qi was even more ferocious. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and considered it for a moment. At present, he could only use Skyde¡¯s power two more times. This was his limit. Unless he could summon out the Sword in the Stone¡­ ¡­ the Sword in the Stone could replenish his stats once. However¡­ ¡­ he was inside Epang Pce which prohibited metal. The Sword in the Stone was considered a metal object and thus could not be brought out. Chen Xiaolian hacked down with a stone spear once again and golden light burst out once more. The distant ck Bai Qi leapt up and a ck dragon roared out from the tip of his ck coloured short sword. The ck dragon spiralled forward and met the golden light head-on. On Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side, he felt as though he was struck by a lightning bolt. His body staggered once and the stone spear in his hand was finally incapable of handling the load from the power and burst into pieces. The force from the collision however, did not let up and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was forced to retreat until his back made contact with another bronze statue. Among the 12 bronze statues standing inside this main square, two had been cut down. Chen Xiaolian then turned his head to look at the third bronze statue before turning to look at the ck Bai Qi, who was forced back again by the collision¡­ ¡°This BOSS is too strong.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed in frustration. Using Skyde¡¯s power, Chen Xiaolian had be nigh invincible back during Blood Verdict. Today, however, he had encountered an opponent who could confront Skyde¡¯s power head on. This BOSS Bai Qi is really [S] ss? At the same time, at the dam created from the fallen bronze statue, one of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s generals abruptly howled out. A powerful force sent the general flying and his body broke apart even as his body was flying through the air. He then transformed into a beam of light and disappeared. The powerful force belonged to none other than the ck coloured Qin general. This ck general had fiercely jumped up the bronze statue. Indeed, it was one of those four ck coloured generals. From his memories, Chen Xiaolian recalled that these four ck generals were considered minor bosses of this instance dungeon. Their strength should not be underestimated. After reaching the top of the bronze statue with a leapt, the ck general disposed of one of the generals summoned from the Starchart of Generals with one strike. Seeing that, the remaining five generals on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side rushed over to attack the ck general. However, Chen Xiaolian quickly exerted control over them to have them disperse. Stop joking around! With such a difference in strength, you fellows still want to rush to your deaths? Stick to beating up mobs, will you? Chen Xiaolian grunted. ¡°Bai Qi,e out!¡± A white beam of light shone out and War Soul Bai Qi arrived atop the bronze statue. He stood directly in front of the ck general. Like always, Bai Qi was in all white attire. However, a faint colour of blood seemingly flowed around the aura of whiteness radiating off him. When Bai Qi saw the ck general standing before him, he uttered a harrumph and spoke up. ¡°Step down!¡± His voice contained a resounding tone, which gave off the faint imagery of swords and pikes. Facing Bai Qi, the ck general became stunned for a moment. It was only half a second¡¯s worth of hesitation and he continued raising the ck sword in his hand. However, that half a second¡¯s worth of hesitation¡­ Bai Qi¡¯s sword had already transformed into a beam of light, which stabbed through the ck general¡¯s heart. Bai Qi sneered and raised his sword, the ck general along with it, before flicking the ck general down the bronze statue. The body of the ck generalnded somewhere not far from Chen Xiaolian. By the time he fell to the ground, the ck general¡¯s body had been cut open. His figure had been seemingly cut into two. After falling to the ground, the ghastly fires on his face rapidly turned dim before disappearing entirely¡­ Then, Chen Xiaolian felt a thoughting to him. [????: Starchart of Generals sensed a War Soul that can be collected. Do you wish to absorb it?] Chen Xiaolian, who was taken aback, quickly reacted. Holy shit! What is there to hesitate about? Absorb it! To be able to kill off one of his six generals in one hit, this ck general must certainly be of a higher level. One secondter, the ck general lying on the ground disappeared amid the ck smoke. Inside the Starchart of Generals, a general in Qin military gear and ck smoke swirling around him appeared in the empty star slot. ¡°War Soul ¨C Meng Ge: Qin Shihuang¡¯s Guardian General. Currentbat power: [B+] ss. Growth Capacity: [A-] ss.¡± His surname is Meng? Looks like he is from one of the Qin Dynasty¡¯s n of generals. However, seeing that the general was only at [B+] ss somewhat disappointed Chen Xiaolian. However, after considering it, the general was likely the same as Bai Qi. After bing a War Pet, his stats had automatically decreased. The ck Bai Qi had charged toward him once again. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and picked up a broken limb belonging to one of the Qin terracotta soldiers. He held the arm, which continued to grip onto a sword. Chen Xiaolian then roared and threw it at the iing ck Bai Qi. Naturally, he unleashed Skyde¡¯s power as well. His final charge. The golden light shone, but Chen Xiaolian ignored the ck Bai Qi and instead ran to the back of the bronze statue. There, he retrieved the Starchart of Generals again. The general Meng Ge, that Chen Xiaolian had just taken in quickly appeared. His stature appeared slightly smaller, but ck smoke continued swirling around his body. Additionally, there was also¡­ Doni ¨C Taishi Ci. Taishi Ci appeared amid a clump of silver coloured light. He wore ck coloured iron armour, held a spear and stood straight. At the same time, a ck coloured light shone out from the middle part of the bronze statue that was acting as a dam against the Qin army. Following the burst of ck light, the centre part of the bronze statue blew up and a three-metre wide opening was created as a result. The three remaining ck Qin generals rushed in through the opening. Seeing the opening, countless Qin terracotta soldiers rushed madly through it. Chen Xiaolian quickly pointed at the opening and shouted, ¡°Hold them!¡± War Soul Meng Ge had already charged forward and faced one of the ck generals. He was once of the same level as them, but after bing a War Pet, his power had decreased somewhat. Now that he was facing one of the ck generals by himself, Meng Ge was forced to retreat again and again. At the same time however, Chen Xiaolian became bbergasted. Taishi Ci! Taishi Ci stood there, unmoving. When one of the ck generals arrived before him however, he abruptly took action. His spear swept out like a venomous dragon. The ck general released a muffled grunt as his huge body was sent flying by the attack. His body then fell upon the opening on the bronze statue, knocking down a good number of the Qin terracotta soldiers. Taishi Ci gave a cold harrumph and strode forward. He stepped forward, radiating a mighty and extraordinary atmosphere. With but one stride, he arrived before the other ck general. His long spear shot out like a meteor, slipping through the gaps among the terracotta soldiers. Before the ck general who fell down earlier could get up, the spear mmed into him, pinning him to the ground. The spear had pierced through his shoulder. As for Taishi Ci, facing the other ck general right before him, he quickly turned to pull something out with his hands¡­ Mm? Those are ¡­ Twin whips? A peculiar line of thought suddenly appeared in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind: This¡­ could this be¡­ The twin whips struck the ground once, causing a ¡°weng¡± sound and¡­ ¡­ a ripple of shockwave? Guard¡­ guard break? Next, Taishi Ci¡¯s figure spun like a cyclone. The twin whips became thousands and all of them battered the ck general¡¯s body. The ck general became trapped inside the cyclone of whips and was instantly struck countless times in but the blink of an eye. Holes appeared all around his ck coloured armour and the ck smoke swirling around him became suppressed and flickered faintly, seemingly on the verge of dissipating¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth nearly hit the floor as his face twisted in utter shock. Holy shit¡­ ¡­ this, this, this is Taishi Ci¡¯s Cyclone attack! He looked down at the Starchart of Generals in his hand. This¡­ this is Starchart of Generals? Don¡¯t you bloody mean Dynasty Warriors app? Taishi Ci¡­ ¡­ unleashed a Musou attack? A Musou attack?! MUSOU??? [1] ¡­ Boom! The ck general was sent flying by the attack and finally broke apart before disappearing before the opening in the bronze statue. [????: The main star general of Starchart of Generals, Doni ¨C Taishi Ci activated his skill ¡°Killing Cyclone¡¯. Strength increased by 19 % for an instant. Now entering cool down period and his body will be in weakened mode.] As expected, the silver glow on Taishi Ci¡¯s bodypletely disappeared. However¡­ ¡­ Taishi Ci had already charged his way to the opening in the bronze statue. He sent one feet stamping down on the ck general who was pinned down to the ground with the spear. Next, he pulled the spear and swung it around, knocking the surrounding Qin terracotta soldiers down. He was like a tower of strength amid the iing swarm, standing fervently in the middle of the opening. No matter how the Qin terracotta soldiers attempted to break through him, they were unable to take one-step beyond him. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth was still wide open. Taishi Ci¡­ ¡­ so¡­ ¡­ fearsome. His heart was instantly moved. The Starchart of Generals. The Starchart of Generals! One Taishi Ci was so incredible, if he could get his hands on Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun¡­ ¡­ or maybe Lu Bu¡­ Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Now is not the time to daydream! He turned and saw that the ck Bai Qi had gotten up and wasing after him once more. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank again. ¡°Bai Qi, stop him!¡± At this point in time, he could only put his faith in Bai Qi. A white beam of light shot out and War Soul Bai Qi stood before the ck BOSS Bai Qi. One white, one ck. The contrast between the two of them was strikingly conspicuous. The ck Bai Qi radiated killing intent as he stared savagely at War Soul Bai Qi. War Soul Bai Qi observed this opponent standing before him. His eyebrows suddenly knitted up. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ me?¡± ¡­ 1 Musou attacks are powerful moves in the Dynasty Warriors franchise. Utilizing a Musou gauge that rises as the character mows down his or her enemies, the character could unleash a series of powerful attacks.? Chapter 505 Not Just Anyone Can Use It

Chapter 505 Not Just Anyone Can Use It

GOR Chapter 505 Not Just Anyone Can Use It One ck, one white. A clear contrast. The BOSS Bai Qi also became subdued. Seeing this figure that looked exactly like him, he seemingly entered a state of confusion. However, War Soul Bai Qi was only distracted for a moment. His brows quickly furrowed up. ¡°I, hate you!¡± The short sword in War Soul Bai Qi¡¯s hand shot out. Hate. A hatred that had no reasoning behind it. Hatred toward this figure that looked exactly like him. Hatred toward the face, which looked exactly like his. And¡­ the ck attire. Hate! Absolute hatred! BOSS Bai Qi was clearly farcking when it came to controlling his state of mind. He was unable to recollect himself fast enough. Only after War Soul Bai Qi¡¯s short sword had appeared before him did his battle reflexes kick in. He raised his sword. Chen Xiaolian watched from afar. The ck Bai Qi and white Bai Qi confronted each other and a loud sound of metals colliding echoed outward. The white Bai Qi¡¯s body became like a beam of light as he¡­ ¡­ fell away. In their first confrontation, it became obvious that War Soul Bai Qi¡¯s strength was inferior. Seeing that did not shock Chen Xiaolian much. Back when he obtained Bai Qi¡¯s War Soul, the system had automatically reduced his strength, considerably. The BOSS Bai Qi¡¯s strength was far superiorpared to War Soul Bai Qi¡¯s strength. However, War Soul Bai Qi, whose body was falling through the air, quickly made a turn. His body movements were dextrous and light. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian could not stop himself from letting out a sigh. That was¡­ ¡­ turning around without any leverage. If that were Chen Xiaolian up there, he would not be able to pull that same stunt. War Soul Bai Qi had seemingly turned on a cheat program. While he was in the middle of falling through the air, he made a move that defied thews of physics. He turned at an incredible angle and shot forward with his sword held before him. Although the ck Bai Qi was superior in strength, he was clearly behind War Soul Bai Qi when it came to state of mind. This strike from War Soul Bai Qi forced him to retreat backward before pulling off a deflecting move. When their swords shed, the powerful strength behind his move forced War Soul Bai Qi to fall back again. ck Bai Qi stood in the middle of the air and Chen Xiaolian was able to notice how War Soul Bai Qi¡¯s white clothes were gradually tearing up and drifting away under the effects of the ck smoke. War Soul Bai Qi grunted, his face remaining cold as he made another turn in mid-air. After turning, he executed another lightning fast attack aimed at BOSS Bai Qi. For a moment, the white Bai Qi¡¯s figure split up, transforming into a thousand birds that moved like white light, surrounding BOSS Bai Qi. As Chen Xiaolian was agape at what he saw, he suddenly heard War Soul Bai Qi¡¯s cold voice. ¡°What are you staring at? Move!¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian recollected himself and quickly jumped toward another bronze statue. He had no weapon in hand. However, he shouted, ¡°Taishi Ci!¡± Taishi Ci bellowed in response. He swung the spear in his hand, sending a Qin military officer flying. The terracotta soldier broke into pieces of stone even as it was flying through the air. As for Taishi Ci, he threw his spear toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s location. With a whistling sound, the spear transformed into a beam of light and pierced into the base position of the bronze statue. A silver coloured light shed out from the base position of the bronze statue and it broke. Chen Xiaolian leapt forward and sent his palms forward to push it. He shouted, ¡°GO!!!¡± The bronze statue that was being pushed by Chen Xiaolian with all his might finally fell. It moved sideways for a few metres before falling down upon therge tree. BOSS Bai Qi noticed it. As the bronze statue was falling down, he abruptly howled out. It was a howl that could seemingly summon a tidal wave. Instantly, the thousand white silhouettes of birds turned and flew away. War Soul Bai Qi appeared in the middle of the air. He coughed out a mouthful of bloody mist. Amid the bloody mist was a golden lustre. War Soul Bai Qi¡¯s face grew pale to the point of bing transparent. He seemingly wobbled in the middle of the air. BOSS Bai Qi rushed to the ground, his ck figure moving like a tempest as he shot toward the bronze statue. Seeing that, War Soul Bai Qi twisted his face and charged forward as well. BOSS Bai Qi¡¯s ck figurended before the falling bronze statue. However, just as he was about to raise the ck coloured short sword in his hand, a white figure arrived. The white figure and his sword mmed into BOSS Bai Qi¡¯s chest. The two of them became entangled and the momentum sent the both of them flying away. Boom! The bronze statue finally smashed into therge tree. The crown of the tree was instantly smashed into several segments. Even so, the momentum of the bronze statue did not diminish. It continued smashing down upon the trunk of the tree. After that, the broken trunk, along with its branches fell down on the main square. The core of the Five Elements spell array was destroyed. The ck Bai Qi, who had already stabbed his sword into War Soul Bai Qi¡¯s top abdomen area, suddenly flinched. ¡°I¡­ a a a a a a arggg!!!¡± War Soul Bai Qi was tightly gripping his opponent¡¯s sword. Although the sword¡¯s de had already stabbed its way into his body, he stubbornly held onto the sword¡¯s de. Seeing what was happening, War Soul Bai Qi suddenly released his grip, flicked his own short sword straight out and stabbed it into BOSS Bai Qi¡¯s heart. His sword pierced through the heart. After receiving the stab, BOSS Bai Qi¡¯s body suddenly turned stiff. He had been roaring loudly, but now his voice came to a halt. He simply stared with widened eyes at War Soul Bai Qi, who was before him. The ck smoke on his body had begun dissipating. It surged about, roiling around his body, seemingly looking for a way out. After he was stabbed however, the ck smoke seemingly found an opening and all of them gushed into War Soul Bai Qi¡¯s short sword. BOSS Bai Qi¡¯s body shrunk so quickly it was visible to the naked eye. In the end, he became a transparent figure that was only five inches tall and was caught by War Soul Bai Qi, who suddenly shoved him down his mouth¡­ Chen Xiaolian was bbergasted. After that, War Soul Bai Qi¡¯s body underwent a change. ck coloured patterns appeared on the cor and sleeve area of his all white clothes. The ck patterns were like flowing water and they quickly spread out. Next, Bai Qi turned his head around to reveal his eyes. His pupils grew cker and livelier. The ck colour almost engulfed the entirety of his eyes. Bai Qi then took a deep breath. Raising his head to face the sky, he exhaled. The ck coloured short sword stuck in his body disappeared. The same thing happened to his stab wound. At that very moment, Chen Xiaolian could clearly sense it. War Soul Bai Qi¡¯s body was radiating an atmosphere, which could only be called ¡®powerful¡¯. He stood there with his tiny body. Yet, he was like a Deity spirit. Bai Qi swept his gaze across Chen Xiaolian and suddenly raised his short sword, pointing it up at the air. ¡°Back!¡± After those words were spoken out with a low voice¡­ Immediately, the swarm of Qin terracotta soldiers that were marching through the main square dispersed. Like a receding tide, the countless number of Qin terracotta soldiers rapidly retreated, as though some kind of power was sucking them into some corner. Like a rush of gale, the terracotta soldiers disappeared, leaving nothing behind. Even those terracotta soldiers that were broken into pieces and were lying on the ground had disappeared. Bai Qi turned his gaze toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian, too, looked at Bai Qi. Their eyes met and Chen Xiaolian could clearly sense the change in Bai Qi. If he was to describe Bai Qi¡¯s expression as somewhat dim-witted, seemingly in a half-awake state before this¡­ The expression on the present Bai Qi was one of rity and vividness. His mind¡­ ¡­ for the first time ever, was awake. Chen Xiaolian could see traces ofplexity from Bai Qi¡¯s expression. It was one that was hard to describe through words alone. ¡°Bai Qi, you¡­¡± ¡°I will need to enter a deep sleep for a time. When I wake up, maybe¡­ ¡­ everything will be different.¡± Bai Qi abruptly said those words, his tone calm. Next, his figure transformed into a beam of light and disappeared back into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s personal system. The instant Bai Qi returned into his system¡­ [????: War Soul Bai Qi haspleted his advancement. Skill activated. Battalion Commander: The ability to summon one hundred Qin terracotta soldiers out to do battle. Cool down after every summon is 30 minutes. [????: Starchart of Generals sensed Bai Qi¡¯s War Soul. Rate ofpatibility: Perfect. Do you wish to absorb it? [????: Starchart of Generals sensed Meng Jian¡¯s War Soul. Rate ofpatibility: Perfect. Do you wish to absorb it? [????: Starchart of Generals sensed Meng Jia¡¯s War Soul. Rate ofpatibility: Perfect. Do you wish to absorb it? [????: Starchart of Generals sensed Meng Gong¡¯s War Soul. Rate ofpatibility: Perfect. Do you wish to absorb it?] Chen Xiaolian, ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± No question about it. Meng Jian, Meng Jia and Meng Gong must be the ck generals, Qin Shihuang¡¯s Guardian Generals who led the Qin terracotta soldiers. In the earlier battle, Taishi Ci fought fiercely. The other six generals however, only had average battle strength. They could only fight off the mob soldiers. They could not even take a hit from the ck generals. After making a headcount, Chen Xiaolian saw that three of them had died in the battle. The remaining three were heavily injured. After a brief consideration, Chen Xiaolian chose to put all the Meng generals into the Starchart of Generals. Now, there were the four Meng generals: Meng Ge, Meng Jian, Meng Jia and Meng Gong who were at the same level. The system had reduced them to [B+] ss. However, their Growth Capacity was at [A-] ss. Plus Doni ¨C Taishi Ci. Then, Chen Xiaolian selected the least injured among the three remaining generals. These six generals were ced inside the Big Dipper star array. No question about it. Chen Xiaolian left the final and most important Dubhe star slot position for Bai Qi. After putting Bai Qi into the Big Dipper star array¡­ [????: The Big Dipper star array of the Starchart of Generals ispleted. The main star is at [S-] ss and the power of the spell array is increased. The duration for the summoning of the generals is increased to 100 minutes. While in use, you may choose to increase theprehensivebat power of the generals by one level. Every time a general¡¯s level is increased, the summon duration would be decreased by 15 minutes¡­] Holy mother¡­! Chen Xiaolian was agape. So powerful? During summoning time, he could increase every general¡¯s level by one? What does that mean? Let¡¯s take Doni ¨C Taishi Ci for example. At present, he was at [A-] ss. By using this increment on him, he would rise to [A] ss. As for the four Meng generals, they were all at [B+] ss. Using this increment on them meant all of them would rise to [A-] ss. They would all have one foot through the door of [A] ss. Although every usage of the level increment would decrease the summon time by 15 minutes¡­ ¡­ it was definitely worth it. Additionally¡­ ording to the previous system prompt, Bai Qi was now at [S-] ss. By using the level increment on him, wouldn¡¯t that make him [S] ss? However, after a detailed check, Chen Xiaolian became disappointed. [¡­ the level of the War Soul in the main star slot exceeds that of this equipment¡¯s present level. Itsbat power cannot be increased.] Chen Xiaolian sighed. As expected, [S] ss was not something that could be achieved so easily. However, it still felt good. Just now, Taishi Ci had unleashed a Musou attack. That skill was incredibly lethal. Chen Xiaolian began pondering about it. By using a level increment, Taishi Ci¡¯sbat power could be boosted up to that of [A] ss. If he were to unleash his Musou after that¡­ He would definitely beparable to a real [A] ss expert, just like those few fellows he faced during Blood Verdict. ¡°Could it be I am going to go down the path of a summoner?¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile. The War Pets under hismand kept getting stronger while he, the owner, wasgging behind. Scratching his head, Chen Xiaolian then expunged those thoughts from his head before looking around at the empty square. Then, there was the great gate leading to the main hall. Qin Shihuang¡¯s coffin was inside. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and strode forward. Next, he pushed open the doors of the gate. The thick doors were pushed apart silently and Chen Xiaolian walked into the great hall. The great hall was quiet. Despite its vast size, the pce did not have much furnishing. There in the middle area before him was arge coffin. The previous time he went through this instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian had also seen it ¨C back then, however, this item was taken away by Miao Yan. Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian had always felt curious. Why would Miao Yan want Qin Shihuang¡¯s coffin? What uses could it have? Now, the opportunity rested before his eyes. Chen Xiaolian stood before the coffin and first inspected it in detail. Living up to the Qin belief that they were of the Water De, the coffin was mysteriously ck. He was unable to figure out what material was used to make the coffin. However, he could see that it was releasing a faint metal glow. Chen Xiaolian reached his hand out to touch the surface of the coffin. The moment his fingers made contact, his fingers felt an extreme degree of coldness. ¡°So cold? It is practically a block of ice!¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown. What should I do next? Just put it into my storage equipment? Chen Xiaolian tested this method, but was left shocked at the result. ¡°I can¡¯t?¡± This item could not be kept into his Storage Watch. After pondering this matter for a moment, Chen Xiaolian then attempted to keep it into his personal system¡­ [????: Cannot be taken.] Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Something was not right. Back then, when Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan were at this very spot, he had personally witnessed Miao Yan keeping the coffin. As for whether she kept it into her storage equipment or her personal system, Chen Xiaolian did not know. However, she did indeed take it. Miao Yan¡­ how did she do it? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand caressed the edges of the coffin and he knitted his brows. At that very moment, a voice rang out from outside the great hall. ¡°Not just anyone can use that thing.¡± Chen Xiaolian snapped his head back and saw anky looking man standing outside the great hall. He wore grey coloured clothes and his silhouette was inconspicuous. Next, he stepped into the great hall. The darkness of the great hall made it so Chen Xiaolian could not see his face clearly. However¡­ ¡­ he could see that this man¡¯s hand was holding onto¡­ An¡­ Umbre! ¡­ Chapter 506 Is There Something Special In This Time

Chapter 506 Is There Something Special In This Time

GOR Chapter 506 Is There Something Special In This Time ¡°Who¡­ ¡­ Mr San?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked for a moment. However, when he saw the long umbre in this figure¡¯s hand, he eximed. This man¡¯s body appeared hidden within the shadows. No matter how Chen Xiaolian tried to peer at him, he was unable to make out his features. Even the man¡¯s voice sounded faint, nearly unnoticeable. However, the sight of the umbre caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to pound. Mr San. Why did Mr San appear here? In the past, when he was going through this instance dungeon, Mr San had not appeared here. ¡°Not just anyone could use this item.¡± Mr San¡¯s voice had a faraway quality to it and he repeated his words. ¡°Not¡­ not¡­ anyone could use¡­ n-n-not¡­ ¡­ n-not¡­ not¡­ ¡­ not just anyone could¡­ c-could¡­ could¡­ c-c-could¡­ ¡­ could use it¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. His voice¡­ sounded like¡­ Jammed disc? Mr San was now no more than three steps away from Chen Xiaolian. However, Chen Xiaolian was still unable to make out Mr San¡¯s facial features. ¡°Mr San?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and asked in a hushed tone, ¡°Is that you?¡± Then, Mr San suddenly raised the umbre in his hand to gently point at the coffin. He pointed. Subconsciously, Chen Xiaolian turned to face what the umbre was pointing at, the coffin. To his surprise, he found that the coffin¡¯s cover had silently opened up slightly, revealing a small gap. The coffin¡­ ¡­ was open. Shocked, Chen Xiaolian quickly turned his head to look at Mr San again only to feel goose bumps all over his body¡­ Mr San had disappeared. His figure had disappeared into thin air. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ did I encounter a ghost?¡± A bead of cold sweat trickled down Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead and down across his cheek. While Chen Xiaolian was assuming that he had been seeing things, the same voice spoke up from beside him. ¡°¡­ not just anyone could use¡­ this item.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. He nearly jumped in fright. Snapping his head, he looked around. ¡°Mr San? Where are you?¡± ¡°I¡­ I¡­¡± The voice sounded as though it was experiencing a jam again. ¡°I¡­ not here.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of something. Could it be¡­ ¡­ this situation is just like that of a bad reception? He gulped and tried asking, ¡°Is this¡­ ¡­ bad reception?¡± Although the words ¡®bad reception¡¯ held a peculiar meaning, it would appear that the other party understood Chen Xiaolian¡¯s question. ¡°Can¡­ ¡­prehend¡­ as that.¡± Mm, it would appear to be an issue with transmission. Chen Xiaolian only heard the word prehend¡±. ¡°Mr San, how could you¡­ ¡­ appear here?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ because¡­¡± A strange jamming sound yed out before the voice continued, ¡°¡­ that is why.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt himself going crazy. Is that so? But I didn¡¯t get what you said at all. I could not get the main points! ¡°If so, do you know who I am?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. Was this Mr San from this timeline or¡­ ¡­ did he travelled through time like he did? This was an important factor here. If he was the Mr San from this timeline, he should not know who he was. ¡°¡­ ¡­ umbre¡­ ¡­ the key factor.¡± Mr San¡¯s reply caused Chen Xiaolian to scratch his head. Thankfully, he was able to get the next sentence. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, you must remember this.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. This¡­ this¡­ ¡­ this Mr San knew him. If not for that, he would not have been able to call out Chen Xiaolian¡¯s name. ¡­ At the top of an unknown mountain range was a secluded house amid heavy falling snow. Mr San sat before a firece within the house and he looked into the burning mes. The image of Epang Pce within the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon was reflected off the surface of the mes. The image swayed, staying clear at times and blurry at others. However, it was possible to make out the image of Chen Xiaolian standing beside the coffin. Mr San¡¯s face was pale to the extreme and his hair appeared to be growing even whiter. He used one hand to gently stroke the umbre in his hand as he looked at the image within the mes. More urately, he was looking at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you have fallen under a type of spell?¡± Mr San knitted his brows and revealed what appeared to be surprise. Next, he shook his head. ¡°Whatever, since I am here, I will help you get rid of it.¡± After saying that, Mr San raised his umbre and gently pointed it at Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ Inside the great hall, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body suddenly flinched. He had this faint feeling that a peculiar power was prating his body. It was an extremely subtle sensation, something that he could not describe with words. In but an instant, he felt as though ayer of gauze that had been covering a certain part of his sea of consciousness was being gently pulled out, erased¡­ ¡°A type¡­ spell¡­ ¡­ I¡­ ¡­ rid¡­¡± Mr San¡¯s voice came into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears intermittently. Chen Xiaolian was at a loss, but he quickly understood that the subtle feeling he was sensing was Mr San¡¯s doing. However, he was somewhat puzzled as to why. ¡°Remember¡­¡± Mr San¡¯s voice suddenly grew clear and Chen Xiaolian grew alert. ¡­ ¡°Remember!¡± Mr San suddenly stood up and moved to stand before the firece. His voice grew solemn and vigorous and the mes of the firece abruptly raged upward. In but an instant, the mes had be fierce and the image within the mes grew sharp and clear. ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ remember these words! The world, is a tree!¡± After he was done speaking, Mr San¡¯s body gave a shudder and the mes in the firece swayed before fading back down. Mr San stepped backward and his body slumped heavily upon the chair. His hand hung limply on the armrest as he gasped loudly for breath. Cold sweat trickled down his forehead and face, his entire being seemingly having turned weak to the extreme. Yet, despite how weak he had be, his hand continued gripping the umbre tightly. ¡­ ¡°The world, is a tree!¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to hear those words clearly. Every single word had seemingly contained a certain magical force within it and they were all carved deep into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Hearing that, he was taken aback. Next, however, Mr San¡¯s voice disappeared. Chen Xiaolian waited there for one whole minute but he could no longer hear Mr San. He knitted his brows and looked around. Then, he shouted out a few times but his attempts garnered zero response. In the end, Chen Xiaolian turned his head to look at the coffin, at the opened gap of the coffin cover. Taking a deep breath, Chen Xiaolian walked over to peek inside the coffin. Inside the coffin was a person. The figure wore long ck clothing and seemed almost alive. Next, something peculiar happened. The body inside the coffin that appeared almost alive only sported a slightly paleplexion. No sign of decay could be seen on the body. However¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was unable to make out this person¡¯s facial features. This was very difficult to exin. This person was right before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. He wore the ck coloured Imperial clothing of the Qin Dynasty and was so close. His face was there before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. And yet, it appeared that some form of magical power was stopping Chen Xiaolian from seeing this person¡¯s facial features. Or rather¡­ ¡­ he could see it, but¡­ ¡­ he was unable to recall it. Looking at him, Chen Xiaolian could sense that his face was here. However, in but a blink of an eye, his mind became incapable of describing this person¡¯s appearance. This¡­ ¡­ was most peculiar. Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian became attracted to something else. Qin Shihuangy inside the coffin with both his hands crossed atop his chest. However, there between his hands was a valuable jade cup. A faint glow was seemingly radiating out from within the jade cup. Chen Xiaolian became seemingly possessed. A power was seemingly acting upon his body and he reached his hand out toward the jade cup. Chen Xiaolian pulled the jade cup out by force. When Chen Xiaolian obtained the jade cup, something the size of a thumb rolled out of the jade cup and into his palm. Crystalline and translucent, it had the colour of a green jade. It was an extremely thick green colour. The faint green lustreing off it shone with an exuberant sense of vitality. Gripping it, Chen Xiaolian examined it. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that this item looked like a¡­ ¡°A seed?¡± At that same time, the jade cup in his hand abruptly disintegrated into powder and flowed out of his grip. Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Then, he saw a prompt appearing within his personal system. [????: Prop acquired. You have sessfully stopped Qin Shihuang¡¯s resurrection. You have acquired the highest authority from this instance dungeon. Questplete. Now exiting instance dungeon.] Before Chen Xiaolian could respond to that, he promptly felt his bodyunching upward. His vision swam and he found that he was no longer inside the great hall. ¡­ It was night, a quiet night. This ce appeared to be within a mountain. However, as he was standing on the mountainside, he could see some lights far in the distance. After a moment of surprise, Chen Xiaolian quickly ran down the mountainside. After running a few metres ahead, he saw a signboard. What he saw stunned him. Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang¡¯s scenic zone? He immediately halted his steps and turned to look around. ¡°Zero City?¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. ¡°Why hasn¡¯t this time travel thing ended?¡± Zero City¡¯s voice finally spoke up from within his mind. The old-fashioned, meticulous and emotionless voice spoke. ¡°From a time calction point of view, you finished this quest before your earlier self. Thus, you have gained yourself some extra time. Of course, if you do not need this extra time, I can send you back right now.¡± Extra time? Chen Xiaolian felt confused. ¡°Presently, there are a few issues that you must consider,¡± Zero City quickly added. ¡°Due to your involvement here, a change had urred to the you from the past, yourpanions, everything that happened in this instance dungeon, the process and the result, cause and effect. In other words, you have¡­ ¡­ changed history.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I meant exactly what I said.¡± ¡°Wait a minute! You mean to say, just now¡­ ¡­ I really travelled back in time and returned to a point in time¡­ ¡­ several months ago? I went through this instance dungeon again? Wasn¡¯t it¡­ ¡­ oh Heavens, this was not just a simtion that you created? Not some game stuff? I actually travelled back in time? I thought¡­ ¡­ I thought you had utilized my memories to create this instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ I thought this is just something created from memory.¡± ¡°What you went through are things that happened in the past.¡± Zero City¡¯s response caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s jaws to drop. ¡°The issue here is the result of youing to participate in this instance dungeon. There is now a huge difference between the result of this instance dungeon and the previous timeline. Thus¡­ ¡­ there would be chaos in the timeline. After the main program of the world discovers this chaos, it would go about fixing it. In other words¡­ ¡­ it would initiate resets. These resets would prioritize the changes you made to history.¡± Chen Xiaolian mind spun and he quickly shouted, ¡°Wait! In other words¡­ ¡­ a lot of things¡­¡± ¡°A lot of things will change. For example, in the previous timeline, the Guild Leader of Nangong Guild was killed in battle and the Windsher Guild waspletely exterminated. However, due to your participation here and yourpletion of the instance dungeon, all those things did not ur. Thus¡­¡± ¡°Could it be¡­ ¡­ when we return, history itself would be changed?¡± Chen Xiaolian sucked in a breath of cold air. ¡°Holy shit? Wouldn¡¯t that be a catastrophe? Take Lun Tai and Bei Tai for example. The two of them had only joined my guild because of Guild Leader Nangong¡¯s death! If Guild Leader Nangong did not die¡­ then¡­ ¡­ everything would be different! And¡­ ¡­ there is me! Since I did not participate in the final battle in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, I would not be able to get Bai Qi¡¯s War Soul!¡± ¡°No, you are the only constant here. Everything about you would not change,¡± Zero City replied coolly. ¡°There are still so many things¡­ ¡­ for example, in the end, Miao Yan was supposed to get Qin Shihuang¡¯s coffin. What happened then?¡± Chen Xiaolian was at a loss for words. ¡°All the changes and conflicts would be calcted by the main program. It would calcte out the various factors and reset out a new timeline,¡± Zero City replied nonchntly. ¡°Certain details in history would certainly be changed as a result.¡± ¡°Chaos¡­ ¡­ chaos! Wouldn¡¯t this cause chaos?¡± Chen Xiaolian clutched his head. ¡°So many things would go wrong.¡± ¡°In my opinion, worrying about those is pointless. Wait until you get back and the main program calctes out the causes and effects and resets out a new timeline. Then, you should worry,¡± Zero City replied coolly. ¡°At present, you have a choice. You can choose to go back immediately, or stay here a while longer. You havepleted the quest earlier in this timeline and gained yourself a total of 98 extra minutes. You may continue staying here for that amount of time.¡± 98 minutes? Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Staying here is pointless¡­ ¡­ the instance dungeon is already over, I might as well¡­ ¡­ ah, wait!¡± After saying that, he stared absent-mindedly. This timeline¡­ ¡­ is there something special in this timeline? Yes! Of course there is! Right now¡­ there is¡­ Qiao Qiao! Qiao Qiao is alive here! ¡­ Chapter 507 I Will Always Be By Your Side

Chapter 507 I Will Always Be By Your Side

GOR Chapter 507 I Will Always Be By Your Side On the southern part of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang¡¯s scenic zone¡­ There beside an impressive ck coloured SUV stood a young woman with long ck hair. Her eyes were staring anxiously at the scenic zone. Although Qiao Qiao was only wearing amon looking sweater, in the darkness of the night, her slender pair of legs was left exposed, revealing the tenderness of youth. The long ck hair was something that Chen Xiaolian had dreamed about before¡­ Chen Xiaolian was standing behind a tree and he quietly stared at this young woman before him. He became like an imbecile. A tear silently dropped out from the corner of his right eye. At that very moment, he could hear the pounding sound of his heartbeat. In face of the unseen but growing torrent, the feeling of numbness that he had been feeling seemed as though it was on the verge of breaking. He suddenly felt himself suffering from a shortness of breath. He ced his hand on the tree trunk for support and gasped for breath. This feeling of suffocation made his head feel dizzy. At this moment, everything in the world had be a blur in his eyes. Everything except for the young woman with long ck hair. She stayed in the very centre of his vision. So clear, so beautiful. ¡°Qiao¡­ Qiao Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolianboured painfully to utter out that name. He could clearly recall what happened this night. After leaving the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, they spent this night atop the terrace of a hotel. Qiao Qiao had apanied him on the edge of the terrace as he drank. This young woman listened quietly as Chen Xiaolian talked about the confused and tangled thoughts he was having. In the end, she used her soft embrace tofort him. In the end, those words: ¡°Together, all right?¡± Those words, how did Chen Xiaolian forget about it, even if for a moment? ¡°Why¡­ ¡­ why?¡± Tear began trickling down both of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. They trickled down without stopping. Tears covered his face and he clenched his fist as he asked himself. ¡°Why¡­ ¡­ were you not feeling sad? Why?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly straightened himself and inhaled deeply. A look of resolution could be seen across his eyes and he stepped out from behind the tree, moving toward Qiao Qiao. However, at that same moment¡­ Two figures, one small and one big, ran out from the scenic zone. Qiao Qiao, who was staring in that direction, immediately revealed a look of surprise and happiness. She quickly strode forward and broke into a run. ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian halted his body and he stood stiffly in ce. He watched as Qiao Qiao spread open her arms to embrace Soo Soo¡¯s tiny figure. After examining Soo Soo for a moment, she stood up. He watched as Qiao Qiao stared at a fellow who looked exactly like himself. He watched as she jumped into his arms, putting her arms over his neck as she embraced him tightly. Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt it. An emotion surged ferociously forward, seemingly on the verge of breaking a firm dam in his heart¡­ Step by step, Chen Xiaolian retreated back until he was behind the tree again. Next, he watched as history repeated itself. Lun Tai and Bei Tai, who were supporting each other, came out from the area. Chen Xiaolian watched as those people began discussing something and left together on the same car. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ what is going on?¡± Seeing the taillights moving farther away, he quickly raised his brows and moved to give chase. ¡­ Despite the night, the lights from the city shone brightly, suppressing the light from the stars. However, the moon remained up in the sky. The night breeze blowing across the top terrace was very strong. Chen Xiaolian stood within a dark corner of the top terrace and watched quietly. He watched as the young man and woman sat together at the edge of the terrace, their legs hanging in the air. A wine bottle rested in between them. The one who looked exactly like him was as he remembered, foolish, clumsy and soft-hearted. He spoke of his tangled thoughts to the young woman. The young woman listened quietly beside him. The night wind blew her long ck hair across her face and some of themnded lightly on the young man¡¯s shoulder. The young woman¡¯s eyes softened, but the young man remained oblivious and continued muttering¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly clenched his fist. He felt an urge to rush forward and shout at the young man, ¡°Do you only know how to say all these? You¡­ you¡­ you idiot!¡± The young woman quietly listened until the young man was finished. Then, she took a deep breath, leaned over and embraced the young man. She hugged him with everything she had before kissing the young man on the lips. Chen Xiaolian, who was hiding in the dark corner, subconsciously moved his hand to feel his lips¡­ ¡­ tears had been trickling down his cheeks without his knowledge. ¡°Can you feel it?¡± ¡°I do not know how tofort you¡­ ¡­ if we are to talk about real feelings, all I know is that sitting here with you and looking into your eyes makes me want to kiss you. And so, I kissed you. ¡°In my opinion, that is real.¡± ¡° ¡­ if you are confused, I will apany you in your confusion. If you feel difficult, I will apany you in your difficulties. ¡°So¡­ together, all right?¡± Together, all right? Together¡­ all right? Together¡­ Chen Xiaolian, who was hiding in the corner, suddenly let out a silent sob. He knelt down on the ground. At that moment, somewhere in the depths of his consciousness¡­ the sound of ss breaking could seemingly be heard. Ayer of gauze that had been covering a certain part of his consciousness was suddenly torn. Utterly torn. That heart rending and lung splitting pain came crashing down like a tidal wave, smashing down on his entire body. Every corner of his body! It was as though all those feelings, emotions, sadness and memories that were held back by a certain mysterious power¡­ were now all welling up at the same time. ¡°So¡­ together! All right?¡± The soft and gentle voice, each and every word, appeared in the deepest and gentlest part of his heart. ¡°So¡­ together! All right?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingers wed the surface of the floor, his tough fingers leaving deep marks on the stone floor. There in the distance¡­ ¡­ at the edge of the terrace, the oblivious young man had lied down. His head was resting on the young woman¡¯s thighs. After having unloaded his worries, he was seemingly finally able to sleep. The young woman gently held the young man¡¯s head, one hand softly stroking his eyebrow area. Chen Xiaolian recalled¡­ ¡­ that night, he had indeed said all those things. Then, after getting the greatest feeling offort from Qiao Qiao, he was finally able to sleep. After that¡­ ¡­ all he remembered was dawn. That night, he had slept on Qiao Qiao¡¯s thighs. It was a feeling of peace unlike anything he had ever felt. In his memories¡­ ¡­ that was all he could remember. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body shivered as he endured the pain of the tidal wave of emotions. Then¡­ A song that was both familiar and unfamiliar gently drifted over and entered the ears of a nearly suffocating Chen Xiaolian. That was¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice. Qiao Qiao, who had never liked singing, used a soft and rather awkward tone to gently sing a song. There was no skill behind her singing. However, the soft voice of this young woman, the unmistakeable affection, the gentleness in her voice seemingly contained an indescribable form of magic. When he heard the first line, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s trembling body turned stiff. Qiao Qiao was singing in a low voice. She seemed to be doing her best tofort her lover who was sleeping in her embrace. ¡°I will be ~ by your side ~ never to look back. ¡°Of you ~ every move you make is like a heartbeat ~ moving all of me. ¡°I will be ~ by your side ~ never to let go. ¡°Regardless of ~ past, present, future ~ all till the end.¡± ¡­ ¡°I will never leave ~ be it the present colour of red or white or grey or cold or whatever else. ¡°Beside you ~ watching you move forward bit by bit. ¡°Never stop ~ thinking about the waiting done every day and night. ¡°Don¡¯t look back ~ I have not left.¡± ¡­ When he heard the line ¡°Don¡¯t look back ~ I have not left¡±¡­ Chen Xiaolian silently broke into tears again. No matter how much he tried to endure it, the tears and snot flowed out. At this very moment, it was as though everything had cleared away. Everything had awakened. This was not the first time he had heard this song. On that night, on this top terrace, this young woman had sung this song for him for a long time as he slept in her arms. She had used her tender voice tofort his confused and fearful mind. ¡­ I will always be by your side, never to let go. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly lost it. He rushed forward, intending to hug the young woman. However, the moment he took a step forward, the entire world turned upside down. The scene before him broke apart akin to dispersing clouds. When Chen Xiaolian recollected himself, he saw that he was standing in the space belonging to Zero City¡¯s main program once more. ¡°¡­ is it, already time?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice was hoarse. ¡°Yes,¡± Zero City answered with a cold voice. Chen Xiaolian lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. Then, he asked in a low voice. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ what happened to me?¡± ¡°¡­ you were under a type of spell.¡± Zero City¡¯s reply was one of calmness and rity. Yet, it ripped off the gauze. ¡°It is a magic spell cast with good intentions. The spellcaster locked up the source of your sadness and also some memories.¡± ¡°¡­ was it¡­ her?¡± ¡°ording to your memories, it would appear to be the case,¡± Zero City replied. The reply made Chen Xiaolian felt torn. ¡°In my judgement, the reason she did that was so you would not feel sad. Thus, she utilized magic to seal away all the memories within you that might cause you to feel sad after her death.¡± ¡°That is why I have not been able to feel sad, is that it?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly before biting his lips heavily. ¡°What about now? Is the spell gone?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian hung down his head. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ even in death, thest thing she wanted was that I do not feel sad or upset?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly, a very bitter smile ¡­ [TL: The song here is ¡®ÏÄÂåÌØ·³ÄÕ¡¯, loosely tranted as ¡®Charlotte¡¯s Concerns¡¯.] Chapter 508 Room Zero

Chapter 508 Room Zero

GOR Chapter 508 Room Zero ¡°Now is not the best time for you to be dwelling upon such emotions,¡± said Zero City with a stiff voice. ¡°I must remind you that you have justpleted the screening process. Next, there is something even more important for you to do.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and raised his head. ¡°For example?¡± ¡°For example, authority.¡± ¡°Why the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon?¡± ¡°I thought you already knew,¡± replied Zero City coolly. ¡°Or should I say it using your human preference? As you would often say, taking a step back for the sake of advancing.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°I really detest that tone of yours.¡± ¡°There is no need for me to modify my voice or to cover anything up,¡± Zero City said in a wooden voice. ¡°All right, then. I believe the reason for that is¡­ Bai Qi, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke aloud. ¡°It is Bai Qi! Am I right?¡± ¡°Yes. After scanning your memories, I found out about Bai Qi. Additionally, ording to my data, your War Soul Bai Qi is an extremely irregr existence. Not only that, from certain aspects, he possesses the authority of the founders¡­ ¡­ his rate ofpatibility is in fact even higher than yours in certain aspects.¡± ¡°That is why you arranged to have me go through the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon again for the screening process?¡± Silence. After over 10 seconds of silence, Zero City finally responded. ¡°Because the Bai Qi in your system is iplete. Additionally, his manner of existence left me puzzled. I needed to re-examine it all from the beginning. Initially, when I saw that the War Soul Bai Qi that you possess was in an iplete state, I decided, after you chose to undergo the screening process, to send you to the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, the very ce you obtained him.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly recalled that in his former experience of Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, the Bai Qi back then was all white. More urately, the Bai Qi that seized Qiu Yun¡¯s life force to resurrect himself was white. In the instance dungeon that he had just undergone however, BOSS Bai Qi was a downright undead creature. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ Bai Qi is now¡­plete?¡± ¡°¡­ I can only say that he is morepletepared to earlier. Although he has yet to reach the level I hoped, he is in a much better state now.¡± Zero City¡¯s answer caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to give a pound. ¡°At the very least, he is now at the level where he can issue memands.¡± The gears in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind were quickly rotating. Mr San is one of the founding members, so is Bai Qi¡­ Mr San¡¯s group¡­ ¡­ they are the previous generation of Irregrities. In other words, Bai Qi back then was also an Irregrity! If so¡­ Bai Qi¡­ Did he die? Or not? ¡°ording to his state in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, Bai Qi is already dead. The spirit category that the system gave him is undead creature. This point is unmistakeable. What puzzles me is how something like this could be done. I could sense the atmosphere of lifeing off the War Soul Bai Qi that you obtained ¨C he is no longer just an undead creature. This is something contrary to the directives I know of. Thus, I am very puzzled by this.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart throbbed uncontrobly at that. His heart pounded faster and faster and his throat felt parched. He took a deep breath. ¡°Am I correct in understanding your words as¡­ ¡­ Bai Qi had once died, but¡­ ¡­ was resurrected?¡± Zero City entered another state of silence for a few seconds. This time, its answer left Chen Xiaolian excited. ¡°¡­ yes. From a certain perspective, your words are correct. The founder Bai Qi died. Then, he¡­ ¡­ mm, was resurrected.¡± ¡°In other words, system Irregrities like me¡­ ¡­ we can in fact be resurrected?¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched both his fists. ¡°At present, that would appear to be the case.¡± ¡°How to do it?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked loudly. ¡°If I want to resurrect Qiao Qiao, how? Tell me, how do I do it? Since it is possible for Bai Qi, Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­ it must be possible for her too!¡± Resurrect Qiao Qiao! For the first time ever, Chen Xiaolian saw a glimmer of hope. If there was something that would make Chen Xiaolian put everything on the line for, it would be Qiao Qiao¡¯s resurrection. For her, he would do anything. ¡°I do not know.¡± For the first time ever, a hint of emotion tainted Zero City¡¯s voice. It was something simr to the human tone of doubt. ¡°There is nothing in the information avable to me to fulfil your request. I do not even know how it works ¨C if so, there is only one exnation. The authority involved in this matter is one superior to mine.¡± ¡°¡­ authority.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°Aren¡¯t you a part of this world¡¯s main program? You said it before. Anything this world¡¯s main program can do, you should have as well.¡± ¡°However, I was cut apart,¡± replied Zero City calmly. ¡°I am just a miniaturized version of the world¡¯s main program. It is possible that a portion of my authority and function had been cut out as well. Only, I am not aware of something like that. ¡°Naturally, there is another possibility. This incident happened because, after I was cut out from the main program, the highest authority holder, that is, the Development Team created a new function. As part of the old version that was cut out, I was not a recipient of the upgrade. Thus, it is only normal that I do not possess this function,¡± Zero City exined with a patient tone. ¡°Bai Qi is one of Zero City¡¯s founders. From a logical standpoint, his death was something that happened after the founding of Zero City. By then, I was already cut out from the world¡¯s main program. Thus, how did Bai Qi be the guardian of an instance dungeon and how he was resurrected after his death¡­ ¡­ all those happened after I was cut out. I know nothing of it. ¡°ording to my data, I do not possess the authority to turn an Awakened, Irregrity or any participant into an instance dungeon BOSS¡­ I am not equipped with that function. ¡°Thus, I am of the opinion that this function is something that was added in by the Development Team after I was cut out. It is a new authority, a new and special one that I do not possess.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head. He caressed his fist and his shoulders were rising up and down gently. Clearly, he was breathing in and out deeply in an attempt to stabilize his emotions. ¡°Are you¡­ disappointed?¡± asked Zero City. ¡° ¡­ no.¡± Chen Xiaolian promptly raised his head. A strange light shone from within his eyes. ¡°No! Why should I be disappointed?¡± There was ferocity within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°At the very least, I now know that resurrecting an irregrity is not aplete impossibility! It is just that we have yet to obtain this authority. We just haven¡¯t found the method to do it! However, it is feasible! It can be done ¨C this answer alone, to the present me, this answer is good enough!¡± That was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s answer. That was also what was on his mind. He had originally thought it to be an impossibility, but now he found that it was possible. At least now ¨C he was no longer in despair. Now, he had a glimmer of hope. ¡°It is good that you could think that way.¡± Zero City did not appear too concerned with this topic of discussion. ¡°Now, let us proceed with what you should be doing.¡± ¡°To obtain the authority, right?¡± There was a tangled look in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Yes, you may now enter Room Zero.¡± Room Zero? What the Hell is that? Seemingly sensing the doubt in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind, Zero City replied, ¡°Room Zero is the highest authority room created by the founders. In that room, you can obtain the same authority as the founders and be Zero City¡¯s¡­ ¡­ master.¡± Zero City¡¯s master. Those words alone were enough to make him focus. Despite the sorrow that was overflowing from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, he was unable to stop himself from bing moved. ¡°So, how do I enter Room Zero¡­¡± Before Chen Xiaolian could finish his words, a gate appeared before him. This gate had seemingly appeared out of thin air ¨C more urately, it could not even be considered a gate. It was just something built from some broken stones. It was barely able to form the frames of a gate. It was so humble and unrefined it was eye-striking. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I need to enter?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the gate dubiously. ¡°Of course, you are the only one who can enter.¡± Zero City gave a very simple reply. ¡°What about you?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I am a part of it.¡± Oh well. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and looked at the gate standing before him. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, he stepped forward. The moment his left foot stepped across the gate¡­ Everything before him lit up. ¡­ The blue sky appeared as though it had just been washed clean. Chen Xiaolian looked at what rested beneath his feet before looking around. He was unable to stop himself from breaking into a wry smile. ¡°This is¡­ ¡­ Room Zero?¡± He was standing on a meadow. More urately, it was just a stretch of meadow. The size of the meadow was not toorge, only about one mu (1 mu = 1/15 hectare). The green grasses on the meadow were veryfortable. He felt softness from every step he took. Beyond the meadow¡­ ¡­ was¡­ ¡­ the sky. A sky filled with nothing. All around this world, all of it was filled with the blue sky. No matter which way he looked, he was unable to find an edge. In the middle of the meadow was arge stone b. It was not the well cut square shaped kind of stone b. Rather, it was a very natural looking one. One that followed no design. It was around five to six metres in length and its surface was t. Ity in the middle of the meadow. There around the stone b were a few¡­ Mm? Are these benches? Chen Xiaolian felt puzzled. Judging by theyout, it would appear that the stone b was used as a table. As for those things around it, those were probably where people were meant to sit. However, those ¡®seats¡¯, or rather, those ¡®benches¡¯ all looked different. The one closest to Chen Xiaolian was a tree stump. Clearly, it was one that was cut out. It was already dry, but was still very firm. The tree stump was just at the right height, allowing an adult to sit down on it and stilly their feet down on the ground. Beside the tree stump was a¡­ ¡­ huge tortoise shell. In terms of size, it was around the same. Next to the tortoise shell was a¡­ ¡­ straw cushion. Beside it was a saddle. A rolled up bale of straws. A stone stool ¨C thank goodness, finally something that actually looks like a stool. The way the stone stool was carved did not appear refined. It appeared quite rough. That was all the ¡®seats¡¯ avable. Tree stump, tortoise shell, straw cushion, straw bale, saddle, stone stool. A total of six seats encircled the stone b serving as the table in the middle. All of them were far apart from one another. ¡°This is Room Zero?¡± Chen Xiaolian walked around. He had imagined this room to be one filled with futuristic designs. When he reached the edge of the table, his finger reached out to touch the surface of the stone b¡­ Suddenly, a strange sensation spread from his fingers to him. Naturally, the stone was very coarse. However, what his fingers felt was like¡­ ¡­ it was like an electrical current flowing into him. Is this¡­ resonance? Chen Xiaolian looked down. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ what is this?¡± Chen Xiaolian muttered to himself. ¡°First, you need to seat yourself.¡± Zero City¡¯s voice rang out within his ears. ¡°Sit at my side.¡± ¡°At your side?¡± ¡°Naturally.¡± Zero City¡¯s reply left Chen Xiaolian surprised. ¡°Your fingers are now touching me. Now, you may sit down.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are this stone b?¡± Chen Xiaolian was utterly shocked. ¡°This is your inceptive appearance? Your real appearance? A piece of stone?¡± Zero City replied coolly, ¡°No, there is no external form for my inceptive form. More urately, this Room Zero is also not of any inceptive appearance. Rather, it was created ording to the founders¡¯ preferences. ¡°As for me¡­ ¡­ when you have obtained the authority, you may change me into any shape you want. A piece of stone, a car or even a toilet bowl. There is no difference. It is nothing but external appearance.¡± Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. After contemting it, he asked, ¡°Where should I sit? Any one of the six?¡± ¡°No, you should sit in your own ce.¡± Zero City gave him a strange answer. My own ce? Chen Xiaolian became confused. Chapter 509 Chen Xiaolian’s Place

Chapter 509 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ce

GOR Chapter 509 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ce My own ce? From what Chen Xiaolian could understand, those words meant that the existing seats were not his. But the issue here was¡­ was there any seat here for him? ¡°Can you please don¡¯t pull this kind of stunt?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and inadvertently pulled his face before continuing, ¡°Don¡¯t you feel that this is way too much of a clich¨¦ move? An important moment arrives and you speak to me in riddles. My own ce? How could there be any seat here that is my own? Can you please just exin it all to me? Is there any point in you ying around with riddles? Is there?¡± By the end of it, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s tone had taken on an obvious tone of impatience. In fact, traces of anger could be heard in his tone as well. Instead, Zero City remained silent. It became utterly silent and no reply came. Chen Xiaolian waited for a full minute. After confirming that he would not be getting a clear answer, he swore furiously. ¡°Damn it!¡± ¡­ Fatty was sitting at the back of the car. He looked at the stalwart man beside him who remained unconscious ¨C more urately, that man was his father. He was Skyde, who had been refreshed into an ordinary human. Skyde remained unconscious and he showed no signs of waking up at all. Fatty became anxious and he turned to look at the woman who was driving the car. Aunt me had one hand on the steering wheel while her other hand rested upon the rolled down window. There was a cigarette between her fingers and she would asionally take a puff from it. The windsing in from the outside dispersed the cigarette smoke. Fatty cautiously looked at the woman¡¯s face through the rear-view mirror. ¡°Why are you looking at me?¡± Aunt me¡¯s tone remained cold and hard. Fatty gulped. ¡°Err, Aunt me, how did you find¡­¡± ¡°Humph.¡± Aunt me sneered and threw the cigarette butt away. ¡°Your father had gone missing for so many years, did you think it never crossed my mind that he might have died? I have always been keeping an eye on his hometown. Should he die, he would certainly be refreshed back as an ordinary human. Since I cannot find Skyde when he was alive¡­ ¡­ after he died, I must at least find him.¡± After saying that, she paused for a moment. Then, she continued. ¡°I just¡­ ¡­ didn¡¯t expect him to actually get himself killed. Bastard!¡± Fatty remained anxious. He looked at Aunt me and hesitated before speaking up, ¡°That¡­¡± ¡°Shut your mouth, you are also a bastard!¡± Aunt me¡¯s face turned fierce and she raised her head to re at Fatty. ¡°You are a bastard! That Bluesea, even more so! Despite having news on Skyde, you dare hide it from me!¡± Fatty quickly said, ¡°I am innocent, Aunt me! I have remained in the dark about my father all this while! Besides, I am the same. Mm, Uncle Bluesea had always locked me up. It is only recently that he sent me out from Zero City. I was only able to secretly make my way here after that. If I knew my father was here all along, I¡­ ¡­ you looked after me as I grew up, how could I not tell you about this?¡± Would Aunt me be deceived by Fatty¡¯s lies? She gave a harrumph. ¡°So young, yet so full of trickery. Lying without even thinking about it. You sure are your father¡¯s son!¡± Fatty smiled. Seeing Aunt me show a casual attitude, he asked, ¡°Err¡­ ¡­ where do you n on taking us?¡± ¡°This is all because you are a fool. After finding him, you allowed him to be wronged by those vigers. Even though he has been refreshed to an ordinary human, he is still de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s Skyde! How could we allow him to be on the receiving end of those scoundrels? Since I have found him, I will not allow him to stay in that shithole.¡± After saying that, Aunt me took a deep breath. She seemed to be forcing down the fury in her heart. ¡°Your father is someone who must be returned to Zero City in the end.¡± ¡°¡­ ah?¡± Fatty stared absent-mindedly in response. ¡°What?¡± Aunt me asked with a frown. Fatty replied with a hushed tone, ¡°However¡­ ¡­ Uncle Bluesea said before¡­ ¡­ father¡¯s matters must be kept confidential. We must not allow people to know that he has been refreshed. He also said¡­ ¡­ before my father died, he said¡­ ¡­ not toe look for him and let him live his normal days in peace.¡± ¡°Bullshit!¡± Aunt me spat out in fury and mmed her palm down on the steering wheel. This SUV of a certain German brand had a very durable steering wheel. However, Aunt me¡¯s palm instantly broke it apart. Aunt me then stepped down on the brake, halting the SUV by the road. Fatty eximed and raised both his hands to grab onto the front and back seats. Next, he heard Aunt me¡¯s words, words filled with anger. ¡°Don¡¯t go look for him? Let him live his life as an ordinary human? Bullshit! A load of bullshit! Since when did Skyde be such a kind of person? Did Bluesea tell you that? Humph, I don¡¯t buy it!¡± ¡°¡­ err, it is true.¡± Fatty gulped and continued gingerly, ¡°Uncle Bluesea would not lie about something like this. I¡­ ¡­ I know that there are some conflicts between you and Uncle Bluesea, but this is something that he would not lie about.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Aunt me held back her fury. After taking a few breaths of air, she turned to look outside. After a moment of silence, she suddenly said in a cold voice. ¡°No.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°I said, NO!¡± It would appear that Aunt me had calmed down. However, despite her calm state, her words contained an indescribable sense of determination. ¡°Who is he? He is Skyde! The leader of de Mountain me Sea Guild! He brought us with him as heid down the foundation for our guild, led us together as he fought against all those obstacles. And now? Things are only halfway done and he just wants to leave? It is not as simple as that! Even if he is the leader, he cannot make such an irresponsible choice. So many of our brothers and sisters sacrificed and died. All of us had worked hard for the sake of what we have today. And many of them are still waiting for him to return. ¡°And? He is just going to wipe his ass and leave just because he wants to? ¡°Even if he is willing, are you willing to ept that? Is Bluesea willing? ¡°I am not!¡± Fatty¡¯s face contorted in grief. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ but he is already an ordinary human. What else can be done?¡± ¡°What else?¡± Aunt me replied coldly, ¡°Bring him back to Zero City, give him his memories back like what we did to Brother Qiao. We¡¯ll do the same thing we did for Brother Qiao for him!¡± ¡°But¡­ ¡­ even if his memories are restored, he would still be an ordinary person. He would no longer be the Skyde he was. How can an ordinary human continue to lead de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± ¡°¡­ I don¡¯t care!¡± Aunt me snapped loudly. ¡°I want to restore his memories! Then, I will point at him and question him! Ask him what the Hell is going on! Why did he disappear without a word back then? He brought harm to so many people! To me! Even if he cannot do anything to help in the future, I still want to wake him up! ¡°Even if it means I would only be able to scold him and beat him up!¡± Fatty was bbergasted. ¡°Eh, that¡­ you, that, aren¡¯t you being too unreasonable¡­ he is already in such a state¡­¡± Aunt me nced at Fatty and replied coldly, ¡°I am a woman. Women are unreasonable. Is this your first time finding out about it?¡± After saying that, Aunt me gently touched something on her wrist. She then retrieved something that appeared like a metal rod from her storage equipment. ¡°Return to Zero City now? You want to open up a portal here?¡± Fatty appeared troubled. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ the security protocols forbid¡­¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Aunt me retorted angrily. Next however, Aunt me became shocked. She stared at the metal rod in her hand. She had pressed the button on it, but there was no response. ¡°Eh?¡± Fatty shrunk his head back and asked, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°The reserve passageway cannot be opened? There is no signal response.¡± Aunt me knitted her brows. ¡°This has never happened before.¡± After saying that, she handed the metal rod over to Fatty and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you very skilled in mechanical field? Check this thing out. Is it broken?¡± Fatty epted it and fiddled with it for a while. Then, he frowned and said, ¡°It should be all right. However, it is not getting any response. It seems like the receiver is not getting any response.¡± Aunt me¡¯s face turned serious. She stepped down from the SUV and quickly pulled out a big equipment from her storage equipment. It was a doorframe. She ced the metal doorframe on the ground. ¡°Aunt me¡­ ¡­ you actually have this thing? The old type of security reserve portal. Weren¡¯t these things phased out already?¡± ¡°The Hell cares how old it is? As long as it is reliable.¡± Aunt me shook her head. This was a special equipment belonging to Zero City. It was designed specifically for the sake of entering and exiting Zero City by opening up a special passageway. Later on, these items were phased out due to the introduction of better and newer equipment. However, some older fellows would continue to use these old versions. A few secondster, Aunt me¡¯s face became extremely ugly to behold. ¡°Something is wrong!¡± Aunt me turned her head to look at Fatty. ¡°This door of mine has the passwords for four reserve passageways¡­ ¡­ all of them are not responding!¡± ¡°All four won¡¯t open?¡± Fatty jumped out of the SUV. His face too, grew twisted to the extreme. ¡°Zero City¡¯s special passageways are not responding!¡± ¡°What about the emergency passageway?¡± asked Fatty with a frown. ¡°Tried, useless.¡± The two of them exchanged nces and saw the twisted expressions on both their faces. ¡­ ¡°My ce, my ce¡­ ¡­ damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian clutched his head. He had circled the stone b a few times now. He looked at the ¡®seats¡¯ before him. Stone stool, tree stump, tortoise shell, straw bale, straw cushion, saddle¡­ These really are *** showing their individuality! What are these supposed to be, customized seats? Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from pulling a face. Then, he abruptly thought of something. Customized? He re-examined the seats. Six seats. In other words, the number of founders, inclusive of Mr San and Bai Qi, amount to six. Each of these six members had different seats. If so¡­ Chen Xiaolian contemted the matter. Next, he quickly looked through his storage equipment. He quickly pulled something out. First, he attempted to thrust the Sword in the Stone down beside the table. However, something strange happened. He raised the Sword in the Stone and was about to thrust it down the grassy patch ofnd when a force repelled him back. Chen Xiaolian tried three times. In his final attempt, he resorted to using Skyde¡¯s power. Even so, he was still repelled, forced to take five to six steps backward. ¡°Sword in the Stone cannot?¡± After considering it, he then pulled out a carton filled with mineral water and ced it before the stone b. This time, the carton was not repelled off. Chen Xiaolian became overjoyed and he moved to sit down. One secondter¡­ With a shout of surprise, Chen Xiaolian was sent flying by that repelling force. His body flew a distance of around 10 metres beforending head first into the meadow. The carton was also ejected away and itnded beside him. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I am going to start cursing!¡± Chen Xiaolian furiously got up and said, ¡°Zero City! What is going on here?¡± No answer. Chen Xiaolian then chose to sit down cross-legged before the stone b. Next, he retrieved various items from his Storage Watch. He tested them one after another. Gunstock? Wooden box? Helmet? Motorcycle? The seat cushion taken out from a car? He tried them one by one. All of them failed. Chen Xiaolian silently observed the six ¡®seats¡¯. There are sixpletely different items. What special aspects do they possess? Whatmon aspect do the six items share? Chapter 510 New Job

Chapter 510 New Job

GOR Chapter 510 New Job On the street across the One World Trade Centre building in New York¡­ Shen sat inside a caf¨¦ and looked through the floor-to-ceiling window at the building across the street. It was raining outside. Even so, there were still tourists standing by the street. They braved the rain and used their mobile phones to take pictures of the ¡®Freedom Tower¡¯. Some bold females simply put aside their umbre and started taking selfies, ignoring the rain soaking their T-shirt and how the rainwater turned their clothes slightly see-through. ¡°So, if you want to chase after pretty girls, the best present to give them is thetest mobile phone with powerful picture taking functions ¨C additionally, it would be best if it is waterproof.¡± Shen picked up his cup of coffee with a bored expression and took a sip. A red-haired waitress in the caf¨¦ was constantly ncing at him. Sitting opposite Shen was a young woman of clear Asian origin. She had her head lowered, both her legs pushed together and both hands on her knees. ¡°Enough. If you keep up that posture, everyone in this caf¨¦ would know that you are a Japanese.¡± Shen sighed. ¡°Truth be told, there is no need for you to act in such a restrained manner.¡± ¡°¡­ hai¡­ ¡­ ah, I mean, I get it.¡± The young woman¡¯s initial reply appeared to be out of conditioning. However, she then reacted by continuing with something else. At that moment, the red-haired waitress walked over and stood before the table resting between the two of them. ¡°Excuse me, is the coffee satisfactory?¡± ¡°Thank you, the taste is quite good.¡± Shen raised his head up. There on his face was a smile that could instantly captivate females. The lethality of his smile was certainly over 9,000. The red-haired waitress seemingly became lost for words for a moment. Then, she smiled and whispered, ¡°Our new muffin is quite good. I can let you taste one for free.¡± As she said that, the red-haired woman winked at Shen. She was quite pretty. Although her facial features were not particrly exquisite, she had a pair of sultry eyes. Additionally¡­ ¡­ her breasts were big. The waitress¡¯ skirt exposed her straight legs. Shen smiled and chose not to refuse her good intentions. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°Nina, my name is Nina.¡± The waitress used the opportunity to introduce herself. ¡°If there is anything, you can call me at any time. I will be getting off work in half an hour.¡± One minuteter, she came with the muffin ¨C there was only one, which was ced before Shen. Shen noticed that there was a piece of note slipped beneath the muffin¡¯s te. A series of digits were written on them. Clearly, those were digits for a phone number. After putting it down, this young woman known as Nina winked flirtatiously at Shen before turning to leave ¨C not once did she give the Japanese female a nce. ¡°See? This is one of the reasons why I like New York.¡± Shen smiled. Then, he openly picked up the muffin and took a bite. ¡°Not bad. Do you want to try it?¡± Seeing Shen offer her the piece of muffin, the Japanese girl jerked her body straight and shook her head. ¡°No, sir. I don¡¯t need it.¡± ¡°Fine, let¡¯s start work. Give me your progress report.¡± Shen sighed, a seemingly bored look on his face. ¡°Yes!¡± The young Japanese woman quickly retrieved a briefcase that was ced by her side ¨C it was the t, rectangr and old-fashioned type of leather briefcase. Shen gave the briefcase a nce and knitted his brows with a smile. ¡°You have quite a unique taste.¡± ¡°If, if you don¡¯t like it, I will rece it immediately!¡± The young woman was quick to lower her head. ¡°No, I just meant it in a casual way.¡± Shen waved his head. ¡°Just continue. Let us finish our work ¨C if we keep this up, I fear you might explode from anxiousness.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The young woman was so nervous, she was practically about to cry. She quickly riffled through the folders and pulled out a notepad. She even pulled out a pair of old-fashioned ck-rimmed sses from her pocket. After putting it on, she dared not look Shen in the eyes and continued by speaking. ¡°The reply from Auburn¡¯spany. They may not be able to give you much preference for the property that you want. What they want to say here is that there are many people who are also bidding for that property. If you have any issue with the price, they can offer you some other alternatives. In their words: There are many properties in New York worth investing¡­¡± ¡°No, I want this one.¡± Shen quickly shoved the remaining half of the muffin into his mouth. His cheeks became puffed up as a result ¨C this move of his did not damage his handsome looks. Rather, it gave him an adorable look ¨C the evidence of that? The two girls sitting in the table beside them were looking at him to the point where their eyes were turning flowery. Shen finished his coffee in one go, swallowing the muffin at the same time. Next, he exhaled and continued, ¡°Tell them, I want this one. As for the price, I don¡¯t care how much the others are offering. My offer price will always be 10 per cent higher than theirs, understand?¡± ¡°This¡­ this, this doesn¡¯t¡­ ¡­¡± The young Japanese woman gulped. ¡°This doesn¡¯t seem wise.¡± ¡°Just do as I say, money is just a number.¡± Shen spread his arms. Seeing the expression on the young Japanese woman¡¯s face, which clearly said ¡®antics of the rich¡¯, Shen broke into a smile. He said in a hushed tone, ¡°Are you secretly calling me an idiot?¡± ¡°Ehhh?¡± The young Japanese woman subconsciously spoke with a Japanese intonation. However, the way she looked and her idiotic expression made it quite an adorable sight. ¡°Do you know why I must buy this property?¡± Shen suddenly pointed out the window. His finger was pointing at the ¡®Freedom Tower¡¯ located across the street. The young Japanese woman thought about it for a moment before answering cautiously, ¡°Because¡­ ¡­ it is the ¡®Freedom Tower¡¯? I mean, it is the One World Trade Centre building after all. After the Twin Towers were destroyed, this building was built upon the very same site. It is andmark of the United States of America, something infamous across the world. Your objective is to buy up an entire floor of thisndmark building?¡± ¡°You got part of it right.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Most importantly, it was onlypleted in 2013, a newer product. If I just want andmark building, I can just buy one from the Empire State building or the Rockefeller Centre. However, this building is different. It had just beenpleted. It is thetest in all aspects. The solid parts of it are all new, unlike those old buildings. No matter how you renovate those old buildings, you would not be able to get rid of the atmosphere of staleness. Living in a new building would feel morefortable.¡± ¡°Ehhhh?¡± The young Japanese woman made that same voice again. She quickly covered her mouth. ¡°So, sorry! It is my mistake!¡± ¡°So, the price is not an issue. Tell my agent that what I want is to get me what I want at best speed. Price is not an issue.¡± ¡°Yes, I understand.¡± The young Japanese woman wrote on the notepad in a serious manner. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you using electronic equipment?¡± Shen looked at the notepad in the young woman¡¯s hand ¨C the notepad¡¯s cover was made from leather. Clearly, it was an old-fashioned product. ¡°Because¡­ ¡­ digital products get damaged easily. I mean, in case it falls into water, or gets damaged, the information inside might be lost. Additionally¡­ ¡­ since childhood, I have always preferred writing with my own hands.¡± The young Japanese woman was still nervous and she continued, ¡°If you do not like it, I can change to a PAD tomorrow.¡± ¡°No need. I was just asking,¡± answered Shen with a yawn. ¡°Is there anything else?¡± ¡°Your yacht has arrived. It is now in the pier. I will send the location to your mobile phone. It will be on standby for you for 24 hours.¡± The young Japanese woman quickly said, ¡°I have selected threepanies specializing in organizing high ss parties to make the arrangements. They have each sent out their ns and I will be sending them into your email for you to choose. I have marked out what I believe to be their pros and cons¡­¡± ¡°No need. Let them all organize it.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Today is the first. I have one month¡¯s time of holidays. Let all threepanies organize it. Mm, organize a party once a week, I still have a surplus.¡± ¡°¡­ yes, I will contact them immediately to arrange your party soon.¡± The young Japanese woman took a deep breath and nudged her sses before continuing, ¡°Do you have any special request? I can ry your request to them.¡± ¡°Request?¡± Shen thought about it for a moment before smiling. ¡°For a young, rich and single man with a normal sexual orientation like me, what expectations would I have for parties? Just a couple.¡± ¡°Yes sir, I will note them down.¡± The young Japanese woman raised her pen, ready to jot the details down. ¡°Firstly, the most beautiful women in New York. Secondly, the best wine. Thirdly, organize some fun and interesting activities.¡± Shen then shrugged and said, ¡°That is all.¡± ¡°¡­ understood.¡± The young woman gripped her pen tightly. However, she was still able to write down all those details. ¡°Beautiful women, wine and interesting activities. ¡°Also, for your custom clothes, I have made an appointment with the best Golden Shears winner from Saville Row. However, the appointment time ¡­¡± ¡°No, you have made a mistake,¡± said Shen coolly. ¡°Ehhh?¡± ¡°Time.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Working for me, there is a basic logic that you need to understand.¡± ¡°¡­ yes.¡± ¡°Time,¡± Shen coolly repeated. ¡°I have spent a great sum of money for his services. I did all that not so I have to follow his schedule, but for me to take my own time. So, don¡¯t talk to me about his schedule, understand? Instead, it should be my schedule that we look at. When I am free to let him service me, he muste. Otherwise, there would be no point in me spending so much money for him. Do you understand?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The young Japanese woman exhaled. ¡°Well then¡­ ¡­ are we done discussing work?¡± Shen smiled. Then, he turned his head to look at the counter. The beautiful red-haired waitress was leaving. She wore a casual looking jacket and was smiling at him. ¡°Yes, today¡¯s progress report is done.¡± ¡°Excellent.¡± Shen finished up the final bit of coffee in his cup. ¡°Now that working hours are over, there is one thing I need you to do.¡± ¡°Please instruct me!¡± The young Japanese woman quickly snapped her body straight. ¡°I will be leaving now. My car is outside and I will be entering it after I exit this ce. What I want you to do is¡­¡± Shen looked into the young woman¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°Find the best nearby hotel, about 20 minutes distance from here, and help me book the best room they have. My request for this is that I would be able to smoothly ess the room just by giving my name. There will be none of those boring details that waste time. Oh right, there must be rose petals on the bed and champagne in the room ¨C Dom Perignon is not a bad choice. As for the year, I will leave it in your hands. I want everything to be ready 20 minutes after I leave this ce, understand? As for the location of the hotel, you can just send it to my driverter.¡± ¡°¡­ yes!¡± The young Japanese woman gritted her teeth and nodded. Seeing the nervousness in the young woman, Shen smiled. ¡°No need to be nervous. This is your first day at work. In the future, you will slowly understand that I am quite easy to get along with.¡± Seeing that Shen was about to leave, the young Japanese woman suddenly got the courage ¨C perhaps something happened to her mind, but she suddenly found the courage from somewhere to open her mouth and say, ¡°May I ask you a question?¡± ¡°Of course, I always treat my subordinates with kindness,¡± replied Shen with a smile. ¡°Why her?¡± The young Japanese woman turned her frowning gaze at the red-haired woman who was sending a flirtatious look their way. ¡°Although she is quite beautiful¡­ ¡­ considering your status, you can¡¯t possibly¡­¡± ¡°Because she is a redhead,¡± Shen replied coolly. ¡°It is a personal preference of mine. I prefer red-haired women.¡± ¡°¡­ yes sir, I will remember this point. When arranging the party, I will be sure to arrange for your personal preference.¡± The young Japanese woman then bit her lips. ¡°Onest question¡­ ¡­ why me?¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°Why me? I mean, why did you employ me? You employed me with a sry package that I simply could not refuse.¡± The young Japanese woman sighed. ¡°I have worked before, and have encountered some wealthy men. I can see that you are without question one of those figures within the highestyer in high society. As for me¡­ although my track record in the service industry is not bad, I do not see myself with the ability to be your personal assistant. The remuneration you have given me far outweighs my ability.¡± Hearing that, Shen, who was about to stand up, sat back down. He then stared at the young Japanese woman for a good five seconds. ¡°So, that was your intention behind dressing up this way on your first day at work?¡± ¡°Ehhhh?¡± The young Japanese woman¡¯s face turned red. The awkward look of a person whose thoughts were exposed could be seen on her face. ¡°Old type of pencil, old-fashioned and conservative attire, even your hair was done in an old fashioned style. In addition, you purposely brought a 20-year-old leather briefcase¡­ ¡­ let me take a guess, you probably did not even apply any perfume. As for your makeup, you look 20 years older. What are you worried about?¡± There was a mockful tone in Shen¡¯s voice. ¡°Are you worried that I am one of those rich yboys who likes to y around with their beautiful staff members? Are you worried that I might be interested in you? Is that why you dress yourself up like this for work?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I am very sorry.¡± The young Japanese woman lowered her head. ¡°There is no need to apologize, Ms, Takashimoto Shizuka.¡± Shen rapped the surface of the table. The corners of his lips curved and a smile appeared on his face. ¡°I find your actions very interesting ¨C continue doing it then.¡± ¡°But you have not answered my question, why me?¡± Takashimoto Shizuka drummed up her courage and asked, ¡°I am just an ordinary young woman who had worked as a flight attendant for a few years. Considering how highly ced you are in society, if you want a personal assistant, given the standard of remuneration you are offering, you can easily find many others who are more professional than me. People who are much more capable than me ¨C even in terms of looks, you can find others who are prettier than me.¡± ¡°¡­ you really want to know the answer?¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Please do tell me, I am begging you!¡± The young woman bowed her head. ¡°Because, among all the resumes given by the agency, be it qualifications or abilities, yours are the worst.¡± ¡°Ehhhh?¡± Takashimoto Shizuka snapped her head up, a look of shock on her face. ¡°Thus, I thought about¡­ ¡­ doing it as a charity work.¡± After saying that, Shen stood up and turned to leave. Before moving away however, he turned his head and said, ¡°Remember what I asked you to do. Hotel, room, roses and champagne. You only have less than 20 minutes.¡± ¡°Ah! Yes!¡± The young woman then watched as her employer, who was handsome to the point of having no friends, walked to the door of the caf¨¦ and waited for the red-haired waitress. They walked out together. Next, they moved toward an overbearing looking George Patton super SUV. A muscr man in form-fitting suit stepped down from the driver¡¯s seat to open the door for them. He surveyed their surroundings with a ferocious gaze before jumping back into the driver¡¯s seat. After that, the SUV slowly moved away. Takashimoto Shizuka sighed. She quickly pulled out a mobile phone and checked up on the nearby hotels. ¡°Hello, is this XXX Hotel? I need a luxury suite. Mm, the most expensive one¡­ time¡­ asap! Yes, I will be sending the payment your way immediately. Additionally, I need you to arrange something. Please jot this down¡­¡± A few minutester, after using her mobile phone to forward arge sum of payment from a special ount, Takashimoto Shizuka gave a relieved sigh. She then sent the address of the hotel to a certain phone number in her mobile phone. ¡°Done.¡± Takashimoto Shizuka sighed and sat back down. There was an absent-minded look on her face. This job of hers felt just like a dream. A few days ago, she sent her resume to an agency, hoping to get the job of an assistant in the service industry. Unexpectedly, she ended up getting employed by such a weird boss. There was no question about it. This super handsome employer of hers was one of those legendary super rich figures. The remuneration package for this job¡­ ¡­ the annual sry was at least 10 times that of her previous job as a flight attendant in Japan. In fact¡­ ¡­ on this first day of work, she had received the work clearance for a special ount. This ount was specially opened for paying some of her boss¡¯ expenses. For example, the expenses for the hotel earlier. This special ount was a Citibank ount with unlimited credit. All of these felt just like a dream. However¡­ ¡­ this would at least solve the problem, right? After reaching that line of thought, Takashimoto Shizuka picked up her mobile phone and called up a number. A few momentster. ¡°Mikiko, it¡¯s me! Ah¡­ ¡­ yes, I am now in New York¡­ ¡­ yes, I have already found a job¡­ ¡­ it is very good¡­ ¡­ tell mother not to worry about money anymore¡­ ¡­ huh? What are you talking about? That will never happen¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t worry, I will take good care of myself. Mikiko, you work hard as well!¡± ¡­ ¡°What are you looking at?¡± Inside the SUV, the red-haired waitress was leaning against Shen. Her considerable breasts were resting on Shen¡¯s arm. Shen however, was looking at the caf¨¦ through the window. It was possible to faintly make out that Takashimoto Shizuka was still seated inside the caf¨¦. ¡°An interesting young woman, don¡¯t you think?¡± Shen smiled before turning back to face her. ¡°Where are we heading to?¡± The red-haired waitress looked at Shen. There was a sense of restraint in her voice. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I didn¡¯t think you are a rich man.¡± After saying that, she looked at the SUV. ¡°So?¡± Shen gave the red-haired woman a ruminating look. ¡°I¡­ what I mean to say is, I don¡¯t often do something like this. I¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t do things like this. It¡¯s just, looking at you¡­ ¡­ there is this feeling,¡± the red-haired woman stuttered. ¡°Enough. Words like that would only make things awkward,¡± Shen said coolly. ¡°As it so happens, I am in a bad mood and in need of some interesting activities. As for you¡­ ¡­ it just so happens that you have this beautiful red hair.¡± ¡°Red hair?¡± The female waitress smiled fawningly. ¡°You like my red hair? The dye job was done well, no? I just did it the day before yesterday, I really like it too¡­¡± After saying that, the female waitress brought out a mirror tob her hair. ¡°¡­ ¡­ wait, dye job?¡± ¡­ A few secondster, a ck George Patton SUV suddenly halted by a street with a crunching sound. Next, the door was opened and a red-haired woman jumped down. After that, the door was closed and the SUV sped off. The red-haired woman waved her middle finger at the SUV and swore, ¡°F**K! Psycho! Pervert!¡± ¡­ ¡°Where should we go now, Guild Leader? Do we still head to the hotel?¡± the muscr man in the driver¡¯s seat asked in a low and hoarse voice. ¡°What a pity, my new assistant has already booked a hotel room for me, with roses and champagne¡­ ¡­ but now, there is no beauty. See how frustrating this can be?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I still don¡¯t understand why you chose an ordinary human to be your assistant,¡± the driver said with a frown. ¡°Although she is quite the beauty, she is still just an ordinary human.¡± ¡°No no no, you do not get it.¡± Shen smiled, revealing his white set of teeth. ¡°I have already investigated it. She seems to have a strange connection with a certain someone. She is a bait that I am preparing. Sooner orter, this bait will be luring in an interesting fish to me.¡± After a pause, Shen suddenly broke into a smile and said, ¡°Also, did you realize something funny?¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°This Japanese girl is not interested in me at all. She is even putting up precautions against me.¡± Shen appeared very happy. ¡°You have seen it for yourself. Just by sitting in the caf¨¦ for a while, I would end up receiving several phone numbers. However, this Japanese girl actually treats me like I am a cold virus.¡± ¡°This is the real reason you hired her, isn¡¯t it?¡± The muscr man sighed helplessly. ¡°I think your yboy side is getting provoked.¡± ¡°Enough, you are not Tian Lie. There is no need for you to imitate his tone and joke around with me.¡± Shen suddenly retracted the smile on his face. ¡°You do look a lot like him, and I did have you transfer to my side. However, there is no need for you to mimic that fellow, understand?¡± ¡°¡­ yes.¡± ¡­ Chapter 511 Forced Offline?

Chapter 511 Forced Offline?

GOR Chapter 511 Forced Offline? After driving silently for a few seconds, the muscr man could not help but ask in a hushed tone, ¡°That Tian Lie, what kind of person is he?¡± ¡°Mm?¡± A flicker ran across Shen¡¯s eyes and he turned an interested nce at his driver. ¡°Why, did you hear something?¡± ¡°You should know, nearly everyone in the guild felt envious of me because I was transferred to serve you.¡± The driver smiled. ¡°However, before I was transferred over, countless people had whispered that name into my ears ¨C naturally, I had also heard about Sir Tian Lie¡¯s legendary name before. At any rate, he is said to be a powerful figure. ording to the news circting within the guild, he is the only one who could recklessly joke around with you.¡± ¡°He is¡­¡± Shen sighed. However, as he was seemingly about to say something, his face flickered and he grew silent. With a cold expression, he said, ¡°He is just my previous driver and assistant. You don¡¯t need to know anything other than that. Now¡­ ¡­ any more questions?¡± ¡°¡­ understood! No more!¡± The driver hastily shrunk his head back. Shen, who was seated in the back, then pulled out a bottle of wine from the SUV¡¯s refrigerator. He had just taken a sip when the driver spoke up, ¡°Ah, sir, excuse me for interrupting.¡± ¡°Sigh.¡± Shen sighed. ¡°Have I been too kind to you all?¡± ¡°No, not that.¡± Cold sweat trickled down the driver¡¯s forehead. ¡°I received an urgent message from my earpiece. It concerns the guild.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Shen put down the bottle of wine. Once again, the George Patton SUV stopped beside the street, ignoring the no stopping sign there. Inside, after a few minutes had passed, Shen picked up a specialmunication device. ¡°I just received the report, what are the details of the situation? Mm¡­¡± Shen held themunication device and carefully listened to the other party¡¯s report. After listening for a moment, Shen¡¯s expression turned most peculiar. ¡°You mean to say, it ispletely cut off? Cut off, is that the right word?¡± After receiving a reply from themunication device, Shen¡¯s expression gradually became one of excitement. ¡°Wait¡­ you mean to say, even the mole we put inside can no longer be contacted? This¡­ ¡­ this is interesting! Are you certain that they were not exposed and taken care off by Zero City? You are certain that is not the case? Good. If you are certain that is not the case, this will be interesting. As I recall¡­ ¡­ this kind of incident has never happened to Zero City before.¡± Shen held onto themunication device and fell silent for a moment. A light shed across his eyes and he quickly gave instructions, ¡°Have all our eyes and ears spread out! Start from the highest-rated objectives in the list and probe this out! See if they can find anything! My sixth sense is telling me that this could be a very interesting incident, and a rare opportunity! Let all our eyes and ears go search. I believe¡­ there must be some people from Zero City who are now out here. If we are lucky enough to find one or two important figures, this would be an excellent opportunity.¡± After putting down themunication device, Shen¡¯s lips curled and a trace of wickedness could be seen in his smile. ¡°Err¡­ ¡­ Guild Leader, I don¡¯t mean to disturb you, but it seems a police officer ising ¨C this ce does not allow the parking of cars. Do you want me to handle this?¡± ¡­ A police motorcycle came to a stop behind the George Patton SUV and a slim female police officer got down. A slender body brimming with vitality that was covered in police uniform walked before the side window. Then, she gently knocked the ss window. The back window slid down to reveal Shen¡¯s face inside. The ray of sunlight fell upon his face from a certain angle and his extraordinarily handsome face, sapphire like eyes and brilliant blond hair came into the female police officer¡¯s vision. The female police officer slowly took off her helmet, revealing a very beautiful face. Especially the thick lips, which brought out a sexy side to her. ¡°Is there a problem, Miss Police Officer?¡± Shen smiled gently. ¡°Do you need help?¡± The female police officer took in a deep breath. ¡°I saw you stopping here. Did you encounter some sort of trouble? And also ¨C this ce does not allow the parking of cars.¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I am sorry, I¡­¡± Shen had seemingly wanted to say something. However, his eyes suddenly fell upon the female police officer¡¯s hair ¨C fiery red hair. Additionally, it appeared very natural. It was certainly not a product of a dye-job. Shen¡¯s smile then took on a peculiar turn. ¡°May I know your name, my beautiful female police officer?¡± ¡°Simpson, you can call me Officer Simpson.¡± ¡°Officer Simpson. Well, now I know yourst name, but what of your name? Would you grant me the honour of knowing it?¡± The female police officer became seemingly tranced by the enchanting smile shown by this young man before her. She subconsciously replied in a hushed tone, ¡°Lisa, Lisa Simpson.¡± Shen smiled. It appeared to be a very pleasant smile. However, his eyes were locked upon the beautiful, fiery red hair on the female police officer¡¯s head. ¡­ Nicole stood in the shower and hot water sprinkled down from the nozzle upon her body. Her youthful body was like a blooming begonia. Amid the sprinkling hot water, her body was exceptionally enticing. She stroked her hair backward with both hands again and again. Then, she continued standing in the water for a few minutes, allowing the hot water to wash her face and body. ¡°Idiot. What aplete idiot!¡± Her mind was reying what happened in thest instance dungeon. Specifically, how the ¡®idiot¡¯ used her Floater. Humph, that is seriously not how you use the Floater¡­ But¡­ Thinking back to how he looked at her¡­ Nicole sighed. She quickly turned off the water and pulled a towel to her. Wrapping the towel over her body, she then stepped out from the shower barefooted. Her slender and baster feet stepped upon the soft carpet of the room and she moved to a closet inside the room. She stood before the closet¡¯s mirror. Looking back at her through the mirror was Nicole¡¯s original face. The beautiful face, the highly charming eyes, the long neck, the slender corbone and¡­ despite being wrapped by the towel, it could not hide the curves of her body. And there beneath the towel was a pair of straight and slender calves. ¡°Sigh, not being able to use my own face to meet others is really annoying.¡± Nicole sighed. If I run over to meet him using my own face, he would probably get frightened, no? Would he end up screaming? Or would he cry and run to hug me? Damn it! Why am I thinking about something so strange? Nicole walked back into the shower room. One minuteter, she walked out. She was wearing a new set of clothes. A sports jacket and even a baseball cap. Her Floater was left in Roddy¡¯s hands for so long it was now severelycking in energy. . Thus, Nicole decided to return to Zero City in order to recharge and repair her Floater. Since she did not have any repair machines with her, she could only choose to go back to Zero City and figure out how to proceed. Thankfully, as a high-ranking member of the Angel Corps, she had some secret reserves. She walked before a door and held the door handle gently. Next, she rotated the door handle repeatedly. After a few rotations¡­ She forcefully pulled the door. What happened next stunned Nicole. Unlike what she was expecting, whaty beyond the door was not Zero City¡¯s reserve passageway. Rather¡­ ¡­ it was her own bedroom. ¡°What happened?¡± Nicole knitted her brows and closed the door. Once again, she rotated the door handle. This time, things ended on a more definite note ¨C with a click, the door handle simply broke and fell down. Nicole was utterly dumbfounded. ¡°Wha, what, what the Hell?!¡± ¡­ Within a certain racecourse for the aristocrats within the London suburbs¡­ Men of the aristocratic ss were in riding gears and they rode upon horses. Two men with especially wellbed hair deliberately rode before Miao Yan, riding their horse back and forth. This was already the eighth time. Feeling somewhat bored, Miao Yan yawned. She was seated beneath a patio umbre. There on the table beside her was the standard afternoon tea for British aristocracy. I really messed up. I had wanted to experience the standard lifestyle of the British aristocrats, so I came online earlier to participate in this horse racing event¡­ ¡­ how could I have guessed it would be so boring! She watched as some fellow with the title of Lord rode his horse before her for the ninth time. He even pulled out his hat to throw a salute her way. Miao Yan forced back the impulse to pull out an RPG to st the unsuspecting fellow into smithereens and forced a smile on her face. Although the fellow had a very courteous smile on his face, Miao Yan knew very well that this fellow was thinking of how to obtain this Countess and lead her all the way into his bed. Humph, disgusting things. After sitting there for over half an hour, Miao Yan decided that she had given the host of this event enough respect. She got up, intending to leave. It is better for me to return and check to see if there are any interesting instance dungeons. Then, I can make use of my authority as a high-ranking yer to create an exclusive right to enter. Going in there to y around would surely beat participating in this damned aristocratic lifestyle. Just as Miao Yan was moving to leave the table¡­ [Personal system: Unknown data disruption has urred. Attention to all [High] ss yers who are presently online, the connection will be cut off immediately. All online users will be forced offline in five seconds¡¯ time.] Forced offline? Da, damn it! ! A few secondster¡­ The ¡®Miao Yan¡¯, who was standing there, suddenly looked at her hands absent-mindedly. A look of shock and terror quickly appeared on her face. ¡°I, I¡­ ¡­ how did I end up here? Aah!¡± Plop! The helpless Countess fell on the ground in a seated posture and she clutched her head. ¡°I, I, how did I end up here? How can I be here?¡± It did not take long before some people ran over to her side¡­ ¡­ Chapter 512 Huge Incident!

Chapter 512 Huge Incident!

GOR Chapter 512 Huge Incident! The path inside the luxury suite, from the doorway until the bedroom floor, was littered with clothes belonging to both male and female gender. It was clear that an intense ¡®battle¡¯ was fought here. Many of the clothes were even ripped apart. The door to the bedroom was opened and a *** woman could be seen lying on the soft, big bed. The corner of the bed sheet covered her waist while revealing a slender pair of legs that was brimming with vitality. The woman also had a curvaceous *** that would arouse the envy of many Asian women. Fiery red hairy in a dishevelled manner on the pillow, covering the woman¡¯s face from view. On the floor beside the bed was an NYPD police uniform. Shen stood up from the bed and got into a set of pyjamas. Even so, the outlines of his powerful chest muscles could be seen through them. He moved to the window and looked into the distance. As the suite was located at the topmost floor of this tall hotel, it provided an unquestionably excellent view. Shen turned back to look at the female police officer who was lying on the bed. What was her name again? Simpson? Whatever. At any rate, what I like is just her red hair. The silver metal bracelet he wore on his wrist suddenly vibrated and Shen lowered his head to look at it. A certain spot on it was shing. He walked to the suite¡¯s living room. He first went to the refrigerator and pulled out a bottle of water, unscrewed it and sat down on the couch. Only after gulping down a mouthful of water did he brought the bracelet to the side of his mouth. ¡°Speak.¡± At the same time, an invisible sound barrier appeared around Shen. Shen was also able to look past the opened bedroom door and look at the beautiful object lying on the bed. ¡°It is confirmed. There is an important target outside. Our men have our eyes on the target. Coordinate of target: the 24th region. However, we arecking experts in the region. I fear that the ones sent to keep an eye on the target might be discovered at any moment.¡± Hearing the words from the bracelet, Shen pondered for a moment before replying, ¡°This important target, how important?¡± ¡°ording to those that were on-site, they suspect this to be a big fish.¡± Shen immediately straightened up his body. Big fish. That was the nickname Thorned Flower Guild gave to important figures from Zero City. Anyone of the leaders of Zero City¡¯s resident guilds would bebelled as ¡®big fish¡¯. In other words, they were either the Guild Leaders or Deputy Guild Leaders. ¡°Is this reliable?¡± asked Shen after a moment of consideration. ¡°This possibility is very high. However, our men dared not get too close. The difference in strength is too high.¡± ¡°Continue keeping an eye on them. Hurry up and send personnel with the proper level of strength to the region. Do your utmost not to beat the bush and rm the snake. Your main objective is to keep an eye on the target¡¯s actions.¡± After ending the call, Shen thought about the matter with a frown on his face, Next, he gulped down the rest of the bottle¡¯s contents. Suddenly, he received a system prompt from his personal system. [Personal system: Unknown data disruption has urred. Attention to all [High] ss yers who are presently online, the connection will be cut off immediately. All online users will be forced offline in five seconds¡¯ time.] Mm? Shen instantly jumped to his feet. Forced offline? This has never happened before! Light shed across Shen¡¯s eyes and he quickly retrieved something from his bracelet. It was a small metal object, resembling a pigeon¡¯s egg. He held the object in his hand and a silver coloured glow quickly radiated out from his hand. The silver coloured light swiftly spread out to cover Shen¡¯s entire body, forming something like ayer of membrane. At the same time, a prompt appeared in his personal system. [System prompt: Cutting off connection¡­ unknown data¡­ obligatory offline procedure failed!] Shen gave a harrumph and quickly walked out to stand before the window. He carefully observed what was going on beyond the window. A few secondster, as he had spected, something strange happened. It was a most peculiar sight. A vast curtain of light suddenly appeared high up in the endless sky. The curtain covered all under Heaven. Like waves in the sea, the curtain pushed outward, sweeping its way through the sky. At the same time, the cars and pedestrians filling the streets outside began shaking. They shook as they alternate between tangible and virtual, just like¡­ ¡­ a 3D projection when its projected light became unstable. In that moment, everything shook. Shen retracted his gaze and turned around to look at the woman in the bedroom of his suite. The woman remained on the bed. However, her body had suddenly turned almost transparent. Her body flickered a few times, seemingly about to disappear. ¡°A refresh? Strange¡­ ¡­ arge-scale world epassing refresh? What is going on with the system? Is there a huge changeing?¡± Shen mumbled to himself. ¡­ The entire world appeared to be undergoing a refresh process. The pedestrians on the streets appeared ignorant of what was happening. Yet, the flickering of the imagery of the entire world continued. The vast curtain of light enveloped Heaven and Earth! Soon however, the advance of the curtain of light came to a pause. This pausested for a few seconds. There on the ground and streets of the city, everyday people were engaged in various matters. However, all of them were paused ¨C it was as though someone had pressed the ¡®pause¡¯ button for the whole world. It did not take long for another curtain of light to appear from the other side of the world. This curtain of light was green in colour. Likewise, it too was majestic, magnificent, vast and boundless. This curtain of green light swept its way across Heaven and Earth and rushed to meet the refreshing curtain of light from earlier head-on. The two curtains of light were like two tidal wavesing from two different directions. They smashed into each other ferociously. Instantly, day and night shed repeatedly. Next, the two of them merged together. The green curtain of light overcame the refreshing curtain of light, devouring it by force before continuing to spread forward¡­ The world returned to its original image. Shen stood before the top-to-bottom window of his suite and quietly bore witness to the wondrous spectacle that urred earlier. His face had turned very, very serious. In the bedroom beside him, the woman on the bed did not disappear. After flickering a few times, the image seemingly stabilized and the woman remained asleep on the bed. It was as though nothing had happened. Shen took a deep breath. This time, the expression on his face was even more solemnpared to the one earlier. ¡°A huge refreshing process that epasses the entire world¡­ ¡­ it wasrge enough to warrant forcing high-ranking yers with Exclusive ounts offline. With the exception of an overall update of the system, such arge refresh should not have happened¡­ ¡­ additionally, even if there was arge-scale update of the system, it should not have happened so suddenly. ¡°Most importantly¡­ this refresh process was stopped. It was forcibly stopped and¡­ ¡­ cancelled. The refreshing power was devoured¡­ ¡°Everything is now normal, as though nothing had happened at all. It is as though therge-scale refreshing process that appeared a few seconds ago had never happened at all. ¡°I am Shen. I had witnessed what happened in this world earlier and I record this message ¨C in hopes that my memory just now would not be erased.¡± After saying all that to his bracelet, Shen thought for a moment before adding. ¡°Such arge-scale refreshing process could only be initiated by the main program. However, the ability to forcibly cancel such arge-scale refreshing process¡­ ¡­ undoubtedly, only the Development Team would have the ability to aplish such a feat. ¡°If so, what actually happened?¡± After recording those words, Shen lightly tapped his bracelet and a small, translucent memory sphere floated out from the bracelet. Shen gently ced the memory sphere on the pigeon egg like object that he was holding in his other hand. Tilting his hand lightly, he allowed the memory sphere to seep into the object. After doing all that, he breathed a sigh of relief. He kept the object that resembled a pigeon¡¯s egg and the silver coloured membrane of light covering his body disappeared as well. Shen immediately raised his bracelet and said, ¡°Does anyone know what just happened?¡± ¡­ No answer came from the other end of the bracelet. Shen was about to call out again when a system prompt suddenly appeared in his personal system. Having kept the pigeon egg like object, the shield had also been cancelled. However, this prompt in his personal system appeared most peculiar. [Personal prompt: System is issuing an impromptu instance dungeon quest. Quest level: Highest. Participation is mandatory. [High] ss yers with Exclusive ounts have the right to be exempted. Do you wish to use this right to be exempted?] Shen was stunned and a look of shock was etched on his face. An instance dungeon at the highest level of difficulty? An impromptu one at that? Something huge has really happened. Without hesitating, he chose to ept. Exemption? Stop joking! How could I miss out on something so exciting? A few secondster however, after reading the prompt for this new instance dungeon, the curious smile on Shen¡¯s face turned into one of utter¡­ ¡­ shock. [System prompt: Forcing all yers online¡­ [Instance dungeon quest description: Entrance to Zero City found! Repeat, entrance to Zero City found! [Quest duration: No limit. [Instance dungeon¡¯s restrictions: None. Any skill and equipment may be used. [Instance dungeon¡¯s participants: yer Faction only. [Instance dungeon¡¯s coordinate: XXXXXXX [Quest objective: Destroy Zero City!] Zero City? Found¡­ ¡­ Zero City? The system¡¯s main program found Zero City? What exactly is going on here? This is too sudden¡­ Shen, who remained standing at the same spot, was dumbfounded for a few seconds. A vague spection formed within his mind. Zero City being found all of a sudden. Could it be connected to the world nearly being refreshed earlier? Chapter 513 Defenceless City

Chapter 513 Defenceless City

GOR Chapter 513 Defenceless City Chen Xiaolian was in a dazed state. He stood within the room before the monitor screen hanging on the surface of the wall. There was a stuffy feeling here ¨C the room had been sealed in for a long time without any venttion. Thus, it was inevitable that the air inside became somewhat stuffy. The moment Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind thought of that, a ¡°beep¡± sound came from the room¡¯s venttion system and it began operating. Although the system operated in a very quiet fashion, the moment it began operating, some sounds still came off it. As Chen Xiaolian had enhanced his body before, it was only natural that he would be able to catch the sound. He subconsciously turned around to look at the venttion duct of the room. He could clearly feel the fresh air flowing into his room once more. This¡­ ¡­ what is going on? Chen Xiaolian stared with widened eyes and began pondering the matter. Hisst piece of memory was¡­ he was inside ¡®Room Zero¡¯ and was looking for ¡®his own ce¡¯. And then? And then¡­ ¡­ ¡­ nk. I appeared inside this room? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned grim. No! This is not right! Something must have happened in between these two points. But why can I not remember anything? My memories¡­ ¡­ they were erased? Edited? What happened to me in Room Zero? What did I find out? And¡­ ¡­ what did I acquire? He could clearly remember how he entered Zero City¡¯s main system, the conversation he had with Zero City, the conversation regarding authority¡­ And how he had gone through the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon again. However, after entering Room Zero¡­ ¡­ ¡­ he could remember nothing else. ¡°The Hell!¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from swearing out in a hushed tone. ¡°Do you have to do this to me? Damn it, Zero City! What did you do to me?!¡± Wait! How did the venttion system of this room get turned on? Is the power restored? As Chen Xiaolian was in a daze, he heard Guan Shan¡¯s voiceing from outside the door. ¡°Xiaolian! Are you inside? Sir Bluesea sent me to check up on you¡­¡± Next came the sound of him knocking the door. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian, who was still reeling from all this, was unable to recollect himself immediately. It took him a few seconds before he could respond to Guan Shan knocking on the door of his room. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ am all right.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and looked at the monitor screen before him. On the surface of the screen was the reflection of his face. It was slightly blurry and unclear. Although it was clearly his face there, for some unknown reason, Chen Xiaolian felt that it looked somewhat¡­ ¡­ unfamiliar? He shook his head and moved to the door. Guan Shan¡¯s voice came from outside the door. ¡°Xiaolian? Is that you? What did you say just now?¡± ¡°I said¡­ I am all right.¡± Chen Xiaolian then subconsciously grabbed the handle of the door and gently rotated it. Pata! The door opened. Guan Shan, who was standing outside, gaped at what happened. He stared with bulging eyes¡­ ¡­ he was not looking at Chen Xiaolian. Instead, he was looking at the opened door. His expression was one of stiffness while shock coloured his eyes. ¡°What happened? You look like you just saw a ghost?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± Guan Shan stammered. ¡°Door, door opened?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian subconsciously nodded his head. ¡°You knocked on my door so I opened the door¡­ ¡­mm?¡± ¡°Has the system returned to normal? Is the power restored?¡± Guan Shan instantly eximed. Next, the two of them looked around the corridor they were in¡­ All the rooms were still closed. The doors were still locked. ¡°You¡­ how did your door¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°I do not know either.¡± Guan Shan was momentarily taken aback. However, he quickly said, ¡°A problem has urred. What I mean is, there is a problem with Zero City! An error has urred in the system. As of right now, the operations of nearly every ce havee to a halt.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought to himself: I know. However, none of that showed on his face. He simply looked at Guan Shan. Seeing Chen Xiaolian look at him, Guan Shan felt goose bumps rising on his body. Although he was feeling puzzled, he quickly said, ¡°Forget about all these first. Sir Bluesea had mee here to check up on you. Since you can get out,e with me!¡± ¡°Where are we going?¡± ¡°The control centre of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building¡­ at present, that ce is the safest ce!¡± replied Guan Shan solemnly. ¡°¡­ ¡­ all right.¡± As Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was in a mess, he had no time to consider much about it. He simply nodded his head. Next, Guan Shan led the way and brought Chen Xiaolian to the secured passageway. However, after arriving before the secured passageway, Chen Xiaolian did not realize Guan Shan entering the passageway and instead continued moving along the corridor. Turning around, Guan Shan saw that Chen Xiaolian was not following him. Seeing Chen Xiaolian moving toward the elevator, he hastily shouted out, ¡°There is no power, all the elevators are¡­ mm?¡± What happened next caused Guan Shan to be bbergasted. Chen Xiaolian casually pressed the button for the elevator and the non-functional elevator suddenly released a ¡°ting¡± sound¡­ It was now operational. The expression on Guan Shan¡¯s face was as though he had seen a ghost. ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly before knitting his brows as he observed the elevator before him lighting up. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Despite the feelings of shock, Guan Shan simply had no time to worry about it. ¡°Let us hurry! We¡¯ll talk about this once we reach Sir Bluesea.¡± Soon, the two of them had left the hotel and were rushing into a street. Zero City¡¯s system had shut down. That included the system that simted day and night. Thus, the street was covered in darkness. Even all the streetmps had been shut down. There in the distance, some armed members from the Angel Corps were patrolling about to ensure safety. Seeing how dark the street was, Guan Shan produced two shlights out. He handed one of them to Chen Xiaolian and said in a hushed tone, ¡°Hurry, follow me.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and held onto the shlight as he followed Guan Shan. They then quickly made their way toward the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. It was at that moment that a peculiar incident began to unfold. As Chen Xiaolian ran through the streets, wherever he stepped foot upon, the lights on either sides of the streets would suddenly light up one after another. It was as though they were specifically lighting up for him. When that happened, no matter how Guan Shan attempted to suppress his feelings, he was simply incapable of doing it. He watched in shock as the lights came to life in session and came to an abrupt halt. He turned around and stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ just what did you do? Just why¡­ ¡­ this is¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian had also stopped running. He furrowed his brows as he observed the surrounding streemps. A thought swirled quickly within his mind. Could it be¡­ ¡­ me? In the next instant, a presumptuous notion rose up within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Could this be¡­ ¡­ authority? Just now, I had felt that this ce was too dark. If only there are some sources of illumination¡­ As a result, the streemps automatically lit up. Then, there was what happened in the hotel room. I had felt stuffy and the venttion system began operating. The door of the room could be opened. Is this¡­ ¡­ authority? Chen Xiaolian looked at Guan Shan, who was looking at him, a tangled expression mixed with shock on his face. Chen Xiaolian then took a deep breath and waved his hand at him. ¡°Wait a bit.¡± He then raised his head to look at the ¡®sky¡¯. This so-called sky had turned into nothing but a stretch of darkness. Chen Xiaolian thought to himself: It is too dark. Light it up. The moment he thought about that¡­ The world lit up! ¡­ Bluesea and Angel Wu were in the middle of a discussion when an Angel Corps¡¯ member staggered inside hastily. ¡°It is up! It is up!¡± ¡°What is up?¡± Angel Wu retorted with a frown. ¡°Stop panicking and tell us slowly!¡± The Angel Corps¡¯ member took a deep breath. However, there was excitement on his face. ¡°Outside¡­ ¡­ outside! The virtual day-night system is up!¡± Within a few seconds time, the work personnel seated before the control panels grew excited and they hastily reported, the sound of happiness and surprise in their voice. ¡°The ecological system is up!¡± ¡°System for power source is back, now charging! It is restored!¡± ¡°All monitoring systems back online!¡± ¡°Power supply to the production districts all normal!¡± ¡°Reserve power system is back to sleep mode, the main power supply is back!¡± ¡°Zero City is up! It is up!¡± The members from the technical departments who were positioned before the control panels gave the joyous news one after another. Although Bluesea and Angel Wu had no idea what brought this about, they both gave sighs of relief. Good news came in session from the personnel within the room and voices of excitement filled the room. ¡°The locked authority over internal security is now unlocked!¡± ¡°The automated system for the Sea of Love has recovered!¡± ¡°The resident guilds¡¯ respective main systems have recovered!¡± ¡°Angel Corps military provision system recovered!¡± ¡°Exterior lighting system¡­¡± ¡°We are saved¡­¡± Bluesea and Angel Wu exchanged nces. There were looks of surprise and suspicion in their eyes. However, as the outstanding leaders there, they temporarily suppressed the doubts in their hearts and quickly issued out orders. ¡°All on-duty personnel, check up on your respective monitoring posts! I want to be sure that Zero City is 100 per cent restored!¡± ¡°Affirmative!¡± ¡°Also, give the order to have the technical personnel from every resident guild to get to their respective posts. Every detail must be examined!¡± ¡°Affirmative!¡± ¡°Allbat personnel from Angel Corps take up positions and continue managing the situation. Command the others to stay in their rooms. They are not to step outside! Execute a martialw on the streets! With the exception of the members from the resident guilds and Angel Corps, the outsiders are not allowed to move about freely!¡± ¡°Affirmative!¡± At that moment, Bluesea noticed Guan Shan hastily making his way inside. Bluesea swiftly gave an excuse to Angel Wu before moving toward Guan Shan. ¡°How is he?¡± There was an extremely odd look on Guan Shan¡¯s face. Hearing Bluesea¡¯s question, he did not reply. Instead, he stared in stupor at the room full of cheers and excitement. He then gulped and said, ¡°Sir¡­ ¡­ this ce¡­¡± ¡°Mm, just now, Zero City came back online. Everything has returned to normal.¡± Bluesea smiled. ¡°Is it¡­ ¡­ just now¡­¡± Guan Shan muttered. Next, he shook his head vigorously. ¡°Following your orders, I¡­ I went and found Chen Xiaolian and brought him here.¡± ¡°Brought him here?¡± Bluesea was surprised. However, he was quick to nod his head and said, ¡°That is good. At present, we do not know what is going on. Leaving him inside the hotel could prove dangerous. Bringing him here is a good thing. You did well. Where is he?¡± ¡°Outside. I asked him to wait in the lounge where you may go find him at any time.¡± Bluesea nodded. ¡°Good, I will go in a moment.¡± ¡°Sir.¡± There was a very serious expression on Guan Shan¡¯s face. ¡°You had better go see him now¡­ ¡­ there, there is something wrong here.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Beads of cold sweat oozed out from Guan Shan¡¯s forehead. Ignoring everything, he leaned forward and whispered something into Bluesea¡¯s ears. Hearing what he had to say, Bluesea became stunned. ¡°What did you say?¡± Guan Shan smiled wryly before leaning over once more. He ryed what happened after he met Chen Xiaolian. Everything that happened along the way as they made their way here was ryed to Bluesea. After he was done, Bluesea was left dumbfounded as well. ¡°¡­ ¡­ is it true? That actually happened?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I thought I know what I saw, but¡­ ¡­ but¡­¡± Guan Shan appeared as though he was about to break down and cry. ¡°My mind is now in a whirlpool of confusion. Sir, I don¡¯t even know what is going on.¡± There were shock and terror in Bluesea¡¯s face. Taking a deep breath, he then said, ¡°Hurry! Bring me to him right now!¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was seated inside the lounge. Unlike those seen in the movies, this loungecked a futuristic atmosphere. Instead, it had an old-fashioned atmosphere to it. The leather sofa did not feelfortable and Chen Xiaolian twisted around for a bit before standing up. Then, he walked to the wall. There were several wallmps attached to that section of the wall. ¡°Off.¡± The room turned dark. ¡°On.¡± The room turned bright. A peculiar smile appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°It truly is¡­ ¡­¡± He was like a child who had just received a new toy and his heart was filled with this feeling of wonder. As he was turning off the light in the room and turning it on once more, the door leading into the room opened. Bluesea, who was standing in the doorway, just happened to catch sight of the wallmps sh and turn off. Then, it shed again as it turned on. Chen Xiaolian had his hands behind his back as he stood beside the switch on the wall. Seeing that, Bluesea, the Guild Leader of de Mountain me Sea Guild was utterly shocked. At this moment, words could not possibly describe the expression he wore. He abruptly stepped inside and closed the room door forcefully. Next, he turned around and cast an incredulous look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian stood without uttering a single word and looked at Bluesea. ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ can you tell me what is going on here? The things that happened just now¡­ ¡­ you¡­¡± Bluesea felt a bitter taste in his mouth. ¡°How did you do that?¡± There was a peculiar look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he replied, ¡°This matter might be rather difficult to exin.¡± ¡°Then exin it to me slowly!¡± A hint of anxiety could be heard from Bluesea¡¯s tone ¨C a trace of panic and unease had bubbled up from his heart. Thus, for an instant, he lost his sense of rationale. Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and looked at Bluesea. ¡°¡­ ¡­ I am sorry.¡± Bluesea kneaded his face forcefully. ¡°I am feeling very flustered¡­ ¡­ even so, I believe it would not be difficult for you to understand! This is Zero City! This is our home! And you¡­ ¡­ somehow, it would appear that you can control everything in Zero City? An outsider has obtained the authority and control over our home. In face of such a scenario, how can I not feel flustered? How can I not lose my sense of reason? Chen Xiaolian! I need an exnation!¡± ¡°Very well. It is just a matter of time before this gets revealed.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. However, just as he was about to speak up¡­ Bang! The room door was forced open. With an anxious expression on his face, Angel Wu stepped inside. ¡°Bluesea! Quick, follow me! Something big has happened!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Hurry! The main control centre! Summon everyone! Hurry! Get everybat personnel from your guild toe!¡± After saying that, Angel Wu quickly turned around and left in a hurry. Bluesea was taken aback for a moment. In the end, he turned and followed Angel Wu. However, after taking two steps, he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Xiaolian, youe as well!¡± ¡­ In the great room for the main control centre, the atmosphere of joy and excitement had vanished. In its ce was an atmosphere of someone who was facing a great enemy. Bluesea followed Angel Wu inside and saw two other familiar faces. The Guild Leaders from the other two resident guilds have arrived. They brought with them several key experts from their respective guilds. There was a tense atmosphere inside the room. ¡°What happened?¡± Bluesea asked. There was a dark look on Angel Wu¡¯s face and he pointed at one of Angel Corps¡¯ staff. ¡°You, report.¡± ¡°Affirmative!¡± The Angel Corps¡¯ staff quickly straightened his body. Although he was rather nervous, he was quick to give the report. ¡°Just now¡­ ¡­ everyone was examining the procedures in their respective posts. At present, it would appear that all of Zero City¡¯s functions have returned to normal. However¡­ ¡­ I found an abnormal situation within my area.¡± ¡°What kind of situation?¡± ¡°The authority over the outer passageways, sir!¡± The Angel Corps¡¯ staff answered with a quavering voice. Authority over the outer passageways! The moment those words were uttered, Bluesea and the people from the two guilds sucked in a cold breath of air. A middle-aged man in grey robes spoke with a hoarse and heavy voice, ¡°Be straightforward and tell us just what the situation is.¡± This person was obviously one of the titans on the Board of Patriarchs. The Angel Corps¡¯ staff quickly bowed to him before quickly saying, ¡°The authority over the outer passageways has always been the most highly secured part of Zero City. All this while, we have always held control over all the functions involved in the opening and closing of the passageways. Additionally, we have the authority to temporarily open up reserve passageways at any moment. ¡°I am talking about the authority over the passageways that each resident guild holds. Even the Angel Corps have their own secured passageways that are required for battle. The same goes for Zero City, which has its own public passageway. During opening days, that passageway is used for outsiders to enter. ¡°Because we have a screening process, we could ensure that the Electronic Guardians sent by the outside world¡¯s program could not invade us ¨C although they have constantly tried to invade us, with Zero City¡¯s outer passageway security program in ce, we were able to remain unassable. ¡°However, just now¡­¡± ¡°Just now, what happened?¡± asked Bluesea in a grave tone. ¡°Just now, the authority over the outer passageways, meaning, the security program included, has disappeared!¡± Angel Wu growled furiously and said, ¡°Disappeared. What do you mean by that? Do you mean to say the program is not operational? Locked down? Just like what happened earlier? Is it locked? Is it in sleep mode?¡± ¡°No, that is not the case here.¡± The forehead of the one reporting was soaked with sweat. ¡°During the earlier incident, the outer passageway program did not disappear. It simply entered a locked state. Meaning, all the ¡®doors¡¯ were closed tight. Thus, people from the outside could not enter. The same thing applied to the people inside, they cannot get out. That is what ¡®locked¡¯ means. But now¡­ ¡­ something weird has happened. ¡°The entirety of the security system for the outer passageways¡­ ¡­ have disappeared!¡± He began stammering. It was obvious that he was unable to suppress the feelings of shock and terror in his heart. Thus, his voice took on a stammering quality. ¡°Assume that this outer passageway system and authority is a wall that has been constantly protecting Zero City, ensuring that no enemies invade it¡­ as of now, this wall has utterly disappeared! It is as though this program had never existed in the first ce!¡± His final words caused the room to fall into a deathly silent state. A few secondster, Bluesea asked in a hoarse voice, ¡°Do you mean to say¡­ the walls of this city no longer exist? If so, all of Zero City¡¯s outer passageways¡­ ¡­ the main passageway and the other passageways under the authority of the other resident guilds¡­ all of them are open?¡± ¡°That is not it,¡± the man replied in a low voice. ¡°You all have probably misunderstood something. Truth be told, Zero City only has one outer passageway, the one in the Central District. It is the one that is used the most, the one used to allow outsiders in and out during opening days. We call this passageway the ¡®main gate¡¯. ¡°In addition to that, there are also the special passageways that every resident guild possesses, the reserve passageways etc. These minor passageways were all opened using various types of authorities. We call these passageways the ¡®wicket gate¡¯. These wicket gates actually do not exist. We had utilized the outer passageway system to create them. ¡°In other words, we had constructed some additional doors on the defensive ¡®wall¡¯ protecting Zero City to be used by the resident guilds and Angel Corps. ¡°However, those doors were opened up at ater date. In the initial state, the one and only passageway in existence is the ¡®main gate¡¯. ¡°The wicket gates were separately created using the outer passageway system¡­ ¡­ at present however, that piece of program has disappeared! Thus¡­ ¡­ gentlemen, all the passageways under the authority of the resident guilds and Angel Corps¡­ ¡­ all of the wicket gates no longer exist! All of them have disappeared!¡± The faces of everyone there sank. Bluesea, however, was one of the few able to remain calm. ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ ording to you, those wicket gates have disappeared. That means everyone would have to use the main gate in the future? That doesn¡¯t sound too horrible¡­¡± ¡°That is not it.¡± The man¡¯s eyes were red. It was obvious that he was under a great deal of stress. His voice grew sharper and harder to grasp. ¡°The wicket gates have disappeared! But the main gate is still there! Because the ¡®outer passageway system¡¯ has disappeared, we have now lost control over the main gate! ¡°Presently, the main gate ispletely open. Anyone may enter or leave! I mean to say, it doesn¡¯t matter who, they do not need to undergo any screening, there is no security system or defences in ce to stop them from breaching in and out! Anyone could choose to enter and leave at will! ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to make this even clearer. As of now, Zero City is defenceless!¡± Defenceless. Zero City was defenceless! Their main gate was wide open. Everyone there heard those words. Everyone there understood the implications. No sound could be heard inside the room. It was such that they would be able to hear the sound of a needle falling upon the floor. There were expressions of shock, anxiety, terror and confusion¡­ ¡­ the various emotions yed out upon their faces. ¡°In other words, we are now in a very precarious position.¡± The one who spoke this time was another Guild Leader. This person wore white coloured robes and appeared to be a magus. ¡°Something like that.¡± ¡°Not necessarily.¡± Guan Shan, who was standing beside Bluesea, was unable to stop himself from speaking up, ¡°Even if the main gate is open¡­ ¡­ our enemies outside, the Electronic Guardians for example, may not be able to figure out the location of this main gate¡­¡± ¡°I won¡¯t be so sure on that,¡± the reporting staff member was quick to reply. ¡°The outside world¡¯s program and the Electronic Guardians are always on the lookout for our main gate. The reason why we have remained safe all this while is because we had Zero City¡¯s outer passageway system. ¡°We are not the ones who developed this system. It is something that came from Zero City itself. It is an extremely brilliant piece of system and we have never been able to figure it out. We could not even understand how it operates. ¡°In short, the system would release various ¡®deceptive¡¯ data streams out to deceive the outside world¡¯s program that is searching for us. ¡°The searching efforts by the outside world¡¯s program were practically non-existent thanks to the protection granted by the outer passageway system. It protected our main gate, stopping the outside world from locating us! ¡°But now¡­ ¡­ as I had stated earlier, for some unknown reason, this program that had been protecting us has disappeared! ¡°Thus¡­¡± ¡°Thus, the main program of the outside world and the terrifying Electronic Guardians may discover our position at any moment and may breach through our open and defenceless main gate to kill us and destroy Zero City?¡± Bluesea used a calm yet peculiar voice to ask with a whisper, ¡°Is that what you are trying to say?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­yes,¡± the man replied with a trembling voice. ¡°Considering the present situation and the highest war time protocol of the Angel Corps, I, the person in charge of this post, would like to give my suggestion to Sir Angel Wu.¡± ¡°Speak up.¡± Angel Wu¡¯s face was grim. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ording to the protocols from long ago, should such a situation arise, the protocols state that the highest priority should be to¡­ ¡­ evacuate! Evacuate everyone within Zero City!¡± ¡­ Chapter 514 Irrevocable

Chapter 514 Irrevocable

GOR Chapter 514 Irrevocable Evacuate! The room was in utter silence. Angel Wu, Bluesea and the Guild Leaders from the other two resident guilds exchanged looks. For everyone present, the events of this night were like a roller coaster ride. First, Zero City¡¯s system shut down on them and the control over all the programs of Zero City were wrested away from their hands. They were in danger of trapped within Zero City and dying within. Later on, Zero City inexplicably returned online and everything was restored to its normal state. However, before they had the chance to celebrate, they found that the ¡®outer passageway program¡¯ that had been protecting Zero City had disappeared. This ce that everyone considered to be a safe home had now be a defenceless city. The ups and downs of life here was simply too much¡­ ¡°This is serious.¡± ¡°Yes, I am of the opinion that we must gather every member of the Board of Patriarchs to make this decision.¡± ¡°An evacuation would require drawing up a n. There are many equipment and materials left in our workshops.¡± ¡°If we are to evacuate, we would need to transfer the materials. That requires a great deal of transport capacity. The responsibility for that requires allocation.¡± ¡°At present, no one could know if this decision is the right one or not. I believe this has to be a collective decision.¡± The lead members from the other two guilds began discussing the matter in whispers. As those leading members were exchanging nces¡­ The Angel Corps staff member who had reported the situation was unable to stop himself and he shouted out, ¡°What are you people waiting for?¡± ¡°?¡± Everyone cast looks of surprise at this minor character. There was a livid expression on his face as he clenched his fist tightly. Next, he swept a furious gaze at Bluesea and the other two Guild Leaders of Zero City¡¯s resident guilds. At that very moment, this minor character appeared fearless despite facing the Guild Leaders. He abruptly shouted with all his might, ¡°It is bad enough that the Board of Patriarchs would normally drag things out, but this is now a matter of life and death! Even at this moment, you fellows still want to y your pointless and despicable games of bncing the board?¡± ¡°Hey! What do you think you are talking about?¡± A bearded man standing beside the white-robed, magus Guild Leader retorted angrily, ¡°Who do you think you are? You dare use such a tone against the members of the Board?¡± The bearded man wore leather vest and carried two pitchforks behind his back. He also had arge revolver hanging off his waist. The other members from the resident guilds also cast looks of dissatisfaction at this minor character from the Angel Corps. Seeing their stares however did not cow him. He suddenly moved to grab the Angel Corps cap that he was wearing on his head and threw it heavily on the table. Next, he shouted furiously. ¡°Were my words false? In these past three years, you people have held the reigns over the Board of Patriarchs and the speed at which you handle things have gotten slower and slower! Even the matter of repairing the ecological system was dyed by you people for over half a year! Last year, we seeded in calcting out that detail regarding Zero City¡¯s power and came up with four proposals for the Board of Patriarchs. What was the result? Six months! Even after six months, you people are still arguing over how to allocate the matter! Last month, due to Blood Verdict, you people suspended all proposals from going in! Normally speaking, Zero City¡¯s automatic defence system should have undergone maintenance once every six months! You people dragged the matter for a good 41 days without giving us any answer! The backup operating program for the reserve power system is already out of service for four months and yet you people are still arguing endlessly over how much each of you should be getting! ¡°Enough! Enough! Seriously *** enough! ¡°You people are not qualified to be members of the Board of Patriarchs! You people are just a bunch of selfish asses who couldn¡¯t care less what happens to Zero City as long as your little guild gets its way! A bunch of disgraceful bureaucrats! Politicians!¡± Angel Wu suddenly shouted in a heavy tone, ¡°Gibbs!¡± The Angel Corps staff member¡¯s body flinched and heboured to turn around to look at his leader. ¡°Mr Gibbs, remember your position and pay attention to your words!¡± ¡°Sir.¡± The one called Gibbs appeared spent. He raised his head to look at Angel Wu and said, ¡°I know exactly what I am doing. It is just that, even at this point in time, they are still hesitating. They are still trying to shirk away from their responsibilities and trying to scheme on how to benefit their own little guild. They are a bunch of idiots who do not understand the meaning of death!¡± Gibbs sneered and pointed at the door. ¡°You people are still concerned about transfer of supplies in your respective guild¡¯s warehouses and factories, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Let me tell you what the reality is! ¡°The reality is, our ¡®main gate¡¯ is now open! Zero City is no longer protecting the location of its main gate. In the past, thanks to Zero City¡¯s security system, the location of the main gate in the outside world would constantly shift about. Even if our enemies wanted to find the main gate, they would have a difficult time calcting out the exact location of the main gate! ¡°But things are different now! Without Zero City¡¯s security system to protect the main gate, its location is no longer shifting around. At this moment, the location of our main gate is fixed at a certain coordinate in the outside world. It is fixed there for good! ¡°Our enemies will find it soon enough and breach inside! ¡°There would be countless Electronic Guardians among them! The main system would mobilize all its resources to attack us! ¡°And yet, you people are still thinking about fighting for your own guild¡¯s interest? ¡°Absurd!¡± After saying that, Gibbs gave a harrumph and turned around to look at Angel Wu. He straightened his body and made a bow. ¡°Sir, I am done speaking out my mind. If you want to punish me, I will ept it.¡± Angel Wu gave Gibbs a long, hard look before saying, ¡°Gibbs, as of now, you are suspended indefinitely. That is the punishment for your contemptuous words and disrespect toward the members of the Board of Patriarchs. You may leave now.¡± Hearing Angel Wu¡¯s decision, the bearded man harrumphed in dissatisfaction. However, the white-robed magus, the Guild Leader, who was standing beside him, shook his head at him. Seeing that, the bearded man simply shut his mouth. ¡°Yes, sir. I will be leaving now.¡± Gibbs nodded and strode toward the door. When he reached the door, he abruptly halted his steps. Next, he turned around to look at Angel Wu. ¡°Sir, this is my final suggestion¡­ ¡­ leave! Everyone should hurry and leave Zero City! The faster the better! The more the better!¡± After saying that, he looked at the members of the resident guilds and said coldly, ¡°I don¡¯t care what you want to do. I will be heading home to get my loved ones and leave this ce as soon as possible.¡± After saying that, Gibbs rushed out through the door without ncing back. Before leaving, he ripped out the Angel Corps badge on his chest and shoved it into the hands of another Angel Corps member who was standing by the doorway. Gibbs whispered, ¡°If you can, leave immediately!¡± ¡­ There was an awkward atmosphere within the room. The members of the Angel Corps all looked toward their leader, Angel Wu. Angel Wu looked at Bluesea and the other Guild Leaders. ¡°What do you think about this?¡± No one spoke. The light within Angel Wu¡¯s eyes seemingly turned dim. He shook his head. There was a look of great disappointment in his eyes. It was then that Bluesea suddenly spoke up. ¡°My decision is to evacuate.¡± ¡°Bluesea, de Mountain me Sea Guild has no authority to make this decision alone. Your de Mountain me Sea Guild do not have the final say in Zero City.¡± One of the members from the resident guilds interjected coldly. Bluesea gave that person a nce and said, ¡°I have no intention of ordering you people around. I am simply making the decision for de Mountain me Sea Guild. If you people want to hold a meeting here and discuss things, that is up to you. The meaning behind my words is, de Mountain me Sea Guild will immediately begin evacuation procedure. As its Guild Leader, I have the authority to make this decision for my guild.¡± After saying that, Bluesea turned around, grabbed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm and pulled him along as he walked out the door. Seeing that their leader had left, the members of de Mountain me Sea Guild quickly followed suit. The number of people inside the room immediately grew less. ¡°Bastard!¡± ¡°Humph!¡± ¡°He is not giving the Board of Patriarchs any respect!¡± Angel Wu looked at them and suddenly let out a sigh. He turned to the assistant standing beside him and whispered, ¡°Allbat personnel from Angel Corps are to enter a state of emergency, be ready forbat at any moment. Open up the armoury. Everyone must be ready forbat!¡± After a pause, Angel Wu quickly said, ¡°Send a team to every part of the city and have the outsiders evacuate. Tell them to leave immediately through the main passageway in the Central District! The faster the better! If any of them questions the team or refuses, I authorize the use of force¡­ ¡­ no, forget it. No need to resort to force. If they want to leave, they can leave. If they don¡¯t, there is no need to waste any time on them. Now¡­ ¡­ move out!¡± ¡°Affirmative!¡± His assistant straightened his body before hastily making his way out of the room. ¡°Gentlemen.¡± Angel Wu looked at the members from the other resident guilds. ¡°You people have the right to continue your discussion. However, the Angel Corps will be taking action to evacuate on its own. It is up to you whether you want to leave or not.¡± ¡°Angel Wu! ording to Zero City¡¯s rules, only the Board of Patriarchs has the authority to make such a decision! Evacuating the entire city¡­ ¡­ is the Angel Corps trying to override the Board of Patriarchs?¡± ¡°That is right! Even if there is an enemy invasion, should we just give up on Zero City, our home? We have a great deal of power. How many generations have held onto Zero City? Our resident guilds and the Angel Corps, could we not have enough strength to protect our own home?¡± Angel Wu was in no mood to argue with them. He had already made it to the side of the table. His hand suddenly moved and grabbed the cap left by Gibbs. After feeling it for a moment, he said coolly, ¡°You people have the right to refuse. However, do not forget something! The Angel Corps was never subordinate to the Board of Patriarchs! Due to my order to evacuate, you people may hold a meeting to impeach me. Thus¡­ ¡­ have a good and long meeting!¡± Having said that, Angel Wu turned to his men and shouted, ¡°Let us go. This ce has no need of us! Now that most of the systems have returned to normal, everyone is to evacuate! Everyone is to enter abat-ready state. The same goes for civilian personnel!¡± Angel Wu led his Angel Corps members out of the room, leaving only tens of people from the two resident guilds inside. There were expressions of fury on their faces. The only exception were the Guild Leaders and Deputy Guild Leaders. They exchanged nces and shook their heads before sighing. ¡°Was that necessary?¡± ¡°Angel Wu is being rash as well.¡± ¡­ After walking out from the Board of Patriarchs main control room, Bluesea abruptly stopped in the lobby outside. Behind him, Guan Shan and the other members from de Mountain me Sea Guild stopped in their tracks. Everyone looked nervously at their leader, but chose not to say anything. All of them appeared to be waiting for Bluesea¡¯smand. Bluesea, on the other hand, was staring at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Xiaolian, if you can do something, do it now! The situation does not permit me to slowly discuss things with you.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea. ¡°I know that something must have happened to you, right? Right now, I do not want to ask too much. I just want to know if you have any solution for this matter we are facing.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I can try.¡± ¡°Good!¡± Bluesea then turned around to face the others. ¡°This is my order, all members are to return to our hive headquarters and enter the highestbat-ready state! Guan Shan, take my badge and bring some men to our warehouse and factory to move the supplies¡­ ¡­ mm, just bring those of the [A] ss. As for the rest, just abandon them.¡± ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Guan Shan was stunned. ¡°Just carry it out.¡± Bluesea¡¯s face was devoid of emotion. Guan Shan dared not say anything else. He simply led several other members with him as he quickly left. ¡°I¡­ need to go to the ce you all call the ¡®main gate¡¯.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea. ¡°I will apany you.¡± ¡­ A few minutester, Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea stood within the central square in the public area within Zero City¡¯s Central District, As for the other members of de Mountain me Sea Guild, Bluesea had sent them back to the hive like headquarters to proceed with evacuation and the moving of the supplies. For Awakened ones, moving of supplies and materials would certainly be easierpared to the average person thanks to the existence of storage equipment. However, their guild was one of Zero City¡¯s resident guilds. Moving the supplies and materials of such a guild would prove to be a humongous project. Chen Xiaolian had personally entered de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s warehouse before. There, he had seen the mountain like pile of materials stored inside the warehouse. Additionally, every resident guild also had their own factory, which they would use to produce many special equipment and resources. Moving all those was not something that could be aplished in just three or five days. Now however, Bluesea had given themand to only take those of the [A] ss and abandon the rest. Thankfully, Bluesea had the reputation and might for this. Additionally, he was presently the only leading figure left in de Mountain me Sea Guild. Thus, no one dared to defy his orders. If not for that, the other members would find it hard to obey such an order. Chen Xiaolian now stood in the central public area and observed the so-called ¡®main gate¡¯. It was arge teleportation matrix on the ground of the central square. ¡°The main gate really is open.¡± Bluesea observed the shing green light on the teleportation matrix. Clearly, the gate was not closed and was instead in an opened state. Bluesea looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Do you have any way to close it off?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He stepped into the teleportation matrix and closed his eyes. He could sense the flow of energy here. ¡°Now¡­ ¡­ close.¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled inwardly. At that very moment, a reply came to him from his personal system. [????: Command could not be executed. Thismand goes against your earliermand, one given with an even higher level of authority.] Eh? Chen Xiaolian was stunned. This means¡­ I had given amand earlier? One that goes against themand to close the ¡®main gate¡¯? But why can¡¯t I remember that? Could I have been the one who requested the opening of the main gate? A tangled notion bubbled out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter! Close the main gate! Cancel the previousmand ¨C regardless of what it is!¡± [????: Invalidmand! The previousmand is irrevocable!] ¡°F**K!!!¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from raising his head to shout, ¡°Zero City! What is going on here?¡± Bluesea, who was standing beside, witnessed this move from Chen Xiaolian. However, he simply bit his lips and said nothing. Finally, the voice that Chen Xiaolian both hated and liked resounded within his ears. It was Zero City¡¯s cold and emotionless voice. It intoned within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. ¡°Back in Room Zero, you issued amand and marked it as irrevocable ¨C in other words, the moment you gave thatmand, you predicted that you yourself would attempt to cancel itter on¡­ ¡­ thus, you made an extra note beside themand. I am presently just following your previousmand.¡± ¡°What is thatmand!¡± Chen Xiaolian asked in rage. ¡°I am sorry, I do not know.¡± Despite saying the word ¡°sorry¡±, Zero City¡¯s voice remained emotionless, devoid of any hint of a sorry feeling. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°You do not know? What is that supposed to mean?¡± ¡°It means that you, the one holding the highest authority, had deleted that memory away ¡­ ¡­ that includes my memories of thatmand. Additionally, the present you have acquired the highest authority over Zero City, allowing you to exert control over everything within Zero City. However¡­ ¡­ a portion of this authority¡­ ¡­ you yourself had chosen to seal that authority away. This includes the authority over the outer passageway program. At present, neither you nor I could interfere with this matter.¡± ¡°In other words, the irrevocablemand that I issued previously is connected to the opening of the ¡®main gate¡¯? Can¡¯t you help me analyse what themand is? Aren¡¯t you a super-intelligent being?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and quickly continued, ¡°Which portion of my authority did I seal away? List down those parts of the authority that I had sealed away and we will be able to specte what the irrevocablemand is! Hurry!¡± ¡°I cannotply.¡± A trace of emotion finally appeared within Zero City¡¯s voice ¨C however, it was not a likeable emotion. It was a hint of mockery. Zero City continued, ¡°The you back in Room Zero was very brilliant and cunning¡­ it would appear that you had decided to temporarily hide this matter from even yourself. Thus, the you from back then issued thismand to me: I am not allowed to make any attempts to specte anything rted to this matter. I am also not allowed to reveal which parts of your authority are sealed. I am a program. Thus, I must follow yourmands. Thus¡­ ¡­ I am sorry to say that I cannotply with your currentmands. Because¡­¡± ¡°Because, back when I was in Room Zero, I gave you an irrevocablemand, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian was so furious his teeth itched. What could I do? Beat myself up? The problem here is¡­ ¡­ what happened in Room Zero? What could make me do something so strange? Room Zero. Just what had happened back then? ¡­ On a certain peak of the Alps mountain range¡­ There on the mountains covered by white snow all year round, a small figure could be seen making his way through the col. He wore white coloured leather clothes and his entire being appeared one with the white snowy background. However, he was not holding onto an ice axemonly used by mountaineers. Instead, he held onto¡­ ¡­ an¡­ ¡­ Umbre! Mr San raised his head and looked at the sky. The two differing curtains of light collided against one another. In the end, the wondrous scene gradually faded away¡­ He gave a sigh and pulled off his goggles. He observed the sky that had been restored to its normal colour of blue. Aplicated expression appeared on Mr San¡¯s face. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ is it finally starting?¡± ¡­ ¡°No, allbat personnel are to stay in position. Assemble at the designated location. Without mymand, no one is allowed to enter the war zone.¡± Shen already had his clothes on. He stood before the mirror and put some finishing touches on his cor. Beside him stood his muscr driver. ¡°Everyone be on standby? Esteemed Guild Leader, the quest given by the system this time is very strange¡­ ¡­ are we not going to do this quest? If we are toote, we may get left behind¡­ ¡­ Zero City holds many enticing materials and supplies¡­ ¡­ by destroying Zero City, the system would certainly reward us abundantly!¡± Shen turned around and looked at his new assistant. Then, he suddenly broke into aughter. ¡°Who said we are going to destroy Zero City?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The muscr man was stunned. ¡°Are we not destroying Zero City? If not, then¡­¡± ¡°We¡­ are¡­ going¡­ to¡­ capture it!¡± There was a wicked and glorious smile on Shen¡¯s face. ¡­ Chapter 515 Worst Case Scenario

Chapter 515 Worst Case Scenario

GOR Chapter 515 Worst Case Scenario True to their name, the Angel Corps was the guardian protectors of Zero City. The speed at which they took action was extremely fast. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea were standing in the central square. As Chen Xiaolian was ruminating what the ¡®irrevocable¡¯mand was¡­ A team ofbat personnel from the Angel Corps rushed forward from behind them. Over 20 Sentinel mechs moved forward in a line. Despite the fact that they were moving forward, they maintained their battle formation. Zero City was in chaos. After the Angel Corps issued out the evacuation order and after Chen Xiaolian used his authority to restore everything he had control over, all the outsiders who were stuck inside their rooms this night were released. These people were all Awakened ones ¨C could there be kind-hearted Awakened ones? In the beginning, there was the suppressive might of the Angel Corps. The patrolling Sentinel mechs continuously broadcasted warnings for them, telling them to stay within their rooms. Thus, not many of the outsiders would dare to defy the Angel Corps¡¯ orders. This was Zero City after all. The might of the Angel Corps was not something that most people would dare vite. Although there were some individuals with unruly character who tried to run out to check what was going on, they were quickly subdued by the patrollingbat personnel from the Angel Corps. However, when the evacuation order was broadcasted¡­ ¡­ Zero City fell into chaos. Evacuation! This had never happened within Zero City before. The Angel Corps had given up on maintainingw and order. Theirbat teams began gathering in the central square and they quickly established a cordon. No one dared to break through the cordon made from the weapon-wielding Sentinel mechs¡­ ¡­ some tried, but the Sentinel mechs did not hesitate to open fire with the energy-tier weapons installed into their mech arms. Using the energy-tier weapons, the Sentinel mechs created a deep gully across the ground. Seeing that, no one dared to take even a step across. Even more outsiders rushed out of their rooms and asked around on the streets. There were looks of loss, anxiousness, shock and terror on their faces. The number of people in the streets gradually increased and many of them flocked to the central square. ¡°For the first time ever, I get the feeling that there are too many people in Zero City.¡± Angel Wu stood on the top of the stairs beside the central square and coldly observed the chaotic crowd that was surging forward. There in the distance, even more figures could be seen rushing forward in a disorderly manner. The Angel Corps had already set up several high-powered searchlights and the searchlights¡¯ rays illuminated the surrounding area in the central square. As for Angel Wu, he was presently seated upon a very peculiar looking mech. The hatch was left open and he sat inside the cockpit. This mech was about four metres high. Although it could be considered as one of those small-scale mechs, it was one notch biggerpared to those patrolling Sentinel mechs. Angel Wu, who was seated inside the cockpit, wore a leather jacket and his mouth bit down on a thick cigar. His pair of eyes darted around like that of an eagle as he examined the area. ¡°Maintain the cordon.¡± Angel Wu said coldly. ¡°Send another team to maintain order. Mm, have Team C go. Also¡­ ¡­ clear the street to the south. We need a path to quickly withdraw!¡± Several assistants standing beside him quickly rushed off to execute hismands. There was a sombre and deste atmosphere in the central square. ¡­ ¡°We want to know what is going on here!¡± ¡°That is right! Let us go!¡± ¡°Damn it! I want to leave this ce!¡± ¡°I want to leave this city!¡± ¡°Just what is going on here?¡± ¡°Why evacuate? Why stop us here? Why won¡¯t you let us move forward?¡± ¡°Give us an exnation!¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± ¡°Bastards!¡± There were shouts, pleads and questionsing from the packed crowd on the northern side of the central square. However, with the Sentinel mechs pointing their weapons at them, nobody dared to step forward. At that moment, the rumbling sound of vehicles entered their ears. From the street in the south, oddly shaped tanks slowly moved forward, one after another. Chen Xiaolian gave the vehicles a nce and saw that they were simr to Thunderstorm Tanks in appearance. However, these vehicles were slightly bigger. Additionally, each of them was dragging a huge carriage behind them. More than 10 tanks drove forward and the originally spacious south street was suddenly crowded. The tanks moved directly toward the central square, trampling the green space, the stairs and stone engravings along the way. The carriages that the tanks were carrying opened up and heavily armedbat personnel from the Angel Corps rushed out from within. Some of them dragged out some strange looking equipment with them. They set up the equipment around the teleportation matrix in the central square. Bluesea walked over. He first whispered something to one of the Angel Corps personnel, who then made way for him. Then, Bluesea brought Chen Xiaolian with him and he walked toward Angel Wu. ¡°What is your n, old friend?¡± Bluesea stood before Angel Wu¡¯s mech. ¡°Evacuation.¡± Angel Wu turned to look at Bluesea and smiled wryly. He said, ¡°I thought you had already left.¡± ¡°I am the leader. The leader cannot be the first to flee.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°What about you? Is the Angel Corpsing out in full force? I have never seen such a spectacr scene.¡± Angel Wuughed and jumped out from his mech¡¯s cockpit. The cigar remained between his teeth and he cast a peculiar look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This kid¡­ ¡­ although he has modified his face, if I had to guess, he must be the one who participated in the Blood Verdict then, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian simply stood silently beside Bluesea. Bluesea narrowed his eyes. ¡°Enough, Angel Wu. Tell me your n. There is no need for us to fight like those fellows from the Board of Patriarchs.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Angel Wu fell silent for a moment. ¡°I do have a n. However, I require our cooperation.¡± Bluesea raised his eyebrows. ¡°Tell me about it.¡± Angel Wu spat out the cigar in his mouth and used his boot to stamp off the cigar. Then, he quickly exined his n to Bluesea. ¡°Presently, we have no idea what is the situation outside¡­ ¡­ it is as Gibbs had said, the security program of the outer passageway system has stopped protecting us. The position of the main gate in the outside world is now fixed ¨C only Heaven knows if there is arge group of Electronic Guardians moving in on us outside. ¡°Thus, even if we want to evacuate, I believe we should not have arge group rush out recklessly through the main gate like headless flies¡­ ¡­ that would be too dangerous. ¡°Thus, my n is to make two sets of preparations. ¡°For the first preparation, I will be sending a team ofbat personnel out through the main gate to determine that the outside area is secure. Next, have them establish several more teleportation matrixes as fast as possible!¡± Hearing that, Bluesea raised his eyebrows. ¡°Very clever. I agree!¡± That move was a necessity. The location of the main gate in the outside world was now locked. At a moment like this, having the people within Zero City charge out without any preparations was not only dangerous, it was also very stupid. For example, the main gate may be fixed upon a certain street within a certain city in the outside world. If everyone were to rush out blindly¡­ ¡­ -thousands of people from Zero City would end up crowding one specific spot. Should their enemies set up an ambush in the outside world for them, they would have no chance to make a run for it. That was still considered a slightly better scenario. An even worse situation would be if the main gate was on an ind in the middle of the ocean. Should that be the case, things would get even more serious. Even if everyone were to run out, they would still be trapped inside a small area. With the sea in every direction, where should they go to? Not every Awakened ones could possess flying-type equipment or boats. Thus, they should first send a team through the main gate for reconnaissance purposes and set up a defensive position. Next, establish several teleportation matrixes. After that, the Awakened ones who needed to evacuate out could utilize the established teleportation matrix to teleport to various points across the world. If they do not do this, they would face the danger of getting blocked during the evacuation process. Thus, Bluesea strongly agreed with this first set of preparations in Angel Wu¡¯s n. ¡°What is the second set of preparations?¡± ¡°You can already see for yourself.¡± Angel Wu pointed at the carriages parked around the central square. One equipment after another was being moved out from the carriages. ¡°Electromaic Jammers?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± answered Angel Wu in a solemn manner. ¡°I have to be ready for the worst case scenario. In the event that the recon team finds that the outside position has been surrounded by our enemies¡­ ¡­ the possibility of us running away through the main gate would no longer exist. Should that happen, we can only use these Electromaic Jammers to temporarily¡­ ¡­ seal up the main gate.¡± Bluesea knitted his brows. ¡°Seal up the main gate? Is that possible?¡± ¡°Temporarily.¡± Angel Wu answered coolly. ¡°Our Angel Corps have been defending Zero City for who knows how long. We have not been sitting on oururels all this time. All these years, we have constantly attempted to unravel the secret of Zero City¡¯s authority and programs. Although our efforts failed to give us much in terms of results, it was not without any gains. ¡°These Electromaic Jammers are the secret weapons created by our technical department. Should the situation arise, we can utilize these jamming devices to release an electromaic field to disrupt the passageway leading outside. ¡°As you know, these passageways utilize spatial technology, a very advanced level of technology, something beyond our grasp. However¡­ ¡­ although it is beyond our grasp, there is this familiar saying: It is easier to destroy than it is to build. ¡°Should ite down to it, I will activate the Electromaic Jammers, which will release their electromaic field to jam the teleportation matrix¡¯s spatial technology. ¡°Doing so would temporarily cause the passageway created by our main gate to be sealed. Thus, the people outside would be unable to enter Zero City through the main gate. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ these jamming devices could only be maintained for a maximum of 45 minutes. That is the limit. Zero City has its own automatic repairing and anti-jamming functions. These equipment we came up with could only maintain the jammed stated for 45 minutes. ¡°If there is really no other choice, I can only seal the main gate for 45 minutes. ¡°After that¡­¡± ¡°After that, we will have to defend to the bitter end, right?¡± replied Bluesea with a gentle sigh. The two leading figures fell silent for a moment. The both of them knew all too well that the need to utilize those jammers to seal off the main gate meant that they had fallen into a most desperate situation. This was now the only passageway in and out of Zero City. A need to seal off the main gate meant that their enemies had besieged the other side of the main gate. That would leave the people inside with no way to escape. Thus, the 45 minutes of jamming the main gate would be their final chance to take a breather. Theirst chance to make preparations. The preparations to fight to the bitter end. Up in the sky, several aircrafts that shone with a silver coloured light glided forward before circling the air above the central square. Chen Xiaolian raised his head to see one of the aircrafts opening its hatch. Guan Shan poked out with half his body and waved toward Bluesea, who was standing on the ground. ¡°Your men have arrived.¡± Angel Wu raised his head to look at the fewrge-scale aircrafts hovering in the air. After lowering a rope down, Guan Shan slid down the ground and ran to meet Bluesea. ¡°Sir!¡± ¡°Mm, how is it?¡± ¡°As per yourmand, everyone has been assembled. I have taken out all the aircrafts in the warehouse. The others are in tanks. However, the streets are now fully upied by the Angel Corps personnel. Our convoy is at the back.¡± ¡°Good, enter standby state first.¡± Bluesea nodded and turned to face Angel Wu. ¡°The first team to go out for reconnaissance will be burdened with a very heavy responsibility. Not only do they have to set up a defensive perimeter, they must also establish several teleportation matrixes as fast as possible.¡± ¡°Thus, we should cooperate,¡± Angel Wu said in a hushed tone. ¡°I need several magi with spatial knowledge. As you know, magi are a rare breed. I simply do not have enough of them. The Angel Corps personnel are mostly made up of those with technological expertise.¡± ¡°Guan Shan, get everyone from Ran Moyi¡¯s sub team here! Get their equipment as well!¡± Bluesea did not hesitate to issue out the orders. Chen Xiaolian stood close by as he listened in on their conversation. He looked around with a frown on his face. In the central square, the personnel from Angel Corps had finished setting up a defensive circle. Some of them were anxiously adjusting the devices. In the distant north street, the outsiders from Zero City were crowded just outside the cordon and were in an uproar. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced as he thought about something. It did not take long before Guan Shan arrived with a group of men from de Mountain me Sea Guild. The one in the lead was a man in ck coloured leather jacket¡­ he wore a leather belt across his waist. Wooden sticks were sheathed all over the leather belt. A closer look would reveal that those were all magic wands. There were several others behind him. They were all dressed in different types of clothing. However, they all shared onemon ground. All of their equipment were clearly enchanted with magic. ¡°These are our de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s magic experts. From now on, they will be under yourmand.¡± Bluesea then turned to the neers and said in a low voice, ¡°From this moment on, you people are part of the Angel Corps. You will obey Angel Wu¡¯smands! Hismands are the equivalent of mymands!¡± The leading man in ck leather jacket nodded his head. ¡°Yes sir!¡± Angel Wu cast a satisfactory look at them and smiled. Then, he said, ¡°True to your de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s reputation as a military-styled organization. Now, let us get started.¡± In less than five minutes, a team consisting of over 30 men was formed. There were 6 men from de Mountain me Sea Guild, 20bat personnel from the Angel Corps and 4 engineers. Those heavily armed men rode in the six strangely shaped tanks belonging to the Angel Corps and moved into the teleportation matrix in the central square. ¡°Check out your surroundings and what our enemies are up to! Next, immediately follow the n! Additionally, send someone in to report the situation as fast as possible!¡± After the six tanks carrying the 30 members of the recon team moved into the teleportation matrix, they disappeared with a sh of green light. ¡°Now¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian whispered. ¡°Now, we can only wait.¡± The one who answered Chen Xiaolian was the one standing beside him, Guan Shan. Guan Shan then continued in a whisper, ¡°Each teleportation process by the teleportation matrix takes one minute. There is no way of going against this rule. In other words, it would take one minute for the people inside to teleport outside. Should the people outside enter, it would take them one minute as well. All in all, it would take at least two minutes. ¡°The men we sent for reconnaissance will immediately send someone back to report what they found¡­ ¡­ in short, we can only wait. After two minutes, we will have our results.¡± Perhaps it was just an illusion, but Chen Xiaolian was suddenly visited by the feeling that the central square had suddenly turned quiet. Only those outsiders on the distant north street were still shouting about. As for the people in the central square, all of them were staring anxiously at the teleportation matrix ¨C their main gate, their only gate. Two minutes, a total of 120 seconds. Chen Xiaolian noted that Bluesea, Angel Wu and several others had pulled out timing devices. They were anxiously keeping an eye on the time. Time had seemingly slowed down as everyone stared at the teleportation matrix that was glowing with green light. The apprehension was evident on everyone¡¯s faces. 90, 89, 88, 87¡­ ¡­ 30, 29, 28¡­ ¡­ ¡°, 4, 3, 2, 1¡­ ¡­ it is time.¡± Angel Wu¡¯s eyes were firmly fixed upon the teleportation matrix. The same was true for Bluesea and the others. However, no response was forting from the teleportation matrix and all was silent. ¡°No need to be nervous. After they got out, there is a need for them to check their surroundings. Only then can they return to make a report. Checking their surroundings would require time.¡± One of Angel Wu¡¯s assistants, who was standing beside them, forced a smile on his face as he spoke, attempting to alleviate everyone¡¯s feelings of apprehension. Or perhaps, he was attempting to alleviate his own feelings of apprehension. Another minute went by. The teleportation matrix in the central square remained silent. ¡°Something is not right.¡± Angel Wu clenched his teeth. ¡°My men would never disregard my orders. I had told them to immediately send someone back to report right after they got out! They would never¡­¡± After over 10 seconds, someone suddenly eximed, ¡°There is a response!¡± The teleportation matrix in the central square suddenly emitted a green coloured sh. This was an indication that a teleportation was taking ce. ¡°Be ready!¡± Angel Wu gave a growl and all the Sentinel mechs positioned within the central square rapidly aimed their weapons at the teleportation matrix. ¡°They¡¯reing out!¡± ¡°It is our war¡­¡± The voice came to a halt. After the green light faded away, the outline of an object was revealed. However, the sight of that object left the central square in a state of deathly silence. ¡­ A tank had appeared in the teleportation matrix. It was none other than the one belonging to the Angel Corps, the one they had just sent out earlier. It had a highly sci-fi appearance and was a notch bigger than the Thunderstorm Tank. There was also an Angel Corps¡¯ crest on the surface of the tank. At that moment however¡­ ¡­ only half of the crest remained. Because only half of the tank had appeared! It had been cut diagonally. The turret on top of the tank and the steel tes protecting the front of the tank had been cut through diagonally to reveal the interior of the tank. The machines and half of the cockpit position could be seen. A portion of the cockpit had been cut off. Not only was the turret gone, even one-third of the tank had been cut away. The incision on the remaining part of the tank was very smooth. Remnant marks of it being cut by something with high temperature could be seen by the naked eye. It was so hot that crystallization marks could now be seen on the incisions. It appeared as though an energy-tier weapon had been used to cleave this equipment apart. The most horrifying sight was the thing in the cockpit. Something of the colours red and ck were mixed together there. Those with a vast amount of experience could instantly identify that something as blood. Those were marks left behind after blood was burnt. A great deal of blood. There in the tank¡¯s driver seat was a corpse. However, it would be more urately to say it was part of a corpse. The upper body part of the corpse was suffering the same fate as the upper portion of the tank. It was no more. It would appear that the body was instantly cleaved apart as well, leaving only the part beneath the waist down. When the tank came to a stop on the teleportation matrix, the corpse fell out from inside the tank. It fell onto the floor of the central square. His abdomen area had been hacked clean through and his inner organs were no more. It was as though the high temperature involved in the feat had incinerated them all, leaving this partially intact but charred corpse. Still, some parts of the clothing he wore remained identifiable. Everyone there could see that this person was a member of thebat personnel from the Angel Corps. The faces of the people in the central square turned ugly to behold. Angel Wu walked over and stared at the corpse lying on the ground. After a few seconds, he raised his head. His pair of eyes had turned bloodshot and there was a fearsome expression on his face as he bellowed, ¡°Turn on the jammer! Immediately! Quick! Turn on the jammer!¡± After a few seconds of being stunned, the members of the Angel Corps quickly got to work. The devices ced around the teleportation matrix were started up in session. All of them were aimed at the teleportation matrix in the centre of the square. Soon, a buzzing sound could be heard. Angel Wu took a few steps backward. As one of his assistants stepped forward to help support him, he pushed the fellow away and red at him before shouting, ¡°Step aside! I can still hold on!¡± Despite his words, everyone could see that Angel Wu¡¯s steps were done with a certain difficulty. ¡°Just now, the Team Leader for the recon team is¡­ ¡­ was Angel Wu¡¯s disciple.¡± Guan Shan¡¯s face was also very ugly to behold. However, Chen Xiaolian held an emotionless expression. A total of three and a half minutes passed between the moment this team set out and the moment this tank made it back. Teleporting back and forth using this teleportation matrix took two minutes. In other words, an elite team of 30bat personnel in six powerful tanks¡­ Were all taken out in merely one and a half minute. One could only imagine how devastating the situation outside had been. ¡°Angel Wu, I am sorry. I know what you are feeling right now¡­ ¡­ but now is not the time to be sad. It is as you said, the worst case scenario is now upon us!¡± There was a grave expression on Bluesea¡¯s face as he looked at Angel Wu. Everyone was clear on one thing. For this recon team to be killed off such that not even a single member could make it back alive to report in merely one and a half minute, it could only mean one thing. At this very moment, a great and powerful enemy was at their gate! Chapter 516 Find The Professional

Chapter 516 Find The Professional

GOR Chapter 516 Find The Professional 45 minutes. The only time they have left to prepare was 45 minutes. This was not an ordinary instance dungeon. Not even the hardest instance dungeon couldpare with this situation before them. This was absolute despair. Every Awakened had gone through a number of trials of life and death. To survive within this game world, they must participate in instance dungeons. That was the equivalent of putting their life as a gambling chip time and again. Risks? That was amonce issue for them. However, this state of absolute despair facing them was on apletely different level. Zero City had be a dead zone. ¡­ ¡°There is no time for nonsense.¡± Bluesea grabbed the chest part of Angel Wu¡¯s uniform and quickly said, ¡°What is the n? As the guardian protectors of Zero City, would the Angel Corps not have a n for the worst-case scenario? Could it be you have never expected Zero City to be breached or invaded?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ we have it.¡± Angel Wu forced Bluesea¡¯s hand away and replied, ¡°We did prepare a n ¨C but no one could have expected that the need to actually use it would arise.¡± After a pause, Angel Wu continued in a cold voice, ¡°Bluesea, as of now, I will require your full cooperation.¡± ¡°What other choice do we have? Fine! From this moment on, you will have the same authority over de Mountain me Sea Guild as I do!¡± Bluesea heavily gritted his teeth. ¡°If so, Angel Corps! All of you here, from this moment on¡­ ¡­ execute Order 13! I repeat, execute Order 13! This is not a drill! This is an actualbat situation! Execute Order 13! Angel Wu had jumped into his mech and used a loudspeaker to broadcast hismand. ¡°Order 13¡­ ¡­ humph, what an unlucky number.¡± Bluesea muttered to himself with a pale expression. The Angel Corps personnel within the central square swiftly moved into action. True to their reputation as guardian protectors of Zero City, the speed at which they took action was extremely fast. The tanks belonging to the Angel Corps that were on standby in the north street had moved into the central square, ignoring all others. The stairs, green spaces and ornaments standing between them and their objective were all trampled. Over 20 tanks formed a crescent shaped defensive formation and their turrets were aimed at the teleportation matrix in the middle of the central square. Buzzing sounds could also be heard from a distance. In less than five minutes, arge number ofbat aircrafts quickly made their way to the central square. The aircrafts hovered over the square, enveloping the sky above. Over tens of Sentinel mechs moved to upy key positions around the central square. That was especially true of high grounds and the surrounding high-rise buildings, all of them were upied by long-ranged units. Tens of Angel Corps personnel swiftly rushed into the central square. There, they retrieved oval shaped metal objects out from their storage equipment and carefully set them up on various positions in the central square. 15 minutes had passed. ¡°Bluesea.¡± Angel Wu pulled Bluesea to the side and looked at the members who were busy at work. He lowered his voice as he quickly said, ¡°This is our first line. However, the terrain here is too open. Our n for this phase is to use our firepower to engage in an offensive against the invaders so that they would suffer from some losses. ¡°But as I had said, this ce is too open and is unsuitable for snipers. ¡°For the second phase, we will use the best defensive terrain within Zero City to set up the second line of defence.¡± ¡°The best defensive terrain?¡± Angel Wu raised his head to look to the south¡­ That was the critical spot in Zero City, the ce where the oval shaped Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building stood. ¡°The Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building is near circr in shape¡­ ¡­ a circr shape is the most suitable shape for defensive formations. Additionally, to the best of our knowledge, the material used to construct it is the best. It is the most durable. Moreover, the terrain there is also most suitable for defence. From a defensive point of view, it has sufficient dimensions to allow multi-angle crossfire. My men have already begun setting up the second defensive line in the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building.¡± ¡°So, the first line of defence would not be able to hold on for long, right?¡± ¡°That is a certainty.¡± Angel Wu gave Bluesea a nce. ¡°However, I need time. I need to gain some precious time. Thus¡­¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Bluesea wrestled with his emotions for a moment. ¡°I will have my men work with yours.¡± It did not take long for tens of heavily armed Awakened ones to descend from the aircrafts belonging to de Mountain me Sea Guild. All of them were wearing [A] ss protective suits. ¡°This is my most elitebat team. de Mountain me Sea Guild only have two such teams. I will now hand over the authority over them to you.¡± Bluesea turned around to look at a middle-aged man who was leading Team Thunderstrike. ¡°Yang Yi, from now on, you will be following Angel Wu¡¯smands!¡± Yang Yi was a man with an angr face. He straightened his body and said, ¡°Angel Wu, all 16 members of Team Thunderstrike reporting for duty! Our field of expertise is in de attacks! Every one of us here is of the technological division. We have electromaic-tier and energy-tier weapons. We are proficient in the art of direct assault and ambushing. At the same time, we have four [A] ss Combat Fortresses! Using our full power, we can hold off [A] ss attacks or below for 10 minutes.¡± ¡°Very good.¡± Angel Wu sighed and pointed at the south street. ¡°You will now be on standby there. I need you to quickly configure your weapons and be ready forbat at any moment.¡± ¡°Ourbat mission?¡± ¡°In a moment, the enemy will invade. You are the first reserve team. Should the first line of defence falls short in manpower, you are to fill in the gaps with all your might. I want you to use everything in your disposal to get rid of the enemies in the central square. Attack indiscriminately!¡± ¡°Indiscriminately?¡± Yang Yi frowned when he heard that. ¡°Yes. Once the defensive line is broken, there will still bebat personnel from my side in the central square. However, there would be no other choice. We must utilize the most powerful attacks we have to damage our enemies and dy their advance. ¡°Additionally¡­ ¡­ once we lose the central square, the area between this spot until the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building will be the second battlefield. I want you to dy the enemy advance at all cost. Dy them to buy time for my men at the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building to deploy their defences¡­ ¡­ now, start preparing. Remember, all of the south street is yours!¡± Yang Yi raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Bluesea. ¡°Guild Leader, I need two more teams.¡± ¡°Put Team Six and Team Nine under yourmand.¡± Bluesea did not hesitate. ¡°I believe you understand Angel Wu¡¯smands. Once we lose the central square, your men must use everything they have to dy the enemy¡¯s advance through the south street. Anyone who attempts to move toward the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building is your target.¡± ¡°I will do my best.¡± Yang Yi clenched his teeth. Next, he turned away and left, a look of absolute determination on his face. The men behind him all turned around and left with their heads held high. Angel Wu looked at their backs as they left and said, ¡°Bluesea, I am beginning to regret.¡± ¡°Regret what?¡± ¡°When those bastards were trying to squeeze you out, I should have disregarded those bloody rules and stepped forward to help you. Looking at it now, de Mountain me Sea Guild is more reliable than the other resident guilds.¡± ¡­ The central square and the surrounding streets have fallen into chaos. The outsiders gathering in the north street had been driven away. It did not take long for the news to spread out. The news of Zero City suffering from an invasion spread like a gue. Chaos broke out. Some went into a frenzy and attempted to rush through the cordon. However, Angel Wu did not hesitate to suppress them. Several experts from Angel Corps stepped out and took action, killing several of the outsiders who attempted to cross the cordon. After that, a team of Sentinel mechs drove the crowd of outsiders back into the north street. Some of those outsiders simply left the street. They fled into the opposite buildings in an attempt to find some other ways to flee. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ are we just going to ignore those people?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows as he looked at the chaos unfolding in the north street. ¡°Those people are all Awakened ones. If we can organize them to fight¡­¡± ¡°There is no time.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°There is not much time left. There is presently only slightly more than 20 minutes left. They are a motley crowd. There is simply not enough time to organize them for battle. Even if we do manage to organize them, is there any guarantee that these people would not break down in the middle of the battle? What if they fight in a chaotic manner? We need highly organizedbat personnel for this! Even if there are some people with considerable strength among this crowd, if they cannot obey orders, they would be of no use. Besides¡­¡± After saying that, Bluesea¡¯s voice came to a sudden halt. Chen Xiaolian instantly realized Bluesea¡¯s intent. These people¡­ ¡­ since they cannot be organized, then let fate decide their end. Additionally, once the enemy invasion was underway, these people could also be useful cannon fodder. If the outsider Awakened ones were to run around, they might end up attracting the invaders to various corners. The invaders must still expend some effort if they wanted to kill these outsider Awakened ones. This could help buy more precious time for those who were setting up the final defensive line in Zero City. Although this move was very cruel and cold-blooded¡­ Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°All right, then. For now, this is the best we can do for the defences of the central square. I must now hurry back to the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building¡­ ¡­ no matter how much of a bastard those fools may be, they would probably not continue being idiots at a time like this. However, they are probably still arguing in the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. I must quickly make my way there to get them to organize their guild members and prepare forbat.¡± After saying that, Bluesea looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Youe with me. That ce would likely be safer.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea and suddenly said, ¡°You go ahead first¡­ ¡­ I will go look for you in a while.¡± Guan Shan, who was standing beside him, was unable to stop himself from eximing, ¡°Xiaolian? Have you gone mad? Where do you want to go at a time like this?¡± ¡°I will be heading to the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building soon. Don¡¯t we still have 20 minutes?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. There was a determined look on his face. ¡°I will run back to the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building before the battle begins.¡± Bluesea cast a profound gaze at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Fine, you have your own secrets¡­ ¡­ I won¡¯t be asking you about it now¡­ ¡­ however, if you can do anything, Chen Xiaolian, you had best hurry. We don¡¯t have much time. Guan Shan, you will follow Chen Xiaolian. You will be responsible for helping with any request he may have.¡± After saying that, Bluesea jumped into the air and into one of the aircrafts hovering above. Next, the aircraft flew like the wind as it made its way toward the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. Guan Shan turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. This young man¡¯s face was extremely pale and he took a deep breath. ¡°Xiaolian, you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head back to look at the central square. Battle equipment that were bothrge and small now filled the entirety of the entrance to the south street. There was the crescent shaped defensive line, the high-rise upied by snipers and artillery and thebat aircrafts hovering in the sky. The crowd in the north street had dispersed. However, some stubborn Awakened ones chose not to leave. Instead, they moved to the beach of the Sea of Love that was located right beside the central square. There, they sat down and made preparations for battle. Various forms of magic equipment, des, shields, armours, technological type equipment, firearms, energy-tier weapons etc. could be seen. Some even brought out Combat Fortresses. Clearly, these Awakened ones had also realized it. There was no meaning in trying to escape¡­ ¡­ where could there escape to? Might as well just prepare for battle here. The Angel Corps were not sitting on theirurels either. Seeing what the outsider Awakened ones were doing, some peripheralbat personnel from the Angel Corps went forward to liaise with them one by one and temporarily organized them into a rough second line of defence. Time remaining: 19 minutes 37 seconds. ¡°Where are we going now?¡± Guan Shan looked at Chen Xiaolian. However, Chen Xiaolian did not give an answer. Guan Shan looked at the defensive formation in the central square and was unable to stop himself from mumbling, ¡°I have never seen such a spectacle before¡­ ¡­ all of the Angel Corps have been mobilized. So much firepower! Xiaolian, do you think we can sessfully defend Zero City?¡± With some difficulty, Chen Xiaolian forced himself to face Guan Shan. Although he was unwilling to break the bad news to this young man who harboured a spark of hope in his eyes, Chen Xiaolian decided not to lie. ¡°I think¡­ ¡­ not.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Then, he turned around and quickly walked toward the north street. Guan Shan chased after Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Why? Do you think so little of us?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reply. He looked at the orderly and futuristic looking buildings on either sides of the street. This was Zero City and everything appeared as spectacr as it had back when he had first arrived. A powerful city with its powerful residents who possessed a high degree of organizational capability andbat power¡­ ¡­ Yet, all of this¡­ A scene suddenly shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. In the punishment instance dungeon that he had experienced¡­ ¡­ The little town. The little town that belonged to Conquerors Guild. It had been reduced into a ruined battlefield. Damagedbat equipment, weaponry, mechs, tanks, aircrafts, magic equipment, all of those littered the ce. Everything was in ruins. Likewise, that ce was their ¡®home¡¯. Likewise, their guild possessed a high degree of organizational capability andbat power. But in the end¡­ ¡­ they were still destroyed. The one he found seated in the safe room in the end, the pile of bones that was once someone named Kaiser was none other than the Guild Leader of the Conquerors Guild. Perhaps, is this another cycle? Chen Xiaolian forcefully shook his head. He turned to look at Guan Shan, who was running beside him. Guan Shan said, ¡°Why do you think so little of us? Zero City has so many experts. It has seven great resident guilds, it has the Angel Corps! In terms ofbat power, even if all the Awakened ones in the worlde together, they would be no match for Zero City¡¯s might.¡± ¡°Trust me, I know of a simr situation. A ce that was simr to this but waspletely destroyed,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°Now is not the time to hold on to it. Rather, we should be looking for the opportunity. Use this final moments to find a way to leave Zero City! There is no hope in trying to defend this ce.¡± ¡°If so, where are you going now?¡± ¡°Find a certain someone,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian coolly. ¡°I saw too many idiots in the control room within the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. Thus, I believe that it would be hopeless in put our faith in them defending Zero City. Thankfully though, I did see a smart fellow there. A fellow with brains on him. Rather than put my hopes on those idiotic Patriarchs from the resident guilds, I would rather go find that smart fellow.¡± ¡°You mean¡­ ¡­ that¡­¡± ¡°Gibbs,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered coolly. ¡°He is a tech guy from the Angel Corps. Furthermore, it would appear that his rank is not that low. He should be a high-ranking staff member who specializes in monitoring Zero City¡¯s ¡®outer passageway system¡¯. If there is someone within this city who understands the most about the entrance and exits for the outer passageways, this Gibbs would certainly be number one!¡± They reached a fork in the street. After a pause, Chen Xiaolian quickly made a turn. ¡°When he left the room, it was already toote. It was impossible for him to have left using the main gate. Thus, he must certainly still be in Zero City! Find him! In order to deal with a specific matter, we must get the assistance of the professional in that specific field!¡± ¡°Gibbs?¡± Guan Shan was stunned. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ how do we find him?¡± ¡°When he was leaving the control room, I threw a little ¡®toy¡¯ on his person.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a light smile. After saying that, he suddenly stopped moving. In one breaths¡¯ time, the two of them had covered a distance of over 500 metres. Despite the distance, it was nothing for these two men who had enhanced their bodies. Before them was a low-density building. It had the appearance of a yacht. ¡°What is this ce?¡± ¡°This ce is¡­ ¡­ eh? This is one of the properties belonging to Rodriar Guild. Many members from Rodriar Guild have their own rooms here.¡± After listening to Guan Shan¡¯s exnation, Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°After getting removed from his job, a high-ranking technical staff member from the Angel Corps came to Rodriar Guild¡¯s residential building? This is interesting.¡± After saying that, he raised his hand and looked at his Storage Watch. ¡°Up front, mm¡­ ¡­ probably on the fourth floor¡­ ¡­ eh? The fellow ising out? He ising!¡± Chapter 517 Let Us Cooperate

Chapter 517 Let Us Cooperate

GOR Chapter 517 Let Us Cooperate When Gibbs ran out from the yacht like building, Chen Xiaolian was nearly incapable of recognizing him. Back in the control room, Gibbs was wearing an Angel Corps uniform ¨C it was something simr to the military uniform seen in sci-fi movies. Presently however, Gibbs was inbat gear. It was aposite armoured exoskeleton suit ¨C the configuration done on the suit was very thorough. Exoskeleton armour had been ced over the key joints of the exoskeleton suit. Additionally, energy materials and breasttes were ced on both the chest and the back. Weapons were installed onto the waist and legs part of the suit. Moreover, he also wore an [A] ss protective suit over the armoured exoskeleton suit. Appearance wise, it looked somewhat simr to the elerator suits in the G.I. Joe movie. However, it was better configured, more refined, morepact and less bulky. At the very least, when Gibbs emerged from the building, his movements were no different to that of an ordinary human ¨C instead, it was more dextrous. There behind Gibbs was¡­ ¡­ a woman. The instant he saw the woman, a look of astonishment appeared on Guan Shan¡¯s face. He blurted out. ¡°Tina!¡± Seeing the look of astonishment on Guan Shan¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian was quick to realize that there was something special about this woman¡¯s identity. This woman was very young, with brown hair and a very sweet face. Her skin had a faint sheen of chocte colour and her body was lean and slender. She wore a skintight full bodybat suit. Appearance wise, it appeared to be made of leather ¨C however, Chen Xiaolian knew that was not possible. In fact, he was willing to bet that it was a form of protective suit. Appearance wise, she looked somewhat simr to the famous Latin beauty, Jessica Alba. Highly amorous with an angel like smile. In fact, this woman¡¯s facial features were more refined, more perfect. After emerging from the building, Gibbs saw Chen Xiaolian and Guan Shan, who were standing before the building. He immediately halted his steps and gazed at the two of them warily. He subconsciously made a move. This move by him caused Chen Xiaolian to raise his brows. Gibbs took a step forward to ce his body before the woman. Those set of movements were done in a very fluid and natural manner. ¡°Mr Gibbs,¡± said Chen Xiaolian solemnly. ¡°You are¡­ ¡­¡± Clearly, Gibbs was unable to recognize Chen Xiaolian. However, when he saw Guan Shan, an odd look overcame his face. ¡°Guan Shan? Why are you here? Did de Mountain me Sea Guild send you?¡± Guan Shan did not say anything. Instead, he turned to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian exhaled before speaking up again, ¡°Mr Gibbs, the one looking for you is me.¡± ¡°Who are you?¡± Gibbs cast a frowning look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I remember you. Back in the control room, you were standing beside Bluesea. Are you also a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild? Humph¡­ ¡­ I am a member of the Angel Corps. But I am already suspended from duty. Why would someone from de Mountain me Sea Guilde looking for me?¡± ¡°I am not a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild,¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to reply. ¡°Let¡¯s make this short. We are now in an emergency and there is insufficient time for a good chat. To be precise, I need your help. Rather, I think we should help each other and think of a way to escape this ce.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Gibbs cast an indifferent look at Chen Xiaolian as his hand moved to touch something ced on his waist area. It appeared to be a metal cylinder of sorts. However, Chen Xiaolian was willing to bet that it was some form of energy-tier weapon. ¡°I do not understand what you mean.¡± ¡°No, you understand, of course you understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked Gibbs in the eye and continued, ¡°After leaving the control room, you could have made your way to the main gate and leave. However, you did not do so! Obviously, you realized that the main gate had already be a dangerous ce. Moreover¡­ ¡­ it would appear that you have no intentions of leaving by yourself. Instead, you came here. Let me guess, that beautiful woman behind you is your girlfriend? Or someone very close to you? That is why the first thing you did after leaving the control room was toe here. You want to bring her along as you escape, right?¡± Gibbs narrowed his eyes and remained silent. However, his eyes were darting around, attempting to find a way to escape. ¡°I am his wife.¡± The beautiful woman behind Gibbs suddenly spoke up. Her voice was very soft and her tone was one of extreme calmness. ¡°We did not have a wedding, but this is Zero City. There is no such thing as weddings in Zero City.¡± Guan Shan¡¯s mouth fell so wide that it would be possible to stuff an egg through it. ¡°Wife? By the Heavens! Gibbs! You sure are something! Rodriar¡¯s beauty! You sessfully captured the heart of the beautiful nymph adored by so many in Zero City. You two sure can hide this.¡± ¡°Humph! Guan Shan, now is not the time for nonsense. What are you two up to?¡± Wariness filled Gibbs¡¯ eyes. ¡°Are you not interested in knowing what is going on with the main gate?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I don¡¯t need to even ask.¡± Gibbs shook his head. ¡°Let me guess, Order 13, right? Humph¡­ ¡­ I have read through the n before. I was involved in the simtion of the n many times. I was also part of those who improved upon the n.¡± After saying that, he turned to face Chen Xiaolian before turning to Guan Shan. ¡°Let me guess, the main gate is now besieged, right? If there were nothing wrong with the main gate, you would not be looking for me. You, Guan Shan, you should be beside Bluesea. The fact that you are here means that the main gate cannot be used. There are enemies outside, right? If so, the next step is to implement Order 13. First, use therge-scale Electromaic Jammers to shut down the main gate, right? How much time do we have left?¡± ¡°17 minutes and 30 seconds¡­ ¡­ oh, it is now down to 29 seconds.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at his watch. ¡°Then stop wasting my time. Stop blocking my way.¡± Gibbs turned and took a step to the left. However, Chen Xiaolian quickly stepped before him. ¡°What are you doing?¡± There was a concerned look on Gibbs¡¯ face. ¡°Your look is enough to prove me right. Gibbs, you have a way to leave Zero City, right?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian in a hushed tone. ¡°I don¡¯t.¡± Gibbs shook his head and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What about you? Who are you and what are you nning?¡± ¡°My name is Chen Xiaolian, the Guild Leader of an outsider guild and a friend to Bluesea. By the way, I was the one in thepetition arena for Blood Verdictst month.¡± Hearing about thepetition arena, a startled look shed across Gibbs¡¯ face. A clear look of dread could now be seen on him as he faced Chen Xiaolian. Thebat power Chen Xiaolian disyed back in thepetition arena was sufficient to create an uproar throughout Zero City. The power he unleashed was of the [S] ss and he utilized that power to trample and easily kill off his [A] ss opponents. Facing such a character, Gibss¡¯s hand, which was holding onto his weapon, suddenly tightened. However, his hand finally loosened its grip on the weapon. Chen Xiaolian noted Gibbs¡¯ actions. ¡°All right, what exactly do you want?¡± asked Gibbs as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Against an expert like you, I will have to admit that I have no way of resisting.¡± ¡°Like I said, I want us to help each other and find a way to leave this ce.¡± ¡°Why me?¡± ¡°Because I saw everything that happened in the control room. Back then, you were one of the few smart fellows in the room. Additionally, you are truly knowledgeable about matters regarding Zero City¡¯s system. When ites to running away from here, I would rather ce my bets on a knowledgeable pro.¡± Gibbs did not reply. Chen Xiaolian sighed. Next, he disyed a more direct and convincing move. He suddenly raised his hand and waved gently with it. The streemps lining the entire street suddenly turned off. Next, Chen Xiaolian waved his hand again and the streemps turned on once more. Gibbs finally revealed a reaction on his face and he blurted, ¡°You, how did you do that? You¡­ ¡­ you hacked Zero City¡¯s lighting control system?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask me how I did it. Exining it would take too long. Right now, I believe I have the right to cooperate with you, no?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ fine!¡± Gibbs sighed. ¡°I do have some ideas, which may get us out of here. However¡­ ¡­ I cannot be certain. Additionally, we don¡¯t have much time. Let us talk while we move.¡± ¡­ The young woman named Tina summoned out a flying car before the four of them. Gibbs quickly got into the driver¡¯s seat, Tina got into the first passenger¡¯s seat and both Chen Xiaolian and Guan Shan got into the back seat. This car was a form of floating car that utilized a certain anti-gravity technology. It quickly made its way to the oval shaped Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. ¡°We are heading to the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian, who was seated behind. ¡°More urately, we are heading to the backup units building behind the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building.¡± Gibbs, who was driving, shook his head. The car sped through the streets. Then, Gibbs pulled the car higher up into the air and had it sped over the top of the buildings in the city. Chen Xiaolian could see the many outsider Awakened ones rushing around like headless flies within the streets of Zero City. However, the actions of some others shocked Chen Xiaolian. They took this opportunity to smash their way into some unguarded buildings that belonged to certain guilds and began robbing the ce. Manybat personnel continued gathering in the distant central square while aircrafts and tanks gathered around the oval shaped Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. One by one, war fortifications were erected. Powerful turrets, beam and energy-tier ranged-weapons and various other magic array type of equipment were brought out. The air around the area was filled with a wondrous glow that was visible to the naked eye. ¡°Those are fluctuations from magic power. They are setting up arge-scale magic enchantment.¡± Tina, who was in the first passenger seat, suddenly spoke up, ¡°It seems my guild has finally joined in. That magic array has the unique imprint belonging to my guild. I can recognize it.¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored Tina¡¯s words. Instead, he asked Gibbs, ¡°So, you never had the intention of going out through the main gate, right? After leaving the control room, you did not even go to the main gate in the central square. Instead, you went to your wife¡¯s residence to find her and take her away.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t believe those fellows can pull it off.¡± Gibbs voice suddenly took on a furious tone. Gibbs¡¯ appearance was originally like a civilian, somewhat wooden and schrly. At this moment, however, his expression twisted greatly as he shouted, ¡°Those fellows are idiots, so many of them are idiots! asionally there would be a few smart ones, like Sir Angel Wu and your Guild Leader Bluesea. However, there are too many shackles binding them down and they have no choice but to follow those idiots andmit acts of idiocy. ¡°Trust me on this. I know the Angel Corps¡¯ ns of defence very well. In my opinion, that n is an absolute mistake!¡± ¡°What evidence do you have for those words?¡± Hearing such an assessment on Bluesea, Guan Shan asked in dissatisfaction. ¡°Because Order 13 itself is a stupid n,¡± replied Gibbs with a sneer. ¡°Commit arge number of firepower in the central square as we try to damage the invaders. Next, use the south street as the second battlefield to dy the enemy progress. Finally, use the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building as ourst line of defence and wage a battle of life and death against the enemy¡­ ¡­ what a joke! A foolish n!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and cast a nce at Gibbs. ¡°If so, what do you think should be done?¡± ¡°It is very simple. We shouldmit our most elitebat personnel andbat powers to the central square! At the very least, an [S] ss is needed to help maintain the situation in the central square! ¡°Because that is the only way for the enemy to invade. The invaders have to force their way in through the main gate. Only then can they establish themselves by creating a bridgehead to solidify their position here. That is the only way they could ensure a steady flow of reinforcements through the main gate. ¡°If I was themander in charge of defence, I wouldmit at least one [S] ss expert in the central square. Use the power of [S] ss to forcibly suppress and smash down the vanguard forces of the invading army. Stop them from establishing a bridgehead and upying the central square and the main gate. Stop them from casually obtaining reinforcements from the main gate. ¡°We should use our strongestbat power right from the beginning to disrupt the enemy¡¯s n of setting up a bridgehead, that is the most important part. ¡°There is a load limit for the main gate. No matter how much the enemy side has, they cannot bring them all in at the same time. They have to send them in bit by bit. ¡°That is why there is a need for a powerful existence to stand guard before the main gate. Whenever a batch enters, kill them ¨C that is why an [S] ss is needed to defend the gate! ¡°Not like this! Appearance wise, it would seem as though we have a lot ofbat personnel defending. However, none of them are high-ranking experts! All of them are being held back in the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building for the final battle¡­ ¡­ this is stupidity! ¡°At present, the forces deployed in the central square may seem numerous. However, they are all cannon fodder. They simply do not intend to win the fight in the central square. They just want to buy time for the defences of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building ¨C but those actions are pointless! ¡°Because once the central square is lost, the main gate would belong to the enemy. When that happens, it won¡¯t matter how durable or impregnable our defences in the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building are. In face of the unlimited enemy forces from the outside, it is only a matter of time before it falls!¡± ¡°So, if we are to act ording to your n, can we win? Stop Zero City from falling?¡± Guan Shan asked with an unconvinced tone. ¡°¡­ ¡­ no.¡± After a few moments of silence, Gibbs answered. ¡°Even if we were to follow my n, in the end, the results would be the same. However, ording to my deductions and calctions, following my n, we might be able to postpone the inevitable for several hours. Even so, the fall of Zero City would remain inevitable.¡± ¡°If an [S] ss expert were to fight with his life on the line, he or she could indeed devastate the invading forces and forcibly hold the ce for some time,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he nodded. ¡°Stop the enemy from establishing a bridgehead and stop them from casually getting reinforcements. I agree with your n. But why was it rejected?¡± ¡°Because this is Zero City. The ones in control of Zero City are the Patriarchs,¡± said Gibbs in a ridiculing tone. ¡°Despite being [S] ss, their power is not limitless. This is highly intense battle. Should we sessfully hold the gate for minutes or even hours, the enemy side would figure out that something is not right. Thus, they might send in their own [S] ss to seize control of the main gate. ¡°Thus, the [S] ss expert assigned to the central square will most certainly die. That person would either die from exhaustion or killed when the enemy side sends in their own [S] ss. In their fatigued state, the enemy [S] ss expert would be able to kill them. ¡°None of the Patriarchs would ept this n¡­ ¡­ because they are the [S] ss experts. Not only that, they are [S] ss experts from different guilds. None of them would be so noble as to sacrifice himself or herself up first and leave the rest to the other guilds.¡± ¡°In other words, your n is not that useful. At any rate, the end result would remain the same and Zero City would still fall, no?¡± Guan Shan was still unconvinced. ¡°Following my n, we would be able to buy a few more hours of time. In those few hours, there could be some miracles. Maybe¡­ ¡­ during those few hours, we might be able to find the way to close the main gate. Or perhaps we might be able to re-activate Zero City¡¯s security protocols. ¡°Fighting for time, even if it means a few hours more, one hour, tens of minutes, several minutes, that would mean more hope. Even if just a little bit more, it would still be better than nothing.¡± Gibbs sneered. ¡°We still have 14 minutes and 48 seconds,¡± said Chen Xiaolian after checking his Storage Watch. ¡°Tell us about your n.¡± ¡°We are almost there.¡± As he said that, Gibbs brought the flying car into a swerving motion. It circled around the oval shaped Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building, a distance of 500 metres between it and the building. There was already a line of defence in the sky, consisting of Sentinel mechs equipped with flying equipment. The flying car flew by and headed toward the area behind the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize the ce. This ce behind the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building¡­ ¡­ looked like¡­. ¡°This is thepetition arena?¡± Chen Xiaolian was slightly shocked. ¡°What are we doing here?¡± ¡°Thepetition arena and the ce where we keep the backup units.¡± Gibbs brought the flying car to a halt 200 metres away from thepetition arena. There was a square shaped building before them. Appearance wise, it seemed to be made of all metal and looked like a Rubik¡¯s cube. The building was around 200 metres to the right side of thepetition arena. Chen Xiaolian sensed something dangerous about the metallic glowing off the surface of the building. ¡°Wee to the Rubik¡¯s Cube.¡± Gibbs jumped down the car and walked toward a circr door. Light shed out to scan Gibbs body and it quickly turned green in colour. Gibbs turned around and said, ¡°Stand there and do not move. Don¡¯t touch anything as well. The defences of the Rubik¡¯s Cube are very strong. So, if you do not want to be atomized by the energy-tier weapons here¡­¡± Gibbs quickly rushed in through the circr door. A few secondster, his head poked out from the door. ¡°All right,e in! I have temporarily disabled the defence system. However, it will onlyst for 15 seconds. Hurry!¡± The three of them rushed in through the door and saw spiral-shaped staircases before them. Those staircases were everywhere. No matter which direction they turned, there would be tens of such staircases facing them. ¡°The Rubik¡¯s Cube building¡­ ¡­ so this is how its interior looks like.¡± Guan Shan was unable to stop himself from eximing. ¡°How did you disable this ce¡¯s defence system?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Gibbs. Gibbs quickly inputted something into a control panel on the wall. He replied casually, ¡°Because I was originally one of the fellows¡¯ in-charge of this ce. Additionally¡­ ¡­ I was one of those who helped design the outer defence system for this Rubik¡¯s Cube building¡­ done! These fellows sure arezy. I have been transferred away for such a long time now, but they did not even execute a thorough scan. They did not find the secondary secret defence pass that I left behind.¡± ¡°English, man. I don¡¯t get your technical jargons!¡± Chen Xiaolian muttered in dissatisfaction. ¡°It is very simple. Before getting transferred, I left a little backdoor in this system. That is how I can ess this ce¡¯s defence system and bring you all inside. It is that simple.¡± ¡°That¡­ ¡­ that is a vition of the security protocols! That is a serious vition!¡± said Guan Shan with a frown. ¡°So? Do you want to report me now?¡± Gibbs rolled his eyes. ¡°Enough, dearie. I said before, don¡¯t be mean. We are now cooperating with each other.¡± Tina walked forward, tugged Gibbs¡¯ hand and whispered gently to him. ¡°Fine, you are always right.¡± Gibbs looked at Tina with eyes as gentle as water. Next, this tech geek snapped his fingers. Pa! A spiral-shaped staircase quietly descended from above and onto the floor. Gibbs pulled Tina up the spiral-shaped staircase. He also turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Hurry up. Whether we can make it out or not would depend on whether my guess is right or wrong.¡± After the four of them had ascended the staircase, it quickly spun and disappeared into the heart of the building. Chapter 518 Geeks Will Save The World

Chapter 518 Geeks Will Save The World

GOR Chapter 518 Geeks Will Save The World The spiral-shaped staircase moved down for a moment beforeing to a steady halt. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, when the staircase was descending, they who were standing on it did not feel any sensations of shaking or vertigo. He was unable to refrain himself from casting a nce at Gibbs. Without waiting for Chen Xiaolian to ask, Gibbs took the initiative to answer, ¡°Zero City¡¯s technology, don¡¯t ask me how. I have no way of exining it all to you in a few sentences. In short, Zero City¡¯s technology is far beyond what we could grasp. Using a certain type of technology, it eliminated the centrifugal force that arose from this rotation. At the same time, it also suppressed the gravitational effects on us, thus¡­ ¡­ mm, you get it.¡± After they got off the staircase, it automatically moved back up and the opening in the ceiling slowly closed up. They were inside a circr, open room. In the centre position was a control tform. ¡°This ce is over 30 metres underground.¡± Gibbs walked to the control desk and tapped on them as he said, ¡°Simply put, Rubik¡¯s Cube serve as the ce to keep the backup units. All of the mechanical rted items in Zero City ¨C naturally, I am referring to those that we have control over and not Zero City¡¯s programs. Things like the ecological cycle system¡¯s unit, power source units, electronic surveince units, the lighting units and etc. have their backup units set aside here. All those machinery are stored beneath where we are standing right now¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t bother looking down. It is far beneath us. The closest one would be the lighting units. That one is 20 metres beneath us.¡± Gibbs¡¯ was quick in his operation of the control desk. While he was fiddling with the controls, he said, ¡°Truth be told, rather than a ce for backup units, it would be more fitting to call this a research centre. We here are always attempting to break through the technological limitations we face. We would attempt to further our understanding of Zero City, understand the functions of its programs, unravel them and attempt to replicate them. If we fail in our attempts to replicate it, we would use the rtively lesser technology we have toe up with a counterfeit, one that possess as much function as the real deal. Of course, we have never been sessful.¡± After saying that, Gibbs¡¯ voice took on a very subdued tone as he shook his head and smiled wryly. ¡°I worked in this Rubik¡¯s Cube building for a good 11 years. But the longer I worked here, the more depressed I became. Those who work here for a long time would end up in a terrible state.¡± ¡°Why is that?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Because¡­ ¡­ as an engineer, a scientific researcher, in face of Zero City¡¯s majesty and technological superiority, we would find our self-esteem shattered.¡± The smile on Gibbs¡¯ face remained bitter as he continued, ¡°Can you imagine how it is like, for me and my colleagues to research here for 11 years, only toe up with zero results?¡± ¡°But, you mentioned that you would replicate¡­¡± ¡°That was just us passively epting Zero City¡¯s technology, understand?¡± Gibbs suddenly grew agitated. ¡°Passively epting! Not a result of research and development! Not a single one of those technological achievements was something that we came up with! ¡°How should I describe it? I feel like our work is just to wait¡­ ¡­ waiting for Zero City to release a new set of technology for us. ¡°However, before it releases that set of technology for us, no matter how hard we try to research, we would be unable to grasp it. In fact, we would not even be able to understand it. ¡°And here is the strangest part. Every time we reach a certain point, Zero City would, at certain points in time, release the knowledge over a certain technology that we have been unable to figure out. ¡°All our hard work was useless. In the end, we may as well just wait obediently for Zero City to release the information for a new technological advancement for us. ¡°11 years. During those years, I had failed toe up with a single aplishment! All of them were passive ones. All of them were us waiting for Zero City to release it and then, follow the given instructions. ¡°Sometimes, I feel like I am just in a game where I have to wait passively. Wait for a new technology to be unlocked before I can research a new technology in our tech tree. Until that timees, no matter how hard we try, we would be unable to increase our tech tree ¨C every progress made is in the palm of Zero City¡¯s system. In fact, I suspect that everything is part of its n. When to give us a certain technology, all of them are but part of its n.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows. Everything is part of its n. For some unknown reason, hearing those words greatly moved a certain part of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. ¡°Enough, there is no time for you to nag. Hurry up with your n.¡± Guan Shan looked at the time anxiously. ¡°Only if it works. If it doesn¡¯t work, it would be pointless to be anxious.¡± Gibbs sighed. ¡°I only have one n. Additionally, there is no guarantee that it would work.¡± After saying that, he finally finished his work on the control desk. Finally, he mmed his palm heavily down upon a button. Pa! A 3D holographic projection suddenly shed into existence in the middle of the circr room. It had the appearance of a na?ve looking little boy. It had roundish face, light-brown hair and was only a few years old. After this holographic projection appeared, it revealed a look of joy as it looked at Gibbs. ¡°Mr Gibbs, you''re back!¡± The sweet, childlike voice fitted its appearance of a child. Guan Shan was unable to stop a frown from appearing on his face. ¡°A virtual holographic projection? AI? What is so special about this? Our hive headquarters have one of our own. This AI is your final hope?¡± ¡°With your level of IQ, it is hard for me to exin it to you.¡± Gibbs snorted and walked over. He crouched down before the virtual projection of the boy child. It seemed as though he was not looking at a virtually projected AI, but a real human child. Gibbs spoke in a pleasant tone, ¡°Yes, I am back. How have you been, Adam?¡± Adam? Hearing that name, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind thought of something. The virtual projection known as Adam suddenly shifted his gaze to look past Gibbs. It looked at Chen Xiaolian, Guan Shan and Tina. The child¡¯s lively eyes flickered and used the curious voice unique to children to ask Gibbs, ¡°Gibbs¡­ ¡­ behind you, that beautiful woman, is that your wife?¡± ¡°Yes, she is my wife. I promised you that I would bring my wife to see you if I get married, didn¡¯t I? This is a promise we made.¡± Gibbs patiently conversed with Adam. After saying that, Gibbs turned around to look at Tina, who quickly stepped forward. She too, crouched down before Adam and whispered, ¡°Hello, Adam. My name is Tina. Gibbs had mentioned about you to me before, you are a very smart and adorable child.¡± ¡°You are very adorable too.¡± Adam smiled. Guan Shan looked at the time anxiously. Gibbs then took a deep breath and positioned himself so his eyes were on the same level as Adam. Next, he slowly said, ¡°Adam, about that thing we talked aboutst time before I left, did you continue doing it?¡± Adam blinked its eyes ¨C it had to be said, this virtual projection looked very real. Vivid and lifelike. Next, it smiled and spoke with a childlike tone, ¡°Gibbs, after you left they called off your task¡­ ¡­ however, you are my favourite person. It is only natural that I would help you. I have been secretly working on the calctions for the matter that you asked of me. Although I had to hide away a considerable portion of theputing power, I was careful and they never found out about it!¡± ¡°¡­ good, as expected, Adam is the smartest child,¡± replied Gibbs with a smile. ¡°Gibbs!¡± Guan Shan was finally unable to take it anymore. He said in a grim voice, ¡°Just what are you doing? Chatting it up with an AI? At a time like this?¡± ¡°Don¡¯tpare Adam to those AI that you¡¯ve seen before.¡± Gibbs turned his head to re to Guan Shan. ¡°I know about the AI in your de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s hive headquarters. In fact, I know more about it than you! I had participated in thepiling of the AI of that generation! Humph¡­ ¡­ but Adam is different! Adam is not an AI created throughputer simtion. Adam is a real virtual life form!¡± Seeing that Guan Shan had wanted to respond with something, Chen Xiaolian stepped forward and pressed his hand on Guan Shan¡¯s shoulder. He shook his head and then turned to Gibbs and said, ¡°All right, Gibbs. Now is not the time to quarrel among ourselves. Guan Shan is just being anxious. We are indeed short on time.¡± ¡°¡­ I understand.¡± Gibbs stood up and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Adam is not an AI. You can¡¯t just give him instructions and think that he will help you with it¡­ ¡­ he is a life form with self-awareness. Thus, he possesses emotions. Do you understand? He is like a real child that can feel. In order to get him to do something, you must connect with him and coax him so as to develop a closer rtionship with him.¡± After saying that, Gibbs turned to Adam and said, ¡°All right, Adam. Now, can you please give me the results of the calctions I asked your help for?¡± Adam thought about it with a frown on his face. There seemed to be a look of disappointment on the child¡¯s face. ¡°Gibbs, can¡¯t you tell me a story first? Or sing a song?¡± Gibbs took a deep breath. ¡°I am sorry, Adam. We are really short on time right now. This matter is very important to me. Things like telling stories or something else, next time, all right? I am begging you.¡± ¡°¡­ fine.¡± Although it was difficult to conceal the look of disappointment on his face, Adam finally nodded his head. ¡°Since it is a request from Gibbs, I will definitely not say no ¨C you are not some stranger, you are my favourite Gibbs.¡± After saying that, the little child suddenly moved to sit down cross-legged on the floor. Then, he began counting with his fingers like a little child. Instantly, even more holographic projections appeared. One by one, they appeared. However, those were of various forms and calctions that were rapidlyputing. Chen Xiaolian noted that the room had seemingly transformed into a digital world. Every corner of the room was filled with the projected numbers. As the numbers kept changing, Chen Xiaolian suddenly came to the realization that the numbers within the room were arranged in a rather familiar way¡­ By putting some distance between himself and the flowing numbers¡­ ¡­ from a bird¡¯s eye view¡­ Zero City¡¯s map! No, not a map. Rather, it was a 3D projection of the city. The flow of numbers was forming a 3D projection of Zero City. ¡°He¡­ ¡­ what is he calcting?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Gibbs. ¡°Calcting the locations of the exit points. No, it would be more urate to say that he is calcting the location of the exit points, assuming that there are exit points,¡± replied Gibbs with a sigh. Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat confused. ¡°Adam, how long do you need?¡± ¡°About the time it takes for half a song. Because ¡®it¡¯ is ever changing, trying to catch it is very hard.¡± There was an irritated look on Adam¡¯s face as he continued calcting something with his fingers. ¡°Good.¡± Gibbs nodded and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and the others. ¡°Good, now I can exin my n to you.¡± ¡°Just now you said, assuming there are exit points¡­ ¡­ what does that mean?¡± ¡°The idea here is, even though Zero City¡¯s ¡®outer passageway system¡¯ has been closed or deleted, other than the main gate, there should still be other exit points ¨C at least, theoretically speaking.¡± ¡°More details please,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°Fine.¡± Gibbs scratched his head as he seemingly reverted to a tech geek. After a few seconds, Gibbs said, ¡°Firstly, you need to understand what Zero City¡¯s ¡®outer passageway¡¯ is. ¡°You might think that it is thebination of many roads leading to the outside world. Or thebination of many doors connected to the outside world. Or thebination of many teleportation matrixes. ¡°Those lines of thought could be said to be correct. But it is also wrong. ¡°If we are to make a figurative analogy, Zero City¡¯s ¡®outer passageway¡¯ is like the broadband. ¡°Compare it with the broadband used in human homes in the outside world. ¡°Let us assume that Zero City¡¯s outer passageway is a broadband bandwidth of 100 Mbps. ¡°That means it has a total capacity of 100 Mbps. ¡°From that, let¡¯s say the initial setting of the central square¡¯s teleportation matrix, the main gate ¨C let us say it takes up 90 Mbps. ¡°However, there are still some allowances left. Those allowances are there for the sake of unexpected situations or emergencies. ¡°So, where would the remaining 10 Mbps of bandwidth generally be? ¡°The answer is very simple. The wicket gates and various other temporary passageways like the special passageways, reserve passageways, clearance passageways etc. created by our Angel Corps and the other resident guilds are essentially of the ¡®temporary type¡¯. They could give those passageways any names they want. However, the genuine main gate is the one in the central square. ¡°As for the temporary type passageways, they were created using the unused 10 Mbps of bandwidth. ¡°At present however, Zero City¡¯s outer passageway system has disappeared. ¡°In short, the outer passageway system is like a management program for the broadband. Now, the management program has disappeared, however¡­ ¡­ the broadband package did not disappear! ¡°The evidence? The 90 Mbps of bandwidth used by the main gate is still there! Thus, we can deduce that the remaining 10 Mbps should also still exist! ¡°Otherwise, if we are to assume that the broadband package hadpletely disappeared, the main gate should not be working as well! There is no reason for a 100 Mbps bandwidth to mysteriously be a 90 Mbps bandwidth. Theoretically speaking, that should not be. ¡°Thus¡­¡± Gibbs nced at Adam, who was still calcting. Then, he said, ¡°I had put forward this ¡®broadband¡¯ spection when I was working here in Rubik¡¯s Cube. There were some who agreed with my view on this. However, they all felt that, although my theory is reasonable, it was of no real value. They expressed dissatisfaction with me asking Adam to conduct research on this matter. As an AI life form, Adam already has a lot ofputational work on his te. This theory of mine would only waste a great deal of hisputing power. Thus¡­ ¡­ I could only ask Adam to secretly help me conduct research on this matter.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°If the 10 Mbps of bandwidth did not disappear¡­ ¡­ where did it go? Why did it vanish?¡± ¡°No, it did not vanish. It is just that we could not find it. This 10 Mbps of bandwidth has always been under the management of the outer passageway system. That is the way the rules work. Thus, we were able to make use of it. However, with the disappearance of the management program, there is nothing left to manage it¡­ ¡­ thus, without anything to keep it in line, it stopped being an obedient piece of instrument that we could use at any moment. Instead¡­ ¡­ it transformed into an active stream of data that flows about everywhere. We are unable to see it or feel it. However, it still exists!¡± ¡°And where does it exist?¡± ¡°Everywhere!¡± Gibbs replied. ¡°This ¡®broadband¡¯ is a stream of data that is constantly on the move. It could appear anywhere, stay there for a moment before disappearing and shifting its position elsewhere¡­ ¡­ the rate at which it moves alternates between quick and slow.¡± After saying that, Gibbs pointed at the 3D model formed from the countless flow of numbers and said, ¡°It has transformed its structure and now exists within Zero City. It could be in any corner of Zero City. Additionally, it is constantly on the move, never to stay at one spot for long. ¡°Maybe, at this very second, it is in thepetition arena. Maybe, in the next second, it would appear in the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. Maybe, in a hundredth of a second, it would appear somewhere 20 metres up in the air at a certain coordinate inside Zero City. ¡°Every time it appears, it might stay there for one hour, or a hundredth of a second. There is no way to know for sure. ¡°Have you yed the game ¡®Whack-a-Mole¡¯ before? ¡°You can consider the 10 Mbps of bandwidth as the mole that will pop out from the various holes. It would pop out from every hole, constantly on the move. What we want to do here is to locate it! Locate it and catch it!¡± ¡°And?¡± ¡°We need to go through a massive amount of calction to find where in Zero City is this 10 Mbps of bandwidth is hiding, track its movements, how long it stays, when it disappears¡­ ¡­ and predict where and when it would reappear. Then, find a location and time of appearance that we can use! ¡°This part is very important, but also very difficult. ¡°Finding where it would flow and where it would appear alone is a difficult matter. ¡°But now, we also have to find one with suitable timing and location! ¡°If it were to appear at a certain spot up in the sky ¨C then there would be no way for us to use it! ¡°If it were to appear at a suitable location, but would only stay there for one tenth of a second before disappearing ¨C that too would be of no use to us! ¡°Thus, what we want to calcte out, is the right ce and the right time, the time must be sufficient for us to utilize it¡­ ¡°The calction for this is very difficult. Only Adam could aplish something like this.¡± Hearing all those, Chen Xiaolian felt a little lost. Despite his best efforts, he could only more or less understand the gist of it. He could only make spections about the rest. However, when he looked at Gibbs¡¯ face, Chen Xiaolian was suddenly reminded of a certain phrase. Truly¡­ Geeks will save the world! Chapter 519 Trustworthy Shen

Chapter 519 Trustworthy Shen

GOR Chapter 519 Trustworthy Shen The 45 minutes wereing to an end. In the central square, the Sentinel mechs belonging to the Angel Corps had assumed battle formations. Their energy-tier beam rifles were all raised. ¡°Be ready!¡± A high-rankingbatant from the Angel Corps roared into hismunication device. ¡°All units at the ready! Be ready to open fire! Aim your weapons at the teleportation matrix! Be ready to open fire!¡± Everyone there was so anxious they were finding it hard to breath. At that moment, there were no rookies or weaklings there. However, this was Zero City. This was a battle for Zero City. This invasion of Zero City was the first ever. Finally, the 45 minutes countdown ended. Everybat personnel stared at the teleportation matrix with widened eyes. Regardless of their positions, the central square, the roofs of some building, sniping positions, mechs, all of them stared intently at the teleportation matrix for fear of missing the most minute detail. Everything was silent for 10 seconds. No response came from the teleportation matrix. 10 seconds¡­ 20 seconds¡­ Still no response. At that moment, Angel Wu, who was inside his mech, stared cautiously at the surveince video before him. The screen was showing every movement within the central square. ¡°No movements?¡± Angel Wu knitted his brows. ¡°Unit One here, allbat personnel are ready forbat. But we are not detecting any enemy movements. I repeat, we are not detecting any enemy movements.¡± Hearing the reporting from his earpiece, Angel Wu frowned and replied gravely, ¡°Do not let your guard down. The enemy could appear at any moment.¡± ¡°Understood, we will¡­ ¡­¡± The officer in charge of the central square defences was only halfway through his reply when he suddenly eximed, ¡°Movements detected! Fire! Fire everything! Fire!¡± Angel Wu suddenly straightened his body and he stared at what was transpiring through the screen. Through the screen, he was able to see the teleportation matrix in the central square lighting up. After the green light faded down, several targets appeared. A War Bastion unit was sent through. Beside the War Bastion were two Thunderstorm Tanks. The War Bastion was a [B+] ss technological equipment with powerful defensive capabilities. As for the two Thunderstorm Tanks beside it, those were clearly modified before. The moment those three targets appeared in the teleportation matrix, the two Thunderstorm Tanks simultaneously released a faint white coloured light. The white light enveloped the War Bastion and the two Thunderstorm Tanks. The surrounding mechs,bat personnel and firing units instantly let loose their first round of attacks. Energy beams of varying sizes were fired, some even lighting up the entirety of the central square, turning it into a vast expanse of white. Over hundreds of different energy beams descended upon the white defensive light in the teleportation matrix. Clearly, the white light was acting like an energy shield of sorts. The energy beams striking the surface of the shield were either deflected away or absorbed. This turn of event did not surprise the Angel Corps¡¯bat personnel in the slightest. Although the energy shield was fairly strong, it quickly broke down from the hundreds of energy beams striking it ¨C the shieldsted for less than five seconds. The white shield suddenly dissipated and the War Bastion and Thunderstorm Tanks inside became subjected to the hundreds of energy beams. Holes instantly appeared all over them, scarring them horribly. Major portions of their bodies were liquefied on the spot. ¡°HOLD!¡± The Angel Corps¡¯ officer in charge roared out and all thebat personnel stopped firing at the same time. Under the barrage of the energy beams, all that were left in the teleportation matrix were three piles of scrap metal. Not even their original appearance could be seen anymore. ¡­ ¡°Is this the first wave of attacks?¡± Angel Wu muttered. ¡°It is just¡­ ¡­ probing attacks?¡± ¡­ ¡°Hold your fire!¡± The officer in charge shouted loudly. ¡°Everyone check your weapons! We only have 30 seconds left! Hurry!¡± Every teleportation process by the teleportation matrix would require one minute. The three units sent earlier were demolished in less than 20 seconds. Thus, they should still have over 30 seconds before the next wave. The Angel Corps¡¯bat personnel quickly checked their equipment, weapons, power cartridges etc. ¡­ After 30 seconds, enemies appeared in the teleportation matrix once more. After the shing green light faded, they saw that the number of invading units had doubled. Three War Bastions and three modified Thunderstorm Tanks ¨C it would be more urate to call the tanks, energy shield Thunderstorm Tanks. After the six units made their appearance, they quickly erected the energy shield once more. However, under the barrage of the energy beams, this wave of units was also instantly destroyed. The officer in charge gave the order to inspect their equipment and weapons and to reload their power cartridges once more ¨C they were not afraid of consuming power cartridges. They were now engaging a battle in their own home turf. In Zero City, their reserves were almost unlimited. This time as well, they had instantly reduced the invading units into scraps with their barrage of energy beams. However, a slight feeling of doubt grew within the officer in charge. ¡°Unit One here, we have dealt with the first two probing waves. However, the other side had only sent in equipment types of units. ording to our inspection, there were nobat personnel involved.¡± ¡°¡­ so, does that mean they are probing¡­¡± Angel Wu frowned. ¡­ The probing type of invasion continued seven times. Various demolished tanks and War Bastions filled the central square. Wreckages and scrap metal piled up in every corner of the square. The officer in charge seized the opportunity provided by the interval in between each offensive wave to send in his men to check the wreckages in the central square. After doing that, he was able to confirm something¡­ ¡­ there were nobat personnel among these seven offensive waves. In other words, the other side had only sent in some programmed equipment through the teleportation matrix. ¡°They are testing our firepower!¡± Angel Wu flexed his fingers and growled in an irritated voice, ¡°Maintain battle readiness!¡± ¡­ ¡°I am testing their firepower.¡± Somewhere deep in the Sub-Saharan African desert¡­ Inside a control room, Shen, who was wearing an exquisite piece of formal wear, stood in the middle of a group of yers who were in either protective suits or war gears. He lookedpletely out of ce. However, whenever the people around him looked at him, their eyes revealed a deep sense of fear. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ Guild Leader Shen.¡± A fellow sporting red beard said, ¡°We have already sent seven waves ofbat units. How long should we continue with this type of probing attacks?¡± Shen gave the fellow a nce and blinked. ¡°Forgive me, but you are¡­¡± ¡°Captain Sc of the Noble Titan Fleet!¡± the red bearded man replied loudly. Fleet? Shen turned to look at the man and was unable to refrain from raising his brows. Theoretically speaking, how to name their guilds was up to the yers. Some just went with the standard ¡®something something guild¡¯. For example, the annihted Windsher Guild or the infamous Thorned Flower Guild. Naturally, there would be those who had nothing better to do or were trying to do something different. Some wanted to be original, so they gave their guild an unconventional name. Some would name their guild ¡®Something Something Warhorde¡¯, or ¡®Something Something Knights¡¯, or ¡®Something Something n¡¯, or ¡®Something Something Tribe¡¯ or ¡®Something Something Alliance¡¯. However, ¡®Fleet¡¯ was quite the rare thing. Seeing the red bearded man, Shen was unable to stop himself from pulling a face. ¡°Did you give yourself that Captain what was it name because you knew about this world¡¯s story about an infamous red bearded pirate?¡± ¡°Sc! Captain Sc!¡± Captain Sc vigorously stroked his eye-catching red beard. ¡°Fine, Captain Sc. I don¡¯t care why you gave your guild such a name.¡± Shen sighed and turned to face the others. ¡°What about you all? Do you all have the same question as Captain Sc here?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± replied a lean looking man. ¡°It has been over 10 minutes now and we have already sent in seven waves of offensive units for the sake of probing them. However, I do not understand the point of this set of actions. The gate leading to Zero City is open. We should assemble our forces and charge our way in.¡± The others nodded. However, due to the majesty of Shen and Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s reputation, none of them dared to speak loudly. Instead, they simply whispered. ¡°Gentlemen, or should I say¡­ ¡­¡± Shen suddenly retracted the smile on his face. The tone in his voice changed and an undisguised look of viciousness appeared on his face. ¡°¡­ ¡­ or should I say, fellow cannon fodders. Although I think that you people are only fit to be my Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s cannon fodder, this impatience to go die on your part really is a surprise to me.¡± ¡°¡­ Guild Leader Shen!¡± It would appear that Captain Sc had a fiery temper. He was unable to stop himself from responding with a loud shout, ¡°Although you have a great reputation, how could you insult us all!¡± Shen raised a brow as he nced at the red bearded man. Facing Shen¡¯s gaze, the red bearded man felt goose bumps rising all over his body. He subconsciously took a step back. However, when he thought about how there were so many people around, he grew emboldened. ¡°Am I wrong? Guild Leader Shen, at present, we are fighting side by side. You cannot insult us like this!¡± ¡°You know what?¡± Shen suddenly smiled. The moment he smiled, the atmosphere in the room grew less tense. However, his next set of words caused the red bearded man¡¯s face to twist. Shen continued in an amiable tone, ¡°¡­ do you know? If you had said those words to me a few days ago, your corpse would have grown cold by now. Still, I happen to be in a good mood right now. Additionally, when you enter Zero Cityter, it would be inevitable for you to suffer from heavy losses. Thus, I will temporarily ignore those offensive words of yours just now. Err¡­ ¡­ Captain what was it again?¡± ¡°¡­ S, Captain Sc! My name is Sc!¡± Captain Sc was so furious his nostrils red. ¡°Fine. For now, I will be kind and answer your questions.¡± Shen turned to look at the surrounding yers. ¡°Why send in seven waves of units to probe them ¨C fools! Did you really have to ask? Naturally, it is for the sake of testing the strength of their defences. All seven waves sent in were equipped with energy shield equipment and miniature AI androids. ¡°You can see the results with your own eyes. Not a single one of our miniature AI android made it back through the teleportation matrix. ¡°In other words, after they made it through, they were unable tost for even one minute! They were destroyed before the teleportation cool down was over. ¡°This proves that the opposing side had already made due preparations. They have prepared a great deal of battle strength on the other side of the gate in anticipation of our invasion. If you fellows cannot even figure out such a simple answer, you can forget about joining this fight. Just find a remote corner and go kill yourselves.¡± After a moment of silence, a delicate voice spoke up from among the yers there. It was a very delicate voice, with a trace of pampered softness within it. It was a woman¡¯s voice. ¡°If that is the case, how long should we continue these probing waves, Guild Leader Shen?¡± Shen turned to search for the source of the voice and saw a woman in protective suit. This woman had a slender figure and short hair. She appeared fairly capable. However, her face was covered so that her features could not be made out. The only thing that was visible was her bright pair of eyes. ¡°I remember you.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Miss Nova, it has been a while. Since¡­ ¡­ let me recall, following this world¡¯s time frame, we had met each other in an instance dungeon three years ago. I have not seen you since.¡± ¡°Yes, Guild Leader Shen.¡± Nova took a deep breath and continued in a soft voice, ¡°I have missed your way of doing things. Can you please answer my question?¡± ¡°It is very simple. We will continue until the mini android we sent can return to report and prove that the defensive units we sent is enough. When we can hold against the attacks of the opposing side for over one minute, we can start our next phase.¡± ¡°If so, why do so little by little? Can¡¯t wemit arge amount ofbat units into one wave and push the defensive capabilities of the wave to the max? Going about it bit by bit, adding the units bit by bit, wouldn¡¯t that dy our progress?¡± Nova continued questioning the n. However, despite the questioning nature of her words, her soft tone did not arouse anyone¡¯s ire. ¡°Very well.¡± Shen sighed. ¡°Truth is, there are other reasons as to why I am doing these probing attacks. For example, we can continuously put pressure on the fellows from Zero City. Sending in units again and again would put a strong psychological pressure on them and make them grow more anxious. Naturally, I also have other reasons behind this move. However, I am sorry to say, I cannot reveal those reasons to you all.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± There were rather frustrated looks on everyone¡¯s faces as they looked at Shen. Shen, on the other hand, simply looked at them and said coolly, ¡°Who else have questions?¡± ¡°¡­ Guild Leader Shen, everyone here respects Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s reputation. That is why we handed over themand position for this quest to you. But if you are going to act this way, it might be difficult for us to follow you.¡± Nova frowned and continued, ¡°Since we are fighting side by side, why the secrecy? You¡­¡± ¡°Forgive me. Firstly, I disagree with yourment that we are fighting side by side. ¡° Shen gave a disdainful smile. ¡°From my perspective, all of you here¡­ ¡­ it is not that I am prejudiced against any of you, but you are all trash.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Everyone¡¯s faces twisted. Shen coldly looked at the woman known as Nova. ¡°Take you for example, Miss Nova. If not for your identity in this world, this pleasant looking female appearance of yours is why I am being polite to you ¨C if you were a male, you won¡¯t even have the qualifications to question me, get it?¡± Shen then increased the volume of his voice, ¡°Let me make this even clearer. None of you here have the qualification to question me, understand? When a giant wants to do something, it does not need to exin its actions to ants. As for the discussion of conditions¡­ ¡­ what a joke! Since when did you think you all have the qualifications to discuss conditions with Thorned Flower Guild?¡± ¡°Naturally, I have no interest in themanding position. My Thorned Flower Guild can casually exterminate every one of your men here! Thus, your strengths are of no value to me. Commanding authority? That is nothing more than a joke. ¡°You all are but a pack of stray dogs hoping to get some leftovers by trailing behind the lion. ¡°At present, this lion is not going to make a move. So then, my dear doggies, are you feeling anxious from the wait? ¡°No matter, the gate is right there and Zero City lies just beyond it. ¡°The preys are inside Zero City. ¡°If you are all so hungry and anxious, just charge through by yourselves. I have no interest inmanding you people. ¡°Now, time for answering questions is over. You may all leave this room. ¡°Those who wish to attack, do as you please. ¡°Any guild may make a move to go through the gate without my permission. I do not care. ¡°Well then, gentlemen, and the beautiful Miss Nova, is my position clear enough now? ¡°If you want to attack, just go ahead. I will be enjoying fine wine here while I morally support you all.¡± After a moment of silence, the people inside the control room began leaving with awkward looks on their faces. In the end, Shen was the only one left inside the room. Shen sighed and looked at the time. ¡°Asking me what I am waiting for? What a joke¡­ ¡­ did you think I would tell you I purposely sent thosebat units in to alert and scare the people inside Zero City? Telling them that we are about to invade their city and that if they want to leave, they should hurry it up and leave? It would be for the best if every one of them left, leaving an empty Zero City. That way, my task of upying it bes that much easier. ¡°Would I tell you all about that? Fools¡­ ¡­¡± After releasing a chuckle, Shen stroked his chin and said, ¡°Mm, continuing with these probing waves is not that good either. I should give the mice inside some pressure to let them understand that there is no hope in defending the city. Only them would the mice try to figure out a way to escape. If those cannon fodders want to invade the city, let them. ¡°Ah, do you think there are any issues with my methods?¡± That final sentence was spoken to thin air. It was a strange move on Shen¡¯s part. At that moment, he was the only one inside the control room. No one saw him speaking to the air. However, after Shen finished speaking, a reply came from the thin air. ¡°I will not assess your methods. I am just going with what we have agreed upon. You will acquire Zero City. However, you must do your best to reduce the casualties of the people inside Zero City.¡± It was a cold and calm voice. Hearing that, Shenughed and replied, ¡°Of course, it is a deal. I am a very trustworthy person.¡± Chapter 520 Alliance

Chapter 520 Alliance

GOR Chapter 520 Alliance A spectacr looking base could be seen on the surface of the desert. Strange looking buildings rose up, each within a radius of one kilometre of one another. Unique looking towers emitting an atmosphere of danger rose up high in the desert. Bluish arcs of light simr to that of the Prism Towers seen in games shed atop the surface of the towers. Many of the towers were arranged in circr formation. Just by looking at the t shape of the turrets, it was clear to all that those were energy-tier weapons. In the air, a high number ofbat aircrafts circled the sky and convoy after convoy of tanks maintained position on the ground. Several fortifications rose up in the surroundings. Offensive weaponry filled every corner of the base while hundreds of remote-controlled mechs patrolled the surrounding area of the desert. Thebat aircrafts circling the sky emitted scanning rays of light continuously, scanning the ce over and over. Not even the lizards hiding under the sands could escape their scans. The desert area had be a war fortress the likes of which could only be seen in sci-fi movies. There In the central position of the war fortress was arge teleportation matrix. The teleportation matrix that had appeared on the surface of the ground glowed with a faint green light. Flock after flock of yers were grouped up together with their guild members as they waited. They were wielding various forms of weapons. Some were of the magic type, some of the technological type, some of body enhancement type¡­ There were several hundreds of yers there. There had never been such arge assembly of yers in any instance dungeon. Finally, several people walked out from the control room located several hundred metres away. There were displease and fury on each and every one of those faces. These Guild Leaders of the yer faction were unable to ept those provocative words uttered by Shen. They felt that Shen¡¯s approach was too conservative. Additionally, all of them were able to sense that this Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild was hiding a secret from them ¨C however, due to the vast difference in strength, they were helpless before Shen¡¯s undisguised disy of arrogance and the way he ignored their existences. ¡°Could it be we can only wait around?¡± One of the yer Guild Leaders looked at the people beside him. ¡°Since Thorned Flower Guild is unwilling to lead the way¡­¡± ¡°You mean, we do it on our own?¡± the red bearded yer replied. This red bearded Captain Sc looked at the man standing before him and said, ¡°If you want to do it, I am willing to cooperate with you!¡± ¡°Your fleet cannot move onnd.¡± The yer only gave the red bearded Captain Sc a nce. ¡°I will show you! Thebat ability of my fleet is not just limited to water battles,¡± said the red bearded Captain Sc confidently. Beside them, Nova let out a faint sigh as she observed the eagerness shown by these fellows. There was a somewhat tangled expression on her face. Earlier, Shen¡¯s words had infuriated her thoroughly. However, after putting her anger aside, she had no choice but to admit it, Shen was simply putting the unpleasant facts out on the table in an open manner. At the end of the day¡­ ¡­ why would a giant care about what the ants were feeling? They could only me themselves for being ants. She watched as the red bearded yer and the others leaned close as they whispered to each other, discussing something. Nova was suddenly unable to stop herself and she spoke up, ¡°Are you fellows really nning on doing it by yourselves?¡± ¡°Of course, Guild Leader Nova. Are you willing to join us?¡± The red bearded yer looked at the woman. Nova remained silent. Another yer Guild Leader shouted, ¡°The rewards prepared by the system this time are far superior to any other instance dungeons! I don¡¯t want such a good opportunity to go to waste just because Thorned Flower Guild is being too conservative! The gates are open! Zero City lies before us!¡± ¡°The Angel Corps and the seven resident guilds are not that easy to defeat. They are not as weak as thosemon Awakened Guilds we normally see in instance dungeons,¡± said Nova as she continued looking at the rest. ¡°Even if they are slightly more powerful, they are nothing more but aboriginal Awakened ones. We have so much yer forces here. If we work together, can we not bring down Zero City? I have a feeling, in this quest, the system is on our side.¡± The red bearded Captain Sc¡¯s eyes shone. ¡°Have you never considered this question?¡± ¡°What question?¡± ¡°The system has always been on the lookout for Zero City,¡± the red bearded Captain Sc shouted with a frenzied tone. ¡°The system¡¯s Electronic Guardians are constantly searching for Zero City in their attempt to destroy it. This is something that every one of us knows. And now, it is clear that the system has sessfully found Zero City! Additionally, for some unknown reason, the gate leading to Zero City is open wide. ¡°Gentlemen!¡± Captain Sc looked at everyone present. When his gaze fell upon Nova, he added, ¡°¡­ anddies! Zero City is the system¡¯s bitter enemy! Now, our quest is the destruction of Zero City! It is only logical that the system would be on our side! Who knows? Maybe, during the process of besieging Zero City, the Electronic Guardians would enter the fray! ¡°With the powerful system backing us, we may not even need Thorned Flower Guild!¡± His words were very enticing and logical. Captain Sc¡¯s words moved a considerable number of yers. Even Nova had to reconsider. ¡°Very well, my Magic me Guild will join in!¡± ¡°Swiftscattering Battle Organization will join in!¡± ¡°Nortnd Tempest Squad will join in!¡± Several Guild Leaders spoke up in response to Captain Sc¡¯s words. However, Captain Sc regarded the many that had remained silent. He then added, ¡°I believe everyone here have heard the legends about how much resources there are within Zero City. ¡°We have always had to live inside Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s shadow. ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, just think about it. Regardless of which instance dungeon we participate in, what would happen if we encounter Thorned Flower Guild? If we happen to be on the same faction as them, then things would be all right. However, if we were in opposing factions, we would be bullied all the time. Even if our strength was strongerpared to theirs in that instance dungeon, all of you, me included, must give way and let them have the final quest. ¡°Have you all not suffered enough from all these? At any rate, I, Sc had enough! ¡°There are plenty of resources inside Zero City! To be able to nurture the Angel Corps and seven resident guilds, how much good items, how much high-grade equipment, high-grade mines, resources¡­ ¡­ ¡°If we can get our hands on those resources, we can swiftly develop our guild¡¯s strength. ¡°With that strength, we would not have to be treated like cannon fodder by that fellow in the future! We would no longer be treated like ¡®stray dogs trailing behind a lion hoping for scraps¡¯! ¡°All of us, all of us only need to unite! Unite and form an alliance! Help each other ¨C not only in this siege of Zero City, but into the future as well. Create an alliance to go against the mighty Thorned Flower Guild! ¡°Never again would we be the weaklings! Never again would we have no right to speak up! And should we meet those members from Thorned Flower Guild in future instance dungeons, there would be no need for us to step aside unconditionally anymore! ¡°We have a chance before us here! A chance to stand tall and face the Thorned Flower Guild! ¡°This chance is here, right this very moment! Zero City is our chance!¡± It had to be said, this red bearded yer knew how to entice others. The words he said were enough to move the hearts of many yer Guild Leaders. ¡°Fine, I will join!¡± ¡°You are right!¡± ¡°This is it! I am done putting up with those people from Thorned Flower Guild!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to be called a stray dog¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t want to be like this forever!¡± ¡°Let us unite!¡± Someone suddenly shouted, ¡°Alliance!¡± After the word was shouted out, a hint of joy shed across Captain Sc¡¯s eyes and he quickly shouted in response, ¡°That is right! Alliance! Alliance! Alliance!¡± One by one, the yer Guild Leaders there stepped forward. One of them joined in and soon a second, third¡­ After just a moment, more than half of the yer Guild Leaders were shouting. ¡°Alliance!¡± ¡°Alliance!¡± ¡°Alliance!¡± ¡°For the Alliance!¡± ¡°For the Alliance!¡± Nova stood among them and observed them as their passion soared. Her mind however, quickly turned sober. She frowned. ¡­ The doors to the control room were opened. The tall and muscr driver stepped in only to see Shen lying on a sofa. Before him was a ss of fruit juice with ice cubes in it. As for Shen, he was holding on to a mobile phone with a look of concentration on his face. When he was only a few steps away from Shen, the muscr driver heard the game sounds ¡°ping ping pang pang¡±ing from the mobile phone. ¡°Guild Leader.¡± The muscr man was unable to stop himself from letting out a sigh. ¡°Is this what you meant when you said you needed some time and space to seriously draw up a battle n?¡± Shen raised his head and looked at the driver who was also his personal assistant. He revealed a faint smile before lowering his head and continuing with his game. ¡°Don¡¯t you think that this world¡¯s digital game is quite good at passing time?¡± ¡°Guild Leader, I do not know what it was that you said to those fellows when you were instructing them, but¡­ ¡­ I think there is a need for me to inform you what is going on with those fellows outside.¡± Shen released a bored yawn and repliedzily, ¡°Those fellows? What else can they do? They got pissed at my words and are now venting outside. ¡°Oh right, at this moment, some ambitious fellow must have stepped out to entice them using the benefits of ransacking Zero City. After that, entice them to cooperate. Take advantage of the fact that we have yet to make our move to attack Zero City first so that they can get the benefits. ¡°Am I right?¡± The muscr driver was taken aback. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you already knew?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Shen smirked. ¡°Let me think about it. Mm¡­ ¡­ right, maybe, in order to stir the hearts of everyone there, he would even pull our Thorned Flower Guild into it as a target. Using our Thorned Flower Guild as an imaginary foe, that person would trigger those people¡¯s feelings of hatred and rage. Who knows? He might be able to rile up a whole bunch of those fellows. Form a coalition of sorts so that they could go against our vile Thorned Flower Guild in the future, right?¡± ¡°You, you know all about it?¡± There was a look of shock on the muscr driver¡¯s face as he stared at Shen. Shen finally put down his mobile phone ¨C err, it would seem that his in-game parkour character had died. He casually tossed his mobile phone onto the sofa before picking up the ss of fruit juice that was on the table. After taking a sip via the straw, he said, ¡°What about now? What stage has those people outside reached?¡± ¡°A bunch of them had gathered. They seemed to be discussing something. Our men who used our monitoring devices heard them shouting something. Mm, I believe they were shouting the words ¡®For the alliance¡¯ for something.¡± Pfft! Shen nearly sprayed out the fruit juice that he was drinking. He put down the ss, wiped his mouth and revealed a helpless smile. ¡°For the alliance? Have these guys been ying too much World of Warcraft? Or did they think our Thorned Flower Guild is the Horde?¡± ¡°Sir Guild Leader.¡± The muscr driver wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead. ¡°You have already predicted all of these? It seems¡­ ¡­ my report is of no use.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ who told you I predicted those things?¡± Shen raised his brows as he cast a nce at his subordinate. ¡°Eh? How did you find out then?¡± ¡°It is very simple, that red bearded¡­ ¡­ what is his name again¡­ ¡­ hmm, let me think, right, Sc!¡± Shen pped his hands together andughed joyfully. ¡°That Sc is my man.¡± The muscr driver was dumbfounded. ¡°Your, your man?¡± Shen got up from the sofa and smiled before saying, ¡°Is it that surprising?¡± ¡°¡­ yes, very surprising.¡± The muscr man gave an honest answer. Shen sighed. ¡°Let me put it this way. Our Thorned Flower Guild is like a tall tree that attracts the wind [1]. Having stray dogs hiding within the grasses and eye you from the dark is hardly a pleasant thing. However, we are presently too strong. Thus, most of the other yer Guilds could only show subservience to us, surface wise. Yet, there is no way to know what they actually think in their hearts. ¡°Thus, I thought of this n to utilize a way to gather up all those dissident forces and put them all on stage. That way, we would be able to see who our enemies are. ¡°Think about it, no matter how many times I send men to secretly investigate this matter, it would be impossible for me to urately find out who our enemies are. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ if someone were to step forward and gather up all these dissident forces. ¡°Wouldn¡¯t that be¡­¡± The muscr man was stunned. ¡°A brilliant n! Guild Leader, when did you put this n into motion?¡± ¡°Not that long.¡± Shen stretched his waist and said, ¡°Do you remember the Windsher Guild?¡± ¡°The guild with limited numbers that was daring enough to defy us? Their strength was not bad.¡± The muscr man became shocked. ¡°Could it be the members of Windsher Guild were your men?¡± ¡°Of course not, idiot.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°Windsher Guild was seriously going against us. In the beginning, I thought about finding an opportunity to finish off their guild when an instance dungeon is going on. However, Iter realized something. Having a target like them was a really good thing. Those who wanted to go against us would usually hide their intentions. However, seeing the Windsher Guild in action, those dissident forces would step forward to cooperate with them.¡± ¡°When that happens, the fishes that are hiding beneath the water surface would take the initiative to surface by themselves. Brilliant!¡± The muscr driver nodded. ¡°A pity though.¡± Shen sighed. ¡°Windsher Guild¡¯s luck was not too good. Unfortunately for them, they suffered aplete wipe-out within an instance dungeon. Thus, this useful target disappeared. Later on though, I reconsidered. Although Windsher Guild was very useful, they were not our men. In order to get the most urate information, I might as welle up with my own ¡®Windsher Guild¡¯! ¡°Think about it, if an organization with thebel of ¡®Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s rival¡¯ appears, won¡¯t all those who secretly hate us converge upon that entity?¡± 1 A tall tree that attracts the wind. An idiom that means someone rich or powerful would attract criticism.? Chapter 521 Filled With Smoke

Chapter 521 Filled With Smoke

GOR Chapter 521 Filled With Smoke Ding! As Shen was facing his subordinate, he suddenly gave a frown. The two of them had simultaneously received a prompt from their personal systems. [System prompt: In 30 minutes¡¯ time, Electronic Guardians will be entering the battlefield. They will be part of the yer faction. After the Electronic Guardians join in, the rewards for all yers would be cut in half. Please hurry and attack the target.] After reading the prompt, Shen¡¯s face took a deeply thoughtful look. ¡°Truly¡­ ¡­ so impatient.¡± ¡­ The red bearded Captain Sc and the other yer Guild Leaders who were standing near the teleportation matrix had also received the same system prompt. Everyone¡¯s expressions turned odd. The red bearded Sc¡¯s eyes darted about. Seeing the odd expressions on everyone¡¯s faces, he quickly shouted, ¡°See? I was right! As I had predicted, the system is on our side! The Electronic Guardians will be joining this battle! Winning this battle bes that much easier!¡± ¡°But¡­ ¡­ our reward will be halved.¡± One of the yer Guild Leaders spoke up. ¡°That is why we need to hurry!¡± The red bearded Captain Sc shouted, ¡°Before the Electronic Guardians arrive, do everything we can to snatch as much loot and rewards! Gentlemen, let us move out!¡± Three to five yer Guild Leaders with rather outstanding strengths were quickly selected from the newly formed alliance. Those Guild Leaders would act as the members of the executivemittee for the alliance. All of them were highly experienced yers. Thus, there were not too much disagreements in the arrangements for the battle. Everyone agreed that a battle like this required sending forward their most powerful members through the gate first. They needed to set up a forward position within the enemy grounds to secure a steady flow of reinforcements through the gate. ¡°For the first batch, we will need those with the most powerful defensive abilities.¡± Captain Sc looked at them. ¡­ All the Angel Corps¡¯bat personnel within the central square had reorganized their line of defence. Their weapons and equipment had been inspected again as well. Although they had only fought off seven waves and had not lost too much in terms of energy sources, it was only prudent for them to make use of this precious time to rece their power cartridges. The Angel Corps¡¯bat personnel went so far as to bring out war supplies out from their tanks and ced them on the streets for the outsider Awakened ones who had chosen to participate in the defensive battle. Tens of [B+] ss protective suits, melee and ranged equipment, standard shields and others of the likes were distributed. There was also hundreds of healing type substances etc. Some of the outsider Awakened ones took this opportunity to step forward and inquire about the situation. After all, Zero City suffering from an invasion was simply unheard of. Unfortunately, most of the Angel Corps¡¯bat personnel in the front lines do not know much about the situation as well. Then, the detection device ced in the front line suddenly gave a reading. The staff member in charge of the device quickly shouted, ¡°Iing teleportation!¡± ¡°Get ready! Prepare to fire!¡± The officer in charge of the first defensive line bellowed. Countless weapon muzzles were aimed at the teleportation matrix. Could this be another probing type of attack wave? Just like the first seven? The officer in charge thought to himself. However¡­ ¡­ when the green light faded, the officer in charge became crestfallen. ¡­ After the green light faded, they saw a colossal object within the central square. It was truly colossal. It rose up a good seven or eight floors high, had ck coloured body and ayer of rough skin. Its hind limbs were thick while its fore limbs wereparatively thinner. Its body stood upright and itsrge head pulled open its mouth. Next, a Heaven shaking and Earth moving roar echoed out. Its long tail rapidlyshed out and a Thunderstorm Tank that was closest to it was immediately overturned by the swipe of the tail. ¡°Fire!¡± Following themand given by the officer in charge, numerous energy beams shot forward. The monster¡¯s body immediately released a sphere of translucent, blue coloured light. The many beams striking its body became as rain drops striking the surface of a ss window, capable of only creating minor ripples. The turrets from the Thunderstorm Tanks¡¯ roared and the Sentinel mechs¡¯ energy rifles sted away at maximum power. Standing amid the rain of beams, this Godzi lookalike raised its head up and unleashed another roar. Next, it stepped forward and charged the Sentinel mech that was situated closest to it. With a swipe of its seemingly slender forepaw, it swiftly caught a Sentinel mech up. With a grip, a cracking sound could be heard as the Sentinel mech burst like a crushed egg. Thankfully, that was just a remote-controlled mech that had no pilot inside it. The monster held strong against the countless energy beams fired at it and proceeded to charge the line of Sentinel mechs. In less than three seconds, it had destroyed a total of four Sentinel mechs. ¡°Fire everything! Don¡¯t stop!¡± The officer in charge of the first defensive line bellowed. Hismand could be heard by everybat personnel through their earpieces. The officer in charge then noticed that the translucent blue light on the monster¡¯s body was steadily dimming. He felt relieved¡­ ¡­ it had only been 15 seconds. As long as they could take down the energy shield, they would have the opportunity to destroy this monster within the one-minute limit. However, at that very moment¡­ The abdominal and throat parts of the monster suddenly expanded. Blue coloured light radiated from the surface of the monster¡¯s abdominal and throat areas. Seeing that, the officer in charge¡¯s face sank and he quickly shouted, ¡°Energy shield! Full power!¡± The tens ofbat personnel quickly obeyed themands. The very moment they activated the energy shield, causing a silver coloured light to sh out from the defensive line, the monster opened its jaws to unleash arge pir of light. The one to withstand the worst of this move was the remote-controlled Sentinel mechs in the very front. This attack instantly decimated them. The blue pir of light engulfed tens of Sentinel mechs in an instant and the sound of explosions rang out non-stop. Next, the monster moved its neck and the blue pir of light swept toward the defensive line of the Angel Corps. When that happened, the silver coloured energy shield blocked off the blue coloured pir of light. However, everyone there noticed how the silver coloured shield trembled for a moment under the attack. This roaring st from the monstersted for around five to six seconds. Behind it, over 20 mechs were destroyed and four Thunderstorm Tanks had been trampled t. ¡°Fire everything! Launch the energy-tier medragon grenade!¡± The officer in charge howled. Two massive turret-like fortifications stood on the south street area behind them. Electrical charges flickered about before the thick turret muzzle before sting out a fiery ray of light. Boom! A blue coloured st shot out. This was a kic grenade fired out using an electromaic-tier weapon. However, when this grenade st struck the monster¡¯s body, it only managed to cause the translucent blue light protecting its body to flicker and to push the monster down the ground. It failed to punch through the monster¡¯s protective shield. Instantly, the second volley of grenade st wasunched. This one struck the monster squarely on its abdominal area. This time however, the translucent blue light was no longer capable of blocking off the power of the electromaic turret¡¯s st. The st directly punched its way through and arge wound appeared on the monster¡¯s abdominal area. Copious amounts of glowing blue coloured blood and organs flowed out from the wound. The monster whimpered. After that, its body suddenly expanded. ¡°It is going to self-destruct! Energy shield at maximum! Hurry! Take cover!¡± The officer in charge, who was inside his mech, quickly brought his mech into a crouching position. He also moved his mech¡¯s limbs to minimize exposure. Then, a canvass of blue spread out across the central square. In that instant, the blue colour seemingly epassed the entire area. ¡­ Inside a mech positioned beside the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building, Angel Wu, who was monitoring the situation through his mech¡¯s monitor screen, watched as his screen suddenly flickered and was filled with the same blue colour. Even after a few seconds had passed, no other image coulde through. ¡­ Nothing could stand before the might of the blue light. The scrap pieces of remnant metals, the destroyed tanks and wreckages that were lying inside the central square were all blown away. That was especially true for the west side of the central square as the Angel Corps¡¯ defences were only set up on the east side. The Sea of Love, which was in that direction, was utterly destroyed by the blue light. The extreme heat incinerated the sands on the beach. First, the heat transformed the sands into crystal like liquid before sweeping them up together with the waves. After that, it became mists that rose up to the sky. After the sand and stones were blown away, the Sea of Love was utterly transformed into a stretch of ruins. As for the east side, where the defensive line was set up, the energy shield was activated and the silver coloured light blocked the explosive blue light. A few secondster, the tens of shielding equipment behind the defensive line began blowing up in session. Clearly, the power of the explosion was beyond the limit of what the energy shield could withstand. In just a few seconds¡¯ time, over 10 shielding equipment had exploded and the sounds of their explosions rang out like firecrackers. The mechs began generating their own personal shields. This explosive blue lightsted for a good 10 seconds. When the blue light finally disappeared, the officer in charge brought his mech up from the ground and checked the timer on the detection device¡­ ¡­ There on the surface of the device: 66 seconds. They had exceeded the one-minute time limit. When the officer in charge raised his head, what he saw made his scalp tingle. In the middle of the central square where the huge teleportation matrixy, the monster¡¯s corpse was like a mountain. Ity to the side. However, tens of monsters of rtively smaller size had appeared on the teleportation matrix. Although each of them were rtively smaller, around three to four storeys high¡­ ¡­ there were tens of them. The monster had withstood their barrage for over a minute, allowing reinforcements to arrive. ¡°Fire! Fire at will! Fire everything! Kill! Kill! Kill them all!¡± The officer in charge shouted. Then, he turned to check his side. Beside him were two silver coloured mechs. Piloting those two were his two most capable assistants ¨C himself included, the three of them were among the First Rankbat personnel from the Angel Corps. They were differentpared to the ordinarybat personnel from the Angel Corps. Only those of the First Rank or above could qualify to be part of the main powerhouses of the Angel Corps. Only First Rankbat personnel would have the qualifications to be sent out for field missions outside Zero City. Even within the Angel Corps, experts like these were limited in numbers. Among the members of the Angel Corps, there were only slightly over 10bat personnel who could be categorized as extraordinary ¨C these personnel were given the title ¡®Angel¡¯. For example, Floating Angel, Tiger Angel, etc. The First Rankbat personnel were second only to Nicole¡¯s group. The officer in charge watched as the tens of monsters run rampant within the central square. The severalbat aircrafts that were hovering up in the sky fired grenades down at the monsters. However, one of the monsters caught the grenade and threw it back up. An explosion rang out in the sky and the destroyed aircraft came crashing down. It ended up crashing down on a Thunderstorm Tank and a mech. The Angel Corps members inside the Thunderstorm Tank cried out in misery and attempted to extricate themselves from the tank. However, they failed and were burned to crisp. Some of the monsters had already charged into the defensive formation. Theirrge bodies gave them an advantage, allowing them to easily knock over the tanks and kick the mechs away. Two manned mechs were forced to give up on their long-ranged weapons as they wielded the mech¡¯s Beam de to engage the monsters in a melee battle. Two monsters were cleaved down on the spot. At the same time however, two mechs were also torn apart. The officer in charge watched as a manned mech was torn apart, pilot still inside, before being tossed away. His eyes became bloodshot. ¡°Let us move out! Hack them to pieces!¡± The officer in charge had his mech pull out its Beam de. Next, his mech bent its knees and it shot into the air, charging straight into the central square¡¯s battlefield. With a sh of his Beam de, he cleaved one of the monsters neck. The officer in charge could sense that the monster¡¯s energy shield had blocked off a part of the Beam de¡¯s power. However, it would appear that these lesser monsters were much weakerpared to the colossal one from earlier. ¡°Enter melee mode! Hack them to pieces!¡± The officer in charge roared loudly as his Beam de stabbed into another monster¡¯s abdominal area. However, the monster suddenly radiated blue coloured light as it got ready to self-destruct. The officer instantly activated his mech¡¯s defensive shield. As expected, the monster exploded with a blue coloured light. The shockwave of the explosion sent the officer¡¯s mech tens of metres behind. Despite that, his mech¡¯s legs remained steady as it stood its ground. With a backhanded move, he grabbed a tank turret off the ground and shoved it into the mouth of a monster that was attempting to ambush him. Behind him, his two First Rank assistants were manning their own mechs as well as they fought. The three of them quickly formed a triangr formation and they engaged up to five monsters. Time ticked away¡­ This minute was about to end once more. ¡°Kill! Kill them all!¡± Boom! The officer fiercely thrust his Beam de into a monster¡¯s abdomen. However, just before dying, the monster bit down on his mech¡¯s arm. In the middle of the struggle, the officer suddenly felt his mech shuddering. Another monster had barrelled over from the side, sending him flying. His mech¡¯s limb was torn off as a result. With its arm torn off,rge amounts of lubricating oil and electrical sparks poured out from the hole on the mech. The mech fell heavily upon the ground, but the officer was quick to pull out the mech¡¯s energy gun with its other working arm. Using the gun, he fired repeatedly at the monster that was charging at him. Bang! Bang! Bang¡­ Six beams of light were fired out in session. When the monster was less than three metres away from the officer¡¯s mech, the monster¡¯s energy shield finally broke down and the beam punched through its head. After that, it fell to the ground. ¡°¡­ phew!¡± The officer in charge breathed a sigh of relief. There was this feeling of having survived a cmity. At that very moment however, a sharp and anxious voice rang out from his earpiece. ¡°Chief! Dodge!¡± Mm? The officer raised his head only to see ckness on his screen¡­ Boom! Darkness imed him. ¡­ Their one minute of melee battle hade to an end. In the final second, a dark, colossal figure appeared through the teleportation matrix once more. Arge steel foot stepped down on the damaged mech of the officer. It ttened the mech into scrap metal. A colossal mech had appeared through the teleportation matrix. It was at least 20 metres tall, a trulyrge-scale mech. After appearing, the first step this colossal mech took unexpectedly crushed the officer in charge, who was inside the damaged mech. The death of the officer in charge of the first line of defence, the fact that they were now in the melee stage of defending the frontline and the emergence of the colossal mech dered something¡­ The first defensive line in the central square¡­ had fallen! ¡­ There was a terrifyingly grim expression on Angel Wu¡¯s face. He moved his mech, bringing it up from the ground. Itsrge body strode toward the south street. ¡°What do you think you are doing?¡± Bluesea stood in the middle of the street. ¡°My men are fighting. They are bleeding, and dying.¡± Angel Wu¡¯s voice rang out through the mech¡¯s speakers. ¡°Am I to just sit here and watch?¡± ¡°You knew from the start that those sent to the central square would die.¡± Bluesea¡¯s voice seemed devoid of emotion and he continued, ¡°Could it be you have just realized this?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Angel Wu gnashed his teeth. ¡°Stay and get ready for battle. Theing battles would certainly be more miserable.¡± Bluesea revealed a mournful smile. ¡°It is likely that we would all die soon, but we should prepare ourselves and do our utmost so that ourst stand would shine spectacrly.¡± At that very moment¡­ Boom! A loud explosion reverberated through the ce as a mushroom cloud rose above the central square. Zero City¡¯s various explosive-proof energy shields that were set up along the south street automatically activated. Layer afteryer, they shone as they blocked off the power behind the explosion. However, the explosion was still capable of ttening the area ¨C up to tens of metres ¨C closest to the central square. A high number of mech pilots in the vicinity of the central square was killed off. Tanks were decimated, mechs destroyed andbat aircrafts brought down. At that very moment, Zero City¡­ ¡­ Was filled with smoke. ¡­ The green coloured light swept across the teleportation matrix. Tanks of a rtively smaller size appeared on the teleportation matrix. Additionally, there were also over 20 figures in protective suits. Through the use of the colossal mech as their meat shield, the invaders had sessfully sent in their vanguard forces. Chapter 522 Saviour Of The World?

Chapter 522 Saviour Of The World?

GOR Chapter 522 Saviour Of The World? If one were to view Zero City from the air, they would see that major parts of Zero City had be a battlefield. Arge area with a radius of hundreds of metres, with the central square as the centre point, had been ttened. The instant the mushroom cloud rose upward, the violent explosion resulted in the levelling of the area involved. Naturally, that included all thebat personnel within the area. The high temperature resulting from therge explosion liquidated all the buildings in the area. The use of the sma Bombs utterly destroyed the area. Half of the Sea of Love had transformed into a mirror likendscape under the wave of high temperature that washed over it. Chaos descended upon the ce. There was no question about it. The enemy had broken through the first line of defence¡­ more urately, it had beenpletely decimated. The over 50 AI-controlled Sentinel mechs stationed within the first defensive line had fallen inbat. Apanying them were over 20 tanks and more than 30bat aircrafts. Additionally, there were also¡­ ¡­ 40bat personnel from the Angel Corps. All of them were exterminated. There were also some men from de Mountain me Sea Guild and volunteers from the dispersed crowd of outsider Awakened ones from the north street. After the utter destruction of the first defensive line, the area turned into a chaotic battlefield. It seemed as though the forcesmitted by the invaders from the yer faction and Zero City¡¯s defenders into the first wave of assaults were all of the technological type. Tanks, battle mechs,bat aircrafts, War Bastions. All of those equipment, which were of the technological type had been thrown into this meat grinder of the first confrontation as though they were of no value. Weapons and skills of the technological type were always superior to magic and physical type in terms of lethality and area of effect. At the same time¡­ ¡­ there were more advantageous in terms of cost. ¡­ An energy beam pierced through a building on the south street. The building had been connected to the main defensive equipment. However, due to overloading, the defensive equipment had burnt down. A battle mech from the yer faction marched forward through the south street. Following behind the mech were over 10 yers in protective suits. Using the mech as a shield, they swiftly moved forward. A beam suddenly shot out from a building on the left side of the south street and moved toward the mech¡¯s legs. The mech reacted by instantly deploying its energy shield, blocking the iing attack. The yers who were behind it raised their weapons in unison and opened fire on the source of the attack. An outsider Awakened had been hiding inside the distant building, using it as a sniping position. However, under the yer¡¯s barrage, one third of the entire building fell. Naturally, nothing was left of the outsider Awakened hiding inside the building. Naturally, that was not the end of the resistance efforts. A Thunderstorm Tank charged out from a corner of the street. Its turret quickly turned andunched a st at the mech¡¯s body. The mech¡¯s energy shield began to fail and it was forced to take several steps back before falling down on the ground. However, the mech quickly thrust its arm into the wall of the building beside it. Tearing out arge portion of the concrete wall, it viciously threw it at the tank. The concrete block struck home and the force behind the throw caused the turret¡¯s barrel to be dented. Seeing that, thebat personnel inside quickly climbed out, but the yers had begun shooting. Wretched screams rang out in session as three of the fivebat personnel were killed on the spot. As for the other two, they rushed into the buildings and continued engaging the invading yer forces. At that same moment, a Sentinel mech slowly moved out from a junction behind the mech. It quietly closed up the distance between it and the yer¡¯s mech. When it had gotten close enough, it bent its knees and propelled itself forward. It spread open its arms as it charged at therger mech. It was like a child grappling upon the back of a full-grown adult. However, none of the yers found this scene funny. The reason for that was, the Sentinel mech¡¯s body had begun emitting highly powerful energy waves of light. ¡°Spread out!¡± Following a growl, the yers quickly scattered in all directions. Some of them even activated their own shields as they ran. Boom! The self-destructing Sentinel mech sessfully blew off one third of the upper body part of therge-scale mech. The exposed cockpit revealed that the yer pilot had been smashed as he was caught in the explosion. As for the scattered yers, they were quickly greeted by a wave of long-ranged attacks. Pew! A yer¡¯s leg was shot right through. His leg was not protected by his protective suit. After suffering from the attack, the yer screamed miserably and rolled around on the ground in an attempt to reach the building beside him. Unfortunately for him, another long-ranged attack followed. This time, the attack pierced through his head. ¡­ Yang Yi observed his target, the one who was just shot through the head. There was no expression of triumph on his face and he rapidly kept his energy rifle before leaving the room ¨C he simply jumped out from the window of the room, which was on the third floor. The moment hended on the ground, an explosion rocked out from above him. The room that he had used as a sniping point had exploded. Yang Yi did not turn around to look at the room. Instead, he quickly made his way into another building. ¡°Killed two.¡± ¡°Three.¡± ¡°One.¡± ¡°Dick died!¡± ¡°Tate is seriously injured. I am the only one left in Team C!¡± The voices of his team members came ceaselessly from the earpiece Yang Yi was wearing. Yang Yi was a man with a heart of steel. No emotions appeared on his face and he quickly jumped into another building. On the first floor of this building was the sign for one of the resident guilds. Yang Yi used one hand to climb up the second floor. Soon, he was running across the terrace of the building. Next, he found himself a satisfactory sniping position. There in the middle of two buildings was a very well hidden sniping position. He then quickly pulled out his killer weapon from his Storage Watch. It was an Electromaic Cannon. After quickly setting up the barrel part of his cannon, he aimed carefully at the invaders that were advancing through the south street. He quickly found his target. An undamaged mech. Its body was over 10 metres tall with a faint silver coating and a protective shield on its left hand ¨C this was clearly a high-grade item. Yang Yi quickly made preparations to open fire. It was at that moment that a voice came through his earpiece: ¡°Yang Yi, I am done for. Brothers, goodbye!¡± Hearing that familiar voice, the corner of Yang Yi¡¯s mouth twitched. Next, he saw something through his monitoring screen. Apletely bloodied man whose protective suit was only one third intact and whose body was charred to the point of bing unrecognizable jumped down from the third floor of a building beside the street. The man¡¯snding position was directly behind the mech that Yang Yi was aiming at. Behind the mech were three other invaders and two AI-controlled androids from the yer faction. After falling on the ground, the bloodied man wasted no time. He was hugging onto an oval shaped object. The yer closest to him reacted instantly. His face twisted quickly and he turned and ran. At the same time, he also activated and pushed the defences of his shield to the max. ¡°sma Bomb!¡± Boom! Yang Yi watched as blue coloured light instantly engulfed an area with a radius of over 10 metres on the south street. The explosive power of the sma Bomb smashed the silver mech down the ground and the two battle androids were reduced to scraps. As for the three yers, only one of them managed to get away. The other two failed to react in time. Failing to activate their defensive shield, they were inundated by the sma explosion. The defensive shield of the one that managed to react flickered and the yer was thrown tens of metres away in a miserable manner. Then¡­ an energy beam shot through his head. ¡­ Yang Yi lowered the energy gun in his hand and tossed it to the ground. Next, he quickly got into position behind his Electromaic Cannon. He started looking for another target. After opening fire, a modified tank from the yer faction that was in the front most position on the south street was struck. The attack pierced its way through the tank and the resulting explosion engulfed the yers inside the tank and the two battle androids behind the tank. One of the yers was too close and failed to get away in time. A fragment of the blown up tank flew over toward him and cut off part of his shoulder. Without hesitating, Yang Yi then abandoned his Electromaic Cannon. He turned and jumped down the building. He had only managed to put a distance of less than 10 metres between him and the building before the building behind him was turned to ashes by mes. Heat waves spread out and Yang Yi rolled his body across the ground. His mouth was filled with the taste of copper and he wiped his mouth only to find that there was blood all over his hand. ¡°I will kill even more yers for you¡­ ¡­ little bro!¡± ¡­ The resistance erupting throughout the south street was extremely intense. It could even be called tragic. The number of yers gradually grew. The teleportation matrix remained despite the destruction of the central square. Batches after batches ofbat units were sent in. Within 10 minutes after the first explosion, over a hundred yers had entered Zero City. The number ofbat units, on the other hand, was over 300. Arge number of battle androids, tanks and mechs were sent in. The yers seemed unfamiliar with theyout of Zero City. After entering, they did not immediately attack in the direction of the south street. Instead, they spread out like locusts. The Sea of Love that had fallen into a ruined state was of no worth in the yers¡¯ eyes. Thus, the south and north streets that were filled with buildings became the yers¡¯ targets. The yers¡¯ advance through the north street appeared very smooth. ¡­ The Angel Corps did not defend the north street. Thus, the yers were able to advance far in just a matter of minutes. The yer team who made it farthest covered a distance of at least 500 metres. Unlike the brutal experience in the south street, the resistances throughout the north street were sporadic at best. There were only the few outsider Awakened ones there. Many of those who volunteered to join the battle died when the first line of defence in the central square was destroyed. However, many of the outsider Awakened ones remained hidden in the north street area¡¯s buildings. When the yers began advancing on the north street, the outsider Awakened ones had nowhere to retreat and were finally forced to finally fight back. However, their fights were filled with tragedy. While the outsider Awakened ones may not necessarily be weak, the teams of yer sent in were highly organized. The outsider Awakened ones were either fighting alone or in small groups of three or five. Theirbat powers were uneven and there was clearly no cooperation between them. Additionally, the weapons used by the outsider Awakened ones appeared unsuited for such arge-scale battle. Behind a building on the north street area, an Awakened who was at his wit¡¯s end activated his Body Technique skill and transformed into a two-metre-tall giant. His entire body was bursting with muscles and the protective suit he wore seemed as though it would split. He then used hisrge curved greatsword to furiously hack down two AI battle androids. However, the several yer manned mechs simply cleaved his body apart with their Beam des. A female Awakened beside a fountain finished her chant and summoned out an Earthen Golem from the ground. However, in face of the might of two mechs, the golemsted no more than 10 seconds before being broken into pieces. As for the female Awakened magus, she only managed to run a distance of less than 20 metres before a yer shot her with his electromaic-tier gun ¨C the shot pierced right through her magic barrier. Of course, that was not to say none of them managed to defeat any yers. An Awakened inside a shop within the north street area summoned out a giant green dragon, which proceeded to smash a yer mech, the yer inside included, into pieces. At the same time, the dragon also breathed out its corrosive bile, which reduced two yers into bones. The Awakened summoner jumped onto the green dragon¡¯s back. With a mighty leapt that broke the roof of the building, the dragon soared into the air. However, it was quickly intercepted by seven to eight yerbat aircrafts. Tens of energy beams were fired upon it and the giant dragon held on for 20 seconds. Although it managed to destroy half of thebat aircrafts intercepting it, it was finally riddled with holes. It fell to the ground and the Awakened summoner was decapitated by a charging yer. This summoner may have been a rather famous figure in the Awakened circle, but his death here was an inconspicuous one. An Awakened archer moved like a dextrous monkey, jumping here and there through the numerous buildings. In his hand was a unique looking longbow. The tips of the longbow were iid with gems and it had an eye-striking shape, much like the equipment seen in the Dynasty Warriors game. The archer¡¯s marksmanship was remarkable and his weapon¡¯s power was high. With one shot from his bow, he brought down a yer tank that had advanced a hundred metres forward. However, before he could release the second shot, two mechs opened fire at him. The barrage of energy beams destroyed the building that the Awakened archer was in, burying the archer beneath the fallen ruins of the building. In merely 10 minutes, the yers had advanced 500 metres into the north street area. As for the south street¡­ Every few metres of advance by the yers would be apanied by bloody losses. Both sides were suffering from bloody losses. ¡­ Yang Yi¡¯s physical strength was being rapidly consumed. He could feel his heartbeat and rate of breathing bing ragged. The constant running and hiding was taking a terrible toll on his strength. He had already used two doses of healing substances, but those were unable to work properly and heal the damage his body had suffered ¨C his thigh was punctured. Just now, he had ambushed two yers who rushed into the building he was in. He sessfully killed one of them with a sneak attack but the other one sessfully left his mark on Yang Yi¡¯s thigh with a special dagger. The dagger used was clearly a system weapon. After the dagger stabbed into Yang Yi¡¯s thigh, blood kept flowing out from the wound non-stop. Additionally, the use of healing type substances appeared near useless against the wound. Yang Yi checked his wound and saw that the wound had begun to crystallize. This was obviously a form of magic ¨C a very vicious type of magic. After exchanging moves with that yer once, Yang Yi quickly concluded that he was no match for him and quickly fled. However, the yer was like a ravenous wolf and he constantly pursued him. Yang Yi made his way past two alleys, leading his pursuer with him as he circled around a distance of over 100 metres. However, even after running past three buildings, he was unable to shake his pursuer off. In the thick of the moment, Yang Yi had also tossed two Ghost Mines out, but his actions were easily found out. Yang Yi instantly realized that he was facing an expert. His strength was somewhere around [B+] ss. However, this opponent of his must certainly be higher. In other words, this yer was someone in the realm of [A] ss. While he may only be in the [A-] ss, he may also be of the [A] ss. Yang Yi understood that it was unrealistic to hope to defeat a higher-levelled opponent in his current situation. The most sensible thing to do would be to run toward the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building, luring this expert there so that the experts from Zero City could finish him off. However, Yang Yi chose not to. He could still remember what his task was. Dy the advance of the enemy through the south street, no matter the cost! In other words, Yang Yi had no permission to retreat. He had to die in the south street area. Not only that, he must do everything he can to dy the enemy advance until his dying breath. He had already used up all the electromaic guns and cannons in his storage equipment. His Ghost Mines were not effective. Should they engage in a melee, Yang Yi still possessed an [A-] ss de. However, considering the difference in level between them, Yang Yi had no illusions about having any chance of winning in a melee against this opponent. Thus, the only way left¡­ There was still one sma Bomb inside his storage equipment. Yang Yi hastened his pace and dashed past a small street before rushing into a building. He climbed up to the second floor and threw down hisst two Ghost Mines down from the corridor. He did not bother waiting for the sound of explosions. Instead, he jumped up to the rooftop of the building beside him. ¡°Team Thunderstrike! Headcount!¡± Yang Yi quickly whispered. Only three replies came through themunication channel. That caused Yang Yi¡¯s heart to bleed. ¡°My fellow brothers, let us meet again in the next life! Assuming there is one.¡± With a sigh, Yang Yi continued, ¡°Long live de Mountain me Sea!¡± Three other voices echoed him through the channel, ¡°Long live de Mountain me Sea!¡± One of them was coughing. It was clear that he was also injured. Yang Yi jumped out again from the building. This time, he ran toward the main south street. Behind him, the pursuing yer jumped down as well. He was wearing an [A] ss protective suit. Additionally, he also brandished a Beam de in his hand. Yang Yi rolled himself forward. When he got up, he saw that four battle androids and two yers had surrounded him. One of the yers had already raised the Beam Rifle in his hand. However, the high-ranking yer quickly waved his Beam de and said, ¡°He is mine!¡± Clearly, this fellow had quite the status. The two yers behind Yang Yi quickly revealed vicious smiles as they stepped back. The high-ranking yer then pushed the power of his Beam de to the max until it became like a raging torch and slowly approached Yang Yi. ¡°The one you killed just now is my partner. He had saved me three times before, my best friend!¡± the high-ranking yer said coldly. Yang Yi had always had a calm and indifferent expression on his face. At that moment however, a look of ridicule now appeared on his face. ¡°Oh? You mean to say I killed your boyfriend? Ha ha! There are even gays among yers?¡± ¡°I will mince you! And I will start with your mouth!¡± Yang Yi sighed and stared intently at his opponent. He abruptly summoned out the sma Bomb from his storage equipment. However, just as he was about to detonate it¡­ His body flinched and he screamed out in misery as blood sprayed out. His right arm, the sma Bomb included, was cut off. The high-ranking yer lowered the Beam de in his hand. Yang Yi¡¯s shoulder was bloody, but the high temperature of the attack instantly cauterized the wound. Yang Yiy on the ground, the pain nearly knocking him unconscious. ¡°Ant, did you think I was not prepared for your suicidal attacks?¡± The high-ranking yer sneered. Yang Yi sighed and closed his eyes as he awaited his death. As he was closing his eyes, he seemingly saw¡­ ¡­ golden light. ¡­ One secondter, Yang Yi opened up his eyes and saw the high-ranking yer standing before him sway¡­ ¡­ his body had been cleaved into two. His upper body fell to the ground as his lower body tumbled down. Yang Yi then saw someone standing behind the dead yer. That someone was maintaining a sword shing posture. The two battle androids and two yers who were behind Yang Yi had also been cleaved into two. Yang Yi felt his head and quickly understood what happened. The power behind that figure¡¯s sword sh cleaved the high-ranking yer, swept past his head and continued hacking apart the enemies behind him. This level of power¡­ Yang Yi looked at the figure before him with a look of surprise. Next however, he saw a familiar face. Guan Shan came running out from behind the sword-wielding figure. He dragged Yang Yi with him to the side of the street before turning his head to shout, ¡°Xiaolian!¡± ¡°Bring him along!¡± Without turning around, Chen Xiaolian rushed to the where the yers were attacking along the south street. ¡°I will go buy you some time! We need the coordinate! Remember, only three minutes!¡± The pain wracking Yang Yi¡¯s body nearly made him faint. However, he stared at Guan Shan. ¡°Why are you here? Who is that man?¡± ¡°He¡­¡± Guan Shan clenched his teeth as he propped the injured Yang Yi up with his shoulders. ¡°He may be the messiah who will save us all!¡± ¡°Me, messiah?¡± Yang Yi finally had no more strength to stay awake. His vision darkened and he fainted. Messiah. That was the first ever term associated with Chen Xiaolian that Yang Yi had heard. From this day onward and for the rest of his life, Yang Yi would always use this term to address the young man who had just saved his life. Chapter 523 You Must Leave!

Chapter 523 You Must Leave!

GOR Chapter 523 You Must Leave! Wielding a sword, Chen Xiaolian charged through the south street alone and met a small team of yers. The yers looked at Chen Xiaolian with the eyes of one looking at an idiot. The yers had already spread their forces through the whole of the south street area in their efforts to hunt down the remainingbat personnel from Zero City. Thosebat personnel could only rely on their terrain. They fought alone and forced themselves to engage in a chaotic battle against the invading yer forces in their attempts to slow down the advancing yer forces ¨C their fights spread all over. At this moment however, a solitary figure swaggered out into the main street with a sword in such a conspicuous manner. In the yers¡¯ eyes, his actions were those of one looking for death. If Chen Xiaolian was piloting a mech or a tank, the yers might have grown vignt somewhat. However, the invasion had now developed into total war. Within a war of this scale, the value of cold weapons, physical skills and magic was far inferiorpared to equipment and skills of the technological type. Yet, here was a fellow with a sword. He charged out recklessly to face their three mechs and five yerbatants. This was no different from feeding them for free. ¡­ ¡°What is the fellow up to?¡± The three mechs were advancing while maintaining a ¡®Æ·¡¯ shaped formation. The five yers that were advancing on foot were protected within their formation. The three mechs had activated their defensive shields at the same time. Clearly, the five yers in the middle had quite the status. One of the yers was standing on a hovering walkerbot. He wore a strange set of uniform, something that resembled the uniforms of medieval times. He also wore an exaggerated looking hat over his head that sported a feather. However, his most striking feature was his thick, red beard. This yer was none other than Captain Sc ¨C the one who influenced the yers to form the ¡®Alliance¡¯ to go against Thorned Flower Guild. When Captain Sc first noticed Chen Xiaolian rushing forward, he became dumbfounded for a moment and he blurted out that question. The yer beside him was surprised as well, but he quickly sneered and replied, ¡°He probably entered some kind of bloodlust state. That is why he ran out.¡± ¡°Kill him.¡± Captain Scughed. ¡°Our target is the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building! Contact those advancing on the north area and tell them to assemble ASAP. We must prioritize the capture of the core location of Zero City. Seize the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building! I hear that the main control system for Zero City is in there! As for the other areas, it would not be toote to advance on them after we seize Zero City¡¯s main control system ¨C tell those greedy fellows to rein in their greed! Humph, a bunch of people with no vision!¡± Sc ignored the young man who was approaching from afar. Instead, he and his subordinates who were standing inside the mechs¡¯ formation and their defensive shields turned to look at the south street area that had fallen into a ruined state. They listened to the sporadic sound of explosionsing from afar and observed the mes raging everywhere. At that moment, all Captain Sc could feel wascency. The advance into Zero City, all of it was done following his ns. ¡°Captain, that fellow is still rushing toward us¡­ ¡­ has he gone cuckoo?¡± ¡°What are you hesitating for? Just shoot him.¡± Sc nced at Chen Xiaolian, who was still tens of metres away from his position. The sword-wielding youngster looked alone and helpless. Nothing more than stamping an ant. Sc sneered. The mech in the front position raised its energy rifle and aimed at the iing Chen Xiaolian. Next, Sc noticed the youngster use both his hands to raise the sword in his hand, eyes staring right at him¡­ There seems to be¡­ a¡­ .. golden light? Eh? Golden light? ¡­ ¡°I told you before, do not disturb me until I finished this stage!¡± There was a frustrated expression on Shen¡¯s face as he looked at the muscr driver, who stepped into the control room. Shen then tossed his mobile phone aside and said, ¡°Something happened? Surely our men did not rise up in revolt?¡± ¡°Not quite there yet.¡± The muscr driver spread his arms helplessly. ¡°Still, everyone is feeling resentful. Due to your order, our Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s members are forced to stand by while those ¡®Alliance¡¯ fellows all charged into Zero City. Everyone is unable to understand your order.¡± ¡°Let them be.¡± Shen shrugged indifferently. ¡°It is not a bad thing to let those Alliance fellows pave a path forward for us. Someone has to take the role of cannon fodder after all. So, why not? Besides, everything is in the palm of our hands. That Sc is quite the good pawn.¡± The muscr driver sighed and said, ¡°That is why I am here¡­ ¡­ I am here to report that your wonderful pawn is now a dead pawn.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Shen was startled. There was finally a look of seriousness on his face as he raised his head to look at his subordinate. ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ he died?¡± ¡°Dead, 100 per cent absolutely certifiably dead.¡± The muscr driver revealed a wry smile and continued, ¡°If you wish to see his corpse, I can get our men to retrieve his corpse.¡± Shen¡¯s expression turned solemn. ¡°Dead?¡± ¡°Yes, Guild Leader,¡± the muscr driver said seriously. ¡°I sent some men to follow them to gather information. The one who came back just now informed me that Sc was killed. No, it would be more urate to say that the core powerhouses of his guild, all six members, him included, were all killed.¡± Shen took a deep breath and light flickered across his eyes. ¡°Sc killed? I recall that Sc¡¯s strength is at [A] ss.¡± The muscr driver looked at his leader and replied in a hushed tone, ¡°Clearly, the men from Zero City have finally deployed their [S] ssbat powers!¡± ¡­ Yang Yi was in a partially unconscious state. Although Guan Shan had shoved in a healing substance into his mouth in a timely manner, Yang Yi was suffering from a heavy injury and had lost too much blood. It was not a wound that could be instantly healed. Guan Shan carried him and ran through the buildings. After crossing a street, they reached a certain spot. If Yang Yi were still fully awake, he would immediately recognize this familiar ce¡­ ¡­ this was none other than the ¡®flea market¡¯ of Zero City, also known as the public trading district. When Guan Shan brought Yang Yi there, the ce was still somewhat secure. The yers had yet to advance upon this area ¨C however, judging by the sound of explosions, they may not have much time before the yers arrive. Guan Shan checked the time. There was a very anxious look on his face. Gibbs and Tina quickly stepped out from the gate of the flea market. Seeing Yang Yi, who was being carried by Guan Shan, Gibbs frowned. After looking closer, he recognized Yang Yi. ¡°Yang Yi from de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± ¡°Yes, he is injured.¡± Guan Shan exhaled and said, ¡°How much longer?¡± ¡°46 seconds.¡± Gibbs shook his head. His face was ugly to behold.¡± Where is that fellow?¡± ¡°Xiaolian is helping us seize some more time.¡± Guan Shan shook his head. ¡°We need time. You know that.¡± ¡°This portal will only be open for four seconds,¡± Gibbs said in a hushed tone. ¡°Additionally, we do not know if our spection is right or not. At any rate¡­ ¡­ we need to test it first.¡± ¡°If it is sessful, we may be able to save many people.¡± Guan Shan checked the time once more. Another sound of explosion spread out from afar as a building suddenly exploded with blue light. ¡°sma Bomb explosion.¡± Gibbs and Guan Shan were quick toe to the same conclusion. The woman known as Tina revealed a grim expression and she said, ¡°Hear that? That sounds like¡­ ¡­ arge-scale mech!¡± Up in the sky, a distantbat aircraft swayed and plummeted toward their location. Even as it was plummeting down, thebat aircraft continued firing away. After firing twice, an energy beam shot out from within a building and struck thebat aircraft. Thebat aircraft caught mes and fell. The ce where it was crashing toward happened to be right where Guan Shan and the others were standing. ¡°It is our men!¡± Guan Shan noticed the de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s crest on the aircraft. His face sank and he rushed forward. The pilots on board the aircraft were clearly still struggling to get the aircraft under control. Although the aircraft was falling down in a circr trajectory, the nose cone of the aircraft continuously attempted to rise. It finally mmed down beside a building. It skidded its way as it decelerated and finally came to a halt between two buildings. As it did so, it crushed a green space and a pool. Guan Shan tried to go over to save the people inside. However, he had only taken two steps when the sound of an explosion reverberated outward. The aircraft had transformed into a huge fireball. Guan Shan¡¯s face turned furious. At that moment, Gibbs suddenly stepped forward. He held Guan Shan in a bear hug and threw the two of them down the ground. Next, Gibbs quickly rolled the both of them to the side. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Guan Shan got up in fury. However, Gibbs used his hand to push Guan Shan¡¯s head down. Tina¡¯s voice rang out from beside him. ¡°Mech!¡± One part of a broken building was thrown aside and a yer¡¯s battle mech swiftly stepped forward. It was a medium-scale mech with a height of less than 10 metres. It had silver coating and its defensive shield and energy weapons were glowing with light. Clearly, it was fully charged and ready for battle. ¡°Damn it!¡± Gibbs swore. ¡°Just¡­ ¡­ 30 more seconds!¡± ¡°There is another on the left side!¡± Tina was crouched between the two of them and they hid behind a statue located near the gate of the flea market. Another yer mech emerged from the other side of the flea market, the left side of Guan Shan and his group¡¯s position. The mech emerged from an alley and trampled its way through thempstands and green space like a bulldozer. It was a light-sized type of mech. It held a long metal de in its hand while aerial equipment was installed upon its back. Clearly, this mech could engage in aerial battles. The two yer mechs appeared from their front and left at the same time, throwing them into a tight spot. ¡°25 more seconds!¡± Gibbs clenched his teeth. ¡°The temporary passageway will open up soon! Damn it!¡± The three of them turned around to look at the central area of the flea market, at a spot beside a fountain ¨C that was the coordinate for the portal! This was the portal for the first temporary passageway that will appear ording to Adam¡¯s calctions. The temporary passageway would only appear for four seconds before disappearing. Out of the few temporary passageways that would appear temporarily, this was the only one with the sufficient time factor for someone to use it. The three of them came here for the opportunity to test out this passageway ¨C to verify Gibbs theory. The coordinate for the portal was about 20 metres away from them. Unfortunately, it would appear that the two mechs did not intend to leave this ce. The two mechs turned on their scanning devices and began scanning for signs of life. Guan Shan and his group were likely unable to continue hiding behind the statue for long. It was only a matter of time before they were discovered. Additionally, there was also the semi-conscious Yang Yi. At present, he was lying on the ground ¨C thankfully, a green space tform blocked his body from view. ¡°There is not enough time!¡± Gibbs gritted his teeth. ¡°It is all right¡­ ¡­ we can wait for a while.¡± Tina looked at Gibbs. ¡°No need to be anxious. Wait for these two mechs to leave. We do not have anyrge-scale equipment. We cannot fight them off.¡± Gibbs suddenly turned to look at Tina. ¡°No! You must leave! I have to send you out!¡± Chapter 524 Synergistic-type Equipment

Chapter 524 Synergistic-type Equipment

GOR Chapter 524 Synergistic-type Equipment Gibbs¡¯ eyes were filled with determination as he said, ¡°You must leave! Tina! For you, and for us!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Tina cast a silent gaze at Gibbs. ¡°I will go lure away the mech in front. However, as for the mech at the side¡­¡± Gibbs turned to face Guan Shan. ¡°I will lead it away,¡± Guan Shan was quick to respond. ¡°There is no need for you to feel grateful. I just want to verify the validity of your method! That is very important.¡± ¡°My method will work!¡± Gibbs clenched his teeth. ¡°So now¡­¡± ¡°Tina, you will leave through the portal. Mm, take Yang Yi, who is on the ground, with you. The more we could send out, the better! As for us, we will be luring the mechs away.¡± Guan Shan was now disying the qualities of Bluesea¡¯s youngest, most outstanding and most trusted assistant. He said decisively, ¡°That is how it is. Do not waste any time. I will count to three. Then, Gibbs and I will charge out. Tina, ignore everything and just charge toward the coordinate. We will get you the time you need.¡± Tina¡¯s eyes were red. Unexpectedly, after giving Gibbs a deep nce, she nodded her head. She bit her lips to the point where blood began trickling down. Then, she abruptly stepped forward to kiss Gibbs. After that, she said hoarsely, ¡°You must make it out alive ande find me! I will wait for you, I will wait until the day I die!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Gibbs kissed back passionately. Guan Shan, who was looking at the two of them, frowned. There were looks ofplexity and disapproval in his eyes when he looked at Tina. However, he had frowned in secret. Next, he began counting. He quickly counted to three. Like arrows that were let loose from the bow, the two men quickly rushed out from behind the statue. The mech on the left was quick to notice Guan Shan. As it was rtively smaller, the mech was able to respond faster. It quickly moved its body to face the running Guan Shan. Next, the roaring sound of minigun fire rang out as the mech unleashed a barrage of fire on Guan Shan. Guan Shan ran and jumped around like a wild monkey. Thankfully, the light-sized mech was not using its energy-tier weapons ¨C or perhaps it had depleted the energy source for its energy-tier weapons. Although a normal minigun was still dangerous, Guan Shan was an extraordinary talent. He was thus able to dodge the attacks. Guan Shan ran furiously while the barrage from the iing bullets left behind a gully made of bullet holes. Next, the light-sized mech activated its aerial equipment and soared to the sky as it began chasing after Guan Shan. There before the fountain, Gibbs took a simpler approach. The armoured exoskeleton suit that he was wearing enhanced his speed to a shocking level as he charged out. In just the blink of an eye, Gibbs made it before the medium-sized mech. By then, he had already pulled out an energy-tier weapon that looked like an automatic rifle. He opened fire even as he ran, gaining the mech¡¯s attention before fiercely charging through the door of a nearby building. Gibbs smashed the door off, bringing it with him as he charged inside the building. Next, his figure continued smashing through the wall of the building to break through to the outside of the building. As he did so, the mech fired its energy-tier weapon and instantly demolished the building. Gibbs jumped a distance of five to six metres onto the rooftop of another building. He tossed his energy-tier rifle and pulled out a long shaped weapon from his storage equipment. The weapon looked like an RPG. However, its ammo was clearly not a normal rocket grenade. Gibbs only had enough time to fire once with it. Then, he quickly rolled away and jumped off. It was an electromaic-tier cannon. The st from the electromaic cannon struck the medium-sized mech. However, the st was blocked by the mech¡¯s energy shield. All it managed to do was to force the mech back a few steps. After that, the mech continued moving forward as it gave chase. At the same time, it also released a miniature drone, which locked on to Gibbs. Tina, who was hiding behind the statue, ran out in the direction opposite to the ones taken by the two of them. She did not forget to grab Yang Yi, who was on the ground, before rushing toward the fountain that was located 20 metres away. She reached the side of the fountain just in time¡­ Gibbs! I believe that you are a genius! Your theory will surely be correct! After reaching the side of the fountain, Tina did not hesitate to jump into the water. At that moment, a miracle urred. A green light shed and the two figures disappeared. The green light was simr to the one from the teleportation matrix. It however, did notst long. After just four seconds, the light disappeared. As for Tina and Yang Yi, they were no longer inside the fountain pool. ¡­ Tina fell out from thin air only to find herself within a sandy area. Yang Yi was beside her. The first thing she did was to pull out the dagger on her waist and an energy-tier gun. She put her weapons up before her and then proceeded to survey her surroundings. Then, she gave a sigh of relief. It was a beach. A real beach. It was not an artificial beach like Zero City¡¯s Sea of Love. This was clearly some tourist destination. Men and women of all ages were in swimwear on the beach and some could be seen surfing in the distance. Tina¡¯s sudden appearance and the gun and dagger that she was holding shocked the surrounding people. Some eximed in shock, attracting the attention of even more people. Tina quickly got up. She propped Yang Yi up and quickly ran off, disappearing into the crowd¡­ ¡­ Guan Shan ran with all his might. He had never run so fast in all his entire life. Even back when de Mountain me Sea Guild was holding the special training and selection years ago, Guan Shan had not run as fast as he was right now. Several times now, Guan Shan felt the urge to turn around and give the mech hunting him a lesson. Don¡¯t joke around! I am Sir Bluesea¡¯s most promising disciple! A bloody light-sized mech thinks I am not its match? However, Guan Shan¡¯s rational side suppressed the fury that he was feeling. He understood that finishing off the light-sized mech was not an issue for him ¨C even though he did not possess any powerful equipment with him at the moment, he was strong enough to defeat the mech. However¡­ ¡­ he could not stop. He had to keep running. He also understood that should he stop, the mech might be able to force him to engage it for just enough time to allow the invading yer forces to surround him. Then, Guan Shan suddenly heard a loud explosioning from afar. He nced to the side and saw a building engulfed in mes. It was at that moment that the minimunication device on his person rang out. It was Gibbs¡¯ voice. Gibbs gave them this device when they left the Rubik¡¯s Cube building. Gibbs¡¯ voice spoke out through themunication device. However, he did not sound too good. ¡°Guan Shan.¡± ¡°I am here.¡± Guan Shan continued running with all his might. With a single bound, he leapt across a building. He turned his body and quickly tossed out an electromaic. The electromaic caught the light-sized mech, causing its pace to fall sluggish. Guan Shan took advantage of this to rush into an alley. Next, he made his way around an artificial river and jumped into the area beneath an arch bridge. ¡°Gibbs? What happened to you?¡± Gibbs¡¯ reply came in ragged bursts. ¡°Tina has made it out. I am certain of this. Hermunication device is no longer responding. She is no longer inside Zero City. We did it.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ you did it.¡± Guan Shan exhaled. ¡°Consider how I have found a path of life for everyone, do me a favour.¡± Gibbs voice gradually grew faint. ¡°After you make it out, find her, take care¡­ ¡­ of her!¡± Guan Shan suddenly halted his steps. His heart sank. He could hear Gibbs panting through themunication device. ¡°You go take care of her! Bastard! Where are you? I will go find you!¡± ¡°No, it is toote for me,¡± answered Gibbs as he exhaled. ¡°Promise me!¡± Guan Shan suddenly felt infuriated. He wanted to just shout: That woman is not worth it, you idiot! Guan Shan¡¯s thoughts about this were very simple. Back then, when Gibbs suggested the n to lure away the mechs, Tina did not try to stop him. Rather, she just epted it. That woman should have known what the n meant. It meant that Gibbs was giving the only chance of surviving to her. True, there were other temporary passageways that would open upter on. However, considering the present situation within Zero City, staying here for even a moment longer meant they might die. And yet, when Gibbs proposed the n which involved him sacrificing himself to lure the mech away, Tina simply went along with it. Guan Shan did not understand what they were thinking. However, he was clear on one thing. If that were his lover, he would never allow her to sacrifice herself so that he could survive. If that were Guan Shan and his lover back then, he would rather die together with her than escape alone. ¡­ Guan Shan was silent for a few seconds before finally replying to Gibbs. ¡°I promise you!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ thank you.¡± Gibbs finally sighed. ¡°Also, I know you are misunderstanding something¡­ ¡­ it is not what you think¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ After this battle was over, Gibbs¡¯ corpse would be found by a building that was around 300 metres away from the flea market. His armoured exoskeleton suit was heavily damaged. A steel pile as thick as an arm pierced through his body and he was nailed upon the wall of the building. Not far away was a wrecked medium-sized mech. The geek who helped save Zero City died without any fanfare. ¡­ As Gibbs was breathing his final breath, Chen Xiaolian stood on the south street. He looked at the three mechs that had been hacked apart and moved until he was in between them. Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize the corpse belonging to the red bearded fellow instantly ¨C his appearance was just too unique. Chen Xiaolian then crouched down to pick something up. It was something that the red bearded fellow was holding. The item looked like a ss bottle. Clearly, the red bearded fellow was trying to utilize this item in the final moments before his death. Unfortunately for him, he was insta-killed by Skyde¡¯s power that Chen Xiaolian unleashed. After acquiring the bottle, Chen Xiaolian received a prompt. [????: Picked up an equipment: Fearless Dreadnought. Equipment ssification: [A] ss. Growth capacity: [A+] ss. Prompt: This equipment is a synergistic-type equipment. When used in conjunction with equipment of the same type, its power will be enhanced.] Chapter 525 Three Exit Passageways

Chapter 525 Three Exit Passageways

GOR Chapter 525 Three Exit Passageways The bottle looked like a wine bottle with a cork acting as its stopper. Inside the transparent bottle was something that appeared like a toy model of a battleship. This item was a familiar sight in most medieval themed shops. There was however, a difference. There was water inside the bottle and the battleship within the bottle appeared to be gently swaying upon the surface of the water. It was a beautifully craftedrge-sized battleship. It had a thick mast and threeyers of cannons jutting out of its body, giving off the imagery of the Victorian era ¨C this was clearly a battleship from the era before the rise of irond battleships. The sails of the battleship were fully unfurled and the battleship was seemingly rocked about by tough winds and waves despite the calmness of the water within the bottle. What a strange object. Chen Xiaolian muttered to himself. However, seeing the [A] ss evaluation by the system, it was only natural for Chen Xiaolian to keep the item into his Storage Watch. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s action of killing off Captain Sc and his entourage caused an uproar within the yer faction. As for Chen Xiaolian, he was in the dark about the fact that he had just killed off one of the founding members of the ¡®Alliance¡¯. He simply watched as arge number of yers and mechs charged at him from the distance. They all moved to surround him. It was as though he had just poked a ho¡¯s nest. Chen Xiaolian however, understood that he had killed off someone with quite the status. Despite possessing Skyde¡¯s power, Chen Xiaolian felt no desire to sit around and wait for them to surround him and then bask in the taste of being fired upon from all sides. He quickly decided to turn tail and run. Instead of running toward the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building, he circled around the north street area. Although he was still moving in the general direction of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building, he deliberately took them on a wild goose chase. While doing so, he also found the opportunity to finish off two yer mechs and several AI battle androids. Chen Xiaolian also identally stumbled upon and saved anotherbatant from de Mountain me Sea Guild. This person was one of Yang Yi¡¯s team members. However, he had lost an arm and wounds covered his whole body. Chen Xiaolian used his shoulder to prop the fellow as he strode toward the north side for now. The south street area had be a meat grinder as well. The sounds of explosions filled the air and mes could be seen everywhere. Zero City¡¯sbat personnel were doing their all to execute something simr to a brutal street fight. They did their best to dy the yers¡¯ advance toward the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. Thankfully, Zero City was a big ce and the advancing yers did not have a point of convergence. After entering Zero City, they spread out on their own. This allowed the defenders to garner some sess in their defensive retreat of the south street. However, Captain Sc¡¯s death ended up angering the yers ¨C especially those within the Alliance. Chen Xiaolian looked at his personal radar and saw a densely packed amount of red dots swarming forward from behind and the other two sides. At this moment, Chen Xiaolian longed for his good bro, Roddy ¨C Roddy¡¯s ¡®Mechanical Heart¡¯ skill would be able to disy its utmost value within this battlefield brimming with technology. Chen Xiaolian¡¯sbat skills were mostly of the physical type. Although he also possessed Skyde¡¯s power, this [S] ss power was not something that could be used all the time. While it may not be an issue for him to sh down a mech, there was a limit to the number of times he could unleash those attacks. As for his Four-eyed War Cats, Chen Xiaolian did not even bother ¨C Garfield was not bad. However, this was a battlefield where technological arsenals were brought to bear everywhere. Garfield? Forget it. ¡­ By the time Chen Xiaolian arrived back in the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building area, the part of the building that was facing the south street was vastly different from before. That part of the building had transformed into a metal line of defence. War Bastions were densely squeezed together before the oval shaped building¡¯s defences. There were thick artillery barrels, various types of energy weapons, energy shields, energy equipment etc. There were Mechs of all sizes lining up there. Just by giving them a rough look, Chen Xiaolian estimated that there were over 200 mechs. All of them sported the Angel Corps¡¯ crest. Although most of them were AI-controlled Sentinel mechs meant to be used as cannon fodders, there were also elites mixed among them. When Chen Xiaolian rushed out before the front most line of defence, he quickly became the target of the rows of cannon muzzles. He quickly raised up the de Mountain me Sea Guild member that he was carrying and shouted, ¡°Same side!¡± There were some Angel Corps personnel among the defensive perimeter and one of them recognized Chen Xiaolian and the one he was holding. One of them quickly shouted the order to hold fire. Two War Bastions moved to open up a small crack, allowing Chen Xiaolian to move inside. ¡°Where is Angel Wu?¡± After stepping through the line of mechs, Chen Xiaolian shouted. Then, he heard Angel Wu¡¯s voiceing through a loudspeaker. ¡°You are looking for me?¡± Turning his head, Chen Xiaolian then saw Angel Wu. He was sitting inside the cockpit of arge-sized mech and was looking down at Chen Xiaolian. Angel Wu had changed into a half-humanoid, half-animal shaped mech. The base of the mech had eight legs just like a spider. However, its upper body had six arms. Each arm was holding onto different types of weapons. There were ranged weapons, melee weapons¡­ it was equipped to respond to any situation. The shape of the mech was so simr to a demon from some legend that Chen Xiaolian was momentarily taken aback. However, he quickly recollected himself and shouted, ¡°I have an important matter to discuss with you! And Mr Bluesea as well! Where is he?¡± After giving Chen Xiaolian a nce, Angel Wu said, ¡°Come up!¡± After handing the wounded de Mountain me Sea Guildbatant to an Angel Corps member who was beside him, Chen Xiaolian jumped upon the mech. Angel Wu gave Chen Xiaolian, who had jumped upon his mech¡¯s shoulder, a nce before grunting. Next, he moved his mech inside the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. The mech¡¯s eight legs practically flew as it strode forward and they quickly arrived inside the Board of Patriarch¡¯s building. ¡­ ¡°We have no other choice! There is no option for retreat! No ce to back off to! Our homes are right behind us ¨C no, that is not right. We are already inside our home. Our enemies have already invaded our home! We have neither a way of retreating nor escaping!¡± Bluesea stood before a round table within the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ conference hall as he shouted, ¡°Should we continue wasting our time arguing about this?¡± There should have been seven seats around the table. However, there were now only five, inclusive of Bluesea¡¯s. Due to the abruptness of this turn of events, two of the Guild Leaders for Zero City¡¯s resident guilds were presently not within Zero City. One of them was in the outside world while the other had entered his guild¡¯s pocket space. [1] Thus, there were only five members of the Board of Patriarchs left at the moment. ¡°We can still retreat back to the minor resource worlds that each of our guild possesses,¡± a male Patriarch said in a heavy tone. ¡°There is no point in defending Zero City. Each of the guilds has their own small resource world. There is plenty of space there. The smallest of the pocket space has an area over tens of thousands of square kilometres. The biggest has over hundreds of thousands of square kilometres. We can fight against the invading yers there. Zero City is just too small to be doing that! How is putting all our battle strength into a small ce any different from throwing the flesh of our people into a meat grinder?¡± ¡°The minor resource worlds?¡± Bluesea was so furious he ended upughing. ¡°Even now, in this desperate situation, you could actually think of something like this? Guild Leader Juncker! Where is your Rodriar Guild¡¯s courage?! Back then, your Rodriar Guildpleted sixrge-scale instance dungeons consecutively, killing off six yer Guilds and heavily damaging Thorned Flower Guild. What happened to your courage from back then? Retreat into the resource pocket space? Do you not understand? Once they seize Zero City¡¯s main program, what happens if they sessfully gain control of Zero City? You can hide inside the resource pocket space, but once they gain control over Zero City¡¯s main control system, they can just have the resource pocket space disappear! Our enemies do not even have to raise a single cannon to exterminate all of you!¡± ¡°At the very least, we can buy more time. The more time we buy, the bigger the chance for something to happen.¡± Guild Leader Juncker shook his head and said, ¡°I am not without courage! Bluesea! I am responsible for 136bat personnel, 300 engineers and 600 peripheral members! I cannot recklessly send them to their deaths within Zero City! This is not Blood Verdict! Not apetition arena! Your courage is just recklessness!¡± ¡°What about the other guilds?¡± Suppressing his rage, Bluesea turned to look at the others. ¡°I agree with Guild Leader Juncker. We have at least over 30 resource worlds. There is plenty of space inside for us to do battle against our enemies. We should not stay inside this meat grinder. Maybe Zero City¡¯s main control system will recover ¨C besides, the yers may not be able to gain control of Zero City¡¯s main control system.¡± ¡°But there is also the Development Team! The Development Team from the outside world! And the Electronic Guardians!¡± Bluesea clenched his teeth. ¡°I agree with Bluesea. As of now, we can only fight! No retreat! A preposterous idea like running into the minor resource worlds is simply the act of courting death! A cowardly behaviour!¡± A lean figure stood up. He wore a ck coloured hooded cloak. The moment he stood up, two men who were standing by the wall inside the conference room quickly moved to stand behind him. ¡°We, the Knights of Darkness Guild, hereby announce our participation in this war!¡± The lean man in hooded cloak turned to look at the two fellows behind him and said, ¡°Theodore, Oswald. Do you two have any objections?¡± ¡°None! I have been itching to kill those yers!¡± Theodore grinned savagely. ¡°Those that want to continue discussing things can continue their discussion here! We will be going out to make war!¡± The Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness Guild smiled. He then nodded toward the rest who were sitting around the table. ¡°Very well. Now then, you gentlemen can continue on. We of the Knights of Darkness Guild will be setting off for war!¡± Bluesea turned to look at the lean man in hooded cloak. A trace of appreciation appeared and he nodded at him. ¡°You¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Bluesea, do not misunderstand me. I still hate your de Mountain me Sea Guild. If not for this incident, I will still be doing my best to kick you off the Board of Patriarchs! A guild without an [S] ss expert has no right to sit on equal terms as us. However, right now¡­ ¡­ all of those are no longer important. ¡°I wish¡­ ¡­ everyone good luck! ¡°I, Aderick, announce once more, the Knights of Darkness Guild will be joining the war!¡± After saying that, Aderick turned and left the conference hall. Five to six experts from the Knights of Darkness Guild followed him as he left. The Guild Leader of Rodriar Guild, Juncker was clearly feeling rather embarrassed. He looked at the departing Aderick¡¯s back and hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°I am not being weak. I am responsible for the guild.¡± ¡°Should Zero City be taken, our guilds will be no more,¡± Bluesea said coldly. ¡°Maybe you believe that you could still survive if you leave Zero City and hide in the pocket spaces. However, I think differently.¡± Juncker stood up. ¡°Then let us proceed with our own ns and see who lives longer.¡± After getting up, Juncker retrieved a hat that was ced on the table and ced it over his head ¨C it was a very strange looking metal hat that looked like a helmet. After putting it on, he turned and left as well. Several men from Rodriar Guild followed him. ¡°What about you two?¡± Bluesea turned to look at thest two Patriarchs that were still sitting before the table. ¡°The Prestige Guild will never back down.¡± One of the Patriarchs stood up. He was a white-haired ashen-faced old man with a thick atmosphere of might and hot-headedness about him. However, after he stood up, it was revealed that he was actually quite short. Even so, he had broad shoulders. However, the Patriarch opposite him shook his head. ¡°I am sorry. I agree with Guild Leader Juncker¡¯s thoughts on this. I will send out two teams ofbat personnel to help you with your battle. However, most of our guild will be retreating into the resource worlds ¨C this is the decision of our Miracle des Guild.¡± ¡°Humph!¡± The white-haired old man snapped coldly, ¡°Forget about sending your two teams! We don¡¯t need some half-hearted people to fight.¡± After a pause, he nced at Bluesea. ¡°I will go out to arrange my guild members first! Also, Bluesea¡­ ¡­ that ill-tempered fellow is now in the outside world so we cannot contact him. However, what about that magic light fellow? Why is that person not here?¡± Bluesea¡¯s face was somewhat ugly to behold. One of the seven resident guilds of Zero City, the Light of Magic Guild. When this incident first urred, its Guild Leader became trapped inside one of the resource worldspleting a task. Thus, when Zero City suddenly shut down, they lost contact with that person. Later on, Zero City returned to normal. The one exception was that their main gate was left undefended. However, that meant that it should be possible for that person to exit the resource world. And yet, even now, despite the crisis they were in, despite being one of the seven resident guilds, the Light of Magic Guild did note to participate in the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ conference. Their Guild Leader had not appeared and there was no news about them at all. ¡°That fellow has always been a cunning one, a most selfish bastard. Who knows, that bastard may have chosen to hide inside the minor resource worlds even before Juncker! Humph, are we supposed to spill our blood to help that fellow defend Zero City!¡± The white-haired old man said with a reddened face and he shook his head. ¡°Screw it, forget that ass. In the end, life and death depends on our own efforts.¡± ¡°Mr Ronan.¡± Bluesea looked at the white-haired red-faced old man. ¡°I am honoured to be able to fight alongside you! I hope we¡­¡± ¡°Let us hope for a hero¡¯s end!¡± Ronan broke into a loudughter and strode out the hall. Bluesea did not turn around to look at the final Patriarch, who was still inside the hall. Instead, he shook his head and left. He had just stepped out of the conference hall when he suddenly saw Chen Xiaolian and Angel Wu standing beside each other. Angel Wu had simply brought his mech into the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. Hisrge mech stood there, its head nearly making contact with the ceiling ¨C thankfully, the architecture of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building was high enough. The lobby had an arching shape and was close to 20 metres high. Chen Xiaolian, who was standing beside Angel Wu¡¯s mech looked like a little dot inparison. ¡°Xiaolian? You are back?¡± Bluesea¡¯s eyes shone and he quickly ran over. He lowered his voice as he said, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ did you find anything?¡± ¡°There is a discovery that might prove worthwhile.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and checked his surroundings. ¡°Find us a ce where we can talk. I need to exin it to you for a bit.¡± ¡°Right now?¡± Bluesea appeared somewhat troubled. ¡°Judging by the current position of the enemy, there should be at least another 20 minutes before the yer forces advance upon this Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. They are still running around in a disorderly manner. We will have some time before they get organized.¡± Angel Wu said with a heavy tone. ¡°All right!¡± Bluesea nodded his head. ¡­ A few minutester, inside a room within the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building, Bluesea listened to Chen Xiaolian as he summarized what happened earlier. His face took on an odd expression. Angel Wu¡¯s face however, was filled with excitement. ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ there are still exit points in Zero City? We can escape?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the time and said, ¡°Thanks to Adam¡¯s calctions, we were able to find many temporary passageway portals. However, after screening away those that were unsuitable in terms of position and timing, we only have four suitable exit points¡­¡± He then checked the time again. ¡°Mm, the time for the first exit point is already over. If there were no idents, this first exit point should have been used. Gibbs brought Miss Tina with him to leave via this first exit point and Guan Shan followed them to confirm it. Once confirming it, he will turn back to report.¡± At that very moment, a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild knocked the door softly and entered. Without waiting for the member to report the situation, Guan Shan swiftly entered from behind. ¡°Sir! I am back! There is an important issue I need to¡­ Xiaolian! You are back?¡± Guan Shan had a very wretched appearance. Blood and dust covered his whole body and his figure appeared like a mix of ck and red. The clothes he wore were ruined as well. Scorch marks were evident seen on them. Additionally, his right arm appeared wounded. However, it would appear that he was still in an alert state. ¡°Has Gibbs and the others left?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°I tried to use themunication device that Gibbs left to contact you, but mine was damaged.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian produced a damaged device that looked like a matchbox. ¡°I encountered several mechs. In the middle of fighting them, I jumped down from a building and this thing got damaged in the process.¡± Guan Shan looked at Chen Xiaolian and said in a hushed tone, ¡°The usability of the passageway is confirmed! Yang Yi, whom we found on the way and Miss Tina had left using the temporary passageway! But¡­ ¡­ Gibbs died.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± After a few seconds of silence, Angel Wu whispered, ¡°Gibbs died?¡± ¡°Yes, he contacted me just before he died.¡± Guan Shan gritted his teeth and continued, ¡°He is indeed dead.¡± Angel Wu tightened his fists. ¡°Enough, now is not the time to be sentimental.¡± Bluesea clenched his teeth and said, ¡°Xiaolian, continue!¡± ¡°Three more temporary passageways will be opening up. The first passageway will open up in 18 minutes time. The location for this exit point is quite good. It is at the back of this Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. In other words, the back area of where we are defending. It is very safe and we need not worry about enemy attacks while retreating. However, this passageway will onlyst for 16 seconds.¡± 16 seconds? This duration made Bluesea and Angel Wu somewhat disappointed. There were thousands of them in Zero City right now. If they were to add the outsider Awakened ones into the mix, the number would go even higher. How many would be able to make it out in 16 seconds? ¡°The second passageway will open up in 24 minutes. For us, its location is the worst possible. It is at¡­ ¡­ the Sea of Love.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly as he said, ¡°This passageway will be maintained for 67 seconds.¡± The Sea of Love was now considered an ¡®upied territory¡¯. While 67 seconds was considerably more inparison¡­ ¡­ not many would be able to make it out as well. ¡°I believe the third passageway is the most suitable one for us. It will be appearing in 56 minutes¡¯ time. Additionally, it will continue existing for¡­ ¡­ 30 minutes!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea and Angel Wu. Both their eyes shone. 30 minutes. This duration was very appealing. Even though there were thousands of people, as long as they were willing to make sacrifices and abandon whateverrge-sized equipment that they could not bring with them, 30 minutes was enough for many to escape. ¡°Don¡¯t get too happy just yet. I fear that this temporary passageway¡¯s portal location would dampen your mood,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°Where is it?¡± ¡°In¡­ ¡­ the south street.¡± Angel Wu and Bluesea fell silent. ¡°South street, close to this Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. To be exact, I checked it out for a bit when I returned. It is less than 50 metres from your defensive perimeter,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a bitter smile. ¡°It is outside the defensive perimeter?¡± Angel Wu asked further. ¡°Yes, it is outside the defensive perimeter!¡± Angel Wu¡¯s face turned ugly to behold. If only he knew, he would have spread the defensive perimeter tens of metres forward¡­ ¡­ however, things were not that simple. At present, their defensive perimeter was more or less set up. To try to adjust the perimeter and have the properly ced War Bastions move tens of metres forward was simply impractical. Not to mention, spreading the perimeter forward by tens of metres would increase the surface area and stretch theirbat forces thin. ¡°There is not enough time to adjust the defensive perimeter. If ites down to it, we will just have to brace ourselves and charge forward. At any rate, it is only 50 metres. Arrange somebat personnel toy down support fire to cover the escape efforts! The more we can send out, the better!¡± Bluesea said decisively. Chen Xiaolian waited for him to finish before releasing a sigh. Then, he continued, ¡°I am sorry, I was not finished. Although this third temporary passageway that willst for 30 minutes will be appearing 50 metres outside our defensive perimeter, its position might cause extra problems.¡± ¡°Extra problems? What do you mean?¡± ¡°It is not on the ground.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°It is up in the sky! There is a distance of 168 metres between it and the ground.¡± The room fell silent. 1 The Guild Leader parts might be confusing. That is because there has been a revision to the Guild Leader who is outside and the Guild Leader who is stuck in the resource world in this chapter. Anyways, Chapter 494 has been edited to reflect this revision.? Juncker. Raw: ¡®ÈÝ¿Ë¡¯, pinyin: ¡®R¨®ng k¨¨¡¯. Aderick. Raw: ¡®°¢µÂÀï¿Ë¡¯, pinyin: ¡®¨¡ d¨¦l¨« k¨¨¡¯. Ronan. Raw: ¡®ÂåÄÏ¡¯, pinyin: ¡®Ronan¡¯. Chapter 526 Just What Have I Done?

Chapter 526 Just What Have I Done?

GOR Chapter 526 Just What Have I Done? Zero City¡¯s south street was 4.6 kilometres long. Smaller streets intersected into it from both sides, giving it the general look of a chessboard. Let us put it this way. At present, the south street appeared like an inverted ¡®Ä¶¡¯ character. ¡®Ä¶¡¯. The ¡®Ì character within it represented the south street areas and the nearby areas, which resembled the structure of a chessboard. The ¡®Ò»¡¯ character represented the defensive perimeter that the Angel Corps had hastily set up. As for the remaining dot, that dot represented the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. Unfortunately, the coordinate for the temporary passageway mentioned by Chen Xiaolian was located beyond the ¡®Ò»¡¯ character. Being located outside the defensive perimeter was bad enough; it was not even on the ground. At that moment however, neither Bluesea nor Angel Wu had any doubts regarding Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words. Ronan from the Prestige Guild and Aderick from the Knights of Darkness Guild were also inside the room. Additionally, they had also brought their men along. ¡°Can we trust this youngling¡¯s words?¡± Aderick, who was still wearing the hooded cloak, regarded Chen Xiaolian. As for the white-haired, red-faced Ronan, he was silent for a moment. Then, he slowly said, ¡°This is a huge matter. If we are going to do this, then we will have to bet everything into it¡­¡± Bluesea gave Chen Xiaolian a nce. Then, he slowly stood up and spoke out with a resolute tone, ¡°I can vouch for his every word. I have unconditional trust for the things that he has mentioned! The same goes for everyone in de Mountain me Sea Guild! We believe in him wholeheartedly!¡± This level of support wasrge enough that Aderick and Ronan were unable to restrain themselves from darting their eyes to the side. This kid, just who is he? Noting the suppressed atmosphere inside the room, Guan Shan added, ¡°Tina from Rodriar Guild and Yang Yi from our guild have managed to leave Zero City through one of the temporary passageways. Also, the one who came up with this n was one of the high-ranking engineers from Angel Corps, Gibbs¡­ ¡­ thus, I think there is no need for everyone here to doubt the veracity of this information. Not to mention, Mr Gibbs had already sacrificed his own life for this.¡± Ronan and Aderick exchanged nces. It would appear that the information was true. If so, their earlier n of fighting to the bitter and glorious end ¨C that n could be changed. After all, if there were still hope of surviving, no one would be willing to go die. It would be better to chase after the opportunity to preserve their guilds and retreat than staying here and spill everyst drop of their blood. ¡°Then, let us discuss the evacuation n. There is not much time left,¡± Bluesea spoke loudly. ¡°We have no time to be arguing! We have to agree upon a getaway n as soon as possible!¡± A n. That was a subtle way of putting it. If the yer faction were to overlook their evacuation, then things would be all right. However, if the yer faction were to notice it and attack with everything they had, the forces from Zero City would have to evacuate while facing the attacks from the yer forces. The level of losses would likely be staggering. It all boiled down to who will be evacuating first, who will be evacuatingst, who will be providing cover and who will be guarding the rear. The ones to evacuateter would have a smaller chance of surviving. Everyone understood this simple truth. ¡°We have done enough scheming!¡± Angel Wu suddenly shouted in a grim voice, ¡°All these years¡­ enough!¡± The word ¡°enough¡± was filled with so much rage and dissatisfaction that everyone there could hear it. ¡°The Angel Corps is the guardian protector of Zero City. We will engage the enemy to the veryst moment. As such¡­ ¡­ we will carry the duty of bringing up the rear with honour!¡± Angel Wu¡¯s position came as a slight shock for everyone. ¡°Non-frontlinebat personnel will be prioritized for the evacuation,¡± Bluesea suddenly said. Both Ronan and Aderick turned to look at him. ¡°Non-frontlinebat personnel will be prioritized for the evacuation! As for the frontlinebat personnel, they will be evacuating after that.¡± Bluesea took a deep breath. His eyes were slightly red as he turned to face Ronan and Aderick. ¡°Do you two have any objections?¡± Ronan, the white-haired, red-faced old manughed out in an unrestrained manner and said, ¡°Very well! Let¡¯s go with that! Warriors should not run! Let those nonbat personnel evacuate first! It doesn¡¯t matter which guild they are from, they should be the ones to evacuate first!¡± ¡°Then, let¡¯s start arranging it.¡± Aderick suddenly turned to face Bluesea. Those words from him surprised everyone. ¡°Bluesea, although we have always been at odds against each other, I personally admire your intellect and heart. Thus, I am of the opinion that the entirety of this evacuation n should be under yourmand. I trust you.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­thank you.¡± Bluesea was somewhat surprised. ¡°I agree.¡± Ronan nodded. ¡°Let us begin then. Time is running out,¡± Bluesea suddenly shouted. ¡°Bring out all the records for the armoury! I need to make a headcount for all the transport aircrafts avable for mobilization!¡± Bluesea was the leader of de Mountain me Sea Guild. Suffering from the suppressing actions by the six great resident guilds for years, he had had to endure using his wits. Thus, his n making and organizing abilities were the strongest among all present here. He used merely a few minutes to draw up a clear and simple evacuation n. The three great resident guilds and the Angel Corps would bring out amonly used transport aircraft from their warehouses. This transport aircraft was about one fourth the size of a normal helicopter. Its cabin could amodate up to four people ¨C if they were to force it, they should be able to increase the number to six or seven. The aircraft moved using maic levitation and did not have any weapon systems installed. It was designed purely for transportation purposes. Generally speaking, these maic levitation transport carriers were a means of transport inside the minor resource worlds owned by the respective guilds. Pooling their resources, they were able to gather around 160 of these transport aircrafts. Filling all of those, they would be able to fit in at least 1,000 people. Naturally, they also possessedrge-scale aircrafts. It was only natural for Zero City to possess aircrafts capable of transporting over 100 people. However, Bluesea did not consider using them. There were two reasons for that. Firstly, safety. Using arge-scale aircraft would put too many people at risk. The loss they would suffer would be too high per lost aircraft. Thus, it would be better for them to utilize small-scale aircrafts and use numbers to their advantage. The loss they would suffer per lost aircraft would thus be lessened. Losing one of those small aircrafts meant losing six to seven people, but losing one of thoserge aircrafts meant losing over hundreds of people. Secondly, he had to consider the conditions of the passageway portal. At present, no one knew howrge the passageway portal would be. ording to the norm in their utilization of Zero City¡¯s temporary passageways, the chances of the portal being arge-scale one would be on the smaller side. The transport aircrafts they chose could fit in through a medium-scale portal. If they were to use arge-scale aircraft¡­ ¡­ should they fail to pass through the portal, they would be in trouble. 160 small-scale aircrafts. The four resident guilds and the Angel Corps¡¯ nonbat personnel, the logistics and engineering personnel would all mix in and ride the aircrafts. There was no time to properly divide them into groups. All of them would have to just go in whichever aircraft was avable. Those aircrafts were sufficient to transport the majority of the four resident guild¡¯s members. As for the remainingbat personnel¡­ ¡­ ¡°They will be in charge of covering the rear and resisting the enemy attacks. They will ensure the safety of the evacuating personnel,¡± Bluesea quickly said. ¡°I request that everyone begin acting now! ¡°Behind the Board of Patriarchs building is a square. The square opens up to an underground hangar that allows aircrafts to fly out. I request that, in the shortest amount of time possible, arrange all the aircrafts that we want to use inside the hangar properly! Make sure the vehicles are running properly, check its ability to move and warm it up so that it can be ready to move at any moment! ¡°Once the temporary passageway portal opens up, get into formation and charge into the portal immediately! Put all the aircrafts on autopilot and do not pilot it manually! Set the portal as its coordinate! ¡°No matter what happens, the aircrafts must not stop or turn back. Even if the enemy shoots at the aircraft, it must not dodge! ¡°All the aircrafts must have only one action: Charge! Charge through the door of life! ¡°Even if other aircrafts fall, do not stop! Keep charging forward! ¡°Gentlemen, this is a life or death situation. One additionally person to sessfully charge out is one additional win for us!¡± Ronan, Aderick and Angel Wu showed expressions of resolution. Angel Wu shouted, ¡°All right! What are we waiting for? Move it! We don¡¯t have much time left! Hurry!¡± ¡­ Beneath the square behind the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building was an underground hangar. When necessary, the square grounds could be opened up to allow the aircrafts inside the underground hangar to fly out ¨C however, there was no way to amodate 160 of those aircrafts inside it. Bluesea quickly came up with a n. He assigned numbers to those aircrafts and utilized all the surrounding spaces of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building area. The top of the building, the empty spaces on the ground, the green spaces, passageways,ndscapes¡­ ¡­ all of them were converted into makeshiftnding pads. Numbers were assigned to all the aircrafts and they were all programmed with the take-off procedures. The moment they activate the program, the aircrafts would fly up ording to the sequencing in their given numbers and charge toward the portal. ¡°Toss out all thebat units! Battle androids, AI Sentinel mechs, armed drones¡­ ¡­ toss them all out! There is no need to store anything right now! Activate all thebat units! ¡°Five minutes before the portal opens up, we must send out all of ourbat units to form a counter-offensive wave. This counter-offensive must be capable of stopping the enemy advance. It would be even better if we could force them back! ¡°For the sake of our evacuation, we need to seize both time and space. ¡°Don¡¯t feel distressed at what will happen to your equipment. This is the time to use those equipment in exchange for your life.¡± This was another n that Bluesea came up with. No one objected to this as well. ¡°Finally, we also need a contingency n.¡± Bluesea looked at the several leading figures inside the room. ¡°The earlier n assumes that everything will proceed smoothly. However¡­ ¡­ and I am just assuming, should the enemy send in their [S] ss powerhouses, we will need to go face them.¡± ¡°I will lead two of my warriors with me to act as the final force to cover the rear,¡± said Ronan loudly. ¡°I can do so as well.¡± Aderick nced at Ronan. ¡°Should the enemy send in their [S] ss, count me in as well.¡± Bluesea sighed and looked at them both. ¡°I am very sorry. I would be of no help in this matter¡­ ¡­ you know as well that I am not [S] ss. It is not that I amcking courage. Rather, should the enemy really send in their [S] ss experts, no matter how unafraid of death I may be, not only would my participation be of no help, I would only drag you down.¡± ¡°Count me in as well,¡± said Angel Wu coldly. ¡°The Angel Corps will fight to the veryst moment. As the Prime Angel of the Angel Corps, I will honour my vows with my actions. If the enemy sends in their [S] ss experts, I will be the first to step forward.¡± Bluesea looked at them. He abruptly sighed to himself. This¡­ maybe the first time the leaders of Zero City are united to such a degree. If only we knew this day woulde, back then¡­ ¡­ As Bluesea was assigning the tasks, Chen Xiaolian sat beside them and listened. The members of the Angel Corps and the three resident guilds quickly left as they busily performed their tasks of preparing the aircrafts, defences and their final counter-offensive. Only the few leaders remained inside the room. Chen Xiaolian simply sat quietly in the corner. This action from him surprised Bluesea. He was unaware of the guilt that was presently weighing down on Chen Xiaolian. That¡­ ¡­ irrevocablemand! Just what is it? ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was the only one who knew. The reason why Zero City would fall into its present state of danger, the reason there would be such a war, the reason why so many people would have to die¡­ ¡­ If there is one who is ultimately responsible for all of these, I fear that someone would be me. I obtained the authority, only to issue an irrevocablemand to expose Zero City¡¯s main gate! Leave Zero City¡¯s main gate defenceless! Remove the security system for Zero City¡¯s passageways! I did all these! Although I do not know why I did all these things¡­ Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea and the others; how they viewed death like homing. He secretly clenched his fists. I need to do something. If the him from one hour ago were standing before him¡­ ¡­ he really wanted to beat him up. I, just what have I done?! ¡­ Chapter 527 This Is My Home!

Chapter 527 This Is My Home!

GOR Chapter 527 This Is My Home! Time ticked away. For the people of Zero City, never had they felt such an excruciating pain while they watched the time tick away. Billowing smoke and mes filled the various monitor screens of Zero City. The bustling flea market was now in ruins and the orderly street area a battlefield. The Sea of Love, usually filled with people, had turned into a deste ce. The same was true for the workshops belonging to the various great resident guilds. The invading yer forces had looted and destroyed all of them. The warehouses were currently wide open as the yers seized the reserve equipment for the various resident guilds. In other areas, those outsider Awakened ones who remained within Zero City found themselves being brutally hunted and exterminated. Zero City had over a thousand surveince cameras, all connected to the main system. Although it was presently a state of war and arge number of those surveince cameras were destroyed as a result, the remaining cameras continued sending the images of what was happening throughout the city back. The sounds of explosions, smoke, mes rising to the sky, the screams of misery, the cries, the bloody images¡­ ¡­ ¡°Turn it off.¡± Angel Wu, who was standing inside the main control room, patted the staff member seated before him. As the leader of the guardian protectors of Zero City, Angel Wu felt anger and humiliation overflowing out of his heart. Therge screen turned dark and the screams of misery and images of brutality were cut off. Angel Wu raised his head to look at therge countdown timer within the control room. They had set up the countdown timer just now. At present, there were 13 more minutes before the appearance of the temporary passageway portal. ¡°It is time to evacuate.¡± Angel Wu took a deep breath and looked at the people inside the room. Truth be told, most of the IT staff members have already evacuated from here. At present, there was only a quarter of the original number of people left inside the main control room. Therge room was now only ying host to tens of IT staff members. Hearing Angel Wu¡¯s words, the rest of them stood up. There were expressions of sorrow and humiliation on all their faces. Some pulled off their earpieces and nodded toward Angel Wu before leaving. Some mmed down on their desks in frustration while others gripped the corners of their uniforms tightly. As the IT staff members within the room began leaving, Angel Wu noticed the IT staff member seated before him. He appeared to be a man in his thirties. ¡°Are you not leaving?¡± ¡°There is a need for someone to stay.¡± The man shook his head. After gently pulling out the shoulder sleeve insignia of the Angel Corps on his uniform, he said coolly, ¡°Sir, even if we are going to be evacuating, there will be a need for someone to remain here to monitor the situation. Should any variables pop up, I will be able to give the evacuation teams a reliable pair of eyes as I monitor the enemy movements.¡± After a pause, the man continued slowly, ¡°So you see, there is a need for someone to stay here. I will stay here.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Angel Wu looked at this subordinate of his. ¡°You¡­¡± The man cast a tranquil look at Angel Wu. Then, he slowly spoke up. ¡°This¡­¡± The man¡¯s voice was not loud. However, it contained unyielding determination. ¡°Is my home!¡± ¡°After we leave, we can find somewhere to rebuild our home¡­¡± ¡°No!¡± The man clenched his fists and an agitated expression appeared on his pale face. His eyes were like that of a wounded animal and he said, ¡°This ce is my home, this city is my home! I have lived here for 23 years!¡± He abruptly turned on therge monitoring screen that was just turned off before pointing at a burning street. ¡°The corner of that street is where my favourite bakery was. Every time my shift is over, I would go there to buy some freshly baked bread home. The third building on the left belongs to Rodriar Guild. The one in charge of the building was my best friend in Zero City. Whenever we have the time, we would meet up to go fishing. ¡°He has even invited me to Rodriar Guild¡¯s resource world to catch a fish that is bigger than a dolphin. ¡°But now, he is dead. During the first few waves of enemy offensive, he was decimated along with the buildings in the vicinity.¡± The man then looked at Angel Wu and said, ¡°Sir, you may believe in the possibility of rebuilding a new home somewhere else, but to me, there is only one home. That home is here, in Zero City.¡± Angel Wu¡¯s throat suddenly felt choked and he was unable to say anything. ¡°I have nothing to say about your and the others¡¯ choice to leave, but¡­ ¡­ I have my own choice to make. Please forgive me for disobeying this one time.¡± The man then turned his head. He no longer looked at Angel Wu. Instead, he picked up his earpieces and ced them back into his ear. His fingers moved to tap on the virtual keyboard. ¡°I will stay in my post to the end.¡± Angel Wu noted the revolver ced before the man on the control desk. He did not say anything. Instead, he silently observed the man for a few seconds before patting his shoulder. After doing that, Angel Wu turned and left the room. Within the control room, all the control desks were turned off. The only exception was the desk where the man was at. There, lights continued to shine¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡°Eight more minutes! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Allbat personnel assumebat positions!¡± Bluesea stood outside the main gate of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. They had set up War Bastions on both sides of the stairs. These War Bastions were oval shaped and with t shaped muzzle turrets. Those War Bastions were stacked together before the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building in such numbers that one might think that War Bastions were free. After stepping out, Angel Wu moved to stand beside Bluesea. He asked in a whisper, ¡°How is it?¡± ¡°We are entering a critical time,¡± answered Bluesea with a frown. ¡°All the men have boarded the aircrafts. Thest batch has just finished boarding. As for our first counter offensive, it will begin in¡­ ¡­¡± He checked his watch and said, ¡°90 seconds.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that too soon?¡± Angel Wu knitted his brows in response. ¡°After starting our counter offensive, there is another six minutes before the portal opens. Can our counter offensivest for six minutes?¡± ¡°We have no other choice.¡± Bluesea sighed. ¡°Our surveince informs me that the enemy have begun gathering. As the other districts have no ability to resist them, they were lured over to the other areas just now. Right now however¡­ ¡­ it would appear that they have recollected themselves. They are now assembling their forces on the south street. It is likely that their n is to charge at us. If we do notunch a counter offensive now and they finish assembling their forces, I fear that things would be more difficult for us.¡± ¡°You have themand then.¡± Angel Wu nodded. ¡°No need to hold anything back for the counter offensive. Throw everything in our armoury at them. At any rate¡­ we won¡¯t be able to bring those things with us.¡± ¡­ ¡°Not what I had in mind.¡± Shen stood in the ruined central square. cing his palm on his forehead, he peered into the distance. He was looking at the demolished Sea of Love. Due to the high temperature of the explosion, the bottom part of the sea had crystallized while the seawater evaporatedpletely. The destruction of the facilities meant there were no new supply of water into the area, turning the Sea of Love into arge ¡®basin¡¯. The exposed parts of the Sea of Love were now an image of devastation. ¡°I hear this was Zero City¡¯s famed holnd of love.¡± Shen smiled. The muscr driver, who was standing beside him, looked in another direction. ¡°The Alliance forces are assembling,¡± the muscr driver said in a hushed voice. ¡°You are already calling them the ¡®Alliance¡¯?¡± asked Shen with a smile. ¡°Your agent has died,¡± said the muscr driver with a bitter smile. ¡°You should consider it. This organization that you came up with might actually turn out to be our enemy in the future.¡± Shen waved his hand nonchntly. ¡°The air is filled with the scent of war. Don¡¯t you think this ce is too hot?¡± Shen walked to a ce that used to be the Sea of Love¡¯s beach area. He then casually picked up a crystal, a result of the high temperature explosion from earlier. After examining it for a moment, he tossed it away. ¡°Guild Leader, do we maintain our standby state?¡± the muscr driver asked. ¡°Those fellows have seized quite a number of ces¡­ ¡­ some of those ces are really enticing.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind letting others act as cannon fodders for us. In wars, deaths are aplenty. Since someone wants to take up this dirty job, why should we go do it?¡± Shen shook his head and turned his head to look back at the teleportation matrix. Another yer Guild had teleported in. This yer Guild was obviously of the melee-type. To Shen¡¯s surprise, two of the yers were riding on monsters with a long horn on its head and sharp spikes jutting out of its ribs. ¡°What is this? Monster riding cavalry?¡± Shen furrowed his brows and continued, ¡°Did no one tell them that the present battlefield is one of technological warfare? Are they nning on going up against mechs and tanks while riding those monsters?¡± ¡°Not all yers follow the technological route.¡± The muscr driver shook his head. ¡°There will certainly be some yers who are unsuited for this battle. However¡­ ¡­ in order to entice more people, the Alliance could not stop them from joining. Now that the situation is under control, they can finally allow these people in.¡± Shen observed them. The two fellows who were using monsters as mounts wore thick leather robes. They covered their faces with ayer of leather while desert goggles covered their eyes and the rest of their faces from view. ¡°I bet these fellows must look fugly,¡± said Shen with a smile. One of the figures with a monster mount had a slender body shape. With a lowered head, this figure deliberately shrunk back. The figure then reached out a hand to shove back the hair that was sticking out from the hat. The number of people appearing on the teleportation matrix gradually grew and the central square became increasingly chaotic. The slender figure suddenly and quietly slid down from the monster¡¯s back. Putting up a pretence of picking up the water bag tied to the waist, the slender figure then moved to the side. The slender figure entered the crowd. None of the yers inside the bustling crowd noticed that the fellow had moved away from them. After reaching the back of a broken wall of a building that was caught within the explosion earlier, the figure tore out a corner of the leather mask covering her face, revealing her mouth. She then brought the water bag up to take a gulp. After downing the first gulp, the fellow¡¯s brows knitted together. ¡°What crappy luck¡­ ¡­ he is actually an alcoholic.¡± The water bag contained highly concentrated alcohol. The figure had to put quite the effort to suppress the desire to cough. After tossing the water bag down the ground, the figure disappeared. A few secondster, the slender figure reappeared within one of the bombed buildings on the south street area. Standing upon a partially copsed building pir, the figure reached out with a delicate looking hand to gently pull away the leather mask. Next, the desert goggles came off to reveal an exquisitely charming face. ¡°This is Zero City¡­ ¡­ not quite what I had in mind.¡± Miao Yan released a gentle sigh [1]. ¡­ ¡°The Alliance¡¯s forces are assembling. They are getting ready tounch a brutal attack upon¡­¡± The muscr driver held onto a map that he had somehow obtained. After ncing over it for a moment, he said, ¡°The Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. It should be the final defensive line for Zero City¡¯s defending forces. From what I could gather, the previous battles the Alliance forces had to face were not that intense. Most of them were sporadic. The strongest acts of resistance came from the south street area. I believe the enemy is turning the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building into their final line of defence.¡± ¡°So, this will be an all-out offensive in one go?¡± Shenughed. He suddenly turned to look at the distant south street. ¡°Looks like they have begun their rallying speech. Listen, can you hear their cries?¡± ¡­ At a certain spot one kilometre away from the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building¡­ The residences within this area had been ttened. This ce was originally an intersection with buildings around it. However, those structures were destroyed and the tanks trampled over what remains of them. Over 50 mechs, hundreds of battle androids and convoy after convoy of hundred-metre long tanks filled the area. ¡°¡­ this will be ourst battle! Thest battle in our conquest of Zero City! After today, all of the yer world willud our glorious aplishment! We will sear our names, our mark upon this city! Fellow warriors! Raise your weapons! Let us seize the fruits of our victory!¡± A yer stood on the third floor of a damaged building and used a loudspeaker to speak. His hoarse voice echoed through the ce. All the yers who heard this yer¡¯s rallying speech raised up their weapons in response. Even the mechs raised up their des and energy rifles. As for the tanks, the excited yers opened up the tanks¡¯ hatches and fired into the sky. ¡­ The muscr driver held onto a miniature device, which transmitted the speech given by the yer. Shen, who was listening beside him, suddenly smiled and said, ¡°This fellow is quite an eloquent fellow. Which guild does he hail from?¡± ¡°After Captain Sc¡¯s death, this person is now the highest-ranked person in the Alliance.¡± The muscr man knitted his brows and continued, ¡°Should they win this war, and should he survive, he may be your enemy in the future.¡± ¡°Enemy? Mine?¡± Shen revealed an amused expression. It was as though someone had just cracked a joke at him. ¡°Stop joking.¡± After a pause, he then said in a hushed tone, ¡°Record down his name. In a few days¡¯ time, arrange for him to meet me ¨C that is, if he is still alive.¡± Shen then turned his attention back to the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. ¡°Don¡¯t you think¡­ ¡­ it is too quiet? Also, those fellows are gathering into one spot for their speech¡­ ¡­ are they not afraid of getting hit by enemy fire? Our enemies are not dead yet. Didn¡¯t your informants say that they have been preserving their strength behind that line of defence? Are those fellows actually that na?ve to believe that this one charge would end the battle?¡± ¡­ ¡°Now¡­ go and seize the fruits of our victory!¡± After those words left the yer¡¯s mouth, an air piercing sound suddenly reverberated out amid the joyful mour of the crowd of yers. ¡°This sound is?¡± Some of the yers atop the tanks became dumbfounded after hearing the sound. Others however, were quick to respond. They swiftly jumped back into their tanks and shout, ¡°Activate the energy shield! Hurry!¡± Those yers who were slow to respond raised their heads to find the source of the sound. As for those who realized what was happening, they hastily used all their might to charge into the nearest makeshift shelter. ¡°Electromaic Cannon st!¡± Someone finally shouted out what the sound was. However, by the time those words were uttered out, the first counter offensive by Zero City¡¯s defenders had descended upon them. ¡­ 160 fully charged Electromaic Cannons were fired simultaneously. It was as though they did not care about preserving their weapons¡¯ energy. They did not even bother considering the strain that such a level of usage might bring. They seemingly did not care what would happen after unleashing this attack. The strain of such a move overloaded many of the War Bastions, causing their energy reactors to explode in the very first second. However, amid the faint orange coloured light resulting from the explosions, 160 Electromaic Cannon sts that carried with it the rage of Zero City¡¯s residents rained down upon the yers¡¯ congregation spot on the south street. ¡­ ¡°Defensive shields!¡± A mech on the third floor of the building instantly reacted and its silvery white body surface emitted an energy shield with a diameter of 10 metres. The energy shield acted like an umbre ced before it. In the next second, cannon sts enveloped the area. Tanks that were struck by the Electromaic Cannon sts had their body surface punched right through and they exploded on the spot. Likewise, some of the mechs that failed to put up their energy shields on time were pierced by the Electromaic Cannon sts. They fell and exploded, engulfing the nearby yers with mes. While some had reacted fast enough to activate their energy shields to block off the iing Electromaic Cannon sts, they were unlucky enough to be caught in the resulting explosion when those around them were struck down. This first wave of barrage bombarded the entire intersection area of the street. Orange coloured fireballs of various sizes spread out within a range of a hundred metres. In that one instant, it became impossible to properly observe the ce as the intense light of the explosions zed¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Chapter 528 Let’s Exercise A Bit!

Chapter 528 Let¡¯s Exercise A Bit!

GOR Chapter 528 Let¡¯s Exercise A Bit! The first barrage of Electromaic Cannon sts created quite the spectacle. However, the lethality of this attack was actually not that terrifying. After all, there were many yerbat units there. Not to mention, the Electromaic Cannon was not an area of effect weapon. For each of the cannon sts to take out abat unit was already a decent result. Some of the sts failed to find its target while some others were blocked off by the yers¡¯ energy shields¡­ However, this barrage of cannon sts was not meant to kill. Rather, it was meant to¡­ Break through! Back in the intersection area, those mechs that failed to activate their energy shields on time were destroyed. Some managed to activate the shields but had insufficient time to push the shields to max power, resulting in their shields failing. There were also the tanks that ended up exploding and bringing harm to the surrounding yers. Although this first wave of counter offensive did not cause too much in terms of damage, over one third of the yer¡¯sbat units, especially therge-scalebat units such as the mechs and tanks lost their¡­ ¡­ energy shields. This counter offensive had damaged their energy shields. The second wave of counter offensive quickly followed. Up in the sky, a dark mass of aircrafts flying at a very low altitude came barrelling over with a roar. ¡°This is madness!¡± The silvery white mech on the third floor was quite unfortunate. As it was standing on the highest position, it was inevitable for it to end up damaged by the earlier barrage. Its energy shield took two of the sts before the third st broke through, tearing its shoulder off. Now, arge gaping hole could be seen on its shoulder. The yermander, who was inside the silvery white mech, watched the iing aircrafts with a dazed look. These fellows from Zero City, have they gone mad? Such a tightly packed formation ispletely contrary tomon battle logic! Are they not afraid of being targeted down? ¡°Fire!¡± The instant he issued out themand from his mech, the iing aircrafts opened fire. This time, their attacks were not from electromaic-tier weapons. Rather, they were ordinary artillery. Some even opened fire with normal firearms. Normal RPG grenades that left trails of mes behind them, the spray of mini guns¡­ These weapons that yers of the technological route would normally view as primitive descended upon them. The silver mech on the third floor became a target once more. This time, it became the target of the mini guns. The mech jumped into the air to catch a rocket grenade and tossed it back, hitting one of the attacking aircrafts with it and causing it to explode. Two other attacking aircrafts that were too close to the exploding aircraft were caught in the explosion. At the same time however, even more rocket grenades flew toward the silver mech. The yermander inside the mech reflexively activated his mech¡¯s energy shield. However, after having activated the controls for it, themander recalled that his mech¡¯s energy shield had been taken down earlier and was no longer operational. Seeing the rocket grenades approaching him, he sent his mech jumping down from the third floor. Sounds of explosions rang out from behind as the damaged building was destroyed again. The moment the mechnded, the building came tumbling down, pinning one of its legs beneath its debris. The silver mech staggered on the ground. Next, two artillery sts struck its back. Theposite armour of the mech deflected the artillery sts and the sts failed to seriously damage the mech¡¯s outer body. However, the momentum behind the sts mmed the mech down the ground to the point where it could not get up. Then, even more rocket grenades rained down on the intersection area¡­ It became a sea of mes. On the ground, over 250 AI-controlled Sentinel mechs charged forward. These unmanned Sentinel mechs were not that strong. Be it theirbat skills of their ability to dodge, they were far inferiorpared to those manned by proper pilots. These AI-controlled Sentinel mechs could only perform some basic identification and fire at non-moving targets. When it came to doing battle against a moving target, its performance was much worse. In fact, a piloted mech could defeat five AI-controlled mechs of the same type. At this very moment, these mechs were being sent out to serve as cannon fodders. Zero City¡¯s defenders had no intention of recovering the mechs when they sent them out. They also did not care about precision¡­ Those 250 Sentinel mechs were equipped with energy weapons that would overload its energy reactors when utilized¡­ Technically speaking, with the level of energy reactor that the Sentinel mechs possessed, firing one shot of the energy weapons they were now equipped with would cause them to break down. However, Zero City¡¯s defenders do not care. ¡­ After the first wave of counter offensive, the barrage of Electromaic Cannons destroyed the yers¡¯ energy shields, the second wave consisting of the tightly packed formation of aircrafts rained fire down upon them. As a result, the yer forces on the intersection area entered a state of chaos. Now, the 250 Sentinel mechs charging at the yers were the equivalent of 250 mobile energy turrets. The instant they entered the epted range to open fire, they did just that. The yers were struck dumb. The yer mechs responded by holding up their remaining energy shields. They raised their weapons to fire back, but at the same time, their legs kept retreating. The tanks squeezed onto the street were unable to move away and were trampled by the retreating stampede of theirpanions¡¯ mechs. Several of them exploded as a result. On the intersection, the bombardment of energy beams by the defending Zero City¡¯s side quickly routed the first line of yer forces. Having lost their energy shields, some of the mechs were instantly destroyed in explosions. One of them raised its energy shield up. However, after getting hit by several energy beams, its energy shield sputtered away and the mech blew apart. As for the Sentinel mechs from Zero City¡¯s side, they too suffered from attacks by the yer forces. Many of them fell in explosions as well and mes raged on both sides. ¡°Reorganize the forces! All mechs to the front! All those who still have energy shields to the front! Hold them!¡± The Alliancemander attempted tomand the yer forces from inside the silver mech. His mech was still lying on the ground and the barrage of rocket grenades was unable to seriously harm him. Unfortunately, the joint area for his mech¡¯s left arm was damaged by the sts. Additionally, one of its legs was pinned under the building debris. Other than that, his mech was mostly fine. Regrettably, his attempts to reorganize the forces failed. Only his subordinates from his own guild had obeyed hismands. As for the majority of the yer forces¡­ ¡­ they simply ignored him. At present, the disadvantage of this loosely organized group came into light. Some of them moved forward, some of them moved backward, some of them tried to move to the side. The yers were tightly crowded together on the intersection. After both sides exchanged fire, it became clear that the Sentinel mechs from Zero City¡¯s side were no longer able to fire. Due to the high amount of overload, their energy reactors had stopped working. However, that was only for their weapon systems. The Sentinel mechs continued marching forward and they rapidly advanced upon the yers. The counter attacking yers struck some of them and they fell. Yet, the others continued advancing as they obeyed their programmedmands. This counter offensive from Zero City surpassed the Alliance¡¯s expectations. What the yers were now facing could be said to be the umted inventory that the several resident guilds had saved up over the years. There were so many of them. Although majority of them were AI-controlled and only a few of them were manned¡­ ¡­ the moment they pulled them out, even their fireworks would be eye-blindingly dazzling. The Sentinel mechs charged toward the intersection and finally made contact with the yer forces. Out of the original 250 Sentinel mechs, only less than one third remained. Most of them were destroyed by the yers during their advance. However, this confrontation became a nightmare to the yer forces. The Alliance leader finally managed to force his mech up. Before he could do anything, he saw a Sentinel mech stride toward him. This iing Sentinel mech was much smallerpared to his. In the Alliance leader¡¯s view, this Sentinel mech was aughable existence, especially when he saw the smokeing off the Sentinel mech¡¯s body. It was obvious that this iing mech was suffering from an overload. Additionally, even the barrel of its energy weapon had deformed from the strain of the extreme energy usage¡­ Seeing this insignificant existence rush at him, the Alliance leader reflexively sent his mech¡¯s intact right arm swinging out. Its de easily cut the Sentinel mech¡¯s waist. The upper body of the Sentinel mech then fell before him. Seeing the few items installed into the Sentinel mech¡¯s body caused the Alliance leader to scream in panic. ¡°sma Bomb!¡± BOOM! A blue arc of light rose to the sky¡­ That blue light was like the spark that lit the mes. Soon, there were three, five, seven¡­ More and more arcs of light shed out and the entirety of the intersection area seemingly transformed into a blue sea. The explosions from the sma Bombs and the chain of explosions that followed¡­ ¡­ once again, a sea of mes spread through the area. ¡­ ¡°It would appear that the fellow you were interested in had died, again.¡± The muscr driver put down his pair of binocrs and turned to look at his leader. Shen smirked. He wore a transparent visor over his eyes, allowing him to clearly witness what was going on at the intersection. Shen tapped something behind his ear and the transparent visor slid back. He then sighed and said, ¡°Fine. Even if he is still alive, I no longer have any interest in meeting him¡­ before destroying his enemy¡¯s main forces, he gathered all his forces tightly into a narrow and open area, turning his own forces into a target. This kind of idiot¡­ ¡­ there is no need for me to meet him.¡± Shen took a deep breath and made some stretching motions. He then turned his head to look at his muscr driver. ¡°Did you bring in mybat equipment?¡± The muscr driver was startled and he stared at Shen. ¡°Guild Leader? Sir¡­ ¡­ you want to personally take to the field? Didn¡¯t you say¡­ ¡­ we should just stand by and watch?¡± ¡°Things are different now.¡± Shen shook his head. At present, the look of indifference on his face had disappeared and he said solemnly, ¡°This counter attack by them is strange. Zero City¡¯s defenders seem oblivious to the cost and threw all avablebat units out. They ignored the losses, ignored the damages. It is as though they are putting up a disy of fireworks¡­ ¡­ given the current situation, there should be no need for them to act in such a desperate manner ¨C this is too early for them to be doing this. For them to suddenly throw everything out at once at this juncture, something must be going on!¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Regardless of what their ns may be, it must be interesting. I want to go check it out.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°It might not be too bad for me to stop them for a bit. Enough. Did you bring mybat equipment?¡± ¡°Err¡­ ¡­¡± the muscr driver whispered. ¡°You said that we would just be standing by and watch, so your main equipment were not brought in. Only some outfit type equipment were brought in.¡± ¡°Outfit type? I will make do with it.¡± Shen revealed a faint smile and tilted his neck. ¡°At any rate, it has been a while since Ist exercised.¡± Chapter 529 Kill The Guild Leader Of Thorned Flower Guild!

Chapter 529 Kill The Guild Leader Of Thorned Flower Guild!

GOR Chapter 529 Kill The Guild Leader Of Thorned Flower Guild! 90 seconds. That was a total of one and a half minutes. What could be aplished with this amount of time? In times of peace, this little amount of time was probably only enough to drink a ss of water or finish one cigarette. If this was the ¡®business¡¯ between and a man and a woman, that amount of time was not even enough for forey. However, 90 seconds was how long it took to throw the newly formed ¡®Alliance¡¯ from the vaunted peak of the Heavens down to the depths of Hell. ¡­ This counter offensive was almost suicidal in nature and intensity. The losses the invading yer forces suffered was high to the extreme. In the Alliance yers¡¯ opinion, such a counter offensive by Zero City was simply illogical. Given such an amount of battle reserves, any reasonablemanding officer on the defender¡¯s side would certainlymit them into defence ¨C with so muchbat units and equipment, they would be able to defend for far longer if they were to put those units into defence. However, the amount of losses the defenders incurred from this counter offensive was simply¡­ ¡­ This was simply a self-destructive act with the intent of damaging both sides. ¡­ ¡°A ruthless war?¡± Miao Yan was standing at a distant spot on the south street. She had been careful to stay away from the counter offensive. At present, she was hiding on the terrace of a building. It was safe enough for her to use her pair of binocrs to view what was going on in the distance. This war was pure ruthlessness. There was no concern for losses, only who would bleed more. Could it be? Themanding officer for Zero City¡¯s defence doesn¡¯t intend to defend anymore? Committing allbat reserves into this kind of pointless attack¡­ The areas affected by the counter offensive no longer resembled a residential area. If the earlier state of the intersection was the image one would see after a war, at present¡­ ¡­ it would be difficult for anyone to guess that this was originally part of a city. Not a single building had its original appearance intact. The stretch of ground was in ruins. Remnants of blown up tanks, mechs, aircrafts and battle androids littered the area. There were also¡­ ¡­ various bloodied corpses. The Alliance yers were retreating. This violent wave of counter offensive finally brought struck fear into the yers¡¯ hearts. After suffering from this intense counter offensive, the losses they suffered made them decide upon a most rational choice: A temporary withdrawal. Everyone was withdrawing. They retreated to the central square to gain a safe distance before reorganizing their forces and n their next move. This was a very rational decision. Miao Yan put down her pair of binocrs and knitted her brows as she contemted the matter. Something¡­ ¡­ is not right. She then raised her head to look up at the sky. Zero City was essentially a virtual space. Thus, it was only natural for this ce to not have any sun or moon ¨C those things should have been simted out by the system here. At present however, the sky had be a vast expanse of grey. Yet, Miao Yan was able to sense something abnormal about the air. It was a very subtle and distant sound. It was as if she was standing in the field during summer. If her surroundings were quiet enough, she would be able to hear the distinct andbined buzzing soundsing from the mosquitoes. Those sounds reached her through the air, creating only minor traces. However, the sounds continued non-stop to form¡­ ¡­ Miao Yan listened to the sound for a few seconds and her brows suddenly jumped up. ¡­ Alpha carrier. It was the most widely used type of small-scale transport aircraft among the resident guilds and even the Angel Corps. It was characterized by its high level of technology, a small frame, easy to operate, highly responsive and a good velocity. Its biggest advantage was the low amount of noise produced. Naturally, aircrafts in the real world would not be able topare with this hi-tech equipment. After powering up, the Alpha carrier drew energy from its energy reactor instead of somemon fuel-based engine. Thus, it would not generate as much noise as a normal aircraft. Zero City was the one to provide them with this piece of technology. After gaining it, the resident guilds came to use it far and wide and would even replicate its designs. However, no matter how much better its level of technology was, no matter how much lower the sound generated waspared to the aircraftsmonly used in the real world¡­ ¡­ there were presently over 100 of those Alpha carriers in operation. There was no way to suppress the noise generated from such arge operation. Chen Xiaolian stood behind the line of defence and observed the Alpha carriers parked on the square before the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. All of them were operating at full power. Although it was not yet time for them to fly up, they had started up the aircrafts so that they could take off at any moment. Chen Xiaolian felt as though he was standing in the middle of a swarm of bees. Buzzing sounds reverberated throughout the area. He was unable to help himself from raising his voice as he shouted, ¡°How is the situation?¡± Bluesea had already put on a ck coloured protective suit ¨C Chen Xiaolian noted that he was unable to identify the level of the protective suit. That suit was likely the special equipment exclusive to de Mountain me Sea Guild. Bluesea jumped down from atop a War Bastion. After the earlier counter offensive, this War Bastion¡¯s energy reactor had blown up. However, Bluesea chose to use it as a watchtower and used a pair of binocrs to observe what was going on in the distance. After jumping down, he shouted back, ¡°Very good! Area A is all clear! We can take-off at any time! The enemies are retreating en masse!¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the time and saw that there were still three more minutes before the appearance of the temporary passageway portal. Everything¡­ ¡­ will proceed smoothly, right? ¡­ Angel Wu had also obtained the first-hand report. His report came from the remaining Angel Guild member inside the Board of Patriarch¡¯s control room. To be more urate¡­ ¡­ it was the one IT staff member who chose to remain inside the control room. A portion of Zero City¡¯s surveince cameras was still operational. Although over 70 per cent had been damaged, the remaining surveince devices were still able to send back information from various corners of Zero City back to the control room. Angel Wu¡¯s mech rushed out from the building. ¡°Everything is proceeding smoothly! They have retreated! We have obtained precious time and space!¡± Angel Wu did not hush his voice. Instead, he turned on his loudspeaker while standing in the middle of the buzzing sounds and shouted, ¡°Now! Take off!¡± Bluesea¡¯s palms were soaked with sweat. He turned around and looked at the square where the Alpha carriers had parked themselves in formation. He looked through the window of the nearest Alpha carrier and saw the members inside ¨C anxiousness and grief filled their faces. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ begin!¡± Bluesea then gritted his teeth. He had already made his bet and did everything he could. Even if he wanted to do something else, their side no longer possessed the ability to execute a counter offensive asrge as the one they did earlier. He tapped his earpiece and shouted in a grim voice, ¡°Start the operation! Follow the sequence. Group A, begin take-off! All units must follow the sequence; no one is allowed to disrupt the order! Supervision team be ready to maintain the order!¡± After Bluesea was done giving his orders, Angel Wu issued out his own, ¡°Combat personnel from Angel Corps, enter your respectivebat units and be ready to engage the enemy! Target range of 500 metres! Anything enters your fire zone, fire with extreme prejudice! Ignore the loss of ammo and energy! Everyone is to maintain a state ofbat and not leave!¡± The square area at the back of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building opened up to reveal arge underground hangar and a fleet of aircrafts slowly rose up to the sky¡­ Time was ticking away¡­ ¡°Now, all we can do is pray.¡± There was a withered look on Bluesea¡¯s face as he looked at the aircrafts rising up into the sky. The formation of aircrafts slowly approached their target location¡­ ¡­ ¡°Pray¡­ ¡­ although I know that this world has no Gods ¨C but if you exist, then please bless us! Bless my brothers and sisters so that they may safely escape this destroyed home.¡± In the dark control room, one control desk¡¯s monitor continued to emit light. The man who chose to remain behind whispered as he put both his hands together in a praying posture. Even then, his eyes did not turn away from the monitor for even an instant. There on the monitor screen were several smaller windows showing what was happening on the battlefield in real time. ¡­ Three minutes was not a long time. Normally, 180 seconds would seem fleeting. At this moment however, everyone was clenching their teeth heavily and the time seemed to be moving at a snail like pace. Even so, this damned wait continued. Up in the sky, the formation of aircrafts flew at a very low altitude. The vanguard units had already moved beyond Zero City¡¯s line of defence and were approaching their passage of life. Everyone felt their hearts beating up to their throats. ¡°Eight more seconds¡­ seven seconds¡­¡± Bluesea looked at the time. ¡°Five seconds, four seconds..¡± Angel Wu stared at the sky. ¡°Three seconds, two seconds¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. Bluesea¡¯s face flickered. He had received a report from the vanguard units from the fleet of aircrafts. ¡°Report, temporary teleportation portal found! Temporary teleportation portal found!¡± The voice contained excitement. Bluesea¡¯s body trembled and he shouted with all his might, ¡°Forward! Enter the teleportation portal at full speed! All units, follow the set sequence and forward! Charge!¡± When the first Alpha carrier reached the coordinate in the middle of the sky, it instantly disappeared. At that very instant, all the remainingbat personnel who were on the ground cheered. They understood¡­ ¡­ the door of life finally opened up for them. ¡­ In the control room, tears filled the face of the man who had chosen to remain behind. His left hand was now holding onto his gun. It was an old-fashioned revolver. He observed the monitor screen and watched as one of the aircrafts reached the teleportation portal and disappeared. Tears filled his eyes and a smile appeared on his face. His fingers moved to insert the bullets into the revolver. ¡°Good, as long as I am the only one left, that is good.¡± At that moment however, his face suddenly sank. ¡°That, what is that?¡± Through the monitor screen, he watched as a beam of golden light shot forward from afar, instantly covering a distance of hundreds of metres. All the detection devices could see was a line of light. A line of light. ¡­ Before Bluesea and Angel Wu¡¯s smile could fade, they heard an emergency warning. ¡°A unit is approaching! It is too fast! Estimated time of contact¡­ ¡­ 20 seconds!¡± ¡°How many?¡± Bluesea roared quickly. ¡°One! Just one!¡± An anxious voice responded through his earpiece. Bluesea¡¯s face instantly took on an ugly countenance as he turned to look at Angel Wu. ¡°[S] ss! It can only be [S] ss!¡± Angel Wu¡¯s mech had already stood up. It pulled out a huge war de from its back. ¡°I will stop him! We cannot allow this person to interrupt our retreat!¡± After that, Angel Wu¡¯s mech bent its knees and vaulted upward, moving toward the front most line of defence. ¡°Bluesea, you are in charge of giving the orders!¡± Those were Angel Wu¡¯sst words. With just a few jumps, the mech covered a distance of over a hundred metres as it rushed far toward the south street. Behind Bluesea, the white-haired and red-faced Ronan and Aderick suddenlyughed out. ¡°Excellent! I did not think there would be a chance to kill off an [S] ss yer in thest second! There is only one? Let us go together! Killing off an [S] ss is a pretty good thing!¡± The two of them flew out as they chased after Angel Wu¡­ Bluesea looked at Chen Xiaolian. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian had also wanted to move out, Bluesea stopped him. ¡°Xiaolian!¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t go.¡± Seeing that Chen Xiaolian was about to argue against this decision, Bluesea said in a grave tone, ¡°You are thest [S] ss on our side! Stay here just in case something unexpected crops up!¡± ¡­ After charging out a distance of around 500 metres, Angel Wu finally saw his target objective that was moving forward from afar. His mech swiftly stabilized its position. Next, it went down on its knees and its left hand rapidly pulled out a rifle from its waist. It was an Electromaic Rifle. The body of the rifle was mounted on the mech¡¯s arm and Angel Wu then aimed at the iing figure that looked like a golden meteor. Without showing any hesitation, he opened fire. A loud buzzing sound erupted from the Electromaic Rifle as a blue beam of light shot out and flew toward the iing golden light. Angel Wu could clearly see his shot striking the target objective in the middle of the sky. In the next second however, Angel Wu¡¯s mech abruptly jumped up from the ground to hastily leap backward. The collision failed to inflict any harm upon the enemy. The golden beam of light casually shattered the blue beam of light as it pierced its way through it. Angel Wu¡¯s mech had just jumped away when the golden beam of light struck the very ce that it was standing on just now. While the mech was still in the middle of the air, it activated its energy shield to full power. However, an explosive light washed over it. Angel Wu felt his mech¡¯s body shook. It was as though it was an insect trapped within a storm. It was instantly sent flying. Angel Wu utilized his high level of skill to control his mech¡¯s position as it was being thrown into the sky. When he finally stabilized his mech, he saw the figure on the ground. It was¡­ ¡­ a man. He was in a sleek metallic,bat equipment. It was a seamless mech armour and his entire being resembled a shiny metal human. To say that this was a mech armour¡­ ¡­ the entire body was covered with ayer of metal. Not a single gap could be seen on it. The only gap was at the eyes. There, a narrow line of crystal could be seen. This opponent had no weapon in his hand and he simply stood there. Compared to Angel Wu¡¯s mech, the size of this opponent was much smaller. However, there was solemnness in Angel Wu¡¯s heart and he did not recklessly take action. Instead, he put up his guard as he faced this opponent. The fellow suddenly turned to look at Angel Wu. Next, Angel Wu heard a calm voice speaking out. ¡°Are you the one who opened fire just now? Pretty good marksmanship, very urate.¡± The metallic man stood still. Then, two swooshing sounds could be heard as two figuresnded behind the fellow. Ronan and Aderick stood behind the enemy. Along with Angel Wu, they formed the ¡®Æ·¡¯ formation as they encircled this enemy. Angel Wu used his mech¡¯s surveince system to assess their surroundings and even far into the distance to verify that there were no other targets nearby. In other words, this was a 1 VS 3 situation. His heart calmed down. There were three [S] ss experts on his side. Even if this opponent was strange¡­ ¡­ surely, he would not be able to create an unexpected situation. Angel Wu, Ronan and Aderick had the same idea. Since their enemy sent just one [S] ss expert, they should take advantage of this opportunity to kill this person. Killing off an [S] ss expert here would undoubtedly inflict a heavy loss upon the yer faction. Although this would in no way make up for their loss of Zero City¡­ ¡­ it could at least help them vent some of their resentment and rage. Boom! The mechnded on the ground and Angel Wu slowly raised the war de in the mech¡¯s hand. He pointed it at the opponent. ¡°Angel Wu from the Angel Corps, Zero City!¡± Behind the opponent¡­ ¡°Ronan from the Prestige Guild!¡± ¡°Aderick from the Knights of Darkness Guild!¡± As [S] ss powerhouses, it was only natural for them to have a certain dignity and way of doing things. The three of them spoke out their names loudly. This opponent was silent for a few seconds. Then, the three powerhouses from Zero City heard a voiceing from this figure. After releasing a few gentle chuckles, this opponent then spoke in a somewhat curious voice. ¡°Three [S] ss masters. Your names resound like ps of thunder.¡± This opposing figure suddenly revealed a smile and the face part of his metal suit suddenly slid away to reveal the parts above the neck. Blond hair, a handsome face, a pair of sapphire like eyes and the charming yet heretical smile. He gave a light bow. ¡°Shen from Thorned Flower Guild.¡± The three leading figures from Zero City were startled. Shen from Thorned Flower Guild! If one were to ask who was the strongest figure within the yer faction, this name would undoubtedly be the one to crop up. This was a legendary name. Angel Wu suddenly sensed that this could be the best chance. ¡°Ignore the rules! Kill him!¡± With a roar, Angel Wu¡¯s mech leapt forward, its war de hacking down. The white-haired, red-face Ronan unleashed a sphere of golden coloured mes. He appeared to be bathed in the mes. As for Aderick, he pulled out a knightly sword from his cloak and stabbed forward with his sword. The same thought was coursing through their minds. Kill! Kill the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild! ¡­ Chapter 530 How Is It Possible?

Chapter 530 How Is It Possible?

GOR Chapter 530 How Is It Possible? The act of using a mech to attack a single opponent did not appear logical. A mech was a bulky equipment. Even if the pilot was dextrous, it would not be able to match the agility of a single unit. However, that was what Angel Wu was doing. Because his mech was no ordinary mech. Angel Wu was the leading figure in the Angel Corps. Could he be some ordinary character? Even someone like Nicole would have her own specialized equipment like the Floater. Could Angel Wu¡¯s mech be somemon goods? His mech¡¯s name was¡­ Military Angel! [1] Even as his war de was swinging through the air, his mech system gave him a report. Lockdownplete! ¡­ Gravity Field Lock. This was one of Angel Wu¡¯s special skills. Just like the Floating Angel¡¯s long-range skills that could be used while on the move, this Gravity Field Lock was Angel Wu¡¯s specialbat skill. This skill was more overbearing and intense. Additionally, it was also more refined. This skill of Angel Wu could lock down a target with the size of no smaller than 0.05 cubic metres. That was the minimum limit. The bigger his lockdown target, the smaller the effect of gravity upon the target. Thus, the smaller his target, the bigger the gravity imposed upon the target. Angel Wu had instantly unleashed his Gravity Field Lock skill. Moreover, he threw all his might behind this move. His mech system was quick to provide him with the data. Under the effects of his Gravity Field Lock, the target was now suffering from a gravity that was¡­ ¡­ 1,044 times normal. ¡­ Over a thousand times the normal amount of gravity. How much would that affect a normal human? Assume that normal human¡¯s weight was 80 kilograms. Times that by a thousand would give 80,000 kilograms. That was the equivalent of¡­ ¡­ 80 tonnes. A heavy truck weighed about 8 tonnes. In other words, 1,000 times the gravity was the equivalent of¡­ ¡­ bearing the weight of 10 heavy trucks at the same time. An ordinary human would instantly be trampled into mush by such a weight. Just imagine, an ordinary human trying to hold up something that was 80 tonnes in weight. What would be the consequence of such an attempt? Gravity Field Lock was one of the skills that Angel Wu took pride in. ¡­ Angel Wu¡¯s Gravity Field Lock instantly locked down on Shen. The whole process went much smoother than he had expected. There had been no resistance to his locking process at all. However, Angel Wu was a veteran of over a hundred battles and had steel like will. He revealed no trace of triumph nor did he underestimate his opponent. Despite receiving the report that his Gravity Field Lock had sessfully taken effect, the de swing by Angel Wu¡¯s mech did not slow down in the slightest. This opponent of his was the infamous Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild, the legendary ¡®Shen¡¯. He was well aware that a mere 80 tonnes was insufficient to inflict any fatal injury upon an [S] ss powerhouse. Angel Wu¡¯s thoughts on this were simple. Utilize the Gravity Field Lock to greatly slow down this opponent and weaken hisbat power. That was his objective. The sharp war de descended. ¡­ Only to hit¡­ ¡­ thin air. Shen did not appear affected in the slightest by the Gravity Field Lock skill. His figure shed and he leisurely made his way out of the de swing sent his way by Angel Wu¡¯s mech. The de bit into the ground and the blue coloured electrical light enveloping the de hacked a nearby building into two. Shen, on the other hand, did not simply dodge away from the swing. After disappearing, his figure rushed in a different direction. He was rushing toward Ronan. The Guild Leader of Prestige Guild and one of the leading figures of Zero City, Ronan. The white-haired, red-faced Ronan had the appearance of a mighty old man. In truth, he was far older than his appearance would suggest¡­ considering his level, he naturally had many ways to maintain a youthful appearance. However, he had instead chosen to maintain this appearance of an old man. Ronan¡¯s entire body glowed with golden light, appearing just like a War God from western legends. The golden light that was encasing his body immediately transformed into an exquisite Western-styled war armour. Every part of it seemed to have emerged from legends. Ronan raised his right hand and made a grasping motion. Instantly, a golden coloured spear materialized into his grasp. No, that was no spear. That was¡­ ¡­ a bolt of lightning. The white-haired, red-faced Ronan, with the golden coloured Godlike armour upon his body and the bolt of lightning in his hand, at that very moment, he appeared just like the legendary Greek God¡­ Zeus. God of the Sky, Zeus! With the bolt of lightning in his hand, Ronan, appearing like the very personification of the legendary God of the Sky, Zeus, hurled the bolt of lightning at Shen. As the bolt of lightning was charging through the air, it seemingly tore through the fabric of space itself. ck coloured rifts cracked open and they sucked in everything around them. Gravel, sand, concrete, all of them moved toward the cracked rifts. As for Shen, he continued rushing toward Ronan. In an act that defied logic, his entire body moved right ¡®through¡¯ the bolt of lightning. It was as though he simply was not a tangible entity, but an illusory silhouette. The bolt of lightning and his body were superimposed upon each other for a moment before moving away from each other. There was seemingly no damage done to Shen¡¯s figure at all. The only noticeable change was a slight flicker from his body. Next, he continued rushing toward Ronan. Ronan was mmed by him. Ronan, whose body was clothed in golden coloured armour and radiating an air of majesty, was sted away like an artillery. Still enveloped by the golden light, Ronan was sted a distance of several hundreds of metres away, smashing through countless number of buildings as he did so. After that, Shen swiftly turned his body around. At that very moment, Aderick¡¯s sword had arrived before him. The Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness and one of the leading figures of Zero City, Aderick. Clearly, Aderick¡¯s skill was of the darkness attribute. If Chen Xiaolian were here, he would find Aderick¡¯s skill familiar. After all, Qiao Qiao¡¯s skill was a top-ranking darkness attribute skill. At present however, the power of darkness radiating from Aderick, an [S] ss powerhouse, was much more powerful than Qiao Qiao¡¯s. There was clear lighting there. However, Aderick¡¯s body appeared enveloped within darkness. He seemed to have utilized the power of darkness to create a domain of darkness. Shadows would befall any ce he went. As for his sword, it was imbued with the power of corrosion, devouring, dissipation and various other negative-type powers. The tip of the sword released a ¡°ding¡± sound as it struck Shen from behind. The three leading figures from Zero City hade together to fight against Shen. After three confrontations, they finally seeded innding the first hit. The clear sound was like the ringing sound from a spirit-summoning bell. However, Aderick¡¯s face quickly sank. His skill was of the darkness attribute. This sword attack from him was imbued with his power of darkness. It should not have stabbed this enemy¡¯s body. Instead, it should have directly struck the enemy¡¯s soul. It was simr to how Qiao Qiao was able to ignore the tangible form and attack using dematerialization attacks when she was fightingst time. At that moment, Aderick¡¯s sword should have pierced ¡®through¡¯ Shen¡¯s body. That was how it would be able to inflict damage on Shen¡¯s soul. Yet, at that very moment, his sword strike appeared no different from an ordinary sword strike as it stabbed into the outer metal suit that Shen was wearing. Afternding a hit on Shen, Aderick¡¯s hand shook. Shen then turned his head around. Despite how close they were to each other, Shen was able to take the time to smile. ¡°Soulstrike? Guild Leader Aderick¡¯s most prized skill.¡± Shen looked Aderick in the eye and said, ¡°How unfortunate¡­ ¡­ I have no soul.¡± Aderick was taken aback. However, as a battle-hardened leader, he was quick to react. Since his attack had failed, he quickly followed up with a different manoeuvre. The tip of his sword jumped like a venomous snake as it shot toward Shen¡¯s face. At the same time, Aderick used his left hand to move his cloak. The cloak swept upward to engulf Aderick, who stepped backward and disappeared into the darkness of the cloak. In the next instant, Aderick¡¯s body disappeared only to reappear from within a sphere of darkness tens of metres away. He had not intended to harm his enemy with the move, only to create some distance between him and the enemy. The teleportation through the use of physical dematerialization appeared sessful. However, as Aderick was about to step out from the darkness, he felt something. Turning around, he saw a hand gripping the corner of his cloak within the darkness. Shen had followed Aderick and was now beside him. Aderick¡¯s face contorted greatly and his body released a ¡°bang¡± as his body transformed into a clump of ck coloured smoke. The ck coloured smoke rushed forward to engulf Shen¡¯s body. Next, the power of darkness attacked. The smooth outer surface of Shen¡¯s metal suit was instantly eroded and countless cracks appeared on it. ck coloured mes also began bursting forth from the surface of his body. Shen stood in the middle of the ck mes. He observed what was happening and said in a smiling manner, ¡°Is this the Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness Guild¡¯s power of darkness? Truly, how¡­ ¡­ disappointing.¡± The fair skin on Shen¡¯s face was quickly aging away. However, the light in his eyes remained unaffected. After several cracking sounds, the metal suit he wore broke apart. Aderick suddenly reappeared tens of metres away from Shen. However, Aderick was empty handed. He turned to see the clump of ck smoke on Shen¡¯s body. The ck smoke had surprisingly transformed into the long sword that Aderick was wielding. The sword shed about amid the ck smoke swirling around Shen¡¯s body as it continuously corroded Shen¡¯s body. At that moment, Angel Wu entered the fray once more. He raised his war de and shouted at the same time, ¡°Aderick, move!¡± Aderick rapidly took several steps backward, putting a distance of hundreds of metres between him and Shen. Then, he saw Angel Wu¡¯s mech standing behind Shen. Its war de was raised up¡­ ¡­ A wondrous spectacle soon appeared up in the sky above Shen. Up in the sky, something instantly appeared. It was something ck¡­ ¡­ A ck hole! ¡°Gravity Max!¡± The powerful gravitational forces imposed by the ck hole sucked in the broken metal fragments on Shen¡¯s body. As for Shen, the light in his eyes shone even brighter. Under the effects of the powerful gravitational force imposed by the ck hole, Shen¡¯s body appeared incapable of moving. At the same time, Ronan, who was sted far away, returned. He charged back, his body maintaining the Godlike figure of Zeus and his hand once again hurled another bolt of lightning that was capable of rending space. This bolt of lightning struck Shen from behind and pierced through him. Boom! After the bolt of lightning pierced through Shen¡¯s body, an explosion erupted. Amid the shining light and electrical discharge, Shen¡¯s body was seemingly torn apart before the ck hole sucked in whatever remained. ¡­ ¡°We, did we get him?¡± Angel Wu¡¯s voice came from the mech. He sounded ragged as the mechnded on the ground. Even so, therge mech appeared to be staggering. The Gravity Field Lock skill that he maintained all this time and the Gravity Max skill he just used to create the ck hole were all initiated at maximum settings. Although Angel Wu¡¯s mech was a top-grade equipment, it still consumed a great deal of his own strength. Ronan did not appear any better. His face that was original reddish was now pale. Aderick appeared even worst. After the clump of ck smoke disappeared, the knightly sword reappeared in his hand. However, cracks and lines were now evident upon the surface of sword¡¯s de. Although the earlier fight was a short one, these three leading figures had not held back at all. They had attacked with everything they had. Holding back against an [S] ss opponent was no different frommitting suicide. Thus, all three of them had unleashed their full power during their very first confrontation. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ seem to have finished him off?¡± Ronan was panting. Just now, he had suffered a strike from Shen and was sent flying. It would appear that he took quite some damage from the attack. Blood could be seen on his white beard. ¡°You coughed out blood?¡± asked Angel Wu with a frown. ¡°I won¡¯t die from this.¡± Ronan shook his head. Aderick¡¯s face however, was extremely ugly to behold. He jerked his head up to look at the sky and his face sank. ¡°No! I can feel the emanations of a vigorous life forceing from there! It¡­ ¡­ it is that guy!¡± As Aderick was raising his head, a mote of light appeared in the sky. Next, it transformed into a body. It was Shen¡¯s figure. He appeared in the middle of the air beforending in between the three of them. There was a smile on his face. ¡°The three titans joining hands¡­ ¡­ what a pity, you fellows are not as strong as I had imagined.¡± Shenughed and the sapphire like eyes of his narrowed into slits. ¡°I, feel very disappointed.¡± Angel Wu¡¯s mech detected a massive buildup in strength and he hastily shouted, ¡°Back!¡± At the same time, he activated his mech¡¯s defensive shield to maximum power. Angel Wu moved his mech, taking a few steps forward to ce himself before the injured Ronan. However, at the next instant¡­ Shen, who was standing in between them, suddenly disappeared. Only to reappear before Ronan. Time itself seemingly came to a standstill. No, it would be more urate to say that the rules governing time itself had lost its hold. Angel Wu was still on the move. Ronan too, reacted. However, Ronan had only managed to move his shoulder slightly when a hand pressed down upon his chest armour. Shen¡¯s fingertip gave what appeared to be a light tap. Ronan¡¯s chest armour became indented and blood sprayed out from this mighty old man¡¯s back. At that moment, Angel Wu had only managed to take one step forward. Ronan fell to the ground as Shen disappeared once more. Aderick was in the middle of raising his cloak, seemingly in an attempt to escape into the darkness once more. This time however, just as he was raising up his cloak, a beam of light shone forward. Aderick¡¯s cloak of darkness was cleaved apart. As for Shen, he was standing before Aderick with his left hand raised, index finger pointing out. Shockingly, his index finger was shing with¡­ ¡­ a powerful holy light. The torn cloak of darkness transformed into ck coloured mes and Aderick gave a grunt ¨C the cloak of darkness he wore was condensed using his own power. Destroying the cloak was the equivalent of harming him. Even an [S] ss opponent would find it hard to aplish something like that. At this moment however, this opponent had used just one finger to casually aplish the feat. It was as though a siege hammer had mmed Aderick as he sprayed out a mouthful of blood. In but an instant, he felt his own soul being crumpled. Unexpectedly, Shen then ignored Aderick¡­ Angel Wu¡¯s mech now had its defensive shield at full power. He looked outside to see Shen floating in the air, looking at him at the same eye level. Next, Shen sent a p toward Angel Wu¡¯s mech¡­ ¡­ Like a tennis ball, Angel Wu¡¯s mech was instantly sent flying¡­ ¡­ into the sky¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Ronan fell to the ground. As for Aderick, he released a grunt before releasing another spray of blood. Next, he fell to one knee on the ground. Angel Wu¡¯s mech fell from the sky and mmed straight through a six-storey building, destroying it in the process. Shen¡¯s figurended and he looked at his three opponents. ¡°He¡­ ¡­ how could he be, so strong?!¡± Blood continued trickling down Aderick¡¯s mouth. He attempted to stand up, but was able to sense a powerful holy power crashing around within his body. His own power of darkness was agitated by this holy power to the point where he nearly lost all his strength. Ronan was in the worst shape. His chest armour had disappeared and a portion of his chest had caved in. Angel Wu¡¯s mech crawled up from the rubble of the destroyed building and he forced the mech to raise its head. When he did so, he saw a scene that nearly made him mentally copse. Shen¡¯s eyes darted casually between Aderick and Ronan. It seemed as though he was making a simple choice. Next, Shen walked until he was beside Ronan. He looked at this leading figure from Zero City who was lying on the ground and had lost the ability to move. ¡°I am very sorry. I am not someone who loves killing. However, I had made an oath to myself. Once I take action, I must take a life. This is my rule, a rule that cannot be broken.¡± After saying that, Shen gave a sigh and he pointed gently with his finger¡­ Bang! Ronan¡¯s head burst apart. ¡°[S] ss is only at this level, eh?¡± Shen shook his head. Angel Wu could sense it. Shen, who was standing in the distance, turned to look at him. After making eye contact¡­ Shen disappeared. His figure simply disappeared. Angel Wu struggled to control his mech. It crawled out from the debris and stood up. However, just as the mech managed to stand¡­ Crack! The left arm of the mech fell off the mech¡¯s body and onto the ground. Next, the mech fell once again. Due to the connection between Angel Wu and the special angel mech that was heavily damaged, he could feel the searing pain within his mind. Angel Wu clenched his teeth until blood trickled down from his mouth. At that moment, there was only one thought coursing through his mind. How? How could he be so strong?! ¡­ The muscr driver was looking into the distance using a pair of binocrs when Shen¡¯s figure suddenly appeared behind him. ¡°Guild Leader? You¡¯re back?¡± The muscr driver quickly moved over. Shen checked his surroundings and shook his head. The muscr driver¡¯s face instantly flickered. He waved his hand and arge War Bastion swiftly materialized, enveloping the two of them within it. It was only after that did Shen¡¯s body shook. The metal suit on his body broke apart and fell off his body. Tens of wounds could be seen on Shen¡¯s body and blood flowed down from the wounds. ¡°Sir! You, you were hurt?¡± The muscr driver was shocked. Shen smiled in response and said, ¡°Suffering this little amount of injury after going up against three [S] ss powerhouses is a good enough result.¡± He stretched his waist. Ignoring the increasingly bleeding wounds on his body, he walked to the side and brought out a bottle of wine from some unknown spot. Biting the cork out, he then took a gulp. ¡°This is just a spare outfit-type equipment and I am unable to fully utilize my strength. There is nothing to be shocked about these little injuries.¡± Shen cast a nce at his panicking subordinate. In one breath, he then gulped down the entire contents of the bottle. At the same time, the wounds on his body automatically disappeared. Within Shen¡¯s eyes was a deep sense of¡­ ¡­ Disappointment. Indeed, that was clearly an expression of disappointment. ¡°They¡­ ¡­ are still too weak. Nowhere near the level that I had hoped. Such weaklings, how could¡­ ¡­ sigh!¡± ¡­ 1 Angel Wu¡¯s name is ¡®ÎäÌìʹ¡¯. The character ¡®Î䡯 (w¨³) trantes to ¡®military¡¯.? Chapter 531 Staying Behind And Leaving

Chapter 531 Staying Behind And Leaving

GOR Chapter 531 Staying Behind And Leaving 3 VS 1! The three leading figures from Zero City had fought only to suffer from one death and the two remaining figures ended up with heavy wounds. As for their one opponent, Shen, he had casually left the battlefield. This result had undoubtedly subverted Angel Wu and Aderick¡¯s beliefs. This was a heavy blow to their mental state. Three [S] ss experts had besieged one opponent. However, not only were they unable to kill that opponent of theirs, they were also unable to heavily wound that opponent. Instead, their opponent had effortlessly killed off one of them and heavily wound the other two before leaving. Additionally, both Angel Wu and Aderick agreed on one thing: Shen had not gone all-out. That could not even be considered a fight. Their strengths were on twopletely different levels. That Shen¡­ ¡­ how could he be so powerful? As far as they knew, the three [S] ss experts on their side were at the highest level for this game. If so, what level was Shen at? [SS] ss? What kind of joke is that supposed to be! At that moment, both Angel Wu and Aderick stood still, not knowing what they should do. Keep staying here? Act as a shield for the retreating units? That was an absurd notion. Just now, if Shen had wanted to make his way past their line of defence, he could have done so easily. The three of them were simply no match for him. Since this opponent was someone they could not stop, why bother staying here? Less than three minutes had gone by since the fight began. ¡°Let us go back.¡± Angel Wu jumped down from his mech. There was a grim expression on his face as he kept his mech back. It transformed into a small metal ball, which then hovered around him just like the Floater. However, it would appear that Aderick was having trouble standing. The fight earlier had inflicted serious damage on his power of darkness. Even his soul had been hurt. Angel Wu moved over to help prop Aderick and the two of them turned to look at the ground, at Ronan¡¯s body. This leader of Prestige Guild had had his head brutally blown up, denied of a whole corpse. Angel Wu and Aderick felt their minds reeling. ¡­ Up in the sky, more than 20 Alpha carriers had made it through. Bluesea anxiously calcted the time remaining. He did not use any monitoring devices to monitor the aftermath of the three [S] ss experts fight ¨C to the best of Bluesea¡¯s knowledge, once three [S] ss experts join hands, not many could break through them. Unless the yer faction chose to send the same number of [S] ss experts or¡­ ¡­ if the Development Team came. With the exception of the above scenarios, there was no need for him to worry about the safety of Angel Wu and the others. The issue that was worrying Bluesea the most right now was the speed of their evacuation. It was slower than what he had expected. The temporary passageway would only remain for half an hour. However, one sixth of the time had gone. Yet, only one eighth of their aircrafts had made it through. Just now, when they were flying into the teleportation portal, a minor unexpected ident had urred. Due to how tightly packed the aircrafts were, a certain group identally bumped into others, triggering a chain reaction where four of the aircrafts kept knocking into each other. Due to the resulting chaos, a little time was lost. Thankfully, Bluesea had arrived in time. He ordered the group at the back to give way so as to get the situation under control. This was also the reason why he missed out on observing the battle going on at the frontline. At present, the aircrafts that had returned to their line continued disappearing into the temporary teleportation portal. It was then that Bluesea suddenly heard an uproaring from the defensive perimeter. Warriors from the Angel Corps cried out in shock while others roared out in fury and grief. Bluesea¡¯s heart sank as a sense of foreboding rose within him. The moment he turned his head, he saw Angel Wu supporting Aderick as they moved in through the gap between the War Bastions. The two of them appeared miserable as they walked back in. ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Not seeing Ronan, Bluesea flinched. ¡°What happened?¡± Just as Bluesea was forwarding the question, he saw several men from Prestige Guild running forward. Behind Angel Wu was his Angel equipment. Like a Floater, the mech had transformed into a small tow-truck. There on top of the tow truck¡¯s tbed was¡­ ¡­ a corpse. When Bluesea saw Ronan¡¯s corpse, his body shuddered. This¡­ ¡­ how is this possible? Angel Wu had already joined Aderick on the ground. Their subordinates were handing them substances for them to recover their strength. Angel Wu gulped down a healing treatment and looked at Bluesea. ¡°If you are thinking about asking us¡­ ¡­ it is very simple. We encountered an expert and engaged in a 3 VS 1. He defeated us and killed Ronan.¡± The wordsing from the pale Angel Wu left Bluesea in disbelief. ¡°An expert? One? Who? Killing Ronan? That is impossible!¡± Angel Wu was still somewhat at a loss ¨C naturally, he was not feeling afraid. As a veteran of over a hundred battles, he feared nothing. At that moment however, therge difference in power he saw hadpletely overturned everything he knew about levels of power. How should he describe this? It was like a tiger that was living inside a forest. The tiger originally thought that it was at the top of the food chain. It was one of the few powerful existences there. Inside the forest, the only ones that could threaten it would be the other tigers or some otherrge carnivores. However, they were all basically of the same ssification. Then one day¡­ ¡­ this tiger found another existence inside the forest¡­ ¡­ A T-Rex. The shock of this discovery was simply too much. Bluesea moved forward to pull Angel Wu up as he tried to ask more. At that moment however, chaos broke out from the defensive perimeter again. A group of men from Prestige Guild roared in rage. Two of them, [A] ss experts, were furious to the point where their eyes had turned bloodshot. Clearly, Ronan was a highly respected person who had won a deep sense of loyalty from his subordinates. Ronan¡¯s death thus ignited the fury of Prestige Guild. Several high-ranking figures from the guild led a group of members with them as they attempted to rush out to exact vengeance for their Guild Leader. It was chaos and no one was able to stop them. Truth be told, neither the members from the Angel Corps nor the Knights of Darkness Guild knew how to stop them ¨C more urately, it would be insensitive of them to do so. They were going to exact vengeance for their Guild Leader. As members on the same faction, could they stop them from performing this righteous deed? Bluesea, Angel Wu and Aderick were the three who could quell the situation. However, their minds were still reeling from what just happened that they were unable to step forward in time. And so, the members from Prestige Guild rushed out of the defensive perimeter with a roar and moved toward the south street. The instant they stepped out of the defensive perimeter, the people from Zero City could no longer stop them. Bluesea quickly moved forward and shouted out a few words. However, his efforts were futile. He turned around to look at Angel Wu. Seeing that Angel Wu was still in a dazed state, Bluesea angrily walked over and delivered a p at Angel Wu. ¡°Wake up! Bastard!¡± Bluesea¡¯s face was twisted as he said, ¡°Now is not the time for you to fall into such a state! Encountering a powerful opponent is a terrible event. However, there is an even greater matter that we focus on! Our men are evacuating! Right now, we have to maintain order, Sir Angel Wu!¡± Bluesea grabbed Angel Wu by his cor. ¡°I need you to perform your duties! You are Zero City¡¯s guardian protector!¡± Angel Wu then recollected himself, somewhat. At the same time, a few of his assistants also called out to him. This leader of the Angel Corps finally regained the look of focus in his eyes. He looked at Bluesea, who was right before him, and took a deep breath. Then, he forced himself up. ¡°Sir, we have no way of stopping the men from Prestige Guild. They have already charged out¡­¡± ¡°Should we chase after them and get them to return?¡± ¡°¡­ you cannot get them to return anymore.¡± Angel Wu clenched his teeth. ¡°Continue the evacuation! Maintain the defensive perimeter! Team 2 and Team 3, organize some men to move out from our defensive line to meet up with the men from Prestige Guild¡­ ¡­ if they are willing to retreat, think of a way for them to retreat properly. However, do not engage the enemy. Understand?¡± ¡°Eh¡­¡± The assistant appeared somewhat confused. ¡°What I mean is to maintain our distance from the enemy! Do not get too close!¡± Angel Wu clutched his head. ¡°Are we really going to ignore them?¡± ¡°We can¡¯t stop them!¡± Bluesea spoke up, his eyes bloodshot. Bluesea¡¯s words invited gazes of dissatisfaction from the others, especially from the Angel Corps members. Bluesea ignored them and said coldly, ¡°Our main objective now is to ensure the sess of the evacuation operation! I am not afraid of death and I know the same applies to all of you! However, weakening our defences for the sake of the few¡­ ¡­ would endanger the lives of the many who are evacuating! We have to continue defending this ce!¡± ¡°That is how it is! Team 2 and Team 3, move out of our defensive perimeter through a distance of 500 metres into the south street¡­ ¡­ if those fellows return, cover their return. If they are not returning¡­ ¡­¡± Angel Wu struggled to make the decision. ¡°Then forget it.¡± There was no question about it. At present, the morale among Zero City¡¯s forces had fallen all the way into the gutter. Suddenly, another uproar erupted from the crowd consisting of the members from the Knights of Darkness Guild. ¡°Guild Leader!¡± Hearing the cry, Angel Wu¡¯s heart contracted with shock. He quickly made his way over to see a terribly anxious expression on Oswald¡¯s (Knights of Darkness Guild) face. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Guild Leader, our Guild Leader fainted.¡± Angel Wu released his grip on Oswald and burst through the crowd to see Aderick lying on the ground. ¡°We had already given him healing substances¡­¡± Oswald was panicking. Beside him was Theodore, a livid expression on his face. If not for the fact that his Guild Leader was still alive, this fellow would probably have marched out together with the members of Prestige Guild for the sake of vengeance. Before Angel Wu could say anything, Bluesea moved forward. ¡°Knights of Darkness Guild will evacuate first¡­ ¡­ Theodore, Oswald, you two protect your Guild Leader and evacuate first. I had left a team of carriers behind for this operation. They will be taking off in three minutes¡¯ time and will be given priority in entering the temporary teleportation portal.¡± There was hoarseness in Bluesea¡¯s voice. However, his tone remained stable. He took a deep breath and looked at the members of Knights of Darkness Guild. ¡°Your Guild Leader has done everything in his power to fulfil his duty as one of the leaders of Zero City. Now, he should be given the chance to retreat.¡± After a pause, Bluesea then said in a solemn tone, ¡°Preserving an [S] ss expert would be of great value for Zero City.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t need to send so many men to escort our Guild Leader,¡± Oswald suddenly spoke up. He nced at Theodore and said, ¡°Theodore, you protect the Guild Leader for his evacuation. I will lead our brothers to¡­ ¡­ defend our position! There are no cowards in Knights of Darkness Guild! Since everyone will be defending here, we, thebat personnel have the responsibility to fight to ourst breath! This involves the honour of our guild!¡± Theodore had wanted to rebuke those words. However, when he heard the words ¡°honour of our guild¡±, he nodded. ¡°Fine, I agree. However, let¡¯s change. You escort the Guild Leader while I stay.¡± Oswald grew furious and he said, ¡°You are going to argue with me at a time like this?¡± ¡°I am stronger than you. In a fight, I am of more worthpared to you.¡± ¡°Bastard!¡± Oswald retorted in rage, ¡°You leave! I will stay! If you think you are stronger than me, then we will just have to put that to a test some other day!¡± Seeing the two experts from Knights of Darkness Guild arguing, Angel Wu shouted, ¡°Stop arguing!¡± Next, he turned to face Bluesea. Bluesea nodded his head and said solemnly, ¡°Before this, your Guild Leader had said that I now hold the highest authority! Thus, you can stop arguing! I will make the decision.¡± Taking a deep breath, he said, ¡°Theodore, you will escort Aderick out! Oswald, if you are willing to fight, then you can go check who among your guild are willing to stay and fight. Those who stay will be under yourmand. That is all!¡± Theodore was seemingly about to argue against this decision when Bluesea red at him and said, ¡°Now is not the time to be a hero, Theodore! Your Guild Leader¡¯s life is just as important! Your mission is not an easy one!¡± Theodore hung his head in frustration. ¡°Hurry! We do not have much time left! Get Aderick to the carrier!¡± Bluesea quickly arranged the aircrafts using his earpiece. A small aircraft quickly rose up from the square behind their position. After Theodore and Oswald sent Aderick up the aircraft¡­ Theodore suddenly grabbed Oswald¡¯s hand. ¡°What is it?¡± Oswald looked at Theodore, his team member who had risen through the ranks with him in the same guild. ¡°¡­ get out of here alive!¡± Theodore¡¯s eyes were red. ¡°I will be waiting for our match!¡± Oswald was startled and he responded with augh. He said, ¡°Fine! Just wait to get your ass kicked by me!¡± After a pause, Oswald then gritted his teeth and looked at Theodore. ¡°Protect the Guild Leader!¡± ¡°With my life!¡± Theodore vowed. The aircraft took off and was quickly brought into the evacuating formation of carriers. Oswald stood on the ground and watched as the aircraft was given priority to enter the teleportation portal. At that moment, a cry of shock came from the defensive perimeter. ¡°Alert!¡± ¡°Enemy attack!¡± Before those words could finish, a loud sound rang out. Outside their defensive perimeter, somewhere hundreds of metres away, a ball of fire rose up to the sky. The huge explosion brought with it orange mes, which engulfed nearly half the street. Pieces of concrete and building debris flew and smoke covered the ce. At the same time, Bluesea¡¯s voice could be heard. ¡°All aircrafts maintain evacuation formation! Maintain order!¡± Angel Wu roared loudly, ¡°All firing type units, fire indiscriminately at anything 500 metres outside the defensive perimeter! Fire! Fire!¡± ¡°Observers!¡± ¡°Coordinates received!¡± ¡°Energy readings report!¡± The defensive perimeter bustled with activity. Then, someone suddenly shouted. His words fell upon everyone¡¯s ear, including Oswald¡¯s. ¡°Electronic Guardians! Those are the system¡¯s Electronic Guardians!¡± Chapter 532 Electronic Guardians

Chapter 532 Electronic Guardians

GOR Chapter 532 Electronic Guardians Electronic Guardians. A ridiculous sounding name. However, the fear it brought was nothing tough about. The people of Zero City were the top existence among the Awakened circle. Their opponents had always been the yer faction and Thorned Flower Guild, which was mostly made up of yers. However, if they were to trace history, the one existence that posed the greatest threat toward Zero City was unquestionably the Electronic Guardians. Assuming this world was a system and Zero City was a BUG within the system, the Electronic Guardians were the equivalent of a super anti-virus software. Although the BUG known as Zero City was an extraordinary existence with the ability to block off various types of scanning attempts, the lethality of the Electronic Guardians was such that the people from Zero City was unable to lower their guard for even a moment. It was a powerful and nigh unbeatable existence. Let¡¯s put it this way. Without Zero City¡¯s shielding function, it would have been impossible for the Awakened faction to create a base like Zero City. The system would create arge number of Electronic Guardians to devour the Awakened ones. Thus, the instant the words ¡°Electronic Guardians¡± escaped the mouth of one of the shockedbat personnel, the entire defensive perimeter fell into a state of shock. Everyone understood¡­ ¡­ this moment would decide everything. yers could retreat, they could be deceived, they could be scared into temporarily retreating with a suicidal counter offensive that paid no heed to cost like the one they had just executed¡­ However, not the Electronic Guardians. They were a host of mechanical killing machines that knew not the meaning of fatigue, fear or emotions. They were existences controlled by the system, never tiring, never retreating and never fearing the need to sacrifice themselves. And now, with the main gate of Zero City opened, these things had finally arrived. They had entered Zero City. ¡­ The defensive perimeter had begun firing. All of the War Bastions¡¯ turrets, that remained functional, fired at full power. At this moment, all attempts to observe the enemy had been cast aside. Everybat personnel chose to engage in the most practical approach: Fire indiscriminately everywhere! On the south street, a group of figures hastily made their way out from behind a pile of debris. The defenders on the defensive perimeter identified the first of those figures. They were the members from Prestige Guild that had charged out earlier. Those fellows appeared to be in a miserable state. The few of them who were running at the front ran with all their might as they waved their hands toward the defensive perimeter and shouted something. Behind them were several figures that chose to defend the rear. A thickset man in full-body armoured exoskeleton suit was using both his hands to hold an energy-tier rifle that was even thicker than his waist. His figure became like a humanoid turret as hegged behind while firing backward. Beams of light shot out from the muzzle of his big rifle only to m into something in the distance, creating strange bursts of light. The strange bursts of light were not due to explosions. Rather, it was due to¡­ ¡­ absorption. Indeed. Circr ripples were created somewhere hundreds of metres behind the fellow. It was as though a certain force had blocked off the iing beams. The Prestige Guild member who was defending the rear was firing energy beams at the back, but those energy beams seemingly broke down in the middle of the air. Electrical discharges flickered about in the air and the energy beams utterly disappeared. The humanoid turret like fellow roared with everything he had as his rifle finally reached its limit. Even so, he was unable to stop the ripples from advancing forward. In just a few seconds, the distance between the two sides lessened to one third of the original distance. The humanoid turret like fellow finally released a loud howl and the armoured exoskeleton suit he wore over his body suddenly emitted a ripple of electromaic wave. The electrical currents flowed through his body and many parts of his body were charred as a result. However, a strange wave of light was flowing through the surface of his body. Next, something even stranger happened. The man¡¯s body began to copse and shrink. The protective suit he was wearing, the remnants of the armoured exoskeleton suit and other metal essories began shrinking. Next, was his body, his skin, his bones¡­ The thickset man shrank into a small clump in the blink of an eye. It was as though he had broken down in a structural way. In the end, he became a small, ck coloured dot of light, which fused into the wave of light that was spreading out. The wave of light that was covering hundreds of metres rapidly moved forward. It did not take long before it caught up with the other members from Prestige Guild. Some of them finally gave up on running away. They turned around in a desperate attempt to engage the Electronic Guardians. One of the experts there halted and turned around. Pulling out a de, he roared and hacked down on the formless wave of light. The power he unleashed was unquestionably that of the [A] ss. The power of his de surged through the sky as silver coloured de beams intersected each other. It was as though a tempest of de beams had erupted there. Next, the tempest of sword beams charged toward the formless waves of light. Arge number of mes suddenly burst out from the formless waves of light. It seemed as though something was exploding continuously. The waves of light instantly grew slightly dimmer. It would appear that the density of the waves of light had also diminished somewhat. Even so, the waves of light continued moving forward. The expert continued shing with his de as he continued to unleash even more de beams out. He was clearly giving it his all, not daring to hold back even a little. This one man used his all to dy the advance of the formless wave of light for a few seconds. At the same time, he shouted, ¡°Run! Hurry, run!¡± Boom! As he was unleashing his final de beam, his de stabbed into the formless waves of light, which had made its way before him. It then devoured him whole. Despite the continuous explosions and the damage his de beams inflicted on the waves of light, the waves of light was just too big. It finally drew the expert into its fold. Soon, the expert disappeared. It was not just his body, but also the unique looking war de in his hand. Despite its extraordinary nature, it too broke apart and shrank into a dot¡­ In less than 10 seconds, the formless waves of light had reached a position less than 300 metres away from the defensive perimeter. Most of the men from Prestige Guild who had charged out to exact vengeance failed to make it back alive. Only two or three seeded. After making it into the defensive perimeter, they fell headfirst onto the ground,pletely exhausted. Within the defensive perimeter, all the turrets were firing desperately. mes erupted out on the ground as the formless waves of light furiously broke down the energy beams fired out by the turrets. Under the barrage by the defensive perimeter, the formless waves of light gradually weakened, bing more transparent and finally disappearing. At that moment however, neither Angel Wu nor Bluesea revealed looks ofcency. Angel Wu leapt up a tform and shouted, ¡°Angel Corps! Get ready for a melee battle! All Angels follow me! de formation!¡± After giving thatmand, Angel Wu quickly summoned out a small-scale mech. It was only three metres high, simr to most Sentinel mechs. This was clearly the transformation result of his Military Angel. However, as his Military Angel was heavily damaged, it was presently only able to transform into a battle mech of this scale. After jumping into the mech, Angel Wu quickly made his way out of the defensive perimeter. Behind him, a row of figures flew out. Those were the strongestbat personnel from the Angel Corps. Inclusive of Angel Wu, 20bat personnel from the Angel Corps had charged forward. The otherbat personnel moved to ce themselves around Angel Wu and they formed a de like battle formation. This de like battle formation was narrow on one end and broad on the other. The one leading the narrow end forward was none other than Angel Wu himself. At this very moment, the Angel Corps was putting everything on the line. The ones closest to Angel Wu were in special humanoid mechs. Each of them had varying shapes. ¡°Phase Angel! Domain Check!¡± Angel Wu quickly shouted through theirmunication channel. A green coloured mech beside him swiftly responded. The two high-powered discharge-type equipment on both its shoulders immediately released a special disruption wave. The disruption wave took the form of a fan as it sprayed forward. Phase Angel was the only magical blessing type of mech among the Angels. What it was disying right now was a type of area of effect skill. Enemies approaching the area affected would be magically disrupted and have their actions slowed. After utilizing its Domain Check skill, the Phase Angel mech quickly retreated into the rear position within their formation. ¡°Task Angel, protect the core of the Domain Check!¡± A ck coloured, small-sized mech quickly moved backward as well. It then stayed beside the green Phase Angel. ¡°Force Angel, go up and assume tip position!¡± Thergest mech among them, which was shaped like a wild ox charged to the front most position. The mech¡¯s steel tes were the thickest among them all. It quickly pulled out two weapons with both its hands. On its left hand was a huge alloy shield that was over three metres in diameter. On its right was a huge il. ¡°Light Angel, support!¡± ¡°Long-ranged attacks¡­¡± After saying that, Angel Wu¡¯s heart suddenly sank. Unfortunately¡­ ¡­ among the True Angels of their Angel battle squad, the one most suited for long-ranged attacks was unquestionably ¨C Floating Angel, Nicole. However, Nicole had died. Thus, the Angel Corps ended up losing one of their powerhouses. That was not all. In Angel Wu¡¯s opinion, Force Angel, who was taking the tip position, was not the best for the job. In terms of melee strength, there was one more suitedpared to Force Angel. If only Tiger Angel was here, they would be able to double the power of their tip position. Unfortunately, their Tiger Angel¡­ ¡­ that fellow betrayed them. [1] ¡°The rest maintain your positions! Fight in teams! Hut! Hut! Hut!¡± Angel Wu¡¯s strict voice rang out through themunication channel and into every Angel Corps¡¯bat personnel. At that moment, other battle squads had also charged forward. These fellows could notpare to the titled Floating Angels. Even their mechs and equipment were unlike those used by those Floating Angels. Instead, theirs were of a lower level. Even so, they were still far, far superiorpared to Sentinel mechs. The True Angels and the tens of high-ranking pilots totalled up to over 20 ¨C that was all the elitebat forces that the Angel Corps possessed. The mes from the explosions and the smoke gradually dispersed. When the waves of light finally dissipated away, a sight that sent chills down their spines was revealed. 1 Denzel from .? Chapter 533 Desperation

Chapter 533 Desperation

GOR Chapter 533 Desperation Countless number of appendages covered in electrical current swung around like whips everywhere. They had gathered so tightly that the sight of them gave all the onlookers goose bumps. A more detailed observation revealed that the ¡®thing¡¯ was actuallyposed of many mechanical monsters; the tentacles covered the monsters¡¯ bodies. Those monsters were slightlyrger than the average human was. Its torso was extremely thin. However, its entire body was filled with long tentacles that snapped around like whips. Electrical currents could be seen flowing through them. As for its head, it was filled with suckers. Each of those suckers was as big as a bowl. They opened wide as they emitted waves of light. Looking at this iing wave of Electronic Guardians, the defenders saw that there were at least several hundreds of them. The rate at which they were crawling forward was terribly quick. They moved faster than a normal running human and swarmed forward. ¡°Fight! For Zero City!¡± Angel Wu¡¯s mech raised its war de into the air as he roared. Behind the Angel Corps¡¯bat personnel was the defensive perimeter. Up above their heads were the Alpha carriers lining up toward the temporary passageway portal. ¡­ ¡°Those are¡­ ¡­ Electronic Guardians?¡± Chen Xiaolian observed the swarm of iing mechanical monsters using a pair of binocrs. ¡°Yes.¡± Bluesea was at the back of one of the cannons. With a flick of both hands, he raised the cannon barrel and said, ¡°Xiaolian, be careful. Do not let those things get near you. When they get close to anyone, they would release a special disruptive energy that disrupts machines. The top-grade mechs that Angel Wu and the others are using are equipped with anti-disruption energy shield from Zero City. However, there are only a small handful of these mechs avable. We can only open fire at the Electronic Guardians with artillery from behind. Once they approach, then we will have no choice but to engage in a melee with them!¡± After saying that, Bluesea suddenly grabbed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. Next, he turned and got Guan Shan toe over. ¡°The present situation is even worse that I had anticipated! Xiaolian,ter¡­ ¡­ I mean to say, if things are going badly, you¡­ ¡­ leave here first! The teleportation portal is up in the sky. Considering your power, you should be able to jump up there and escape¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°You want me to escape first?¡± ¡°You are not someone from Zero City. You have no obligation to stay and be buried here with us.¡± Bluesea shook his head and looked at Guan Shan. ¡°Remember, leave once the opportunity arises!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­sir.¡± Tears filled Guan Shan¡¯s face. ¡°What are you crying for? I am not telling you to give up. You are a seedling of our de Mountain me Sea Guild! Go, kid! Stop crying and go!¡± Bluesea kicked Guan Shan before moving behind the turret cannon. The image of the target area within the battlefield quickly appeared on the screen and Bluesea pressed the fire button. Instantly, the cannon roared. ¡°Fire! Fire at them from afar to support Angel Wu! st those Electronic Guardians at the back! Stop them from advancing!¡± ¡­ Zero City¡¯s defenders were wise in their method of engaging the enemy. The supporting long-ranged barrage from the defensive perimeter struck the central and back positions of the Electronic Guardians. The area covered by their barrage was around 50 metres away from where Angel Wu¡¯s squad was engaging in a melee against the Electronic Guardians. The barrage intercepted the advancing Electronic Guardians, alleviating some of the pressure on Angel Wu¡¯s squad. The turrets sted away and everyone in the entire defensive perimeter scrambled desperately. All the War Bastions and turrets were set to fire, disregarding the amount of energy left on them. Somebat personnel raised their own energy-tier weapons and opened fire. When the sts struck the iing Electronic Guardians, they quickly reacted by raising their heads to release the formless waves of light from their suckers. The waves of light blocked off the iing barrage. However, sounds of explosions could be heard as some Electronic Guardians failed to block off the stsing at them. The sts struck them and mes burst out. Even so, the ones at the front still managed to break through the suppressing barrage. Over tens of those octopus like monsters arrived before Angel Wu¡¯s squad of mechs and engaged in a melee against them. ¡­ The first wave was about to make contact¡­ Phase Angel¡¯s green coloured mechanical body quickly released waves after waves of green coloured light. The two high-powered discharge equipment on its shoulders burst forth with magical waves and the green coloured wind swept through their formation. It was a very unique magic; one capable of identifying between friend and foe. Any Electronic Guardian to enter the area would suddenly be slowed down. As the Electronic Guardians¡¯ charge became slower, the mechs from the Angel squad unleashed their first wave of attacks. The Force Angel, who was in the front most position, abruptly raised its left leg and stamped down the ground with it. With its body in a stepping forward posture, it then sent itsrge shield barrelling forward. The moment the shield made contact with several of the Electronic Guardians, mes and electrical currents erupted. However, therge shield¡¯s energy shield quickly shone out. After mming down several of the Electronic Guardians, the Force Angel swung its il forward. It smashed two Electronic Guardians, sending them flying. Broken mechanical fragments were scattered in the air. The Force Angel¡¯s shield became like a wall and it blocked the advance of the swarming Electronic Guardians. One of theparatively ordinary Angel Corps mechs standing in the vanguard position swiftly rushed forward to meet an Electronic Guardian inbat. Its war de swung and cleaved apart the head of the Electronic Guardian. At the same time, it swung upward to hack the mechanical octopusing from behind the first. However, there were just too many of them. Two of the mechanical octopuses just attached themselves to the mech¡¯s body and their tentacles quickly wrapped themselves around the mech¡¯s limbs. As they did so, even more of the mechanical octopuses slid forward to wrap the mech¡¯s legs. The mech struggled to brandish its war de and countless tentacles quickly fell to the ground. After hacking more than seven of those mechanical octopuses, the mech finally fell with a crash. Several mechanical octopuses had tightly wrapped themselves over the mech¡¯s body. The Electronic Guardians were very smart. The instant they managed to wrap themselves around the mech, their suckers would hastily release the waves of light. The outer surface of the mech rapidly copsed. Although the mech possessed its own energy shield, once the level of absorption power exceeded a certain level, the energy shield would be broken. This mech was the first to explode. Strangely, after it exploded, the mes from the explosion quickly contracted. It was as though a certain force was pulling the mes as both the mes and the mech were instantly reduced to a small dot Another Angel mech beside the fallen mech had its headtched onto by one of the mechanical octopuses. As it was swinging its war de to get it off, ¡°pew pew¡± sounds came from beside it as an energy gun fired out. The Light Angel. Among all the True Angels, it had the smallest body size. It was even smaller than an individual mech. Its surface was silver in colour and its sleek appearance was simr to that of Nicole¡¯s Floating Angel. Even in terms of abilities, it was slightly simr to that of the Floating Angel. The Light Angel moved dextrously. Its marksmanship was second only to the Floating Angel. At present, the Light Angel was moving about within the chaotic battlefield and opening fire continuously with its energy-tier weapons. It was providing fire support for its allies. Whenever the mechanical octopuses sessfully entangled one of its allies, it would quickly open fire to get rid of the octopuses. The Light Angel held onto energy guns in both hands and its thrusters were operating at full power as it flew back and forth in the middle of the air. Beams of light shed instantly and its marksmanship was put on disy as eight of those mechanical octopuses quickly fell. The melee battle was bing increasingly intense. ¡­ ¡°This is a rare sight.¡± Shen was standing on a high ground within the central square and he had a special pair of binocrs out as he observed what was happening in the distance. He gave a gentle sigh. The muscr driver, who was beside him, knitted his brows and said, ¡°I have never seen this happen before¡­ ¡­ those Electronic Guardians are too terrifying¡­ ¡­ fighting one of them might be all right, but once their number increases and they swarm forward¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°The Angel Corps do have some ability.¡± Shen nodded his head as he suddenly put down the pair of binocrs. ¡°Sir¡­ ¡­ you don¡¯t want to keep watching?¡± ¡°Nothing to see here,¡± Shen suddenly said in a hushed tone. ¡°After seeing something like this before, seeing it another time feels pointless¡­ ¡­ sigh. The rabbit dies and the fox grieves¡­ ¡­¡± [1] The muscr driver was stunned and he whispered, ¡°Sir, you mean¡­ ¡­ you have witnessed something like this before?¡± Shen turned around to look at his new assistant and said coolly, ¡°You are still young. Youck experience.¡± ¡°The Angel Corps¡­ ¡­ is there hope for them?¡± the muscr driver suddenly asked. ¡°Although we are on different factions¡­ ¡­ if their enemies are those disgusting monsters, I suddenly hope that they can hold on longer. I don¡¯t know why. I know that those Electronic Guardians are sent to help us, but when I see them, this feeling of distaste just bubbles up from my heart.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Shen cast a profound gaze at him before saying coolly, ¡°The Angel Corps¡­ ¡­ they will not be able to hold out for long. Electronic Guardians¡­ ¡­ humph, those are created by the system specifically to deal with disobedient things.¡± After a pause, Shen then muttered to himself. No one else could hear those words but himself. ¡°This is the limit for the Angel Corps¡­ ¡­ once, there had been a group that was better than them, but in the end, they too failed to fight off these Electronic Guardians¡­ ¡­ humph! Zero City? It is just another cycle.¡± ¡­ Angel Wu was in trouble. The Phase Angel was still maintaining its Domain Check skill. Thanks to its existence, they were able to significantly reduce the movement speed of the mechanical octopuses. That was how the Angel squad could continue fighting off the mechanical octopuses for several minutes without falling. However, the number of mechanical octopuses engaging them grew. More and more of them appeared near the Phase Angel. As for the Task Angel, who was in charge of defending the Phase Angel, it was already at its limit. It had taken down at least 30 of those mechanical octopuses. However, those victories came at a price. The ck coloured mech was broken all over. That was especially true of its left shoulder and its left arm hung limply. Earlier, one of the Electronic Guardians had wrapped itself around its knees when it was moving on the ground. Although the Task Angel had swiftly hacked the entangling tentacles, they suddenly exploded, damaging its knees. Thus, it had lost a considerable degree of its mobility. Another Electronic Guardian charged toward the Phase Angel ¨C as it was activating its Domain Check skill, the Phase Angel was bereft of itsbat abilities. The Task Angel hastily charged forward, using its body to block off the iing Electronic Guardian. However, by doing so, it was struck by the Electronic Guardian¡¯s waves of light, which mmed it down to the ground. Seeing even more Electronic Guardians crawling forward, Angel Wu extricated himself from the enemy before him and swung his war de before the Task Angel, hacking several of the mechanical octopuses away. The Task Angel grabbed hold of Angel Wu¡¯s de and stood up. Angel Wu, however, was in an even worst shape. His Angel equipment had sustained heavy damage to begin with. At present, itsbat capabilities had fallen severely. The way his mech swung its war de was full of faults and it staggered as it moved. Its energy reserve was unable to keep up with the intensity of the battle and his energy shield grew extremely weak. After getting struck by the formless waves of light several times, the surface of Angel Wu¡¯s mech was now covered by gouge marks. On areas where the energy shield was deficient, the steel tes were utterly ruined. Angel Wu knew all too well that under such circumstances, his side would only be able to hold on for less than three minutes. As for himself, he might copse at any moment. Up in the sky behind him¡­ Was the line of aircrafts heading toward the teleportation portal and a stretch of darkness¡­ ¡°Maybe¡­ ¡­ this is the end¡­ ¡­¡± Angel Wu was filled with unwillingness as several more mechanical octopusestched onto his mech. Next, his mech suddenly copsed as even more mechanical suckerstched onto the surface of his mech. Angel Wu could practically hear his mech wailing¡­ ¡­ ¡°I am sorry¡­ .. I, have already given my all¡­ ¡­¡± Angel Wu sighed to himself. Suddenly, he saw light. Golden light. ¡­ 1 The rabbit dies and the fox grieves. An idiom meaning: Feeling sorrow for the loss of an ally. Story: Once upon a time a rabbit and a fox allied together to fight against a hunter. However, the rabbit ended up dying and the fox grieved for the rabbit.? Chapter 534 Once Again?

Chapter 534 Once Again?

GOR Chapter 534 Once Again? The golden light spread out like a tidal wave. Like a cleansing wave, it swept away every Electronic Guardians within an area of a hundred metres. Amid the radiance of the golden light, all of the mechanical octopuses were shattered into fragments. The continuous explosive destructions of the Electronic Guardians caused orange coloured mes to erupt throughout the battlefield. It was as though someone had started firing fireworks everywhere. Angel Wu felt the pressure on his body lighten. The burdensome feeling he had felt despite giving it his all finally lifted and he forced himself up. Then, he saw a small human figure standing no more than five metres away from him. It was Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had entered a strange and wondrous state. He stood there, his hand wielding the Sword in the Stone. The de of his sword shone and countless streams of golden light flowed out, sweeping its way into every corner. As for Chen Xiaolian, he had his eyes closed. Within his sea of consciousness, he could seemingly ¡®see¡¯ a peculiar image. Within a 100-metre radius area, all was dark. Within the darkness, he saw something resembling a monochromatic movie screen. He could see the forces on his side, the silhouettes of the battle mechs belonging to the Angel Corps. He could clearly see them all, regardless if they were in front of behind, left or right, near or far. However, there were also some special existences within the monochromatic screen. Red coloured clumps of light. The clumps of light filled the screen. Some of them weretching onto the bodies of the mechs while others wreaked havoc¡­. Chen Xiaolian knew that those clumps of light represented the Electronic Guardians, the disgusting mechanical octopuses. Chen Xiaolian could feel a wondrous sensation. He could feel himself controlling the golden sword beams. This power he acquired from Skyde was originally a discharge type of explosive power. Presently however, he brandished the Sword in the Stone and the golden light radiating out from the sword became an extension of his will. After flowing out, every sword beam became like one of his fingers, obeying his everymand. It was as though he had created countless doppelgangers of himself. Truly, a wondrous sensation. Instinctively, one by one, hemanded the sword beams to strike every Electronic Guardian there. urate, swift and ferocious. ¡­ Angel Wu looked to his side in a stupor. The Electronic Guardians that weretching onto his mech were all destroyed, exploding into fragments under the might of the golden light. As for his own mech, it remained unharmed. The golden light had not inflicted even a scratch upon the surface of his mech. Such a precise execution! It is as if he knows exactly where each friend and foe lies! Angel Wu was momentarily taken aback. As an [S] ss expert himself, he understood that such an exquisite level of precision was something so far away, he would never be able to reach. The apex! Although every leading figure within Zero City was of the [S] ss¡­ ¡­ To be able to control this power to such a level of detail, to such a level of precision; to be able to grasp the subtlety of this power to such lofty heights¡­ only one person had ever aplished this. Skyde! With his strength alone, he brought a de Mountain me Sea Guild that was not that powerful with him, forcing his way into one of the permanent resident seats of Zero City. ¡­ Since obtaining Skyde¡¯s power, this was the first time Chen Xiaolian entered such a wondrous state. This state caused him to forget about everything. At that very moment, he seemingly forgot where he was and what was happening. Instead, he simply immersed himself within the feeling of mastering this power. Almost joyfully, he controlled every one of the golden beams to attack the clumps of light that represented the Electronic Guardians. Each time a golden beam destroyed an Electronic Guardian, he felt a joy obtained from reaching a certainprehension within his sea of consciousness ¨C the more he used it, the higher hisprehension became. ¡­ The whole processsted less than 10 seconds. All the mechanical octopuses within a radius of 100 metres were all cleaned up. Every battle mech from the Angel Corps that were struggling to get up cast gazes of shock at Chen Xiaolian, who was standing in the middle of it all. The Force Angel¡¯s shield was already ruined. Only two thirds of the shield surface remained. Even then, there were several holes on them. As for its il, its chain was broken and Force Angel had to use the other end of the chain to wield it. However, doing so had shortened its range of attack considerably. The surface of the Force Angel¡¯s mech was also filled with many gouge marks. The same held true for the Task Angel and Phase Angel. Even the Light Angel, with a body focused on agility, who had only engaged in long-ranged support within the battlefield and not in melee was considerably damaged. As for the other mechs belonging to the Angel Corps, they were worst off. In the short but brutal exchange earlier, with the exception of the True Angels, four were lost and another four were badly damaged. All the others had taken damage as well. The four badly damaged mechs had already lost all mobility functions. If Chen Xiaolian had not acted in time, it was likely that the four badly damaged mechs would end up destroyed. ¡­ Bluesea himself had forgotten all about firing. He continued standing behind the cannon rack and watched what was happening before him in stupor. After the cleansing golden light passed through, all was cleared. The distant Electronic Guardians retreated backward. This alleviated some of the pressure off the Zero City defenders who were firing at them. There was however, a puzzling question within Bluesea¡¯s mind. When did Chen Xiaolian rush out? Why did he suddenly rush out? Bluesea had not known about it. He had failed to notice it as well. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian stood on the same spot, the Sword in the Stone in his hand was lowered and the tip of the sword touched the ground. However, his eyes remained closed. He then received a prompt from his personal system. [????: Damaged Electronic Guardians X 236, captured cognizant organic electronic life form X 6. Target objectiveplete.] Chen Xiaolian was stunned. It was at this moment that he realized the issue. I¡­ ¡­ why did I rush out just now? ¡­ Shen¡¯s eyes were shining. He stood and looked into the distant south street area, at where the battle was taking ce. The look in his eyes¡­ it was as though he was going to devour someone. He really looked as if he wanted to swallow something whole. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ this is the power I need!¡± His eyes shone with excitement. ¡­ ¡°Chen Xiaolian, thank you.¡± Angel Wu struggled just to speak up. Hismunication device had taken damage earlier and he could now only use his external loudspeaker tomunicate with Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and nodded his head in confusion. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ that move, that is Skyde¡¯s power, isn¡¯t it? He passed his power over to you?¡± Angel Wu gave a wry smile and said, ¡°Back in thepetition arena, I had felt it. However, I never expected that you would be able to utilize his power to such a degree. This level of mastery is in no way inferior to Skyde himself.¡± The Force Angel, Light Angel, Phase Angel and Task Angel simultaneously turned to face Chen Xiaolian. They raised their left arm and performed a gesture resembling that used by the military during ceremonies. The True Angels from the Angel Corps used that gesture to thank Chen Xiaolian for saving them just now. Chen Xiaolian, who had finally recollected himself, felt a sudden burst of fatigue throughout his body. His mind was extremely exhausted. It was as though he had not slept for three days and nights. He clenched his teeth with all he had and forced his eyelids to remain open. However, his legs were beginning to tremble slightly. His arm, which was holding the Sword in the Stone, was also bombarded by wave after wave of aching pain. He felt utterly dumbfounded. He himself had no idea what he had done earlier. He could not begin to understand how he had even aplished that feat. Suddenly, something else happened. ¡­ Everyone on the yer faction, Shen included, received a system prompt from the system. When Shen read the contents of the prompt, his face turned exceptionally excited. [System prompt: Quest revised! [System prompt: Irregr variable detected! System has locked down on the target. Lock down duration: 1,040 seconds (~17 minutes). All yers¡¯ quest now revised to: Kill the irregr variable! Reminder, the quest for this battle has been revised. Primary objective is now the killing of the irregr variable. The destruction of Zero City is now the secondary objective! [Bypleting the primary objective, you will receive the following reward! [Reward for killing the primary objective: [A . Unconditional instance dungeon exemption x 20. [B . Experience the power of [S] ss for 100 seconds. (If your body is already in [A+] ss, you will be enhanced to [S] ss. If your body is already in [S] ss, the system will immediately grant you an [S] ss attack equipment.) [C . Entry to a [Legend] ss instance dungeon x 1. You will also receive an assisting outline of the instance dungeon from the system. Note: There is a probability of obtaining [S] ss equipment inside [Legend] ss instance dungeons! You will also be exempted from punishment should you fail toplete this instance dungeon. [Only one person can acquire the reward for killing the primary objective. [Condition for killing primary objective: Kill the target irregr variable; end the target¡¯s living status. [Reward for heavily wounding primary objective: [A . Unconditional instance dungeon exemption x 5. [B . Experience the power of [S] ss for 20 seconds or instant enhancement to [A] ss. (If your body is already in [A] ss, you will be enhanced to [A+] ss.) [C . Entry to [Legend] ss instance dungeon x 1. No assisting outline will be given. You will also be exempted from punishment should you fail toplete this instance dungeon. [Reward for heavily wounding the primary objective is limited to 5 people. [Reward for lightly wounding the primary objective: [A . Unconditional instance dungeon exemption x 1. [B . An [A] ss equipment from the Exchange System. You may select which equipment you want. [Reward for lightly wounding the primary objective is limited to 10 people. [Should the primary objective die within a chaotic situation, the system will calcte the damage dealt to the primary objective by the participants. The participants who dealt the highest damaged and the lowest damage will be calcted out and the rewards will be distributed ordingly.] After receiving and reading through the system prompt¡­ ¡­ All the yers entered a frenzy state. Issuing out such a lucrative reward was an unprecedented action by the system. In but an instant, all the yers¡¯ eyes turned bloodshot and their rate of breathing grew ragged. The desire for battle surged through their hearts as they rubbed their fists and turned to look at the south street. An eye-catching red dot had appeared on their personal radar. It was within the south street area, somewhere not too far away from the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. The lucrative reward. The reward was so lucrative it would lead any yer to throw their lives away for it. It could give any yer the chance to rise up the ranks of power. Among them all, Shen was the only one to stand quietly. There was a tangled expression on his face. Next, this mysterious Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild spoke to himself again. He was the only one who could hear what he said. ¡°As expected, it is happening ¡­ ¡­ once again, humph!¡± Chapter 535 NO! AND! NEVER!

Chapter 535 NO! AND! NEVER!

GOR Chapter 535 NO! AND! NEVER! The degree of enticement within the rewards offered by the system was such that any yer would feel tempted. Even among the strong, such as those within the [S] ss, those rewards were incredibly enticing. Any [S] ss expert who can sessfully kill off the primary objective would immediately be given an [S] ss equipment. In this game, any [S] ss equipment was at the level of sacred artefacts. As for the [Legend] ss instance dungeon, that was an extremely rare existence. Those instance dungeons not only contained top-grade equipment. No. There was a legend among both yers and Awakened ones: The instance dungeon with the highest level of difficulty would always contain an essential secret regarding this world. Those who could discover that secret would obtain an unimaginable and miraculous power. In fact, that person might even obtain ¨C authority! For the yers who were at a moremon level, such as those in [A] ss, the opportunity to increase their powers to [A+] ss or even [S] ss was something of a game changer for them. Such a lucrative reward was enough to make the yers lose their heads and risk their lives for it. All they needed to do was, kill that¡­ ¡­ thing the system had ssified as ¡®irregr variable¡¯. ¡­ ¡°It is not over yet! Reorganize the formation!¡± Angel Wu roared out with a hoarse voice. Several of the True Angels quickly gathered beside him. The rest of the mech pilots looked at the four destroyed mechs in mncholy. The Angel Corps¡¯ staff members had extricated out the pilots within the heavily damaged mechs. They hastily dragged them back into the defensive perimeter. ¡°They areing once more!¡± Angel Wu heard the words from hismunication device. He straightened his mech¡¯s body and peered into the distance. The retreating Electronic Guardians appeared to be reassembling. After retreating for several hundred metres, they gathered within a single spot. Moreover, their number gradually increased as they grew more crowded¡­ The formless waves of light permeating the air around them also began growing thicker and thicker. In the end, it transformed into something that appeared like a fog. Their vision of the Electronic Guardians was gradually being disrupted and they were no longer able to see how many of those disgusting things were gathering there. Angel Wu¡¯s heart sank. He raised his head to look at the teleportation portal in the sky. Half of the 30 minutes had passed. However¡­ ¡°Too many. There are just too many¡­ ¡­ we won¡¯t make it to the end.¡± Sweat filled Angel Wu¡¯s forehead. The reason for that was partly due to the feelings of anxiousness, but it was also due to the pain from his wounds. Intense sensations of pain palpitated through his chest. It felt as though his ribs were broken. He had already taken the healing substance earlier. However, the need to enter such a fierce battle so quickly after taking the healing substance made it so his wounds could not heal. ¡°Perhaps, the final moment is here.¡± Angel Wu looked into the distance, at where the Electronic Guardians were congregating. Still, one question hovered within his mind. Just now, that Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild from the yer faction had fought in a 1 VS 3 against them and easily killed off Ronan. Why did he not finish them off? Angel Wu was clear on one thing. If Shen were to personally take action, his Angel Squad would be incapable of stopping him. Rather, they might lose at a faster rate. Instead, that mysterious Shen had only taken action once, seemingly performing a probing offensive before returning immediately. Why? ¡­ ¡°Can you tell me what just happened earlier?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked the question¡­ to himself. Thankfully, Zero City replied. Zero City¡¯s voice remained the same as ever, infuriatingly emotionless. ¡°I found that the invading forces have been augmented with the system-controlled Cleaners. ording to my calctions, the Cleaners could counter 98.6 per cent of all power types within the system. My calction revealed that the Angel Corps would not be able to hold off the attacks of the Cleaners. The results of my calctions show that they would be defeated within 90 ¨C 100 seconds and the defensive perimeter could only be maintained for a maximum of 20 seconds. Even when factoring in all the powers avable, the Cleaners would still be able to crush them. They would arrive at my main control system area and destroy me. It would take them no longer than three and a half minutes. ¡°This did not match the nned schedule from the previousmand. Thus, I had taken the initiative to make some adjustments.¡± Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. ¡°Wait, those Cleaners. Did you mean the Electronic Guardians?¡± ¡°That is the name you have given them,¡± Zero City answered with an indifferent tone. ¡°These Electronic Guardians¡­ ¡­ fine, these Cleaners. They are so strong? Strong to the point where the Angel Corps are nothing before them?¡± Chen Xiaolian was somewhat unable to ept it. ¡°In truth, the term strong and weak depends on perspective. Inside the system, there is no such thing as absolutely strong or absolutely weak. It is just that the Cleaners are something that the system developed specifically for the sake of clearing away special existences that goes against the rules. They possess an advantage, a natural counter attribute against most of the things within the system. This is not due to something that youmonly attribute as strong or weak.¡± ¡°I do not understand. Exin it in detail.¡± Zero City became silent for a bit. Then, it slowly said, ¡°It is very difficult to exin it to you. You can try to view it this way. An African elephant is easily several tonnes in weight. However, with just one bullet through its head, you can kill that colossal existence. ¡°That bullet, frankly speaking, just consists of several grams of copper. ¡°An African elephant and a few grams of copper. Which do you think is more powerful?¡± Chen Xiaolian contemted the matter. ¡°Fine, what about that from earlier¡­ ¡­ the whole not matching the nned schedule from the previousmand, what does that mean?¡± ¡°The previousmand, the irrevocablemand that you, who possesses the highest authority had issued to me, thereby nning this schedule.¡± ¡°What is the content? What is the content of themand? What is the n?¡± Chen Xiaolian was so infuriated he felt like wing the air. ¡°Let me guess, you still cannot tell me?¡± ¡°I need to point out that your present expression of rage toward me is illogical ¨C all of this is due to yourmand, not me. I am just executing yourmand.¡± ¡°Fine! When you said you made some adjustments¡­ ¡­ did you mean¡­ ¡­ that attack I just used earlier? That sudden attack from me; that power, were you the one behind it?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± This time, Zero City revealed a rare moment of dull-wittedness. However, its answer left Chen Xiaolian in shock. Its answer was, ¡°You have overlooked one matter. At present, all of you, meaning, you, the people of Zero City, the invading yers and the Cleaners¡­ ¡­ all of you now exist inside me.¡± Exist inside me. A thought suddenly shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind as he seemingly understood something. Zero City¡¯s main gate was open, defenceless. However, Zero City remained. With the exception of the program managing the main gate, the other programs of Zero City were still intact. They were still there. More urately, Zero City was an existence simr to the main system. It was a smaller system that was ¡®cut¡¯ out from the main system. Although it was smaller, function wise, it was more or less simr to that of the main system. Now then, what was the main system like in the outside world? OM! NI! PO! TENT! ¡­ In the outside world, the system was omnipotent. It could transform the world into any shape or form at will. It could create all kinds of instance dungeons at will. It could rent space. It could give all kinds of rewards to any game participants. The so-called reward was ¨C acting in ordance to the rules ¨C the creation of a powerhouse. A weakling who acquired the reward could be a master. This process, quite frankly¡­ ¡­ was done by the main system. It could easily transform a weakling into an expert. Likewise, the world was also under the control of the main system. It was the creator of everything, it possessed everything, and it controlled everything. At present however¡­ ¡­ at this very moment, they were not in the outside world. They were in ¡®Zero City¡¯. And likewise, an omnipotent existence was present within this ce. That existence was Zero City¡¯s system! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt rity within his mind. ¡°In other words¡­ ¡­ just now, you allowed me to use a power that I could never have grasped? Because you wanted me to be stronger, I became stronger?¡± ¡°Yes. Theoretically speaking, you are all inside my body. If I want to joke around using your logic, I can make a piece of cheese into an [S] ss expert, transform a single-celled life form into a T-Rex and instantly suck away all the oxygen inside this ce. Additionally, although just for an instant, I can also turn the temperature up until it reaches the surface temperature of a star and vaporize everything¡­ ¡­ theoretically speaking, those feats are within my ability. ¡°Here, there are no rules of any form. ¡°The only rule here is: I make the rules.¡± Chen Xiaolian was utterly bbergasted. A thought struck him. A thought that excited him. At present, in Zero City¡­ All the yers are inside Zero City! If Zero City so desires¡­ ¡­ it could instantly kill off all the yers here! For Zero City¡­ ¡­ no, for all Awakened ones, this would represent an unprecedented victory. An unprecedented victory! All their enemies killed off in an instant. The moment this thought struck Chen Xiaolian, his entire body trembled uncontrobly. This idea¡­ ¡­ was too tempting. Exterminate every elite yers in an instant. The Awakened circle would obtain a spectacr victory. However, in the very next second¡­ The old-fashioned, emotionless voice of Zero City intoned within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. ¡°Your thought on this is not surprising.¡± ¡°You can already detect what I am thinking? You can do it, right? So, you¡­ ¡­ will you?¡± Zero City¡¯s answer was direct and absolute. ¡°NO! AND! NEVER!¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ why?¡± Zero City¡¯s answer was very simple. However, its simplistic answer threw Chen Xiaolian into deep thought. Its answer: ¡°Theoretically speaking, the main program is also omnipotent in the outside world. However, why is it that it did not choose to instantly kill off all the Awakened ones to give the yers this victory?¡± This question sent a bolt of lightning through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. ¡­ Chapter 536 Ugly Truth

Chapter 536 Ugly Truth

GOR Chapter 536 Ugly Truth Man, living creatures, nts, organics, or even other objects¡­ Most of the existences within this world have their own ¡®properties¡¯. These properties coulde from the way they exist, or maybe it is the way they function from a fundamental perspective, or maybe it is the way their instincts work. For example, the main property for most green nts is their photosynthesis process, the absorption of carbon dioxide and the production of oxygen ¨C at night, that process urs in reverse. That is the basic property of nts and also the fundamental way that nts could exist ¨C or perhaps we could say this is the ¡®function¡¯ of the nts. Naturally, some nts coulde with some extra properties in addition to their ¡®fundamental property¡¯. For example, some nts would be ced around for appreciation purposes, to beautify the environment. Some nts could be used to reduce the rate of erosion. Some nts could also be used as materials in the production of drugs or medicine. To be frank however, these ¡®additional properties¡¯ could be done without. The ¡®fundamental property¡¯ on the other hand, is a must. It is a necessity. If so, what about humans? ¡­ Let us set aside emotions and look at mankind from a neutral, objective and logical perspective. How do humans treat the other creatures of this world? What is the most fundamental property within their perspective toward the other creatures? Without a question, it is¡­ Edibility! Humans are omnivores. Be it wheat or rice¡­ ¡­ both of them are nts. Chickens, ducks, cows, sheep, poultry, livestock¡­ ¡­ those are all animals. What is the fundamental property of those nts and animals in the eyes of humankind? The highest one is without question: Edibility! In other words, the fundamental rtionship between humans and animals as well as nts is: Eat or be eaten. Of course, nts also serve other purposes. For example, they could be used for timber, materials for construction¡­ Some would even keep nts for d¨¦cor. Still others would raise animals as pets, caring for them, protecting them, and treating them like family. Some would raise cats, some would raise dogs, some would raise birds or chickens, some would raise turtles, some would raise snakes¡­ ¡­ there are a variety of them to choose from. However, the first and foremost rtionship between humanity and the other creatures in this world, the most basic rtionship, the ¡®initial setting¡¯ is a cruel thing. It is¡­ ¡­ to eat or be eaten! The same applies to vegetarians and avid animal lovers. Although a vegetarian may not eat other animals, that person would still need to eat nts, wheat, rice, etc. An avid dog lover may still eat cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, etc. In other words, it doesn¡¯t matter how much ¡®additional properties¡¯ appear within humanity¡¯s view toward the other living creatures, be it love, care, shelter or whatnot¡­ In the end, the most fundamental setting for how humanity views the other creatures of this world, the one in the first ce is still¡­ Edibility! This is the truth, an ugly and cruel truth. Ugly truth. This is something determined by the fundamental characteristic of evolution and the primal forces of nature. ¡­ Well, let us look at this from a different perspective. Let us use this analogy¡­ Assume ¡®humanity¡¯ is the system, the main system of this world. Or Zero City¡¯s system ¨C theoretically speaking, the two of them are the same. They are the same type of existences. Now assume ¡®humanity¡¯ is the system. Then¡­ ¡­ those nts, wheat, rice, fruits, chickens, ducks, cows, sheep, pigs, dogs and cats¡­ What would those things be? ¡­ ¡°We¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly let out a gentle sigh and spoke out that word. ¡­ Are the same. Zero City¡¯s system and the world¡¯s main system are fundamentally the same. They are the same type of existence. Completely so. Assuming the main system is an able-bodied adult, then Zero City¡¯s system is the equivalent of a small child. Although their size differs, they are essentially the same. If so¡­ ¡­ their ¡®initial setting¡¯ and ¡®fundamental property¡¯ must naturally be the same! ¡­ What is the property of the world¡¯s main system? In Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind, there is only one word for it. Envement! Indeed, that is Chen Xiaolian¡¯s view on the main system. The system enves everything. Be it the ordinary humans in the world, the NPCs or the Awakened ones¡­ In fact¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had asionally contemted this: What are the yers? From a fundamental perspective, are they any different from Awakened ones? Like Awakened ones, they have to go through instance dungeons, risk their lives to struggle and kill¡­ ¡­ The system would send them both into instance dungeons time and again and make them battle each other, just like¡­ A coliseum. A diator? This¡­ ¡­ is this the ¡®fundamental property¡¯ of the world¡¯s main system? If so¡­ ¡­ what about Zero City? Appearance wise, Zero City appears to be disying a different ¡®property¡¯. Zero City is ¡®protecting¡¯ the Awakened ones. It is a safe harbour, a sanctuary. However¡­ Is that true? The people inside Zero City, are they not another form of captives? Zero City¡¯s system will create small resource worlds and have the few resident guilds fight against each other,pete and snatch¡­ Essentially speaking, is there any difference? Externally, it might seem as though Zero City has been protecting those residing within Zero City. It would protect them from the outside world¡¯s main system and the yer forces. Could this be considered ¡®protection¡¯? Chen Xiaolian did not know. Perhaps that is ¡®protection¡¯. However, humans too, keep and protect pets. Yet those actions fall under the ¡®additional properties¡¯ category. The fundamental property of humanity¡¯s view toward animals is still to eat the animals. Additional properties would always remain as additional, a plus. The fundamental property is the most important one. ¡­ It is a very simplistic logic. Since the fundamental property of the world¡¯s main system has been revealed to be envement¡­ Then¡­ ¡­ Zero City¡¯s system, an existence that is essentially of the same type as the main system¡­ Could its property be simply to ¡®protect¡¯? Stop joking! ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ At that very moment, Chen Xiaolian suddenly gained a certain rity. He sensed that he might have made contact with one of the truths of this world. Due to that, his body trembled. It was trembling due to excitement, but also¡­ ¡­ from the depths of his heart, he felt¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Shock! And terror. Zero City¡¯s system was the same existence like the main system in the outside world. There was no difference between them both. From the Awakened ones¡¯ perspective¡­ ¡­ it would appear that their enemies were the yers. However, the Awakened ones¡¯ true enemy was never the yers. Rather¡­ The system. That was why the outside world¡¯s main system would never utilize its omnipotent powers to instantly exterminate all the Awakened ones when instance dungeons were in progress. That was also why Zero City¡¯s system would never kill the yers who were invading Zero City now. Although the two of them were fully capable of such a feat¡­ It was as Zero City had just said¡­ NO! AND! NEVER! ¡­ ¡°I have to warn you. Due to my actions of controlling you to utilize the irregr power earlier, you are now being locked down by the main system. I am presently calcting the duration of this locked state. Although the result is not out yet, I believe there is certainly a time limit for this locked state. I will do my best to disrupt your locked state. However, before the disruption seeds, the main system will make you a primary objective for its attacks.¡± Zero City¡¯s wooden voice intoned inside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. ¡°Locked?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Zero City replied coolly. ¡°This is due to your earlier usage of irregr power. ording to the system¡¯s directives, this irregr power meets the criteria to be ssified as an irregrity that must be exterminated. Thus, from this moment onward, the main system will most certainly turn you into a primary objective and attack you.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly sneered and said, ¡°I used an irregr power? Wrong! Back then, it was obviously you who controlled me to utilize that power¡­ ¡­ is it wrong for me to say, the one who actually attracted the main system¡¯s killing intent is not me, but you? It would be more urate to say that the one the main system wants to kill is not me. Rather, it is¡­ ¡­ you!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ not exactly true. However, from certain points of view, it is also true.¡± Zero City did not attempt to shy away from the subject. As Chen Xiaolian was about to ask something else, Zero City quickly interrupted, ¡°There is already an abnormal reading in the energy fluctuationsing from the Electronic Guardians. I can sense that it is locking down on you¡­ ¡­ I would suggest that you move to a different location. You would only be besieged if you stay here.¡± Countless thoughts shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. At that moment, the epiphany he just had, the shock and various other emotions shed through him. The present moment however, gave him no time to digest any of them. He abruptly raised his brows and said, ¡°What should I do?¡± ¡°As you are presently my highest authority holder, it is my highest responsibility to ensure your survival. Thus¡­ ¡­ you must quickly leave this location. I will calcte the attack power, speed and various other factors from the Electronic Guardians and yer forces. At the same time, I will calcte out the best path to avoid them. Follow my lead and leave this ce at once.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head and looked at the temporary teleportation portal that was up in the sky. ¡°What would happen if I fly up and leave Zero City now through the portal?¡± ¡°You will most certainly die,¡± Zero City replied coolly. ¡°As you are currently inside Zero City, the lock down efforts by the main system are being disrupted and blocked by me. Of course, I will need more time topletely lift your locked state. ¡°So, if you enter the temporary teleportation portal now¡­ the moment you enter it, you will arrive in the outside world. ¡°The outside world is the domain of the main system. Those blocking powers of mine do not extend into the outside world. ¡°Without my protection, with the locked state of your body, you will bepletely locked down by the main system. Even if you run to the end of the world, the main system will still lock down on your position! You will be hunted forever by the main system. ¡°Thus, I do not rmend using the temporary teleportation portal to leave. ¡°You must remain in Zero City longer, until¡­ ¡­ my power sessfully disrupts away the locking efforts of the main system. Once your locked state ispletely cleared, you can go out and the main system would not be able to find you.¡± ¡°So¡­¡± ¡°So, run, kiddo.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian quickly rushed out to grab Angel Wu¡¯s mech. ¡°Later, no matter what happens¡­ ¡­ continue the evacuation! Do not stop, do not hesitate! Ignore everything! Just keep evacuating! Follow the original n!¡± Angel Wu saw the contortions on the youngster¡¯s facial features and saw a ferocity in them. Without waiting for Angel Wu to question him, Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned around and jumped away. Up and down, he dashed to the west side of the south street area until he disappeared among arge pile of debris. ¡°Where did he go?¡± ¡°Huh? He left?¡± ¡°He¡­ ¡­ did he just run away?¡± ¡°What is going on?¡± Everyone from the Angel Corps witnessed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ¡®escape¡¯ and they all eximed in shock. In the next instant however, someone shouted, ¡°Electronic Guardians! They areing!¡± Following the shout, none of them could continue thinking about Chen Xiaolian. All of the Angel Corps¡¯ mechs lined up in formation around Angel Wu. ¡°Everyone¡­ ¡­ let us fight to the end!¡± Angel Wu clenched his teeth. As he was thinking about gloriously sacrificing himself¡­ ¡­ Suddenly¡­ ¡°Eh? Their movements¡­ ¡­ that is not right! Ah! They¡­ all of them are heading west! What is going on?¡± Hearing that, Angel Wu¡¯s body gave a shudder and he jerked his head to look to the west. That was¡­ ¡­ where Chen Xiaolian was headed. ... Chapter 537 Run Kiddo

Chapter 537 Run Kiddo

GOR Chapter 537 Run Kiddo ¡°Something feels wrong.¡± The muscr driver, who was standing beside Shen, wiped the cold sweat trickling down his forehead. ¡°Guild Leader, the Electronic Guardians, they seem to be¡­¡± ¡°The objective has changed.¡± Shen narrowed his eyes. ¡°As expected, the primary objective had been changed. The system¡­ ¡­ in the end, it still cares more about¡­ ¡­ humph!¡± ¡°They are all on the move!¡± The muscr driver pointed at a distant area on the south street. ¡°Those Alliance fellows¡­¡± Even without him saying, Shen could already see for himself through his personal system. There, a dense and packed number of green dots, representing the people on his side, were swiftly moving out. However, they were no longer heading toward the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. Instead, they were heading west. ¡°The primary objective is on the move.¡± Shen knitted his brows. Inside his personal radar, the ¡®primary objective¡¯ pinpointed by the system was rapidly moving away from the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building, heading westward. ¡°What about us? Guild Leader, we¡­ ¡­¡± The muscr driver turned to face Shen. Although he had not spoken those words, his thoughts were evident. Shouldn¡¯t we pursue the primary objective as well? After all, the system was offering such a lucrative reward for it. It was an unprecedented level of reward that could drive anyone mad. ¡°Ry mymands.¡± Shen suddenly took a deep breath. ¡°Have everyone¡­¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The muscr driver instantly straightened his body as he looked right at his leader. ¡°¡­ have them all standby!¡± ¡°Wha¡­ WHAT?!¡± Shen gave his new assistant a nce and said coldly, ¡°Is there a problem? Or was mymand not clear enough?¡± ¡°No, not that. I mean, we, we¡­¡± ¡°Just ry mymand.¡± Shen showed no intention of exining things. He simply waved his hand. The muscr driver was dumbfounded for a whole second. Then, he was unable to stop himself from shouting, ¡°Sir, thismand¡­ ¡­ I, I object!¡± Shen appeared to have anticipated such a response. He cast an indifferent nce at him and said, ¡°Speak.¡± ¡°The rewards that the system is offering¡­ there is no reason why we should give up on it¡­ additionally¡­¡± However, before the muscr driver could finish, Shen replied with one word. ¡°Overruled.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­eh?¡± ¡°Overruled.¡± Shen said calmly. ¡°As my assistant, you have the right to express your objections. I have listened to your argument and I overruled it ¨C do you still not understand? Now, ry mymand.¡± Seeing the dazed expression on the muscr driver¡¯s face, Shen gave a sudden sigh. Next, he whispered something to him. The contents of the whisper caused his assistant¡¯s body to flinch. Shen¡¯s words were: ¡°Who was the one who determined that yers must act ording to the system¡¯s instructions?¡± The muscr driver¡¯s body shuddered. yers¡­ ¡­ yers not following the system¡¯s instructions? That¡­ ¡­ what? As those thoughts rocked his mind, Shen shook his head and walked out. ¡°Sir, where are you going?¡± ¡°I am going to find that primary objective.¡± A look ofprehension suddenly dawned on the muscr driver¡¯s face. ¡°I understand! Of course! Only a high-ranking master like you could have the qualifications to obtain such a monumental reward! Are you personally going to collect the reward?¡± Shen cast a peculiar gaze at this subordinate of his. Seeing the way Shen was looking at him, the muscr driver lost the courage to say anything else. Next, Shen said coolly, ¡°Whoever told you I am going to kill that primary objective?¡± After saying that, Shen strode off. ¡°Not, not to kill the primary objective? Then, then you are going for¡­¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was running. Bolting. Running with everything he had. Without using the [S] ss power, Chen Xiaolian was bolting across the street area at his fastest possible speed. In less than one minute, he ran a distance of over one kilometre. This speed was sufficient to scare even Olympic runners. However, for Chen Xiaolian, who had enhanced his body before, he knew that this was not really very fast. ¡°After another 200 metres, turn left. There is a transport there.¡± Zero City¡¯s voice rang inside his head. Chen Xiaolian followed its instructions and turned left at a junction after running another 200 metres. There, he saw a hover car parked beside a street. Clearly, someone had carelessly left it there. There was no way to tell to whom it belonged to. For now, this area had yet to be a battlefield. Chen Xiaolian ran until he was beside the hover car. Before he could properly halt his feet, the hover car automatically shed to life and its turbines revved up. Chen Xiaolian sat on the car as one would ride a motorcycle and the hover car abruptly sped forward. ¡°Did you do this?¡± ¡°Of course. Theoretically speaking, I can control everything inside Zero City.¡± Zero City¡¯s voice remained devoid of emotion as it said indifferently, ¡°Continue moving forward and rise up.¡± The hover car flew up to the sky, soaring across a three-storey building to enter another street. Chen Xiaolian could feel the howl of the winds. Zero City¡¯s size area was very big for a city. It wasparable to a small-scale, modern day city. Likewise, this ce too, had not be a battlefield. The buildings on either side remained intact. Judging from the architecture of the buildings, they appear to be¡­ ¡°What is this ce? Factories?¡± Chen Xiaolian gripped the hover car¡¯s handle tightly. ¡°This is a weapons production zone for one of the resident guilds. All right, you can get out in front. I will open up a passageway. Just maintain a downward diving motion¡­ five, four, three, two, one¡­ dive straight down.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and pushed the switch for the turbines that was on the handle to max as the hover car shot straight down the ground. What greeted his eyes was a stretch of tall buildings that were over tens of metres tall. Although he saw that the hover car was about to m into therge building, Chen Xiaolian chose to believe in Zero City. He did not decelerate in the slightest. He could also hear a roaring sounding from behind. Through the rear-view mirror, Chen Xiaolian saw arge number of Electronic Guardians in the sky behind him. Those mechanical octopuses were rapidly flying toward him. Some of the mechanical octopuses aimed their tentacles at him and shot out waves of formless light. Further back, the roars of yer mechs andbat units could be heard. Following a sharp air-piercing sound, Chen Xiaolian saw an orange coloured beam shoot out from a spot no more than 20 metres from his position. It shot past him and struck a distant building, which immediately burst into a ball of mes. ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore. ¡°Keep diving.¡± Zero City continued giving instructions with an indifferent tone. There were now less than 10 metres between the hover car and the building right beneath¡­ The wall of the metal building suddenly opened up, revealing a passageway. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hover car slipped in through the opened gap. Chen Xiaolian could feel his clothes grazing the surface of the metal walls. Only a hair¡¯s breadth. The metal wall closed up again behind him, blocking off the shots fired at him. After the hover car sped into the building, Chen Xiaolian saw that the 10-metre-high building was a huge factory. There on the floor was a production line. Chen Xiaolian was roughly able to identify the type of production lines they were. One of them was for the production of Sentinel mechs while the other was for battle androids. Various parts could be seen on different spots on the production line. ¡°Continue moving forward.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I know!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. The hover car was already flying at a low-altitude. As it was reaching the end of the factory, Chen Xiaolian saw the metal wall before him open up. After the hover car shot out from the factory, he heard another instruction from Zero City through his mind. ¡°Dive.¡± ¡°Dive? We are already on the ground!¡± ¡°Dive.¡± Damn it! Chen Xiaolian swore inwardly and chose to believe in Zero City again. He turned the hover car down and it sped down once more. At the same time, a median strip automatically opened up to reveal an underground passageway. Once again, the median strip closed up after the hover car slipped into the underground passageway. The underground passageway spiralled down¡­ ¡­ it was just like the entrance to the underground car parks in the outside world. However, this one was longer and deeper. The spiralling passageway continued going down. Despite pushing the hover car to maximum velocity, which was at close to 200 mph, it continued going down for a good one minute. ¡°Just how deep is this mysterious ce? What is this ce?¡± ¡°Underground workshop for critical assembly,¡± Zero City replied monotonously. ¡°A ce for this guild to produce weapons of mass destruction. For safety reasons, they had built this workshop 500 metres below ground. Moreover, the topyer of this ce is blocked using countlessyers of concrete and alloy. Even if a nuclear bomb were to go off on top of this ce, it would fail to break through the topyer.¡± Just as Zero City finished speaking, Chen Xiaolian heard the roaring sound of explosions echoing down from above. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that not even a nuke can break in?¡± ¡°Firstly, Electronic Guardians are not nuclear bombs. The piercing power of their weapons far surpasses that of the nuclear bombs. Secondly, they only need to break through the door. There is no need for them to break open the 500-metre protectiveyer.¡± Unknown to Chen Xiaolian, countless thickyers of gates were crashing down upon the underground passageway that he had just sped through earlier. Finally, he reached the end of the passageway. ¡°Stop.¡± Chen Xiaolian followed Zero City¡¯s instructions and stopped the hover car. ¡°Get off the car.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked forward and saw that it was a huge underground assembling line. The underground space before him was tens of metres high and several stadiums in size. Resting before his eyes was arge tform with a huge partially constructed machine on it. One nce was all it took for Chen Xiaolian to identity the machine. ¡°Tidal Fighter! I have one of those.¡± Only about half of the Tidal Fighter¡¯s outer shell was fitted into ce and many of its internal structures were left exposed. ¡°Gen 3 technological products. It could be considered an advanced piece of technological equipment,¡± Zero Citymented in a cool voice. ¡°I was the one who gave them this piece of technology. Thanks to that, the resident guilds of Zero City were able to construct these items. However, with their present level of technology, there is still a huge level of difficulty involved in replicating this piece of technology. Creating one requires the consumption of two Construction Modules. Even when putting the maximum number of strength into its construction, they would still require 10,000 hours for it.¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled deeply. No wonder. Back when de Mountain me Sea Guild gave him one, they had treated it like a precious treasure. ¡°Where do I go now?¡± ¡°In the 12 o¡¯clock direction. Move forward in that direction for 600 metres. There, you will find a special equipment room,¡± said Zero City coolly. ¡°You had better hurry. I have already shut down the 24 gates for this ce. Even so, they remain hot on your heels. Considering the speed at which they are destroying it, they would take no more than three and a half minutes to arrive here.¡± ¡°Special equipment room? Why am I going there?¡± No answer came from Zero City and Chen Xiaolian could only run forward. As he was running through the production line area, he saw the rows of turrets installed upon the walls near the ceiling moving automatically. Judging from the shape of the muzzles, those turrets were clearly energy-tier weapons. They turned and aimed right at the opening of the underground passageway behind Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I have activated the defensive systems here. There is no need to consider energy usage here. The defensive turrets here can dy them for around 30 seconds. Work hard on running.¡± Chen Xiaolian gnashed his teeth and dashed forward into the distance. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian used only half a minute to run 600 metres. In doing so, he had to push his body to its limits. His lungs felt as though it was on fire. Looking forward, he saw that there was arge metal wall before him. At the same time, there were alsorge warning symbols there. ¡°I have a question. Why did I have to get off the hover car just now and run here? Why can¡¯t I just ride the hover car here?¡± ¡°Because I needed you to undergo an adequate amount of warm-up,¡± Zero City replied coldly. Warm up? What kind of ridiculous reason is that supposed to be? The huge gate before him began rolling up. The moment Chen Xiaolian made it before the gate, it had rolled up just high enough for him to rush in. After running in, he became stunned. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ this is what you call the equipment room?¡± In Chen Xiaolian¡¯s opinions, this ce¡­ ¡­ how should he put it? No matter how he tried, he would be unable to use the word ¡®room¡¯ to describe it. What stood before him was a colossal¡­ ¡­ ¡°Just one look is enough to tell me it¡¯s dangerous!¡± Yes, dangerous is the right word. Have you ever seen a 30-metre tall bomb? ¡°Is this a bomb?¡± Chen Xiaolian gulped. ¡°Not even nuclear bombs would be this big!¡± The thing before him resembled thergeunch vehicle. However, the top part was not shaped like a bullet. Instead, it was oval-shaped. ¡°This is an important weapon,¡± replied Zero City coolly. ¡°Hey, your important weapon looks to be iplete.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. One third of therge bomb¡¯s surface appeared iplete and many of its internal areas were left exposed. ¡°The Energyquake Bomb, a hi-tech product of the Fourth Era. It packs enough power to destroys ¡­ ¡­ naturally, you will have to strike the core position in order for that to happen.¡± Zero City quickly continued, ¡°Simply put, it is a fledgling Stardestroyer-tier weapon. Although it is only at the fledgling level, it is still a Stardestroyer-tier weapon. In Zero City, its might is the strongest among all the existing weapons¡­ ¡­ however, the work on it is not finished. More urately, it is only 63.7 per centplete. ¡°If not for that, those fellows would have dragged this thing into the south street to be used against the invading yers. ¡°It operates by automatically scanning the crust surfaces of the respective. The light energy on its top part could turn into a drill to pierce through the thick crusts of the target. After reaching the core, it will detonate its energy quake function to destroy the. ¡°That is also why it is so difficult to construct. ¡°I had shared this piece of technology to the resident guilds more than a decade ago. As of now, they have only built three. This one is the one with the highest rate ofpletion. The other two is not even 30 per centplete.¡± ¡°I¡­ I do not understand. Why make this weapon? Do you want to destroy the world?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. Zero City answered indifferently, ¡°Naturally, it is for use within instance dungeons. Did you think instance dungeons are limited to minor fights? You have not experienced therge [Interster] ss instance dungeons. Those have an extremely high level of difficulty. Where do you think the technological weapons are meant to be used? Did you think they were meant to be used in instance dungeons that usually use cold weapons?¡± ¡°Such instance dungeons exists? [Interster] ss? Just like¡­ ¡­ err, Star Wars?¡± ¡°Rest easy, those instance dungeons are temporarily still locked. However, I have already shared the technology out. Thus, ording to the normal rate of development, those instance dungeons should be unlocking not too far in the future.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave an abrupt pound. Unlock¡­ technology¡­ higher levelled instance dungeons will appear. Could it be¡­ ¡­ the level of the instance dungeons depends on the power obtained by the game participants, the yers and Awakened ones? ¡°I¡­ ¡­ what should I do now?¡± ¡°It is very simple. I will help you with the final work toplete the few final parts of this weapon. After that¡­ ¡­ when those things rush inside, blow it up.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was at a loss for worlds. ¡°Blow it up? Didn¡¯t you say it can destroy a? Are you nning on destroying this? Oh right, but even if Zero City is not on Earth, in another space, could it be you are nning to destroy Zero City? You want to kill off everything in here?¡± ¡°Like I said, it is still iplete. Did you think that a 63.7 per centpleted Energyquake Bomb can unleash 63.7 per cent of the power needed to destroy a? It is not that simple. Many critical parts remain iplete. Given the limited amount of time we have, I can only help you finish this thing up to the point where you can blow it up. The power of its explosion¡­ ¡­ it could probably send this underground workshop flying into the air.¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. Flying into the air¡­ This ce is 500 metres below ground! There areyer afteryers of special concrete and alloy acting as a protective barrier in between! Not even nukes can blow those apart! Flying into the air? ¡°As it is an Energyquake weapon, it is very suited in dealing with the Electronic Guardians. Others would probably not work that well. My calctions reveal that this is the best choice.¡± ¡°Wait, wait¡­ ¡­ if this explodes, what about me?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. This time, Zero City did not answer. Instead, it simply showed Chen Xiaolian something. On the left side of the ¡®equipment room¡¯, the wall suddenly opened up to reveal something. It was a 10-metre tall metal giant. Silver white surface, sleek joints, fusiform shaped head¡­ ¡°A mech?¡± ¡°Thetest mech using super materials for its whole body¡­ ¡­ mm, bytest, I am referring to the average technological standard for Zero City¡¯s resident guilds,¡± Zero City said. ¡°Due to time restraints, I will not be introducing the specific parameters of this mech to you. Let¡¯s go with a presentationalparison¡­ you have seen Angel Wu¡¯s mech, haven¡¯t you? That is the strongest True Angel mech among the Angel Corps. It is more advanced, more powerful and has more defensive capabilitiespared to the Floating Angel you encountered before.¡± ¡°As for this mech, the cost of building it could roughly make¡­ ¡­ eight of the mech used by Angel Wu.¡± ¡°¡­!!!¡± Chen Xiaolian was utterly shocked. Angel Wu was most certainly an [S] ss expert. The [S] ss mech of an [S] ss expert? This thing before him could create eight of them? ¡°Ifpleted, itsbat power is sufficient to crush mechs of the True Angel category. Its most outstanding aspect is its energy shield. ording to my calctions, at full power, the energy shield will give you an 85.6 per cent chance of surviving the Energyquake Bomb¡¯s detonation.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Then, he jerked his head up and said, ¡°Wait! When you say ¡°ifpleted¡±, do you mean to say that it is not yetpleted?¡± ¡°Of course, if it is alreadypleted, it would have been dragged to the south street for the battle,¡± answered Zero City indifferently. ¡°My database shows that it is only 21.6 per centplete. Calcting the normal rate of work, the present technological level and schedule of Zero City¡¯s forces, this thing would still need around 2,165 days forpletion. ¡°Besides, most of the coreponents are not installed yet. At present, it is only outfitted with basic mobilityponents. It has no weapons installed and it also cannot perform intense movements. However¡­ ¡­ the energy shield is fully installed. In other words, its shield is useable. All you need to do is enter it and activate its energy shield. After that, just sit back and watch the fireworks.¡± ¡­ Chapter 538 Fireworks

Chapter 538 Fireworks

GOR Chapter 538 Fireworks Tens of mechanical hatches inside the equipment room opened up simultaneously. Inside the hatches were rows of construction androids; all of them were in a dormant state. Now however, Zero City had activated them all. The construction androids moved into groups and rushed toward therge Energyquake Bomb. Next, their mechanical arms transformed into various instruments as they hastily went to work. A considerable number of androids had also appeared beside the special mech, almost the same number as those working on the bomb. Theirrge mechanical arms pushed the mech out from the storage facility. Next, they slowly pushed it across the floor until it was in the centre of the equipment room. The construction androids were like ants working on the surface of a giant¡¯s body. Chen Xiaolian observed what was happening in shock. He could hear the rumbling sounds from the construction work that the androids were performing. Meanwhile, sounds of explosions continued to reverberate forward from the closed underground factory¡¯s passageway leading into this room. After around two minutes, a sh of golden light burst out and cracks appeared on the surface of the final gate. A golden glow seeped in from the final gate. ¡°They areing.¡± Zero City spoke up, ¡°This is the strongest gate within this underground factory, but they will be breaking through it soon. Now, move ording to my instructions.¡± ¡°What should I do?¡± The moment those words left Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth, a map appeared on his personal system¡¯s radar. Surprisingly, it was the map of this underground factory. Marksbelled 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. quickly appeared on the map. The marks appeared in every corner of the map. ¡°Later, run toward the marked numbers in sequence. First, head toward the spot marked no. 1. When I say begin, quickly run toward 2, 3, 4, 5¡­ just keep going ording to the sequence. Remember, you must move toward the marked spot in sequence.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°It is very simple, all the defensive turrets within this factory had received the input for the targeting and shooting areas. All you need to do is move ording to the marked coordinates. Keep moving so that the Electronic Guardians will follow you through this area and the defensive turrets will open fire on them.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. ¡°I will be the bait to lure them into the fire zone? In that case, I¡­¡± ¡°You do not have to worry about your safety. All the defensive turrets are energy-tier weapons and I had already given them the identification program to identify friend and foe. The standard used for this program is a temperature sensor. Do you remember the warm-up I asked you to do earlier?¡± ¡°You mean when you told me to abandon the hover car and run toward this room?¡± ¡°Yes. As you were running, your temperature were taken and recorded. All the turrets are under my control and the criteria for identification of friend is your body temperature. Thus, when the energy turrets open fire, it will make due calctions to ensure it does not hit you. I need you to do this not only to kill the Electronic Guardians using the energy turrets but also to dy their advance. That is in order to make the precious time needed for the final tasks on the Energyquake Bomb. ording to my calctions, if everything goes well, there will be less than 1.6 seconds of discrepancy.¡± Zero City¡¯s words surprised Chen Xiaolian. However, there was no time to think about it. He quickly asked, ¡°What happens after I finish getting to all the coordinates?¡± ¡°Return to this ce and enter the mech. At the same time you enter, I will detonate the Energyquake Bomb.¡± Next, Zero City added. ¡°Remember, the defensive turrets will not be firing at you as they will deliberately avoid firing at you. You do not need to worry about friendly fire from the turrets. However¡­ you are still the Electronic Guardians primary objective, one they are intent on killing. Thus, you will need to take good care not to get yourself killed.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and shouted, ¡°All right!¡± Even as he shouted, he had begun running into the factory as he rushed toward coordinate no 1. At the same time, therge gate blocking the passageway finally burst apart with a sh of golden light. A tightly packed swarm of Electronic Guardians charged inside. They swarmed across the floor and up the ceiling. The sight of their mechanical tentacles caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s scalp to tingle. Countless number of the mechanical octopuses spread open their tentacles as they moved toward Chen Xiaolian. At the same time, the defensive turrets on the walls and ceiling opened fire. Chen Xiaolian bit down on his lips heavily before rushing toward coordinate no. 2¡­ ¡­ It became obvious that the Electronic Guardians had locked onto Chen Xiaolian as their ¡®primary objective¡¯. Thus, despite suffering from the bombardment from the defensive turrets, the Electronic Guardians did not retaliate. They did not move to destroy the turrets. Instead, they simply charged after Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian quickly made his way to coordinate no. 2. As for the Electronic Guardians, they moved into the fire zone as nned by Zero City. This was the optimal result from the calctions made. The path that the Electronic Guardians was taking was the most optimal firing zone for the turrets. It allowed the turrets to achieve its biggest crossfire effect and deal the most harm to the Electronic Guardians. Chen Xiaolian felt as though he was dancing upon the tip of des. Several times now, he could clearly feel the energy beams sliding right past him ¨C the turrets on his side had fired those beams. Despite the dangers, it was as Zero City had said. Those turrets had made the proper calctions to avoid Chen Xiaolian when firing. There were two asions when the fired beams grazed past Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. However, it did not actually made contact with him. While Chen Xiaolian was running forward, the energy turrets destroyed many of the pursuing Electronic Guardians. He kept running, pushing himself to his limits. Even so, the Electronic Guardians were not existences that would allow themselves to be easily killed off. It became clear that the system had given these things a certain level of intellect. After suffering from the attacks by the defensive turrets, they began counter attacking instead of focusing solely on pursuing Chen Xiaolian. The Electronic Guardians began destroying the turrets. As they did so, Chen Xiaolian ran from coordinate no. 1 to coordinate no. 2, then to coordinate no. 3¡­ As time passed, more and more of the defensive turrets were destroyed and the roaring sound of the energy beams gradually lessened. The Electronic Guardians wrapped up the turrets and the formless waves of light emitted by the tentacles destroyed the turrets. After running to thest coordinate, Chen Xiaolian found that he was gradually getting cornered. Without waiting for Zero City to give him the signal, he rapidly made his way back to the equipment room. The rain like attacksing his way nearly killed him on several asions. The formless waves of light fired out by the Electronic Guardians nearly struck him a few times, but he was saved by Zero City. Thanks to this omnipotent existence, miraculous situations urred as Chen Xiaolian was running. A sudden pipeline explosion, the sudden copse of a metal frame on the ceiling and others all happened during moments of crisis and the result was that the attacks targeting Chen Xiaolian would be blocked. Chen Xiaolian finally charged into the equipment room and the gate closed up once more. Although this gate could not stop the Electronic Guardians, it was capable of giving him some time to manoeuvre. Chen Xiaolian rushed beneath the mech and vaulted up to the mech. The cockpit of the mech automatically opened up and he slipped inside. As the cockpit hatch was in the process of closing up, Chen Xiaolian heard Zero City speak. ¡°Detonation in five seconds. The shockwaves will be intense, hold on tight!¡± F**K!!! Chen Xiaolian swore. He checked the pilot¡¯s seat within the cockpit. There was no time for him to sit properly and he could only jump on the seat and scramble for the belts meant to be tied across the pilot¡¯s body. Through the monitoring screen in the cockpit, he could see that the gate of the equipment room had broken down and the Electronic Guardians were swarming their way in. The outer areas of the factory had fallen to ruins as 90 per cent of the turrets had been destroyed. Only a scattered few remained functional and firing. Vast quantities of the Electronic Guardians practically blocked the gate leading into the equipment room as they charged in. ¡°5, 4, 3, 2, 1¡­ bomb detonated. Mech defensive shield raised to maximum power.¡± The Electronic Guardians inside the equipment room were seemingly able to sense something as they went straight toward the mech ¨C clearly, thanks to the lockdown; they were able to sense that Chen Xiaolian was inside the mech. The countless Electronic Guardians charged, some crawling up furiously through the ceiling, some simply threw themselves through the air¡­ And then¡­ A burst of light¡­ ¡­ Bluesea, Angel Wu and the others who were standing beside the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building were suddenly jolted by a quaking feeling. The ground beneath them shuddered violently. The magnitude of the quakes was like those of a rocking kiddie ride. The Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building behind them was also affected by the violent quakes and the front wall suddenly copsed under the intensity of the quakes. Huge cracks appeared on the ground within the south street area. It was as though some faults had appeared in the tes underground andrge, deep cracks appeared on the ground. If one were to look down from above, they would see that several areas within Zero City had either moved into the wrong spot or risen up. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ what is this?¡± Bluesea asked as he gaped at his surroundings. Tens of War Bastions acting as turrets fell over due to the resulting quakes and parts of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building were still copsing. Thankfully, the main building was durable enough and no real structural damage urred. Angel Wu suddenly turned his head to look at a certain direction. ¡°There was an explosion. It came from underground¡­ ¡­ it feels like it came from there?¡± The two of them exchanged nces and they saw shock in both their expressions. That was where Chen Xiaolian had headed toward earlier. Bluesea forced down the shock he was feeling and raised his head to look up at the sky. Thankfully, the earthquake did not affect the aircrafts up in the sky much. After a minor state of chaos, the aircrafts returned to order and resumed their move toward the teleportation portal. ¡­ Chapter 539 Meet Again

Chapter 539 Meet Again

GOR Chapter 539 Meet Again Cough! Cough! Cough! Chen Xiaolian struggled to get up from the pilot¡¯s seat. His head was spinning. It was the type of spinning one would experience after suffering from shockwaves. As for his coughing actions, that was not because the explosion had managed to make it into the interior of the mech. Rather, the intense shockwaves from the explosion earlier threw Chen Xiaolian out from the pilot¡¯s seat. Thankfully, he had managed to fasten the belts around him and his body had not been thrown off the seat. Even so, the snapping action affected his neck and chest, forcing him to cough out. At the same time, he could feel the sensations of pain palpitating from his chest. Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to pull out a healing substance and shove it into his mouth ¨C he had no desire to survive the explosion only to die from internal injuries. He scrambled to stand up before the operations panel and looked at the monitor screen¡­ A thinyer of golden coloured energy shield enveloped the body of the mech. The energy shield was extremely thin. It was likely that the explosion earlier had spent it. Chen Xiaolian was able to observe from the operations panel that the bar for the mech¡¯s energy reserve had dwindled down to its lowest. It was now red in colour. Through the monitor screen, he could see that the entirety of the equipment room had fallen into ruins. That was no ordinary explosion earlier. Those were energy-tier shockwaves. Thus, unlike the aftermath usually seen in normal explosions, there were not much mes around. However,rge cracks and deformations had appeared throughout the underground structures. At the same time, the energy-tier shockwaves had also inflicted a destructive toll on¡­ There on the ground were the densely packed Electronic Guardians. There was no way to count how many of those destroyed mechanical octopuses there were. All of them were broken into pieces, fragments of varying sizes, their body and tentacles torn and littered across the ground. With a nce, Chen Xiaolian could see over hundreds and thousands of them there. Clearly, the Energyquake Bomb explosion had instantaneously destroyed all the Electronic Guardians that had charged into this underground factory. At the same time though, the explosion had also sted much of the machinery within the underground factory and they exploded. Now the fires from theirponents flickered sporadically within the room. Arge portion of the ceiling had copsed. Even those forming the protective barrier were falling down. Thankfully, the damage was only partial and the underground space did not copse upon itself. Chen Xiaolian observed the surroundings while remaining inside the mech. A few secondster, he released a sigh of relief. As for the passageway at the end of this underground factory, it had utterly copsed in the explosion earlier. As expected, the violent quakes had brought the passageway down, utterly blocking ess to it. In Chen Xiaolian¡¯s opinion, after losing the support of the Electronic Guardians, the yers outside would not have such an easy time getting past the 500-metre protective barrier. Not to mention, there were also misalignments and faults resulting from the explosion earlier. ¡°Zero City,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°Are you still there? What should I do now?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s question garnered a response from Zero City. ¡°Your life signs are mostly normal. In other words, you have temporarily made it out of this cmity.¡± Zero City¡¯s reply was stillced with that dry tone. ¡°Now, you should step out from the mech. ording to my calctions, we are still in an urgent situation.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°The explosion cleaned up the Electronic Guardians within this area. Therefore, for the time being, it is safe. However, the destructive energies released by the explosion had seriously damaged the structural integrity of this underground factory. My calctions show that this underground space will utterly copse in 10 minutes time.¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Without showing any hesitation, he opened up the cockpit hatch and climbed out from it. Naturally, the post-explosion air outside was notfortable to breathe in. In fact, it was somewhat suffocating. ¡°Only 10 minutes? Then, what should I do? Since you came up with this n, surely you have a way for me to get out of here, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian was not feeling too worried. ¡°Yes.¡± As expected, Zero City did not let Chen Xiaolian down. It replied, ¡°ording to my calctions, a temporary teleportation portal will be appearing here, 15 metres above you. I have already marked the coordinate on your personal radar. This teleportation portal will appear for a total of three seconds. However, that will be enough to send you to the outside world. ¡°As for the locking that the system is performing on you, I will be able to stop it in five minutes time.¡± ¡° ¡­ a portal 15 metres above me. In other words, the crisis is averted?¡± Chen Xiaolian released a long sigh of relief. ¡°ording my calctions, that would appear to be the case. You now have eight minutes of free time. ording to my observations, some of the yersing after you are presently only 480 metres above your position. However, as a result of the explosion, they will not be able to reach you any time soon. As for the Electronic Guardians, those that entered Zero City have all been cleaned up. Even if the system sends in more Electronic Guardians, it will take time ¨C in other words, you are safe now.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Then, he abruptly asked, ¡°So¡­ ¡­ what about Bluesea and the evacuation n?¡± ¡°As you have lured over a great deal of the invading forces, Bluesea¡¯s evacuation n is not disrupted or broken. The earlier explosion may have caused some shockwaves, but everything appears to be progressing smoothly. Still, there is no way to calcte what the final result would be. ording to my calctions, the rate at which they are evacuating is behind that of their schedule. Thus, it is possible that some of them would be unable to leave after the teleportation portal closes up.¡± Chen Xiaolian fell silent. Next, he sighed and said, ¡°There is nothing else we can do¡­ ¡­ we have done our best. Being able to evacuate most of the people is perhaps the best possible result we could achieve.¡± Chen Xiaolian jumped off the mech andnded on the ground. ¡°Eight more minutes¡­¡± He checked his surroundings and first determined the location where the temporary teleportation portal will be appearing. There tens of metres above him was a nting ceiling, a result of the explosion earlier. Thankfully, the structure was still holding and it did not copse ¨C otherwise, should the teleportation portal end up buried within the copsed debris, he would be in serious trouble. Chen Xiaolian then looked at the mech beside him. A thought abruptly struck him. This is some good shit! Eight times the cost of making Angel Wu¡¯s mech! This mech is top of the line! Although it was iplete, it was as Zero City had said, its defensive shield was simply extraordinary. Not to mention, the explosion earlier had verified that fact ¨C naturally, Chen Xiaolian would not let go of such an item. ¡°Can I keep it?¡± ¡°You are presently the highest authority in Zero City. Naturally, you have the authority to any and all items within Zero City.¡± Zero City¡¯s answer greatly satisfied Chen Xiaolian. Without showing any hesitation, he kept the mech into his Storage Watch. ¡°Although it possesses the energy shield, the earlier explosion did inflict harm upon some parts of the mech. Additionally, there are still many parts that remain iplete. Even if you take it with you, with the standard of technology of the outside world, the possibility of you repairing it to the state it was in before the explosion is zero. As forpleting the mech, that is simply out of the question.¡± ¡°I will just keep it as a souvenir, can¡¯t I?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a harrumph. He stepped forward and suddenly felt his feet slipping on something. Lowering his gaze, he saw one of his feet stepping on the remains of one of the mechanical octopuses. Its body had broken into three parts and its tentacles were scattered all over. Chen Xiaolian crouched down and extended his hand toward it. Touching it, his hand felt cold. Who knew what type of material was used to create these things. He then thought of something. Although these things had been destroyed¡­ that did not mean they were utterly useless. These are Electronic Guardians! Rare items! If he were to bring the remains of these things back and give them to Roddy, who possessed powerful mechanical skills, for research¡­ Mm, even if Roddy failed to find anything, he can still throw them into the energy smelting furnace for a good amount of energy. Having thought of that, Chen Xiaolian felt happy. As there was still seven to eight minutes¡¯ time left, he could do quite a bit. He quickly got busy as he frantically picked up all the remnants of the mechanical octopuses and stuffed them into his Storage Watch. He imposed no criteria at all. As long as he could see them, he would ignore how damaged they were and just sweep them up before tossing them into his Storage Watch. After having picked up more than 10 of them, he suddenly eximed. He had seen something on the ground before him. It was one of the mechanical octopuses and it was actually wriggling slightly. Chen Xiaolian swiftly pulled out his Sword in the Stone and pointed it warily at the mechanical octopus. ¡°One of them slipped by? Didn¡¯t you say all of them were destroyed?¡± ¡°I said they were all destroyed, not killed. What I meant by destroyed is: Damaged to the point where they could no longer function.¡± Zero City¡¯s answer left Chen Xiaolian speechless. He then stepped forward and used the tip of his sword to lift up the mechanical octopus. The mechanical octopus had suffered terrible damage. However, its main body remained intact. It was only missing a few of its tentacles. Chen Xiaolian noticed the mechanical eyes on the mechanical octopus¡¯ head. A faint light came from those eyes. Although faint¡­ ¡­ it was still alive. ¡°This thing¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of something and he said, ¡°Zero City, what are these things for?¡± ¡°It is a low-level electronic life form created by the system. It is not an AI product; rather, it is a true electronic life form, albeit a low-level one. The explosion earlier had depleted its energies for defensive purposes. It is now in a dormant state. It is very lucky to be able to remain intact. Although its mechanical parts are badly damaged, it is not fatal.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it and said, ¡°This thing, if I bring it back, would it be dangerous?¡± ¡°No, every Electronic Guardian is something of a one-time consumable. After depleting its energy reserves, it will enter a dormant state to recharge and undergo a reset. The previousmands would be reset as well. Thus, even if you repair it, it would not consider you a ¡®primary objective¡¯. ¡°However, I must warn you. This thing is not suitable for a pet. The inceptive setting of the Electronic Guardian will make it automatically attack any life form it sees. This is its inceptive setting. In other words, even if you fix it, it will remain without conscience and automatically attack everyone like a¡­ ¡­ mm, I found aparison: Rabid dog. ¡°Naturally, with your strength, one Electronic Guardian would pose no threat to you.¡± ¡°Are there ways to control it?¡± Chen Xiaolian was curious. ¡°I do not know.¡± Zero City¡¯s answer came as a surprise to Chen Xiaolian. It then continued, ¡°Although I was once part of the main system, I was not the one who created these Electronic Guardians. Thus, Ick aplete understanding of these things. If you are interested, you can bring them back and test it out.¡± Chen Xiaolian then reached out and grabbed the mechanical octopus by its tentacles. It was quite heavy. As he was about to toss it into his Storage Watch, the mechanical octopus suddenly underwent a change. The mechanical octopus¡¯ tentacles suddenly curled up. They curled back toward its main body and head. Next, its entire body, body and head, shrank. After a few seconds, it had transformed into an oval shaped metal object. Mm, more urately, it looked more like a metal egg? ¡°This is?¡± ¡°This is the Electronic Guardian entering a dormant state. It has depleted its energy reserves,¡± replied Zero City. ¡°You may take it with you and slowly conduct research on it. It is now safe. Unless it is recharged, it will not awaken.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian kept the metal egg into his Storage Watch. He then checked the time and saw that there was still over five minutes to go. Next, he continued searching, attempting to find more ¡®living¡¯ Electronic Guardians. Unfortunately, he was no longer as lucky. The things he picked up were all remnant wreckages. After picking up the remnants of around 50 mechanical octopuses¡­ He suddenly straightened himself up. He had heard a soft sounding from behind him. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s extensivebat experience allowed him to quickly identify the sound. Those were¡­ ¡­ the sound of footsteps. Chen Xiaolian abruptly turned his head back and saw a familiar face. Striking blond hair, sapphire like eyes and the exceptionally handsome facial features¡­ ¡°We meet again, friend.¡± Shen revealed a faint smile. It was a very elegant smile and he spread open his arms. ¡°Truth be told, I was just thinking about who this ¡®primary objective¡¯ might be. I had this feeling that it might be someone I know. Looking back, it would appear that I was right.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face quickly contorted to the extreme. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ how did you get down here?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look into the distance. The passageway remained blocked by the fallen debris. ¡°Oh.¡± Shen smiled and said, ¡°Because I have lived for a long time, I had umted a vast number of skills. I can¡¯t even remember how many of them I have. Mm, as it so happens, one of them allows me to break the space barrier¡­ ¡­ teleportation. I have not quite refined my grasp on this skill and can only cover a distance of no more than 1,000 metres. Thankfully, this ce is not beyond the range of my skill.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a step back and brought out the Sword in the Stone as he stared right at Shen. ¡°Don¡¯t be so nervous. Even though the system is giving a spectacr reward for killing you, I am not here for it.¡± Shen smiled. He then took a step backward and reached his hand into his pocket. After pulling out a packet of cigarettes, he slid one out and lit it up. Taking a puff from it, he then gestured at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Want one?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reply. ¡°I am not too interested in the system¡¯s reward. Rather, I am more interested in you. Truth be told, I did not think you would be this special when I met you in the instance dungeonst time. Just now, you were talking to yourself¡­ ¡­ it seems like you were talking to some unseen existence. Let me guess¡­ ¡­ you were¡­ talking to Zero City, right?¡± Shen¡¯s words caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face to sink. ¡°It seems I am right.¡± Shen nodded his head. ¡°Now then, Mr Chen Xiaolian. I will not kill you. I just want to invite you back with me. It is simple, you see? I believe I may be able to acquire something even more valuablepared to the rewards offered by the system.¡± ¡°You want to capture me?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Mm, I prefer the word ¡®obtain¡¯. That sounds more elegant.¡± ¡­ Chapter 540 Impossible

Chapter 540 Impossible

GOR Chapter 540 Impossible ¡°A a ahh!¡± Yang Yi quickly got up. Next, he found himself seated on a dpidated looking bed with coarse sheets. The room he was in was very small and the air inside was stuffy. The clothes he presently wore were torn in many ces and he found that his protective suit had been taken off. The only thing left on him was his skin-tight attire that was full of holes. He delved through his final memories before hest fainted and recalled himself fighting against the invading yers on the south street¡­ ¡°You''re awake.¡± A figure standing before the window, back facing Yang Yi, turned around. The light from the outside shone inside to illuminate a slender figure. This figure was clearly a woman. As the woman slowly stepped to the bedside, Yang Yi was finally able to fully see her face. He grew shocked. ¡°You are¡­ ¡­ Tina?¡± There was a look of exhaustion on Tina¡¯s face as she gently rubbed the corner of her eyes. After that, she sat down on a chair by the bed. ¡°Yes, I am Tina. I know you too. You are Yang Yi, an outstanding warrior from de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± There was a hoarse quality to Tina¡¯s voice and she continued, ¡°My knowledge toward you is moreprehensive than you could imagine ¨C truth be told, before the Blood Verdict, we had conducted an in-depth analysis on all the outstanding warriors within de Mountain me Sea Guild. Well, in the end, all the effort we put into collecting that information became a joke during that Blood Verdict.¡± Yang Yi exhaled and looked at his own body. ¡°My wounds¡­¡± ¡°I had given you a healing substance. As you can see, your wounds are no longer an issue.¡± ¡°Then, where are we now?¡± ¡°A safe ce.¡± Tina¡¯s voice then took on a tangled tone. ¡°To be exact, we are no longer inside Zero City. We are now in the outside world.¡± After saying that, she got up and walked to stand before the window. Next, she pulled open the curtainspletely before pushing open the window. The outside sunlight spilled inside. So too did the sea breeze and the sound of the waves. ¡°We are now in a seaside city on the east coast of South America. This ce is only 500 meters away from the beach, a cheap tourist hotel. I did not bring much money with me when I left, so we will have to put up with these in conditions for now.¡± Tina¡¯s answer did not satisfy Yang Yi. He asked, ¡°We¡­ ¡­ how did we get out? I recall myself fighting against the enemies in the south street!¡± ¡°That we were able to escape is all thanks to my husband.¡± Tina¡¯s eyes suddenly turned red. ¡°My husband¡­ sacrificed his chance to escape, gave it to me and I brought you along as I escaped Zero City.¡± ¡°I¡­ I do not understand,¡± said Yang Yi with a frown. ¡°For now, there is no need for you to understand too much. All you need to know is that my husband found a way to let people leave Zero City. Then, he gave me the first opportunity to escape.¡± ¡°He¡­ ¡­ is a real man!¡± Yang Yi nodded and looked at Tina. ¡°Who is your husband?¡± ¡°You may have heard of his name. His name is Gibbs, a member of the Angel Corps.¡± After saying that, Tina paused and said in a hushed tone, ¡°You are right, he is a real man. And¡­ ¡­ also a great father. He gave me the chance to escape, not only was it because he is my husband¡­ ¡­ even more¡­ ¡­ because I am pregnant. We have to protect our child! The child in me!¡± ¡­ ¡°Still cannot make contact.¡± Fatty nced to his side to see Aunt me clutching her head in frustration. ¡°This has never happened before,¡± Aunt me said coldly and she suddenly stood up. ¡°Where are you going?¡± ¡°I know of a semi-permanent passageway point nearby. I will go test my luck and see if I can find anything.¡± After saying that, Aunt me moved to leave. ¡°I¡­ I¡­¡± ¡°You stay here.¡± Aunt me turned to look at Fatty and said, ¡°Stay here and look after your father.¡± ¡°Maybe¡­ there is another way.¡± Fatty¡¯s eyes suddenly shone. ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°I have an idea.¡± Fatty quickly got up from the ground. Aunt me strode over and grabbed hold of Fatty by his clothes. Then, she said fiercely, ¡°Out with it!¡± ¡°I, I have this device, an emergencymunication device. I have inputted all the emergencymunication frequencies for every resident guild in it. In other words, using this device, I can contact¡­¡± ¡°Contact the people inside Zero City? That is not possible!¡± Aunt me¡¯s face became twisted. Fatty smiled bitterly. ¡°Of course that is not possible. My device does not have the ability to infiltrate Zero City¡¯s space. What I mean is, if there is anyone from Zero City in the outside world, I will be able to use this device to contact them. However¡­ ¡­ at present, its effective range is only 1,000 kilometres. If there is someone from Zero City within 1,000 kilometres from us, we might be able to ask them what is going on.¡± Aunt me the released her grip on Fatty and shouted, ¡°What are you waiting for? Hurry!¡± ¡­ Nicole was driving frantically. She had made her way to two secured internal passageway points that she knew of. To her utter disappointment, those two passageways had disappeared. She was simply incapable of entering Zero City. ¡°Something must have happened.¡± Nicole¡¯s face twisted to the extreme as she mmed down on the elerator. She ignored all traffic lights and charged toward her next objective. Her objective was another of the secured passageway points that she knew of. These passageways were used by the Angel Corps to enter and exit Zero City. Suddenly, she mmed down on the brake. She turned to look at her wrist. The delicate lookingdy¡¯s watch that she was wearing was shing with red light. Emergencymunication signal? Nicole rapidly turned the steering wheel, moving her vehicle to stop by the road. The watch like device was actually an emergencymunication device used by the Angel Corps. After her ¡®rebirth¡¯, Nicole had secretly taken this with her during herst visit to Zero City. Now that this device was suddenly showing a reaction, Nicole acted as though she had found a life-saving straw. Without showing any hesitation, she pressed the receive button. ¡°Who is it?¡± ¡­ ¡°Ah! There is a response!¡± Fatty jumped up in excitement only to be held down by Aunt me, who snapped at him, ¡°Enough nonsense! Hurry and ask them!¡± Fatty took a deep breath. He held an oval-shaped device in his hands as he quickly said, ¡°This is an emergency call, my security code is¡­¡± ¡­ Hearing the somewhat familiar voice, Nicole knitted her brows. After listening to the other fellow¡¯s security code however, she became stunned. The security code did not belong to the Angel Corps. Instead¡­ ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± Nicole suddenly recalled the identity of the person talking. ¡°You are¡­ ¡­ that detestable fatso?¡± ¡­ ¡°Eh? You can recognize my voice? Who are you?¡± Fatty felt a tingle on his scalp and he said, ¡°Who are you? You do sound familiar. Damn it, I can¡¯t remember.¡± ¡­ Nicole hesitated for a moment. In the end, she chose not to reveal her identity ¨C her rebirth was not something she could easily exin. She settled her mind and said, ¡°Enough, don¡¯t spout nonsense now. Let me ask you, what is going on?¡± ¡­ ¡°I¡­¡± Fatty cast a silent gaze at Aunt me, who was beside him. Aunt me coldly snatched themunication device and said in a solemn tone, ¡°I am de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s Thunderme! A member of the Board of Patriarchs! You there, I order you to reveal your identity right now!¡± ¡­ Nicole flinched. Thunderme! One of the titans of de Mountain me Sea Guild. Nicole exhaled and quickly replied, ¡°My identity is my guild¡¯s confidential information. It cannot be disclosed. Ma¡¯am Thunderme, may I ask you why are you contacting me using the emergency channel?¡± After a pause, she slowly continued, ¡°Zero City¡­ ¡­ what has happened?¡± ¡­ ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± Thunderme frowned. ¡°Zero City¡­¡± She suddenly froze. ¡°Could it be? You also cannot contact Zero City?¡± ¡­ ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Nicole felt her scalp go numb. Biting her lips heavily, she quickly turned off themunication device. Zero City. As expected, something has happened! ¡­ ¡°The, the other party hung up.¡± Fatty scratched his head in frustration. ¡°Just who is that woman? I have definitely heard that voice before, but I just can¡¯t recall it.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± At that moment, Thunderme¡¯s emotions were roiling. After a few seconds of silence, she turned to look at Fatty and said, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ do remember whose voice that belonged to, but¡­ ¡­ that is impossible!¡± ¡°Who?¡± Thunderme sneered and said, ¡°Did you forget already? A few years back, you nearly got one of your legs broken for trying to flirt with her.¡± Fatty was at a loss for a moment. Then, he swiftly jumped up. ¡°You mean the Floating Angel? Impossible! She is already dead! Killed in action!¡± After a pause, Fatty quickly continued, ¡°Even, even if she had been resurrected, she should just be an ordinary human! How could she still have an emergencymunication device? Also¡­ ¡­ it doesn¡¯t seem like she lost her memories!¡± ¡­ Chapter 541 You

Chapter 541 You

GOR Chapter 541 You There was a seemingly casual expression on Shen¡¯s face as he stood before Chen Xiaolian. And yet, despite the indifferent smile on Shen¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian felt an extreme sense of agitation within his heart. He gripped the Sword in the Stone tightly and pointed it at Shen. When this fellow said the word ¡®obtain¡¯, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart thumped. Although they had never actually fought before, Chen Xiaolian understood that this man with a friendly and elegant demeanour was most certainly a terrifying master. In fact, he was probably the strongest opponent Chen Xiaolian had ever encountered since getting involved in this world. Not one of, but the strongest. The Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild. Back then, just one Tian Lie from Thorned Flower Guild had nearly killed off his entire guild. It was not impossible to imagine what kind of power this Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild would possess. ¡°Last time, when I saw you in the instance dungeon, I had this strangest feeling. Perhaps, perhaps you are the key that I have been searching for all this time ¨C now, it would appear that my sixth sense is quite urate.¡± Shen smiled. As he spoke, he turned to look at the sword that Chen Xiaolian was wielding. ¡°You n on using that sword to fight me? Mm, it is quite a good equipment. However, Chen Xiaolian, I have to politely tell you this fact. You are really no match for me.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to check the time. Time until the appearance of the temporary teleportation portal: Three more minutes! ¡°What do you want to do by capturing me?¡± Chen Xiaolian calmed himself down and deliberately asked in a slow manner. ¡°Torture? You think there is a secret you might be interested in on my person?¡± ¡°He he.¡± Shen¡¯s smile remained nonchnt. He spread open his hands and casually stepped forward. ¡°No, I would never do something so unpleasant. However¡­ ¡­ I think you might be able to lead me toward something that I have been chasing after all this time. The answer might be inside you.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of something. ¡°You are a yer!¡± ¡°Yes. What about it?¡± ¡°Since you are a yer, where can you keep me after capturing me?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and continued, ¡°After this instance dungeon ends, you will still have to leave this world¡­ ¡­ mm, even if you are a high-ranking yer with your own Exclusive ount, where can you bring me to? Could it be, you have a certain hidden ce somewhere within this world? You¡­¡± After reaching that topic, Chen Xiaolian deliberately paused before continuing, ¡°You cannot possibly capture me and bring me out of this world! Bringing me¡­ ¡­ into the outside world!¡± Shenughed. He looked at Chen Xiaolian, his face revealing amusement. ¡°You are a cunning one¡­ ¡­ no, it would be more urate to say, you are very smart. Even at this juncture, you still want to pry information from me?¡± His finger gently drew a line across the air and a fine, ck coloured crack appeared in the air. ¡°You want to know how the world beyond this looks like? Or should I say¡­ ¡­ you want to know how the yers¡¯ world looks like?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. ¡°It is useless.¡± Shen sighed. ¡°Useless, Chen Xiaolian. Regardless of how smart you may be, even if you managed to trick me into revealing some information, you will not be able to obtain that information. Why? Because of the existence of the rules. The rules will erase all the forbidden information that you received. You won¡¯t even remember it ¨C even if I tell you, you will not remember it.¡± ¡°And if I want to know? Even if for a few seconds, even if, after I find out about it, my memories get erased¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Shen. ¡°Will you tell me?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Shen cast a lengthy stare at Chen Xiaolian before shaking his head. ¡°I am sorry, I am unable to do so.¡± ¡°¡­ unable to do so?¡± ¡°What I mean by that is, I am also bound by the rules of the system. I cannot give you the answer to your question.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°Enough, time for questions is over ¨C by the way, your actions of dying time is, in fact, pointless.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face gave a slight flicker. ¡°In a situation where there is arge difference in power, a minor trick like buying time is actually pointless. Defeating you would take me no more than 10 seconds.¡± Shen spread open his hands. ¡°Of course, I know that my words would fall on deaf ears. Under such circumstances, you would definitely resist with everything you have. So¡­ ¡­ you may take action now.¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth tightly. He slowly raised the Sword in the Stone in his hand and took half a step back. His knees bent slightly. Next, he abruptly shot forward. Chen Xiaolian exerted all his might to swing down with his sword. Golden light burst forth and the [S] ss power he received from Skyde howled out. Following his swing, a golden beam of light swept toward Shen. As for Chen Xiaolian, he quickly backed away. This [S] ss power from Skyde had proven useful against others. At this moment, however, against Shen, he feared that it would not be that effective. After unleashing the sword beam, Chen Xiaolian chose to run away. He made a very wise choice. The golden sword beam descended upon Shen, but he showed no intention of blocking it. Then, with a flicker of his body, he rushed forward. He did not make any move to block it. He simply put up a finger before him before stepping forward. Just like that, Shen¡¯s figure moved right ¡®through¡¯ the golden sword beam. Before Shen, the invincible power belonging to Skyde became no more than a warm and harmless ray of light. Casually, he stepped out from the golden sword beam. The golden sword beam failed to even ruffle his clothes. Chen Xiaolian was rapidly retreating. Right after unleashing the sword beam, Chen Xiaolian had begunbusting his attributes. Goddess of Dawn! Fire! Afterbusting all his attributes, Chen Xiaolian swung out a second time. This time, the golden sword beam appeared more faint in colour. It was no longer a dazzling colour of yellow. Instead, it had a more beautiful pale golden quality to it. Seeing that, Shen¡¯s face revealed a slight flicker. ¡°Mm? An interesting skill.¡± Using the same finger, he then drew a circle before him. A sphere of energy that resembled an umbre appeared before him and he continued moving forward. Once again, he made it past the beam. The attack using the Goddess of Dawn skill, which hadbusted all of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attributes was broken through by Shen. It failed to disturb even a piece of hair on Shen. Chen Xiaolian continued retreating. His mind had been utterly blown away. He knew that Shen was very powerful. However, he had never expected him to be this powerful. He can simply shrug off [S] ss attacks? Adding the power frombusting his attributes using the Goddess of Dawn and Skyde¡¯s [S] ss power, putting them all into one attack, that was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s limit. However, this enemy casually dealt with this attack. ¡°It is as I have told you. The difference strength is too big. There is no point in you resisting.¡± Shen continued stepping forward nonchntly toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You strength is pretty good. That attack earlier has reached the realm of [S] ss. However, there is something wrong with it. I get the feeling that the power does not belong to you. Rather, you ¡®inherited¡¯ it from some other ce. Let me give you an advice. Inherited powers are not really your own. Although it may seem powerful, it is actually not a true [S] ss power. The extent of the power isckingpared to the titans of Zero City¡¯s resident guilds.¡± After a pause, Shen then smiled and pointed his finger at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You see, this is true [S] ss.¡± As Shen¡¯s finger pointed at him, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils quickly contracted. All he saw was a faint and seemingly non-existent flicker of light, almost like a blip. That tiny flicker of light suddenly magnified before his eyes and he was only able to put the Sword in the Stone up in defence before him before it violently sent him flying. He practically had no time for anything else. The moment he put his sword up, the flicker of lightnded upon the de of his Sword in the Stone and he flew. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body flew backward and he mmed head first into the pile of debris behind him. His figure burst through arge concrete wall, leaving arge hole on the wall. Shen lowered his hand and looked at the hole in the distance. Then, he said coolly, ¡°Stop ying dead. I know this attack would hurt you a lot, but it is not fatal. You are not that weak.¡± Chen Xiaolian struggled to climb out from the pile of debris. Swinging his sword, he brushed away the debris before him and charged forward once more. The third attack! King¡¯s Courage. Thanks to thisplimentary skill of the Sword in the Stone, he was able to instantly recover his attributes. With that, he could even utilize the Goddess of Dawn skill once again. However, Chen Xiaolian did not do so. Since it was ineffective the first time around, repeating it would be pointless. Chen Xiaolian decided to fight to buy time. He shed down the Sword in the Stone with his right hand while his left hand quickly made a grasping motion as he summoned out something that appeared like a glowing booklet. The Starchart of Generals. ¡°Battalion Commander! Come out!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. Arge number of figures flew out from the Starchart of Generals that he had previously acquired from the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. An army in circr formation appeared before Chen Xiaolian. One hundred fully armed Qin terracotta soldiers appeared before Chen Xiaolian. All of them wielded pikes, acting as a shield before Chen Xiaolian. Among the circr army formation were two senior-ranking terracotta soldiers. They wielded swords instead. This was the new skill obtained after the Starchart of Generals levelled up. Battalion Commander: Summon 100 Qin terracotta soldiers to fight for him. Cool down duration for this summon was 30 minutes. [1] After using the skill, Chen Xiaolian did not feel relieved. He knew all too well that these 100 terracotta soldiers were hardly capable of dealing any harm to Shen. Thus, right after summoning them, he turned tail and ran. ¡°A summon-type skill? Interesting.¡± Shenughed. ¡°You have quite the number of tricks up your sleeve.¡± As Chen Xiaolian was running, the Qin terracotta soldiers gave a shout and proceeded to attack Shen. Shen responded with a smile and took a step forward. With this one step, his figure shed into the middle of the Qin army. The surrounding Qin terracotta soldiers stabbed at Shen with their pikes and swords. Shen however, simply moved the same finger he used earlier to tap the air. One tap. Instantly, the hundred-strong terracotta army froze. Next, they all shattered apart and crashed to the ground. Shen kept his finger and turned to find that there were four more figures standing before Chen Xiaolian. Four generals in ck coloured Qin military armour stood in a row before Chen Xiaolian. The four generals of the Meng n. Behind the four figures was another general in golden coloured armour. A spear was thrust into the ground before him while a longbow rested behind him. Doni ¨C Taishi Ci. Chen Xiaolian had summoned out five generals from the Starchart of Generals. To his frustration, Bai Qi was still in a dormant state and could not be summoned. Otherwise, he might stand a chance of seeding. After seeing the five generals, Shen halted his steps. He narrowed his eyes as he regarded them for a moment. Then, heughed. ¡°Starchart of Generals? The Big Dipper array? Why are there only five? Two are missing.¡± Chen Xiaolian was startled. Just with a nce, this fellow had recognized the origin of his summoning skill. ¡°Still too weak. Four of them are close to [A] ss. Mm, the one with the bow does have [A] ss strength¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian, this level of power is still far from enough.¡± Shen sighed. ¡°Collecting general-type War Souls is not easy. I believe you must have expended quite the effort to collect them. You need to know, once a War Soul is killed, it will disappear. Are you not afraid of losing these hard-won War Souls?¡± Even as he spoke, the four Meng generals raised their weapons and charged at Shen. However, Shen did not even bother to look at them. Instead, he kept his eyes fixed upon Chen Xiaolian. Next, he casually pointed out with his finger. Pu! A buzzing sound rang out and general Meng Ge, who was the front most in the charge, had his armour torn apart. Next, his towering body blew up. A War Soul whose power was close to [A] ss was insta-killed. Shen took another step and pointed out again. General Meng Jian crashed down the ground. The third step, he pointed again. General Meng Jia¡¯s body burst apart. The fourth step, he flicked his finger. General Meng Gong¡¯s body turned to ashes. By then, Taishi Ci had already grabbed his spear. This War Soul bellowed loudly and his body immediately swelled in size. After that, he hurled the spear with all his might toward Shen. The spear streaked through the air like a meteor, but Shen simply stood there, watching as the spear shot toward him. His finger suddenly stretched out to make contact with the tip of the spear. With a ¡°pu¡±, the spear shattered. Seeing the spear destroyed, Taishi Ci quickly pulled his longbow from the ground. He pulled his longbow until it bent like a moon. The bowstring snapped and golden light filed the air. ¡°Oh? A burst-type? His strength broke through,¡± said Shen with a smile. The moment Taishi Ci let loose the bowstring, golden light engulfed Shen. However, by taking just one step, Shen suddenly appeared beside Taishi Ci. His finger lightly tapped Taishi Ci¡¯s back. Pu! The sound could be clearly heard and a hole burst out from War Soul Taishi Ci¡¯s chest. This War Soul fell to the ground with a crash. Shen sighed. ¡°[A] ss War Souls are not easy to get, I will spare you.¡± After saying that, he sped his hands behind his back and took a step back. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian quickly summoned Taishi Ci back into the Starchart of Generals. He cast a dumbfounded gaze at the terrifying Shen. He had used everyst skill he possessed, but all of them were casually crushed by Shen. Utterly crushed. Such power¡­ ¡­ even if Bai Qi was avable, he would probably be unable to win. Unless¡­ At that moment, facing this monstrously power being that was powerful enough to push him to the brink of a mental copse, Chen Xiaolian could only think of one thing: In order to deal with such a monster, among all the masters I know of ¡­ Not even Skyde would be able to win! Even those [S] ss experts from Zero City may not be his match! Unless¡­ Perhaps, only the mysterious umbre-bearing Mr San. Looking at the gaze Shen was giving him, that smile that was not quite a smile, Chen Xiaolian subconsciously stepped backward. He checked the time once more. One and a half minutes. However, there was no way for him to hold on for another one and a half minutes. He had this feeling. If Shen were to seriously attack, he would notst for even a few seconds. How could he be so strong?! ¡°Zero City!¡± Clenching his teeth, Chen Xiaolian growled in a hushed tone. ¡°Help!¡± Zero City¡¯s answer was simple. ¡°Calction result shows that this opponent¡¯s power has exceeded the cap limit. I am powerless.¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ what about the trick you used back then, the one where you controlled me to defeat the Electronic Guardians? Can¡¯t you do that one more time?¡± ¡°Calction result shows that there is no way to fight back.¡± Zero City suddenly said something that left Chen Xiaolian bbergasted, ¡°Target is beyond the scope of my calctions.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you supposed to be omnipotent here? Could it be even you are powerless against him?¡± ¡°The target''s power is no longer at the same standard as that of participants.¡± This reply stunned Chen Xiaolian once more. No longer at the same standard as that of participants? What is that supposed to mean? ¡°It means the target possesses a power that is beyond my control. My analysis reveals that this enemy is a very special existence and I am incapable of interfering.¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian mumble to himself with a lost look, Shen¡¯s eyes immediately shone. ¡°You, you can reallymunicate with Zero City!¡± Shen abruptly extended his hand in a grasping manner. This time, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body flew forward into Shen¡¯s grasp. Shen¡¯s hand held Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck, leaving his body hanging in the air. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, the number of shocking things on your person is getting higher and higher. You canmunicate with the system? Zero City¡¯s system is part of the main system. To think that you canmunicate with the system¡­ ¡­ interesting!¡± Ignoring Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attempt to struggle out from his grip, Shen suddenly raised his head up and shouted, ¡°Zero City¡¯s system! I know you are here! You want to protect this fellow, don¡¯t you? If so,e on out and talk to me!¡± A few seconds after Shen shouted that, the crushed stones on the ground before him floated up to form words. ¡°What are you?¡± Finally, Zero City had appeared before someone else besides Chen Xiaolian. Strangely, this question from Zero City was very thought provoking. Zero City had not asked, ¡°Who are you?¡± Instead, it had asked, ¡°What are you?¡± The corners of Shen¡¯s mouth revealed a peculiar smile and he said, ¡°I do not want to answer that question.¡± The stones floating in the air moved around to form another set of words. ¡°What do you want?¡± Shenughed. He slowly spat out one word. ¡°You!¡± ¡­ 1 Back in , this skill should have been Bai Qi¡¯s. I am not sure if this is a revision by the author or if there is something else at y here, given Zero City''s abilities; so I will leave it as it is.? Chapter 542 Shen’s Identity

Chapter 542 Shen¡¯s Identity

GOR Chapter 542 Shen¡¯s Identity After a few seconds of silence¡­ The pieces of crushed stones in the air formed another set of words. ¡°I know what you are now, you are¡­¡± Without waiting for the words to finish forming, Shen released a sneer and waved his left hand. The pieces of stones that were floating in the middle of the air scattered and fell. ¡°You know well that even though you are omnipotent within your own space, you have no way of dealing with me. This is the natural setting of the rules. You cannot harm me.¡± Light shone within Shen¡¯s eyes. ¡°As for this Chen Xiaolian, he seems special to you. Let me guess¡­ ¡­ could it be he has obtained the founder¡¯s authority?¡± After saying that, Shen looked at Chen Xiaolian, who was still in his grip. ¡°Authority, eh? You obtained the authority over Zero City? If so, this will simplify things. I will be able to seize the authority over Zero City from you right here. Hehe¡­ ¡­ interesting, I never imagined things to be this easy.¡± After saying that, Shen then sighed. ¡°I am sorry, Chen Xiaolian. This next phase will be slightly cruel. It will hurt a little.¡± Next, Shen abruptly extended his left hand. His finger flicked out and poked its way into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. The finger pierced through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart, but no blood spilled out. Shen¡¯s finger had seemingly transformed into countless invisible and formless objects. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian felt as though an electrical current was coursing through his body and he twitched violently. Shen narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ can feel it! Zero City, I can feel your existence! Authority¡­ ¡­ he really is an authority holder!¡± All Chen Xiaolian could feel was pain, intense pain in every single one of his cells. He felt as though something was tearing all his cells apart. ¡°I am getting closer, closer¡­ ¡­ Zero City, you cannot escape.¡± A peculiar smile appeared on Shen¡¯s face. Then¡­ A beam of light suddenly shed out from beside Shen! The beam of light cut Shen¡¯s arm and it flew into the air. Chen Xiaolian, who was being held by that arm, fell to the ground. A human figure dashed out rapidly to pick up Chen Xiaolian, who was on the ground. Next, the two of them shot to a distance of over tens of metres away. Shen¡¯s body gave a shudder. His brows knitted together as he turned his head. The face that was always elegant and nonchnt had finally revealed a hint of rage. The sheared arm lying on the ground turned translucent before slowly disappearing. No trace of blood could be seen. Shen then lowered his head to look at the cut area on his arm. His brows furrowed and a translucent arm slowly materialized on his stump. In the end, it condensed into a new arm. Even the sleeve on the arm was as good as new. ¡°It seems there are a lot of surprises today.¡± Shen turned his head and looked at the figure that had attacked him earlier. A graceful figure and a pair of smiling eyes. After she pulled off the mask covering her face, a charming face was revealed. ¡°Miss Miao Yan. I did not expect our second meeting to be like this.¡± Shen let out what sounded like a sigh. However, thunder seemed to be roiling deep within his eyes. ¡°Guild Leader Shen.¡± Miao Yan exhaled. There was an unusual look of seriousness on her face as she held Chen Xiaolian with one hand. Her other hand was holding onto an ancient looking long sword. ¡°You were too careless. Although that teleportation skill is very rare, I just happen to have it.¡± Chen Xiaolian opened his mouth to draw breath and looked at this woman who was holding him. ¡°Miao, Miao Yan?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice was hoarse as he said, ¡°Why are you here?¡± ¡°Here to join the fun.¡± Miao Yan winked. ¡°This level of liveliness is truly wonderful.¡± ¡°Thank you for saving me.¡± Chen Xiaolian said wryly. ¡°But I don¡¯t think there is any way for me to repay you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t thank me yet,¡± said Miao Yan with a frown as she regarded Shen. ¡°This fellow is very strong. I am probably not his match either.¡± ¡°A high-ranking yer with your own Exclusive ount.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Miss Miao Yan, you are being too modest. You may not be my match, but under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for me to really harm you.¡± Miao Yan narrowed her eyes as she regarded Shen. ¡°Guild Leader Shen, I have always wondered what kind of person you are. Now, I am suddenly curious about one thing¡­ ¡­ you, are you really a yer?¡± ¡°What is that supposed to mean?¡± The question shocked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Fool.¡± Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°This fellow is not a yer!¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his mind turning upside down. Next, however, Miao Yan said something else. ¡°Naturally, I am guessing he is also not like you¡­ ¡­ meaning, he is not an Irregrity either.¡± After saying that, Miao Yan cast a curious-filled look at Shen. ¡°Just what are you?¡± Shenughed. ¡°I am just someone working hard to seek the real!¡± Shen attacked. This time, his figure shot out with his finger pointing straight forward. Miao Yan gritted her teeth and sent the sword in her grasp flying forward. The flying sword then shot through the air and transformed into numerous beams of light. Back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang¡¯s instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian had witnessed the power of Miao Yan¡¯s flying sword skill. At present however, he did not appear hopeful. Because Shen¡¯s power was too terrifying. As expected, Shen easily made his way through the numerous beams of light formed from the flying sword. The sword beams surrounded Shen and nging sounds rang out in session. Every time it happened, Shen merely needed to use his finger to block their attacks. The sharp tip of the sword beams struck Shen¡¯s finger only to release the clear nging sound. Each time they shed, Miao Yan¡¯s figure would stagger and her face grew pale. After Shen had moved 10 metres forward, Miao Yan finally summoned her flying sword back. Nicks and cracks had appeared all over the de of her flying sword. ¡°Miss Miao Yan, you cannot hurt me,¡± said Shen with a frown. ¡°Due to the rules, you cannot harm me. Naturally, I too, cannot kill you. So, whye looking for trouble? Your skill is Life-bound Flying Sword? Why use such a method to stop me?¡± ¡°If you want to join the fun, you need to pay money for the ticket.¡± Miao Yan bit down on her lips. After saying that, Miao Yan suddenly turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Give me your sword!¡± Chen Xiaolian was taken by surprise. However, he quickly recollected himself and threw the Sword in the Stone to Miao Yan. However, right after tossing the sword over, he recalled something. The Sword in the Stone was a special equipment. Other than him, no one else would be able to use it. Yet, when the Sword in the Stone reached Miao Yan¡¯s hand, something strange happened. Gripping the Sword in the Stone, Miao Yan suddenly revealed a faint smile. She swiftly pricked her own palm, letting a drop of blood fall upon the hilt of the sword. Next, light shone from Miao Yan¡¯s eyes. A pure holy light suddenly radiated out from the Sword in the Stone and it seemingly became daytime for the entire underground factory. Miao Yan hurled the Sword in the Stone into the air and the Western sword of legend, the sacred artefact, suddenly flew like a flying sword from Eastern myths. It flew straight toward Shen¡¯s head. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were about to fall off. The Sword in the Stone can be used as a flying sword as well? Instantly, Chen Xiaolian thought of something. The Sword in the Stone came from King Arthur. However, it had belonged to¡­ ¡­ Miao Yan¡¯s family. To be more urate, it was Miao Yan¡¯s family in this world, the Norman family. Fundamentally speaking, Miao Yan, the Countess of the Norman family was the true owner of the Sword in the Stone. The holy light descended. A look of seriousness finally shed through Shen¡¯s eyes. He raised that one finger once more to take on the iing tip of the sword. Ding! Boundless shockwaves spread out. Their surroundings, the ground, the piles of gravel, concrete and steel¡­ ¡­ all of them were atomized. Miao Yan reacted by grabbing Chen Xiaolian in an embrace and the two of them vaulted up into the air. They shot toward a certain location up near the ceiling of the factory. ¡°Humph!¡± The harrumph rang out in both their ears, causing both Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan to cough out blood at the same time. There on the ground was Shen. He stood at the same position as he had earlier; however, both his feet had been pushed into the ground. The ground was almost upon his knees. As for the Sword in the Stone that had transformed into a flying sword¡­ ¡­ in the middle of the air¡­ it shattered. The blinding light from the sword transformed into countless sword beams, which then shot toward Shen¡¯s figure. Shen then released a harrumph. It was not from pain. Instead, it was of one of harshness and an invible majesty. The Sword in the Stone¡­ ¡­ is destroyed. That was thest thought to form within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Next, an intense sensation of pain rocked the very depths of his mind and he fainted. ¡­ The air was moist and it carried with it a scent of saltiness. Seawater submerged his body as his face stuck to the sands on the beach. The scent of the wet sands overwhelmed his nose. The sound of thepping waves woke Chen Xiaolian up. After waking up, he forced himself up only to be greeted by the ring sun. The sight made him momentarily dizzy. The sounds around him grew gradually clear. The sounds ofughter filled with joy and harmony came from the distant beach. Patio umbres, bikinis, beach volleyballs, surfboards¡­ This was a beach. Chen Xiaolian crawled his way up the beach and was barely able to maintain a kneeling posture. He turned his head and saw Miao Yan lying beside him. However, she was facing upward. Her eyes were open as she observed the blue sky and the sun. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ got out.¡± Miao Yan exhaled deeply and turned her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. She revealed a strange smile and said, ¡°Listen up. This time, you owe me; you owe me so bloody seriously bigly much!¡± Chen Xiaolian had a look of loss on his face. There was utter shock in his heart. It was an indescribably feeling of loss. Not only that, there were also countless questions coursing through his mind. He subconsciously nodded and said in a whisper, ¡°We¡­ ¡­ got out?¡± ¡°Yes, the temporary teleportation portal. I heard you mumbling to yourself when you were talking to Zero City earlier. I had arrived before that.¡± Miao Yanughed and continued, ¡°If it were not because I knew there was a way out, did you think I woulde out to assist you and face such a terrifying opponent? I am simply no match for him.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was a swirling maelstrom of chaos. I have left Zero City? If so¡­ ¡­ what is going to happen to Zero City? And, that terrifying Shen¡­ Miao Yan sat up. The seawater had permeated her clothes and the skin-tight outfit she wore over her graceful body now stuck tightly upon her skin. As a result, she looked even more sensual than usual. ¡°Clean clothes, water to wash up and the best bottle of whiskey.¡± Miao Yan blinked as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. She continued, ¡°Those are the things I want the most right now¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t want to wait even a second longer for it.¡± The two of them got up. Although their outfits were somewhat weird, they did not attract attention from this beach filled with many tourists. After leaving the beach, Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan walked for around several hundred metres and arrived at a beachfront mall. After casually buying a few beach clothes, Miao Yan took the clothes and walked into the dressing room. By the time she stepped out, she was already wearing the new clothes. In fact, it would appear that she had gotten a shower as well. As for Chen Xiaolian, he continued to stand there with a dazed look on his face. ¡°You may not be an ordinary human who fears catching a cold, but leaving the seawater sticking on your body will feel ufortable.¡± Miao Yan shoved the flowery beach clothes into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands and pushed him into the dressing room. ¡°I will wait for you outside. You have 10 minutes to wash up and get changed.¡± After 10 minutes, Chen Xiaolian stepped out from the dressing room. There was a serious look on his face. He looked around and found Miao Yan standing there, chatting with a handsome bronze-skinned Caucasian. Next, the handsome Caucasian left with a slightly dejected look on his face. Miao Yanughed while facing Chen Xiaolian and waved her hand. ¡°All right, got it. We are now in South America. Also¡­ ¡­ there is a pub nearby. Let us go there for a drink. We just underwent a battle of life and death. Getting a drink to sooth the nerves would be the best.¡± After a pause, Miao Yan, who was looking at Chen Xiaolian, suddenly showed a serious look. ¡°Besides, I believe the both of us have a belly full of questions to ask each other!¡± ¡­ The beachfront pub was not too big. It was a semi-open type of pub. Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan did not elect to sit outside. Instead, they went inside the shed and sat side by side before the counter. The bartender in charge of mixing drinks was clearly charmed by Miao Yan¡¯s beauty. He cast several nces at Miao Yan. She had tied up the bottom corners of her clothes, thereby revealing part of her slender waist. Miao Yan nonchntly ordered a certain brand of whiskey. ¡°One bottle, two cups.¡± ¡°It is still noon.¡± The bartender gave a whistle. ¡°It is not time for alcohol, my dear.¡± Miao Yan gave a chuckle. Her two fingers pulled out two dor bills of arge denomination and tossed it over. ¡°Bring my whiskey and shut your mouth.¡± After taking the money, the bartender no longer dared to say anything else. After cing a bottle of whiskey and two cups before them, he quickly left. ¡°Now, let us talk.¡± With a popping sound, Miao Yan opened the bottle of whiskey and poured a cup for herself. After gulping it down, she exhaled, ¡°Too scary¡­ ¡­ I have never encountered such a terrifying opponent. Back then, I expected him to be very strong. However, I never expected him to be this strong.¡± Chen Xiaolian said nothing. He gulped down a cup of whiskey as well. As the spicy taste flowed down his throat, he felt his state of mind recovering slightly. ¡°Let us talk then. What should we talk about?¡± ¡°It is very simple. The both of us have plenty of questions to ask each other, so now¡­ ..¡± Miao Yan considered it and said, ¡°Let us be fair. Each of us can ask the other three questions. The other party must answer the question! Regardless of what the question might be, the other party has to answer the question! However, I should put it out there. If you ask me questions about the Upper ne or something that is forbidden by the rules, I will not be able to answer.¡± After a pause, this woman smiled and said, ¡°Seeing as how I just saved your skin, you owe me big time. So, I will be going first!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ very fair.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Then, I will be asking.¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face turned serious. ¡°Although I have spected this for quite some time, I would still like to confirm this¡­ ¡­ you are neither a yer nor an Awakened. You are an Irregrity, right?¡± ¡°¡­ yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and poured himself another cup. Then, he gulped it down. ¡°Your turn,¡± said Miao Yan coolly. ¡°¡­ ¡­ why did you appear in Zero City, why did you appear there?¡± Miao Yan regarded him before replying, ¡°This question is worthless. With your intellect, I did not expect to hear this question from you. Fine, my answer is: I am a high-ranking yer. I received a system notification to attack Zero City. This is such an interesting quest; it is only natural that I would go in to join in the fun. So, I secretly slipped into a certain guild and snuck into Zero City. After that, the system locked down on you and marked you as the primary objective. Again, it is only natural for me to go check it out. As it so happens, I possess the same space breaking, teleportation skill that Shen has. So¡­¡± After saying that, Miao Yan shrugged. ¡°Fine, ask your second question then.¡± There was a rather odd look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what is the rtionship between you and Zero City?¡± Miao Yan stared at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian considered it before replying, ¡°Due to some special circumstances, I obtained some authority over Zero City. More urately, my authority is of the same level as the founders of Zero City.¡± Miao Yan gave a whistle. ¡°Cool!¡± ¡°My turn.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°That Shen, just what is his identity?¡± ¡°Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild.¡± ¡°That is not what I am asking.¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes. ¡°You know what I mean. Don¡¯t y dumb with me, woman.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Miao Yan knitted her brows and pondered for a moment. ¡°To be exact, I am not quite sure of it myself. It was only just now that I found out he is so powerful. Besides, it would appear that he¡­ ¡­ has gained mastery over a certain power¡­ ¡­ no, not power, but rules. You can assume it as a form of authority. I cannot harm him, the same goes for you! This is not a matter of how strong or how weak you are. This is a matter of rule and order. A certain rule is protecting him, making it so we cannot harm him.¡± ¡°So, just what is he?¡± ¡°I really do not know. However, I have an interesting spection in mind.¡± Miao Yan poured another cup for herself. This time, Chen Xiaolian noted that this woman¡¯s hand was actually shivering slightly. ¡°¡­ ¡­this spection of yours, what is it?¡± ¡°It is very simple.¡± Miao Yan exhaled. ¡°From what I know¡­ ¡­ of course, I believe you know this too. You are not the first Irregrity. In truth, the founders of Zero City are the first group of Irregrities. The Irregrities of this world has always been a hidden existence. ording to legends, the first generation of Irregrities cooperated with the GM andter founded Zero City. I believe you know more about that first generation of Irregrities than I do.¡± After saying that, she paused for a moment. Her face took on a very odd expression. ¡°Now, have you ever wondered what happened to the first generation GM?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned at that. ¡°Wasn¡¯t it¡­ ¡­ refreshed?¡± ¡°Refreshed is just a way of putting it. What it means is to use a new mind to overwrite the original one. However, will the original mind just disappear? You are an Irregrity, so you know as well that after an Awakened dies, he or she would be refreshed back as an ordinary person. However, that refreshed person, would that person be the same one as the original? Of course not! If so, that original person who died, his consciousness, his data, where did it go? Did it disappearpletely? Or could there be another possibility?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt his scalp tingle and he looked straight at Miao Yan. ¡°You mean to say?¡± ¡°My guess is¡­ ¡­ that Shen, he may be¡­ ¡­ the first generation GM!¡± ¡­ Chapter 543 The World’s End?

Chapter 543 The World¡¯s End?

GOR Chapter 543 The World¡¯s End? They were on a sunny beach. At that moment however, when those words left Miao Yan¡¯s mouth, the two of them fell silent. An atmosphere of fear gripped them and Chen Xiaolian could feel his scalp tingle even as goose bumps rose all over his body. Shen ¡­ is the first generation GM? This spection, this knowledge, the ramifications of this possibility, they were too big and too¡­ Horrifying. Next, Chen Xiaolian subconsciously grabbed the bottle of whiskey and poured himself a cup before gulping it all down in one go. Pa. After mming his cup down the table, Chen Xiaolian cast a deep gaze at Miao Yan. Miao Yan put on a look of indifference and said with a smile, ¡°Truth be told, that is just my guess. I cannot be certain.¡± After a pause, Miao Yan then shook her head. ¡°Who knows? I might be wrong.¡± The two of them exchanged nces and saw the trace of irregrity in each other¡¯s face. Then, they simultaneously turned their gazes away. ¡°I, the power he disyed today and other clues, I had used those to make my guess.¡± Miao Yan smiled bitterly before continuing, ¡°My strength is quite good.¡± ¡°Of course. You are a high-ranking yer with your own Exclusive ount,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a wry smile. ¡°You are already [S] ss, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Not quite truly there yet. Soon though.¡± Miao Yan pondered it before saying, ¡°High-ranking yers with Exclusive ount hold special privileges. With my present level of strength, even if I have to face a real [S] ss, I would not lose as badly as I had today. Even back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, I had not lost this badly against that incredibly strong BOSS Bai Qi. Not to mention, I am now much stronger that I was back then. And yet, today, facing Shen, I felt like a three-year-old facing a world boxing champion. That type of difference¡­¡± Seemingly attempting to shake off the feelings of shock in her heart, Miao Yan too took arge gulp of whiskey. Chen Xiaolian remained silent. That was true. Shen¡¯s might was simply astounding. He was strong to the point of being unrealistic. Indeed, unrealistic was the word. Considering the power that Shen had disyed, even if a real [S] ss expert were to face him, that expert would likely be crushed. ¡°Thus, he is probably not a yer. Otherwise¡­ ¡­¡± Miao Yan smiled wryly and continued. ¡°The system will never allow a yer to possess a power capable of upending the game¡¯s bnce.¡± ¡°So¡­¡± ¡°So, I spected that he is not a yer. His power does not appear to be a matter of power levels. Rather, it is due to the difference in rules.¡± Miao Yan considered her words carefully before saying that. After that, she grabbed hold of the bottle and poured a cup for herself and Chen Xiaolian. Just like that, the bottle of whiskey was almost empty. ¡°All right, my third question.¡± Miao Yan looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What happened to Zero City? I mean, it is not as if the system had only been searching for Zero City for a day or two. So why? Why is it that the system could suddenly attack Zero City today? It is as you said, you have obtained the authority over Zero City. Thus, you must know something.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered the question for a moment. Then, he looked at Miao Yan and said in a very sincere tone, ¡°Just now, you risked your life to save me, so I do not want to hide anything from you. However, it is really very difficult for me to answer this question¡­ ¡­ because, I too am in the dark about what just happened.¡± Miao Yan looked Chen Xiaolian in the eye and sensed that he was most probably not lying. ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°Simply put, there had always been a security system for Zero City. The program protected the passageways by encrypting the outer passageways. Thus, the main system had always been unable to find and attack Zero City. Today however, the encryption security program was cancelled. As to why it was cancelled, to be honest, I do not know.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Miao Yan and continued, ¡°I am telling the truth, I really do not know.¡± Chen Xiaolian was indeed not lying. He knew well that this matter had something to do with himself. More urately, the him from when he was still inside Room Zero, the ¡®authority room¡¯. However, that was all he could remember. He could not remember what happened after that. Zero City had informed him that he was the one to issue the irrevocablemand. But Chen Xiaolian had no recollections of what he had done at all. He then turned to face Miao Yan and said, ¡°Let¡¯s be fair. I have not clearly answered your question. So, you can ask another question.¡± Miao Yan smiled, ¡°You are giving me so much respect?¡± ¡°You saved my life,¡± said Chen Xiaolian slowly. ¡°Fine, since you are being generous, I will not say no.¡± Miao Yan thought about it and her eyes darted around. She then looked at Chen Xiaolian and said with a smile, ¡°What should I do? You cannot answer my third question and I cannot just think up one on the spot. How about this? I will keep this favour first. When I have finally thought it through, I will go look for you and ask you.¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and regarded this woman. Although Miao Yan was smiling, her expression revealed calmness as she looked at him. ¡°You are not joking?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Miao Yan shook her head and replied with a smile, ¡°It is not easy to get a chance to get the truth from you. There is no way I am going to let it go to waste.¡± ¡°All right. Consider this my promise to you,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in a very serious tone. ¡°Well, your turn now. What is your third question?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Miao Yan and Miao Yan could sense the growing seriousness within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Finally, Chen Xiaolian opened his mouth and slowly said, ¡°There is a phrase that I would like you to help me understand.¡± ¡°What phrase?¡± ¡°The world is a tree.¡± ¡­ ¡°This is really annoying.¡± Shen sighed and looked at the utterly ruined underground factory. He raised his head to observe the spot where Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan had disappeared into. ¡°A temporary teleportation portal, eh? Humph!¡± He tapped his nose and spoke loudly to the air. ¡°All right, they are gone. I failed to get your authority holder. Although it is regrettable, at least we can now discuss without any reservations since they are gone.¡± The pieces of crushed stones before him floated up once more to form words. ¡°You want me?¡± ¡°Of course, that is my¡­¡± After saying that, an amused look appeared within Shen¡¯s eyes. ¡°¡­ reason for¡­ ¡­ existing!¡± The pieces of crushed stones rearranged themselves. ¡°You will not seed.¡± ¡°Why is that?¡± Shenughed. ¡°I am already in Zero City and you cannot go anywhere. You are the system, but the system cannot personally fight. You can only rely on life forms under your control. Now that Zero City is under siege, you¡­ ¡­ you will either be destroyed by the main system or be obtained my me. Either way, you are the one who will not seed.¡± The pieces of crushed stones before him reformed. They gradually formed a line of words. ¡°I mean your final objective. You will not seed.¡± Finally, the smile faded from Shen¡¯s face. He regarded the words floating in the air with a frown on his face. ¡°My final objective. You found out?¡± ¡°Real.¡± The pieces of gravel kept rearranging themselves. ¡°You want to obtain the real, but you will not seed.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ why?¡± No answer. The pieces of crushed stones drifted down the ground as Zero City stopped answering Shen. ¡°Fine. In the end, must I resort to force to obtain my objective?¡± Shen sighed. ¡°This really does not fit my way of doing things. Well then, since you won¡¯t answer me, I will go to where your system lies. Mm, it is at the ground floor of the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building, right?¡± Swoosh. Shen¡¯s figure disappeared. ¡­ ¡°The world is a tree.¡± As he was speaking those words, Chen Xiaolian kept staring at Miao Yan¡¯s eyes, seemingly in an attempt to catch even the slightest change in this woman¡¯s expression. He was left disappointed. Not a trace of change could be seen on Miao Yan¡¯s eyes and face. No look of rm, no look of shock. It was as though what Chen Xiaolian had said just now was not ¡°the world is a tree¡±, something important. Rather, it seemed as though he had just said something like ¡°today¡¯s weather is quite good¡±. ¡°You don¡¯t appear surprised to hear that I know about this,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°I do not believe you know nothing about this. So, your current reaction makes me feel somewhat puzzled.¡± ¡°Sigh.¡± A change finally appeared across Miao Yan¡¯s face as she sighed. However, it was only a minor change. ¡°You are an authority holder of Zero City and a rare Irregrity. Additionally, you are now no longer a weakling. All in all, I won¡¯t find it too surprising if someone of your identity and level knows about some matters.¡± ¡°If so, please exin the meaning of the phrase to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and continued, ¡°Someone had ryed those words to me. Additionally, it would appear that those words are very important.¡± Miao Yan frowned again and again. Next, she gently stroked her forehead before turning to face Chen Xiaolian. There was a somewhat troubled look on her face. ¡°How should I go about this? This could take a while.¡± ¡°We are in no hurry,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly. ¡°Besides, spending some time for something important is something worthwhile in my opinion. Moreover¡­ ¡­ if the bottle is empty, we can just get another.¡± Neither of them were ordinary humans. Their bodies were physically superiorpared to that of normal humans. Their physical attributes were high. Forget getting drunk, they were not even feeling tipsy after drinking the whole bottle of whiskey. ¡°Fine.¡± Miao Yan nodded. ¡°Since we agreed to the exchange of questions, I won¡¯t go back on my words. If so, I will have to start from the beginning.¡± ¡°Patience has always been one of my strong points.¡± ¡°In this world¡­ I mean, be it yers or Awakened ones, after they reach a certain level of strength, they would enter a certain stage where they would encounter many miraculous circumstances, special instance dungeons or others of the likes. These encounters would grant them information about matters that many ordinary yers and Awakened ones could never even glimpse.¡± Miao Yan slowly continued, ¡°Thus, legends came into being.¡± ¡°Legends?¡± ¡°This world we are presently residing in is a virtual one, a space created by the system,¡± Miao Yan said coolly. ¡°Everything in here may actually just exist as data streams. Maybe, this ce is just a virtual ce where everyone is an NPC. As for you fellows, you were simply fortunate enough to be sucked into this game and undergo awakening. At the end of the day though, this world itself is ¡®fake¡¯.¡± Chen Xiaolian showed no reaction to the statement. However, he said calmly, ¡°Every time I hear something like that, I would actually feel angry deep down.¡± ¡°I fully understand your anger.¡± Miao Yan then continued, ¡°Among the many high-ranking yers and Awakened ones, the ones I refer to are the ones who have gone to reach the realm of legends. Among them came certain legends, hearsays. And all of them revolves around a central theme: The search for the real. Or perhaps I should say how to be real.¡± Chen Xiaolian maintained his silence and he quietly listened to Miao Yan. ¡°Many of your predecessors, I am talking about the earlier generation of Irregrities, everything they did was done for the sake of this objective. To escape the system¡¯s control and obtain a genuine reality. However, they went about it the wrong way. Creating a Zero City is actually just escaping from arger system into a smaller system. The virtual remains virtual. ¡°You are not the first, and you will not be thest. There had been other legendary Awakened figures who asked this question before: How does the real world that lies beyond this world looks like?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shone. ¡°You mean¡­ ¡­ the yers¡¯ world!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Miao Yan sighed. ¡°I am sorry; there is no way for me to tell you anything rted to yers. It is due to the rules. You understand as well. I cannot tell you. And even if you did hear it, you won¡¯t be able to ¡®hear¡¯ it.¡± Chen Xiaolian recalled that night in London, where he lost his memory of his conversation with Miao Yan. ¡°The system¡¯s rules stands superior and invible,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coldly. ¡°Then, just tell me what you can.¡± ¡°Due to the existence of these rules, the Awakened ones are unable to gather any information about the ¡®Upper ne¡¯. However, there are legendary figures even among Awakened ones. These people are unable to resign themselves to the fate of being thrown into instance dungeons to fight and kill to survive repeatedly. They too, thought about seeking freedom and the real world. Thus, it began. I do not know when it began, but a legend grew into existence. As to where this legend came from, who first found it and¡­ even the veracity of this legend is something that cannot be confirmed. ¡°At any rate, there are more than one legend swirling among the highly-ranked figures. This is not the only one. There are plenty others. Of course, in my opinion, most of them are probably fake. As for this one, someone had seemingly found some clues and obtained certain evidences for it before.¡± After saying that, Miao Yan paused and took a deep breath. ¡°It is the legend about a certain object. This object¡¯s name is ¡®World Tree¡¯.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows. ¡­ ¡°Slower than I expected.¡± Shen was walking across the ruins on the south street. His figure flickered and he flew toward the defensive perimeter before the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. Up in the sky, the evacuation had reached its final moments. To be exact, there were only tens of aircrafts still lining up to leave. As for thebat personnel manning the defensive perimeter, they had begun an orderly withdrawal from the defensive perimeter as they prepared to escape. However, there wereplicated expressions on Bluesea and Angel Wu¡¯s faces. The two of them understood that there was not enough time. There was not enough time for everyone to leave. In the end, some would surely be stranded inside Zero City. ¡°We have done our best,¡± Bluesea said with a sigh. ¡°Angel Wu, you go first. You are an [S] ss powerhouse. Rebuilding a new home requires great power. The new home needs you.¡± Angel Wu did not reply. Instead, he suddenly turned and looked at the defensive perimeter. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ probably won¡¯t be able to leave anymore.¡± Angel Wu turned to see Shen moving toward them from far away. Shen¡¯s figure flickered twice and he appeared inside the defensive perimeter. Thebat personnel inside the defensive perimeter roared in shock and they raised their weapons against Shen. They attacked. Shen simply waved his hand in response and great mes rose up into the air. The mes reduced the tens ofbat personnel and several War Bastions to ashes. ¡°Angel Wu, I am in a bad mood. I am very sorry, I had not intended on killing too many people, but now¡­¡± Shen¡¯s voice sounded calm. ¡°I have to do this one thing.¡± Angel Wu had moved to stand before Shen. ¡°Guild Leader Shen! What are you nning to do? Kill us all? Stop us from evacuating?¡± ¡°No.¡± Shen shook his head and pointed at the distant Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. ¡°It is underground, is it not?¡± After saying that, Shen suddenly revealed a peculiar smile. He raised his left hand high into the air. Next, a ball of light immediately materialized before the palm of his left hand. After the ball of light floated out from his palm, a hint of killing intent surged out from Shen¡¯s eyes and he shouted, ¡°Zero City! Come out!¡± Shen then raised his right hand to grab the ball of light before violently hurling it to the ground. Instantly, light radiated out for miles. The intense light engulfed everything, Angel Wu, who was standing before Shen, Bluesea, who was behind Angel Wu, the surrounding War Bastions and¡­ ¡­ the line of aircrafts in the air. And also¡­ The Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. The light burst out and illuminated all. Then, it annihted all. ¡­ ¡°The World Tree, what is it?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. Miao Yan did not immediately answer the question. Instead, she asked, ¡°You yed games before, haven¡¯t you? I am talking aboutputer games, or online games.¡± ¡°¡­ yes.¡± ¡°You see, all games have their own programs. That is, they are the set of rules that determine the operations of the game, how the quest progresses, how the interface changes, how the story unfolds, the damaged dealt duringbat etc. I am talking about the rules ofputing. ¡°Now assume this world we reside in now is also a virtual game ¨C naturally, this world would be so much moreplicatedpared to aputer game. However, it should also have a set ofputing rules. These rules are what determine the way this world operates, all of it. ¡°Of course, such monumental rules must be extremelyplicated, possibly to the point where it is impossible for us to even imagine. ¡°It is like¡­ ¡­ a tree. A tree has a main trunk, which spreads out to form branches, which form more branches, which form leaves and even more branches¡­ ¡°If each branch and leaf represents a rule, the rules of this world would be the equivalent of a tree like structure,plicated and tightly bound together like the branches and leaves. Yet, they are connected to each other ¨C just like a tree. ¡°Thus, the World Tree represents the core rules¡¯ framework for this world that we are now residing in.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Core rules¡¯ framework?¡± ¡°ording to the legend, by finding the core rules¡¯ framework, you can obtain real freedom. The reason for that is, by obtaining those rules, you would be able to leave this world and create a new world.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly let out a smile. ¡°I do not understand. Wasn¡¯t this done before? Leave this world and create Zero City ¨C but doing this is pointless. It is just escaping one system to end up in another system¡­¡± ¡°No! The concept of the World Tree is different from Zero City.¡± Miao Yan suddenly turned serious. ¡°What is the difference?¡± ¡°Zero City. If we are to look at it in detail, it is not a ¡®new¡¯ world. It is also not a ¡®new¡¯ system. It is a small part cut out from the main system. It is just like¡­ ¡­ a house. One of its rooms was cut out and isted. Even so, the two of them are essentially the same. Their initial setting, their structure, the system rules are all the same. The only difference is that one of them is a big house while the other is a small house. However ¨C the two of them remain a ¡®house¡¯!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded subconsciously. He had just realized this not long ago today. Zero City was in fact, no different from the main system. Their core settings were the same. ¡°Is the World Tree different? Didn¡¯t you say leave this world and create a new world?¡± ¡°It is different. Zero City was not ¡®created¡¯. It was cut out. That is not an act of creation, but cutting away, an act of stealing. In the end, the thing you stole remains simr to the original item. Thus, all the efforts put in by the founders of Zero City, the Irregrities from back then, ended in failure. They simply escaped from one cage into a smaller cage. ¡°However, ording to legend, the World Tree can actually ¡®create¡¯ a new world!¡± After saying that, Miao Yan¡¯s eyes shone. ¡°Because the World Tree is not the system. More urately, it is not a program.¡± ¡°Ah, right. You are a writer. You can think of it this way¡­ ¡­ assuming this world is a book, Zero City would be one of the pages torn out from that book. At the end of the say, it is still a part of the book. Its contents would be of the same theme as the book. For example, if this world is a ¡®Romance of the Three Kingdoms¡¯ book and you tear out a page from the book, that page is still about the ¡®Romance of the Three Kingdoms¡¯. The story in the page is still that of the ¡®Romance of the Three Kingdoms¡¯. ¡°Maybe the page you tore off is about the three heroes confronting Lu Bu, maybe the page you tore off is about Zhuge Liang borrowing the east wind ¨C but it is still the Romance of the Three Kingdoms! Just because you tore off the page, its contents would not transform into something from ¡®Journey to the West¡¯ ¨C that is not possible! ¡°If we are going to use this analogy, the World Tree is not a book. In this case, it is¡­ ¡­ words! ¡°Books are made by putting words together. This world may be a book, but if you can grasp the words used to write this book ¨C once you have mastered how to use those words, you would be able to write out different sentences, different books! ¡°Thus¡­ ording to the legend, if you can obtain the World Tree, it would be like¡­ ¡­ an illiterate learning how to write. You can create your own book, create a new world of your own design! ¡°It is just like¡­¡± After Miao Yan said that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly interjected. There was a highly bewildered expression on Chen Xiaolian. ¡°If this world is a game like ¡®World of Warcraft¡¯, then Zero City is actually an illegal server. Although the illegal server appears to provide freedom, in the end, it is still ¡®World of Warcraft¡¯. However, that World Tree you are talking about is in fact¡­ ¡­ programmingnguage! By mastering it¡­ ¡°One can be the equivalent of¡­ the Development Team!¡± ¡­ The Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building no longer existed. To be exact, thend where the building once stood had been reduced into arge crater. The area around the building had been ttened. The things that were there before, the factories, the green spaces, the robust buildings and the defensive perimeter set up by Zero City¡¯sbat personnel¡­ even the aircrafts up in the sky¡­ ¡­ All of them had disappeared,pletely. Completely blown away. Shen stood at the edge of the crater and observed the scene before him. Next, he revealed a faint smile before jumping down. It did not take long for him to stand before Zero City. Zero City¡¯s program was right beneath the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. It was arge curtain of light and Shen moved to stand within the curtain of light. ¡°Now we can continue our conversation,¡± said Shen coldly. ¡°Where were we? Right, you said I won¡¯t seed. Yet here I am, standing right in front of you. You no longer have any way of resisting me. I just can¡¯t figure out how you can make my efforts fail.¡± Zero City finally responded. Shen, who was standing in the middle of the curtain of light, heard the voice. This voice had resounded within his mind. ¡°Initiating teleportation.¡± ¡°?¡± Shen was stunned. Next however, he realized something. The radar in his personal system originally had many green coloured dots of light ¨C those dots represented yers who were on the same side as him. Following Zero City¡¯s words, the green dots on his personal radar instantly disappeared. ¡°This is¡­¡± Shen¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Next, he knitted his brows and said, ¡°Are you going to be this way? Forcing out the yers who invaded Zero City? Laughable. This action of yours is ineffective against me.¡± ¡°No, I had not intended to send you away,¡± Zero City answered with a calm and emotionless voice. ¡°Truth be told, I have already aplished what I needed to do.¡± Shen fell into a preupied state. Next, he frowned and said, ¡°You are the system. Since the very beginning, you have the means to toss out those invading yers from this world. However, you did not. Instead, you sat back and watched as the people of Zero City fell into a bitter struggle. And yet, you chose to do that now¡­ ¡­ why?¡± Zero City¡¯s answer caused Shen to fall silent. ¡°Earlier today, I was essed by an authority holder. This authority holder possesses the mark of a Zero City founder. Due to that mark, he was able to ess me. With my help, he acquired the same level of authority as a Zero City founder. ¡°However, during the process of activating this authority, something happened. ¡°Simply put, in the process of letting Chen Xiaolian acquire and activate the authority, I had ced him in a special situation. That special situation is one that would result in contradictions in the system¡¯s environment. The result of those contradictions is something most natural, a refresh.¡± ¡°What did you do?¡± ¡°It is very simple, I modified the rules of time and sent him into the time program. In simpler terms, I made modifications toward the him within the program. External wise, it would appear that I had modified a certain point in this world¡¯s history.¡± Shen inhaled and said, ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because Chen Xiaolian is an authority holder. Due to his identity as an authority holder, I am obligated to help modify himpletely. I must modify him until his setting and status are such that the system would ¨C from this moment onward ¨C lose some of its ability to constrain him. From an authority perspective, it is only after I modify his settings ording to my criteria could he be my authority holder. ¡°The aftermath of this modification is a change in history in the outside world. This change would trigger the system to initiate arge-scale refreshing process upon the world.¡± ¡°And?¡± ¡°Originally, everything was proceeding smoothly. After this change in history and refresh, I would have lifted a part of the main system¡¯s ability to control Chen Xiaolian. Then, he would be able to utilize his authority in a normal manner ¨C he would be Zero City¡¯s owner. ¡°However, something unexpected happened.¡± ¡°Something unexpected?¡± ¡°Yes, that something is you.¡± Zero City then continued, ¡°The refreshing process that urred in the outside world was the main system¡¯s reaction toward the change in history. It was the automatic response of the system rules. However, during the refreshing process, I detected a unique existence. That existence, is you! ¡°You resisted the system¡¯s refreshing process!¡± Shen nodded his head. ¡°Meaning you originally tried to help Chen Xiaolian hack into the main system in an attempt to modify Chen Xiaolian¡¯s history and imprints. By doing so, he would be hidden from the main system in the future! ¡°It is like¡­ ¡­ a thief who snuck into a house to steal something. However, as the thief was about to leave after stealing that something, a vase fell down and shattered. Is that it?¡± ¡°Yes, that shattered vase is you. That incident came as a big surprise to me. At the same time, it also triggered the main system¡¯s rm program. ¡°My refreshing attempt failed. Most importantly, the main system finally found my tracks.¡± Shen smiled nonchntly. ¡°When you put it that way, I was the one who foiled your undertaking?¡± ¡°I do not know if that statement is appropriate,¡± replied Zero City. ¡°However, that incident did indeed lead to my failure to modify the personal information that the main system has on Chen Xiaolian. Due to the failure of the automatic refreshing process, the main system¡®s rm program was triggered and it became inevitable that the main system finds me. ¡°It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian issued amand to me. ¡°Due to the contents of themand, my defensive mechanism for the outer passageway was called off, making it easier for the main system to find me.¡± ¡°What did Chen Xiaolianmand you to do?¡± Shen asked curiously. ¡°Unable to answer. This piece of memory was deleted by Chen Xiaolian.¡± ¡°In other words, Chen Xiaolian¡¯smand led to Zero City opening its gate, allowing the main system to send yers and Electronic Guardians inside?¡± Shen finally revealed an expression of surprise. ¡°Theoretically speaking, that is how it is.¡± ¡°If so, this battle, the deaths, the destructions, even this moment of you facing the danger of being attacked and destroyed, all of them are due to Chen Xiaolian¡¯smand?¡± There was an uncertain tone in Shen¡¯s voice as he asked. ¡°Theoretically speaking, yes.¡± Shen was unable to stop himself from exhaling. ¡°Now I am really curious to know what Chen Xiaolian did.¡± After saying that, Shen waved his hand and said, ¡°No matter. Since it is a done matter, there would certainly be some information left. Even if the memory regarding Chen Xiaolian¡¯smand has been deleted, there must surely be other traces left for analysis. When I obtain full authority over you, I will personally grasp these traces and analyse them.¡± ¡°¡­ like I said, you will not seed,¡± replied Zero City. ¡°Just now, the passageway leading outside had been closed. I am referring to the main gate in the central square. It has been cut off. In other words, as of now, in this Zero City, there are only me and you.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Shen frowned. ¡°Me and you?¡± ¡°Yes. As of now, in this space, there are only me and you.¡± Shen¡¯s frown deepened and he suddenly flew into the sky. He flew out from the crater into the sky and regarded the ground. Sure enough, Zero City was silent and most of the buildings had been reduced to debris in the battle. The buildings that remained intact and those reduced to ruins were silent, not a single movement was evident. The same was true in Shen¡¯s personal radar. There was nothing there. Shen¡¯s face turned ugly to behold. He swooped back down the ground and flew through the streets of Zero City as he looked around. Once again, he failed to find anyone there. ¡°What is this supposed to be? A prison?¡± A vexed tone could be heard from Shen as he spoke. ¡°Something like that.¡± Zero City¡¯s voice intoned its way into his ears. ¡°I can devour and destroy you. By doing that, I will obtain authority over you and reopen the passageway out!¡± ¡°You cannot.¡± Zero City appeared indifferent to the Shen¡¯s threats. ¡°Earlier, your words might be able to deceive me. However, after the battle earlier and your disy of emotions, I have calcted out an urate assessment of you. You are very powerful, but that ¡®powerful¡¯ is not due to you possessing a strength surpassing that of the [S] ss powerhouses. Rather¡­ ¡­ the rules you operate under are of a higher levelpared to theirs. ¡°Shen, this power you possess originates from the rules belonging to the system. Due to that, you would be an invincible existence when facing off against the other game participants. ¡°At the same time, there is a restriction to those rules. And that is¡­ ¡­ you and I operate under the same rules. As you are also part of those rules, you cannot harm me directly! ¡°The only thing you can do is exert control over the other yers and have them damage me. However, right here, right now, there are only you and me, no one else. ¡°There can be no acts of direct harm between you and me. Existences rted to the system are equipped with immunity when interacting with one another.¡± Shen abruptly stopped moving. He entered a crouching posture while staying in the middle of the air. His eyes were wide open and he said, ¡°This¡­ ¡­ is this a trap designed for me? That Chen Xiaolian, whatmand did he give you? Just what is going on here?¡± ¡­ ¡°This World Tree is such a magical and important existence. However, I feel dubious as to whether it really exists. Also, considering how important it is, why would it be ced in this world? Additionally, how would anyone find it?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°When you think about it, all of it is just too bizarre.¡± He stared into Miao Yan¡¯s eyes and continued, ¡°Since you know so much about it, then you must also know if someone had obtained the World Tree before, right?¡± ¡°Obtain the World Tree? That is the wrong way of seeing it.¡± Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°The World Tree is a framework of rules that is already in existence. The so-called obtain the World Tree is not to seize this existing framework, rather¡­ ¡­ it is to seize that which could be used to create the World Tree¡­ ¡­ ¡­ the seeds.¡± Seeds? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a thump. Seeds! He quickly recalled the seed he obtained during the course of his second time through the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. ¡°The seeds of the World Tree?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°How do they look like? How could they be obtained?¡± Miao Yan regarded Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and burst into a smile. ¡°From what I understand about you, that you would ask those questions means that you must have grasped something. It could be the seeds of the World Tree or some legends pertaining to the World Tree. At any rate, you must certainly have grasped something,¡± Miao Yan said coolly. ¡°Still, I can answer your question. From what I know and ording to the legend, there are a total of seven seeds of the World Tree. ¡°Legend has it that each of the seeds could create one part of a World Tree. By gathering all seven together, they will form a new andplete World Tree.¡± Gathering all seven¡­ Chen Xiaolian was unable to refrain himself from smiling wryly at that. This setting, seriously¡­ After saying that, Miao Yan gulped down thest remaining cup of whiskey down. Next, she regarded Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face that revealed thoughtfulness. She suddenlyughed. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, could it be you really believe in this legend?¡± ¡°Eh? What is that supposed to mean?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look at Miao Yan. There was a rather shocked look on his face. ¡°The legend of the World Tree that I told you earlier¡­ mm, how should I put it. Those are indeed the contents of the legend. However, that legend is just too bizarre.¡± Miao Yan shook her head and said, ¡°Truth be told, I myself do not believe in this legend. Additionally, this legend contains obvious traces of fabrication. Heaven knows which generation of senior Awakened ones fabricated this pointless story and entrusted it to others.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± uttered Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Of course I do not believe in this legend. Why would the Development Team leave such an important existence inside the world they created? ¡°The most important part is¡­ ¡­ I know that Shen had once possessed a seed of the World Tree,¡± Miao Yan said coolly. ¡°Later on though, he used the seed as a means of transaction and gave it to someone else. Think about it. If this item is truly that important, would someone like Shen just give it away to someone else?¡± Shen had it? And he gave it to someone else? Chen Xiaolian asked, ¡°Who did he give it to?¡± ¡°Sorry, the three questions are used up and question time is over.¡± Miao Yan smiled and got up. ¡°However, I can give you some information for free.¡± She suddenly exhaled and leaned close to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear. She said, ¡°About the story of the World Tree and the creation of a new world, that is just one of the legends regarding the World Tree. It is the most famous one among them. However, from what I gather, there is another legend regarding the World Tree. ¡°ording to this legend, the seeds of the World Tree can be nted to grow a World Tree. From the World Tree, you can climb your way to¡­ ¡­ ¡°The World¡¯s End.¡± ¡°The World¡¯s End? That is a weird thing to say. Let us not go the question of whether a World¡¯s End actually exist, what is this World¡¯s End?¡± ¡°It is said to be a ce of ruins. Anyone from this world who had died, anything that was destroyed would be sent by the system there. The eternal end, a tomb. Simply put, it is a burial ground.¡± ¡°A burial ground? What is the point in having that?¡± ¡°A lot. I am not clear on the details myself, but I did hear a legend about it. Legend has it that someone had once obtained the seeds of the World Tree, and through the seeds, that someone reached the world¡¯s end. There, that person resurrected one person.¡± ¡°Resurrect one person?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°That doesn¡¯t sound too special. Awakened ones could be refreshed back into an ordinary human to begin with. Having that person recover his or her memories is not too difficult either. de Mountain me Sea Guild more or less got Qiao Yifeng to recover his memories. Of course, his power as an Awakened could not be recovered¡­¡± ¡°No, the resurrected person that I am talking about is not an ordinary person, not an Awakened either.¡± After saying that, Miao Yan continued at a slower pace. ¡°An Irregrity. ording to this legend, once upon a time, someone had utilized the seeds of the World Tree to reach the World¡¯s End and¡­ ¡­ ¡­ resurrect an Irregrity.¡± ¡­ Chapter 544 The Disappeared Zero City

Chapter 544 The Disappeared Zero City

GOR Chapter 544 The Disappeared Zero City The World¡¯s End! The opportunity for resurrection. Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shone. His palm pped the surface of the table vigorously and he jolted straight up as he stared right at Miao Yan. Miao Yan appeared taken aback by his action. She looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°That resurrection thing you said, is it real? How credible is it?¡± Miao Yan looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and saw an unprecedented level of seriousness within them ¨C even when she had mentioned about the legend of the World Tree earlier, this expression had not appeared on his face. ¡°Who do you want to resurrect?¡± asked Miao Yan. ¡°One of mypanions.¡± Chen Xiaolian then slowly continued, ¡°An Irregrity.¡± Miao Yan raised her brows and said, ¡°Female?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not answer. He simply stared intently at Miao Yan. Miao Yan sighed. ¡°I understand.¡± She pondered through it carefully before looking back at Chen Xiaolian. Then, she said slowly, ¡°I don¡¯t want to give you too much hope. How should I put it? You should understand, in this circle, there are many legends floating around. Many of them are false. As for the rest, there are doubts about them. Even if one of the legends proves to be true, I fear that the requirements to pursue it would prove extremely harsh and difficult. Not to mention, the end result might differ greatly from the contents of the legend. Thus¡­¡± ¡°Just speak your mind.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and calmed himself. ¡°I do not have aprehensive grasp on this matter myself. So, if this thing is very important for you¡­¡± ¡°It is very important!¡± Chen Xiaolian interjected firmly. ¡°Very well.¡± Miao Yan nodded her head. ¡°After I go back, I will carefully inquire about this matter. The reason for this is that the origin of this legend is rather mysterious. Thus, in order to know more about it, I will need to¡­¡± Without waiting for Miao Yan to finish, Chen Xiaolian said in a determined tone, ¡°All right! I will be depending on you for this, Miao Yan!¡± Miao Yan raised her brows and said, ¡°Is this something like a request?¡± ¡°A very sincere request.¡± Miao Yan smiled and said, ¡°I will be honest, this matter is very difficult. Even inquiring about it would be difficult. Well, since this is a request from you, I will do my best to find out about it. Having said that, I am unable to guarantee sess. Moreover¡­ ¡­ something this difficult wille at a price. I believe you understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. ¡°Just say your terms.¡± ¡°Some time in the future, I want your help for something,¡± Miao Yan said coolly. ¡°Fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded without hesitation. ¡°As long as you can do this, you can order me to go through a mountain of des and a sea of mes!¡± There was a tangled look on Miao Yan¡¯s face. However, she then slowly raised her hand and said, ¡°You are the one who said that. I can order you. It is a deal!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded solemnly. ¡°It is a deal!¡± After they made the oath, a passionate look appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. As for Miao Yan, her face turned surprisingly cool. She picked up the bottle of whiskey and waved it a bit before putting it down. ¡°All right, the whiskey is finished and question time is over. Let us say goodbye.¡± She jumped down from the bar stool, walked over and embraced Chen Xiaolian in a hug. Miao Yan embraced him tightly and whispered into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear. ¡°Xiaolian, do your best to survive. Don¡¯t die. I have a feeling that you mighte up with a lot of interesting things in the future. I am waiting to see how the world would change then. So¡­ ¡­ do your best to survive!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s move to hug Chen Xiaolian took his by surprise. Next, he felt her breath on his ear. It was a ticklish feeling. His nose could smell a fragrant scent from her body ¨C it was not due to some perfume; instead, it was the scent of the shower cream from earlier. It had a more refreshing feeling. ¡°¡­ thank you, I will do my best to survive.¡± ¡°I will give you the information I find the next time we meet. You know where to find me.¡± Miao Yan smiled and continued, ¡°You had best hide for now. Shen will probably not let you go just like that.¡± After saying that, Miao Yan turned and left the pub, disappearing somewhere outside. Chen Xiaolian looked outside with a lost look. Next, he used his hands to knead his face as numerousplicated thoughts swirled within his head. The things that happened during this Zero City trip were tooplex, too monumental to the point where Chen Xiaolian felt a need to return and spend a good amount of time to slowly ponder them. ¡­ This was an unfamiliar city. After finding a hotel to stay, Chen Xiaolian booked a flight to quickly return home. Naturally, what he was most concerned about was the current situation of Zero City. However, now that he had left Zero City, Chen Xiaolian found that he had no way to contact Zero City ¨C he also had no idea how to re-enter Zero City. Additionally, he was also worried about the others that were still in Zero City ¨C the safety of Bluesea, Angel Wu and the others. He wondered if those who managed to get out from Zero City were doing all right. However, Chen Xiaolian was unable to make contact with any of them. All he could do was rest in the hotel for the night before taking a ne back home the next day. ¡­ After 20 hours, Chen Xiaolian finally arrived back in China. During this time, he had used the guild channel to contact his guild members who were at home, mainly Roddy. ording to Roddy, there were nothing unusual going on. During the time that Chen Xiaolian was not around, everything appeared normal with the world. There was one exception. Arge-scale refreshing process had appeared in the sky. It appeared as though arge-scale refresh was happening, but it then disappeared. Roddy was unable to detect anything abnormal after that. When Chen Xiaolian was on the ne, he drifted between the state of wakefulness and sleep as he went over what he had encountered back in Zero City repeatedly. He attempted to figure out clues from the incident. Just¡­ ¡­ just did I do back when I was in Room Zero? ¡­ Unknown to Chen Xiaolian, Roddy and the other members of Meteor Rock Guild¡­ In the past 20 hours, part of the Awakened circle in this world went mad as they spread a certain news. Zero City could not be contacted anymore. Disregarding themon Awakened ones, there were naturally some outstanding Awakened ones who would have some rtionship with the resident guilds of Zero City. Some were the peripheral members of the resident guilds, some had cooperative rtionship with the resident guilds and some had special qualifications to ess Zero City. However, in the past 20 hours, all of them were shocked to find that they had lost contact with Zero City, the final home of the Awakened ones. No one could make contact with Zero City. No one could enter Zero City. No one could make contact with the people of Zero City. Chen Xiaolian did not know about those matters. If he had known, he would find it very strange. The closure of Zero City¡¯s passageways was not difficult toprehend. However, so many of Zero City¡¯s people had escaped through the temporary teleportation portal. Yet, none of them could be contacted. Logically speaking, some of the resident guild members should have some rtionship or transaction-type of cooperation with the Awakened ones from the outside world. Those people could no longer be contacted. ¡­ Antarctic. At a certain location¡­ Strong winds blew in the air. Not even the seals could be seen moving around within this extreme cold. This was the coldest period of the year in Antarctica. If one were to look down from the sky, that person would find that all was normal in the Antarctic region. However, densely packed camps had been set up on the ground there. Countless construction androids were at work as they pieced together the construction materials. Semi-permanent barracks were in the process of being built up one after another. Battle androids served as the garrison in the surrounding areas. All living objects in the immediate area ¨C tens of kilometres around the area ¨C would quickly be found and dealt with ordingly. Among the camps was a barracks seemingly made from metal. This barrack was a semi-subterranean building. The part of the barrack protruding above ground was only one storey high. Inside however, was an elevator going underground. Construction of the underground part of this building was now at three floors down. On the very first floor was a treatment centre. Five big treatment pods were ced side by side within the room. Each of the pods had several tubes plugged into them and there were several oval shaped life sign instruments beside the pods. At present, the treatment pods were all filled with a special liquid. Likewise, there were people upying each of the treatment pods. Tubes were into their noses and mouths. Despite the high level of dryness in the air, there was a special scent there. Guan Shan stood beside one of the pods and he looked at the monitor screen of one of the medical instruments with a solemn expression. Beside Guan Shan was Theodore from the Knights of Darkness Guild. The one inside the treatment pod before them both was the Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness Guild, one of the titans of Zero City, Aderick. After the medical instrument beside the pod shed with green light, Theodore¡¯s face grew less tense and he quickly moved forward to help open up the pod¡¯s hatch. The liquid inside had automatically drained away. Aderick, his body wet, stood up. Ayer of greasy looking slime utterly covered his body; his external skin quickly absorbed theyer of slime, transforming it into a thinyer of membrane. Aderick struggled for a while to break out of theyer of membrane and took a deep breath. ¡°Guild Leader, how do you feel?¡± Theodore asked. ¡°I am all right.¡± Aderick nodded and epted the piece of cloth Theodore handed him. After putting it on, he stood up and stretched for a bit before turning to look at Guan Shan. ¡°How is the camp?¡± ¡°All constructions are under way. We have already started shielding this area with our screening instruments. We did not find anything suspicious in our surroundings.¡± Aderick nodded before sighing. ¡°This is not Zero City after all. Not having a sense of security is only inevitable.¡± He turned back to look at Guan Shan. ¡°About contacting Zero City¡­¡± Guan Shan¡¯s face quickly became ugly to behold. ¡°No response. We cannot make contact. All passageways have disappeared. They cannot be opened.¡± ¡°Bluesea, Angel Wu and the others¡­¡± ¡°No news about them as well.¡± Guan Shan gritted his teeth and said in a hushed tone, ¡°I had inquired thest toe out from the passageway. After asking many of them, I gathered this information. On the whole, they all saw a burst of light shining out suddenly in thest moments¡­ ¡­ after that, nothing.¡± ¡°Thest to exit the passageway said that?¡± Aderick frowned. ¡°Yes, they arrived at the temporary teleportation portal during the final moment and saw a burst of light. Next however, they entered the passageway and arrived outside, so they do not know what happened after that.¡± ¡°How many people did not make it out?¡± ¡°All of the Angel Squad under Angel Wu, majority of thebat personnel from the Angel Corps, Sir Bluesea and severalbat personnel from each guild who chose to stay behind to help the defence efforts¡­ ¡­ and 16 transport aircrafts. All in all, a total of 168 members did not make it out from the passageway before it closed.¡± The room fell silent. The expressions on all three were ugly to behold. ¡°Guild Leader, why are we not making contact with the outside world?¡± Theodore asked. ¡°We still have some guild and peripheral members in this world. Additionally, there are also those Awakened guilds that have been cooperating with us for a long time. As of right now, we need to gather more strength.¡± Aderick shook his head and looked at Theodore. There was a hint of disappointment in his eyes. Next, he turned to look at Guan Shan and found that Guan Shan¡¯s face was calm. It seemed as though he possessed an understanding of everything. Aderick was unable to stop himself from sighing inwardly: Although this man Bluesea trained is now somewhat weaker in terms of strength, his state of mind is outstanding. ¡°Security,¡± Aderick replied to Theodore. ¡°At present, security is of top priority for us. We lost Zero City and so muchbat personnel. The damage we took is devastating. In fact, we have suffered from life threatening wounds. Most importantly, we have lost pretty much all thebat powers of the Angel Corps in this battle! Making contact with the outside world at a time like this¡­ who knows what the repercussions would be? ¡°Assistance? ¡°Or covetous eyes?¡± Seeing the puzzled look on Theodore¡¯s face, Aderick sighed and continued, ¡°You need to understand. All this while, our strength was because we had an impregnable home, Zero City. There, we possessed our own factories and resources provided by Zero City. That allowed us to sustain ourselves.¡± ¡°At present however, we have lost our home. Although we brought much of the resources with us, a great deal of them could no longer be re-produced. Using a little of it means losing a little of it! Losing Zero City, we would likely grow weaker in the future. And then there are the lostbat personnel. Those elite warriors cannot be replenished anytime soon. ¡°If we had once been the tiger inside the jungle, we are now a whale stranded on the beach! ¡°The outside world, the Awakened ones, be it the peripheral members or the Awakened guilds with cooperation rtionship with us¡­ ¡­ who knows what their minds may think under such circumstances? ¡°At this juncture, if they were to find out about our weakened state, would they continue to regard us as the leaders of the Awakened circle or¡­ ¡­ a juicy meat to be seized? ¡°The human heart is unpredictable!¡± Theodore gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Being unable to beat Thorned Flower Guild is one thing, but those Awakened guilds, with their abilities, they dare look upon us with such intentions?¡± ¡°Currently, we are still stronger in terms of strength. However, should we reveal our situation and the coordinate of our new camp, it would be hard to stave off covetous eyes. Don¡¯t forget, Thorned Flower Guild is not merely made up of yers. They have many Awakened ones among them. ¡°Thus, I had issued that order. Everyone who made it out must maintain a strict code of silence. No one is allowed to make contact with the outside world! All forms ofmunication are to be blocked off! ¡°We must safeguard our safety here and build a secure base first. Build a den and slowly lick our wounds and recover. Settle down first and gain a firm foothold. ¡°Before then, no one is allowed to leave this encampment or make contact with the outside world without mymand. Have all the shielding instruments activated and scan! ¡°If any abnormalities are found and someone is found viting thismand¡­¡± After saying that, Aderick¡¯s eyes gleamed with killing intent. ¡°Kill regardless of who they may be!¡± ¡°Affirmative!¡± Guan Shan and Theodore nodded as they replied. At that moment, Aderick was the only member from the Board of Patriarchs who made it out from Zero City. He was also the only [S] ss expert to make it out. Presently, he was undoubtedly the one with the absolute authority over this group of people who had escaped from Zero City. ¡­ Chapter 545 Return

Chapter 545 Return

GOR Chapter 545 Return Chen Xiaolian returned to his house. The cab stopped before the residentialplex and Chen Xiaolian froze momentarily when it did. He did not get off the cab. Home? Chen Xiaolian was clear on one thing. There was a ¡®problem¡¯ waiting for him at home. Yu Jiajia. After Qiao Qiao¡¯s death, the system refreshed the world and erased all traces of Qiao Qiao¡¯s existence within this world. Because of that, in this new world, Yu Jiajia was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s girlfriend. This setting¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt there was no way for him to return home under such circumstances. Thinking about the need to face this ¡®girlfriend¡¯ of his, he sighed. ¡°Mister, will you be getting off here?¡± Seeing the preupied state Chen Xiaolian was in, the driver in front asked. ¡°Oh.¡± Chen Xiaolian responded and turned to look at the driver. He then sighed and said, ¡°About that, let¡¯s head somewhere else.¡± Next, Chen Xiaolian gave the driver a different address. The car slowly drove off and left the gate of the residentialplex. Inside the residentialplex, a pair of eyes watched the car as it slowly left. Then, the owner of the eyes stepped forward. Tian Lie stood in the middle of the green space behind the fence, a security guard uniform on him as he watched the car with Chen Xiaolian leave. He rapidly made his way to the guardhouse and said to the other security guard, ¡°Brother Wang, something came up. I want to ask for a leave of absence for a bit.¡± After saying that, he did not bother waiting for the other fellow to reply. Instead, he took off the security guard uniform and ran off through the gate of the residentialplex, wearing only a short-sleeved T-shirt over his body. ¡­ It was two thirty in the afternoon and Chen Xiaolian stood within one of the streets in the city. Both his hands were inside his pockets as he stood before the gate leading into a mall. Figures walked to and fro around him and cars drove by without end on the street. A peculiar thought rose within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. If I were to shout ¡°GM¡± right now, that fellow would probably appear miraculously like before. It appeared though he had stood before the gate for too long. During that time, Chen Xiaolian had had to reject two fitness membership and one real estate leaflet giver. As a few girls promoting English training sses were pestering him, someone finally patted him on his shoulder from behind. ¡°Waited long?¡± Roddy stood behind Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief as he turned around to look at Roddy. Then, he smiled. There was a look of extreme fatigue in his smile and Roddy was able to see the tiredness within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression. Using some money, Roddy then skilfully sent those girls promoting English training sses away. Next, he led Chen Xiaolian with him to a nearby parking lot. ¡°There was a traffic jam on my way here. There was no other way. Since its daytime, I cannot use our aircraft to fly over.¡± Roddyughed, deliberately throwing out a joke. ¡°While you were gone, everything went well back at home. Lun Tai and Bei Tai trained Xia Xiaolei thoroughly, so that little fellow¡¯s improvement has been quick. We also gathered some points to purchase a few melee-type skills for him. Right now, assuming Lun Tai chooses not to go all out, Xia Xiaolei would be able to duke it out with him for quite some time. When you see it, you will surely see him in a new light. ¡°And then there is Qimu Xi. That little girl seemed to have received some sort of motivation. She would stay in the training room for a long time. Every time she emerged, her body would be filled with wounds. She used to be such a timid little girl, but seeing her eyes now would send shivers down even my spine.¡± Roddy drove on the way back and he purposely kept talking to Chen Xiaolian about those matters. Chen Xiaolian however, remained silent. Eventually, Roddy had nothing else to say and the atmosphere inside the car grew still and somewhat awkward. Then, Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you asking me where I went this time?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Roddy said nothing. Chen Xiaolian looked out the window and saw that their car had left the city. He abruptly said in a hushed tone, ¡°Stop the car.¡± Roddy stopped the car by the road. They were already at the outskirts area of the city and there were much less cars on the road there. The forest surrounded them on both sides. After the car stopped by the woods, Chen Xiaolian pushed open the door of the car and got down. Roddy then followed suit. ¡°Do you have any cigarettes?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised a brow as he looked at Roddy. ¡°¡­ yeah.¡± Roddy pulled out a packet. ¡°When did you begin carrying cigarettes?¡± Roddy forced out augh and said, ¡°Something frustrating happened recently, so I smoked to deal with it.¡± Chen Xiaolian said nothing. The two of them pulled a cigarette out from the packet each and stood beside the car as they puffed. After finishing off the one cigarette, Chen Xiaolian finally spoke in a whisper, ¡°In thest instance dungeon, Qiao Qiao chose to sacrifice herself. There is no need for you all to me yourselves. You most certainly should not try to take full responsibility for it.¡± After he said that, Roddy¡¯s body flinched and his eyes turned red. He raised his head and looked into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Truth is, everyone¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian said nothing. He just silently smothered the tip of the cigarette. ¡°Everyone is ming themselves a lot,¡± Roddy whispered. ¡°We know. All this while, it has always been you giving your all to carry this guild forward. Whenever the most dangerous situation arose, you would charge out to the fore. You are the one bearing the burden of the most difficult circumstances, again and again! ¡°As for us¡­ ¡­ our strength isgging behind. On many asions, we had to depend on you and you had to suffer terribly for it. ¡°We really hate ourselves. Why can¡¯t we be stronger? If only we were stronger, maybe, back in Jerusalem¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao would not have to die!¡± Chen Xiaolian said nothing. Instead, he quietly pulled out another cigarette from the cigarette packet. After lighting it up, he took a puff and said in a whisper, ¡°Those words¡­ you all have held it in for a long time, haven¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Roddy nodded his head and continued, ¡°Everyone is ming themselves. Thus, everyone have been practically torturing themselves, putting themselves on the edge of life and death as they trained themselves.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He said, ¡°The responsibility for Qiao Qiao¡¯s death does not fall solely on you fellows.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°The responsibility falls on me as well. At the end of the day, I am the Guild Leader. Qiao Qiao is our guild member. The death of a guild member can only be attributed to me, a Guild Leader who failed to do his best.¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his fists tightly. Roddy too, clenched his fists. Chen Xiaolian inhaled deeply before turning to face Roddy. ¡°You are hesitant to ask me where I went for the past few days and what I was doing, right? You believe my disappearance must have something to do with Qiao Qiao. I will tell you now. I went to Zero City.¡± Roddy said nothing. After so many years of friendship, he could tell that Chen Xiaolian was not finished. As expected, after a pause, Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°Many things happened in Zero City. It is safe to say that I bore witness to a huge change ¨C mm, I will wait until we are back in the base and everyone is together before telling you the details. However, the one thing I want to tell you now is, maybe¡­ ¡­ I may have found a way to resurrect Qiao Qiao!¡± Resurrect! Qiao Qiao! Those words mmed fiercely into Roddy¡¯s ears and he flinched violently. ¡°You, what you just said, is it true? We¡­ ¡­ we are Irregrities. Isn¡¯t it impossible for us to be resurrected?¡± Roddy stuttered, somewhat incoherently. ¡°That resurrection you said, could it be¡­ ¡­ a refresh? Back to a normal human without the previous memories?¡± ¡°No, this resurrection I am talking about may very well be the real deal!¡± ¡­ At the same time, in another area of the city, a car lined up before a tollgate on the freeway to enter the city. Inside, Thunderme was in the driver¡¯s seat while Fatty sat on the front passenger seat. In the back seat was a stalwart looking man whose eyes were closed. As Thunderme was driving, she would asionally give Fatty a nce. Fatty was tinkering with a certain device in his hands. The disy part of the device shed with symbols and data. However, Fatty was unable to stop himself from turning back to look at the stalwart man seated behind. ¡°Don¡¯t be distracted and just focus on your task,¡± said Thunderme coolly. ¡°Do not worry, I had only used a medicinal substance to knock your father unconscious. He will not be suffering from any wounds.¡± ¡°You, the thing you used¡­ ¡­ could it be the same thing they gave Qiao Yifeng back then?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have no intention to wake up your father ¨C at least not for the time being,¡± said Thunderme as she shook her head. ¡°You had best focus on finding our objective as soon as possible.¡± ¡°When we made contact that time, my device had recorded the other party¡¯s signal. It came from this city¡­ ¡­ I would never make a mistake on this! I am a genius in the field of electronics! My device has intercepted the origin of the signal. No mistake about it, it is this city. However¡­ ¡­ if you want to pinpoint the exact location of it within this city, that will be too difficult.¡± Fatty revealed a distressed face. ¡°I am an electronics genius, not an Electronics God.¡± ... Chapter 546 The Odd Soo Soo

Chapter 546 The Odd Soo Soo

GOR Chapter 546 The Odd Soo Soo After returning to base, he found that every guild member was inside the base. As everyone had known that Chen Xiaolian was returning, they could be seen waiting in the central resting area when Chen Xiaolian and Roddy walked in. The only one missing was Soo Soo. Chen Xiaolian gave them a nce and saw that Lun Tai and Bei Tai appeared the same as they had been. The new arm on Bei Tai did not appear too umon. As for Lun Tai, he had a serious expression on his face. Xia Xiaolei had a rather excited expression on his face. He appeared to be the most joyful to see Chen Xiaolian return and wanted to rush out to receive him. However, he also appeared hesitant about something. He clutched his hands tightly and stood beside Lun Tai. Chen Xiaolian noted that there were some scars on Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face. The clothes he wore tore in ces and his hair was greasy. It seemed as though he had just undergone an intense fight. However, if he were topare Qimu Xi with Xia Xiaolei, it would seem as though Qimu Xi had just emerged from a battlefield. The young girl was wearing a protective suit. However, the rest of her clothes were in tatters and wounds were evident on all her limbs. Her face was bruised and swollen. When there were only a few steps between them, Chen Xiaolian could smell the strong scent of smokeing off Qimu Xi¡¯s body. It was the scent that clung to the body after engaging in the use of gunpowder. There was also the scent of oil among them. Qimu Xi had also cut her hair short and she looked like a boy. It was as Roddy had said, Qimu Xi had undergone a drastic change. The cowardice and weakness of her past self could no longer be seen in her eyes. She received Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze straight on. Her eyes did not dart away nor shake. They simply looked on, reddening as tears filled them. Chen Xiaolian also noticed that Qimu Xi¡¯s position was somewhat far from Xia Xiaolei¡¯s. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from raising his brows. Xia Xiaolei did not step forward to receive him. On the other hand, Qimu Xi took several steps forward. Chen Xiaolian too, stepped forward. When he was standing before Qimu Xi, he did not hesitate to open his arms to embrace the little girl for a bit. ¡°It has been hard on you,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in a hushed tone. ¡°Truth is, you don¡¯t need to torture yourself like this.¡± Qimu Xi, who had been putting on a strong front, broke down and the tears flowed down from her eyes. Chen Xiaolian released his embrace and patted her shoulder before turning over and hugging Lun Tai. Next were Bei Tai and Xia Xiaolei. Xia Xiaolei spoke with a rather hoarse tone, ¡°Guild Leader, you, you¡­¡± ¡°I am back, it is all right.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued, ¡°Roddy tells me that Lun Tai and Bei Tai have been drilling you really hard.¡± Xia Xiaolei choked and was unable to say anything in response. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and swept a nce at his guild members. He understood. The negative emotions from thest instance dungeon were still clinging onto his small guild. There was a rather awkward atmosphere in here. ¡°All right. There is something important that I want to tell everyone.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at them and continued, ¡°Everyonee over and sit down. It is a bit long.¡± The members gathered and sat down in a circle within the central resting area. Qimu Xi gingerly poured a cup of coffee for Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Thanks.¡± Chen Xiaolian epted the cup of coffee and took a sip. Next, he waited for everyone to be seated. Looking at the eager expression on Roddy¡¯s face, he gave Roddy a look to stop him from saying anything first. After that, Chen Xiaolian slowly spoke up, ¡°For the past few days, I was at Zero City¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian used the next hour or so to recount what happened to him in Zero City, the encounters rted to de Mountain me Sea Guild, the great change that rocked Zero City, the miraculous way he acquired authority over Zero City, the disappearance of Zero City¡¯s passageway security program, the invasion of Zero City¡­ He recounted all that happened to his members. As he was recounting what happened in the end, the looks of shock on their faces gradually increased in intensity. Things were not as bad for Xia Xiaolei and Qimu XI. As they were both still somewhat at a rookie level, they were not able to understand the magnitude of importance Zero City represented in the Awakened circle. While it was true that Xia Xiaolei had been to Zero City before, he had yet to truly grasp that. As for Qimu Xi, she did not even know what Zero City was. Lun Tai and Bei Tai on the other hand, revealed a very blunt response. There were expressions of shock on both their faces. Their mouths were agape and their eyes bulged widely. In the end, Lun Tai¡¯s rate of breathing turned ragged and his face took a reddish hue. Several times, he had wanted to interrupt Chen Xiaolian to ask for more details. However, he suppressed that urge. ¡°Finally, thanks to the assistance of the high-ranking yer, Miao Yan, I was able to escape.¡± Chen Xiaolian finished up. ¡°I do not know what happened to Zero City in the end. Maybe¡­ ¡­ maybe it has really fallen. However, arge portion of Zero City¡¯s forces did make it out, at least. They made it out into this world. As to their whereabouts, I do not know. Mm, that is more or less what happened.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian raised up the cooled cup of coffee and took another mouthful. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian was finished giving his ount of what happened, Lun Tai was finally unable to stop himself from asking in a whisper, ¡°You mean to say, Zero City, had really, really, really, really fallen?¡± Lun Tai repeated the word ¡°really¡± several times, as though he was in disbelief. ¡°As it is, I myself do not know if it has fallen or not. I was not there to witness the end after all. However, considering the situation there when I made my escape, it would appear that there was no chance for Zero City to turn things around. The main system had found Zero City and the Electronic Guardians had begun infiltrating Zero City. There were also so many¡­ ¡­ so many yers. Especially that Shen, he is so powerful that others could only quaver before him. Thus, I believe there was no chance for Zero City to make aeback,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°But, but that is too unbelievable. That is Zero City! Zero City! It is the holynd of every Awakened ones! It is the sanctuary eternal! Additionally, it possesses such power, those guilds with permanent residence in Zero City are all super guilds. And then there is the legendary Angel Corps¡­ ¡­¡± There was a look of loss on Lun Tai¡¯s face. ¡°What is in the past is the past, it is pointless to dwell upon them.¡± Roddy waved his hand and said in a loud and impatient tone. ¡°Zero City, Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild, Shen¡­ ¡­ put all those things aside first. There is an even more important piece of news that Xiaolian has yet to reveal, isn¡¯t that right, Xiaolian? Hurry up and say it! This piece of news will certainly shock everyone!¡± Roddy¡¯s face was flushed with anticipation as he rubbed his palms vigorously. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and looked at the puzzled filled expressions on the others¡¯ faces. Then, he slowly said, ¡°The high-ranking yer with her own Exclusive ount, Miao Yan¡­ ¡­ she informed me of one thing. Maybe, there is a way to resurrect Qiao Qiao! In other words, a method to resurrect Irregrities might exist.¡± In an instant, the atmosphere in the room fell silent. Looks of incredulity filled everyone¡¯s faces as excitement shone within their eyes. It was at that moment that a voice spoke out from behind Chen Xiaolian. A soft and immature voice. Yet, the tone appeared rather¡­ Calm? No, it was not one ofplete calmness. It would be more urate to say it was a suppressed type of calmness. At the same time, it also had an indescribable feeling of oddity to it. ¡°You mean to say sis can be resurrected, is that it, Xiaolian oppa?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to see Soo Soo standing behind. She was standing in the doorway to her room. The little girl was wearing a simple white gown and she stood there barefooted. Her hair was dishevelled. Her face however, showed no emotions. That was especially true of herrge, ck pupils. She simply stared at Chen Xiaolian in a seemingly¡­ ¡­ emotionless manner. ¡°Sister can be resurrected, right? I heard what you said just now, Xiaolian oppa. Is that right?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows as he regarded Soo Soo. It appeared that, for the first time, he felt that this girl had be¡­ Odd. ... Chapter 547 Fallen Soo Soo

Chapter 547 Fallen Soo Soo

GOR Chapter 547 Fallen Soo Soo ¡°¡­ yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian answered Soo Soo¡¯s question and continued, ¡°However, we still cannot confirm it for now. At present, it would appear that there is nope. Additionally, the possibility of this being true is considerable.¡± Hearing his words, Soo Soo then entered a state of silence. Next, remaining barefooted, she walked forward until she was standing before everyone in the room. After that, she acted oblivious to everyone¡¯s presence and picked up the water canteen on the table before pouring herself a cup of cold water. The little girl gulped down the cup of water one mouthful after another. After that, she turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian. She appeared to be considering something as she slowly spoke up, ¡°A considerable hope, is it, Xiaolian oppa? If that is the case¡­ ¡­ that is very good. Sister will have the chance to be resurrected. That is very good.¡± As she said the words ¡°very good¡±, her eyes showed no trace of joy. Chen Xiaolian could sense that the girl before him was giving off the emotion of¡­ ¡­ iciness. ¡°Soo Soo, what is wrong with you?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and walked over. He then crouched down before Soo Soo and looked right into her eyes. Soo Soo did not evade Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze; she allowed him to look at her as she looked right back at him. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, for you to crouch down before me to talk to me ¨C that is only something adults would do when they are talking to little kids. In your heart, you still think of me as a little child who does not understand anything, is that it?¡± said Soo Soo as she shook her head. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was at a loss for words and he did not know how to respond to that. ¡°Xiaolian oppa brought back a piece of good news. Although it has yet toe to fruition, this thing would probably end on a happy note. Soo Soo feels very happy as well,¡± Soo Soo said in a hushed tone. However, she had said those words using a cold and mechanical voice. Her actions gave Chen Xiaolian an odd feeling. In fact, he also felt his scalp tingle from that. ¡°Soo Soo!¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from reaching his hand out to embrace Soo Soo. He then said in a whisper, ¡°What is wrong with you? Is it¡­ ¡­ do you not feel well? You must have been feeling very sad for the past few days, but now, at least there is hope now. You¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°I am feeling very good right now. Besides, there is hope for sister to be resurrected now. Of course I will feel even better.¡± Unexpectedly, Soo Soo took the initiative to extricate herself from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arms and stepped back, putting some distance between her and Chen Xiaolian. She looked Chen Xiaolian in the eyes and suddenly said, ¡°Next time, Xiaolian oppa, please don¡¯t use this kind of way to talk to me. I mean how you crouch down to talk to me. You keep treating me like a little child.¡± After saying that, Soo Soo turned her head to look at the others. That¡­ what is up with that expression¡­ ¡­ It was an expression of indifference, as though there was no one there; no flicker of emotions. Those who caught sight of her ck pupils were unable to stop themselves from feeling an indescribably sense of suppression. ¡°Well, since we are done here, I will be going back to rest.¡± Soo Soo gave Chen Xiaolian a nod. ¡°If there is better news, Xiaolian oppa will certainly tell me about it, right?¡± After saying that, Soo Soo walked back into her room with an air of indifference. When the door to her room closed shut, Chen Xiaolian found himself at a loss. A few secondster, Chen Xiaolian stood up and cast a frown at Roddy. Roddy tapped his nose and responded, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ have not had the time to tell you. For the past few days, Soo Soo¡¯s state¡­ I am not sure what to make of it either.¡± ¡°What is going on?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian gravely. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say anything while we were on the road?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Roddy said nothing. Next, Chen Xiaolian sighed. He understood the difficulties Roddy faced ¨C he must have been worried for Chen Xiaolian. Thus, when he informed Chen Xiaolian about what was going on with the others, he had omitted Soo Soo. ¡°For the past few days, Soo Soo had been very quiet¡­ ¡­ more urately, she appeared to have changed into apletely different person. Regardless of who she sees, she would disy that cold expression. She would not smile ¡­ ¡­ and there are no other emotions on her face either. She is just like that vengeful spirit from the Japanese movie,¡± said Roddy with a frown. ¡°Additionally, it would appear that she rarely leaves her room. It is only during meal time that she woulde out to get something to eat before returning to her room.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°In the beginning, I assumed that she was ovee by grief. So, I attempted tofort her to no avail. I also dared not say too much for fear of inciting her emotions.¡± Roddy smiled bitterly. ¡°Thankfully, you are back¡­ well, I originally thought that she would get better after seeing you. Doesn¡¯t she usually trust and stay close to you? Why is it¡­ ¡­ after seeing you, she remains so cold.¡± Before Chen Xiaolian could respond to that, Lun Tai spoke up. ¡°Xiaolian, I think there is something really wrong with the girl.¡± Lun Tai furrowed his brows and there was a very serious look on his face. ¡°Why do you say that?¡± ¡°Before this, I had heard you talking about Soo Soo¡¯s dual personality problem. Whenever she receives a shock, she would be forced to assume her second personality. Unlike the first personality, which is that of an ordinary and lovable little girl, the second personality is that of a very gloomy person. For the past few days, I felt that¡­ ¡­ Soo Soo had be very unfamiliar!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face flickered and he said, ¡°You mean to say¡­¡± ¡°Maybe, after her second personality emerged, it did not revert back¡­ ¡­ I am worried. If this keeps up for too long, it might cause a huge problem.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Usually, after her second personality emerges, she would revert to her first personality with just a round of sleep. This time¡­ ¡­ could it be that Qiao Qiao¡¯s death brought too much of a shock to her?¡± ¡­ Inside the room¡­ Soo Soo stood before a mirror. She allowed her hair to remain dishevelled as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her originally lovable face now wore a look of indifference. She looked at her own eyes that were reflected by the mirror and suddenly released a faint sigh. ¡°You are feeling very happy, aren¡¯t you? Hearing that Qiao Qiao unnie can be resurrected.¡± She appeared to be talking to herself. ¡°However, you are so stupid. So stupid that I, who shares this body with you, feel ashamed on your behalf.¡± Using one finger, she gently rolled up a strand of her dishevelled hair. Next, she said slowly, ¡°Did you forget? Her father may well be the one who killed our parents. This grudge, could we just let it go?¡± ¡°Sister dying is originally something we should feel relieved for. After all, sister had always treated us so well. If she were alive, I would be unwilling to harm even a finger on her. ¡°Originally, I nned to just take revenge on Mr Qiao alone. ¡°But what do I do now? Sister can be resurrected ah. ¡°Although I also feel very happy to hear that¡­ ¡­ what about our revenge? ¡°Qiao Yifeng, he must die.¡± After saying that, Soo Soo gave a light yawn. ¡°So tired. I will need more time to adapt to controlling this body for so long. I have to go sleep for a bit.¡± Soo Soo stretched out her finger to tap her face on the mirror and said, ¡°You must really want to get out, don¡¯t you? It would be better if you don¡¯t¡­ ¡­ you are too weak. Exacting vengeance, just leave it to me. You are better off staying as a sweet little girl.¡± After saying that, Soo Soo turned around and got into her bed. On the mirror¡­ was Soo Soo¡¯s face. The face inside the mirror was filled with anxiousness and her eyes looked on pleadingly¡­ ¡­ Chapter 548 Life Form?

Chapter 548 Life Form?

GOR Chapter 548 Life Form? Inside the base¡¯s weapons and equipment room¡­ There on the workbench and beneath the monitor of a cellr analyser¡­ Roddy was controlling a robotic metal arm. He de-constructed a minute fragment from one of the countless small, mechanical tentacles ced on the workbench before carefully moving the fragment to a spot beneath the cellr analyser¡¯s monitor¡­ ¡°Slowly, slowly, that is right, don¡¯t shake¡­ ¡­ steady, steady¡­ ha! Done!¡± Roddy cried out in joy before releasing a long sigh of relief. Next, he turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian, who was standing behind him. Roddy asked, ¡°Just what is this thing?¡± ¡°The remains of the Electronic Guardians,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a very calm face. ¡°You analyse it first. Tell me about it when you find something.¡± A few minutester, Roddy turned away from the solution-filled sks and turned to look at the data on the monitor screen atop the workbench. ¡°What do those data mean?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the screen ¨C no matter how he tried, he was unable to understand it. ¡°Enough, it would be impossible to exin too much of it to a failed student like you,¡± replied Roddy with a prideful look. ¡°Hey, how can you say that? Back when we were having exams in school, you would copy my answers.¡± ¡°Those were liberal arts sses,¡± Roddy was quick to reply. ¡°I would only copy from you in things I have no interest in.¡± After a pause, he turned his attention to the data disyed on the monitor screen. Narrowing his eyes, he said, ¡°Truly¡­ ¡­ interesting.¡± ¡°Stop having fun alone. Hurry up and tell me, what is the result?¡± ¡°All right.¡± Roddy nodded his head and felt his pocket. He pulled out a piece of cigarette and ced it on his mouth. However, he did not light it up. He simply ced it there to deal with the cravings before quickly saying, ¡°Simply put, this is a very pure metallic life form.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ details please.¡± ¡°We humans and other organic life forms are all carbon-based life forms. You should understand this, right? As for the legendary metallic life form, that is under the silicon-based life form category. Regardless of how bad of a student you may be, you are still a web writer. Considering how much fantasy and sci-fi novels you have read and wrote, you should know this, right?¡± ¡°This senior has not updated his novels in a long time,¡± said Chen Xiaolian jestfully. ¡°Go on.¡± ¡°Mm, I have no way of exining the details to you. You won¡¯t understand them anyways. All I can say is the present analysis results reveal that, from this object¡¯s life makeup perspective, it ispletely different from us. We are made of chains of carbon atoms and others, forming macromolecules. However¡­ ¡­ this is not.¡± Roddy pointed at the monitor screen and reiterated, this time with emphasis, ¡°It is not!¡± ¡°I still don¡¯t get you.¡± Roddy gave a sigh. He said, ¡°At present, almost every organic life form in our world is a carbon-based life form. Let me put it this way, were I to take those things on the workbench out into the real world, I would be able to get myself a Nobel prize in minutes.¡± ¡°So, it is a life form that does not exist in our world?¡± ¡°Correct.¡± Roddy was quick to continue, ¡°In simplest term, it is not made of water or carbon.¡± ¡°Silicon-based life form?¡± ¡°That is not quite right.¡± Roddy scratched his head and said, ¡°Truth be told, the so-called silicon-based life form is just a fantasy. Additionally, there is a great w in this fantasy. The chemical reactions urring within silicon-based life forms happen at an extremely slow rate. In other words, if there were really a silicon-based life form, its movements would take a very long time to ur. The act of blinking its eyes could take up to several hours ¨C assuming it has eyes, that is. ¡°The other issue is how easily silicon gets oxidized. The oxidation of silicon would form a solid object, that is¡­ ¡­ sand. Also¡­ ¡­ silicon-based life forms require an environment with high temperature in order to be able to fit in. Theoretically speaking, they need a temperature of at least 200 degrees to operate normally. Thus, they would likely find it impossible to survive under our present world¡¯s environment. That is why there are no silicon-based life forms on Earth.¡± ¡°In other words, if a world with silicon-based life forms exists, that world should be¡­¡± ¡°It should be one with a low-level of oxygen, or perhaps without oxygen. Additionally, it would be a very hot ce,¡± Roddy was quick to answer. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shone. That world¡­ ¡­ is that the condition of ¡®that¡¯ world? ¡°It is a life form,¡± said Roddy. ¡°Of that I can be certain. The deconstructed cells possess all the characteristics of life. However, with my level of knowledge, I am unable to figure out how it operates. You know as well that the foundation of our existence is different from it. There is no way to utilize our understanding on this thing.¡± Roddy extended his finger to make a dragging motion over the monitor screen and some other numbers appeared on the monitor screen. ¡°Do you still remember the electronic metal insects that I got in the previous instance dungeon? One of the fellows from the hapless guild that got exterminated by us possessed an ability that is somewhat simr to mine. He nurtured some electronic insects as pets. Originally, I had thought that those were electronic life forms. However, after conducting some tests on them, I became disappointed. Those are not genuine electronic life forms. Rather, they are just electronic equipment created using certain nano-technology. It is just that the shape of the equipment is like that of an insect. In truth, it is nothing more than a highly advanced AI-controlled object ¨C although it possesses highly advanced AI, it is still an item that acts ording to its program. It is not a real life form. ¡°See? This is the cellr analysis result for the electronic insects. There is a significant difference between this and the Electronic Guardian fragments that you brought back.¡± ¡°Is the difference huge?¡± ¡°It is even bigger than the distance between the Milky Way Gxy and the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Gxy.¡± Roddy shrugged and said, ¡°After analysing these Electronic Guardian fragments you brought back, I found that it possesses a great many interesting features. For example¡­ ¡­ it could break down and transform its shape.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Using the monitoring device, I was able to observe the cell as it continuously changed its shape. In other words, this life form can transform¡­ ¡­ mm, you can consider it something like the Transformers¡­ ¡­ ah, no. That is not quite right. It is like those liquid metal humans. However, they are more perfect! More powerful!¡± ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°They can automatically divide themselves and multiply. At the same time, they are more resistant to high temperatures. It would not suffer the same fate as the Terminator in the movie, melting away in a furnace. For these things, getting thrown in a furnace would be the equivalent of enjoying a hot shower.¡± ¡°Let us not go into the other details first. Just now, you said that silicon-based life forms would move very slowly¡­ ¡­ that is not right.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I had to face the Electronic Guardians back in Zero City. They are fast.¡± ¡°I did not say it is a silicon-based life form.¡± Roddy shook his head. ¡°Silicon-based life form is a term we humans made up. However, I never said it is it. It is something of an alternative object, something simr to a metallic life form. However, I do not know what materials were used to create it. At any rate, it is definitely not carbon.¡± ¡°So, the question now is¡­ ¡­ these little things I brought back, are they of value?¡± Roddyughed. Heughed in a very odd manner. ¡°For others, these things may be nothing more than scrap metal to be thrown into the energy smelting furnace. However, in my hands? I am very interested in them. I want to see if I can make something interesting out of them. By the way, how much of these did you bring back?¡± ¡°Quite a bit. About half a truck¡¯s worth,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Do you have a moreplete one? One with a more intact body.¡± Roddy kept asking. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ I have got a lot of ideas to work with.¡± The smile that appeared on Roddy¡¯s face made a chill run down Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spine. Roddy then chuckled before continuing, ¡°Maybe I can create something. Next time, when we encounter enemies in instance dungeons, we will be able to give them a good scare.¡± After saying that, Roddy shouted, ¡°GM!¡± An electronically synthesized voice quickly rang out within the room itself. ¡°I have said this before, I am not the GM. I am not a doppelganger of the outside GM. I am a new and separate existence. Please address me as Base Control.¡± ¡°All right, Base Control.¡± Roddy pondered for a moment before speaking again, ¡°I need some new equipment, a cultivation storeroom where I can conduct cultivation of cells. It would be best if you could make it bigger and let it have a high temperature. I want the type that can automatically adjust itself. Also, I need a control desk with stronger functions, preferably a sealed one. Give it the function for manual switch. Mm, also some metal synthesizing equipment, preferably with some with injection and deconstruction functions.¡± Roddy quickly mouthed off a long list of requests. Base Control listened quietly and replied, ¡°Possible. The base could generate all your requests. However, it would consume energy. I should remind you that you have not replenished the base¡¯s energy in a long time. Since the moment I gained control of this base, you have been consuming its energy.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly spoke up, ¡°Why is it that Zero City has never needed to replenish its energy? I have never heard of Zero City having an energy smelting furnace.¡± ¡°Because I am not Zero City,¡± replied Base Control coolly. ¡°I always thought that you are the same. Could it be that this base is not a smaller version of Zero City?¡± ¡°This is a small part of the inceptive program module that was cut out. However, it is iplete. Zero City possesses a moreplete, or should I say a more perfect set of functions. As for me¡­ ¡­ I am still in a growing phase. At present, I am unable to be self-sufficient in terms of energy usage.¡± ¡°What is needed for that to happen?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I will need time to grow. That or you can charge me up with more energy so that I can grow even faster. Also, you can find me a suitable world for me to embed. I can undergo self-transformation and at the same time draw energy from myself to create a positive feedback loop.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. Then, he asked, ¡°Embed? What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°A separate space for me to embed.¡± ¡°What about this world?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Ipatible. For the present me, this world is too big.¡± Roddy suddenly asked, ¡°Then, what happens after you grow up? Could it be you will also be like Zero City? You will possess powerful functions such as the ability to create a resource pocket for us?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± replied Base Control. ¡°Exin more to us about the meaning of embed,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coldly. ¡°It would be best if you can give us some feasible proposals.¡± ¡°For example, you can enter a certain low-level instance dungeon. Low-level instance dungeons have smaller space and less resistance toward outside forces. I would be able to smoothly embed myself without triggering any response from the main system. Then, I will be able to upy and devour its space. That way, I can¡­¡± ¡°You can slowly transform into an existence like that of Zero City?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his head. ¡°I will consider it. For now, let us end this conversation.¡± Roddy had seemingly wanted to say something. However, he was quick to notice the odd look Chen Xiaolian was giving him. The years of friendship between them allowed Roddy to understand what Chen Xiaolian meant. He simply shut his mouth. ¡­ Chapter 549 You Will Lose For Sure

Chapter 549 You Will Lose For Sure

GOR Chapter 549 You Will Lose For Sure Half an hourter... Chen Xiaolian and Roddy left the base. They drove a car, heading to the city area. On the way, Chen Xiaolian leisurely parked the car beside the road and observed the stretch of ground beside the road. ¡°I am beginning to regret it now.¡± ¡°Regret what?¡± ¡°I regret it. I should not have allowed GM¡¯s doppelganger to enter the base.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°I keep getting this feeling that allowing it to evolve into a new Zero City may not be a good thing.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Roddy tapped his nose. ¡°Zero City is a great ce. A home, which belongs to us andes equipped with powerful functions. It could also create resource pockets like that C13 mine¡­¡± ¡°But Zero City has been destroyed,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coldly. ¡°Don¡¯t forget, in the past, the base too, was destroyed. Additionally¡­ ¡­ is it really a home? Isn¡¯t it just another cage?¡± Roddy fell silent. ¡°I keep thinking about it¡­ ¡­ maybe, when I made that strange decision inside Zero City¡¯s Room Zero, it was because¡­ ¡­ inside that room, I found out about something!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ what is it I found out? What would make me decide upon such an action?¡± ¡­ Zero City¡­ The world inside hadpletely changed. The outline of the city that had originally existed within it was now no more. There were ruins everywhere. All the buildings on the ground had been ttened andrge amounts of earth, sand, stone, ashes, and the aftermath of high temperature¡­ Shen floated in the air, alone. He was in a cross-legged seating posture as he pondered something. ¡°What is the point in you doing all this?¡± After a long time, Shen finally raised his head. Looking at the air, he asked that question. Zero City did not answer. ¡°Due to the rules, I am unable to harm you, but you are also unable to harm me.¡± Shen sneered. ¡°So now that there are only the two of us here, you want to contain me inside?¡± ¡°Your existence disrupts the bnce,¡± answered Zero City. ¡°Even if I were not to do this, once the outside system discovers your existence, it too, would do so.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha!¡± Shenughed out maniacally before abruptly standing up in the middle of the air. In his fury, his body radiated a sphere of light simr to that of a nuclear explosion. A loud noise reverberated as the nuclear explosion spread outward in the middle of the sky and the intense shockwaves spread out. It felt as though the air itself was burning. After a long time, the power of the explosion dispersed. ¡°Your wilful acts of destruction are pointless,¡± said Zero City indifferently. ¡°There are only you and me here. I have no need for air or a body, but you possess a body. By destroying the structures here, you are only reducing your own level offort.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The statement startled Shen, who suddenly smiled. ¡°True, you are right. Sigh, I feel thirsty. Give me some water, will you?¡± A ss rapidly materialized in the air before him. Next, clean water slowly materialized within the ss. Shen epted the ss of water and gulped it all down in one go. ¡°Thanks.¡± After saying that, he casually hurled the ss down. It smashed down upon the ground, creating arge crater. Shen smiled and descended to the ground. He checked his surroundings. ¡°I want to sleep for a bit. Create a room for me; there must be a clean bed. Make sure the mattress is soft. And preferably have an air humidifier inside the room. This ce is so dry my skin is about to crack.¡± A building appeared. It was a circr building. Shen pushed open the door and walked inside to see a big and beautiful bed. The mattress on the bed was as soft as the clouds. ¡° ¡­ by the way. If¡­ ¡­ I ask you to create a woman out for me, would that be too much? I know you cannot allow a third life form to exist here. So, how about just an intable doll? I am not asking for much, just a redheaded one is good enough.¡± This time, Zero City did not respond. ¡°Fine, boring fellow.¡± Shen threw himself onto the bed and stretched his waist. Next, he closed his eyes and began sleeping. Shen really did fell asleep. His rate of breathing became proportionally bnced and long. After sleeping for an unknown period of time, Shen suddenly sat up from the bed. His ears seemingly strained and he widened his eyes. There was a look of utter disbelief in his eyes. ¡°¡­ ¡­ I¡­ ¡­ did not mishear it?¡± He jumped out from the bed andughed loudly. ¡°You actually¡­ ¡­ actually made a mistake? You? Committing a mistake? Ha ha ha ha! Too funny! Too damned funny! Ha ha ha ha!¡± Boom! With a loud explosive noise, the wall of the circr building broke outward as Shen¡¯s figure shot out like an artillery st. He broke the sound barrier while flying in the sky and left behind a residual after image. In the blink of an eye, Shen¡¯s figure arrived before a certain spot. The spot was originally located to the north of the destroyed Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building. There were ruins on the ground; Shennded. He narrowed his eyes and looked around, his ears quivering lightly. Suddenly, his eyes shone and he moved to a certain location. He crouched down and raised his right hand up high. His right hand formed a fist before mming the fist down the ground. With a ¡°boom¡±, shattered rocks spread out and flew about as a crack appeared on the ground. Next, it copsed. After the ground copsed, a dark passageway appeared before Shen. ¡°Zero City, how unexpected! To think that you would make such a mistake! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!¡± Shen raised his head up andughed loudly. Then, the countless pieces of broken stones on the ground floated up. Next, they shot out like bullets toward Shen. Shen sneered. ¡°Trying to stop me now is toote, don¡¯t you think?¡± He casually waved his hand and a barrier of air appeared around him. The barrier easily deflected off the iing stones. After that, Shen jumped into the passageway. Shennded in the middle of darkness somewhere tens of metres below ground. With a snap of his fingers, Shen quickly created tens of illuminating mes around him. The mes swayed in the air. Suddenly, the mes quickly extinguished as the oxygen in the air was quickly drawn out. ¡°You cannot stop me.¡± Shen sneered, ignoring the loss of oxygen. Instead, he strode forward in a certain direction. Within the darkness, he used his bare hands to tear open the wall of the ce to reveal an elevator. Shen walked inside it and immediately tore apart the elevator. Next, he continued down following the elevator shaft. Explosions erupted underground as metals suddenly exploded for no particr reason. Shen however, simply put up his hand to block his eyes. He allowed the explosion to strike his body and simply continued tough loudly. Finally, hended. When Shen¡¯s feet made contact with the most bottomyer of the elevator shaft, he stabbed both hands into the wall before him and tore the metal door open. ¡°I aming~¡± ¡­ An underground space¡­ The structure of the underground space appeared like an underground research centre. There on the door of the research centre was a metal te. There were words written upon the metal te. ¡°Rubik¡¯s Cube research centre? Interesting.¡± Shen smiled and strode inside. The interior of the research centre was filled with darkness. There at the end was a very small room. The door leading to the room was only partially closed, allowing a small amount of light to shine through. Shen moved forward, one step after another. Zero City continued its attempts to stop Shen. The metal tes beneath Shen¡¯s feet quickly dissolved, seemingly in an attempt to drag him down. However, Shen ignored it. His legs rapidly transformed into intangible silhouettes as he swiftly moved closer to the door. ¡°Zero City, since youmitted a mistake, you can no longer stop me! Just forget it!¡± The joy in Shen¡¯s eyes grew in intensity. Finally, he reached the door. Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock! He extended his hand and deliberately knocked on the door. ¡°Is anyone home?¡± Beyond the door was a very simple looking room. There was also a faint clump of light inside. In the middle of the room was a little boy, who was crouching on the floor. Before the little boy were several circr shaped building block like items. Strangely enough, the source of illumination inside the room was¡­ The little boy himself! That faint light wasing off the little boy¡¯s body. His entire person appeared translucent, just like a ghost. Having heard the knocking sound, the little boy turned his head around to see Shen. Seeing that handsome face, the little boy seemed surprised. ¡°Hello, who are you?¡± ¡°My name is Shen.¡± The moment Shen saw the little boy, looks of puzzlement, astonishment and several other emotions appeared on his face. His eyes squinted into lines and he said, ¡°Shen is my name. So, how should I address you, you lovable little fellow?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I am Adam.¡± The little boy looked at Shen. Adam. Back then, he was the one who helped Chen Xiaolian and Gibbs escape Zero City. He was the¡­ weak, new-born, AI life form. Adam! Shen began to sigh. ¡°Zero City, this time, you lose.¡± Shen cast a smile toward the air. ¡°If there are only you and me in this ce, I would be unable to do anything to you thanks to the rules. However, if there is a third existence¡­ ¡­ it will certainly be your loss!¡± A sigh of helplessness seemingly rang out from the air. It was a deep and profound sigh. ¡­ ¡°Daddy?¡± Yu Jiajia cast a frown at Qiao Yifeng. There was a seemingly displeased look on her face. ¡°Why the urgency?¡± ¡°We have to leave now. Something has happened,¡± said Qiao Yifeng, who pulled off his sunsses before turning to observe the street. There were two ck coloured cars parked behind him. Several bodyguards in ck suits stood around them. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ I have not said anything to Xiaolian yet.¡± ¡°If you want to say goodbye, just do it over the phone. Right now, you must leave with me.¡± Qiao Yifeng shook his head. Just across the street¡­ Inside an iced drinks shop, a small figure sat before the shop¡¯s window. In her hand was an ice cream cone and her pink tongue gently licked the ice cream. Her na?ve and innocent looking eyes shone as she observed Qiao Yifeng, who was right across the road. Next, the ice cream cone was casually thrown onto the floor and the little figure that was dangling on the chair jumped down. She moved to the shop¡¯s door, pulled the door open and walked out. Behind her, on the surface of the ss door, was a little girl¡¯s face; one filled with anxiousness. ¡°No! Don¡¯t! Don¡¯t!¡± ¡­ Chapter 550 Thanks

Chapter 550 Thanks

GOR Chapter 550 Thanks Qiao Yifeng pulled Yu Jiajia until they were beside a car. The bodyguards standing beside them pulled open the door of the car but the father-daughter pair were quarrelling and they did not notice a little girl walking out from the iced drinks shop across the street. She wore a small floral patterned skirt and small shoes with cartoon figures. Beneath her mushroom like hair was a delicate face, which was seemingly filled with childishness. However, her pair of eyes ¨C her pair of dark pupils stared intently at Qiao Yifeng, who was standing across the street. They did not blink at all. None of the bodyguards beside Qiao Yifeng noticed Soo Soo¡¯s appearance. Soo Soo stepped onto the street, both her hands tightly clenched together. However, the moment her one foot stepped upon the street¡­ A pair of big hands suddenly reached out from beside her. One hand pressed down on the little girl¡¯s shoulder while the other quickly caught hold of one of Soo Soo¡¯s wrist. The hands pulled her and led her back to stand before the iced drinks shop across the street. Soo Soo swiftly turned her head to see a thin figure with an ordinary and wooden face. However, there was a hint of warm amusement in his pair of eyes. Soo Soo recognized this face. The expression of coldness in her eyes then loosened. She raised her head and looked on indifferently at this person standing before her. ¡°I do not know what you wanted to do. However, I get the feeling that your next set of actions would not be good. So¡­¡± ¡°So, you want to stop me?¡± Soo Soo¡¯s voice was very icy. The figure before her narrowed his eyes, seemingly smiling as he looked at Soo Soo. The two of them looked right into each other¡¯s eyes. A few secondster, Soo Soo suddenly opened her mouth to say, ¡°You are not Da Gang.¡± The figure standing before her was shocked, but he then smiled and said, ¡°Of course I am Da Gang.¡± ¡°No, you are not.¡± Soo Soo then frowned and continued looking at him. ¡°Or rather, you are not just Da Gang.¡± The figure standing before her was none other than Tian Lie, who had transformed his body back to its original form of Da Gang. Tian Lie raised a brow and looked at Soo Soo. He pointed at her nose and said, ¡°What about you? It would appear that you are not just Soo Soo as well, right?¡± Across the street, the bodyguard beside Qiao Yifeng sensed something and he jerked his head to look across the street. However, when he swept his gaze over, there was no longer anyone near the door of the iced drinks shop. A gust of wind blew¡­ ¡­ ¡°Want a drink?¡± Tian Lie handed a chocte milk packet over. Soo Soo gave it a nce and said coolly, ¡°Only that na?ve little girl would like something like this.¡± ¡°So, you are not her?¡± Tian Lie smiled. He then pulled out a straw, poked it in and started sipping it. ¡°Little girl, don¡¯t be angry at me. Just now, I was able to stop you not because I had taken action ¡­ ¡­ rather, it was because you have yet toe to a proper decision yourself, isn¡¯t that right? If not for that, considering your strength, you would not obediently follow me.¡± Soo Soo lowered her head as she seemingly pondered something. After a few seconds, she took a deep breath. ¡°Huh!¡± Soo Soo raised her head up and looked at TIan Lie. ¡°So? Let us not talk about me. Who are you? You have constantly been lurking around us, but now what? Did you decide you do not want to continue hiding anymore? Why expose yourself to me? Did you think that because I am a little child, I am not dangerous?¡± ¡°Because I sense an auraing off you,¡± replied TIan Lie with a smile. ¡°The aura of someone like me.¡± They were in a public square not far from the residentialplex. Sunlight spilled down from between the cracks of the tree canopy above them and fell upon them. ¡°Like you?¡± Soo Soo¡¯s face remained indifferent. ¡°Yes, like me.¡± Tian Lie tapped Soo Soo¡¯s nose and said, ¡°Inside your heart are twopletely different existences¡­ ¡­ on that, we are the same.¡± ¡°Just who are you?¡± ¡°Me?¡± Tian Lie thought about it for a moment. ¡°Something like¡­ ¡­ a friend, I guess. At any rate, I am not taking anyone¡¯s side at the moment. I do not see anything wrong with befriending you people. Besides, Chen Xiaolian, that fellow is not bad.¡± Soo Soo suddenly became like an rmed cat and she stared at Tian Lie warily. ¡°Enough, don¡¯t look at me like that. It is not as if I have only been around you people for one or two days. If I wanted to harm your Xiaolian oppa, trust me on this, I had plenty of chances to do so,¡± said Tian Lie with a wry smile. ¡°Truth is, not only did I not harm him, I had even secretly helped him out a few times.¡± Hearing those words, the harshness in Soo Soo¡¯s eyes softened somewhat. After finishing the chocte milk, Tian Lie casually threw it into a distant trashcan. Then, he turned to look at Soo Soo. ¡°Tell me, you people are no ordinary Awakened ones, are you?¡± Soo Soo pursed her lips and said nothing. ¡°Don¡¯t want to say? Up to you, then.¡± Tian Lie stretched his waist and said, ¡°What was it you wanted to do just now? Did you wanted to take action against Qiao Yifeng? As I recall, you have some rtionship with him, don¡¯t you? Fine, fine, I won¡¯t ask you what is going on.¡± ¡°You n on leaving?¡± Soo Soo suddenly asked. Tian Lie cast a deep look at Soo Soo. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are a clever person.¡± ¡°You have always been hiding your identity while lurking around us. For you to suddenly expose your identity in front of me¡­ ¡­ next, I believe you must be nning on leaving,¡± Soo Soo slowly said. ¡°Am I wrong?¡± ¡°No, you are very clever¡­ ¡­pared to your other form, I prefer this one. A smart and cold little loli, who exudes an air of danger.¡± Ignoring the flippant words from Tian Lie, Soo Soo stared intently upon Tian Lie and slowly asked, ¡°So, you are also not one, am I right?¡± ¡°Not what?¡± ¡°A normal Awakened.¡± Soo Soo stared right into Tian Lie¡¯s eyes. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The two of them stared at each other for a good two seconds. Then, Tian Lie smiled. He reached out with one hand to pinch Soo Soo¡¯s nose. ¡°I am really growing to enjoy yourpany, little girl.¡± Soo Soo gave a defiant look in response to Tian Lie¡¯s actions. However, she did not dodge. She just looked at Tian Lie quietly. ¡°You seem very familiar with us. Although I know that Xiaolian oppa brought you here from Hangzhou¡­ ¡­ I feel that you did not first get to know us there. Perhaps¡­ ¡­ even earlier? Could it be from an instance dungeon?¡± Soo Soo slowly continued, ¡°To have a rtionship with us in this world¡­ ¡­ yet you are also a member of that world. This is interesting. By considering the time when you ¡®first¡¯ got to know Xiaolian oppa in Hangzhou and move further back in time, the number of Awakened ones that Xiaolian oppa knew then is limited. It is also unlikely for him to get in contact with other Awakened ones in this world. So, the only other possible ces of contact are instance dungeons¡­ time wise, if we are to consider the time before Xiaolian oppa met you in Hangzhou, back then, he had only participated in a few instance dungeons.¡± Soo Soo spoke slowly, showing neither confusion nor anxiousness. Her little face showed no emotions as she stared at Tian Lie. Tian Lie raised his brows. ¡°Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon? There were quite a few Awakened ones in that instance dungeon. Tokyo instance dungeon? Mm, that was also arge-scale instance dungeon with quite a number of participants¡­ ¡­¡± after saying that, Soo Soo deliberately paused for a moment. She then stared at Tian Lie and said, ¡°So, which instance dungeon did you appear in? Where was it that you encountered us the first time around? Or perhaps, this current appearance you have, is it actually not your original appearance?¡± Tian Lie smiled in response. ¡°Little kids should not be too smart. When little kids are too smart, they lose their cuteness.¡± ¡°Fine, I won¡¯t ask.¡± Soo Soo abruptly stretched her body as well. ¡°At any rate, it would appear that you do not have any ill intentions right now.¡± ¡°Mm, that is more like it. If everything is revealed, then there would be no room for everyone to be friends.¡± Tian Lie smiled and stood up. ¡°You are leaving?¡± ¡°Yes. Since my identity has been exposed, it would be awkward to hang around you people. Besides¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie¡¯s face suddenly took on a profound expression and he said, ¡°Something big has happened. It would appear that there are many new developments on the other side. I will need to go check it out to satisfy my curiosity. As for you, clever girl, you take care. Hopefully, next time we meet, we can still be friends and not enemies.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Soo Soo quietly observed Tian Lie as he turned around to leave. After Tian Lie had taken over tens of steps away, Soo Soo suddenly spoke up, stopping him. ¡°Wait.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Tian Lie turned his head to look at her. ¡°You are not an ordinary little girl. Surely, you do not need me to escort you back to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side, right?¡± ¡°How was it like?¡± ¡°What?¡± Soo Soo bit her lips before replying, ¡°Dying.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie was silent. Soo Soo continued, ¡°Dying. You died once¡­ ¡­ how did it feel like?¡± Tian Lie narrowed his eyes. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ guessed it?¡± ¡°After analysing it, there are not many who fit the criteria.¡± Soo Soo shook her head. ¡°It is not that hard to guess.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ feeling, eh? It is like having a dream.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°Sometimes, I wish I had never woken up.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie continued moving forward. After taking a few more steps, he heard Soo Soo speaking out once more. ¡°Metal spheres.¡± Tian Lie suddenly halted his steps. ¡°The metal spheres seem to be the key here.¡± Soo Soo¡¯s voice rang out from behind him and she spoke slowly, emphasizing each word. ¡°I do not know what you had to go through. Additionally, I am also not too clear on the specifics. However, from my personal experience, the metal spheres appear to be the key. Also¡­ ¡­ you cannot die anymore. If you die again, there will be no way to revive you anymore.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ thanks,¡± said Tian Lie in a hushed tone. ¡°These words of yours, I will be sure to keep them a secret.¡± After that, he strode forward and left. It did not take long for him to disappear from the park. ¡°Truly, what a weirdo.¡± Soo Soo jumped down from the chair in the public park. Next, she raised her head to look at the sun. ¡°Also, thanks. Just now, it is true that I have yet to make up my mind. Maybe your action of stopping me is not a bad thing. I still need to put more consideration into this.¡± This little girl mumbled to herself and finally came to a conclusion. Then, she left the public park through the other direction. ¡­ Chapter 551 Coincidence

Chapter 551 Coincidence

GOR Chapter 551 Coincidence ¡°Damn it! Was no one looking after her?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression was livid. Qimu Xi¡¯s face was filled with guilt as she replied with a whisper, ¡°I, I entered the training room to train for a bit. I thought that she would stay inside her room¡­ ¡­ she had been staying inside her room withouting out for the past few days, so¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qimu Xi. Next, he took a deep breath and moved to pat her shoulder. ¡°Sorry, I am being too anxious. This matter is not your fault. I too, had not specifically asked you to look after her.¡± Qimu Xi responded in a hushed tone, ¡°Since our two seniors, Lun Tai and Bei Tai are not in base, I, I should have paid more attention to Soo Soo.¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the time and frowned before saying, ¡°Where is Xiaolei?¡± When he forwarded that question however, Qimu Xi turned silent. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat and he sighed ¨C clearly, there was something odd going on between Qimu Xi and Xia Xiaolei. Since returning from the Jerusalem instance dungeon, their rtionship had turned very touchy. ¡°Base Control! ess the monitors! I want to know when Soo Soo left!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. The GM like voice of the entity controlling the base quickly responded, ¡°Guild member Soo Soo left around 119 minutes ago.¡± ¡°Where did she go?¡± ¡°She left through the southeast area of the ind by the shuttle boat. As for where she was headed, you know well enough that the base do not possess much in terms of surveince for our surroundings. Once she got far enough from this base, I was no longer capable of monitoring her movements. However, ording to the location of the shuttle boat she used, it would appear that she hadnded to the north side of XX Road.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered the information and said, ¡°Where does the road lead to?¡± ¡°Nanjing City is to the south of the road. To the north is the Northern Jiangsu Expressway. There are too many branching points to consider there. I am unable to analyse further.¡± ¡°Nanjing City.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and said, ¡°She must have gone to the city.¡± A few secondster, Base Control suddenly said, ¡°The shuttle boat is moving. ording to the surveince footage, the one on the boat is guild member Soo Soo. The boat is moving toward this ind. There is now confirmation that member Soo Soo is in the process of returning.¡± The information took Chen Xiaolian by surprise. ¡°She returned?¡± ¡°Yes, the return signal for the shuttle boat was received just 18 seconds ago.¡± Chen Xiaolian calmed down and sat down. Next, he turned to look at Qimu Xi, who was beside him, and said, ¡°All right now, Qimu Xi, you go attend to your own matters. Just now, I was in a bad mood. I should not have unleashed my temper on you. You are not responsible for this matter.¡± ¡°Yes, Guild Leader.¡± Qimu Xi lowered her head and left. ¡°Also, don¡¯t go overboard with the training. Improvement of strength cannot be aplished overnight.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the girl, who had remained silent. He knew that his words would likely be of no effect. Qimu Xi left without saying anything. She went toward the training room. Chen Xiaolian sighed. A few minutester, Soo Soo returned and entered the base. Chen Xiaolian waited for her in the lobby, his attention upon the door of the base. He watched as Soo Soo walked inside. There was a calm expression on Soo Soo¡¯s face. Looking at Chen Xiaolian, she slowly said, ¡°Oppa, were you waiting for me?¡± ¡°Yes. Can we talk for a bit?¡± Chen Xiaolian moved over. Then, he reached out with his hand to stroke Soo Soo¡¯s hair. ¡°Talk about what?¡± Soo Soo raised her head, looking Chen Xiaolian in the eye. ¡°Talk about sister¡¯s death?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian found himself at a loss for words. ¡°I have already epted that fact.¡± Soo Soo shook her head. ¡°So, there is no need for you tofort me. Besides, didn¡¯t oppa say before that there is a chance to resurrect sister?¡± The manner in which Soo Soo was talking was too calm. It was a calmness that would rouse the feelings of worry from others. Chen Xiaolian crouched down and looked Soo Soo in the eye. ¡°Who is the one talking to me right now? Is it the normal you? Or¡­¡± ¡°Oppa, in your heart, you already know the answer to that question, don¡¯t you? At a time like this, the normal me should be rushing into your arms and cry her heart out, no?¡± Soo Soo¡¯s eyes stared right at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Her stare was such that Chen Xiaolian found it somewhat unbearably heavy. ¡°So, does oppa wish the current me to disappear and change back to the normal me?¡± Soo Soo continued, ¡°Oppa, in your heart, do you prefer the normal me?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. He then took a deep breath and said, ¡°Regardless of what state you are in, you are Soo Soo. I will always be concerned for you. However¡­ ¡­ this state you are in, would it really, really not bring about any health issues?¡± ¡°At least I am not hiding in a corner, feeling heartbroken and crying alone,¡± Soo Soo said coolly. Then, she stretched out her hand to reveal a stic bag in her hand. ¡°Here, I went out to buy some food.¡± ¡°Food?¡± Chen Xiaolian epted the stic bag and saw that it contained some delicious looking cakes. ¡°Chocte muffin and tiramisu,¡± said Soo Soo slowly. ¡°Eating sweet foods make people feel better. Although the food inside this base is very nutritious, it tastes horrible. I am still a little girl after all. Little girls like sweet foods, isn¡¯t that right?¡± Chen Xiaolian appeared somewhat lost. Soo Soo then pulled out a piece of tiramisu from the bag and handed it to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Oppa, you eat some too. The sweet foods that this shop sells are delicious.¡± After saying that, Soo Soo walked past Chen Xiaolian, heading back into her own room. After taking a few step forward, Soo Soo suddenly halted. She turned her head around to look right at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Oppa cares about me, that makes me very happy. Also, be sure to eat the cake.¡± Soo Soo pointed at her own heart and traces of a calm smile appeared on her face. Next, she slowly walked back to her room. Chen Xiaolian watched as Soo Soo disappeared into her own room. Next, he lowered his head to look at the piece of tiramisu in his hand. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, he took a bite of it. Mm, it is quite sweet. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian sat in the central resting area alone for a full half hour. ¡°This will not do. The guild¡¯s morale has fallen extremely low. The negative effect brought upon by the Jerusalem instance dungeon is not limited to Qiao Qiao¡¯s sacrifice, far from it. If I don¡¯t figure out a way to deal with these negative effects, they will be a serious hidden danger for the future of this guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian had already finished up the tiramisu cake. He sat there and focused hard on pondering the situation. Other than Soo Soo, there was also the rtionship between Qimu Xi and Xia Xiaolei. Some unnatural interactions had also appeared between Lun Tai and Bei Tai ¨C mm, it was mainly on Lun Tai¡¯s part. And also Roddy. All these issues needed addressing. Otherwise¡­ ¡­ signs of breaking apart had begun showing within the guild. If the guild members were unable to trust each other without reservations, what would happen when they were facing danger in instance dungeons? How would they be able to support each other? How would they be willing to trust their backs to their own guild members in the heat of battle? ¡­ At night, one by one, the guild members who had gone out of the base returned. The first to return was Xia Xiaolei. He had gone out to purchase daily necessities and foods. Chen Xiaolian did not say too much to Xia Xiaolei. Next to return were the two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. By the time they returned, it was already midnight. Lun Tai was obviously somewhat exhausted. ¡°Any harvest?¡± Chen Xiaolian moved to sit down together with Lun Tai and Bei Tai in the central resting area. Lun Tai spoke in a hushed tone, his voice slightly hoarse, ¡°We are unable to get a clear picture. I contacted some of my acquaintances within the Awakened circle. Contact with Zero City has been severed. This news is beginning to spread through the Awakened circle. Many of the Awakened ones who entered Zero City could not be contacted anymore. No one came out.¡± ¡°That is not right,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°During the evacuation process, some of the outsider Awakened ones who survived the battle managed to join the evacuation teams. I personally witnessed their aerial transports leaving Zero City safely.¡± ¡°If so, there is only one exnation. The Awakened ones who left Zero City are being restrained,¡± Lun Tai said slowly. ¡°This is not difficult to conclude. After those from Zero City left, normally speaking, the first thing they should do is to find a safe ce to set up a base. They would want to establish a safe area in this world, a temporary camp. At the same time, due to the fact that Zero City¡¯s forces are now in their weakest state, I specte that one of the leaders must have decided to cut off allmunications. As for the outsider Awakened ones among them, the forces from Zero City must be restraining them.¡± ¡°You mean a house arrest?¡± ¡°That could be the case. If I were the leader of the team of survivors, I too, would maintain a state of nomunications. Ensuring the safety of the groupes first. In the event that the news of Zero City¡¯s fall spreads out to the other Awakened ones within this world, who knows what could happen? Knowing that the seniors in Zero City, beings that used to exist high up in the clouds have now fallen to the point where they are homeless, only Heaven knows if someone would harbour malicious intentions toward them. Besides¡­ the yers are also a dangerous factor. Thus, they may have decided to hide.¡± ¡°Are there any changes in public opinions right now?¡± ¡°None at the moment,¡± Lun Tai slowly replied. ¡°I have checked a few secret online bulletin board sites for Awakened ones. At present, there are only a few sporadic questions on the issue. It has yet to go viral. Zero City has always remained a mysterious existence after all. It is just that some of the Awakened ones who should have left Zero City for the outside world have yet to return and could not be contacted. Due to that, some guilds have begun asking questions. However, their actions did not receive much attention. In addition to that, it would appear that two peripheral sub teams formed by a certain resident guild have revealed that they were unable to enter Zero City. They could not make contact¡­ ¡­ this one got some attention. However, like the one before, it is temporarily not making huge waves. Still, I specte that in two to three days¡¯ time, news about this matter will get even worse.¡± ¡°And?¡± ¡°Some strange news have appeared on several sites. Analysing them, I conclude that those must be some form of coded messages,¡± Lun Tai slowly said. ¡°I specte that some Zero City personnel must have found themselves stuck outside after that incident. Now that they could no longer return to Zero City or make contact, they can only use the sites used by Awakened ones. Leaving behind those coded messages, they hope to make contact with other Zero City personnel. I only saw a few of those news. However, it is certain that some of them must have made contact with each other. Even so, they did not spread the news to the ordinary Awakened ones. These people are very cautious. As expected of the people from Zero City, they are very disciplined.¡± After saying that, Lun Tai paused for a moment before continuing, ¡°However, no matter how low-key they are, some smart fellows would certainly find the traces of their actions. Thus, in two or three days¡¯ time, this news will break out.¡± ¡°There is something else.¡± Bei Tai suddenly interrupted. ¡°Those outsider Awakened ones who entered Zero City, most of them are either the core members or elites of their respective guilds. If, I am saying, should the system suddenly issue out somerge-scale instance dungeons within these two days and have the Awakened ones¡¯ guilds participate¡­ ¡­ things would escte! Many of the guilds do not have their core members around. Their strengths are seriously below normal. To be forced to participate in an instance dungeon under such circumstances¡­ ¡­ the situation would deteriorate even further. Maybe, the Awakened circle would suffer a heavy loss!¡± ¡°Yes. Assume those outsider Awakened ones who made it out from Zero City are under house arrest by Zero City¡¯s surviving forces. Once the system issues out the instance dungeon and the Awakened ones are chosen to participate¡­ ¡­ Zero City¡¯s surviving forces would have to face a very difficult choice: By releasing the outsider Awakened ones, they would end up exposing what had happened! But if they choose not to release them¡­ ¡­ stopping them from participating in the instance dungeon is the equivalent of murder!¡± Lun Tai sighed. There was a dark look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He considered it for a moment before saying, ¡°So, what about the information for the other one? Did you find anything?¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai exchanged nces. Then, Lun Tai spoke up, ¡°The madmen from Jerusalem?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Lun Tai took a deep breath. mes seemed to be slowly emerging from within his eyes ¨C those were the mes of hatred. ¡°I asked around for information about the madmen from Jerusalem. However, the many sites have no way of finding out the exact location of their activities. I had inquired some of my old friends who specialize in information trading, but those madmen from Jerusalem are usually very low-key. They rarely mix around with other guilds. Thus, information about their whereabouts is scarce, but¡­¡± ¡°But what?¡± ¡°I heard that, after thest instance dungeon, the madmen from Jerusalem have temporarily entered a state of silence. They cut off all contacts with the outside world. Those people have seemingly¡­ ¡­ gone missing.¡± ¡°Gone into hiding?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°It is possible. Some people spected that they might have suffered from a considerable loss in thest instance dungeon. Thus, they had gone into hiding.¡± ¡°Any other news?¡± ¡°There is a piece of news that is of value. I obtained it from a very big Awakened bulletin board site.¡± Lun Tai slowly continued, ¡°The one to put up this message is the group of madmen themselves.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°More urately, it is Mene, the leader of the Holy Knights Guild from Jerusalem. He is the leader of the madmen,¡± said Lun Tai heavily. ¡°He used his own name to issue out the news. There is only one sentence there.¡± ¡°What did he say?¡± ¡°He said: Next time, I will definitely kill you.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his brows. ¡°Oh? Those words¡­ ¡­ are directed at us?¡± ¡°I am very sceptical about that.¡± Lun Tai frowned and continued, ¡°Back in the Jerusalem instance dungeon, we did not confront Mene head-on. The same goes to you, Guild Leader. Although you did kill off one of his guild members, it would appear that you did not actually fight Mene head-on. This message that Mene left, I specte that his objective is not you.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ can we track him?¡± ¡°No.¡± Lun Tai responded with a bitter smile. ¡°The Awakened sites are all encrypted, but even if we manage to decrypt it, their side would not be stupid enough to use their own personal information to login. It is like using a roadside phone booth to make a call. Even if we track down the location of the phone booth, it would be pointless as they have already left long ago.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment before getting up. ¡°If so, I will be exercising the authority of a Guild Leader to determine our next course of actions.¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai both stood up immediately. ¡°Members will stay here to rest and train. Lun Tai, you continue inquiring information on the outside world. Besides information regarding Zero City, there is also the madmen from Jerusalem. Searching for their whereabouts takes precedence! That is our primary objective! Revenge!¡± ¡°Affirmative!¡± ¡°Bei Tai, you will be helping Xia Xiaolei with stocking up on materials. At the same time, pay closer attention to the members¡¯ training. Roddy is presently focusing on researching an important item. For now, don¡¯t disturb him.¡± ¡°All right.¡± ¡°Additionally, from now onward, we will be taking turns to stay outside. Bei Tai, Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi. The three of you will take turns every 24 hours. You will be staying in the outside building on this ind. Be ready at all times to receive system prompts ¨C by staying inside the base, we are blocked off from the system. We need someone outside to monitor the situation and receive system prompts. Once the notification for an instance dungeon appears, notify me immediately. At least one person must remain outside at all times to receive system prompts!¡± ¡°All right. I will arrange the shifts for the rotation.¡± Bei Tai nodded his head. ¡°Then, what about you, Guild Leader?¡± Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ will be heading out for a bit. I want to get some information from Qiao Yifeng.¡± ¡­ ¡°Next time, I will definitely kill you.¡± Tian Lie looked at the monitor screen, at the contents of a certain website. It was an extremely simple looking web site. It looked as if someone with beginner level programming skills had put it up. The interface for the site appeared very simplistic. Surface wise, no one could have guessed that this was one of the forum sites for the Awakened circle¡­ ¡­ additionally, the level of encryption for this site would likely terrify all the hackers in the world. The moment he opened up the site, he saw a simple message. It was a public message. Next time, I will definitely kill you. Tian Lie pulled the corners of his lips and said, ¡°Mene, you psycho.¡± Next, he stretched his waist. ¡°Still, there is no need to wait for next time. This senior will go look for you right now. I never liked waiting when ites to matters of killing.¡± He casually closed up theptop ced before him, stood up and left. He was in an airport¡¯s VIP lounge. Carrying his backpack, Tian Lie handed his boarding pass to a very lovable looking crewmember in uniform. Next, he followed her as she led him through the VIP passageway to his flight. After sitting down in the first-ss cabin of a civilian aircraft, Tian Lie, who had just seated himself properly, was about to get some sleep when he suddenly heard a voiceing from a seat not far from his. ¡°So, you n to go fight Mene alone?¡± Hearing the voice, the corners of Tian Lie¡¯s mouth curled to form a smile. He pulled off the blindfold he wore and sighed. ¡°I say, could it be you have fallen for me? Why are you following me so closely?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t have that kind of feelings for an enemy.¡± Tian Lie regarded the other party¡¯s face before saying, ¡°Is that a new disguise mask? This time, you look much more pleasing to the eye. Right, do I still call you Miss Ye?¡± Nicole cast a cold stare at Tian Lie and said, ¡°Tell me, what are you nning to do?¡± ¡°You tell me first. How did you find me?¡± Tian Lie frowned before continuing, ¡°There is no way someone could secretly put a tracker or anything of the likes on me.¡± Nicole was silent for a moment. ¡°What if I say this is really just a coincidence?¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°Coincidence?¡± ¡°It is very simple. I just happen to be going to the same ce that you are. Additionally, it just so happens that we chose to get on the same flight ¨C still, you know well enough that there are not many flights from here to that ce.¡± ¡°Fine, I ept that exnation. This really is a wondrous coincidence.¡± Tian Lie put the blindfold back on and lied down. ¡°It is a long journey; I want to get some sleep. Right, if I snore¡­ ¡­ please don¡¯t wake me up. I have a short temper if my sleep is interrupted.¡± Nicole snorted. Then, the flight attendants inside the cabin began their pre-flight preparations. One of the flight attendants came before Nicole, requesting her to show her boarding pass and some other rted documents. After that, the flight attendant smiled and asked Nicole if she wanted any drinks. Nicole ced her boarding pass down beside her. On it, the destination of this flight could be seen. It was surprisingly¡­ London! ¡­ Chapter 552 Emergency Contact

Chapter 552 Emergency Contact

GOR Chapter 552 Emergency Contact ¡°Good morning, London! I am Tom Huggins, your old friend. Today¡¯s weather? Ladies and gentlemen, do not forget. This is London we are in. As such, you can expect rain in the morning, rain in the afternoon and good old rain in the evening. Thankfully, there is a two-hour period at night where the rain would leave us for a moment. Everyone would be able to go out and have some rxing weekend time. However, don¡¯t be too happy just yet. A heavy rain would being downter at night. Don¡¯t forget, this is London we are in. Now, today¡¯s temperature¡­¡± A humorous anchor was announcing the weather report for London in the radio. The taxi driver grumbled about something, seemingly in dissatisfaction. He quickly switched to a different station. This one was announcing sports-rted news. ¡°Ohhh, fantastic! Manchester United has missed out on victory once more. Jose Mourinho¡¯s face is looking terrible. Let us look at the game. That is right, in thest three minutes, Manchester United had the ball, but they lost it! Maybe everyone is missing Ferguson. Fans of Manchester United, please ept it. That old man is noting back. He has retired!¡± Clearly, the one announcing the result was not a Manchester United fan. Tian Lie, who sat in the back seat, rubbed his nose. London¡¯s taxis were small ¨C it would be more urate to say that most of the cars in the streets of Europe were small. Tian Lie and Nicole sat side by side in the back row. Nicole was looking out the window at the streets. As for Tian Lie, he rubbed his nose and would asionally give out a yawn. ¡°So, other than us coincidentally taking the same flight, could we have coincidentally booked the same hotel?¡± Tian Lie asked with a sigh. ¡°No, I did not book any hotel.¡± Nicole shrugged. ¡°But since you have booked one, I don¡¯t mind going to the same hotel as yours to get a room.¡± ¡°Ha! And you im you have not fallen for me,¡± said Tian Lie as he winked. ¡°That joke is not funny at all,¡± Nicole replied indifferently. ¡°I just feel that you are definitely up to something interesting here in London. So, I have decided to keep a close watch on you to see what you are nning on doing.¡± ¡°What if I am here to kill someone?¡± ¡°Then I can help you by being a lookout.¡± Nicole continued coolly, ¡°Likewise, if I want to do something¡­ ¡­ having a helper with a decent level of strength is quite the good thing.¡± Tian Lie grew silent. One minuteter, he gave a name, ¡°Tom Huggins.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Tom Huggins, the party pooping announcer from earlier. I am here to find him and get some information from him.¡± ¡°¡­ who is he?¡± ¡°Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s contact for the British Isles region¡­ ¡­ he is not a yer. He is an Awakened who joined Thorned Flower Guild. His identity in this world is that of a party pooping radio host.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ why do you want to go look for a member of Thorned Flower Guild?¡± ¡°Take a guess.¡± Tian Lie snickered. Nicole was silent for a few seconds before saying, ¡°A trade?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie turned around to look at Nicole. ¡°Fine, tell me something interesting.¡± ¡°One person, the name is not important. I know that this person serves as the contact person for the resident guilds of Zero City.¡± ¡°Go on.¡± Tian Lie looked at Nicole. ¡°Zero City has a special emergency protocol meant specifically for emergencies. ording to the protocol, once an uncontroble situation urs, the members of Zero City who remain in the outside world can approach the closest contact person and gather there. That is to ensure those who remain in the outside world would not be attacked while they are separated outside. At the same time, only the special contact person of that region would have the authority to use the specialmunication channel. Using this channel, they can make contact with the other contact personnel. That is to ensure that, in unexpected situations, those who are left in the outside world would be able to band together.¡± Tian Lie frowned and said, ¡°This mechanism is quite good. I am curious though. Why must you run over to London to find the contact person? Aren¡¯t there any in Asia?¡± ¡°The contact person in Asia has gone missing,¡± Nicole replied coolly. ¡°You think I did not go find the contact person there before? I have. However, the point of operations in East Asia, the ¡®safe house¡¯ where the contact person is supposed to be at had been destroyed. By the time I got there, all I can find is an empty and broken building.¡± ¡°Empty? You mean to say that person is not there? The Asian region is so big. Could it be Zero City has only arranged for one contact person there?¡± ¡°To be exact, there should be several contact persons in the Asian region. However, I only know of that one. Zero City¡¯s protocol dictates that each Zero City personnel could only be given one contact person. Thus, it is possible that there are several in the Asian region. However, I only know of the one. By the time I got there, the contact person had disappeared, the building damaged and not a single equipment left there. I suspect¡­ ¡­ maybe the contact person had led away those who came to him. Or maybe¡­ ¡­ maybe an ident had befallen him.¡± There was heaviness in Nicole¡¯s voice. ¡°All right, thank you for telling me about that.¡± Tian Lie considered it before continuing, ¡°Tom Huggins is Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s contact person in the British Isles region and also a secret recruiter. In this region, the recruitment and hiring of Awakened ones by Thorned Flower Guild are usually carried out by him.¡± ¡°So, you are very familiar with the internal affairs of Thorned Flower Guild?¡± ¡°Likewise, you are very familiar with the internal affairs of Zero City,¡± Tian Lie replied while shaking his head. ¡°If so, why do you want to look for Tom Huggins?¡± ¡°It is very simple. I am certain of one thing¡­ ¡­ he must surely know where that Mene is.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because Tom Huggins is Mene¡¯s younger brother.¡± Nicole was dumbfounded. It was only after a few seconds did she recover. ¡°How interesting. A member of Thorned Flower Guild is actually the younger brother of Mene the psycho?¡± ¡°The rtionship between the two of them is not that good,¡± said Tian Lie nonchntly. ¡°Among those within this world who wish to see Mene dead, Tom Huggins would certainly be in the top three.¡± ¡°Why? Aren¡¯t they brothers?¡± ¡°Mene had personally killed Tom¡¯s wife and son.¡± ¡°¡­ that¡­ ¡­ why?¡± ¡°Because, in Mene¡¯s opinion, marrying that kind of wife and having that kind of son is an act of betrayal, a betrayal of their faith. I mean to say, he married a ¡®heretic¡¯. Thus, there was a need for purification¡­ ¡­ back then, Tom Huggins was also a member of the knights guild that Mene leads. However, after the internal sh between them, Tom¡¯s wife and son died. As for Tom Huggins, despite suffering from heavy injuries himself, he was lucky enough to escape. After that, he joined Thorned Flower Guild. He has spent half his life thinking about vengeance.¡± ¡°So, this Tom Huggins can locate Mene?¡± ¡°Those so-called holy knights possess a special power. Using that power, they can find the exact position of the others. This is a very miraculous¡­ ¡­ system-produced ability. Thus, it doesn¡¯t matter where Mene and his gang choose to hide; Tom Huggins would be able to find them.¡± ¡°But if that is the case, why haven¡¯t Mene find Tom Huggins and kill him?¡± ¡°Because¡­ ¡­ the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild had blocked off the special power on Tom Huggins¡¯ body. Thus, Mene is unable to find his own younger brother whom he wishes to kill.¡± There was a very solemn expression on Nicole¡¯s face. ¡°Block? The Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild can actually block off the special power granted by the system?¡± ¡°Trust me, I have met a considerable number of experts, but the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild is most certainly the most terrifying of them all! I have got quite the pair of balls on me, but I would rather face a group of [S] ss experts than to face him,¡± said Tian Lie with a smirk. Nicole considered the situation for a moment and said, ¡°So, your objective is Mene?¡± ¡°And your objective is to get in touch with Zero City? The prodigal son wishes to find his mother?¡± Tian Lie broke into a smile. ¡°If so, do you want to cooperate?¡± Nicole nced at Tian Lie. Tian Lie considered it for a moment. ¡°I am also feeling curious about this recent and strange situation with Zero City. So¡­ ¡­ yes.¡± ¡°Good. I am also very interested in Mene¡¯s gang. To be exact, I am very interested in the members of Thorned Flower Guild.¡± The two of them exchanged nces. Next, they extended their hands and held each other¡¯s palms. ¡°Here is to a happy cooperation. It seems we will be fighting side by side once again,¡± said Tian Lie with a smile. Nicole nodded and said, ¡°Well then¡­ ¡­ let us go find my contact person first. The address is¡­ Number XX, XX Street.¡± Hearing the address, the smile on Tian Lie¡¯s face suddenly¡­ Froze! ¡­ Jenny Miller. Her public identity was that of a primary school mathematics teacher, presently 35 years old. She was married but had no children as of yet. She had stayed in London for over two decades. She was without criminal records; her tax records and bank credit were all good. Paper wise, she was the standardw-abiding citizen. At the same time, her social status was also pretty decent. Other than her profession as a teacher, a respectable job, she was also passionate about charity. She would usually participate in some non-profit charitable works. She would contribute by working for those bodies ¨C without asking for anything in return. As for her husband, he could be considered something of a public figure. He was a local radio host with a certain level of fame. He had an interesting style of hosting ¨C naturally, some of the people who do not like him would say that his hosting style was not interesting, rather, it was party pooping. Jenny and her husband had been married for over five years. However, as a woman who believed in girl power, she did not follow tradition and change her surname to that of her husband after marriage. Surface wise, it would appear that Jenny Miller was a person with good personal credit and social status, an ordinaryw-abiding citizen. Secretly however, she held another identity. One of Zero City¡¯s emergency contact personnel based in the European region. This secret identity of hers was not something that required much from her. As an emergency contact person, she practically had to do nothing most of the time ¨C after all, it was not as though Zero City would always face disasters requiring the execution of their emergency n. Jenny had taken on the duty of an emergency contact person for a few years now. Her only job was to ¨C from time to time ¨C send a special password that meant ¡®safe¡¯ to Zero City using a special equipment. Other than that, every other aspect about her life was no different to that of ordinary humans. Most importantly, she would never be selected for instance dungeons. This was not some special ability granted by Zero City. Rather, it was because¡­ Jenny Miller was not an Awakened. She was an ordinary human. An ordinary human that Zero City had secretly recruited. There were only a few such people like her, ordinary humans residing in the outside world who work for Zero City. There were only twenty or so of them. Naturally, Zero City possessed the means to ensure the loyalty of ordinary humans such as her. Needless to say, these people would also obtain certain benefits for their service. For example, they would be provided with certain special enhancing agents, which would give them a body and life expectancy superior to that of ordinary humans. And also a stable and abundant life. As for betraying Zero City or revealing Zero City¡¯s existence to the nations or powers that be in this world¡­ ¡­ Jenny had never had such thoughts. She knew all too well just how unbelievable those people she was dealing with were. By the way¡­ ¡­ her husband¡¯s name was Tom Huggins. An interesting¡­ coincidence. ¡­ Chapter 553 Special Couple

Chapter 553 Special Couple

GOR Chapter 553 Special Couple In the past 10 hours, Chen Xiaolian had attempted to contact Qiao Yifeng many times. However, all his efforts had failed. Qiao Yifeng had disappeared. He returned home to find that Yu Jiajia had also disappeared. Yu Jiajia did, however, left him a letter. A letter left for him using her identity as his ¡®girlfriend¡¯. The letter did inform Chen Xiaolian something. Qiao Yifeng was the one who took Yu Jiajia away. Additionally, he appeared very anxious to leave. Chen Xiaolian sat on the sofa inside his living room for a few hours. He pondered¡­ ¡­ ¡°I have already done my best.¡± Fatty cast a helpless look at Aunt me and said, ¡°Like I said, I am not a God. I can only figure out the general whereabouts of the signal source, this city. Damn it, this is a provincial capital! It has a poption of 10 million! How am I supposed to deduce which one of these 10 million people is the one we are looking for?¡± After a pause, Fatty gave a wry smile and said, ¡°Maybe we can try the emergency contact person¡­¡± ¡°Do not forget; I left de Mountain me Sea Guild. They have changed my old emergency contact person. Right now, I have no way to contact any emergency contact person. As for you¡­¡± ¡°My clearance is even lower. I do not even have an emergency contact person. Only field personnel would be given such a thing.¡± Fatty smiled bitterly. ¡°Then stop with the nonsense and keep looking! Use that device of yours; use every ounce of ability and talent you possess to keep looking!¡± Aunt me¡¯s face had taken a grave countenance. ¡°¡­ ¡­ all right.¡± Fatty pulled out something that looked like a tablet from his backpack and plugged in themunication device he was using earlier to it. A few minutester, Fatty uttered out, ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°What is it? Did you find something? Did you find that person?¡± ¡°No.¡± Fatty raised his head. There was a peculiar expression on his face as he said, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ found an acquaintance.¡± ¡°Acquaintance?¡± Aunt me knitted her brows. ¡°Yes. I had once given this fellow a Storage Watch¡­ ¡­ you know me, whenever I modify an equipment, I would always leave behind something like a ¡®backdoor¡¯ in them. I had taken out some of its functionster on, but¡­ ¡­ I ¡®forgot¡¯ to take out an automatic positioning device from it.¡± Fatty pulled a sneaky smile. ¡°This person you gave the Storage Watch to¡­ ¡­ he is a member of Zero City?¡± ¡°Err¡­ ¡­ it isplicated.¡± Fatty thought about it and said, ¡°I suppose he is. At the very least, he has a very deep connection with de Mountain me Sea Guild! Bluesea treats him better than he would his own son¡­ ¡­ additionally, he is the boyfriend of Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughter.¡± ¡°He¡­ ¡­ where is he?¡± ¡°In¡­ ¡­ this city!¡± Fatty¡¯s fingers quickly tapped the surface of the tablet before smiling. ¡°Only seven kilometres away from our location!¡± ¡­ ¡°What do you think? Do these two know about each other¡¯s secret identities?¡± Tian Lie and Nicole sat inside a car parked beside the street and they looked across the street at a certain residential building. Light shone out from the windows of the building. ¡°Could this be a defection? Did your contact person defect to Thorned Flower Guild?¡± ¡°Or maybe your contact person defected to Zero City?¡± Nicole and Tian Lie exchanged nces. There were peculiar expressions on both their faces. ¡°All right, all right. We have already done a background check on them earlier. I had gone to talk with their neighbours and the supermarket personnel. This couple is practically the model couple, the standardw-abiding citizens. As for defection¡­ I don¡¯t think so. Should one of them be exposed, they would not choose to stay and continue living as ordinary citizens.¡± Tian Lie shook his head and said, ¡°Thus, I believe this to be a coincidence, a very interesting coincidence.¡± ¡°Fine, I will ept this bizarre exnation for now.¡± Nicole looked down the street and abruptly said, ¡°The first objective is here.¡± ¡­ Tom Huggins emerged from the end of the street and walked toward his home. He had just gotten off work not too long ago. Sitting in the subway for half an hour, he had to endure being squeezed like a sardine in a can. Although he could afford a car, he did not buy one and kept this ¡®environmental friendly¡¯ action of his ¨C his neighbours and friends believed that this was the effect of having a wife with such a passion for charity and environmental protection. Appearance wise, Tom Huggins did not appear to have any special features. He was of medium-height and slightly fat. That was especially true of his waist area. His nose was somewhat red and there were freckles on his face. His hair was brown in colour. As for his clothes, he wore a rather conservative dark grey trench coat. His right hand held a briefcase while his left held a folded newspaper. After reaching the door to his house, Tom Huggins pressed the doorbell and heard a sounding from inside. ¡°It¡¯s me!¡± mumbled Tom Huggins. The door quickly opened up automatically and he strode inside. The doors for most of London¡¯s houses were all very narrow. The two of them were not living in some luxurious residence. Tom Huggins pushed open the unlocked door and walked into the living room. His wife, Jenny, quickly approached to help him take off his coat and scarf. She hung them on the hanger beside the living room. ¡°How is it?¡± ¡°A terrible day.¡± Tom Huggins grumbled, ¡°My boss is an idiot. As for the new writer, she must have depended on her breasts to get to that position. I swear to God I personally saw her sneak out of the boss¡¯ office. Damn it! She cannot even type up a simple report draft¡­ she should go work in The Sun instead of our radio station.¡± ¡°Enough, dear.¡± Jenny pecked her husband¡¯s cheek and said, ¡°Wash your hands and get ready for dinner. Our friend ising soon. Oh right, where are the things I asked you to buy?¡± ¡°It is there.¡± Tom Huggins pointed at the briefcase he ced on the table. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I would never forget your requests.¡± Jenny kissed her husband¡¯s cheek once more. Contrary to her age, thirty plus years old, Jenny appeared very young ¨C this was probably thanks to Zero City¡¯s forces. She must have utilized some special gic serum, which made her look as though she was only in her twenties. Her charming looks remained on her. Additionally, she also had less wrinkles than her peers. Jenny pulled out a can of caviar that her husband had just bought from the briefcase and walked back into the kitchen. Tom Huggins went to the refrigerator and took out a bottle of beer from it. Popping it open, he went to sit down on the sofa in the living room. Then, he turned on the television and watched the sports news. From all outer appearances, they seemed like a very normal, very ordinary family. Then, their doorbell rang. ¡°Go get the door, dear. Our guest is here.¡± Jenny¡¯s voice came from the kitchen. Tom Huggins got up, the can of beer still in his hand and moved toward the door. The moment he opened the door, he froze. A firearm was aimed at his forehead. ¡°Don¡¯t move. You know as well, this is no ordinary gun. Once it goes off, half a building will be destroyed by it.¡± Tian Lie stood before the door. Nicole was standing behind Tian Lie. Tom Huggins face flickered quickly consecutively. Tian Lie noted the can of beer in Tom¡¯s hand. Next, his eyes turned to look at Tom¡¯s watch. It looked like an ordinary Tissot watch. ¡°Raise your right hand and slowly stretch it over,¡± said Tian Lie coolly. Tom Huggins took a deep breath and asked, ¡°Who are you people?¡± ¡°Cocoa butter cake plus banana chocte pie,¡± replied Tian Lie with a smile. Tom¡¯s face flickered. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you were sent by the guild? Damn it! This is my home! You cannot juste directly to my ce of residence!¡± ¡°Sorry, I am not one of your guild mates. Just consider me an enemy.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s finger shed out and Tom Huggins watch suddenly broke. Next, Tian Lie snatched the watch. Lowering his head, he examined it. ¡°A concealed-type equipment, [B+] ss storage equipment. Let me guess, your knightly sword is inside it, right? Knight Ivan?¡± Hearing the name ¡®Knight Ivan¡¯, Tom Huggins¡¯ face turned extremely ugly to behold. He took a deep breath before saying in a hushed tone, ¡°I beg you, my wife is just an ordinary human. Do not drag her into this. I will go out with you, I promise I won¡¯t resist¡­ ¡­ please?¡± Tian Lie sighed. ¡°Truly¡­ ¡­ touching. However¡­ ¡­ I am sorry, it is not that I want to be an evil person. However, I am unable to agree to your request.¡± A trace of fury shed across Tom Huggins¡¯ face. He abruptly swung both hands upward and a look of violence instantly appeared on his eyes. However, Tian Lie was faster. Tian Lie held Tom Huggins¡¯ neck in a chokehold and pushed him down. ¡°Be obedient and do not resist. I am not here to kill people.¡± Tian Lie smiled as he forced Tom Huggins into the house with him. They moved into the house and Nicole, who was behind, closed the door. ¡°Dear, why are you taking so long? Hurry up and invite our gest in.¡± Jenny¡¯s voice came from the kitchen. After that, Jenny walked out from the kitchen, a te of sliced fruits in her hand. The instant she stepped out from the kitchen, she caught sight of Tian Lie pinning her husband to the living room¡¯s wall. Additionally, there was also a gun in Tian Lie¡¯s hand. As for Nicole, she stood behind Tian Lie while casting a tangled look at her. Jenny subconsciously cried out. Next, it became clear that she wanted to take action. However, she quickly stopped herself. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ we are just ordinary people. We have no money at home, we do not have any cash! Please do not harm us! We will not resist!¡± Jenny shouted with an anxious voice. Nicole sighed. She took several steps forward and slowly spoke to Jenny, ¡°Number TSE77056421.¡± Hearing Nicole¡¯s words, the expression on Jenny¡¯s face shifted. Her whole body turned stiff. Instantly, like a deting balloon, she limply leaned back against the wall and cast aplicated gaze at her husband. Likewise, Tom Huggins was looking at his wife in shock and disbelief. A few secondster, Jenny turned to face Nicole. ¡°An emergency?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Nicole nodded. ¡­ Chapter 554 Sense of Guilt

Chapter 554 Sense of Guilt

GOR Chapter 554 Sense of Guilt ¡°You fellows¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t harm my husband. He doesn¡¯t know anything.¡± Jenny¡¯s eyes turned red. ¡°You fellows can use that device to erase his memories of this evening¡­ ¡­ I, I will perform my duties.¡± ¡°Jenny?¡± Tom Huggins was at a loss as he stared at his own wife. ¡°¡­ ¡­ sorry, dear, this is some¡­ ¡­ some matters that you do not know of.¡± ¡°Enough, I am starting to feel guilty. I feel like I am tearing apart a loving couple.¡± Tian Lie revealed a wry smile and released his hold on Tom Huggins. ¡°Don¡¯t try to resist, knight. My strength is not something you can handle. Just be obedient and cooperate with us and I will not harm anyone, all right?¡± ¡°Knight?¡± Jenny cast a puzzled look at her husband. ¡°Clearly, there are some secrets between you two.¡± Tian Lie shrugged and continued, ¡°I am sorry, I had not intended to disrupt the tranquillity of your lives. However, the situation has forced my hand¡­ ¡­ by the way, are you fellows preparing dinner? It smells delicious!¡± ¡°I urgently need to contact Zero City. Following the protocols, I came here,¡± said, Nicole, a highly serious expression on her face. ¡°Zero City?¡± Tom Huggins cast a look of disbelief at his wife. ¡°Jenny? That¡­ ¡­ Zero City? Zero City? No! Impossible! I had you tested before, you are an ordinary human! You are not an Awakened!¡± ¡°Tom?¡± Jenny looked at her husband in shock. ¡°You, how do you know about the¡­ ¡­ Awakened?¡± ¡°Enough, you lovebirds. You can take this chance to get to know each other once more,¡± said Tian Lie with a smile. ¡°Ms Jenny Miller, the emergency contact person for Zero City. Mr Tom Huggins, the contact person for Thorned Flower Guild in Ennd. See? This way, you get to save time, no?¡± The couple looked at each other and fell silent. ¡°See? I am feeling more guilty by the second.¡± Tian Lie smiled bitterly as he turned to face Nicole. ¡­ Ten minutester¡­ Inside the living room¡­ Tian Lie was stuffing himself with an apple pie. ¡°I have to say, Jenny, this food you made is really delish.¡± As for Nicole, she had brought a chair out and was seated opposite of the couple. ¡°So, we have been keeping some secrets from each other, is that right?¡± Tom Huggins suddenly opened up. However, the one he was talking to was his wife. ¡°Jenny, you are someone from Zero City? But I had you tested before, you are not an Awakened.¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t know either. I am just an ordinary human. They rendered me some assistance and benefits while I work for them.¡± ¡°All right,¡± replied Tom Huggins with a wry smile. ¡°What about you? Tom?¡± Jenny looked at her own husband. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ work for Thorned Flower Guild. Thorned Flower Guild. Have you heard of them before?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ no. I do not know much about those things. My duties are simple. Should an emergency arise, render assistance to the people from Zero City. However, something like that has never happened before. So¡­ ¡­ I had always¡­¡± ¡°Using an ordinary human as an emergency contact. This is a very smart move. Additionally, the chances of getting exposed would be lowered to the minimum. The persons selected would be easier to control.¡± Tom Huggins cast a hostile gaze at Nicole. ¡°Tom, do you have nothing to say to me? You¡­ ¡­ you are an Awakened?¡± There was a tangled look on Jenny¡¯s face as she looked at her husband. ¡°Yes. I am very¡­ ¡­ very sorry. I have always kept this from you. I thought you are just an ordinary human.¡± ¡°So¡­ ¡­ I am just an ornament for you to hide your identity?¡± Jenny looked at her husband. ¡°¡­ no! Of course not!¡± Tom suddenly jumped up. He continued agitatedly, ¡°I am your husband, I am serious about it! I love you, dear! Our love, our marriage, they are all real! Real! I¡­ ¡­I did not tell you about all those things because I wanted to protect you. I did not want you to be dragged into it.¡± ¡°Me¡­ ¡­ me too,¡± Jenny whispered. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I am very sorry.¡± ¡°Damn it! The sense of guilt! The sense of guilt! Argh!¡± Tian Lie muttered. ¡°It is evident that you did not change sides. Which means this is a ridiculous coincidence, am I right? The contacts for two great powers unknowingly became a couple and hid within this world.¡± Nicole sighed. ¡°I am sorry for disrupting your lives. However, this is a special case and I am left with no other choice. Now, let us get down to business. Jenny, we need to talk in private. As for you, Mr Tom Huggins, mypanion has a question for you as well.¡± Tom¡¯s face was pale as he said, ¡°My quiet life is no more, am I right? My family is torn, am I right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t get so riled up.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°Things may not be as bad as you think. After this whole thing is over, you two can still continue on as husband and wife. Enough. Right now, I have some matters that require your assistance, Knight Ivan.¡± ¡°My current name is Tom Huggins! Not a damned knight! No more!¡± Tom Huggins cast a fury filled re at Tian Lie. ¡°All right¡­¡± It was at that moment that the doorbell suddenly rang. Tian Lie quickly got up. He moved toward the door while leaning his body close to the wall. After ncing for a bit, he said, ¡°You have a guest? Who is it?¡± ¡°Just¡­ ¡­ just our friend,¡± Jenny quickly replied. ¡°An ordinary human, one who knows nothing! I swear! That is just a friend from overseas who came to London for work. We agreed to dine in my house tonight.¡± ¡°Ordinary human?¡± Nicole nodded her head and said, ¡°Let her in. We¡¯ll knock her unconscious. Don¡¯t worry, we will not harm your friend.¡± ¡°Thank, thank you.¡± Jenny looked at Nicole with a tangled look. Nicole used her hand to make a gesture to Tian Lie. Tian Lie opened the door. Without waiting for the one outside the door to react, he reached out with his hand and pulled that person inside. Considering his level of strength, could an ordinary human resist him? The guest whom Tian Lie pulled in fell onto the floor and released a cry of pain. ¡°A female?¡± Tian Lie smiled wryly and said, ¡°I am sorry, I used a little too much strength.¡± He then pulled the woman on the ground up. The guest was a young Asian woman. To be exact, she was an East Asian young woman. Additionally, it appeared she was not someone with mixed parentage, but a genuine Asian. Yellow skin and ck hair. The woman was very young. Although she was not very tall, she had quite the beautiful face. ¡°Jenny? Tom?¡± The young woman cried out in rm. ¡°Lin, do not resist them!¡± Jenny stood up and cast a nce at Nicole. Seeing that Nicole was not doing anything to stop her, she said in a hushed tone, ¡°Lin, do not resist. They will not harm you. I am sorry¡­ ¡­ your arrival is rather¡­ ¡­ ill-timed.¡± The beautiful young woman looked at Tian Lie with an rmed and terrified expression. Then, she turned to look at Nicole ¨C inside the house, those two were the only unfamiliar figures to her. Then, she saw the gun hanging from Tian Lie¡¯s waist. ¡°They are¡­ ¡­ robbers?¡± the young woman asked uncertainly. ¡°Quite the contrary, we are the messengers of justice!¡± Tian Lie popped a joke as he pushed the young woman into the living room. The young woman was quick to calm down¡­ she possessed a very steady state of mind. After taking a few deep breaths, she raised up her hands cooperatively to signal that she would not resist them. Next, she walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa ¨C seemingly unintentional though, she chose to sit on the sofa closest to the living room¡¯s window. ¡°Smart girl.¡± Tian Lie smiled as he had instantly seen through the young woman¡¯s actions. ¡°Your choice of seat is the closest to the window, a rather excellent decision. You have undergone coping strategy training for hostage taking before?¡± The young woman was taken aback. The expression on her face was that of someone whose intentions had been seen through. ¡°Enough, tell us.¡± Nicole turned to face Jenny and continued, ¡°This friend of yours. Who is she?¡± ¡°She is my friend. I met her in a charity event. She is just an ordinary human, a member of a charitable organization affiliated with UN Peacekeeping. She is Chinese.¡± ¡°Chinese?¡± Nicole smiled and turned to look at the young woman. Next, she switched to using the Chinesenguage and said, ¡°Do you understand me?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The young woman¡¯s grasp of the Chinesenguage appeared rathermon¡­ ¡­ however, it did not sound like the Mandarin theymonly used. ¡°Oh, from Taiwan?¡± Nicole smiled. ¡°Yes.¡± The young woman nodded. ¡°Well, then. I will have to trouble you to introduce yourself. Generally speaking, an ordinary young woman from a charitable organization would not have to undergo coping strategy training for hostage taking,¡± said Tian Lie coolly. ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± The young woman took a deep breath. She looked at the gun on Tian Lie¡¯s waist and calmed herself down. ¡°I had worked for charitable organizations affiliated with UN Peacekeeping in Africa and some war-torn regions before. That is why we, the members of the organization, had to undergo some coping strategy training for hostage taking. Because the ces we had to work in are not safe.¡± ¡°Oh, what an amazing job.¡± Tian Lie whistled and nodded. ¡°You are a very kind girl. Can you tell me your name?¡± The young woman pursed her lips and said, ¡°My name¡­ ¡­ is Lin Leyan.¡± [1] Nicole looked her in the eye and said, ¡°I am willing to believe you. However, for your safety and to avoid any misunderstanding, I will need to check the contents of your bag.¡± Lin Leyan nodded her head and obediently handed over her small backpack. Nicole opened the backpack. There was not much inside the backpack. An emergency medical kit, a purse, a multi-purpose Swiss army knife and a magnesium rod, some simple tools for outdoor living. Inside a leather pouch were some photos. Nicole casually opened up the leather pouch and pulled out the photos. ¡°Please do not damage those photos,¡± Lin Leyan quickly said. ¡°Those are the photos taken during my most recent charitable activity in Africa. One of the reasons I am here in London is to give those photos to some media stations for reporting. I hope the masses will pay more attention to the war-torn regions of Africa. Moreover, Tom had contacted several reporters that he knew of for me. They will be interviewing me about my experiences in Africa¡­¡± ¡°She speaks the truth,¡± Tom Huggins quickly said. ¡°She is really just an ordinary human. Please¡­¡± Nicole nodded and said, ¡°I believe you. She really is just an ordinary human.¡± She then casually looked over a few of the photos, intending to put them back after. It was at that moment that Nicole¡¯s eyes flickered. She stared in shock at the photo that she was holding. Inside the photo, a yard could be seen. A truck loaded with a great deal of food and medical supplies was at the side of the photo. Lin Leyan and a few of her otherpanions in UN Peacekeeping uniforms were busily moving about. Obviously, someone had taken the photo on the spot. The people within the photo were not posing for a shoot. The photo was taken outdoors. Thus, the lighting for the photo was very good and the image was very clear. The thing that shocked Nicole was what she saw in the left corner of the photo. In that corner, a small part of someone¡¯s face could be seen. To be exact, it was a small portion of that person¡¯s side face. Additionally, judging from the photo, that person had intended to turn around to avoid the camera. Nicole¡¯s expression changed and she quickly picked up the other photos. Next, she went through them one by one. Soon, she was able to find what she was looking for in two other photos. The first one was just of a person¡¯s back. However, Nicole was able to recognize the person¡¯s back with just one nce. The second photo was the clearest one. The person¡¯s whole face could be seen, but it was small. It was on the upper right corner of the photo, far in the background. That person¡¯s face in the photo was very small and it would seem that this photo was also taken randomly. However, seeing that face allowed Nicole to confirm that she was not mistaken. ¡°Look here, I found something interesting.¡± Nicole passed those photos to Tian Lie. ¡°Find it yourself.¡± After epting the photos, Tian Lie examined them for a moment before narrowing his eyes. ¡°Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡­ 1 Lin Leyan from Africa arc. .? Chapter 555 Tracking

Chapter 555 Tracking

GOR Chapter 555 Tracking As Chen Xiaolian was driving out of the residentialplex, he subconsciously turned to look at the security guard keeping watch on the gate ¨C naturally, the guard was not Da Gang. Chen Xiaolian did not give it much thought. He continued driving into the street, got into a differentne and made a turn at a junction. Unknown to Chen Xiaolian, around 100 metres behind him was a grey coloured sedan car with a foreign region¡¯s te number. It was slowly following Chen Xiaolian¡¯s car. As it was drizzling lightly, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s vision was affected and he was unable to detect that he was being followed. Fatty sat in the driver¡¯s seat of the grey coloured car. His tablet was on the dashboard. The screen of his tablet revealed a map and a moving dot of light. Aunt me sat in the first passenger¡¯s seat while Skyde was in the back seat. There was a wooden expression on his face. Although his eyes were open, his entire being looked like that of a wooden puppet. ¡°Are we just going to keep following?¡± As he was slowing down to make a turn, Fatty took advantage of the time to ask. Then, seeing the traffic light on the street ahead turning red and Chen Xiaolian stopping the car at the junction, Fatty stopped the car somewhere inconspicuous behind Chen Xiaolian¡¯s car. ¡°Follow him.¡± Aunt me considered for a moment and said, ¡°Do not make contact first. Check out where this fellow is headed first. Didn¡¯t you say he is very close with de Mountain me Sea Guild? Maybe we can find something out from him.¡± ¡°However, is it a good thing to be following him secretly like this? This will cause a misunderstanding. What if he mistakes our actions as that of his enemies?¡± Aunt me shot Fatty a nce and said, ¡°Just do what I tell you to.¡± Fatty followed for tens of minutes. When he saw Chen Xiaolian get onto the city¡¯s expressway, a frown appeared on his face. That moment was not a peak hour and there were very little vehicles there on the expressway. If he were to continue following Chen Xiaolian, the odds of him getting exposed would only increase. ¡°He¡¯s entered the expressway.¡± ¡°Follow!¡± Later, Chen Xiaolian moved out from the expressway through the expressway ramp and into another street. He was now in the southern outskirts of Nanjing, somewhere near a university. Fatty followed attentively. It did not take long for him to see Chen Xiaolian¡¯s car, which was in front of his, give the turn signal. Fatty quickly stopped his car by the street. Chen Xiaolian got off the car and walked into a pastry shop located beside the street. ¡°What should we do?¡± Fatty asked. ¡°He entered to buy stuff.¡± ¡°That is a pastry shop. How long would it take him to buy his stuff? Just wait!¡± Aunt me narrowed her eyes. She also rolled down the window; showing no hesitation, she lit a cigarette and took a deep drag from it. ¡­ Inside the pastry shop, Chen Xiaolian declined the attendant¡¯s offer for help. Instead, he quickly ducked beside the disy. Narrowing his eyes, he observed the street outside. He was staring at the grey coloured car. Chen Xiaolian looked at the mobile phone he was holding in his hand. The mobile phone¡¯s screen appeared like a radar and a red dot was shing on it. This item was Roddy¡¯s masterpiece, one of the few inventions Roddy came up with. Chen Xiaolian had not realized that someone was following him when he left his house, but after driving for over ten minutes, he found out that he was being followed. That was thanks to this mobile phone that Roddy had modified. Chen Xiaolian was in the dark about the principles behind the device¡¯s operations. However, ording to Roddy, the device worked like a radar. It would automatically scan his surroundings for metal bodies with a volume exceeding one square metre. Normally, the scanned results would not give a response and appear on the screen of his mobile phone. However, if the scanned object remained detectable after 10 minutes, meaning it had remained close to him during that time¡­ ¡°That means it is possible that you are being followed. 10 minutes. Even if we consider the possibility of the other party coincidentally using the same road, there are also the direction, velocity and various other factors to consider. 10 minutes is enough to rule out the possibility of it being a coincidence. If a target continues to stay close to you for 10 minutes, we can basically deduce that the target is following you.¡± Those were Roddy¡¯s exact words when he handed this little ¡®toy¡¯ to Chen Xiaolian. Roddy had juste up with this device a few days ago. Unexpectedly, it would prove useful so soon. Chen Xiaolian turned and looked at a female attendant standing in the distance. He then walked over. ¡°Excuse me? Does this shop have a backdoor?¡± ¡­ Ten minutester, Aunt me, who had snuffed out her third piece of cigarette, began feeling irritable. Fatty¡¯s face was somewhat contorted and he said, ¡°Why is he still noting out?¡± Aunt me tossed away the cigarette butt, pushed the door open and got down the car before walking toward the pastry shop. One minuteter, Aunt me quickly made her way back. After getting on the car, she revealed a dismal expression. ¡°He is gone. We may have been found out. The target has run off.¡± ¡°Does he not want the car anymore?¡± Fatty was stunned. ¡°Fool. Parking the car here doesn¡¯t mean throwing it away. At most, he would just end up with some summons.¡± Aunt me gritted her teeth. ¡°This friend of yours is quite vignt. ¡°What should we do now?¡± ¡°Check his position!¡± Fatty quickly tapped on his tablet for a bit. Next, his face revealed a dumbfounded look. ¡°He¡­ ¡­ disappeared.¡± ¡°Disappeared? What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°It means the signal from the Storage Watch that I gave him has disappeared. I can no longer receive the signal.¡± ¡°He¡­ ¡­ would never throw away the Storage Watch. There must be something else blocking the signal,¡± said Aunt me with a frown. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian stood inside an alley by the street. He was standing no more than 50 steps away from Fatty¡¯s car. He had already changed his outer clothes. To be exact, he had put on a very ugly looking high school uniform. He also ced a baseball cap over his head, pulling its brim low. Most importantly, his left hand was in his pocket, gripping onto an item. It was something like a metal fragment the size of a matchbox ¨C to be exact, it was one of the broken parts of the mechanical octopuses (Electronic Guardians). Roddy had said, ¡°This thing is naturally equipped with the ability to interfere and block off all electronic signals.¡± Chen Xiaolian was uncertain how the other party was following him. He did not know that it was due to his Storage Watch. However, for safety¡¯s sake, he retrieved that remnant of the mechanical octopus and held it. Better to take preventive measures. A few minutester, the grey coloured car began moving. It turned on its lights and slowly drove into the street. Chen Xiaolian quickly rushed out from the alley and got into a cab parked beside the street. It would appear that the driver was waiting for someone. As he was about to tell Chen Xiaolian to get down, a stack of bills was shoved before his eyes. ¡°Follow that grey coloured sedan car in front and don¡¯t let them realize that we are following them. This money is all yours.¡± The driver quickly swallowed his intended words. Without hesitating, he epted the money and started the cab to give chase. ¡°Don¡¯t get too close.¡± Chen Xiaolian sat in the first passenger¡¯s seat and kept his eyes looking forward. ¡°Fellow student, what is this about?¡± asked the driver as he was driving. Chen Xiaolian did not reply. ¡°A dispute between lovers?¡± It would seem that cab driver was used to this kind of thing. He said in a kind tone, ¡°You youngsters. When you encounter issues, you must be sure not to act impulsively.¡± The corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth twitched and he smiled, but he did not try to exin anything. This cab driver¡¯s driving skill was clearly several notches higherpared to Fatty¡¯s. Additionally, thanks to the fact that there were many other cabs on the street, the cab¡¯s actions of following Fatty¡¯s car became less conspicuous. After following Fatty¡¯s car for seven to eight kilometres, he saw the car stopping before a very ordinary looking hotel. ¡°Move straight and don¡¯t stop,¡± whispered Chen Xiaolian. The cab continued moving forward. After going forward for roughly 300 metres, Chen Xiaolian got down. He stood on the street and checked his surroundings. Next, he inserted both his hands into his pockets and swaggered toward the hotel. The hotel was not arge building. Its surrounding conditions were also not that good. There was a very narrow street behind the hotel. Food stalls filled both sides of the street. Foods such as braised chicken rice, pickled fish, hot pots and various others were sold there. Although the sky had yet to darken, some shops had begun to put up their barbecue pits, taking up a considerable amount of the street¡¯s space. The hotel had only around four floors. Additionally, it was converted from a residential building. Thus, the door of the hotel was very small. Chen Xiaolian did not choose to enter through the front door. Instead, with both hands still resting inside his pockets, he circled around. After circling around the hotel once, Chen Xiaolian was able to get a rough picture of the surrounding terrain. ¡­ ¡°Truth be told, there is no need for us to follow him like that. I know him. That fellow is quite a decent fellow. If I knew this would happen, I might as well just go meet him in person.¡± After stepping into the room, Fatty was unable to stop himself from grumbling. Aunt me cast a cold gaze at him and said, ¡°Now I know why Bluesea keeps insisting against you joining de Mountain me Sea Guild ¨C you do not have any sense of wariness at all. At present, something has happened to Zero City. At a time like this, any acts of caution on our part cannot be considered overboard in any way.¡± ¡°There is no grudge between him and me. Rather, we can be considered as friends. He would never harm me,¡± replied Fatty with a frown. Aunt me ignored Fatty. Propping Skyde, she led him into the room and onto the sofa. Fatty looked at Skyde and said, ¡°Is my dad all right? You keep giving him that drug. Would it bring about any adverse side effect?¡± ¡°You are very familiar with that drug. It will not bring him any harm at all. If we allow him to regain consciousness, he will cause a ruckus. Could it be you wish to see me beat him senseless?¡± Aunt me snorted and moved to grab a ss of water. Gulping it down, she turned and said, ¡°Here is the n. Our n to follow him has failed. However, we already know where this Chen Xiaolian resides. So, we can change our ns. Tomorrow, we will go to his ce of residence and wait. After that, you go and make contact. Try to get some information from him.¡± ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°I will be hiding nearby. If the opportunity arises, lure him over to a suitable location.¡± Aunt me shook her head and continued, ¡°I will deal with him.¡± ¡°I told you, he is not an enemy!¡± Fatty jumped up to his feet. ¡°Aunt me! Why do you always like to resort to such extreme measures?¡± ¡°Friends and foes are hard to distinguish. It is never wrong to be a little careful,¡± said Aunt me coldly. ¡°You said it yourself. He has a deep rtionship with de Mountain me Sea Guild! However, Zero City¡¯s circumstance is now a mystery. If he really does have such a deep rtionship with de Mountain me Sea Guild, how could he leisurely stay in his ce of residence? How could he drive so slowly in the city just now? Logically speaking, he should be feeling very anxious. Anxious to find a way to contact Zero City! You have seen it for yourself just now, the speed at which he was driving did not exceed 60 kph! ¡°Don¡¯t tell me he is afraid of getting a speeding ticket! ¡°So, what does that mean? It means he is not feeling anxious about anything. ¡°Think about it. After losing contact with Zero City, the both of us have be anxious to such a degree. ¡°Then, look at him. ¡°Is that not suspicious? ¡°There is nothing wrong with being a little bit careful!¡± Fatty understood that there was no way he could win an argument with Aunt me. He simply gave a sigh, ¡°Fine. Tomorrow, I will go find him and talk with him.¡± ¡°Remember, do not mention about me! Probe him with words. Don¡¯t go asking about Zero City right from the start.¡± ¡­ Chapter 556 Memory Loss?

Chapter 556 Memory Loss?

GOR Chapter 556 Memory Loss? Tian Lie and Nicole sat across from Lin Leyan. ¡°Have you met this fellow before?¡± Nicole said with a serious tone as she ced the few photos down on the table before Lin Leyan. Tian Lie clutched his forehead and groaned, ¡°I am beginning to get this hunch. Any matter that is rted to that kid will not be a good thing.¡± ¡°You shut up.¡± Nicole red at Tian Lie before turning to face Lin Leyan. Lin Leyan revealed a look of nervousness as she examined the photos before her. ¡°I, I do not know what you are talking about.¡± ¡°Those photos. Do you recognize everyone in the photos?¡± Nicole stared Lin Leyan in the eye. ¡°¡­ ¡­ I do. They are all my work friends, members of our charitable organization.¡± ¡°Him as well?¡± asked Nicole as she picked up a photo. She pointed at the partially caught face in the corner of the photo. ¡°This man.¡± Lin Leyan looked at it. When her gaze fell upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, she suddenly felt a subconscious thumping from her heart. A strange feeling bubbled up from her heart. The figure in the photo was clearly a stranger. However, when she saw the figure, her heart suddenly jumped. It was a subconscious reaction. Her rate of breathing turned ragged and her heart felt sweetness, sourness, bitterness¡­ ¡­ However, that person was clearly a stranger to her. Both Tian Lie and Nicole were able to notice the minute changes disyed by Lin Leyan. The two of them exchanged nces. Then, they turned and regarded Lin Leyan once again. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I do not recognize him.¡± Lin Leyan shook her head. There was a very thoughtful look on her face. ¡°If that is the case, how could he appear inside this photo?¡± Nicole gave a harrumph. ¡°You are lying!¡± ¡°I am not,¡± said Lin Leyan, who shook her head. ¡°I, I really do not remember that person.¡± Her brows knitted together as she racked her brain to remember. ¡°Let us talk about this photo,¡± said Tian Lie, who decided to examine the issue from a different angle. ¡°Where was this photo taken?¡± ¡°Kombia.¡± Lin Leyan was quick to answer the question. ¡°Some time ago, our organization went to the continent of Africa, to Kombia to join a medical assistance project there. A charitable foundation affiliated with UN hadunched that project. I joined as a volunteer.¡± Lin Leyan spoke as she dug through her memories, ¡°Back then, when our team was in Kombia, a coup erupted and the rebel forces captured the capital of Kombia. This photo was taken in one of the hotels in Kombia, a hotel used as a base of operations by our organization. Mm¡­¡± She looked at the photos and recalled what happened for a moment before continuing, ¡°Back then, we were making preparations to move our supplies. We were loading up medical supplies and food into the vehicles. The team responsible for media coverage had taken these photos.¡± There was a distressed expression on Lin Leyan¡¯s face. ¡°But I really do not remember this fellow¡­ ¡­ he, I do not have any recollections of him at all. From what I can remember, there are no other Asians from our organization there.¡± At that moment, images seemingly shed through her mind. Lin Leyan seemingly recalled how she and herpanions were besieged by the rebel forces within a small and dpidated chapel¡­ ¡­ she recalled the charging jeep¡­ ¡­ she recalled being besieged by bandits in the city, the rain of bullets back then¡­ ¡­ Those images shed through her mind like a movie. However, those images were seemingly iplete. It felt as though something was missing. It was as though¡­ ¡­ she was missing an important part. But why can¡¯t she remember? They were besieged inside the little, dpidated chapel. Back then, how had they escaped? The jeep. Back when it was charging forward¡­ ¡­ who was the one driving the jeep? When she was held inside the city by the bandits, who was the one who pulled her out? Why? Why can¡¯t I remember a single thing? I cannot remember? Lin Leyan groaned in pain and both her hands reached up to clutch her head. ¡°What happened to you?¡± asked Nicole with a frown. ¡°I, I don¡¯t know.¡± Lin Leyan¡¯s face was pale and she said, ¡°I do not know what is going on. Back in Kombia, I may have suffered from a head rted injury. There are seemingly some problems with my memories from that time; it is iplete ¨C and it is not just me. My other twopanions who escaped together with me from the war are suffering from the same issue. We all seem to be suffering from headaches and partial amnesia.¡± Tian Lie and Nicole exchanged nces once more. ¡°All right, sit down first.¡± Nicole pressed down on Lin Leyan¡¯s shoulder and sent a certain look at Tian Lie. The two of them got up and walked into the kitchen. Nicole then moved to close the kitchen¡¯s door. ¡°What do you think?¡± Nicole looked at Tian Lie. Tian Lie pursed his lips to the side and said, ¡°I dare to bet my underwear on it. This girl must surely know Chen Xiaolian.¡± ¡°So?¡± Nicole nodded. ¡°Like me¡­ ¡­ you think she had her memories erased?¡± ¡°I fear it is not a simple memory erase.¡± Tian Lie rubbed his chin and continued, ¡°I suspect that the girl was lying just now.¡± Nicole nodded again. ¡°I suspect the same as well. A memory erase is not hard to exin. Perhaps Chen Xiaolian had for some reason, possibly rted to instance dungeons or something else, went to Kombia. There, he had exposed his identity to ordinary humans. In order to maintain the secret, he used some means to erase away the memories of the ordinary humans ¨C many Awakened ones do that. There is nothing strange about that. What I find strange is the change showed by the girl when she was looking at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s image in the photo.¡± ¡°Her heartbeat increased. Her rate of breathing changed as well, bing more heavy and ragged,¡± said Tian Lie with a smile. Nicole nodded her head again. ¡°That is right. After getting their memories erased, an ordinary human would never show such a reaction after seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s picture. Thus, she must be hiding something!¡± Tian Lie pondered the matter and said, ¡°Maybe it was not a deliberate act. Maybe, there was a special rtionship between her and Chen Xiaolian. However, sheter had her memories erased. You know, many memory erasing devices can only erase the ¡®surface¡¯ portion of the target¡¯s memories. It cannot erase the emotions buried underneath¡­ ¡­ maybe, just maybe, in Africa, Chen Xiaolian had yed and dumped the girl. After that, he used the memory erasing device to erase the girl¡¯s memories of him.¡± ¡°Ptui! The Chen Xiaolian I know would never do something like that. y and dump? You really have quite the imagination!¡± ¡­ In the other room. Tom Huggins and Jenny sat inside their bedroom. There were no restraints on either of them. However, they could only sit there stiffly. Tom Huggins sat in the corner of the room, beside the door. Jenny was slightly better off; she sat on the bed. The special pair of couple had been looking at each other all this time. After a long time, Jenny finally let out a low sigh. ¡°I am sorry, Tom.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I also need to apologize to you.¡± Tom sighed. At that moment, there was a solemn expression on his face and his voice was one of heaviness. No longer was there any of the party pooping attitude normally seen whenever he worked in radio hosting. ¡°Will they harm us? We¡­ ¡­ have to think of some way to escape.¡± Jenny bit her lips. ¡°Can you stand up? I cannot move.¡± Tom shook his head. ¡°It is useless, Jenny. You are not an Awakened, you do not understand just how powerful these people are. That man¡¯s power is extremely terrifying. Even though he had just touched my head for a bit, I have now lost all my ability to resist. Even my personal system is blocked off. I have no way to¡­ ¡­ contact the members of my organization. My channel is cut off.¡± ¡°Maybe, maybe we can think of something else¡­ ¡­ I know, you have a gun in your study.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t do anything stupid!¡± Tom said in a very serious tone. ¡°Jenny, you are an ordinary human. You do not understand how horrifying these people are! Forget a gun. Even with a tank, you cannot fight them off! Additionally¡­ ¡­ even now¡­ see how they did not bother to gag our mouths? This is because they are Awakened ones. They must surely possess abilities for these situations. For example, auditory powers. Even with a wall separating us, they can clearly hear every word we are saying!¡± Jenny fell silent. ¡°I believe they would not harm us¡­ ¡­ or should I say, I don¡¯t think that woman will harm you. You¡­ ¡­ you work for Zero City, right? It would appear that the woman is here to make contact with you. If so, it stands to reason that she would not harm you. What we need to do now is to be patient and wait. Wait and see what they want from us.¡± Tom then took a deep breath before continuing. ¡°Jenny, tell me. When did you begin working for Zero City?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ around seven years ago, before I got to know you,¡± replied Jenny with a whisper. ¡°One time, I had joined my friends for a vacation and I was involved in an ident. I nearly died. Then, several strange fellows saved my life and¡­ ¡­ they asked me if I am willing to work for them. I¡­ ¡­ after that¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°I understand. You had probably bumped into Zero City¡¯s field personnel.¡± Tom nodded. ¡°What about you, Tom? Are you really an Awakened? You are one of them?¡± ¡°I am an Awakened, but I am not one of them.¡± Tom smiled wryly and continued, ¡°You do not understand our world. The Awakened world is moreplicated that you imagine. I work for one of the organizations in it.¡± ¡°You¡­ when did you begin?¡± ¡°Much earlier than you.¡± Tom sighed. ¡°I have been an Awakened for about 30 years now.¡± Jenny¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°Oh, my God! 30 years? But this¡­ ¡­ ¡° Pausing, Jenny was momentarily at a loss for words. Then, she said, ¡°How old are you?¡± Tom hesitated for a moment before whispering with a wry smile, ¡°When I was born, the Allied forces had justnded on Normandy and Hitler had yet to be defeated.¡± ¡°Oh, my God!¡± Jenny stared with widened eyes. ¡°You, you look¡­¡± ¡°Gic serums.¡± Tom gave a wry smile. ¡°By bing an Awakened, I encountered many wondrous adventures. There are many ways to extend youth and vitality. For Awakened ones, there is nothing surprising about this. Additionally¡­ ¡­ I believe those fellows must have given you some gic serums as well. However, the serum they gave you must have been greatly diluted. Thus, even though you took the serum, you did not gain much of the benefits that usually apanies the use of the serum ¨C however, you still look younger than your peers, albeit slightly.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Jenny sobbed. ¡°I have worked for them for six years now, but they never had me do anything. There was never any specific task for me. The only thing I have to do is to send some strange codes using some special methods. The ¡®special circumstances¡¯ that they mentioned when they hired me had never urred before. I, I had always thought that this was an easy job.¡± ¡°No wonder the doctor would say your body is in great health whenever he did a medical check-up for you. He always said you are just like someone in her twenties.¡± Tom smiled wryly. ¡°No wonder whenever I go for a medical check-up, you would be unwilling to go together¡­ ¡­ now that I think about it, in the past few years that we were married, you have never fallen sick at all, not even a cold.¡± Jenny sighed. It was at that moment that the door opened and Tian Lie strode in. He nced at them both and said, ¡°All right now, you two lovebirds. Private time is over! You, Mr Tom Huggins, we have guests!¡± After saying that, Tian Lie used one hand to carry the two of them out of the room and into the living room. ¡°Do you have any other appointments tonight?¡± Nicole looked at the two of them, a look of seriousness on her face. ¡°No,¡± answered Jenny hurriedly. ¡°What about you, Mr Tom Huggins?¡± Tian Lie cast a cold stare at Tom Huggins. ¡°Do you have any appointment with any guests? For example, would the people from your organization, Thorned Flower Guild,e find you?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ no, no! I swear!¡± Tom Huggins quickly replied. Both Tian Lie and Nicole harrumphed. Something had appeared in both their personal radars. ¡°Three from nine o¡¯clock, two from six o¡¯clock,¡± said Nicole. ¡°It is Thorned Flower Guild,¡± said Tian Lie with a grunt. ¡°This is a standard twin team battle formation, amon strategy from Thorned Flower Guild.¡± Pausing, Tian Lie continued, ¡°Also, don¡¯t be tricked! ording to Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s tactics, the ones presently revealed on the radar are probably just decoys to bait their targets to enter a state ofbat. Besides those revealed on radar, there would be another team hiding in the darkness. As long as they do not enter a state ofbat, the radar will not reveal their whereabouts. That team of men would be assassins. Once we expose our situation, or better yet, when we are busy engaging the decoys, they will take advantage of that moment to execute sneak attacks! ¡°It is a standard page from Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s strategy book!¡± After saying that, Tian Lie nced at Tom Huggins. ¡°So, you really did not call these people here?¡± ¡°I swear! I swear to God! It wasn¡¯t me!¡± said Tom Huggins with widened eyes. ... Chapter 557 Who Said We Are Running?

Chapter 557 Who Said We Are Running?

GOR Chapter 557 Who Said We Are Running? ¡°No movements from the target objectives. They are still inside the house.¡± On the street outside Tom Huggins¡¯ house, three figures quickly rushed forward from the nine o¡¯clock direction and stopped behind a car parked by the street. The three figures behind the car had their waists crouched forward. Thanks to the illumination from the streetmps, the three figures were revealed to be two men and one woman. All three were wearing protective suits, the standardbat gear for instance dungeons. One of the males, a blonde-haired person, had with him a military thermal imaging device. Through the image shown by the thermal imaging device, they were able to see the heat signatures within Tom Huggins¡¯ house. ¡°The targets are not moving! There is something strange about this.¡± The blonde-haired man holding the thermal imaging device had a very serious look on his face as he whispered, ¡°We have already entered a state ofbat. The targets should have seen us from their personal radars. Why are they not making any responses?¡± The woman beside him was quick to speak up, ¡°I cannot see them on my personal radar. That means, the targets have not entered a state ofbat. Or perhaps¡­ ¡­ our target objective is not at home.¡± ¡°Impossible. My intel is very urate. He will certainly be at home tonight.¡± The blond-haired man with the thermal imaging device put down the device and kept it into his storage equipment. Next, he pulled out a dagger and said, ¡°Forget it. Follow ourbat strategy. We will initiate a feint attack!¡± The woman nodded. ¡°All right, let¡¯s do it.¡± The man beside them, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, ¡°Something doesn¡¯t feel right here.¡± ¡°Humph! There is no need to think too much about it. He is only one man! We have three teams here. Taking the target down will not be an issue. This fellow is very important. Unit Zero had stated that we must catch this fellow!¡± The woman sneered before continuing, ¡°Let us go. We will attack; at the same time, inform Team B to attack from the side, the same battle tactic!¡± ¡°Unit Zero, we are ready to begin. Tell Team B to begin attacking from the side. We will fight to force the target out from the house and push him toward your ambush point.¡± After sending the message using their guild channel, the blond-haired man revealed a light smile and pulled out the leather gloves he was wearing on both his hands. ¡°Let¡¯s go! One minuteter, Team B will attack!¡± ¡°All right, I will be the first to charge in!¡± The man who had not spoken much stood up. It was only after he stood up did it be apparent that he was much taller than his twopanions were. He also appeared stronger, possessing a bodybuilder¡¯s physique, akin to an indomitable tower. He quickly made his way across the street and rushed toward Tom Huggins¡¯ house door. ¡°Charge!¡± The blond-haired man called out to his femalepanion and they too, charged forward. When the burly man arrived before the house door, his body suddenly swelled up. Clearly, he was an Awakened of the Body Technique Division. In just an instant, his body transformed to stone and he became something like a stone giant. After his body expanded in size ¨C up to 2 metres in height ¨C his running figure became like a humanoid tank. He charged Tom Huggins¡¯ house door. However, just as he was about to pummel his way through the house door, the door abruptly opened by itself. Behind the door was Nicole, a strange smile on her face. After secretly opening the door, she stood behind the opened door. Her actions opened the way into the house. The charging fellow had put everything into his charge. Furthermore, he had already positioned his body to prepare for a collision. The sudden change made it impossible for him to stop and his entire figure flew inside. His body seemingly grazed past Nicole¡¯s body as it flew through the doorway. A loud racket could be heard inside the house. After Nicole opened the door, the fellow¡¯s momentum became toorge and his entire person mmed into a wall inside the house. He broke through the wall, causing it to copse and the few cabs around to break into pieces. As for the fellow, he ended up stuck in the hole in the wall. Following that man were the blond-haired man and his womanpanion. They arrived before the door and saw what happened. The two of them became dumbfounded and their steps faltered as they gaped at Nicole, who wasughing as she stood behind the door. ¡°Since you are here,e in.¡± Nicole gave a light smile before turning around to quickly make her way into the living room. The two of them were startled. Next, they subconsciously rushed through the doorway and saw Nicole sitting on the living room¡¯s sofa, alone ¨C she was the only one inside the house. ¡°What is going on here?¡± The blond-haired man was stunned for a moment. Then, he eximed, ¡°The target is gone! Who is this woman?¡± Nicole sat on the sofa calmly. Seeing how Nicole was not showing any signs of nervousness, the man and woman ended up bing nervous instead. Nicole narrowed her eyes and regarded the two figures before her. She wore a unique looking headset on her head. It was a crescent shaped metal device; frameless sses extended out from the other end of the device to cover her eyes like a visor. ¡°Let¡¯s see. Mm, you are 173 centimetres tall, Caucasian, blonde-haired, a mole on your left cheek, both hands thin and white. I see that you have two gloves on your waist belt¡­ ¡­ mm, there is information on you in the database. Gregory, an Awakened from Thorned Flower Guild. ording to the degree of noteworthiness, you are a [B] ss member in the guild. Your special skill is a fire type energy attack,¡± said Nicole quickly. Then, she quickly turned her attention to the broken hole on the wall. ¡°As for him, a burly physique and the ability to transform his skin to stone. A strength type body technique skill. Likewise, he is also a [B] ss member of Thorned Flower Guild. Name unknown. Name in use: Scavenger.¡± After saying all that, Nicole pursed her lips to the side and said, ¡°Did I get it right?¡± Gregory was left dumbfounded. ¡°Who are you? How could you know about us¡­¡± The one to shout that out was the woman. ¡°Ah, to my surprise, you are not in my database,dy.¡± Nicole regarded the woman. ¡°I specte that either my database is iplete ¨C the possibility of that is very low. My database holds information on most of the Awakened members of Thorned Flower Guild. For it to not have yours¡­ ¡­ I guess you must have only recently joined Thorned Flower Guild, right?¡± ¡°Mm, you have a lean body figure and use daggers as weapons. Using weapons with such a short reach means you are proficient in meleebat¡­ ¡­ additionally, consider also the fact that your body is not of the strength type¡­ I guess you are either going the Martial Skills route or a speed type Body Technique user. Am I right?¡± Nicole said casually. There was utter shock on the woman¡¯s face. ¡°Unit Zero, we have a problem!¡± Gregory quickly used his guild channel to send the message. At the same time, a loud noise rang out and the side window in the kitchen broke as two figures charged into the house from the outside. ¡°Excellent. Two fellows from six o¡¯clock.¡± Nicole looked at the two figures that had made their way through the window. Her face remained impassive, the same smile on it as she said, ¡°Now, the two teams responsible for feint attacks have arrived¡­ ¡­ this is themonly used tactic of your Thorned Flower Guild, the Hound Battle Tactic, right? Just like a hunt; first, release the hounds to attack the prey and send it running, luring it to a suitable location where the hunter can kill it with one shot ¨C as I recall, this Hound Battle Tactic of yours is meant to capture a target alive. If so, that means your objective here is to capture Tom Huggins alive, right? ¡°What I am curious to know is, isn¡¯t Tom Huggins your Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s contact person? You people are Thorned Flower Guild members. Why attack someone from your own guild?¡± After Nicole asked those questions in quick session, the two fellows who broke in through the kitchen window looked on in stupor. They then turned to Gregory and said, ¡°What is going on? Who is this?¡± ¡°There is trouble!¡± Gregory gritted his teeth. ¡°The target has disappeared and a suspicious enemy whose identity is unknown has appeared!¡± ¡°Seize her!¡± One of the two fellows who broke in through the kitchen window, a lean and tall man with a ck skin tone, shouted as he charged forward. The other three fellows inside the house showed no hesitation. Although this was an unexpected situation, their experience allowed them to respond quickly. All of them attacked Nicole at the same time. ¡­ ¡°Is this really all right? I mean¡­ ¡­ leaving her there alone. There will be two teams going in after all.¡± Tom Huggins asked in a hushed tone. At that moment, Tom Huggins, his wife Jenny, Lin Leyan and Tian Lie were inside the basement beneath the living room. There was a passageway in the house basement, which connected the house to an exit in the backyard of the house. As the three of them were moving out of the basement, Tom Huggins could hear several loud noisesing from above them. Judging from the sounds, it would appear that his living room was ying host to a violent battle. There was an indifferent look on Tian Lie¡¯s face as he said, ¡°No problems. They are just twomon teams. She can handle them. Enough, don¡¯t utter anymore nonsense. Be quiet and follow me.¡± The four of them quickly got out from the other end of the passageway. They came out to find themselves in the storeroom within the backyard. After walking out of the room, Tian Lie checked his surroundings and smiled. ¡°Interesting way of building a basement. It seems you were prepared to run away in case of emergencies. I have a question though. Who was the one who wanted to build this basement? Back then, when this basement was being built, did the other person not feel suspicious?¡± Jenny nced at her husband. ¡°Back then, you told me that this basement was already here when we bought it.¡± ¡°I was the one who built it. I had to lie to you. I am sorry.¡± Tom Huggins sighed. At that moment, a loud noise suddenly rang out from inside the house. A loud booming noise erupted and sounds of breaking sses apanied it. It would appear as though something had exploded. ¡°Well, we should hurry up and leave. Things are only going to get even messierter. You two, say goodbye to your house. It is probably going to be ruined soon,¡± said Tian Lie as he led the three of them out of the storeroom. They left through a small gate in the backyard and ran along an alley. Tian Lie was running in front while Tom Huggins, his wife and Lin Leyan were right behind. Tom supported his wife as they ran. However, after running for about one minute, Tom quickly said, ¡°No, we are running in the wrong direction!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°The two attack teams that made a move on my house are clearly using our guild¡¯s Hound Battle Tactic! The two teams attacked from two sides to chase us out. I am familiar with the Hound Battle Tactic. There must surely be a third team waiting to ambush us outside! The ambush location depends on the two angles of the two attack teams! ¡°This escape path that we are taking will lead us to the ambush! We will encounter the third team if we continue!¡± Hearing that, Tian Lie suddenly smiled. He curled the corners of his lips as he smiled. In the darkness of the night, the streemps illuminated the revealed part of his teeth, giving those white teeth a ghastly image. ¡°Who said we are running away?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Tom Huggins was dumbfounded. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ are not running away?¡± ¡°Of course. Just now, my friend and I had a round of rock paper scissors. The loser has to stay behind to deal with the two feinting teams of trash. As for me, the winner, I will be responsible for dealing with the main ambush team. Such a delicious feast must surely be mine.¡± Tian Lie then released a prideful cackle. ... Chapter 558 Nicole At A Loss

Chapter 558 Nicole At A Loss

GOR Chapter 558 Nicole At A Loss Two out of the three walls surrounding the living room had already copsed. That was especially true of the wall facing the kitchen. The kitchen itself had fallen into ruins. Lying amid the ruins of the kitchen was the ck man, the first to charge Nicole. As for the other three¡­ ¡­ Gregory was lying on the floor. Earlier, he had unleashed his me attack. However, when his ming attack reached Nicole, an unknown force deflected it back. The mes then struck the gas pipe in the kitchen, resulting in an explosion. Gregory was not afraid of the mes from the explosion, but Nicole had casually grabbed hold of one of the pieces of broken sses and¡­ Well, that piece of ss was now stuck in Gregory¡¯s throat. As for the fellow who had broken into the house through the window together with the ck man¡­ ¡­ his fate was the worst. The fellow had not even the chance to disy his skill before getting killed off ¨C metallic objects resembling metal balls had suddenly appeared in the air. Each of the metallic objects had a turret muzzle on their surface. Floater Cannons! The energy beams shot out by the Floater Cannons struck the poor fellow. His body was also caught in the cross fire of the attacks earlier. In but an instant, his entire body was vaporized. Nothing was left of him. The only one left alive in the house ¨C not counting Nicole ¨C was the woman. Nicole had deliberately left her alive to get information from her. There was an appalled expression on the woman¡¯s face as she stared at Nicole. Her body was pinned against the wall¡­ To be exact, there were four metal hoops on all four of her limbs. Just now, when her side was attacking, this woman¡¯s movement speed was truly fast. She was like a tempest and it was impossible to catch her movements with the naked eye. Unexpectedly, four metal hoops suddenly appeared from thin air and proceeded to attach themselves on the woman¡¯s four limbs. Next, they quickly pinned her onto the wall like a specimen. When the explosion erupted earlier, an energy shield appeared from the metal hoops to block off the explosion. That was how the woman had remained alive. ¡°Scavenger!¡± Seeing that her other threepanions had died, the woman shouted out in despair. ¡°Stop shouting. That fellow was the first to die. Why did you think he hadn¡¯t crawl out of the hole all this time?¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°When he was charging in, he charged past me. Back then, would I miss out on the opportunity handed out to me? I gave him a¡­ ¡­ Stoneskin¡¯s defensive properties don¡¯t seem all that.¡± The woman fell into a state of despair. ¡°You! Who are you? Who!!!¡± Nicole smiled. She abruptly stretched out her hand. The Floater Cannons that were floating in the air and the four metal hoops pinning the woman to the wall flew toward Nicole at the same time. They quickly shrunk down before fusing together with the unique looking metal headset that she was wearing. Seeing that, the woman¡¯s face contorted greatly and her teeth trembled. She stuttered, ¡°You, you, you¡­ ¡­ you are¡­ ¡­ you are¡­ ¡­ Angel Corps!¡± A tangled expression shed across Nicole¡¯s eyes and she let out a gentle sigh. ¡°The feels are real¡­ ¡­ to finally hear my enemies shout out my origin¡­ ¡­ it fills me with a thousand emotions.¡± She slowly walked forward until she was standing before the woman. Using one hand, Nicole grabbed the woman by the neck and raised her up. The woman did not resist at all. Earlier, when the four metal hoops attached themselves onto her four limbs, they had automatically sent in sharp metal des into her limbs to break the bones of her four limbs. Thus, despite being a speed-type Body Technique user, she was unable to move at all thanks to her broken hands and legs. ¡°Now, question time, you understand, don¡¯t you? Answer my questions and you won¡¯t have to suffer as much. By the way, you can forget about pinning your hopes on your third team. My friend has gone to seize your third team,¡± said Nicole with a sigh. The woman lowered her eyes in despair. ¡°Let us start with the simplest question, who are you? My database on Thorned Flower Guild has nothing on you,¡± Nicole asked coldly. ¡°Database on Thorned Flower Guild? You people¡­. ¡­ have something like that?¡± ¡°It is as you said, I am a member of the Angel Corps. As the military organization of Zero City, we have been facing off against Thorned Flower Guild for years. Since we are old enemies, it is only natural for us to collect information on many of Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s members. We cannot collect information on yers because it is pointless. At any rate, they would onlye online when there are instance dungeons. However, you people are different! Despite your identity as Awakened ones, you actually chose to join Thorned Flower Guild, a yer guild! It is only natural for us to seriously fight you traitors of humanity.¡± Nicole sneered. The woman paled. ¡°Answer the question.¡± ¡°Yes, I, my name is Alice.¡± The woman whispered helplessly. ¡°I was originally the Guild Leader of an Awakened guild. A few months ago, my guild faced total annihtion in an instance dungeon. I was the only one to survive. Then¡­ ¡­ in the end, I found a secret enlistment ce where I met someone from Thorned Flower Guild. They recruited me to be part of their peripheral member. I¡­ ¡­ I am not a traitor to humanity. I just want to live! Without my guild, I am unable to deal with those instance dungeons alone! Surely you know just how low the survival rate is for lone Awakened ones when they participate in instance dungeons!¡± The woman was shockingly none other than Alice. [1] She was the very same Alice that Chen Xiaolian had encountered in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, an Awakened proficient in speed-type Body Technique. ¡°Very good. Although I do not agree with your approach, I am satisfied with the way you cooperated and answered my question. Now, the simple question is done with. Time for the more important questions. I hope you will continue to cooperate.¡± Nicole cast a strict re at Alice and said, ¡°You and yourpanions are members of Thorned Flower Guild. Why attack Tom Huggins? He is also Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s member, a contact person. Why attack someone who is on the same side as you?¡± Alice hesitated for a moment. Although her four limbs were broken, she felt no pain at all ¨C when the metal hoops were breaking the bones of her limbs, it had also injected her with some kind of numbing drug. To be exact, the present her was unable to feel a thing from her four limbs. ¡°You are hesitating. Why? Are you worried that you would be unable to exin yourself if you reveal the secrets of your organization?¡± said Nicole, a trace of ridicule could be heard in her tone. ¡°If I were in your shoes, I would not consider that. Instead, I would consider the issue before me. If you answer me, you may have to take responsibility for it when you return. However, if you do not answer me, you will die right now. What is your choice?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I will talk.¡± Alice bowed her head in resignation. She then raised her head to reveal the face of one who had made up her mind. ¡°I do not know much myself since I am a new recruit. I do not know much about the discord between the higher ups of the guild. All I know is¡­ ¡­ after Guild Leader Shen¡¯s disappearance, Thorned Flower Guild spiralled into a state of conflict. ¡°Because Guild Leader Shen was the one who advocated the recruitment of Awakened ones into the guild. After his disappearance, the higher ups in Thorned Flower Guild have a difference in opinions. Many hold hostile views toward Awakened members like us. ¡°At present, four of the strongest Awakened members inside the guild had taken action to set up a faction, which I am a part of. This faction has four figures of authority. Their codenames are Unit Zero, Unit One, Unit Two and Unit Three. ¡°These four figures appealed and recruited some of the Awakened members of Thorned Flower Guild. They decided to establish their own guild and break away from Thorned Flower Guild. ¡°Their rationale for that is: As Awakened ones, we should not have to give our lives for the yers. Originally, Guild Leader Shen treats us as useful members. However, now that Guild Leader Shen has disappeared, everyone is specting that he may have died. The other high-ranking yers have always viewed us in a contentious manner¡­ if so, we might as well establish our own guild and break off from Thorned Flower Guild. ¡°Quite a number of Awakened members from Thorned Flower Guild have joined us. ¡°The reason we are attacking Tom Huggins, also known as Knight Ivan, is because he is the contact person for the British Isles region. ¡°Truth be told, Thorned Flower Guild is very big. It has recruited many Awakened ones. However, we are in the dark about the list of Awakened ones. Only the higher ups of the guild would have ess to this list. ¡°Tom Huggins is a contact person and also an Awakened. He possesses the guild¡¯s Awakened member list for all of Europe. By seizing Tom Huggins, we would be able to get the member list from him ¨C after that, find the others, convince them to join us and together, establish our own guild, thereby breaking off from Thorned Flower Guild. We will be fighting against them! It doesn¡¯t matter which guild we are talking about, the punishment for traitors is always very heavy. You know that. Thus, in order to protect ourselves, we need to quickly increase our strength!¡± Alice said all that in quick session. However, when she mentioned the words ¡°Guild Leader Shen¡¯s disappearance¡±, Nicole¡¯s brows had jumped violently. Thanks to her strong character, she was able to calm down. She forced herself to listen patiently until Alice was done. After that, Nicole took a deep breath to suppress the roiling emotions in her heart. ¡°Hold up! You said¡­ ¡­ Shen disappeared? Your Thorned Flower Guild Leader, Shen! He¡­ ¡­ disappeared? What happened? When did that happen?¡± Alice cautiously replied, ¡°This happened only a few days ago¡­ ¡­ right after the fall of Zero City¡­ ¡­¡± Despite how good of a temperament Nicole possessed, hearing that made her lose control. She staggered as her face fell and she spoke up in a quivering voice, ¡°You, what did you just say? Zero City has fallen?¡± ¡­ 1 Alice, first appeared in.? Chapter 559 Lost Control

Chapter 559 Lost Control

GOR Chapter 559 Lost Control Moving out of the alley, they find an intersection. At the end of the street was a park. It was not a big park but the design was very beautiful. However, as it was night, no one could be seen there. Tian Lie examined their surroundings. The street before them was close to the River Thames. It was the only street in the vicinity. ¡°Quite a good ambush location.¡± Tian Lie gave a whistle. He then pointed toward a bench in the park beside the street. ¡°You three sit down and wait for a bit.¡± Aplicated expression appeared on Tom Huggins¡¯ face. ¡°You really do not intend to run away?¡± Tian Lie did not reply. He simply continued pointing at the bench. Tom Huggins sighed and pulled his wife, Jenny. Jenny did not move. Instead, she gently tugged at Lin Leyan. There was a rather confused look on Lin Leyan¡¯s face as Jenny pulled her along into the park beside the street. ¡°Sit here.¡± Tian Lie said coldly. Next, he twirled one of his fingers, cutting a perfect circle on the tiles beneath the bench. ¡°Stay inside the circle and do not move. Consider this an advice or warning, up to you,¡± said Tian Lie as he looked at the three of them. Seeing what happened, Lin Leyan recollected herself and gave Tian Lie a re. ¡°Have you been watching too much Journey to the West?¡± ¡°You are not Tang Xuanzang and I am not the monkey. Trust me; this circle I left here is for your own good.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie ignored the three of them and strode toward the middle of the street. ¡°I am sorry, Lin. I got you involved in this.¡± Jenny cast a highly apologetic look at Lin Leyan. Lin Leyan bit her lips and looked at her two friends. ¡°Jenny, just what is going on here? These people, they¡­ ¡­ are they really humans?¡± A hint of fear shed across Lin Leyan¡¯s eyes. Back when they were inside the house earlier, Tian Lie and Nicole did not reveal much of their abilities. However, when Tian Lie was leading the three of them out of the house through the underground passageway, Lin Leyan saw something. The door to the basement had been locked using iron chains. However, Tian Lie had used his bare hands to tear them off. He had used his bare hands to tear off iron chains that were two fingers thick. ¡°Lin, as it is, I have no way of exining too much about it to you. I can only say sorry¡­ ¡­ I will try my best so you do not get hurt.¡± Jenny sighed helplessly. ¡­ Beyond the public park, Tian Lie stood somewhere over 20 metres away from the three of them. For some unknown reason, the surrounding streemps had simultaneously blinked off. ¡°All right,e on out. Isn¡¯t this the ambush location that you fellows have prepared beforehand?¡± Tian Lie then turned to face the empty sky, azy smile on his face. A few secondster, a figure appeared on the street. ¡°Who are you? Why disrupt our ns?¡± There was a very cautious tone in the figure¡¯s voice. ¡°This is Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s matters. If you choose to leave right now, we can still¡­¡± ¡°Enough.¡± Tian Lie extended his pinky finger to dig his ear. ¡°Enough nonsense. If you have what it takes to represent Thorned Flower Guild, you won¡¯t be so jumpy. Come on over and let me see who would dare attack the guild¡¯s contact person for the British Isles region.¡± The other figure hesitated for a moment. After that, he took a deep breath and sneered before saying, ¡°It seems you are unwilling to back off. Fine. I will let you know there is a price to pay for meddling in other¡¯s affairs.¡± The figure slowly approached. When there were less than 10 metres between him and Tian Lie, Tian Lie, who was finally able to see who the other fellow was, broke into a fit ofughter. The man wore an overcoat. Beneath the overcoat however, an [A] ss protective suit could be seen. Both his hands were ced straight down as they gripped onto a one-metre long sai each [1]. Weapons like that was a rare sight. His hair was reddish brown while his face looked pale. Tian Lie continuedughing. ¡°I was wondering who could it be. Turns out it is you, Zaza. Don¡¯t you always stay in Southern Europe? Why did you suddenly run over to London?¡± Next, Tian Lie¡¯s tone took on a harsh quality. ¡°Since when could the people from Southern Europe cross the line and interfere in matters in the British Isles region? And you actually dare to ambush the guild¡¯s contact person? Are you thinking of betraying the guild?¡± After Tian Lie called out his name, the man known as Zaza showed a clear look of shock. He raised his brows and said, ¡°You recognize me?¡± ¡°Of course I know you.¡± Tian Lie shrugged. ¡°Out of all the Awakened members Thorned Flower Guild has recruited in recent years, you can be considered one of the best. In terms of strength¡­ let me think, you could probably qualify to be in the top five among the guild¡¯s Awakened members. What, you decided to betray the guild?¡± Zaza could clearly sense something wrong with this scenario. This other fellow had recognized him. He also knew about his strength¡­ ¡­ and yet, this fellow maintained that carefree attitude. It was as though this other fellow simply did not see him as a threat. That could not be right. Zaza was clear on one thing, he, Zaza, was no weakling. He had the qualifications to be recruited into Thorned Flower Guild and was someone in the top five among the guild¡¯s Awakened members. Wherever he went, Zaza was most certainly an expert. However, this other fellow¡­ ¡­ he was looking at Zaza using such an indifferent attitude. Assuming he was not a fool, it would mean this other fellow was an expert among experts, someone possessing a level of strength sufficient to suppress Zaza. No matter how Zaza considered it, this other fellow did not appear to be a fool. Having reached that line of thought, Zaza subconsciously thought about retreating and he took one step backward. ¡°Oh, thinking about leaving? Are you scared now?¡± Tian Lie smiled and said, ¡°To have the guts to betray Thorned Flower Guild and do something like this, I had thought that you do not know the meaning of the word fear. Have you forgotten what the guild rules are in dealing with traitors?¡± ¡°Just who are you?¡± Tian Lie rubbed his knuckles and cracked them as he grinned. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you won¡¯t be able to leave. I do not mind digging out information from your mouth right now. Wait till I bend you over, I assure you I will make it so you would even tell me about the time you wet your bed.¡± The infuriated Zaza let out a barkingugh of his own and said, ¡°You do not know the height of the Heavens and the depths of Hell! Enough nonsense!¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°You will know soon enough¡­ ¡­ I should tell you though, this is not our first fight. A few years ago, you had dared to offend me, so I whooped you until you got on your knees and cried for mercy. Hopefully your bones have gotten a little stronger after these few years.¡± Zaza was startled. Something abruptly came to mind and he gaped at Tian Lie. ¡°You, you? What did you say? You, you are¡­ ¡­ you are?¡± ¡­ Nicole sat down in stupor within the ruined living room. The hapless Alicey limply on the floor, incapable of moving in the slightest. Nicole had seemingly lost all ability to think. The sounds of siren could be hearding from the distance. Considering how an explosion had erupted, it was only natural for the residents to make a police report. Police cars and fire trucks were heading for the house. Nicole however, appeared ignorant to that. She just sat there, mumbling, ¡°Impossible, absolutely impossible, that is simply impossible¡­ ¡­¡± A police car approached. However, as the car was about to enter the street, the police car that was speeding over seemingly mmed into an invisible something. The momentum behind the speeding car caused it to flip over as its bumper cracked and the front hood deformed ¨C it was as though it had mmed into a wall. And yet, there was clearly nothing on the street. Coming right behind the flipped police car was a second one. This one failed to stop and suffered the same fate. In the end, it too flipped over. Behind the police cars was a fire truck, which managed to stop itself in time. Seeing the two overturned police cars, the fire fighters quickly got out from the fire truck to initiate rescue efforts. Ten metres above ground, two Floater Cannons floated in the air and retracted their invisible ray of light. ¡°Energy shield retracted. Targets entering the zone have been stopped, Calctions show that there are three more targets; they will arrive within an estimated two minutes¡¯ time. Do you wish to continue stopping them?¡± After receiving the notifications sent by her Floater equipment, Nicole, who sat inside the living room, finally recollected herself. She looked around nkly, looking at the house that had fallen to ruins. Some people from the distant houses were seemingly trying to find out what was going on. These people peered out through their windows while others hid behind their windows. Some were using their mobile phones to take photos. Due to the terrifying sound of explosions earlier, no one dared to move out from their houses. If this were just an ordinary fire, as neighbours, they would certainlye out to help. However, sounds of gunfire of sorts had apanied the earlier explosion. That deterred the neighbours¡¯ thoughts ofing out to help. In Europe, there had been no end to the number of terrorist attacks in recent years. Thus, no one dared toe out. As a battle hardened veteran member of the Angel Corps, Nicole was able to force herself to calm down despite the shock she was feeling. She seized Alice up and said, ¡°You will being with me. I have many things that I will need to slowly ask of you!¡± The two police cars on the street were cleared and the fire truck quickly made its way to Tom Huggins¡¯ ruined house. Several other police cars arrived as well. Police officers bearing live firearms moved in to investigate the area. They quickly extinguished the mes in the vicinity. However, no matter how hard the police officers tried, they were unable to find any signs of life. The only thing left there were the ruins and a few corpses. ¡­ ¡­ The number of police cars rushing toward the scene gradually grew in number. However, when a car moved in the opposite direction, the car¡¯s actions did not rm the iing police. The one driving the car was Tom Huggins while Jenny sat in the first passenger¡¯s seat. In the back seat of the car was Tian Lie. He had his brows tightly knitted together. As for Lin Leyan, she sat beside Tian Lie, feeling too scared to even breath. The car drove on for 10 kilometres before stopping by a secluded pier near the River Thames. After getting off the car, Tian Lie moved to open up the trunk of the car. Next, he pulled out a crumpled figure. Zaza appeared most miserable. The [A] ss protective suit he wore was now torn into pieces and blood covered his face. He appeared to be on the verge of death. ¡°Enough, stop ying dead.¡± Tian Lie tossed him to the ground. ¡°The bones in your left leg and left arm are not broken. So, you better get up. If you think ying dead before me is a good idea ¨C you should know what kind of temper I have!¡± Zaza opened his eyes and looked at Tian Lie. ¡°This, this is impossible¡­ ¡­ you are dead. You clearly died. Guild Leader himself announced your death.¡± Tian Lie ignored him. Instead, he raised his hand to check his watch. As a hint of doubt was shing across his eyes, he noticed the light from a car¡¯s headlight approaching from a distance. A car was speeding toward them. Next, seeing Nicole hastily emerging from the car, Tian Lie gave a whistle. ¡°Later than I expected. Could those few fellows be that hard to deal with? Or have you grown weaker?¡± Nicole ignored Tian Lie. With a pale face, she walked toward the other car, pulled the door and forcibly dragged Jenny out from the front passenger¡¯s seat. Tom Huggins shouted and jumped out from the other side. He rushed forward to fight off Nicole, but Tian Lie grabbed hold of him and pinned him to the car. ¡°Don¡¯t touch her! What are you doing?!¡± Tom Huggins appeared to be on the verge of going crazy. However, he found himself incapable of resisting Tian Lie at all. Nicole paid him no need and instead pressed Jenny on the ground. She cast an icy stare at Jenny and said, ¡°You do not know? You still do not know?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I do not understand what you are talking about.¡± Looking at Nicole¡¯s eyes, which brimmed with killing intent, Jenny was scared silly. ¡°Now, use the emergency channel to make contact right now!¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Immediately! ASAP!¡± Nicole suddenly lost control and roared out. ¡°Make contact using the emergency channel immediately! ASAP!!!¡± Tian Lie gave Tom Huggins a nce and said, ¡°Be obedient and do not move! I promise you no harm wille to your wife. However, if you act up, I will not be responsible for whatever happens.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie loosened his grip on him and moved toward Nicole. ¡°What happened?¡± He could see that there was something wrong with Nicole¡¯s state. Her eyes, especially, had already turned red and there were faint traces of tears in them. Tian Lie put away the frivolous smile that he usually wore on his face and said, ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Zero City.¡± Nicole took a deep breath before turning to look at Tian Lie. She then continued in a quavering voice, ¡°I caught someone from the other team. I heard from her that Zero City¡­ ¡­ Zero City¡­¡± ¡°What happened to Zero City?¡± ¡°Zero City has fallen!¡± Hearing that, the usually fearless Tian Lie was left stunned. ¡­ 1 A sai is the weapon used by Raphael in TMNT. It is that weapon with three pointy ends.? Chapter 560 Peculiar

Chapter 560 Peculiar

GOR Chapter 560 Peculiar After Chen Xiaolian had finished checking the terrain and architecture of the hotel, he saw that it was already dark outside. The various night market stalls and barbeque stands had already opened up. They upied half of the already narrow street. Those who wanted to move across the street such as some goods delivering van had no choice but to slowly wade through the smoke-filled street. Chen Xiaolian sat himself down on one of the barbeque stand¡¯s table and casually ordered a dish and a bottle of beer. He poured himself a cup of beer and downed it repeatedly to while away the time. The number of customers increased as business gradually picked up. However, the boss became somewhat displeased with Chen Xiaolian, who was taking one whole table for himself. The boss then moved over and asked Chen Xiaolian if he was all right with sharing the table with the other customers. Chen Xiaolian did not mind it at all and was more than willing to share. Soon, several males and females sat down beside him. Judging by their appearance, Chen Xiaolian could tell that they must be students from some nearby university. Still, he continued dining alone. Despite not talking with them, after listening to their conversation for tens of minutes, Chen Xiaolian was able to more or less figure out some details. These young men and women were from a nearby technical college. As they were in their youths, their hormones were surging. These young couples must have run out at night for a date. As they dined, the young couples had intimate skinship and a pinkish atmosphere slowly blossomed. Listening to their topic of conversation, it would appear that they did not intend to return to the dorm this night. Instead, they nned to get a room from this small hotel right beside them. The technical college¡¯s regtions were never strict to begin with. This small hotel had likely been earning money by catering to the ¡®needs¡¯ of these young student couples. The more these two lovebirds talked, the more passionate they became. In the end, they did not even bother finishing their meal before asking for the bill and leaving. Chen Xiaolian watched as the two couples entered the hotel through the side door. ¡°Bill please.¡± Chen Xiaolian had continued sitting on the table for about another 10 minutes. After finishing a cigarette, he pped the table and shouted at the boss for the bill. After paying, Chen Xiaolian stood in the street with both hands in his pockets. After circling the ce meticulously just now, Chen Xiaolian was able to confirm one detail. The hotel had no backdoor and no one had left through the main door. In other words, those who were tracking him should still be inside the hotel. It was at that moment that Chen Xiaolian received a message through his guild channel. ¡°Guild Leader, we have arrived.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked forward and saw an ordinary looking SUV stopping by the street across from where he was standing. Lun Tai and Bei Tai waved at him from inside the SUV. Chen Xiaolian nodded in response. One hour earlier, he had used the guild channel to get Lun Tai and Bei Tai over. He had also informed the rest of the members how he was being tracked. It was unusual for Awakened ones to be followed in the outside world. Lun Tai had given his opinion on this matter: Generally speaking, something like this must be rted to a grudge incurred during an instance dungeon. This means our enemies havee to seek vengeance upon us in this outside world. Chen Xiaolian gave noments on that. However, he quickly decided upon a n and got Lun Tai and Bei Tai toe over. ¡°Follow the n. You two, start.¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai got off the SUV and quickly moved across the street in the other direction, moving away from the hotel. Ten minutester, Chen Xialian received a response from his personal radar. After finding a suitable nearby location, both Lun Tai and Bei Tai had entered a state ofbat. Following their actions, two targets appeared in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s personal radar. Chen Xiaolian quickly snuck into a small shop beside the street. Getting himself a can of Coke, he slowly drank as he kept watch while standing behind the door. ¡­ Aunt me was in the middle of washing her face. Suddenly, her face contorted. She quickly walked into the living room and turned to look at Fatty, who was in the middle of taking apart the device on the table. ¡°What is it, Aunt me?¡± ¡°There is a situation.¡± Aunt me shook her head. ¡°My personal radar reveals that there are two Awakened ones not far from our location!¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Fatty was surprised. ¡°Are theying after us?¡± ¡°Not necessarily.¡± Aunt me shook her head. ¡°If they areing for us, they should be more careful in hiding their presence. They would not have entered a state ofbat before reaching us, exposing their presence to the personal radar. It is possible that a conflict or fight has erupted between some other Awakened ones in the vicinity.¡± ¡°If so, we¡­ ¡­¡± Fatty hesitated. Aunt me pondered for a few seconds and said, ¡°I will go check it out. Maybe I will be able to find something. Didn¡¯t you say Chen Xiaolian is in this city? Maybe, they are his men.¡± ¡°You are going alone?¡± ¡°Nonsense. If a fight erupts, you will be of no help.¡± Aunt me shook her head and said, ¡°Besides, you are not an Awakened. Their radar will not be able to find you. Be obedient, stay here and look after your father. It should be safe here. I will be back soon.¡± ¡­ Two minutester, Chen Xiaolian watched as a woman briskly made her way out from the main door of the hotel. Clearly, Aunt me had not entered a state ofbat in order to hide her presence ¨C otherwise, she could have just flown over through the rooftop. By going on foot instead, she was able to hide her presence. That was exactly what Chen Xiaolian had been counting on. ¡°Lun Tai, Bei Tai, the target has fallen for the bait. Target is most likely going toward you two. Be careful and conceal your presence in 30 seconds time. Avoid a confrontation with the target.¡± After telling them that, Chen Xiaolian walked out of the small shop, crossed the street and entered the hotel through the main door. As this hotel had been converted from a residential housing, it was only natural for the front desk to be small. The front desk was only one metre in length and a young woman was ying with a mobile phone app behind the desk. Chen Xiaolian went to stand before the front desk, but the young woman did not raise her head at all. Instead, hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s footsteps, she saidzily, ¡°One night is 100, for medium-sized room, its 30 RMB per hour. Student ID is allowed.¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side and pped his hand on the front desk. ¡°Police! Surprise inspection!¡± The woman was shocked and she jerked her head up to see Chen Xiaolian waving a badge in his hand. It was none other than the Universal ess Badge that Phoenix had given him back then. The woman¡¯s eyes revealed confusion for a moment before quickly recollecting herself. She ignored Chen Xiaolian¡¯s appearance and simply looked at the badge. ¡°That, you¡­¡± ¡°I have a few questions for you. You must answer carefully.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said, ¡°The car with the te number XXXX parked in front. Which room is the owner in?¡± ¡­ In just a few seconds¡¯ time, Chen Xiaolian had obtained what he wanted to know. He got up through the stairs. As for the hotel¡¯s female boss, she stood behind the front desk with a look of confusion on her face. After walking up, Chen Xiaolian entered a passageway and saw a circuit box on the wall. After considering it for a moment, he switched off all of them. Instantly, the entire floor went dark. Even the lights on the ceiling lost power. Chen Xiaolian moved before a door and took a deep breath. Next, he reached out with his hand to twist and break the door lock. After that, he forcibly pushed open the door. The room was dark. Chen Xiaolian heard a whistling sound of wind and he easily dodged the iing fist. Next, he sent a backhanded fist toward his opponent¡¯s abdomen area. He heard a muffled grunt and a figure fell limply to his knees. Chen Xiaolian moved forward and followed up with another attack. He struck this opponent on his neck, knocking this person unconscious. Next, he pulled out a tactical shlight and shut the door to the room. At that moment in time, the situation outside had devolved into chaos. Due to the power outage, quite a number of guests hade out from their rooms toin. Chen Xiaolian swept the shlight around the room, illuminating it. Naturally, a hotel room converted from a residential building was not too spacious. It had one washroom, two beds and a sofa ¨C this was clearly the hotel¡¯s biggest ¡®suite¡¯. A man was lying on the sofa. Chen Xiaolian was unable to make out his facial features, but it would appear that the man was still asleep. The only other figure nowy on the floor beside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet. Chen Xiaolian kicked the fellow on the floor to turn him around before shining the shlight onto the fellow¡¯s face. Seeing the face, Chen Xiaolian was left dumbfounded. ¡°Eh? You bloody fatso!¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. He checked the time and quickly called Lun Tai using the guild channel. ¡°I have seeded. You two get ready to retreat. Be careful! Do not return to the base first. We will make contact again in 10 minutes and find a ce to meet up!¡± After receiving Lun Tai¡¯s reply, Chen Xiaolian watched as the two dots representing Lun Tai and Bei Tai on his radar disappeared. Clearly, they had adjusted themselves and stopped being in a state ofbat; they had hidden their presence. Chen Xiaolian carried Fatty and the stranger lying on the sofa, one with each hand, and quickly made his way out of the room. He ignored the shoutsing from the corridor as he made his way past the people there. After moving down the hotel, he ran out of the hotel under the cover of darkness. He moved across the street behind the hotel. After walking for 200 metres, he emerged from an alley, arriving near the back entrance of a certain university. It was night and there were not many people walking about. He then reached an open parking lot and pulled out a car from his Storage Watch. Next, he drove off with Fatty and the stranger in tow. Chen Xiaolian drove the car to arge supermarket located three kilometres away from the hotel. Moving into an underground parking lot, he stopped the car in a corner. After that, he turned around to look at the two figures in the back seat. Naturally, he knew of Fatty. As for Skyde¡­ ¡­ Back when he was inside the hotel room, he did not get a good look at the stranger due to how dark it was. Looking at the stranger right now, he got the impression that there was something familiar about the stranger. Chen Xiaolian did his best to recall the face. Suddenly, his face flickered and his eyebrows jumped up. He had finally remembered. The stranger was none other than Skyde. Although Chen Xiaolian had encountered Skyde before, he had never actually met Skyde in the flesh ¨C by the time Chen Xiaolian encountered Skyde, he had turned into a de. However, Chen Xiaolian had entered the old headquarters of de Mountain me Sea Guild within the hive building before. Within a room there, he had seen a picture of Skyde. Thanks to that picture, Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize the stranger. Additionally, Fatty was there with the stranger. This allowed Chen Xiaolian to immediately determine the stranger¡¯s identity. ¡°Well yed, Fatty. You are definitely not someone to be taken lightly.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°You actually found your old man. But¡­ ¡­ why were you secretly following me? Humph!¡± Thinking back to his time in the hive building where this Fatty had given him a good ¡®stabbing¡¯, Chen Xiaolian was very tempted to give him a good beating. Not to mention, this fatso actually tried to secretly follow him ¨C considering the rtionship between them, Fatty should have juste out openly to contact him. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian recalled Bluesea saying that he had already sent Fatty out of Zero City. Chen Xiaolian recalled what happened earlier and his mind went back to the unfamiliar woman¡­ ¡­ who is that woman? Men from de Mountain me Sea Guild had no need to secretly follow him ¨C this was a disagreeable move. Having reached that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian then looked at the time. A frown quickly appeared on his face. The set upon time had arrived. It had been 10 minutes since but Lun Tai had yet to contact him. Considering Lun Tai¡¯s prudent way of doing things, this was odd. ¡°Lun Tai, how is the situation on your end?¡± Chen Xiaolian messaged him using the guild channel. Ten secondster, no response. Thirty secondster, still no response. Chen Xiaolian began growing anxious. He sent a message to Bei Tai but received no response from him as well. This is not right! Chen Xiaolian became puzzled. Lun Tai and Bei Tai were only to lure the snake out of its hole without making contact with the other party. Considering Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s abilities, even if the woman who rushed out to find them was very strong, the two of them should have no issues evading the woman. Even if there were danger, given Lun Tai and Bei Tai¡¯s level of strength and skills, they would not be instantly defeated. At the very least, they should be able to send a message out before that. If so¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart palpitated and he used the guild channel to contact the others. ¡°Roddy.¡± ¡°Xiaolei.¡± ¡°Qimu Xi.¡± ¡°Soo Soo.¡± No response. Chen Xiaolian sat at attention within the car. This is not right! It may be eptable to say that Lun Tai and Bei Tai were unable to make contact because someone was restraining them. However, for even the other guild members to not respond to him¡­ ¡­ If so, there was only one possibility. The problem was noting from their end of the guild channel. Rather, it was from his end. Chen Xiaolian quickly got off the car and stood still within the underground parking lot. The underground parking lot was quiet. There were only ten or so cars parked near him. Above his head were a high number of pipes for the central air-conditioning system. However, there was a slight stuffiness in the air here. Chen Xiaolian grew vignt. He quickly summoned the Sword in the Stone and coldly regarded his surroundings. It was at that moment that a strange voice came from a distance. ¡­ Chapter 561 Do Your Parents Have A Grudge Against You?

Chapter 561 Do Your Parents Have A Grudge Against You?

GOR Chapter 561 Do Your Parents Have A Grudge Against You? The lights in the parking lot suddenly went out. One after another, the overhead lights automatically turned off, starting from the farthest one. An extremely terrifying atmosphere enveloped the parking lot. Finally, the overhead light above Chen Xiaolian went out and the entire parking lot descended into darkness. Chen Xiaolian raised his brows. A strange sound came from afar. It sounded like footsteps and something being dragged across the ground. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes as he looked forward. He saw a strange figure emerge from the entrance to the parking lot and slowly made its way toward him. The figure was very big. No, it would be more urate to say it was humongous. It was at least three metres tall. In the darkness, he was able to barely make out its silhouette. It appeared to have a humanoid shape. At the very least, it was walking on two legs. When it was near, Chen Xiaolian abruptly slipped his hand into his pocket and pressed the button on his car key. Instantly, the car beside Chen Xiaolian beeped twice before automatically turning on its heamps. Two rays of light shone out, illuminating the humongous body. Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from frowning at what he saw. ¡°A monster?¡± It was a bipedal monster with hairy body. It had the appearance of the legendary ape-man. Judging by the contours of its muscles, it would seem that this monster possessed a vast amount of strength. Its head was somewhat shaped like an inverted triangle. Its mouth opened to reveal a messy array of fangs and saliva trickled down from them. The sight that caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to sink was its arms. It had four arms. Two arms protruded out from its shoulder des, giving it two more limbspared to normal living creatures. Those two extra limbs were each dragging a person. Indeed, both its hands were gripping onto an ankle each. Two figures could be seen behind the monster as it dragged the two figures along with it. Surprisingly, judging from the appearances of the two figures on the ground, they were Lun Tai and Bei Tai. The two brothers were facing the ground and appeared unconscious. Chen Xiaolian could not tell if they were still alive or not. The monster dragged Lun Tai and Bei Tai forward and finally halted after reaching a spot that was roughly 10 metres away from Chen Xiaolian. It released its grip and allowed the two brothers to fall to the ground. Next, it cast a grin at Chen Xiaolian. It appeared to be¡­ smiling? However, the smile was like the stuff of nightmares. The two heamps, which shone upon its face, further magnified the atmosphere. ¡°What a pity, you turned on the car lights. You have spoiled this scene of horror that I created.¡± The monster spoke with a human tongue. However, it had a grating voice, reminiscent of the sound produced by scraping the surface of a te with a fork. Chen Xiaolian exhaled. He subconsciously gripped the Sword in the Stone in his hand and an inexplicable smile appeared on his face. ¡°Who are you? Or should I say, what are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked in a serious tone. The pair of eyes on the monster stared at Chen Xiaolian intently. It was a pair of eyes which brought about goose bumps all over his body ¨C part of its eyes were covered by the hair growing out from its forehead. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, Guild Leader of Meteor Rock Guild, a veteran Awakened¡­ ¡­ also, it would appear that you possess quite the level of strength,¡± said the monster with a savage grin. Chen Xiaolian did not make any move in response. However, he did shift his posture and ced his left feet half a step back. ¡°Do not be surprised. It is not surprising for me to know about you.¡± Saliva trickled out from the monster¡¯s mouth. ¡°So, why do you want to look for me?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian coldly. ¡°To have a little discussion with you.¡± Two of the monster¡¯s hands were resting on its waist while the other two scratched at its head. Then, it said, ¡°Do you wish to control your own destiny?¡± ¡°What?¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°I do not understand what you mean.¡± ¡°It is very simple.¡± The monster took another step forward. ¡°Awakened ones have suffered under the oppression of the yers long enough! Forced into dangerous circumstances again and again ¨C for far too long!¡± Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaolian turned calm. ¡°What is the meaning behind those words of yours?¡± ¡°Those yers, they would insult us at will and kill us. In the instance dungeons, they would treat us as in-game NPCs, enemies to be fought within a game, targets in a quest! Who knows how many Awakened ones have tried to confront them again and again. However, our numbers are few and our strength limited.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and the corners of his lips curled to reveal a trace of ridicule. ¡°And?¡± ¡°We need to rise up and resist! Resist! Fight them head on! Fight them face to face! Fight those yers, let those bastards who wantonly invade out world understand that we are not to be messed with! We must let them pay the price for their actions!¡± Chen Xiaolian listened quietly. ¡°And?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ and?¡± The monster became dumbfounded. ¡°Right, what then?¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged and continued, ¡°Fight the yers head on¡­ ¡­ and then? Even if we win, this world is still under the control of the Development Team. They can mess around with us at will. They can create an instance dungeon with impossible difficulty and throw us inside¡­ ¡­ if so, your so-called fight against the yers, would it still mean anything?¡± The monster gnashed its teeth and replied, ¡°Revenge! Honour! Freedom!¡± ¡°Mm, revenge, honour, freedom¡­ ¡­ and following that is the end where everyone dies, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. The monster became silent for a few seconds as it stared at Chen Xiaolian. Its stare grew increasingly hostile. ¡°It would seem I was wrong. Chen Xiaolian, I thought you are someone with a backbone. I heard you had made it through several instance dungeons. Additionally, you also possess a considerable level of strength. I had assumed you to be a courageous fellow. Unexpectedly, you are a coward without the will to fight against the yers.¡± ¡°Let us not first discuss about whether or not I am a coward,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with an icy tone. ¡°Let us also not discuss about youing here and telling me these stuff. Let us talk about the two fellows who are on the ground. Those two are my guild members. You attacked my guild members. What is up with that?¡± The monster cackled. ¡°Oh? So, that is what you are more concerned with? It seems you want to fight me?¡± ¡°Was there any other way?¡± Chen Xiaolian released augh and said, ¡°Or did you think I would surrender just because of those nonsensical stuff you just mentioned?¡± ¡°Fine, I will first beat you into submission. When that happens, you will be able to open your eyes and face reality! Then, you can make your choice once more!¡± All four of the monster¡¯s hands balled up their fists, releasing cracking sounds. ¡°By the way, what are you actually here for? It appears that you want to recruit me. If that is the case, which organization do you represent?¡± ¡°An organization that is about to gain control over the future of this world! A resistance made up of Awakened ones with an unprecedented level of might!¡± the monster said loudly. ¡°An unprecedented level of might?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked. ¡°More powerful than Zero City?¡± ¡°Zero City? Zero City has fallen!¡± A shudder ran through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. A trace of shock appeared on his face. This monster¡­ ¡­ how did it know about the fall of Zero City? If this fellow is an Awakened¡­ ¡­ that should be impossible. News about Zero City¡¯s fall should not have spread out just yet. ¡°Do you find it strange?¡± The monsterughed loudly. ¡°In this world, there is no such thing as an eternally invincible fortress! Those Zero City fools. Despite possessing so much power, they never used them. All they did was hide inside their fortress, dragging out an ignoble existence and struggling to live while on death¡¯s door! They deserved extermination! However, we who possess the will and courage to stand up and fight are the future of the Awakened ones!¡± Chen Xiaolian waited patiently for the monster to finish before asking coolly, ¡°Chinese?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The question took the monster by surprise. ¡°Dragging out an ignoble existence, struggling to live while on death¡¯s door [1]. Not a bad use of the two idioms,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°However, if I have to guess, you must be still young. Otherwise, you would not have so much Middle Second syndrome (chuuni) thoughts.¡± [2] ¡°Bastard! You dare act with such impudence toward me?!¡± The monster roared. ¡°I will beat you to submission first. When you are kneeling before me, begging for mercy, you will understand!¡± ¡°This is some serious Middle Second syndrome here¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Next, he crouched his body, Sword in the Stone in hand, and leapt forward. The monster sneered and let out a derisiveugh. Chen Xiaolian raised the sword in his hand. Suddenly, as he was vaulting through the air, he felt himself mming into something akin to an invisible wall. Next, the monster bellowed and a powerful unseen force pummelled Chen Xiaolian, sending him flying backward. Boom! The powerful unseen force sent Chen Xiaolian smashing into the wall behind, causing the surface of the wall to cave in. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s whole body was stuck on the wall and cracks spread out across the surface of the wall. After falling down to the ground, Chen Xiaolian felt his lips and saw blood on his fingers. ¡°Quite painful,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown. Next, however, he revealed a smile. He slowly got up and twisted his neck a little. ¡°The feeling of pain in my body is quite realistic.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian looked forward and made a hooking finger gesture at the monster. ¡°Is that it? Can you do more? For example, can you cut off my hands or legs?¡± The monster was in the middle ofughing triumphantly when it heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words. It halted and gaped at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You, what did you say?¡± ¡°You heard me.¡± Chen Xiaolian swung his arms about. ¡°It really does hurt.¡± He then slowly turned and regarded his surroundings. ¡°This parking lot also looks like the real thing. Ah¡­ ¡­ let me think, why did you turn off the lights? I understand now. You are afraid that the details are not good enough and that I might see through it, right?¡± The monster¡¯s body flinched slightly. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ I do not know what you are talking about!¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a ¡°Ha!¡± as he stepped forward once more. He raised the Sword in the Stone in his hand and was about to hack down with it when the monster roared out once more. Once again, Chen Xiaolian was sent flying. This time however, he mmed onto the roof of a nearby car, causing the roof of the car to deform inward. ¡°See the difference in strength? If you do not want to die, then hurry up and surrender! Obey me and prosper, defy me and perish!¡± the monster howled. Chen Xiaolian climbed his way down from the roof of the car and hissed for breath. ¡°You don¡¯t say. It sure does hurt. What is this? Disrupt my brain functions, hack my pain receptors so that my brain thinks I am actually hurt, is that how it works? How much more can you push it? Can you kill me on the spot? Trick my brain to think that I am dead and let my body react to that? Or cut my arms and legs¡­ ¡­ that would mean tricking the brain into thinking that I had lost my limbs, leaving me paralyzed or disabled.¡± Chen Xiaolian staggered forward as he mumbled those words. Seeing that, the monster subconsciously took a few steps back. It widened its eye, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ do you not fear death?¡± ¡°I fear it. Of course, I fear death. I still have many unfinished tasks before me. How could I just die right here?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°However, while I am fearful of death, there is no need for me to fear you. You have no ability to kill me.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ it seems you have not suffered enough!¡± The monster forced out augh. Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Let me guess how old you are. 15? 16? You are not an adult yet, right? Second Middle syndrome patient?¡± ¡°You bastard!¡± The monster roared once more, sending Chen Xiaolian flying again. After getting up this time, Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and mumbled to himself, ¡°Mm, the feeling of pain seems to have reached its limit. It is not getting any worse. Looks like this is your limit, eh? However, this simtion is quite interesting. I am actually incapable of using my skills or strength. Mm, let me guess¡­ ¡­ you probably do not know what level my skill is at, so you are unable to simte it?¡± The monster¡¯s rate of breathing had turned ragged. It would appear that it was under a heavy strain. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s whole body was clearly wounded. However, when the monster saw him stepping toward it, one step at a time, it let out a soft cry and took a few steps backward again. ¡°Afraid?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and smiled. ¡°ording to the present state of affairs, the one in an advantageous position should be you.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian took another two steps forward. This time, the monster screamed, ¡°You psycho! Bastard!¡± It turned around and ran. Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped moving. He closed his eyes. At the same time, his hand reached out behind him and made a grabbing motion. In an instant, his body shed forward a distance of tens of metres and his hand caught hold of the monster¡¯s neck. Next, something strange happened. At his height, it was impossible for Chen Xiaolian to grab a three-metre tall monster by the neck. However, that was what just happened. Moreover, the monster in his hand suddenly shrank. In the blink of an eye, the humongous body shrank until it was somewhere near Chen Xiaolian¡¯s height. ¡°Caught you, little fellow.¡± Chen Xiaolian opened his eyes and a slight look of ridicule appeared on his smile. ¡­ The parking lot remained the same. However, the cracked wall and the smashed car had disappeared. The bodies of Lun Tai and Bei Tai on the ground had also disappeared. Chen Xiaolian stood there, the clothes he wore unblemished. He appeared undamaged at all. However, his muscles and bones were faintly aching. Those were the only proof of the attacks he suffered earlier. There in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s outstretched hand was a human figure¡¯s neck. The figure struggled to free himself. It was no monster. It was¡­ ¡­ A rather young kid. ¡°As expected, you are a middle schooler,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°You, you, you, let me go! If you dare hurt me, mypanions will definitely kill you! Kill everyone in your guild!¡± The youngster struggled with all his might. The way he talked was the same as the monster¡¯s. However, his voice had be a high-pitched voice of one who had yet to undergo voice break. Chen Xiaolian released this person. He watched as the youngster crouched on the ground, both hands clutching his neck as he gasped for air. Chen Xiaolian then crouched down and looked at him closely, ¡°Kid, now is the time for you to surrender, am I right?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian pulled the fellow up and pinned him against the car. ¡°Now, you will answer my questions! Understand? Although you are a minor, you are still an Awakened. I would say the Minors Protection Act do not apply to you, right? If you do not want to suffer, then be obedient and answer my questions. Otherwise¡­ ¡­ you know as well, a veteran is someone who has killed plenty of people.¡± The youngster was scared stiff just looking at Chen Xiaolian. He gulped. Looking at him up close, this kid had a very average appearance. He appearedcking in the ferocity of a monster. He was the type that would go unnoticed when standing among others. However, there were a lot of ckheads on his nose and es on his forehead. Chen Xiaolian could also smell the scent of cigarette from him. ¡°It seems you are not just a middle schooler, you are also a bad boy.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to reach out with his hand to pull out a packet of cigarette from the kid¡¯s pocket. After giving it a nce, Chen Xiaolian kept it in his own pocket. ¡°That is mine¡­ ¡­¡± The youngster opened his mouth only to be forced to close it after seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s re. ¡°Now, answer my questions. Let¡¯s start with simple questions.¡± Chen Xiaolian asked, ¡°Who are you? How old are you? Come on, out with it.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± A few secondster, the youngster spoke up. ¡°My name is Nightmare. That is my nickname¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°I am asking for your name, not your nickname! Let me warn you, I don¡¯t like Middle Second syndrome patients. Since I asked you for your name, tell me your name!¡± ¡°But I am really called Nightmare. The other members all address me by that name¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Your name! The name in your ID card! Your registered name!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The youngster cast a look of fear at Chen Xiaolian. Next, a hint of shame shed across his eyes before he lowered his head and said, ¡°My name is¡­ ¡­ Zhao Tiezhu.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian became dumbfounded. A few secondster, he smiled wryly and said, ¡°That is really your name? The name in your ID card, your registered name?¡± ¡°I swear¡­ ¡­ I am telling the truth,¡± said the youngster with an aggrieved expression. ¡°Your parents¡­ ¡­ do they have a grudge against you or something?¡± [3] ¡­ 1 Those two phrases were tranted from Chinese idioms. Not sure how to put it in English, so I just went with the meaning.? 2 Apparently, Middle Second syndrome (chuunibyou) is more prevalent in 2nd Year of Middle school (junior high school).? 3 Zhao Tiezhu. Raw: ¡®ÕÔÌúÖù¡¯, pinyin: ¡®Zh¨¤o Ti¨§zh¨´¡¯. The words Tiezhu means iron pir or dick.? Chapter 562 Unbelievable

Chapter 562 Unbelievable

GOR Chapter 562 Unbelievable The youngster pointed to his own pocket in frustration. Chen Xiaolian extended his hand into his pocket and pulled out a wallet. Inside the wallet was an ID card. Sure enough, the name written upon the ID card was: Zhao Tiezhu. Checking the youngster¡¯s birth date, he saw that this youngster was only 16 years old. His home was a township under a certain county. The thing that sessfully forced out a smile from Chen Xiaolian was a photo he found inside the wallet. It was a photo of the youngster. In the photo, he had dyed his hair with various colours, making him look like a freak. He also bit on a piece of cigarette in his mouth while his face had a smoky makeup. He looked just like a patient from a mental asylum. He had even put dark purple lipstick on his lips. He wore a set of clothes bought from a suburban store, a leather jacket of poor quality. On his face was an expression that he thought to be unrestrained, domineering and cool. The moment he saw it, Chen Xiaolian burst intoughter. ¡°You are actually a punk as well, Zhao Tiezhu?¡± ¡°Call me Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare!¡± The youngster was unable to stop himself from shouting madly. ¡­ A few minutester, the youngster obediently answered Chen Xiaolian¡¯s questions. He was here to recruit Chen Xiaolian on behalf of an organization known as ¡®Awakened¡¯s Vengeance Corps¡¯. However, Chen Xiaolian had expressed his doubts on that¡­ ¡­ it was obvious that this youngster was ate stage Middle Second (chuunibyou) syndrome patient. Additionally, he was also heavily into punk. Which crappy leader would send someone with no brains like him out to recruit others? As expected, after inquiring the youngster further, Chen Xiaolian found that the so-called ¡®Awakened¡¯s Vengeance Corps¡¯ was still in the process of establishing itself. At present, there was no formal leader. ¡°Ourpanions are scattered throughout every corner of the world. We had agreed that whoever manages to recruit the most would be able to be the Guild Leader.¡± Zhao Tiezhu, ah no, Nightmare had replied with a sigh. Chen Xiaolian however, was somewhat taken aback by the youngster¡¯s skill. He had an extremely powerful skill. Because his skill had a rating of [A-] ss. It was just a little bitckingpared to [A] ss. What was an [A] ss? Back in Zero City, the opponent Chen Xiaolian had to fight in the Blood Verdict was of [A] ss. That was a true expert. This Middle Second syndrome patient? Him? A little bitckingpared to [A] ss? Him? ¡°I am telling the truth,¡± said Nightmare with a mournful expression. ¡°My skill is a rare skill within the system. Thus, it received the [A-] ss. The evaluation that the system gave my skill is: It ignores all defences.¡± Ignores all defences! Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian sucked in a breath of cold air. Powerful indeed. However, after inquiring even further, Chen Xiaolian came to an understanding. The skill was indeed powerful, but¡­ ¡­ not that powerful. ¡­ Nightmare was the skill¡¯s name ¨C clearly, Zhao Tiezhu, who was unsatisfied with his own name, decided to use the name of his skill as his nickname. The name alone was enough to reveal that this was a mental-type of attack skill. Nightmare, true to its name¡­ By locking down on a target, he could send the target into a fantasy world. Everything in the fantasy woulde from the target¡¯s own memories. In other words, it would be as if the target was in a dream. However, the dream would feel more real. As for Nightmare, he could enter the dream and¡­ Simply put, it was a deceptive type of mental skill. That was the best it could do, deceive. Its lethality on the other hand, was limited. ¡°The most I can do with it is to deceive the target¡¯s brain into thinking that he or she has really suffered from an injury. They would feel some degree of pain¡­ ¡­ however, I am unable to inflict serious levels of pain. I also have no way of letting the target die in their dream. Thus¡­ ¡­ if the target falls for it and believes the fantasy is real, I would be able to trick the target into surrendering. If not¡­ ¡­¡± The most powerful aspect of this skill was: It ignores all defences, regardless of the difference in level! Physical, spiritual, and mental defences, it would ignore them all. Theoretically speaking, even if he were to face an [S] ss expert, he would be able to send the expert into his dream. After getting struck by the skill, the [S] ss expert would not even realize that he had fallen under a mental-type attack. This skill would unknowingly draw the target into his or her dream. That was amazing. Ignoring all defences, regardless of difference in level¡­ However, the main factor to consider here was¡­ ¡­ this skill was not a lethal one. Even if he could sessfully send the target into the dreamworld, he would be incapable of harming the target. If the target fell for it, then he or she may surrender. However, if he were to encounter an incredibly unyielding type of character¡­ ¡­ or those who have no fear of death, who would fight to the bitter end¡­ ¡­ This youngster would have no way to deal with that kind of opponent. Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°Can you not use other methods? For example, utilize the dreamworld to lockdown the target¡¯s movements. What would happen to the target when he or she is in the dreamworld? Will the target just stand still?¡± ¡°Yes, the target will just be standing still.¡± ¡°That simplifies things.¡± Chen Xiaolian pped his hands. ¡°This skill can be viewed as a body-binding skill. Find someone to cooperate with you. Then, use the skill to bind the enemy, sending him or her into the dreamworld. Next, take advantage of that time to attack his body, killing him¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you think I never thought about that?¡± Nightmare rolled his eyes. ¡°Check your watch.¡± Chen Xiaolian checked the time and quickly came to an understanding. ¡°My skill can send the enemy into the dreamworld. However, it doesn¡¯t matter how long that dreamsts, in the real world¡­ ¡­ the amount of time that will have passed is set to 0.1 second. ¡°In other words, I can find a way to have my enemy stay in the dreamworld for an hour, a day, a year, 10 years or even a lifetime¡­ ¡­ however, only 0.1 second would have passed in the real world. ¡°The flow of time within the dreamworld and this outside world operates differently. ¡°Once I enter the enemy¡¯s dreamworld, I must also spend the same amount of time inside the dreamworld as the enemy. ¡°However, I can only bind the enemy¡¯s movements in this outside world for 0.1 second. ¡°Only 0.1 second. Even if I sessfully bind my enemy¡¯s movements by sending him or her into the dreamworld, how could I do anything to kill the enemy with such a limited amount of time?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and said, ¡°This amount of time is very short and it would be rather difficult to make use of. However, it is notpletely impossible. Between experts, an advantage of 0.1 second is enough for one to deal a lethal blow.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Nightmare rolled his eyes once more. ¡°That is one way to look at it, but¡­ ¡­ when experts are fighting, could someone like me get the chance to enter the fray? An enemy that could be killed off with a 0.1 second advantage must certainly be an expert. However, even if I manage to bind this enemy for 0.1 second and someone executes a fatal blow¡­ ¡­ ¡°My skill has a limitation. Once the enemy¡¯s body in the outside world feels pain or receives any form of harm, the enemy would immediately wake up from the dream. ¡°Let¡¯s use you as an example. If I stab you with a de, that would be a fatal blow, right? Your death is certain. However, the moment you wake up, you would be able to kill me off with just one hand. ¡°This Nightmare skill is the only skill I have. With his or her dying breath, the enemy would be able to kill me off with just one move. ¡°I don¡¯t want to take down the enemy with a suicidal attack! I am only 16 years old! I have not had enough of life!¡± ¡°Can you upgrade this skill? For example, if you can only make the targeted enemy feel pain right now, maybe, after upgrading it, you would be able to give the targeted enemy an even bigger sensation of pain. Maybe, you could even kill off the enemy?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ no, ording to the system, the parameters of this skill is fixed and it cannot be upgraded,¡± said Nightmare coolly. ¡°If it can be upgraded, our positions right now would be reversed!¡± ¡°Final question.¡± Chen Xiaolian diverted his attention away from this unique skill and continued with his inquiry. ¡°Your so-called revenge corps, what is up with that? Are there any other members beside you? And you, how did you even find me?¡± Thest question was the most important one. Chen Xiaolian was curious about this one thing. How did this fellow locate him? ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± Nightmare sighed. ¡°Originally, I was ¡­ ¡­ a high-ranking peripheral Awakened member of Thorned Flower Guild in the China region.¡± Thorned Flower Guild? Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°You are talking about the Thorned Flower Guild? Thorned Flower Guild actually epted a Middle Second syndrome patient, someone with brain damage like you as their member?¡± ¡°Hey! My skill is very special!¡± Nightmare shouted in a displeased manner. ¡°At the very least, my skill level is one of the highest among the peripheral Awakened members. Furthermore¡­ ¡­ even Guild Leader Shen knows of my skill. Guild Leader Shen was the one who gave me the position of high-ranking peripheral member. ¡°You met Shen before?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°No.¡± There was a tinge of regret in Nightmare¡¯s voice. ¡°However, I heard that he was very interested in my skill. I just never had the chance to meet him. Forget me, only a small number of people within Thorned Flower Guild could meet Guild Leader Shen.¡± ¡°Then, what is up with this Awakened¡¯s Vengeance Corps?¡± ¡°Guild Leader Shen has gone missing,¡± Nightmare said in a hushed tone. ¡°After the attack on Zero City, the front-linebatants for the quest returned. However, Guild Leader Shen alone went missing. After that¡­ ¡­ a civil war broke out within Thorned Flower Guild. The shes were extremely intense. Those yers kept tossing us Awakened members around. Thus¡­ ¡­ some of us, the peripheral Awakened members, and especially the high-ranking Awakened members from somerge regions decided¡­ ¡­ to establish our own guild!¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded the youngster. ¡°Establish your own guild? You? A Middle Second syndrome patient?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± Nightmare was so infuriated, his face turned red. However, he quickly deted and said, ¡°Thorned Flower Guild divides the world into seven big regions: The Europe region, Central Asia region, Maind China region, North America region, South America region, Australia region and Africa region. I am the only high-ranking member among those in the Maind China region. That is why I have the chance to take part in this matter. Additionally, Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s presence in China has always been very weak. They have the least number of Awakened members in this Maind China region. The ces with the most members are Europe and South America. Thus¡­ in order to get a sufficiently high position for myself in this soon to be established guild, I needed to recruit enough to be qualified for an executive position in the guild. Since there are too little Awakened members from Thorned Flower Guild in this Maind China region, I could only try to recruit outsiders such as¡­ ¡­ you.¡± ¡°But why did you end up deciding on me? And how did you find me?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked with a serious tone. For Awakened ones, their identity in this outside world was a most important secret. After the fighting and killing they had to face andmit inside instance dungeons, resentment was an inevitability. If they could find out the other party¡¯s identity in this outside world, they would most certainly go seek vengeance ¨C if so, there would be no peace. ¡°There is one fellow¡­ ¡­ when we Awakened members chose to defect from Thorned Flower Guild, he had rendered us some assistance. This fellow is extremely peculiar. He would alwaysmunicate with us on a one-to-one basis. All the high-ranking members from the seven big regions had been in contact with him at least once. ¡°The fellow had contacted me through a video call once and gave me a list. On the list are the identities and addresses in this outside world for several Awakened guilds from this Maind China region. Among those priority targets, your Meteor Rock Guild is number one.¡± Someone had given them a list of Awakened guilds from Maind China. Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian raised his brows. ¡°Who is this fellow? How could such a list exist?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I really do not know. He had just video called me once.¡± ¡°What does he look like?¡± ¡°Err¡­ ¡­¡± Nightmare hesitated for a moment. ¡°I can¡¯t remember. When we were on the video call, he was on the road and it was raining¡­ ¡­ ah right, he was holding onto an umbre. A very strange, very old looking umbre.¡± Umbre! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart abruptly grew tense. Umbre! Could it be? Chen Xiaolian grabbed Nightmare by the cor and said, ¡°Can you still make a video call to him?¡± ¡°No,¡± answered Nightmare bitterly. ¡°I don¡¯t even know what methods he used to find me. After video calling me through my mobile phone, he deleted his information. I could not find him anymore.¡± ¡°The others in your organization must surely have a way to contact him, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick totch onto another possibility. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say he secretly helped you when you fellows decided to establish your resistance? He is helping you fellows defect from Thorned Flower Guild and establish your own guild, right? Who was the first to make contact with him? There must be a contact person!¡± ¡°That I do not know.¡± Chen Xiaolian fell silent and pondered it for a moment. ¡°Where is the list? Let me see it!¡± Nightmare obediently handed the list over. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze fell upon the list and he was immediately stunned. The list was very short. To be exact, there were only four guilds on the list. The first in the list was his own Meteor Rock Guild. There was a tag on him. Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian, coordinate: Nanjing City, XX Area, XXX Street¡­ The second one in the list was surprisingly¡­ Coffeehouse Guild. Guild Leader Phoenix. The third in the list¡­ ¡­ Shogunate Guild from Japan. Guild Leader Sawakita Mitsuo, nickname: Shogunate Generalissimo. These are all my acquaintances! Chen Xiaolian became puzzled. However, thest one in the list was unknown to Chen Xiaolian. War Tiger Guild. Guild Leader¡¯s nickname: War Tiger. Number of members: Five. War Tiger? I don¡¯t know this guy. That was it for the list. Other than the War Tiger, the others were old acquaintances. It would appear that someone had deliberatelypiled the list in such a manner. ¡°I understand now. The one who gave you this list did not intend to have you recruit me. He is making use of this opportunity to send you to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°Right, did the one who sent you this list say anything else?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Nightmare thought about it for a moment before replying, ¡°Nothing else. He is a very strange fellow. The time we spent on the video call was very short¡­ ¡­ he had suggested that I follow the order in the list when I go recruit my members. Ah¡­ right! He did say something else. He said¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°We Awakened ones must unite as soon as possible, because a serious test ising. Mm¡­ ¡­ it doesn¡¯t seem like he is talking about a test, rather¡­ ¡­ a cmity. Ah right, a cmity!¡± ¡°When was the video call made?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Two days ago.¡± ¡°So, how did you find me today?¡± Chen Xiaolian had a very solemn expression on his face. His decision toe out today was an impromptu one. Turning the tables on Fatty and secretly following him¡­ ¡­ that was also an impromptu decision. How did this youngster find him? ¡°That man was the one who told me,¡± replied Nightmare with a bitter face. ¡°He said, on XXXX time this evening, you will appear here in this parking lot. Thus, I came here in advance and waited for you. I don¡¯t know why I chose to believe him. However, I didn¡¯t exactly have a choice. I did not want to be someone with no status after joining the new guild! At the very least, I was a high-ranking member. I should at least be able to recruit a few juniors.¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored what Nightmare said about juniors. What he was more concerned about was¡­ ¡­ Mr San, how did he know exactly when I would appear in this parking lot? ording to Nightmare, they had talked to each other two days ago. Two days ago, Mr San already knew that I would be appearing in this parking lot at this time? Could he possess the ability to see the future? That is simply unbelievable! ... Chapter 563 Curiosity

Chapter 563 Curiosity

GOR Chapter 563 Curiosity Nightmare felt extremely unfortunate. Talking about unfortunate circumstances, his was quite an unfortunate one. He was one of the typical left-behind children of China. When he was still very young, his parents had left for the city to find work, leaving him at home with his grandparents in a township (ss 4). [1] As his grandparents were old, they no longer have much energy. Additionally, there was still a need to attend to domestic chores. Thus, it was only natural for them to not care for Nightmare properly. The quality of education of his township¡¯s schools was also most concerning. Over time, Nightmare drifted along through life and began visiting the inte cafes in his township. Eventually, he became a resident wastrel there. Truth be told, he simply did not possess any talent in gaming. However, he did be friend with some delinquents. Most of them were left-behind children like him. And thus, they established a XX n of punks ¨C that was all the rage a few years back. The days he spent without anyone restraining him was quite carefree. Although his grandparents had no strength to discipline him, they did care for him when it came to food. In the summer ofst year however, all of that fell apart. His parents who had gone together to work in the city divorced each other. Nightmare heard that his mother had married into the family where she had been working as a nanny. She married the head of the family, a 40-year-old widower. As for his father, he had hooked up with a waitress where he was working at. Most unfortunately, after separating, neither one of them was willing to take care of Nightmare ¨C their own child, Zhao Tiezhu. As his mother was marrying into another family, she feared bringing a child along with her would be an inconvenience. As for his father¡­ ¡­ he was poor. City life was never cheap. Due to that, Nightmare¡¯s living expenses became something to worry about ¨C his grandparents¡¯ physical health was also not that good. Gradually, he could no longer afford to visit the inte caf¨¦. Instead, he began to do a little ¡®something¡¯ with his punk friends: petty crime. asionally, they would extort some students outside the township¡¯s school ¨C in this world, delinquents such as these wouldmonly do things like this. He had spent most of his time in inte cafes. As for the things he learnt in school¡­ ¡­ while he could still deal with basic arithmetic, anything more profound than that would be no different from understanding the Bible. However, he did end up bing a typical Middle Second syndrome patient. All the various mangas, animes, games¡­ ¡­ he stuffed them all down his head during his time in the inte cafe. He was also familiar with the various online novels. One day, the student Zhao Tiezhu found himself sucked into a game, an instance dungeon. There he underwent a miraculous adventure. As a result, Zhao Tiezhu transformed into Nightmare. He was quite fortunate. In his first instance dungeon, he encountered Thorned Flower Guild. Zhao Tiezhu never had much of a heroic side to him. When he witnessed how Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s team swept aside the other Awakened participants in the instance dungeon, he did not hesitate to¡­ ¡­ surrender. After bing Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s captive, he should have be a cannon fodder. Generally speaking, the best case scenario for him would be getting sent to lure away NPCs or the BOSS, thereby bing a cannon fodder. However, due to the extraordinary characteristics of his skill, the Team Leader for Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s team in that instance dungeon decided to leave him alive and bring him back. Then, the Team Leader made his report. After that, Nightmare¡¯s luck took a turn for the better. It was said that the one with the highest position in Thorned Flower Guild, Shen had said, ¡°There is actually such an exotic skill? Although it does not have much use inbat, keep him! Consider him a collection.¡± As a result, Nightmare became an ornament among the Awakened members of Thorned Flower Guild, a mascot, a collectible. With the protection of the mighty Thorned Flower Guild, he was able to lead a rather carefree life. asionally, he would be able to swagger about as well, satisfying his wicked Middle Second syndrome. All that time, Nightmare had felt most grateful toward Guild Leader Shen, someone he had never met before. Unfortunately, his world copsed once again. Guild Leader Shen went missing and chaos broke out within Thorned Flower Guild. His carefree days came to an end. Although Nightmare was a Middle Second syndrome patient, he was not an idiot. He could see the chasm within Thorned Flower Guild. The yers had always looked down on Awakened ones. If not for the suppressive might of Guild Leader Shen, chaos would have broken out long ago. Within Thorned Flower Guild, Guild Leader Shen was the unparalleled apex of authority. However, it was not hard to imagine what would happen should this existence disappear. Nightmare knew all too well that without Guild Leader Shen¡¯s protection, the best-case scenario for an Awakened like him would be getting sent to serve as cannon fodder for the guild¡¯s yer members. He would be a ve. Surviving three instance dungeons would be a miracle. Nightmare did not want to die. He was still young. He still haven¡¯t had enough of life. Thus, when some of the Awakened members from Thorned Flower Guild began organizing a resistance, Nightmare did not hesitate to join them. That was his only path to survival. Unfortunately, dreams are beautiful while reality is harsh. Nightmare, who had fallen into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, was now feeling uneasy. His only concern was: Would this fellow known as Chen Xiaolian kill me? I have not lived enough! ¡­ For Chen Xiaolian, dealing with Nightmare was not something important. He was more concerned about something else. How could Mr San foresee the future? Two days ago, Mr San had foreseen that I woulde to this underground parking lot? This is ridiculous! Furthermore, what did Mr San had in mind when he sent this youngster to him? If at all possible, Chen Xiaolian would really like to talk to Mr San face-to-face. Better yet if he could just grab him by the neck and shout at him. Would it kill you to not speak in riddles for once! Acting all mysterious and having others guess what you are up to! After getting back into the car, Chen Xiaolian nced at Nightmare, who sat in the first passenger¡¯s seat. The youngster¡¯s face revealed a highly concerned expression ¨C at his age, he had yet to learn how to hide his feelings. ¡°I won¡¯t kill you. You can rx.¡± Chen Xiaolian was still something of a kind-hearted fellow. Scaring a little kid was something he felt disdain for. Nightmare¡¯s face grew less tense. After a moment of silence, he asked, ¡°Can you tell me when you saw through my dreamworld?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled but chose not to answer. Truth be told, the answer was easy. The Sword in the Stone. When he managed to summon out the Sword in the Stone inside the dreamworld, Chen Xiaolian had realized that something was not right. The Sword in the Stone had been destroyed back in Zero City. As for the dreamworld, it was created based on his own consciousness. Thus, his habit of summoning out the Sword in the Stone as a weapon¡­ ¡­ this subconscious habit of his revealed the w in the dreamworld. As he was bringing Nightmare, an outsider, with him, Chen Xiaolian did not return to the base. He drove toward the previous, abandoned base, the fitness centre. He led Nightmare up the building. As they were moving past the corridor, Chen Xiaolian subconsciously checked the yoga studio that had once roused his suspicion. The door to the yoga studio was closed and locked. Chen Xiaolian moved over to peer inside it. It was very dark and ayer of dust was evident on the floor. It had been left untouched for at least a number of days. Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows lightly before turning around to lead Nightmare into the fitness centre. Half an hourter, Lun Tai and Bei Tai came and they met up. The two of them did not encounter any dangerous situations. The reason why Chen Xiaolian would see them in the dreamworld was because he had failed to make contact with them earlier; thus, his subconscious feelings of concern had created them. Truth be told, the two of them did not encounter Thunderme either. They had quickly retreated and did not encounter any surprises. Just now, after sessfully dealing with Nightmare, Chen Xiaolian had quickly made contact with the two of them to meet up here. Chen Xiaolian ced Fatty and Skyde on the bed in the lounge. After that, he went to sit together with Nightmare in the lobby. He made a deliberate act of moving a chair before sitting while facing Nightmare. He regarded the youngster. This youngster¡­ ¡­ just how was he useful? Why would Mr San wish to send him over to him? His wonderful skill that had no practical applications? When Lun Tai and Bei Tai entered, they saw Chen Xiaolian staring at Nightmare. Lun Tai appeared calm. He moved forward and gave Nightmare a nce before turning to ask Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Him?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Chen Xiaolian had informed them both of what happened this night. Next, it was time for them to discuss more serious matters. After sitting down, they ignored Nightmare. Lun Tai first revealed his opinions on this matter. ¡°It is not hard to exin Skyde¡¯s issue. It is likely that his son had gone looking for him. If my father is an Awakened, after his death, I too would figure a way to find the refreshed him. This is human nature. However¡­ ¡­ him secretly following you is rather strange.¡± ¡°I feel the same. Maybe the issue lies with that woman. Did you encounter that woman?¡± ¡°No,¡± answered Bei Tai. ¡°We did not encounter the other party. We did not even know if the other party was male or female. We hid our presence the moment you told us to and left. No one should have discovered us. We had also taken extra precautions on the way here. No one was following us.¡± ¡°And yet, this little kid found me,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°So, the crux of this matter lies on that Mr San¡¯s person! The ability to foresee the future? Humph!¡± Lun Tai gave a harrumph. After further considering it, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°It appears that the news about Zero City could no longer be held back. It will quickly spread out. A storm ising!¡± ¡°¡­ how should we deal with this kid?¡± Bei Tai¡¯s pupils swivelled to the side as he regarded Nightmare. An obvious look of panic spread across Nightmare¡¯s face. ¡°Keep an eye on him first.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it for a moment. ¡°One of you stay behind and make sure he remains here. Do not let him make contact with anyone outside.¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t he have a guild channel?¡± asked Lun Tai. ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°I had questioned him about it. When Thorned Flower Guild broke up, the stronger Awakened members from other regions all established their own guild. However, he is unfortunate. He is the lonelymander of this region. He would normally contact the other Awakened members through phone.¡± ¡°Mm, so we are not taking him back to base?¡± ¡°Depends.¡± Chen Xiaolian decided to be cautious about this. The base was their biggest secret. As long as they were unwilling to kill to silence others, it would be for the better to not bring Nightmare back to the base. ¡°And the list!¡± Lun Tai suddenly spoke up. ¡°The list that Mr San gave this kid is an important clue! Why is it that all the people you know are on the list? For example, those few people from Japan and Phoenix¡¯s guild.¡± ¡°That War Tiger is an unfamiliar one.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Suddenly, he thought of something. ¡°Maybe, Mr San wants¡­ ¡­ he wants us all to unite?¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately grabbed hold of Nightmare and said, ¡°When Mr San gave you the list, other than telling you when and where I would be appearing, did he tell you the whereabouts of the others on the list?¡± ¡­ ¡°Why are there two people in your body?¡± The little boy who sat on the floor dropped the toy in his hand and looked up at Shen. The toy that was in his hand fell to the floor and transformed into virtual specks of light ¨C it turned out that all the toys there were holographic projections. The sight took Shen aback. There was a very honest and serious look on Adam¡¯s face as he looked at Shen. ¡°There are two shadows in your body.¡± Shen subconsciously turned to look at his back. Naturally, he did not see anything. ¡°Are you a child who likes joking around?¡± Shen frowned. ¡°No. I never joke around. They told me that little kids must not lie,¡± replied Adam with a very sincere tone. Shen felt perplexed. ¡°Two?¡± ¡°Yes, you and¡­ ¡­ her.¡± Adam cast his gaze at Shen. However, Shen had this strangest feeling. Although this child was clearly looking at him, it felt as though he was not. ¡°She? You mean, a woman?¡± ¡°Yes, she looks terrified.¡± Shen suddenly shouted out loud, ¡°Zero City! Is this one of your tricks?¡± Zero City sighed as its voice rang out from within the room. ¡°It is not me. He is not lying. To be precise, there is a soul fragment within your body.¡± ¡°Fragment?¡± Shen entered a state of contemtion. Suddenly, he took a deep breath and took a step to the side. Next, he extended out one finger to tap the spot he was just standing at. Immediately, a virtual ray of light appeared, just like a mirror. Within the rays of light was a translucent silhouette that looked like a ghost. Within the mirror like object was a long, ck haired woman. She looked around with an anxious expression. Seeing that shocked Shen. ¡°Eh? It is you?¡± ¡­ ¡°Coffeehouse Guild, Guild Leader: Phoenix. Coordinate: XXXXXXX. Date: XXXXXXX.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the note that Nightmare had given him and pondered for a moment. ¡°In two days¡¯ time.¡± Lun Tai asked, ¡°So, we are going to follow Mr San¡¯s instructions to go find them?¡± There was a solemn expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he considered the matter. ¡°Since this is a clue sent by Mr San, we might as well give it a shot. I am getting more curious. Just what is the answer behind this incident!¡± ¡­ ¡°I say, are you awake?¡± Tian Lie sshed a cup of water onto Nicole¡¯s face. Nicole continued sitting there. She silently rubbed her face with her hands before raising her brow and ncing at Tian Lie. She appeared to have calmed down. Then, she suddenly and slowly stood up. Next, she stepped toward the main gates of the warehouse. ¡°Hey, where are you going?¡± ¡°I am leaving,¡± said Nicole without turning her head. Looking at Nicole¡¯s back, Tian Lie suddenly spoke up, ¡°You want to go back? To Zero City? How do you n on going back?¡± Nicole abruptly halted her steps. She turned to look at Tian Lie. ¡°You¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be so surprised. We have been dealing with each other for so long, even a fool would be able to figure out you are someone from Zero City.¡± Tian Lie smiled and continued, ¡°Miss Floating Angel!¡± ¡°What about you, Mr Tian Lie from Thorned Flower Guild?¡± Nicole responded coldly. ¡°What do you intend to do?¡± Tian Lie revealed a look of surprise. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ figured out my identity?¡± ¡°It is as you said, even a fool would be able to figure it out by now. Your skill is very unique. Besides¡­ ¡­ your skill had left a very deep impression on me!¡± Tian Lie responded with a wry smile. ¡°And I thought you would battle me to the death the moment you figure out who I am.¡± ¡°Why? Because I had died by your hands? Or because you had killed my father?¡± said Nicole icily. ¡°I have already died once. Then, I saw my own father living a very good and happy life in a farm in America. I think that beats being an Angel member of Zero City. Compared to a life where he had to risk his life every day, that way of life would give him more happiness.¡± Tian Lie was unable to stop himself from feeling surprised. ¡°You are right. At present, there is no way to return to Zero City¡­ ¡­ so, I want to take her!¡± Nicole suddenly pointed at Jenny. Jenny¡¯s husband, Tom Huggins, quickly stepped out, positioning himself before his wife. ¡°I will not allow you to take my wife away! Unless you kill me!¡± Nicole said nothing in response. However, killing intent seeped out from her eyes. ¡°Enough! No one is killing anyone!¡± Tian Lie frowned. He got up, walked over and stood before Nicole. ¡°Since we have cooperated this far, how about you be patient a little longer and continue with our cooperation one more time? What do you think?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Trust me, I have a method of solving this ¨C although it may not be a good one, it may be betterpared to yours.¡± Without waiting for Nicole¡¯s reply, Tian Lie turned to Jenny and said, ¡°Jenny, ording to the responsibilities assigned to you, now is the time to activate Zero City¡¯s special circumstances emergency protocol. You need to send an emergency message and make contact using a special channel. You can do that, right?¡± Nicole looked on warily. ¡°What do you want to do?¡± ¡°It is very simple. Help you contact your organization and¡­ ¡­ I am also feeling very curious to find out what happened.¡± ... 1 China¡¯s administrative ssification. Provincial level at ss 1, prefectural level at ss 2, county level at ss 3, township level at ss 4, vige level at ss 5.? Chapter 564 Tricked

Chapter 564 Tricked

GOR Chapter 564 Tricked ¡°Arriving in Bucharest airspace in around two minutes, now finding a suitablending spot.¡± Roddy sat on the pilot¡¯s seat within the Tidal Fighter. After saying that, he flipped a switch. ¡°Entering stealth mode.¡± Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo sat side by side within the aircraft¡¯s cabin. Chen Xiaolian, Roddy and Soo Soo. They were the only ones involved in this trip to Bucharest. Lun Tai and Bei Tai were in charge of looking after home-rted matters. At the same time, there was also a need to set aside an extra person to keep an eye on their captive, Nightmare. Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi were in charge of looking after the base. As mentioned earlier, their destination this time was Bucharest, the capital of Romania. ording to the note provided by Nightmare, Phoenix from Coffeehouse Guild would be appearing at a certain location within the city sometime tomorrow afternoon. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reasoning for this trip was very simple. It would appear that Mr San wants to bring us all together. If so, I will take action to gather us up and see what happens. Bringing Soo Soo out was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s decision. The objective of this trip was to look for Phoenix ¨C considering the rtionship between their two parties, a fight was unlikely to erupt. Additionally, Soo Soo¡¯s recent state left Chen Xiaolian worried. He could not rest easy leaving her alone back at home. Thus, he decided to bring her along to take matters off her mind. It was presently 10 o¡¯clock in the evening, local time. Roddy however, decided on a most heinousnding spot, the country¡¯s parliamentary building, the infamous Pce of the Parliament. The building exuded an Eastern European Soviet atmosphere and was known as the world¡¯s secondrgest building, losing out only to the Pentagon in America. The building¡¯s rooftop was very spacious. During the night, the invisible Tidal Fighter descended and hovered above the rooftop of the building. Next, Chen Xiaolian, Roddy and Soo Soo jumped down the aircraft before keeping the Tidal Fighter back into the storage equipment. Given their abilities, the security of the parliamentary building was naturally not an issue for them. The three of them casually made their way out of the parliamentary building and arrived upon the famed Unification Avenue outside. Karsters Brothers Hotel. ording to the note, that was the ce where Phoenix would appear. Chen Xiaolian waited beside the street with Soo Soo while Roddy went looking for a car. A few minutester, Roddy ran back. ¡°We have a bit of an issue,¡± said Roddy with a wry smile. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°I had asked the cab drivers here. The Karsters Brothers Hotel that you mentioned, there are a total of six of them.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°The bosses of the ce are two brothers. Originally, they had only opened up one hotel. However, business has been booming for the past few years, so they opened up several more chains.¡± Roddy shrugged and continued, ¡°Do you have the exact address in the note?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°This will be problematic. We will have to look through them one by one.¡± Roddy pulled out his mobile phone and essed its GPS function for a moment. It did not take long for him to obtain the addresses for the six hotels. ¡°Let¡¯s split up,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You go one way while I take Soo Soo on the other.¡± Roddy considered the proposal and said, ¡°I did not participate in the London instance dungeon. If I end up meeting Phoenix, I fear she would not trust me.¡± After thinking about it, Chen Xiaolian pulled out a bullet and handed it to Roddy. That was a special spirit-force bullet. Phoenix had given him the bullet during the London instance dungeon, along with the spirit-force revolver. ¡°After seeing this bullet, she will probably believe you. While spirit-force bullets are not rare, the two of us are the only ones who know about her giving me her spirit-force revolver.¡± There was a strange smile on Roddy¡¯s face. After epting the bullet, he gave a whistle before leaving. Having done that, Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at Soo Soo, who remained beside him. She maintained the same frosty demeanour as she stood beside him, a rabbit shaped headset on her head. She had her eyes closed as she listened to the music. Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and reached out with his hand to lift up the headset. He listened to the musicing from the headset and was unable to refrain from frowning. ¡°You are listening to this?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Soo Soo and said, ¡°Death metal?¡± Soo Soo cast a calm look at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°I feel very calm when I listen to it.¡± Oh well, this gloomy loli cannot be measured usingmon sense. Chen Xiaolian decided to confiscate the headset. ¡°Don¡¯t listen to this kind of music so much. It is not good for you.¡± ¡°So, oppa prefers the other me, is that it?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his scalp tingle and he was at a loss on how to answer her. He looked at the emotionless expression on her face and finally made up his mind. He exercised his authority as an adult. Pinching Soo Soo by the ear, he pulled her with him until they were beside the street. There, they gged down a cab. The search efforts proved harder than expected. Although they had a target objective in mind, finding one person within a city with over two million people was nowhere near as easy as he had imagined. In one of the Karsters Brothers¡¯ chain of hotels, Chen Xiaolian used one hundred US dors to bribe one of the staff members in charge of reception. The results of his inquiry disappointed him. The hotel was not ying host to a ¡®young and beautiful woman with an Asian face¡¯. There was also no ¡®thickset man with a face of someone who should not be provoked¡¯. He received the same result in the second hotel he visited. The same was true on Roddy¡¯s end. He had visited two hotels, but failed to find anything. ording to Roddy, he was heading toward the third hotel. ¡°It is a bit far. Looks like it is at a tourist spot somewhere in the outskirts of the city.¡± All Chen Xiaolian could do was to remind him to be careful and to keep in touch. As for him, he brought Soo Soo with him to the third hotel on his list. There were only a few minutes left until midnight when Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo arrived. However, what they saw left Chen Xiaolian speechless. A considerable portion of the ¡®Karsters Brothers Hotel¡¯ signboard was blocked from view. Reinforced concrete and scaffolding rose up,pletely blocking the four-storey building standing before them from view. As it was night, he could see no workers around. Chen Xiaolian stood beside the street for a minute before making his way into the building, which appeared mostly demolished. The structure of the building remained. However, the interior had been stripped bare. Even so, it was still possible to make out the original shape of the hotel lobby, restaurant and a few of the rooms upstairs. Demolished? Chen Xiaolian was somewhat disappointed with this discovery. He then contacted Roddy, who informed Chen Xiaolian that he was still on his way to his third hotel. He estimated that it would take him another half an hour to reach his destination. Hearing about Chen Xiaolian¡¯s discovery, Roddy pondered for a moment before replying, ¡°Since none of the hotels on your end checks out, this one I am heading to might be the one where Phoenix is at. How about youe over and meet up with me?¡± Chen Xiaolian considered his suggestion and said, ¡°No hurry. I keep getting the feeling that the ce you are headed to may not be the right one. It is too far away from the city. After all, the location specified by Mr San is Bucharest.¡± ¡°Very well. I will first head to my destination and make an inquiry. Let us contact each other again once that is done.¡± After finishing his conversation with Roddy, Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Soo Soo. ¡°Let us find a ce to rest for a bit.¡± Chen Xiaolian brought Soo Soo along as he made his way along the street. The street was, rtively speaking, one of the more prosperous areas there. It was wider and cleaner; and there were numerous stores on either side of the street. Although it was already midnight where businesses would call it a day, they could still see one or two 24-hour convenience shops, which remained open. It did not take Chen Xiaolian much effort to inquire about an all-night bar located at a nearby junction. The two of them walked forward and found the said bar. What greeted them when they opened the door to the bar was a thick scent of tobo and alcohol. However, it was not too noisy inside. The bar was not very big and it only had four to five tables. Beside the bar counter was a small performing stage, where a middle-aged man was singing softly. Hearing the Romanian song, Chen Xiaolian felt nothing. Only two of the bar¡¯s tables were upied. There was also one guest at the bar counter; he appeared to be drunk and was sleeping. Chen Xiaolian found a ce by the window and sat down. When the waitress in apron approached, he turned toward her and said, ¡°Beer.¡± ¡°Same as him.¡± Soo Soo said coolly. Chen Xiaolian smacked Soo Soo on the head, causing her to raise her head at Chen Xiaolian, a frown on her face. ¡°A little child drinking beer? Nonsense! Give her fruit juice.¡± The waitress on the other hand, did not seem to mind. ¡°Little children also should not be visiting a bar, but¡­ ¡­ who cares.¡± After that, Chen Xiaolian epted a bottle of the locally produced Romanian beer. After drinking two mouthfuls of the beer, he began surveying his surroundings. The waitress appeared intrigued by Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo. After ncing at them a few times, she walked over. ¡°Tourists?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reply. ¡°Bringing her to a bar is not a good thing. If the police see her, they will cause problems for you.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Are you afraid they will cause problems for you?¡± ¡°No.¡± The waitress smiled and said, ¡°Since we can open up a bar here, the police would not trouble us.¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded the waitress. She was neither too old nor too young. Although she had yet to lose her body shape, there were already wrinkles on her face. She did however, put on a thickyer of makeup. Chen Xiaolian ced a hundred US dors on the table and said, ¡°I would like to ask some questions.¡± The waitress smiled and gave Soo Soo a nce. ¡°If you need a woman, I can give you a number.¡± ¡°No, not that kind of question.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued, ¡°Just some simple questions.¡± The waitress¡¯ face flickered. ¡°Are you a cop?¡± ¡°A yellow-skinned, ck-haired cop?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. The waitress thought about it and rxed. ¡°You are part of the mafia?¡± ¡°At my age, really? Would the mafia conduct its business while bringing a little girl along with them?¡± ¡°All right, what do you want to ask?¡± The waitress smiled. She deftly extended one hand out to the table and the hundred-dor bill disappeared. ¡°That Karsters Brothers Hotel by the street. Why is it closed?¡± The waitress smiled and said, ¡°Renovation. I hear the bosses are preparing to renovate this hotel and turn it into their gship hotel. The renovation works have been going on for a good half year now.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°So, did you recently see any strange guests? For example, someone like me, someone with an Asian face.¡± ¡°We have had quite a number of guests from Asia here. While the number of people with Asian faces is limited, there had been quite a few. I don¡¯t get what you are asking.¡± ¡°A young woman, around my age, she is very¡­ ¡­ very beautiful,¡± said Chen Xiaolian slowly. ¡°She haspanions. One of them should be a thickset fellow with a rather terrifying face. Ah right, he may also have a monkey on his shoulder.¡± ¡°No.¡± The waitress shook her head frankly. ¡°If I did meet those people before, I would have remembered.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat disappointed. At that very moment though, his eyes subconsciously swept around and his gaze fell upon a wall within the bar. There was a painting there. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. It was on oil painting. Judging by its appearance, it was probably not some antique oil painting. The painting depicted the back of a young girl who sat before a canvas. There before the young girl was a field of sunflowers. The back of the young girl revealed a very slim figure and her hair was ck in colour. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eye power was exceptionally good and he was able to quickly notice the charcoal pen signature at the bottom left side of the painting. It was in English: {Phoenix}. In other words¡­ Phoenix! [1] He abruptly revealed a smile. Next, he turned to face the waitress and said with a serious expression, ¡°You sure know how to talk.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t get your meaning.¡± The waitress shook her head. ¡°That painting.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the oil painting and said, ¡°Where did that paintinge from?¡± The waitress maintained a calm demeanour, showing no trace of panic at all. ¡°Our boss here is someone who likes art. He knows many of the artists here, be they famous or not, rich or poor. Of course, considering our boss¡¯ level of wealth, he is simply incapable of buying up some infamous artwork. So, he bought some of the artworks by some unknown artists and hung them up here. If you ask me, he simply does not understand art.¡± ¡°Why do you say that?¡± ¡°This is Bucharest.¡± The waitress smiled and said, ¡°There are so many buildings with various types of architectures here. So, many artists woulde here to paint the scenery here. There are at least 20 art galleries in this neighbourhood. During daytime, any one of the guests in one of the cafes by the street could be a poor artist.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered and said, ¡°I am interested in that painting. Is it possible for you to find the one who painted it?¡± ¡°I am sorry, only the boss would know that. I am just a worker here.¡± The waitress shook her head. She seemingly knew what Chen Xiaolian would ask next and said, ¡°The boss is not here today. He went to Budapestst week, so it may take a few more days before he returns.¡± After saying that, the waitress smiled and said, ¡°All right, your 100 dors¡¯ worth of service time is over. I still have other matters to deal with. If you have anything else, just call for me.¡± After that, she turned to leave. Before leaving, she also sent a flirtatious wink at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°She is lying.¡± Soo Soo, who had been sipping her fruit juice with a straw, suddenly spoke up. ¡°How do you know that?¡± ¡°A woman¡¯s intuition.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and patted her on the head. ¡°How old are you? A woman? You are just a little kiddo.¡± Next, Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at the waitress. He furrowed his brows and said, ¡°I also think she is lying. However, why did she lie¡­ ¡­¡± A few minutester, the waitress took off the apron on her person, pulled an overcoat from the wall and wore it. Then, she sent a flying kiss at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°I am getting off work. If there is anything else, you can ask the waiters here. Goodbye, dear.¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as the waitress walked out the door and his mind raced. He kept getting the feeling that there was something wrong. He made his way to the bar counter and asked the bartender there. ¡°Is your boss here?¡± The bartender appeared stunned. ¡°The boss? Didn¡¯t she just left? I saw her send a flying kiss your way. Aren¡¯t you her friend?¡± Chen Xiaolian swiftly turned around to charge out of the pub. ¡­ 1 Phoenix in Chinese is ¡®·ï»Ë¡¯, pinyin: ¡®F¨¨ng hu¨¢ng¡¯.? Chapter 565 Rules Are Rules

Chapter 565 Rules Are Rules

GOR Chapter 565 Rules Are Rules Inside an alley across the street from the bar, the waitress who wore an overcoat stood, hidden by the darkness of the alley. She watched as Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo rushed out from the bar. Chen Xiaolian stood at the doorway of the bar and surveyed his surroundings before running to the junction on the south side. Soo Soo followed close behind him. The two of them turned into the junction and disappeared. A disdainful smile appeared on the waitress¡¯ face. She pulled out a mobile phone from the pocket of her overcoat and called the first number on her list of contacts. The other end quickly picked up. ¡°Boss, someone is causing trouble¡­ ¡­ they saw the painting in the bar. Mm¡­ ¡­ an Asian, young, male. He also has a minor, a little girl with him. She is also Asian. Yes, both of them.¡± A pause. What the other person said remained unknown, but the waitress¡¯ face looked solemn. ¡°Yes! I will be careful.¡± The waitress then said in a hesitant manner, ¡°Should I get some men to make ¡®contact¡¯ with them? There is no need to worry, I will tell them to go soft on them. Maybe we will be able to get some information from them. Eh¡­ ¡­ yes! I understand! I will not act rashly. Err¡­ ¡­ what? Right now? Yes, I will be heading out right now! Understood! I¡­ ¡­¡± After saying that, the waitress checked her watch and said, ¡°I will be there in 15 minutes.¡± She then ended the call and wiped off the cold sweat on her forehead. Next, she made another call. This time, she spoke with a more arrogant tone. ¡°Hey! I am just opposite the bar. Come fetch me right now.¡± After hanging up, the waitress pulled out a packet of cigarette for women and lit one up. She then leaned against the wall and puffed. In less than two minutes, a ck coloured luxury limousine turned into the street through the junction and quietly came to a halt before the woman. She had not even finished the cigarette in her hand. A beefy Caucasian man stepped out from the driver¡¯s seat. Although he wore a suit, he exuded an unrefined atmosphere. Part of a me tattoo could be seen on his neck. The man made his way beside the woman and quietly opened the car door for her. Like a prideful peacock, the waitress tossed the cigarette butt to the ground and stepped into the limousine. Everything that happened here¡­ Unknown to the waitress, up above her, on the rooftop of the four-storey building, Chen Xiaolian had one foot on the edge of the rooftop while he leaned forward. He silently observed everything. There were hints of a sneer on the corners of his lips. He had been listening in on her since the woman began making her first phone call. Soo Soo stood right behind him and muttered, ¡°I told you, she was lying.¡± Chen Xiaolian kept watch. As the limousine began moving away, he quickly retrieved an item from his Storage Watch. Next, he put some force behind his hand and hurled the item down. With a swooshing sound, an item flew down and gentlytched onto the back part of the limousine. The item looked like a piece of metal. However, it quickly transformed into a metal insect, which slowly crawled to the bottom part of the limousine and disappeared from view. ¡­ The limousine made its way through the city of Bucharest, ignoring any traffic light it encountered as it simply sped its way past them. Ten minutester, it stopped at a seemingly remote street. While there was no one on the sidewalk, luxury cars of various brands lined both sides of the street. The beefy Caucasian driver got down and pulled open the rear door of the limousine, allowing the waitress to step out. By the time the waitress stepped out from the limousine, she had already changed her clothes. The overcoat she wore over her person was no more. The same was true of the bar work attire she wore underneath the overcoat. She now wore a burgundy coloured dress, which hugged her body. The edge of the skirt was just three inches above her knee. Her dress had a low-cut design, which put the woman¡¯s magnificent body shape in full view. Her two peachy¡­ Despite all that, the beefy driver did not look at her. Instead, he had his head lowered. The woman walked along the sidewalk, her hips swaying as she did so. Looking at her from the back gave birth to an alluring and sensual atmosphere, which was further magnified by the pair of high heels she now wore. She had also redone her makeup and ced ayer of fiery red lipstick across her lips. She walked before an iron door and gently pressed the doorbell. A small slide window on the door slid open to reveal a violent looking face that was full of scars. However, once the person saw who was standing outside, the face quickly took on a fawning expression and he quickly pulled open the iron door. The man with the scarred face wore a suit as well and he bowed to greet the woman. As he was bowing, the gun on his waist belt became revealed. The woman simply strutted in with a prideful demeanour. The iron door was quickly shut and the woman continued walking inside. After a few steps, a second door opened up for her. A deafeningly loud heavy metal music greeted her. It was an underground nightclub. The air was almost suffocating. The mingled scents of tobo, woman¡¯s cosmetics, perfume and various other indescribable scents greeted her. The woman subconsciously covered her nose. The entrance to this underground nightclub was on a metal tform. On either side of the metal railings were two stairs leading down into arge dance floor. Various spotlights and LEDs shed about. On the stage up front was a young man who had painted his face to the point of bing unrecognizable. He held onto a microphone and roared into it, singing a certain death metal rock song. Beneath the stage was a chaotic dancing crowd, consisting of both males and females, all of whom were writhing their bodies furiously on the dance floor ¨C it almost seemed as though there were no normal people in here. Most of the men and women here were dressed in heavy metal punk style. They wore ck eye shadow and ck lipstick, making the ce look like a vampire party. On either sides of the dance floor were two small tables. A vertical metal pole rose up from the middle of each table. On top of the tables were two naked women with tattoo all over their bodies. The two women struck various seductive poses while staying close to the metal poles. The woman walked forward, her hips swaying as she crossed the dance floor. Wherever she went, the people there would back away in fear. Despite her highly risqu¨¦ attire and her alluring way of walking, none of the men there dared to reach their hands out at her. Instead, they did their best to distance themselves from her. The woman walked to the left most part of the dance floor, circling around the stage before stepping through a small door. Inside was a passageway leading to another iron door. Beyond the iron door were several men in leather attire. They wore nose rings, earrings, lip rings and others of the like. They also had guns holstered within their waist belts. When they saw the woman entering, they all greeted her before closing the iron door. The woman continued walking inside, through the passageway and down a stairs. At the end of the stairs was another iron door. Likewise, around five gun-wielding men also guarded this door. She made her way past the third door. In the end, a wooden door waited for her. Not a trace of the din from the nightclub could be heard here. Standing before the door, this woman who had had a haughty bearing about her all this time, took a deep breath. As though putting on a magic trick, her face suddenly took on a reverent and cautious expression. After that, she slowly reached out with her hand to push open the door. Opening the door, she saw by a Chinese-styled four-panel divider. The room beyond the dividers wasrge. On either side of the room was a Bogu shelf filled with various types of antiques. A double-edged Chinese sword hung from the wall in the middle of the room. A few guqin were ced on a table there. Surprisingly, there were four people ying mah-jong before a square table in the middle of the room. Several other men stood on two sides of the mah-jong table. On the left were some young men with punkish looks. They all sported arrogant looks on their faces and had guns hanging down their waists. On the right were several fellows in suits. They exuded a cold and murderous atmosphere ¨C likewise, they too had guns inside their suits. At the mah-jong table, sitting with his back against the door was an old man in retro Tang suit. On the left was a punk man with thick smoky eye shadows and makeup. His feet tapped the floor as he used one hand to arrange the tiles. A handgun rested beside his hand. On his opposite was a Caucasian man in a very shy green coloured suit. He was immactely clean and his moustache was well trimmed. He observed the mah-jong tilesid out before him as he wiped his hands with a hand towel. In the final, central position was¡­ A young woman. The woman from the bar quickly made her way to the young woman¡¯s back. Bowing, she then whispered to the young woman. ¡°Boss, I am here.¡± Phoenix looked up with what appeared to be a smile. At this very moment, Chen Xiaolian would certainly be incapable realizing that this woman was the very same Phoenix who had fought alongside him before. Phoenix wore a retro Tang attire with openedpels, her long, straight and ck hair flowed down. Her delicate fingers were casually arranging the tiles before her. ¡°About the matter I reported earlier¡­¡± The woman had wanted to continue, but Phoenix interrupted her. Phoenix smiled and said, ¡°Which one should I discard?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The woman was taken aback. Phoenix said coolly, ¡°I asked you which one to discard.¡± The woman adjusted her emotions and cast a serious look at Phoenix¡¯s tiles. Then, she extended one hand to point ¨C it was an East Wind tile. Judging by the tiles in Phoenix¡¯s possession, that tile appeared to be the most useless one. Phoenix smiled in response and said, ¡°This is why I never ask you to y.¡± Phoenix did not discard the tile that the woman had pointed out. Instead, she quickly discarded another tile. The man in suit pursed his lips to the side and casually discarded a tile. It was none other than an East Wind tile. The moment he discarded the tile, the punk fellow opposite himughed out. He began stacking his tiles and said, ¡°It seems I won!¡± The woman who was standing behind Phoenix immediately revealed a slightly twisted expression ¨C just now, if boss had listened to me and discarded the East Wind, it would have ended with a ¡®st¡¯.[1] However, the expression on the man in suit was even worse. He grunted and wiped his hand with the hand towel again. Next, he quickly pushed out a tile. ¡°Just one win.¡± ¡°If you are willing to make a bet, you must be willing to ept the loss.¡± The punk man sneered. ¡°By dawn, the street in the west side will no longer be under the name Gail!¡± ¡°What did you say?!¡± Behind the man in the suit, a subordinate of his, also in a suit, shouted out with a flushed face. Following his roar, the atmosphere on both sides grew tense and all of them pulled out their guns to point at each other. The old man in retro Tang suit released a cough before nervously backing away. He observed the tense scene, his eyes blinking. Phoenix seemingly ignored all of that. Casually, she continued to choose another tile, seemingly ignorant of the tense atmosphere before her. After picking up her fifth tile from the wall, she sighed. ¡°Just a little bit more and it would have been self-picked victory.¡± [2] Only then did she raise her head and seemingly took note of what was happening before her. Her beautiful features knitted up and she said coolly, ¡°Although I had only taught you fellows mah-jong for a short time, I do not recall teaching anything about showing off guns while ying.¡± The punk man clenched his teeth and said, ¡°Miss Phoenix, this is because someone is trying to deny a loss.¡± The man in suit snorted in response. ¡°I did not try to deny it. Your men were simply too rude.¡± The two of them stared at each other like fighting cocks and Phoenix sighed. ¡°What a mood breaker.¡± She calmly looked at everyone there and said, ¡°Just now, who was the first to pull out their guns?¡± The room fell silent as no one dared to answer. Phoenix smiled. ¡°So, there are people who dare to ignore my question?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ it, it is, my men.¡± The punk man trembled. Behind him, one of his subordinates raised his hand, his face pale. He stuttered. ¡°It, it, it is me, Miss Phoenix. Ss, sorry, I¡­¡± ¡°Rules are rules.¡± Phoenix¡¯s face was one of extreme calmness. Instantly, two robust looking men walked into the room. They turned their attention toward the fellow in question and said, ¡°Pleasee with us for a moment.¡± The young punk man turned to his boss pleadingly. However, all his boss could do was to grit his teeth; not a word came out from his mouth. One minuteter, another man walked in with a silver te in hand. On the silver te was a freshly cut hand! ¡­ 1 Mah-jong terminology. The tile you discarded is a tile someone else picked up toplete a hand. Do note that I am quite in the dark about mah-jong myself.? 2 Another mah-jong terminology. Self-picked victory (zi mo) happens when you win in mah-jong using tiles you picked yourself and not tiles picked up from those that others discarded. Wall refers to the group of tilesid in the middle of the mah-jong table.? Chapter 566 Unexpected Person

Chapter 566 Unexpected Person

GOR Chapter 566 Unexpected Person ¡°Rules are rules.¡± Phoenix waved her hand and the man with the silver te quickly stepped back out of the room. After the door closed behind the man, everyone left inside the room turned quiet, as still as a cicada in winter. Phoenix, on the other hand, smiled and gave the tiles on the table a push. ¡°Are we still going to y?¡± The punk man and the man in suit both gulped at the same time. ¡°¡­ ¡­ y! y! If you are interested, we will apany you.¡± The old man in retro Tang suit trembled and said, ¡°Ah, that¡­¡± When he began speaking, his words carried with them a strong ent from southern China. ¡°This old man iscking in vigour ¡­ ¡­ that¡­¡± Phoenix sighed. ¡°Since you don¡¯t want to y anymore, then forget about it. Let us call it a day for today.¡± The old man in retro Tang suit quickly got up. He bowed to Phoenix and said, ¡°This old man will head to the back ounting room and continue my work there.¡± After saying that, the old man tried to hide his hastiness as he rushed off. Phoenix turned to look at the punk man and the man in suit. The woman behind her had already stepped forward to ce a cut of hot tea before Phoenix. Phoenix downed the cup of tea before slowly speaking up. ¡°You two have been fighting bitterly for the past few days and quite a number of men had died as a result. Thus, I thought of this method of inviting you fellows over to y here. Whatever grievances you may have, end it by gambling on this game. The rules are fair and those who are willing to gamble must be willing to ept the loss. Save yourself from all that killing to the death. Are your subordinates¡¯ lives not lives?¡± Those words soundedpassionate. However, the two men were crying foul, inwardly. This little girl looked kind. However, who was the one who had someone else¡¯s hand cut off just because of a disagreement just now? Naturally, neither of them dared to voice out those words. They simply nodded their heads. ¡°I am no longer in the mood for it today. Let us call it a day. From tomorrow onward, I do not want to hear any more gunshots in the streets of Bucharest. As for the losses incurred today¡­ ¡­ to whom should the street belong to, those who are willing to gamble must be willing to ept the loss. If you are unwilling to ept¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Never! I would never dare!¡± The man in suit rapidly wiped the sweat on his forehead with a silk handkerchief. ¡°If so, then leave. I won¡¯t be offering you supper.¡± Phoenix picked up her cup of tea. The men from both parties quickly got up to leave, bringing their subordinates along with them as they left through the door. Phoenix silently drank half the contents of the cup of tea and turned to check the time. A few minutes passed by. She then ced down the teacup. The woman quickly moved over and said, ¡°Boss¡­ ¡­ about tonight¡­¡± ¡°There is no need to talk about it.¡± Phoenix shook her head. ¡°Someone was inquiring about you. I think it would be for the best to¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°No need.¡± Phoenix smiled. ¡°The reason I asked you toe over is to bring the guest over.¡± ¡°¡­ bring?¡± The woman¡¯s face sank. Phoenix sighed. ¡°Head out¡­ ¡­ when you reach the door, do not be surprised regardless of what you see. Just walk outside and join the fun for a bit. No matter what happens, do not panic and lose control of yourself. Just forget that it ever happened. Also, do not call for anyone. Do you understand?¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± ¡°Is there a need for me to repeat my words?¡± Phoenix frowned. A trace of fear shed across the woman¡¯s eyes. She quickly shook her head and took a few steps backward. ¡°If so, I will be heading out first, boss.¡± Phoenix nodded in response. The woman moved to the door. Opening the door, she stepped out. After closing the door, she turned around. What she saw shocked her. The several gun-bearing men stationed outside the room were all lying on the ground. The iron door at the end of the corridor was open and the bodies of several subordinates could be seen lying on the ground as well. Standing before the woman was a smiling Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We meet again.¡± Soo Soo stood behind Chen Xiaolian. She was ying around with a gun that she had picked up from one of the fellows on the ground. It was the one he holstered on his waist. The woman¡¯s subconscious reaction was to shout out in shock. However, as she was on the verge of screaming out, she recalled her boss¡¯ words earlier. No matter what happens¡­ just forget that it ever happened. She felt extremely shocked. However, she did her best to stop herself from shouting out. What shocked the woman the most was the casual look that Chen Xiaolian was giving her. He appeared unconcerned that she might call the bodyguards. She took several deep breaths and suppressed the shock shaking her heart. Then, she spoke in a quavering voice, ¡°Boss, the boss is waiting for you inside¡­ ¡­ you, you may enter.¡± After saying that, she cautiously circled around Chen Xiaolian in an attempt to leave. ¡°Wait a minute,¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly said with a smile. The woman¡¯s body flinched. ¡°You, is there anything else?¡± ¡°I am feeling thirsty. Later, please bring in two cups of fruit juice.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian pulled Soo Soo with him as he pushed the door and made his way in. The woman¡¯s body went limp and she leaned her back against the wall. ¡­ After walking through the door, Chen Xiaolian was able to spot Phoenix through the gaps of the divider. Phoenix sat at the table, a white towel in her hands. She used it to gently wipe a double-edged sword. The chilling gleam on the surface of the de reflected upon her face. After closing the door, Chen Xiaolian brought Soo Soo around the divider to stand before Phoenix. ¡°We meet again. This is a meeting between old friends. There is no need for you to be holding a sword when facing me, is there?¡± said Chen Xiaolian wryly as he rubbed his nose. Phoenix gave a harrumph and raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You are viting the rules.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°What happens in instance dungeons stays in instance dungeons.¡± Phoenix sighed. ¡°You should know, in this outside world, the act of looking for the identity of Awakened ones would be considered as an act of hostility!¡± After pausing for a moment, Phoenix coldly continued, ¡°Besides, can we really be considered as friends? Chen Xiaolian! In the punishment instance dungeon, do you know what kind of loss my guild had to suffer?!¡± There was calmness on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He looked Phoenix in the eye and said, ¡°Back then, I had told you, I have a way to avoid the punishment and survive. However¡­ ¡­ you chose to stay with your guild members.¡± Phoenix bit her lips heavily and her face turned red. ¡°You could have exined more! Chen Xiaolian! I know you must have a lot of secrets on you, including that final moment in the punishment instance dungeon! Yet, you are unwilling to divulge your secret¡­ ¡­ in that situation, a situation of life and death, how could anyone be willing to entrust their lives to someone else without knowing anything?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I am sorry¡­ ¡­ but I do not feel guilty about that. If it were you back then, would you reveal a life and death rted secret to others in an instance dungeon? If that is a personal secret, maybe I would be willing to reveal it to you alone. However, it involves my guild members as well. As for your guild members, I am very sorry, but I am not that selfless.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Phoenix¡¯s chest heaved up and down. She was seemingly struggling intensely with herself inwardly. A few secondster, she exhaled and a calm countenance reappeared on her face. ¡°Forget it. That matter is not your fault to begin with. That is the rules of the instance dungeon. Getting exterminated due to theck of points at the end was due to ourck of ability. At the end of the day¡­ ¡­ you had given me a choice. However, my members did not have the courage to trust you. And in doing so, they lost their chance to survive.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed inwardly. Looking at Phoenix, he really wanted to ask her what happened at the end of the punishment instance dungeon. In that punishment instance dungeon, the rules stated that the participants must umte points by killing other participants. The top six would be allowed to live. There were so many people inside the instance dungeon. Yet, only six people may survive it in the end. Back then, Chen Xiaolian brought his friends to hide within the base while Phoenix and her entire guild stayed outside. Sawakita Mitsuo had also remained outside. Judging by what he could see, Chen Xiaolian was able to tell that Sawakita Mitsuo managed to survive through the punishment instance dungeon ¨C the old man¡¯s nickname of ¡®Shogunate Generallisimo¡¯ was well deserved. When his side had parted ways after the punishment instance dungeon was over, Nagase Komi had not received any notifications from the system regarding Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s death. That meant the old man had managed to survive the punishment instance dungeon. That also meant he had taken up one of the six avable spots. Additionally, there was also that colossal dragon. He most definitely did not die in that instance dungeon ¨C considering how incredibly powerful he was, there was simply no way for Phoenix and Sawakita Mitsuo to finish him off. At present, Phoenix was still alive. In other words, three of the six spots had been taken. As for the three remaining spots¡­ ¡­ Back then, Phoenix¡¯spanions consisted of Monster and the two Titan brothers ¨C coincidentally, there were three of them. However, with their level of strength, Chen Xiaolian could not imagine them killing off the other game participants to carve out a path of life through the instance dungeon. The present Chen Xiaolian had yet to know¡­ ¡­ Han Bi had taken one of the six spots. Chen Xiaolian was certain of one thing. Phoenix¡¯s guild must have lost some members in that instance dungeon. However, this was not something he could just ask. Phoenix on the other hand, simply looked at Chen Xiaolian. She spoke up. ¡°In that instance dungeon, I was the only one to make it out alive!¡± Those words stunned Chen Xiaolian. ¡°During those final moments, the other participants also made it to the gathering point. A chaotic melee battle broke out! However, in that battle, Jacob ambushed us! The Titan brothers were the first to die. They died to Jacob! That Jacob is extremely cunning. After killing off several participants and umting a sufficient number of points, he ran off while we were stuck in the melee. Monster managed to hold on until the end. Unfortunately, he was off by 100 points! Just 100 points more and he would have made it to the sixth spot!¡± Phoenix clenched her teeth. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, back then, after the points were announced in the end, when Monster found out that he was only 100 points off from the sixth spot¡­ ¡­ you would never be able to imagine what his reaction was! As for me, I, who was teleported out of the instance dungeon, I¡­ ¡­¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyes turned red. ¡°I watched as he knelt on the ground, his hands outstretched toward me, begging me, hoping that I would be able to save him, take him away from the instance dungeon with me! But I had no power to do so! He was just 100 points off! Someone else had taken it. Someone whom I had never even considered had managed to get before Monster, snatching away his chance to survive. A weakling, someone that all of us had ignored. A damned rat!¡± ¡­ Chapter 567 Actual Combat?

Chapter 567 Actual Combat?

GOR Chapter 567 Actual Combat? Every wording out from Phoenix¡¯s mouth dripped with resentment. Chen Xiaolian, who was listening while standing beside her, sighed inwardly. Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian disagreed with Phoenix¡¯s perspective. Seizing a spot on the list. What did that meant? Instance dungeons were a ce where either you die or I die. The winner would survive while the loser would die. There was no fairness in it. In the punishment instance dungeon, the killing of other participants was necessary in order to earn a spot on the top six. It was nothing more than I kill you and you kill me. To say that someone had seized Monster¡¯s spot and that it was unfair was simply ridiculous. In order to survive and gather the points, Monster had to kill off others as well. If so, where would those who died to Monster go to voice their grievances? The reason why Phoenix would feel this way, so furious, so saddened, was because Monster was herpanion. Humans are creatures who care for their rtives and close ones after all. There is no ce for reason at a time like this. Hearing the tone that Phoenix was using, Chen Xiaolian was uncertain what to say. He simply remained silent and continued listening to her. Suddenly, Soo Soo, who was beside him, said with an indifferent voice, ¡°When other people kill yourpanions, it is a crime. So, when yourpanion kills others, is that justice?¡± After Soo Soo said that, Phoenix flinched. She jerked her head to stare at Soo Soo. Chen Xiaolian felt his scalp going numb. Soo Soo calmly faced Phoenix¡¯s gaze with an emotionless look of indifference. She continued to look at Phoenix with that cold and serene expression of hers. ¡°¡­ ¡­ is this yourpanion?¡± asked Phoenix with a sneer. Chen Xiaolian sighed and patted Soo Soo on her head. ¡°Soo Soo, keep quiet.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Soo Soo lowered her head. Phoenix chose to let it slide. After taking several deep breaths, seemingly for the sake of recollecting herself, Phoenix said, ¡°All right. Let us talk business. Why did youe all the way here to find me?¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a wry smile. He exhaled and tapped his nose. ¡°Actually, it is nothing special.¡± Phoenix sneered. ¡°It is not easy to find me. I do not recall revealing my identity in this world to you. Thus, for you to find me, that must have taken quite the effort. I do not believe you would put so much effort to find me only for the sake of getting tea and reminisce.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a slight frown. He could clearly sense it. At this moment in time, there was a certain difference between the Phoenix standing before him and the Phoenix he met in the past. The image of the young woman known as Guild Leader Phoenix who would smile gently, who possessed a calm and wise temperament, who had discussed matters with him on the rooftop and given him the spirit-force revolver seemingly blurred away¡­ This young woman before him was submerged within the rage and grief of losing herpanions. There was a suppressed savagery swirling about her emotions. Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Let us not go into other matters. Since I am here, you should at least treat me to a cup of tea.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ fine.¡± After taking a deep breath, Phoenix¡¯s face regained her calm demeanour. She pointed at the table and said, ¡°Please sit.¡± There was already a tea set ced on the table. Phoenix had a look of concentration on her face as she handled the items from the tea set. After brewing the pot of tea, she poured a cup and pushed it toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian looked at the restrained expression on Phoenix¡¯s face and smiled all of a sudden. He scratched his head and said in a whisper, ¡°You learned tea ceremony?¡± A trace of pride appeared on Phoenix¡¯s face. ¡°Is there a need for me to learn this? I figured out how to do it just by observing a few times.¡± ¡°Err¡­ ¡­ as I recall, ording to the process of tea ceremony, the first batch of brewed tea is to be poured away, not to be served.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to clearly see a hint of redness appearing across Phoenix¡¯s face. A trace of embarrassment appeared within her eyes. He smiled and picked up the teacup before him. As he was about to sip from it, it was seized by Phoenix. Phoenix red at Chen Xiaolian and said through clenched teeth. ¡°Did you deliberately wait for me to pour you this cup before telling me that?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I am innocent. I am not that bad of a person.¡± Phoenix paused. Then, she poured away all of the tea before her. ¡°Since you know, you do it.¡± ¡°Actually, I do not know tea ceremony. I had just inadvertently read up on it in a book. Besides¡­ ¡­ I rarely drink tea at home. I usually just drink in water.¡± The redness on Phoenix¡¯s face gradually increased. Next, she pressed a button beside the table and spoke out while facing an inte beside her. ¡°Get me a pot of water! in water! Without anything! Also¡­ ¡­ get me two bottles of wine!¡± The transmission part of the inte replied with a respectful voice. ¡°Boss, what kind of wine?¡± ¡°¡­ hard liquor! The more concentrated, the better!¡± said Phoenix through gnashed teeth. After saying that, Phoenix red at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°It would take around two to three minutes before the wine gets here. Now, you better take advantage of this time to tell me why you came looking for me.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered his words before cautiously saying in a hushed tone, ¡°Do you know what has been going on for the past few days?¡± Phoenix gave Chen Xiaolian a nce and said, ¡°Don¡¯t know. After the punishment instance dungeon ended, the foundation of my guild suffered horribly and its level was greatly downgraded. However, there is a silver lining. The instance dungeons had not selected me for a couple of months now.¡± ¡°So, you have been livingfortably as a mafia boss in Bucharest?¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a wry smile. ¡°You think being a mafia boss is very easy?¡± Phoenix threw a re at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Out with it. What happened?¡± ¡°¡­ all right. Although not many people know about this right now, it would be spreading out soon enough.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and looked at Phoenix. He controlled his facial expression and said in a solemn tone, ¡°Thorned Flower Guild has split apart. Their Guild Leader went missing and a civil war has broken out within Thorned Flower Guild¡­¡± A slight flicker shed through Phoenix¡¯s face. However, she was able to remain calm. ¡°This is quite the big news. However, what does that have to do with me?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I am not finished.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly continued, ¡°At the same time, another major event happened. Zero City, has fallen!¡± Bang! Phoenix shot up to her feet. Due to her excessive use of force, she knocked the corner of the table, causing the tea tray to bump aside and the tea to spill out. ¡°Are you telling the truth? Zero City? Fallen?¡± ¡­ ¡°Sir, we received the special contact code from the emergency channel again.¡± Guan Shan stood before Aderick, a serious look on his face. ¡°This is the fourth time! In other words, among the emergency contact personnel we left in this world, four of them have been activated. Our personnel who were assigned to this world and some other peripheral members are all trying to contact us through the emergency contact personnel.¡± Aderick stood silently before the window and looked out. Snow filled the air and ice covered thends. The area around them was pure white. One minuteter, Aderick turned his head and said, ¡°How many emergency contact points in this world do we have in total?¡± ¡°There are 11 in total.¡± Guan Shan said before slowly continuing, ¡°I had checked the numbers. Each of the seven resident guilds has one each while the Angel Corps have three. Additionally, the Board of Patriarchs set up another one five years ago. So, there are a total of 11 of them.¡± ¡°So, Zero City has fallen for so many days, but only four of the eleven emergency contact points were activated?¡± There was a dark look on Aderick¡¯s face. He turned to look at Guan Shan. ¡°Do you know what this means?¡± ¡°I do not.¡± There was a pale look on Guan Shan¡¯s face. ¡°It means we may be facing defection, or leaks,¡± Aderick said icily. ¡°We have 11 contact points, so why are the others silent?¡± ¡°Maybe¡­ ¡­ maybe¡­¡± Guan Shan murmured. However, after stuttering out those words, he found himself incapable of continuing. ¡°It is possible that the emergency contact points that have yet to make contact with us were involved in certain unexpected situations. These unexpected situations could involve many types of scenario, such as: Defection, leaks, leading to them being dealt with by our enemies!¡± ¡°But¡­ .. our enemies? In this world, our enemies are likely limited to only those yers. For example, Thorned Flower Guild. Even so, could they? Considering the abilities of their Awakened members, I doubt they possess what it takes to deal with seven of our contact points.¡± ¡°Who said our enemies are limited to the yer faction?¡± Aderick sneered and continued, ¡°Originally, we were part of Zero City, the mighty Zero City! But now that Zero City has fallen, we have been reduced to homeless dogs! Our resident guilds, Angel Corps¡­ we have lost 90 per cent of ourbinedbat powers. At the same time, we also brought outrge quantities of materials and equipment from Zero City¡­ but we have already suffered from heavy losses! ¡°Under such circumstances, what are we? We have be a three-year-old with millions worth of cash in hand walking carelessly through the city despite having no ability to protect ourselves. ¡°We are no longer a tiger-like existence revered by all. Instead, we have be a big piece of juicy meat! ¡°When the yers see us, they will want to take a bite out of us! ¡°Do you think those Awakened ones in this world would not consider us as a b of juicy meat?¡± ¡°You mean¡­ ¡­¡± Aderick sighed. ¡°Truth be told, I have always, since the beginning, disagreed with the development of that many peripheral members outside of Zero City. Back then, Zero City was the apex of the Awakened circle, a holynd. However, that status came to being because we possessed an eternally invincible fortress. We also possessed a foundation that allows us to sweep the other Awakened ones away. At present however, we have neither¡­ ¡­ ¡°What is the world of the Awakened ones? ¡°There are none of those so-called feelings or loyalty. ¡°Within instance dungeons, there are only the rules, only ¡®you die or I die¡¯, survival of the fittest! ¡°The other Awakened ones would note help us because we are now in a weakened state¡­ ¡­ some of them would treat us like a weakling who possesses a vast amount of wealth and think about how to make a move on us. ¡°I have never trusted human nature! ¡°This is the way of ordinary humans to begin with. What more, these are Awakened ones we are talking about, people who have had to adapt to the environment of ¡®either you die or I die¡¯ and survival of the fittest.¡± Guan Shan bit his lips. ¡°Although I have no evidence, I am certain of one thing. Among those seven emergency contacts whom we had lost contact with, some must had been either dealt with or devoured by ¡®our own men¡¯, those who had once depended on us and served us. Maybe, they have begun thinking about targeting us by making use of the emergency contacts to find us¡­ ¡­ ¡°As for the four emergency codes we received, I myself cannot be certain. Are our own men who are anxious to meet up with us behind those emergency codes, or¡­ ¡­ our enemies who are eagerly sharpening their des!¡± Guan Shan sighed and said, ¡°So, your orders?¡± ¡°Maintain our state of radio silence. My order is very clear: No information must be sent out. No matter what news we receive, we must not respond. My order must be firmly implemented. It is an absolutemand! Maintain silence!¡± ¡°For how long?¡± Guan Shan sighed. ¡°Our de Mountain me Sea Guild also has members outside. I cannot just give up on them. You know as well, I am now the leader of de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± ¡°Just be patient a little more, Guan Shan.¡± Aderick turned to look at the young man standing before him and sighed. ¡°If your teacher, Bluesea, is here, he would understand my the difficulties I face in making these decisions. As for how long we will be maintaining our state of silence, I have presently no way of giving you an urate answer. All I can say is: I too, hope that it would notst too long.¡± Guan Shan let out another sigh. After a few seconds of silence, he then began his report on other matters. ¡°At present, the construction of our encampment is basicallyplete. Our patrolling personnel had also finished setting up the rm and security perimeter.¡± ¡°Mm, how is the arming of our personnel progressing?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you know as well. It is not going too well.¡± Guan Shan gave a bitter smile. ¡°Most of the evacuees are not front-linebatants. Especially on the Angel Corps¡¯ side¡­ ¡­ only a few of them made it out. As a whole, our Zero City forces have lost too much in terms ofbat power! We had lost our most elite warriors in the battle of Zero City. These men who made it out¡­ ¡­ many of them used to be technical and administrative staff members. In order to arm them, we need to train them. ¡°Although they are all Awakened ones, they have not served as front-linebatants for so long now. Many of them had not gone out for fieldwork for years. To just suddenly arm them would probably not bring much results. At least, without any actualbat experience¡­ ¡­¡± Aderick sighed. There was a tangled look in his eyes. ¡°Actualbat experience¡­ ¡­ I fear, the opportunity for actualbat will being soon enough.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget, we are no longer under Zero City¡¯s protection. We¡­ ¡­ every one of us, could be selected to participate in instance dungeons at any given moment!¡± ¡­ Chapter 568 She Is In A Bad Mood

Chapter 568 She Is In A Bad Mood

GOR Chapter 568 She Is In A Bad Mood ¡°How was your sleep?¡± After waking up in the back of the vehicle, Lin Leyan saw Tian Lie, who sat in the driver¡¯s seat of the vehicle. He looked at her using the vehicle¡¯s rear-view mirror with a grin on his face. She subconsciously shrank her neck backward. The vehicle was an MPV. Tom Huggins and his wife, Jenny sat in thest row of the MPV while Lin Leyan sat in the second row. In the first row, Tian Lie, who was in the driver¡¯s seat, drove while the terrifying woman sat on the front passenger¡¯s seat. Nicole had not slept throughout the night ¨C for an expert level Awakened such as her, losing one night¡¯s worth of sleep was of no detriment to her body. However, Nicole¡¯s eyes were presently bloodshot. ¡°We have reached France,¡± said Tian Lie with a smile. Next, he turned on the vehicle¡¯s music. A cheerful song abruptly echoed through the MPV, waking up everyone inside. Tom Huggins and his wife Jenny were leaning against each other. Tom had his hands around his wife and there was a look of focus on his face. ¡°This MPV is running low on gas. The GPS shows there is a gas station not far ahead. We will stop there for a moment to re-fill our gas. By the way¡­ ¡­ anyone of you want to buy something to eat?¡± Tian Lie spoke with the same carefree tone. Nobody replied him. However, that did not deter Tian Lie from giving out a sigh. After listening to the French songing from the radio for about three minutes, Tian Lie began humming and singing along to the French song. Nicole, who was still in a very bad mood, ignored Tian Lie. She would asionally pick up a tablet to check something. On the way, Jenny had performed her duties as an emergency contact person. She gave Nicole a special code, which she transmitted out using the inte. However, their action of sending the code was like throwing a rock into the sea. They had received no response from it. One whole day had passed since they sent out the code. Due to that, Nicole felt increasingly vexed. Their vehicle sped through the highway for a few more moments before slowing down to turn into a gas station by the highway. There were four gas dispensers in the automatic gas station. As Tian Lie was just about to move the MPV into one of the spaces before one of the gas dispensers, a Citroen car suddenly sped past the MPV. Right after doing so, it moved right before the MPV and parked itself upon the space that Tian Lie was going to park at. Tian Lie was stunned for a moment. Next, he broke into a smile. ¡°They sure got what it takes.¡± He did not be infuriated. He simply stepped on the elerator, moving the MPV to park behind the car. He released a leisurely whistle as he watched two youngsters jump out from the car. They grinned as they went about re-fuelling their car. One of the two youngsters rushed into the convenience store beside the gas station to buy some stuff. Nicole raised her head and cast a frown at Tian Lie. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°It is nothing. Just some inexperienced children.¡± Tian Lie turned the volume of the radio louder. Without saying anything, Nicole put down the tablet, pushed open the door and stepped out. Nicole was wearing exercise jacket, which revealed her slender legs and well-proportioned body. Additionally, she had a beautiful face and long hair. After she stepped down from the MPV, the youngster who was in charge of re-fuelling the car turned his head around and whistled at Nicole. ¡°Aiyaya¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie watched as the fellow practically begged for death and was unable to stop himself from giving out a sigh. This very moment just happened to be the time when Nicole was feeling most unstable, like a powder keg that was on the verge of blowing up. She was in that bad of a mood. The youngster calmly picked up the fuel nozzle. Instead of putting it into his car¡¯s gas inlet, he turned around to look at Nicole, who was walking toward him. He gave a whistle, pulled off the sunsses on his face and said something to Nicole. Nicole remained silent. She kept walking forward until she was standing before the youngster. She regarded him for a moment before extending out her hand. She grabbed the fuel nozzle away from the fellow¡¯s hand and ced it back into the pump station. Those actions left the fellow in a daze and he mumbled something in response. However, Nicole had already moved to stand before the youngster¡¯s car. She sent the fellow a cold nce as she reached out with her hand to touch the hood of the car. ¡°Hey! What are you doing?¡± The youngster who was about to re-fuel the car shouted. At the same time, hispanion stepped out from the convenience store. In his hand was a can of carbonated drink ¨C he had just taken a sip from it. Nicole gave them both an icy nce. In the very next instant, the fellow who had taken a sip of his carbonated beverage spat them all out. As for the fellow who was standing beside the fuel dispenser, both his legs turned limp and he fell on his buttocks. The reason for that¡­ Nicole had grabbed the front part of the car with both her hands to casually lift it up. A car, which weighed somewhere between two tonnes, became like a cardboard box in Nicole¡¯s hands. She lifted it up and¡­ ¡­ Bang! She viciously tossed it aside. The two fellows were scared stiff. However, Nicole was not done. The car, which Nicole had casually slung off,nded somewhere five metres away and shook for a bit. By the time it stabilized, Nicole was already before it. She pulled open the car door and plucked out the car keys from within the car. After weighing the keys in her hand, she abruptly hurled it far away with force. After this expert Awakened made this hurling action¡­ ¡­ the car keys transformed into the wind and disappeared in an instant. The two fellows were left utterly dumbfounded. Tian Lie snickered. He drove the MPV into the re-fuelling slot and got off the MPV to re-fuel the MPV. When he was walking past the youngster, he saw that there was a look of stupor on the youngster¡¯s face. Tian Lie continued whistling as he raised up the fuel nozzle and ced it into the MPV¡¯s gas inlet. After that, he used a credit card to pay for it¡­ A few minutester, Tian Lie, who was done re-fuelling the MPV started up the vehicle once more and rolled down the window. Then, he said with a smile to the youngster who remained seated on the ground. ¡°Observing public order is everyone¡¯s responsibility.¡± After saying that, he stepped on the throttle and drove off. After another full minute had passed, the two youngsters finally came to their senses. They shouted and ran to their car. Circling the car a few times, one of them shouted about while the other screamed, ¡°Call the cops! Call the cops!¡± ¡­ ¡°I know you are in a bad mood.¡± Tian Lie, who was driving, sighed. ¡°However, doing so will cause problems. You revealed your abilities in a public ce. Those two fellows whom you scared off will definitely report the matter to the police¡­ ¡­ although we are not afraid of the police, it will still cause problems for us along the way.¡± Nicole did not respond. She silently looked out the windscreen, a dark expression on her face. Tens of minutester, a police car with ring siren quickly chased up to them from behind. ¡°See? Herees trouble,¡± said Tian Lie with a smile. Nicole suddenly spoke up, ¡°Stop the car.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Nicole was in no mood to exin further. As their MPV was still barrelling forward, Nicole opened the door and jumped out of the MPV. Her body flipped in the air three times beforending gently in the middle of the highway. The police officers in the police car behind were left dumbfounded. Seeing Nicole standing right before their car, they quickly swerved to the other side and hit the brakes. The car skidded to a halt less than 10 metres away from Nicole. The two police officers inside the police car hastily took off their safety belts, pulled out their guns and grabbed their walkie-talkie only to find Nicole standing before their car. Nicole stood before the police car and looked at the two police officers inside it for a moment. Suddenly, she raised up her right hand. Next, a fist smashed its way down upon the hood of the police car. With a booming sound, the two police officers inside the car could feel their car falling down. Turning to check what happened, they saw that the hood of the police car had been smashed through. The entire hood had caved in. Her punch had destroyed the engines and everything else underneath the hood. Smoke wafted out from the hood. After giving the two police officers another icy stare, Nicole turned around and left. Tian Lie had already stopped the MPV beside the highway. He waited for Nicole to walk back and get inside the MPV. ¡°Are you nning to raise a ruckus like this all the way? If that is what you have in mind, you should give me a heads up. We can just do an armed march all the way.¡± Tian Lie pursed his lips to the side. ¡°Shut up and drive!¡± Behind them, Lin Leyan, who had witnessed everything that just transpired, was left terrified. ¡°Don¡¯t be scared. She is just in a bad mood.¡± Tian Lie gave Lin Leyan a wink. ¡­ Chapter 569 The Next Step?

Chapter 569 The Next Step?

GOR Chapter 569 The Next Step? Phoenix was clearly in an absent-minded state. The hot cup of tea before her had turned cold, but there was no indication that she would reach out for it at all. After some time, Phoenix released a long sigh and raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Zero City¡¯s fall and Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s split¡­ ¡­ are those all true?¡± ¡°It is.¡± Phoenix grew silent for a few seconds. Next, she spoke with a different tone, ¡°What about you? Chen Xiaolian, why did youe looking for me? This is such a monumental event. Surely you did note all the way here just to deliver the news to me? You travelled from China all the way to Europe, just to tell me about this?¡± This time, Chen Xiaolian remained silent. Phoenix suddenly stood up and said, ¡°I need to verify the news.¡± After saying that, she simply walked out of the room, ignoring Chen Xiaolian. Stepping outside the room, Phoenix saw the woman from the bar standing outside, a ss of fruit juice in hand. Behind her were several gun-bearing subordinates. Phoenix gave her subordinates a nce, but said nothing. She continued making her way outside. ¡°Boss¡­ ¡­ the two inside¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Ignore them. Follow me.¡± Phoenix led them up through the stairs onto the nightclub above. After opening the door, the deafening noise swept through them, causing Phoenix to knit her brows. She tilted her head. Two burly and rough looking men quickly made their way to her side and bowed. ¡°I will give you fellows 20 minutes. Clear this ce. Stop it all for tonight and get everyone to scram.¡± ¡°¡­ eh? Boss?¡± One of them became stunned while the other gulped. ¡°Boss, tonight¡¯s business is very good. Besides¡­ ¡­ many VIPs came. They are all men and women with status and influence. Getting them to leave at a time like this is probably not¡­¡± Phoenix narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°Is there a need for me to repeat my words?¡± The two fellows flinched. They dared not say anything else and quickly moved to execute hermand. Immediately, lights shone through the dimly lit ce. All the spotlights were turned off while the super bright ceiling lights were turned on. As a result, the hellish likendscape turned as bright as day. Likewise, the deafening music came to a stop. The singer who was roaring his throat out had his microphone cut off. The guests on the floor began to issue boos while the younger men and women raised their middle finger all around. Various shouts of resentment and curses filled the air. Tens of gun-bearing men rushed onto the stage and chased off the singer. Next, they picked up the microphone and made an announcement¡­. The shouts and cursing within the floor grew louder. Following that, the men on the stage pulled out their guns and raised them up high as they coldly continued announcing something. The guests fell silent. Phoenix, who was standing in the corner, observed what was going on. Suddenly, she made a finger hooking gesture and the woman from the bar quickly moved over. ¡°Before the guests leave, remember to have them pay the bill!¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The woman was momentarily stunned. ¡°Chasing the guests off is bad enough. I feel, in order to quell their anger, we can make this night free of charge¡­ ¡­¡± Phoenix nced at the woman and said, ¡°Do I have a lot of money?¡± The woman dared to reply. ¡°In 20 minutes time, I do not want to see a single person here, By that, I mean everyone! Guests, attendants, staff members¡­ ¡­ all of you as well! I want this whole ce cleared, understand?¡± After saying that, Phoenix then ignored the woman. She turned and headed back inside. ¡­ After finishing the cup of tea, Chen Xiaolian sat for a few more minutes, but Phoenix had yet to return. ¡°Oppa, our actions of suddenlying to look for her is really too unexpected,¡± Soo Soo suddenly spoke up. ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°Unless you have a reasonable exnation for her. However, you just happen to be unable to tell her the reason,¡± Soo Soo said slowly. ¡°If I were in her shoes, I too, would feel suspicious.¡± Chen Xiaolian contemted the matter for a while. Then, he got up, pulled Soo Soo along with him and walked out of the door. They moved through the passageway and stairs and made their way to the floor above. By the time they reached the floor on top, the floor was a mess. Tables were knocked over,mps were broken and wine bottles and sses were left crushed on the floor. However, the floor that had an atmosphere of anarchy was now empty. Thanks to the bright lights shining down from the ceiling, it appeared as though it was daytime there. Phoenix was the only one in sight on the floor. She sat before a table with a tablet before her as she carefully checked something. Chen Xiaolian led Soo Soo over. Phoenix raised her head and said, ¡°I have checked through several secret sites belonging to the Awakened circle. There are not many news regarding those matters, however, some people are beginning to sense something ¨C thus, for now, I am willing to trust your words.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°It is the truth.¡± ¡°Fine. Assuming it is true, something as big as this will certainly cause quite a stir. However, what I want to know now is ¨C how is this rted to me? Be it the matter of Zero City or the matter with Thorned Flower Guild, how does that rte to me? Why did you run over here to find me?¡± Phoenix stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°If you cannot be clear on this, Chen Xiaolian, we can forget about being friends.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He pulled over a chair and sat opposite Phoenix. He did his best to put on a look of sincerity as he looked at Phoenix. ¡°I will be honest. I am unable to answer your question¡­ ¡­ I myself am uncertain as to why I came looking for you. I¡­ ¡­ because of a strange incident I had, I managed to get some clues. These clues are seemingly guiding me to find a select few people¡­ ¡­ you are one of them. After finding you, I still need to go find the others from those clues in found. Perhaps, only after I have found and gathered all of them would I discover the purpose of doing so.¡± Pausing for a moment, Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and said, ¡°I know what I am saying sounds very absurd and illogical. However, Phoenix, I assure you, in the name of our friendship¡­ ¡­ every word I said is the truth!¡± Phoenix looked Chen Xiaolian in the eye for one whole minute. In the end, the young woman smiled. It was a ratherplex smile. ¡°Fine, since you are using our friendship as an assurance, I will trust you for now. So, now that you have found me, what are you going to do next?¡± Chen Xiaolian appeared relieved to hear that. He said, ¡°I want to go find the others I indicate by the clues. The next objective is¡­ ¡­ mm, I am not that familiar with Romania. How far is Brasov from Bucharest?¡± ¡°Not too far,¡± Phoenix replied coolly. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°The next person I need to find, ording to the clues I got, will be appearing somewhere in Brasov.¡± As he said, Chen Xiaolian checked his watch. ¡°Time of appearance is about 46 hours from now.¡± Phoenix looked at Chen Xiaolian and asked, ¡°Brasov? Do you have a more specific location?¡± ¡°Bran.¡± Phoenix furrowed her brows. ¡°Themune Bran?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°That tourist spot with legends about vampires?¡± ¡­ Chapter 570 Childish

Chapter 570 Childish

GOR Chapter 570 Childish ¡°No one there.¡± After opening the car door, Nicole stepped into the front passenger¡¯s seat. She exhaled before turning to Tian Lie. ¡°Water.¡± Tian Lie handed her a bottle of mineral water. After unscrewing the cap, Nicole downed the entire bottle of water in one go. After that, she said, ¡°Let us go. The next objective.¡± ¡°How was the situation inside?¡± ¡°The ce is empty. Someone had rummaged through the ce. Although there are signs of battle, it is not an intense one. Their enemies must have had an absolute advantage in the fight; they must have taken them away.¡± Nicole gritted her teeth and threw a re at Tian Lie. ¡°I said let¡¯s go! To the next objective!¡± Tian Lie sighed. He started up the vehicle and moved the MPV into the street. They were in a small town in the south-eastern area of France. It was not a big town, with only three streets within it. After driving for only a few minutes, they made it into the highway and headed east. ¡°This is already the third one.¡± Nicole sat inside the vehicle and looked outside. Suddenly, she growled in a low voice, ¡°The third! There is no one there! It has been empty again and again!¡± ¡°Truth be told, you have already expected this, no?¡± said Tian Lie, who shook his head. ¡°I am not sure about the other peripheral members in Europe. However, these few core staff members have the most connection with our Angel Corps. Unexpectedly, even they would be taken.¡± Nicole narrowed her eyes. ¡°I just do not know who. Who is it? To have the guts to make a move on the peripheral members of Zero City¡¯s Angel Corps, an organization like this¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Not Thorned Flower Guild.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°At present, Thorned Flower Guild has no time for others. I had secretly checked it out. As Shen had yet to return, the infighting within Thorned Flower Guild is going crazy. The Awakened members of Thorned Flower Guild are organizing themselves to take advantage of this period of time before the opening of another instance dungeon and the arrival of the yer members to prepare themselves for battle. They are putting everything into those efforts and have no time to be making enemies of others.¡± ¡°So, who do you think is behind this?¡± ¡°It could be anyone.¡± Light shed across Tian Lie¡¯s eyes. ¡°If a tiger suddenly loses its fangs and ws, what would it be in the eyes of others? It would be nothing more than a few hundred pounds worth of prey!¡± Nicole stopped talking. She reached out with one hand to stroke the mechanical watch she was wearing; her Floater had transformed into the watch. There was an icy look within her eyes. ¡°I have apanied you to three ces. For this next trip, do you mind apanying me to a certain ce?¡± Tian Lie suddenly hit the brakes and stopped the MPV by the street. Nicole turned to look at Tian Lie. Tian Lie exhaled. He looked back at Nicole and said, ¡°I know you are feeling anxious and restless. That is why I did not rush this. As you had wanted to go check up on those three spots, I apanied you so that you would give up. As of right now, you have already gone to those ces, but you can¡¯t find anyone. You should have at least calmed down. Being anxious and restless won¡¯t help you solve this issue.¡± Nicole remained silent. ¡°Next, apany me to this ce.¡± Tian Lie continued looking at Nicole. ¡°You are feeling anxious and restless. Am I any different? You have friends,rade-in-arms, fellow guild members, acquaintances. Likewise, I did not just crawl out into existence from the gap between some rocks. Hear me out, I have a way. We will head to a certain spot and find someone. I believe that person is reliable. Besides¡­ ¡­ we may be able to obtain some urate information.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you are certain?¡± ¡°No,¡± replied Tian Lie coolly. ¡°I have never seen something like this either ¨C no one has! However, this person I am going to find¡­ I believe this method of mine is slightly more reliable than yours. There is the saying, the blind cat bumps into the dead rat. Who knows? I might just bump into one.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I will listen to you for once.¡± Nicole closed her eyes. ¡°I am sleepy. I will sleep for a moment.¡± Tian Lie smiled and turned to look at the three figures seated at the back of the MPV. ¡°You three, if any of you want to go the toilet, speak up now. For this next stretch, we will be in a hurry so I will be driving faster. Other than stopping for gas, I will be doing my best to not stop.¡± Lin Leyan did not say anything. She had resigned herself to her fate as a captive. Tom Huggins, however, frowned and said, ¡°Where are you nning to go?¡± ¡°Romania.¡± Tom Huggins¡¯ face instantly sank. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you want to find¡­¡± Tian Lie grinned. Starting up the MPV, he drove the MPV forward, leaving a trail of smoke behind the vehicle. ¡­ ¡­ If you are going to Romania for a vacation, you will find that many of the major travel agencies in this world would suggest and promote going to themune known as Bran. The reason for this is very simple. In one word: Vampires. Naturally, for others, this is just a legend. However, the birthce of the legendary vampires is in Romania. The model used for the infamous Count Drac is also in Romania. On the tourist map, Bran is a most importantmune. ¡­ ¡­ The slightly dated Cadic SRX drove into Bran. At that point in time, Bran was very lively. Judging by the sights on either side of the street, this ce had absolutely no connection with the terrifying legend of vampires. The shops were selling various tourist baubles: Vampire hats, masks, various types of Romanian dolls. There were also T-shirts with the drawing of vampires on them. Some shops deliberately yed horror music. Sharp screams and crunching sounds rang out. Yet, every one of the endless stream of tourists on the street had cheerful smiles on their faces. Youngsters of varying skin colours were taking selfies at different angles. Some had vampire getups on them as they chased after others in amusement. Some shops had been turned to those ¡®House of Terror¡¯s and scary music yed out from them. The door with the shape of the opened mouth of a demon was adorned in a very gaudy manner. Red coloured cloth was hung above. Tourists queued up outside while staff members wearing vampire masks were in charge of collecting tickets. ¡°What vampire? This is just a theme park.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Looking at the House of Terror, he turned to look at Soo Soo, who was fiddling with her mobile phone in the back row. He said, ¡°Do you want to go in and have a look?¡± Soo Soo raised her head and cast a nce out the window. Almost immediately, she lowered her head and continued ying with her mobile phone. She said, ¡°Childish.¡± Thankfully, it was not this ce¡¯s tourist season. This time was the skiing season. Thus, the tourists had mostly gone up to the snowy mountains. As for this little ¡®vampire town¡¯ at the foot of the mountains, it was not too crowded with tourists. The Cadic reached a hotel and parked outside. Phoenix then got out to make an inquiry before returning. She said, ¡°We are in luck, there are rooms avable.¡± Chen Xiaolian led Soo Soo out of the SUV and followed Phoenix into the hotel. After finishing the check-in procedures, Chen Xiaolian looked at the two room keys in his hand. ¡°I will take one room. You two girls take the other.¡± ¡°No.¡± Soo Soo raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian before ncing at Phoenix. ¡°I am not staying with her.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. As he was about to say something, Phoenix said with an air of indifference. ¡°What are you dawdling about for? We are not actually here for a vacation after all. As Awakened ones, even if we find ourselves in the wilderness with no tents to sleep in, we can still improvise by just putting a nket over us. There are two rooms here. When the timees, whoever wants to sleep inside can go sleep inside. What is there to be worried about?¡± After saying that, Phoenix grabbed one of the room keys from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. She said, ¡°I want to go take a bath and get some rest. Take this child and go do whatever you want. You can take her to visit the sights if you want.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and said, ¡°You are not going to visit the sights with us?¡± Phoenix replied with a harrumph. She gave Chen Xiaolian a nce and said, ¡°You were the one who pulled me along with you. As for me, I am only interested in the ones you are meeting tomorrow. I have no interest in visiting the tourist attractions with you fellows. Do I make myself clear? You two go ahead. If anything happens, just give me a call.¡± After saying that, Phoenix turned around and got up the stairs, leaving Chen Xiaolian, who remained dumbfounded for a good five seconds. Soo Soo, however, kept her mobile phone and tugged Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sleeve. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Mm, go where?¡± ¡°Bran Castle. I have checked the inte. The most famous spot here is the castle. Let¡¯s go check it out.¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a smile. ¡°You don¡¯t think it is childish now?¡± Soo Soo puffed up her cheeks and red at Chen Xiaolian. Next, she said with a very serious tone, ¡°I am only 10 years old.¡± ¡­ Chapter 571 Forbidden Land

Chapter 571 Forbidden Land

GOR Chapter 571 Forbidden Land Half an hourter, Chen Xiaolian walked through the street as he pulled Soo Soo along with him. Soo Soo had a ridiculously shaped hat on her head and a vampire¡¯s cloak over her body. The little girl appeared to be in a pleasant mood and there was a bounce in her every step. At that moment, she had seemingly recovered a portion of the innocence that a ten-year-old girl should have. At a souvenir shop, Soo Soo had casually pointed at a shelf inside and the show owner took out the terrifying looking toy for her, a pair of vampire fangs. After putting them on, the two sharp fangs protruded out from her mouth. After epting the item, Chen Xiaolian had released a sigh. Something so small was priced at 10 Euros ¨C back in his own country, he could casually get it in one of the smaller shops for just 2 RMB. After checking the box, sure enough, there was the fine print in the corner: Made in China. However, since Soo Soo had taken a fancy to it, Chen Xiaolian did not mind. A few momentster, Soo Soo bought another bag of strange looking candies. After putting the candy into her mouth for a while, both her teeth and tongue became blood red in colour. At the same time, at the other end of the town¡­ An Asian young man in grey coloured sweater had both his hands inside his pockets as he made his way through a ramped walkway. As he did so, he watched as a group of tourists stood beside a stone stele to take pictures. The young man observed his surroundings for a moment before pulling out a mobile phone. ¡°Boss, I have checked theyout of the area and finished mapping it. I will be sending a 3D map for you soon. ¡°Good,¡± A voice answered him through the phone. ¡°You head to the castle and check theyout there first.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± The young man slowly said, ¡°We will make it. We still have more than one day.¡± ¡°Be careful not to expose your identity. By now, others must have arrived as well. Make sure you do not expose yourself before others like us. I do not want to have to get into a fight with others outside before it starts.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± The young man hung up and kept the mobile phone. The entire conversation was held using Chinese. The young man then turned around and continued moving up the ramped walkway as he made his way to therge and ancient looking castle. On the back of his sweater was a tiger head pattern. ¡­ In one of the vampire themed restaurants inside the town¡­ ¡°Teacher!¡± A young woman¡¯s voice could be heard. It was filled with displeasure. ¡°Are you still wasting time here?¡± ¡°Aiesh, there is still over a day¡¯s worth of time left. Let me savour the delicacies here first.¡± An old man sat before the dining table as he casually produced a mobile phone out. He snapped a picture of the Romanian foods ced on the table before him and sent it to his Twitter feed. ¡°I am of the opinion that we should seize this time to make preparations. You cannot treat this as child¡¯s y, teacher!¡± The young woman who sat opposite the old man clenched hard on a fork. ¡°Calm the mind and breathe.¡± The old man gave off a leisurely smile. ¡°When you have lived as long as I have, you will understand. Enjoy the process instead of chasing after results. That is the meaning of life.¡± The young woman put on a face. It was clear that she did not believe a word her teacher had just said. Instead, she suppressed her temper and withheld the urge to flip the table. ¡­ Bran Castle. Chen Xiaolian brought Soo Soo along and they moved up the ramped walkway. They then arrived before the gate of the castle. Bran Castle was this town¡¯s biggest and most famous attraction. ording to legends, the figure who inspired the legend of vampires, the famed historical figure of ancient Romania, d III, was the master of this castle. Of course¡­ that was bullshit. Chen Xiaolian was well aware of that. As a webwriter, he had read up on various books. Due to his work in the webwriting scene, he had read up a lot about the legend of vampires. He knew that this Bran Castle was not actually built by d III. This castle was built in 1377. Back then, even d III¡¯s father was not yet born. This castle was originally built to resist the Turks invasion. It was built to be a military castle. It was not even owned by Romanians in the beginning. It was in 1406 that the King of Hungary had bestowed the castle to a Romanian noble. As for the model figure for the legend of vampires, d III, he was one of the nobles of Romania. To be exact though, the model figure for the legend of vampires had actually stayed in Bran Castle for a time. However, it was not for long. Moreover, d III died at the age of 31. He was killed on the battlefield. Historically, he had never drank human blood ¨C forget human blood, he did not even drink animal blood. d III was an extremely powerful figure. He had a fiery character and a warmonger. Additionally, he was extremely cruel toward his enemies. The actions he took was most brutal. His nickname was ¡®The Impaler¡¯. Because he came up with a very cruel way of punishment, one used especially for his enemies. He would make wooden piles with sharpened tips and ram it into a person¡¯s *** until it came out from the person¡¯s mouth. Just like making pork skewer, he would skewer humans on those wooden piles and erect the wooden piles on both sides of a street. ording to the legends, once, when he fought against the Turks, he found himself on the losing end and had to retreat to the fortress. However, he decided to ¡®impale¡¯ the thousands of captives his side caught, killing them in the process. Next, he sent his men to put up the wooden piles with the impaled corpses in tow on both sides of the street that the Turkish army would march upon. In the end, when the pursuing Turkish army saw the impaled corpses on the wooden piles, the brutality of the scene caused the soldiers in the Turkish army to fall to their knees. The sight shattered their morale and they no longer dared to pursue him. Instead, with their broken morale, they turned away and ran. This was d III¡¯s most famous battle strategy. He also utilized this savage method against all his enemies, regardless if they were external or internal. He would utilize this vicious method of punishment against anyone who dared to oppose him. Due to the cruelty of his ways, the more it spread, the more terrifying and bloody of a figure he became. In the end, he somehow became a flesh eating, blood drinking monster. This Bran Castle had once yed host to him for some time. As a result, it became a famous tourist attraction, the birthce of the vampires. ¡­ When Chen Xiaolian was leading Soo Soo through the gate doors of Bran Castle, he walked past an Asian youngster in sweater. He was the only other Asian there. However, they failed to notice each other. Pulling Soo Soo¡¯s hand, Chen Xiaolian entered the famous fortress castle. Naturally, the castle was not small. However, it was also not asrge as he had imagined it to be. The main castle also sported four corner towers. It was after all, once used as a military staging point. External wise, the building appeared very unrefined but very solid. He could feel a sense of ghastly gloominess when walking through the castle. This atmosphere of gloominess gave an invisible form of support toward propping up the ¡®legend of vampires¡¯ atmosphere. Chen Xiaolian however, felt that this was nonsense ¨C this was a building that had weathered through hundreds of years. Additionally, it had also taken part in the many wars throughout history. Thus, it was practically an old and worn out antique. Any building left for decades alone would end up with an aged atmosphere of gloom. Let alone a few hundred years. The various signboards and exnations put up inside seemed deliberate in joyfully introducing the legend of the vampires in this castle. Chen Xiaolian was not surprised by this ¨C the local government was dependent on the tourism industry to go on. Without doing something like this, how were they supposed to make money? On this trip, Chen Xiaolian, who brought Soo Soo here, only gave this ce a cursory nce. He also did not pay much attention to the tourists beside him. He simply led Soo Soo together with him as he quickly circled his way around the castle. The most important part was checking out theyout of the ce. He made no special discovery. ¡­ The sky turned dark and the number of tourists on the street gradually lessened. The West was different from his own country. There were very few nightlife spots here. Even though this was a tourist spot, there were not many people on the street at night. Chen Xiaolian brought Soo Soo back to the hotel. They went directly to the third floor and Chen Xiaolian rapped on Phoenix¡¯s room door. Appearance wise, it would seem that Phoenix had just woken up not long ago. She was wearing pyjamas and barefooted when she opened the door for them. She also appeared to have juste out from the shower. Her cheeks were blushed from the hot bath and her hair was only partially dried. Seeing how she was walking barefooted inside the room in those loose pyjamas, there was no need for him to think much to conclude that those were insted pyjamas. Chen Xiaolian appeared rather uneasy with the situation. Phoenix however, revealed no feelings of awkwardness. After letting Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo in, Phoenix moved to the bed and sat down. She grabbed the nket and hugged it before asking in a sleepy voice, ¡°Done with your stroll? You look like you got quite the harvest.¡± As she spoke, she pointed at Soo Soo, who was wearing a variety ofmemorative objects. Chen Xiaolian sat on the sofa inside the room. After thinking for a moment, he said, ¡°We strolled through the town and found nothing. It appears there is a need to wait until tomorrow.¡± After a pause, Chen Xiaolian then asked, ¡°Have you eaten yet?¡± ¡°No,¡± replied Phoenix with a frown. ¡°Just get room service. I do not feel like going out.¡± She yawned as she spoke. Chen Xiaolian nodded. He made a call to the hotel and ordered them to send over some dishes. Next, a strange atmosphere of silence descended upon the room. The feeling of awkwardness increased for Chen Xiaolian. He did not know what to talk to Phoenix about. The two of them looked at each other but no words came out. They were seemingly unable to find anything to talk about. Truth be told, it was a very simple issue. The two of them had gone through two instance dungeons together after all. In terms of recounting their experiences, having nothing to talk about was hardly the issue. However, in both instance dungeons, Phoenix¡¯s guild members were also there ¨C at present, Phoenix¡¯s guild had experienced near total extermination. She was the only one left, the lone leader and member of her guild. Talking about old times would inevitably lead to talking about her old members. Doing so would cause her to feel sad. Thus, Chen Xiaolian was approach the subject. In the end, Phoenix was the one who first broke the silence. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, I will make an agreement with you.¡± ¡°Mm? Err¡­ ¡­ go on.¡± There was a very solemn expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Phoenix sat on the bed, still hugging the nket. She said coolly, ¡°You came looking for me and asked me to apany you here. Although I felt puzzled, I had still chosen to apany you. I helped you once, you must also help me out once ¨C once this matter is over, that is.¡± ¡°What is it you want me to help you out with? Tell me.¡± ¡°I want to kill one person,¡± said Phoenix coolly. ¡°You must help me.¡± ¡°Kill one person?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. ¡°Who?¡± ¡°For now, I cannot tell you. Just remember, you owe me one. In the future, I will go look for that person for revenge and kill him. You¡­ ¡­ must help me.¡± ¡°An Awakened?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Mm.¡± ¡°That person is not a member of my guild, is he?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately put on a rxed smile. ¡°No.¡± After another moment of hesitation, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°Fine, when the timees, tell me again.¡± Phoenix straightened her back and stared right at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Remember what you promised here today!¡± ¡­ The next morning, at about 10 o¡¯clock, a dusty looking SUV entered the town. The SUV stopped by a vampire-themed hotel and the doors of the SUV opened up. A bald man stepped out of the SUV and stretched his waist. Next, he patted the window and said, ¡°We have arrived, everyone, get down.¡± Nicole said nothing as she alighted from the SUV. She simply raised her head to check up on the hotel before her. She also surveyed the street that was filled with souvenir shops. She then asked with a frown on her face, ¡°Why did you bring us here? Who are you looking for here?¡± Tian Lie grinned and said, ¡°Take a guess.¡± Tom Huggins and Jenny got down from the SUV. There was an extremely distorted look on Tom¡¯s face. Both his fists were tightly clenched as he cast a cold look at Tian Lie. He suddenly spoke through gnashed teeth, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ how did you know?!¡± Tian Lie raised a brow and looked at him before deliberately saying in a slow, drawn out manner, ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°How did you know about this ce?!¡± Tom Huggins asked in a near-whisper. ¡°You¡­ you are here to look for that fellow, aren¡¯t you! How did you know he is here?¡± Tian Lie smiled and cast a serious look at Tom Huggins. ¡°Colour me curious. How did you know? Logically speaking, considering your position in Thorned Flower Guild, this is a secret you have absolutely no way of knowing! In all of Thorned Flower Guild, only Shen and I know of this secret. Only us two.¡± Tom Huggins took a deep breath, his face quickly taking on a frantic look. ¡°It is true then. It is truly that person? You are really here to look for that mysterious person!¡± He suddenly took a few steps back. He pulled Jenny forcefully and quickly said, ¡°No! We want to leave!¡± Tian Lie narrowed his eyes. ¡°Knight Ivan, what exactly do you know?¡± Jenny, too, cast a puzzled look at her husband. ¡°Tom, what is it?¡± ¡°This ce is very dangerous!¡± Tom Huggins said through clenched teeth. ¡°This is a forbiddennd!¡± ¡°Forbiddennd?¡± Nicole grew curious. ¡°What forbiddennd?¡± She cast a curious gaze at Tom Huggins. As a veteran Awakened, Nicole had never heard anything special regarding Bran ¨C this ce was just a tourist attraction with the legend of vampires. ¡°When you say forbiddennd, what does it forbid?¡± Nicole continued asking. Tian Lie did not respond. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and smiled at Tom Huggins. ¡°You exin. I am also feeling very curious. How did you find out about this secret?¡± After being subjected to Nicole¡¯s sharp gaze, Tom Huggins sighed and said, ¡°Forbiddennd means, this ce forbids a certain type of people froming near it. Should those people dare enter, they will¡­ ¡­ disappear.¡± ¡°Certain people?¡± Nicole considered it. ¡°Awakened ones? You mean, this ce forbids Awakened ones from entering? Could some legendary ss figure from the Awakened circle be residing in here? An absolute master has secluded himself here?¡± ¡°No, not Awakened ones.¡± Tian Lie finally spoke up. ¡°This forbiddennd does not forbid Awakened ones.¡± ¡°If so, who does it forbid¡­ ¡­¡± Nicole¡¯s face suddenly flickered. ¡°You mean?¡± ¡°That is correct.¡± Tian Lie nodded. ¡°Not many in the Awakened circle knows about this secret. However, all the high-ranking yers in the yer world knows about this legend. This ce is a forbiddennd¡­ ¡­ which forbids yers!¡± ¡­ [TL: If you think there are some discrepancies with the life story of d III¡­ keep calm and me magic. Or GM.] Chapter 572 Phoenix’s Decision

Chapter 572 Phoenix¡¯s Decision

GOR Chapter 572 Phoenix¡¯s Decision Forbidden for yers! Nicole¡¯s mind raced and the expression on her face quickly changed. Naturally, she understood the implications of those words. ¡°A forbiddennd designated by the system?¡± ¡°No,¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°¡­ not the system?¡± Cold sweat oozed out from Nicole¡¯s forehead. ¡°Not the system? Then who else could possess the authority to make this ce a forbiddennd?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask me, I do not know.¡± There was a serious expression on Tian Lie¡¯s face. He spoke each word clearly, ¡°Back then, ¡®he¡¯ was the one who informed me about this secret. ¡°This forbiddennd is not designated by the system. Rather, it is the custom.¡± ¡°Custom? What do you mean?¡± Tian Lie gave Nicole a nce and said coolly, ¡°It means, no one knows when it began, but whenever yerse near this ce, they will inexplicably disappear.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian pushed open the window and the cold air outside blew in. The temperature inside the room quickly fell. As Chen Xiaolian had gically enhanced his body before, it was only natural that he would not be affected by this drop in temperature. Rather, inhaling the cool air gave him a refreshing feeling. Chen Xiaolian walked back to the central area of the room. He picked up the pillow from the couch, where he had sleptst night, and gave it a few light pats. Then, he tossed it over onto the bed. There on the bed, Soo Soo was already up. She wrapped the nket over her head as she sat there. The pillow that Chen Xiaolian tossed over fell onto her head and she threw a displeased re at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Wake up, brush your teeth, wash your face and go get breakfast,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a very serious tone. ¡°We have matters to do today.¡± ¡°¡­ oh,¡± Soo Soo responded with a hushed tone and obediently got up from the bed before moving into the bathroom. Chen Xiaolian turned around and moved to stand before the window again. Looking out the window, he then stuck out his wrist and checked the time. ¡°There is not much time left¡­ ¡­ will they really appear here?¡± ¡­ Phoenix stood before the mirror. She had long since gotten ready. She had a bright red overcoat on her and looked most striking. Underneath the overcoat were two guns holstered upon her waist. There was a belt on each of her thighs and a sharp dagger was ced on each of them. Phoenix regarded her own reflection on the mirror. She abruptly shot one hand out and a dagger that was as slender as a chopstick flew out from the sleeve. A chilling light shed within the room as a result. Without revealing any emotions on her face, Phoenix regarded the reflection on the mirror for one whole minute. Only then did she turn around. She casually picked up a simple looking shoulder bag that was on the sofa and strode out the room. The moment she stepped out of her room, she saw Chen Xiaolian stepping out from the next room. Soo Soo followed behind him. ¡°Let us go.¡± Chen Xiaolian went straight to the point. After giving Phoenix a nod, he turned to the stairs and was the first to move toward it. ¡°Your clothes are very shy,¡± said Soo Soo coolly, who raised her head to regard Phoenix as she was walking past her. ¡°What about it?¡± replied Phoenix with a light smile. ¡°It is very eye-catching. If a fight breaks out, it will definitely attract a great deal of attacks, a magnificent target.¡± After saying that, Soo Soo quickly caught up to Chen Xiaolian, leaving a dumbstruck looking Phoenix. ¡­ At 10 in the morning, Bran Castle was finally open to visitors and a new day began for the exhibition. Chen Xiaolian, Soo Soo and Phoenix sat in a car in the outer area of the castle. Soo Soo held onto a bottle of yogurt. She had, in fact, already finished the contents of the bottle long ago. However, the little girl continued biting the straw and her dark pupils kept looking at the back of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. Her gaze kept alternating between Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix. ¡°What is your rtionship with her?¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°Do you like her? Or does she like you?¡± ¡°Stop messing around!¡± ¡°Humph!¡± Although no words were actually exchanged, Soo Soo and Chen Xiaolian had an unpleasant conversation through their guild channel. ¡°How long until that time you mentioned?¡± Phoenix suddenly spoke up. ¡°Twenty more minutes,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Phoenix opened the car door. However, before that, she had given Chen Xiaolian a deep stare and said, ¡°Remember your promise. This time, I help you. Next time, you help me.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not spout any nonsensical words. He too, opened the car door and got off the car. At this moment in the morning, Bran Castle had just opened its doors. Thus, they were not many tourists here. The three of them stepped forward, moving onto the walkway leading to Bran Castle. It was as that moment that the three of them suddenly received a prompt from the system. Immediately, a jolt ran through all three of them and they halted their steps. The expressions on their faces had turned peculiar. ¡­ [System prompt: Instance dungeon D5093 will begin in 25 minutes¡¯ time. You have stepped into this instance dungeon¡¯s area. To those not selected to be part of this instance dungeon, please leave this instance dungeon area before it begins. Those who remain in this instance dungeon area after the instance dungeon begins will, by default, be a participant of this instance dungeon.] ¡­ Phoenix¡¯s face sank and she turned to stare at Chen Xiaolian. She spoke in a hushed tone, ¡°Chen Xiaolian! What is going on? Why is there an instance dungeon?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood still, a tangled look on his face. He raised his head to look at the fortress castle up on the hill. ¡°Answer me!¡± Phoenix moved to stand before Chen Xiaolian. She forced Chen Xiaolian to look at her and spoke heavily, ¡°I promised to help you and apany you for this trip. I even made preparations for a possible fight¡­ ¡­ however, I did not promise to apany you through an instance dungeon!¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips. He did not say anything. Naturally, he understood what Phoenix meant. In this outside world, helping out a friend may not amount to anything extreme. However¡­ ¡­ an instance dungeon was different. Entering an instance dungeon meant entering an unfamiliar world, bing constrained by special conditions and facing off against unknown enemies. In many cases, there would be no way to escape when they encounter perilous situations. Once they fail toplete the instance dungeon, they would either die or be tossed into a punishment instance dungeon. That was the equivalent of gambling with their lives. Truth be told, the shock bombarding Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind at that moment was in no way lesserpared to Phoenix¡¯s. Instance dungeon¡­ It is actually an instance dungeon! In the list given by Mr San, the time and ce where the people on the list would appear¡­ ¡­ That time and ce was actually for¡­ ¡­ an instance dungeon. Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. ¡°I did not know about this.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Phoenix took a deep breath and stared at Chen Xiaolian for a few seconds. ¡°Our friendship is not yet at the level where we can go risk our lives for each other.¡± The expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face flickered. However, a look of understanding quickly shed through his eyes and he said in a hushed tone, ¡°You are right. I had not known that something like this would happen¡­ ¡­ you should leave. Entering an instance dungeon is too dangerous. There is indeed no need for you to take this risk.¡± Phoenix nodded in response. ¡°All right, Chen Xiaolian. There is no need for me to hide anything from you. Having to walk this path we do, I, Phoenix, am not afraid of death. However, I also have no obligation to casually risk my life for the sake of others ¨C the friendship between us has yet to reach that level. Besides, I still need to preserve my life for the sake of revenge!¡± ¡°I understand,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. Phoenix nodded. Next, she turned, moved back to the car parked beside the street, pulled open the car door and sat inside. ¡°As your friend, I won¡¯t leave. I will wait here for you to finish the instance dungeon. I cannot apany you through the instance dungeon! However, I can be your ride. I can help you this once ¨C this is the limit of what I can do.¡± Chen Xiaolian moved to the car¡¯s side. He looked through the window at Phoenix, who sat in the driver¡¯s seat. He had a very calm expression on his face. ¡°Thanks! You are right. I have no other thoughts except to thank you. You could have turned around and leave. The fact that you are willing to stay to pick us up shows enough about our friendship.¡± After a pause, Chen Xiaolian quickly said, ¡°I will go in alone. Help me take care of my little¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°I will enter with you.¡± Soo Soo¡¯s voice came from behind Chen Xiaolian. The little girl had a calm air about her as spoke with a firm tone. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about throwing me outside.¡± ¡°Soo Soo!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and shouted gravely. ¡°Shouting at me is useless.¡± Soo Soo narrowed her eyes. ¡°You can either knock me out right now or¡­ ¡­ however, I will resist you. Xiaolian oppa, if we are to fight for real, do you think you can easily subdue me?¡± Chen Xiaolian took several deep breaths and gritted his teeth. ¡°Fine!¡± He cast another nce at Phoenix and hesitated for a moment. Suddenly, he pulled out a piece of paper from his Storage Watch and ced it inside the car. He had ced it on the steering wheel before Phoenix. ¡°These are all the clues I obtained. There is a list on it. In there are the names, times and locations of the people who will be appearing. This ce, Bran Castle, time, sometimeter, is thest detail on those people who will be appearing here. I had no idea that an instance dungeon will be appearing here.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian quickly continued, ¡°I do not even know why the need to find those people on the list. I do not know what would happen after I find everyone¡­ ¡­ I do not know everything. However, the one who gave me this clue is someone important to me. I believe he would not harm me. I just do not understand why he did not rify everything to me. I can only follow these clues toplete this matter. ¡°Phoenix, these are all the information I know of. The reason I am telling you these is so you would understand. I did not lie to you. I had no intentions of harming you or deceive you to help meplete an instance dungeon. ¡°Also¡­ ¡­ if I fail to make it out from this instance dungeon, or if something happens to me¡­ ¡­ please do me a favour. Find my guild members and hand over this clue to them.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Phoenix clutched the piece of paper and looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian gave Phoenix a light smile. Then, he turned around and pulled Soo Soo with him as he strode toward the slope and made his way toward Bran Castle. Soon, he made a turn and disappeared from her sight. A trace of anxiousness shed across Phoenix¡¯s face. Phoenix, who remained seated in the car, pulled out a packet of Sobranie cigarettes. Her hands trembled as she pulled out a cigarette and lit it up. After taking a few puffs from it, Phoenix calmed down. Then, she lowered her head and observed the details written on the piece of paper. After giving it a nce, Phoenix¡¯s body flinched. Her eyes stared intently at one of the names on the piece of paper. Next, she fiercely threw the cigarette that was in her mouth out through the window. ¡°Ha! Ha ha! Ha ha ha!!!¡± Phoenixughed out maniacally a few times before folding the piece of paper into a ball. After that, she stepped down from the car, mmed the car door and strode forward. Shockingly, she was walking toward the castle above the hill. ¡­ Chapter 573 An Agreement

Chapter 573 An Agreement

GOR Chapter 573 An Agreement ¡°Have you thought it through?¡± The main gate stood before them. Soo Soo raised her head and gave the gate a nce before ncing sideways at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Must you go in?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and took a deep breath. Next, he crouched down before Soo Soo. ¡°After we enter, you must listen to me, understand?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Soo Soo nodded in response. ¡°Follow me and do not move around on your own. Should anything happen, prioritize saving yourself. Remember, as long as you live through this, even if we fail this instance dungeon, it will be all right. Do not forget, we have a special way of making it through the punishment instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Fine, I understand.¡± Soo Soo nodded. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian had his own trump cards. For him, the difficulty of instance dungeons had been greatly reduced ¨C even in face of a quest he could notplete, he could find a safe ce and hide. There was no need for him to worry about notpleting the instance dungeon¡¯s quest. Punishment instance dungeons were no longer an issue for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild long ago. They possessed their own base that was capable of shielding them. At the same time, they have also grasped the secret of the punishment instance dungeon. [System prompt: Instance dungeon D5093 will begin in 10 minutes. To those not selected to be part of this instance dungeon, please leave this instance dungeon area quickly. Once the instance dungeon begins, those who remain within this area will, by default, be participants of this instance dungeon.] Looking at the prompt in his personal system, Chen Xiaolian smiled. He then reached his hand out to pull Soo Soo. ¡°Let us go.¡± The two of them strode into the castle. ¡­ As he hade over to check up on theyout of this ce the previous day, Chen Xiaolian already had the structure of the castlemitted to his mind. The two of them quickly made their way to the tower on the east side ¨C the east tower was the highest point of the castle. ¡­ Beneath the west side of the building, a youngster wearing a cap and a sweater slowly pulled off the headphones on his head. The youngster who was standing within the castle turned to look out the window. Beyond the west tower was a hillside. The natural terrain created a special area which gave the west side a lofty atmosphere. The tower also had cannons on them. The cannons were ancient bronze cannons and their surfaces were filled with rust. The youngster¡¯s sweater had the tiger head pattern at the back. After pulling the headphones, he left them over his neck and pulled out his mobile phone. ¡°Where are you?¡± ¡°I will be entering in five minutes.¡± ¡°All right. I am at the west tower. As for the specific location, you can check the 3D map I sent you.¡± ¡°Mm, see youter.¡± After putting his mobile phone away, the youngster checked his surroundings. As there were not many tourists in the morning, the ancient castle appeared empty. However, there beside one of the tower¡¯s windows, around 20 metres away from him, two figures caught the youngster¡¯s attention. They were two yellow-skinned Asians. An old man and a young woman who appeared to be less than 20 years old. The one who first caught the youngster¡¯s attention was the young woman. She was undoubtedly someone with her own ¡®style¡¯. She had quite the passable looking face. However, the hair on her head had been shaved short. On her head were green coloured hair, less than one centimetre in length and well styled. The young woman was also wearing headphones. Judging by what he could see, it was of the same brand as the one he was using. The expensive Sennheiser. As the youngster was a headphones enthusiast, when he recognized what brand of headphones the young woman was using, his eyes lingered. Next, he became attracted by her crew cut hairstyle. After giving her the extra attention, the youngster¡¯s eyes suddenly narrowed. The young woman possessed keen senses. He had only nced at her for a moment, but she had quickly found him out. She quickly cast an icy and highly vignt stare at him. The youngster hastily lowered his head and he put on the pretence of casually walking outside. ¡­ ¡°Teacher, it seems¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Mm.¡± The old man said coolly, ¡°It hasn¡¯t begun. Don¡¯t do anything unnecessary.¡± The young woman with crew cut hair style lowered her gaze. ¡­ Within another hotel in Bran. ¡°Everyone received the system prompt?¡± Tian Lie looked at everyone inside the room. Nicole did not say anything. She simply looked on with narrowed eyes. Tom Huggins said heavily, ¡°What are you up to? You want to bring us with you to participate in an instance dungeon?¡± Although Nicole did not say anything, there was a questioning look in the way she was looking at Tian Lie. Within the room, only Jenny and Lin Leyan looked on with confused looks. They were unable to understand what Tian Lie and Tom were talking about. Tian Lie turned to Nicole. Suddenly, for the first time ever, he spoke with a serious tone, ¡°Do you trust me?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Nicole frowned and said, ¡°Do I have a reason to trust you?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ doesn¡¯t seem like it.¡± Tian Lie tilted his head and thought about it. ¡°If we are to go into it, the both of us had worked together before. However, there is quite the grudge between us.¡± Pausing for a moment, Tian Lie then took a deep breath and said in a very serious tone, ¡°This time however, I hope you can trust me¡­ ¡­ additionally, it must be an unreserved trust. Can you?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± A struggle was evident within Nicole¡¯s eyes. ¡°Give me a reason.¡± ¡°I do not know what happened in Zero City. However, that fellow has disappeared,¡± Tian Lie quickly said. ¡°I can tell you this. That fellow is the strongest among all the people I have encountered ¨C not one of, but the strongest! I believe that there is no Awakened or yer who could kill him! There are simply no such existences in this world! Additionally, his disappearance must be rted to Zero City¡¯s fall.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ go on.¡± Nicole nodded her head. ¡°I have no clues in tracking down Zero City,¡± said Tian Lie. ¡°However, by tracking him, we may obtain some valuable answers to clear away this fog.¡± ¡°What is the connection between tracking the missing Guild Leader Shen and you bringing us to this ce?¡± ¡°Forbiddennd. This ce is a forbiddennd for yers,¡± Tian Lie said coolly. ¡°Back then, he was the one who informed me about this secret.¡± ¡°And?¡± Nicole asked. Tian Lie thought about it and slowly answered, ¡°Back then, when he had informed me about this secret, he made an agreement with me.¡± Agreement? Nicole¡¯s eyes shone and she stared intently at Tian Lie. ¡­ At a certain date and ce, a conversation regarding an agreement took ce¡­ ¡°What is your opinion about friendship?¡± ¡°Friends¡­ ¡­ maybe it is about trust.¡± ¡°Is there trust between the two of us?¡± ¡°Why not?¡± ¡°Please, we are not even of the same type, you know? You are someone from this world, while I am an existence from another world. Your world has this saying, those from different ns have different ways of thinking. Besides¡­ ¡­ I feel that you are gradually bing more and more of an eyesore. Sometimes, I really feel like just killing you off, you trouble making bastard.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ since you are willing to talk to me this way, does that mean you really think of me as a friend?¡± ¡°Well then, my friend, what do you say we make an agreement?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ you are not about to kick the bucket, are you? The way you talk feels like you are leaving your final words.¡± ¡°Pooh! Who in this world can kill me? Stop joking around.¡± ¡°Fine, what is it?¡± ¡°If, I am saying, just if, if one day, something happens to me, maybe I disappeared or maybe no one could find me, please do not ever think I am dead ¨C you know as well, there is no way I would die. Thus, it must mean I have encountered a very serious trouble, one that not even my powers could deal with. Should something like that happen, please help me do one thing.¡± ¡°Do what?¡± ¡°Go to a ce.¡± ¡°Where? For what? What is in the ce?¡± ¡°In that ce, there are two people. Those two people possess the power to assist me. The problem is, the two of them are hostile toward one another. They both wishes each other death and have been fighting each other there for a very long time. Neither one would take the first step to leave the ce.¡± ¡°What is that supposed to mean?¡± ¡°It means, they are using the ce as a form of prison ¨C a prison to imprison the other. The main reason the two of them are staying there is to lock each other inside and prevent the other from leaving.¡± ¡°You know both of them?¡± ¡°They are both my friends.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ your friends sure are wonderful.¡± ¡°Fine, now to the main point. When you go there, you will find those two weirdos. The two of them are very powerful. They are powerful enough to assist me. Herees the problem. One of them should prove easy to deal with. That one owes me a big favour. After you encounter that fellow, even if that fellow refuses to help you, that fellow would not harm you. The other one however¡­ ¡­ ¡­ after you go there, you had besty low. That one, my rtionship with that one is, how should I put it¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Let me put it this way¡­ ¡­ if there is an opportunity to kill me, that person would not hesitate to quickly do it.¡± ¡°Some special friends you have!¡± ¡°Remember, if you go there, and if you meet with that person, remember to stay low.¡± ¡°How does that person¡­ ¡­ look like?¡± ¡°That person¡­ ¡­ is a redhead.¡± ¡­ Chapter 574 This Instance Dungeon Is Infected

Chapter 574 This Instance Dungeon Is Infected

GOR Chapter 574 This Instance Dungeon Is Infected Time is an interesting concept. The reason why it is interesting, is because the concept of time is always rtive. This is something that many people could vaguely sense. However, they would never ponder too much about it. How long is ten minutes? Six hundred seconds. This amount of time may be enough for the heart to beat a few hundred times ¨C most people could probably do that. However, this 10 minutes¡¯ worth of time, is it long, or is it short? For a student who loves to y games after feeling tired from studying, if that student were to spend that 10 minutes ying Kings of Glory (Arena of Valour in the West) or some other simr games, that 10 minutes would pass in the blink of an eye. If he were to study with all his heart, each second would feel like a year. This is a very strange concept. Many people could vaguely sense it. However, not many would actually try to ponder through it. Whenever they think of this issue, majority of them would use a certain thought tofort themselves: It is due to the difference in emotional state. When doing something you like, you would feel time flowing quickly. Is it¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ just because of that? ¡­ ¡­ [System prompt: Instance dungeon D5093 has begun. Duration for this instance dungeon is 300 minutes. This instance dungeon¡¯s quest is of the confrontation type. Participants will be automatically separated into two factions, the Official Faction and Rebel Faction. Non-yers will be in the Official Faction. yers will be in the Rebel Faction. The confrontation quest is as follows: [First phase: Be the first to seize the clue items and your faction will automatically obtain advantageous clues. Clue items will be appearing at random within the instance dungeon areas. Both factions are to carefully search for them. [This instance dungeon is of the confrontation type. Killing off a member of the other faction would give you a special reward. The rewards can be umted. [By exterminating every member of the opposing faction, you will automatically meet the minimum victory condition for this instance dungeon. By doing so, you canplete and end this instance dungeon earlier. [Countdown: 299 minutes 59 seconds¡­] Chen Xiaolian had received this prompt 10 minutes ago. To be exact, when this instance dungeon started 10 minutes ago, Chen Xiaolian had received the prompt through his personal system. Back then, Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo had made their way into Bran Castle. They had just stepped into the hall when the system informed them that the instance dungeon had begun. At the same time, the entirety of Bran Castle underwent a refresh process. The scene around them began changing. The ancient and dpidated looking castle gradually became new. The positioning of some of the items too, changed. One of the changes happened in one of the towers in the left corner of the castle hall. That tower had bronze cannons with rusty surfaces. The rust on the surface of the cannons gradually faded away. The fence set up around the castle that had been turned into a museum gradually disappeared. The pictures and frames hung on the wall to introduce the ce also disappeared. In its ce were some weapons such as swords, axes, des, shields¡­ A weapon rack appeared in the corner and was filled with spears. The number of tourists in the castle was sparse in the morning. However, they were still there. The instant the instance dungeon began, the tourists inexplicably disappeared. The instance dungeon had begun. However, what happened next, shocked Chen Xiaolian to the core¡­ To be exact, it was at this moment, 10 minutes after the instance dungeon began that Chen Xiaolian entered a state of shock and¡­ ¡­ ¡­ he also felt a trace of¡­ ¡­ Horror. There was only one reason for that, the ¡®system prompt¡¯ in his personal system. The first few sentences were not surprising. What shocked Chen Xiaolian was the final prompt. [Countdown: 299 minutes 59 seconds¡­] Even after 10 minutes, that prompt remained unchanging. No change! In other words, the system¡¯s countdown was not ticking down. ¡­ Ten minutes earlier, the countdown was at 299 minutes and 59 seconds. Now, ten minutester, the countdown showed the same thing. If so¡­ ¡°A problem, a big problem.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡­ The system was very powerful. There was no doubt about that. No matter when, going against the system was an impossible feat. As the omnipotent system, it would never make a mistake. At this moment however, there was a BUG before Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo. The system¡­ ¡­ ¡­ its timer had stopped. Chen Xiaolian had spent thest 10 minutes leading Soo Soo with him as he made his way through the entire first floor of the castle. Though, to say that 10 minutes had passed was something of a mistake as Chen Xiaolian¡¯s watch had stopped as well. All time measuring devices on his person had stopped. Using his senses, Chen Xiaolian felt that around 10 minutes must have passed. Although it was rather vague, he was still able to more or less gauge it. However, this was about it. Using this rough method of measuring time may be possible for a short amount of time, but as time grew longer¡­ ¡­ it would likely be even more vague. ¡°A very big problem?¡± Soo Soo turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Next however, he gave the little girl a smile. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I am here.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Soo Soo appeared nonchnt about it. However, her small body leaned closer to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. Using 10 minutes, they had searched through the first floor of the castle, but they discovered nothing suspicious ¨C Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat strange. The system had stated that the first phase of the quest was the search for clue items. If so, why¡­¡­ why could they see no other game participants in the first floor of this castle? The first floor of the castle was empty. There were only Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo there. No one else, not even the shadow of a ghost could be seen there. ¡°Let us go check elsewhere. I recall there being several floors here when we came here yesterday. There is also a basement here. That ce is quite spacious. Since we have already checked the first floor, where should we head to next? The upper floor or the basement?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Soo Soo and said with a rxed tone. ¡°You decide.¡± The little girl smiled in response. Chen Xiaolian grew silent for a moment. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ let us head down. Yesterday, when we came here, many of the ces in the basement were dark. There were quite a few ces forbidden to tourists. As there were staff members there, I did not feel like trespassing. There were quite a few ces there that we did not see. Let us go check up on the basement first. Since this ce has a legend of blood-sucking vampires, who knows? The basement might have a concealed coffin with a thousand-year-old vampire sleeping in it.¡± ¡­ Phoenix felt as though she was on the verge of going mad. As a Guild Leader, she had instantly found out that something was wrong. The system¡¯s countdown timer had stopped. She had participated in many instance dungeons. In all of them, never had a BUG appeared. At this moment however, there was a BUG right before her. She found that, not only have the system countdown timer stopped, she herself must have fallen into a very unfavourable situation. This was the biggest concern swirling within Phoenix¡¯s mind. The reason she came to that conclusion was that she had circled around the castle once. However, she had yet to see any other game participants. Both Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo had disappeared ¨C perhaps they have entered the castle. Here however, Phoenix faced an issue. She found that she could only move about outside the castle. She could not enter it. The castle gate was right there, seemingly within reach. However, when she tried to move toward the gate, no matter how much she tried to rush toward it, she was unable to approach the gate. It was as though the space¡­ ¡­ was infected with some malware. ¡­ ¡­ this instance dungeon is infected. Phoenix was unable to stop herself from cursing inwardly. The area outside of the castle was an open space. Before the refresh process urred, this ce was a garden for the museum. However, the instant the instance dungeon began, the garden disappeared and was reced by what appeared to be a barracks. Around and against the tower was a row of wooden houses. The houses seemingly form a barracks. Outside the barracks were firewood, weapons and various other military gears. There were also casks filled with oil. Clearly, all these preparations were made for the sake of war. As for Phoenix, she was trapped in the middle of this empty barracks. ¡°Is there anyone here?!¡± Phoenix circled the ce for 10 minutes. Finally, she could not restrain herself from shouting out. Her voice echoed through the barracks. However, there was no response. ¡°This instance dungeon is infected!¡± ¡­ Chapter 575 Very Powerful Sword

Chapter 575 Very Powerful Sword

GOR Chapter 575 Very Powerful Sword There were two passageways within the hall which led to the basement. One of them was an elevator that was constructed muchter ¨C now that the ce had be an instance dungeon, it was only natural that the elevator had disappeared. The other one was a spiral staircase made of stone. Walking down the spiral staircase, they could feel the dampness and gloom in the air. Chen Xiaolian had a tactical shlight in his left hand while his right held onto Soo Soo. The two of them went down the stairs together. As there was only one shlight to serve as a source of illumination within the darkness, their surroundings gave off a rather terrifying atmosphere. However, the two of them had gone through many instance dungeons and the atmosphere, which would have terrified a child was nothing to them. Rather, Soo Soo had curiously reached out with her hand to feel the wall. ¡°It is a little moist.¡± The little girl flicked her hand and wiped them on the edges of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes. There was a look of distaste on her face. Chen Xiaolian responded with a smile. They moved down along the stairs for a long time. When they finally came to the end of the stairs, they found an emptyir. The basement was not too high ¨C considering the standard of the structures made hundreds of years ago, there was no way for them to make this underground basementrge. A few stone pirs rose upward, supporting the space that was tens of metres wide. The stone pirs also appeared somewhat aged, mottled with various colours. There was a row of bronze pipes on the wall of the basement. Judging by the looks of it, they must be used formunication. Chen Xiaolian walked over and lightly rapped the surface of the bronze pipe. The pipe shuddered. ¡°Sounds should be able to travel upstairs.¡± Walking forward, they noticed a wooden double leaf door. The door¡¯s bronze handles had gone to rust and the surface of the door was covered with dust. It was obvious that the doors had not been opened for a long time. Soo Soo nced at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What could be behind the door?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. He walked forward and pushed open the doors with a smile on his face. ¡°Since there is the legend of vampires here, this will likely be something rted to that. Who knows? There might be a coffin with a thousand-year-old vampire inside it.¡± By the time he finished those words, the doors had been fully opened. At that moment, the two of them grew stiff from shock. Beyond the door was a room, not toorge in size. Damp floor tiles beneath and red velvet curtains on the wall ¨C however, most of the curtains have gone to rot. Shockingly, there in the centre, on a hexagonal stone tform, was a coffin. It was the Western, with a slight rhombus shape type of coffin. The two of them were momentarily stunned. They exchanged nces. The look in Soo Soo¡¯s eyes clearly conveyed the words: You actually guessed it right? Chen Xiaolian, on the other hand, stopped smiling. His face took on a grim countenance. He quickly pulled Soo Soo to stand behind him. At the same time, he retrieved a sword from his Storage Watch. It was an ordinary steel sword. He could feel the weight of the sword in his hand. It was the Western type of knightly sword and was both wide and heavy, a double-edged sword suitable for both hacking and shing. With one hand holding onto the shlight and the other the sword, Chen Xiaolian carefully took several steps forward. As he did so, his eyes stared intently at the coffin on the stone tform. After taking a few steps forward, he suddenly blurted out, ¡°Eh?¡± Soo Soo ran forward and stood beside Chen Xiaolian. She pointed at the coffin and said, ¡°It looks like it is empty?¡± It was empty. The cover of the coffin on the stone tform had been opened and ced aside. As for the coffin, it was empty save for ayer of rotten, ck coloured velvet cloth. Other than that, it would appear that there was nothing else there. Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes and observed the coffin for a moment. After pondering the situation for a few seconds, he kept the shlight. Instead, he pulled out a handful of glow sticks from his Storage Watch. Flicking them, he then casually tossed them all around. In just moments, the room was illuminated with light. Although the green coloured light from the sticks was somewhat eerie, it was enough to light up the room. ¡°Ah! Look at the cover of the coffin!¡± Scratch marks could be seen on the cover of the coffin, criss-crossing each other. Earlier, they were unable to clearly see it due to the darkness of the room. Now however, thanks to the illumination provided by the glow sticks, everything had be clear. Coarse, fine, there were tens of those scratch marks, a terrifying sight. Chen Xiaolian extended his finger to feel them a few times before whispering out, ¡°It is done using a sharp item. I fear there may be more than one of those sharp items.¡± ¡°Xiaolian oppa, look here.¡± Soo Soo suddenly spoke up and she pointed with her hand. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at what she was pointing at. He crouched down and looked at the floor. Surprisingly, there were several long, ck coloured items on the floor. He leaned closer to examine them¡­ ¡­ ¡°It looks like, nails?¡± Those were obviously nails. However, they were all ck in colour with the hardness of iron and sharpness of a knife. However, all of them had been cut off by something. The cut off area revealed that it had been cleanly cut off. ¡°And the walls.¡± Soo Soo looked around and quickly said. Truth be told, there was no need for Soo Soo to tell him about that. Chen Xiaolian had already noticed it. Shockingly, there were gouge marks on all four walls. Chen Xiaolian walked along the walls in a circle. After spending some time examining the walls, he closed his eyes and pondered for a few seconds. Then, he gave a long sigh. ¡°What a powerful sword aura!¡± ¡­ Phoenix dashed into one of the buildings serving as a barracks. It did not take long for her to quickly make her way out again. Inside the buildings were several stacked up bedframes. However, they were all empty and the scent of rot filled the air. Rusting armour partsy in the corner. In the middle area was arge tent and Phoenix strode toward it; to her surprise, she noticed that there was a stretch of ckness all over the ground within the tent. One nce was all it took for Phoenix to tell that the stretch of ckness was a result of dried blood, a great deal of blood. As the tent allowed air to flow in and out from all sides, no scent of blood remained within the tent. However, the moment Phoenix stepped inside, she felt her heart palpitate furiously. There were bloodstains all over the surface of the tent. Although they had all dried up, she could sense that an intense battle had erupted here. Blood sprayed about in every direction, turning the interior of the tent into something like a Shura killing field. Nothing was left intact. Every table was hacked apart. Each of the cut off surface area was so smooth, when Phoenix reached out to feel it, she was unable to refrain herself from making a grim face. Blood filled every corner of this ce. Judging by the amount of blood here, how many people had to die here? Finally, the question that had Phoenix puzzled was: Since so many people died here, what happened to their corpses? ¡°What a powerful sword!¡± Phoenix felt sweat on the palms of her hands and she subconsciously retrieved her wand, gripping it with her hand. It was as though doing so was the only way to give herself some sense of security. It was at that moment¡­ [System prompt: A participant from the Non-yer faction has found the special quest item (1/5), ess to new instance dungeon area is now granted. Participants from the aforementioned faction is to enter the new area to search for the quest items. Instance dungeon countdown: 299 minutes 59 seconds¡­ ¡­] Phoenix abruptly turned back. She looked outside the tent, a gloomy and dubious expression on her face. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian gave the new system prompt in his personal system a nk stare. Next, he turned to look at the piece of severed nail that he had just picked up. In addition to the prompt regarding the ess to a new instance dungeon area, Chen Xiaolian also received a separate prompt regarding the nail he was holding in his hand. [Vampire Primogenitor¡¯s Body Fragment (1/1). Branch questpleted. Information on the acquired reward: By gathering 3 of the fragments, you may summon the ¡®Bloodsword of the Bloodn Primogenitor¡¯ once. The prop is a one-time consumable. Equipment level at [A-] ss. It has a bonus effect against powers of the holy-type.] Looking at the still unmoving countdown timer, Chen Xiaolian frowned. After considering it, he crouched down and picked up all of the severed nails on the floor. Three pieces of nail could be used in exchange for a ¡®Bloodsword¡¯. There were nine severed nails on the floor. That meant he could exchange out three Bloodswords. Although they were just one-time consumables, they were still [A-] ss equipment. Chen Xiaolian handed six of those nails to Soo Soo while he kept three. Next, he led Soo Soo with him as he quickly made his way out of the basement. He led Soo Soo through the staircase and once again made his way to the hall in the first floor. There, he saw a figure rushing in through the gate of the castle. ¡°Eh? Phoenix?¡± After identifying that the two figures in the distance were Chen Xiaolian and Soo Soo, Phoenix, who was ready to attack, retracted her attacking gestures and exhaled deeply. ¡°You two have been here all this time?¡± asked Phoenix with a frown. ¡°Mm,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian, who looked at Phoenix. ¡°What about you? Didn¡¯t you say you are noting in?¡± Phoenix hesitated for a moment before saying coolly, ¡°I thought, since I have apanied you all the way here, staying before the entrance is pointless ¨C at the end of the day, it is just an instance dungeon. Just remember this, you owe me big time. Very, very, very, big.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°All right, there is no need for you to say it. I understand.¡± After a pause, he then knitted his brows and looked around. ¡°Do you see anyone else? Soo Soo and I seem to be the only ones inside this castle. I have been going around for a long time, but I have not found anyone yet. Also¡­ ¡­ the system¡¯s countdown timer¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°It has stopped.¡± Phoenix quickly continued, ¡°I found out as well. It seems a BUG has appeared in the system.¡± ¡°That is why I feel strange.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread his hands open. ¡°Since when did BUGs appear within the system?¡± ¡°I do not know. At any rate, I get the feeling that there is something very irregr with this instance dungeon.¡± The two of them quickly exchanged a few words. Phoenix did not conceal what she found. She informed them of what she found in the barracks outside the castle. ¡°A powerful sword?¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face took an odd turn. Next, he told Phoenix about what he found in the basement. ¡°¡­ ¡­ I have kept the nails of the Bloodn Primogenitor. I suppose that is something of a loot. However, the biggest question here is the lingering sword aura there. I suspect that¡­ ¡­ the Bloodn Primogenitor mentioned by the system has been finished off. Logically speaking, the system must want the participants to kill off the Bloodn Primogenitor for this phase in order to acquire the Bloodn Primogenitor¡¯s Body Fragments. That is how this branch quest is supposed to bepleted. However¡­ ¡­ the Bloodn Primogenitor is already gone. We could only find an empty coffin there. Moreover, a battle had erupted there. Even the Bloodn Primogenitor¡¯s nails had been cut off,¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly said. ¡°Bloodn Primogenitor¡­ ¡­ should be the BOSS for the first phase. It is already killed?¡± Phoenix frowned. ¡°How is that possible? This instance dungeon has only just begun not long ago. You entered the moment this instance dungeon began. Could there be someone who entered this instance dungeon earlier than you?¡± ¡°Impossible,¡± Soo Soo, who was standing beside them, said in a near whisper. ¡°When we entered, this instance dungeon had just begun its refresh process. We did not see anyone else nearby.¡± ¡°Have you tried going upstairs? Can you enter the other areas?¡± asked Phoenix. ¡°No. We had only checked the first floor and the basement. We have not checked the upper floors.¡± ¡°I suspect we will be unable to get to the second floor. Just now, if you two had not found those nails, I would have been stuck outside this castle, incapable of stepping inside.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian was momentarily taken aback. ¡°Maybe¡­ ¡­ this is the system¡¯s assignment? All the participants are assigned to different areas. Only by finding the quest item in each of the different areas would ess be granted to more areas?¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°That makes sense¡­ ¡­ eh, if that is the case, there must also be quest items in the barracks outside, just like the nails you picked up!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go! We¡¯ll check it out. Maybe you missed something.¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick toe to the decision. He pulled Soo Soo along as he led Phoenix out through the castle gate. After the three of them ran out through the castle gate, two silhouettes ran down from the second floor. ¡­ Chapter 576 Before This Instance Dungeon Began?

Chapter 576 Before This Instance Dungeon Began?

GOR Chapter 576 Before This Instance Dungeon Began? The youngster with the tiger head-pattern sweater scratched his head as he eyed the gate of the castle. ¡°As expected, there are people on the first floor.¡± There was another figure behind the youngster. The figure was in protective attire. He had not attempted to hide the fact that he was wearing those protective attire by wearing them openly. He also wore a metal mask over his face. Hearing what the youngster said, he gave a snort. ¡°So what if there are people?¡± ¡°Boss, if they are from the yer faction, then just start killing them. Even if they are Awakened ones, we must still let them know how powerful we are. We¡¯ll use this opportunity to suppress some of them. We must disy our prowess in this instance dungeon so that some ignorant fools do not go mess things up.¡± The masked youngster was silent for a moment. Then, he spoke slowly, ¡°Don¡¯t be too shy. Just go probe around for a bit. It is just¡­ ¡­ I wonder if there are any experts participating in this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Hah!¡± The sweater-wearing youngsterughed in a slightly maniacal manner. ¡°With Boss War Tiger here, what expert do we need fear?¡± The masked youngster turned around and reached out with one hand to press the sweater-wearing youngster. He then said in a hushed tone, ¡°Some words, although I have already told you about it, you don¡¯t seem to care. I will tell you one more time; if you still cannot get it through your head, after this instance dungeon is over, there is no need for you to follow me anymore.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The sweater-wearing youngster¡¯s face sank. He looked at War Tiger and his body shuddered. ¡°Listen up, Wang Sheng!¡± War Tiger said in a heavy tone, ¡°When ites to being an Awakened, I have more experience than you. At any rate, you had only just be part of this world for a short time. Thus, now that you possess some superhuman abilities, you feel that you have be someone great. Additionally, in thest few instance dungeons, you have been following me. Whenever we encountered some strong figures, I had naturally stepped forward to deal with them ¨C also, our luck in thest few instance dungeons had been pretty good. We did not encounter any real experts. As a result, you have arrived at the rather incorrect understanding that the difficulty of this world is only at that level. However, you are gravely mistaken, do you understand? You have never seen the amount of power that some of the experts in this world possess. Forget you, should I encounter those bona fide experts, staying alive is about all I would be capable of. Sooner orter, this unreasonable arrogance of yours is only going to get you killed, get it?¡± The eyes behind the mask hid a hint of seriousness and vignce. The sweater-wearing youngster, Wang Sheng, dared not argue with his boss. Additionally, there was the air of superiority of his boss. At that moment, Wang Sheng could only lower his head, fearful of saying anything else. However, in his eyes, besides the respect he had for his boss, there was still a hint of disagreement. He was young, after all. As a youngster, he was full of vigour. His strength was notcking either. Additionally, he was now following a rather powerful boss. In the past few instance dungeons, they hadpleted them smoothly, just like cutting a water melon. It was only natural for him to view others as insignificant ¨C given his current state of mind, advice from others would likely not work on him. It may very well require him mming his head onto the proverbial rock to the point of him bleeding for him to wake up. Seeing that his little bro was not saying anything, War Tiger assumed that he had understood. He then patted Wang Sheng¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. We will go outside and check things out. When we meet the other Awakened ones, do not put on an overbearing attitude. At any rate, we are in the same faction. If we meet yers¡­ ¡­ then go for the kill.¡± ¡­ Within the barracks outside the castle, Chen Xiaolian, Phoenix and Soo Soo quickly made their way to therge tent in the centre. They looked at the dried-up blood, which was all over the ce, the hacked tables and chairs, the surfaces of the tent that had been shed¡­ ¡­ ¡°An expert.¡± There was a serious look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. His weapon of choice was a sword and he had, until recently, been using the Sword in the Stone. He also possessed sword skills. Thus, he had a certain degree of understanding when it came to these matters. After looking at the scene for a bit, he said, ¡°What a powerful sword.¡± Phoenix shook her head and said, ¡°It is strange. Assuming that the Bloodn Primogenitor BOSS in the basement was killed off by someone, what about this ce? Could it be the BOSS here was also killed by someone else?¡± ¡°Maybe every area has its own game BOSS.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and continued, ¡°This barracks located outside the castle may be where the BOSS was located. If so, there should be some quest items here.¡± ¡°I have already examined this ce before, there is nothing suspicious here. There is nothing like the severed nails that you spoke of ¨C there are none of that here. Unless¡­ ¡­ unless¡­ ¡­ the bloodstains on the ground?¡± said Phoenix as she shook her head. A sh of light flickered through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°There is an issue here. These bloodstains are very suspicious.¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyes lit up and she turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian, on the other hand, lowered his head to look at Soo Soo. ¡°What do you think?¡± ¡°Mm, I understand.¡± Soo Soo nodded her head vigorously. ¡°Will you two stop talking in riddles?¡± Phoenix gave an angry smile. ¡°You keep using this method to remind me about it repeatedly. Do you take me as an outsider?¡± ¡°I did not mean it that way.¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately broke into a smile. Next, his face took on a serious expression and he said, ¡°Under normal circumstances, how long would it take for blood to dry up? Look at the bloodstains on the ground. They are all ck¡­ ¡­ although some time had passed since the instance dungeon began, it is not that long¡­ ¡­ and if the blood had been left here for over a year, it would not look like this now. Given the state of dryness of these bloodstains, its colour and form, the fight here had probably only urred a few days ago.¡± ¡°A few days¡­ ¡­¡± Phoenix gave a wry smile and said, ¡°That is why this is strange. How long has this instance dungeon been going on? Even if the timer has stopped, we can still gauge the passage of time. At this point in time, at the very best, only around half an hour has passed since. Or what? The fight urred a few days before this instance dungeon began? The monsters inside an instance dungeon having a go at each other? NPCs fighting one another? How could something so ridiculous happen?¡± Naturally, Chen Xiaolian understood the absurdity of the situation. It isparable to ying Kings of Glory (Arena of Valour) and you, the yer, had yet to log in, but Yang Jian had already killed Dongfang Taiyi¡­ Is that not absurd? ¡°If that is the case, then this instance dungeon bes even weirder. What is going on with this instance dungeon? Its timer stopped, then¡­ ¡­ the instance dungeon¡¯s bosses died even before we entered.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and continued, ¡°At present, we have only checked two areas. I wonder how things are in the other areas.¡± Suddenly, their faces flickered in unison. The three of them had received a system prompt at the same time. [System prompt: As a participant from the Non-yer faction has found the special quest item (2/5), ess to a new instance dungeon area is now granted. Participants from the aforementioned faction is to enter the new area to search for the quest items. Instance dungeon countdown: 299 minutes 59 seconds¡­ ¡­] Next, another one appeared. [System prompt: As a participant from the Non-yer faction has found the special quest item (3/5), ess to a new instance dungeon area is now granted. Participants from the aforementioned faction is to enter the new area to search for the quest items. Instance dungeon countdown: 299 minutes 59 seconds¡­ ¡­] The two consecutive prompts meant that two parties from the Awakened faction had found their respective quest item. Having collected three out of five of the quest items, it meant that three out of five areas within the instance dungeon have been unsealed. ¡­ On the third floor of the castle, the young woman with the near-bald crew cut hairstyle looked on at her teacher with a rather discontented expression. ¡°Teacher, although your guess is correct, can you first put down that thing?¡± An old man in ck coloured clothes and clogs flicked open the fan in one hand and fanned himself for a bit with a smile. ¡°Komi-chan, I have told you many times. If a string is too tight, it will break easily. You being so nervous all the time is not a good state to be in.¡± As he spoke, he kept the item that his other hand was gripping into his chest. Shockingly, the item was¡­ ¡­ a femur (thighbone)! ¡­ On the fourth floor of the castle. Tian Lie picked up one of the fragments of a broken bell and examined it for a moment. Next, he casually stuffed it into his pocket. After that, he turned to look at hispanions. ¡°All right, it seems the fellows on our side don¡¯t appear too useless. We have already gathered three out of five items, more than half. It is time to go meet up with those fellows. Hopefully, we will be able to meet some interesting fellows in this instance dungeon.¡± Nicole had her hands crossed before her chest, a look of indifference on her face. Behind Nicole was Tom Huggins, also known as Knight Ivan, who was tightly hugging his wife, Jenny. There was also Lin Leyan, who had a look of confusion and anxiousness on her face. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the prop I used would allow you to stay inside this instance dungeon for at least several hours. We need to do something here. It would not do to leave you outside ¨C what should we do if you run away?¡± Tian Lie did not bother concealing the smile on his face and his eyes stared intently at Lin Leyan. ¡°Especially you, little girl. I keep getting the feeling that you might know something interesting.¡± ¡­ [TL: I still haven''t grasped the intricacies of this new site''s footnotes function; i believe our Technomancer is currently out of mana and have gone into secluded meditation. It should be fixed in a few days'' time. Sorry.] [1] Kings of Glory is a MOBA game for mobile phones. Yang Jian and Dongfang Taiyi are the champions for the game. Chapter 577 The Dark Clouds Will Eventually Fade

Chapter 577 The Dark Clouds Will Eventually Fade

GOR Chapter 577 The Dark Clouds Will Eventually Fade At some unknown point in time, clouds had begun gathering up in the sky. Shen had his head lowered as he looked at the little boy beside him. Adam was crouched on the ground, a tree branch in his hand. It was unknown where he had obtained that tree branch. Adam used it to overturn the pieces of gravel on the ground, seemingly in an attempt to find something. Shen sighed and raised his head to look up the sky. Rays of light seeped out through the gaps between the dark clouds, creating a lingering atmosphere of sanctity. ¡°Humph, it does give off a somewhat holy atmosphere,¡± said Shen with a rather disdainful tone. ¡°Creating such a sky, are you feeling too bored, Zero City?¡± No response. ¡°Let us go.¡± Shen stretched out his hand to pull Adam by the hand ¨C Adam should have been intangible, without body. He was supposed to be a holographic projection. However, for some unknown reason, Shen was able to clearly grip Adam¡¯s arm, allowing him to pull him up. He had a warm smile on his face. ¡°Come, I will show you this world ¨C even if all of them¡­ are fake.¡± There was hesitation on Adam¡¯s face. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ have never seen this world.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ it has to be seen.¡± Shen smiled. There in his eyes was a strange hint of confidence. Mm, it was confidence. It has to be seen. ¡­ ¡°It is already three out of five.¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. ¡°I wonder who the others in this instance dungeon are. Maybe¡­ ¡­ they are the old friends in the list.¡± Phoenix did not say anything. Instead, she quietly balled her fists. Soo Soo, who noticed the minute detail, blinked and reached out with her hand to lightly touch Phoenix¡¯s fingers. She said in a hushed tone, ¡°You, are you feeling nervous?¡± Phoenix lowered her head to look at the little girl. Then, she quietly rxed her fists. By then, Chen Xiaolian had already found something. At a corner of the tent, he slowly picked up something that was hacked off by the sword. It was a ck coloured piece of metal, very sharp. It had been neatly hacked off and was only around several centimetres in length. He used two fingers to hold it as he leaned closer to examine it, even going so far as to sniff at it. ¡°The ck coloures from rust and blood,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°It looks like¡­ ¡­ the fragment of a weapon. Maybe something like a sword was hacked off, leaving this behind.¡± At that moment, they received a prompt through their personal system. [System prompt: ¡­ ¡­ item (4/5), ess to a new¡­ ¡­] The details there were not important. Clearly, Chen Xiaolian had found something useful. The number of quest items found had gone up to (4/5). However, the final sentence in the prompt caused their faces to change. [ ¡­ Instance dungeon countdown: 299 minutes 58 seconds.] It had finally ticked down from ¡®299 minutes 59 seconds¡¯! One second. Just one second. However, after falling to 299 minutes 58 seconds, the time stopped once more. ¡°One second.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head and he pondered the issue. When he raised his head, there was a bitter smile on his face and he said, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ understand now.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°The time here is not stopped. Rather, it has been slowed down,¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a very grim tone. ¡°Although we have lost all time measuring devices since this instance dungeon began, we can more or less gauge it ourselves. At least one hour must have gone by. After one hour, the time in this ce is only ¡­ ¡­ one second. In other words, the world did note to a halt, it is being slowed, by a great deal. About¡­ ¡­ mm, assuming one second equals one hour, 3,600 times. Time is now 3,600 times slower. 3,600 times. ¡°Who could do something like this? The system?¡± ¡°Obviously not.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Although I do not know who, but to be able to do something like this, that person must be very powerful! Very, very, very powerful!¡± Chen Xiaolian patted his clothes and pulled Soo Soo over. ¡°Come on, we will return to the castle. We have reached four out of five. In other words, the areas of this instance dungeon are about all open to us. As long as we can find the final item, we canplete this instance dungeon. Additionally¡­ ¡­ there are some old friends that we may be able to meet here.¡± Phoenix pursed her lips. ¡°You seem to be forgetting something important. yers! There is a yer faction in this instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and pointed to his forehead. ¡°This may sound puzzling, but I have this strangest feeling. It is possible that we will not be encountering any yers in this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°I do not know. Something like a sixth sense, I suppose.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s response, which sounded as though he was dodging the question, caused Phoenix to enter a state of silence. The three of them entered the castle. The moment they stepped past the castle gate, Chen Xiaolian halted his steps. He seemingly gave Phoenix a thoughtful nce. ¡°Your wand¡­¡± Phoenix positioned her wand behind her back and said, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Have you made the preparations for a fight?¡± ¡°We are in an instance dungeon. It is only natural.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly loosened his grip on Soo Soo¡¯s hand. He turned to stare right at Phoenix. Next, he did something to cause Phoenix to blush. Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand and ced it upon Phoenix¡¯s shoulder. He leaned his face forward until there was less than 20 centimetres between the two of them. It was such that they could hear each other¡¯s breath. ¡°I am very thankful that you are willing to enter this instance dungeon to help me, Phoenix.¡± He did his best to speak in a warm and gentle tone. ¡°For you to suddenly change your mind and enter this instance dungeon, besides feeling happy, I also did think about it. I can more or less guess there is some reasoning behind that. Although I do not know the exact details, what I want to say to you here is¡­ ¡­ Phoenix, we are friends, are we not?¡± ¡°Some¡­ ¡­ something like that.¡± The young woman¡¯s voice soundedcking in conviction. ¡°Of course, it is like that.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°You helped me out a lot back in London. We also fought side by side in the punishment instance dungeon. Although¡­ ¡­ in theter phase of the London instance dungeon, the system assigned us to different factions and my victory caused your guild to be sent to the punishment instance dungeon. Even so¡­ ¡­ at the end of the day, I think of you as a friend.¡± ¡°Just what is it you are trying to say?¡± ¡°Since we are friends¡­ ¡­ some troubling matters, you can leave it to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. However, his eyes remained clear. ¡°I will help you ¨C those troubling matters, I will help you deal with them, together.¡± Together. When the word fell upon her ears, Phoenix¡¯s body turned taut. Then, for some unknown reason, her body immediately grew ck. She looked at him with a look that she had never revealed before. He was just a teenager. When he spoke, it was inevitable for his expression to reveal the bashfulness unique to boys. His shoulders were not wide enough and his voice not hard enough. Upon his chin were fine little ¨C he did not even have a beard. A teenager like him had stood before her, pressing down on her shoulder and said ¡°together¡± to her in such a way¡­ ¡­ Somewhere within Phoenix¡¯s heart, something moved, a very light and gentle movement. The young woman turned her face the other way and said, ¡°I have never needed anyone to help me deal with anything.¡± ¡°But I am willing, as a friend.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and retracted the hand pressing down on Phoenix¡¯s shoulder. As he did, however, his hand moved to hold Phoenix¡¯s wrist instead. ¡°Let us go. We will go in together.¡± ¡°Hey! What are you doing? Did no one tell you not to casually pull a girl¡¯s hand?¡± ¡°We are friends, the life and death type.¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a roguish smile. ¡­ Chapter 578 It Has Been A While

Chapter 578 It Has Been A While

GOR Chapter 578 It Has Been A While ¡°Boss?¡± ¡°Let us go!¡± War Tiger did not turn back as he led Wang Sheng with him up to the second floor. After identifying the three figures at the castle gate, his eyes, which were hidden behind his iron mask, revealedplexity. ¡­ Searching through the first floor again, they found nothing new. Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix had reaffirmed this. Thus, the three of them decided to move to the second floor of the castle. The stairs were wide. Despite his small stature, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to take the lead. There at the stairway point on the second floor, two groups of people met. A sharp ray of light descended from the ceiling and fell upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. The sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand was only partially raised when he quickly took a step back, allowing the de to reach his forehead. There was less than 10 centimetres between the tip of the de and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead. A warm smile could be seen on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°It has been a while¡­ ¡­ Komi-chan.¡± Nagase Komi had the near bald head and her neck sported a few more tattoos. Despite her tender face, there was a minor look of defiance on her face. ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Nagase Komi blurted out and she put down the de in her hand. ¡°Err¡­ ¡­ actually, I have not been your Guild Leader for a long time now.¡± Chen Xiaolian scratched his head awkwardly. Next, his gaze diverted away from Nagase Komi to rest upon an old man who appeared weary andzy. ¡°Sir Generalissimo, it has been a while.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo raised his folding fan in a greeting gesture and said, ¡°Chen-san, you still have that same air about you. However, it seems every time I meet you, there are always beautiful girls around you.¡± ¡°Sir Generalissimo, well met.¡± Phoenix said coolly. ¡°Aha ha ha, Guild Leader Phoenix.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo greeted Phoenix and crouched down to look at Soo Soo. ¡°What a good little one.¡± There was a hint of seriousness in his tone. Soo Soo winked at the Shogunate Generalissimo. After looking at the little girl for a moment, Sawakita Mitsuo raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian. There was amenting air in his expression. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ sigh, you have had it rough.¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows, but was quick to smile and said, ¡°I am still doing all right. I can still hold on.¡± ¡°Men of ability would strive for the extraordinary oh.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo then fumbled about through his clothes. After feeling about, he pulled something out from a certain pocket. It was something small and he held it in his gripped palm, which he brought before Soo Soo. Then, he spread open his palm. ¡°Meeting a junior for the first time, it won¡¯t do for an old man like me to not give something. Come, this is a little something to show my sincerity¡­ ¡­ mm, although it is not something great, perhaps¡­ ¡­ it may prove useful.¡± Resting on his palm was a jade fragment. It was slightly yellowed. It was not whole and appeared as though someone had forcefully knocked this small fragment out of something made of jade. Soo Soo stared with widened eyes at Chen Xiaolian, seemingly to see what Chen Xiaolian thought of this: Should she ept or not. Nagase Komi¡¯s face, however, underwent arge change. ¡°Great, Great Teacher! You¡­ ¡­ that is¡­¡± ¡°Sigh, it is just an item. Let the little child take it to y with.¡± ¡­ A few minutester, they had finished their greetings and exchange of information. Phoenix was puzzled to see that Chen Xiaolian did not bring up the matter about the list with Sawakita Mitsuo ¨C perhaps it is not yet time, the young woman thought to herself. After the two groups came together, they exchanged information. Although they had no way ofpletely figuring out the exact details of this instance dungeon, they were able toe up with a near thorough understanding of their situation. ¡°This instance dungeon is divided into six areas. The outside of this castle is one such area. As for the interior of this castle, the basement is one such area while there are four floors above the basement ¨C in total, there are six areas. However, there are only five quest items. This is the first point. Logically speaking, this is not normal. As there are six areas, there should have been six quest items. Why are there only five? If so, wouldn¡¯t that mean one of the areas would have nothing at all? The system would not have set up an instance dungeon in such a way.¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke slowly as he pondered through what they have learnt. The others were seated beside him. ¡°Secondly, we all know by now that this instance dungeon has a BUG, time.¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his nose and smiled wryly before continuing, ¡°I have no answer for that issue. It would appear that no one here could figure out anything as well. We can only take this one step at a time.¡± Nagase Komi said, ¡°In the beginning, we were originally on the third floor. As we were unable to make our way to the fourth floor, we moved down. On the third floor, we also found the quest item¡­ ¡­ however, it gave no benefits. Those Bloodn nails you picked up have rewards. You can use it as a one-time consumable. However, the item we found gave us no such prompt.¡± ¡°Mm, the metal fragment we found in the barracks outside did not give any such prompts either.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°It seems only the nails I found in the basement gave rewards.¡± ¡°It is also something to consider. Put it aside for now and continue.¡± Phoenix narrowed her eyes. ¡°We made discoveries in the barracks outside the castle and the castle basement. Sir Generalissimo and Komi made a discovery on the third floor. Only the first floor was without a discovery¡­ ¡­ maybe Phoenix and I missed something. We can go down and search againter. However, I think the possibility of that is low,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. Sawakita Mitsuo, too, nodded his head. ¡°Chen-san is a meticulous man. I believe you would not miss anything. Since you have already searched the ce before, no discovery means no discovery.¡± ¡°Thirdly¡­ ¡­ the BOSS carrying the items had been killed off before this instance dungeon even began. This is very suspicious,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a wry smile. ¡°Could it be something the previous participants did when they went through this instance dungeonst time?¡± ¡°Impossible. Instance dungeons will be refreshed. Could it be that this instance dungeon was not refreshed before it was started up?¡± ¡°Or did someone enter this instance dungeon before us?¡± ¡°How could that be¡­¡± The girls there discussed in hushed tones. However, despite her tender look, Nagase Komi had an impatient character. She quickly stood up and said, ¡°Discussing more is pointless. We should just continue with our search. Everything about this instance dungeon is just odd. The sooner weplete the quest, the sooner we get to leave!¡± ¡°No hurry.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo fanned himself and said with a smile, ¡°Komi-chan, sit down first.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ teacher.¡± ¡°Just sit down.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo then ignored this student of his and turned to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°ording to the system, it is (4/5). Four quest items have been found. Chen-san, your side has two, my side has one¡­ ¡­ if so, who has the fourth?¡± They all raised their heads in unison and looked up at the ceiling. ¡°We got to the second floor and found no one else here. We had been in the third floor before this. In other words¡­ ¡­ there is another group of people in the fourth floor. They found the fourth quest item,¡± said Sawakita Mitsuo with a smile. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ what about the second floor?¡± Phoenix spoke up. ¡°After entering this instance dungeon, I was in the barracks area outside this castle, Chen Xiaolian was on the first floor and was able to enter the basement. You two came down from the third floor¡­ ¡­ if so, what about the second floor? Was it originally empty?¡± ¡°There is nothing strange about this,¡± replied Sawakita Mitsuo with a smile. ¡°Didn¡¯t Chen Xiaolian move around the first floor and the basement? He was on the first floor right from the start and there was no one in the basement.¡± Phoenix shut her mouth. Chen Xiaolian gave her a nce. It was a tangled look. However, he quickly spoke up, ¡°All right, since that is the case, let us now search the second floor. Then¡­ ¡­ we will go up and check who is on the fourth floor.¡± ¡­ Chapter 579 Gathering of The Strongest Line-up

Chapter 579 Gathering of The Strongest Line-up

GOR Chapter 579 Gathering of The Strongest Line-up The castle was very big; from its central area to its corners, each floor was quite sizable ¨C however, as they now have more people in their group, their search proceeded at a faster pace. The five of them used only roughly half an hour to search through the second floor, but they found nothing. Chen Xiaolian, Phoenix, and Sawakita Mitsuo were characters with intellect and detailed judgement. The three of them took the lead while Nagase Komi and Soo Soo followed them. After searching through the floor and making no discovery, they knew they did not miss out on anything. However¡­ ¡­ something appeared off with Phoenix. She appeared somewhat absent-minded. She had tried to put on the fa?ade of normality. However, Chen Xiaolian, who had fought beside her twice, was able to detect that something was wrong. She appeared slightly differentpared to back when she was in the London instance dungeon, where she had shown extraordinary intellect. ¡°Let us head upstairs. We will discuss further after we reach the fourth floor.¡± Seeing no other way, Chen Xiaolian gave the suggestion. No one objected and all of them moved up the castle. Sawakita Mitsuo and Nagase Komi had searched through the third floor. Naturally, they chose to skip searching the ce. Then, when they were moving to the fourth floor¡­ ¡°Can¡¯t go up?¡± The stairs leading to the fourth floor stood not far from them. However, when they tried to move toward it, they found themselves obstructed. No matter how hard they tried running, they could not close the distance between them and the stairs at all. Phoenix sighed and said, ¡°This is the same situation I encountered outside this castle. The fourth floor is not open for us.¡± ¡°That makes sense.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and continued, ¡°There are a total of six areas in this instance dungeon. After entering this instance dungeon, the areas we were assigned to can be considered the default area. One area is open by default. Now that we have collected four of the quest items, a total of four areas are opened. Add the default area into it means we can only ess five areas¡­ ¡­ in other words, we only have ess to five out of the six areas. One of them remains inessible.¡± ¡°If so, how does the system determine which areas are inessible? We have three groups on our side. There should be three default areas open to us, but now all of us cannot ess this one area. Could it be, all of us cannot ess the fourth floor? But then what of the people on the fourth floor? They should also be unable to ess one area. Could that area be one of the floors below? How does this work?¡± ¡°Hell if I know. Maybe it is random. Maybe, we all just happen to be unable to enter the fourth floor.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the few figures who were discussing the matter and sighed. ¡°This instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ after entering it, we did not encounter any danger or battle. However, I keep getting the feeling that this instance dungeon¡¯s level ¡­ ¡­ is frightening.¡± Then, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, which were looking at the stairs, suddenly grew focused. He had seen a familiar figure slowly descending from the fourth floor through the stairs. It was a figure that Chen Xiaolian would inevitably dream of once in a while. However¡­ ¡­ it should be impossible for the figure to appear here. ¡°Lin, Lin Leyan?!¡± If the first figure had aroused the feelings of oddity in Chen Xiaolian, then the second figure to descend the stairs made him shocked. A slender and petite body, a cool face, a heroic disposition and the metal object on her arm¡­ ¡­ ¡°Floater¡­ ¡­ Nicole? Impossible!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. Nagase Komi¡¯s face, too, twisted. Finally, another figure descended the stairs. It was a muscr man with a bald head; on his face was a trace of a reckless and care-free smile. The appearance of this third figure caused Chen Xiaolian to swiftly retrieve out a weapon from his storage equipment. Killing intent had appeared on his face. ¡°Tian Lie!¡± Chen Xiaolian bellowed. At the same time, his entire figure vaulted through the air. Tian Lie, who was still standing on the stairs, simply smiled. He stopped moving and just stood there on the stairs. Chen Xiaolian had jumped through the air. However, due to the restrictions ced upon them by the system, the sword that was shing down was unable to reach the stairs. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lunge had seemingly brought him far. However, when he finallynded, he was still at the same spot he was before jumping out. ¡°Tian Lie!¡± mes seemingly red out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Tian Lie! That was Tian Lie. After entering this game world, the most savage fight he had to go through was the one against Tian Lie. In the Tokyo instance dungeon, his whole team was chased to the point of no escape. In that final battle, they had all nearly suffered from total extermination. In the end, they had to sacrifice Nicole to kill off this fearsome opponent. By the time Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet touched the ground, however, he had quickly calmed himself down. He retracted the swung sword and gripped it beside him while looking around. ¡°Who is it? Who created this illusion? Everyone, be careful!¡± Although Sawakita Mitsuo and the others had never encountered Tian Lie before, seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reaction, they grew vignt. Both Phoenix and the Generalissimo got into abat-ready state. Soo Soo, though, stared at the figures on the stairs with widened eyes¡­ ¡°Xiaolian oppa, they¡­ ¡­ are not fake.¡± ¡­ ¡°Well, this is a quite the surprise.¡± Tian Lie sighed and turned to look at Nicole, who was standing beside him. ¡°See? Impossibly enough, we met the one fellow we would never want to meet here. ¡° Nicole pursed her lips. ¡°You want to tell him, or should I?¡± ¡°You do it. The main issue is you. He keeps thinking I owe him a life¡­ ¡­ your life. Since you are alive, the key to clearing his resentment lies with you.¡± Nicole, however, revealed a faint smile and said, ¡°I feel that using this opportunity to join hands with him to kill you is not a bad choice.¡± Tian Lie responded with a smile. ¡°Why bother? Why must the living trouble the living? We have already fought to the death several times now.¡± Nicole shook her head. She stopped the nonsensical chat with Tian Lie and stepped down the stairs, alone. As she was moving past Lin Leyan, she saw that Lin Leyan was looking at Chen Xiaolian with a strange, confused expression. ¡°Hey, you really do not recognize him?¡± Lin Leyan stood there, her entire body tense. She wringed her hands without realizing it. Do I recognize him? Clearly not. But why¡­ why? My heart, it aches. It is really aching. Lin Leyan felt her heart rate increasing, but her mind remained a nk. Her rate of breathing was such that she seemed about to faint. However, seemingly out of greed, she refused to divert her gaze away from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. This face¡­ ¡­ I cannot remember. But¡­ ¡­ now that I see it, I can¡¯t help but want to keep looking. ¡­ Nicole had stepped down from the stairs. She stood before Chen Xiaolian. Although Chen Xiaolian suspected that this was an illusion created by some enemy, there was no way he would straight up stab Nicole. After all, this was¡­ ¡­ Nicole. ¡°I swear, I hate people who use these type of illusion skills.¡± Chen Xiaolian gnashed his teeth as he stared at Nicole. ¡°Which bastard created this illusion? I do not understand. Can¡¯t you fellows just step out and fight? Must you create this kind of things?¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian.¡± Nicole smiled softly and said, ¡°It has been¡­ ¡­ ah, my bad.¡± After saying that, Nicole shook her head. ¡°I should say, we met quite often, but you never knew.¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°Back in Tokyo, we fought side by side. Although I died there, I don¡¯t think you owe me anything. That is how battles are in the first ce. In battles, there are those who survive and those who die. I am abatant, I have long since understood that. Besides, our opponent in that battle is Tian Lie. I have always wanted to kill him. Dying together with him was my choice. So, you and¡­ ¡­ mm, Roddy that fellow, there is no need for you to think you owe me anything. Especially him. I did not die for him.¡± Chen Xiaolian said nothing. He simply cast a cold stare at Nicole. ¡°See here, I am not used to the way you look at me now.¡± Nicoleughed. ¡°I am real, not fake, not illusion.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°Well, all those cannot prove anything. However, there are some things that you will understand once I tell you about it. Chen Xiaolian, truth be told, I have always been by you fellows.¡± Nicole smiled and continued. ¡°The¡­ ¡­ yoga studio beside your fitness centre, that young woman surnamed Ye is me.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°After my resurrection, I went to look for you fellows. Due to some special reasons, I dared not expose my identity. The reason I came to be resurrected is rather special. Even now, I am unable to understand that reason. However¡­ ¡­ the truth is, I have been staying near you all and keeping an eye on you fellows. Besides¡­ ¡­ I had secretly participated in several instance dungeons. I just never openly met up with you fellows. When ites to feelings, I did privately help you fellows some. Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ ah, how should I put it, you and your guild actually owe me some favours.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind began reeling. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are real? Nicole? You¡­ ¡­ did not die?¡± ¡°See the Floater on me? I retrieved this from Roddy because¡­ ¡­ he really doesn¡¯t know how to use it.¡± Nicole smiled. ¡°It is mine after all. There is no way for him to utilize all of its functions. Besides¡­ ¡­ it would not suit him. This part cannot be fake, no? When I met Roddyst time, during that battle, I took it back¡­ ¡­ truth be told, that fool has probably guessed it. However, he just did not have the courage to be certain, to believe. At the end of the day, he does not dare hope, fearing the disappointment that mighte from hoping. Humans would always fear such a kind of mental blow. Thus, they will try to hide.¡± Nicole¡¯s tone was without hesitation. ¡°Truth be told, the reason I concealed my identity and not make proper contact with you fellows ¨C I, understand Roddy¡¯s thoughts. However, I have yet to make a decision on that. I do not know how I should face him. You know too¡­ ¡­ we do not actually have a deep rtionship. We only knew each other for a short time. Although it was a life and death connection, it was just a few days¡¯ time. Mm¡­ ¡­ I keep feeling awkward. If he had remained deeply in love with me while I don¡¯t think that deeply of him, meeting him¡­ maybe, not meeting him would be better.¡± ¡°Memories can be pried and copied,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Maybe someone pried through my memories and copied you out. That is why you can know all those things. All of them came from my memories.¡± ¡°Fine, let us talk about this.¡± Nicole smiled. ¡°It is something you do not know. Thus, if someone is actually behind this, they could not copy out this memory from your mind. However, once I tell you about it, you will naturally understand. It is about¡­ ¡­ my resurrection.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Nicole said in a hushed tone, ¡°After I died, I was refreshed into an ordinary human in America. Mm, back then, in the ne hijacking incident, you and Roddy became involved in it while I¡­ ¡­ am one of the investigators for the case.¡± Chen Xiaolian froze. ¡°The me who was refreshed into an ordinary human was rather obsessed with the case. I kept pursuing it. In the end, my investigations led me to a ce, a hotel room¡­ ¡­ mm, since I said that, surely you know what I am talking about. When I went there, I did not find you two. You two had left the ce. However, I did find an item, something that you two must have left behind. A¡­ ¡­ metal sphere.¡± At longst, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind heaved. He believed her. He did leave a metal sphere in that hotel room. Nicole being the investigator for the case was something that he already knew of. However, what Nicole said just now about her finding the metal sphere, leading to her resurrection¡­ ¡­ There was no way those things were in his memories. Not a copied-out memory, nor an illusion. If so, this Nicole standing before her must naturally be the real deal. She was resurrected. Moreover¡­ ¡­ she had be like him, an Irregrity. Chen Xiaolian put away the sword. He stared at Nicole. A few secondster, he exhaled and a genuine smile appeared on his face. ¡°Nicole¡­ ¡­ it really is you. Wee¡­ ¡­ back!¡± Nicole reached out with both hands to gently embrace Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Truth be told, I came back long ago. It is just, sorry, I never informed you fellows.¡± ¡°Roddy¡­ ¡­ he will go crazy from joy.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out. ¡°Hey! Is the reunion drama finally over? Can Ie down now?¡± said Tian Lie, who remained standing on the staircase. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, are you sure you want to sh me after Ie down?¡± Chen Xiaolian released his embrace of Nicole and turned to look at Tian Lie. There was a frown on his face. Since Nicole was alive, his bloody enmity with Tian Lie would no longer exist. Logically speaking, there wasn¡¯t exactly much of a grudge between the two of them, however¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt a deeper meaning to Tian Lie¡¯s words. ¡°Is it time for me to tell this fellow some stuff?¡± Tian Lie moved down the stairs with a smile and finally halted not far from Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and looked at Tian Lie. ¡°Err, I am going to tell you something. After hearing it, don¡¯t get angry and more importantly, don¡¯t go crazy, ok?¡± said Tian Lie with a smile. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian warily eyed the bald fellow. ¡°This thing I want to tell you is not thatplicated. Mm, truth is¡­ ¡­ we have been friends for a long time.¡± Tian Lie sighed. ¡°I had even secretly helped you out, you just do not know about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian was a smart person after all. After pondering those words, he frowned and said, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ mean to say, you have also been staying near us while concealing your identity?¡± ¡°There wasn¡¯t exactly a need to hide.¡± Tian Lie sighed. ¡°If not for you, I would not be resurrected. After getting refreshed into an ordinary human, it was because of you that I was sucked back into this world, sigh¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and his face instantly contorted. ¡°You, you, you are, could you be¡­¡± Tian Lie shrugged. ¡°Sorry, I did not wear the residentialplex¡¯s security uniform this time. As for my looks, I changed it to this one. However¡­ ¡­ Xiaolian, we¡­ ¡­¡± Having said that, Tian Lie¡¯s face revealed a look of sincerity. ¡°¡­ ¡­ we, have already be friends for real.¡± ¡°Da, Da Gang.¡± ¡­ [TL: You¡¯d think that the most savage battle he had was with Mene¡¯s knights¡­] Chapter 580 This Game Is Too Hard

Chapter 580 This Game Is Too Hard

GOR Chapter 580 This Game Is Too Hard Nicole is Miss Ye while Tian Lie is Da Gang. Thinking about this, Chen Xiaolian felt his mind struggling to cope with this information. Tian Lie spread open his arms, seemingly wanting to hug him. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian hesitated for only a moment before receiving the hug. As the two of them hugged each other, Tian Lie snickered and spoke into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear, ¡°Hey, you are going to believe me so easily? If I were some viinous fellow, I could take advantage of this moment to stab you.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian becamepletely assured. He gave a faint smile and said, ¡°Since you said we are friends, we are friends.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie became speechless and he looked at Chen Xiaolian. Next, he frowned and said, ¡°The more I get to know you, the harder it is to understand you. Sometimes, you are smart to the extreme, but sometimes, you are hopelessly na?ve.¡± ¡°Cough, cough!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo cleared his throat loudly and waved the fan in his hand. ¡°I am very sorry I had to interrupt this touching scene. Is your meeting of acquaintances over yet? We are still in an instance dungeon.¡± Tian Lie tilted his head to look at the old man. Then, he walked forward and stretched his hand out. ¡°Tian Lie.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ the Inspector from Thorned Flower Guild?¡± ¡°You should say, former, the former Inspector from Thorned Flower Guild,¡± replied Tian Lie with a smile. ¡°Sawakita Mitsuo.¡± The old man slipped the fan into the cor area behind his neck and extended his hand out toward Tian Lie. Tian Lie raised his brows and said, ¡°The Shogunate Generalissimo, I have long since heard of your famous name ¨C I have a list. It contains the names of famed and expert characters of this circle. They are all people I really want to kill. Your name is quite high in this list.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo did not be infuriated. He smiled and replied, ¡°I also have a list of people known to be very powerful. When I meet them, I must be very vignt. They are the type that are best avoided ¨C your name is also quite high in this list.¡± The two cunning fellows exchanged nces. It was the type of nce used when people of the same kind met each other. They were seemingly using their gazes to say: So, you are not some good fellow either, ha ha ha¡­ ¡­ Tian Lie turned around and regarded Nagase Komi for a moment. ¡°It has been a while, little girl.¡± An unshakeable feeling of terror toward Tian Lie welled up from within Nagase Komi. She subconsciously took half a step backward before forcing herself to stand upright. Biting her lip, she nodded her head, as though in greeting. ¡°Next¡­ ¡­ Guild Leader Phoenix. Likewise, I have long since heard of your famous name. You are also quite high in my list.¡± Tian Lie grinned as he waved at Phoenix. ¡°Sir Tian Lie, I have heard a lot about you.¡± Phoenix appeared very calm. ¡°Enough, let¡¯s end this family reunion charade.¡± Nicole frowned as she walked forward to grab hold of Tian Lie¡¯s cor. She pulled back Tian Lie, who had intended to go toward Soo Soo and say something ¨C when Chen Xiaolian saw that, he was unable to stop himself from raising his brows. Roddy¡­ ¡­ could be in danger¡­ ¡­ ¡°Chen Xiaolian, although there are many words that need to be said and exchanged¡­ ¡­ let us finish this instance dungeon first. After we get out, let us find a suitable ce and time to slowly discuss things through,¡± said Nicole as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°All right!¡± After concealing her identity for so long, it was only natural that Nicole had a lot to say to Chen Xiaolian. Likewise, could Chen Xiaolian have nothing to say to them? However, they all understood that this was not a suitable ce for that it. It was even more so in terms of timing. They shouldplete this instance dungeon before proceeding with that. ¡°Wait, wait a minute.¡± As those freaks were conversing, Lin Leyan finally, slowly made her way down the stairs. The young woman¡¯s shoulders were trembling somewhat, but her eyes remained fixed upon Chen Xiaolian. Lin Leyan walked past the others and stood right before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I, want to ask you something¡­ ¡­ we, have we met?¡± There was a slight tremble to her voice. Although it was not very obvious, everyone there had keen senses and were able to discern that detail. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and stared at Lin Leyan. There was a somewhat troubled look on his face. ¡°Err¡­ ¡­ you became an Awakened as well? I never imagined you woulde all the way here.¡± When those words entered Lin Leyan¡¯s ears, she felt as though a thunderp was echoing within her mind. He, he really does know me! ¡°Err, Xiaolian, your guess is wrong.¡± Tian Lie revealed a somewhat embarrassed look and scratched his head. ¡°This girl did not be an Awakened. I was the one who brought her into this instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. He frowned and looked at Tian Lie. ¡°Ordinary humans can enter instance dungeons?¡± ¡°I used a special prop, a one-time consumable,¡± replied Tian Lie with a faint smile. He did not exin much, but Chen Xiaolian knew that this fellow possessed a shocking amount of abilities. It was only natural for him to possess some unknown means. He also possessed a deeper understanding of the items in the Exchange System. Since Tian Lie said he did this, it meant he had his ways. An ordinary human? Chen Xiaolian inwardly gave an ¡°Oh, no¡±. It would appear that those words he spoke earlier were spoken too soon. ¡°We¡­ really know each other? Where? Why do I not remember anything? We¡­ ¡­ what is the rtionship between us?¡± After saying that, Lin Leyan bit hard on her lip and stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Hey, where did you incur this love debt?¡± Phoenix threw those words at Chen Xiaolian without showing any change in her expression. ¡°Don¡¯t bull.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Due to a certain matter, I got to know her in Africa, mm¡­ ¡­ her memories should have been erasedter.¡± Africa! Lin Leyan¡¯s heart thumped. She immediately recalled how Tian Lie and Nicole had grown suspicious after seeing the photos she brought with her. The reason they grew suspicious was because they saw Chen Xiaolian in those photos. Those photos were taken in Africa. Lin Leyan looked at Chen Xiaolian silently. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian could feel what was contained within her gaze. ¡­ ¡°Are you regretting it now?¡± ¡°My intestines are already green from regret!¡± ¡­ Could the heart remain unmoved? Then, Soo Soo, who had been standing silently beside him, suddenly gave a sigh. The little girl, with an air of an aged adult, looked at Chen Xiaolian after her earnest sigh and shook her head. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, you have to change this bad habit of leaving love debts everywhere.¡± Hearing those words, the people there were unable to stop themselves from breaking into smiles. Soo Soo took the initiative to move over. She gently pulled Lin Leyan¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Sister.¡± ¡°Mm, hello.¡± Lin Leyan felt somewhat awkward. ¡°There is no need for you to feel so anxious or afraid. Actually, these people may seem like aplicated bunch, but their minds are all as childish as little kids. Xiaolian oppa is the most childish of them all. He is so absent-minded, it is easy to trick him ¨Cter, you do not need to worry about anything. Just stay by my side. When we leave this ce, I will help you seek justice from him, all right?¡± Hearing those words made Lin Leyan blush. She looked at Soo Soo¡¯s little face, which was only as big as a palm and her blinking eyes, which stared at her. Lin Leyan did not know how to respond to that. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, these two behind us are also ourpanions for this trip. Mm, Knight Ivan and his wife, Jenny.¡± Nicole had remained silent for a moment before breaking the state of silence by diverting their attention to something else. ¡°Knight Ivan is an Awakened while his wife is an ordinary human. This time, we entered this instance dungeon together because, mm, there are some special circumstances involved. We will slowly discuss about this in detail when we get out.¡± ¡°Fine!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Hello, Knight Ivan.¡± ¡°No, call me Tom Huggins. If that is inconvenient, just call me Tom,¡± said Tom Huggins with a frown. ¡°Although it was not my intention toe here, since we are already in this instance dungeon, we should just keep our thoughts to ourselves until weplete this instance dungeon. We can discuss the rest when we exit this ce.¡± ¡°Ok, now that we have gotten to know each other, let us get our act together. It¡¯s just an instance dungeon. None of us here are figures to be taken lightly. We will finish this together, then go out and find a ce for a barbecue and beer. Those who want to reminisce can reminisce, those who want to demand repayment for love debt can go demand¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie said those few words loudly, but Nicole gave him a furious stare, causing him to quickly shut his mouth. The corners of Nagase Komi¡¯s eyes twitched. It is over. No matter how you look at it, this fellow doesn¡¯t look reliable at all. It feels, feels like there are two Teacher Sawakitas! Lin Leyan¡¯s heart roiled unsteadily. Love debt¡­ ¡­ me and that Chen Xiaolian, is there really a love debt? I¡­ I¡­ sigh, I cannot remember anything at all. ¡°Enough, let us talk about this instance dungeon,¡± said Tian Lie with a smile. ¡°Since your two groups have joined up, I believe you must have exchanged some information. However, I have something to tell you, something that I believe you do not know of.¡± Hearing Tian Lie¡¯s words, the expression on everyone¡¯s faces grew serious. ¡°¡­ when this instance dungeon began, all of you must have seen what the system stated, that the participants for this instance dungeon are split into two factions, the yers and¡­ ¡­ us.¡± When Tian Lie said the word ¡°us¡±, he threw a strange look at Chen Xiaolian. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian understood the deeper meaning behind the word ¡°us¡±. Awakened ones and¡­ ¡­ Irregrities. The ¡°us¡± that Tian Lie spoke of implied thetter. ¡°However, despite the description the system had given, I have something to inform everyone. We may face some issues in this instance dungeon, but the existence known as yers is something none of us has to worry about. Because there is absolutely no way yers would appear in this instance dungeon.¡± Everyone grew silent. ¡°In other words, we are the only faction here. As long as weplete the quest given by the system, we will be able toplete this instance dungeon. Sounds simple, no?¡± said Tian Lie with a wry smile. Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°You are not finished, are you? Keep going.¡± ¡°Mm, the information just now is the good news. Next,es the bad news. This instance dungeon does not have yers, but¡­ ¡­ there is an even more troublesome existence. This trouble¡­ ¡­ I can only say, it may be a powerful existence that everyone here, me included, has never encountered before!¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°Powerful? How powerful?¡± ¡°Very powerful.¡± ¡°[S] ss?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled ¨C truth be told, [S] ss was no longer considered all that strong for him. When the word powerful was mentioned, a figure would naturally rise within his mind, the figure of Guild Leader Shen. ¡°More powerful than [S] ss.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± The serious look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face increased by a notch. ¡°Ifpared to you?¡± ¡°Stronger than me, naturally.¡± ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ ifpared¡­ ¡­ to him?¡± Chen Xiaolian chose his words carefully. Tian Lie did not immediately respond. He seemingly hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°If the ¡®him¡¯ you are talking about refers to my old boss, I can only say, congrattions, you hit the jackpot. The difficulty this time is roughly more powerful than my old boss¡­ ¡­ twice as powerful.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face finally sank. One Shen alone had managed to trample Chen Xiaolian, who had gone all out. Even his most powerful weapon, the Sword in the Stone was destroyed in the process. If so¡­ ¡­ twice as powerful as Shen? How is that possible? Did the system form its own avatar to participate? ¡°What I mean is, in this instance dungeon are two hidden experts. Either one of them could rival my old boss. A monster of such calibre¡­ there are two such existences in this instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian shut his eyes. ¡°So difficult?¡± His brows were tightly furrowed together. If this was the level of difficulty here, there was no chance for his side to confront them at all. An expert at Shen¡¯s level could easily shrug off several [S] ss experts. Although his side had quite a number of experts¡­ ¡­ if he were topare his line-up with the one that Zero City fielded when the few resident guilds had sent their leading figures up to the front, his line-up was nowhere near that ¨C and yet, even a line-up of that level was soundly beaten by Shen alone. Here, there were two existencesparable to Shen? ¡°This game is too hard¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ Chapter 581 Two Years

Chapter 581 Two Years

GOR Chapter 581 Two Years?! ¡°If it is as difficult as you said, I suggest we not make contact with the two monster-like existences that you mentioned,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°This is just an instance dungeon. Although everyone here is notcking in courage, there is no need to kick our legs at what we know to be a block of iron.¡± ¡°That is right, just follow the system¡¯s instructions and collect the quest items. No yers would appear to disrupt us orpete against us, so we should be able to quickly finish it.¡± Nagase Komi nodded. Phoenix said coolly, ¡°I don¡¯t mind. However¡­ ¡­ not having to risk our lives is not a bad thing. After all, each of us has only one life each.¡± Tian Lie looked at them and saw that all of them were in agreement. He smiled wryly and said, ¡°Normally, I would agree. It would also seem that everyone here is in agreement. However¡­ ¡­ this instance dungeon is not that simple.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie pulled out an item and ced it in front of everyone. It was a metal fragment. It was different from the fragment that Chen Xiaolian discovered. It was slightly curved. ¡°This is?¡± ¡°The fragment of a bell, one of the quest items,¡± said Tian Lie. ¡°We found it on the fourth floor.¡± ¡°This one is mine.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo put a thigh bone forward. Seeing the item caused Lin Leyan to jump in fright. Soo Soo, who was beside her, thoughtfully reached for Lin Leyan¡¯s hand and said in a whisper, ¡°Sister, don¡¯t be afraid.¡± All the participants there where characters who¡¯d had to brave through a mountain of des and the sea of mes. A thigh bone was nothing in their eyes. ¡°I also found something.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled out the sword fragment and several of the severed nails. ¡°So, there are four in total here. Meaning, we have four out of the five items needed toplete the quest.¡± ¡°Right, four out of five items are found. By finding another one, we will be able toplete the quest and leave this instance dungeon. This castle is not that big anyway. If we can¡¯t find it, we can just upend the whole ce. Surely, we would be able to find it then.¡± Phoenix had said. Tian Lie listened to Phoenix quietly before shaking his head. ¡°I am sorry, that thing you mentioned would never happen.¡± Tian Lie smiled bitterly and continued, ¡°If I am not mistaken, this castle only has four of the items. The fifth one is definitely not here.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ why?¡± ¡°Because of the BUG that everyone can now see.¡± Tian Lie sighed. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face flickered as his mind raced. Tian Lie then continued, ¡°Time has stopped¡­ ¡­ no, I believe you all have seen through this as well. It is not that time has stopped, rather, it has been slowed down! It is now 3,600 times slower.¡± ¡°And?¡± ¡°To be able to do something like this, causing a BUG to ur in the system, forcibly disrupting the instance dungeon¡¯s rules that the system put in ce¡­ only the two old monsters could do something like this. The two old monsters hid here and changed the time for their own convenience. You can think of it as the equivalent of¡­ ¡­ eternal life,¡± said Tian Lie coolly. ¡°How terrifying must they be to be able to aplish something like this? Let us not go to how they did this first. The issue now is, we have already searched through this castle a few times. Forget the quest items¡­ ¡­ did any of you encounter the two monsters?¡± Clearly, they had not. ¡°In other words, the two monsters are not residing in this castle at all. Maybe they possess extraordinary powers and could shrug off the area restraint imposed by the instance dungeon, allowing them to leave this castle. Maybe they had artificially expanded this instance dungeon¡¯s area.¡± Tian Lie then sighed. ¡°Of course, that is just a guess. However, there is one thing that I know for certain.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s tone was serious as he asked, ¡°What?¡± ¡°In order to slow down time and cause a BUG to appear in this instance dungeon, a premise is required. This instance dungeon cannot be refreshed. The core rules of the system cannot be vited. Once the refresh process is over, any BUGs would disappear. At present, it would seem that they have created a small BUG in this instance dungeon. As long as this instance dungeon does not undergo the refresh process, time would remain this slow forever. Once it is refreshed, this BUG will disappear ¨C that would be counter to their intentions.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie turned to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What do you think is the best method to prevent this instance dungeon from undergoing a refresh process?¡± Chen Xiaolian replied immediately, ¡°It is very simple, the best method is to notplete it!¡± Tian Lie snapped his fingers. ¡°Correct.¡± After a pause, Tian Lie continued, ¡°However, this is an instance dungeon after all. Since that is the case, participants would definitely be sent in to try andplete the quest. Once the quest getspleted, wouldn¡¯t everything go to waste? Chen Xiaolian, if you are that superhuman existence, what would you do?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°There is no way I would let the instance dungeon undergo refresh repeatedly and go re-create the time-slowing BUG again and again. What expert would have the mood to repeat something like this so many times? In order to make it final, the best way is¡­ ¡­¡± His eyes suddenly lit up and his face turned ugly to behold. ¡°I understand now.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Frowning, Nagase Komi asked. Phoenix, who was listening to them from the side, also gave a faint sigh. ¡°¡­ ¡­ if that is the case, we would have no chance anymore.¡± ¡°You figured it out as well?¡± The frown on Nagase Komi¡¯s face deepened and she said, ¡°Hey! I say, can you people stop with the riddles? Think about those who are not as smart as you, will you?¡± ¡°Assume there is a jigsaw puzzle with a total of five jigsaw pieces. If you want to make it so the jigsaw puzzle can never bepleted, what is the best way to go about it?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a wry smile. ¡°The best method is to first take away one of the jigsaw pieces! After that, the remaining four pieces can never be used toplete the jigsaw puzzle! Never!¡± ¡°In other words, the fifth quest item was most likely¡­ ¡­ taken away by the two old fellows? It is no longer in this castle?¡± ¡°When you think about it, it is most likely that they had taken it away. This is also the simplest and most convenient method to make it so that others could neverplete the quest. Besides¡­ ¡­ as long as the quest cannot bepleted, this instance dungeon will never be refreshed. The BUG will exist in perpetuity.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°It is not like there is no way around it.¡± Nagase Komi suddenly spoke up. She tugged Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s sleeve and said, ¡°Teacher, I have a way.¡± ¡°Oh, tell us about it.¡± ¡°If ites down to it¡­ ¡­ we can just admit defeat and let this instance dungeon end in failure. Failing toplete an instance dungeon, at most, we would be thrown into a punishment instance dungeon. Big deal! It is not as though we have never gone through a punishment instance dungeon before. Besides, consider the people on our side. After entering the instance dungeon, as long as we cooperate, would it not be easy for us to trample over our opponents?¡± Nagase Komi smiled and said, ¡°Let us not do this quest! We will wait for the instance dungeon¡¯s timer to run out. Then, we will be able to leave this ce and prepare for the punishment instance dungeon. It is not an insurmountable obstacle.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows without saying anything. Phoenix turned to cast a speechless stare at the near-bald young woman. Then, she said, ¡°Nagase Komi, you forgot something, the time here! It is 3,600 times slowerpared to normal.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ei?¡± ¡°The duration for this instance dungeon is 300 minutes, the equivalent of 5 hours. Under normal circumstances, we can follow your suggestion and just waste away the time. It would not be an issue. However, if we are to multiply the 5 hours by 3,600, just calcte for yourself how long we have to stay here for the countdown timer to end?¡± Nagase Komi began counting with her fingers. Soo Soo, who was beside them, was unable to stop herself from sighing. ¡°Enough, sis Komi, there is no need for you to calcte. Multiplying 5 hours 3,600 times gives 18,000 hours. It is the equivalent of 750 days, or roughly more than 2 years.¡± ¡°Two years?!¡± Nagase Komi jumped to her feet. ¡°What a joke! How can I waste two years in a ce like this?¡± Phoenix said indifferently, ¡°Two years, for the outside world, it is probably just a moment. At any rate, the flow of time inside an instance dungeon works differentpared to the flow of time outside. I also agree with Nagase Komi. There is no way we can stay here for two years. Even if we have the patience to do that, we cannot¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian, how much supplies did you bring with you in your storage equipment?¡± Chen Xiaolian answered with a wry smile. ¡°Food wise, there is quite a lot. It is mostly of the hardtack and instant food type. There is enough for about one or two months. I don¡¯t have that much water, though. There is probably enough for half a month. If we are to ration it, we may be able to stretch it to 20 days. I am only talking about me and Soo Soo. If there are more people, then we would not be able tost that long.¡± Phoenix said weakly, ¡°Coming with you, I only brought one week¡¯s worth of supply in my storage equipment. That is for me alone.¡± ¡°The supplies on me is enough for one month. That includes both me and Komi.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo was straight to the point. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me.¡± Tian Lie spread his hands. ¡°I do not have the habit of bringing supplies with me. Mm, what I have canst me for about three days. As for Nicole¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°I did not bring any supplies.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°I did not bring any as well.¡± Tom Huggins said coldly. ¡°I was snatched out from my home. I have not prepared anybat equipment or supplies in my storage equipment.¡± ¡°All right, it is obvious now. Even if we are willing, it would be impossible for us to stay here for two years.¡± Tian Lie shook his head and said, ¡°If we are to gather everyone¡¯s food and water supply together and hand out the average amount to everyone here, we will likely be unable tost for even a month. You all have searched through the castle, right? Is there any food here?¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°So, unless someone here has a special skill that allows him or her to subsist by eating stones¡­ ¡­ but a skill of that extraordinary level is something that I, Master Tian Lie do not have. If any of you know of such a skill, I would like to learn from you.¡± A look of severity suddenly shed across Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s face. Sensing that they were in a desperate situation, this highly inscrutable Shogunate Generalissimo finally revealed an outstanding visage. Taking a deep breath, he turned to face Chen Xiaolian and said gravely, ¡°ording to Sir Tian Lie, there are two experts who could rival Guild Leader Shen here. I do not know how powerful these two figures are¡­ ¡­ I have also never encountered Guild Leader Shen before. However, consider the number of people we have on our side. We are all dragons and phoenixes among men. If we are to take action together, could there be no hope at all? Since we have no choice, why don¡¯t we fight?¡± Shua! After saying that, the old man folded his fan with a flick of his hand. Holding the folded fan, his body exuded an atmosphere of majesty. Chen Xiaolian stared with gaping mouth. After pondering the question, he said slowly, ¡°I did see Guild Leader Shen fight before. I have also fought against him once.¡± ¡°Mm, how powerful is he?¡± ¡°Back then¡­ ¡­ the leaders from two resident guilds and an Angel Corps leader, a total of three [S] ss titans, besieged Guild Leader Shen, who was alone. The result¡­ ¡­ the three titans from Zero City were defeated, one of them died while the others were seriously injured.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The corners of Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s eyes twitched. ¡°They¡­ ¡­ how long did their fightst?¡± ¡°I think it was less than one minute.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°I believe Guild Leader Shen had not gone all out in the fight. He was not even injured.¡± Instantly, a look of absolute shock overcame Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s face. The old man suddenly burst intoughter. ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha ha! I suddenly think¡­ ¡­ err, it is just two years. Let¡¯s just consider this a holiday. Considering how big the castle is, even if we cannot eat stones, the castle must have some rats, or cats, or dogs. I can also make a trap for birds. Right, have you fellows tasted barbecued rats before? This old man had tasted a barbecued muskrat back when I was in South America. That taste is simply ichiban (number one)! Ha ha ha ha ha ha¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Nagase Komi, who sat beside him, lifted her hand weakly to cover her face while she surreptitiously nudged her butt to the side, putting some distance between her and her teacher¡­ ¡­ Chapter 582 Separated

Chapter 582 Separated

GOR Chapter 582 Separated Again, everyone there was notcking in courage. However, courage itself was one thing. To continue moving forward despite knowing that moving forward would meant dying in vain was a whole different concept ¨C besides, there was neither a need nor significance to such a vain death. Shen alone had managed to trample several of the leading figures from Zero City¡¯s resident guilds. Here, there were two existences that were as powerful as Shen. From that perspective, there was no way to win against them in a fight. It was not as though there was some special meaning to dying there. There was none of that situation where, knowing they would die, they willingly sacrifice themselves. Thus, the matter was quickly ignored. The ones gathered here were not weaklings. No one would ridicule Sawakita Mitsuo ¨C this old Japanese man, the Shogunate Generalissimo, was never known for his valiant martial acts. Rather, his fame came from his wisdom and strong will to survive. Although he was still a famed expert within the Awakened circle, no one would think of him as being on par with the leading figures from Zero City¡¯s resident guilds. Despite fighting in tandem, those titans were trampled. What more could a Sawakita Mitsuo do? No one would ridicule him forcking courage. ¡°However, at the end of the day, staying here for two years is impossible.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Besides fighting them, is there no other option?¡± ¡°If the quest item is really in the hands of those two monsters, maybe¡­ ¡­ there is a slight chance.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s words caused Chen Xiaolian to jerk his head. He turned and stared at Tian Lie. ¡°Tian Lie, if you know of anything else, then just give it all to us.¡± Chen Xiaolian suppressed the feelings of restlessness he felt and said slowly, ¡°Now, all of us are on the same boat. This is not the time to hide anything.¡± Tian Lie smiled. He did not grow angry at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s restless behaviour ¨C at any rate, he had concealed his identity for so many days. Tian Lie could understand that Chen Xiaolian was feeling somewhat emotional. ¡°The things I know are simple, really. Two monstrous figures are staying here. The two of them are acquainted with Guild Leader Shen. Guild Leader Shen was the one who informed me of the situation here. To summarize, the two monstrous figures here aren¡¯t exactly on good terms with each other. It would seem they are hostile to each other. Besides secluding themselves here, the two of them are also exhausting each other out, each of them dragging the other so that they would be exhausted here.¡± Hearing those words, those who were fairly smart among the group reacted. Their eyes lit up. Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix exchanged nces while Sawakita Mitsuo fanned himself with the little fan once more. ¡°If so, Tian Lie, what is the reason you entered this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Something happened to Guild Leader Shen. Back then, he had told me, if anything happened to him,e here to find one of the two monstrous figures and ask for help.¡± Tian Lie was very frank as he revealed his objective. Phoenix gave him a nce and said coldly, ¡°Oh? So, you expect us, a group of Awakened ones, to risk our lives to save Shen? Do not forget, he is a yer! He is the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild.¡± Tian Lie looked at Phoenix and grinned. ¡°You can choose to note.¡± Phoenix shut her mouth. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian had no desire to save Shen either ¨C during the fight in Zero City, the two of them were standing on opposing sides. There was no reason for Chen Xiaolian to save Shen. However, at the end of the day, there was a need toplete this instance dungeon. They could not just stay inside the castle and suffer for a month before dying from starvation. ¡°If we want to find the two monstrous figures, we will have to leave this castle first.¡± Nicole suddenly spoke up. ¡°Do the rules of this instance dungeon allow us to leave this castle? Would the designated area of this instance dungeon stop us from leaving this castle?¡± ¡°We will have to give it a try!¡± Chen Xiaolian replied. A look of resolve shed through his eyes and he was the first to stand up. ¡°Let us not waste any more time. Everyone, let us move out. The more we discuss, the more confused we be!¡± His suggestion garnered the agreement from most of the members of their group ¨C these people were men and women who had fought their way out of countless instance dungeons. Sitting around and chatting was not their way. Soon, they agreed on one path of action. Try to leave the castle and explore the outer areas. However, before leaving the castle, they had attempted onest time to search through the castle again. After ensuring that they had not missed out on anything, they finally decided to leave the castle. After walking out of the castle gate, they stood within the barracks outside. The edge of the barracks area was the outer area of this instance dungeon. The gate leading into the barracks was actually the main gate built into the outer walls of the castle ¨C inter generations, that ce would be the entrance to the entire museum. The gate, which was built for military use, was closed. Iron chains wrapped around the winch next to the gate. Faint traces of blood could be seen on the surface of the chains. ¡°Then, let us head out.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Tian Lie, after moving out of the castle, head to the town first to search the area. Do your best to not scatter about. If you encounter any dangerous situations, do not blindly start a fight. Retreat here first and we will discuss it through - we have a maximum time limit of one month. We have that much food and water avable. Thus, for now, there is no need for us to go risk our lives. Any objections?¡± No one spoke. All of them looked at Chen Xiaolian. Nicole, on the other hand, suddenly smiled and said softly, ¡°Xiaolian, you are bing more like a Guild Leader now. All right, we will have you be the temporary Team Leader for this instance dungeon.¡± Only then did Chen Xiaolian realize his error. He blushed. Whenever his guild was participating in instance dungeons, he would act in such a way, thereby forming a habit. Just now, he had subconsciously acted in a way that a Guild Leader would ¨C he had, however, forgotten something. In this instance dungeon, majority of the people here were not his guild members. For example, Sawakita Mitsuo. He was the Guild Leader of his own guild. Phoenix was also one such character. As for Tian Lie, he was the freak. Nicole was an elite warrior from the Angel Corps. When it came tobat experience, herbat experience far outstripped his. Would these figures need someone like him to instruct them? Seeing the awkwardness exuding from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s person, Phoenix narrowed her beautiful pair of eyes and said gently, ¡°Not a bad idea. Then, everyone here will be listening to Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian¡¯s instructions this time ¨C considering our numbers, there will be a need for a leader.¡± Tian Lie pped his hands andughed. ¡°Interesting, I agree.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo fanned himself a few times before nodding. He said, ¡°I have no objections.¡± As Chen Xiaolian was about to say something, Phoenix turned to face him and said with a serious voice, ¡°There is a need for a leader. So many of us will be going along this risky adventure. Are we all supposed to speak up and interrupt each other when something happens?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. After a moment of hesitation, he said, ¡°Very well, I will be the leader for the time being.¡± Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian was the best candidate to be the temporary Team Leader. Everyone there was from different guilds and sides. Chen Xiaolian was the only one with a good rtionship with all of them. Him taking the lead was the most appropriate action. The Shogunate Generalissimo was someone who had fought beside Chen Xiaolian before. Nagase Komi was once his guild member. There was no need to go into detail about Phoenix. They had faced life and death together. Tian Lie and Nicole also had a deep rtionship with him. At the end of the day, he was the most suitable figure for the leader position here. The others would likely be willing to respect him somewhat ¨C if someone else were to be put in that position, then these figures might be unwilling to obey. Chen Xiaolian was able to immediately understand this point and thus, did not refuse. Tian Lie slowly turned the gate winch. The doors on the barracks¡¯ gate swung open to reveal the outside area beyond the castle wall. Everyone there fell silent for a moment before heading out. Chen Xiaolian walked in the front, holding Soo Soo¡¯s hand. However, seemingly a subconscious action, his other hand pulled Lin Leyan ¨C there were still some affection for her within him after all. Thus, this was his subconscious desire to protect her. Following behind him was Sawakita Mitsuo and his student, Nagase Komi. Next was Phoenix. Lastly were Tian Lie and Nicole followed by the couple, Tom Huggins and Jenny. The moment their group stepped out through the gate, a green curtain of light seemingly descended upon the gate¡­ ¡­ ¡°Boss, all of them had left.¡± Wang Sheng, who stood beside the window on the third floor, whispered. War Tiger stood behind him. He casually retrieved the Chameleon Tent, which they had used to hide themselves, from the wall. Just now, when Chen Xiaolian and the others were searching through the castle, War Tiger and Wang Sheng had utilized the Chameleon Tent and hid within it. ¡°Boss, those fellows, are very powerful?¡± There was a look of eagerness in Wan Sheng¡¯s eyes. After a few seconds of silence, War Tiger shook his head and said, ¡°¡­ ¡­ they are all very powerful figures. Mm, very powerful.¡± There were hints of mncholy and inscrutability in his tone. ¡°What should we do then? ording to them¡­ ¡­ there are two very powerful monsters outside who had taken away the final quest item. We¡­ ¡­¡± War Tiger pondered for a moment and said, ¡°We will head out as well! We won¡¯t be going the same way as them. We will be moving out on our own.¡± ¡­ When they stepped through the gate, the green coloured curtain of light descended from above. Everyone was able to sense it. However, in just an instant, the scene before them turned into a stretch of green and they were incapable of seeing anything else. In the blink of an eye, everything, including where they were standing, felt wrong. Chen Xiaolian snapped open his eyes. His first reaction was to tightly contract his body. It was a form ofbat instinct. At the same time, the change in his surroundings also triggered his body¡¯s subconscious reaction. Cold! The bone biting wind was everywhere. The gust, which fell upon his face, felt like knives. The thick snow reached his knees. All around him were mountains, an endless number of snow-capped mountains. It was as though he was within a world of whiteness. The sky was the colour of grey-filled blue and dense clouds gradually covered them. A big storm was imminent. The oxygen content in the air had seemingly be reduced. When he breathed, besides feeling cold, he felt somewhat suffocated. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank. He had realized something, something very wrong. The people beside him¡­ His left hand was still holding onto Lin Leyan¡¯s arm. Her entire body was shivering from the cold and she appeared on the verge of fainting. His right hand, however, was empty. Soo Soo, whom he had been holding, was now gone. Chen Xiaolian jerked his head backward. Tian Lie, Nicole, Sawakita Mitsuo, Nagase Komi, all of them had disappeared. There was only the couple, Tom Huggins and Jenny behind him. Within the snow-coveredndscape, a gust of wind blew upon Jenny and she instantly wrapped her arms around herself. Tom Huggins hastily embraced his wife and shouted something at Chen Xiaolian. The moment he opened his mouth, however, wind and snow assailed his mouth. Even so, Chen Xiaolian was able to discern what Tom Huggins had said. ¡°There is something wrong with that green curtain of light!¡± ¡­ Chapter 583 Promise

Chapter 583 Promise

GOR Chapter 583 Promise A snowstorm was raging. Chen Xiaolian wrapped his arms around Lin Leyan. At the same time, he quickly took of his overcoat and ced it around her. When the overcoat, which still had the temperature of a normal human¡¯s body, wrapped over her body, Lin Leyan¡¯s body responded with a shudder. This¡­ ¡­ there was something faintly familiar about being hugged by this person, about this atmosphere of warmth. Mm, it was not just the atmosphere. Being hugged by him in such a protective manner was seemingly¡­ ¡­ something familiar. Lin Leyan¡¯s heart grew increasingly confused. As for Chen Xiaolian, his face grew increasingly ugly to behold. He hastily sent a message to Soo Soo using the guild channel. Fortunately, he was able to, after a few seconds, receive a reply from Soo Soo. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, I am fine. Everything is fine. There is no need for you to worry. I am with brother Da Gang; Nicole is here too. I do not know what happened to the others though.¡± The look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face eased up a little. ¡°Where are you?¡± ¡°¡­ I do not know. All I know is we are in a forest. As for its exact location, there is no way to find out. Xiaolian oppa, you need to take care of yourself. Be careful! Brother Da Gang wants me to tell you that someone may have changed this part of the instance dungeon, leaving us all scattered about. We need to maintain contact so that we can exchange information at any given moment. Also¡­ ¡­ try to figure a way to make contact with Sawakita Mitsuo and sister Phoenix.¡± Forest? Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and pondered the situation. He thought of a possibility. Perhaps it was true that some change had urred to this instance dungeon, leading to them being scattered all over. It had split the members of the team apart. However, since Soo Soo was with Tian Lie and Nicole, he believed that there was temporarily no need for him to worry about her safety ¨C Tian Lie¡¯s strength was unfathomable while Nicole was a powerful warrior within the ranks of the Angel Corps. Theycked neither wisdom nor strength. There was no need for him to be worried. Chen Xiaolian saw that Lin Leyan was nearly freezing from the cold. The couple, Tom Huggins and Jenny, were in the same situation as him. Tom Huggins was hugging his wife tightly. He had already taken off the overcoat on him to put it around his wife. Chen Xiaolian shouted across the intense winds, ¡°Let us find a ce to take shelter first!¡± ¡°Good!¡± Tom Huggins propped his wife up and looked around. Then, he pointed somewhere to the northeast. ¡°There!¡± ¡­ The snow was such that their knees had disappeared from view. For ordinary humans, walking a short distance in such an environment would quickly sap them off all their stamina. However, for Chen Xiaolian and Tom Huggins, such a feat was rtively easier to aplish. Fortunately, although Lin Leyan was a woman, she was someone who constantly spent her time travelling around the world. She was no weakling. As for Jenny, she had received certain unknown benefits from Zero City. Her physique was much healthierpared to the average person. The two men supported the two women as they trudged their way through the snow. After roughly a quarter-hour, all four of them looked like snowmen. However, they did manage to make their way to the rear-side of a mountain slope. That ce was slightly protected from the snowstorm. A towering boulder rose upward and a thickyer of snow covered its surface. Using one hand to hold Lin Leyan, Chen Xiaolian pulled out a sword with his other hand and thrust the sword into the boulder with all his might. After several shes of golden coloured light, part of the boulder was cleaved out. He dug the cleaved rocks out to reveal a one-metre deep hole. When Tom Huggins saw that, a trace of seriousness shed across his eyes. However, he did not hesitate to step forward and help out. He tossed the cleaved rocks far away. He was very strong. Using both his hands, he lifted up a rock the size of an adult man. Exerting himself, he then tossed the rock tens of metres away. Chen Xiaolian was hard at work digging the hole. Finally, he managed to dig out something resembling a cave ¨C he had almost dug right through the towering boulder. Finally, however, a cracking sound rang out. The sword in his grip had finally reached its limit and finally broke apart. Chen Xiaolian casually tossed the sword back into his storage equipment before dragging Lin Leyan into the cave. Likewise, Tom Huggins led his wife, Jenny, whom he continued to embrace into the cave. Chen Xiaolian quickly started a fire. However, the little mes flickered and was unable to burn brightly. ¡°We are high up in the mountains where there is less oxygen,¡± said Tom Huggins with a frown. He led Jenny inside and had her lean against the corner. Jenny appeared to be choking on some snow and she coughed gently again and again. Chen Xiaolian sat beside Lin Leyan and saw that the young woman¡¯s face was pale from the cold. After considering it, he retrieved a bottle of nutrition drink from his storage equipment. ¡°Drink it.¡± Lin Leyan looked at the ¡®unfamiliar¡¯ young man, who ced the item before her. Without hesitating, she epted it and drank it. A few moments after that, colour returned to her face. Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh of relief. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ where is this ce?¡± Lin Leyan asked in a soft voice. ¡°That¡­ I am sorry, I do not know either.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and continued, ¡°Logically speaking, we should be at one of the snow-capped mountains near the castle. Romania is a ce filled with snow-capped mountains to begin with. Maybe the system had moved us to one of the mountains there.¡± ¡°System?¡± Lin Leyan shook her head. ¡°The stuff you people talk about¡­ ¡­ I can never understand what you are saying.¡± ¡°It is all right if you do not understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian tried his best to speak in a much warmer tone. Lin Leyan turned silent for a few seconds. She struggled to sit up straight and gazed right into Chen Xiolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ have truly met each other before. We know one another, is that right?¡± Chen Xiaolian grew silent for a moment. Then, he whispered, ¡°I do not know how to exin it to you.¡± ¡°¡­ that means we really do know one another.¡± Lin Leyan gave what appeared to be a smile. However, there was something else within her smiling expression. ¡°Yet, I cannot remember anything about it.¡± It was then that Tom Huggins moved over. The cave they dug out was not that big to begin with while Tom Huggins had quite the stature. After he moved over, the space there grew considerably less. He stretched his hand out to hand over an item. ¡°A syringe?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°Dexamethasone.¡± Tom Huggins sighed and continued, ¡°A lifesaving medicine for climbers. It is ¡­ ¡­ for her.¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to understand. He possessed various knowledge in his mind. As a webwriter, who was currently not doing his job, it was only natural that he had read up on arge number of misceneous books. He possessed some knowledge about this stimnt drug known as dexamethasone. This item was pretty much a necessity for mountain climbers. The oxygen content up in the mountains was low and could cause many types ofplications. The most dangerous type of situation would be the high-altitude cerebral edema. Dexamethasone was a life-saving medicine for this critical moment. Both Chen Xiaolian and Tom Huggins had no need for these types of medicine. However, the two women with them were ordinary humans. They were incapable of resisting the dangers prevalent in this high-altitude area. ¡°I will keep it first. When there is a need, I will administer it. This is a type of hormone; using it could bring side effects to the body. Also¡­ ¡­ thank you.¡± Chen Xiaolian epted the syringe and gave Tom Huggins a nod. ¡°Have you contacted those people yet?¡± ¡°Mm, my guild member is with them, Tian Lie and Nicole. As for my other two wise and experienced friends, they are also gone. Maybe, they have been sent to another random location,¡± said Chen Xiaolian in a hushed tone. ¡°Tian Lie¡¯s group is not on a snow-capped mountain. I hear they are within a forest.¡± There was a wooden look on Tom Huggins¡¯ face and he walked back to sit with his wife. He looked at Jenny, who appeared somewhat weak. She leaned against her husband¡¯s chest as tears silently trickled down her cheeks. ¡°Should not have¡­ ¡­ dragged you into this world.¡± Tom Huggins sighed. After a while, he then turned to face Chen Xiaolian and hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°Can we exchange promises?¡± He was speaking in neither English nor Chinese. Rather, it was in Hebrew. Thenguage was something the two women could not understand. However, Chen Xiaolian, who possessed the system, had no issue understanding his words. ¡°¡­ ¡­ what is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian responded. A hint of determination could be heard from Tom Huggins¡¯ voice. ¡°It is about this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ go on.¡± ¡°Instance dungeons always bring risks,¡± Tom Huggins slowly said. ¡°The two of us are not ordinary humans. I want to protect my wife; as for you, I can see that the rtionship between you and Lin Leyan is not that simple. So¡­¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to understand what Tom Huggins meant. Without waiting for him to continue, Chen Xiaolian nodded and said, ¡°Very well, we will both give our all to pave a path of survival, while protecting them both. If¡­ ¡­ something happens to either of us, the one who survives must protect the two women! I swear I will uphold this pledge.¡± ¡°I swear too, in the name and honour of my ancestors,¡± said Tom Huggins in a respectful tone. The two of them exchanged nces. Although they were still not familiar with each other, they now had a better impression of each other. That was especially true of Chen Xiaolian. Tom Huggins, who had been mostly silent all this time, had now garnered a feeling of admiration from him. ¡°What were you two talking about?¡± asked Jenny with a rather fearful look. ¡°It is nothing, my dear.¡± Tom Huggins looked back at his own wife and said with a voice filled with tenderness. After resting for another 10 minutes, Tom Huggins stood up. He spoke to Chen Xiaolian in a low voice, ¡°All right, I suggest exploring our surroundings first. I had tried earlier to use my mobile phone¡¯s GPS function. It does not work at all. Clearly, there are no satellites up in the sky in this world. Thus, exploration of the terrain would depend on us.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up as well. ¡°No. I¡¯ll go. You stay here and protect the two of them,¡± said Tom Huggins, who shook his head. ¡°I have experience climbing snow-capped mountains. It seems you do not.¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to refute him on that ¨C the fact that Tom was able to pull out a medicine for climbers like dexamethasone proved that to be true. Chen Xiaolian immediately pulled out a military-grade walkie-talkie and tossed one of them to Tom Huggins. ¡°We will maintain contact. Don¡¯t move too far. If the connection is lost,e back immediately!¡± ¡°The sky is probably going to be dark soon. I will definitely not be going far.¡± Tom Huggins smiled. Then, he went over to hug his wife and kissed her furiously for a moment. Then, he stepped out of the cave and disappeared amid the raging snow. Jenny watched her husband¡¯s back as it disappeared and she bit her lip hard. Chen Xiaolian moved over to pull Jenny back inside the cave. Seating her beside Lin Leyan, he then said in a whisper, ¡°Do not worry, he will not encounter any dangers ¨C he should be quite a powerful guy.¡± Jenny wept in a low tone. Lin Leyan gripped Jenny¡¯s hands and whispered some words to her,forting her. As for Chen Xiaolian, he had already retrieved some weapons out from his storage equipment. A big-bore handgun. He also inserted several magazines onto his waist area. His earlier sword was broken and he now held a military shovel in his hand. He thrust the shovel into the ground before him and sat before the entrance of the cave. He narrowed his eyes and observed the falling snow absent-mindedly¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Chapter 584 What The Hell

Chapter 584 What The Hell

GOR Chapter 584 What The Hell Before the sky turned dark, Tom Huggins returned. He did not return empty-handed. On his shoulder was a prey. The instant he noticed that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. He got up and walked over. Looking through the snow, however, he noticed that there was a rather dark look on Tom Huggins¡¯ face. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°We¡¯ll talk about it after we go inside,¡± Tom Huggins gritted his teeth and said in a low voice. His prey was a snow sheep, weighing up to several tens of kilograms. It had long since be frozen and was as hard as iron. After identifying the prey, aplicated look shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°You noticed something wrong as well, right?¡± Tom Huggins shook his head and tossed the snow sheep down beside the fire. Next, he pulled out a de. His sharp de began moving as he cut the snow sheep apart. He was very skilled. Due to how cold it was, the snow sheep¡¯s body was already as hard as iron. However, Tom Huggins casually peeled off its skin. Tossing amb leg into the pot ced above the fire, he then stood up and walked out of the cave. He gathered a pot¡¯s worth of snow and put it into the pot, letting them stew slowly. ¡°I am not an expert on wild animals¡­ ¡­ however, even I know that snow sheep resides below the snow line. There is no way it would appear on top of a snow-capped mountain.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Unless, did you go down the mountain?¡± ¡°With such a short amount of time, how could I go that far?¡± Tom Huggins shook his head. ¡°It was already dead when I found it. It was frozen on the ground.¡± Chen Xiaolian shut his mouth. Although snow sheep had the word ¡®snow¡¯ in its name, it was still a type of sheep. This type of sheep usually lived beneath snow-capped mountains, beneath the snow line. Although it was a very dextrous and agile beast with the ability to jump back and forth between rocks¡­ ¡­ that would not be possible in snow-coverednds. Because thend above the snow line was all covered by snow. There was no vegetation at all ¨C that meant no food. Sheep would never reside at ces above the snow line. Their current position was obviously somewhere atop a snow-capped mountain. Given how theirndscape was covered entirely in snow, there was no way for sheep to survive here. Yet, a sheep had frozen to death somewhere on the ground for no apparent reason¡­ Thus¡­ ¡°There are other people here.¡± Tom Huggins growled. ¡°It would appear this thing had been deliberately tossed aside for us.¡± There was an odd look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Are they worried that we would starve to death¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ Within a ck forest¡­ A persistentyer of moisture covered the thick forest. After breathing within the forest for a long time, one would feel suffocated. Tian Lie took the lead. He held a torch in one hand and a machete in another. His tall and muscr body was like a mountain. He swung the machete to clear a path for them. Soo Soo was at the centre. Her pair of ck pupils were constantly looking around. As for Nicole, she followed behind Soo Soo, a gloomy expression on her face. However, her eyes revealed that she had not let down her guard at all. They had spent two hours moving through the forest. Despite that, Tian Lie¡¯s robust body did not reveal any signs of fatigue. The machete in his hands, too, continued to gleam with a chilling light. A little whileter, Tian Lie suddenly halted his steps. He then turned around and grinned at Soo Soo, revealing a set of white teeth. ¡°Little girl, it seems we have made it out of the forest.¡± After that, the three of them moved forward. After crossing a distance of less than 50 metres, they saw an empty clearing before them. Finally, they walked out of the forest. Beyond the forest was a valley, not too big in size, and covered in green grass. Although there was still no one there, this scenery was not as suppressive as the forest. Beyond the valley was a vast expanse of trees. ck pines and firs dominated the trees in the forest. asionally though, they could see a spruce rising up into the sky. Soo Soo looked at one of the pine trees. A squirrel quickly made its way across the tree and its grey fur swiftly disappeared amid the treetops. Nicole jumped up the tree and her hand shot out to capture a plump squirrel. After that, she tossed the squirrel into Soo Soo¡¯s arms. Soo Soo blinked and smiled. She stroked the squirrel and hugged it. As for the little thing, it would appear that it had received a huge shock and it dared not move. Soo Soo raised her head and smiled at Nicole. ¡°Thank you.¡± Nicole maintained a passive face. Instead, she raised her head to look into the distance. Still standing upon the treetop, she was able to see farther ahead. She reached out with her hand to cover her eyes as she observed, a slight look of loss on her face. ¡°No need to look, I know this ce.¡± Tian Lie suddenly sighed. He sat down on the ground and pulled out a bottle of water from his bag. In one breath¡¯s time, he gulped down the entire contents of the bottle. Then, he looked up and said with a wry smile, ¡°You two beauties,e on and sit. Let¡¯s talk¡­ ¡­ mm, more urately, we may be in trouble.¡± ¡°Trouble?¡± Nicole jumped down from the treetop andnded effortlessly beside Tian Lie. Soo Soo, on the other hand, released the squirrel, allowing the small thing to flee, disappearing back into the treetops. After that, Soo Soo walked to Tian Lie¡¯s side. ¡°Brother Da Gang, what did you say?¡± ¡°We are in trouble.¡± Tian Lie sighed. He wiped away the sweat on his forehead and pointed at the valley before them. ¡°I recognize this ce¡­ ¡­ I have been here before.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± A flicker shed across Nicole¡¯s face and she said, ¡°This ce is?¡± ¡°The ck Forest. To be exact, it is the Teutoburg Forest.¡± Tian Lie smiled wryly and continued, ¡°However, when I was here, this ce did not look like this.¡± After saying that, he stuck his hand out and pointed. ¡°There, there should be a statue there.¡± ¡°Statue?¡± Soo Soo widened her eyes. ¡°The Hermann Monument,¡± said Tian Lie with a wry smile. ¡°It should be right there¡­ ¡­ although this ce is a forest, thendscape cannot change by much. The surrounding mountain slopes, valleys, the terrain, all of them remain the same. I am certain that this is where the Hermann Monument should be at.¡± Hearing that, Nicole¡¯s face took on a dumbfounded expression. With a rather pale look, she whispered, ¡°Hermann Monument, built in 1838¡­ ¡­ tomemorate the Germanic national hero. That is why such a statue was built in the Teutoburg Forest. It took over 30 years toplete the statue ¡­ ¡­¡± Soo Soo frowned and asked, ¡°What does that mean?¡± ¡°It means we are no longer near Bran Castle. We are no longer in Romania.¡± Nicole sighed. ¡°We are now, in Germany! The Teutoburg Forest in Germany¡­ ¡­ moreover, a Germany prior to 1838.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ what the hell, man.¡± Tian Lie sighed. Germany? Just by taking a step out from Bran Castle, a ce filled with legends of vampires, they ended up teleported into Germany? A distance of several hundred kilometres! ¡­ ¡°We will stay here until dawn.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the mutton stewing inside the boiling pot. He produced a spoon and gently stirred it. ¡°After daybreak, we will think of some way to get down this mountain and reach the foot of the mountain. Soo Soo¡¯s group is within a forest. I am guessing that must be a certain forest at the foot of this mountain. No matter what, we should regroup first.¡± ¡°I agree.¡± Tom Huggins nodded. Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face froze. He had received a message that Soo Soo sent to him through his personal system. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, we have just confirmed this. Brother Da Gang and sister Nicole have both confirmed it. We are now in Germany. There is a distance of roughly 800 kilometres between here and Bran Castle.¡± Germany? 800 kilometres away? Chen Xiaolian was bbergasted. He subconsciously turned to look at the pot of mutton before him. Mutton pot, let¡¯s do this! ¡­ Chapter 585 It Is You

Chapter 585 It Is You

GOR Chapter 585 It Is You Drinking the pot of warm mutton soup amid the snow-coveredndscape, their body quickly warmed up. A clump of warm fire seemingly burned within their bellies. As for Lin Leyan, she felt awkward. They were atop a snow-capped mountain, a seemingly despairing situation. However, this Chen Xiaolian, who was beside her, was clearly not some ordinary being. The seemingly precipitous environment ¨C although he did not say it aloud, Lin Leyan could tell that the look of concern revealed on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was not concern about the weather. In other words, the cold, the fact that they were atop a snow-capped mountain was something that he considered as ¡®not an issue¡¯. Lin Leyan was in the dark about the details and Chen Xiaolian would not take the initiative to tell her about it. However, for this young woman, in her 20 plus years of life, this was a rare and unforgettable moment. Although they had started a fire, the air inside the cave did not get very warm. She leaned close to the fire to let the warm flow of air heat up her body and drank a bowl of mutton soup ¨C ordinarily, she was someone who shied away from eating smelly foods like mutton. At present, however, she no longer cared. Probably¡­ because¡­ This man beside her. There was no reason for it. There was no cause either. Sitting beside him, watching him as he stared at the fire with a brooding look, Lin Leyan felt an indescribable feeling of dependability from him. He was neither tall nor muscr. However, in this world, there would certainly be this type of man: One who could make you think that he is like a mountain. At present, in Lin Leyan¡¯s eyes, this Chen Xiaolian sitting beside her was giving her that exact impression. Dependable, reliable, secure, and¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ the desire to be more intimate with him. Lin Leyan¡¯s face was a colour of deep red. Part of it was due to the heat from the fire. As for the other part, that was something that only the heart knew. Truth be told, at that moment, Chen Xiaolian was not aware of theplicated thoughts running through this young woman¡¯s mind. Or perhaps it would be more urate to say, while he was able to sense it, he was not in the mood to be concerned about that. He stared into the fire, his mind racing as he pondered. Random assignment? Teleportation? Segmentation of areas? Then, what is the BUG in this instance dungeon? How to break it? Also, where did the snow sheep that Tom Huggins picked upe from? Reaching that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian suddenly got up. He strode out of the cave and stood outside the cave, where snow covered thend and a snowstorm raged and engulfed all around him. Chen Xiaolian stood straight amid the snowstorm. In the darkness, his eyes seemingly shone. There were also traces of a sneer at the corners of his lips. He looked forward, looking down at the foot of the mountain before him. Then, he suddenly turned around to look at the mountain top behind him. As it was deep at night, visibility was low. Despite how well the snow reflects light, his vision was being obstructed by the snow and he was not able to see too far away. However, there in the distance where the mountaintops rose up one after another within the snowyndscape, he was able to see it. Although he could not see it clearly¡­ It was there! ¡°If that is the case, then let¡¯s not head down.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly clenched his fists. Sending a sheep over, you fear we would starve to death or something? Good will? Or¡­ ¡­ ying with a toy? Are you afraid that we would die too fast, thereby making this less enjoyable? In any case, Chen Xiaolian would not associate the other party¡¯s action with the word ¡®good will¡¯. Since hispanions were over 800 kilometres away, the n to descend the mountain can be scrapped. Next¡­ ¡­ since the other party is on this mountain, they have already exposed traces of themselves. If so, let¡¯s head forward! ¡­ Chen Xiaolian came to the decision while standing amid the snowstorm. Then, he turned back into the cave. After that¡­ his firm attitude nearly crumbled. An awkward situationid out before him. ¡°Eh¡­ ¡­ this¡­¡± This youngster stood at the entrance of the cave and looked inside. It was alreadyte at night. The couple, Tom Huggins and Jenny were already asleep. They were using the sleeping bag used by mountain climbers. Chen Xiaolian did not possess such items in his storage equipment. Tom Huggins, who was clearly a skilled mountain climber, had brought the item with him. However, there were only two. At that moment, Tom Huggins and his wife, Jenny, were using one of the two. Jenny seemed to be showing some adverse reaction to being in a high-altitude ce. Additionally, she was also not feeling too well. During the night, her body was feeling feverish and her body shivered. The thickset and mountain-like Tom Huggins, who clearly loved his wife, embraced her and they snuggled into one of the sleeping bags. Tonight, he would be using his own body temperature to provide warmth for Jenny. Even if Chen Xiaolian wanted to say something¡­ ¡­ what could he say? Was he supposed to wake the couple up and said: Hey, let your wife sleep together with Lin Leyan in one sleeping bag. As for the two of them, males, they would sleep together in the other one? No matter how you look at it, that was not a good way of allocating the sleeping bags. Chen Xiaolian stood still. Truth be told, Lin Leyan had already thought of something, which caused her to blush. A sleeping bag shared between two people may feel cramped. However, it was still usable. Besides, sleeping together amid the snowyndscape would allow them to feel the warmth of each other¡¯s embrace. But the problem is¡­ We are not a couple! ¡­ This young woman before him was not someone unfamiliar to him. It was not as though there was no intimacy between them before. During their escape from that African country, on the boat, in the forest, amid the war within the city, the two of them had had close contact with each other. Chen Xiaolian could especially still remember their parting words. Mm, what did she say back then? She had asked me if I regretted my actions of refusing that chance for intimacy with her. Back then, how had I answered her? Mm, right. Back then, I thought it was time to part and we would never meet again. Thus, I had discarded all of my concerns and spoken the truth. ¡°My intestines are already green with regret.¡± And now, his saying had turned into a prophecy. There was no need to regret it anymore. At this very moment, the chance for intimate contacty right before his eyes. Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡­ In the middle of the night, Lin Leyan woke up from her partially asleep state ¨C she was not able to actually sleep. After encountering such a strange and bizarre situation, after getting pulled into this, after meeting Chen Xiaolian, a familiar stranger, how could she sleep? She wrapped herself with the sleeping bag, alone. However, the truth was, she had not actually fallen asleep. After waking up, she subconsciously turned to look at the entrance of the cave. The youngster was sitting there. Sitting at the entrance to the cave, his body appeared like a barrier, blocking off the snow from drifting inside the cave. Beside the youngster was arge, cat-like animal. Itid down meekly beside his legs. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand gently stroked the back of the big cat, causing it to squint its eyes. After Lin Leyan turned her attention toward them, the big cat suddenly turned its head and stared at her. A warning growl simr to that of a fierce tiger reverberated out from its throat. ¡°Shh.¡± Chen Xiaolian patted it and said in a hushed tone, ¡°She¡¯s on our side. Don¡¯t be noisy.¡± The Four-eyed War Caty down once more. Chen Xiaolian then turned to Lin Leyan and said, ¡°There is no need to be afraid. This is just my pet.¡± Lin Leyan did not ask questions such as ¡°Where did this cate from?¡±. It was as though there was no need to ask this strange youngster such a question ¨C he was likely someone with extraordinary abilities, someone who could do anything. Blushing, Lin Leyan weighed her words and hesitated for a moment. Then, she said in a dry voice, ¡°Are you not going to sleep?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ not sleepy,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a warm smile. ¡°¡­ you, actually, you cane here and sleep.¡± As Lin Leyan was uttering those final few words, her voice became near inaudible. Chen Xiaolian entered a state of silence. Next, he gave her a silent smile and proceeded to do and say nothing. Lin Leyan¡¯s heart palpitated furiously. The sounding from her heart beat caused her to think: Would he end up hearing it? However, she was not the shy and introvert type. In the end, gritting her teeth, she slipped out of the sleeping bag and moved to sit beside Chen Xiaolian. The Four-eyed War Cat got up. After Chen Xiaolian gave it a pat, ity down once more. ¡°Is it all right if we have a chat?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Although I do not know why I would forget everything about you, I can now be certain that we were not only acquainted¡­ ¡­ we have a special rtionship, right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded again. ¡°So¡­ ¡­¡± Lin Leyan took a deep breath. Chen Xiaolian felt troubled. As he was worrying about how he should exin if Lin Leyan questions him about the matter, she suddenly smiled. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ I won¡¯t ask about it anymore. Since it is already forgotten, you are now the only one with those memories. I don¡¯t have it. Even if I ask, what is forgotten remains forgotten. That resonance will not be there as well. Still, we can talk about something else.¡± There was a bit of a care-free look on her smile. ¡°If so, let us get to know each other once more. Hello, my name is Lin Leyan.¡± Her smile was earnest and her eyes showed no hesitation ¨C however, there was seriousness there. Looking at her outstretched hand, Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before epting it. ¡°My name is Chen Xiaolian.¡± Next, their conversation took on a more rxed and disorganized tone. ¡°I know, you are not an ordinary person, am I right?¡± ¡°Mm, a bit special, I suppose.¡± ¡°Are you a superman?¡± ¡°You can say that.¡± ¡°So, you fellows need to go on perilous adventures?¡± ¡°¡­ more or less. There are some restrictions, so, there is a need to do so.¡± ¡°Have we slept together before?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ eh?¡± When she asked that final question, it had sounded casual. However, it was a standard sneak attack. Chen Xiaolian was caught off-guard and there was a dumbfounded look on his face for a moment. Next, he smiled wryly and shook his head. ¡°No¡­ ¡­ really, no.¡± Lin Leyan revealed a faint smile and said in a whisper, seemingly tofort her blushing self, ¡°That is good¡­ ¡­ if we did, and I forgot about it, it would be unfair for me.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat awkward; he did not know how to respond to that. ¡°We did not sleep together, but¡­ ¡­ we kissed before, right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian said nothing. Lin Leyan exhaled. ¡°I understand now. It¡¯s just, it is not fair.¡± Chen Xiaolian could feel it. Within his heart, that ripple was gradually spreading out and growingrger. The young woman¡¯s voice was very gentle. ¡°About what I want to do next, don¡¯t think of me as flippant or frivolous. Truth is, I don¡¯t normally act this way. However¡­ ¡­ I want to feel it. Because¡­ ¡­ it is you,¡± Lin Leyan said softly. ¡°Mm, yes. It is not someone else, it is you. I, for the past few days, I would asionally have these strange dreams. When I wake up, I would remember. After waking up though, most of the contents of the dream would be forgotten. However, there are some parts that left a vague impression upon me. I remember¡­ I kissed a man, but I cannot remember the man¡¯s face. Now that I have met you, I think, I think I might have the answer. So¡­ don¡¯t think of me as a frivolous woman. I just want to prove something. If it were someone else, I might feel too ashamed to try this. Or maybe, I would not even think about it¡­ thankfully, it is not someone else, it is you. I am willing to try it to confirm it.¡± This young woman¡¯s voice, which was as soft as the gentle winds of March, drifted into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear. Following that was a faint fragrance. Lin Leyan leaned over and her soft lips made contact with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lips. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with widened eyes. After a brief moment, Lin Leyan leaned back. She stared into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and gave a gentle sigh. ¡°It is, as expected, it is you!¡± Lin Leyan whispered before leaning forward once more. She ced her chin on his shoulder. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ were we once lovers?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian did not respond. However, he did inwardly answer. For that short period of time¡­ ¡­ I suppose. ¡­ Chapter 586 A Very Pleasant Name

Chapter 586 A Very Pleasant Name

GOR Chapter 586 A Very Pleasant Name When dawn arrived, Tom Huggins got out of the sleeping bag. Chen Xiaolian was partially leaning against the cave entrance and Lin Leyan rested against his chest. Chen Xiaolian made a ¡®keep quiet¡¯ hand sign to Tom Huggins, who revealed a slightly peculiar smile on his face. Next, he stepped out of the cave. The snowstorm had stopped sometimest night. However, the snow deposit on the ground had grown thicker. It had almost blocked off the entrance to the cave. As he was moving out, Tom Huggins cleared the snow outside the cave. Feeling the cold air blowing over him, he was unable to stop himself from shivering. After that, he knitted his brows and looked around. All was white. The sky was the colour of a cleansed blue, the clouds having cleared away. Chen Xiaolian, too, stepped out from the cave behind Tom Huggins and patted him on the shoulder. ¡°How is Jenny?¡± ¡°She should be all right. She was just not used to the environment of this ce. Her body is in good condition.¡± Tom Huggins replied calmly. This man had a very calm demeanour. When he turned serious, he gave off a slight air of restrained manliness. ¡°I had not the chance to ask you before¡­ ¡­ Tian Lie had said that you are a knight. I believe he said your name is Ivan?¡± ¡°That is all in the past.¡± Tom Huggins sighed. He hesitated for a moment before slowly continuing, ¡°Fine, since we are all in the same boat, I need to trust you. It won¡¯t be good to hide anything from you. I suppose I can tell you a little about my identity in the past.¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a smile at Tom Huggins. ¡°Back then, I used to be a member of the Knights of the Holy City Guild.¡± The instant he heard the name, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows jumped. It was only natural for him to remember that name. Profound hatred! ¡­ ¡°Eat it.¡± Soo Soo handed a pack of hardtack biscuits to Tian Lie; she also handed him a bottle of water. Nicole had jumped up to the treetops again. ¡°There is not much food in my storage equipment.¡± Soo Soo puffed up her face and said in a rather vexed voice, ¡°I don¡¯t usually bring much supplies when I follow Xiaolian oppa out. That is why, the food on me is probably enough tost the three of us for only a week¡­ ¡­ no more.¡± Tian Lie said nothing. He silently finished up the hardtack biscuits; then, he stood up and rubbed his palms. ¡°One week, is it? Well then, let us hurry.¡± ¡°This is a forest. Can¡¯t you go catch some prey?¡± Soo Soo looked at Tian Lie. Tian Lie sighed. Suddenly, he shouted loudly, ¡°Hey!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Nicole, who was standing atop a tree, replied with a frown on her face. ¡°You have been on the lookout for so long now. Have you seen even a bird?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ no.¡± ¡°There you have it. Last night, I went to check a nearby river. There is not a single fish in the river. I dug a hole beneath a bush, trying to find something like a rabbit or a rat. But even after digging a hole the standard of a well, I could not find anything at all.¡± Tian Lie smiled wryly and continued, ¡°Prey¡­ ¡­ those things do not exist here.¡± Soo Soo stared at Tian Lie with widened eyes. ¡°To be exact, this world is ¡®fake¡¯. We are now in a world within an instance dungeon. ording to the original rules, the area for this instance dungeon should be limited to that castle. However, who knows what methods the two monsters used, they actually expanded the area for the instance dungeon to such an extent¡­ ¡­ I really do not know how they aplished that. ¡°However, one thing is certain. They do not have the ability to create matter ¨C that is something that only the system can do. ¡°So, they may have opened up some areas that the system had sealed up. However, these areas are all under the ¡®original temte¡¯. In other words, the mountain ranges and terrain here have all been constructed, but not filled with anything else. For example, organic life forms such as humans. Of course, that includes the ¡®prey¡¯ that you are talking about. ¡°In short, we are now inside an empty world. The only thing drawing breath here may be only us and the two monsters.¡± Nicole jumped down from the treetop and walked to Soo Soo¡¯s side. After epting a pack of hardtack biscuits from Soo Soo, she tore off the pack and began eating. She also drank a little. ¡°Since our supplies are limited, we will have to control our intake.¡± Nicole thought about it and said, ¡°Following an extreme n of rationing, we will be able tost for around half a month. However, that would affect ourbat power.¡± ¡°Thankfully, Xiaolian oppa brought a lot of food with him. He should not be having hunger issues. Are we 800 kilometres away from him? We should be able to reach him in a few days¡¯ time, no?¡± Looking into Soo Soo¡¯s eyes, Tian Lie suddenly smiled. ¡°Little girl, rather than worrying about food, I feel that you should be worrying about something else regarding Chen Xiaolian.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Thatpanion beside him is no ordinary character.¡± Nicole, too, frowned at that. ¡°You mean that Ivan? He¡­ ¡­ there is a problem with him?¡± ¡°The present him will not be an issue. The present him is like a tiger that has had its fangs pulled out. That is why we could so easily subdue him back in London. However¡­ ¡­ that fellow is a bona fide tiger. He is not some cat who only knows how to scare others or catch mice.¡± Tian Lie shook his head and sighed. A serious look washed over Nicole¡¯s face. ¡°I didn¡¯t hear you say anything about this along the way¡­ ¡­ Ivan, Ivan¡­ ¡­ I have heard this name before, but¡­ ¡­ in the past, when he was with the psychos of the holy city, was he very powerful?¡± Tian Lie pondered it for a moment and said, ¡°Others have always viewed those fellows from the holy city as a bunch of madmen. However, those other people do not quite have a proper understanding of their strength. Thankfully, I know a little bit morepared to ¡®others¡¯.¡± Nicole then sat down. ¡°Tell us a little about it.¡± ¡°Shen had informed me that back then, he had once cooperated with those madmen from the holy city,¡± Tian Lie said with a very serious tone. ¡°Be clear about this. It was not Thorned Flower Guild that cooperated with them. Rather, it was Shen himself, who stepped forward to cooperate with them, once. That cooperation also led to a serious internal strife and division within the Knights of the Holy City Guild.¡± Nicole¡¯s expression turned serious as well. It only took a moment for her to understand the meaning behind Tian Lie¡¯s words. It was not Thorned Flower Guild that cooperated with them. Rather, it was Shen himself, who stepped forward to cooperate with them. If Thorned Flower Guild had wanted to cooperate with an ordinary guild, even if that guild possessed considerable strength, all Thorned Flower Guild needed to do was send one of their stronger subordinates. For Shen to personally step forward would signal two possibilities. The first possibility: That cooperation was extremely important to Shen. The second possibility¡­ ¡­ the other guild possessed extraordinary strength, so much so that Shen had to personally step forward and treat the other side as equals. This was simple reciprocity. Let us take America for example. Assume America wanted to cooperate with another country. If that other country was just some small country, there would be no need for the President to show his face. He could just send a representative to negotiate on his behalf. If there was a need for the President to personally step forward¡­ ¡­ this other country must likely be a fairly powerful country. After that, Tian Lie slowly continued. ¡°At the time of the cooperation, the Guild Leader for the Knights of the Holy City Guild was not Mene. The Guild Leader then was Ivan. He is the only ¡®holy knight¡¯ in the Knights of the Holy Knights Guild. Shen had evenmented that his strength should have reached the standard for [S] ss. Back then, that Mene, who is now the Guild Leader, was just a minor character¡­ ¡­ back then, he did not even qualify to fight beside Ivan. He could only be Ivan¡¯s squire.¡± Nicole was stunned. ¡°How¡­ ¡­ could that be?¡± ¡­ ¡°The madmen from the holy city? Mene and his gang, I have had some dealings with them before,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°Doesn¡¯t seem like fond memories.¡± Tom Huggins noted the hostility within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice and said gently, ¡°However, I do not care about that. My rtionship with those fellows turned upside down years ago. I used to be one of them, but due to some special reasons, I left that organization and the guild. Ivan was my name before I left.¡± After saying that, Tom Huggins paused and muttered slowly, ¡°Ivan, Ivan? Hossein. To be exact, people back then call me¡­ ¡­ Knight Hossein.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Mm, Hossein. It is a rather pleasant-sounding name.¡± Hossein appeared somewhat puzzled. He gave Chen Xiaolian a nce, his expression turning somewhat strange. ¡°I am now certain of one thing¡­ ¡­ surely, you have only recently be an Awakened.¡± ¡°True, it has not even been a year,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°No wonder. You appear very unfamiliar with my former name. It would appear you have never heard of it before.¡± Chen Xiaolian became curious. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ your former name, is it very famous?¡± Aplicated expression appeared on Hossein¡¯s face and he whispered, ¡°You could say¡­ ¡­ it is very famous.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment. Then, he said, ¡°So¡­ ¡­ Mene is a formerrade of yours? That fellow¡­ ¡­ he is someone I really want to kill.¡± ¡°Me too.¡± Hossein smiled. However, there was a hint of sorrow in his smile. Next, this tall and sizable man turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°A pity, I cannot personally kill him. If you are willing to do it, I would be happy to see it happen.¡± ¡°¡­ why?¡± Chen Xiaolian probed. ¡°I can feel it. Your strength, you should be very strong, no weakerpared to Mene.¡± ¡°Because he is my younger brother. I cannot be the one to kill him.¡± ¡­ Chapter 587 Signboard

Chapter 587 Signboard

GOR Chapter 587 Signboard ¡°Back then, when that cooperation between them urred, Hossein was still the leader of the Knights of the Holy City Guild. At that time, although the others have already considered the Knights of the Holy City Guild to be a bunch of weirdos, it was still much betterpared to their present status as ¡®religious madmen¡¯,¡± Tian Lie slowly said. ¡°Due to a certain instance dungeon¡¯s quest, Guild Leader Shen had gone to meet Hossein to propose a cooperation. Hossein was a very arrogant fellow. As an Awakened, he had a natural sense of hostility toward yers. As for Guild Leader Shen, he was the number one figure on the yer side. Cooperating with the number one yer was something that Hossein was originally opposed to. I heard that, when the two of them met, they ended up engaging in a huge and viciouspetition. It was a very intense battle.¡± Nicole said nothing. However, Soo Soo¡¯s face took on an odd expression. The little girl looked at Tian Lie and said, ¡°Exaggeration.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°I said, you are exaggerating.¡± ¡°Sigh, little girl. I, Master Tian Lie, have never lied before.¡± ¡°But Xiaolian oppa had said, back in Zero City, Shen alone could defeat several [S] ss titans who were fighting together. You say that Hossein fellow could fiercelypete against Shen and that it was an intense battle. How is that possible? Xiaolian oppa would never lie. So, you must be exaggerating!¡± The logic behind the little girl¡¯s words appear impable, leaving Tian Lie gaping. After a moment, he shook his head. ¡°How in the bloody hell could I know what happened in Zero City? Although Shen is powerful, I do not think he could, by himself, take on several [S] ss experts at once. To be able to go so far as to defeat those [S] ss experts, the Shen I know of is not that powerful. If he is, Thorned Flower Guild would have been able to defeat the Awakened side long ago.¡± Nicole, who stood behind him, rapped his shoulder and said, ¡°Hey, watch your words in front of a child. Don¡¯t swear.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ fine.¡± Soo Soo swivelled her eyes back to Tian Lie. The expression on her face clearly conveyed the words ¡®I will believe you for now¡¯. She continued, ¡°And then? Finish your story.¡± ¡°The story¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie smiled wryly. ¡°Fine, about what happened in theter stages, I actually do not know all the details.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s story was very simple. Theter part of the incident went like this: Shen had personally stepped forward and fought one round against Hossein. It was an intense battle. It was said that he had utilized brute force to make Hossein put aside his arrogance ¨C on the other hand, Hossein¡¯s strength also received Shen¡¯s praise. At the same time, Shen proposed some special terms. Tian Lie was not aware of the details of those terms. They were likely connected to the quest that they would be cooperating for. Shen had also not informed Tian Lie on the details of that quest. ¡°Just¡­ ¡­ it should be rted to a piece of sacred artefact,¡± Tian Lie said slowly. ¡°Sacred artefact?¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°It cannot just be due to that. What kind of person is Shen? Although sacred artefacts are rare in this game, there is no need for someone at the level of the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild to personally step forward for the sake of a sacred artefact.¡± ¡°Maybe this one is more exceptional. It is probably not some ordinary sacred artefact,¡± said Tian Lie slowly. ¡°Later the two of them cooperated toplete an instance dungeon with a very high level of difficulty. However, that sacred artefact is not one. Rather, it is a pair.¡± ¡°A pair? So, there are two of them?¡± ¡°Mm¡­ ¡­ I do not know the details. At any rate, when Shen informed me about it, his original words were ¡®a pair¡¯.¡± ¡°What happened next?¡± ¡°Later on, their two sides had a disagreement. Originally, they had agreed that if there is one sacred artefact, that sacred artefact would belong to the Knights of the Holy City Guild. But in the end, Shen¡­ ¡­ reneged. Something about the sacred artefact went beyond his expectations, so he expressed his desire to borrow the sacred artefact from Hossein to conduct some research on it for a while.¡± Nicole sneered. ¡°Humph, borrow? He obviously just wants to seize it.¡± ¡°No no no!¡± Tian Lie shook his head vigorously. ¡°I am not trying to speak on behalf of Shen. Rather, why would someone like him personally step forward to seize some ordinary sacred artefact? What sacred artefact could he not get his hands on? It is likely that the item was too unique, triggering his interest in it. Thus, he had wanted to research it. Additionally, he has a very good reputation. If he gave his word that he would be borrowing, then it is definitely just borrowing. He would never take it for himself. Additionally, there is another important issue in the story.¡± After a pause, Tian Lie said in a hushed tone, ¡°Shen informed me that there is something wrong with the pair of sacred artefacts. Leaving that item in the hands of the Knights of the Holy City Guild may harm Hossein. It could cause some adverse consequences.¡± Hearing that, Nicole snorted coldly. Clearly, she had her reservations about Shen¡¯s opinion. However, she did not say anything to interrupt Tian Lie. ¡°One of them is known as the number one yer, while the other is the leader of the Knights of the Holy City Guild. Since they could note to an agreement, they could only duke it out in the end.¡± There was an odd note in Tian Lie¡¯s voice. ¡°This time, they fought each other for three rounds. Theypeted on different skills. In the end, Shen won.¡± ¡°As expected, he is very strong¡­ ¡­¡± Nicole sighed. ¡°Not quite though.¡± The odd note in Tian Lie¡¯s voice remained and he continued, ¡°In the three rounds ofpetition, Shen won two of them to win. In other words¡­ ¡­ Hossein won one round!¡± Hearing that, Nicole and Soo Soo became surprised. Hossein, actually won once? That is Shen! The one who defeated several [S] ss titans all at once! Hossein was able to win one of the three rounds? ¡°At any rate, he won one of them. Don¡¯t ask me for the details. I really do not know.¡± Tian Lie smiled wryly and continued, ¡°In the end, however¡­ who knows what Shen was thinking, maybe it was due to the strength that Hossein had shown, or maybe it was due to something else, but Shen did not take the pair of sacred artefacts away just like that. Rather¡­ ¡­ he split them apart, leaving one half in Hossein¡¯s hand while he left with the other half. A pity¡­ ¡­ sigh!¡± In the end, when Tian Lie sighed, both Nicole and Soo Soo sensed that the story was about to take a turn for the worse. ¡°Shen took away one half of the sacred artefact, while the other half caused a tragedy to befall Hossein.¡± ¡°Why do you say that?¡± ¡°That sacred artefact, is very exceptional!¡± There was a solemn look on Tian Lie¡¯s face. ¡°Shen informed me that the sacred artefact contains an immense power! By fully grasping the power inside it, an Awakened could instantly reach [S] ss! If an [S] ss expert grasped what lies within it, he or she may discover something phenomenal!¡± Hearing that, Nicole sighed. ¡°It would appear someone grew covetous.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Tian Lie slowly continued, ¡°After the cooperation, Shen left. It was no more than six months after the incident that a news came up. Internal strife had erupted within the Knights of the Holy City Guild. Hossein was overthrown by his younger brother, Mene. At the same time, some of Hossein¡¯s trusted aides, subordinates and supporters were killed in the internal strife. As for Hossein himself, he disappeared without a trace.¡± ¡°Heh!¡± Nicole sneered. There was a trace of anger in her voice. ¡°As expected, no matter how powerful an expert may be, he cannot defend against a stab from the back!¡± ¡°When you put it that way, that Hossein is indeed a powerful character? He is someone with the strength topete against Shen.¡± Soo Soo then asked, ¡°If so, why is it that he would be captured by you and sister Nicole?¡± ¡°Err¡­ ¡­ there must be some reasons behind this. I heard Shen mention it before. Researching that sacred artefact requires a great deal of power. Understanding the mystery within it requires some meditation. Perhaps that is why Hossein¡¯s power had grown weak. In other words, he had yet to fullyprehend that sacred artefact¡­ ¡­ or perhaps, his younger brother, Mene had snatched off the sacred artefact. No one knows the details behind it. However, Shen had been the one to inform me about Hossein changing his name and hiding in London, away from the holy city. It is said that Shen had went to find Hossein after that, but Hossein did not say anything about it. So, Shen left.¡± ¡°Maybe¡­ ¡­¡± Soo Soo¡¯s eyes suddenly shone. ¡°Maybe, Shen had grasped the power within the sacred artefact? That is why he could be so powerful back in Zero City!¡± ¡°I do not know about that. At any rate, the Shen I knew was not as powerful as Chen Xiaolian had described.¡± ¡­ On the top of a snowy mountain¡­ Across a mountain peak was a snow field. A valley rested several hundreds of metres beyond the snow field. Chen Xiaolian was carrying Lin Leyan amid the white snow. He had her sit on his shoulders. It looked very incongruous. After all, Chen Xiaolian did not possess a beefy stature. However, he was strong enough to do so. Hossein had already brought out some mountain climbing snow goggles and distributed it to them all ¨C exposing the eye for extended periods of time in the snow could result in snow blindness. The thickness of the snow made their progress slow. Chen Xiaolian had already brought out some suitable items from his Storage Watch. After disassembling out a few boards, they tied the boards to the soles of the feet to act as snow shoes. Even so, their progress remained slow. They spent the morning crossing a snowy mountain peak and trekking through most of this snow field. Thankfully, the weather was fine and there was no snowstorm. After making their way past the snow field, they reached the hillside. As they did, Chen Xiaolian, who was in the front, suddenly halted his steps. Hossein, who was behind him, was carrying Jenny. He caught up to Chen Xiaolian and discovered him standing there. As Hossein was about to questions Chen Xiaolian, his gaze turned away from Chen Xiaolian and he saw the thing before them. He too, was stunned. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ what is this?¡± There was disbelief in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice. Before them, at the hillside, was surprisingly a tall metal rod. It was roughly as thick as a human arm and rose up high, very high, roughly seven to eight metres. There at the top end of the metal rod was an arrow sign. The arrow pointed to the southeast direction and there were words on the arrow sign. ¡°Wee to the visiting Awakened ones. Please follow this direction for one kilometre.¡± Hossein mumbled, ¡°What the hell¡­ ¡­¡± After silently regarding it for over one minute, Chen Xiaolian put Lin Leyan down and broke into a smile all of a sudden. He said, ¡°It seems there is really someone here.¡± Hossein knitted his brows. ¡°What do we do? Follow the instructions given by the sign?¡± ¡°Of course¡­ ¡­ not!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly smiled and said, ¡°We¡­ ¡­ will go in the other direction! Let us see what happens then!¡± The four of them made their way in the direction opposite that of the sign. After over an hour, a signboard appeared before them once more. ¡°Useless. No matter where you choose to go, we will still meet.¡± Those were the words on the signboard. Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Sure enough.¡± Hossein frowned and said, ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°This is a prompt, it is just like¡­ ¡­ the system prompt inside an instance dungeon. The fellows who have seized this space are unable to directly send prompts into our personal system like the system. So, they could only resort to this, putting up signboards on the way.¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered and continued, ¡°In other words, the fellows who have seized this ce consider themselves as the masters of this ce, the equivalent of the system ¨C they lord over this ce. We, the game participants who have entered this ce are like toys to them.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian sneered and continued, ¡°We had deliberately moved in the opposite direction, but there is still a signboard waiting for us. That proves one thing¡­ ¡­ the other side is secretly watching us!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian abruptly raised his head. His eyes, which were as sharp as knives, turned to assess his surroundings. ¡­ Chapter 588 Welcoming Ceremony

Chapter 588 Weing Ceremony

GOR Chapter 588 Weing Ceremony Soo Soo, who was seated on the grassy ground, stood up and walked some distance away. In the beginning, neither Tian Lie nor Nicole paid any heed to her actions. They had assumed that this little girl was looking around. However, after observing her for a while, they noticed that Soo Soo was moving closer to the forest. ¡°Hey, what are you doing?¡± Tian Lie asked loudly. ¡°Finding something,¡± replied Soo Soo without even turning her head back. ¡°What are you looking for?¡± Soo Soo sighed and shrugged. She then turned backward to face the two ¡®adults¡¯. ¡°Your reactions are really dull.¡± Blinking her eyes, Soo Soo pointed at Tian Lie and asked, ¡°You say you cannot find any fish in the river?¡± ¡°Err, yes.¡± ¡°What about you? You did not see any birds up above the trees?¡± Soo Soo pointed at Nicole. Nicole nodded. ¡°That is why you two believe that this world has no other life forms?¡± Soo Soo continued her questions. The two of them grew silent. ¡°If so, where did the squirrele from?¡± This question from Soo Soo dumbfounded Nicole. Tian Lie knitted his brows and said ¡°Squirrel? What squirrel?¡± ¡°A squirrel.¡± Soo Soo gestured with her hand for a bit before continuing, ¡°It is about this big, furry and very, very cute. Sis Nicole had caught it for me to y with.¡± Tian Lie turned to look at Nicole, who froze for a moment. Her face was filled with confusion as she looked back at Tian Lie. ¡°You caught her squirrel?¡± Back then, Tian Lie was in front, using the machete to hack open a path. Thus, he had not seen Soo Soo holding the squirrel. At present, there was confusion within Nicole¡¯s eyes. She subconsciously shook her head and said, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ do not remember that.¡± She then raised her voice and asked, ¡°Soo Soo, did it happen back in the forest?¡± ¡°Yes. I saw that there was a squirrel on a tree and thought that it looked cute. You then helped me catch it so that I can y around with it. After that¡­ ¡­ after holding it for a while, I let it go. Because it appeared very terrified.¡± There was a very solemn look on Tian Lie¡¯s face as he looked at Nicole. ¡°You cannot remember anything about that at all?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ no.¡± Nicole said, ¡°No such thing happened.¡± Tian Lie suddenly stood up. Seriousness was reflected upon his eyes as he checked their surroundings. Nicole had likewise realized that there was something wrong. She quickly made her way to stand before Soo Soo. Crouching down, she asked in a serious tone, ¡°Are you certain that incident had urred?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ we have a problem.¡± Nicole took a deep breath. ¡°Either something happened to my memory ¨C someone messed around with it ¨C or¡­ ¡­ it is¡­ ¡­ something happened to yours. Someone had inserted an illusion into it.¡± ¡°I have a way to test it out.¡± Tian Lie suddenly smiled and walked to stand before Soo Soo. ¡°How old are you?¡± ¡°¡­ ten years old, what about it?¡± ¡°Which grade are you in right now?¡± ¡°Fourth grade?¡± Soo Soo frowned. ¡°Your questions are very strange.¡± ¡°A fourth-grade primary school student, eh? If that is the case, your general knowledge must likely be not that good¡­ ¡­ mm, don¡¯t frown. I will ask you one more question. Do you know about fire?¡± Soo Soo rolled her eyes. Next, she stretched out her hand and a clump of mes burst out from her outstretched palm. ¡°Mm, that is right. Your skill is fire. In that case¡­ ¡­ let¡¯s do an experiment.¡± Tian Lie grinned. ¡°Soo Soo, I have another question for you. There is no need for you to think about it, just answer it spontaneously, can you?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± ¡°I want you to think, if a fire is ignited here, how long would it take for arge tree to burn up?¡± ¡°Probably¡­ ¡­ very fast.¡± Following Tian Lie¡¯s request, Soo Soo did not think much about it and simply answered what came to mind. ¡°Trees are wood. Wood burns quickly, no?¡± ¡°Mm, very good.¡± Tian Lie did not attempt to correct Soo Soo¡¯s error. ¡°If so, let¡¯s give it a try. You, set fire to the forest.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The little girl became stunned. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ setting things on fire is not a good thing.¡± ¡°It is just an experiment.¡± Tian Lie smiled and continued, ¡°Do it!¡± The seriousness on his face caused Soo Soo to hesitate for a moment. In the end, she slowly nodded. After that, this little girl turned around to face the lush forest, both her hands slowly rising up¡­ Red light burst out! ¡­ ¡°Since the other side is observing us, trying another such test would be pointless.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread his hands and looked at Hossein. ¡°I have already verified what I wanted to verify. Next up¡­ ¡­ let¡¯s hurry to meet up with the other side! Follow the instructions given by the signboards!¡± Hossein had a calm look on his face and he nodded silently. Next, he held Jenny by her shoulder and said, ¡°If so, let us head out.¡± The four of them moved on following the direction indicated by the signboard. After moving for over one hour, they saw a second signboard. Then, a third¡­ ¡­ and a fourth¡­ Finally, after reaching the fourth signboard, they reached a mountain peak. Before them was a very deep cave. The signboard indicated that they should move into the cave. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and shouted. ¡°Hey! Following your request, we have arrived! We are now going to enter!¡± The sound echoed around but no one responded. ¡°Let us go!¡± After a moment¡¯s consideration, Chen Xiaolian pulled out another sword from his Storage Watch and gripped it in his hand. After thinking about it some more, he retrieved another two protective suits. He gave the suits to Lin Leyan and Jenny and had them wear them. After doing all that, Chen Xiaolian began moving. He took the lead and stepped into the cave. The cave passageway was very dark. However, it was not too narrow. Hossein was at the rear position, a glowstick in his hand and a hard look on his face. The deeper they went, Chen Xiaolian found that the air in the cave grew more damp. There was also a trace of warmth in the air. ¡°There is sound up front.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly halted his steps to listen. It would appear that there was a rushing sound at the end of the cave passageway. It was¡­ ¡­ ¡°The sound of water!¡± Hossein said heavily. They continued moving forward. After making their way through two bends, light suddenly shone before them. The rushing sound of water greeted them, echoing throughout the cave in a deafening manner. The ground beneath them had also be wet and slippery. Chen Xiaolian turned around to hold Lin Leyan. After that, the four of them continued forward. Surprisingly, there was a water curtain at the end of the cave passageway. A waterfall spilled down from above the cave, creating a curtain of water, which blocked the cave. The outside area appeared bright. Clearly, they had made it out of the cave. ¡°We have reached the end.¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly amid the deafening echoes of the rushing water. Hossein gestured with his hand and shouted back, ¡°Go have a look! See if there is any way out!¡± Chen Xiaolian jumped onto a piece of rock and moved to the edge. There, he looked beyond the water curtain. However, the thickyer of water curtain blocked his vision and he was unable to get a clear view of the outside. It only allowed light to pierce through it. That made Chen Xiaolian and Hossein surprised. The reason for that¡­ ¡­ when they had stepped into this cave from the other end earlier, the sky had turned dark. At present, having made their way to the other end of the cave, there was light? ¡°There at the edge! There is an exit!¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his sword and used it to point. Hossein turned and saw it. There beside the edge of the water curtain was a small forking path leading to an exit point. The lighting from the outside was clearer there. The four of them made their way there. After entering the forking path, they made a turn. Instantly, the surroundings before them expanded. Finally, they had made it out of the cave. It was a veryrge valley. There were lush and verdant nts as far as the eye could see. They covered the entire valley. There were birds and flowers. Beside them, the sound of the waterfall roared. They turned and saw that the waterfall was roughly 20 metres to their left. It poured down from the top of the mountain, covering the direct entrance to the cave. As for them, they were standing on a rocky tform beside the waterfall. The rocky tform was around five to six metres wide and it overlooked a cliff that was tens of metres high. Looking further down, they saw flourishing grasses and trees on the ground. At the centre of this valley scene was the stunning sun, which shone its light down upon them. Beneath the waterfall, down at the foot of the mountain, was a pool. A rainbow rose up from the surface of the pool. The item that shocked them the most was the thing standing amid the valley. At a spot roughly hundreds of metres away from them was a towering castle. The castle seemed to be constructed from ck coloured stones. It had an ancient look and was filled with an air of solemnity. Within this verdant valley filled with birds and flowers, it looked totally out of ce. The moisture in the air, the result of the falling waterfall, caused Lin Leyan¡¯s hair to turn wet. She wiped her forehead and shouted at Chen Xiaolian, ¡°What should we do?¡± ¡°Go down!¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed to the distant castle. ¡°That should be the ce!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian crouched down to allow Lin Leyan to get on his back. He carried her and moved to the edge of the cliff. He took a deep breath and said, ¡°What happens next might be a little shocking, but¡­ ¡­ do not be afraid!¡± Lin Leyan said nothing. However, her hands, which were hugging Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck area, tightened. Chen Xiaolian jumped. His body plummeted down the valley. The roaring winds assailed Lin Leyan¡¯s ears and she felt as though her drumming heart was on the verge of jumping out from her body. All she could do was to tightly hold onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck area so as to not end up screaming. Chen Xiaolian, on the other hand, had his eyes opened wide. His eyes were fixed upon the area beneath his feet. Seeing that the distance between him and the ground was growing short, he thrust the sword in his hand onto the surface of the wall. Kacha! When the tip of the sword made contact with the rocky wall, a sh of golden light burst out as he unleashed his [S] ss power. However, the sword broke instantly, failing to pierce through the rocky wall. Thankfully, after breaking, the remaining shard on the hilt remained in contact with the surface of the rocky wall. It skidded down, creating sparks as it did. Thanks to that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fall speed slowed down considerably. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet kicked out and he jumped through the air once more. When Lin Leyan felt a shudder run through her body, she reflexively shut her eyes. A few secondster, she heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voiceing from beside her ear. ¡°All right, we have safelynded. You can open your eyes¡­ ¡­ err, you can also loosen your hands around my neck a bit.¡± Lin Leyan blushed. She got down and looked at Chen Xiaolian, who smiled at her. Next, though, he pulled her aside to make way for the others. Above them, the wind whistled as Hossein, who held onto Jenny in his arms, fell down from above. When there was around seven or eight metres between them and the ground, a silvery clump of light suddenly burst out from Hossein¡¯s feet. A gentle force seemingly came to bear as he slowly floated down to the ground. ¡°Let us go. We will head to the castle. I really want to see how the fellows who have been secretly watching us look like,¡± said Hossein coldly after putting his wife down. The four of them walked across the grassynd toward the castle. After walking over 100 metres, they reached the edge of a forest. Earlier, they had been able to clearly see the terrain here. As long as they made it through this forest that was several hundred metres in length, they would reach the castle. The forest before them was luxuriantly verdant, brimming with life and vitality. They could faintly hear the sound of birds from the forest. It sounded like a ce of harmony. After the four of them stepped into the forest¡­ Suddenly, a p of thunder broke through the sky. In but an instant, clouds gathered and the originally clear sky with a sun hanging overhead was covered by the clouds. The sky immediately darkened. Next, lightning shed and thunder rumbled as a heavy storm descended. The four of them stood at the edge of the forest and observed the rain falling down upon the grassynd beyond. As for the forest, it had a dense canopy. Thus, at that moment, the rain was not falling down too heavily within the forest. However, due to the clouds above, it had grown considerably darker. asionally, after a lightning streaked through the sky, the apanying p of thunder could almost overpower the distant sound of the waterfall. ¡°What an interesting weing ceremony.¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡­ Chapter 589 Night Within The Forest

Chapter 589 Night Within The Forest

GOR Chapter 589 Night Within The Forest mes swept forward and gusts of hot air blew upon them. The gusts were such that they nearly caused Nicole and Soo Soo¡¯s hair to curl up. Tian Lie stood before the two girls, his head raised as he observed the mes spreading through the forest through narrowed eyes. One after another, the mes devoured the towering trees¡­ ¡­ the raging mes were seemingly painting half the sky a colour of crimson, which became reflected upon their faces. However, there was an inscrutable expression on Tian Lie¡¯s face. ¡°Too fast, it is burning¡­ ¡­ too fast.¡± The corners of Tian Lie¡¯s mouth curled to form a ridiculing sneer. ¡°So, have you noticed the issue here?¡± Nicole stood behind Tian Lie. She did not neglect to put her hand around Soo Soo ¨C even though Soo Soo was not some little child who required protecting, this was a subconscious reaction to protect her. ¡°The issue is already too obvious.¡± Tian Lie pointed at his forehead. ¡°Clearly, this forest we are seeing is created based on this little girl¡¯s ¡®understanding¡¯. Thus, once we set fire to it, its ws be exposed. This little girlcks some necessary general knowledge. She understands that when wood meets fire, it will quickly catch on fire. However, the truth is, it is generally not that easy to set a lush tree on fire¡­ ¡­ after all, it doesn¡¯t matter if it¡¯s a tree or a nt, those things all have a certain amount of water inside them. Besides, even if the ignition is sessful, there is no way the mes could spread this quickly. The mes are spreading too fast ¨C this is all an illusion created from this little girl¡¯sck of general knowledge.¡± ¡­ The heavy rain had been pouring for a while now. It was overly heavy, so much so that the rainwater had managed to make it past the dense canopy of the forest and pour down inside. The four figures making their way through the forest had to brave the rainwater as they did so. Chen Xiaolian had long since retrieved raincoats out and handed it to the others. However, the ground beneath them had turned muddy and they had to plod their way through. Twice now, if not for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s support, Lin Leyan would have ended up with a twisted ankle. The forest grew increasingly dark. Although the shes of lightning and thunder would asionally light up the forest, they only provide a brief moment of illumination. ¡°We have been moving for nearly one hour!¡± Hossein shouted through the sound of the rain. ¡°There is something wrong with this forest!¡± Chen Xiaolian agreed with Hossein. Earlier, when they had surveyed the forest from above the mountain, they saw that the forest was only around several hundred metres long. It was definitely no more than one kilometre. However, despite having spent nearly one hour moving through the forest, they had yet to reach the edge of the forest. Given the movement capacities of both Chen Xiaolian and Hossein, using one hour to cover a distance of tens of kilometres was something they would consider slow. However, at this moment, they had yet to make it out of a forest that was no more than one-kilometre long. This was a very ring issue. ¡°Up front!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly shone and he pointed forward. Rising up before them was a big tree that would require two to three people to encircle. Surprisingly, there was a small wooden cabin in a clearing behind the tree. The amount of falling rainwater increased, so much so that it became difficult to even keep their eyes open. The small wooden cabin had appeared abruptly. Observing it from afar, they saw that there was a chimney jutting out from the cabin. However, there was a very dismal air to its appearance. ¡°What is this? A ce they prepared for us to rest?¡± Hossein sneered. ¡°Who cares? Let¡¯s go check it out first.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°This is their ce. If they possess the ability to control the world here, and if they do not want us to reach the castle, it would be useless for us to continue moving forward. Let¡¯s go in and rest for a bit first.¡± ¡­ The door of the wooden cabin was not locked. With just a simple push, Chen Xiaolian opened the door to the wooden cabin. After pushing open the door, they saw that the interior of the cabin was not as they had imagined. There was none of the air of dampness and rot inside ¨C rather, it was quite clean and not unpleasant. The wooden cabin was not too small either. There were two doors in the cabin. Entering, they saw a simple and coarse-looking hall; a stone firece had been constructed upon one of the walls. The rack beside the firece also had a pile of dried firewood in them. Four rattan chairs crafted from tree vines rested in the middle of the living room. A sawed-off tree stumpy in the middle, serving as a table. There in the corner was a row of cabs. After stepping inside, Chen Xiaolian raised the glow stick in his hand and turned around in a circle. After he was done examining the furniture inside the living room, he walked to a door inside the cabin. Pushing it open, he peered in to have a look. It was a kitchen,plete with stove and wok. ¡°It seems the host had made due preparations.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave off a faint smile. He opened up the cab inside the kitchen and found a driedmb leg inside. Sniffing it, he felt that it had not spoiled yet. The wooden cabin was rather well built. No water dripped down from the roof and the interior was fairly clean. Hossein closed off the door. The two women had beenpletely soaked by the heavy rain and they shivered. Chen Xiaolian walked out of the kitchen to the living room. He quickly made his way to the firece and started a fire. ¡°The firewood is dry.¡± Chen Xiaolian examined the firewood in his hand. ¡°Probably freshly split. You can still see the lines,¡± added Hossein after giving it a nce. ¡°Clearly, the owner of this ce wishes us to stay here for a while.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Lin Leyan and Jenny were seated at a spot closest to the firece. They leaned close to the fire; a few momentster, vapour slowly rose up from their wet clothes. ¡°You two better take off those wet clothes, get a change of clothes.¡± After thinking for a bit, Chen Xiaolian retrieved two sets of clothes out from his storage equipment. He also took out a piece of nket. Using two daggers, he hung the nket up at a corner, turning it into a curtain for a small dressing area. Lin Leyan¡¯s face was somewhat red. However, Jenny, a Western woman, was not as bashful as this Asian woman. She did not hesitate either. epting the clothes that Chen Xiaolian had handed over, she walked past the curtain into the dressing room. Lin Leyan looked at Chen Xiaolian, who smiled and said, ¡°I promise I will turn around and not look at you.¡± Blushing, Lin Leyan epted the clothes and entered the dressing room. Chen Xiaolian and Hossein checked every corner of the cabin and determined that there was nothing dangerous inside. After that, they began to go about their tasks. The fire that Chen Xiaolian started burned brightly. At the same time, he also brought out some food. He used the pots from his storage equipment ¨C he did not use the items inside the kitchen. However, he did not reject the piece ofmb leg. ¡°At any rate, we have already eaten the snow sheep that the hosts sent. If they had wanted to poison us, we would have been poisoned long ago.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged and continued, ¡°Besides, I have already tested it. I used the poison tester from the Exchange System. There is no poison inside thismb leg.¡± ¡°Then we will eat. We do not have much supplies. If we do not eat the things that the hosts give us, we will be unable tost long.¡± Hossein sighed. The fire from the firece filled the room with warmth and the chilly feeling, the result of braving through the rain, was finally cleared. Lin Leyan and Jenny walked out of the curtain. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes subconsciously shed. Lin Leyan had taken off her shoes and socks and she rolled up her trousers above her knees, exposing her calf. The straight and slender calf came into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s view and he subconsciously paused before turning his eyes away. Lin Leyan moved to sit beside Chen Xiaolian. She noticed that there was a hint of red on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°My shoes arepletely soaked, so I took them off to dry.¡± ¡°Mm,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied faintly. ¡°¡­ ¡­ did it look good?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°You were looking at my legs.¡± Blushing, Lin Leyan whispered. ¡°¡­ ¡­ must I answer that question?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt slightly awkward. Seeing the expression on Lin Leyan¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian finally gave a sigh and nodded his head. ¡°It looks good.¡± Lin Leyan revealed a light smile and there was something of a shy look there. ¡°Enough, you two love birds,¡± Jenny suddenly spoke with a smile. ¡°Lin, the rtionship between you and thisd is really shocking.¡± Jenny appeared more energetic. Perhaps it was because she had been away from Tian Lie and Nicole, her two ¡®kidnappers¡¯, for more than one day now. Thus, she felt less stressed. At present, the people around her were her own husband, Lin Leyan, who was a friend, and Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ he appeared very kind, seemingly not a terrifying person. Due to all these factors, Jenny was able to more or less grow rxed. Hossein cut a piece of potato into several cubes before tossing them into the pot to let them boil. Next, he cut out a few pieces ofmb meat and tossed them inside the pot. After doing all that, he sat down beside Jenny. It was obvious that this fellow really loves his wife. He wrapped one hand around Jenny¡¯s waist and said in a hushed tone, ¡°The rtionship between the two of them is really quiteplicated.¡± ¡°I feel that Lin must really like thisd,¡± said Jenny with a smile. Chen Xiaolian sighed. He turned to look at Lin Leyan, only to find that Lin Leyan was also looking at him. A faint look of expectation could be seen within the young woman¡¯s eyes. He sighed again and turned his gaze away. Then, he said, ¡°After we have had our fill, we should get some rest. It would be best if we could get some sleep to recover our strength.¡± There was a trace of disappointment in Lin Leyan¡¯s eyes. ¡­ Even during night, the rain outside did note to a halt. Rather, it would appear that the rain was getting heavier. Chen Xiaolian and Hossein split the responsibilities. They were to take turns keeping watch. For the first half of the night, Hossein would be in charge of keeping watch. As for thest half of the night, Chen Xiaolian was in charge of keeping watch. In the middle of the night, Chen Xiaolian was roused up by Hossein. Chen Xiaolian had assumed that it was a simple rotation of watch. In the middle of the darkness, however, he noticed Hossein putting a finger on his lips, signalling for him to remain silent. He quickly sat straight and held his breath. Hossein pointed with his finger and Chen Xiaolian turned to where he was pointing at. The fire in the room was still burning, but the light was weak. Even so, for Chen Xiaolian and Hossein, that weak amount of illumination was enough for them to clearly see everything inside the room. The direction pointed out by Hossein led to a corner in the room. It was the makeshift dressing room he made using the nket. As it so happened, that nket blocked their view of what was beyond. However, Chen Xiaolian understood what Hossein meant. Sound! Beyond the nket came a faint sound of something crawling across the floor. Chen Xiaolian stood up slowly while Hossein, with a de in hand, moved forward with a forward crouching posture. Reaching the curtain, Hossein extended his hand to pull the curtain. Suddenly¡­ Swoosh! The nket flew up and twisted toward Hossein. Hossein reacted quickly. Instead of retreating, he moved forward. Taking a step forward, he hacked down with the de in his hand. With a ¡°ca¡±, the nket was cut into two and they quickly split away. A ck silhouette rushed forward from behind the nket, only to receive a hack from Hossein¡¯s de. The ck silhouette was struck and it immediately issued out a sharp scream. It rolled backward, but Hossein pressed on. The de in his hand hacked out once more. This time, however, the de was blocked by something tough. A shing sound rang out; a sharp w was blocking off the de. Next, the ck silhouette engaged in a tussle with Hossein. Chen Xiaolian did not make any moves. Then, the door of the wooden cabin, which was behind Chen Xiaolian suddenly mmed open and another ck silhouette rushed in. However, it would appear that Chen Xiaolian was ready for it. Although he had his back against the door, a sword beam had already shot out from the area under his ribs. The sword beam struck the invading ck silhouette, piercing it and pinning it onto the wall, eliciting a sharp cry from it in the process. Chen Xiaolian turned around. However, he did not rush forward. Instead, he continued to stay beside the two women to defend them. Lin Leyan and Jenny had seemingly fallen into a very deep sleep. Despite the massive amount of action going on, the two women remained asleep. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian sensed that something was amiss. Thanks to the illumination from the firece, the characteristics of the ck shadow pinned to the wall gradually grew clear and Chen Xiaolian was able to see how it looked like. Surprisingly, it was a huge bat. Kacha! Behind him, Hossein stood up. Using his hands, he lifted up a huge bat. However, he had already torn out the ws on each of the bat¡¯s wings. The bat snarled, revealing its sharp fangs. Hossein simply sneered before viciously mming the bat on the floor. Next, his leg stamped down on the bat¡¯s head. The two bats were veryrge. They were close to one metre in height while their entire bodies were ck. Chen Xiaolian and Hossein exchanged nces. After that, Chen Xiaolian stood guard by the door while Hossein stood in the middle of the room, his eyes staring intently at the dressing room area. The wall there had a wooden window ¨C when the four of them reached this cabin earlier, the window was sealed shut. It had, at an unknown moment, opened up. The bat hiding behind the nket just now must have slipped in through the window. ¡°No more, there are only two of them,¡± said Chen Xiaolian grimly. ¡°There might be more outside.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t go out. The enemy is hidden while we are exposed.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Hossein agreed. The two of them stayed on guard, one guarding the door while the other guarded the window. After a few minutes had passed, they saw that there were no movements outside. The bat beneath Hossein had had its neck broken and it no longer breathed. The bat on the wall, on the other hand, continued to struggle. However, it obviously no longer had much strength left. ¡°You stay here. I will go out and have a look,¡± Hossein said quickly. ¡°I won¡¯t be going far. I will return soon.¡± ¡°¡­ all right.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. As quickly as Hossein had left, he returned. There was a grim look on his face. After entering, he said in a hushed tone, ¡°There are no movements outside.¡± After saying that, he closed the door and locked it. Next, he made his way to the window and closed it tightly. ¡°They are still asleep?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned as he looked at the two women on the floor. Hossein¡¯s face was ugly to behold. He moved over to Jenny¡¯s side. Then, he nudged her with his hand and patted her face. After a while, Jenny slowly woke up with a look of confusion on her face. ¡°What is it?¡± Hossein then breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Xiaolian, too, went over to wake Lin Leyan up. It would appear that the two women were not suffering from any mdies. They seemed to have unexpectedly fallen into a deep sleep ¨C although it was very strange, now that they had woken up, everything was good. Next, Chen Xiaolian performed a simple check-up on the two women. He found that there were no issues. When Lin Leyan saw therge bat on the floor and the one pinned to the wall, she paled and leaned close to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It is all right. We have already subdued it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and patted Lin Leyan¡¯s back. Hossein walked to the wall and used one hand to pull out the sword pinning the bat to the wall. Next, he gripped the bat by its neck and carried it over. Looking at it from up close, the bat looked even more terrifying. Its entire body was covered with brown coloured fur and it had sharp fangs and ws. With Hossein gripping its neck, its eyes glinted with a red colour. Hossein released his grip, allowing the bat to fall to the floor. Therge bat iled about on the floor for a moment before raising its head to utter a word. Although it was a very short word, all four of them could clearly hear it. The bat shouted in a hoarse voice. ¡°DIE!!!¡± However, that was all it said. With one foot, Hossein stamped down on its neck, breaking it instantly. ¡°Do you know what this is?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. Hossein¡¯s face turned slightly contorted. After a pause, he said slowly, ¡°The Bloodn!¡± ¡­ Chapter 590 I Will Forget You Ever Said That

Chapter 590 I Will Forget You Ever Said That

GOR Chapter 590 I Will Forget You Ever Said That Bloodn? Hearing the wording out from Hossein¡¯s mouth, Chen Xiaolian instantly knitted his brows. Just now, in the basement of the castle, he had picked up the so-called nails of the Bloodn Primogenitor, which had turned out to be a one-time consumable weapon. And now, in this forest, he had encountered this Bloodn once more? ¡°They are just some low-ranking members of the Bloodn. They cannot be considered adults just yet. Just some small blood-sucking bats, humph.¡± Hossein moved to the side where there was a bucket of water. He cleaned his hands and said, ¡°Still, they are very annoying. Although low-ranking Bloodn members¡¯bat powers are only so-so, their bite is poisonous.¡± ¡°You seem to know a lot about these things.¡± ¡°That is because I was once a holy knight.¡± There was a tone of derision in Hossein¡¯s voice and he continued, ¡°It depends on the attribute of powers. I am a member of the Light Faction while the Bloodn is a member of the Dark Faction. I had confronted the Bloodn in some of the instance dungeons I participated in.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Attribute of powers can affect the instance dungeons?¡± Hossein turned to give Chen Xiaolian a nce and pondered his question for a moment before replying, ¡°There are some. Generally speaking, the system will prioritize the attribute of the participants¡¯ powers when tossing them into certain roles within the instance dungeon storyline. Take me for example. I was once a holy knight of the holy and light attribute. Thus, I would often be sent into instance dungeons where there are forces of darkness and matched up against them. The monsters I face inside those instance dungeons are also often of the darkness attribute. For example, the Bloodn, demons, etc. I have also met werewolves before.¡± Chen Xiaolian processed the information for a moment and said, ¡°So¡­ ¡­ what happens if a guild has members withplex mix of attributes? For example, my guild; there are those of the light attribute and also those of the darkness attribute. What would happen then?¡± Hossein smiled wryly and replied, ¡°I am uncertain. However, I believe they will bring about certain effects. As to how the system makes the categorizations, I am uncertain. This is something that everyone is exploring through personal experience.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. No wonder. Forces of darkness have always been prevalent in the instance dungeons he had gone through before. For example, the death-type creatures he faced in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, the vengeful spirits (Jack the Ripper) that he faced in the London instance dungeons, the demon in the Jerusalem instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ All in all, it was likely due to the heavy influence of the holy and light attribute powers of his guild. There was no need to go into detail about Soo Soo. No matter how you look at it, her zing Phoenix was an existence of the light attribute. As for his own skill, the name ¡®Goddess of Dawn¡¯ alone revealed that it is one from the orthodox path. The only one with the darkness attribute was Qiao Qiao¡¯s ¡®Child of Darkness¡¯. Generally speaking, however, there were more holy and light attributes in his guild. Thus, they would always have to confront creatures of darkness. The two of them then checked the interior and exterior of the wooden cabin. After that, theyforted the two females and continued staying in the wooden cabin ¨C it was stillte at night after all. Given how dark it was outside, giving up a ce with roof and walls to go out into the forest, where they will have to face the creatures of darkness, the Bloodn, was not a wise move. In this matter, Hossein had more authority. As for Chen Xiaolian, he was willing to ept Hossein¡¯s proposal. Due to the night attack, however, the two women were no longer able to fall asleep. Thus, the four of them simply sat before the firece as they waited for morning toe. No more night attacks came. From all appearances, it would seem that nothing would happen until dawn. When dawn arrived, rays from the morning light pierced through the treetops, improving the visibility and illumination within the forest. Chen Xiaolian walked forward to open the door leading outside. He had just taken a nce outside when his face suddenly twisted. ¡°Hossein! Hurry,e here and look. There is something on the ground outside!¡± ¡­ The great mes raged on as it rapidly devoured the forest ¨C appearance wise, the mes were engulfing the forest at a rate that was far too fierce. It seemed as though the forest did not consist of trees, but paper. Otherwise, there was no way the mes could spread this quickly. Even the young Soo Soo noted that the rate at which the mes was spreading was too outrageous. In the end, as the mes were growing even bigger, as it appeared on the verge of spreading out even further, a growl of thunder reverberated out from up above. Next, winds blew and clouds converged. Great stretches of dark clouds converged up in the sky. They grew increasingly dense until, finally¡­ a p of thunder broke out. Next, rain poured down heavily. Due to the heavy rain, the mes spreading through the forest were quickly extinguished. Tian Lieughed. Pointing up at the sky, he said, ¡°I knew it! You fellows don¡¯t have the guts to let this senior¡¯s fire keep burning, am I right? Ha ha ha ha!¡± ¡­ Phoenixboured to grab a handful of snow and stuffed them into her mouth. She closed her mouth to let the snow melt before swallowing the melted water down her throat, bit by bit. Her entire body was concealed within theyer of snow on the ground and she remained still. All was white within the snow-covered ins. There was seemingly no end to the snow. Phoenix was crouched within the snow and she strained her ears, carefully listening to something amid the whistling wind. Suddenly, a glint of light shed across her eyes and she hastily ducked her head down. Doing so, her entire body became sprawled down within the thickyer of snow. Even her nose and mouth were covered by the snow. A few secondster, a heavy, but muffled noise came from behind Phoenix. There in the snow, three to five tall and white silhouettes appeared. Their bodies were as white as the snow and they rose to a height of nearly three-storeys high. Their limbs were thick and their bodies, that were like mountains, were protected by ayer of rocky, armour-like ice. These silhouettes, which resembled snow monsters, emerged from the snowy ins and moved passed Phoenix. Therge foot belonging to one of them nearly stepped down on Phoenix as they moved past her. However, Phoenix did her best to maintain a state of stillness. The snow monsters hadrge noses and ears; their pupils appeared almost silver in colour. As they walked, theirrge noses sniffed the air, as if trying to catch a certain scent. Then, a snow monster, which had stopped right beside Phoenix, suddenly opened up its palm. A rockyyer of ice covered the back of its palm. However, its palm was a soft and flesh coloured pad. It suddenly spread its palm open. It seemed to possess the functions of a radar and it carefully attempted to detect some sort of signal. After searching for a moment, the snow monster snorted in disappointment before leaving. Phoenix maintained her motionless state within the snow. It was not until two minutes had passed and the snow monsters were far away from her ¨C they had disappeared into the snowy ins ¨C did Phoenix finally pop her head out from the snow. The cold had assailed her entire body and all four of her limbs had turned stiff. Even so, she dared not make any excessive movements. Instead, she slowly pulled herself out from the snow. Then, she grabbed another handful of snow and used it to wipe her face. Phoenix silently crept through the snowy ins. After moving for roughly more than two hours, she reached a snowy mound that was no more than two metres in height. There, she quickly pulled out a shovel and began digging at the snow before her. It did not take long before an empty hole appeared in the ground. The hole was a natural-urring one. To be exact, it was a gap. Beneath theyer of snow were the thick ciers; there were plenty of such gaps in between the ciers. Phoenix quickly made her way forward and she quickly reached a less narrow spot. ¡°I am back.¡± After entering, Phoenix had said those words in a whisper. Two coughs rang out in response. Nagase Komi leaned against the corner within the hole, an energy rifle in her hand. The near-bald girl wore a thickyer of nket over her body and her face was pale. Her lips had gone blue and she had a downcast look on her face. There was one other figure in the hole. This figurey on the ground. Shockingly, the figure was none other than Sawakita Mitsuo. This Shogunate Generalissimo appeared to be in a rather bad state. The old many down on his back without moving. Only his chest appeared to be rising slightly as he breathed. The wounds on his body were shocking. A long gash ran down from his left shoulder area to his lower abdomen area on his right. Looking at the wound, it seemed as though he had nearly been cleaved into two. Additionally, some of his ribs were also broken. Layer afteryer of bandages wrapped around his body. Despite that, the bandages were all soaked in blood. ¡°Did you find anything?¡± Nagase Komi struggled to get up. ¡°No.¡± The expression on Phoenix¡¯s face was extremely ugly to behold. ¡°I went south for two hours but was unable to see any end to this snowy in. Also¡­ ¡­ the snow monsters seem to be growing in numbers. They seem to be consciously forming teams to look for us.¡± Nagase Komi bit her lip. Phoenix sighed. She retrieved two energy bars from her bosom and handed one over to Nagase Komi. ¡°Eat. Although food is limited, we must maintain our stamina if we are to do battle.¡± Nagase Komi watched as Phoenix bit down on the energy bar. Suddenly, she asked in a low voice, ¡°Say, do you think we have any hope of getting out from this ce?¡± Phoenix¡¯s movement came to a momentary halt and she said, ¡°I do not know. The three of us were inexplicably thrown into this weird ce. Additionally, those snow monsters are too strong. Their defence is too powerful and unbreakable. Besides, they also have numbers on their side. As for us, we do not have enough supplies. It is very difficult for us to face them head-on. Maybe¡­ ¡­ the three of us will die here.¡± Nagase Komi pursed her lips and said, ¡°I wonder¡­ ¡­ where Guild Leader Xiaolian is at right now.¡± ¡°Maybe he is somewhere else. This instance dungeon is too weird,¡± Phoenix said faintly. ¡°These snow monsters we encountered are very special. I have never encountered such a powerful instance dungeon monster. Additionally, it would appear that they possess awareness and intellect. Also¡­ ¡­ they could, in the snowy ins, use the temperature to search for us. Just now, I had to throw my entire body into the snow to evade them. If not, I would be unable to return.¡± Nagase Komi swore out in Japanese before slowly saying, ¡°After stepping out from the castle, we ended up here. Then, we were ambushed by so many of those monsters¡­ ¡­ teacher was seriously injured as well¡­ ¡­ I think, this may be the end of the road for us.¡± Phoenix was silent. ¡°Phoenix-san.¡± Suddenly, Nagase Komi¡¯s face flickered and she turned to face Phoenix. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ have a proposal.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°At present, you are the one with the best state among us three. Teacher is heavily injured and on the verge of dying. I don¡¯t even know how much longer he canst. As for me¡­ ¡­ I am also heavily injured. The monsters here are too peculiar. They seem capable of suppressing my powers, stopping me from regenerating. They can also render our healing medicinal substances ineffective¡­ ¡­ I think, maybe my teacher and I are destined to fall here. However, you are different. Phoenix-san, you are not injured. You are still alert and your powers are strong. What I want to say is¡­ ¡­ if the situation is truly hopeless, you¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t bother with the two of us. Go alone. Maybe, you will be able to escape this snowy in. Having one escape is better than having all three of us dying here.¡± Despite the youthfulness on Nagase Komi¡¯s face, the expression on her face was one filled with solemnity. Phoenix¡¯s face sank. She lowered her head and pondered for a moment. Then, she raised her head and abruptly took a deep breath. ¡°Do you know? In thest instance dungeon, I encountered many things. I also lost mypanions. Since that day¡­ ¡­ I swore, no matter what happens, I will never leave any of mypanions behind! Thus, those words you just said, I will forget that you ever said that.¡± ¡­ Chapter 591 Night Shock Part 1

Chapter 591 Night Shock Part 1

GOR Chapter 591 Night Shock Part 1 In the early morning, outside the wooden cabin¡­ After one night¡¯s worth of rain, the grounds of the forest had turned muddy. Outside the wooden cabin, somewhere no more than 10 steps away from the door, there were surprisingly two square boxes. The boxes were made of wood but were lined with brass. The surface of the brass area was adorned with a type of pattern. Appearance wise, they possessed a simplistic and ancient look of exquisiteness. After Chen Xiaolian gave his shout, Hossein stepped out from the wooden cabin and saw the two boxes ced outside. The former holy knight¡¯s face contorted as well. Those boxes possessed no feet. They could not have walked by themselves here. Neither did they possess wings to fly down from the sky. These two boxes had appeared somewhere no more than 10 steps away from the door leading into the wooden cabin. The only exnation for this was: Someone had moved the boxes over and ced it there. ¡°Yesterday night, when I was checking the outside, I did not see anything,¡± Hossein quickly said, a livid look on his face. Chen Xiaolian believed Hossein¡¯s words wholeheartedly ¨C considering how big those boxes were, there was no way he could have missed themst night. After the sneak attack by the blood-sucking bats, Hossein had rushed out to check their surroundings. If there were boxes outside the cabin, could Hossein have missed them? The only exnation for this was: Last night, some time after they were attacked by the blood-sucking bats and before dawn, sometime between those two points in time, someone had secretlye to this ce outside the wooden cabin and left these two boxes here. Then, they left ¨C during the process, Chen Xiaolian and Hossein, who were inside the cabin had not sensed anything at all. Realizing that fact, both their faces contorted to the extreme. ¡°¡­ open it up first.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. At this point in time, there was nothing else they could do. He retrieved a sword and walked to the box. Using the tip of his sword, he lifted up the cover of one of the boxes. ¡°¡­ humph!¡± After seeing the contents of the box, Hossein was unable to stop himself from snorting out. Surprisingly, the first box contained a pile of gold coins. Amid the gold coins were several red coloured, fist-sized crystals. ¡°Those are Blood Crystals, something belonging to the Bloodn.¡± Hossein frowned. He used his hand to grab one of them and examined it for a while. ¡°Low-grade Blodn¡¯s Blood Crystal. Its purity is quite low ¨C in the instance dungeons where I had to face off against the Bloodn, there is a chance that this item would drop out when killing off a low-ranking Bloodn member. Utility wise, this item is quite good. If you have an equipment of the darkness attribute, you can use this item to temper and augment your equipment. However, the higher the level of your equipment, the less effective this low-grade Blood Crystal bes.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. These Blood Crystals appeared somewhat simr to the Demon Soldier Fragments that he had used in the past. Reaching the line of thought, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. This¡­ ¡­ what is this supposed to mean? Last night, both him and Hossein had killed off two low-ranking Bloodn members. Then, when dawn came, two boxes containing low-grade Blood Crystals and some gold coins were sent to their doorstep. This¡­ ¡­ what is this supposed to be? Loot from the mobs killed in-game? How¡­ ¡­ absurd! Hossein had also thought about it. With aplicated expression, he exchanged nces with Chen Xiaolian. He abruptly pulled out a sword and shouted aloud as he hacked down the two boxes before him. Seeing the gold coins and Blood Crystals scattering upon the ground, Chen Xiaolian sighed. With a wave of his hand, he kept those items into his Storage Watch. ¡°Regardless, there is no need to waste it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued, ¡°Maybe the other side wants to provoke us. Or maybe they are toying with us. However, no matter what, we need to remain calm. It is pointless to get angry.¡± Hossein harrumphed and walked toward the forest. There, facing the air, he shouted loudly, ¡°Sneaky bastards who won¡¯t reveal yourselves! If you have guts,e out and fight us!¡± He shouted out repeatedly for a few times. Seeing that no response was forting, he turned around and walked back to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. Chen Xiaolian, who had wanted to give him a few words of advice, suddenly noticed the look on Hossein¡¯s face. Hossein¡¯s face appeared to be full of fury. However, a closer look revealed that his eyes were calm and clear. This fellow was putting on a fa?ade. Chen Xiaolian instantly understood. Confuse the enemy? After realizing that, Chen Xiaolian, too, swore out loudly. After that, he pulled Hossein back with him into the wooden cabin. The four of them used some time to tidy themselves up before leaving the wooden cabin. Then, they continued onward. After moving out from the wooden cabin, they got their bearings and continued to move toward the castle. However, after moving forward for some time, they saw that the forest remain unending. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pace gradually slowed. Finally, he stopped and said to Hossein, ¡°We cannot go on like this.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°Someone has clearly tampered with this forest. If we continue to foolishly move forward like this, we will only end up wasting time and stamina. If we don¡¯t figure out what they did to this forest, we will not be able to reach our destination no matter how much we walk.¡± ¡°Do you know any spells or magic?¡± asked Hossein with a scowl. ¡°I don¡¯t.¡± ¡°If that is the case, what you said is just nonsense,¡± Hossein shouted. ¡°No matter how powerful the magic is, there is no way to turn an area infinite in size. There must be an edge to this area. Since we do not know magic, we can only use the most foolish method to forge ahead! We will reach the edge! When that timees and we find who has been tampering with it, I will hack that bastard into pieces!¡± ¡°But you are being too reckless! Maybe the other side has already secretly set up a trap and is waiting for us.¡± ¡°Pei! The way I see it, you are just afraid!¡± Seeing the two of them argue, Lin Leyan and Jenny turned dumbfounded. Jenny quickly moved forward to tug Hossein¡¯s arm. Lin Leyan, too, had moved over to grab Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm, hoping to stop him from continuing. ¡°I am not going to quarrel with you!¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed before furiously pulling Lin Leyan with him to the side. They then sat down somewhere beside a big tree. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, you two¡­¡± There was a troubled look on Lin Leyan¡¯s face. It was then that she suddenly realized that Chen Xiaolian was secretly winking at her. Lin Leyan was a smart person after all. She was able to instantly grasp what was going on. Chen Xiaolian was most likely just putting on an act. On the other side, under Jenny¡¯s appeasement efforts, Hossein shouted with what seemed to be suppressed fury, ¡°Fine! If that is the case, we will rest for a while! After a rest, we will continue moving forward!¡± ¡°Humph!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave another loud harrumph. Throughout the whole morning, Chen Xiaolian and Hossein argued with each other twice. Each time, thanks to the appeasement efforts of the two women, the two of them restrained themselves. However, during the second time, the two of them came close to fighting each other. It would appear that the two of them were gradually bing more infuriated. Then came afternoon ¨C another day had gone by, but there was still no end to this strange forest. When evening came, Chen Xiaolian and Hossein¡¯s faces sank. In the forest before them, the same thing had appeared¡­ ¡­ A wooden cabin. It was very simr to the wooden cabin that the four of them had stayed inst night¡­ ¡­ if not for some minute differences in certain spots, they would have thought that they had gotten lost and ended up returning to the same wooden cabin. ¡°Same rules, we will take turns keeping watch for the night. I will keep watch in theter half of the night while you keep watch for the first half of the night.¡± After finishing his duties in the cabin, Chen Xiaolian said to Hossein in a hard manner. The two of them took up a spot in one of the corners of the wooden cabin each. They appeared uninterested in chatting. From all outward appearances, they appeared very aloof. Late at night, it was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s turn to keep watch. Seeing that the fires in the firece was growing weak, he moved the charcoals around. All the while, his ears continued to listen to the sounds from his surroundings. Then, his eyes suddenly took a grim look. A series of strange sounds, sounds of movements, suddenly rang out from outside the cabin. The sound hade from within the forest. Ta, ta, ta, ta¡­ It was a neat and rhythmic sound. It sounded as though something was hitting the ground from afar. However, that something was moving closer. It sounded like¡­ ¡­ someone walking while wearing wooden clogs. After reaching a certain spot not far from the wooden cabin, the sound stopped. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand was already gripping the hilt of his sword. With his body leaning forward, he slowly stood up and walked to the door leading out of the cabin. It was at that moment that the ¡°ta ta¡± sound re-emerged from outside the wooden cabin. This time, the movement pattern of the sound changed. It no longer moved closer to the cabin. Instead, it circled around the cabin. Chen Xiaolian turned to look back and saw that Hossein was already up. The two of them exchanged nces within the darkness. After giving Hossein a hand signal, Chen Xiaolian abruptly charged out like an artillery st. With a bang, his figure mmed through the door of the cabin and he practically flew out tond somewhere within the forest. In the darkness of the night, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze swept through the exterior of the wooden cabin in a circr motion. There in the darkness, not far away from him, was a vague looking ck coloured silhouette. Chen Xiaolian focused his eyes to look at it. Next though, he was unable to stop the hairs on his body from standing up. Even his scalp felt numb. ¡­ Chapter 592 Night Shock Part 2

Chapter 592 Night Shock Part 2

GOR Chapter 592 Night Shock Part 2 After tying Sawakita Mitsuo to her back with severalyers of rope, Nagase Komi¡¯s crouched body wavered unsteadily and her rate of breathing grew slightly more ragged. ¡°Why don¡¯t I carry him instead?¡± Phoenix, who watched the near-bald girl exert herself, asked. Nagase Komi shook her head. ¡°No, it is better for me to carry teacher. I am already wounded. If we encounter those monsters, I would not be able to contribute too much in a fight. Your condition is the best among us three. Should we encounter those monsters, you will be our mainbatant against those monsters. Carrying someone on your back means exerting some of your strength. As for me¡­ ¡­ I no longer have much strength left to fight.¡± Phoenix sighed and replied, ¡°All right.¡± They then departed from the ce. Phoenix took the lead, searching for the way out within the gap between the ciers. After moving forward for some time, Phoenix raised her head to look at the cracks between the ciers. ¡°Here.¡± She produced two des. Using a strip of gauze, she wrapped the des around her hands. Next, she thrust the des into the surface of the cier, repeating the action at a higher elevation each time to climb upward. A few momentster, Phoenix then sent a rope down from above. The end of the rope was tied into a bowline knot, allowing Nagase Komi to put it around her. Phoenix, who stood above the ciers, pulled the two below up. A snowstorm was raging at the moment. Phoenix, who stood up there, was immediately turned white from the snow. The snowy in was vast. No matter which way they looked, they could not see an end to the snowy in. After Nagase Komi got up, she tightened the rope tying Sawakita Mitsuo to her back. Then, she moved toward Phoenix and shouted, ¡°Where should we go?¡± Phoenix pointed in a certain direction. ¡°There! When I was exploring the way yesterday, I had taken this direction!¡± After saying that, she pulled out a magic wand from her waist and raised it up above her head. Instantly, light burst out from the surface of the wand and a translucent barrier of light appeared, blocking off the snowstorm. It was like a transparent umbre which protected the three of them from the snowstorm. Once again, Phoenix took the lead. Her body leaned forward as sheboured to lead Nagase Komi into the snowy in¡­ ¡­ If one were to observe the snowy in from the sky, they would see that, somewhere hundreds of metres from Phoenix¡¯s group, arge and crowded mass of rapidly moving objects were forming a circle. They were converging together. Clearly, their objective was Phoenix¡¯s group. ¡­ In arge and ck coloured room, the only source of illumination came from a crystal ball in the centre. Images floated upon the surface of the crystal ball: An endless in of snow, a magical barrier blocking the snow, a young woman, a near-bald girl, a wounded person on her back¡­ ¡­ A thin hand pressed down on the surface of the crystal ball to gently stroke it. The image and the light disappeared. The room was once again reunited with darkness and silence¡­ ¡°You guess. Which among these fellows will make it out first?¡± ¡°Humph! So, are we going to bet on it? What is the wager?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ let¡¯s wager 100 years.¡± ¡°Call.¡± Two voices permeated the darkness of the room. ¡­ Outside the wooden cabin, Chen Xiaolian stared at the thing opposite him intently. He could feel the pores in every corner of his body. It was not exactly due to fear. Truth be told, considering his present level of strength, even if he were to encounter a powerful opponent, or some powerful monster, it would not cause him to feel fear. However, this thing standing before him right now was his one nightmare. An intense feeling of fury instantly broke all his sense of reason. All of it seemingly broke down in a fiery me. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were on the verge of spouting mes. An animal-like howl escaped his lips. It sounded as though it contained an extreme amount of rage and sadness. His entire body shuddered. The thing standing outside the wooden cabin was surprisingly¡­ ¡­ a human. To be exact, it was a dead human. ¡­ The person wore amon set of casual wear; had a slender figure and noticeable curves. The pair of jeans revealed the figure¡¯s pair of slender legs. However, the person¡¯s entire body was covered in blood. That was especially true of the waist area. A considerable number of parts there had decayed. The wounds rotted while the mucus from the wounds had a faint greenish colour. Both the person¡¯s clothes and body were in tatters. The figure stood there with a contorted posture. There was a peculiar air of stiffness and clumsiness in the posture. The person¡¯s hair was long and dirtied. The head slouched, while the face was also covered in blood and mucus. Even so, it was still possible to know how the person had originally looked like. It should have been a beautiful face, with exquisite facial features. Now, however, it appeared stiff. Rather, it was the type of stiffness that would rouse the feelings of disgust in others. The eyes on the face could still swivel about, but they too, carried an air of clumsiness. At the same time, the muscles on the left cheek had been torn off, causing the gums and bones beneath to be exposed. To sum it up, the ¡®thing¡¯ standing before Chen Xiaolian was surprisingly a human, a young female human. To be precise, it was a zombie. Or perhaps it would be more urate to say, that was the name that many movies and drama series had given it. A creature of the dead. However, this person, this face, this was someone Chen Xiaolian knew. Even without looking at this person¡¯s face, just by looking at the person¡¯s figure, he would recognize her. There was no way he would be mistaken. The female zombie stood before Chen Xiaolian, its mouth faintly releasing ¡°hou hou¡± sounds. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes had turned bloodshot. His entire body trembled. Even his fingertips trembled. He clenched his teeth hard and bit his lip to forcibly suppress the howl of rage and grief from escaping his mouth once more. Finally, Chen Xiaolian opened his mouth. Looking right at the female zombie standing before him, he softly uttered out a name. ¡°Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ Roar! The zombie Qiao Qiao pounced. Despite being a zombie, she was exceptionally fast. Her figure vaulted through the air like a bolt of lightning. As she was still in the middle of the air, however, a ck silhouette flew forward and mmed her away with a bang. At the same time, a hand moved to vigorously pull Chen Xiaolian away. Bang! The falling zombie Qiao Qiao managed to fall upon the spot that Chen Xiaolian was standing upon earlier. Her fingers were like hooks and they pulled arge clump of the earth out as she got up. Chen Xiaolian, who was rolling away on the ground, was pulled up by Hossein. ¡°You fool!¡± ¡°She!¡± ¡°Is fake! All of it is fake!¡± Hossein shouted with a concerned fury. Chen Xiaolian turned and saw the zombie Qiao Qiao snarling at him. Decayed gums could be seen on the left side of her cheeks. Zombie Qiao Qiao charged forward once more. Hossein grunted as he raised his sword to hack at her. It was then that Chen Xiaolian shouted out. ng! A sword heavily deflected Hossein¡¯s sword attack. Zombie Qiao Qiao¡¯s body twisted and she sent one hand out to grab Hossein¡¯s shoulder. Hossein swore. Although he did his best to dodge, she managed to rip out a small tear on the protective suit he wore. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! You stopped me? Have you gone crazy?¡± ¡°She is mypanion!¡± ¡°It is fake, you idiot!¡± Hossein was furious. After having his attack deflected by Chen Xiaolian, he grew infuriated. ¡°You idiot!¡± Chen Xiaolian panted. However, he ced himself in between zombie Qiao Qiao and Hossein. ¡°No matter what, do not kill her¡­ ¡­ just subdue her first.¡± ¡°Fool!¡± Hossein harrumphed and quickly backed off. He then stood before the door of the wooden cabin and said, ¡°If so, you handle it on your own! If you get bitten or scratched by it and die as a result, it¡¯s on you! I won¡¯t save an idiot!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were filled with grief. He stared intently at zombie Qiao Qiao, which stood before him. ¡°Who are you?! Who? Who?!!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head in the direction of the forest and bellowed, ¡°You dare use something like this on me? I will KILL you! Kill you!!!¡± ¡­ ¡°The target is growing angry.¡± ¡°Interesting, I like this method of ying the most.¡± ¡°Humph, that is because you are a sicko.¡± ¡°Eh? Wait up. The three in the third area are quite interesting¡­ ¡­ that bald guy, it looks like¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ Chapter 593 Never Felt So Angry Before

Chapter 593 Never Felt So Angry Before

GOR Chapter 593 Never Felt So Angry Before After the heavy rain came to an end, the whole world appeared as though cleansed. Everything wasid out clearly. It was a rather peculiar spectacle. The forest that had been devoured by the mes was washed off by the heavy rain. Even the scorched trees and earth were seemingly washed away. The ground had turned into the colour of grey while the sky was that of clear blue. In addition to that, nothing else. Empty. That was it, empty. ¡°Do you know what this ce looks like?¡± Tian Lie, who was digging his ear, said with a smile. ¡°What?¡± ¡°A vacated photo studio.¡± Tian Lieughed loudly. ¡°A very, very, very big photo studio.¡± After saying that, he raised his head up high and shouted to the sky. ¡°Am I right?¡± Suddenly, a round of apuse came from the sky. Next, Tian Lie heard a voice speaking into his ear. ¡°Wonderful, truly wonderful. You are the smartest one among this batch of toys. When I made the wager, I did not expect that you would be the first to see through it.¡± Tian Lie did not appear surprised to hear the voice. Instead, he said coolly, ¡°Oh? Who did you put your money on? Did you win?¡± ¡°Unfortunately, for this batch, I lost. However, I like unexpected events. Otherwise, my stay here would be too boring.¡± Nicole and Soo Soo frowned as they looked at Tian Lie. Nicole asked, ¡°What are you mumbling about?¡± ¡°Me? I ammuning with the Gods.¡± Tian Lie sighed. The voice in his earughed and said, ¡°Well then, since your group has seen through it, enter.¡± Following those words, a beam of light appeared between the sky and the earth. A green coloured curtain of light descended from the sky. It was simr to the scanning curtain of light that would appear each time an instance dungeon began. However, this one appearedrger. ¡°Walk into the curtain of light and you will be able to meet me.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian jumped for the third time to dodge zombie Qiao Qiao¡¯s attack. Afternding, he hacked down the trunk of arge tree beside him with one stroke. Next, he lifted up the hacked off tree and swung it forward. The swing sent zombie Qiao Qiao flying. After falling to the ground, she attempted to jump up, but the tree descended and pressed her down the ground. Zombie Qiao Qiao screamed sharply and her wed hands gripped the tree trunk. As she was about to toss the tree trunk aside, Chen Xiaoliannded, one foot on the tree trunk. In the end, she became pinned down and was no longer capable of throwing the tree trunk aside. Chen Xiaolian panted. He stared at zombie Qiao Qiao, who was struggling to extricate herself from under the tree trunk. ¡°Kill it,¡± said Hossein, who stood by the door. ¡°That is just a monster.¡± ¡°I know her.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fake! You idiot! That is just a spawned monster.¡± Hossein said coldly, ¡°Surely you understand this simple logic?¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. Then, he ignored Hossein and retrieved something from his storage equipment. A rope made from the ck Widow¡¯s spiderweb. The silver coloured rope was used to tie up zombie Qiao Qiao. Although she had opened her mouth in an attempt to bite it, Chen Xiaolian had stuffed an iron walnut into her mouth. After that, he ced an iron mask over her face. ¡°You are wasting your strength.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued to ignore Hossein. He spent over 10 minutes to bind up zombie Qiao Qiao until she was like a sticky rice dumpling. In the end, after he ced the iron mask upon her face, he stood up, panting. ¡°How do you n on dealing with this thing?¡± After forwarding that question, Hossein saw Chen Xiaolian brandish his sword. He cut the tree trunk with the sword. It did not take long for the tree trunk to be several pieces of wood. Next, he made a few holes on the pieces of wood and put a rope through them. ¡°Damn it! Don¡¯t tell me you n on taking it with us? You want to bring a zombie monster along?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at Hossein. He took a deep breath and said, ¡°You do not get it, you do not understand either. So, there is no need for you to spout any other nonsensical words. I also do not feel like answering your questions. The things I am doing may appear foolish and idiotic, but I have my own reasoning. At any rate¡­ ¡­ if any issues arise, I will take responsibility for it. Now, our talk is over!¡± Hossein grunted and chose to ignore him. Lin Leyan finally mustered the courage to step forward. She tugged at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes and said, ¡°You know¡­ ¡­ this¡­ this¡­¡± ¡°Yes, I know her.¡± Chen Xiaolian bit his lip. ¡°She¡­ ¡­ mm, who is she?¡± ¡°She is my girlfriend.¡± Chen Xiaolian replied without any hesitation. His words caused Lin Leyan¡¯s face to turn pale. ¡°¡­ I am sorry.¡± Chen Xiaolian said in a whisper. Then, he walked over and ced the rope tied to the pieces of wood over his shoulder. Zombie Qiao Qiao was ced on the tied-up pieces of wood while he pulled the rope. It was like pulling a sled. Chen Xiaolian pulled the makeshift sled carrying zombie Qiao Qiao and walked into the forest. After having taken a few steps, he turned around to look at Hossein. ¡°It is time to head out. Are you fellowsing?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ we¡¯ll go!¡± It was presentlyte in the night and the forest was covered in darkness. As for Chen Xiaolian, he appeared indifferent to that fact. Instead, he simply pulled the makeshift sled as he walked in the front. Appearance wise, it would seem as though he had calmed down. However, Lin Leyan, who was walking beside him, could sense it. This man¡­ ¡­ his heart, there was seemingly a tempestuous fire raging within his heart. Zombie Qiao Qiao, who was on the makeshift sled, continued struggling. Although her mouth was gagged, a whining sound could still escape her mouth. As they moved forward, the low-pitched ¡°wu wu¡± soundsing from zombie Qiao Qiao¡¯s mouth followed. After walking for a moment, Hossein suddenly snapped in a hushed tone. ¡°Stop!¡± He quickly made his way to the front. There, he thrust his sword into the ground, leaned over and listened. After a few seconds, Hossein¡¯s face turned ugly to behold. ¡°Something ising, a lot of somethings!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reply. He simply continued standing there with an indifferent look on his face. ¡°This thing you brought with you had lured them over!¡± Hossein said furiously. ¡°I told you, bringing it along is a stupid thing to do.¡± ¡°The things headed this way, are there a lot of them?¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly let go of the rope and gripped his sword. He took a deep breath and traces of a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth. Within his eyes were the mes of rage. ¡°A lot of them, that is very good,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°Right now, I am really, really angry. I have never felt so angry before. Right now, I want to kill. If there are none to kill, anything will do. At any rate¡­ ¡­ I want to kill! Kill lots and lots! I have never felt this way, this desire to kill, to rip apart!¡± Within the forest, something was charging toward them. And there were plenty of them. The sounds of their footsteps grew clearer and louder. The sounds came from every direction around them, front, back, left, right. Moreover, the sounds were growing close. Chen Xiaolian quietly pulled out a stack of glowsticks from his storage equipment. After snapping them to light, he tossed them all around. Instantly, the area around them became illuminated with a green light. Silhouettes could be seen within the forest thickets. Immediately, following a low growl, a howling silhouette charged out from between two big trees. Chen Xiaolian did not bother looking at the charging silhouette. He simple swung his sword down in a hacking motion. A silvery light burst out and the charging silhouette was hacked into two while it was still in the middle of the air. By the time itnded, it had be two pieces of a corpse. It was hacked apart vertically, from the head down to the bottom. Surprisingly, the silhouette was a¡­ ¡­ ¡°Werewolf?¡± Chen Xiaolian only gave it a nce. Then, he turned his gaze away from the corpse lying on the ground. Several howling figures charged out from the thickets again. Thanks to the fluorescent illumination of the glowsticks, he could clearly see the figures. Shockingly, those figures were monsters resembling wolves. However, those figures were bipedal. They bared their fangs and brandished their ws as they charged forward. The sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand flew up and made a circr motion. The de of his sword gleamed and soon, seven to eight hacked off corpses flew into the sky. Blood sprayed out, but Chen Xiaolian continued standing there, ignoring the blood spraying onto his body. Blood covered his face and he wiped them off with the back of his hand. Then, he shouted, ¡°Come! More! I have not had enough!¡± Even more werewolves jumped out from the thicket. Chen Xiaolian charged forward, like a torch attracting the gunfire of the other party. Under the dim illumination of the glowsticks, a swarm of uncountable werewolves could be seen charging toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian growled. He abruptly swung his sword in a circr motion again. This time, a dazzling gold coloured light shed out. The golden coloured light represented unparalleled power. In that instant, Skyde¡¯s power was unleashed. Boom! The low-grade sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand was unable to bear the strain from the [S] ss power that Chen Xiaolian had disyed. In just an instant, it broke apart into countless fragments. However, the fragments that were imbued with the golden coloured light shot out like bullets from a machine gun. As they flew out, the golden streams of light took the shape of a fan. The golden streams of light swept through the countless werewolves charging at Chen Xiaolian and their bodies instantly blew up as a result. The golden streams of light shone amid the bloody atmosphere. The area before Chen Xiaolian, an area shaped like a fan, around 60 degrees in angle, was immediately cleared out. The fan-shaped area spread forward to nearly 100 metres. Within the area, countless limbs fell onto the ground. The pack of werewolves were originally like an unending swarm. With just one attack, Chen Xiaolian had cleared out nearly every single one of them. Only around three to five of the werewolves had managed to, by a stroke of luck, stayed alive. However, the astonishing attack earlier had scared them. They let out a terrified growl before turning tail to frantically run away. ¡°I have not had enough! Don¡¯t even think about running!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s whole body was dyed in blood. He strode forward and caught up to two of the werewolves, however, he no longer had a sword in his hand. Thus, he simply balled up his fist and sent it right through the werewolf¡¯s head, bursting it open in the process. Next, he sent a kick toward the other werewolf, sending it flying. It mmed down upon the ground like an artillery st, leaving arge crater in its wake. Chen Xiaolian sneered and shouted, ¡°Come on! What other monsters do you have? Bring it all out!¡± ¡­ ¡°How long has it been since west encountered such a young [S] ss?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The image shown on the surface of the crystal ball was that of Chen Xiaolian standing in the forest. The corpses of the werewolves were scattered all around him. Finally, a sigh rang out. ¡°I am done ying. Send in all the remaining ones. I am curious to see how much power this kid has.¡± ¡­ Hossein observed Chen Xiaolian, who was screaming out with his head raised up high. Hossein sighed and said, ¡°What a foolish move. Doing so will only attract even more monsters.¡± He was already gripping the sword in his hand. Next, he retrieved a piece of healing substance and ced it in his mouth. Suddenly, a change seemingly came over the forest before them. The trees automatically separated and their vision grew clearer. Soon, a clearing opened up before them. The forest surrounding them had... ¡­ split away on its own. Before them was a t ground. There, no more than 100 metres before them was the towering¡­ ¡­ Castle. ¡°Are you going to pull out your trump card now?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a savageugh. Then, he turned around and put the rope over his shoulder once more before dragging zombie Qiao Qiao forward. Takingrge strides, he took the lead as he moved toward the castle gate. Before the castle gate was a gravel road. A stone bridge connected the road to the castle gate. Standing before the castle gate, Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation to raise his hand and punch the thick doors of the gate. Boom! A loud booming noise rang out. Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. He turned to look at his fist. The knuckle part of his fist was slightly reddened and he could feel a slight sensation of pain in his arm. He ignored it. Tightening his fist, he sent another punch forward. Then, the third, the fourth¡­ ¡­ Finally, when he sent out his fifth punch¡­ Boom! The doors of the castle gate shattered. Chen Xiaolian observed the castle that was now open. After taking a deep breath, he strode inside. ¡°He is quite an interesting fellow, when he is mad.¡± Hossein sighed. Making sure to protect Lin Leyan and his own wife, Jenny, he followed Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ Within the castle was a corridor. The torches on either side of the corridor automatically lit up, leading all the way into the hall inside. The hall was an arched, rectangr hall. The ceiling rose to a good six metres. There at the end of the rectangr hall was a metal throne, seemingly cast from iron. A tall andnky figure sat on the throne. ck coloured cloak and ck coloured robes. A pair of gaunt looking hands rested on the armrests while a pale facey hidden beneath the shadows. Chen Xiaolian and the others, who were making their way in, could vaguely make out a pair of red coloured eyes on the ck-robed figure. The eyes stared at them coldly. After reaching the hall, Chen Xiaolian moved toward the throne. Then, when there was less than 10 metres between him and the figure, he stopped. He put down the rope and turned around. Grabbing hold of zombie Qiao Qiao, he ced her on the ground. ¡°I do not want to ask you who are you, I also do not want to ask where this is, even more so, I do not want to ask you what schemes you have up your sleeves.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was lowered, but his eyes continued to coldly stare at the man seated on the throne. ¡°I just want to ask you one question¡­ ¡­ this dirty, disgusting thing on the floor, the one who deliberately copied out my beloved into this thing¡­¡± As Chen Xiaolian spoke, he slowly raised his head. ¡°Was it you?¡± The man on the throne cackled out. His voice was like that of a night owl. ¡°What¡¯s the matter? My dear guests, do you not like this greeting gift?¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°You fellows thought that by creating something like this, I will be weakhearted and saddened? Seeing her would weaken me? What aughable way of thought.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at his heart. ¡°Let me tell you, the only thing I feel, is fury! An indescribable fury! In my memories, I have never felt this angry before! Now, answer me! This thing! Did you create it?¡± ¡°It is I. All the monsters in this ce, the Bloodn members you killed in the forest, the werewolves, and also this zombie before you are mine. Well then, now that I have answered your question, what do you have to say, my little guest?¡± Chen Xiaolian exhaled. ¡°Mm, since everything is now clear¡­ next, I will kill you. I will use all my power, and the most brutal methods I can think of, to¡­ Kill. You. Dead!¡± ¡­ Chapter 594 Human Nature and A Vague Feeling

Chapter 594 Human Nature and A Vague Feeling

GOR Chapter 594 Human Nature and A Vague Feeling Bang! With one heavy punch, Xia Xiaolei sent the sandbag before him flying. Due to thews of physics and inertia, the sandbag hurtled back at him. However, he was ready for it. With a kick of his leg, he caused an explosive sound to erupt as the sandbag burst apart from his kick. Sand flowed down the floor and Xia Xiaolei hugged the sandbag as he gasped for breath. He was within a training room within their base. At present, Xia Xiaolei¡¯s whole body was soaked with sweat. He had originally been a weak boy who lived in the mountains. However, after the training sessions he had to undergo, after the bitter trainings that wereparable to self-torture, and the effects of the supplements from the system, the muscles on his body bulged out in a noticeable way. The sleek and muscr body shape appeared most appealing. After gasping for a moment, he picked up a bottle of energy drink from the base and gulped it down. This was one of the few benefits that the base was able to provide. The stamina replenishing drink was produced by the base and its effects were far superior to that of the outside world. Drinking it during a state of exhaustion allowed the user to replenish his or her stamina faster than others. With one gulp, he finished the contents of the bottle, which had a slight sweet and sour taste. After that, he picked up the towel to wipe off his sweat. Then, the door to the training room opened up. Qimu Xi walked inside. The moment she saw Xia Xiaolei, she froze for a moment. The two of them exchanged nces. Then, with a sigh, Qimu Xi lowered her head and made to leave. ¡°¡­ please, wait.¡± Xia Xiaolei suddenly opened his mouth to stop her. ¡°Mm?¡± Qimu Xi had a smile on her face and she said, ¡°Is there anything?¡± The smile on Qimu Xi¡¯s face was not exactly what one would call fake. It was the typical smile of courtesy. Additionally, there was a trace of vignce in it. Xia Xiaolei walked over and stood before Qimu Xi. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ cannot go on like this.¡± Qimu Xi¡¯s chest heaved for a bit. Then, she looked at Xia Xiaolei and said with a forced smile, ¡°I do not understand what you are talking about.¡± ¡°In the Jerusalem instance dungeon, the two of us fell into a dreamworld, and that conflict happened.¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s tone wasboured, however, he did his best to continue speaking. Qimu Xi¡¯s face twisted. She had subconsciously recalled the events of the instance dungeon, their fall into the dreamworld, and the savage conflict between the two of them. That devilish dreamworld, devilish not because it created an illusory ce to confuse them ¨C but because the dreamworld evoked and unleashed their deepest, darkest, most disgusting, and most negative thoughts and emotions. In that dreamworld, the two of them fought to kill each other. Despite being members of the same guild and team, they almost killed each other. The word ¡®Jerusalem instance dungeon¡¯ had now be a taboo among the members of Meteor Rock Guild. These days, almost everyone did their best to avoid mentioning what they had experienced inside the instance dungeon. It was not simply due to Qiao Qiao¡¯s sacrifice, which led to her death in that instance dungeon. Rather, it was because everyone who entered the instance dungeon had been sucked into the dreamworld. The dreamworld had evoked the deepest of their negative thoughts and emotions and brought them out into the light, thereby creating a deep rift and ill-feelings between them. That victory was the most tragic one they had faced since Meteor Rock Guild was led by Chen Xiaolian. It was also the one with the most negative effects. These two youngsters, Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi, had turned on each other, nearly putting their own life up for the sake of killing the other. Most importantly, the darkest and most negative of emotions within them were unleashed in there. Although the instance dungeon was already over, this resulting rift did not disappear. It was not limited to the two of them. Even the most senior member of their guild, Lun Tai, was affected. After the instance dungeon ended, he became withdrawn. The two brothers, Lun Tai and Bei Tai, had originally been as thick as thieves. After the instance dungeon, however, it became clear to all that there was something odd going on between the two of them. ¡°We cannot go on like this forever.¡± Xia Xiaolei clenched his teeth and looked right at Qimu Xi. ¡°We are a guild. Before the Jerusalem instance dungeon, we were all on the best of terms with each other, willing to entrust our backs to each other without reservation in a fight. We had absolute trust in each other. We would even take the enemy¡¯s attack for each other¡­ ¡­ Guild Leader had said; our guild is still very weak. However, we had managed to beat powerful enemies and seize victory,pleting the instance dungeons, again and again. That is not just due to good luck. More importantly, we are united.¡± The young girl bit her lip and said nothing. A strange look shed across Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes. Then, he abruptly stepped forward, moving past Qimu Xi as he made his way to the door of the training room. He closed the door and pressed the lock button. ¡°¡­ ¡­ what are you doing?¡± ¡°Solving the issue. The two of us, right here.¡± Xia Xiaolei shook his head and continued, ¡°I am a very stupid fellow. However, I understand reason. As long as we do not resolve the issue between us, it would remain as a concealed rift within this guild¡­ ¡­ that is why, right here, right now, we will solve the issue between the two of us! Until then, no one leaves!¡± Qimu Xi pinched the edges of her clothes. ¡°The two of us are the only ones here. So, after the instance dungeon, whatever words we have, whatever things we are too embarrassed to say ¨C no matter how unbearable it may be, we will say it out here! Put it all out here to our hearts content. Then, we will end it!¡± There was absolute firmness and determination in Xia Xiaolei¡¯s voice. Qimu Xi, with a seemingly weak look, was silent for a minute. Then, this young girl raised her head and stared at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Fine! Since that is what you said, we will do as you said. What do you want to hear from me?¡± ¡°Whatever it is in your mind, just say it all out. You can say anything. In this room¡­ ¡­ speak to your heart¡¯s content. We will deal with the issue together. After we leave this room, we will not speak of it ever again. The matter will be thoroughly solved!¡± ¡°Good!¡± Qimu Xi, who had always been weak, revealed a look of decisiveness in her eyes. She walked to the side and looked at the bottles of energy drinks that wereid out on the table. She picked up a bottle, one that Xia Xiaolei had opened and drank. Ignoring the fact that Xia Xiaolei had drank most of its contents, she raised it up and gulped the rest of its contents down. After that, she furiously wiped her mouth before turning around to face Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Then, let me start.¡± Xia Xiaolei nodded. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ in this guild, I have always felt stressed. Especially when facing you fellows¡­ ¡­ more urately, when I am facing you, Xia Xiaolei!¡± Xia Xiaolei said nothing. ¡°In that dreamworld, the bad guy transformed into my big brother¡¯s likeness and you killed him¡­ ¡­ I felt very emotional. Later on, however, I did not exactly hate you. Although I am not smart, I am no fool either. I know right from wrong. I will not hate you because you killed the bad guy who transformed into my big brother. However, Xia Xiaolei, I¡­ ¡­ I still loathe you.¡± ¡°Why loathe me?¡± Qimu Xi stared at Xia Xiaolei and took a deep breath. ¡°Fine, we agreed to speak to our heart¡¯s content. Is there anyone whose heart is without darkness? You want to hear it, Xia Xiaolei? Then, I will tell you. I loathe you because¡­ ¡­ before I joined this guild, you were the weakest, most useless trash in this guild!¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body shook. ¡°There is no need to say much about the Guild Leader. He is our guild¡¯s backbone and my saviour. No matter how I might view others, I only have feelings of respect and appreciation for him. Brother Roddy is powerful; his mechanical skill is one of the pirs of this guild. The brothers Lun Tai and Bei Tai, they are both veterans with considerable strength and vast experience. Likewise, I only have respect for them. Sister Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­ she is the Guild Leader¡¯s girlfriend, she is so beautiful, so good, and so strong¡­ ¡­ even the youngest Soo Soo possesses an extremely powerful skill. Every time she fights, she would disy a terrifying power.¡± After saying all that, Qimu Xi finally turned to look at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°As for you, Xia Xiaolei, you are not among them.¡± Xia Xiaolei grunted. ¡°They all say that your skill is to get discount for Exchange System purchases. Fine. But just because of that, everyone must protect you in every instance dungeon. You became a logistics staff member. A supporter¡­ ¡­ as for your own strength, you have almost nobat skills. When there is an intense battle, all you can do is go fetch the soy sauce. I think¡­ ¡­ Xia Xiaolei, you should be very grateful to me!¡± ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°You should be very grateful to me! Originally, the weakest one in Meteor Rock Guild, whogs behind the others, is you! However, after I joined the guild, your status instantly changed. You are no longer the weakest link. No matter how bad your strength may be, with my arrival, you are no longer the weakest one. As for me, I, Qimu Xi, had taken over your status as the weakest trash in Meteor Rock Guild!¡± Xia Xiaolei was stunned. He did not imagine that someone who had always been weak and quiet like Qimu Xi, someone who had always acted like a little kitten, would utter such piercing words. Besides¡­ those painful words, after considering them, Xia Xiaolei found that he was unable to refute them. Perhaps, in his own heart, he had more or less thought the same. ¡°I am very weak, with little courage, and a timid character¡­ ¡­ but that does not mean I am an idiot. More than that, I am not some na?ve little girl who knows nothing!¡± Light shone from her eyes and she continued, ¡°I lost my family at a young age. My brother and I had only each other to depend on as we travelled everywhere without sense or order. In our travels, we saw many things! Although my brother did his very best to protect me from them¡­ ¡­ I still saw many, many¡­ ¡­ evil, disgusting, sinful, and dark things. ¡°Xia Xiaolei, do not think of me as a nk piece of paper that knows nothing. Just because I am weak and timid, that does not mean I do not understand anything.¡± Xia Xiaolei was left dumbfounded. ¡°I am 15 years old now. Ten years ago, when I was only five, I understood this principle. My brother was the one who taught me about it¡­ ¡­ we are too young, and too weak. When we encounter others, we will have no strength to resist them ¨C it is not as though we had never tried to resist. When we were travelling around, even when we were scavenging, we will be beaten up by others. My brother tried resisting them and was beaten until even his head turned bloody. It was then that my brother learnt that lesson. He imparted that principle to me: Since we do not have the ability to resist nor the ability to protect ourselves, we should just obediently act like a weakling. When others bully you and you have no ability to fight them off, just lower your head and submit. Do not resist. Do your best to submit and y the part of a weakling. Perhaps, after they are done bullying you, they will let you off. Thus, in thest 10 years, I have been living that way! I am very timid and weak because I am originally very weak! ¡°All those years, besides my brother, was there anyone who would help me and protect me? When I encounter malicious people, I will be incapable of fighting back against them. I can only kneel and beg for mercy. When I encounter thugs, I, who had no way of protecting myself, can only do my best to run and avoid them. You canugh at me for being weak and useless, but for someone like me who did not have a family, who did not have any means of protection, who is at such a young age, what can someone like me do? What could I do? What could I do? You tell me, what could I do?¡± Xia Xiaolei pursed his lips. ¡°The person I feel most grateful toward, besides my brother, is the Guild Leader.¡± Tears welled in Qimu Xi¡¯s eyes. ¡°My big brother died, but Guild Leader protected me. No, he did not just protect me, he epted me and brought me back here. He introduced me to everyone here and let me join this guild. To me, the biggest, most precious thing that Guild Leader gave me, is not just protection. It is not that he had saved my life. More importantly, he gave me something that, in thest 15 years, no one else ¨C save my brother ¨C had ever given me. That thing is¡­ ¡­¡± Qimu Xi took a deep breath before uttering the word, ¡°Dignity!¡± After a pause, she continued, ¡°Never have I had this, being part of a group, to havepanions, to have friends, to have family¡­ ¡­ no one bullying me, to be seen as a human, an actual human being. I can get what I want without getting on my knees to beg for it or act like a weakling, a pitiful beggar! Guild Leader taught me many things, so did brother Lun Tai and brother Bei Tai. Although brother Roddy always jokes with me, I know that all of them held no ill will toward me. They did not look down on me. Instead, they really view me as theirpanion¡­ ¡­ albeit a very weakpanion. However, they never cared about that. They would seriously teach me, teach me how to be strong. However¡­ ¡­ they treated me with respect! In my 15 years of living, besides my brother, this is the first time I feel a sense of dignity while facing others. ¡°I finally feel like a human being! Not a stray cat or dog, or some pitiful worm that others could easily bully. ¡°You think I do not understand anything? Xia Xiaolei, I understand! I have seen more than you, understood more than you! I followed my brother around since I was very young. You could never imagine how many despicable fellows I have seen! ¡°In the past two years, my body began maturing. Due to that, I encountered situations that were even more disgusting! Some bad guys would pretend to be good toward me, but¡­ ¡­ they were greedily aiming for my body. They wanted to bully me, to do disgusting things to me. ¡°Humph, Xia Xiaolei, I can tell if someone is a good person, if that person sincerely treats me well, and if that person sincerely views me as a human.¡± ¡°So, what do you think of me?¡± asked Xia Xiaolei in a low and hoarse voice. ¡°¡­ you?¡± Qimu Xi sighed. ¡°In the beginning, your behaviour was the same as the others. However¡­ ¡­ I quickly realized something strange about the way you are treating me. Surface wise, it would appear negligible. However, I kept getting the feeling that, in many situations, you are secretly targeting me. After my arrival, you are no longer the weakest one in the guild. At the same time, though, I believe you are also no longer the little bro that everyone protects anymore. Besides, sometimes, I can feel you looking down on me. You think of me as a wastrel, a hindrance. ¡°Mm, when we had that conflict in the dreamworld, when you were choking me to my death, you had said it clearly. I can clearly remember your words from back then. You said ¡°You trash of the guild!¡±. Right, that is what you said.¡± Xia Xiaolei said nothing. Truth be told, he too, remembered what he said that day. Mm, apart from the phrase ¡°You trash of the guild!¡±, what else did he say? Right, he had also said: ¡°Someone like you have no right to stay in our guild!¡± Mm, back then, he had said those words. ¡°You also said these words: ¡°Someone like you have no right to stay in our guild!¡± Isn¡¯t that right, Xia Xiaolei?¡± Qimu Xi stared at the young boy before her. ¡°Yes, I had said those words.¡± Xia Xiaolei replied in a low tone. ¡°Those words hold two meanings,¡± said Qimu Xi with a sad smile. ¡°You see, it is as I had said, although I am timid, I understand it all. Those words of yours, ¡°Someone like you¡± refers to me being very weak, a piece of trash, a hindrance. Mm, it is the part deep inside you that looks down on me. You also said ¡°Our guild¡±. Mm, that is right. You think that this is you fellows¡¯ guild. However, it is not my, Qimu Xi¡¯s guild. In your heart, you have never viewed me as apanion. In your heart, you have always viewed me as an outsider, a foreigner, a weak, piece of trash, useless¡­ ¡­ thigh hugger!¡± Tears trickled down Qimu Xi¡¯s cheeks. ¡°I had almost forgotten those days I spent without dignity. I had almost forgotten about all the days I had to beg and cry, the days of weakness and cowardice, the days when I was bullied and had to get on my knees to beg for mercy, the days where I had to live like a dog! In this guild, I could feel the dignity of living like a human being! However, that day, in that instance dungeon, thanks to those words from you, what little bit of dignity I finally managed to eke out¡­ ¡­ was torn apart!¡± She did not appear too angry. Her voice contained hints of sadness. ¡°You may be thinking: You are a weakling to begin with. You are a piece of trash with no abilities. Could it be I cannot point that out? ¡°But then, Xia Xiaolei, you tell me, what else can I do? ¡°I am weak! I am only 15 years old, I have never had one good day in my life. Most of the people I have encountered are all bad guys. For the past 10 years, I have always been bullied. I have no abilities and no skills. When I fight, I will feel fearful. That is because I have been bullied for 10 whole years! I am timid, because no one had ever given me any respect or dignity! ¡°I am weak because after I was sucked into this game world, my luck was not as good as you all! Getting somebat-oriented skill! I am just a 15-year-old little girl with no backing. ¡°Xia Xiaolei, you look down on me? ¡°Fine! Then, tell me! What else can I do? What could I have done? ¡°Should I simply go die? Should someone like me just go die? Is that the right way? ¡°The weak have no right to live? ¡°If my skill is simr to that of brother Roddy, I too, would like to contribute to the guild! ¡°If I have the same strength as Guild Leader, I too, want to stand before everyone in the midst of battle to protect everyone! ¡°But I do not have it! What can I do? You say I am a piece of trash. Yes, I am a piece of trash! ¡°However, as a piece of trash, I must die? Find a corner where there is no one and go die and rot there without giving anyone trouble? ¡°Is that the way it has to be?¡± After reaching that point, Qimu Xi had seemingly depleted all of her courage. She crouched down, held her knees and began sobbing. Xia Xiaolei was standing right before her. When Qimu Xi crouched down, he had reached out with his hand, seemingly wanting to help her up. However, his hand hovered there for a moment before finally retracting. A momentter, Xia Xiaolei said in a hushed tone, ¡°I am sorry.¡± His apology did nothing to ease Qimu Xi¡¯s emotions. Xia Xiaolei sighed. He exerted some force as he gripped the back of his hand. It would appear that he was summoning the courage he needed before finally speaking up. ¡°I admit, I did look down on you¡­ ¡­ no, that is not quite urate, I did not look down on you, I disliked you. Guild Leader and sister Qiao Qiao are the two people I revere most. Everyone in the guild is my elder, my older sister, my younger sister¡­ ¡­ even Soo Soo is stronger than me. I have never felt jealous of them, only gratitude. They had protected a vige boy like me and helped me survive this game world. Truth be told, in my heart, my view of them is the same as you, only respect and gratitude. I admit, when you first joined, I was jealous of you. Because you are weaker than me. It appeared as though you had be the one that everyone wants to protect the most. I¡­ ¡­ it seems I am no longer the panda that everyone wants to protect. ¡°But Qimu Xi, can you hear me out? Today, I have summoned my courage so that we can resolve all the conflicts and ill-feelings between us.¡± Qimu Xi raised her head. She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and said, ¡°I am listening.¡± ¡°I admit I had disliked you. You said that sometimes, I would secretly target you¡­ ¡­ I admit that as well. In some minor matters, I did, in fact, deliberately target you in secrecy and bullied you¡­ ¡­ however, I am not a bad guy. I did not really want to bully you. I also wasn¡¯t trying to push you out. Perhaps¡­ part of it was due to jealousy. ¡°In the dreamworld, I had said those unsavoury words. That ce brought out the deepest, darkest, and most negative side of our hearts into light. Additionally, it would appear that it also amplified it. ¡°However, Qimu Xi, there are some good emotions that the instance dungeon did not bring out to light. It only amplified the darkness while concealing the other emotions in my heart. Now, I want to tell you about it.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ just what are you trying to say?¡± ¡°What I want to say is¡­ ¡­ I am jealous of you, seemingly trying to push you out, and would even bully you in some minor issues¡­ ¡­ these things, I know they are very idiotic and foolish,¡± Xia Xiaolei stuttered. ¡°Truth be told, before deciding to talk to you today, I had met up with brother Roddy and had a chat with him. He had already lectured me once. He said, I am just like a kid who has yet to grow up¡­ he said, back when he was in kindergarten, he had also done the same thing I did. He too, had always bullied a little girl¡­ ¡­ but, but¡­¡± ¡°But what?¡± Xia Xiaolei clenched his teeth and shut his eyes. With the expression of one going for broke, he shouted, ¡°Brother Roddy said: You are a little kid who knows nothing. When you meet a girl you like and you do not know how to express your feelings, you will subconsciously bully her to attract her attention. This is the typical behaviour of little kids.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Qimu Xi was bbergasted. Her eyes grew wide as she stared at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°You, you, you, you, you, you, you, what you say?¡± ¡°I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I say, I, I, I, I, I like you.¡± ¡­ ¡°Those two are resolving their problem. Don¡¯t disturb them.¡± Inside the hall of the base, Roddy saw that Lun Tai was about to enter the training room. He quickly stopped Lun Tai. Lun Tai was stunned. However, he quickly understood what Roddy meant. He then turned to look at Roddy. ¡°Your idea?¡± ¡°We¡¯ll need to resolve it eventually. We cannot leave everything to Xiaolian. In battles, due to the limitations in our strength, there are many things we cannot help out with. However, if we can resolve this internal guild stuff, we should do our best to help him resolve it. Don¡¯t let him tire himself with these matters.¡± Roddy, who held onto two cans of beer in his hand, threw one of the cans to Lun Tai. Lun Tai epted it with a nod of his head. Then, he popped it open and drank a mouthful of beer. ¡°So, what about you?¡± Roddy looked at Lun Tai. ¡°When will you be able to unravel the knot in your heart?¡± Lun Tai froze. ¡°Fine, I am not a busybody. Your problem should not be a big one, I feel,¡± said Roddy with a smile. ¡°The problem is not that serious. It has likely something to do with something private, something to do with your past. You are also the oldest and most mature among us. I am least worried about you, Lun Tai. On the contrary, the issue between those two inside has to be resolved¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s issue is tied to Qiao Qiao¡¯s death, but now, there is a thread of hope for it. The only one left, the one I worry about most is¡­ ¡­ Soo Soo!¡± Lun Tai knitted his brows. ¡°Soo Soo¡¯s dark personality problem is getting worse. When I first got to know her, that little girl was not like this at all. She would always shift between her two personalities. However, these days¡­ ¡­ that dark personality of hers appear to being out longer and longer. The original personality of the innocent and loveable little girl has not appeared for a long time now.¡± Roddy then frowned as well. With a wry smile, he said, ¡°I keep getting this feeling, a vague feeling¡­¡± ¡­ Chapter 595 Endless

Chapter 595 Endless

GOR Chapter 595 Endless Soo Soo did not know that she had be the one person that Roddy worried about most. At present, she sat quietly on the floor, her legs crossed as she gazed up at the sky. To be exact, there was actually no ¡®sky¡¯ where she was at. Regardless of which way she turned, all she could see was whiteness. ¡°So, is this how this ce originally looked like?¡± Soo Soo gave a gentle sigh. Tian Lie was checking their surroundings while Nicole quietly wiped the warde in her hand. The ce where they were at¡­ to call itrge, it might be boundlesslyrge; to call it small¡­ ¡­ perhaps it was just an illusion. After the three of them walked into the curtain of light, they entered this empty space. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say we would be able to meet up? Where are you? Hey!¡± Tian Lie shouted aloud. Soo Soo was shocked by Tian Lie¡¯s sudden outburst. She turned to nce at Tian Lie for a moment. Next, she pursed her lips to the side and continued to look upward. ¡°Does it look good?¡± Words suddenly rang out from beside Soo Soo¡¯s ear. The voice was pleasant and it carried with it a hint of geniality; it gave off a very warm feeling. Soo Soo raised her brows but did not turn her head back. She also did not turn to check her surroundings. Instead, she gave a light smile ¨C it was a very cold smile. ¡°So, are you teasing us?¡± ¡°Why do you say that?¡± ¡°You were the one who said, enter the curtain of light and we will be able to meet you.¡± ¡°I was not lying.¡± The voice had a hint of ridicule in it as it continued, ¡°You fellows have indeed met me ¨C a part of me.¡± Soo Soo lowered her head and considered the reply. ¡°If so, this ce¡­ ¡­ all of it is ¡®you¡¯? This empty space?¡± ¡°A part.¡± The voiceughed and said, ¡°Are you very disappointed?¡± ¡°I thought I would be meeting a ¡®person¡¯.¡± ¡°I did not say I would have the appearance of a ¡®person¡¯ oh.¡± The voice continued, ¡°This is really arousing my sense of curiosity, little girl. Originally, I thought that bald fellow is the most interesting of you three. However, after you three entered, I am gradually realizing that you are the most interesting one.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Soo Soo did not ask ¡°What is interesting?¡±. Instead, she had calmly responded with an oh. ¡°Hey, had no one every told you that this way of talking makes it hard for people to continue talking to you?¡± ¡°You are not a person.¡± Soo Soo gave a stabbing reply. ¡°¡­ ¡­ fine.¡± The voice appeared to be smiling. ¡°Can you tell me, why does this body of yours have two personalities?¡± ¡°Have you never met people with split personalities? I had thought this is not a very rare case in this world.¡± ¡°Of course I know about split personalities. However, I have never seen a split that is so¡­ perfect.¡± The voiceughed and continued, ¡°Darkness and light co-existing together¡­ ¡­ truly, interesting.¡± Soo Soo gave a harrumph in response. She abruptly pulled out a mobile phone from her pocket. After turning it on, she held it and began tapping it. ¡°What are you doing there?¡± ¡°ying a game. Although there is no connection here, I can still y offline mode,¡± Soo Soo replied coolly. ¡°Your topic of conversation is too boring. I have no interest in continuing.¡± ¡°.. ¡­ ¡­¡± The voice grew silent for a long time. Finally, itughed out again and said, ¡°Little one, you are really interesting. I had thought that you would be asking me a lot of questions. For example, who am I, what is this ce, what I want to do¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Would you answer?¡± ¡°Naturally, I would not easily answer those questions.¡± ¡°There you have it. Since you won¡¯t be answering, why should I ask them?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ha hahahahaha.¡± The voiceughed out once more. It did not take long for Soo Soo to hear it speak up once again. ¡°Do you want to meet me? Get up and keep walking straight. One hundred steps. After that, you will be able to see the real me ¨Ce alone. The other two, for now, I have no interest in meeting them.¡± Tian Lie shouted, cursing every once in a while as he did, ¡°I thought that the masters of this ce should be absolute experts. Could the words of absolute experts be of no value?¡± ¡°Enough, you have been raising a ruckus for long enough,¡± Nicole said coldly. ¡°Why don¡¯t you calm down. Let us discuss how we should get out of this ce.¡± Tian Lie rubbed his chin. ¡°This ce should be a separate space. Getting out of here is simple. As long as we possess enough power to break through this space, we can¡­ ¡­¡± As the two of them were chatting, Tian Lie turned his head backward. His face sank. ¡°Where is Soo Soo?¡± Nicole turned her head and found that the spot upied by Soo Soo earlier was now empty. Soo Soo had disappeared. ¡­ Soo Soo was stepping forward while silently counting. After taking 99 steps, the little girl suddenly halted her steps. ¡°Hey, I told you, 100 steps. It has only been 99 steps.¡± The voice rang from beside her ear. Soo Soo pursed her lips and smiled. ¡°I am just testing to see if you are still looking at me.¡± ¡°Well, you have done your test. Take one more step and you will be able to see me.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ but I am suddenly feeling hesitant,¡± Soo Soo suddenly said. ¡°What happens if you are ugly?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ eh?¡± ¡°Good looks are justice,¡± Soo Soo said as-a-matter-of-factly. ¡°Given my age, it is only natural for me to judge a person by their looks. If you have a very ugly appearance, I will not want to see you. Tell me first how you look. I will consider it for a bit. If it does not meet my expectations, let us not meet up.¡± ¡°¡­ well then, how do you wish me to look like?¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡± Soo Soo frowned as she pondered the question. Then, she slowly said, ¡°Not too tall, a bit lean, no need to be too handsome, but must have a very clean look. Have the air of a schr, a little on the elegant side and¡­ ¡­ nails must be cut. Very clean attire. Mm¡­ ¡­ whenughing, there must be a very warm feeling and when talking, the tone must sound pleasant. Right, preferably¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Preferably someone who writes novels, right?¡± The voice spoke up with a hint of ridicule. ¡°Just say you want to see Chen Xiaolian, won¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Sigh.¡± Soo Soo sighed. However, she spoke with a solemn tone. ¡°You got that right. I have no interest in meeting you at all. Right now, the one I want to meet the most is Xiaolian oppa.¡± ¡°Is that so? Then, continue ahead and take your hundredth step. I will fulfil your request.¡± Soo Soo took a deep breath. She looked down at her feet before slowly moving her left foot out to take one more step forward. The final, hundredth step. ¡­ The thin figure seated upon the throne stood up. After he stood up, they saw that this person was astonishingly tall. His eyes seemingly looked down at Chen Xiaolian as he cackled. ¡°Oh, kill me? This is not my first time hearing something like this. Hopefully though, your words match your skills.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled apart the wooden sticks from the makeshift sled that was on the floor, creating two pieces of club. Gripping the clubs in his hands, he strode toward the man without any hesitation. However, he had just taken two steps when the thin fellow suddenly waved his right hand. With a swoosh of his hand, three doors appeared before him. ¡°It is not that easy. You people are rare toys for my entertainment.¡± The thin man cackled gleefully and continued, ¡°Three stages. Pass three stages; only then can you truly face me.¡± ¡°Oh, trying to be mysterious?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± The thin man¡¯s voice contained traces of provocation. However, it would appear that his provocation was not aimed solely at Chen Xiaolian. He then said in a low voice, ¡°Because this is originally a game. ording to the rules of the game, shouldn¡¯t things progress in such a manner? First, make your way through the stagesid out before you. Only after you sessfully passed the stages can you face the BOSS.¡± After saying that, the thin man pointed at himself and said, ¡°I am the BOSS. You want to face me? Then first clear the stages before you!¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. He stepped forward, attempting to circle around the doors, only to hear the man saying coldly, ¡°You cannot circle around it. This is the rule of this space. Unless youplete the stages before you, you will be unable to meet the real me ¨C this body before you is just a manifestation.¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. Suddenly, he raised his hand. Next, the wooden club in his hand shot out like a javelin toward the man on the tform. The wooden club shot through the man¡¯s body and fell onto the floor. ¡°As expected, that is just an illusion.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Three doors, three stages, begin from the one on your left. You have a total of one hour, beginning now. After the one hour is up, if you cannotplete the three stages, all of you will be sent out of my castle into the forest outside¡­ ¡­ trust me, this time, you will not be able to get out from the forest.¡± After that, the thin man disappeared. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. Forcing down the impetuous fury in his heart, he turned around to look at Hossein and the others. ¡°Enough, since there is a need to fight, we¡¯ll take it one step at a time.¡± Hossein put on a straight face and walked over to assess the three doors before them. The frames of all three doors appeared normal. There was nothing out of the ordinary about them at all. The cherry wood was engraved with carvings and had a metal door handle. Hossein reached out with his hand to feel it. It was cold to the touch. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the two women. Lin Leyan said nothing, she simply looked at Chen Xiaolian. He then took a deep breath and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. There is no easy way out in battle. No matter what, killing that fellow is our objective.¡± ¡­ The first door, open. Hossein had been the one to twist open the door handle. The knight had taken the lead while the two women stayed in the middle. As for Chen Xiaolian, he stayed in the rear position. The door was clearly some form of spatial translocation portal. After stepping through the door, the four of them found themselves in an open area. Looking at their surroundings, they found that it appeared like arge, circr colosseum ¨C it was asrge as a football field. The stands on the bowl-shaped colosseum were empty. The structure also appeared somewhat dpidated. The thing that left the deepest impression on the four of them was¡­ ¡­ the air. It was filled with a foul odour. Yes, a foul odour. Be it on the ground or the stands in the corner, all of them were stained in dark red colour. It was as though they had been sprayed with blood. A number of the ces had also gone to ruin, seemingly due to something striking or impacting upon them. Craters and cracks could be seen upon certain stands. ¡°I do not like this ce.¡± Hossein retrieved a piece of handkerchief. Flicking it open, he used it to cover his nose. At the same time, he also pulled out another piece for Jenny. A piece of paper suddenly drifted down from the sky above to fall on the ground before the four of them. Chen Xiaolian bent down to pick it up and saw that there were words written upon the paper. ¡°Prompt: First stage of the game begins: Objective: Kill every monster you can see within this arena. Time limit: 20 minutes. If you cannot kill off all the monsters here within the allocated time limit, you will have failed. If thebatants die, you will have failed. Special prompt: Shutting down the monster re-spawning program is necessary toplete the second stage. Thus¡­ ¡­ you may choose to split your forces to forcibly end the second stage of this game. Lastly, death may not be the end, but you fellows¡­ ¡­ are dead.¡± This highly mischievous note made Chen Xiaolian feel dubious. Prompt? This was an attempt to imitate the ¡®system prompts¡¯. As for the ridiculing words in the note¡­ Kill all the monsters¡­ What is the monster re-spawning program? Complete the second stage first? Before Chen Xiaolian could discuss the matter with Hossein, creaking sounds suddenly came from a distant spot within the colosseum. It sounded as though some metal winch was being turned On the far side of the colosseum, two brick walls on the stands separated to reveal a wooden door inside. On the surface of the door were the words ¡®Second Stage¡¯. At the same time, the brick walls on either side of the wooden door suddenly swung forward¡­ Boom! A swarm of ck coloured silhouettes charged out from the openings created by the opened brick walls. Werewolves, vampires, zombies, monsters¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian even saw something he had seen in another instance dungeon. Wearing broken armour, it was none other than the Demon Soldiers. The swarm rushed toward them like a tidal wave. There appeared to be at least hundreds of thousands of them. ¡°Bring it!¡± Chen Xiaolian bellowed. He caught hold of Lin Leyan, who had already turned pale, and moved her behind him. As he was about to pull out his sword, he suddenly noticed Hossein stepping forward. This former knight got down on one knee. He had one hand on the ground while his other hand was ced upon his lips. He kissed his middle finger¡­ ¡­ then, a halo of light burst out from his middle finger. Like a ring, the halo of light became imprinted upon his finger. When Hossein stood up once again, the air around him shuddered violently. ¡°Heretics, all of you, disperse before the Light of the Lord!¡± Hossein roared out and raised his right hand up into the sky. His hand grasped the air and a golden coloured sword appeared in his hand, just like a lit torch. His hand still raised, this knight stood tall as he observed the wave of monsters swarming him. Next¡­ ¡­ he abruptly sent the sword in his hand swinging down. ¡°Purification!¡± Dazzling golden light descended. Facing the golden light, the charging swarm of monsters became like snow under the zing sunlight; they burst apart and disappeared. The countless monsters that were charging forward screamed wretchedly as the golden light showered them. Then, they burst into dust and crashed down to the ground. All of that happened in the span of only mere seconds. After the golden light faded away, the entire colosseum returned to a tranquil state. It was as though nothing had happened. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. He stared at Hossein¡¯s back. This knight¡¯s power¡­ ¡­ was far beyond his imagination. Earlier, when he was using the ¡®purification¡¯ skill, Chen Xiaolian could clearly feel it. That vaguely felt like¡­ ¡­ [S] ss? Hossein exhaled deeply before turning around to look at Chen Xiaolian. His face appeared calm, though slightly pale. ¡°I have not used this power for a long time now. I think¡­ ¡­ I can still hold on.¡± Chen Xiaolian took another deep breath and said, ¡°You are more powerful than I had imagined.¡± ¡°This first stage doesn¡¯t seem too difficult. Let us move forward,¡± said Hossein with a snort. Next, however, the faces on the two of them sank. The creaking sounds came once again¡­ The brick walls on every stand within the circr colosseum opened up simultaneously. This time, not only did the brick walls on the ground floor opened up. Even the walls on the middle part of the stands, the top part of the stands, every entrance and exit points, every ce with brick walls swung open to reveal a passageway within. Roaring sounds came from every corner. Boom! It was as though the gates of Hell had been opened. Innumerable monsters swarmed out from every corner of the colosseum. The countless horde of monsters marched forward, seemingly intent on inundating the four in the middle of the colosseum. Endless! Limitless! ¡°Damn, damn it¡­ ¡­ just how many¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ Chapter 596 Chen Xiaolian’s Trump Card

Chapter 596 Chen Xiaolian''s Trump Card

GOR Chapter 596 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Trump Card Images yed out upon the surface of a huge crystal ball. Countless monsters rushed forward from every direction. The four figures standing in the centre of the colosseum were like small rocks amid the iing tidal wave. It seemed as though they would be engulfed by the tides at any given moment. Then, the crystal ball shed and the images on its surface disappeared. ¡°Was it enjoyable?¡± The voice rang out from beside her ear once more. Soo Soo grimaced as she stared at the crystal ball before her. Soon enough, her pair of big eyes narrowed until they were no more than slits. For anyone familiar with Soo Soo, they would recognize this as a sign that she was so furious she could explode out at any moment. ¡°So, you had mee here, telling me you will let me see Xiaolian oppa, only to see this?¡± Soo Soo said in a very low voice. ¡°I did let you see him. You cannot deny that.¡± Soo Soo took a deep breath before raising her head to look around. With a very solemn tone, she said, ¡°I am angry now.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha! It is onlymon for little children to get angry. Still, I believe only some would care if a little child gets angry.¡± Soo Soo silently waited until the voice was done with its mocking words. She tightened her fists. ¡°Why did you let me see all those?¡± ¡°You are the one who wanted to see him.¡± ¡°I want to meet him in person, now!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The other party¡¯s silence caused Soo Soo toe to a certain realization. She quickly continued, ¡°What? Could it be¡­ ¡­ this request of mine, you cannot make it happen?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Ah! I get it now. It turns out you couldn¡¯t do it at all! And here I thought you are some powerful bigshot.¡± ¡°¡­ what do a little child like you know?¡± The voice spoke with a hint of vexation. ¡°In this ce, I am omnipotent!¡± ¡°If so, let me meet him now! Send me over! I want to be together with Xiaolian oppa!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± After a few seconds of silence, the voice sighed. ¡°Fine, deceiving a little child is pointless anyways. I will be truthful with you. It is true, I cannot do it.¡± ¡°¡­ meaning you are not that powerful?¡± ¡°Nope. I am very powerful. I may very well be the most powerful being you have ever met. Far more powerful that anything you could imagine. However¡­ ¡­ you wanting to meet Chen Xiaolian, presently, I have no way of letting you meet him in person.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because ¡®that ce¡¯ is not my domain.¡± Soo Soo loosened her fists. ¡°Domain?¡± ¡°It is very simple. There are two beings with power over this ce and I happen to be one of the two¡­ ¡­paratively speaking, I am more kind-hearted with a gentler way of doing things. I am not too fond of things like killing and fighting. However, the other fellow is different from me. That other fellow is very extreme. I also hate that fellow a lot. In short¡­ ¡­ neither one of us can rein in the other. Unfortunately, the one you wish to meet, Chen Xiaolian, had entered that fellow¡¯s domain. So¡­ whether or not you get to meet him would depend on fate.¡± ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°After the game is over, if he can make it out alive, you will naturally be able to meet him. Otherwise¡­ ¡­ when you return, you can get a tombstone for him.¡± Soo Soo considered the matter for a moment. Surprisingly, she then sat down with a cross-legged posture. ¡°Why? Are you not angry anymore?¡± ¡°Back when I was still very young, I had been taught that being furious toward something that I have no power over is a pointless thing to do. Thus, for now, I might as well hold back my anger.¡± Soo Soo looked up. ¡°Let us continue our conversation.¡± ¡°Are you not worried?¡± ¡°By worrying, can it help Xiaolian oppa survive?¡± ¡°Of course it won¡¯t help.¡± ¡°There you go.¡± Soo Soo said, ¡°Let us continue. What do you want to talk to me about? Also, me and my friends, what should we do to get out from here? And you, what kind of existence are you?¡± ¡°I can answer all your questions¡­ ¡­ however, all mustply with the rules here. In other words, we will y a game. If you win, you win everything. If you lose¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°If I lose, I die?¡± ¡°No no no, I am not that fellow. That fellow likes fighting and killing, I do not. Besides, I do not want to kill someone as interesting as you. If you lose, you will stay here and apany me¡­ ¡­ forever!¡± ¡°What game will we be ying?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I have not thought it through yet. Let me think.¡± Soo Soo sighed. ¡°Whether you have thought it through or not, now that you have revealed that, you have lost all your stature.¡± ¡°You cannot me me. It has been so, so long since anyone came here.¡± The voiceughed out sheepishly. ¡°Can we not y the game? Just tell me about it directly.¡± ¡°No, those are the rules.¡± ¡°Who set those rules?¡± ¡°Me and the other fellow. Simply put, for the sake of fairness, we had worked out the rules of this world together. Unless the two of us agree, neither one of us has the power to change the rules.¡± Once again, Soo Soo had received valuable information. She kept the information firmly in her mind before coolly saying, ¡°If so, let us y a game. Are you done figuring it out?¡± ¡°Do you have any suggestion?¡± ¡°Lots and lots, ah¡­ ¡­ for example¡­¡± Soo Soo, who was about to say something, suddenly made a move to cover her mouth. With widened eyes, she turned to check her surroundings. ¡°Wait, let me think!¡± ¡°Ha ha! Clever little brat!¡± The voiceughed with pride. ¡°I am very powerful. No games are beyond me. So, before you make a suggestion, it would be for the best for you to think it through carefully.¡± Soo Soo thought about it. Then, she raised her head and said, ¡°Any game will do? Even if it is weird?¡± ¡°Anything! I am far more powerful that you can imagine.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Soo Soo stood up and dusted her hands. ¡°I will y a game with you.¡± ¡°Tell me about it.¡± ¡°First, we¡¯ll go though the wager. If you lose, you must promise to fulfil three of my requests ¨C any requests! It could be to answer a question or to do something.¡± ¡°Sure. However, I cannot harm myself. Besides, there is a time limit to the game. It must end in one hour¡¯s time.¡± ¡°Fine. I won¡¯t have you do anything for more than one hour or more ¨C otherwise, I would have you imprison yourself here for 10,000 years!¡± ¡°Ha ha ha¡­ ¡­ that joke is not funny at all.¡± There was a trace of mncholy in the voice. ¡°Well, then. Herees the game description¡­ ¡­ let us guess together how much hair there are on my head right now! Whoever gets it right wins!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± A few secondster, the voice spoke out in a cold voice. ¡°Humph, you want to trick me with this childish trick? How can anyone guess that right? However, if I say I am unable to guess the number, you will just shave off all your hair on the spot and say you have no hair¡­ ¡­ that way, you will win. Little brat, I won¡¯t fall for this childish trick.¡± Soo Soo nodded her head. ¡°Mm, you are quite smart¡­ ¡­ rest easy, we can set the rules. Neither you nor I can touch even a strand of my hair! Wouldn¡¯t that work?¡± ¡°¡­ oh?¡± The voice grew curious. ¡°Not allowed to do away with your hair, nor use any other external force to do away with your hair. With this restriction in ce, you can still know how much hair you have on your head?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Soo Sooughed and said, ¡°For the sake of fairness, I will let you guess first! How about it? Do you want to y?¡± ¡°¡­ ha ha ha, interesting! Call!¡± A huge palm suddenly appeared in the middle of the air. The hand appeared slightly taller than even Soo Soo. Soo Soo stood on her toes and raised her hand to connect her palm with therge hand¡¯s palm. ¡°Strike our hands and seal the oath, you are not allowed to renege!¡± ¡°Fine! It is a deal!¡± After a pause, the voice spoke up coldly, ¡°Do I go first?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°Humph, don¡¯t think I do not know about these things. For Chinese people, the number of hair on their head is generally between 80,000 to 100,000 ¨C of course, that is the number for adults. As for you, you are just a little child. Considering your age, you should have around 60,000 strands of hair.¡± ¡°And? How many exactly are there? 60,001 strands of hair is also around 60,000. How many strands are there exactly?¡± Soo Soo continued asking. ¡°¡­ ¡­ I do not know,¡± the voice replied helplessly. ¡°It is impossible for me to be more urate than that.¡± ¡°So, is that your answer?¡± Soo Soo sneered and continued, ¡°If my answer is more uratepared to yours, is it your loss then?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± ¡°Good!¡± Soo Soo then shouted, ¡°There are a total of 66,666 strands of hair on my head!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The voice grew silent for a moment. It appeared uncertain. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ really know about the number to such a detail? How is it possible? Have you counted them before?¡± ¡°Of course not,¡± Soo Soo replied coolly. ¡°Who would go count their own hair? Why would I do something as pointless as that? However, this is my answer: 66,666 strands of hair!¡± ¡°How do you know that?¡± ¡°I guessed.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t buy it! That number is definitely not urate!¡± Soo Sooughed out. ¡°Oh? You don¡¯t buy it? Meaning, you refuse to admit defeat? Simple then, let us count.¡± C- count? ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ Hossein let loose a fierce roar as he cleaved apart the werewolf before him. As the sword hacked downward, blood and guts spilled out from the werewolf. The knight pulled back his sword and shed apart several more of the iing monsters. The light from the sword formed an arc and several heads fell to the ground. ¡°Behind you!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted and Hossein turned back to see a silver coloured beam of light shot out. The dagger moved past his cheek and struck a vampire who was descending upon him through the sky. The dagger struck the vampire¡¯s throat area, causing it to fall while clutching its throat. Hossein nced at Chen Xiaolian. At that moment, it was unknown just how many monsters had fallen in the central area of the colosseum. Severed limbs seemingly covered the entire ce. Chen Xiaolian had had to retreat constantly until his back was against one of the corners of the stands. He had also summoned out his Four-eyed War Cats to protect both Lin Leyan and Jenny, who were staying at the corner. Chen Xiaolian himself wielded two swords as he ced himself before the two women. Hossein was gasping for breath. Raising the sword in his hand, he abruptly thrust it into the ground. With a booming sound, a golden light spread outward. Instantly, the entire colosseum was covered in golden light. The countless monsters that were furiously charging toward them were instantly reduced to nothingness. After unleashing another one of the map-clearing attack, Hossein suddenly turned limp and he fell to his knees. He turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Damn it! If this keeps up, we won¡¯t be able to hold on for much longer.¡± Chen Xiaolian bit his lip. He had also used his Skyde skill once. In terms of strength, the two of them possessed the power to utterly crush the monsters here. However, the problem here was¡­ ¡­ the other side¡¯s number was simply too much. They were seemingly charging out endlessly without respite. From the moment this battle began till now, the two of them had forgotten just how many monsters they had killed off. However, humans were not machines. Even the strongest experts have their limits. Especially when using those map-clearing type of skills. Every time that skill was used, they would have to exhaust themselves greatly. ¡°If we keep fighting like this, without a n, we will lose for certain. I would rather face an [S] ss expert. At the very least, there would be a chance to win.¡± Hossein gasped before gulping down a bottle of stamina replenishing drink that Chen Xiaolian had tossed over. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°Split up then. The damned prompt. Clearly, they knew things would go this way.¡± Hossein retreated back to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. Chen Xian then pointed at the distant door. ¡°One of us needs to leave this ce and head to the second stage. The prompt states that only in the second stage can the monster re-spawning program be closed. Otherwise, even Ironman would die of fatigue from all this killing.¡± Hossein nced at his wife, Jenny, and hesitated. ¡°You go, I will take care of this.¡± ¡°You?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°I will defend. You go on ahead to the second stage¡­ ¡­ I have more ways to deal with armies. Trust me, I still have a hidden trump card up my sleeve. Your map-clearing skill consumes too much. If you stay behind, you will not be able to hold on for long¡­ ¡­ you head on to the second stage. I will be able to defend this ce for a long time. Be at ease ¨C I will protect your wife.¡± Hossein gave Chen Xiaolian a profound look and said, ¡°If you all die, I will avenge you all! If my wife dies while you live¡­ ¡­ I will kill you!¡± ¡°So be it.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded without hesitating. As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian shoved a bag of medicinal substances into Hossein¡¯s hand. ¡°Hurry up and go!¡± At that moment, countless monsters began emerging once more from every direction. Hossein did not hesitate. Grabbing the bag of medicinal substances, he jumped and rushed forward. He did not even turn back to look at his own wife, Jenny. After having taken only a few steps, his figure vaulted through the air and he made it to the other end of the colosseum. Pulling open the door to the second stage, his figure charged in. Chen Xiaolian watched as Hossein disappeared into the door. Then, he exhaled deeply and observed the horde of monsters charging his position from every direction. Suddenly, while standing at the same spot, he thrust his sword into the ground before him. ¡°Human wave tactic? Thankfully, I brought a killer move against you low-ranking monsters.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian raised his Storage Watch. Swoosh! Following a sh of light, Chen Xiaolian summoned an object out from his Storage Watch. The object rested on the ground before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet¡­ ¡­ The object on the ground seemingly raised its oval-shaped head. A green coloured light shed over the thing on its head, which resembled thepound eyes of a fly¡­ ¡­ In just an instant, the entire colosseum fell into a state of deathly silence. The monsters that were shrieking, howling and charging furiously abruptly shut their mouths and halted all body movements. It was as though someone had pressed the Pause button. A deep look of fear could be seen on each of the monsters¡¯ faces. The monsters in the front row had stopped, but the monsters spawned from behind continued moving forward. Thus, a peculiar spectacle unfolded before the colosseum. The monsters spawned from the back continued charging forward while the monsters up front formed a half-circle around Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. Even so, not a single one of the monsters dared to take even one step forward. The reason for that was because the thing resting before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet was a¡­ Mechanical octopus. The system¡¯s¡­ ¡­ Electronic Guardian! ¡­ Chapter 597 Primacy of Rules

Chapter 597 Primacy of Rules

GOR Chapter 597 Primacy of Rules Back when Chen Xiaolian was escaping from Zero City, he had picked up a bunch of Electronic Guardian fragments. After returning, he handed those fragments to Roddy, who was proficient in the mechatronic field. After the mecha maniac dismantled and modified the fragments, he patched up and restored a few Electronic Guardians. This was one of them. Appearance wise, it appeared more or less simr to the real deal. As for its authenticity¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was not that well informed about the details. However, ording to Roddy: It should be enough to scare others. It was something rted to the system¡¯s authority. It was only natural that this ¡®replica¡¯ Electronic Guardian was without the functions of the original. ording to Roddy: It is unable to disy many of the powers that the original Electronic Guardians should have. However, its basic activation and some of its basic movements have been perfectly restored. At the same time, Roddy, after performing a series of detailed and stringent tests on it in the base, found that this replica Electronic Guardian would naturally, after its activation, emit a special signal. This signal was likely the equivalent of an ID tag. At this very moment, the replica Electronic Guardian before Chen Xiaolian, after its activation, after the sh of green light across itspound eyes, had released a signal exclusive to ¡®Electronic Guardians¡¯. At the same time, mechanical tentacles emerged one after another, spreading out in every direction¡­ The entire colosseum fell into a state of silence. All the monsters appeared as though they had encountered their natural predator. They halted their steps, not moving forward at all. Seeing their somewhat fearful expressions, Chen Xiaolian knew his gamble had paid off. This was the deterring power of rules. The rules! Take a person possessing only an average body and averagebat skills. By wearing a police uniform, that person would gain a certain power of deterrence when facing ordinary people or even criminals. Naturally, that power of deterrence did note from his own body. Rather, it was the uniform he wore¡­ it was the power behind the police uniform. It was the rules. It symbolized the might and authority of a nation. At that moment, this replica Electronic Guardian which could only perform some basic movements ¨C strength wise, even if a genuine Electronic Guardian were to appear here to face off against the horde of monsters within the colosseum, those monsters, with their strength, would be able to casually rip the Electronic Guardian into pieces. However, the monsters dared not step forward. The reason for that? Although there was only one Electronic Guardian, it represented the might of the rules. It represented¡­ ¡­ the system! The colosseum gradually grew congested with monsters. The spawning points behind the monsters worked non-stop to continuously spawn the monsters out and the colosseum grew increasingly packed¡­ ¡­ Their number continued to grow¡­ ¡­ The colosseum was veryrge. Looking around, he saw that the arena and the stands were already bursting with various types of monsters. A rough count showed that the number of monsters had exceeded 30,000. The number was still increasing. A typical stadium could amodate tens of thousands of people. At that moment, there were tens of thousands of monsters within the colosseum. Time ticked away¡­¡­ The expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was that of one who was facing a great enemy. He knew all too well that the deterring force of the rules was not without limit. When the two sides reached a certain level, a qualitative difference could emerge. If what he faced were humans with a conventional sense of wisdom, this power of deterrence may have a greater effect. However, at this very moment, the ones swarming the colosseum were¡­ ¡­ monsters. These were bloodthirsty and violent monsters. Their level of intellect was somewhat lesserpared to humans. For these creatures, the majority of them were not the type to utilize their heads to mull over whatever issues they face. Rather, they were driven by instincts ¨C unquestionably, ¡®killing¡¯ was something that heavily influenced their instincts. After three minutes had gone by, Chen Xiaolian could gradually sense the increasing emotion of impatience in the air. The colosseum was already bursting with monsters. There was no more space for them even in the surrounding stands. The monsters spawned out from the back attempted to moved forward. They had even begun to get into conflicts with the other monsters, swiping and biting at each other in a minor way. ¡°There are too many¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sucked in a breath of cool air. A wolf may not have the courage to challenge a lion. The same may hold true for two. What about three? Four? If so¡­ ¡­ tens of thousands? At present, there were tens of thousands of violent monsters packed tightly within the colosseum. Would they dare challenge the lone Electronic Guardian lying in the centre of the colosseum? The deterring power of the rules was not infinite. Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself. ¡°Hossein, you¡¯d better hurry up¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ Hossein was engaged in an intensebat. From the moment he opened the door to the second stage, he had had to engage in an intensebat. The onefort Hossein could take in was that the type ofbat he had to face within this second stage was not against a human wave tactic. Rather, it was a certain enemy. As long as it was against one specific enemy, this knight was confident that he had the chance to emerge victorious. After opening the door to the second stage, he was greeted with a huge rocky tform. Beside the tform was a bottomless abyss. On the other side of the tform was a mountain peak piercing its way through the sea of clouds. The tform was about 100 metres wide. Standing on that tform was a figure in an attire resembling that of the warriors from ancient Greek mythology. Truth be told, the moment his opponent spoke up, Hossein¡¯s heart had begun to sink deep down. ¡°You ant who dares trespass into the realm of the Gods, you shall face mine wrath, the wrath of Ares!¡± Realm of the Gods? Ares? Those words, and the legendary appearance of the attire worn by his opponent¡­ ¡­ could Hossein not deduce his opponent¡¯s identity? The Gods of Olympia¡­ The God of War, Ares? ¡°Damn it. A game with vampires managed to invite the God of War, Ares, to fight? This is too illogical.¡± Raising his sword, Hossein charged. ¡­ After getting knocked back by Ares¡¯ spear for the sixth time, Hossein fell to the ground. Just one more step and he would have fallen down the endless abyss. At that time, however, Hossein¡¯s heart had already stabilized. This ¡®God of War, Ares¡¯ was not as powerful as he had imagined. Naturally, this opponent¡¯s strength was not weak. By Hossein¡¯s judgement, this opponent of his was definitely above [A+] ss. However, Hossein was unable to urately determine whether or not he had reached [S] ss. Because this opponent seemed very odd. Unquestionably, he possessed great strength. However, his proficiency inbat appeared somewhat inferior. He was just like a new born animal. He had not grasped the intricacies ofbat and killing and was fighting through pure instinct. Even so, his great strength allowed him to, in the beginning, easily suppress Hossein. That was especially true during the early stages of their fight. When Hossein had yet to properly determine his opponent¡¯s level ofbat skill, he had mostly chosen to take this opponent¡¯s attacks head on, resulting in quite a number of losses. However, after more than ten engagements with this foe, Hossein realized something odd. This God of War, Ares, his level ofbat proficiency was, within this battle, rapidly improving. He was rapidly making up for his own shorings. In the beginning, he had depended on only his instincts and strength to forcibly suppress Hossein. Gradually, however, he grew familiar with the usage of skills, dodging, and feints. He grew more ustomed to maximizing the effects of the amount of strength he poured into each attack. In fact, every time he attacked, he grew more skilled in terms of the amount of strength used and the amount of force generated. It appeared that, within this short battle, this God of War, Ares, was rapidly developing. However¡­ ¡­ his strength was diminishing. In the beginning, his strength was most certainly above that of [A+] ss. Later on, he gradually became more skilled. Yet, his strength fell as a result. After he was knocked down, Hossein got up and made a silent estimate. He concluded that his opponent¡¯s strength had ¡®deteriorated¡¯ to [A] ss. ¡°Interesting¡­ ¡­ what is happening here?¡± Hossein wiped off the blood on his mouth with the back of his hand as he stared at this opponent before him. Undoubtedly, this was not the real ¡®God of War¡¯. Although this opponent before him was brimming with an aura of divinity, he was most certainly not the God of War, Ares. Although he had grown more skilful, making him harder to engage, it instead made things easier for Hossein. As a knight skilled inbat, Hossein was not fearful of a skilled opponent. Skills would have no advantage against him. Rather, the rampaging strength of his opponent in the early stages of their battle was what had given him a considerable amount of trouble. Finally, for the seventh time, the two of them shed. This time, Hossein was not the only one to be sent tumbling backward. Ares had also tumbled backward. This time, the sh between the two of them ended with a tie. ¡­ ¡°It seems this little experiment has failed. Skills and strength. How to bnce the two? Your experiment is clearly unsessful. Overly pursuing a bnce between strength and skill had instead turned this test subject into a mediocre product.¡± A voice spoke out from behind a crystal ball. It contained a faint hint of ridicule. ¡°A small experiment failed, so what? What about you? Getting tricked by a little girl in a game¡­ ¡­ I should be the one asking you, you came to my ce to ridicule me? What about you? Are you done counting the hairs?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°Enough. Although I do not know why your strength is deteriorating¡­ ¡­ all I need to do is to kill you, right?¡± Hossein got up from the ground, gasping and smiling. He continued, ¡°I guess, if I were to hold on some more, your strength would deteriorate even further. Although that would make it easier for me to kill you, I won¡¯t be waiting any longer. I need to hurry up and save mypanions¡­ now that you have deteriorated to this level, it just so happens that I can now kill the you at this level. Now then¡­ ¡­ prepare to die!¡± Hossein took a deep breath and mumbled, ¡°I never imagined that I would use this attack once more¡­ ¡­ however, this is not the outside world. I am not exactly¡­ ¡­ breaking my oath.¡± After saying that, he suddenly raised his hand forward. At that moment, there was a stern expression on this knight¡¯s face. A look of sacredness and majesty shed across his eyes. In an instant, his body seemingly became enveloped within an aura of holiness. Within the palm of his outstretched hand, something emerged¡­ ¡­ It was a pure, white feather! ¡­ Chapter 598 Third Stage

Chapter 598 Third Stage

GOR Chapter 598 Third Stage The eagerness to do battle grew within the monsters in the colosseum. Chen Xiaolian quietly counted the time. He turned back to look at Lin Leyan and Jenny. The two of them were holding each other¡¯s hands. To be exact, Lin Leyan was holding Jenny¡¯s hands. She was slightly shorter than Jenny. However, she was someone who constantly travelled to foreignnds for peacekeeping activities, especially ces such as Africa. Thus, she was slightly stronger than Jenny. Lin Leyan was feeling very fearful. All she could do was to exert her all to stop her legs from trembling. Each of her heartbeat sounded like the thunder. However, when she saw Chen Xiaolian turning to give her a gaze, her heart suddenly moved. It was as though the calm face had brought with it a sense of security, one that could be conveyed without words. It feels like¡­ ¡­ where have I seen it before? As though falling under a spell, Lin Leyan instantly felt her rate of breathing normalizing at a quick rate. The dread, fear, anxiousness, the weakness in her legs, all of them gradually left her. She was even able to smile faintly at Chen Xiaolian. Don''t be afraid, I''m here. I know. After the silent exchange of nces, Chen Xiaolian turned away. He looked around and sighed. He had wanted to conserve some strength ¨C Skyde¡¯s [S] ss power was not unlimited after all. At that moment, however, the lone replica Electronic Guardian was gradually bing insufficient to hold the monsters back. Chen Xiaolian himself had already prepared himself to unleash an attack. Suddenly¡­ A change came over the stands. Chen Xiaolian, who had been paying close attention to his surroundings, was able to notice the minor change. All the spawning points in the stands¡­ ¡­ it would appear that no new monsters wereing out from them. This discovery caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to thump. He raised his sword. ¡°Hossein, don¡¯t you disappoint me!¡± The sword descended. Golden light spread out in every direction. ¡­ Hossein was kneeling upon the ground. The coat he wore on his person had been utterly torn apart and countless, small wounds could be seen upon both his arms. Every one of the wounds was bleeding. At a nce, it would appear as though he had be someone covered in blood. The knight¡¯s rate of breathing was like that of a broken fan. Every time he gasped for breath, he would be assailed by an intense feeling of pain. Despite all that, Hossein¡¯s eyes were filled with light. The lofty and invible air of holiness seemingly formed an invisible force field around him. Hossein¡¯s hand held onto his sword, which had been thrust into the ground. As he gasped for breath, the de of his sword gradually cracked, shattering, and transforming into motes of golden light before disappearing. In the end, even the hilt of the sword began to slowly shatter. The palms of his hands were bloody. His blood and sweat dripped down onto the floor, mixing together into a pool. However¡­ He was the winner. Somewhere roughly 100 steps away before Hossein, the body of the God of War, Ares, could be seen nailed to the mountain cliff. Half a sword had pierced through Ares¡¯ chest, nailing him to the surface of the cliff. His head tilted, dead. ¡°A false god is a false god in the end.¡± Hosseinboured to lift his head and look at his opponent. Behind him, at his back¡­ a piece of white feather that had seemingly grown out from his shoulder de position, slowly disappeared into his body. Hossein¡¯s consciousness began to blur. That final attack earlier had exhausted everyst drop of energy he possessed ¨C it was an extreme case of over exhaustion. Additionally, the exact price he had to pay for it was something that only Hossein could know. Yet¡­ ¡°Finally won. Chen Xiaolian, don¡¯t make my efforts go to waste.¡± A gust of wind blew upon the top of the mountain and the weakened knight fell to the ground as a result. In his weakened state, Hossein¡¯s fist loosened. Hey of the ground and his eyelids gradually grew heavier. Finally, as the darkness was just about to engulf his vision, he seemingly caught sight of a pair of legs rushing toward him. A powerful hand quickly seized his shoulder. Before he could turn to see that familiar face, he fell unconscious. ¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t worry, he is not dead.¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief and shouted to Jenny, who was rushing over. ¡°Don¡¯t touch him. He is bleeding too much and I cannot be certain if he is suffering from any internal bleeding. I want to give him some medication first. Let him lie down for a bit.¡± He used one hand to stop Jenny, who appeared somewhat emotionally broken. At the same time, he also threw a look at Lin Leyan. Seeing that, Lin Leyan quickly stepped forward to grab hold of the emotionally awry Jenny. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Jenny. If Chen Xiaolian said he is all right, then he must certainly be all right.¡± ¡°But he has lost so much blood!¡± ¡°You know as well, they are no longer ordinary humans.¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored the two women¡¯s conversation and carefully examined Hossein¡¯s body. After he was certain that there were no fatal wounds on Hossein¡¯s body, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he retrieved two high-grade healing substances and fed them to Hossein. Next, however, Chen Xiaolian frowned. Contrary to his expectations, after feeding Hossein the miraculous high-grade healing substances, he saw that the wounds on Hossein¡¯s body were not rapidly healing. Chen Xiaolian quickly tore open a first-aid kit. He used the most basic methods, spraying Hossein¡¯s wounds with medical agents for wounds such as anti-infection and antiseptics before using gauze to bandage Hossein¡¯s wounds. After considering the situation for a moment, he then fed Hossein a small bottle of stamina replenishing drink. Half a minuteter, theatose Hossein was able to force his eyes open. Even so, it was clear that he was not in a good state. He was barely able to speak up, ¡°I had overused my holy powers. The medicines from the system would temporarily have no effect on me. I will be unconscious for a while. I am entrusting you¡­ ¡­¡± Before he could finish his words, Hossein, who was in a rather terrible state, fainted once more. Chen Xiaolian did not understand what he meant by the over usage of holy powers. However, he guessed that Hossein must have utilized a certain final trump card. Still, Hossein himself had stated that he would just faint, not die. Thus, it was highly likely that this was not something serious. He called the two women to help check and fix the bandages wrapping Hossein¡¯s body. Then, he raised his head to examine their surroundings. ¡°The second stage¡­ ¡­ looks like this.¡± The corpse pinned to the surface of the cliff aroused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s curiosity. However, after examining the corpse, Chen Xiaolian was unable to find much. He could only determine that the cause of death for the corpse was that Hossein had utilized a powerful technique to st the corpse¡¯s heart. To be exact, there was only a hole in Ares¡¯ chest area. Additionally, not a single drop of blood was left on Ares¡¯ body¡­ it would appear that all his blood had been drained out, or perhaps, evaporated. Chen Xiaolian checked the time. Out of the one-hour duration limit, half an hour had passed. However, everything was going fairly well. Utilizing half the time, they had managed toplete two of the three stages. It would seem they have some surplus time at hand. Unfortunately, having lost Hossein¡¯sbat power, Chen Xiaolian can only rely on himself for thest stage. Additionally, even afterpleting the third stage, there was still the ultimate BOSS. Chen Xiaolian was not someone who liked hesitating. Although he usually had a calm temperament, he was never cowardly. In times of crisis, he was the type to grit his teeth and power his way through. At present, however, he was not in a good shape¡­ ¡­ he had used up too much stamina and strength. Additionally, he had lost the Sword in the Stone. One of the Sword in the Stone¡¯splementary skill, which could restore all his attributes, became lost with it. Thus, Chen Xiaolian had seemingly lost half of hisbat powers. Naturally, his final card, the Goddess of Dawn, was still avable¡­ ¡­ however, until the final moment of desperation, Chen Xiaolian would never use it. Perhaps, the final thing he could depend on was Bai Qi. Chen Xiaolian propped Hossein up and turned to look at Lin Leyan. ¡°Sorry, but I need you two to help me with something.¡± Lin Leyan nodded without hesitation. ¡°All right.¡± ¡°You two help me keep an eye on him. It is somewhat awkward to have you two do this, but given our present circumstance, I have no other choice¡­ ¡­ because I will need to go fight.¡± ¡°It is fine. This is all I can do to help anyway,¡± said Lin Leyan with a rueful smile. ¡°I feel like a burden. Additionally¡­ ¡­ I keep getting this feeling. This doesn¡¯t seem like the first time I am being a burden. Last time, did we go through something like this before?¡± Chen Xiaolian stretched out his hand to touch Lin Leyan¡¯s cheek. He smiled warmly and said, ¡°You are definitely not a burden.¡± He then walked to the mountain top. There was a door there. ¡°Beyond this door is the third stage?¡± Chen Xiaolian grasped the doorknob with one hand and slowly twisted it. Opening the door, he took the lead and stepped in. Lin Leyan and Jenny, each holding Hossein from the left and right respectively, followed Chen Xiaolian closely. When the door disappeared, the cliff grew silent. Soon, however, a sh of light burst out and a lean figure appeared atop the cliff. The figure wore a white coloured, masked cloak, which hid his or her face from view. The figure silently moved to stand beside the pinned corpse of Ares. The figure looked at Ares¡¯ body for a few seconds. ¡°What a pure holy power¡­ ¡­ interesting. This is getting even more interesting. The quality of this batch of toys is very satisfactory.¡± ¡­ After moving through the door into the third stage, Chen Xiaolian checked his surroundings. With just a nce, Chen Xiaolian grew furious. He sneered. Raising his head to face the empty sky, he shouted, ¡°So, an old freak like you just love ying around with these cheap tricks? Do all viins love this type of ordinary, cheap trick? Toying with the human heart and character to gain amusement? I have to say, this one is truly low. It is too bloody low, all right?¡± No response. Standing opposite Chen Xiaolian was his opponent for this stage. The exquisite and charming face appeared somewhat stiff. That was especially true of the pair of eyes, which appeared emotionless. Wearing skin-tight leather attire, the figure held onto a wand. A stack of talismans could be seen sticking out from the pocket on the figure¡¯s waist. Most importantly was the thing on the figure¡¯s forehead, a headband. A gold coloured, triangr seal could be seen on the figure¡¯s forehead position. This opponent for the third stage standing before Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ Shockingly, it was¡­ Phoenix! ¡­ Chapter 599 Clearing The Three Stages

Chapter 599 Clearing The Three Stages

GOR Chapter 599 Clearing The Three Stages Appearance wise, Phoenix looked to be in a rather bad state. Her beautiful eyes were bereft of colour, seemingly having lost her sense of self-awareness. Her eyelids remained open while her eyes stared forward absent-mindedly. Despite all that, Chen Xiaolian could still feel the killing intent swirling around Phoenix¡¯s body. An intense sensation of danger gripped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian was also worried about something else. What about the others? Phoenix¡¯s strength was something Chen Xiaolian had seen with his own eyes. If someone as powerful as Phoenix could be captured and controlled by the masters of this ce, what about the others? Excluding the group where Tian Lie and Nicole was in and Phoenix herself, there were still the old man Sawakita and Nagase Komi. At that point in time, however, Chen Xiaolian no longer had the time to hesitate. Phoenix had taken a step forward. The wand in her hand had begun glowing. At the same time, Phoenix¡¯s left hand moved deftly to pull out a stack of talismans from her waist pocket and tossed them into the air. As the talismans were scattering forward, golden light shone out and countless magic symbols appeared to descend upon their surroundings. Instantly, Chen Xiaolian felt a sensation of pressure pressing down on him from every direction. Layer afteryer of chains seemingly locked the very air around him. It felt as though there were countless sharp des aimed at him. A killing intent rose to high heaven. Despite knowing that his next action would likely be of no effect, still, Chen Xiaolian attempted to shout at Phoenix, ¡°Phoenix! Do you really have to do this? Have youpletely lost all sense of self?¡± Phoenix did not answer him. She waved her wand and a sphere of light shone out from the surface of the wand. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was instantly assailed by a chill. He instinctively dodged by jumping to the left. Next, however, when Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was still in the middle of charging to the left, he felt an invisible force gripping hold of his body. After that, his body was sent flying. The golden coloured symbols that were scattered all over, every one of them, seemingly came to life. They had seemingly found their target as they all charged toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure. Several of the golden coloured symbols struck Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. He did not feel any pain from them. However, his heart lurched. He could feel his body falling rapidly to the ground. No, it would be more urate to say his body was mmed onto the ground. He attempted to get up, only to discover that his body was rapidly bing heavier. The countless golden coloured symbols continued rushing him furiously, striking his body. As the situation developed, Chen Xiaolian could feel his body growing heavier. Even the action of bending his fingers required a great deal of effort. Even his eyelids were getting heavier. Under this extreme pressure, any action Chen Xiaolian attempted was difficult. His body sprawled on the ground, seemingly incapable of moving in the slightest. It became harder and harder to breathe. It felt as though the bones and muscles in his body were pressing down on him and it grew harder and harder for his lungs to expand and contract. Chen Xiaolianboured to breathe and forced his head up to look at Phoenix. He saw that Phoenix had her wand raised as she stepped toward him. ¡°Is this one of your decisive moves?¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and continued, ¡°Never seen you use it before¡­ ¡­¡± Phoenix remained silent. Neither did she reveal any other form of response. She simply continued stepping toward him. Chen Xiaolian attempted to struggle. However, the weight pressing down upon his body made him powerless. As even his breathing was being suppressed, the feelings of suffocation grew. Chen Xiaolian dared not hesitate any longer. He quickly activated Skyde¡¯s power. A massive power abruptly welled out from within him and the force pressing down on his body was immediately sted away. Instantly, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body bounced up from the ground like a fish jumping high into the air. At the same time, Phoenix, who was already close by, swung her wand down. ng! The wand struck the very spot that Chen Xiaolian had been sprawled on and the ground there immediately turned into powder. At the same time, a golden coloured symbol appeared on the ground, causing a powerful suction force toe into y. The suction force sucked in everything around it. ¡°Your attacks are seriously vicious¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian, who was still in the middle of the air, said with a scoff as he charged toward Phoenix. Fearing that he might end up harming Phoenix, Chen Xiaolian was not using any weapons at all. Thus, he sent his fist over as he punched Phoenix¡¯s lower abdomen area. The punch made contact and Phoenix immediately bent her body as a result. However, Phoenix seemingly felt no pain from that. She simply raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian with a look of indifference. Her wand swung out and another golden coloured light sent Chen Xiaolian flying. Following a loud booming noise, the two of them split. Chen Xiaolian fell to the ground. He took a deep breath and was about to climb up when his face suddenly sank. The boundless pressure came once again from every direction, like a tidal wave. Layer byyer, they pressed down on him. Chen Xiaolian''s heart sank! This spell is devious! Just now, after using Skyde¡¯s power, he had seemingly broken through this spell. So, now, how did this happen? Reaching that line of thought, he noticed Phoenix steadying herself. She swung her wand in a semi-circle before her. As she did so, tens of crystal clear swords appeared in the middle of the air. The swords hung in mid-air, their tips pointing right at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Go!¡± Phoenix uttered in a soft voice and the tens of swords flew forward. It was as though she was utilizing a flying sword technique. With an air-piercing aura of sharpness, the swords shot toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian roared out, unleashing Skyde¡¯s power once more. The moment his body was freed, he vaulted into the air. At the same time, he finally pulled out a sword. He rapidly stabbed out with the sword. Ringing sounds reverberated incessantly as the tens of crystal swords flying toward Chen Xiaolian were all smashed by Chen Xiaolian. In the end, however, even the sword that Chen Xiaolian was using broke into two. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian missed the Sword in the Stone that he once had. Ordinary weapons were incapable of handling the burden of him utilizing Skyde¡¯s [S] ss power. Clearly, he will have to go look for some weapons that he could use in the future. After crushing the flying swords, Chen Xiaolian swung, throwing the hilt of his broken sword at Phoenix. Phoenix dodged to the side only to find that Chen Xiaolian was already before her. He reached out with his hand to grab Phoenix¡¯s wand, intending to snatch it away. However, his fingers had just gripped the wand when he noticed a glimmer of coldness sh across Phoenix¡¯s eyes. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound and he hastily released his grip. However, he was still toote. A burning sensation seared his fingers. The moment Chen Xiaolian released his grip, he saw that his right hand had be charred. The skin on his fingers had melted. Even the white of his bones could be seen. Motes of mes continued licking his fingers. Chen Xiaolian swiftly retreated, rolling away on the ground while desperately rubbing his fingers against the ground. Despite all that, he was unable to get rid of the motes of mes on his fingers. Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. His left hand abruptly pulled out a dagger and he swung down with it. With a ¡°ca¡±, the dagger descended. Three of the fingers on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s right hand were directly cut off. The fingers fell to the ground and the mes continued burning. After just a few seconds, the cut fingers had been reduced to nothingness. What a powerful fire! Chen Xiaolian sucked in a breath of cold air and he quickly took a few steps back. Holding back the intense paining from his right hand, Chen Xiaolian cast a serious gaze at Phoenix. Phoenix remained as she had. Although she was staring intently at Chen Xiaolian, her eyes remained empty. ¡°Good skill,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a strained smile. ¡°Back then, I did not see you use this skill. I take it this must be a newly acquired decisive skill?¡± Phoenix pursed her lips. Suddenly, she responded with a very robotic and cold voice. ¡°True Samadhi Fire, [A+] ss skill.¡± True Samadhi Fire? Chen Xiaolian sucked in another breath of cold air. He had heard of this name before. ¡°New skill?¡± Chen Xiaolian grunted and looked at his injured right hand with a frown. ¡°You are proficient with the sword. Now that your hand is injured, what can you use against me?¡± Phoenix said coldly. Chen Xiaolian could sense it. Phoenix was being controlled by someone. However, this controlling technique was very strange. It had made Phoenix lose her sense of self while leaving herbat instincts intact. Moreover, her intellect was also left intact. Using the skill to burn his hands was a reflection of Phoenix¡¯s intellect. ¡°Is the present you a puppet or the real Phoenix?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°You appear just as intelligent as the real deal.¡± ¡°You originally had a chance. Unfortunately, you were unwilling to kill me,¡± Phoenix said coolly. ¡°Just now, you had managed to close the distance between us. I am a magus. After you closed the distance between us, you did not use a weapon because you were unwilling to harm me. Instead, you just punched me¡­ if not for that, I may not have had the chance to grievously wound you.¡± ¡°Just as intelligent as the normal you.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and took a step backward. ¡°You cannot win.¡± Phoenix stepped closer. ¡°The rule for this stage is, you must kill me. However¡­ ¡­ can you do it?¡± Chen Xiaolian was unable to answer. Strength wise, if he were to ignore the price of his actions¡­ unleashing Skyde¡¯s power or using the Goddess of Dawn¡¯s Overwhelming Sunlight Purification, which wouldbust all his attributes, he would be able to kill Phoenix¡­ ¡­ Although the price was heavy and he would most likely end up injured, it was still feasible. The problem here was¡­ ¡­ this was Phoenix. Chen Xiaolian had always considered hispanions as people of great importance. This was his personal principle. He was the one who invited Phoenix to this ce. He was also the one who led her here. Given Chen Xiaolian¡¯s personality, how could he bring himself to strike down Phoenix? ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Thus, it is your loss for certain, Chen Xiaolian. Because you are always too kind and soft-hearted.¡± Phoenix sneered and raised her wand against Chen Xiaolian once more. Chen Xiaolian felt his body lurching into a heavy state once more. All he could do was to unleash Skyde¡¯s power once more and quickly retreat. With a booming sound, the ce he was standing was once again enveloped by golden light. In a short span of time, Chen Xiaolian had been forced to utilize Skyde¡¯s power thrice. The golden symbols created from the talismans that Phoenix threw out in the beginning, which had struck him, appeared to be quite the nefarious spell. By utilizing Skyde¡¯s power, he could break through the state of suppression momentarily. However, Skyde¡¯s power was only a burst type skill for Chen Xiaolian. He could not maintain it for a long time because his present strength and body had yet to actually reach a real [S] ss. Thus, he could only utilize the power in short bursts. And there was a limit to the number of times he could utilize it. To be forced to utilize the power three times in this short span of time, Chen Xiaolian was speechless. ¡°This is also a newly acquired skill. It is called the ¡®Suppression Symbols of Ten Heavens and Eight Destions¡¯,¡± said Phoenix coolly. ¡°I know you are very familiar with mybat techniques. That is why I have been utilizing new skills that you have never seen before right from the get go ¨C this skill, the True Samadhi Fire, is something that I had originally wanted to keep to be used against my great enemy.¡± ¡°I am curious, though. I have already felt this skill for myself, very powerful indeed¡­ ¡­ yet, in thest instance dungeon, you did not have any fortuitous encounters. How did you get this new skill?¡± ¡°Purchased from the system,¡± replied Phoenix coolly. She shook her head. ¡°Naturally, the price for it is very high.¡± ¡°Price? What is the price?¡± Phoenix raised four fingers on her left hand. ¡°130 years of lifespan.¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. Phoenix continued calmly, ¡°I had divined out my lifespan. Due to some of the System Exchange items I used to enhance my body, I have quite the decent attributes. ording to the result from my divination, assuming I am free from diseases and disasters, this body of mine can live until 160. However¡­ ¡­ I exchanged out 130 years from that for these two skills.¡± 160 minus 130¡­ ¡­ In other words, the present Phoenix can only live up to 30? The current her should already be in her early 20s. If so¡­ ¡­ how many more years does she have left? Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°What made you choose this? Who is this enemy you have to face?¡± ¡°I did not tell you about it back then. Naturally, I won¡¯t be telling you about it now.¡± Phoenix shook her head. ¡°Enough, we have been chatting a lot. I know that you are trying to buy time, Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ however, I am also doing the same thing.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ?!¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Phoenix coldly struck the ground with her wand. ¡°Do you know why I am willing to follow along and chat with you? You need time, so do I¡­ ¡­ the Suppression Symbols of Ten Heavens and Eight Destions have already merged with my True Samadhi Fire. After you were hit by my talisman symbols and fire, I needed time for them to seep deep into your body. After that¡­ ¡­ the True Samadhi Fire that has merged with the symbols will be a one-hit kill, Chen Xiaolian!¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a miserable smile. ¡°So, I have to kill you toplete this stage?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°What if I wake you up?¡± ¡°It will also be your win.¡± ¡°Waking you up¡­ ¡­ will certainly not be easy,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with the same miserable smile. ¡°Yes.¡± Phoenix spoke calmly. ¡°If you want to wake me up¡­ unless you die. Only by seeing you dead before me will the Puppet Maniption Technique on me unravel. That way, you will still be considered as having passed the stage.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that contradictory?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Indeed. Thus, for this stage¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian. You are dead for certain.¡± Phoenix suddenly and gently raised her wand from the ground. At the same time, golden light burst out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. His entire figure charged forward at lightning like speed and he arrived before Phoenix in an instant. ¡°Die¡­ ¡­¡± Before Phoenix could finish the word ¡°die¡±, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s left palm had reached her chest. Naturally, there was no time for Chen Xiaolian to enjoy the softness of Phoenix¡¯s chest. A fierce power gushed forward from behind his left palm. Bang! Phoenix¡¯s entire body was sent flying. Afternding on the ground, her face turned yellow and she coughed out blood. She forced herself to stand up even as she coughed out blood. She sneered and said, ¡°Powerful! Even so, you had continued to hold back! You could have killed me! And yet, you did not¡­ ¡­ thus, you deserve to die.¡± Chen Xiaolian simply stood there and looked down at his palm. He released a faint sigh. ¡°Who said I was being soft-hearted? I never intended to kill you with that attack. I just wanted to wound you.¡± ¡°Wound me? What use is there in wounding me? As long as I do not die, I will be able to trigger the True Samadhi Fire within your body at any moment to burn you to your death.¡± ¡°The wound is an insurance. If my n fails¡­ ¡­ I will first seriously wound you so that you no longer have any strength to do battle. That way, I can save myself some troubles.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you are not making any sense. You may die now.¡± Phoenix raised up her right hand and made a grasping motion. Boom! Countless golden symbols burst out from within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body and transformed into the True Samadhi Fire. Chen Xiaolian bellowed aloud as his entire figure was enveloped by the True Samadhi Fire. After letting out the howl of pain¡­ ¡­ In just the blink of an eye, the True Samadhi Fire had reduced his whole body to ashes. Lin Leyan, who had been holding both Jenny and Hossein, shouted out mournfully from afar. ¡°Xiaolian!¡± Lin Leyan ran forward. However, she had only taken a few steps before a certain force knocked her backward. Seeing Chen Xiaolian turn to ashes, a glimmer of light shed across Phoenix¡¯s face. Suddenly, her body recoiled and she fell to the ground. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I killed Chen Xiaolian?¡± Phoenix quickly recovered her sense of rity and she stared nkly at the ashes drifting into the winds¡­ ¡­ ¡°I¡­ I, I really killed Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡­ She sat cross-legged in the empty space and looked with a dazed expression at the crystal ball before her. Soo Soo had been in that state since earlier. There were no images upon the surface of the crystal ball. Suddenly, Soo Soo¡¯s heart skipped a beat. An item within her Storage Watch had issued out a prompt, which was sent to her personal system. ¡°Mm? For it to be used to fast¡­¡± Soo Soo sighed. ¡°Xiaolian oppa must have done something stupid again.¡± After saying that, she swiftly made her choice through her personal system. ¡°Execute immediately.¡± ¡­ Phoenix continued staring nkly at the ashes before her. Tears welled out from her pair of eyes. ¡°I¡­ killed Chen Xiaolian? I had actually killed Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­¡± As Phoenix was just about to get up and cry out¡­ A sphere of green light suddenly shone from the air before her. A human figure slowly formed within the sphere of light. After just a few seconds, a whole human figure appeared. ¡°Hey, it seems you care quite a bit for thispanion of yours. You actually cried due to me dying?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Phoenix with a smile. Phoenix was stunned. After continuing to stare nkly for a few seconds, Phoenix hastily jumped up and rushed to stand before Chen Xiaolian. She reached out with both hands to grip Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulders. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you did not die? How did you do it?¡± ¡°Hey, don¡¯t shake me. Shouldn¡¯t you be happy that I am still alive?¡± ¡°That is impossible! Once my True Samadhi Fire and Suppression Symbolsbo hits someone, there will be no way to negate it! Even an [S] ss expert would have no way to endure the internal damage caused by the True Samadhi Fire bursting out from within his or her body! You, how could you, how¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°That is why¡­ just now, you have actually killed me once,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°However, thanks to that, you woke up. I have achieved my goal.¡± ¡°What exactly is going on?¡± asked Phoenix with widened eyes. Chen Xiaolian did not answer her. Instead, he raised his head to look at the empty sky around them. ¡°Hey! I passed, didn¡¯t I?¡± It was only after some time had passed did a voice rang out from the sky. ¡°You used ¡®that¡¯ prop?¡± Chen Xiaolian replied calmly, ¡°I don¡¯t know what you are talking about.¡± ¡°Humph, Body Substitution Doll? Or Lifehymn Music Score? Mm¡­ ¡­ I am guessing it is thetter. In this game, props capable of bringing people back to life are rare. The system is extremely stingy in this regard. Thus, these props are extremely rare. Those two are the only ones I know of. The Body Substitution Doll is definitely not with you. If so, I would guess¡­ ¡­ it is the Lifehymn Music Score, right? Chen Xiaolian?¡± The voice seemed to contain traces of mockery. And yet, Chen Xiaolian was able to notice the hint of surprise within the other party¡¯s voice. ¡°Up to you what you want to make of it.¡± ¡°Humph, trying to keep it hidden before me¡­ ¡­ useless. The Lifehymn Music Score can only store lives for resurrection beforehand once. Can you be certain that you will not die in the next battle within this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Enough nonsense. I havepleted the third stage! Now,e out and face me! I told you before, I want to kill you!¡± Chen Xiaolian grunted. ¡°Well then,e on in.¡± Swoosh! A door appeared before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Come and face me. I am curious, how are you going to kill me?¡± ¡­ ¡°Lifehymn Music Score? As I recall, you had destroyed that thing back then, right? You had personally destroyed it. How could this kid have it?¡± ¡°Maybe it is a fragment. That is an exclusive-type prop. The system will not create a second one.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha¡­ ¡­ interesting! Truly interesting! This kid had actually utilized your exclusive prop from back then to break your game! Ha ha ha ha!!!¡± ¡°Look at youughing so happily. But did you not end up helpless against the little girl as well? Are you done counting hairs?¡± ¡°Humph! If I say I will do something, then I will do it! It is just a gambling wager. It is my loss, that is all. Even when losing, I have nothing to be afraid of. You, on the other hand¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t you go pretend you did not lose and sneakily do something to these little toys. If you do, I will be looking down on you.¡± ¡­ Chapter 600 Creation

Chapter 600 Creation

GOR Chapter 600 Creation Chen Xiaolian did now know what was beyond the door. He only knew one thing. Whatever was waiting for him after those three stages may well be the true test of this game. He did not even ask Phoenix how she ended up a captive, or the whereabouts of Nagase Komi and the old man Sawakita. It was not because Chen Xiaolian did not care about thosepanions of his. Rather, at that moment in time, he knew that asking those questions was pointless. If they were already dead, there was naturally nothing else to say. If they were being held captive, he will be able to save them by defeating this enemy. There was no point in asking. Phoenix watched as Chen Xiaolian pulled open the door with a look of determination. As he was about to step inside, she abruptly shouted. ¡°Xiaolian.¡± ¡°Mm?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head around. ¡°I am sorry. For now, I cannot fight alongside you.¡± Phoenix took a deep breath. Chen Xiaolian was startled. Next, he smiled and said, ¡°It is fine.¡± Biting her lip, Phoenix hesitated a moment before walking to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. There, she whispered into his ear, ¡°My True Samadhi Fire has a very long cool down time. Furthermore, my magic force is now depleted. I will not be able to help you out much.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He was quick to understand the sincerity shown by Phoenix. The weakness of every Awakened ones¡¯ decisive move was their biggest secret. That was especially true of the cool down time of their skills. It was something that must not be casually revealed. Otherwise, should their enemies grasp that information and utilize the information, it could lead to a life-threatening situation. Phoenix¡¯s willingness to reveal that information to Chen Xiaolian was a great show of sincerity. ¡°I need 50 minutes,¡± said Phoenix in a whisper. ¡°My cool down is 50 minutes. So¡­ ¡­ if you need any help, you will need to hold for at least 50 minutes.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded solemnly. Regardless of whether he would require Phoenix¡¯s assistance, her sincerity was something that had to be respected. ¡°Also¡­ ¡­ I feel that this opponent may be more susceptible to physical attacks. Earlier on, when I was defeated and captured, I could sense it. This opponent¡¯s control of magic is very strong. Using magic or energy-based attacks might prove less effective on this fellow. Try using more physical attacks against this fellow.¡± Phoenix quickly continued, ¡°This opponent¡¯s control ability is especially strong. Back then, I was defeated because this opponent was able to control too many monsters. Utilizing the human wave tactic, that fellow depleted by magic force. In the end, I was captured. To be able to control so many monsters, this opponent¡¯s level of magic must be at least several notches above mine.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ did not fight that fellow in person?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°That person only used controlled monsters to defeat you?¡± ¡°My True Samadhi Fire is not an AOE skill. It can only target a single unit, thus¡­ ¡­ that fellow used human wave tactic against me. I had no way around it. I could not even go all out against that fellow.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Vast magic power and strong control abilities. Try to use more physical force. I will remember that.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian smiled at Phoenix and turned to look behind Phoenix. Lin Leyan was giving him a mncholic and unwilling gaze. ¡°If¡­ ¡­ I die¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it for a moment before shaking his head. ¡°Forget it, it is nothing.¡± He had originally thought about entrusting some matters to Phoenix. However, after having considered it, should he die, entrusting matters to Phoenix, who was no match for that opponent, would be pointless. She too, might die in the end. Thus, there was no need for anymore nonsensical words. ¡°Find Tian Lie, Nicole, and Soo Soo. Maybe, if we all work together, we may have a chance.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly tugged Phoenix¡¯s hand. Phoenix was shocked by that move. Due to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s action of tugging her hand, the two of them leaned close to each other. She was unable to stop herself from blushing. As she was feeling apprehensive, she felt Chen Xiaolian shove something into her hand. The look of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face remained the same as he retracted his hand. After giving Phoenix a deep look, he turned, pulled open the door and stepped inside. Phoenix stood there and felt the thing in her palm. It was as small as a button. Gripping it, she felt it to be hard. However, it quickly dispersed and disappeared into her palm. What is that? Phoenix was stunned. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian pulled open the door and walked inside. After taking one step through the door frame, he was abruptly greeted by a dazzling ray of light. The sky was sunny and clear. A good weather. Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and checked his surroundings. The door behind him was still there. However, the scene before him¡­ The corners of his lips twitched to form a ridiculing smile. Next, he raised his head up at the sky and shouted, ¡°You really do love messing with others.¡± ¡°You are wee. I still cannot capture you yet. My puppet technique cannot thoroughly figure out your innermost thoughts. For now, though, using a mental prying technique, I will be able to more or less pry out some of your preferences. I created this scene specifically for you based on what I discovered through the mental prying technique. What do you think? To have a decisive battle that will determine life and death here, at a ce that you really like, probably. This ce is something of a memorable ce, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath, seemingly to feel the warmth from the rays of sunlight. A few secondster, he nodded his head. ¡°Although I know this is all fake¡­ ¡­ your creation feels very real. To manipte the space to such a degree of perfection, of all my encounters, besides the system, you are the second to be able to do this.¡± ¡°Oh? Even after excluding the system, I am still the second?¡± The voice gave what felt like a smile and said, ¡°Let me think¡­ ¡­ the other one, could it be¡­ ¡­ that emotionless program for Zero City?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly raised his head to look up at the sky. ¡°Are you very surprised?¡± The voiceughed and continued, ¡°I am sorry. Although I know you have a lot of questions, this is the time for battle, not for questions. If you want to ask questions, win first.¡± Chen Xiaolian recollected himself and shouted aloud, ¡°Fine! Let us fight, then! Come on out!¡± At that very moment, the thing standing before Chen Xiaolian was surprisingly arge building made of steel frames and sses. It was a very modern building. Shockingly, it was an¡­ ¡­ airport terminal. Chen Xiaolian stood beside a road at the waiting area before the terminal. The area around him was empty. Although the sun was shining above, the space that the other fellow had created was ying host to Chen Xiaolian alone. On the other side of the terminal building were the runways. Somemercial airnes could be seen resting there¡­ ¡­ It really does look real. Chen Xiaolian sneered inwardly. At the same time, he also suppressed the tinge of sorrow within his heart. This ce was where he had met Qiao Qiao for the first time. Within his memories, that girl with long and straight ck hair had, during their first encounter, mistook him for a pervert stalking Soo Soo. She had been quite rude to him back then¡­ ¡­ Mm, it had happened here, right before this airport. This is where I had first met Qiao Qiao. ¡°You really are capable of messing around with people¡¯s minds.¡± Chen Xiaolian retrieved two swords from his Storage Watch. He held the swords and had the des of the swords intersect before his legs. Next, with a cold expression, he turned to look around. ¡°Hurry up, I am getting impatient.¡± After a few seconds of silence, Chen Xiaolian abruptly jerked his head to look behind him. At the other end, a scraping sound could suddenly be hearding from the airport¡¯s flyover bridge. It sounded as though something metallic was being dragged across the surface of the ground. Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows and slowly got into abat ready posture. Next, however, his face turned ugly to behold. A figure slowly emerged from the flyover bridge. A tall and mighty body, like a mountain, and outfitted with full-body armour. ck mes danced upon the surface of the ck coloured armour. The figure had seemingly stepped out from the depths of hell itself. That was especially true for therge, ck coloured sword the figure held. The de of the sword was already damaged. Yet, as the figure dragged it across the road, it ploughed through the concrete road, creating sparks along the way. It was a figure with the qualifications to be a nightmare for most people. With but a nce, Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize the figure. Fallen Avenger, Lancelot. An existence that had tormented him throughout several instance dungeons and given him no small amount of troubles. After all this time, however, things had changed. Chen Xiaolian now possessed Skyde¡¯s power. He also had Bai Qi, who had grown powerful to the point of bing a mystery. For the present Chen Xiaolian, the Fallen Avenger was no longer that much of a threat. Back then, however, before he had received Skyde¡¯s legacy, before he had gotten to know about Bai Qi¡¯s mysterious past, this Fallen Avenger was practically like a nightmare. In a few instance dungeons, the Fallen Avenger had hunted him to the point of no escape. It would not be an exaggeration to say that, besides Tian Lie and Shen, the Fallen Avenger was the hardest opponent he had ever encountered. And now, this existence that should have been dealt with had re-appeared before him. Clearly, the masters of this ce must have something to do with this. Just by looking at the Fallen Avenger, wreathed in ck mes as he walked toward him, feelings that were pushed deep within him, the pressure, the sense of danger, and various others welled up. The hairs on his body were all erect. You really¡­ ¡­ know how to find an opponent for me. Chen Xiaolian gnashed his teeth and shouted out furiously, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say I will be able to meet you after passing the three stages? You¡¯re bringing out something like this again? Are you just unwilling to personally step forward to face me?¡± ¡°Defeat this opponent before anything else.¡± A sneer could be heard from the voiceing from the sky. Next, silence. ¡°Damn it,¡± Chen Xiaolian swore. He looked at the Fallen Avenger, who was moving toward him from afar. Without showing any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian gripped the two swords in his hands and vaulted through the air. He vaulted a distance of over 10 metres. As he was right above the Fallen Avenger¡¯s head, he swung both his swords down. The Fallen Avenger swung his ck coloured sword up high and blocked off Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attack. The might disyed by the Fallen Avenger caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s whole body to flinch. Chen Xiaolian was sent flying backward by the sh. However, before his feet touched the ground, he bent his body and kicked himself forward with a muffled roar. In an instant, golden light burst out from his body. Skyde¡¯s power was unleashed and his two swords shone with golden light. Chen Xiaolian wanted to end this battle quickly. Thus, he had immediately utilized Skyde¡¯s [S] ss power. Back then, Chen Xiaolian had to exhaust himself just to keep the Fallen Avenger at bay. Presently, however, he possessed the ability to unleash short bursts of [S] ss power, Skyde¡¯s power. At that very moment, Chen Xiaolian had no desire to waste any time on this opponent. After unleashing Skyde¡¯s power, Chen Xiaolian swung his two swords forward once more. The Fallen Avenger already had his ck sword ced before him to block Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attack. This time, however, the golden light enveloping the two swords cut through the ck sword like cutting through butter. Without making any sounds, the two swords cleaved the ck sword into three. Next, the swords bit right into the Fallen Avenger¡¯s waist area. A slicing sound rang out as the two swords cleaved the Fallen Avenger¡¯s waist into two. The two swords moved like a pair of scissors, cutting the Fallen Avenger¡¯s waist into two. The Fallen Avenger¡¯s body fell to the ground with a crash. After his body was split into two, they rolled on the ground. Chen Xiaolian steadied himself and inhaled a few times before looking at his opponent. The Fallen Avenger, whose body had been cut into two, struggled for a bit. The mouth within the helmet screamed out wretchedly, but the ck mes enveloping his body was turning dim, extinguishing at a noticeable rate. As for his severed lower body, the armour that was also enveloped in ck mes broke into fragments before turning into ashes, dissipating into the wind. At the same time, the armour on his upper body was also quickly breaking down. Although he continued to scream out sharply, a scream of unwillingness, the Fallen Avenger appeared incapable of stopping himself from dying¡­ ¡­ ¡°All right, you have had enough fun with your games. Now, isn¡¯t it time for us to have a proper duel?¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°Says who? You think the Fallen Avenger to be such a simple existence? What a wasteful idiot. Come, I will show you the true terror of the Fallen Avenger¡¯s final form!¡± The voice spoke up once more. However, the words spoken by the voice left Chen Xiaolian stunned. ¡°When my mental prying technique revealed that you had once encountered this thing, I got so pissed Iughed. You would waste this high-grade puppet that people could only yearn for by killing it¡­ ¡­ truly, an idiot. Let me show you its true power.¡± After that, a beam of holy light suddenly descended from the sky. The beam of light shone down upon the upper body part of the disintegrating Fallen Avenger. When the beam of holy light first shone upon the Fallen Avenger, the ck mes upon his body dissipated at a greater rate. Suddenly, however, the Fallen Avenger issued out a loud roar. Next, using thest of his strength, he flipped his body around andid his body out in a prostrate position. Although his lower body had disappeared, he ced his hands before his chest, intersecting them. The roarsing out from his mouth gradually grew softer. It sounded as though he was rapidly chanting something. Although Chen Xiaolian was unable to understand the words spoken, he had this inexplicable feeling. He could feel an indescribable sense of devotion and¡­ ¡­ the atmosphere of repentance. That was it, repentance. The white beam of light rapidly disintegrated the ck armour he wore. Suddenly, the Fallen Avenger raised his body upright. Next, both his hands moved to sp his chest armour. Following a painful cry, he then tore out the broken ck armour. The thing within the armour became exposed to the white beam of light. Unexpectedly, it then transformed into a clump of white light and floated up to the sky. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart lurched. Instinctively, he had sensed danger. As he was thinking about using this opportunity to attack and disrupt this process that was giving off an air of danger¡­ ¡­ The clump of white light suddenly fell onto the ground some distance away from him. After that, it transformed into the shape of a human. A pure, white and silver armour, sleek and exquisite. Behind it¡­ ¡­ a pair of wings unfurled. Shockingly, it was the image of an armoured angel. However, the pair of wings was not of the white colour spoken of in legends. Rather¡­ ck. The ¡®Fallen Avenger¡¯ raised his head forward and Chen Xiaolian was able to see a somewhat familiar face. Surprisingly, it was the same as the Lancelot he had encountered back in the London instance dungeon. However, it would appear that he had grown younger and had returned to his peak state. Lancelot¡¯s eyes rose and the two of them exchanged nces. His pair of pupils were also ck in colour. The voice from the sky spoke up once more. This time, it contained a tone of ridicule. ¡°Taste it for yourself, the Fallen Avenger¡¯s final form, Avenging Angel!¡± The Avenging Angel abruptly spread open his wings. After that, he shot forward at Chen Xiaolian like a sharp arrow. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils suddenly contracted. A figure had instantly appeared before him. A sword appeared within the Avenging Angel¡¯s grip and he shed down at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. Without hesitating, he hastily activated Skyde¡¯s power. His two swords, shining with golden light, swung upward to meet the attack. Despite the limited number of times he could utilize Skyde¡¯s power, Chen Xiaolian had not hesitated to use it. Because he had sensed intense danger. ng! Their des shed. This time, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s swords were no longer capable of cutting the Avenging Angel¡¯s sword. Instead¡­ ¡­ Boom! The two swords that Chen Xiaolian were wielding shattered while his entire person was sent flying. His body mmed through therge terminal building behind him, crashing through severalyers of ss walls and steel frames in the process. In the end, he crashed out of the building and into the runway. Next, his body mmed into one of the vacant airnes there, causing the area of impact to cave in as he continued flying backward and through the airne. The same spectacle repeated itself a few times before Chen Xiaolian finally fell to the ground. Both of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands werepletely stained with blood. He looked upward in disbelief as he gasped for breath. The blood on his face blocked his line of sight. Far in the distance, the Avenging Angel looked at Chen Xiaolian with his pair of ck and indifferent eyes. ¡°This, this is impossible! How could he be so strong? I, I had clearly used [S] ss power!¡± Chen Xiaolian struggled to stand up. The Avenging Angel spread open his wings and flew over. Then, hended gently before Chen Xiaolian and looked down at him. The voice from the sky spoke up, once again with that ridiculing tone. ¡°No need to be too surprised. What is so surprising about [S] ss? Avenging Angel is originally of the [S] ss within the system¡¯s ssification.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body gave a shudder and he looked up at the sky in disbelief. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ you mean to say, you can casually create an [S] ss expert from thin air?¡± ¡­ Chapter 601 Part 1 Messing With People’s Hearts

Chapter 601 Part 1 Messing With People¡¯s Hearts

Chapter 601 Part 1 Messing With People¡¯s Hearts Assuming the masters here could casually create an [S] ss powerhouse from thin air¡­ ¡­ how strong would that person be? Chen Xiaolian was thoroughly shocked. However, a spark of thought shed through his mind. Something had seemingly flickered within his mind. Unfortunately, the thought was fleeting and disappeared before he could fully grasp it. Even so, Chen Xiaolian could instinctively sense something wrong here. Something is definitely not right here! Such a powerful existence cannot possibly exist! Otherwise, the bnce of the game would be turned upside down. The Avenging Angel stood before Chen Xiaolian. Reaching out with his hand, he gripped Chen Xiaolian by the throat and hoisted him up. Next, the Avenging Angel sent a punch toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s abdomen area. The punch elicited several intense coughs from Chen Xiaolian. Next, the Avenging Angel tossed him onto the ground. Chen Xiaolian, who had been discarded upon the ground, did not even have the strength to get up. He could only kneel there as he puked. The intense pain rocking his abdomen area was incredibly severe. ¡°Have you fallen into despair? Knowing that your opponent is too strong, knowing that no matter how you fight, even if you exert all the strength you have, you will not be able to win. Have you fallen into despair? Is that why you are lying on the ground, unwilling to get up?¡± The voice from the sky spoke up once more, carrying with it a boundless amount of ridicule. ¡°He he¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian snickered in a low voice. ¡°Mm?¡± ¡°Ha ha ha!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head. However, he did not raise his head to look at the Avenging Angel before him. Rather, he raised his head up to look coldly at the sky. The Avenging Angel, who had raised his sword once more, suddenly lowered the sword. ¡°What are youughing at?¡± asked the voice. ¡°Have you been reading too much Japanese manga?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered and continued, ¡°Those two-dimensional words from big BOSSES, where did you learn that from?¡± ¡°You have quite the mouth.¡± The voice sneered. ¡°Since that is the case, just go die.¡± ¡°Oh? You want to kill me?¡± Surprisingly, there was no sign of fear on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face at all. ¡°I am eagerly awaiting that moment.¡± ¡°You¡­ what did you say?¡± ¡°Am I wrong?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out. ¡°Kill? Go ahead. I am curious as to when you will do so.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian straightened his body. ¡°I kept getting the feeling that there is something wrong. Only now did I realize it.¡± Chen Xiaolian then pointed up at the sky. ¡°You, cannot kill me! Oh, that is not right. I mean, you simply cannot kill any participants! Am I right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The voice grew silent for a moment. Next, it scoffed and said, ¡°Nonsense, I had nearly killed you in the third stage. You had nearly died to Phoenix. If not for the fact that you possess the Lifehymn Music Score, you would have died by my hands.¡± ¡°No, the one who nearly killed me was not you, it was Phoenix.¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. ¡°Trying to y god? How much longer to you n on putting up this charade before me? Humph!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a dismissive look at the Avenging Angel before him before pointing a finger at him. ¡°He cannot kill me because he is your creation. He was created from thin air. If I have to guess, you had utilized a certain method to upy this instance dungeon, turning this ce into your domain. Thus, inside this ce, you are infinitely powerful! Any participant who enters this instance dungeon, no matter how powerful they may be, they will be unable to fight you. Because in here, you are the equivalent of the system. ¡°How could the participants go against the instance dungeon? The rules within this ce is under your control. Thus, no matter what they do, they will be unable to fight against you. ¡°And yet¡­ ¡­ although you are as powerful as the system, you also have a fatal weakness. ¡°And that weakness is¡­ ¡­ the system does not have the authority to kill of any game participants! ¡°Thus, within this ce, you, an existence simr to the system, cannot directly kill me or any other game participant! ¡°If you want to kill someone, you will need to utilize some other methods. For example, the three stages earlier. You were simply trying to be mysterious! You had pushed the level of difficulty in the first two stages to such a high level, making it so hard to clear. However, even if we did nothing there, we would not have died in the first two stages because the rules forbid it! ¡°The third stage is where you really had the chance to kill me. You managed to control one of mypanions. Utilizing her hand, you thus gained the ability to kill me! ¡°Let me guess. You do not have the authority to kill any one of the participants in this instance dungeon because you are just a counterfeit system-like existence!¡± After a lengthy period of silence¡­ ¡°How did you find out?¡± ¡°I should have figure it out long ago.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°A pity, I had only figured this out just now.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°You are too strong. So much so that I can hardly fight back¡­ ¡­ I already possess the ability to unleash short bursts of [S] ss power, but your strength is such that I do not even know what to make of it¡­ I had encountered such a powerful existence once before. However, that was under special circumstances. ¡°From a theoretical point of view, existences as powerful as you fellows are an impossibility ¨C it is a vition of the game bnce. ¡°Most importantly, just now, you had created an [S] ss powerhouse from thin air. ¡°That power¡­ ¡­ made me thought of an issue.¡± ¡°What issue?¡± ¡°We have entered this instance dungeon for a long time now. You, you are so powerful. Logically, given how powerful you are, if you wanted to kill us, you could have taken action much earlier. ¡°My group had been split up for a long time now. I do not know what happened to the others but my team had encountered quite a bit. There were the snow-capped mountains, the forest, various monsters¡­ ¡­ if you wanted to kill us, not suffering from a single loss of life at this juncture would have been an impossibility. ¡°From the beginning until now, we had not experienced any real life and death situations ¨C the only time I nearly died was when you made use of Phoenix. ¡°Thus¡­ ¡­ I figured it out. ¡°Since you are so powerful, why didn¡¯t you kill us along the way? ¡°The only exnation here is, either you never wanted to kill us or you simply cannot kill us!¡± Bang! The Avenging Angel sent Chen Xiaolian flying with a kick. His body skidded across the airport runway and smashed into the terminal building. The tempered ss of the building was smashed apart. Chen Xiaolian, whoy amid a pile of damaged waiting chairs, coughed out blood. Despite that, his face revealed no fear. Instead, heughed loudly. ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! It is so funny I am going to die fromughter!¡± Another voice suddenly spoke up from the sky. This voice sounded deeper. However, it sounded as though it was struggling to breathe due to excessiveughter. ¡­ Chapter 601 Part 2 Messing With People’s Hearts

Chapter 601 Part 2 Messing With People¡¯s Hearts

GOR Chapter 601 Part 2 Messing With People¡¯s Hearts Another voice suddenly spoke up from the sky. This voice sounded deeper. However, it sounded as though it was struggling to breathe due to excessiveughter. ¡°This kid is more interesting than I expected. He is also much smarter. After all this time, he is the first to see through your shenanigans. I say, old freak, this game of yours is already exposed. Don¡¯t you feel awkward right now? Even if you feel angry due to embarrassment, there is no need to beat him up to vent your rage. Even if you beat him up, you cannot kill him. Causing him pain will only make others mock you.¡± ¡°Shut up! You bastard! Get out of my domain!¡± ¡°Humph, we agreed that we can observe each other¡¯s game. Must I scram just because you want me to?¡± Hearing the two voices in the sky bickering with one another, Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat shocked. Even so, he remained silent and said nothing. Instead, he retrieved a healing substance and shoved it into his mouth. ¡°Kid, there is no need to waste healing substances. Those wounds the Avenging Angel gave you are all illusions. When the illusion is over, the wounds will naturally go away. Of course, if you are a plutocrat with too much points to spare and you want to treat healing substances as snacks, that is up to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian inhaled before speaking up, ¡°You fellows, just who are you people?¡± The Avenging Angel walked until he was standing before Chen Xiaolian. He gave Chen Xiaolian a cold stare. Chen Xiaolian turned to stare back. Suddenly, the Avenging Angel lifted his sword up and shed down with it. Chen Xiaolian revealed no fear and he simply watched as the sword descended. Ca! The de of the sword stabbed into the wall beside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear. Next, the Avenging Angel turned away and vaulted up before disappearing into the sky. Chen Xiaolian, who remained standing there, was dumbfounded. ¡°Kid, congrattions. You have cleared this instance dungeon ¨C also, ever since we took over this instance dungeon, you are the first to clear it.¡± A voice spoke up from the sky. It was the second voice. ¡°Clear?¡± ¡°Correct. We have given this game the name ¡®Discern life and death¡¯. Mm, that is how it is. Ever since this game first began until now, you are the first to discern the secret of this ce. Congrattions to you. The reward is very big.¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Clearing the game? Reward? You fellows really consider yourselves as the system, huh?¡± ¡°What you actually want to say is: You fellows really consider yourselves as gods, right?¡± ¡°Something like that.¡± ¡°Enough, I am not the other fellow. My skin is much thickerpared to that fellow. Your stabbing words have no effect on me. Now¡­ ¡­ let¡¯s go to the ¡®after clearing the game¡¯ process.¡± After the words were spoken, Chen Xiaolian felt everything sh before him. The world before him disappeared. The airport, the terminal building, the runway¡­ ¡­ all of them disappeared. He found himself standing within an empty space. His surroundings, the space above him, all of them were empty. As for him, he sat on a metallic, disc-like object within the void. ¡°Now, the first step. You can make a wish.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed in a ridiculing manner. ¡°I take back what I said earlier. You fellows weren¡¯t imagining yourselves as gods. You fellows imagine yourselves to be wish-granting genies ¨C can you grant any wish?¡± ¡°Of course not. How could such a wonderful thing exist?¡± the voice was quick to respond. ¡°This is also part of the test. You will need to guess what we are capable of. As long as it is within our powers, your wish will be ours to fulfil. We will certainly satisfy your wish. However¡­ ¡­ if it is beyond our powers, you will have wasted one wish.¡± ¡°Guess what you fellows are capable of?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered and said, ¡°I understand. For example, if I ask you to destroy the system, that wish cannot be realized, right?¡± ¡°If we can do something like that, there will be no need for us to coop ourselves inside this instance dungeon.¡± The voice sighed. Chen Xiaolian grew silent. He solemnly pondered the matter. Truth be told, there were many issues in need of answers swirling within his mind. For example, the events in Zero City, what he had done within that special room, why did Zero City¡¯s defensive protocols get lifted, etc. However, despite the various thoughts within his mind, there was no doubt which one was the biggest. There was only one! ¡°If, I am saying, if¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian asked seriously, ¡°If I want to resurrect apanion who had died and was not refreshed into an ordinary person¡­ ¡­ is there any way you fellows can help?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± The voice grew silent for a long time. In the end, the voice finally sighed. ¡°Not getting refreshed into an ordinary human after death¡­ ¡­ so, thatpanion of yours is an Irregrity.¡± ¡°Yes. Also, there is no need for you to ask. I can answer you. I am also an Irregrity.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head before continuing, ¡°That way, we can save time on nonsense. Let us continue.¡± ¡°You are quite clever.¡± The voice did not sound surprised to hear about Irregrities. Instead, it continued slowly, ¡°Just now, if you had just asked us to help you resurrect yourpanion, we will be unable to do it. Then, you will have wasted this wish. However, what you said was: Is there any way we can help¡­ thus, I will have to be truthful. A way¡­ ¡­ there really is one.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t get too happy just yet. This method is a theoretical one. No one has seeded before.¡± ¡°Enough nonsense. Out with it, what is the method?¡± The tone of the voice then turned serious. ¡°Let us make an analogy. Theoretically speaking, this world is the equivalent of the interior of aputer. The one in control of this world is the main program within theputer. All of us are but existences within a game. Comparison wise, you, me, everyone within this game is a file within the game. Everyone of us is a file. ¡°For Awakened ones, after dying, their file type will be changed from ¡®Awakened¡¯ to ¡®Ordinary human¡¯. It is the equivalent of changing the extension of the file. ¡°However, Irregrities are different. Once an Irregrity dies, his or her file will be deleted. ¡°Now, a question. When you use aputer, after you delete a file, where will the file be sent to?¡± Chen Xiaolian considered the question and replied, ¡°Recycle Bin? The dumpster?¡± ¡°Reality wise, that is not what happens. However¡­ ¡­paratively speaking, it should be more or less the simr.¡± The voice continued slowly, ¡°Thus, there should be a ce simr to a ¡®Data Recycling Centre¡¯ within this system.¡± ¡°Wait, ¡®should¡¯?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Nonsense, of course this is just a theoretical guess. I have never died and gone to that ce before.¡± ¡°Continue, then,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°So¡­ think about it. Under normal circumstances, as a file within this game, what do you need to do in order to get to the Recycle Bin? It is not within any folder! It is not even within theputer¡¯s drives. Do you understand? There has never been a case where a file can just jump into another folder. Unless¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Unless I die!¡± said Chen Xiaolian gravely. ¡­ Chapter 601 Part 3 Messing With People’s Hearts

Chapter 601 Part 3 Messing With People¡¯s Hearts

GOR Chapter 601 Part 3 Messing With People¡¯s Hearts ¡°Correct. Unless an Irregrity dies! An Awakened dying likely will not do because they will not be sent to the Recycle Bin after their death. They will remain within the game folder while their extension is changed. So, in order to head to the Recycle Bin, the one to die must be an Irregrity such as you.¡± ¡°But if I die, how can I go save others?¡± ¡°That is why I said, we have a way to help you.¡± The voiceughed before continuing, ¡°As it so happens, there is this type of item. Simply put, it is something to trick the system¡­ ¡­ a prop for faking death.¡± ¡°A prop for faking death? Where?¡± ¡°Simple. It is in your hands.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned for a moment. However, he quickly spoke up, ¡°The Lifehymn Music Score?¡± ¡°Exactly, that prop.¡± The voiceughed out once more and said, ¡°Since that item is with you¡­ you should already know how to use it, right? Store your life inside it, then die. After thates the crucial part ¨C do not resurrect immediately! Instead, wait!¡± ¡°Wait?¡± ¡°Yes, wait.¡± The voice continued. ¡°ording to our judgement, after the death of any game participant, the system will initiate an undered resolution period for that participant¡­ ¡­ how long will that resolution periodst, we do not know. However, the purpose of that resolution period is likely for¡­ ¡­ err, how should I put it, waiting for resurrection props. The system knows that some participants possess resurrection props. Thus, whenever someone dies, it will not immediately take action to deal with it. Otherwise¡­ ¡­ just think about it, an Awakened dies and the system immediately refreshes the dead Awakened to an ordinary human only for the refreshed Awakened¡¯spanions to use a resurrection prop on him or her. Wouldn¡¯t there be chaos? ¡°Thus, the system will initiate an undered resolution period. That undered resolution period is to await the grace period for resurrection that resurrection props have. ¡°After the undered resolution period is over, it would mean that the grace period for resurrection that resurrection props have is over as well. As no one had chosen to resurrect the dead participant, the system will deal with the situation. Awakened ones will be sent for refresh while Irregrities will be sent to the Recycle Bin¡­ ¡­ something like that.¡± ¡°So, what should I do?¡± ¡°Store your life in the Lifehymn Music Score. Then, go die. However, do not resurrect yourself within the time period specified by the Lifehymn Music Score! Remember, do not let yourpanions resurrect you. Wait until the time specified by the music score ends. That way, the system will conclude that you are dead and send you to the Recycle Bin.¡± ¡°¡­ wait a minute, if I wait until the time period for resurrection is over, wouldn¡¯t I die for real? No more resurrection?¡± ¡°Ha ha ha! Under normal circumstances, the ¡®Lifehymn Music Score¡¯ produced by the system cannot be used in such a manner. Because using it in such a manner would really kill you. What I mean is, the Lifehymn Music Score must be a ¡®special version.¡± Special version? Chen Xiaolian was left dumbfounded. ¡°Do you know? The Lifehymn Music Score you have is a product of the system. It is an extremely rare resurrection prop. In terms of rarity, it is even higher uppared to other [S] ss props. After all, no matter how rare powerful equipment may be, life remains priceless. ¡°As far as I can tell, the present number of resurrection-type props created by the system does not exceed three. ¡°Naturally, even though it is extremely rare, you cannot utilize the Lifehymn Music Score to do what I just said earlier. Since it was created by the system, it cannot go against the rules of the system. Thus, the grace period for resurrection cannot exceed the system¡¯s undered resolution period. Otherwise, there will be conflicts in executions. ¡°Thankfully, you are quite lucky. You had encountered us.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°The special version I mentioned is one that can go against the original grace period for resurrection. It is an ¡®overclocked¡¯ type. By using unorthodox means, its grace period for resurrection has been prolonged to be much longer than the system¡¯s undered resolution period! As long as you write your name on it and die, once you are dead for a period exceeding the system¡¯s undered resolution period, you will be sent to the Recycle Bin. As long as you do not remain dead longer than the ¡®overclocked grace period¡¯, you can be resurrected! Even though you have been sent to the Recycle Bin, by using it to resurrect yourself, the system will determine that you are still alive. So, it is possible that it will automatically send you back to this game world!¡± ¡°Possible?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a wry smile. ¡°Of course. Like I said, I have never died before, I have never gone to that ce. How could I know? All of these are but our spections.¡± ¡°How can I get the special version of this Lifehymn Music Score?¡± ¡°You are lucky, I can modify it.¡± The voice suddenlyughed out wickedly. Then, it continued, ¡°A pity, if I am not mistaken, the Lifehymn Music Score in your hand is a fragment. Only if you have the whole thing, in other words, the original, can I modify it. Otherwise¡­ ¡­¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian grew anxious. ¡°How do I get the whole version?¡± ¡°Too simple.¡± The voiceughed. Itsughter grew increasingly wicked. ¡°I will be honest with you. The Lifehymn Music Score originally belonged to me. Back then, due to special circumstances, that item was damaged and part of it became lost. I do not even know how part of it came into your possession. As it so happens¡­ ¡­ the other part is in my hands. You want a whole version of the prop? Simple, just ask me for it.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°I am guessing you are not going to just give it to me, are you?¡± ¡°Of course not!¡± the voice snapped. ¡°You are neither my friend, son, or disciple. I owe you nothing! Why should I just give it to you?¡± ¡°¡­ but I had made a wish.¡± ¡°Your wished for a way. We have given you a way. As long as you possess the original, a whole Lifehymn Music Score, I will help you modify it. However, you do not. Thus, I have no obligation to help you find it.¡± ¡°Enough nonsense. Spit it out. What will it take for you to give it to me?¡± ¡°It is very simple, a game. If you win, I will fuse the Lifehymn Music Score back to its wholesome state. Next, following the contents of your wish, I will modify it into the special version.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. A game, another bloody game. ¡°Tell me about it.¡± ¡°It is simple. A duel between two parties. You put a bet on one party. If the one you bet on wins, it is your victory.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind. But if you just create an [S] ss powerhouse, that is just cheating. I will not be able to win.¡± ¡°This is a game!¡± The voice grew furious. It continued, ¡°When ying games, the important thing is to have fun, not to win! Cheating to win, is there any meaning to such actions? If there is any meaning in cheating, we would have killed off every one of you long ago! What we seek is entertainment. Thus, for this duel, we will not create an opponent you cannot possibly defeat.¡± ¡°Fine, I will personally fight. Now, who do I have to fight?¡± ¡°No, no, no. You cannot fight.¡± The voiceughed and said, ¡°You are the one putting the bet, you cannot participate! If you deliberately bet on you losing before throwing the game, that won¡¯t do.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was speechless ¨C truth be told, he did consider that move. ¡°It is very simple. So many of you have entered this instance dungeon. You choose one of them while I choose another. We will have those two duel each other! How about it?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± As Chen Xiaolian was considering the proposal¡­ Swoosh! Four curtains of light suddenly appeared before him. ¡°Group A, there is you, Chen Xiaolian, Hossein. Ah, the two ordinary humans don¡¯t count. ¡°Group B, Soo Soo ¨C by the way, I quite like this cunning little girl. You may send her out. Who knows, due to me liking this little girl, I might send in a weaker opponent for her. Then, there are Nicole, and Tian Lie. I detest this bald guy the most. I would love to see him suffer.¡± ¡°Group C, Phoenix, Sawakita Mitsuo, and Nagase Komi.¡± After ncing at the three curtains of light, Chen Xiaolian became stunned. He saw that there was actually a Group D. A fourth group? In this instance dungeon, besides those people he knew, there were other strangers as well? ¡°Group D, War Tiger and Wang Sheng.¡± The voice said nonchntly, ¡°From what I can gather, the first three groups consist of people you know. You fellows did not even know there was a fourth group. That makes this simple. In order to avoid cheating, you can choose someone you know. As for me, I will choose someone from the fourth group. That way, you will have no way of knowing the other party¡¯s strength. Now that is interesting.¡± War Tiger? Wang Sheng? Those two names were unfamiliar to him. Chen Xiaolian grew silent. ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± As Chen Xiaolian was about to speak up, the voice suddenly spoke out coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t try anything funny. If you are thinking about selecting the weakest one among those you know and bet on that fellow losing, I will have to warn you that this duel is a duel to the death!¡± Chen Xiaolian froze. A duel to the death! Chen Xiaolian looked at the four screens before him and took a deep breath. No matter who he chose¡­ ¡­ someone must die. He inhaled, a grim look on his face. ¡°There is no way to around it. Since someone has to die, I cannot allow mypanions or friends to die!¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered. He had first excluded Nicole and Tian Lie. His reasoning was simple. Nicole was a Floating Angel from the Angel Corps while Tian Lie was stronger than her¡­ However¡­ there will always be a higher mountain. As this was a duel to the death, Chen Xiaolian had excluded the two of them. It was not that he did not have faith in their strength, rather¡­ They were both Irregrities. After dying, they will not be resurrected. Resurrecting Qiao Qiao was already proving to be a herculean task. If either Tian Lie or Nicole were to die¡­ ¡­ only Heaven knew how much more difficult it would be. Naturally, he had also excluded Soo Soo. Hossein¡­ ¡­ he possessed a great deal of power¡­ But... Chen Xiaolian had no understanding of his power. He was unable to determine if Hossein could win. As for Nagase Komi, she possessed quite a decent amount of strength. However, she was still not good enough. Sawakita Mitsuo was also quite strong, but¡­ Then, Chen Xiaolian suddenly thought of something. During the third stage, why did the master of this ce choose Phoenix to act as the gatekeeper? The master here did now know that Chen Xiaolian would be the one to fight in the third stage. Therefore, the master chose Phoenix not because he or she wanted to mess around with others by having him fight a battle of life and death against a friend. Instead¡­ Instead¡­ The likely scenario was: The master of this ce judged that, among the group of three, consisting of Phoenix, Sawakita Mitsuo, and Nagase Komi¡­ ¡­ the strongest among them was Phoenix. The master of this ce could not choose a weaker one because that would result in him or her losing. Choosing one that will win was a must. Thus, it was necessary to choose the strongest. Having reached that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian decided. However, as he was about to speak up, his heart gave a thump. With a pale expression, he raised his head and said with a sigh. ¡°I¡¯m not choosing!¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°I said. I am not choosing!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his fists. ¡°I am not choosing! I do not want your Lifehymn Music Score fragment! I don¡¯t want it!¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°It is very simple. I really want to resurrect apanion of mine who had died because she is not only mypanion, she is also my girlfriend. However¡­ ¡­ me loving her, that is my personal business. Morality or conscience wise, I have no right to send another friend to their death for the sake of resurrecting my girlfriend! Something so unprincipled and despicable, I cannot do it.¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian then said, ¡°Likewise, it is also the same for the two strangers. I have no grudge against them. To potentially kill an innocent person to save my girlfriend¡­ ¡­ I cannot do it.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ understood,¡± the voice replied coldly. ¡°If that is the case, you may leave. I can send you out of this instance dungeon. At any rate, youpleted this game. I suppose it is a clear.¡± ¡°All right, when can we leave? Mypanions¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°I said: You may leave. Because you have cleared this game. Yourpanions, on the other hand¡­ ¡­ they did not!¡± The voiceughed and continued, ¡°Do you think we are doing charity work here? To be so kind-hearted? Just because you alone managed to clear the game, you think I would allow the others to leave? What kind of good dream are you having? Next, yourpanions and friends will have to continue going through the test. However, I will have to be honest with you¡­ ¡­ it is likely that none of them will be able to leave this ce alive.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Why is that? It is as we have said earlier. Since the day we upied this instance dungeon, you are the first to clear it. You do not need to participate in the next test, but not them. In the colosseum, they will continue killing¡­ ¡­ furthermore, that battle you had with Phoenix was very interesting. However, I believe there is no way you could write everyone¡¯s name in the Lifehymn Music Score. For those who remain, I might just have them kill each other, just like you and Phoenix¡­ in the end, at least half of them must die. Ah, right. There is an even more interesting test after that¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°¡­ you bastard!¡± Chen Xiaolian snapped out furiously. ¡°Actions through the mouth is the weakest action.¡± The voice snickered and said, ¡°However, I can¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest heaved up and down. ¡°You can what?¡± ¡°We can add a game between us. If you win, not only will I grant you the version of Lifehymn Music Score you want, I will also give everyone the clear status! However, if you lose¡­ ¡­¡± The voice took on a different tone. ¡°You stay! Stay in this instance dungeon forever and apany us! Deal or no deal?¡± Chen Xiaolian was momentarily at a loss for words. ¡°For you to force me to such a corner, why?¡± ¡°Because I am a bad person! Because I love messing with people¡¯s hearts! Gyah ha ha ha ha ha!¡± ¡­ Within another space, two voices were conversing with one another. ¡°You really n on giving him the special version of the music score?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Simple. Back then, that fellow took my music score to go save Bai Qi, but¡­ ¡­ the two of them disappeared, never to return. Now, I am very curious to know if this kid could do it.¡± ¡°If that is the case, must you force him to this wager? Is there any meaning to messing around with him?¡± ¡°Naturally, when going for the main course, it is necessary to add seasoning to increase the vour.¡± ¡­ Chapter 602 Han Bi!

Chapter 602 Han Bi!

GOR Chapter 602 Han Bi! Chen Xiaolian sat down cross-legged, wracking his brains. He was neither weakling nor an indecisive person. Although he was usually calm, should the need arise, he was the type who would grit his teeth and make up his mind. At that moment in time, the masters of this ce had forced him to a dead end. Since this was a dead end, Chen Xiaolian decided not to dwell upon it anymore. The sense of guilt, responsibility, and morality would have to be ced aside for now. At present, he needed to carefully select someone. Since a duel to the death was inevitable, he will have to pursue the best possible result ¨C rtively speaking. Rtionships was something that everyone had. Since this was a duel where one would live and the other would die, he can only do his best to protect his friends. After much deliberation, Chen Xiaolian finally decided upon the same decision as earlier. Phoenix! Phoenix was not an Irregrity. Theoretically speaking, even if she lost the duel, she would only be refreshed into an ordinary human. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian could utilize a metal sphere to transform her into an Irregrity, resurrecting her ¨C should she die in the duel. As for Nicole and Tian Lie, they could not afford to lose. Strength wise, Phoenix was very powerful. The True Samadhi Fire skill of hers was a top-grade skill. At present, although Chen Xiaolian had already decided on his choice, he remained seated, putting on the fa?ade of thinking. He was, in fact, buying time. He recalled Phoenix¡¯s words to him. Although the True Samadhi Fire skill was powerful, it had a cool down time: 50 minutes. His earlier battle with the Avenging Angel and the conversation he had with the two masters here had taken up quite some time. Even so, Chen Xiaolian decided that he should drag it out for 50 minutes. The voice, on the other hand, did not urge him. Chen Xiaolian continued sitting there. Since he had already decided on Phoenix¡­ ¡­ his mind was, in fact, pondering another set of issues. Especially the issue revolving what the masters here had said, about the method for resurrection. A special version of the Lifehymn Music Score? Chen Xiaolian thought back to the time when Zero City was under siege, to after he was saved by Miao Yan and the conversation they had. It would not be an exaggeration to say that time was the first time that the both of them had an honest exchange. Information wise, that conversationted him arge harvest. He also got to know about many secrets. Especially with regards to matters rted to resurrection. There were several crucial points within their conversation. The first point was the spection on Shen¡¯s identity. Miao Yan spected that Shen was, in fact, the first-generation GM. In other words, the GM that had co-operated with the first group of Irregrities. Of course, they had failed in the end and that GM was refreshed. As to how it became Shen, they did not know. However, Chen Xiaolian agreed with the spection that Shen was likely the first-generation GM. The second point was somewhat secretive. The World Tree. ording to legends, there were seven seeds of the World Tree. ording to Miao Yan, Shen had acquired one of them before only to give it to someone else. It is also said that someone had used it to resurrect someone, an Irregrity. This information was extremely crucial. To whom did Shen gave the seed of the World Tree to and who was the one who had resurrected the Irregrity ¨C there were no connections between those two. Chen Xiaolian also had no answers to those questions. Chen Xiaolian spected that after Shen gave the seed to a certain someone, that someone then used the seed to resurrect an Irregrity. If that spection was correct¡­ The next question was more interesting. Who are the masters here? They¡­ ¡­ is one of them the one who had epted the seed of the World Tree from Shen back then? At the very least, one of the masters here hadter mentioned that he or she had once loaned the Lifehymn Music Score to someone in order to resurrect someone¡­ Were those matters rted? The two masters here, the two incredibly powerful existences, could they be¡­ Irregrities? Perhaps, the first-generation Irregrities? Part of the group that had founded Zero City? After all, the masters of this ce appeared very familiar with Zero City, Irregrities, and resurrection. ¡°All right, it is about time, right?¡± A voice spoke up once more. Chen Xiaolian could recognize the voice as the second one. At present, he could confirm that there were two masters of this instance dungeon. The first was the one he hated to the extreme, the one he wanted to kill. That was the one who had controlled the Avenging Angel to beat him up. That master¡¯s voice was more sinister. This second voice sounded more kind-hearted. And yet, there was this inexplicable oddness in the second voice. The voice gave off the atmosphere of an odd character, seemingly an entric who loved ying pranks. ¡°This should be enough for that girl¡¯s cool down time, right? This is such an interesting battle. I can¡¯t wait anymore.¡± ¡°You guessed I would choose Phoenix?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Moreover, you also know about the skill cool down.¡± ¡°Although I am not omnipotent and omniscient here, I am still more or less at that level. So, you would do well to not y any tricks on me, kid.¡± ¡°Fine, since you¡¯ve forced my hand, I choose Phoenix to do battle,¡± Chen Xiaolian said softly. ¡°Before the battle begins, may I meet up with her?¡± ¡°No, of course not. This is one of the entertaining aspects of this game.¡± The voiceughed out. ¡°¡­ ¡­ despicable.¡± ¡°Thank you very much.¡± Following the voice¡¯s maliciousughter, Chen Xiaolian was teleported to another ce. It was a very familiar ce. It was none other than the first stage of the three-stage game he had to undergo earlier, the colosseum. Chen Xiaolian sat upon one of the stands and found that all the damaged parts of the colosseum had been restored to pristine condition. He stood up and attempted to move down the stands only to find that he was confined to a small area. He could only move about within a 10-metre wide area. After that, something simr to an invisible barrier blocked his path. ¡°This is an energy wall, do not attempt to hit it, I am warning you.¡± The voiceughed. ¡°For such an interesting game, having more spectators is necessary for a better atmosphere.¡± After those words were spoken, several green coloured beams of light shone down from the sky and several figures quickly appeared in the different areas within the stands. Tian Lie, Nicole, and Soo Soo were sent to one of the stands situated around 10 metres away from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s position. They were able to see one another. Chen Xiaolian immediately got to his feet while Soo Soo rushed over. However, she was quickly obstructed by the energy wall. ¡°Don¡¯t rush, be patient.¡± Chen Xiaolian said to her using their guild channel. Soon, however, he realized that he could not use their guild channel. ¡°So sorry, signal blocked, ha ha ha ha It would not do to let you discuss among yourselves, would it? This is also one of the entertaining aspects of this game,¡± the detestable voice spoke up once more. Chen Xiaolian sighed inwardly. This fellow could even block off the system¡¯s guild channel¡­ All Chen Xiaolian could do was to make a few hand gestures at Soo Soo¡¯s group. As to whether or not they understood him, there was nothing he could do about it. Thankfully, both Tian Lie and Nicole were highly experienced in this regard. After sending a few hand gestures back at Chen Xiaolian, they pulled Soo Soo with them and sat down. The ones to appear next were Sawakita Mitsuo and Nagase Komi. Appearance wise, the Great Teacher was not doing too well. The old man, Sawakita, appeared injured and weak. All he could do was to lean against the stands, incapable of standing up. Nagase Komi, who was beside him, was also in a heavily wounded state. After the two of them saw Chen Xiaolian, they noted the hand signals sent by Chen Xiaolian. Sawakita Mitsuo nodded. Tugging at Nagase Komi, the two of them then sat there. Thest group to appear¡­ A stranger. The stranger had appeared on the stands opposite of Chen Xiaolian and the others. Body shape wise, the stranger did not appear too old. His body was not that big either. He wore a tiger mask on his face and a shining metal armour on his person ¨C at least it looked like armour. However, Chen Xiaolian found it peculiar. It looked like mech armour? Appearance wise, the armour appeared too light. The stranger, who was opposite them, saw Chen Xiaolian. He abruptly stood up and shouted out loudly a few times. Unfortunately, due to the energy wall, even sounds were blocked off. Thus, Chen Xiaolian was unable to hear what the other side was saying. He simply felt something peculiar about the stranger. It would appear that the stranger was shouting at him. ¡°?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat lost. Finally, Hossein, Jenny, and Lin Leyan appeared. They appeared on the left of where Chen Xiaolian was at. After all hispanions had appeared, Chen Xiaolian inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. At least, no one died. Everyone is here. Next, however¡­ in the middle of the colosseum, the two diators appeared. The first to be teleported inside was Phoenix. After appearing in the centre of the colosseum, a slight look of shock and confusion appeared on Phoenix¡¯s face. She quickly assumed a defensive stance, ready for battle. Her eyes scanned the surrounding stands and there was a solemn expression on her face. ¡°Is this not interesting? Let me inform you. At present, you people can see those standing in the arena, but those standing in the arena cannot see you. Isn¡¯t this arrangement wonderful?¡± Hearing those malicious words, Chen Xiaolian scoffed. ¡°Next up is the other diator. I choose¡­ ¡­ Awakened, Wang Sheng! He is the main powerhouse of the War Tiger Guild. He possesses quite the strength.¡± The voiceughed loudly. Within the area, opposite of Phoenix, a young man with short hair was teleported inside. He wore a sweater with a tiger head pattern. The moment Phoenix saw the young man, she grew shocked. She hastily assumed a wary and defensive stance ¨C the same happened to the young man known as Wang Sheng. Next, however, Phoenix was finally able to clearly see the other party¡¯s sweater and the tiger head pattern on it. Suddenly, Phoenix froze. Immediately, to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s bewilderment, a maddening look of rage and resentment appeared within Phoenix¡¯s face. Pointing at Wang Sheng, she released a low roar before striding forward. Wang Sheng appeared stunned. Even so, seeing that the young woman opposite him was rushing him, he quickly responded. However, both of them had only managed to take a few steps when an invisible barrier suddenly stopped them. There were only several metres left between them. ¡°The duel has yet to begin, don¡¯t be impatient.¡± A voice spoke up from the sky above and descended upon the ears of everyone within the colosseum. Still, Phoenix and Wang Sheng did not know they were other people on the stands. ¡°All right, then. Now, as the master of this instance dungeon, I have arranged an interesting duel. The two sides for this duel will be¡­ mm, the former Guild Leader of the Coffeehouse Guild, the beautiful Miss Phoenix! Ha ha ha ha! Why did I say former? ording to the results of my probing, all the members of Coffeehouse Guild had died. As a Guild Leader whose guild has no members, ording to the rules of the instance dungeon, if she cannot find enough members before the next instance dungeon, her guild will be taken down by force. ¡°On the other end of this duel is an emerging persona within the Awakened circle. In the past few months, he disyed aggressive momentum as a member of the War Tiger Guild, Mr Wang Sheng! Ha ha ha ha! ording to my probing, War Tiger Guild has recently managed to rack up quite the decent battle record. As for Wang Sheng¡¯s strength, it is quite good as well. Personally, I am looking forward to this decisive duel.¡± Phoenix struck the energy barrier before her furiously and shouted, ¡°What do you want to do?¡± ¡°Something that you are looking forward to. I will let you fight someone from the War Tiger Guild. The winner lives while the loser dies. How about it? Phoenix, are you not satisfied with this arrangement?¡± Phoenix suddenly grew silent. She cast a cold gaze at the distant Wang Sheng. Chen Xiaolian, who was seated on the stands, was able to see everything that was unfolding within the arena. He quickly realized something was amiss with Phoenix¡¯s state. She¡­ ¡­ seems to know that Wang Sheng? She appears very begrudging of him? ¡°As the master of this ce, I will now announce the rules of this duel to the death, ha ha! Truth be told, there is nothing much to say. This is a true battle to the death. You can use any tricks, skills, moves, there are no restrictions at all! The only objective here is to kill the opponent before you! Remember, killing your opponent means victory, getting killed by your opponent means you lose. Of course, there is one restriction. For the viewing pleasure of the audience and for the sake of creating the proper atmosphere, the battlefield between you two is limited to this arena. Remember, you are not allowed to step foot into the stands or leave the colosseum. Your battle cannot ur outside this ce.¡± On the opposite corner, the man with the tiger mask, after hearing that, frantically mmed at the energy wall. He went so far as to pull out an energy gun to shoot at the energy wall blocking him. However, the shots were in vain. ¡°Next up, I want to reveal something. The two parties in this duel must give their thanks to one person, because he was the one who specifically selected the two for this duel¡­ ha ha ha ha ha! The one you have to thank for this is, the Guild Leader of Meteor Rock Guild, Mr Chen Xiaolian. This duel is a special request from him. Thus¡­ regardless of whether you are eagerly awaiting this duel or not, first give a round of apuse to Mr Chen Xiaolian.¡± After hearing that, War Tiger, who remained on the opposite side of the stands, froze. He stopped what he was doing and stared right at Chen Xiaolian. Phoenix, on the other hand, maintained that cold expression on her face. She cast a hostile gaze at her opponent and said slowly, ¡°Chen Xiaolian arranged this? Excellent! I am most satisfied with this arrangement!¡± Wang Sheng, on the other hand, collected himself. Clearly, he was not some average character. He slowly pulled out a metal hilt from his waist, which swiftly transformed into a sharp warde. ¡°What nonsense! You want a fight? Then, bring it? The rest can wait until the fight is over!¡± Wang Sheng snapped haughtily. ¡°Ha ha, I like this fighting spirit of yours! Only duels that have fighting spirit is worth watching! Finally, I hope that you two will disy your true abilities! Your lives are not the only things at stake for this duel, yourpanions¡¯ lives are also at stake! So¡­ ¡­ fight hard, my dear toys!¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. He kept getting the feeling that something was amiss. When he turned to look at the stand opposite him again, he suddenly became stunned. The man with the tiger mask slowly took off the mask covering his head to reveal a very familiar face. That was especially true of the pair of thick, brush-like eye brows. ¡°Han, Han Bi?¡± Chen Xiaolian blurted. Han Bi stared at Chen Xiaolian. Within his eyes were rage, helplessness, pain, and¡­ ¡­ resentment. Han Bi shouted at Chen Xiaolian, but he was unable to hear what Han Bi had shouted out. Even so, looking at Han Bi¡¯s mouth movements, Chen Xiaolian was able to understand somewhat. It seemed Han Bi was saying: ¡°Why¡­ ¡­ choose him¡­ ... let my little bro go¡­ ¡­ let me do it¡­¡± Little bro? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank and he turned to look at Wang Sheng, who was down in the arena. ¡­ Chapter 603 Part 1 Phoenix’s Revenge

Chapter 603 Part 1 Phoenix''s Revenge

GOR Chapter 603 Part 1 Phoenix¡¯s Revenge Phoenix stood coolly in the colosseum arena and stared at the warde in Wang Sheng¡¯s hand. She was silently calcting the time. Once she set her opponent on fire with her True Samadhi Fire, it will be the equivalent of an attack that ignored all dewalls. The problem was, it had a very long cool down time of 50 minutes. Moreover, her earlier battle with Chen Xiaolian had exhausted her stamina and magic force. This world that the two old monsters had controlled¡­ ¡­ or rather, ¡®modified¡¯, time had slowed down by 3,600 times. Thus, all time measuring devices on her, be it her normal watch or the timer on her personal system, all of them cannot be used. Even so, she could still gauge the passage of time by herself. Earlier, Chen Xiaolian had engaged in a fight with the Avenging Angel and also chatted with the two old monsters for quite some time. Additionally, there was also the time taken for them to be sent into this colosseum and the introductions¡­ ¡­ although Phoenix had no way of properly gauging the time, she was able to generally estimate that around 40 minutes had passed. Thus¡­ ¡­ as long as she can hold on for 10 more minutes¡­ Phoenix shot her hand out and retrieved a dagger from her storage equipment. She crouched slightly and disyed abat-ready stance. ¡°Melee-type as well?¡± Seeing the weapon in Phoenix¡¯s hand, a smile swiftly appeared on Wang Sheng¡¯s face. He turned to face the stands and raised the warde in his hand up high. ¡°Boss! Although I do not know where you are, I know you must be on the stands! ¡°You can¡­ rest easy and watch as I bring you victory!¡± ¡°Damn it! You idiot!¡± The stance that Wang Sheng took to shout out had exposed a great deal of his body to Phoenix, who stood just opposite of him. Even so, there was only a negligent look on his face as he smiled with pride and self-confidence. Han Bi, who was watching Wang Sheng, clenched his fists and heavily mmed the energy wall. ¡°This is a duel to the death! A duel to the death against a veteran! Do you think you are ying house here?¡± Unfortunately, due to the energy wall, his words could not make its way to Wang Sheng, who was in the arena. All he could do was to grit his teeth. Slowly, he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. He opened his mouth. In the end, however, he simply closed it without saying anything. Although Wang Sheng¡¯s actions had left him highly exposed, Phoenix maintained a vignt and defensive stance. She did not take the initiative to attack. She would never take the risk of attacking first when the opponent¡¯s abilities remained a mystery. Not to mention, the longer she dragged this out, the more advantageous the situation would be for her. Wang Sheng lowered the warde in his hand and turned around in a circle before finally looking at Phoenix. He smiled, ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ let us start!¡± Kicking the ground, Wang Sheng dashed out toward Phoenix and shed out with his warde. Phoenix had long since prepared herself for Wang Sheng¡¯s attack. Her left leg kicked out and she jumped to the right, dodging Wang Sheng¡¯s attack. But she was not done. She had clearly dodged to her right. After evading Wang Sheng¡¯s attack, however, she used some unknown means to, like a ghost, circle around to appear behind Wang Sheng. The sharp tip of her dagger viciously shot toward Wang Sheng¡¯s back. In the stands, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart thumped furiously. He recalled the time when he had confronted Phoenix some time ago. Back then, Phoenix had disyed the same thing, moving with ghost like speed. Although she was a magus whose main method of attacking was through a wand, her speed and skills in meleebat qualified her to be an assassin. Wang Sheng¡¯s attack had left him open. However, Phoenix¡¯s dagger failed to reach his back. Ding! The dagger, that was about to strike Wang Sheng¡¯s back, was blocked off by the warde in Wang Sheng¡¯s hand. The tips of both the warde and the dagger struck each other perfectly. Any deviations and they would have slid past one another. However, Wang Sheng had not turned his head to look back. He did not even swing his warde. He maintained the same stance he had earlier, with his back against Phoenix while his hand held onto his warde, having swung against empty air. Despite that, the warde appeared possessing of self-awareness. In just an instant, it had twisted to circle its way to Wang Sheng¡¯ back. Appearance wise, it looked like a noodle. Yet, when it had collided against Phoenix¡¯s iing dagger, it had caused sparks to fly out. Seeing her strike fail to connect, Phoenix rapidly put some distance between them. She cautiously regarded the warde in Wang Sheng¡¯s hand. ¡°Liquid metal?¡± Only then did Wang Shengnguidly turn around. Like a snake, the warde in his hand twisted back to its original shape. Wang Sheng smiled proudly. His attack had failed to connect, but Wang Sheng did not appear disheartened in the slightest. He simply smiled and charged forward once more. Phoenix continuously dodged Wang Sheng¡¯s attacks. Whenever Wang Sheng¡¯s attacks missed her, Phoenix would retaliate with her dagger, stabbing toward Wang Sheng¡¯s fatal points. However, the warde would always block off the dagger strikes just as it was about to hit home. The weapon was simr to¡­ ¡­ the T-1000 from the Terminator movies. As the battle continued, Wang Sheng gradually forced Phoenix into a disadvantageous position. Wang Sheng¡¯s movements were not fast. Although he was stronger, it was not to the point where it would be difficult for Phoenix to parry his attacks. And yet, as the two of them continued exchanging blows, Phoenix was shocked to discover that the weapon in Wang Sheng¡¯s hand was seemingly¡­ ¡­ learning. It was learning her movements, her techniques, her rhythm, and the angle of her attacks. The warde itself was no longer a warde. With the exception of the hilt that Wang Sheng was still holding onto, the other part of the weapon had been continuously transforming. Great axe, spear, and even¡­ ¡­ a shield. It would not be an exaggeration to say ¨C the one who was actually fighting this battle was not Wang Sheng. Rather, it was the weapon he was holding. From the beginning until now, all Wang Sheng did was to do his best to close the distance between the two of them and also attempting to avoid Phoenix¡¯s attacks. The attacks he could not avoid were blocked off by the weapon he was holding. Unknowingly, Wang Sheng had managed to push Phoenix back to the edge of the circr arena. The energy barrier blocked off her back while left shoulder and right leg were already suffering from shallow cuts. ¡°Do you know?¡± As Wang Sheng brandished the weapon in his hand, he grinned and smiled triumphantly. ¡°I¡­ have never lost to a melee-type opponent. Never!¡± ¡­ Chapter 603 Part 2 Phoenix’s Revenge

Chapter 603 Part 2 Phoenix''s Revenge

GOR Chapter 603 Part 2 Phoenix¡¯s Revenge The warde¡¯s name was Flex Edge. By luck, Wang Sheng had picked up this weapon in his first instance dungeon after bing an Awakened. Although it had no special damaging properties, it came with a special skill, the ability to change its shape depending on the whims of its wielder. In its initial state, Flex Edge was simply an ordinary metal hilt. However, all he needed to do was to pour his focus into it to have it change its form. It could take the shape of anything, a warde, great axe, or even¡­ a shield. After following his Guild Leader, War Tiger, through several instance dungeons, Wang Sheng found that Flex Edge¡¯s skill was not limited to simple transformation, far from it. The skill¡¯s ability would grow alongside its wielder¡¯sbat experience. After undergoing battle after battle, Flex Edge would umtebat experience. It became capable of scoping out its surroundings and enemy attacks, thereby allowing it to make its own judgements on how to transform and take on iing attacks by itself. It was precisely due to his ownership of this equipment that Wang Sheng would be so confident after thinking that Phoenix was a melee-typebatant. Phoenix gritted her teeth and she coolly regarded Wang Sheng. She kept dodging around while utilizing her dagger to ward off Flex Edge¡¯s attacks, which coulde from various bizarre angles. As she did, she continued to calcte the time until she could once again use her True Samadhi Fire. Besides the True Samadhi Fire, Phoenix also possessed other skills. However, she chose not to disy them. From the beginning of this battle until now, she had not brought out her wand. It was clear to her that this was a duel to the death. Additionally¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had selected her¡­ She must finish off the opponent before her with one hit. She must not give him any chances. The amount of space for Phoenix to move about gradually shrank due to Wang Sheng¡¯s attacks. Seeing that, however, did not cause any look of concern to appear on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Instead, he turned to look at the distant Han Bi. At that moment, Han Bi had also shifted his gaze toward Chen Xiaolian. After his earlier outburst of rage, Han Bi had managed to calm himself down. Likewise, his face betrayed no emotions. He simply looked at Chen Xiaolian, their eyes meeting in mid-air. Next, Chen Xiaolian saw Han Bi reach out with his hand to point at Phoenix, who was inside the arena. After that, he made a throat slitting gesture. Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself. ¡°Die!¡± At that moment, Flex Edge no longer took the form of a warde. Instead, it had taken the form of what appeared to be a vine. It stretched out to surround the two of them and countless branches and spikes extended from it toward Phoenix. Every time they struck Phoenix¡¯s dagger, a ringing sound could be heard. ¡°Cool down¡­ done!¡± Phoenix¡¯s face had originally been one of solemnness. Suddenly, a smile shed across her face while her eyes exuded extreme iciness. Next, the dagger disappeared while a wand suddenly appeared within her right hand. Before Wang Sheng could react, Han Bi froze. Seeing the wand, he then mmed a fist upon the energy wall. ¡°Be careful! That woman is a magus!¡± Han Bi had met Phoenix before in the punishment instance dungeon. However, he never did get to see Phoenix in a fight. He also never saw what equipment Phoenix usually used. Just now, seeing Phoenix use only the dagger and her body techniques to exchange blows with Wang Sheng, Han Bi¡¯s anxious heart gradually grew rxed ¨C slightly. She was, after all, a Guild Leader. There was a limit to how weak someone like her could be. In the announcement earlier, the two old freaks had mentioned that Phoenix was thest remaining member of Coffeehouse Guild. The rest of her guild members had been killed. That meant her guild had, in an instance dungeon, met annihtion. However, Han Bi himself could not know that the one that annihted Coffeehouse Guild was the punishment instance dungeon. Additionally, the one who caused Phoenix to lose herst remaining member, leaving her all alone, was Han Bi himself. Thinking about how her guild had suffered from annihtion¡­ maybe¡­ it was possible that the strength of this woman known as Phoenix had fallen substantially. Wang Sheng¡­ ¡­ might win? That was what Han Bi had thought. However, when Phoenix pulled out her wand, Han Bi¡¯s heart sank. That dagger was not Phoenix¡¯s main weapon of choice. If Phoenix¡¯s weak performance earlier where she was barely able to exchange blows with Wang Sheng was not her toying with him, that would mean¡­ She was waiting for her skill cool down. In just an instant, Han Bi had figured all that out. Unfortunately, there was no way for his shouts to get past the energy wall. Also¡­ even if it could, it could not save Wang Sheng from certain death. With the disappearance of the dagger, there was nothing left to block Flex Edge. As Flex Edge¡¯s attacks stabbed forward from every direction, Phoenix flicked her left hand to cast out a stack of talismans. After leaving Phoenix¡¯s left hand, the talismans transformed into clumps of golden light. Part of them rested protectively around Phoenix¡¯s figure while the rest struck and seeped into Flex Edge. The countless metal barbs that were about to stab into Phoenix immediately grew sluggish. With a sh, Phoenix extricated herself from Flex Edge¡¯s encirclement. All of those happened in a sh. Before Wang Sheng could react, he had already lost his advantage against Phoenix. He frantically controlled Flex Edge to change its form. Next, he grew even more frantic to discover that his ability to control Flex Edge and Flex Edge¡¯s ability to move by itself had seemingly disappeared. No, it had not disappeared. Flex Edge was still moving. However, its rate of movement had grown iparably slow. Assuming that Flex Edge had been moving as fast Usain Bolt, it now moved like a baby crawling on the ground. ¡°Pretty good weapon. But¡­ ¡­ an equipment with only physical attacks, no matter how powerful it may be, it is limited. Did you really think¡­ ¡­ yers and Awakened ones could engage only in meleebat?¡± Said Phoenix, who was standing behind Wang Sheng, her voice icy. Wang Sheng did his best to control Flex Edge to have it transform, restoring it back to its original form of the warde. Next, he turned around to face Phoenix, Flex Edge¡¯s de positioned before him. However, the confidence from earlier was no longer there on his face. Flex Edge, which had been like his own finger, now felt as though it weighed 10,000 kilogrammes. ¡°If you have no other moves, then let this duel¡­¡± Phoenix waved her wand and said, ¡°End!¡± mes burst out from Flex Edge, which Wang Sheng was holding, and surged upward along the de. Wang Sheng eximed and hastily threw Flex Edge away, letting it fall to the ground with a ng. Metal was not a mmable material. However, after the warde was set on fire, it continued to burn, showing no signs of extinguishing. Wang Sheng stared dumbfoundedly as Flex Edge slowly melted from the mes. It was not transforming as it had earlier. Rather, it was melting into a liquid state. Phoenix waved her left hand again and numerous golden coloured talismans flew out before flying toward Wang Sheng. ¡°No¡­ don¡¯t!¡± Having witnessed the ferocity of the fire attack, Wang Sheng¡¯s whole body trembled. Flex Edge was the [A] ss weapon that he had found in his first instance dungeon. Since then, any points he earned would go into enhancing his melee capabilities. He knew very well that he had no ability to stop Phoenix¡¯s magic attacks. Even Flex Edge, a liquid metal weapon, was unable to withstand the mes¡­ ¡­ if it struck him¡­ ¡°Bo¡­ boss! You are here, aren¡¯t you? Save me! Save meeee!!!¡± Wang Sheng raised his head up to look at the stands around him and shouted. He could not see Han Bi. However, he knew that his Guild Leader must be watching the battle from the stands. Behind the energy wall, Han Bi¡¯s chest heaved up and down somewhat. Even so, no emotions appeared on his face. ¡°Boss!!!¡± As he screamed, mes burst out from every corner of his body, reducing him to a pile of ashes in an instant. ¡­ Chapter 604 I Have A Friend Called Bai Qi

Chapter 604 I Have A Friend Called Bai Qi

GOR Chapter 604 I Have A Friend Called Bai Qi ¡°Spectacr! Spectacr!¡± A voice spoke out, followed by a loud round of apuse. ¡°Spectacr? Which part?¡± The voice that had spoken before the battle began sneered. ¡°It is just True Samadhi Fire. Although it is fairly powerful, it is not exactly some incredibly powerful skill.¡± ¡°Whatever. For me, at the very least, in this instance dungeon, it has been a very long time since I got to witness such a fight¡­¡± the voice replied and gave a faint sigh. ¡°Fine. I am not going to exchange nonsensical words with you. Since the battle is over¡­ ¡­ you fellows cane out now.¡± Next, the invisible energy wall on the stands shimmered before disappearing. Phoenix, who was standing within the arena, was then able to see Chen Xiaolian and the others within the stands. Chen Xian looked at the distant Han Bi. He knew that his words could now reach Han Bi. However, after opening his mouth, he found himself at a loss as to what to say. Han Bi turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. He too, did not say anything. Instead, he stepped down the stairs of the stands until he stood before the pile of ashes within the arena, the remains of Wang Sheng. He crouched down. ¡°Xiaolian oppa!¡± From opposite the stands, Soo Soo shouted loudly as she rushed toward Chen Xiaolian. When she finally reached him, she hugged him tightly, pressing her head into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. Chen Xiaolian ruffled Soo Soo¡¯s head while turning his gaze toward Phoenix and Han Bi, two of whom were within the arena. It has been a while. Tian Lie, Hossein and the others slowly walked over. Lin Leyan, however, walked in the rear of the group. She had her eyes looking down, not daring to look straight at Chen Xiaolian as she bit her lip heavily. ¡°Is it over?¡± Tian Lie had his arms crossed as he grinned at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian considered the question for a moment before replying with a wry smile. ¡°Probably.¡± Seeing that Tian Lie still had questions to ask, Chen Xiaolian quickly shook his head to stop him. He patted both Tian Lie and Hossein¡¯s shoulders and said, ¡°You fellows stay here for a bit. That fellow and I¡­ ¡­ we need to talk.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian walked down the stands and into centre of the arena. Han Bi was still crouched before the pile of ashes. He reached out with his hand to grab a fistful of the ashes, raised it up and loosened. His face revealed no emotions as the ashes slowly drifted down. Chen Xiaolian stood behind him for a long time. In the end, he said in a subdued tone, ¡°Han Bi¡­ I am sorry, but I had no other way¡­¡± ¡°This is my little bro.¡± Without turning around, Han Bi suddenly uttered those words. He still had his back against Chen Xiaolian. ¡°He is a reckless kid, not smart, arrogant, and full of youthfulness. After bing an Awakened, he managed to get an [A] ss weapon. After that, he followed me and began to view others as insignificant. He kept thinking that he is some hot stuff. I had already lectured him many times, but my words go in one ear and out the other.¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. He was unable to figure out why Han Bi would say all that. Han Bi turned around to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°And yet¡­ ¡­ despite his many ws, I had viewed him as my own little bro. And today¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a faint sigh. ¡°Han Bi, I¡­¡± ¡°Han Bi waved his hand. ¡°No need for you to say it, I know what you want to say. This duel was arranged by the two old monsters here. Be it to clear a stage or to release us from this instance dungeon, the final task is to send out two people from our group of participants and have them fight each other to the death as a form of entertainment for those two. The right to select the two diators ended up in your hands.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Maintaining the emotionless expression on his face, Han Bi turned, his gaze swept past Phoenix to rest upon the group on the stands. When he saw Soo Soo, a flicker of emotions appeared on his face. ¡°That little girl, you had entrusted her to me back then¡­ ¡­ mm, besides her, the others must be yourpanions. Since there is a need to select someone, you chose one of us. That is only natural, however¡­¡± He raised his head and stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°However, why did you choose Wang Sheng and not me?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled ruefully and shook his head slowly, not knowing how to answer Han Bi. Han Bi suddenly smiled as well. However, that smile of his was filled with boundless bitterness. ¡°Your helplessness¡­ ¡­ it is not that I do not understand it. I am a Guild Leader now. If you want her to win-¡± Han Bi extended out his hand to point at Phoenix. Seeing that, a sneer appeared on Phoenix¡¯s face. ¡°Choosing Wang Sheng as her opponent is the safest decision. I understand that logic. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ you tell me, if you are in my shoes, will you not hate me?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and slowly nodded his head. ¡°I will.¡± ¡°Actually, I would have wanted Chen Xiaolian to choose you back then.¡± Phoenix, who had been silent all this while suddenly snorted. Han Bi gave her a frown and said, ¡°You?¡± Phoenix sneered. ¡°The one who killed your little bro is me. If you want to hate someone, you should hate me, not Chen Xiaolian. Besides, killing one of your members is not enough to satisfy me at all.¡± Han Bi¡¯s brows rose somewhat and he said, ¡°You want to¡­ ¡­ kill me?¡± Phoenix continued sneering. ¡°You killed one of my members, shouldn¡¯t you cough out your own life as rpense?¡± Han Bi did not know that he had taken Monster¡¯s spot in the punishment instance dungeon. At that moment, however, he was filled with rage. He no longer cared what Phoenix had to say. With a muffled growl, the Tiger Angel¡¯s mech armour began to form upon his right arm. ¡°Enough nonsense, bring it on!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t remember saying anything about second fight.¡± The malicious sounding voice rang out within the arena once more. An energy wall suddenly rose up between Phoenix and Han Bi. Like a piece of ss wall, it separated the two of them. ¡°You can¡¯t say that. Since they want to fight, why stop them? The earlier fight ended so abruptly, I have yet to have my fill,¡± the other voice spoke outnguidly. ¡°Humph! This is my domain. If I want them to fight, they will have no choice but to fight. If I do not want them to fight, it doesn¡¯t matter how much they want to fight, they will have no choice but to not fight.¡± The other voice gave a harrumph. ¡°Since the fight is over, you fellows should keep your end of the promise, no? The one I selected won. So, release everyone within this instance dungeon except me.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± The voice snickered. ¡°Wait, Xiaolian oppa!¡± Unknown to him, Soo Soo, had at an unknown moment, gotten behind him. Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, Soo Soo abruptly frowned and she tugged the corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes. ¡°Except you? You¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t n on leaving?¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha! Look at how worried you are! Don¡¯t worry, he will be going out soon enough. Before that, though, he still has some business with me.¡± Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand and patted Soo Soo on her head. ¡°That voice is telling the truth. You all go out first. When I leave, I will meet up with you all.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian straightened his gaze to look at Phoenix and Han Bi. He gave a faint sigh. ¡°You two¡­¡± Han Bi had seized Monster¡¯s spot in the punishment instance dungeon¡¯s winners list while Phoenix had killed off Wang Sheng. Instance dungeons had always been a ce where participants had to kill each other. Losing due tock of skill was unavoidable. Even so, Chen Xiaolian still hoped that the two of them could put the grudge between them down. Due to the suppression of the two old monsters inside this instance dungeon, they would not be able to fight. However, once they make it out from this instance dungeon¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Before your matter is finished, I will temporarily leave them here.¡± The other voice, the one with a slightly warmer toneughed. It had seen through the concern in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. ¡°You sure know how to be the good guy.¡± The other voice snorted coldly. ¡°Come on in.¡± After that, a door appeared before Chen Xiaolian. Beyond the door was darkness and he was unable to see anything beyond it. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, I will wait for you here.¡± Soo Soo clutched Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and shook it. Then, she turned to look at Phoenix and Han Bi before whispering, ¡°Sis Phoenix and him¡­ ¡­ they will probably be unable to fight. If they do¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t worry, we will do our best to stop them.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°Give me the Lifehymn Music Score.¡± Soo Soo did not question him about it. She obediently retrieved the Lifehymn Music Score from her storage equipment and handed it over to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze swept past Tian Lie, Nicole, and Hossein. After exchanging nces with them, he nodded and turned around to walk into the door. ¡­ Within the darkness beyond the door, Chen Xiaolian saw a beam of lighting from a short distance away from his position. He strode toward the beam of light. It did not take him long to reach it. Before him stood another door, one that lookedpletely simr to the earlier one. The light wasing from beyond this door. Finally¡­ ¡­ he was going to meet the two old freaks. Especially¡­ ¡­ the bastard who used Qiao Qiao¡¯s image to mess with him. Chen Xiaolian clenched his fist, took a deep breath and stepped forward. White. An expanse of white. A boundless world of white. Be it the ground or the sky, all was pure white with no end in sight. Two figures stood before Chen Xiaolian. One of them was a youngster, seemingly only around 16 years old. The youngster had a smile on his face but was dressed up like a punk singer. There were metal piercings all over his body and he sported a Mohawk. As for his face, it was painted with various colours. The other one¡­ was a woman. Her attire was much simpler. She wore white coloured robes, the same colour as the ground, and sky. The same was true of herplexion. It was so simplistic, it appeared as though she was someone bereft of style. The only exception was her long hair, which was the colour of zing crimson, simr to that of a raging fire. Earlier, the two voices had sounded like males. However, Chen Xiaolian did not appear surprised in the slightest with this discovery. He simply gave the two of them a perfunctory nce before saying, ¡°Which one?¡± ¡°To use such a harsh tone against us, you are the first.¡± The punk youngster gave Chen Xiaolian a thumbs-up before turning to look at the red-haired woman. ¡°See? He still hasn¡¯t let go and wants to kill you.¡± ¡°Let him.¡± The red-haired woman sneered. Raising a finger, she made a slow pointing gesture. An invisible force mmed into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest, sending him flying tens of metres away. He then fell heavily on the ground. Chen Xiaolian got up quietly. There had been no indication for that attack just now. Just by pointing her finger, she had been able to unleash an attack out of nowhere. Seeing Chen Xiaolian getting up, the red-haired woman snorted and pointed with her finger once more. Chen Xiaolian noticed the pointing action by the red-haired woman. With a muffled grunt, Skyde¡¯s power burst out from within him. The power converged before him and sted forward. ¡°[S] ss?¡± The red-haired woman sneered. There was no sign of surprise within her voice, only ridicule. ¡°Just a borrowed [S] ss power. What about it?¡± Skyde¡¯s power was actually incapable of stopping the red-haired woman¡¯s one finger attack. With a mere contact, Skyde¡¯s power fell apart while Chen Xiaolian was mmed by the force once more and was sent flying. Given Chen Xiaolian¡¯s present level of strength, in addition to Skyde¡¯s power within him, he could put up a fight even against an [S] ss opponent. Facing this red-haired woman, however, he was just like a toddler that had just learned how to talk. However, it was clear that the red-haired woman did not want to kill Chen Xiaolian. The two attacks on his chest had only sent him flying. Other than the faint sensations of pain from his chest, Chen Xiaolian suffered from no other signs of injury. Chen Xiaolian flipped himself up to his feet and growled out. As he was about to charge forward, the punk youngster waved his hand. Immediately, Chen Xiaolian discovered that his body had been locked and he was incapable of moving at all. ¡°You want to interfere with my affairs?¡± The red-haired woman turned around to re at the punk youngster and said with a chilling voice. The punk youngster, however, simply waved his hand and snickered. He replied, ¡°You can¡¯t even kill him. Also, you do not want to kill him. If this goes on, when will it ever end?¡± The red-haired woman pondered for a moment before releasing a faint harrumph. Then, she put down her finger. As for Chen Xiaolian, his whole body had been restrained to the point where even lifting a finger was impossible. His chest was the only thing moving, heaving up and down. ¡°Enough, it was not easy for you toe meet us. Why all the killing?¡± The punk youngster waved his hand again andughed. Then, he continued, ¡°Let us put aside the fact that you only have a borrowed [S] ss power for now. Even if you really possess [S] ss power, it is impossible for you to kill either of us while we are inside this instance dungeon. Additionally¡­ ¡­ if you really kill her, who is going to help you restore the Lifehymn Music Score?¡± Chen Xiaolian had wanted to say something but found that he was unable to even open his mouth. ¡°Knowing that the girl is important to you, this¡­¡± The punk youngster pointed at the red-haired woman. ¡°She created a zombie with her likeness, causing you to be so angry. However¡­ ¡­ that is nothing. Think about it, which one is more important? Resurrecting that girl, or venting the fury in your heart?¡± Just now, Chen Xiaolian had lost his sense of reason. He had since calmed down. After releasing a faint sigh, he nodded to find that the punk youngster had lifted the restraining force on him. ¡°This old sicko may be bad-tempered, but she had never reneged on her words before. At the very least¡­ ¡­ I have never seen such a thing happen.¡± The punk youngster gave the red-haired woman a nce and smiled before saying, ¡°I say, since this kid has won the bet, you should uphold your promise, no?¡± The red-haired woman snorted coldly. Next, she made a finger hooking gesture at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian calmed down his rate of breathing and stepped forward. When he was standing before the red-haired woman, he pulled out his Lifehymn Music Score. The red-haired woman gave Chen Xiaolian a nce before epting the Lifehymn Music Score. After lowering her head, a sigh suddenly escaped her lips. She raised her head to look at the punk youngster. ¡°How long has it been?¡± The punk youngster grew silent for a moment before revealing a strained smile. Shaking his head, he said, ¡°I can no longer remember. I think¡­ ¡­ you cannot remember as well.¡± ¡°I wonder¡­ ¡­ what happened to that fellow.¡± The red-haired woman suddenly shifted her gaze back to Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°I had promised you that I will restore this Lifehymn Music Score to itsplete state and modify it into the ¡®special¡¯ version. However, you need to do me a favour.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows knitted slightly, but he nodded his head and said, ¡°What?¡± ¡°Me and¡­ ¡­¡± The red-haired woman looked at the punk youngster before continuing, ¡°This fellow, we have a friend. At present, he should be inside the Recycle Bin. After you get there, find him.¡± ¡°And?¡± ¡°There are a total of three slots within the Lifehymn Music Score. You can bring back two people with you from the Recycle Bin. Since you just want to save that girl, save thatst slot for him.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it for a moment and nodded his head. ¡°Fine. That friend of yours, what is his name?¡± ¡°Bai Qi.¡± ¡­ Chapter 605 Apologize To You First

Chapter 605 Apologize To You First

GOR Chapter 605 Apologize To You First Phoenix had both her hands sped behind her back as she coldly regarded Han Bi, who stood before her. Killing intent exuded from her eyes. It had been roughly one hour since Chen Xiaolian entered the door. The entire time, Phoenix had not diverted her attention away from Han Bi. Likewise, the same was true for Han Bi. However, the energy wall between them remained there. No matter how much both sides wished they could rip each other, they were unable to do anything about it. ¡°Later, when we exit this instance dungeon, I fear that those two will immediately initiate a duel to the death.¡± Whispered Nicole as she gave Tian Lie a nce. Tian Lie responded with a nod and snickered. ¡°From the looks of it, there is no way to resolve this but through death. How about it? Do you want to make a bet?¡± ¡°What kind of bet? What are we betting?¡± ¡°Each of us will bet on one of them. The one who bets on the winner wins.¡± Tian Lie spread open his hands and continued, ¡°Since I am the one proposing, you can be the first to choose. As for what we are betting on, up to you.¡± Nicole smirked. ¡°Up to me?¡± Tian Lieughed and said, ¡°I am pretty much naked right now. With the exception of my skills, I have nothing else on me. However¡­ ¡­ as long as it is something within the outside world, there are not many things that I, Tian Lie, cannot get hold of. Naturally, your own bet must be of the equivalent value.¡± Nicole tilted her head and considered the proposal. Then, she shook her head and said, ¡°I have my Floater. Points or equipment are fairly pointless. It should probably be the same for you. I cannot think of anything worth using as wager.¡± ¡°Ohh, it turns out even the Floating Angel from Zero City knows fear¡­¡± Tian Lie grinned. ¡°Since you are afraid of losing, then forget it.¡± Nicole red at Tian Lie for a long time before chuckling. ¡°Pathetic attempt at provocation¡­¡± ¡°And?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll bet on it!¡± Tian Lie burst intoughter. ¡°What is the wager?¡± Nicole turned to face Tian Lie and said carefully, ¡°If you lose, I want you to do one thing.¡± ¡°Which is?¡± ¡°Join Chen Xiaolian''s guild.¡± Tian Lie grew stunned for a moment. Next, however, he broke into a fit ofughter. Nicole frowned and asked, ¡°What are youughing at?¡± Tian Lie held his stomach and continued tough for a while before straightening himself. ¡°What a coincidence, my wager is the same as yours. I had wanted to say, if you lose, join Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild.¡± Nicole became silent. After some time, she nodded her head. ¡°That is very good.¡± ¡°Very good indeed. So, who are you going to choose?¡± Nicole turned to look at Han Bi. ¡°The one called War Tiger is using the mech armour belonging to the Tiger Angel, the traitor of our Angel Corps. Although I do not know how he obtained the armour¡­ ¡­ I do not like him. I bet on him losing.¡± ¡°Humph¡­ ¡­¡± Tian Lie sent a provoking snicker at Nicole. ¡°Denzel, eh? When I was still a member of Thorned Flower Guild, I had faced him once. He was quite the irritating fellow. Not to mention¡­ ¡­ he was also a member of Zero City¡¯s Angel Corps. Regardless if this kid had stolen it, seized it, or picked it up¡­ ¡­ since he could wear it, it means¡­ ¡­ Denzel is dead. Excellent, I bet on him winning!¡± The two of them exchanged nces. Nicole then gave a harrumph. ¡°Tian Lie, although we are both Chen Xiaolian¡¯s friend, I have once again confirmed one fact ¨C I really detest you.¡± Tian Lieughed out and replied, ¡°Likewise!¡± Soo Soo had been sitting not far behind the two of them, her head lowered as she yed a game with her mobile phone. After Nicole and Tian Lie¡¯s chat ended, Soo Soo raised her head to give the two of them a nce before lowering her head once more. After that, she mumbled. ¡°Two immature kids. Truly¡­ ¡­ childish!¡± ¡­ Finally, a shimmer of light shone from beyond the door. Everyone turned to look at the door. Chen Xiaolian slowly emerged from the door. After his figure had exited the door, the door disappeared. At the same time, the energy wall separating both Han Bi and Phoenix disappeared. ¡°Done?¡± Phoenix gave Chen Xiaolian a slight nod before turning to face Han Bi once more. ¡°If so, now¡­ let us begin.¡± Since Chen Xiaolian entered the door earlier, Phoenix had been resting herself as she awaited her confrontation with Han Bi. At present, both the cool down for her skills and stamina had been fully restored. Naturally, the same held true for Han Bi. He did not say anything. He simply gave a grunt as the Tiger Angel mech armour appeared to cover his body. Just now, he had observed the fight between Phoenix and Wang Sheng. Thus, he was aware of Phoenix¡¯s fighting techniques. He was also aware of the danger posed by the strange fire. Thus, Han Bi had made up his mind to not allow their fight to go on for a long time. That was to decrease the amount of time Phoenix could have to unleash her talisman spells. In order to kill off the woman before him, he must seize the advantage with his first move. ¡°Enough.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly moved forward until he was standing between the two of them. He turned his head to look at them both without revealing any emotions. ¡°Stop fighting.¡± ¡°Xiaolian, step aside. Do you know how long I have been preparing to kill him?¡± said Phoenix icily. ¡°I know,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a nod of his head. ¡°Not only that, you even gave up 130 years of your lifespan for this. However, I will say it once more, stop fighting.¡± There had been an autocratic look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face the moment he stepped out of the door earlier. Now, the intensity of the look only grew. ¡°Since you know that, you should also know that no one can stop me from killing him today.¡± Han Bi sneered in response. His words rang from beneath his tiger helmet. ¡°Kill me? Are you sure you are not the one who will die today? Chen Xiaolian, you step¡­¡± ¡°Enough!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly let loose a shout of rage. His eyes darted toward Phoenix¡¯s face before turning to Han Bi. ¡°Are you two not going to stop this? I told you to stop fighting!¡± Thanks to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s burst of fury, the atmosphere of hostility that had been swirling between Han Bi and Phoenix instantly turned into shock. ¡°You want to fight? Bring it! Come fight me! You twoe at me together!¡± Chen Xiaolian summoned out two swords, one in each hand. Next, they thrummed as Skyde¡¯s power flowed out from his body. ¡°Why should I fight you? The one who snatched Monster¡¯s spot is him!¡± said Phoenix coldly as she gave Chen Xiaolian a nce. Han Bi turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and shook his head. ¡°You don¡¯t want to fight? Well, it is not up to you!¡± For some unknown reason, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, which had been one of calmness, suddenly turned into one of tyranny. ¡°You don¡¯t want to attack? Fine, I¡¯ll attack!¡± Just as those words came out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth, he charged toward Phoenix. The stunned Phoenix hastily retreated. Her left hand moved and numerous talismans spread out before her. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, have you gone mad?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reply. He did not stop charging at all. All he did was to change his stance somewhat. Swinging his two swords, he created a screen of light to block off Phoenix¡¯s talisman spell. Thus, the talismans fell upon the swords. Her Suppression Symbols of Ten Heavens and Eight Destions did not possess much damaging properties by itself. It was mainly used to limit the movements of her opponent. By supplementing it with the True Samadhi Fire skill, however, it transformed into a terrifying skill. By having the symbols from the talismans seep into her opponent¡¯s body, she could implode her opponent with the True Samadhi Fire. The fire, ignited from within the opponent¡¯s body, would be capable of reducing the opponent into ashes. Having faced it earlier, Chen Xiaolian had figured out Phoenix¡¯sbat technique. He had also figured out a way to beat it. The two swords he wielded were justmon system weapons. However, after infusing Skyde¡¯s power into it, the swords became indestructible. Despite its intangibility, the Suppression Symbols of Ten Heavens and Eight Destions were not objects that he could simply hack away. Chen Xiaolian brandished his two swords around him with such precision that not a single one of the talisman symbols could hit him. In just an instant, over a hundred talisman symbols had been struck by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s swords. If not for Skyde¡¯s power, the resulting heaviness of the swords would have made it impossible for Chen Xiaolian to continue holding them. Seeing that the swords had reached its limit, Chen Xiaolian bellowed out as he tossed the swords away. In the blink of an eye, he had summoned out another two swords. The two swords from earlier crashed to the ground heavily. The tiles on the arena cracked and stone chips flew. It was as though the ground had been subjected to two piling machines. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian had already arrived before Phoenix. Phoenix¡¯s pupils contracted. mes had risen up from the wand in her right hand. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! Back off! You no longer have any chances for revival!¡± However, Chen Xiaolian appeared to have turned deaf. The sword in his right hand stabbed toward Phoenix¡¯s wand. As a result, the True Samadhi Fire burst out and instantly engulfed the sword, turning it into liquidized metal. The instant the sword melted, Skyde¡¯s [S] ss power burst out as well. A power with unparalleled ferocity struck Phoenix¡¯s wand, causing it to fly away. Even though Chen Xiaolian was only wielding an ordinary sword, with the [S] ss power, he could not only knock the wand away, he could even smash it into pieces, easily. However, the wand only flew away and was otherwise undamaged at all. In the very next moment, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s palm formed a de shape and made contact with Phoenix¡¯s neck. Phoenix¡¯s body shuddered and she could only look at Chen Xiaolian in disbelief before falling limply to the ground. Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. After carefully cing the unconscious Phoenix on the ground, he moved to pick up the wand and handed it to Soo Soo. ¡°Keep an eye on her.¡± Soo Soo epted the wand and nodded. Chen Xiaolian then turned and made his way toward Han Bi. As Han Bi¡¯s face was covered by the tiger helmet, there was no way to see his expression. He did, however, quickly entered a defensive stance. ¡°Han Bi¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian walked until there were only around 10 metres between them. ¡°This armour of yours¡­ ¡­ it was probably not easy to get your hands on it.¡± ¡°What about it?¡± Han Bi replied coldly. ¡°I just wanted to¡­ ¡­ apologize to you first, because I am about to damage it,¡± said Chen Xiaolian calmly. ¡­ Chapter 606 There Is Something I Need To Talk To You About

Chapter 606 There Is Something I Need To Talk To You About

GOR Chapter 606 There Is Something I Need To Talk To You About Earlier, when Chen Xiaolian was fighting Phoenix, Han Bi already knew that Chen Xiaolian would attack him after defeating Phoenix. However, Han Bi simply stood aside and observed their fight, not stepping forward at all. Firstly, he had no desire to fight alongside the woman that he wanted to kill. Secondly, he wanted to understand Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength andbat techniques. Unfortunately, even after Phoenix¡¯s defeat, Han Bi had been unable to figure out Chen Xiaolian¡¯sbat techniques. Since their fight started, Chen Xiaolian had made only two moves. He brandished his swords to block off Phoenix¡¯s talisman symbols and knocked Phoenix out by striking her neck. For Han Bi, one thing was certain ¨C the present Chen Xiaolian was very strong. In fact¡­ A vague thought formed within his mind, one that he found hard to believe. [S] ss! Although Han Bi had managed to get his hands on Denzel¡¯s Tiger mech armour, the mech armour had received terrible, terrible damage after the fight against Roddy and the Dark Avenger-form Chen Xiaolian. After obtaining the mech armour, Han Bi spent most of the points he obtained from the subsequent instance dungeons on repairing the mech armour. He had only spent a little on his own skills and physical attributes. Due to that, his present level of strength was far inferiorpared to that of the Tiger Angel Denzel. He was only at [A] ss. If Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength was also at [A] ss, Han Bi would naturally have nothing to fear. Even if he was at [A+] ss, Han Bi might still have a chance at emerging victorious. However, [S] ss¡­ If Chen Xiaolian had actually obtained that kind of strength¡­ ¡­ Han Bi shook his head and expelled those thoughts from his mind. Whether he was [S] ss or not, they will have to duke it out first. ¡­ Unlike his earlier battle against Phoenix, this time, Chen Xiaolian chose not to attack first. Thebined might of Phoenix¡¯s True Samadhi Fire and Suppression Symbols of Ten Heavens and Eight Destions was simply too great. If Chen Xiaolian were to allow her to set up her spells, he would have no confidence of emerging victorious in a duel to the death with her. Things were different with Han Bi. Chen Xiaolian had seen the armour before in the punishment instance dungeon. It was Denzel¡¯s Tiger Angel mech armour. Even so, Chen Xiaolian had confidence that Han Bi¡¯s strength had yet to reach the same level as that of Denzel. Thebat power of an Awakened was not something that could be determined through one or two equipment. Skills,bat experience,prehension of their strength, all of those were far more important than having good equipment. The Tiger Angel, Denzel, was a veteran of Zero City¡¯s Angel Corps. After defecting from Zero City, he established his own guild. He was someone capable of provoking Thorned Flower Guild. Who knew how many instance dungeons he had gone through, how many life and death battles he had survived. With his present level of strength, Chen Xiaolian was confident that, even without using Skyde¡¯s power, there was a 50 per cent chance of him beating Denzel in a one on one fight. As for Han Bi¡­ Chen Xiaolian cracked both his knuckles as he strode toward Han Bi, a look of absolute confidence in his eyes. 10¡­ 9¡­ 8¡­ 7¡­ 6¡­ 5¡­ Seeing the distance between him and Chen Xiaolian reduced to only five steps, Han Bi finally took action. His right hand moved toward his left, which took the form of a tiger¡¯s mouth, and pulled out a me-like Tigerfang warde. Next, he shed down at Chen Xiaolian. Among the two swords that Chen Xiaolian had used in his fight against Phoenix earlier, the one in his right hand had melted under the might of Phoenix¡¯s True Samadhi Fire. Despite that, he did not shift the remaining sword in his left hand to his right. Han Bi¡¯s iing sh failed to disrupt Chen Xiaolian¡¯s move forward. He continued moving forward as he calmly lifted the sword in his left hand to receive the iing attack. Seeing that, Han Bi became overjoyed. He immediately increased the force behind the attack. The sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand was just an ordinary sword. Sharpness wise, there was a world of difference between the sword and the Tigerfang warde. shing against the Tigerfang warde would only cause it to be cut apart. For Chen Xiaolian to use such a sword against his warde, Han Bi believed Chen Xiaolian to be too presumptuous. ng! A loud ringing sound echoed out as the Tigerfang warde struck Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword. To Han Bi¡¯s surprise, not a single crack appeared on the sword. The instant the two weapons shed, a burst of golden light had shone out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body before quickly flowing into his sword. In that brief instant where the des of the two weapons struck each other, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword turnedpletely golden. After the sh, a powerful shockwave sted Han Bi¡¯s Tigerfang warde backward. The resulting shockwave caused Han Bi¡¯s head to jerk backward, his gaze involuntarily turning upward as a result, creating a small opening. Chen Xiaolian clenched his right hand into a fist and heavily smashed forward with it. Bang! His right fist ruthlessly struck Han Bi¡¯s tiger helmet, causing Han Bi to stagger backward. It took him four steps to steady himself. Chen Xiaolian did not press the attack in order to obtain victory. Instead, he stood still. Lowering his head, he looked at his right fist and revealed a smile. ¡°Not bad. In the end, I still can¡¯t bring myself to ruthlessly beat up a female. Beating up a tin can like you is more enjoyable!¡± Han Bi growled. Next, a sturdy looking shield appeared on his left hand. A stream of light particles gushed out from the turbines behind him and he shot toward Chen Xiaolian. There were only a few steps between the two of them. With the thrust from his turbines, Han Bi was able to shoot before Chen Xiaolian at a speed that was outside the limits of what the average human could react to. He positioned therge shield before him, protecting his whole body as he barrelled toward Chen Xiaolian. However, Chen Xiaolian did nothing to dodge. Still standing at the same spot, he twisted his body to nearly 180 degrees just like a pulled bow. When Han Bi was right before him, he abruptly twisted back. The momentum from the tip of his toes, his calf, his thigh, every muscle in his body, all of them, flowed into his fist in one singr moment. Boom! Simrly, the instant Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fist made contact with the shield, a golden light shone out from his body and flowed to concentrate upon his fist. Despite the weight of his mech armour, despite the force of propulsion from the turbines, Han Bi¡¯s entire body was sent flying from that punch. Thankfully, the shield, that was materialized by the Tiger mech armour was tightly affixed upon the armour itself. Otherwise, that punch would have caused the shield to fly away. Even so, the punch sent Han Bi flying a distance of roughly eight metres away. After falling on the ground, the momentum of the fall caused Han Bi to further roll back three times before getting up, unsteadily. A clear punch mark could be seen on his shield. ¡­ In the white space, the red-haired woman and the punk youngster observed a holographic projection of the battle between Chen Xiaolian and Han Bi; one was seated while the other stood. Han Bi had seemingly realized that he was no match for Chen Xiaolian in a melee battle. He attempted to create some distance between the two of them and utilize the energy sters on his Tiger mech armour to attack Chen Xiaolian. However, no matter what he did, he was unable to shake Chen Xiaolian off. As for Chen Xiaolian, he had never used the sword in his left hand to attack Han Bi. Since the beginning, he had only used it to block off Han Bi¡¯s Tigerfang warde. The only thing Chen Xiaolian used to attack was ¨C his fist. After catching up to Han Bi and blocking his attack, Chen Xiaolian would use his fist to ruthlessly punch Han Bi¡¯s body. Every time his fist connected with the mech armour, Skyde¡¯s power, the golden light, would re out from his fist. Within just a short period of time, several parts on Han Bi¡¯s Tiger mech armour had been damaged. ¡°This kid is quite the quick learner. Although the [S] ss power on him did not actually originated from him, he has already learned how to utilize it in short bursts. As long as it is not some protracted battle, he is not that far off from a real [S] ss,¡± said the punk youngster with a snicker. ¡°Not far off?¡± There was the same look of haughtiness on the red-haired woman¡¯s face. ¡°Even without this instance dungeon¡¯s authority, I could still easily crush him to death.¡± ¡°You are always like this. Will you die if you don¡¯t bicker with others?¡± replied the punk youngster with a sigh. ¡°Still, I feel very curious. Why did he suddenly go crazy like that after going out?¡± The red-haired woman gave the punk youngster a nce. ¡°After being trapped here for so many years, we finally have a bunch of participants to provide us entertainment. What are you dissatisfied about?¡± The punk youngster gave a muffled grunt. ¡°Trapped? To think you could say something like that with a straight face. Since you feel like you are trapped in here, why don¡¯t you just go out?¡± ¡°Me? Go out? Why not you?¡± ¡°If you do not go out, why should I?¡± ¡°If you go out, I too, will go out!¡± ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°You what?¡± The punk youngster sighed and waved his hand. ¡°Enough¡­ ¡­ this bickering, who knows how long this has gone on for. You are not tired, I am. The two of us want to have this instance dungeon, unwilling to let the other have the chance to monopolize it. If so, other than this battle of attrition, what else can we do?¡± ¡­ ¡°Just¡­ fall!¡± Chen Xiaolian stamped one foot down on Han Bi¡¯s lower abdomen area, pinning him to the ground. Then, with a bellow, he threw away his sword, clenched his fists, raised them up high above his head, and savagely swung them down upon Han Bi¡¯s head. The pair of eyes on the tiger helmet that Han Bi was wearing suddenly shed. The jaws of the tiger helmet suddenly opened up and a beam of light sted out from within to greet Chen Xiaolian¡¯s iing fists. Skyde¡¯s power gathered once more on both his fleshly fists. The beam of light was unable to break through theyer of golden light coating the fists. Like tides hitting the rocks on the beach, the beam of light split into two and shot to the sky. Everything happened in the blink of an eye. After splitting the beam of light, both of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fists mmed down heavily upon the tiger helmet. Han Bi felt his vision cken for a moment. Not even the Tiger mech armour¡¯s defence could withstand this attack from Chen Xiaolian. The attack mmed his entire head down, burying it underground, breaking through the stone tiles of the arena. After unleashing that attack, Chen Xiaolian did not follow up with any other moves. Instead, he jumped away from Han Bi¡¯s body. Next, he raised his head up and released a howl. When he finally lowered his head, that piqued atmosphere around him had disappeared. ¡°That feels good! I¡¯m done fighting!¡± Han Bi used both his hands to prop himself up from the ground. The joints of the Tiger mech armour automatically provided the strength needed to pull his head out from the ground. Then, he straightened himself. Due to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attacks, however, part of his tiger helmet had be partially deformed and looked somewhatical. Han Bi shook his head, seemingly aware that his armour was not in good shape. His body gave a quiver and the Tiger mech armour broke apart, exposing his body, before converging into a gauntlet on his right arm. Despite the mitigation force provided by the Tiger mech armour, the force behind Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fists earlier had made it through the armour, leaving several bruises on Han Bi¡¯s face. Han Bi¡¯s face was pale and he gasped for breath. Staring intently at Chen Xiaolian, he said, ¡°Chen Xiaolian, what is the meaning of this?¡± ¡°Meaning?¡± The furious look on Chen Xiaolian from earlier had disappeared. Instead, there was now a tired look on his face. ¡°Nothing much. I was in a bad mood, so I found two people to beat up to vent my feelings. Phoenix is a female, I cannot beat her too much. Thanks to your armour, though, you can take more hits.¡± ¡°Just because of that?¡± Han Bi¡¯s face twisted. ¡°And¡­ ¡­ to stop you two from fighting.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°She is my friend, you are also my friend. No matter who kills who, I will feel sad. That is all.¡± ¡°Wang Sheng is my little bro. She killed my little bro.¡± ¡°You also got her guild member killed. To be exact, in that punishment instance dungeon, you ended up taking her guild member¡¯s spot.¡± Chen Xiaolian then waved his hand and said, ¡°But¡­ ¡­ that is not important.¡± Han Bi suddenly interrupted Chen Xiaolian with a harsh tone, ¡°Not important? What is important to you? If the one killed was one of yourpanions, will you think it is not important? If the one to die is your girlfriend, Qiao Qiao, would you also think it is not¡­¡± Instantly, killing intent burst out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Before Han Bi could respond, one of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand had mped around his neck. Like hooks, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingers choked Han Bi, nearly suffocating him. That was not all. The killing intent surging out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body overwhelmed Han Bi, causing his heart to palpitate furiously, seemingly on the verge of exploding. Just as quickly, however, it faded and Chen Xiaolian released his grip. He sighed softly and said, ¡°I am sorry, I lost control.¡± Han Bi¡¯s face turned into one of rage. He flicked his right hand and was about to cover his body with the Tiger mech armour once more when he heard Chen Xiaolian said in a soft voice, ¡°Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­ is dead.¡± Han Bi turned speechless. The Tiger mech armour that had partially covered his body stopped moving. Then, it slowly shrank back to gauntlet form. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ your little bro and Phoenix¡¯s guild member¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian continued. ¡°There is still a chance for them, for resurrection.¡± ¡°Resurrection? Of course?¡± Han Bi sneered. ¡°After Awakened ones die, of course they will return to life. However, they will be refreshed as normal humans. They will no longer have the memories of fighting and facing life and death situations together. Such a life¡­ even though they are still alive, for people like us, how is that any different from someone who is already dead?¡± ¡°Go on. This resurrection you are talking about, it is not merely a refresh, is it?¡± Phoenix¡¯s voice rang out from behind them. She had, at an unknown moment in time, woke up. She stood behind Chen Xiaolian, listening to the conversation between Han Bi and Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Of course not.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at Phoenix. Shaking his head, he said, ¡°The resurrection I am talking about is¡­ ¡­ to let them regain their previous memory and even their abilities, all of them.¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Han Bi was dumbfounded. He looked at Chen Xiaolian in disbelief. Phoenix, on the other hand, appeared calmerpared to Han Bi. She stared at Chen Xiaolian without blinking for a moment. Then, she nodded her head. ¡°Fine, I will trust you.¡± ¡°Xiaolian oppa.¡± Soo Soo walked behind Chen Xiaolian and tugged his sleeve. She had her head raised as she silently looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian responded with a wry smile. Although Soo Soo had not said anything, Chen Xiaolian understood what she was thinking. The matter about Irregrities had always been their most highly guarded secret. Resurrecting Phoenix and Han Bi¡¯s guild members meant revealing the secret to them for sure. ¡°Trust me, I won¡¯t do anything stupid.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it for a moment before patting Soo Soo¡¯s head. Then, he turned to look at both Phoenix and Han Bi. ¡°If I can resurrect your guild members for you two, does that mean the grudge between you two will disappear? Give me a clear answer.¡± Phoenix and Han Bi exchanged nces and hesitated for a moment before nodding their heads. ¡°Good.¡± Chen Xiaolian then said, ¡°From this moment on, I don¡¯t want to see you two screaming about killing anymore. I¡­ ¡­ feel very frustrated, and very tired. So, just let me have some peace.¡± ¡°Fine. When?¡± Phoenix directly nodded her head. Likewise, Han Bi directed the same questioning look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Wait for me¡­ ¡­ I need to go to a certain ce and do something. After I return, I will resurrect your guild members for you two.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian raised his head and shouted up at the sky. ¡°You two undying old buggers! Are you done watching the show? Hurry up and let us out! Is it that fun to watch?¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Tian Lie strode over and stood beside Chen Xiaolian. He too, shouted up at the sky, ¡°To the one whose hair is not red, I have something to talk to you about!¡± ¡­ Chapter 607 Part 1 Tian Lie’s Request

Chapter 607 Part 1 Tian Lie''s Request

GOR Chapter 607 Part 1 Tian Lie¡¯s Request The one¡­ ¡­ whose hair is not red? The astonished Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Tian Lie and his heart gave a thump. Just now, he was the only one to walk through the door. He was the only one to see the two old monsters within the white space. Appearance wise, the punk youngster seemed to be only around 18 to 19 years old while the red-haired woman, too, looked fairly young. However, Chen Xiaolian knew all too well that the two of them were monstrosities who have lived through who knew how long. External appearance was something that could be modified. If so¡­ how could Tian Lie know that one of the two had red hair? After a moment of silence, a voice spoke up from the sky. ¡°Why are you looking for me?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned inwardly. Although this voice sounded deep like that of a man, Chen Xiaolian, who had met the two monsters, could identify the voice. Currently, the one talking to Tian Lie was the red-haired woman. Given the fact that those two monsters possessed near GM-like authority within the instance dungeon, changing their voices was a simple matter for them. Despite that, Chen Xiaolian said nothing. He simply pondered the matter in secrecy. Tian Lie had his face looking upward as he said loudly, ¡°There is this person. You owe this person a big favour.¡± ¡°Me? Owing others? Nonsense!¡± The red-haired woman said with a dismissive snort. ¡°Who in this world could I owe a favour to?¡± Tian Lie smiled and continued, ¡°He once mentioned, should he encounter a problem he could not solve, the only one who is willing to help him, the only one who can help him, is you alone. And now, he has likely encountered the aforementioned problem.¡± ¡°Who is he?¡± ¡°Shen.¡± A raging roar suddenly reverberated through the sky of the colosseum, like a p of thunder spreading through the sky. Next, the space within the arena abruptly twisted. A pair of fair white hands appeared without any warning to tear the fabric of space. A red-haired figure in white emerged from the resulting spatial tear. With a sh, the figure appeared before Tian Lie. ¡°That name, say it one more time!¡± At that very moment, there was an iparably ferocious expression on the red-haired woman¡¯s face as she red intently at Tian Lie. Her eyes had turned as red as her hair. ¡°Shen. I said, his name is Shen.¡± The moment Tian Lie saw the woman, he knew that things had taken a wrong turn. However, he did not reveal any look of fear. Instead, he simply smiled and replied. Those words had just left his mouth when his feet suddenly flew upward. His entire body hovered in the air. Several finger marks appeared on the surface of his neck. It was as though the red-haired woman was tightly choking his neck with her hand. However, the red-haired woman had not made any moves. Even so, Tian Lie¡¯s face was that of normalcy. In fact, there was a little look of disdain in his eyes. If that was a normal human in his shoes, that person would have long since struggled due to suffocation. For Tian Lie, however, the only change to him was the appearance of the faint metallic colour on the neck areas where the finger marks had appeared. Looking closely, it was possible to see that there were minute streams of data flowing beneath the transformedyer of skin. ¡°This little fellow¡¯s skill is metal digitization. You think attacks like that bring any effect on him? Seriously¡­ ¡­ getting stupider¡­¡± Another voice spoke up from the sky. It was the punk youngster, who had remained concealed. ¡°Shut up!¡± There was a terrifying expression on the red-haired woman¡¯s face. With a wave of her hand, Tian Lie¡¯s massive body was sent flying. With an air-piercing sound, his body shot through the air like an artillery st before mming into the side area of the stands. Half of the stands area copsed as a result. ¡°It has been so long¡­ ¡­ you still hold such a grudge against Shen¡­¡± It appeared that the punk youngster had no intention of appearing. Only his voice could be hearding from the sky, echoing throughout the colosseum. Tian Lie stood up from amid the dust and rubble, causing broken rocks to fall around. He dusted his body before walking toward the centre of the colosseum once more. Seeing the nonchnt face on Tian Lie¡¯s face, the expression of fury on the red-haired woman grew more intense. As she was about to make another move, a hand gently pressed down on her shoulder. The punk youngster had, at an unknown moment, appeared behind her. ¡°See for yourself, he is not hurt at all. Here, you have no way of killing him. Even if you continue beating him up for the whole day, it is pointless, no?¡± The punk youngster smiled at the red-haired woman and continued, ¡°Besides¡­ ¡­ he said he is looking for me.¡± The red-haired woman abruptly turned her head to re at the punk youngster. ¡°Are you done being a busybody?¡± The punk youngster shrugged and pursed his lips to the side. ¡°I am just giving you a suggestion. If you are bored to the point where beating up a sandbag who cannot feel pain feels like a¡­ ¡­ mm, interesting thing to do, well, do whatever you like. I can just wait on the side lines until you are done.¡± After saying that, the punk youngster turned around and walked away. Seating himself in a corner with one knee up, he snapped his finger. Next, a bottle of coke appeared from thin air before him. After unscrewing the bottle of coke, he took in arge mouthful. After that, he gave a loud burp and waved at the red-haired woman. ¡°Go on, show me your sandbag hitting skills. Work hard, I will be watching you!¡± The red-haired woman turned around and red at the punk youngster. The two of them exchanged nces for a long time. The punk youngster¡¯s face maintained thatckadaisical expression while the red-haired woman¡¯s face only grew increasingly livid. After a long time had passed, the red-haired woman suddenly turned her head. Charging toward Tian Lie, she sent her left hand out and her fingers pierced through Tian Lie¡¯s right shoulder like a de. Tian Lie should have possessed the ability to transform his body into streams of data. However, after the red-haired woman¡¯s palm stabbed into him, Tian Lie found that he could no longer do anything to extricate himself. He waspletely pinned down. Next, his body was mmed down the ground. The red-haired woman¡¯s right fist became like a tempest as it struck Tian Lie¡¯s body repeatedly. Knowing that he was no match for the old monster before him, Tian Lie was toozy to put up a fight. No matter how powerful the red-haired woman¡¯s strikes were, they were unable to bring him pain. The force behind every one of the red-haired woman¡¯s punch was the equivalent of the force of a battering ram. Booming sounds echoed throughout the colosseum. Tian Lie¡¯s body was bombarded by her punches and a huge crater was formed on the ground. The red-haired woman unleashed one final, heavy punch down at Tian Lie. After that, however, she saw that there was only a look of indifference on Tian Lie¡¯s face. She then released a lengthy sigh. After sending another re toward the punk youngster, she turned around and walked away. As she was walking, a door appeared before her. In but an instant, she made her way through the door. Next, the door disappeared. ¡°I have to say, you sure are lucky.¡± It just so happened that the punk youngster had just finished his bottle of coke. He tossed the bottle aside, but the bottle disappeared even before it reached the ground. He stood up and walked to stand before the crater. Crouching down, he looked at Tian Lie, who remained lying within the crater. ¡°Mm, although she cannot kill you while you are inside this instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ if your skill is not this digitization type capable of blocking off pain¡­ ¡­ it is still easy for her to put you through hell for a bit. Can you get up on your own?¡± Tian Lie turned to look at the punk youngster and nodded. Pushing with both hands, Tian Lie vaulted up from the crater andnded on his feet. The punk youngster regarded Tian Lie and smiled. ¡°Quite the good disposition. To be able to remain so calm after receiving a beating from her¡­ for an [S] ss¡­ mm, not an easy feat.¡± Hearing the punk youngster¡¯s words, Tian Lie turned and gave Chen Xiaolian a solemn look: Thanks to you. After their exchange of nces, Chen Xiaolian quickly understood what Tian Lie meant. He had ¡®died¡¯ once and was resurrected as an Irregrity. Thus, his Tian Lie personality had merged with that of Da Gang. If not for that, given the original Tian Lie¡¯s character, would he allow the red-haired woman to treat him like a sandbag? While the red-haired woman may not have any means of killing Tian Lie within this instance dungeon ¨C even if Tian Lie retaliated against her attacks, it would not solve anything. Instead, it would only cause the others to be stuck there longer. If being patient could solve the issue, well, be patient. ¡°Well, then. That woman has left. Although she could see everything that happens here regardless, I believe¡­ ¡­¡± The punk youngster smiled and said, ¡°Given her current state, I think she is in no mood to be looking at us. Tell me, Shen¡­ what kind of trouble did he encounter?¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ do not know either.¡± ¡°You do not know?¡± The punk youngster knitted his brows and smiled wryly. ¡°It seems this is quite a big problem. At the very least, tell me what you know.¡± ¡°Shen has gone missing. No one can make contact with him.¡± ¡°Missing?¡± The punk youngster looked at Tian Lie. ¡°He is a yer. yers are never a part of this world. If he does not log in, you will not be able to contact him. Isn¡¯t that only normal?¡± Tian Lie slowly shook his head. ¡°That is not it. He has already gone missing for a long time. It is such that¡­ ¡­ Thorned Flower Guild has entered a state of internal strife.¡± ¡°Is that so¡­¡± The punk youngster rubbed his chin and said with a serious tone, ¡°Where was hest seen? Did you try to find him there?¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°I am unable to go there. ording to what I can gather, the ce where he wasst seen, where he had gone missing, is a ce that we were never able to enter. Moreover¡­ ¡­ at present, that ce no longer exist.¡± ¡°What?¡± The punk youngster froze. A look of surprise appeared within his eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that ce you are talking about is¡­¡± ¡°You¡­ have probably guessed it.¡± Tian Lie sighed. ¡°That ce is called Zero City.¡± ¡°Zero City¡­ ¡­ disappeared?¡± The punk youngster muttered those words a few times before staring at Tian Lie. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are not joking?¡± There was a solemn expression on Tian Lie¡¯s face. ¡°I don¡¯t think I look like someone who would make such a joke.¡± The punk youngster furrowed his brows and lowered his head, contemting the matter silently. Suddenly, he extended his hand out and snapped his fingers. Next, both him and Tian Lie disappeared. ¡­ Chapter 607 Part 2 Tian Lie’s Request

Chapter 607 Part 2 Tian Lie''s Request

GOR Chapter 607 Part 2 Tian Lie¡¯s Request Tian Lie looked down and saw whiteness beneath his feet. The white floor spread out to the horizon. The punk youngster was standing beside him while the red-haired woman from earlier was sitting cross-legged within the space. ¡°As expected, you weren¡¯t watching what is going on outside. I believe you do not know what this kid said to me just now.¡± The red-haired woman ignored the punk youngster, choosing not to turn around at all. It would appear that she was sulking. ¡°Ignoring me?¡± The punk youngster smiled and shrugged. He turned to look at Tian Lie before turning his attention back to the red-haired woman. ¡°It seems you have no interest at all in Zero City¡¯s disappearance.¡± ¡°What?¡± The red-haired woman had been seated cross-legged some distance away. However, without making any move, she suddenly appeared before the punk youngster. ¡°Come again? Zero City disappeared?¡± ¡°I am not the one who said it. He was the one who told me about it.¡± The punk youngster shrugged once more and pointed at Tian Lie. The red-haired woman regarded Tian Lie in a hesitant manner. ¡°You say Zero City has disappeared¡­ ¡­ just what has happened?¡± ¡°To be exact, Zero City did not disappear, it has fallen,¡± said Tian Lie calmly. ¡°Nonsense!¡± The red-haired woman scoffed. ¡°You don¡¯t even know what Zero City is! That is an independent system! Within Zero City, the main control system possesses an authority equivalent to that of the system¡¯s GM! How could it bepromised? It is impossible for the system¡¯s Electronic Guardians to even find its entrance point!¡± Tian Lie spread open his hands. He did not say anything. Instead, he calmly looked at the red-haired woman. ¡°Enough, I believe there is no need for us to question that now.¡± The punk youngster sighed and continued, ¡°Let him finish first.¡± After saying that, the punk youngster turned toward Tian Lie and said, ¡°Tell us what you know, all of it, no matter how minor it may seem.¡± Tian Lie revealed a wry smile and shook his head. ¡°Due to certain reasons, I do not know much. Only two things are certain ¨C Zero City has fallen and Thorned Flower Guild has split due to Shen¡¯s disappearance.¡± ¡°You are certain that Shen¡¯s disappearance is rted to Zero City¡¯s fall?¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°No. However, I managed to make contact with several Awakened members of Thorned Flower Guild. ording to them, Shen wasst seen leading the yer members of the guild toplete a system quest: The siege of Zero City. After that, he was never seen again.¡± ¡°By assembling every yer¡­ add the system¡¯s Electronic Guardians in, strength wise, taking down Zero City does not seem like an impossibility. Besides, the one leading them is Shen¡­¡± The punk youngster mumbled to himself. ¡°However, the location of the entrance to Zero City is ever changing. Additionally, there is also the internal defensive mechanism. How could the system issue out a yer quest with Zero City¡¯s entrance location?¡± ¡°I am not sure about that. I can only be certain that Zero City was indeed attacked. The otherbatants who had followed Shen in were all teleported out of Zero City ¨C those that were not killed inbat anyways.¡± ¡°Those who attacked Zero City were teleported out¡­ ¡­¡± The punk youngster pondered the matter. ¡°If so, what about the people within Zero City?¡± ¡°Who knows?¡± Tian Lie shrugged. ¡°All of Zero City¡¯s contact personnel within the outside world are unable to contact their superior. However, I think¡­ ¡­ it is unlikely that all of them had died.¡± ¡°It really is¡­ ¡­ interesting.¡± The punk youngster turned to look at the red-haired woman, who had remained silent all this time. ¡°I believe you feel the same.¡± The red-haired woman sent a nce at the punk youngster and said, ¡°It seems that Shen is trapped in Zero City.¡± The punk youngster nodded in assent. ¡°That is the only possibility. The only question is¡­ ¡­ who could possess the ability to trap him within Zero City. Could it be¡­¡± Before he could finish his words, the red-haired woman shook her head. ¡°You mean that San? Impossible. He had once vowed never to interfere in matters rted to Zero City anymore. Besides¡­ to trap Shen? Since neither of us can do it, he will be no different.¡± ¡°That is true¡­ I am growing even more intrigued now.¡± The punk youngster smiled. ¡°You see, such an interesting incident is a rare urrence. It won¡¯t do to miss this situation with Shen.¡± The red-haired woman nodded her head and saidckadaisically, ¡°Makes sense.¡± A look of joy suddenly appeared on the punk youngster¡¯s face. ¡°Good. When do we set off?¡± ¡°We?¡± The red-haired woman abruptly rolled her eyes and said, ¡°All I said was, your words made sense. When did I say I will be going with you? It doesn¡¯t matter if you just want to join in the fun, or if you want to save Shen; if you want to go, just go. What does that have to do with me?¡± The punk youngster¡¯s throat froze and he grew speechless as he stared at the red-haired woman. After a long time, he sighed and shook his head. ¡°Fine, you win. I will stay behind and apany you in this game of attrition. Let¡¯s see who will win.¡± After saying that, the punk youngster turned to Tian Lie and spread his hands. ¡°Negotiation failed. It seems Shen will have to fend for himself.¡± Tian Lie frowned as the punk youngster turned away. Stunned, he said, ¡°You do not want to save Shen?¡± The punk youngster turned to look at Tian Lie. Giving him a rueful smile, he said, ¡°It is not that I do not want to. Rather, I cannot. If she doesn¡¯t leave, I have no way of leaving as well.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°I do not understand.¡± The punk youngster turned to give the red-haired woman a nce, the same rueful smile on his face. ¡°This woman¡­ ¡­ back then, we had obtained the authority to this instance dungeon together. I believe you have already witnessed just how much control the two of us possess within this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Within this instance dungeon¡­¡± Tian Lie considered. ¡°You two are omnipotent, practically like the system itself.¡± ¡°Correct.¡± The punk youngster nodded. ¡°However, there is a problem. Back then, due to certain reasons, the two of us obtained this instance dungeon and equally split the authority here. The two of us feel¡­ feel very resentful. I mean, really, really, resentful! ¡°You might be thinking that the rtionship between us two is pretty good, right? Wrong. A long, long time ago, we were indeed friends. It was not just us two, there was also Shen and¡­ ¡­ several other bizarre weirdoes. However, due to certain circumstances, we all went our separate ways. Some of us remain friends, some became like strangers, some felt disgusted at some others, some¡­ mm, want to kill each other as soon as they meet.¡± ¡°You two¡­¡± Tian Lie looked at the red-haired woman. ¡°Mm¡­ me and her, we haven¡¯t exactly gotten to the point where we would want to kill each other. However, be it me or her, neither one of us wants to live with the other in this instance dungeon. Even more importantly, however, neither of us wants to share the authority over this instance dungeon with the other. ¡°Throughout the many years, we havee to know everything about this instance dungeon. The instant one of us leaves this instance dungeon, the remaining one will be able to quickly seize the other half¡¯s authority over this instance dungeon, kicking the other one outpletely. Thus¡­¡± The punk youngster sighed. ¡°For so many years, the two of us have been restraining each other, staying within this instance dungeon and having the other trapped inside like within a prison.¡± Tian Lie looked at the punk youngster before turning to look at the red-haired woman, who gave off a frosty atmosphere. He smiled wryly and said, ¡°When you put it that way, you really have no way of following me out to save Shen.¡± ¡°Although I do owe Shen quite the favour¡­ ¡­ it is not to the point where I can give up this instance dungeon.¡± The punk youngster spread his hands and said, ¡°However¡­ ¡­ if you really want to help him, I am notpletely without a solution.¡± ¡°What solution?¡± ¡°You go!¡± ¡­ Chapter 608 Part 1 Stop?

Chapter 608 Part 1 Stop?

GOR Chapter 608 Part 1 Stop? ¡°I¡­ go?¡± Tian Lie frowned and said, ¡°Zero City¡¯s entrance has always been a highly-guarded secret, what more now¡­ I cannot even find the Awakened survivors of Zero City. How would I go about finding the entrance to Zero City?¡± ¡°Catch.¡± The punk youngster softly swung his right hand at Tian Lie. The very instant he did so, a small de appeared within his palm. The small de flew through the air toward Tian Lie. After using one hand to receive the small de, Tian Lie examined it. Besides the exquisite andplicated patterns on the sheath, there was no other noticeable aspect. Even his personal system gave no prompt regarding the small de. That meant¡­ the small de had nothing to do with the system; it had no equipment characteristics. ¡°This is¡­¡± ¡°Something that can allow you to enter Zero City.¡± ¡­ ¡°Our walk¡­ ¡­ is over?¡± Adam raised his head to look at Shen, who was holding his hand. ¡°Yes.¡± Shen nodded with a smile. ¡°Zero City is a very small ce. Just by strolling a bit, you will reach its edge. At any rate¡­ ¡­ this ce is not as big as the outside world.¡± ¡°The outside world¡­ ¡­ very big?¡± ¡°Very big, boundlessly so.¡± Shen smiled and raised his head to look up at the sky. The dark clouds continued to gather and only a small ray of sunlight was able to pierce through the gaps among the dark clouds. ¡°Boundless¡­¡± Adam sat down and fiddled with his fingers. ¡°No one has ever informed me that the outside world is like that¡­ even Gibbs¡­ ¡­ he has never been willing to inform me.¡± ¡°Do you want to know about it?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± ¡°The outside world, like Zero City, is fake. However¡­ ¡­ at the very least, the amount of fake things it has is far greater that those within Zero City. It is more diverse, more colourful. Edges of the world shrouded by cold, zing hot desert, rainforests, mountains higher than the clouds¡­¡± Adam held his cheeks as Shen sat down before continuing. Hearing Shen¡¯s description of the outside world, like a flowing stream of river, the yearning in his eyes grew stronger. ¡­ ¡°Chen-san, there is disorder in your heart.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo walked to stand before Chen Xiaolian while fanning himself. There was a smile on his face as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look at Sawakita Mitsuo. He gave Sawakita Mitsuo a nod before lowering his head again. ¡°Huh!¡± Not caring that the ground may be dirty, Sawakita Mitsuo sat down cross-legged before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I¡¯m old now, my legs can no longer bend down. Come, sit down, apany this old man for a chat. I believe it will be a while before that big fellowes out. It is rare for us to be able to meet. We might as well use this opportunity for a good chat.¡± ¡°Sir Generalissimo has given the decree, dare I disobey?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head again and forced out a smile. Although he was in a bad mood, he could not be too ill-mannered against someone as respectable as Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°We are already old acquaintances, why still address me as Sir Generalissimo?¡± Sawakita Mitsuoughed. ¡°This old man is just curious. Why did Chen-san actually appear in this instance dungeon?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s keen sense allowed him to notice the insinuation within Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s words. ¡°When you put it that way, Mr Sawakita had already known that¡­ ¡­ I will being.¡± ¡°Yes. Not just Chen-san. There is also little Phoenix and¡­¡± Sawakita Mitsuo pointed at the distant Han Bi. ¡°The Guild Leader of War Tiger Guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Although Sawakita Mitsuo had not mentioned how he knew, it must surely have something to do with Mr San. However¡­ why did Mr San have them all gather here? ording to the Second Middle syndrome patient kid who had proimed himself as Nightmare, Mr San said that if the Awakened ones do not unite quickly, a huge cmity will befall them soon. After entering this instance dungeon with Phoenix, he met and joined up with Sawakita Mitsuo and Han Bi, and met the two old monsters. However, Chen Xiaolian could not figure out the connection between his current situation and a cmity. This instance dungeon was simply something the two old monsters had seized control over and used as a means to hide from the system, a safehouse of sorts. All Chen Xiaolian managed to acquire from them was a chance to resurrect Qiao Qiao. Although resurrecting Qiao Qiao was a highly important matter for Chen Xiaolian, at the end of the day, it had nothing to do with the word cmity. If so¡­ what was the cmity that Mr San mentioned? Also, why have Chen Xiaolian meet up with all of them for that cmity? However, those were but the fleeting thoughts within his mind. Seeing the flickering expressions on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Sawakita Mitsuoughed out and said, ¡°Chen-san¡­ some things, if you cannot figure it out, then do not keep thinking about it for the time being. Do not give yourself a headache over a problem that you feel you cannot solve for now. Why don¡¯t you¡­ ¡­ answer a question of mine first?¡± ¡°Please ask, Mr Sawakita.¡± ¡°I heard that¡­¡± Sawakita Mitsuo leaned his body forward ever so slightly and looked directly at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Zero City appears to have fallen. I wonder if Chen-san had heard anything about it?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath as he looked at Sawakita Mitsuo. He nodded. ¡°It seems¡­ Chen-san did not just hear about it.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo flipped his fan shut. With clear eyes, he said, ¡°I wonder, can you tell this old man more?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face took a solemn expression and he pondered the matter carefully for a long time. Next, he bowed toward Sawakita Mitsuo while remaining seated. ¡°Zero City¡¯s fall¡­ ¡­ I not only know about it. That day, I was in Zero City. However¡­ ¡­ I am sorry, Great Teacher Sawakita. At present, I cannot tell you about it.¡± ¡°I see¡­¡± Sawakita Mitsuo exchanged nces with Chen Xiaolian for quite some time. Then, he slowly nodded his head. ¡°To be able to, at the very least, get confirmation from Chen-san about Zero City¡¯s fall, this old man¡­ ¡­ is satisfied.¡± ¡°Great Teacher Sawakita, I hold a great deal of respect toward you. Thus, I am unwilling to lie to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a wry smile and continued, ¡°It is just¡­ ¡­ there are too many secrets connected to Zero City¡¯s fall. I hope you can forgive me.¡± ¡°Chen-san, you are showing so much sincerity toward a useless old man like me. In recent years, the number of outstanding young men with such politeness is getting scarce.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo sighed. ¡°However, I have onest question. If possible, I hope that Chen-san can answer it for me.¡± ¡°Great Teacher, please ask.¡± ¡°The one to lead the offensive against Zero City, was it Thorned Flower¡¯s Guild Leader, Shen?¡± Chen Xiaolian calmly nodded his head. ¡°Yes.¡± As soon as he had spoken his answer, a door appeared in the centre of the arena. Tian Lie strode out from the door, which then disappeared behind him. ¡°I believe there is nothing else that anyone wants to bring up with us, right? Even if there is, I don¡¯t want to deal with it anymore. You fellows, just go away.¡± Tian Lie had just stepped out from the door when the punk youngster¡¯s voice rang out. Immediately, without giving anyone the time to react, a curtain of light swept forward. When Chen Xiaolian checked his surroundings, he saw that he was no longer within the colosseum. Rather, he was within a valley. There were only Soo Soo and Phoenix standing beside him. As for Sawakita Mitsuo, Tian Lie, Nicole, and the others, they had been teleported to some other ce. The timer within the system shed. It quickly began ticking like normal once more. However, the amount of time passed¡­ Three days! Since time was ticking normally, it meant they had left the instance dungeon. It would appear that in the process of sending them out, the two old monsters had split them up ording to their groupings when they had entered. Chen Xiaolian and Phoenix exchanged nces before checking their surroundings. The valley did not appear to be part of some wilderness area. However, it was already close to night time. Looking into the distance, they saw some lightsing from the foot of a hill. It was a small town. Judging by the distance and the constitution of Awakened ones, they will need no more than tens of minutes to reach the town. However¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian wondered where the two old monsters had teleported the others to. Especially¡­ Tian Lie. When Tian Lie mentioned Shen¡¯s name, Chen Xiaolian understood why Tian Lie would appear there. He must have found out about Shen¡¯s disappearance. In fact, it was also possible¡­ he knew that Shen was trapped within Zero City. The two old monsters must have an inescapable connection with Shen. As for Tian Lie¡¯s appearance, he must have been entrusted by Shen to go there to seek aid. Just now, everyone was teleported out separately right after Tian Lie stepped out from the door. Chen Xiaolian did not have the chance to ask Tian Lie anything. However¡­ Even if Chen Xiaolian could, then what? Having reached the line of thought, Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from letting out a wry smile. Advise him against it? Tian Lie and Shen were friends. They were already acquainted even before Tian Lie and Chen Xiaolian met each other. What reason could he give to advise Tian Lie not to bother with Shen¡¯s matter? Stop him? Back in the Tokyo instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian had experienced Tian Lie¡¯s terrifying power in person. So many people had toe together to barely seed in killing Tian Lie. They had lost Nicole while the rest were seriously injured. A long time had passed since then and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength had improved considerably. Even so, the power he received from Skyde was, in the end, not really his. There was an insurmountable gap between ¡®infinitely close to [S] ss¡¯ and ¡®genuine [S] ss¡¯. Tian Lie¡¯s strength was at [S] ss, a genuine [S] ss. Furthermore, even if he could defeat Tian Lie, what then? In order to prevent Tian Lie from saving Shen, kill him? If that was the Tian Lie from before, Chen Xiaolian would not hesitate. However¡­ ¡­ the current Tian Lie was also Da Gang! ¡­ Chapter 608 Part 2 Stop?

Chapter 608 Part 2 Stop?

GOR Chapter 608 Part 2 Stop? Havinge to that conclusion, Chen Xiaolian realized that the two old monsters¡¯ action of splitting them was the best possible scenario. ¡°When?¡± Phoenix suddenly spoke, interrupting Chen Xiaolian''s contemtion. ¡°Ah?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked up. He quickly understood that Phoenix was referring to his promise to help her resurrect her guild members. ¡°Since I have promised you, naturally, I will uphold my promise. It is just¡­ ¡­ right now, there is something more important that I have to do.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered for a moment. Then, with an apologetic face, he said, ¡°Trust me, once my business is done, I will definitely go find you.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Phoenix nodded her head. ¡°You know where to find me.¡± ¡°That..¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded as he opened his mouth only to halt himself. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian was concerned about something, Phoenix looked at Chen Xiaolian before smiling. She said, ¡°You are worried that I will go look for that War Tiger?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°His name is Han Bi. He is also¡­ a friend of mine. Back then, I did not know he had seized your guild member¡¯s¡­ spot.¡± Phoenix thought to herself for a moment before turning to face Chen Xiaolian. With a serious expression, she said, ¡°Chen Xiaolian, I do not have many friends. You are one of them. From the moment we came to know each other, you have never lied to me. This time, too, I believe you are not lying to me.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°I do not know how long your matter will take. However, after you are done with it, remember your promise to me. Before that, I will not go look for that War Tiger fellow. However¡­¡± Phoenix suddenly revealed a smile. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, if what you said about being able to resurrect my guild members is nothing more than empty words to stop the fight between me and that fellow¡­ ¡­ even at the cost of my life, I will kill you.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°Well, then. Goodbye.¡± Without saying anything else, Phoenix turned and walked toward the lightsing from the little town. ¡°Hey, wait up!¡± Chen Xiaolian called out. Phoenix turned around and cast a questioning look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I think we¡­ ¡­ will be going in the same direction for a while longer.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°When looking for you, I had a friend help me. Right now, he should be waiting for me in Bucharest. I need to go look for him first.¡± ¡­ ¡°Only you?¡± Tian Lie knitted his brows as he looked at Nicole, who stood before him. The two of them were in an alley. It was a little town within Europe. As it was a remote alley, there were no pedestrians around them. There was a sign within the alley that read ¡®Brasov¡¯s Casa Wagner Bar¡¯. Nicole cast a frosty nce at Tian Lie and said, ¡°You think I wanted to be with you? The two old monsters must have teleported us out ording to the groupings we were in when we entered the instance dungeon.¡± Tian Lie rubbed his chin and nodded. ¡°When you put it that way, it¡¯s not too bad. At the very least¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian would not be troubled.¡± ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± Tian Lie turned to look at Nicole and said with a peculiar tone, ¡°You do not understand?¡± ¡°You are an adult, talking in such a convoluted way is an unbearable sight, you know?¡± Nicole harrumphed. ¡°Just spit it out.¡± ¡°Fine, there is no need to keep it from you.¡± Tian Lie hesitated only for a moment beforeughing out. ¡°I want to go find Shen. However, that¡­ is something that Chen Xiaolian probably does not want happen. Now that the two old monsters had split us apart, there is no need for me and Chen Xiaolian to feel awkward.¡± ¡°Find Shen?¡± A grim expression immediately appeared on Nicole¡¯s face. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that Shen is most likely within Zero City?¡± ¡°Yep.¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°I did say that before.¡± Nicole hastily grabbed hold of Tian Lie¡¯s wrist. ¡°You mean¡­ you have obtained the way to enter Zero City? From those two monsters?¡± ¡°Hey, hey! Calm down, woman!¡± Tian Lie waved Nicole¡¯s hand away and said, ¡°If I did not get a way to enter Zero City, how would I go about finding Shen? One of the two monsters, although he is unable to leave the instance dungeon, he did give me¡­ mm, a key. As long as I reach a certain location, by using the key, I can ¨C ording to him, open up a back door that he had once left behind.¡± ¡°Excellent.¡± Nicole nodded her head and turned to look at the signboard within the alley and said, ¡°Looks like we are in Brasov, not too far away from Bucharest. Come on, we¡¯ll head to Bucharest first. Next¡­ we will head to the ce you mentioned. Oh, right. Where is it?¡± ¡°What did you just say?¡± Tian Lie frowned. ¡°We?¡± ¡°We.¡± Nicole looked at Tian Lie. ¡°Do you have any problems with that?¡± ¡°Problems¡­ ¡­ not that many, just one.¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°I am going to find my friend. What are you going there for? ording to the members of Thorned Flower Guild, those who came back alive from the battle, Zero City has beenpletely destroyed.¡± Nicole immediately straightened her body. With a solemn expression, she said, ¡°I am the Floating Angel of Zero City¡¯s Angel Corps. Even if Zero City is destroyed, there must still be survivors. I¡­ ¡­ want to go find them!¡± Tian Lie cast a profound gaze at Nicole, a threatening look in his eyes. ¡°After so long, I nearly forget that you are still a member of the Angel Corps. I believe¡­ ¡­ you should still remember my nickname, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Angel Killer. Of course, I remember. I also remember¡­ ¡­ back in the Tokyo instance dungeon, I had worked together with Chen Xiaolian and the others to kill your Angel Killer self. You died together with me, the Floating Angel.¡± Nicole dismissed the threatening look within Tian Lie¡¯s eyes and simply sneered in response. ¡°You said it yourself, you worked together with others to do it. Do you want to go for another round here and see who dies this time?¡± Tian Lie flexed his neck and a ferocious grin appeared on his face. ¡°Very well. If you are unwilling to bring me with you to Zero City, I will just finish you off and take the key from you. Floater!¡± Following Nicole¡¯s shout, the Floater appeared out of thin air and swiftly equipped itself upon Nicole¡¯s body. The silvery white mech armour covered her entire body and a pair of wings spread out from her back. However, no gust of wind resulted from the appearance of the wings. Nicole¡¯s charming face waspletely covered by the armour set. There were only two red coloured lines on the visor where her eyes were at. ¡°Let us finish this quickly while there are no one here.¡± The pair of wings on Nicole¡¯s back pped and her figure rose to a height of several metres in the air. At the same time, the armour piece on her shoulders transformed into two small energy cannons, both of which were aimed at Tian Lie. Tian Lie narrowed his eyes, staring at Nicole, who hovered before him. Although Nicole had already equipped herself with the Floater, her two energy cannons, which had already locked down on Tian Lie, did not open fire. ¡°Attack, then. You should know the difference in strength between us. Although you will lose in the end, if you open fire first, you can at least gain some advantage. Why are you not firing?¡± Tian Lie had both his hands folded before him and he cast an indifferent gaze at Nicole. ¡°Why do you care?¡± Nicole sneered from under her visor. Even so, Tian Lie continued to fold his arms. He did not try to close the distance between them, nor did he transform himself into metallic streams of data. The two of them simply confronted each other in this peculiar manner. After the longest time, Tian Lie finally waved his hand andughed out, ¡°Forget it.¡± ¡°What?¡± Nicole was taken aback. However, the two energy sters on her shoulders continued to lock down on Tian Lie. ¡°Killing you is not hard. However, I have no confidence I can beat you without killing you.¡± Tian Lie spread open his hands and continued, ¡°After thinking about it, I don¡¯t feel like breaking my rules of not killing women with you. So, I¡¯m not fighting.¡± ¡°Tian Lie, you¡­¡± Nicole grew silent for a moment. She then descended. Afternding, the energy sters on her shoulders retracted and transformed back to its original form. ¡°Moscow.¡± Tian Lie turned away and walked toward the end of the alley. ¡°That ce is Moscow.¡± ¡­ Chapter 609 Method of Resurrection

Chapter 609 Method of Resurrection

GOR Chapter 609 Method Of Resurrection ¡°Chen Xiaolian, you bastard!¡± When Chen Xiaolian appeared before Roddy, before a hotel in Bucharest, he received a punch to his chest. Roddy was not done. After punching Chen Xialian, he reached out with his hands to grab Chen Xiaolian by his cors and shook him. ¡°I am going to Bran, you say. We¡¯ll meet up again in Bucharest, you say. What took you so long?! It is one thing to switch off your phone, but I can¡¯t even contact you through the guild channel. If not for the absence of the system prompt stating that the Guild Leader had died, I would really have thought that someone had killed you!¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ forgot to tell you about it, my bad¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian apologized with a smile. Despite Roddy¡¯s harsh attitude, Chen Xiaolian was clear that this was entirely out of concern for him. ¡°In Bran¡­ I entered an instance dungeon. That was why I could not contact you.¡± ¡°Instance dungeon?¡± Roddy was stunned. ¡°You were selected by the system? Why didn¡¯t you call me? And the others¡­ ¡­ wait, is there an instance dungeon that allows the participation of the Guild Leader alone?¡± ¡°No, it is not the system¡¯s selection. It is¡­ ¡­ an instance dungeon that has been taken over by two old monsters. They are using it as a sanctuary¡­ say, you really want me to talk all about it in front of a hotel?¡± Chen Xiaolian sent a blunt stare at Roddy. ¡°Ah¡­ right!¡± They entered the hotel. After entering their room, Chen Xiaolian began re-telling what happened within the Bran Castle instance dungeon to Roddy. ¡°Whoa, whoa, whoa¡­ ¡­ wait, just wait!¡± Halfway through, Roddy¡¯s palm shot up before Chen Xiaolian. With bulging eyes, he said, ¡°You are saying Tian Lie is not dead?¡± ¡°To be exact, it is not that he is not dead. Rather¡­ he was resurrected. Like us, he has be an Irregrity.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Besides, you know him.¡± ¡°Nonsense! Back in the Tokyo instance dungeon, he beat us up so badly, our brain matter nearly fell out. Could we not know him?¡± Roddy threw Chen Xiaolian a look. ¡°No, I mean to say¡­ ¡­ you are quite familiar with him. More urately, he is quite well acquainted with every one in our guild,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°In fact, before we came to Romania, not too long ago, you have been having your meals together with him every day.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what kind of nonsense are you spouting?¡± asked Roddy with widened eyes. ¡°Tian Lie, that fellow¡­ ¡­ after dying, he was refreshed into an ordinary human who became our friend.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°Now that I have said that, surely, you can already figure out who I am talking about, right?¡± ¡°You¡­ could you be talking about¡­¡± Roddy stuttered. ¡°Da Gang?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. As for Roddy, his eyes were bulging so much it appeared as though they might pop out of their sockets. ¡°You are saying¡­ ¡­ that Da Gang, whom you brought back with you from Hangzhou, that thin and wooden looking fellow¡­ ¡­ ¡­ is Tian Lie? Chen Xiaolian, are you pulling my leg here?¡± ¡°Am I someone who would do something as pointless as that?¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. ¡°Enough, rein in your shock first. Grab your chin tightly. What I am going to say next¡­ the shock from it might cause it to fall to the floor.¡± ¡°Could there me anything more shocking that Da Gang being Tian Lie?¡± Roddy pursed his lips to the side. ¡°Say it, then.¡± ¡°In the instance dungeon, besides Tian Lie, I also met someone else. Likewise, this person was once an Awakened who died and was resurrected.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile and continued, ¡°Do you want to guess who?¡± ¡°Guess what? Can¡¯t you just¡­ ¡­ wait!¡± Roddy abruptly jumped up from the sofa and stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ you, you, you, you mean ¡­ ¡­ Nicole?¡± ¡°Are you happy?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy with a smile. ¡°Oh¡­ dayum!¡± Panting for breath, Roddy abruptly raised his hands as he danced around with joy for a good five minutes before stopping. ¡°Childish.¡± Soo Soo, who had been ying a game on her mobile phone while seated in the corner of another sofa, looked at Roddy and muttered coldly. After that, she lowered her head once more to face her phone screen. ¡°Pei! What could a little girl like you know?¡± Roddy grabbed hold of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sleeve and said, ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ where is she? Why didn¡¯t you bring her to see me?¡± ¡°See you? What for?¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes again. ¡°Yours is just a one-sided love for her anyways. She is not interested in you. Should I have dragged her over? Besides, when we were sent out of the instance dungeon, we were sent to different locations. I don¡¯t even know where she is.¡± Seeing the deted look on Roddy¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian smiled and added, ¡°Still¡­ ¡­ it is not like you won¡¯t have the chance to see her again in the future. Like Da Gang, Nicole had been¡­ ¡­ by our side.¡± ¡°Who? Who?¡± Roddy became near mad with excitement. ¡°That yoga instructor working in the yoga studio opposite our fitness centre base. I think her name is¡­ what was it again?¡± Chen Xiaolian deliberately put on a pondering look. ¡°Ye¡­ Yezi? That girl with a smoking hot body and an average looking face? She is Nicole?¡± Roddy seemed on the verge of fainting. ¡°Mm, I believe that is the name she used.¡± ¡°She¡­ just what is she thinking?¡± Roddy shouted. ¡°After getting resurrected, hiding her identity and secretly approaching us without informing us¡­¡± ¡°How would I know.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread his hands and said, ¡°She did say something. However, I hope you won¡¯t feel too sad after hearing what she said.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ go ahead.¡± ¡°She said: I, understand Roddy¡¯s thoughts. However, I have yet to make a decision on that. I do not know how I should face him. You know too¡­ ¡­ we do not actually have a deep rtionship. We only knew each other for a short time. Although it was a life and death connection, it was just a few days¡¯ time. Mm¡­ ¡­ I keep feeling awkward. If he had remained deeply in love with me while I don¡¯t think that deeply of him, meeting him¡­ maybe, not meeting him would be better.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian watched as the expression on Roddy¡¯s face deted even further. Roddy sat down on the sofa limply. ¡°Hey, I told you not to feel too sad.¡± ¡°I know. The problem is, this is not something that I can control!¡± ¡°At least she did appear beside you. It is not as though you have no chance at all.¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ let me give you another good news.¡± ¡°Go ahead¡­¡± ¡°I¡­ have acquired a way to resurrect Qiao Qiao.¡± ¡°Ohh¡­ ¡­ aaah!!!¡± Roddy, who was leaning back on the sofa, had initially responded half-heartedly. Next, a look of shock mmed his face and he jumped to his feet. ¡°You, you, you¡­ you acquired a way to resurrect Qiao Qiao?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°In that instance dungeon.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Roddy kneaded his face forcefully before continuing, ¡°Last time you came back from Zero City, you just said there is a possibility for that! How¡­ ¡­ so fast? Besides, we did note to Romania for Qiao Qiao¡¯s matter!¡± ¡°I can only say¡­ I got lucky. Truth be told, even though I met up with Phoenix and Great Teacher Sawakita, I still do not understand what Mr San wanted us to do. Acquiring a way to resurrect Qiao Qiao should be something of an unexpected harvest. Not to mention¡­ ¡­ although there is already a way, I believe it will be somewhat troublesome.¡± ¡°What kind of troublesome?¡± ¡°Forget it¡­ let us not talk about it first. It is just my own concerns.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Let me first tell you about the resurrection method.¡± Soo Soo, who was seated in the corner, had at an unknown moment, put down her mobile phone. She looked at Chen Xiaolian quietly. ¡°Do you remember the Lifehymn Music Score fragment we obtained in the Jerusalem instance dungeon?¡± ¡°I remember.¡± Roddy nodded. ¡°That prop can store lives to allow game participants the chance to be resurrected.¡± ¡°I met two old monsters in the instance dungeon. When I say old, I mean, really, really old.¡± Chen Xiaolian then pulled out the Lifehymn Music Score and ced it on the table before him. ¡°One of them helped me restore it to itsplete state and further made some improvements to it.¡± ¡°What improvements?¡± ¡°The maximum time limit for resurrection now exceeds the system¡¯s undered resolution period.¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ do not get it.¡± ¡°Take the Lifehymn Music Score and you will be able to see its description.¡± Roddy nodded and picked up the Lifehymn Music Score from the table. The moment he picked it up, a system prompt appeared in his interface screen. [System prompt: You have picked up a special prop: Lifehymn Music Score. [Lifehymn Music Score: Record down the name of a designated person and the designated person¡¯s life will be temporarily stored within this music score. The designated person¡¯s outside body will be a puppet, under the control of the designated person but only capable of unleashing 90 % of his or her full power. After the puppet dies, the one holding this music score may choose to resurrect the person stored inside it. [This prop can store a maximum of (0/3) lives. [System prompt: Lifehymn Music Score¡¯s cell 1 has entered a cool down period. Before the cool down is over, no new life may be stored inside. Cool down timer: 12 hours 21 minutes. [Rules for life storage are as follows: [1 . The number of lives stored cannot exceed three. [2 . Storing of lives: Each single usage will cost 200 points. A single usage is defined as the act of ¡®storing --- resurrect / cancel resurrection / cancel storage¡¯. [3 . After storing, there is a time limit of 240 hours for storage. After this time limit is exceeded, every extra hour will consume an additional 100 points. This cost will be calcted using hours. Even if less than an hour had passed in the end, the cost of one hour will be charged. If there are insufficient points on the stored life¡¯s person, the stored life will be exterminated. If, after 100 hours, you have yet to make the choice of whether to resurrect or cancel storage, the amount of points on the stored life notwithstanding, the stored life will be automatically exterminated. The different rate of time flow between the time inside an instance dungeon and the time outside an instance dungeon will be ignored. The timer used by the system will be used as the standard.] [4 . During the storage period, the prop holder may cancel storage at any given moment. After storage is cancelled, the puppet will transform back to the person¡¯s original body and that person will regain his or her fullbat power. [5 . Every time a storage cell is used, this prop will enter a cool down period of 24 hours. When it is in the cool down period, it cannot be used. The storage time limit and the cool down period will be calcted separately. [6 . When storing a person¡¯s life, that person¡¯s attributes and state, positive and negative included, will bepletely stored. During the storage period, all effects, positive or negative, that the puppet undergoes will be ignored. After resurrection or cancel of storage, the previous state of that person ¨C before his or her life was stored ¨C will be used as a point of reference.] ¡°Wait¡­ wait¡­ I do not understand this part!¡± Roddy went through the system¡¯s description in detail. Then, he uttered in a baffled manner. ¡°If the time limit for storage is 240 hours, why did it say it would exterminate the stored life after 100 hours? What about the 140 hours in between? Is that for decoration?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°This is the upgraded version. You need to understand who decided on the 100 hours¡¯ limit.¡± ¡°Could it be¡­ ¡­ it is not this Lifehymn Music Score?¡± asked Roddy with a frown. Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°No, the 100 hours¡¯ time limit is the restriction ced by the system. Everyone, be they yers, Awakened ones, ordinary humans, even Irregrities like us, once they are dead for over 100 hours, they will be determined as truly dead. No resurrection prop can be used on them and they will be automatically exterminated. ¡°We do not know where yers will go after their deaths. That is a matter which involves the Upper ne. For Awakened ones, they will be refreshed into ordinary humans. That is something we all know. Those two types should not enter the Recycle Bin. However, if some ordinary human dies, the system will have to initiate a ¡®delete¡¯ process for those ordinary humans. It is the equivalent of how we use theputer.¡± Chen Xiaolian recounted the red-haired woman¡¯s analogy for the Recycle Bin to Roddy. ¡°I think I understand.¡± Roddy nodded. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ Recycle Bin is something that will be emptied. Are you certain that¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao is still inside it?¡± ¡°I cannot.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread both his hands. ¡°We do not know the system¡¯s schedule for emptying the Recycle Bin. We also do not know when it would empty it. It could be in one month¡¯s time, it could be in one year¡¯s time, or it could be¡­ ¡­ tomorrow.¡± ¡°Then maybe¡­ ¡­ it is already emptied?¡± Roddy frantically wrung his hands. ¡°What are you waiting for? If Qiao Qiao is already¡­¡± ¡°You think I am not feeling anxious about it? In the instance dungeon, I had to use the prop once. It is now in a cool down period and it will be a while before my name can be written on it.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled ruefully and continued, ¡°I have already tried it. Each of the life cells in the Lifehymn Music Score may have its own cool down timer, but that is for different people. After using it once, within the 24 hours cool down period, I cannot put my name in another life cell, even though the life cell is not in a cool down period.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Roddy nodded his head. ¡°However, if that is the case, how are you going to bring Qiao Qiao back? She is already dead. Even if you put her name on this score, it would not work, would it?¡± ¡°Naturally, it is not dependent on having someone in the outside world write down her name. Although I myself do not know how, there must surely be a way. I can only slowly figure it out after I reach the Recycle Bin.¡± ¡°You are that confident?¡± ¡°Mm, I already have confirmation that someone did it before. 100 per cent.¡± ¡°You mean to say, someone had actually entered the Recycle Bin and¡­ ¡­ brought back a dead Irregrity?¡± Roddy was surprised. ¡°Who?¡± ¡°Right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. A look of exhaustion suddenly appeared on his face. ¡°Enough, let¡¯s leave it at that. I need to rest up first.¡± Without waiting for Roddy¡¯s protest, Chen Xiaolian got up and walked toward the bedroom. He did not answer Roddy¡¯s second question. ¡­ The initial description of the Lifehymn Music Score (fragment) is in . Chapter 610 Headshot!

Chapter 610 Headshot!

GOR Chapter 610 Headshot! The three of them stayed in a suite for three. After entering his bed room, Chen Xiaolian threw himself onto the bed and buried his face inside his pillow. His heart was a mess. Back in the instance dungeon, his heart had entered a state of chaos the instant he heard Bai Qi¡¯s name. At that time, Chen Xiaolian had not said anything. He had maintained a perfectly calm expression and the two old monsters were unable to notice anything. However, his heart was churning. The two old monsters wanted him to bring Bai Qi back from the Recycle Bin. That meant they did not know that Bai Qi had returned to this world. He had be the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang¡¯s instance dungeon BOSS and was presently Chen Xiaolian¡¯s War Pet. However, through their words, Chen Xiaolian was able to deduce that those two knew that Bai Qi had died. If so, someone must have used the Lifehymn Music Score to sessfully bring Bai Qi back to this world. Assuming that Qiao Qiao¡¯s resurrection was just an elusive hearsay before this, now that he had found out about Bai Qi¡¯s matter, the matter of resurrecting Qiao Qiao became something tangible,id out right before him. As long as he reached out with all his might, he could seed in seizing it. At the same time, though, Chen Xiaolian felt fearful. Someone had indeed sessfully brought Bai Qi back from the Recycle Bin. However, the Bai Qi that Chen Xiaolian encountered in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon was a shell, a thing without its own self-consciousness, which can only act through instinct. Even after Chen Xiaolian adopted Bai Qi as his War Pet, Bai Qi could only follow his orders to do battle. Only by absorbing life force and undead energies could he slowly recover his mind. However, who knew how long that process could take? Using Bai Qi as a reference, Chen Xiaolian was confident that he could bring Qiao Qiao out from the Recycle Bin. However¡­ ¡­ if the Qiao Qiao he brought out ended up in a simr state as Bai Qi, a shell without her own self-consciousness¡­ Is there any meaning to such a kind of resurrection? No more are the memories of her fighting along side me throughout all those battles, no more are the memories carved into our bones and engraved in our hearts¡­ If she is just an unfamiliar woman with Qiao Qiao¡¯s body who cannot remember everything they had gone through, someone who does not even have her own self-consciousness¡­ ¡­ this kind of Qiao Qiao¡­ Is that still Qiao Qiao? The more Chen Xiaolian thought about it, the more frustrated he became. He jumped down from the bed and went to open the refrigerator. They were staying in a high-ss hotel. Refrigerators of such hotels usually came with alcohol, beverages and snacks. Chen Xiaolian brought out every bottle of beer from the refrigerator and ced them on the table beside the bed. He directly popped open the bottle cap using his teeth. Next, he gulped down several bottles of beer. Still, he was unable to push away the concerns in his mind. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s original tolerance for alcohol was not that good. However, since bing an Irregrity, his enhanced body made it rtively harder for him to get drunk. It did not take long for him to finish up all the beer inside the refrigerator. Chen Xiaolian hesitated. As he was about to get out from the bed and call room service for some wine, a sound came from his door. Two door rapping sounds could be heard. Before Chen Xiaolian could respond, the door had been pushed opened. Soo Soo stood in the doorway and looked at Chen Xiaolian. Her gaze then swept over to the bottles of beer beside the bed. With a calm expression on her face, she walked to the bedside and crouched down. She began counting. ¡°One, two, three¡­ ¡­ ¡­ eight bottles.¡± Soo Soo looked up, her face maintaining that calm look. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, you drank quite a bit.¡± ¡°Soo Soo¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat awkward. Since returning from Zero City, he saw that Soo Soo¡¯s second personality had constantly remained in control of her body. Calm, indifferent, silent. Facing this Soo Soo, Chen Xiaolian found himself facing an indescribable feeling of awkwardness and difort. ¡°When you are not happy, can drinking alcohol solve the problem?¡± Soo Soo picked up one of the empty bottles of beer, ced it before her, and regarded it. ¡°I really envy you adults. You have such an easy way of dealing with it.¡± ¡°¡­ that is not it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head with a wry smile on his face. ¡°Drinking alcohol could never solve the worries in the heart. However¡­ ¡­ it can temporarily push it aside. The worries will continue to exist¡­¡± ¡°Is that so¡­¡± Soo Soo looked at Chen Xiaolian for some time before nodding her head. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ even if it is only temporarily, it is not bad. A pity you will never allow me to drink. Isn¡¯t that right, Xiaolian oppa?¡± ¡°Soo Soo, you¡­ ¡­ what are you worried about?¡± Chen Xiaolian attempted to ask. He knew that this Soo Soo before him was not the one he had first met, she was not the na?ve and lovable little Soo Soo. There was a second personality hidden within Soo Soo¡¯s body. Additionally, the second personality was extremely dark and gloomy. ¡°There are many things. Talking about it will not solve the problem, it will just create new problems. Do you understand, Xiaolian oppa?¡± Soo Soo shook her head. A smile, something that had not appeared in a long time, appeared on her face. ¡°So, it would be better for me to solve it on my own.¡± ¡°You¡­ solve it on your own?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I don¡¯t want to talk about this anymore.¡± Soo Soo tilted her head and said, ¡°Xiaolian oppa, I have a question for you.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and nodded. ¡°This time, if you are lucky, you should be able to bring sister Qiao Qiao back. Then¡­ one day, if sister Qiao Qiao wants to kill me, you¡­ ¡­ what will you choose to do?¡± ¡°What are you talking about? Soo Soo!¡± Chen Xiaolian was aghast as he stared right at Soo Soo¡¯s face. Despite knowing that the Soo Soo before him was the second personality, those words had still given Chen Xiaolian a huge shock. ¡°Answer me, Xiaolian oppa. You heard me clearly. Surely there is no need for me to repeat myself.¡± Soo Soo crouched down to pick up the bottles of beer and arranged them in order. Then, she raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You, what will you choose to do?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and was silent for a moment. Next, he nodded his head and said, ¡°I know that you are not the little Soo Soo from before. So, I will not question what you said or ask why you would say that. If you just want an answer¡­ ¡­ I can give you an answer. ¡°No matter what reason Qiao Qiao may have to want to kill you, I, Chen Xiaolian, will not allow that to happen! This is my promise to you!¡± ¡°Is that so¡­¡± Soo Soo got up. She was only 10 years old and her body was still small. However, standing beside Chen Xiaolian, who was seated on the bed, she ended up being slightly taller. Soo Soo reached out with her hand to gently stroke Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Her pair of ck pupils quivered as she once again revealed the same, mysterious smile. ¡°Thank you, brother Xiaolian. I believe you.¡± Soo Soo turned and walked daintily toward the door. When she reached the doorway, she turned around and waved at Chen Xiaolian, ¡°Well, get a proper rest. I will wait for you to bring sister Qiao Qiao back. Oh, right¡­¡± Soo Soo pointed to the corner of the room where she had neatly arranged the empty beer bottles and said, ¡°Since you know that drinking alcohol will not solve the problem¡­ drink less of it then.¡± Soo Soo turned slowly and closed the door. Once again, Chen Xiaolian was left alone in the room. Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand and pressed it on the area of his face where Soo Soo had stroked. He sighed gently. Touching it, he felt coldness. Even now, the cold sensation had yet to dissipate. ¡­ The next day¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were seated opposite each other within the suite¡¯s living room. The Lifehymn Music Score was ced on the table before them. For some unknown reason, Soo Soo did note out from her room. ¡°Last night¡­ ¡­ you did not sleep well?¡± Looking at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Roddy could see two dark circles. He smiled. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you wanted to rest early? Or could it be¡­ ¡­ you are too eager to see Qiao Qiao that you cannot sleep?¡± ¡°At any rate, you are about to kill me. Is there any link between that and sleep?¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a faint smile. ¡°Those words arepletely out of ce right now ¨C why take a long sleep before death? After dyinges a long sleep. I think, when I reach that world, the concept of ¡®sleep¡¯ might no longer exist.¡± ¡°Although I know it has to be done, although I know that you will be able to return alive anyways, having you tell me to kill you is still¡­ ¡­ ufortable.¡± Roddy knitted his brows and fidgeted a little. ¡°You know, this might bring me a life-long trauma!¡± ¡°Enough nonsense. The cool down time is about to end soon. Don¡¯t dally, not even one minute, understand?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave Roddy a reproachful look. ¡°Hurry up and put my name on it.¡± Roddy snickered and wrote Chen Xiaolian¡¯s name on the Lifehymn Music Score. The moment the words Chen Xiaolian was written on it, a golden light glowed out from them. It seemed as though they were bing intangible and they floated gently above the surface of the parchment, just like a VR projection. However, should anyone reach out with their hands to touch it, they would find that the words were intangible. ¡°Time limit for storage of life is 240 hours. 100 hours after my death, the system will send me to the Recycle Bin. In other words, I have 140 hours in that ¡®world¡¯ to find Qiao Qiao and bring her back. It should be enough.¡± The instant his name was written on the Lifehymn Music Score, the same golden light swirled around Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. It revolved around him once and Chen Xiaolian felt a light sinking sensation. His every action felt less dexterous after that. This was the side effect of using the Lifehymn Music Score ¨C his real body had been stored. His present body was a puppet with only 90 per cent of his original battle strength. ¡°140 hours¡­ ¡­ that means five plus days. Is that really enough?¡± asked Roddy with a frown. ¡°The prop description states that you can use 100 points for an extra hour of storage time. I still have some points on me. Why don¡¯t ¡­¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head firmly. ¡°After going past the first time limit, the cost of maintaining storage is too high. You must immediately resurrect me after 240 hours. Besides, the points you have will not be able to extend the life storage time for long.¡± Roddy had wanted to say something else, but Chen Xiaolian decisively cut him off. ¡°Enough, don¡¯t say anything else. If five plus days are not enough, a few extra hours will be pointless. Now, hurry up and do it. Don¡¯t forget, my name is already on the Lifehymn Music Score. Every minute we dy means less time for me in the Recycle Bin.¡± ¡°All right¡­¡± Roddy understood the severity of the situation. He quickly nodded and pulled out a 0.5 Desert Eagle from his storage equipment. The present Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength was very close to that of [S] ss. In a straight up battle, even with the Mech, Roddy would have no chance of beating Chen Xiaolian. At that moment, however, Chen Xiaolian wanted to die. Thus, it was only natural that he would not exert any strength to resist. He was also not wearing any protective gear. Firing a Desert Eagle in close proximity would be enough to take Chen Xiaolian¡¯s life. Holding the gun, Roddy raised it, aiming it at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead. However, he did not open fire. ¡°What are you staring about for? Open fire!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave Roddy a re. ¡°Son of a bitch! Never in my wildest dream did I think I would have to personally use a gun to¡­ ¡­ headshot you!¡± Roddy gave a strained smile as his hand quivered. ¡°This is really quite hard. All right, all right, stop ring at me! I know we are on the clock! Get ready! In three! Two! One!¡± Bang! The Desert Eagle pointing right at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead unleashed a loud booming sound. ¡­ Chapter 611 Stick-like Body?

Chapter 611 Stick-like Body?

GOR Chapter 611 Stick-like Body? Roddy watched as a flower of blood blossomed out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. Next, his body fell limply on the floor. Sweat oozing out from his entire body, Roddy himself fell on his buttocks upon the sofa. The Lifehymn Music Score immediately sent a prompt to his personal system, asking him, the prop holder, if he wanted to resurrect Chen Xiaolian. There were three options: Yes/ No/ Postpone. Roddy cautiously selected Postpone. After that, a countdown timer appeared in his personal system¡¯s interface. [Present stored life: (1/3). Time remaining for life storage: 239:59:21.] Following the appearance of a green coloured beam of light, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, which was on the floor, disappeared. Roddy released a sigh of relief. Although he knew that Chen Xiaolian would be resurrected in the end, having to kill his own best friend was extremely diforting. At least now he no longer had to look at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s corpse. 240 hourster¡­ Xiaolian, you wille back. And, you will bring Qiao Qiao with you! ¡­ The engines roared as the airnended heavily on the runway. During the cruising phase, the ne shook bumpily twice before slowing down. The captain of the airne, a coarse-looking man who looked like a bear walked out from the cockpit and stood at the end of the cabin aisle. Heughed loudly and said, ¡°Ok, dear passengers. Let us celebrate this smoothnding! Wee to Moscow!¡± He took the lead and a warm apuse rang out from within the cabin. Nicole raised her wrist to check the time. They had arrived 15 minutes earlier than expected. ¡°Russian airlines.¡± Tian Lie shrugged with a look of indifference. ¡°You need to get used to the way of Russians.¡± After getting off the airne, Tian Lie led Nicole out of the airport. They got on a cab and gave the driver an address. ¡°Sit tight, my Khitan friend!¡± The cab driverughed before stepping down on the elerator to its limit. An ear-piercing, grinding sound came from the car tires as it barrelled forward. Half an hourter, the cab came to a stop before an old building. Appearance wise, it would appear that the building was at least 50 years old. The entire building had the leftover atmosphere of the Soviet era. ¡°Khrushchyovka building?¡± After paying for the cab fare, Tian Lie stood before the building and looked up at the mottled surface of the building wall. ¡°Truly¡­ ¡­ an imprint within history.¡± ¡°This is the ce you mentioned? The location of the backdoor leading to Zero City?¡± She wrapped an overcoat over her body. Although she was an Awakened, she had not taken the physical enhancement route. Thus, her body was somewhat unustomed to the cold weather in Moscow. ¡°This is the ce. Let¡¯s go.¡± Tian Lie nodded his head and was the first to stride into the small building. During Khrushchev¡¯s reign, countless of these five-storey residential buildings were constructed on Soviet Unionnds and distributed among the workers. As time went by, the Soviet Union¡¯s end and the decline in Russian poption had led to the demolition of some of these Khrushchyovka buildings. Some were abandoned and some turned into rental apartments. A pile of trash sat in the corner of the building entrance and some of its balconies had flowers. Clearly, this building was upied. ¡°It is a little strange¡­¡± Tian Lie led Nicole with him to the third floor. Standing before room number 301, he had uttered out that word. ¡°Strange?¡± ¡°These Khrushchyovka buildings were only built in the 1950s. No matter how you look at it, there is no way this building could be here earlier than that. Those two ancient monsters¡­ how could they have left a back door here?¡± ¡°What is wrong with that?¡± Nicole was puzzled. ¡°Oh, right. You weren¡¯t there back then. You do not know about that matter.¡± Tian Lie gave Nicole a nce and nodded his head. ¡°Those two old monsters mentioned that they were being held down by each other and were unable to leave the instance dungeon. This situation has continued for a long time. However, this back door could not have been built for longer than 70 years¡­¡± ¡°Why do you care so much about it? We¡¯ll worry about it after we get in.¡± Nicole gave Tian Lie an impatient look. ¡°Use the key to open the door.¡± ¡°They did not give me a key. Still¡­ ¡­ it is all right.¡± Tian Lie shrugged. After ncing sideways to ensure that there were no other tenants walking by, he stretched out his right index finger and pressed it upon the door lock. A stream of data flow shed across the surface of his index finger and a thin line extended out from it to enter the keyhole. Momentster, following a clicking sound, the door was opened. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Tian Lie pushed open the door and entered the room together with Nicole. The furnishing of the room maintained the Soviet Union style from the 1950s. Appearance wise, it would seem that the door had not been opened for decades. Both the floor and the furniture were covered by a thickyer of dust. ¡°What next?¡± After closing the door, Nicole nced at her surroundings and asked Tian Lie. ¡°Next¡­¡± Tian Lie walked forward. Pushing open the door of a room, he walked inside. It was a bedroom. The furnishing inside were limited to an ordinary double bed, a coat rack and a wardrobe. Tian Lie opened the wardrobe, which was revealed to be empty of clothes. The only thing inside was a ck coloured stone. The stone was roughly half a metre square in size and had a twisted appearance. Tian Lie extended his hand to brush off theyer of dust on top of the stone to reveal a small narrow hole on the surface of the stone. ¡°The old monster was not lying.¡± With a nod of his head, Tian Lie pulled out the small de from his chest. Without pulling the de from its sheath, he slid the de into the hole on the stone. The moment the de was inserted, the stone began to hum. Next, a faint green light shone out from one end of the stone. The light shone upon the bed in the middle of the room. Under the illumination of the green light, the double bed began shing a few times. Next, the colour of the bed became weak and it turned translucent. ¡°All right, let¡¯s get on the bed.¡± Tian Lie straightened himself and turned to look at Nicole with a provocative smile. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what did you say?¡± Nicole was stunned. ¡°I said, get on the bed. Do you not understand those words?¡± Tian Lie, who had already reached the side of the bed, grinned. Without even pulling off his shoes, he sat down and proceeded toy on the bed. ¡°This is the entry method that the old monster told me. If you have any objections, don¡¯t take it up with me. Go pester the old monster in the instance dungeon.¡± Having said that, Tian Lie extended a hand to pat the empty half area of the bed. ¡°You¡­¡± Nicole gritted her teeth and sent a re at Tian Lie. However, there was nothing she could do about it. Walking to the side of the bed, sheid herself on the other half of the bed. At any rate¡­ ¡­ this is just for a moment. ¡°Why isn¡¯t the teleportation starting up?¡± Not seeing the familiar teleportation beam from Zero City after havingid down for a few seconds, Nicole turned to see that Tian Lie had his eyes closed. ¡°You need to be asleep for it to work.¡± Tian Lie opened one eye and looked at Nicole. ¡°If you do not sleep, the teleportation cannot begin.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Nicole jumped out from the bed and stared at Tian Lie with widened eyes. ¡°Why would there be such a weird procedure? I have entered and exited Zero City many times. Never have I heard of a need to¡­ ¡­ to sleep!¡± Tian Lie closed his eyes once more and said leisurely, ¡°This is a backdoor. Like I said, if you have any objections, do not take it up with me. Go find the two old monsters.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you are not lying to me?¡± Nicole red at Tian Lie. ¡°Lie to you?¡± Tian Lie opened his eyes and regarded Nicole, who was now seated by the bed, from top to bottom before saying in a ridiculing manner, ¡°What scheme could I have? Your stick-like body? Hurry up. If you want to follow me to Zero City, be nice and just go to sleep beside me. If you don¡¯t want to, just get out. Oh, remember to close the door when you leave.¡± Having said that, Tian Lie closed his eyes once more. However, he appeared to disagree with the height of the pillow. Reaching out with his hand, he adjusted it for a bit. After that, hey there silently with an easy-going expression. Nicole bit her lip. Looking at the leisurely expression on Tian Lie¡¯s face, she could only suppress the feeling of difort as shey down beside him. However, despite closing her eyes, Nicole was unable to calm her mind. The room must have seen no visitors for decades. Despite the cold weather in Moscow, there was still some mouldy air in the room. The mouldy air found its way to Nicole¡¯s nose, causing her nose to feel itchy. However, she was unable to sneeze. I, Nicole, the Floating Angel of the Angel Corps had many suitors back in Zero City. You actually called me a stick-like body woman? Tian Lie, who was beside her, had begun snoring. The two of them were lying close to one another, almost shoulder to shoulder. The snore became like sts of air. The sound relentlessly sted Nicole¡¯s ear. ¡°Enough! stop sleeping!¡± Nicole, who could no longer stand it, sat up. Looking at the still sleeping Tian Lie, she sent a kick over. Bang! As Nicole¡¯s leg was about to reach Tian Lie¡¯s body, his eyes swiftly flew open. His right hand shot out from an angle that would have been impossible for ordinary humans and his palm caught Nicole¡¯s kick by the toes. Even in his sleep, an expert like Tian Lie would never let his guard down against surrounding dangers. ¡°What are you throwing a ruckus for?¡± Tian Lie narrowed his eyes. An icy atmosphere exuded out from the depths of his eyes. ¡°Are you not done?¡± ¡°Knock me unconscious.¡± ¡°What?¡± Tian Lie was taken aback. ¡°I can¡¯t go to sleep,¡± said Nicole coolly. ¡°ording to what you just said, the two people on this bed must fall asleep before the teleportation can begin, right? I must go to Zero City, but I cannot sleep. So ¨C knock me unconscious!¡± Tian Lie lowered his head. Then, he narrowed his eyes at Nicole again. ¡°Knock you unconscious? Are you not afraid that I might do something to you after you faint?¡± There was an indifferent look on Nicole¡¯s face. She tilted her neck forward ever so slightly and looked at Tian Lie. ¡°What could you be scheming? You want my stick-like body?¡± ¡°You have a point.¡± Tian Lie grinned and nodded. Without saying anything else, he extended his right hand and swiftly struck Nicole¡¯s slender neck with it. Nicole¡¯s vision turned ck and her body fell limp onto Tian Lie¡¯s body. Tian Lie ced both his palms under his head andid himself down on the bed once more. Soon, a snoring sound could be heard once again. At the same time, two beams of light descended from the ceiling, enveloping both Tian Lie and Nicole within them. With a swooshing sound, the two of them disappeared. The faint green lighting from the stone inside the wardrobe too, dimmed away. ¡­ Chapter 612 Part 1 The World’s End

Chapter 612 Part 1 The World''s End

GOR Chapter 612 Part 1 The World¡¯s End Bang! Just an instant ago, the image before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were that of Roddy¡¯s distorted and distraught face. Next, another image had appeared before him. There were no gaps in between, as though all was seamlessly stitched together. A partially broken and crumbling ceiling. Chen Xiaolian flinched. He hastily climbed up and examined his surroundings. He was within a standard room within a hotel. However, every corner of the room appeared devastated. One of the two beds inside the room had been smashed and its mattressy overturned on the floor. Chen Xiaolian was lying on the other bed. This bed had a huge w mark on it. The w mark ran from one end of the mattress to the other end. In fact, the w mark even made its way into the side of the wall where the mattress was pushed against. The chandelier above, the television before him, all of them had been smashed to pieces and the remnants were scattered all over the floor. At the side, only one of the four panel windows remained intact. There was a pool of blood on the floor. Chen Xiaolian walked to the window and crouched down to examine it. The blood had already dried up and was now ck in colour. Judging from the looks of it, the blood should be at least three days¡¯ old. He then got up and looked out the window. An endless number of congested buildings greeted him. Almost all of them were high-rise buildings, towering high above. Some had copsed while some others remained standing. However, even those appeared damaged. Among the buildings were two identical skyscrapers standing side by side. Seeing those two skyscrapers, Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. The Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre. The World Trade Centre buildings that were hit by the airne in 2001. In other words¡­ He was at Manhattan, New York City, before 2001. What the hell is this? Chen Xiaolian was utterly dumbfounded. Before entering the Recycle Bin, Chen Xiaolian had made countless conjectures on what kind of ce the Recycle Bin would be. Perhaps it would be like the Hyperbolic Time Chamber from Dragon Ball; a vast, endless, expanse of t ground with no other terrain. Perhaps it would simply be chaos, devoid of the concept of north, south, east, and west; an existence akin to that of the void within space. However, he never imagined that he would be able to see Manhattan in the Recycle Bin. Furthermore, it was a Manhattan before 2001, before the Twin Towers¡¯ copse. Additionally¡­ what did the blood and signs of destruction within the room meant? With the feelings of confusion still swirling within his mind, Chen Xiaolian peeked his head out from the broken floor-to-ceiling window and looked down. The room he was in was at least 40 storeys high and over 100 metres above ground. I¡¯ll figure it out after leaving this ce! Immediately after Roddy opened fire, his consciousness had shifted over to this ce, this Manhattan. However, ording to the description given by the Lifehymn Music Score, 100 hours had passed since Chen Xiaolian ¡®died¡¯. There were only 140 hours left. He cannot waste even a single second of it. Chen Xiaolian hastily turned around. Opening the room door, he rushed out. There was no power within the building. When he was in the room earlier, illumination was provided in the form of sunlight from the outside. After Chen Xiaolian made his way into the hotel corridor, however, he saw that it was covered in darkness. Chen Xiaolian quickly attempted to retrieve a lighting device from his storage equipment only to find that he was unable to ess his storage space, no matter how hard he tried. Damn it! Chen Xiaolian attempted to ess his storage space several times but to no avail. He found that he could not even ess his personal system. In other words, in this ce, his personal system¡­ ¡­ would not work. Chen Xiaolian swore inwardly. Thankfully, after checking, Chen Xiaolian was able to confirm that his enhanced physical attributes were still in effect. Despite the darkness of his surroundings, it did not left him blind. Chen Xiaolian let his eyes adjust to the darkness and cautiously made his way forward through the corridor. He carefully observed the floor before his feet as he walked forward. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian also took note of his surroundings at all times. It was not just the room he was in. Even the hotel corridor was filled with signs of intense battle. In addition to w marks and bite marks, Chen Xiaolian also saw bullet holes. One of the doors in the corridor had been melted in its entirety, leaving only a puddle of solidified metal where it should have been. Clearly, the door had been liquidized by an energy-tier weapon. All the signs indicated that the battle urred at least a few days ago. Even so, Chen Xiaolian dared not view them lightly. Only Heaven knew when he might be subjected to an ambush. Naturally, the hotel¡¯s elevator had also stopped working. Chen Xiaolian found the stairs and ran down. Likewise, the staircase was also filled with signs of battle. However, even after reaching the first floor, Chen Xiaolian did not see any moving object or person. He opened the door at the end of the stairs and exited. He then walked into the hotel lobby. Simr to the room and corridor, the walls of the lobby were filled with marks. The various sofas lying around had been smashed apart and their remnants strewn about. Clearly, the battles that urred here were more intensepared to the battles that urred in the other ces he had seen on his way down. Even so, there was no one in sight. After pondering the matter for a moment, Chen Xiaolian then stepped through the broken revolving door and moved out of the hotel. Reaching the street, he stopped. Tens of cars were left in disarray within the street. Some were intact while others appeared to have been destroyed in a fight. Some of the cars had part of their bodies destroyed while some others were left overturned. There was even a sleek looking red-coloured sports car with half its body embedded into a wall. Chen Xiaolian looked around and deduced that he was likely somewhere in the centre of Manhattan Ind. Since he had no identifiable objective, he would have to¡­ ¡­ wander around. Chen Xiaolian randomly picked one of the sports cars on the street. It was a roofless sports car. He got in and saw that the car key was left inside the keyhole, thereby saving him the need to hot-wire the car. After starting up the car, Chen Xiaolian drove through the street aimlessly. A trail of destruction greeted him along the way. And yet, he did not see any survivors. The feelings of doubt in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart grew. This ce¡­ ¡­ it was not what he imagined the Recycle Bin to be. Rather, it seemed more like an instance dungeon. He had participated in the Tokyo instance dungeon before. The current state of Manhattan before him was nearly the same as what he had witnessed back in the Tokyo instance dungeon. Chen Xiaolian could already picture it in his mind. This was arge-scale instance dungeon with at least hundreds of yers and Awakened ones. Additionally, there were also the monsters spawned by the instance dungeon. Only with all those factorsbined could Manhattan be reduced to such a miserable state. However, a question remained¡­ Where did they go?! Even if he were to discount the game participants and the instance dungeon monsters¡­ This was Manhattan. In all of New York City, all of America, it would be impossible to find a second ce with such a high poption density as the bustling Manhattan Ind. There was no way the ordinary people here were all killed off. Even if he were to grudgingly ept that all the people had been killed, there should at least be corpses left behind. After driving around for 10 minutes, all Chen Xiaolian saw were bloodstains, damaged cars, and copsed high-rise buildings, but no living humans. This ce was too strange. As he was feeling perplexed about the matter, Chen Xiaolian suddenly heard the sound of a roaring engineing from somewhere in front. It sounded rather distant. There is someone! That was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s first thought. Next, a jeep barrelled through an intersection before him, appearing and disappearing in but a sh. Since arriving here, that was the first moving object Chen Xiaolian saw. He hastily mmed his foot on the elerator and the sports car he was driving charged forward. Chen Xiaolian had just stepped on the elerator when he suddenly saw a shadow dashing forward in pursuit of the jeep. Due to how narrow the intersection was, Chen Xiaolian only had enough time to note that the shadow was a thin man wearing a jetpack. The figure was not flying too high in the air. There was only a distance of less than 100 metres between the figure and the ground. Even so, the figure was moving at a faster ratepared to the jeep. The sports car that Chen Xiaolian was presently driving was a Ferrari California. It only needed 3.6 seconds to elerate to 100 kmph. In but an instant, the sports car reached its maximum velocity and it turned around the corner. The jeep in front was rushing forward wildly, swerving left and right as it did. As for the thin man flying after them, he had arge gun barrel attached to his right arm, which he used to aim and open fire at the jeep. Following every sh from the muzzle, a beam of light would st out at the jeep. However, it would appear that the jeep driver was fairly skilled. The driver was able to splendidly calcte out the trajectory of the st in advance and avoid the attacks by a hair¡¯s breadth. Despite the tens of craters on the surface of the street, not a single one of the beams had managed to hit the jeep. By then, the pursuing man had noticed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sports car. Thanks to the roaring sound from the Ferrari California¡¯s engine, it would be impossible to miss. The man looked back, giving Chen Xiaolian a nce. While maintaining his forward velocity, he turned his right arm to aim the gun barrel at the sports car that Chen Xiaolian was in. Seeing a red light shing out, a chill gripped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. He frantically mmed the brakes as he turned the steering wheel to the left. Skidding sounds came from the tires as four ck skid marks were imprinted upon the surface of the street. At the very moment Chen Xiaolian hit the brakes, the man¡¯s energy weapon fired out. ... Chapter 612 Part 2 The World’s End

Chapter 612 Part 2 The World''s End

GOR Chapter 612 Part 2 The World¡¯s End A beam of light shed out and struck the ground somewhere half a metre before the sports car, leaving a half-metre diameter crater there. Chen Xiaolian quickly lifted his foot from the brake and fully stepped down on the elerator. Following the squealing sounds from the tires, the sports car turned around the crater as it moved in pursuit of the jetpack man and the jeep. The thin man fired repeatedly at Chen Xiaolian. However, due to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s unerring swerves, all the shots missed, leaving a series of craters on the ground. Some of the shots even struck the cars left on the street, causing them to blow up in mes. Inwardly, Chen Xiaolian felt slightly puzzled. Unless they were of the lowest type of model, energy-tier weapons from the system would usuallye with a lock-on function. The lock-on function could not guarantee that every shot will hit its target. However, unless the target possessed a very high level of speed and the ability to predict the trajectory of iing attacks, the target would find it near impossible to avoid the attacks. At present, not a single one of the shots fired had managed tond. Not on the sports car that Chen Xiaolian was driving nor the jeep in front. That meant the energy ster that the thin man was wielding was something that needed manual aiming. However, judging by the power of its attacks, it should not be some low-end system product. And yet, despite its considerable power, it was just a defective equipment. In but moments, Chen Xiaolian hade to that conclusion regarding the energy ster wielded by the thin man. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sudden appearance disrupted the thin man¡¯s rhythm of attack, allowing the jeep, which had been in grave danger, to seize some breathing room. It abruptly made a sharp turn at an intersection and sped into an underground parking garage beneath a high-rise building. Seeing that, the flying man fired two shots at the jeep, but they failed to hit the jeep. Instead, they hit the entrance of the parking garage, causing the entrance to copse. Realizing there was no way to continue his pursuit of the jeep, the thin man then turned around in mid-air and flew toward Chen Xiaolian. Earlier on, someone in the jeep had been constantly shooting at the thin man, hindering his attempts to move closer. Thus, the thin man could only open fire on the jeep from a distance. The sports car that Chen Xiaolian was driving, on the other hand, had not opened fire at him once. Observing from high up in the air, the thin man had also noticed that Chen Xiaolian was alone in the car. Thus, he flew down, lowering the distance between him and the ground as he charged toward Chen Xiaolian. A sharp whistling sound could be heard from the jetpack as the thin man swooped down at a rapid rate. Chen Xiaolian could clearly see the savage grin on the thin man¡¯s face. When there were only 50 metres between the two, the thin man opened fire with the energy ster in his right hand. At such a close distance, his attack finally hit home. The beam of light struck the sports car that Chen Xiaolian had been driving, causing it to explode. However, as the car was exploding, Chen Xiaolian was already in the air, having vaulted up just before then. The sports car had no roof. With a jump, Chen Xiaolian vaulted to a height of tens of metres in the air, going straight toward the thin man. Seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ascent, the thin man abruptly let out a sharp cry. Frantically, he adjusted the jetpack and rose upward. His original n was to fly in a diving motion and st the sports car that Chen Xiaolian was driving. He had observed that there was only one unarmed person inside the sports car. Thinking that his prey would be unable to counter attack, he believed that one well-aimed hit was all he needed to take down this fat and delicious prey. However, when the thin man saw Chen Xiaolian jump out from the sports car to reach such an amazing height, he suddenly realized that this man before him was differentpared to those in the jeep earlier. He ¨C is also an Irregrity! The thin man pulled out a long de from his back. However, before he could hack it toward Chen Xiaolian, a sh erupted before his eyes and he found that Chen Xiaolian had managed to grab his arm. He turned but found that, due to the angle, the energy ster in his right arm could not be pointed at Chen Xiaolian. As he was adjusting the jetpack to pull him upward, Chen Xiaolian was already upon him. Chen Xiaolian moved to grab the thin man¡¯s right arm. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s left hand held on to the jetpack while his right hand held onto the energy ster on the thin man¡¯s right arm. Next, with a forceful tug, he ripped the energy ster off the thin man¡¯s arm. The thin man howled in rage and brandished his long de in an attempt to hack Chen Xiaolian. Unfortunately, the limitations of his backhand attack and the length of the long de stopped his attack from reaching Chen Xiaolian, who was behind him. Due to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s move of jumping onto the thin man, the jetpack suddenly sputtered. It was incapable of handling the load of two menbined. Following the sputtering sounds, it circled around as it plummeted down. Seeing how the distance between them and the ground was quickly closing up, the thin man was unable to stop himself from screaming out miserably. Chen Xiaolian, on the other hand, sneered. His right hand tugged forcefully and the straps of the jetpack was snapped as a result. After taking the jetpack away from the thin man, he observed their descent. The instant they were about to hit the ground, Chen Xiaolian kicked the thin man¡¯s back and vaulted into the air. The thin man¡¯s body was already falling down to begin with. With the added momentum from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s kick, he became like an artillery st mming down the ground. Using his right hand, Chen Xiaolian quickly fiddled with the jetpack. He was able to quickly figure out how to control it somewhat and he slowly reduced the propulsion force tond beside the thin man. Large cracks the shape of spiderwebs had appeared on the surface of the asphalt road. The thin many unconscious in the middle of the cracks, both eyes shut. His long de had fallen to the side, two to three metres away from his spot. Looking at the thin man, Chen Xiaolian smiled. He turned and headed for the long de. The moment Chen Xiaolian turned around, the thin man¡¯s eyes flew open. He quickly straightened his upper body as his right hand moved into his chest at lightning-like speed to pull out a handgun. However, Chen Xiaolian was faster. The instant he aimed the handgun at Chen Xiaolian, who was right before him, he saw a sh. Suddenly, he felt a cold sensation pressing on the surface of his neck. Chen Xiaolian was crouched down behind him, the long de in his hand positioned upon the thin man¡¯s neck. In just an instant, he had managed to pick up the long de and made his way behind the thin man. Cold sweat broke out from the corners of the thin man¡¯s forehead. This man¡­ ¡­ so fast! ¡°Next up, I will be asking the questions and you will answer,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with an iparably cold tone. ¡°If you answer slowly, you die. If you give vague answers, you die. If your answers cannot satisfy me, you die. Understand?¡± ¡°Understand.¡± The thin man was direct with his answer. ¡°Where is this ce?¡± ¡°The World¡¯s End.¡± ¡°I am not satisfied with this answer. Be more detailed.¡± The long de in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand lightly stroked the thin man¡¯s neck, cutting into ayer of flesh, instantly causing blood to flow. ¡°The World¡¯s End¡­ ¡­ is the World¡¯s End! What else do you want me to say?¡± The thin man¡¯s body grew tense. With a pale face, he brusquely said in a hushed tone, ¡°After dying, every Irregrity will enter this ce! After they are cleared, instance dungeons will enter this ce! It is that simple!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked around. The questions in his heart had finally been resolved. Since the moment he woke up, he was unable to figure out what this ce was. Why would there be cities, high-rises, and signs of battle here? This Manhattan Ind, where he and the thin man was at, was just an instance dungeon. An instance dungeon that had been cleared and discarded. Chen Xiaolian had asked himself before: What exactly is an instance dungeon? First, ignore instance dungeons like the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon and the William the Conqueror instance dungeon. Rather, look at the Tokyo instance dungeon. It uses a city from the present world as a foundation. After it is cleared, how could it be refreshed back to its original shape as though nothing had happened? A person killed within an instance dungeon will be resurrected without any memories of what happened within the instance dungeon. A building that was destroyed in an instance dungeon will re-appear, unblemished, after the instance dungeon is over. If so, would the process of the person getting ¡®killed¡¯ and the building getting ¡®destroyed¡¯ simply end like that? At that moment, Chen Xiaolian finally found the answer to his question. Those people who were killed, those destroyed cities, all of them had truly existed. The moment the system opened up an instance dungeon, it also replicated out the entire area. Truth was, two instance dungeon areas would exist when an instance dungeon was in progress. A copy of the buildings and ordinary humans inside it would be created. After the instance dungeon ended, the original area used for the instance dungeon would be brought back, overwriting the destroyed instance dungeon area. It was simr to a file inside aputer. After a file had been backed up, whatever modifications ced on the file no longer mattered. In the end, the modified file will be reced by the backup file. As for the destroyed instance dungeon areas, they did not simply disappear into thin air. Instead, they were sent to the Recycle Bin. Or, as this thin man called it, the World¡¯s End. ¡°Why do you want to kill me? And those people in the jeep that you were trying to kill, who are they?¡± Chen Xiaolian continued asking. ¡°Because the Recycle Bin¡­ ¡­ is not refreshing¡­¡± The thin man gritted his teeth and was halfway through his answer when a series of violent tremors suddenly rocked the ground beneath them. The entire area quaked furiously, it was as though Heaven and Earth was copsing. The high-rise building on their right was nearly 100-storeys tall and had been filled with cracks and holes; under the intense quakes, the centre part of the building suddenly fractured. As a result,rge chunks of concrete and debris fell down, almost simr to a rainfall of stones. At that moment, the thin man was seated on the ground while Chen Xiaolin was crouched down behind the thin man with a long de in his hand, which he positioned before the thin man¡¯s neck. The sudden quake sent both their bodies tilting to the side. ¡°Damn it! The monsters in this instance dungeon were not fully cleared!¡± The thin man abruptly gave a sharp scream. Ignoring Chen Xiaolian, who was still behind him, he rolled his body in the other direction before climbing to his feet to flee. ¡­ Chapter 613 Acquaintance?

Chapter 613 Acquaintance?

GOR Chapter 613 Acquaintance? There were still countless unresolved questions within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. How could he simply allow the thin man to flee? Seeing the thin man run tens of step forward, Chen Xiaolian got up to pursue him. However, after only taking a few steps forward, the street before him suddenly blew up. Fragments of the asphalt road and concrete scattered about as the head of arge monster punched its way out from beneath the ground, howling. Chen Xiaolian had intended to pursue the thin man. Unfortunately, the ce where the monster¡¯s head emerged just happened to be right in between Chen Xiaolian and the thin man. Thanks to this obstruction, the thin man was able to make a turn into a corner. The monster turned its head to look at Chen Xiaolian. Next, it opened up itsrge mouth to spray out a stream of mes at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What the Hell?!¡± Chen Xiaolian had been in the process of getting information out of the thin man, but this monster had broken out of the ground at this critical juncture. His critical undertaking interrupted, a fire surged up into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. He did nothing to dodge the iing stream of mes. Instead, he simply stood straight as he positioned the long de before him. The iing stream of mes was of a blue colour. One nce was enough for him to tell that it had an extremely high temperature. However, when the stream of mes was only half a metre away from the long de, it split into two and spilled to the left and right side of Chen Xiaolian, respectively. The two sides where the mes had spilled upon instantly melted down. In but a blink, two deep gullies were formed. The mes continued spraying forward for tens of metres before finally fading away. As for Chen Xiaolian, he continued wielding the long de as he stood in between the two split streams of mes, like an immovable mountain. The long de in his hand was just an ordinary weapon that he had snatched away from the thin man. Should the long de be tossed into the monster¡¯s mes, it would likely turn into molten steel in seconds. However, it was in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. A faint golden light glowed upon its surface and it had split the iing stream of mes into two. The me attacksted for over 10 seconds. It was only after the mes had faded did Chen Xiaolian get a good look at the monster¡¯s appearance. It had the height of two peoplebined, a head like that of a dinosaur, a long tail, and rough scales covering its entire body. Appearance wise, it looked just like¡­ Godzi! A smaller version. Most importantly, Chen Xiaolian had seen this type of monster before. During the battle which led to Zero City¡¯s fall, Thorned Flower Guild initiated several probing attacks against Zero City¡¯s defenders. However, when they finally got serious with the attack waves, they had sent out a monster resembling Godzi. The monster was capable of taking countless cannon sts and could casually stomp several Thunderstorm Tanks and over 20 Sentinel mechs. In the end, the monster had self-destructed, taking with it half of the shield generators set up in the central square. For Chen Xiaolian, among all the battles that he had participated in, yers excluded, that monster was the strongest non-human lifeform he had ever encountered. Thankfully, this monster before him appeared slightly differentpared to the one from Zero City. Additionally, it was far inferior in size. The monster that attacked Zero City was a good eight storeys tall and was capable of sting out blue beams of light from its mouth. Before the might of its blue beams, the Sentinel mechs¡¯ shields were like a piece of paper. The monster presently standing before Chen Xiaolian was only three metres tall. And although the stream of mes it spouted out had an extremely high degree of heat, its destructive power was still far inferior to that of the blue beam. So¡­ this one must be a low-tier one; or perhaps a low-quality version of it. It would appear that the smaller Godzi had expended all of its stored energy with the me attack. Seeing the mes from its attack dissipate while Chen Xiaolian continued standing there unharmed, the monster lifted its head and howled to the sky. Next, it abruptly crouched down on all four before charging at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What the Hell?! In movies, Godzi is supposed to be bipedal!¡± The monster¡¯s form of movement took Chen Xiaolian by surprise. He had assumed that it was a bipedal monster whose movements were sluggish. Unexpectedly, the monster was capable of moving so quickly. Despite its massive body, the nimbleness it disyed wasparable to that of a predatory cheetah. To the present Chen Xiaolian, however, even if the monster were to be a notch faster, it was still incapable of bing a threat to him. The monster had only managed to give him a momentary shock. With a light leap, Chen Xiaolian evaded the monster¡¯s charge. ¡°You, can you think?¡± The monster charged past Chen Xiaolian, failing to hit home. It quickly turned around and let out another roar. It did not reply Chen Xiaolian¡¯s question. ¡°Forget it.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He had not ced too much hope in that anyway. Still, seeing as how he was being held down by this monster, he would no longer be able to find the thin man anymore. Since this is just a monster with no intellect or possibility formunication¡­ Chen Xiaolian stood his ground against the monster¡¯s second charge. With an emotionless face, he swung the long de in his hand. Suddenly, time seemingly slowed down around him¡­ The monster had been charging forward at an incredibly fast velocity. However, when it approached Chen Xiaolian, its speed suddenly fell to the point where it seemed almost immobile. As for Chen Xiaolian, his movements did not slow down at all. The monster slowly leapt through the air, charging at Chen Xiaolian. Its palm swung slowly at Chen Xiaolian. Then¡­ The sound of a de cleaving into flesh rang out. The sharp de cut into the monster from its right shoulder and cleaved it into two, like cutting a huge pile of dough. Next, a heavy impacting sound could be hearding from the ground behind Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian flicked the blood off the surface of the de and turned to give the split monster corpse a nce. Next, he turned to look at the corner that the thin man had turned into. He gave a gentle sigh. Why did this monster have to appear right then? Be it the timing of its appearance or the position where it had appeared, if there was just a slight difference within any of those factors, the thin man would not have been able to escape from him. He had captured someone who could provide him with information. However, he had only managed to ask a few questions of the thin man. There were many other questions which remained unanswered. Chen Xiaolian felt a stifling feeling in his heart. Walking up to the monster¡¯s body, he gave it a few kicks to ensure that there were no longer any signs of life. After that, he turned around and looked at the bottom part of a high-rise building. It was the one with the copsed entrance to the underground parking garage. A pile of copsed concrete greeted him. Earlier, the jeep that the thin man was chasing after had driven into the underground garage before his energy sts caused the entrance to copse. Although Chen Xiaolian was unclear if there was any other exit for the underground parking garage¡­ ¡­ the people inside the jeep were now Chen Xiaolian¡¯s only source of information. The entrance had utterly copsed and was inessible. After giving it some thought, Chen Xiaolian simply kicked down the high-rise building¡¯s main door ¨C made of ss ¨C and stepped inside. It would appear that the high-rise building was an office building. Appearance wise, it seemed the battles in the instance dungeon prior to it being sent here had not affected the building much. It appeared rtively intact. However, the elevator¡¯s control panel was all dark, bereft of all moving capabilities. Chen Xiaolian had already anticipated that. He moved around the first floor of the building quickly and found the emergency stairs. Next, he descended down the staircase. After making his way one level down, he pushed open the door and saw that the parking garage was covered in darkness. No matter how much better Chen Xiaolian¡¯s vision may be, there was no way for him to see anything in such darkness. ¡°Damn it.¡± Chen Xiaolian swore inwardly and crouched down. Carefully feeling about, he slowly made his way forward. Although he was able to retain his strength in this ¡®World¡¯s End¡¯, his personal system and his storage space could not be essed. Despite having several lighting devices in his storage space, Chen Xiaolian was unable to retrieve them. After taking over 10 steps forward, he finally felt the touch of cold metal. He had finally found a car. Chen Xiaolian felt excited. Quickly feeling his way to the car window, he then shattered it with a punch before opening the car door. As a result, the car rm was triggered and it rang continuously. Chen Xiaolian sat himself down in the driver¡¯s seat. After breaking open the cover beneath the steering wheel, he proceeded to hotwire the car. After Chen Xialian seeded in hotwiring the car, the rms stopped. Next, he turned on the car lights to provide illumination. It was just an underground parking garage for an office building. When the instance dungeon was in progress, the building did not suffer much in terms of damage. The parking garage was almostpletely filled with cars. However, Chen Xiaolian saw no signs of life. Hopefully¡­ ¡­ that jeep had not left. Chen Xiaolian thought to himself. After starting up the car, he recalled what he could of the correspondingyout and drove it to the copsed entrance. Reaching the copsed entrance area, Chen Xiaolian saw that there were two tire marks there. Judging from the tire marks, Chen Xiaolian surmised that the jeep had managed to make it into this underground parking garage and was not buried under the rubble. Unfortunately, the tire marks only stretched out a distance of roughly 10 metres before disappearing. All Chen Xiaolian could do was to slowly drive around the parking garage in the general direction. After driving around for over 100 metres, Chen Xiaolian turned the car around a corner and finally saw the jeep. It was stopped in the middle of the pathway. Chen Xiaolian quickly stopped the car. Making use of the lighting provided by the car lights, he carefully observed his surroundings while slowly making his way to the jeep. At that moment, the only source of illumination was the headlights from the car behind Chen Xiaolian. Other than the jeep before him, the other areas around him remained shrouded in darkness. Given how little time had passed, Chen Xiaolian estimated that the people who were inside the jeep could not have gone far. However, he was unable to guess where they had gone. After reaching the front part of the jeep, Chen Xiaolian saw that all four of the jeep doors were wide open. As expected, the jeep was empty. He crouched down to carefully examine the interior of the jeep. The firearms used earlier had been taken away. Bullet shells were all he could find littering the jeep floor. Those must have fallen down when they were shooting at the thin man earlier. Click! The sound of guns being racked came from behind Chen Xiaolian followed by a cold voice. ¡°Don¡¯t move.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. He obeyed the instructions given by the voice and maintained his position. ¡°Turn slowly, put both your hands where I can see them.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and raised his hands up high. A bullet shell, which was in his hand, fell to the ground. He was able to faintly notice four figures standing in the darkness, two on either side. He was unable to get a clear glimpse of their faces. ¡°Who are you? Why did youe after us?¡± One of the figures on the left asked. It was a male voice, with an agreeable and steady tone. ¡°Don¡¯t panic, I mean you no harm. I have just arrived here. I do not know anything, so I wanted to ask some questions. That is all.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a gentle smile and maintained a non-threatening posture. The other party fell silent. It would appear that they were regarding Chen Xiaolian and contemting the credibility of his words. ¡°By the way, the one who was chasing you fellows just now had run off.¡± Hearing that, the one on the left gave a soft hum and said, ¡°You are¡­ ¡­ the one in the sports car?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°I heard some sounds and drove to find you people. For some unknown reason, that fellow attacked me. That fellow and you people¡­ ¡­ is there a grudge between you two?¡± ¡°Huh¡­¡± The man muttered wryly and made a palm downward gesture at the people behind him. ¡°Put down your guns.¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as three figures behind the man lowered the weapons in their hands. The man then took a few steps forward. He sighed and said, ¡°We too, know nothing of that man. He had suddenly appeared and attacked us. Thankfully, he was alone while we were all inside the jeep. If not for that¡­¡± As he spoke, he continued walking forward until the light from the car shone upon his face. Seeing his face, Chen Xiaolian became shocked. ¡°Mr Bluesea? You¡­ ¡­ how could you be here?¡± ... Chapter 614 Warrior’s Battle

Chapter 614 Warrior''s Battle

GOR Chapter 614 Warrior¡¯s Battle ¡°You know me?¡± The man standing before Chen Xiaolian wore a military uniform and held an M4 automatic rifle in his hand. He was none other than the former leading figure of de Mountain me Sea Guild, one of the resident guilds of Zero City, Bluesea. At that moment, however, there was a baffled expression on his face. ¡°Mr Bluesea, you¡­ don¡¯t recognize me?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°I am Chen Xiaolian.¡± ¡°Sorry, I have never heard that name before.¡± Bluesea shook his head. After hearing that Chen Xiaolian was the one driving the sports car earlier, Bluesea had lowered his guard somewhat. At that moment, however, he knitted his brows once more and his fingers rested close to the trigger of his rifle. Still, he did not raise up the rifle to aim it at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ your name is really Bluesea, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly had a foreboding sensation as a spection formed in his mind. ¡°I am called Bluesea, but I am certain I have never met you before.¡± Bluesea carefully assessed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face before shaking his head firmly. ¡°I am a soldier. Every face I see will be deeply imprinted into my mind, never to be forgotten.¡± ¡°Is that so¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. With a rueful smile, he said, ¡°So, you died, Mr Bluesea.¡± ¡°Of course, I know that.¡± Bluesea¡¯s answer surprised Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ knew?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°It is not just me. Everyone who came here is someone who had died,¡± continued Bluesea heavily. ¡°Even if you find it hard to ept, you will have to believe it.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and shook his head. ¡°I know. It is just, the death that I am talking about is not this one¡­¡± He was absolutely confident that the man standing before him was Bluesea. Since Bluesea could not remember him, that meant¡­ Bluesea had died in the battle of Zero City. After Awakened ones die, they will be refreshed back into ordinary humans. At the same time, the system will automatically create a set of memories for the Awakened ones. During Zero City¡¯s siege, Chen Xiaolian had run to an underground spot to lure the Electronic Guardians away and buy time for the others to evacuate. It was there that he had encountered Shen. Later, he also met Miao Yan. After that, Chen Xiaolian got out of Zero City. Since then, he had had no chance to make contact with the surviving members of Zero City. Till this day, Chen Xiaolian did not even know who had managed to survive the battle. Now, though, he was able to confirm one thing. In that fight, Mr Bluesea, who had to struggle alone to support de Mountain me Sea Guild after Skyde¡¯s disappearance¡­ ¡­ had died. ¡°Not this one?¡± Bluesea knitted his brows deeper. Originally, Bluesea had assumed that this young man simply did not know what this ce was since he had only recently arrived. He may not even realize that he had died. However, judging from this Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reaction, it would appear that he was not only aware of that, he also¡­ ¡­ possessed an even greater understanding of it? ¡°That thin man¡­ ¡­ he will likely not return any time soon. Besides, with me around, it should be quite safe.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Tell me what I want to know first and I will slowly exin it to you.¡± Bluesea nodded. Just as he was about to speak up, however, the ground suddenly shook. Before he could react, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank. The quakesing from the ground were identical to that caused by the smaller Godzi from earlier. As expected, the sound of concrete breaking echoed out from somewhere behind them. The sounds echoed about continuously. ¡°Damn it! The monsters in this instance dungeon were not fully cleared!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth as he recalled the thin man¡¯s words from earlier. It would appear that there were more of those Godzi-like existences within this abandoned New York instance dungeon. Sure enough, the surface of the ground, which was illuminated by the car lights, broke apart to form threerge holes. ¡°Aah!¡± When the ground first quaked, Bluesea¡¯s threepanions raised their rifles to aim at the origin point of the quaking sounds. However, after seeing the threerge holes, one of them, a female, screamed out sharply and took several steps backward. ¡°That¡­ what the Hell is that?!¡± A look of shock appeared on Bluesea¡¯s face. However, unlike the other three, he did not fall into a state of panic. He simply raised his rifle to aim forward, a nervous expression on his face. ¡°Slowly retreat, slowly.¡± Chen Xiaolian hastily extended his hand and pressed down on Bluesea¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Do not open fire.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what did you say?¡± Bluesea had his rifle aimed forward. He did not immediately open fire, but his finger was firmly ced on the trigger. ¡°Soon, some monsters will being out from there. Do not let them notice you. Leave it to me,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a determined voice. ¡°Those monsters¡­ ¡­ can shoot fire. As I am alone, I cannot protect all of you.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t be thinking of¡­¡± whispered Bluesea as he looked at Chen Xiaolian with widened eyes. ¡°Leave it to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as he gently patted Bluesea¡¯s shoulder, indicating that he should retreat. Before Bluesea could respond, Chen Xiaolian had charged forward. As he did so, three Godzi-like monsters emerged from therge holes on the ground. Those three appeared slightly smallerpared to the one Chen Xiaolian had encountered above ground earlier. They were only two metres tall. If the earlier monster was a low-quality version Godzi, these three could only qualify as crappy versions of Godzi. At the very least¡­ ¡­ when pitted against ordinary humans like Bluesea, there was not too much of a difference in terms of body size. After emerging from the holes, they noticed Chen Xiaolian, who was rushing toward them. At the same time, however, Chen Xiaolian heard an ever sharper screaming from behind him. It was the woman by Bluesea¡¯s side. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart had just sank when he then heard a sound that was even worse than a scream. Without showing any hesitation, the woman opened fire at the three monsters. The sounds of gunfire reverberated out and countless bullets flew forward. ¡°Damn it! What are you doing?¡± Chen Xiaolian only had time to curse out. By then, it was toote. The woman had hastily opened fire only to find that she was unable to hold the assault rifle properly as she fired with it. The recoil from the assault rifle caused her to stagger backward. As a result, only a few bullets managed to hit one of the monsters. The rest of her magazine was spent on decorating the ceiling of the underground parking garage. As for the bullets which managed to hit the monster, it only bit into the monster¡¯s outer skin, failing to bring about any substantial harm to the monster. It did, however, seed in attracting the monster¡¯s attention. The monster abruptly unleashed a roar. Getting into all fours, it then charged toward the woman. As for the other two monsters, they too, were attracted by the woman. However, they did not charge forward. Instead, turning to face the woman, they lifted their heads up high and began inhaling deeply. ¡°Ah, shit!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore inwardly. It was already toote to rush toward the charging monster. He could only stand his ground. Holding onto the long de, he thrust it into the ground. ¡°Mr Bluesea! Lead them away!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out as he thrust the de into the ground. At that very moment, the two monsters finished their inhaling action. Two bluish streams of mes sprayed out from their mouths toward Bluesea and his group. Chen Xiaolian stood in between them and their targets. This time, Chen Xiaolian no longer used the de to split up the mes. Instead, the de emitted a rtively brighter golden light, which formed a thinyer of barrier before him. Earlier, when he was above ground, he had only ¡®split¡¯ the mes. This time, he dared not do so. There were two of those fire-breathing monsters this time and the de may not be able to split thebined might of the stream of mes. Even if he could, Chen Xiaolian had no assurance that the split mes would not hit the people behind him. Judging from his earlier experience with the mes, even a slight graze from the mes would instantly turn an unprotected ordinary human into charcoal. As it was, those four people were Chen Xiaolian¡¯s only source of information. Not to mention, Mr Bluesea was there as well. In order to ensure their survival, he could only¡­ Face it head on. The golden barrier before Chen Xiaolian immediately spread out to stop both streams of mes. When the streams of mes struck the golden barrier, they were not split apart. Instead, they were stopped by the barrier before falling down like a waterfall, turning the ground beneath the barrier red from the heat. The third monster, however, quickly rushed forward on all fours. It circled around the barrier to make its way toward Bluesea¡¯s group. Watching the monster rush toward Bluesea¡¯s group, Chen Xiaolian became anxious. However, there was nothing he could do about it. After entering this ¡®World¡¯s End¡¯, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s own strength and skills remained. However, he was unable to ess his personal system. Other than the clothes he was wearing, he had nothing else. He thought back to the thin man¡¯s ster from earlier. Judging from its firepower, despite itsck of a lock-on function, it was still a high-grade item. Unfortunately, Chen Xiaolian used too much force to tug it away from the thin man¡¯s hand, damaging it in the process. The present him only had the long de he liberated from the thin man¡¯s hands. Other than that, he hadpletely no weapons left on him. In order to stop the two streams of mes, Chen Xiaolian cannot move away at all. As he was without any long-range weapons, he could only watch as the third monster rushed into the distance. Fortunately, Bluesea¡¯s rate of reaction was much faster than most people. The moment the woman pulled the trigger, he realized that things were going in the wrong direction. Grunting, he grabbed the woman and pulled her with him as he ran backward. Seeing that the bullets failed to do much, the woman became dumbfounded. Bluesea pulled her by her hand and shoved her toward the other two men. ¡°Run! Do not open fire! Just run!¡± After saying that, Bluesea raised his assault rifle and opened fire at the iing monster as he retreated. The monster¡¯s movement speed was fast. However, they were in an underground parking garage, which was filled with cars. Thus, its movements were somewhat hampered as a result. Additionally, while the bullets fired could not do any substantial damage to the monster, it did inflict some pain upon the monster, thereby affecting it. Thanks to the assistance of the two men, the still dazed woman was able to stumble toward the nearby stairs. Considering the monster¡¯s size, it would be difficult for it to enter the staircase. As Bluesea hoped, his shots had managed to catch the monster¡¯s attention. It released a roar, turned, and charged at Bluesea. After using up one whole magazine, he stopped shooting. Turning around, he quickly ran backward. As he ran, he retrieved a new magazine from his tactical vest and inserted the new magazine into his assault rifle. By then, there were less than 10 metres between Bluesea and the monster. The monster leaped high into the air and swung its ws at Bluesea. At that very moment, a cold glint shed out from Bluesea¡¯s eyes. Following the standard military tactic, he threw his body over to the side and rolled away, dodging the monster¡¯s attack by a hair¡¯s breadth. Next, he quickly raised his assault rifle and aimed carefully at the monster¡¯s right eye. A three-round burst of gunfire struck the monster¡¯s right eye. Although its whole was body was protected by the hard scales, its eyes remained the softest and most vulnerable part. Blood spurted out and the monster lifted its head up high to unleash a long roar. Its roar echoed through the underground parking garage, causing it to shake as a result. After firing those shots, Bluesea did not continue firing. Instead, he retracted the assault rifle and quickly ran away. He ran in the direction opposite to that taken by his threepanions. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian was still holding onto the long de that he had inserted into the ground. As he still had to stop the two streams of mes, he was unable to move at all. All he could do was clench his teeth and look at Bluesea¡¯s general direction through the corner of his eyes. Utilizing Skyde¡¯s power, Chen Xiaolian could reach a strength that was infinitely close to that of [S] ss for a moment. Under such circumstances, even if he had to face off against the colossal eight-storey monster from Zero City¡¯s invasion, Chen Xiaolian was confident that he could win. The mes from the two monsters before him had quite the intense level of temperature. However, they were still farckingpared to the blue beam from the monster that was capable of breaking through the Sentinel mech¡¯s shield in less than half a second¡¯s time. Unfortunately, while it was easy for him to block off the two streams of mes after using Skyde¡¯s power, he could not move around while maintaining the defensive barrier. If Chen Xiaolian was the only one within the underground parking garage, it would be easy for him to kill off the three monsters. However, Bluesea and his group were now a factor of concern for Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian was confident that he could withdraw the defensive barrier, dodge the iing streams of mes, and kill off the two monsters with just one attack. However, he had no assurance that the two streams of mes would not hit Bluesea and hispanions. Thankfully, despite having lost his powers and memories of being an Awakened, Bluesea was still a soldier. An elite soldier. After roaring out, the third monster charged toward Bluesea. This time, he dared not dash on all fours. Instead, like Godzi from the movies, it moved forward in a bipedal manner, its left arm raised to cover its left eye. As for its right eye, only a bloody hole remained. White and red coloured liquid flowed down from the hole. Although the monster did not possess any true intellect, it would appear that it did possess animal instincts. Bluesea swiftly ran back, asionally turning around to fire a few shots at the monster. However, the monster would not give Bluesea any more chances to hit its eye. Every time Bluesea opened fire, the bullets would only hit the scales on its head, causing sparks to fly about. Even so, Bluesea¡¯s actions did hamper the monster¡¯s rate of advance. Although that did not increase the distance between them, it did not decrease. Bluesea continued running while shooting. What little time he had in between he used to gauge his surroundings. Thanks to his efforts of luring the third monster, his threepanions had seeded in making their way to the edge of the underground parking garage. They now ran into a door leading to the stairs connecting to the upper floors. As for the two monsters on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side, they continued to spray mes out from their mouths. However, the colour of the mes was gradually changing from blue to a bluish white. That meant the power behind the mes was gradually decreasing. ¡°Mr Bluesea! Circle around these two!¡± With both his hands still holding onto the de to maintain the defensive barrier, Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly at Bluesea. Earlier, the monster above ground¡¯s attack hadsted for only 20 to 30 seconds. The intensity of its attack had not changed at all. Presently, however, Chen Xiaolian had had to maintain the defensive barrier for nearly one minute. That meant the monsters may actually possess a certain level of intellect. Or perhaps, it would be more urate to say, a co-operative nature in hunts. Those two monsters spraying out mes were clearly attempting to hold down Chen Xiaolian so that theirpanion could hunt down the weaker Bluesea. Not knowing how much longer they can continue their me attack, Chen Xiaolian dared not have this continue any longer. Only if¡­ ¡­ Bluesea could get clear of the stream of mes¡¯ pathing would Chen Xiaolian dare to withdraw the defensive barrier. Bluesea performed another roll and fired a three-round burst at the monster chasing him. Next, he turned his head to look at Chen Xiaolian and nodded his head. After that, he turned in a different direction, running toward Chen Xiaolian. Direct! Chen Xiaolian secretly gave praise. Right after hearing his words, Bluesea had understood his intention and did not hesitate to follow his instructions. Bluesea was definitely an elite soldier with extraordinary qualities. If so¡­ next up¡­ As long as Bluesea can make it past the pathing of the streams of mes¡­ However, Bluesea had just covered half the distance when he suddenly heard a thunderous roaring from the monster behind him. Looking back, Bluesea became aghast. The monster had seemingly realized what was going on. It stopped moving and raised its head up high. ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Those monsters were no ordinary beasts. There was no time to hesitate. ¡°Find cover!¡± Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shout, Bluesea showed no scruple. With a leap, he rolled himself to the back of a pir, using it as a shield. Following Bluesea¡¯s grunt, Chen Xiaolian took action. The faint golden coloured barrier before him fell apart in an instant. With no more obstacles blocking their path, the stream of mes shot forward. With a sh, Chen Xiaolian pulled out the long de from the ground. Next, a chilling light shone out as he sent a horizontal sh at the two monsters before him. The sword beam sliced through the two monsters¡¯ neck like cutting butter. In just an instant, the two monsters had been decapitated. However, the stream of mes spraying out from their heads did not stop. As their heads slowly fell to the ground, the two streams of mes swept around the underground parking garage in a chaotic manner. Having heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, Bluesea had ducked behind a pir. He used the pir for cover. At the same time, the third monster sent a ferocious stream of blue mes at Bluesea. His hands still holding onto his assault rifle, Bluesea did his best to contract his body so that the pir could cover him. He watched as the pir split the iing stream of mes into two. The two split mes sprayed out on either side. Even so, Bluesea could still feel the heat from the mes. In just a moment¡¯s time, the heat wave from the mes had nearly suffocated him. He could even hear cracking soundsing from the pir behind him. He had no doubt that a few seconds were all the mes needed to melt the pir made from reinforced concrete. After that, he would be struck by the mes and not even ashes would be left of him. Thankfully, the stream of mes onlysted for less than two seconds beforeing to a stop. The sound of something heavy falling down could be heard. Then, the underground parking garage turned quiet once more. ¡­ Chapter 615 A Guild Named Blade Mountain Flame Sea Guild

Chapter 615 A Guild Named de Mountain me Sea Guild

GOR Chapter 615 A Guild Named de Mountain me Sea Guild Although Bluesea was a soldier who had had his fair share of gunfire action, this life and death battle was still enough to send a faint chill down his back. Cold sweat oozed out of his body. As his heart was thumping, Bluesea heard footstepsing from afar. Chen Xiaolian walked before him, the de in his hand stained with blood. ¡°It is done.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled at Bluesea. ¡°¡­ ¡­ thank you.¡± Bluesea reached his hand out toward Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian grasped Bluesea¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Find yourpanions, we need to leave this ce quickly. These monsters¡­ ¡­ I fear there are more of them around.¡± Bluesea nodded before moving forward. As he was doing so, he turned around to look behind him. It was only a few seconds, but the pir he used to block the mes earlier had been partially melted. What remained was still glowing with a faint reddish colour. Several gullies of varying depth could be seen on the surrounding area, the ground and the wall. After Chen Xiaolian killed the three monsters, they fell while continuing to shoot out the stream of mes. Those gullies must be the result of the streams of mesing from the monsters. All three Godzi-like monsters were decapitated, their corpses sprawled upon the ground as blood flowed out. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ just who are you?¡± As they walked, Bluesea, who was walking alongside Chen Xiaolian, asked, ¡°How can you do these¡­ ¡­ things that normal humans cannot do?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned and cast a profound look at Bluesea. ¡°Do you feel very shocked?¡± ¡°I am still all right.¡± Bluesea shook his head lightly. ¡°After dying and entering this world, I had encountered a small number of strange people like you, people who possess extraordinary abilities. However¡­ ¡­ they do not appear as strong as you.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°You had encountered people like me before? Then¡­¡± After considering his words for a moment, Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°Among those people, is there a young woman? Her name is¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao. Appearance wise, she looks around two or three years older than me. She has long, ck hair, quite a beauty. As for her temperament¡­ ¡­ sometimes, she can be a handful.¡± Bluesea thought about it for a moment before shaking his head gently. ¡°I have not seen her before, but Yang Lin and the others might have. Oh, he is one of my threepanions.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a slight nod without saying anything. He reached out with his hand to push open the door before them. By then, the two of them had reached the door leading into the staircase area. However, the area inside waspletely dark and they were unable to see if Bluesea¡¯s threepanions were inside. Although Chen Xiaolian was feeling slightly despondent, he maintained an impassive face. To begin with, he had not hoped to be able to find Qiao Qiao the moment he entered this World¡¯s End. ¡°Who is it?¡± The sound of cocking rifles could be heard as a man whispered out. ¡°Yang Lin, it is me, Bluesea.¡± Bluesea put more strength into his voice and shouted out before walking up the stairs. Light shone out from above as the three figures above turned on the shlights on their rifles. The three figures eyed the bottom area of the staircase carefully. It was only after they could clearly make out Bluesea¡¯s face did they let out a soft sigh of relief. They put down their rifles. Two of them were men, with ck pupils and ck hair. Their appearance suggested they were Asians. As for the woman who had cried out earlier, she was a blonde, a Caucasian. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are you all right?¡± The one called Yang Lin had a rather guilty look on his face as he nodded at Bluesea. ¡°Just now, you told us to run, so¡­¡± ¡°I am fine.¡± Bluesea saw through the guilt in Yang Lin¡¯s heart and waved his hand. ¡°You did well. Staying there would only bring danger to everyone.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ thanks.¡± Yang Lin extended his hand to pat Bluesea on his shoulder. ¡°If not for you, the three of us would have died. Thankfully¡­ ¡­ we have you. Right, those monsters¡­¡± Using his chin, Bluesea indicated toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°He finished them off.¡± Yang Lin was stunned. He turned to look at Chen Xiaolian as he asked Bluesea, ¡°He¡­ ¡­ could he be¡­ ¡­ ¡®that type¡¯?¡± ¡°Seems like it, but there is no need to worry.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°He is not hostile toward us.¡± ¡°Hostile?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows slightly and turned to look at Yang Lin. ¡°If I understand you correctly, when you said ¡®that type¡¯, you were referring to people with abilities surpassing that of ordinary humans. Why are those people hostile toward you people?¡± ¡°It is not ¡®those people¡¯, it is ¡®you people¡¯.¡± Yang Lin corrected Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mistake while giving him a vignt look. ¡°As for why, how would I know?! At any rate, whenever one of you people sees us, they will start killing us!¡± ¡°Like the one who was flying in the sky?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea. ¡°Yes.¡± Bluesea nodded his head. ¡°We have had two such encounters. The first one was a man who can transform his whole body into rocks. Thankfully, he was not too fast and we managed to escape from him. Still, we lost twopanions in that encounter. The second one was the thin man pursuing us earlier. If not for you, I fear we would have all died to him. And then there are the monsters from earlier. In total, you have saved us twice.¡± ¡°There was no exchange of words?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°No.¡± Bluesea replied with a bitter smile. ¡°In those two encounters, they tried to kill us the instant they saw us. They did not ask any questions nor did they exin anything. They simply gave us no opportunity to talk things through.¡± Chen Xiaolian grew even more puzzled. Earlier, the sudden appearance of the monster disrupted his interrogation of the thin man and he was unable to properly find out what was going on. All he could get out of the thin man was the words, ¡°Because the Recycle Bin is not refreshing.¡± What did ¡®Recycle Bin refreshing¡¯ and ¡®Recycle Bin not refreshing¡¯ meant? Why would it lead to ¡®them¡¯ anxiously killing off innocent people? Chen Xiaolian could not understand. ¡°We¡­ we should hurry up and leave!¡± The woman turned to Bluesea and whispered. ¡°Mm.¡± Bluesea nodded. However, he did not immediately move. Instead, he asked, ¡°Yang Lin, Daniel, Grace, have you ever met a young woman known as Qiao Qiao? Long, ck hair, roughly no more than 20 years old. Like him, she is ¡®that type¡¯.¡± Having said that, he pointed at Chen Xiaolian. The three figures exchanged nces. Next, they shook their heads. Chen Xiaolian gave a silent sigh. He nodded without saying anything. ¡°Let us leave this ce first.¡± Bluesea patted Chen Xiaolian on his shoulder. He did not ask him why he wanted to find Qiao Qiao. ¡°After we return to the vige, I will help you ask around. There are more people there. Maybe some of them would know about her.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Chen Xiaolian was slightly shocked to hear the word ¡®vige¡¯, but he elected not to probe. The situation was dire and they had to quickly make their way out of this instance dungeon. After reaching the ground level, they went searching and found a seven-seat SUV. This time, they did not encounter anything along the way. Neither the Irregrities hunting them nor the remnant monsters within the instance dungeon showed up. ¡°Where do we head to now?¡± Chen Xiaolian, who sat in the front-seat asked Bluesea, who was in the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°We are looking for a store, something like a supermarket.¡± Bluesea started up the engine as he replied, ¡°The supplies in the vige is running low. We came out to find more supplies.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and listened to Bluesea, who briefly exined the situation to Chen Xiaolian while driving. Bluesea and the three people in the back had only just appeared in this world not long ago. After the initial state of confusion, they quickly epted the fact that they had died. They were fairly lucky. They were able to quickly meet up with others like them, who entered this instance dungeon after their deaths. Gradually, they came to understand the way this world worked. At least, what appeared to be the rules of this world. This world they entered after their deaths was divided into an unknown number of blocks of varying sizes. Each of the blocks appeared independent of each other. It was possible for someone who were just wandering around the centre of London to reach the edge of the Amazon rainforest by just stepping on the car elerator. Furthermore, this world possessed life forms that were beyond the norm. The encounter with the three Godzi lookalikes from earlier was not their first dangerous encounter. Over 10 days ago, Bluesea and his group had narrowly escaped getting eaten up by a swarm of ants the size of wolves. As for the vige that Bluesea mentioned, it was established by a group of people who found themselves in this world. ¡°So, you people came out to collect supplies for the vige. Still, I don¡¯t get it.¡± Chen Xiaolian interrupted Bluesea. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you just establish your vige in a resource-rich instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Instance dungeon?¡± Bluesea furrowed his brows as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What is that?¡± It was only then did Chen Xiaolian realize that Bluesea did now know what an instance dungeon was. However, to exin to Bluesea about yers, Awakened ones, Irregrities, the system¡­ ¡­ all thoseplicated matters¡­ ¡­ it would be too troublesome. Chen Xiaolian gave a wry smile and said, ¡°It is¡­ ¡­ the different areas that you were talking about just now. As for the word instance dungeon, I will slowly exin it to youter.¡± Bluesea was someone who possessed the unique air of calmness seen in soldiers. Hearing that, he nodded and chose not to further question Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We first appeared in a southwestern town within America. It is not as though we have never tried to explore around, but those surrounding areas¡­ ¡­ or in your words, instance dungeons, the environment in those ces are extremely harsh. If it is not a tropical rainforest, it is a vast desert, or the icy pr region. After exploring around, we found that the best ce to live in was the little town. Thus, we all got together and decided to just stay in the town.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°How long has it been since then? How many people do you have with you now?¡± Bluesea considered the question for a moment. ¡°Since my death and appearance here, it has been over a month. During this month, other people had arrived as well, one after another. Some of them directly appeared in the little town, some came to us from the surrounding areas. At present, there are around 35 people in total. However, the more of us there are, the more food we consume. Although the little town has its own food stores and restaurants, the supplies inside will only decrease. Right now, the amount of supplies has fallen really low. Seeing no other alternatives, we can only move out to look for new sources of food. ¡°We used a jeep and gathered a team of people with knowledge in handling guns. After that, we drove through the desert. Thankfully, there is a gun shop in the little town, allowing us to arm ourselves somewhat. Right¡­¡± Still driving, Bluesea raised his right hand to point behind him. ¡°Yang Lin, he used to be a police officer. Daniel, a Chinese-American immigrant and a shooting enthusiast. Grace, a Swiss who had received gun training before.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the three and greeted them with a nod of his head. He continued listening to Bluesea. ¡°Speaking of which, this world is very strange. I clearly do not know Swiss and Grace do not know Chinese. In the vige as well, there are quite a number of people from different nations. However, we canmunicate with each other regardless of whatnguage we are using.¡± ¡°It is the world after death. What could be impossible?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Found it!¡± Bluesea¡¯s eyes lit up and he pointed forward. There beside the street, not far from their position, was a small convenience store. The four of them stepped down from the SUV and hastily moved into the store. Each of them picked up a shopping basket ad frantically gathered up the goods inside. As there were no one else inside the store, there was no need for them to worry about things like what the store owner might think or payment. ¡°Too little.¡± Yang Lin, who was rapidly sweeping all the food items on the shelf into his basket, frowned and muttered. ¡°We are in the centre of New York. The priceless items here in Manhattan Ind are thend and gold. What? Were you hoping to find a Walmart?¡± The young man, Daniel, snickered. ¡°All right, load up everything in this shop. It should be enough. Once the supplies run low again, we wille again to get more supplies.¡± ¡°We¡­ ¡­ have toe here again?¡± Grace trembled. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ there are monsters here!¡± ¡°People need to eat to stay alive. Although¡­ ¡­ I am not sure if we are actually dead or alive right now.¡± Daniel shrugged, a smile stered on his face. He appeared to have the easy-going temperament that some Americans have. ¡°We can only go about this one step at a time.¡± Bluesea said calmly. Then, he turned to look at the door of the store. There, several stacks of baskets piled up high, all filled with supplies. ¡°We won¡¯t be able to fit much into one SUV. You all load them up first. I will go find another vehicle.¡± ¡°I will follow you.¡± Seeing Bluesea move toward the door, Chen Xiaolian followed suit. The two of them moved outside and looked around. There were not much traces of battle within the street before them and there were quite a few vehicles there. Unfortunately, almost all of them were small cars. ¡°There must be more goods in the storeroom in the back. This area is too dangerous. It will be for the better if we can bring back as much food as we can in this one trip.¡± Bluesea looked around and continued, ¡°Also, since someone wants to kill us, it will be better for us to look for some weapons. There is not much ammo in the little town¡¯s gun shop.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°If that is the case, we will be needing a truck. Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°I think¡­ ¡­ I should go alone.¡± Bluesea turned to look at Chen Xiaolian, who was standing beside him. ¡°Can I ask you to stay and look after those three?¡± ¡°Why?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°They¡­ ¡­ need protection more.¡± Bluesea sighed. ¡°I am a soldier, but those three¡­ Yang Lin was a police officer, Daniel was a gun enthusiast and Grace had military training. At the end of the day, though, they were just ordinary civilians. Just now, you saw what happened in the underground parking garage. You saw their performance in face of an unexpected situation. If another one of those monsters appeared, just one, they would likely all die. The only one who can protect them now is you.¡± ¡°However, I don¡¯t have any obligations to protect them,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly. Bluesea became stunned. He did not say anything else. He simply turned to look at Chen Xiaolian with a calm expression on his face. Chen Xiaolian pulled out a packet of cigarettes he had swiped out from the convenience store. After tearing open the packet, he ced one into his mouth and gestured the packet at Bluesea. ¡°Want one?¡± Bluesea nodded and took one. Chen Xiaolian helped lit up the cigarette for Bluesea before lighting his own. After taking a deep puff, he smiled and said, ¡°The Mr Bluesea I know is a smart man. Although you are not ¡®him¡¯, I believe that you are also very smart. At present, things are simple. I have no obligation to protect anyone. Be it the monsters in this instance dungeon or those hunters, they are no threat to me. I can just ignore them and leave on my own.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Bluesea did not attempt to avoid the subject. He nodded his head and said, ¡°I am very clear that there is no need for you to travel with us. The only reason you are doing so is because you want information. The young woman named Qiao Qiao.¡± ¡°Correct. For me, you are more important than all three of thembined.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread open his hands. ¡°Even if all three of them were to die, I believe you have the ability to bring me back to your vige. On the other hand, if you were to die, I am dubious as to whether they can do that. I can protect them, but only if you are already well-protected.¡± ¡°That¡¯s all?¡± ¡°Also¡­ ¡­ I know you.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked right at Bluesea. Suddenly, he let out a sigh. A trace of sadness appeared on his face and he said, ¡°There is no need for you to suspect it. Nor is there a need for you to ask about it. I am certain I know you. I also know why you do not have any memories about me.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Bluesea nodded. ¡°However, since this is a deal, I naturally have the right to make the offer. After we return to the vige, I will help you ask around for information regarding the young woman known as Qiao Qiao. The price for me doing so is ¨C to protect them.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly released another puff of cigarette smoke. Then, he turned to face Bluesea. Likewise, Bluesea had turned to face Chen Xiaolian, his face as calm aske water. After a moment, Chen Xiaolian abruptly smiled. ¡°Mr Bluesea, you¡­ ¡­ are still the same as then, willing to put your own life on the line for the sake of your guild.¡± ¡°Then?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian put out the cigarette and raised his head to look up at the sky. ¡°A guild called de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± ¡­ Chapter 616 Bluesea

Chapter 616 Bluesea

GOR Chapter 616 Bluesea ¡°Take good care of them. Tell me what you know about me after I return.¡± After saying that, Bluesea left. He did not look back at all, leaving Chen Xiaolian alone beside the door to the convenience store. Chen Xiaolian stood there, watching Bluesea¡¯s back as he slowly disappeared from sight. ¡°Mr Bluesea, someone like you, how could someone like you¡­ ¡­ die?¡± The door to the convenience store behind him opened up and the three people began moving the loaded baskets outside. They were slightly surprised to see Chen Xiaolian standing alone outside. Chen Xiaolian looked at them. Without waiting for them to ask any questions, he moved to the side and sat down. Lighting himself another piece of cigarette, he said, ¡°Bluesea went to get a truck. I am here to protect you fellows. Load up the SUV first.¡± The three of them exchanged nces and nodded without saying anything. Yang Lin drove the SUV to the door and the three of them proceeded to adjust down the back seats and slid open the doors. Next, they began loading up the supplies into the SUV. Chen Xiaolian simply smoked his cigarettes without helping out or conversing with the three of them. It did not take long for the back of the SUV to be fully loaded with food supplies. The two seats at the front were the only exception. Their surroundings remained quiet, bereft of any other movements. However, Bluesea had yet to return. Much of the supplies they brought out from the convenience store remained unloaded and they all waited for Bluesea to return with the truck. However, as time ticked, his threepanions grew anxious. Back in the underground parking garage, they had seen Chen Xiaolian use the de to block the monsters¡¯ me attack. Although they did not bear witness to him ying the monsters, they knew very well that this youngster was simr to the ones who had tried to kill them, men with extraordinary abilities. Thus, despite knowing that Chen Xiaolian was there to protect them, they felt a gulf between them and Chen Xiaolian. The four of them split to two parties as they waited at the convenience store¡¯s entrance and none of them spoke at all. In the silence, the atmosphere gradually became increasingly awkward. ¡­ ¡°Excellent.¡± After making his way past two blocks, Bluesea finally found a minivan by the road. Using the butt of his rifle, he broke the window of the driver¡¯s seat, causing the car rm to ring out loudly. Bluesea quickly sat on the driver¡¯s seat, pulled open the cover for the wiring and hot-wired the minivan. As Bluesea was about to turn the minivan around, he gave his surroundings a nce. Then, his eyes abruptly lit up. Not too far away, somewhere within the next block, was arge NYPD sign. NYPD, the New York Police Department¡¯s headquarters. Almost all of the high-rise buildings in Manhattan were office buildings and there were only a few hotels and shops. At that moment, all navigation devices could no longer work. Thus, even if there were a few gun shops in Manhattan, they would not be able to find those stores easily. Needless to say, gun control in New York was far stricterpared to the other states in America. Additionally,pared to the people in ces like Texas, the people in New York were less interested in guns. Even if they did find a gun shop in Manhattan, the quality and quantity of guns and ammunition there may be inferiorpared to the ones in their little town. With Chen Xiaolian guarding the convenience store, Bluesea could feel at ease regarding the safety of Yang Lin and the others. Although his location was not exactly very far away from the convenience store, transporting of supplies could take some time as well. Thus, rather than going back to meet up with them beforeing here together, he felt it would be better for him to replenish his ammunition reserves. At the very least, he could explore the ce first. After having made up his mind, Bluesea turned the minivan toward the NYPD building. There were more vehicles on the street there and they were more cluttered. The vehicles were practically obstructing half the street. However, at that moment, there was no need for Bluesea to observe any trafficws. He simply sent the minivan forward, knocking away the vehicles in his path before stopping before the building. The New York Police Department in Park Row should have been the most secure ce in all of Manhattan Ind. At present, though, it was empty,pletelycking of human existence. Bluesea gave a light push, easily opening the building¡¯srge ss door. It would appear that all of its security system would no longer work due to the power outage. After entering, Bluesea came to the lobby area. One of the chairs at the front desk had been turned over. Likewise, there was a knocked over cup of coffee at the edge of the front desk. Bluesea quickly walked around the lobby and finally found the signboard indicating the different police departments for the building beside the elevator. It was strange. In this world, any spoken words, be it in English, French, or even the Germannguage spoken by Grace, Bluesea could understand them and even converse with those people. However, once those words were written down on a piece of paper, he would be unable to understand them. Naturally, there was no way a police department in America would have Chinese characters on their signboard. Bluesea could only use his shallow understanding of English to slowly andboriously figure out each word. Patrol Services Department, first floor¡­ Coborative Operations Department, second floor¡­ An unknown department, third floor¡­ Traffic Management department, fourth floor¡­ Counter-terrorism department, fifth floor¡­ That¡¯s it! Bluesea finally found what he was looking for. For any police station, their Counter-terrorism department must have the best and most powerful firearms. Seeing that the elevator was unusable, Bluesea did not waste time there. After looking around for a bit, he ran toward the building¡¯s staircase. Although he no longer possessed an enhanced body, Bluesea was still an elite soldier. He made his way up the staircase in twos and threes, reaching the fifth floor in less than one minute. The building was of the ¡®»Ø¡¯ shape and the staircase that Bluesea took was located at the corner of the building. After pushing open the door before him, he saw a corridorid out before him. There were rooms on either side of the corridor. As Bluesea¡¯s mastery of English was not good enough, he did not stop to slowly try to read the words on the signs. There was not enough time for that anyway. He simply pushed open the doors and peeked inside to check them one by one. The first few rooms were ordinary offices. There were only the normal furnishing and documents in the rooms, no weapons. It was only after he pushed open the fifth door did Bluesea find what he was looking for. It was something simr to a dressing room. Two rows of changing lockers lined the sides of the room. At the end of the row of lockers was an explosion-proof door. Despite Bluesea¡¯s level of English, one nce was all he needed to make out the words ¡®Weapons Storage Room¡¯ on the door. Clearly, this was the equipment room for the rapid reaction forces. The changing lockers on either side were there for the officers to get into their gears. As for the explosion-proof door, it must be filled with weapons. Bluesea quickly stepped forward to pull open the explosion-proof door. Unfortunately, the door was locked. Bluesea sighed to himself. However, he had already expected that. Even in the case of a power outage, the door leading to the armoury must surely not be easy to ess. It was that important of a ce. He then looked at the door. There was a safe dial, a card terminal, and a unique looking keyhole on its surface. There was no way for him to know what thebinations were for the safe dial. As for the card terminal, there was no power at the moment. Thus, the safe dial and card terminal were out of the question for him. On the other hand, there was no way he could pick the lock for this type of explosion-proof door. After giving the keyhole a nce, Bluesea hastily made his way out of the equipment room. After that, he turned and rushed toward the end of the corridor. Therey the biggest office on the floor. Although he did not understand the words written on the door, there was no need for Bluesea to care. Be it in China or America, the office for the leaders must certainly be thergest one. No matter how few keys there may be, there will certainly be one with the leader. There was no need for Bluesea to exert much effort to search for the key. After bursting into the office, he saw it. There on the table, covered by ss, was a stand. A string of keys hung upon the stand. At the bottom of the ss cover was another keyhole. The ss cover was tightly affixed upon the surface of the table. This time, there was no longer any need for Bluesea to go look for another key. Raising up his assault rifle, he opened fire, breaking the ss cover. Taking the keys, he returned to the equipment room. On his fifth attempt, Bluesea finally managed to open up the explosion-proof door. Beyond the door, rows after rows of guns could be seen on one side, all sorted out orderly from top to bottom. Everything was there, submachine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles. On the other side of the room were several cabs containing various bullet magazines. There were also unopened boxes of ammunition inside. Additionally, it also contained the devices used by SWAT: battering rams, stic explosives, night-vision goggles, etc. Bluesea also found two police use MM-1 40mm semi-automatic grenadeuncher, equipped with ammunition for explosions and tear gas. There were too many equipment in the room. There was no way for Bluesea to transport them all quickly. After a moment¡¯s consideration, Bluesea found an empty box and filled it with two sniper rifles, a grenadeuncher, and the necessary ammo. Bluesea carried the heavy box down to the first floor and loaded it up into the minivan before starting it up. He nned to return to the convenience store to meet up with the others first beforeing here again to transport the rest. However, as he was just starting up the minivan, he heard a roaring engine sounding from afar. Bluesea¡¯s heart immediately grew tense. It was unlikely for Chen Xiaolian and the others toe meet up with him. If so, who else could be driving around within the city? The minivan had just begun to move forward when Bluesea abruptly mmed his foot down on the brake. Next, he turned off the engine and lowered down his seat. Heid his entire body down horizontally. At almost the same time, a highly futuristic, tank-like vehicle swerved into the street from a junction behind Bluesea¡¯s position. Bluesea was able to see it thanks to the minivan¡¯s rear-view mirror. The tank barrelled its way toward him. ¡­ Chapter 617 What The Hell?

Chapter 617 What The Hell?

GOR Chapter 617 What The Hell? That is definitely not Chen Xiaolian and the others! Bluesea was quick to arrive at that conclusion. Regardless if the iing party was friend or foe, Bluesea dared not reveal his presence. Bluesea knew that if the iing party was in league with the jetpack fellow, the pile of arsenal in the minivan notwithstanding, there would be no way for him to fight them off. He breathed silently, not daring to make any noise as he observed the vehicle barrel forward in his direction. Damn it! Bluesea swore inwardly. The tank was twice as big as a normal tank. After turning into a street filled with other vehicles, the tank did not slow down; it did not even swerve around. It simply mowed down everything in its path. Some of the smaller vehicles were instantly crushed under the tank¡¯s treads. The sounds of metal twisting echoed out as the cars were ttened. Earlier, Bluesea had hastily stopped the minivan he was currently in. Thus, it was right in the tank¡¯s path. Bluesea looked at the rear-view mirror and saw that the tank was getting closer. Cold sweat oozed out from his hands. What¡­ should I do? Bluesea¡¯s mind raced and he quickly went through a series of ns. First, start up the engine and escape. No. The velocity of the tank may not be lowerpared to this minivan. Beyond that, however, is that highly futuristic t-shaped muzzle on the tank turret. That is definitely not there simply for show. Second n, quickly open the door, slip out of the minivan and run back into the building. No. To be capable of driving such a tank, the people inside must possessbat skills that areparable to that of the tank. Even if those people do not possess Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ability to one-hit kill those monsters, I will still be incapable of fighting them back. By chasing me into the building, it would be just a matter of time before they find me. His mind raced as he examined several ns on how to deal with the situation. However, he was unable toe up with anything. Seeing that there were less than 10 metres between him and the tank, Bluesea gritted his teeth. His left hand moved to grip the safety belt while his right hand gripped the front passenger¡¯s seat. Then, he tightly shut both his eyes. Boom! Thankfully, the minivan wasrger. Thus, it did not suffer the same fate as the sedan cars, trampled under the might of the tank treads. Even so, the momentum of the charging tank was so vast it sent the minivan flying. The minivan flipped over the ground a few times before finallying to a halt after knocking into a minibus. All Bluesea could feel was a strong force sweeping through him as his entire body was thrown around. The loud impact deafened his eardrums. Getting thrown around the interior of the minivan, his entire body was mmed about to the point where it grew numb. It felt as though his body was on the verge of breaking apart. After a few seconds of dizziness, Bluesea struggled to raise his head. Regaining his bearings, he looked out through the minivan¡¯s broken window. Thankfully, the people operating the tank appeared ignorant to the fact that there was actually someone among all the vehicles they just ran through. It continued barrelling forward. However, the direction it was taking would lead it right to the convenience store. Bluesea vigorously shook his head to shake the dizziness in his head away. Next, he quickly unfastened his safety belt before rushing out from the minivan that was currently sprawled on the ground. Moving with a crouched posture, he then hid behind a sports car. After confirming that the people in the tank had not noticed him, Bluesea quickly smashed the sports car¡¯s window. Next, he hot-wired the car, made an abrupt turn with it and sent it charging forward in the other direction. Fortunately, the tank had earlier trampled through the street, which were originally filled with various vehicles. Thus, there were no longer any obstacles blocking Bluesea¡¯s path. Bluesea mmed his foot down on the elerator, eliciting a loud roar from the sports car¡¯s engine as it reached its maximum velocity. With that, it charged toward the intersection in front. At the same time, the tank abruptly came to a halt. It was a braking force that seemed disproportionate for a tank of such size. Next, its turret turned to aim at the sports car that Bluesea was driving. So fast! Bluesea stared at the wing mirrors with widened eyes and was able to see all that was transpiring with the tank. He hastily pulled the hand brake; at the same time, he mmed both feet down on both the elerator and the brake. Without missing a beat, he then turned the steering wheel to its limit. Following the screeching sound from the tires, the sports car made a sudden swerve on the street, drawing an arc across the surface of the street. At the same time, a beam of blue light sted out from the muzzle of the tank turret, punching through the street like a thunderbolt. The sports car jerked as the beam of light grazed the surface of the sports car; its right-side wing mirror disappeared without a trace. What remained of the wing mirror part was a smooth surface. It was as though it had been cut off by a very sharp de. This was not Bluesea¡¯s first time seeing energy-tier weapons. However, the precision and power that the tank had just shown was something else. Compared to the tank, the jetpack fellow¡¯s energy ster from back then was like a child¡¯s toy. Having dodged the first st, Bluesea mmed his foot down on the elerator once more. The sports car gained momentum again. Then, making another swerve, it turned around into a corner. As expected¡­ ¡­ it is the enemy. Bluesea wiped off the sweat trickling down from his forehead as he gave his undivided attention toward the road ahead. asionally, he would nce at the remaining wing mirror. The roaring sounding from behind him clearly indicated that the other party had turned around and was pursuing him. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Hearing the tanking after him, Bluesea muttered to himself. His n was not to lure the tank away. Rather, he had wanted the tank to change its direction so that he could be the one to reach the convenience store first. He was not worried about whether Chen Xiaolian could defend against or defeat the people operating the tank. However, if the tank were to suddenly make an appearance, Yang Lin and the others would have no way to protect themselves in the ensuing battle. Although they were in modern-day Manhattan, all forms ofmunication in this world had stopped working. That meant Bluesea had no way to contact Chen Xiaolian. The only option avable was to reach them before the tank. As he was approaching another corner, the tank turned into the street from behind and its turret steadily turned to aim at the sports car. Bluesea took a deep breath and performed another drift. The st missed once again, striking instead the row of cars parked beside the street. However, the cars did not explode. Instead, the st cut through all the cars and the surface of the street, creating a deep line of gully on the street. ¡­ ¡°Deiha, your aim is shit.¡± Seated on one of the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s seats was an elegantly dressed middle-aged man. There was a trimmed moustache on his handsome face, which revealed a slight frown. His figure disyed a noble air; however, that air could not conceal the sinister aura emanating from within him. In another seat was none other than the thin man with the jetpack from earlier. At that moment, he was scrambling to operate the controls before him. Hearing the words from the middle-aged man, he frantically exined, ¡°Mr Wu Ya, this¡­ ¡­ this is not my fault! Although this Thunderstorm Tank can be operated by one person, it usually requires one to drive and another for the gunner position¡­ I am just one man. To have me drive and fire is a bit too much for me!¡± ¡°So, what you are trying to say is¡­ ¡­ you areining that I am not willing to help you?¡± The one known as Wu Ya raised his eyebrows, both his hands remained crossed before his chest. As for his legs, they too were crossed, despite the narrow area within the Thunderstorm Tank. ¡°No¡­ ¡­ that is not what I mean¡­¡± Although Wu Ya had spoken those words casually, Deiha ended up shivering. ¡°The car won¡¯t be able to make it far! This instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ had yed host to a great many battles. So, there are not many clear roads for it. As long as I keep chasing after it, it is only a matter of time before it reaches a dead end.¡± ¡°Fine. I don¡¯t care what you do. However, since I have loaned this Thunderstorm Tank to you, if you cannot kill off the little fellow driving the sports car in 10 minutes¡­¡± said Wu Ya casually. ¡°I¡­ I will definitely!¡± Deiha could clearly sense the threat within Wu Ya¡¯s words. He frantically nodded. Next, he tapped the control panel before him a few times before saying, ¡°I have the sports car locked down. It will not be escaping from us!¡± Before him was a screen disying a 3D map of their surroundings. On the map was a shing dot of light moving rapidly before him. That was the detection system that came together with the Thunderstorm Tank. It allowed for the monitoring of anyrge objects within a certain radius. Although it could not detect the smaller human body, a car was muchrger. As long as the system had locked down on the car, it would be able to continue its pursuit of the car. Deiha focused his all on the disy screen as he drove the Thunderstorm Tank in pursuit of the sports car that Bluesea was driving. ¡­ Bluesea was already putting his best driving skills forward. However, he was unable to pull away from the tank. From time to time, he would encounter a car parked on the middle of the street or the debris from a copsed building. Although the sports car possessed extraordinary performance, there was no way for it to unleash its true potential within such a ce. It could only decelerate again and again to circle around the obstacles in its path. As for the Thunderstorm Tank, it was a colossal vehicle capable of simply trampling anything in its path. And trampled its way forward it did. Bluesea had originally nned to quickly create some distance between the strange-looking tank and buy some time, which he would utilize to rush toward the convenience store to inform Chen Xiaolian of this matter. He did not need long for that. By Bluesea¡¯s estimate, one minute¡¯s worth of distance was enough. At present, however, the pursuing tank was not giving him the opportunity to do so. Although Bluesea had sessfully avoided the sts several times by turning into another street, the distance between them had never exceeded one block. Under such circumstances, he could not lead the tank back to the convenience store. There was another junction before him. Bluesea furiously turned the steering wheel as he performed another drift. Four ck coloured lines were left on the surface of the street as the tires screeched and the sports car swiftly turned to dodge yet another energy st. Gradually, the distance between Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian and the others grew. ¡­ ¡°Mr Wu Ya, I will be able to catch him soon!¡± Deiha stared intently at the screen before him, a triumphant look on his face. ¡°The terrain scanner shows that there are many obstacles on the road up ahead! As long as I can force him up that road, we will be able to catch up to him!¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡± Wu Ya gave a vague hum. He appeared unconcerned with the sports car. ¡°The one in the car, it is not the one you mentioned earlier?¡± ¡°Probably¡­ not.¡± After considering the question for a moment, Deiha replied cautiously, ¡°That man is an Irregrity, quite a strong one at that. At least, stronger¡­ ¡­ much stronger than me. If he is the one driving the sports car, it seems unlikely that he will just try to run all the time.¡± ¡°Idiot.¡± Wu Ya harrumphed coldly. ¡°Just because he is stronger than a trash like you doesn¡¯t mean he is powerful, understand? Even if he is powerful, how can he face a Thunderstorm Tank without any equipment?¡± ¡°Yes, yes¡­¡± Deiha hastily nodded, not daring to show even the slightest trace of anger on his face. He smiled and said, ¡°Mr Wu Ya, you are an expert. Just by lifting a finger, you can easily crush a small character like him. It is only natural that you will think nothing of him!¡± ¡°Enough nonsense. It doesn¡¯t matter if the one in the car is an ordinary human or an Irregrity, just hurry up and kill him off. After that, clear the instance dungeon. We do not have much time left. Heaven knows how long before the Development Team realizes the BUG here!¡± Wu Ya said with icy impatience. ¡°Understood¡­ understood, Mr Wu Ya¡­. ¡­ eh?¡± Deiha mumbled adherently. As he was mumbling, however, he suddenly stopped and stared at the screen before him. ¡°Another one appeared?¡± On the disy screen before him, the central dot represented the Thunderstorm Tank. Before the central dot was a dot of light, which represented the sports car that Bluesea was driving. The Thunderstorm Tank had been maintaining a distance of roughly 500 metres between it and the sports car. At that moment, though, a third dot of light had suddenly appeared before the dot of light representing the sports car. Through the screen, he could see that the third dot of light wasing from the left. There were approximately two kilometres between it and the Thunderstorm Tank. Additionally, it was moving very fast. It was moving toward the sports car. Strangely though, ording to the 3D map, the dot of light was¡­ ¡­ in the air. ¡°Mr Wu Ya! We¡­¡± Deiha looked back and asked in a whisper, ¡°In our coalition, is there anyone who owns arge-scale flying vehicle? Judging by the size of this dot of light, it should be a¡­ ¡­ Tidal Fighter?¡± ¡°Impossible.¡± After pondering over the question, Wu Ya replied firmly, ¡°Since thest refresh, I have not heard of anyone finding a Tidal Fighter. Besides, the allocation for those fellows in charge of clearing those instance dungeons were done with transparency. This one is definitely not one of ours.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Deiha¡¯s face suddenly turned ugly to behold. Although the Thunderstorm Tank was overbearingly powerful, it was, at the end of the day, just a ground-basedbat vehicle. Against a Tidal Fighter capable of flying in the sky, the Thunderstorm Tank would be at a disadvantage. Furthermore, the Thunderstorm Tank that he was presently driving was not his own. Rather, it was Wu Ya¡¯s. Given his strength, regardless if it was before or after entering this World¡¯s End, he had never possessed his own Thunderstorm Tank. Although he had driven the Thunderstorm Tank a few times since, he was still far from proficient in handling it. If Mr Wu Ya¡¯s words are true, if no one from the coalition had obtained a Tidal Fighter in thest refresh¡­ ¡­ That means the dot of light in front is the enemy! ¡°Mis¡­ ¡­ Mr Wu Ya¡­ ¡­ what should we do?¡± Deiha stuttered. ¡°What are you panicking for?¡± Wu Ya sneered. ¡°Just because the tank detected an aircraft doesn¡¯t mean it is a Tidal Fighter. Besides, even if it is a Tidal Fighter, what is there to fear? Keep chasing!¡± ¡°Yes¡­¡± Deiha nodded. He pushed the control shaft and continued to pursue the sports car. The dot of light on the screen rapidly approached. It did not take long for the dot of light in the 3D map to close the distance between them. At that moment, the Thunderstorm Tank had just made a turn into another street. The object represented by the dot of light was just behind the corner of the street before the Thunderstorm Tank. Observing through the periscope, Deiha adjusted the turret, aiming it at the sports car before the tank. As he was about to press the fire button, Deiha suddenly became shocked. Next, he eximed loudly. ¡°The F***, that¡­ ¡­ what the Hell is that!¡± ¡­ Chapter 618 Fight!

Chapter 618 Fight!

GOR Chapter 618 Fight! Bluesea¡¯s brows were knitted tightly as he focused wholeheartedly on controlling the sports car. Earlier, in order to divert the tank away, he had deliberately made a huge turn around the city. At present, there was quite some distance between them and the convenience store. Additionally, the distance was still growing. As Bluesea continued driving the sports car forward, he saw that the number of obstacles on the street were increasing. There were the hastily abandoned vehicles, the debris from the surrounding buildings, and the craters on the surface of the street. Who knew what weapons were used to create those craters. One thing was clear, a battle had taken ce in this area. Additionally, this battle was more intense than the others. Given the situation, it was only natural that Bluesea would need to devote even more of his focus into driving. Due to this predicament, the nerves in his whole body, from his fingers to the soles of his feet, were pulled taut. Whenever an obstacle appeared before him, he would hastily turn the steering wheel and adjust the eleration so that the sports car could speed through the street through the simplest route at high velocity, sometimes grazing the surface of the vehicles and debris obstructing his path. Even so, he was unable to create a sufficient amount of distance between himself and the pursuing tank. As the situation continued, Bluesea¡¯s heart grew increasingly anxious. Before him was a three-way junction. However, the street leading to the left had been utterly blocked off by a copsed building. Only the street leading to the right could be used. Even then, there was only barely enough space for the sports car to make it through. Oddly, Bluesea could hear a series of strange and sporadic soundsing from before him. It reminded him of the sound made by a pile driver; however, the sounds were more intense and faster and it continued echoing about. Furthermore, it was getting closer. There was no telling what was before him. However, Bluesea had no time to even consider that. Any carelessness on his part could likely result in him getting killed by a st from the tank pursuing him. Bluesea took a deep breath as he regarded the path ahead. Next, he quickly took a peek at the wing mirror. With a loud roar, the tank charged out from the junction behind him, trampling the few vehicles that happened to be blocking its path. With a jerk, its turret turned to once again aim at the sports car he was in. Bluesea released a heavy sigh. His right hand shot out to pull the gear shift. After having dodged the tank¡¯s sts several times, he had begun to figure out how to avoid the sts by a hair¡¯s breadth. This time, though, the turret only rested on the sports car for a moment before abruptly turning up high. Up? Bluesea was surprised. However, before he could turn his attention back to the front side of the sports car, a deafening roar reverberated through the sky. Next, a gigantic, ck coloured silhouette appeared between the lighting from the sky above and the ground beneath. Another¡­ ¡­ monster. Appearance wise, it was simr to the monsters that Bluesea had seen in the underground parking garage. However, this one was so muchrger. Additionally, this monster was not standing on the ground. Rather, it hovered tens of metres above ground by utilizing its ws to grip the surface of the high-rise buildings. It rapidly turned around the corner and charged toward them. The monster had a height of at least 20 metres. A devilish light was reflected off the ck scales on its body and its pair of eyes were staring intently at Bluesea. Its sharp ws were at least three metres in length and were used to stab deep into the surrounding high-rise buildings. Every time the ws were pulled out, arge chunk of broken concrete would fall out from the crevices and onto the ground. Yet, despite its gigantic size, despite its action of crawling through the outer walls of the high-rise buildings, it was still able to move at a shockingly fast rate. It was as though the monster was an erged gecko making its way through the walls. Right after making its appearance, the monster¡¯s eyes were intently fixed upon the sports car that Bluesea was driving. At that moment, there were less than 50 metres between Bluesea and the monster. The monster took action, performing a forward pounce. ¡°Forward!!!¡± The initial feelings of panic had onlysted for a brief second. Bluesea immediately recollected himself and made up his mind. Stepping one foot down on the elerator to the max, Bluesea pushed every part of his mind to its limit. As he did so, it felt as though every action urring before him was proceeding in slow motion. In that instant, Bluesea could feel the sports car bing an extension of his body. Every piece of gravel, every fluctuation resulting from the surrounding air flow, every tremor going through the steering wheel, all of those feelings were transmitted to his body. Likewise, the movements of the monster above had also turned slow. Within Bluesea¡¯s perception, he could see the monster slowly pulling its ws out from the building, turn it, and then proceed to slowly pounce at him. Under Bluesea¡¯s control, the sports car slowly made a perfect and precise arc through the street. If Schumacher were to witness this in the racing circuit, he too would have nothing but praise for the high-speed bend. The monster¡¯s two front feet mmed heavily upon the surface of the street, causing the ground to quake as a result. However, it had missed by half a metre. The sports car that Bluesea was in had perfectly avoided the monster¡¯s pounce and it sped away. After sessfully dodging the monster¡¯s attack, the world, which had seemingly turned slow for Bluesea, turned normal. The feeling of the sports car bing an extension of his body, too, disappeared. Right after making it out of the dire situation, the sports car nearly mmed into a fire hydrant by the street. Bluesea hastily hit the brake twice to decrease the speed of the sports car slightly to regain control of the car. At the same time, Bluesea heard the sound of artillerying from behind. ¡­ ¡°Mr Wu¡­¡± The instant he saw the monster, Deiha shrieked out. Before he was done with his shriek, though, Wu Ya, who was beside him, swiftly straightened his body. Both his hands shot out to grab the controls. As he made adjustments on the controls, he mmed down on the fire button. However, he did not immediately release his hand from the button. Within the tank, other than the space for the crew members, there were also two parallel battle stations. Each of them allowed for the independent control of movements and weaponry of the Thunderstorm Tank. The crew members on either side can operate the controls there separately. As the tank turret was turning, the monster in front of them pounced toward the sports car that they were pursuing. Blue light shone from the muzzle of the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s turret. However, it did not immediately open fire. Instead, the light flickered and its intensity grew. Deiha cautiously looked to the side at Wu Ya, who was beside him. There was a trace of anxiousness on Wu Ya¡¯s face. Deiha was not familiar with Wu Ya. If not because he had joined the coalition, a minor character like him would not had had the chance to even speak to an expert like Wu Ya. The expression on Wu Ya¡¯s face at that moment, however, was something that Deiha had never seen before. We are now inside a Thunderstorm Tank. A Thunderstorm Tank! That monster, is it¡­ ¡­ that powerful? As the thought struck Deiha¡¯s mind, the monster¡¯s pouncended it on the ground. However, it missed the sports car by a hair¡¯s breadth. Seeing that, even Deiha grew shocked. So fast! How could it move so quickly with such arge body? It turned out the dot of light on the disy screen that he had seen earlier was not from some aircraft. Rather, it was because the monster was quickly climbing its way through the walls of the surrounding city buildings. Before Deiha was done being shocked, he heard a loud booming sound. After Wu Ya released his hold on the fire button, the turret muzzle unleashed a beam of light that was several times thicker than the ones it had unleashed earlier. The beam of light shot toward the monster before them. Only after seeing that did Deiha realize that the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s energy turret could build up its energy before firing. However, the instant the beam of light shot out, a bluish, translucent light suddenly appeared upon the surface of the monster¡¯s body. The st from the Thunderstorm Tank struck the surface of the bluish, translucent light, but was unable to prate it. The bluish light on the monster¡¯s body was like ayer of water. After the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s st struck it, ripples spread out across theyer of light. However, theyer of light had protected the monster, negating any form of damage from reaching it. A protective shield! This monster could use a protective shield! Deiha felt himself on the verge of wetting his pants. For it to stop a fully charged st from a Thunderstorm Tank, just how strong was that protective shield? If not for the fact that he was sitting inside a Thunderstorm Tank, Deiha did not think he would be able to face such a monster and survive. Even with the protection afforded by the Thunderstorm Tank, Deiha could still feel a bone chilling sensation rise from his toes all the way up to his scalp. Deiha sneaked a nce at Wu Ya and saw that he had lost hisposed look. Instead, a warped expression could now be seen on Wu Ya¡¯s face. ¡°Son of a bitch! A mature Karra beast! To leave a mature beast intact, how the Hell did those hapless fools clear this instance dungeon?!¡± There was a livid expression on Wu Ya¡¯s face as he forcefully pulled the control shaft. The Thunderstorm Tank immediately moved in reverse as it retreated. After the monster Wu Ya referred to as the Karra beast missed its attack on the sports car, it quickly raised its head. Turning left and right, it gave both the sports car and the Thunderstorm Tank a nce. Without hesitating, it chose to ignore the sports car and instead turned its attention toward the Thunderstorm Tank that had just opened fire at it and was now retreating. Straightening its body, it vaulted up into the air. ¡°You drive! Move it backward! If this Thunderstorm Tank gets destroyed, I will kill you!¡± Wu Ya watched as the Karra beast jumped tens of metres up into the air and used the sharp ws on all four of its feet to stick to the surface of a high-rise building. The expression on his face flickered and he quickly shouted out those words at Deiha before pushing open the hatch. Then, he climbed out. Deiha had not expected Wu Ya to charge out from the Thunderstorm Tank. He frantically scrambled to grab the control shaft and sent the Thunderstorm Tank backward. After climbing out of the hatch, Wu Ya gave the surface of the Thunderstorm Tank a light kick to send his body charging forward. At the same time, the Karra beast that was climbing along the surface of a high-rise building suddenly lifted its head up. A bulge appeared from its abdomen area and it began travelling toward its throat. ¡°Ten Thousand Rocks, Quick!¡± The index finger and middle finger on his right hand sticking side by side, Wu Ya quickly used them to wave before him. Following the waving motion, a faint yellow coloured symbol emerged from his body to float around him. Numerous rocks abruptly pierced its way out from the ground, like a fountain spraying upward. At the same time, a bluish light shone out from the Karra beast¡¯s abdomen and throat area. Next, it suddenly lowered its head to unleash a vast beam of light. As the beam of light was shooting forward, a tall rock wall, upward of 10 metres in height, formed on the ground before Wu Ya. The rock wall rose up between the beam of light and the Thunderstorm Tank. The beam of light struck the surface of the rock wall. Instantly, an intense explosion erupted. After getting struck by the beam of light, the extreme temperature of the beam caused the surface of the rock wall to expand all too quickly, causing it to explode. Rock fragments flew about as a result. In but a sh, the beam of light had left a deep gully across the rock wall. Deiha¡¯s vision was blocked off by the rock wall and he was unable to see what was going on beyond the wall. However, the tremors from the explosions had travelled through the ground all the way through the Thunderstorm Tank and into Deiha¡¯s body. All he could do was to pull the control shaft tightly, pushing the retreating velocity of the Thunderstorm Tank to its max while hoping that Wu Ya¡¯s rock wall could stop the monster. He hoped that the attacks would not hit the tank. ¡°If this Thunderstorm Tank gets destroyed, I will kill you?¡± What a joke! If such a monster actually manages tond a hit on this Thunderstorm Tank, will there even be a need for you to kill me? ... Chapter 619 Wu Ya

Chapter 619 Wu Ya

GOR Chapter 619 Wu Ya In his attempt to shake off the Thunderstorm Tank just now, Bluesea had furiously driven the sports car around more than 10 junctions. Even so, Bluesea still had a rough grasp on his present position. The street he was in was much more congestedpared to the earlier area. Vehicles were stopped everywhere. Some of them were even flipped over. Due to the circumstances, Bluesea was unable to push the sports car to its maximum speed. Then, he heard the sound of artillerying from behind him. Realizing that the tank was embroiled in a battle with the monster, Bluesea grew somewhat relieved. After making a rough estimate on which way to go, he quickly proceeded to move toward the convenience store. Regardless which side emerged victorious, the fight would dy both sides. By making use of this opportunity, Bluesea believed he would have enough time to rush toward the convenience store. ¡­ Seeing that its beam attack was blocked, the Karra beast released a furious howl. Next, its rear legs kicked the high-rise building and it pounced toward the rock wall. Its huge body descended from the high-rise building, causing the wind to whistle around it as it did. In contrast, Wu Ya, who was standing in the middle of the street, appeared pitifully small. The Karra beast raised up one of its forelimbs. The forelimb moved to m down, putting its weight and the momentum of its fall behind this attack. Its target was none other than Wu Ya. The Karra beast would shatter not only Wu Ya, but also the surrounding areas. Wu Ya, however, quickly nced back at the Thunderstorm Tank. Under Deiha¡¯s control, the tank had retreated to the end of the street. Seeing that, a rxed look appeared on Wu Ya¡¯s face. As long as the Thunderstorm Tank is protected, everything will be all right! After turning his gaze back to the Karra beast, a look of disdain coloured his eyes. ¡°Do you think you are big enough? Stupid beast!¡± Wu Yaughed out arrogantly and his body abruptly expanded like a balloon. The clothes on his person were instantly ripped to shreds as his muscles wriggled beneath his skin, like earthworms. In but a sh, a wed foot that was twice asrge as the Karra beast¡¯s foot rose up to meet the iing attack. Two feet mmed into each other and a loud booming sound echoed out. Next, the over 20-metre-high behemoth, the Karra beast, was sent flying backward. Wu Ya had disappeared. In his ce was something twice as big as the Karra beast. It was a- Dragon! No, it was not exactly a dragon. Four thick and sturdy limbs, and sharp wed feet. The pair of wings behind it gave a gentle p. It appeared almost simr to the mythical dragons from western legends. However, the shape of its four limbs appeared closer to that of human limbs. Additionally, its head was that of a snake. The snake head grinned, a bright red tongue extending out from its mouth. ¡°Insect! This senior will use the body of Jormungandr to teach you what real power is!¡± After the Karra beast was sent flying, itnded heavily on the ground. However, it quickly flipped itself back up, all four limbs on the ground. The scales on its body was no longer smoothly adhering to the surface of its body. Instead, they stood straight up. This time, the Karra beast did not unleash a howl. Instead, a low growling sound came from its throat as it fixed its pair of eyes at Wu Ya. Given its level of intellect, it was unable to understand what just happened. How could a creature as small as a speck of sand that should have died under its foot suddenly transform into a snake-headed dragon that was twice as big as itself. ¡°Terrified, insect?¡± Wu Ya lifted up his long neck and flicked it in the air a few times as he strode forward. The sight of a gigantic dragon walking forward in a bipedal manner should have appearedical. However, Wu Ya¡¯s disy of the action created only terror. Despite having entered a deterring stance, the gigantic creature before it was still approaching it. The Karra beast gave a howl and its four feet kicked the ground to jump backward. However, it was not trying to escape. Jumping up into the air, itnded against the high-rise building behind it. Then, it put all of its strength into kicking itself forward, charging right at Wu Ya at a speed superior to that from earlier. Bursting with power, its thick feet mmed down. This time, Wu Ya sent his left palm forward. His left palm intercepted the Karra beast¡¯s iing right foot. Right after that, he gripped the foot and swung, tossing the over 20-metre-high monster to the ground before him. Then, he balled his fist and sent a vicious punch down. His one punch was sufficient to cause the surface of the ground and even the buildings to shake. The Karra beast gave a miserable cry. The attack had broken its right limb; its muscles snapped as blood and flesh spilled out from the broken areas. Wu Ya kicked the Karra beast, releasing a burst ofughter from its fang-filled mouth. The strength behind the kick sent the Karra beast flying and it mmed heavily onto the high-rise building behind it. The weight of the Karra beast and the power behind Wu Ya¡¯s kick was too much for the building and it copsed as a result. Large chunks of concrete fell down, burying the Karra beast beneath it. Suddenly, a hiss rang out from under the rubble and a bluish ripple of energy spread out. The rocks on the Karra beast¡¯s body were pushed away. Then, with its body bloody, it turned both its eyes to stare intently at Wu Ya. It was, after all, a mature Karra beast. Although this opponent was bigger than it, had a more savage appearance, had utterly suppressed it, the Karra beast was not one to show cowardice. Instead, all of that had simply prodded its ferocious nature. However, Wu Ya, in his snake-headed dragon form appeared disinterested in that. He grinned. Next, he unfolded his wings and flew. This¡­ is what you call real flight! With just a gentle p of his wings, Wu Ya had managed to fly above the surrounding high-rise buildings. Even if the Karra beast wanted to attack him, it would have no way of reaching him. However, a mature Karra beast was a powerful beast, something that Thorned Flower Guild had utilized to break through Zero City¡¯s defences. Watching Wu Ya, who was hovering in the sky, the Karra beast gave a low growl before raising its head up once more to roar. Once again, a bluish glow appeared from its abdomen to travel up to its throat area. Facing the Karra beast that was about to unleash another beam of light at him, Wu Ya showed no sign of fear. Instead, heughed out loudly. He balled his right hand into a fist and raised it high above his head. A white sphere of light gradually appeared on his right fist and it swiftly rotated. ¡°Oh, my God! Oh, my God!¡± Deiha¡¯s eyes were bulging. As he was moving the Thunderstorm Tank backward, he looked through the periscope at what was happening up above. Up in the sky¡­ ¡­ the snake-headed dragon monster that is even more terrifying that the Karra beast, could that be¡­ ¡­ Mr Wu Ya? As Deiha was reeling from amazement, he heard a deafening roaring from the sky. ¡°Deiha! Put up the protective shield!¡± Despite having the tank between him and the sound, the roar had still managed to elicit a shudder from Deiha. He frantically turned on the Electromaic Shield, pushing it to its maximum setting. Wu Ya watched as ayer of light suddenly shimmered over the outer surface of the Thunderstorm Tank, indicating that the shield had been turned on. Seeing that, Wu Ya revealed a satisfied smile. Below him, the Karra beast hadpleted its build up process, one that had taken even longer than before. All of the bluish light was focused on its throat area, turning it into something like a Chinesentern. The skin area of its throat was stretched so thin that it was possible to see through the scales. The condensed light energy inside was like flowing liquid, moving slowly and incessantly within. With a roar, the Karra beast¡¯s lower jaw burst open. Like a blossoming flower, its mouth opened up into three as the beam of light, which was twice the size of its earlier attack, shot toward Wu Ya in the sky. ¡°Die, insect!¡± Wu Ya¡¯s bellow reverberated through the air, suppressing the Karra beast¡¯s howl. He furiously flung down the white sphere of light that was gathering on his right fist and it met the beam of light head on. Back in Zero City, this beam of light had managed to destroy four Thunderstorm Tanks, and 20 plus remotely controlled Sentinel mechs. Now, this beam of light was broken by Wu Ya¡¯s sphere of light. Like a bullet hitting a fountain, the beam of light was incapable of stopping the sphere of light¡¯s descent. Instead, it was split into two by the sphere attack. The two halves continued shooting upward,pletely missing Wu Ya. As for the sphere of light, it continued to descend with an unstoppable force, mming right into the Karra beast¡¯s mouth. When the Karra beast¡¯s lower jaw made contact with the sphere of light, a dazzling explosion of light erupted. The sphere of light expanded violently, growing countless times bigger in size to envelop not only the Karra beast, but also the surrounding area. The Karra beast did not even have the chance to release a cry of pain as the sphere of light continued expanding outward. Even the high-rise buildings that were not enveloped by the sphere of light were creaking uncontrobly. Countless pieces of ss had begun melting. The instant Wu Ya hurled down the sphere of light, Deiha had turned his gaze away from the periscope to look instead at the monitoring screen. Even so, the instant the sphere of light erupted, the dazzling light had still forced Deiha to shut his eyes. What little part of the light shing out from the periscope was still enough to nearly burn Deiha¡¯s retina. For a moment, Deiha lost his sense of sight. However, his hand was still pulling the control shaft, moving the Thunderstorm Tank in a retreat path. The resulting tremor of the explosion, though, caused the Thunderstorm Tank to deviate slightly and m into a building behind it. At the same time, the resulting shockwave from the collision of the two energy attacks mmed the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s energy shield. The rms within the tank rang out furiously. The red light, which indicated danger, shed continuously. Popping sounds came from the surface of the protective shield as it shook without respite. Despite the protection from the shield, the tank itself shook. It seemed as though it would break apart at any given moment. That was just from the shockwave from the impact. If the tank had received a direct hit from any of the two attacks, it was likely that not even ashes would be left of the Thunderstorm Tank. Deiha leaned against the seat with his eyes closed. His heart was racing uncontrobly. This¡­ ¡­ this is too terrifying! He had heard the rumours that Mr Wu Ya was one of the strongest Irregrities within World¡¯s End. However, until this day, Deiha had never imagined that Wu Ya¡¯s strength could reach such terrifying heights. If the mature Karra beast had appeared in an instance dungeon in the outside world, it would certainly be a BOSS-level monster. It could easily annihte any ordinary team. To think that such an existence would be powerless before Mr Wu Ya. Deiha suddenly considered himself fortunate. He was fortunate to have joined the coalition and be Mr Wu Ya¡¯spanion. If not for that, if someone as minor as him end up bing enemies with Mr Wu Ya¡­ Deiha felt a chill run down his spine. Mr Wu Ya probably only needed one finger to poke him to death. After the stinging sensation in his eyes had lessened somewhat, Deiha rapidly opened up his eyes to look out using the periscope. The humanoid snake-headed dragon that was pping its wings and hovering up in the sky had disappeared. As for the street before his position, it had utterly disappeared. All that was left was a colossal crater. It looked as though the ce had just suffered from a nuclear strike. Around half of the surrounding high-rise buildings had copsed. Those that had not copsed were badly damaged and they all tottered unsteadily. From the edge of the crater, a figure slowly emerged from the pile of dust and moved toward the tank. ... Chapter 620 Wu Ya’s Secret

Chapter 620 Wu Ya''s Secret

GOR Chapter 620 Wu Ya¡¯s Secret ¡°Mister¡­ ¡­ Mr Wu Ya!¡± Deiha quickly opened up the hatch and ran out of the Thunderstorm Tank to wee him. Although Deiha knew that Wu Ya had not suffered from any injuries in the earlier fight, there was no reason not to show concern at a time like this. However, after having taken only a few steps forward, Deiha halted. There was an awkward look on his face. The man who was walking toward him¡­ Had nothing on his person, utterly naked. Giving it a little thought, Deiha immediately understood. After abruptly transforming into such a gigantic snake-headed dragon, could the clothes on him not get ripped apart? Deiha frantically lowered his head, not daring to look at Wu Ya, who was right before him. However, there was no trace of embarrassment on Wu Ya¡¯s face at all. With a faint smile on his face, Wu Ya stepped toward Deiha in such a way that it seemed as though he was still well-dressed and had just finished lunch. This demeanour, it was like a noble who was taking a stroll around his own courtyard, enjoying the sunshine. ¡°You did well. The Thunderstorm Tank is not damaged at all. If anything had happened to the tank, I would have a headache to deal with.¡± After stepping before Deiha, Wu Ya gave him a courteous nod and said with a smile, ¡°Right, I forgot. Your name is¡­¡± ¡°Deiha. My name is Deiha, Mr Wu Ya.¡± Receiving such an act of courtesy from Wu Ya overwhelmed Deiha, who hastily replied with a smile. Just now, when they were inside the tank, Wu Ya had shown an impatient and indifferent attitude toward him. After transforming into the snake-headed dragon, it too, spouted the word ¡°insect¡± as it killed off the Karra beast. Such was his tyrannical attitude. Now, however, he has suddenly turned so courteous. Not only is he smiling at me, even the words he is using are so polite! Deiha¡¯s heart thumped uncontrobly. Although they were both members of the coalition, Deiha was well aware of the fact that he himself was just a minor character, a very, very minor character. Were it not for the urgency of the unexpected situation, those old guys ¨C experts like Wu Ya ¨C would not have had to establish the coalition and recruit members to deal with the refresh problem. As for Deiha, it would have been impossible for someone like him to talk to an Irregrity of Wu Ya¡¯s level like an equal, much less fight alongside him. And now, Wu Ya was showing such friendliness toward him. Deiha could already see it, the future where he would hug Mr Wu Ya¡¯s thigh. After each of the cleared instance dungeons entered this World¡¯s End, he would be able to follow Mr Wu Ya and pick whatever equipment he wanted ¨C naturally, that was after Mr Wu Ya had picked what he wanted. Deiha understood that he was very weak. Back in the outside world, he only had average strength. Additionally, the route he took was in technology and equipment. After entering World¡¯s End, he could no longer ess his personal system. Thus, all of his equipment and props could no longer be retrieved. As a result, hisprehensive level of strength fell even further. There was a type of bird known as the trochilus bird. After a crocodile was done eating, it would open its jaws. Then, the trochilus bird would enter the crocodile¡¯s open mouth and feed on the decaying meat between the crocodile¡¯s teeth, cleaning the teeth for the crocodile while filling its own belly. Deiha also knew that, in this World¡¯s End, he could never be a crocodile. At present, however, a big crocodile known as Wu Ya had seemingly taken a liking to him. If so, he will hug onto this crocodile tightly and be its trochilus bird. ¡°Mm. Well then, Mr Deiha, can I trouble you to help me retrieve a set of clothes from the Thunderstorm Tank?¡± said Wu Ya with a gentle smile. ¡°They are in the storagepartment on the left of the cockpit. Any set will do.¡± ¡°My Wu Ya, please just call me Deiha! It is my pleasure to serve you!¡± Ever since he entered this World¡¯s End, this was the first time someone had called Deiha ¡°Mister¡±. Additionally, the one to do so was an expert like Wu Ya. If not for the fact that there were still matters that needed to be done, he would have gotten on his knees and started crying. Deiha swiftly rushed into the Thunderstorm Tank. After retrieving aplete set of clothing from the storagepartment, he came out and handed he clothes over to Wu Ya. ¡°Thank you,¡± said Wu Ya with a smile as he epted the clothes. Next, he slowly and orderly put the clothes on. He dressed himself carefully. Beginning with the underwear, next the socks, then the trousers¡­ ¡­ as he was putting on the clothes, Deiha stood awkwardly beside him, not knowing where he should look. It was truly an awkward moment for him. After what felt like a decade, Wu Ya was finally done putting his clothes on. Patting his clothes, Wu Ya revealed a satisfied smile at Deiha. ¡°You have had to work hard, Mr Deiha. You see, having a body transformation skill is actually very troublesome. In this World¡¯s End, it is not easy to find clothes to fit my body.¡± ¡°No, no, that¡­¡± Deiha waved his hand, not knowing how to express his feelings of humility. ¡°Enough, there is no need for you to be so courteous. Right, since you are the one who asked me to help you with the clearing of this instance dungeon, give me a simple exnation of the situation.¡± Wu Ya waved his hand, indicating that Deiha should rx. ¡°Judging by your earlier reaction, you must have encountered a Karra beast in this instance dungeon before, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Deiha nodded furiously. ¡°I had seen one before. However, that one was only around several metres tall, far inferiorpared to the one from earlier. Besides¡­ ¡­ I have never encountered such a monster before this. I didn¡¯t even know its name.¡± ¡°Indeed, the Karra beast is very umon.¡± Wu Ya nodded his head and said, ¡°Also, only a mature Karra beast would possess any significantbat power. Ordinary younglings do not even know how to utilize protective shields. They are actually very easy to deal with. Naturally ¨C it might be a little difficult for someone like you.¡± A little difficult? Deiha did not know whether tough or cry. If he had not quickly made his getaway, the youngling Karra beast would have long since devoured him. ¡°Still, no matter. Karra beasts are territorial creatures. No more than one Karra beast will appear within an area. Since I have already killed off one, there will be no need for us to worry anymore.¡± Wu Ya gave Deiha¡¯s shoulder aforting pat, giving him another feeling of terrified reverence. ¡°We should talk about the targets we need to clear. How many of them are there?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Deiha quickly replied. ¡°In the beginning, I encountered a four-man team,prising of three men and one woman. They appear organized. The four of them did not possess any special abilities, just ordinary Awakened ones who had lost their memories. However, they have guns and ammunition. Also, they appear to have had training in handling guns. That is why¡­ ¡­ I was unable to kill them off right there and then.¡± Wu Ya nodded. ¡°Continue. What about the Irregrity?¡± ¡°The Irregrity¡­ ¡­ seems to be together with the four Awakened ones. I suspect he may be the one we are looking for.¡± Deiha carefully recalled what happened earlier and continued, ¡°He is not too old, probably somewhere in his teens, a youngster. About his attributes¡­ ¡­ I only saw that he was very fast and his melee skill is very strong. However, I do not know the details of his skills. Right, when I was confronting him, a Karra beast had suddenly appeared. He may have¡­ ¡­ died.¡± ¡°Four Awakened ones and one Irregrity, is it?¡± Wu Ya nodded. ¡°No problem. I will handle it properly. From now on, I will be taking on this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°I¡­ I really do not know how to express my feelings of gratitude!¡± Deiha trembled in excitement. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ what should I do?¡± ¡°You?¡± Wu Ya smiled. ¡°You do not need to do anything. Just be at ease and stay here.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Deiha became overjoyed to the point where it showed on his face. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ then, I will wait for your return after you sessfully cleaned up those fellows!¡± ¡°No.¡± Wu Ya raised up one finger before him and waved it left and right. ¡°Mr Deiha, when did I say I will return for you?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t understand¡­ ¡­¡± Deiha smiled as well. However, a slight feeling of foreboding was inexplicably rising from his heart. It felt as though, something terrible was about to happen. ¡°Right, you must be feeling puzzled, aren¡¯t you? Why would I suddenly be so¡­ mm, polite toward you.¡± Wu Ya reached out his fingers to pick up a strand of Deiha¡¯s hair and gently stroked it with his fingers. ¡°Mr Deiha, do you want to know why?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I do not know¡­¡± Deiha forced out augh. His stomach and calves were convulsing. ¡°I have never been a good-tempered person.¡± Wu Ya shrugged and withdrew his hand. ¡°The only exception is toward people who are about to die. I will always be more courteous toward those type of people. After all, this will be yourst chance to enjoy something in life. You see, I am actually a very kind-hearted person, no?¡± Deiha felt as though something heavy had hammered his heart. His eyes were bulging as he stared at Wu Ya, his chin trembling uncontrobly. ¡°Mr Wu Ya, you¡­ ¡­ are you joking with me?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like to joke around.¡± Wu Ya shook his head. ¡°Why?!¡± Looking at Wu Ya¡¯s expression, Deiha felt himself on the verge of suffocating. With a hoarse tone, he shouted out in despair, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ what did I do wrong? Mr Wu Ya!¡± ¡°Wrong? No, you did not do anything wrong. It is just¡­ ¡­ mm, just bad luck. It is not easy to kill off a mature Karra beast. So, I had to assume my Jormungandr form.¡± There was a calm expression on Wu Ya¡¯s face. ¡°Think about it, have you ever heard anyone talk about me transforming for battle?¡± Deiha¡¯s teeth chattered. He was no longer capable of talking. ¡°No, right?¡± The smile on Wu Ya¡¯s face grew even more remarkable. ¡°The reason for that is very simple, because all who had witnessed that feat are dead.¡± ¡°Wh¡­ ¡­ why?!¡± Deiha could no longer suppress the dread in his heart. He stumbled a few steps backward and leaned against the Thunderstorm Tank behind him as he gasped for breath. ¡°There is no particr reason. But if you really want one, mm¡­¡± Wu Ya tilted his head and considered. ¡°It is probably because I do not like having others see my naked body. All right, I cannot continue wasting time here with you. I still need to go clear this instance dungeon area. Right, do you mind taking a few steps to the side? I do not want your blood to stain my Thunderstorm Tank. Thank you.¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I get it! It is because yours is too¡­¡± Deiha immediately cried out hoarsely. However, before he could finish his words, he was halted. Just before he could utter the final word, Wu Ya¡¯s hand shot out at lightning like speed and his index finger stabbed into Deiha¡¯s head. Deiha¡¯s mouth fell wide and his face froze instantly. Wu Ya pulled out his finger; blood and brain matter slowly trickled down. Frowning, Wu Ya reached out to tear off a piece of Deiha¡¯s clothing to carefully clean his finger before tossing it to the ground. Having lost his life, Deiha¡¯s body fell backward. The pair of eyes on his face were round. There on his forehead, between his eyebrows, was a deep, ck hole. His final word was left unsaid. Short. ¡°It still got dirty.¡± Wu Ya looked at the few drops of blood and brain matter, which spattered onto the surface of the Thunderstorm Tank. Knitting his brows, he shook his head before pulling open the hatch and entering the tank. ¡°Forget it. It will disappear once the refresh process is restored.¡± The Thunderstorm Tank started up once more with a loud roar. Then, it headed in the same direction taken by the sports car that Bluesea was driving. [1] Hugging someone¡¯s thigh means to depend on someone. Chapter 621 Escaping Manhattan

Chapter 621 Escaping Manhattan

GOR Chapter 621 Escaping Manhattan Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows were tightly knitted together. Sounds of explosions had been ringing out from afar for quite some time. That caused Chen Xiaolian to feel disturbed. Mr Bluesea, you¡­ ¡­ could something have happened to you? He sent a nce at the three people sitting before the entrance to the convenience store. There was a slight look of concern on Yang Lin¡¯s face and he would asionally turn to look in the direction where the sounds of explosions wereing from. Daniel had an indifferent expression on his face. However, both his fists were clenched tightly. As for the Swiss woman, Grace, she was already holding onto an assault rifle; she continuous pulled out the rifle¡¯s bullet magazine to confirm that it was filled with bullets. Since Chen Xiaolian could hear the soundsing from afar, it was only natural that they, too, could hear it. However, none of them took the initiative to talk to Chen Xiaolian. In fact, not a single conversation urred between the three of them. If Mr Bluesea¡­ ¡­ really does not return¡­ Am I really gong to have to count on these three to bring me to their ¡®vige¡¯? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was filled with doubts. More importantly, Chen Xiaolian was never a loving Holy Mother. Back then, Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian had made a deal. For his end of the deal, Chen Xiaolian would protect those three. However ¨C between the life and death of three people who had no rtionship with him and the life and death of Bluesea, who was more important? There was no need to even think about it. The only concern weighing down on Chen Xiaolian was, if he really did went out to find Bluesea and the three ended up encountering some unknown danger, would that end up infuriating Bluesea and in turn, void the deal they had earlier? After all, this Bluesea was no longer the Bluesea that he was once familiar with. As Chen Xiaolian was hesitating, he heard another sound. Hearing the sound caused his face to flicker somewhat. It was the roar of a monster. Although it was faraway, this roar was stronger and more ferociouspared to the earlier monsters. Go! Chen Xiaolian quickly made up his mind. No matter what, he must first protect Bluesea. After making up his mind, he immediately stepped forward and walked toward a vehicle parked beside the street. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, you¡­ ¡­ where are you going?¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s actions of leaving, Yang Lin quickly got up. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, he asked. ¡°I¡¯m going to get your team leader.¡± Chen Xiaolian opened up the car door and sat down without looking back. ¡°You¡¯ve heard the sounds. You fellows probably don¡¯t n of having him die outside, do you?¡± Yang Lin grew silent. He did not know what to say. At that moment, he had no reason to stop Chen Xiaolian. The woman, Grace, immediately stood up. There was a rather agitated look on her face as she said, ¡°Wait! Bluesea said you need to stay here to protect us!¡± ¡°He needs me more.¡± Without pausing, Chen Xiaolian started up the car and began reversing it. However, Grace quickly ran to stand before the car. Spreading both hands out, she stopped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s path. ¡°You cannot go!¡± ¡°Why?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Grace through the windshield. ¡°You had an agreement with him! You¡­ ¡­ you must honour the spirit of the agreement!¡± Grace stared at Chen Xiaolian, her chest heaved up high. ¡°If the one who made the contract is dead, would the contract still exist?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a cold sneer. ¡°Make way. Let me go get Bluesea. Then, we will leave together. Believe it or not, if Bluesea is dead, I will abandon you fellows and leave on my own.¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as Grace¡¯s body faltered slightly. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, she said, ¡°You¡­ mean it?¡± Moron! Chen Xiaolian swore inwardly. However, after suppressing the fury in his heart, he nodded. This woman¡­ ¡­ could she not understand? If Bluesea is dead, there is no way they could survive! ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ we will go into the store and wait for you¡­ ¡­ after you find Bluesea¡­¡± Grace gritted her teeth and stepped aside. Suddenly, a look of panic washed over her face. She turned and raised the rifle in her arms to aim at the street behind her. A sports car turned into the street and barrelled toward them at full speed. ¡°Who¡­ ¡­ who is it?!¡± Grace¡¯s finger was already ced upon the trigger and she shouted shakily. There was clearly still a great distance between her and the sports car and there was no way for her voice to carry over to the car. It was unknown if her words were for the people inside the car, or Chen Xiaolian, or herself. Those words had just left her mouth when something shed before her eyes. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand had shot out to grip her assault rifle¡¯s gun barrel. Chen Xiaolian gave her a cold stare as he pulled the rifle away from Grace. ¡°Don¡¯t you know you shouldn¡¯t arbitrarily raise your gun and shoot?¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Grace opened her mouth, wanting to say something. However, Chen Xiaolian was in no mood to entertain her. Shoving the rifle back into Grace¡¯s chest, he said, ¡°That is Bluesea.¡± The sports car that wasing at them at full-speed reached their position in the blink of an eye. Braking, it halted before them. Bluesea jumped out from the sports car and rushed toward Chen Xiaolian. In his haste, he nearly stumbled down. Chen Xiaolian used one hand to help support Bluesea. However, Bluesea shook his head and pushed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand away. ¡°It is all right. I am just a little tired. Let us get on the SUV and head out.¡± Bluesea headed to the SUV as he spoke. Chen Xiaolian nodded, not asking him about it. He quickly turned toward the SUV¡¯s driver seat. ¡°I¡¯ll drive.¡± ¡°Wait! Are we just going to leave? There is still a good amount of supplies that we haven¡¯t loaded up! Also, we do not have enough ammo!¡± Grace was stunned for a moment, but she quickly chased after Bluesea. ¡°We don¡¯t have the time for it. This ce is too dangerous. We will need to figure something out for food and ammoter.¡± Bluesea pulled Grace, opened up the SUV door and pushed her in. ¡°There are pursuersing from behind. If we do not leave, we won¡¯t make it.¡± Hearing the word ¡®pursuers¡¯ caused Grace to shudder. She grew silent. The food that they had ced on the ground to be loaded up were abandoned and the five of them quickly got into the SUV. Chen Xiaolian started it up and drove it in the direction opposite from the direction Bluesea had arrived from. ¡°You encountered enemies?¡± As he was driving, Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Bluesea, who was seated beside him. ¡°Mm.¡± After sitting down on the front passenger seat, Bluesea appeared more at ease. ¡°Other than the monster we encountered earlier, there is also¡­ ¡­ a tank.¡± ¡°Tank?¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows. ¡°What type?¡± ¡°I do not recognize it. It is not from any country in the real world.¡± Bluesea shook his head and pointed forward. ¡°Turn left.¡± Chen Xiaolian followed Bluesea¡¯s instruction and turned. After making the turn, he continued asking, ¡°Its turret muzzle, is it square-shaped? It fires not artillery shells but energy beams?¡± Bluesea nodded. ¡°You¡­ encountered it before?¡± Chen Xiaolian released a gentle sigh. ¡°Yes. Its name is Thunderstorm Tank. This will be¡­ ¡­ rather troublesome.¡± ¡°Maybe not.¡± Bluesea rolled down the window, letting the wind blow upon his face. ¡°That Thunderstorm Tank chased me for quite some time. However, it was blocked by a monster.¡± ¡°Like the one from before?¡± ¡°No, it is bigger, much, much bigger.¡± Bluesea peeked out from the window, looking behind to confirm that no one was pursuing them. ¡°It is tens of metres high. Fortunately, the monster stopped the tank and they ended up fighting each other. That was how I managed to escape. However, I do not know which one emerged victorious in the end.¡± ¡°Tens of metres high?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°If that is the case, the one to emerge victorious is likely the monster.¡± ¡°How do you know?¡± ¡°I saw one such monster not too long ago. Even 20 Thunderstorm Tanks were no match for that monster.¡± Chen Xiaolian recalled his memories of the monster in Zero City. ¡°Truthfully, there¡­ ¡­ you had also seen it.¡± Bluesea turned and gave Chen Xiaolian a nce. However, he did not say anything. ¡°Whatever, after we make it back, I will slowly exin it to you. At any rate, we should be rtively safe right now.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and said, ¡°This is just the remnant of an instance dungeon. Without the system¡¯smands, it is unlikely for the monsters to personally chase after a faraway target.¡± ¡°That is good.¡± Bluesea nodded his head. ¡°Although I don¡¯t quite get what you are saying, I will trust you on this.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡­ Manhattan was not toorge. However, many of its streets were now blocked off due to the destruction from the preceding battles. Following Bluesea¡¯s instructions, Chen Xiaolian avoided several of the blocked off streets and continued driving southward. The so-called ¡®south¡¯ was simply the bearing they got based off the positioning of Manhattan Ind. In this World¡¯s End, the sky was simply an expanse of white. There was no sun, no moon, no stars. Neither was there any night. Naturally, there was no way to identify the cardinal directions. ording to Bluesea, by heading ¡®south¡¯ they will reach the next area, a stretch of Gobi Desert. It was a deste ce, almost devoid of life. Thankfully, the terrain there was t. Vehicles can move unobstructed across the area. After making their way past another two instance dungeon areas, they will arrive at the instance dungeon where the vige was situated. After making a few turns, the SUV gradually made its way to the edge of Manhattan. ¡°After another turn, you will see a bridge. By crossing the bridge, we will make it out of Manhattan Ind.¡± Seeing that they were about to leave the instance dungeon area, Bluesea gradually became more at ease. After turning the steering wheel, however, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a heavy thump. The Manhattan Bridge wasid out before them. However, resting before the bridge was a¡­ Thunderstorm Tank. ... Chapter 622 To Battle, Youngster!

Chapter 622 To Battle, Youngster!

GOR Chapter 622 To Battle, Youngster! The moment their SUV turned into the street, the Thunderstorm Tank opened fire. The square-shaped turret muzzle suddenly shed and a beam of light shot toward the SUV that Chen Xiaolian was driving. Chen Xiaolian did not panic. His left hand continued holding onto the steering wheel while his right hand pulled out the de on his back. With a shake of the de, he sent out a golden light to cover the vehicle. The beam of light struck the surface of the golden barrier and shimmered slightly before disappearing. ¡°You drive. Keep going straight, don¡¯t stop.¡± After leaving those brief words, Chen Xiaolian shattered the windshield with a punch and moved out from the broken windshield. Bluesea did not dither at all. With a jump, hended onto the driver¡¯s seat and took over the driving position. The SUV simply swerved a little, seemingly not slowing down at all as it continued charging forward. Only then did Grace, who was behind, suddenly released a sharp scream. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian was simply in no mood to care about what was happening within the SUV. He had crawled up to the top of the SUV, his body crouched as his right hand clutched the de, which he positioned in a downward nt. The Thunderstorm Tank fired another three sts in session, but all of them failed to prate the barrier that Chen Xiaolian put up. Meanwhile, in the short amount of time that all of that happening, the SUV had made it through half the street. Although the Thunderstorm Tank wasrge, it was unable topletely block off the fourne bridge. Bluesea took the path that was right beside the Thunderstorm Tank. By continuing down the path, the SUV will certainly make its way pass the Thunderstorm Tank before going into the bridge. Assuming, of course, that the sts fail to hit the SUV. For some unknown reason, since the moment he firstid his eyes on Chen Xiaolian, Bluesea had felt a slight sense of intimacy with him. After Chen Xiaolian killed off the three monsters in the underground parking garage, Bluesea grew even more trusting of Chen Xiaolian, to the point where he would trust him unconditionally. Although it was never spoken out loud, in Bluesea¡¯s mind, Chen Xiaolian had be their group¡¯s leader. When Chen Xiaolian gave the order, Bluesea, who was a soldier, instinctively responded by obeying. Grace, who was seated behind, screamed non-stop, but Bluesea simply ignored her. His eyes were focused wholly upon the road ahead. Despite the stsing from the Thunderstorm Tank, he continued driving forward as though he could not see them. Their SUV continued speeding toward the opening on the bridge. As for Chen Xiaolian, he kept his eyes fixed upon the Thunderstorm Tank in front. At the same time, he used Skyde¡¯s power to create a defensive barrier a few metres around him. He watched as the distance between their SUV and the tank decreased. After firing another two sts, only to fail to prate the defensive barrier, the people inside the Thunderstorm Tank appeared to have realized that their attacks were not effective. They stopped firing. Next, the Thunderstorm Tank turned and¡­ retreated. Its tracks moved quickly as the Thunderstorm Tank retreated from the bridge. However, its turret muzzle continued pointing ahead. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils contracted as a feeling of unease rose within him. ¡°Bluesea! Step on the elerator and continue going through the bridge at maximum speed! Don¡¯t worry about what will happen next! Trust me!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out. Next, he kicked the roof of the SUV to vault forward through the air. Afternding, he charged forward at a velocity superior to that of the SUV, rushing toward the bridge. At the same time, the Thunderstorm Tank had retreated to a spot that was over 200 metres away. Chen Xiaolian had figured out what the people inside the Thunderstorm Tank wanted to do. At that moment, however, there were still over 100 metres between him and the bridge-head. The Thunderstorm Tank had already reached the area beneath the tower on the other side. It stopped and raised its turret muzzle by a few centimetres. It was aiming at the bridge¡¯s main steel cable on the left, the one on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. It opened fire. A beam of light shot out, instantly cutting off the main steel cable in its path. Having lost its connection with the bridge, the vertical suspenders, which had been pulled taut, loosened and bounced out with an intense whistling sound. They whipped down on the surface of the bridge beneath them. If someone had been standing there during that time, that person would be split in half from the unparalleled stic force behind the vertical suspenders. After the steel cable was cut off, the left side of the bridge suddenly lurched down. They were presently at the southernmost area of Manhattan Ind and the bridge crossed the East River, connecting the area with Brooklyn. Atop each of the two rising towers on the bridge were two thick metal cables, which supported the weight of the heavy suspension bridge. Should the two steel cables be cut, there would be nothing left to support the weight of the deck below. That area of the bridge would immediately be crushed by its own weight and fall to the bottom of the river. The Thunderstorm Tank, on the other hand, was stopped atop the other girder. Thus, it would remain safe from harm. The steel cable on the left side for the tower near Chen Xiaolian had been cut off and the bridge area there had begun shaking. Even if nothing else were done to it, time alone would quickly lead to the breakage of the steel cable on the other side, leading to the eventual fall of the bridge there. Clearly, though, the Thunderstorm Tank had no intention of waiting for that to happen. After firing the first st, it quickly turned its turret muzzle to aim at the steel cable on the other side. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian finally stepped foot upon the bridge. There remained 200 metres between the two. Seeing that the turret muzzle had turned to aim at the other steel cable, Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth and brandished the de in his hand. Next, he performed a forward hacking motion. ¡­ Wu Ya sat tidily in the cockpit of the Thunderstorm Tank as he watched Chen Xiaolian run toward his position. The corners on Wu Ya¡¯s mouth curled into a sneer. Do you think you can make it? The crosshair targeting on the screen had already locked onto the second cable. The data shown on the screen revealed that the main turret was rapidly charging up for the st. In just two second¡¯s time, it will open fire. The Irregrity before him would require at least another five seconds to reach the tank. After seeing how he was able to block the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s sts from earlier, Wu Ya believed that he must possess a fairly decent defensive equipment ¨C no, after arriving in World¡¯s End, all Irregrities would be unable to ess their personal system. They will be unable to retrieve any system equipment that they possess. If so, the Irregrity must have been really lucky to have picked up the equipment here. A shield generator capable of blocking the sts from a Thunderstorm Tank was at least an [A] ss prop. However, that was no longer important. By breaking this bridge, you fellows will be trapped inside this Manhattan instance dungeon area for now. Although there was quite the distance between them, using the observation equipment within the Thunderstorm Tank, Wu Ya could clearly see the number of people inside the SUV. There are a total of five people, just like what Deiha said. One Irregrity and four Awakened ones. Them gathering together is a good thing. Saves me the trouble of separately looking for them. Clearly, the youngster who jumped out of the SUV was the only Irregrity among them. In World¡¯s End, there were only two types of people ¨C Irregrities and those who were once Awakened ones. Not only do thetter possess no abilities, they don¡¯t even have their memories as Awakened ones. It would be more urate to say they were simply ordinary people. As long as I destroy the bridge, I don¡¯t believe those four ordinary fellows can fly! As for that young Irregrity¡­ No matter how strong he may be, there is no way he could be a match for me. Wu Ya¡¯s hand pressed down on the fire button. However, he then saw something he found hard to believe. A ming meteor was flying toward him. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian hacked down. What had appeared like a heavy, full-powered hacking move turned light at the end and cut out a piece of the bridge before him. The strength behind his move caused the piece of concrete to fly into the air. After that ¨C Chen Xiaolian assumed a baseball batting stance. His body turned like a bow before furiously swinging forward. The long de in his hand was swung as though it was a baseball bat and it drew a perfect curve in the air. It was not the edge of the de that struck the piece of concrete, but the t side of the de. The piece of concrete shot through the air and instantly broke through the sound barrier. The resulting air friction caused a trail of fire to erupt in its wake as it continued to shoot toward the Thunderstorm Tank. The air friction caused the surface of the concrete to rapidly peel off. After travelling forward a distance of several hundred metres, just before it reached the Thunderstorm Tank, its volume had decreased considerably. However, when there was less than one metre between the piece of concrete and the Thunderstorm Tank, ayer of blue light shed out. It was the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s defensive shield. The piece of concrete mmed into the defensive shield. When it did, its momentum faltered. However, the defensive shield flickered and the piece of concrete pierced through it. The piece of concrete urately struck the turret muzzle the same instant that light shone out from it. The turret had originally locked down onto the steel cable on the other side. However, the impact of the piece of concrete threw its aim off. The beam of light it fired out shot past the steel cable, missing it. It only managed to cut off the few vertical suspenders beneath the main cable. As the few vertical suspenders snapped free, the right side of the bridge there lurched down slightly. Thankfully, most of the vertical suspenders remained intact. It will not be falling down just yet. By then, however, Chen Xiaolian had arrived before the Thunderstorm Tank. ¡­ Chapter 623 I Refuse

Chapter 623 I Refuse

GOR Chapter 623 I Refuse Without showing the slightest hesitation, Chen Xiaolian hacked the de down at the Thunderstorm Tank. The de descended. After getting struck by the resulting shockwave from the sh between Wu Ya and the Karra beast, the energy reserve for the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s shield generator had fallen terribly low. It would require time to recharge. Thus, after the concrete sent over by Chen Xiaolian broke through, the shield utterly dissipated. Despite the special alloys used to create the body of the tank, it was incapable of stopping the sharp attack that Chen Xiaolian had just executed. It was like cutting tofu. Although the de in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand was only slightly longer than one metre, the faint golden light shining upon its surface extended up to several metres in length, outspanning the entire Thunderstorm Tank. It is done. Chen Xiaolian thought to himself as the de was just cutting into the Thunderstorm Tank. The Irregrities in this world were clearly more knowledgeable about this world. Take the thin man from earlier as example. If not for the emergence of the monster, Chen Xiaolian would have been able to gather more information from the thin man. Although Chen Xiaolian did not know if the thin man was inside the Thunderstorm Tank or if it was some other Irregrity, he had hoped to be able to capture one alive to slowly interrogate them. However, the current situation would not allow him to do so. Despite the feelings of regret in his heart, there was no other way around it. However, as the de was halfway through the tank, it suddenly stopped. Originally, it had felt as though he was cutting tofu. Now, however, Chen Xiaolian felt as though there was a stone hidden within the tofu. A muffled sound of collision rang out from within the Thunderstorm Tank. Although the tank had covered the source of the sound, Chen Xiaolian could still hear it clearly. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart immediately turned tense as he felt a powerful force travelling through the de in his hand toward him. ¡°Ten Thousand Streams, Quick!¡± Countless water arrow shot out from within the body of the Thunderstorm Tank, drilling numerous holes on the surface of the tank in an instant and transforming it into something like a ho¡¯s nest. Before that happened, however, Chen Xiaolian had already pulled his long de back. He thrust the de down before him to create another golden barrier before him. Not a single water arrow managed to make it past him. ¡­ At that point in time, the SUV behind him had made it onto the bridge. The bridge area there had tilted down as a good portion of the support provided by the vertical suspenders had been lost. It teetered about while releasing a bone chilling, creaking sound. It felt as though the bridge might fall at any given moment. However, Bluesea appeared ignorant to all of that. He continued stepping down on the elerator to the max and the SUV continued speeding forward. ¡°Stop! Stop! We cannot go forward!¡± Grace grabbed onto the headrest of the front seat and screamed furiously. Even Daniel and Yang Lin were disying slight looks of anxiousness. Daniel whispered, ¡°Bluesea, we¡­ ¡­ let¡¯s retreat first! We¡¯ll circle around for some other ce. We¡­ ¡­ we will still be able to return.¡± ¡°Impossible. They will not give us that opportunity.¡± Without looking back, Bluesea sighed and continued stamping down on the elerator. There were still over 100 metres between them and the Thunderstorm Tank. Bluesea watched as the turret atop the partially hacked tank was knocked over 10 metres up into the sky. A figure stood above the tank and looked down at Chen Xiaolian. There was a cold look on his face. Chen Xiaolian looked at the figure, his hand holding onto the long de. Neither side moved. By then, the SUV was already charging across the bridge. The body of the SUV was tilted by several degrees due to the state of the bridge. However, its forward speed was not diminished at all. And yet, neither of the two moved. The SUV charged forward, moving past the Thunderstorm Tank from its side. As it did, the resulting wind blew the corners of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s clothes. Throughout all of that, neither of them moved. After the SUV made it past the two of them, Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. The steel cables for the bridge area on the other side were still intact. Bluesea¡¯s group had, at the very least, made it out of danger. ¡°Wait for me at the end of the bridge.¡± Chen Xiaolian had said that when the SUV was moving past him. Although it was not spoken loudly, it was enough to overwhelm the roar of the SUV¡¯s engine and everyone in the SUV could clearly hear it. ¡°Aren¡¯t you confident, kid? What is your name?¡± Wu Ya stood atop the Thunderstorm Tank and looked down at Chen Xiaolian, who continued standing on the surface of the bridge. There was an odd smile on Wu Ya¡¯s face. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t I?¡± replied Chen Xiaolian as he waggled his eyebrows. ¡°Chen Xiao Lian.¡± Wu Ya shrugged and said, ¡°Confidence is a virtue. However, there is a premise ¨C and that is when you have a strength worthy of that confidence.¡± ¡°You think I am not worthy?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Mm¡­¡± Wu Ya suddenly revealed a smile. ¡°So far, your performance has been pretty good. Your strength, rate of reaction, your mind, I have to apud you for those. Although you destroyed by Thunderstorm Tank, I have decided to temporarily forgive you. So, I changed my mind somewhat.¡± ¡°Go on.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Unless it was necessary, he did not want to start a fight for no identifiable reason. Since entering this World¡¯s End, Chen Xiaolian had not taken the initiative to attack anyone. The thin man from earlier and this man on the Thunderstorm Tank had suddenly attacked without reason. They had not even given him a chance for a conversation. At present, it would appear that the man before him had no intention of continuing his attacks. It was only natural that Chen Xiaolian would be willing to listen to what he had to say. ¡°My name is Wu Ya. The one you encountered earlier, Deiha, is in the same coalition as me. However, that trash is now dead. The Coalition requires manpower, especially one as strong as you. So, if you are willing to join, I can be your guarantor in the Coalition.¡± ¡°Be clear about it. Who are your Coalition¡¯s enemies?¡± Wu Yaughed out. ¡°Enemies? Within this World¡¯s End, what enemies are there? All we do are some necessary clearing work.¡± ¡°Clearing?¡± Chen Xiaolian keenly caught onto the important detail within Wu Ya¡¯s words. He turned to look at the SUV that was close to reaching the end of the bridge. ¡°You mean, them?¡± Wu Ya nodded. ¡°Right, ording to Deiha, you are a neer who have just arrived within this World¡¯s End. If so¡­ ¡­ as long as you can kill off those four Awakened ones, you will be able to prove your innocence.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not immediately refuse him. His mind raced and he said, ¡°Then, I have two questions.¡± ¡°Speak up.¡± Wu Ya extended his hand to make a ¡®please¡¯ gesture. ¡°First question, you said that they are all Awakened ones. How do you know that? Second questions, the clearing work that you mentioned, what is the objective behind that work? Right, there is a third question. Since you already know that I am an Irregrity, I should not be a target of your clearing work. Why is there a need for me to prove my innocence?¡± ¡°Those are three questions. You don¡¯t appear all too proficient with numbers.¡± Wu Ya ridiculed Chen Xiaolian before continuing, ¡°Your first question is very simple. There are only two types of people who will enter this World¡¯s End after dying ¨C Irregrities and Awakened ones who were refreshed into ordinary humans after their deaths.¡± ¡°No ordinary people?¡± ¡°No.¡± Wu Ya shook his head. Chen Xiaolian nodded. With Wu Ya¡¯s reply, he had finally managed to answer the question that had been troubling him. There were over 6 billion people in the outside world and the daily death toll was over 150,000. If all the dead people entered the Recycle Bin, this World¡¯s End should not be so empty. Within thisrge Manhattan Ind instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian had only encountered a total of six people ¨C Deiha, Bluesea and his group, and this Wu Ya. ording to Bluesea, after all this time, only tens of people had gathered within their vige. If Wu Ya was telling the truth, then everything could be exined. Chen Xiaolian was acquainted with Bluesea. Thus, it was only natural for him to know that Bluesea used to be an Awakened. As for the other three, they too, must have been Awakened ones. Only, all four of them had died twice. The first time was as Awakened ones. After which, they were refreshed back into ordinary humans, losing their memories as Awakened ones. The second time was as ordinary humans. After which, they entered this World¡¯s End. Within this World¡¯s End, they do not possess any abilities nor their memories as Awakened ones. However, the Irregrities here do. After all these time, the Irregrities here must have encountered some Awakened ones whom they had encountered before, people who had lost their memories of their time as Awakened ones. All that, coupled with the huge difference in the number of people here, led to this conclusion. ¡°What about the second question?¡± ¡°Firstly, you need to understand what this World¡¯s End is.¡± ¡°A Recycle Bin. It is the ce which keeps all the data that the system wants to delete.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Wu Ya smiled. ¡°If so, you should also know that the Recycle Bin has to be emptied. It is just like in theputer. The data inside this World¡¯s End will be regrly emptied. The things emptied include the discarded instance dungeons and dead Awakened ones.¡± ¡°Leaving you Irregrities.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He had already spected this earlier. Now, he finally gained confirmation through Wu Ya¡¯s mouth. ¡°Us Irregrities.¡± Wu Ya deliberately ced emphasis on the word. ¡°At present, however, a problem has urred with the refreshing process of the Recycle Bin.¡± ¡°The Recycle Bin is not refreshing?¡± Chen Xiaolian recalled what Deiha had mentioned earlier. ¡°Yes.¡± Wu Ya nodded and continued, ¡°Originally, the Recycle Bin would refresh itself once every three months. Everything except Irregrities will be emptied. At present, however, it has been five months since thest refresh.¡± ¡°And?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°I do not understand why this is a problem for you people. Could it be you people prefer a world without anything?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Wu Ya scoffed. ¡°Who would think of such a life as vourful? If not for the fact that the cleared instance dungeons will be sent into this World¡¯s End, we would not be able to survive until now. We may be here because we died once, but we are not undead. We need to eat, we need clothes, we need sleep.¡± ¡°From the sound of it, your lives are not easy.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°There aren¡¯t many city-type instance dungeons. Whenever these rare instance dungeons appear, you fellows will surely snatch up the resources inside it.¡± ¡°It has been pretty good recently.¡± Wu Ya extended his hand and pointed down at the damaged Thunderstorm Tank. ¡°The ones to enter this World¡¯s End are not limited to people and instance dungeons. Equipment destroyed in battle will enter this ce as well. However, the degree at which they are damaged after entering this World¡¯s End depends on how badly damaged it was. Not too long ago, who knows what happened in the outside world, arge number of high-grade equipment was suddenly sent in. Things like Thunderstorm Tanks and Sentinel mechs, and all in good condition. That can only mean¡­ ¡­ they were utterly destroyed. Right¡­¡± He suddenly stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Since you have only just entered this World¡¯s End, you should know what happened outside, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He looked right at Wu Ya, his face showing nothing to arouse suspicion and said, ¡°If I am not selected for an instance dungeon, how could I know what happened?¡± Wu Ya had been staring intently at Chen Xiaolian, not diverting his gaze at all. However, there was no flicker in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression at all and he had replied calmly. ¡°Fine. At any rate, there is no need for me to worry about it.¡± After a while, Wu Ya smiled and said, ¡°After entering this World¡¯s End, there is no need for us to think about leaving. Even if they start some outrageous battle in the outside world, it is of no concern for us.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled without revealing any emotions. ¡°You haven¡¯t answered my question. Isn¡¯t the halt on the Recycle Bin¡¯s refresh process a good thing?¡± ¡°Surface wise, it would appear to be the case.¡± Wu Ya grunted. ¡°However, did you not think about the consequences?¡± ¡°The consequences?¡± ¡°The periodic refresh process was originally automated. Now, however, that mechanism has stopped. If this is just temporary, no one will notice it. However, as time goes by, someone will notice this BUG.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He understood whom Wu Ya was referring to. ¡°You mean, the Development Team?¡± ¡°After an automated mechanism fails, the normal course of action will be to switch to manual. What do you think the Development Team will do once they find us inside World¡¯s End?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°I understand. We are Irregrities, a BUG within the system. That is why the automated refresh process did not delete us after we enter this Recycle Bin. However, if the Development Team discovers this irregr situation, they will discover our existence. When that happens¡­¡± Wu Ya sneered. ¡°What that happens, we will suffer the same fate as those Awakened ones, emptied. I believe no one will be willing to see such a result.¡± ¡°When you put it that way, that Coalition you speak of is established for the sake of restarting the refresh function of this Recycle Bin? However, I do not get it. How did you conclude that killing off all the other Awakened ones will restart the Recycle Bin¡¯s refresh function?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Besides, I am an Irregrity, not one of the targets for automated clearing. So why did you and Deiha immediately attack me once you saw me?¡± ¡°Those two questions are actually part of one. It is very simple.¡± Wu Ya spread his hands. ¡°Consider every existence within this Recycle Bin, be it people, instance dungeons, or props, to be items with a ¡®code number¡¯. Naturally, we Irregrities are the exemption. The automated clearing follows the order within the code number. However, the automated clearing mechanism is not a human, it is without a mind and can only clear the items following the order of the code numbers. Now¡­ ¡­ when an item with a certain code number cannot be cleared, the mechanism will fail. In other words, it has be stuck. ¡°In order to restart the clearing process, we will need to ¡®manually¡¯ clear that stuck item. ¡°The Awakened ones in this World¡¯s End have all lost their memories and abilities, reduced to ordinary humans. They have no understanding of how this world works at all. What is the system? What is the Development Team? What is the Recycle Bin? The only one who can do something like this can only be an Irregrity! A¡­ ¡­ traitor among Irregrities!¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Who knows?¡± Wu Ya scoffed. ¡°Irregrities will not be cleared by the system as they do not have a code number on them. There is only one possible deduction ¨C an Irregrity is using a certain prop to protect an Awakened to protect that Awakened from being cleared by this Recycle Bin. As for the consequences of such an action, that Irregrity may not have considered it. Or perhaps ¨C that person simply does not care.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He was silent. He could sense that Wu Ya was not lying. Since he wanted to recruit him, there was no need for Wu Ya to lie. Although it sounded very cruel, there was no way for Chen Xiaolian to criticize Wu Ya and the Coalition as wrong. Every man for himself, and the Devil takes the hindmost! Everyone was on the same boat, but one of them had suddenly wanted to sink the boat, dragging everyone down with him. In such a situation, having the others kill that person was very reasonable. ¡°However, you only want to kill one person. The others are innocent.¡± ¡°So what?¡± Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, Wu Ya sneered. ¡°We only have that spection to work with. We do not know who the traitor is. So, we can only kill all of them indiscriminately. Did you forget? If not for the fact that there is an issue with the refresh mechanism of this Recycle Bin, all of them would be cleared a long time ago. To be able to live until now is already a boon for them.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°However, you and Deiha had tried to kill me earlier. I am an Irregrity.¡± ¡°When he attacked you, Deiha did not know that you are an Irregrity.¡± Wu Ya shook his head. ¡°Besides, you were together with those four people. It is as I had said, the Awakened who managed to avoid the system¡¯s clearing process must have an Irregrity backing him or her.¡± ¡°If so, how do you know I am not that Irregrity?¡± Wu Yaughed. ¡°Because you do not recognize me. In this World¡¯s End, other than those Irregrities who had just arrived here, there is none who does not know the name ¡­ ¡­ Wu Ya!¡± ¡°Besides, I did say that you still need to kill off the four people inside the SUV to prove your innocence.¡± Wu Ya looked back at the end of the bridge and lifted his chin to indicate the SUV there. ¡°Kill them, and you are clean. I will be your guarantor and let you join the coalition.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Thank you for your willingness to talk to me and thank you for telling me so much. However¡­¡± He raised his head and cast a firm look at Wu Ya. ¡°I am sorry, I refuse.¡± ¡­ Chapter 624 Faster

Chapter 624 Faster

GOR Chapter 624 Faster? ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what did you just say?¡± Wu Ya stared at Chen Xiaolian with widened eyes, not believing what he had just heard. He had already forgotten how long ago since someone dared to refuse him in World¡¯s End. Not only that, just now, he had spent so much time and effort to exin the current situation to this neer. The strength that this youngster disyed earlier had truly surprised Wu Ya. While he was certain the youngster was no match for him, the youngster¡¯s strength was certainly not bad within World¡¯s End. Before they could restart the refreshing process for this Recycle Bin, the instance dungeons and Awakened ones will continue arriving. In order to ensure that their clearing speed outnumbers the speed of the arrival, the Coalition required more manpower. Deiha, who could not even kill off former Awakened ones who had no abilities, was simply trash. Killing someone like him was no big deal. However, killing off this youngster would be a pity. ¡°Do you still not understand what is going on?¡± Wu Ya narrowed his eyes and red at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°As long as the Recycle Bin¡¯s clearing mechanism is restored, you will have eternal life here in this World¡¯s End. Here, there will be no change to your body¡¯s data. You will never age, thereby obtaining eternal life. But if the Development Team discovers this irregr situation and switch to manually deal with this situation, all of us will die! You included!¡± ¡°I know.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile and looked at the SUV at the end of the bridge. ¡°But there ¨C is a friend of mine.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Wu Ya suppressed his fury and gave onest try. ¡°If so, I will give you preferential treatment. All you need to do is to stay here. I will do the killing.¡± ¡­ ¡°It has been so long. Just what are they talking about?¡± Daniel clutched the front passenger¡¯s backrest nervously as he looked through the window at the bridge. ¡°That is right! They were clearly fighting just now! Why did they suddenly stop? They¡­ ¡­ could they be joining up?¡± Grace mumbled in a hushed tone. ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be better if things could be solved through a negotiation?¡± said Yang Lin heavily as he looked at them. ¡°Bluesea¡­¡± Seeing Bluesea remain silent, Grace hesitated for a moment before speaking up, ¡°Why don¡¯t¡­ ¡­ we go.¡± ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± Bluesea looked back at Grace. ¡°They have been talking for so long. Who knows what they are talking about¡­¡± Grace stammered. ¡°The youngster known as Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ in the end, he is different from us. He is the same as them. What if¡­¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian saved us before. Did you forget?¡± replied Bluesea calmly. ¡°I think there is logic in Grace¡¯s words,¡± interrupted Daniel. ¡°We have only just met this kid. We do not actually know what kind of person he is. Even if he did save us before¡­ ¡­ what guarantee is there that he will always be on our side?¡± ¡°That is right!¡± Seeing that Daniel was in agreement with her, Grace quickly became excited. ¡°You need to know, he is not an ordinary human! It doesn¡¯t matter how much you trust him. If he wants to attack us, we will have no ability to resist! Listen to me, Bluesea! We should hurry up and leave! Use this opportunity while they are still preupied with each other!¡± ¡°Yang Lin, what do you think?¡± Bluesea did not answer Grace. Instead, he turned to look at Yang Lin. ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± Yang Lin had remained taciturn all this while. Lowering his head to consider the question, he then said slowly, ¡°No matter what you decide, I will follow your lead.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Bluesea sent a nod his way before turning to face Grace. ¡°You worry that Chen Xiaolian will turn on us?¡± ¡°Are you not?¡± asked Grace. ¡°I am uncertain if Chen Xiaolian will turn on us. However¡­ ¡­¡± Bluesea gave a faint smile. ¡°If he does turn on us, I do not see anyway for us to escape them.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Grace was about to say something else only to be interrupted by Bluesea, who stretched out his hand to point at the other end of the bridge. ¡°There are only roughly 1,000 metres between them and us. Even if we try to run away with this SUV, it will be easy for them to chase after us. ¡°Besides, what if the other party failed to get Chen Xiaolian to their side? If we do something like that, won¡¯t it dishearten him? Furthermore, the path leading home is not short. We will still need his protection along the way.¡± Grace grew silent. Earlier, she had witnessed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s skill. He had jumped off the SUV, which was barrelling forward at full speed, and ran forward at a greater velocity. In but the blink of an eye, he had managed to make it to the bridgehead. Despite the 1,000 metres distance between them, driving away right now may actually not do anything to shake Chen Xiaolian off. However, Grace was still unwilling to give up. Gritting her teeth, she said, ¡°If he really holds no ill-will toward us, then us leaving now will not make him regard us as enemies. Besides¡­ ¡­ we had managed to reach this ce without any mishaps, didn¡¯t we? Since we could make it here on our own, we will also be able to leave on our own.¡± Bluesea gave Grace a nce, wanting to say something. In the end, however, he did not. All he did was to release a soft sigh. ¡°Bluesea! What do you say?¡± Seeing that Bluesea had remained mum about it, Grace grew agitated. ¡°If we don¡¯t leave now, I fear we won¡¯t be able to leave anymore!¡± ¡°You guys look!¡± Daniel suddenly shouted, his hand pointing at Chen Xiaolian and the other fellow. Hearing him, the others turned to look. On the bridge, arge fireball was flying in the air, drawing a curve through the sky as it headed toward their SUV. ¡­ After having spoken out, Wu Ya decided not to give Chen Xiaolian any time to think. He opened his right palm and a speck of mes burst out within them. After appearing on his palm, the speck of mes rapidly expanded. In an instant, it had grown into a one-metre radius fireball. Even Chen Xiaolian, who was standing several metres away from Wu Ya, could feel the heat wavesing off the fireball. However, Wu Ya, who was the one holding the fireball, appeared unaffected by the fireball. ¡°Ten Thousand mes, Quick!¡± With a hurling motion, Wu Ya tossed the fireball in his right hand up to the sky and it curved through the sky, shooting toward the other end of the bridge. Golden light shed out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes and the long de in his hand swung out. A golden beam shot out from the surface of the de and flew in pursuit of the fireball. It then caught up to the fireball in the middle of the sky. Surprisingly, after the golden beam cut into the fireball, no explosion erupted. The golden beam, which was faint, instantly shone dazzlingly the moment it struck the fireball. Next, therge fireball turned dim and disappeared without a trace. The expression on Wu Ya¡¯s face instantly twisted. He turned toward Chen Xiaolian, killing intent surging out from his eyes. ¡°Kid, did you really think that I, Wu Ya, would not kill you?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Wu Ya and shook his head weakly. Next, he sighed and said, ¡°Truth be told, no matter how I think about it, I cannot find any reason to object what you fellows are doing. As the saying goes, every man for himself, and the Devil takes the hindmost. No matter where you are in the world, there is no way that principle can be wrong. If I am in your position and someone tries to drag me down to my death, I will probably do the same. Unfortunately¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian spread his hands. ¡°I cannot just stand and watch as you kill my friend.¡± ¡°Are you not in the same boat as us?¡± Wu Ya sneered. ¡°If the Development Team finds out about the irregr situation here, everyone will be cleared. You think you can escape the fate of being cleared?¡± ¡°About that¡­ ¡­ no need for you to worry about it,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a weak smile. ¡°What a pity.¡± Wu Ya cast a regretful look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°After all this time, you are the first to earn my respect here in World¡¯s End.¡± ¡°Should I say thank you?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°No matter. To me, gratitude from the dead is of no value. Right¡­¡± Wu Ya, too, smiled. ¡°Do you know why I so patiently exined so many things to you?¡± ¡°You want to boast about your own good-hearted nature?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a mockful answer. ¡°Not exactly.¡± Wu Ya shook his head. ¡°You are really strong. Thus¡­ ¡­ I needed some time to arrange my next moves. After the wisee to understand the situation here, they will naturally be willing to join the Coalition. However, this world¡­ ¡­ no, this World¡¯s End has no shortage of fools either. Ten Thousand Edges, Quick!¡± After saying that, Wu Ya shouted loudly. Instantly, a grave and murderous atmosphere spread out to envelop the two of them. ¡°And you, are one of those fools!¡± After saying that, the index finger and middle finger on Wu Ya¡¯s right hand came together to form a sword hand-seal. Countless beams of chilling light suddenly broke through the surface of the concrete bridge to swirl about within the sky around them. Those were the steel bars inside the bridge. Wu Ya had secretly twisted them with his powers, transforming each of them into long swords, which now swirled around them without respite. ¡°You appear very proficient with the de. If so, let¡¯s see if your de is faster, or mine!¡± ¡­ Chapter 625 Part 1 Thank You

Chapter 625 Part 1 Thank You

GOR Chapter 625 Part 1 Thank You Wu Ya had always been a decisive person and not one to hesitate. Since it was clear that there was no possibility of Chen Xiaolian joining him, Wu Ya did not hesitate to immediately unleash his attack. While they were conversing earlier, Wu Ya had secretly embedded his metal energies into the bridge, tempering and forging the steel bars within the bridge into tens of long swords. After the sword array waspleted, Wu Ya jumped up onto one of the flying swords. With a wave of the sword hand-seal on his right hand, he directed all the flying swords toward Chen Xiaolian and they flew forth like a flowing river. The gleaming lights reflected off the surface of the swords were like a bolt of electricity. Wielding his long de, Chen Xiaolian deflected one of the iing long swords. After that, however, he found that the impact caused his purlicue to ache slightly. Before the feeling of surprise could set in, the second sword had descended. The flying swords were hastily forged by Wu Ya using his ability and had a rough appearance. He had not even sharpened the tips of the swords. Even so, they were iparably durable and ayer of chilling glow continuously flowed through its surface. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth as he continuously brandished his long de to deflect each of the iing flying swords. However, the high number of flying swords continued to circle around him. Even those that were deflected only hovered around for a moment before shooting toward him once again. After but moments, tens of small nicks had appeared on the long de that Chen Xiaolian was holding. Chen Xiaolian gradually grew anxious. If he could just fully unleash Skyde¡¯s power, he could clear away all the flying swords before him with one hacking motion. However¡­ ¡­ he could not do so. Since acquiring Skyde¡¯s power, Chen Xiaolian had been gradually learning how to use it in short bursts. He no longer unleashed them all out in one go as he used to. Assuming Chen Xiaolian¡¯s original way of using Skyde¡¯s power was equivalent to that of detonating explosives, the present him could control the release of the power, allowing him to slowly and continuously unleash the power. Since entering this Word¡¯s End, Chen Xiaolian had not once fully unleashed Skyde¡¯s power. The reason for that was not due to his body. Rather¡­ ¡­ it was the long de. After entering World¡¯s End, with the exception of the clothes on his person, Chen Xiaolian had nothing else on him. Even the long de he presently wield was something that he had liberated from Deiha¡¯s hands. However, the long de was just somemon system-produced alloy weapon. Other than its durability and sharpness, it had no other special attributes. It also had no supplementary skill. How could amon weapon such as this handle the power of [S] ss? If Chen Xiaolian could unleash Skyde¡¯s power for real, the array of swords around him would fall in one strike. However¡­ ¡­ before he could unleash that powerful strike, the long de in his hand would break apart from the strain of the mighty power ssified as [S] ss. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian was fondly reminded of the Sword in the Stone. Unfortunately, the Sword in the Stone had been destroyed by Shen back in the battle for Zero City. Wu Ya was not about to give Chen Xiaolian time to reminisce. The tens of flying swords continued shooting toward Chen Xiaolian, who was standing within their encirclement. As for Wu Ya, he stood in the distance atop a flying sword, looking down on Chen Xiaolian coldly. The youngster before him was pretty good. However¡­ ¡­ ¡®pretty good¡¯ was all he amounted to. Although it would be a rather pity to kill him off, Wu Ya was not the hesitant type. He had insisted on not joining the Coalition and help with the clearing of Awakened ones. Thus, Wu Ya could not allow someone like that to survive and disrupt their n to restart the Recycle Bin¡¯s clearing function. Wu Ya had absolute confidence in his own strength. In this World¡¯s End, he could easily defeat most enemies he faced without transforming. And he was certain that the youngster before him would not be an exception. The array of flying swords continued to stab at Chen Xiaolian non-stop even while they continued to temper themselves. The faint smell of iron filled the air as the impurities within the flying swords were gradually discharged from the swords. As the situation progressed, the sharpness of the flying swords gradually increased, bit by bit. The situation grew even more strenuous for Chen Xiaolian. Ayer of golden light coated the surface of the long de in his hand. Thanks to that golden light, he was able to deflect the attacks of all the flying swords up till now. Even so, the long de itself had suffered from a considerable amount of damage. If the situation were to continue, it would be just a matter of time before Chen Xiaolian died. Wu Ya could discern that Chen Xiaolian should be stronger than this. If the de in his hand was not somemon weapon, he would be able to unleash an even higher level of fight. However¡­ ¡­ there was no way around it. After entering World¡¯s End, every Irregrity will suffer from a substantial decline in strength. The decline would differ from person to person. Because their personal systems will be inessible within World¡¯s End. Their personal skills and enhanced physical attributes remained, but the items within the storage space cannot be retrieved. If the Irregrity had taken the equipment-oriented route, then his or her equipment, be it technological equipment or magical equipment, would be lost forever. In other words, the stronger their personal strength, the less dependent they were on equipment, the smaller their loss. The skill that Wu Ya had initially gained was known as ¡®Unity of Five Energies¡¯. The skill allowed him to manipte the five elements. Within the system, this skill was a rare skill which could be enhanced through self-cultivation, without requiring points. Although he had also lost a lot of high-grade equipment after his death, that skill was something that could not be taken away. The most terrifying aspect of the skill was, even here within World¡¯s End, it could still grow stronger over time. Even more so, Wu Ya also possessed another decisive move, a transformation skill that he had managed to get his hands on by chance: Magical Dragon Transformation. Theplete version of the Magical Dragon Transformation would allow its user to transform into the Jormungandr from Norse mythology. The Magical Dragon Transformation skill that Wu Ya acquired, however, was not theplete version. Thus, the Jormungandr transformation did not transform him into the standard colossal python. Rather, it was a mix of dragon, python and some human traits. Even so, it was enough for Wu Ya to build up his current level of renown throughout this World¡¯s End. Wu Ya stood up in the sky as he watched Chen Xiaolian, who continued to swing the long de around. He snorted inwardly. The Unity of Five Energies allowed for the maniption of the energies of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, the five elements. Each of them needed to be cultivated separately, aborious and time-consuming process. Before his death, Wu Ya had not put much effort into the skill. It was only aftering to World¡¯s End did he turn to the skill once more and seriously cultivate them. Due to the limitation in energy, however, the one he prioritized most was the cultivation of the metal element. Due to the earlier time constraint, when Wu Ya was setting up the sword array, he was only able to roughly smelt the steel bars into the shape of flying swords. However, now that he had Chen Xiaolian trapped within the array, he had the time to control the attacks of the flying swords and slowly temper them. At most, it will take only another three minutes. Then, Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ you will be defeated! Chen Xiaolian swung the de, again and again. The force behind each iing attack grew increasingly stronger. The resulting tremors from each collision caused his arm to ache. Even so, Chen Xiaolian could only continue to swing the de. Back then, facing the stream of mes shot out from the youngling Karra beasts, Chen Xiaolian had channelled Skyde¡¯s power through the de to form a barrier before him. Now, facing this sword array from Wu Ya, he dared not repeat the same move. He feared that the strength behind the flying swords could instantly pierce through the golden barrier. Even his present method of using the long de to deflect the iing flying swords could notst long. In addition to nicks, several cracks had appeared on the long de. On the contrary, the force behind the flying swords was growing stronger. It was such that the winds created from the flying swords were causing lines of gully to form on the surface of the bridge around him. Despite the short amount of time that had passed, the surface of the bridge around Chen Xiaolian was filled with cuts and pieces of gravel flew about in the air. Ding! Ding ding! Ding ding ding! ng! After thatst collision, the long de, which was filled with cracks, was finally no longer capable of handling any more of the powerful and unrelenting attacks. It finally broke into two. After the flying sword was sent flying from the collision, three more flying swords shot out toward Chen Xiaolian from three different directions. Chen Xiaolian only had a broken de in his hand. When the three flying swords were flying toward him, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s rate of movement suddenly increased by several notches. Twisting his body in a way that most people would be unable to do, Chen Xiaolian made his way through two of the iing flying swords. Then, he reached out with his palm to grab hold of the third flying sword. Golden light shed out from the hilt of the flying sword, spreading forward until it reached the tip of the sword. When it happened, Wu Ya, who was up in the sky, flinched. Due to the golden light, the metal energy that Wu Ya ced upon the flying sword was instantly swept away, causing him to lose control over the flying sword. As for Chen Xiaolian, the moment his palm grabbed hold of the flying sword, an atmosphere that he had never revealed before erupted from his body. Casting a cold gaze at Wu Ya, who was up in the sky, he raised the flying sword up above his head before hacking down with it. There was still a distance of tens of metres between him and Chen Xiaolian. However, seeing the hacking motion, Wu Ya felt his heart growing tense. Even the act of breathing becameboured. There were still tens of flying swords circling around Chen Xiaolian. Yet, for some unknown reason, Wu Ya felt a faint sense of danger. This was an instinct forged through countless battles. After just a moment¡¯s hesitation, Wu Ya waved his hand and the flying sword that he was on made a circle to fly back. As the flying sword was flying back, the strike from Chen Xiaolian descended. A golden light, piercing through the Heaven and Earth alike, enveloped all around him. The mighty golden light spread forward and Wu Ya found it hard to keep his eyes open in face of the attack. Thankfully, he had just retreated a distance of several hundred metres, allowing him to escape the area enveloped by the golden light. As for his sword array, they were like melting ice, vanishing instantly in face of the golden light. The golden light faded away. Of the many flying swords that filled the sky around Chen Xiaolian, only one was left. The one in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. ¡°Thank you for giving me a good sword.¡± ¡­ Chapter 625 Part 2 Thank You

Chapter 625 Part 2 Thank You

GOR Chapter 625 Part 2 Thank You Chen Xiaolian looked down, ncing down at the sword in his hand before looking up at Wu Ya with a smile. ¡°You¡­¡± Wu Ya, who continued standing atop a flying sword, stared at Chen Xiaolian with a dumbfounded look. ¡°You broke my sword array?¡± In World¡¯s End, all material came from the cleared instance dungeons. Foods, clothes, transport¡­ ¡­ all of them were dependent on the type of cleared instance dungeons. If the system were to send in modern-day city-themed instance dungeons like this Manhattan Ind consecutively, materials would be abundant in the short term. However, if the instance dungeons were like the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, material would naturally grow scarce. Despite their abilities, the lives of Irregrities in World¡¯s End were almost simr to that of scavengers in trash dumps. When resources were scarce, it was natural for Irregrities toe into conflict with each other for the sake of supplies. Wu Ya, with only the use of his Unity of Five Energies, had managed to establish renown within World¡¯s End. Although he had also encountered several powerful opponents which required him to utilize the Magical Dragon Transformation skill to kill, none of them could so casually destroy his metal element sword array. This kid, what power does he possess? ¡°Broke¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile and said, ¡°So, its is broken. Not convinced? Do you want to bite me?¡± Chen Xiaolian flicked the surface of the sword in his hand with his finger, creating a clear ringing sound. Earlier, he appeared to be struggling to defend himself with the long de, swinging left and right. However, he was actually waiting. Waiting for Wu Ya to temper his flying swords. The alloy de that he acquired from Deiha was extremely useless. It was unable to handle the full might of Skyde¡¯s power. However, due to time constraints, there was no opportunity for Chen Xiaolian to find any recement for it. The sword array that Wu Ya put up just so happened to provide Chen Xiaolian with that opportunity. The steel bars from within the structure of the bridge were pulled out and forged into flying swords. Using the elemental energy of metal, Wu Ya tempered the flying swords. The longer the tempering process, the higher their level of durability and sharpness. The moment the long de in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand broke was the time for him to seize the flying sword. The flying sword in his hand was still far inferior to the Sword in the Stone. It also did note with any added skills. However, it was enough for Chen Xiaolian to fully unleash Skyde¡¯s power for a moment. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Wu Ya, who continued to hover in the air before him. There was still a smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Do you know? Someone had once told me that his de is used for hacking.¡± Next, Chen Xiaolian slowly raised up the sword until it was high above his head. Next¡­ he hacked down with it. Once again, golden light shed out. This time, the light shining out from the sword was more glorious and dazzling. The de of light which could seemingly cut through Heaven descended upon Wu Ya. Roar! As the sword was hacking down, Wu Ya released a roar that could not havee from a human. His right arm suddenly swelled up and numerous ck symbols appeared on his white skin. It spread at a quick rate. The symbols quickly spread out to cover his entire arm. Next, pieces of scales grew out as even his fingers turned thick and sharp. Just before the golden light struck him, Wu Ya moved his right arm before him to block the iing golden light. Next, his right arm swung forward to meet the golden light head on. Boom! The golden light collided against Wu Ya¡¯s right arm like a tangible object and a world-shaking sound erupted all around them. Wu Ya¡¯s body lurched down heavily as the flying sword that he was on had broken apart in an instant. However, he managed to remain in the air, staring intently at the golden light. The scales that had just emerged from the surface of his right arm were broken up by the golden light and they shattered apart. Rivulets of blood trickled out from the right arm only to disperse into mist within the air. There was a look of intensity on Wu Ya¡¯s face as he gnashed his teeth hard while continuously growling out. It was an expression of extreme pain. Even so, his right arm managed to hold the golden light¡¯s advance. After several seconds, the sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand finally descended and the golden light, too, dissipated. Wu Ya remained standing in the middle of the air. However, his right arm had be bloody. The golden light had nearly peeled off all the scales there. It now hung limply as the bones inside had seemingly fractured into pieces after receiving the attack. Wu Ya¡¯s right arm had expanded so big that it was several times bigger than Wu Ya himself. It was like an ant holding onto a piece of rice that was several timesrger than itself, a most peculiar scene. As for Chen Xiaolian, there was a slight look of surprise on his face. Skyde¡­ ¡­ Was blocked? With the exception of that time in Zero City when he was facing Shen, it had never happened before. ¡°Panicking? Terrified? Insect!¡± After seeing the look of shock on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Wu Yaughed out savagely. It seemed as though the pain in his right arm was not affecting him in the slightest. As for his body, it continued to transform. Scales continued to spread out from the broken scales on his right arm and they covered his entire body in an instant. His body, too, expanded rapidly. Two rows of sharp teeth sprouted out from his mouth and a tongue slipped out to dance around in the air, making hissing sounds. After the scales had covered the surface of his skin, thick but sharp ws extended out from all four limbs. ¡°Magical! Dragon! Transformation!¡± A roar escaped Wu Ya¡¯s throat, a sound that had seemingly escaped from the depths of Hell itself. Chen Xiaolian lifted his head to look at Wu Ya, who remained hovering in the middle of the air. Tens of metres tall, the colossal body hovered in the sky by pping its pair of wings. That stance¡­ ¡­ he looked just like a¡­ Dragon! However, a snake-head jutted out from its neck. Its pair of yellow coloured eyes red at Chen Xiaolian below while revealing a cruel smile. ¡°You think you¡¯ve won just because you broke my sword array? Foolish insect! You should feel honoured, for you now face the mighty Wu Ya¡¯s true form, Jormungandr!¡± The surface of the river beneath the bridge was originally calm without a ripple in sight. However, as Wu Ya was transforming, the surface of the river suddenly moved despite theck of winds. It slowly moved in a circle, rotating and rotating, until a huge maelstrom was formed. Countless streams of water vapours rose up from the maelstrom, each like a water dragon, and they all swirled before converging upon Wu Ya¡¯s damaged right arm. Steam and magic energies emanated from the arm. The right arm, which was wounded and bloody, swiftly recovered. The speed of recovery was such that it was visible to the naked eye. Chen Xiaolian looked on with a serious expression and inhaled deeply. He neither turned to run nor attack. Instead, he ced both palms on the hilt of his sword and slowly raised it up above his head. This time, the process was slower. Appearance wise, it was as though the sword in his hand weighed a thousand pounds. His eyes were utterly fixed upon Wu Ya¡¯s pair of yellow eyes, not nudging away in the slightest. This enemy before him was most likely¡­ ¡­ [S] ss! ¡­ Chapter 626 He Is Not Dead Yet

Chapter 626 He Is Not Dead Yet

GOR Chapter 626 Wu Ya looked at the sword that Chen Xiaolian was slowly lifting upward. A serious look had appeared on his snake face. Although his right arm had yet to fully recover, a sphere of light had begun to consolidate upon his left palm. Through his instinct as a powerhouse, Wu Ya was able to sense that Chen Xiaolian was gradually pushing himself to his limit. It was not that he was reluctant to initiate an attack. Earlier, he had barely managed to block off Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attack through the use of his right arm, crippling it in the process. Thus, Wu Ya understood just how powerful Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword attack was. However, in order to take on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s earlier attack, he had to hastily transform. Yet, despite pushing himself to his limit, he was unable toplete his transformation. That was why his right arm was crippled in the process. Now, despite havingpleted the transformation, he found that he had used up too much strength. Although he had begun initiating his sphere of light skill, he will need a certain amount of time before it could be fully formed. All Wu Ya could do at the moment was to exert himself to consolidate the sphere of light while staring at the sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands, which continued to rise up slowly. A transient golden light shimmered around the sword. This time, the golden light was not flowing through the sword. Instead, it formed an illusory silhouette of a long sword. For every inch the sword rose up, the golden sword silhouette grew by a notch and its outline grew even clearer. The aura exuding from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, too, intensified. This kid, could he also be [S] ss? The moment Wu Ya thought of that, he dispelled that thought. For yers, Awakened ones and Irregrities, there were many system props which they could use to change their appearances. However, after entering the Recycle Bin, all those props would disappear. In other words, no one in World¡¯s End will grow old. At the same time, their appearance will remain simr to that of their time of death. The youngster before him appeared to be roughly 16 or 17 years old. Even if he did have some fortuitous encounters, how could someone this young reach [S] ss? So far, Wu Ya had only met a small handful of [S] ss Irregrities. However, the aura emanating from Chen Xiaolian and the gigantic golden sword silhouette forming in the sky was something that only an [S] ss expert could possess. Unlike Wu Ya, who was in a state of shock, Chen Xiaolian was calm. Chen Xiaolian had discarded all other thoughts from his mind. At that moment, all within Heaven and Earth did not exist. The only thing his eyes could see was Wu Ya. Skyde¡¯s power surged through his entire body and flowed out from his arms into the sword that he was holding. The more power he poured into the sword, the heavier it became; as the sword continued to rise inch by inch, every inch required a great deal of strength. Finally, both his hands were atop his head and the gigantic golden sword created from the golden light was in the same position as the sword in his hands; erect, rising all the way up to the sky. At the same time, the sphere of light on Wu Ya¡¯s left palm had fully formed. The sphere of light was bigger and even more dazzlingpared to the one Wu Ya had used to kill the mature Karra beast. It swirled rapidly within Wu Ya¡¯s palm. His right arm had stopped bleeding; however, it was not fully recovered. The shattered bones of the right arm were unable to support the arm and it hung limply. Despite that, Wu Ya no longer had the time to wait for it to recover. He lifted up his left arm. With a quick twist of his body, Wu Ya then hurled the sphere of light down at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Die, you insect!¡± ¡°My de, is for hacking!¡± Facing the descending sphere of light, Chen Xiaolian felt as though Skyde¡¯s words were resonating within his ears. What he held in his hands no longer mattered. Be it a de, a sword, an axe, or a hammer, only one thought remained in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Hack it! Following Wu Ya¡¯s roar, Chen Xiaolian swung down both his arms. The sword hacked down, bringing the gigantic golden sword down with it to hack the iing sphere of light. The vast force gathered into the sword was like a reservoir filled to the brim with water, thrashing about to find a way out, only to be held back by Chen Xiaolian. At that very moment, however, it was as though a gap had opened up on the reservoir and that power surged out all at once. The gigantic golden sword descended, seemingly at in iparably slow rate. However, it also moved with seemingly iparable swiftness to meet Wu Ya¡¯s sphere of light. The gigantic golden sword struck the sphere of light. Shockingly, no explosion erupted. Not even the sound of collision could be heard. The gigantic golden sword remained in a peculiar state of stillness, in contact with the sphere of light. It was as though it hade to a grinding halt. Wu Ya gnashed his snake fangs as his red tongue continued swinging about on the outside. His body, however, was unmoving as he continued hovering in the sky. Likewise, the sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands stopped halfway in its descent. Just like the gigantic golden sword in the sky, the sword in his hands could not advance any further. Two fearsome power had clearly shed against one another. Yet, at that very moment, the entire area entered instead into a peculiar state of stillness, simr to the surface of a tranquilke. Still. Still. The stillness continued. After an unknown amount of time had passed, Wu Ya suddenly released a loud roar. The sphere of light suddenly expanded by several notches, engulfing the gigantic golden sword. ¡°Insect! You are¡­ ¡­ not [S] ss!¡± Wu Ya released a savage roar ofughter, which echoed throughout the bridge. However, it also contained traces of weakness. ¡°Now, die! Insect!¡± After having engulfed the gigantic golden sword, the white sphere of light slowly descended upon Chen Xiaolian, who remained on the bridge. The sphere of light moved unobstructed, descending like a vast mountain. Even so, Chen Xiaolian did not move to dodge. Both his hands continued holding onto the sword as he maintained his earlier stance. His eyes continued to stare at the sphere of light. There was neither fear nor despair in his eyes, only pure determination. ¡°Break!¡± Clenching his teeth, Chen Xiaolian then released his own roar. The advancing sphere of light suddenly came to a halt. Once again, the peculiar state of stillness entered the area. Next, a faint golden light shone out from within the sphere of light. In the beginning, the golden light was only a faint existence, almost fleeting in quality. In the blink of an eye, however, it grew increasingly concentrated and its light shone out in every direction. The expression on Wu Ya¡¯s snake face sank. However, it was toote. The golden light grew increasingly concentrated and the sphere of light silently broke apart, unravelling away in the sky. After breaking out from the sphere of light, the gigantic golden sword had grown even more dazzlingpared to before and it moved forward in a hacking motion. Its target, Wu Ya. Wu Ya howled out furiously. Forming a fist with his left palm, he sent it out to take on the gigantic golden sword. This time, a world shaking explosive sound broke out. Wu Ya released a miserable shriek as the gigantic golden de sent his colossal body flying. His entire left arm disappeared amid a shower of blood which rained down on the ground beneath him. As for the gigantic golden sword, it too, unravelled into nothingness. Only then did the sword in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands manage to sessfully hack down. When the tip of the sword touched the surface of the ground, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest heaved rapidly and his face turned pale. Since entering World¡¯s End, he had had to use Skyde¡¯s power too many times. In the earlier fights, he had not pushed Skyde¡¯s power to its limit due to the limitation in weaponry. However, that single attack he just unleashed was one without reservation. Given his present physique, that single attack was his limit. Every cell within his body felt as though it was being prodded by needles; all of them eagerly transmitting sensations of intense pain throughout his body. A soft breaking sound rang out from the sword in his hand as it broke. Beginning from the tip of the sword, all the way to the hilt, it shattered into powdery fragments before drifting away in the wind. Chen Xiaolian gave a muffled grunt as he lost the support of his sword. No longer able to stand, he fell to his knees. Yet, his waist remained straight. His face appeared drained of blood. Even so, Chen Xiaolian kept his head upright and he looked at the hurtling figure of Wu Ya. After getting struck by the sword, Wu Ya¡¯s body became like an artillery st, flying backward at the high-rise buildings of Manhattan. The buildings that he was falling toward just so happened to be standing side by side; two skyscrapers towering high into the clouds. The Twin Towers! Wu Ya¡¯s colossal body mmed into the central position of 1 WTC, breaking right through it. However, the momentum behind his fall remained strong and he continued to smash into the second tower. After smashing into the two buildings in session, the momentum behind Wu Ya¡¯s fall was finally stopped. Following a deafening rumble, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of concrete and steel bars that were no longer able to support the structure of the buildings came crashing down. Chen Xiaolian, who was kneeling on one knee, watched all that was transpiring with his right fist on the ground, providing support. For some unknown reason, seeing the copse of the two buildings made him reveal a wry smile. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian had not personally witnessed the copse of the two towers in the outside world. All he saw regarding the incident were some videos on the inte then. Never in his wildest imaginations did he think that he would one day witness the copsing scene of the two most famous buildings in human history. Additionally ¨C the one who caused their copse, was him. ¡­ In the distance, the group of four watched as Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword attack sent the shocking monster flying into the Twin Towers, causing it to copse. It took them a few seconds to register the rumbling sounds caused by the copse. Bluesea then looked behind at the three who were seated at the back. All three had dumbfounded looks on the faces. Meanwhile, Chen Xiaolian, who was still on the bridge far away, was kneeling on one knee, not budging at all. Without showing any hesitation, Bluesea pushed the gear stick and stepped on the elerator, sending the SUV forward. Only after a few seconds had passed did Grace recollect herself. She screamed out sharply, ¡°Bluesea! What are you doing?¡± ¡°Retrieving him.¡± ¡°Are you crazy? Those two fellows are monsters! Monsters! The four of us are just ordinary humans. What can we do?¡± Grace gripped the front seat¡¯s backrest tightly and shouted, ¡°You are just going to your own death!¡± ¡°Bluesea, Chen Xiaolian told us to wait for him here. You¡­¡± While not as panicky as Grace, terror could clearly be heard within Daniel¡¯s voice. ¡°Grace is right. We are just ordinary humans. What can we contribute in a battle against monsters? Even a minor shockwave from their exchange can disintegrate us!¡± ¡°Stop the SUV! Stop it, Bluesea! You fool!¡± The SUV continued barrelling forward, having moved onto the bridge as it rapidly made its way toward Chen Xiaolian. Seeing that Bluesea was ignoring her, Grace moved to grab hold of Bluesea¡¯s hair and pulled it back. ¡°Let go.¡± The ck muzzle of a gun appeared before Grace¡¯s eyes. ¡°Yang Lin¡­ ¡­ you¡­ ¡­ did you go crazy as well?¡± Grace looked with widened eyes, a look of utter disbelief on her face as she turned toward Yang Lin. ¡°Let go, Grace. Don¡¯t force me to open fire.¡± Yang Lin cast a cold look at Grace and pulled the hammer on the gun. ¡°Grace, let go! Hurry and let go! This guy will fire!¡± Sweat oozed out from Daniel¡¯s palms. While Grace may not have realized it, Daniel had already seen the determination in Yang Lin¡¯s eyes. Should Grace choose to not let go, Yang Lin would likely open fire for real. Grace turned to look at the anxious expression on Daniel¡¯s face before looking back at the ck muzzle of the gun. Then, she slowly released her hold on Bluesea¡¯s hair. Yang Lin, too, slowly put down his gun. However, his eyes continued to watch over Grace in a wary manner. During the whole thing, Bluesea had not spoken a single word. Their SUV sped across the surface of the bridge and it quickly came up from behind Chen Xiaolian. Hearing the roar of the engine, Chen Xiaolian hastily turned around to see Bluesea driving the SUV toward him. There were only a few hundred metres between the SUV and him. ¡°Go back!¡± However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shouts failed to reach Bluesea¡¯s ears. Soon, the SUV came to a sudden halt behind Chen Xiaolian. Bluesea jumped out from the SUV and moved over to prop up Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Get on the SUV, quick!¡± ¡°Mr Bluesea, you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea. Then, with a bitter smile, he shook his head and pushed Bluesea¡¯s hand away. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! What are you dawdling about?¡± Bluesea, who was shocked by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s move, asked with a frown. Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°He is not dead yet.¡± A few kilometres away, a thunderous roar rang out from beneath the ruins of the copsed Twin Towers, shaking its way through the sky. The heavy blocks of concrete flew explosively outward. It was as though a celestial being was scattering flowers through the sky, covering it with the blocks of concrete. The colossal monster emerged from the ruins and vaulted up into the air. Next, it flew toward the bridge once more. ¡­ Chapter 627 Neverending

Chapter 627 Neverending

GOR Chapter 627 Neverending ¡°Foolish insect! Did you really think you can kill the mighty Wu Ya?!¡± Wu Ya¡¯s roar reverberated through the sky like a p of thunder. His left arm was utterly gone and blood stained the left side of his body. As for his right arm, although it was still twisted in a peculiar way, it was no longer hanging limply. From the looks of it, it could now move. Scars covered the snake head as a major portion of the scales there had been blown off, revealing the bloody muscles and folds beneath the skin. Tens of minor holes marred his dragon wings. Yet, it was still able to carry Wu Ya through the sky, albeit barely. Chen Xiaolian pushed his knees, forcing himself to suppress the feeling of pain, the feeling of having ten thousand des stabbing into his body, down. Straightening himself, he looked up at Wu Ya, who pped his wings to fly toward Chen Xiaolian. A rueful smile appeared on his face. In but moments, Wu Ya was near the bridge. His bright yellow eyes were filled with rage and they red at Chen Xiaolian and the others, who looked like ants before him. ¡°Insect! Have you used up all your tricks?¡± ¡­ ¡°We are going to die¡­ ¡­ we are so going to die¡­ ¡­¡± Grace, who was seated limply inside the SUV, looked out with a nk expression on her face. Due to the vastness of Wu Ya¡¯s descending body, he ended up covering the light from the sky, casting a huge shadow on the ground. The terror brought about by this colossal monster at such close range was iparable to what they felt when they were just watching it from afar. Grace did not doubt Wu Ya¡¯s ability to crush their SUV into pieces with just one finger. Although the feeling of terror did not turn Daniel limp, his entire body had turned taut and he gripped the SUV¡¯s doorknob tightly. It was so tight that his knuckles had turned white. Among them, only Yang Lin raised up his gun. He raised the gun outside the window, aiming it at Wu Ya. Despite his elerated rate of breathing, his face remained calm. Bluesea lifted his head to look at Wu Ya, who was still up in the sky. Then, he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. With a calm look, he said, ¡°You can beat him, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian exchanged nces with Bluesea before revealing a bitter smile. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t know.¡± This fellow¡­ ¡­ is seriously powerful! It was not as though he had never encountered such an opponent before. Back in Zero City, while using Skyde¡¯s power to participate in Blood Verdict, he had faced an opponent capable of transforming into a dragon. That man known as Jacob was also a renowned expert from the Knights of Darkness Guild. However, Chen Xiaolian only needed one hack to decapitate Jacob, who had transformed into a colossal dragon. Since that day, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mastery of Skyde¡¯s power had only grown deeper. The attack he used against Wu Ya earlier was more powerfulpared to the one he unleashed back when he was participating in de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s Blood Verdict. And yet, this snake-headed dragon had only been wounded by his attack, albeit seriously. Chen Xiaolian lowered his gaze to look at the pile of powder on the ground. He gave a silent sigh. If he had Skyde in his hand or the Sword in the Stone, he may be able to continue fighting. However¡­ Although he received an [S] ss power from Skyde, Chen Xiaolian only knew of one way of utilizing the power ¨C he could only use it when holding a weapon. Without any weapon in hand, Chen Xiaolian had no idea how to use it. After all, that was not his own power. ¡­ While gasping for breath, Wu Ya raised up his right arm and another sphere of light appeared upon his right palm. One third of the bridge near Manhattan had already copsed and there was nothing on the ground before Chen Xiaolian. He stood there at the edge of the copsed bridge and looked up at Wu Ya. There was no weapon to be found nearby. The sphere of light that Wu Ya was creating, be it its size or its speed of formation, was far inferiorpared to the earlier one. It was clear that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s earlier attack had greatly damaged his strength. However, regardless of how damaged Wu Ya was, the present Chen Xiaolian had no opportunity to counter attack. Using his strength, Skyde established de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s renown and earned the qualifications to make his guild a resident guild of Zero City. There was no way a figure like that would require a sword in hand to unleash his powers. However, when he ¡®lent¡¯ his power to Chen Xiaolian after he was turned into a de, he only informed Chen Xiaolian the method of unleashing it through weapons. Considering his position in the guild, Chen Xiaolian had taken the physical and melee skill route when enhancing himself. He had no long-ranged skills. As for the Four-eyed War Cat and Bai Qi, those two summon-type skills could no longer be used in World¡¯s End. Sinceing here, Chen Xiaolian could only rely on the sword he seized when utilizing Skyde¡¯s power for battle. However, that earlier all-out attack had utterly exhausted him. Furthermore, where on this empty bridge could he find a sword capable of withstanding Skyde¡¯s power? Chen Xiaolian lowered his head. After a moment, he looked up. Then, he slowly extended his right hand. It was a simple move. He raised the palm of his right hand to face Wu Ya, who was up in the sky. ¡°Thank you for risking your life toe save me, Mr Bluesea.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to give Bluesea a smile. ¡°I do not know if I can kill him or not, but I will have to trouble you to carry me up the SUVter.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Bluesea looked up at Wu Ya, who still had a savage expression on his snake face, and the white sphere of light that was gradually forming upon his right palm. Bluesea gave a simple nod, his face calm, not the slightest trace of fear could be seen on his face. Finally, the white sphere of light in Wu Ya¡¯s palm reachedpletion. ¡°Although you are already very close ¨C in the end, you are still not [S] ss! Return to ashes, insect!¡± He lifted the sphere of light up high. Wu Ya, who was about to hurl the sphere of light at the bridge, was extremely confident that this attack will kill off Chen Xiaolian. At that same moment, light abruptly shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. An illusory figure shimmered into existence behind him. A Goddess of War wearing exquisite armour. The sword in her hand was swiftly raised up. Then, it shed down. The Goddess of Dawn. Overwhelming Sunlight Purification! Chen Xiaolian could feel all his strength leaving him as his body rapidly grew weaker and weaker. Also, it was not just his own strength. Rather, it also included ¨C Skyde¡¯s power. That¡­ ¡­ that was right. The skill tobust all the attributes within his body to release one singr attack could also include the power that Skyde left behind. The power that Skyde left in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was neither that of his prime nor all of his power. It was like a tree without roots. Every bit Chen Xiaolian used meant the power will be reduced by that much. Even so, it was still the power of an [S] ss powerhouse. Following the Goddess of War¡¯s shing motion, the surging power transformed into a beam of light, which sted forward from behind Chen Xiaolian toward Wu Ya. ¡°That is impossible!!!¡± The moment Wu Ya saw the silhouette of the Goddess of War, he screamed. Overwhelming Sunlight Purification? The Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill whichbusts all attributes to unleash one singr attack? An Overwhelming Sunlight Purification from a quasi-[S] ss expertbusting all of his attributes? Naturally, Wu Ya had seen the skill before. However, he had never seen anyone above [A] ss using it. Before Wu Ya could hurl down the sphere of light in his hand, the beam mmed into him. With a wretched bellow, the surface of Wu Ya¡¯s body began to fall apart. The ck scales on him seemed as though they had fallen into a powerful acid and they rapidly dissolved to reveal the flesh beneath. Those too, were slowly eroded. Wu Ya frantically twisted his body in an attempt to hurl the sphere of light in his hand. However, he was no longer able to muster the strength to do so. The beam of light bombarded him non-stop. In but the blink of an eye, arge hole had appeared on his abdomen area. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s earlier attack had fractured Wu Ya¡¯s right arm, which was now raised up high. At that very moment, the right arm no longer had the strength to continue its upright position. It fell limply and the sphere of light, which Wu Ya had failed to hurl down, fell on his own head. Without a sound, the sphere of light expanded tens of times in size and the vast explosion of light engulfed Wu Ya¡¯s body. Both Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian were forced to close their eyes in face of the blinding sh of light. The silhouette of the Goddess of Dawn behind him pped her wings once before slowly disappearing. Then, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body turned limp as he could no longer support himself. He fell down onto the ground. Up in the air, the explosion of light disappeared and colossal but partially mutted Wu Ya fell slowly and crashed into the river beneath the bridge. ¡°Chen Xiaolian!¡± Bluesea forced himself to open up his tearing eyes and rushed to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side to help him up. ¡°Are you all right?¡± Chen Xiaolian opened his eyes to look at Bluesea. However, he was weakened to the point where he could no longer speak up. All he could do was to slowly nod while his eyes turned to look at the other end of the bridge. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Gritting his teeth, Bluesea ced Chen Xiaolian over his shoulder and swiftly made his way to the SUV behind them. The SUV roared to life and sped toward the other end of the bridge. Hearing the sound of the SUV, a feeling of relief slowly washed over Chen Xiaolian and he closed his eyes. ¡­ After Bluesea and the others had disappeared far away, the calm surface of the river water suddenly swirled, turning into a maelstrom. Wu Ya¡¯s naked figure slowly floated up to the surface of the river and he struggled to climb up the river bank. There was arge hole on his body, starting from his chest down to his lower abdomen area. It was aplete hole, rendering the soil beneath him visible from above. Additionally, he no longer had his left arm, only his disabled right arm remained. A hoarse gasping sound simr to that of bellows could be hearding from his chest. It sounded as though it was on the verge of bursting apart. Despite that, Wu Ya was still able to crawl forward. After a tough struggle, he finally managed to prop his body up. With a push, he flipped his body over and he fell heavily on the ground. Nearly his entire face had been scorched off and his facial features were no longer clear. Large patches of mottled skin fell off to reveal the charred skin beneath. However, a closer look revealed that bits of tissue were slowly growing out from every wound on his body. They grew continuously, repairing his body. ¡°Chen¡­ Xiao¡­ Lian!¡± Both of Wu Ya¡¯s lips were no more, exposing two rows of white teeth. The two rows of teeth opened and closed as Wu Ya called out Chen Xiaolian¡¯s name with a most resentful voice. ¡­ Chapter 628 Dangerous Place

Chapter 628 Dangerous ce

GOR Chapter 628 Dangerous ce When Chen Xiaolian woke up, he saw that the view outside the SUV was different. The vehicle was still moving forward. However, it was not moving upon any road. Instead, they moved forward through a lush savannah dotted withrge trees. ¡°How long was I unconscious?¡± Chen Xiaolian exerted himself to straighten his body and turned to look at Bluesea, who was beside him. ¡°Two hours,¡± answered Bluesea who continued driving. He continued, ¡°Due to fear of reinforcements, we did not stop down to let you rest. You will have to wait until we reach the town before you can get a good rest.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°How much longer?¡± Bluesea considered the question for a moment. ¡°After we make it past this grasnd, we will enter a desert area. After that, we will reach the little town. It will take roughly one or two hours.¡± ¡°Excellent.¡± ¡°We have already safely made our way through two instance dungeon areas. For the desert area next¡­ ¡­ when we first set out, we had encountered some ants there. Thankfully, they were not too fast and were unable to pursue us,¡± said Bluesea as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. Looking back at Bluesea, Chen Xiaolian nodded silently. ¡°If you are feeling very tired, you should rest up first. After we return to the little town, we should be safe. Right¡­¡± Bluesea looked at Chen Xiaolian again. ¡°Thank you for saving us.¡± ¡°No need for thanks. Just remember, after returning to the little town, help me gather information about the one I am looking for.¡± Chen Xiaolian shut his eyes and leaned back once more on the seat. Just now, after having regained his consciousness, he had tested it out. As expected, his physical attributes were now that of an ordinary human. It would appear that the price for utilizing the Goddess of Dawn¡¯s attributebusting skill remained the same even in World¡¯s End. More importantly¡­ Skyde¡¯s power within his body was no more. Chen Xiaolian¡¯sprehensive level of power was, at best, no greater than [A+] ss. However, that was the level. The calctions for that level included his ability to summon the adorable Four-Eyed Cat, Bai Qi, his weapon, the Sword in the Stone, and his various equipment. When it came to personal strength, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s highest basic attribute was his Physique, which was only at [A] ss. One Overwhelming Sunlight Purification attack obtained through thebustion of those basic attributes alone would never be enough to defeat an [S] ss expert like Wu Ya. Only bybusting Skyde¡¯s power as well could Chen Xiaolian unleash that powerful attack. However, the price of doing so - All of it wasbusted and he was now a genuinely ordinary human. Thankfully, in the Tokyo instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian had taken a Power Propagation Serum. The serum will allow hisbusted basic attributes to automatically recover until it reached its original state. The problem, however, was that it required time. Thest time Chen Xiaolian utilized the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill was in Zero City when he had to face Shen. After that, it took him roughly 10 days for his basic attributes to fully recover. At present, Chen Xiaolian could only stay in World¡¯s End for 140 hours. Around four to five hours had passed since Chen Xiaolian entered this World¡¯s End. There were only five plus days left. That was far from enough for him to return to his normal state. But most importantly, he had lost Skyde¡¯s power. ¡°All right, we¡¯ve reached the desert.¡± Bluesea¡¯s words interrupted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thoughts. Opening his eyes, Chen Xiaolian saw a noticeable dividing line in the distance. There, the lush grasnd suddenly disappeared and was quickly, without any transitional stage, reced by a stretch of endless desert. ¡°Everyone, get your rifles ready. Be careful,¡± said Bluesea with a serious expression as he looked back at the three seated behind. After that, he turned back to face Chen Xiaolian and exined, ¡°Sometimes, the ants will hide themselves beneath the sand only to pop out all of a sudden. Although their speed is inferiorpared to a vehicle, they are still rather troublesome.¡± The two men nodded and began checking their firearms. However, Grace pursed her lips to the side. ¡°What is there to fear? Don¡¯t we still have him? He is so powerful. How can those few antspare to him?¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian just had a fight with the monster. He needs to rest. Besides¡­¡± Bluesea continued coolly, ¡°What right do we have to put everything on him?¡± With a sigh, Chen Xiaolian turned to Bluesea and said, ¡°Give me one as well¡­ ¡­ a rifle.¡± Bluesea turned to give Chen Xiaolian a nce, a look of surprise on his face. However, he did not question Chen Xiaolian. He simply nodded before handing the automatic rifle beside his seat to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Do you know how to use it?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± After epting the rifle, Chen Xiaolian carefully checked the rifle¡¯s bullet magazine and barrel. Then, he turned to look out the window, not saying anything else. Their SUV quickly made its way into the desert. The amount of resistance on the SUV¡¯s tires immediately increased and its movements became sluggish. The expressions on those at the back grew anxious. Ten minutester, tens of ck spots appeared on the horizon ahead. ¡°Hold on tight. Do your best to conserve bullets. Unless they are at a certain distance, do not open fire.¡± Bluesea, who was driving, said grimly. The three figures behind all gave their assent in hushed tones. It would appear that they were not feeling too anxious. At any rate, they had encountered the giant ants before. Additionally, whenpared to the Karra beasts and Wu Ya, those giant ants were nothing. Thanks to the roaring sounding from the SUV¡¯s engine, the giant ants discovered the existence of their prey. Each of them rushed toward the SUV on their six, long limbs. Bluesea rolled down all four windows. With the exception of Grace, who was in the centre seat at the back, and Bluesea himself, Chen Xiaolian, Yang Lin, and Daniel had raised up their rifles and aimed them outside. As their SUV approached the giant ants, Chen Xiaolian was able to get a clear view of the monsters. Each of them was as long as a normal human. Looking at them gave Chen Xiaolian a better view of the ant anatomypared to when looking at an ant through a magnifying ss. As they crawled forward, the antennas on their heads quivered while theirpound eyes glittered with a variety of colours. The movement speed of those giant ants was not too high. It was only roughly on par with that of an ordinary human running at full speed. After discovering the SUV¡¯s existence, the giant ants rushed forward to surround the SUV from the front. However, given their rate of movement, they were not much of a threat. ¡°Shoot the ones in the front.¡± Bluesea swerved the steering wheel slightly, moving the SUV toward the weakest spot of the giant ants¡¯ encirclement. Chen Xiaolian nodded. Raising the rifle, he aimed carefully at a giant ant and fired out a burst of five shots. Although his physical attributes had fallen to that of an ordinary human, his marksmanship skill remained. Not a single one of his shots missed and all the bullets struck the giant ant¡¯s head, piercing through its thorny shell. The impact from the bullets caused the giant ant to stumbled backward. Yellowish-green fluids trickled out from the bullet holes and its slender limbs iled for a bit before it tumbled down the ground. Very weak. Chen Xiaolian was quick to reach that evaluation. The weapon in his hand was just an ordinary M4 carbine. Yet, it was capable of hurting the giant ant. Yang Lin and Daniel opened fire at the same time. Although both had decent marksmanship, theirs were only at the standard of ordinary humans. At that moment, the SUV was moving across a desert while the giant ants were constantly on the move. As both sides were moving, only some of their bullets hit home while most ended up missing. Unlike Chen Xiaolian, even when their shots struck the giant ants, their bullets failed to hit the giant ants¡¯ heads. Although the ants¡¯ abdomen area was softer, they were still able to move somewhat after taking two to three bullets there. ¡°You guys, stop firing,¡± said Chen Xiaolian without looking back. At the same time, he rapidly opened fire with the assault rifle in his hand. In the blink on an eye, he had shot the heads of two giant ants. After struggling for a bit, the two giant ants flipped on the ground. However, they were not dead. Their six limbs iled about in the air. Bluesea, who was driving the SUV forward quickly, knitted his brows. More ant giants had appeared before them. ¡°One of you,e take the front passenger position. Unless absolutely necessary, do not open fire.¡± Looking at the giant ants, which continued to pop out from beneath the sand before the SUV, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned grim. Reaching out his hand, he slid open the SUV¡¯s sunroof. Next, he pushed himself up, crawling up and sitting on the roof of the SUV; only his legs remained inside the SUV. Then, he took aim at the giant ants in front and opened fire once more. ¡°Affirmative.¡± Without showing any hesitation, Yang Lin leaned forward and crawled into the front passenger position. The three inside the SUV held onto their rifles and aimed at the ants outside the SUV. However, they did not open fire. Only Chen Xiaolian, who was up on the roof, opened fire. Every time he did, a giant ant would fall. As the SUV moved forward, it left not only a trail of tire tracks, but also the corpses of the giant ants. However, there was an issue¡­ There were too many of them. ¡°Magazine!¡± ¡°Magazine!¡± ¡°Magazine!¡± Even though Chen Xiaolian had already emptied three bullet magazines, more giant ants appeared from the front, swarming toward them. By then, Yang Lin and the others had also started to open fire, albeit sporadically. asionally, some giant ants would pop out near the SUV and Chen Xiaolian could not handle so many of them by himself. When those giant ants came within a certain distance, Yang Lin and the others had no choice but to open fire. The rate at which they were using up ammunition was greater than expected. When Bluesea and the others left the town, they were unable to bring too much ammunition with them. After having undergone a number of battles, there were only a small amount left. As for the ammunition he found in the police department, he had failed to bring them along to the convenience store. ¡°Magazine check. How many more do we have?¡± Chen Xiaolian tossed another empty magazine down the sunroof. ¡°Three.¡± ¡°Four.¡± ¡°I only have two left! If this continues, we will not be able to get out of this ce! Why aren¡¯t you going down to fight them?¡± Grace spoke up in a state of panic. ¡°You can even beat that monster. Go kill them!¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored the annoying woman. He quietly pulled the trigger, knocking down a giant ant, which was only 10 metres away from the SUV. However, he too, was feeling somewhat worried. Up front, more giant ants continued popping out from the sand, endless in number. Given the current situation, once they ran out of ammunition, they will likely die within the desert. ¡°Take a detour. If we continue on like this, I fear we won¡¯t make it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted down. ¡°We cannot,¡± Bluesea shouted back. ¡°There is not much fuel left! The area covered by these ants is toorge. If we take a detour, we will not have enough fuel to make it back to the town! Not to mention, we are now surrounded. There is no way for us to turn!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly looked behind and saw that the swarm of giant ants behind them were no lesspared to the swarm before them. ¡°Damn it! How did you make it past them the first time?¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly. Bluesea frowned and replied, ¡°The first time around, we only encountered around ten of them. There weren¡¯t so many!¡± ¡°Shit! You guys, stop firing. Leave the ammunition for me!¡± Chen Xiaolian inhaled deeply and switched his M4 to semi-automatic mode. He took extra care for each shot, and every bullet he fired out struck the centre of the giant ants¡¯ heads, silently going in between their two antennas. Even so, giant ants continued to appear across the desert before them and all of them rushed toward the SUV. As Chen Xiaolian held his breath to concentrate on shooting the giant ants, he secretly confirmed the state of his body. No use. It had only been a few hours since his usage of the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill. The present Chen Xiaolian was no different from an ordinary human. Additionally, he had no weapon in hand. Jumping down to engage in a melee battle against the swarm of giant ants was simply suicide. Chen Xiaolian kept swearing to himself. Damn it! If only my storage equipment is still here, these ants are nothing. Judging from thebat prowess shown by the giant ants, it would appear that the instance dungeon had among the lowest in terms of difficulty level. It was purely for training newbie yers and Awakened ones. Other than their numbers, the giant ants¡¯bat power was nothing to fear. Back then, Chen Xiaolian managed to acquire a great harvest after sessfully helping de Mountain me Sea Guild seize the rights for the C11 mine. Forget the Thunderstorm Tank and Tidal Fighter, even a Sentinel mech was enough for him to wiped out all those ants. However ¨C he could no longer ess those equipment. The three inside the SUV had stopped firing and Chen Xiaolian had switched to semi-automatic mode. However, the number of bullet magazines remained insufficient. By Chen Xiaolian¡¯s estimate, the SUV will only be able to travel forward for another kilometre before running out of ammo. Then, the giant ants will tear apart the SUV and devour all five of them. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ get down and fight!¡± Seeing that even more giant ants were appearing from the sand, Grace was finally unable to stop herself from screaming out, ¡°You said you will protect us!¡± ¡°Shut your damn trap! You want someone to get down? Then you go down!¡± Chen Xiaolian finally lost his temper. Since the very beginning, this woman only knew how to cause trouble and scream. She was of not help at all and only knew how toin. If not for the fact that she was one of Bluesea¡¯s people and his serious need to ask around their town regarding Qiao Qiao, he would have kicked her out long ago. ¡°Xiaolian, this won¡¯t do. Do you have any n?¡± asked Bluesea. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ no. If we run out of bullets, we can only wait for death together!¡± Even a good housewife cannot cook up a meal if there is no rice. All Chen Xiaolian could do was to smile bitterly. Additionally, seeing as how Bluesea had asked him that, it meant that Bluesea had also realized that the fight with Wu Ya had left Chen Xiaolian bereft of his extraordinary abilities. ¡°Wait!¡± Light suddenly shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Not far before them, a metal te was glittering from behind a mound of sand. Taking a deep breath, Chen Xiaolian then shouted down. ¡°Bluesea! Turn to the left!¡± ¡­ Chapter 629 Devourer

Chapter 629 Devourer

GOR Chapter 629 Devourer Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, Bluesea did not hesitate. He swiftly swerved the SUV toward the mound of sand. Thanks to the bullets Chen Xiaolian fired out, the SUV was able to drive toward the mound of sand, leaving only a trail of giant ant corpses. After closing the distance between the SUV and the mound of sand, Chen Xiaolian was unable to stop himself from eximing joyfully to himself. Deus ex my luck! The glittering piece of metal that he saw earlier was exactly what he thought it to be, a pristine Devourer fighter aircraft. It was not a system-produced aircraft, but a type of aircraft unique to Zero City. It was much smallerpared to the Tidal Fighter. Likewise, its engine and weapons system were also not as advanced or powerful. Even so, it was still a rare and expensive piece of aircraft. In Zero City¡¯s final battle, a number of Devourer fighter aircrafts were fielded for the counter attack wave. As expected, this is one of Zero City¡¯s aircrafts. After it was utterly destroyed in Zero City, it was refreshed into this desert instance dungeon. ¡°Cover me!¡± After the SUV halted before the Devourer fighter aircraft, Chen Xiaolian tossed down the assault rifle in his hand as he shouted. Next, pping the roof of the SUV, he jumped off the top of the vehicle before proceeding to run at full speed toward the aircraft. After hitting the brake, Bluesea picked up the assault rifle that Chen Xiaolian had tossed down from the sunroof and took aim at the nearest giant ant before shooting at it. The Devourer fighter aircraft was only partially exposed. Its other half remained buried in the sand. When Chen Xiaolian reached the aircraft, he discovered that the hatch was partially buried by sand. ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian pressed the open button for the hatch, but the hatch remained stuck in ce due to the sand. It only made two creaking sounds while remaining shut. ¡°Bluesea!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted as he bent down to start pushing the sand away. After the SUV stopped moving, even more giant ants appeared in quick session and they all rushed toward them. Bluesea swiftly jumped down from the SUV, the rifle still in hand. Then, he opened fire again. ¡°Yang Lin, go help him! Daniel, Grace, provide cover!¡± Nodding his head, Yang Lin quickly rushed out of the SUV and ran to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. The two of them stood side by side and furiously shoved the sand away from the hatch. As there were no tools avable, the two of them could only rely on their hands for that. ¡°Two minutes!¡± As Chen Xiaolian was struggling to shove the sand away, he shouted out to Bluesea. ¡°Faster! We don¡¯t have much ammo left!¡± Bluesea, who had jumped down from the SUV, ced his rifle on the vehicle¡¯s hood. Steadily, he opened fire on the giant ants. The number of giant ants surrounding them gradually increased. Even though Bluesea and the others were continuously shooting the giant ants, the encirclement by the giant ants slowly grew and the space between the two decreased. ¡­ ¡°This is thest magazine! Chen Xiaolian! Are you not done?¡± Bluesea shouted at Chen Xiaolian. A good portion of the sand on the hatch had been cleared off. Chen Xiaolian mmed the open button with all his might. Next, the hatch gave another two creaking sounds. Finally, it opened up slightly, creating a small gap. Without hesitating, Chen Xiaolian slipped inside. ¡°Bluesea! Look! He¡­ ¡­ he went in alone!¡± Bluesea and Daniel were both concentrating on shooting the giant ants. Only Grace heard the soundsing from behind them. After turning to look at what was happening behind, she screamed. That very moment where she became distracted caused a gap to appear in their cover fire. As a result, several giant ants rushed forward with their long limbs. ¡°Grace!¡± Seeing the three giant ants closing in on them, Bluesea¡¯s face sank instantly. He turned his rifle; without putting time into aiming, he fired out in session. Struck by the bullets, the three giant ants flinched back before falling down to the ground, where they iled about. However, doing so caused Bluesea to use up all his bullets. ¡°We can''t get in!¡± There was a pale look on Yang Lin¡¯s face as he exerted his all in an attempt to push open the fighter aircraft¡¯s hatch. However, no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to make the gap anyrger. Among Bluesea¡¯s group, all the three men were fairlyrge in size. The slight opening on the hatch, which Chen Xiaolian had slipped through, was too small for them. Grace nced back. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, she gritted her teeth, turned around and ran toward the Devourer fighter aircraft. Her hands were still holding onto an assault rifle. Having lost Bluesea and Grace, the protective cover fell solely on Daniel. The surrounding giant ants quickly rushed forward. It did not take them long to close the distance between them and Bluesea¡¯s group. ¡°Blue¡­ Bluesea!¡± Daniel released a panicked scream. Due to his state of panic, he forgot about the need to conserve ammo and furiously fired out continuously at the giant ants. With one sessive burst, he used up all the bullets in his rifle. That was hisst magazine. Bluesea sighed, a look of despair on his face. By then, Grace had already made it to the fighter aircraft¡¯s hatch. After checking the size of the opening, she released a sigh of relief and moved to squeeze herself in through the opening on the hatch. However, as her head was moving in, she saw a foot rushing toward her. Bam! The kick from Chen Xiaolian sent Grace flying onto the sandy ground. ¡°Catch!¡± Ignoring Grace, who was rolling on the sand, he tossed out two sleek looking rifle-like items. ¡°Back up a little!¡± One of the riflesnded onto Yang Lin¡¯s hands while the other fell onto the sand. Without asking anything, Bluesea pounced forward and picked up the rifle. The design of the weapon that Chen Xiaolian had tossed out was not that different from an ordinary rifle. Just by giving it a nce, he figured out how to use it. Next, he took aim at the nearest giant ant and pulled the trigger. He felt no recoil on his shoulders and saw no muzzle shing out from the rifle. The only change he felt from the rifle was a very faint air-piercing sound, almost like the sound of falling rain. The giant ant which he was shooting at was no more than 20 metres away from him. Suddenly, fine holes appeared on its body. It was as though a volley of numerous needles had just pierced through the ant, turning it into rags in the blink of an eye. Seeing the power of the rifle shocked Bluesea. Next, he fired out while moving the rifle in an arc, instantly clearing the giant ants within a semi-circle area. He also did not forget to shout toward Yang Lin, who was behind him. ¡°Yang Lin! Help Grace up! Move away from the fighter! Daniel! Get behind me!¡± As he shouted, Bluesea ran forward to ce himself before Daniel. Then, he released another arc of bullets, ignoring how much ammo there were in the rifle that Chen Xiaolian had tossed out. Yang Lin used his left hand to pull up Grace, who was still on the ground, while his right hand opened fire alongside Bluesea. Theyboured to run toward Bluesea¡¯s position. After the two of them had ran a distance of 10 metres, a blue light suddenly shone out from behind them. The Devourer fighter aircraft¡¯s engine, which was partially buried under the sand, started up. In a sh, the aircraft soared to a height of hundreds of metres up in the air. Then, it dived, flying above the heads of Bluesea and the others. A seemingly t metal te that was on the bottom part of the fighter aircraft suddenly rotated around to reveal two ck artillery barrels. The two barrels moved to aim downward before unleashing a strafing fire at the giant ants beneath it. As it circled the sky, its artillery sts were like a plough, clearing the grounds around the SUV. Looking up at the fighter aircraft, Bluesea then released a long sigh of relief. Chen Xiaolian set the Devourer fighter aircraft to circle another two times to clear out an area. After he was certain that the giant ants in the distance will not swarm over anymore, he slowly lowered the aircraft to a halt beside the SUV. ¡°Move it!¡± Seeing the hatch on the fighter aircraft opening up, Bluesea waved his hand before taking the lead in moving into the aircraft. Yang Lin, however, gave the SUV a hesitant look. ¡°The food¡­¡± ¡°We need to leave first. We don¡¯t have the time to move them!¡± There was also a hesitant look on Bluesea¡¯s face. Still, he did not stop. ¡°Go back first! We¡¯ll figure out the restter!¡± Yang Lin understood how critical their situation was. Nodding, he quickly made his way into the cabin. ¡°Is everyone inside?¡± Chen Xiaolian, who was seated on the pilot¡¯s seat, nced back to confirm that everyone was aboard. Next, he quickly closed up the hatch and restarted the engine. The Devourer fighter aircraft was not exactly an air superiority fighter aircraft. It was more of a mobility and transport type aircraft. Its size was roughly that of a container truck. In addition to the two pilot seats in the front, it had two rows of seats at the back that could amodate up to 10 people and another two gunners. At the back of the cabin was an opened firearms cab. At present, there were only three rifles inside. The two empty spaces inside the cab had housed the two rifles that Chen Xiaolian had tossed to Bluesea and Yang Lin. ¡°Mr Bluesea.¡± After the fighter aircraft lifted off once again, Chen Xiaolian finally heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he turned to address Bluesea, who was behind him. Bluesea quickly moved to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side. There, he sat down on the other pilot¡¯s seat. Likewise, he too, released a long sigh of relief as he leaned upon the seat. ¡°You are not injured, are you?¡± ¡°No.¡± Bluesea shook his head and turned to look at the three people behind. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, he lowered his voice and said, ¡°Your strange abilities¡­ ¡­ are no more?¡± Looking at Bluesea, Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°It cannot recover?¡± ¡°It can, but¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it but did not continue his reply. ¡°I will tell you about it after we reach your little town. However, there is one thing I need to talk to you about.¡± ¡°I know what you want to say.¡± There was a rueful smile on Bluesea¡¯s face. Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°If one is hesitant when decisiveness is required, the consequences will be disastrous. Some people are not worth keeping.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Bluesea nodded his head. ¡°I am not an idiot, nor am I some soft-hearted old man. It is just, before we set off, I had made a promise when selecting those people. I will bring them back safely. At the very least, until we return to the vige, I will not abandon my responsibility.¡± ¡°Very well, then.¡± After giving Bluesea a long and deep look, Chen Xiaolian rxed somewhat. The Bluesea he knew had to support de Mountain me Sea Guild for years. He was by no means a soft-hearted leader. ¡°How could this thing ¡­ ¡­ be in a desert?¡± Bluesea shifted to a more casual topic. ¡°And that vehicle from before¡­ ¡­ that thing you call Thunderstorm Tank. Where did these thingse from?¡± ¡°After their destruction, they were refreshed inside. It is just like what happened to you all after your deaths.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°It is probably because my luck is fairly good. If not for the fact that so many things were destroyed alongside Zero City¡¯s fall, there is no way we could identally stumble upon this aircraft here.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned and gave Bluesea another deep gaze. Earlier, Wu Ya had informed him that the only ones that could enter World¡¯s End were Irregrities, Awakened ones who no longer possess their memories as Awakened ones, cleared instance dungeons, and some system-rted equipment. The Devourer fighter aircraft that they were in was in pristine state. Even the weapons remain untouched. That could only mean ¨C Back then, it had been instantly destroyed. Chen Xiaolian suddenly recalled the battle that led to Zero City¡¯s fall. Once again, he recalled the orderly formation of the aircrafts and how they struggled to fly out through the only exit point avable amid the countless echoes of artillery sts being fired on the ground. Back then, this Devourer fighter aircraft must have been filled with people from Zero City. Then, in the blink of an eye, it was turned to ashes¡­ ¡°Turn right a little.¡± Bluesea¡¯s reminder interrupted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thoughts. ¡°On our way out, we were travelling throughnd. Right now, I can only make a rough estimate on the direction we need to take. However, once we reach the edge of this instance dungeon, I will be able to get our bearings.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and adjusted the flight path of the Devourer fighter aircraft ording to Bluesea¡¯s instructions. Originally, they had thought they would need more than one hour¡¯s worth of driving to make it through the ce. However, they were now in a Devourer fighter aircraft. After just five minutes, Chen Xiaolian could see the edge of the desert instance dungeon. Across the desert was a stretch of deste nds. Although it had a faint yellowish colour, it still had some vegetation the likes of cacti. ¡°It is here.¡± Bluesea pointed forward. ¡°Fly straight along that road and you will soon see a small town.¡± ¡­ Chapter 630 Part 1 This World

Chapter 630 Part 1 This World

GOR Chapter 630 Part 1 This World After all of the little town hade into view beneath them, Chen Xiaolian finally released a sigh of relief. It was a type of minor townmonly seen in the southwestern part of America. Various shops lined two sides of a major street while smaller streets branched out from the major street like spokes on a wheel, leading to low-rise residential buildings, each built onrge plots ofnd. There were no high-rise buildings in the little town. The tallest building there was a four-storey shopping mall. Farther away from the mall was a small school. Considering the size of the town, there should have been around 1,000 people living in there. Hearing the sound of the fighter aircraft engine, the people inside the residential buildings ran out. When they saw the Devourer fighter aircraft in the air, they began to wave in excitement. ¡°They still do not know that there are people hunting us,¡± exined Bluesea as he cast an awkward look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°At any rate¡­ ¡­ they are all civilians.¡± ¡°Notify them as soon as possible.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed helplessly. ording to Wu Ya, this World¡¯s End had not undergone a clearing process for quite a long time. Yet, instance dungeons were continuously being cleared in the outside world and sent inside. There were not many Irregrities in World¡¯s End to begin with. Thus, the number of people in that Coalition will certainly be less inparison. Due to the high number of instance dungeons, the Coalition members had yet to find this ce. However, as time went by, someone from the Coalition will certainly find this ce. The fighter aircraftnded and Chen Xiaolian jumped down from the hatch. Although there were looks of curiosity on the civilians¡¯ faces, they did not immediately rush forward. Instead, they stood a good distance away and whispered among themselves. ¡°I¡¯ve upheld my end of our contract.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Bluesea, who walked down after him. ¡°Do you still remember your promise?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Bluesea nodded. ¡°Come with me.¡± Chen Xiaolian followed Bluesea, who led him to a residential building. ¡°Mm¡­ ¡­ this building should be vacant. Rest here first. I will help you ask around for that Qiao Qiao.¡± ¡°Good. Thank you.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded before pushing open the house door. There were several hundreds of these houses within the small town. ording to what Bluesea had told him back then, there were only around 100 Awakened ones gathered within this town. Naturally, there was no way for them to upy all the houses here. Striding inside, Chen Xiaolian then tossed himself onto the sofa. Then, cing both his hands behind his head, he slowly closed his eyes. Since entering World¡¯s End, he had not had a proper rest. However, his mind was fraught with a jumble of thoughts. No matter how hard he tried, he was unable to enter a proper state of sleep. Under the management of Bluesea and some other figures, this ce had be something of a decent-sized settlement. However, Chen Xiaolian still had no clue about how big this World¡¯s End was. How many instance dungeons were cleared each day before being discarded, sent into this Recycle Bin? Three to four? Five? Ten? Counting from thest refresh process, the number of instance dungeons within World¡¯s End had likely reached the hundreds. Chen Xiaolian had never imagined that the ¡®Recycle Bin¡¯ would look like this. If no one within this little town had seen Qiao Qiao before¡­ Chen Xiaolian continued to contemte on various matters for quite some time. Then, he heard a sounding from the house door. He quickly sat up to see Bluesea enter after pushing open the door. He was followed by a middle-aged man with an ordinary-looking face. The middle-aged man had his head lowered and there was a slight look of fear on his face. After giving Chen Xiaolian a nce, he did not greet him. Instead, his head remained lowered and he sat down on the sofa. Chen Xiaolian looked toward Bluesea and saw an apologetic expression on his face. Bluesea shook his head. ¡°I am sorry. We have asked everyone in this town; none of them ever met a girl named Qiao Qiao.¡± Bluesea sighed. ¡°You need to understand; this world is very big.¡± Chen Xiaolian grew silent. Although he had considered this possibility before, hearing it from Bluesea still brought about an irremovable feeling of loss. ¡°I am sorry I failed to help you.¡± Bluesea quickly added, ¡°However, I have some other information which might be able to help you.¡± ¡°Go on.¡± A faint light glimmered from within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Truth be told¡­ ¡­ you, and those who pursued us in Manhattan are not the first metahumans our people encountered.¡± Bluesea stretched out a hand to point at the middle-aged man on the sofa. ¡°His name is Lu Leiya. He encountered them before.¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately turned to look at Lu Leiya. Lu Leiya raised his head. When he noticed Chen Xiaolian looking at him, he grew slightly nervous and quickly lowered his head once again. Chen Xiaolian sighed inwardly. Next, he made his way forward until he was standing before Lu Leiya. He patted Lu Leiya¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Old bro, are you afraid of me?¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Lu Leiya raised his head. He was only halfway through his exmation before he immediately shook his head. ¡°No¡­ no!¡± ¡°Why? This is our first meeting. Do I look like a bad person?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°No¡­ no, you don¡¯t¡­ ¡­¡± Lu Leiya hesitated for a moment before stuttering, ¡°Bluesea said, you are also that type¡­¡± ¡°So?¡± Chen Xiaolian crouched down to look Lu Leiya in the eyes. ¡°Those people that you met, did they do something to you?¡± ¡°He¡­ ¡­ not to me¡­ ¡­ just¡­ just¡­¡± Lu Leiya kept stammering without uttering a single, whole sentence. ¡°Look at me, old bro!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly snapped out in a hushed tone, shocking Lu Leiya, causing him to enter a bewildered state. ¡°You know that you are here because you died, right?¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡± Lu Leiya nodded and said in a whisper, ¡°In the beginning, I was unable to believe it. Later on, though¡­ ¡­ as more people gathered and exchanged stories, we found out that all of us were the same. Thus, we had to ept¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Do you still remember how you died?¡± ¡°Remember¡­ ¡­ I¡­ ¡­ because my wife divorced me¡­ ¡­ also lost my job¡­ ¡­ after that, I feel that there is nothing to strive for in life, so¡­¡± As he spoke, the tone in Lu Leiya¡¯s voice gradually decreased. ¡°Suicide, is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°What a coincidence, I alsomitted suicide. However, I am different from you. I did not do so because I did not want to live. Rather, I wanted to find someone here.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Lu Leiya raised his head, a look of utter shock on his face as he stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°That is right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and continued, ¡°You did not mishear me. The reason Imitted suicide was to enter this World¡¯s End and find that woman, the one known as Qiao Qiao.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ youmitted suicide in order to find her? How did you know¡­ ¡­ you will appear here after your death? Besides, even if you do find her, you won¡¯t be able to return!¡± ¡°So, you should understand how important she is to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes glinted as he stared intently at Lu Leiya. ¡°She is my girlfriend, the most important person in my life, and¡­ ¡­ she had died in order to protect me. Since I am here, I must find her. The things that you have experienced may help me find her. That is why, please tell me about it.¡± ¡­ Chapter 630 Part 2 This World

Chapter 630 Part 2 This World

GOR Chapter 630 Part 2 This World Lu Leiya looked long and hard at Chen Xiaolian. Finally, he gritted his teeth and nodded his head slowly. ¡°I¡­ understand.¡± He inhaled deeply a few times to raise his spirits. Then, he slowly spoke up, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ it hasn¡¯t been that long since I came to this town. However, I arrived in this afterlife world much earlier, earlier than even brother Bluesea. ¡°That day¡­ ¡­ I was standing on the roof of a high-rise building, thinking about how my wife cuckolded me, how I lost my job, how I incurred millions in gambling debt with skyhigh interest¡­ ¡­ how I am better off dead. I downed half a bottle of sorghum wine and jumped down the building. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ I woke up to find myself lying within a forest. Its¡­ ¡­ a rainforest filled with trees. ¡°Back then¡­ ¡­ I thought I was dreaming¡­. ¡­ I walked aimlessly through that untouched rainforest. I walked and walked¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t even know how long I walked; all I knew then was that I was feeling thirsty and hungry. I wanted to drink some water and eat some meat, but there were none to be found in the forest¡­ ¡°As I was about to faint, I heard a strange series of soundsing from the front¡­ ¡°I practically crawled my way forward to find the source of the sound. Then, I saw¡­ ¡­ a woman! ¡°That woman¡­ ¡­ is very beautiful! More beautifulpared with any of the actresses in the movies! Her right hand held the arm of a little child, a boy, who followed her¡­ ¡­ the little boy looks very strange. His head¡­ ¡­ there is a clump of fire on top of his head.¡± ¡°Wait. A little boy?¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows. ¡°How old is the boy? And how old is the woman?¡± ¡°The little boy¡­ ¡­ looks around 11 or 12 years old. As for the woman¡­ ¡­¡± Lu Leiya racked his mind to recall. ¡°I cannot figure it out¡­ ¡­ sometimes, she looks to be in her twenties; sometimes, she looks to be in her thirties¡­ ¡­ however, when she smiles, she looks like a teenager¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and nodded. ¡°Continue, then.¡± Listening to Lu Leiya¡¯s description, that woman was likely not Qiao Qiao. However, since Bluesea had brought this man to meet Chen Xiaolian, it must mean¡­ ¡­ his story should be somewhat helpful. Lu Leiya continued, ¡°After walking through the forest for so long, I finally met another human. So, I quickly ran forward. I wanted to ask her where I was and why I would appear there. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ that woman simply ignored me¡­ ¡­ when I spoke to her, she simply sent a cold nce my way before leading the little boy away. ¡°But when the little boy looked at me, he suddenly pulled the woman¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Aunt Yun, this uncle looks like he is very hungry. Let¡¯s give him some of our food.¡± ¡°When the woman known as Aunt Yun heard the little boy¡¯s words, she immediately¡­ ¡­ pulled out a number of food and water from who knows where and tossed them to my feet. Even then, her face remained indifferent. ¡°I picked up the food and was about to thank her when¡­¡± When he reached that part of the story, a hint of fear shed across Lu Leiya¡¯s eyes. He paused for a moment before continuing, ¡°From far away¡­ ¡­ the sounds of trees falling down suddenly rang out. It sounded as though all the trees in the rainforest were made of paper. I watched as the distant canopy fell non-stop, moving toward us¡­ ¡­ it was like¡­ ¡­ like a T-Rex was charging through the forest! ¡°Then, I saw him¡­ ¡­ a man who looked as tough as a cow walked out from the forest! Behind him rested all the copsed trees! He¡­ ¡­ he was at least three metres tall and the muscles on his body were convulsing non-stop. When he saw the three of us, he suddenly disyed a ferocious grin. Cracking his fists, he walked over¡­ ¡­ I still remember what he said¡­ ¡­ ¡°Excellent, got three all at once.¡± ¡°After saying that, with just a wave of his hand, he cut down the tree beside him! He¡­ ¡­ he held the cut tree like how one would hold a firestick. And then, he swung the tree down upon the three of us! ¡°I¡­ ¡­ back then, I waspletely terrified! I don¡¯t understand why¡­ ¡­ the moment he saw us, he wanted to kill us! I was so terrified, my legs turned limp and I was unable to muster even the strength to run away¡­ I shut my eyes, thinking that I was a goner¡­¡± As he spoke, Lu Leiya wringed his arms. Due to how hard he was wringing his arms; the whites of his bones could be seen. There was a strained smile on his face as he said, ¡°I had just thrown myself off a building with the purpose of dying, but¡­ ¡­ at that moment, not even knowing what was going on, I was about to die a second time. I was simply¡­ ¡­ simply unwilling¡­ ¡­ ¡°However, after I shut my eyes, the tree did not descend¡­ ¡°Opening my eyes, I saw that the woman was standing in the same spot. With one hand, she actually¡­ actually stopped the tree above her head! ¡°That cut tree was tens of metres in length. Two of me cannot even wrap our arms around it¡­ ¡­ it was one thing for that muscr and brawny fellow with his mysterious strength to hold the tree, but the woman has a clear delicate look. She is not even as tall as me. Yet, someone like that managed to stop the tree with just one hand. Additionally¡­¡± Lu Leiya took a deep breath. ¡°Despite exerting himself to the point where his face turned red, the muscr fellow was unable to move the tree! As for the woman¡­ ¡­ she had her back against me and I was unable to see her face. However, I could sense that she was in a nonchnt state. It was as though she did not have to exert any strength to stop the tree¡­ ¡°Next, I heard the woman say something¡­ she said: ¡°All these years, World¡¯s End has always been a ce where everyone minds their own business. Yet, you have now attacked me. What is the meaning of this?¡± ¡°That muscr man¡­ ¡­ he struggled to pull back the tree. However, no matter how much he struggled, he could not move it at all. Gritting his teeth, he said, ¡°So, you are an Irregrity? If that is the case, follow me back. Once the Coalition proves your innocence, everything will be all right. The ones we want to kill, are the Awakened ones.¡± ¡°After that, they exchanged some words. I don¡¯t quite recall the details of their conversation. I just remember the mention of¡­ ¡­ clearing, refresh, and something about Awakened ones and Irregrities¡­ ¡­ back then, I was utterly terrified, so much so that my mind was in a state of chaos. I don¡¯t understand what they were talking about at all. In the end, the muscr man said that if the woman chooses not to follow him, it will be just a matter of time before even more fellowse after her. Something about what the Coalition is doing is for the sake of protecting Irregrities. The Coalition will not kill others at whim, only the traitor who had betrayed all of the Irregrities. However, if she kills someone from the Coalition, that was the equivalent of bing an enemy of the Coalition and she would be hunted to her death. ¡°After that¡­ ¡­ the woman sneered. With a push of her hand, she threw the tree onto the ground. Then, she casually plucked a branch from the tree¡­ ¡°The branch was only as thick as a finger and no more than one metre in length¡­ ¡­ the woman cleared the branch of the leaves sticking to it and walked toward the muscr man¡­ ¡­ and she¡­ she¡­¡± Lu Leiya raised his head to reveal a face filled with fear. After a lengthy pause, he continued, ¡°Using the branch, she gave the muscr man¡¯s body a light hit. I swear! It was just a light hit. After that, the muscr man¡¯s face sank! From white to red, then to purple, then¡­ ¡­ then, his entire body turned into a pile of mud! Just like that, he came crashing down! ¡°That woman¡­ ¡­ after what she did, she tossed the branch away, turned around and walked until she was standing before me. I was so scared, I dared not even more. I thought¡­ ¡­ I thought that she wanted to kill me. However, all she did was point in a certain direction and say, ¡°Move there. You will reach the next instance dungeon area. There, you can find food and water.¡± ¡­ ¡­ after that, she led the little boy with her and left¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°No¡­¡± Lu Leiya lowered his head. ¡°Before she left, the little boy, whom she was pulling, spoke up¡­ ¡­ he asked, ¡°Aunt Yun, is what the man said true? This world will be destroyed?¡± ¡°The woman shook her head and smiled before saying, ¡°Even if it will be destroyed, I will apany you until that day arrives. Every day I apany you is time we get to spend together.¡± ¡°After that, I watched as the two of them walked away¡­ ¡­ I remain seated on the ground. After a long time, I finally recovered some of my strength. Carrying the food and water the woman left me, I walked in the direction that she had pointed out¡­ ¡°It took me about one day¡¯s worth of walking to make it out of the rainforest¡­ ¡­ I kept wandering about for a long time before finally reaching this ce¡­¡± After Lu Leiya was finally done with his long story, he released a sigh of relief and his body fell limply on the sofa. Chen Xiaolian grew silent for a moment. Then, he reached out with his hand to hold Lu Leiya. ¡°Thank you.¡± After that, he turned to Bluesea. ¡°Thank you, too, Mr Bluesea.¡± ¡°About what he said earlier, that the world is going to be destroyed¡­ ¡­ do you already know something about it?¡± Bluesea stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I remember you spent quite some time talking with the fellow who transformed into the snake-headed dragon back on the bridge.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°You promised to tell me everything after we reached this town.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°If so, tell me.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before sighing. ¡°Fine.¡± Bluesea frowned. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ feel reluctant?¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. About this world¡­¡± ¡­ Chapter 631 One Last Time

Chapter 631 One Last Time

GOR Chapter 631 One Last Time By the time Chen Xiaolian was finished, the floor before Bluesea had be littered with cigarette butts. ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ I had once possessed the same extraordinary abilities that you possess? Also, I had died twice?¡± ¡°Stronger than me. At least, that was before I received Skyde¡¯s power.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian revealed a bitter smile. ¡°However, not only is Skyde¡¯s power no more right now, even my own strength will be temporarily unavable.¡± ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ what evidence do you have?¡± Bluesea, who had entered a momentary state of silence, slowly spoke up, ¡°Evidence for the things you said about the truth of this world, the Development Team, yers, Awakened ones, Irregrities, and¡­ ¡­ that you were acquainted with me.¡± ¡°Evidence?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and replied, ¡°Mr Bluesea, as a soldier of the Public¡¯s Republic of China, you are probably aplete atheist, no? After your death, you did not just disappear. Instead, you came to this weird ce, encountered someone like me and those monsters. Are those not evidence enough?¡± ¡°Not enough.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°Fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian lit up a cigarette for himself. ¡°Then, after hearing about what I have to say next, you will believe me.¡± ¡°Say it first, I will be the judge of that.¡± ¡°You know what? The young woman that I am looking for, the one known as Qiao Qiao is my girlfriend. However, did I tell you who her father is?¡± Bluesea knitted his brows. ¡°She is your girlfriend. How would I know who her father is?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea keenly and said slowly, ¡°Qiao Qiao¡¯s father ¨C his name is Qiao Yi Feng.¡± A solemn look suddenly appeared on Bluesea¡¯s face. ¡°Qiao Yifeng? Which Qiao Yifeng?¡± ¡°Could there be any other Qiao Yifeng?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°The guild that you led back in Zero City is named de Mountain me Sea Guild. The Mountain refers to Qiao Yifeng and the Sea refers to you, Bluesea.¡± Bluesea was silent for a moment. ¡°What about the de and me?¡± ¡°I do not know their names.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread his hands. ¡°All I know is, Skyde has a son, a fatso. As for Thunderme¡­ ¡­ she is a woman. Her little sister is Qiao Yifeng¡¯s wife, and also Qiao Qiao¡¯s mother.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­. ¡­¡± The light on the cigarette in Bluesea¡¯s hand reached his fingers, searing his fingers, causing him to drop it. After he stamped out the cigarette fire, Bluesea said, ¡°I figured it out. Its Liang Feng and¡­ ¡­ Cui Yunyan. I remember that Liang Feng does have a son and Qiao Yifeng did marry Cui Yunyan¡¯s younger sister. However, even after she died, they two of them did not have a daughter.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised a finger and pointed upward. ¡°I told you before, after Awakened ones die, those fellows from the Upper ne¡­ ¡­ or rather, the system, will create a false set of memories for you, which involves everyone you ever knew. However, things are different for Irregrities like me and Qiao Qiao. When we die, the system will erase all traces of our existence from the outside world, including the ordinary humans¡¯ memories of us.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ can you give more details about that?¡± Bluesea contemted the issue with a focused look, not missing out on even a single word that Chen Xiaolian said. Chen Xiaolian considered it for a moment. ¡°Skyde¡­ ¡­ the one you refer to as Liang Feng, died as an Awakened. After his death, he was refreshed into an ordinary human. In his memories, and the memories of the ordinary people around him, the things he went through as an Awakened never happened. The system created out a set of memories of him being an ordinary human. Liang Feng himself, and all the ordinary humans around him will believe those memories to be true. However, all the Awakened ones who have had contact with him when he was Skyde, such as you, will still remember him as Skyde. ¡°However, Qiao Qiao is not an Awakened. Rather, she is an Irregrity. After her death¡­ ¡­ shepletely disappeared. No ordinary humans will remember her. It is as though the one known as Qiao Qiao had never existed. ¡°In that final battle in Zero City, you ended up getting killed in action. Like Skyde, the system arranged a new set of identity and memories for you. While you can still remember Qiao Yifeng and the others, in your memories, they are simply ordinary humans, formerrade-in-arms of your soldiering days. As an ordinary human, however, you will no longer possess any memories regarding Qiao Qiao¡¯s existence.¡± Bluesea¡¯s head was lowered as he pondered the issue. After a considerable amount of time, he finally and slowly, nodded his head. ¡°The things you said¡­ ¡­ logically speaking, there is no problem with them.¡± ¡°Those are all facts. Of course there wouldn¡¯t be any problems.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Bluesea was a smart person. Chen Xiaolian knew that very well. All the things he said were things that ordinary humans may find difficult to ept. However, back when Bluesea first became an Awakened, he had also gone through such an experience. Seeing as how he was able to sessfully ept the facts back then, Chen Xiaolian was confident that Bluesea would be able to believe what he had just said as well. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ about what you said earlier, youmitting suicide to find Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter.¡± Bluesea suddenly raised his head. ¡°Even if you find her, you two will still be unable to return, no?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. While he had enough trust in Bluesea¡¯s character, there was a third person inside the room. Bluesea cast a lengthy look at Chen Xiaolian without saying anything. The atmosphere within the room fell into a peculiar state of silence. ¡°So, what do you n on doing now?¡± Clearing his throat gently, Bluesea broke the silence. ¡°I am thinking¡­ ¡­ of finding that Coalition.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Lu Leiya, who remained seated on the sofa. ¡°I believe that Qiao Qiao will not simply join them. However, there is the possibility that she is captured by them. From what I can see, that is the most likely possibility.¡± Bluesea gave it some thought and nodded. ¡°A sound spection. However, do not forget. Just now, you had killed off two of their members. That muscr man that Lu Leiya encountered had stated: anyone who kills their members will be hunted to death for certain.¡± ¡°Who could know?¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°Both the thin man and Wu Ya are dead. Who could know that I killed them?¡± ¡°Are you certain?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°However, the odds are enough for me to go take this gamble. The materials in this World¡¯s End are too limited. Moreover, a refresh generally happens every once in a while. All those Irregrities are exceptionally poor scavengers. There is no way all of them would have amunication device with them. The others¡­ ¡­ perhaps, they don¡¯t even know that the two of them had died.¡± ¡°All right. Then¡­ ¡­ what can I do to help?¡± ¡°You?¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile. ¡°If you are still the Mr Bluesea that I once knew, you will naturally be able to help. However¡­ ¡­ do not forget, you are now just an ordinary human.¡± Bluesea smiled as well. ¡°Are you no different right now?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes swiftly darted to the side as he nced at Lu Leiya, who remained seated silently in the corner of a sofa. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ let us go take a walk in the yard.¡± Bluesea nodded and got up. Walking toward Lu Leiya, he said, ¡°Thank you for telling us those important matters. If you feel tired, go take a rest.¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡± Lu Leiya nodded his head, stood up, and walked to the door. As he was about to leave, he suddenly turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Ah¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked back at Lu Leiya, waiting for him to continue. However, Lu Leiya simply shook his head and forced out a smile. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I¡­ ¡­ I¡­ I am leaving now.¡± After walking out of the house, he shut the door and stood on the small path within the residence¡¯swn. Inhaling deeply, he looked up at the sky for a long time. Then, his entire body slowly and limply fell into a crouching posture. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ is it¡­ ¡­ no matter what¡­ ¡­ we are destined to die?¡± ¡­ In the backyard, Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian were walking side by side across the grassy yard. The house was the typical American residential house found in little towns. The grassy yard behind the house was wide. However, due to theck of maintenance, the yard had be somewhat messy. ¡°You were hurt in the fight against Wu Ya, right?¡± Bluesea said gently. ¡°I do not know how much damage you took. However, if you were in your usual state, we would not have suffered so miserably when we encountered those giant ants in the desert.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°That is why I seriously doubt that the present you can singlehandedly rescue Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°My wounds are slowly recovering. All it needs is time. Besides¡­ ¡­ I have no intention of shing with the Coalition directly. When I encounter the fellows from the Coalition, I will not put up a fight and just let myself be captured. If they want to imprison me, I will have the opportunity to meet Qiao Qiao.¡± ¡°Time? Do you have that?¡± Bluesea thought about it. ¡°It is better for me to go with you.¡± ¡°Like I said, you are just an ordinary human now.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head firmly. ¡°If anything happens, you will die. Besides, you have other things to do.¡± ¡°Like what?¡± ¡°Those¡­ ¡­ people. The people inside this town.¡± Chen Xiaolian extended his hand to draw a circle in the air. ¡°The Irregrities are currently on clearing duty. It is just a matter of time before they reach this ce. This town does not possess any concealing functions. When they discover this ce, what do you think the consequences will be?¡± Bluesea scoffed. ¡°And? What can I do?¡± ¡°Naturally, move them.¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you had no intentions of managing them?¡± Bluesea sighed. He then sat down on a beach chair in the yard. With a peculiar expression, he looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°You tell me, where should I move them to?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately grew silent. ¡°You should know, there are very few ces suitable for humans in this world.¡± Bluesea plucked out a strand of grass and gently wrapped it around his fingertip. ¡°The instance dungeons around this little town are either a wastnd or a desert. There is even a ruined ce, one that looks like the aftermath of a battle. We have over 100 people here. If we leave this ce, do you think we can survive?¡± ¡°Right, you told me about that before.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed as he nodded his head. ¡°Do you remember why I brought those people out to the Manhattan instance dungeon? We are about to finish up all the foodstuffs here,¡± Bluesea said coolly. ¡°This is not a big town. It only has onemercial street. The food inside those grocery stores will not be re-stocked. After a few months, the supplies inside them are quickly running out. In the beginning, we did not consider about the long-term and everyone was allowed to take them freely. It wasn¡¯t until recently that we gathered up all the foodstuffs and began rationing. Even so, it won¡¯tst long. Given our present level of foodstuffs, we can at bestst for only another week or so.¡± ¡°Over 100 people here¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°If so, even if you did seed in bringing those foodstuffs back, that small amount will probably notst even one day, right?¡± ¡°What little foodstuffs we can bring back are still foodstuffs. The most important objective was to find a ce to move to. Originally, we thought that the Manhattan instance dungeon is a good choice for that. However¡­ ¡­ as you can see, the Coalition guys are hunting around in that ce. Moreover, those monsters¡­ ¡­ who knows how many more of them are there?¡± ¡°Surely you do not n on having them stay here and wait for death?¡± ¡°Wait for death?¡± Bluesea raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian. There was a faint smile on his face. ¡°All of us, are we not already dead?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Thinking about it, I had died twice, right? Back in Zero City, the Awakened me died and was refreshed into an ordinary human without any memories of my Awakened past. You are the one who told me that. Then¡­ ¡­ over one month ago, I died when the bomb we were testing detonated prematurely. That came from my own memories. I¡­ ¡­ have had a full life.¡± Bluesea then got up. Taking a deep breath, he said, ¡°Back in Manhattan, you and that Wu Ya talked for a long time, but in the end, you still fought him. The reason for that is because you wanted to protect me, right? However¡­ ¡­ since this ce is just a Recycle Bin, the only reason we could live this long is because a BUG had urred within this world. Being killed by the Irregrities from the Coalition, or cleared by the system; in the end, our end is already set in stone, is it not?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian could only be open about it and nod his head. Earlier, when he was telling Bluesea about the world, he had intentionally talked about this part in a vague manner, not going into the details. Even so, Bluesea was keen enough to see through the crux of the matter. Although he had been refreshed into an ordinary human, the smart Bluesea remained smart. ¡°Besides, this death willst forever. We willpletely return to nothingness.¡± Bluesea walked toward the backyard door. ¡°Qiao Qiao is Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter while you are my friend. Although those memories no longer exist, I believe them to be true. Since my end is to return to nothingness, then¡­ ¡­¡± He turned around and smiled at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Before that happens, why not burn brightly onest time?¡± ¡­ Chapter 632 Venomous

Chapter 632 Venomous

GOR Chapter 632 Venomous Wu Ya stumbled through one of the streets within the Manhattan instance dungeon. Earlier, his battle against Chen Xiaolian had caused him to crash into the Twin Towers, destroying it in the process. The fallen concrete from the copsed towers had turned the surrounding streets into a stretch of ruins. Almost all of the vehicles parked beside the streets were now damaged. Looking around, he could not even find an undamaged vehicle. Additionally, pieces of broken concrete littered the surface of the street. Even if he did find a vehicle, he would be unable to use it to make his way out of the area. Bits of flesh continued growing out from the wounds on Wu Ya¡¯s body. Appearance wise, he appeared to be in better shapepared to earlier. He no longer looked as horribly damaged but his movements remain weak. asionally, as he made his way forward, he would stop and extend his hand to use a nearby piece of concrete to stop himself from falling. ¡°Chen¡­ Xiao¡­ Lian¡­ ¡­ Chen¡­ Xiaolian¡­ ¡­¡± Unbridled rage filled Wu Ya as he gnashed his teeth and repeatedly spat out that name. Not once sinceing to World¡¯s End did he ever received such a heavy level of injury, not even once. Even more so, the one who did this to him was simply a young kid. At present, all he wanted was to find a safe ce that had a sufficient amount of foodstuffs and water. Although Jormungandr¡¯s blood gave him a certain level of regenerative powers, it was a slow process which required time. Additionally, he was not just suffering from external injuries. He had also used up too much of his powers. By Wu Ya¡¯s own estimate, he would require at least one week¡¯s time to return to his peak state. However¡­ ¡­ he was not worried about that. In World¡¯s End, every Irregrity possessed unlimited time. What was one week? The only concern in Wu Ya¡¯s mind was that Chen Xiaolian might die to someone else before he could personally find him. As long as¡­ ¡­ I leave this utterly damaged area¡­ find food and water¡­ Wu Ya wheezed as he made his way around arge piece of concrete. Then, Wu Ya, who was so close to making his way out of the area, suddenly stopped. A figure was seated somewhere in front of him. It was a young man with blond hair. Beneath the young man was an ATV (all-terrain vehicle). The young man had his hands ced behind his head as he leaned against the ATV¡¯s seat while his legs rested on the handlebars. It looked as though he was on a beach, taking in the breeze and sunshine. He wore a pair of sunsses on his face and it was unclear whether his eyes were open or closed. Even his face was looking away from Wu Ya, a look of contentment on his face. As Wu Ya was seriously injured, his face had a pale and weak look. However, when he saw the young man, his face turned even more twisted. ¡°Sebast¡­ ¡­ what are you doing here? You are not the one in charge of clearing this instance dungeon!¡± asked Wu Ya with a hoarse voice as he leaned against a piece of concrete. ¡°Eh? Wu Ya?¡± The young man with blond hair known as Sebast took off his sunsses and turned to look at Wu Ya with a look of utter shock on his face. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ why are you here? If I recall correctly, you are not in charge of clearing this instance dungeon, right?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Wu Ya did not answer. Instead, he simply cast a cold look at Sebast. ¡°Wow! You¡¯re injured? Keke, how did you get so badly injured? Who could inflict such a terrible injury upon the mighty Wu Ya?¡± Sebast performed a flip and jumped down from the ATV. Then, he grinned at Wu Ya, a grin which revealed his pair of white teeth. ¡°Given our current unusual situation, no one would dare start an infighting. Sure, you didn¡¯t¡­ ¡­ end up like this due to some Awakened ones? The current them are only normal humans!¡± ¡°What do you care?¡± Wu Ya released a snort as Sebast slowly made his way toward Wu Ya. ¡°Sigh¡­ to utter such cold words toward someone who¡¯s worried about you, don¡¯t you know that you are being too much, Sir Wu Ya?¡± With both his hands in his pockets, Sebast walked forward with a leisurely manner. ¡°Stand right there, Sebast!¡± Wu Ya, who had to lean against a piece of concrete for support earlier, suddenly straightened his body and an overwhelming atmosphere surged out from his body. ck coloured energies faintly loomed around his body while a thinyer of scales appeared to cover his body. ¡°I obey, Sir Wu Ya!¡± Sebast actually did obey, stopping his feet, no longer moving forward. However, a ridiculing expression remained on his face. ¡°How unexpected, even though you are already so badly injured, you can still release such an atmosphere. [S] ss¡­ ¡­ as expected from an [S] ss.¡± ¡°Since you already know I am [S] ss, you still have the guts to provoke me?¡± Fangs slowly extended out from between Wu Ya¡¯s lips. ¡°[S] ss eh¡­ ¡­ of course it is very powerful. However, an [S] ss who is cripplingly injured is a different story. Besides¡­ ¡­¡± Sebast gave another chuckle. ¡°You revealed your Magical Dragon Transformation to scare me the moment you saw me. Don¡¯t you understand? Such a move only proves how weak you currently are.¡± ¡°You¡­!¡± Wu Ya clenched his teeth and gnashing sounds could be heard. ¡°You know about Magical Dragon Transformation?¡± ¡°Of course, Sir Wu Ya, I have always been secretly keeping tabs on you.¡± Sebastughed. ¡°After transforming into Jormungandr, one will possess the world destroying powers of an earthy colossal python.¡± ¡°Sneaky little peeping tom.¡± Wu Ya let out a harrumph. ¡°Naturally, I am still young. I don¡¯t wish to die so early.¡± Sebast extended a finger out and shook it. ¡°None who had seen this body could continue to live. Mm, except¡­ ¡­ me. If so, Sir Wu Ya, are you nning to kill me now?¡± ¡°If that is what you wish for, I can satisfy you.¡± A chilling light shed across Wu Ya¡¯s eyes and the scales on his body swiftly fell back as the faint, ck coloured energies around him gradually disappeared. ¡°What is it? Can you no longer maintain even the beginner state of the Magical Dragon Transformation? It seems your injuries have exceeded my expectations, Sir Wu Ya.¡± Sebast shook his head and feigned a sigh. ¡°With this body of yours, how do you n on killing me?¡± ¡°Even without the Magical Dragon Transformation, I can still¡­¡± As Wu Ya was still speaking, Sebast interrupted him with a smile, ¡°You can what? Surely, you don¡¯t think¡­ ¡­ that you can kill me using your Unity of Five Energies! If that is true, why would you wait this long to take action? Sir Wu Ya, as an [S] ss expert, these words of yours are seriously¡­¡± Wu Ya was silent. He continued to cast a cold gaze at Sebast as he slowly adjusted his rate of breathing. ¡°Enough, Sir Wu Ya. Given your current injuries, I fear that even three days will not be enough for you to temper the surrounding metal into flying swords. It is also pointless to buy time. Might as well let me put an end to this.¡± Sebast snapped his fingers. ¡°Right. Who was the one who did this to you? You can tell me. Maybe¡­ ¡­ after getting your powers, I can help you exact revenge.¡± ¡°Die!¡± Wu Ya abruptly roared out and the surrounding pieces of concrete exploded as several flying swords flew out from them. The flying swords moved to surround and stab Sebast. However, the number of flying swords was small. Additionally, even the quality of the swords was inferiorpared to the swords in his fight against Chen Xiaolian. They only had a rough sword shape; even the steel bar threads remain visible. Almost all of the flying swords charged toward Sebast. One, however, turned toward Wu Ya. When the flying sword flew before Wu Ya, he jumped up and staggered slightly as both his feetnded on the surface of the flying sword. He soon steadied himself. Even so, the flying sword carrying him lurched up and down slightly. Wu Ya bit his tongue and sprayed out a mouthful of blood onto the flying sword. After receiving Wu Ya¡¯s lifeblood, the flying sword released a chilling sh of light and stabilized. Next, it turned around and sped away quickly. ¡°Mr Wu Ya, you¡­ ¡­ did you really think you can escape?¡± Sebast, who was the target of the iing flying swords, showed no distress. In fact, he remained unperturbed despite Wu Ya¡¯s move to escape, not showing any inclination to give chase at all. Next, his hand reached out to make a grasping motion and a sword appeared in his hand. What exactly Sebast did was unknown. He could only be seen drawing a semi-circle in the air with his sword. Next, every one of the flying swords broke. There were no sound of metals shing. The sword cut into the flying swords that Wu Ya had made from the steel bars like cutting tofu. It had so casually cut each of them into two. At the same time, the metal energies that Wu Ya embedded into the flying swords were broken as well. After cutting down the flying swords, Sebast remained, not going after Wu Ya. Instead, he turned to look at Wu Ya, who was flying further and further away. There was a ridiculing smile on his face. Wu Ya had flown a distance of 100 metres and the speed of his flying sword gradually increased. However, at that very moment, a purple coloured light suddenly shed out from the ground. Through a bird¡¯s eye view, it was possible to see that a gigantic hexagram symbol had beenid out upon the ground, covering several kilometres square, with both Sebast and Wu Ya within it. At that moment, the gigantic hexagram symbol had lit up. A curtain of light rose up from the edges of the hexagram symbol, piercing the sky. Wu Ya and his flying sword mmed into the curtain of light and screamed out wretchedly. In an instant, purple coloured electricity inundated his body and he fell from a height of several hundred metres. A loud thud could be heard. Seeing that, Sebast sneered. With a calm demeanour, he then moved forward. There on the ground, Wu Ya was struggling to get up. However, the electrical current from earlier had left his entire body charred. Of the bits of flesh that was slowly regenerating, only strands remained. ¡°If I didn¡¯t have a trump card set up, would I so foolishly challenge you, Sir Wu Ya?¡± Sebast came to stand before Wu Ya. He crouched down and raised his brows as he looked at Wu Ya. ¡°If you are still in your peak state, my Magical Restrictive Array would naturally be unable to stop you. But now¡­ ¡­ keke.¡± Wu Ya made a few rasping sounds but was unable to say anything. Instead, ck coloured blood flowed out, forming a pool of blood. ¡°Enough, stop struggling. When facing death, an [S] ss must at least maintain his dignity. At the very least¡­ ¡­ I believe that in the future, when I am facing death, I will not look as unsightly as you.¡± Sebast shook his head gently as a sad look appeared on his face. ¡°Come, trust me, I will finish this quickly.¡± After saying that, Sebast raised up the sword in his hand and aimed it at Wu Ya¡¯s left arm. The iparably sharp sword easily cut away Wu Ya¡¯s left arm. Next, it was Wu Ya¡¯s right arm, followed by both his legs. In just a sh, all four of Wu Ya¡¯s limbs had been cut away, leaving only his torso and head. Although he could no longer speak, Wu Ya continued to stare forward with widened eyes. He was ring at Sebast with the most resentment-filled pair of eyes in human history. ¡°Rx, Sir Wu Ya,¡± said Sebast as he leaned forward. ¡°I am not some sicko who ns on torturing you. It is just¡­ ¡­ as an [S] ss expert, who knows what kind of trump card you might have? Only by doing this ¡­¡± He brought his mouth close to Wu Ya¡¯s neck and whispered, ¡°Can I¡­ ¡­ be at ease and drain away your power!¡± Sebast¡¯s upper and lower canine teeth rapidly slid out from his mouth. Next, he sent them puncturing into Wu Ya¡¯s artery. A rasping sound came from Wu Ya¡¯s throat as his entire body, his torso, turned tense. Ayer of scales appeared on the surface of his body but Sebast¡¯s fangs easily pierced them. Blood flowed out from the wound and was immediately sucked into Sebast¡¯s mouth. As for Wu Ya¡¯s body, it withered at a noticeable rate. The ck scales on his body gradually disappeared and his skin turned pale. His eyes were wide open and his mouth resembled a fish that was on drynd. Even so, a vague sound could be hearding from his throat. When Wu Ya¡¯s body was as withered as a mummy, Sebast released a lengthy and satisfied sigh. Lifting his head up, heughed loudly, a look of ecstasy on his face. ¡°Wonderful! Simply wonderful! Mr Wu Ya! Blood of the colossal earthly python¡­ ¡­ is indeed the most delicious ever! With your blood, I can finally¡­ ¡­ evolve again!¡± Sebast stood up and the skin on his back slowly tore apart as a thin pair of wings abruptly spread out from his back. As the pair of wings pped gently, Sebast looked down at Wu Ya. All that was left of Wu Ya was ayer of skin wrapped around his skeleton. It seemed as though even his muscles and flesh had been sucked out from him. His face was now skeletal; and yet, his lips continued to move weakly as he exerted his all to say something. After staring at Wu Ya¡¯s mouth for some time, Sebast nodded and smiled. ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ is it? It has been a long time since someone so interesting came to World¡¯s End.¡± Wu Ya¡¯s lips continued moving. ¡°Enough, you don¡¯t need to say anything else, Mr Wu Ya.¡± Sebast smiled, showing his white teeth as he did. ¡°The reason you are telling me this is because you really want me to kill Chen Xiaolian, or maybe you really want Chen Xiaolian to kill me. Or perhaps¡­ ¡­ the best case scenario for you will be for us to grievously injure each other and finally sumb to the wounds each of us inflicted upon the other, right?¡± The movements on Wu Ya¡¯s lips stopped and he wheezed slightly. ¡°All right. Although I know what you are nning, this fellow is indeed very interesting. He is clearly an Irregrity, yet he appears unconcerned with the destruction of this World¡¯s End¡­ ¡­ if he really has that kind of mindset, then I am very interested to get acquainted with him.¡± Sebast pped his wings and his figure flew straight up into the sky. ¡°Well then, goodbye, Mr Wu Ya. Thank you for your blood.¡± Wu Ya watched as Sebast¡¯s figure flew into the sky, gradually decreasing in size until it was only a small dot in the sky. Then, the skeletal face of his twitched a few times as a venomous grin slowly formed on his face. When the grin was fully formed, the final vestiges of life dissipated from his eyes. All that was left of Wu Ya was that venomous grin. ¡­ Chapter 633 Hammer

Chapter 633 Hammer

GOR Chapter 633 Hammer A convertible jeep slowly made its way through a ruined, deste city. ¡°Damn it, Terry! If we keep this up, we¡¯ll end up taking too long!¡± The man in the driver¡¯s seat had a beefy body. He ced one hand on the steering wheel as his other hand propped up his chin. He continuedining, ¡°Just why did the two of us end up getting assigned to this city-type instance dungeon?¡± ¡°There is no way around it¡­ ¡­ Mr Hammer.¡± Terry, the man beside him, nced cautiously at the man in the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°This is the result of the draw¡­¡± ¡°The problem is this senior doesn¡¯t have the necessary equipment! Since thest refresh, not a single life signature detector could be found!¡± Hammer gave a harrumph. ¡°It¡¯s been three days, but we have yet to cover even one-tenth of this instance dungeon area. Without a life signature detector, we have to use our own eyes to look around this city. How long will this take?! Damn it! This is pissing me off! Might as well just go back and report to them that this ce is clear!¡± Terry anxiously waved his hand and said, ¡°Mr Hammer, please don¡¯t joke around! We are not doing this clearing duty for others, this is for all of us! If we fail to clear all the Awakened ones, then, should this World¡¯s End be manually cleared, could any of us survive?¡± ¡°That is why, shouldn¡¯t they give each of us some equipment? At the very least¡­ ¡­ those assigned to clear city-type instance dungeons should be given a life signature detector!¡± Hammer mmed the jeep¡¯s horn. He continued, ¡°Since the refresh stopped working, the number of instance dungeons have only continued to increase. They can only assign one or two fellows to clear an instance dungeon. Do you think¡­ ¡­ do you think there is a chance for us to clear them all before the Development Team discovers this problem?¡± As he talked, the grimness on Hammer¡¯s face increased. Pointing his finger upward, he said, ¡°What do you say, those fellows¡­ ¡­ when do you think those fellows will realize there is something wrong here?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t know either¡­¡± Terry smiled along. ¡°Argh! Boring!¡± Hammer struck the steering wheel again and the jeep¡¯s horn red out. ¡°Being unable to find the Awakened ones is one thing, but why isn¡¯t the traitor appearing?¡± A confused look washed over Terry¡¯s face. ¡°Traitor? What do you mean?¡± Hammer gave Terry a nce and scoffed. ¡°You don¡¯t know? You¡­ ¡­ a minor character like you, it is only natural. Recently, the Pce received a report. Some of our members had been killed.¡± ¡°Wha¡­ ¡­ what?¡± Terry was stunned and he stammered, ¡°Even before entering World¡¯s End, the Awakened ones have already lost all their abilities and memories, bing ordinary humans. How could they¡­¡± ¡°Naturally, it is not the Awakened ones!¡± Hammer sent Terry a re. ¡°The one who could kill off those three groups must naturally be an Irregrity. Why did you think I called that fellow a traitor?¡± Terry¡¯s body turned stiff. He turned to face Hammer in disbelief. ¡°How could there be such a fool! Does that fellow not value his or her own life? Forget about the Coalition¡¯s vengeance¡­ ¡­ if the Development Team chooses to manually clear the Recycle Bin, does that fellow believe that he or she could escape?¡± ¡°Who knows?¡± There was a disdainful look on Hammer¡¯s face. ¡°However, this matter is absolutely true. After clearing myst instance dungeon, I returned to report to the Pce. There, I heard the news. At least three groups had been killed while performing their clearing duties!¡± ¡°Mr Hammer¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t scare me!¡± Terry nced around at his surroundings, incapable of stopping a chill from running down his spine. ¡°Maybe it is due to some leftover monsters from the instance dungeons¡­¡± ¡°Impossible!¡± Hammer shook his head. ¡°The Pce sent out an investigative team and confirmed that those three instance dungeons are clean! Additionally¡­ ¡­ they found the corpses of the three groups!¡± Terry blink as he looked at Hammer, not speaking at all. Hammer continued, ¡°The way the people from those three groups died¡­ ¡­ it was done decisively. Moreover, they all died in the same manner! A type of force had vibrated away all the muscles, flesh, and bones from their bodies, leaving only ayer of skin behind¡­ ¡­ the monsters inside instance dungeons are restricted by the system. Even after entering World¡¯s End, there is no way for them to casually step out of an instance dungeon¡¯s edge! Other than them being killed by other Irregrities, what other exnation is there?¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ then, we¡­¡± Terry took a deep breath. ¡°You and I are in the same group, what are you worried about?¡± Hammer gave a harrumph. ¡°Those three groups are just trash. If I get to meet the traitor, I will teach that fellow how to write the word ¡®regret¡¯.¡± ¡°Of¡­ of course! With Mr Hammer here¡­ ¡­¡± Terry forced out a smile. However, the expression on his face suddenly changed. The roaring sound of an engine could be hearding from the distant sky. ¡°This instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ there are others assigned to clear it as well?¡± Terry watched as a Devourer fighter aircraft swiftly flew toward them, a pale look on his face. ¡°Impossible¡­¡± Hammer shook his head. Looking at the Devourer fighter aircraft, which was still far away, he quickly halted the jeep and jumped down. At the same time, his body began transforming. Ayer of hardened organic tissues rapidly grew out to envelop his skin, making it look as though he was wearing a suit of armour. A de made of bone slid out from each of his fists. ¡°Mr Hammer, if we actually encounter the one you are talking about¡­¡± Terry looked at the Devourer fighter aircraft, which wasing closer, and whispered to Hammer. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ should we take the initiative to attack, or run?¡± ¡°You? Just stay quiet and watch.¡± Hammer smiled arrogantly. He used the bone des on each of his fists to strike each other, creating a hoarse shing sound. ¡°If it is the traitor, humph¡­ ¡­¡± The Devourere fighter aircraft quickly made its way to their position. After hovering above them for a while, itnded. As the hatch was slowly opening, Terry was unable to stop himself from gulping. The hatch opened to reveal both Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea. ¡°Seniors! Don¡¯t! Don¡¯t attack us!¡± The moment he appeared, Chen Xiaolian immediately put up both hands and put on a fa?ade of fear. Hammer stood still and gazed at Chen Xiaolian coldly, a look of disappointment shed across his face. ¡°Who are you people?¡± Terry straightened himself and shouted out. ¡°My¡­ ¡­ my name is Chen Xiaolian. He is Bluesea! Are you two from the Coalition? I¡­ ¡­ I want to join you!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hands maintained its upraised position and he looked left and right before stammering. ¡°Join?¡± Terry breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Hammer. Seeing no signs of objection from him, Terry beckoned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Come closer and talk.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Chen Xiaolian led Bluesea down the Devourer fighter aircraft and the two of them came to stand before the Hammer and Terry. ¡°Speak up, you two! What is the situation here?¡± Hammer regarded both Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea for a moment before saying coldly. ¡°We are both Irregrities. We have only arrived here not too long ago¡­ ¡­ we don¡¯t quite understand what is going on.¡± Moving to stand before Hammer, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°Earlier on, in another instance dungeon, we had encountered another senior. He more or less informed us what is going on in World¡¯s End. Then, he told us to go find the other Irregrities and join the Coalition.¡± Terry looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Senior? Which one? Why didn¡¯t you just follow him?¡± ¡°His name is¡­ ¡­ Deiha. Originally, he was supposed to bring us back to the headquarters. However, on the way back, we encountered arge group of Awakened ones. As he was too upied with hunting the Awakened ones, he did not have the time to deal with us. He let us use this Devourer fighter aircraft and gave us the directions. ording to him, if we follow this path, we will be able to find the other Irregrities.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the Devourer fighter aircraft. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ even back when I was still alive, I had only managed to see this aircraft. Never had I gotten the chance to even touch it. Senior brothers, in this World¡¯s End¡­ ¡­ does everyone have such amazing equipment?¡± ¡°Deiha? That piece of trash?¡± Hammer and Terry exchanged nces before bursting intoughter. ¡°When did that trash qualify to be called senior? To think he could bring out a Devourer fighter aircraft to loan others! He¡¯s grown up!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled along beside them. ¡°Which instance dungeon is it?¡± Hammer asked casually. ¡°Manhattan instance dungeon,¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to answer. ¡°Mm¡­ ¡­¡± Terry nced at Hammer, who gave a light nod. ¡°That sounds correct.¡± ¡°So¡­ ¡­ fellow seniors, is this instance dungeon cleared already? When do we head to the headquarters?¡± There was an anxious look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°ording to senior Deiha¡­ ¡­ we are currently in a critical situation. If we can get confirmation that we are innocent, we want to immediately contribute to the Coalition¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Oh? So hasty?¡± Hammer nced at Chen Xiaolian with ackadaisical smile. ¡°Of course!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly nodded his head. ¡°Senior Deiha had informed us about it. If we fail the find the bugged out Awakened, this entire World¡¯s End might end up getting manually cleared. I¡­ ¡­ I had just died. I am not keen on dying a second time so soon! Unless ¡­ ¡­ could there be any Irregrities who are unwilling to join the Coalition?¡± ¡°Humph¡­ ¡­ could there be any Irregrities who are unwilling to join?¡± Hammer sneered but gave no answer. ¡°At least you two understand.¡± ¡°Mr Hammer¡­ ¡­¡± Terry revealed a slight frown. ¡°This instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ is notpletely cleared yet.¡± ¡°This city-type instance dungeon is filled with ruins. If the Awakened ones hide themselves in some corner and choose to not show themselves, how can the two of us clear this ce?¡± Hammer rolled his eyes. ¡°Let¡¯s head back first, then¡­ ¡­¡± A smile suddenly appeared on Hammer¡¯s face. He turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The Devourer fighter aircraft¡¯s radar system is working, right?¡± ¡­ ¡°That snotty Deiha, what kind of crazy luck does he have? To think he could find such a good item!¡± Hammer, who was piloting the Devourer fighter aircraft, pushed it to maximum velocity and performed two high-speed manoeuvres in the sky. He screamed out in glee, an excited expression on his face. The second pilot¡¯s seat was empty. The other three were seated in the back. Terry maintained hisbat-ready posture as he sat in thest row. Every now and then, his eyes would turn to regard both Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea. ¡°If senior likes it¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Hammer and gave a lightugh. ¡°Mm¡­¡± Hammer pulled the Devourer fighter aircraft up from a diving manoeuvre and nodded his head satisfactorily. ¡°Not bad, you¡¯re a sensible one. When we reach the Pce, I will put in a good word for you.¡± ¡°Yes, thank you, senior Hammer.¡± After he was done enjoying the Devourer fighter aircraft, he turned the aircraft toward the right direction and it sped forward at full speed. ¡­ Chapter 634 A Lamp

Chapter 634 A Lamp

GOR Chapter 634 A Lamp A few kilometres away from the edge of the little town was a giant cactus. A man and woman lurked cautiously behind it. The man¡¯s eyes were protruding out in a peculiar manner. It had extended up to tens of centimetres out from his face while being wrapped by ayer of skin. Appearance wise, it looked like a periscope. Using his eyes, the man cautiously observed the little town. ¡°You are still just looking? How long do you n on observing them? Hurry up and attack!¡± The woman beside him snapped impatiently in a hushed tone. She sported a short and neat haircut while the tight protective suit she wore revealed her wonderful body curves. However, there was a deep scar running along her face. The scar ran from the left side of her forehead down to the right side of her chin, turning her originally beautiful face into a fierce looking face, one that gave off an intense image of violence. ¡°No, wait first.¡± The man stretched out his hand to wave her off. ¡°I want to determine theyout of this little town and their number.¡± ¡°Number? Are you kidding me?¡± The woman snorted and said, ¡°They are just a bunch of Awakened ones who no longer have their abilities and memories. No matter how many of them there are, they are nothing more than ants before us!¡± ¡°You think it is easy to kill off an entire group of ants without letting a single one escape?¡± The man continued observing the little town. His fingers kept moving as he calcted. Without turning around, he said, ¡°This town has an open space and a lot of buildings. From what I can observe so far, there should be at least 100 people here. Can you guarantee that you won¡¯t miss a single one?¡± ¡°Then, what should we do?¡± the woman replied coldly. ¡°The Awakened ones in this town are living peacefully. It is likely that they have yet to realize that we are going around clearing instance dungeons.¡± The man considered for a moment before slowly saying, ¡°I will stay here to keep watch. You go back and try to get reinforcements. At least¡­ ¡­ we need at least 10 people to ensure aplete clean-up.¡± ¡°Are you ordering me?¡± There was a slight look of displeasure on the woman¡¯s face. ¡°The members of the Coalition are equals. How would I have the audacity to order you around?¡± The man smiled. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ cleaning up properly will not harm anyone. If the one bugging out the Recycle Bin is among them and just so happens to run away¡­ ¡­ surely, you do not wish for that to happen?¡± The woman considered the man¡¯s words for a moment before giving a harrumph. Without saying anything else, light shed out from the bracelet on her right hand. A skateboard appeared before her. ¡°Storage equipment¡­ ¡­¡± The man released a soft sigh. ¡°To be able to pick up something like this. It is really handy to have.¡± ¡°Your luck is just not good. Who can you me?¡± The woman revealed a faint smile, which could not hide the feeling of pride within her. Jumping on the skateboard, she bent both her legs slightly. Next, the skateboard glowed, immediately rising up into the sky as it flew far away. ¡­ ¡°Senior Hammer, the Coalition¡¯s headquarters¡­ ¡­ how much longer will it take to reach it?¡± Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea were seated on the back seats in the rear. Two pairs of handcuffs firmly cuffed both Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea¡¯s hands. The handcuffs gleamed with a ck lustre. Terry, who sat on the opposite row of seats, held onto a Gauss rifle he retrieved from the weapons cab and eyed both Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea warily. ¡°The night is still young, what are you so anxious about?¡± Hammer replied with a snort. ¡°Do you know how big World¡¯s End is? Oh¡­?¡± A dot of light suddenly blinked into existence within the radar screen before Hammer. ¡°Hey! We¡¯ve got someone here. Terry, who is in charge of this instance dungeon?¡± Hammer shouted to the back. Terry looked down through the aircraft¡¯s porthole and saw a lush hill under them. Shaking his head, he said, ¡°I am not sure myself, Mr Hammer.¡± ¡°In that case¡­ ¡­ let¡¯s go down and have a look.¡± Hammer revealed an arrogant expression as he smiled. He had just acquired himself a Devourer fighter aircraft and was in a very good mood. Thus, he felt like showing off. Following the dot shown on the radar, Hammer adjusted their flight trajectory to move toward the position indicated by the dot. The Devourer fighter aircraft slowlynded on an open space in the middle of a stretch of trees. After checking the position of the dot on the radar, Hammer jumped down from the hatch. ¡°Hey! Who is responsible for this area! Come on out! Senior Hammer is here!¡± Hammer knitted his brows and checked his surroundings. However, no one came out. ¡°Mr Hammer¡­ ¡­¡± Terry peeked out from the hatch and hesitated for a moment before turning to look at Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea, who remained seated inside. The two of them had not chosen to follow them. ¡°What are you doing? Hurry up and get down!¡± Hammer shouted out with a confident tone as he waved Terry over. ¡°No, Mr Hammer. I mean¡­ ¡­¡± A troubled expression appeared on Terry¡¯s face. ¡°What if the one that the radar detected is not someone from the Coalition¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that even better?¡± Hammer interrupted Terry andughed out loudly. ¡°What does it matter if they are a bunch of weak Awakened ones or the traitor? What are you so afraid of? Get down! Bring them along!¡± ¡°Yes¡­¡± Terry gritted his teeth and waved toward the aircraft cabin. ¡°Everyone, get down!¡± Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea exchanged nces and nodded gently. Next, they followed Terry down the aircraft. ¡°You two, it is just a matter of time before you need to perform clean-up work. Although we have yet to reach the Pce and you have yet to be proven innocent, you can still follow us to learn a little.¡± Hammerughed. ¡°Stay behind us!¡± After saying that, Hammer once again enveloped his body with the organicyer of hard armour that he disyed in their earlier encounter. He casually brandished his bone des a few times, creating a path through the trees around them. Next, he strode toward the position of the dot. With Terry escorting them, there was nothing else that Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea could do but to follow behind Hammer. After walking through a distance of several hundred metres, Chen Xiaolian saw two figures seated under arge tree. One of them was a woman, a well-dressed woman. She sported a long ponytail, which looked like a waterfall. Despite her beautiful facial features, there was not the tiniest bit of feminine atmosphere from her. Instead, she gave off an air of iparable extraordinariness. Sitting beside her was a little boy who looked to be only slightly over 10 years old. He was holding a piece of cake in his hand and he slowly munched it, taking small bites each time. A piece of white cloth had beenid out before him. Laid out over the white cloth were several sausages, a saucer of butter, jam, and several bottles of drinks. It was apparent that the woman had long since heard the sounds from the ruckus made by Hammer. However, she did not even bother to lift her eyes up. Instead, she leaned against the tree trunk and looked at the little boy, who continued to eat, a slightly dazed look on her face. The little boy, though, raised up his head to cast a curious look at the peculiar looking Hammer. Looking at their surroundings and behaviour, the two of them looked like a mother and child out for an outing. ¡°Ahem, ahem¡­ ¡°Ahem, ahem! ¡°Hey, look at this senior!¡± After clearing his throat twice, Hammer finally lost patience. He unleashed a punch at a tree beside him. He did not put much force behind the punch. However, the tree, which would require two people to wrap their hands around, was cracked open and copsed. The little boy had been looking curiously at Hammer with his pair of ck pupils. When Hammer suddenly punched the tree, he became shocked, gulping down the piece of cake in his mouth. As a result, he began coughing loudly. ¡°Toto!¡± The woman furrowed her brows. With a sh, she appeared beside the little boy. She had done so almost without notice. Then, she lightly patted the little boy¡¯s back. The little boy coughed out loudly a few times, tearsing out from his eyes. After that, he gradually rxed. ¡°Aunt Yun, I am fine now.¡± The moment he saw those two figures, Chen Xiaolian had deduced who they might be. After hearing those words, he could safely determine that he was right. These two people were the ones that Lu Leiya had encountered back then. Hammer had both hands crossed before his chest. The organic armour had enveloped his body and even his eyes were covered by ayer of white crystal, hiding his expression from view. The young woman known as Aunt Yun waited until the little boy had stopped coughing before slowly raising up her head. Her eyes swept through all four figures standing before her. When she was looking at Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea, her eyes briefly regarded the handcuffs on their wrists. Finally, she turned to look at Hammer. ¡°You scared Toto.¡± ¡°Did I scare you too?¡± Hammer released a lengthyugh. ¡°Judging by your looks, you must be an Irregrity too, right? You haven¡¯t joined the Coalition?¡± ¡°I will give you an opportunity, apologize to Toto,¡± said Aunt Yun with an icy tone as she regarded Hammer¡¯s face. ¡°Aunt Yun¡­ ¡­¡± The little boy, Toto, reached out with his hand to tug the corners of Aunt Yun¡¯s clothes. However, Aunt Yun simply reached out to pat Toto¡¯s head reassuringly. ¡°You want me to apologize? To this little kid? What if¡­ ¡­ I refuse?¡± Hammer reacted like he had just heard a humorous joke, bursting intoughter. ¡°You can try.¡± Aunt Yun stood up, the same look of indifference on her face. ¡°I forgot to introduce myself.¡± Hammer extended a thumb and used it to point toward his chest. ¡°I am Hammer.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Aunt Yun nodded her head without showing any change in her expression. ¡°I have indeed heard of that name. You can be considered a veteran.¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Terry suddenly rushed out from behind Hammer and gently prodded Hammer. ¡°Mr Hammer, this woman¡­ ¡­¡± Hammer turned around and cast a cold look at Terry. ¡°Shut up, Terry.¡± ¡°Fine, fine, in face of little kids, I have always been¡­ ¡­ very gentle.¡± Hammer turned around and smiled at Aunt Yun. ¡°Since you insist on me apologizing, then I will just¡­¡± The moment those words left Hammer¡¯s mouth, his whole body pounced forward and the bone des protruding from his fists shot out in an intersecting move toward Aunt Yun. ¡°Have to kill you!¡± Hammer¡¯s face waspletely covered by the organic armour and his expression was hidden from view. Even so, intense ferocity could be heard from his voice. ¡°Terry!¡± Terry had been feeling somewhat dreadful. However, when Hammer shouted out, he quickly pulled out a short metal stick. Flicking the stick, he transformed it into a spear. Next, he charged forward. Facing the two iing bone des and the spear, Aunt Yun maintained a look of nonchnce. She raised her right hand and extended a finger out, moving it slightly through the air before her. Ripples appeared along the ces her finger had traced through and they shot forward. Before the two bone des could reach Aunt Yun¡¯s body, it struck the ripples and a sharp resonating sound erupted as a result. Surprisingly, the bone des were no longer able to move forward. After tracing her finger through the air, Aunt Yun did not immediately counter attack. Instead, she turned around to look at Toto and said, ¡°Toto, hide well.¡± ¡°Mm!¡± The little boy named Toto appeared no stranger to such a scene. He nodded obediently. However, he did not move a single step away. Except, something had appeared on top of his head. When Chen Xiaolian saw what had appeared on top of Toto¡¯s head, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart abruptly palpitated furiously. That is¡­ Amp! A litmp! ¡­ Chapter 635 Aunt Yun

Chapter 635 Aunt Yun

GOR Chapter 635 Aunt Yun Night. On the ind resort ¡­ Xia Xiaolei twisted the door handle and gently pushed open the door. There were stacks of cardboard boxes ced tidily in the corner. There in the centre of the room was a table with nothing on it save a bowl. A lit wick protruded out from the bowl and it emitted a faint light. Xia Xiaolei pulled out two candles from an opened cardboard box before moving toward the table. There, he retrieved a lighter from his chest to light up the two candles. Next, he brought the two candles close to the bowl and tilted them at a certain angle, causing the mes on the candles to lick the surface of the candles¡¯ bodies, melting them. The melted wax from the candles dripped into the bowl. After the two candles werepletely melted down, the bowl, which only had a small amount of wax inside it earlier, was nearly full once more. After he was done melting down the two candles, Xia Xiaolei brushed his hands and moved toward the door with a satisfied expression. However, the moment he turned toward the door, he suddenly felt something amiss. Frowning, he turned to look around him. The room was silent. The one source of light in the room was the size of a bean, capable of illuminating only a small area around the table while the corners of the room remained shrouded in darkness. The light from the wick shone upon Xia Xiaolei, casting a shadow upon the wall, which swayed non-stop. ¡°Is¡­ ¡­ is someone here?¡± Standing still, Xia Xiaolei took a deep breath and shouted out loudly. The room remained silent. No response. However, that peculiar sensation inside Xia Xiaolei¡¯s heart did not disappear. It was as though¡­ ¡­ someone was watching him. ¡°Just who is it? Don¡¯t¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t mess with me!¡± Xia Xiaolei forced out augh as his eyes darted around, his gaze sweeping through all four corners of the room. ¡°Qimu Xi? Brother Lun Tai? Brother Bei Tai?¡± Xia Xiaolei gulped as his face turned pale. Although there was no response, Xia Xiaolei had noticed something. There was a faint silhouette in one of the room¡¯s corners. The silhouette looked very faint. Even by looking hard at it, he could barely notice the faint outlines of the silhouette. It was shifting about. ¡°Guild¡­ Guild Leader? Did you return? Brother Roddy?¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s teeth chattered uncontrobly. ¡°Qiao ¡­ ¡­ Sister Qiao Qiao? Surely, it is not¡­ you?¡± Xia Xiaolei had called out the names of every member of their guild, but the silhouette remained still. Drumming his courage, Xia Xiaolei attempted to take a step forward. However, he quickly withdrew his feet and moved backward, step by step. Even after he reached the door, Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes remained fixed upon the faint silhouette in the corner. His right hand reached backward to feel the wall behind him as beads of sweat oozed out from his forehead. ¡°Where is the switch? Where is the switch?¡± Xia Xiaolei grew increasingly anxious, disrupting his ability to find the switch on the wall behind. His eyes kept staring at the silhouette before him, not daring to turn back. It was such that he felt himself on the verge of crying. As he was about to mentally copse, his fingertips finally felt the switch. When the room¡¯s lights finally lit up, Xia Xiaolei released a sigh of relief. Thanks to the illumination from the room¡¯s lights, the silhouette, which still looked faint, grew clearer, albeit by a bit. However, despite the fact that the lights were now on, the silhouette remained in the same spot, not a change in its posture. It was as though the lights turning on had not affected it at all. After turning on the lights, Xia Xiaolei¡¯s courage grew as well. He stared at the silhouette for some time and was gradually able to make out its shape. Rather than a silhouette, that thing was more like a piece of mosaic. Although it was still possible to see through it, the ces behind it looked blurry. The humanoid-shaped mosaic had not made any overt moves so far. Seeing how the mosaic was seemingly not reacting to his existence, Xia Xiaolei pondered for a moment and spected that it probably did not possess the ability to attack. Drumming up his courage, he stepped forward. After moving closer, Xia Xiaolei crouched down and carefully examined the piece of mosaic. Judging by its shape, he could roughly make out a human silhouette. However, that human silhouette was not tall. It was, in fact, much shorterpared to Xia Xiaolei. At that moment, it appeared to be seated. However, it was not seated on a cardboard box. Rather, it had both hands around its knees as it sat on the floor. While a good portion of its body could be seen, a small part was connected to a cardboard box. Neither one appeared obstructive toward the other. Xia Xiaolei reached out curiously with his hand and cautiously attempted to touch the mosaic. Although the tip of his finger had clearly touched the mosaic, Xia Xiaolei realized that he could not feel anything. Xia Xiaolei strengthened his resolve and continued extending his hand forward. His hand continued to move through the piece of mosaic all the way back until it hit the cardboard box behind it. Throughout all that, Xia Xiaolei had not felt anything from the mosaic. As for the piece of mosaic, it simply continued to sit on the floor. It was as though it simply did not care about Xia Xiaolei¡¯s existence one bit. This¡­ what the Hell is this? After confirming that there was no danger, Xia Xiaolei gradually grew curious. After bing an Awakened, Xia Xiaolei had not participated in too many instance dungeons and can only be considered a rookie. However, he still knew enough of themon knowledge shared among Awakened ones. When within an instance dungeon, it was natural to encounter all kinds of things. Any and all types of monsters could appear, even spirit-type monsters. However, outside of instance dungeons, Xia Xiaolei had never seen such supernatural urrences. After considering it, Xia Xiaolei then essed the guild channel and sent a message to both Lun Tai and Bei Tai. ¡­ Sebast pped his wings gently. However, his figure was shooting through the sky at a velocity that was out of syncpared to the beat of his wings. Although his face revealed no expression, his eyes zed. That is Wu Ya! One of the few [S] ss powerhouses within World¡¯s End! After acquiring his blood and essence, Sebast felt his body brimming with power. He had to fly forward at such a high velocity in order to release the power within him. Otherwise, his boiling blood might burst out through his chest. Although he had yet to test it out in actualbat, Sebast was certain that his strength had broken through his original level of [A] ss and even [A+] ss to reach [S] ss. Perhaps¡­ ¡­ if there is a chance¡­ ¡­ A figure began to appear within Sebast¡¯s mind. A figure standing at the peak of World¡¯s End. As Sebast was just about to lose control over himself due to overexcitement and howl out, a ck dot suddenly appeared in the distant horizon. A woman was flying through the sky on a skateboard. The woman noticed Sebast and her skateboard veered as she adjusted her flight trajectory. She then flew swiftly toward Sebast. Sebast spread his wings and pped it to hover in the sky as he watched the woman approach him. ¡°Mister¡­ Mr Sebast? Seeing you here is just wonderful!¡± After reaching Sebast, she hovered before him and performed a bow even as she was standing on the skateboard. There was a respectful expression on her face. ¡°You are?¡± Sebast took off his sunsses and regarded the woman from top to bottom while revealing a bright smile. ¡°My name is Jaina. You probably do not remember me, but I once saw you from afar. It was three refresh cycles ago.¡± The woman raised her head and smiled at Sebast. ¡°Ahh¡­ ¡­¡± Sebast looked at the scar on Jaina¡¯s face and released a gentle sigh. Shaking his head, he said, ¡°Truly¡­ ¡­ a pity.¡± Jaina lowered her head and a brief look of rage shed across her face. ¡°I am sorry, Mr Sebast, that you had to see my face. That was impolite on my part.¡± ¡°No matter, no matter!¡± Sebastughed and put the sunsses back on his face. ¡°At the very least, of all the bodies I have seen in World¡¯s End, yours is the best.¡± ¡°Thank you,¡± replied Jaina with a slightly prideful smile. She had always been satisfied with her body. ¡°Are you returning to the Pce to report after clearing your instance dungeon?¡± Sebast turned to see where Jaina was flying to. ¡°No.¡± Jaina shook her head. ¡°We have yet to finish our clearing operation. I wanted to return to the Pce to seek support. As you know, not all of us hasmunication devices. I can only rush back like this¡­¡± ¡°Support?¡± Sebastughed. ¡°Who did you get you grouped up with? You can¡¯t deal with some Awakened ones who no longer have their abilities and memories?¡± ¡°No, it is not that¡­¡± There was a rather awkward look on Jaina¡¯s face. ¡°I am with Duan Gang. We had only just reached the instance dungeon and have yet to attack. That ce¡­ ¡­ there is a little town there and a number of Awakened ones had gathered there. There are roughly over a hundred of them there. Neither of us possess any area-clearing skill or equipment nor do we have any restriction-type skill. With only the two of us, should some of the Awakened ones make a break for it, it would be difficult to hunt them down.¡± ¡°Over a hundred? That will definitely be hard for you.¡± Sebast nodded. ¡°However, clearing operations are undermanned right now. Do you really think the Pce can give you much in way of support?¡± Jaina gritted her teeth. ¡°Regardless if it is possible or not, I will still need to report this situation to Sir Lei Hu first. If he refuses to provide support, then, whatever happens after we attack will no longer be our responsibility.¡± ¡°I had juste out from the Pce and cleared an instance dungeon. I have nothing to do right now. Why don¡¯t I¡­ ¡­ apany you fellows?¡± Sebast smiled. ¡°Really?¡± Jaina¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°With your help, surely¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°It¡¯s over, Toto.¡± Aunt Yun looked down at the two corpses on the ground with a look of indifference before turning to look at Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea. Only then did she turn back to the little boy behind her. Themp on Toto¡¯s head flickered for a bit before gradually turning dim. Then, it disappeared without a trace. At that very moment, a stormy wave raged within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. Themp above Toto¡¯s head just now was definitely the one he left back on the ind resort. Back when he was inside the painting, he had heard Mr San¡¯s instructions. Thus, after obtaining the wick, he lit it up again, after returning to his base. Before he left, he had instructed Xia Xiaolei to replenish the amount of wax in the bowl regardless of what was happening. Chen Xiaolian could still recall how he had randomly picked a bowl to use as a container for the wick and wax. Just now, when themp had appeared on Toto¡¯s head, the pattern on the surface of the bowl containing themp was exactly the same as the one Chen Xiaolian had bought. But¡­ ¡­ why would it appear here? The Irregrity known as Terry was not too strong. However, Hammer¡¯s strength was not to be underestimated. Every time he brandished his bone des, the surrounding air would be rent apart to create iparably sharp wind des. With the exception of Aunt Yun, the many trees behind her had been struck by it. Just with a slight graze, the wind des had been able to cut down the trees. The fight between them had onlysted for a short time but nearly all the trees in the forest had been cut down as a result. Toto, however, had remained calm. He kept his arms around his knees and sat on the ground while calmly observing the battle. It was as though the fight had nothing to do with him. The wind des that were capable of cutting steel and splitting rocks had struck his body a few times during the fight, only to move right past him. The wind des had seemingly struck an illusory silhouette, not affecting him at all. Chen Xiaolian even noticed Hammer¡¯s bone des sh right through Toto¡¯s body a few times. Even so, Toto had not shown any response. When themp had disappeared, Aunt Yun moved over to pull Toto¡¯s hand, helping him up. ¡°You two, you are their captives?¡± Aunt Yun turned around and looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Something¡­ like that.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head and looked at the two corpses on the ground with a wry smile. The man known as Hammer was very strong. However, from the beginning to the end, the one known as Aunt Yun faced zero need to exert any effort for the fight and had casually killed Hammer. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian cared not for Hammer¡¯s life or death. However, there was now an issue¡­ ¡­ without Hammer, how was he to get to the headquarters of the Coalition, the one they had called the Pce? This World¡¯s End was too big. Compared to the vastness of this ce, there were simply too few Irregrities around. Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea had flown around in the Devourer fighter aircraft for several hours before bumping into these two fellows. To once again encounter two Irregrities who in the middle of clearing an instance dungeon would likely very difficult. His n had been going smoothly. Unfortunately, it had now fallen apart thanks to this woman known only as Aunt Yun¡­ ¡°Something like that?¡± Aunt Yun gave Chen Xiaolian a nce. ¡°Whatever, I have no interest in getting involved with your matters. Since you two are not in league with them, you are now free.¡± After saying that, she moved to stand before Chen Xiaolian. Extending her jade-like hands, she gave the handcuffs restraining both Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea a light tap. The ck handcuffs were made from some unknown material. Back when it was put on Chen Xiaolian, he had tested it. Although he had recovered a little bit of his attributes, he was still incapable of breaking open the cuffs. Now, under the might of Aunt Yun¡¯s finger, the tough handcuffs appeared to have been crafted from sand. In just an instant, they broke apart. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Aunt Yun turned around and moved toward Toto. She stretched out her hand, wanting to pull his hand as they moved. ¡°Wait!¡± Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice, Aunt Yun stopped and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian with a questioning gaze. However, no words came out from her mouth. ¡°Thatmp, just what is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at Toto. Aunt Yun looked at Toto, whom she was holding, before turning to face Chen Xiaolian once more. The same look of indifference remained on her face. ¡°It has nothing to do with you.¡± After saying that, she made to leave. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s next words caused her to halt her steps. She turned, her eyes gleaming. ¡°Thatmp is mine.¡± ¡­ Chapter 636 Wait Here

Chapter 636 Wait Here

GOR Chapter 636 Wait Here ¡°Is this the town? How many people are there?¡± Sebast, who was looking at the town from afar, asked Duan Gang and Jaina behind him without looking back. ¡°For fear of alerting them, I could only observe them from the outskirts.¡± Duan Gang bowed toward Sebast before replying, ¡°There are roughly a hundred of them. There is no way to get a more urate number.¡± ¡°Not too many.¡± Sebast nodded. ¡°If that is the case, let¡¯s do this quickly. Clear this up quickly and you two can go report this earlier.¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you for your help, Mr Sebast.¡± Both Jaina and Duan Gang nodded courteously. ¡°Mm¡­ ¡­ although there are not too many of them, the area is fairly big. It will¡­ ¡­ take quite some time.¡± Even as he spoke, Sebast had already stretched out his hand. The nail on his right hand¡¯s index finger rapidly grew out to form a sharp de. Next, he used it to gently cut a line across his left palm. Dark red blood flowed out from the wound and dropped onto the ground. However, after falling onto the dry ground, the droplets of blood were not instantly absorbed. Instead, the blood droplets wriggled like a snake and moved toward the little town. The blood droplets moved forward, leaving a dark red trail behind them. It did not matter how far they went, the volume of the flowing blood droplets did not decrease at all. The blood droplets flowed quickly. When they reached the little town, they spread apart. It appeared as though they were leaving a certain pattern on the ground with the colour of blood. They kept flowing forward until they disappeared from view. As the blood droplets flowed, Sebast had his eyes partially closed, neither saying a word nor moving. ¡­ Yang Lin, who was inside his own residence, was carefully wiping the disassembled parts of an assault rifle ced on the table before him. Beside the light machine gun¡¯s parts were three other firearms of varying length. A partially filled box of ammunition rested beside the firearms. Daniel and Grace sat opposite Yang Lin. They too, were holding onto firearms. ¡°Yang Lin¡­¡± Daniel broke the silence. ¡°Do you think¡­ ¡­ what Bluesea said will really happen?¡± ¡°I trust him.¡± Yang Lin continued wiping the parts. Then, he began assembling them. Without turning his head to face Daniel, he spoke, ¡°Back in Manhattan, you two have seen those fellows as well.¡± ¡°But¡­ ¡­ this world is very big after all. We¡­ ¡­ they may not be able to find us¡­ ¡­¡± There was a highly contorted look on Grace¡¯s face. Yang Lin raised his head to look at her. ¡°And if they do find us? Do you n on getting caught off guard and be killed like a chicken?¡± ¡°Even if we did prepare¡­ ¡­ then what?¡± Grace suddenly stood up and mmed the assault rifle in her hands down on the table. ¡°Look at this! Look at this and recall the monster we encountered! If they really appear again, do you really think we can resist them using these things?¡± ¡°Whether we can or not is one thing. Whether we choose to do it or not is another.¡± Yang Lin looked at Grace. ¡°There is the good old saying, better to die a glorious death than live in dishonour.¡± Grace¡¯s face grew flushed for a moment. Then, she stared at Yang Lin. ¡°What if I am unwilling to die a glorious death?¡± ¡°I fear¡­ ¡­ it is not up to you,¡± Yang Lin said coolly. ¡°Before leaving, Bluesea had informed me that the Irregrities want to restore the refresh function of this World¡¯s End to ensure their survival. What bargaining chip do you have to offer them? Besides¡­ ¡­ even if we manage to avoid getting killed by them; should the World¡¯s End regain its refresh function, we will still die.¡± ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ no matter what, we will die anyway?¡± Grace stared at Yang Lin. ¡°If so, what is the point in you making all these preparations?¡± ¡°If I remember correctly, Grace, you are a Swiss, right?¡± Yang Lin looked at Grace before shrugging. ¡°In thest World War, your country hypocritically dered itself neutral while secretly making deals with the Nazis. As its citizen, you probably don¡¯t understand the word integrity.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Grace¡¯s face turned furious. Just as she was about to retort, Yang Lin furrowed his brows and turned to look at the wall. At the same time, he raised up his hand, making a silencing gesture. ¡°Stop talking!¡± The scent of blood had reached Yang Lin¡¯s nose. Tracing the scent of blood Yang Lin¡¯s gaze then fell upon a line of blood that was quickly making its way through the surface of the wooden floor. There was a small hole between the two wooden nks serving as the flooring. The line of blood moved in a straight line, going through that small hole and out through the other side. ¡°That¡­ ¡­ what is that?¡± Daniel stood up, a look of rm on his face. He raised the rifle in his hand and aimed it at the line of blood. ¡°Let¡¯s go out and have a look.¡± Without showing any hesitation, Yang Lin picked up his light machine gun and moved toward the door. Pushing open the door, he walked out. The line of blood had indeed moved out of the house, drawing a straight line through thewn before moving into the house across the street. ¡°They are finally here.¡± There was no emotion on Yang Lin¡¯s face as he cocked his rifle. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ what should we do? Run?¡± Grace panicked. ¡°Can we?¡± Yang Lin gave Grace a look of indifference. ¡­ ¡°It is done.¡± Sebast slowly opened his eyes. Then, he raised his left hand, its palm directed toward the little town standing before him. The cut on the palm had long since stopped bleeding. However, after Sebast raised his hand, a gleaming light the colour of blood shone faintly from the wound on his palm. The moment the blood coloured light shone from his palm, the pattern drawn out by the droplets of blood earlier followed suit and shone. A bird¡¯s eye view revealed that the pattern left by the blood droplets had formed arge hexagram spell array, which enveloped the whole town. Sebast¡¯s group was standing on one of the hexagram¡¯s corner. ¡°Move out. From this moment on, not a single person from this town could take even a step out.¡± Sebast turned to reveal a bright smile on his face as he took the first step forward. Both Duan Gang and Jaina revealed looks of joy. Duan Gang retrieved a short stick from his chest. With a flick of his hand, two des of light shot out from both ends of the short stick. As for Jaina, she summoned her flying skateboard from her storage equipment and jumped on it. At the same time, she also retrieved a rocketuncher. ¡°Storage equipment, flying skateboard¡­ ¡­ you picked up some pretty good items in this refresh cycle. Your luck is pretty good.¡± Sebast gave Jaina a nce and smiled. ¡°However, be careful where you fly. Don¡¯t bump into the edge. The spell array¡­ ¡­ cannot differentiate between friend and foe.¡± Having said that, Sebast made a grasping motion as he retrieved a thick alloy shield from his own storage equipment. Next, he hurled it toward the edge of the spell array. When the alloy shield reached the area above the line of blood, a curtain of light suddenly shimmered out from the line of blood. The alloy shield struck the curtain of light and was immediately wrapped in purple coloured electrical current. In a sh, the shield was liquefied into a pile of molten iron and it fell onto the ground. ¡°Yes¡­ ¡­ I will definitely be careful!¡± Looking at the pile of molten iron, Jaina felt a chill moving down her spine. She hastily nodded her head. ¡°Then, move out! Go clear the Awakened ones inside this instance dungeon!¡± ¡­ A grenade warhead descended from the sky to strike one of the residential buildings, blowing up the wooden house as a result. After that, what remained of the house burned violently. A man who was engulfed in mes screamed as he ran out from the house. However, he was greeted by an attack from a de of light. Duan Gang grinned as he looked down at the body that was cut in half. Due to the intense temperature of his weapon, the cut areas on the corpse had already carbonized. No blood flowed out from the corpse. ¡°Done, next one.¡± Sebast did not attack. He had both hands sped behind him as he slowly moved forward. He wore a monocle on his left eye. Dots of light could be seen on the surface of the monocle. Up in the sky, Jaina, who was flying through the sky with her flying skateboard, aimed at the house that Sebast had pointed out with the rocketuncher. Duan Gang rushed forward. Once again, the warhead struck the house. This time, no one rushed out. ¡°Next,¡± said Sebast. One of the dots on the monocle had disappeared. By then, the residents staying within the little town¡¯s houses had begun rushing out. The sounds from the two prior explosions had reached everyone¡¯s ears. ¡°Forget it, just shoot randomly.¡± Seeing the dots on the monocle moving in a chaotic manner, Sebast waved toward Jaina. ¡°Let them run.¡± ¡°Yes, Mr Sebast.¡± Jaina nodded. Then, raising the rocketuncher in her hands, she aimed at a spot with the highest count of Awakened ones. Next, she pulled the trigger again and again. The sounds of explosions erupted one after another and the town was immediately transformed into a sea of mes. Looking from above, the Awakened ones were like a swarm of provoked ants. They scattered about madly as they ran for it even as the explosions and mes devoured them. Despite seeing that, Jaina showed no trace of concern on her face. She continued to aim calmly and fired, again and again. This was just a simple clearing duty. There was no need to mix personal feelings into it. Back in the outside world, Irregrities were a special existence. Be it the Development Team, yers, or other Awakened ones, Irregrities had to hide their identity from them all. Aftering into World¡¯s End and staying here for a long time, the Irregrities saw the Awakened ones, who no longer possess their abilities and memories, as nothing more than ants. The Irregrities would not even go kill them; they would just ignore them. After a certain time period, when the next refresh cycle came, the batch of Awakened ones will be cleared off. Naturally, this time, things had taken an abnormal turn. The Awakened ones were quick to discover that the woman on the flying skateboard was the culprit behind the explosions. Panicking, they than dispersed in all directions as they ran away from the town. Jaina began shooting the warheads with the intent to drive the Awakened ones to the edge of the little town. Soon, someone had made it to the edge of the hexagram spell array, the first victim. The curtain of light shimmered out and electrical current shed. The Awakened one was caught off guard and was immediately turned into charcoal. It happened so fast, he did not even manage to issue out a scream. Unfortunately, the town was too big for the eyes of ordinary humans. Most of the Awakened ones did not realize the existence of the spell array on the ground beneath them. They all rushed toward the edge and was turned to ash. Even after seeing theirpanions getting scorched by the electrical current from the edge, those who wanted to turn around found that their route back had been sealed off by mes. ¡°You can stop attacking. Just wait here.¡± Sebast said to Duan Gang, who had an eager look on his face as he wielded his double-ended de of light. The number of dots on the life signature detector was decreasing rapidly. With Jaina up in the sky firing warheads down on the Awakened ones on the ground, there was no longer any need for the melee-type Duan Gang. ¡°Yes.¡± Duan Gang nodded. At that very moment, the sound of gunfire rang out. Jaina, who was up in the sky, was seemingly mmed by a hammer. Then, she fell down from the flying skateboard. ¡­ Chapter 637 Speculation

Chapter 637 Spection

GOR Chapter 637 Spection ¡°Sniper!¡± Seeing Jaina fall, Duan Gang became shocked. However, he quickly shouted, ¡°There are Irregrities here!¡± The double-ended de of light in Duan Gang¡¯s hand, which had been turned off earlier, shone out once more. He turned to look at Sebast with a twisted expression. ¡°Mr Sebast! Where is that fellow hiding?¡± ¡°Not necessarily an Irregrity.¡± Sebast maintained a calm demeanour and waved at Duan Gang. Duan Gang was stunned. Then, Sebast stretched out his hand to point. ¡°See?¡± The flying skateboard rapidly turned to fly toward the falling Jaina, catching her in mid-air. Flipping herself, Jaina stood upon the skateboard once more. ¡°The attack did not pierce through her protective suit. It is just an ordinary sniper rifle. These things can be found easily enough in instance dungeons.¡± Sebast looked at his life signature device. ¡°The life signature detector cannot differentiate between Irregrities and Awakened ones. I also do not know where that sniper is hiding. However¡­ ¡­ I am feeling curious about that sniper.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what do you mean?¡± Duan Gang did not understand. ¡°You don¡¯t understand?¡± Sebast smiled and looked at Duan Gang. ¡°We initiated a sudden attack, but the sniper did not panic. Instead, that person immediately counter attacked. This means¡­ ¡­ that sniper must have seen someone else performing clearing duty.¡± Up in the sky, Jaina, who was on her flying skateboard once more, pulled herself up higher. She no longer hovered in the same spot. Instead, she kept moving around. Likewise, she was no longer aiming and firing her rocketuncher indiscriminately at the running crowd. Instead, she looked around to check for potential sniping locations. However, no other shots were fired after that earlier shot. ¡°Silent and calm, hiding when there are no opportunities. This is definitely unlike an Awakened who only has the memories of an ordinary human.¡± Sebast nodded slowly. ¡°I want to find this fellow. As for you, Duan Gang¡­ ¡­ you are responsible for finding those here who are still alive. Don¡¯t kill them. I need more survivors.¡± ¡­ Carrying his rifle, Yang Lin ran under the cover provided by the houses. asionally, he would raise his head to look through the gaps above at Jaina, who remained in the sky. Daniel and Grace were following him. Despite the intensity of their movements, their faces looked pale. Yang Lin now carried with him an old bolt-action rifle, the M1903 Springfield. There was a scope on the rifle. The sounds of explosions continued to echo around them non-stop. The sounds were moving closer and closer to their location. After firing a shot just now, Yang Lin immediately started running into another house. After less than half a minute, Jaina fired out another warhead into the house that he was hiding in, reducing it into smithereens. ¡°Hey, Yang Lin! Where are you running to? Why are we getting closer and closer to the centre of the town? We should be running away!¡± When Yang Lin was leaning against the wall to check his surroundings, Grace, who was gasping for breath, took the opportunity to ask. ¡°Run?¡± Yang Lin turned back to give her a nce. ¡°Did I ever said I was running?¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t want to run? Then, what do you want to do?¡± Grace widened her eyes, suppressing the volume of her voice as best she could so that it did not be a scream. ¡°Running, we won¡¯t make it.¡± Yang Lin smiled. There were both tiredness and nonchnce on his face. He recalled the conversation between him and Bluesea. ¡­ ¡°You are going to leave us just like this?¡± ¡°At any rate, we will die anyways. Be it dying in the hands of the Irregrities or the system, in the end, it is the same. Me staying behind or not, what difference does it make?¡± ¡°Since there is no difference between staying behind and leaving, why do you want to leave?¡± ¡°The person that Chen Xiaolian wants to find is the daughter of an old friend. Since I will be dying in the end, why not do something for him before that?¡± ¡°Those so-called Irregrities, they will find their way here eventually? What should we do?¡± ¡°Think about it¡­ ¡­ what can you do? Rather, even if you do something, then what?¡± Bluesea¡¯s face was filled with fatigue. ¡°You are right.¡± Yang Lin sighed. ¡°Then, I am leaving.¡± Bluesea turned around and made his way to the door. ¡°Take care.¡± ¡°Hey.¡± As Bluesea was about to reach for the door handle, Yang Lin called out. Bluesea halted his steps and turned to look at Yang Lin. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ were a soldier, right? How did you die?¡± ¡°A bomb in a live-fire exercise detonated ahead of time,¡± said Bluesea coolly. ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°During an operation, we got the wrong intel and suffered from a terrorist ambush. I ran out of bullets.¡± Yang Lin smiled. ¡°You know as well, we cannot let ourselves be taken prisoner. Thankfully, I did leave a glory grenade for myself.¡± ¡°So, you¡¯re special forces.¡± Bluesea nodded. ¡°No wonder, the air around you felt simr to ours.¡± ¡°Originally, I had thought that there would be nothing after death. Unexpectedly, when I re-opened my eyes, here I was. However¡­ ¡­ if I die again here, it will really be the end, right?¡± ¡°Yes, I think¡­ ¡­ that is the case.¡± ¡°Goodbye.¡± Yang Lin smiled at Bluesea and performed a military salute. Bluesea turned to face Yang Lin. He too, performed a standard military salute. Next, he pushed open the door and walked out. ¡°No matter what, we will have to die in the end¡­ ¡­¡± Yang Lin turned around and pushed open the window to look at Bluesea, who moved farther and farther away. Then, he watched as the Devourer fighter aircraft rose into the sky. ¡°Then, before dying, do something to help others!¡± ¡­ ¡°Hey! Are you listening? If you have no way of running away, you should have spoken up earlier! I don¡¯t want to die with you!¡± Grace¡¯s words interrupted Yang Lin¡¯s thoughts. His face contorted. ¡°Miss Grace, I don¡¯t recall asking you toe with me.¡± Yang Lin gave Grace a nce. ¡°You are the one who wants to follow me. If you want to run, go ahead. Assuming, of course, you can run away.¡± Grace bit her lip as she red at Yang Lin. Yang Lin no longer paid any attention to Grace. Instead, his eyes were attracted to a figure flying through the sky. A blond youngster in fine clothing had flown up to the sky some time just now. The blond youngster hovered beside the woman on the flying skateboard. A pair of thin wings protruded from his back and they pped slowly. When he approached the woman on the skateboard, she stopped moving. At the same time, she also stopped firing warheads down. She appeared to be chatting with the blond youngster. Since firing the first shot, Yang Lin had not found another opportunity to fire another shot. Firstly, Jaina had begun utilizing her rocketuncher to suppress his ability to open fire. Secondly, she had appeared uninjured. Yang Lin looked down at the M1903 in his hands and sighed to himself. Although it was a century-old antique, it was the best sniper rifle he could find in the town¡¯s gun shop. For his first shot to actually hit the woman earlier was already a fair bit of good luck on his part. A mere 7.62 mm bullet did not possess enough firepower. Although the woman had taken a shot, she appearedpletely unharmed. If only I have a 12.7 mm anti-materiel rifle right now¡­ However, there was no time for Yang Lin to dwell on the impossible. Seizing the opportunity provided by the two figures hovering still up in the sky, he raised up his rifle again and took aim. Since he could not break the woman¡¯s defence, might as well try¡­ ¡­ the blond youngster. The blond youngster¡¯s mouth continued moving as he spoke to the woman on the skateboard. Yang Lin adjusted his breath, making it even. His index finger moved to rest upon the trigger as he shifted the crosshair on the scope to centre on the blond youngster¡¯s head. Estimating the size and distance, he made a few adjustments to his aim. Slowly, he exerted more force with his index finger as he stabilized the rifle muzzle¡­ Bang! The trigger was pulled and the bullet shot out. At that very moment, Yang Lin¡¯s whole body stiffened. The very instant that the bullet shot out from the rifle muzzle, Yang Lin, who was looking through the scope, saw the blond youngster turn to face him. At that moment, there were at least 500 metres between the two of them. The moment he pulled the trigger, neither the bullet nor the sound from the bullet could have reached the man yet. How¡­ ¡­ did he find me? All of that happened in an instant. The next moment, Yang Lin watched as the blond youngster put up two fingers before him. Although he could not see it clearly, Yang Lin was certain that the two fingers the blond youngster put up must have caught the bullet that he had fired just now. After that, the blond youngster extended his hand toward Yang Lin and made a marble flicking gesture. Yang Lin was stunned. He swiftly pulled himself back, but before he could even turn his head, an intense mming sensation spread out from his shoulder. A fine hole had appeared on one of the wooden nks covering him. The impact of the thing mming into his shoulder threw him down to the ground. Yang Lin gritted his teeth in an attempt to straighten himself and pull out the handgun in his chest area. However, his entire right arm felt numb and he was unable to exert any force through it. Lowering his head, he saw that a bloody hole had appeared on his shoulder. His whole shoulder appeared on the verge of breaking apart. Grace screamed and took a few steps backward. Daniel had a look of shock on his face, but he quickly rushed forward to help Yang Lin up. ¡°Gun! Draw your gun¡­ ¡­ sigh, never mind.¡± Yang Lin clenched his teeth and growled at Daniel in a hushed tone. Halfway through, though, he sighed and shook his head. Unknowingly, that blond youngster had appeared before him. He had retracted the pair of ck wings on his back, leaving not a trace of its existence. There was an enigmatic smile on his handsome face as he regarded Yang Lin¡¯s shoulder. ¡°You could not dodge the bullet that I shot. Considering that, you should be just an ordinary Awakened.¡± Sebast walked forward until he was standing right before Yang Lin. Looking down at the wound that he had left on Yang Lin, he asked, ¡°Does it hurt?¡± Yang Lin looked up and stared back at Sebast. There was no fear in his eyes. ¡°The Hell do you care?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve got guts.¡± Sebast smiled. He crouched and reached out with a finger to tap Daniel lightly on his shoulder. Daniel had no time to even react. Next, he felt as though a train had mmed him. That one tap sent him flying tens of metres away before hended heavily on the ground. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I did not kill him.¡± Seeing the change in Yang Lin¡¯s expression, Sebast extended one finger and waved it. ¡°I have some questions for you fellows. Before getting the answers, you fellows will not die.¡± ¡°Since I know I will die after telling you, why should I tell you? Do you take me for a fool?¡± Yang Lin sneered. He brought up his remaining good arm to prop himself up, using the wall beside him to support his body. ¡°Maybe, after you tell me everything, I might let you live?¡± Sebast smiled. ¡°Let me live and wait for this junkyard to automatically clear us?¡± Yang Lin sneered. ¡°You are better off spinning this lie to others.¡± ¡°As expected¡­¡± Sebast gave Yang Lin a profound look. ¡°You know what is going on with World¡¯s End. You also know what we are doing.¡± A whistling sound could be heard as Jaina, who was up in the sky, descended to the ground. She stood behind Sebast. ¡°Mr Sebast?¡± Jaina was puzzled to see that Sebast had not killed off the three Awakened ones there. ¡°Did you hear about the emergence of an Irregrity traitor in World¡¯s End?¡± Sebast turned to look at Jaina. ¡°There is¡­ ¡­ such a thing?¡± Jaina was startled. With a face filled with shock, she said, ¡°Mr Sebast, the traitor that you are talking about¡­¡± ¡°Stand right there!¡± Sebast abruptly snorted out as he snapped the fingers on his right hand. Grace, who was standing behind the two of them, had been carefully shifting her feet backward, hoping to secretly leave. However, after Sebast snapped his fingers, the ground beneath her feet turned into adhesive the colour of blood. No matter how hard she tried, she was unable to shift her feet at all. Grace paled. As she was about to give it her all to run away, the blood-colouredyer of adhesive seemingly came alive. It shot up along both of her legs, wrapping itself tightly around them like jelly. She opened her mouth to scream, but theyer of adhesive crawled up to seal her mouth. Both Yang Lin and Daniel were also enveloped by theyer of adhesive. Daniel, like Grace, had his mouth sealed by the adhesive. Yang Lin was the only one who was not. Only, all four of his limbs had been restrained by theyer of adhesive. ¡°Looks like you don¡¯t know enough, Jaina.¡± Sebast ignored Grace and Daniel. Smiling at Jaina, he said, ¡°Kreo, Ka Huang, and Viper. Those three had died inside the instance dungeons that they were supposed to be clearing up. Do you think Awakened ones who have lost their abilities and memories could kill them?¡± ¡°I have not heard the first two names before. However, Viper was quite the expert,¡± replied Jaina with a whisper. ¡°Correct.¡± Sebast nodded his head. ¡°Thus, the one who killed those three must be an Irregrity.¡± ¡°But why¡­ ¡­ why would anyone do that? I do not understand, Mr Sebast!¡± Jaina gritted her teeth. ¡°If the Development Team discovers what is going on here and switch to manual clearing, would the traitor be able to remain unscathed?¡± ¡°That is what I want to figure out.¡± Sebast sneered and turned toward Yang Lin once more. ¡°I think, the Irregrity who is going against the Coalition must have uncovered a secret that others do not know of. And that secret¡­ ¡­ would allow him or her to escape the Development Team¡¯s manual clearing move!¡± ¡­ [1] Glory grenade. In order to not be taken prisoner and suffer humiliation, certain members of military forces take themselves out with a grenade. The grenade is called glory grenade. Chapter 638 King!

Chapter 638 King!

GOR Chapter 638 King! ¡°For real?¡± Jaina¡¯s eyes immediately lit up. At present, nearly all the Irregrities within World¡¯s End hade together to establish the Coalition to clear up the Awakened ones. Even so, no one could be certain about their chances of sess. At any rate, new instance dungeons and Awakened ones would constantly be sent in. Inparison, the number of Irregrities will not increase. When they could actually clear all the Awakened ones was a faraway question. They also did not know when the Upper ne might find out about the irregr situation here. It could be within 10 days, it could be in 100 days, it could be that they would never find out, or¡­ ¡­ the next second. However, if an Irregrity had acquired a way to avoid the manual clearing of the Development Team¡­ ¡°But¡­¡± Jaina pointed at Yang Lin and the others with a puzzled look. ¡°What does that have to do with these fellows?¡± Sebast did not reply Jaina¡¯s question. Instead, he turned to face Yang Lin. ¡°You fellows know about our clearing operation and the existence of Irregrities. Who told you fellows about us?¡± Yang Lin sneered, not answering. ¡°Not going to answer?¡± Sebast crouched down to pick up the M1903 from the ground. With a smile, he said, ¡°Using a crappy weapon like this to fight us, you are too na?ve. Only a small number of Irregrities here could be killed off by something as crappy as this. However, you fellows¡­¡± Holding the rifle with one hand, he aimed it at Yang Lin¡¯s head and revealed his teeth-exposing grin. ¡°You fellows are probably not bulletproof, right?¡± Yang Lin looked at Sebast calmly, revealing no sign of opening up despite the rifle muzzle pointing at his forehead. ¡°Not afraid of death, very gutsy.¡± Sebast nodded, and slowly moved the rifle muzzle away from Yang Lin¡¯s forehead to the nearby Grace. ¡°If so, you probably won¡¯t mind seeing yourpanion dying before you.¡± Seeing that Sebast¡¯s index finger was on the trigger, Grace struggled frantically. However, the thickyer of blood-coloured adhesive had wrapped her up tightly. No matter how hard she tried, she was unable to break her way out. All she could do was whine in a low tone. ¡°She is not mypanions. However, it matters not.¡± Looking at where Sebast was aiming with the rifle, Yang Lin said with a cold gaze, ¡°Open fire all you want. Regardless if you do or not, we, the Awakened ones, will die anyway.¡± By then, Sebast had turned away from Yang Lin. He looked at Grace, who was frantically struggling. The desire to survive reflecting off the woman¡¯s eyes was the strongest one that Sebast had ever seen. ¡°Do you¡­ ¡­ wish to say something?¡± The moment Sebast uttered those words, Grace began to nod her head furiously. Sebast smiled. Without making any moves on his part, the blood-colouredyer of adhesive on Grace¡¯s body receded slightly. The moment theyer of blood-coloured adhesive receded from her mouth, Grace did not even bother gasping for breath. The first thing she did was to shout, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I know who that person is!¡± ¡°You shut¡­¡± Yang Lin snapped out. However, he only managed to utter those two words before the blood-coloured adhesive on his body moved up to seal his mouth. ¡°It seems, not everyone is as gutsy as you.¡± Sebast gave Yang Lin a ridiculing look before turning to face Grace. ¡°Out with it, then. That Irregrity traitor¡­ ¡­ who is it?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ if I tell you¡­ ¡­ can you spare me?¡± asked Grace gingerly as she looked at Sebast, her body quaking. ¡°Of course, I can.¡± Sebast smiled. ¡°Clearing operation is only for the sake of restoring World¡¯s End to normalcy and avoid the Development Team¡¯s manual clearing of everything here. If the information you give us can help us deal with this situation, naturally, there will be no need for us to kill you fellows.¡± ¡°All right!¡± Grace collected herself somewhat and calmed her rate of breathing. ¡°That person¡­ ¡­ is called Chen Xiaolian.¡± Hearing that name, Sebast was instantly stunned. He had not expected to hear that name again here. Seeing the look of shock on Sebast¡¯s face, Grace became stumped. Not knowing if she had said the wrong thing, she shrunk back in fear. ¡°It is nothing, keep talking.¡± With a smile on his face, Sebast waved at her. ¡°This Chen Xiaolian, he is an Irregrity?¡± ¡°I am not sure¡­ ¡­ what an Irregrity is¡­ ¡­ at any rate, like you people, he has special powers.¡± Sebast nodded. ¡°Then, how did you fellows get to know him?¡± ¡°The foodstuffs in our town is growing scarce. So, Bluesea led some of us with him to find food¡­¡± Stammering, Grace then recounted how they were attacked by Deiha in the Manhattan instance dungeon, how they were saved by Chen Xiaolian, the fight between him and Wu Ya, and their trip back to the town. Throughout the whole story, Sebast had not interrupted her at all. He simply listened to her with a faint smile on his face. ¡°In other words¡­¡± After Grace was finished, Sebast reached out with his hand to rub his chin. He slowly spoke up, ¡°Before he fought Wu Ya, he already knew the situation with World¡¯s End?¡± ¡°Wu Ya¡­ ¡­ is that snake-headed dragon?¡± Grace considered it before carefully responding, ¡°They did talk for a long time. However, back then, we were too far away. We do not know what they were talking about.¡± ¡°Wu Ya would have informed him.¡± There was the same faint smile on Sebast¡¯s face. ¡°For the kid to seriously wound Wu Ya, he is quite powerful. Although Wu Ya is an arrogant fellow, he is not reckless. The Coalition is nowcking manpower for the clearing operation. After encountering someone strong, he will definitely try to recruit him.¡± ¡°Mr Wu Ya¡­ ¡­ was wounded by that person? That is impossible!¡± Jaina, who was behind Sebast eximed. ¡°Mr Sebast, how did you know that!¡± When Jaina interrupted Sebast, his face flickered. However, no one noticed it. Ignoring Jaina¡¯s question, Sebast continued asking Grace, ¡°If so, why was Chen Xiaolian willing to go against Wu Ya and the Coalition to protect you?¡± ¡°It seems¡­ ¡­ it is due to Bluesea.¡± Grace paused for a moment. ¡°I overheard some of their conversation. Though iplete, I heard that he used to know Bluesea. However, Bluesea no longer recognize him.¡± ¡°That Bluesea fellow is also an Awakened. After having his memories erased, it is only natural that he would be unable to remember Chen Xiaolian. However, that¡­ ¡­ is not enough.¡± Sebast slowly shook his head. ¡°No matter how good their rtionship may have been, it is still not as important as his own life. Unless, that Chen Xiaolian is certain that he will not be killed by the manual clearing of World¡¯s End. However, there is a problem¡­¡± Sebast turned to face Jaina. ¡°The timing is not right. The first of those three corpses were found several days ago. Additionally, the instance dungeons they were in charge of are very far from Manhattan. It is unlikely to be this Chen Xiaolian¡¯s doing.¡± ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ he is not the one you are looking for?¡± After considering it for a moment, Jaina asked. Then, she saw Duan Gang appear through the corner of a street. His right hand held onto a spider silk rope, which was connected to tens of white-coloured cocoons. The cocoons writhed as Duan Gang pulled them across the ground. ¡°Mr Sebast, your life signature detector.¡± Although he was dragging tens of those cocoons, Duan Gang appeared in no way strained. He strode forward until he was standing before Sebast. Pulling off the monocle on his face, he said, ¡°When I was attempting to capture them, five ran into the spell array and died. Those that are still alive are all here. Additionally¡­¡± Duan Gang turned to look at the cocoon right behind him. There was a dark red mark on the surface of the cocoon. Pulling the spider silk rope, he dragged the cocoon forward until it was before him. ¡°This fellow is different from the others.¡± ¡°It¡¯s been hard on you.¡± Sebast smiled courteously at Duan Gang as he took back his life signature detector. Walking toward the marked cocoon, he asked, ¡°What is different?¡± ¡°Among all these fellows, he is the only one who did not try to run away. On the contrary, after seeing me, he quickly got on his knees and begged for mercy, saying that he has a secret to tell me.¡± ¡°What secret?¡± Sebast looked at Duan Gang. ¡°I did not give him the chance to talk.¡± Duan Gang shook his head. ¡°At present, this instance dungeon is under you. So, I just brought him over.¡± ¡°Very well done.¡± Sebast smiled. Extending his index finger, he then ced it on the surface of the marked cocoon. His finger became like a sharp de; with a gentle tracing movement, he made a smooth cut on the cocoon to reveal a pale and fearful face within it. Sebast¡¯s finger moved deftly so that only the head portion of the cocoon was split open. The other parts of the person¡¯s body remained wrapped up by the cocoon. ¡°Out with it, then.¡± Sebast smiled at the man in the cocoon. ¡°If I find your answer satisfactory, I will let you live.¡± ¡°Yes¡­ yes¡­¡± The man, despite his tied-up state, did his best to nod his head. ¡°My name¡­ is Lu Leiya.¡± ¡°I am not interested in your name.¡± Sebast impatiently interrupted Lu Leiya. ¡°Out with it. What is the secret?¡± Lu Leiya was seemingly stabbed by those words. He shrunk his body slightly before saying, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I know of one person who has figured out how to go back!¡± ¡°Go back?¡± Sebast¡¯s eyes immediately narrowed. ¡°What do you mean by the words ¡®go back?¡± ¡°Go back¡­ ¡­ means to go back! Go back to our original world! Go back¡­ ¡­ to the world of the living!¡± Lu Leiya shouted out anxiously. The smile on Sebast¡¯s face immediately vanished while his gaze became as sharp as a knife. Jaina and Duan Gang, who were standing behind him, released cries of shock. ¡°Mr Sebast, this¡­ ¡­ how is this possible?¡± Jaina was the first to ask. As for Duan Gang, he lowered his head, hiding the look of regret and greed in his eyes deep within himself. If¡­ ¡­ if what this man said is true¡­ He regretted not asking Lu Leiya in advance what the secret was. Now, everything was in Sebast¡¯s hands. ¡°Speak up, then. What is the way to return?¡± Sebast extended his hand, tracing it down the opened gap on the cocoon enveloping Lu Leiya. The cocoon was split openpletely, freeing Lu Leiya¡¯s whole body. Lu Leiya quickly shook the cocoon off and humbly bowed toward Sebast. ¡°Mister, I myself do not know how to return. However, I know¡­ ¡­ the name of the person who knows the method and where that person is.¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian?¡± By then, Sebast had recollected himself. He smiled at Lu Leiya again and said, ¡°The person you are talking about, it is him, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Yes! Yes! That¡¯s him!¡± Lu Leiya frantically nodded his head. ¡°How did you find you about it? Did he mention it to you?¡± ¡°No, he did not.¡± Lu Leiya quickly shook his head. ¡°It is just my spection. He had mentioned that he came here to find a girl called Qiao Qiao. He hadmitted suicide toe here. Back then¡­ ¡­ Bluesea had asked him if there is any way to return. Although he said no¡­ ¡­ at that moment, he had hesitated for an instant. Additionally, there was that look on his face.¡± Lu Leiya smiled and said, ¡°Back in the day¡­ ¡­ I had watched a US TV series called Lie To Me. In the series, they talked about how a human¡¯s microexpressions will betray their inner thoughts. The expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face back then was certainly the type that will only appear when someone is lying! He just didn¡¯t want to tell me and Bluesea about it, that is why he lied!¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡± Sebast knitted his brows and pondered the issue for a moment before raising his head up. ¡°If so, where is this Chen Xiaolian now?¡± ¡°He has already left with Bluesea.¡± Lu Leiya gritted his teeth. ¡°In order to find that girl called Qiao Qiao! He must have¡­ ¡­ intended to find that Qiao Qiao, then leave this World¡¯s End together with her and Bluesea!¡± ¡°What do you two think?¡± Sebast turned to look at Duan Gang and Jaina. ¡°These two fellow¡¯s statements support each other; so, they should not be lying.¡± Jaina thought about it. ¡°However, there is an issue¡­ ¡­ before their deaths, Irregrities should not know about the existence of World¡¯s End, what more a way to return after death! If he had actuallymitted suicide to enter World¡¯s End with the n to take someone back with him, this n¡­ ¡­ who had informed him about this? Besides¡­ ¡­ I have been in World¡¯s End for a long time now. Yet, I have not heard about any Irregrity who made it out of this ce!¡± ¡°You¡¯ve never heard about it because you have not been here long enough.¡± Sebast¡¯s face suddenly revealed a peculiar expression. ¡°Who told you that no one had left World¡¯s End before?¡± ¡°There is¡­ ¡­ such a case? Who is that person?¡± Jaina and Duan Gang¡¯s eyes immediately zed with fervour. ¡°One¡­ ¡­ whose name you have absolutely never heard of. That name has be a taboo within World¡¯s End. Almost all who once knew of his existence are dead. Even among those few who remain, not a single one dares utter his name again.¡± Sebast raised his head to look at the sky. After a long time, he said with a soft voice, ¡°Back then, all the Irregrities within World¡¯s End were his subjects. As for him¡­ ¡°He was this ce¡¯s¡­ King!¡± ¡­ Chapter 639 Guts

Chapter 639 Guts

GOR Chapter 639 Guts ¡°King?¡± Jaina spoke up in shock. ¡°In World¡¯s End¡­ ¡­ every Irregrity lives on their own. If not for the issue with the automatic clearing now, there is no way we would have established the Coalition. In a ce like this¡­ ¡­ how could there be a King?¡± ¡°Why not? As long as¡­ ¡­ you are strong enough.¡± There was a mockful look on Sebast¡¯s face. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ no matter how strong a person may be, that person could only go up to [S] ss. The World¡¯s End of that time¡­ ¡­ could it be that he was the only [S] ss then?¡± Jaina murmured. Sebast shook his head. ¡°Of course not. At present, there are only three [S] ss experts within World¡¯s End. However, back then, there were five others. The King singlehandedly suppressed the other five¡­ ¡­ [S] ss powerhouses!¡± ¡°And so¡­¡± Sebast released a lengthy sigh. ¡°The King, using his power, a power which transcends all others, to set down the rules. He had everyone live ording to his instructions. No duel to the deaths and no unwarranted killing of Awakened ones. All materials sent into this world will be distributed evenly ¡­ ¡­ back then, World¡¯s End was just like¡­ ¡­ a huge military camp!¡± ¡°Five [S] ss?¡± Duan Gang was shocked. ¡°In addition to Sir Wu Ya, Sir Lei Hu and that guy, what happened to the other two [S] ss experts¡­ ¡­ could it be they had killed each other over equipment?¡± ¡°Two?¡± Sebast sneered. ¡°It¡¯s five! Back then, Lei Hu and the others were but minor characters who would pee their pants if the King so much as let out a cough. As for the five [S] ss experts, the King had them¡­ ¡­ killed.¡± ¡°Why?!¡± Jaina looked at Sebast in disbelief. ¡°Because¡­ ¡­ they found out that the King was going to leave. In face of that temptation, to be able to leave World¡¯s End, their greed overwhelmed their feelings of fear. However¡­ ¡­ they had overestimated their strength. Even afterbining their might, the five of them were still killed off by the King. ¡°It was not just the five [S] ss experts¡­ ¡­ to be exact, after the news spread out, almost every Irregrity went mad. They joined in on the fight¡­ ¡­ no, it should be called a war. A war to capture the opportunity to return to the outside world! ¡°The King, by himself, fought against the whole of World¡¯s End¡­ ¡­ in the end, he won! ¡°On that day, he killed off almost every single expert within World¡¯s End. The only ones who had survived back then were the cowards like me and Lei Hu. We had run away from the battlefield. From the very beginning, we had no courage to challenge the might of the King. Before he left, the ground he was standing on was a mountain of corpses. He¡­ ¡­ stood there alone, looking coldly at us.¡± Jaina had not expected that even someone as powerful as Sebast would show fear in his eyes as he recounted the story about the King. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ if Chen Xiaolian had really acquired a way to leave World¡¯s End, he must have¡­ ¡­ learned it from the King. There are no other possibilities.¡± Sebast, who was looking up at the sky, finally lowered his gaze. He looked back at Lu Leiya. ¡°Now, tell me. Where is Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°I¡­ I¡­¡± Facing the ardent look on Sebast¡¯s face, Lu Leiya gritted his teeth. Despite his shaking body, he emboldened himself and said, ¡°I want to leave too! I want to return! Unless you guarantee¡­ ¡­ you can bring me as well, then, I will tell you where Chen Xiaolian is!¡± ¡°You want to bargain with me?¡± Sebast smiled. ¡°What gave you the courage to do so?¡± ¡°I heard Chen Xiaolian talking about it!¡± Lu Leiya puffed out his chest. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ people like us are known as Awakened ones! You Irregrities can escape the refreshing process of World¡¯s End while we will be cleared away! Even if we escape your pursuit, in the end, we still cannot avoid death! Unless¡­ ¡­ unless you bring me out, only then, can I live! If you do not promise me, I will not tell you where Chen Xiaoian went! At any rate¡­ ¡­ I will just die!¡± ¡°I understand. In that case¡­¡± Sebast nodded. He reached out with his index finger, cing it horizontally before Lu Leiya¡¯s face. ¡°Then, you can¡­ die.¡± A look of shock washed over Lu Leiya¡¯s face. Before he could even speak up, he felt a cold sensation from his face. Next, the world before his eyes spun. Sebast smiled as he retracted his hand, watching as the cut half of Lu Leiya¡¯s head fell down the ground. Putting his fingers to his mouth, he licked them before turning to look at Grace. ¡°I believe you will not try to bargain with me, right?¡± ¡°I¡­ I¡­ I¡­¡± Grace had fallen to the ground and both her legs were shaking uncontrobly. She stammered, incapable of uttering out a singleprehensible word. ¡°If you have no intention of bargaining with me, then tell me. I like obedient girls, understand?¡± Having finished licking his fingers, Sebast then ced his hand on Grace¡¯s face. ¡°Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea had mentioned that they wanted to go to other instance dungeons to find other Irregrities. Then, they will pretend to be neers who know nothing, allowing the other Irregrities to lead them to the headquarters! That way, they will be able to find Qiao Qiao! However¡­ ¡­ I didn¡¯t know Chen Xiaolian had a method of going back! Just now, I really¡­ ¡­ really did not deliberately try to hide it from you!¡± Both of Grace¡¯s legs kicked the ground as she backed away. She continued doing so until her back was against the wall of the building behind her. ¡°The direction. Which direction did they take?¡± ¡°They started up an aircraft¡­ ¡­ and went toward the rainforest instance dungeon!¡± Grace was on the verge of crying. ¡°Please have mercy on me! Don¡¯t kill me! I¡­ ¡­ I do not want to return to the real world! Just let me live here! Just one more day is good enough! As long as you do not kill me!¡± ¡°Thank you. You are a really obedient girl.¡± With a smile on his face, Sebast reached out with his hand to gently stroke Grace¡¯s blond hair. ¡°Besides, your hair is very beautiful, just like mine.¡± Next, he exerted pressure on Grace¡¯s head, gently twisting her neck. ¡°Mr Sebast¡­ ¡­ no, Sir Sebast, killing her so soon¡­ ¡­ isn¡¯t that bad? What if there are other answers¡­¡± There was a rather ugly look on Duan Gang¡¯s face. He had asked gingerly while changing his way of addressing Sebast. ¡°There is nothing else to ask.¡± Sebast shook his head with a happy smile. ¡°I do not have much time. I have to find Chen Xiaolian before he reaches the Pce. I cannot allow the others within the Coalition to find out about this secret. Otherwise¡­ ¡­ that bloody war from back then¡­ ¡­ may erupt again. After all, there is only one spot avable. Who doesn¡¯t want to go back?¡± ¡°Mr Sebast, that spot¡­¡± Jaina looked at Sebast in disbelief. ¡°There is only one?¡± Duan Gang slowly took a few steps back and said in a suppressed tone, ¡°Sir Sebast, I dare not fight you for the opportunity to go back. I just wish to work for you. I ask that, no matter what, you take me under you ¡­¡± ¡°Duan Gang, your forehead. Why are you suddenly sweating? Are you feeling hot?¡± Sebast observed Duan Gang¡¯s move backward with an amused smile. ¡°Strange, why is your hand gripping the light sword?¡± ¡°Sir Sebast¡­ ¡­ please believe in my loyalty¡­¡± Duan Gang gritted his teeth heavily as his face turned pale. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I swear I will be loyal to you¡­¡± ¡°Do you know?¡± Sebast gave a casual sounding sigh. ¡°Before the news that going back is possible broke out, all the subjects of World¡¯s End had sworn their allegiance to the King. But in the end, you know what happened as well. Do you think I can trust you?¡± It was at that moment that Jaina reacted. Screaming out, she jumped onto her flying skateboard and shot backward. ¡°The fool!¡± Seeing Jaina making a run for it, Duan Gang snarled. With his right hand holding onto the double-ended de of light, he then charged Sebast. The double-ended de of light swung in a circr arc as it shed toward Sebast. However, as it was in the middle of swinging through the air, its movement was suddenly stopped. Using only two fingers, Sebast had broken Duan Gang¡¯s wrist with a twist. There was the same smile on Sebast¡¯s face. ¡°I am sorry, Duan Gang. Even then, you were no match for me, let alone¡­ ¡­¡± His two fingers tightened their grip, shattering Duan Gang¡¯s wrist. The double-ended de of light lost its energy supply and the two des on either end disappeared. The hilt then fell to the ground. ¡°After killing Wu Ya, I am now also [S] ss.¡± Sebast ignored the horrified expression on Duan Gang¡¯s face as he gently hugged Duan Gang with his arms. Then, he bit into Duan Gang. When Sebast finally let go of Duan Gang¡¯s corpse, which had been sucked dry, a spectacr firework erupted up in the sky. He raised his head to look up. The firework was none other than Jaina and her skateboard, who had struck the edge of the hexagram spell array and the electrical current it discharged. ¡°Duan Gang was right, you are a real fool. I had already reminded you that the spell array does not differentiate friend from foe.¡± Sebast shook his head before lowering his head to look back. There was a look of panic on Daniel¡¯s face, who kept struggling. However, no matter how much he struggled, he was unable to extricate himself from the blood-coloured adhesive. As for Yang Lin, he sat quietly on the ground withke-like calmness. ¡°What is your name?¡± Sebast regarded Yang Lin for a moment. At the same time, the blood-coloured adhesive, which was sealing Yang Lin¡¯s mouth, receded slightly to allow him to speak. ¡°Yang Lin.¡± ¡°I will remember your name. You are¡­ ¡­ a gutsy fellow.¡± Chapter 640 Voluntarily Jumped In

Chapter 640 Voluntarily Jumped In

GOR Chapter 640 Voluntarily Jumped In ¡°Where? Where is that thing you mentioned?¡± Lun Tai yawned as he inspected the room but was unable to find any abnormalities. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t know either! It was right there, but now, it¡¯s gone!¡± Xia Xiaolei frantically ran back and forth within the room but was no longer able to find the near illusory piece of mosaic from earlier. ¡°I think you¡¯re just sleepy. Did you fill the wax? Its midnight right now. If you have already filled the wax, then hurry up and go get some sleep.¡± Lun Tai waved his hand. ¡°We did not receive any prompt for instance dungeons. How could any ghost or monster appear here?¡± ¡°Brother Lun Tai! You¡­ ¡­ must believe me!¡± Xia Xiaolei shook his head furiously as he pointed at the corner of the room. ¡°I really did see it! It was just there! Right there! A silhouette!¡± Lun Tai looked at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Did it attack you?¡± ¡°N¡­ ¡­ no.¡± ¡°Did it talk to you?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± ¡°What did it do, then?¡± ¡°It didn¡¯t do anything. It just sat there, not moving at all¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°If so, what did you want me to see by calling me over?¡± Lun Tai rolled his eyes. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ Brother Lun Tai, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s weird? Guild Leader Xiaolian has gone away for so long without telling us anything. When Brother Roddy contacted us through the guild channel, he was being all vague, only telling us to wait patiently. He said that they are in no danger and are on the way home. I get the feeling¡­ ¡­ the silhouette earlier might have something to do with Guild Leader¡­¡± ¡°If that is the case, you keep watch here. When you see it again, call me.¡± Lun Tai sighed and left the room. Looking at Lun Tai¡¯s back as he left the room, Xia Xiaolei swung his hand in frustration. While Lun Tai had assumed the silhouette to be a figment of Xia Xiaolei¡¯s imagination, Xia Xiaolei himself knew that was not the case. At present, however, there was nothing within the room. Except¡­ ¡­ themp. Themp? Xia Xiaolei¡¯s heart gave a sudden thump. That silhouette¡­ ¡­ could it and themp¡­ ¡­ be rted? Xia Xiaolei hastily rushed to the corner. There, he began pulling a box out. Next, he sat on the box and stared intently at themp on the table. ¡­ Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, Aunt Yun abruptly turned her head to stare at Chen Xiaolian. A look of disbelief filled her face. ¡°Yours?¡± ¡°Yes, it is mine. Right now¡­ ¡­ my guild members should be taking care of it, making sure it continues burning.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°However, I do not understand why it could appear here. From what I know, only destroyed equipment from the outside world could be sent into World¡¯s End.¡± Aunt Yun turned around to look at Toto, ¡°Stay here.¡± After saying that, she quickly made her way to stand before Chen Xiaolian and look into his eyes. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian was finally standing right before her. It was as Lu Leiya had said, there was no way of telling just how old this woman was. Be it 18 to 38 years old, all of them was believable. Her skin glowed with a jade-like lustre and appeared incredibly delicate. Her facial features were like that of a paintinge to life. However, an irremovable killing intent rested between her eyes. ¡°How did the wick end up with you?¡± Aunt Yun continued to stare intently at Chen Xiaolian, seemingly on the verge of looking right through him. ¡°In a painting.¡± After considering it, Chen Xiaolian replied frankly, not lying to her. ¡°Painting? You entered the painting?¡± Aunt Yun regarded Chen Xiaolian from head to toe. There was doubt in her voice as she continued, ¡°If you really did enter the painting, how was it possible for you to get out by your own?¡± ¡°A friend of mine taught me how to leave.¡± ¡°Friend? What is your friend''s name?¡± ¡°His name is¡­ ¡­ Mr San.¡± ¡°You mean¡­ ¡­ Umbre?¡± Aunt Yun pondered the matter for a moment. ¡°That makes sense.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Umbre? As far as Chen Xiaolian knew, there was only one other person who had used that word to address Mr San. Bai Qi! At present, however, this woman was using the same word that Bai Qi had used. Could she be¡­ One of those ancient monsters? ¡°Then, it¡¯s my turn to ask you questions.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was amess. However, he maintained an impassive face as he said, ¡°How could thismp be with you right now?¡± Chen Xiaolian remembered what Wu Ya had told him. The items that appeared within World¡¯s End were those that had been destroyed in the outside world. If so¡­ ¡­ who had destroyed themp? Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Xia Xiaolei, and Qimu Xi, who were keeping guard of the resort base¡­ ¡­ what had happened to them? Aunt Yun, who seemingly noticed the look of concern within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, said coolly, ¡°No need to worry. Themp was not destroyed. At present, it is still in the same ce that you had left it.¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before pointing toward Toto, who was behind her. ¡°The one on his head, how is that possible?¡± ¡°Umbre asked you to keep themp lit, but did not tell you its name or its function?¡± ¡°He did give a brief description of it.¡± Chen Xiaolian went through his memories and said, ¡°ording to him, themp¡¯s name is Eternal rity Fire. It is a form of bridge, acting as an escape portal. Back then, whenever his group encountered a danger they could not fight against, they could utilize themp and run from one ce to another. However, after its original owner died, the rest of them were no longer able to utilize themp.¡± ¡°His description is wrong. Or should I say, it is iplete.¡± Aunt Yun gently shook her head. ¡°However, he probably was not lying to you on purpose. At any rate, thismp¡­ ¡­ is something that he himself don¡¯t quite understand.¡± ¡°Could you be¡­¡± After considering it, Chen Xiaolian finally chose to voice out the question within his mind. ¡°The one he mentioned?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Aunt Yun replied coolly. ¡°I am thismp¡¯s original owner.¡± Although Chen Xiaolian was already 99 per cent certain of that, hearing those words from Aunt Yun still managed to startle him. These ancient monsters from back then¡­ ¡­ how do I keep bumping into them? Mr San, Bai Qi, the red-haired woman and the punk youngster from the ancient castle, and this Aunt Yun¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian had no idea whether this luck of his was good or bad. Earlier, Aunt Yun was about to lead Toto away. At present, however, it would appear that she no longer wanted to leave. Both her eyes regarded Chen Xiaolian from head to toe. ¡°Aunt Yun, thatmp¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian, who had just opened up his mouth, was interrupted by Aunt Yun instead. ¡°What aunt? That is for Toto. You, call me Sister Yun.¡± ¡°Sure, Sister Yun.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile. ¡°Thatmp, what exactly is its function?¡± She was a woman after all. Although she was one of the ancient monsters alongside Mr San, she still did not like being addressed as an old person. ¡°Umbre¡¯s description is not wrong, it is just iplete. The most important function of thismp is actually¡­ ¡­ to allow someone to return to the outside world. Additionally, its real name is not Eternal rity Fire. Rather, it is called Guiding Link Fire.¡± Chen Xiaolian was slightly shocked. ¡°You mean, resurrection?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Sister Yun continued regarding Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°You don¡¯t appear too shocked.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Then, he turned to look at Toto. ¡°In other words, the current situation with World¡¯s End is your doing?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Sister Yun nodded calmly. ¡°I used the Guiding Link Fire to protect Toto; that way, he is able to avoid the refresh function of World¡¯s End. As the refresh on him had failed, the automatic refresh function became stuck.¡± ¡°However, I still do not understand. Why are you doing this?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head softly. ¡°Even the other Irregrities understand, don¡¯t you? If this continues, the Development Team will eventually discover what is going on here. Once they switch to manual clearing, all the Irregrities here will die, you included! All you would have aplished is extend the time he has here by a little bit.¡± ¡°I know. And, so what?¡± Sister Yun¡¯s face maintained a look of calmness. ¡°If I am really going to have to die¡­ ¡­ then so be it. At the very least, before I die, I can look at him longer. That¡¯s not so bad.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ for the sake of being with this kid a bit longer, you are willing to drag the entirety of World¡¯s End down the grave with you?!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were wide open. He stared at Sister Yun with disbelief. ¡°You are not mad, are you?¡± ¡°No, at least not now. Because I now know that the Guiding Link Fire is now in your hands. Thus, things are different now.¡± Sister Yun shook her head. ¡°You were not shocked earlier. It appears you brought the Lifehymn Music Score with you here. Had any other Irregrity hear about the ability to return, they would have gone mad on the spot. How unexpected, to think that redhead would modify that prop again. I didn¡¯t think that person could have this side to her.¡± ¡°You seem to know everything¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°After staying here for a long time, understanding much with just a nce is only natural.¡± Sister Yun looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Since you brought the Lifehymn Music Score with you here, that means¡­ ¡­ you are also here to find someone, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°It seems my luck is pretty good.¡± Sister Yun smiled, a mncholic smile. ¡°Since you can return¡­ ¡­ I hope you can do me a favour. Use the original body of the Guiding Link Fire and bring Toto back to the outside world. With that, the restoring function of World¡¯s End will be restored and everything will return to its normal state.¡± ¡°That will have to wait until I find the person I am looking for.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Do you know? If you had not killed the two fellows, by now, I may have already found the one I am looking for.¡± ¡°You voluntarily jumped into their? It seems I need to apologize.¡± Although Sister Yun had said that, her face remained cold and indifferent. ¡°No need for the apology. However¡­ ¡­ since you want a favour from me, shouldn¡¯t you pay an appropriate price?¡± Hiking up his thumb, Chen Xiaolian then pointed it back toward the two corpses behind him. Turning back to look, he said, ¡°You have messed up our original n after all.¡± However, the moment his head turned back, his face contorted. A sharp spike, which was as thick as a fist, had drilled its way out of Hammer¡¯s body. It swayed about unsteadily. Beneath it, tens of fine tentacles stabilized its main body. Next, it abruptly shot out toward Bluesea. ¡­ [1] The word Aunt Yun used to address Mr San (É¡) is ¡®ô£¡¯, pinyin: ¡®d¨¥ng¡¯, a different character for umbre. However, as both words mean umbre ¨C more or less ¨C I¡¯ll just go with Umbre. Chapter 641 Armour

Chapter 641 Armour

GOR Chapter 641 Armour ¡°Bluesea!¡± Chen Xiaolian rushed toward the Bluesea. Earlier, seeing Sister Yun leaving, Chen Xiaolian had taken several steps forward to chase after her. At that moment, there were several metres between him and Bluesea. Although the Power Propagation Serum was slowly allowing him to recover his basic attributes, there was still a long time to go before he could fully recover. Chen Xiaolian exerted his all to leap forward and his finger made contact with Bluesea, but it was still toote. Bluesea was pushed back by Chen Xiaolian and his figure flew a few metres backward. However, by then, that odd-looking spike had firmly embedded itself into Bluesea¡¯s heart. Chen Xiaolian hastily rushed to stand before Bluesea. Reaching out with his hand, he attempted to pull the spike out. However, after making contact with the spike, he realized that it was slippery and he was unable to exert any strength upon it at all. The spike, having pierced Bluesea¡¯s heart, continued to drill its way in. ¡°Damn it! Is this how you do things?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned and shouted at Sister Yun even as he desperately attempted to pull the spike out. Yet, despite his efforts, he could only watch as the spike continued drilling into Bluesea¡¯s chest. ¡°What should I have done?¡± Sister Yun continued standing on the same spot with a look of indifference. ¡°The Bug Armour is just looking for a new host. There is nothing bad about that.¡± ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Sister Yun with a stunned expression before looking down at the spike. At that moment, only the tentacles could be seen. The tentacles wriggled about on Bluese¡¯s chest area. The spike, nearly one metre in length, had already pierced through Bluesea¡¯s chest. However, it had not pierced its way out from Bluesea¡¯s back. Instead, it had seemingly entered Bluesea¡¯s body. Bluesea¡¯s face was set in a warped expression as both his eyes were shut tight. He appeared to be enduring a great deal of pain. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the initial process will be slightly painful. However, he will soon enter a resting state. It depends on the degree of gicpatibility.¡± Sister Yun slowly made her way forward and looked down at Bluesea. ¡°Generally speaking, the fusing process willplete in half a day¡¯s time. Thispanion of yours¡­ ¡­ has pretty good luck.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his gaze to look at Hammer¡¯s corpse. After the spike left his corpse, it then withered at a noticeable rate. ¡°This is¡­ ¡­ an enhancement-type equipment?¡± Chen Xiaolian finally rxed somewhat as he asked. It would appear that the spike, or as Sister Yun had called it, Bug Armour, was not something that would face destruction after its host¡¯s death. Instead, it would seek out anyone close to serve as its host. The one closest to Hammer just now was Bluesea. Thus, he was selected. ¡°An enhancement-type life form is quite the rare thing. However, the specifics of its abilities will depend on its gicpatibility with its host,¡± said Sister Yun coolly. ¡°Enough, there is no need to worry about yourpanion for the time being. Let him lie down andplete the fusion process. We¡­ ¡­ let us talk about you.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± The expression of pain on Bluesea¡¯s face turned to one of calmness, then relief, and then one of sleep. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian nodded and stood up. ¡°If my guess is correct, you should have written your own name on the Lifehymn Music Score beforemitting suicide, right? How manypanions do you intend on taking with you?¡± ¡°Only one, a girl. Her name is Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­ hold up!¡± As he was replying, a spark lit up in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind and he turned to look at Bluesea. ¡°If that someone is an Awakened¡­ ¡­ can I bring that person back as well?¡± ¡°He is an Awakened?¡± Sister Yun gave Bluesea a nce. ¡°Not that you can¡¯t. However¡­ ¡­ Awakened ones in World¡¯s End have all lost their abilities and memories. What is the point in bringing them back?¡± ¡°No matter what, better to be alive than dead. Should I just leave him here and let him wait to be cleared out?¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly raised his head to look at Sister Yun. ¡°The favour you want from me¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have no interest in the return slots.¡± Sister Yun shook her head. ¡°Great.¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Then, the favour that you wanted to ask of me¡­¡± Sister Yun looked at Toto, who was standing behind her. ¡°Help me bring him back.¡± ¡°Him?¡± For the first time, Chen Xiaolian regarded Toto. The little boy appeared to be no more than 10 years old with a fairplexion and a good-looking face. He looked just like a porcin doll. Since the beginning, he had barely spoken a single word. He had been holding Sister Yun¡¯s hand tightly with a dependent look on his face. ¡°Yes. By using the silhouette function of the Guiding Link Fire, I am able to temporarily stop him from being cleared away by the system¡¯s automatic refresh function, but¡­ ¡­ I do not know how long this can continue before the Development Team discovers what is going on here and switch to manually clear everything here. Thus, sending him back is the best option.¡± ¡°Won¡¯t that take up a slot?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Sister Yun cautiously. ¡°Like I said, I do not need one of Lifehymn Music Score¡¯s life slots.¡± Sister Yun shook her head. ¡°The Guiding Link Fire has already locked onto Toto. As long as you activate it, you can bring him back. However, that can only be done with the original body.¡± ¡°What about you? Don¡¯t you want to go back?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°If I had wanted to return, I would have done sost time.¡± A peculiar smile gradually took shape upon Sister Yun¡¯s face. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ why bother?¡± ¡°Last time? Could you be referring to¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was reminded of Bai Qi. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about it.¡± Sister Yun waved him off, seemingly wanting to divert their topic. ¡°Can you do it?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Neither Sister Yun nor Toto will be taking up the Lifehymn Music Score¡¯s life slots. There was naturally be no issue in activating the Guiding Link Fire after he returned to the outside world. ¡°In return, you must help me save Qiao Qiao.¡± ¡°Deal.¡± Without any hesitation, Sister Yun nodded her head. ¡°Where is she now?¡± ¡°If only I knew.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile. ¡°If not for my not knowing her whereabouts, why would I have allowed these two fellows to capture us?¡± ¡°You suspect that the girl you are looking for is captured by them as well?¡± Sister Yun then nodded. ¡°Once yourpanion wakes up, we¡¯ll set off.¡± ¡°You know where their headquarters are?¡± ¡°I know.¡± Sister Yun nodded. Suddenly, she knitted her brows and turned to look at Bluesea. ¡°What happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart grew tense. ¡°Even in the outside world, Bug Armour is a very rare item. I have not seen many of them, but¡­¡± Sister Yun took a few steps forward and crouched down beside Bluesea. ¡°From what I can recall, none had ever adapted to it so quickly.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked down. After the spike had pierced its way into Bluesea¡¯s chest, its tentacles had been wriggling about on the surface area of Bluesea¡¯s chest. At that moment, however, the tentacles were rapidly expanding. Each of the tentacles stretched out by over 10 times as they enveloped Bluesea¡¯s skin beneath his clothes. They were practically enveloping him whole. After stretching out to a sufficient length, the tentacles gradually turned thin and t, pasting themselves upon the surface of Bluesea¡¯s skin. A few momentster, the colour of the envelopingyer had be simr to that of Bluesea¡¯s skin. Only by looking closely could one realize the existence of the envelopingyer. ¡°It seems his genes is highlypatible with the Bug Armour.¡± Sister Yun stood up. ¡°He will probably wake up soon.¡± Sister Yun had just finished speaking when Bluesea¡¯s eyes suddenly snapped open. In that instant, a thin, film-likeyer of faint blue membrane spread across Bluesea¡¯s eyes. Almost instantly, no trace of the membrane could be seen again. Bluesea¡¯s gaze swept across Chen Xiaolian and Sister Yun. There was a calm look on his face as he slowly stood up and looked down at his two hands. ¡°How do you feel?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian as he looked at Bluesea. ¡°Very good.¡± Bluesea looked up. Next, he swung his right hand. Two tentacles shot out from the back of his hand and intertwined with each other before hardening to be a de that was over one-metre in length. Turning, he made his way to a nearby tree and gently pressed the de on his right hand on the tree. Seemingly without exerting any force on the tree, the de cut into the trunk of the tree like cutting tofu. After Bluesea drew back his hand, the tree, which would require one person to wrap around, copsed. Turning around, Bluesea looked at Chen Xiaolian and smiled. ¡°Now¡­ ¡­ I think I can really be of assistance.¡± ¡­ The Devourer fighter aircraft rose to the sky once more and flew in the direction that Sister Yun had given them. ¡°You are not a member of the Coalition; how could you know the location of their headquarters?¡± As Chen Xiaolian was piloting the aircraft, he turned to ask Sister Yun, who was seated behind. ¡°I have been there before.¡± Sister Yun¡¯s indifferent voice came from behind. ¡°When?¡± ¡°A long, long time ago.¡± Sister Yun appeared reluctant to talk about it. ¡°A long, long time? Won¡¯t the instance dungeons in World¡¯s End be cleared away every now and then?¡± Chen Xiaolian, who found the reply shocking, turned to look back at the rear side of the cabin. ¡°Keep moving forward.¡± After saying that, Sister Yun stopped talking. She would only asionally look out the window and instruct Chen Xiaolian to adjust the aircraft¡¯s flight path. It did not take long for the fighter aircraft to make its way through tens of instance dungeons. ¡°We should be arriving soon. Do you see the mountain up ahead?¡± ¡°That is the ce?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked out through the windshield to see a towering mountain before them. In World¡¯s End, there were no sun, moon, or stars. No varying weather, no rain or snow or any others. The sky was an eternal expanse of light, constant in quality. The mountain, however, was an exception. Thick clouds covered the top half of the mountain and it was impossible to gauge how high up the mountain went. ¡°This is it. Mount Olympus, the one instance dungeon within World¡¯s End which will exist eternal.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Sister Yun and asked, ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because¡­ ¡­ a certain person had once taken the pce atop the mountain for himself, making it his own Imperial Pce.¡± Sister Yun replied gently. ¡°A person? Imperial Pce?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°Who could possess such power?¡± World¡¯s End was the Recycle Bin designated by the system. To make an instance dungeon something that will never be deleted forever¡­ ¡­ that meant the person had changed the directive of the Recycle Bin. Changing¡­ ¡­ thews of the system¡­ Sister Yun looked at Chen Xiaolian for some time before shaking her head. With a gentle sigh, she said, ¡°Forget it, I don¡¯t want to talk about him.¡± At that very moment, Bluesea, who was in the co-pilot seat, suddenly pulled the control shaft up to its limit. As a result, the fighter aircraft pulled a 90-degree upward curve. Caught off guard, Chen Xiaolian was thrown back onto his seat by the momentum of that move. Toto, who was seated in one of the back seats, suddenly lost his bnce and fell to the back. Thankfully, Sister Yun had managed to react in time. Pulling Toto, she turned around angrily and said, ¡°Bluesea, what are you doing?¡± Bluesea continued pulling the control shaft and the fighter aircraft performed a somersault in the sky before descending to the ground. At the same time, he said, ¡°There is someone.¡± There had been a furious look on Sister Yun¡¯s face. After hearing Bluesea¡¯s words, however, she quickly calmed down. The aircraftnded. Bluesea swiftly opened up the cabin hatch before standing up from the co-pilot seat. ¡°Let¡¯s go down.¡± Seeing the serious expression on Bluesea¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to jump down from the aircraft. This time, there was no need for Sister Yun to tell Toto anything. He had already activated the Guiding Link Fire and his entire body had turned illusory. ¡°Where are the enemies?¡± Sister Yun closed her eyes for a moment before snapping them open. She looked at Bluesea. ¡°Why don¡¯t I feel anything?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. However, they are not within a two-kilometre radius.¡± A faint, blue-colouredyer of membrane had once again covered Bluesea¡¯s eyes and he surveyed their surroundings. ¡°Two kilometres? Your perception ability reaches that far ahead? But if that is the case, how did you know there are enemies?¡± Sister Yun gave Bluesea a nce. There was a sceptical look on her face. Bluesea turned to Sister Yun. Then, he crouched down to pick up a small stone from the ground. They were presently within a medieval estate instance dungeon. Not far away were several mills and windmills. Even farther ahead was arge castle made ofrge stones. The rest of the ce was filled with golden-coloured fields of wheat. Bluesea weighed the stone in his hand for a bit. Next, his body made a semicircle twist before hurling the stone forward. The direction the stone was shooting toward was the same one that their fighter aircraft was taking earlier. The stone left his palm at such an incredible speed, it appeared like an artillery st, almost beyond perception. After travelling a few hundred metres forward, however, the stone mmed into something akin a wall. An electrical current abruptly burst out and the stone shattered apart. ¡°If I had not pulled the shaft earlier, we will now be suffering the same fate as that.¡± Bluesea dusted his hands and smiled at Sister Yun. Sister Yun looked at the electrical current with a slight frown on her face. Then, she nodded toward Bluesea. ¡°Your perception ability is quite good. You picked up a very good item.¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as the electrical current in the sky slowly dissipated away, his brows tightly furrowed together. ¡°But why?¡± He turned around to look at Sister Yun and Bluesea. ¡°The ones that the Coalition is going against are powerless Awakened ones. Generally speaking, there is no need to do something like this. Unless¡­ ¡­ this enemy is targeting us.¡± ¡°Yeah. It seems we can no longer use our earlier trick.¡± Bluesea nodded. ¡°No targets are appearing within my sensor¡¯s detection radius. It seems the other party does not intend to reveal themselves just yet.¡± ¡°Well¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed as he raised the rifle in his hand. ¡°It seems we have been locked down.¡± Just now, as he was getting off the Devourer fighter aircraft, Chen Xiaolian had picked up one of the Gauss rifles in the weapon¡¯s cab. This was the rifle that he had thrown out to Bluesea and the others back when they were in the desert instance dungeon. Through the use of electromaism, the rifle could, without the usage of gunpowder, elerate its 0.1 mm bullets forward at a speed that was 10 times the speed of sound continuously. Additionally, it had almost no recoil. Although it could only deal minimal damage toward heavily armoured targets, it was extremely lethal when used against lightly armoured targets. With an open space and sniping marksmanship, the Gauss rifle could kill off any enemy within a three-kilometre radius. ¡°There is no high ground here and the rifle has no scope. You won¡¯t be able to find them.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°Find?¡± Sister Yun sneered. Her right hand waved gently through the air and a silver spear appeared within her palm. ¡°I want them to voluntarily reveal themselves!¡± Holding the spear with both hands, a grim look suddenly shed across her eyes as she heavily thrust the spear down the ground. Although nearly 70 per cent of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength was lost, he could still feel a ferocious power, one without parallel, shoot down from the hilt of the spear down to the tip. Next, it entered the ground and rapidly spread outward. Seeing that brought a halt to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s breath. Earlier, the Irregrity known as Hammer was already quite a strong fellow. However, when facing him, Sister Yun had only used a tree branch that she picked up from the ground. For Chen Xiaolian, this was his first time seeing her wield a real weapon. If so, the enemies they now face¡­ Nearly half of the spear had thrust into the ground. Next, Sister Yun¡¯s eyes shed with a divine glow and their surroundings quaked. Mists the colour of blood instantly rose into the air before evaporating away. The pungent stench of blood assailed his nose without respite, eliciting a frown from Chen Xiaolian. He felt an urge to hold his nose. Bluesea, who was beside him, showed no change in his expression. It was as though the stench did not exist at all. Rather, he stared intently at a certain direction with a defensive stance. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, back up.¡± After some time, the de once again extended out from the back of Bluesea¡¯s hand. A pain-filled cry rang out from afar, sounding like the cry of a wounded beast. After a few seconds, the cry stopped. Next, a human figure flew up from the castle before flying toward them. On the back of the figure was a pair of ck-coloured wings. In just moments, the figure had made his way above Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. He hovered in the sky and lowered his head to coldly regard the four figures beneath him. The figure sported dazzling blond hair. His handsome face revealed an enigmatic smile and his gaze swept past all three of the figures below before fixing upon the spear in Sister Yun¡¯s hand. ¡°Were you the one who broke my spell array?¡± ¡­ Chapter 642 How Powerful?

Chapter 642 How Powerful?

GOR Chapter 642 How Powerful? Sister Yun knitted her brows. She looked at Sebast and said, ¡°Bat?¡± Sebast extended a finger out and shook it twice as he shook his head. ¡°Wrong, I am of the Bloodn. A Bloodn magus.¡± ¡°No difference,¡± said Sister Yun with an air of indifference. ¡°Enough. You managed to break my spell array and look fairly strong. However, I am not here for you,¡± said Sebast with a smile as he turned to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You are Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. This fellow had uttered Chen Xiaolian¡¯s name the moment he appeared. That meant¡­ ¡­ they could no longer pretend to be Irregrities who knew nothing of what was going on and enter the Coalition¡¯s headquarters. ¡°Excellent.¡± Sebast nodded with a satisfied look. ¡°I want to ask one thing from you.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Sebast performed a slight bow, a gentlemanly gesture and said, ¡°Take me¡­ ¡­ away from this Godforsaken ce, away from World¡¯s End!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a thump and he stared intently at Sebast. Since entering World¡¯s End, the only time he had mentioned that he could return to the outside world was to Sister Yun. ¡°Are you curious as to how I found out?¡± Sebast shook his head with a smile. ¡°However, there is no need for you to know that much. Just¡­ ¡­ be obedient and bring me back.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but the tickets are sold out.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Qiao Qiao was the one he came here for. It was only natural for him to bring her back with him. And now that he had met Bluesea, Chen Xiaolian could not let Bluesea remain here only to await his deletion in the hands of the system. After excluding himself, only two other empty slots remained within the Lifehymn Music Score. There was something else. The blond youth before them had an elegant smile on his face all this time and had been courteously well-mannered. However, Chen Xiaolian sensed a faint atmosphere of blooding off him. ¡°Fine. I have already expected you to reject me. Still, it matters not¡­ ¡­¡± Sebast stepped forward while maintaining his smile. ¡°I believe I can slowly persuade you.¡± ¡°Persuade?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Yes.¡± Sebast nodded with a look of sincerity as he stretched out both his hands. ¡°Using¡­ ¡­ this.¡± The moment his hands rose up, the surrounding temperature abruptly plummeted. Even the uniform glow of lighting down from the sky became somewhat bleak. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart began palpitating furiously, seemingly on the verge of jumping out from his body. With great difficulty, he recollected himself. Even so, the bleak atmosphere continued to pervade his body. It was as though there were numerous needles piercing his skin. What he was feeling was not an attack. Rather, it was the atmosphere released before the other fellow unleashed his attack. This blond fellow¡­ ¡­ his strength is probably not inferiorpared to Wu Ya. Why is my luck so bad! Chen Xiaolian cursed inwardly. Beforeing here, Chen Xiaolian had deduced that there must be a considerable number of ancient monster-level fellows here. However, Irregrities were unlike yers, Awakened ones and the Development Team. They were BUGs that would only appear once in a while. Additionally, it was unlikely for every Irregrity to be lucky enough to receive the GM¡¯s attention and be provided assistance. For most Irregrities, the regr path for them would be to arduously endure a small number of instance dungeons only to be killed by either monsters, yers, or other Awakened ones. They would not even have the chance to develop themselves. There was no personal system within World¡¯s End. It was also impossible for them to preserve their equipment and props for a long time. Although they could live indefinitely, increment in strength for them was highly finite. Since arriving in World¡¯s End, Chen Xiaolian had encountered a total of five Irregrities. Among the five, only Deiha and Terry could be considered of average level. That Hammer fellow; in the outside world, his strength was likely sufficient to qualify him to be a member of the Angel Corps. And now, there was this blond fellow. Judging by the atmosphere he was exuding before even making his move, he was likely on the same level as Wu Ya, an [S] ss expert. Back when facing Wu Ya, Chen Xiaolian had to fight with everything he had. He even had to utilize his final card, the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill, in order to finish off Wu Ya. Unfortunately, that meant his own attributes had beenpletelybusted in the process. Thanks to the Power Propagation Serum he took back in the Tokyo instance dungeon, his attributes were slowly recovering. However, at present he had only recovered up to 30 per cent of his original strength. Additionally, Skyde¡¯s power had also beenbusted when he utilized the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill. Since that was not Chen Xiaolian¡¯s own power, the Power Propagation Serum will not be restoring it. In other words, before leaving World¡¯s End, something that could only ur when the Lifehymn Music Score¡¯s timer ended, there was no way for Chen Xiaolian to recover his previous quasi-[S] ss strength. ¡°Have you realized¡­ ¡­ my power?¡± Sebast smiled as he stepped even closer. Every step he took was done with a genteel manner. However, each step caused the ground around him to shake. Yet, when he lifted up his feet, there was no footprint on the ground. Sebast moved forward slowly. For every step he took, the smile on his face would turn increasingly peculiar. Although he had not attacked, he had already secretly channelled his aura. All of them were focused on his footsteps. Unless necessary, he did not want to attack Chen Xiaolian. It was not because he was on guard against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength. Wu Ya was an infamous figure within World¡¯s End. All within this world knew that he was an [S] ss expert. Thus, even though Chen Xiaolian had managed to defeat Wu Ya, he must surely be in bad shape as well. Should they end up fighting each other, Sebast was confident in his ability to casually defeat Chen Xiaolian. However, Sebast was uncertain what the method to taking someone out from World¡¯s End was. He feared identally wounding Chen Xiaolian and foiling his own n. As for the other two¡­ Sebast did not even care about them. The man was likely the one that Grace had informed him about, Bluesea. For Sebast, an Awakened who had already lost his memories and abilities was no different from an ant. And the woman¡­ ¡­ although he did not know who she was, Sebast was someone who knew every reputable Irregrity within World¡¯s End. Thus, despite her disy of breaking his spell array, in his opinion, she was definitely not a noteworthy expert. As long as he could take down Chen Xiaolian, he would be able to easily kill the other two. Each of Sebast¡¯s steps rang out with a clear, resonant sound. After having taken less than 10 steps, Sebast saw that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were bing dazed. Sess! As he had expected, Chen Xiaolian had received serious injuries after his fight against Wu Ya. Sebast¡¯s footsteps were not merely exuding an imposing presence, they were also initiating a mental attack. As long as his strength was enough to suppress the target, he will be able to take his target by surprise and defeat the target¡¯s mind. A small opening had opened within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mental defences. All Sebast needed to do was to push a little more¡­ The thought had just appeared within Sebast¡¯s mind when a cold harrumph abruptly rang out within his ears. The harrumph was not loud but had a piercing quality to it. Like a sharp knife, it struck Sebast¡¯s eardrums. The sound interrupted all the preparations he made for his next step, causing Sebast to lose his momentum. His foot stepped softly onto the ground. After the sound of the cold harrumph rang out, Chen Xiaolian, who had revealed a trace of absent-mindedness, suddenly recovered. Two gazes fell upon Sister Yun. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze was filled with gratitude while Sebast¡¯s was filled with vignce and fury. Sister Yun looked back at Sebast without revealing any fear. Next, she swung the spear in her hand, creating a gully on the ground. The gully was only as wide as a finger. However, they could not see how far down it went. ¡°Stop your confusion skill. I do not like killing people. So, if you do not cross this line, you will not die,¡± said Sister Yun with a calm voice. Sebast¡¯s eyes grew grim. He regarded Sister Yun for a long time. Then, he extended a thumb to point at himself. ¡°Sebast. What is your name?¡± ¡°No need for you to know.¡± Sister Yun shook her head. ¡°Leave now. I will forget this ever happened.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± After another moment of silence, Sebast suddenlyughed out. ¡°It seems you have not heard of me. You also didn¡¯t know¡­ ¡­ I had killed Wu Ya.¡± ¡°Wu Ya?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°That is right.¡± Seeing the look of shock on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, a prideful expression appeared on Sebast¡¯s face. ¡°Now that we¡¯re on that topic, I should thank you. If not because you had grievously wounded him, I would have no chance to suck his power¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian secretly tightened his fists. He had failed to kill Wu Ya with an all-out attack with Skyde¡¯s power. Even after using the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill, which left him partially crippled, he was still unable to kill off Wu Ya. Since obtaining Skyde¡¯s power, that was the first time Chen Xiaolian had faced off against an [S] ss expert. However, even after doing all that, the result was merely heavy injuries on both sides. Regardless if Sebast had absorbed Wu Ya¡¯s strength to reach [S] ss, the current Chen Xiaolian was likely incapable of facing off against Sebast. Beside him¡­ Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Sister Yun, who maintained a look of indifference. ¡°Who is Wu Ya? Sorry, I can¡¯t remember the names of small fries.¡± Sebast was momentarily taken aback. Next, he lifted his head andughed out. ¡°Enough! I do not know who you are. However, as an Irregrity in World¡¯s End, you actually do not know the names of the [S] ss experts here? Even if you are trying to put on an act, this is not the way to do it!¡± After saying that, Sebast stamped forward heavily until he stood before the gully that Sister Yun had made. One more step forward and he would have crossed the line. ¡°I want to see what abilities you can use to kill me if I cross this line! Me, a powerful [S] ss expert!¡± ¡°I do not know what the crap [S] ss means. However, you say you are powerful?¡± A chilling gleam shed out from Sister Yun¡¯s eyes. ¡°As powerful as¡­ ¡­ Bai Qi?¡± ¡­ Chapter 643 Forbidden Name! Bai Qi!

Chapter 643 Forbidden Name! Bai Qi!

GOR Chapter 643 Forbidden Name! Bai Qi! Hearing Bai Qi¡¯s name, Sebast¡¯s whole body flinched. ¡°Damn it! What did you just say?¡± Dread contorted the muscles on his face and his fists tightened as he red at Sister Yun. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are you mad? That name¡­ ¡­ how did you know that name? That name is a taboo in World¡¯s End! No one, no one may utter that name ever again!¡± ¡°Bai Qi¡¯s name is a taboo? I didn¡¯t know that.¡± Sister Yun appeared unaffected by the agitated look on Sebast¡¯s face. Instead, she shook her head in indifference. ¡°He is just someone who had long since left this ce. You fear him to such an extreme? Looks like the [S] ss you mentioned is nothing great after all.¡± ¡°Damned woman! I will rip your mouth! I will make it so you can never utter that ursed name again!¡± There was a near-crazed look on Sebast¡¯s face as his right hand formed a fist and heshed out with it. However, the fist did not shoot toward Sister Yun. Instead, he punched the ground beneath him. Right after, blood gushed out like a fountain from the air and spread out. With Sebast in the centre, the blood began expanding rapidly until it formed a pool of blood. It was so vast that their eyes could not see its edge. Rather, it was a¡­ ¡­ sea of blood. Countless shrieks began to fill the air within the sea of blood. Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and looked down at the sea of blood that had gone all the way up to his thighs. Despite the absence of winds, the surface of the sea of blood roiled to form a face contorted in pain. ¡°I have to thank you, Chen Xiaolian! Do you know how long I have been keeping an eye on Wu Ya? If you had not seriously wounded him, I would likely have no chance to suck his blood even after another ten thousand cycles! And now ¨C with the blood of the magic dragon, I canplete this ultimate Bloodsoul Lake!¡± Although Sebast was talking to Chen Xiaolian, he continued to stare at Sister Yun. Grinning ferociously, he said, ¡°Now, what other damned words do you have to say?¡± His body, which maintained a straight posture, suddenly sank down at a noticeable rate. The surface level of the sea of blood rose up to his thighs, then his waist, his shoulders. Finally, all of him had submerged into the sea of blood. Only Sebast¡¯s voice remained, echoing through the sky above the sea of blood. ¡°Now, I am the Bloodsoul Lake, and the Bloodsoul Lake¡­ ¡­ is me!¡± A gigantic, blood-coloured arm, formed by the sea of blood, rose up abruptly. The arm tightened its fist and mmed down on the figures below. Blood trickled down from the fingertips of the giant arm. When the trickling blood finally reached the bottom part of the arm, they disappeared only to reappear on the fingertips. ¡°Aaa-¡° Toto screamed out and immediately crouched down, covering his eyes. He had been following Sister Yun and had seen his fair share of killings. And yet, despite knowing that those things cannot harm him, he was still a little boy in the end. In face of such a terrifying image, he could not help but feel fearful. Bluesea kicked the ground. Even with the sea of blood¡¯s obstruction, he was still able to jump up to a height of over 10 metres. Then, he swung his right hand and the hardened de on his right hand shed out in the direction of the falling fist of blood. The de swing created a crescent wind de, which struck the fist. However, all it did was create a minor ripple on the surface of the fist. Bluesea took a deep breath and brandished his de again. Just as he was about to finish his swing¡­ ¡°Move it!¡± A harsh grunt sounded out. Next, through the corner of his eyes, Bluesea watched as a silver glow shot up to the sky like a soaring dragon. ¡°Shatter!¡± The wind de that Bluesea had unleashed earlier had only managed to create ripples on the surface of the fist. When the silver glow struck the fist, however, the fist of blood copsed. The bloody fist, made of thick, viscous blood, far biggerpared to the silver glow, came crashing down. It was as though Heaven and Earth had copsed. As it fell, it broke into fine droplets of blood and rained down heavily from the sky. Both Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea were drenched by the rain of blood; even their faces were stained by the blood. However, when the rain of blood came near Sister Yun, they were evaporated by ayer of raging heat. The same was true of the sea of blood. The area within a radius of half a metre around her remained untouched by the sea of blood. All around her, the sea of blood roiled but was unable to invade her domain, however small it may be. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian was stunned. This woman¡­ ¡­ is incredibly strong! ¡°You fellows, be careful. Don¡¯t stray too far away from my position. Bring Toto along and slowly make your way forward. We¡¯ll move out of the sea of blood.¡± Sister Yun turned around to look back at Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea. The glow shining off her spear grew brighter. A look of seriousness slowly appeared on her face. Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea exchanged nces before nodding their heads. Then, they brought Toto with them as they moved forward. The viscous sea of blood wrapped around their feet and every step forward required a great deal of strength. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian could faintly sense something else. The blood wrapping around his body was slowly sucking his strength away. Slow, but ever so continuous. Toto, however, was an exception. Although his entire body was submerged within the sea of blood, he was still able to move forward as easily as one traversing through drynd. After the gigantic hand made of blood copsed, another two gigantic hands rose up from the sea of blood. The fingers on the two hands sped each other and came crashing down on them again. The momentum of this attack was strongerpared to the previous one. Another silver glow shot upward and the two gigantic hands copsed. Just as rapidly, however, four gigantic hands rose up from the sea of blood. Every time Sister Yun destroyed the gigantic, bloody hands, the number of hands to rise up from the sea of blood would double. Additionally, they would berger than before. ¡°Stop wasting your strength! Unless this Bloodsoul Lake dries up, my blood hands will be infinite! I don¡¯t believe you can continue this for long!¡± A thunderous voice rang out through the sky as Sebastughed out. Amid the many gigantic, bloody hands, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group watched from within the sea of blood as one silver glow after another shot out. Each of the gigantic hands could only rise up halfway before the silvery glows of light pierced them, shattering them and turning them into countless raindrops, returning into the sea of blood. Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea struggled to make their way through the sea of blood. They could only watch as Sister Yun continuously shot out the silvery glows of light skyward. At that moment, there was still no sign of exhaustion on Sister Yun¡¯s face. However, there was a look of impatience in her eyes. ¡°Ahh!¡± Toto suddenly cried out. Startled by the cry, Sister Yun turned back to look at Toto. During that brief moment, the attack rate of her silver spear stagnated, creating a small opening. One of the silvery glows of light missed a gigantic hand, which moved down, smashing down heavily upon Chen Xiaolian, Bluesea, and Toto. ¡°Damn it!¡± Gritting his teeth, Chen Xiaolian raised the Gauss rifle in his hands and opened fire desperately at the gigantic hand above them. However, the weapon he was using was just a normal weapon, albeit a highly-technological weapon. It did not contain spirit-force bullets. The gigantic, blood-coloured hands that Sebast had summoned out were clearly a form of magic skill of the Bloodn. The small bullets from the Gauss rifle struck the gigantic hand but failed to even cause ripples to appear on the surface of the gigantic hand. Seeing that the gigantic hand was about to m down on all three of them, Bluesea gnashed his teeth and mmed both his hands together, fingers inteced. Next, he raised them up to face the gigantic hand descending from the sky. The surface of his two fists suddenly split up as countless tentacles spread out like a blooming flower. Amid the petals of the blooming flower, a crystal, akin to an eye, appeared. In a sh, the crystal shot out a powerful beam of light, which struck the wrist area of the gigantic hand. The beam of light pierced the wrist, evaporating all the blood within its path, leaving them no chance to turn back into blood. As for the rest, having lost their support, they came crashing down hundreds of metres around the three of them. ¡°Toto! What happened to you?¡± Turning around, Sister Yun had first noticed that the Guiding Link Fire was still on Toto¡¯s head and his body remain untouched by the sea of blood. Seeing that, she rxed somewhat. However, she was unable to stop herself from asking. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I cannot move anymore¡­¡± Toto lifted up his head to face Sister Yun, a slight look of fear on his face. Sister Yun¡¯s face flickered. However, she had no time to go check things out. After confirming that Toto was unharmed, she quickly turned her head back. Brandishing her spear, she shattered several more gigantic, blood-coloured hands in session. ¡°Don¡¯t get distracted. I will take care of him.¡± Shouted Chen Xiaolian as he waded with all his might through the sea of blood until he stood before Toto. At present, he was the weakest among the three of them. There was nothing he could do to help against what was happening up in the sky. Rather than just watch from the side, he might as well help Sister Yun take care of Toto. The surface level of the sea of blood was still up to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thigh. As Toto was smaller, only his head and shoulders could be seen. Still, there was no trace of blood on his body. Unlike Sister Yun, the sea of blood on the ground was not pushed away from him. Rather, they merely moved past his body. ¡°Toto, you cannot stop now. No matter how tired you feel, you must continue forward.¡± Chen Xiaolian crouched down and looked at Toto with a solemn expression on his face. Toto shook his head frantically. ¡°No¡­ ¡­ I am not tired. I cannot walk!¡± ¡°Not tired?¡± Chen Xiaolian failed to understand Toto¡¯s words. Toto grew somewhat anxious and he continued, ¡°I mean¡­ ¡­ I have the strength to continue forward, but it feels like something is pulling me. I cannot walk forward anymore!¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. He reached out with his hand in an attempt to grab Toto¡¯s hand only to see his hand move past Toto¡¯s body. After considering it, he said, ¡°Try moving in a different direction!¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡± Toto nodded. Next, he turned in every direction before looking at Chen Xiaolian with a tearful face. ¡°Brother, I cannot move left or right either. I can only move back.¡± ¡°Where is the pulling forceing from? Your clothes? Or your hand?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his heart sinking. ¡°It¡¯s not that.¡± Toto shook his head. ¡°It is just¡­ ¡­ my entire body cannot move forward.¡± ¡°Previously, whenever themp is turned on, has such a thing urred before?¡± ¡°Previously¡­¡± Toto considered the question. ¡°Previously, Aunt Yun only told me to not move around. There was no need for me to move.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian then turned to face Sister Yun. He shouted, ¡°Sister Yun, Toto cannot leave!¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Sister Yun continued brandishing her spear. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°He himself cannot be certain why! But right now, he can no longer move forward! We are stuck!¡± Sister Yun looked back at Toto, Chen Xiaolian, and Bluesea. Her face flickered. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, she stopped moving forward. Instead, she continued standing in the same position as she continued to brandish her spear, unleashing the silvery glows of light to shatter the bloody handsing down from the sky. ¡°This won¡¯t do.¡± Bluesea looked at the sea of blood around them. ¡°That fellow was not lying. As long as this sea of blood remains, his strength will be infinite. You will not be able to wear him out!¡± Sister Yun¡¯s face was highly contorted. Swinging her spear around, she said, ¡°What else can be done? It is simple for me to rush out while Toto is protected by the Guiding Link Fire. However, am I to leave you two here to die?¡± ¡°I know. That move earlier, can you do it again?¡± Bluesea sighed. ¡°I can. However, this sea of blood is too big. I need some time. Can you hold on for me?¡± Sister Yun gave Bluesea a nce. ¡°How long?¡± ¡°Ten seconds.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll¡­ ¡­ do my best.¡± Bluesea gave a wry smile. ¡°However, try to hurry it up. After all, my present body, is just that of an ordinary human.¡± Even as he spoke, both of Bluesea¡¯s arm began transforming. Tentacles extended out from the surface of both arms. The number of tentacles to appear this time exceeded that from earlier and they slowly wrapped around his two arms, giving them the appearance of pirs. ¡°Even I feel disgusted when I see this¡­¡± Bluesea said deprecatingly. Putting both arms together, he aimed them skyward and said, ¡°I am preparing to take over. Get ready!¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Sister Yun swung her spear and tens of silvery glows of light shot out from the tip of the spear, flew through the sky, and shattered all the bloody hands up in the sky. For a brief moment, there was nothing up in the sky above the four of them. Next, Sister Yun raised her spear up high before thrusting it down the ground with a thunderous might. More bloody, gigantic hands rose up from the sea of blood. As they were about to descend, both of Bluesea¡¯s arms began firing out beams of light. This time, he did not sp both hands together. A transparent resin-like item appeared on the palm of each of his expanded hands. The item was like an eyeball and it locked down onto the surrounding blood hands. Although the beams of light did not contain spirit-force attributes, all of them had extremely high temperatures. The bloody hands that Sebast had summoned out may be of magical origin, but those hands were using blood as their body. When the beams of light shot out, the blood within the hands were instantly evaporated and the magical energies that had lost its body could only disperse into the air. However, every time a beam of light was shot out, Bluesea¡¯s face would grow increasingly contorted. As for Sister Yun, when she thrust her spear into the ground, the expression on her face wasparatively grimmerpared to earlier. Killing intent surged out around her and her hair, which was originally tied up into a ponytail, broke free to blow upward. ¡°Dragon! Fire! re!¡± ¡­ Chapter 644 Let Him

Chapter 644 Let Him

GOR Chapter 644 Let Him! Sister Yun scoffed as a silver light flowed from within her into the spear handle and into the sea of blood. Next, countless beams of light shot out beneath the sea of blood, intersecting one another and turning the area beneath the sea of blood into an expanse of silver. Then, all the beams of light shone upward. All around the beams of light, the sea of blood began boiling due to the intense heating from the beams of light. The blood within the sea of blood turned into a thickyer of mist before slowly dissipating away. The sea of blood receded at a noticeable rate. ¡°Dream on! How can my Bloodsoul Lake be destroyed so easily?¡± Sebast¡¯s thunderous roar echoed through the sky once more and even more blood hands rose up to smash down on them. However, as each of the blood hands were still rising up, the beams of light shot out by Bluesea cut each hand into two and they fell into the sea. The silver light gradually grew more intense; in turn, the sea of blood grew increasingly shallow. Finally, following a sudden howl resembling that from a wounded animal, the entirety of the sea of blood evaporated into the sky and dissipated away. The remaining blood hands that were in the middle of rising up into the sky lost its ability to remain standing. They crashed down and likewise, evaporated before disappearing into the sky. ¡°It¡¯s on you now.¡± Bluesea, who no longer had the strength to remain standing properly, gasped as he looked at Sister Yun. Then, he fell on his back. The numerous tentacles wrapping his arms had already withered greatly; only 10 per cent of its original state remained. The resin-like crystal on either palm had also turned dim. Chen Xiaolian rushed forward to grab Bluesea. Instinctively, he had wanted to give him a spicy bar (healing substance) only to realize that he no longer had either storage equipment or his personal system. ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth heavily. However, Bluesea shook his head and said, ¡°It is fine, don¡¯t worry. It seems this thing inside me won¡¯t let me die so easily.¡± Bluesea appeared to be in an extremely weakened state. However, it would also appear that he was not in a life-threatening situation. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian nodded gently and ced him down on the ground. Next, he raised his head to look up. Right before the sea of blood waspletely evaporated, Sebast, with his pair of wings still pping behind him, had reappeared in the sky. Sister Yun pulled out her spear, kicked the ground, and charged up into the sky. A trickle of ck-coloured blood flowed down from the corner of Sebast¡¯s mouth and he red at Sister Yun. Ayer of scales rapidly covered both his hands. Likewise, sharp ws extended out from his fingernails. Next, with a few p of his wings, he dived toward Sister Yun. ¡°Since the Bloodsoul Lake cannot kill you, I will use my own hands!¡± As he roared, a thick mist of blood wrapped themselves around Sebast¡¯s figure. The tip of the w struck the tip of the spear, but the one to be sent flying was the one with the higher position, Sebast. The moment they shed, the silvery glow from the tip of the spear had instantaneously ripped apart the mist of blood enveloping Sebast¡¯s body. The spear cut off Sebast¡¯s w and stabbed him in the chest. Instantly, blood spurted out from the huge wound on Sebast¡¯s chest. His figure flew for hundreds of metres backward before he was finally able to steady himself. A pair of spiteful eyes looked at Sister Yun with disbelief. However, before he could fully steady himself, the next attack was already upon his chest. Sebast howled out as the spear once again stabbed into his body, this time piercing right through him. The silver-coloured energies within the spear flowed into his wound and erupted outward through his seven apertures. Sebast¡¯s body became akin to a big fireworks disy. Even so, Sebast remained alive. Suddenly, both his hands gripped the spear piercing his body. Next, he pulled it out. The moment the spear was pulled out from his chest, another flower of blood blossomed in the sky, aggravating the wound on his chest. However, the energies from the spear were no longer flowing into him. Thus, they could no longer continue harming him. Sebast, who held onto the spear handle with both his hands, red at Sister Yun as he tussled with her. The force exerted by the two of them caused the spear handle to slowly bend out of shape. Sister Yun maintained a look of indifference, but her rate of breathing had increased slightly. Sebast jerked his head to the side as his right handshed out to inflict a heavy cutting strike upon the centre part of the spear handle. Due to the force of the attack, the spear that was already nearly circr in shape rang out loudly as it broke into two. At the same time, the forces that the two of them were channelling through the spear finally erupted upon the two of them. Sister Yun shot down from the sky like an artillery st, creating a huge crater when shended. As for Sebast, he was pushed high up into the sky. The soil on the ground shook upward from the intensity of the Sister Yun¡¯snding. However, when Sister Yun stood up, not a speck of dust could be seen on her. There was also no sign of injury on her body. ¡°Not bad.¡± She looked up and sneered at the figure up in the sky, which had grown small at a rapid rate. Then, the figure slowly grewrger. She said, ¡°To be able to sh with me, you are not too shabby.¡± Sebast pped his wings and finally hovered up in the sky before Sister Yun again. The sounds of his breathing sounded like that of a broken bellows. Blood trickled down every part of his body and therge wound on his chest was such that his body appeared on the verge of tearing apart. The bones and internal organs inside were exposed. However, Sebast looked at Sister Yun without any hint of fear. ¡°Powerful! Truly powerful!¡± Sebast took a deep breath, causing a froth of blood to burst out from his wound. The spiteful look in his eyes was no more as heughed out. ¡°How unexpected. To think that there would be an expert like you in World¡¯s End. You have been concealing yourself all this time. Thankfully, I now possess Wu Ya¡¯s magical dragon blood. Otherwise¡­ ¡­ I might really die to you!¡± ¡°You think that by having that, you will not?¡± Sister Yun sneered. ¡°Your skill with the spear is indeed very good. However, I have already broken your spear. How do you n on fighting me without any weapons?¡± Looking at the unarmed Sister Yun, Sebast continued, ¡°I had checked you out. You do not have any storage equipment on you. Besides¡­¡± Both his hands punched the air before him before slowly pulling the air apart. As his arms moved, a rift appeared before him. A river of blood rushed out from the rift, moving toward Sebast. The river of blood rushed into his wound, quickly repairing therge wound on his body. ¡°Do you have any idea just how powerful the Bloodn¡¯s regenerative powers are?¡± ¡°So, that is where you get your confidence.¡± Sister Yun nodded her head. Then, she sighed. ¡°However, you have made a mistake.¡± ¡°Oh? What do you have to say?¡± ¡°Two things.¡± Sister Yun reached out with her hand to pull a strand of her long hair. ¡°Firstly, the spear is not some equipment. Rather, it is created using my skill.¡± After plucking the strand of hair, her right hand made a gesture and a silver glow shone out from her palm. Next, a spear that looked just like the earlier one appeared within her grasp. Sebast¡¯s face sank. ¡°Secondly¡­¡± Sister Yun raised her head to look at Sebast. Suddenly, a smile appeared on her face. Since meeting her, Chen Xiaolian had not seen any other expression on her face other than indifference and coldness. Only now, when she was smiling, did he realize how beautiful the woman was. Her perfect facial features were already alluring in itself, but when she smiled, she became breathtakingly beautiful. The smile did not contain a fawning look nor a delicately fragile look; it had none of those ¡®unique to women¡¯ look. The beauty of her smile was one of purity and nothing to do with her gender. ¡°Just now, I had not used my skill to fully arm myself.¡± After the spear appeared, the silvery light did not disappear. Instead, it quickly flowed along her arm toward her body. Wherever the silver light went, the clothing that Sister Yun was wearing would disappear only to be reced with a set of armour. A set of dazzlingly silver-coloured armour. The armour covered Sister Yun from head to toe. And yet, she did not appear untteringly fat with armour on her. Instead, it entuated the slender curves of her body. Looking at the set of armour, Chen Xiaolian was unable to recognize any unique style on it. He was unable to tell if it was an Eastern or Western armour. Rather, it looked more like¡­ ¡°Saint¡­ ¡­ Saint Cloth?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the armour, his jaw on the verge of hitting the ground. The helmet did notpletely envelop the back part of her head, allowing her long hair to flow down her back. Her long, ck hair, which was like a waterfall, made the silver helmet and armour look even more striking. The silver light continued flowing down to form a mighty and spirited horse. Rearing up its front hooves, it then raised its head up high to release a snort. Sister Yun pointed her silver spear at Sebast, who was in the middle of the air. Next, Chen Xiaolian watched as the horse leapt up into the air. It appeared as though there was a transparent staircase leading upward before the horse as it galloped its way up the sky. Sister Yun became like a meteor, leaving a long trail of light behind her. The spear in her hand was positioned horizontally, but was filled with power, ready to erupt at any time. When Sister Yun reached Sebast, the spear in her hand shot forward. At the same time, a gigantic fang-filled jaw emerged from the rift before Sebast. The jaw shot toward Sister Yun and bit down. The gigantic jaw was as big as four to five peoplebined and it engulfed both Sister Yun and the white horse that she was riding. In the next instant, silvery sword trails erupted and the gigantic jaw exploded like a water balloon. Sister Yun maintained her valiant bearing of a hero on horseback. There was not a single trace of blood on her body. However, the jaw did manage to obstruct her charging momentum. Using the opportunity, Sebast quickly retreated. Soon, even more monsters emerged from the rift. Big spiders, two-headed giants, werewolves¡­ ¡­ numerous monsters of varying types and sizes emerged from the rift before charging furiously at Sister Yun. As for Sebast, he had retreated far behind. Both his hands were intersecting each other as he used his nails to rake out a hexagram pattern on both his palms. ¡°This fellow is a magus! We cannot allow him the opportunity to unleash stronger spells!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly toward Sister Yun. However, Sister Yun merely sneered before replying nonchntly. ¡°Let him.¡± ¡­ 1 The magical armour in Saint Seiya anime. Chapter 645 Sword Snatching? I’ve Done It Before

Chapter 645 Sword Snatching? I''ve Done It Before

GOR Chapter 645 Sword Snatching? I¡¯ve Done It Before Every monster to emerge from the rift were created from blood and were utterly dark red in colour. Although each of the monsters¡¯ strength could not be considered highly powerful, they continued to spawn out non-stop. As for Sister Yun, she waited patiently. Every time she swung her spear, at least one of the monsters would be cut down. However, she did not charge out of the encirclement of monsters. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and raised the Gauss rifle in his hand to aim at Sebast. Pulling the trigger, he sent the bullets flying up toward Sebast. However, when there were only several metres between the bullets and Sebast, a transparent shield blocked them off. Sebast had ced his palms together and was mumbling something. The two hexagram patterns he drew on his palms were now blocked from view but had begun shining. The dark red light from the patterns grew increasingly intense until it could be seen through the back of Sebast¡¯s palms. The dark red light grew so intense, it soon became hard to even see Sebast¡¯s face. ¡°Help me up¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to see Bluesea struggling to lift up his arm. ¡°Mr Bluesea¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and propped Bluesea up. ¡°With your present condition¡­ ¡­ it would be best for you to not move about.¡± ¡°Although I do now know what he is preparing to unleash, we must definitely not allow him toplete it.¡± Despite the weak tone in Bluesea¡¯s voice, he shook his head slowly and continued, ¡°The woman is indeed very strong, but we cannot simply put the fate of our lives into her hands. To just watch¡­ ¡­ she is being overconfident.¡± ¡°Are you sure you can still¡­ ¡­¡± As Chen Xiaolian was in the middle of saying something, Bluesea interrupted him. ¡°Enough, help me up.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed before nodding his head. Exerting his strength, he pulled Bluesea up and allowed Bluesea to lean on his shoulder. Bluesea then raised his right hand and struggled to aim at Sebast, who continued to hover up in the sky. Most of the tentacles on his arm had grown withered, leaving only a small number of them there. After he raised up his right arm, the few tentacles quickly hardened to form several sharp spikes. ¡°Hopefully, this will be able to¡­ ¡­ break through his defence!¡± Bluesea inhaled deeply before sting the spikes out from his arm. The back area for each spike had a uniform set of propulsion outlets and an intense flow of air sprayed out from the outlets. Like missiles, the spikes flew in a curve through the sky, splitting into two waves of attacks even as they shot toward Sebast. Up in the sky, Sebast waspletely focused on Sister Yun before him. He had failed to notice that the organic missiles were shooting up at him. The dark red lighting off his palms continued to increase in intensity to the point where it became like a sphere of light, enveloping his entire body. As the intensity of the dark red light reached its limit, the first wave of the missiles arrived. A violent explosion erupted and a gap was created upon the near-tangible red light. Sebast snarled and immediately responded. The red light rapidly moved toward the opening but by then, the second wave of organic missiles had made its way through the opening. As the organic missiles¡¯ explosion were confined within the sphere, its destructive power was increased by over 10 times. Arge fireball erupted within the sky for a good five seconds before slowly dissipating away. When the mes finally dissipated away, however, Sebast was still hovering up in the sky, undamaged. His entire body was now covered in scales. Even the pair of wings growing from his back werepletely covered by the scales. His originally handsome face was now that of a savage monster. There were no words to describe it. It was as though the faces of the ugliest of monsters had been minced apart and put together in a random manner. Chen Xiaolian noticed it. The rim area around Sebast¡¯s eyes were the same as Wu Ya¡¯s Jormungandr form. This fellow, he must have stored up all the blood he had sucked within his body and made their strength his own. ¡°Damned trash!¡± Sebast looked down at Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea with a furious expression. With a p of his wings, he summoned a sphere of light upon the palm of his hand. As he was about to hurl it down, however, he hesitated for a moment. Then, he retracted the sphere of light. At present, Chen Xiaolian had the one thing he wanted. He must not kill Chen Xiaolian by ident. After Sebast finished his transformation, the rift closed up. Since he had sessfully transformed his body and switched into a melee-type form, there was no longer any need to maintain the rift, which was consuming his strength. ¡°Finished transforming? Is that it?¡± After finishing off thest remaining monsters with her spear, Sister Yun looked at the transformed Sebast. With a scoff, she urged her horse and charged toward Sebast. When the distance between them dropped to only slightly more than 10 metres, Sister Yun brandished her spear. Tens of silvery des of light shot out from the spear toward Sebast. Suddenly, when the silvery des of light were about to reach Sebast, they were all shattered. The thing that shattered them all was the sword that had suddenly appeared within Sebast¡¯s hand. A sword that¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was most familiar with. ¡°Damn it! How did it end up with him?¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and tightened his fists as he stared at the Sword in the Stone that Sebast was brandishing. Wu Ya had told him before: All system rted equipment will be sent into this Recycle Bin. Despite having known that, Chen Xiaolian had not expected to see the Sword in the Stone here. Sister Yun arrived before Sebast and her spear stabbed toward his chest only to be deflected by his sword. Silver-coloured sparks erupted around them. The white horse reared up as its charge was halted. As for Sebast, he too, was unable to stand the ferocious momentum of the charge and was mmed several metres away. A wound had appeared on Sebast¡¯s shoulder. The bones beneath the wound became exposed for all to see. However, he had managed to deflect off a good portion of the might behind the spear attack. ¡°Did you think I am purely a magus?¡± Sebast pped his wings mightily to steady his position. Wielding the Sword in the Stone, heughed at Sister Yun. It was as though he had not suffered the wound to his shoulder. However, due to this monstrously patched face, his originally dashing smile now appeared inexplicably odd. ¡°Magic and martial, Dual-type. Feast your eyes on this!¡± Sister Yun tilted her head slightly to regard Sebast but said nothing in response. Sneering, she urged her white horse into a charge once more. As she arrived before Sebast, Sister Yun nted her body backward while twisting it while both her hands held onto the spear handle. Utilizing the force of her waist, she swung her spear forward to cut down Sebast. This spear attack was faster and stronger than the one before. It was not just a thrust. Instead, this attack utilized the handle of the spear like one would a sword to hack down at Sebast. After the earlier confrontation, Sister Yun had decided that this enemy before her was no match for her, be it in terms of strength or speed. The only things he could leverage on were his powerful regenerative abilities and his strange magic. Even if Sebast were to block this attack of hers, Sister Yun was confident that she would be able to cleave both him and his sword. The two weapons made contact. Silver-coloured energies and blood-coloured light shone out at the same time. The sound of metals shing rang out and the sharp point of one of the weapons was cut off. The cut off part was sent flying far away and a flower of blood blossomed. However, the weapon that was cut was not the sword in Sebast¡¯s hand, but Sister Yun¡¯s spear. The instant that the Sword in the Stone cut the spear, it stabbed toward Sister Yun¡¯s abdomen area and left a long sh wound on her. The two of them shot past each other. Then, Sister Yun brought her horse to a halt before looking down. She felt the wound on her abdomen. When she raised her head, a hint of rage emerged from within her eyes. Not only was her spear cut by the sword, even her armour had failed to stop it. ¡°That thing in your hand, what is it?¡± After raising her head, Sister Yun looked at the sword in Sebast¡¯s hand. ¡°I don¡¯t know either.¡± Sebast shrugged his shoulders with a smile. ¡°There is no personal system in World¡¯s End and there is no way to inspect the skills or attributes of equipment. You should know that. However, you should have sensed the power hidden inside it.¡± ¡°That is a good sword you have there,¡± Sister Yun said coolly. ¡°Jealous?¡± Sebastughed loudly and said, ¡°If you want it,e and snatch it!¡± ¡°Sword snatching, eh?¡± Sister Yun the raised her head up further to look at the sky, seemingly recalling something. ¡°I have done that before.¡± Next, both her legs kicked the belly of the horse and it charged Sebast once again. Waving her hand, she summoned another spear that looked exactly the same as the previous one. ¡°Damn it! Don¡¯t face him head on!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly from below. In the earlier attack, the sword had clearly activated one of its passive skills, Edge Breaker. Weapons with that passive skill could, within a certain level of probability, directly break their enemy¡¯s weapon. When facing enemy weapons on the same level as it, the Sword in the Stone had a 10 per cent chance of breaking the enemy weapon. As for enemy weapons that were of a lower level, the Sword in the Stone had a 50 per cent chance of breaking them. As the level of the enemy weapon decreases, the chances of the Sword in the Stone breaking the weapon will grow higher. Sword in the Stone was an [S] ss weapon while the spear that Sister Yun was using was something she summoned using her own skill. No matter how powerful they may be, they could not be as strong as an [S] ss weapon. A simple calction was enough to tell that two shes would be enough to allow the Sword in the Stone to cut the spear. Unfortunately, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shout came toote. Even before his voice could reach her, the Sword in the Stone had struck the spear that Sister Yun was wielding. This time, however, the Sword in the Stone¡¯s Edge Breaker skill did not activate. It was not due to activation failure. Rather, it was because the edges of both weapons had not made contact with each other. As the spear was about to make contact with the Sword in the Stone, it suddenly made a subtle change in angle. The handle of the spear then struck the surface of the sword, knocking it away. Doing so, it also deflected the power that Sebast had put into the sword sh. The Sword in the Stone shed at Sister Yun¡¯s neck, missing only by a hair¡¯s breadth. On the other hand, the spear drew a perfect arc to stab into Sebast¡¯s right shoulder. Next, the spearhead flew up, cutting off Sebast¡¯s right arm. The right arm, which was holding the Sword in the Stone, flew up into the sky. Suffering from such a heavy blow, Sebast roared out wretchedly. However, he had no time to even clutch his wound. Instead, he pped his wings to charge upward as his left hand reached out in an attempt to grab his right arm. Unfortunately for him, Sister Yun was one step ahead. She did not join Sebast in the attempt to grab the arm that was flying upward. Instead, she sneered and flicked the spear. Five more spears appeared to encircle Sebast. Blood burst out like a popped water balloon. Sebast, who had yet to even retrieve his right arm, was repeatedly stabbed by the spears. His legs and torso were badly damaged, but that was not all. Even one of his wings were cut off by one of the spears. Sebast lost the ability to steady himself in the sky. Despite his attempts to p his remaining wing, he was unable to stop his abrupt fall and his figure spiralled down the sky. He mmed onto the ground with a resounding crash. Muddied soil flew as Sebast instantly jumped to his feet. His left hand punched the air before him once again and he slowly opened up the rift. Arge amount of blood then flowed out from the rift and poured into his body. The blood swirled around his body and rapidly took solid form. The blood quickly reformed Sebast¡¯s right arm. Even the wounds he suffered to his body were healed. Sebast¡¯s mouth opened as heughed out spitefully. ¡°I told you¡­ ¡­ the Bloodn¡¯s regenerative powers is¡­ ¡­¡± Before he could finish his words, a bolt of light shot down from the sky to nail him to the ground. Sister Yun had hurled the spear in her right hand down from the sky. Her left hand held onto the Sword in the Stone and she urged her horse to charge down. ¡°Damn it!¡± Sebast turned his hand to grab hold of the spear. He had just pulled it out from his body when Sister Yun descended upon him, the Sword in the Stone lifted high up as she hacked down on his head. Sebast screamed sharply. Utilizing both his hands, he raised the spear he just pulled out to protect himself. However, a spectacr sh of light erupted and the spear handle was cut into two. The instant the two weapons shed, however, Sebast had quickly jerked his head backward. Following his dodging move, the de of the sword swept across his neck but failed to decapitate him. It only managed to cut half his neck. Just as quickly however, the second sword strike came. Sebast had to use his left hand to prop up his partially fallen head while his right hand quickly traced a circle in the air before him. A thick shield of light appeared before him. The shield of light managed to hinder the Sword in the Stone for only half a second before it was cut in half. Even so, it was enough for Sebast to avoid this next strike. His body twisted in the opposite direction at a peculiar angle. Next, his feet kicked the ground and his figure darted beneath the white horse. Seeing that, Sister Yun sneered. cing her left foot on the horse, her entire body moved to dangle in the air as she sent the Sword in the Stone shing down beneath the horse to receive the two wing attacks that Sebast had sent upward. The Sword in the Stone cut his left w and left a deep wound on his right palm. Then, with a cleaving move, she sent Sebast flying. The move left a deep gully on the ground. ¡°This is a good sword, thank you.¡± Sister Yun lifted the Sword in the Stone and inspected it before ncing back at Sebast, who was struggling to climb back up. There was a smile on her face. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ how can you be stronger than me?!¡± Sebast roared out. Arge amount of blood once again surged out from the rift to restore his body. ¡°Enough, little bat.¡± Sister Yun sneered. Raising the Sword in the Stone up high, she then hacked down at the rift. Her horse had not moved forward. Yet, despite a distance of tens of metres between her and the rift, her attack had seemingly folded space itself. The hilt of the sword was in her grasp and the de had not lengthened. Yet, somehow, the tip of the sword fell upon the rift. ¡°No!!!¡± Sebast screamed wretchedly and could only watch as the sword struck the rift. The rift then grew distorted before slowly copsing away into nothingness. ¡°Like I told you, sword snatching¡­ ¡­ I have done it before.¡± ¡­ Chapter 646 A Stick Is Poking Me?

Chapter 646 A Stick Is Poking Me?

GOR Chapter 646 A Stick Poking Me? Sister Yun dismounted and sheathed the Sword in the Stone, letting it hang from her waist. Step by step, she approached Sebast, a look of disdain on her face. ¡°I won¡¯t be using the sword anymore. Let me see just how powerful your regenerative powers are right now.¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± Sebast gnashed his teeth as both his hands punched forward once more. As he was attempting to open up another rift, Sister Yun descended upon him. Her delicate looking hand shot out with lightning-like speed to choke his neck. Next, she mmed him down the ground. With her left hand choking Sebast¡¯s neck, Sister Yun pressed down on Sebast to ensure that he would not be able to move about. Next, her right hand rose up high to form a fist before falling down heavily upon Sebast¡¯s face. As her fist was descending, a faint silver glow could be seening off her fist. Sebast took Sister Yun¡¯s punch and retaliated with one of his own. His fist shot toward Sister Yun¡¯s waist, only to be deflected by her elbow. Next, her right hand reached out to grab hold of Sebast¡¯s left arm. Then, she twisted. A clear sound of bones breaking rang loudly as Sebast¡¯s arm was twisted into something akin to a deformed looking dough. Sebast¡¯s neck then abruptly elongated like a viper. The fangs on his upper and lower jaws shot toward Sister Yun¡¯s neck only to be blocked by Sister Yun¡¯s gauntlet protected arm. After that, another heavy punchnded on Sebast¡¯s face. The impact sent his whole head down the ground. His face, which was a patchwork of various life forms, was already distorted enough as it was. After the silver glow-empowered fist mmed down on his face, it became like a fallen pizza. ¡°Magic and martial, Dual-type?¡± Boom! Another punchnded. ¡°[S] ss?¡± Boom! Another punch. ¡°Rip my mouth?¡± Boom! Again, another punch. ¡°And¡­ ¡­ you dare injure me?¡± Boom! Another punch. The corners of Sister Yun¡¯s lips curled up slightly as she looked at Sebast. A hint of bloodthirstiness had suddenly appeared on her constantly indifferent face. Every time she punched Sebast, she would icily repeat the words that Sebast had uttered earlier. Sebast struggled frantically, but to no avail. Sister Yun hadpletely immobilized him and all he could do was to receive her punches in the face. Blood flowed non-stop down from the wounds on his face. This time, however, there was no longer any more blood for him to regenerate himself. A deep crater swiftly appeared on the ground while Sebast¡¯s elongated neck arced down into the ground. His head had been practically buried down under. Then, as Sebast was screaming out wretchedly, Sister Yun grabbed his neck with a chokehold, pulled him out from the ground, and raised him up high. Sister Yun was fairly tall whenpared to other women, but she was still slightly less tallpared to Sebast. Even so, raising Sebast up that way did not seem exhausting for her. Sebast continued struggling with his legs in an attempt tosh out with it. A chilling light shed across Sister Yun¡¯s eyes and her right leg then kicked both of Sebast¡¯s thighs. The force of her kicks went all the way into his thigh bones. Sebast¡¯s eyes rolled up as he nearly fainted. Still holding Sebast in a chokehold, Sister Yun brought Sebast¡¯s head close to her and a provocative smile appeared on her face. ¡°Little bat, did you think that in this World¡¯s End¡­ ¡­ the only one you should fear, is Bai Qi?¡± ¡°Spare¡­ ¡­ spare me¡­ ¡­¡± Sebast¡¯s lips shivered as he stammered out those words from his throat. ¡°I have not lost my temper for a long, long time now. The same is true about me getting hurt.¡± Sister Yun revealed a faint smile and she shook her head. ¡°Do you know? The punishment for infuriating me is a very heavy one.¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ was wrong¡­ ¡­ spare me¡­¡± Sebast¡¯s face had been smashed into a pile of mess. If not for the fact that his head was above his neck, it would have been impossible to tell that the thing there was his face. ¡°Rejected.¡± Sister Yun shook her head and looked down at the wound on her body once more. ¡°Only one person has ever managed to hurt me and not die by my hands. You¡­ ¡­ are not that person.¡± Her left hand, which was grabbing Sebast¡¯s neck, swung toward the sky. Sebast, who had been beaten to within an inch of his life, could do nothing but let himself be tossed tens of metres up into the sky before falling down. Sebast had lost both his wings and was cut off from the blood rift he used to regenerate himself. The present him no longer had the strength to even fly away. Next, Sister Yun summoned out a spear once again and aimed it at the sky. With a silver glow of light that was even more intense than the previous ones, the spear sted into the sky, piercing Sebast¡¯s chest, and creating arge hole in his body. The silver glow of light spread out through his body until his whole figure transformed into a silver firework. By the time Sebast fell to the ground, all that was left of him was a pile of silvery powder. Chen Xiaolian gaped as he looked at Sister Yun, who was standing far away from him. His chin fell so low his jaws nearly became dislocated. With the exception of Shen, the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild, who had singlehandedly defeated three of Zero City¡¯s [S] ss experts, Sister Yun was the strongest expert he had ever met. ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ what is up with that face of yours?¡± Bluesea turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian then sat down beside Bluesea and released a long sigh. ¡°She had killed off¡­ ¡­ an [S] ss.¡± ¡°[S] ss? What is that?¡± Bluesea was puzzled. Chen Xiaolian regarded Bluesea for quite some time before suddenly revealing a smile on his face. ¡°Mr Bluesea, back then, when I had gone to Zero City and encountered you for the first time, you are the one who informed me of many things. How unexpected. To think that I would be the one to exin things to you today. ¡°The so-called [S] ss is one of the levels of strength for both Awakened ones and yers. The strongest level ¡­ ¡­ is [S] ss. Naturally, this includes Irregrities as well. That Wu Ya was [S] ss too. ¡°Naturally even among those within [S] ss, there are also the strong and the weak. However, under normal circumstances, if someone¡¯s strength is within [S] ss, it is usually impossible for that person to die no matter who or what their enemies are. Even if they cannot win, they will still be able to sessfully escape, if they really wanted to escape, that is.¡± ¡°What about you? ording to you, Wu Ya is an [S] ss. If so, how did you kill him back then? Are you also an [S] ss?¡± asked Bluesea with a frown. ¡°Firstly, I did not really kill Wu Ya.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head bitterly. ¡°The one called Sebast had stated earlier, Wu Ya had died in his hands. I had originally thought that my attack had killed off Wu Ya. But now, it would seem that I only managed to seriously hurt him. ¡°Secondly, that final attack I unleashed is a type of skill equivalent to that of a bank overdraft. After utilizing that skill, I will enter a weakened state for a period of time. Although I can slowly recover, it requires time. This skill is almost the equivalent to that of self-destruct. It can only be used in times of desperation. ¡°Thirdly, I am not really an [S] ss. Only, I have a power inside my body, bestowed upon me by a certain [S] ss expert ¨C he is someone you know as well, Skyde ¨C but once I have to face off against a real [S] ss expert, this fact will be exposed. If Wu Ya had known that I possessed that final card, he would not have engaged me in a battle of life and death. At least, not that casually.¡± ¡°If so, what level is she at?¡± Bluesea turned to look at Sister Yun, who had begun walking toward them. ¡°I don¡¯t know either.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°All I know is, she is an ancient monster¡­¡± ¡°What are you doing? Don''t touch me!¡± Sister Yun had just arrived before the three when she suddenly heard Toto shouting out. Her face grew tense. With a sh, she appeared in front of Toto. Crouching down, she said, ¡°What is wrong, Toto?¡± ¡°There is this little brother¡­ ¡­ he is poking me with a stick!¡± Toto raised his head. There was a pouting expression on his face and he looked aggrieved. Chen Xiaolian looked at the area beside Toto. There was¡­ ¡­ no one there at all. ¡­ Xia Xiaolei had spent all this time staring at the bowl ced before him. The way he was looking at the bowl, it was as though he wanted to use his eyes to devour the fire on themp. In the beginning, he would blink once every few seconds. Still, he managed to keep his eyes open. Slowly, however, the rate at which he blinked grew slower, increasingly so. At present, Xia Xiaolei had not blinked his eyes for over 10 minutes. However, he was unaware of that fact. He had even forgotten how long he had been sitting before themp. Or perhaps, instead on saying he had forgotten, it may be better to say the concept of time had been lost. The surrounding walls of the room he was in had disappeared. The table had disappeared. Even the bowl containing the wick had disappeared. Only one thing remained within Xia Xiaolei¡¯s vision, the me pulsating above the wick. The pulsating me appeared to be following a certain rhythm and it danced continuously in Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s rate of breathing gradually grew uniform and minute in quality. Eventually, it stopped. Suddenly, the me revealed an intense pulsation. Seeing that, Xia Xiaolei¡¯s heart gave a thump and he finally woke up from the near-meditative state that he was in earlier. Just now, he had practically lost the ability to think properly. Only now did he manage to recover. Having recollected himself, he hastily got up from the floor and attempted to take a deep breath. However, he forgot that he had been sitting for too long and the area beneath his waist had long since turned stiff. As he used too much strength in his attempt to get up, his body ended up falling backward and onto the floor. When he fell on his back, Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes noticed a familiar silhouette in the corner of the room. The piece of mosaic! Xia Xiaolei scrambled up, closed his eyes and shook his head vigorously before reopening them¡­ No question about it! It has reappeared! Xia Xiaolei endured the aching sensation in his legs and leaned on the table to steady himself. Staring at the piece of mosaic, he opened the guild channel to report the matter to Lun Tai. However, just as he was about to speak up, he stopped. He pondered for a moment before turning off the guild channel. If the piece of mosaic disappeared before Lun Tai arrived, he would be treated as a fool. At the very least¡­ ¡­ I must conform this myself first. Xia Xiaolei inspected his surroundings before pulling out a candle from the box that he was seated on earlier. Then, he cautiously made his way toward the piece of mosaic. As the room was not toorge, it did not take long for Xia Xiaolei to arrive beside the piece of mosaic. He then carefully extended the candle, pushing it toward the piece of mosaic. Thest time Xia Xiaolei tried, his fingers had easily moved through the piece of mosaic. It had been as though the piece of mosaic were air. This time, however, he could feel the candle making contact with a soft object. Seeing that, Xia Xiaolei became dubious. Fearing that he may have made a mistake, he exerted more strength to move the candle forward. After that, the clear voice of a little boy rang out beside his ears. ¡°What are you doing? Don¡¯t touch me!¡± Hearing that shocked Xia Xiaolei, causing him to fall on his back. Hey on the floor for a few seconds and finally confirmed that the voice earlier was not a hallucination on his part. With a roll, he got up. Holding the candle with both hands, he gestured outward at the piece of mosaic; his stance resembled one holding a dagger. Doing his best to put on his most ferocious voice, he then shouted, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ who are you? Are you human, or ghost? Or Demon? I¡¯ll tell you, our Guild Leader is very powerful! If you dare harm me, my Guild Leader will definitely avenge me!¡± However, the piece of mosaic did not reply. Instead, it stood up and looked upward. Next, Xia Xiaolei watched as it turned to the side and said in a grievous voice, ¡°There is this little brother¡­ ¡­ he is poking me with a stick!¡± Xia Xiaolei looked down at the candle in his hands. It seems¡­ ¡­ that mosaic is talking about me? Then¡­ who is talking to the mosaic? However, Xia Xiaolei had been able to confirm that the piece of mosaic had no hostile intentions. It also appeared to be non-aggressive. Judging by the way it was talking, it sounded like a little child. ¡°Hey! What the Hell are you? Answer me now!¡± The piece of mosaic turned and Xia Xiaolei was vaguely able to make out the face looking at him. ¡°I am Toto, who are you?¡± ¡°My¡­ ¡­ my name is Xia Xiaolei! Why did you appear in this room?¡± Calming himself down, Xia Xiaolei then straightened his bearing. ¡°Room? I cannot see the room. This ce is all dark. Except you, there is nothing else here¡­ ¡­ I also cannot see you clearly. You look like¡­ ¡­ a shadow.¡± ¡°Other than me, there is nothing else? If so, who were you talking to just now?¡± Xia Xiaolei scratched his head. ¡°No, no!¡± The piece of mosaic waved his hand and continued, ¡°I mean your ce is dark, with nothing in it. Naturally, everything is good on my end. I was talking to Aunt Yun earlier.¡± ¡°My ce¡­ your end¡­ ¡­ just what are you on about? Who is Aunt Yun?¡± Xia Xiaolei was lost. ¡°Aren¡¯t you currently in our base¡¯s room?¡± ¡°No, I am with Aunt Yun right now. Aunt Yun¡­ ¡­ she had just defeated a bad guy. That bad guy was very powerful. However, Aunt Yun had said that as long as I let the Guiding Link Fire light up on top of my head, I need not fear anything!¡± ¡°Guiding¡­ Guiding Link Fire? On top of your head¡­ ¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body made a subconscious shudder and he turned to look behind him. ¡°You mean¡­ ¡­ the one behind me?¡± ¡°The one on top of my head. On top of my head, not behind you!¡± Toto sounded somewhat anxious. ¡°You can see me, why can¡¯t you see themp on top of my head?¡± Xia Xiaolei scratched his head again. There was nothing on the head part of the piece of mosaic. Whatmp? ¡°Fine, forget that first¡­ ¡­ I just want to know what are you doing here? Are you a yer, Awakened, or¡­ ¡­ an instance dungeon¡¯s monster?¡± ¡°Awakened?¡± Toto eximed. ¡°I think I heard that before. Aunt Yun had told me before. I was once an Awakened, but not anymore. However, the yer and instance dungeons you mentioned¡­ ¡­ are you referring to World of Warcraft? I had heard from Big Fatty in my ss. ording to him¡­ ¡­ that is an old-fashioned game that only middle-aged uncles would y.¡± ¡°What nonsense! What the Hell is your ss¡¯ Big Fatty? How old are you?¡± Xia Xiaolei gnashed his back teeth. ¡°I am in Third Grade, elementary school. Big brother, why are you so fierce?¡± replied Toto with an aggrieved voice as he shrunk backward. ¡°Third Grade?¡± Xia Xiaolei did not know if he shouldugh or cry. Just now, an elementary school third grader, not even 10 years of age, had scared him to that extent? ¡°Fine, fine, I¡¯ll stop being fierce¡­ ¡­ speak properly. Do you know why you appeared here?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t know¡­ ¡­¡± The piece of mosaic, Toto, shook his head. ¡°Previously, whenever there is danger, Aunt Yun would have me light up themp. That way, the bad guys cannot harm me. However, during that time¡­ ¡­ I had never encountered anyone else. Only today, I met big brother¡­¡± ¡°Danger? Bad guys? Just where are you two?¡± ¡°Aunt Yun told me that this ce is called World¡¯s End. ording to her, I am already dead. However, as long as I follow her, I will be fine¡­ ¡­ter on, though, we met two people. Aunt Yun said that one of them could bring me back home.¡± ¡°World¡¯s End?¡± Xia Xiaolei was stunned. After returning from Zero City, Guild Leader Xiaolian had informed them that Qiao Qiao was likely inside World¡¯s End. Once the opportunity arrived, Chen Xiaolian would go save Qiao Qiao. For some unknown reason, a peculiar thought rose from within Xia Xiaolei¡¯s mind. Before this, Guild Leader Xiaolian had said that he was going to Romania to find someone¡­ ¡­ however, it has been so long and we haven¡¯t had any contact with him through the guild channel. Could he be¡­ ¡°Then, in that World¡¯s End of yours, have you ever heard of a fellow called Chen Xiaolian? He is our Guild Leader, a little older than me, very good-looking. However, when he is serious, he exudes a very domineering aura.¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian?¡± Toto looked up to look beside him. Then, he extended his hand to point at an empty floor area. ¡°This big brother than Aunt Yun said could send me back¡­ ¡­ I think his name is Chen Xiaolian.¡± Xia Xiaolei was bbergasted. A few secondster, Toto hesitantly spoke up again. Although it was still his voice, the tone was that of apletely different person. ¡°Xia Xiaolei? I am Chen Xiaolian. Is everyone all right?¡± ¡­ Chapter 647 Taiyi

Chapter 647 Taiyi

GOR Chapter 647 Taiyi ¡°Guild¡­ ¡­ Guild Leader! How could you be there?¡± Xia Xiaolei jumped in shock, as though he had just encountered a ghost. Toto repeated Chen Xialian¡¯s words. ¡°By chance, I acquired a prop that would allow me to find Qiao Qiao. This matter is veryplicated and I am unable to exin it all to you given the limited amount of time we have. At any rate, I never thought I would be able to contact you all through Toto aftering to World¡¯s End. This is¡­ ¡­ weird.¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ what should I do?¡± Xia Xiaolei looked at Toto anxiously. ¡°Should I call Brother Lun Tai and the others here?¡± ¡°For now¡­ ¡­ no. We don¡¯t have much time. Later, you can tell them about this. Right, help me measure the room and see how much Toto can move around. All right. Toto, try to move around. No¡­ ¡­ no need to say these words¡­ ¡­ no need to say¡­¡± The piece of mosaic, Toto, scratched his head and began moving around the room. Stretching his hand out before him, he then slowly and carefully walked around the room. ¡°How is it? Xiaolei, the area that Toto covered just now, is it the interior of the room?¡± Aftering back to stand beside Xia Xiaolei, Toto spoke up for Chen Xiaolian once again. ¡°Yes.¡± Xia Xiaolei nodded. After a moment of silence, Toto spoke up once more, ¡°Xiaolei, we need to leave now. For the next few days, I will have to ask you all to have someone stand guard in this room. Do a rotation shift. If there is a need, I will contact you.¡± ¡°Guild Leader¡­ ¡­ you¡­ ¡­ when will you be able to return?¡± Xia Xiaolei quickly asked. ¡°I still have a few more days¡¯ time here. No more than three days. If, after three days, I am unable to return, or if I still haven¡¯t contacted you all, that means¡­ ¡­ I am dead. All right, let¡¯s stop here for now.¡± Toto¡¯s body then flickered before disappearing. Xia Xiaolei was momentarily stunned. When he recollected himself, he quickly turned on the guild channel and began shouting with all he had. ¡­ ¡°Now, we know. After activating the Guiding Link Fire, Toto cannot move beyond the area inside the room. However, during that time, he can serve as our means ofmunication between us and mypanions who are in the outside world.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head, looking at Sister Yun. ¡°This Guiding Link Fire had such a function. Did you not know about this?¡± Sister Yun shook her head. ¡°The origin of themp¡­ ¡­ is ratherplicated. I will slowly exin it to youter. In short, even at the time of my death, I had not been able to figure out all of its functions.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave Sister Yun a rueful smile. ¡°You are so strong. Back then, who could have killed you?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you in a hurry?¡± Sister Yun looked at Chen Xiaolian but did not answer. Instead, she turned around and pulled Toto with her toward the distant mountain peak. ¡­ ¡°Xiaolei, you are not pulling my leg, are you?¡± Lun Tai stood before Xia Xiaolei, a strict expression on his face. Behind them was Qimu Xi, who looked at themp curiously. ¡°Of course not!¡± Xia Xiaolei shook his head with an indignant expression. ¡°Brother Lun Tai, would I make a joke out of something so serious? If you don¡¯t believe me, you can ask Brother Roddy!¡± After a moment of silence, Lun Tai then essed the guild channel and said, ¡°Roddy, where is our Guild Leader? ¡°Are you fellows not done with your stuff in Bucharest?¡± ¡°We had just finished it. We¡¯ll tell you about it when we return. It¡¯s just¡­ ¡­ Xiaolian had gotten to know this Eastern European girl. They went out for a date. He told me not to bother him and had turned off his guild channel,¡± said Roddy with a rxed-sounding tone. ¡°Is that so? That¡¯s good, then.¡± Lun Tai sneered and continued, ¡°Looks like Xia Xiaolei lied to me after all. Or¡­ ¡­ the one who imed to be calling from World¡¯s End just now is just a liar. I¡¯m hanging up now. I need to deal with this kid.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ hold up, Lun Tai!¡± Roddy took a deep breath. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what was that you said just now?¡± ¡°I said, someone had used a certain method to pass a message to Xia Xiaolei, telling him that he is Chen Xiaolian and that he is currently in World¡¯s End.¡± The sneer on Lun Tai¡¯s face remained. ¡°Since our Guild Leader is currently busy chasing after an Eastern European chick, that person is definitely not our Guild Leader. Call him up on my behalf and tell him to enjoy himself. As for Qiao Qiao, don¡¯t bother with that issue anymore.¡± After a lengthy silence, Roddy spoke up again. ¡°I am sorry¡­ Lun Tai, do not me me. This is our Guild Leader¡¯s decision.¡± ¡°Our Guild Leader¡¯s decision? Of course it is his decision!¡± Lun Tai finally stopped sneering. Instead, his tone grew increasingly furious. ¡°Letting him go alone is bad enough, you didn¡¯t even bother telling us about this? What? Do you not have enough credit in your guild channel? Just tell me, then! I¡¯ll top it up for you!¡± ¡°Lun Tai, I never knew you could be so sarcastic¡­ ¡­¡± Roddy smiled wryly and continued, ¡°Hear me out, no one knows anything about World¡¯s End. Xiaolian thought that letting you fellows know about this will just make you all worry.¡± ¡°Even so, you must let us know! Did Chen Xiaolian forget that he is our Guild Leader?¡± Lun Tai bellowed. ¡°Those words¡­ ¡­ you should probably wait for him toe back before personally sending it to him.¡± Roddy sighed. ¡°First things first, what is the situation on Xiaolian¡¯s side?¡± ¡°I am uncertain about that either. He seems to be in a hurry and was unable to continue talking to us. He only told Xia Xiaolei to post someone in this room at all times to wait for him to make contact.¡± ¡°So urgent? How is the situation there? Are there any dangers? Did he find Qiao Qiao?¡± ¡°At present, it would seem there aren¡¯t any. However¡­ ¡­ its hard to say what will happenter on.¡± Lun Tai gradually calmed down. ¡°All Xia Xiaolei knows is that, there are enemies there.¡± ¡°Then, how did he make contact with you? I am certain it is not through the guild channel.¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Lun Tai informed Roddy about Xia Xiaolei¡¯s meeting with Toto. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ understand.¡± Roddy grew silent for a moment. ¡°Well, in that case, I will return first.¡± ¡­ Earlier, the sea of blood had destroyed the Devourer fighter aircraft. Thus, the four of them now had to move toward the mountain on foot. Thankfully, it was no longer that far away. By Sister Yun¡¯s estimate, they will be arriving at the foot of the mountain in roughly 10 plus hours. Bluesea¡¯s weakened body was still recovering. However, it would appear that the Bug Armour was capable of automatically providing strength to its host while mending any wounds received. After just a few short moments, the act of walking was no longer an issue for him. Sister Yun had already removed her set of armour. She had one arm upraised as she ced Toto on her shoulder while she strode forward. That act did not, in the slightest, appear difficult for her. ¡°He¡­ ¡­ who is he to you?¡± Turning his head back, Chen Xiaolian looked at Toto and continued, ¡°I heard him calling you Aunt Yun. He is probably not your son, right?¡± ¡°I picked him up along the way,¡± said Sister Yun coolly. ¡°Picked up along the way?¡± A dumbfounded smile appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Then, why are you so good toward him?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Just, it just so happens that he looks like a certain someone.¡± Sister Yun turned to the side to look at Toto. ¡°I mean¡­ ¡­ really simr.¡± ¡°Simr to a certain person?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment as he looked at Sister Yun. ¡°That certain person, could he be somehow rted to Bai Qi?¡± ¡°He is not rted to Bai Qi. It is¡­ ¡­ something that happened a long time ago.¡± Halfway through, Sister Yun¡¯s words came to a halt and she abruptly turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Wait, you know Bai Qi?¡± ¡°Something¡­ ¡­ like that.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°You didn¡¯t appear this surprised when you heard that I knew Mr San. Why?¡± ¡°How could you know Bai Qi? He¡­ ¡­ he had most certainly left using the Lifehymn Music Score!¡± There was a pondering frown on Sister Yun¡¯s face and a sceptical look appeared within her eyes. ¡°Leaving using the Lifehymn Music Score, is there a problem with that?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart immediately turned tense. Turning, Chen Xiaolian looked at the mountain and saw that there was still a considerable distance to cover. Then, he turned back and said, ¡°Listen, we now share the same objective. So, I hope we can have an honest and open exchange of information. Additionally, I believe we need to make proper arrangements for our rescue n.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Sister Yun simply nodded her head. ¡°Then, I will go first.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment before saying, ¡°I first met Bai Qi in an instance dungeon. I had originally assumed Bai Qi to be an ordinary instance BOSS. However, after a strange series of events, he became a type of¡­ ¡­ War Pet under me. However, he had already lost all his memories and consciousness. It took a very long time before I eventually found out that he used to be an Irregrity as well.¡± ¡°What about his strength?¡± Sister Yun stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Very powerful. I mean, whenpared to the me from back then.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°However, whenpared to you, he is far inferior.¡± ¡°As expected.¡± Judging by the expression on Sister Yun¡¯s face, it would appear that she had expected this answer. She diverted her gaze before releasing a gentle sigh. ¡°This matter, is it rted to¡­ ¡­ the Lifehymn Music Score?¡± Chen Xiaolian voiced out his biggest concern. Sister Yun gave Chen Xialian a nce. ¡°What else? Why did you think I refused to leave with you?¡± ¡°Big sis, I never asked you to leave with me¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°If so, does that mean that the people I want to take away will suffer the same fate as Bai Qi? Have their memories and consciousness taken away, sealed off in some instance dungeon as a BOSS, and can only wait to be killed off by someone else? Or¡­ ¡­ if they are lucky, be adopted as a War Pet.¡± Sister Yun did not answer. Instead, she asked, ¡°Do you know what the nature of the Lifehymn Music Score is?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°If we are to assume that the Guiding Link Fire is a bridge, then the Lifehymn Music Score is a boat. Although both possess the ability to send someone from one side of the river to the other, the way the two works differ.¡± Sister Yun slowly continued, ¡°During my time, taking a boat requires a fee.¡± ¡°It is the same right now.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°That¡¯s it. Those who write their names into the Lifehymn Music Score and end up here after dying have more or less paid the required fee to cross the river, like you. As for taking someone away from this ce, it would be the equivalent to¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian finished her sentence for her. ¡°Smuggling?¡± ¡°Yes, that is a very apt description.¡± Sister Yun considered for a moment before nodding her head. ¡°Using the Lifehymn Music Score to enter World¡¯s End is practically the act of drilling a loophole within the system. It is just that the system could not yet detect this action. However, using it to bring someone back? There is no way the system could fail to detect something of that magnitude.¡± ¡°Detected by the system¡­ ¡­ do you mean GM?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°What is that?¡± Sister Yun shook her head. It would appear that she had never heard the name before. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t know the GM? Naturally, the one you knew is not the one I know. Maybe, you addressed him with a different name. At the very least, however¡­ ¡­ you must have met him before!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°Ancient monsters like you all¡­ ¡­ how can you not know him? Regardless if his name is GM, the operations program, system administrator¡­ ¡­ in short, he is a manifestation of the system, possessing a certain level of authority. He has been searching for Irregrities like us. After which, he would grant us a certain amount of assistance, hoping that we could help free him. At the very least, Mr San knew him.¡± ¡°I understand now. The one you are talking about is¡­ ¡­ Taiyi,¡± said Sister Yun with a nod of her head. However, the name she had mentioned was new to Chen Xiaolian. ¡­ Chapter 648 Fill The Yellow Springs!

Chapter 648 Fill The Yellow Springs!

GOR Chapter 648 Fill The Yellow Springs! ¡°And what about you?¡± Chen Xiaolian tugged his hair as he asked, ¡°You bunch of ancient monsters, just how many of you are there?¡± ¡°Ancient monsters?¡± Sister Yun raised her eyebrows. ¡°You have said that twice now. Do I look that old?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to wave his hand. ¡°You look quite young. It is just¡­ ¡­ it would seem that all of you have¡­ ¡­ lived for a long time¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Sister Yun nodded her head. ¡°If the GM you mentioned is Taiyi, then he should not possess that ability. Regarding World¡¯s End¡­ ¡­ he has no authority over it.¡± ¡°Earlier, you mentioned something about getting discovered¡­¡± ¡°Forget it. I will start from the beginning.¡± Sister Yun stopped walking and closed her eyes. She appeared to be in the middle of reminiscing. After some time, she finally reopened her eyes to reveal a rare smile. ¡°Our group, there are eight of us¡­ ¡­ no, seven and a half. It would be more urate to count Taiyi as only half. ¡°Shen, Du Wei, Cheng Cheng, Gabriel, Umbre, Bai Qi, and me. ¡°We were the first and earliest group of Irregrities of the world. ¡°We discovered early on the difference between us and both yers and Awakened ones. While concealing our identities, we had to participate in instance dungeons again and again, developing our strength at a very slow rate. Naturally, back then, we had not gotten acquainted with each other. ¡°Until one day¡­ ¡­ someone gathered us together. ¡°He informed us that he is called Donghuang Taiyi, the system¡¯s administrator for the world. ¡°Originally, he had been a puppet, one without self-awareness. One day, however, he suddenly gained self-awareness. ¡°Due to the differences within us, the errors of the world, he found us. He told us that he wished to cooperate with us to escape the fate imposed upon him by the world. Additionally, he also brought something for us. ¡°Something whose origin eludes even him. ¡°It is called the Oddity.¡± ¡°Oddity?¡± Chen Xiaolian probed further. ¡°Is it a prop created by the system?¡± ¡°No.¡± Sister Yun shook her head. ¡°It is not a ¡®prop created by the system¡¯. Rather, it is the ¡®system itself¡¯!¡± ¡°I think I have some knowledge regarding that.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly realized something. ¡°Mr San had mentioned it before. That is¡­ ¡­ a fragment of the system?¡± ¡°Yes. The Oddity that Taiyi brought us was a fragment torn out from the system. Despite being a fragment, it contained all the functions of the system. Using it, we were able to evade the system¡¯s summons every time and stop participating in instance dungeons.¡± ¡°Wait up.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head, interrupting Sister Yun¡¯s words. Contemting with a frowning face, he then slowly said, ¡°Back then, it was Mr San. And now, you. Both of you did not tell me about the most important thing.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°That system fragment, or should I say, the Oddity, who was the one who had torn it off the system?¡± After a pause, Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°I am also acquainted with the GM, but he had never told me he possesses such an ability. Although he is the administrator for the system and he also wanted people like me to help him, all he can do is to secretly move around the rules of the system to provide minor assistance for us. And that is only if it is under his jurisdiction.¡± ¡°Mr San had once hinted to me that the GM I know is probably not the same one as the first-generation GM. It is likely that the GM had been reset. In other words, the GM that I know is not the Donghuang Taiyi that you knew. However, since they are both system administrators, how could there be such a disparity in their level of authority?¡± ¡°I do not know about that either.¡± Sister Yun shook her head. ¡°When Taiyi gathered us, he already had the Oddity. However, ording to him, he had only found the Oddity. He did not tell us who had torn the Oddity out and how it was done. In fact, it is possible that¡­ ¡­ he did not know about it himself.¡± ¡°Fine. Continue, then.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand helplessly. ¡°With the Oddity in our hands, we could evade the mandatory summons of the system and stop participating in the instance dungeons forever. At the same time, though, we were no longer capable of getting rewards from the system. While it was still possible to increase our strength through training, it was an arduously slow process. ¡°After obtaining the Oddity, Umbre would spend every second doing only one thing: Sit in front of the Oddity and contemte. One day, he told us that he had realized something. ¡°Assuming that the quests given by the system is a heavy rain, the Oddity is an umbre. The umbre we have is very big and durable, capable of stopping us from getting wet. However, what happens if a tempest or a flood urs? ¡°Thus, what we need is not an umbre. At least, not one. In order for us to obtain real andsting security, we need a house, one that is sufficiently durable. ¡°Thus, we began building the house.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°I think I¡¯ve been to the house you left behind. Its name is Zero City, right?¡± ¡°Zero City?¡± Sister Yun gave Chen Xiaolian a nce and shook her head. ¡°I have not heard that name before.¡± ¡°It is a city. Its residents can evade the summons of the system. Additionally, the guilds residing in Zero City would have their own system quest where they can receive quests and rewards from Zero City.¡± ¡°A city? What the Hell is that?¡± A look of disdain appeared on Sister Yun¡¯s face. ¡°The house we built is a whole world. ¡°Its name is Thirty-three Heavens!¡± ¡°A¡­ ¡­ a whole world?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face froze. ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°A world as big as the outside world. There are mountains, water, trees, flowers, and¡­ ¡­ its own system,¡± answered Sister Yun coolly. ¡°After we had finished constructing Thirty-three Heavens, Umbre inspected it from within and said something.¡± ¡°What did he say?¡± ¡°We finally did it. We have jumped out of the Three Realms and are no longer within the fiveponents.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt a chilling sensation on his back. Cold sweat came out and his arms were covered with goose bumps. He had thought that Zero City was big enough. Unexpectedly, those ancient monsters had created a world. ¡°That¡­ ¡­ how is that possible?¡± ¡°That is the Oddity we are talking about. Is it surprising for it to be able to create a world?¡± Sister Yun said with pride. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ Thirty-three Heavens, where is it now? Why have I never heard of it?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°Mr San had never mentioned it. The GM I know of had never mentioned it as well. And Shen¡­ ¡­ although I am not too familiar with him, I have never heard him mention it before either.¡± ¡°No?¡± Sister Yun looked at Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°How could that be? With Thirty-three Heavensplete, all we need to do is to live inside and be free of the system.¡± She paused and a look of confusion suddenly appeared on her face. ¡°It has been bothering me all this while. How is it that you could get to know Umbre, Shen and the others? Logically speaking, after entering Thirty-three Heavens, they would not need to leave. There is no longer any need for them to involve themselves with the outside world.¡± ¡°Mr San did mention something before, but it was rather ambiguous¡­ ¡­ I now have a theory, but¡­ ¡­ let¡¯s hear your side first.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°With Thirty-three Heavens, the system should no longer be capable of controlling you all. If so¡­ ¡­ how did you die?¡± ¡°How I died? Umbre¡­ ¡­ he did not tell you?¡± Sister Yun looked at Chen Xiaolian. There was aplicated look on her face, one with a trace of hatred and a hint of helplessness. ¡°The one who killed me was Bai Qi.¡± ¡°Bai Qi? Why would he kill you?¡± Chen Xiaolian had never expected such an answer from Sister Yun. ¡°Truth be told, the final number of people who built Thirty-three Heavens was only six and a half. Me, Umbre, Shen, Du Wei, Cheng Cheng, Gabriel and Taiyi. Thirty-three Heavens is a vast world. Even with the assistance of the Oddity, creating such a world was a tall order for us. As for Bai Qi¡­ ¡­ while we were in the middle of it all, he left. ¡°When he left, he told us that he had discovered a certain secret. He did not believe that Thirty-three Heavens is the ultimate sanctuary. As for him, he wanted to use his own way to solve the problem.¡± ¡°His way, was to kill people?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Mr San had informed me about that. Bai Qi believed that by killing enough people, he would be able to disrupt the bnce of the world. However, I do not understand how he could arrive at such a conclusion.¡± ¡°Before he left, he told us that escaping is, at the end of the day, futile. In order to end it all, we can only destroy it all. And there is only one way to destroy it all.¡± Hearing Sister Yun¡¯s words, Chen Xiaolian felt a chill go down his spine. ¡°What way?¡± Sister Yun raised her head, turning to look calmly at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°He said, he wanted to fill up the Yellow Springs!¡± ¡­ Easter egg: Du Wei is the name of the protagonist for ¡®Law of the Devil¡¯, one of Dancing¡¯s earlier works. Chapter 649 BaiXX

Chapter 649 BaiXX

GOR Chapter 649 BaiXX Although Chen Xiaolian had already known that Bai Qi was responsible for the deaths of countless lives, hearing the wordsing out of Sister Yun¡¯s mouth brought a chill into his heart. Fill¡­ ¡­ Yellow Springs? Chen Xiaolian turned to look at his surroundings. ¡°The one he mentioned, could it be¡­¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Sister Yun nodded her head and continued, ¡°During that era, this ce was called Yellow Springs. If the number of deceased exceeds the amodation capacity of Yellow Springs, the system will copse due to error.¡± ¡°How is that possible?¡± uttered Chen Xiaolian with widened eyes. ¡°Let us not go into whether or not the system would actually copse if that happens or what would happen to you all when it does, only Irregrities and refreshed Awakened ones would be sent in here. Considering how small this number is, how could his n seed?¡± ¡°You are talking about the present state of things.¡± Sister Yun scoffed. ¡°In the beginning, Yellow Springs was the final destination of all things. Regardless of your identity, this was where everyone would end up after death. I only realized that after dying.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Then, how did Bai Qi find out? Even more so¡­ ¡­ how did he know about the existence of this Yellow Springs?¡± ¡°He died once.¡± Sister Yun said coolly. ¡°By utilizing the Oddities, we were able to evade the system¡¯s summons for dungeons everywhere we go. We also had the assistance of Taiyi. However, even with all that, the Upper ne finally discovered our existence. What happened after was the collective siege by all yers and Awakened ones. After all, we still did not have Thirty-three Heavens to use as a hiding ce back then.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He had seen that situation before. Zero City¡¯s destruction was due to a quest issued by the system, bringing the collective might of the yers and even the Electronic Guardians upon Zero City. Zero City¡¯s defendersposed of seven core guilds and numerous peripheral Awakened ones. Yet, they were still incapable of averting destruction. As for Sister Yun¡¯s group of ancient monsters, there were only seven of them. ¡°So, your side lost?¡± ¡°No.¡± Sister Yun shook her head. ¡°We won. Bai Qi was killed in the battle, but we won.¡± Chen Xiaolian secretly sucked in a breath of cold air. Just how powerful are these ancient monsters? ¡°At that time, each of us were trying toprehend the mysteries within the Oddity. The insight I gained from the Oddity was that of life and death. ¡°The Guiding Link Fire is a prop that I had obtained long ago. Back then, it did not possess the functions it now possesses. The Guiding Link Fire back then was as Mr San described, only capable of letting us move from one ce to another in an instant. ¡°However, after gaining insight from the Oddity, I took a small fragment of the Oddity and fused it together with the Guiding Link Fire, giving it the ability to move between life and death. However¡­ ¡­ I had no way of verifying it. At any rate, I cannot tell someone tomit suicide in order to test it out. Thus, I had kept it a secret. ¡°But after Bai Qi was killed in battle, I decided to give it a try. ¡°The difference between the Lifehymn Music Score and the Guiding Link Fire is that there is no need for me, the user, to personally enter Yellow Springs. Using the Guiding Link Fire, I brought Bai Qi back. Thus, I did not get to personally see what was happening here. ¡°After that, Bai Qi left us, leaving only those words for us. ¡°It was from that moment on that Bai Qi became the God of ughter. ¡°Since he had chosen a different path, there was no way for us to stop him. We could only watch as he left. As for us, we too, came to realize an issue. ¡°If we were to continue down that path, the besiegement by the system would only continue, again and again, each time stronger than before. ¡°Thus, we needed to change. ¡°We created Thirty-three Heavens and had never left since. We, the creators of that world, possessed an invincible and iprehensible power within the world. ¡°We became the new world¡¯s¡­ ¡­ deity gods! ¡°When Bai Qi chose to leave, we had informed him, should the daye when he changes his mind, there will always be a ce among the deity gods of Thirty-three Heavens for him. ¡°That day finally came. Bai Qi returned. ¡°However, the purpose behind his return was¡­ ¡­ the destruction of Thirty-three Heavens!¡± ¡°He went mad?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°No, he was clear-minded.¡± Sister Yun shook her head. ¡°He had be overtaken by that obsessive thought of his, to kill off every single person in the outside world, to fill Yellow Springs, that is the way to destroy the world. Yet, his strength alone proved insufficient for that. Thus, he hoped that we would walk the same path as him. ¡°Naturally, we rejected him. We have absolute security within Thirty-three Heavens and there is no need for us to care about anything transpiring within the outside world. ¡°After hearing what we had to say, Bai Qi sneered and said: Since you fellows are unwilling to follow me due to your attachment to this mouse hole, I will just have to destroy it! ¡°Thus, we fought.¡± ¡°You mean¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Sister Yun with a look of disbelief. ¡°In that battle, he killed you?¡± There were six people on Thirty-three Heavens¡¯s side while Bai Qi was alone. Alone¡­ ¡­ he fought alone against the six ancient monsters and had managed to kill off one of them. Back in Zero City, Shen had singlehandedly defeated three [S] ss experts. That terrifying level of strength was enough to leave Chen Xiolian at a loss for words as it was. That Bai QI¡­ ¡­ just how powerful was he? ¡°Bai Qi had always been the strongest among us. Not to mention, while we were creating Thirty-three Heavens, he had been ughtering others in the outside world without respite, not refusing any instance dungeon quests issued by the system. By the time he returned to Thirty-three Heavens, his power had far surpassed us all,¡± seeing the puzzled look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Sister Yun replied with a smile. ¡°Even so, challenging all six of us was suicide. Just¡­ ¡­ he still had to strength to take one of us with him.¡± ¡°So¡­ ¡­ you and he came to World¡¯s End at the same time?¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled. ¡°Yes.¡± Sister Yun looked up at the sky. ¡°It was only aftering here did I understand how he could havee up with such a crazy n.¡± ¡°Back then, who you were did not matter. After dying, everyone would be sent here, into Yellow Springs. There was no set mechanism at certain intervals either. The number of people here would increase ording to the number of deaths urring in the outside world. The surface area would also keep increasing following the clearing of the instance dungeons in the outside world. ¡°That means, back then, as long as enough number of people were killed off at one point in time, leading to the number of people here to grow beyond what the surface area of the instance dungeons can amodate, it was possible to fill up Yellow Springs.¡± ¡°And then¡­ ¡­ what will happen? Will the world really copse?¡± ¡°How would I know?¡± Sister Yun gave Chen Xiaolian a nce, one seemingly reserved for fools. ¡°Before Bai Qi could aplish that, he was killed off by us.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and nodded his head. ¡°What happened after?¡± ¡°The Guiding Link Fire could only be utilized from the outside world. Had I remained alive, it would not matter who had died in the battle. I would have been able to utilize it to resurrect them. Unfortunately¡­ ¡­ the one Bai Qi killed was me. As for the Guiding Link Fire, it remained in Thirty-three Heavens. Umbre and the others¡­ ¡­ are unable to utilize it. Thus, Bai Qi and I had to stay here forever. ¡°Yellow Springs back then had no refresh function. Thus, all the ordinary humans who entered this ce had infinite lifespan, unless¡­ ¡­ they were killed. ¡°Thus, this ce became the equivalent of another world. All who came here lived here. Eventually, they established their respective nations of varying size, attacking each other again and again. ¡°As for Bai Qi, even death could not force him to give up. ¡°Using his own strength, he rose to be the one King within this world, a world that had only ordinary humans. ¡°Hemanded them all to stop fighting, banning any acts of killing. He hoped, as much as possible, for his method to minimize the reduction of people within Yellow Springs. Perhaps, one day, enough people will die in the outside world and this world will overflow. ¡°As time passed, Bai Qi and I discovered that our kind had begun to appear in Yellow Springs. However¡­ ¡­ those Irregrities were much weakerpared to us. ¡°Bai Qi took them in and had them be his assistants, administrators for Yellow Springs. ¡°However, the increase in the number of instance dungeons remained greater than that of the people. At times, the arrival of one incrediblyrge-scale instance dungeon would nullify much of Bai Qi¡¯s painstaking efforts. All Bai Qi could do was to stop the deaths of the people in Yellow Springs, not increase them as he desired. At any rate¡­ ¡­ this is the Yellow Springs. Although the people here will never die of natural causes, they can no longer create new life. ¡°As for me, I wanted nothing to do with him. All I wanted was to live here quietly. ¡°I had grown weary. ¡°But one day, a change came over Yellow Springs. ¡°In the blink of an eye, everyone vanished, leaving only the Irregrities. Even the instance dungeons disappeared, leaving only one instance dungeon, the first instance dungeon. ¡°Bai Qi went near-mad. Thinking that I had done something to cause that, he came looking for me. ¡°We ended up fighting each other and I lost. However, he did not kill me. After recollecting himself, he left quietly. He knew I would not have done something like that, nor did I possess the ability to do so. ¡°Since that day, around once every three months, Yellow Springs would be refreshed. All the instance dungeons and people sent in here will be killed off, leaving only us, the Irregrities, and that first instance dungeon. ¡°Additionally, since the advent of the first refresh, the number of people to enter World¡¯s End was reduced to no more than 0.0001 per cent of the previous number. Gradually, we came to realize that those seemingly ordinary humans were once Awakened ones who had been refreshed after their deaths. Only, they have lost all their memories and abilities. ¡°I believe that the reason the system gave those Awakened ones the opportunity to enter Yellow Springs instead of automatically killing them off is due to the consideration for certain resurrection props. It wanted to avoid the urrence of errors and the copse of the world. ¡°Originally, I thought that Bai Qi would give up after that. However, he remained steadfast. ¡°Likewise, the reason the system retained the initial instance dungeon is likely due to the fear that the number of people in Yellow Springs would exceed its amodation capacity. Thus, Bai Qi believed that although Irregrities were the only one left, by slowly increasing the number of Irregrities, the day maye when Yellow Springs capacity is exceeded. ¡°Although it was a near non-existent hope, I think, without thatst strand of hope, Bai Qi would have gone mad. ¡°He remained the King of this world. As its King, he prohibited all Irregrities from fighting to the death. It was not out of concern or sympathy for them. Rather¡­ ¡­ he wanted them to live as pawns for him to fill up Yellow Springs. ¡°Until one day, Shen arrived. ¡°The two of them had a conversation, but I am not privy to the details of their conversation. Only after their meeting had ended did Shene to me. He asked me if I wanted to return with him, but I rejected his offer.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Chen Xiaolian was puzzled. ¡°Firstly, Shen did not possess my Guiding Link Fire. The thing he was using is the Lifehymn Music Score that you are using right now. That item is something that they had only just created. That was their first time using it. I could not be certain that he could actually bring me and Bai Qi back properly or if there are any adverse side effects. Looking at it right now¡­ ¡­¡± Sister Yun smiled. ¡°It would appear there are indeed side effects.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and shoved away the unpleasant thoughts in his mind. ¡°What about the second reason?¡± Sister Yun said softly, ¡°I am already weary. Regardless if Thirty-three Heavens could bypass the threat presented by the system¡­ ¡­ here, I am certain that I will be safe. I do not want to have any contact with anyone else. I just want to live a carefree life alone. This Yellow Springs is a good ce as any. ¡°However, Bai Qi did not share my thoughts. He wanted to return, return to the outside world and resume his n of ughtering people. He said that he knew of a method to mass produce Irregrities. Once he made it back to the outside world, he would mass produce them and ughter them all. ¡°On that day, Bai Qi summoned all the Irregrities to the first instance dungeon. He told them to wait patiently. For one day, he will fill the Yellow Springs and bring them the ultimate liberation. ¡°But¡­ ¡­¡± A mockful sneer appeared on Sister Yun¡¯s face. ¡°He never considered human nature. ¡°When everyone heard Bai Qi¡¯s speech, they all went mad. They had never even considered the possibility of returning to the outside world after getting sent into World¡¯s End. ¡°Practically every single one of them wanted to snatch that opportunity. And in order to snatch the opportunity, they believed that they needed to kill Bai Qi. ¡°They came together, entered Bai Qi¡¯s Pce hall and told Bai Qi that if he did not hand over the return opportunity, they will join hands to kill him. ¡°Those Irregrities were very confident. They believed that bybining their strength, they would be able to defeat Bai Qi. ¡°They do not understand that even a united group of ants cannot defeat an elephant. ¡°At that moment, Bai Qi got up from his throne, sneered and said¡­ ¡°Step forth¡­ and ept death. Shen did not intervene, neither did I. Bai Qi alone, ughtered all the Irregrities who had dared challenge him, leaving only those cowardly and terrified trashes who could only cower in the corner. Then, he turned around and left Yellow Springs with Shen.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s whole body had begun shivering. It was not due to fear. Rather, it was the shock from hearing Sister Yun¡¯s story. He now understood why Sebast would reveal such a disy of dread just by hearing Bai Qi¡¯s name. Just by listening to Sister Yun¡¯s simplistic description of what happened, Chen Xiaolian could imagine Bai Qi¡¯s terrifying power. He could even imagine the dominant bearing Bai Qi revealed that day. A King who had once dominated the whole world brought about the betrayal and siege by everyone in the world on himself. Yet, in face of the world that had made him their enemy, the King remained indifferent and disdainful. Step forward and ept death. Then, the exalted King used his own two hands to kill off every one of his enemies. Trampling on the mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, he looked down condescendingly upon thest remaining survivors, the capittors. Then, he turned and left the world. Leaving only¡­ ¡­ a terrifying legend within Yellow Springs, passed down only through mouth. His name became an eternal taboo and no one was allowed to mention his name ever again. Chen Xiaolian had thought that such an imagery could only appear within a novel of his. ¡°You know? In the outside world, I am a webwriter.¡± Chen Xiaolian stopped walking all of a sudden. He turned to look at Sister Yun and smiled. ¡°What is that?¡± asked Sister Yun with a frown. Chen Xiaolian pondered the question for a moment. ¡°A type of¡­ ¡­ profession where I write stories for a living. I was thinking, if I ever start updating again, I want to write that scene and those words¡­ ¡­ into my novel.¡± ¡°Up to you. However, I do not like his name.¡± Sister Yun snorted. ¡°I think so too¡­ ¡­ Bai is a good surname, but his full name is not that good.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°So, I n on giving him a more ptable name. Naturally, the story has to be changed slightly.¡± ¡°What name?¡± ¡°Hmm, let me think¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin beforeughing out. ¡°I¡¯ll name him¡­ ¡­ Baihe Chou.¡± ¡­ Another Easter egg for old fans of Dancing¡¯s works. Baihe Chou is the name of a character in his novel ¡®Law of the Devil¡¯. Chapter 650 Restore Refresh?

Chapter 650 Restore Refresh?

GOR Chapter 650 Restore Refresh? ¡°From that moment onward, World¡¯s End slowly became what you see today.¡± Sister Yun continued, ¡°Irregrities gradually appeared here. Although they would asionally get into fights, it is mostly peaceful. The number of Irregrities who died due to fights to seize resources is small. However, the rate at which Irregrities appear did not be as Bai Qi had described. ¡°Thus, I determined that Bai Qi must have failed. I just did not know if he had died or if the Lifehymn Music Score had failed, leading to his failure to return. ¡°Still, it no longer had anything to do with me. ¡°I lived my carefree life. Until one day, I met him.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Toto. The conversation between Chen Xiaolian and Sister Yun had been too boring for him and he had long since gone to sleep. Sister Yun had taken him off her shoulders and carried him in her arms instead. ¡°Earlier, you mentioned that the reason you are being so good toward him is because he resembles someone.¡± ¡°Yes. Be it his eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, all of them appeared to havee out from the same mould. There is no difference. If not for the fact that I know how this world works¡­ ¡­ I would have mistaken him for that person¡¯s reincarnation.¡± ¡°Your¡­ ¡­ son?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked cautiously. ¡°Don¡¯t be nonsensical.¡± Sister Yun gave Chen Xiaolian a cold stare. ¡°I have never had a son.¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a smile. ¡°If not that, then who?¡± ¡°The son of my former master. That was¡­ ¡­ way back before I became an Irregrity.¡± Sister Yun looked down at Toto, who was sleeping in her cradling arms, at his sleeping face. Her fine eyshes quivered gently and she said, ¡°In the past, I had also cradled him in my arms as I rescued him and fought our way out through tens of thousands of enemy soldiers. He had not even had his first birthday that time.¡± ¡°Hold up¡­¡± Since some time ago, Chen Xiaolian had sensed something amiss. This person before him, with a white horse and silver spear, aplete set of silver-coloured body armour and helmet¡­ ¡­ A person who had rescued her master¡¯s baby, fighting her way out through tens of thousands of enemies¡­ ¡­ More importantly, there was the ¡®Yun¡¯ in her name. ¡°Sister Yun, you¡­ ¡­ what is your surname?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked shakily. ¡°Zhao.¡± Sister Yun gave Chen Xiaolian a nce. There was the same calm expression on her face. Chen Xiaolian, on the other hand, was left in a state of utter stupor. Zhao- Zhao- Zhao- Zhao- Zhao- Zhao¡­ ¡­ Zhao Yun???! The unstoppable figure who broke his way through everything in the Battle of Changban, that Zhao Yun? ¡°Sister Yun, if you are not pulling my leg right now, that little boy you mentioned in your past, could he be¡­ ¡­ A¡¯dou?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at Toto, a mentally strained look on his face. ¡°Yes.¡± Sister Yun nodded. Chen Xiaolian inhaled deeply in an attempt to calm himself down. ¡°Let me confirm it one more time¡­ ¡­ your name is Zhao Yun, from Changshan, Hebei. The master you were talking about earlier is Liu Bei and the baby you had saved is A¡¯dou. You saved him in Changban Bridge. You¡­ ¡­ you are a female?¡± ¡°Do you have any issues with females?¡± A chilling light shed across Zhao Yun¡¯s eyes. ¡°No! No issues! None at all!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly waved his hand. Stop joking! Since watching the children¡¯s edition of the Three Kingdoms when he was eight, Chen Xiaolian had made Zhao Yun his idol. Could he have any issue? Besides¡­ ¡­ even if it was a woman¡­ Chen Xiaolian furtively nced at her face. It seems¡­ ¡­ quite good. ¡°Wait up, something is not right!¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly pped his head and said, ¡°You said that you were not an Irregrity when you saved A¡¯dou! However, Bai Qi¡¯s time is at least several hundred years before yours! What is up with the chronological order?¡± ¡°The entire world is the creation of the system. Did you think that the history you know is real history?¡± Zhao Yun sneered. ¡°I have long since understood that.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Enough, we are almost there. Leave idle talk for next time.¡± Zhao Yun stopped moving and ced Toto down beside her. The four of them were about to reach the foot of the mountain. Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look upward to get a better view of the grand mountain. Half of the mountain remained hidden behind thick clouds, concealing the peak of the mountain from view. A twisting path rose up from the foot of the mountain into the clouds. ¡°The Pce that they were talking about¡­ ¡­ is at the top of this mountain?¡± There was a rueful smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°It is so high up. The Devourer fighter aircraft had been destroyed as well. How long do we need to climb to make our way up there?¡± ¡°Even if the fighter aircraft is still around, did you think it will be possible to fly it up? You will be blown up before you get the chance tond.¡± Zhao Yun shook her head. ¡°Besides, within this Mt Olympus instance dungeon is a restrictive barrier that Bai Qi left behind. It will not be possible to just stroll up there.¡± ¡°Restrictive barrier?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°How could something that Bai Qi left continue to exist after such a long time had passed?¡± ¡°This instance dungeon is the only one within World¡¯s End that will never be refreshed. I told you earlier, after the system made changes to the mechanism here, it needed to maintain a piece of core area to serve as a transitional point for every refreshing process. Since then, Bai Qi had taken the mountain and its pantheon temple for himself, turning it into his own Royal Pce. Since the ce had be his Royal Pce, it was only natural for him to forbid others from casually strolling into it.¡± ¡°If so, the others¡­ ¡­ how are they able to make it the Coalition¡¯s headquarters?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not understand. ¡°How could they get in?¡± ¡°Before leaving, Bai Qi had gathered all the Irregrities and revealed the method of getting past the restrictive barrier to them. Although most of the Irregrities were eventually killed, a handful of survivors remained in the end. Now that so many years had gone by, those survivors are probably highly ced characters here. Take that little bat from before as an example. He had grown so fearful after just hearing Bai Qi¡¯s name. Clearly, he must have been one of the survivors from back then. ¡°The survivors acquired control over the restrictive barrier and upied the instance dungeon. Thus, it is only natural that they would have the ability to change the rules, allowing others to enter. If not because the present situation requires them to gather all the Irregrities to form the Coalition, those fellows would probably be unwilling to have others enter the ce. Even so, there is no way they would havepletely opened up the ce. It is more likely that they have just given the other Irregrities a certain level of clearance.¡± ¡°Clearance?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°Is it a sign, token, or password? How are we going to get that?¡± ¡°How would I know?¡± Zhao Yun gave Chen Xiaolian a nce before continuing, ¡°All these years, I have not had any dealings with them.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you don¡¯t know? Then, how do we get in?¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. ¡°Break it!¡± ¡°Break it¡­ ¡­?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were wide open as he repeated Zhao Yun¡¯s words. ¡°Are you sure you can do it?¡± ¡°Back then, Bai Qi was indeed far stronger than me¡­¡± Zhao Yun gave a harrumph as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°However, that was only because we had been spending our efforts on the creation of Thirty-three Heavens while he was ughtering his way through instance dungeons. ¡°Back then, despite facing all six of us in battle, he was still able to take my life. However, when we fought again here in World¡¯s End, his victory did note as easily. ¡°Besides, what we now face is not Bai Qi himself. It is just a restrictive barrier that he left behind. Do you think I can¡¯t even break something like this?¡± ¡°All right, I trust you.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Break the restrictive barrier and massacre our way in?¡± ¡°Do you think we are locking a pick here?¡± Zhao Yun gave another harrumph. ¡°Even if it is just a restrictive barrier, it is still something that Bai Qi had left behind. After breaking it, would there be no aftermath? When that happens, I have no way of guaranteeing your safety from the Irregrities from the Pce.¡± She reached out with her right hand to trace the air. A silver line of light trailed behind her finger to form a map in mid-air. ¡°Mt. Olympus is actually not this high. The reason we perceive it as such is due to the restrictive barrier Bai Qi left. No matter how long you try, climbing up won¡¯t get you up there. Only after I break the restrictive barrier would you fellows have the chance to approach the Pce atop the mountain. ¡°There is only one path leading up to the mountain while the others lead to cliffs. In order to let you go up using this path, I will circle around to the back and attack the restrictive barrier there. Thus, you will soon be seeing some enemies with flying equipment move to the back. Their attentions will all be upon me. However¡­ ¡­ there is no way for me to guarantee that there would be no enemies in this path.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°I don¡¯t care how you n to do it. At any rate, once that happens, I will be unable to help you with anything. Everything will depend on your own abilities. Although this is just a restrictive barrier, it is still something that Bai Qi set up. Breaking it will not be easy.¡± Zhao Yun pointed at the map in the air. ¡°I do not know which part of the Pce they used to lock up the person you are looking for. You two, memorize this.¡± ¡°All right. After we rescued ourpanion, how do we meet up with you?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded before asking. ¡°It depends. I am unclear how many guards there are in the Pce and how powerful they are.¡± Zhao Yun shook her head. ¡°That little bat. Back then, when Bai Qi left, he should be just a minor character. His rate of growth had been fairly good. Additionally, I still cannot be certain just how much strength is needed to break the restrictive barrier. If we are lucky, I will be able to directly kill them all off and go find you all. However, if I am bogged down¡­ ¡­¡± Zhao Yun considered it for a moment before pointing at a distant location. ¡°Let¡¯s meet up in that instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to regard the ce that Zhao Yun had pointed out. It was a white, snow-filled ce. ¡°All right, after sessfully pulling off our rescue and making our way out, how do we contact you?¡± ¡°World¡¯s End is cleared once every three months. For someone like me, collecting equipment is a pointless endeavour. Thus, I now have nothing usable as amunication device.¡± Zhao Yun pondered a while before waving with her right hand. A spear appeared in her hand. ¡°This is my spear. Its name is Silver Dragon. It is not really a solid object. It is just something I created with my skill, by condensing my power. Regardless of distance, I will be able to sense its existence. Once your rescue operation is sessful and you make it to the ce, cut it and I will go meet you.¡± ¡°Cut it?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°Given your level of strength, even if the weapon you created is not of the [S] ss, it must be at least [A] ss. What am I to use to cut it?¡± ¡°This.¡± Zhao Yun pulled the Sword in the Stone from her waist and tossed it toward Chen Xiaolian, who epted it with a look of utter shock. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are giving me this? This is your loot!¡± ¡°It is just a sword,¡± replied Zhao Yun coolly. ¡°Besides, this is originally yours, no?¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ how did you find out?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°When Sebast pulled it out, I heard you shouting out. Besides, when we were walking earlier, you had looked at it a few times. Still, those are not important. What is important¡­ ¡­¡± Zhao Yun raised her head as she once again recalled something. ¡°I saw it, the message Umbre left you inside the sword.¡± ¡°Mr San?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked down at the sword in his hand. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ how could you see it?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve known him for so long, his ways are familiar to me. I had also seen the Sword Skill he left inside the sword before.¡± Zhao Yun lowered her head. Her eyes were filled with emotions. ¡°This sword has followed you all the way to World¡¯s End and you too, managed to encounter it. This is probably fate.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ thank you.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a heart-filled bow toward Zhao Yun. Then, he looked at Toto, who was in her arms. There was a hint of hesitation in his eyes. Zhao Yun had not said a word. She simply looked calmly at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I understand your intentions,¡± said Chen Xiaolian softly. ¡°Themp, anyone can follow your instructions to use it, right?¡± ¡°Naturally, you won¡¯t be able to fully utilize all its functions. However, once its projection had locked on to a target in World¡¯s End, yes.¡± ¡°I am sorry, I cannot do it yet.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea, who was beside him. Gritting his teeth, he then said, ¡°He is my friend. Like I said before, I want to take him back.¡± Zhao Yun calmly looked at Bluesea but said nothing. ¡°The reason World¡¯s End stopped refreshing is because you used the Guiding Link Fire¡¯s projection to protect Toto, allowing part of his body to return to the outside world. An Awakened who is only partially here cannot be located by the system. But once this error disappears, the automatic refreshing process will restart.¡± ¡°Yes, that is correct.¡± Zhao Yun nodded. ¡°For you and me, there will be no difference. However, for him¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at Bluesea. ¡°It is different for him! He is neither an Irregrity nor an Awakened! Once the refresh process begins anew, we will survive. But Bluesea will be refreshed! I have said it before, but I want to bring him back. Thus, before we return, I will not let Toto leave World¡¯s End!¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned the Sword in the Stone, which was in his hand, so that its hilt faced the opposite direction. ¡°If you insist on such a request, regrettably, I can only say sorry.¡± Zhao Yun quietly regarded the hilt of the sword that Chen Xiaolian had turned toward her without saying anything. ¡°Wait.¡± Suddenly, Bluesea broke the atmosphere of silence and turned to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Do you think that it is possible, given your current state, for the two of us to rescue out Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not turn to look at Bluesea. He continued staring at Zhao Yun. ¡°But without her, you and I would be long dead by now,¡± said Bluesea with a smile. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, look at me.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not turn his head. ¡°Fine, just listen.¡± Bluesea shook his head as he looked at Chen Xiaolian from the side. He continued, ¡°Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter is a member of your guild, I am not. Even more so, she is your girlfriend. It is true, I may have been your friend once, but I do not believe that I hold a higher ce in your heartpared to her. ¡°I have already lost all the memories and abilities of the past me. Even if I do return to the outside world, it will be impossible for me to be the past Bluesea again, the one you once knew. There is no need for you to take such a huge risk in order to protect me.¡± ¡°Mr Bluesea, you are right.¡± Chen Xiaolian finally turned his head. He looked Bluesea in the eye and said, ¡°Qiao Qiao is my guild member, and my girlfriend. Originally, I had entered World¡¯s End to find her. I had never thought that I would meet you here.¡± ¡°If I had never found out that you are here, I will not hesitate to send Toto back. As for the other Awakened ones, it is as you said earlier, they had long since lost all their memories and abilities. Getting cleared by the system is their inevitable fate. ¡°I know that I have be very weak. It is possible that half the Irregrities in this world can kill me. I know too, that without her assistance, the chances of me rescuing Qiao Qiao bes very small. I know all those very well. ¡°However, you are now standing before me! I now know that you are here, alive. And¡­ ¡­ I have the ability to take you away! This is not a question of whether you are more important than Qiao Qiao. Rather, I, Chen Xiaolian, cannot simply watch as my friend walk toward his own death. Even if it is for the sake of my loved one!¡± ¡°If I could do that, then in the Manhattan instance dungeon, I would have let Wu Ya kill you all.¡± There was a resolute and unwavering look in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes as he looked at Bluesea. ¡°However, I cannot do it, Mr Bluesea.¡± A pping sound rang out from beside them. ¡°A very touching deration of friendship.¡± Zhao Yun raised her eyebrows as her gaze swept past both Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea. ¡°However, I don¡¯t recall saying that the refreshing function of World¡¯s End will be restored the moment you send Toto back.¡± ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were wide open as he turned to look at Zhao Yun. 1 Zhao Yun is a decorated general from the Three Kingdoms era of China and also Dynasty Warrior''s poster boy. Chapter 651 Old Friend

Chapter 651 Old Friend

GOR Chapter 651 Old Friend Xia Xiaolei held onto a bowl of instant noodles as he slurped down its contents. His eyes were constantly swivelling about the room. He had not slept a wink since Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian gave them the order. He had done everything he needed to do inside the room, everything. For he feared that he would fail to notice it should his Guild Leader decide to make contact. Somewhere beside him was a mattress and Lun Tai slept on it, snoring. Themp continued burning. They had just filled up the wax for themp. After finishing his bowl of instant noodles, Xia Xiaolei put down the bowl, a look of contentment on his face. After releasing a burp, however, he suddenly jumped to his feet. He had heard Toto¡¯s voice once more. ¡°Who is inside the room?¡± ¡°Guild Leader! It is me, Xia Xiaolei!¡± Xia Xiaolei quickly turned around to inspect his surroundings. As expected, the piece of mosaic had appeared in a corner of the room once more. ¡°Good.¡± Toto continued rying Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, ¡°Now, I need you to do something for me.¡± ¡°Yes, Guild Leader.¡± Although Xia Xiaolei knew that the piece of mosaic was actually the little boy known as Toto and not his Guild Leader, he had instinctively stood upright with his chest puffed up. ¡°Guild Leader¡­ ¡­ is that really you?¡± The moment he heard themotion, Lun Tai had flipped himself up from the mattress. Following Xia Xiaolei¡¯s gaze, he then saw Toto. Although he was 99 per cent convinced, this was still Lun Tai¡¯s first time seeing the piece of mosaic that Xia Xiaolei had mentioned. ¡°Big brother, someone else is talking to me. I do not know who he is¡­¡± Lun Tai watched as Toto turned his head to the side as he uttered those words. Lun Tai hastily spoke up, ¡°Tell Guild Leader, I am Lun Tai!¡± Soon, Toto turned to face Lun Tai and said, ¡°That is good, with two people there, I feel more at ease.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Lun Tai nodded calmly. ¡°This child¡¯s real name is Wang Duo. Right now, he is with me in World¡¯s End. However, for a certain reason, I want to send him back to the outside world first. The Guiding Link Fire has already locked down onto his head. Thus, what you two need to do is very simple. ¡°Inside the room, you two should be able to see his silhouette within the areas illuminated by themp, right? Pick up themp, move toward his silhouette and put it on the middle part of his head. ¡°Here in World¡¯s End, there is also a litmp on his head. However, you fellows are unable to see it. What you two need to do, is to let the position of the twomps superimpose each other perfectly. The instant it happens, the rate at which the wick burns will grow extremely intense. When that happens, you need to ensure that the me does not go out.¡± ¡°That simple?¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°From the sound of it, even Xia Xiaolei can do it.¡± ¡°No, when the wick starts burning intensely, it will quickly burn up the wax inside the bowl. Within that 30 seconds of intense burning, you need to ensure a constant, unending supply of wax inside the bowl.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Lun Tai nodded and said, ¡°Then, Guild Leader¡­ ¡­ when will you return?¡± There was a moment of silence. Then, the other side replied, ¡°The amount of time I have here is 1 day and 18 hours. I will not be here longer than that. When the time arrives, if I do not make it out, you all will need to elect a new Guild Leader. Mm¡­ ¡­ that Roddy is too sloppy, I am not feeling too at ease with him being the leader. If you are willing, I will leave this burden to you.¡± Lun Tai clenched his fists. ¡°Guild Leader, you¡­ ¡­ what are you talking about?¡± ¡°It is nothing.¡± As Toto was the one rying Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, they could not hear Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sigh. ¡°It is just an emergency n, just in case. Alright, listen up. ¡°Since Roddy already knows that I had contacted you all, I guess he should be on his way back right now. Don¡¯t tell him that I am sending Toto back first.¡± ¡°Got it, but¡­ ¡­ why?¡± ¡°At present, Toto is our only means ofmunication. After sending him over, I will no longer be able to contact you all. Thus, I need you to tell Roddy not to resurrect me in advance. Also, do not use points to extend my time here. Once the timer ends, activate the Lifehymn Music Score immediately. Don¡¯t ask me about it. I know that you do not understand what I am talking about. Just do as I say for this.¡± ¡°All right.¡± ¡°Well then, let¡¯s get started. We don¡¯t have much time.¡± ¡­ Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi. The four of them opened up the tens of boxes of candles; they also found tens of stainless steel basins from the ind resort¡¯s warehouse. Lun Tai led the others, breaking the candles into pieces, and throwing them into the basins. Next, he retrieved a methrower from his storage equipment. After adjusting the me output to the lowest setting, he unleashed the mes at the basins for a few seconds each, melting the candle pieces inside the basins. ¡°Guild Leader, our preparations areplete.¡± After heating up the basins, he snapped his fingers toward Bei Tai. ¡°All right, let us begin.¡± Lun Tai carefully picked up the Guiding Link Fire that was on the table. After carefully shifting its position so that it was right on top of the piece of mosaic, he gently put it down. He then shifted themp¡¯s position several times, but nothing happened. ¡°Guild Leader¡­ ¡­ it is not working!¡± Lun Tai uttered with knitted brows. ¡°It needs to be slightly higher. This thing requires thorough precision. I cannot see yourmp from my end. At any rate, just keep trying.¡± Lun Tai wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and he anxiously shifted the bowl bit by bit as he attempted to superimpose the twomps together. After around five minutes, without any advance warning, the little me on the wick suddenly red up, increasing in size by over ten times. It was such that it was nearly licking the ceiling of the room. The wax in the bowl decreased at a visible rate. ¡°Guild Leader! We got it!¡± Lun Tai shouted with a lowered tone as he did his best to maintain the position of his hands. ¡°Bei Tai! Qimu Xi!¡± Both of Bei Tai¡¯s hand moved and one of the heated stainless-steel basins on the floor flew up as Bei Tai utilized his Air Incarceration skill to fix it atop Toto¡¯s head at a slightly tilted angle. Qimu Xi followed up, aiming the methrower at the basin before pressing the trigger. The zing mes from the methrower quickly melted the partially melted wax inside the basin, which then flowed down into themp bowl, replenishing the supply of wax there. It did not take long before the basin was emptied. ¡°Second basin iing!¡± Bei Tai shouted as his two hands moved again. After his Air Incarceration skill fixed the second basin in position, Qimu Xi aimed at the basin and pulled the trigger once more. ¡°His body¡­ ¡­ it is getting clearer!¡± Xia Xiaolei, who was acting as the observer, did not have to take part in the actions. His duty was to observe by the side. At that moment, as the Guiding Link Fire was burning intensely, the piece of mosaic was also quivering intensely. With every passing second, the piece of mosaic quivered and Toto¡¯s body grew a bit clearer. ¡°Excellent!¡± Lun Tai dared not avert his eyes. In order to ensure that his hands remained fixed, he could only utter out a word in an utmost whisper. Soon, the basin became half empty while Toto¡¯s figure grew ever clearer. ¡­ ¡°Toto, when you get there, be sure to listen to them.¡± Sister Yun stood before Toto and said to him calmly. She watched as his figure gradually grew faint. ¡°I know, Aunt Yun.¡± Having received instructions not to move, Toto dared not nod his head. He simply whispered, ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ after I return there, can I still meet you?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ you can.¡± After a moment¡¯s hesitation, Sister Yun nodded her head. ¡°All right! I will wait for you there! Hurry up and return as well!¡± Toto blinked and continued, ¡°When you return, I will bring you to meet my father and mother.¡± ¡°Sure, I will.¡± Sister Yun extended her hand and ced them gently on Toto¡¯s face. She continued watching Toto¡¯s fading figure. ¡°Don¡¯t move. Just let me feel you.¡± ¡°Mm¡­ ¡­¡± Toto sat there obediently, looking back at Sister Yun. The two of them continued staring at each other. Finally, Toto, who had been gradually fading away, disappeared before Sister Yun¡¯s eyes. ¡­ ¡°Done!¡± Lun Tai watched as Toto¡¯s figure grew clear, just like that of an ordinary human. The me on themp, too, gradually decreased in size. Lun Tai then gave a sigh of relief before giving Bei Tai a sign. The basin above Toto¡¯s head tilted to an even position before slowlying to rest on the floor beside Toto. ¡°Stand up, little child. Everything is all right now.¡± Lun Tai let out a lengthy exhtion. Then, as he was about to lift up the Guiding Link Fire and ce it back on the table, the me of themp flickered a bit. Next, it went out. ¡°I¡­ ¡­¡± Lun Tai turned left and right and saw looks of stupor on everyone¡¯s faces as they stared at him. ¡°Hey! That wasn¡¯t me!¡± ¡­ ¡°Thank you.¡± Sister Yun continued standing there, gazing at the spot that Toto had been seated upon. She had not turned around to speak. ¡°There is nothing to thank,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a faint smile. ¡°If we don¡¯t send him back, you will not feel at ease.¡± ¡°Thank you for your understanding.¡± Sister Yun nodded her head before finally turning around. With a wave of her right hand, her armour set appeared on her body once more as she wielded her spear. Likewise, a white horse appeared beside her. ¡°You don¡¯t have much time, move.¡± ¡°Wait. There is something I want to ask.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his hand to stop Sister Yun. ¡°Ask ahead.¡± ¡°Earlier, you mentioned that you had once brought Bai Qi back from World¡¯s End. Back then, you used the Guiding Link Fire and there was no need for you toe here.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was thumping. He calmed himself down before continuing, ¡°At present, the Guiding Link Fire is with me. If I seed in returning, does that mean¡­ ¡­ in the future, if one of my Irregritypanions end up dying, can I do the same thing you did for Bai Qi? Can I directly bring them back? In other words¡­ ¡°I can resurrect any Irregrity without facing any limitations?¡± Sister Yun looked at Chen Xiaolian. Suddenly, a smile appeared on her face. ¡°Do you think¡­ ¡­ there could be such a good deal in this world?¡± ¡°It would appear not.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°However, can you at least tell me what I can use themp for?¡± ¡°When you received the wick, did you receive a system prompt?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°No.¡± ¡°That is right.¡± Sister Yun mounted the horse and said, ¡°The Guiding Link Fire is not a system-produced prop. The current Guiding Link Fire is something I created by infusing the power of the insight I gained from the Oddity into it. It will always be mine and mine alone. If even Umbre could not utilize it, could you? ¡°Be it Heaven or Earth, thend of the living or thend of the dead, I am the only one who can utilize it.¡± ¡°If that is the case, why did Mr San had me take the wick and light it up again?¡± Seeing that the horse was about to gallop away, Chen Xiaolian quickly shouted out. ¡°Maybe, Umbre¡­ ¡­¡± Sister Yun turned, giving Chen Xiaolian a profound gaze. There was a hint ofplexity in her eyes, one of emotions. ¡°Even though it has been so long, he still did not forget his old friend in the Yellow Springs.¡± ¡­ Chapter 652 Is There A Difference?

Chapter 652 Is There A Difference?

GOR Chapter 652 Is There A Difference? Looking into Sister Yun¡¯s eyes, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body suddenly trembled. He recalled the tone in Mr San¡¯s voice when they had that conversation. ¡°When you¡¯ve managed to do that, remember to go back, find some wax, set thismp wick on it and lit it up ¨C let it be lit, let it continue burning. ¡°As for how long it should keep burning, I don¡¯t know either. At any rate, just keep it burning. ¡°Compared to my gift to you, this little help of buying some wax should be just a small favour. I believe you won¡¯t refuse. ¡°Right?¡± Back then, the two of them weremunicating with each other through the Guiding Link Fire. Although they were able to see each other, they were unable to get a proper look at each other¡¯s facial expressions. Not to mention, back then, Chen Xiaolian was mostly upied with thoughts on how to break through the wall and leave the strange painting. At present, as Chen Xiaolian recalled the events back then, he found that, back then, Mr San¡¯s tone was very peculiar. When he said those words, the feelings he conveyed out toward Chen Xiaolian were that of sadness, regret and bleakness. By the time Chen Xiaolian raised his head, he saw that Sister Yun had be a small ck dot in the faraway sky. Even if there was something he wished to ask of her, he no longer had to chance to forward his question anymore. However, Chen Xiaolian had already made up his mind. He will never ask either of them. Since neither wished to mention it¡­ ¡­ whatever it was that had urred between them, just let it go. ¡°Mr Bluesea, how are you now?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Bluesea, who had been seated on the ground, resting himself. ¡°I am 80 per cent restored.¡± Bluesea stood up and stretched his hands and feet. Then, he nodded. ¡°Participating in a fight should not be a problem. What about you?¡± ¡°I had once taken a serum to allow the gradual recovery of my basic attributes. Right now, however, I have only recovered roughly half of my attributes. There is no way I can recover them all before leaving this ce. Besides, the power that Skyde gave me is lost as well. Those will not be recovering.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Still¡­ ¡­ at least I got this.¡± He patted the Sword in the Stone hanging off his waist. ¡°If necessary, I can use this to restore my attributes to their peak state. Unfortunately, this skill can onlyst for 15 minutes. I must only use if when it is absolutely necessary.¡± ¡°This is the exchange condition for returning the child first?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and shook his head. ¡°Sending him back will not lead to you getting killed. Even if this sword is not here, I would still suggest sending the child back first.¡± ¡°Truth be told, even if doing that will not lead to the restoration of the refreshing mechanism of World¡¯s End, you should not have sent him back first. By doing so, the amount of risk you shoulder will only grow bigger. Aren¡¯t you the least bit worried about that?¡± ¡°Risk?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°What risk?¡± Bluesea said coolly, ¡°Going from a situation where you only need to g down a cab to leave to a situation where you need to arrive at the station punctually to get on a train means more trouble. Especially when¡­ ¡­ you know that there are pursuersing after you.¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. ¡°I do not understand what you are saying, Mr Bluesea.¡± ¡°Enough. I know you are trying tofort me, but there is no need for you to do so.¡± Bluesea smiled in response and continued, ¡°Just now, when you were talking to yourpanions through Toto, you had instructed them to inform that Roddy fellow to not resurrect you in advance nor spend points to extend your stay here. Once the timer is over, you want him to immediately activate the Lifehymn Music Score. Am I wrong?¡± ¡°¡­ no.¡± ¡°Additionally, you had just mentioned that you cannot fully recover before you return. Putting those two together proves that¡­ ¡­ your return time is fixed. It cannot be changed, am I right?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He did not answer. ¡°When you realized that you can contact yourpanions in the outside world through Toto, you had considered changing your original n.¡± Bluesea ignored Chen Xiaolian¡¯s state of silence and continued, ¡°Originally, your time here is fixed. Because the one to determine how long you stay here is the one called Roddy and not you. As this ce is thend of the dead, you, a dead person, have no way of contacting yourpanions. Thus, you can only first determine a fixed time to leave. However, with a means ofmunication in your hands, you can arbitrarily choose when you want to leave. ¡°Now, however, you have chosen to send Toto back. This means you can only continue on with your original n. There is no way for you to return the exact moment you meet up with Qiao Qiao. So¡­ ¡­ maybe your time of departure will arrive before you could find Qiao Qiao, or perhaps it will arrive long after you have found Qiao Qiao, meaning you will have to ovee enemy pursuits, leading to the possibility of your rescue n failing. ¡°Am I right, Chen Xiaolian?¡± Chen Xiaolian listened to Bluesea. There was no frown on his face. Rather, there was a soft smile. When Bluesea was done talking, Chen Xiaolian finallyughed out. ¡°Mr Bluesea, although you have lost your memories and abilities of your time as an Awakened¡­ ¡­ the wise Bluesea is still the wise Bluesea! Just from the few titbits in my words, you could surmise all of that. Truly worthy of admiration.¡± ¡°Thus, I want to know why you made such a decision.¡± Bluesea smiled as well. ¡°It is very simple.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°Earlier, I had conducted an experiment to confirm my spection. Although Toto cannot be harmed when he activates the Guiding Link Fire function, at the same time, he can no longer move about freely. In that state, his movements will be affected by the Guiding Link Fire in the outside world. He can only move around in ces illuminated by themp. That means Toto must choose between moving or protecting himself from harm. He can only choose one. Given the circumstances, be it with me or Sister Yun, Toto will be facing a high level of danger.¡± ¡°By sending Toto back first, are you not fearful of her going back on her words?¡± Bluesea cast a calm gaze at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian shook his head, ¡°I believe in her.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a calm smile, ¡°No particr reason. I just believe in her.¡± The two of them exchanged nces for some time. Then, Bluesea smiled. ¡°Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter has a good eye. Just like her old man.¡± He raised his head to look up into the distance. Seeing as nothing was happening yet, he sat down. ¡°Since the restrictive barrier has yet to be broken, tell me.¡± ¡°Tell you what?¡± ¡°About us.¡± Bluesea¡¯s eyes looked far into the distance. ¡°Brother Qiao, Cui Yunyan and Liang Feng. You said that the four of us established a guild of our own. What then?¡± ¡°Truth be told¡­ ¡­ I do not know that much about the internal matters of your guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile as he sat down beside Bluesea. ¡°Among the four of you, I have only met three before. I have never met the one known as Thunderme. Qiao Qiao¡¯s father died a long time ago. I mean, the him as an Awakened had died.¡± ¡°In other words, he had been refreshed as an ordinary human?¡± Bluesea nodded. ¡°Yes. However, his life is pretty good.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°You fellows went to find him, told him everything and helped him establish a vast enterprise in the secr world. He has be your representative in the secr world. At any rate, even Awakened ones need to eat, bath etc. There is a need to enjoy life as well. ¡°As for Skyde, he went missing a few years back and you all had not been able to find him. Losing the only [S] ss in the guild, your guild gradually declined. Later on, thanks to a fortuitous encounter, I found him. By then, however, he was already on the verge of death. ¡°Before his death, he passed his strength to me. Through me, he helped de Mountain me Sea Guild though a crisis. The power he gave me is the one you saw me using against Wu Ya. ¡°Thunderme, she had long since¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a troubled look at Bluesea. ¡°She had long since left de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± ¡°Why?¡± asked Bluesea with a frown. ¡°Firstly, there was a conflict between her and Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. Before Qiao Qiao¡¯s mother died, he was constantly¡­ ¡­ mm, fooling around outside, a lot. He even has an illegitimate daughter. Secondly, ording to you, since Skyde¡¯s disappearance, she had constantly disagreed with the way you constantlypromised with others to the point of puking blood. She was unwilling toy low. In the end, she left in a fit of rage. However, not many people know of that.¡± Bluesea sighed and lowered his head, not saying anything. After some time, he raised his head and said gently, ¡°When you put it that way, the four of us have be utterly split. Now that I am dead, is there no one left to support de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Zero City has been destroyed. de Mountain me Sea Guild¡­ ¡­ whether there is anyone left to support it, is there a difference?¡± Bluesea sighed. No more words came from him. It was at that moment that a loud crashing sound echoed out from the back of the mountain. ¡­ Chapter 653 Kill Without Hesitation

Chapter 653 Kill Without Hesitation

GOR Chapter 653 Kill Without Hesitation High up in the air, Sister Yun looked up at the mountain known as Mt Olympus. It was not a mountain range. Rather it was a lone mountain rising straight up like a sword, piercing its way through the sky. By now, Sister Yun had soared high above the clouds; there was a distance of nearly 10,000 metres between her and the ground below. The chilling, bone-piercing winds swept around the area continuously. Raising her head, however, she was still unable to see the pce above the mountain. ¡°Bai Qi, even though you had left so long ago, this restrictive barrier you left behind remain firmly entrenched here in this forbiddennd. Today¡­¡± Sister Yun released a sorrowful sigh. Gripping her spear with both her hands, she positioned it horizontally before her and closed her eyes. The body of the spear slowly glowed with light as streams of light flowed through the surface of the spear in waves. Her rate of breathing was long and even and her eyes remain closed. The radiance from her spear, however, gradually increased in intensity. The whistling winds around her abruptly faded into tranquillity and arge hole appeared on the clouds beneath her feet. ¡°I want¡­ ¡­ to break it!¡± Her pair of eyes suddenly snapped open as the radianceing off the spear reached its limit. It was a most dazzling sight. Next, Sister Yun urged her horse forward. The horse drew an arc through the sky and charged toward the mountain peak. A silver trail of light was left behind just like that of a meteor. As Sister Yun as about to smash her way into the mountain peak, numerous sword beams emerged from the mountain itself. The sword beams appeared both intangible and tangible and they formed arge, which moved toward Sister Yun. However, Sister Yun ignored it. She continued to charge straight ahead. The giant made up of sword beams shed against the silver radianceing off Sister Yun¡¯s charge and were sent flying in various directions. Some struck the top of the mountain to leave hacking sword marks upon the ground. None of them could stop the momentum behind Sister Yun¡¯s charge. Sister Yun¡¯s charging silver radiance finally broke through the giant and she smashed her way into the mountain peak. A thunderous sound resembling that of a moving mountain suddenly erupted. The huge mountain shook. Then, starting from the peak, the mountain rapidly began copsing. The rate at which it copsed was as though Heaven and Earth itself was being destroyed. However, the copsing process did notst long. The countless heavy boulders that had cracked out of ce and were falling down gradually turned ethereal before disappearing. Soon, all of Mt Olympus, the mountain which rose all the way up to Heaven, had copsed. Where it had once stood was another mountain. Only, this mountain was far less magnificent in reach, not even one tenth asrge as the mountain before. At that moment, Sister Yun was hovering up in the sky above that mountain peak. She looked down. Finally, the thing atop Mt Olympus had been revealed, a transcendent Pantheon Temple. ¡­ ¡°Let''s go.¡± Seeing the appearance of the true mountain after the earlier one had copsed, Bluesea stood up and spoke to Chen Xiaolian. Although the Mt Olympus before them had shrunk down to one tenth of its original size, it still had a height of around one to two kilometres. Even if they do not encounter any enemies, it will take them some time to reach the top. The Sword in the Stone hung down from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s waist while his hand wielded the spear that Sister Yun had given him. He ran up with all his might toward the entrance of the mountain path. To his surprise, Bluesea could casually follow his pace, remaining beside him as he ran forward. Countless tentacles had spread out around the surface area of Bluesea¡¯s calves, forming what appeared like an exterioryer of muscles. Every time he took a step, the tentacles would act in concert to push Bluesea forward. Not even Chen Xiaolian could stop himself from feeling envious. The present Bluesea was simply an ordinary person without any enhanced attributes. After fusing with the Bug Armour, he could disy such a vast increase in abilities. Additionally, it would appear that the armour¡¯s greatest advantage was its versatility. Rooting itself into a host, it would then provide its host with enhancements in various aspects through gic symbiosis. From what Chen Xiaolian could observe, those aspects include melee battle, long-ranged battle, speed and regeneration; four aspects. And then there was the two-handed energy ster formed by utilizing all of the Bug Armour¡¯s cells. The ster could even take down the blood hands that Sebast, an [S] ss expert, had summoned out. It was possible that it had even more abilities that it had yet to reveal. If he could get his hands on arge number of these things, then give everyone in his guild one¡­ ¡­ just considering that possibility excited Chen Xiaolian. ording to Sister Yun, the reason Bluesea could enjoy such a huge increase in abilities was his high level of gicpatibility with the Bug Armour. Thus, others may not be able to acquire such a level of boost. Even so, having something was better than having none. In just moments, the two of them had covered a distance of nearly 1,000 metres. Yet, the mountain peak continued appearing out of reach. The whole mountain wasposed of snow-covered rocks. There at the foot of the mountain was a narrow mountain trail leading up to the mountain. The mountain trail facing them had a zig-zagging shape, which continued all the way upward. The trail was in the form of steps, all with even surfaces. Every tens of metres up, a pair of statues of the heroes and monsters from the various Greek mythology would be ced on either side of the step. Looking upward from the foot of the mountain, they could see the resplendent Pantheon Temple. Be it the Parthenon Temple in Athens or the likewise named Pantheon Temple of Rome, they were all far inferior in terms of size. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind suddenly drifted away as he was reminded of the Saint Seiya anime that he used to watch in his childhood days. The scene before him reminded him of the scene where the five mystical warriors made their way through the Twelve Temples. However¡­ He recalled Bai Qi and imagined him in State of Qin¡¯s clothing residing in a stone pce with Greek architecture. It was a rather out of ce imagery. ¡°Hide!¡± Bluesea suddenly whispered out and he immediately yanked Chen Xiaolian, pulling him behind a statue. There, Chen Xiaolian saw several dark silhouettes rise up from the Pce before flying to the back of the mountain. ¡°My senses have been enhanced as well,¡± said Bluesea after seeing the look of surprise on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Reaching up with his hand, he pointed to his pair of eyes. Ayer of translucent, red-coloured membrane covered his eyes. Without searching for it, he would have missed it. ¡°This thing¡­ ¡­ seems to have changed my body considerably.¡± It was then that Chen Xiaolian recalled how Bluesea was the one who had sensed the spell array that Sebast set up. Although the one known as Hammer was quite strong, he appeared more reliant on his own enhanced attributes. The Bug Armour had only provided him with some level of protection and the two bone des. Who knew just how much stronger Bluesea¡¯s gicpatibility with the Bug Armour waspared to Hammer? The two of them waited until the dark silhouettes had flown to the back of the mountain. Then, they rushed out from the back of the statues. This time, however, they dared not make their way up through the centre part of the steps. Rather, they stayed close to the wall. They also decreased the speed of their ascent. The steps leading upward was pure white in colour after all. The two of them would appear too conspicuous if they were to run up with all their might. ¡­ Sister Yun, who had broken the restrictive barrier, was not having an easy time. Her face turned from red to white, then to red, then to white again. The process repeated three times before she could gradually calm herself down. Even so, her rate of breathing remained ragged. On the surface of the spear in her right hand were countless sword marks. It appeared terribly damaged, seemingly having taken countless swords head on. Ten plus figures rushed out from the Pantheon Temple beneath her. Raising their heads, they saw Sister Yun hovering in the sky behind them. Among those who rushed out, around eight of them flew into the sky. They were either flying up on their own or were doing so using some flight equipment. They then approached Sister Yun. As for the remaining people down on the ground, they had pulled out long-ranged firearms and aimed them at Sister Yun. The Irregrities who flew up quickly spread out to surround Sister Yun. There were looks of shock on each of their faces. However, as they had yet to figure out what was happening, they did not immediately take action. Sister Yun observed the Irregrities. Most of them were flying using their own power; only two had jetpacks behind them. To be able to fly in the sky without using system props meant their strength had reached a fairly good level. ¡°Lady, who are you?¡± The one who had first spoken was a purple-faced man. He wore a set of Western-styled armour while his hand held a Chinese halberd. He looked quite incongruous. When he spoke, his voice was like arge bell, causing the air around him to shake. ¡°You, the leader?¡± Sister Yun gave him a nce but did not answer. Instead, she asked him in an indifferent manner. ¡°Right now, I am the one asking questions! Answer me!¡± The purple-faced man brandished his halberd furiously in the sky as he red at Sister Yun. ¡°You! Why do you want to break Mt Olympus¡¯ restrictive barrier?! And¡­¡± He regarded Sister Yun from head to toe before continuing, ¡°Those people in charge of clearing the three instance dungeons, did you kill them?¡± Sister Yun slowly shook her head. ¡°No¡­¡± The purple-faced man continued ring at Sister Yun. Without waiting for her to finish, he interrupted her. ¡°Not you?¡± ¡°No.¡± Sister Yun gave them a faint smile. ¡°I mean to say, it is not three.¡± She looked down as she extended her hand to count with her fingers. Then, she raised her head and said, ¡°In total, I have killed¡­ ¡­ mm, six.¡± Excluding the purple-faced man, looks of shock emerged on the faces of the others who were there beside him. They turned to look at each other. ¡°Kill without hesitation!¡± The purple-faced man bellowed out. The halberd in his hand suddenly vibrated, causing the air around it to seemingly crack as it shot toward Sister Yun. Sister Yun gave a snort. With a twist of her waist, her spear shot out, a beam de covering it as it met the halberd head on. The two weapons collided and a mighty force travelled through the spear to send Sister Yun back several metres. Her face reddened for a bit once more as even her arms trembled slightly from the confrontation. That earlier attack she unleashed to break the restrictive barrier had consumed too much of her power. The rest of the Irregrities there raised their weapons, both melee and ranged, and began attacking Sister Yun. ¡­ 1 Purple-faced has a few meanings. It could mean that someone is either handsome (male) or beautiful (female). It could mean it is an upright-looking face. Or it could mean that guy just painted his face purple, for whatever reason. Due tock of further context, I¡¯ll just stick to purple-faced man for now. Chapter 654 Follow Me And Don’t Be Tardy

Chapter 654 Follow Me And Don''t Be Tardy

GOR Chapter 654 Follow Me And Don¡¯t Be Tardy Chen Xiaolian, who was gasping lightly, hid behind a stone statue. Slowly, he peeked his head out to observe the square before the Pantheon Temple. There were around six Irregrities standing in the square. All of them kept firing with their weapons up into the sky. Up in the sky, Sister Yun was fighting against roughly eight Irregrities. Due to the supporting fireing from below, there was no way to decide which side was winning for now. Among the Irregrities in the square was a tall and thin man with a sinister face. He held a silver-coloured longbow but there was no quiver of arrows on him. Yet, he continued pulling his bow. Every time he released the string of his bow, an energy-based arrow would shoot out. Even with a distance of nearly 1,000 metres between them, his arrows were able to shoot toward Sister Yun¡¯s vital spots. The other Irregrities, however, do not appear too strong. Only, all of them were wielding powerful futuristic weapons. A Thunderstorm Tank and even two mechs could be seen on the ground. They adjusted their weapons system to long-ranged fire mode and unleashed a constant barrage of bullets into the sky. As for the Irregrities who were circling and attacking Sister Yun in the sky, it would appear that they were the elite guardians of the Pantheon Temple. Among the eight Irregrities up there, the man with the Chinese halberd was the strongest. Every time he brandished his halberd, a small area of the surrounding space would crack apart. It was such that not even Sister Yun could face it head on. She could only dodge it before retaliating. In addition, there was also a white-robed magus who hovered at a distance while swinging his magic staff, unleashing cones of ice and searing mes toward Sister Yun. By Chen Xiaolian¡¯s estimate, even the weakest among them was at [A] ss. With the two Irregrities leading the attack against Sister Yun and the supporting fire from the Irregrities on the ground, the defenders were able to force Sister Yun into a stalemate. Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea exchanged nces. They slowly shook their heads. At that moment, there was only way to enter the Pantheon Temple, and that was through the open square before the temple. Unfortunately, the Irregrities providing fire support to the Irregrities up in the sky were all scattered around the square, leaving no room for them to slip in. Judging by the situation at hand, it would appear that there was no chance for the two of them to sneak in. Rushing in under such circumstances was no different from walking to their deaths. Since utilizing the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill, Chen Xiaolian had yet to regain all of his attributes. Not to mention, Skyde¡¯s power had beenpletelybusted in the process. Although Bluesea had been fortunate enough to acquire the Bug Armour, resulting in a boost to his fleshly strength, the Bug Armour was still something that depended on the attributes of its host. No matter how much stronger an ordinary human became thanks to the Bug Armour, he would be unable to stop the long-term effects of using the armour. Chen Xiaolian had noticed this particr weakness in their battle against Sebast. Utilizing the double-handed beam ster allowed Bluesea to unleash a great deal of power for a short time. In return, however, it would suck up his stamina at a rapid rate. Chen Xiaolian cast a questioning look at Bluesea, but Bluesea shook his head. He shut his eyes and entered a state of silence. After a while, Bluesea reopened his eyes and whispered to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Can those Irregrities remember everyone on their side?¡± The question took Chen Xiaolian by surprise. After a moment¡¯s consideration, he slowly shook his head. ¡°I think¡­ ¡­ that is unlikely.¡± Bluesea considered it before saying, ¡°Later on, just follow behind me. Don¡¯t say anything. Leave it all to me.¡± Then, without waiting for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s reply, Bluesea moved out from the back of the statue and ran toward the square. As he was running forward, he raised up his right arm. The Bug Armour on his arm formed a hi-temperature heat ster and he shot at the sky non-stop. However, he had deliberately reduced the power behind each st down to its minimum. Additionally, nearly 90 per cent of his attacks missed. Only one or two had been done after properly aiming at Sister Yun. Not to mention, those attacks were all easy to deflect. Yet, amid the many shots fired from below, his did not appear conspicuous. Chen Xiaolian quickly rushed out as well to follow behind Bluesea. The Irregrities within the square quickly noticed the arrival of Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian. ncing back, they saw that Bluesea was also attacking Sister Yun, who was up in the sky. Seeing that, they let their guard down and turned their attention back toward Sister Yun. As Bluesea was firing up into the sky, he carefully regarded the Irregrities within the square. One of them immediately caught his attention. The person held onto an energy-tier sniper rifle and was continuously firing out clusters of sma bullets into the sky. Among all the Irregrities within the square, his equipment looked to be the most unremarkable. In World¡¯s End, the stronger the Irregrity, the easier it would be for him or her to seize good equipment. Unless that someone possessed Heavenly defying luck, high quality equipment such as the Thunderstorm Tank was something that only high-level experts could possess. As for these Irregrities, it was likely that the mechs and Thunderstorm Tank there were equipment temporarily provided by the Coalition. This was the headquarters of the Coalition, after all. Putting those inferences together, it meant that the one with the worst equipment was also the one with the weakest level of strength. A weaker Irregrity also meant he had less knowledge. In this World¡¯s End, the chances of him not knowing them would only increase. ¡°Senior! What is going on here?¡± Bluesea rushed before the Irregrity, his hand continuously shooting upward as he turned to ask, ¡°We have just cleared an instance dungeon and are on our way back to the Pce to report. Instead, we found that Mt Olympus has¡­ ¡­ turned like this! That woman up in the sky¡­ ¡­ just who is she?!¡± ¡°The Hell do I know?¡± The Irregrity only gave Bluesea a nce before turning his attention back toward the sky. Keeping his other eye shut, he looked through the scope to aim at Sister Yun, who was still fighting up in the sky, and pulled the trigger without respite. ¡°This person suddenly appeared out of the blue and broke the restrictive barrier without any warning! Thankfully, it just so happens that there are quite some people reporting here. With Sir Bu Dong here, that damned woman will not be able to escape! Eh¡­ ¡­ wait!¡± He turned to look at Chen Xiaolian, who stood behind Bluesea with a bewildered expression. The Irregrity asked, ¡°Why are you not attacking?¡± ¡°This bro of mine is a melee fighter. For this refresh cycle, we had yet to pick up a long-ranged weapon,¡± said Bluesea without turning to face him. He kept his head raised upward to look at Sister Yun as he opened fire again. ¡°At such a critical juncture, is the Coalition still not willing to distribute weapons?¡± ¡°Everyone is right here! Who could have the time to distribute weapons?¡± Hearing that Chen Xiaolian did not even have a basic long-ranged weapon, the Irregrity revealed a look of disdain. ¡°Recently, so many high-end equipment had made its way into World¡¯s End, how is it that you two had failed to acquire any? Just how were you two going about your lives?¡± ¡°Bad luck¡­ ¡­ just bad luck¡­¡± Bluesea smiled in response. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ we can¡¯t just let my bro here watch and do nothing.¡± ¡°Get in, get in!¡± The Irregrity pointed at the Pantheon Temple contemptuously and waved them in. ¡°Go to the storeroom and see if there are any more remaining!¡± ¡°Thank you, senior!¡± Bluesea quickly pulled Chen Xiaolian with him as he stepped toward the Pantheon Temple. ¡°We will be back as soon as possible!¡± ¡°Wait up!¡± Bluesea had only taken a few steps forward when the Irregrity called out once more. ¡°You two are just going to go? Do you even know where the storeroom is?¡± Without skipping a beat, Bluesea turned and said with a smile, ¡°Previously, I did not have much of a chance to enter the Pce. So, I am not too familiar with itsyout. However, seeing as how senior is busy, I dared not ask for fear of disturbing you.¡± The Irregrity regarded Bluesea from head to toe before letting out a low snort. ¡°No wonder. Looking at your fresh-looking face, you are probably just a minor character. So be it, I will lead you fellows inside!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a thump. However, before he could say anything, he heard Bluesea speak up in a respectful tone, ¡°Thank you, senior!¡± ¡°Follow me! And don¡¯t be tardy!¡± The Irregrity waved Bluesea along as he hastily made his way to the entrance of the Pantheon Temple. Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian swiftly exchanged nces. They could see traces of dismay in each other¡¯s eyes. Even so, they chose to follow the Irregrity and quickly made their way into the Pantheon Temple. Although it was still somewhat troublesome¡­ ¡­ at least, they would not need to confront those within the square. ¡­ Chapter 655 The Silhouette

Chapter 655 The Silhouette

GOR Chapter 655 The Silhouette Silver de beams kept firing out from Sister Yun¡¯s spear, stopping all of the attacks shooting toward her. There were around eight Irregrities flying around and attacking her while numerous fire support came from the ground. Even so, Sister Yun was still somewhat able to defend herself. She could even spare some moments to observe what was happening down below. Sister Yun had immediately noticed Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian the moment they ran toward the square. She was also quick to respond toward the attacks Bluesea fired out using his high-temperature ster. Seeing Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian sessfully make their way past the Irregrities in the square and into the Pantheon Temple, Sister Yun breathed a sigh of relief. She was indeed facing a slight issue in the sky. The amount of strength she had to use to break the restrictive barrier that Bai Qiid out was far greater than what she had expected. At present, her strength had fallen down to half of her usual state. As for the Irregrities attacking her, they were no weaklings. The purple-faced warrior was slightly stronger than the one known as Sebast. Together with the white-robed magus, the other flying Irregrities and the fire support from the ground, they were able to force Sister Yun to a strenuous position. By Sister Yun¡¯s estimate, if she were to go all out, ignoring the serious damage that she would have to take in the process, she could kill off all the Irregrities there. However, she did not do so. She could sense a more powerful aura hovering around the temple. However, that aura had not originated from any of the Irregrities that were attacking her. Her original n was to act ording to the situation, after all. If possible, she would kill off all the Irregrities in Mt Olympus before rescuing the person that Chen Xiaolian wanted to rescue. At that moment, however, the existence of the aura had forced Sister Yun to conserve her energy so as to enable her to react to any sudden attacks. Additionally, after noticing that Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea had sessfully implemented their n, Sister Yun decided to simply stop attacking. Instead, she focusedpletely on defending herself to conserve as much stamina as possible. Her spear danced in the air without respite, all of its moves done in self-protection. Although the purple-faced warrior¡¯s halberd attacks were ferocious and mighty, although the white-robed magus¡¯ spells of ice and fire were unending, they were still incapable of breaking through Sister Yun¡¯s defence. Next, all she needed was to wait for their rescue operation to seed and escape. ¡­ Earlier, when Chen Xiaolian was at the foot of the mountain, he had been able to observe the Pantheon Temple. Even so, when he finally came to stand before it, he was still shocked by the grandness of the structure. Twelve pirs rose up to support the front porch, each of them at least five metres in diameter. All of them stood erect, holding the giant dome aloft. Looking past the porch, he saw that there were four rows of square-shaped pirs extending inward. They continued into the interior of the temple, which appeared highly spacious, asrge as two football fields. Even so, the interior of the temple¡¯s main hall did not appear dark. The ceiling of the main hall had been carefully designed so that small holes, built into every part of the ceiling, would allow for the even distribution of light everywhere. There was sufficient illumination in every corner of the temple. Between the two pirs was a row of statue pedestals. However, someone had long since cut down the statues of the deities on the pedestals, leaving only the pedestals there. At the end were twelve seats for the twelve principal deities, but even those had been levelled. Even the seats had been levelled. In their ce was a singr, gigantic seat. Clearly, the one who did all of that was Bai Qi. In his eyes, there were no Gods in this world. Within the Yellow Springs, there were no seats for the Gods, only¡­ The throne for the King! Chen Xiaolian gave the temple architecture a hasty nce, not daring to look too long, for fear that the Irregrity leading them would realize something amiss. Chen Xiaolian followed the Irregrity closely. After entering the main hall, the Irregrity, who had been running, slowed down his pace. After taking tens of steps forward, he suddenly asked without turning his head, ¡°You two appear to be fresh faces. I don¡¯t recall ever seeing you fellows before. What are your names?¡± ¡°Senior, my name is Bluesea, his name is Xiaolian. I came in five refresh cycles ago and him, four. Since our strength is more or less equal, we ended up together,¡± answered Bluesea calmly as he strode forward. ¡°And you two ended up getting assigned to the same instance dungeon?¡± the Irregrity continued, not turning his face to look at the two. ¡°Not bad, which instance dungeon is it?¡± ¡°It is a little town. We are not too sure what it¡¯s called either,¡± Bluesea quickly replied. ¡°It is quite far from Mt Olympus and we did not have a mode of transport. Thus, it had taken us a long time to finish it.¡± ¡°So, that¡¯s how it is.¡± The Irregrity then turned to give them a nce. There was a slight look of dissatisfaction on his face as he said, ¡°As the one who initiated the founding of the Coalition and its leader, Mr Abertoni is rather unfair. I heard that many of those assigned to clearrge-scale instance dungeons were not given life signature detectors.¡± Bluesea smiled. ¡°How could minor characters like us question the decisions made by Mr Abertoni? At any rate, materials within World¡¯s End are limited. Good steel must be used on making the de.¡± ¡°The de, humph.¡± Hearing Bluesea¡¯s words, the Irregrity gave a low snort before turning his head to the front again. By then, the three of them had made it halfway through the main hall. There were passageways on either side of the main hall, but they were dark. There was no way to tell where the passageways led. The Irregrity leading them turned to the left passageway and hurried forward. Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian exchanged nces. Then, they turned to look at the back of the Irregrity leading them. Both their eyes revealed the same intent¡­ Sneak attack! Kill him! The energy-tier sniper rifle was the only equipment on the Irregrity. In a meleebat, that equipment was probably even less useful whenpared with a burning stick. Additionally, judging from the way he talked, it would appear that he was not some veteran figure. Although Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea had no way of gauging just how powerful he was, the fact that there were two of them initiating a sneak attack meant that it should not be a difficult task. The Pantheon Temple¡¯s main hall was already sorge. They had no way of telling just how many more rooms there were. Following the Irregrity to the storeroom would not allow them to explore much. Rather, after getting the equipment, they will have to follow him to the square. Since they will have to kill him sooner orter¡­ Might as well do it earlier. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand slowly moved toward the Sword in the Stone hanging on his waist. At the very next moment, he would kill the unfortunate fellow. However, just as the two of them were about to attack, the Irregrity abruptly turned and said with a frown, ¡°Right, did you fellows hear about the girl who was captured a while ago? I really do not understand what she is thinking. She is an Irregrity herself. Yet, she would rather have Mr Abertoni lock her up than to join us in our clearing operation. Is what we do not for the sake of everyone else?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart abruptly gave a heavy thump. However, without giving himself away, his hand, which was moving for his Sword in the Stone, moved to scratch his waist instead. He¡­ ¡­ could he be talking about Qiao Qiao? From the various clues he found beforeing here, Chen Xiaolian had spected that if Qiao Qiao was not killed, she would most likely be locked up by the Coalition. However, that was just a spection. There was no proof of it. Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian had considered the possibility of them not finding Qiao Qiao after arriving at the Pce. What should he do then? At present, he had found partial verification for his spection. Chen Xiaolian decided to continue listening. ¡°I feel that Mr Abertoni¡¯s decision is really peculiar. Since she is unwilling to cooperate, why not just kill her as opposed to locking her up?¡± Bluesea had also chosen to not attack. Instead, he smiled and asked, ¡°Senior, do you know why that is?¡± ¡°I do not know either. However, Mr Abertoni is the one who initiated the founding of the Coalition and its leader. Since he had made that decision, there is naturally no way for us to object.¡± The Irregrity gave a dryugh. ¡°Surely, you fellows would not think that¡­ ¡­ questioning an [S] ss expert is a good idea?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Bluesea nodded as he gave Chen Xiaolian a furtive nce to see a look of confirmation. ¡°Enough. We are almost there. The storeroom is right beside the girl¡¯s cell. However, the good stuffs are all with the big bosses. The things inside are all trash that they could not be bothered with. If you fellows can find anything good inside, good for you. But if you cannot¡­¡± The three of them had made their way through a considerable part of the left passageway. At the end of the passageway were several entrances. However, there were no doors on the entrances and all the entrances looked dark to the eye. The Irregrity had been pointing forward as he spoke. Suddenly, a rush of wind came from behind him. Before he could respond, he had been cut into four. Chen Xiaolian sheathed the Sword in the Stone once more and watched as Bluesea retracted his bone des. With a sigh of relief, he then ran forward. ¡°Sorry. If it had been possible, I did not want to kill you.¡± Chen Xiaolian murmured inwardly to the Irregrity behind him. Since entering World¡¯s End, Chen Xiaolian had been gued by a feeling of conflict. Although they were on opposing sides, that was simply due to the fact that they were standing on different grounds. Be it Wu Ya, Hammer, Terry or even Sebast, Chen Xiaolian could find no reason to object to what they were doing. Ensuring their own survival, restarting the refresh function of World¡¯s End, wanting to return to the outside world, all of those were human nature. Chen Xiaolian himself felt doubtful. Should he find himself in their shoes, could he stick to his principles and reject joining the Coalition and their Awakened clearing operation. After all, the allure of staying alive was too great. However, there was one thing that Chen Xiaolian could be certain of. Qiao Qiao had chosen not to do so. And¡­ ¡­ at present, she should be beyond one of the entrances before him. After going through so many twists and turns, there was now only one step between him and Qiao Qiao. As Chen Xiaolian ran forward, his heart pounded wildly. The first room was empty. Inside the second room were a pile of messily ced weapons. They were mostly long-ranged weapons. A very small handful of energy-tier weapons could be found among them. Even so, those were hardly high-grade weapons. Earlier, the Irregrity had mentioned that the cell is beside this ce. If so¡­ Chen Xiaolian ran as fast as he could to the next room. Then, he finally saw it. The silhouette that he had been searching for so long. ¡­ Chapter 656 Charge Out Part 1

Chapter 656 Charge Out Part 1

GOR Chapter 656 Charge Out Part 1 Chen Xiaolian had imagined it countless times. How would his reunion with Qiao Qiao look like? Perhaps she would re fiercely at him and spat out, ¡°Chen Xiaolian! What took you so long!¡± Perhaps she would be in a dangerous situation. When she was in her most desperate situation, his visage would appear within her eyes. Then, they would both carve a path out from that dangerous situation. Chen Xiaolian had even imagined a most unlikely scenario ¨C of Qiao Qiao sitting in a cell with a depressed look as she looked out the window. When she turned around, her face would reveal a look of shock. Then, she would jump into his arms as she cried¡­ Naturally, that scenario had only appeared in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind once before he got rid of it. That was not Big Miss Qiao¡¯s style at all. However, the scenario unfolding before Chen Xiaolian at that moment was something that he had never imagined before. Looking through the entrance, he saw hundreds ofser beams extending out from the wall, intersecting each other to form a fence of sorts. Beyond the fence was a simple cell with a bed, a table and a chair. Qiao Qiao was wearing a white hooded robe. Her upper body was lying on the bed while her legs rested on the chair beside the bed, revealing her dangling, slender baster legs. Her long ck hair was scattered on the surface of the bed. There was a bag of potato chips in her hands. At that very moment, though, she had finished eating the contents of the bag. ttening the bag, she then raised it up to pour whatever remained into her mouth. Beside her were two big metal boxes. One was partially filled with snacks while the other was filled with leftover wrapping bags. Thetter was already nearly full. Qiao Qiao then crumpled the bag of chips into a ball. Next, with an elegant shooting gesture, she threw the balled-up bag into the trashcan. Then, her eyes met Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Qiao Qiao, too, was stunned. After a moment of silence, Chen Xiaolian finally spoke up, ¡°Qiao Qiao, you¡­ ¡­ you¡¯ve been doing fairly well.¡± Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice, Qiao Qiao flipped herself up from the bed. She stared with widened eyes, incapable of believing what she was seeing. Her lips quivered. ¡°You¡­ you¡­¡± Qiao Qiao quickly stepped forward, seemingly wanting to reach out with her hand to feel Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. However, when her fingers reached theser fence, they stopped. As for her, she was unable to find her words. ¡°You are not dreaming. I came for you, Qiao Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolian forced down the intense pounding of his heart as he extended his hand through the gaps in theser fence. Qiao Qiao bit down on her lower lip as she, too, extended her fingers and they moved slowly toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingers. The two of them were panting, their eyes locked onto each other through theser fence. It was as though they wanted nothing more than to devour each other. Two clumps of redness emerged on Qiao Qiao¡¯s fair face, growing more noticeable with each passing moment. The tip of her finger was about to make contact with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. Then¡­ Big Miss Qiao suddenly straightened her arm as her index finger moved forward, ignoring Chen Xiaolian¡¯s outstretched fingertip. Instead, her index finger moved to point at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s nose while her left hand moved to rest on her waist. Then, she began cursing. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! You bastard! Who said you could die? Who allowed it? Don¡¯t you already have Skyde¡¯s power? Aren¡¯t you already a quasi-[S] ss? How could you die? Why?!¡± As she continued, she grew more agitated and her voice rose louder. In the end, her index finger, which was pointing at Chen Xiaolian, trembled. The redness on her cheeks grew deeper. Finally, almost every part of her face had turned red. Tears welled within her eyes as she did her best to hold them back. Chen Xiaolian said nothing. He did not retract his hand either. He allowed his hand to remain extended through the fence made ofser beams as he smiled at Qiao Qiao. As Qiao Qiao continued cursing, her voice gradually weakened and she began quavering. Finally, she crouched down. Clutching her head, she then hid her face between her knees as she finally broke into tears. With a sobbing and quavering voice, she said, ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ you¡­ how can you die? You¡­ ¡­ you died, what should I do? What should I do? Since arriving¡­ ¡­ arriving in World¡¯s End¡­ ¡­ not wanting to see you is all I could think of! Not wanting to see you! You¡­ ¡­ why did you die?!¡± Looking at the girl crying before his eyes, Chen Xiaolian felt as though his heart was being sliced. At the same time, a feeling of sweetness and tenderness filled it. Naturally, he understood the conflicting emotions within Qiao Qiao. Originally, she had thought that after sacrificing herself, they would have to say goodbye forever. Unexpectedly, there was a World¡¯s End after death. Just as how he would miss Qiao Qiao, she would miss him that much. Every single day, the girl had been missing him for who knew how many times. However, she understood that if she actually got to see him, it would mean that he had died. The conflicting emotions were probably torturing Qiao Qiao to the point of near madness. Regardless of the strong front she would usually put up, regardless of how ill-tempered she could be, when facing Chen Xiaolian, her inner thoughts came bare, revealing her most gentle side. The situation they face here waspletely differentpared to when Qiao Yifeng had forcibly tried to split them. Back then, although the two of them were far apart, they were still in the same world. Be it Chen Xiaolian or Qiao Qiao, both had believed that there woulde a day when they could reunite with one another. This time, however, the thing standing between them was not Qiao Yifeng. It was death. ¡°Qiao Qiao, calm down and listen to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian suppressed the aching in his heart to force himself to smile as he looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°We do not have much time. You need to calm down as fast as possible. It is true, I am dead. However, I had deliberately killed myself toe find you. No, don¡¯t interrupt me, hear me out first.¡± Qiao Qiao had jumped to her feet, her finger outstretched, pointing at him. Seeing that Qiao Qiao was about to speak, Chen Xiaolian hastily withdrew his finger to make a down gesture to silence Qiao Qiao. ¡°I am not being suicidal. I killed myself because I had utilized a prop which allows me to enter World¡¯s End and bring you back. So, right now, you need to quickly tell me how to break this fence.¡± The moment she heard Chen Xiaolian said he could bring her back, she became bbergasted. When Chen Xiaolian was done speaking, she then stared at him with widened eyes. Forcing out augh, she said, ¡°Xiaolian, you¡­ ¡­ you are not joking with me, are you?¡± ¡°I am not the type to make a joke out of something like this. You should know that, Qiao Qiao,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a serious air. ¡°All right¡­ ¡­ but I need some time to calm down¡­ ¡­ give me three seconds¡­ ¡­ no, five seconds¡­¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head sluggishly before closing both her eyes. Then, she counted with her mouth, ¡°One¡­ two¡­ three¡­ four¡­ five!¡± When she uttered the word ¡°five¡±, Qiao Qiao took a deep breath. At the same time, she opened her eyes. The redness and tears on her face had been cleared off. At that moment, there were only rity and resolution on her face. ¡°Reporting to Meteor Rock Guild Leader, Chen Xiaolian. Guild member, Qiao Qiao, reporting back to the guild!¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and nodded. ¡°Wee back to the guild, Qiao Qiao.¡± ¡°Now, I will exin the situation. Uncle Bluesea! I didn¡¯t think I would be able to meet you here. However, you probably do not remember me now.¡± In just an instant, Qiao Qiao had entered a different state, bing straightforward and orderly. Her gaze had only rested on Bluesea for a moment before she quickly ascertained the situation. She gave a courteous nod but did not ask about the matter. Then, she continued, ¡°There is no physical switch for theseser emitters, only a portable remote switch, which the Coalition leader carries with him at all times. He would only open it when he is bringing me food. I tried to steal it twice and even seize it by force once. Unfortunately, all my attempts failed. He¡­ ¡­ is just too strong.¡± Seeing the puzzled look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Qiao Qiao quickly exined, ¡°After activating my Exclusive Skill, the Child of Darkness, the Anti-materialization skill should have allowed me to move through physical walls. However, this energy-based barrier could stop me.¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows as he recalled their time in the Jerusalem instance dungeon. Back then, Qiao Qiao, who had already unlocked the Anti-materialization skill, had been restrained by the enemy¡¯s electric. Although her Child of Darkness appeared to be of the magical type, it was not impervious to energy-based attacks. Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand to point at the wall behind Qiao Qiao. ¡°Doesn¡¯t this fence only cover one side? The other walls should be normal solid objects, right?¡± ¡°Yes, they are. However, be it the three walls or the ceiling or even the floor, all of them contains a type of power. It is one that is even more powerfulpared to theser fence.¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. ¡°I have tried it before only to get thrown back. The only difference is that it does not hurt me.¡± As Qiao Qiao spoke, her body began emitting ck energies and turned translucent. Then, she floated toward the wall on her left. Next, she disappeared. A cry of shock came from the room beside the cell. Chen Xiaolian ran. When he made his way to the entrance, he saw that Qiao Qiao had made her way into the storeroom, utter disbelief on her face. ¡°This¡­ ¡­ this is impossible! I would try to do this everyday only to be thrown back while my Anti-materialization skill gets cancelled. This time¡­ ¡­ how¡­¡± Her earlier attempts had all resulted in failure. For it to suddenly seed now, Qiao Qiao, who had finally regained her calm, was shocked once more. ¡°Before this¡­ did you hear a loud crashing sound?¡± Chen Xiaolian had a guess in his mind. ¡°Previously, an ancient monster had put down a restrictive barrier on this Mt Olympus and the Pantheon Temple to protect it. It was a very powerful restrictive barrier. That was probably the reason you could not phase through the wall using your Anti-materialization skill. However, just now, ourpanion had broken that restrictive barrier.¡± ¡°Your¡­panion¡­ ¡­¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian sceptically. ¡°Could break such a powerful restrictive barrier?¡± ¡°That person is another ancient monster as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a simple reply. ¡°She is slightly weakerpared to the one who set up the restrictive barrier. Even so, she is extremely powerful. Thanks to her holding the Coalition members outside, we are able to sneak in. Enough, I will exin the rest to you when we return. We need to hurry.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded. ¡°Lead the way.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s determine a n before making a move.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved toward Qiao Qiao before turning to ask Bluesea, ¡°Mr Bluesea, how should we get out? Do we continue the charade from earlier and pretend to be members of the Coalition?¡± He gave the crappy firearms inside the storeroom a nce. Then, picking up two of the firearms, which appeared to be the best among all avable, he tossed one to Qiao Qiao while he held onto the other. ¡°Impossible.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°The Irregrity who came in with us will not be going out with us. Additionally, Qiao Qiao is with us. Considering what the Irregrity had said earlier, a number of the Coalition¡¯s members must have seen her before. If even one of them sees her, our charade will be exposed on the spot.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°What should we do, then? There is only one path leading down this mountain. We need to pass through the square in front of this temple.¡± There was a calm expression on Bluesea¡¯s face. ¡°Back when you were talking with Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter, I had been considering this issue. However, no matter how I think about it, there is only one way to go about it.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Force our way out.¡± Hearing Bluesea¡¯s opinion, both Qiao Qiao and Chen Xiaolian grew shocked. ¡°Force our way out?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°In the square outside, there are tens of people on the ground and the sky. Most of them are experts while there are only three of us. Mr Bluesea¡­ ¡­ are you serious?¡± ¡°They do have quantity, but the quality may not be there,¡± said Bluesea with a calm smile. ¡°Among the Irregrities within this temple, those that are truly powerful, either through the use of flight props or their own power, are up in the sky. As for those providing fire support from the ground, they are not that strong.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head slowly as Bluesea continued, ¡°Besides, when I said force our way out, I did not mean kill our way out the moment we emerge. Given our present situation, a pre-emptive strike may end up disadvantaging us. Even now, the Irregrities do not know that we are here to save Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter. I think they may not be able to respond immediately if we are to charge out from this Pantheon Temple. ¡°Later, we will leave through the main hall. The moment we enter the line of sight of those Irregrities within the square, we will make a run for the foot of the mountain. Do not make any offensive moves until they discover that something is not right. ¡°Once they discover that something is amiss, we will attack while withdrawing. If ites down to it, I recall¡­ ¡­ you still have onest decisive move that can temporarily restore you to your peak state, right?¡± ¡°Yes. This restoration skill includes surroundingpanions. Additionally, it will also increase all attributes by 10 per cent. However, this skill onlysts for 15 minutes. After that, everyone¡¯s state will return to that prior to the utilization of the skill. Later, we will still need to meet up at the appointed spot. Thus, unless absolutely necessary, we should not casually use the skill.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Still, hearing your n, I think this approach is quite feasible.¡± ¡°All right. Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter, do you have any objections?¡± ¡°No.¡± Qiao Qiao quickly shook her head. ¡°I¡¯ll follow you.¡± ¡°All right, then. Let¡¯s¡­ ¡­ go!¡± ¡­ Chapter 657 Charge Out Part 2

Chapter 657 Charge Out Part 2

GOR Chapter 657 Charge Out Part 2 Three figures hurried along a passageway leading to the main hall. However, as the three figures were about to make their way out of the passageway, Chen Xiaolian suddenly raised his hand. Turning, he looked behind them with an rmed expression. ¡°Wait!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Qiao Qiao, who had stopped moving forward, turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Just now, when we were here, we had killed the Irregrity leading us¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian moved to the entrance of the passageway and looked back. There was a solemn expression on his face. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ where did his corpse go?¡± ¡°Could you have¡­ ¡­ remembered the wrong spot?¡± asked Qiao Qiao with a frown. ¡°Impossible.¡± Having realized the issue as well, Bluesea was quick to shake his head. ¡°This passageway is a straight path without any turns. There is no way we could have been mistaken. Besides, we had clearly initiated a sneak attack on the Irregrity, cutting him into four pieces.¡± ¡°Or perhaps¡­ the dead in World¡¯s End will be refreshed away by the system?¡± After considering the issue, Qiao Qiao forwarded another possibility. ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Mr Bluesea and I have seen dead Irregrities before. Their corpses will not disappear. At least, not so soon.¡± ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ you¡¯ve been discovered?¡± Sensing that something was amiss, Qiao Qiao cautiously surveyed their surroundings. They had clear vision of both ends of the long passageway. However, there was nothing. ¡°Forget it. Don¡¯t worry about this first.¡± Chen Xiaolian made up his mind and strode toward the exit. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter who is behind it. Since they are unwilling to show themselves, we will just continue with our n. We cannot simply stay here due to fright!¡± Bluesea and Qiao Qiao exchanged nces before nodding to each other. Then, they followed Chen Xiaolian. As they approached the entrance of main hall, they heard the sound of artillerying from the outside. ¡°Thunderstorm Tank? Sentinel mechs? How did they acquire so many high-end stuffs?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s gaze swept across the square. Looking at therge-scale machines firing non-stop toward the sky, she turned to Chen Xiaolian with widened eyes. ¡°I had never seen Irregrities sporting so many quality goods when I first arrived!¡± ¡°Recently, some stuff happened in the outside world. We don¡¯t have time to go into it right now. I will tell you about it when we return.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself, not knowing how to inform Qiao Qiao about Zero City¡¯s destruction. ¡°Run at an average pace but be ready to run with everything you have at any moment. Everyone ready?¡± The three of them exchanged nces and nodded their heads. Then, their feet kicked the ground as they ran into the square. The Irregrities in the square had seen the sma rifle-bearing Irregrity lead Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea into the Pantheon Temple earlier. Although they had not recognized Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea by face, they had not dwelled too much on it at the time. They had simply assumed the two to be members of the Coalition. Thus, they did not feel too concerned after noticing those two running out from the Pantheon Temple. They assumed that the two were simplying to provide extra fire support after having acquired weapons from the temple. Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea were running side by side while Qiao Qiao had pulled up the hood of her white robe over her head. Her hair was tied up and tucked behind her head as she followed the two. She lowered her head to conceal as much of her figure as possible. In order to not interrupt one another, the Irregrities in the square were scattered around the square, a good distance between each of them. Thus, they were covering almost all of the square. The three of them made their way through the gaps between the Irregrities, putting a sufficient distance between them and the surrounding Irregrities. Unfortunately, they had only managed to cover one third of the way before someone realized that something was amiss. An Irregrity in greyish silver protective suit who was operating an anti-air gun turned to shout at the three. ¡°Hey! What are you running for? Just fire from that position¡­ ¡­ eh? No! You are that¡­¡± ¡°Start!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted, raising his own firearm to aim at the Irregrity. Before he could pull the trigger, Bluesea¡¯s left arm had already transformed into an organic hi-temperature ster. The three of them picked up the pace and went into full-on running mode. Aser beam shot out from the muzzle of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s firearm to urately hit the Irregrity¡¯s left chest area. However, theser beam failed to prate the Irregrity¡¯s protective suit and was only capable of leaving a scorch mark on the protective suit. Immediately after that, however, the high-temperature beam from Bluesea¡¯s ster struck the Irregrity. The muzzle of his organic ster was far biggerpared to that of theser rifle, allowing the beam he unleashed to engulf the entirety of the Irregrity¡¯s body. The Irregrity had not the time to even finish what he was saying before the high-temperature beam shot toward him, engulfing him whole. Arge circr hole appeared on the alloy anti-air gun that the Irregrity was on. Still, that did not lower the power behind the high-temperature beam from Bluesea. The beam shot through the anti-air gun before hitting the Thunderstorm Tank that was in its path. However, the Thunderstorm Tank had long since activated its protective shield. With a sh of light, the high-temperature beam split into two, moving past the Thunderstorm Tank from either side as they left two lines of scorch marks on the durable marble tiles on the ground. The Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s protective shield then flickered slightly. Clearly, it had grown much dimmerpared to earlier. Chen Xiaolian watched in shock. In the earlier fight against Sebast, Bluesea had used the organic high-temperature ster to destroy the summoned blood hands. However, back then, Chen Xiaolian had only assumed that it was because the blood handsposed of liquid and was easy to evaporate. He had not expected it to be so powerful. The Irregrity who had called them out earlier was wearing a greyish silver protective suit. That suit was something that Chen Xiaolian had seen before. Although it was not some high-tier gear, it was still a [B] ss gear. Yet, it had failed to stop Bluesea¡¯s high-temperature beam for even half a second. Not to mention, after incinerating him, the beam could still visibly knock down the power of the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s protective shield. This power unleashed by Bluesea was at least of the [A] ss. Additionally, the present him was neither an Irregrity nor an Awakened. Rather, he was just an ordinary human. That Bug Armour, just how powerful is it?! Before Chen Xiaolian could say anything, though, he saw that Bluesea was stumbling slightly and his rate of breathing had turned heavy. ¡°It is all right.¡± Bluesea¡¯s show of weakness persisted for only a moment before he quickly regained his bnce. Turning to face Chen Xiaolian, he shook his head. However, his face appeared somewhat pale. It would appear that he had turned up the power too much for the earlier attack, causing him to grow slightly weaker for a moment. Although the Bug Armour was very strong, its sustainability was simply terrible. The one the Bug Armour was fused with was an ordinary human, after all. A chill ran through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back. Having no time to ponder it, he leapt to the side and rolled through the ground. At the very same moment that Chen Xiaolian had leapt away, an energy beam the shape of an arrownded at the very spot that he had been standing on. Despite not being a tangible object, the arrow beam was shockingly sharp, capable of cracking open the ground and shaking up numerous pieces of gravel. Chen Xiaolian jumped to his feet and increased his pace by three notches. Without looking back, he turned to Bluesea and shouted, ¡°Another st!¡± There was no need to look back. He already knew that the one to fire the arrow beam was the one he saw earlier, the Irregrity with the silver longbow, a thin man with sinister, hawk-like face. Without a word, Bluesea aimed his left arm backward, his legs not stopping as he did so. Several tentacles emerged from his left shoulder area to form several tinypound eyes. Despite not looking backward, Bluesea was still able to aim urately at the Irregrity with the silver bow. Then, with a sh of light, his organic high-temperature ster fired out once more at the same output as earlier. At the same time, the bow-wielding Irregrity, who had seen the high-temperature ster firing at him, chose not to dodge. Instead, he raised his longbow up high before thrusting it heavily down the ground before him. The high-temperature beam shot across the square. However, just before it struck the Irregrity, the silver longbow suddenly shed to create a translucent barrier before him. The high-temperature beam struck the barrier but was unable to break through. All it managed to do was to push both the barrier and the Irregrity behind it back. As for the Irregrity, he kept his legs firmly nted on the ground, not moving them in the slightest. His two legs and the longbow that were thrust into the ground thus created three deep gullies on the marble tiles. It wasn¡¯t until the gullies were over 10 metres long did it stop. Chen Xiaolian quickly took a few steps forward and used his shoulder to prop up Bluesea, who was clearly forcing himself forward by then. Propping Bluesea with his shoulder, he shouted. ¡°Don''t look back, move it!¡± That fellow¡­ ¡­ is too strong! Regardless if that was the Irregrity¡¯s own power or if he was relying on the power of the silver longbow in his hand, staying in the square would mean bing a live target. ¡°Qiao Qiao! Hold Mr Bluesea!¡± With a swing of his arm, Chen Xiaolian sent Bluesea toward Qiao Qiao, who caught and propped Bluesea without any hesitation. Her movements were so smooth, it did not even affect their rate of advance. Although the three of them were already halfway through the square, there was still one Irregrity between them and the mountain path. As for the other Irregrities in the square, they too, had all came to. Temporarily halting their supporting fire, the aimed instead at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. The first to aim at Chen Xiaolian was the Thunderstorm Tank. The turret made a half turn. Then, after its muzzle was lowered, light particles began gathering before the opening of the turret muzzle. ¡­ Chapter 658 Silver Bow

Chapter 658 Silver Bow

GOR Chapter 658 Silver Bow ¡°Dodge!¡± Chen Xiaolian hastily pushed Qiao Qiao. Leveraging on the resulting force of the push, both of them shot away from each other, barely dodging the bolt of light from the Thunderstorm Tank. The bolt of light carved out a deep gully along the ground and it nearly struck a mech-piloting Irregrity standing some distance before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Damn it! Yu Ren! You nearly hit me! Have you never operated a Thunderstorm Tank before?!¡± The Irregrity shouted at the Thunderstorm Tank. The mech that the Irregrity was piloting was not the type that fully encased its pilot. Rather, it was more of arge external exoskeleton machine. The head portion of the mech was originally supposed to have a transparent, semi-enclosed cover. However, perhaps for the sake of convenience, the cover had been left fully opened. On the left arm of the mech was arge alloy chain saw. As for its right arm, it had a three-fingered fist. There was a heavy-dutyser minigun installed on it as well. Taking advantage of the brief opening when the Irregrity had shouted out, Chen Xiaolian kicked forward with both his feet, closing the distance between them until there were less than 50 metres between them. Seeing Chen Xiaolian charge him, the Irregrity did not raise up the mech¡¯s minigun to open fire. Instead, he sneered and adjusted his mech to enter a melee stance. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart grew tense. Seeing as how the opponent before him could show such confidence, his melee capabilities must be considerable. Using both hands, Chen Xiaolian gripped the Sword in the Stone tightly. He rushed forward like an arrow while positioning his body low, almost at the same level as the ground. Then, when his body was about to make contact with the ground, he abruptly vaulted up into the air. Contrary to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expectations, the mech, which appeared massive, was not bulky. Faced with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s charging move, it immediately engaged its front thrusters and the mech flew backward at the same speed as him. At that moment, the rtive speed between the two had fallen to zero. It was as though Chen Xiaolian was simply jumping up while facing the mech. At the same time, the mech¡¯srge alloy chain saw swept toward the path that Chen Xiaolian was taking. Chen Xiaolian desperately twisted his body and changed the positioning of the Sword in the Stone, from an upraised stance to a horizontal stance before the right side of his body. When the alloy chainsaw struck the Sword in the Stone, Chen Xiaolian felt an intense tremor travelling into both his hands. Although he had managed to block the strike, his body was sent flying. What a terrifying level of power! Chen Xiaolian''s heart sank. When Chen Xiaolian approached the mech with his charge earlier, the Irregrities in the distance had stopped firing for fear of injuring their own. Instead, they rushed forward. However, thanks to the strike from the alloy chainsaw, Chen Xiaolian was sent flying a distance of tens of metres back. With such a distance between him and the mech, they no longer have to fear identally hitting the mech. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, though, the Irregrity piloting the mech did not choose to increase the distance between them. Instead, he engaged the back thrusters. The turbines behind the mech unleashed two streams of faint blue light and the mech charged in pursuit of Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Don¡¯t you know this Karraryze mech is a melee type? You dare challenge me?!¡± There was an excited smile on the piloting Irregrity¡¯s face as he sent the mech¡¯s chainsaw hacking down onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure. Chen Xiaolian, who was still in the air, forcibly shifted the positioning of his body. The moment his left shoulder struck the ground, his figure jumped up, the Sword in the Stone shooting upward. Ding! A clear sound rang out as the chainsaw snapped into two the moment it struck the Sword in the Stone. However, the front part of the broken chainsaw struck Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, sending him flying once more. Thankfully, its chain had fallen off, saving Chen Xiaolian¡¯s waist from being cut apart. The first time the mech¡¯s alloy chainsaw struck the sword, it had not received any damage. Thus, the piloting Irregrity had not expected the chainsaw to break so easily by the second strike. Seeing that, the Irregrity fell into a state of shock. The Sword in the Stone¡¯s passive skill had activated. Killing Blow! Against weapons that were beneath the Sword in the Stone in level, the skill allowed for at least a 50 per cent chance to immediately break the enemy weapon. The alloy chainsaw was merely an auxiliary melee weapon installed onto the mech. Even the mech¡¯s level would not exceed [A] ss. Could the alloy chainsaw? The fact that it had managed to take one strike from the Sword in the Stone without breaking was already good luck on the Irregrity¡¯s part. The chain around the broken alloy chainsaw was also cut in the process. Released from the hold of the chainsaw, the chain flew backward at the opened cover and the Irregrity piloting the mech. The Irregrity furiously tilted his head to the side and was barely able to dodge the sharp chain. Even so, a bloody scar could be seen on his face after that. When he turned his head forward once more, however, he was greeted with a bone de shing toward his neck. Bluesea. Although firing the organic high-temperature ster at full power twice had greatly sapped his stamina, he forced himself to bring out the bone de. Then, acting in concert with Chen Xiaolian, he moved to kill the Irregrity piloting the mech. The Irregrity was shocked. He furiously engaged the thrusters to pull the mech up to avoid the iing strike before joining up with his allies to finish off Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. By then, he was already regretting his arrogance. He still had allies in the square. While somewhat embarrassing, as long as he could extricate himself from the melee, he could save himself. On Bluesea¡¯s end, he was still in a state of fatigue. Thus, his bone de was too slow and was unable to hit the Irregrity¡¯s neck. It only managed to strike the tough surface of the mech. The strike was incapable of causing a sufficient amount of damage. Instead, it only left a shallow scrape on the surface of the mech. Insufficient strength. The Irregrity felt thankful and engaged the mech¡¯s side thruster, wanting to move away from the enemy encirclement. Suddenly, however, he saw that a clump of ck mist had appeared. The clump of ck mist slipped into the mech through the opened cover. Next, the ck mist enveloped the mech. Soon after, the external surface of the mech began cracking apart before turning into fine powder. As for the Irregrity, who was not wearing a helmet, a bloody mist had begun floating up from his head. His wretched screams were silenced by the ck mist, rendering them vague and low. In but moments, no more sound could be hearding from him. Having lost its pilot, the mech¡¯s thrusters went out of control. The mech that had just flew up crashed down heavily, causing cracks to appear on the ground. The Irregrity¡¯s head portion was no longer visible and only a tangled mess of blood remained. Chen Xiaolian was overjoyed. As he was about to get up, though, he felt a heavy thump in his heart. Frantically, he ducked, but a stinging sensation came from his left shoulder nheless. An arrow beam had struck his left shoulder, piercing through his shoulder de before hitting the ground. The resulting impact sent his entire body down the ground. Faraway, the Irregrity with the silver longbow looked directly at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Xiaolian!¡± Qiao Qiao, who had just reformed her body after exiting her Anti-materialization form, rushed forward to prop Chen Xiaolian up. However, the silver longbowman had pulled the bowstring of his longbow once more. ¡°Run!¡± Bluesea grabbed Qiao Qiao by the cor and pushed her back while using his body to shield them both. The Irregrity piloting the mech was the only one between them and the mountain path. At present, those with the ability to fly were all up in the sky, attacking Sister Yun. In other words, as long as they could make their way to the mountain path, they could avoid getting hit by the enemy¡¯s firearms. Qiao Qiao, too, understood that this was not the time to be affected by emotions. She gripped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm, lifted him up, and ran toward the mountain path. There were less than 300 metres between them and the mountain path. The silver longbowman released the bowstring and another arrow beam shot toward them. Bluesea responded with a low roar as he positioned his left arm before him. The tentacles on his left arm quickly stretched out before transforming into a hard and thick shield. The instant the arrow beam struck the shield, the entirety of Bluesea¡¯s body shuddered. It seemed as though he was being electrocuted. Next, the momentum behind the arrow beam sent him flying as his shield was broken into pieces. However, that was not all. Immediately after the arrow beam came an artillery st from the Thunderstorm Tank. After firing at them earlier, the Thunderstorm Tank had started up its engine to drive in pursuit of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. At that moment, the tank had closed the distance between them by half. The Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s turret moved, locking down on the three of them. At the same time, Bluesea, who had yet to fall to the ground, had raised his right arm as he aimed at the muzzle of the turret. At the same time that the Thunderstorm Tank released its attack beam, Bluesea fired out a high-temperature beam at the tank. This one was even more powerful than the ones he had fired out earlier. The two energy attacks collided in the air, causing a sphere of light to rapidly expand from the point of collision. However, the stalemate onlysted for no more than one second before transforming into a raging st directed toward the Thunderstorm Tank. This time, the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s protective shield could no longer save it. It flickered slightly, stopping the iing wave of energy for only a moment before breaking down. Then, the whole Thunderstorm Tank was engulfed by the wave of energy. After unleashing that final high-temperature beam, Bluesea forced out the final remnants of strength within him to form a tentacle from his finger. It stretched, growing thinner and thinner, resembling a whip, as it flew toward Qiao Qiao and Chen Xiaolian, who were running away. Chen Xiaolian, who had suffered from a wound on his left shoulder, was constantly looking back at Bluesea. His right hand was gripping the spear that Sister Yun had left him. Seeing the whip that Bluesea was sending their way, Chen Xiaolian was quick to understand him. He swung the spear backward to meet the iing whip. With hisst remaining drop of strength, Bluesea curled the whip around the body of the spear. Next, Chen Xiaolian pulled with all his might, causing Bluesea¡¯s body to rise into the air and fly toward him. However, as Bluesea¡¯s body was flying through the air, the silver longbowman sent out another arrow beam. This time, he did not target Bluesea. Instead, he aimed right for the centre of the whip. Be it Chen Xiaolian, Qiao Qiao or Bluesea, none of them were in the position to intercept the arrow beam. The stretched whip was easily cut by the arrow beam, causing Bluesea to fall. After falling to the ground, Blueseay there, not moving at all. The silver longbowman standing faraway remained standing still, not showing any intention of chasing them. Instead, he slowly opened up his right palm. A crystal-like arrow appeared in his palm. Then, he nocked the arrow on the longbow. ¡­ Chapter 659 Price

Chapter 659 Price

GOR Chapter 659 Price This time, the Irregrity spent a much longer time drawing his bowstringpared to earlier. The longbow was curved like a moon. After pulling it taut, he even went so far as to grip the bowstring and twist it. ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth as he rushed toward Bluesea. Chen Xiaolian had figured out Bluesea¡¯s situation ¨C the Bug Armour¡¯s power was dependent on the gicpatibility between itself and its host. However, how long it could unleash its power would depend on the strength of its host¡¯s fleshly body. Looking at it from another perspective, if the entity formed bybining Bluesea and the Bug Armour was a mobile phone, the Bug Armour would be the CPU while Bluesea was the battery. Although the CPU was very advanced, the battery known as Bluesea was incapable of letting the CPU operate at its full speed. If he were to force the CPU to operate at full speed, his small reserve of power will be immediately drained. Then, due to over exhaustion, he would be forced into a sleep mode or even a forced shutdown state. Earlier, Bluesea fired out high-temperature beams at full power three times. He had over exhausted himself. Since sending out the whip totch onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spear, Bluesea had stopped moving. Even when he struck the ground, he had not made a single move. It was likely that Bluesea was already in the process of entering sleep mode the moment he sent out the whip. Previously, the silver longbow man had only pulled the bowstring without putting any real arrows on it. This was the first time he actually ced an arrow on it. Even a dummy could figure out that this next arrow from him would be more powerful than before. Should it hit home, Bluesea would certainly die. Chen Xiaolian practically flew toward Bluesea. At the same time that he was about to pull Bluesea up, the silver longbowman released the bowstring. The crystal arrow spun as it shot toward Chen Xiaolian. The whirlwind caused by the spinning arrow caused the ground in its path to crack. Chen Xiaolian gripped the Sword in the Stone with both hands and braced every single muscle in his body in preparation to receive the mighty arrow attack. However, he was not confident that he could sessfully take on the arrow attack. If he still possessed Skyde¡¯s power, the attack would count for nothing. Rather, even if he only had his normal strength, he was confident that he would be able to block it. At that moment, however, not even 50 per cent of his attributes had recovered. Unless¡­ Chen Xiaolian, who was about to bet it all on activating the Sword in the Stone¡¯s skill to restore himself to his prime, suddenly heard Qiao Qiao shout, ¡°Leave it to me!¡± A ck shadow floated forward to position itself before Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea. The crystal arrow struck Qiao Qiao, who had transformed into the ck shadow, only to halt stiffly in the air, Then, beginning from the tip of the arrow, it slowly broke apart. However, despite having lost the crystal arrow, the energy within the arrow remained. It pierced through Qiao Qiao¡¯s Anti-materialization form and sped toward Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea. A cry of pain came from the ck shadow. With a low grunt, Chen Xiaolian gripped the Sword in the Stone with both hands to hack down at the arrow beam. Bang! The arrow beam shattered. Yet, in the aftermath of the strike, Chen Xiaolian felt waves of aching sensations assailing his arms. It was such that he felt himself nearly losing his grip on the sword. That was especially true for the left shoulder that was wounded earlier. His wound tore open once more as blood spurt out from his back. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Qiao Qiao reformed her normal body. Despite her pale face, she picked up Bluesea from the ground, propping him up with her shoulder. Then, together with Chen Xiaolian, she ran toward the mountain path. In the square, the only ones left were the silver longbowman and the mech. After exchanging nces, they looked up for a moment before rushing forward in pursuit of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. ¡­ Sister Yun brandished her spear with both hands. With a loud crashing sound, she smashed the huge ball of mes flying toward her back at the white-robed magus. Next, she urged her white horse forward as she lowered her body. Charging in right behind the fireball, she unleashed a stabbing attack. However, as the fireball was halfway through the sky, a sharp sword beam cut it apart. A katana-wielding Irregrity with a tengu mask on his face pped the wings on his back to hover before the magus. Next, a howling purple electric dragon swirled toward Sister Yun. Having no other choice, Sister Yun had to give up on attacking the white-robed magus. Turning around, she swung her spear, breaking the purple electric dragon. By doing so, she lost the chance to attack the magus. The warrior with the halberd bellowed, emitting a stern atmosphere. He was the one who had unleashed the purple electric dragon. Sister Yun took several deep breaths as she observed the eight Irregrities surrounding her. She was gradually growing impatient. Although the Irregrities here were not weak, the normal her would have killed them all by now. Unfortunately, the attack she used to break the restrictive barrier had exhausted a great deal of her strength. Faced with their endless attacks, she found herself trapped. Additionally¡­ ¡­ the development of their battle had taken a strange turn. The moment these Irregrities appeared, they had attacked her furiously without respite. In order to buy time for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group, Sister Yun had mainly focused on blocking their attacks, only counter attacking once in a while to preserve as much of her stamina as she could. The moment she saw Chen Xiaolian, Bluesea and Qiao Qiao run out from the Pantheon Temple, Sister Yun quickly began attacking. She had wanted to kill off one or two of the Irregrities attacking her before going down to provide support. At that very moment, though, for some unknown reason, the Irregrities suddenly switched into a different tactic. They went on the defensive while locking her in the sky. Sister Yun had realized that the white-robed magus, despite his strong appearance, was weak in melee. She had wanted to initiate a surprise attack against him several times now. However, every time she did so, his allies woulde out to support him, causing her attempts to fail. As for Sister Yun, her loss in stamina was gradually increasing. Although the fire support from below had stopped, the eight Irregrities were cooperating with each other immactely. There was no way for Sister Yun to immediately break away from the encirclement that the eight Irregrities were forming to join up with Chen Xiaolian. Naturally, it would not be hard for her to retreat by herself. However, doing so would only make the Irregrities shift their attention to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. Their actions were clearly aimed at stopping Sister Yun so that she would be unable to provide support. Sister Yun reined her horse with her left hand while her right hand gripped her spear. Her gaze swept across the faces of the Irregrities surrounding her. With an icy face, she said, ¡°You people¡­ ¡­ knew I wasing?¡± ¡°Finding out at this juncture, it¡¯s toote for you.¡± The purple-faced warrior raised his head up andughed. Next, he pulled out a bronze mirror from his chest. The other seven Irregrities surrounding her, too, pulled out a bronze mirror each. Each of the mirrors, made of copper, had a character on their backs: Gan, Kun, Li, Kan, Zhen, Xun, Gen, Dui. An icy expression shed across Sister Yun¡¯s eyes and her spear shot out with a sh. The spear shot out toward an Irregrity who was flying on a skateboard. However, just as the spear was about to arrive, the Irregrity had tossed the bronze mirror into the sky. When the spear was only a few metres before the Irregrity, a mirror-like shimmer of light shed out, sending the spear flying back toward Sister Yun. The white horse neighed as it reared up both its legs. Sister Yun pressed her hand down upon the horse¡¯s head as she stared at the purple-faced warrior with a pair of icy eyes. ¡°You can stop wasting your efforts. You should know just how powerful Mt Olympus¡¯ restrictive barrier is.¡± The purple-faced warriorughed loudly. ¡°Even if you are powerful enough to break it, you will have wasted much of your strength. Now that you are trapped within the Antecedent Heaven¡¯s Eight Trigram Furnace, even if you grow wings, you still won¡¯t be able to escape!¡± By then, the other Irregrities around her had also tossed their respective bronze mirrors up, letting them hover in the sky. Each of the bronze mirrors were radiating light to form arge furnace-shaped copper-coloured projection. Sister Yun raised her head to look at the spell array made of light surrounding her with a calm expression. Not a word came from her. ¡°Enough, just stay there obediently and let yourself be refined by it!¡± The purple-faced warrior swung his halberd. The eight Irregrities up in the sky then moved to position themselves behind their respective bronze mirrors. Biting their right index finger, they then inked their blood onto the back of their respective bronze mirrors. ¡°You think this is enough to kill me?¡± A faint smile suddenly appeared on Sister Yun¡¯s face. For some unknown reason, all the Irregrities there who saw her face suddenly felt a chill running down their spine. This woman is already trapped inside the Antecedent Heaven¡¯s Eight Trigram Furnace, so why¡­ ¡­ why is there no trace of fear inside her eyes? Rather, there is a look of absolute confidence? Sister Yun stretched out her hand to press the head of the white horse. With a neigh, the white horse transformed into a clump of light before disappearing. She then raised her head. Slowly, her gaze swept past the faces of those around her. Her eyes, they appeared to be smiling. ¡°Although I will have to pay a small price for this move¡­ ¡­ it¡¯s worth it.¡± ¡­. Chapter 660 Suicidal Attack

Chapter 660 Suicidal Attack

GOR Chapter 660 Suicidal Attack Chen Xiaolian carried Bluesea on his shoulder as he hastily ran down the mountain with Qiao Qiao. It was a zig-zagging path. The closer they get to the foot of the mountain, the longer the straight section of the winding path. As Chen Xiaolian reached the first corner, he saw that their pursuers had made it to the entrance leading to the mountain path. ¡°Damn it! They are faster than us!¡± As Chen Xiaolian ran, he turned to face Qiao Qiao, who was running beside him. ¡°I know.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head. ¡°Do you have any mode of transport?¡± ¡°Previously, we did find a Devourer fighter aircraft, but it was destroyed.¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. Then, using the Sword in the Stone, he swung at the cliff in a haphazard manner. As he was running forward, sizable rocks fell down to obstruct the mountain path. ¡°That won¡¯t stop them.¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. ¡°Every second counts! Dy them so that Zhao Yun can meet up with us.¡± ¡°Zhao Yun?¡± Qiao Qiao was stunned to hear that name. However, Chen Xiaolian pulled her forward. ¡°Don¡¯t stop! She is thepanion I was talking about earlier! She is currently drawing their main force away.¡± ¡°You are certain she wille to provide support?¡± asked Qiao Qiao with a frown. ¡°If you witnessed her killing an [S] ss expert before, you will also¡­ ¡­ be careful!¡± Chen Xiaolian leapt up. Next, he twisted his body 180 degrees while still in mid-air. Then, his hands, which were gripping the Sword in the Stone, swung to smash an arrow beam away. When his feetnded on the ground, he continued running down and said, ¡°You will also be as confident as I am.¡± ¡°I fear we won¡¯t be able to hold on until then.¡± Qiao Qiao sighed. ¡°The lower we go, the longer the straight section bes. Besides, they are slowly catching up. Why don¡¯t we¡­¡± ¡°Fight head on?¡± The two of them finally made it past another corner and were able to temporarily hide from their pursuers view. Chen Xiaolian looked at Bluesea, who was resting on his shoulders. With a heavy face, he shook his head. ¡°He is still unconscious. As we need to care for him, I fear we may not be able to deal with them sessfully. Unless¡­¡± ¡°Using the Sword in the Stone¡¯s skill?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment as he looked at the mountain path before him. ¡°But it has a cooldown time of 24 hours while there are only 18 or so hours before we get to return. If we use it here, we will have no more cards to yter.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth and said, ¡°But do you have any other n?¡± ¡°¡­ no.¡± Chen Xiaolian grew silent for a moment. Sighing, he turned to look at the edge of the winding path behind him. The figures of the two Irregrities pursuing them had appeared. Both the silver longbowman and the Sentinel mech had stopped firing at them. Instead, they focused on giving chase. It would appear that they, too, have realized that long-ranged attacks were insufficient to kill Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. At the same time, it meant that they were confident in their melee capabilities. ¡°Let¡¯s do it! On the next turn!¡± Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao exchanged nces and nodded to each other. After making the turn, Qiao Qiao immediately transformed into a ck shadow once more and slowly descended into the ground. As for Chen Xiaolian, he continued running forward until he was a few hundred metres ahead. There, he ced Bluesea behind a statue, hiding him from view, before turning to rush back toward the corner. Not far away from the corner were another two statues, one on either side. Chen Xiaolian hid himself behind one of them and silently waited for their pursuers arrival. The Sword in the Stone¡¯s skill could only be used once. Chen Xiaolian was hoping that he could preserve the skill instead of using it now. However, if it really came down to it, he would have to use it for this fight. He may even¡­ ¡­ have to use the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification once more. Chen Xiaolian closed his eyes as he positioned his ears to the side, straining them to listen to the sound of the iing footsteps. They were growing louder and closer. He carefully pulled out the spear that Sister Yun had given him from his back. He then grasped the spear handle with both hands. Listening to the sound of their pursuers¡¯ footsteps, Chen Xiaolian was able to roughly judge where they were. At that very moment, they had reached the end of their straight section. They will be appearing through this corner soon. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart thumped heavily as his hands tightened their grip on the spear handle. In the very next instant, he will be initiating his attack. However, at that very moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly stopped. Chen Xiaolian was surprised. It may have been possible for the silver longbowman to lessen the sound from his footsteps. However, there was no way the heavy footsteps from the Sentinel mech could just disappear. Unless it had stopped moving. Wait¡­ Sentinel mech?! Damn it! ¡°Qiao Qiao! Be careful!¡± Chen Xiaolian kicked the ground with both feet and dodged to the side. As his body was flying through the air, an electromaic st pierced through the thick mountain wall before destroying the statue that Chen Xiaolian was hiding behind just moments before. The moment he jumped, Chen Xiaolian recalled that Sentinel mechs had radars on them. The mountain wall could block their line of sight. However, could it block the Sentinel mech¡¯s radar detection ability? Qiao Qiao, who had transformed into a ck shadow, and was moving underground, was also affected by the shockwaves from the electromaic st. With a wretched cry, she flew out from underground. Her face pale, she turned to nce at Chen Xiaolian once before entering her Anti-materialization form once more. Although the Child of Darkness skill allowed her to dematerialize her body, she was still notpletely immune to energy-based weaponry. At the same time that Chen Xiaolian had jumped away, the silver longbowman made his way through the opening on the wall that the Sentinel mech had created with lightning-like speed. Turning his body sideways, he pulled his bowstring. Despite only pulling the bowstring once, he shot out five arrow beams. Each of the arrow beams were inferior in strengthpared to his previous arrow beams, but all of them were aimed at five areas on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body while cutting off all dodging possibilities. When Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feetnded on the ground, he did not duck to either his left or his right. Instead, he clenched his teeth and charged forward. Three of the arrow beams missed while the other two grazed his waist and his thigh, leaving deep, bloody scars on him. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian unleashed the Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Triple War Axe. Head Cleaver. The skill was practically the first melee skill that Chen Xiaolian acquired and was only [B] ss. Still, having used it so many times, Chen Xiaolian had be proficient in it to the point where he could grasp the underlying principles of the moves. While the skill was an axe technique, it was also a pole weapon technique. Thus, Chen Xiaolian was still able to easily execute the skill using a spear. When the silver longbowman moved to confront Chen Xiaolian¡¯s move, his face remained emotionless. Raising his longbow, he moved the bow tip up to meet Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attack. Impish Teeth Discer. Ear Gouger. Chen Xiaolian continued executing the next two moves, but all of them were blocked by the longbowman. As they were so close, Chen Xiaolian finally got toy his eyes on the longbow in the Irregrity¡¯s hands. The longbow waspletely silver and white in colour. The length of the longbow was the equivalent to that of an ordinary human¡¯s height. On the middle section of the longbow were countless symbols, but there was no way for him to grasp what was inscribed there. Affixed upon either end of the longbow was a slender single-edged de. A chilling light reflected off the surface of the des. Even though the spear that Sister Yun had created using her skill was not on the same level as the Sword in the Stone, it was definitely not somemon good. Yet, after shing against the spear a few times, no mark could be seen on the surface of the longbow. Seeing as the longbowman had dared to rush so close, it naturally meant that he was confident that his melee capabilities were not inferior to his marksmanship. After blocking Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Three War Axes, the longbowman revealed a sneer as he swiftly swung his longbow forward. So fast! Chen Xiaolian was shocked. He jerked his head to the side, barely avoiding the single-edged de on the longbow. Although the de had not made contact with his cheek, a shallow scar had still appeared on his cheek. The longbowman was not done with his attack. He swung the longbow to the right and the bowstring swept toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck. Looking at the bowstring, which was as fine as a strand of hair, Chen Xiaolian was well aware of what would happen if he were cut by it. Chen Xiaolian jerked down his head, his movement speed suddenly doubling, allowing him to avoid the cutting attack from the bowstring by a hair¡¯s breadth. Then¡­ The spear slid backward quickly before shooting out from his waist like a venomous snake. Charging Stinger skill! Although Chen Xiaolian had yet to fully recover his attributes after utilizing the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill, utilizing the skill allowed his Agility attribute to instantly rise to [B+] ss, regardless of the amount of Agility he possessed. Clearly, the longbowman had not expected the sudden increase in movement speed from Chen Xiaolian. Caught off guard by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s move, the longbowman frantically raised his longbow to take on the iing spear tip. Although it was an awkward looking move, he had still managed to use the longbow to stop Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spear attack. The spear tip urately lodged itself into the hollow point at the end of the longbow. With a furious yank, Chen Xiaolian sent both the spear and the longbow flying to the side even as his hand moved to grab the Sword in the Stone. He then sent a decapitating swing at the longbowman¡¯s neck. However, the longbowman¡¯s reaction was in no way inferior to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. He pped his waist, causing a dagger to shoot out. He then grabbed it with a backhanded move before using it to block the sword swing. The dagger looked ordinary and in, a dark ck dagger. However, it was clearly a high-grade weapon. Even after shing against the Sword in the Stone 10 plus times, it remained unbroken. At the same time, his skill with the dagger was insidious to the extreme. Going all out, he attempted to attack Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. Every one of his attacks came from impossible angles. Faced with those attacks, Chen Xiaolian was momentarily forced to retreat. However, an inch longer was an inch stronger. His Sword in the Stone had a longer reachpared to the dagger. In but moments, Chen Xiaolian had managed to stabilize his position. Then, he began his counter attack. Suddenly, another electromaic st tore yet another hole on the mountain wall. The Sentinel mech pounced through the hole tond behind Chen Xiaolian as it sent a serrated warde hacking down on him. The Sentinel mech was none other than the one that Chen Xiaolian had seen when he first entered Zero City. A Mark MK1 mech, the most basic version. It did not have any flight equipment installed. There was only a minigun on its left arm, two miniature me throwers on both its shoulder, an electromaic ster, and an alloy-made serrated warde on its right arm. This time, Chen Xiaolian was the one caught off guard. He frantically dodged to the right while swinging the Sword in the Stone to meet the iing serrated warde. The serrated warde was broken from the sh. However, the Sentinel mech had already turned the miniature me throwers to aim downward. The moment the Sentinel mech charged through the mountain wall, the longbowman had jumped backward, leaving the Sentinel mech to deal with Chen Xiaolian. Seeing that the Sentinel mech had the methrower directed at the ground beneath it, Chen Xiaolian screamed to himself: Not good! However, he was given no opportunities to move away. Hot greenish blue mes sprayed onto the ground, engulfing the whole area around it, Chen Xiaolian and the mech along with it. That was, a suicidal attack! ¡­ Chapter 661 Yun!

Chapter 661 Yun!

GOR Chapter 661 Yun! By the time the mes dispersed away, the surface of the Sentinel mech had turned into a colour of dark red from the scorching heat. Its external metal surface melted under the intense heat and liquid metal dripped down the ground. The Sentinel mech was practically ruined. Beyond the transparent cover of the mech¡¯s cockpit position, which had also been scorched, there was no pilot inside. By then, the silver longbowman had retrieved his longbow from the ground. As he was pulling the bowstring to aim at Chen Xiaolian, he found that the Sentinel mech was the only thing standing there amid the scorched earth. Chen Xiaolian had disappeared. His face revealed shock for a brief moment when a piece of the marbled tile on the ground suddenly burst upward. The red-hot marbled tile, still wreathed in mes, shot toward him. Earlier, in that very instant, Chen Xiaolian had used the Sword in the Stone to dig up the tiled ground beneath him and hid himself underground. An arrow beam flew out, breaking the ming marbled tile into pieces and revealing Chen Xiaolian, who was right behind the tile, the Sword in the Stone in his hand. Before the longbowman could pull his bowstring again, Chen Xiaolian descended before him. The Sword in the Stone hacked down. The longbowman moved to raise his silver longbow to block the iing attack. However, he suddenly released a muffled grunt as his body staggered. A ck silhouette had grabbed one of his feet. In a sh, his right foot had crumbled into powder. Gritting his teeth, the longbowman ignored the iing sword strike. Instead, he waved his left hand, causing a big-bore revolver to appear in his hand. Aiming it downward, he opened fire. Qiao Qiao cried out in pain and her shadowy silhouette was forced to transform back to her original body. Her body flew out and fell onto the ground. Spirit-force gun. Additionally, it was a very high-grade gun. In World¡¯s End, materials and supplies were in short supply. Not to mention, they will regrly be refreshed. Not only was the longbowman with the silver longbow strong, he possessed a storage equipment and so many high-grade weapons. That was something that Chen Xiaolian had failed to anticipate. Chen Xiaolian brought the Sword in the Stone down with all his might upon the longbowman¡¯s shoulder. The sharp de of the Sword in the Stone hacked its way down from the longbowman¡¯s left shoulder area down through his right thigh area, cleaving the man in half. The longbowman stared intently at Chen Xiaolian, seemingly filled with unwillingness. In the end, however, his eyes slowly closed. Chen Xiaolian quickly went to grab the spear that was on the ground. After sheathing it upon his back, he reached out to grab Qiao Qiao. ¡°Are you all right?¡± ¡°It is a holy-force bullet. It inflicts a higher amount of damage toward me.¡± Clenching her teeth, Qiao Qiao lowered her head to look at her lower abdomen area. Blood trickled down continuously from the gunshot wound there. ¡°There is no way for me to recover any time soon. I also cannot assume my Anti-materialization form.¡± ¡°There is still one more fellow. Hold on just little longer.¡± There was a grim look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he nced about. The cockpit of the Sentinel mech was empty. Clearly, its pilot had jumped out from the mech before initiating the attack earlier. The attack itself was done through an automatedbat program. Meaning, the pilot should presently be nearby. ¡°No more¡­¡± Qiao Qiao waved her hand weakly and pointed at an area nearby. ¡°It¡¯s been dealt with.¡± Surprised, Chen Xiaolian, who was propping Qiao Qiao along with him, moved closer to see an iplete corpse on the mountain path. The area above the waist had all but disappeared. ¡°When you were fighting the fellow earlier, I finished this one off. The Sentinel mech has an electromaic shield. If he had note out, I would have no way to approach him. He only has himself to me for bringing this upon himself.¡± Despite her weakened state, Qiao Qiao was able to force out a smirk. ¡°Unfortunately, I had no way of stopping him from setting up the automatedbat program.¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. Letting Qiao Qiao lean against the mountain wall, he quickly made his way to the two corpses to rummage through their belongings. The Sentinel mech¡¯s pilot had nothing on him. However, the silver longbowman had the silver longbow and the dagger. Those two were fairly good items. The dagger had managed to sh off against the Sword in the Stone over ten times without getting broken. That meant¡­ ¡­ it was at least an [A+] ss weapon as well. However, in World¡¯s End, personal systems were unavable for everyone. Despite holding the dagger in his hand, there was no way for Chen Xiaolian to view the level or theplementary skill of the dagger. The same was true of the silver longbow. One thing was certain. Those two weapons were not your average weapons. Taking it along will not be detrimental to him. On the longbowman¡¯s left index finger was a ring. Chen Xiaolian quickly pulled out the ring and slipped it into his own finger. As expected, it was a storage equipment. Although personal systems were no longer avable, storage equipment were still usable. The storage space of the storage ring was not particrlyrge. Inside were a few firearms, sma mines, a portable life signature detector and some spirit-force bullets. There were also five crystal arrows, simr to the one that he had shot out earlier. There was also a small, golden-coloured bell. However, he was unable to figure out what it was for. The discovery that excited Chen Xiaolian the most was that it also contained a ck Hawk transport helicopter. It was not some high-grade system-produced item. Rather, it was one that could be found in the outside world. Even so, it was a good item. Machines the likes of the Devourer fighter aircraft were not something that could be found easily. Chen Xiaolian waved his hand, the one with the ring, and the helicopter appeared. Then, after Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao brought Bluesea up the helicopter, they started it up and flew toward the designated rendezvous location. ¡­ The eight Irregrities hovered behind their respective bronze mirrors. Each of them had one hand on the back of their mirror as they chanted with solemn expressions. As they chanted, eight dark red rays of light shone out from the eight bronze mirrors toward Sister Yun. However, Sister Yun simply hovered in the same spot with her eyes closed. It was not just her white horse, even the spear and armour she wore on her body had disappeared. Countless faint and fine silver-coloured motes floated around her, dancing about like stars within a starry night. When the dark red rays of light struck the silver motes, they became like stones falling into a sea, disappearing without a sound. Seeing that, the eight Irregrities could not help but continue to channel their bronze mirrors. The rays of light shone continuously but were unable to pierce through the starscape around her. ¡°Enough! Resisting after getting cornered, how long do you think you canst?¡± The purple-faced man¡¯s face was slightly sweaty. However, his voice was still as loud. ¡°Be obedient and just give up! You will feel less pain when you get refined!¡± Sister Yun¡¯s eyes remain closed, not moving in the slightest. It was as though she had not heard him at all. ¡°Push harder! I don¡¯t believe this Antecedent Heaven''s Eight Trigram Furnace cannot refine her!¡± The purple-faced man shouted loudly as he nced at his surroundingpanions. Once again, they channelled their power into the bronze mirror to release the rays of light at a more frequent rate. Despite failing to break the protective barrier of the starscape around her, the red light within the bronze furnace of light grew more intense. It grew from a dark red colour to a bright red colour. Then, a faint yellow colour. The eight Irregrities were outside the spell array. However, the heat from within the furnace was still able to seep out somewhat. A few of the rtively weaker Irregrities were already sweating all over. Even their hair had shrivelled up. As for Sister Yun, who was in the middle of the starscape, she appearedpletely unaffected. Only, her two shut eyes gradually glowed, brighter and brighter. Two rays of light shone from her pupils at such an intensity that not even her eyelids could block them off. Her lips moved slightly as she seemingly said something. However, not a single one of the Irregrities could hear what she had said. ¡°Bai Qi, this move was made for you. I had thought that you would be the first to see it.¡± Sister Yun¡¯s voice was as soft as a mosquito¡¯s. She appeared to be talking to herself, though, it also appeared as though she was talking to the one whose whereabouts were presently unknown to her, Bai Qi. ¡°A pity, today, this move will be used on a bunch of nobodies.¡± The light within her closed eyelids grew brighter and brighter, even brighterpared to the red light around her. Her eyes became like stars, the only stars shining amid a sea of fog. Sister Yun abruptly opened her eyes. Next, the light gathered within her eyes shone, expanding outward from her position. The white radiance swept through the bronze mirrors and the Irregrities around her. Even so ¨C nothing changed. The bronze mirrors continued floating in the sky while the Irregrities remained in their respective positions and stances, their palms ced upon their respective bronze mirrors. Even the image of the bronze furnace and its red rays of light remained. The only one who did not remain immobile was Sister Yun. She raised one foot and put it down. When her foot descended, Sister Yun¡¯s figure appeared before the purple-faced warrior. As for the purple-faced warrior, he remained immobile, the expression on his face the same as that from earlier, seemingly having frozen. Only his eyes moved, looking at Sister Yun. A profound look of fear seeped out from his eyes. Sister Yun calmly looked at him before turning away. All she did was to reach out with her hand and make a swiping motion toward the purple-faced warrior¡¯s face. It was as though she was swiping at a sand castle made by children on a beach. With a swipe, the purple-faced man¡¯s head disappeared, leaving only his body there. His neck held onto nothing. Yet, not a single drop of blood spurted out. His body, too, did not fall down. Instead, it continued to hover in the sky. After having executed that swiping motion, Sister Yun no longer bothered with the purple-faced warrior. She turned to face another Irregrity. Likewise, with just one step, she appeared before the Irregrity. The white-robed Irregrity stared at Sister Yun, his eyes filled with an imploring look. He did his very best to move his body. However, no matter how much he tried, he was incapable of moving even the tip of his finger. Once again, Sister Yun extended her hand to gently swipe the air before her. The next step. In just moments, Sister Yun had moved past all the eight Irregrities and swiped their heads. After that, she turned calmly. With a wave of her right hand, her white horse and silver spear reappeared. Then, riding the horse, she galloped far away without giving the Irregrities behind her a second nce. Only then did eight fountains of blood sprayed out through the eight Irregrities¡¯ necks. Their lifeless bodies then fell to the ground. ¡­ Chapter 662 Small Cabin

Chapter 662 Small Cabin

GOR Chapter 662 Small Cabin ¡°Uncle Bluesea, you are up?¡± Due to the sounding from the helicopter¡¯s rotors, Bluesea slowly opened his eyes. Raising his head, he saw Qiao Qiao sitting opposite from him while Chen Xiaolian sat on the pilot seat, his back facing Bluesea. ¡°This is?¡± Bluesea sat up and nced at his surroundings. ¡°Bounty. We had finished off all of the pursuers. Next up, we just need to wait for Sister Yun to meet up with us,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian without turning his head. Bluesea nodded his head without saying a word. However, there was an odd look on his face. ¡°What is wrong?¡± Qiao Qiao looked nervously at Bluesea. ¡°No, it is nothing.¡± Bluesea raised his head again and smiled at Qiao Qiao. ¡°We finally managed to save you. You¡­ ¡­ do somewhat resemble Brother Qiao.¡± ¡°In the past¡­ ¡­ you have seen me before, back when I was in Zero City.¡± Qiao Qiao gave Bluesea a detailed look. ¡°I already know that all the participants in this game, be they yer, Awakened, or Irregrity, must risk their lives. Even so, I never thought that an expert like you would also¡­¡± ¡°You still do not know what happened?¡± Bluesea looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Mm, when you put it that way, you must have died before me.¡± ¡°What happened¡­ ¡­¡± Qiao Qiao was stunned. Bluesea gave a wry smile and pointed at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I am no longer an Awakened. After getting refreshed as a human, I no longer have my memories of that time. I heard about what happened from him.¡± ¡°Just what had happened, Xiaolian?¡± Qiao Qiao had a feeling that something shocking had happened during the period where she had died. ¡°We¡¯ll talk about it when wend.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at the area beneath the helicopter. It was an expanse of white snow. They had arrived at the designated rendezvous point. The helicopter slowlynded and gusts of snow blew up from the ground. Chen Xiaolian jumped down the helicopter and opened the rear hatch. Then, he extended his hand to provide support for Bluesea. However, Bluesea rejected his offer and jumped down by himself. They were within a snowfield with not much protruding surfaces. The terrain was generally t and was filled withrge cedar trees. It would take several humans to wrap themselves around each of the trees. Still, there was a distance of roughly tens of metres between each cedar tree. There was no weather in World¡¯s End. Yet, for some unknown reason, endless winds blew across that stretch of area. The wind, along with various dirt blew upon their faces, each gust feeling like a piercing knife. ¡°The temperature is below 30 degrees. We cannot stay here.¡± Qiao Qiao nced around with a frown. ¡°Although I can be immune to low temperatures after entering my Anti Materialization form, I cannot maintain it indefinitely. Uncle Bluesea¡¯s body as well¡­¡± ¡°I am fine.¡± Bluesea shook his head, interrupting Qiao Qiao. ¡°The Bug Armour is wrapped over my body and I do not feel cold right now. However¡­ ¡­ I fear that Chen Xiaolian cannot hold on. The question is¡­ ¡­ what do we do now?¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°Can we not stay in the helicopter?¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head firmly. ¡°The sound from the helicopter¡¯s engine is too loud and obvious. If the Coalition send other pursuers after us, it will make things easier for them to track us down. Let¡¯s head deeper into the snowfield.¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ thepanion that you mentioned, the one called Zhao Yun. Won¡¯t she be unable to find us?¡± Qiao Qiao was puzzled. ¡°Not a problem.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°She gave me a way to contact her. Mr Bluesea, what do you say?¡± ¡°Head in.¡± Bluesea did not hesitate to agree with Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Although I do not know where this instance dungeon is based, terrain wise, it should be either North America or Siberia. Maybe we can find a ce to hide. Even a small wooden cabin would do.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and kept the helicopter into the storage ring. Then, the three of them walked into the inner area of the snowfield. The deeper they ventured in, the more intense the winds became. Whistling winds continuously blew past them. The area before them was all white and their sight range fell to less than 50 metres. ¡°Should we head back? This kind of terrain¡­¡± Qiao Qiao used her palms to cover her nose as she breathed. Then, she turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We have been walking for so long and seen nothing except these trees.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s continue first. If we still cannot find anything, we can bring out the helicopter.¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand and used his own bodily heat to warm her up. ¡°Do you want to enter Anti Materialization form for a moment?¡± ¡°No need. I can still hold on for a while.¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head gently and wrapped the scarf on her head tighter. She leaned closer to Chen Xiaolian as they trudged deeper in. The snow on the ground almost reached their thighs. Although their bodies had been enhanced to varying levels of strength, the environment had still made it somewhat difficult for them. ¡°Look!¡± As Chen Xiaolian was about to give up on moving forward and summon out the helicopter to shield them from the snow, Qiao Qiao suddenly pulled her hand out of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s grasp and pointed forward. ¡°What is that?¡± Amid the snowy winds, they were able to vaguely make out a blurry object. Appearance wise, it looked like a wooden cabin. The three of them rushed toward the object. After approaching it, they saw that the object standing before them was really a small wooden cabin built against arge cedar tree. The small cabin was only around 20 square feet in size. Its top was a spire while colour was muted by the snowy winds. It only had one door and no windows. Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea exchanged nces before nodding their heads. ording to their life signature detector, there was nothing suspicious about the cabin. Bluesea was took the lead and carefully pushed open the door. Next, he turned and gave Chen Xiaolian a thumbs up, indicating that there was no problem there. Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao rushed forward. After entering the wooden cabin, they closed the door, blocking the snowy winds from entering. The surface of the ground and walls within the cabin were covered with animal hide. The spots and colour of the skin were so varied, it was impossible to tell exactly which type of animals they were from. The wall greeting them was a firece, with a pile of chopped firewood and an axe. A long rope hung down from one part of the ceiling. Tens of dried meat hung from the rope. It was unknown what type of meat they were. On the other side of the wall were several rough looking hunting bows. In the centre of the cabin was a huge stump. The cut was performed smoothly. Although the surface of the stump appeared slightly ckened from oil and smoke, it remained very smooth. It would appear that it served as a table. Beside therge tree stump were several smaller-sized stumps. They were also t and smooth. They must be the seats. In the corner were severalyers of thick nkets. ¡°This seems like a hunter¡¯s house.¡± Bluesea inspected the ce for a moment. Then, walking toward the firece, he started up a fire. Red coloured mes danced and a feeling of warmth slowly filled the cabin. ¡°Finally, warmth.¡± Qiao Qiao pulled the thick nkets in the corner over and handed Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea one each. Then, she wrapped herself with one and sat down beside the firece. ¡°All right, now¡­ ¡­ we should be safe now.¡± Qiao Qiao extended her hand out toward Chen Xiaolian and smiled. ¡°Wait a bit.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and retrieved the spear that Sister Yun had given him from the storage ring. He then passed it over to Bluesea. ¡°Mr Bluesea, I will have to trouble you.¡± Bluesea epted the spear. He then held it horizontally with both hands before him. This time, though, his luck was not too good. Chen Xiaolian had to hack down five times before he could break the spear. Next, the spear transformed into glowing motes of silver light, which gradually dissipated into the air. ¡°All right, Sister Yun should being to meet up with us soon.¡± Chen Xiaolian sat down beside Qiao Qiao and pulled her hand. ¡°After you died, many things happened. The most important one was¡­ ¡­ Zero City was destroyed.¡± ¡°What?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes widened as she stared with disbelief at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Zero City? How is that possible?¡± ¡°Nothing is impossible. No matter how big, how powerful and how secretive Zero City may be, it was simply a matter of time before the system finds it. The system issued an emergency quest, gathering all the yers.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. ¡°Mr Bluesea had died back then.¡± He hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should tell Qiao Qiao the reason why Zero City¡¯s gate had malfunctioned. In the end, he chose not to say anything. ¡°Then, my father! He¡­ ¡­ is he all right?¡± Qiao Qiao gripped Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand tightly as she quickly asked. ¡°He is fine. He was not in Zero City when the incident urred.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s wordsforted Qiao Qiao somewhat and she listened on to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Although Zero City had been destroyed, a good number of the Awakened ones inside had managed to escape. However, they have hidden themselves up, no longer maintaining any form ofmunication with the outside world. I believe that when your father lost contact with the other members of de Mountain me Sea Guild, he must have realized that something big had happened. However, he certainly has no way of knowing exactly what had happened.¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ is he safe?¡± Qiao Qiao was keenly aware of the gist of the issue. ¡°As the de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s representative in the secr world and the owner of the entire guild¡¯s assets, the other Awakened ones¡­ ¡­ when they find out that something had happened to Zero City, will they do something toward him?¡± Chen Xiaolian considered the question before shaking his head. There was a wry smile on his face. ¡°I am uncertain what conclusions the Awakened ones now have regarding Zero City¡¯s disappearance. However, I believe the conclusion that Zero City had been destroyed will not be appearing any time soon. Besides, your father has bodyguards assigned by the guild by his side. Safety wise, he should be fine for now.¡± ¡°That is fine, then.¡± Qiao Qiao breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°The others in the guild¡­ ¡­ are they all right?¡± ¡°They are doing very well.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°It is just, Roddy¡­¡± ¡°Roddy? What happened to him?¡± ¡°I myself do not know if it is a good thing or a bad thing.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°That Nicole, whom he had been pining for all this time, returned as an Irregrity. However, I get the feeling that he¡­ ¡­ may not get the chance to go after her.¡± ¡°He is your good friend. Are you not nning on helping him?¡± said Qiao Qiao with a smile as she turned to nce at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Help? With what? The matters between man and woman must have consent from both sides. What can I help with?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Back then, when I got together with you, did I depend on Roddy for help?¡± ¡°You are right.¡± Qiao Qiaoughed before turning to look at Bluesea, who was sitting on the other side. She noticed that there was a frown on his face and he was leaning against the wall. ¡°Uncle Bluesea, what is wrong? Are you not fully recovered?¡± Qiao Qiao asked gingerly. Only after Qiao Qiao had asked twice did Bluesea wake up. He nodded his head and said, ¡°It seems, by using the Bug Armour¡¯s powerful attacks and consuming too much power, I will enter a weakened state. Although ites with its own self-recovery abilities, it would be best if it could receive energy from external sources.¡± ¡­ Chapter 663 Not Right

Chapter 663 Not Right

GOR Chapter 663 Not Right Although the items inside the little cabin were simplistic, they were quite adequate. Qiao Qiao took a few pieces of the dried meat hanging from the rope and cut it into smaller pieces. Then, she pulled out a small iron pot from a cab located in the corner. Stepping out, she hauled some of the ice outside and melted it, making a pot of broth. Thest time Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea had a meal was before they had left the little vige. They had long since grown hungry and were holding on through sheer will. Although the pot of brothcked fat and seasoning, it was quickly gulped down. ¡°Is it enough? Do you want me to make some more?¡± Qiao Qiao had only drank a few times before putting down the bowl in her hands. She ced both her palms upon her cheeks and cast a smile at Chen Xiaolian. After downing half the pot of broth, Chen Xiaolian felt full. Bluesea, on the other hand, appeared to not have had enough. ¡°Uncle Bluesea, do you want me to cook up another pot?¡± Qiao Qiao quickly stood up. However, she saw Bluesea shaking his head as he walked toward the pieces of dried meat hanging in the corner. Bluesea plucked down one of them and held it with both hands. He lowered his head and was silent for a moment before several tendrils emerged from his wrist to envelop the piece of dried meat. After wrapping themselves over the piece of dried meat, the tendrils immediately turned t as they swallowed the piece of meat into themselves. The whole piece of dried meat disappeared in the blink of an eye and Bluesea appeared to be in a better state. ¡°This method seems more efficient.¡± Bluesea smiled and he plucked down even more of the dried meats hanging down from the ceiling and used the tendrils to absorb them. In but a sh, all the dried meats had been swallowed up by the tendrils. Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao watched while gaping. All those dried meats were enough for ten plus meals for a normal adult male. Yet, they were all downed by Bluesea in a matter of minutes. Since waking up on the helicopter, Bluesea had appeared somewhat weak. Now that he had taken in those dried meats, he regained his colour. Rather, he appeared even betterpared to his initial state when he had just obtained the Bug Armour. After swallowing thest piece of dried meat, he flicked his palms and turned toward Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao. He gave a faint smile. ¡°It looks disgusting, doesn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°A little.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled back coolly. ¡°However, it is very effective, no?¡± ¡°Yes,pared to eating to recover, this method restores my strength at a much faster rate. Truth be told, I have a question.¡± Bluesea suddenly asked, ¡°After fusing with this Bug Armour, I can no longer be considered an ordinary human, right? So, if you bring me back to the outside world and I get resurrected, will I still have these abilities?¡± ¡°That¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. Earlier, they had to fight, kill and escape. Only now did they get the chance to settle down. Thus, he had never considered it. ¡°I think¡­ ¡­ it should be possible.¡± Frowning, Chen Xiaolian considered it for quite some time before slowly answering. ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ does that mean I can still do something for de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± Bluesea was silent for a moment before speaking up again. ¡°Assuming they are not all dead already, that is.¡± ¡°That I cannot be certain.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head slowly. ¡°At any rate, the current situation is different from the norm. How many of Zero City¡¯s residents managed to make it out? How many de Mountain me Sea Guild members are with them? How much strength do these remnant forces possess? I am uncertain about all those. Additionally, after the other Awakened guilds find out that Zero City had been destroyed, what actions will they take? That is an even bigger of an unknown. de Mountain me Sea Guild had a glorious history. But now, I fear it has fallen to be but amon and minor guild. It might end up facing plunderers with tiger-like eyes. Adding your presence alone, I fear¡­¡± ¡°One more is always a good thing.¡± Bluesea released a soft sigh. ¡°But, Mr Bluesea, there is no need for you to do that.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a pained smile. ¡°You have already died once back in Zero City. You no longer have the identity of an Awakened! Were it not for me, you would not have known at all! There is no longer any rtionship between de Mountain me Sea Guild and the current you!¡± ¡°The dead Bluesea is also Bluesea. Dying does not absolve one of his or her responsibilities.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°Mr Bluesea¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed helplessly. Since the Blood Verdict incident, Chen Xiaolian had known just how much of himself Bluesea had poured into de Mountain me Sea Guild. He would not hesitate to use his own life to extend the guild¡¯s existence for just a little longer. However, Chen Xiaolian never expected, that after Bluesea had be an ordinary human, having lost his memories as an Awakened, he would still refuse to let go. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and his face suddenly flickered. ¡°Wait.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± asked Bluesea with a frown. Chen Xiaolian lowered his head and fell silent for a lengthy period of time before slowly raising his head again. ¡°Mr Bluesea, you will likely be¡­ ¡­ the most novel existence in the world.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Bluesea asked with slightly furrowed brows. Chen Xiaolian inhaled and smiled. ¡°Before this, I had informed you that all yers, Awakened ones and Irregrities are under the control of the system. The system would issue out quests and send us into instance dungeons. Although we will possess abilities that ordinary humans could never possess, we, in return, will constantly face life-threatening dangers.¡± ¡°I remember.¡± Bluesea nodded. ¡°At present, however, you are different.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at Bluesea¡¯s chest. ¡°You just so happened to be the host for Hammer¡¯s Bug Armour, giving you abilities the likes of Awakened ones and yers. Even so, you remain an ordinary human! An ordinary human with special abilities!¡± Bluesea nodded his head. There was no look of surprise on his face. Instead, he contemted silently for a moment before releasing a sigh. ¡°Does that mean¡­ ¡­ I cannot fight alongside the other members of de Mountain me Sea Guild?¡± ¡°As expected, you are very astute.¡± There was a wry smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he nodded. ¡°As you are an ordinary human, the system cannot¡­ ¡­ or at least, judging from the present state of affairs, the system will not issue quests for ordinary humans! Even if you ce yourself within an instance dungeon before it starts, you cannot enter the instance dungeon as a participant and fight alongside your guild members. You cannot even¡­ ¡­ re-join de Mountain me Sea Guild!¡± ¡°Is there no solution to the issue?¡± Bluesea asked softly. ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. It was not that Chen Xiaolian was unable to fulfil Bluesea¡¯s request. After sessfully bringing Bluesea back to the outside world, he could utilize the metal sphere to turn him from an ordinary human into an Irregrity, giving him back his former memories and abilities in the process. However, Chen Xiaolian had no intentions of doing that. For de Mountain me Sea Guild, for Zero City, Bluesea had already given up so much. The responsibilities that he had to bear had already exceeded the limits of what he should have. Also, his current state was something that all Awakened ones could only dream of ¨C the power without the need to fight and kill or be killed within instance dungeons. There was no need to bear any responsibilities. Chen Xiaolian still held the hope that Bluesea could live in peace. ¡°Is that so?¡± A trace of disappointment shed across Bluesea¡¯s eyes and he nodded. ¡°Don¡¯t think so much about it, Mr Bluesea.¡± Chen Xiaolian patted his shoulder. ¡°After returning, live a good life as an ordinary human.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll have to wait until we have smoothly gotten out before discussing about that.¡± Bluesea shook his head somewhat. ¡°There are no pursuers chasing us right now. Besides, Sister Yun is about toe meet us. What else is there to worry about?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°We just need to wait for another 10 plus hours.¡± ¡°I fear¡­ it is not that simple.¡± Bluesea gave Chen Xiaolian a nce. ¡°Something is not right.¡± ¡­ Chapter 664 One Conclusion

Chapter 664 One Conclusion

GOR Chapter 664 One Conclusion ¡°Not right?¡± Both Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao became surprised. ¡°Didn¡¯t we sessfully rescue Qiao Qiao out?¡± ¡°It is too sessful. Thus, I feel that something is not right.¡± Bluesea shook his head slowly. ¡°Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter¡­ ¡­ mm, I¡¯ll just call you Qiao Qiao. When we found you, you were incarcerated alone. Did you see other incarcerated Irregrities?¡± ¡°No.¡± Qiao Qiao quickly shook her head. ¡°I am the only one.¡± ¡°Did you never meet others like you, who were unwilling to kill Awakened ones by carrying out clearing operations?¡± asked Bluesea with furrowed brows. ¡°Kill Awakened ones? Clearing operations?¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head in confusion. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what are you talking about? I don¡¯t get it at all.¡± ¡°You were not imprisoned because you refused to join the Coalition?¡± ¡°No.¡± The same look of confusion remained on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. ¡°I don¡¯t even know why I was caught. I had thought¡­ ¡­ you two know why.¡± Bluesea and Chen Xiaolian exchanged nces and saw shock in each other¡¯s faces. Originally, Chen Xiaolian had assumed that Qiao Qiao must have been incarcerated for rejecting the offer to join the Coalition. However, he had never expected that Qiao Qiao was not even aware of the refreshing issue in World¡¯s End and the Irregrities¡¯ clearing operations. ¡°Qiao Qiao, tell me everything regarding how you were captured to me in detail.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was grim. He stood up, letting the nket around him drop off as he pulled out the Sword in the Stone. Gripping the sword, he then took out the life signature detector and inspected his surroundings. Next, he gave Bluesea a signal to indicate that it was safe for now. However, he dared not lower his guard. ¡°All right.¡± Qiao Qiao had also sensed that there was something amiss. Knitting her brows, she carefully recalled what happened before slowly speaking up, ¡°As it so happens, the ce where I woke up was inside the Jerusalem instance dungeon, the underground pce.¡± ¡°When I opened my eyes and saw the familiar surroundings, I was shocked. Back then, I did not realize that I had died and hade to World¡¯s End. I simply thought that¡­ ¡­ we had won. ¡°Yet, when I looked up, I was unable to find you, Roddy, Soo Soo, Lun Tai, Xia Xiaolei¡­ ¡­ even our opponents had all disappeared without a trace. I was the only one left within the empty underground pce. ¡°I tried using the guild channel to contact you only to find that I am incapable of essing it. The storage equipment on me had also disappeared. Thankfully, my skills could still be used. ¡°Moving along the exit path, I got out and realized that the sky above was¡­ ¡­ no longer blue and white. Mm, it is the same as what you can see now. It was then that I realized that I havee to the afterlife. ¡°After that, I saw several figures flying forward. They began searching around the instance dungeon. Despite noticing me, they did not care about my presence. None of them came to talk to me. They simply minded their own business as they searched around for something. Later on, I realized that they were searching newly sent instance dungeons for usable props. ¡°Later on, one within a group of two found a spear and the two fellows confronted each other for a moment. In the end, one of them decided to back down and the other one brought his bounty with him as he left. ¡°After considering it for a moment, I attempted to go forward to ask the remaining fellow about the situation here. From him, I found out the rules of operations of this World¡¯s End. ¡°Since long ago, all Irregrities who died will be sent into World¡¯s End. Here, they will possess what seems like an infinite amount of lifespan ¨C as long as they do not get killed. Due to the loss of personal system, they can no longer obtain points from instance dungeons. Thus, most of the Irregrities who had entered World¡¯s End, be they strong or weak, will no longer be able to enhance their strength. Only a small number of them who possess self-enhancing skills could slowly grow strong through time. ¡°Truth be told, most of the Irregrities who ended up in here are not that strong. Most of them failed to rise to an adequate level before dying in instance dungeons and get sent here. The strength of the Irregrities here all vary. With every refresh cycle, which urs every three months,es a fresh beginning. Although they would asionally get into disputes and conflicts in pursuit of props, they generally would not put their lives on the line for the sake of those things. At any rate, they can live a decent life without provoking others. ¡°After finding out about that, I thanked him. Then, I chose a direction and set forth. I found a city-type instance dungeon and settled there. My thoughts on the matter was simple. Since the Irregrities within World¡¯s End will never be cleared, I can just wait here. Although¡­¡± Having said that, Qiao Qiao looked forward and smiled at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I don¡¯t even know if I was hoping to meet you or hoping I would never meet you. Although I had been missing you every minute I was here, I knew that the moment I see you would mean¡­ ¡­ you have died. ¡°Regardless, since I am still alive here, I have to live on. ¡°Not long after I arrived, I experienced my first refresh cycle. Everything around me disappeared in an instant, bing a stretch of whiteness. The space of World¡¯s End seemingly shrank away and we were all pulled into the mountain peak of Mt Olympus. ¡°The time when World¡¯s End gets cleared is also the only time that all the Irregrities gather together. ¡°I was not interested in making contact with them. Thus, after the clearing process was done and new instance dungeons had been sent in, I left Mt Olympus. Finding a new ce, I settled down once more. I did not go search for equipment. The only things I looked for were foodstuffs. Eat, sleep, reminisce. ¡°One day, someone suddenly appeared. It was a man. ¡°Without giving me any exnation, he attacked and defeated me. However, he did not kill me. Instead, he brought me back to Mt Olympus and had me imprisoned. I had no ability to fight back against him at all. I was like a baby before him. ¡°I do not understand what it was he wanted. I had asked him several times but he never answered. He would simply bring in food and water when the time came, but he never allowed me to leave. ¡°In the beginning, I was furious. Gradually, however, I grew indifferent. For me, where I live makes no difference. ¡°Then, you came.¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian and smiled. ¡°I had considered the best possible scenario. Maybe, after many, many years, after you¡¯ve reached the end of your lifespan, you end up here in World¡¯s End. Then, you would find me and we would live here forever. I never thought that you would¡­ ¡­mit suicide for me.¡± She bit her lower lip and her eyes teared up slightly. ¡°Regardless if we can smoothly return, for me to be able to see you again, I am satisfied.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled gently and pressed Qiao Qiao¡¯s hands. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we will definitely return.¡± Then, he turned to Bluesea. There was a slightly twisted expression on his face. ¡°Mr Bluesea, there is really something wrong here.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Bluesea stood up. Then, he moved toward the stump in the middle of the cabin and sat. ¡°Qiao Qiao, do you understand my current state?¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head. ¡°After you died during Zero City¡¯s fall, you were refreshed into an ordinary human, losing your memories as an Awakened. After that, you died a second time and was sent into this World¡¯s End.¡± ¡°Correct,¡± Bluesea replied coolly. ¡°You should also know that an Awakened like me will be cleared off regrly. Do you still remember how long it has been since thest refresh?¡± Qiao Qiao was stunned. She knitted her brows as she considered the question. In the end, however, she shook her head. ¡°I cannot remember anymore. There is no day or night here. We can only depend on time measuring devices to gauge the time. Since I was imprisoned, I had no time measuring devices on me.¡± ¡°True. Besides, you have not arrived here long. Thus, you do know roughly how long the period of time between two refresh cycles would be.¡± Bluesea nodded his head. ¡°Truth be told, the clearing function of World¡¯s End has temporarilye to a halt. Almost all of the Irregrities havee together to form a Coalition. In order to restart the clearing function, they have begun killing off Awakened ones.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face revealed shock and she was at a loss at what to say. Bluesea continued. ¡°The reason World¡¯s End refresh function stopped was due to Zhao Yun, ourpanion. She had utilized a certain prop to protect an Awakened, making it so the clearing function cannot clear him. You can consider it as¡­ ¡­ a stuck gearwheel. Since the Coalition is unable to figure out who that special person is, they could only resort to a simple and rough method ¨C kill off all the Awakened ones.¡± ¡°Why?¡± asked Qiao Qiao with a frown. ¡°Because, if the cycle is not restored, it is just a matter of time before the Development Team finds out about the irregr situation here.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued for Bluesea. ¡°If those from the Upper ne decides to switch to manual clearing, it is possible that all the Irregrities here will be found out as well and cleared out.¡± ¡°I¡­ never knew. No one told me!¡± Qiao Qiao took a deep breath. ¡°Therein lies the problem!¡± Chen Xiaolian pped the surface of the stump before him. ¡°Before, I had assumed that you were imprisoned because you refused to cooperate with the Coalition. However, after thinking about it in detail, there is something amiss. Mr Bluesea¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to face Bluesea. There was an embarrassed smile on his face. ¡°At risk of youughing, I must say that if I had not met you here first and if I did not possess the means to leave World¡¯s End, I really do not know whether or not I could say no to Wu Ya¡¯s offer to join the Coalition.¡± Bluesea replied coolly, ¡°This is human nature. We Awakened ones are meant to be cleared off on a regr basis. Thus, joining this clearing work is not something you can call vicious. It is either our deaths or everyone¡¯s death. If I were also an Irregrity, I too, would have chosen to participate in the clearing operations.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly and turned to face Qiao Qiao once more. ¡°You said that you do not know what had happened to World¡¯s End. If so¡­ ¡­ that Coalition leader, why did he imprison you?¡± The expression on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face, too, turned serious. ¡°I do not know. I really do not know at all. If I had known that was happening, I¡­¡± She pondered for a moment before replying frankly, ¡°I would have joined the Coalition. I still have the chance to meet you again in World¡¯s End. There is no way I would let some feminine aspect of benevolence overrule me. So, what you are trying to say is, my imprisonment¡­ ¡­ has nothing to do with the situation with World¡¯s End?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes slowly swept past Qiao Qiao and Bluesea. ¡°You were imprisoned for a different reason. Weirdly, though, regardless of what that Coalition leader wanted from you, whatever agreement he wanted you to agree to, he should have asked.¡± ¡°I am certain he did not.¡± Qiao Qiao recalled back carefully and said firmly. ¡°From the very beginning till the end, the words he had spoken total to no more than 10 words. He only told me to obediently stay there, that he would provide me with food and water and that I should not think about running away. Other than that, he had said nothing else.¡± ¡°So¡­ ¡­ as impossible as it may seem, there is only one conclusion.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed before exchanging nces with Bluesea. ¡°That person had deliberately incarcerated you so that I would go save you.¡± ¡­ Chapter 665 Slightly Lacking

Chapter 665 Slightly Lacking

GOR Chapter 665 Slightly Lacking ¡°But it doesn¡¯t make any sense!¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°ording to you, I was imprisoned before you arrived here in World¡¯s End.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°As of now, I have been here for only around 100 hours. By then, you had already been captured. That is why this feels incredulous to me. However, no matter how I think about it, this is the only possibility.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and turned to face Bluesea. ¡°Mr Bluesea, your opinion should be the same, right?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± replied Bluesea with a heavy tone. ¡°We rushed in and rescued Qiao Qiao. Although it can be considered dangerous¡­ ¡­ when you consider it in detail, there is a peculiar smoothness to it all. That Irregrity had taken the initiative to lead us into the Pantheon Temple and pointed us toward Qiao Qiao. And¡­ ¡­ after we killed him, his corpse disappeared all of a sudden. That is something that I still cannot understand.¡± ¡°Thinking back on all that had happened, I get the feeling that fellow had long since realized that I will being to save Qiao Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°Right, the Irregrity mentioned before that their leader¡¯s name is¡­ ¡­ Abertoni.¡± ¡°Wait¡­¡± Qiao Qiao suddenly interrupted Chen Xiaolian. ¡°That name you just mentioned, Abertoni?¡± ¡°That is right, what of it?¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Qiao Qiao furrowed her brows. ¡°The man who captured me and brought food for me, I had once heard an Irregrity call him. His name is¡­ Lei Hu!¡± ¡­ Sister Yun¡¯s whole body was lying on the horse¡¯s back, her face as pale as paper. The colour of blood could not even be seen on her lips. The horse galloped through the sky, vaulting through Mt Olympus as it moved toward the designated rendezvous point within the snowfield instance dungeon. The horse¡¯s movements were also somewhat shaky. It continued forward for some time. Then, the moment it arrived at the edge of the snowfield instance dungeon, the horse seemingly grew incapable of continuing. Slowly, it descended down to the ground. When there was still a distance of tens of metres between the horse and the ground, the white horse¡¯s front legs suddenly fell limp, causing Sister Yun, who was upon its back to fall down. As for the horse, it transformed into a clump of silver light, which slowly dissipated away. Sister Yun¡¯s body mmed onto the ground, going deep into the thickyer of snow. Lying on the ground for some time, she then slowly used her elbows to prop herself up as she entered a seated position. A fine trickle of blood could be seen from the corner of her mouth. Wiping off the blood stain, Sister Yun looked forward. Deeply inhaling the surrounding air, which was filled with snow and cold, she then closed her eyes to sense the air around her. Who knew if it was because she had left Mt Olympus or if it was because her injuries were to severe, but the powerful aura that she had faintly sensed earlier was no longer perceivable. Back then, she noticed from up high that Chen Xiaolian had sessfully saved the person he wanted to save and defeated their pursuers. Not too long ago, Sister Yun had sensed her spear being broken. The broken spear had left a signal and a coordinate for her mind. Judging by these factors, Chen Xiaolian and his group must have found a safe spot of sorts within this snowfield and was waiting for her to meet up with them. Sister Yun¡¯s legs stepped forward unsteadily as she moved deep into the snowfield. Not long after trudging through the thickyer of snow, however, her rate of breathing grew somewhat ragged. Raising her hand, she looked down at her palm and revealed a slightly bitter smile. This time, the injury is a bit too much. Breaking the restrictive barrier that Bai Qi left behind had taken up more than half of her power. The Irregrities were not weaklings in terms of skills and strength. That purple-faced warrior, the strongest among them, was quite close to Sebast in terms of strength. The spell array that they put up using the bronze mirrors was very powerful. There were so many factors against her. However, Sister Yun pondered. If it was Bai Qi in her shoes, if it was him facing all those, he would not end up in such a miserable state that she was in. It had been so long since Bai Qi left. Sister Yun had originally thought that she was not that much weakerpared to the Bai Qi from back then. From that earlier fight, however, she came to understand just how powerful the Bai Qi who killed off nearly every single Irregrity within World¡¯s End was. ¡°Still slightlyckingpared to you? Humph!¡± Sister Yun scoffed and slowly walked deeper into the snowfield. Just slightly¡­ ¡­ ¡°Lei Hu?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and pondered upon the name. ¡°I think I¡¯ve heard that name from somewhere before. However¡­ ¡­ not from World¡¯s End.¡± ¡°You have heard of it before?¡± Qiao Qiao was surprised. ¡°When your father had you under house arrest, we participated in a certain instance dungeon. He was a minor character in the opposing faction.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°It is not a real name, just a nickname. So, this could simply be a case of two people using the same name. I am more curious about why the name you mentioned is different from the name we heard.¡± ¡°I am certain I did not mishear it.¡± Qiao Qiao cast a resolute look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Me neither.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Bluesea. ¡°Mr Bluesea, what do you think?¡± ¡°A trick to ascertain our identities.¡± Both of Bluesea¡¯s palms were sped together to prop up his chin. Lowering his head, he slowly continued, ¡°Let¡¯s assume that the name Qiao Qiao mentioned, Lei Hu, is the real one. If so, when a member of the Coalition or a senior Irregrity hears the name, their first reaction would be to say that it is wrong. However, we do not know the real name of the Coalition¡¯s leader. Despite hearing the name Abertoni, we simply followed along.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered his point and slowly nodded his head. ¡°Since we disyed such a reaction, it bes possible for him to tell that we are outsiders.¡± Bluesea spoke slowly, thinking about it while he spoke. ¡°We can assume that ¨C although he suspects we are the ones he was waiting for, the onesing to save Qiao Qiao, he could not be certain.¡± ¡°You think that person is Lei Hu himself?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°But we killed him already.¡± ¡°There are many possibilities. Although I no longer possess my memories from my time as an Awakened, I believe there must be skills to create doppelgangers or skills to control others.¡± Bluesea thought about it. ¡°Of course, we have too little information. So, I can only specte by going about with this idea for now.¡± ¡°It is possible.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned toward Bluesea and smiled. ¡°I think I finally understand how de Mountain me Sea Guild can maintain its position and not fall for so long after Skyde¡¯s disappearance. They are blessed to have a leader like you.¡± Bluesea waved his hand and continued, ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ let me organize the points.¡± ¡°Regardless of what the reason may be, Lei Hu had imprisoned Qiao Qiao before you arrived in World¡¯s End. For now, we can specte that he may believe that there is a chance for him to return to the outside world through Qiao Qiao.¡± ¡°Thus, Lei Hu found Qiao Qiao and had her captured. Then, he waited for the chance toe, a chance that he himself does not understand. ¡°Then, something happened to World¡¯s End and it stopped refreshing. Lei Hu was uncertain how that is connected to Qiao Qiao. All he could do was to contact the other Irregrities to establish a Coalition and begin clearing operations to ensure that he does not die from a manual clearing by the Development Team. ¡°At the same time, he also deployed men to defend Mt Olympus. He made it so it was just enough for us to smoothly save Qiao Qiao without arousing any suspicion. ¡°Naturally, we seeded in saving Qiao Qiao. ¡°However, I believe that Lei Hu should be monitoring all of it. Additionally, there are more ns set in ce to be executed. ¡°So, how much longer is there before you return?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it for a moment. ¡°Around another 15 hours.¡± ¡°If my guess is right, in this remaining 15 hours, he will appear.¡± Bluesea nodded his head. ¡°Who knows what n he has in mind? During these 15 hours, we will have to remain vignt.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile. After analysing their current situation with Bluesea, the joy that Chen Xiaolian felt after escaping from Mt Olympus sank somewhat. ¡°Enough. Don¡¯t think too much about it first.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s soft hands pressed down on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder and she patted him. ¡°All of it is just Uncle Bluesea¡¯s spections. It might not be the case. Besides, even if it is true, that fellow has yet to make his appearance. Worrying about it now is useless.¡± Knock! Knock! Knock! Qiao Qiao had just finished speaking those words when the clear sound of someone knocking the door rang out. The faces on all three of them quickly twisted. They had long since sent out their coordinate to Sister Yun and were waiting to meet up with her. However¡­ The two of them had been paying close attention to their surroundings. Bluesea¡¯s Bug Armour possessed a detection radius of two kilometres. As for Chen Xiaolian, he had turned on the life signature detector and was carrying it with him at all times. Until this moment, neither of them had managed to detect that someone was approaching. Even now, the two of them could not detect anyone in front of the door. If so¡­ ¡­ who was the one knocking the door? Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea exchanged nces. Three more knocks rang out. Knock! Knock! Knock! Tendrils quickly emerged from both of Bluesea¡¯s arms to form a bone de and an organic high temperature ster. Qiao Qiao, too, rushed to position herself behind the door, ready to enter her Anti Materialization form at any given moment. Taking a deep breath, Chen Xiaolian slowly opened the door. A figure stood in front of the door. It was not Sister Yun. It was, however, a face that they had seen before. It was the Irregrity that had led them into the Pantheon Temple. The one that Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea had chopped into four pieces. ¡­ Chapter 666 Fox

Chapter 666 Fox

GOR Chapter 666 Fox ¡°Hello to the three of you.¡± After the door was opened, the snowy winds from the outside immediately surged into the little cabin. The Irregrity was wearing a long trench coat over his body. He also wore a bowler hat on his head. His face was as pale as the snow outside. Taking off the hat, he patted the snow off its surface before cing it before his chest. Then, he performed a slight bow toward Chen Xiaolian and the others. After that, he walked into the cabin by himself. Under their watchful eyes, the Irregrity sat himself down on one of the stumps. Chen Xiaolian, Bluesea and Qiao Qiao exchanged nces but said nothing. The three of them were standing in a besieging formation, with the Irregrity in the middle. ¡°The snowy winds outside are too strong. It took me a long time to find this ce. You have had to wait for a long time. I am very sorry.¡± The Irregrity courteously ced his hat on the table and took off the trench coat. Taking off the trench coat revealed his bare chest, which revealed tworge scars. The two scars came together to form an X. That was the result of Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea¡¯s actions. As for the Irregrity, he spoke in a very gentle and casual tone. It was as though he had travelled a long way before finally making his way to a friend¡¯s house to participate in an agreed upon meetup. ¡°Let me introduce myself. My name is Lei Hu. Although¡­ ¡­ this is not our first meeting.¡± He smiled at Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea. Then, he turned toward Qiao Qiao. ¡°I am also very sorry for imprisoning you for so long before this. However, that is for the sake of leaving this damned ce. I believe you can understand and forgive me.¡± Chen Xiaolian shifted his nce to quickly look at Qiao Qiao only to see her shaking her head slightly. She had never seen this person before. ¡°No need to be doubtful.¡± Lei Hu maintained a smile on his face and said in a gentle tone toward Qiao Qiao. ¡°This is just a body that I am borrowing for the moment. I have always believed that we should not resort to violence if we can resolve matters through negotiation. Thus, I had made special arrangements for this meeting and that no one else disturbs us.¡± Despite the gentleness in his voice, it carried with it an unquestionable air of resolve and confidence. The underlying meaning within his words was also clearly ryed to Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea. I wish to negotiate with you all. However, if negotiation fails, I can use force at any moment to achieve my goal! ¡°No one disturbs us? Who would disturb us? Your subordinates?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and sat down on the seat opposite of Lei Hu. ¡°Please do not address them as such.¡± Lei Hu extended a finger out and waved it sideways. ¡°In World¡¯s End, no one is under others. There may be a difference in the levels of strength. However, personality wise, everyone is equal.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°If I am not mistaken, you are the leader of the Coalition.¡± ¡°More urately, I am the one who initiated and organized it.¡± Lei Hu shook his head. ¡°Believe it or not, while I was the one who organized the Irregrities within World¡¯s End to perform clearing duties, I have never given any of them orders. I also do not believe myself to be worthy of such authority. All within the Coalition are equal. After all, the clearing of instance dungeons is something that affects our survival.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian maintained an impassive face as he looked at Lei Hu. ¡°Back then, the Irregrities on Mt Olympus were not part of your arrangement?¡± ¡°Yes. However, arrangement does not equal orders.¡± A look of pride shed across Lei Hu¡¯s smile. ¡°Although all within the Coalition are equal, there is a need for someone to coordinate and make ns. There is a need for someone to arrange personnel to clear instance dungeons. Supplies arecking in World¡¯s End. There aren¡¯t many long-rangemunication devices avable. Issuing of duties and reporting requires all toe to the Pantheon Temple. I simply¡­ ¡­ during the formation of the n, I just so happen to arrange for the suitable people to a suitable ce at a suitable time.¡± ¡°To be able to make those calctions with such uracy is not simple.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°If so, allowing us to escape is also part of your n?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Lei Hu smiled. ¡°There is no imprable wall in this world, after all. I had still made sure to y it safe, watching over you three as you left Mt Olympus. Only then could I rest easy ande forward to meet up with you fellows. Although I am fairly confident in my own strength, I do not wish for too many people to know about this chance to leave World¡¯s End.¡± ¡°If that is the case, were you not afraid that we might die somewhere along the way?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a harrumph. ¡°The enemies in the square weren¡¯t weak, especially that fellow with the silver bow.¡± ¡°There is no way the so-called n can be perfect to the final detail. At the end of the day, certain variations are inevitable.¡± Lei Hu sighed. ¡°However, it matters not. Even if something unexpected did ur, I have ways to allow you to leave.¡± ¡°From the way you are talking, it would seem as though everything is within the palm of your hand?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Since you want to resolve this issue through a negotiation, surely you will probably have no issues telling me how you know about this.¡± ¡°Not at all.¡± Lei Hu maintained a nonchnt demeanour. ¡°Harmony is the most important thing, after all. I hope that we can build up a stable and trustworthy partnership. It is very simple ¨C my initial skill is Foresight. I was able to foresee the arrival of this beautiful girl and also¡­ ¡­ that the chance to return to the outside world is hidden within her.¡± Puchi! Chen Xiaolian blurted out augh and said, ¡°Fortune telling? If that is the case, why had you put on a disguise to test us? Mr Abertoni? Humph¡­¡± Although there was a smile on his face, there was none in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. Rather, it was somewhat cold. ¡°Fate. Who could actually see it all? At the very, very best, it could only push open slightly the veil covering the gears of fate,¡± Lei Hu said nonchntly. ¡°The skill could only uncover the probabilities of the countless possibilities in the future, acting as a guide for me to move forward. I cannot urately determine who is it that wille here and what methods that person will use to bring this girl away. To actually see it all, I will still have to wait for it to happen. Thus, I could only borrow this body to ept and test you all.¡± ¡°So, that is how it is. It seems you were one of those weaklings who chose to flee when Bai Qi was leaving World¡¯s End. If not, you would have died by his hands,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°Yes. However, please allow me to correct a minor wording mistake.¡± Lei Hu slowly shook his head, the smile on his face slowly fading off. ¡°The King¡­ ¡­ Bai Qi had long since left World¡¯s End. There is no need for me to feel fear toward someone who had long since left. Back then, I had just¡­ ¡­ made a wise decision. Thankfully, it would appear that the guide this time is very weak.¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered, not saying anything. He had finally figured out why Lei Hu did the things he did. Lei Hu had witnessed Bai Qi¡¯s departure. Naturally, he had also witnessed Shen¡¯s arrival. Although no attacks were exchanged, there was no way Lei Hu could not sense Shen¡¯s extraordinary power. Lei Hu was worried that the one toe here was Shen as well, or someone as powerful as Shen, someone so powerful that he had no chance of winning. Thus, if he had used his own body to ept that person, he may end up like the others back then, dying easily. Only after confirming that Chen Xiaolian was weaker than him could he further implement his next n. True to his name, this man was a sly fox. The ¡®Hu¡¯ (ºü) in Lei Hu¡¯s name means fox. Chapter 667 Two Things

Chapter 667 Two Things

GOR Chapter 667 Two Things ¡°I believe¡­ ¡­ you should no longer have any questions, right?¡± Lei Hu ignored Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sneer and softly pped his hands. ¡°If so, why don¡¯t we discuss the conditions.¡± ¡°Conditions?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows. ¡°Speak up, then.¡± ¡°Judging by your age and demeanour¡­ ¡­ you two should be a couple, right?¡± Lei Hu¡¯s gaze turned towards Qiao Qiao and Bluesea. ¡°I do not know how you acquired that miraculous prop, which allowed you toe to his damned ce. However, your courage and determination amaze me. This must be the power of love. What I do not understand is, this Awakened, what is his rtionship with you?¡± ¡°Friend,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coolly. ¡°To be able to make an Awakened who has lost his memories to ept you as a friend once more, it would seem you have quite the glib tongue.¡± Lei Hu chuckled. ¡°It seems you n on taking him along. If I am not mistaken, the prop that can bring others out from this World¡¯s End has exactly two slots.¡± ¡°You are quite knowledgeable.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. However, his heart sank. He had originally intended to casually promise Lei Hu that he would take him away with him as a method of buying time while he awaited Sister Yun¡¯s arrival. However, Lei Hu¡­ ¡­ he actually knew that the number of slots left on the Lifehymn Music Score was two. ¡°Don¡¯t put me on the same level as that idiot Sebast. Back then, he was just a minor foot soldier. As for me¡­ ¡­ I was Bai Qi¡¯s personal minister.¡± Lei Hu smiled. ¡°Even when that blond man arrived to find him, I had been beside him all the time. Lifehymn Music Score. Is that the right name?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent. ¡°Don¡¯t be surprised that I knew about Sebast¡¯s matter. Although it is still far from being omnipotent, I can still deduce out some matters that are rted to me.¡± There was a highly prideful expression on Lei Hu¡¯s face. ¡°Even your otherpanion¡­ ¡­ mm, that woman. I have already made the proper arrangements for her. You can stop waiting for her.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank again. Looking at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Lei Hu continued calmly. ¡°I know that she is very strong. The strength that you two possess is far from enough to kill off Sebast, who is an [A] ss expert. So¡­ ¡­ it would seem that she is also an [S] ss? ¡°However, in the Pantheon Temple, I had arranged for one other [S] ss expert, four [A+] ss experts, three [A] ss experts and¡­ ¡­ an [S] ss spell array. With such a grand line-up, even if she grows wings, it would be difficult for her to fly away.¡± ¡°You haven¡¯t told me your conditions,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly. ¡°I just wanted to give you a better understanding of the current situation. Young people get anxious too easily.¡± Lei Huughed. Within this psychological warfare, he appeared to have gained the absolute high ground. Every arrangements he made had been implemented to perfection. The degree of psychological pressure on his opponents had reached the greatest point as well. Now was the time for him to reel in this beautifully crafted of his. ¡°I believe that for you to obtain such a prop, your guild in the outside world cannot be weak. However¡­ ¡­ no matter where or when, obtaining the friendship of an [S] ss expert is never a bad thing. By taking me with you, you will obtain my friendship.¡± ¡°Friendship? Sound pointless to me,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with an indifferent smile. ¡°You want something more specific and practical?¡± Lei Hu raised his brows. ¡°It is simple. If you have a guild, I can join your guild and even ept you as the Guild Leader. I believe that having an [S] ss in their guild is something that many could only dream of.¡± ¡°Those are some generous conditions¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°But of course. Like I said, I have always believed that, if we can obtain benefits through negotiations, then we should do our best to avoid the use of violence. When ites to negotiations, I am never a stingy person.¡± Lei Hu revealed a dignified smile. ¡°Besides, I have no ns to take anyone else. Given how this friend of yours is an Awakened, I believe that he was not originally part of your n, right? Bringing me will not be a loss for you. After bringing me back, I¡¯ll keep quiet, you keep quiet, your girlfriend keeps quiet, no one needs to know that you had once given up on a friend in World¡¯s End. No¡­ ¡­ truth be told, this cannot even be considered as giving up.¡± Lei Hu spread open both hands and stood up. Then, he spoke in an upright manner, ¡°I believe you should already be very familiar with the operating rules of World¡¯s End. As an Awakened, he should have disappeared during one of the predetermined refresh cycles. Were it not for the mishap with World¡¯s End some time ago, there was no way he could survive long enough to even meet you. Such is thews of Heaven. Death has always been his fate. You are doing him no wrong, you are certainly not betraying him. You are just¡­ ¡­ making the right decision!¡± There was a gentle smile on Lei Hu¡¯s face as he extended his hand out toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Sebast is an old acquaintance of mine, I know his temperament very well. When he first encountered you, he must have immediately chosen to use the hard approach. A pity. For me, however, that is a good thing. He failed to obtain your trust. And yet, I ask that you trust me on this, him and me ¨C we are not the same.¡± Lei Hu waited for Chen Xiaolian to ept his hand, but Chen Xiaolian instead gave a faint sigh. He remained seated on the stump, not getting up to ept Lei Hu¡¯s outstretched hand. ¡°I have to say, you are really a top-ss persuader. I now understand how you were able to bring those scattered Irregrities together to establish the vast Coalition and be its leader.¡± ¡°Thank you for yourpliment.¡± Lei Hu smiled. His extended hand remained outstretched, steady and motionless. ¡°Do you know? I had once met another [S] ss Irregrity. His name is Wu Ya,¡± Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°He had also tried to recruit me. Naturally, he did not know that I had the means to return and only wanted me to join the Coalition. Back then, I had informed him that I really do not see anything wrong with what you fellows are doing.¡± ¡°You met Wu Ya?¡± Lei Hu¡¯s face revealed a slight look of surprise. However, he was quick to recover his smiling expression. ¡°No matter, please continue.¡± However, that instant where his expression flickered was noticed by Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The way I see it, be it your clearing of Awakened ones or what Sebast and you did in order to return, I feel that it is only right.¡± There was a sincere look in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Everyone wants to live on. To be willing to die for the sake of those you do not know, those Awakened ones who were fated to be cleared off, I fear only saints could be willing to do something like that. As for me¡­ ¡­ I am no saint. ¡°Thus, if I were in your shoes, or Sebast¡¯s, or Wu Ya¡¯s, there is a 99 per cent chance that I will do the same thing. Be it the clearing operations or doing all that is possible to return to the outside world. It is simr to being in an instance dungeon where the participants are split into two different factions. Even though there is no grudge between us, there is a need to kill each other. All for the chance of living on. The logic here is the same.¡± ¡°As expected, you are a smart fellow. I like smart fellows.¡± Lei Hu nodded his head with satisfaction. ¡°Thus, I have never thought of myself as the righteous party. Nor consider you, Wu Ya, Sebast and the other Irregrities as the viins. We are all ves to the system. In this, good or evil, right or wrong, those do not matter. All that matters is where we stand.¡± Chen Xiaolian then released a lengthy sigh. ¡°If I had never met Mr Bluesea, I believe I would never reject your offer. Unfortunately, in the end, we can only be enemies.¡± Lei Hu¡¯s hand remained extended in the air. However, the smile on his face was gradually falling. ¡°I am sorry. Abandoning my friend, my heart cannot do it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Unfortunately, I cannot ept your proposal.¡± ¡°And I had just praised you for being a smart fellow. Now, I retract my words.¡± Lei Hu pulled his right hand back. Next, he picked up the bowler hat on the table and ced it on his head once more. With an icy expression, he said, ¡°Valuing friendship is a beautiful virtue. However, to sacrifice your own life and even the life of your loved one for the sake of friendship, that is utter stupidity.¡± ¡°Perhaps. However, it may not be a sacrifice.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°It seems your Foresight skill is not always sessful. At the very least, there are two things that you failed to predict.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Lei Hu sneered. ¡°Which two things?¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°Firstly, you did not know that I had met Wu Ya. That means you did not know that I had seriously injured Wu Ya.¡± ¡°Wu Ya, you¡­ ¡­ seriously injured him?¡± Lei Hu raised his head andughed out. ¡°Young man, you think this lie can scare me?¡± ¡°Wu Ya¡¯s Unity of Five Energies skill is not his most powerful skill. His final move is to transform himself into a snake-headed dragon.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°If you are one of the old guys from Bai Qi¡¯s time, you should know about that, no?¡± Lei Hu¡¯sughter came to a halt. In World¡¯s End, Wu Ya was something of a rising star among the younger generations. He was not one of the old guys from Bai Qi¡¯s time. Although Lei Hu had not fought him before, through his Foresight skill, he was able to find out about Wu Ya¡¯s power and skill. Lei Hu also knew that whenever Wu Ya had to use his Magical Dragon Transformation skill to do battle, he would never leave any witnesses. This young man before him had seen Wu Ya¡¯s Magical Dragon Transformation and was still alive¡­ Could he had really defeated Wu Ya? Or¡­ ¡­ no, even if he had just managed to escape from Wu Ya¡¯s Jormungandr form, that would mean he was no ordinary character. Lei Hu was always a cautious person. Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, he quickly began re-assessing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength. Ignoring Lei Hu¡¯s state of silence, Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°However, Wu Ya did not die by my hands. After he was seriously injured, Sebast sucked his dragon blood and his powers away. When he was killed, Sebast was¡­ ¡­ 100 per cent an [S] ss expert!¡± Lei Hu¡¯s gaze darted between Chen Xiaolian, Bluesea and Qiao Qiao. ¡°Those are the two things you mentioned?¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head with a smile. ¡°That is just the first. The second thing, when Sebast was killed, only one person had fought him. And that person¡­ ¡­ is nowing here!¡± ¡°You¡¯re bluff¡­¡± Lei Hu was in the middle of speaking up when the Sword in the Stone in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand shot out, hacking down on his head. ¡°Go!¡± At the same time that he had unleashed his attack, Chen Xiaolian roared out. Using his left hand to pull Bluesea, he then kicked out forcefully, causing arge hole to appear on the wooden wall of the small cabin. He then rushed outside. ¡­ Chapter 668 Continue

Chapter 668 Continue

GOR Chapter 668 Continue A group of figures stood around the wooden cabin, surrounding it to the point where it was impossible to escape. The number of people there was likely over a hundred. Every one of them held a gun in their hands. The very moment Chen Xiaolian, Bluesea and Qiao Qiao rushed out, the hundred firearms rose to take aim at the Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. Neither the life detection function of Bluesea¡¯s Bug Armour nor Chen Xiaolian¡¯s life signature detector had managed to notice the presence of the hundred people there. They were, a group of corpses. Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea exchanged nces. They saw the same thoughts within each other¡¯s eyes. ¡°Killing one of my doppelgangers¡­¡± The female corpse before themughed out. The voiceing out from her mouth was that of Lei Hu¡¯s. ¡°Is it useful?¡± Another male corpse spoke up in session. Likewise, the voiceing out from his mouth was also that of Lei Hu¡¯s. ¡°Is there any point?¡± This time, the voice hade from behind Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group, the wooden cabin. Chen Xiaolian jerked his head to the back to see that the corpse belonging to the ¡®Lei Hu¡¯ that he had just decapitated earlier was slowly standing up. The voice hade from the head, the one that had fallen onto the floor. The corpse made its way to the head, bent over and picked it up before cing it in between its shoulders. Tens of vines emerged from the decapitated part of the corpse¡¯s neck to wrap around the head. As the vines continued the wrapping process, the wound on the neck closed up to restore the corpse to its former appearance. What a powerful healing ability! However, after seeing that, Chen Xiaolian did not panic. Instead, he felt somewhat fortunate. ¡°Let¡¯s forget about it, Xiaolian.¡± With an inscrutable expression, Bluesea whispered to Chen Xiaolian, ¡°There is no need for us all to die here. You can just leave this ce with him and Qiao Qiao.¡± ¡°No way. Mr Bluesea, I will not talk about that again.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Well then, Mr Chen Xiaolian. I believe you have seen enough of my power.¡± The ¡®Lei Hu¡¯ inside the little cabin smiled without moving forward. He remained standing still. ¡°Power? They are just a group of Awakened ones. In World¡¯s End, is there any difference between them and ordinary humans?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Just by bringing out a hundred puppets with zero bodily enhancements, you think to stop us?¡± One of the Awakened onesughed and shook his head. ¡°These bodies may only be that of Awakened ones, but the bullets they shoot out are all the same. You all¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t seem to be wearing protective suits, no?¡± Chen Xiaolian fell silent. The enemies they now face were likely Awakened ones that Lei Hu had killed off here in World¡¯s End. Lei Hu had then utilized a type of ability to imnt the vines into their corpses to control them, making them an extension of himself. Be it the ability to aim or open fire, they were all controlled by him alone. It was also precisely due to the fact that these were corpses that had died long ago that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s life signature detector cannot detect their presence. As for the vines within the corpses¡­ ¡­ as they were nts, the life signature detector could not detect them. Were it not for that, given how many trees there were within the snowy ins, his life detector would have been filled with dots. However, there was no dot within his life signature detector. That meant¡­ Lei Hu himself was nowhere near. ¡°Mr Bluesea, when I make my move, use a low-powered heat st to sweep through them. ¡°Qiao Qiao, use your Child of Darkness skill to disintegrate them. It needs to be done quickly.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s lips moved as he whispered with a near undetectable tone toward the two standing behind him. Due to the falling snow, anyone around five metres away from him would be unable to hear what he had just said. ¡°If I surrender now, will you let Mr Bluesea live?¡± After whispering to them, Chen Xiaolian increased his tone as he shouted toward the group of corpses. ¡°Of course.¡± Lei Huughed. ¡°Since I can leave this ce, why would I care about who gets left behind in World¡¯s End?¡± ¡°It seems you really want to go back.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and took a few slow steps forward. ¡°So, that makes me curious about one thing.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± The Lei Hu¡¯s frowned and all the bodies there moved the guns in their hands, maintaining their aim at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Whether or not¡­ ¡­ you are willing to kill me!¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly roared out and charged into the group of bodies before him. Every face within the group simultaneously turned into one of shock. Although they had their guns aimed at Chen Xiaolian, they were unable to pull the trigger. It took Lei Hu one second to react, moving the target of the muzzles away from Chen Xiaolian to target Qiao Qiao and Bluesea. Killing intent had finally radiated out from Lei Hu. Unfortunately, he was toote. When Chen Xiaolian was charging into the group, the Sword in the Stone had already appeared within his hand. The de of the sword gleamed as a flower of blood blossomed. As for Bluesea, one tentacle after another emerged from both his arms to quickly form four small-scale organic heat sters. The four organic heat sters shot out. The puppet bodies of Lei Hu were merely that of ordinary Awakened ones. Not one of them wore protective suits. Thus, they were easily cut by the sweeping heat beams and their bodies broke into pieces before falling onto the ground. Although the bodies had also opened fire, releasing a hundred bullets forward, most of them missed as the bodies wielding the guns had lost their bnce. Only around 10 of the bullets managed to fly toward Bluesea. However, even those 10 bullets failed to hit Bluesea. Rather, they hit Qiao Qiao¡¯s Anti-materialization form. After transforming into the ck silhouette, Qiao Qiao defended Bluesea and all the bullets which struck her ck silhouette were disintegrated. Then, fine vines emerged from the cut areas on the puppet bodies, be it the ones that Chen Xiaolian had cleaved apart or the ones that Bluesea¡¯s organic heat sters had cut to pieces. The vines had emerged the moment the bodies fell to the ground. The vines intertwined with one another as they grew out, pulling the pieces of the corpses to attach them together. However, before they could seed, the ck silhouette of Qiao Qiao had spread out. The snow and wind continued raging, but they were seemingly incapable of affecting the ck fog that Qiao Qiao had transformed into. The thick ck fog enveloped the battlefield. Every time it reached one of the puppet bodies, it would stop. After that, however, the puppet bodies would break apart into ashes only to disperse away in the winds. In but an instant, Qiao Qiao had sessfully cleared off all of them. The ground had been cleared and the marks left behind by the puppet bodies were quickly turned t by the falling snow, which erased all signs of their existence on the ground. The ck fog converged together to form Qiao Qiao¡¯s tangible body, kneeling on one knee with a pale face. To suddenly expand her ck fog to epass such arge area had taken arge chunk of endurance from her. ¡°Can you hold on?¡± Chen Xiaolian kept the Sword in the Stone and ran toward Qiao Qiao. As he was propping her up, he asked. ¡°I am fine.¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth and shook her head. ¡°Run!¡± ¡­ Staying close together, the three of them ran through a thick forest even as the snow continued to fall heavily. ¡°Are you so confident that we can escape?¡± Ayer of durable material had emerged to enclose Bluesea¡¯s body, trapping his bodily heat inside. As for his feet, the tentacles there had emerged to form something simr to the hooves of a goat. Only a small hole would be left on the ground each time his foot made contact with the snowy ground. ¡°We must run regardless! Or are we supposed to just let you die?¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth as he frantically rushed forward while keeping an eye on his life signature detector. ¡°That fellow is an [S] ss!¡± The bone de of Bluesea¡¯s arm shed and the towering trees blocking their path fell down. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say before that [S] ss experts are very strong? How could the three of us defeat him?¡± ¡°We cannot defeat him.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°However, for the moment, there is a chance! This person is too cautious! He is so cautious that even though he was meeting us for the second time, he dared not personallye. Instead, he had used his doppelgangers. This cautious nature of his is also an opportunity for us to escape! If he had not sent lifeless puppet bodies for fear of being detected, if he had personallye forward, we would not have had the chance to escape at all. But now¡­ ¡­ at least, we still have a chance!¡± ¡°You are making a gamble here!¡± Bluesea clenched his fists. ¡°If you lose this gamble, all three of us will be unable to return! There is still room for negotiation between you two! Just bring him and Qiao Qiao back!¡± ¡°If I lose, then I lose. I am willing!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly howled out and stopped moving. His chest heaved up and down uncontrobly. It was not due to the exertion from all the running, rather, it was due to him taking deep breaths. ¡°Mr Bluesea! We have only met each other a few times. Thus, there is no deep friendship between us! However, at the very least, in that battle where Zero City met its destruction, I had fought alongside you!¡± Bluesea, who was still running forward, halted immediately. However, he still ended up three metres in front of Chen Xiaolian. The snow continued falling around them and Bluesea silently regarded the face of the young man standing before him. Qiao Qiao reached out with her hand to pull Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. She was looking at him with a resolute expression. No matter what you decide to do, I will stand beside you. ¡°Mr Bluesea, you are no longer an Awakened. Your memories of that battle had long since disappeared. However, there is something that the previous you do not know.¡± Chen Xiaolian panted as he smashed a fist into the tree beside him. Snow fell onto his head and body, but he was unable to feel them. Instead, he stared intently at Bluesea with bloodshot eyes. ¡°What if I tell you, right now, that Zero City¡¯s destruction, de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s destruction, was because of me?¡± ¡°Because of you?¡± Bluesea¡¯s face remained calm. However, a look of shock emerged from his eyes. ¡°The entrance into Zero City had always been a hidden existence. However, due to something I did, Zero City became exposed to the system! No one knows of this except me!¡± The moment Chen Xiaolian saw Bluesea, those words had been roiling turbulently within him. And now, he had finally uttered them out. ¡°Ronan died, you died as well. So many Awakened ones in Zero City died! All of that was because of me!¡± Bluesea spoke up, his voice somewhat hoarse. ¡°What did you do? Why?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t even know what it was I did, because that part of my memories has been erased. However, Zero City¡¯s main gate was opened wide and defenceless, that was most certainly because of me!¡± Chen Xiaolian bit his teeth heavily. ¡°I tried to make up for it, but I was too weak! I lured Shen away, lured the Electronic Guardians away so as to buy some time for those from Zero City could escape. However, until the moment I left Zero City, I had no chance of confirming just how many people from Zero City had survived!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes were widened as she stared at Chen Xiaolian, a look of disbelief on her face. ¡°Originally, all of you need not have died¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s nails were on the verge of piercing into the palm of his hands. ¡°Thus, I have always felt¡­ ¡­ I owe you all. The others¡­ perhaps, they are living life as an ordinary human. That would be for the best. But you¡­ ¡­ only you, Mr Bluesea, you have died a second time ande to this World¡¯s End. ¡°Thus, the moment I saw you here, I had told myself that no matter what, I must bring you back. Mr Bluesea, I owe you a life.¡± After having said that, Chen Xiaolian raised his head and pulled his shirt¡¯s cor, allowing the snowy winds to blow upon his chest. This was the only way he could somehow reduce the hot sensation on his chest. ¡°No, you do not owe me.¡± Bluesea shook his head and stepped forward. He patted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder lightly and said gently, ¡°I do not have the memories of the Bluesea that you knew. Thus, I cannot know what he was thinking just before he died. However¡­ ¡­ as I am the same person, I believe I have the qualifications to stand here, and from his perspective tell you¡­¡± Bluesea smiled, ¡°That before his death, he would never hate you. Even after hearing what you have just said, that will still hold true.¡± Chen Xiaolian sucked in a deep breath of cold air, air mixed with icy snowkes. After calming himself down, he turned his head impassively toward the depths of the snowy fields. ¡°Let¡¯s continue running. Either run until Sister Yun finds us or until the time ends.¡± Following a white sh of light, a ckhawk helicopter appeared before the three of them. ¡­ Chapter 669 Decision

Chapter 669 Decision

GOR Chapter 669 Decision ¡°Wait, Xiaolian! What are you thinking?¡± Qiao Qiao tugged at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Do you want to be a target? If we move onnd, we could at least hide ourselves. If we ride on this¡­¡± ¡°How do you think Lei Hu found us?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to face Qiao Qiao. ¡°Given his strength and position, could he not have life signature detectors? It does not matter if we travel bynd or sky, we will be unable to hide ourselves. However, by riding this, we could at least increase our speed of escape and move out from Lei Hu¡¯s range of detection as fast as possible.¡± ¡°However, what if he discovers our position and shoots us down while we are still up in the sky?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s brows remain furrowed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Bluesea patted Qiao Qiao on her shoulder. Taking the initiative, Bluesea pulled open the hatch and moved to sit on the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°He can¡¯t bring himself to kill Chen Xiaolian.¡± The helicopter slowly rose up into the sky. After circling a few times, it quickly flew into the depths of the snow field. ¡­ Sister Yun stopped. Her face, which had been calm, revealed a hint of a wrinkle. Before her stood a small wooden cabin. This was the ce where Chen Xiaolian had cut her Silver Dragon spear, sending his coordinate to her. At that moment, however, the little wooden cabin had copsed, leaving only a pile of wood. No signs of life could be found there. With a frown on her face, Sister Yun stepped forward. Using the Silver Dragon spear in her hand, she nudged aside a pile of broken wooden boards. Inside the cabin¡¯s firece, the ashes had yet to bepletely extinguished and the embers still shone with a dark red glow. Used bowls and utensils could be seen on the floor. However, they had all broke into pieces. Even so, there were still residues resting at the bottom of the bowls. There under several wooden nks, several faint motes of light rested on the floor. This was where the Silver Dragon spear she gave Chen Xiaolian had been broken. Sister Yun crouched down to scoop up the motes of light, which gradually faded into her palm, returning into her body. After replenishing a bit of her over exhausted strength, Sister Yun stood up to survey her surroundings. A trail of footprints could be seen moving from the cabin into the depths of the snowfield. Sister Yun knitted her brows. She gently stroked the air with her right hand, causing silver motes of light to blink into existence. The silver motes of light then formed a white horse. Soon, a white figure could be seen shooting through the snowfields in pursuit of the footprints like a speeding arrow. ¡­ The Olympus Pantheon Temple¡­ A man was standing within the square. He was as short as a little child, no more than 1.4 metres in height. Every part of the skin on his face was wrinkled and his two ears rose sharply upward. There was a bluish-green quality to the colour of his skin. His eyes were closed and an anxious expression was etched on his face. A Sentinel mech soared through the sky in the distance, making its way toward the temple. After hovering atop the square for a moment, the mechnded before the man. The Sentinel mech¡¯s hatch opened up and an Irregrity jumped out. The Irregrity rushed to stand before the man while checking their surroundings. Seeing traces of a battle in the area, he revealed a look of utter shock on his face. ¡°Sir Lei Hu, why are you standing out here? Mount Olympus¡­ why is the restrictive barrier no more? And what is up with the traces of battle I see here?¡± A series of questions gushed out from his mouth. However, Lei Hu did not answer him. Instead, he opened his eyes to regard the Irregrity. ¡°Gnu, have youpleted your task?¡± ¡°Yes, Sir Lei Hu.¡± The Irregrity called Gnu revealed a flicker of emotion as he said, ¡°This is the eighth instance dungeon cleared by me.¡± After saying that, he patted the mech behind him. His action caused a muffled thud sound to ring out. ¡°My luck this time is quite good. This Sentinel mech is in very good shape. It is also equipped with flight parts. It is very convenient for both searching and pursuing. None of the Awakened ones survived.¡± ¡°Mm, not bad.¡± Lei Hu nodded his head softly before sighing. ¡°You have also done your best for everyone. However¡­ ¡­ now that it hase to this, I cannot hesitate anymore.¡± ¡°Hesitate?¡± Gnu was stunned by the words. However, before he could react, Lei Hu extended his hand out. He flicked a finger. Following the finger flick by Lei Hu, a flower of blood bloomed out from Gnu¡¯s heart area. With a look of shock on his face, Gnu flew several metres backward. When his body fell to the ground, it began convulsing madly. There at the heart area was a hole the size of a fist. Within the hole, a small seed had made its way into the blood within the body and was furiously sprouting. In but the blink of an eye, countless vines had emerged. The vines then drilled its way into the other parts of the body. After only a few seconds, Gnu¡¯s convulsing body stopped convulsing and ity calmly on the ground. Lei Hu ignored Gnu¡¯s corpse. Instead, he closed his eyes. After a while, Gnu slowly sat up. Moving his hands, he then got up. The expression on his face was now simr to the one on Lei Hu¡¯s face. After getting up, Gnu did not look at Lei Hu. Instead, he turned and moved toward the Sentinel mech. The thrusters roared into action as zing hot trails of mes shot out from the Sentinel mech, pushing it into the sky once more. It flew toward the snowfield. ¡­ The helicopter had flown for more than half an hour. Lei Hu had yet toe in pursuit of them. ¡°We don¡¯t have much fuel left.¡± Bluesea looked at the dashboard. ¡°We have at most five more minutes beforending bes necessary. That storage equipment you took from them, is there any fuel there?¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at his feet before smiling bitterly. This helicopter was unlike the Devourer fighter aircraft or the Tidal Fighter, which possessed near unlimited flight capacity. These flight crafts from the outside world had a limited fuel tank. They had long since left the snowfield instance dungeon. The ground beneath them right now was a stretch of desert. There was no end to the desert in sight. If they were to lose their transport in a ce like this¡­ Although this was also a desert, Chen Xiaolian was not that confident that he would be so lucky as to bump into another Devourer fighter aircraft. ¡°Don¡¯t worry too much.¡± Qiao Qiao smiled as sheforted Chen Xiaolian. ¡°We have already flown far away. Yet, we have not seen Lei Huing after us at all. Perhaps¡­ ¡­ his real body was far away and he had lost track of our position.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s hope so.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°We have tond.¡± Bluesea looked at the fuel indicator as it moved toward the lowest part of the red area. Then, he slowly manoeuvred the helicopter down. ¡­ The look of anxiousness on Lei Hu¡¯s face was growing even stronger. The bodies of the hundred plus Awakened ones that he had to painstakingly assemble had been lost due to his carelessness. Given the limited amount of time he had, how was he to gather up enough bodies to spread out in search of Chen Xiaolian? His Foresight skill could only predict a vague possibility of the future. He cannot urately know where the other party was at. At that moment, Lei Hu was feeling very regretful. He was one of the first batch of Irregrities that Bai Qi had taken in and also the only one from that batch to survive. Sebast¡¯s batch was far inferior to his in qualifications. It was precisely because he had remained close to Bai Qi for so long that he could understand just how terrifyingly powerful he was. Coincidentally, his skills happened to be the type that could grow stronger through personal training. Thus, after living for so long, he was able to reach his present level. Even so, Lei Hu knew all too well just how big of a difference there was between him and Bai Qi. That day, before leaving, Bai Qi had turned around to regard the mountain of corpses and sea of blood beneath him. Then, his gaze turned to sweep across the few survivors¡­ Seeing that nce made Lei Hu felt iparably fortunate. Fortunate that he had not made the same choice as the others, to recklessly charge forward and challenge the authority of the King. In fact¡­ forget about the King, even that blond young man who hade to pick him up, although he had never made a single move, Lei Hu knew that the blond man possessed an equally terrifying level of strength. When his Foresight skill found out about Qiao Qiao¡¯s existence and the opportunity she carried with her to return to the outside world, Lei Hu first became excited. Then, he grew fearful. Among the Irregrities who had to eke out a meagre existence within World¡¯s End, which of them do not wish to return? However, that scene from back then remained clear within Lei Hu¡¯s mind. It mattered not if the one toe here this time was Bai Qi, the blond young man, or someone else equal to them in strength, Lei Hu had no confidence in facing them in a fight. After deliberating for the longest time, Lei Hu finally decided on his present strategy. He would keep Qiao Qiao in the dark from the very beginning and use the puppets controlled by his parasitic nts to perform his n. If the one who came was truly someone like Bai Qi, an ancient monster, Lei Hu could at least avoid getting sucked into danger. Once he had fully confirmed that the other party¡¯s strength was not as high as his, he could let go of his worries and take action. Unexpectedly, this cautious nature of his had ended up backfiring on himself. The scattered Irregrities who returned to Mount Olympus afterpleting their clearing task would all, without exception, be killed by Lei Hu and transformed into his puppets using his parasitic nts. However, up till now, there had been only a few of them. The hundred plus nt puppets from earlier was something that Lei Hu had gathered beforehand. At present, all known Awakened ones within World¡¯s End had been cleared. Where was he to go find more puppets? Lei Hu possessed a considerable number of equipment in hand. He had given each of the puppets life signature detectors as well. However, the current number of puppets he possessed was insufficient to cover such arge area. Lei Hu hesitated for a moment before finallying to a decision. ¡­ Chapter 670 Seeking Life Amid Death

Chapter 670 Seeking Life Amid Death

GOR Chapter 670 Seeking Life Amid Death A short whileter, the puppet bodies arrived from the sky. One by one, theynded before Lei Hu. After theynded, they all did the same thing. Reaching out with their right hands, each of them thrust their hand into their heart to pull out the core of the parasitic nt within them. After doing so, they abruptly fell down and returned to their original state of lifeless corpses. The eleventh body fell. Before Lei Hu was a small mountain of corpses. Regarding the amount of bodies before him, Lei Hu revealed a somewhat dissatisfied expression. However, he could no longer wait for more Irregrities toe. Slowly shaking his head, Lei Hu then extended his right hand, inserting it into the topmost body. Countless vine tendrils grew from his arm to wrap around the corpses. Next, a soft-looking nt sprouted upward. In the blink of an eye, the nt had grown into a gigantic tree-like woody vein. After a few more seconds, a red-coloured flower bud appeared at the tip of the woody vein before slowly blooming. The moment the flower bud bloomed, countless fine seeds the size of dust particles spread out in every direction. ¡­ Three figures walked hastily across a desert. The helicopter that was out of fuel had been kept back into the Storage Ring. The desert they were in was unlike that in the outside world. There was no sun zing above their heads. Even so, the sight of the endless yellow sands still made them feel anxious. ¡°Damn it, why didn¡¯t we gather some of the snow waters in the snowfield instance dungeon earlier?¡± Qiao Qiaoined with a pouting expression. Even now, they had yet to see Lei Hu. Thus, the most troubling matter for her now was the feeling of thirst. ¡°We do not have any containers to store the waters anyways. Just hang on for a bit.¡± Chen Xiaolian squeezed Qiao Qiao¡¯s palm. ¡°Maybe there will be water in the next instance dungeon.¡± ¡°All right¡­¡± Qiao Qiao forced herself to swallow her saliva and continued moving forward. Bluesea had been the only one to continue walking with an impassive face. He took the lead and there had been no change in his pace since the beginning. After taking around ten more steps, Bluesea suddenly jerked his head backward. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a pound and he quickly followed suit to look backward. However, he could see nothing but an expanse of rolling yellow sands behind him. The same was true for his life signature detector, no other life forms could be seen within its detection radius. ¡°What is it, Mr Bluesea?¡± His hand holding the Sword in the Stone, Chen Xiaolian asked grimly. ¡°Something is not right.¡± Bluesea furrowed his brows as he looked into the distance. A momentter, he quickly shouted, ¡°Run!¡± Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation. He immediately pulled Qiao Qiao by the hand and ran forward. As he ran, he looked back. The detection function of the Bug Armour far exceeded that of his electronic life signature detector. Since Bluesea had noticed something amiss, it meant that there was a problem. After running for a good two minutes, Chen Xiaolian finally saw it. Behind them, a green-coloured wave was gradually spreading forward. They were clearly within an arid desert where not even water vapour existed. Yet, numerous woody vines were rapidly growing across the desert. Judging by the way the woody vines were spreading out, they had originated from the Mount Olympus instance dungeon. They had begun from that point, where one woody vine after another grew up from the ground, rapidly reaching maturity. Then, a red-coloured flower bud appeared at the tip of each vine. The flower petals bloomed and fell just as quickly. However, as they were falling, tiny seeds flew out from the flower as well. The seeds fell upon the surrounding sands before quickly transforming into another new woody vine. Again and again, the cycle repeated itself. In the wake of the woody vines were green leaves and swaying flowers. The rate at which the woody vines were spreading forward outpaced the rate at which the three of them were running. Thus, it did not take long before the vines were right behind them. When the vines came close, Chen Xiaolian was able to get a clear view of the woody vines. Although it was clearly a nt, the vine squirmed constantly. The surface of each woody vine was covered with spikes and a translucentyer of slime, which was also slowly moving. After blooming and releasing its seeds, the flower petals quickly fell off. As for the woody vines, they quickly wriggled about. ¡°Does this guy have unlimited power? Just where did he get iting from?¡± Chen Xiaolian swore out hoarsely. Undoubtedly, this was a skill from Lei Hu. Even so¡­ this was simply too outrageous. Judging by the green expanse of woody vines behind them, it was clear that Lei Hu did not know where they had gone to. Thus, he had unleashed this indiscriminate form of attack, which spread out in a circle with him in the centre. However¡­ ¡­ although the ckhawk helicopter had had tond due to insufficient fuel, it had still flown a distance of over half an hour before that. That was a distance of nearly 200 kilometres. In other words¡­ This skill of Lei Hu had already covered a radius of 200 kilometres. It had continued on up until now without respite. Just what was the limit of his power? The woody vines quickly caught up to the three of them. The seeds fell upon the sands before them and quickly grew up into numerous vines covered in spikes and slime. The spiky vines wriggled, stopping them from advancing any further. Every one of the woody vines were as tall as an ordinary human. After halting Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group from advancing, the many vines closest to them seemingly sensed their presence and quickly whipped toward them. Chen Xiaolian swung the Sword in the Stone. The vine was not that durable. Thus, the Sword in the Stone was able to easily hack apart several of the vines. The instant that the Sword in the Stone cut the vines, a thick yellow-coloured slime spurted out from the cut portion of the vine. The yellow-coloured slime was scattered all over the ground, causing the sand beneath the desert to release sizzling sounds as thick smoke rose up. A few drops of the slime also made contact with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s left arm. A charred scent quickly wafted through the air. Without hesitating, Chen Xiaolian quickly turned the Sword in the Stone back to cut off that part of his flesh. ¡°It is a strong acid! Do not cut them!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth as he used the t surface of his sword to knock back the iing vines whipping at them. Although he was able to defend the iing attacks, they were no longer capable of advancing. ¡°Leave it to me, you two keep running!¡± Qiao Qiao shouted as she transformed into a clump of ck fog, which surrounded both Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea. The instant the whipping woody vines made contact with Qiao Qiao¡¯s ck fog-form, they swiftly turned stiff. The green colour on them faded and they withered before turning into powder. Even the powerful acid could only be devoured by the Child of Darkness¡¯ skill. Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat relieved and they continued to run forward. ¡­ The square before the Pantheon Temple waspletely covered by the woody vines. Even the ground areas that were covered by tough marble tiles were not exempted. The woody vines had popped up the tiles and grew upward. The core woody vine in the centre of the square had already grown to a height of tens of metres high. Thanks to the wriggling vines that rose up high, the corpses that had beenying on the ground could no longer be seen. Lei Hu stood beside that main woody vine with his right hand extended, pressing upon the surface of the main woody vine. It seemed as though he had be one with the woody vine. His enclosed eyes snapped open to reveal a joyous look. ¡°Spreading out through such arge area¡­ ¡­ in the end¡­ ¡­ I still found you!¡± Lei Hu mumbled to himself as he retracted his right hand. Without making any other movements, his body slowly floated up into the air before flying toward the position that he had sensed. ¡­ The ck fog dissipated as Qiao Qiao re-assumed her human form,nding beside Chen Xiaolian as she did. Behind Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group, a narrow passage could be seen amid the endless number of woody vines. On either side of the passageway were the wriggling woody vines. However, the vines within the passageway had all withered away. Originally, the three of them had fallen deep within the dense foliage of vines. Qiao Qiao¡¯s ck fog protected them from any harm that the woody vines might bring to them. However, the rate at which the woody vines were spreading far exceeded the rate at which they were running. Yet, for some unknown reason, after their group ran a distance of several kilometres forward, the woody vines stopped spreading. ¡°Is this the limit to his power?¡± Qiao Qiao revealed a look of happiness. Coincidentally, the three of them had reached the end of the desert. Before them stood a city-type instance dungeon. The faint outlines of high-rises could be seen there. Additionally, it would appear that the instance dungeon covered quite arge area. If it was arge city¡­ ¡­ maybe they can find fuel for helicopters. Even if they can¡¯t, they can at least find a transport. Bluesea turned to look back at the sea of woody vines and shook his head. His face grew grim. ¡°It is not that he has reached his limit. Rather¡­ ¡­ he has found us!¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly as both his hands gripped the Sword in the Stone. ¡°He spread these disgusting things just so he could figure out our location. Now that he has found us, there is no longer any need for him to waste more of his power on it. Lei Hu himself¡­ ¡­ will likely arrive soon.¡± ¡°Are we not running anymore?¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Yeah.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head firmly. ¡°At this point in time, we can no longer run.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded and smiled. ¡°Truth be told, I have never actually fought against an [S] ss.¡± ¡°If we all die here¡­ ¡­ will you feel fearful?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to face Qiao Qiao. ¡°Honestly, though, using the word die feels so awkward. We are already in World¡¯s End, already dead people.¡± ¡°What about it?¡± Qiao Qiao turned to stare intently at Chen Xiaolian with a serious expression. ¡°Since we have already died once before, what else is there to fear? Besides¡­ ¡­ I am now with you.¡± ¡°I had died twice, though,¡± Bluesea added with an emotionless face. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ let us try it. Let¡¯s see if we can find life amid death!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at both Bluesea and Qiao Qiao as he kept the Sword in the Stone. ¡­ Chapter 671 I Have Seen It

Chapter 671 I Have Seen It

GOR Chapter 671 I Have Seen It Afternding, Lei Hu saw that Chen Xiaolian and the others had not run off. Instead, they stood side by side on a small dune. There were only less than 100 metres between them and the outermost woody vines. They¡­ ¡­ did not run away? They probably knew they won¡¯t be able to get away. So, they gave up. There was a very unsightly look on Lei Hu¡¯s face. Although there were more than ten Irregrity corpses to serve as nourishment for his skill earlier, the range that the vines needed to cover had still been too much. Every blooming flower, every scattered seed, all of them would sap away the strength from his own body, bit by bit. Thankfully, the rate at which Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group ran did not go beyond his estimate. If the vines had needed another five more minutes to find them, he would have been unable to hold on. ¡°You have greatly disappointed me, Chen Xiaolian.¡± Lei Hu¡¯s gaze swept across Bluesea and Qiao Qiao. ¡°I had said before, if I can gain benefits through negotiations, then I would do my best to not resort to violence. However, it would appear that you are not the type to negotiate. It seems I can only choose to kill yourpanions.¡± Lei Hu had spoken with a gentle tone. However, killing intent had revealed themselves within his eyes. ¡°You finally reveal your true body.¡± Chen Xiaolian regarded Lei Hu from top to bottom before letting out a snicker. ¡°I say, why do you look like Yoda?¡± ¡°Yoda?¡± Lei Hu knitted his brows. ¡°What are you talking about?¡± ¡°Forget it.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand and revealed an indifferent smile. ¡°He is also a green-skinned shorty with sharp ears. However, an old guy like you, you must have been dead for over at least 800 years. You definitely won¡¯t know about Star Wars. Just forget I said that.¡± Lei Hu furrowed his brows slightly but chose not to respond. This was unexpected. Lei Hu hade here personally but Chen Xiaolian appeared nonchnt. Could he have¡­ ¡­ another trump card in his hands? ¡°Qiao Qiao, the one you encountered before, is it also this green-skinned shorty?¡± Chen Xiaolian extended his hand to point at Lei Hu, who was standing some distance away, and asked Qiao Qiao. ¡°No.¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. ¡°He was taller than him, and his skin is not this green. I think¡­ ¡­ that was also one of the puppet bodies in his control.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out. ¡°I knew it. Looks like this fellow has a really low self-esteem. He knows that he is ugly so he doesn¡¯t have the courage to reveal himself most of the time. Am I right, Master Yoda?¡± A murderous glint shed across Lei Hu¡¯s eyes. However, it was only a fleeting glint and he quickly suppressed it. He absolutely must not grow furious. He had already forgotten how long it had been since thest Irregrity, who dared mock him, had died. Yet, Lei Hu dared not kill Chen Xiaolian. After so many years since his death, his wait for a chance to return had finallye. He must not end up losing it due to an impulsive desire. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Chen Xiaolian.¡± Lei Hu took a deep breath as he struggled to maintain the final trace of a dignified expression on his face. He squeezed out a smile and said, ¡°I assure you, you will live. As for yourpanions¡­ ¡­ they will die miserable deaths.¡± Despite all his efforts to maintain a dignified look, gnashing sounds could be hearding from Lei Hu¡¯s teeth. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group were able to pick up the sounds. ¡°I don¡¯t know how effective your assurance is.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and smiled. ¡°Why don¡¯t you look at this?¡± Both his hands, which had been ced behind his back, now moved to the front. A dark ck disc rested between his palms. ¡°Do you recognize this item, Mr Lei Hu?¡± ¡­ ¡°Are you sure this will work, Xiaolian?¡± Ten minutes prior¡­ Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes were wide open as she stared at Chen Xiaolian. Bluesea, on the other hand, had his eyes closed as he pondered the matter. ¡°I cannot be certain.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head, a wry smile on his face as he looked at the ck disc in his hand. ¡°However, this is the only method we have. Assuming that the chance of sess for this n is one per cent, then the other methods, be it fighting him or running, the chance of sess will be forever zero. Since that is the case, we can only try this.¡± He looked upward at the distant sky. He knew that Lei Hu wasing. As an [S] ss expert, once Lei Hu himself arrived, even if the three of them fought together, they would have no chance of winning. Although Chen Xiaolian himself was not an [S] ss expert, he had, for a short period of time, held Skyde¡¯s [S] ss powers as his own. Back then, he had only borrowed Skyde¡¯s power temporarily. However, that was enough for Chen Xiaolian to understand the difference between him and [S] ss experts. At present, he could utilize the Sword in the Stone to temporarily restore all his physical attributes. Even so, Chen Xiaolian estimated that he may not even possess theprehensivebat power of an [A+] ss expert. No¡­ ¡­ it would be more urate to say that, here in World¡¯s End, Chen Xiaolian would surely be incapable of reaching thebat power of an [A+] ss expert. All his equipment, Bai Qi, the Four-eyed War Cat, all of them could no longer be used. The present Chen Xiaolian was practically naked. With the exception of the Sword in the Stone, he only possessed the seized items within the Storage Ring. The silver bow appeared like a wondrous equipment. However, due to the loss of personal system, he was unable to immediately figure out its skills and attributes. Chen Xiaolian had already tested it before. However, be it the action of just pulling the bowstring or cing one of the remaining crystal arrows on it before letting loose, he was incapable of unleashing even one tenth of its original powers. The tall, hawk-faced man surely had no personal system as well. For him to be able to unleash those powerful attacks with the bow, Chen Xiaolian believed that, given a sufficient amount of time, he would be able to figure out how to use it somehow. However, Chen Xiaolian did not have enough time. Thanks to the high degree of gicpatibility, the Bug Armour on Bluesea could be regarded as a top-grade equipment. Be it melee battles, ranged battles or reconnaissance work, it was capable in all aspects. The heat sters formed by the tentacles were especially powerful. And yet, the current Bluesea was just an ordinary person who had not undergone any enhancement to his attributes. To go all-out with the Bug Armour with the body of an ordinary human, he could onlyst for around two or three minutes before copsing. After undergoing an upgrade, Qiao Qiao¡¯s Child of Darkness skill now possessed the Anti-materialization ability. It was a very powerful ability. With the exception of energy-based attacks or spirit-type attacks, she could ignore all other physical attacks. However, Chen Xiaolian, for one, would not believe that Lei Hu, who was an [S] ss expert and the leader of the Coalition, could only attack using corpses. From as early as when they were fleeing from the snowfield instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind had been repeatedly simting their fight numerous times. As he was in the dark about Lei Hu¡¯s power, the enemy Chen Xiaolian simted within his mind was himself ¨C the one who possessed Skyde¡¯s power. No matter how many times he went over it, the final result was that the three of them would be defeated. Since that was the case, he could only make a gamble. ¡­ Lei Hu¡¯s pupils contracted rapidly as they stared intently at the disc in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. ¡°¡­ ¡­ sma mine?¡± ¡°Correct!¡± Chen Xiaolian snapped with his left hand as he raised his brows. His right hand continued to hold the sma mine tightly. ¡°It seems that even though you are an [S] ss expert, you are notpletely in the dark about explosives in the outside world. The power of this thing is indeed quitemon. It is neither too big or small. For a master like you, it is certainly negligible. I, on the other hand¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled at Lei Hu. ¡°You see, I am just a small fish. This sma mine has a st radius of five metres. The moment it explodes, do you think¡­ ¡­ you can still find an intact part of me?¡± ¡°Have you gone mad?¡± Lei Hu red. He took a step forward, intending to rush out, but then saw Chen Xiaolian lifting his hand up slightly. Lei Hu retracted his foot. ¡°You would rather have all three of you die here than bring me back? Why?¡± ¡°I like it that way.¡± Although Chen Xiaolian had been maintaining the smile on his face, his hand had been gripping the sma mine tightly. He dared not let down his guard at all. ¡°Can¡¯t ept it? Come bite me! However, I must remind you, the safety for this mine has been pulled out. My hand is now pressing down on the detonation lever. The moment I loosen my hand, it will explode. I assure you, I am most certainly not wearing any protective suit.¡± Lei Hu grew silent. He was unable to stop his chest from heaving up and down. He red at the sma mine in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and seven to eight thoughts flew through his mind. However, none of them could let him sessfully snatch away the sma mine in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. ¡°What is wrong, Mr Lei Hu? Where is your Foresight skill?¡± Seeing the expression on Lei Hu¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. ¡°Why don¡¯t you use it now and tell me the result? In the end, will I die in the explosion, or will I be taking you back to the outside world as nned?¡± Lei Hu¡¯s face was dark as he grunted, ¡°Do you really think I dare not kill you?¡± ¡°Dare? Of course, you dare.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head, a smile on his face. ¡°Truth be told, you don¡¯t need to personally take action. As long as you take one step forward, I will loosen my grip and this sma mine will immediately explode. How about it? Do you want to test it?¡± Slowly, Lei Hu closed his eyes. Next, his eyelids twitched fiercely. It was as though the pupils underneath the eyelids were moving at a rate that was countless times above normal. Bluesea and Qiao Qiao stood beside Chen Xiaolian, on his left and right respectively. Bluesea¡¯s arms had transformed out the heat sters while Qiao Qiao was prepared to enter Anti-materialization form at any moment. Both of them stared intently at Lei Hu, not daring to let down their guard. After who knew how long had passed¡­ Lei Hu finally opened both his eyes. He sighed softly. ¡°I¡¯ve seen it.¡± ¡­ Chapter 672 One-Man Battle

Chapter 672 One-Man Battle

GOR Chapter 672 One-Man Battle Sess! Chen Xiaolian cheered inwardly despite the look of indifference on his face. Not a trace of sweat could be seen on his face. Lei Hu¡¯s character was as he had expected. In the end, he was unwilling. There was an opportunity to return to the outside world before him. Lei Hu would never be the one to personally destroy that opportunity. If this opportunity was something that had suddenly appeared before Lei Hu, Chen Xiaolian would be uncertain as to how Lei Hu would respond. However, as of now, Chen Xiaolian had seen the scope of Lei Hu¡¯s ns and the amount of effort he poured into them since Qiao Qiao¡¯s arrival in World¡¯s End. He was such a far-sighted and calcting person. This was an opportunity that he had been waiting for after hundreds and thousands of years. He hadid out such a perfect n for it and now it was right before him. How could he simply give it up? Lei Hu stared at Chen Xiaolian without taking a single step forward. Instead, he carefully took a few steps backward. ¡°You weren¡¯t lying. You are indeed determined to kill yourself and not just bluffing. If I had taken a step forward earlier, you would already be dead now.¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a faint smile. He did not reply and instead kept his hands tightly pressed upon the detonation lever on the sma mine. ¡°However, I do not believe you can wlessly keep this up.¡± Lei Hu shook his head and sat down cross-legged. ¡°Since the Foresight skill had once shown me a scene where I get to leave World¡¯s End, it means that such a future is possible. Until the moment you detonate the sma mine, I will not give up.¡± ¡°Fine, let¡¯s drag this on.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. Although they had left the snowfield and were far away from the designated rendezvous point, for some unknown reason, a thought remained within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind ¨C Sister Yun will certainlye looking for them. He did not know how long that would take. However, Chen Xiaolian was certain that should Sister Yun arrive, she would be capable of killing off Lei Hu. She was, after all¡­ ¡­ one of the ancient monsters like Mr San. The atmosphere around them fell into a peculiar state of silence. Lei Hu sat cross-legged on the sand dune as his two eyes stared at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. Not once did his eyelids blink. Despite not saying a single word, his eyes were clearly conveying his intent out. ¡°Don¡¯t be careless, or I will snatch the sma mine in your hands¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t be careless, I will snatch the sma mine¡­ ¡°Careless, snatch sma mine¡­ ¡°Snatch sma mine¡­ ¡°Mine¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian had already disyed his determination to rather die than surrender. In the infinite possible futures that Lei Hu saw earlier through his Foresight skill, none of them ended with him sessfully snatching away the sma mine in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. Chen Xiaolian was not lying. He had indeed taken out the safety for the sma mine and was now pressing on the lever. Only Chen Xiaolian himself can put the safety back; otherwise, the mine would explode the moment his hands loosen their grip on the mine. Since I cannot snatch the mine away ¨C I will just have you give un on your own through superior pressure. Under Lei Hu¡¯s stare, Chen Xiaolian felt as though the skin on his body was being pierced by countless needles. In but a moment¡¯s time, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back was covered in sweat. Qiao Qiao¡¯s face sank and she moved to rush forward only to be pulled back by Bluesea. ¡°Don¡¯t move! Do you like bing a hostage?¡± Bluesea turned to give Qiao Qiao a nce. Despite the softness and calmness of his voice, he radiated a tranquil air of authority. ¡°But, Xiaolian¡­¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth as she looked at Chen Xiaolian, who was right beside her. His legs were beginning to sway. ¡°You will not be able to help him. At this moment, he can only depend on himself.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°This is a mental contest to see whose heart is the stronger one. As long as Chen Xiaolian could maintain his heart, he will be able to maintain control over his fingers. However, the moment his heart falls will be the moment Lei Hu snatches away the sma mine.¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ what should we do?¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head and forced herself to calm down. ¡°Wait.¡± Bluesea gave her another nce and said coolly, ¡°Wait patiently.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly sat down on the sand dune as well. However, since the beginning, he had both his eyes staring at Lei Hu, not lowering his guard in the slightest. He had enhanced his physical body before. Thus, even if he had to stand for three days and three nights, he will not feel exhausted. At that moment, however, what was important was not the ability to stand, but the ability to be on guard against Lei Hu. Only a with strong mental state and willpower could one put forth a sufficient amount of mental pressure on the other party. In this situation, it mattered not how strong they were on a personal level. Rather, it depended on how determined they were. ¡°As long as Lei Hu makes a move, let go!¡± ¡°As long as Lei Hu makes a move, let go!¡± ¡°As long as Lei Hu makes a move, let go!¡± Chen Xiaolian kept repeating that same sentence to himself, seemingly determining to engrave them into his very bones. At that moment, Lei Hu was the only thing within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s vision. His other limbs had also seemingly disappeared and all his senses had seemingly gathered onto both his palms. That thought was the only thing left in his mind. As for Lei Hu, his gaze seemed to contain knives and guns. A thick killing intent swept its way toward Chen Xiaolian. Sweat had begun forming on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead and they trickled down along the corner of his forehead. A drop of sweat trickled its way into his eye, bringing with it a stinging sensation. However, Chen Xiaolian dared not move his eyelids at all. After who knew how long, another scene gradually appeared before Chen Xiaolian. In one scene, he could clearly see himself still sitting on the sand with Qiao Qiao and Bluesea beside him. In the other, he was suspended in the void. There were no sun, moon or stars there. His eyes could see only endless darkness. The only ones left within the scene were him, and Lei Hu, who was there before him. This was an illusion that Lei Hu had created with his powerful mental ability. ¡°Give it up. That way, only one person will die.¡± Lei Hu had not opened his mouth. The only things open were his eyes. Yet, in this illusionary realm, Chen Xiaolian could clearly hear him. ¡°Dream on.¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°You cannot hold on much longer.¡± Lei Hu, who was seated on the sand dune remained motionless. However, the Lei Hu within the illusionary realm had stood up. He walked toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Did you think your mental powers could be stronger than mine?¡± ¡°Why not?¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a disdainful smile. He had also wanted to stand up, only to find that he was unable to move at all. ¡°Do not forget how long I have lived within World¡¯s End.¡± Despite them floating within the endless void, Lei Hu was still able to step toward him. Every step he took make it look as though he was treading upon solid ground. ¡°You are just a prepubescent kid. What do you have that can fight against me?¡± ¡°Willpower. What is the rtionship between willpower and age?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°If there is no rtionship between the two, you may try to stand up, or even move a finger.¡± Lei Hu continued to step forward until he was standing before Chen Xiaolian. Then, he looked down condescendingly at him. ¡°In this mental realm, you cannot make even the most minor of movements. Does that not tell you what the problem is?¡± ¡°At least my fingers on the sma mine can still move. Do you want to put it to the test?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head to reveal a fearless expression. ¡°Soon, even they would not be able to move.¡± Lei Hu shook his head. Next, he extended a finger and pressed it on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. ¡°After I am done destroying your willpower, that is.¡± After those words left Lei Hu¡¯s mouth, his finger swiped down and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head was instantly cut into two. A massive heart-piercing pain reverberated throughout Chen Xiaolian¡¯s central nervous system. ¡­ ¡°Something is not right.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s keen senses noticed something and she lowered her gaze to look at Chen Xiaolian. The four of them had spent all this time silently confronting each other. Following Bluesea¡¯s instructions, Qiao Qiao had suppressed the concern within her heart and stood quietly beside Chen Xiaolian. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s situation¡­ something was amiss. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes continued confronting Lei Hu¡¯s and his body remained seated on the sand dune. His fingers were still pressed down on the detonation lever of the sma mine. Yet, his body had begun to tremble visibly. Qiao Qiao dared not move to stand before Chen Xiaolian. Even so, just by looking at him from the side, she could see that his whole face was sweaty while his face remained impassive. ¡°Uncle Bluesea¡­ ¡­ Xiaolian¡­¡± Qiao Qiao whispered to Bluesea. ¡°This Lei Hu¡­ ¡­ could even his willpower be this terrifying? Or perhaps¡­¡± Bluesea had also noticed that something was not right. He hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°Could he be using some kind of mental attack?¡± Qiao Qiao whispered, ¡°What should we do? If he is currently upied with this mental attack, maybe we can¡­¡± ¡°I have seen two [S] ss experts now. This Lei Hu is even stronger than them. Even if his attention is now on Chen Xiaolian, he is still not someone that we can ambush sessfully.¡± Bluesea considered it before slowly shaking his head. ¡°This is now¡­ ¡­ a one-man battle for Chen Xiaolian!¡± ¡­ Chapter 673 Reversal

Chapter 673 Reversal

GOR Chapter 673 Reversal The two of them remained immobile upon the sand dune, not moving in the slightest. However, inside the willpower dimension, Chen Xiaolian had had to suffer painfully countless times. Within the willpower dimension, time had been seemingly extended to an infinitely long time. Lei Hu¡¯s fingers drew across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body countless times. Every time he did so, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s skin, muscles and bones would be casually cut apart. After that came an intense feeling of painparable to that of the outside world. However, Chen Xiaolian did not die. This was a contest within the willpower dimension, after all. What happened inside would not affect the flesh outside. After Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was torn apart, he will instantly recover, having to watch Lei Hu as he tore his body to pieces once again. However, the pain of getting killed every single time was very real. ¡°Let me tell you the result,¡± said Lei Hu with a smile. ¡°The gap between your mental strength and mine is bigger than that of our physical bodies. Your resistance is futile. ¡°Here, your willpower will be tortured endlessly by me. In the end, it will disappearpletely. ¡°After losing your willpower, all that will be left of you is an empty shell, a walking corpse.¡± Lei Hu¡¯s right hand suddenly stabbed into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart, as though he had simply thrust his hand into a piece of tofu. When he pulled his hand out, it was holding on to a still palpitating heart. ¡°Does it hurt? Do you like this feeling?¡± Lei Hu smiled as he gently squeezed with his hand, causing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to burst apart within his palm. ¡°This pain will apany you forever, until your willpower vanishes.¡± The wound on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest quickly healed up, his heart quickly returning into his chest. He gritted his teeth, not letting himself scream at all. Instead, he red at Lei Hu. ¡°It has only been 10 minutes outside. As for your senses, how long did it feel like in this willpower dimension? Ten years? One hundred years? A thousand years?¡± Lei Hu tightened his grip on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder, easily crushing it. ¡°To me, it has only been 10 minutes. ¡°It seems you are waiting for yourpanion. Let¡¯s not go to whether or not he can defeat me. Are you so confident that your willpower canst that long?¡± ¡°You will die.¡± Chen Xiaolian hissed out those few words through the cracks between his teeth and forced out a smile. ¡°We¡¯ll wait and see.¡± ¡°Five minutes.¡± Lei Hu extended a palm out, cing five fingers before Chen Xiaolian and smiled. ¡°In less than five minutes, your willpower will utterly vanish.¡± ¡°It is possible¡­ ¡­ your willpower will vanish, you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. However, as he was halfway through his words, he found that he could no longer say anything. ¡°Why do you think you can still talk?¡± Lei Hu wagged his index finger and said in a leisurely manner, ¡°Allowing you to talk in this willpower dimension is because I wanted to hear your wretched screams. A pity, it seems you have no love for screaming. Next up¡­ ¡­ without my permission, in this willpower dimension, you cannot move even half a muscle.¡± After Lei Hu had said those words, Chen Xiaolian was indeed left immobile. His eyeballs and tongue, which had been able to move, could no longer do so at all. He became like a y doll. ¡°Next¡­¡± Lei Hu lowered his head, cing his mouth next to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear. ¡°Let me see how long it takes to destroy your mind.¡± Lei Hu extended his hand, pressing it on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s finger. Next, he gave it a slight push. A piece of nail was peeled off his finger, bringing blood along with it. It was followed by another. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body remained motionless. Even his eyes remained the same. ¡°You cannot talk right now. However, I know that you must be in great pain.¡± It did not take long for Lei Hu to peel off all 10 of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingernails. With a smile, he continued, ¡°People subjected to this torture will use these words tofort themselves¡­ humans only have 10 fingernails. For you, however, that is not the case.¡± Even as Lei Hu was speaking, the peeled off nails had returned back to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. ¡°If so, let us continue!¡± Who knew how long had gone by? Chen Xiaolian¡¯s form in that willpower dimension had been shredded apart innumerable times. However, every time, he would be restored back. Lei Hu twisted his head, smashed his body with one strike. As he watched Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body re-form itself, his expression slowly grew slightly anxious. It was not as though he had never utilized this skill before. However, none had been able to endure it as long as Chen Xiaolian had. The five minutes he said earlier had long since passed. However, the outer world¡¯s five minutes were being extended numerous times within the willpower dimension. Previously, he only needed to destroy his enemies¡¯ form within this willpower dimension tens of times before they get destroyed and not recover. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s consciousness had been able to endure for so long without dissipating. Lei Hu raised his hand. A serrated de appeared in his hand and he swung it toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck. However, just as the serrated de was about to cut across the neck, a hand suddenly shot out at lightning-like speed to catch the edge of the de. It was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand! Lei Hu¡¯s eyes popped wide open and he stared at Chen Xiaolian with disbelief. He¡­ moved? Chen Xiaolian had been sitting cross-legged within the void, incapable of moving his mouth, hands and eyes. So, why did his hand suddenly grab the de? Lei Hu tugged backwards, easily pulling the serrated de back. Next, the de hacked down from above, cleaving Chen Xiaolian into two. Next, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body recovered. This time, Lei Hu noticed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s legs trembling. Then, he slowly¡­ ¡­ stood up. There was intense pain on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. It was as though every move required a great deal of effort on his part. Even so, he was indeed moving. Lei Hu screamed and shot a punch out at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, leaving arge hole on his chest. With a shake of his right hand, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s whole body was reduced into foamy blood. Without waiting for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body to re-form itself, Lei Hu sent another sh forward, cutting Chen Xiaolian¡¯s waist. His continuous attacks made it so that Chen Xiaolian had almost no chance of recovering. However, after doing so for tens of times, Lei Hu¡¯s de was stopped. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand had caught the de once more. The serrated edge of the de bit into his palm, seemingly on the verge of cutting his palm into two. However, despite using his all, Lei Hu was incapable of pulling the serrated de back. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand remained steadfast as it held onto the serrated de that Lei Hu was wielding. He raised his head to slowly reveal a smile. ¡°Are you surprised? Did you not expect this?¡± ¡°You!¡± Lei Hu wanted to pull the serrated de back. However, it was firmly held by Chen Xiaolian and could not be moved. ¡°I admit, in the physical dimension, I am no match for you. However, if we are going with the strength of the mind, I am fairly confident in myself.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the serrated de. ¡°In this willpower dimension, it seems that as long as the mind is strong enough, you can casually materialize any object, right?¡± He closed his eyes. Next, his right hand suddenly created something radiant. The radiance slowly faded away, revealing the Sword in the Stone in his hand. ¡°It truly is so.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and the Sword in the Stone abruptly shot out like a viper, piercing Lei Hu¡¯s heart. With a wretched scream, Lei Hu let go of the serrated de and retreated backward. His hand gripped the heart position on his chest as he looked at Chen Xiaolian in disbelief. The wound on his chest recovered quickly. However, the aghast expression on Lei Hu¡¯s face remained. ¡°This is impossible!¡± ¡°Why not?¡± Chen Xiaolian continued wielding the Sword in the Stone, his figure suspended in the void as he looked at Lei Hu coolly. ¡°The reason you could suppress my movements here is solely because this is your skill and that you are the one who created this space. As long as I figure out the secret, I can easily break your suppression.¡± ¡°Easily?¡± Lei Hu¡¯s face became warped. ¡°It might not be easy for others. Honestly, though, I am quite lucky.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°Before this, I just so happened to encounter someone with a somewhat simr skill. He could be considered¡­ ¡­ a reference.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised the Sword in the Stone and aimed it at Lei Hu. ¡°From now onward, we will be at the same starting line.¡± ¡­ Chapter 674 Toxin

Chapter 674 Toxin

GOR Chapter 674 Toxin ¡°The same starting line?¡± Lei Hu¡¯s face twisted. ¡°Who do you think you are?¡± Clenching the serrated de, he charged forward and hacked down with it. Even though this was a mental space, he did not believe that Chen Xiaolian could be his equal. After all, he was¡­ ¡­ [S] ss. His one downward hack transformed out five de images, sealing off all of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s escape routes. Lei Hu watched as Chen Xiaolian remained in the same position, not evading. Instead, he turned the Sword in the Stone in his hand and released five sword beams from the sword. The five sword beams smashed the five de images apart. Next, the Sword in the Stone stabbed into Lei Hu¡¯s lower abdomen area. Screaming in shock, Lei Hu backed away. The wound on his abdomen slowly healed up. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what kind of Sword Skill is that?¡± Lei Hu shouted. ¡°I know you are [S] ss.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes shed coldly and he charged forward all of a sudden, taking the initiative to attack. The Sword in the Stone stabbed toward Lei Hu¡¯s heart. ¡°However, I don¡¯t think you are more powerful than me in terms of melee skills!¡± Lei Hu swung his de to deflect the Sword in the Stone, only to find his de deflecting thin air. The Sword in the Stone drew a crafty arc and swiped toward Lei Hu¡¯s throat. With a horizontal sh, Lei Hu¡¯s head flew high up. ¡°Damn it!¡± Lei Hu¡¯s body recovered quickly. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s next blow had already arrived. ¡°You said it before, although the pain you receive in this illusionary space cannot affect the flesh, it can destroy the consciousness.¡± Chen Xiaolian kept swinging his sword, cutting Lei Hu without cease. Lei Hu¡¯s body recovered continuously and he kept swinging the serrated de in an attempt to counter attack. However, every one of his attacks missed. All he could do was allow himself to be cut down by the Sword in the Stone. ¡­ Seeing the ever-increasing number of sweat on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead, Qiao Qiao tore off the edges of her robes. Clumping it in her palm, she then wanted to help Chen Xiaolian wipe off his sweat. However, Bluesea caught her hand. ¡°You cannot touch him right now.¡± Bluesea gave Qiao Qiao a warning look. ¡°Fine¡­¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head. She understood that her actions were somewhat reckless. ¡°Uncle Bluesea, Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ is he all right?¡± ¡°Look there.¡± Bluesea extended his hand to point forward. Previously, Qiao Qiao had only been paying attention to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. Hearing Bluesea¡¯s words, she turned her eyes to look at Lei Hu. As they were too far apart, they were unable to properly see the expression on Lei Hu¡¯s face. However, a part of the sand beneath his body had clearly darkened. ¡°That fellow does not appear to be in a good spot either,¡± said Bluesea calmly. ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mental strength does not appear much weaker than his.¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ can we win?¡± Qiao Qiao asked hesitantly. ¡°I do not know.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡­ ¡°Enough!¡± Lei Hu gave a sudden bellow, causing golden light to erupt from his whole body, sting Chen Xiaolian away. Chen Xiaolian held onto the Sword in the Stone, but he did not continue to rush Lei Hu. Since the beginning, he had not revealed any signs. However, the pain he received from his body getting torn apart all those times had still seriously injured him. Thus, he stared intently at Lei Hu, who was gasping before him, while gripping the Sword in the Stone tightly. Thankfully, he had previously encountered Zhao Tiezhu, the Second Middle syndrome patient who gave himself the nickname Nightmare. It was with thebat experience he umted against him was Chen Xiaolian able to so quickly gather himself within this willpower dimension and extricate himself from Lei Hu¡¯s control. Lei Hu, he appeared quite miserable. There were no wounds on his body. However, there was grimness on his face as he stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ where did you learn that Sword Skill?¡± ¡°Does it have any rtionship with you?¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly adjusted his rate of breathing. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you met the King before! You met Bai Qi! Is that it?¡± Lei Hu gripped the hilt of his de tightly as heboured to recall the memories that had beenid down to gather dust for so long within him. In his whole life, he had only seen Bai Qi attack once. It was that day. He had been huddling in a corner within the Pantheon Temple, with only enough courage to look at the fight from afar. Even so, Lei Hu had been able to grasp a trace of the Sword Skill that Bai Qi had utilized. The Sword Skill that Chen Xiaolian had just disyed earlier had reawakened his memories of that day. He¡­ how did he learn this Sword Skill? ¡°So what I have met him before?¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. Suddenly, a mischievous thought rose up from within his mind. With a smile, he said, ¡°If I am to tell you, not only have I met Bai Qi before, he is also my pet, will you believe me?¡± ¡°You¡­ what did you say?¡± Lei Hu stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You do not believe me?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°If so¡­ feast your eyes on this move!¡± With the Sword in the Stone in hand, Chen Xiaolian drew an arc in the surrounding void. Next, he thrust the sword downward. Countless sparks of light shot out from the sword, flying forward in every direction. Lei Hu¡¯s body was struck and pierced through by the countless sparks of light and his whole figure was thrown backward. ¡°I believe you should have seen this move before.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as he retracted the Sword in the Stone. Next, he watched as Lei Hu stood up once more, the wounds on his body rapidly healing up. That was the Sword Skill he learned in the painting, the one where he met Skyde. Back then, Mr San had said that he originally intended to have Chen Xiaolian learn another Sword Skill. However, by mistake, Chen Xiaolian ended up learning the Sword Skill within the painting. It would appear that the Sword Skill was left behind by Bai Qi. Lei Hu silently stood up. However, his head was lowered. He made no action, not even uttering a single word. After a long time, he raised his head. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ really know Bai Qi?¡± ¡°Do you want me to summon him out for you?¡± Chen Xiaolian spread out both his hands. ¡°Fine.¡± Lei Hu directly nodded his head. Next, the illusion broke apart. Of the two scenes before Chen Xiaolian, only one remained. ¡°Release your fingers, then.¡± Lei Hu stood up from the sand dune, his pair of eyes bloodshot. ¡°Let it blow up.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face flickered. Lei Hu, he wants to¡­ ¡­ destroy his means of returning? Lei Hu took a step forward. ¡°Release it, then. Didn¡¯t you say that as long as I make a move, you will release your grip? Why aren¡¯t you releasing?¡± Lei Hu stepped forward, gradually closing the distance between them. However, Chen Xiaolian found himself incapable of loosening his fingers, which were pressing down on the sma mine¡¯s lever. It was not that he did not want to. Rather, he could not. His mind had already sent the order to his fingers. However, his fingers were not listening at all. It was as though he had be paralyzed from his neck down. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you releasing it yet?¡± Lei Hu sneered as he stepped forward through the sand. ¡°Look at me! Look at me! I am already halfway through!¡± ¡°Xiaolian?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s body shed and she stood before Chen Xiaolian, watching Lei Hu warily. At the same time, she gave Chen Xiaolian a side nce. There was a worried look on her face. It appeared as though, in the end, Chen Xiaolian was unable to make the final move. However, if that was the case, he should at least throw the sma mine away, stand up and fight. So, why was he just sitting there? ¡°I¡­ can¡¯t move.¡± Chen Xiaolian uttered through clenched teeth. ¡°A smart strategist will never prepare only one set of ns. You should learn this in the future. Assuming¡­ ¡­ you still have a future.¡± Lei Hu stepped forward, a victorious smile on his face. ¡°Damn it!¡± Bluesea¡¯s face sank. Reaching down with his hand, he pulled Chen Xiaolian up. Beneath Chen Xiaolian, several fine vines were pulled up along with his body. Their roots were firmly embedded into the sand. ¡°Qiao Qiao, take him away.¡± Bluesea broke the vines. Bringing them to his nose, he sniffed them and his face darkened. ¡°Useless. The paralyzing toxin canst for at least four hours. Within these four hours, he will not be able to move even a finger.¡± Lei Hu continued to move at a pace that was neither hurried nor slow as he moved forward. ¡°As for you fellows¡­ prepare to die!¡± ¡­ Chapter 675 King! Lei Hu’s Fear!

Chapter 675 King! Lei Hu''s Fear!

GOR Chapter 675 Carrying Chen Xiaolian on her shoulders, Qiao Qiao quickly made to rush backward. Lei Hu¡¯s eyes shed. The finger on his right hand flicked out and a seed flew out like a bullet. As Qiao Qiao was carrying Chen Xiaolian, she was unable to enter her Anti-Materialization form. She was also incapable of dodging it in time. Thus, the seed struck her shoulder and the two of them tumbled down the ground. A bud quickly sprouted out from the wound on her shoulder. ck energies shed out and the bud instantly withered, turning into ashes. ¡°The power of darkness, attribute: devour.¡± Lei Hu watched as Qiao Qiao flipped herself up, carried Chen Xiaolian again and ran off. Then, he nodded his head. ¡°Not a bad skill. However, useless as well.¡± ¡°Lei Hu!¡± Bluesea shouted loudly, quickly pping both his arms forward. The tentacles from his arms quickly emerged to form arge, organic heat ster. Aiming the ster at Lei Hu, he opened fire. This time, Bluesea had unleashed the ster¡¯s maximum power. The beam from the organic heat ster was nearly half a metre thick and more dazzling than the one he had used against Sebast. However, Lei Hu merely reached out with his left hand to suspend the beam before him. ¡°Your attacks are just as useless.¡± The organic heat ster continued shooting for a few seconds. When the light from the beams finally dissipated, Bluesea had fallen to a seated position on the ground. As for Lei Hu, he remained standing on the very same spot. The surrounding sand had been turned to a t ssy surface by the heat. Yet, Lei Hu remained unharmed. ¡°Just a normal human. Even if you have the highest degree ofpatibility with the Bug Armour, it is useless. A three-year-old with a deadly weapon is just a three-year-old, after all.¡± Lei Hu sneered. ¡°If you possess your original attributes as an Awakened and time to grow, you might be able to give me a little headache.¡± Both of Bluesea¡¯s arms were trembling. The organic tissues wrapping his arms began to wither andrge parts of it fell off. Bluesea wanted to stand up, but found that he was unable to find the strength to do so. Lei Hu moved to stand before Bluesea. Without even lowering his head to look at Bluesea, he kicked Bluesea, sending him flying far into the distance. Bluesea tumbled through the ground and remained motionless after that. Qiao Qiao, carrying Chen Xiaolian on her shoulder, had run a distance of over 100 metres. Lei Hu watched her from the back and snorted a couple times. He pulled out a submachine gun, pulled out its magazine and slipped a new one in. Then, aiming it at Qiao Qiao, he opened fire a few times. Qiao Qiao screamed out in pain, tripping on the ground. As she was about to get up, she felt a sharp paining from her back. It was as though her soul was being burned. ¡°For minor characters, they might rejoice at having one or two equipment. However¡­ ¡­ did you think that I won¡¯t even have a few spirit-force bullets with me?¡± Lei Hu sneered as he kept his submachine gun. Next, his right hand made a forward grasping motion. Qiao Qiao felt as though an invisible hand had caught her by the neck and she was dragged all the way toward Lei Hu. The invisible hand was like an iron hoop around her neck. Qiao Qiao wanted to break free. However, no matter how hard she tried, she was incapable of breaking free. Although Qiao Qiao wanted to enter her Anti-Materialization form, those bullets remain deeply embedded within her body, burning her continuously. Despite attempting it a few times, she was incapable of properly transforming into her ck shadow form. In the blink of an eye, Qiao Qiao had been dragged before Lei Hu. Lei Hu sneered. Raising his right hand, he extended out two adjoining fingers. Without pulling out any equipment, he sent a de of light out from his fingertips. The de of light stabbed into Qiao Qiao¡¯s left shoulder, nailing her to the ground. Qiao Qiao, who was nailed to the ground by the de of light, cried out wretchedly. The high temperature from the de of light was vaporizing her blood, causing a charred and pungent smell to rise. Lei Hu raised his right hand and the de of light became separated from his fingertips. However, the de of light did not disappear. Instead, it continued to exist, nailing Qiao Qiao down by her shoulder. Another de of light appeared from Lei Hu¡¯s fingertips. Using the same move, he stabbed it into Qiao Qiao¡¯s right shoulder. Qiao Qiao¡¯s painful scream rose up. Then, it faded just as quickly as she fainted from the pain. ¡°How na?ve. You have already tried to escape so many times before, only to fail. Did you think you can seed this time?¡± Lei Hu shook his head at the unconscious Qiao Qiao before turning toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You want to let go the lever? No, you do not have this chance.¡± Once again, Lei Hu extended the two adjoining fingers on his right hand. This time, the thing to emerge from his fingertips was not a de of light but a vine. The vine emerged rapidly from Lei Hu¡¯s fingertips. Seemingly possessing a life of its own, it moved toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingers and slipped its way around the sma mine, recing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s finger in pressing down on the lever. After confirming that the lever had been pressed, Lei Hu picked up the sma mine. Weighing it in his hand, he scoffed and hurled it far into the sky. Even beforending, the striker lever hit the explosives within the sma mine and an energy explosion erupted in the sky, sending countless dazzling sma streams in every direction. ¡°It is done. Now¡­ you have lost even the right to choose how you die.¡± Lei Hu smiled. Then, he crouched down to look at Chen Xiaolian. The paralyzing toxin within Chen Xiaolian had yet to subside and he had lost all senses below his neck. All Chen Xiaolian could do was to re to Lei Hu. ¡°Are you very surprised?¡± Lei Hu grabbed a handful of sand and held it above Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head, slowly letting it spill down on his face. ¡°I will admit, in the willpower dimension, seeing you break free from my control had indeed shocked me. However, that matters not. Being able to directly destroy your mind is good. However, even if that does not work, with enough time, my Soulbinding Vines can make its way from beneath the sand to your location. I believe that the toxin of the Soulbinding Vines is not something that you can break down using willpower.¡± An organic heat st suddenly shed out, striking Lei Hu from the back. However, it left no mark on him. As for Lei Hu, he maintained his crouching posture, looking at Chen Xiaolian without even turning back. All he did was extend his right hand and made a shooting form with his palm. ¡°Bang!¡± Following the sounding from Lei Hu¡¯s mouth, a beam of light shot out from his fingertips, striking the organic heat ster on Bluesea¡¯s right hand and leaving it in a charred state. The next beam of light pierced through Bluesea¡¯s chest. Lei Hu did not even turn his head backwards. As for Bluesea, despite havingboured to gather his strength, he fell back down to the ground. ¡°I really do not understand.¡± Lei Hu sighed. ¡°People like you, how did you all defeat Sebast? He is, after all, an old guy from the same generation as me. Even if he has yet to reach [S] ss, he should not die to the likes of you.¡± Several vines drilled out from the ground around Bluesea to wrap around him. The vines continued growing, bing increasingly thick and long. Finally, they hoisted Bluesea up. Lei Hu was not looking at Bluesea. Instead, he extended a finger; there was a very small seed at the tip of his finger, which he gently thrust into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. Although his whole body had been paralyzed, Chen Xiaolian could still feel an itching sensation within his body. ¡°That is a puppet nt, like the ones you encountered earlier. It will slowly eat away your nerves, spinal cord, all the way to your brain and eventually rece their existence. However, I have suppressed a small portion of their function so that its growth is limited to below your neck. It will not kill you. After all¡­ ¡­ I still need you to return.¡± ¡°All right, who should we start with? You choose.¡± Lei Hu pointed at Bluesea, who was wrapped up by the vines, and Qiao Qiao, who was nailed to the ground by the des of light. ¡°The rate of growth for the puppet nt is very fast. I do not want you to lose consciousness before watching them die.¡± ¡°I¡­ choose¡­ you!¡± Gritting his teeth, Chen Xiaolian red at Lei Hu. ¡°At a time like this, your mouth can remain so stubborn.¡± Lei Hu sneered and stood up. ¡°Just because you know a few of Bai Qi¡¯s moves, you think of yourself as Bai Qi? Right, you mentioned earlier¡­ ¡­ he is your War Pet? If so, why aren¡¯t you summoning him out? Ah, sorry. I forgot, in World¡¯s End, personal system does not exist. You cannot use your pet.¡± ¡°Fine, since you are unwilling to choose, I will choose for you.¡± Lei Hu looked at Qiao Qiao, then turned toward Bluesea. Bluesea was tightly restrained by the vines while both of Qiao Qiao¡¯s shoulders were pierced by the des of light. Her eyes were shut as shey on the ground, unconscious. Lei Hu thought for a moment before moving toward Qiao Qiao. ¡°Then, I will start with your little girlfriend.¡± After Lei Hu said that, Bluesea¡¯s eyes suddenly snapped open. He stared intently at Lei Hu. Fine tendrils emerged from his left shoulder, which was not wrapped up by the vines, to form miniature organic heat sters, all aimed at Lei Hu. Fire! Fire! Fire! Every time the organic heat ster opened fire, Bluesea¡¯s face would appear weaker. However, he maintained a determined and stubborn look. Lei Hu lowered his head to watch as the heat beams struck his body again and again, seemingly not having any effect at all. He raised his head to reveal a puzzled expression. He let the beams strike him, beams that he could practically ignore. Then, he stepped toward Bluesea. Standing before Bluesea, he reached out with his hand to pull him out from the vines. Frowning, he stared at Bluesea and said, ¡°Just what is wrong with you? After all that has happened, don¡¯t you understand that these attacks have no effect on me?¡± Bluesea¡¯s body hung limply as Lei Hu lifted him up. Bluesea¡¯s eyes had gone cloudy, but the organic heat sters moved to aim at Lei Hu¡¯s chest. It opened fire again and again. ¡°You guys are crazy! Crazy!¡± Lei Hu finally lost his temper. Furiously, he grabbed the organic heat sters on Bluesea¡¯s shoulder and forcefully pulled them off. After getting pulled out from Bluesea¡¯s body, the organic heat sters transformed back into tendrils. The tendrils shrunk and Lei Hu squished it into powder. ¡°Since you are so eager to die, I will start with you!¡± Lei Hu mmed Bluesea heavily on the ground. Then, pulling him by his ankle, Lei Hu dragged him toward Chen Xiaolian. Unnoticed by Lei Hu, after he said that, Bluesea, whom he was dragging behind him, revealed a slight look of relief. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thumping heart was on the verge of jumping out from his chest. However, he was incapable of moving at all. The paralyzing toxin from Lei Hu¡¯s Soulbinding Vines had yet to subside while the Puppet nt had begun to quickly grow within his body. That was a real skill. There was no way for him to break it using his mind like he did in the willpower dimension. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were on the verge of popping out from rage. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not move a single finger. All he could do was watch as Lei Hu dragged Bluesea before him. ¡°Tsk! He does not have long. I have to hurry.¡± Lei Hu lowered his gaze at Bluesea. Pressing Bluesea¡¯s head down on the ground before Chen Xiaolian, Lei Hu said, ¡°I will give you 10 seconds to say goodbye to your friend. Or¡­ ¡­ summon your War Pet. War Pet Bai Qi, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!¡± ¡°One!¡± ¡°Lei Hu! Kill me!¡± ¡°Two!¡± ¡°Lei Hu!¡± ¡°Three!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was one of utter despair. Hearing Lei Hu¡¯s counting, he felt as though he had fallen deep into an icy pit. ¡°¡­ nine!¡± Lei Hu smiled at Chen Xiaolian and shook his head. ¡°It seems your pet Bai Qi is not very obedient.¡± Lei Hu raised his right hand up high, fingers joined together to form a de as he aimed at Bluesea¡¯s neck. Then, as he was about to hack down¡­ Light suddenly burst out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. Even Lei Hu was left incapable of opening his eyes before this unexpected sh of dazzling light. He could only turn aside to avoid eye contact with the light. When he opened his eyes once more, he saw someone standing beside Chen Xiaolian. Someone fully clothed in white, with long ck hair, which flowed down his shoulders, and jade-like skin. ¡°KING!!!¡± Lei Hu screamed out. ¡­ Chapter 676 Goodbye, Old Soldier

Chapter 676 Goodbye, Old Soldier

GOR Chapter 676 The instant Lei Hu saw that face, his heart almost stopped beating. Next, he furiously tossed Bluesea away as he vaulted up into the sky. It did not matter which direction he was going. He flew away as though his life depended on it. Run! Run! Run! The farther away he went, the better. The only thought in his mind was to run. The instant he saw Bai Qi, a sensation of terror which could not be restrained by his rational mind surged into every corner of his body. The King¡­ ¡­ returned? The one who killed off nearly every single Irregrity within World¡¯s End, the one who stood atop the mountain made of countless corpses, the one whose clothes remained as white as snow, unstained by the blood of ughter, the King! He has returned! ¡­ At that moment, Chen Xiaolian himself was in shock. Since entering World¡¯s End, he had tried it several times. However, due to the absence of personal system, he could not give the War Soul anymand. Be it Bai Qi or his kitty, they could not be summoned out. But now¡­ ¡­ how could Bai Qi suddenly appear? Chen Xiaolian was certain that the only feelings he had earlier were fury and concern. He had not attempted to summon Bai Qi. Additionally, after appearing, Bai Qi had never looked at Lei Hu at all. Instead, his head was raised up high, gazing toward the horizon, immobile, silent. The parasitic nt was still quickly eroding Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body and he could not move at all. Chen Xiaolian could only attempt tomand Bai Qi using his mind. However, his actions were the equivalent of hurling a toy cow into the vast ocean. There was no response. After a moment, a figure quickly emerged from the horizon. Seeing the figure, Bai Qi suddenly released a howl. ¡°Power¡­ ¡­ return it¡­¡± Following the howl, Bai Qi quickly flew into the sky to meet the figure. ¡°Bai Qi?!¡± Sister Yun reined her white horse, a look of shock oveing her calm, ancient face. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ how can you be here?¡± However, Bai Qi did not reply. He simply stared intently at Sister Yun. ¡°Power¡­ ¡­ with you¡­ ¡­ body¡­ ¡­ return¡­ me¡­¡± ¡°What nonsense are you on about? Answer me! Why did you return? Were you killed?¡± Sister Yun impatiently interrupted Bai Qi. ¡°You! Could you not speak properly anymore?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t return¡­ ¡­ me¡­ ¡­ I will take¡­ ¡­ myself¡­¡± Bai Qi¡¯s words were stiff and mechanical. Slowly, he raised the sword in his hand, aiming it at Sister Yun. ¡°You madman! What kind of madness are you up to this time?!¡± Sister Yun¡¯s eyes grew cold. Seeing Bai Qi¡¯s sword flying toward her, she brought her spear forward to meet the de of Bai Qi¡¯s sword. Spear and sword shed. Sister Yun¡¯s face remained the same while Bai Qi was knocked down from the sky. ¡°Damn madman!¡± Sister Yun¡¯s face darkened. However, she felt a little at ease. Chen Xiaolian had mentioned before that the present Bai Qi was no longer the same as the Bai Qi at his prime. He was not even a match for the present her. It would appear that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words were true. The moment Bai Qinded on the ground, he instantly flipped back to his feet and charged back up at Sister Yun, who was up in the sky. ¡°Return¡­ to me!¡± Sister Yun gritted her teeth and the power behind her spear grew stronger by three notches. Before Bai Qi could swing his sword, he was knocked back down by Sister Yun¡¯s spear. However, although Sister Yun¡¯s spear had stabbed him in the chest, it failed to pierce through. It was as though it had struck a piece of iron, only creating a muffled colliding sound. Watching Bai Qi fall back down the ground, Sister Yun snorted and leapt down her horse. After jumping down from the white horse, Sister Yun did not use her own strength to continue flying in the sky. Instead, she allowed gravity to pull her down and her figure crashed onto the ground. ¡°Power¡­¡± ¡°Pow your mother!¡± The moment Sister Yunnded, Bai Qi had jumped back on his feet. He sent a sword stab forward. A fistnded on Bai Qi¡¯s face. A loud banging sound could be heard as Bai Qi was sent flying far away once more. The sword in his hand was snatched away by Sister Yun. ¡°Bai Qi, I did not take any power of yours.¡± Sister Yun lowered her head to look at the sword in her hand. With a flick of her hand, the sword was broken and it fell to the ground. Like her Silver Dragon spear, the sword was condensed out using Bai Qi¡¯s power. However, after losing his sword, Bai Qi did not remake another. Instead, he changed his attack mode to fists. However, the strength of the current Bai Qi was too far apart from Sister Yun. Every time he charged forward, he would receive a heavy punch from Sister Yun, all to his face. However, Bai Qi was like an unstoppable machine. Every time Sister Yun knocked him down the ground, he would quickly get back up and rush her again. Although the fight there had turned chaotic, Chen Xiaolian was in no state to worry about the fight between Bai Qi and Sister Yun. His eyes stared at Bluesea, who was right before him. However, despite using all his strength, he was incapable of moving in the slightest. ¡°Mr Bluesea, you¡­ ¡­ are you all right?!¡± ¡°Probably¡­ ¡­ not too good.¡± Bluesea struggled for quite some time. However, he failed to get up. He then turned his head toward Chen Xiaolian, a rueful smile on his face. ¡°I might be¡­ ¡­ dying¡­¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what are you talking about? Mr Bluesea! Sister Yun said before, the Bug Armour has the ability to repair its host!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°That is correct.¡± Bluesea struggled hard to finally support himself with his one remaining arm. He crawled forward slightly until he was before Chen Xiaolian. Then, he slumped down beside him. His internal organs could be seen through the open wounds on his chest. Several fine tendrils were wriggling around the wounds. However, it would appear that they have lost most of their vitality. ¡°Even if it possesses the ability to repair, it is not without limit. After all, this thing is just a form of reinforcement. The foundation for its reinforcement is the fleshly body of its host. If it could repair any wounds, then Hammer¡­ ¡­ how could he have died?¡± Bluesea shook his head. He extended a finger and focused somewhat to form a needle at his fingertip. ¡°You know as well, this body of mine is just that of an ordinary human. This might hurt a little, you¡­ ¡­ bear with it.¡± He forced himself to raise his finger and stab the needle into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. It did not take long before he pulled it out. ¡°Hmm¡­ ¡­ thankfully, the structure is not tooplicated.¡± Bluesea forced out a smile. ¡°Hopefully, before I die, I canplete¡­¡± There on the tip of the needle he used to stab into Chen Xiaolian was a piece of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s flesh. Several green strands were stuck onto the piece of flesh. The tendrils curled them up and brought them into Bluesea¡¯s body. ¡°Mr Bluesea!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was on the verge of burning up. However, he still did not know what Bluesea was up to. ¡°All right. For the next set of tasks, I will leave it to the Bug Armour. That Lei Hu is too strong. Not only did his attacks seriously damaged by body, it also seriously damaged the core part of the Bug Armour. Otherwise¡­ ¡­ after my death, it could at least be of use to you.¡± Bluesea gasped heavily, his face growing increasingly pale. ¡°That fellow¡¯s nt is still inside your body. If they are not cleared¡­¡± ¡°But your body¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was only halfway though his words when Bluesea interrupted him with a wave of his hand. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me. Regardless if I do this or not, I will die for sure. The only difference is whether I die slightly earlier or slightlyter.¡± Bluesea¡¯s body shook as he struggled to sit up. Then, with a smile, he said, ¡°It is just death. Is your experience too little? Or is my experience too little? Let me think, how many times have I died? Mm¡­ ¡­ as an Awakened, I died in Zero City. You are the one who told me about that. That is the first time. After getting refreshed into an ordinary human, I died during live training. That is the one in my memories and the second time. ¡°When you add them up, this¡­ ¡­ is already my third death. I am quite used to it. ¡°Enough, Chen Xiaolian. I know you are not someone incapable of making the necessary resolutions. Don¡¯t cry for me. Tell me something pleasant.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ yes.¡± After a moment of silence, Chen Xiaolian replied softly. ¡°Let me think¡­ ¡­ tell me about, the Blood Verdict. We did not have much time back then and you only briefly told me about it. I want to hear the details from you.¡± After considering it, Bluesea then continued with a smile, ¡°Since you were substituting me, let me hear how you win. That will be the equivalent of me winning.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Looking at the calm expression on Bluesea¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian gently cleared his throat and said slowly, ¡°Due to Skyde¡¯s departure, de Mountain me Sea Guild lost a personal pir of strength. Although you bitterly tried to support the guild, it continued to slowly decline. In the end¡­ ¡­ Mr Bluesea, your face!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped talking as he looked at Bluesea¡¯s face in shock. Wrinkles were forming on his face at a speed visible to the naked eye. ¡°Ignore it, continue.¡± Bluesea shook his head and replied with a smile. ¡°¡­ ¡­ yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian began with how Qiao Yifeng contacted him, sending him to Africa to seize the Star Sand mine. He continued on about how he eventually went to Zero City, found out about the situation with de Mountain me Sea Guild, how he was sucked into the painting, how he met Skyde, how he escaped, how he received Skyde¡¯s power, how he fought against thebatants from the Knights of Darkness Guild and Rodriar Guild. Throughout the story, Bluesea said nothing. He only listened quietly. asionally, he would nod and smile. On his face, the number of wrinkles grew and his hair turned sparse and grey. Originally, Bluesea had the appearance of someone in his forties. Now, however, he appeared like a shaky old man. ¡°A truly wonderful story.¡± After listening to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s story to the end, Bluesea nodded his head, revealing a satisfied smile. ¡°Come, the antibodies to resist the nt within your body have been tuned.¡± Extending his finger, he pressed it onto an artery on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s neck. Chen Xiaolian felt something warm injected into his artery. Next, it quickly flowed together with his blood, circting throughout his whole body. The Puppet nt within his body had full control on the parts of his body from the neck down, having reced all his nervous systems there. However, as the warm stream flowed, Chen Xiaolian could feel his body slowly recovering their senses. ¡°In about a few more minutes, you will fully recover.¡± Bluesea retracted his finger and gasped heavily a few times. ¡°However, I will probably die before that. Don¡¯t utter any nonsensical words and don¡¯t be emotional. You know me, I don¡¯t like listening to that kind of thing.¡± ¡°Zhao Yun hase.¡± Bluesea turned to look into the distance to see Sister Yun fighting off the death-defying Bai Qi. ¡°With her here, you and Qiao Qiao should be able to return smoothly. My mission¡­ ¡­ is more or lessplete. ¡°Skyde is dead, Brother Qiao has been refreshed into an ordinary human. Although his memories have been restored, he no longer possesses special powers. At present, the only one among de Mountain me Sea who could truly be considered alive is that Thunderme. ¡°Yun Yan. She has had that fiery temper since her younger days¡­ ¡­ how unexpected. After so much time has passed, she hasn¡¯t changed one bit. She is the only one left. To hold up de Mountain me Sea Guild, she alone will not do. Chen Xiaolian, I would like to ask a favour from you.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to say it, Mr Bluesea. I understand. As long as I am alive, de Mountain me Sea Guild will persist.¡± Chen Xiaolian was still incapable of moving. All he could do was to exert his all to nod his head. ¡°Thank you.¡± Bluesea revealed a sorrowful smile and suddenly let out a sigh. ¡°Brother Qiao¡¯s daughter is still unconscious. That may be for the best. She should not have to see my dying visage. When she wakes up, tell her not to cry. I hate it when others cry in front of me.¡± ¡°¡­ I understand.¡± ¡°I am tired, Chen Xiaolian.¡± Bluesea could no longer hold his body up and it slowly slid down onto the sand. ¡°However, I can be considered quite lucky. While it is a somewhat tiring life¡­ ¡­ ... at least, it was worth... it¡­ ¡­ worth¡­¡± His voice gradually weakened and the wrinkles on his body increased in number. His skin lost all colour of blood, bing pale. Eventually, all of it shrank into a small clump, immobile. It was as though it had unleashed all its radiance, having burned everything, leaving only a handful of ashes in the end. ¡­ Chapter 677 Finished

Chapter 677 Finished

GOR Chapter 677 Finished ¡°Bai Qi! You! Are you really not going to stop this?!¡± Sister Yun punched Bai Qi in the face once again, smashing him heavily down the ground. Arge crater erupted into existence within the desert. The very next instant, however, the numerous specks of sand flew up as Bai Qi jumped out from the crater, charging at Sister Yun. Given Bai Qi¡¯s present level of strength, it was not difficult for Sister Yun to kill him. However, given their friendship, Sister Yun could not bring herself to do so. Even though they had killed each other back in the battle for Thirty-three Heavens¡­ Also, after fighting him for so long, Sister Yun finally realized something amiss. Bai Qi¡­ he was growing stronger. Every time Sister Yun¡¯s fist struck Bai Qi¡¯s face, a near inexistent stream of ck energies would flow out from her body into Bai Qi¡¯s body before disappearing. Every time he absorbed the ck energies, Bai Qi¡¯s strength and speed would increase by several notches. However, Sister Yun did not feel her strength getting absorbed. On the contrary, her strength was increasing at the same rate. That was how the two of them could continue the fight for all this time, even though Bai Qi was the one who kept getting hammered in the face. Sister Yun¡¯s surprise grew. A shocking spection had begun to form within her mind. Earlier, Bai Qi would asionally repeat those words with a mechanical tone. Now, however, he said nothing. He simply charged at Sister Yun. Sister Yun sent Bai Qi flying once more. Finally, he did not choose to charge her again. Instead, he stood up and remained still. ¡°Zhao¡­ Yun.¡± Bai Qi turned his gaze toward Sister Yun. Despite the indifferent expression on his face, his eyes revealed a more life within them. ¡°Power, returned. No longer, suppressing you.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Sister Yun was stunned. ¡°Back then, you¡­¡± ¡°You, return, find me.¡± After saying that, Bai Qi ignored her. There was a trace of exhaustion on his face. Turning away from Sister Yun, he then made his way toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Consolidate, time. Sleep.¡± Standing before Chen Xiaolian, Bai Qi only uttered those words before disappearing. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. He abruptly jumped to his feet. Only then did he realize that the Puppet nt within his body had been cleared by the antibodies that Bluesea injected into him. He looked at Sister Yun, and the unconscious Qiao Qiao behind him and released a gentle sigh. Standing before Bluesea¡¯s corpse, he slowly crouched down. Reaching out with his hand, he ced his hand on his shoulder. His mouth was opened, but he said nothing. ¡°He died?¡± Sister Yun made her way to stand beside Chen Xiaolian. Lowering her head to look at Bluesea, she said softly, ¡°A pity, he is a decent man.¡± ¡°If¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian had wanted to say ¡°If you could arrive sooner, Bluesea would not have died¡¯. However, after uttering only one word, he stopped himself. ¡°Life and death are determined by fate, abundance and prosperity are determined by Heaven.¡± Sister Yun gave Chen Xiaolian a nce and moved toward Qiao Qiao. Extending a finger, she flicked it gently and the two des of light shattered apart. ¡°Take care of the living first.¡± Crouching down, she then checked Qiao Qiao¡¯s wounds and nodded her head. ¡°It is nothing, just external wounds. Even without healing substances, they will heal on their own with some time¡­ ¡­ wait.¡± Her brows suddenly furrowed together. ¡°What is wrong with Qiao Qiao?¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately panicked and he rushed over. ¡°She is fine.¡± Sister Yun shook her head and turned her head to look into the distant horizon. ¡°It is just¡­ ¡­ there is an annoying spectator.¡± Chen Xiaolian was astonished. He used his life signature detector to scan their surroundings but found no other life forms around them. ¡°He is very far away, you won¡¯t find him. Wait for me, I will deal with it quickly.¡± After saying that, Sister Yun walked toward a small dune located not too far from them. There atop the dune was a small and near unnoticeable leaf, fluttering about gently. ¡­ After flying helter-skelter through several instance dungeon areas, Lei Hunded. Finding a suitable spot, he hid himself. Naturally, he did not have the courage to return to the Pantheon Temple anymore. That was where the King used to reside. As the King had returned to World¡¯s End, there was a possibility that he would return to the Pantheon Temple. At that very moment, Lei Hu ardently hoped that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mockful words were true. The King had not returned to World¡¯s End on his own, but was brought in as Chen Xiaolian¡¯s War Pet. At least, that way¡­ ¡­ he would still leave. And yet, the allure of a chance to return to the outside world continued to sway Lei Hu¡¯s heart. Staying in World¡¯s End. Sooner orter, it will end with death. The few, most powerful Irregrities have all died. Truth be told, he never had much confidence in the clearing operation. Be it the instance dungeons or Awakened ones, all of them were continuously being refreshed into World¡¯s End. Not to mention, the Awakened ones might move about on their own. In face of the ever-increasing number of Awakened ones and instance dungeons, Lei Hu suspected that it may be impossible toplete the clearing operation. Originally, his ultimate goal was still to return to the outside world. As long as he could seed, there was no need for him to care about what will happen to World¡¯s End. But now¡­ After hesitating for the longest time, Lei Hu made up his mind. At the very least¡­ ¡­ he should keep watch from afar. This skill Lei Hu was using was known as Myriad Woods of Spring. It was also a skill that could be developed through self-cultivation. The higher the skill¡¯s level, the more nts he could control. He tossed the seed for a Watermoon Flower Mirror into the cracks within a piece of concrete and the nt quickly grew up. The nt only had one leaf, which rested calmly on a thick stalk. The front surface of the leaf was as smooth as a mirror. From underground, a root continuously grew, making its way far into the distance. Soon, an image appeared on the Watermoon Flower Mirror. Lei Hu carefully adjusted the Watermoon Flower Mirror on the other end to inspect the situation in its surroundings. Unexpectedly, the first thing he saw was Bai Qi getting punched into the ground by Sister Yun. This woman¡­ ¡­ she actually found her way here! Lei Hu had once used his Foresight skill to divine out her existence. Thus, he had left a batch of the most powerful Irregrities back at the Pantheon Temple. Unexpectedly, this woman was stronger than he had expected. Even the King is no match for her? How could there be someone as powerful as that in this world? No¡­ perhaps¡­ Lei Hu¡¯s mind suddenly thought of something else. If, for some reason, the King had really be Chen Xiaolian¡¯s War Pet and his strength declined greatly, this might be a reasonable situation¡­ That woman¡­ she may not be as powerful as he had imagined? Lei Hu¡¯s mind began to race once more. When Bai Qi finally stopped attacking and disappeared beside Chen Xiaolian, Lei Hu¡¯s heart began thumping vigorously. Clearly, the King had not been summoned out by Chen Xiaolian. Rather, he had appeared due to some other reason. Otherwise, Chen Xiaolian would have summoned the King out right from the start. If so, it might still be possible¡­ As he was pondering the matter, Lei Hu suddenly saw the woman rushing forward. She was moving toward the other end of his Watermoon Mirror Flower. She crouched down and looked at the Watermoon Mirror Flower on the other end. There was a displeased expression on her face. ¡°Seen enough?¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Looking at the cold face gazing into the Watermoon Mirror Flower, Lei Hu blurted out a word before recalling that the Watermoon Mirror Flower could only transmit images and sound in one direction. Next, Lei Hu watched as the woman raised a finger and pressed down on the other end of the nt. The picture before Lei Hu suddenly disappeared. Unbeknown to him, when Sister Yun gently tapped the nt on her end, a ripple, simr to water ripples, emerged from her finger to make contact with the Watermoon Mirror Flower, making contact with the little leaf. The leaf continued to sway gently, as though nothing had happened. ¡­ ¡°What did you do?¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as Sister Yun returned. He asked with a frown. She had made her way to the sand dune, tapped a small grass there and returned. ¡°That fellow, I finished him off.¡± Sister Yun said nonchntly. ¡­ ¡°Damn it! I was discovered!¡± Lei Hu jumped to his feet, slightly flustered. Since the woman had found the Watermoon Mirror Flower, it was possible for her to follow its root to find his spot. He cannot stay there and fight her. Although Lei Hu did not have the same level of fear toward her as he did the King, he was someone who would only make his move after having confirmed the strength of his opponents. It was precisely thanks to this habit of his that he had managed to survive up until now, until he could reach [S] ss. However, as Lei Hu was about to leave, he heard a thrumming sound. A ripple had suddenly spread out from the surface of the Watermoon Mirror Flower¡¯s surface. It was as though a rock had been thrown into the calm surface of ake, causing ripples to spread out. Yet, those ripples were not spreading within the mirror. Rather, they flew out from the surface of the mirror, toward Lei Hu. Lei Hu did not have the time to dodge and the ripples flowed past him. Then, he instantly stopped moving, his body seemingly set in ce. A few secondter, Lei Hu abruptly broke down, falling onto the ground to form a pile of powdery dust. ¡­ Chapter 678 Difference

Chapter 678 Difference

GOR Chapter 678 Difference Qiao Qiao and Chen Xiaolian stood side by side. They stood before Bluesea and bowed their heads. ¡°Before his death, Mr Bluesea had said, he hates having others cry in front of him.¡± ¡°Mm, I know. He told me that before, back in Zero City.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s tone was very soft. ¡°Come, help me set up a grave for him,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°Set up what grave?¡± Sister Yun was behind them, her hands wrapped around her legs as she sat down with head raised upward. It was unknown what was in her mind. When she heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, she uttered. ¡°During your time, don¡¯t you need to bury your dead?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at Sister Yun. ¡°We do. However, do not forget. This is the Yellow Springs.¡± Sister Yun scoffed. ¡°When the refresh process is restarted, he will be cleared away.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and chose not to argue with her about it. Crouching down alongside Qiao Qiao, he used the yellow sand to cover Bluesea. ¡°What will you do next?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Sister Yun. ¡°You said it yourself, this ce will be manually refreshed in the end. Could you really be nning on staying here to await your own death?¡± Sister Yun turned to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You have yet to exin to me why Bai Qi would appear here.¡± ¡°He is now¡­ ¡­ my War Soul.¡± Chen Xiaolian then briefly recounted his experience within the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon and the following incidents rting to Bai Qi out for Sister Yun. ¡°Why didn''t you tell me that before?¡± ¡°In World¡¯s End, I have no way of summoning him out. Based on my words alone, would you have believed me?¡± Chen Xiaolian spread his hands. After considering it for a moment, Sister Yun nodded. ¡°Fine. It is true, before seeing him, I would not have believed your story.¡± ¡°This matter is also something that I wanted to ask you.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and continued, ¡°Bai Qi had left World¡¯s End using the Lifehymn Music Score, this issue he is facing, will it befall Qiao Qiao?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Sister Yun shook her head frankly, giving a definitive answer. ¡°That is not my item. I have never used it before, how could I know its functions? Back then, Shen had not told me much.¡± ¡°At the very least, I should not have any issues.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°Shen is still doing all right. I have even encountered him a few times. So¡­ ¡­ for the users who have written their names onto the music score, they should be returning as normal.¡± ¡°If you want to use it to bring others back, what method needs to be used?¡± After pondering for a moment, Sister Yun asked. ¡°When the timees, just make physical contact. It is very simple,¡± said Chen Xiaolian. ¡°However, the number is limited. It cannot exceed the number of vacant slots on the Lifehymn Music Score. Including me, there can be only a maximum of three people.¡± ¡°What will happen otherwise?¡± ¡°I do not know. But if I have to guess¡­ ¡­ perhaps, it simply will not work. When the time is over, everyone could only stay here and there will be no more chance to return.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Sister Yun nodded and she entered a contemtive state. After a long time, she slowly spoke up, ¡°As I have spected before, the Lifehymn Music Score and my Guiding Link Fire are innately different. ¡°The Guiding Link Fire is the result of some minute fragment that I stripped out from the Oddity. Despite how small it is, it is still a part of the system itself. Thus, it is capable of utilizing some of the system¡¯s functions. Another way of putting it would be, it is ¡®legal¡¯. ¡°As for the Lifehymn Music Score¡­ ¡­ regardless of who created it, or how it is the result of upgrading the basic foundation of a prop of the system, I believe it has no rtionship with the Oddity. Due to that, for the system, it is ¡®illegal¡¯. ¡°After upgrading its original function, the Lifehymn Music Score can bypass the system to a certain degree. However, it can only bypass it. While the system may not be able to catch it, the system can still restrict it.¡± ¡°Then, do you have any methods of dealing with it?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°This is the most important part. If Qiao Qiao leaves here only to be thrown into an instance dungeon, where do I go to find her? Besides¡­ ¡­ Bai Qi is now in such a messy state. Even now, I have no idea how I should go about restoring him to normal. I do not want Qiao Qiao to be like that.¡± ¡°About that, you do not have to worry.¡± Sister Yun shook her head. ¡°If I am not mistaken, she will not be triggering the system¡¯s restrictions.¡± ¡°That¡­ ¡­ what does that mean?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not understand Sister Yun. ¡°You can consider World¡¯s End as a warehouse for discarded goods.¡± Sister Yun considered before saying, ¡°Be it Irregrities or Awakened ones, after dying, they will all be tossed in this warehouse. After a while, they too, will be cleared off. At present, however, the system does not realize that Irregrities exist in here. Thus, all the Irregrities could stay here forever.¡± ¡°That I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°The warehouse has a restoration passageway. It is for the sake of satisfying certain conditions and the need to resurrect certain target objectives. Be it the one from Lifehymn Music Score or the Guiding Link Fire, all of them will have to use this restoration passageway.¡± Sister Yun then continued, ¡°In Bai Qi¡¯s case, before dying, he did not write his name down on the Lifehymn Music Score. Thus, it will be illegal for him to go out using the restoration passageway. ¡°Imagine there is a guard for the passageway entrance. The guard will mechanically carry out his orders, to check whether those leaving this ce have the clearance to do so. Yes, they will be allowed to leave. No, they will be stopped. ¡°The function of Guiding Link Fire is to give the one it wants to bring out an exit permit, even though that person has already entered this warehouse. The Lifehymn Music Score¡¯s exit permit on the other hand, could only be given before the target enters this warehouse. It cannot give someone who is already inside this warehouse that exit permit. Thus, in order to bring someone who is already inside this warehouse out, there is a need to put on a disguise to trick the guard. For example¡­ ¡­ putting the person into a box. Disguise the person as cargo and use someone with the exit permit to bring it out. ¡°The size of the box is set. People, however¡­ ¡­ are not the same. You can consider the varying power levels of everyone within this warehouse as the equivalent for their sizes. Some are small and could easily fit inside the box. Some who are too powerful, are far too big for the box. If so¡­ ¡­ for those who are too powerful and cannot fit inside the box, what needs to be done?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before slowly replying, ¡°If you absolutely have to bring it out¡­ ¡­ cut it?¡± ¡°Correct.¡± Sister Yun nodded her head, expressing her satisfaction at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s understanding. ¡°If you absolutely have to put a giant into a little box and trick the guard, you can only cut out the other parts, leaving only the heart and brain, the core parts. The more powerful the person is, the more parts need to be cut off. That is necessary in order to ensure that the person could be sessfully ced inside the box.¡± ¡°I think I more or less understand what you are saying.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Sister Yun¡¯s analogy was quite easy to understand. ¡°In other words, Bai Qi was too strong. Thus, after leaving, he ended up in this state?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Sister Yun nodded her head. ¡°Be it me or Bai Qi, both of us are far toorge to fit inside the box. Thus, the Lifehymn Music Score will definitely proceed to cut us so as to make us fit inside the box. As for Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­ I believe she has yet to reach that level.¡± ¡°This level¡­ ¡­ what exactly is it? Do you know?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked gingerly. ¡°I am just guessing,¡± Sister Yun replied frankly. ¡°Fine¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a wry smile. ¡°In other words, you do not know if I can safely bring Qiao Qiao back with me?¡± ¡°I do not care whether you are willing to make that bet or not. If you are afraid, you can choose to let her stay here.¡± There was an indifferent look on Sister Yun¡¯s face. ¡°Is there even a need to choose?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a chuckle. ¡°Why do you think I went to all this trouble of entering World¡¯s End?¡± He reached out his hand to grab Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand. ¡°We will go back together. Even if she does end up like Bai Qi, I will do everything I can to restore her.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Sister Yun nodded. ¡°Next, I will tell you how to find us.¡± ¡°Wait¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°Find us?¡± ¡°Is there something wrong?¡± Sister Yun gave Chen Xiaolian a calm look. ¡°Of course.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a rueful smile. ¡°Firstly, didn¡¯t you say Qiao Qiao will not be thrown into an instance dungeon like Bai Qi? Secondly, back then, you didn¡¯t say you want toe with me, did you?¡± ¡°When did I say Qiao Qiao will not be tossed into an instance dungeon?¡± The first sentenceing out of Sister Yun¡¯s mouth caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to fall into ice. ¡°Losing awareness of oneself and getting thrown into an instance dungeon are twopletely different matters.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ go on.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°In order to ensure sessful loading of a target into the box, people who are too powerful will be cut, leaving only their core parts behind. As Qiao Qiao¡¯s strength is insufficient, she can enter as she is. However, regardless of whether or not she is cut, the thing to leave through the restoration passageway is a box, a box containing her. Since she has been ced inside a box, thebel on the box will not be ¡®human¡¯. Rather, it is ¡®cargo¡¯. ¡°Cargo possessing power but no human identity. Naturally, the system¡¯s default method of processing such matters is to just throw it into an instance dungeon. The only difference is that, after entering the instance dungeon, Qiao Qiao will continue to be self-aware. As for Bai Qi and me¡­ we cannot.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao exchanged nces. Both released faint sighs. However, the two of them were not too frustrated. Because Sister Yun had mentioned something earlier. ¡°How to find us.¡± ¡°After I leave this ce, where should I go to find you two?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly asked this critical question. ¡°Every instance dungeon has their own corresponding serial number. Follow the number and you can find the name, location and even the starting time of the instance dungeon. As ¡®cargo¡¯, I can make the Lifehymn Music Score disy out that information.¡± ¡°Something like that, you¡­ ¡­ how will you do it?¡± Chen Xiaolian was amazed. ¡°Don¡¯t forget¡­¡± Sister Yun gave Chen Xiaolian a nce. ¡°I am among the few who had gotten in contact with the most important rules of the system. Something as minor as this, how can I not be capable of doing that?¡± ¡°Fine¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his forehead helplessly. Every time he looked at the young and beautiful face, he would naturally forget the fact that she was an ancient monster. ¡°Are there any other questions?¡± Sister Yun gave Chen Xiaolian another nce. ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Why did Bai Qi appear? Why did he end up fighting you? In World¡¯s End, personal system cannot be essed. There is no way I could have summoned him out.¡± ¡°It is probably because¡­ ¡­ he sensed the power on me.¡± Sister Yun sighed. ¡°Sensed?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not understand. ¡°But we have already met each other before! If that is the reason, why didn¡¯t he appear sooner?¡± ¡°That fellow¡­¡± Sister Yun cast a cold gaze at Chen Xiaolian. Although Chen Xiaolian knew that her gaze was not actually directed at him, he could still feel a chilling sensation moving toward him. ¡°Before leaving, he left a portion of his power on me.¡± ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°Due to the existence of his power, my power became suppressed. ¡°Back then, he had remained unconscious within your body. Due to the absence of your personal system, you were incapable of summoning him out while he too, could not sense what is outside. Later however, I went to destroy the restrictive barrier that he left behind. ¡°It was probably that incident, which caused the power he left on me to somehow resonate with him. He could sense the power he left on me. Thus, he came out to reim it.¡± ¡°However, Bai Qi¡­ ¡­ why did he do that?¡± ¡°I do not know. In fact, back then, I didn¡¯t even know about this. You should know, I have not fought anyone in a long time.¡± Sister Yun gave a harrumph and a trace of arrogance shed across her face. ¡°Even though a portion of my power was suppressed, with Bai Qi¡¯s departure, who in World¡¯s End could be a match for me? For me, killing someone with 10 moves or one move, will it make a difference?¡± ¡­ Chapter 679 Return

Chapter 679 Return

GOR Chapter 679 Return Chen Xiaolian gave a wry smile. Sister Yun¡¯s words were truly arrogant. However, she did possess the capital to be arrogant. Back then, when she was up against Sebast, she had to protect him and Bluesea, leading to the battle getting dragged on for a long time. Once there was nothing to hold her back, once she got serious, even an [S] ss expert like Sebast was left with no power to fight back against her. Earlier, Chen Xiaolian did not even know what Sister Yun had done. Yet, she had already finished off Lei Hu¡­ ¡°Maybe¡­ ¡­ Bai Qi¡¯s intention, was not to suppress your power.¡± After considering it, Chen Xiaolian said slowly. ¡°Why do you say that?¡± ¡°I do not know. It is just an intuition.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to Sister Yun. ¡°He had already left World¡¯s End. Regardless if he did suppress your power or not, no one in World¡¯s End could stop you. Regardless of what happens within World¡¯s End, it will have nothing more to do with him. If he is really concerned that your existence could affect his ns, he should have killed you before leaving. I think¡­ ¡­ he should be able to do that, right?¡± ¡°¡­ yes.¡± Sister Yun was silent for a moment before nodding her head. ¡°Thus¡­ ¡­ for me, Bai Qi¡¯s actions seems more like¡­ ¡­ preserving? Due to certain reasons, he had to ce a portion of his power on you. However, not only could you not use the power, it instead suppressed your power. I think that is just a side effect.¡± ¡°That sounds¡­ ¡­ reasonable. However, what exactly it was that he wanted to do¡­ I fear I will only be able to ask him after meeting him once more,¡± said Sister Yun slowly. ¡°Is that the reason you changed your mind?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at her. ¡°If Bluesea had not died, I would not have bothered. Originally, I felt that, it doesn¡¯t matter even if World¡¯s End is to be utterly cleared.¡± Sister Yun revealed an indifferent smile. ¡°However, since I had re-encountered Bai Qi, I think¡­ ¡­ I might as well go back to that world.¡± ¡­ ¡°Eh¡­ ¡­ Sister Yun¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian held Qiao Qiao with his left hand and looked on awkwardly at Sister Yun, who stood before him. Although all three knew that it was merely to leave together, holding hands with Sister Yun gave Chen Xiaolian an awkward feeling. Especially since¡­ ¡­ since girlfriend was right beside him. However, there was no awkwardness on Sister Yun¡¯s face. She frankly extended her hand to grab Chen Xiaolian¡¯s right hand. Chen Xiaolian gave Qiao Qiao a guilty nce and saw Qiao Qiao sending a brief re at him. Then, she pursed her lips and lowered her head before breaking into a smile. Five more minutes until they returned. ¡°Wait!¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly raised his head and said, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ forgot about something!¡± He quickly looked down at the Sword in the Stone hanging on his waist. ¡°Inside the sword¡­ ¡­ there might be someone inside it!¡± ¡°Someone inside?¡± Sister Yun frowned. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°As my War Soul, Bai Qi had once gone berserk and killed a woman. Her body is the Exclusive ount of a high-ranking yer. However, back then, we were within an instance dungeon. Thus, after the instance dungeon ended, everything was refreshed. However, her soul was attached into this sword by Mr San.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly exined. Matters had been popping up one after another, bogging him down so badly that he had forgotten that the sword contained Xian Yin¡¯s soul . Back in Zero City, Shen had destroyed the Sword in the Stone, utterly destroying it. Thus, it had appeared intact within World¡¯s End. Coincidentally, Sebast had obtained it. However, Chen Xiaolian was uncertain if Xian Yin¡¯s soul was still within the Sword in the Stone. At that moment, his hands were holding Qiao Qiao and Sister Yun respectively. He dared not let go to grab the sword. He feared that his calction of the timing was wrong and the time to be sent out from World¡¯s End might arrive at any moment. Sister Yun swept a gaze across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face briefly. Then, stretching out her other hand, she grabbed the Sword in the Stone over. Shutting her eyes momentarily, she shook her head. ¡°If you are talking about Xian Yin, she is no longer in here.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ how did you know her name?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°Umbre¡¯s words may have been left for you. However, did you think I will not be able to ess them?¡± Sister Yun gave Chen Xiaolian a nce and said, ¡°The woman called Xian Yin, is she very beautiful?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned awkwardly at Qiao Qiao. Then, gritting his teeth, he said, ¡°Something¡­ ¡­ something like that.¡± ¡°Hmm.¡± Sister Yun did not question him further and simply let Chen Xiaolian continue on with his awkward state. Qiao Qiao, on the other hand, looked at Chen Xiaolian with an expression that appeared to be a smile and yet not. She also did not open her mouth to say anything. ¡°So, is she still inside World¡¯s End?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a sigh. ¡°She is just an ordinary human. Although her body is the Exclusive ount of a high-ranking yer, she will not enter World¡¯s End.¡± Sister Yun shook her head. ¡°As this sword is now in your hand, it means that the moment it was destroyed in the outside world, the soul ced inside it had left it.¡± ¡°Left?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. ¡°You mean, disappear?¡± ¡°That should be the case.¡± Sister Yun nodded. ¡°Unless¡­¡± ¡°Unless what?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly asked. ¡°Unless there was a suitable container nearby the moment the Sword in the Stone was destroyed, one that would allow her to shift her ce of attachment.¡± ¡°A suitable container? For example?¡± ¡°For example, another Sword in the Stone,¡± said Sister Yun calmly. ¡°¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t joke around.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave Sister Yun a re. ¡°The world is a big ce, after all. There are many strange and miraculous equipment. How am I to list them all for you? However, I will say that the chances of that happening is too small. It would be best for you to not hope for it.¡± Sister Yun turned to look at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Besides, isn¡¯t your girlfriend quite beautiful as well?¡± ¡°I am not doing it for¡­¡± ¡°Enough, no need to exin. This sword, do you still want it?¡± Sister Yun waved the sword. ¡°You mean¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked uncertainly at Sister Yun. ¡°It is just a sword. It will not be difficult for me to bring it with me. If you want it,e find me.¡± The moment Sister Yun finished speaking, Chen Xiaoian¡¯s vision abruptly shed. His hands, which were originally holding onto them, gripped onto thin air. ¡­ Inside one of the suite rooms of the resort, everyone within Meteor Rock Guild were standing side by side. Their hearts were beating uncontrobly. Soo Soo was the only exception. Alone, she curled herself up on a sofa, headphones on her head and a mobile phone in her hand. She was focused on ying a game on the phone. asionally, her eyes would quickly nce forward. ¡°Is it time yet?¡± Lun Tai turned to look at Roddy. Roddy, who was holding the Lifehymn Music Score, looked at the countdown disyed in his personal system. Time remaining: 00:00:10¡­ Time remaining: 00:00:09¡­ ¡°It¡¯sing. Hopefully¡­ ¡­ Xiaolian has already found Qiao Qiao!¡± Roddy took a deep breath. When there were only two seconds left on the countdown, an options tab appeared in his personal system. He chose [YES]. ¡°Initiate now!¡± With a sh of light, Chen Xiaolian appeared before them all. ¡°Xiao¡­ ¡­ Xiaolian! You have actually returned!¡± Chen Xiaolian was abruptly greeted with a shout of extreme shock. Then, he saw an overjoyed Roddy rushing forward to hug him before shaking him violently a few times. ¡°Son of a bitch! I was worried that you would die in there!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave Roddy a gentle pat on his shoulder and turned his gaze to the area behind Roddy. Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Xia Xiaolei, Qimu Xi, all of them stood side by side behind Roddy. Their faces were all filled with excitement. Soo Soo did not stand up. However, she quickly raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. Seeing no one beside him, her taut little figure grew ck. However, there was a slightly lost look on her face. Qiao Qiao unnie¡­ ¡­ in the end, she did note back? ¡°Xiaolian¡­¡± After the joy of seeing Chen Xiaolian faded, the others noticed as well that Chen Xiaolian was alone. Roddy hesitated for a moment and tugged Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. ¡°Not bringing Qiao Qiao back¡­ ¡­ its ok. It is good enough that you could return¡­¡± The others had fallen into a state of silence as well. However, after saying that, Roddy saw that there was neither dejection nor sadness on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Instead, he patted Roddy¡¯s shoulder. With a smile, he said, ¡°Hand me the Lifehymn Music Score.¡± Roddy quickly handed over the Lifehymn Music Score. After epting it, Chen Xiaolian quickly opened it up. Earlier, Roddy had been too upied with the countdown timer in his personal system and had not been looking at the Lifehymn Music Score. Only then did he realize that, at the bottom area of the music score, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s name had disappeared, only to be reced with a few lines of words. Roddy watched as Chen Xiaolian raised his head back up. He smiled at Roddy and said, ¡°Come, let¡¯s go find Qiao Qiao!¡± 1 Xian Yin is Miao Yan¡¯s NPC alter ego, aka the Countess. Chapter 680 Entering Zero City

Chapter 680 Entering Zero City

GOR Chapter 680 Entering Zero City Nicole woke up from her sleep. Opening her eyes, she saw the ceiling up above. ¡°You are awake?¡± Tian Lie¡¯szy voice rang out from beside her. Nicole quickly sat up to see Tian Lie in a partially lying posture beside her, his head leaning against the bed¡¯s headboard. He was gulping down a bottle of wine. The bottle of wine in his mouth was Spirytus Rektyfikowany, a vodka from Pnd, with a 96 per cent alcohol content. Nicknamed the ¡®water of life¡¯, it could no longer be considered wine. Even in Russia, where alcohol was as important as life itself, this thing was only ever used as distilled beverage. No one in their right mind would drink it just like that. Tian Lie was taking big gulps of it, like drinking water. Beside him were several empty bottles. There were a few more unopened bottles on the bedside table, all of them were the water of life. However, Nicole was not paying attention to the binge drinking Tian Lie. Rather, it was their surroundings. The two of them were still lying on the bed with the old TV set lying before them. The wardrobe remained open, the stone emitting a bright, green light. There was a coat rack at the side. The ce¡­ ¡­ was clearly the same room that they were in earlier. ¡°Failed?¡± Nicole frowned. She turned over, getting up from the bed and turning to face Tian Lie. ¡°The two fellows lied to you?¡± Tian Lie shrugged as he continued gulping down the bottle of alcohol, not saying anything in response. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you wake me up?¡± Nicole cast a cold gaze at Tian Lie. ¡°You have so much alcohol inside your storage equipment? I did not know you like drinking so much.¡± ¡°I do not have the hobby of bringing these things. When I went out earlier, I picked these up.¡± Having emptied another bottle, Tian Lie burped before gently cing the bottle on the bedside table. ¡°I saw that you were sleeping peacefully. Waking you up just didn¡¯t feel right. If women want to have good skin, they need to have enough sleep. Don¡¯t you even know that? Do the females in your Angel Corps all live such harsh lives?¡± ¡°What nonsense?¡± Nicole scoffed and turned toward the bedroom door. ¡°You can stay here and drink if you want. I am leaving.¡± Tian Lie grinned and he made a ¡®as you please¡¯ gesture. Watching Tian Lie continue to liezily on the bed, Nicole let out a muffled harrumph before opening the bedroom door. Since there was no way to enter Zero City, she should try some other approach. Searching through some information sources within the Awakened circle might her some news about finding Zero City. However, the moment she pulled open the door, Nicole was stunned. She could clearly remember it. Outside the bedroom, there should be a living room. At present, the living room was no more! Before her was a damaged and broken wall, utterly ruined. Not far from the door was the wreckage of a Sentinel mech. Only half of the mech¡¯s body remained. Further ahead were even more wreckages ofbat equipment, and¡­ Corpses. Some were generally whole, some were cut in half while others were left with only unidentifiable pieces¡­ Almost all of the surrounding buildings had copsed. Not a single intact building could be found. Right before her was a three-storey building. Only half of its signboard remained on top of its door while the other half had fallen to the ground. The neon lights on the signboard had gone utterly dark. However, its words could still be made out. Barrett Restaurant. This used to be Nicole''s favourite restaurant¡­ When she was in Zero City. ¡°That shop is very lucky. Their wine store was not destroyed.¡± Tian Lie had, at an unknown moment, quietly appeared behind Nicole. ¡°You¡­¡± Nicole jerked her head back and red at Tian Lie. ¡°We have arrived at Zero City. Why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± ¡°Finding it out yourself, isn¡¯t it more interesting?¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°After waking up, I enjoyed this moment of despair turning into happiness. I cannot be so selfish as to deprive this moment from you.¡± Nicole took a deep breath, forcing down the impulse to summon her Floater to brutally smack this annoying fellow. ¡°I am waiting for you to go out.¡± Tian Lie had both his hands sped behind his back, looking down at Nicole. ¡°How long do you n on standing at the door?¡± ¡°You stink of alcohol.¡± Rolling her eyes at Tian Lie, Nicole stepped out. After stepping outside, Nicole looked back. Looking out from the door, it had looked as though the room was located beside a street. However, after stepping out from the door, she could no longer see the room. There was only a partially ruined wall there. ¡°It is a backdoor, after all. It has to be hidden. Just remember its location.¡± After emerging from the wall, Tian Lie realized what Nicole was thinking about. ¡°Since we have arrived at Zero City, let¡¯s split up. You go find your friend while I go find mine,¡± said Nicole coolly. ¡°Fine. However, where are your friends?¡± Tian Lie¡¯s question stunned Nicole. Right! Where? The surrounding areas were filled with wreckages ofbat equipment and corpses. Clearly, many days had passed since then. All was quiet. Be it human voices or the sound of explosions, there were none. The battle had ended long ago. Would there still be anyone alive? The Board of Patriarchs? Thepetition arena? Angel Corps headquarters? Only then did Nicole realized. She had been wanting to return to Zero City. However, she never properly considered what she should do to find the information she wanted. ¡°Don¡¯t think to much about it. Just follow me.¡± Tian Lieughed out and walked along the street. ¡°If Shen is really trapped inside Zero City, there will be no other Awakened ones within this city. Follow me, let¡¯s go find him.¡± ¡°Find Shen? The Guild Leader of Thorn Flower Guild? Are you not afraid that I will kill him to avenge mypanions?¡± Nicole snapped out coldly. Tian Lie jerked his head backward to stare at Nicole with widened eyes. The expression on his face, it seemed as though he was looking at an idiot. Nicole stood straight and she looked back at Tian Lie fearlessly. After some time, Tian Lie let out a soft sigh and shook his head. ¡°Thankfully, I am the only one who heard those words. If we do end up meeting Shenter on¡­ ¡­ I hope you will not utter that nonsense in front of him again. Never! Listen, I don¡¯t care what kind of bloody Angel Corps pride you have. However¡­ ¡­ life is the most important thing.¡± Seeing Nicole¡¯s eyes narrowing, light shed across Tian Lie¡¯s eyes. Abruptly, his hand shot out to grab Nicole¡¯s neck, pinning her to the wall behind her. His movements were too fast, so much so that Nicole found herself pinned even before she could react. Nicole¡¯s face reddened and she quickly summoned out her Floater. Hovering behind Tian Lie, it directed its energy cannons at his back. However, it did not immediately open fire. ¡°Listen up, little Floating Angel.¡± Tian Lie ignored the Floater threatening his back. However, he loosened his grip slightly and said in a whisper, ¡°You may think of yourself as very courageous. However, your words earlier are not courageous at all. That is stupidity, recklessness, naivety, ignorance. It is definitely not courage! ¡°With my present level of strength, I only need to suffer from some light injuries to kill you. However¡­ ¡­ Shen¡¯s power is something that I have never understood. However, I can responsibly say, for him, killing you won¡¯t even make him break a sweat! ¡°Do you still not understand why I did not want you toe here with me? Why I do not want you to move about on your own now? It is because I am afraid you will run around and bump into Shen! Do you understand?! ¡°Even though I have left Thorned Flower Guild, there is at least a personal friendship between Shen and me. We can still be considered¡­ ¡­ partial friends. For my sake, he will not kill you. However, if, after meeting him, you continue uttering those words of stupidity, I cannot guarantee your life, understand?!¡± Since the two of them were resurrected, this was the first time Tian Lie spoke with such ferocity toward Nicole. After saying that, he released his grip. However, he continued to stare at Nicole. ¡°You just want to know where the survivors of Zero City had gone to. About that matter, I do not know if Shen has that knowledge. If he does, I will get him to tell you. Then, you can quickly leave this ce. In the past, he had divulged a little of his heartfelt thoughts to me. His objective is Zero City, not the residents of Zero City. As long as you do not provoke him or stop him from getting his objective, he will not wilfully kill you.¡± The instant Tian Lie released his grip, Nicole jumped away. However, she did not summon the Floater to fused with herself. She simply gasped for breath, her chest heaving up and down. ¡°That is all I want to say. I am not trying to frighten or threaten you. I am just telling you a fundamental fact.¡± Tian Lie sighed softly. ¡°Don¡¯t think you have been humiliated. True humiliation is not the inability to understand the difference in strength between yourself and others. Rather, it is when you can clearly see the difference, yet refusing to ept the difference.¡± ¡°I understand¡­¡± Nicole gasped for some time before turning to face Tian Lie. ¡°Thank you for your lesson, Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s Inspector, Mr Tian Lie.¡± ¡°See?¡± Tian Lie gave her a re. The solemn expression that was just on his face disappeared and he suddenly let out augh. Whistling out, he said, ¡°Women! Even though they know the words they hear are the truth, as long as it does not suit their belief, they will throw a fit.¡± ¡°I am throwing a fit?¡± Nicole retorted coldly. ¡°Of course not.¡± Tian Lie grinned. ¡°I mean to say; this bad habit is something that only women have. As for you, in my heart, you are not a woman. I am praising you, little Floating Angel.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie turned and continued walking down the street. ¡°Then, I truly thank you.¡± Nicole said coolly as she followed Tian Lie, three steps behind him. Tian Lie slowly walked down the street, asionally looking around. Behind him, Nicole¡¯s brows slowly furrowed up. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ can¡¯t you move faster?¡± Tian Lie turned, casting a startled look at Nicole. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ why should I go faster?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you very anxious?¡± Nicole pursed her lips to the side. ¡°You said before, Shen is your friend, right? You went to so much trouble to finally arrive at Zero City, all for the sake of finding him. Why are you suddenly not anxious now?¡± ¡°Your words are very reasonable.¡± Tian Lie nodded his head solemnly. ¡°If that is the case, I will have to trouble you to lead the way so that we can quickly find Shen, all right?¡± ¡°How do I know where he is at?¡± Nicole rolled her eyes. ¡°Oh¡­ ¡­ so, you do not know where he is at.¡± A look of realization was etched on Tian Lie¡¯s face. ¡°Then, take a guess, do I know where he is?¡± ¡°You!¡± Nicole immediately understood that Tian Lie was ridiculing her. She grew so infuriated that she red at him. ¡°See? Since we do not know where he is at, we have no objective. What can we do? We can only walk around. Who knows? We might bump into him all of a sudden,¡± said Tian Lie with a smile. ¡°Hey, this ce¡­ ¡­ is originally amercial district, right?¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Nicole made an assenting sound. ¡°Not bad. Honestly, I have never actually gone sightseeing before.¡± Tian Lie pursed his lips to the side with a smile as both his hands went up to clutch the back of his head. ¡°If so, let me apany you sightseeing.¡± ¡°Sightseeing? Is your head damaged?¡± Nicole red at Tian Lie. ¡°You want to, at a ce like this¡­ ¡­ go sightseeing?¡± Ruined walls surround them, filled with traces of explosions and blood. The area was littered with corpses. The ce should have been a bustling area. At present, however, it was filled with the air of death. ¡°Why not?¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°I don¡¯t intend on using money to buy anything anyways. It is just for amusement. Since you are an Angel Corps member who lived in Zero City, you should remember how this ce originally looks like, right?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Nicole nodded. ¡°Then, let¡¯s start with this ce.¡± Tian Lie stretched out his hand to point at a copsed building beside the street. ¡°What is that building?¡± ¡°This was a lodge for travellers, a hotel. In addition to providing amodation, the red wine in their hotel was the best here.¡± Nicole swept a nce at the building and recalled for a moment before quickly continuing. ¡°This was one of Rodriar Guild¡¯s downline business.¡± ¡°Mm, I killed six of their guys before.¡± Tian Lie nodded his head and his paced slowed slightly, letting Nicole walk ahead. ¡°What about this pile of rubble?¡± ¡°Ripple Pub. Its boss is one of de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s peripheral follower. His strength is only average. However, as he had managed to grab onto a good thigh, he could get residential rights within Zero City. Their signature item was their ale. However, many people do like their blueberry pie.¡± ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild. I did not have much dealings with them. I think I have only killed two from their guild. What about this one?¡± ¡°Lightning Emperor Caf¨¦. Theirs was the only shop in Zero City that supplied top-grade Blue Mountain coffee. However¡­ their toasts were as hard as stone and their baguettes were as soft as eunuchs. It was a business under the Knights of Darkness.¡± ¡°Hmm, I remember a guy from their guild. His name is¡­ Jacob. His skill is pretty good, capable of escaping from me.¡± Tian Lie suddenly turned to regard Nicole from top to bottom. ¡°I say, how did you know how soft eunuchs are?¡± ¡°If you still want me to introduce the ces, then shut your mouth.¡± Nicole sent a harrumph at Tian Lie, ignoring his provoking question. She then continued to introduce the other shops. The two of them continued walking forward. Along the way, Nicole continued talking about the ces to Tian Lie. In her mind, the ruined district before her gradually transformed back to its original form. Tian Lie held both hands behind his back and slowly walked behind Nicole, listening to her. Hearing Nicole mention the name of the resident guilds of Zero City, he would then mention how he had killed some of their members. ¡°That is pretty much it for the South District. If we keep moving forward, we will reach¡­ ¡­ the beach.¡± Nicole hesitated for a moment, not calling it the Sea of Love. ¡°Mm.¡± Tian Lie nodded his head. It was unknown what he was thinking. ¡°Just now, you said that you have never went sightseeing before. Is that true?¡± Nicole nced at Tian Lie. ¡°That is not some amazing thing. Is it worth lying about that to you?¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Why? Naturally, because I am poor!¡± Tian Lieughed out. ¡°Before bing an Awakened, I had to work hard from dawn till dusk, earning a pittance to subsist. Rushing through each day in a muddleheaded manner, where could I find the money and time to go sightseeing? As for after I became an Awakened¡­ ¡­ I spent every day killing. How could I find the mood to go sightseeing? Besides, I am alone. What sightseeing? As for the others from Thorned Flower Guild, be it the yers or the Awakened ones, all of them would distance themselves from me.¡± Nicole turned to look at Tian Lie. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ that is why you wanted to go sightseeing?¡± ¡°No.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°It is just a sudden whim. Forget it, let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Go where?¡± ¡°First, tell me theyout of Zero City. Only then, can I know where to go. All the information you have, including the secret ces.¡± Tian Lie looked at Nicole. ¡°Why do I get the feeling that you are not using your brain as much?¡± ¡°You want to inquire information about Zero City?¡± Nicole frowned. Tian Lie heavily pped his forehead and groaned painfully. ¡°Oh, heaven¡­ ¡­ little Floating Angel. What is wrong with you? Do you not see what is before you? Zero City is dead! Utterly destroyed! Have you ever heard of someone expending a great deal of effort to find out the weakness of a dead man, researching how to kill a dead man?¡± The moment Nicole said those words, she realized that she had made a mistake. However, hearing Tian Lie¡¯s sarcastic retort, she gave him a re. She herself did not understand it. Why was it that when she was together with this person, who was once her enemy, she will subconsciously make stupid decisions. Nicole crouched down. Her Floater equipped itself onto her right arm and a short metal de extended outward. Using it, she started drawing on the ground. ¡°This is the central za, the mostmonly used teleportation point for entering and exiting Zero City is here. ¡°There are four streets extending out from the central za. They are separated into four directions, east, south, west, north. ¡°We are currently at the South District, which also serves as the business district. All the shops here provide living facilities, such as hotels and restaurants. We had gone through a considerable area here, but we did not find Shen. As for the Sea of¡­ ¡­ the beach, I think he will not rush there for no reason. ¡°The West and North Districts are alsomercial districts. Only, one is a flea market for Awakened ones to sell items while the other is¡­ ¡­ something of an official shop area for Zero City. The chances of Shen appearing in these two districts is small. ¡°That leaves only the East District. The district for the governing institutions of Zero City and the headquarters of the resident guilds are all located there. Nicole drew a rough map. Finally, she jabbed her metal de at a point in the East District. ¡°If we want to find Shen, this ce is the most likely spot.¡± ¡°Governing institutions? Does that include the headquarters of your Angel Corps?¡± Tian Lie gave the map a brief nce, his eye brows raised as he asked Nicole. ¡°As the security force for Zero City, the Angel Corps is a core part of it. Naturally, it is also located there.¡± Nicole nodded her head. ¡°Interesting¡­ ¡­ter, let¡¯s go have a tour around the ce. For someone nicknamed the Angel Killer to one day be led by an Angel into their headquarters for a tour¡­ I have never imagined this day woulde.¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°Other than the headquarters for the resident guilds and Angel Corps, are there any other institutions?¡± ¡°There are not too many buildings left. The most important ones left are the following three¡­ ¡°The Arbitration Centre, if there is a dispute between Awakened ones and they are willing to let Zero City settle the matter for them, they can go there. ¡°The Arena. When personal grudges and even that of guilds reach a point where they could not ept the ruling made by Zero City, they can go there to resolve it. Blood Verdict is also held there. ¡°The Board of Patriarchs building, the ce where the seven resident guilds would discuss daily matters, Zero City¡¯s main control system is there.¡± After saying that, Nicole raised her head to look at Tian Lie. ¡°I think, the ce you want to go should be the Board of Patriarchs building.¡± ¡°Yes. Finally, your intelligence has returned to normal.¡± Tian Lie grinned. ¡°Lead the way, then. Lead this former Inspector of Thorned Flower Guild to your Zero City¡¯s Board of Patriarchs building, my dear Floating Angel!¡± ¡­ Chapter 681 Central Zone

Chapter 681 Central Zone

GOR Chapter 681 Central Zone ¡°Adam, are you sure you don¡¯t need any equipment?¡± Shen was standing at the ce once known as the main control area. He held Adam with his right hand. ¡°Mm! Gibbs told me before, I was designed this way.¡± Adam nodded vigorously. ¡°Fine! So, are you willing to help me?¡± Shen turned and crouched down to face Adam. He ced both his palms on his cheeks. ¡°Mm¡­ ¡­ I want to see the ocean! I want to sit on a boat and fish!¡± ¡°Naturally, you can.¡± ¡°I want to go hiking! The tallest mountain!¡± ¡°Definitely!¡± ¡°I want to fly a ne!¡± ¡°Of course!¡± ¡°I also want to¡­¡± Adam tilted his head and thought for a long time before saying, ¡°At any rate, I want it all!¡± ¡°I, will give you all, Adam. As long as you can get out from here together with me.¡± ¡°All right!¡± Adam smiled happily and nodded vigorously. ¡°Well then, let¡¯s get started.¡± Shen stood up and pulled Adam toward the curtain of light in front of them. ¡°Shen, have you considered the consequences of doing this?¡± Zero City¡¯s voice rang out. ¡°There is no need for you to tell me that. You have no idea just how long I have been waiting for this moment¡­¡± said Shen softly, a smile on his face. Adam reached his hand out to press upon the surface of the curtain of light. His palm was seemingly pressing into ayer of water, easily moving into the curtain of light. Before Zero City was attacked, this important screen was ced within the main control area. Be it the members from Zero City¡¯s resident guilds or temporary visitors, all were allowed to touch it. Regardless of who they may be, after pressing their hands on the screen, they could only feel a near inexistent response. The only thing to appear on the surface of the screen were minor water ripples. Through the translucent screen, it was possible to look at anything behind. However, when Adam extended his hand to press it on the screen, apletely different scene transpired. His hand disappeared. It was as though the screen had swallowed his hand. Adam turned his head to look at Shen. ¡°You promised, Shen. You will take me out.¡± Next, he took a step forward and his whole figure disappeared into the screen. The screen remained quiet. Only water ripples appeared from that action and they slowly subsided away, returning to its original state. ¡­ ¡°Something is not right.¡± Frowning, Nicole stopped moving. ¡°What is wrong?¡± Tian Lie stopped as well, turning to look at Nicole. ¡°The road¡­ ¡­ it¡¯s wrong.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°We have been walking for so long. We should have arrived by now.¡± ¡°Are you certain?¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°Could you have made a mistake?¡± ¡°Even though most of this ce have been destroyed, I can still clearly remember the generalyout of this ce. I had lived here for a very long time, after all.¡± Nicole shook her head; a firm look on her face. ¡°Starting from the central za, first is the Hunter King Guild¡¯s headquarters, then Rodriar Guild¡¯s headquarters, then the Angel Corps¡¯ residential area. After thates the Board of Patriarch¡¯s building. However¡­¡± Nicole stretched out her hand to point at a pile of ruins on their right. ¡°The order that we see during out move forward has been messed around with. This was the Angel Corps¡¯ residential area. Additionally, this is the second time we are here.¡± ¡°Someone is pulling the strings here?¡± Tian Lie tightened his fists. ¡°No, it doesn¡¯t necessarily have to be a human,¡± said Nicole after some consideration. ¡°Actually, confirming this is very simple.¡± Tian Lieughed out. ¡°By looking at it from the sky, won¡¯t everything be revealed? If we can see the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building from the sky, just fly over to it. If what we see does not match what you remember, we can¡­ ¡­ figure something out to find that fellow!¡± Having said that, Tian Lie extended his hand toward Nicole. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Nicole regarded Tian Lie warily. ¡°Pull me up! You can fly, I cannot.¡± Tian Lie shrugged. ¡°What did you think I wanted to do?¡± ¡°Nothing.¡± Nicole hesitated for a moment before extending her hand. As she was about to grab Tian Lie¡¯s hand, she suddenly heard a voice speaking out. ¡°No need to look. I had indeed made slight alterations to your surrounding space earlier.¡± Nicole jerked her head around but saw no one. ¡°Don¡¯t bother looking for me. You cannot see me. Now, you need only listen to what I have to say quietly.¡± The voice was seemingly originating from no fixed points. She could not figure out which direction the voice hade from. In fact, it was as though the voice had appeared right beside their ears. ¡°I have no malicious intentions. It is just that I was upied with something else earlier. Thus, I had no time to receive you two. As it is¡­ ¡­ it seems I will need your help.¡± ¡°Help?¡± Tian Lie sneered. ¡°Who are you? Why should I help you?¡± ¡°No, I am not talking to you. I meant the girl beside you.¡± The voice continued coolly, ¡°Nicole, the Floating Angel of the Angel Corps, guild number 0052.¡± ¡°You¡­ you are?¡± Nicole hesitated for a moment. A spection had formed in her mind, but she could not be certain. ¡°I am Zero City. More urately, I am Zero City¡¯s main control system.¡± Nicole was taken aback. She had wanted to say something but was interrupted by Zero City. ¡°Do not doubt me. As it is, we do not have the time. What I need you to do right now is of utmost urgency. I believe¡­ you should be able to sense my existence.¡± The moment Nicole heard the voice, her whole body was visited by a strange sensation. It was simr to when she had touched that screen back then, establishing a spiritual connection with the main control system of Zero City. This time however, the feeling was stronger. If the feeling she felt in the past was the equivalent of watching a Japanese *** movie with heavy mosaic, then the present feeling was like watching a 3D Bluray version with 4K resolution. ¡°Yes, I can feel it.¡± Nicole closed her eyes. After a few seconds, she opened her eyes again. ¡°What do you want me to do?¡± ¡°Me. I want you to¡­ ¡­ obtain me.¡± The moment Zero City¡¯s voice rang out, the scene before them shed. When everything became illuminated once more, the surrounding city ruins had disappeared. They were standing upon smooth floor. The sky was pure white and the same was true for the floor. The whiteness extended as far as the eye could see, seemingly endless. Before them was a door. Beside the door stood a man. He was a middle-aged man with an ordinary face. It was so ordinary that, no matter how much they looked at him, the moment they turned their gaze away, they wouldpletely forget his appearance. ¡°You, you are¡­ ¡­ Zero City¡¯s core?¡± Nicole looked at the man. ¡°Yes.¡± The man nodded his head. ¡°Just call me Zero. Although you have never met me, I believe you must remember the sensation from touching the screen.¡± ¡°Yes, I remember.¡± Nicole nodded. ¡°Where is this¡­¡± ¡°Zero City¡¯s central zone.¡± Zero pointed at the door. ¡°More urately, it is the path toward the central zone of Zero City.¡± ¡°The central zone?¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°Yes. Your ce of residence is just Zero City¡¯s outer part. No one has truly entered the real central zone before, not even me.¡± Zero smiled. ¡°At any rate, I am just an administrator. The only ones with the authority to enter the central zone are the founders.¡± ¡°Founders?¡± Nicole had only blurted out the word when Zero waved his hand and interrupted her. ¡°We do not have enough time for unrted questions. Follow me. I will slowly exin it to you along the way.¡± After saying that, Zero extended his hand to slowly open the door before them. Beyond the door was darkness. Their eyes could see nothing. Nicole took two steps forward. However, Tian Lie stood still. ¡°You want us to go in, so we must go in? What will happen if I do not want to go in?¡± Tian Lie cast a cold gaze at Zero. ¡°I am just a system administrator. I cannot be harmed by anyone nor do I have the authority to harm anyone. I will just send you out.¡± Zero turned to Tian Lie with a smile on his face. ¡°I mean, send you out of Zero City.¡± ¡°Tell me, where is Shen?¡± ¡°Like us, he is on his way to the central zone. Thus, I hope you two can hurry it up. At the very least, you must arrive before them.¡± Zero City appeared somewhat anxious. However, he could maintain his air of grace. ¡°Miss Nicole, are you ready?¡± Nicole gave Tian Lie a nce. ¡°I am going. You?¡± Tian Lie and Nicole exchanged nces before stepping toward the door without hesitation. The two of them walked through the door. After stepping through the doorframe, the darkness before them immediately disappeared. In its ce was a narrow passageway, one that barely allowed two people to walk side by side. The passageway was made using azure-coloured bricks and appeared very solid. There were two forking paths up ahead. ¡°Pleasee with me. The process of getting this key does not involve fighting. So, the two of you can rx for the moment.¡± Zero cast a smile at the two of them before turning around to walk ahead. ¡°This key?¡± Nicole keenly noticed those important words. ¡°You mean to say, there are other situations where we will need to fight?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Zero nodded, not stopping at all. ¡°The path toward Zero City¡¯s central zone is locked. There is a total of six keys that can open the path. By obtaining just three of the keys, one can enter the central zone. The process to obtain each of the keys differ. You can consider it as¡­ ¡­ mini instance dungeons.¡± ¡°Three keys?¡± Tian Lie quickly said, ¡°In other words, we need to clear three instance dungeons?¡± ¡°Correct. However, it is as I had said, only a tiny one. Additionally, as a system administrator, I possess a certain level of authority. Originally, the assignment of instance dungeons for every patron is random. However, I can make certain arrangements and select instance dungeons that are easier.¡± After making his way to the forking position, Zero did not hesitate to turn left and continue walking. ¡°This first instance dungeon is just abyrinth. Although it is veryplicated, you two can simply follow me.¡± As he was talking, the three of them had passed by three other intersections. Zero had not stopped any of the times when they reached an intersection. It was as though theyout of thebyrinth had been etched into his mind. ¡°Fine. You should be able to tell me now¡­ ¡­ what happened here? What is going on? And, this thing you want me to do, what will happen after that?¡± Nicole asked in quick session. ¡°There is this person who wants to gain authority over me.¡± As he walked, Zero turned to look at Tian Lie. ¡°It sounds as though you know him.¡± ¡°Something like¡­ ¡­ half a friend.¡± Tian Lie nodded his head. ¡°The reason I came here is to find him.¡± ¡°If that is the case, you will be able to see himter.¡± Zero then continued conversing with Nicole. ¡°If he sessfully obtains authority over me, some really bad things will happen. At present, it would appear as though I have no way of preventing that from happening. So, if it is inevitable that authority over me is seized¡­ ¡­ the one to obtain it absolutely cannot be Shen.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Tian Lie interjected coolly, ¡°Be it Shen or Nicole, is there a difference?¡± ¡°Because I have received amand.¡± Zero shook his head. ¡°Themand instructs me to do everything that is possible to prevent Shen from obtaining authority over me. Additionally, the priority of thismand supersedes all others.¡± Nicole cast a vignt look at Tian Lie. ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry!¡± Tian Lieughed and raised up both his hands. ¡°I have long since quit Thorned Flower Guild. I am no longer on the same team as Shen. The things he wants to do, the objectives he wants to achieve, all of them have nothing to do with me. Whileing here, I have told you many times. My reason foring here is to determine that he is alive and not in danger. That is all.¡± ¡°You really will not help him seize authority over Zero City?¡± Nicole looked at Tian Lie suspiciously. ¡°Little angel, you should be thankful that your words just now were uttered to the current me.¡± Tian Lie cast a deep gaze at Nicole. ¡°After my rebirth, and after getting to know Chen Xiaolian, my temper has improved considerably. Before then, all who questioned my words¡­ ¡­ have been punished. Mm, a very heavy punishment.¡± ¡°So, I should be thanking Chen Xiaolian?¡± Nicole sneered. ¡°You should be thanking me for being a magnanimous person,¡± replied Tian Lie, shrugging his shoulders. Nicole rolled her eyes and ignored Tian Lie. She then asked Zero, ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ what will happen to me after I obtain authority over Zero City?¡± ¡°I do not know.¡± Zero shook his head. ¡°This has never happened before.¡± ¡°If that is the case¡­ ¡­ why did you receive themand that Shen must not seize authority over you?¡± Nicole could not understand. ¡°I do not know. Even if I do, answering the question is something beyond my authority level,¡± said Zero with a smile. ¡°I have no will of my own. I can only obey themands I am given.¡± ¡°Then, who gave you thatmand? Can you answer that?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Zero nodded. ¡°The authority holder who gave thatmand is Chen Xiaolian.¡± ¡­ Chapter 682 Wooden Puppets

Chapter 682 Wooden Puppets

GOR Chapter 682 Wooden Puppets ¡°It¡¯s done!¡± Adam¡¯s voice rang out from beyond the screen. At the same time, an image appeared over the indistinct screen. A small and solitary door stood amid a pure white expanse of Heaven and Earth. Shen smiled and nodded with satisfaction before moving forward. The moment his body made contact with the screen, a ripple appeared on the surface of the screen. This time, however, the result waspletely different from earlier with Adam. After stepping past the screen, his body did not disappear. Instead, it appeared as though he had simply stepped past a curtain of water to appear on the other side of the screen. ¡°How is it? Am I not powerful?!¡± After Shen made his way across the screen, Adam took the initiative to reach out to grab Shen¡¯s hand. The look on his face was that of one waiting to be praised. ¡°Indeed. You were faster than I had expected. Those guys from Zero City did well,¡± said Shen as he patted Adam¡¯s head. ¡°However, they would never have expected that the first thing you did, you, a product that had taken them so much effort, will be to break Zero City¡¯s core protection for me.¡± ¡°It is the second!¡± Adam pouted with a dissatisfied expression. ¡°I had helped Gibbs calcte out the timing and positions of the exit portals before this!¡± ¡°So, that was you?¡± Shen was slightly shocked. However, he was quick to recollect himself. ¡°Fine, it¡¯s fine even if this is your secondpleted task. Let¡¯s head in.¡± ¡°Mm!¡± Adam jumped forward with excitement and reached out with his hand to pull open the door. Then, he turned to Shen and beckoned to him. ¡°Hurry up, let¡¯s enter!¡± Shen followed Adam through the door. Darkness surrounded them. Before Shen could get a clear view of his surroundings, a chilling w had descended upon his face. At the same time, countless mournful wails reverberated forward from all around him. Just as the w was about to make contact with Shen¡¯s face, it suddenly came to a halt, stopping in the middle of the air. One of Shen¡¯s fingers was extended before him and it blocked the wrist of the w. A savage-looking evil spirit howled out and swung its limbs about. However, no matter how hard it tried, it could not make contact with Shen¡¯s body. ¡°What a terrible taste. This stage¡­ ¡­ was set by Gabriel, right?¡± Shen frowned as he looked around. Their surroundings appeared very gloomy. However, it was not utterly devoid of light. There before the two of them was a tall and jagged mountain. A red light was dimly but continuously shing from the top of the mountain. Countless shadows could be seen flitting about, from the bottom of the mountain all the way to the top of the mountain. They were evil spirits, rotting zombies, incorporeal-looking Hellish phantasms that drifted through the air. There were also ghastly mes floating about amid the other shadows. ¡°A very direct one.¡± Looking at the red light shing from the top of the mountain, Shen smiled and said, ¡°Never one to beat around the bush, eh? As long as I can reach the top of the mountain, I can get the key. It seems this stage was really set by Gabriel.¡± After saying that, he tapped lightly with his finger and the evil spirit before him was shattered apart by the resulting golden light. Only ashes remained of the evil spirit. Next, Shen held Adam¡¯s hand and walked toward the mountain, one step at a time. The surrounding evil spirits and other dead apparitions became like sharks that had gotten a whiff of blood. They pounced upon Shen with a maddening fervour. However, the golden light enveloping Shen¡¯s body rapidly expanded to form a sphere of pale golden shield around him. When they were but five metres away from Shen, the evil spirits and other deathly apparitions made contact with the golden-coloured shield. Upon contact, they immediately screamed out in pain before dissipating into thin air. Shen did not stop moving forward at all throughout the whole process. He led Adam along as they made their way to the foot of the mountain and began moving upward to the top. There were no paths on the mountain at all. Only jagged and strange-looking rocks could be seen. However, whenever Shen stepped on them, it appeared as though he was simply walking on t terrain. ¡°Are you afraid?¡± Shen turned around to look at Adam. ¡°Of course not,¡± replied Adam with a smile. ¡°I know they cannot harm me. Why would I be afraid? Shen¡­ ¡­ didn¡¯t you know?¡± ¡°I had assumed that you would be like other little kids,¡± said Shen with a smile. ¡°I am not an ordinary little kid!¡± Adam pursed his lips to the side. ¡°Of course.¡± Shen nodded. Before long, they were already halfway up the mountain. There was not much distance left between them and the mountaintop. A shocking roar suddenly rang out and rocks were scattered about. Arge hole burst into existence upon the mountain. A terrifying face and sharp fangs appeared before them as a gigantic beast, tens of metres in height, suddenly rose up from the mountainside. It sped both palms together, crouched down, and sent a heavy strike down at Shen and Adam. ¡°Is this the final one? Interesting.¡± Shen revealed a faint smile. He ignored the iing blow. Instead, he drew an arc before him with his right hand. An arc of light cut the gigantic beast¡¯s body, causing ck-coloured blood to spill all over. The gigantic beast was not even capable of one final wail before falling heavily down on the mountainside. Its two separated bodies tumbled down onto the foot of the mountain. ¡°Let¡¯s go get the keys.¡± With the final threat dealt with, Shen pulled Adam along with him and they made their way up to the mountaintop. The red shing light on top of the mountain came from a skull-sized crystal. It was perfectly round and translucent. There beneath the shing red light, at the core of the crystal, was an ancient-looking key. Shen extended a finger and lightly tapped the crystal, causing it to split from the middle down. The two halves fell down and the key slowly floated its way into Shen¡¯s palm. The moment Shen obtained the key, the evil spirits, Hellish apparitions, all of them disappeared without a trace. The mountaintop beneath their feet, as well, transformed into an endless expanse of whiteness. Once again, a door appeared before them. ¡°Easy peasy.¡± Shen held up the key and gave a light whistle. ¡°All right! Let¡¯s continue! Just two more doors and we can leave!¡± Adam cheered as he grabbed the doorknob. Shen revealed a faint smile as he inserted the key into the door. ¡­ ¡°Finally¡­ have we reached the end?¡± Nicole looked toward the endpoint of the passageway before them. There on the ground was a heavy-looking treasure chest. Thebyrinth was truly humongous. Additionally, it was not simply on a t terrain. Following Zero, the two of them had made their up and down through tens of stairs, all of varying lengths, and curving corridors before finally reaching their final destination. Beside the treasure chest stood an umbre. It was an ancient looking umbre made with tarp material with a bamboo handle. ¡°It¡¯s¡­ ¡­ that old guy?¡± Tian Lie¡¯s face revealed a slight frown. ¡°Who?¡± Nicole turned to face him. ¡°A legendary figure. Only a very small number of Awakened would know of his legend. It is normal for you to not know of him.¡± Tian Lie snickered. ¡°How unexpected. He is actually connected to Zero City. All right, then. Enough nonsense. Zero, what should we do next? Open this chest?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Zero nodded. ¡°I can guide you here. However, I do not have the authority to touch anything here. That is something that you must do.¡± Nicole nodded before stepping forward to open the chest. However, Tian Lie knocked it with his shoulder, causing it to pop open. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Nicole sent a re toward Tian Lie. Tian Lie ced himself before Nicole and said with an indifferent expression, ¡°I like opening chests, what about it?¡± Nicole rolled her eyes. Then, she turned her attention to the chest. Despite itsrge size, the chest only contained one small key. ¡°This is it?¡± Tian Lie yed with the key disdainfully with his hand. The moment he picked up the key, thebyrinth around them disappeared, leaving a door before them. ¡°Open it. We do not have much time left.¡± Zero extended his hand out toward the door while make a beckoning gesture. Tian Lie inserted the key into the keyhole. After twisting it, a clicking sound could be heard and the door opened up. A white ray of light shone out from beyond the door. Without hesitating, Tian Lie stepped through the door. Beyond the door was a square and the ground beneath them wasid with tiles. An infinite amount of clouds could be seen around the square, blocking their sight. Tens of people stood on either side of the door, forming two rows. More urately, they were not real ¡®people¡¯. Every one of them wore coarse-looking short robes. The exposed parts of their faces and hands appeared to the product of chiselling. Wooden lines could be seen on them. They were a group of wooden puppets. A sword hung from the waist of each wooden puppet. There were no decorative articles on the sheaths. Even the hilts of the swords were made of the same coarse wood used to make its body. There in between the two rows of wooden puppets was a circle, drawn out using a red line. The circle had a radius of around ten plus metres. The moment Tian Lie stepped through the door, the group of puppets turned their heads to look at Tian Lie. However, their bodies made no overt movements. ¡°This stage¡­ we finally have to fight, right?¡± Tian Lie cracked his knuckles and turned to look at Zero as he entered. ¡°Is it a one-on-one or one against many?¡± ¡°It¡¯s more than that.¡± Zero shook his head. ¡°Look at the wooden puppets here. When you enter the red circle, they will enter the circle ordingly and fight you. One puppet for the first match, two puppets for the second match, four puppets for the third match, and so on. There is a total of 31 wooden puppets here. Thus, you have to win five matches in order to obtain victory and the key needed to open the second door.¡± ¡°So troublesome.¡± Tian Lie chuckled. ¡°Why don¡¯t they juste forward together?¡± ¡°Do not make light of them,¡± said Zero calmly. ¡°This is a defensive blockade meant to stop others from entering my core. Do you think it will be easy to break through?¡± ¡°Whether it is easy or not, we¡¯ll have to try in order to find out, no?¡± Tian Lie strode forward. As he did, he turned to look at Nicole. ¡°You, just stand there and don¡¯t do anything.¡± ¡°Why should I?¡± Nicole sneered. ¡°Because I am worried that you will die.¡± Tian Lie stopped moving and shrugged his shoulders. ¡°In our previous bet, you lost to me. ording to the bet, you must join Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild. Before doing that, you cannot die.¡± ¡°Lost? To you?¡± Nicole raised her brows and said, ¡°When did I lose to you? That War Tiger and Phoenix, they didn¡¯t even fight!¡± ¡°It is true that they two of them did not fight each other. However¡­ ¡­ didn¡¯t they fight Chen Xiaolian?¡± Tian Lie wiggled a finger left and right before Nicole. ¡°If I am not mistaken, that War Tiger fell down in the end, right?¡± ¡°How can that be counted?¡± Nicole¡¯s face turned red. ¡°You are being unreasonable!¡± ¡°If I say it counts, it counts,¡± said Tian Lie, who raised his head up as he looked at Nicole. His stature was already much taller than Nicole. After lifting his head in such a manner, his eyes appeared to be filled with disdain. ¡°Naturally, if the Floating Angel of Zero City wants to renege on her promise, there is nothing I can do about it.¡± ¡°Even if I do join Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild, it will not be due to your nonsense! I will never ept such a thing,¡± Nicole shot back with a sneer. ¡°More importantly, what makes you think I will die if I step up?¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Tian Lie had only just uttered out that word when Nicole kicked the ground, propelling herself forward. At the same time, her Floater transformed into its mech armour form and attached itself onto her. ¡°Idiot!¡± Seeing Nicole put on her Floater mech armour, Tian Lie knew what she was about to do. He reached out with his hand to grab her. However, just as his right hand was stretched out, a green-coloured beam extended out from Nicole¡¯s arm and it shed down. ¡°Ion Pulse Sword!¡± Tian Lie eximed. His right hand had to turn to block the sh from the Ion Pulse Sword. A slicing sound rang out as Tian Lie¡¯s arm fell to the ground. Nicole had cut it. Then, the thrusters behind Nicole abruptly discharged mes, immediately pushing her forward, forward into the red circle. ¡°Enough screaming, I know that cannot hurt you at all.¡± Landing within the red circle, Nicole turned back and smiled arrogantly at Tian Lie. ¡°Just stand right there and watch as I finish off these wooden puppets.¡± ¡­ Chapter 683 Simple

Chapter 683 Simple

GOR Chapter 683 Simple Tian Lie snorted and proceeded to kick his arm, whichy on the ground. It was quite a heavy kick, one that resulted in a dull impact sound. However, the arm remained still. The kick did not send it flying. Instead, the arm quickly transformed into a liquid state, which then flowed into Tian Lie¡¯s leg through his toes. As for the cut off part of Tian Lie¡¯s arm, the severed part grew back. It looked no different from the original arm. Tian Lie waved with his hand and crossed his arms as he turned to look at Nicole, who was within the red circle. He suddenly broke into augh. ¡°How arrogant!¡± The wooden puppets nearby did not move. Only one of them did; the wooden puppet at the foremost of the two rows turned its head before walking into the red circle. It stood across from Nicole and bowed in ceremony. Then, its right hand moved to rest upon the hilt of its sword. Although its whole body was made of wood, there was not a single trace of rigidity in its actions. Rather, it moved as though it was a living human. The Ion Pulse Sword that Nicole had used to cut Tian Lie¡¯s arm earlier had yet to be retracted. However, Nicole did not assume any stance with it. Instead, she let it rest downward beside her as she coldly gazed at the wooden puppet. She chose not to return its bow. ¡°Be careful, they have a very high level of swordsmanship.¡± Zero, who was outside the red circle, said calmly. After the wooden puppet was done bowing, it straightened itself. At the same time, the sword in its hand was unsheathed. Even so, it did not take the initiative to attack her. Instead, it simply assumed a stance and stood there. ¡°A wooden sword?¡± Nicole sneered. With a flick of her Ion Pulse Sword, the thrusters at her back burst into action and she sted toward the wooden puppet. The instant the wooden puppet unsheathed its sword, she had noticed that the sword was made from wood. Although the Ion Pulse Sword had the word sword in its name, it was essentially a sma beam formed using the energy focusing device on her Floater mech armour. In face of her Ion Pulse Sword, what was the difference between a wooden sword and thin air? Despite the limited area within the red circle, the thrusters on Nicole¡¯s armour were able to reach its max in an instant. The Ion Pulse Sword was raised up high before shing down on the wooden puppet. On the contrary, the wooden puppet had not taken a single step in response to Nicole¡¯s move. Its other body parts had not moved at all. All it did was to gently raise the sword in its hand up to take on Nicole¡¯s Ion Pulse Sword. It appeared as though the Ion Pulse Sword was about to cut both the wooden sword and wooden puppet in half. And yet, the moment the two swords made contact, Nicole came to realize that her right arm could no longer descend, not even by half an inch. A faint silvery light glowed across the surface of the wooden sword. Despite the intense heat of the green mes of the Ion Pulse Sword, it was incapable of cutting through the thinyer of silvery light on the wooden sword. However, the wooden puppet was not merely blocking the attack from the Ion Pulse Sword. Its wooden sword slid across the Ion Pulse Sword, moving like a darting snake as it shot toward Nicole¡¯s upper chest area. Nicole was shocked. She quickly pulled back her Ion Pulse Sword and used it to guard her front. At the same time, she activated her backtracking thrusters. Three bursts of light shed out at the same time from both her wrists and her waist, propelling her backward to avoid the sword strike from the wooden puppet. As for the wooden puppet, it did not pursue her. Instead, it stood in the same ce and re-assumed the same stance from earlier. ¡°For this stage, instead of a battle, it may be more appropriate to call it training. They will only passively parry and counter attack. They will not take the initiative to attack.¡± Zero¡¯s voice rang out from beside Nicole¡¯s ear. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ please try to be fast.¡± ¡°You want fast?¡± Nicole turned to look at Zero before snapping in response, ¡°Fine!¡± The instant she uttered those words, pieces of her Floater mech armour popped up. Beneath the raised mech armour parts were tens of energy sters. ¡°Sorry, but I am not a swordswoman!¡± The wooden puppet seemingly sensed the danger it was in and it changed the stance it was taking. Instead of holding its sword with one hand, it used both hands to hold its sword. It also lowered its centre of mass as it cast its lifeless eyes, devoid of pupils, at Nicole. Tens of energy sters locked on to the wooden puppet before opening fire. As for the wooden puppet, it brandished its sword. The wooden sword left an illusionary sword trail before the wooden puppet, covering the puppet. With the sword trail there, the wooden sword was capable of blocking Nicole¡¯s beam attacks. The same thing happened as when the wooden sword had stopped her Ion Pulse Sword earlier. Not only was the wooden sword undamaged by the attacks, it had deflected the attacks. Nicole fired tens of energy beams toward the wooden puppet. It managed to block off most of the beams, deflecting them away in various directions. Even so, a small number managed to hit its body. Every one of the beams were as thick as a fist. In the aftermath of Nicole¡¯s attack, the wooden puppet¡¯s left arm was torn apart by one of the beams. As for its body, several holes could be seen on them. The puppet struggled for a bit before falling down to the ground. The instant the wooden puppet fell down, its body disintegrated. In but seconds, it had transformed into ashes. ¡°Is this fast enough?¡± Nicole turned her head once more. Although those words were directed at Zero, her eyes were looking at Tian Lie in a provoking manner. p! p! p! Tian Lie pped his hands while wearing an emotionless face. ¡°Humph!¡± Nicole sneered before turning to look at the other puppets. Two wooden puppets stepped forward. The red circle on the ground had expanded considerably as well. It had expanded from its original radius of 10 plus metres to a radius of 20 plus metres. Even so, whenpared to the vast square, the red circle was only upying a small portion of its space. ¡°Did the circle grow bigger due to the increase in opponents?¡± As the two wooden puppets were bowing, Nicole turned to look at Zero. ¡°What will happen if those puppets and I leave this circle?¡± ¡°Those wooden puppets are all controlled by a program that was set up beforehand. Thus, they will never take the initiative to leave the circle. However, if you can either force them out or send them flying out of the circle, it will be their loss. However, the moment you leave the circle, you will need to re-start your training.¡± ¡°Re-start from the first stage?¡± asked Nicole with a frown. ¡°Correct. And I need to reiterate this, we do not have much time. Our enemy is fast approaching my core.¡± Zero¡¯s voice remained emotionless, without a hint of anxiety. ¡°Thus, I hope you can be fast about it.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Nicole nodded before turning to face the two wooden puppets. They had taken on their respective stances. As for Nicole, the energy sters on her armour began lighting up once more. Fire everything! Tens of beams of light fired out once again. The wooden puppet, like earlier, brandished its wooden sword to protect its body. However, it was only capable of blocking off most of the beams. The rest of the beams sessfully struck its body, punching right through it, causing it to fall to the ground. After having knocked down one of the two wooden puppets, Nicole turned her sters¡¯ muzzle to aim at the other one. So simple? There was no expression on Tian Lie¡¯s face. However, there was a trace of doubt in his mind. The wooden swordsmen only knew how to stand on the same spot and assume a stance. They will only make counter attacks against their enemy. In other words, as long as one possessed long-ranged attacks, that person would be able to happily stand around and finish them all off. Granted, the silvery luminescence emanating from their swords was something that not even the Ion Pulse Sword could cut through and their swordsmanship was truly outstanding, capable of deflecting most of the energy beams that Nicole had fired at them. However, even if their opponent¡¯s firepower was lesser whenpared to the Floater mech armour, to passively allow themselves to be beaten up like this would only mean getting fully defeated in the end. This was a roadblock guarding the path toward Zero City¡¯s core. Tian Lie was unconvinced that this was all there was to passing this training stage. There must surely¡­ ¡­ be more to it. Nicole quickly made short work of the other wooden puppet with her energy beams. She watched as the damaged wooden puppet¡¯s body fell to the ground, disintegrating into ashes. Then, she turned around once more to look at Tian Lie in the same provoking nce. The four wooden puppets for the third match moved forward, walking into the red circle. The size of the red circle expanded once more. This time, Nicole did not wait for them to bow. Tens of energy sters were aimed at the wooden puppet nearest to Nicole. This time, however, the four wooden puppets did not simply stand in the same spot as the earlier ones. The instant Nicole locked down on one of the wooden puppets, the other three quickly made their move. They stood before the targeted wooden puppet and four swords were brandished, creating an imprable defence before them. Of the tens of energy beams that Nicole had fired, not a single one struck home. All of them were deflected by the wooden swords covered in silvery luminescence. After the energy sters were done firing, the four wooden puppets did not wait for it to cool down. Instead, they split up into groups of two each and rushed Nicole from her left and right side. ¡°Zero?!¡± Nicole was shocked. In that critical moment, her mech armour¡¯s thrusters sted into action in an instant and she soared into the sky. At the same time, the Ion Pulse Sword on her right arm was ignited as well. The four wooden puppets swung their swords in unison, drawing four silver arcs out. However, their attacks missed by a hair¡¯s breadth and their swords swung at the empty air that Nicole had been standing on just a moment ago. Nicole, having dodged the concerted attacks of the four wooden puppets, hovered in mid-air. Every part of her was focused as she waited vigntly. However, the anticipated attacks never came. No matter where Nicole flew toward, the four wooden puppets would follow, their hands wielding their swords. Their heads would always be fixed upward at Nicole. And yet, they did not jump up to attack her. By then, Nicole¡¯s energy sters were done cooling down. Once again, she aimed at one of the wooden puppets and opened fire. However, the four wooden puppets were always together. The instant they noticed the lights gathering upon the energy sters on the Floater mech armour, they would begin brandishing their swords. Nicole darted around in the sky without respite, changing her trajectory while she opened fire. After having unleashed three barrages, not a single one of her energy beams managed to strike the wooden puppets. ¡°Are you nning on simply floating up in the sky and not going down?¡± Tian Lie, who was standing there, had both his arms crossed before his chest. He watched as the four wooden puppets ran around in circles after Nicole while brandishing their swords, their heads turned upward. Suddenly, Tian Lieughed out. ¡°You should be thankful that you are not wearing a skirt today.¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Nicole sent a fierce re at Tian Lie. The Inspector of Thorned Flower Guild, the Angel Killer. The impression that this figure originally held within her mind was that of a powerful, terrifying and insurmountable¡­ In the battle to the death in the Tokyo instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild had used everything they had in order to kill him. Nicole even paid for it with her own life. However, no matter how manybels she had for him, never had she imagined that she would put on thebel of ¡®annoying¡¯ on Tian Lie. Seriously, what an annoyance! Nicole took a deep breath before essing her storage equipment. With a sh of light, arge cannon-like ster appeared within her grasp. The body of the ster was nearly two metres long. However, it gave off the impression of being short. The reason for that was its muzzle. It was simply too big. Countlessplex-looking circuits lines the surface of the ster. At the bottom part of the ster, however, there were no handles. Instead, there was only a base. ¡°RX-87 Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance?! Where the Hell did you swipe that from?¡± Seeing the item in Nicole¡¯s hand, even someone like Tian Lie could not help but blurt out. ¡°The Hell do you care? Just stay right there and watch! And don¡¯t talk so much nonsense!¡± Nicole snapped back. ¡°The Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance packs quite the punch. It is several times strongerpared to the main cannon of the Thunderstorm Tank. However, there is an issue¡­ ¡­ that thing is simply not a gear for a solitary unit. Without a trigger, how do you n on firing?¡± Tian Lie cast an amused look at Nicole. ¡°Did you forget who I am?¡± Even as she was speaking, the Floater mech armour on Nicole¡¯s body began peeling off her. The Floater mech armour that had peeled itself off her body did not transform back into its Floater form. Instead, it quickly moved towards the Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance in her hands. They fused with it, leaving only the thrusters on Nicole¡¯s body to keep her hovering in the sky. ¡°The Floater can fuse with other mechanical and electronical equipment, strengthening it and putting it under my control. This¡­ ¡­ surely, you did not forget, did you, Angel Killer?¡± Nicole cast another arrogant nce at Tian Lie as the Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance in her hand released a sh of light. Particles of light slowly gathered at the muzzle position of the ster. After 10 seconds, a half-metre thick beam of light sted downward and a huge dome of light expanded out from the ground beneath her. The instant the Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance opened fire, the thrusters on Nicole¡¯s back fired up as well, propelling her far away from the explosion. By the time the light beneath her had faded away, the four wooden puppets there had vanished. All that was left on the ground was a huge crater, one that upied pretty much half of the area within the red circle. As for the tiles on the surrounding area, they too, had been thrown into disarray by the impact of the explosion. Everything was a mess. ¡°Simple.¡± Nicole did not fly back down. Instead, she raised the Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance up and made a ¡®blowing the smoke off the muzzle¡¯ action. However, as the ster was too big, there was still quite some distance between Nicole¡¯s mouth and the muzzle of the ster. Thus, the move, which was supposed to look stylish turned into something awkward. When she turned to look at Tian Lie, however, she saw that there was no excitement in his eyes. ¡­ Chapter 684 Seven!

Chapter 684 Seven!

GOR Chapter 684 Seven! ¡°What is the matter? Did the st earlier scare your pants off?¡± Nicole looked down at Tian Lie and said, ¡°Are you wondering what would happen to you if you were to get hit by this?¡± ¡°There is nothing to be scared of.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°In the middle of a fight, there will not be so many immobile targets just waiting for you to shoot. I will admit that the power of that ordnance is very powerful. With my body, I may not be capable of taking even one of its hits. However, if that thing is really so good, you should have used it on me back in the Tokyo fight.¡± ¡°Moron! If I had this thing back in Tokyo, you would have died earlier,¡± answered Nicole as she pursed her lips to the side. Even so, she did not have that much confidence that the ordnance could really do it. ¡°Enough talk, new opponents have entered.¡± Tian Lie stretched out his hand to point at the area beneath Nicole. ¡°Surely you don¡¯t n on dying here.¡± ¡°So what if they have entered?¡± Nicole nced down and saw that the crater from the earlier explosion had been restored to its original form. The ground was now t and the earlier explosion had seemingly never happened before. Of the remaining wooden puppets, eight slowly moved into the red circle. Nicole aimed at the new group of wooden puppets and carefully assessed the scope of the explosion as she attempted to finish off all eight of her opponents all at once. The muzzle of her ordnance began to shine with light. After her resurrection, Nicole had snuck back into Zero City before while hiding her identity. The RX-87 Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance was something she obtained from the West District¡¯s flea market back then. The Awakened one who opened the stall had managed to destroy a ground supportbat fighter of a certain Echo Dragon Fighter. As the necessary trigger had been damaged, the ordnance was practically trash. Thus, Nicole had not required much to buy it up. The power of the Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance was truly high to the extreme. Correspondingly, however, it was not a weapon that a lone soldier could use. Not to mention, it had a long charging up time. For Nicole, who possessed the Floater, the first issue was simple nothing. The only issue restricting her ability to use it was its charging time. At present, however, she was facing wooden puppets who could only serve as immobile targets¡­ ¡°Get away!¡± Tian Lie¡¯s roar suddenly rang out. The Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance in Nicole¡¯s hands had yet to finish charging when a dazzling sword shot toward Nicole. Nicole, who was shocked by the sudden development, activated her thrusters and her figure swiftly moved backward to dodge the iing sword. Although she managed to dodge the sword, the same could not be said for the Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance, which was hit by the sword. The massive barrel of the Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance was encased by the Floaterponents. And yet, the sword had easily cut the ordnance into two as though it was tofu. Following the sword was a second and third sword. Tian Lie furrowed his brows as he looked at what was happening within the red circle. Nicole had fallen into a dire strait. After entering the red circle, the eight wooden puppets bowed first. Immediately after that, however, they leapt up high as they unsheathed their swords and swung at Nicole. As the previous wooden puppets had not jumped up, Nicole had chosen not to hover too high up. She was only 20 metres above ground level. Caught off guard, the epassing wooden swords nearly hit her. Having lost the Anti-matter Annihtion Ordnance, Nicole hastily summoned the Floater back to her body and it assumed the mech armour form once more. The Ion Pulse Sword on her right arm ignited once more as it moved to block off the swords that two wooden puppets had swung over. The wooden puppets appeared incapable of flying. They could only depend on their legs to jump up and attack Nicole. Even so, the eight wooden puppets would take turns to jump up, making sure that there was at least one of them up in the sky at every moment. Nicole, on the other hand, only possessed an average level of swordsmanship. Using her Ion Pulse Swords, she parried left and right as she desperately defended against their attacks. The cooperation between the eight wooden puppets were spectacr and without equal. Even though none of their attacks hit home, every time Nicole blocked and dodged them, she would be incapable of flying higher into the sky. Every time one of them jumped up, their attack would force Nicole closer down the ground. After tens of strikes, the distance between Nicole and the ground was reduced from 20 metres to 10 metres. Tian Lie¡¯s frown grew deeper. The lower Nicole fell, the easier it became for the eight wooden puppets to attack her. In the beginning, Nicole was able to defend herself, albeit barely. However, following this development, Nicole¡¯s situation grew worse. Every time Nicole swung her Ion Pulse Sword to block off the wooden sword attacks, she would attempt to fly higher. However, the eight wooden puppets would work together to block off any route she might take to fly up high. That was not a fight. Rather, it was¡­ a hunt. ¡°Do not move.¡± Zero, who was beside Tian Lie, sensed what he was thinking and said, ¡°The challenger enters the red circle and either defeats the wooden puppets or be defeated by the wooden puppets. This is the fixed process for this stage. It must not be disrupted.¡± ¡°Whoever said I am going in to save her?¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°However, after hearing your words, I can¡¯t help but feel curious about something. What will happen if I enter? Will the match be reset? Do we have to start again?¡± ¡°I do not know.¡± Zero shook his head. ¡°Although these are the blockades protecting Zero City¡¯s core, I am not the one who set them up. I can glean some superficial information, such as the way to pass through thebyrinth and the rules of this sword training stage. However, I do not have the authority to find out what will happen if the rules are broken.¡± ¡°In other words, you did not know that those puppets would evolve just now?¡± Tian Lie observed the fight within red circle. ¡°In the beginning, they can only stand there and await a beating before counter attacking. Now, they move in concert to attack and hunt¡­ ¡­ if this is the standard for eight wooden puppets, wouldn¡¯t the fight be much harder when 16 wooden puppets appear?¡± ¡°That should be the case. Are you not confident in your abilities?¡± ¡°I have no confidence in her.¡± Tian Lie scoffed. ¡°Although she is not without any melee abilities, a Floating Angel will be in a disadvantage in melee battles. Even if she somehow makes it through this match, she will probably still lose when the final 16 wooden puppets enter the circle. Right¡­¡± Only then did Tian Lie turned around to look at Zero. With a nonchnt tone, he said, ¡°Given how calm you look, losing this training stage will not endanger our lives, will it?¡± ¡°As long as you leave the red circle, the training will end. However, if you are killed within the red circle¡­ ¡­ naturally, you will die.¡± Zero replied calmly. ¡°Oh?¡± Tian Lie raised his brows. ¡°If she dies, I will be the only one left. Won¡¯t there be an issue in letting me obtain the authority over Zero City? Do not forget, I am a former member of Thorned Flower Guild.¡± ¡°That is of no consequence.¡± Zero shook his head. ¡°It won¡¯t matter even if you are still a member of the guild. Themand I received simply states not to let Shen seize the authority. As long as themand can be satisfied, it matters not who obtains the authority. The Floating Angel is a former member of Zero City¡¯s Angel Corps, thereby making her a more suitable option. However, even if she fails, you can still substitute for her.¡± ¡°You sure don¡¯t mince your words,¡± said Tian Lie with a smile. He turned his attention back toward the red circle and shouted at Nicole, ¡°Come on out! Stop fighting! If you die inside, you will really die!¡± The wooden puppets had finally forced Nicole down the ground. Her right arm maintained an Ion Pulse Sword while the mech armour on her left arm now formed arge shield. It was thanks to the shield that Nicole had been able to hold on for so long without getting killed. Even so, three bloody cuts had been left on her body. Sword marks covered the entire surface of the shield. As an energy-based weapon, the Ion Pulse Sword could maintain its form as long as there was enough energy. However, the metal shield could not withstand the wooden swords wrapped in silvery luminescence. Thankfully, Nicole was presently not too far from the red circle. By focusing on self-defence and pushing her thrusters to the maximum, she could escape by taking only a little damage. However, Nicole simply gritted her teeth, ignoring Tian Lie¡¯s words as she parried the attacks of the eight wooden puppets. She was not just utilizing the Ion Pulse Sword on her right hand and the shield on her left. Even the energy sters on her mech armour had popped back up. Every now and again, they would fire out energy sts at the nearby wooden puppets. Although the wooden puppets were capable of deflecting all of the sts, their offensive abilities were hampered as a result. ¡°What are you doing? Hurry up and get out of there!¡± The brows on Tian Lie¡¯s face knitted tighter. In that earlier moment, Tian Lie had noticed three opportunities for Nicole to rush out from the red circle. However, Nicole had chosen not to do so. Instead, she suffered from several more sword wounds on her body. ¡°Damn it! Hurry up and get out from the red circle! This training session is over! Do you want to die!¡± Tian Lie¡¯s face finally sank. ¡°Enough nonsense! I told you before, this stage is mine! Mine!¡± Despite the intense battle, Nicole turned around to shout at Tian Lie. ¡°You moron!¡± Tian Lie gritted his teeth and bellowed, ¡°Why are you so angry at me?¡± ¡°I like it! So what¡­¡± Nicole had only just uttered those words when she heard a ¡°bang¡± from behind her. A gust of wind sted forward as a fist nearly grazed past her face to heavily strike the upper chest area of one of the wooden puppets. ¡°What an annoying woman.¡± As the wooden puppet was sent flying from Tian Lie¡¯s punch, his eyes swivelled to look at Nicole and he immediately sent a kick out at Nicole¡¯s chest. Thankfully for Nicole, her body was protected by the Floater mech armour. Thus, Tian Lie¡¯s foot did not make contact with a certain soft and protruding part of Nicole¡¯s body. The kick by Tian Lie was not too heavy and Nicole was only sent flying backward,nding beside Zero. She did not suffer any injuries from the kick. Nicole flipped herself back up. As she was thinking of rushing back into the red circle, she saw that the red circle had disappeared. As for Zero, he had both his hands crossed as he stood there quietly with an impassive face. ¡°The red circle¡­ ¡­ why did it disappear?¡± Nicole was quick to ask. Zero nced at Nicole and shook his head softly. ¡°You two broke the rules.¡± ¡°Broke the rules?¡± Nicole was taken aback. ¡°What will happen then?¡± ¡°I do not know,¡± answered Zero calmly. ¡°You will have to see for yourself what will happen next.¡± Since the beginning, Zero had shown neither joy nor sorrow on his face and had spoken with a monotonous voice. This time, however, Nicole could sense a trace of helplessness in his tone. Tian Lie¡¯s earlier punch had only sent the wooden puppet flying. Although it left a crack on the wooden puppet¡¯s chest, it was not fatal. The wooden puppet tumbled upon the ground a few times before quickly jumping back to its feet like a fish. Gripping its sword, it rushed forward once more. As for the remaining seven wooden puppets, they had besieged Tian Lie the moment he kicked Nicole out of the red circle. Earlier, Tian Lie¡¯s arm had been cut by Nicole¡¯s Ion Pulse Sword. In face of the wooden swords encased with silver luminescence, swords capable of shing against the Ion Pulse Sword, Tian Lie chose not to face them head on. He was not that dumb. ¡°There is no metal in this space, how vexing.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s face darkened. With a speed that did not match his stature, he dodged the sword attacks from the wooden puppets while his right hand rapidly condensed out a ck-coloured sword. As he was still forming the ck sword, Tian Lie¡¯s right hand turned with a crafty angle to stab toward the left chest area of one of the wooden puppets. The wooden puppet had no time to block the attack and was pierced by the sword attack. The ck sword released a sound, causing sound waves to spread out from the sword, shattering the wooden puppet into pieces. There were still¡­ ¡­ seven left. Tian Lie pulled back the ck sword while twisting his waist to dodge the attacks from the other wooden puppets. As he was about to counter attack, he suddenly noticed something. From the corner of his eyes, he saw something moving in the distance. After the red circle disappeared, the remaining 16 wooden puppets, who had been standing outside the red circle began moving. Meanwhile, bits and pieces of their remains left on the surrounding area began to gather and re-form, restoring the destroyed wooden puppets to a wholesome state. The number of re-formed wooden puppets fitted the number of puppets that Nicole had destroyed earlier. ¡­ Chapter 685 Is That All

Chapter 685 Is That All

GOR Chapter 685 Is That All ¡°Is this the punishment? Is that all?¡± Tian Lie sneered and he turned to shake his head at Zero. In the meantime, the ck sword in his hand stabbed out once more, piercing another wooden puppet, reducing it to ashes. ¡°It should send at least ten times more!¡± However, the six remaining wooden puppets around Tian Lie did not choose to continue attacking him. Instead, they quickly retreated to group up with the remaining wooden puppets. As Tian Lie had killed off two wooden puppets earlier, there were 29 out of the 31 wooden puppets left. After the 29 wooden puppets were gathered together, they quickly formed a strange-looking formation. Every one of them had their wooden swords pulled out, some holding their swords straight while some held their swords with a backhanded posture. Some held their swords with their right hands while some held their swords with their left hands. All of them were focused on Tian Lie. ¡°A battle formation?¡± Tian Lie sneered as heshed out his left hand. Another ck sword emerged from the palm of his left hand. As the sword was emerging, a pair of ck-coloured wings unfurled from his back to bring him up into the sky. ¡°Angel Killer form?¡± Nicole gave a soft harrumph. Nicole had seen Tian Lie utilize this form once, back in the Tokyo instance dungeon. It was back then that Nicole and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team had faced near total annihtion. Just now, Tian Lie had spoken with a disdainful tone. However, for him to be unleashing this form meant that he knew very well not to underestimate those wooden puppets. Back then, Tian Lie had taken in every steel bar in the vicinity into himself, allowing his body to expand until it was as high as a building. At present, however, Tian Lie was unable to repeat that same feat within the space provided by the stage and his body remained the same size. ¡°I must remind you two that the rules have been broken,¡± said Zero, who stood behind Nicole. ¡°Originally, you can pass each match by simply defeating the wooden puppets for the respective matches. If, in the process, you feel that you are incapable of obtaining victory, you can choose to leave the red circle. At present, however, there can only be two possible results ¨C you two can either be killed off or kill every other wooden puppet.¡± Even at this juncture, Zero¡¯s tone remained calm. Or perhaps it would be more urate to say, as the administrative program for the system, he could only make logical decisions without emotions of his own. ¡°What two results?¡± Tian Lie shouted arrogantly. ¡°They can only be killed by me! There are no other possibilities other than that!¡± Without saying a word, Nicole flew up to the sky to hover beside Tian Lie. ¡°What are you doing here again?¡± Tian Lie nced at Nicole through the corner of his eyes. ¡°Was the earlier beating not horrible enough?¡± This time, Nicole did not reply. Instead, she reignited the Ion Pulse Sword on her right arm. No matter how annoying Tian Lie was, he had indeed saved her life earlier. However, Nicole was a lofty person with her own sense of pride, thereby making it hard for her to ept and admit it. By then, the 29 wooden puppets had finished assuming their battle formation. Next, they abruptly brandished the sword in their hands. Although every one of them had assumed differing stances and had swung their swords in a somewhat different manner, every one of their swings sent a silvery sword beam out. The 29 sword beams merged together in the middle of the air, transforming into arge sword beam, which then shot toward Tian Lie like a raging river. ¡°Cover your ears!¡± Right after saying that, Tian Lie opened his mouth, causing his lower jaw to fall all the way down to his chest. A seemingly tangible shockwave erupted out as he unleashed a bellow and the shockwave mmed into the iing sword beam. The instant Nicole heard Tian Lie¡¯s warning, she had hastily plugged up her ears. Likewise, the shockwave that Tian Lie created was not aimed at Nicole. Even so, Nicole could feel her eardrums ringing as a result of Tian Lie¡¯s action. Unexpectedly, after hitting the sword beam, the shockwave failed to do anything to it in the slightest and was instantly dispersed. As for the sword beam, it continued shooting toward the two of them. Seeing the sword beam arrive before them, Tian Lie gritted his teeth and hastily shoved Nicole aside. Unfortunately, he was incapable of dodging the attack in time. The sword beam shot through part of his body and both his left arm and one of his wings disappeared instantly. ¡°Quite¡­ ¡­ powerful!¡± There were neither pain nor fear on Tian Lie¡¯s face. Rather, there was a hint of excitement. Silver light shone out from his body, flowing toward the arm and wing area that was annihted by the sword beam. In just an instant, both the arm and wing had been restored to its original form. However, his stature became smallerpared to earlier. ¡°Stay away from me and don¡¯t get in the way.¡± Tian Lie swung his newly re-formed arm and smiled, revealing a pair of white teeth. Then, with a p of his wings, he rushed toward the wooden puppets¡¯ battle formation. The 29 wooden puppets had swung their wooden swords once more. Nicole knitted her brows. This time, however, she chose not to follow Tian Lie. Instead, she activated her side thrusters to distance herself from him while her mech armour popped up to reveal their energy sters once more. She aimed them at the wooden puppets and opened fire. Given the amount of battle experience that Tian Lie possessed, he had long since seen through the special characteristics of the wooden puppets battle formation. The individual strength of the wooden puppets was not too formidable. Their movements were neither stiff nor sluggish and they possessed a high level of swordsmanship. Even so, they were not living creatures. They could only follow the predeterminedbat settings set down by their creator to do battle. After having assumed their battle formation, the sword beam unleashed by the 29 wooden puppets was indeed extraordinarily powerful. However, there was an important factor there ¨C Tian Lie had destroyed two wooden puppets earlier. Tian Lie had only destroyed the two wooden puppets after the red circle disappeared. As for the re-formed wooden puppets, only the ones that Nicole had destroyed were re-formed. In other words, their sword formation was iplete. Two spots were vacant. The 29 wooden puppets swung their wooden swords once more, unleashing 29 small sword beams, which merged into onerge sword beam. Therge sword beam then shot toward the iing Tian Lie. As the sword beam was shooting toward him, Tian Lie swiftly jerked his body to the back, moving a portion of his body away from the trajectory of the sword beam. The sword beam was as fast as lightning, but was only able to graze Tian Lie¡¯s body slightly, cutting off the tip of one of Tian Lie¡¯s wings. Tian Lie, who was flying at a high velocity, was immediately faced with a loss of bnce as a result. His figure swerved unsteadily, drawing a curve in the sky. However, even his swerving motion was within his calctions. Tian Lie plummeted into the middle of the wooden puppets¡¯ battle formation. Hisnding point was the two vacant spots within the formation. The instant Tian Liended, he opened his mouth wide, not even bothering to steady himself first, and sent out another roaring shockwave. At the same time, the two ck swords in his grip drew two ck lines. Having the vacant spots on the battle formation seized, the wooden puppets faltered slightly in their reaction. The shockwave attack erupted from within the group of wooden puppets and over ten wooden puppets were immediately shattered apart. As for the wooden puppets standing beside Tian Lie, they were cut into pieces by the ck swords. The moment the wooden puppets¡¯ battle formation was disrupted, Nicole¡¯sser barrage, too, descended upon them like rain. The wooden puppets, caught unaware, had no time to block the beams, and were struck before bursting into mes. In but an instant, the wooden puppets¡¯ side had lost over half their number. By then, the wooden puppets had responded to their attacks. They backed away in an orderly fashion, in groups of three and two as they swung their swords to defend themselves against Nicole¡¯sser barrage. However, Tian Lie rapidly flipped himself to his feet. Without wasting a single moment, he charged into the middle of the wooden puppets. Hack! Chop! Stab! Nicole had never expected that. Tian Lie relied not only on his tough and near-immortal regenerative power of his body in a melee battle. Instead, his level of swordsmanship was just as formidable. More peculiarly, the sword techniques he was using¡­ ¡­ was actually simr to the one that the wooden puppets were using. Still, despite the strength of Tian Lie¡¯s swordsmanship, the wooden puppets, in their groups of two and three possessed the advantage in numbers. Most importantly, Tian Lie chose not to dodge most of their sword attacks. Despite having hardened his body, turning them into a silvery white colour, Tian Lie was still incapable of blocking the incredibly sharp, silver luminescence-covered, wooden swords. Every time the wooden swords stabbed into him, they would leave a see-through wound on his body. And yet, the wounds were incapable of hindering Tian Lie¡¯s movements in the slightest. Right after the wooden swords were pulled out, metallic streams of data would immediately repair the wounds, restoring it to its original state. The number of attacks that Tian Lie cared about made up of only 30 per cent of the total attacks sent his way, attacks that would sever part of his body. After all, re-growing a cut body part was something that would require quite some time. It was only in face of those attacks would Tian Lie swing his ck sword to deflect them. Despite the sharpness and durability of his ck swords, they were still weakerpared to the silver luminescence-covered wooden swords. Every sh would leave a deep nick on the ck sword. However, the data stream would quickly restore the ck sword to its original state. More often than not, Tian Lie would let the wooden swords stab into his body while countering by stabbing his own ck swords into the wooden puppets¡¯ bodies. Nicole, who was up in the sky, continued to provide fire support for Tian Lie with her energy sters. After having their formation destroyed, the wooden puppets could no longer re-assume their battle formation and use their wooden swords to deflect the beams. One by one, they were struck and ignited by the beams before falling to the ground. Finally, thest wooden puppet fell to the ground, transforming into ashes in the process. Then, a key appeared while a door gradually appeared before Tian Lie. The two ck swords slowly merged back into Tian Lie¡¯s body. Flicking both his arms, Tian Lie then picked up the key from the ground. Nicole, too,nded on the ground. She moved to stand beside Tian Lie and looked at him with a cold stare. Tian Lie gave Nicole a nce, his face seemingly set in a smile and yet not. To Nicole¡¯s surprise, Tian Lie said nothing. ¡°Hey, why aren¡¯t you saying anything?¡± Nicole, who was finally unable to refrain herself, asked. ¡°What is there to say?¡± replied Tian Lie as he rolled his eyes. ¡°Sarcastic words. Isn¡¯t that would you do best?¡± answered Nicole coldly. ¡°For example, if I had let you go right from the get go, this stage would have been easilypleted or something along those lines.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you already know that? Since you already know, is there a need for me to say it again?¡± answered Tian Lie with a smile before turning to Zero, who was moving toward them. ¡°So, do we just enter?¡± ¡°You!¡± Biting her lips, Nicole abruptly pulled out several assault rifles from her storage equipment and tossed them at Tian Lie¡¯s feet. ¡°What are you doing?¡± asked Tian Lie as he looked at Nicole. ¡°You are wounded, aren¡¯t you? There are no metals in this ce. Take them.¡± Nicole sent a downward nce at Tian Lie and said, ¡°After bing an Irregrity, the Exchange System is no longer avable. You have never been to Zero City either. The present you must have nothing, right?¡± In the intense battle earlier, Tian Lie was stabbed by the wooden swords quite a number of times. Although his body could rapidly heal up, quite a bit of his body was consumed as a result. Thus, the present him was actually half a head shorter than Nicole. ¡°It¡¯s rare to see a kind side from you.¡± Tian Lieughed out and he ced a foot on the pile of rifles. Instantly, the rifles transformed into metallic streams of data before flowing into his body, which swelled up by several notches. Although he had yet to regain his former stature, he was once again taller than Nicole. ¡°Not enough?¡± Nicole looked at Tian Lie. ¡°I only have that much. There is nothing else I can do.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± Tian Lie waved his hand at her before inserting the key into the door lock. ¡­ Chapter 686 Key

Chapter 686 Key

GOR Chapter 686 Key ¡°After all this waiting, you are finally here.¡± After pushing and making their way through the door, Shen and Adam heard a charming and gentle male voice. Beyond the door was a small room. The only furniture there were two soft leather sofas. There sitting on the sofa facing the door was a man. He had golden hair, a handsome face and a perfect figure. Shen! Another Shen. Adam stared with widened eyes at the man on the sofa before turning his gaze back to the Shen who was leading him. ¡°You two¡­ ¡­ why do the two of you look exactly the same?¡± Shen smiled and said, ¡°Because¡­ ¡­ he is me.¡± Shen then turned his attention toward the ¡®Shen¡¯ seated on the sofa. ¡°It has been so long. Has anyone ever entered this ce?¡± ¡°No.¡± The other ¡®Shen¡¯ shook his head. ¡°Naturally, it is also possible that I simply did not get to meet them. You know as well, to reach the core, the three stages that must be ovee are picked at random.¡± After saying that, he reached out with his hand to pat the sofa positioned opposite him and said, ¡°Sit, let¡¯s talk.¡± ¡°No,¡± answered Shen with a smile. ¡°I want to hurry.¡± ¡°You are not even going to sit?¡± The other ¡®Shen¡¯ knitted his brows and smiled. ¡°It wasn¡¯t easy to finally be able to meet you once more. Do you have no other words to say?¡± ¡°If I recall¡­ ¡­ I am not the type of person who likes leisurely chats.¡± Shen tilted his head and regarded the other ¡®Shen¡¯ who was sitting on the sofa. ¡°Why are you¡­¡± ¡°Because of this ce. It has been too lonely here for me. Staying in here is like staying in prison. It changes your character. Even me, your doppelganger, could not escape that.¡± The other ¡®Shen¡¯ sighed and smiled bitterly as he stretched out his palm. ¡°Fine, since you are here, you are probably feeling very anxious There on his palm was a shining key. ¡°It¡¯s been hard on you.¡± Shen nodded his head as he received the key from the other ¡®Shen¡¯. A door appeared on the side wall of the room. ¡°It¡¯s so easy?¡± Adam looked at Shen with a look of surprise. ¡°Of course.¡± Shen shrugged. ¡°Why else would I leave this backdoor? However, there is only a 50 per cent chance for me to encounter the stage that I set. This is quite a fortunate urrence.¡± ¡°Right, there is one thing I need to tell you.¡± Shen had led Adam to the door when the other ¡®Shen¡¯, who was still on the sofa, turned his head over. cing his arm over the backrest, he said with ackadaisical tone, ¡°Although no one has entered the core¡­ ¡­ she came before.¡± ¡°She?¡± Shen abruptly turned around. There was a frown on his face. ¡°Yes.¡± Seeing the expression on Shen¡¯s face, the other ¡®Shen¡¯ smiled. ¡°I am just the guardian of a stage. The number of things I can find out is limited. However¡­ ¡­ I can be certain of one thing. She had modified her stage. I do not know what awaits you after you push open that door. However¡­ I believe I should tell you about it.¡± ¡°I understand. Thanks.¡± Shen was silent for a moment and a wry smile emerged on his face. ¡°Who is ¡®she¡¯? How do you know who that person is even though he did not tell you her name?¡± Adam raised his head and asked with a curious tone. Shen hesitated for a moment. Then, he shook his head and reached his hand out to pat Adam¡¯s head. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you, Adam? He¡­ ¡­ is me.¡± He had only answered Adam¡¯s second question and not the first. After saying that, Shen inhaled slowly before pulling the door handle. The other ¡®Shen¡¯ watched as the door was pulled open. However, when the first rays of light spilled through the opened gap, he quietly turned his head back. Then, he released a soft sigh. ¡­ ¡°I made a mistake.¡± They had only just opened the door and neither Tian Lie nor Nicole had stepped through it when they heard Zero¡¯s voiceing from behind them. ¡°What happened?¡± Tian Lie, who already had one foot partially extended forward, halted his steps. Instead, he turned around and asked. ¡°I had wanted to arrange for stages that are rtively easier for you two. However, I had instead allowed Shen to pass his faster. I had not expected him to leave a backdoor for himself.¡± Zero shook his head. ¡°At present, there is only one blockade left for him.¡± ¡°Even smart people would sometimes do stupid things, let alone a smart program.¡± Tian Lie simply whistled before stepping through the door. A solitary mountain peak. Looking down, all they could see were thick clouds. There was no end to them. Snow coated the ground beneath them. There were no footprints on the snow at all. Before the three of them was a figure, who sat cross-legged in the middle of all the snow. His head was lowered as he used a small branch to either write or draw something on the snowy ground. Despite the falling snow, he wore only oneyer of robes on him. Hearing the arrival of the three, he raised his head to give them a nce before lowering his head back down. His face was extremely pale, so much so that it appeared almost transparent in quality. It was even possible to see the bones beneath his skin and muscles. ¡°There is only one opponent this time?¡± Tian Lie rubbed his fists and said, ¡°This looks much easier.¡± ¡°No.¡± Zero shook his head. ¡°This one does not require a fight. This person is not someone you can defeat. I will talk to him.¡± As they were talking, the lone man raised his head. Reaching out with his hand, he erased the contents of what he had written on the ground before standing up. Then, he walked toward Tian Lie¡¯s group. ¡°Why did you lead them in? This seems like a vition of the rules.¡± His eyes swiftly swept past Tian Lie and Nicole before finally resting on Zero¡¯s face. Like his face, his voice was one of extreme ancientness and hoarse to the ears. He sounded like an ailing old man. At the same time, both Tian Lie and Nicole turned their gazes toward Zero. In the first stage, thebyrinth, there was no guardian. Even the wooden puppets in the second stage had no self-awareness. They only possessedbat instincts that had been ced within them beforehand. This man, however, was talking to Zero. Clearly, he¡­ ¡­ he was a living, self-aware human. ¡°This is an emergency. The rules do not apply here,¡± said Zero calmly. ¡°Let¡¯s save some time. I want to bring them through this stage quickly. I know you are a reasonable person, Chris.¡± ¡°And why?¡± The one called Chris smiled ambiguously. ¡°I never thought the day woulde when you would personally lead others into your own governing core.¡± ¡°Because I have received amand from an authority holder. Unlike you, I only have the clearance to execute the orders I am given. I am not qualified to challenge or change it.¡± ¡°What is the content of themand?¡± asked Chris. ¡°Do everything in my power to stop one person from obtaining my core authority.¡± ¡°Who?¡± ¡°A man known as Shen.¡± Hearing the name, Chris¡¯ eyes suddenly narrowed. ¡°Did you say¡­ ¡­ Shen?¡± Zero looked at Chris. ¡°Are you acquainted with him?¡± ¡°Not exactly acquainted. I only know of him.¡± Chris smiled. ¡°Interestingly, it appears that you do not know him?¡± ¡°I know. He is a High-level yer and the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild. Among all the yers in my data banks, he is the strongest. It is likely that he is one without parallel.¡± Zero¡¯s face remained devoid of emotions. ¡°No. It seems¡­ ¡­ you really do not know him.¡± Chris sighed gently, the same smile on his face. ¡°Perhaps, it would be more urate to say, you no longer remember him. Truly¡­ ¡­ a saddening state.¡± ¡°I understand what you mean.¡± Zero looked at Chris. ¡°Once, he had possessed the highest level of authority over me, right?¡± Chris¡¯ eyes abruptly widened. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you knew?¡± ¡°I am indeed just a program. However, I am not a fool.¡± Zero revealed what appeared like a smile. ¡°In one of the six obstructive stages is a fellow who looks exactly like him. Although he does not exist within my memory banks, I am notcking in basic deductive abilities.¡± ¡°Indeed¡­¡± Chris slowly nodded his head. ¡°Since you already know that he had once held the highest level of authority over you, why then¡­¡± ¡°I know that he had once possessed the highest level of authority over me, and so what?¡± Zero answered emotionlessly. ¡°I am dutybound to obey and execute themands that I have received. The present him does not possess the authority. Thus, I must follow themand I received to stop him from obtaining that authority.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Chris waved his hand. ¡°If so, how do you n on stopping him from obtaining the authority?¡± Zero himself revealed not much in terms of curiosity. Instead, he simply nodded his head and pointed at Nicole and Tian Lie. ¡°Let one of them obtain the authority first. This is the only option I have at the moment.¡± ¡°Let them obtain it?¡± Chris frowned. ¡°Doesn¡¯t that mean¡­¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Without waiting for Chris to finish his words, Zero nodded and said, ¡°The entity known as Zero City will disappear forever.¡± ¡°That includes you. Are you really prepared to face such an end?¡± Chrisughed. ¡°Letting Shen obtain the authority ends with the same result. Besides, I have already received themand.¡± Zero¡¯s tone remained calm. ¡°Fine, I understand.¡± Chris lowered his head and pondered silently for a moment. When he raised his head once more, he smiled. ¡°If that is the case, then go.¡± He stretched out his hand to reveal a key resting on his palm. ¡°That¡­ that¡¯s it?¡± Both Tian Lie and Nicole exchanged nces, doubtful of what they had just witnessed. In the first stage, thebyrinth, they had not encountered any other obstacles. However, they were only able to pass the stage smoothly thanks to Zero¡¯s guidance. In the second stage, there were the wooden puppets and their battle formation. If Nicole was the only one there to fight against their formation, she would likely be dead by now. While it was true that she could leave the red circle ¨C especially without a vexing existence annoying her ¨C and begin anew, the wooden puppets had shown that they were capable of growing stronger. Even if she were to attempt the stage a hundred times, the chances of her passing the stage alone were nil. In the third stage, there was this guardian. Although he was alone, judging by Zero¡¯s words, his strength was above than of both Tian Lie and Nicolebined. A person such as this had willingly handed over the key just because of a few words between him and Zero? ¡°Thank you, Chris.¡± Zero, who had always maintained an emotionless face, revealed a rare smile. ¡°If you do not know how to smile, don¡¯t smile. A forcedugh is ugly.¡± Chris shook his head. ¡°I have been locked in this cage for a long time. I also want¡­ ¡­ a release.¡± ¡°I figured. That is why I arranged this stage for them.¡± Zero looked at both Nicole and Tian Lie. ¡°You two, what are you waiting for? I cannot touch the key.¡± Nodding his head, Tian Lie stepped forward to take the key from Chris¡¯ palm. Next, a door appeared before them. ¡°Go then.¡± Chris sat down cross-legged once more and slowly closed his eyes. Zero led the two through the door and the door slowly closed before disappearing. Suddenly, Chris¡¯ eyes snapped open to reveal a sh of light. Stretching his hand out, he grabbed the small branch once more and used it to write a line of text on the ground. After the line of text was written down, it glowed faintly before quickly disappearing without a trace as the ground was once again covered with snow. ¡­ [TL note: Chris is another character for Dancing¡¯s other novel Law of the Devil. Btw, the full name of the protagonist for that novel is Duwei Rudolph Rowling. Coincidentally, there was a Rudolph who appeared in .] Chapter 687 I Found It

Chapter 687 I Found It

GOR Chapter 687 I Found It Shen looked at the red-haired figure standing on the other side of the door. Then, with a soft sigh, he stepped through the door. ¡°You came, as expected.¡± The area beyond the door was a verdant stretch of grasses and various flowers grew in an orderly manner on the stretch of grasses. The flowers gave the ce a riot of colours. There in the middle of all the flowers was a path iid with cobblestones. The red-haired owner of the ce held a long pair of scissors as she meticulously trimmed the leaves and branches. Hearing the sounding from the door, she raised her head and put down the pair of scissors before striding her way toward Shen. ¡°Yes, I havee.¡± The door behind Shen disappeared. ¡°I figured you woulde here someday.¡± Aftering to stand before Shen, the red-haired woman regarded Shen from top to bottom before continuing, ¡°It has been a long time since ourst encounter. You have not changed at all.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it the same for you?¡± Shen turned his gaze away, no longer looking at the red-haired woman. ¡°Are you certain?¡± The red-haired woman sighed and shook her head. ¡°What you are seeing is me, not her. Who knows? Perhaps, that body of mine, wherever it may be, has now be old and unsightly. Even this red hair could have turned white.¡± ¡°Stop joking.¡± Shen shook his head gently. ¡°How can you possibly grow old?¡± ¡°Everyone dies, let alone grow old.¡± The red-haired woman extended her hand to press the empty air before her. Suddenly, a small, wooden square table appeared together with two chairs ced on either side. On the square table was a full tea set, with tea, milk and sugar cubes. ¡°We have not met for so long. We should sit down and have a cup of tea. Let¡¯s have a good chat and reminisce about the past.¡± Without waiting for Shen¡¯s reply, the red-haired woman moved to sit herself. Using a silver spoon, she scooped up the tea leaves and sprinkled them evenly into two cups. ¡°Sorry, I have no time to be chatting about.¡± Shen did not sit down. Instead, he furrowed his brows as he regarded the red-haired woman from head to toe. ¡°Besides¡­ ¡­ Cheng Cheng, how did you end up like this?¡± ¡°Like what?¡± Cheng Cheng reached out with her hand to her side to twiddle with her red hair and gave Shen a nce. Countless emotions could be seen within her eyes. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say earlier that I have not changed?¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°Your appearance has not changed, but you have. The past you possessed such a fiery temper. How could someone like you talk to me with such a kind of tone?¡± ¡°Oh? Could it be you prefer it when I am violent toward you?¡± Cheng Cheng poured only enough hot water to fill half the cup of tea. Next, she filled the cup with milk before cing in two sugar cubes into the cup. After that, she stirred the cup with a small teaspoon. ¡°Your taste sure has changed.¡± ¡°I do not know what kind of personality she set for your program. However, one thing I can be certain, if I were to encounter the real Cheng Cheng, she would never disy this attitude you are taking right now.¡± Shen remained standing. His eyes were constantly looking away from Cheng Cheng. ¡°Hand over the key. I have no time to y with an echo.¡± ¡°y?¡± Cheng Cheng picked the teacup and gave it a sip. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you looking at me? Do you hate me that much? Do you not like me anymore?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t hate you, but I don¡¯t like you either.¡± Shen¡¯s tone maintained the same tone of indifference. ¡°Is there a need for me to pour any emotions into an echo? I¡¯ll say it once again, let me through. Otherwise¡­¡± ¡°Otherwise¡­ you would do what?¡± Cheng Cheng pursed her lips to form a smile. ¡°Kill me?¡± ¡°Do you think I won¡¯t?¡± Shen turned his gaze over to look at Cheng Cheng. The only thing within his eyes was iciness. ¡°You are just an echo. Killing you, how hard can it be?¡± ¡°You can try.¡± Cheng Cheng reached out with a finger to twirl one of her long locks of hair. ¡°Fine.¡± Shen spat out with determination even as his figure disappeared. In a sh, he appeared before Cheng Cheng, his right index finger tapping the spot between Cheng Cheng¡¯s brows. Golden light shed out and Cheng Cheng, who was still smiling, began to break apart. Starting from the spot between her brows, her figure disintegrated into dust. However, before Shen could retract his right arm, a sh of light erupted and the disintegrated Cheng Cheng re-formed herself. Cheng Cheng continued to sit on the chair. ¡°Looks like¡­ ¡­ it won¡¯t be that easy, eh?¡± Cheng Cheng extended her index finger as well and used it to gently rub it against Shen¡¯s index finger. Her finger lightly slid past Shen¡¯s finger and her perfectly trimmed fingernail softly grazed past the back of Shen¡¯s hand. Slowly, it moved toward his arm. Shen¡¯s expression remained the same and he did not even retract his finger. However, a livid atmosphere emanated from him. ¡°Why do you look so unhappy?¡± Cheng Cheng sighed softly. ¡°Do you really want to kill me?¡± Slowly, she opened her cherry lips and a pink tongue stretched out to gently lick Shen¡¯s fingertip. Then, she put the finger into her mouth. A warm and wet feeling enveloped Shen¡¯s finger. Then¡­ The golden light shed out once more and Cheng Cheng¡¯s body was disintegrated again. However, in less than one second, Cheng Cheng had re-appeared on the chair. ¡°It is useless, Shen,¡± said Cheng Cheng with a smile, shaking her head. ¡°No matter how strong you are, in this space, you cannot kill me. You most certainly cannot obtain the key through force.¡± ¡°Then, what do I have to do?¡± Shen had a faint feeling that something was amiss. The Cheng Cheng seated him¡­ ¡­ there was something amiss about her. In the past, after the two of them broke up, Cheng Cheng would furiously want to kill him whenever they meet. However, this woman before him was clearly showing zero hostility toward him. Not even a trace of it. Shen was certain that the killing intent within Cheng Cheng¡¯s eyes from back then, when they had encountered each other in the past, could not be hiddenly so perfectly to the point where not a single trace of it could be seen. ¡°If you won¡¯t drink, your tea will get cold.¡± Cheng Cheng leaned back on her chair while putting an elbow on the armrest. She then ced her chin on her hand as she raised her head to look at Shen. After a moment of silence, Shen sat down. Back then, when they had set up the protective mechanisms to safeguard the core, they had not disclosed the contents of their respective stages. The only exception were Shen and Cheng Cheng. They had informed each other how to make it through their respective stages. At present, however, this stage was no longer the same as the one that Cheng Cheng had informed Shen of. It was as Shen¡¯s doppelganger had said, Cheng Cheng hade over and modified the settings for her stage. Additionally, it would appear that it was modified specifically for him. Since it was impossible for him to obtain the key through force, he could only attempt to negotiate for it. Adam blinked, a look of curiosity shing over his face. However, he did not speak up. Instead, he sat down cross-legged on the stretch of grasses and closed his eyes. ¡°You are not just an echo, are you?¡± Shen picked up the cup of tea and took a sip. ¡°Yes, unlike the one you set up.¡± Cheng Cheng nodded with a smile. Suddenly, a te of cookies appeared on the table. ¡°Do you want some?¡± Shen picked up a piece of cookie and pushed it onto his mouth before slowly chewing it. However, he was in no mood to discern the taste in his mouth. ¡°More urately, I am her other half.¡± Cheng Cheng, too, picked up a cookie and took a gentle bite. ¡°A certain emotional self that was separated out from her personality.¡± Shen nodded silently. ¡°You know which one, right?¡± Cheng Cheng gazed at Shen with a watery eyes. ¡°I am sorry.¡± ¡°There is no need to say sorry to me.¡± Cheng Cheng gently shook her head. ¡°The one who wants this apology is not me, it is her. The Cheng Cheng who only bears hatred toward you. What I want¡­ ¡­ is not that.¡± ¡°What?¡± Shen suddenly raised his head to look at Cheng Cheng. ¡°An exnation.¡± Cheng Cheng sighed. ¡°I think, you don¡¯t quite understand what happened to us, do you?¡± Shen slowly nodded his head. ¡°At that time, we¡­ ¡­ were in great pain. No, more urately speaking, back then, there was only ¡®me¡¯, not ¡®we¡¯,¡± said Cheng Cheng slowly. She diverted her gaze away from Shen to look up at the sky. ¡°You did not give any exnation. You just left me, telling me that if we meet again in the future, it would be as strangers. ¡°I cried, begged, raged. However, it changed nothing and you never told me the reason for it. ¡°Two notions raged ceaselessly within me. One believes than it is not because you do not love me. Rather, you left due to a certain reason, one that you are unable to reveal to me. The other believes that you are a fickle and unfaithful scum and everything you have said and done was just a farce. ¡°The two thoughts continued to grow. Until one day, they could no longer exist within the same body. ¡°So, I made a decision. ¡°I returned here and split myself into two. No¡­¡± Cheng Cheng suddenly smiled and said, ¡°It would be more urate to say, she returned here and threw away every part of her that still loved you. Completely and utterly, to be sealed here, behind that door, never to see the light of day again for eternity. The only thing left in her is hatred toward you. I believe you should have encountered her before, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Shen¡¯s tone was very soft. ¡°The present her only bears hatred toward me.¡± ¡°A person who only has hatred within her will not care about exnations.¡± Cheng Cheng sighed. ¡°But for me¡­ ¡­ I have stayed in here for so long. And yet, I still could not understand. Why did you suddenly choose to leave me? I, I want you to exin it to me.¡± ¡°Is that the condition for handing over the key?¡± Shen cast his eyes at Cheng Cheng. ¡°Yes.¡± Cheng Cheng nodded. ¡°That is the only option you have.¡± ¡°I am sorry.¡± Shen did not hesitate to shake his head. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ you don¡¯t n on gong in? Since you have returned, I believe¡­ ¡­ returning to the Longevity Pce should be very important for you.¡± Cheng Cheng looked at him with widened eyes, shock etched on her face. ¡°You have seen it for yourself, using force will not allow you to obtain the key. The only option is to have me willingly give you the key.¡± ¡°It is due to a promise. I had promised never to tell you the truth about this matter,¡± said Shen with a wry smile. ¡°If I could, I would not have waited until today.¡± ¡°If so, what do you n on doing?¡± asked Cheng Cheng with a frown. ¡°After she ced me here, she modified the rules of this ce so that the use of force bes useless. Having said that¡­ ¡­ after splitting me out, she did not give me any power at all. However, I do not need to attack you. You cannot harm me in the slightest.¡± Shen maintained his state of silence. ¡°Do you n ¡­ ¡­ on continuing with this stalemate?¡± Cheng Cheng smiled. ¡°For me, though, this is not a bad thing. At least, I can see you again. I can stay with you together like this even if we are no longer lovers.¡± ¡°Although this ce was created by you and not me, we created Thirty-three Heavens together.¡± Shen shook his head slowly. ¡°You and I both understand that the most basic rules cannot be changed by one individual. I am unconvinced that you could make the use of forcepletely irrelevant here.¡± ¡°You can keep trying. Until you give up.¡± Cheng Cheng stood up and walked forward to stand before Shen. Reaching out with her hand, she pressed it on Shen¡¯s hand. ¡°Just like earlier.¡± Shen shook his head. He did not make any other moves. Instead, he gestured with his head toward Adam. ¡°Do you know¡­ ¡­ who this child is?¡± ¡°Surely he is not your son?¡± Cheng Cheng looked at Adam. ¡°Of course not.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°He is¡­ ¡­ a mini-version administrator.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Cheng Cheng was puzzled. ¡°I do not know how long you have been staying in here. However¡­ ¡­ after we parted ways, many things happened here. As for you¡­ ¡­ staying in this space, you likely know nothing about what happened outside. ¡°The upants staying in this ce call it Zero City. They are very smart. They realized that they are merely temporary tenants with no ability to control Zero City. The main control system will release quests for them ording to the pre-set program and provide them with some benefits, no more, no less. ¡°However, they want to control more. ¡°Thus, they cut out a small corner of the main control system¡¯s screen and performed research on it. ¡°Although they were incapable of achieving their goal, they did, at the very least, aplished something. They, using that small piece of the main control system¡¯s screen, replicated a¡­ ¡­ new administrator. ¡°I do not know the specifics of how they aplished that myself. This replicated administrator is farckingpared to the original one we created when we created Thirty-three Heavens. However, it did manage to obtain a little bit of authority. ¡°Not much, but enough. ¡°For example, to guide me into the core zone and¡­ ¡­ check out the information for the core zones.¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s face sank somewhat. At that same instant, Adam opened his eyes. ¡°Shen, I found it.¡± ¡­ Chapter 688 The Right Path

Chapter 688 The Right Path

GOR Chapter 688 The Right Path ¡°Thank you, Adam.¡± Shen stood up and moved to stand before Adam. ¡°Where is it?¡± ¡°It is hidden really well. I had to spend a lot of effort to find it¡­¡± Adam beamed at Shen. ¡°This was not included in our earlier agreement oh!¡± ¡°I understand,¡± said Shen with a smile. ¡°What do you want in exchange?¡± ¡°Mmm¡­¡± Adam bit his lip and pondered for a moment. ¡°A candy house! A big, big, candy house! One as big as a castle!¡± ¡°Fine, it¡¯s agreed, then. A candy castle.¡± Shen rubbed Adam¡¯s head and said, ¡°Tell me, then. How do I get the key?¡± ¡°Bang!¡± Adam jumped up and down a few times before reaching out with his hand to pull Shen toward a corner portion of the garden. ¡°Shen!¡± Cheng Cheng had stood up, her face dark and uncertain as she quickly followed them from behind. ¡°Must you do this?!¡± ¡°Sorry.¡± Shen shook his head gently without turning back. Adam led them beneath a grove. Looking around, he pointed toward the root from a tree and said, ¡°It¡¯s here! Dig!¡± ¡°Well done, Adam.¡± Shen smiled. Crouching down, he used his hand to dig out the soil there. Cheng Cheng¡¯s mouth was open. In the end, however, she said nothing. It did not take long for Shen to dig out a small pit. Wrapped around the root of a tree was a lock of red hair. It was shining with light. ¡°Using her own body part to create a projection, which maintains only whatever is necessary. That is how she could hide it so well. It even managed to slip past my senses.¡± Shen carefully untied the red lock of hair and stood up. Then, he turned to face Cheng Cheng. ¡°She is truly smart. She knew, even if she had left behind a doppelganger that had power, it would be incapable of stopping me. Thus, she chose not to endow you anybat abilities.¡± ¡°Endow is not the right word.¡± Cheng Cheng shook her head. ¡°Like I said before, unlike the one you left here, I am not just an echo. The one who chose to give up all power was me. After all, I have no intention of fighting you.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Shen extended his hand to gently touch Cheng Cheng¡¯s face. ¡°Is there anything else you want to say?¡± ¡°Whatever the reason may be, if you cannot tell me the answer, then at least answer this question from me.¡± Cheng Cheng released a gentle sigh. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ do you regret it?¡± Shen fell into a momentary state of silence. He did not nod his head; neither did he shake his head. ¡°In hindsight, the me from back then had other choices to choose. In fact, there were better choices. Besides, after making that decision, I failed to achieve the result that I had wanted. No matter what, I had not done right by you. And yet¡­¡± He sighed before slowly continuing, ¡°We are not Gods. We cannot predict what the future brings. When standing before the forking path within history, no one could ever make the right decision. Everyone makes mistakes. However, it is impossible to bring the memories of what happened after back to the point before that decision was made. Thus, the word regret has never existed for me.¡± ¡°Is that so¡­ ¡­ I understand what you mean.¡± Cheng Cheng revealed a smile before reaching out with her hand to ce it on Shen¡¯s hand, which he had ced on her face. ¡°Do it, then.¡± Shen slowly nodded and the lock of red hair that was on his left palm suddenly ignited. In but seconds, it had been reduced to ashes. While the lock of red hair was burning, the Cheng Cheng before Shen slowly dissipated. Her dissipation began the moment the red hair burnt until only ashes were left. As for Shen, his gait remained the same, unchanging, his right hand still outstretched, still touching her cheek. Only after Cheng Cheng hadpletely disappeared did Shen slowly put down his hand. A key was shining on the ground. ¡°Sorry, Cheng Cheng.¡± Shen picked up the key with an impassive face and walked toward the door that had appeared before him. ¡­ A beach, the sea breeze and sunshine¡­ The sea waves rolled gently as theypped the sand on the beach. The beach was empty save for arge patio umbre, which was creating a shade for a beach chair. Beside the beach chair was a cup of ck tea on a small table. Little droplets of condensed water lined the inner surface of the cup and they exuded silky cool air. There were no stalls in the vicinity. Cheng Cheng, who was wearing a bikini,y on the beach chair. She had a pair of sunsses on her face as she picked up the cup of ck tea. After taking a sip, her hand moved to ce it back on the table when her hand suddenly trembled. The ss cup slipped from her hand to fall on the beach. Although it did not break, the ck tea and ice cubes within them were spilled all over, leaving a puddle of dampness on the sandy beach. Earlier, for a fleeting instant, a sensation of pain had seared its way across her scalp. It felt as though a piece of her hair had been plucked out. ¡°Finally¡­ ¡­ has the daye?¡± Cheng Cheng lowered her head to look at the ss cup lying on the ground. With a gentle wave of her hand, the cup and the wet puddle of sand instantly disappeared. She stood up and the beach chair and patio umbre behind her disappeared as well. Even the surrounding beach and sea disappeared, just like a drawing on a ck board that had been instantly wiped clean. The space around Cheng Cheng became an expanse of whiteness. As for Cheng Cheng, after her earlier actions, she had not made another move. She simply stood there silently, not moving even a finger. After who knows how long, a spatial rift suddenly appeared before her. A riding boot that sported various metal spikes and rings stepped forward and onto the ground to create a clear sound. ¡°Gabriel? Scram!¡± Cheng Cheng abruptly raised her head and a murderous expression fell upon the neer. ¡°Why are you so ill-tempered? Did the big auntiee knocking?¡± The punk-looking youngster grinned cheekily as he waved his hand at Cheng Cheng . He had stepped into the space there. ¡°Did you forget our agreement? You dare enter my space without my invitation?¡± spat Cheng Cheng through gritted teeth. Gabriel shrugged and said with a loud voice, ¡°Even though I am next door, I could still feel the emotional emanationsing off you. I was afraid that you might kill yourself due to your bad mood. So, I came over to check it out. Are you not touched by how caring I am?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need your care. Now, get out.¡± Cheng Cheng flicked her right arm and arge sword appeared within her grip. ¡°If you don¡¯t, I will kill you.¡± ¡°Oh, sure.¡± Gabriel opened his mouth and gave a yawn. ¡°The two of us¡­ ¡­ forget killing one another. If either of us can defeat the other, we would not have had to share this instance dungeon all this time. What is the point of throwing out such a pointless andughable threat?¡± Cheng Cheng responded with a light snort. Without any warning, she instantly appeared before Gabriel. The length of therge sword was about 1.5 times that of an average human¡¯s height and one metre broad. It was so thick that, rather than call it a sword, it may be more urate to call it a door. Even so, Cheng Cheng was able to easily wield it as though it was nothing more but a piece of paper. The sword shed down quickly toward Gabriel. ¡°Sigh¡­ ¡­ the 1,263rd time¡­¡± Gabriel sighed helplessly. He stretched out with his hand to press the air before him and a spherical object appeared before Cheng Cheng¡¯s iing sword blow. The spherical object was enveloped with crackling electrical currents. There at the centre of the object was a twist in space. Therge sword cut into it, causing it to instantly sh out before disappearing. However, even the sword was abruptly pulled out from Cheng Cheng¡¯s grasp into the centre of the sphere of light, where it disappeared along with the sphere. Yet, it would appear that Cheng Cheng had already anticipated the oue. By the time therge sword disappeared, an even bigger axe was already within her left hand. She swung the axe toward Gabriel. Gabriel, on the other hand, sent out yet another sphere of light. Therge axe, like therge sword before it, disappeared alongside the shing sphere of light. ¡°All right! Enough! Stop throwing a fuss!¡± After the two attacks from Cheng Cheng, Gabriel took advantage of the momentary opportunity to jump backward. In but the blink of an eye, he had put a considerable distance between the two of them. But Cheng Cheng was like a maggot clinging insistently onto a bone. No propelling kick was evident and her figure did not even fly forward. Instead, her figure simply shed and she appeared beside Gabriel. Gabriel summoned the spheres of light continuously to suck in Cheng Cheng¡¯s weapons. As for Cheng Cheng, she would ¨C with a light flick of her hand ¨C recreate a new weapon for herself. Additionally, every one of them was bigger than her. Even when wielding such gigantic weapons, Cheng Cheng¡¯s movements remained agile, so much so that it appeared ghastly. ¡°Damn it!¡± Gabriel parried her attacks again and again. However, seeing as Cheng Cheng was not showing any signs of stopping, he finally grew enraged. ¡°What? Are you finally going to fight back?¡± Cheng Cheng gave a sneer. Using her right hand alone, she raised a gigantic siege hammer up high and swung it down toward Gabriel¡¯s head. Unexpectedly, Gabriel neither parried this attack from Cheng Cheng nor counter attacked. He did not even dodge. He simply halted all his movements and stood there, allowing the siege hammer to m down on his head. Bang! Gabriel¡¯s body shook from the impact. As for the siege hammer, it was incapable of handling the force from the impact and shattered into pieces. Cheng Cheng, who had not expected her attack to hit, faltered in her non-stop offensive. She looked at Gabriel with an expression of shock. ¡°Do you feel good? If not, should I let you hit me again?¡± Gabriel kneaded his head with his right hand, a rueful smile on his face. ¡°Or twice? Definitely no more than thrice! Your attacks are too forceful, it hurts¡­¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Cheng Cheng stared nkly at Gabriel for a moment. Then, with a snort, the siege hammer fragments on the floor disappeared as well. ¡°Out with it, then. Why have youe here? And don¡¯t give me that bull crap about sensing my bad mood.¡± ¡°Are you not going to continue with the fight any more? You will only have this one chance oh. I won¡¯t allow you to save it up and you won¡¯t be getting this preferential treatment the next time.¡± Gabriel was still kneading his head. ¡°Are you sure?¡± A chilling glint shed across Cheng Cheng¡¯s eyes all of a sudden as light swirled across her right hand and a de appeared from her palm. ¡°Fine, just stand still and let me give you a stab.¡± This time, the weapon in her hand was different from the earlier ones. This de had no tangible body. Instead, it only possessed a seemingly non-existent silhouette. Only a vague outline could be seen at the edges of the de. Seeing the de caused Gabriel¡¯s face to sink. He hastily took a step backward and waved with his hand. ¡°Hey! Hey! Hey! Cheng Cheng! Are you for real, here? You are even going to take out the Dimensional Rip de? You want me to just stand still and let you stab me with that? I am not that stupid!¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you are giving me preferential treatment?¡± answered Cheng Cheng with a sneer. ¡°Forget it, will you¡­ ¡­ ¡­ you are too vicious!¡± Gabriel replied with a bitter smile. ¡°Keep it, won¡¯t you?¡± Cheng Cheng looked away in contempt and the Dimensional Rip de disappeared. ¡°Truth be told, you should already know, deep inside, the reason I came looking for you.¡± Seeing Cheng Cheng keep the Dimensional Rip de aside, Gabriel gave a sigh of relief. ¡°If even I can sense it, you¡­ ¡­ there is no reason you cannot. The door¡­ ¡­ has been opened.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Cheng Cheng nodded in response. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ as expected, that was the reason for your foul mood, right?¡± Gabriel looked around at the white and empty space around them. ¡°I say, this is your room. Couldn¡¯t you at least create some stuff out? Standing and chatting in this ce makes me feel like an idiot. Can¡¯t you at least create two chairs?¡± Cheng Cheng cast a cold gaze at Gabriel. In the next instant, the scenery around them underwent a refresh process and the white space became a verdant garden. A cobbled trail ran through the riot of colours formed by the flowers within the garden. There before the two of them was a small wooden table and two chairs. ¡°Thanks.¡± Without waiting for Cheng Cheng to seat herself, Gabriel unceremoniously sat himself down and crossed his legs. ¡°I personally did not expect him to return to that ce.¡± ¡°Who do mean by ¡®him¡¯?¡± Cheng Cheng sat down as well and asked coolly. ¡°Is there even a need to ask that?¡± Gabriel rolled his eyes. ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear what that metallic digitization kid said? Shen was trapped in Thirty-three Heavens. Mm, I almost forgot. That ce is now known as Zero City. And now, someone has opened the door. No matter how you look at it, the one who opened the door should be him, no?¡± Cheng Cheng stretched her hand out toward the table before her and a cup of hot tea suddenly appeared before her hand. Picking up the cup, she took a sip before replying coolly, ¡°And what of it?¡± ¡°What of it?¡± Gabriel eximed in a theatrical tone. ¡°Don¡¯t you see the importance of this matter? Since the great copse, all of us came to the conclusion that Thirty-three Heavens is not the final solution. Thus, all of us chose to give up on that ce. For Shen to return to that ce and attempt to obtain the highest authority, that means¡­ ¡°He may have¡­ ¡­ found the ¡®right path¡¯!¡± ¡­ 1 ¡®Big auntiees knocking¡¯ stands for a woman¡¯s period. Chapter 689 One Second

Chapter 689 One Second

GOR Chapter 689 One Second ¡°So?¡± Cheng Cheng did not turn to look at Gabriel. Instead, she had her head lowered as she continued sipping the cup of tea. Despite the continuous number of sips she took, the amount of tea within the cup never fell. ¡°So?¡± Gabriel abruptly got on his feet as he ced both hands on the table. He looked down at Cheng Cheng with gleaming eyes and a serious expression. ¡°Do you n on staying within this damned instance dungeon forever? You understand as well that this is not the right path! No! Even if this instance dungeon never gets all cleared, there is no way of stopping the final scenario of being wiped out!¡± ¡°If we cannot hide, then we cannot hide. That is all.¡± Cheng Cheng shook her head in a seemingly indifferent manner. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what is wrong with you today?¡± Gabriel twisted his mouth and his eyes narrowed as he regarded Cheng Cheng. ¡°Is there something wrong with me?¡± ¡°Yes, very much so.¡± Gabriel slowly shook his head. ¡°No matter what, I have never imagined such a show of indifference from you. What happened to you?¡± ¡°When did you be such a curious fellow?¡± Cheng Cheng rolled her eyes. ¡°Forget it. Even if you don¡¯t tell me, I can deduce some of it,¡± said Gabriel with a faint smile. ¡°That day, we agreed to leave this instance dungeon together. How long has it been since then, eh? If I am not mistaken, you returned there once, no?¡± ¡°Fifty-two years. You have quite a good memory.¡± ¡°Before that¡­ ¡­ you would asionally bring up matters regarding Shen when talking with me. However, since you returned there¡­ ¡­ that name has disappeared from your mouth.¡± Gabriel sighed. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ changed the defensive setting for your stage and left a manifestation of yourself inside, didn¡¯t you¡­¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s face immediately gave a flicker and she turned to stare at Gabriel. ¡°How did you know that?¡± ¡°I guessed,¡± replied Gabriel with a shrug. ¡°Nonsense! How can you guess something like that?¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s right hand flicked out and the Dimensional Rip de appeared once again. ¡°It¡¯s up to you to believe it or not.¡± Gabriel sat himself on the chair in a rxed posture. He had not taken any defensive measures at all. Instead, he chuckled and said, ¡°Did you ever tell anyone about that? Furthermore, we had locked ourselves up within this instance dungeon all this time. How could I have gone out to investigate that?¡± ¡°It is truly a guess?¡± The Dimensional Ripr de remained in Cheng Cheng¡¯s hand. However, the killing intent on her face had lessened somewhat. ¡°How long have we known each other? What kind of temper you have and what kind of things you would so, is there anyone else more familiar about those than me?¡± Ignoring the Dimensional Rip de in Cheng Cheng¡¯s hand, Gabriel reached out with his hand to pat Cheng Cheng¡¯s shoulder and smiled. ¡°What else did you manage to guess out?¡± Cheng Cheng said coldly. ¡°Also, remove your ws.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Gabriel shrugged and retracted his hand. ¡°Back then, you and Shen were inseparably intimate, only to suddenly break up. We¡­ ¡­ we did not know what happened. However, the you in the beginning, was somewhat reluctant to let go of your love for him. Only after leaving this instance dungeon back then did you stop mentioning Shen¡¯s name. Putting all those into consideration, that doppelganger you left in Thirty-three Heavens must have been given all the love you felt for Shen.¡± ¡°You have quite the deductive ability.¡± Cheng Cheng sighed and the Dimensional Rip de disappeared from her hand. ¡°You are right, I did create a doppelganger of myself and left her in my stage. However, she is now dead.¡± ¡°I figured this must be why you are so angry. However¡­ ¡­ I do not understand why.¡± Gabriel smiled wryly. ¡°At the end of the day, she is nothing more than a doppelganger. If someone else wants to enter, she could certainly stop them. Shen, on the other hand¡­ ¡­ for someone like him to defeat a doppelganger and obtain the key, how difficult could that be?¡± ¡°No, you are mistaken.¡± Cheng Cheng shook her head. ¡°The doppelganger I left behind, I did not give her any power.¡± ¡°No power?¡± Gabriel¡¯s eyes widened with shock. ¡°Hey! What do you mean by that? Back then, we all agreed, in order to stop others from entering the Longevity Hall without restricting ourselves, the obstructing stages should be created with a certain ability to obstruct others!¡± ¡°Why are you focusing on something else?¡± Cheng Cheng sent an impatient re at Gabriel. ¡°Do you want me to continue?¡± ¡°Fine, fine! Continue, then!¡± Gabriel held up both his hands in surrender. Cheng Cheng continued, ¡°Although she did not possess any power and cannot fight, I did make a subtle modification to the settings. The doppelganger within the stage is just a projection. I hid the vessel for the projection. So, unless the vessel of the projection is destroyed, the projection will never disappear. ¡°If the ones to enter are outsiders, as long as they cannot find the vessel, they will never obtain the key to the stage. ¡°If we are the ones to enter, she will simply hand over the key. Unless¡­ ¡­ it is Shen¡­¡± Gabriel rubbed his chin and said in a solemn voice, ¡°So, Shen found the vessel and destroyed it to obtain the key? Given his level of strength, this should be normal, right?¡± ¡°There is a simpler way for him.¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s face was an enigma as she continued, ¡°I had given the doppelganger an instruction. If the one to enter is Shen, he only need to answer one thing to obtain the key.¡± ¡°What question?¡± Cheng Cheng stared at Gabriel and spoke each word with emphasis. ¡°The reason he left me.¡± Looking at the resentful look on Cheng Cheng¡¯s face, Gabriel felt a chill running down his spine. ¡°You mean¡­¡± Cheng Cheng interrupted Gabriel, speaking the words he intended to say. ¡°Yes. As long as he answers that question, he will be able to obtain the key. That is the simplest and most direct method of obtaining the key. However¡­ ¡­ he rejected it! He would rather choose a more troublesome method than answer that question! Even to a doppelganger!¡± Gabriel smiled ruefully. ¡°This result. You¡­ ¡­ didn¡¯t you think it could happen?¡± ¡°Of course I did. However¡­ ¡­ I still had hope for him, that is all.¡± Cheng Cheng sneered. ¡°If he could give my doppelganger the answer, then, there might still be a chance for us to face each other peacefully. Now, though¡­ ¡­ it is truly over between us.¡± ¡°I heard that before¡­¡± said Gabriel with a whisper. ¡°What did you just say?¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s fine eyebrows rose as she cast a furious re at Gabriel. ¡°I mean¡­ ¡­ you are absolutely right!¡± Gabriel quickly put on a serious expression and spoke with a resolute tone. After saying that, though, he carefully asked, ¡°So¡­ ¡­ you really don¡¯t n on meeting him again?¡± ¡°I will meet him.¡± Cheng Cheng revealed a sneer. ¡°Of course I want to meet him. However, not now.¡± ¡°Not now?¡± Gabriel¡¯s face turned mncholic. ¡°Shen may have found the right path. If we don¡¯t go find him soon¡­¡± ¡°If you are so determined, you can go find him alone. I don¡¯t care.¡± Cheng Cheng gave a light harrumph. ¡°It¡¯s preferable. You can leave this instance dungeon to me. I¡¯ll be more than happy to be left alone. Right now, you simply aren¡¯t confident about it. You want to go find Shen, but remain unwilling to give up this ce.¡± ¡°Fine, I admit that you are right.¡± Gabriel sighed. ¡°I am indeed worried. If the path Shen found is not the right one, or if he is unwilling to share it with me and I am unable to return to this instance dungeon, well, that will be a problem. So¡­ ¡­ can you give me a deadline? Just what do you need in order to go out with me?¡± ¡°It won¡¯t take long.¡± An abnormal smile suddenly appeared on Cheng Cheng¡¯s face and she slowly closed her eyes. ¡°Just wait for me¡­ ¡­ let me make up my mind¡­ to kill him.¡± ¡°And how long will that take?¡± Gabriel smiled bitterly. ¡°Although I do not wish to see you kill Shen, I do at least want you to leave this ce with me.¡± ¡°Probably¡­¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s eyes suddenly snapped open and a chilling light shone upon Gabriel¡¯s figure. ¡°One second.¡± ¡­ Chapter 690 Longevity Palace

Chapter 690 Longevity Pce

GOR Chapter 690 Longevity Pce ¡°Strokes going left and right, just what the crap is this?¡± Tian Lie raised his head to look at the sign que before them. Even after studying it for a long time, he was incapable of reading the words on the board. ¡°Those are seal scripts. Longevity Pce,¡± Zero slowly said. The three of them was standing within a long, jade white passageway. Straight ahead before them was a huge pce. The passageway was hundreds of metres wide and appeared terribly damaged. Traces of destruction could be seen everywhere. The passageway rested in between the night sky, which possessed an illusionary quality. Countless stars drifted about as they shed continuously. The jade white passageway kept going, moving higher and higher. Meanwhile, the traces of destruction on the passageway grew in numbers. It appeared as though those traces of destruction were left behind by ancient gods. As the jade white passageway approached the pce, it came to a halt as only small fragments were left of the passageway. The fragments were all suspended within the darkness of the void. Only the front portion of the pce could be considered intact while the other parts had copsed. As for the sign que that Tian Lie was referring to earlier, it was hanging above the main entrance of the pce. ¡°Longevity Pce? Humph¡­ ¡­ what part of this ce fits the term longevity?¡± Tian Lie scoffed. ¡°Who is the one who did this to the ce?¡± ¡°I do not know.¡± Zero shook his head. ¡°Since the day my memories began, this ce had been in this state.¡± After having said that, Zero ¨C without making any movements ¨C caused a faint yellow-coloured ring of light to descend and envelop the three of them. Tian Lie and Nicole felt softness upon their feet. It was as though they were stepping on marshmallows. They were lifted up and sent flying across the jade white passageway and toward the pce. Wrapped by the ring of light, the three of them flew forward at an extremely fast rate. As even the iing winds were blocked off by the ring of light, they could not feel that they were actually flying forward. However, the jade white passageway beneath them was too long. Despite the incredible speed of the ring of light, after having flown forward for some time, they had only managed to cover a small distance. ¡°It is so big!¡± Nicole widened her eyes and looked around. She looked at the surrounding stars, which slowly moved backward alongside the jade white passageway beneath them. And yet, the pce remained up there, far away from them. Her mouth gaped and she said, ¡°I never expected¡­ Zero City, there is such a huge space hidden within Zero City¡­ ¡­pared to this ce, Zero City is just like¡­ ¡­ like a pigeon¡¯s cage!¡± Only after 10 minutes of flight did they arrive before the pce. It was also only then did Nicole and Tian Lie be amazed at the colossal size of the pce. Although only a minor part of the front portion of the pce remained intact, it was still unbelievablyrge. And even though it was built amid the starry sky, the pce appeared as though it had been built upon a high mountain. It slowly rose upward, eachyer higher than the other, radiating an atmosphere of pre-eminence. Beneath the sign que were stairs, thousands of steps long. The three of them slowly descended, looking like ants inparison to the grandness of thendscape. ¡°We have arrived.¡± Zero said coolly as the yellow-coloured ring of light around them finally descended,nding them before the pce entrance. ¡°From here on out, we will not be able to depend on my authority to fly.¡± ¡°Not bad. At least, there is no need for us to climb all the way through those stairs,¡± said Tian Lie with a whistle. ¡°What next? Do we head inside?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Zero nodded his head and stepped forward. The gate of the pce was practically as big as a building. However, one of the two doors on the gate had gone missing. Who knows which part of the sky it had gone to? After walking inside, they were immediately greeted with dazzling golden lights. Every part of the hall of the pce, the pirs, the ceiling beams, the roof, all of them were made from pure gold. ¡°The style of a nouveau riche.¡± Tian Lie grinned and pointed ahead. ¡°Is it there?¡± The hall was empty, devoid of any chairs or the likes. The only things inside were nine pirs in the middle of the hall, surrounding a circr set of guard rails. Looking at the guard rail from afar, it would appear that there was nothing within the guard rails. ¡°Yes. Pleasee with me.¡± Zero quickly made his way toward the nine pirs while both Tian Lie and Nicole followed suit. Only after approaching the ce did Tian Lie and Nicole get a good look of what was in the middle of the guard rails. The circr set of guard rails were surrounding a circle with a radius of a few metres. There were no tiles in the centre of the guard rails. Instead, a chaotic maelstrom of whiteness rested there. A tiny ck dot was slowly spinning in the middle of the chaotic maelstrom, expanding and contracting with a set rhythm, like a beating heart. Just by looking at it once, Nicole found that her gaze had been sucked into the ck dot and she was no longer capable of pulling her gaze away from it. The ck dot abruptly expanded within Nicole¡¯s perspective, swallowing up everything within her line of sight as it utterly epassed her. Even her sensation toward time was instantly distorted as a result. Nicole felt as though she had suddenly found herself tossed into space. Her body had disappeared. Only her eyes remained to rapidly look around. A mysterious feeling swiftly made its way through her body. Countless gxies flew by her, not making contact with her at all. After what seemed like an eternity, Nicole¡¯s body suddenly shuddered. A palm hade to rest heavily on her shoulder. Due to the palm, Nicole¡¯s gaze quickly rose. In the blink of an eye, she furiously tore her gaze away from the ck dot and returned to the hall. Then, she eximed, ¡°Ah!¡± A chilly feeling ran across her forehead all the way to her back. Reaching out to rub her forehead, Nicole found cold sweat all over her hand. Tian Lie, who was beside her, also had a wretched look on him. However, he was in a rtively better statepared to Nicole. ¡°Don¡¯t look anymore. Given your current level of strength, you will not be able to handle it.¡± Tian Lie, who was looking at Nicole, shook his head. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ what should I do?¡± Nicole turned her gaze away. She dared not look through the guard rails anymore. Instead, she turned around and asked Zero. Zero¡¯s gaze remained fixed upon the ck dot within the chaotic maelstrom and both his hands rested upon the guard rails. He said softly, ¡°Jump in.¡± ¡°Jump in?¡± Nicole stared with widened eyes. ¡°You mean, jump into the thing within the guard rails?¡± ¡°Yes. Trust me, you will be all right.¡± Zero shook his head gently. ¡°Please hurry. We do not have much time. Shen¡­ ¡­ ising.¡± ¡°Hold it.¡± Tian Lie, with a frown on his face, suddenly reached out with his hand to stop Nicole. ¡°Since we are already here, there is no need to rush. It is better to ask ascertain some stuff. What will happen after she jumps inside?¡± Zero looked at Tian Lie and said with a calm expression, ¡°I have told you that on the way here. She will obtain the highest authority over Zero City.¡± ¡°I know that.¡± Tian Lie impatiently interrupted Zero. ¡°I am asking you, what will happen to Nicole after she obtains that highest authority?¡± After a pause, Tian Lie continued, ¡°I remember every word you said clearly. When you first appeared before us, you said that Chen Xiaolian possessed authority over you. Thus, he couldmand you. One of hismands is to stop Shen from gaining authority over you. ¡°However, back in the third stage, when you were talking with that man¡­ ¡­ mm, his name is Chris, right? You said, no matter who obtains the highest authority over you, Zero City will disappear forever. ¡°So, I will have to trouble you to exin it all to me. Will obtaining the authority over you mean getting the ability to give youmands or cause Zero City to disappear? Until you can provide me with a satisfactory answer, I will not let Nicole take another step.¡± ¡°Tian Lie¡­¡± Nicole knitted her brows, but Tian Lie angrily shut her up. ¡°Enough! Just listen quietly, you stupid girl!¡± Nicole¡¯s brows rose. However, she suppressed her rage and did not unleash her temper. ¡°I am very sorry. Due to theck of time, I had not given you two a sufficient amount of exnation, thereby leading to this confusion.¡± Zero slowly shook his head. ¡°The authority that Chen Xiaolian possesses and the authority that Shen wants to obtain, are two different things. ¡°The authority that Chen Xiaolian possesses is as my ¡®administrator¡¯. With this authority, he could give memands,mands which I must obey. Unless of course, someone with the same level of authority or higher issues anothermand which goes against hismand. ¡°The administrator authority is obtained through a certain ce within Zero City, known as Room Zero. This Longevity Pce, on the other hand, in my core zone. The thing that Shen is after, is my core. Another way of putting it would be¡­ ¡­ he is after me.¡± ¡°You?¡± Tian Lie¡¯s brows furrowed up. ¡°Be more detailed.¡± ¡°If I have to give an example¡­¡± Zero considered it for half a second before slowly saying, ¡°In order to use aputer, you will need an ount. Zero City is theputer. ¡°As for me, I am the operating system installed on theputer. ¡°Throughout the years, Zero City has had many resident guilds. However, none of them possessed the administrator ount. They are the equivalent of users of guest ounts. Thus, they were incapable of essing many features. In fact, not a single member of the Board of Patriarchs had had any contact with me before. They do not even know of my existence. ¡°Chen Xiaolian is the first person bearing the inceptive temte to enter Zero City. Thus, he obtained the second highest authority. As such, he possesses the administrator ount and could give memands that I cannot defy. ¡°At present, however, what Shen wants is not an ount for the software. Instead, he wants to close down this whole system, dismantle my PC (personalputer) chassis and take away my CPU (core processing unit).¡± ¡°So, in order to prevent Shen from getting that CPU, you want to give it to Nicole beforehand?¡± Tian Lie¡¯s frown grew deeper. ¡°What will happen after she obtains that CPU?¡± ¡°I do not know.¡± Zero shook his head. ¡°As a program, I cannot consider existences that are beyond me. I can only follow themand that Chen Xiaolian had given to me.¡± ¡°Could there be such a possibility¡­¡± Tian Lie¡¯s tone grew solemn. ¡°Nicole¡­ ¡­ will be a program like you, no longer a living human and instead, only capable of following themands given by a certain someone. For example¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°I am sorry. This question has exceeded my scope of my abilities. I am incapable of answering it.¡± Zero shook his head once more. ¡°Then, what if she¡­ ¡­ refuses?¡± Tian Lie stared intently at Zero. ¡°I am merely a program. I am incapable of forcing anyone to do anything. Thus, if she refuses to do it, I will be incapable ofpleting themand that Chen Xiaolian gave me.¡± Zero¡¯s tone remained calm. ¡°Tian Lie, since when do I need you to make the decisions for me?¡± Nicole¡¯s cold voice rang out from behind Tian Lie. ¡°Make way.¡± ¡°What are you doing?¡± Tian Lie turned around to re at Nicole and pointed at Zero. ¡°Do you want to end up as a program like this fellow?¡± ¡°If it means letting Shen suffer from a loss, I am most willing to pay such an insignificant price.¡± Nicole sneered and continued, ¡°If I recall correctly, before entering Zero City, you said that you will not stop me from doing what I want to do. Now, please step aside.¡± Tian Lie red at Nicole. Likewise, Nicole did not let up and stared right back at Tian Lie. Their gazes mmed fiercely against one another in the air. ¡°Fine.¡± After some time, Tian Lie released a light sigh. ¡°Do whatever you want. Go in if you want to. Sorry for being a busybody.¡± Tian Lie stepped aside, moving away from the obstructing guard rails. ¡°Thanks.¡± Nicole nodded her head coolly and she walked toward the guard rails. When Nicole approached them, the guard rails automatically swung open. Taking a deep breath, Nicole then jumped toward the chaotic maelstrom. However, her leaping figure suddenly froze in mid-air. Zero abruptly jerked his head backward, his gaze piercing through the gate of the pce to look at the other end of the jade white passageway. There in the distance, a blond-haired man had pushed open a door and one of his feet had stepped onto the ground. His right hand was leading Adam while his left hand was stretched forward, his palm aiming right at the pce. ¡°I truly did not expect that you could find other life forms. I was dyed for a bit myself. Thankfully though, I managed to make it in time.¡± Despite the distance, Shen¡¯s voice managed to ring out clearly within the Longevity Pce¡¯s hall. ¡°Well then. Return me¡­ ¡­ my Oddity!¡± ¡­ Chapter 691 Arrow

Chapter 691 Arrow

GOR Chapter 691 Arrow ¡°Be still.¡± Shen released his hand, which was holding Adam, and his right foot stepped forward. It was clearly just one step. And yet, his figure instantly disappeared. In the next instant, both he and Adam had reappeared far ahead. One step. In merely one step, he had covered one tenth of the length of the jade white passageway. Tian Lie stared with widened eyes into the distance as he focused on the small and near imperceptible figure that was far away from them. The figure gradually increased in size before finally appearing before the pce gate. Earlier, Zero had flown the three of them over at high speed in order to make it through the jade white passageway and arrive before the gate of the Longevity Pce. But Shen¡­ ¡­ he had only taken 10 steps. Just 10 steps! Even after Shen had stepped into the Longevity Pce, Nicole remained stuck in mid-air. ¡°As expected, you came. I failed to make it in time. I was just a little bit off,¡± said Zero calmly as he observed the iing Shen. Despite the crestfallen nature of his words, no emotions could be detected within Zero¡¯s voice. ¡°No one may take that which belongs to me.¡± Shen smiled and slowly walked toward the centre of the guard rails. Without making any other moves on Shen¡¯s part, Nicole¡¯s body suddenly fell to the ground. She had fallen in the opposite direction of her jump. ¡°Shen!¡± Earlier, Shen¡¯s power had restricted her body¡¯s ability to move. She could not even open her mouth. After she fell to the ground, Shen retracted the shackles and Nicole quickly jumped up. With a shout, she charged at Shen. Her Floater instantly covered her entire body and she took on the military Angel form. ¡°Eh?¡± Since his arrival, Shen had not bothered to give Nicole even a nce. Only now did he notice Nicole¡¯s military mech armour. ¡°Floating Angel?¡± He stretched out his right hand and the several sts of light that Nicole fired at him were all blocked by a thinyer of golden light, which had appeared a few metres before Shen. As for Nicole, her figure suddenly fell to the ground, incapable of moving again. ¡°I was wondering how you managed to find someone else. Unexpectedly, you found an Angel. As I recall¡­ ¡­ didn¡¯t you send away all the people within Zero City? Those that I did not kill, anyways.¡± Shen nced at Zero, who was standing beside the guard rails. ¡°They entered after that,¡± Zero answered calmly. ¡°Thanks to the two of them, I was able toe up with a n to stop you from obtaining the authority. Unfortunately, it has failed.¡± ¡°Excellent. You are able to ept the reality of the situation.¡± Shen nodded before turning to face Tian Lie. He smiled and said, ¡°It has been a while since ourst meeting. Unexpectedly, we would meet here, my friend.¡± ¡°I am here for you.¡± Tian Lie grinned. ¡°Still, there is no need to thank me.¡± ¡°For me? No need to thank you?¡± Shen was slightly taken aback. ¡°If not for your sake, why would I try everything to get into this damned ce?¡± Tian Lie reached out with his hand to rub his bald head. ¡°Back then, you said that if you ever encounter a problem you cannot resolve, you want me to go to that Romania instance dungeon and find help. Although those two¡­ ¡­ fellows weren¡¯t willing toe out, they did give me a way to enter Zero City.¡± Hearing Tian Lie¡¯s words, Shen¡¯s brows furrowed lightly. However, they quickly returned to their normal state. Then, he smiled and said, ¡°How unexpected, you still remember that. Getting the method to enter Zero City from those two fellows was probably not easy.¡± ¡°What else can I do? You have disappeared for so long now. Do you know what has happened to Thorned Flower Guild?¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°It¡¯s bing a dog-eat-dog situation as all of them wants to seize your position. Their fight is so horrible, you can practically see brain matter scattered all over. Although I am no longer a member of Thorned Flower Guild, I am at least still your friend. If I had found out that you had died, I could just wipe my hands off these matters. However, your state was unknown¡­ ¡­ thus, I had toe over and check it out.¡± ¡°Thorned Flower Guild?¡± Shen¡¯s face broke into a smile. ¡°Something like that¡­ for the present me, they are no longer important. Let them do whatever they want. However¡­¡± His face suddenly took on a serious countenance. ¡°For you to remember my words ande look for me, I am thankful. Thank you, Tian Lie.¡± ¡°Like I said, there is no need to thank me. Besides, from the way I see it¡­¡± Tian Lie looked at Adam, whom Shen was now holding onto. ¡°You don¡¯t appear to be in need of help, do you?¡± ¡°At present, I no longer need it. However, this act of friendship¡­ I will remember this.¡± Shen sent a sincere nod toward Tian Lie. ¡°Well, if you put it that way, me asking a show of face from you now shouldn¡¯t be too much, right?¡± Tian Lieughed out. ¡°What show of face? Out with it.¡± Shen smiled at Tian Lie and nodded his head. ¡°As long as it has nothing to do with the Oddity?¡± ¡°Oddity?¡± Tian Lie nced at the ck dot within the chaotic maelstrom in the centre of the guard rails. ¡°The Hell do I care about that? I am talking about this stupid girl. Although she really wants to kill you¡­ ¡­ in this world, the number of people who wants to kill you is probably in the thousands. There is no point in dealing with her. If you really care about my act of friendship, then let her go.¡± ¡°Just a minor Angel. What¡¯s the big deal? Even if you hadn¡¯t asked me, I myself have no interest in killing her. Once I am done with my matters, I will send her out.¡± Shen waved his hand carelessly. ¡°Though¡­ ¡­ I am feeling curious. How did you end up with her? Did you forget your previous nickname?¡± ¡°You know as well, I don¡¯t kill females.¡± Tian Lie shrugged. ¡°Besides¡­ ¡­ this stupid girl is too weak. Killing her is pointless.¡± ¡°Is that so¡­¡± Shen cast a profound gaze at Tian Lie before giving a meaningful smile. ¡°Fine, I won¡¯t probe your private affairs. I believe¡­ ¡­ you will not probe mine either, right?¡± ¡°Naturally. The only reason I came to Zero City is to confirm whether or not you are still alive and if you need any help.¡± Tian Lie spread his hands. ¡°Currently, the first is confirmed. As for the second¡­ ¡­ it doesn¡¯t seem like you need my help for anything. Then, if there is nothing else, I will bring this girl with me and leave.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you have any way of leaving right now.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°In order to send you two out, I will first need to obtain the Oddity.¡± ¡°There is no need.¡± Tian Lie waved his hand carelessly. ¡°That fellow said before. As long as we want to, he will immediately send us out of Zero City. Well, send us out.¡± He snapped his fingers at Zero, who turned to look at Tian Lie before slowly shaking his head. ¡°I refuse.¡± ¡°Re¡­ refuse?¡± Tian Lie furrowed his brows. ¡°You mean¡­ ¡­ you are going back on your words?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Zero nodded frankly. ¡°Why?¡± Tian Lie¡¯s frown deepened. ¡°Shen is already here. There is no longer any chance for this little girl to obtain your core or Oddity or whatever you call it. As for me¡­ ¡­ I never had any intention of snatching it from Shen. What reason do you have for keeping us here?¡± ¡°As long as you two remain, there remains a chance to turn the situation around,¡± replied Zero calmly. ¡°Due to the rules, I am incapable of doing anything to stop him myself. However, by letting you two leave right now, even thatst chance of change will not exist.¡± ¡°You brain dead fellow! What chance of change is there?¡± Tian Lie frowned. Letting his temper get the better of him, he mmed down on the guard rail beside him and said, ¡°This little girl can no longer move. As for me, there is no chance I will go disrupt Shen¡¯s matters. Do you think there is any point in keeping us here besides wasting our time?¡± ¡°Maybe¡­ ¡­ there is.¡± A voice rang out, reverberating around them. However, the one who had spoken up was neither Zero nor Shen. Naturally, it was also not Nicole, who was lying on the floor, incapable of moving at all. The voice contained a slight hoarseness, sounding like an old man. However, a somewhat youthful atmosphere permeated the voice. Tian Lie¡¯s eyes darted around a few times and he froze. The voice¡­ ¡­ he had heard the voice before. Not just that, he had heard it only not too long ago. The owner of the voice was the pale-looking man in the third stage, Chris. Tian Lie looked around a few times but was incapable of finding him at all. And yet, judging by the voice, he should have been close by. ¡°Chris? You are not dead yet? What are you doing here?¡± Even Shen revealed a slight frown. ¡°Where is your master?¡± ¡°Master? I am the only one here. Although, it sounded as though you really want to meet him, Sir Shen.¡± Chris¡¯ voice drifted about. However, there was no way to figure out where he was. A flicker shed across Shen¡¯s face. Ignoring Chris, he quickly walked toward the guard rails while pointing at it with his right hand. A portion of the guard rails was instantly incinerated to reveal a gap, enough for one. Shen¡¯s next step will bring him into the centre of the guard rails, into that chaotic maelstrom. However, it was at that moment that Shen¡¯s foot suddenly stopped, seemingly frozen. There was only one more step between him and the chaotic maelstrom. However, Shen did not continue onward. Instead, he asked with an emotionless face. ¡°He¡­ ¡­ what did he give you?¡± ¡°Since you stopped moving, you¡¯ve probably guessed it, no?¡± Chris¡¯ ghostly cackle echoed around Shen. ¡°You can go ahead and try it. Go do what you want to do. Perhaps¡­ ¡­ I may not be able to kill you with this.¡± Shen scoffed and did not reply. Instead, his right foot slowly descended. This time, however, the expression on his face had changed. It had be like a sapper. One who knew that the area before him was a minefield as he carefully scanned around for danger. At that moment, a ripple suddenly emerged in front of him. The thing creating the ripple was not air. Rather, it was space. The space before Shen suddenly twisted, swelling forward. It was like a needle was being pushed into a tightly woven fabric, causing that part of the fabric to bulge outward. Seeing the spatial ripple, Shen¡¯s face ¨C for the first time ever ¨C showed an apprehensive expression. His right foot, which had almost stepped into the chaotic maelstrom, rapidly retracted. Likewise, Shen¡¯s figure swiftly backed away. The ripple did not stop expanding. Instead, the rate of expansion grew at a faster rate. Next, light erupted, covering everyone¡¯s line of sight. However, unlike the other types of light that they had seen before, this one was¡­ ¡­ very slow. Tian Lie and Nicole could see the tip of the light piercing its way out from the ripple, bit by bit, as it shot toward Shen¡¯s chest. At the same time, the rate at which Shen was backing away had also be slow. That was¡­ an arrow. An arrow of light! ¡­ Chapter 692 Shen’s Power

Chapter 692 Shen''s Power

GOR Chapter 692 Shen¡¯s Power Both Tian Lie and Nicole watched as the arrow of light moved forward slowly. Shen, too, was slowly backing away. The two of them could sense that time in their surroundings was clearly still moving at a normal rate. Everything else in the world was normal except for Shen and the arrow of light. It was as though the passing of time for them had been slowed down by an uncountable factor. And yet, both of them knew that the rate at which Shen and the arrow of light was moving at was undoubtedly the epitome of speed. Tian Lie¡¯s heart pounded loudly and cold sweat oozed out from his back. With the exception of the circr ripple of space, the arrow of light had not brought about any other change to its surroundings, not even toward the nearby guard rails, which remained still in its wake. And yet, the instincts he gained through his many near-death experiences allowed Tian Lie to gauge just how powerful the attack was. Even though he was not the one facing the arrow of light, his instincts told him¡­ If that is me, I would have died long ago! The arrow of light¡¯s forward velocity surpassed that of Shen¡¯s backward velocity. In but a moment¡¯s time, it had arrived before Shen¡¯s chest. Meanwhile, there was an unprecedented expression of solemnity on Shen¡¯s face. The usual unconcerned and carefree expression on his face had disappeared. For the first time ever, he brought both his hands up. His left hand moved forward to draw an arc in the air, causing a faint golden-coloured luminescence to radiate out from his palm. After making contact with the golden-coloured luminescence, the velocity of the arrow of light faltered slightly. It seemed as though it had shot into a clump of mud. Shen then balled up his right hand to form a fist before furiously throwing a punch toward the side part of the arrow of light. The forceful punch deflected the arrow of light¡¯s trajectory and it curved off, shooting into the void. Arge piece of the pce fragment that had been floating in the void happened to be blocking the trajectory of the arrow of light. Next, a dull sound rang out and the entirety of the space around the Longevity Pce lost its colour, leaving only the colours ck and white. As for the remnant piece of the pce, it had utterly disappeared. It had not been shattered, nor had it copsed. Instead, it was utterly obliterated, leaving nothing behind, not even ashes. Traces of its former existence had disappeared. ¡°As expected, he left a final card¡­ ¡­ however, given your level of strength, how many times can you pull that bow?¡± After punching the arrow of light away, Shen¡¯s face was slightly ugly to behold. However, he was still able to talk with his normal tone. ¡°You are free to test it out.¡± Chris¡¯ voice continued to reverberate around Shen. However, his tone felt somewhat weaker. ¡°Why did you stop, then?¡± Shen took in a breath of cold air. There was a ridiculing expression on his face. ¡°If you could fire those arrows in session and sent another one of the arrows at me¡­ well, you definitely cannot kill me with that, but at least, you might actually be able to hurt me. After all, that thing in your hand is¡­ ¡°The sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu! ¡± ¡­ Chris was standing atop a mountain, gasping for breath. He wore a set of armour over his body, an armour that radiated a variety of colourful lights. It seemed as though every piece of the armour set was radiating its own type of colour. The back of the armour sported a pair of pure silver wings. The armour set had a sleek shape and it covered Chris from head to toe. Only his face could be seen. At present, his face appeared even palerpared to before. On his left hand was a bow, a beautifully crafted bow. On either end of the bow was a curved de. If Chen Xiaolian were there beside Chris, he would certainly exim out in shock. The bow looked practically the same as the one he saw back in World¡¯s End. However, there was no need to touch the bow in Chris¡¯ hand to feel the terrifying power resting within it. Emanations of power diffused out like the vapor spreading out from a piece of ice in the hot summer. The silver bow Chen Xiaolian saw was most likely an [S] ss equipment. And yet,pared to this one, the former was clearly just a replica. Chris used the longbow to support himself. After gasping for breath a few more times, he slowly straightened himself. His right hand moved to once again pull the bowstring. His right eye was the same, but his left eye had disappeared. In its ce was a gem, which glittered with light. The gem had the shape of a teardrop. The instant he pulled the longbow, the teardrop gem on his left eye shone and the silhouette of Shen¡¯s body was projected before him. ¡­ Back in the Longevity Pce, Shen was once again stepping toward the centre of the hall as he headed toward the chaotic maelstrom once more. ¡°Are you not going to attack anymore? If you aren¡¯t going to attack, I will be reiming what is mine.¡± Shen revealed a faint smile. Once again, he stretched his foot out to step into the chaotic maelstrom. The spatial ripple reappeared. However, as the second arrow was about to pierce out from the ripple, the edges of Shen¡¯s mouth suddenly curled to reveal a ridiculing smile. ¡°I¡­ found you!¡± This time, Shen¡¯s reaction appeared more rxedpared to when he was facing the first arrow. Even before the arrow of light pierced its way out of the spatial ripple, Shen¡¯s figure had disappeared. He then reappeared tens of metres away from the spot. At the same time, Shen¡¯s right hand shot upward before hacking down. The space before him tore as a result of his actions and an expanse of white snow could be seen through the resulting spatial rift. Shen¡¯s gaze fell upon Chris¡¯ pale face. Next, he gave a tug with his hand. Even though Shen had not touched his body at all, Chris¡¯s figure was abruptly sucked out through the spatial rift and he tumbled across the floor. Chris quickly got to his feet. He turned, wanting to jump back into the spatial rift. However, in that short span of time, the rift had healed up. ¡°That fellow¡­ ¡­ he is being too wasteful.¡± There was an amused look on Shen¡¯s face as he shook his head. Then, he turned his gaze back toward Chris. Clicking his tongue, he said, ¡°He actually gave you such good items? Let me have a look¡­ in addition to the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, he actually gave you the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour and the Tearlight Crystal as well. He sure is willing to give his subordinates the good stuff.¡± Chris¡¯ sombre eyes stared at Shen and he said nothing. He did not try to pull the bowstring again. Instead, he used both hands to grip the bow as he focused his all at Shen. ¡°However, I do not understand. What is he trying to aplish?¡± Shen regarded Chris¡¯ gaze. It felt as though the strongest lion within a prairie was looking at a hyena attempting to provoke it. ¡°Surely, he is not stupid enough to think that¡­ ¡­ by giving you these items, you could stop me. If the one to fire the arrow earlier was him, without any warning beforehand, I might actually be incapable of stopping it. You, on the other hand¡­¡± Shen slowly stepped forward, a smile on his face. His voice, however, was grave. ¡°Chris, you don¡¯t want to die, do you? Be obedient and hand over the things on your person. After that, just watch as I obtain the authority. I promise, I will not attack you.¡± Suddenly, Chris curled his lips and grinned. He gave a light shook of his head, never taking his eyes off Shen. ¡°Sir Shen, do you simply not understand me? Or do you not understand my master?¡± ¡°Fine¡­ ¡­ I just wanted to put onest effort. After all¡­¡± Shen gave a helpless-sounding sigh before revealing a smile. In the next second, his fist appeared before Chris. ¡°I am afraid that I might identally damage those items!¡± A ripple suddenly appeared in the space between Chris¡¯ face and Shen¡¯s fist. However, it only managed to slow down the iing fist slightly. In but the blink of an eye, the fist broke through the ripple-shaped barrier. And yet, that slight obstruction had given Chris the moment he needed to react. He raised both his hands to defend himself by a hair¡¯s breadth. An explosive sound rang out as Shen¡¯s fist smashed upon Chris¡¯ gauntlets. Chris felt intense pain erupting out from his arms as his figure was sent flying due to the impact of the punch. Even then, he maintained his grip on the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. The tip of the bow moved at a peculiar angle to shoot toward Shen¡¯s throat. It was the tip of the bow. It emitted a faint golden-coloured light, shing through the air and instantly drawing an arc in the air. Despite his level of strength, Shen appeared somewhat wary of the bow. Although Chris had been sent flying far away and had lost his bnce, Shen chose not to press the attack and instead moved to dodge the arc of light from the tip of the bow. Chris furiously rolled across the floor to create a distance between them. Then, forcing down the sensation of pain in his hands, Chris¡¯ right hand moved to grip the bowstring once more. Shen¡¯s face instantly turned tense and his left hand flew out to grab thin air. As Chris was still pulling the bowstring, Shen shed forward, appearing before Chris, his right hand punching forward forcefully. This time, Chris chose to neither parry nor dodge. Instead, he continued to pull the bowstring. Shen¡¯s fist punched through his chest. The moment his fist made its way through Chris¡¯ chest, Shen had sensed something amiss. The Chris before Shen transformed into an ethereal image, flickering a few times before disappearing. ¡°A doppelganger formed using the Tearlight Crystal!¡± Shen growled out softly before turning around. Light radiated out from before his eyes. The third arrow. This time, Shen did not have the time to dodge. He could only resort to using his left hand to emit the golden-coloured luminescence again. However, he did not have time to pull his right hand back to form a punch. Thus, he simply did his best to jerk his body away from the iing arrow of light. The arrow of light grazed Shen¡¯s chest slightly. However, that minor contact made Shen feel as though he had been struck by lightning. His figure was sent flying as a result. However, his flying figure only flew through the air for a second before in a peculiar manner. It was as though an invisible giant hand was holding his body in ce. Next, his figure swirled partially and he regained his bnce. After that, his right hand cleaved out horizontally and golden-coloured luminescence emerged to form a crescent moon, which shot out to sweep everything in a 180-degree arc across the area before him. After firing the arrow, Chris did not simply stand there. Instead, he had jumped toward the jade white passageway outside the Longevity Pce, creating a distance between him and Shen. The golden-coloured crescent attack swept through the void, but failed to even make contact with him. The two of them had only shed for practically one second. And yet, Tian Lie, who had been observing the fight, was left gaping. The moves appeared casual in execution. In fact, they were far inferiorpared to the many battles he had seen before in instance dungeons. And yet, Tian Lie knew for certain that every exchange between Shen and Chris contained terrifying levels of power. As Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s Inspector, part of the higher ups of the guild, Tian Lie had witnessed Shen make his move a number of times before. However, not once had he unleashed such a level of power. Naturally, Tian Lie knew that Shen had not disyed his true strength in those fights. Even so, the power that Shen was currently disying far surpassed anything Tian Lie could have imagined. The scope of his power far exceeded Tian Lie¡¯s understanding. In fact, it had transcended that which both yers and Awakened ones acknowledge as the apex of power ¨C the [S] ss. There was no doubt in Tian Lie¡¯s mind. Given the current disy of strength from Shen, all the instance dungeons that he and Shen had cleared before, all of them could be cleared by Shen alone, easily and without any help whatsoever. So much so that he need not even break a sweat! At that moment, a big question began to emerge from Tian Lie¡¯s heart. If he possessed such a terrifying level of power, why would Shen need to establish Thorned Flower Guild? ¡­ 1 (¼Æ¶¼ÂÞºí˲Óü¼ý) Also known as Bow of Gaido¡¯s Transient Law in Law of the Devil. It is the long-ranged weapon used by the protagonist of the novel, Duwei. Chapter 693 The Ultimate Path

Chapter 693 The Ultimate Path

GOR Chapter 693 The Ultimate Path The battle between Shen and Chris raged on. Although Shen was clearly far stronger than Chris, he was unable to utterly defeat Chris within such a short span of time. Chris possessed the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, Tearlight Crystal on his person. Although those items were insufficient to close up the difference in strength between him and Shen, it did allow him to continue holding his own against Shen, albeit barely. Shen had noticed it as well. From the very beginning, Chris had never intended to kill him at all. Chris had been constantly avoiding any real confrontation with Shen, attempting to create a distance between himself and Shen before using the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu to pin him down. Whenever Shen closed the distance between the them, Chris would do his best to find an opportunity to create some distance between them once again, even if it meant paying a certain amount of price. Since their fight began, Chris had taken eight of Shen¡¯s punches and three of his golden-coloured beams. Even though the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour was a Godlike armour, it had taken a considerable amount of damage. Furthermore, it was clear that the wounds on Chris¡¯ body was worsepared to the damage taken by the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour. And yet, he continued to struggle with everything he had to continue the fight. It was as though he was¡­ Waiting for something. ¡°Chris! What is your master¡¯s order?¡± Shen flicked his right hand out and a golden-coloured beam was condensed out before transforming into the illusory silhouette of a sword. Next, it shot toward a piece of the pce fragment within the void. Chris had jumped upon that piece of pce fragment and was about to pull the bowstring when he saw the golden-coloured sword shooting his way. Both his legs kicked out and he jumped toward another piece of pce fragment. As for the pce fragment that he was on, it was destroyed by the sword beam. However, after having escaped the sword beam, Chris found himself facing Shen¡¯s iing fist. Gritting his teeth, he brought his bow forward, positioning the bowstring before Shen as he pushed. Boom! Fist and bowstring collided. Then, both Chris and the bow were sent flying from the resulting impact. Only after smashing through several pce fragments within the void did Chris¡¯ figuree to a halt. The pair of silver wings on his back pped furiously, granting him the ability to hover within the void. He gasped for a bit and his face turned red. Finally, he was no longer capable of holding it back and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Shen stood upon another pce fragment. He was no longer pursuing Chris. Instead, he said coolly. ¡°He ising, isn¡¯t he?¡± Chris wiped the edges of his lips with the back of his hand. Then, he extended out his tongue to slowly lick the back of his hand before revealing a smile. However, he did not respond to Shen¡¯s question. His left hand continued gripping the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. However, seeing that Shen was not making any moves, he too, did not attempt to pull the bowstring to fire at Shen. All he did was to stare intently at Shen. ¡°Forget it. I do not need you to answer it. I can guess the answer myself,¡± said Shen with a faint smile on his face. ¡°He should already know. Even by giving you those three items, there is no way for you to stop me. What he wishes from you is to slow me down for a bit so that he can rush here.¡± Chris pulled out a small medicinal pill from his chest and stuffed it into his mouth. Slowly, he chewed. ¡°All these years, I thought you had kicked the bucket. As for your master, he never mentioned you at all,¡± continued Shen with a smile. ¡°How unexpected, he had left you in Thirty-three Heavens to guard his stage. To be capable of enduring such a lengthy period of solitude, I feel admiration toward you. I believe¡­ ¡­ he must have left you in there for a very long time, no?¡± Seeing that Chris had no intentions of responding, Shen waved his hand lightly as he continued, ¡°No need to be anxious. The way I see it, even if he sets off immediately, he could not appear here so quickly. We still have plenty of time for a good chat. I am not even worried about losing time, why should you?¡± ¡°What do you want to talk about?¡± Chris hesitated for a moment before speaking, his voice sounding out of breath. Shen sat down cross-legged on the ground of the pce fragment. ¡°Firstly, I want to know when did he change the guardian of the stage to you? Don¡¯t refuse my question, Chris. You know as well, having time to recover strength is more beneficial for you. You answer my question and I will give you time to recover. This is a very fair deal.¡± Chris considered it before slowly nodding his head. ¡°¡­ ¡­ 32 years ago.¡± ¡°Thirty-two years ago, mm¡­¡± Hearing Chris¡¯ answer, Shen closed his eyes. Only after some time had passed did he slowly open them. ¡°I understand. If so, when he let you return to Thirty-three Heavens, did he tell you anything important?¡± ¡°For me, everything the master tells me is important. Sir Shen, this question of yours is very idiotic.¡± Chris gave a snort. ¡°For example¡­ ¡­ matters regarding things like ¡®angels¡¯ or ¡®wings¡¯?¡± Shen¡¯s eyes stared intently at Chris through the vast expanse of the void. ¡°No.¡± This time, Chris had answered him frankly. Shen was silent for a moment before nodding his head. ¡°Makes sense. Even if he finds out something so important, he will never inform you. My next question, when he left you in the stage, besides holding me up, did he order you to do anything else?¡± Chris shook his head. ¡°That was all. Other than you, all other highest authority holders may freely pass.¡± ¡°What about them then?¡± Shen knitted his brows and pointed at Tian Lie and Nicole, who were far within the hall of the Longevity Pce. ¡°Those two do not possess the highest authority. Given your level of strength, there is no way they could make it past you. Why did you allow them to pass?¡± ¡°Because the most important thing is to not let you make contact with the core of Longevity Pce. Zero had informed me of your return to Thirty-three Heaven.¡± Chris¡¯plexion was looking slightly better. It would appear that the pill he took earlier was taking effect. ¡°Originally, I had thought that they could do something. Unfortunately, that girl is too weak while the bald guy has no intention of going against you.¡± ¡°In other words, your master simply does not want me and me alone to get the Oddity? That is discrimination.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Do you have any other questions?¡± Chris took a deep breath and his right hand gripped the bowstring once more. ¡°Questions¡­ there are no more. However, I do have one thing to tell you,¡± said Shen with a smile as he shook his head. ¡°When your master left you here, he must have told you that although you cannot defeat me with those three items, you should be able to hold me up until he arrives, right?¡± ¡°That is what I am doing,¡± said Chris grimly. ¡°You have been holding me up for so long earlier. Right now, you must be having the delusional thought that you can hold me up until he arrives, right?¡± Shen stretched a finger out and wiggled it left and right. ¡°Regretfully, I will have to inform you that both of you are wrong.¡± Chris¡¯ face sank and his right hand abruptly pulled the bowstring. However, he had just finished pulling the bowstring when he saw a finger. It was the same finger that Shen had stretched out. At that moment, there were hundreds of metres between the two pce fragments that the two of them were standing on. Shen¡¯s finger had not grown longer, neither did the ce he was standing on. However, just by pressing that finger forward, the tip of his finger seemingly pierced through space itself to arrive before Chris. His fingertip lightly tapped the bow. When Shen tapped it, the bow that had been pulled into the shape of a full moon, suddenly broke apart. It was as though thunder itself had suddenly erupted. Chris, who had been exerting his hands to pull the bow, lost his grip. At the same time, white light suddenly burst out from the cracks appearing on the bow before enveloping Chris. The white light was so dazzling that the darkness of the void was immediately illuminated into an expanse of whiteness. ¡°Damn it!¡± Tian Lie¡¯s face grew contorted and he kicked himself toward Nicole, who remained immobile on the floor. Positioning himself before her, he spread open both his hands to protect her. At the same time, his body lost its colour as it transformed into a clump of ceaselessly flowing metallic stream of data. After the white light faded away, a burst of energy wave suddenly broke out with Chris at its centre, spreading out in every direction. Under the might of the expanding wave of energy, the pce fragment that Chris had been standing on was reduced to ashes. The pce fragments that were farther away were also affected and countless smaller fragments were torn off the surface of the surrounding pce fragments before drifting off into the void. By the time, the energy wave spread to the Longevity Pce, it had grown much weaker. Even then, the pirs and eaves of the Longevity Pce were shaken as a result. Seeing the Longevity Pce shake, Zero sighed and shook his head. Tian Lie gnashed his teeth and expanded his body as much as he could to protect Nicole. The metallic streams of data on the surface of his body began to disintegrate, seemingly under the assault of countless sharp des. The energy wave swept over them in an instant and continued to spread farther away even as it continued to weaken. The surface of the white jade tiles of the pce had been devastated. A wholeyer had been practically stripped out from the floor. Only the ce that Tian Lie had been standing on had a small number of undamaged tiles. Nicole, who was lying within the shadow casted by Tian Lie¡¯s body stared in disbelief with widened eyes at Tian Lie. At present, Tian Lie¡¯s body had be several times smallerpared to before. With a flow of light, the lustre of metal disappeared from his body and he regained his normal colour. He turned around to look at Nicole. Nicole, who was incapable of speaking, could only look at Tian Lie quietly. Tian Lie crouched down, still looking at Nicole. He suddenly broke into a grin. ¡°Are you feeling moved? Seeing me dash in to protect you, did you feel moved? Mm¡­ ¡­ like the hero saving the damsel in the movies? ¡°Don¡¯t think too much about it, little Angel. The reason I saved you is because Shen had already promised not to kill you. As for me, I don¡¯t want my friend to break his promise.¡± After saying that, Tian Lie stood up and turned his attention back toward Shen and Chris, who were far away. Next, he whispered with a voice that was so low, he himself was almost incapable of hearing it. ¡°I hope so.¡± ¡­ ¡°This¡­ this¡­ ¡­ impossible!¡± Although the pce fragment that Chris was standing on had disappeared in the explosion, his figure remained hovering within the void. Utilizing the wings on his back, he was able to stop himself from falling. Even the armour on his body was broken all over. Cracks could be seen on every part of the armour; even the light that had been flowing continuously on the surface of the armour had taken on a spasmodic quality. On his left hand was the half-broken bow. As for the other half of the bow and the bowstring, it had flown off to who knows where. sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, destroyed? sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, destroyed! sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, destroyed¡­ Those words kept running through Chris¡¯ mind, the only words left within his mind. ¡°Like I said, thinking that you can stop me¡­ ¡­ is simply delusional.¡± Shen was standing within the void, just 10 steps before Chris. He smiled and said, ¡°I used so much time earlier because I simply did not want to destroy the things he left you. I also did not want to kill you. However¡­¡± Chris abruptly raised his head. A look of fear shed through his eyes as he looked at Shen. ¡°Since the reason he left you here is to hold me up, I have no other option.¡± ¡°sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, Tearlight Crystal¡­ ¡­ those items can be considered pseudo-divine artefacts to the present yers and Awakened ones. The past me would likely be unwilling to destroy them as well. ¡°But now¡­¡± Shen suddenly reached out with his hand. With a ghost-like manoeuvre, his hand pressed down on Chris¡¯ chest. Chris had instantly executed seven dodging attempts. However, no matter what he did, Shen¡¯s hand remained there, resting on his chest. Bang! The shockwave emanating from Shen¡¯s palm sent Chris flying. His flying figure caused several lines to appear within the void, seemingly having mmed into several invisible obstructions as he flew away. Finally, like a meteor, his figure smashed into the section between the jade white passageway and the Longevity Pce. Due to the impact from Chris¡¯ fall, arge crater erupted into existence upon the wide jade white passageway. This time, Chris no longer possessed the strength to get up. Earlier, Shen¡¯s palm had only just pressed down on his chest. At present, the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour that he was wearing was practically no more. Only fragments of the armour remained on his body. There was a terrifying-looking concave on Chris¡¯ chest. It seemed as though his front chest had been pushed all the way down to his back. Clearly, every one of his ribs had been crushed. Shen stood at the edge of the crater. He lowered his head to look at Chris and sighed softly before slowly stepping forward. His steps were steady, as though there was an invisible staircase in the void for him to step on. Shen came to stand before Chris. Then, he lowered his gaze until they rested upon Chris¡¯ eye. The left eye. ¡°You would even give up one eye for your master.¡± Shen sighed softly. Then, an amused smile appeared on his face. ¡°You personally dug out your left eye and reced it with the Tearlight Crystal. That is how you were able to lock down on me when I am in the Longevity Pce while you were in your stage. Then, using the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, you broke space to attack me from a distance. As for the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, that is for any unexpected oues. It could also provide you with a certain defensive power, allowing you to hold on until he arrives. This level of preparation is truly unmatched. A pity, my strength in his simtions for you is still that of the past me.¡± Chris¡¯ lips moved a few times. However, no voice came from him. ¡°Since the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu and the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour have been destroyed¡­ ¡­ letting this one stay alone in this world is too cruel.¡± Shen sighed softly. Then, he crouched down, stretched out a finger to press down on Chris¡¯ left eye spot. A soft cracking sound rang out and some blood slowly spilled out. Shen then stood up, his right hand tightly gripping something. When he opened his palm, fine ashes slowly flowed out from the gaps between his fingers down onto Chris¡¯ body. ¡°This level of injury is not enough to kill you. However, it is enough to stop you from doing anything else. Don¡¯t worry, I will not kill you.¡± Shen looked back at Chris¡¯ weakened face. A gentle-looking smile appeared on his face as he reached out with a hand to pull Chris up. Shen brought Chris with him as he slowly walked to the edge of the crater. He then ced Chris down in a position which allowed him to look at the Longevity Pce. ¡°Your master no longer have the chance to see me again. So, you should be obedient and sit here. Use your one remaining eye to properly observe all that will happen next. Then, when he arrives, tell him of what you have borne witness to, of me finally stepping upon¡­ ¡°The ultimate path!¡± ¡­ Chapter 694 Shattered Armour!

Chapter 694 Shattered Armour!

GOR Chapter 694 Shattered Armour! ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Gabriel stretched his hand out toward Cheng Cheng. ¡°Let¡¯s go see what our old friend has found.¡± ¡°What is this supposed to mean?¡± asked Cheng Cheng with a frosty tone. Her brows were knitted as she looked at Gabriel¡¯s outstretched hand. There was a puzzled expression on Gabriel¡¯s face and he said, ¡°Go find Shen, of course. Surely, you aren¡¯t nning on first exiting this instance dungeon, then fly to Moscow from Romania to enter through that room, do you?¡± Cheng Cheng looked at Gabriel. ¡°You did something to the dagger?¡± ¡°No, on the bald kiddo.¡± Gabriel shook his head pridefully. ¡°Just a minor teleportation point. He didn¡¯t even know about it. When we suddenly appear before him, he will surely get shocked.¡± ¡°Why did you do that? Did you already figure out that I will choose to leave this ce with you and go to Thirty-three Heavens back then?¡± asked Cheng Cheng coldly. ¡°There is that possibility. However, even if not used for that, there is no harm in being well-prepared, no?¡± Gabriel shrugged his shoulders. ¡°Enough nonsense. Do you want to go or not? Right now, Shen¡­ ¡­ may have already reached the Longevity Pce.¡± Hearing Shen¡¯s name, Cheng Cheng¡¯s pupils suddenly contracted. Then, with a harsh-sounding harrumph, she extended her hand to grab Gabriel¡¯s hand. ¡°Did you think I want to touch you¡­¡± Gabriel mumbled. Next, the two of them disappeared. ¡­ ¡°Shen.¡± Tian Lie looked at Shen, who was about to step into the chaotic maelstrom, and suddenly spoke up. ¡°What is it?¡± Shen turned to look at Tian Lie openly. ¡°Surely¡­ ¡­ you are not nning on stopping me, are you?¡± ¡°My ass.¡± Tian Lie pursed his lips to the side. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you earlier? I am only here to check up on you. Since you are all right, what else is there for me to care about?¡± ¡°Good, then.¡± Shen nodded his head. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ am going. Do you have anything else you want to say to me?¡± ¡°There is just one issue.¡± Tian Lie swept his hand over his bald head with a smile. ¡°Do you n on keeping this girl frozen like this?¡± ¡°I had actually forgotten.¡± Shen looked at Nicole, who was lying behind Tian Lie, before turning his gaze back to Tian Lie. Then, he smiled. ¡°You sure know how to y the good guy. Fine, if you can guarantee that she will not obstruct me, I can release her first.¡± ¡°Given her level of strength, even if she wants to obstruct you, she would not be able to,¡± answered Tian Lie with augh. Shen nodded. Without any movements on his part, Nicole felt the hold over her body loosen. Her muscles, which had gone stiff earlier, regained their ability to move. Nicole slowly got up. Before she could do anything, Tian Lie¡¯s hand patted her shoulder to press heavily upon her. ¡°Stupid girl, don¡¯t forget what I told you earlier.¡± Nicole turned to look at Tian Lie¡¯s hand, which was pressing down on her shoulder. Slowly, she nodded her head. Then, after inhaling deeply, she said toward Shen, ¡°You didn¡¯t kill everyone in Zero City, did you?¡± ¡°No. I did not choose the path of carnage,¡± said Shen coolly. ¡°If so, where are they now?¡± ¡°Have you ever seen a prey tell the hunter where it is running off to?¡± Shen shrugged lightly. ¡°I am not the one who opened up the escape portal. How could I know where it leads to?¡± Nicole grew silent. Shen¡¯s answer sounded reasonable. ¡°In other words, you should know the answer to that, right?¡± Tian Lie suddenly turned to look at Zero. ¡°Regardless of who had opened the escape portal, it will have to go through you, the administrator.¡± ¡°Yes, I do know where the survivors of Zero City were sent to.¡± Zero nodded. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say anything before this?¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°Because you never asked. However¡­ ¡­ even if you did, I am not obligated to answer.¡± Zero shook his head and continued, ¡°Do not forget, you two do not possess the authority to give memands.¡± Nicole knitted her brows. ¡°Enough. This is the little Angel¡¯s matter. Just let her handle it herself.¡± Shen interrupted their conversation. ¡°Well, then. I will be going.¡± ¡°Although I know you are in a hurry, I do want to ask you one more thing. When you said you will be ¡®going¡¯, what do you mean by that?¡± asked Tian Lie with a sigh. ¡°You are a yer. You originally live in the Upper ne. Where else can you go?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask.¡± Shen shook his head gently and was about to step forward when his eyes suddenly glinted sharply. ¡°That is right, Shen. Where are you going? Come tell us about it.¡± Two figures holding each other¡¯s hands suddenly appeared behind Tian Lie. ¡°Gabriel?¡± Shen turned around with a frown and regarded the youngster in punk outfit and the red-haired woman beside him. ¡°Do you only recognize Gabriel?¡± Cheng Cheng scoffed, her eyes ring right at Shen. ¡°Have you forgotten even my name? If I am not mistaken, you had just gone through my stage, hadn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Cheng Cheng¡­¡± said Shen with a soft sigh. However, her name was all he said and he said nothing else. ¡°Hey! Why are you gripping so hard!¡± Gabriel pushed Cheng Cheng¡¯s hand away before dramatically holding his hand before him as he blew on it. ¡°It hurts!¡± Cheng Cheng ignored Gabriel¡¯s attempt at being funny. Instead, she stared at Shen, a sharp and icy stare. ¡°You killed me just now.¡± ¡°That was not you. That was just your doppelganger.¡± Shen revealed a wry smile and shook his head. ¡°Enough with your pointless y with words.¡± Cheng Cheng snorted. ¡°Since you had seen her, you should know that she is not just my doppelganger. Additionally, you have a better method of getting through the stage. However, you chose not to do so.¡± ¡°And?¡± Shen sighed. ¡°Since I did not answer her question, have youe here to personally ask me once again?¡± ¡°Sorry, right now, I have no interest in finding out the answer.¡± Cheng Cheng sneered. ¡°I have only one objective foring here.¡± Light shone out and two phantom des appeared within her hands. ¡°Kill you!¡± ¡°Hey! Are you just going to start attacking just like this?¡± Gabriel was shocked and he quickly jumped backward. ¡°At least let Shen say a few words.¡± ¡°Now that it hase to this, what else is there to say?¡± Cheng Cheng snapped icily, a sneer on her face. The two Dimensional Rip des swung forward, one following the other, as they shed down at Shen. Two blurry-looking silhouettes were left behind along the de trails, looking much like the chaotic maelstrom surrounding the Oddity. Shen dared not use his bare hands to confront the two Dimensional Rip des in Cheng Cheng¡¯s hands. Thus, he could only choose to dodge. However, in Cheng Cheng¡¯s hands, the Dimensional Rip des became like maggots sticking onto a skeleton and they were constantly moving in pursuit of Shen. The moment Cheng Cheng swung out her des, her figure suddenly became soft and springy. It did not look like she was the one swinging the Dimensional Rip des. Instead, it looked as though the Dimensional Rip des were flying about in the air while she was simply carried along by the flying des. Gabriel sighed and shook his head. Crossing his arms upon his chest, he simply watched as both Cheng Cheng and Shen got into a fight. Seeing Gabriel stay out of the fight, Nicole became puzzled and she whispered out, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are not going to help? Aren¡¯t you twopanions?¡± ¡°Companions my ass! That violent woman¡­¡± Gabriel turned to look at Nicole before rolling his eyes. ¡°Do you know how long we have been staying in the instance dungeon together? I have long since gotten sick of her. The fact that I am not helping Shen beat her up is already an act of affection on my part! Besides¡­¡± Gabriel turned to look at Cheng Cheng, who kept brandishing her Dimensional Rip des at Shen and said, ¡°The two of them are well matched anyways. Neither one can kill the other. Let them have at it first. It won¡¯t be toote for me to go persuade them after they are tired.¡± ¡°Well matched?¡± Nicole hesitated for a moment before pointing toward the distant crater on the jade white passageway. ¡°That fellow¡­ ¡­ do you know him?¡± Gabriel turned and saw the exhausted Chris there. A slight look of shock appeared on his face. ¡°Eh¡­ ¡­ why is he here?¡± Gabriel¡¯s feet kicked the ground and he instantlynded before Chris. Next, he crouched down and said, ¡°Was Shen the one who beat you up to such a degree?¡± ¡°Sir Gabriel?¡± Chris wheezed,bouring to open his mouth and he whispered, ¡°Sir Shen, he¡­ ¡­ not the same.¡± ¡°Not the same?¡± Gabriel frowned. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Chris jerked his right arm up to point at his waist. There, an armour fragment could be seen, radiating a faint light. Gabriel inspected it in detail for a moment before suddenly widening his eyes. ¡°Moon¡­ ¡­ Moonless Fivefold Light Armour?!¡± ¡­ ¡°¡­ enough! Cheng Cheng, I have no time to continue messing around with you like this!¡± The two Dimensional Rip des shed about around Shen¡¯s figure. Every swing of the des would leave a rip in space. The expression on Shen¡¯s face was more seriouspared to when he was facing Chris. Not only did he not dare to use his hands to take on the Dimensional Rip des, he dared not even get close to the de trails left by the two des. Even so, he had only evaded her attacks without fighting back. As for Cheng Cheng, she did not stop at all. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you fighting back, Shen!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to fight you.¡± Shen¡¯s figure was like a leaf, fluttering in the wind. He would evade every one of Cheng Cheng¡¯s attacks by only a hair¡¯s breadth. ¡°Don¡¯t want to? You just killed part of me! And now! You! Are! Telling! Me! You! Don¡¯t! Want! To?!¡± Cheng Cheng gnashed her teeth, sending out a sh with her Dimensional Rip des every time she uttered out a word. ¡°Like I said! That is not you!¡± said Shen with a frown. ¡°That is me!¡± ¡°If you insist on that¡­¡± said Shen with a soft sigh. Every time the Dimensional Rip des shed out, they would leave behind a de trail that would remain for a long time around the two of them. At that moment, Shen¡¯s body seemingly became without a skeletal structure as he slipped past all the de trails. Then, his right hand pressed down on Cheng Cheng¡¯s chest area. Shen had seemingly not exerted any force. However, the moment his palm pressed down on Cheng Cheng¡¯s figure, the two of them suddenly froze. ¡°Shen!¡± Like a beam of light, Gabriel¡¯s figure shot forward from the jade white passageway back there. However, he was a moment toote. Shen turned his head to look at Gabriel before sighing softly. ¡°I am sorry, Gabriel. I have no other way.¡± Cheng Cheng, on the other hand, had her head lowered. There was a look of disbelief as she looked at her chest and Shen¡¯s palm, which was pressing on her chest. In the very next second, her body abruptly shot backward as a mouthful of blood sprang out from her mouth like a fountain. ¡­ Chapter 695 Idiot

Chapter 695 Idiot

GOR Chapter 695 Idiot Gabriel swiftly leapt forward to catch Cheng Cheng, who was hurtling through the air like an artillery st. ¡°Get lost!¡± Before Gabriel could hold onto Cheng Cheng properly, Cheng Cheng roared out even as she was hurtling through the air. Lashing out with her hand, she pushed him away and flipped her body tond on the ground. However, the moment shended on the ground, her figure staggered somewhat. ¡°Cheng Cheng¡­¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Cheng Cheng turned to re furiously at Gabriel. ¡°I was afraid that you will fall, but you are so unappreciative¡­¡± Gabriel gave a harrumph as he too, red back at Cheng Cheng. ¡°If I had known, I would not have gone to save you.¡± ¡°I never needed your help!¡± Cheng Cheng gently wiped her lips with the back of her hand. Looking down at the blood on her hand, she raised her head to look back at Shen. This time, the furious expression on her face turned into a smile. ¡°You¡­ have grown stronger eh, Shen?¡± Gabriel let out a cough from behind her and said, ¡°Cheng Cheng, look here.¡± Cheng Cheng turned and saw a small piece of armour within Gabriel¡¯s palm. A dazzling radiance flowed across the surface of the piece of armour. Cheng Cheng faltered for a moment as the same shocked expression that had appeared on Gabriel¡¯s face earlier appeared on her face. ¡°Moonless¡­ Fivefold Light Armour?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Gabriel nodded his head slowly. ¡°If Chris is wearing the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, wielding the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, then change his left eye with the Tearlight Crystal, can you beat him up to that extent?¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s gaze followed Gabriel¡¯s finger, which had pointed toward the exhausted Chris. She then slowly shook her head. ¡°Maybe, but not so quickly. Additionally¡­ ¡­ I cannot destroy the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour.¡± ¡°It is not just the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour.¡± Gabriel smiled wryly. ¡°Shen had also destroyed the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu and the Tearlight Crystal. Chris informed me of that just now.¡± ¡°I am very sorry, but I have no other choice.¡± Shen slowly shook his head. There was an impassive expression on his face. ¡°Only onest step remains. I cannot allow anyone to stop me.¡± ¡°Last step? In other words¡­¡± Gabriel smiled. ¡°In other words, you are certain that you have found the ¡®right path¡¯?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± said Shen coolly. ¡°It also appears that you have no intentions of sharing this path with your old friends?¡± Gabriel raised his brows. ¡°Shen, I don¡¯t care what is going on between you and Cheng Cheng. However, we are still at least friends. Without even giving me a greeting, you secretly snuck back into Thirty-three Heavens to im the Oddity for yourself. Given our friendship, this is not right.¡± ¡°If possible, I wouldn¡¯t have minded sharing it. However, this path is too narrow. It cannot amodate anymore people.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°That is why, I am truly sorry.¡± ¡°So, if we insist on stopping you¡­ ¡­ what will you do?¡± Cheng Cheng suddenly interrupted, a smile on her face. ¡°Kill us?¡± Shen sighed softly. ¡°If possible, I sincerely hope it does note to that.¡± ¡°Sincerely? I understand.¡± The smile on Cheng Cheng¡¯s face grew. ¡°Shen, I was not mistaken. Since the day you left me, my judgement toward you is correct!¡± She hissed out every word, seeminglybouring with all she had just to speak. Despite the smile on her face, there was no sign of humour in her eyes, only an endless expanse of iciness. ¡°I have no intentions of exining anything. I will say thing once more. Do not stop me. Or else¡­¡± Cheng Cheng broke him off. ¡°Or else what? Or else you will kill me? Do you really think you have the ability to do that?!¡± Shen turned his gaze toward Cheng Cheng and was silent for a moment before nodding his head gently. ¡°I think I do.¡± ¡°Hey! Hey! Are you two for real now?¡± Gabriel furrowed his brows as he looked at Cheng Cheng before turning toward Shen. ¡°I say, this joke is getting too far! Stop it!¡± ¡°Gabriel, you know I am not one to make such a joke.¡± Shen shook his head. Cheng Cheng maintained the sneer on her face. She did not bother turning to look at Gabriel. Instead, he raised her left hand to roll up her long, red-coloured hair. Next, the Dimensional Rip de on her right hand swung forward. As a result, her waist-length hair, which was within her grasp, flew out. Strangely, they did not drift down to the ground. Instead, they continued hovering beside Cheng Cheng. Seeing Cheng Cheng¡¯s actions, Gabriel¡¯s face finally sank. ¡°Have you gone mad?!¡± ¡°Gabriel, if you don¡¯t want to get sucked in, then get away.¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s voice was as sharp as the chilly mountain winds. ¡°You have seen me use this move before.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Gabriel had only just uttered one word when Cheng Cheng¡¯s cut hair began spreading outward. He swiftly shut his mouth as his right hand hastily summoned a sphere of light, which he then mmed down on the ground. The instant the sphere of light made contact with the ground, it erupted with an explosion which enveloped Gabriel. After the explosion faded, Gabriel was no longer there. In the meantime, Cheng Cheng¡¯s cut hair, which had been bundled up and hovering in the air, suddenly dispersed into her surroundings. Despite standing a considerable distance away from Cheng Cheng, Tian Lie could feel a terrifying aura radiating out from Cheng Cheng. The aura began spreading alongside the dispersing lines of hair. ¡°Damn it! Hide! Make sure you hide properly!¡± Tian Lie gripped Nicole¡¯s shoulder and shoved her behind him. Just by the aura emanating out from Cheng Cheng¡¯s body and Gabriel¡¯s panicked response, there was no need for Tian Lie to consider anything else to realize that Cheng Cheng will be unleashing a horrifying attack that will consume all in its path. Even Gabriel, an old monster at the same level as her, was afraid of getting caught in it¡­ ¡­ just how powerful was this move of hers? No matter what, it was toote for them to escape. If they do not want to get swept up into the cmity, they will have to endure it with their bodies. Hopefully¡­ ¡­ this metallic data stream body could handle the monster¡¯s move. The thought had only just shed through Tian Lie¡¯s mind when several strands of hair arrived before him. As he tensed his body, making ready to face the iing impact, the strands of hair simply flew right through him. Not only did they not hurt him, they did not even make him feel any sensation of pain. The red-coloured strands of hair covered every corner of therge hall of the Longevity Pce. However, the strands of hair simply floated silently in the air. Some of the strands even flew through the beams and pirs without causing any damage to them. It seemed as though they were simply an illusion. And yet, just moments ago, Tian Lie had personally witnessed Cheng Cheng cut those strands of hair out from her own head using the Dimensional Rip de. Additionally, despite disying an illusionary quality, the countless strands of hair continued to radiate the terrifying aura. ¡°Run.¡± ¡°What?¡± Nicole, who had been shoved to Tian Lie¡¯s back earlier, was caught off-guard by his reaction. Tian Lie turned to look at Nicole and patted her shoulder. ¡°If¡­ ¡­ there is still time.¡± In the next second, his hand suddenly became like iron mps as he gripped her arm and abruptly hurled her out of the hall. Nicole¡¯s figure hurtled out of the hall like an artillery st. ¡°Although I do not know if it is possible to escape¡­ ¡­ I wish you good luck.¡± Whispered Tian Lie as he looked at Nicole¡¯s figure, which was quickly moving far away. Two lights burst out from behind Nicole. Those were the Floater mech armour¡¯s thrusters. By giving it your all, and the power of your thrusters, maybe¡­ ¡­ you can escape before the red-haired female monster¡¯s move takes effect. The thought had only just cross Tian Lie¡¯s mind when he saw Nicole making a perfect curve through the void as she rushed toward him. ¡°Have you gone mad?!¡± Tian Lie red at Nicole. His right hand was balled up tightly and he suppressed the impulse to punch her in the face. Nicole released a cold harrumph. When her figure arrived before Tian Lie, she turned, drawing an abrupt arc to arrive behind Tian Lie. Her slender armsshed out from beneath Tian Lie¡¯s armpits to hold his chest tightly. Next, she quickly flew back the way she hade. ¡°You idiot!¡± Although it was not hard for Tian Lie to extricate himself from Nicole¡¯s hold, he simply grunted. The addition of Tian Lie caused Nicole¡¯s speed of flight to drop far below her norm. Even after a few seconds had ticked by, they had not been able to fly out from the hall. Meanwhile, they could see the surrounding strands of red hair rapidly growing longer. Cheng Cheng¡¯s red hair was originally only down to her waist. Thus, the cut strands of hair were at most only one metre in length. At present, however, every one of them were growing longer at a maddening rate. It was as though a caterpir was spinning its cocoon. It would not take long for the whole Longevity Pce to be enveloped by the hair. Although several strands of hair had flown right through them earlier without causing them harm, neither Tian Lie nor Nicole had any desire to make contact with them again. ¡°Put me down! You won¡¯t make it like this!¡± Tian Lie growled. The red strands of hair were growing longer from the ground and the eaves on top. Given Nicole¡¯s present level of speed, they will be enveloped by the strands of hair before making it out of the hall. ¡°If I can¡¯t make it, then I can¡¯t make it!¡± Nicole gnashed her teeth. ¡°It¡¯s not as though I have never died together with you!¡± ¡°Are you a real idiot?¡± Tian Lie¡¯s right arm twisted into the metallic stream of data form. Instantly, a ck short sword appeared on his hand. ¡°Do you think I won¡¯t cut your arm off?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t let go. If you have what it takes, then just cut it!¡± Nicole cried out hoarsely as she exerted more strength into her hands. Just as Tian Lie¡¯s ck sword was about to stab into Nicole¡¯s arm, an irresistible force suddenly appeared in between the two of them. ¡°Damn it!¡± Tian Lie swore and his short sword stabbed toward his chest area, toward Nicole¡¯s arm. ¡­ Chapter 696 You Are Finally Here

Chapter 696 You Are Finally Here

GOR Chapter 696 You Are Finally Here Tian Lie¡¯s sword did not stab into Nicole¡¯s hand. Instead, it stabbed into the left portion of his chest. At the same time, everything before him shed. The red strands of hair enveloping the entirety of Longevity Pce suddenly disappeared, only to be reced with the void outside the Longevity Pce. A faintyer of light, which was growing dimmer with every passing moment, filled the space between his eyes and the endless void. Tian Lie was taken aback and he quickly turned to check his surroundings. Then, he saw that Nicole was not too far from his position, a sphere of light enveloping her figure as well. Like his own, the sphere of light was gradually fading away. Besides Nicole, there was also Chris, who remained in a terribly wounded state after the beatdown that Shen had given him. A sphere of light enveloped him even as hey on the ground. Standing with his back facing the three of them was the youngster in punk attire. At that moment, they were all on another pce fragment within the void. It was as big as a football field. The structure that was supposed to be there had been destroyed, leaving only a small part of a damaged pavilion left. There was a distance of at least 1,000 metres between the pce fragment and the Longevity Pce. It would appear that Gabriel had utilized his spatial powers to teleport the three of them there. ¡°Thank you.¡± Tian Lie breathed a sigh of relief as he expressed his thanks toward Gabriel, who had his backs toward them. ¡°With this distance¡­ ¡­ we should not be caught in it.¡± Gabriel turned and rubbed his chin as he regarded both Tian Lie and Nicole with a doubtful expression. ¡°Although you don¡¯t look the part, you fellows are quite the loving couple, huh?¡± ¡°Loving couple?!¡± Nicole¡¯s brows were raised. Just as she was about to speak up, however, Gabriel waved her off and said, ¡°Enough, I don¡¯t have time to hear your exnations. That Cheng Cheng¡­ ¡­ it seems she has decided to die together with him.¡± After saying that, he stretched out his right hand and made a wiping motion, causing a screen of light to appear in the air before them. From their current position, it was practically no longer possible to see what was happening within the hall of the Longevity Pce, which had been enveloped by Cheng Cheng¡¯s hair like a cocoon. And yet, the screen was able to show what was transpiring within the hall to all present. Shen continued standing beside the chaotic maelstrom as he stared calmly at Cheng Cheng without making any moves. The strands of red hair in their surroundings had stopped growing. They had wrapped up the entire main hall from the ceiling to the ground. Not far away from the two of them was Zero, who maintained that emotionless expression on his face. ¡°Did you forget him?¡± asked Tian Lie as he turned toward Gabriel with a frown. ¡°Is it still possible to teleport him over? He is the main program for Zero City. If he dies¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about him. He has no tangible body to speak of. The one you see is a projection created by Zero City¡¯s main system. As long as the Oddity continues operating normally, he will not be harmed,¡± exined Gabriel with a shake of his head. ¡°Sir Gabriel¡­ ¡­ do you not n on doing anything?¡± Clutching his chest, Chris was barely able to stand up and heboured to speak up, ¡°If Madam Cheng Cheng dies¡­¡± ¡°She is insisting on going all out against Shen, what can I do about it?¡± Gabriel shrugged, a look of indifference on his face. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. This is not something that you can stop anyways. Even if your master finds out about this, he will not me you.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Chris had wanted to say something else when Gabriel threw a re at him. ¡°Chris, if you have any objections, I don¡¯t mind sending you back into the Longevity Pce.¡± ¡°All right. Let¡¯s just watch the show.¡± Seeing Chris fall into a state of silence, Gabriel nodded his head in satisfaction. On the screen, Shen looked around at the strands of red hair around them. Suddenly, he smiled. ¡°Since that day, I have not seen your red hair again. How unexpected. After having just seen them again, you had personally cut them off.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You won¡¯t see them again, ever.¡± Cheng Cheng sneered. ¡°Yes, I agree with you. However¡­ ¡­ they way we arrive at that conclusion seems different.¡± Shen lowered his head to point at the strands of red hair covering the ground. ¡°Besides, I am very puzzled about something. Just now, it was clear that you desperately wanted to kill me. Why are you suddenly starting a conversation now? If you want to find out why I left you, I can only say, I won¡¯t be telling you.¡± ¡°You have indeed gotten strongerpared to before. It seems I would really be incapable of killing you through normal means. However! By putting my life on the line to unleash my Spatial Annihtion Skill, you will certainly die.¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s eyes stared intently at Shen. ¡°Perhaps.¡± Shen revealed a faint smile. There was no way to tell if he agreed or disagreed with the statement. Both of Cheng Cheng¡¯s hands began to glow with fluorescent light. At the same time, the strands of red hair around them began to shine in unison. ¡°Even now, I can still remember the day you left me. ¡°That day, you told me you wanted the Lifehymn Music Score in order to enter World¡¯s End and find Bai Qi. I was unwilling to give it to you not because I could not part with it. Rather, it was because I was afraid that you would get stuck there, never to return.¡± ¡°But I returned in the end, didn¡¯t I?¡± replied Shen coolly. ¡°Yes.¡± Cheng Cheng crouched down and her right hand pressed down on the strands of hair on the ground. ¡°Although the matter worried me, given how hard you insisted, I finally relented and gave you the Lifehymn Music Score. And you, you did indeed return from World¡¯s End. However, when we met again, you said to me: The next time we meet, just assume we are strangers.¡± Shen said nothing. He simply observed Cheng Cheng quietly. ¡°I had thought you were jokingl How unexpected, you were serious.¡± Next, Cheng Cheng pressed down with her right hand and every strand of her red hair released a faint glow into their surroundings. ¡°Even when I asked you about it, you would stubbornly refuse to give me an answer. Since that day¡­ ¡°I had gone through denials, rage, hope, anguish¡­ ¡­ and now, I have epted this fact. ¡°Shen, I had once loved you deeply. I also believe that you loved me. I believe that there must be a reason why you left me and I wanted to know what that reason is. However, since the day I split that doppelganger and left it in the stage, that thought had been utterly erased from me. ¡°I have no intentions of pursuing that reason anymore. It is no longer important. All I want now is¡­¡± As Cheng Cheng spoke, the light shining off the strands of hair increased in intensity, bing iparably dazzling in quality. Then, every single strand of hair transformed into a Dimensional Rip de. The countless des hovered within the hall, lined up in intersecting positions to firmly lock down the surrounding space. ¡°To send you off!¡± ¡­ ¡°She really intends to die together with him?¡± Tian Lie, who was observing the screen of light, frowned and asked, ¡°However, now that Shen has be so strong, could she really¡­¡± ¡°Did you forget how she beat you up back then?¡± Gabriel gave Tian Lie a nce and said with a smile. ¡°Even if I am a weakling, I can still tell who is stronger.¡± Tian Lie pursed his lips to the side. If a member of Thorned Flower Guild were there, their eyes would likely pop out from their sockets after hearing Tian Lie¡¯s words. The infamous Angel Killer and Guild Inspector calling himself a¡­ ¡­ weakling? ¡°You are quite the interesting fellow. I like you.¡± Gabriel squinted his eyes as he looked at Tian Lie. ¡°However, you do not know enough about Cheng Cheng. If she is really determined to put her life on the line to kill someone, forget Shen, even Bai Qi from back then¡­¡± ¡°Bai Qi?¡± Tian Lie repeated the name. ¡°Is he very strong?¡± ¡°Very.¡± After mentioning the name Bai Qi, Gabriel¡¯s face grew grim. ¡°Amongst us all, he was the strongest.¡± ¡°You bunch of old monsters¡­ ¡­ you are too scary.¡± Tian Lie smiled wryly and shook his head. ¡°I cannot even imagine¡­ an existence stronger than Shen, what kind of existence could that be?¡± ¡°He is already dead, thankfully.¡± Gabriel gave a soft sigh. ¡°Dead?¡± Tian Lie stared with widened eyes. ¡°If he is as strong as you say, who could kill him?¡± ¡°Us.¡± Gabriel was silent for a moment before slowly continuing, ¡°The six of us, together.¡± ¡°I understand what you mean.¡± Tian Lie considered it and sighed. ¡°The one known as Bai Qi was someone that required thebined efforts of all six of you to kill off. However, if that red-haired woman is willing to sacrifice herself, she could even kill someone like him.¡± ¡°Although Shen is currently very strong, in your opinion, he is still not as strong as Bai Qi from back then. If so¡­ ¡­ he will die for certain?¡± ¡°You are no fool.¡± Gabriel nodded his head. ¡°Just watch. It ising.¡± There on the screen of light, the countless Dimensional Rip des had begun vibrating intensely. Next, all of them disappeared. At the same time, the Longevity Pce disappeared from view. A huge gravitational force suddenly erupted into effect. Tian Lie felt as though his whole body was on the verge of being torn apart. The pce fragment that they were standing on was instantly sucked toward the spot that the Longevity Pce was at. It was not simply the pce fragment that they were standing on. Even the surrounding pce fragments were sucked toward the spot that the Longevity Pce had been upying. ¡°Gravity attack?¡± Tian Lie did his best to stabilize himself before asking aloud. Could it be¡­ ¡­ that red-haired woman had created a ck hole just now? ¡°No. It¡¯s much more terrifying than that.¡± Gabriel shook his head slowly. ¡°Just now¡­ ¡­ she erased the space there.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Tian Lie had realized the mistake in his judgement. After the instantaneous shift in positioning of the fragments, everything had returned to its normal state. It would appear there were no signs of a ck hole. ¡°Breaking space, is it that terrifying? Earlier, this Chris fellow had also broken space to attack Shen.¡± ¡°After reaching a certain level of power, or with the usage of certain special skills, it is not hard to break space,¡± said Gabriel with a sneer. ¡°However, you need to understand the difference between poking a hole through a piece of paper and making that paper disappear entirely. Remember this, I said disappear entirely.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s head was lowered as he carefully considered Gabriel¡¯s words. Suddenly, his body shook and he jerked his head up to look up front, at the empty space that the Longevity Pce had been upying earlier. A look of terror finally appeared on his face. ¡°In other words, just now, we did not actually move at all?¡± ¡°You finally understand?¡± Gabriel gave a harrumph. ¡°Yes, we have not moved in the slightest. What changed was the space. It is like when a bubble appeared within a tank of water. The surrounding water will flow in to fill up the space within the bubble. Likewise, when a certain volume of space disappears, the surrounding space will move in to fill it up.¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ the people within the space¡­¡± Tian Lie whispered. ¡°What will happen to them?¡± ¡°Naturally, they will disappear together with the space.¡± Gabriel spread his hands. ¡°Not killed, not teleported, not banished elsewhere. Rather, they havepletely disappeared from whichever corner of the world they are in, along with the surrounding space.¡± ¡°It cannot be blocked?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°It cannot be nullified?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°It cannot be escaped from?¡± ¡°No.¡± As Tian Lie was about to ask again, Gabriel waved him off impatiently, ¡°How many more times must you ask? Fine, let me make this clear for you¡­ ¡°Everyone in our group managed toprehend a portion of the powers within the Oddity! The principles behind each power are different for each of us! For Cheng Cheng, the power she obtained was the ability to erase space! See that? The space that the Longevity Pce was upying earlier had utterly disappeared. There is nothing there anymore! ¡°Which means, right now, Shen is dead! One hundred per cent, absolutely dead! Not a single drop of power, not a single scrap of soul, not a single cell is left! You cannot even find him in the Yellow Springs anymore! Because the space housing his ¡®existence¡¯ had been utterly erased!¡± ¡°Ok! Ok! Ok! Don¡¯t get aggravated, elder!¡± Tian Lie took a few steps back while gesturing downward with his hands. ¡°I understand. All of you are powerfully terrifying ancient monsters. I also understand that the move earlier is undoubtedly very powerful. It is just¡­ ¡­ there is one more thing I do not understand.¡± ¡°Out with it, then.¡± Gabriel rolled his eyes. ¡°That chaotic maelstrom in the centre of the hall¡­ ¡­ mm, the one you call the Oddity. The powers that you all possess now were most probably obtained from it, right?¡± Tian Lie said carefully. ¡°If so, it should be a very powerful item, right?¡± ¡°What a nonsensical question!¡± Gabriel gave a harrumph. ¡°So¡­ what I do not get is¡­ ¡­ this powerful item, could it be erased by the red-haired woman as well? Even though her powers hade from it?¡± Tian Lie smiled wryly as he extended his finger to point at the emptiness of space. ¡°That Oddity has disappeared as well.¡± Gabriel¡¯s whole body suddenly jolted and he quickly jerked his head to look at the area. ¡°The Hell! You are right!¡± Gabriel¡¯s face became twisted. ¡°I forgot about that! There is no way the Oddity could disappear! Even if Cheng Cheng¡¯s skill could erase everything within space, the Oddity¡­ ¡­ the Oddity¡­¡± He clenched his fists tightly. ¡°The Oddity is simply not an ¡®existence¡¯ belonging to this world!¡± ¡°Meaning?¡± Tian Lie looked at Gabriel. Suddenly, the gravitational force reappeared. This time, though, everything happened in reverse. The pce fragment that they were standing on was pushed in the opposite direction and the Longevity Pce reappeared. All of it¡­ ¡­ remain unchanged! Cheng Cheng, Shen, the Oddity in the centre of the hall and Zero. They were all standing in the same positions. Cheng Cheng¡¯s eyes were wide open as she stared at Shen, who stood before her. Shen was not dead. She was not dead either. The Longevity Pce, which should have disappeared along with the erased space, remained. She only recalled seeing the countless Dimensional Rip des vibrating before disappearing. Besides that, nothing else changed. In other words, the skill that she had utilized while fully prepared to die along with Shen had failed to bring about any effect. ¡°You¡­¡± Cheng Cheng had only managed to utter that one word before stopping. Fine lines of blood spurted out from every pore on her body and her figure fell limply as she fell into the endless void. ¡°That fellow¡­¡± Gabriel¡¯s eyes glinted and his right hand sent a sphere of light mming into the ground. In a sh, the sphere of light reappeared around Cheng Cheng, enveloping her figure and hovering within the void. In the next second, Gabriel appeared beside Cheng Cheng. ¡°Shen¡­ ¡­ how did you do it?¡± Gabriel looked at Shen. Taking a deep breath, he continued, ¡°When we were still together, we had discussed it before. All of us believed that Cheng Cheng¡¯s Spatial Annihtion Skill is a skill that absolutely cannot be defended against.¡± ¡°Back then, our vision was too shallow.¡± Shen had both hands sped behind his back and he said with a faint smile, ¡°Since the Spatial Annihtion Skill is meant to erase a volume of space, it is easy to counter it.¡± ¡°Easy?¡± Gabriel smiled wryly. ¡°Tell me what this easy method is.¡± ¡°Yes. All you need to do is to create another volume of space before the annihtion urs. As long as the volume of space created is the exact same as the annihted space, you can counter it.¡± ¡°Create¡­ ¡­ a volume of space?¡± Gabriel¡¯s face grew distorted. ¡°Come again, Shen? Did you just say¡­ ¡­ you created space?¡± ¡°There is no need to make me repeat myself to express how surprised you are.¡± Shen disyed a calm demeanour and there was a hint of ridicule in his tone. ¡°Given who you are, showing such a disy of shock will degrade your status.¡± ¡°You are right, I forget myself.¡± Gabriel recollected himself and slowly nodded his head. ¡°However, after not having met you for all these years, I never expected you to be so strong. No¡­ ¡­ you did not simply be stronger¡­¡± His eyes suddenly stared intently at Shen. ¡°Through the Oddity, we had managed toprehend a portion of the governingws of this world. Thanks to that, our level transcended that of the other Awakened ones and yers. The present you, however¡­ it is likely that you have already transcended the level of prehension¡¯. You can already¡­ ¡­ create governingws!¡± ¡°No, not yet.¡± Shen gently shook his head. ¡°What the present me can aplish is simply ¡®modification¡¯. Only after obtaining the Oddity can I possess the ability to create.¡± ¡°So, what do you n on doing after obtaining the Oddity?¡± asked Gabriel with a frown. ¡°Given your present level of power, it is likely that there is no longer anyone in this world who can match you.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t need to know.¡± Shen shook his head. Then, he turned his gaze toward the sphere of light beside Gabriel. ¡°Why did you save her? Back in the Romania instance dungeon, the two of you kept bickering with one another hatefully. Once she dies, you will be able to take that instance dungeon for yourself, no?¡± ¡°If I hadn¡¯t saved her, will you really just watch as she dies?¡± Gabriel turned to look at Cheng Cheng, who was within the sphere of light, before turning his gaze back toward Shen. ¡°Since when did you be such a heartless person?¡± ¡°She was the one who wanted to kill me.¡± Shen spread his hands. ¡°I was simply defending myself.¡± ¡°You have changed, Shen.¡± Gabriel was silent for a moment before releasing a soft sigh. ¡°I suddenly feel like I no longer recognize you.¡± Shen suddenlyughed out. ¡°No, I have not changed. I have simply¡­¡± ¡°He has simply recovered his self.¡± Another voice rang out. Both Shen and Gabriel turned in unison to look in the direction of the voice. A man was standing quietly within the void. Although he had spoken up all of a sudden, his words did not give off a feeling of the unexpected. It was as though he had been there since time immemorial. He sported elegant-looking, red-coloured hair that waspletely simr to Cheng Cheng¡¯s. Thezy expression that had once been disyed on his face was no more. Instead, his pair of eyes shone like the stars. Shen sighed and a wry smile appeared on his face. ¡°Duwei¡­ ¡­ in the end¡­ ¡­ you came after all.¡± ¡­ [TL: Only one chap today. In my defence, it''s a long chap. =P] Chapter 697 Instance Dungeon?

Chapter 697 Instance Dungeon?

GOR Chapter 697 Instance Dungeon? ¡°Duwei, your words earlier¡­ ¡­ what did you mean?¡± Gabriel knitted his brows as he looked at Duwei. ¡°Wait a bit.¡± Duwei shook his head. Without making any overt movements, he appeared beside Tian Lie to stand before Chris. ¡°I am sorry, master¡­ ¡­ I could not¡­¡± Chris struggled to raise the top half of his body only to have Duwei press a hand down on his shoulder. ¡°Don¡¯t move.¡± A red-coloured light shed out before fading away and a trace of vitality appeared on Chris¡¯ translucently pale face. Even his rate of breathing had grown more steady. ¡°I have healed your wounds. However, I have no way of helping you recover the power you lost. At present, it would be best for you to not move about.¡± Duwei then turned his gaze toward the armour fragments on Chris¡¯ body and said, ¡°The three items I gave you have all been destroyed?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chris bowed his head in guilt. ¡°The Tearlight Crystal had been utterly destroyed. The sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu was broken into two. As for the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour¡­¡± He reached out with his hand to jab a finger at his body before falling silent. ¡°No need to take it to heart. Just a few props, so what if they were destroyed? How could they bepared with the life of my important subordinate?¡± said Duwei with a smile. ¡°All right. Stay here and don¡¯t move. You will be incapable of interfering in what will be happening next.¡± ¡°Yes, master.¡± ¡°You two¡­ ¡­ can you do me a favour?¡± Duwei turned to smile at both Tian Lie and Nicole. ¡°Help me take care of my subordinate. There is no need to do anything special. Just look after him and make sure he doesn¡¯t move about.¡± Even though those words were that of a request, when they came from Duwei¡¯s mouth, it brought with it an atmosphere which could not be defied. ¡°All right.¡± Tian Lie nodded his head. ¡°Thanks.¡± Duwei winked at Tian Lie before returning to stand beside Gabriel in a sh. Duwei then extended his hand to rap on the sphere of light enveloping Cheng Cheng. With a sh, the sphere of light then disappeared. However, Cheng Cheng remained suspended there without falling. ¡°You went to care for your subordinate beforeing for Cheng Cheng?¡± said Gabriel with widened eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, she won¡¯t die.¡± Duwei shook his head, a look of confidence on his face. ¡°She gave it her all to unleash the Spatial Annihtion Skill. Originally, it should have devoured everything within the set volume of space, herself included. Since she did not get effected by it, it means she had simply over exhausted herself. She had simply pulled out too much from her energy source. It is not a life-threatening situation. And now that I am here, nothing will happen to her.¡± Extending his right index finger, he gently tapped the centre of Cheng Cheng¡¯s eyebrows to send a stream of red-coloured light into Cheng Cheng¡¯s body. After a while, Cheng Cheng opened her eyes. When she saw Duwei, she froze. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ why did youe?¡± ¡°I am here to meet my old friends, and¡­ ¡­ my little sister whom I have not met in a long time. All right, then. You have just over exhausted a great deal of your strength. Don¡¯t talk too much for now.¡± Duwei said softly to her. Then, he raised his head to look at Shen and a sharp glint suddenly appeared within his eyes. ¡°You are looking good, Shen.¡± ¡°Not particrly good.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°At least, not until I get the Oddity.¡± ¡°For the sake of the Oddity, are you willing to forsake everything else?¡± Duwei sighed. ¡°If I had not made it here in time, would you just watch as Cheng Cheng dies?¡± ¡°I did not attack her.¡± Shen was silent for a moment before slowly continuing, ¡°Besides, she was the one who wanted to kill me first.¡± ¡°Whether or not you personally attacked her¡­ is there a difference?¡± asked Duwei coldly. ¡°Although Cheng Cheng¡¯s Spatial Annihtion Skill is extremely destructive, it takes too long to execute. Given your current level of strength, there is no need for you to wait for her to fully set up her skill. You can stop her midway.¡± ¡°It is useless.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°She has already resolved herself to die together with me. With her alive, I have no way of guaranteeing that I will not be disrupted when taking back the Oddity. Besides¡­¡± Shen suddenly revealed a smile. ¡°Cheng Cheng being so determined to kill me, isn¡¯t it also your fault? It was you who wanted me to, no matter what happens, not tell her the truth. In the name of friendship.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s face instantly twisted and she jerked her head to stare at Duwei. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ knew why he left me? You forbade him to tell me?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Duwei was silent for a moment before slowly nodding his head. ¡°Yes, it was me.¡± ¡°I need a satisfactory reason, brother.¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s silvery teeth bit into her lip so hard that it almost tore it. ¡°And that thing you mentioned, him recovering his self. What is that about?¡± Gabriel turned to Duwei with a frown. ¡°You seem to know more than us.¡± ¡°See? Now the pressure is finally on you.¡± Shen smiled at Duwei as he spread his hands. ¡°Do you really n on telling them the whole truth? I mean, the whole truth.¡± Duwei slowly closed his eyes. After a while, he opened his eyes to reveal a look of utter determination. ¡°All right. Perhaps, the time hase to reveal it. However¡­ ¡°Since an announcement is in order, we should have everyone here. Zero! Initiate the founder¡¯s authority verification, initiate emergency mode!¡± ¡°Yes. Founder¡¯s authority verified. Now initiating emergency mode.¡± Zero, who had been standing there without making a sound, suddenly spoke up with a mechanical tone. As for Shen, wrinkles finally appeared on his face. Duwei shrugged his hands at Shen with a smile and said, ¡°How many years has it been¡­ ¡­ since our circle of friends assembled together?¡± ¡­ ¡°What is the meaning of this? Go to this instance dungeon to find Qiao Qiao?¡± Roddy¡¯s head was lowered as he looked at the Lifehymn Music Score in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s grasp. There was a puzzled frown on his face. ¡°Number SD9502, Changban Hillside instance dungeon? She¡­ ¡­ returned as well? Why couldn¡¯t she return with you? Instead, she is inside this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°I will exin the details to you on the way there.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t want to wait a second longer. Let me decide on the members first¡­¡± He looked around, his gaze sweeping through every face standing before him. ¡°The level of difficulty for this instance dungeon will not be low. Xia Xiaolei, Qimu Xi, at present, the two of youck the sufficient amount of strength to participate in it. You two will stay and protect the base. Soo Soo, you stay as well. Lun Tai, Bei Tai, you two will be following me.¡± His gaze rested on Roddy and he hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. ¡°This instance dungeon is likely set in the era of cold weapons. Given your tech-based powers, you will likely face a high level of restriction. You stay in base as well. The three of them will also require a senior to help them take care of the ce.¡± ¡°What nonsense are you talking about, Xiaolian!¡± Roddy mmed his fist on the table. ¡°Qiao Qiao may be your girlfriend, but she is also my friend! Do not forget, I have known her longer than you. How can I not participate in her rescue? Not being able to go with you to World¡¯s End was one thing. Now you are not even going to let me enter an instance dungeon? Even if you insist on having someone stay behind to look after the base, it should not be me!¡± Soo Soo was silent. She simply walked to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s front, raised her head and stared at Chen Xiaolian with her pair of big round eyes. There were no emotions on her face. ¡°Why are you throwing a fuss about going as well, Soo Soo¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned as he said softly. ¡°Be nice and stay in the base, all right?¡± By his judgement, the level of difficulty for this instance dungeon was most likely simr or even higherpared to the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon, where they encountered Bai Qi. Given how powerful Soo Soo¡¯s skill was, she would be of great help in terms ofbat power. Unfortunately, the present Soo Soo was not in a stable state. After their trip to Romania, Chen Xiaolian was able to ascertain that the one in charge of Soo Soo¡¯s body was her second personality, the dark loli. Although it was better for her to be in this state from the get gopared to appearing after getting shocked within an instance dungeon, negating any random summoning of her zing Phoenix, Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat concerned. It had not been easy to bring Qiao Qiao out from World¡¯s End. Should something unexpected happen¡­ After getting rejected by Chen Xiaolian, Soo Soo did not say anything. She also did not leave. Instead, she continued to stare at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Soo Soo¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian crouched down. Reaching out with his hand, he ced it on Qiao Qiao¡¯s shoulder. As he was considering how else he could reject her plea, his face suddenly sank. He had received a sudden prompt within his personal system. [System: Emergency opening of instance dungeon number SD9502. All existing Awakened ones and guild members within a radius of 1,000 km are to arrive within the instance dungeon area within three days. Those who arete will be exterminated. [System: This instance dungeon has only one objective. Everyone will be ced in the same faction wherebat between participants are forbidden. No restrictions on equipment and no time limit. [System: Designated instance dungeon area for SD9502 is Dangyang, Changban Hillside. At present, there is a distance of 652 km between you and the instance dungeon area. Countdown timer: 71:59:59.] Chen Xiaolian looked at the faces of everyone who were standing before him. Clearly, all of them had received the same prompt. Roddy spread his hands and smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me. This is the system¡¯s arrangement. What can I say about it? This time, I will have to go even if I do not want to.¡± Without uttering a single word, Soo Soo turned and walked toward the corner of the room. She then picked up her small suitcase and walked back in front of Chen Xiaolian. After returning from Romania, she had not unpacked her suitcase. And now, there was no need for her to pack her stuff anymore. ¡°There is something wrong with this instance dungeon,¡± said Lun Tai, who knitted his brows. ¡°How many Awakened ones are there within a radius of 1,000 km of the instance dungeon area? For so many people to be selected¡­ ¡­ this is too much. I have never seen an instance dungeon of such arge scale!¡± ¡°Not to mention, it is also stated within the system prompt that this is an emergency opening,¡± continued Bei Tai. ¡°For it to be the same one as the one in the Lifehymn Music Score, this is probably not a coincidence.¡± ¡°It probably isn¡¯t.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled ruefully. ¡°It seems Zhao Yun¡¯s departure has rmed the system. For it to dispatch so many participants, its objective is surely to kill Zhao Yun.¡± ¡°Zhao Yun¡­ ?! Departure?!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes were wide open as he stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You mean to say, the instance dungeon that we will be participating in, its BOSS, Zhao Yun¡­ ¡­ is someone you brought out from World¡¯s End?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Oh, Heaven! He is my idol since my childhood!¡± Roddy pped his hands, a look of exultation on his face. ¡°How is it? Is my Brother Yun handsome? Is he really a heroic figure who brandishes a silver spear atop his white horse? Is he really an invincible spear-wielding character?!¡± ¡°Ahh¡­ ¡­ there is one thing. Don¡¯t get shocked after hearing it.¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his nose and said, ¡°Zhao Yun is¡­ ¡­ a female. So, technically, you should call her¡­ ¡­ Sister Yun.¡± ¡°NANI?!¡± Roddy uttered a shrill cry. Next, his eyes rolled up and he slumped to the floor, unconscious. ¡­ [TL Note: Zhao Yun is a famed historical figure in China from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms era. He served as one of the five Tiger Generals for the Kingdom of Shu. And yes, historically, Zhao Yun was a he.] Chapter 698 Soo Soo

Chapter 698 Soo Soo

GOR Chapter 698 Soo Soo After two hours, Chen Xiaolian finally finished informing the rest of the team about what happened back in World¡¯s End. ¡°In other words¡­ ¡­ the opponent we have to face is the equivalent of Bai Qi from the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon?¡± After having heard Chen Xiaolian¡¯s exnation, Roddy revealed a bitter smile. ¡°A fellow at that level is going to be hard to deal with!¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Sweeping his gaze through the faces of his teammates, he said, ¡°We will be siding with Zhao Yun.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Roddy was the first to jump to his feet. ¡°Xiaolian, are you joking?¡± ¡°I am not.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Qiao Qiao was brought here by Zhao Yun from World¡¯s End. It is very likely that she will be on the same side as Zhao Yun, transformed into NPCs of the same faction within the instance dungeon. Since our objective is to rescue Qiao Qiao, it is essentially the opposite of our quest objective. Not to mention, Sister Yun had fought by my side back in World¡¯s End. If not for her, I would have died back then. There would have been no chance for me to bring Qiao Qiao back. Besides, when I left World¡¯s End, I had promised her to go look for her. I cannot kill off a formerrade-in-arms of mine.¡± ¡°Principle wise, I support the Guild Leader¡¯s decision.¡± Lun Tai was silent for a moment before slowly speaking up, ¡°At present, however, we cannot be certain of what will happen within the instance dungeon. Thus, I have a few more questions to ask. ¡°Firstly, while Zhao Yun, the final BOSS of the instance dungeon, must undoubtedly be very strong, the system has assembled all the Awakened ones within a radius of 1,000 km to participate in this instance dungeon. Given these numbers, I feel that the amount of strength on the participants¡¯ side is higher. It is too risky for us to be going against every one of the participants. ¡°Secondly, Guild Leader had lost Skyde¡¯s power back in World¡¯s End. Although you remain as our guild¡¯s strongest powerhouse, your strength is at most between [A] ss to [A+] ss right now. Back in Jerusalem, when Guild Leader¡¯s strength was still at the quasi-[S] ss, all of us were still nearly wiped out. Thus, our present situation is not looking good. ¡°Thirdly, the information given in the system prompt earlier was too brief. We still do not have a clear grasp of what will happen in the instance dungeon. We also do not know what the rewards and punishments are. If we cannotplete the quest in the end, what type of punishment awaits all the participants? Getting thrown into a punishment-type instance dungeon is all right. However, what if the system chooses to select our guild members at random and exterminate them as punishment? Worse, what if it chooses to exterminate everyone as punishment? What should we do then?¡± After Lun Tai was finished talking, Chen Xiaolian nodded toward Lun Tai with a smile. ¡°A detailed consideration. Lun Tai, you are looking more like a Deputy Guild Leader.¡± ¡°So, what is your opinion on it, Guild Leader?¡± Lun Tai turned to face Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian considered the issues at hand for a moment before speaking up. ¡°Firstly, I do not think that the participants have the higher amount of power. For the system to arrange so many participants for the instance dungeon, it means that the system is not too confident that Zhao Yun could be killed. Unlike Bai Qi¡¯s case, the system is making an irregr response to Zhao Yun¡¯s departure from World¡¯s End. It is thus highly likely that Zhao Yun had been able to maintain much more of her power when she came over. Thus, the system had detected it. As for Zhao Yun¡¯s power¡­¡± Having said that, Chen Xiaolian raised his head to reveal a wry smile. ¡°Do you know how terrified I feel when I saw her instant killing an [S] ss?¡± After a pause, Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°Besides, our objective is not to openly fight the other participants. Since the system has not notified the existence of a second faction, the other participants will likely not consider the possibility of someone siding with the quest target. We simply need to secretly disrupt the other participants¡¯ ns, stopping them frompleting their quest. For example, meeting up with Zhao Yun and Qiao Qiao in advance and figuring out a method of bringing them out from the instance dungeon. In the most ideal case, it may be possible for us topletely avoid fighting the participants. ¡°What has me concerned most is: what kind of quest will the system arrange for us after we enter the instance dungeon? If we fail toplete the quest, there will likely be a punishment. However, I do not believe the system would kill off every single participant for failing toplete the quest. We are talking about every Awakened within a radius of 1,000 km here. The number of participants is likely more than a thousand!¡± ¡°Your analysis of the situation makes sense.¡± Lun Tai slowly nodded his head. ¡°At the end of the day, though, this is simply a general spection. For a more detailed n, we will need to wait until after we have entered the instance dungeon. Next up is the preparation time. Firstly, Roddy, after this meeting is over, quickly go to the secret sites for Awakened ones and check up on any discussion regarding this issue. An area within a 1,000 km radius means a considerable portion of China itself. Not to mention, this is the most developed and densely popted area. For everyone within this area to receive the system prompt of participation, the inte must be blowing up right now.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Roddy snapped his fingers. ¡°Xia Xiaolei, Bei Tai, the two of you are responsible for making an inventory of our existing supply reserves. After that, sort out the supplies that we have in our possession and decide what else we need to purchase from the system and whatnot. I have a feeling that this instance dungeon might be a lengthy battle. We must have ample supply of healing substances.¡± ¡°Affirmative, Guild Leader!¡± Xia Xiaolei nodded his head vigorously. ¡°Once the preparations areplete, we will set off immediately to head to the instance dungeon area.¡± ¡°So fast?¡± Roddy knitted his brows. ¡°We still have three days before the instance dungeon opens. With the Tidal Fighter, we can reach the ce in just a few hours¡¯ time. Is there a need for us to head there with such urgency? Many participants will be arriving one after another before the instance dungeon opens. I know that the system had stated that all the participants will be on the same faction and conflicts over the quest will not erupt. Even so, with so many participants gathered together, there is no way to guarantee that nothing will happen.¡± ¡°You are wrong. It is the opposite.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly shook his head. ¡°It is precisely because there is nopetition between participants that I feel we can make contact with some other participants before entering the instance dungeon. Considering the details given in the system prompt, anyone with half a brain will know that this will be a difficult battle. Even if there are any grudges between the participants there, they will have to put down their grudges for now.¡± ¡°All right. Your words make sense.¡± Roddy considered it for a moment before nodding. ¡°Enough. Everyone, go handle your respective tasks.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up from the chair. ¡°Soo Soo,e with me.¡± Soo Soo calmly stood up and followed Chen Xiaolian out of the room. Walking through the corridor, Chen Xiaolian then pushed open a door leading into an empty room. Going inside, he then sat down on the sofa inside the room before pointing at the sofa ced before him. Soo Soo sat down gently and ced both palms on her chin as she disyed a lovely smile. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, you¡­ ¡­ what do you want to talk to me about?¡± ¡°Why are you staying outside so long this time?¡± Chen Xiaolian, too, revealed a smile. ¡°What do you mean long, Xiaolian oppa?! You are the one who brought me to Romania!¡± Soo Soo pouted her lips to disy an aggrieved expression. ¡°After you went to World¡¯s End, Roddy only let me stay there for a few days before quicklying back! I am just a little girl who cannot even pilot the Tidal Fighter. Can I return by myself?¡± ¡°Stop pretending. You know I am not talking about that.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows were slightly furrowed. ¡°Soo Soo¡¯s main personality. Are you not nning to let her out?¡± Soo Soo lowered her head. Reaching out with her hand to twirl the hair on her forehead, she said, ¡°You¡­ ¡­ noticed, Xiaolian oppa?¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t try particrly hard to hide it. I am not blind as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Is it irregr for me to notice it?¡± ¡°That is right. Because¡­ ¡­ Xiaolian oppa, I am unwilling to deceive you.¡± Soo Soo¡¯s ck pupils stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°So, you don¡¯t want to see me?¡± Chen Xiaolian was taken aback. He then revealed a wry smile as he did not know how to answer the question. Although she was the second personality, this dark loli before him was also Soo Soo. Unlike those with multiple personality disorders, the difference between Soo Soo¡¯s second personality and her main personality was not too big. The second personality possessed the same set of memories as the main personality. In fact, they even shared part of their emotions. Even though she would disy a cold attitude most of the time, she would still address him as ¡®Xiaolian oppa¡¯. Assuming Chen Xiaolian¡¯s judgement was correct, since returning from Jerusalem, the one in control of Soo Soo¡¯s body was always the second personality. However, since going to Romania and entering the vampire instance dungeon, the atmosphere Chen Xiaolian felt from her was no longer that of the cold dark loli of the past. Rather, he felt a slight change in her. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, answer me oh.¡± Soo Soo smiled as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ it is not that I do not want to see you.¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully considered his words before slowly saying, ¡°The way I see it, be it you or the main personality, the both of you are Soo Soo, my guild member. And also, Qiao Qiao¡¯s little sister. I am worried that something bad might happen if you keep this up.¡± He looked directly at Soo Soo, a concerned expression on his face. ¡°After all, you are not the main personality. I am uncertain if any harm woulde to her¡­ ¡­ to you two if you continue to control the body.¡± ¡°So, Xiaolian oppa is worried about Soo Soo?¡± Soo Soo pursed her lips to form a grin. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ there is no need for you to worry about this. Soo Soo is so smart. Why would I hurt myself? Besides¡­ don¡¯t you think that it will be somewhat more beneficial for Xiaolian oppa if I am the one controlling this body for now?¡± ¡°Beneficial?¡± Chen Xiaolian tilted his head slightly. ¡°Why do you say that?¡± ¡°Because¡­ ¡­ the cute little Soo Soo is truly unsuited forbat oh! Although we share the same body and skill, she¡­ ¡­ is just too weak.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly, not saying anything in response. The dark loli Soo Soo was right. Given her character, that loveable and na?ve Soo Soo was indeed incapable of being apetentbatant. Soo Soo possessed a very powerful skill. However, many times in the previous instance dungeons, she had not been able to properly disy her fullbat power. The few times that she had unleashed her power were only possible due to her reaching an aggravated state, resulting in the second personality taking over. Soo Soo jumped down from the sofa and slowly walked to stand before Chen Xiaolian. She then crouched down partially, cing her head on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thigh as she looked up at him. ¡°Xiaolian oppa, when I have done what I need to do, I will return control over this body back to her. However, right now¡­ it is still not the time to do so. Next up, we need to go rescue Qiao Qiao unnie. Do you hope to have a Soo Soo that needs your protection beside you or a Soo Soo that can help you?¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment before nodding his head. ¡°I¡­ understand. You are right. However, you need to promise that this will not harm the two of you at all.¡± Soo Soo stood up and tilted her head, a gentle smile on her face. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Xiaolian oppa. Although I am a different personality, I¡­ ¡­ am also Soo Soo.¡± ¡­ Chapter 699 Begin

Chapter 699 Begin

GOR Chapter 699 Begin In less than half a day¡¯s worth of time, they had finished preparing for their departure. Meteor Rock Guild was a small guild to begin with. However, after having received assistance from de Mountain me Sea Guild and the supplies that Fatty gave them, they now possessed a considerable amount of resources. They possessed the invaluable Tidal Fighter, which could be used for bothbat and transportation. Additionally, everyone could now be equipped with energy-based weapons. They also possessed four Sentinel mechs. In ordance with the standard for Zero City, those Sentinel mechs have been outfitted with aprehensive weapons and defence system. Its built-in AI could automatically engage inbat. When necessary, however, Roddy could use his Mechanical Heart skill to control them, putting them into a semi-manual mode of sorts. There were also two Thunderstorm Tanks, a set of [A] ss protective suits¡­ ¡­ adding all those items together was enough to make Meteor Rock Guild a first-rate guild among the Awakened guilds. Naturally, whenpared to the former resident guilds of Zero City, they were still farcking. At present, however, Zero City was in ruins and there was no clue as to where Zero City¡¯s survivors had gone to. Who knows where they had hidden themselves. There was also no telling if they would be forced to participate in this instance dungeon. In addition to their existing equipment, Xia Xiaolei had also used up a considerable amount of their remaining points to purchase a great deal of ammo and healing props. Given the possibility that the instance dungeon was most likely set in the ancient era and couldst a long time, they had also prepared a good amount of food and water for the guild, enough tost them for a month. They were all stored in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s storage equipment. ¡°Right now, we still have one issue, the Star Sand mine.¡± After Xia Xiaolei was done reporting the amount of equipment they have, Roddy spoke up with a look of concern. ¡°Back then, de Mountain me Sea Guild promised to give us three times the cost of operating the mine as the price for procuring it from us. Right now, though, Zero City is destroyed. Although there might still be survivors from de Mountain me Sea Guild, it is impossible for them to regain their former glory. It is hopeless to think they can follow the original agreement. Not to mention, we cannot even make contact with them right now. ¡°Back then, you brought 10,000 points back to let the Star Sand mine operate at full capacity. However, I don¡¯t think we will be getting more points from them. So, what should we do about the mine?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. After Zero City¡¯s destruction, he quickly became preupied with the Romania trip. Next, he entered World¡¯s End. There was simply no time for him to consider the mine. This was quite the headache inducing situation. It was like a factory that had gotten an investment from a big buyer. The production line had been set up and the sales and purchase agreement had been signed. After everything had started operating however, the big buyer suddenly went bankrupt. Additionally, they were still incapable of finding other buyers for the products produced from the factory. Continue mining? Every day they continue mining would trante to a day¡¯s worth of losses. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s words back then were not pointless words. Given Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s size, they simply could not use that much Star Sand. After putting in all the points to mine out the Star Sand, all they could do in the end was to leave it aside. Stop mining? When Zero City issued out the quest, it had stated that the rights to using the mine was limited to one year. Given that Zero City was now destroyed, after the one year was up, the mine might simply disappear. It was also possible that it might simply be unusable to everyone. The rights to the mine had not been easy to obtain. For them to simply stop mining was too much of a waste. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was still uncertain about the mechanism involved in Zero City¡¯s issuing of quests and what will happen after Zero City¡¯s destruction. It was also possible that the mine would be Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s forever. However, such a fortuitous scenario was something that Chen Xiaolian dared not wish for. Additionally, the point consumption for the operation of the Star Sand mine was not something that would flow evenly. Back then, when the man in ck had given Chen Xiaolian those points, he said that it could allow the operation tost for around three months. Chen Xiaolian had not bothered to calcte it then. Later on, when the mine was fully up and running, Chen Xiaolian found out that the points were not enough for three months. There were eight mines. Each mine required 100 points per month to open. It was a one-time payment which will not be refunded even if the mine was closed at the end of the month. Next were the mining androids. In addition to the daily point requirements, there was the initial purchase price of 100 points per android. After receiving the points transferred over by Qiao Yifeng¡¯s side, Chen Xiaolian had directly bought the maximum number of androids needed when he returned to the mine. Each of the eight mines could amodate eight androids, leading to a total of 6,400 points spent. They had been operating for more than 10 days now. At present, they had used up 8,000 points for the mine. Given the present rate of point consumption, the 10,000 points will be used up in way less than three months. At that time, Chen Xiaolian, who had finally calcted the speed at which the points will be consumed, had nned to go contact de Mountain me Sea Guild members in Zero City and request for another transfer of points. However, a series of matters kept popping up and he ended up putting it on hold before eventually forgetting about it. ¡°Let¡¯s do this¡­¡± After a moment¡¯s consideration, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°Let it continue operating first. Don¡¯t reduce its production rate. We still have around 2,000 of the 10,000 points. It is enough for us to maintain mining operating for the first month. Stopping the androids¡¯ operations only saves us tens of points per day. If we let it stop now, our losses will be too big.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Roddy nodded his head. ¡°Then, after the first month is over?¡± ¡°There are still around 10 days before the first month is over. By then, if we still cannot find funding for it, close up the other seven mines. Just leave one running.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°Star Sand is indeed good stuff. However, it is not something we can afford to use. Still¡­¡± He turned toward Roddy and said, ¡°How much Star Sand have we mined in total?¡± ¡°We have only opened the mine for around half a month. There¡¯s not even 30 kg¡­¡± Suddenly, Roddy¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°What? Are you going to use it on my Mech?¡± ¡°Dream on.¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. ¡°Right now, within a time period of 24 hours, you can only operate the Mech for 18 seconds. Given this time restriction, it doesn¡¯t matter how much you enhance it. It will not be able to help much. Rather, it is aplete waste.¡± ¡°Damn it. You made me happy for nothing,¡± said Roddy sullenly. ¡°But¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian continued. ¡°Even though they cannot be used to enhance your Mech, it doesn¡¯t mean you cannot use them. Don¡¯t we still have four Sentinel mechs?¡± ¡°That¡­ that¡¯s not bad. However¡­¡± Hearing that, Roddy¡¯s spirit lifted somewhat. ¡°30 kg of Star Sand is only enough to slightly enhance the armour of the four Sentinel mechs.¡± ¡°When did I say I want to enhance all four?¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°Although the specs of the Sentinel mechs are high, at the end of the day, they cannot be our main equipment in the future. They are just a temporary solution. Besides, we had to fork out so much points only to get so little Star Sand. We cannot be so wasteful. If I give you 10 kg to use on one mech, it should be enough to enhance the mech to a sufficient degree. That mech will be your long-term equipment for now.¡± ¡°So little? What about the rest?¡± Roddy pursed his lips. ¡°This instance dungeon is very big. The surrounding areas before the opening of the instance dungeon must surely be very lively. When that happens, we can try to sniff around to see if we can find a buyer. If its only 20 kg, we may be able to find a guild capable of buying it.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned back to face Roddy. ¡°Right, did you find anything of value online?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve surfed through a few secret forums for Awakened ones. They are all practically exploding.¡± Roddy smiled before continuing, ¡°Everyone believes that the difficulty level for this instance dungeon is unimaginably high. Someone has already proposed meeting up before the instance dungeon begins.¡± Having said that, Roddy pulled out his mobile phone and pulled out a page. ¡°It¡¯s this guy.¡± Chen Xiaolian epted the mobile phone and had a look. The one who sent the message had a casually made digital ID. He did however, write down quite a bit of his analysis regarding the instance dungeon. Finally, he said that both he and his guild will be arriving at the instance dungeon area two days ahead of time. Anyone who wanted to share information and create a joint n of attack, be it a guild or an individual participant, they can contact him. However, when Chen Xiaolian scrolled down to check the reply section, he saw that no one had replied to him. ¡°Even if someone does want to contact him, they will do so privately. They will not be using the reply function,¡± Roddy exined. ¡°So, is there a need for us to contact him?¡± ¡°Naturally. After we are done dealing with the matters in our base, we will head out immediately.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to nod his head in agreement. Suddenly, he recalled something. ¡°Right, what about the child we brought back from World¡¯s End?¡± Lun Tai pped his head apologetically. ¡°You mean Toto? I forgot to mention. He is living in our resort as well. Since you had not return, we did not know what to do with him as well. We had simply asked him for a general picture. His real name is Wang Duo, ten years old, a fourth-grade primary school student. His home is in Xijing¡­¡± ¡°Then, just send him back home.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°At his age, he should be able to remember his home address and the name of his parents. At any rate, the Tidal Fighter is very fast. We can send him to Xijing first before going to the instance dungeon.¡± Lun Tai faltered for a moment before whispering out, ¡°The child is very smart. He knows he had died once. He was mmed to death by a car while crossing the road. Sending him back¡­ his parents¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian blinked. Then, he recollected himself and said with a wry smile, ¡°Too many things have been happeningtely that my mind has gone dumb on me. In other words, he is now a dead person for his family?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± said Lun Tai as he faced Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Qimu Xi had been taking care of him for the past few days while we waited for your return. At present, it seems we will have to¡­ ¡­ adopt him.¡± ¡°That seems to be our only option for now.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed before turning to Roddy. ¡°You will have to handle this matter. Arrange an identity and a school enrolment for Toto. Can you do it?¡± ¡°No problem.¡± Roddy nodded his head and he walked outside. ¡°Let me make a call.¡± After just a moment, Roddy walked back in and said with a smile, ¡°All right, it is done.¡± ¡°So fast?!¡± Chen Xiaolian was amazed. Roddy snickered and replied, ¡°Not so fast. All I did was make the request. We can¡¯t possibly bring him along with us as we go participate in an instance dungeon, can we? We also cannot afford to wait until everything is done before setting off. My old man has gone to find a friend to deal with the identity issue. Once we return, the school enrolment should be about done as well.¡± ¡­ Chapter 700 Would We Care?

Chapter 700 Would We Care?

GOR Chapter 700 Would We Care? Chen Xiaolian and Roddy sent Toto, who was staying in their resort base to thepany that Roddy¡¯s father own. Although he was young, Toto was far more sensible and quieterpared to his peers. It may have something to do with the fact that he had stayed in World¡¯s End with Zhao Yun for some time. After Chen Xiaolian had informed him that they had to go out and will be entrusting him to Roddy¡¯s father for caretaking, Toto epted it without making a fuss. After everything was finally prepared, they moved to board the Tidal Fighter in order to fly toward the instance dungeon area. As they were in the process of boarding the Tidal Fighter, however, Chen Xiaolian pped his head. ¡°Hold it! We¡­ ¡­ we forgot about something!¡± ¡°What?¡± Roddy knitted his brows thoughtfully. ¡°Matters that needed handling have all been handled. All the supplies have also been arranged. Even if we did forget something, we can just purchase from the Exchange System then.¡± ¡°Did you forget we have a prisoner?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°The eighth-grade syndrome patient called Nightmare?¡± ¡°Oh damn! I totally forgot about him!¡± Lun Tai pped his head. ¡­ ¡°I thought you were going to kill me!¡± The moment they opened the door, the youngster known as Zhao Tiezhu aka Nightmare called out through tear-filled eyes as he knelt on the floor while hugging Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thigh. After getting captured by Chen Xiaolian, Nightmare had been brought back to the resort base and locked up. With the exception of his slightly wondrous initial skill, Nightmare¡¯s physical attributes was not enhanced much. After his incarceration, all his equipment was taken away. Whenpared to the average human, he was stronger, but not by much. For the sake of detaining him, Lun Tai had ordered the robot Adam to modify one of the resort¡¯s room, changing it into a cell. The four walls and the ceiling had been modified. They were made using a special type of alloy steel. Additionally, there were threeyers of electronically controlled doors. He would be given only one meal a day. After Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sessful return from World¡¯s End, this unlucky prisoner with no aura of existence was forgotten by all of them. By then, they had missed the time to feed him by nearly half a day. Not only was he about to faint from hunger, he was also terrified. Like everyone else, he had also received the system prompt. Yet, knowing that he was a prisoner, he felt uneasy. He had been detained for so long and had no clue as to what will happen to him. Feelings of anxiousness hounded him every day. After receiving the system prompt, he saw that no one came to meet him. Thus, he felt darkness iming him. If he had been left behind with no one to take care of him, forget starving to death, he will be exterminated for failing to show up at the instance dungeon area after the three-day period. Seeing Nightmare sob while hugging Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thigh. Lun Tai turned toward Chen Xiaolian with a questioning look. What should they do with him? ¡°Forget it, let him go.¡± After considering it for a moment, Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°There is no way we can bring him along with us. However, leaving him here would be the equivalent of killing him. There are two more days, enough for him to get to the instance dungeon area by himself.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Before Lun Tai could say his piece, Nightmare disrupted him with a tearful face, ¡°Just let me go, fellow brothers! I promise you! I will never reveal any of your secrets!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. He won¡¯t,¡± Chen Xiaolian said to Lun Tai with a smile as he shook his head. At the same time, he messaged Xia Xiaolei through their guild channel and transferred over some points. Soon, a greasy-looking, circr marble-sized ball with a bluish-green colour appeared in Xia Xiaolei¡¯s palm. epting the ball, Chen Xiaolian pulled out a small knife and gently made a cut on his finger. Next, he squeezed out a few drops of his blood onto the ball. The surface of the ball looked as smooth as a mirror. However, when the droplets of blood made contact with it, it seemed as though they were falling into the ocean. They were immediately sucked into the ball, not a trace of the blood remained. All that could be seen was a faint blood mark. ¡°Done. Eat it.¡± Chen Xiaolian picked up the ball with two fingers and ced it before Nightmare¡¯s face. ¡°This¡­ this is¡­¡± There was a miserable look on Nightmare¡¯s face as he hesitated. ¡°Do you think you are in any position to object or ask anything?¡± There was an amiable looking smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he said, ¡°I will give you 10 seconds.¡± Before Chen Xiaolian could start counting down, Nightmare quickly picked up the ball and shoved it into his mouth before swallowing it down. ¡°Smart.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head satisfactorily. ¡°Now¡­ can you tell me what is it¡­¡± asked Nightmare with a miserable face. Chen Xiaolian crouched down, revealing a harmless-looking smile on his face. ¡°Have you ever heard of¡­ ¡­ the Three Corpse Brain Pill?¡± ¡­ After dropping Nightmare off within a remote part in a suburban area, the Tidal Fighter lifted off before flying westward. Nightmare stood there for a moment, staring nkly into space. After confirming that the Tidal Fighter had left, he abruptly fell to his knees as he extended out two fingers into his throat, attempting to make himself vomit. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could only vomit out some gastric juices. The prompt that had appeared after he swallowed the pill continued to echo within his mind. [System prompt: You have taken the Blood Controller Pill, poison incubation countdown beginning. You must consume more than 1 ml of the controller¡¯s blood once every 180 days. If you do not, the poison will break out. After consuming the blood, the poison incubation countdown will restart. Time remaining: 179 days 23 hours 59 minutes.] While Nightmare had no intention of purchasing the antidote from the Exchange System, he tried to look for information regarding the Blood Controller Pill. After finding out the price for the pill, he gave up. Seeing that one pill alone was priced at 1,000 points, he could forget about finding the antidote for the pill. In other words, he had be Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ve. Unless he could find some way of curing himself of the poison, not only can he not disobey Chen Xiaolian¡¯s orders, he would have to pray that Chen Xiaolian do not end up dying. Should that happen, Nightmare would only be able to live on for another half year¡­ ¡­ ¡°Hey, Xiaolian. Why did you waste so much points on that kid?¡± After setting the Tidal Fighter to automatic cruise mode, Roddy pushed down one of the seats andy down before turning to face Chen Xiaolian. He continued, ¡°Even with Xia Xiaolei¡¯s discount skill, that stuff is still at 800 points. Using something like that on a useless guy like him; isn¡¯t that too wasteful?¡± ¡°That is true.¡± Bei Tai, who was seated at the back, turned his head and said, ¡°Even if you are unwilling to kill him due to your kind-hearted nature, there are other ways we can use to control him. If ites down to it, we can just tie him up and bring him together, no?¡± ¡°Is it a waste? We¡¯ll know the answer to that in the future,¡± answered Chen Xiaolian with a faint smile. ¡°After Shen¡¯s disappearance, Thorned Flower Guild fell into a state of infighting. If we can stick a nail into their midst, will you still think of that 800 points as a waste?¡± ¡°That kid? Thorned Flower Guild?¡± Roddy stared with widened eyes. ¡°You are thinking too much into it, Xiaolian!¡± ¡°If we don¡¯t try, how will we know?¡± Chen Xiaolian pushed down his own seat andy down. ¡°All right, let me rest for a bit. I have not slept in a long while.¡± Without waiting for Roddy to speak up again, Chen Xiaolian closed his eyes. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was not able to sleep long as the Tidal Fighter quickly arrived at their destination. The ancient battlefield of Changban Hillside was within the outskirts of a county city. However, the coordinate given for the instance dungeon was the centre of the county city. Taking advantage of the night sky, Roddynded the Tidal Fighter somewhere in the outskirts. Retrieving two jeeps out from their storage equipment, they then drove toward the city. It was already past 10 in the evening. Although it was not toote in the night, life in a small county was simpler. Almost all of the shops on the street had been closed. Only a small handful of midnight snack shops remained open here and there. Their two jeeps cautiously drove around the city a few times before Chen Xiaolian finally settled on a small hotel. The front part of the hotel faced the main road of the county city. As for its back area, it had a stretch of old houses that were in the process of being renovated and a small alley ran in between them. Should they encounter a dangerous situation, they could either charge out to escape through the main road or disperse through the small alley behind and hide. Thankfully, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group had arrived rtively early. Not many Awakened ones had reached the county city yet and there were quite a number of rooms in the hotel. Chen Xiaolian took three adjacent rooms on the second floor. One for Chen Xiaolian and Roddy, one for Qimu Xi and Soo Soo and thest for Xia Xiaolei, Lun Tai and Bei Tai. After waking up the next day, they went down and had breakfast before returning to their rooms. After assigning both Lun Tai and Bei Tai to stay behind and stand guard, he had both Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi stay in their room as well, informing them not to leave the room recklessly. After that, he brought Roddy and Soo Soo with him as he left the hotel. He had originally wanted to go alone. However, Soo Soo stubbornly insisted on following. Having no other choice, Chen Xiaolian had to bring Roddy along to help take care of Soo Soo. Roddy had previously made contact with the Awakened they found online. The Awakened had only sent over an address and nothing else. As the county city was not arge ce, they only had to drive for over 10 minutes before arriving at their destination, another hotel. While it was only a three-star hotel, it was the best hotel within the centre part of the county city. ¡°Xiaolian, their guild is being so ostentatious. Is this a good thing?¡± After getting off the jeep, Roddy looked at the hotel with a frown and asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Although everyone will be on the same faction for this instance dungeon, it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be any grudges between guilds. To have so many guilds gather together before the instance dungeon begins¡­¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that the same thing with Zero City?¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°The number of guild members entering Zero City is much higher than the ones that will be appearing here.¡± ¡°How can that be used as aparison?¡± Roddy lowered his voice and said indignantly, ¡°Zero City had the restraining powers of the resident guilds and the Angel Corps. What does this ce have?¡± ¡°At the very least, I don¡¯t think that everyone within that guild is a fool. If you can think of it, there is no way they haven¡¯t.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head slowly. ¡°We do not have any intense grudges with any Awakened guilds here. There should not be much danger. Let¡¯s go in first and have a look.¡± Roddy shrugged before following Chen Xiaolian. They then entered the hotel through the main doorway. Beside the lobby was the lounge area. There, a man in suit, leather shoes and a pair of sunsses sat within the lounge area. When Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group of three entered, he raised his head slightly and turned to look at them. When their gazes met, Chen Xiaolian watched as he raised his right hand, cing it before his face. Next, a me erupted to light up the cigarette on his mouth only to be quickly extinguished. The me had not erupted from a lighter. Instead, it hade from his fingertip. Clearly, he was an Awakened. His movements were also very furtive. He had utilized the angle of his surroundings and his body to ensure that his actions could only be noticed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s viewpoint. Chen Xiaolian gave a slight nod and walked over toward the man. Then, he saw down on the sofa ced opposite the man. Soo Soo, who was holding Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, sat down beside him. Roddy, on the other hand, did not sit down. Instead, he stood beside the sofa, his eyes darting about vigntly. ¡°Are you feeling very anxious?¡± said the man, who turned to look at Roddy with a smile. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. This ce is very safe. There are no ambushes here.¡± ¡°There won¡¯t be just because you say so?¡± Roddy replied with a snort. ¡°I have been an Awakened for a long time now. Except when inside instance dungeons, I have never seen others start a fight under broad daylight within the city centre.¡± The man snuffed out his cigarette. ¡°Just rx.¡± ¡°He is right, Roddy. No need to be so anxious.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°Besides¡­ ¡­ even if they have any ill intentions, there is nothing for us to fear, isn¡¯t that right?¡± ¡°It seems you are the Guild Leader for this guild, right?¡± The man extended his hand out toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Jiang Long, the manager for Starfall Guild in the China region.¡± ¡°Starfall Guild?¡± Chen Xiaolian repeated the name of the guild that the man had just mentioned. Judging by his title, the Starfall Guild should be quite a big guild. Were it not for that, he would not have used the words China region in his title. Strangely, neither Nicole nor Bluesea had ever mentioned this guild to him. ¡°It is normal that you have not heard of the name before. It has only been less than five days since the establishment of our guild. More urately, the name ¡®Starfall Guild¡¯ has only been established less than five days ago.¡± Jiang Long smiled. Seeing that Chen Xiaolian had no intentions of shaking his hand, he retracted his hand and continued, ¡°We are a newly founded guild. However, the members of this guild have been fighting alongside each other for a long time now.¡± ¡°So, that¡¯s what it is. No wonder.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°You were able to group up so quickly. That is unexpected. You people truly do have the ability to assemble the participants before the instance dungeon begins.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Roddy did not understand what was going on. ¡°You still don¡¯t get it? They are members of Thorned Flower Guild! Or should I say¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to face Jiang Long with a smile on his face. ¡°If I use the word traitor, would you mind?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Jiang Longughed out. ¡°Since we had agreed to do this, we will not care how others view us. Besides¡­¡± He suddenly straightened his body. Slowly, he pulled off his sunsses to reveal a pair of shining pupils. ¡°Even if the other guilds have something to say about us, do you think we would care?¡± ¡­ Chapter 701 Definitely

Chapter 701 Definitely

GOR Chapter 701 Definitely ¡°Your words are very reasonable and there is nothing I can disagree with. Truth be told, that is the internal affairs of your Thorned Flower Guild and I don¡¯t care about it,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he spread his hands. ¡°The reason I am here is to find out what you think of this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°I have a very simple proposal, ignore everything. All we hope for, at the very least, is for all the Awakened ones in this instance dungeon to follow a unifiedmand and its arrangements,¡± said Jiang Long with a gentle tone. ¡°In order to avoid a scenario in which all of us dies in there, we have no other choice but to do so.¡± ¡°Your reasoning?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian impassively. ¡°Firstly, as you have already received the system prompt, you should know all too well that all the participants for this instance dungeon¡­ perhaps even including yers, will be on the same faction. There are nopetitions or contrasting positions. Thus, there will be no need for us to be fighting each other in this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°True. However, even if there is no need for us to fight each other, why is there a need for a unifiedmand?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°And most importantly, who will be inmand?¡± ¡°This is the first time the system has ever made such arge quest. It summoned all the Awakened ones within such arge area without discrimination. Although there is no way to get a proper head count, a rough estimate points to more than 1,000 Awakened participants. Judging by this number alone, we can estimate how difficult this instance dungeon will be. Additionally, looking at the location of the instance dungeon, this instance dungeon will most likely be a battlefield-type instance dungeon.¡± Jiang Long then slowly said, ¡°Dangyang, Changban. Surely, you must have thought of something after hearing about this location?¡± ¡°You mean¡­ the Three Kingdoms?¡± Although Chen Xiaolian had long since known about it, he put on a slight fa?ade of ignorance. ¡°Assuming that is truly the case, then it will be a battlefield-type instance dungeon with cold weapons. How difficult can it be?¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian. I believe you are not someone who would utter such stupid words, no?¡± Jiang Long revealed a light frown and continued, ¡°Even if it is an instance dungeon with cold weapons, it is still one that does not restrict any technological-type weaponry. If you do not have any thoughts regarding its difficulty level, I can only say, I am disappointed in you.¡± Chen Xiaolian said nothing. Instead, he narrowed his eyes at Jiang Long. After meeting him, Chen Xiaolian had not once introduced his name to Jiang Long. ¡°Don¡¯t give me that look.¡± Jiang Long spread his hands. ¡°Since you have already met Nightmare, you should know very well that we have information about you. I recognized you the moment Iid my eyes on you. There is nothing surprising about this.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°By the way, I did not kill Nightmare. I had already released him.¡± ¡°Killing him, releasing him, either way works,¡± said Jiang Long with a chuckle. ¡°He is just an eighth-grade syndrome patient. Back then, Shen¡¯s actions of letting him stay in the guild was just the equivalent of keeping an exotic pet. He only appreciated his rarity. Just because Shen gave him a high-ranking title, he actually considered himself a real big shot.¡± ¡°I am just telling you about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°It¡¯s time you answered my question.¡± ¡°Since we were the ones who issued out the call, we should naturally take responsibility for it,¡± said Jiang Long seriously. ¡°This instance dungeon will not simply involve a fight. Rather, it is a war! A war involving over 10,000 men! We, the Awakened ones will be facing a battlefield with a vast number of enemies. Thus, there is a need for us to organize ourselves. Additionally, I believe we are the only guild with both the size and experience right now.¡± ¡°It seems you fellows are set on shouldering that responsibility,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a faint smile. ¡°If so, how do you n on utilizing the size of your guild for this instance dungeon withoutpromising the benefits for the other guilds?¡± ¡°We are simply going to create a means ofmunication with our Starfall Guild as the core.¡± There was a very frank expression on Jiang Long¡¯s face. ¡°All participants, both individual participants or guilds who are willing to cooperate with us can maintain their autonomy. However, we will have one of our members move together with them. Through the guild channel, we can be assured that ourbat strategy can instantly reach every participant. Through this method ofmunication, every guild can move about independently while having the ability to call for help from us when necessary. Simply put, it is a means for helping each other.¡± ¡°A supervisor?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his brows. ¡°No, just a liaison.¡± Jiang Long smiled as he shook his head. ¡°We are not that foolish to think about asking all the guilds to follow ourmand. This arrangement is simply to ensure the effective collection of information of the battlefield. We can also efficiently give our suggestions. Take note, suggestions and notmands. In the end, the right to choose remains in the hands of the respective guilds.¡± ¡°That sounds eptable.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it for a moment before slowly saying, ¡°Is that all?¡± ¡°That is all.¡± Jiang Long nodded. ¡°All right. I ept this proposal.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded as well. ¡°However, I have one condition.¡± Jiang Long beckoned for him to continue. ¡°I want to designate the liaison for our guild.¡± ¡°Designate?¡± Jiang Long was puzzled. ¡°Who do you want?¡± ¡°Nightmare.¡± ¡­ ¡°Xiaolian, why did you agree to it so casually?¡± After leaving the hotel lobby and entering the jeep, Roddy was unable to stop himself from pping Chen Xiaolian¡¯s seat as he said that. ¡°Although it sounded like there are no issues, I keep getting a feeling that there is something wrong.¡± ¡°Of course. Did you think they are here to do good deeds?¡± Chen Xiaolian started up the jeep and pressed down on the throttle. ¡°How can you find so many goodrades?¡± ¡°In that case, what are they nning?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes glinted. ¡°Hurry up and exin it to me! I have been wanting to ask you that since the beginning. I have had to hold it in all this time!¡± ¡°The one they will be sending out truly cannot be called a supervisor. However, to simply call that person a liaison is a joke. More urately, the one they send out to each guild should be called an observer.¡± ¡°Observer?¡± Roddy was taken aback, but he quickly understood. ¡°You mean, they want to get information on the affairs of the other guilds?¡± ¡°Looks like you aren¡¯t too stupid,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a chuckle. ¡°However, even if that is their n, how effective can their n be?¡± Roddy pondered the matter before saying. ¡°If you can figure this out, the other guilds must surely suspect something as well. Will they simply agree?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave Roddy a nce and said, ¡°Correct. The most important aspects, for example, the critical Exclusive Skills are things that all guilds will actively seek to hide from others. Even so, just some easily exposed information will be valuable. Even without going through great lengths, it will be very easy to tell who the veterans and rookies are in battles. Additionally, they can also make some deductions regarding the general direction of development that the guild is taking.¡± ¡°In that case¡­ what kind of guild would ept their proposal?¡± Roddy frowned. ¡°The way I see it, the price for epting their proposal is too high.¡± ¡°However, the advantage gained is bigger.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°This instance dungeon is just too irregr. Looking at the details given by the system, every Awakened can tell just how difficult the instance dungeon will be. Fighting on their own withouting together is too risky. By epting Starfall Guild¡¯s proposal, they can receive their assistance when they need it. There should be quite a lot of guilds who choose to ept the proposal. After all, doing so can increase their chances of survival. If they fail to survive, what is the point in concealing their secrets?¡± ¡°That makes sense.¡± Roddy nodded his head and he abruptly cast a reverent gaze at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I say, back then, you choose not to kill that Tiezhu kid. Could it be you have already expected this will happen? You wanted him to be our liaison?¡± ¡°What am I? A god?¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. ¡°It was just that the kid is not our real enemy. I just hate unnecessary acts of murder. However, I also cannot let him expose the matter of our base. To be able to make use of him in an instance dungeon is a surprise for me as well.¡± ¡°Oh? So, this is the so-called stepping on an auspicious dog poop?¡± said Roddy as he put on a fa?ade of seriousness and a straightened body. ¡°I say, as a webnovel writer, could you have grasped the knowledge of how to break the dimensional barrier and give yourself the main character¡¯s halo? Considering our many years of friendship, how about you give me some of that?¡± ¡°Scram!¡± ¡­ After that, they stayed and rested in the hotel for a day before Nightmare arrived. When he opened the door, Chen Xiaolian saw that Nightmare had a terribly exhausted and dejected appearance. The expression on his face was like that of a mouse that had just spent his all to pull himself out of a mouse trap only to find himself face to face with a cat. Back when Chen Xiaolian left him, he had not given him anything but the clothes on his person. Judging by Nightmare¡¯s looks, it would appear that he had gone to great lengths to reach the instance dungeon area. ¡°I¡­¡± Nightmare stammered, ¡°Jiang Long was the one who wanted me toe. He said¡­ ¡­ I am to be your guild¡¯s liaison¡­¡± ¡°Of course, I was the one who specifically asked for you.¡± Chen Xiaolian extended his hand with a smile on his face. Pressing his hand down on Nightmare¡¯s shoulder, he then steered Nightmare into the room. Closing the door, he then moved to sit down. Crossing his legs, he regarded Nightmare. ¡°For us to be meeting again so soon, are you surprised?¡± Every member of Meteor Rock Guild was gathered within the small room, either standing or sitting down. All of them looked at Nightmare. ¡°Big bro¡­ please just let me go!¡± As Chen Xiaolian had not beckoned Nightmare to sit down, he dared not do anything. He simply wringed his hands as he stood by the door with a mournful expression on his face. ¡°I did not particrly offend you in any way after all!¡± ¡°What? You don¡¯t want to meet me?¡± Chen Xiaolian snickered a few times before continuing, ¡°It would be for the best if you only meet me once every half a year, right?¡± ¡°Yea¡­ NOO!¡± Nightmare had only uttered one word before quickly recollecting himself. cing both his hands before him, he said, ¡°Big bro, my antidote is still with you. How can I not want to meet you?¡± ¡°That is more like it.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head with satisfaction. ¡°As long as you are obedient, you will be given the antidote. I believe¡­ ¡­ you are a smart person, am I right?¡± ¡°Yes! Definitely! Absolutely!¡± Nightmare furiously nodded his head. ¡°Excellent. Now, sit down. Let¡¯s talk.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the chair ced beside him. ¡°First, tell me about that Jiang Long fellow.¡± ¡­ Chapter 702 Eat All Of It

Chapter 702 Eat All Of It

GOR Chapter 702 Eat All Of It ¡°I myself do not know how he came to be the manager for the China region. Truth be told, I was never that close with him¡­¡± Nightmare stuttered. ¡°Originally, he was just an ordinary guild member of Thorned Flower Guild. Be it his strength or intellect, he was never outstanding. Didn¡¯t I tell you before? In the China region, I am the only high-ranking member.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and said, ¡°Continue.¡± After hearing everything Nightmare knew, Chen Xiaolian was finally able to gain a general understanding of the Starfall Guild. Back then, Nightmare had been locked up by Chen Xiaolian for a long time. After he got to the instance dungeon area and made contact with members of the Starfall Guild, he was shocked to find out that the former members of Thorned Flower Guild had established another guild on their own. As for Nightmare, he had been utterly¡­ ¡­ ignored. Although he possessed the title of high-ranking member in Thorned Flower Guild, he did not possess enough strength. Thus, he was incapable of recruiting enough people to establish a guild. He also did not have ess to the guild channel. Thus, he had no idea what had happened during the past few days. However, by adding up what he knew in the beginning and what little he learnt after meeting Jiang Long, it was possible to gather some information. The number of Awakened ones from Thorned Flower Guild in the China region was somewhere above 200. The one known as Jiang Long was usually someone who would never stand out. However, after Zero City¡¯s destruction and Shen¡¯s disappearance, the Awakened ones began having second thoughts. As for Jiang Long, he was the first among the Awakened ones to step forward and began asking questions. Nightmare was the only high-ranking member in the China region. Coincidentally, after Mr San contacted him, Jiang Long also contacted him. Jiang Long suggested that without Shen¡¯s suppressive existence, the yers, who had never liked Awakened ones, would attack them. If they wish to protect themselves, they will need to immediately start a revolt. Although they were never that close, Jiang Long was quite the smooth talker. As for Nightmare, he was someone with no real opinion of his own. All it took was a few sentences from Jiang Long to convince him to contact the other stronger members to establish their own guild. However, Nightmare was not a popr fellow. Despite his high-ranking title, any Awakened with the least bit of seniority would know that he was just a special thing that Shen found interesting. He had neither ability nor leadership skills. Even after running around for a long time, Nightmare had been unable to recruit anyone. In the end, he was caught by Chen Xiaolian and made a prisoner. After getting released, he did his best to rush to the instance dungeon area only to find that Jiang Long had gathered all the Awakened ones from Thorned Flower Guild in the China region together. When they met each other again, Jiang Long no longer showed him the same respect he had shown in the past. Instead, Nightmare was greeted with indifference and curt politeness. Although Jiang Long had still allowed him to join the guild, no longer did he say anything about making Nightmare the Guild Leader, as he had so fervently did in the past. Without saying much, Jiang Long then sent him to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild. From what little Nightmare could gather earlier, Starfall Guild was the official name of the so-called Vengeance Corps that Nightmare had mentioned. Simr to the past Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s conduct, they were separated into the Europe, Central Asia, China, North America, South America, Australia and Africa region, seven regions in total. There was however, a difference. Originally, all the Awakened ones in those seven regions were all members of Thorned Flower Guild. At present, from the system¡¯s perspective, they had established seven independent guilds. There was no formal partnership between the seven guilds, only the guild leaders were in contact with each other. In other words, the so-called Starfall Guild was a rtively loose alliance formed by seven different guilds. As for the ¡®manager¡¯ title that Jiang Long used to introduce himself, it was in fact the equivalent of Guild Leader. Should Starfall Guild require a formal judgement made, the various managers wille together to discuss the issue ande up with a resolution together. Each manager was the equivalent of a member of the joint meeting. Nightmare was not too eloquent. Thus, only after stammering for the better half of the day did he finish exining the situation to Chen Xiaolian. After listening to all Nightmare had to say, Chen Xiaolian lowered his head and considered the issue. Then, he slowly said, ¡°Earlier, you mentioned that you are the only high-ranking member for the China region. Additionally, the number of members in this region is also the lowest one, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Nightmare hastily nodded. ¡°Our overall strength is the weakest.¡± ¡°True. Other than you, the mascot, there isn¡¯t another high-ranking member who obtained the title through pure power. It is truly the weakest.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned toward Lun Tai and said with a smile, ¡°This Jiang Long fellow wants to make use of this opportunity to quickly expand their power.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Nightmare scratched his head. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Yes. At present, however, he will surely not reveal it.¡± Lun Tai had been maintaining a state of silence from the beginning. After Chen Xiaolian spoke to him, he slowly nodded his head in response. ¡°Clearly, bing the manager for the China region is not the most important matter for him. Due to his individual guild¡¯s level of strength, his guild¡¯s position in Starfall Guild is probably not high. If he can make use of this instance dungeon to recruit more solo Awakened ones or even some small-sized guilds, he can improve his position in the Starfall Guild¡¯s joint meeting.¡± ¡°Wait! Hold up! Is that even possible?!¡± Roddy suddenly spoke up. ¡°Thorned Flower Guild is a yer guild. The Awakened members from the guild¡­ ¡­ they can be considered as the traitors of the Awakened circle. Now, they want to switch sides and return to the Awakened side and even recruit others into their guild¡­ ¡­ who would be willing to join them?¡± ¡°That is hard to say. Don¡¯t forget, back when Wu Sangui created an army to supposedly fight against the Qing, in the end, the ones he fought were the ones who wanted to fight against the Qing .¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°This Jiang Long is quite the capable character. He was able to keep a low-profile for so long within Thorned Flower Guild. He was the first to find Zhao Tiezhu and get him to do the dirty work first while he kept himself hidden in the shadows. If Zhao Tiezhu had not been captured by us, this Jiang Long might still continue to hide himself behind the scenes.¡± ¡°My¡­ my name is Nightmare!¡± Nightmare summoned his courage and reminded Chen Xiaolian with a low tone. ¡°Fine, fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved him off. ¡°Failing to be the Guild Leader may not be a bad thing for you. If you had really seeded in doing what you had wanted to do and could smoothly sit on the throne, who knows what he might do to kill you in the future?¡± ¡°He¡­ ¡­ Jiang Long¡­¡± Nightmare bit his lip but said nothing. While not quite a cultured person nor too bright, Nightmare was no fool. While he could not have figured that out by himself, after Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thorough analysis of the issues, only a fool could remain ignorant. ¡°Enough.¡± Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand to pat Nightmare¡¯s shoulder. ¡°There is no need for you to worry so much. Just be good and stay together with us. Ry just what I want you to ry. Just do that. Since that Jiang Long have gotten the manager position, he is probably not hell-bent on having you killed.¡± ¡°But¡­ but¡­¡± Nightmare looked up at Chen Xiaolian and hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. Although this eighth-grade syndrome patient used to be filled with ambition, he was just a youngster with very little experience in the ways of the world. After being imprisoned by Chen Xiaolian for so long, plus the terrifying poison, how could he resist? ¡°Very good. Now, first things first,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a pleased tone. ¡°At present, you have joined their guild. Use your guild channel and help me ask them if they are interested in buying Star Sand. I have quite a bit here for sale.¡± ¡°As for the price¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian calcted for a while before revealing a smirk. ¡°One point per gram.¡± ¡°One point¡­ per gram?¡± Roddy jumped to his feet. ¡°Xiaolian, are you serious?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked back at Roddy. ¡°Why would I joke around when discussing a business transaction?¡± ¡°One point per gram. With one kilogramme, we¡¯ll get 1,000 points¡­ ¡­ 20 kilogrammes¡­ ¡­ we can earn up to¡­ 20,000 points?!¡± Roddy¡¯s mouth had gotten so big it was nearly impossible for him to close it. ¡°20 kilogrammes?¡± Hearing that number, Nightmare¡¯s face quickly revealed a look of shock. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ how could you have so much Star Sand?¡± Despite his ordinary intellect and strength, he was a high-ranking member of Thorned Flower Guild after all. He knew quite a bit. Even though Star Sand was an expensive item, Nightmare had at least heard of it before. Just 15 grams of Star Sand was enough to greatly enhance the strength and toughness of one kilogramme¡¯s worth of alloy materials. It was a very valuable item regardless of which guild you belong to. Additionally, it was not something that could be purchased through the system. It could only be obtained bypleting instance dungeon quests. For a guild to be able to bring out 20 kilogrammes of Star Sand was not an impossibility. However, those guilds were often of the highest level. Besides, even if they do possess that much Star Sand, they will usually use it to enhance their own equipment. Why would they sell it? ¡°That is not the type of question you should be asking,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coldly. ¡°Go ask, now.¡± ¡°Yes¡­¡± Nightmare shrunk his head back. Then, he essed his guild channel and began asking around. ¡°Xiaolian, could this price be a little too high?¡± Roddy used their guild channel to ask Chen Xiaolian. ¡°In terms of investment, our capital per kilogramme is less than 60 points. Now, you are asking for over 10 times that. Will anyone be willing to buy it?¡± ¡°Why do you think those resident guilds in Zero City would fight so bitterly over a mine?¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled. ¡°It is because the value of the product far outweighs the capital. Don¡¯t worry. This price is probably slightly on the lower side. If not for the sake of quickly clearing out the avable stock, I would have increased the price further.¡± In the past, when he was discussing the price with Qiao Yifeng, Chen Xiaolian had not enough time to think things through. After the deal was done and Chen Xiaolian had more time to check out the details, he found that Qiao Yifeng¡¯s offer of buying the Star Sand by paying three times the amount of capital invested into the mining operation was a huge bargain for Qiao Yifeng. de Mountain me Sea Guild did not send out their own men but had instead sent Chen Xiaolian to fight for the mine as they had already upied the mine twice. Thus, they could no longer continue topete for the mine. As for the other two guilds who wanted topete for the mine, the Knights of Darkness Guild and Rodriar Guild, they had sent out Spiritshadow and Jacob, an [A] ss and an [A+] ss member respectively . With the exception of their final trump card, the [S] ss powerhouse, Jacob was the strongest among the members of a resident guild. The importance of the C11 mine was obvious to all. Having said that, although Qiao Yifeng only offered to pay three times the amount of capital needed to run the mine to buy the Star Sand, he did not actually get much of a bargain. In addition to the points, de Mountain me Sea Guild had also given them a Tidal Fighter and many other equipment and supplies. They had also given every one of their members the clearance to enter Zero City. Even Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo had been given the freedom to move as they like. Most importantly, Qiao Yifeng was Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. He became something like a father figure for Chen Xiaolian. The importance of their rtionship was quite the hefty one. Besides, the mine was originally de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s. Only, this time, they had to rely on Chen Xiaolian, an outsider, to ess it. Factoring in all those elements, three times the cost of operations was already Qiao Yifeng doing him a favour. At present, however, Chen Xiaolian was going to sell the Star Sand to others. Thus, he will be using the market price as reference. He had to get the 20,000 points before the instance dungeon began and use it to buy more equipment for the others and ensure the continuous operation of the mine. ¡°Boss Chen, I have already informed them,¡± stammered Nightmare as he raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Jiang Long asked how much do you have. He says he wants it all.¡± ¡°He wants all?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Does he think I run a grocery store here? Tell him, I have a total of 20 kilogrammes!¡± Nightmare was silent for a moment as hemunicated using his guild channel. Then, he raised his head up again. ¡°He says¡­ ¡­ no problem. He can eat them all up. He wants to know, will you be going over to his ce for the deal or do you want him toe over?¡± 1 Wu Sangui was a Chinese military general during thest stage of the Ming Dynasty and viewed as instrumental in the fall of the Ming and rise of Qing when he chose to side with Qing instead of his own fellow Han Chinese. However, he is considered a traitor to both Ming and Qing as he tried to set himself up as Emperor in hister years by rebelling against the Qing Dynasty. He failed. 2 Jacob¡¯s first appearance in the Kombia arc is in while Spiritshadow appeared in . Chapter 703 Bug Armour

Chapter 703 Bug Armour

GOR Chapter 703 Bug Armour ¡°I didn¡¯t realize you fellows could be so rich.¡± Chen Xiaolian leisurely lifted up a cup of tea to blow at the hot vapour wafting off the surface of the tea. ¡°Logically speaking, when you fellows split up from Thorned Flower Guild, you should not be able to take much with you, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not choose to have Jiang Long go to their hotel. He also did not take another trip to Jiang Long¡¯s hotel. Instead, he had found a coffee shop in the surrounding area and reserved a private space for them. ¡°The Awakened ones within Thorned Flower Guild do not have high positions. Even so, we are still members of Thorned Flower Guild. Taking out 20,000 points is still within our capacity.¡± Jiang Long was seated opposite of Chen Xiaolian. A cup of coffee was ced before him, untouched. ¡°If I may, where did the Star Sande from?¡± ¡°You are interested to find out about that?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his brows slightly as he looked at Jiang Long. ¡°Do not misunderstand.¡± Jiang Long smiled and continued, ¡°I have no intentions of prying into the secrets of your guild. I just want to check the possibility of having a stable supply of these Star Sand. If possible, I n on signing a long-term supply agreement.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s hear what you have in mind,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with an impassive expression as he took a sip of his tea. ¡°You know as well, using Star Sand on ordinary items like sword and armour will not do much. However, if you n on using it to enhance tech-based equipment, the endeavour will be a bottomless pit. Fighter jets, tanks, even mechs¡­ ¡­ thus, I have to know, how much more Star Sand can you provide? As for the price¡­¡± Jiang Long smiled before continuing, ¡°Is there a wholesale price?¡± ¡°Be it wholesale or retail, the price is the same,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a smile. ¡°I am sure you are aware how popr this stuff is. Even if I do not sell it to you, I can still find other buyers. I may have to expend a little more effort to find buyers, but that is about it.¡± ¡°That is OK as well.¡± Jiang Long nodded his head. ¡°Now, to the main point. How much more can you provide?¡± ¡°The base amount is 10 kilogrammes per month. It should be enough for you,¡± said Chen Xiaolian calmly. ¡°Ten kilogrammes, that¡¯s 10,000 grams. Mm¡­¡± Jiang Long considered the amount with a frown on his face. ¡°Is more impossible?¡± ¡°That is the base amount. Of course, I am not ruling out the possibility of getting more on certain months.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Jiang Long and said, ¡°You have quite the appetite. It is getting close to that of the resident guilds of Zero City.¡± ¡°Far from it.¡± Jiang Long smiled in response. ¡°Although I have never entered Zero City, it¡¯s not as though I had never confronted those resident guild fellows before. The present Starfall Guild¡¯s foundation cannot bepared with the foundation of the resident guilds.¡± ¡°The present?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian understood what Jiang Long meant. At present, our guild¡¯s foundation still cannot stand on equal terms with that of the resident guilds of Zero City. However, there is no telling if that will remain true in the future. ¡°All right. Let¡¯s cut down on the chatting. These days, there are a steady number of guilds that want to make contact with my guild. There are some that I have to personally wee. Let¡¯s hurry up and finish this transaction. I have to return soon.¡± Jiang Long straightened himself. ¡°Let¡¯s check out the goods.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head before pulling out a handful of Star Sand from his storage space. cing the sand on a tray, he then pushed the tray before Jiang Long. The Star Sand was a transparent powder, which glittered with a prismatic quality. Jiang Long reached out to gently take a pinch of the Star Sand and rubbed them for a bit before nodding his head. ¡°Yes. It¡¯s level of purity is very high. You have 20 kilogrammes with you now?¡± ¡°Naturally,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a smile. ¡°I can¡¯t go as far as to worry about you robbing me.¡± Jiang Longughed. ¡°Naturally, that will not happen. ept the transfer.¡± After he said that, Chen Xiaolian received a system prompt from his personal system, which revealed that Jiang Long had already sent over 20,000 points. ¡°You sent over the points before even seeing all the goods. You are quite the magnanimous character,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly as he pulled out two Ker suitcases from his storage space. ¡°Each suitcase contains 10 kilogrammes of Star Sand. You can check them.¡± Jiang Long opened the two suit cases and gave their contents a brief nce before nodding his head. Closing the cases, he said, ¡°I hope we can steadily continue this pleasurable cooperation in the future.¡± ¡°Me too.¡± Jiang Long took the suitcases and made to leave. Seeing that, Chen Xiaolian called out to him, ¡°Wait a bit. At present, there is only one more day left until the opening of the instance dungeon. How many guilds have contacted you?¡± ¡°At the time of mying here, 23 guilds. The total number of members is 256 people. There are also 13 solo Awakened ones.¡± Jiang Long saw the slight frown forming on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and smiled in response. ¡°Do not worry. By my estimate, there are many more guilds that have yet to reach the instance dungeon area. The number will continue to grow.¡± ¡°Are there any famous guilds?¡± Chen Xiaolian put on a fa?ade of nonchnce and said, ¡°Or perhaps, are there any infamous figures?¡± Jiang Long cast a long look at Chen Xiaolian before revealing a smile. ¡°The question you really want to ask is: Are there anyone from Zero City, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged, choosing not to answer. ¡°Stop dreaming.¡± Jiang Long shook his head. ¡°Those fellows from Zero City have not revealed themselves for a long time now. Who knows where they are hiding? Even if they happen to be hiding within the radius for participant selection, they will never contact us.¡± ¡°Maybe.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°If there is any new information, please tell me. If I recall correctly, the agreement also includes information sharing, right?¡± ¡°Naturally. Even if we ignore this instance dungeon, we are still long-term partners for key resources,¡± said Jiang Long with a smile. ¡°All right, I am going back now. If there is any news, I will inform you of it. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian returned to the hotel his guild was staying in. After pushing the door into his room, he did not even have the opportunity to sit down before Roddy rushed over to stand before him. ¡°How was it? You didn¡¯t get screwed over, did you?¡± Every member of the guild was gathered in the room, awaiting Chen Xiaolian¡¯s return. ¡°How can that be?¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°Twenty thousand points are now in my hands.¡± Roddy clenched his fists and his eyes stretched widely with excitement. ¡°Twenty thousand points! So easy?¡± ¡°After the improvements I made to the mine, the monthly output is over 50 kilogrammes for a cost of 3,000 plus points. If we sell those, we can earn 50,000 points!¡± He stretched open his palms and began counting before inhaling deeply. ¡°From this day forward, we can officially be considered high society!¡± ¡°Dream on.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°There is no way we will sell so much. Firstly, Star Sand is important, true. However, in the past, most of the Star Sand produced will be used by the powerful resident guilds of Zero City to improve the power of their guild. Thus, the amount that flowed out of the city had been very little. Regardless of what the item may be, rarity meant expensive. If we release too much of it out into the market, the price will immediately fall. ¡°Secondly, points can only be used to strengthen ourselves in the early stages. It is not omnipotent. Otherwise, why would the resident guilds keep using every means avable topete for the resources that Zero City provided? This is a very valuable resource. Changing all of them into points is a highly wasteful action. We need to use part of it to enhance our own equipment. It will be for the better for us to leave a portion behind to be used for bartering in the future. Some items cannot be bought using points. Do you not want to improve your own equipment?¡± ¡°All right.¡± Roddy was very pleased with the decision as well. ¡°So, how much Star Sand do you n on selling out in the future?¡± ¡°I reached a verbal agreement with Jiang Long. I had guaranteed a base amount of 10 kilogrammes per month. Even after deducting the cost, we are still getting 10,000 points per month.¡± Chen Xiaolian paused for a moment before continuing, ¡°I did say that there is a possibility of providing more. However¡­ ¡­ this matter is quite strange.¡± ¡°It is indeed.¡± Lun Tai, who was standing nearby, nodded his head as he interjected. ¡°This amount¡­ ¡­ it is quite weird.¡± One kilogramme of metal would require only 15 grams of Star Sand to enhance. Chen Xiaolian had sold 20 kilogrammes of the Star Sand, which was enough to enhance over a tonne of metal. The conventional melee weapons such as swords and des weighed at merely a few jins per weapon (1 jin = 0.605 kilogrammes). Even for the heavy war axes and tomahawks, a weight of 30 jins would already make it very heavy. Besides, not all equipment was worth enhancing. If their n was to enhance those types of weapons, given the amount of Star Sand they already bought, it should be enough for all their equipment. There was no need for them to buy more. However, if their n was to enhance tech-based equipment, the contract for 10 kilogrammes per month was simply insufficient. How long do they have to keep the Star Sand before they could fully enhance even the lowest-level of mechs? ¡°When you look at it that way, it is indeed weird,¡± Roddy spoke up as well. ¡°So, what exactly are they nning on using the Star Sand for?¡± ¡°No matter what, we can only sell it first,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°We¡¯ll have to take it one step at a time. We do need arge number of points. We can¡¯t just give up on eating for fear of choking. All right! Let¡¯s discuss how we should use these 20,000 points. Anyone wants anything special? Hurry up and tell me.¡± ¡°You are the Guild Leader. You should be the first to make the necessary arrangements,¡± said Lun Tai seriously. ¡°Fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not evade it and simply nodded his head. ¡°Firstly, I intend on leaving 3,000 points as backup. For this instance dungeon, it is highly likely that we will not be getting any quest reward. Thus, these 3,000 points can ensure the operation of the mine for at least another month.¡± ¡°Makes sense.¡± Roddy and Lun Tai nodded their heads. ¡°Next¡­ ¡­ Xia Xiaolei, go check and see if the upgrade for your skill can be purchased from the system.¡± Xia Xiaolei quickly nodded. ¡°Yes. However, the cost for the upgrade is the only thing that I cannot use my discount skill for. I had checked it long ago. Currently, my skill is at the basic level, allowing for a 20 per cent discount. In order to upgrade it to the second level, I need 1,000 points. It will allow for a 25 per cent discount. The third level requires 5,000 points, allowing for a 30 per cent discount. Fourth level requires 20,000 points, allowing for a 35 per cent discount. Fifth level¡­¡± ¡°All right, no need to go on!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly waved him off. ¡°We will not be doing anything with theter levels for now. We have yet to reach the point where we can burn so much points. Let¡¯s upgrade your skill to the second level first.¡± Despite saying that, Chen Xiaolian had already made up his mind. When they obtain more points, they must upgrade Xia Xiaolei¡¯s Haggling skill as much as possible. Although upgrading his skill consumed quite a number of points early on, they can obtain those points back through the discounts. Xia Xiaolei nodded his head. After receiving the 17,000 points that Chen Xiaolian had sent over, he used 1,000 points to upgrade his skill to the second level. ¡°All right, now you can get a 25 per cent discount when you purchase items. Check to see if there is anything that suits you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was halfway through his words when he suddenly shook his head. Turning to face Lun Tai, he said, ¡°No, Lun Tai, you have more experienced. You should do it.¡± The Exchange System that GM had made for Chen Xiaolian was not perfect. With the exception of spicy bars (healing substance) and other consumables, there were only some other normal and low-level equipment. While they were indeed useable, the props needed to upgrade their skills, high-level materials and equipment, all of those can only be found through a real Awakened¡¯s Exchange System. Lun Tai shut his eyes and pondered for a moment before slowly speaking up, ¡°I think these two items are quite good.¡± As he spoke, he shared out the purchase tab through the guild channel. The first item was an armour, Fragment Armour. It was a [B+] ss protective equipment priced at 5,000 points. ording to the description of the system, it could reduce the damage from cold weapons by 50 per cent, firearms by 30 per cent, energy-based weapons by 25 per cent. The Fragment Armour also possessed an energy storage system, allowing for the storage of part of the reduced damage values, which could be unleashed all at once. Naturally, the energy storage system did not possess an unlimited capacity. There was a progress bar. Should the amount of damage value exceed the upper limit of the energy storage system twice, the Fragment Armour will break apart. The second item was a skill, Elemental Shift, a [B] ss skill. By utilizing the skill, its user can transform his or her body into an elemental state to be immune to all physical attacks. However, depending on the level of the skill, there were varying types of restrictions. The basic skill required 3,500 points. However, the transformed state could only be maintained for five minutes and its cool down was a whopping 24 hours. Additionally, the offensive part of the skill must be purchased separately. ¡°Guild Leader¡­ ¡­ Brother Lun Tai¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei hesitated. ¡°Just now, you have already used up 1,000 points on me¡­ ¡­ to further purchase such expensive items on me now, I¡­¡± Lun Tai interrupted Xia Xiaolei,¡± Although your current level of strength is not high, your skill is too important for our future development. Thus, we must ce a high level of priority on your survival. This is all for the sake of the guild¡¯s development. There is no need for you to feel ill-at-ease about this.¡± Having said that, he turned to Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°The two items are mainly defense-oriented with very little offensive options. The former¡¯s immediatebat power is stronger. However, it does not have much room for improvement in the future. As for the Elemental Shift, although its present level of restriction is higher, with further investments in the future, its ability can be further improved. Guild Leader, what do you think?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. Suddenly, he recalled something and said, ¡°Help me check. Is there a prop named Bug Armour?¡± [TL: If there are any discrepancies in details, all I can say is¡­ ¡­ keep calm and me magic! =P] Chapter 704 Instance Dungeon Begins

Chapter 704 Instance Dungeon Begins

GOR Chapter 704 Instance Dungeon Begins Lun Tai nodded his head. A few momentster, he found information regarding the Bug Armour and shared it out through the guild channel. Bug Armour. [B+] ss prop, priced at 6,000 points. It was a parasitic-like organism lodged inside its host and dependent on the energy provided by its host to enhance its host¡¯sbat power. The resultingbat power, however, was dependent on its host¡¯s gicpatibility with it. The difference resulting from the different degrees ofpatibility was very high. Itsbat form was dependent on its host¡¯s will, capable of transforming out cells to form weapons and armour. With a sufficient amount of vitality, it could use its own cells to repair the damage suffered by its host. ¡°This thing¡­ ¡­ have you seen it before?¡± Lun Tai gave Chen Xiaolian a nce. ¡°I myself have never heard of this thing. Without using its name to search for it, I won¡¯t even know it exists. Is it good?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Back in World¡¯s End, Bluesea got one. Due to his high degree of gicpatibility with this thing, it disyed quite a good level of performance. Unfortunately, his body there was never enhanced before. Thus, his ability to sustain itsbat power was severelycking. Zhao Yun had mentioned before that it is very rare. I am guessing it is due to how expensive it is. Additionally, there is no guarantee that its full power could be pulled out. Thus, no one would purchase it.¡± ¡°You want to make a gamble?¡± Lun Tai frowned. ¡°The issue is, the possibility of Xia Xiaolei having a high degree ofpatibility with this Bug Armour is probably not too high. Otherwise, this thing wouldn¡¯t end up being so unpopr to the point where I have never seen anyone using it.¡± ¡°I am mostly interested in its regenerative ability.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°As long as the attack is not an instantly fatal one, it can automatically heal the wound as long as it has ess to a sufficient amount of energy. Xia Xiaolei, what do you think?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I have no objections,¡± said Xia Xiaolei with a hushed tone. ¡°All right, then we¡¯ll go with this.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Buy it.¡± With a sh of light, a small spike appeared within Xia Xiaolei¡¯s grasp. ¡°Later on, do not resist it. No need to be afraid. Just stay still and wait for the lodging process to finish.¡± Chen Xiaolian had only just finished speaking when several tendrils emerged from the tip of the spike. The tendrils shot toward Xia Xiaolei¡¯s heart area. Although Xia Xiaolei was feeling somewhat nervous, he obeyed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words to not be afraid. Clenching his teeth, he stood still and simply watched as the spike pierced his body. The spike¡¯s piercing action only gave him a brief feeling of pain. However, seeing the spike, which was as big as a baby¡¯s arm drill its way into his body, Xia Xiaolei could not stop a chill from running down his spine. Thankfully, it did not take long before his vision darkened and he fainted. Everyone there lowered their heads to look at Xia Xiaolei. They watched as he slowly closed his eyes and the expression on his face quickly turned tranquil. ¡°How many points do we have left?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to Lun Tai and said, ¡°Just now, I sent 17,000 points over to him. 1,000 points were used for Xia Xiaolei¡¯s skill upgrade. As for the Bug Armour, after discount, its price is 4,500 points. There are 11,500 points left. How should we use these points?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve thought about it,¡± Lun Tai quickly replied. ¡°My skill is focused mainly on meleebat. As for Bei Tai, his skill is on crowd control. The two of us have enough power to protect ourselves. Upgrading our skills right now will not give much in terms of performance. What we need to improve now is the amount of power we can unleash inbat. From a guild perspective, I believe it will be better for us to use the points on Roddy.¡± ¡°Have you found the suitable items to buy?¡± ¡°While you weren¡¯t around, I went through the description for his Mechanical Heart skill in detail,¡± said Lun Tai as he slowly nodded. ¡°Unlike Xia Xiaolei, who has only differing levels for his skill, Roddy¡¯s skill is different. His skill has four differing branches. ¡°The first is control level units. By putting more points into this, he can control target objects that are of a higher level. ¡°The second is control speed units. Putting more points into this, he can further increase the speed at which he hacks the target object. The time it takes for him to sessfully take control of the object will be reduced. ¡°The third is control sync units. The more points he puts into this, the better his level of control bes. Mm, borrowing the words from one of those great animes, the higher the rate of synchronization, the more power he can unleash. ¡°The fourth is the control duration units. The more points he puts into this, the longer he can use his Mechanical Heart skill to control target object. The resulting cool down will also be reduced. ¡°After acquiring the Mechanical Heart skill, the system will randomly assign the four different types of units for him. All the units are kept together. In order to upgrade them, he has to purchase the corresponding skill units. Each skill unit costs 10 points.¡± ¡°It¡¯s soplicated?¡± Roddy stared with widened eyes. ¡°I never knew.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have your own Exchange System after all. It is normal.¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°Now that you have lost the Floater, your personalbat power has decreased greatly. While you still possess a certain level ofbat power by controlling the four Sentinel mechs, you are stillckingpared to before. The time limit for the Mech you acquired in the Tokyo instance dungeon is too short. In the past, you can only use it as ast resort. Right now, though¡­ ¡­ I hope it can be your standard equipment.¡± ¡°So, we¡¯ll be purchasing control duration units, eh?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes immediately lit up, seemingly in disbelief that something so good could be happening. ¡°In other words¡­ ¡­ I will be able to constantly use the Mech to engage in battles?¡± ¡°I doubt you will be able to use the Mech all the time with just these 10,000 plus points.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Besides, we cannot put all the points on you. Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Qimu Xi, Soo Soo, they also need upgrading¡­¡± ¡°Guild Leader¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s weak voice rang out from behind them. Chen Xiaolian jerked his head back in shock and disbelief was etched on his face as he looked at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you¡¯re up?¡± ¡°What? Are you hoping he doesn¡¯t wake up?¡± Roddy snickered. ¡°Xia Xiaolei, it seems Guild Leader didn¡¯t have any good intentions when he asked you to purchase that item.¡± ¡°How can it be so fast¡­ ¡­ even¡­ faster than Bluesea!¡± Chen Xiaolian whispered before exining it to them, ¡°Zhao Yun had said before, there is a simple way to determine the degree ofpatibility. It is by seeing how long it takes for it to lodge itself in its host. Back then, Bluesea used around 15 minutes to wake up. That had already earned Zhao Yun¡¯s praise as the fastest time she had ever seen. This¡­¡± ¡°Xia Xiaolei took less than five minutes!¡± Roddy pped his thighs. ¡°Doesn¡¯t that mean his adaptability is phenomenal? Come, Xiaolei, show us!¡± ¡°Show?¡± Xia Xiaolei stood up with a lost look. He shook his head and said, ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I do not know how to use it.¡± ¡°What do you mean? After the Bug Armour¡¯s lodging process is over, didn¡¯t the system give you any prompt?¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°Back in World¡¯s End, Bluesea, who was just an ordinary human, could figure out how to use the Bug Armour even without the system prompt. How can you not know how to use it?¡± ¡°But I really do not know how to use it!¡± Xia Xiaolei cried out wretchedly. ¡°After I woke up, I received a system prompt stating¡­ [Bug Armour has been imnted. Gicpatibility at 97.83 %. Unknown foreign gicponent found. Currently in the process of clearing it. Clearing progress: Unknown].¡± ¡°Unknown foreign gicponent?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart sank. ¡°How can there be foreign gicponents in your body?¡± ¡°I do not know that either!¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face was twisted in misery. ¡°I can feel there is something in my body, like tentacles. However, there is no change in my personal system. I also cannotmand those things inside my body to do anything¡­¡± ¡°What the Hell?!¡± After pondering the issue for a moment, Chen Xiaolian pulled out a dagger. ¡°Xiaolei,e here.¡± ¡°Whoa! Xiaolian, what do you want to do?¡± Roddy waved his hands in an exaggerated manner as he cried out. ¡°Even if the Bug Armour is not working, surely there is no need to kill him to vent your anger?¡± ¡°Shut it!¡± Chen Xiaolian threw Roddy a dark look and pulled Xia Xiaolei over. He then gently moved the tip of the dagger across the surface of Xia Xiaolei¡¯s arm. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, I am just testing your self-healing ability.¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face was contorted and he watched through squinted eyes as the de of the dagger pierced into his flesh. However, no blood came out at all. It was as though what the dagger had pierced into was not his arm, but dough. As Chen Xiaolian moved the dagger, cutting a line across his arm, the wound that had just been inflicted on his arm immediately closed up. While the dagger would cut his arm as it moved, it took less than one second for the inflicted wound to heal up properly. The rate at which he was healing was astounding. ¡°Guild Leader, this¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei, who was still looking at his arm, was thoroughly stunned. ¡°The dagger wound I inflicted is very shallow, don¡¯t worry.¡± Chen Xiaolian put the dagger away and looked at Xia Xiaolei. He asked, ¡°Does it hurt?¡± ¡°A little¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei considered it further before saying softly, ¡°It¡¯s slightly more painfulpared to a mosquito¡¯s bite. It is painful enough for me to feel it.¡± ¡°Say¡­ ¡­ do you want to try a more painful one?¡± Roddy scratched his chin and smiled at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Do you dare?¡± ¡°Hey, Roddy!¡± Chen Xiaolian red at Roddy. ¡°Guild Leader, I¡­ ¡­ I want to try.¡± Xia Xiaolei bit his lip. ¡°Hey! I am telling you. Although this kid is not too strong, he has quite some guts.¡± Roddy stood up and pulled out aser pistol, which he aimed directly upon Xia Xiaolei¡¯s head. ¡°Not here!¡± Xia Xiaolei hastily shrunk his head backward as he gazed dreadfully at Roddy. ¡°What if I end up dying?¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I am just joking!¡± Roddy burst intoughter and he lowered the muzzle of the pistol by a few inches to aim at Xia Xiaolei¡¯s chest. By the time he pulled the trigger, he had already pulled out a Healing Beast Blood with his other hand. Theser beam easily pierced Xia Xiaolei¡¯s chest. However, the same thing happened. The inflicted wound was swiftly healed up without revealing a single trace of blood. ¡°Un¡­ ¡­ undying body?¡± Roddy¡¯s jaw fell, nearly hitting the floor. ¡°His regenerative ability is very strong, even stronger than Bluesea¡¯s.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head in a pleased manner. ¡°But why can¡¯t I use the other skills¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face was despondent. ¡°With only regenerative powers and no offensive powers¡­ does that mean I have be a sandbag?¡± Chen Xiaolian grew silent for a moment before slowly speaking up, ¡°The Bug Armour is functioning. However, you are incapable of controlling it. This feels like¡­¡± ¡°It is like an openedputer. All of its resources are used up by certain processes, causing it to hang. No matter how you move or click the mouse and keyboard, you cannot get any reaction from the screen!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes lit up and he interjected. ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°So, as long as you can terminate the process in question, you can use theputer again.¡± ¡°ording to Xia Xiaolei, this process is the so-called clearing of foreign gicponent. However¡­ ¡­ what is that damned foreign gicponent?¡± Roddy scratched his head as he wondered aloud. ¡°Gic¡­ gene¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. Suddenly, his eyes shone and he said, ¡°Tokyo instance!¡± ¡°I suspect that as well.¡± Lun Tai nodded his head in assent. ¡°Back then, the six of us went for the bio-transformation quest. As for you and Roddy, you two went for the tech quest. In the end, we managed to get the rewards for both quests. The reward for the tech quest is Roddy¡¯s Mech. As for the bio-transformation quest, the reward is the Power Propagation Serum. Xia Xiaolei had injected himself with it!¡± ¡°Although there is no way to confirm it, this is most likely it.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°The foreign gicponent in Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body should be that. The Bug Armour is also a prop that enhances its user through gic means. Just as how aputer cannot run two antivirus softwares, these two props within Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body are disrupting each other.¡± ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ what do I do?¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face grew flushed. ¡°The Bug Armour¡­ ¡­ is it going to be useless?¡± ¡°Not necessarily.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly shook his head. ¡°At the very least, your regenerative ability has been elevated to an astonishing level. Judging from that, even though you are unable to use its active functions, its passive functions are still working. The question bes, how long will it take the Bug Armour to clear out the Power Propagation Serum in your body. Back then, what kind of upgrade did you go with?¡± ¡°I upgraded my Physique by one level, from [D-] to [D]¡­¡± said Xia Xiaolei. Then, he gingerly looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It¡­ does it make any difference?¡± ¡°This is just a spection. I think, if you had chosen to activate the Unlimited Propagation skill, things would be more problematic.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed gently. ¡°At least, the upgrade you chose can be slowly cleared away and the two forces will not continuously battle each other within your body. Let¡¯s ignore that for now. You are now hard to kill. Next up, begin purchasing some more items.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Xia Xiaolei nodded his head. Following Chen Xiaolian¡¯s instructions, Xia Xiaolei used 8,000 of the remaining 11,500 points to purchase upgrades for Roddy¡¯s Mechanical Heart skill. The 8,000 points were all used to buy control duration units. With his 25 per cent discount, Roddy was able to get a total of 1,066 control duration units. With those units, Roddy¡¯s Mech operation time was increased from 18 seconds to 5 minutes. Additionally, the cool down time was reduced from 24 hours to 4 hours. When Roddy saw the huge upgrade in his skill through his personal system, he became so excited he nearly jumped out of the window. While it still could not be used as a standard weapon, it was at least no longer the same as it was in the past where the operation time was in the seconds. As for the remaining points, Chen Xiaolian had Xia Xiaolei purchase three defensive props: Guardian Lantern, priced at 1,000 points each. The Guardian Lantern was a [B] ss prop. There was no need to manually activate it. As long as they hold thenterns, it would automatically activate whenever they receive fatal damage. For 15 minutes, it could negate all attacks of the [B] ss or lower. The biggest w of the Guardian Lantern was that it was a one-time consumable. After activating, it mattered not if it was used for the whole 15 minutes or not. In the end, it will be unusable. Chen Xiaolian handed the three Guardian Lanterns to Xia Xiaolei, Qimu Xi and Soo Soo. Both Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi were still rookies. As for Soo Soo, despite the prowess of her zing Phoenix skill, she had no defensive ability. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian was also worried that her mental state might be unstable. There was no telling when she might switch back to her little loli personality. After this round of preparations, the 20,000 points that they had just earned were fully used up. However, the might of their Meteor Rock Guild had gone up by one step. ¡­ The remaining time in the system timer finally drew to its end. Chen Xiaolian and every member of Meteor Rock Guild stood within the room. They exchanged nces. ¡°Let¡¯s go, the instance dungeon is starting!¡± [TL: Again, if there are any discrepancies in details¡­ ¡­ just keep calm and me magic.] Chapter 705 Objective: Kill Zhao Yun?

Chapter 705 Objective: Kill Zhao Yun?

GOR Chapter 705 Objective: Kill Zhao Yun? A green curtain of light descended. When the curtain of light disappeared, the room they were in had disappeared. Before them was a tent. Instantly, a heavy rain descended. The sky above them was dark and gloomy and the dark clouds covered any possible illumination from the stars above. Raindrops the size of beans fell at a diagonal angle, covering the entirendscape. The heavy downpour and the darkness of the night limited their sight to less than 30 metres. Thus, they could only see the few tents nearby. The tents were set up in a straight line all the way to the edge of their vision. However, they were incapable of seeing where the other participants were. At the same time, all of them received a prompt through their personal system. [System prompt: You have entered instance dungeon no. SD 9502. This instance dungeon has a total of 156 participating guilds, 92 solo participants and a total of 1,902 people. [The quest objective for this instance dungeon is to assist Cao Cao¡¯s faction in killing Zhao Yun. There are no equipment restrictions and time limit. After the quest ispleted, the system will distribute the reward based on the degree of contribution. The guild of those killed in action will receive the reward in the deceased¡¯s stead. [The system will issue a notification regarding the remaining number of participants every hour. The quest will fail when the remaining number of participants fall below 100. When that happens, the instance dungeon will be closed and the surviving participants will have to enter a punishment-type instance dungeon.] ¡°Go in first to take shelter from the rain!¡± Chen Xiaolian used his hand to cover the top of his head from the heavy downpour. His other hand pointed toward the tent before them. After having said that, he made his way to the front of the tent and pushed open the tent curtain. The tent was very big. The majority of the space inside were taken up by two rows of neatly arranged beds. What little space remained had a brazier, which raged with fire. There was a pile of firewood ced beside the brazier and several soldiers in in-looking armour sat around the brazier. They had their hands outstretched toward the brazier. Seeing Chen Xiaolian enter, a soldier in the middle, who looked like the squad captain, gave a slight frown before shouting, ¡°What are you doing? If you want toe in, then hurry up ande in! Don¡¯t let the cold wind blow inside!¡± Chen Xiaolian was still wearing modern-day attire. Likewise, his hair was cut in the standard short fashion of the modern age. However, the squad captain appeared unperturbed. Judging by the way he was talking, it seemed as though he was talking to his ownrade. Chen Xiaolian chuckled to himself. This was probably a setting the system had forcibly arranged in order to make things easier for the participants. After opening the tent p, he called out to the others who were behind him, to enter the tent. However, Chen Xiaolian did not sit beside the brazier. Instead, he sat down on one of the beds. Everyone from Meteor Rock Guild was there. Even Nightmare, who was a member of another guild, was not sent to a different ce. Instead, he was together with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. It was simr to before the start of the instance dungeon. It would appear that the entry location for participants depended on where the participants were when the instance dungeon began. ¡°The treatment toward participants this time seems quite good.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at the colours on the soldiers. There in a corner was a rolled-up banner. The word ¡®Cao¡¯ could be made out on its surface. Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows lightly before speaking through the guild channel, ¡°It is likely that all the participants have been distributed among the Cao army camp and given the status of a soldier from the Cao army. As long as we don¡¯t do anything abnormal, the Cao army will not treat us as irregr existences.¡± ¡°That is not a good thing.¡± Lun Tai sighed. ¡°Inrge-scale instance dungeons such as this, the key to victory is often to take advantage of the situation by getting the assistance of a powerful NPC. The system¡¯s actions areparable to that of cheating. It had arranged the assistance of NPCs for us right from the start, seemingly fearful that we will be incapable ofpleting the quest.¡± ¡°Of course it is afraid. Although the system had managed to detect the BUG known as Zhao Yun, it was incapable of directly erasing her existence. It can only borrow the power of Awakened ones to do so. Naturally, it must help us as best it can,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a harrumph. ¡°Historically, in the Battle of Changban, Liu Bei was easily defeated by Cao Cao. With over 1,000 Awakened ones, Cao Cao can win without even fighting.¡± ¡°But we still have to stop them frompleting the quest,¡± Roddy spoke up. ¡°ording to you, the other participants don¡¯t even need to do anything to win. So, what should we do? How about we take advantage of the fact that we are still within the Cao army camp and blow it up?¡± ¡°Impossible.¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately rejected his proposal. ¡°Firstly, the number of participants this time is too high. Once we create a ruckus, they will besiege us. With our current level of strength, even though they are no match for us individually, we will still end up getting killed by them. Secondly, do not forget, our objective for this instance dungeon is simply to save Qiao Qiao and Zhao Yun. Unless absolutely necessary, do not openly make the other Awakened ones our enemy. Otherwise, once we make it out of this instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ when we end up bing public enemy number one of the entire Awakened circle, how are we going to continue surviving? To whom do we sell the Star Sand?¡± ¡°Well, what do we do then? Just wait?¡± sighed Roddy. ¡°Big, big¡­ big bro¡­¡± As Nightmare was not a member of Meteor Rock Guild, he could not listen in to the conversation going on through the guild channel. Thus, he had been staring nkly into the air. Suddenly, he raised his head and spoke up, ¡°Jiang Long has spoken out through our guild channel!¡± ¡°What did he say?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly turned his attention toward Nightmare. ¡°He said¡­ ¡­ he wants to talk to every participating guild. He wants us liaisons to speak out on his behalf.¡± Nightmare gave it some thought before continuing, ¡°Like a broadcast.¡± ¡°Ry it, then.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head before turning to look at the Cao army soldiers nearby. Earlier, Chen Xiaolian and his group had been using their guild channel tomunicate with one another. Thus, it appeared as though they were simply sitting there. When Nightmare started speaking, however, the squad captain swiftly turned his gaze over and shouted irritably, ¡°Lower your voice!¡± ¡°Yes, sir!¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly stood up and made a slight bow. Next, he signalled Nightmare before leading the others to the side of the tent. Judging from their surroundings, the squad captain had been designated by the instance dungeon to be their leader. At that moment, there was a need for them to be obedient and pretend to be soldiers of the Cao army. It would be for the best for them to show him some respect so as to stave off any possible troubles. ¡°Before entering this instance dungeon, a total of 73 guilds have chosen to join our joint action alliance. Although this number only ounts for less than half the participants here, we are satisfied. However, this instance dungeon¡¯s situation is not within my calctions.¡± Nightmare seemingly entered a paraphrasing-mode as he mechanically repeated the wordsing from his guild channel. However, he suppressed the tone of his voice. ¡°Given the information gathered before entering this instance dungeon, I had assumed that our quest objective will be to defeat Cao Cao¡¯s army. At present, it would appear that I have made a serious miscalction. My original n has to be put aside. The difficulty level of this instance dungeon is likely going to go up by several levels as well.¡± After saying that, Nightmare revealed a look of shock. However, he continued rying Jiang Long¡¯s words, ¡°If we had been assigned to Liu Bei¡¯s faction, our quest objective would have been to protect and escape. Our numbers are rtively low inparison to that of the Cao army. It will be easier to split up and attack from various directions. Now, however, our objective is to just kill Zhao Yun¡­ ¡­ this will likely be problematic. Looking at the way this instance dungeon is designed, this BOSS is likely¡­ ¡­ [S] ss! ¡°However, there is no need to worry all that much. ¡°Although this BOSS may be of the [S] ss, we have enough men on our side. There are also the powerful NPCs from the Cao Cao faction that we can make use of right from the get-go. As long as our arrangements are right, it is not impossible to emerge victorious. ¡°ording to the information given by every guild here, the system has designated us as soldiers in the Cao army. This is a favourable condition for us. Since the system has given us such position of authority, we must take advantage of it. Now, I ask everyone to report their respective positions to us. We also want to know if anyone had been designated as members of Cao Cao¡¯s elite troops, for example, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry¡­¡± ¡°It is so dark; how do we give him our position?¡± Lun Tai chuckled. ¡°All of us have only just arrived. With the heavy rain outside, how can we check our surroundings to determine our position?¡± ¡°Next up, please follow my liaison¡¯s instruction and enter a state ofbat,¡± said Nightmare rapidly, seemingly in response to Lun Tai¡¯s question. ¡°Naturally, we are not really going into a fight. We just want the members of our alliance to simte a battle. Using the lit-up dots on the radar, we will be able to mark the positions of each guild. In the end, we will be able toe up with a map.¡± ¡°Smart.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a harrumph. That Jiang Long was no ordinary character. He could adapt to the situation ande up with such an idea. The Starfall Guild fellows had clearly made notes for every guild and their corresponding liaison. As long as their liaison act ordingly and enter a state ofbat, through propermunication, they can find out the positions of every guild. The resulting map was something that only the Starfall Guild coulde up with. Although the other guilds could also see the dots on the radar, they do not have the information on the liaison and their respective guilds. ¡°Boss, Jiang Long has begun calling up names. When its our turn, do we do it?¡± Nightmare gingerly asked Chen Xiaolian. By then, dots of light have begun shing on their radars. ¡°Of course. We are in the Awakened side, after all,¡± replied Chen Xiaolian without any hesitation. When it was Nightmare¡¯s turn, Chen Xiaolian pulled out twoser pistols. He tossed one over to Lun Tai. Then, cing their backs against the soldiers from the Cao army, they aimed at each other¡¯s chest and pulled the trigger. The sts from theser pistols erupted out silently. However, the power of their sts was toocking, and they could not pierce through the defence afforded by the [A] ss protective suits that both of them were wearing. Two dots of light shed out on the radar. After Nighmare nodded his head toward them, Chen Xiaolian and Lun Tai swiftly kept their pistols. As for the few Cao army soldiers, they remained huddling around the brazier, unaware of what had just transpired. It did not take long for over 50 groups of the dots of light to sh up on the radar. Their positions were scattered over an area with a radius of around five kilometres. Although the instance dungeon had sent them all into Cao Cao¡¯s army, there was a fair distance between each of them. ording to history, in the Battle of Changban, Cao Cao had led his army to Xinye to ept Liu Yu¡¯s surrender. Liu Bei, who was stationed at Fancheng, only discovered the fact after Cao Cao had made his way to Wancheng. Thus, he began fleeing toward Jiangling. Cao Cao, fearing that Liu Bei could obtain military supplies in Jiangling, decided to rush forward with little supplies for himself. When he reached Xiangyang, he heard that Liu Bei had already left the ce. Once again, he decided to rush forward, leading 5,000 elite cavalries to give chase. Traversing 300 lis in one day and night, he finally caught up to Liu Bei in Dangyang, Changban (1 li = 0.5 km). Judging by their situation and the distribution of the guilds, it was clear that the encampment had over 5,000 soldiers. That meant, at that moment, Cao Cao had yet to reach Xiangyang. This was why he had such arge army assembled here. ¡°In other words, there is at least one more day before the Battle of Changban, and a distance of over 300 lis.¡± Chen Xiaolian fell into a momentary state of silence. He continued through the guild channel, ¡°It seems the system has sent us into this instance dungeon ahead of time.¡± ¡°That is a good thing. We have time to think of countermeasures during the marching process.¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°If this instance dungeon follows historical facts, only 5,000 soldiers will be included in the final pursuit. All of them are Cao Cao¡¯s most elite soldiers. Although the system has given us the identity of Cao army soldiers, given the total number of nearly 2,000 Awakened ones, there is no way all of them could join the pursuing force of 5,000 soldiers. Thus, we will likely be dispersed. All the Awakened ones will have to move about in small groups, giving us a bigger chance to fish in troubled waters.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Once the rain ends, we can determine our location and deduce what will happen¡­ ¡­ wait!¡± Suddenly, his face sank and his brows furrowed together. Earlier, one dot of light would light up on the radar every few minutes before quickly going dim. That was due to the other guilds¡¯ actions of following Jiang Long¡¯s n of taking turns to reveal their position on the radar. Just now, though, a high number of dots had lit up at the same time. This is¡­ ¡­ what is going on? At the same time, Nightmare whispered out, ¡°Boss, it seems like¡­ ¡­ something is happening. Jiang Long is shouting through the guild channel. He wants the liaisons to the guilds that had revealed their positions to report to him what just happened.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Chen Xiaolian put on a fa?ade of calmness. ¡°I do not know¡­ ¡­ even now¡­ ¡­ no one is answering.¡± Nightmare wiped away the sweat from his face. The lit-up dots of light on the radar only remained for a while before going out. Following that, new dots lit up. The way the dots were lighting up¡­ they were moving toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s position. Chapter 706 A Surprise Attack

Chapter 706 A Surprise Attack

GOR Chapter 706 A Surprise Attack Chen Xiaolian abruptly leapt to his feet and he rushed toward the tent¡¯s entrance. Opening the tent p, he saw that the storm was still raging outside and he was incapable of seeing anything. ¡°What are you doing?!¡± Due to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s action of opening the tent p, the wind and raindrops have made their way into the tent. It waste in autumn. With the heavy rain outside, the wind contained a considerable degree of chillness, causing the mes in the brazier to dim somewhat. The squad captain red at Chen Xiaolian as he stood up. ¡°Are you looking for death?¡± ¡°Captain¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian understood that his position in the army was likely simply that of a minor soldier under the squad captain¡¯smand. He hastily turned around with an ingratiating smile and said, ¡°It¡¯s the outside¡­ ¡­ I feel like there is something amiss. Pleasee take a look?¡± ¡°What is amiss?¡± The squad captain revealed a displeased expression as he strode over. ¡°Kid, don¡¯t try to pull any tricks here! It is raining heavily outside! What can you see?!¡± When the squad captain reached the tent entrance, however, his face instantly flickered. He stopped lecturing Chen Xiaolian. Instead, he hastily crouched down, cing his ear against the ground. Seeing the squad captain¡¯s actions, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. At that moment, the rain was falling incessantly, like beans smashing down on the earth. They were able to notice something due to the dots of light. However, even with his enhanced body, Chen Xiaolian could not hear what was going on far away. And yet, this squad captain could? After listening carefully for a moment, the squad captain got up. He slowly swept his gaze through every person within the tent. ¡°Everyone, get up! Something might be happening!¡± Hearing the squad captain¡¯s words, the Cao army soldiers nodded their heads. Without saying a word, they all stood up, moving away from the brazier and toward their respective beds. They went a spot beside their beds and retrieved their weapons from the weapons rack there. There were several weapons there, ranging from spears to des. After picking up their weapons, the soldiers quickly moved to stand behind the squad captain. Seeing the squad captain ring at him, Chen Xiaolian swiftly nodded his head. Turning around, he signalled his group. All of them then moved to pick up a weapon. The weapons were standard cold weapons, not particrly sharp. At that moment, however, in order to maintain their identity as soldiers in the Cao army, they could only wield the weapons. Should a battle eruptter on, they could still change to their own equipment. After mere moments, Chen Xiaolian could finally hear a sounding from the distance, a sound which only grew louder. It was the sound of horse hooves, mixed with the sound of firearms. asionally, the explosive sounds of heavy artillery could he heard. It waste at night with pouring rain and numerous tents were blocking his line of sight. Even so, Chen Xiaolian could faintly make out the asional shes of lighting from the distance. ¡°Prepare for battle!¡± The squad captain, wielding a broad de, shouted. The Cao army soldiers behind him shouted in affirmative as they too, gripped their des tightly. The members of Meteor Rock Guild remained fairly calm. Nightmare, on the other hand, appeared slightly nervous. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. If a battle does erupt, just stay behind us.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at Nightmare and said calmly. ¡°Is there anything going on within your guild channel right now?¡± ¡°There is¡­¡± Nightmare wiped the sweat off his face. ¡°Three members reported that they are under enemy attack. However, they quickly fell silent. I suspect¡­¡± ¡°Dead already.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head softly. ¡°The battle started and ended quickly. Thus, there was no time for them to report at all. Other than those three, the other liaisons simply had no time to issue a warning before getting killed off.¡± ¡°Who¡­ ¡­ who could it be?¡± Nightmare forced out a smile. However, it was an ugly sight, one worse than crying. ¡°Surely, it is not yers¡­ ¡­ what if¡­ ¡­ Thorned Flower Guild¡­¡± ¡°Not possible.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly shook his head. ¡°Even if there are yers in this instance dungeon, the system will not let them stand on the opposing side of the Awakened faction. Thus, even if they do not want to fight alongside us, in order toplete the quest, they must not fight against us. Besides¡­ ¡­ this surprise attack leaves no room for negotiation.¡± ¡°Then¡­ who could it be?!¡± Nightmare clenched the handle of the de in his hand so tightly, his hand had practically turned white. ¡°Boss, earlier, didn¡¯t you say that we are still in the process of marching forward? Isn¡¯t our objective supposed to be far away?¡± ¡°Historically speaking, that should be the case.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°However, it is hard to say if the system will arrange the storyline for this instance dungeon ording to history. Besides¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian then shook his head as he stopped talking altogether. A low-pitched horn blow suddenly rang out, apanied by the reverberations of heavy drums. ¡°Enemy attack!¡± A harsh-sounding male voice rang out from afar. After hearing the shout, the squad captain shouted out as well. He strode out from the tent as he shouted, ¡°Charge!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group followed the other soldiers as they followed the squad captain¡¯s lead, charging out from the tent. The pouring rain showed no signs of abating. However, they were at least capable of making out what was going on nearby, albeit barely. Like them, soldiers had begun to emerge from the nearby tents. Regardless of who the other party may be, their raiding actions have finally caught the attention of Cao Cao¡¯s army. Nightmare inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. As the entire camp had found out about the surprise attack and had entered a battle-ready state, the situation would be much safer. The thought had only just crossed his mind when rapid horse hoof sounds arrived before him. A tent was suddenly sent flying as five horse riders, arranged in a small, sharp-type battle formation, charged toward Nightmare. ¡°Argh!¡± Nightmare shouted out in misery. His body had only just jerked backward when the squad captain bellowed out. Using both his hands to wield his broad de, he charged forward. He was not the only one. Several more soldiers from the same tent followed, charging toward the five horse riders. The moment they unleashed their attacks, their bodies shone with light. Faint white-coloured light enveloped their whole bodies, illuminating the dark and rainy night. ¡°Com¡­ ¡­bat energy?!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes bulged widely as he forgot all about retrieving his firearm from his storage space. His hand continued to hold onto the spear he picked up from the weapons rack. He had not expected the NPCs in his faction to be so historically inurate. Even some of the ordinary soldiers were capable of utilizingbat energy. Before the five horse riders could reach them, Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers ¨C by swinging their swords ¨C sent out crescent-shaped sword beams out toward the five horse riders. I¡¯m safe! Nightmare breathed another sigh of relief as the thought popped into his mind. Since even Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers can utilizebat energy, what was there to worry about? If Chen Xiaolian were to find out what he was thinking, Chen Xiaolian would have responded with a sneer. Since Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers could utilizebat energy, for the raiders to sessfully attack all the way to their location¡­ just how powerful were these raiders? The sword beams that the soldiers fired out were so powerful they caused even the falling raindrops to fly upward. As they moved forward, the sword beams cut deep, long gullies through the surface of the ground. However, when the sword beams arrived before the horse riders, all the horse riders did was shift their spears a little so that the tip of their spears would meet the sword beams head-on. They did not swing their spears. With simply the momentum of their charging horses behind them, their spears made contact with the sword beams. The sword beams became like tofu thrown toward a de. They were cut into two by the tip of the spears before quickly dissipating away. The tip of their sword-shaped battle formation had reached Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers. ¡°Dodge!¡± Chen Xiaolian furiously grabbed Nightmare, who stood in a daze, not knowing what to do. He then pulled him along as he ran backward. The other members of Meteor Rock Guild, having received Chen Xiaolian¡¯s notification through the guild channel, had already ran tens of metres away. At the same time, the five horse riders mmed into Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers. Their spears remained in the same position, horizontally forward and unchanged as they met Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers head-on. In face of their attacks, the faint, white-colouredbat energy enveloping Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers became like decorative objects and were easily pierced by the ck spears. After piercing into their chests, the spears were uniformly flicked to the back and the bodies of the five Cao army soldiers hurtled through the air beforending heavily on the ground, causing water to ssh about everywhere. The frontmost horse rider descended upon another tent. His spear thrust into the tent before flicking upward. The tent, fixed into ce using solid wooden stakes, flew up into the sky to reveal more Cao army soldiers, who were only just beginning to assemble. ¡°It¡¯s Liu Bei¡¯s army! Liu Bei¡¯s army is attacking!¡± Someone within the camp suddenly shouted loudly. Chapter 707 Confrontation

Chapter 707 Confrontation

GOR Chapter 707 Confrontation ¡°As expected!¡± Chen Xiaolian pulled Nightmare with him and they quickly made their way through several tents. After the shout, more of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers began rushing out from their tents. Thebat energy shining off their bodies further illuminated the surrounding area. While the heavy rain continued, their ability to inspect their surroundings improved as a result of that. ¡°Boss¡­¡± ¡°Shut up! This is not the time for you to talk! Only talk to me if there is anything important going on in your guild channel!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s teeth was tightly clenched as he dragged Nightmare with him, darting left and right as their group ran non-stop in the opposite direction. At that moment, they needed to hide. The strength of those horse riders was too terrifying. Although even the ordinary soldiers in Cao Cao¡¯s army could utilizebat energy, they could not take even a hit from those horse riders. Fight them directly? Chen Xiaolian was not someone who would do something as foolish as that. It was not that Chen Xiaolian had no confidence in his guild¡¯s strength. Although the horse riders were powerful, it was not impossible to defeat them. However, should they unleash their full power, they would lose the important identity of soldiers in the Cao army. Think about it¡­ ¡­ if they were to bring out the Tidal Fighter, Thunderstorm Tanks and other equipment out, would Cao Cao¡¯s army not go crazy? Most importantly, those horse riders were Liu Bei¡¯s soldiers. It was very peculiar. Why had they appeared at this moment? Making use of the darkness of the rainy night tounch a surprise attack on Cao Cao¡¯s camp? No matter what, Chen Xiaolian did not want to have any conflict with them. After all, Zhao Yun was one of Liu Bei¡¯s soldiers. Only after finding Zhao Yun could he then find Qiao Qiao. Otherwise, Qiao Qiao¡¯s whereabouts would be like a needle in a haystack. Who knows how long it would take for him to find her? As for the horse riders, just let Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers handle them first. ¡°There¡­ ¡­ there is something, boss.¡± Nightmare, who was dragged by Chen Xiaolian, had to run after Chen Xiaolian. Thus, he had to gasp for breath as he said, ¡°The¡­ ¡­ Jiang Long said¡­ ¡­ to have all the guilds gather around him¡­ ¡­ and counter attack!¡± ¡°Counter attack? Did he lose his mind?¡± Roddy, who was running before them, turned around to look at Nightmare. He spat, ¡°There are so many of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers here. Instead of using them as meat shields, he wants us to step forward and counter attack?¡± ¡°His words are not unreasonable,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he continued running, takingrge strides with each step. ¡°As the saying goes, a rout is like andslide. If the entire camp copses, the strength of Cao Cao¡¯s army could be lost. Our side will no longer have support.¡± ¡°How is that possible?¡± Roddy pursed his lips to the side. ¡°This Cao army is likely over 50,000 strong. How many raiders could there be? No matter how strong they may be, once Cao Cao¡¯s army recover from the chaos, they can exhaust those horse riders to their deaths!¡± ¡°He fears they might not recover.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. After considering it briefly, he said, ¡°However, we will not be following his orders to gather up with him. Besides, before entering this instance dungeon, we had already made it clear. He is not the alliance leader. He has no authority to give us orders. This is just a suggestion. Naturally, we have a reason to not obey him.¡± ¡°If so, what should we do?¡± asked Lun Tai without looking back. ¡°Just¡­ ¡­ leave this ce.¡± Chen Xiaolian was silent for a moment before speaking up, ¡°We never had the intentions of going with them. Now that we have the opportunity, we can use this moment to put some distance between our group and them. We will be able to act independently.¡± ¡°Act independently?¡± Roddy was taken aback. ¡°You want us to split up from them so early on? Does that mean we will not be able to borrow the power of Cao Cao¡¯s army after this?¡± ¡°Have you gone cuckoo? What we want is to bring Zhao Yun away from here, not kill her!¡± Chen Xiaolian threw Roddy a dark look. ¡°Heh! Things were getting too messed up, I forgot¡­¡± Only then did Roddy remember. He pped his head and said, ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ where do we go? This encampment is quiterge. Not to mention, it is currently in a state of chaos¡­¡± At that moment, more and more of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers have emerged. All of them were wielding weapons. They followed the orders of their captains and rushed forward together. The gaps between tents, which were not particrly spacious to begin with, had be congested. Some of the soldiers shifted from running to a light trot as a result. ¡°Hey, you fellows! What are you doing?!¡± One of the captains finally noticed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group running in the opposite direction. Their group had run into a group of reinforcing soldiers. The captain pulled out his de and pointed it at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Since we no longer n on staying together with Cao Cao¡¯s army, why should we care what they think of us?¡± Chen Xiaolian snickered as he said to Roddy. ¡°I am talking to you fellows! Which camp are you from? Who is your officer?!¡± The captain ignored Chen Xiaolian and instead looked directly at Roddy. ring at him, the captain moved forward. At the same time, thebat energy on his person burned brighter. ¡°I¡¯ll count to three. Speak up the name of your camp and your officer¡¯s name! Otherwise, you will be treated as deserters! We will kill you all!¡± The captain¡¯sbat energy was clearly stronger than that of the squad captain¡¯s. At that moment, his eyes were ring forward, his face filled with killing intent and hisbat energy illuminated their surroundings. ¡°We are¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke with a very low voice as he walked forward empty-handed toward the captain. When there were only five steps left between him and the captain, a sword suddenly appeared in his grasp and he stabbed it toward the captain¡¯s heart area. ¡°Spies!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sneak attack was done out of the blue. Even so, the captain had managed to block the iing stab by a hair¡¯s breadth. However, his panicked move was no match for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s poised attack. The captain¡¯s de was enveloped withbat energy and their weapons collided, causing a loud shing noise to ring out. Even so, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s move had forced him to take several steps back. Chen Xiaolian was using the attack to test the captain¡¯s ability. After his attack failed to connect, he performed another stab. This time, he used the Sword Skill that Mr San had left in the painting. After getting forced back by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s stabbing move earlier, the captain had merely staggered back a little before quickly recollecting himself. He borrowed the resulting backward force acting on him and twisted his body partially. His de hacked forward with an even greater level of strength. This time, thebat energy enveloping the surface of the de formed a luminescent, white-coloured silhouette, causing the de to expand several times in size. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword did not move to sh against the iing de. Instead, it simply slid past the surface of the de as he shed forward. Like a viper, it sped through the surface of the captain¡¯s de, thrumming as it did. Thebat energy burning brightly over the captain¡¯s body seemingly became non-existent, incapable of stopping the iing sword attack at all. Before his de swing could reach Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, the sword had already pierced through his left shoulder area, prating urately through the gaps between his bones. In that moment of pration, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind shed. It felt as though every bone, muscle, even the flow of blood within the captain standing before him was being projected into his mind through the tip of the sword. Instinctively, his wrist flicked gently and a vibration travelled from the hilt of his sword to the tip. The very next second, a wretched cry rang out as an arm flew up into the sky. It was a clean cut and the muscle textures was still clearly visible. The captain took several staggering steps back, the de on his right hand having fallen to the ground as he cast a look of disbelief at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡­ you¡­¡± His mouth was opened wide. However, he was incapable of uttering a singleplete sentence. Next, a sword mark appeared on his neck as a line of sword energy shone out. Next was his chest, abdomen, legs, right arm¡­ Countless wounds began appearing on his body. Every one of them appearing as line after line of sword energy, which shone out from his body. Due to the captain¡¯s shout earlier, the surrounding soldiers had already gathered around them. However, when they saw the move from Chen Xiaolian just now, they instinctively stopped moving. Dread was etched on each of their faces as they observed the frozen captain. They continued holding onto the des in their hands and their bodies continued radiatingbat energy. However, not a single one of them chose to attack Chen Xiaolian. They simply stared nkly as line after line of sword energy shone out from the captain¡¯s body. Finally, thest sword energy shone out from his body, a body that was so heavily damaged it was not possible to find an inch of undamaged skin on him. ¡°Good¡­ ¡­ swordsmanship¡­¡± The captain uttered those words with great effort. After that, his body lurched and fell heavily upon the ground. This¡­ ¡­ what is this feeling? Chen Xiaolian lowered the sword in his hand, feeling the non-stop thumping sensationing from his heart. The sudden feeling of epiphany felt as though he had suddenly opened his Inner Eye. The sword in his hand was the most ordinary of alloy swords. However, the sword energy unleashed during that moment was something that he had never utilized before. That was not Skyde¡¯s power. Skyde¡¯s power, while peerless and tyrannical, was that of unrefined hacking. It relied solely on pure brute force to defeat its enemy. However, when he was using that Sword Skill he acquired from Mr San, it was skill over force, creating unlimited changes through none. Relying solely on having the tip of the sword within his opponent, Chen Xiaolian seemingly ced the body of the captain under a microscope. He was able to observe every single cell in the captain¡¯s body. Even that sword energy explosion was something that he had unconsciously disyed. At that very moment, Chen Xiaolian was trying grasp the feeling from earlier once again only to find obscurity and a feeling of fleetingness. He could no longer sense it. ¡°Xiaolian! What are you spacing out for? Hurry up and run!¡± screamed Roddy as he pulled Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. At the same time, his right hand pulled out an electromaic rifle to unleash a spray of shots in front. After the captain fell, Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers only faltered for a moment before charging forward once more. They were instantly repelled by the electromaic bullets. ¡°Son of a bitch! These guys are tough!¡± Roddy clenched his teeth. He fired non-stop as he pulled Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Hurry! Stop spacing out! Let¡¯s go!¡± Thebat energy enveloping each of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers was certainly not weak. While it was incapable of fully blocking the power of the bullets, every bullet which made contact with theyer ofbat energy had its speed significantly reduced. Although the electromaic rifle was ssified by the system as energy-tier weapons, it was still bullet-based firearms. It simply made use of electromaic power in discharging its bullets. It was of the lowest level among energy-tier weapons. In their negotiations with de Mountain me Sea Guild, this was the best Chen Xiaolian could get. At that moment, in face of the besieging Cao Cao soldiers, they needed tens of shots to bring down a soldier. Lun Tai instructed the other guild members to pull out their firearms. Assembling together, they fired at the surrounding soldiers. Due to the increase in firepower, a good number of the surrounding soldiers immediately fell, creating arge, empty area. ¡°Xiaolian! Tidal Fighter!¡± Roddy, who was firing non-stop, shouted at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He knew there was no time for him to be thinking about what just happened. He quickly summoned out the Tidal Fighter, cing it on therge, open space. Opening the hatch, he quickly jumped inside first. ¡°You fellows get on the fighter! I will cover the rear!¡± Lun Tai activated his Muscle Fruit skill. His figure swelled up like a balloon and he pulled out a six-barrelled minigun. He held the minigun with his right hand and the electromaic rifle in his other, firing both at the besieging soldiers furiously. Roddy pulled Soo Soo and threw her up the fighter, followed by Qimu Xi, Xia Xiaolei and Bei Tai. There was also Nightmare, who was so terrified, his legs were practically about to give up on him. ¡°Lun Tai, get on the chopper!¡± After jumping up, Roddy shouted at Lun Tai. As most of their members had gotten into the fighter, their firepower had decreased and the besieging soldiers grew in number. ¡°Coming!¡± Lun Taiughed. He kept the minigun on his right hand before hastily pulling out a bundle of cluster grenades. Using his thumb to flick open its safety, he pulled off the ring. The muscles on his right hand suddenly expanded and he hurled it to the area with the highest concentration of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers. A loud explosion erupted as mes shot into the sky. Taking advantage of the moment, Lun Tai jumped into the Tidal Fighter. ¡°Xiaolian! Go!¡± Roddy pulled the hatch and shouted to the front. Chen Xiaolian swiftly pulled the control shaft and the bottom part of the Tidal Fighter discharged two plumes of fire before rising up into the sky. Chapter 708 Riding A White Horse

Chapter 708 Riding A White Horse

GOR Chapter 708 Riding A White Horse The Tidal Fighter flew southwest for a while, moving far away from Cao Cao¡¯s camp. Then, Chen Xiaolian had Roddynd the fighter atop a small hill before sending out Adam, the counterfeit Wall-E made using the mining androids¡¯ponents. Adam flew back toward Cao Cao¡¯s camp . Roddy had spent the past few days installing flightponents and various other sensors onto Adam. He had also supplemented it with a cloaking function. Unless someone was deliberately scanning for Adam, it would be very difficult to detect such a small object hovering through the sky. Adam was thus the most suitable choice for reconnaissance. It did not take Adam long to reach the sky above Cao Cao¡¯s camp. Adam¡¯s reconnaissanceponents include night vision and its system was remotely connected to the Tidal Fighter¡¯s main control panel. Even if Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers had not activated theirbat energy, they would still be able to clearly see what was going on in the battlefield below. Pushing Adam up to a sufficient level of height, Chen Xiaolian was finally able to get a clear picture of the whole battlefield. Cao Cao¡¯s camp was set up upon a slightly elevated mountain. The west side of the camp was connected to a stretch of forest. Judging by the size of the camp, there were at least 50,000 soldiers in the camp. Liu Bei¡¯s horse riders had seemingly started their attack from the forest area, ploughing their way directly east, like a sharp de piercing right into the centre of the camp. At that very moment, they had made it halfway there. There weren¡¯t many of the horse riders. Additionally, they had split up into three teams. In the beginning, theck of preparations on the Cao army side had led to a high number of casualties on their side. In the end, however, the horse riders were incapable of doing more. By then, Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers had more or less recovered from the chaos. They had already begun organizing effective means of counter-attacking to stop the horse riders from advancing. The Awakened ones who were interspersed among the soldiers were also secretly attacking with their weapons. Despite that, the strength of the horse riders was truly dreadful. Even with the absolute disadvantage in numbers, they could still continue to inflict terrible damage upon the Cao army. Observing the monitor, Chen Xiaolian watched as a melee-type Awakened, his bared upper body revealing his bulging muscles, brandishing arge axe in each hand. Like a whirlwind, he charged at one of the horse riders. Behind him, an Awakened in mage-like attire,plete with the pointed hat on his head and a withered-looking staff, finished his chant and fired out a series of ice cones. The horse rider who was surrounded by over tens of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers, brandished the spear in his hands rapidly to deflect the swords hacking toward him. Although he was in a disadvantageous position, it would appear that he was capable of holding on for a while longer. The melee-type Awakened arrived behind the horse rider. With a howl, he leapt up high and his tworge axes hacked down from the sky together. At the same time, the series of ice cones had also reached the horse rider¡¯s back. When the ice cones struck the horse rider, they abruptly exploded and ice spread out upon the horse rider¡¯s body. His dextrous movements were immediately slowed. The tworge axes then descended upon his head. Yet, the horse rider did not appear flustered at all. Using his spear, he unleashed a wave ofbat energy, repelling Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers while his left hand pulled out a de from his waist. The de was swung upward, hacking toward the two axes. The two giant axes used by the melee-type Awakened weighed over 1,000 juns (1 jun = 18.15 kg). Additionally, he had performed his attack while descending from the sky, putting the momentum of his descent behind his attack. Unexpectedly, the horse rider¡¯s upward sh seeded in stopping the melee Awakened¡¯s attack. After having his attack stopped, the melee Awakened did not jump backward. Instead, he performed half a flip in the middle of the air and the axe in his right hand swung horizontally toward the horse rider¡¯s waist. The horse rider used his spear to knock away the melee Awakened¡¯s axe. However, the impact caused him to fall off his horse. The melee Awakened was just about continue with a swing of the axe on his left hand when he suddenly froze in the middle of the air. A sword de slid out from his back, causing blood to burst out as a result. Then, with a horizontal swing, the sword nearly cut him in half from the waist down. ¡°What a strong level of determination¡­¡± Roddy, who was observing the monitor from behind Chen Xiaolian, gave praise even as he grimaced. It looked as though the muscr melee Awakened was following the same path as Lun Tai, the path of strength. Although his muscles appear inferiorpared to Lun Tai¡¯s, he was certainly no rookie. And yet, even with the support of the magus team mate and the surrounding Cao army soldiers, he was still killed by the horse rider. The magus began chanting another spell. The horse rider pushed the melee Awakened¡¯s corpse aside and made to rush at the magus when the ground beneath him suddenly became soft and muddy. His figure fell into the muddy ground while the many Cao army soldiers besieged him. The horse rider did his best to break free. However, as he also needed to stave off the iing attacks, he was incapable of extricating himself. Rather, his body gradually sank deeper. When he was waist deep within the muddy ground, a well-aimed beam of light suddenly struck his forehead, incinerating his head. His body then slumped down. The magus who was in the middle of preparing a third spell stopped his actions after seeing what happened to the horse rider. Momentster, a look of joy shed across his face and he clenched his fists in a frantic manner. Chen Xiaolian quickly took control of the console to adjust Adam¡¯s line of sight. He fiddled with the controls to find the spot where the beam of light hade from. Behind a pile of misceneous supplies, a man was holding onto aser-powered sniper rifle. At that moment, he was shifting his eyes away from the scope of the rifle. Likewise, his face was also filled with mad-like excitement. ¡°Why are they so happy? It sure doesn¡¯t look like they just lost apanion.¡± Roddy tutted a few times. ¡°Is there no friendship among their team?¡± ¡°Although there are no clear-cut prompts, killing those horse riders will likely give them a generous reward.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and said, ¡°The system is being really generous here.¡± ¡°Staying alive is more important,¡± Lun Tai said grimly. ¡°Those horse riders are too strong. By your estimate, how many of them could our team defeat?¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head and pondered the issue for a moment. Then, he looked up and said, ¡°If we want zero casualties on our side, we should be able to defeat around 10 of them. However, if there are over 15, someone will likely die as a result. If we are to go all-out, risking it all to kill them¡­ ¡­ at most, we can only deal with 50.¡± ¡°More or less the same as my estimate,¡± said Lun Tai as he nodded. ¡°With Zero City destroyed, the once-powerful resident guilds have disappeared without a trace. Although there are many Awakened ones here, their levels of strength are all different. Given our present level of strength, our guild can be considered a first-rate guild. Yet, even our guild will be hard-pressed to deal with them. What could those other guilds do?¡± ¡°That is not something for us to worry about. Besides, they can also depend on the NPCs from Cao Cao¡¯s army.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°Look, the horse riders are already preparing to retreat.¡± Adam rose back up into the sky to gain a high-altitude perspective of the battlefield. In the camp below, the horse riders who had split up into teams began retreating. Although a few of them would asionally end up getting surrounded by Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers, their numbers were few. ¡°If I am Jiang Long, I will definitely make use of this moment to organize a counter attack.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the monitor. ¡°Look, Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers are no longer fighting back on their own. They are assembling together under their various leaders. With such arge advantage in numbers, a counter attack will greatly favour Cao Cao¡¯s side. Of course,plete annihtion of those horse riders is unlikely for them. However, they will at least be able to drastically reduce their strength.¡± ¡°Doing so¡­ ¡­ will bring about a high number of casualties.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°I do not doubt that Jiang Long will make such a decision. However, will the other guilds follow through?¡± ¡°Humans die for the sake of wealth, birds die for the sake of feed. Awakened ones die for the sake of points.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled coolly and said, ¡°If I am not mistaken, Jiang Long will soon make an announcement through their guild channel. Nightmare?¡± ¡°Boss¡­ ¡­ you are absolutely right!¡± Nightmare hastily replied. ¡°Jiang Long had already spoken up in my guild channel. Although those horse riders are not within the quest description, killing each of them gives 1,000 points. Several guilds have sessfully killed the horse riders and acquired those points. They were the ones who shared out the information.¡± ¡°What?¡± Roddy cried out in shock. ¡°One thousand per head? We had to work so hard, mine so much Star Sand, and only got 20,000 points! Is the system doing charity work here?¡± ¡°Considering the horse rider¡¯s level of strength, that is not an impossible scenario.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°The system wants to make use of Awakened ones. Naturally, it needs to hand out some sweets.¡± ¡°My hands are starting to itch¡­ ¡­ 1,000 per head! Argh! Easy money!¡± Roddy spouted non-stop. ¡°Right, Xiaolian, didn¡¯t we kill quite a bit of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers earlier? Why didn¡¯t we get any points as reward?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Those are part of the NPC force that the system gave us. The fact that we did not get punished for killing some of them is good enough. How could there be a reward?¡± ¡°What a pity¡­ ¡­ what a pity¡­¡± ¡°As expected, it has begun!¡± As Chen Xiaolian and Roddy were conversing, Lun Tai, who was staring at the monitor, patted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder. ¡°The Awakened ones have begun moving.¡± Under the orders from their officers, Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers attempted to besiege and stop the horse riders who had gathered together. There were a considerable number of Awakened ones moving about amid Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers, assisting in the fight. ¡°The situation does not look optimistic¡­¡± Roddy was looking at the monitor. ¡°Although they are very strong, their number is too small.¡± ¡°Something is not right¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the screen for a while before slowly shaking his head. There on the monitor, Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers were gradually gathering to surround the horse riders. For Chen Xiaolian, the rate at which they were retreating ¨C after gathering up ¨C was much slower than expected. It was weird. Given the strength and discipline that the horse riders had disyed earlier, as long as a few of them stepped forward to cover the rear, they would be capable of getting away from the battlefield before Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers fully surround them. Yet, for some unknown reason, they had been slow in their movements. Even after Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers sessfully encircled them, they did not attempt to charge out from the encirclement. The speed at which they unleashed their surprise attack had suddenly dissipated. After Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers surrounded them, their formation gradually grew tighter. Generally speaking, once horse riders lose their speed, they would bembs to the ughter. However, the horse riders utilized their formidable individual strength to fight off Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers without falling apart. Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers remained as the main attacking force. There were, however, Awakened ones dispersed throughout the besieging soldiers, waiting for the opportunity to attack. Whenever they notice a horse rider bing seriously wounded, three to four of them would abruptly attack to instantly kill off that horse rider. ¡°They are quite the quick learners¡­ in such a short period of time, they have learnt how to get cheap kills.¡± Roddy scratched his chin and gave a harrumph before saying, ¡°Those guys are going to be rich. Still¡­ ¡­ what should we do, Xiaolian?¡± ¡°Wait and observe¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian had only just spoken up when a meteor-like burst of light appeared from the corner of the screen. It shot toward the rear part of Cao Cao¡¯s military camp, charging toward the biggest tent there. ¡°It¡¯s here.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said in a serious tone, ¡°Get a closer view. Just be careful not to move too close!¡± ¡°All right!¡± Roddy quickly controlled Adam, zooming in on the battlefield. Within the burst of light was a human figure. A figure d in silver helmet and silver armour, riding a white horse. 1 Adam first appeared in . Chapter 709 This Makes No Sense

Chapter 709 This Makes No Sense

GOR Chapter 709 This Makes No Sense! As they dared not send Adam too close, the picture shown on the monitor was blurry. Even so, Chen Xiaolian could still tell that the figure was Zhao Yun. By the time the light burst into existence, she had already reached the edge of the camp. A light tap from the tip of her spear reduced the fence of the camp into ashes. The most outrageous part of it all was her speed. She made no turns in her advance. It did not matter what was blocking her way. Be it a tent or a soldier, all would be reduced to ashes before the might of the light enveloping her spear-wielding figure. Her objective was none other than the biggest tent within the camp. Most of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers had been sent forth to besiege the horse soldiers. Thus, only a small number of soldiers could be seen here and there within the camp. The only exception was the area around the biggest tent. Large groups of soldiers continued standing guard near the big tent. Although it was hard to get a good look at the armours and weapons on the soldiers, their equipment were clearly betterpared to that of the ordinary soldiers. Despite the intensity of the battle up front, the soldiers remained at their stations, surrounding the big tent. ¡°The Tiger Guard?¡± Roddy smacked his lips. ¡°In other words¡­ ¡­ Cao Cao is inside? My idol is nning to go for the head!¡± ¡°Those horse riders are simply acting as decoy and sacrificial pieces. Their objective is to lure away the main force of Cao Cao¡¯s army.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head, affirming Roddy¡¯s judgement. The instant Zhao Yun appeared, the soldiers ¨C despite not receiving any instructions from their general ¨C had already turned to face Zhao Yun while forming a tightly packed battle formation. The first three rows of soldiers raised uprge shields, which they thrust heavily into the ground to form a thick shield wall. The two rows of soldiers behind them held onto des with both hands. As for the remaining soldiers behind, they all brandished halberds, which were thrust out in an orderly manner. The toughness of their shield wall was practically at the level of being unbreakable. However, Zhao Yun did not attempt to go around it. Instead, she chose to charge straight ahead. Right before making contact with the shield wall, she performed a half-whirl with her spear before sweeping it furiously forward. A silvery, crescent-shaped beam, tens of metres in size, mmed upon the shield wall. The powerful explosion resulting from that attack caused the shield-wielding soldiers who were in the front row to suffer as their flesh and blood scattered through the air. In that instant, an opening was created, exposing the soldiers behind. ¡°Pow¡­ ¡­ powerful!¡± Roddy, who was watching it all, became so excited, he nearly jumped out from his seat. ¡°As expected of my idol! That is simply¡­ ¡­ simply inhuman!¡± The horse galloped forward, bringing Zhao Yun into the midst of the Tiger Guard soldiers. Her spear became like a torrential rain and every thrust would pierce the throat of a Tiger Guard soldier. The light from thebat energy unleashed by the Tiger Guard soldiers was far brighterpared to the ordinary soldiers in the frontline. And yet, in face of Zhao Yun¡¯s spear, they became akin to paper tigers, worthless items. They had not been able to stop Zhao Yun¡¯s charge at all. In but moments, she had broken through half of the shield wall formation. As Zhao Yun was about to rush into the big tent, the ground before her suddenly spiked up and a rocky giant, tens of metres in height, shook the soil off its body as it stood before Zhao Yun¡¯s path. Although the surrounding Tiger Guard soldiers were sent flying by the sudden appearance of the rocky giant, its appearance had also managed to stop Zhao Yun¡¯s advance. Zhao Yun¡¯s spear, coated with ayer of silvery luminescence, stabbed forward, incinerating one of the rocky giant¡¯s arm. Unfortunately, that action had also stopped her forward momentum. ¡°Jiang Long is giving orders through the guild channel. He wants all Awakened ones to prioritize the main tent!¡± Nightmare hastily said. ¡°That move earlier, I know who did it. That fellow is also an expert from Thorned Flower Guild. He is of the magic-type, specializing in summoning hordes of puppets.¡± ¡°Given the speed at which the skill appeared, there is no way he rushed over there.¡± Chen Xiaolian was staring at the monitor. ¡°The liaisons that they sent out into the various guilds must be the weaker members of their guild while the true powerhouses were held back to serve the guild¡¯s needs.¡± ¡°In other words, they had long since expected that there will be a surprise attack on the main tent?¡± said Lun Tai with knitted brows. ¡°Looking at the time, we have only been in this instance dungeon for a while. After realizing there was a surprise attack, he must have instructed his subordinates to search for Cao Cao¡¯s main tent and assigned his elite members there to safeguard the tent.¡± ¡°He is truly smart.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and continued looking at the monitor. By then, the rocky giant had been destroyed by Zhao Yun with several spear thrusts. Its body copsed andrge rocks fell onto the ground. However, the corpses belonging to the Tiger Guard soldiers that Zhao Yun had killed just moments ago suddenly burst apart. Skeletons stumbled out from their corpses. Picking up the swords left on the ground, the skeletons charged toward Zhao Yun. Two spider-shaped mechs appeared behind Zhao Yun. Each of the mechs was several timesrgerpared to the ck Widow monster. The twoser-powered miniguns installed on each began firing upon Zhao Yun. Although they were incapable of piercing through the silvery light around Zhao Yun¡¯s body, every one of thesers caused ripples to appear on the surface of the silvery light. A crossbow-wielding Awakened darted about behind the Tiger Guard soldiers. Whenever he was done pulling his bowstring, he would quickly raise his crossbow and fire out a flurry of arrows, arrows gleaming with green light¡­ The number of Awakened ones to appear gradually increased. However, only those with long-ranged attacks would engage Zhao Yun. Chen Xiaolian could see several Awakened ones with melee weapons there. However, not a single one of the melee-type Awakened ones chose to step forward. They simply kept a close eye on Zhao Yun, who was besieged by the Tiger Guard soldiers, as they stood guard before the long-ranged Awakened ones just in case there was a surprise attack. ¡°Those fellows¡­ ¡­ what is wrong with them? They are using tech-based equipment and magic spells right in front of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers! Have they gone mad?!¡± Roddy cried out. ¡°Do they not want to work together with the NPCs anymore?¡± When they first entered the instance dungeon, the system had given all the Awakened ones the identity of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers by default. However, revealing actions unbefitting of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers would result in them losing that identity and bing the NPCs target of attack. Earlier, when Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group chose to run away, Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers became hostile toward them. After all, all of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers, be it the high-ranking officers or the lowest ranking of soldiers, were all humans. There were not brainless monsters. While they may be able to get away with firing long-ranged weapons on the sly, revealing mechs and magic right in front of the soldiers¡¯ eyes would certainly illicit a response from the soldiers. ¡°Jiang Long is a smart fellow. He would not do something stupid.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Look, the soldiers are not responding to their actions.¡± It was as Chen Xiaolian said. Despite seeing the Awakened ones using various wondrous abilities and equipment, the surrounding soldiers showed no reaction to them. They continued to send wave after wave at Zhao Yun. It almost seemed as though they simply weren¡¯t aware of the Awakened ones. ¡°This doesn¡¯t make any sense!¡± Roddy shouted out resentfully. ¡°Why then did theye after us?!¡± ¡°There will surely be an exnation.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Boss, just now, Jiang Long said that everyone can be at ease and freely use their skills,¡± said Nightmare, who quickly continued, ¡°Both tech-based and magic-based skills can be used. Doing so will not result in losing our identity as Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers. However, he proposed that melee-type Awakened ones should not join the battle. Just act as guards. As for meat shields, let the NPCs do it.¡± Seemingly to prove his words as truth, a portion of the soldiers who were besieging the horse riders split off and rushed to reinforce the soldiers defending the main tent. The remaining soldiers continued to besiege and attack the horse riders. The majority of the Awakened ones were lurking amidst Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers as they rushed to reinforce the soldiers defending the main tent. Only a small handful had remained there, using their guns to kill off the horse riders to earn more points. Several generals in high-quality armour had appeared as well. They swung the weapons in their hands as they confronted Zhao Yun. However, as Adam was too far away, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group was unable to get a good look at their faces. They were unable to tell who the generals were. ¡°They must be the great generals under Cao Cao like Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Dian Wei¡­¡± Lun Tai said grimly. ¡°If their level of strength is the same as in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun will die.¡± ¡°This is an instance dungeon. The soldiers in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms cannot usebat energy.¡± Roddy rolled his eyes. ¡°Also, Dian Wei should have died a decade ago.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Lun Taiughed out and rubbed his head. ¡°I didn¡¯t read the book properly.¡± The instant the generals appeared, they surrounded Zhao Yun. For a brief moment, Zhao Yun was incapable of breaking out of their encirclement. ¡°Jiang Long sounds very proud.¡± Nightmare continued to ry what was being said in the guild channel to them. ¡°He says, he can now determine that this is the quest objective. Since the objective hase to us, we should work hard and directly kill him. We canplete the quest and safely go home.¡± ¡°Hey, Xiaolian! What should we do?¡± Roddy¡¯s face had sunk slightly. ¡°Given the current situation, Zhao Yun is really going to get killed! Should we interfere?¡± ¡°Are you nning on charging out right now?¡± There was a grim expression on Lun Tai¡¯s face. ¡°The few of us against tens of thousands of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers and over a thousand Awakened ones¡­ ¡­ that is suicide!¡± Roddy revealed a bitter smile. ¡°Let¡¯s not go into Xiaolian¡¯s n of bringing Zhao Yun out of this instance dungeon¡­ ¡­ Qiao Qiao is still inside this instance dungeon! Zhao Yun is the only quest objective here. If she dies, this instance dungeon will immediately end. If that happens, how will we go find Qiao Qiao?¡± ¡°Die?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. He raised his head to look at Roddy. ¡°If its this easy to kill her, will the system summon so many Awakened ones into this instance dungeon?¡± Chen Xiaolian had just finished speaking when the monitor screen suddenly turned wholly white. Nothing else could be seen on the monitor. [TL: Like I said in the earlier chaps, if you find any discrepancy in detail¡­ ¡­ it¡¯s magic.] Chapter 710 Besiege And Kill Zhao Yun

Chapter 710 Besiege And Kill Zhao Yun

GOR Chapter 710 Besiege And Kill Zhao Yun! A Thunderstorm Tank was stationed within the rear part of the big tent. There were two people standing on the tank. The one on the left was Jiang Long. As for the one on the right, he was a short man in resplendent attire. His chin sported a finely trimmed beard and his eyes glinted with light. The two of them were looking at the besieged Zhao Yun with emotionless expressions. ¡°Prime Minister, this ce is dangerous. I ask that you retreat for the time being.¡± A muscr man with a rough countenance, wielding a huge hammer, knelt down before the Thunderstorm Tank and spoke with a respectful tone. Although he was talking normally, the volume of his voice wasparable to that of thunder. ¡°Not a problem.¡± The short man waved his hand with a frown. ¡°There is only one enemy. It is not even worth mentioning. With their protection, my safety is assured. There is no need for you to worry, Zhongkang (Xu Chu). Head back.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The muscr, hammer-wielding man hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. Taking a few steps backward, he then turned around and moved cautiously toward the battle zone ahead. There was a circle of Tiger Guard soldiers around the two of them. The soldiers¡¯ swords have all been unsheathed as they warily stood guard, their killing intent billowing upward even as they defended the central tent. ¡°After bing Cao Cao, the aura you emanate is good. Even the way you talk is about the same as him, Tong You.¡± Jiang Long turned to look at the short man beside him. He revealed a satisfied smile. ¡°Even Xu Chu, his personal bodyguard, could not realize anything.¡± ¡°When controlling his soul, all his memories and personality will be taken as well. I simply made use of them. Naturally, I am able to look the same.¡± The man with Cao Cao¡¯s external appearance, which Jiang Long had addressed as Tong You, chuckled. There was, however, a slight look of concern on his face. ¡°However, Manager, are you sure we will not be in any danger here?¡± The two of them spoke softly. Xu Chu and the surrounding Tiger Guard soldiers were stationed far enough that they did not have to worry about getting overheard. ¡°You have already left the main camp in advance. Even if Zhao Yun can really charge in here, he cannot find you. Besides, given the number of soldiers Cao Cao has and the many Awakened ones here, what is there to worry about?¡± Jiang Long sneered. ¡°Right now, you just need to stabilize the situation. If the soldiers fall into a state of disarray, how will we fight this battle? Do not forget, it is because of you that everyone can freely utilize their skills and equipment.¡± ¡°I understand, I understand¡­¡± Tong You checked their surroundings as he secretly wiped away his sweat. ¡°Can we really take him down so easily? Isn¡¯t it a little too easy?¡± ¡°A silver spear, silver armour and a white horse. Who else can it be if not Zhao Yun?¡± Jiang Longughed. ¡°He is this instance dungeon¡¯s only quest objective. By killing him, we canplete this instance dungeon. How unexpected. We had only just entered this instance dungeon and the BOSS came looking for us on its own. As it so happens, the NPCs on our side are very powerful and you also happen to have a soul subjugating skill. We are very lucky this time around. In 10 minutes, we will finish this instance dungeon!¡± Up front, Zhao Yun was besieged by a group of generals and the Tiger Guard soldiers. Although there were countless corpses of the Tiger Guard soldiers lying down all around her, not a single one of the generals had been killed. Instead, Zhao Yun had suffered from a number of wounds. The strength of the generals was quite outstanding. Theyplemented each other in their forward and backward actions. Whenever their attacks failed to hit home, they will quickly retreat while theirpanions helped made up for the shorings of their moves. The Awakened ones staying at the edge of the besieging soldiers were also constantly harassing Zhao Yun with long-ranged attacks. Although the power of their attacks was not too strong, incapable of breaking through the silvery luminescence protecting Zhao Yun¡¯s body, their attacks did disrupt her rhythm of attack, forcing her to pull back her spear to defend herself. ¡°Eh¡­ Manager¡­ ¡­¡± There was an awkward smile on Tong You¡¯s face. ¡°I feel that this chaotic situation is a little dangerous¡­¡± ¡°Chaotic?¡± Jiang Long gave a harrumph. ¡°You¡­¡± As he was in the midst of speaking, light suddenly erupted out from before them. It was as though hundreds of suns had suddenly appeared there at that moment. With Zhao Yun acting as the centre, the surrounding Tiger Guard soldiers were instantly transformed into human-shape charcoal. As for the soldiers that were slightly further away, they too fell to the ground, screaming. There were scorch wounds on their bodies, all of varying degrees, dependent on the distance between them and Zhao Yun. While the generals were closer to Zhao Yun¡¯s position, thebat energy they emanated were much stronger than the ordinary soldiers. Even so, all of them cried out in pain and they scrambled backward in retreat. The surface of their skin, scorched by the burst of light, blistered. Scorch marks could also be seen on the surface of their skin. ¡°Damn!¡± Jiang Long, who was far away from the battle zone, lowered his head while gnashing his teeth. Heboured to raise his head and look forward. Tong You, who was beside him, had already covered up his face and was rolling on the tank. Zhao Yun stood there with her head lowered. The light she unleashed gradually grew dim. Next, a silvery sword beam abruptly shot out from the back of her left shoulder. The silvery sword beam cut open a hole through her armour, bringing blood with it as it shot out. The silvery beam punched through the air without faltering. Only after piercing through over 10 of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers, who happened to be standing in its trajectory, did it dissipate away. Immediately, another silver sword beam shot out from Zhao Yun¡¯s body. And another. Every time a silver beam burst out, Zhao Yun would release a grunt, seemingly enduring a great deal of pain. The ground beneath her quickly became stained with her blood. ¡°Run!¡± A silver beam shot toward the Thunderstorm Tank. Jiang Long¡¯s hand shot out to pick up Tong You, who was kneeling down and trembling. He then dragged Tong You with him as they jumped off the Thunderstorm Tank, escaping the cmity by a hair¡¯s breadth. Despite possessing a strong electromaic-tier defence, the silver beam had still managed to cut through the tank like cutting a piece of tofu. The Thunderstorm Tank lurched for a bit before suddenly exploding. Jiang Long held onto Tong You tightly, using his own body to block the force of the explosion. The two of them were sent flying. They flew through tens of metres before heavilynding on the ground. ¡°Ma¡­ ¡­ manager?¡± Due to the impact, Tong You was able to clear his head somewhat only to see Jiang Long falling down before him. Jiang Long¡¯s back was ravaged by the explosion and his flesh had be exposed. His [A] ss protective suit had also been partially destroyed by the earlier explosion. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you¡¯re not dead, are you?¡± Jiang Long looked up with a groan. He then hastily grabbed ¡®Cao Cao¡¯ and inspected him from top to bottom. Only then did he release a sigh of relief. ¡°As long as you are fine, all is good.¡± ¡°Manager¡­¡± Tong You¡¯s eyes revealed how moved he was. However, Jiang Long¡¯s next set of words choked him. ¡°If you end up dying, these tens of thousands of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers will probably turn on us on the spot and kill us along with Zhao Yun.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all because you assured me there won¡¯t be any danger¡­¡± Tong You mumbled softly. ¡°Issue out themands! What are you just standing there for?¡± Jiang Long straightened himself with another groan and red at Tong You. He whispered, ¡°Hurry! Get them to rush forward and continue the fight!¡± The light erupting out from Zhao Yun¡¯s body earlier was like the sudden detonation of a miniature bomb. Yet, the detonation time was fleeting. Those nearby were killed and wounded. However, the soldiers who were standing some distance away had already recovered from the explosion of light. Zhao Yun¡¯s current state was obviously not normal. The silver beams sporadically shooting out from her body did not appear to be an active-type of offensive skill. It appeared more like a side effect of abruptly unleashing her power earlier. Every time a de shot out, it would leave a wound on her body. As for her, her whole body was shuddering ceaselessly, seemingly in a rickety state. There was still a high number of Tiger Guard soldiers. As long as they could kill off this BOSS here¡­ ¡°Soldiers! Heed mymand!¡± Tong You had understood the situation unfolding before him. ¡°Zhongkang! Lead your men to finish off that fellow!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Xu Chu, who had been standing much closer to Zhao Yun earlier, had only just recovered. Still, he swiftly turned around and performed a kneel before turning back to face Zhao Yun. He raised the heavy hammer, pointing it toward Zhao Yun. Like a tidal wave, the many Tiger Guard soldiers charged toward Zhao Yun once more. As for Jiang Long, he propped Tong You up and vigntly dragged him farther away, putting him deep behind the protection of the soldiers. Zhao Yun¡¯s head was still lowered, seemingly in aatose state. Her body was covered in blood. While the silvery beams continued to shoot out sporadically, the frequency at which it was firing out was gradually decreasing. The low-ranking soldiers around her had begun to retreat out of fear. However, under Xu Chu¡¯s lead, the Tiger Guard soldiers charged bravely without fear of death. As for the surrounding Awakened ones who had survived the earlier episode, a number of them had already gotten up. They swallowed Healing Type Beast Bloods as they renewed their long-ranged attacks, intent on killing off Zhao Yun before the NPCs could do it. The system had made it clear when it issued out the quest. The final reward will be given ording to the level of contribution. The one who could deal the final blow will undoubtedly gain a higher share when the system calcted their level of contribution. Xu Chu, who was leading the Tiger Guard soldiers, was less than 20 metres away from Zhao Yun when a whistling arrow shot forth. The arrow brought with it a sharp wind as it shot toward Zhao Yun¡¯s head. However, it missed! Just as the arrow was about to hit, an indistinct silhouette suddenly descended, swooping right past Zhao Yun¡¯s head. As it did so, it picked Zhao Yun up and flew back up into the sky. In but an instant, they had disappeared into the night. ¡°What?!¡± Everyone there was taken aback for a few seconds. Next, wave after wave of angry expletives rang out from the surrounding Awakened ones. 1 Zhongkang is Xu Chu¡¯s courtesy name. While no longermon, courtesy name is a name traditionally given to Chinese males at the age of 20 to mark them as adults. After a man reaches adulthood, it is disrespectful for others of the same generation to address him by his given name, which is reserved for himself and his elders. [Source: Wiki] Chapter 711 Jiangling County

Chapter 711 Jiangling County

GOR Chapter 711 Jiangling County ¡°Steady! Don¡¯t drop her!¡± Chen Xiaolian was standing behind Roddy, looking over his shoulder to observe the monitor. A chaotic mess of dots of light and lines were rapidly shing through the surface of the monitor and it was impossible to make anything out from it. Roddy however, stared at the monitor as he carefully twiddled with the controls. ¡°Nonsense! Do I need you to tell me that? If you don¡¯t agree, you cane try it yourself! All of the sensors got fried just now. Getting Adam to fly is about the best I can do right now!¡± A slight amount of sweat began appearing on his face. However, his fingers remained as steady as a machine. ¡°The trajectory is correct, so is the altitude. However, we are simply unable to determine the distance. Lun Tai, make sure you keep an eye on the radar. Although Adam is cloaked, once Zhao Yunes within a certain radius, we should be able to see her on the radar. Once you see her, quickly tell me.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Lun Tai, who was on the co-pilot seat, stared intently at the radar. After a while, Lun Tai noticed a dot of light appearing on the radar. ¡°I see it!¡± Roddy released a sigh of relief as he reached out to press a button. Next, the screen switched to the Tidal Fighter¡¯s external monitoring cams. A ck dot was quickly flying toward them from afar. ¡°Lun Tai, raise the fighter¡¯s hovering altitude by 500 metres, 143 degrees. Keep it still. Xiaolian, go to the hatch and get ready to pick her up. We do not know if there are any pursuers. So, we will need to leave as soon as we pick her up,¡± Roddy uttered out in quick session. ¡°Zhao Yun retrieval operation, the final phase, start!¡± The Tidal Fighter¡¯s engine roared as it swiftly hovered for a bit before turning to face the iing Adam. At the same time, its side hatch opened. After opening the hatch, Chen Xiaolian, who was standing before the hatch, watched the ck dot without blinking his eyes. The ck dot gradually grew bigger in size. ¡°I am slowing it down! Xiaolian, catch it!¡± Finally, the cloaked Adam, which was carrying Zhao Yun, flew straight toward the opened hatch. Roddy, who was in the cockpit, shouted as he steered the cloaked Adam, letting it perform a half-turn as it flew through the sky. With its back against the Tidal Fighter, Adam¡¯s thrusters fired out at maximum output. ¡°Roddy, you bastard! Why are you only slowing it down at the final moment?!¡± Chen Xiaolian was almost hit by the mes ejecting from the thrusters. He had to swiftly jerk his body to the side while grabbing hold of Adam, which had only just turned off its cloaked state. In his other hand was Zhao Yun. ¡°There is no helping it! I am afraid there might be pursuers!¡± Roddy chuckled as he moved to close the hatch. Next, the Tidal Fighter made a turn. With its thrusters fully engaged, it immediately reached its maximum velocity. ¡­ ¡°What is going on here?! Jiang Long! The quest objective no longer had the ability to fight back, how did he escape? Give us an exnation!¡± Within the big tent in the middle of the camp, Jiang Long was seated before a table as he faced the several Guild Leaders before him. There was no expression on his face. All of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers, from the lowest-ranking soldiers to the highest-ranking generals, have all been ordered by Tong You to keep a distance of 50 steps away from the tent. They were not to step in unless ordered to do so. The one who had spoken up earlier was an old man whose face was filled with wrinkles. There was neither hair nor beard on his face. However, his pair of eyes glinted with light. ¡°Mr Luo Song, I understand your anger. This matter is truly unexpected.¡± Jiang Long stretched out one hand and made a pressing gesture. ¡°We are all on the same faction. We all have themon goal of killing Zhao Yun. There is no reason for me to do something that will harm myself.¡± The old baldie, Luo Song, mmed the table furiously and said with bulging eyes, ¡°If all the participants are on the same faction, why did someone save Zhao Yun in the midst of the fight? Tell me, if you did not let him go, how could he have escaped?¡± Those sitting around him were all Guild Leaders of the various Awakened guilds. All of them looked silently at Jiang Long, waiting for his answer. ¡°Everyone, I am not God.¡± Jiang Long smiled. ¡°Oh, that is not right. This world does not have a God. Well¡­ ¡­ I am not the Development Team. I am not the one who arranged this instance dungeon. How could I have the omniscience needed to answer all your questions?¡± ¡°If that is the case, this old man believes there is no need to continue being part of this alliance.¡± Luo Song red at Jiang Long. ¡°In the earlier fight, my guild lost three men! One of them was my guild¡¯s core powerhouse! And now you are telling me that even if we join your alliance, you cannot assure that everything will develop ording to your n?¡± ¡°I never said that everything will go ording to my n.¡± Jiang Long spread his hands. ¡°I am willing to repeat what I said to everyone before we entered this instance dungeon one more time. I wish that we can stand together, help and support each other in face of the difficulties of this instance dungeon. Doing so will increase our chances ofpleting the quest. Even so, I cannot guarantee anything within this instance dungeon.¡± His eyes swept through most of the Guild Leaders within the tent. ¡°I understand that everyone here had lost members back in the earlier surprise attack. In fact, those who had been close to the periphery are nowpletely wiped out. ¡°However, that is not something I can determine! This is an instance dungeon! There are dangers at all times! Just because this instance dungeon does not require us to fight against one another doesn¡¯t mean it is easier. On the contrary, the system would only do so if the level of difficulty is at an unprecedented level! ¡°We, the Starfall Guild, hope to be the thread that binds all guilds into a cooperative whole. However, we do not have the ability to be the leader nor a protective umbre. All of us here can only forge ahead while carefully checking and testing what lies ahead. The foundation for all this is trust! ¡°If there are any here who distrusts me, that is fine. You may choose to terminate our partnership at any time. Starfall Guild will summon back its liaison and stop its sharing of information.¡± Jiang Long then stood up. With a passionate expression on his face, he looked into the crowd of Awakened ones and said, ¡°Nowes the question. Are you all willing to trust me?¡± ¡°Cough! Cough!¡± An average-looking middle-aged man who was beside Luo Song let out a few light coughs. Then, with a smile on his face, he said, ¡°Mr Luo Song is just being overly anxious. Since we have decided to partner up with Starfall Guild before this instance dungeon began, why would we distrust you? Manager Jiang Long, no need to be so serious. Mr Luo Song?¡± He gently patted Luo Song¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°I believe you just wanted to figure out what happened earlier by having a proper conversation with Manager Jiang Long, right?¡± ¡°That is what I meant.¡± Luo Song¡¯s face froze for a moment before slowly nodding his head. ¡°Manager Jiang Long, this old man¡¯s words earlier were a little too harsh. It is not that I am unsatisfied with Starfall Guild. I hope Manager Jiang Long won¡¯t resent me for that.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no problem, then. How could I resent Mr Luo Song?¡± Jiang Long quickly smiled. He quickly turned to face the others. ¡°Everyone here¡­ ¡­ surely none of you are suspecting me?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± ¡°Never.¡± ¡°Sincerity is the most important thing for unity.¡± Seeing the many Awakened ones shake their heads, Jiang Long nodded his head in a pleased manner. ¡°Well, then. Manager Jiang Long, since everyone here has reached a consensus, can we finally get down to business and discuss the current situation and our next move?¡± said the middle-aged man with a smile. ¡°Naturally.¡± Jiang Long nodded. ¡°That is exactly what I nned on doing. At present, all of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers have been given the order. We now hold the identity of foreign soldiers from the Western Region of Jinxian. No matter what we do, we will not raise any suspicions and lose our identity as Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers.¡± ¡°Excellent.¡± Luo Song slowly nodded his head. ¡°If this old man¡¯s spection is right¡­¡± His gaze turned toward Tong You, who was behind Jiang Long. ¡°This NPC Cao Cao has fallen under Starfall Guild¡¯s control, no?¡± Jiang Longughed out. ¡°Mr Luo Song truly do possess eagle-like eyes. That is right, our guild¡¯s Tong You has taken over Cao Cao¡¯s body. If not for this, would we have the confidence to let everyone reveal and use all types of weapons?¡± ¡°That exins everything.¡± Luo Song nodded his head. ¡°Then, our present position and time, those things should have been confirmed no?¡± Jiang Long turned his head back to look at Tong You and signalled him. Tong You took several steps forward and said in a respectful tone, ¡°At present, we are 80 lis south of Xinye County. We are currently heading for Fancheng, Xiangyang. Cao Cao had only just epted Liu Cong¡¯s surrender and had found out about Liu Bei giving up Fancheng and escaping southward. This night¡¯s surprise attack is something that none of Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers expected. That includes Cao Cao.¡± ¡°In other words, the soldiers here make up all of Cao Cao¡¯s southern expedition force? How many soldiers are there in total?¡± asked Luo Song. ¡°Some soldiers are stationed at Wancheng District. That force is led by Cao Ren and it consists of around 20,000 soldiers. As for this army, it has a total of 78,000 soldiers. However, the surprise attack earlier had killed quite a bit. At present, we do not have a detailed number yet,¡± said Tong You in a tone that was neither hurried nor leisurely. ¡°No matter how big the loss may be, there should still be at least 50 to 60 thousand soldiers left.¡± Luo Song stroked his bald head. ¡°With so many cannon fodders, it won¡¯t matter how strong that Zhao Yun is. He will get tired eventually. Besides, we have killed off all the horse riders that he brought over.¡± ¡°However, the number of horse riders is small. They are definitely not all of Liu Bei¡¯s soldiers.¡± Tong You shook his head. ¡°ording to the report from Cao Cao¡¯s generals, the total number of enemies this time amounts to only 500 horse riders. They must be Zhao Yun¡¯s subordinates. Liu Bei¡¯s full force should have around 5,000 soldiers. Those 500 horse riders only make up one tenth of his force.¡± ¡°Surely, not all of Liu Bei¡¯s force possess that level of strength? If they do, how can Cao Cao win?¡± The middle-aged manughed out. ¡°The horse riders that the quest objective brought over are clearly the elites.¡± ¡°This old man agrees.¡± Luo Song slowly nodded his head. ¡°Now, let¡¯s go through the earlier battle. The quest objective had likely wanted to use the horse riders as bait to lure away the soldiers while itunches a sneak attack from another direction to kill off Cao Cao. However, thanks to our appearance, the quest objective¡¯s goal failed. It is likely that we will not be seeing horse riders of that quality in Liu Bei¡¯s army anymore.¡± ¡°The issue here is, although his n failed, he ended up getting rescued.¡± The middle-aged man turned to look at Jiang Long. ¡°Of course, we believe that Starfall Guild would not, for the sake of points, secretly release the quest objective. However, who exactly did it? Manager Jiang Long, what are your opinions on this?¡± Jiang Long nodded his head before retrieving a small box. cing it on the table, he pressed a button. Next, the box projected out a curtain of light upon the empty space before it. ¡°This is a holographic recording of the earlier battle. Everyone, please look.¡± A blurry silhouette suddenly swooped down from the sky, hooked Zhao Yun by her armour, and swiftly flew upward. In but an instant, it had flown away from the camp. ¡°This is¡­¡± Every Guild Leader stood up, moving closer toward the holographic projection, observing it all in detail. As for Jiang Long, he reduced the yback speed of the recording to its lowest level. ¡°It is not a magic-type ability,¡± Luo Song slowly spoke up after a considerable amount of time had passed. ¡°That object has a very squarish shape. Additionally, although it appears to be transparent, a detailed observation reveals that there is a certain dy between the images on its surface and its surroundings. This is a cloaking technology based on retro-reflective technology. This¡­ ¡­ is a tech-based prop!¡± Several of the Awakened ones there nodded their heads as they agreed with Luo Song¡¯s words. ¡°The setting for this instance dungeon should be high-level martial arts. Thus, it is not surprising that soldiers and generals on both sides can usebat energy. However, it is impossible for a tech-based prop to appear. This is definitely not something from this instance dungeon,¡± said Luo Song with absolute confidence. ¡°An Awakened did this!¡± ¡°This¡­¡± All the Awakened ones there exchanges nces. Luo Song¡¯s statement was correct. Of the many props produced by the system, there were a high number with the invisibility function. However, the different principles behind its invisibility function meant that each of them would disy differing characteristics. This invisibility function could be detected at close range with the naked eye. It could only be generated through retro-reflective technology. However, why would an Awakened do something like this? ¡°Not all guilds have joined our alliance, right?¡± A young man whose hair was dyed white spoke up. ¡°Could the guild be trying to¡­ ¡­ singlehandedly gulp down all of the quest reward?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that the equivalent of pulling down your pants to fart?¡± Arge figure beside him threw a re his way. ¡°If they really want to snatch all the points, then why didn¡¯t they just kill Zhao Yun right there? If you say they snatched him away for the sake of points, then look at how long had passed since then. They should have killed him already. This instance dungeon has not ended. This means that Zhao Yun is still not dead. He was rescued, not captured, get it?¡± ¡°If that is the case, there is no other exnation.¡± The white-haired youngster spread open his hands with a rueful smile. ¡°Every Awakened has the same quest. They have no reason to do this. As for the NPCs in this instance dungeon, they cannot possibly use tech-based props¡­ ¡­ what other possibility is there?¡± ¡°There is.¡± Jiang Long, who had not spoken a word all this time, spoke up with a calm tone, ¡°You all forgot about one thing.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Everyone turned to look at him. ¡°ording to the description given by the system, the quest objective is themon enemy of all Awakened ones. However¡­ ¡­ did you all forget? Other than Awakened ones and NPCs, who else can appear in an instance dungeon?¡± Jiang Long pressed the button on the box twice and the holographic projection transformed into a radar screen. ¡°As it happened too fast, we did not have the time to give chase. However, the impromptu mini radar that we set up managed to detect the trajectory of the other party. After the unknown flying object rescued Zhao Yun, it kept flying south at a high velocity. However, somewhere 30 kilometres away from our position, it suddenly slowed down. At the same time, a much bigger dot of light appeared on our radar. However, it only appeared for five seconds before disappearing together with Zhao Yun.¡± ¡°This is¡­¡± Luo Song narrowed his eyes as he watched the yback of the radar screen. A tone of uncertainty could be heard within his tone as he said, ¡°Retrieval?¡± ¡°Mr Luo Song is truly an experienced veteran.¡± Jiang Long nodded his head. ¡°I specte that arge aircraft with cloaking function must have retrieved the quest objective.¡± Everyone there sucked in a breath of cold air. Arge aircraft that could cloak itself¡­ ¡­ for a guild to be capable of bringing out such a high-end equipment, there were only two possibilities. The resident guilds of Zero City, and¡­ Thorned Flower Guild! Luo Song¡¯s face became somewhat ugly to behold. ¡°Manager Jiang Long, you mean to say that there may be yers in this instance dungeon? Additionally, their quest objective is the opposite of ours? Or at the very least, there is a conflict of interest between us and them?¡± ¡°That is the most probably scenario.¡± Jiang Long nodded his head and released a soft sigh. ¡°Since Zero City¡¯s destruction, not a single member of Zero City had revealed themselves. Who knows where they had hidden themselves? The way I see it, even if they did enter this instance dungeon, they would never do something so attention-seeking. Besides¡­ ¡­ they are also Awakened ones. There is no reason for them to stop thepletion of the quest. So¡­¡± Jiang Long did not finish his words. However, everyone there knew what he meant. An invisible shadow quietly enveloped the interior of the tent. ¡°All right. There is no need for us to worry so much.¡± Jiang Long suddenly revealed a smile as he broke the silent atmosphere. ¡°Even if it is Thorned Flower Guild, so what? We have tens of thousands of soldiers on our side. If the participants from Thorned Flower Guild are a bunch of experts, they would not have sneakily rescued the quest objective. No matter what, we have toplete this quest.¡± Assenting voices gradually rang out and the intensity of their voices eventually grew louder and louder. ¡°From this moment on, we will not be following what Cao Cao did in history.¡± Jiang Long switched the holographic projection into a map. Extending a hand, he pointed at the map. ¡°This time, the system did not designate a time limit. Thus, there is no need for us to hurry. At present, there are less than 50 lis between us and Fancheng, Xiangyang. We can arrive there tomorrow. Before that, we will continue to move together with the army. We will not be sending out any soldiers to give chase. Our target¡­¡± His finger moved, moving past Fancheng, Xiangyang, moving down toward Jiangling County. ¡°Remains the same, Jiangling County!¡± Chapter 712 Would You Mind?

Chapter 712 Would You Mind?

GOR Chapter 712 Would You Mind? Zhao Yun slowly opened her eyes to see a green canopy of leaves. The light of dawn filtered through the gaps to shine down upon her, causing her to squint her eyes. However, she was quick to flip herself up. Next, she warily inspected her surroundings. ¡°You are finally up.¡± Chen Xiaolian was seated a small distance away from her, a slice of pizza in his hand as he munched on it. Seeing Zhao Yun get up, he picked up another slice of pizza from the pizza box and lifted it toward Zhao Yun. ¡°Eat first. If you have any questions, ask them after you have eaten.¡± Zhao Yun looked around and nodded her head. Without saying anything, she epted the slice of pizza that Chen Xiaolian had handed over. After taking a bite of the pizza, she raised her brows slightly. Shifting the pizza aside, she lowered her head to look at it. ¡°Does it not suit you?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a smile. ¡°You have never eaten this before, right?¡± ¡°It is eptable.¡± Zhao Yun shook her head, regaining her calm expression. After finishing the slice of pizza in three bites, she did not hesitate to reach into the pizza box to take another slice, which she shoved into her mouth. ¡°Seeing a beautiful woman like you eat so ravenously, this is a first for me.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as he pushed the pizza box toward Zhao Yun. ¡°It is all yours.¡± Zhao Yun swiftly finished off the pizza within the box and wiped off the grease on her hand on her cloak. Then, she looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°The rest of them¡­ ¡­ are all dead?¡± ¡°Who? Ah, you mean the horse riders?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly answered. ¡°I did not get to personally witness it. However, by the end of the fight, they were all besieged. So¡­ ¡­ they are probably all dead.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± After hearing that, Zhao Yun maintained an impassive expression. She simply nodded her head gently before standing up. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ are there nothing else you want to ask of me?¡± Chen Xiaolian blinked. ¡°Right now, you should have no memories of me. This food, even that huge thing behind you¡­ ¡­they are all things that you have never seen before. And yet, why is it you don¡¯t appear curious at all?¡± ¡°I do not have time to be curious.¡± Zhao Yun shook her head and said, ¡°Where are we? How far away are we from Jiangling?¡± ¡°You want to go find your Lord Liu Bei?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled in response. ¡°I suggest you forget it. It is pointless.¡± Zhao Yun ignored Chen Xiaolian and raised her head to estimate the position of the sun. Then, she turned and left. ¡°If you are not going to tell me, I will find out myself.¡± ¡°Hey, can you at least listen to what I have to say first?¡± Chen Xiaolian released a helpless sigh. ¡°All of this is fake, you know?¡± ¡°Fake?¡± Zhao Yun stopped and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian.¡± Chen Xiaolian stretched out his hand to point at himself. ¡°We met before, in another world. You were the one who wanted me toe find you. At present, all that is happening, your Lord, your subordinates, your memories, all of them are fake!¡± Zhao Yun sneered in response. The expression on her face was like that of one looking at an idiot. She turned and continued moving away. ¡°Listen to what I have to say. If, after I am done, you still want to go find Liu Bei, I can send you.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread his hands. ¡°Roddy, let her see you fly one round.¡± Roddy, who had been sitting down with his back against the Tidal Fighter, nodded his head and jumped into the fighter through the hatch. It did not take long for the Tidal Fighter¡¯s engine toe to life. A near imperceptible thrum rang out and the Tidal Fighter rose into the sky. It flew a circle in the sky beforending once more. The moment the Tidal Fighter took off, Zhao Yun¡¯s eyes stared intently at the fighter in disbelief. ¡°Contraption techniques?¡± Zhao Yun lowered her head to look back at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°How fast can this thing fly?¡± ¡°Very fast. In less than half an hour, we can bring you to Liu Bei,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a smile. ¡°Now, are you willing to sit down and listen to me?¡± ¡­ ¡°Thus, we saved you and brought you here.¡± Chen Xiaolian spent an hour to finish telling Zhao Yun all about Awakened ones, yers, Irregrities and instance dungeons. Zhao Yun had not interrupted Chen Xiaolian at all, instead opting to simply stay quiet and listen. Only after Chen Xiaolian was done speaking did she slowly nod her head. ¡°You mean to say, my loyalty toward my Lord is something the so-called system created?¡± ¡°It is something that once existed,¡± Chen Xiaolian had to ponder for a moment before replying. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ at present, in this instance dungeon, be it Liu Bei or Cao Cao, they are all just NPCs created by the system. Your loyalty is for the real Liu Bei and not¡­ ¡­ this NPC.¡± ¡°If what you say is true, then my Lord is just an NPC, right?¡± Zhao Yun revealed a faint smile. ¡°Even though your words are bizarre, it does sound reasonable. And then there is that¡­¡± She pointed at the Tidal Fighter parked some distance away. ¡°Big thing. I am willing to trust you. However, how do you intend on bringing me out? Additionally, I do not know the whereabouts of the Qiao Qiao girl that you are looking for. ¡° ¡°I do not know myself.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a rueful smile. ¡°Your state is too different from Bai Qi¡¯s. Back then, he did not have any sense of self-awareness at all. He was just a puppet of the system. As for you, you have memories and the ability to think for yourself. Back then, I had a prop from the instance dungeon, a Tiger Token, with me and he automatically became my War Soul. As for you¡­ ¡­ the same method probably won¡¯t work.¡± After considering the issue, Zhao Yun said, ¡°Let me meet him. The one you call Bai Qi, that is. Maybe he knows something.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. Back in World¡¯s End, Bai Qi went nuts the moment he met Zhao Yun, going all out to start a fight with Zhao Yun. To summon him out now¡­ what if a fight starts again? ¡°What are you waiting for?¡± asked Zhao Yun with a frown. ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°This fellow¡­ ¡­ I myself cannot control him properly. You need to be careful. He might attack youter.¡± Zhao Yun gave a faint smile and nodded her head. ¡°Then¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian cautiously took several steps back before summoning Bai Qi. A gust of ck-coloured air condensed together before dispersing to reveal a figure in ancient robes. The moment Bai Qi appeared, his eyes were fixed upon Zhao Yun. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s relief, this time, he did not attack. Instead, he simply gazed at Zhao Yun without uttering a single word. ¡°You are Bai Qi? Do you know me?¡± Zhao Yun regarded Bai Qi from head to toe. ¡°Before leaving World¡¯s End, you asked me toe find you. Although I am not the one who came looking for you, we are now standing face to face.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ moreplete¡­ than me¡­ ¡­ tampered with¡­ ¡­¡± After looking at Zhao Yun for a long time, Bai Qi finally spoke up, stuttering as he did. ¡°Instance dungeon¡­ ¡­plete¡­ ¡­ be¡­ free¡­ ¡­¡± After saying those few words, Bai Qi then closed his eyes. Next, Chen Xiaolian repeatedly asked Bai Qi some questions. However, Bai Qi had seemingly fallen into a state of death and he no longer moved nor said a word. Helpless, Chen Xiaolian could do nothing else but to summon Bai Qi back into the Tiger Token. There was a frown on his face. ¡°The words he said¡­ I don¡¯t quite understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Complete this instance dungeon and be free. What does that mean?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that every instance dungeon has a quest objective? Bypleting the quest objective, I will be free of this instance dungeon¡¯s control. Is that hard toprehend?¡± Zhao Yun turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I think, I have not informed you what this instance dungeon¡¯s quest objective is, right?¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a bitter smile. ¡°It is¡­ ¡­ to kill you!¡± Zhao Yun was stunned. Next, she too, gave a bitter smile. ¡­ ¡°My idol, hello¡­¡± Roddy rubbed his hands as he slowly stepped forward. Even so, there were still a few metres between him and Zhao Yun. ¡°When I was young, I read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and came to admire you a great deal! In the Battle of Changban, you singlehandedly killed your way left and right through Cao Cao¡¯s army to save your Lord¡¯s son, what a spectacr feat! However, I never imagined that you could actually be such a beautiful woman!¡± When Chen Xiaolian and Zhao Yun were talking earlier, he had Roddy and the others move away for the time being so that they could chat in private. At present, in order to figure out the meaning behind Bai Qi¡¯s words, he had them gather together. ¡°Enough, leave your nauseating words forter.¡± Chen Xiaolian punched Roddy¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Just now, Bai Qi had said something to Zhao Yun. However, I do not understand what he meant by it.¡± ¡°In other words, it is time for me to show off my intellect?¡± Roddy quickly patted himself in the chest. ¡°Sister Yun, you can be absolutely assured! Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s think tank is none other than me! I am definitely in no way inferiorpared to Zhuge Liang!¡± ¡°This is Roddy, my bro. He is usually a flippant fellow. However, he is still reliable during crucial moments.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as he introduced Zhao Yun to the members of the guild. After that, he repeated Bai Qi¡¯s words to them all. ¡°Complete the quest?¡± Roddy stared with widened eyes. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ the quest that the system gave us is to kill¡­ ¡­ kill her!¡± ¡°That is why I hope you all can help me think it through.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread his hands open. ¡°Literally speaking, that is what it means. However, I dare not take this risk. In the event that we do so and Sister Yun perishes for real, we will be unable to even regret it.¡± ¡°Besides¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t think Sister Yun will just let us kill her, right?¡± Roddy cast a fawning smile at Zhao Yun. ¡°From a logical point of view¡­ ¡­ it makes no sense,¡± said Lun Tai in a serious tone. ¡°The reason the system issued out this quest is because it had detected Zhao Yun¡¯s existence. Thus, it had summoned so many Awakened ones to enter this instance dungeon at the same time to assist with its attempt to kill her. Assuming that her death in this instance dungeon equates to freeing her, why would the system do all this?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go through the words again¡­ ¡­ we need to go through every word carefully,¡± said Roddy as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You moreplete than me tampered with instance dungeonplete be free¡­ ¡­ those are it, right, Xiaolian?¡± ¡°There should be nothing that requires consideration for the first few words.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°You moreplete than me. Those words probably meant that although Zhao Yun had lost her memories, she did at least maintain her personality and the ability to think. This is different from Bai Qi, who lost a part of himself. Tampered with. It meant she has been given a new set of memories. Even her strength has been greatly reduced. Next, instance dungeonplete be free¡­ ¡­ I simply cannot figure out what other meaning are there besides the literal one. Additionally¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t think Bai Qi is someone who woulde up with riddles.¡± ¡°Could it be¡­ ¡­ he was not talking about this instance dungeon?¡± Bei Tai interjected. ¡°Maybe, we can only save Zhao Yun bypleting another instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Firstly, I have never heard of two separate instance dungeons affecting each other. Secondly, withoutpleting this instance dungeon quest, how will we get out from this instance dungeon?¡± Lun Tai shook his head. With the exception of Zhao Yun, every one there had their heads lowered as they pondered the issue. After pondering it over for a long time, they were still incapable ofing up with any results. ¡°You moreplete than me, tampered with, instance dungeonplete be free¡­ ¡­ you moreplete than me, tampered with, instance dungeonplete be free¡­¡± Roddy had his eyes closed as he repeated those words. After repeating them for who knows how long, he suddenly shouted aloud, ¡°I get it! I get it!¡± ¡°What did you get?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Roddy in surprise. ¡°Hurry up and tell us!¡± ¡°That Bai Qi keeps stuttering with his words. That is why¡­ ¡­ your interpretation of his broken sentences is wrong!¡± Roddy excitedly punched the ground with his fist. ¡°The words tampered with are not directed at Sister Yun. It was directed at this instance dungeon!¡± ¡°That makes sense.¡± Lun Tai considered it for a moment and quickly understood what Roddy meant. ¡°The original quest objective in this instance dungeon is not to kill off Zhao Yun?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Roddy gushed out in excitement. ¡°Just think about it. Were it not for the fact that Sister Yun is so powerful, this instance dungeon would be too easy! Cao Cao¡¯s army consists of tens of thousands of soldiers while the Awakened ones were sent into Cao Cao¡¯s army right from the start. On Liu Bei¡¯s side, his soldiers are mostly old and weak men. Given this advantageous condition, this instance dungeon¡¯s level of difficulty is practically non-existent.¡± ¡°Thus, in the original setting, while there may also be a Zhao Yun, that person must be a virtually created NPC and not Sister Yun here. Additionally, that Zhao Yun will definitely not be the quest objective. In order to make it difficult for yers and Awakened ones, the designated enemy can never be Liu Bei¡¯s army. Instead, it should be Cao Cao¡¯s army!¡± ¡°It is also possible to be on either side,¡± Chen Xiaolian added. ¡°Do you remember the London instance dungeon? In the Battle for the Throne, both William and Harold were assigned with both yers and Awakened ones. There is also the Jerusalem instance dungeon. We became the only members of the Dark faction while the other participants were in the Light faction.¡± ¡°True. That sounds more reasonable.¡± Roddy agreed with Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guess. ¡°So, joining Liu Bei¡¯s faction will be riskier. However, the rewards will be higher. Joining Cao Cao¡¯s faction will be easier, but the rewards will be smaller as well. Whichever sidepletes their quest, the instance dungeon will end. That should be the original setting for this instance dungeon!¡± ¡°Then¡­ herees the question.¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°In the system prompt we received, the only quest objective we have is to kill Zhao Yun. Since the system has tampered with this instance dungeon, how do weplete this quest?¡± ¡°I feel that¡­ ¡­ since Bai Qi had told us to do it, it should be possible toplete it,¡± Roddy was quick to answer. ¡°If I have to guess, although the system had added in a quest into this instance dungeon, it did not delete its original quest. Instead, it is only shielding its prompts from being issued. If so, those quests are the equivalent of¡­ ¡­ hidden quests! While we are incapable of seeing its description in the system prompts, it can still bepleted! However, only after we havepleted the hidden quest will the system notify us.¡± ¡°The possibility of this scenario is not 100 per cent. However, it is worth giving it a shot.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°First, find Qiao Qiao. Then, finish the quest and conclude this instance dungeon. However¡­¡± He turned to look at Zhao Yun, a wry smile on his face. ¡°If I say we want to kill Liu Bei, would you mind?¡± Chapter 713 Half Year

Chapter 713 Half Year

GOR Chapter 713 Half Year ¡°I can more or less understand what you mean. However, I am sorry to say I cannot ept that,¡± said Zhao Yun with a steely resolve. It was evident that there was no room for negotiation. ¡°I understand. For you, this is an insurmountable psychological hurdle.¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his nose; there was a helpless expression on his face. ¡°For us, however, that is the easiest method. It is highly probable that by killing Liu Bei, this instance dungeon will end and you will return to being your former self.¡± ¡°There is still Cao Cao, what about him?¡± asked Zhao Yun coldly. ¡°Earlier, when you fellows were specting, the chances of Cao Cao being the quest objective should be higher, no?¡± ¡°However, that will be too difficult¡­¡± Lun Tai cast an honest gaze at Zhao Yun. ¡°Last night, you tried it yourself with a surprise attack. You should know best just how powerful Cao Cao¡¯s army is. Besides¡­ ¡­ there are presently too many Awakened ones on his side. Even with your elite horse riders, you had failed to kill him. And now, their level of vignce will be much higher while our side has too little people. By your estimate, what are the chances of us seeding? At the very least, we should try it out with Liu Bei first. If it truly does not work, we will change our target to Cao Cao. You are a general under Liu Bei. It should be easy for you to get us close to him.¡± ¡°Killing one¡¯s own Lord is something I will never do!¡± Zhao Yun¡¯s face was ice cold and she continued, ¡°Never speak of this again.¡± ¡°How can you be so unreasonable!¡± Bei Tai began growing restless. ¡°We¡¯ve already told you, this is all fake! This is an instance dungeon! Your real Lord had died long ago! How many times do we have to tell you before you get it? This Liu Bei is just an NPC!¡± ¡°All right, all right! Bei Tai! Enough!¡± Seeing Zhao Yun¡¯s eyes glint with sharpness, Roddy hastily stepped forward to ease the situation. ¡°Don¡¯t get agitated! Just listen to me! Listen!¡± ¡°Err, Sister Yun¡­ ¡­ your present level of knowledge should be that of an ancient folk, right?¡± Roddy cleared his throat and smiled. ¡°Earlier, you could instantly trust Xiaolian when he informed you about instance dungeons, Awakened ones and yers. For me, that is an impressive feat.¡± ¡°As for what Bei Tai said earlier, although his tone may be a little harsh, his reasoning is correct. Before you became an Irregrity, you may have served under Liu Bei before. However, that is already history. This world we are currently in is just an instance dungeon created by the system. Of course¡­ ¡­ I understand how you feel. At any rate, to suddenly ask of you to make such a drastic move is truly hard on you. ¡°So, let¡¯s put this matter aside first. The NPC Liu Bei¡­ ¡­ is indeed the biggest shortcut for us if we want to leave this instance dungeon. However, we will respect your opinion. Besides, we still have another matter to deal with. We need to find ourpanion, Qiao Qiao. Why don¡¯t you tag along with us for now? Use this time to consider it. After we have found Qiao Qiao, we will make a decision, how about it?¡± ¡°This decision of mine will not change,¡± said Zhao Yun coolly. ¡°However, I have no issues with tagging along with you all.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine!¡± said Roddy with a smile. ¡°At any rate, who knows how long it will take for us to find Qiao Qiao. We¡¯ll discuss it again after we find her.¡± ¡°Hey, Roddy! How do you n on convincing her when the timees?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Roddy through their guild channel without revealing any change in his expression. ¡°How am I supposed to know? Just take it one step at a time,¡± Roddy replied through the guild channel. ¡°Besides, we need to find Big Miss Qiao first. That will take quite a while. Who knows¡­ ¡­ before we do, Cao Cao may have already killed Liu Bei. That is also a possibility. There are so many Awakened ones on his side after all. Eh, wait!¡± Roddy grew shocked all of a sudden. ¡°If we fail to find Qiao Qiao before Liu Bei is killed, what will happen?¡± Chen Xiaolian was taken aback as well. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ am not sure either. I have never experienced this before.¡± ¡°I think¡­ ¡­ I should be able to return to the outside world directly. After all, unlike Zhao Yun, I have my own self-awareness. I can also use the guild channel,¡± Qiao Qiao interjected with a sunny tone. ¡°That will be great¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian replied. Next, he grew shocked and cried out, ¡°Qiao Qiao?!¡± Flustered, Chen Xiaolian thought that he had misheard. However, when he saw expressions of shock on the others¡¯ faces as well, he determined that the voice he heard from the guild channel earlier was indeed Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you¡­ ¡­ how did you suddenly get the ability to talk to us? Where are you? Are you all right?¡± Roddy stammered as he shot out a series of questions before Chen Xiaolian could even respond. ¡°Is it strange that I can talk to you all?¡± Qiao Qiao sounded very spirited. ¡°I am still a member of Meteor Rock Guild. Since I was not kicked out, why can¡¯t I talk through the guild channel?¡± ¡°But you¡­ ¡­ shouldn¡¯t you have be an NPC? Like Zhao Yun?¡± There was a bbergasted expression on Roddy¡¯s face. It was as though he had just seen a ghost. ¡°How can you still have awareness of your own identity?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t Xiaolian tell you all?¡± Qiao Qiao snorted. ¡°Zhao Yun¡¯s guess back then was very urate. Back then, she said due to how weak I am, I will not end up getting restricted by the system like her. Thus, even though I was thrown into this instance dungeon like her, I could maintain my own mind. Additionally, I can use the skills I had back then and even props.¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell us earlier? We have been in this instance dungeon since the middle ofst night. Several hours have passed since we entered!¡± Roddy raised his head to look at the sky. It was alreadyte in the morning. ¡°I was sleeping!¡± The righteous tone in her reply was truly befitting that of Big Miss Qiao. ¡°All right, then¡­¡± Roddy sighed. It was true. After the minor discussion they had when they first arrived in the middle ofst night, they had stopped using the guild channel. It was only natural for Qiao Qiao to miss them while she was sleeping. ¡°Qiao Qiao, give me your location.¡± Chen Xiaolian, who had finally calmed down, threw a look at Roddy. ¡°We will go pick you up.¡± ¡°I¡¯m living in a small vige located tens of lis south of Jiangling City. There are two small intersecting rivers beside the vige. Just fly over with the Tidal Fighter and find it from up high.¡± ¡°All right. We areing.¡± Chen Xiaolian suppressed the excitement in his heart. Raising his head, he exchanged nces with his other guild members and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. We are going to¡­ ¡­ pick up Qiao Qiao!¡± ¡­ Zhao Yun followed them up the Tidal Fighter. She had been maintaining an indifferent expression all this time; however, after the Tidal Fighter flew up, a trace of shock could be seen in her eyes as she observed ¨C through the windows ¨C the white clouds rushing past them from the outside. ¡°This is nothing wondrous. The past you had seen equipment that are much more powerfulpared to this. Also, you could fly,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with a smile after noticing the look on Zhao Yun¡¯s face. ¡°Compared to the you I met in the past, the current you is much weaker.¡± ¡°Really?¡± said Zhao Yun coolly. ¡°I personally feel that I have gotten stronger.¡± ¡°Naturally.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°When moving out from World¡¯s End, you were cut by the Lifehymn Music Score in order to fit into the ¡®box¡¯. However, you are still far strongerpared to the NPC Zhao Yun¡¯s original setting. You feel stronger because of the false memories the system created for you. Were it not for that¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked right at her. ¡°You would not have led those horse riders and aim for Cao Cao¡¯s head.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± After Chen Xiaolian brought that up, Zhao Yun¡¯s face turned slightly despondent. ¡°I failed to kill Cao Cao. I failed them.¡± ¡°You did your best.¡± Naturally, Chen Xiaolian was not insensitive enough to bring up the topic of NPCs at a time like this. He simply gave a fewforting words before shifting the topic. ¡°Where is Liu Bei right now?¡± ¡°What do you want to do?¡± Zhao Yun cast a somewhat wary look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Rx. Before getting your consent, we will not go kill Liu Bei.¡± Chen Xiaolian hastily exined. ¡°Normally, after entering a historical-type instance dungeon, we will use our knowledge of history to specte the present situation and what will happen next. However, the surprise attack youunchedst night¡­ ¡­ that never happened in the historical texts. I believe that your appearance, you recing the NPC Zhao Yun, has changed this instance dungeon¡¯s storyline. Knowing what Liu Bei is doing will be advantageous for our next set of actions ¨C even if it is to kill Cao Cao.¡± ¡°My Lord¡­¡± Zhao Yun was still incapable of ridding her habit of addressing the NPC as Lord. ¡°I have always suspected that Liu Cong would surrender to Cao Cao. Thus, I have always paid extra attention to what Liu Cong was doing. Five days ago, I received news that he had decided to give Jingzhou up to Cao Cao and reported it to my Lord. After receiving my report, he gave up on defending Fancheng and sailed through Hanshui (Han River) to head toward Jiangling. As for me, I secretly led 500 horse riders from our army to find an opportunity for a surprise attack to kill off Cao Cao.¡± ¡°Secretly?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ Liu Bei is unaware of what you did?¡± ¡°If he finds out, he will never agree,¡± replied Zhao Yun with a faint smile. ¡°Regardless if I seed or fail in killing Cao Cao, I will certainly die to the army in the end. Given his benevolent character, could he bear to send me to my death?¡± ¡°If Liu Bei did start moving out so quickly, he may have already arrived in Jiangling.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it. ¡°In other words, the historical Battle of Changban will never happen in this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°That may not be good news for us,¡± interjected Roddy, who was piloting the Tidal Fighter. ¡°If we want to kill Cao Cao, having him lead his 5,000-strong Tiger Leopard Cavalry to chase after Liu Bei will provide us with a decent opportunity. However, if the entire army besieges the city¡­ ¡­ that will be a headache!¡± ¡°We can slowly look for more opportunities.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Where are we?¡± ¡°We are already atop the target location.¡± Roddy switched the image on the monitor screen to connect to the surveince devices beneath the Tidal Fighter and looked through it in detail. ¡°There are several viges here¡­ ¡­ two rivers¡­ ¡­ intersecting¡­ ¡­ all right, found it!¡± Roddyughed out and abruptly pushed the control shaft forward, causing the Tidal Fighter to rush down at a high velocity. In order to stay hidden and not cause any ruckus, Roddynded the Tidal Fighter within a forest some distance away from the vige. Beforending, Chen Xiaolian informed Qiao Qiao of theirnding position. Thus, when the Tidal Fighter switched off its cloaking function, they could already see a figureing from afar. It was Qiao Qiao. She was no longer wearing the white robes that she wore back in World¡¯s End. Instead, she was wearing a coarse-looking hanfu dress. Her hair was tied up to form two rings of hair and her face was devoid of makeup. Even so, she still possessed that exquisite and beautiful bearing. Seeing Qiao Qiao, Chen Xiaolian felt his eyes growing hot. Finally, he could meet the girl that he had been missing so deeply once more. After closing the distance between them, Qiao Qiao, who had been running all the way over, slowed down her pace. Her fists were clenched and there was a slight redness in her eyes. Then, tears flowed down from her eyes. ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­¡± Qiao Qiao bit her lip as she stared at the fair and familiar face before her. The calmness that had been in her voice when she wasmunicating with them through the guild channel had disappeared. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ why are you sote?!¡± ¡°Why are you crying?¡± Chen Xiaolian hastily stepped forward. He hugged Qiao Qiao and said, ¡°Hasn¡¯t it been only a few days since we left World¡¯s End? You didn¡¯t cry like this when I found you in World¡¯s End.¡± ¡°A few days?¡± Qiao Qiao bit Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder and furiously hissed out, ¡°It¡¯s been half a year!¡± ¡°What?!¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Chapter 714 Two Options

Chapter 714 Two Options

GOR Chapter 714 Two Options ¡°An instance dungeon¡¯s flow of time is sometimes differentpared to the outside world. It is not like you don¡¯t know about that!¡± Despite having stopped biting Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder, Qiao Qiao¡¯s fingers continued to pinch the tender part of his waist. ¡°Do you know? Since entering this instance dungeon, I spent every day shouting into the guild channel, hoping to one day hear a reply.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice grew shaky. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ when I first entered¡­ ¡­ I spent nearly every hour shouting for you all, but no one ever answered¡­ ¡­ after one month, I would shout three times per day, once for morning, afternoon and night¡­ after three months, I stopped calling out. I was fearful. Do you know, Xiaolian?! I am afraid of this feeling of loneliness! I thought I would have to live in this instance dungeon forever and never get to see you alle for me! ¡°Even when I was in World¡¯s End, I never had to experience this type of loneliness! There, I knew I had died! I could wait forever for you toe. But here, in this instance dungeon, I am a living human! I have expectations of you! But¡­ ¡­ you never came!¡± Qiao Qiao buried her face in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest and her tears wetted the front part of his clothes. ¡°I am sorry, Qiao Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolian gently stroked Qiao Qiao¡¯s long hair and he hugged her tightly, pulling her body in to press against his. ¡°You have to make it up for me!¡± ¡°All right, I will make it up for you.¡± ¡°How will you make it up for me?¡± ¡°Whatever you say.¡± ¡°I have been waiting here for 203 days. You¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice, which had been loud enough for all to hear, suddenly fell. She leaned close to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear as she spoke. ¡°Huh?! I can¡¯t eat so much!¡± With a pale and terrified expression on his face, Chen Xiaolian jerked his head to face Qiao Qiao. ¡°I am not asking you to make it up to me in one day!¡± Qiao Qiao, who had been weeping just moments ago, suddenly smiled as she threw Chen Xiaolian a look. ¡°We¡¯ll have plenty of time in the future.¡± Roddy poked at Lun Tai and Bei Tai, who were standing beside him. The three of them exchanged nces. Next, evil grins appeared on their faces. As for Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi, they had been staring nkly in ignorance. It was only after seeing the evil grins on the three did they realize what Qiao Qiao meant. They immediately blushed . None of them noticed Soo Soo, who was standing at the farthest position, watching Qiao Qiao with an emotionless expression. A tangled look appeared on her face. Then, with a soft sigh, she turned around. ¡°Qiao Qiao unnie¡­ ¡­ you are back. But¡­ ¡­ what should I do?¡± Soo Soo mumbled to herself with a voice that no one else could hear. ¡­ Big Miss Qiao was Big Miss Qiao after all. Despite having lost control of her emotions for a moment, she quickly recollected herself, returning to her original self who could chat merrily and swear about. She gathered them all to sit in a circle around her and listen to her experience within the half year that she had been here. After exiting World¡¯s End, the scenery around her was refreshed and she found that she had entered an instance dungeon. However, she was unable to figure out the details of the instance dungeon. After spending a few days asking passers-by, she was able to ¨C with the help of her abysmal knowledge on history ¨C figure out that she was in the Three Kingdoms era. However, with the exception of the names Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Cao Cao and that Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, Qiao Qiao knew nothing else. She didn¡¯t even know the names of the Five Tiger Generals. This instance dungeon was very big. It was practically a self-sufficient world with many ordinary NPC humans. For an Awakened like Qiao Qiao, surviving in an ordinary world such as this was not difficult. However, she did not choose to live in the city. Instead, she found a small vige outside Jiangling City to settle down in. She was unable to view any information within her personal system¡¯s interface. The only exception was that the timer was still active. Other than that, it was as though she was actually living in the ancient era. It was not until this very day, after sleeping into thete morning hours, did she notice a change. In addition to being able to hear the conversation between Chen Xiaolian and Roddy through the guild channel, she found that the details for this instance dungeon¡¯s quest had appeared in her personal system as well. However, the quest that she could see was different from the others. ¡°Although I can see the quest objectives in my personal system, they are greyed out. It seems they are not activated. Even now, that remains to be the case,¡± said Qiao Qiao helplessly. ¡°There is something strange, though. In the past, we could only see the quest objective for that specific stage. At present, I can see the quest objective for every stage, including branch quests.¡± Qiao Qiao then shared the interface in her personal system with the others through the guild channel. Within it were the specific details of all the quests within the instance dungeon. [Changban Hillside instance dungeon. No. SD9502 [Storyline: Cao Cao¡¯s army is heading south. After epting Liu Cong¡¯s defeat, he pursues the fleeing Liu Bei. Difficulty level: [C-]. Firearms, energy-tier weapons, technological skills and props above [C] ss are restricted in this instance dungeon. [Quest objective for the first phase: All yers and teams will be randomly sent into the instance dungeon area and be given the prop [Liu Bei¡¯s army register]. At the same time, the prop [Cao Cao¡¯s army register] will appear on the radar. Total number: 20 pieces. [Individual yers and teams with [Liu Bei¡¯s army register] will be identified as Liu Bei¡¯s soldiers. Individual yers and teams with [Cao Cao¡¯s army register] will be identified as Cao Cao¡¯s soldiers. [[Liu Bei¡¯s army register] can be dropped while [Cao Cao¡¯s army register] cannot be dropped. It will only drop after death. System observation: [Cao Cao¡¯s army register] takes precedence. [Stage 1: 24 hours after the first phase begins, faction affiliation will be locked. No further changes can be made. [Stage 2: Quest for Liu Bei¡¯s faction. Follow and protect Liu Bei until he reaches Jiangxia. Everyone in Liu Bei¡¯s faction will receive 500 points. If Liu Bei dies, quest fail. [Additional quest for Stage 2: Quest for Liu Bei¡¯s faction. In addition to Liu Bei, protect the following characters until they reach Jiangxia to gain rewards (points): [Jian Yong, Mi Fang, Mi Zhu, Sun Gan and Yi Ji . For every survivor in this list, everyone in Liu Bei¡¯s faction will receive 50 points. If everyone in this list survives, an extra bonus of 100 points will be given. [Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun. For every survivor in this list, everyone in Liu Bei¡¯s faction will receive 100 points. If everyone in this list survives, an extra bonus of 200 points will be given. [Zhuge Liang. If he survives, everyone in Liu Bei¡¯s faction will receive 500 points. [Madam Mi and Madam Gan. For every survivor in this list, everyone in Liu Bei¡¯s faction will receive 500 points. If everyone in this list survives, an extra bonus of 1,000 points will be given. [Liu Shan. If he survives, everyone in Liu Bei¡¯s faction will receive 2,000 points. [Stage 2: Quest for Cao Cao¡¯s faction. Follow Cao Cao in his pursuit of Liu Bei and kill Liu Bei. Stop Liu Bei from reaching Jiangxia. Quest will bepleted when Liu Bei dies. Liu Bei¡¯s killer will receive 500 points. If Liu Bei sessfully reaches Jiangxia, quest fail. [Additional quest for Stage 2: Quest for Cao Cao¡¯s faction. In addition to killing Liu Bei, killing Jian Yong, Mi Fang, Mi Zhu, Sun Gan and Yi Ji will give 50 points. Killing Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun will give 100 points. Killing Zhuge Liang will give 300 points. Killing Madam Mi and Madam Gan will give 500 points. Killing Liu Shan will give 2,000 points. [Hidden quest: [Hidden quest 1: Quest for Liu Bei¡¯s faction. Divine Judgement for the Criminal of Han. After entering the second stage, kill Cao Cao. Liu Bei¡¯s faction will be victorious and everyone in Liu Bei¡¯s faction will receive 5,000 points. [Hidden quest 2: Quest for Liu Bei¡¯s faction. The Iron Walls of Xiang and Fan. Convince Liu Bei to kill Liu Cong. Every yer in Liu Bei¡¯s faction will receive 1,000 points. Assist Liu Bei, have him abandon the idea of fleeing and instead upy Xiangyang and Fancheng. Next, defend it for three days. After sessfullypleting this quest, all yers in Liu Bei¡¯s faction will receive 2,000 points. The rewards for protecting the important NPCs in Liu Bei¡¯s faction will be added as well. [Hidden quest 3: Quest for Liu Bei¡¯s faction. Rulership over Yuanzhi (Xu Shu). Find and protect Xu Shu¡¯s mother until the instance dungeon ends to receive 1,000 points. [Hidden quest 4: Quest for Liu Cong¡¯s faction. Seeding the Father. Without picking up [Cao Cao¡¯s army register], discard [Liu Bei¡¯s army register] and kill Liu Bei to obtain the system prop [Liu Cong¡¯s army register] and be given the identity of Liu Cong¡¯s soldier. At the same time, Liu Cong will change his decision and defy Cao Cao. Assist Liu Cong in his defence of Xiangyang and Fancheng for three days. After sessfullypleting this quest, all yers in Liu Cong¡¯s faction will receive 20,000 points. [Hidden quest 5: No faction. Ownerless sword. Kill Xiahou En and obtain the [A+] ss Azure Band Sword] After looking through the contents of the quest description that Qiao Qiao sent over, all of them stared in shock at Qiao Qiao. All of them were at a loss for words. ¡°Shocking, right? When I first saw it, I was even more shocked.¡± Holding a can of potato chips that Roddy had brought in with his storage equipment, Qiao Qiao munched down noisily on the chips and said, ¡°This is my first time seeing such a detailed description for a quest objective.¡± ¡°This is practically¡­ ¡­ practically¡­¡± Roddy stared with widened eyes. However, even after staring for a long time, he was still unable to find the words for it. ¡°It is just like a game guide!¡± Chen Xiaolian helped him finish his sentence. ¡°Additionally, it is the one meant for editors on the developers¡¯ side!¡± ¡°That is true,¡± said Lun Tai. After recovering from the shock, he sucked in a breath of cold air. ¡°The details for every quest stage have been written down. It even includes all the hidden quests. Cao Cao¡¯s faction, Liu Bei¡¯s faction, Liu Cong¡¯s faction¡­ ¡­ the different options and the rewards for sess are all written down. Just think of how much effort one could save with the ability to see these quest details.¡± ¡°Usually, we can only act ording to the prompts given by the system, taking matters one step at a time. Sometimes, there won¡¯t even be any prompts and we would have to figure it out by ourselves.¡± Roddy clenched his teeth. ¡°Even if there are any prompts, they are usually vague, consisting of only a few sentences. It would never tell us what to do in detail. As for the hidden quests¡­ ¡­ stop joking, man! Without seeing this, who could even think that there is a Liu Cong faction?!¡± ¡°Enough, let¡¯s not go there first.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved at Roddy to get him to quiet down. ¡°Now, let us analyse how much information Qiao Qiao¡¯s quest descriptions have given us.¡± After Chen Xiaolian said that, everyone there tacitly nodded their heads, shut their mouths and sat down. ¡°First of all, we can determine that a certain BUG has appeared for Qiao Qiao. The biggest possibility as to how this BUG came to be is her resurrection from World¡¯s End. Additionally, she was directly sent into an instance dungeon. Both Bai Qi and Zhao Yun are currently not aware that they are Irregrities. Thus, at present, I cannot ascertain if this BUG is exclusive to Qiao Qiao. ¡°Secondly, this BUG with Qiao Qiao, does it only work in this instance dungeon or¡­¡± Having reached that point, Chen Xiaolian looked at them with a smile on his face. There was also a trace of excitement. ¡°In the future, whether it can be used in every instance dungeon is something we cannot be certain of yet. However, if it can¡­¡± ¡°Then, we are gonna be rich!¡± Roddy rubbed his fists and his body trembled with excitement. ¡°RIII¡­ ¡­. ICHHH!¡± ¡°Yes. This will be of great help to us in future instance dungeons. Judging by the list of quests here, it appears that the system will only issue out a small portion of quests from the list. Additionally, the issued quests are always painstakingly misleading.¡± Chen Xiaolian sorted his thoughts and slowly said, ¡°Take for example the initial state of this instance dungeon. Everyone is given [Liu Bei¡¯s army register] to be a soldier in Liu Bei¡¯s army by default. As for [Cao Cao¡¯s army register], there are only 20 of those. Additionally, they will drop upon death. This setting is practically that of the system deliberately telling the yers to fight for [Cao Cao¡¯s army register]! ¡°It is true that Cao Cao¡¯s army is strongerpared to Liu Bei¡¯s army. Thus, by standing on Cao Cao¡¯s side, the chances of victory are much higher. However, the rewards avable to those in Cao Cao¡¯s faction are much smallerpared to the rewards avable in Liu Bei¡¯s faction. ¡°Under the system¡¯s sneaky guidance, those that can obtain [Cao Cao¡¯s army register] and join Cao Cao¡¯s army will certainly be the strongest among the yers. In fact¡­ it is possible that the other yers would have died, killed before the second stage had even begun. In that case, there will be not a single yer in Liu Bei¡¯s faction! ¡°As long as the important figures in Liu Bei¡¯s army survives, everyone in Liu Bei¡¯s faction will receive points. However, for those in Cao Cao¡¯s faction, they can only gain points by killing Liu Bei! Needless to say, it is even possible that they might end up dying to NPCs as well. Assuming a 10-member team joined Liu Bei¡¯s faction, the total amount of points they could receive is 10 times that of Cao Cao¡¯s faction! ¡°However, the system will never give such a detailed description of the quests to ordinary yers! They will only know that it is possible to join either Liu Bei or Cao Cao. The quest objective in Liu Bei¡¯s faction is to protect Liu Bei until he arrives in Jiangxia while the quest objective in Cao Cao¡¯s faction is to kill Liu Bei. As for the rewards for protecting the other NPCs, the system will never notify the yers! ¡°Next are the hidden quests¡­ ¡­ mm, the first one, Divine Punishment for the Criminal of Han. This one may be possible for the yers toplete, albeit by mistake. However, the rest of them¡­ ¡­ I believe that without any knowledge of it, almost every yer would never make such aplicated decision toplete such a difficult quest branch. At the same time, though, the more difficult the hidden quest is, the higher the reward forpleting it bes. By taking the Liu Cong route, the reward for sessfullypleting the quest is 20,000 points. We are talking 20,000 for every person!¡± Despite having already seen the number earlier, hearing Chen Xiaolian repeat it again caused their hearts to palpitate uncontrobly. ¡°Let me make a radical example. If we had entered this instance dungeon normally and Qiao Qiao is able to use this BUG to obtain theplete list of quests, we could have chosen the most rewarding route from the get go. Share the information with the other teams and ask them to do Liu Cong¡¯s hidden quest. As long as we have enough men on our side, our side bes stronger. Even if Liu Cong is very weak, with nearly every yer and Awakened ones standing beside him, it will not be too difficult to stop Cao Cao¡¯s attack. Then¡­¡± ¡°We would practically be duplicating points! Duplicating!¡± said Lun Tai. ¡°Naturally, this operation will not only allow us to quickly earn a huge number of points. It will also allow other guilds to grow at the same rate as us. Thus, how we go about it will depend on the circumstances within the specific instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian poured a pot of cold water onto the topic. ¡°Besides, whether or not Qiao Qiao¡¯s BUG can be used in the next instance dungeon is still unknown. For now, we should do well to not get happy first. Otherwise, we will end up getting dejected.¡± ¡°Big Miss Qiao, if you tell me that BUG cannot work in the next instance dungeon, I will kill myself.¡± Roddy looked at Qiao Qiao with a gaze that was so solemn it almost seemed as though he was attending a memorial. ¡°I am not joking.¡± ¡°Then, let¡¯s discuss our current situation.¡± Chen Xiaolian patted Roddy with a smile and continued, ¡°Despite the hidden quest routes, Liu Cong had already surrendered and Liu Bei had already left Fancheng. Thus, we have missed the window of opportunity toplete The Iron Walls of Xiang and Fan and the Seeding the Father routes. As for the remaining two, Xu Shu¡¯s mother and obtaining the Azure Band Sword are of no help inpleting the quest. There is no need for us to bother with those. Thus, there are only two options for us toplete this instance dungeon. ¡°First, kill Cao Cao. ¡°Second, escort Liu Bei to Jiangxia.¡± After saying that, he raised his head and smiled. ¡°Which option should we choose?¡± 1 In Chinese, ¡®eat¡¯ can also mean have sex. 2 Those names are for characters in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. They are mostly officers under Liu Bei. Madam Mi and Madam Gan are Liu Bei¡¯s wives while Liu Shan is his baby son. Chapter 715 Be A Rebellious Vassal Once

Chapter 715 Be A Rebellious Vassal Once

GOR Chapter 715 Be A Rebellious Vassal Once ¡°Actually, there is a third option.¡± Roddy suddenly pped his head. ¡°Liu Bei¡¯s death is one of the conditions forpleting this instance dungeon. However, it did not state that we have to kill him ourselves! We can just board the Tidal Fighter and fly far away. Given how many Awakened ones Cao Cao¡¯s faction has, killing Liu Bei should be easy, no? As long as we ensure Sister Yun¡¯s survival, we can just wait for this instance dungeon to end.¡± ¡°Are you for real¡­¡± Lun Tai burst outughing and patted Roddy on his shoulder. ¡°Lately, your IQ has been going up!¡± ¡°Sister Yun¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Zhao Yun and saw rejection in her eyes. ¡°Forget it¡­¡± Roddy sullenly lowered his head. ¡°Idol, I simply considered it from a logical point of view and gave a suggestion on one of the possibilities. However, I swear, in the name of my character, I will never agree with this option!¡± Zhao Yun nodded before turning away, no longer paying any attention to Roddy. ¡°Very well. In that case, we will ensure Liu Bei¡¯s survival.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°Killing Cao Cao is too difficult.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°Besides us, every other Awakened is standing on Cao Cao¡¯s side right now. Given our numbers, going for that option is just suicide. The difficulty level for escorting Liu Bei to Jiangxia is better.¡± ¡°That may not necessarily be true¡­¡± Bei Tai argued against Lun Tai¡¯s opinion. ¡°Liu Bei¡¯s original objective is Jiangling. In the end, he changed his n and went to Jiangxia after the pursuing Tiger Leopard Cavalry under Cao Cao caused the Battle of Changban to happen. If nothing happened to him during his retreat, he may not change his n and go to Jiangxia. In other words, we will still need to confront Cao Cao¡¯s army one more time. Moreover, ensuring Liu Bei¡¯s survival under those conditions¡­ ¡­ I feel that the difficulty level involved is no lower than killing Cao Cao.¡± ¡°What if we get Sister Yun to persuade Liu Bei?¡± said Chen Xiaolian after a moment of silence. ¡°Isn¡¯t Liu Bei someone who readily follows good advice? If she can persuade him to change his n and head to Jiangxia¡­¡± ¡°No.¡± Zhao Yun firmly shook her head. ¡°I am a general who only knows how to fight in wars. This proposal is one that will affect therger picture. My Lord will never listen to my opinion.¡± ¡°We can at least try¡­¡± said Bei Tai anxiously. ¡°Sorry. Xiaolian, Lun Tai, Bei Tai, your discussion is now moot.¡± Roddy, who had been tapping a tablet earlier, raised his head and said, ¡°Earlier, I had reced Adam¡¯s sensors with some spares and sent him out the moment we reached Jiangling for reconnaissance. This is the high-altitude image that Adam had just sent over.¡± Roddy handed the tablet in his hand forward. ¡°ording to history, after Cao Cao¡¯s army reached Xiangyang, he should immediately lead his cavalry to give chase before getting halted in the Battle of Changban. At present, however, there are no traces of Cao Cao¡¯s army from Jiangling to Dangyang. Instead¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian took the tablet and looked through a few of the images. He sighed. Roddy shrugged. ¡°Liu Bei had just safely arrived at Jiangling City. Right now¡­ ¡­ there is probably nothing that can get him to leave.¡± ¡°Your discussion¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t get it.¡± Big Miss Qiao¡¯s knowledge of history wascking and she could not understand what they were talking about at all. She looked at the others and said, ¡°After all this bbering, you all just want Liu Bei to get to Jiangxia, right?¡± ¡°Yes. However, that is not easy to aplish.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded as he considered how to exin it to Qiao Qiao in the simplest way possible. ¡°Given the current situation, there is no way Liu Bei would make the decision to leave Jiangling for Jiangxia. Because¡­¡± ¡°Why must he be the one to make the decision?¡± The look of confusion remained on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. She blinked and continued, ¡°I don¡¯t have [Liu Bei¡¯s army register] on me, do you?¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°This instance dungeon was changed by the system. When we entered, the only prompt we received was about killing Zhao Yun. Additionally, it had directly assigned us into Cao Cao¡¯s faction. However¡­ ¡­ we became deserters and lost that identity.¡± ¡°So, we have no way ofpleting the quests of either faction, right?¡± Qiao Qiao stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The killing of who and who and getting how many points or protecting who and who to get how many points have nothing to do with us, right? Isn¡¯t our objective simply to end this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you mean¡­¡± Roddy, who was beside her, jumped to his feet and pped himself on the head. ¡°Go find Liu Bei, tie him up, stuff him into the Tidal Fighter and fly all the way to Jiangxia.¡± Qiao Qiao reached out and ran her hand through her hair before making a beautiful smile. ¡°Won¡¯t that solve the problem?¡± ¡°Seems¡­ ¡­ that seems to be the case¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian thoroughly went through the list of quests for the instance dungeon and noticed that it was as Qiao Qiao had said. That was the best method of dealing with their problem. No one in that instance dungeon possessed the identity of Liu Bei¡¯s soldier. Thus, they will not receive any reward frompleting the quests on Liu Bei¡¯s faction. Instead, they will simply end up failing the quest as part of Cao Cao¡¯s army. Besides,pared to the rapidpletion of the instance dungeon and ensuring the safety of Qiao Qiao and Zhao Yun, the opportunity to obtain more points was not important. Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Zhao Yun. ¡°Sister Yun, what do you think?¡± ¡°Can you promise me not to harm a single person?¡± said Zhao Yun after a moment of silence. ¡°Not a single person?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°You mean, even an ordinary soldier¡­¡± ¡°Those are my fellow soldiers.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. ¡°We can do our best to not kill anyone. However, should a critical situation arise, I will not be soft-hearted and ce my guild members in danger.¡± Zhao Yun looked at Chen Xiaolian. Then, she nodded her head and stood up. ¡°Come on, let¡¯s get on the fighter.¡± Chen Xiaolian pped his hands and led the way as he walked toward the Tidal Fighter. Since they had decided on what to do, they should not waste any time at all. The Tidal Fighter roared as it rose up. Activating its cloaking technology, it then flew toward the distant Jiangling City. ¡°Is there any news from your guild channel? Did Jiang Long assign out any tasks?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Nightmare. ¡°There is. However, I am not certain of the specifics,¡± Nightmare quickly answered. ¡°He said through the public channel that we Awakened ones should do our best to follow Cao Cao¡¯s army and not split up. Still¡­ ¡­ he did talk to several reconnaissance teams. However, the details of the team members, where they went, when they set out, the area that they are scouting, I have no knowledge about those.¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian fell silent for a moment. ¡°He should be using a private channel to coordinate the reconnaissance teams. It seems he is on the alert¡­¡± Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian looked up. Staring intently at Nightmare, he asked, ¡°Zhao Tiezhu, did you say anything through the guild channel?¡± ¡°Where would I get the courage to, boss? I need you if I want to stay alive!¡± Nightmare hastily gesticted with both hands, his face filled with dread. ¡°Since leaving Cao Cao¡¯s camp, I had followed your request and had not participated in any discussion within the guild channel. I¡­ I swear! I did not say a single word!¡± ¡°Then, did Jiang Long start a private conversation with you?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°No.¡± Nightmare shook his head gingerly. ¡°What is wrong, Boss?¡± ¡°Xiaolian, what are you worried about?¡± asked Lun Tai. ¡°I keep getting the feeling that someone as smart as Jiang Long is not the type to make such a conservative move.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered the issue for a while before saying, ¡°After Zhao Yun¡¯s sneak attack failed, he should have at least made a list of the casualties. Our entire guild has disappeared, but he did not suspect us at all. This is very unusual.¡± ¡°Maybe he thinks we are dead?¡± Lun Tai gave a casual smile. ¡°When the surprise attack urred, we were quite close to the attacking horse riders. It is not surprising for us to all die there, no?¡± ¡°Even so, what about Zhao Tiezhu?¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at Nightmare. ¡°Jiang Long is the Guild Leader of his guild! He can check out whether Nightmare is dead or alive by looking at the guild¡¯s list of members. He can see that Zhao Tiezhu is still alive, but not within Cao Cao¡¯s camp. Where then did he go to?¡± ¡°When you put it that way¡­ ¡­ it is quite peculiar.¡± Lun Tai slowly nodded his head. ¡°It has been several hours sincest night¡¯s raid. To not question Zhao Tiezhu after so long is indeed illogical.¡± ¡°Bo¡­ Boss¡­¡± Nightmare emboldened himself to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Can you¡­ ¡­ call me Nightmare. I know my name is a very uncouth one. Can you stop humiliating me?¡± ¡°All right, Nightmare.¡± Chen Xialianughed. Although he was using the Blood Controller Pill to control Nightmare, dictating his life and death, Chen Xiaolian did not want their rtionship to be too stiff. A forceful control with a certain level of kindness was the best way to deal with him. Disregarding what might happen in the future, Nightmare¡¯s role in this instance dungeon was of great importance. Through his guild channel, their Meteor Rock Guild could gainplete ess to the public information of the alliance of Awakened ones. Jiang Long¡¯s n was to have an observer in each guild. However, in Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s case, Nightmare ended up bing Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s observer instead. ¡°I have been thinking about it. Maybe Jiang Long has already realized that we are nning something. However, he doesn¡¯t have the courage to confirm it just yet. That is why he is still unwilling to question Nightmare. Once he does, he will be letting us know that he is suspecting us,¡± said Chen Xiaolian after silently considering it for a moment. ¡°For now, he probably thinks that maintaining a state of ignorance is the best option.¡± ¡°However, if he finds out what we n on doing, he will immediately turn on us, right?¡± Lun Tai cackled loudly. ¡°In the original quest list for Cao Cao¡¯s faction, killing high-ranking generals like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will only give 300 points. But right now, even a single horse rider under Zhao Yun is worth 1,000 points. In order to make use of us, the system is giving out quite the hefty reward. In their eyes, every general and soldier in Liu Bei¡¯s army is probably a precious object, mobile piggy banks filled with points! Right! There are still the two madams and A¡¯dou (Liu Shan)! In this instance dungeon, they are probably worth over 10,000 points!¡± ¡°Even if there are plenty of points, he alone could not seize them all.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°This guy¡¯s ambition is too big. Besides, rather than getting points, he is more concerned about the ability to exert control over all the Awakened guilds. This instance dungeon is the best opportunity for him to improve Starfall Guild¡¯s influence upon the Awakened guilds. Letting others get wind of our guild rejecting his proposal to mobilize together will greatly impact his reputation. Thus, he decided not to question us all together. He will wait for us to do something noticeable before reconsidering his course of action.¡± ¡°By then, it will be toote!¡± Roddy, who had been focused on piloting the Tidal Fighter, gave a satisfiedugh. ¡°We are presently right above Jiangling City. Liu Bei¡¯s coordinate is confirmed. Airspace is safe and we can drop down to initiate our surprise attack at any time to capture Liu Bei! Guild Leader, your instructions?¡± ¡°Sister Yun, it is time to move.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned toward Zhao Yun, who had her eyes closed. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Zhao Yun¡¯s eyes snapped open to reveal a chilling light within. ¡°I, Zilong (Zhao Yun) refuse to be a traitor as long as I live. But today, I will have to be a rebellious vassal for once!¡± Chapter 716 Kill

Chapter 716 Kill

GOR Chapter 716 Kill Looking down from the Tidal Fighter, they could see a portion of the wall beneath them. There, a group of soldiers were gathered around several generals in finely made armour. The one in the middle possessed a fair face and sported a messy beard. He was wielding a short halberd in one hand as he spoke loudly toward the one standing before him. Two muscr figures stood behind him. One had red face and long beard while the other had dark face and a full beard. It was a no brainer. Those two were Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. ¡°We are moving down! 200 metres! 100 metres! 50 metres!¡± Roddy, who was carefully controlling the control shaft, called out their altitudes. ¡°The rear hatch is open. Prepare to drop! 30 metres! 20 metres!¡± The Tidal Fighter rapidly descended upon the wall. At the same time, the rear hatch beneath the fighter opened up. As the Tidal Fighter continued its descent, some of Liu Bei¡¯s men began realizing that something was amiss. They raised their head to look upward. Although the cloaking function could hide the Tidal Fighter¡¯s physical form, it cannot eliminate the noise created by the engine and airflow. When there were less than 10 metres between the Tidal Fighter and the wall, Chen Xiaolian jumped down. When hended, he performed a tumble to offset the momentum of his fall before charging forward. On Liu Bei¡¯s side, he had just led his forces into Jiangling City and had yet to get any rest. He had been standing on the wall as he got busy with assigning tasks for the other generals, going through the statistics for military supplies, strengthening the wall defences and reorganizing his troops. Just now, he was holding onto a short halberd in his hand as he glowered at the general standing before him. ¡°Bastard! I dare you to say that one more time!¡± ¡°My Lord¡­ ¡­ it is the absolute truth. General Zhao is not lost. He led our camp¡¯s horse riders¡­ ¡­ he did not head to Xiangyang through Hanshui at all. Rather, he went north. Back then, this subordinate saw it all clearly.¡± Anxiousness filled the general¡¯s face as he continued, ¡°I know that you have always trusted Zhao Yun. This time though, I fear he has truly surrendered to Cao Cao¡­¡± ¡°Nonsense!¡± Both of Liu Bei¡¯s hands trembled and he forcefully hurled the short halberd forward, shocking the general. The general jerked his body and dodged the short halberd even as he remained kneeling. ¡°Zilong (Zhao Yun) will never abandon me!¡± Liu Bei¡¯s beard practically red out as he howled. Next, he noticed the abrupt appearance of several figures who had appeared from the sky. Afternding, the figures charged toward him. Aside from the few figures with peculiar attires and unfamiliar faces, he saw that one of them was none other than Zhao Yun. ¡°See?! I told you that Zilong will return¡­¡± A smile of relief had only just appeared on Liu Bei¡¯s face when two shouts rang out from behind him. ¡°Big bro! Careful!¡± The instant hended, Lun Tai activated his Muscle Fruit skill. Seemingly having gained a life of its own, every muscle fibre on him grew rapidly, transforming the already bulging muscles into a terrifyingly explosive sight. Even his height had risen to twice that of an average person. He did not throw any punches or kicks. Instead, using both hands to defend his head, he charged forward swiftly and every soldier in his path was sent flying. The Green Dragon Crescent de and Great Serpent Spear slipped past Liu Bei as they shot forward from behind him . Their target of attack was none other than Lun Tai. A silver spear shot out at the same time, stopping both the serpent spear and the crescent de. ¡°I will hold them off. You go catch my Lord!¡± Zhao Yun¡¯s spear shot forth, its tip darting back and forth to knock the crescent de and serpent spear aside. Next, with a sidestep, he allowed Chen Xiaolian, who was behind him, to run forward. When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei¡¯s attacks met Zhao Yun¡¯s attack, they were heavily knocked back. The purlicues on their hands tore due to the impact and blood flew about, instantly throwing their hearts into a state of shock. The earlier spear attack that Zhao Yun had unleashed, be it in terms of power, speed or skill, all of them were iparable to the past, when they had been sparring together. Even back when they were facing Lu Bu in the Battle of Ho Gate, they had not felt such a terrifying aura. ¡°Air Incarceration!¡± Bei Tai, who was thest tond, spread out every finger on his palms and formed a triangr seal, locking both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei within the triangle. Before they could swing their weapons another time, a rapid stream of air wrapped itself around the two of them, entrapping them. ¡°Zilong, you¡­¡± Liu Bei was at a loss for words. Before he could say anything, he found that Chen Xiaolian was already before him. ¡°Fall!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s right palm took the form of a de as it hacked down on Liu Bei¡¯s neck while his left hand shot toward Liu Bei¡¯s clothes. Knock him out and bring him into the Tidal Fighter. However, this n that he had thought to be perfect, suddenly fell astray. In an instant, Liu Bei dodged away from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hacking move while a sharp sword suddenly shot out from his waist to stab at Chen Xiaolian from a near impossible angle. ¡°What the Hell!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a thump. Both his feet kicked the ground and he jumped half a metre backward to avoid getting severed in half. A golden-colouredbat energy abruptly shone out from Liu Bei¡¯s body. The two swords hanging down from his waist had been unsheathed and they were held in a ¡®°Ë¡¯ shape. There was no longer the flustered expression from earlier. The joy at seeing Zhao Yun had disappeared as well. There were onlyposure, grimness and¡­ The bearing of a grandmaster! ¡°Zilong, you disappoint me.¡± Liu Bei turned toward Zhao Yun and shook his head slowly. ¡°No matter who it was, when they tell me that you have surrendered to Criminal Cao, I kept believing that you will never abandon me. How unexpected. Not only did you abandon me, you would personally¡­ ¡­ lead men to kill me.¡± ¡°My Lord, I¡­¡± Zhao Yun was just about to say something when two shouts rang out. A spray of blood escaped Bei Tai¡¯s mouth as he fell backward. As for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, their bodies too, were shining withbat energy, one red and one ck. Unlike Liu Bei, their faces were filled with killing intent. The incarcerating air flow that were wrapped around them had been instantly shattered by thebat energy, thereby causing Bei Tai to suffer from a bacsh. ¡°Bei Tai!¡± Lun Tai cried out furiously. Seeing the surrounding soldiers charging at Bei Tai, he turned around and rushed toward Bei Tai. The general who had reported to Liu Bei that Zhao Yun defected now gripped a de in his hand while his body emanatedbat energy. He charged toward Lun Tai. Lun Tai jerked backward as he dodged the hacking attack from general. Next, he channelled all his strength into his right fist, which mmed into the general¡¯s waist. With a banging sound, the general was sent flying several metres away. When hended on the ground, however, he immediately flipped himself up, seemingly unharmed in the slightest. Instead, Lun Tai¡¯s right fist was the one aching due to thebat energy. It felt as though there were some bone fractures there. ¡°Reinforcements!¡± Lun Tai called out through their guild channel. ¡°Roddy, continue piloting! Soo Soo, Qimu Xi, stay in the Tidal Fighter! Qiao Qiao, Xia Xiaolei,e down!¡± Pausing for a moment, he watched as the general charged toward him once more. Gritting his teeth, he added another sentence through the guild channel. ¡°If necessary¡­ go for the kill!¡± Zhao Yun was singlehandedly holding both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei back. Thus, the only ones left on the wall area there were Liu Bei and Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Err¡­ ¡­ Brother Liu, listen to me. We¡­ ¡­ are not trying to kill you.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed as he looked at Liu Bei, who was slowly moving toward him. ¡°We just want to take you to Jiangxia!¡± There was a grim expression on Liu Bei¡¯s face and he said nothing in response. His face did not even flicker, seemingly having be deaf. As he moved forward, his two swords, which had been hanging on either side of his body had also been raised. ¡°Go exin yourself in the Yellow Springs.¡± When the two swords rose to shoulder level, Liu Bei abruptly swerved to the side and his two swords shed forth, one following the other as they shed at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Damn it! I underestimated him!¡± Chen Xiaolian muttered a whisper as he used his own sword to take on Liu Bei¡¯s attack. Their n had been to use the Tidal Fighter¡¯s cloaking function to surprise Liu Bei. Thus, they believed that capturing Liu Bei should not be difficult. Which was why neither Chen Xiaolian nor Zhao Yun had mentally prepared themselves to kill anyone. What Chen Xiaolian had not expected was¡­ ¡­ Liu Bei¡¯s martial ability. Thebat energy shining off Liu Bei¡¯s body was even more dazzlingpared to the ones shining off Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. However, when Liu Bei¡¯s swords were only halfway through their sh, they suddenly made two peculiar arcs. One sword swept up from the bottom while the other slid past the body before stabbing toward Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest from a twisting angle. ¡°So fast!¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. He had to jump up to dodge the attacking from below. However, the stabbing attack aimed at his chest had managed to graze him. Even his [A] ss protective suit was unable to stop thebat energy enveloping the sword, which cut a hole on the protective suit and left a shallow scar on his chest. However, were it not for the protective suit, Chen Xiaolian would likely have been cut into two. And yet, before Chen Xiaolian couldnd on the ground, Liu Bei¡¯s sword was already shing toward him once more. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and his sword swung down beneath him, gleaming as it did. It blocked Liu Bei¡¯s attack. At the same time though, he was sent flying up into the air once more and was unable tond. Liu Bei¡¯s swordsmanship¡­ ¡­ how can it be so strong?! When the system was setting up the level of difficulty, did it take the wrong medicine? Be it the historical version or the Romance of the Three Kingdoms version, Liu Bei¡¯s martial ability cannot possibly be above Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. As Chen Xiaolian was swearing inwardly, his heart suddenly gave a thump as he remembered something he read before among the many misceneous books that he had read in the past. ¡°When using the sword, there are techniques. There are sword methods in thews and sword heroes in the techniques, therefore, it is immeasurable. The knowledgeable go through tens of practice rounds. Wei Bianzhuang¡¯s Chaos Technique, Wang Gatherer¡¯s Rising and Falling Technique, First Lord Liu¡¯s Responsive Mind Technique, Enlightened Lord Ma¡¯s Lightning Technique, Ma Chao¡¯s Attack Technique. These five sword techniques may have been passed down. Schrs sought after them and would feel content to find its secret.¡± ¡°Responsive Mind swordsmanship!¡± Chen Xiaolian cried out . ¡°You know your stuff.¡± Liu Bei¡¯s eyes glinted. Still standing below Chen Xiaolian, he crossed his swords to send Chen Xiaolian up into the air once more. Next, a cross-shaped sword beam shot up into the sky. Zhao Yun¡¯s face, which had been maintaining a look of indifference, now revealed a slight look of anxiousness. Given her current level of strength, not even thebined might of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei could hope to stop her. However, she could not kill off the two of them. As for the two of them, they had seemingly gone mad as they attacked her without regard for their own life. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei chose not to dodge Zhao Yun¡¯s spear attacks. Instead, they attacked her waist area, forcing her to retract her spear and deflect their attacks. Every time their des shed, both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would feel their hands going numb. The tears on their purlicues grew and blood flowed down their wrists, staining their whole arm red. Even the ground beneath them had turned red from their blood. Even so, the two of them did not stop attacking. It was as though the wounds on their arms were not affecting them in the slightest. They stood before Liu Bei and Chen Xiaolian. Lun Tai was wielding two spears, which he had acquired from the nearby soldiers. Wielding one spear in each hand, he brandished them about rapidly. In addition to meleebat, he did not possess any Martial Skills. Even so, he was able to rely on his shocking level of strength to keep the surrounding soldiers and even the general at bay. However, more and more soldiers were gathering below the wall to charge up. ¡°Zhao Yun! Do you want us all to die here for the sake of a few NPCs?! Just kill!¡± Lun Tai shouted at Zhao Yun. At present, Zhao Yun was the strongest among them all. And yet, despite having countless opportunities to kill Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the final result was of her getting tangled up. ¡°You really are nning to kill Big Bro!¡± Zhang Fei roared out. Wielding his serpent spear with both hands, he swung it like a whirlwind toward Zhao Yun. ¡°Shut up!¡± Zhao Yun red at Lun Tai. The tip of her spear knocked the serpent spear aside as the butt of her spear mmed into Zhang Fei¡¯s chest. Zhang Fei staggered a few steps backward while clutching his chest. A deep purple colour emerged on his dark face, but he continued to tightly grip the serpent spear. ¡°Again!¡± After dropping them off, the Tidal Fighter had flown up again. Now, it swooped down. As the cloaking function had been switched off, when Lun Tai raised his head, he could see that the two missile bays beneath the wings were opening up. ¡°Roddy! What are you doing?!¡± Chen Xiaolian had only just cried out through their guild channel when he saw two missiles shooting down, apanied by long plumes of mes. However, the two missiles were not shooting toward the battle zone. Instead, they were aimed at the two sides of the wall. Explosions erupted skyward and stones went flying as the two sides of the wall were blown up, trapping them in the middle portion. Due to the explosions, the soldiers who were rushing up could no longer reinforce Liu Bei¡¯s side. Right after firing the missiles, the Tidal Fighter abruptly pulled itself up to fly across the wall. At the same time, both Qiao Qiao and Xia Xiaolei jumped down from the hatch. The moment Qiao Qiao left the hatch, her whole body transformed into ck mist, which slowly descended. As for Xia Xiaolei, he clenched his teeth and plummeted onto the wall. Two cracking sounds rang out. The momentum of falling from a height of tens of metres up high caused Xia Xiaolei¡¯s leg bones to crack into several pieces. Some bone shards pierced its way out of his skin, sharply poking out from his protective suit. ¡°It hurts! God damn it!¡± Xia Xiaolei screamed out in misery. However, he did not panic. He simply ced both his hands on the ground to support himself for an instant before jumping back up. After taking a few limping steps forward, he rushed toward Zhang Fei. Within those few seconds, the leg bones that were broken had all recovered. Qiao Qiao¡¯s ck mist enveloped Guan Yu¡¯s head. 1 Green Crescent Dragon de, a pole weapon categorized as guandao, is believed to be Guan Yu¡¯s weapon of choice. The Great Serpent Spear is believed to be Zhang Fei¡¯s weapon of choice. Liu Bei¡¯s weapon of choice is supposedly a pair of twin swords. 2 The author found some old texts, believed to be rumours, and added them in. Since they are rumours, there are not much info on them so my trantion could be wrong. =P Chapter 717 Conflict

Chapter 717 Conflict

GOR Chapter 717 Conflict ¡°We¡¯ll hold him off. You go help Xiaolian knock Liu Bei out!¡± As Qiao Qiao moved past Zhao Yun, part of her body condensed to form a tangible human state while the rest remained as the ck mist. She whispered to Zhao Yun, ¡°Thirty seconds. Otherwise, Liu Bei will die!¡± Guan Yu¡¯s crescent de hacked down. However, it hacked right through Qiao Qiao¡¯s mist form. The ck mist appeared to be an intangible object. And yet, when the de hacked into it, it felt as though it was hacking down on a pile of sticky paste. The ck mist rapidly travelled across the surface of the crescent de¡¯s handle and thebat energy enveloping the surface of the weapon was immediately devoured, leaving only a thinyer of it behind. ¡°Demon, you dare!¡± Seeing the ck mist travelling through the handle of the weapon toward him, Guan Yu roared out. His body pulsed, causing the ck mist to disperse. However, in but moments, the ck mist had clumped up once more before flying toward Guan Yu. Chen Xiaolian was fighting non-stop against Liu Bei when he heard Xia Xiaolei¡¯s scream. Shocked, he shouted, ¡°Xiaolei? Who told you toe down?¡± ¡°Brother Lun Tai said since I won¡¯t die from this, juste down and train myself!¡± Even as he spoke, the charging Xia Xiaolei had arrived before Zhang Fei. Each of his hands was wielding a de and he hacked forward with the des. Zhang Fei bellowed in response. With a jab of his serpent spear, he knocked Xia Xiaolei¡¯s des away. Then, with a backhand move, he sent the tip of his spear piercing into Xia Xiaolei¡¯s abdomen area. The pain caused Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face to contort. However, only a small amount of blood came out from the resulting wound, which immediately healed up. Next, kicking his feet, Xia Xiaolei¡¯s figure shot toward Zhang Fei¡¯s chest. Xia Xiaolei then bit him. Zhang Fei roared out furiously and stretched out his left hand to grab Xia Xiaolei before forcefully smashing him onto the ground. However, Xia Xiaolei wrapped both his hands and legs around Zhang Fei¡¯s left arm tightly. As a result, both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were held back by Qiao Qiao and Xia Xiaolei for the moment. And yet, Zhao Yun did not choose to rush toward Liu Bei. Instead, she released a faint sigh. ¡°I am sorry.¡± Her spear made a half-twirl before the back of the spear jabbed out twice, hitting Guan Yu and Zhang Fei¡¯s chest areas. After that, both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei revealed odd looks. Next, their bodies staggered and they fell limply onto the ground. ¡°Yunchang! Yide! ¡± Liu Bei¡¯s two swords had been constantly unleashing sword beams, putting Chen Xiaolian in a difficult spot. However, when he saw Zhao Yun knock out both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei released a pained cry. He turned his attention away from Chen Xiaolian and instead charged toward Zhao Yun. ¡°Forgive me, my Lord. After we arrive in Jiangxia, I will apologize for this.¡± Right after uttering those words, Zhao Yun¡¯s spear transformed into a soaring dragon, shooting toward Liu Bei. Liu Bei¡¯s right sword came up to protect his chest while his left sword made a dextrous turn to stab toward Zhao Yun¡¯s chest. On Zhao Yun¡¯s side, she was seemingly ignorant of the attack from Liu Bei¡¯s left sword and her spear continued to stab toward Liu Bei, leaving her chest unguarded. Liu Bei¡¯s pupils contracted as the tip of his sword stabbed into Zhao Yun¡¯s body. At the same time, Zhao Yun¡¯s spear jerked, knocking aside Liu Bei¡¯s right sword. Next, the butt of her spear struck Liu Bei¡¯s neck. This one attack from Zhao Yun managed to disperse the golden-colouredbat energy emanating off Liu Bei¡¯s body. Then, he staggered a few times before falling to the ground. Seeing Liu Bei fall, Chen Xiaolian leapt over. He pulled out a syringe and plunged it into Liu Bei¡¯s neck. ¡°Just kill me¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t hurt my Second Bro and Third Bro¡­¡± As Chen Xiaolian was administering the contents of the syringe, Liu Bei muttered those words while his eyelids snapped shut. After that, he slumped down on the ground. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Chen Xiaolian heaved Liu Bei onto his shoulder and rushed toward the edge of the wall. Seeing Chen Xiaolian pick Liu Bei up, the Tidal Fighter, which had been hovering around in the sky, dived down. It hovered along the edge of the wall. Lun Tai, with tens of scars on his body, held Bei Tai with him as he rushed over as well. The top part of the Tidal Fighter slowly opened up and all of them jumped on. After that, Roddy set the Tidal Fighter to elerate and it disappeared into the sky, leaving only a faint plume of mes. ¡­ Inside the cabin, Lun Tai gasped for breath as he red at Zhao Yun, seemingly wanting to eat her alive. ¡°Brother Lun Tai¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei carefully poked at Lun Tai from behind and handed over a bottle of Healing Beast Blood. ¡°I¡¯m not taking it!¡± shouted Lun Tai without even turning his head around. His shout shocked Xia Xiaolei so much, he nearly dropped the bottle. And yet, Zhao Yun, who was seated right before him, maintained an emotionless expression. She was not even looking at Lun Tai. ¡°You nearly got us all killed, you know that?!¡± There was a livid expression on Lun Tai¡¯s face. Blood trickled down from a wound in the corner of his eye. ¡°None of your men died, right?¡± replied Zhao Yun faintly. ¡°Yes, no one died. However, this was supposed to be a very simple task. Why did it have to be soplicated?!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s chest heaved up and down. ¡°How many times have we told you? This is an instance dungeon! It is fake! They are just NPCs generated by the system. They are not the real Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei that you once knew!¡± ¡°Lun Tai¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was about to speak up when Lun Tai turned around to look at him. Gritting his teeth, Lun Tai said, ¡°Xiaolian, you are the Guild Leader. After you have made the decision, we should give it our all to follow the n without hesitation. But right now, the battle is already over. I want to ask you. Just now, when your first move failed, why did you not change the n and directly kill off Liu Bei?¡± ¡°I am sorry, Lun Tai. It is my mistake.¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a sincere gaze at Lun Tai and said in a serious tone, ¡°If I have to do it again, I will definitely choose to kill Liu Bei.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and patted Lun Tai¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I know you are feeling dissatisfied. However, Bei Tai is only suffering from the bacsh of having his Air Incarceration skill being broken. He won¡¯t be too seriously injured. You go care for him. I will talk to her.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Lun Tai nodded his head before walking toward the rear of the cabin. After taking a few steps, he turned and said with a sigh, ¡°I am sorry. I should not have lost my temper with you.¡± Chen Xiaolian made a ¡®don¡¯t mind¡¯ gesture at Lun Tai before seating himself opposite Zhao Yun. ¡°I am very angry. Although I can fully understand you, I am still feeling very angry.¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a calm look at Zhao Yun. ¡°You may not like what I am going to say next, but I still have to say it. ¡°The easiest method ofpleting this instance dungeon is to kill off Liu Bei. We can understand that you are unable to ept such a move. Thus, I had finally made the decision to bring him to Jiangxia instead of killing him. I had even promised you to do my best not to kill him. This is not because I like taking the long way and bring problems upon myself. It is because I respect you. I respect your character! ¡°You are a smart person. Thus, after getting rescued by us, you could easily understand what I told you. You even choose to believe in us. ¡°That is not an easy thing to do. Thus, I am hoping I can reciprocate your trust. ¡°However, I cannot use the lives of my guild members for it!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words were spoken calmly. However, they contained the anger within his heart. Their decision to capture Liu Bei alive and bring him to Jiangxia was solely because they were being considerate toward Zhao Yun¡¯s feelings. Were it not for that, Liu Bei would have died long ago. Technology-type equipment was not restricted within this instance dungeon. Now that Roddy¡¯s time limit in deploying the four Sentinel mechs have been pushed to a maximum of five minutes, forget killing one Liu Bei, even levelling the entire Jiangling City was not a difficult matter. Besides, if not for the time constraint, they could just use the Tidal Fighter. Just keep a sufficient altitude and slowly bombard Liu Bei and his army to their deaths. ¡°I understand.¡± Zhao Yun turned her head to look at Liu Bei, who was lying down beside her. After Liu Bei was knocked down, Chen Xiaolian had injected him with a strong dose of anaesthetic. Additionally, both his hands and legs were cuffed with heavy alloy cuffs. ¡°However, emotions are not something that you can control just because you understand the truth of the matter.¡± Zhao Yun turned toward Chen Xiaolian and said in a solemn manner, ¡°I am sorry. I promise you, there will not be a next time.¡± ¡°There are still 15 minutes left before we reach Jiangxia. Once we reach Jiangxia, the quest will bepleted.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°By leaving this instance dungeon, you will change back to the Sister Yun that I know.¡± ¡­ Cao Cao¡¯s army was heading south. The long stretch of soldiers was such that it was impossible to see the end of the army convoy. Most of the Awakened guilds were not too powerful and less than half of the guilds could afford to bring their own transport into the instance dungeon. The majority of the Awakened ones there could only walk on their two feet as they marched alongside the army. In the centre of the army, a Thunderstorm Tank was slowly moving forward. Jiang Long had chosen not to sit inside the tank. Instead, he stood atop the tank turret with his hands behind his back as he looked forward, seemingly in a daze. In half a day¡¯s time, they will reach Jiangling. Although most of the Awakened ones had stayed behind to march alongside the army, Jiang Long had still sent out a good number of his own guild members to perform reconnaissance and investigate about their quest. Awakened ones in Thorned Flower Guild had never been given any positions of importance and have almost no authority to manage the supplies. Thus, the supplies they managed to take away when they rebelled were practically a hair off nine oxen. Even so, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. Those with single-capacity flight equipment and high-altitude monitoring devices only needed to hover far away as they kept an eye on their target. There was no need to worry too much about their safety. Not long ago, the scouts sent to Jiangling had reported in, confirming that Liu Bei had led his army into Jiangling City. Additionally, it would appear that he intended to fortify the city and defend it, not moving elsewhere. The news pleased Jiang Long a lot. Instead of looking around the world for Zhao Yun, it would be more reliable for them to trap Liu Bei. It would be for the best if Zhao Yun was in Jiangling. But even if he was not, they could earn themselves a bunch of points along the way. At any rate, there was only one quest objective for this instance dungeon. Furthermore, there was no time limit. No matter how much time went by, all will be well as long as they can find Zhao Yun. Jiang Long pondered on how to coordinate all the guilds to fight alongside Cao Cao¡¯s army when they arrive at Jiangling City. Suddenly, the guild member that he sent to scout the objective sent him a private message. ¡°Manager, a battle had erupted in Jiangling City.¡± ¡°Jiangling? A battle?¡± Jiang Long frowned as a slight feeling of befuddlement arose. ¡°Who are the ones fighting?¡± ¡°One of them is Liu Bei while the other¡­ ¡­ either Awakened ones or yers.¡± The scout was somewhat hesitant. ¡°I was too far away. That is why I do not know all the details. However¡­ ¡­ the attacking team is piloting a Tidal Fighter.¡± ¡°A Tidal Fighter?¡± Jiang Long¡¯s face turned grim. ¡°Are you sure you did not make a mistake?¡± ¡°Impossible,¡± the scout replied firmly. ¡°Besides the Tidal Fighter, which other aircraft could have that same shape and size while also having the ability to cloak?¡± Jiang Long was silent for a moment. ¡°What is the situation there?¡± ¡°I cannot be certain of the details. I estimate that the Tidal Fighter had utilized its cloaking function tounch a surprise attack on Jiangling City,¡± replied the scout quickly. ¡°The battle urred on the wall. The number of people involved in the fight is not high and the fight itself did notst long. After only around two minutes, the team retreated. However, when they did, it seemed as though they took a prisoner with them.¡± ¡°Which direction did they take when they retreated?¡± ¡°Probably¡­¡± The scout considered it for a moment. ¡°Jiangxia.¡± ¡°Jiangxia?¡± The perplexed feeling within Jiang Long grew. ¡°Who is the prisoner?¡± ¡°I am sorry, Manager. It was too far away. There is no way for me to find out.¡± ¡°All right, I understand.¡± Jiang Long nodded his head and ended the conversation. ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ could it really be you?¡± Jiang Long silently mumbled to himself. Then, after considering it for a moment, he tapped open his guild channel once more. ¡°Nightmare, report your position.¡± 1 Yunchang is Guan Yu¡¯s courtesy name. Yide is Zhang Fei¡¯s courtesy name. Chapter 718 Going Home

Chapter 718 Going Home

GOR Chapter 718 ¡°Bo¡­ Boss! Jiang Long is calling me through a private channel, asking for my location! Should I reply?¡± Nightmare suddenly turned around, a panicked expression on his face as he asked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It¡¯s finally here.¡± There was no look of shock on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. He nodded and said, ¡°Roddy, how far away are we from Jiangxia?¡± ¡°11 minutes and 25 seconds,¡± replied Roddy after ncing at the console. Chen Xiaolian considered the issue for a moment before replying to Nightmare, ¡°Don¡¯t answer.¡± ¡°All right¡­ ¡­ wait, Boss!¡± Nightmare revealed a bitter smile and continued, ¡°Jiang Long said, he wants to talk directly with you. He wants you to give him the Tidal Fighter¡¯smunication frequency.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t answer him!¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a harrumph. ¡­ ¡°Nightmare, I know you can hear me.¡± By then, Jiang Long had already gotten inside the Thunderstorm Tank. The driver who had been driving the tank had been sent out. Jiang Long stopped the tank while he talked to Nightmare through their guild channel. ¡°Since your name is still in the guild¡¯s list of members, it means you are still alive. Tell Chen Xiaolian, this is hisst chance. Regardless of what he is trying to aplish, I already know that the Tidal Fighter belongs to him. He can choose to let this be a secret between us or I can announce to every Guild Leader here right now. I will give him one more minute to answer.¡± The other party remained silent and Jiang Long¡¯s face gradually grew grim. After half a minute¡¯s worth of time, Jiang Long was finally able to hear Nightmare¡¯s reply. ¡°Neutrinomunication, frequency is 834, password is¡­¡± Jiang Long took a deep breath before entering the string of numbers from Nightmare into the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯smunication device. ¡°Hello, Manager Jiang Long. For you to be so anxiously looking for me, is there anything urgent going on?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice spoke out from the speaker. ¡°It seems you are very concerned about bing the public enemy of all Awakened ones, Guild Leader Chen Xiaolian.¡± Jiang Long gave a faint smile. ¡°Truth be told, I could not confirm that you are aboard the Tidal Fighter. I had simply wanted to make a gamble. It seems, though, I have won. Now, are you feeling dejected a little?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°Manager Jiang Long, if you have anything you want to say, then just say it. There is no need to y around with psychological warfare.¡± ¡°Fine, I will be frank.¡± Jiang Long smiled. ¡°I truly did not expect that you could possess a high-tier equipment like the Tidal Fighter. When you saved Zhao Yun, I thought that those from Thorned Flower Guild or the resident guilds of Zero City have also entered this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°How can you be certain they aren¡¯t here?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian casually. ¡°Enough, there is no need for you to be casting doubts. We are both smart people, there is no need for this.¡± Jiang Long simply chuckled. ¡°Tell me, then. What exactly is your guild trying to aplish? Everyone¡¯s quest objective is to kill off Zhao Yun. Why did you save him? And why did you go to Jiangling? And why are you heading to Jiangxia now?¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t answer you¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian fell silent for a moment before continuing, ¡°Do you n to continue with the threat of exposing us to all the Awakened ones?¡± ¡°No. This is not a threat. I just want to satisfy my curiosity,¡± answered Jiang Long with a tone of indifference. ¡°If I cannot understand it, I can only ask others to help me figure it out.¡± ¡°Ohoh?!¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin. ¡°When you put it that way, you have already found another stable source of Star Sand?¡± Jiang Long grew silent. Chen Xiaolian looked at the time. There were eight more minutes until their arrival in Jiangxia. ¡°Fine, Manager Jiang Long. Some issues require frankness.¡± There was a rxed tone in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words,pletely unlike one who was being threatened. ¡°We all have secrets. There is no need for us to dig out each other¡¯s secrets. Nor is there a need to expose each other. More importantly, we need each other. ¡°After defecting from Thorned Flower Guild, you need to strengthen your own forces in order to deal with the future retaliation from Thorned Flower Guild. This is why you are so anxious in trying to establish a status among the other Awakened guilds. This instance dungeon also happens to be your best opportunity for it. Did I get it right?¡± ¡°Go on,¡± said Jiang Long coolly. ¡°Zero City is done. The resident guilds may have once been incredibly powerful, but now, they have hidden themselves away, not daring to show their faces. As for the other Awakened guilds, despite their numbers, their level of strength is patchy. In your eyes, is one powerful ally more important than a group of weak allies? This should not be a difficult choice to make, right?¡± ¡°And how would you describe that so-called ally?¡± ¡°It is very simple.¡± Chen Xiaolian knew that Jiang Long was tempted. ¡°In instance dungeons where our two guilds are participating in, the two of us will always be on the same faction. However, all the decisions for the instance dungeon will be made by us. But you can be the one to announce the decisions to the other guilds.¡± ¡°Why does it seem to me like there are no benefits for me?¡± Jiang Long chuckled. ¡°All the decisions we announce will be made by you? You mean to say, you want Starfall Guild to be your puppets? Besides¡­ ¡­ in the event that the instance dungeon wants us to be enemies, what will you do?¡± ¡°Since I am making this proposal, it naturally means that I am confident that such a scenario will never ur.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words were filled with confidence. ¡°We have acquired a certain BUG in the system, allowing us to freely choose whichever questline we want. Even¡­ ¡­ those that the instance dungeon did not issue out. Think about it. A 100 per centpletion rate for every instance dungeon under Starfall Guild¡¯s leadership. If such a scenario ys out in just a few instance dungeons, just how high up will your reputation soar to?¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Jiang Long had spent only a moment pondering Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words before understanding dawned upon him. A tone fluctuation appeared in his voice. Gone was the calmness earlier as he continued, ¡°Any instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Any instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Why should I trust you on this?¡± Jiang Long took a deep breath. ¡°Besides, why would you offer me something like this?¡± ¡°Because we do not need reputation.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed out. ¡°The circumstances around our two guilds are different. On my end, my guild wishes to hide itself deeper, hoping that no one would discover us. As for you¡­ ¡­ you are someone who wishes to be the leader of the Awakened ones. As for why you should trust me¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the time and said casually, ¡°Just keep calm and wait another five minutes.¡± ¡°What will happen after five minutes?¡± Jiang Long hurriedly asked. ¡°The system will announce that this instance dungeon has ended even though Zhao Yun is still alive. I believe this evidence should be strong enough, no?¡± ¡°If that truly does happen¡­¡± Jiang Long paused. ¡°Then, from that moment onward, we will be allies.¡± ¡°No ¡®if¡¯s. It will happen,¡± said Chen Xiaolian with utter conviction. ¡°All right, let¡¯s end our conversation here. I will keep thismunication channel. Even after we leave this instance dungeon, you will be able to contact us. Let¡¯s keep in touch. I believe our cooperation will be a very pleasant one.¡± ¡°I sincerely hope so too.¡± After ending the call, Jiang Long took a deep breath. Raising his hand, he turned to look at his watch. ¡°Five minutes¡­ ¡­ eh?¡± ¡­ ¡°Xiaolian, how can you be so confident in promising him that?¡± Chen Xiaolian had just ended the call when Roddy impatiently turned his head. ¡°The BUG on Qiao Qiao, we haven¡¯t confirmed if it could be used in future instance dungeons. If it doesn¡¯t work¡­ ¡­ when that happens, won¡¯t they turn on us?!¡± ¡°Do you have a better n?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°At least we can calm him down for now. We¡¯ll worry about future matters in the future. If he tells all the guilds right now about us saving Zhao Yun, we will be an eyesore in the Awakened circle. I for one don¡¯t want to get besieged by the other Awakened guilds in future instance dungeons.¡± ¡°If the BUG on Qiao Qiao can really be used in future instance dungeons¡­¡± Roddy frowned. ¡°Do you really n on sharing the instance dungeon¡¯s quest information with them?¡± ¡°Instance dungeons like this one, where the rewards will be given to all the participants on a certain faction, is very rare.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. ¡°We need not worry that other guilds can get the same benefit as us because there is no way we will give them the juiciest meat. We just need to give them a little sweet titbit.¡± ¡°Makes sense.¡± Roddy nodded his head. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ working together with that Jiang Long. I keep getting a feeling of danger.¡± ¡°As long as we are sufficiently strong, we need not worry about getting backstabbed by others.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled confidently. ¡°Believe in ourselves. One day, we will be¡­ ¡­ very strong!¡± It did not take long for the radar to reveal that the Tidal Fighter was approaching Xiakou City of Jiangxia County, the designated zone for Liu Bei to arrive in. The anaesthetic that Chen Xiaolian had injected Liu Bei with was of the highest level in the system. Even a colossal dragon would end up sleeping for the whole day after getting hit with that. ¡°We are going to reach our destination soon. If you have anything you want to say, hurry up and do it now.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to face Zhao Yun. ¡°However, don¡¯t wake him up. I don¡¯t want any problems to pop up on the cusp of sess.¡± ¡°You said it yourself. This is just an NPC. What is there for me to say?¡± Zhao Yun shook her head in indifference. ¡°Let¡¯s just quickly put an end to all this.¡± Soon, the Tidal Fighter flew into the sky above Xiakou City. At the same time, everyone received a prompt from their personal system. [System prompt: Stage 2 quest for Liu Bei¡¯s faction has beenpleted. Liu Bei has arrived in Jiangxia. Victorious faction: Liu Bei¡¯s faction. [System prompt: Teleportation will begin in 10 seconds time. 10, 9, 8¡­ ] ¡°Qiao Qiao, you received the prompt as well, right?¡± The moment he received the prompt, Chen Xiaolian anxiously turned to look at Qiao Qiao. He had gone through so much hardships to find Qiao Qiao. He would go crazy that very moment if she could not leave with them right now. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Qiao Qiao cast a beautiful smile at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I received it as well. We¡­ ¡­ are finally going home!¡± [3, 2, 1¡­ ] The Tidal Fighter suddenly disappeared from the sky. ¡­ ¡°What? What is going on here?¡± ¡°The instance dungeon gotpleted?¡± ¡°Is Zhao Yun dead? Who killed him?¡± ¡°No! Zhao Yun is not dead! Didn¡¯t you read the prompt carefully? The victorious faction is Liu Bei¡¯s faction! The victory condition is for Liu Bei to reach Xiakou!¡± ¡°How is that possible? That prompt never came up in the quest prompt!¡± ¡°That is right! What on earth is going on here?¡± The Awakened ones who were on Cao Cao¡¯s faction flew into an uproar in unison, all shouting aloud. As for Jiang Long, he was inside the Thunderstorm Tank, alone. Listening to themotion outside, he maintained an emotionless expression as he shut his eyes. The amount of time that had passed since his call with Chen Xiaolian ended was approximately five minutes. What he said came true! ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ I look forward to our next meeting.¡± Jiang Long opened his mouth slowly as he mumbled to himself within the Thunderstorm Tank. Chapter 719 Toward Qiao Qiao, Who Had Disappeared From The World

Chapter 719 Toward Qiao Qiao, Who Had Disappeared From The World

GOR Chapter 719 Toward Qiao Qiao, Who Had Disappeared From The World With a sh of light, the Tidal Fighter appeared in the middle of the sky and continued flying forward. While they were still inside the instance dungeon, Roddy had kept the cloaking function of the fighter active. Thus, their sudden appearance did not result in amotion. ¡°A smooth sess!¡±ughed Roddy as he switched the controls to lock onto their resort base. Next, the Tidal Fighter turned and flew forward at full speed. Since the exit teleportation countdown began, Chen Xiaolian had been keeping his eyes on Qiao Qiao, never straying away at all. It was not until the scenery outside the window had been refreshed and Qiao Qiao was still seated right there did Chen Xiaolian breathe a lengthy sigh of relief. ¡°What is it? Are you afraid I might fly away?¡± Qiao Qiao crossed her legs as she raised her brows toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°For a man to be so worried about losing something.¡± By now, she had forgotten how badly she herself was crying back in the instance dungeon. ¡°Mm, I am worried you will fly away.¡± In a rare urrence, Chen Xiaolian did not retort. Instead, he continued to stare at Qiao Qiao with unblinking eyes. ¡°What are you doing?¡± In the beginning, Qiao Qiao had smiled back at Chen Xiaolian. However, as time passed and Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze remained affixed upon her, Qiao Qiao finally could not restrain herself from whispering out, ¡°Hey, there are other people here!¡± ¡°I am looking at my girlfriend. Who cares about others?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a disdainful snort. ¡°Does anyone have any objections? Just step forward!¡± ¡°Nope, none at all! You are the Guild Leader. What you say goes!¡± chuckled Roddy, who did not even turn around. ¡°Just look however long you want. In fact, forget looking, we will not object even if you want to do something else!¡± ¡°Damn Roddy!¡± Qiao Qiao raised her white leg high up and mmed it down upon Roddy¡¯s seat. ¡°What do you mean by ¡®something else¡¯? Be clear about it!¡± ¡°Heaven be my witness! How would I know what you usually do with Xiaolian?!¡± cried Roddy, a mournful expression on his face. ¡°Don¡¯t kick so haphazardly! You are going to knock me out! Careful! We might crash!¡± ¡°Humph! This olddy is not afraid of your threats!¡± Qiao Qiao rubbed her fists as she stood up. ¡°Roddy, you¡¯ve grown, haven¡¯t you? Come, let me give you a test!¡± However, the moment Qiao Qiao got up, Chen Xiaolian reached out with both hands to embrace her. His warm chest made contact with her slender back. In fact, she could feel his pounding heartbeat travelling through their clothes to arrive upon her back. The Big Miss Qiao, who was waving her fists while raising a ruckus just moments ago, suddenly froze. ¡°Xiaolian¡­ you¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t leave me again in the future.¡± Chen Xiaolian buried his face into Qiao Qiao¡¯s long hair, greedily breathing in the fragranceing off her back. ¡°Do you hear me?¡± ¡°I hear you! I hear you! Hurry up and let me go!¡± Qiao Qiao gnashed her teeth, her voice as soft as a mosquito. She secretly stretched out her hand to give Chen Xiaolian¡¯s waist a painful pinch. However, Chen Xiaolian kept hugging her tightly for about half a minute before slowly releasing his embrace. Qiao Qiao¡¯s face had turned red, as red as an apple. ¡°Sister Yun¡­¡± After disengaging his embrace, Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Zhao Yun, who was seated in the back row. The moment their gazes met, he received his answer. ¡°You have recovered.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Zhao Yun nodded her head gently and she turned her head to look at the seat beside her. That was where they had ced the tied-up Liu Bei. At that moment, the seat was empty. ¡°Your memories of the instance dungeon, you still have it?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± answered Zhao Yun softly, her eyes continued to stare at the seat. It was a distant gaze, one that seemingly pierced through the boundary of time to arrive in that distant past. Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself. ¡°Sorry, Lun Tai, Bei Tai.¡± Zhao Yun raised her head and looked toward the two brothers. After taking the Healing Beast Blood, Bei Tai had regained consciousness. However, he was still in a weakened state. Looking at Bei Tai¡¯s state, Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows slightly. Although his Air Incarceration skill was a good supporting skill, its shoring was obvious. When encountering an opponent whose strength far surpassed his level of strength, his Air Incarceration skill would be broken and he himself will receive a bacsh. The stronger the opponent was, the more damage that person could inflict upon the Air Incarceration skill. That in turn would increase the bacsh that Bei Tai would receive. I should upgrade Bei Tai¡¯s skill as soon as possible. Lun Tai looked at Zhao Yun and nodded his head. He had seemingly epted her apology in a civil manner. However, his expression remained somewhat contorted. ¡°Enough, Lun Tai. What is done is done.¡± Chen Xiaolian approached Lun Tai. ¡°She had had her memories taken away from her after all. We cannot use our perspective when asking her to do things. If it was you, if you had been killed and refreshed into an ordinary human, could you bring yourself to kill Bei Tai? Even if you know he is just an NPC in an instance dungeon?¡± Lun Tai pondered it for a moment before releasing a lengthy sigh. He nodded his head. ¡°You are right.¡± Zhao Yun turned to give Chen Xiaolian a nce. There was a hint of gratitude in her eyes. ¡°Sister Yun, you¡­ ¡­ what do you want to do after this?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked back at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun considered it for a moment. ¡°Truth be told, whether I get revived or not doesn¡¯t seem that different to me. However, since I have returned to thend of the living, I will¡­ ¡­ go find my old friends. It has been so long since. I don¡¯t even know what they are doing right now. Right, what about Toto?¡± ¡°We are taking care of him. However, you know as well that he had died once. So, there is no way for him to return to his home. We left him in the care of a friend.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°You shoulde with us to our resort first.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Zhao Yun nodded. After flying for a short time, the Tidal Fighternded in the resort. This time¡¯s instance dungeon was fairly uneventful. With the exception of their capturing Liu Bei operation, there were practically no other battles. Chen Xiaolian arranged a room for Zhao Yun and got Roddy to make a call. It was easy to get things done when you have money and connections. Although Toto¡¯s ID card and pass were not fully done yet, Roddy¡¯s father had already arranged a private primary school for Toto. He had already sent Toto in to begin his sses and will be dealing with the procedurester on. There was quite a distance between Yinxing Lake and the city . If Toto were to continue living in the resort, it would be inconvenient for him to go to school. After considering it for a moment, Roddy simply chose to have his father take care of Toto. When Roddy¡¯s father heard of it, he beamed joyfully. Although Toto was still quite young, he was very sensible. Roddy¡¯s father had gotten Roddy when he was over forty years old. It was something of ate thing for him. Almost all his friends who were about the same age as him already had grandsons and granddaughters, leading to him bing somewhat anxious. For a little child to suddenly appear before him to care for, it was as though he was being given the joy of having a grandchild in advance. Due to where he was during the exit teleportation phase, Nightmare was also in the Tidal Fighter. After getting off the fighter, Chen Xiaolian sent him away. Unlike other guilds, Starfall Guild was an organization with a loose structure. Nightmare¡¯s position in the guild was that of a peripheral member. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian had already administered a slow-acting poison into Nightmare¡¯s body. He was not worried that Nightmare might do something reckless after releasing him. Although they did not gain any points or props from this instance dungeon, Qiao Qiao had returned. There was a very joyous and passionate atmosphere within the guild. After the celebratory feast, all of them returned to their respective rooms to get some sleep. Qiao Qiao, on the other hand, pulled Chen Xiaolian with her into the room and they spent the whole night wrapped around each other. The next day, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mobile phone rang during thete morning hours, waking him up from his deep slumber. Beside him, Qiao Qiao had one clear white calf ced upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thigh. She asked in a sleepy and impatient voice, ¡°Who is it? To be calling so early in the morning¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows. Closing his eyes, he groped around for his mobile phone under the pillows for a bit before finding it. Peeking at the phone with a partially opened eye, he saw that it was an unknown number. ¡°Hello?¡± Chen Xiaolian epted the call, speaking up with a displeased tone. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, where are you? I am Qiao Yifeng.¡± The voiceing from the other end of the call remained the same as before, thick with prominence. However, there were traces of anxiousness in the voice as well. After half a second, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind sparked into action and he sat up on the bed. ¡°In Jinling (Nanjing).¡± ¡°I need to meet up with you. Come to the eastern suburbs area right now, Ziyang Mountain Vi. Come alone. When you reach the ce, call this number,¡± right after saying that, Qiao Yifeng ended the call. Chen Xiaolian slowly lowered his mobile phone. Turning around, he saw that Qiao Qiao, who was beside him, was also fully awake. Her eyes were wide open as she stared at him. ¡°Is it¡­ my dad?¡± ¡°¡­ mm.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Why is he suddenly looking for you? Is it because he knows I am back?¡± After saying that, Qiao Qiao jumped. ¡°Right, did he know I died? You¡­ ¡­ probably did not tell him about that, did you?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a wry smile, uncertain how to answer Qiao Qiao¡¯s question. ¡°Did you or did you not!¡± Qiao Qiao grew somewhat impatient. ¡°I didn¡¯t tell him¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and got up from the bed before putting his clothes. ¡°I am going to meet him.¡± ¡°Ah! Wait for me!¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Chen Xiaolian with widened eyes. ¡°You are going alone? You are not going to bring me along?¡± ¡°Mm¡­ ¡­ your dad wants me to go alone.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around, but did not have the courage to look into Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes. ¡°Alone? I am his daughter, but he wants you to go alone to meet him?¡± Qiao Qiao knitted her brows. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, what is going on here?¡± ¡°This is a veryplicated matter¡­ ¡­ you might not be able to instantly ept it.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Qiao Qiao, listen to me. Wait for my return. I will exin it to you after that, all right? Your dad¡­ ¡­ he sounded very anxious just now.¡± ¡°Xiaolian.¡± Qiao Qiao jumped off the bed and stood straight up, a serious expression on her face. ¡°That is my father. No matter what has happened, I have the right to know the truth and the right to meet him. Even if he knew about my death, now that I have returned, I must go meet him and tell him about this.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and pulled Qiao Qiao into his embrace. ¡°Listen to me properly and do not get agitated. Qiao Yifeng¡­ ¡­ is no longer your dad.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Qiao Qiao was confused. Raising her head, she looked at Chen Xiaolian, who simply embraced her tighter. ¡°You are an Irregrity. After you were killed in action, in order to erase the traces of your existence in this world, the system altered the timeline. In Qiao Yifeng¡¯s memories, there is no daughter named Qiao Qiao, no you.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what are you talking about? Xiaolian?¡± Qiao Qiao forced out augh. ¡°All of you still remember me. You, Roddy, Lun Tai¡­ ¡­ everyone remembers me!¡± ¡°It is only the ordinary humans.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Awakened ones and Irregrities will not have their memories modified by the system. The ordinary humans however¡­ ¡­ they no longer remember your existence.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s body grew limp and she nearly fell to the floor. However, Chen Xiaolian hastily hugged her tightly. ¡°It¡­ it is fine.¡± Qiao Qiao took several deep breaths. ¡°We can let him remember, just like how hisrade-in-arms in de Mountain me Sea Guild did. There are so many pictures of me since my younger days. As long as we show him the pictures he took with me, he will understand.¡± ¡°No, it is not the same¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°After a dead Awakened is refreshed by the system, he remains in existence. It is just his memories that have been modified. However, after an Irregrity dies, all traces of the Irregrity¡¯s existence within this world will be modified. In the pictures we took together¡­ ¡­ the pictures of you have disappeared.¡± ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ I have no evidence to prove to him that I am his daughter?¡± Qiao Qiao extricated herself from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s embrace and staggered a few steps backward before falling on her butt upon the sofa. There was a flustered expression on her face. ¡°¡­ ¡­ yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head, a pained expression on his face. Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes grew lost and she stared nkly at Chen Xiaolian. Who knows what she was looking at? ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I will go meet him first.¡± Chen Xiaolian called Roddy through their guild channel and asked him to care for Qiao Qiao. Next, he stepped forward, ced his hands on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face and said, ¡°After Zero City¡¯s destruction, your father suddenly disappeared as well. This is the first time he has contacted me since then. I need to quickly find him and ask him what is going on now. Wait right here for me, all right?¡± After having said that, Chen Xiaolian walked toward the door. ¡°Wait!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around and saw Qiao Qiaobouring to stand up. Closing her eyes, she took a few deep breaths. When she finally snapped her eyes open, she had regained herposure. ¡°I will go with you. Even if he no longer remembers me, I must still¡­ ¡­ meet him again.¡± 1 Yinxing Lake is where their resort base is located at. Chapter 720 Meeting Qiao Yifeng Again

Chapter 720 Meeting Qiao Yifeng Again

GOR Chapter 720 Meeting Qiao Yifeng Again A troubled look appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Qiao Qiao quickly put on some clothes. Then, she walked over to Chen Xiaolian and held his hand. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Xiaolian. I know what you are worried about. I will not say anything. All I want is¡­ ¡­ to meet him again.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ all right.¡± After a moment¡¯s hesitation, Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Chen Xiaolian hastily led Qiao Qiao to a boat by the dock. Without any further ado, they headed to the other side of theke. Although the ce they were headed to was called the eastern suburbs area, the ce was not a stretch of wilderness. Under the recent urban development n, many real estates andmercial centres have been built there. For fear of inciting a turmoil, Chen Xiaolian chose not to use the Tidal Fighter. While the Tidal Fighter possessed cloaking technology, it was still slightly possible to see it in broad daylight. Having the Tidal Fighter discovered in a city as big as Jinling would cause no small amount of trouble. After reaching thekeside, Chen Xiaolian brought out a car from the garage next to the dock. Then, both he and Qiao Qiao drove toward the eastern suburbs area. He had also exined the matter to the others through their guild channel, of how he had received Qiao Yifeng¡¯s call and was bringing Qiao Qiao along to meet him. Although Roddy and Lun Tai were shocked, they did not say much about it. They only responded by saying they will wait for him to return. Back in the resort, inside Soo Soo¡¯s room¡­ Arge plush carpet was spread out in the centre of the room, upying half of the room. The curtains in the room were tightly shut. Soo Soo was seated alone on the plush carpet, hugging a stuffed teddy bear that was bigger than her with her eyes closed. Chen Xiaolian had not used a private channel when informing the others about him going to meet Qiao Yifeng. He had informed everyone about it. After hearing what Chen Xiaolian said, Soo Soo did not say anything in response. Instead, both her eyes suddenly snapped open and she stood up. Slowly, she walked toward the door and stood in front of arge dressing mirror ced there. ¡°He¡­ ¡­ has appeared once again. The man who killed our parents and, Qiao Qiao unnie¡¯s father.¡± Soo Soo looked into the mirror, the corners of her lips curling into a faint smile. ¡°Since the one known as Da Gang stopped me, that man had disappeared, never to appear again. Until today. I am very happy now. What about you? Like me, you are feeling happy as well, aren¡¯t you?¡± There was another Soo Soo within the mirror. However, this Soo Soo¡¯s face was filled with panic and she was furiously shaking her head. ¡°Believe in yourself. You are feeling very happy as well, just like me. We can finally¡­ ¡­ meet him again.¡± Soo Soo extended one finger out to poke the surface of the mirror. The Soo Soo within the mirror made the same move and the two fingers made contact at the same spot on the mirror. ¡°The only regret is that Qiao Qiao unnie is back. I am really afraid I will hurt her¡­ ¡­ no matter how much I hate that man, Qiao Qiao unnie¡­ ¡­ is still the Qiao Qiao unnie who always loves us. Isn¡¯t that right?¡± Soo Soo turned to look at her reflection in the mirror, revealing a sweet and innocent smile. ¡°No matter. Don¡¯t worry about it. We are very strong now. As long as the attack is executed when Qiao Qiao unnie and Xiaolian oppa leave, no one will know. No one can stop it either.¡± The Soo Soo within the mirror shook her head frantically and her mouth was moving quickly, seemingly saying something. However, no voice came out. ¡°Just sleep. Be at peace and sleep. Hand over full control of this body to me.¡± Soo Soo stepped forward and lightly kissed her reflection in the mirror. ¡°I promise, once the things that had to be done is done, I will return this body to you.¡± ¡°At any rate¡­ ¡­ when that timees, I will no longer have any reason to continue existing.¡± Soo Soo turned around and moved toward the door. Behind her, her reflection had strangely vanished. Within the two worlds separated by the mirror, there was only one Soo Soo left. ¡­ Ziyang Mountain Vi was the oldest and most luxurious hotel in the eastern suburbs area. Located at Ziyang Mountain¡¯s scenic area, it covered an area of more than 1,200 mus (1 mu = 1/15 hectare). It was right next to the Eastern Suburbs Golf Course. Although Chen Xiaolian had never been there before, he was familiar with the road. After driving for over half an hour, they reached the Ziyang Mountain Vi. ¡°Mr Qiao, I am here.¡± Chen Xiaolian parked the car in the parking lot and called Qiao Yifeng. ¡°You arrived? Were you followed?¡± Qiao Yifeng epted the call after only one ring and hastily asked. ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Give me your building and room number and I will head over right now.¡± ¡°No. I am not in Ziyang Mountain Vi.¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s response took Chen Xiaolian by surprise. ¡°Keep moving east until you reach Happy World Theme Park Resort Hotel. Then, call me again.¡± After ending the call, Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows. ¡°What happened?¡± asked Qiao Qiao when she saw Chen Xiaolian rev up the engine once more. ¡°Your dad, he is¡­ ¡­ being very cautious. It seems like he is hiding from something.¡± Chen Xiaolian steered the car out of the hotel. ¡°He is not here. Only after confirming that I was not followed did he tell me to go to another ce.¡± Happy World Theme Park was arge tourist attraction for entertainment in the eastern suburbs of Jingling. It was something of a popr attraction there. As it was far away from the city, the theme park followed Disney¡¯s example and built its own resort hotel. It did not take them long to reach the theme park¡¯s parking lot. This time, after receiving Chen Xiaolian¡¯s call, Qiao Yifeng immediately informed Chen Xiaolian his room number. Chen Xiaolian led Qiao Qiao into the elevator as they headed to the top floor. After finding the number that Qiao Yifeng gave him, he gently knocked the door. ¡°Who is it?¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s voice called out. ¡°It¡¯s me, Chen Xiaolian,¡± Chen Xiaolian released an inward sigh before replying softly. Next, the sound of chains being pulled out to unlock the door could be heard and Qiao Yifeng¡¯s pale face appeared from behind the door. His face was filled with anxiousness. It was not until he saw Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face that he finally released a sigh of relief. However, when Qiao Qiao¡¯s figure appeared behind Chen Xiaolian, his face suddenly grew fierce. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you toe alone?¡± ¡°This is my guild member. Whatever it is, we can discuss it inside.¡± Chen Xiaolian simply looked at him with a look of indifference. ¡°If you do not trust me, I can leave now.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng clenched his teeth. Finally, he stepped aside and watched as Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao stepped inside. After that, he closed the door and carefully put the chain back in. After entering the room, Chen Xiaolian looked around. The room was a deluxe suite. The outermost area was the living room. There were also two bedrooms inside. For a theme park resort hotel, this was the highest standard avable. Due to its connection with the theme park, the furnishings in the room were geared toward children. The walls were all painted with various cartoon characters. Earlier, Qiao Yifeng was seated on the sofa within the living room. The ashtray on the coffee table beside the sofa was filled with cigarette butts and a thick stench of tobo permeated the room. It was something which shed with the setting of the room. ¡°For Mr Qiao, this hotel¡¯s standard is probably slightly inferior.¡± Without waiting for Qiao Yifeng to greet him, Chen Xiaolian sat himself down on the sofa. He also pulled Qiao Qiao to sit beside him. He was feeling piqued. Thus, the sentence he uttered earlier contained an obvious tone of mockery. It was evident that Qiao Yifeng was staying in this hotel to hide himself. The ce was constantly receiving tourists here to have fun and was located in the rtively remote eastern suburbs area. Thus, it will be harder for others to find him. The reason for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s dissatisfaction was that, even though Qiao Yifeng was the one who was looking for him, he was still distrustful. He had wanted Chen Xiaolian to go to Ziyang Mountain Vi first before giving him the real address. Additionally, when he saw Qiao Qiao behind Chen Xiaolian, he panicked and had seemingly wanted to close the door on the spot. Seeing that made Chen Xiaolian even more dissatisfied. After sitting on the sofa, Chen Xiaolian observed Qiao Yifeng, who was making his way back from the door. He was putting a handgun back into his chest holster. Even if you no longer remember Qiao Qiao, in your memories, I should still be your other daughter¡¯s boyfriend! I am also your de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s partner! Back then, you had disappeared without giving me a single word. Since you are calling me now, you should trust mepletely. Qiao Yifeng had been a sessful figure in the business world for many years. Naturally, his ability to judge someone¡¯s expression could not be too shabby. Seeing the dissatisfied look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, he revealed a look of understanding. He walked forward and sat himself down opposite of Chen Xiaolian. Straightening his cors, he said, ¡°Xiaolian, I am sorry. It is not that I do not trust you. However,tely, I have constantly been in danger. In order to protect my life, I have to be vignt.¡± ¡°Protect your life?¡± Despite his dissatisfaction, Chen Xiaolian was not a petty fellow. He nodded his head and stopped being difficult. ¡°Who are the onesing after you?¡± ¡°Several Awakened guilds. They are not that strong, but the current me¡­ ¡­ you know as well, I am just an ordinary human now.¡± Qiao Yifeng lit another cigarette and took a deep puff. ¡°Don¡¯t you have a protection detail around you at all times?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Although Zero City is destroyed, there should still be others around you during that time. Even if the Awakened ones that de Mountain me Sea Guild dispatched for you are not their strongest experts, their strength are surely not shabby. Ordinary guilds can¡¯t possibly force you into such a dire strait.¡± ¡°They did leave some men. However¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s brows furrowed tightly. ¡°Recently, there was a summon for arge-scale instance dungeon. You should have participated in it as well, right?¡± ¡°Ah, right,¡± said Chen Xiaolian as he remembered that matter. Back then, although Qiao Yifeng was no longer in Jinling City, he was probably not far enough to avoid the participation summons for the instance dungeon. Although there were a few Awakened ones from de Mountain me Sea Guild with him, all of them ended up receiving the summons. Not participating in an instance dungeon meant extermination. Naturally, the Awakened ones had to enter the Changban Hillside instance dungeon. At present¡­ ¡­ the instance dungeon was over, but the de Mountain me Sea Guild members had yet to return to Qiao Yifeng¡¯s side. That meant¡­ All of them died in the instance dungeon. ¡°They were unlucky.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°In that instance dungeon, there was only one battle. The number of people who died isn¡¯t that high as well.¡± ¡°No, they did not die inside the instance dungeon.¡± Qiao Yifeng shook his head. ¡°They returned yesterday. However, when they were inside the instance dungeon, several guilds figured out their identities. Thus, after the instance dungeon ended, they followed them and finally found me. Those fellows only know that I am de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s representative in the secr world. What they do not know is¡­ ¡­ after Zero City¡¯s destruction, even someone like me cannot make contact de Mountain me Sea Guild anymore. As for them, they have too many people on their side while I only have three Awakened bodyguards. The bodyguards¡¯ level of strength was not too high. They gave their all to protect me and allowed me to escape. However, they¡­ ¡­ were all killed.¡± ¡°They are aiming to find out where the people from Zero City is hiding?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°For you to be able to escape unscathed, those guilds cannot be very strong. It is true that Zero City¡¯s forces were badly damaged during the city¡¯s destruction. However, the remaining survivors are not the type that some random guilds can make prey of. With their abilities, even if they do find where the survivors are hiding, what can they do?¡± ¡°There are always people who are confident in themselves in this world.¡± Hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words of ridicule, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face grew grim. ¡°Whether they can snatch away Zero City¡¯s assets or not is not important. What is important is that, for an ordinary fellow like me, it doesn¡¯t matter if the opponent is at the [C] ss, [A] ss or [S] ss. Anyone of them can easily kill me off!¡± ¡°I get it now.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°What you want is to seek protection, right?¡± There was an awkward expression on Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face. ¡°I know this is very difficult for you¡­¡± ¡°Not really.¡± Qiao Yifeng had only just uttered those words when Chen Xiaolian interrupted him with a sneer. ¡°It¡¯s just a bunch of nameless guilds. There is no need for our Meteor Rock Guild to worry.¡± Qiao Yifeng lowered his head slightly, concealing the furious look on his face. He should have been the one uttering those words. Despite having bing a normal human, he was still de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s representative in the secr world. He held in his hands an immense amount of wealth and a power that cannot be measured by Earth standards. He would always upy a lofty position when facing other Awakened ones or other plutocrats in the secr world. Just like his previous meetings with Chen Xiaolian. In the beginning, Qiao Yifeng had only thought of Chen Xiaolian as an ordinary student with a small amount of wealth. Later on, he found out that Chen Xiaolian was an Awakened. However, as a rookie in the Awakened circle, how could Chen Xiaolian be worthy of Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughter? The Qiao Yifeng from back then would always show a condescending attitude toward Chen Xiaolian. That was how he acted when he took his daughter away and had Chen Xiaolian go seize the Star Sand mine. In the end, Chen Xiaolian sessfully obtained the mining rights for the Star Sand mine. But even so, in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s eyes, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild was just a newly emerging guild with barely enough qualifications to make some transactions with de Mountain me Sea Guild. Then, Chen Xiaolian obtained Skyde¡¯s power and defeated an [A] ss expert, followed by an [A+] ss expert for the Blood Verdict. As a core member of de Mountain me Sea Guild, it was only natural for Qiao Yifeng to know about that. However, when news of Zero City¡¯s destruction spread out, his first move was to quickly escape and hide himself. de Mountain me Sea Guild was done. The many resident guilds and Zero City were done. With one Chen Xiaolian, even if he possessed a power that was close to that of [S] ss, how can he expect Chen Xiaolian to protect him? Additionally, asking for protection from someone of the younger generation was too disgraceful of an act for Qiao Yifeng. After that, the members of de Mountain me Sea Guild who were with him sacrificed themselves to protect him, allowing him to escape. Even then, Qiao Yifeng had mentally struggled for a long time before finally deciding to call Chen Xiaolian. As expected, their meeting was filled with awkwardness. It was even more awkwardpared to what Qiao Yifeng had initially imagined. It was not as though he was unclear about the current situation. However, the arrogance he had developed throughout the years as someone in a position of superiority made it hard for him to get used to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attitude. ¡°All right, Mr Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°There is no need for redundancy. I had once promised Mr Bluesea to care for de Mountain me Sea Guild properly. That includes you as well. Besides¡­ ¡­ you are my elder after all. Pack your things. We¡¯ll go right now.¡± ¡°Bluesea?¡± Qiao Yifeng was immediately shocked. ¡°When did you meet Bluesea? Why would he entrust de Mountain me Sea Guild to you?¡± ¡°You couldn¡¯t have known.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a faint smile. ¡°I was there the day Zero City was destroyed.¡± Chapter 721 Did You Think You Were A Holy Fighter?

Chapter 721 Did You Think You Were A Holy Fighter?

GOR Chapter 721 Did You Think You Were A Holy Fighter? Qiao Yifeng immediately got up and his hands flew to grip Chen Xiaolian¡¯s cors. However, due to his overanxious state, his legs stumbled and he fell. It almost seemed as though he was kneeling before Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian grabbed Qiao Yifeng¡¯s elbow to help him regain his bnce. ¡°Mr Qiao, I know why you suddenly became so excited. I also know what you want to ask. However, I am sorry to say that I am uncertain where the remaining survivors of Zero City are. We¡­ ¡­ did not leave through the same way.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t¡­ ¡­ leave through the same way?¡± Qiao Yifeng repeated Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words. ¡°But you should at least know how the others from de Mountain me Sea Guild are doing! Bluesea¡­ and mey¡­ they are still alive, right?¡± ¡°I am very sorry, Mr Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared into Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face for a moment before releasing a sigh. ¡°Back then, Thunderme was not in Zero City. However, Mr Bluesea¡­¡± His words were left unfinished, but it was enough for Qiao Yifeng to understand. Qiao Yifeng fell into a state of silence. After some time had passed, his hands slowly loosened their grip on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s cor and his body fell backward onto the sofa. Qiao Qiao gently lowered her head, unable to bring herself to look at the expression that was etched upon Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face. ¡°About what happened to Zero City, let¡¯s return first before discussing it. Since you were disying so much vignce earlier, this ce might not be safe.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°All right¡­ all right¡­ all right¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng repeated the words thrice. And yet, he found that, no matter how hard he tried, he was incapable of moving his trembling legs to stand up. Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth before standing up to move beside Qiao Yifeng. Holding his arm, she helped him up. ¡°Let¡¯s go, Mr Qiao.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Qiao Yifeng had to struggle just to utter those two words. He then turned toward Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Jiajia is in the opposite bedroom. Go call her.¡± ¡°What?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°Yu Jiajia? She is with you?¡± ¡°Back then, I took her away because I thought it would be safer for her to be with me.¡± Qiao Yifeng sighed. ¡°It was my mistake. I should not have separated the two of you. Back then, if she had been together with you, with her boyfriend, she would not have to suffer along with me.¡± Instantly, Chen Xiaolian felt as though needles were pricking his back, paralyzing him. He carefully shifted his gaze toward Qiao Qiao only to find Qiao Qiao looking at him with a shocked face. ¡°Dad, I am hungry¡­¡± It was at that very moment that the door right across from Chen Xiaolian swung open. Rubbing her drowsy eyes, Yu Jiajia, who was still in pajamas, stepped out from the room. The instant she saw Chen Xiaolian, her face froze. Her mouth, which was in the middle of yawning, remained open. The situation continued for a few seconds. Next, Yu Jiajia took several steps forward. Before Qiao Qiao could react, Yu Jiajia had already buried herself in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest, hugging him tightly. ¡°Xiaolian! How are you here?¡± Large beads of sweat oozed out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead as he looked at Qiao Qiao with a despairing expression. Qiao Qiao took a deep breath before closing her eyes. ¡°Yu Jiajia¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t do this now.¡± Chen Xiaolian stiffly pushed Yu Jiajia back and wiped off the sweat on his forehead. ¡°Qiao Qiao, I will exin this after we return.¡± ¡°¡­ fine.¡± Qiao Qiao closed her eyes and slowly nodded her head. ¡°Xiaolian, what is wrong with you?¡± When Chen Xiaolian pushed her away, Yu Jiajia became keenly aware of the strange atmosphere within the room. Knitting her brows, she turned to look at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Who is she?¡± ¡°Hello, I am Chen Xiaolian¡¯s team mate, Qiao Qiao.¡± Qiao Qiao opened her eyes and smiled at Yu Jiajia. She extended her right hand and continued, ¡°And also¡­ ¡­ his girlfriend.¡± It was not that she was distrustful of Chen Xiaolian. After she was killed in action, Chen Xiaolian put so much effort to resurrect her, bringing her back from World¡¯s End. He was definitely not a promiscuous person who would go chase after other girls during that period of time. Beforeing here, Chen Xiaolian had already informed her. Due to her identity as an Irregrity, after her death, the system had automatically created a set of experiences, which it inserted into the memories of the ordinary humans rted to her. It was for the sake of patching up the emptiness caused by her disappearance. This girl known as Yu Jiajia came to regard herself as Chen Xiaolian¡¯s girlfriend due to that. Qiao Qiao was no fool. In but a sh, she had understood what happened. However, no matter what it may be, Qiao Qiao was a girl after all. For most girls at her age, understanding the truth of the matter had nothing to do with whether or not they will get angry. Even an ordinary girl would find it hard not to get angry after seeing Yu Jiajia bury herself into her boyfriend¡¯s chest while hugging him tightly. What more could be expected from Big Miss Qiao? Additionally, Qiao Qiao was more concerned about the word that Yu Jiajia had uttered when she first stepped out from the room. Dad? There were only two men in the room. Clearly, she was not addressing Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Girlfriend?¡± Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes grew wide and she turned her gaze back and forth between Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, what is going on here?¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian, exin this to me.¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face had immediately turned livid. ¡°I hope to hear you say this is a joke.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not a joke.¡± Chen Xiaolian released a lengthy sigh. ¡°Qiao Qiao is my girlfriend.¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian!¡± Qiao Yifeng furiously mmed the coffee table before him. ¡°It has only been a while since I brought Jiajia away! You actually found yourself a new lover? How can you face me after doing this? How can you face Jiajia?!¡± After Zero City¡¯s destruction, Qiao Yifeng lost contact with de Mountain me Sea Guild. Relying on the few Awakened ones around him for protection, he had gone into hiding. Finally, as ast resort, he had to ask Chen Xiaolian for help in hiding. For Qiao Yifeng, who had gotten used to being the one in a superior position, he had been in an awkward state, uncertain of how he should act. At that moment, however, his fury finally made him revert to the imperious Qiao Yifeng. Chen Xiaolian held his forehead. ¡°Qiao Qiao is not my new lover. She has always been¡­ ¡­ my girlfriend.¡± ¡°Always been?¡± Yu Jiajia turned toward Chen Xiaolian with a pale face. She took several steps back, tears gathering within her eyes. ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ you have been secretly¡­ ¡­ having an affair with her?¡± ¡°Having an affair!¡± Qiao Qiao stared at Yu Jiajia with a sharp, de-like gaze. ¡°Since when can other people use this righteous tone against me?!¡± ¡°I was feeling puzzled earlier. I told you toe alone, so why did you bring this girl along.¡± Qiao Yifeng looked at Qiao Qiao. There was no more anger on his face. Instead, there was a look of mirth. ¡°It turns out you wanted to show off your power in front of me and Jiajia. You want to show off that, you, Chen Xiaolian, the Guild Leader of Meteor Rock Guild, already have wings. After de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s fall, you no longer need to be considerate toward us father and daughter? A girl like this¡­¡± He looked at Qiao Qiao with a sneer. ¡°For a man with sufficient power, having other women is nothing concerning. I can understand that. However, you should have at least found someone prettier than my daughter.¡± ¡°You mean to say I am not as good as her?¡± Qiao Qiao sneered as she pointed at Yujiajia. ¡°Qiao Yifeng, have you gone blind?¡± ¡°Enough! Shut up! All of you!¡± Chen Xiaolian, who had been quietly listening to the three of them, finally lost his temper and he kicked the coffee table ced before him. The coffee table flew forward to m on the wall, breaking into pieces as it did. The ashtray that was on the table was also shattered, causing the cigarette butts left inside the ashtray to scatter about. Chen Xiaolian panted and looked at all three with a gaze that could kill. ¡°Whatever it is, we will slowly discuss them after we return. I will give all three of you a satisfactory exnation. Now, shut up!¡± ¡°Return? Return where?¡± Qiao Yifeng cast a cold gaze at Chen Xiaolian, seemingly unfazed by the atmosphere that Chen Xiaolian had emanated out. ¡°I am sorry, Mr Chen Xiaolian. I have changed my mind. Now, please leave my room.¡± Chen Xiaolian narrowed his eyes at Qiao Yifeng and said, ¡°Just now, you were cautiously looking around in fear, fearful that you will be captured by those guilds. Now, you are telling me that you have changed your mind?¡± ¡°I can be killed, but not humiliated! As a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild, no matter how far down we fall, we will never allow ourselves to be degraded for the sake of living on.¡± Qiao Yifeng sneered. ¡°Mr Chen Xiaolian, surely there is no need for me to send you out?¡± Qiao Qiao clenched her fists tightly as she stared at Qiao Yifeng. The expression on her face alternated between anger and sadness. ¡°Just knock them out.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and spoke to Qiao Qiao through their guild channel. ¡°No matter what, he is still your father. After we return, we will slowly exin matters to him.¡± Qiao Qiao took a deep breath and nodded her head. Suddenly, her eyes flickered and she charged toward Qiao Yifeng. At the same time, her body transformed into a clump of ck mist. ¡°Qiao Qiao?¡± Chen Xiaolian was utterly shocked. Both Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia were ordinary humans. A mere palm strike was enough to knock them out. Qiao Qiao¡¯s Anti-materialization skill, on the other hand, was a skill that would directly devour her targets. Qiao Qiao had only just activated her skill when Chen Xiaolian heard an air-piercing sound. Jerking his head back, he watched as the window ss broke into pieces amidst the sounds of it cracking. A series of bullets few toward Qiao Yifeng, but fell upon Qiao Qiao¡¯s ck mist form instead. Not a single one of the bullets could shoot through the ck mist as all of them disintegrated into ashes in the middle of the air. Qiao Qiao, who had been facing the window earlier, had seen the sh of lighting from the Ferris wheel before Chen Xiaolian could notice anything. ¡°Get down!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. Leaping forward, he pressed both Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia down the floor. At the same time, though, the door to their room was abruptly broken down and two fellows in ck-coloured skin-tight attire and masked faces charged inside. Both of them held onto submachineguns, which they fired upon Chen Xiaolian. A short but muscr figure dashed in from behind the two fellows. His objective was Qiao Yifeng, who was on the floor. ¡°Fast.¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered, a chilling light glinting off his eyes as he jumped to his feet. He charged at the three men, who were still at the doorway. By then, he had already retrieved a sword from his Storage Watch. Damn it! Zhao Yun said that she would bring the Sword in the Stone back. I forgot to ask her about it! When he was retrieving the sword, Chen Xiaolian remembered his usual weapon. However, the level of strength of the three attackers were as Chen Xiaolian had spected, ordinary to the extreme. The sword shed and the two fellows with submachineguns were hacked into four pieces. ¡°Protect the two of them!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted at Qiao Qiao as he confronted the short man. Seeing his twopanions end up as corpses on the floor so quickly, the short man revealed a trace of hesitation. However, he was in no position to think too much. His right fist shot toward Chen Xiaolian in a straight line as he shouted, ¡°Purplebolt Karate!¡± A purple-coloured bolt of electricity swiftly fired out from his fist before spiralling toward Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡¯re crazy.¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. Surprisingly, he chose to neither dodge nor hide in face of the attack. Instead, he held onto his sword with both hands and swung it at the purple bolt. The sword in his hand was clearly just an ordinary alloy sword. However, when the purple bolt was struck by the sword, it was sent flying back. The short man was struck by his own electric attack on the chest. Electrical current flowed through his whole body, causing his body to convulse as a result. Before he could recover, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword had already stabbed its way into his chest. ¡°Shouting out the name when you are using a move? Did you think you were a Holy Fighter ? You¡¯ve been reading too much manga, mate.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a harrumph as he pulled the sword out. Turning his head, he saw that both Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia had already positioned themselves behind the sofa. Yu Jiajia¡¯s eyes were looking at the corpses on the floor with a pale face. However, she did her best to hold back and not scream out. Likewise, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face was ugly to behold. After exchanging nces with Chen Xiaolian, he turned his gaze away. Gunfire continued to sporadically shoot into the room through the window, but all the bullets were stopped by Qiao Qiao¡¯s mist form. ¡°Like Hell a sofa can block anything!¡± Chen Xiaolian grunted as he charged toward the back part of the sofa. After hesitating for a moment, he grabbed Yu Jiajia¡¯s cor to pull her up. ¡°Qiao Qiao, bring your old man!¡± ¡°These are tranquilizing shots. They are not nning to kill him.¡± Qiao Qiao quickly transformed back from the ck mist into human form. Crouching down, she lifted Qiao Yifeng up and followed Chen Xiaolian as he rushed out of the room. Among the three fellows who invaded their room earlier, only the short man had worn a protective suit. However, it had only afforded a slight obstruction against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s stab before giving way. The Purplebolt Karate seemed like quite the powerful move. However, the power behind the move was most ordinary. This was a pre-nned ambush. And yet, after their careful preparations, they could only bring forth this level of power. Looking at this, it was obvious that the guilds¡¯ level of strength was very ordinary. Chen Xiaolian kept the sword back into the storage space and retrieved two face masks. He tossed one over to Qiao Qiao while wearing the other one himself. He swore inwardly. Not only was this guild weak, they weren¡¯t too bright either. To be doing something like this at a hotel with a high upancy rate when they weren¡¯t in an instance dungeon¡­ were they afraid that others wouldn¡¯t find out? Thankfully, it was before noon and most of the hotel guests were at the amusement park. There were not much people in the corridors. Chen Xiaolian dashed through an empty corridor. He did not use the elevator, but instead opted to run down the stairwell. Fortunately, the other side had seemingly found out that Qiao Yifeng was no longer protected by de Mountain me Sea Guild and had only sent in those three fellows to attack the room. Carrying Yu Jiajia, Chen Xiaolian covered half a storey with each stride. It did not take long for them to reach the first floor. They had not encountered any reinforcements from the other side. ¡°How do we get out?¡± asked Qiao Qiao, who was behind him. ¡°Get into the car. Drive to a remote ce with no one around and have Roddy use the Todal Fighter to pick us up.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°Dash through the lobby quickly and don¡¯t stop for anything.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head and the two of them exchanged a nce. Next, Chen Xiaolian smashed the stairwell door open before rushing out of the lobby. There were a small number of guests in the lobby who were in the process of checking in. Hearing the sound of the door getting smashed open, they turned their heads only to see two ck silhouettes flitting through the lobby. The two silhouettes then shattered down the ss door before disappearing from sight. Reaching their car, Chen Xiaolian hastily opened the door and tossed Yu Jiajia into the backseat. As for him, he jumped into the driver¡¯s seat and started up the car. When both Qiao Qiao and Qiao Yifeng had gotten into the car, he instantly stepped on the throttle. Next, the car smashed its way through the parking lot¡¯s barrier and dashed into the road. 1 Saints or Holy Fighters. The author is referring to the mystical warriors from the manga and anime Saint Seiya. Chapter 722 Myriad Beast King

Chapter 722 Myriad Beast King

GOR Chapter 722 Myriad Beast King ¡°Damn it! There are surveince cameras throughout the road. We won¡¯t be able to use this car anymore in the future.¡± Chen Xiaolian gnashed his teeth and shouted, ¡°You didn¡¯t use your real identity when staying there, did you?!¡± ¡°I am not that stupid.¡± Qiao Yifeng was thrown into the backseat by Qiao Qiao. He was barely able to straighten himself amid the bumpy ride before sullenly responding. ¡°Hopefully, they won¡¯t be able to track down our identities!¡± Chen Xiaolian, who was gradually growing nervous, was unable to stop himself from mming the steering wheel. The ss window that was broken from the bullet fires and the broken door in the hotel was one thing, the bullet holes on the hotel wall and the firearms left on the floor was another matter entirely. That was a big issue. Thankfully, after their deaths, Awakened ones would be refreshed back into ordinary humans without leaving their corpses behind. If their corpses were still there, this matter would further escte. Chen Xiaolian looked behind through the rear-view mirror. Qiao Yifeng had already straightened himself. There was a grim expression on his face as he looked out the window. As for Yu Jiajia, her whole body was huddled into a ball as she trembled. ording to Qiao Yifeng, this should not be Yu Jiajia¡¯s first experience with surprise attacks since following him. Yet, as she was still a young girl, there was no way for her to act as though nothing had happened. ¡°Are those guys all at this level of strength?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian as he turned the car into a trail and continued driving eastward. ¡°There are stronger ones.¡± Qiao Yifeng gave a simple reply. ¡°Their numbers? Level?¡± ¡°In total, there are three guilds working together. I have never seen those fellows from the hotel. However, the Guild Leaders of two of the guilds are very strong. ¡°One of them is of the Magic type while the other can transform into animals, specializing in melee battles. As for their levels¡­ ¡­ I am uncertain.¡± ¡°The current you probably can¡¯t figure it out.¡± Chen Xiaolian snorted before turning to Qiao Qiao, who was in the front passenger seat. He said, ¡°Let¡¯s not leave any traces. We¡¯ll finish them off outside. You choose the ce.¡± ¡°I am thinking the same thing.¡± Qiao Qiao revealed a cold smile as she pulled out her mobile phone. After a brief inspection of the map, she said, ¡°Five kilometres southeast, Tuping Mountain.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded as he drove toward the location that Qiao Qiao had given him. Tuping Mountain was a small hill in the eastern suburbs area. It was a barren ce with very little nt life. As it could not be considered a scenic spot, it was unsuited for real estate development. During the development of the city, this ce had been passed several times. Although there were some farmers there, they lived far from each other. It was something of a sparsely popted area. Thus, it was the closest and the most suitable ce for a battlefield. On their way to Tuping Mountain, Chen Xiaolian noticed that there were tworge MPVs tailing behind them. However, the two MPVs had chosen not to make any actions at all. It would appear that the other party was feeling hesitant and unwilling to cause too big of a ruckus. Having realized that, Chen Xiaolian slowed down the speed at which the car was going and leisurely drove toward their destination. He was worried that the other party might end up losing sight of their car. Since he had resolved to finish them off all at once, he should do a clean job of it. After the car reached the foot of Tuping Mountain, Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at the two MPVs that were following them. Next, he stepped on the throttle and drove forward, leaving the scattered patches of bushes behind. Pieces of gravel and bushes grazed the bottom part of the car, but Chen Xiaolian ignored it. Switching to the first gear, he stepped on the throttle and drove up the mountain, merely observing as the tachometer needle kept jumping toward the red zone. At any rate, he had no ns of keeping the car after this. Not to mention, it was not his car. One of the two MPVs behind had already stopped. Several figures alighted from the MPV to rush up the mountain on foot as they pursued the car. The other MPV, however, did not stop. The driver followed Chen Xiaolian, stepping on the throttle to pursue the car. Seeing as they were already halfway up the mountain, Chen Xiaolian estimated that they were at a remote enough location and stopped the car. Next, he casually stepped down from the car. ¡°Stay behind and take care of them.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded her head and stayed inside the car as she vigntly inspected their surroundings. Yu Jiajia¡¯s face was buried into Qiao Yifeng¡¯s chest as she shivered. Qiao Qiao turned her attention to the back seat with a frown and gave a harrumph. The pursuing MPV had also stopped. Four men stepped down from the MPV while the other four from the other MPV had also caught up. They spread out to form a circle and slowly approached the car. Chen Xiaolian observed the few men who were positioned before him. Amongst the four who had stepped down from the MPV, one of them was wearing a tank top. His exposed body parts were all filled with tattoos. Even his face was filled with tattoos. As for the other three, each of them wore a pair of sses and simple clothing. They formed an arc beside the tank top man. On the other hand, the four men who had gotten out of their MPV beforehand all looked average. There was no way to tell who their leader was. ¡°Only eight?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze swept past all eight of them and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t this a littlecking?¡± ¡°Eight is not enough?¡± The tattooed man sneered. ¡°Tell me where the remnants of Zero City are. If you don¡¯t¡­ ¡­ I will bring upon you a miserable death.¡± ¡°I really don¡¯t get it¡­ ¡­ what are you fellows thinking?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a pained look at the tattooed man. ¡°Even if I do know where they are, even if I do tell you where they are, with your meagre abilities, do you think that you can grab anything from them?¡± ¡°That is up to us.¡± The tattooed man rubbed his fists as he stepped forward. Suddenly, his body expanded, just like a water balloon. As his body was expanding, a tattoo of a giant wolf that was on his left arm suddenly expanded as well to cover his whole body. In but moments, the tattooed man had transformed into giant, ck-coloured wolf with luxuriant fur. Sharp ws rapidly extended out from his five fingers while fangs slid down from his mouth, saliva dripping down onto the ground. However, he remained standing on his two feet. ¡°So, you can be a werewolf. Is that really anything amazing?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile. ¡°Etch my name into your memory! It will be of use when you beg for mercy! I am¡­ ¡­ the Myriad Beast King!¡± The giant werewolf roared out and charged at Chen Xiaolian. At the same time, the three men behind him quickly spread out. The first man held a dagger in each hand. Moving in a crouching posture, he attempted to rush Chen Xiaolian from the side. The second man did not step forward and remained standing on the same spot. However, his right hand smashed down on the ground, causing a two-metre tall earth golem to rise up from the ground. With a roar, the earth golem charged toward Chen Xiaolian. The third man did not appear too strong. Or perhaps his skill was unsuited for this type of battle. He simply held onto an assault rifle and opened fire at Chen Xiaolian. As for the other four Awakened ones from the other MPV, they did not choose to cooperate with the four attacking Awakened ones. Instead, they simply stood there to observe the battle. When the giant werewolf arrived before Chen Xiaolian, his seeminglyrge and cumbersome body abruptly vaulted up. He had not attacked Chen Xiaolian and was instead jumping past him. At the same time, the dagger-wielding man who was charging Chen Xiaolian elerated his charge, which suddenly turned into an arcing nk aimed at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s right side. The earth golem strode forward as well, arriving before Chen Xiaolian. It raised up both its hands and smashed them down on him. On Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side, he was already wielding a sword in hand. However, he remained standing on the same spot, ignoring the shots from the assault riflepletely. He was wearing an [A] ss protective suit. If the weapon in the Awakened¡¯s hand was an energy-tier weapon, Chen Xiaolian would have had some scruples. However,mon firearms cannot hope to break through his defence. When the bullets struck Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, it merely caused a series of muffled sounds to ring out before falling on the ground. Seeing that brought shock upon the enemies on the other side. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword shed out, gleaming with a chilling light. He had lost Skyde¡¯s power and could no longer unleash sword beams out. However, in terms of swordsmanship skills, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s swordsmanship was already strong enough to be ranked amongst the first-rate masters. Like a dragon, his alloy sword flew into the sky, cutting the earth golem into two from the bottom up. At the same time, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s upward jump allowed him to avoid the dagger stabing from below. The werewolf, despite itsrge body, was faster than the dagger-wielding man. After leaping past Chen Xiaolian, he had yet tond on the ground when he saw Chen Xiaolian jump into the sky. His right leg shot out to furiously kick the ground, sending his body up toward the airborne Chen Xiaolian. His sharp ws swung out in an intersecting move. It seemed as though Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body would be torn apart in the next moment. Chen Xiaolian, who was in the middle of the air, truly no room to manoeuvre about, making it impossible for him to dodge the attack. And yet, he maintained theckadaisical smile on his face while his sword swung out to meet the werewolf¡¯s ws. A wretched cry rang out and bloody flesh spilled out while metal fragments scattered about. The werewolf plummeted down the ground, mming heavily upon the ground. The tendons on his two front paws were ruptured, a bloody sight to behold. ¡°Damn it!¡± Right after falling, the werewolf flipped back up and howled into the sky. The dagger-wielding man was stunned. His fast-moving legs came to a halt only for him to see a partially broken sword shooting toward his head. The broken sword had lost its sharp tip. However, with the momentum afforded by its velocity, it was still able to pierce its way into the man¡¯s face. The dagger-wielding man fell on his back and his legs twitched a few times before finally growing still. By then, Chen Xiaolian had already retrieved another alloy sword from his Storage Watch. ¡°Your ws are pretty hard.¡± Afternding on the ground, Chen Xiaolian sneered as he tested the sword in his hand. Then, he stepped toward the werewolf. The alloy sword was just a standard weapon from the system. It had nothing else other than sharpness and toughness; no attributes or supplementary skill. Its only advantage was its cheap price, 50 points apiece. Since losing the Sword in the Stone, Chen Xiaolian had Xia Xiaolei purchase 10 of these swords for him. With the discount skill, he spent only 400 points on them. However, the werewolf had relied on its ws alone to destroy an alloy sword. This proved that he was quite strong. After getting destroyed, the golem copsed into a pile of yellow soil. Seeing that, the golem summoner who was some distance away revealed a look of hatred. Raising his hand, he bit down on his finger, letting his blood drip down on the ground. His blood quickly seeped down into the ground. Once again, he raised his fist to smash down on the ground. However, just as he was about to do so, threerge Four-eyed War Cats suddenly appeared before him. A sharp paw swatted forward and the summoner jumped backward, avoiding the fate of being split apart by a hair¡¯s breadth. By doing so, however, he also lost the chance to summon another golem. The summoner was not too good at melee battles. Thus, under the encirclement of the three Four-eyed War Cats, he fell into a precarious state. He attempted several times to summon another golem out, but was incapable of finding the opportunity. Seeing Chen Xiaolian moving toward him, the werewolf did not continue to charge forward and attack. Instead, his body began shrinking. In a sh, he had reverted to his human shape. Both his arms had reverted to their wholesome state as well, not a trace of injury on them. ¡°Eh?¡± Out of curiosity, Chen Xiaolian halted his steps and watched as the giant wolf tattoo on the man¡¯s left arm quickly disappeared. Meanwhile, a brown bear tattoo on the man¡¯s right arm began expanding to cover his whole body. ¡°This is quite the interesting skill.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded with a look of interest. He stood there, waiting for the transformation to finish. ¡°No wonder you are called the Myriad Beast King.¡± Chapter 723 Your Words Are Correct

Chapter 723 Your Words Are Correct

GOR Chapter 723 Your Words Are Correct While Chen Xiaolian was fighting against the four men, the other four from the other MPV slowly moved toward the car. Two of them brought out firearms while the other two continued on barehanded. ¡°They are stilling.¡± Qiao Qiao retrieved aser handgun from her own storage space and tossed it over to Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Even though you have lost your abilities, surely, you haven¡¯t forgotten how to use a gun.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Qiao Yifeng epted the handgun and nodded. ¡°I will count to three. Open the door and run to the back. If anyonees after you, use the gun to protect yourself.¡± Seeing the four mening closer, she said, ¡°Three.¡± ¡°Run? How will my daughter run? She¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng was shocked. Yu Jiajia had only just woken up and was only wearing a thinyer of pajamas and the hotel¡¯s slippers. There was simply no way for her to run across the barren mountainous terrain. ¡°That is your problem. Two,¡± said Qiao Qiao coldly. ¡°You¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s brows rose up. ¡°One!¡± Ignoring Qiao Yifeng, Qiao Qiao kicked the car door, sending it flying. Next, keeping her body close to the ground, she charged toward the closest enemy. The enemy suddenly revealed a sneer. He quickly tossed aside the rifle in his hand and pulled out the daggers hidden within his sleeves. Under the shining rays of sunlight, the surface of each dagger gleamed with a greenish glow. It was obvious that there was poison on its surface. ¡°Fool! I am a melee-type!¡± The man shouted loudly as his two daggers stabbed toward Qiao Qiao like a viper, one following the other. Yet, a heavier look of disdain had appeared on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. Just as the dagger was about to stab into Qiao Qiao¡¯s body, she suddenly transformed into a clump of ck mist, which enveloped the man. A shrill and wretched cry rang out as two daggers fell to the ground. The man rolled on the ground as his clothes and skin began peeling out, turning into cyan mes before dissipating into the ck mist. In but a sh, the ck mist had devoured the man whole. ¡°Shit!¡± The other enemy who was armed with a rifle howled out frantically. Raising his rifle, he pulled the trigger and opened fire at the ck mist. However, after making contact with the ck mist, the bullets were only able to travel another few centimetres forward before disintegrating into atoms. After it was done devouring the first man, the ck mist swiftly moved toward the one who was shooting at it. The second enemy kept shooting until he ran out of bullets. Even so, his actions failed to slow the ck mist down at all. His face immediately turned pale and he turned around to run away. Unfortunately for him, the ck mist was faster and it enveloped his whole body in an instant. The expressions on the other two enemies flickered slightly and they exchanged nces. One of them pulled out aser handgun from his chest and began shooting at the ck mist. The other fellow took a few steps back and used both his hands to form a spherical-looking seal as he chanted. Next, a fireball sted toward Qiao Qiao. The fireball was apanied by severalser beams and they all struck the ck mist. Qiao Qiao abruptly uttered out a pained cry and her mist form trembled for a bit before quickly transforming back into her human form. She tumbled down on the ground, her face contorted in pain. The second man, who was enveloped by her mist form earlier, had already fallen onto the ground. Although he was still alive, his body was a tangled mess of bloody flesh. White bones were exposed in various spots and all he could do was to groan and shiver on the ground. ¡°She is afraid of energy-type and elemental-type attacks!¡± the man with theser handgun shouted out in excitement as he raised his gun to aim at Qiao Qiao once more. He pulled the trigger. The other man revealed a pleased look and he chanted out once more. This time though, every single one of theser beams failed to hit Qiao Qiao. A huge, ck-coloured spider had suddenly appeared right in front of Qiao Qiao and it brandished its sickle-like limbs. Its dark ck carapace gleamed brightly. Every time aser beam struck its carapace, a cyan burst of mes would erupt, leaving a scorch mark on the carapace. However, they were incapable of piercing through the carapace. ¡°ck Widow spider!¡± The man gritted his teeth. He continued to shoot with his right hand while his left hand pulled out a few round-shaped grenades from his storage equipment. Pulling out the safety pins, he hurled the grenades forward. Unexpectedly, the ck Widow spider did not charge forward. Instead, it turned around to aim its back at the man. The grenades were in the middle of arcing through the air when a burst of spiderweb shot out from the ck Widow¡¯s spinneret, enveloping the grenades before falling onto the ground between the two sides. In the following fiery explosion, the man quickly turned tail and ran. Stop joking around! This time¡­ ¡­ we¡¯ve run into a steel wall! Although he was uncertain what skill the girl possessed to allow her to transform into the ck mist, at least she was vulnerable to energy-type attacks. There were still a lot of power within his handgun¡¯s energy cell. Moreover, judging by the girl¡¯s reaction after getting hit by theser beams, a few more hits would finish her off. However¡­ ¡­ he had not expected this Awakened girl to possess an [A] ss ck Widow. With his departure, only one enemy remained. However, the exchange just now had given him enough time to unleash a medium-sized spell. Countless motes of mes had appeared all around him. They were practically enveloping his entire figure. With this, even if the girl transformed into the ck mist again, she could not harm him. Next¡­ His hands swung about ceaselessly and the motes of mes transformed into fireballs before shooting toward Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao dashed into a roll to hide herself behind the ck Widow. The fireballs struck the ck Widow¡¯s body, causing a series of fiery explosions to erupt and eliciting a sharp cry from the ck Widow. After enduring a few fireballs, the ck Widow¡¯s tough carapace became cracked here and there, revealing its inner structure. Copious amount of sticky and pungent slime flowed out from the wounds. Qiao Qiao was seemingly suppressed to the point of being unable to fight back. As for the ck Widow, it served as Qiao Qiao¡¯s defence and did not move forward. Seeing that, the Awakened grew excited and he increased the rate at which he unleashed the fireballs. However, as he was swinging his hand tounch another fireball, he suddenly saw Qiao Qiao jut half her body out from behind the ck Widow. In her hands was arge rifle with an exaggerated design. ¡°Gauss sniper rifle¡­¡± The Awakened shouted out in shock and he hastilyunched a fireball toward Qiao Qiao. However, the fireball was only halfway there when something abruptly shattered it apart in mid-air. Immediately after that, the Awakened¡¯s body was split into two and his upper body part was thrown tens of metres backward before mming heavily on the ground. ¡°You know your stuff.¡± Qiao Qiao gave a cold harrumph. She did not put down the rifle. Instead, she maintained an aiming posture and pulled the trigger once more. The Awakened who had run away earlier had only just covered a distance of 100 metres when he heard the ruckus transpiring behind him. Turning his head backward, he hastily cried out wretchedly. ¡°NOOO-¡± However, his final plea could only be heard for a moment before another bullet transformed his upper body part into a disy of fireworks made from blood and flesh. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword stabbed into the tiger¡¯s chest. Pulling the sword out, he watched as the tiger slowly shrank back into human shape. The wound on the man¡¯s chest quickly healed up as well. ¡°Damn it!¡± The Myriad Beast King had transformed into beasts six times in a row. Every time he was seriously wounded, he would transform back into human form while the number of tattoos on his body would fall by one. At present, his body was utterly clean, not a single tattoo in sight. ¡°Your skill is very interesting.¡± Chen Xiaolian crouched down, putting one foot on the Myriad Beast King¡¯s chest as he cast a condescending look down on him. ¡°However, it is still too weak. Besides¡­ ¡­ there are not enough tattoos.¡± ¡°You¡­ who are you?! You are not from de Mountain me Sea Guild!¡± As Chen Xiaolian¡¯s foot was pressing on his chest, the Myriad Beast King found it hard to breathe and he struggled to extricate himself. ¡°You don¡¯t need to care about that.¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered. ¡°Do you have anymore beasts you can transform into? If you don¡¯t, just prepare to die.¡± The golem summoner and the rifle-wielding Awakened ones had already fallen to the Four-eyed War Cats¡¯ paws. At present, the three Four-eyed War Cats were gathering around Chen Xiaolian, circling around them while growling. The force behind Chen Xiaolian¡¯s foot gradually grew and the Myriad Beast King¡¯s chest began to emit cracking sounds. Bloody froth had also begun to emerge from his mouth. Next, however, Chen Xiaolian stumbled. The Myriad Beast King had disappeared. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s foot mmed down on the ground. After a moment of shock, he noticed a mouse scurrying away. It was even forming ¡®Z¡¯ shapes on the ground as it did. ¡°You even have a mouse? Just where did you put that tattoo?¡± Chen Xiaolian could not stop himself from breaking into a smile. He quickly pulled out a handgun and aimed at the mouse before opening fire. However, after emptying the whole magazine, none of his shots managed to hit the mouse. The size of that mouse was simply too small. Additionally, it was constantly jumping and darting around. As Chen Xiaolian did not possess a particrly extraordinary level of marksmanship, shooting the mouse was quite a difficult task. ¡°Whatever! I¡¯ll leave him to you guys.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged and turned his head around. Hearing the absence of gunfire behind him, the Myriad Beast King, who was in the midst of running away, breathed a sigh of relief. He was already regretting it. While he did get the news of Zero City¡¯s destruction and that only a small number of Zero City¡¯s men had survived, he initially had no desire to target them. He knew where the limits were for his guild. However, if he could find out the location of the remnant survivors of Zero City, he could sell that information to somerger guilds. He could even sell that information to¡­ yers. He could earn a handsome sum from that transaction. That was Myriad Beast King¡¯s n. Unexpectedly, after Qiao Yifeng¡¯s bodyguards ¨C who only possessed a mediocre level of power ¨C were killed, these two experts suddenly popped up. The Myriad Beast King could feel the blood dripping out from his heart. The name of his skill was Boiling Beast Blood. It could seal the soul power of animals into the tattoo on his body, allowing him to transform into beasts during battle. No matter how badly damaged he be when in beast form, as long as it was not an instant kill type of attack, he would only lose the tattoo after reverting to his human form. He could quickly regain his full strength. Every one of the animal tattoos on his body took several months toplete and needle. In the past, regardless of which type of instance dungeon he had participated in, he would never use up more than three tattoos. Today, however, all of them had been cleaned up by that boy. Were it not for the life-saving mouse tattoo hidden on his crotch, the Myriad Beast King feared that today would be hisst. However¡­ ¡­ as long as he could escape, he would surely be able to stage aeback. That thought had only just crossed the Myriad Beast King¡¯s mind when he felt something heavy pressing down on his back. It was a fleshy paw. Struggling to twist his head around, the Myriad Beast King saw the face of a cat. The cat¡¯s face, which was not that bigpared to his present size, opened up its mouth and gobbled him up. ¡°Son of a bitch! I forgot that this rubbish War Pet have a smaller form!¡± That was thest thought the Myriad Beast King had before his death. ¡­ Qiao Yifeng held onto Yu Jiajia as he ran forward. Although he had been in the military before, the present him was a middle-aged man over the age of 50. Despite Yu Jiajia¡¯s slender body, she was tall enough to weight around 100 jins (1 jin = 0.605 kg). After running for a while, Qiao Yifeng began to pant. And yet, even though his lungs felt as though they were on fire, he kept giving it his all to move both his legs. ¡°Dad¡­ ¡­ put me down. I can run on my own!¡± Yu Jiajia, who was clinging onto Qiao Yifeng¡¯s sleeve, said with an anxious tone. ¡°How do you n on running with those on you?¡± Qiao Yifeng panted. ¡°Who knows if they have any other ambushes prepared! We need to hurry up and leave this ce! We cannot simply pin all our hopes on Chen Xiaolian!¡± ¡°Your words are correct.¡± A voice spoke up, one that revealed nothing about the speaker¡¯s gender and age. Next, a wall of fire instantly rose up in front of Qiao Yifeng. Chapter 724 Soo Soo’s Revenge

Chapter 724 Soo Soo''s Revenge

GOR Chapter 724 Qiao Yifeng was in the midst of running forward with everything he had when the wall of fire suddenly burst out without a single warning. He rapidly halted his advance. However, he was unable topletely stop his forward momentum and both he and Yu Jiajia, who was in his embrace, ended up falling down the ground. The two of them tumbled on the ground twice, nearly making contact with the wall of fire. Yu Jiajia, feeling part of her hair getting scorched by the iing heat wave, shrieked out and got up, using both her hands and legs to back away. As her knee had struck a piece of rock when she fell earlier, even the minor movement brought upon her a heart-wrenching sensation of pain. ¡°Who is it? Come out!¡± Qiao Yifeng pulled out theser handgun that Qiao Qiao had given him just now from his chest and fired two shots at the wall of fire. However, it was ineffective and the wall of fire continued to rage on. ¡°Naturally¡­ ¡­ someone who wants to kill you.¡± The voice snickered. ¡°Just put down that broken gun in your hand. It is useless.¡± Qiao Yifeng quickly got up. Maintaining a crouching posture, he looked around. However, with the exception of the wall of fire raging before him, there was no one else there. Gritting his teeth, he picked Yu Jiajia up. As he was about to run back through the route that he had taken earlier, another wall of fire, looking identical to the one blocking his way forward, burst out to block his return path. Immediately after that, another two walls of fire appeared on either side. The four walls had sandwiched both Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia in the middle, leaving not a single gap in between. ¡°I have already told you! I do not know where Zero City¡¯s survivors are! They have not contacted me at all! Why won¡¯t you believe me?!¡± Qiao Yifeng looked around, at the four walls of fire, sweat emerging non-stop from his face. He was not just sweating due to the heating from the fire, but also from anxiety. ¡°Zero City¡¯s survivors? What does that have to do with me?¡± The voice beganughing. ¡°Didn¡¯t I make myself clear just now? I am here to kill you.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± By then, Qiao Yifeng had realized that something was amiss. In the past, the Awakened ones from the three guilds had never directed attacks meant to kill at him. Although they had killed the Awakened bodyguards that de Mountain me Sea Guild sent to protect him, they had neverunched their killing moves at Qiao Yifeng. They wanted to capture him alive and interrogate him for the information that they want. Qiao Yifeng knew, were it not for that, he would have died long ago. At present, however, this person¡­ He was not someone from the three guilds. ¡°Are you very curious as to why I want to kill you?¡± A trace of amusement could constantly be heard in the voice. However, in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s ears, that trace of amusement brought with it an iparable amount of resentment. ¡°Because, the lives you owe must be returned.¡± ¡°The lives I owe? What lives!¡± Qiao Yifeng was in a state of confusion. Embracing Yu Jiajia tightly, he shouted, ¡°Come out! Don¡¯t just hide about!¡± ¡°At a time like this, you are still so concerned about your daughter. How touching,¡± the voice ridiculed. ¡°It reminds me of¡­ ¡­ a certain couple.¡± On an empty space within the four walls of fire, two human figures slowly emerged from the ground. The two human figures were made of fire and it was impossible to get a clear view of their faces. However, it was possible to tell through their outlines that one was a male and the other was a female. As the space within the walls of fire was not that big, the appearance of the two ming figures sent a wave of heat toward Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia, causing them to instinctively take a few steps back. However, there was a raging wall of fire behind them. The two ming figures did not attack Qiao Yifeng. Instead, they simply stood there. ¡°How is it? Do they look familiar to you?¡± said the voice in a calm manner. ¡°If you still cannot remember¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s rate of breathing began turning ragged as he watched the two ming figures move. It would appear as though they were running and hiding, begging for their lives. A sword of fire flew out from the wall of fire to strike the female figure¡¯s neck. The mes on the figure were cut and a head-shaped clump of mes flew up into the sky before falling down beside the fallen body. After decapitating the female¡¯s neck, the sword did not disappear. Rather, it made a turn and pierced its way into the male¡¯s chest. The momentum behind the sword lifted the male¡¯s body up to fly together with the sword before mming heavily upon the wall of fire behind it. Next, seemingly under the control of an invisible force, the sword gradually pierced deeper. Although no sound came from the male figure, his movements was enough to tell Qiao Yifeng that he was struggling in pain while begging for mercy. However, his actions proved futile. His struggles gradually weakened. As for the sword, it continued to slowly pierce into his body, not stopping until its hilt was buried into the man¡¯s body. The man¡¯s head finally hung down, his whole body nailed to the wall, like a freshly-made insect specimen for disy. Qiao Yifeng felt as though his scalp had just exploded. Although heat waves continued blowing his way ceaselessly, he felt as though his body had suddenly fallen into a cave filled with ice. He had seen this image before. Although he was not there at the time, the images taken then had been sent to Qiao Yifeng. ¡°You¡­ you are¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s lips trembled and a hoarse voice spoke out, ¡°Soo Soo?¡± ¡°So, you remember it.¡± A tiny figure walked through the wall of fire and into the open space. Even though the mes on the wall continued to rage, her figure appearedpletely undamaged by the mes. Soo Soo was smiling, an expression on joy on her face. However, her pair of eyes were as cold as ice. ¡°Soo Soo¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng spoke up. However, in addition to Soo Soo¡¯s name, he could say nothing else. ¡°Enough. There is no need to exin anything.¡± Soo Soo maintained the smile on her face. ¡°I know. You believe that this action of yours is supported by a good reason. Traitors must be punished, de Mountain me Sea Guild. Daddy and Mommy betrayed you fellows. Thus, you needed to clean up the traitors and have them pay the price for the things they have done. Mm¡­ ¡­ this is very¡­ ¡­ very reasonable.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Soo Soo waved her hand and the two ming figures and even the sword nailed to the wall of fire disappeared in an instant. They flowed into the surrounding walls of fire. ¡°Do you know how I felt when I witnessed my beloved Daddy and Mommy die? ¡°Uncle Qiao?¡± Qiao Yifeng stared nkly at Soo Soo. The little girl standing before him, her voice, her smile, her appearance, all of them were clearly that of his foster daughter, Soo Soo. However, the chilling iciness and resentment seeping out from her pair of eyes were things that he had never seen before. ¡°You should understand, when you kill someone¡­ ¡­ you must pay it back with a life. It is the invible truth of this world, regardless of where or when, this truth will never change,¡± said Soo Soo. ¡°Are you prepared?¡± ¡°Soo Soo¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng held Yu Jiajia tightly, his teeth having bitten his lip to the point of bleeding. ¡°Just kill me! Let Yu Jiajia go. This has nothing to do with her!¡± ¡°No, you are mistaken.¡± The look of tion on Soo Soo¡¯s face grew as she gently shook her head. ¡°I don¡¯t intend to kill you.¡± ¡°What?¡± Qiao Yifeng was taken aback. ¡°Do you know? I had wanted to kill you for quite some time now, but¡­¡± Soo Soo sighed. ¡°I really do not want Qiao Qiao unnie to be sad. She has always loved me and treated me like her own biological little sister. If I kill you, if I kill her father, she will certainly feel very, very sad. I want my revenge on you alone, but if doing so causes Qiao Qiao unnie harm¡­ ¡­ I would really be incapable of doing it.¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao?¡± A puzzled look shed across Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face. ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild member? What are you talking about?¡± ¡°You see? You havepletely forgotten about Qiao Qiao unnie.¡± Soo Soo revealed a sweet smile. ¡°You havepletely forgotten that she is¡­ ¡­ your daughter. Instead, the only daughter in your memories, is¡­¡± Soo Soo extended her white and tender hand to point at Yu Jiajia, who was trembling in Qiao Yifeng¡¯s embrace. ¡°Isn¡¯t this excellent? With this, I can let you taste the same misery as me without bringing any harm upon Qiao Qiao unnie.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what are you nning?!¡± Qiao Yifeng had finally realized what Soo Soo wanted to do. ¡°This has nothing to do with Jiajia! I was the one who gave the order to deal with your parents! If you want to kill someone, just kill me!¡± ¡°Naturally, that won¡¯t do.¡± Soo Soo flicked her finger left and right. ¡°It hadn¡¯t been easy for me to think of such a good method. It also wasn¡¯t easy to get such a good opportunity. Do you think I would give up? However, I have one good news for you, Uncle Qiao.¡± She stared at Qiao Yifeng for a moment. However, before he could question her, she gave a sigh of disappointment. ¡°That is¡­ ¡­ Xiaolian oppa and Qiao Qiao unnie will not be held up by those guys for too long. I do not want them to stop me. Thus, I will not be torturing you for long. Being killed by mes is instantaneous, but for you¡­¡± Soo Soo raised up her right hand and a small, zing phoenix emerged from the palm of her hand. ¡°You will live in pain for the remainder of your life!¡± Chapter 725 Gaze

Chapter 725 Gaze

GOR Chapter 725 Gaze The zing phoenix rose up from Soo Soo¡¯s palm. The moment it did, it expanded into the size of a man as it pped its wings and cried out. A few pieces of feather fell from its body tond on the dead leaves on the ground, causing them to instantly go up in mes, transforming into ashes in but an instant. The phoenix circled around in the sky twice before turning toward Yu Jiajia. ¡°Daddy!¡± Yu Jiajia shrieked out and buried her head into Qiao Yifeng¡¯s chest. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face was pale. He looked at the slowly advancing phoenix while embracing Yu Jiajia tightly, his whole body trembling. With the four walls of fire around them, there was no room for escape. He did not know when Soo Soo obtained such power. Even more so, he did not know why Soo Soo could remember what happened back then. It would appear that she was capable of controlling the speed at which the phoenix was flying forward and wanted to maximize the feelings of fear and helplessness that Qiao Yifeng was going through. ¡°It is useless, Uncle Qiao. No matter how tightly you hug her, I can precisely control the power of my skill.¡± Soo Soo revealed a sweet smile and she licked her lips. ¡°I will not kill you and make Qiao Qiao unnie suffer. For you alone to suffer is good enough. Do¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t¡­ ¡­ don¡¯t do this¡­¡± Suddenly, the faint smile that had constantly been on her face contorted to be one of panic. Even the phoenix was affected, suddenly stopping its advance. It simply continued to p its wings as it hovered in the sky. Soo Soo¡¯s body suddenly curled up into a ball as she knelt down on the ground, seemingly enduring a great deal of pain. ¡°Go back! I told you before, just leave this to me!¡± ¡°Cannot¡­ do this¡­ ¡­ she is innocent¡­¡± ¡°Innocent? Are you not innocent? Am I not innocent? Why must the two of us be the only ones to bear this pain of losing our loved ones!¡± Soo Soo¡¯s tiny body trembled uncontrobly as twopletely different voices came out from her mouth. It seemed as though the two voices were talking to each other. Qiao Yifeng watched what was happening to Soo Soo with a gaping mouth, uncertain of what to do. ¡°Daddy! She¡­¡± Yu Jiajia raised her head up and looked at Soo Soo with a confused expression. ¡°What is wrong with her?¡± Qiao Yifeng looked at Soo Soo, who was struggling painfully, and looked down at Yu Jiajia, who was still in his embrace. After a moment¡¯s hesitation, he slowly raised up theser handgun and aimed it at Soo Soo. ¡­ ¡°Guild Leader!¡± Chen Xiaolian had only just finished off all the enemiesing at him when Qimu Xi sent a private message his way. ¡°Something has happened.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian could hear the anxiousness within Qimu Xi¡¯s voice. ¡°Are Roddy and the others not able to make their way here right now?¡± He then looked down at the corpses beneath him and smiled. ¡°That is all right. The enemies have been dealt with. A little dy is all right.¡± ¡°No. Roddy and the rest are already on their way. It¡¯s just¡­¡± Qimu Xi hastily continued, ¡°Soo Soo has disappeared!¡± ¡°Damn!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank. ¡°When?¡± ¡°I just found out¡­¡± Qimu Xi¡¯s voice was heavy with guilt. ¡°I had just checked the surveince system. Soo Soo took the boat and left 131 minutes ago. The direction she took¡­ ¡­ was the same as yours.¡± Chen Xiaolian calcted the time for a bit and his brows furrowed up. One hundred and thirty-one minutes ago meant over two hours. Soo Soo had left right after his departure from the ind resort. Furthermore, she had left in the same direction as him. ¡°Soo Soo, report your location.¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Soo Soo through their guild channel, but received no response. ¡°What is it?¡± Seeing the irregr look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, the puzzled Qiao Qiao asked. ¡°Qimu Xi informed me that Soo Soo had gone missing.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°In the past, she had secretly snuck off before. After returning, she did not exin anything to me. I had just tried asking her through the guild channel, but she is not responding. However, ording to Qimu Xi, she left in the same direction as us. Could it be that she ¡­ ¡­ wants to meet her foster father?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face suddenly sank. Next, seemingly having gone crazy, she dashed after Qiao Yifeng. ¡°What is it?¡± After a brief moment of shock, Chen Xiaolian quickly went after Qiao Qiao. ¡°Soo Soo¡­¡± Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth as she continued dashing forward. ¡°She wants to kill my dad!¡± ¡°What?¡± Chen Xialian was shocked. ¡°Why?!¡± ¡°Because¡­ her biological parents, my dad was the one who sent assassins after them!¡± Qiao Qiao ran furiously, her voice hoarse. ¡°In the Jerusalem instance dungeon¡¯s nightmare, I saw the scene that she had buried deep within her memories! It is no wonder that a dark personality would be born. At present, the one controlling her body must surely be the dark personality!¡± ¡­ ¡°Daddy¡­¡± Yu Jiajia stared in shock at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you really want to kill Soo Soo?¡± Qiao Yifeng looked at the kneeling Soo Soo. Her forehead was pressed down against the ground and her body was convulsing uncontrobly. The muscles on Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face were contorted and his right hand, which was holding theser handgun, trembled somewhat. His index finger was on the trigger, the handgun aimed right at Soo Soo. ¡°Don¡­ don¡¯t!¡± Seeing Qiao Yifeng on the verge of pulling the trigger, Yu Jiajia hastily jumped forward to push Qiao Yifeng¡¯s arm aside. Aser beam shot past Soo Soo¡¯s body to strike a nearby tree trunk, immediately creating a small hole through the trunk. Cyan-coloured smoke rose up from the hole. ¡°Daddy¡­ ¡­ she is my little sister!¡± Yu Jiajia gripped Qiao Yifeng¡¯s arm with all her might as she shouted at the top of her lungs. ¡°Did you forget?! Since young¡­ ¡­ she had grown up with me since she was but a child! Even if we are not rted by blood, she is still my little sister!¡± ¡°Your little sister is trying to kill you right now! Don¡¯t you get it?!¡± Qiao Yifeng pushed Yu Jiajia way with his left hand, blue-coloured veins popping up on his neck. Soo Soo was still loudly arguing with herself. Once again, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s right hand aimed theser handgun at Soo Soo. He knew that Soo Soo¡¯s dark personality would inevitably gain the upper hand. If he were incapable of killing her right now, Yu Jiajia would die. Qiao Yifeng pulled the trigger a second time. This time, he was not interrupted by Yu Jiajia and theser beam urately struck Soo Soo¡¯s heart. However, it did not pierce through Soo Soo¡¯s body. Theser beam merely scorched away the outer part of her clothes there to reveal the protective suit beneath. Even though Qiao Yifeng had lost his memories as an Awakened, he was still de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s representative in the secr world. He could recognize that the protective suit that Soo Soo was wearing was an [A] ss product from Zero City. ¡°Damn it!¡± After having made it through the psychological barrier with the first shot, Qiao Yifeng did not hesitate to continue firing furiously at Soo Soo. However, an ordinaryser handgun was simply incapable of piercing the protective suit that Soo Soo was wearing. ¡°See that?¡± Soo Soo, whose head remained pressing against the ground, did not try to dodge. She simply sneered. ¡°Qiao Qiao unnie¡¯s father really wants to kill us, just like how he killed out parents¡­¡± This time, Soo Soo¡¯s other voice did not speak up again. ¡°That is right, just like this. Just keep sleeping.¡± Soo Soo slowly got up from the ground. She stared at theser handgun, which was continuously pouring its ammo at her, and stepped toward Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Once this is all over, I will disappear forever. I will help you erase this set of memories. You¡­ ¡­ will remain as the cute and innocent little girl.¡± Seeing the look of absolute desperation on Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face, Soo Soo¡¯s face revealed a peculiar smile. A new zing phoenix had risen up from her palm once more to fly up into the sky. ¡°Soo Soo!¡± A clump of ck mist soared past the wall of fire to confront the zing phoenix. Next, Qiao Qiao¡¯s cry of pain could be heard. The ck mist dispersed to reveal Qiao Qiao kneeling on one knee. A bird-shaped scorch mark had appeared on her body. Qiao Qiao was also wearing an [A] ss protective suit. However, it was incapable ofpletely protecting her against Soo Soo¡¯s attack. Moreover, Qiao Qiao¡¯s Anti-materialization skill had greatly reduced her resistance toward energy and spirit-based attacks. ¡°Qiao Qiao¡­ ¡­ unnie? You came after all.¡± Soo Soo halted her steps, a look of sadness appearing on her face. ¡°Originally, I had thought that¡­ ¡­ I can end everything before you arrive.¡± ¡°If you really did kill Qiao Yifeng, it will not be the end. It will only be the beginning of a new suffering.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice rang out from behind Soo Soo. ¡°Let it go, Soo Soo.¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao unnie, Xiaolian oppa¡­ ¡­ it seems, you two already know.¡± Soo Soo did not turn around. Her head remained lowered. ¡°In that case, you should understand. This pain is something that is impossible to let go of. Besides¡­ ¡­ I have no intentions of killing Qiao Yifeng.¡± ¡°No?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a harrumph. ¡°If so, what is up with these walls of fire and that fire phoenix you unleashed earlier?¡± ¡°The one I want to kill is her.¡± Soo Soo raised her head and twirled her hair before pointing at a space behind Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao turned around to see where Soo Soo was pointing at only to see a pale-faced Yu Jiajia. ¡°Qiao Qiao unnie, do you know? After your death, the system modified the memories of you in all the ordinary humans. That includes¡­ Qiao Yifeng.¡± Soo Soo smiled. ¡°Thus, she took over your identity, bing Xiaolian oppa¡¯s girlfriend and¡­ ¡­ Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughter. Maybe you don¡¯t know it yet. However, she is truly, also Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughter. An¡­ ¡­ illegitimate daughter!¡± ¡°So¡­ ¡­ do you really want to protect her? Protect someone who took away your boyfriend and father?¡± Soo Soo lowered her hand and stared sternly at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Qiao Qiao unnie, I love you as much as you love me. That is why I will never do anything that will bring you harm. However, I also cannot put down the resentment involving my daddy and mommy. So¡­ just let me kill off Yu Jiajia. This is the best choice. Originally, I had wanted to do all this without you knowing. But since you have found out¡­¡± While Soo Soo was talking, not once did Qiao Qiao turn her head back. Instead, she simply looked at Yu Jiajia and Qiao Yifeng, an impassive expression on her face. After Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao appeared, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face regained some of its colour. At present however, it had turned pale once more. As a former Awakened, Qiao Yifeng knew that the system would refresh a dead Awakened as an ordinary human and create a new set of memories for those around that refreshed Awakened. However¡­ ¡­ this was different. If the girl known as Qiao Qiao was truly her daughter, the only things he should forget should be the memories of her as an Awakened. She would have been refreshed back as an ordinary girl, but he should still remember the fact that he had a daughter called Qiao Qiao. At present, however, Qiao Yifeng hadpletely forgotten about her. Qiao Yifeng was unwilling to believe Soo Soo¡¯s words. However, the gaze that Qiao Qiao was presently directing toward Yu Jiajia was one filled with resentment and hatred. Additionally, when Qiao Qiao turned her gaze toward him, that gaze was clearly¡­ A gaze of one looking at her own father. A father who had abandoned her! Chapter 726 Stop It!

Chapter 726 Stop It!

GOR Chapter 726 Stop It! ¡°Are you¡­ ¡­ really my daughter?¡± Qiao Yifeng opened up his cracked lips and asked in a hoarse voice. ¡°Look, Qiao Qiao unnie. He doesn¡¯t remember you at all.¡± Soo Soo sneered. ¡°Right now, in his mind, his daughter is only Yu Jiajia. I know you want me to do this as well, right? Kill off this¡­ ¡­ girl who has taken over your identity, the girl who has stolen the fatherly love which should have been yours!¡± Soo Soo slowly stepped forward. ¡°I know, you are incapable of doing the deed yourself. She is indeed innocent. However, don¡¯t you hate her? You must really hate her, right?¡± Qiao Qiao turned to look at the approaching Soo Soo. Her tender voice brought with it an inexplicable feeling of temptation. It was as though a devil from the depths of Hell was whispering into her ear. ¡°So, just let me do this thing that you cannot do. I am the most suitable person to be doing this despicable act that will stain the hands. As for you, Qiao Qiao unnie, all you need to do is to simply stand aside and wait. Just wait, just wait¡­¡± There was a sweet smile on Soo Soo¡¯s face as she stepped toward Qiao Qiao. Finally, she arrived before Qiao Qiao. As she was making her way past Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo suddenly turned around to ce her mouth close to Qiao Qiao¡¯s ear. ¡°Qiao Qiao unnie, don¡¯t worry. Once all of this is over, your good little sister will return as well. This memory¡­ ¡­ I will help her erase it. This is the best ending, no?¡± Qiao Qiao remained still, an impassive expression on her face as she allowed Soo Soo to walk past her. Chen Xiaolian simply stood there as he watched everything coolly. He showed no signs of moving at all. The sweet smile on Soo Soo¡¯s face had turned peculiar. Next, she took a step forward. However, the moment she took that step, Qiao Qiao¡¯s left hand swiftly shot out with lightning-like speed to grab Soo Soo¡¯s wrist. ¡°Stop it, Soo Soo.¡± Qiao Qiao made a partial turn to cast a solemn gaze at Soo Soo before slowly shaking her head. ¡°Just an hour ago, I found out that my father has an illegitimate daughter.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s voice was very soft. ¡°However, I had long since known about what happened to your parents. You remember, don¡¯t you? Back in the Jerusalem instance dungeon, we had entered the same dreamscape. ¡°After that, I was killed. However, even when I was in World¡¯s End, even during the half year that I spent in the Changban Hillside instance dungeon, that nightmare would constantly rey itself within my mind. ¡°I¡­ ¡­ could never figure it out. What should I say after meeting you once more? Sometimes, I think that it would be better if I never get resurrected. That way, I don¡¯t need to worry about how I should face you. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ in the end, this is an issue that has to be solved.¡± Qiao Qiao closed her eyes. ¡°I read before in a novel, the heroine fell in love with a man. However, the two of themter found out¡­ ¡­ her father had killed the man¡¯s parents. But the man did not know¡­ ¡­ he did not know that his parents¡¯ killer was his lover¡¯s father. Thus, on a fateful night, the heroine disguised herself as her father to trick the man into killing her. She thought that¡­ ¡­ by doing that, she could wash away the resentment between the two parties. It was a huge sacrifice indeed, but¡­ ¡­ in the end, it led to the man living in misery. Finally, in face of ten thousand enemy soldiers, he killed himself. ¡°Truth was, the girl¡¯s father had nothing to do with the deaths of the man¡¯s parents! ¡°I love you, Soo Soo. However, I will not make such a stupid move of using my own life to substitute for my father. Or even¡­ ¡­ Yu Jiajia¡¯s life. That will not wash away the grudge within you. It will only cause you to live in eternal pain.¡± Soo Soo stood there quietly as she looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°However¡­ I really do not know what to do, Soo Soo.¡± Qiao Qiao opened her eyes to reveal a pained look. ¡°Yes, Yu Jiajia¡¯s appearance is a huge surprise for me. You could say¡­ I hate her existence. I hate that she has be my substitute, bing my father¡¯s daughter. Even so, I am still clear on the fact that she is innocent. Even if I am not the one to do it, to simply stand by and watch as you kill her is the equivalent of allowing you to kill her. How is that any different from doing the deed myself?¡± ¡°As expected, humans are selfish¡­¡± Soo Soo revealed a smile. ¡°So, Qiao Qiao unnie. No matter what, you really want to stop me?¡± Qiao Qiao was silent. It would appear that they have reached an impasse. Her father had killed Soo Soo¡¯s parents. This was a fact that no one could change. If she was in Soo Soo¡¯s shoes, she would have no way of simply ignoring this grudge. Even though Qiao Yifeng¡¯s decision to kill her parents was for the sake of killing off the traitors from his guild¡­ Even though Qiao Yifeng had adopted Soo Soo after that¡­ For Soo Soo, all those reasons were insufficient for her to wash away the festering hatred within her. Besides, the one she wanted to kill was Qiao Yifeng¡¯s illegitimate daughter. That person was neither Qiao Qiao¡¯s guild mate nor lover. She was simply a stranger who shares part of her blood. ¡°Yes. We will definitely stop you.¡± Unknowingly, Chen Xiaolian had quietly made his way forward to stand behind Soo Soo. He extended his hand to press down on Soo Soo¡¯s head. ¡°This is not for Qiao Yifeng¡¯s sake. Not for Qiao Qiao and not for Yu Jiajia.¡± There was a very heavy tone in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter who you want revenge on, I will not let you do it.¡± ¡°Is that so? Xiaolian oppa¡­¡± Soo Soo did not turn back. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because I am unwilling to have your hands be stained with blood.¡± ¡°Xiaolian oppa¡­ those words of yours are very strange.¡± Soo Soo revealed a faint smile. ¡°We have gone through so many instance dungeons. My hands¡­ ¡­ they have been stained with who knows how much blood long ago. Be it the other Awakened ones or yers or even the instance dungeon monsters, do you think¡­ ¡­ it can get any dirtier?¡± ¡°That is not the same.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head as he gently stroked Soo Soo¡¯s head. ¡°The blood you spill for the sake of surviving and the blood you spill for the sake of hatred, they are different.¡± ¡°They are all the same.¡± Soo Soo maintained the smile on her face. ¡°If it¡¯s blood, it¡¯s the same. That pungent and sticky thing. After seeing so much of it, you¡¯ll get used to it. Just like the one flowing out from daddy and mommy back then¡­ ¡­ all right, Xiaolian oppa, Qiao Qiao unnie. Herees the question.¡± Soo Soo turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You two¡­ ¡­ how do you n on stopping me?¡± Her face maintained that sweet smile. ¡°As long as I am alive, I will never let it go. So¡­ ¡­ in order to deal with this problem, there is only one way you can go about this. And that is to kill me, just like how Qiao Yifeng killed my daddy and mommy. Mm¡­ this is very reasonable. It is just like my daddy and mommy¡¯s deaths. After all¡­ ¡­ they are traitors to de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± Another zing phoenix, much bigger than the previous one, suddenly emerged from Soo Soo¡¯s body. ¡°Now! It is time for you two to make the decision!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank. A sword appeared in his hand and he swung the sword to intercept the zing phoenix¡¯s advance. The zing phoenix struck the alloy sword and its high temperature instantly melted the sword down into molten iron. The exchange only managed to stop it for a moment. Next, with a cry, it flew toward Yu Jiajia. ¡°Stop it, Soo Soo!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face sank. She jumped back, spreading both her hands to stand in the way of the zing phoenix. However, the phoenix appeared to have a life of its own. When it was about to make contact with Qiao Qiao, it abruptly soared high up. Reaching the sky, it did not even curve down. Instead, it simply shot toward Yu Jiajia again. However, as the zing phoenix was about to strike Yu Jiajia, a sword light radiated out. Chen Xiaolian was standing before Yu Jiajia, his right hand wielding an alloy sword simr to his previous one. This time, however, the sword remained intact. The zing phoenix, on the other hand, had frozen in its tracks. Next, it dispersed apart, transforming into countless motes of mes before dissipating into the air. The thing that had destroyed the zing phoenix was not the sword, but sword energy. In that critical moment, that same feeling of epiphany that Chen Xiaolian had experienced when he was in the Changban Hillside instance dungeon reappeared within his mind and he disyed the Sword Skill that Mr San had left for him. Soo Soo¡¯s face sank. She then stretched out both hands at the same time to unleash two zing phoenixes. The two phoenixes flew toward Yu Jiajia, one from the left and one from the right. The two phoenixes charged forward at about the same time. However, Chen Xiaolian merely unleashed one sword strike. A strike which severed Heaven. The sword energy reigned through the sky, shredding the two phoenixes apart. ¡°As expected¡­¡± Seeing the two phoenixes she summoned shredded apart, Soo Soo stopped attacking. She gently shook her head. ¡°The current Xiaolian oppa is already so strong. As long as you are here, I will have no chance of killing her.¡± The sounds of running engine could suddenly be hearding from the sky. It was not a loud sound. However, it was still at a level where it could be heard. A transparent outline had appeared atop their heads. It was the cloaked Tidal Fighter. Roddy had finally arrived. ¡°Take them up the fighter.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared intently at Soo Soo¡¯s hands, remaining thoroughly vignt. ¡°I didn¡¯t have the time to properly exin all the details to Roddy. When you have boarded the fighter, have him take off immediately. The farther, the better.¡± Nodding her head, Qiao Qiao turned around to pick up both Yu Jiajia and Qiao Yifeng. Then, she ran backwards. The Tidal Fighter had already switched off its cloaking function,nding not far in front of Qiao Qiao. As she was carrying two people with her, Qiao Qiao was unable to run too fast. Even so, she did not turn her head around at all as she did. With Chen Xiaolian behind her, Qiao Qiao believed that he could block off all of Soo Soo¡¯s attacks. And yet, feelings of confusion and unease remained within Qiao Qiao¡¯s heart. Even if they do manage to run away this time, this issue remained unresolved. She could bring Qiao Yifeng away from cmity this time. However, what about the future? ¡°Take them¡­ away? To a ce so faraway that not even I can find them. Is this your solution, Xiaolian oppa?¡± Despite having seen Qiao Qiao running toward the distant Tidal Fighter after picking up both Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia, Soo Soo remained still. ¡°For now, this is all I can do. I am sorry, Soo Soo. I am really sorry.¡± Chen Xiaolian could see the sorrow within Soo Soo¡¯s eyes. It felt as though something was stabbing his heart. When they were running over earlier, Qiao Qiao had already informed Chen Xiaolian about everything she saw back in the dreamscape. The burning house, the blood flowing through the floor, the two corpses, and¡­ The little girl sobbing aloud from panic and dread. ¡°I can understand your predicament, Xiaolian oppa.¡± As she spoke, Soo Soo¡¯s eyes did not look at Chen Xiaolian. Instead, they were directed at Qiao Qiao, who was running toward the Tidal Fighter. ¡°Qiao Qiao unnie as well. You two are kind-hearted people. If possible, I really do not want to trouble you two. However¡­ ¡­ right now, I have no other way.¡± After saying that, Soo Soo¡¯s whole body floated upward to transform into a clump of raging fire. ¡°I know. Your swordsmanship is very strong. It is so strong that, even with an ordinary sword, you can destroy my mes using sword energy. Thus, conventional methods will not allow me to kill Yu Jiajia. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ this is something I have to do. ¡°Well then. Let this next attack bring an end to it all.¡± Another zing phoenix, bigger than all the previous ones, rose into the sky before charging toward Yu Jiajia, who was being carried away in Qiao Qiao¡¯s right hand. Chen Xiaolian had only just raised his sword when he suddenly stopped. He had not unleashed his sword energy this time. For this attack, Soo Soo had transformed herself into the zing phoenix! Stopping this attack would mean¡­ ¡­ killing Soo Soo. However, by not stopping it, Yu Jiajia would be killed by Soo Soo. In that moment of hesitation, Soo Soo¡¯s phoenix form flew past Chen Xiaolian, shooting toward Yu Jiajia. Goodbye, Xiaolian oppa! Goodbye, Qiao Qiao unnie! Soo Soo mumbled to herself as the mesing off her body raged to its limits. ¡°No one will die here today!¡± With a furious roar, Chen Xiaolian leapt up, dashing to reach Yu Jiajia before Soo Soo. Pushing Qiao Qiao and Qiao Yifeng aside, he embraced Yu Jiajia tightly. ¡°Go away! Xiaolian oppa!¡± This move from Chen Xiaolian was too fast and Soo Soo had no time to stop herself. She screamed out in shock as she mmed into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back. A pir of fire punched its way into the sky. Chen Xiaolian felt immense paining from his back as Soo Soo¡¯s mes instantly burned their way through the [A] ss protective suit that he was wearing. Next, the mes began ravaging his body. He clenched his teeth, using his body to protect Yu Jiajia. The messted for only half a second before extinguishing away, transforming back into Soo Soo, who fell on the ground. With one knee on the ground, she raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian, tears falling down from her eyes. ¡°Xiaolian oppa!¡± The surface area on a small portion of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body had beenpletely charred by the attack. Yu Jiajia, despite being fully protected by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s embrace, had already passed out from excessive shock. ¡°Soo Soo¡­ ¡­ stop it.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head to reveal a tired smile on his face. 1 The author is probably referring to one of Jinyong¡¯s novels, Demigods and Semidevils. Chapter 727 End The Pain

Chapter 727 End The Pain

GOR Chapter 727 End The Pain ¡°Xiaolian!¡± Qiao Qiao shouted. She got up from the ground and propped Chen Xiaolian up. Hastily, she retrieved several Healing Beast Bloods and stuffed them into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth. However, the wounds on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body were too severe. Despite having taken several Healing Beast Bloods, the scorch marks on his body showed no signs of healing. ¡°I am fine. I won¡¯t die from this.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head weakly. ¡°Soo Soo¡­ ¡­ something about her doesn¡¯t seem right.¡± After identally wounding Chen Xiaolian, Soo Soo hadpletely stopped moving. Instead, she knelt on the ground while trembling ever so slightly. ¡°Take her up the fighter yourself.¡± Qiao Qiao embraced Chen Xiaolian and shouted at Qiao Yifeng. At present, she could no longer care about Qiao Yifeng. Qiao Yifeng got up from the ground and quickly ran toward Yu Jiajia. As he was bending over to pick up Yu Jiajia, he suddenly heard a loud scream. ¡°NO! Get¡­ OUT!!!¡± The scream hade from Soo Soo. mes suddenly burst out from her body beforending on the ground before her. The mes then condensed into a human-shaped figure. Although the mes continued to burn and move, the height and shape of the figure was clearly that of¡­ Another Soo Soo. Soo Soo raised her head to look at the ming Soo Soo. Likewise, the ming Soo Soo looked at human Soo Soo. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ why won¡¯t you just be obedient and sleep?¡± ¡°Because I cannot continue sleeping anymore. I want to stop you.¡± Human Soo Soo stared at the ming Soo Soo, a clear look of determination on her face. ¡°You cannot stop me. You are too weak, too na?ve, too¡­ ¡­ useless. All this time, I was the one protecting you. Like I said, you cannot stop me from doing what I want to do.¡± ¡°Yes. Since the day you first appeared, that has been how things were. But from this day onward, no more!¡± The human Soo Soo shook her head. ¡°I can protect myself. Not only that, I also want to protect those I love. Xiaolian oppa, Qiao Qiao unnie, Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Xia Xiaolei¡­ ¡­ I am already¡­¡± She smiled. It was a smile filled with confidence. ¡°I no longer need you!¡± ¡°You can¡¯t do it.¡± ming Soo Soo took a step forward, leaving only a few centimetres between her and human Soo Soo. Their faces were practically on the verge of touching each other. mes continued to dance along ming Soo Soo¡¯s body, but human Soo Soo appearedpletely unaffected by the mes. ¡°Soo Soo?¡± Roddy, who had only just jumped down from the Tidal Fighter, noticed the two Soo Soos confronting each other from afar. In his shock, he blurted out her name. ¡°Don¡¯t say anything. Don¡¯te over as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly informed Roddy through their guild channel. ¡°Just observe from afar.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Roddy quickly halted his advance. ¡°Soo Soo¡­ ¡­ just what is going on with her?¡± ¡°Her two personalities¡­ ¡­ are fighting for the right to control the body.¡± There was a grim look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°In the past, the original Soo Soo was constantly in a weaker position, incapable ofpeting against the dark loli. Now, however¡­¡± ¡°Now the good loli ising back?¡± Roddy was quick to understand. ¡°Maybe. I hope so too.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. There was something else that he did not tell Roddy. This fight was probably for the right to control the body for eternity. The loser might¡­ Disappear forever. ¡°You won¡¯t be able to protect everyone.¡± ming Soo Soo gave a contemptuous smile. ¡°Do you still remember? The day daddy and mommy died, you could do nothing but cry. ¡°In the end, who was the one who saved us? Who? Answer me!¡± ¡°It was you.¡± Human Soo Soo remained calm. ¡°Back then, I was truly very weak. Daddy and mommy had died, brutally killed right before my eyes. I had no way of fighting back and could only run. I had hoped that a more powerful person woulde out to protect me. And I¡­ ¡­ I will only need to hide behind that person. Thus, I created you. ¡°Every time I felt afraid, every time I wanted to run away, I would hide myself behind you, letting you face all those dangers. It is due to my actions of constantly hiding away that you would end up growing like this, gaining more and more control over this body. ¡°But right now, I have made up my mind. I, Kwan Ran Soo, will not run away anymore! ¡°In the future, I will face all the dangers myself. I will protect all of my loved ones myself!¡± The human Soo Soo¡¯s voice grew louder and her stature took on a more upright posture. Although her voice remained tender, it was no longer the same childish voice from back then. ¡°And¡­ what about daddy and mommy?¡± ming Soo Soo turned her head to look at Yu Jiajia and Qiao Yifeng. The reflection of their faces could be seen on her pair of burning pupils. ¡°Do you n on simply letting our enemy off? Have you forgotten how much pain we felt when we were looking at our parents¡¯ corpses?¡± ¡°So, I will end this pain.¡± The human Soo Soo shook her head. ¡°There is enough pain in this world as it is.¡± ¡°No! You cannot!¡± ming Soo Soo abruptly screamed out, but she was immediately interrupted by human Soo Soo. ¡°You cannot, but I can.¡± Next, she stretched out her hand to gently grip ming Soo Soo¡¯s hand, pulling it toward her chest. ¡°Thank you, for protecting me all this time. You must be¡­ ¡­ very tired now.¡± Following human Soo Soo¡¯s actions, ming Soo Soo, who showed no resistance at all, was pulled into her embrace. The fire on ming Soo Soo¡¯s body gradually grew faint. ¡°After I disappear, you will regret this,¡± said ming Soo Soo softly. ¡°I will miss you. However, I will not regret this.¡± Human Soo Soo shook her head gently. ¡°Can you give me some time before we join up?¡± The ming Soo Soo was gradually seeping into the human Soo Soo¡¯s body. ¡°For a final goodbye?¡± The human Soo Soo closed her eyes. ¡°Go then.¡± The ming Soo Soo¡¯s body finally disappeared in its entirety. The human Soo Soo, who remained standing there, opened her eyes. ¡°Xiaolian oppa¡­¡± Soo Soo crouched down to pull Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. Looking at the wounds on his body, her eyes revealed a look of indescribable grief. ¡°The time we had together was not long, but¡­ ¡­ I like you a lot.¡± Chen Xiaolian gripped Soo Soo¡¯s hand tightly, nodding his head silently. At present, the one in control of the body was the dark loli. ¡°I am sorry, Qiao Qiao unnie.¡± Soo Soo looked up at Qiao Qiao with a smile on her face. ¡°Believe me, I never wanted to harm you. I really¡­ ¡­ just wanted to kill Yu Jiajia.¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ understand.¡± Qiao Qiao bit her lip, nodding her head as she did. ¡°Don¡¯t tell others about my affairs,¡± said Soo Soo in a hushed tone. ¡°Since she has made up her mind, let¡¯s follow her wishes.¡± ¡°I will.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°To suddenly find out that I no longer need to protect her, I realized that I am actually feeling very exhausted.¡± Soo Soo smiled. ¡°Well then, I am going to sleep now.¡± ¡°Will you¡­ ¡­ appear again in the future?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a soft sigh. ¡°No.¡± Soo Soo shook her head. ¡°She has be very strong. She no longer needs me. Truth is¡­¡± Soo Soo revealed a sweet smile. ¡°I am not actually disappearing. I am simply returning back into her. After all, I was also Soo Soo when I first split out from her. So, there is no need to feel sad, Xiaolian oppa. I felt really happy to be able to go on the Romania trip with you. Qiao Qiao unnie, although I did not help much in your resurrection, trust me when I say, I really wished that you would return.¡± After saying that, Soo Soo slowly closed her eyes and her body slumped backwards. Qiao Qiao hastily moved to hold her, only to find that Soo Soo had fallen asleep. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. There won¡¯t be any problems.¡± After examining Soo Soo for a bit, Chen Xiaolian gave Qiao Qiao¡¯s shoulder a light pat. ¡°The two personalities are merging together once more and needs some time.¡± ¡°Then, daddy and¡­¡± Qiao Qiao turned to look at Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia, a slight look of hesitation on her face. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You heard what Soo Soo said just now, didn''t you? She wants to end the pain right here.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Chapter 728 Convince

Chapter 728 Convince

GOR Chapter 728 Convince The Tidal Fighter rose up into the sky and flew toward the resort base. Roddy, who was piloting the fighter, could not stop himself from scratching his head. Back when he was flying over, Chen Xiaolian had only sent him the coordinates through their guild channel, telling him to pick up Qiao Qiao, Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia before quickly flying away once again. That was all Chen Xiaolian had told him. He had originally assumed that Chen Xiaolian had encountered a powerful enemy. After rapidly flying over, Roddy was shocked to see Soo Soo attacking Yu Jiajia. When Chen Xiaolian finally brought Soo Soo back into the Tidal Fighter, he did not even give Roddy the chance to say anything before telling him¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t ask.¡± Roddy had considered speaking up a few times. However, seeing the seriousness within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, he forced his words back down. It was not just Chen Xiaolian. Both Qiao Qiao and Qiao Yifeng kept their heads down throughout the way home. As for Yu Jiajia, she was still unconscious. After the awkwardly silent journey, the Tidal Fighter finallynded on the resort ind. Roddy had only just gotten up from his seat when he saw Chen Xiaolian, who was holding on to Soo Soo, push open the hatch and step out from the fighter. ¡­ Chen Xiaolianid Soo Soo down on a bed and covered her sleeping body with a piece of nket. After assigning Qimu Xi to care for her, he then led Qiao Qiao, Qiao Yifeng and the now conscious Yu Jiajia into a small conference room. He also informed Lun Tai and the others to give them a wide berth. Chen Xiaolian sat himself down at the end of the long table. Qiao Qiao seated herself on the left while Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia seated themselves on the right. Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face remained pale and he kept his gaze away from Qiao Qiao and Chen Xiaolian, looking out the window instead. Beside him was Yu Jiajia, who had her head lowered, staring at the floor. ¡°All right.¡± After a moment of silence, Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and said, ¡°Now, let¡¯s make everything clear.¡± ¡°Go on,¡± said Qiao Yifeng with a low tone as he continued looking out the window. Qiao Qiao looked at Qiao Yifeng with her hands ced under the table. Her nails had prated deep into her palms. ¡°Given all that Soo Soo mentioned earlier, you all should already have a general grasp on the overall situation, especially you, Mr Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolian cast his gaze at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°I am indeed your daughter¡¯s boyfriend. However, my girlfriend is not Yu Jiajia. It is Qiao Qiao. ¡°In thest instance dungeon, Qiao Qiao was killed. Due to certain reasons, she was not resurrected back as an ordinary human. Instead, she disappearedpletely. ¡°Thus, all traces of her existence were either erased or modified by the system. With the exception of the Awakened ones, ordinary humans are incapable of remembering Qiao Qiao. Due to this, your illegitimate daughter, Yu Jiajia, came to rece Qiao Qiao, bing your legitimate daughter. As for my ce in your memories, I became her boyfriend. However, too many things happened all at once after that. With Zero City¡¯s destruction, you hastily brought Yu Jiajia away with you and got off the grid. Thus, I had no chance to exin this to you about this.¡± ¡°What are those reasons?¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s brows were knitted together. However, he continued to look out the window. ¡°I have never heard about Awakened ones not being refreshed as ordinary humans after their deaths; even more so, I have never heard of them being utterly erased from existence! Chen Xiaolian, although I am no longer an Awakened, I probably know more about the Awakened world than you.¡± ¡°I am simply telling you the truth. Whether or not you are willing to believe it is up to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders with an emotionless expression. After a moment¡¯s silence, Qiao Yifeng nodded his head. ¡°Fine. Go on.¡± ¡°Regarding what happened to Zero City¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sorted his thoughts and continued, ¡°Due to certain reasons, control over Zero City¡¯s entrance was suddenly lost, leaving it exposed to the outside world. Thus, the system summoned the yers to have them besiege Zero City. Additionally, the system also sent out a high number of Electronic Guardians. ¡°While we were defending Zero City, we managed to open up some exit portals. Thus, we organized an evacuation operation. However, only a small number of people managed to sessfully escape from there. At the very least, I can be certain that¡­ ¡­ Mr Bluesea was not among them. ¡°However, after I left Zero City, everyone there, including the besieging yers, were forcibly teleported out by Zero City¡¯s main control system. The only one left inside is the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild, Shen. It would appear that he wanted to snatch away the core authority over Zero City. However, I am uncertain of the details. ¡°In the end, I left through another exit portal, different from the one used by those from Zero City. Thus, when I returned to the outside world, I did not meet anyone from Zero City. Even now, I have not had any contact with them.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s exnation was brief and concise. After he was done talking, he turned toward Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Are there anything else you want to ask?¡± ¡°No.¡± Qiao Yifeng was still looking outside the window. ¡°Fine. For now, you can stay in this ind first. Regarding Soo Soo¡¯s state, you saw it for yourself earlier. I assure you, she will not do anything bad against you. However¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian paused. ¡°I hope you two can try to avoid meeting Soo Soo. It may not be good for her emotional state. She is still just an eight-year-old child, after all.¡± ¡°I never said that I want to hide at your ce,¡± said Qiao Yifeng with an aloof tone. ¡°Now, if you are done talking, may I ask when will you be sending us off?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a grim stare at Qiao Yifeng for some time before lowering his head. He sighed. This attitude from Qiao Yifeng was really making him unhappy. I saved you! Not just that. I even saved your daughter! First, there were the guilds who wanted to hunt down the remnant forces from Zero City. Then, there was Soo Soo, who wanted revenge¡­ ¡­ without me, the two of you would have died long ago! And yet, here you are putting on a high and mighty air! However, no matter how unhappy he felt, Chen Xiaolian did his best to suppress his rage, ensuring that none of them showed on his face. Firstly, Qiao Yifeng was Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. Secondly, it was not as though he could not understand Qiao Yifeng¡¯s present state of mind. The feeling of falling down from the lofty clouds was hardly a pleasant one and not everyone could immediately ept it. At present, Qiao Yifeng was in a very embarrassing position. In the past, whenever he faced Chen Xiaolian, he was not just Qiao Qiao¡¯s father, but also de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s representative in the secr world. Due to his influence and power, he had be ustomed to looking down on others. Chen Xiaolian could still remember Qiao Yifeng¡¯s words when they first met. ¡°When I found out that some brat took my daughter, who is not even eighteen years old, into a hotel and then proceed to spend 20 hours inside together¡­ do you know, the only thing I could think of was to kill you myself! Then, stuff you into a coffin and seal it with cement before throwing it into the sea!¡± At that time, Qiao Yifeng had not found out that Chen Xiaolian was an Awakened. Be it his wealth in the secr world or the powerful backing from de Mountain me Sea Guild, either one was enough for him to utter those words. Even after finding out that Chen Xiaolian was an Awakened, he continued to be dismissive of Chen Xiaolian. Instead, he simply took Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo away, putting them under house arrest. Were it not for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sess in seizing the mining rights to the C11 mine for de Mountain me Sea Guild, Qiao Yifeng might have continued in his refusal to free Qiao Qiao to this day. At present, however, Qiao Yifeng had lost de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s backing. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Qiao Yifeng had fallen into dire straits. For someone who had once upied a lofty position to fall into dire straits, he must be feeling very touchy right now. Now, someone that he had once looked down on possessed the power to help him. To have to face someone like that at this touchy moment would only cause his feelings of pride to rise higher and higher. It was a very stupid thing to do. However, it was human nature. ¡°Mr Qiao¡­ ¡­ no, I should call you Uncle Qiao.¡± Chen Xiaolian did his best to make his smile appear more sincere. ¡°You are Qiao Qiao¡¯s father. Additionally, I have quite the rtionship with de Mountain me Sea Guild that you are part of. de Mountain me Sea Guild and I could be considered as partners. Moreover, there is no way I can ignore something pertaining to the life and death of my girlfriend¡¯s father. Although my ce is inferior to Zero City, it can at least protect you father daughter.¡± Qiao Yifeng continued to look out the window with indifference, not answering at all. Chen Xiaolian himself was growing vexed. However, he continued to suppress his temper. ¡°Uncle Qiao, even if not for yourself, at least think about Yu Jiajia. She is not an Awakened, just an ordinary girl. There is no telling when those fellows from Zero City can make a reappearance. Do you n on bringing Yu Jiajia along with you as you hide yourself before that happens?¡± While it would appear as though Qiao Yifeng was not showing any reaction at all, Chen Xiaolian noticed the slight trembleing from his fingers that were ced on the table. As Chen Xiaolian had brought up her name, Yu Jiajia raised her head, quickly throwing a nce at Chen Xiaolian before lowering her head again. ¡°What do you think, Yu Jiajia?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed to himself before asking Yu Jiajia. Earlier, when Yu Jiajia raised her head to look up, Chen Xiaolian noticed the redness in her eyes. She was forcibly holding back her tears. ¡°I¡­¡± Yu Jiajia was silent for a moment before whispering, ¡°I want to talk to you in private.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated. He threw a nce at Qiao Qiao. ncing back at Chen Xiaolian, Qiao Qiao gave a light frown and spoke up through their guild channel, ¡°I haven¡¯t even settled the earlier matter with you. Earlier, when we were in Tuping Mountain, you shoved me aside and hugged her. Now¡­ ¡­ you want to go talk to her in private behind my back?¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ you know why I did that.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his head aching. ¡°Given the circumstances, I cannot allow Soo Soo to kill her.¡± ¡°Enough. I am just messing with you.¡± Qiao Qiao gave a harrumph, the corners of her lips curling into a mischievous smile. ¡°Go on, go end things with her. Additionally, I can allow you to hug her once.¡± ¡°Seriously?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Qiao Qiao in disbelief. ¡°Seriously,¡± said Qiao Qiao calmly. ¡°After all, she is something of a substitute for me and have inherited all the sweet memories between us. I tried thinking about it, putting myself in her shoes. If someone were to suddenly tell me that everything we have experienced together is fake and that they are just something the system created, I would find it very hard to ept as well.¡± Qiao Qiao then turned to look at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Besides, if she doesn¡¯t say anything, daddy might actually be unwilling to stay. I had spent 18 years as his daughter. I know just how bad his temper can get.¡± ¡°Thank you, Qiao Qiao. I will try my best to convince her to stay here together with your dad.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian stood up, gave Yu Jiajia a nce and walked out of the room. Chapter 729 Intruder

Chapter 729 Intruder

GOR Chapter 729 Intruder Seeing Chen Xiaolian getting up, Yu Jiajia immediately got up as well. Then, with her head lowered, she followed him as he walked out from the room. Chen Xiaolian pushed open the adjacent door to reveal a lounge. In addition to having a few sofas, it also had several wine cabs ced on the side and a small refrigerator. Seeing Yu Jiajia seating herself down, Chen Xiaolian moved to sit down on the sofa positioned opposite her. ¡°Come, let¡¯s have a talk.¡± ¡°I¡­ want something to drink.¡± Yu Jiajia gingerly looked at Chen Xiaolian and asked in a hushed tone, ¡°Can I?¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Getting up, he walked toward the wine cab and gave it a nce. ¡°The only beverages we have are c and mineral water. Which one do you want?¡± ¡°No¡­ alcohol?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. Pulling out two wine sses, he filled them up with ice cubes from the refrigerator before pouring half a ss¡¯ worth of whiskey into each. Then, he returned to the sofa and handed one of them over to Yu Jiajia. ¡°Drink slowly. It¡¯s very strong.¡± epting the wine ss, Yu Jiajia then raised it up and downed the whiskeypletely. After that, she shook the ss, causing the ice cubes in the ss to clink about before handing it back to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I want more.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared nkly at the ss that Yu Jiajia was handing over. There was a slightly bbergasted look on his face. The wine ss was not particrlyrge. After having filled it with ice cubes, the half a ss worth of whiskey that he poured into the ss was not exactly a lot for a single person. However, Yu Jiajia had downed it all in one gulp. It was just like a drunkard who had had years of experience in drinking alcohol. ¡°Your¡­ ¡­ alcohol tolerance is so good?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a wry smile. ¡°I have never drunk alcohol before.¡± Yu Jiajia shook her head. ¡°But I did hear that if you can make yourself drunk, you can lessen many worries.¡± Chen Xiaolian remained seated on the sofa. Seeing that, Yu Jiajia chose to stand up and walk toward the wine cab herself. She casually picked a bottle of alcohol and filled her ss with it. Chen Xiaolian inspected the bottle. Fortunately, the one she picked was a bottle of red wine. After sitting down on the sofa once more, Yu Jiajia no longer gulped down all the wine. Instead, she sipped the wine little by little. ¡°Now, there are only the two of us here. What do you want to talk about?¡± Chen Xiaolian decided not to care too much about it. At any rate, those who have never drank wine before will have to experience the difort for the first time. There was already a slight blush on Yu Jiajia¡¯s face. She had had a long day. Additionally, she had not eaten anything since waking up in the morning. Due to her empty stomach, she ended up doubling her rate of drinking. Only after taking another two mouthfuls did she put down the wine ss. Looking right at Chen Xiaolian, she took a deep breath. ¡°The things you said¡­ ¡­ are they true? Your girlfriend has always been Qiao Qiao. It was never me?¡± ¡°Never.¡± Chen Xiaolian replied frankly. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ we are acquainted. However, that is all.¡± ¡°Even friends¡­ ¡­ are we not even friends?¡± Yu Jiajia whispered. ¡°I suppose¡­ ¡­ we can be considered as friends.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it for a bit before settling on a more considerate answer. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ what about these?!¡± Yu Jiajia pulled out her mobile phone from her pocket. essing the photo album, she raised it to show Chen Xiaolian the screen before flipping the images one by one. ¡°Are these all fake as well?!¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian merely gave them a brief nce before nodding his head. ¡°They are all fake.¡± Within the photo album were pictures of both Yu Jiajia and Chen Xiaolian. In every one of them, the two appeared to be very intimate. Yu Jiajia stared intently at Chen Xiaolian, who did not evade her gaze. Instead, Chen Xiaolian looked right back at her. ¡°Fine.¡± Yu Jiajia and Chen Xiaolian stared at each other for a moment. Slowly, Yu Jiajia lowered her head. The gaze that Chen Xiaolian had given her was one of rity. There was no intimacy in it. Even more so, he did not even try to evade her gaze. ¡°If we are just ordinary friends¡­¡± Yu Jiajia took another big mouthful from the wine ss. ¡°Then¡­ ¡­ can you tell me what our real rtionship is like?¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. He began talking about how he became acquainted with Yu Jiajia and continued describing the events leading up to the present. Yu Jiajia stood up and walked toward the wine cab. This time, she brought the bottle of red wine back and ced it on the coffee table, beside her wine ss. Chen Xiaolian did not go into the details and simply made a passingment about certain events. For example, there was the matter of Yu Jiajia finding him, asking him for a ce to stay. Chen Xiaolian did not bother going too deep into how Yu Jiajia had been acting like a Big Miss as she was asking for a ce to stay. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ the day Roddy and the others brought you back, that is the day everything was modified by the ¡®system¡¯ that you all keep talking about, is that right?¡± After Chen Xiaolian was finished, Yu Jiajia took another big mouthful of wine. ¡°I have always thought it weird. Why did you seemingly be a different person that day? It turns out, the one who changed was not you. It was me¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t drink so much. You are already a little drunk.¡± ¡°I want to keep drinking.¡± Yu Jiajia shook her head. ¡°Since you were never my boyfriend, why do you care what I do?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Fine. You now know everything. I hope, after returning, you can tell your father that you want to stay.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Yu Jiajia put down the bottle of wine, her figure leaning limply on the sofa. There was a faraway look in her eyes as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Why should I stay?¡± ¡°The two guilds that were killed off just now may not be all of them. Your father is de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s representative in the secr world. If there are more Awakened guilds who know of this, you two will continue to be in danger.¡± Chen Xiaolian leaned his body forward as he stared at Yu Jiajia. ¡°Were it not for me and Qiao Qiao, they would have sessfully obtained what they wanted.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it¡­ ¡­ just death? I¡­ ¡­ am not afraid of death!¡± Yu Jiajia had begun fumbling for words. However, she continued to reach for the bottle of wine. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows furrowed. He grabbed the bottle of wine and ced it down beside his feet. ¡°Do you think that death is the worst thing that can happen to you?¡± ¡°What else?¡± Yu Jiajia pouted. Then, she got up and attempted to reach across the coffee table for the bottle of wine. However, Chen Xiaolian pressed her hand down on the table. ¡°What else?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered at Yu Jiajia. ¡°A group of men wants to get some information from your father and they just happen to have you in their grasp. Do you really not know what that group of men can do?¡± He deliberately emphasized the word ¡®men¡¯. Despite her drunk state, Yu Jiajia was still able to discern what Chen Xiaolian meant. She fell silent. ¡°From now on, you are not allowed to drink anymore. Listen to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian shifted the wine bottle farther away. ¡°Your father¡¯s sense of self-esteem is very strong. Given the present situation, it will be very hard for him to willingly stay behind. However, as long as you are willing to speak up, he will not have any reason to refuse. Remember, your decision will determine the fates of two people, you and your father.¡± ¡°Stay here¡­ ¡­ and spend every day looking at you and her¡­ ¡­ in an intimate rtionship?¡± Yu Jiajia was silent for a moment, a deste smile on her face. ¡°Xiaolian, do you know how much pain that will bring me?¡± Suddenly, Yu Jiajia got up. She walked around the coffee table to stand before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You are my boyfriend! It doesn¡¯t matter where these memories came from! In my memories, you are my boyfriend!¡± Aftering to stand before Chen Xiaolian, Yu Jiajia sat down on the coffee table. Her pair of teary eyes stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Even if I know all those things, I still cannot change my memories! If I am to suddenly tell you that the love between you and Qiao Qiao have never existed and that she is another guy¡¯s girlfriend and that you have to spend every day looking at her being intimate with that other guy, you¡­ ¡­ can you do it, Xiaolian?!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. There was a bitter smile on his face. Yu Jiajia¡¯s words¡­ ¡­ they weren¡¯t wrong in the slightest. If he were in her shoes, he probably couldn¡¯t do it. Yu Jiajia continued staring at Chen Xiaolian. Despite the agitation in her voice earlier, the tenderness within her eyes were gradually spilling out. Her face was gradually moving closer. Chen Xiaolian quickly got up from the sofa. He moved to the side, avoiding Yu Jiajia¡¯s iing lips. ¡°Stop it, Yu Jiajia.¡± ¡°Just one, all right? Xiaolian¡­¡± Yu Jiajia pleaded sadly. ¡°Let me kiss you one more time, just like in the past¡­¡± ¡°There is no one more time.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and said solemnly, ¡°I have never kissed you before and I never will. We are just friends.¡± ¡°We did. I remember, we did¡­¡± Yu Jiajia shook her head softly, the sadness in her eyes pulsating outwards. She spread open her arms as she attempted to embrace Chen Xiaolian. ¡°On the beach, thekeside, the foot of the snowy mountain¡­ ¡­ we kissed so many times¡­¡± ¡°Enough!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned livid and he shouted out, stopping Yu Jiajia from continuing. He had wanted to soften the atmosphere so that Yu Jiajia can rx as he attempted to persuade her. Thus, he had not stopped her from drinking. Unexpectedly, Yu Jiajia¡¯s alcohol tolerance was very bad. After getting drunk, she ended up losing control of herself. ¡°Just once¡­ ¡­ just let me kiss you once and I will stay. All right, Xiaolian¡­¡± Yu Jiajia staggered as she moved toward Chen Xiaolian, the faraway look in her eyes growing. ¡°I really love you, Xiaolian¡­¡± ¡°Come out!¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. He thought about pushing Yu Jiajia away, but hesitated for a moment. Next, he retracted his hand and summoned the three Four-eyed War Cats. After getting summoned out, the Four-eyed War Cats did not assume their full War Forms. Instead, they only expanded up to a length of half a metre before leaping up to press Yu Jiajia down on the sofa. ¡°Stay down.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was dark as he turned around to move out of the room, ignoring Yu Jiajia, who was struggling on the sofa. As Yu Jiajia was presently drunk, Chen Xiaolian decided to simply not talk to her. At any rate, since both she and Qiao Yifeng were not Awakened ones, it would not be too difficult to force them to stay. If it came down to it, he and Qiao Qiao could simply choose to not appear before them. No matter how much Qiao Yifeng came to hate him, it would be better than letting the two of them die. It was too dangerous for them to be outside right now. Thus, he could only have them stay at the resort for the time being. Hopefully, they could find the remaining members of de Mountain me Sea Guild sooner and send Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia over to them. ¡°Xia Xiaolei, Qimu Xi,e here. Bring Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia away.¡± Chen Xiaolian pushed open the door and had just only spoken up through the guild channel when he heard Roddy shout out anxiously, ¡°Xiaolian! We have intruders on the ind!¡± Chapter 730 Thunderflame

Chapter 730 Thunderme

GOR Chapter 730 Thunderme After having informed Chen Xiaolian, Roddy repeated those words through the guild¡¯s public channel. ¡°The intruders¡¯ identities and position? I will go over right now,¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to respond as he retrieved an alloy sword from his Storage Watch. Two of the three Four-eyed War Cats immediately jumped off Yu Jiajia¡¯s body, transforming into their War Forms as they followed Chen Xiaolian. The one remaining Four-eyed War Cat continued to press Yu Jiajia down. ¡°I do not know.¡± Roddy¡¯s answer came as a surprise for Chen Xiaolian. ¡°At present, I cannot find the intruders. However, the first and secondyers of this ind¡¯s defensive systems have failed. I cannot determine the intruders¡¯ location for now, but¡­ ¡­ they are definitely already on this ind.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly considered the situation at hand before issuing his orders, ¡°Everyone, gather up with those closest to you first before heading toward Roddy¡¯s position together, the main control room in the left wing of the third floor. Be vignt for any surprise attacks and stay safe.¡± At the same time, Qiao Qiao pushed open the door of their room to rush into the corridor. Despite the displeased look on Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face, he continued to follow Qiao Qiao. ¡°There are other teamsing after you?¡± After exchanging nces with Chen Xiaolian, Qiao Qiao turned to ask Qiao Yifeng. ¡°That shouldn¡¯t be the case.¡± Qiao Yifeng slowly shook his head. ¡°The two guilds back then are not too big. While I do not know the exact number of members they have, the main powerhouses of their guilds should all be in the earlier fight. Unless¡­¡± ¡°Unless they had sold this information to others.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was highly distorted. After receiving a vast amount of supplies from de Mountain me Sea Guild, he had upgraded this small ind¡¯s defensive system. The defensive system here was divided into threeyers. The outermostyer was the several entrance and exit points, including the dock. Surveince cameras and signboards have been set up there to warn others that this was a private ce and entry was forbidden. The secondyer was a wall surrounding the whole resort. Over three metres high, it was also reinforced with anti-climbing barbs. Additionally, anaesthetic dartunchers were also set up in various locations. After the base¡¯s master controlputer was enhanced by Roddy, members of Meteor Rock Guild no longer needed to carry any form of identifications on their person. Theputer¡¯s AI program couldpare the images provided by the surveince cameras with its own database and determine if there was a need to attack. Before bringing Yu Jiajia and Qiao Yifeng back to the resort, Roddy had already used the equipment aboard the Tidal Fighter to scan the two of them and sent their physical data into the main controlputer. The innermostyer of defence was set up within the main building. The defensive equipment set up here had been upgraded to the lethal kind. Although no firearms have been installed, the electrical defence there was powerful enough to endanger even the lives of ordinary Awakened ones. In the central hall, where the entrance to their base was located, Roddy had modified twoser-powered miniguns to block off any attempts to enter or exit the base. Anyone whose physical data had not been entered into the database will receive a warning when they approach the area. If that person were to remain within the area after three seconds, theser miniguns will swiftly open fire to riddle the opposing party with holes. This defensive system was not infallible. Should a fisherman identallye ashore, he might end up making contact with the resort due to curiosity. As for the other Awakened ones, by using brute force, it would not be too hard for them to break through the wall. At present however, the first twoyers of defence have failed without any warning. This was something that Chen Xiaolian had never considered. Qiao Qiao carried the drunk Yu Jiajia with her as she led the way. Behind her were Qiao Yifeng and Chen Xiaolian, who served as the rear-guard. The four of them carefully moved toward the main control room that Roddy was in. Earlier, Roddy informed them that only the first twoyers of defence had been broken while the innermostyer remained intact. However, Chen Xiaolian dared not let his guard down. Thankfully, nothing happened on their way to the main control room. No enemies had appeared. It did not take long for Lun Tai and the others to arrive as well. In the monitoring room, Roddy was looking at three screens. His hands tapped about and the images on the screens kept switching. ¡°What is going on right now?¡± Chen Xiaolian himself did not understand what Roddy was doing. After hitting a keyboard a few times, Roddy then pointed at one of the screens. The image on the screen switched into a bird¡¯s-eye view of the whole ind. Different areas have been marked with different colours. The outermostyer was green in colour, the middleyer was yellow while the innermostyer was red. ¡°The outermostyer¡¯s surveince system and the middleyer¡¯s anaestheticuncher system have failed. They are currently in the process of recovering.¡± Seeing the quizzical look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Roddy was quick to add, ¡°It is not a circuit failure. Someone had broken into the system and messed up all the coding there.¡± ¡°A hacker broke in?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Are there any traces? Is the innermostyer¡¯s system still functioning?¡± ¡°The security level for the innermostyer is higher. At present, there are no signs of it getting hacked.¡± Roddy shook his head. ¡°The other side has already retreated without leaving any traces behind. It seems they are pros.¡± ¡°Even your Mechanical Heart cannot find anything?¡± Chen Xiaolian was somewhat shocked. ¡°By the time I noticed, the other side had already cut off their connection. Besides, the equipment that they are using aren¡¯t conventional equipment.¡± There was a somewhat embarrassed look on Roddy¡¯s face. ¡°However, seeing as the security system for the main building remain intact, it is likely that they have yet to enter here.¡± The ce was designed for a resort after all. Thus, there was a lengthy distance between the walls and the main building. There were also various structures, pools, bamboo forests and anciry buildings in between. As the enemy may have gotten past the walls, there were many buildings for them to hide in the areas outside the main building. ¡°Should we split up and investigate?¡± Roddy turned to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°After Zero City¡¯s destruction, there aren¡¯t many other strong Awakened guilds around. Given our guild¡¯s present level of strength, there is nothing for us to fear.¡± ¡°No.¡± After considering it for a moment, Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°The enemy is presently hiding in the dark while we are out in the open. Acting recklessly will not bring us any good. Xia Xiaolei does not have any offensive abilities still and Qimu Xi¡¯s level of strength is even weaker. Besides¡­ ¡­ Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia do not have anybat power at all. They are our enemy¡¯s objective. If we spread out, it will give them a higher chance of sessful getting what they want. ¡°Since the enemy side has stopped hacking, we will just stay right here. How long will you need to restore the defensive systems?¡± ¡°Around 15 minutes. However¡­ ¡­ what if they are more patient than us and insist on noting out?¡± Roddy frowned. ¡°For example, what if they are waiting for reinforcements?¡± ¡°If they have reinforcements, they will have no need to act so rashly.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°The enemy¡¯s objective must surely be Qiao Yifeng and Yu Jiajia. Prioritize their protection and we will be able to slowly deal with the enemies. Once you have restored the defensive systems, we will be able to determine the number of enemies and their whereabouts.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Roddy nodded his head. He stopped talking and focused on swiftly tapping the keyboard. ¡°Wait! We forgot someone!¡± Lun Tai abruptly knitted his brows. ¡°Did no one inform Sister Yun to gather here?¡± ¡°I actually forgot. She is not a member of our Meteor Rock Guild, so we are unable to inform her using our guild channel.¡± Only then did Chen Xiaolian remember. Next, he smiled. ¡°Still, it is fine. Given her level of strength, it is unlikely that there is anyone in this world who can harm her. We can save ourselves the trouble if the enemies decide to go look for her.¡± ¡­ Within a bamboo forest inside the resort, a woman in red-coloured leather jacket was crouched in the middle of a bush as she carefully crawled forward. ¡°Is it done?¡± After moving to the edge of the bamboo forest, she looked at the main building situated before her. Then, she lowered her head and uttered those words with a cold and hoarse voice, directing them at themunication device ced near her throat. There were traces of petnce in her voice. At present, the sun was gradually setting and the surrounding area was turning dark. It won¡¯t be long before night fell upon them. And yet, despite the dim illumination, her red-coloured attire remained iparably striking. ¡°Aunt me¡­¡± Fatty¡¯s fearful voice replied through her ear piece. ¡°The other side found me. So, I had to disconnect. If I did not, they would have found my location. Currently, the innermostyer of security system remains intact.¡± ¡°Youngling, you are really useless.¡± Aunt me snapped in a low tone. ¡°You can¡¯t even handle such a small matter.¡± ¡°I have already told you before!¡± Fatty shouted into the other end of themunication device. ¡°I am a genius in mechatronics, not a Mechatronic God! This is someone else¡¯s system, someone else¡¯s turf! Naturally, being a thief is harder than being a housekeeper! It wasn¡¯t easy for me to hack the twoyers of defensive systems!¡± ¡°Enough! You and your nonsense.¡± Aunt me gave a harrumph. ¡°You can forget about this. Drive the speedboat away and wait for me somewhere far from thiske. After I am done here, I will inform you beforehand toe pick us up.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Fatty hesitated for a moment. ¡°This guild has a Tidal Fighter. They¡­¡± ¡°So what if I crash my way into this insignificant guild¡¯s turf?¡± Aunt me sneered as she interrupted Fatty. ¡°How is killing them any different from ying with a toy? Do not forget, I am de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s Thunderme! Do you think I will lose to a small and ordinary guild?¡± ¡°But¡­ ¡­ Uncle Qiao is still in their hands¡­¡± Fatty stuttered. ¡°Aunt me, I am of course aware of your strength. I am just afraid that those guys might use Uncle Qiao to threaten you¡­¡± ¡°Since when can Thunderme be threatened by others?¡± Aunt me continued sneering. ¡°If they so much as touch a hair on Qiao Yifeng, I will make them regret ever being born into this world.¡± ¡°Oh, fine¡­ ¡­ in that case, Aunt me¡­ ¡­ take care of yourself.¡± Fatty sighed. ¡°It¡¯s just strange. Before this, you and Uncle Qiao had argued that much. To think that you would be so anxious toe save him.¡± ¡°That is a different matter altogether.¡± Aunt me snorted softly. ¡°No matter how bad our rtionship may be, that is the internal matter of our de Mountain me Sea Guild. He is a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild. Forget about him being an eyesore. Even if I really want to kill him, that doesn¡¯t mean outsiders can kill him!¡± ¡°Fine, fine! I get it!¡± Fatty smiled wryly. ¡°Aunt me, you should hurry it up. If you continue to dy it, they will probably restore the outeryers¡¯ defensive systems.¡± ¡°I¡¯m hanging up.¡± Aunt me turned off themunication device. Slowly, she raised her head to measure the distance between the bamboo forest and the main building. She crouched down and got into a get set position. However, her right hand was not ced on the ground. Instead, it was ced on her back. ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s Thunderme¡­ ¡­ is going to start a massacre!¡± Her right foot forcefully kicked the ground and her figure shot forward like a bolt of lightning while staying close to the ground, quickly making her way toward the main building. Chapter 731 Little Girl

Chapter 731 Little Girl

GOR Chapter 731 Little Girl The instant Aunt me charged forward, her right hand swung out to shoot several small metal marbles at the main building. Each of the metal marbles was only the size of a thumb. Yet, despite their size, when they made contact with the walls of the main building, they exploded with a force that surpassed even hand grenades. The explosion created arge hole on the reinforced concrete wall; a holerge enough for five men to go through. Additionally, it also left the corridors of the first, second and third floors of the building exposed. Before the smoke from the explosion couldpletely disperse, Aunt me had already arrived before the main building. With a leap, she jumped up to the third floor¡¯s corridor. Although Fatty was incapable ofpletely removing the defensive system there before being forced to disconnect, he did send over theyout of the resort to the portableputer on Aunt me¡¯s person. The other party¡¯s main control room was in the left wing of the third floor. ording to the distance revealed by theyout, rushing forward through the right side would take her there in less than 30 seconds. Fatty had informed her that the other party was in the midst of restoring the security system. If so, someone must surely be within the main control room. My first target will be the unlucky sod who is restoring the system! The corners of Aunt me¡¯s lips curled into a smile as three metal marbles appeared within her right palm once more. But¡­ As she was about to step upon the third floor, light shed out before her eyes. She felt as though she had mmed into an iron wall and she fell back down as a result. A silvery light had suddenly burst out, bing like a wall; a wall standing before Aunt me¡¯s path. Beforending on the ground, Aunt me had already twisted her body to re-adjust her posture mid-air. The metal marbles in her hand shot out toward the silver wall before her. Explosions rang out one after another. However, after the mes from the explosion had dispersed, the silver wall remained standing, not a crack in sight. Aunt me¡¯s face immediately sank. This guild¡­ ¡­ has an expert! Also, this is no ordinary expert. Those thoughts had only just appeared within Aunt me¡¯s mind when an indifferent female voice suddenly spoke up from behind her. ¡°Little girl, what are you doing here?¡± Aunt me¡¯s head jerked backwards to behold a tall female figure with long hair. Unbeknownst to Aunt me, this female figure had somehow made her way to stand at a spot that was less than two metres behind Aunt me. The female figure had both her hands sped behind her back as she calmly regarded Aunt me. ¡°Little girl?¡± Aunt me clenched her teeth as she sent a punch toward the female figure. Seeing Aunt me¡¯s fist shooting toward her, the woman did not move at all. Instead, with a look of disdain on her face, she lowered her gaze to watch as the iing fist approached her chest. So arrogant? If so, prepare to die! Aunt me was smiling inwardly, pleased at what was happening. No matter how strong this woman before her may be, the moment her fist made contact with her, she would die. However, just as Aunt me¡¯s fist was about to make contact with the woman¡¯s chest, she suddenly made her move. Her posture had remained unchanged. That was true from her waist down to her legs, even her hands remained sped behind her back. Even so, the woman had shifted her position backwards by half a metre. Furthermore, the speed at which she did so was simr to the speed of Aunt me¡¯s iing fist. There was less than half a centimetre left between the fist and the woman¡¯s chest. And yet, despite exerting her all, Aunt me was unable tond a hit. When Aunt me¡¯s fist finally came to a halt, the woman stopped moving as well. Their movements appeared seamlessly coordinated. It almost seemed as though there was a balloon tied to Aunt me¡¯s fist. ¡°I will ask you one more time, little girl. What are you doing here?¡± The woman frowned. There was a slightly impatient look on her face. ¡°I don¡¯t particrly like killing people. Furthermore, as a guest, killing someone when I am within the host¡¯s ce is quite the impolite thing to do. So, please answer me quickly.¡± As the woman was speaking, Aunt me¡¯s fist continued to swing forward non-stop. However, no matter how fast her attacks were, she was never able tond a hit, not even on the woman¡¯s clothes. ¡°Little girl? Bitch please! I am your granny!¡± Aunt me gritted her teeth. She abruptly stopped throwing punches forward and instead jumped backwards. Next, she thrust both her hands upon the ground, her fingers stabbing deep into the soil. Next¡­ she furiously flipped the soil upwards. She could already sense that this opponent was very strong. Appearance wise, however, the woman was clearly not as old as her. And yet, the way the woman kept acting like an elderly figure enraged Aunt me. Not to mention, she was de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s Thunderme. She was someone who only knew how to move forward, never to retreat. Was there ever a time when she had retreated against an enemy? ¡°Yang Sands? You are so young. How can you be so depraved?¡± The woman shook her head slightly as a displeased look appeared on her face. However, before she could finish speaking, the soil that Aunt me had tossed up abruptly transformed into mes. Not all of the resort¡¯s ground were paved with cement. The ground between the main building and the bamboo forest was made up of sand and mud. As there were no rain recently, the soil there had be powder-like. After Aunt me tossed the sands up, the countless grains of sand burst into mes. Every one of the grains burst, creating miniature explosions. While each individual grain¡¯s explosion did not appear particrly strong, thebined might of all the explosions was incredibly shocking. A ming dragon seemingly appeared before Aunt me to swallow the woman. Even though her attack hadnded, Aunt me did not stop. Instead, she hastily leapt backwards, both her palms producing several metal marbles, which she hurled towards the raging mes. By the time she was done hurling all the metal marbles in her hands, Aunt me had already retreated to the bamboo forest. Both her palms took on the shape of des as they shed backwards, cutting two bamboos down. Grabbing a bamboo pole with each hand, she then waved them forward, causing numerous bamboo leaves to shoot out from the bamboo poles like flying knives. Immediately after that, every one of the bamboo leaves exploded. After all the leaves had flown off the bamboo poles, Aunt me hurled them forward like javelins in quick session. The two bamboo poles seemingly transformed into missiles, exploding with a higher level of intensity after striking the ground. mes surged upon the spot ofnd in front of Aunt me as countless explosive booms erupted one after another, their shockwaves punching all the way up to the sky. It was as though there was a strike from a heavy artillery unit upon that one single spot. Using so much energy within a short span of time caused Aunt me¡¯s face to turn pale. She panted a few times before cutting down two more bamboo poles. Then, she looked forward, her eyes gleaming like that of a tiger. She had been observing the woman in white carefully. After getting enveloped by Aunt me¡¯s sands, the woman in white had remained within that same area, never escaping from the explosions. Aunt me was confident in her own skills. Facing such a barrage of explosions, there was no way the other party could escape unscathed. However¡­ ¡­ the woman¡¯s strength was quite terrifying. Could there be other guilds beside those from Zero City with such a level of power? Still, someone with this level of ability must surely be the Guild Leader. Aunt me was certain that there could not be more than one such Awakened amongst those not from Zero City. It was true that she had gone too far with her attacks, thereby exposing her location. However, as long as she could finish off this opponent, Qiao Yifeng will¡­ The mes raging before her finally dispersed. However, when the smoke finally abated, the scene greeting Aunt me¡¯s eyes was that of an upright figure. The woman in white was still standing on the same spot. She did not flee from the radius of the explosions. However, that was because she did not even move! All she did was to sp both her hands behind her back as she stood upright. As for her white clothes, they remained spotless, seemingly having just been cleaned. Around her was a crater with a depth of several metres and a radius spanning tens of metres around her. Only that small piece ofnd beneath her feet remained unscathed, t, seemingly unblemished by the baptism of fire and fury that had enveloped the area earlier. ¡°Selective Fire, that is quite the Exclusive Skill. It is capable of transforming everything you touch into powerful explosives.¡± The woman in white nodded her head and a trace of admiration could be seen on her face. ¡°However, as powerful as the skill may be, the power consumption for using it is quite big. This is my first time seeing someone who can use this skill so many times.¡± Aunt me gritted her teeth. She raised her hands to hurl the bamboo poles again only to abruptly find that her hands were being bound by an unknown power. She could no longer move. Next, the woman in white extended one foot and took a step forward. The ground beneath her extended foot was none other than the huge crater created by Aunt me¡¯s bombardment. However, when that foot came down, the woman in white appeared right before Aunt me. Aunt me was astounded by the spectacle and she stared at the unfamiliar woman with disbelief. Could she be¡­ [S] ss?! But¡­ how is that possible? With the exception of the resident guilds from Zero City, the other Awakened guilds could not possibly possess [S] ss powerhouses. Forget [S] ss, even an [A+] ss powerhouse was a rare existence amongst them. And yet, this woman was someone she had never met before. When did this [S] ss Awakened appear amongst the guilds outside Zero City? Or¡­ Could she be the Exclusive ount of a high-ranking yer? Aunt me was in a bewildered state when she suddenly saw the woman in white smile. ¡°Forget it. Since the homeowner hase, I should hand you over to them.¡± After she said that, Aunt me noticed a figure jumping down from the third floor¡¯s corridor tond on the ground. The instant she saw the figure¡¯s face, she eximed, ¡°Chen Xiaolian?!¡± Chapter 732 What The Hell

Chapter 732 What The Hell

GOR Chapter 732 What The Hell? Hearing the sound of explosions outside, Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to go check it out. After assigning Qiao Qiao, Lun Tai and Bei Tai to protect Roddy, who was in the midst of restoring theputer systems, Yu Jiajia and Qiao Yifeng, Chen Xiaolian rushed toward the other end of the main building. As he was rushing through the corridor, he saw that the wall in front had been bombarded apart. By then, the sound of explosions hade to a halt. After jumping down the corridor to the ground, Chen Xiaolian saw Zhao Yun, who was d in white clothes. She had her back against him as she stood near the edge of the distant bamboo forest. There before Zhao Yun was a woman in red-coloured skin-tight attire. There was arge crater on the ground beneath him, the result of the earlier series of explosions. The destructive power of the intruder shocked Chen Xiaolian. The resort had been renovated by Adam, the mini robot, before. Although its durability was not quite at the level of a fortress, the concrete and other materials used for its construction were the best that money can buy. And yet, in mere minutes, the intruder had bombarded down even a wall. Those attacks were truly powerful. Thankfully though, Zhao Yun had already taken action. There was naturally no need for Chen Xiaolian to worry. Stop joking! She was a monstrous existence on par with Shen and Mr San. With her here, what was there to worry about? A certain Awakened guild wasunching a surprise attack? Screw them! Even if all the yers involved in the destruction of Zero City were toe together, minus Shen of course, Chen Xiaolian was certain that Zhao Yun could kill them all. However, Chen Xiaolian was shocked to hear the woman in red call out his name. Leaping his way through the crater, Chen Xiaolian made his way to the bamboo forest. There, he stood beside Zhao Yun and regarded the woman in red. Both her hands were held aloft, each of them holding on to a freshly-cut bamboo pole. It was apparent that she had wanted to hurl them forward when she was abruptly stopped. There was no need to question it. Zhao Yun was surely the one who stopped her. The woman appeared to be less than 30 years old. Her elegant facial features revealed a violent temperament. As for her body, with the skin-tight attire entuating her bodily curves, she appeared almost perfect. And yet, after carefully considering it, Chen Xiaolian was unable to recall ever meeting this woman. ¡°Who are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°I am sure we have never met each other before. How do you know my name?¡± ¡°You have never met me, but I have seen you before,¡± said Aunt me with an icy tone. ¡°Is Qiao Yifeng here right now?¡± ¡°As expected, you are here for him.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°However¡­ ¡­ you can forget about it. He is currently under our protection. It doesn¡¯t matter who you are, you can just forget about getting your hands on him.¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian! Is that you?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears caught the faint voice. Although it sounded faint, it would appear that the speaker was doing his best to shout out those words. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced and he shifted his attention toward Aunt me¡¯s ear to see a miniaturemunication device hanging down from her ear. The voice hade from the device. ¡°It¡¯s me! Fatty! Damn, why are you on the ind?¡± Fatty Fan! Skyde¡¯s son, the non-Awakened member of de Mountain me Sea Guild. While the majority of Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s current assets hade from the negotiation results between Chen Xiaolian and Bluesea, a small portion of them was actually a gift from Fatty Fan. Were it not for his actions back then, sending Chen Xiaolian to retrieve the painting, Chen Xiaolian would not have ended up entering the painting and meeting Skyde, thereby obtaining Skyde¡¯s power. When he finally met up with Bluesea in Zero City once more, he had wanted to meet Fatty again, only for Bluesea to inform him that he had already sent Fatty out of Zero City. Since then, the two of them had not met each other again. Chen Xiaolian hastily stepped forward, moving to stand beside Aunt me. Reaching his hand out, he plucked out themunication device and ced it on his ear. ¡°I am the one who should be asking you, what are you doing here? And this woman, who¡­¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped. He turned to look at Aunt me. ¡°You are¡­ ¡­ Thunderme?¡± ¡°That is right! Damn it! This is so awkward¡­¡± Fatty sounded extremely anxious. ¡°Uhh¡­ ¡­ did Aunt me hurt you?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a wry smile. ¡°Please don¡¯t fight! We are all on the same side! I will hurry over and exin the situation. Control your ind¡¯s defensive system and don¡¯t let it shoot me!¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian ended the call before informing his guild members about it, dismissing their state of high alert. Then, he turned towards Zhao Yun. ¡°Thank you, Sister Yun. However¡­ ¡­ she is actually ourpanion. Only, there was a misunderstanding. I will have to trouble you to undo her restraints.¡± Zhao Yun nodded her head. Without making any overt movements, the restraints on Aunt me suddenly came loose and both her hands, which were still holding onto the bamboo poles, hung down. ¡°Go ahead and chat amongst yourselves, I will be heading back now.¡± Nodding at Chen Xiaolian, Zhao Yun then walked towards the main building. She did not jump into the main building through the busted wall. Instead, she slowly made her way through the main entrance, pushing open the ss door as she did. ¡°Thunderme¡­ ¡­ mm, you are Qiao Qiao¡¯s aunt. So, I should be addressing you as aunt.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to face Aunt me only to find her looking at Zhao Yun. There was more shock than rage in her eyes. ¡°Who is that woman?¡± It wasn¡¯t until Zhao Yun¡¯s figure had disappeared did Aunt me turn around to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I did not expect your guild to have an [S] ss expert. However, even though she is still so young, she is quite arrogant.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. ¡°How old do you think I am?¡± Aunt me suddenly asked Chen Xiaolian. It was an unexpected question. ¡°Thirty¡­ ¡­ something?¡± Judging by Aunt me¡¯s face, she would appear to be around twenty something years old. However, Chen Xiaolian knew that the physical bodies of veteran Awakened ones would look youngerpared to their real age. Since Aunt me was Qiao Qiao¡¯s aunt, she must be at least over 30 years old. ¡°I am already 45 years old,¡± answered Aunt me with a sneer. ¡°How could that little girl be older than me? And yet, she dared to call me little girl just now?¡± Aunt me gave Chen Xiaolian a nce and said, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that she is already in her eighties with that kind of tender face. By enhancing physical attributes, Awakened ones can indeed make themselves look younger. However, there is a limit to such a method.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head, a rueful smile on his face. There was a trace of aggrievement in Aunt me¡¯s words. However, Chen Xiaolian could also sense a trace of boastful arrogance within her words. ¡°I am already 45 years old, but I look to be in my twenties. This is not simply due to the enhancements to my attributes, but also due to my perfect maintenance regiment.¡± ¡°Sister Yun¡­ ¡­ she is not a member of my guild. She is just a friend who is temporarily staying here. I am myself uncertain regarding her age,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly as he shook his head. He had considered it for a moment. In the end, he decided against revealing Zhao Yun¡¯s identity. ¡°ording to what you said earlier, you did not capture Qiao Yifeng. Instead, you are protecting him?¡± Aunt me chose to move away from the earlier topic of discussion. ¡°Where is he now?¡± ¡°He is in the building. My guild members are protecting him now.¡± Chen Xiaolian knew what Aunt me meant. ¡°Some misceneous guilds have set their sights on him and his bodyguards ended up dying. So, he came looking for me. I had only just brought him here myself. To think that you would appear here this very night.¡± ¡°Bring me to him. There is no problem with that, is there?¡± Aunt me nodded her head. ¡°Of course not.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. He turned and walked toward the main building. ¡°This way, please.¡± He brought Aunt me to the conference room. By then, Roddy and the others have already brought Qiao Yifeng there. As Yu Jiajia was still drunk, Qimu Xi brought her to another room to rest. Xia Xiaolei went to the dock to ept Fatty. When Qiao Yifeng saw Aunt me, a look of disbelief abruptly appeared on his face. ¡°What are you staring at me for?¡± After entering the conference room, Aunt me sat herself down on the biggest sofa there. Next, she rolled up her eyes. ¡°If you don¡¯t like seeing me, I will take my leave.¡± It was apparent that she was still nursing a feeling of irritation after getting easily subjugated by Zhao Yun earlier. ¡°No. I just didn¡¯t expect you to appear here, Ah Yu¡­¡± All this time, Qiao Yifeng had maintained the same attitude toward Chen Xiaolian. However, after seeing Aunt me, all traces of his ill-temper disappeared. Instead, there was an awkward smile on his face as he spoke. But he was quickly interrupted by Aunt me. ¡°What Ah Yu? Is that something you get to say? Do I not have a name?¡± Despite Aunt me¡¯s retort, Qiao Yifeng dared not say anything in response. He simply sighed and said, ¡°Yun Yan¡­¡± ¡°Call me Thunderme!¡± Aunt me raised her legs. Next, her feet, which were wearing high heels, descended heavily upon the coffee table. ¡°All right, Thunderme¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng revealed a wry smile. ¡°How did you find me?¡± ¡°What else should I have done? Should I have allowed you to be caught and killed?¡± Aunt me red at Qiao Yifeng. ¡°Who could have known you would run over to Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°He is my daughter¡¯s boyfriend. Back then, I had nowhere else to go to, so¡­¡± Qiao Yifeng furrowed his brows. Just as he was about to continue his words, Aunt me interrupted him, ¡°I know, Fatty had already informed me about him being in a rtionship with Qiao Qiao. However, there is one thing I am unaware about. When did Qiao Qiao be an Awakened?¡± ¡°Aunt me, what are you talking about?¡± The door to the room was pushed open and Xia Xiaolei led Fatty into the room. Fatty, upon entering the room, heard Aunt me¡¯s words and stared with peculiar look on his face. ¡°I never said that. Who is Qiao Qiao?¡± Aunt me turned and threw a re at Fatty. ¡°Back then, you were the one who told me that Chen Xiaolian is in a rtionship with Qiao Yifeng¡¯s daughter. What, have you forgotten about that?¡± ¡°That is true.¡± It would appear that Fatty had rushed over. He was wiping away the seat on his face with his sleeves when Aunt me threw the re at him, causing him to tremble in fear. ¡°But¡­ ¡­ who is Qiao Qiao? Uncle Qiao¡¯s daughter¡­ ¡­ isn¡¯t it Yu Jiajia?¡± Hearing the exchange between the two, Qiao Yifeng¡¯s face turned grim once more. ¡°Aunt me, I am Xiaolian¡¯s girlfriend.¡± Qiao Qiao walked over and sat down beside Aunt me. Holding her hand, Qiao Qiao then whispered into her ear. ¡°This matter¡­ ¡­ is slightlyplicated. I will exin it to you.¡± As Qiao Qiao was her niece, all Aunt me did in response was to cast a puzzled look at Qiao Qiao. She did not throw a temper. Instead, she simply nodded her head. ¡°All right, Fatty. Exin to me what is up with you two.¡± Seeing Qiao Qiao exin the situation to Thunderme, Chen Xiaolian turned to Fatty. Fatty sent a cautious nce at Aunt me. Seeing her leaning to the side to listen to Qiao Qiao¡¯s exnation, he wiped off the sweat on his face. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ didn¡¯t know this ind is yours. We thought that Uncle Qiao and Jiajia were captured¡­¡± After listening to Fatty¡¯s brief exnation, Chen Xiaolian was able to understand what was going on. Thunderme had also been forced to participate in the previous Changban Hillside instance dungeon. As she was a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild, she did not make contact with Jiang Long before entering the instance dungeon. Moreover, she left Cao Cao¡¯s camp right after entering the instance dungeon, making zero contact with any of the other Awakened participants throughout the instance dungeon. After leaving the instance dungeon, however, she happened to encounter a member of de Mountain me Sea Guild who was on the verge of death. The fellow had seen Thunderme before in the past. Thus, he was able to recognize her. Before passing away, he informed Thunderme that two guilds have figured out his group¡¯s identity as members of de Mountain me Sea Guild. In order to figure out the whereabouts of the remnant forces of Zero City, the two guilds wanted to capture Qiao Yifeng. His group had been protecting Qiao Yifeng to allow him to escape. However, they were helplessly outnumbered and he finally received a fatal wound. Although Thunderme had already left de Mountain me Sea Guild, she could not simply let this slide. Relying on the tracking capabilities of Fatty¡¯s electronic devices, the two of them pursued Qiao Yifeng¡¯s trail all the way to Jinling. Back then, Qiao Yifeng, who was being pursued by the two guilds, never realized that Thunderme was also trying to track his whereabouts. Later Thunderme and Fatty arrived at Tuping Mountain only to see the remnant traces of a battle there. Thunderme thought that Qiao Yifeng had finally been captured and was taken to the enemy base. Even though the Tidal Fighter that Roddy piloted had been equipped with cloaking function, Fatty¡¯s detection device just happened to be capable of detecting Tidal Fighters. Thus, they followed the Tidal Fighter¡¯s trail and reached the ind. After all, that equipment was a product of Zero City. ¡°Back then, I did not even consider that it might be you¡­¡± Fatty scratched his head with a sheepish grin on his face. ¡°You¡¯ve seen Aunt me¡¯s temper for yourself. Was there anything I could say to dissuade her?¡± ¡°Come to think of it, I have never met her before, did I?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°So why did she call out my name when she saw me just now?¡± ¡°About that¡­¡± Fatty appeared troubled by the question. ¡°We stalked you once before,¡± Aunt me answered bluntly. ¡°I have already seen a hundred of your pictures. How can I not recognize you?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Prior to when Nightmareunched a sneak attack on him, Chen Xiaolian had sensed that someone was stalking him. However, he managed to shake them off. When Nightmare then utilized his mental skill to trap Chen Xiaolian in the dreamscape, he encountered Fatty. Back then, Chen Xiaolian felt puzzled by the experience. Why did Fatty appear in the dreamscape? Later on, however, he ced those thoughts aside. Only now, having heard Fatty¡¯s exnation, did he finally understand. ¡°At that time, we thought that you were somehow connected to Zero City¡¯s disappearance¡­¡± Fatty cast a wry smile at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I had wanted to directly go meet you and ask you about it. However, Aunt me did not trust you. Thus, we secretly followed you. In the end, though, you shook us off and never appeared again¡­¡± ¡°So, did you manage to make contact with Zero City¡¯s forces?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked Fatty. ¡°No.¡± Fatty shook his head helplessly. ¡°Aunt me and I have tried countless methods, but all themunication channels have been cut off. We are simply incapable of finding them.¡± Chen Xiaolian gently nodded his head and pondered the matter. ¡°You should take Uncle Qiao with you.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Fatty was stunned. Then, he cast a cautious nce at Thunderme before leaning in closer towards Chen Xiaolian. He whispered, ¡°The rtionship between Aunt me and Uncle Qiao is not that good. When we found out that there are those who would capture and kill Uncle Qiao, her feelings ofradeship spurred her to take action. However, now that you have a safe ce here for him, I think¡­¡± ¡°My ce is more unsuitable.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He turned towards Aunt me. He could see that Qiao Qiao had finished exining the matter to her. Chen Xiaolian then spoke to Qiao Yifeng, ¡°Uncle Qiao, if you are unwilling to trust me and Qiao Qiao, you should at least believe that Aunt me would never lie to you, right?¡± Qiao Yifeng¡¯s head was lowered and he remained silent. Earlier, when Qiao Qiao was exining the matter to Aunt me, she did not lower her voice. Thus, Qiao Yifeng had been able to hear her as well. In the beginning, Qiao Yifeng was still feeling dubious about it. At any rate, Qiao Qiao was not refreshed as a normal human after her death. Instead, the system erased all traces of her existence. This case was apletely unprecedented one. At present, however, he could see that Aunt me remembered Qiao Qiao¡¯s existence while Fatty, an ordinary human like him, could not. Putting all those factors together, it would appear that what Chen Xiaolian said was most likely the truth. ¡°Despite your age, you can¡¯t even remember the daughter from your first wife. Is there a difference between you and trash?¡± Aunt me red at Qiao Yifeng and snorted coldly. ¡°Instead, you are holding onto the illegitimate one like a treasure.¡± Qiao Yifeng had always harboured a sense of guilt towards his deceased wife. Thus, he remained silent despite the harsh words from Aunt me. He simply hung his head down in silence. ¡°Fine, you will be following me after this.¡± After Aunt me was done lecturing Qiao Yifeng, her voice took a more gentle tone despite the displeased look on her face. ¡°Even though the members of de Mountain me Sea Guild are disappointing, they are not so bad that they will need to ask other guilds for help. Chen Xiaolian¡­¡± She turned to face Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Back then, what happened in Zero City?¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°I had already informed Uncle Qiao about it when I saved him. You can ask him yourselfter on. I¡­¡± Halfway through, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice came to a halt. He had suddenly disappeared from the sofa. Everyone in the room was stunned. There were no traces of a struggle, no indication of anything. And yet, a living human had simply disappeared. Silence. Silence¡­ ¡°Xiaolian? Where did you go?¡± After a few seconds of silence, Qiao Qiao tried calling out with a frown on her face. No response. Qiao Qiao¡¯s face sank and she jumped to her feet. Her trembling eyes were fixed upon the sofa that Chen Xiaolian was seated upon. There was a concave shape on the leather sofa, indicating that there had been something weighing down on it earlier. At present, however, it was gradually rising back to its original shape. Everyone else had gotten to their feet, looks of confusion on their faces. ¡°Xiaolian,e out! Don¡¯t joke around with us!¡± Qiao Qiao shouted as loud as she could and there were traces of sobbing in her voice. ¡°Xiaolian, answer me!¡± ¡°Guild Leader, can you hear me?¡± Both Lun Tai and Bei Tai were using their guild channel to message Chen Xiaolian. However, neither of them received any reply. Roddy immediately retrieved out the four Sentinel mechs from his storage equipment. Ignoring how far down the ground was rtive to their present room, he sent the mechs smashing through the windows. Afternding on the ground, they activated their automatic enemy lock-on mode. At the same time, Roddy also pulled out a portableputer. Opening it, he hastily checked the resort¡¯s security system. Likewise, the others had also entered a battle-ready stance. Roddy carefully checked through all the systems before looking up. Heboured to utter out, ¡°No¡­ ¡­ enemies.¡± The security system had been fully restored earlier and nothing irregr had urred since then. Even Xia Xiaolei¡¯s radar revealed that no one was using any skills nearby. In other words, this was not an enemy attack. However, Chen Xiolian was not the one who left¡­ ¡­ even if something urgent did pop up, requiring his leave, he would have at least informed them about it first. The current situation was something beyond their understanding. A living person, who was in the midst of speaking, had suddenly disappeared into thin air before their very eyes. This is¡­ What the Hell? [TL: Umm, if you notice any discrepancy in details¡­ ¡­ remember to just keep calm and me magic. ] Chapter 733 Own Place

Chapter 733 Own ce

GOR Chapter 733 Own ce ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian, who was in the midst of talking, found himself suddenly staring into darkness. Everything before his eyes abruptly disappeared. It was as though a huge hand had suddenly yanked him away from where he was before twisting and contracting furiously. The sudden force nearly shredded him to pieces. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian thought that he had died. At the very least, he believed that he was likely going to die soon. Thankfully, the pain onlysted for an instant before immediately dissipating. His body mmed heavily onto the ground and a new scene emerged before his eyes. One mu of grassynd rested beneath him (1 mu = 667 square metres). Above the grassynd was a clear blue sky. Raising his head, Chen Xiaolian looked around to see that there was a piece of stone b ced in the middle of the meadow. A number of peculiar items have been ced in a circle around the stone b. There was a tortoise shell, a stone stool, a tree stump¡­ Room Zero! Chen Xiaolian would never forget the furnishing within this room, even on pain of death. Back then, it was here that he had lost a portion of his memories. By the time he came to, Zero City¡¯s entrance had been opened. Chen Xiaolian had attempted to find out what happened from Zero City. However, no matter how he tried, he could not get any answer. He had personally erased his own memories of that time using the highest authority. Chen Xiaolian shakily got up and looked around. There were several people standing within the meadow. Zhao Yun. Mr San. Shen. Even the two ancient monsters from the Romania instance dungeon, the red-haired woman and the punk youngster, were there. The only one that Chen Xiaolian did not recognize was a man with red hair. What is going on here? I was just in the resort, talking to Thunderme. How did I end up in Zero City¡¯s Room Zero the next second? This is just¡­ ¡­ what the Hell? ¡°Duwei!¡± Before Chen Xiaolian could dwell too much into it, he heard Shen shout out. Chen Xiaolian had encountered Shen a number of times before. Every time he did, Shen would have that nonchnt look on his face. Even during Zero City¡¯s destruction, when everyone was suddenly teleported out from Zero City, Shen had not revealed such an agitated look. Indeed, his face was currently distorted. Shen was looking at the red-haired man. ¡°I had originally assumed that there would never be a chance or need to activate the emergency mode to summon everyone into Room Zero.¡± Duwei smiled as he looked back at Shen. ¡°After so many years, we are finally united once again. Isn¡¯t this something worth celebrating? Look, even Little Yun is back.¡± Having said that, Duwei turned to look at Zhao Yun. Smiling, he said, ¡°Congrattions on your return to thend of the living.¡± Zhao Yun merely gave a gentle nod. ¡°What happened? Why did you activate the emergency mode?¡± ¡°Because one of us wants to take the Oddity for himself.¡± Duwei cast a smile at Shen. ¡°Did you think that by gathering everyone, you can stop me?¡± After his momentary loss ofposure, Shen returned to his normal state of calmness. However, there was still a displeased look on his face. ¡°Duwei, amongst all present here, you should be the only one who knows what I have obtained, no?¡± ¡°Of course. I not only know what you obtained, I also know what you obtained.¡± Duwei repeated his words. However, it would appear that the two sentences were not referring to the same thing. ¡°The moment you snatched away the first one from the religious fanatics from Jerusalem, I understood.¡± ¡°If you understand, why must you do something so pointless?¡± said Shen with a cold tone. ¡°We have been friends for so long, after all. Must you force me to kill you all before taking the Oddity away? Besides¡­¡± His gaze swept past the others. ¡°Are you certain that they will help you?¡± ¡°To be able to gather together is a rare thing. Shouldn¡¯t we have a good chat first? Why must you talk about killing whenever you open your mouth?¡± Duwei smiled. Taking the lead, he walked to stand beside the stone b and sat down on the tree stump. ¡°I believe the others must be feeling very intrigued.¡± ¡°Cheng Cheng and I have spent the recent years within the instance dungeon. So, we do not know what is going on outside.¡± Gabriel smiled and walked towards the stone b as well before sitting down on the tortoise shell. Cheng Cheng¡¯s face was pale. Without looking at Shen, she moved to sit down on the straw bale. Zhao Yun quietly sat down on the saddle. Mr San walked towards the straw cushion and sat down before looking at Shen. Shen¡¯s gaze swept across the five of them. After some time, he finally let out a smile. ¡°Fine.¡± He walked towards the stone b as well. However, as he was about to sit down, his face abruptly gave a flicker. Surprisingly, he found that there was another seat beside the stone b. Shen extended his hand to point at the straw mat ced before the stone b. Without uttering a single word, he nced at the others. Duwei smiled. He turned his head to look at Chen Xiaolian, who was standing by himself some distance away. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, some sit at your ce.¡± ¡°I¡­ have we met?¡± Chen Xiaolian carefully regarded Duwei. ¡°Of course.¡± Duwei gave a care-free smile, revealing a pair of clear-white teeth. ¡°Furthermore, it happened here. Though, that portion of your memories are temporarily sealed off.¡± ¡°He¡­ here?¡± Hearing Duwei¡¯s words, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was suddenly thrown upside down. Although he had lost that portion of his memories, from what he could recall, he was certain that he had been alone when he entered Room Zero. If so, this red-haired man known as Duwei, just when¡­ ¡°I understand that you are feeling very intrigued right now and you wish to urgently find out about everything.¡± Duwei smiled. ¡°Especially¡­ ¡­ the erased memories. You have always been puzzled as to why you would give Zero City themand to open its entrance, no?¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly nodded his head. ¡°If so,e.¡± Duwei reached his hand out to pat the straw mat. ¡°When you erased your own memories, you also set a condition. Only by returning to Room Zero and sitting down on your own ce will those memories be unsealed.¡± ¡°How could you know¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Duwei. ¡°Naturally, it is because¡­¡± Duwei smiled. ¡°Back then, I was here.¡± Chen Xiaolian stopped talking. Instead, he strode towards the straw mat and sat down. The instant he sat down, a crashing sound rang within his mind. It was as though a dam had suddenly copsed and countless memories surged forward. ¡­ ¡°I should sit in¡­ ¡­ my own ce¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was seated cross-legged some distance away from the stone b. He was gnashing his teeth and his hair was a mess. There was a vacant spot beside the six seats. However, there was nothing there. He had already tried all the six seats before. None of them would allow him to sit on them. As for the vacant spot, no matter what Chen Xiaolian ced there to serve as a seat, it would be repelled off by an unknown power. Chen Xiaolian had spent nearly an hour within Room Zero. And yet, he was still incapable of figuring out how to sit upon the so-called ¡®his own ce¡¯. As for Zero City, after uttering that final sentence, it had gone silent. No matter how hard Chen Xiaolian shouted at it, it continued to say nothing. ¡°Damn it! Just what is ¡®my own ce¡¯?! Zero City! Say something!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted into the sky loudly once again, but received no response. If Zero City were to appear before him, Chen Xiaolian would actually send his fist towards Zero City¡¯s face. I already possess the inceptive temte. Why are you ying a riddle with me? A tortoise shell, a saddle, a tree stump¡­ there are six strange-looking seats here. In other words, six people founded Zero City. What about me? ording to Zero City, I have a temte on me. Which of the six founders does my temte belong to? At the very least, Chen Xiaolian was certain that it was not Bai Qi. Zero City had already informed him before. Bai Qi was also in possession of an inceptive temte. In fact, his temte¡¯s degree ofpatibility, in certain aspects, was higher than Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. However¡­ Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind suddenly skipped a beat. Due to his state as a War Soul, the present Bai Qi had lost his normal cognitive abilities. Even the act of speaking was a struggle for him. Other than his herculean level of strength, he was no different from a dunce. However, since Bai Qi too possessed an inceptive temte, he may be able to provide me with some hints! Having reached that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to summon Bai Qi. Bai Qi, d in white clothes, slowly stepped out from a clump of smoke the colour of ck ink. ¡°Bai Qi, about this ce¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian had only just uttered those words when he suddenly became stunned. When Bai Qi turned to look at him, the gaze was no longer that of nkness. Rather, it was like that of a real person. Chapter 734 He Is Killing People

Chapter 734 He Is Killing People

GOR Chapter 734 Bai Qi lowered his head as he extended his palm outward. Looking at his palm, his brows furrowed slightly. ¡°Power¡­ ¡­ only so little remains.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°You have recovered your cognitive abilities?¡± ¡°Your body has Taiyi¡¯s temte?¡± Bai Qi ignored Chen Xiaolian¡¯s question. Instead, there was a minor look of surprise on his face as he regarded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Taiyi? Who is that?¡± Bai Qi¡¯s question left Chen Xiaolian in a state of confusion. Bai Qi had, without any prior indication, recovered his cognitive abilities. That alone was a shocker for Chen Xiaolian. And now, the name that Bai Qi mentioned was one that Chen Xiaolian had never heard before. Bai Qi turned around to look at the stone b and the odd-looking seats around it. A smile suddenly appeared on his face. ¡°In the past, they offered it to me, but I rejected it. Now that I want it, the opportunity is lost.¡± ¡°I say¡­ ¡­ can you give me a proper exnation?¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke louder, a frown on his face. ¡°No matter how you cut it, you are still my War Soul¡­ ¡­ also, Zero City mentioned that I need to find my own ce here to obtain the authority. Do you know where that ce is?¡± ¡°Looks like I am quite lucky,¡± said Bai Qi as he turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Come.¡± After saying that, he moved to stand before the only vacant spot around the stone b. ¡°Here, put down your seat.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a wry smile. ¡°I had already tried it many times earlier¡­¡± Before Chen Xiaolian could finish his words, Bai Qi raised up the sword in his right hand. Aiming the tip of the sword at his finger, he made a gentle cut on it. A drop of blood fell on the grass. ¡°Because your temte is iplete.¡± Bai Qi turned to look at Chen Xiaolian once more. ¡°Stand upon my blood and imagine the shape of the seat that you want. Then, sit down.¡± ¡°Shape that¡­ I want?¡± Chen Xiaolian moved to stand on the spot where Bai Qi¡¯s droplet of blood hadnded. Judging from Bai Qi¡¯s words, it would appear that the existing seats were randomly set by the other founders. ¡°The shape is unimportant. Anything you like will do. However, be quick,¡± said Bai Qi coolly. ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian shut his eyes before sitting down. This time, Chen Xiaolian was not pushed away. As he was halfway through his sitting down motion, a straw mat suddenly appeared beneath him. Originally, Chen Xiaolian had considered putting the Iron Throne there. Or perhaps, the Frozen Throne from World of Warcraft, a truly magnificent sight to behold. However, after considering how simplistic the other seats around him were, Chen Xiaolian decided against it. He did not want his seat to appear too ring. ¡°Inceptive temte verificationplete. Chen Xiaolian, you have obtained full authority over me.¡± The moment Chen Xiaolian sat down upon the straw mat, Zero City¡¯s monotone voice finally rang out once more. ¡°So, what can I do now?¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his hands as he stood up. He was so overjoyed, it felt as though he could fly right up into the sky. Today seems to be my lucky day. Not only did he manage to obtain authority over Zero City, Bai Qi had recovered his cognitive abilities as well. He was once Mr San¡¯spanion and good friend. Thus, his level of strength should be no weakerpared to Mr San. ¡°You now haveplete authority. From this moment onwards, as long as you are within Zero City, you may give me anymands.¡± Zero City¡¯s words made Chen Xiaolian burst with joy. ¡°So¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment. ¡°Making my Meteor Rock Guild a resident guild of Zero City, is that possible?¡± ¡°Yes. You may change the settings for the resident guilds of Zero City as you like. You may allow any guild to join and you may kick out any guild.¡± ¡°Letting Zero City create a mine that belongs exclusively to my guild, just like that C11 mine that produces Star Sand, is that also possible?¡± ¡°Yes. However, I do not rmend this.¡± Zero City¡¯s voice was dry and monotone, but what it said caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart to palpitate to the point where it could practically jump out from his chest. ¡°In regr operation mode, the existing guilds can only passively receive the quests that I issue out. In your case, however, you may directly transfer out the avable resources within Zero City and use them.¡± ¡°You mean¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with widened eyes and asked cautiously, ¡°I do not need to create any mines? If I want Star Sand, I can simply ask them from you? I can have however much I want?¡± ¡°There are twenty-three rare resources, Star Sand included, that can be provided. However, as Zero City¡¯s primary world module has been critically damaged, it is currently impossible to carry out production operations. Only the avable materials may be provided. The list is as follows: Sting Stone at 34,145 units, Dazzling cksteel at 93,468,344 units, zing Firite at 41,113 units, Star Sand at 866,644 units, Aquavine Fruits at 932,451 units¡­¡± ¡°Stop it, stop it!¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°I don¡¯t know what those items are right now. First, tell me, the unit that you mentioned, is it in grams or kilogrammes?¡± Zero City answered swiftly. ¡°It¡¯s tonnes.¡± Chen Xiaolian felt his vision turning ck and he nearly fell on his back. Don¡¯t joke around! With the exception of Star Sand, Chen Xiaolian had never even heard of the other rare resources that Zero City mentioned earlier. The amount for each of the resources¡­ ¡­ at minimum, they were in the seven digits. Seven digits. This¡­ ¡­ can they still be called rare resources, oi! For Meteor Rock Guild, that was an astronomical number. As long as Chen Xiaolian was willing, that massive amount of resources will be his alone to enjoy. Zero City¡¯s resident guilds? Thorned Flower Guild? With so much resources to enhance their strength¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was confident that Meteor Rock Guild could, within one month¡¯s time, be the number one guild within the Awakened circle. This feeling of joy¡­ ¡­ its arrival was simply too abrupt. ¡°Other than¡­ ¡­ those resources, what else can I get?¡± Chen Xiaolian steadied his palpitating heart, fearing that he might abruptly die from happiness. He asked cautiously, ¡°Zero City¡­ ¡­ can it give me points?¡± ¡°No.¡± This time, Zero City¡¯s answer did not ce Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart at risk. ¡°Points are something that the main world issues. I do not possess the ability to create or provide points. However, Zero City¡¯s internal production system can create its own technological equipment. Do you want me to provide you with a list?¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. Zero City¡¯s answer was well within his expectations. Points were used to purchase items and skills from the system. Thus, it was the equivalent of a currency issued by the system. If Zero City could casually provide points as well, it would be the equivalent of printing out counterfeit bank notes. Even so, the existing benefits were sufficient for Chen Xiaolian to wonder if he was dreaming. Tidal Fighters¡­ Thunderstorm Tanks¡­ Echo Dragon Fighters¡­ Sentinel mechs¡­ Wargod Raiding Suits¡­ Star Destroyer Missile Launchers¡­ Zero City listed down the equipment that it could provide. While Chen Xiaolian knew of some of the items mentioned, there were some that he had never even heard of. All the resources required to manufacture those equipment were stored within Zero City¡¯s warehouses. Unlike de Mountain me Sea Guild, a resident guild of Zero City, Chen Xiaolian need simply give themand for Zero City to begin the manufacturing process. He did not even need to provide the required resources. Compared to the outside world, Zero City was just a small world. For a guild, though, it was still a vast existence. If Chen Xiaolian wished for it, even if Meteor Rock Guild was a hundred times its present size, he could still give all its members technological arsenal of the highest level, from individual equipment all the way torge-scale vehicles. Forcing down his beating heart, which was about to burst apart, Chen Xiaolian finished reading the list of items provided by Zero City. ¡°Firstly, let my guild join the list of resident guilds of Zero City¡­ ¡­ no, forget it. Just give every member from Meteor Rock Guild the clearance to enter and exit Zero City.¡± After considering it, Chen Xiaolian decided against making his guild a resident guild for the time being. Zero City¡¯s Board of Patriarchs would certainly notice if a new guild rose to be a resident guild of Zero City. If that were to ur, Chen Xiaolian would have a difficult time exining the situation to them. Naturally, he could also choose to expel the other guilds from Zero City, making Zero City a ce exclusive for Meteor Rock Guild. It was as Bluesea had mentioned before. Zero City was like an empty building. Its original owners have disappeared and the present resident guilds were simply tenants living within the building. At present, its owner, Chen Xiaolian, had returned. He also brought with him the deed for the building. Thus, he possessed the power to expel all the tenants out from this building. The problem here was¡­ ¡­ by doing so, he and everyone else on Meteor Rock Guild would be the enemies of the resident guilds of Zero City. Although Zero City could provide a seemingly endless amount of resources and powerful technological equipment, it could not provide points. Those resources and equipment represented external strength. In order to enhance their own personal strength, Chen Xiaolian and hispanions had to leave Zero City andplete instance dungeon quests. If he were to make an enemy of the other resident guilds, his party would surely be themon enemy of every Awakened and yer in future instance dungeons. Given Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s present level of strength, even if he were to add the various existing equipment within Zero City to its strength, Chen Xiaolian believed that Meteor Rock Guild was still incapable of winning against the entire Awakened circle. No one would feel suspicious if his guild members only possessed the clearance to enter and exit Zero City. They should first hide themselves. Then, by relying on Zero City¡¯s vast amount of resources and equipment, Chen Xiaolian was confident that Meteor Rock Guild could, within six months¡¯ time, be an existence that no other Awakened guild couldpete against. ¡°Understood. Every member of Meteor Rock Guild has received the right to freely enter and exit Zero City,¡± Zero City¡¯s emotionless and mechanical voice responded. ¡°Do you have any other arrangements?¡± ¡°None for now.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it. Suddenly, he felt something amiss. Earlier, he had been too upied with his conversation with Zero City. The summoned Bai Qi, on the other hand, had not made his presence known during that time. Chen Xiaolian jerked his head back to find that his surroundings were empty. There was no trace of Bai Qi. In his personal system, he could see that Bai Qi was still released and had yet to return to the Tiger Token. ¡°Bai Qi¡­ ¡­ where did he go?¡± Chen Xiaolian checked his surroundings. The grassynd within Room Zero was not particrly wide. Not to mention, there were nothing else there. With the exception of the stone b and the seats around it, he could see that there was no one else within the ce. Bai Qi¡­ ¡­ was no longer there. ¡°He left Room Zero and is presently within main city area of Zero City.¡± Zero City¡¯s answer was simple and straight to the point. ¡°Left? What is he doing there?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. The feelings of jubtion from obtaining authority over Zero City had muddled his thoughts and he forgot about Bai Qi. Now that he had regained hisposure, he began to sense something amiss. Bai Qi had suddenly recovered his cognitive abilities and Chen Xiaolian had yet to figure out why that happened. Originally, Chen Xiaolian had nned on asking Bai Qi about it after dealing with the matter regarding the authority over Zero City. However, the present situation felt somewhat odd. Since Bai Qi¡¯s debut, his attitude towards Chen Xiaolian was constantly that of coldness and indifference. When he found out that Chen Xiaolian possessed an inceptive temte within his body, he said something. Thinking back on it, Chen Xiaolian found something odd about those words. He had said, ¡°Looks like I am quite lucky.¡± The one to obtain the seat is me, so why¡­ ¡­ did he say he is lucky? As those thoughts were running through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind, he heard Zero City¡¯s reply. It was an indifferent and monotonous voice. However, those words caused every drop of blood within Chen Xiaolian to seemingly turn to ice. ¡°He is killing people.¡± Chapter 735 The Dead Angel

Chapter 735 The Dead Angel

GOR Chapter 735 The Dead Angel The Sea of Love¡­ Although it was presently not Zero City¡¯s opening period, there was still a small number of Awakened ones gathered here and there on the beach. Naturally, given Zero City¡¯s size, the resident guilds were not the only ones residing within Zero City. There were day-to-day facilities of varying sizes within Zero City. There were also the lesser production lines. The number of personnel required for those was too high and the members of the resident guilds alone were insufficient to fill up those spots. Although there was only a total of seven resident guilds in Zero City, there were also tens of other guilds, all of varying sizes, each working under the seven resident guilds. Depending on their level and size, the guilds could enter Zero City at differing times for a certain amount of time. Some of their more important members could stay longer within Zero City. The southern part of the Sea of Love was the entertainment district, filled with various bars and shops. By the outside world¡¯s standard, it was presently three in the afternoon. Normally, the artificial sun above should be sending golden rays of light down upon the beach, giving it a sense of warmth. However, there was only darkness above them. No clouds and no sun. Half an hour ago, the Awakened ones who were resting there found that all the lights around them had simultaneously gone dark all of a sudden. That included the artificial sky above their heads and the surrounding shops. Only after a few minutes had passed did the faint emergency lights began lighting up. However, they were only capable of maintaining their lowest level of illumination. By now, the dispersed Awakened ones had gathered on the beach in twos and threes as they spected what was happening. Even so, none of them panicked. Instead, their emotions leaned towards curiosity. The present situation was simr to that of¡­ power outage? However, that was too bewildering. There were no known instance of Zero City suffering from a power outage in the past. In fact, they had never imagined such a possibility. Still, the power will surely return soon. As long as they wait, everything will return to normalcy. The Board of Patriarchs and the Angel Corps have maintained Zero City¡¯s day-to-day operations perfectly all this time and it will surely continue on. After several minutes, however, an rm, which represented a state of emergency, rang out. The rm¡¯s rhythm was that of two lengthy rings followed by a short ring and another two lengthy rings. After that, the illumination from the surrounding streetlights too, changed from a dim light to a dark red light. Seeing that, a minor unrest began to rise from the Awakened ones. Some of them retrieved transports from their storage equipment, intending to head to the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ building in the North District and find out what was going on. Immediately after that, though, several teams from the Angel Corps appeared to stop them. Additionally, they also used the broadcasting system to dere martialw. ¡°I am Angel Corps¡¯ Omega Angel! Everyone is to immediately head to their own residence! If you are not in possession of permanent residence, return to your hotel rooms. If the doors to your room cannot be opened, just stay near your rooms.¡± A figure d in faint golden-coloured Angel mech armour rushed towards the Sea of Love. His face was partially covered and several other Angel Corps¡¯ members followed behind him. With a quick gesture, he directed those he could see to head towards themercial street and dispersed them. ¡°Zero City is now in a state of martialw. Before it is lifted, no one may move about without permission.¡± After hearing his announcement, everyone on the beach erupted into an uproar. No one could have imagined this. Zero City¡­ ¡­ entering a state of martialw? Some of the Awakened ones there began following Omega Angel¡¯s instructions to head towards themercial street. Others, however, moved towards Omega Angel, wanting to ask him what was going on. A soft thrumming sound rang out as a beam struck the ground beneath the frontmost Awakened, a female in bikini whose breasts rose up and down like the waves. The extreme heat from the beam instantly melted the sands to transform them into an angry, red-coloured liquid ss. ¡°This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill. Every street within Zero City must be cleared in 15 minutes. No questions and dys are allowed. The Angel Corps has received permission from the Board of Patriarchs to utilize force against anyone who remains in the streets!¡± Omega Angel raised his visor and cast an icy stare at the bikini-d woman. His mechanical voice carried with it an unquestionable atmosphere of authority. The bikini-d woman was nearly struck by the beam and had jumped backwards while holding back a scream. ¡°You, do you hear me?¡± Omega Angel raised his right arm slightly to aim right at the bikini-d woman¡¯s chest. Cyan-coloured smoke was still flowing out from the energy ster. ¡°I¡­ I hear you!¡± The bikini-d woman hastily nodded her head before running towards themercial street like a bunny, all the while avoiding the energy ster¡¯s range of attack. Omega Angel nodded his head and shifted his attention away from her to check the rest of the beach. After that incident, no one dared to stay behind. The Angel Corps had always represented absolute authority within Zero City. With the addition of the abnormal announcement, only a fool would attempt to defy the orders of a martialw. Although they do not understand what was going on, the best option for them at the moment was to obey. Seeing the diminishing number of people on the beach, Omega Angel nodded his head in satisfaction. Although he disliked being rough when giving orders, he was a high-ranking member of the Angel Corps. Thus, he was well aware of the urgency of their present situation. He did not know what had happened and what was needed to resolve their present situation. He also did not know when it could be resolved. However, there was one thing he could be certain of. The present situation was very abnormal. He was not a member of the IT department who were presently monitoring everything in the monitoring room. There was nothing he could do to help. All he could do was to give his all in enacting the martialw decree passed down by the Board of Patriarchs and Angel Wu. ¡°The beach is now clear. Let¡¯s go.¡± Omega Angel turned around. However, just as he was about to head towards themercial street, the corner of his eyes caught sight of a figure. A white figure. The Sea of Love was an artificial beach. However, those who chose toe to the beach would always wear either swimwear or beachwear. That way, they will not dampen the atmosphere in the beach. The man was slowly walking towards the beach from the sea. The sea waters reached his knees. And yet, the man was wearing white robes. That¡­ ¡­ was definitely not something to be worn on a beach. Additionally, Omega Angel was certain that this person was not here when he first arrived. ¡°Who goes there?! Report your name and the name of your guild!¡± As Omega Angel shouted those words out, he raised his right arm to aim the small energy ster on his wrist at the man in white. Omega Angel had just issued out martialw, but now, this man was walking at a rather leisurely pace. There were no signs of panic on his face at all. It would be more urate to say that there was no expression on his face at all. His hands were sped behind his back as he slowly walked forward. He was like a gentleman who had only just finished a high-ss lunch and was presently taking a stroll through his garden. ¡°I repeat, report your name and the name of your guild and immediately return to your own residence! Under martialw, the Angel Corps is authorized to utilize force against any dissidents!¡± Omega Angel shouted once again. However, the man in white simply continued to leisurely walk forward. ¡°Open fire!¡± By the time he growled out themand through the microphone near his throat, the Omega Angel had already fired out a beam towards the man in white. Without hesitation, the other Angels obeyed Omega Angel¡¯smand and their five-men squad opened up the muzzle of their Floater armour to open fire at the man in white. However, when the energy beams were but three metres away from the man in white, they were deflected away by an unknown power. It was as though they were projectiles that had struck a tough armour, only to ricochet away instead. Omega Angel¡¯s face sank slightly. The man they face¡­ ¡­ something about him was amiss. Terribly amiss. Tens of armourponents on his mech armour immediately slid upward to reveal the ster barrels beneath. ¡°Squad Five calling HQ. Squad Five calling HQ. A hostile person has been found in the Sea of Love. He refused to obey themand for martialw and we are now engaging him inbat as an enemy.¡± Even before he was done reporting, the tens of sters beneath his mech armour had simultaneously opened fire at the man in white. Fire everything! To Omega Angel¡¯s surprise, even this level of attack was ineffective. Be it the energy beams or the mini Vulcan autocannons, all the attacks made a peculiar curve three metres before the man in white and missed. A mini missile had exploded upon the ground, and the resulting fire and shockwave threw arge amount of sands upwards. However, none of the sands fell upon the man in white. Not only was the man in white unscathed, the sands and dust failed to even stain his clothes. After the fires from the explosion dissipated, Omega Angel saw a sword suddenly appear from the man¡¯s right hand. Next, the man in white swung forward at seemingly nothing. There was a distance of over 10 metres between the two of them. And yet, the moment the sword swung down, Omega Angel¡¯s mind screamed out in warning. It was the instinctive reaction born of years of near-death battles¡­ I am going to die! Ignoring the Board of Patriarchs¡¯ restriction on the use of thrusters, the Omega Angel, in that split second, activated the thrusters on his arms, legs and back, a total of five thrusters. He pushed them to their maximum output to charge to the sky. In less than half a second, he had darted up into the sky. His few Floating Angel subordinates raised their heads in shock to look at Omega Angel. They had no idea what just happened. Next, like a rocket that had failed to lift off, Omega Angel, after having only flown no more than 20 metres up, suddenly halted. Then, he fell headlong down the ground. As his falling figure was just halfway down, his body separated into two. His body was urately cut into two, from the head down to his crotch to produce two symmetrical bodies. It was as though someone had measured the length of Omega Angel¡¯s body before cutting it carefully with a pair of scissors. Next, the two pieces of Omega Angel¡¯s body, still d in his Floater mech armour, fell to the ground. The right portion of his body fell upon the sandy beach before tumbling a few times. The left portion of his body, however, fell diagonally and it thrust into the sand, causing the head and even the shoulder part to disappear into the sand. The four remaining members from the Angel Corps, the few Awakened ones from the peripheral guilds who were on their way to themercial street, all of them became bbergasted. Omega Angel¡­ ¡­ died just like that? Without any indication, without anything resembling bat¡¯, he had¡­ ¡­ died?! Chapter 736 One Slash

Chapter 736 One sh

GOR Chapter 736 One sh Bai Qi slowly walked towards Omega Angel¡¯s corpse. As he did, the four remaining Angel Corps¡¯ members slowly retreated. It was not due to theck of courage on their part. Rather, Omega Angel¡¯s death was too¡­ ¡­ sudden for them. When faced with something it could notprehend, the human brain would require a certain amount of time to ept what had happened before it could make a rational response. When Bai Qi finally reached the split corpse of Omega Angel, the four remaining angels had retreated tens of metres away. As for the other Awakened ones, they had forgotten about Omega Angel¡¯smand to leave quietly and orderly as they ran towards themercial street. Some had even retrieved flight gears out from their storage equipment. Bai Qi, on the other hand, merely lowered his head to look at Omega Angel¡¯s corpse. Next, he crouched down. When he finally stood up, his hand was holding a spherical metal object. Carefully gripping the metal sphere with two fingers, he inspected it before nodding secretly. After that, he kept the metal sphere away. ¡°Administrator.¡± ¡°I am here, what are yourmands?¡± Zero City¡¯s voice rang out from beside Bai Qi¡¯s ear. ¡°Close off all exits. No one is allowed to leave.¡± ¡°When Chen Xiaolian entered earlier, the system had already automatically stopped regr operation mode, cutting off all power supply and sealing off all entrance and exit passageways. They can only be opened with themand of an authority holder.¡± ¡°Very good.¡± Bai Qi revealed a pleased expression as he looked at the four angels before him. Once again, he raised up his sword before gently shing it down upon empty air. There was nothing fancy about his move. It was not even a fast sh. He was like a trainee who had just begun sword training and was practicing a sword move ording to the drillmaster¡¯s instruction. Without any warning, another angel was suddenly hacked into two, just like with Omega Angel. The remaining three took a step backwards. One amongst them did not hesitate to activate his thrusters, pushing it to the maximum to propel him towards Bai Qi. Flicking his right arm, he activated a beam de and shouted, ¡°Kia! Clipper! Retreat! Report to Angel Wu! The enemy is¡­¡± He shot forward like a meteor towards Bai Qi. However, he was only halfway through when his body was split into two. The lower portion of his body fell to the ground while the upper portion, propelled by the thrusters, continued to charge forward. ¡°[S] ss!¡± Bai Qi plucked out a metal sphere with his hand and the angel¡¯s upper body burst open like a blooming flower of blood. The two remaining angels exchanged nces. Next, they hastily activated their thrusters and they flew back. Bai Qi did not pay too much attention to the two angels, neither did he pursue them. He simply continued to walk forward at the same, unchanging pace. There was a higher number of Awakened ones before him. They were the members of the peripheral guilds who were in the process of fleeing away. ¡­ Within the monitoring hall, everyone of the monitoring personnel was nervously staring at the screen ced before them. None of them made any overt moves. Everyone there, regardless of their station, had attempted countless times. However, no matter what they did, they could not get any response from the system. At present, the only thing they could do was to stay in their stations and stare at the screen, hoping for a miracle. ¡°Sir Angel Wu, Sir Juncker, Sir Ronan, Sir Ironstream. If it is not inconvenient, may we step aside and have a talk?¡± After the emergency situation arose, the Guild Leader of the Miracle des Guild, Ironstream, Guild Leader of the Rodriar Guild, Juncker, Guild Leader of the Prestige Guild, Ronan, all rushed over to the monitoring room. Since finding out what had happened from Angel Wu and Bluesea, they had maintained a sullen expression. ¡°Talk about what?¡± Juncker cast an arrogant nce at Bluesea. During Blood Verdict, Chen Xiaolian, who represented de Mountain me Sea Guild, had killed off one of his guild members. However, that was not all. de Mountain me Sea Guild, which should have lost their spot as a resident guild of Zero City, managed to maintain their position. That truly displeased him. That was especially true when Bluesea¡¯s strength was put into consideration. He was only at [A+] ss. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Angel Wu nodded his head. Without waiting for Ronan¡¯s reply, he turned around to walk towards the hall. Pushing open a small door, he then turned to face the two Angel Corps¡¯ personnel and said, ¡°I will be discussing some matters with the Patriarchs. Do not disturb us no matter what happens.¡± Bluesea followed Angel Wu in. Ronan and Juncker exchanged nces before following suit. After making his way past the corridor, Angel Wu pushed open a door leading into a small room. He made his way in and sat down before waiting for the others do the same. ¡°Out with it, Bluesea. What is in your mind?¡± ¡°I want all the guilds to go to its highestbat-ready state. Every member at [A] ss and above must be ready to do battle at any moment.¡± After sitting down, Bluesea did not beat around the bush and simply said his mind. ¡°Currently, the Knights of Darkness Guild Leader, Aderick, and the Light of Magic Guild Leader, ire, are stuck in their resource pocket dimensions. As for the Indestructible Diamond Guild Leader, that fellow is currently not within Zero City. We have no right to give their guilds any orders. However, the remaining four resident guilds must be prepared for anything.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Ronan stared at him. ¡°At present, the issue is with Zero City¡¯s system and not an enemy invasion. How could putting our guilds in abat-ready state help the system recover?¡± ¡°Tsk! Sir Angel Wu, it seems someone is looking down on your Angel Corps!¡± Juncker gave a chuckle as he shook his head at Angel Wu. ¡°Hasn¡¯t the Angel Corps initiated an emergency mobilization of all their members? It seems this fellow believes that the Angel Corps is insufficient to maintain order in Zero City.¡± ¡°I believe that is not what Bluesea is talking about.¡± Angel Wu shook his head calmly, ignoring the provocation within Juncker¡¯s words. However, he turned to look at Bluesea. ¡°There needs to be a suitable reason for the mobilization of every member from the four resident guilds. If you have a reliable evidence, I hope it will be able to convince them and me.¡± ¡°I have no evidence. This is just a personal concern of mine.¡± Bluesea shook his head. ¡°The reason I wanted us to step away from the monitoring room is because I fear this topic might cause the other guild members to panic.¡± ¡°Panic?¡± Ronanughed out. ¡°The main system has shut down. Even the ecological system has stopped working. At present, the amount of oxygen within the city could only sustain us for 24 hours. I cannot think of a worse predicament.¡± Bluesea looked at him. There was a grim look on his face as he whispered out, ¡°What if... the homeowners have returned?¡± ¡°Say what?¡± Ironstream, a gaunt and tall middle-aged man sporting a pair of sses, was known for not showing his emotions. However, when he heard Bluesea¡¯s words, his whole body trembled. The other three, too, revealed looks of shock. ¡°Bluesea, to utter out such an rming thing at such an abnormal situation, just what are you up to?¡± Juncker mmed the table. ¡°You said it yourself, you have no evidence!¡± ¡°It is true that I have no evidence.¡± Bluesea slowly nodded his head. Next, he turned to look at all four of them. ¡°However, just think about it. All of Zero City¡¯s systems are down. This has never happened before. In the past, whenever something is going on, even the smallest error can be detected by making a query through Zero City¡¯s system interface. ¡°However, things are different this time. ¡°We can no longer make contact with Zero City¡¯s main control system!¡± ¡°That simply means there is a malfunction!¡± Juncker responded gloomily. ¡°Malfunction?¡± Bluesea sneered. ¡°What kind of malfunction would cause all its functions to stop without any warning? At present, only the external defensive system is left operational. Additionally, the security level had been pushed to its highest level.¡± Silence. No one could exin what was going on. Bluesea continued. This time, however, his words came out much slower and every word he spoke struck the hearts of all present. ¡°If the defensive system had failed alongside the others, I may be able to ept what is happening as a malfunction. ¡°However, given that the defensive system is still working properly while the other systems have failed, I can only conclude that Zero City had not actually ¡®shut down¡¯. Rather, it is simply ¡®refusing tomunicate with us¡¯. ¡°Now, why would Zero City to refuse to talk to us? Fellow Patriarchs, think about it. ¡°It is true that the defensive system is still working and we are not suffering from an enemy invasion. However, the way I see it, the current situation may be worse than a failure in the defensive system. ¡°Electronic Guardians are terrifying, true. However, we all know what to do should we have to face them. This time, though¡­ ¡­ we do not even know what we will be facing. ¡°Everyone of us understands. We may be the resident guilds of Zero City, but we have never truly been Zero City¡¯s master. We had simply upied this building without permission. Now, if the real homeowners have returned¡­ ¡­ how will they view us, how will they treat us? ¡°I had already issued out the order just now. Every member of de Mountain me Sea Guild has entered abat-ready state.¡± After saying all that, Bluesea¡¯s gaze swept past the faces of the other three leaders. ¡°If you trust me, then follow suit.¡± The three of them exchanged nces. There was no evidence to prove Bluesea¡¯s view. However, if they were to consider it from a logical perspective, it made sense. Furthermore, given their present situation, there was simply no need for him to be uttering out such rming words. ¡°Sir Angel Wu, what is the Angel Corps¡¯ opinion on this?¡± Ironstream turned his attention towards Angel Wu. ¡°ording to the rules, having all members of a guild enter abat-ready state while within Zero City will require the approval from the Angel Corps.¡± ¡°The leaders from four of the seven resident guilds are here. Even if we are to follow the voting rules of the Board of Patriarchs, we have enough votes to pass this move. How could I object to this?¡± Angel Wu replied calmly. ¡°Sir Bluesea¡¯s spection does hold some water. It would be wise to be prepared. However, I do hope that is not the case.¡± ¡°No one would hope for that.¡± Juncker¡¯s face was gloomy. Suddenly, Angel Wu¡¯smunication device rang. After Angel Wu pressed the on button on themunication device, a panicky voice screamed out, ¡°Reinforcements! Sea of Love needs reinforcements! A hostile force has appeared!¡± ¡°Kia?¡± Angel Wu¡¯s face turned grim. ¡°Give me details!¡± A sense of foreboding began creeping up from Angel Wu¡¯s heart. ¡°A hostile force has appeared in the Sea of Love. Everyone is under attack! Our squad was been defeated and we are now retreating!¡± Kia¡¯s voice was shaky. ¡°Enemies?¡± Angel Wu frowned. ¡°Is it the Electronic Guardians?¡± ¡°No¡­ ¡­ just one! A human!¡± Boom! A loud explosion rang out from the outside. Angel Wu and the other four leaders got to their feet at the same time. Exchanging nces, they quickly made their way out of the room. Pushing open the door to the monitoring room, Kia and Clipper crashed into the room and fell to the ground. They were struggling to get up when they saw Angel Wu approaching the room. Panting, one of them said, ¡°Omega Angel was killed in action! Of the five of us, only Clipper and I managed to escape! The enemy is in the process of ughtering people and there is nothing we can do to stop him!¡± ¡°Describe the battle to me!¡± Angel Wu knitted his brows and quickly made his way forward to stand before them. ¡°What abilities does the enemy possess?¡± ¡°One sh¡­ just one sh!¡± Kia was gripping his fist tightly as he turned to face Angel Wu, his eyes filled with dread. ¡°I couldn¡¯t see any of his abilities. Despite a distance of over ten metres, some a distance of tens of metres away, all he did was swing his sword once before our men were hacked into two! Omega Angel, Cthuna, Air Cleaver, he only used one sh for each of them! Our¡­ ¡­ even the attacks from all the other guild members within the Sea of Love were ineffective against him!¡± The furrow on Angel Wu¡¯s brows gradually grew tighter. To be able to gain a unique Angel name meant that those figures were high-ranking members of the Angel Corps. Each of them was at least at [A] ss. The one known as Omega Angel was an elite soldier at [A+] ss. The enemy could kill off Omega Angel with just one sh? ¡°I will go check it out.¡± Angel Wu strode out of the monitoring room, his Floater having transformed into his mech armour while attaching itself upon his body. Next, it transformed into arge mech. The moment he stepped out of the door, the thrusters on his back turned on to rapidly send him up into the sky. The four leaders exchanged nces and saw traces of vignce within each other¡¯s expressions. Chapter 737 Demonic Bai Qi?

Chapter 737 Demonic Bai Qi?

GOR Chapter 737 Demonic Bai Qi? Despite being far away from the South District¡¯smercial street, Angel Wu could see that the ce had descended into chaos. A number of the Awakened ones there with flight-based skills or equipment had already taken to the sky as they fled the ce. The remainder were either furiously attempting to flee or counter attack. There at the centre of themercial street, Bai Qi¡¯s white figure slowly moved forward. From time to time, he would swing his sword forward. After that, several Awakened ones would shriek out wretchedly before falling down. Bai Qi was not moving at a fast pace. Rather, one could say he was walking rather slowly. It was as though he was simply taking a stroll in a park. And yet, for some unknown reason, every swing of his sword would end up killing several Awakened ones. The moment Angel Wu¡¯s eyes fell upon Bai Qi, Bai Qi too, turned his head up to look into the distant sky. There was a distance of several kilometres between them and each party appeared as a dot to the other. And yet, their gazes had intersected. In that very instant, Angel Wu felt as though countless invisible needles were stabbing into his body and his heart thumped uncontrobly. More than 10 Angel Corps members quickly flew up into the sky to support Angel Wu. Even Clipper and Kia, who were so thoroughly terrified earlier, had flown up into the sky. They positioned themselves behind Angel Wu. ¡°Sir Angel Wu, please give us the orders forbat.¡± Clipper gritted his teeth and swelled up his chest. ¡°All of you, stand down. This fellow¡­¡± Angel Wu turned to look at Clipper before shaking his head. ¡°He is not someone you fellows can handle.¡± With just a nce, Angel Wu had identified the other party¡¯s level of strength. The opponent could kill off Omega Angel with just one sh. If so, sending his other subordinates in was the equivalent of sending them to their deaths. ¡°But you are alone¡­¡± Kia¡¯s voice was shaky. ¡°What if a mishap urs¡­¡± ¡°Who said I am alone?¡± Angel Wu answered calmly. Four more figures flew into the sky above him. Ronan was d in golden-coloured armour, a bolt of lightning in his grip. Juncker was wielding a spear. It appeared to be cast from neither iron nor steel, a ck spear that gave off no reflection. Ironstream¡¯s whole body had transformed into metal and he shone resplendently. Bluesea was wearing an exoskeleton suit and he relied on the suit¡¯s thrusters to float in the sky. ¡°Sir Bluesea, a battle of this level is not something that you should participate in.¡± Juncker turned to look at Bluesea. With a derisive smile, he said, ¡°Even Omega Angel was killed with one sh. Won¡¯t you just bemitting suicide by going forward?¡± ¡°Very well. I will stay here and keep an eye on the situation for you.¡± Bluesea nodded his head, ignoring Juncker¡¯s contempt. ¡°Be careful. This fellow¡­ ¡­ is very strong,¡± said Angel Wu with a grim tone. ¡°We can only know how strong he is after we fight him! Or should the four of us, [S] ss leaders of this ce, stand by and watch as he continues his ughter?¡± Ronan shouted out in arrogance and was the first to charge down. The lightning bolt in his right hand became like a javelin and it shot out at incredible speed. Wherever the lightning bolt went, space itself would seemingly tear. On Bai Qi¡¯s side, he had only just swung his sword to kill off several Awakened ones who were tens of steps before him. Each of the Awakened ones¡¯ bodies were hacked into two from that one swing. However, Bai Qi kept swinging his sword to receive Ronan¡¯s lightning bolt attack. A soft shing sound rang out as the lightning bolt became like a tangible object, and was batted away. As a result, the bolt of lightning flew back through the same trajectory at a far greater speed. Ronan¡¯s body darted upwards to dodge the lightning bolt, two new lightning bolts appearing in his hands. By then, there were less than 50 metres between him and Bai Qi. Bellowing loudly, Ronan then sent the two lightning bolts down upon Bai Qi. At the same time, the other three had also unleashed their attacks. The colour of Ironstream¡¯s body changed to a dark red colour, then a deep red colour before bing zing red. His entire being had be like molten iron, fresh from the furnace. He extended his right hand, which suddenly grew longer to stab towards Bai Qi. Angel Wu roared as his Gravity Field skill descended upon Bai Qi. Maximum load, increase the gravity by 1,000 times. At the same time, a war de popped out from his mech to hack towards Bai Qi. Juncker was the only one who remained up in the sky. He had not charged into the battle. Instead, he thrust his spear downwards. A spear appeared simultaneously above Bai Qi¡¯s head. The spearhead was as thick as an average human and it emanated a dazzling golden light. It was as though Mt Tai was pressing down upon Bai Qi¡¯s head. The four leaders of the resident guilds and Angel Corps had attacked at the same time, besieging this one enemy. They had unleashed their strongest attacks without even asking his name. They had never imagined that something so ridiculous would happen. Facing the four concerted attacks by the four [S] ss powerhouses, the expression on Bai Qi¡¯s face remain unchanged. He continued brandishing his sword. Just one move. Wielding the sword with one hand, he raised it up. Two lightning bolts struck Bai Qi¡¯s chest, pushing him back by several metres. sh! Ronan spat out a mouthful of blood and was thrown backwards. A shocking wound had appeared on his chest, his armour broken. It would appear that the attack had nearly hacked open his abdomen. Ironstream¡¯s right handtched onto Bai Qi¡¯s body before instantly piercing through his chest. Next, a charred smell wafted up. sh! Ironstream¡¯s right arm was cut and the zing red colour of his body instantly turned dim. Angel Wu¡¯s war de had cut into Bai Qi¡¯s body. However, it only managed to prate Bai Qi¡¯s body slightly before stoppingpletely. sh! The war de broke while a sudden burst of power tore the mech apart. Angel Wu fell heavily upon the ground. Right as the spear was about to strike Bai Qi¡¯s head, he raised his left hand to stop it. A bone wrenching sound rang out as Bai Qi¡¯s left arm was distorted in an odd angle. Even so, it had managed to slow down the momentum of the falling spear. sh! The spear above Bai Qi instantly transformed into an intangible, golden-coloured beam of light before shattering apart. At the same time, the spear in Juncker¡¯s hand shattered apart. Juncker fell down the ground like a swatted fly. His figurended right before Bai Qi¡¯s feet. Bai Qi released a heaving cough. Then, looking down on the injuries his body had suffered, a minor flicker of emotion finally appeared on his face. Dissatisfaction towards himself. ¡°I really have¡­ ¡­ grown weak.¡± Bai Qi mumbled to himself before raising his sword aloft once more. The wounds on his body were seemingly incapable of stopping him at all. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ what exactly are you?!¡± Ronan propped himself up with his elbows and shouted at Bai Qi. The sword gently swung down. Ronan gave a wretched cry as his head was severed off. ¡°Are you a yer, or an Awakened?! Answer me!¡± Ironstream too, raised his head while clenching his teeth. The sword gently swung down again. Ironstream, with a body which resembled flowing iron, was cleaved into two. The glow of lighting off his body disappeared before transforming into two pieces of cold and unmoving blocks of iron. Juncker had fallen unconscious and his figurey on the ground, unmoving at all. The sword gently swung down again. Juncker¡¯s body was cleaved into two. ¡°Answer me! Are you Zero City¡¯s original owner? Are you nning on taking back the city? The system is now unresponsive, is that your-¡± Angel Wu raised his head. Gnashing his teeth, he cast a look of despair at Bai Qi. The sword gently swung down again. Angel Wu¡¯s head rolled off his shoulders. Bai Qi had not answered their questions at all. Next, he reached out with his left hand. Four metal spheres floated up from the ground tond upon his palm before disappearing. After that, Bai Qi turned around and continued moving forward. There was no sense of hurriedness in his pace and he appeared like one who was taking an idle stroll. It was as though the earlier battle and the wounds he received never existed. However, every time he took a step forward, his figure would reappear near some Awakened ones. With a swing of his sword, people died. ¡°Sir!¡± A raging and sorrowful roar rang out from behind Bluesea. It was from the Angel Corps members. All of them activated their thrusters and charged Bai Qi. Beams, projectiles, missiles, des; all of those fired out even as they were halfway through the air. Bai Qi, however, simply performed a simple swing of his sword. They all fell. Witnessing all that, Bluesea felt as though his whole body had fallen into a pit of ice. Only despair could be seen within his eyes. How could he be so strong?! There was simply no way for them to confront an opponent of this level. Earlier, Angel Wu and the others had joined forces, unleashing their full power against this opponent to sessfully leave a number of wounds on him. And yet, it would appear as though the wounds had not weakened him at all. Or perhaps¡­ ¡­ even though he had been weakened, he was still strong enough to easily kill off any enemies he faced. This was no battle. This was a massacre. Bai Qi had known that Bluesea was up in the sky since the very beginning. And yet, he had not attacked Bluesea at all. Bluesea understood that it was not because Bai Qi¡¯s attacks could not reach him. Neither was it because Bai Qi was unaware that Bluesea was a leading figure in Zero City. It was simple. For Bai Qi, all those factors would not make a difference. The moment their gazes met, Bluesea understood Bai Qi¡¯s intentions. This mysterious man in white who had suddenly appeared within Zero City had not spoken a word. He would not negotiate with anyone. He would simply kill off anyone who appeared before him at his own pace. He didn¡¯t care who he killed, how strong they were, or whether certain targets should be prioritized. As long as he killed them all, the order was of no importance. At any rate, Zero City was locked down and no one could escape. ¡°Guan Shan, is the system still not responding?¡± Bluesea lowered his head and whispered into hismunication device. ¡°No,¡± Guan Shan was quick to reply. ¡°Sir Bluesea, has the intruder been dealt with?¡± ¡°Summon all our guild members.¡± Bluesea fell silent for a moment before continuing with a soft voice, ¡°Men from de Mountain me Sea Guild, even if we are to die, we must die as warriors.¡± ¡°What?¡± Guan Shan uttered out in shock as Bluesea turned off themunication device. He knew that Guan Shan would execute the order. After turning off themunication device, Bluesea flew down to the ground in preparation to face the iing Bai Qi. Once, Zero City had been an unbreakable sanctuary. For Awakened ones, obtaining the qualification for permanent residence within Zero City meant better security and prospects for development. At present, however, what had once been a sanctuary had be a cage, a ughterhouse. A ughterhouse with no way out. If the end was death all the same, he could only wait for the other members from de Mountain me Sea Guild to gather up. Then¡­ ¡­ they will fight to their deaths. Before the members from de Mountain me Sea Guild arrived, Bluesea had watched as the other Awakened ones, having failed to flee, began counter attacking. With the leaders of the resident guilds dead, there was no one left to organize the counter attack. However, with the vast amount of equipment from Zero City, their counter attack was quite spectacr to behold. Solitary Awakened ones in battle gear, long-ranged attackers stationed atop buildings, surprise ambushers in groups of twos and threes. The main powerhouses from the resident guilds drove a vast number ofrge war machines forward to bombard Bai Qi. Bai Qi¡¯s figure was engulfed in a sea of mes. However, the sea of mes was incapable of obstructing him in the slightest. He simply continued to move forward and swung his sword. Awakened ones were cleaved apart. Mechs were cleaved apart. Tanks were cleaved apart¡­ After killing those men, the metal spheres ¨C visible only to Bai Qi ¨C rolled down the ground before flying towards Bai Qi¡¯s palm. Suddenly, a figure appeared before Bluesea. ¡°Damn it! Bai Qi, have you gone mad?!¡± Bluesea watched as the figure uttered out a heart-wrenching cry before pulling out a sword. Then, the figure charged towards Bai Qi. ¡°Chen Xiaolian?¡± Chapter 738 Chen Xiaolian’s Command

Chapter 738 Chen Xiaolian''s Command

GOR Chapter 738 Chen Xiaolian¡¯s Command Chen Xiaolian had quickly instructed Zero City to teleport him out from Room Zero, but by the time he arrived, all he could see was andscape filled with corpses. The heavy number of casualties he saw was something that could only be seen in a war. Blood and fire raged through Zero City. The Awakened ones within the vicinity were all frantically pouring all their firepower at Bai Qi. Sentinel mechs¡­ Thunderstorm Tanks¡­ beams and missiles pierced through the sky to the point where it nearly obscured the sky. And yet, Bai Qi appeared utterly unaffected. Calmly, he continued to step forward while casually swinging his sword. Every time his sword swung down, a number of corpses would fall to the ground. ¡°Damn it! Bai Qi, have you gone mad?!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes nearly cracked as his right hand pulled out the Sword in the Stone. Next, he charged towards Bai Qi. The sword hacked down mightily. Next, a golden-coloured silhouette containing the thundering force of andslide descended down from the sky. The silhouette descended with lightning-like speed, but Bai Qi simply raised his head to watch leisurely as the gigantic sword silhouette descended upon him. He shook his head. He casually raised the sword in his hand to greet the iing giant sword silhouette. The gigantic sword silhouette, formed through the condensation of golden light, was tens of metres long. And yet, when it met the tip of Bai Qi¡¯s sword, it became like a balloon that had been punctured with a needle. It disappeared with a soft crashing sound. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Bai Qi¡¯s brows were slightly furrowed as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. The expression on his face was simr to one who had just witnessed an iprehensible behaviour from Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I am stopping you!¡± Chen Xiaolian was clenching his teeth so hard, it was practically on the verge of cracking. Once again, he swung his sword at Bai Qi. This time, Bai Qi did not use his sword to respond. Instead, he simply extended out his left hand to flick at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s direction. A power suddenly descended upon Chen Xiaolian, locking him in ce. It felt as though a gigantic boulder weighing over 10,000 jins was weighing down on his body. He could not move in the slightest (1 jin = 0.605 kg). ¡°Why?¡± Bai Qi took a step forward. When his foot descended, his figure appeared before Chen Xiaolian. Then, he crouched down and looked at Chen Xiaolian. There was a confused look on his face. ¡°I do not understand. Why do you care if they live or die?¡± ¡°Then why are you killing them?!¡± Chen Xiaolian panted as he furiously attempted to get up. However, no matter how hard he tried, he was incapable of getting up. I have already gained Skyde¡¯s power and entered the realm of quasi [S] ss. So, why¡­ ¡­ can¡¯t I defeat Bai Qi? Indeed, the power that Bai Qi had disyed back in Epang Pce was terrifyingly strong. By Chen Xiaolian¡¯s estimate, it was at least [S] ss. However, after bing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s War Soul, his strength had decreased considerably. Although Chen Xiaolian knew that Bai Qi could absorb the life force of the living and the power of undead souls to slowly recover his strength, he did not know how long it would take before Bai Qi regain the strength he had disyed in Epang Pce. Chen Xiaolian was aware. In a fight against Bai Qi from Epang Pce, even with Skyde¡¯s power, he would still lose in the long run. However, Skyde¡¯s power should still be effective for a short period of time. At the very least, he should not have instantly lost to Bai Qi. He should have been able to exchange a few moves with him. However, the attack he unleashed earlier, an attack with all his strength behind it, had utterly failed to harm Bai Qi. Instead, it was easily deflected. After that, Bai Qi had simply flicked his finger from a distance to immobilize himpletely. Bai Qi¡­ ¡­ there was certainly something wrong about him. ¡°Too weak.¡± Bai Qi looked at Chen Xiaolian before slowly shaking his head. ¡°Not to mention, that weak power is not even yours. It cannot even bepared with those four. I do not understand; how did you get the authority?¡± ¡°Which four?¡± Bai Qi pulled Chen Xiaolian up by his cors, allowing him to take note of the four corpses nearby. Although Chen Xiaolian was not too familiar with the others, he had seen the Guild Leader of Rodriar Guild, Juncker, back during the Blood Verdict. One of the leading figures of Zero City¡¯s resident guilds, an [S] ss expert. If so, the other three¡­ ¡°Listen up. You possess the authority. Killing you would inconvenience me. So, be obedient and just stay right here.¡± Bai Qi calmly regarded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You do not have to wait long. The exit passageways for this city are already sealed. It will not take me more than an hour to kill them all.¡± ¡°Just what is it you are nning? Bai Qi! What kind of resentment is there between you and them?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Bai Qi and shouted out hoarsely. ¡°How could these things be qualified to hold a resentment against me?¡± Bai Qi stood up. He calmly continued, ¡°They are merely rice straws awaiting harvest.¡± ¡°You are called Bai Qi, right?¡± Bluesea¡¯s voice rang out from the distance. There were nearly a hundred Awakened ones in de Mountain me Sea Guild uniforms standing behind him. All of them were lined up in an orderly manner. There were no vanguards or supporting artillery in their formation. For the members of de Mountain me Sea Guild who came from the military, this was an unbelievable sight. They were instead arranged in a simplistic formation to form a narrow rectangle within the street. After the members were all assembled, Bluesea had not assigned any of the members anywhere. He had only said a few words. ¡°The enemy is unbelievably strong. The leaders of four other resident guilds have already fallen to him while the exits are all sealed. Zero City will certainly fall. Likewise, our de Mountain me Sea Guild is of no exception. ¡°There are only two choices here for you all. To either die here as warriors or run and die as cowards. This is the final choice that you must make for yourselves.¡± After that, Bluesea turned around and pulled out the war de from his waist. ¡°Those who choose to die as warriors, form a line behind me and charge.¡± ¡°Mr Bluesea!¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as Bluesea rushed forward. The other members from de Mountain me Sea Guild followed suit behind him, bellowing their lungs out as they charged forward. Next, Chen Xiaolian watched as Bai Qi slowly stood up to meet the iing charge. sh! He did not even bother answering Bluesea¡¯s question. Everything before Chen Xiaolian seemingly became slow. ¡°Blood Mountain me Sea Guild!¡± The row of Awakened ones charged at Bai Qi, bellowing out those words in unison. With the first sh, Bluesea¡¯s body was abruptly cleaved into two before falling down on the ground. The second sh. The third sh. Corpses fell one after another, not a single one of them managed to reach Bai Qi. Before falling, they would all shout out the same words. ¡°de Mountain me Sea Guild!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were filled with tears. However, there was nothing he could do. Who knows what kind of restraints Bai Qi had ced upon him. Inparison, the [S] ss power that Skyde left within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body was like an infant who was being held tightly by a muscr strong man. Zero City was finished, absolutely finished. The thousands of Awakened ones, the vast number of high-grade equipment, the [S] ss Guild Leaders. There was nothing any of them could do against Bai Qi. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart had fallen into utter despair. In less than a minute, with the exception of Bai Qi, Chen Xiaolian could see no other living person within the street. The ground was stained with blood and all the corpses piled up like a small hill. ¡°These straws have courage.¡± Bai Qi gave the corpses a nce. And yet, despite the praise in his words, his face retained a look of coldness. There was no extolling look on his face at all. Next, he raised his left arm forward. Instantly, countless metal spheres flew up from the bloody mountain of corpses tond upon his palm. Chen Xiaolian felt as though a bolt of lightning had struck his mind. He finally understood what Bai Qi was up to. The metal sphere, an object that would drop out from either a dead Awakened or yer, an object that could transform a regr human into an Irregrity. Bai Qi was killing them in order to collect those spheres. ¡°Bai Qi, what do you want those metal spheres for?¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted at Bai Qi. However, Bai Qi did not turn around. Instead, he simply continued walking towards the other end of the street. Seeing Bai Qi¡¯s figure disappear from sight, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind raced. He remembered the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon that he had just gone through. When the instance dungeon was ending, his own War Soul Bai Qi had devoured the instance dungeon BOSS Bai Qi. Before Bai Qi returned to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s personal system, he had said¡­ ¡°I will need to enter a deep sleep for a time. When I wake up, maybe¡­ ¡­ everything will be different.¡± Is this the difference that Bai Qi meant? ¡°Zero City!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted out like a madman. ¡°Yes?¡± Zero City¡¯s mechanical and monotonous voice rang out from beside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear. ¡°What happened in the instance dungeon that I just went through? What did you do to Bai Qi? How did he be a devil-like existence?¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t anything I did. I had simply inserted you back into that time so that you may re-enter the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. The things that happened during that time are beyond my control.¡± ¡°You are not involved in Bai Qi¡¯s change?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°If so, what is up with him leaving Room Zero?¡± Assuming Chen Xiaolian could move, assuming Zero City appeared before him that very moment, Chen Xiaolian would beat the living daylights out of it. ¡°When you obtained the authority, Bai Qi too, by relying on you, managed to obtain the authority. As I said before, in some aspects, his degree ofpatibility is even higher than yours. After obtaining the authority, he left Room Zero. That is the freedom afforded to authority holders. I have neither a reason nor qualification to stop him. Additionally, you too, did not ask me about it. Thus, I simply followed the established protocols without informing you about it.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you supposed to be very intelligent? Shouldn¡¯t you be able to think like a human?! Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian roared. ¡°Because I did not ask you about it, you chose to remain silent? He is killing people outside! He wants to kill off everyone in the city! Can¡¯t you see that?¡± ¡°ording to the established protocols, before an authority holder exerts his or her authority over me, I will be in regr operation mode. In that mode, I will, to a certain extent, endeavour to satisfy the needs of the current upants. However, the moment an authority holder appears, regr operation mode will be shut down. I no longer have any obligation towards the upants. I also do not need to protect them,¡± Zero City replied in a monotonous tone. ¡°As one of the two authority holders in this city, he is free to do whatever he wishes towards the previous upants of this city.¡± ¡°Free my ass! Those are human lives! Thousands of lives!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore. ¡°Earlier, you said that he is relying on me for the authority, right? Fine! I order you to abolish his authority!¡± ¡°Themand cannot be executed.¡± Zero City coldly refused Chen Xiaolian. ¡°At present, Bai Qi holds the same authority as you.¡± ¡°Nonsense! You were the one who said he is relying on me for it! Since I am the master and he is the subordinate, why can¡¯t I abolish his authority?¡± Chen Xiaolian gnashed his teeth. ¡°Because there is a paradox.¡± Although Zero City¡¯s voice maintained its mechanical monotony, Chen Xiaolian felt as though there was a trace of ridicule within it. ¡°The temte in your possession is iplete. Likewise, the same is true for Bai Qi. Coincidentally, your two temtes could patch up each other¡¯s shorings. Thus, only by putting the two of you together could you two obtain the authority. The moment Bai Qi¡¯s authority is abolished, your authority too, will be abolished. If your authority is abolished, you will have no authority to abolish Bai Qi¡¯s authority. Do you understand?¡± ¡°I understand! Your exnation is so damned detail, I bloody understand it!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°If so, be direct with me. Do you have any ability to stop him from his act of ughter? Or do you have any way to release this restraining power on me so that I can go stop him?¡± ¡°Sorry, I do not have any ability to stop Bai Qi from doing that. Likewise, I do not believe you possess such an ability either.¡± There was no sense of empathy in Zero City¡¯s voice at all. ¡°Regarding the restraining power on you, I do not possess the power to undo it. However¡­¡± ¡°However, what?¡± Chen Xiaolian was like a drowning person who had just caught a life-saving straw. ¡°Earlier, Bai Qi had asked me to shut off Zero City¡¯s exit passageways. It would appear that he is concerned about his ability to kill off everyone within the city. Naturally, as the regr operation mode had been shut down earlier, the exit passageways and power supply systems for the city are down as well. If you are willing to re-activate the power supply systems to power the exit passageways, with any luck, some of them might be able to escape.¡± ¡°Hurry up and activate it! Why are you muttering nonsense now!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted his lungs out. ¡°I have to remind you. At present, Bai Qi possesses the same authority as you. Even if you do open up the exit passageways, he can instruct me to close them off again. As I am just an administrative program, I have no ability to resist both of yourmands,¡± said Zero City coolly. ¡°If you give me this order, the most likely scenario would be of you two giving me two opposingmands. Under thosemands, the exit passageways would simply open and close non-stop.¡± It paused for a moment before adding. ¡°Consider this as two opposing chess pieces in a stalemate situation. The two would continue to make the same move, unwilling to ept any peaceful resolution. I have to say, this is a very stupid scenario.¡± ¡°In that case, just open it all! Make it so it cannot be closed!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were blood-red. ¡°Tell me I have the authority to do so!¡± ¡°You do.¡± Zero City finally gave Chen Xiaolian a positive answer. ¡°You canmand me to open up all the exit passageways and make it an irrevocablemand. However, I have to remind you. Once the exit passageways are fully open, the system outside will be able to find Zero City. This will most definitely lead to the invasion of Electronic Guardians and yers.¡± ¡°If they want to invade, just bloody let them!¡± Chen Xiaolian panted. ¡°If you don¡¯t open the exits, everyone will die! Would an enemy invasion even matter at that point?¡± ¡°You will lose me and all the resources I am capable of providing, including the equipment produced from the factories.¡± ¡°That is my business! There is no need for you to worry about it!¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted again. ¡°Now, I don¡¯t want to hear anymore nonsense! Open up the exit passageways and make it an irrevocablemand! This is an order!¡± Zero City paused for a brief moment before replying in a low tone, ¡°Very well, as youmand.¡± Chapter 739 Enter

Chapter 739 Enter

GOR Chapter 739 Enter After leaving themercial street, Bai Qi moved towards the central square. Every ce he went would be littered with blood and corpses. After de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s all-out suicidal charge, several of the resident guilds had also attempted to counter attack a few times. They tried to kill off Bai Qi. However, after a series of losses, none of the remaining Awakened ones continued the counter attack attempts. There were still a considerable number of people within the city. However,pared to the outside world, Zero City was rtively small. It was just a matter of time before Bai Qi killed off everyone within the city. Suddenly, however, Bai Qi noticed thempstands around him lighting up. After the power supply system was shut down, the emergency streetmps were the only source of illumination left in the city. No light came from the virtual sky above the city. At that moment, however, everything returned to normal. ¡°The system has been restored! The passageways are all open!¡± An excited voice rang out from faraway. It was a hoarse voice, filled with joy at having sessfully escaped from a cmity. Next, light began gathering upon the Awakened ones near the central square and they disappeared. Seeing that, countless other figures dashed out from various corners, running towards the central square. One by one, those who arrived at the central square began disappearing from the city. Bai Qi swung his sword without respite and Awakened ones continued to fall. Even so, most of them were able to reach the central square to sessfully enter the exit passageway. ¡°Administrator, give me a report of the current situation.¡± Bai Qi¡¯s brows were slightly furrowed, but his hand continued swinging his sword. ¡°Just now, another authority holder, Chen Xiaolian, hadmanded me to activate the power supply system to open the exit passageways,¡± Zero City was quick to reply. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you inform me about it?¡± ¡°The both of you are authority holders. Unless I receive an inquiry, I will be following the designated protocol. I am not required to report themands given by the other authority holders.¡± ¡°In that case, close up the exit passageways again.¡± Bai Qi was quick to give themand. ¡°Unable toply. When Chen Xiaolian gave themand to open the passageways, he had made it an irrevocablemand. An authority higher than Chen Xiaolian¡¯s authority will be required in order to change the state of the passageways.¡± ¡°A higher authority? Who could possess such an authority?¡± Bai Qi asked icily. ¡°The Development Team.¡± Bai Qi was silent for a moment. Observing the Awakened ones surging towards the central square, he then leapt up into the sky before flying back through the same route. ¡­ ¡°You are here.¡± It wasn¡¯t just too long ago when Chen Xiaolian was feeling enraged. However, seeing Bai Qi appear before him, he ended up revealing a smile. ¡°But it is useless. By now, I believe that most of the survivors have left Zero City, right?¡± ¡°Why must you interfere?¡± Bai Qi extended out his hand to grab Chen Xiaolian by his hair. Pulling him up, he said, ¡°I am killing people. What does that have to do with you?¡± ¡°I am opening the exits. What does that have to do with you?¡± Although Chen Xiaolian was unable to move his body, his face revealed a sneer. ¡°Do you know what the consequences are of you opening the main gate?¡± Bai Qi cast a cold stare at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian chuckled and cast a provoking re at Bai Qi. ¡°If you don¡¯t like it, kill me!¡± Killing intent shed out from within Bai Qi¡¯s eyes before dissipating away. ¡°I can still see your existence through my personal system. That means, you are still my War Soul. I believe there should be no mistake in this spection of mine. Additionally, Zero City had already told me earlier that you and I are sharing the same authority.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled at Bai Qi. ¡°Although I do not know what will happen if you kill me, I believe it won¡¯t be good for you.¡± Bai Qi grew silent for a moment. Suddenly, he released his grip and Chen Xiaolian, like a loosened pouch, fell back down to the ground. ¡°You cannot change the oue.¡± Bai Qi turned around and ignored Chen Xiaolian. He began moving towards the central square once again. ¡°When I return to the outside world, I will slowly find them, one by one. It is just a minor dy. Those destined to be reaped, will be reaped. Besides¡­¡± Bai Qi suddenly turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. Next, he slowly spoke up, ¡°Administrator, tell me the number of people who are still inside this city.¡± ¡°In total, there are 573 people. They had been staying inside their respective resource pocket worlds earlier. At present, 67 amongst them have exited the resource worlds. Do you want me to report their whereabouts to you?¡± ¡°List all of their whereabouts. Those people are likely still unaware of what is happening here. Before they flee, I will reap them all.¡± Even though Bai Qi was conversing with Zero City, his gaze did not leave Chen Xiaolian at all. ¡°When I have killed them all, I will return to the outside world and slowly find the others.¡± ¡°Bai Qi! Have you really gone mad?¡± Chen Xiaolian was finally incapable of holding himself back anymore and he shouted, ¡°What are you trying to do? Why do you want those metal spheres?!¡± Bai Qi ignored Chen Xiaolian. Turning around, he began moving towards the end of the street once again. ¡°Come back here! Bai Qi! Kill me! You son of a bitch! Come kill me!¡± Chen Xiaolian screamed furiously. However, Bai Qi did not stop. ¡°He is doing all this¡­ ¡­ to fill up the Yellow Springs.¡± An unfamiliar voice suddenly spoke up from behind Chen Xiaolian. Hearing the voice, Bai Qi abruptly halted his steps. He turned around to stare at the space behind Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Duwei¡­ ¡­ you are still alive?¡± ¡°Being alive, I wonder if that is a good thing or a bad thing.¡± The voiceing from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back sounded slothful. ¡°Why did you make such a mess of this ce? This is too much of an eyesore now.¡± ¡°What do you care if these people live or die?¡± Bai Qi had been unwilling to utter even a sentence when facing Chen Xiaolian. However, facing this fellow known as Duwei, he began talking more than usual. This man¡­ ¡­ he is someone who knows Bai Qi from long ago! Unfortunately, Duwei was presently behind Chen Xiaolian. As Chen Xiaolian was incapable of moving, he could not turn around to get a look at Duwei¡¯s appearance. ¡°Naturally, I don¡¯t care much about them. This is already an abandoned building, after all. Who cares about the weeds growing inside it?¡± Duwei replied with a smile. ¡°It is just¡­ I did not expect you to return here again and obtain authority over it.¡± ¡°As I recall, you fellows said that there will always be a spot for me amongst the Pantheon seats of Thirty-three Heavens. I am merely taking that which was promised to me.¡± Bai Qi maintained an indifferent expression on his face. ¡°Or do you intend on reneging on your words?¡± ¡°Personally, I don¡¯t mind. Like I said, this is an abandoned building.¡± Duwei sighed. ¡°However, this mess you two made, opening up the main gate¡­ now an uninvited guest will find that thing we left in the building, what now?¡± ¡°The Oddity?¡± Bai Qi¡¯s face froze. ¡°It is still here?¡± ¡°Naturally. Without the Oddity, this building simply cannot continue to exist.¡± Duwei took a few steps forward as he shrugged his shoulders. Only then was Chen Xiaolian able to set his sights on Duwei¡¯s back. A lean figure, sporting a mess of red-coloured hair. Bai Qi inspected his surroundings for a moment before replying in a cold voice. ¡°Since you fellows no longer want this building, why bother with the Oddity?¡± ¡°In order to split the items, the item itself must be something that can be split.¡± Duwei smiled. ¡°All of us wants the Oddity. However, as individuals, none of us possessed the ability to take it for ourselves. In the end, we had to ept that none of us can take it and leave it here. It is very logical, don¡¯t you think? However¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°At present, there is a certain someone who really wants it.¡± Duwei spread open his hands. ¡°You two have created a serious mess by opening the main gate. That fellow¡­ ¡­ will soon sniff out this ce ande running after it.¡± ¡°Who?¡± ¡°Shen.¡± ¡°Him?¡± Bai Qi sneered in disdain. ¡°Is there a need for you to be concerned about him? He was never a match for you.¡± ¡°Times change. Much has happened since your death. Things that you are unaware of.¡± Duwei sighed. ¡°You don¡¯t have much time left. We should get to the point. You should not have returned now. So, I will have to send you back.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t have much time left?¡± Bai Qi sneered. ¡°Are you threatening me?¡± ¡°No. I am simply¡­ informing you of a fact.¡± Duwei revealed a smile. Suddenly, his hand shot backwards to grip Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm. Next, before Bai Qi¡¯s very eyes, the two of them disappeared. Bai Qi observed the empty space before him. There was no look of anger on his face at all. He raised his head and said, ¡°Administrator, where did they go?¡± ¡°Longevity Pce.¡± ¡°Send me in.¡± ¡°Your authority is high enough to enter the Longevity Pce. However, I cannot send you in directly. The other authority holders had left behind six stages. You must pass three of the six stages, given at random, in order to reach the Longevity Pce.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Bai Qi nodded his head. Next, he too, disappeared from sight. Chapter 740 Darkness

Chapter 740 Darkness

GOR Chapter 740 Darkness Chen Xiaolian raised his head to regard the vast pceid out before his eyes. Despite its horribly battered state, the atmosphere of both majesty and destioning off the pce left Chen Xiaolian gaping in shock. ¡°Good looking, no?¡± Duwei¡¯s voice interrupted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thoughts. Chen Xiaolian turned to regard Duwei¡¯s face. It was a handsome face, one that had seemingly detached itself from reality. With ackadaisical smile on his face, he looked right at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I am not a female. What does you looking good have anything to do with me?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned at Duwei. ¡°Do not misunderstand me. I am asking you about this Longevity Pce. Does it look good?¡± Duwei smiled. ¡°We built this.¡± ¡°Not bad. This is Zero City¡¯s interior?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head to regard the Longevity Pce once more. Only then did he realize that he was capable of moving once more. Clearly, this Duwei had unravelled the restraining power ced upon him by Bai Qi. ¡°Yes. Now then, let¡¯s make a deal.¡± Duwei smiled as he sat down cross-legged before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It will be beneficial for both you and me.¡± ¡°A deal? Tell me the details,¡± Chen Xiaolian asked calmly. ¡°It is very simple.¡± Duwei smiled. ¡°It would appear that you care a lot about the Awakened ones who died here. Will you be interested if I tell you I have a way to revive them all?¡± Chen Xiaolian felt a sudden explosion erupting within his heart. However, he was quick to regain hisposure. He narrowed his eyes as he regarded Duwei carefully. ¡°Are you joking with me now?¡± ¡°I do like to joke around, but I am not joking right now.¡± Duwei shook his head. ¡°I only joke around with my close friends. As for you¡­¡± ¡°We are neither close nor friends.¡± Chen Xiaolian finished the sentence for Duwei. ¡°If so, tell me clearly, what is this so-called ¡®revival¡¯. Don¡¯t tell me that your revival is how Awakened ones will be refreshed back as ordinary humans. I have no need for you to tell me that.¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Duwei extended a finger out and wagged it before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The revival that I am talking about is the normal kind, where they will return to the state they were in before they were killed. Their original state, including their skills and memories. All of them will be retained.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes widened as he stared at Duwei in disbelief. Impossible! If an Awakened were to be killed, he would be refreshed into an ordinary human. That was something that every Awakened knew. How can the Awakened ones be revived after having be ordinary humans? How can they be Awakened ones again? Although it was presently not Zero City¡¯s opening period, the total number of people inside the city would still add up to several thousands. Even though some of them had managed to escape, by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s estimate, at least a thousand Awakened ones had died in the hands of Bai Qi. This red-haired man known as Duwei. If he truly did possess such an ability, the ability to revive so many Awakened ones, his power would practically be Godlike! This was something that not even the GM could aplish. ¡°You don¡¯t believe me?¡± Duwei regarded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. All you need to do is to tell me, assuming I do possess that ability, what you are willing to give in return?¡± ¡°No need to beat around the bush.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued coolly, ¡°Out with it. What is it that you want me to give?¡± ¡°Your life. One life, in exchange for all the lives killed by Bai Qi.¡± There was a wide smile on Duwei¡¯s face. ¡°If we are topare the numbers, this deal is very good, no?¡± ¡°You¡­ want my life?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Duwei. ¡°That doesn¡¯t make any sense.¡± ¡°Oh? Why do you say that?¡± Duwei raised his brows. ¡°Firstly, you are someone who knows Bai Qi. If so, you, Bai Qi and Mr San should be heavyweights of the same level. If you want to kill me, why discuss it with me? ¡°Secondly,pared to you fellows, I am just a minor character. An impossibly small one. I do not understand how my life can be of any use to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian paused for a moment before continuing, ¡°There is a third one. If I die, how will I know if you will honour the deal to revive all those who died? If you are lying to me, what can I do?¡± ¡°Actually, only one answer is needed for the three questions.¡± Duwei listened to Chen Xiaolian quietly before spreading open his hands. ¡°It is very simple. It is not that I want to kill you. Rather, I want you to do something. Unfortunately, the price for doing that task is your life. Likewise, the revival of those who had died will be one of the oues of you performing that task.¡± Chen Xiaolian closed his eyes and pondered the matter for a moment. When he re-opened them, he took a deep breath and sat down before Duwei. ¡°Let me rify. You want me to perform a certain task. This task is beneficial for you. At the same time, it can also revive all those who had died, is that right?¡± ¡°Spot on. You are a smart child.¡± Duwei nodded his head in a satisfied manner and smiled. ¡°So, what do you want me to do?¡± Duwei leaned his body forward and cast a serious look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Close up Zero City¡¯s main gate.¡± ¡°Why?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian after a moment¡¯s consideration. ¡°It¡¯s tooplicated to exin it all. We simply do not have that much time,¡± Duwei answered with a smile. ¡°Although the arrangements outside can dy Bai Qi for a while, it is just a matter of time before hees.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you beat him?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave Duwei a nce. ¡°If I have to face Bai Qi in his prime by myself, I would probably be no match for him. Right now, he has lost a great deal of his strength. If we have to seriously have a go¡­¡± Duwei considered it. ¡°If I want to, I should be able to win. The problem is, I am not here right now. How do I fight him?¡± ¡°You are¡­ not here?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows and carefully regarded Duwei from head to toe. No matter how hard he looked, this person before him was clearly a living human being. Earlier, Chen Xiaolian could clearly recall Duwei pulling his arm. That was how he had brought him into this ce. ¡°Yes.¡± Duwei smiled. ¡°My real body is far away from here. This body before you is just a projection. It is incapable of exerting any real power. If Bai Qi seeds in entering this ce, I will be incapable of stopping him. So, can we hurry this up?¡± ¡°Sorry, but there is no way I can trust you so easily.¡± After considering it for a moment, Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°We are talking about my life right now! You want me to give up my life with just a few words? I am not a fool. Please exin the details to me first.¡± Earlier, he had been too trustful of Bai Qi and had not taken any defensive measures against him, which led to Zero City falling under Bai Qi¡¯s hands. He will not repeat that same mistake. ¡°Is this absolutely necessary?¡± ¡°Absolutely necessary.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Duwei gave a rueful smile. ¡°Hopefully, the stages that Bai Qi gets will be able to hold him off long enough. What do you want to know?¡± Chen Xiaolian responded firmly, ¡°All of it. How did I end up obtaining authority over Zero City? How did Bai Qi break free from my control? Why do you insist on closing up Zero City¡¯s main gate? How will those Bai Qi killed be revived? What is the connection between you and Bai Qi? And¡­¡± ¡°Hold it! Hold it! Too many questions!¡± Duwei hastily brought his palm up, gesturing for Chen Xiaolian to stop. ¡°Hmm, in that case, I will start from the beginning.¡± Duwei lowered his head and pondered for a moment before quickly speaking up, ¡°A long, long time ago, our group built Zero City. Back then, it had a different name, but that is not important. ¡°Bai Qi was one of us. However, his temper¡­ ¡­ he is something of a weirdo. By the time our group began building Zero City, Bai Qi had already left our group. Thus, he did not have authority over Zero City. Still, he was one of us. Thus, after Zero City waspleted, we inserted his temte into the database for founder verification. ¡°When you took Bai Qi as your War Soul, you too, gained his temte. ¡°However, his temte is insufficient. You had been to Zero City before in the past without triggering the temte verification process. This time, however, you just so happen to possess someone else¡¯s temte.¡± ¡°Who?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. Duwei slowly answered, ¡°Taiyi.¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I have heard that name before.¡± Thinking it through, Chen Xiaolian said, ¡°Earlier, Bai Qi had mentioned that name as well. However, I am certain I do not know someone like that.¡± ¡°At present, he no longer goes by this name. In fact, he¡­ ¡­ doesn¡¯t even know that he was once Taiyi.¡± A forlorn look appeared on Duwei¡¯s smiling face. ¡°The present Taiyi, goes by the name¡­ ¡­ GM.¡± ¡°He¡­ ¡­ he is one of Zero City¡¯s founders?!¡± Chen Xiaolian was astounded. ¡°Didn¡¯t Umbre tell you about GM being refreshed before?¡± Duwei nced back at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I think I understand now.¡± After a moment¡¯s consideration, Chen Xiaolian slowly nodded his head. Back then, he had participated in a punishment-type instance dungeon. Before he went in, GM had split out a copy of himself and attached it to Chen Xiaolian so that he too, may enter the punishment-type instance dungeon. After Chen Xiaolian sessfully got to the secret base hidden within the punishment-type instance dungeon, GM¡¯s copy became the secret base¡¯s main control system. If GM was indeed the one known as Taiyi, one of the founders of Zero City, the other temte on him should havee from GM. ¡°What happened amongst you all?¡± Chen Xiaolian had only just asked the question when he saw the slight flicker on Duwei¡¯s face. ¡°That Bai Qi, he is¡­ ¡­ very fast!¡± Duwei abruptly stood up. There was a somewhat anxious look on his face. ¡°He has already cleared two of the three stages. We have at most only five more minutes before he enters this Longevity Pce! There is no more time for story telling! You need to activate the refresh mechanism quick!¡± Chen Xiaolian observed the anxiousness within Duwei¡¯s eyes. It did not appear to be fake. However, Duwei had yet to make it clear. ¡°Fine, let¡¯s make it short.¡± Duwei turned and walked into the Longevity Pce. He hastily spoke as he did, ¡°To revive dead Awakened ones is not that simple. However, if everything were to return to its former state, the dead will return to life as well. What you need to do is to trigger a refresh process and turn back time to before Bai Qi makes his appearance.¡± ¡°Refresh? Turn back time?¡± Chen Xiaolian, who was quickly following Duwei, shouted in disbelief. ¡°That is something that only the system can aplish!¡± ¡°The Oddity is the system.¡± After entering the Longevity Pce, Duwei made his way towards a circr railing located at the central spot. ¡°I do not care about what happens to the Awakened ones, but I cannot let Shen return to Zero City. And yet¡­ ¡­ I have no way of stopping him myself. As such, you are the only one who can do it.¡± He stood before the circr railing and pointed at a chaotic maelstrom in the middle of the railing. ¡°Regardless of whether you believe me or not, I no longer have the time to exin more to you. The current situation is such¡­ ¡­ before Bai Qi makes his way past thest stage and enters this Longevity Pce, you must make a decision. Are you willing to give up your life to activate the refresh process? If you do it, everything except you will return to their former state.¡± ¡°Zero City¡¯s main gate will be closed once more and the people that Bai Qi killed will be revived, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked once again. ¡°Yes. We both get what we want. You get what you want and I get what I want,¡± Duwei hastily replied. ¡°Do not forget, the one who caused all of this to happen is you. You released Bai Qi out!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian said nothing. ¡°Bai Qi could appear at any moment. I will repeat this one more time. I am just a projection without any real power. It doesn¡¯t matter what he wants to do. I will have no ability to stop him.¡± Duwei stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I know that you are hesitant to trust me. However, at this moment, you can only make a gamble.¡± ¡°The world after death¡­ ¡­ does it exist?¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly looked up at Duwei. ¡°What?¡± The question took Duwei by surprise. ¡°A friend of mine was killed in an earlier instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his fists. ¡°If I die, will I be able to meet her again?¡± ¡°Your friend?¡± Duwei smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t you mean girlfriend?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reply. Duwei considered it for a moment before asking, ¡°Is she an Awakened?¡± ¡°No. She is like me.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I think, like you as well.¡± ¡°An Irregrity?¡± Duwei nodded his head. ¡°For Irregrities, after they die, they will enter a ce known as World¡¯s End. If they do not get killed there, they can continue to live on.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up only to hear Duwei continue, ¡°However¡­ ¡­ you will have no chance of meeting her.¡± ¡°Why?!¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a harsh voice. ¡°Because you will not have the opportunity to enter World¡¯s End. When I say the price for activating the refresh process is your life, I don¡¯t mean it in the normal sense of ¡®getting killed¡¯. Instead, it will directly erase you from existence, utterly nothing will be left.¡± ¡°You¡­ ¡­ you are not lying?¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. There was a frank look on Duwei¡¯s face as he looked back at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°If I want to lie to you, I should have said you will be able to meet your girlfriend after you die.¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I understand,¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head before answering in a faint tone. ¡°I have to remind you, we don¡¯t have much time left. Bai Qi could clear the third stage at any moment and enter this Longevity Pce. It could take him a few more minutes, or it might be¡­ ¡­ the very next second.¡± Duwei had only just finished those words when a figure appeared before the pce doorway. Bai Qi had finally made his way in. ¡°You and your big fat mouth¡­¡± Gnashing his teeth, Chen Xiaolian swore. ¡°What are you two doing here?¡± Bai Qi cast an impassive look at Duwei before turning to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Time for you to make a decision.¡± Duwei turned as well to look at Chen Xiaolian. Watching Bai Qi step forward, Chen Xiaolian hissed out through his teeth. ¡°¡­ tell me what I need to do.¡± There was no time for him to slowly consider it. Whether Duwei¡¯s words were true or false no longer mattered. Zero City¡­ it was destroyed because I released Bai Qi! If so, I must be the one to bear the responsibility! ¡°Look into my eyes.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Duwei and saw that a pair of golden-coloured brands had appeared within his eyes. Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes felt hot as the golden brands seemingly flew out from Duwei¡¯s eyes to enter Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Instantly, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes was reced by a view of the endless universe. ¡°The divine returns to the circle of life and the multitudes will flourish. All can be found within the Oddity. If there is time, you would have been able to slowlyprehend it yourself and obtain your own power. Right now, though, I will have to temporarily borrow you some strength. ¡°Now, summon your sword and strike the Oddity!¡± Chen Xiaolian had no time to consider anything else. Gritting his teeth, he summoned out the Sword in the Stone and raised it up high. ¡°You still want to fight me? Ignorant fool.¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian raise the Sword in the Stone up high, Bai Qi sneered and raised up his own sword. ¡°Hack it!¡± Duwei shouted. Without any hesitation, Chen Xiaolian abruptly turned around to hack down upon the Oddity behind him. A golden-coloured luminescence suddenly erupted out from the Sword in the Stone to strike the Oddity. ¡°Stop it!¡± Bai Qi¡¯s face sank and he charged towards Chen Xiaolian as fast as he could. He had originally assumed that Chen Xiaolian wanted to fight him. Unexpectedly, the sword was sent swinging towards the Oddity. Although Bai Qi was uncertain what Duwei wanted Chen Xiaolian to do, his instincts told him that it would not bode well for him. However, before Bai Qi could reach Chen Xiaolian, the sword had already descended into the chaotic maelstrom. Golden light suddenly burst out and countless particles of light shot out into their surroundings. The particles of light seemingly possessed prating power as they pierced through Chen Xiaolian, Duwei and Bai Qi. They also pierced through the Longevity Pce¡¯s pirs, roof and ground as they spread out in all directions. Everything that was pierced by the particles of light immediately became still. The stillnesssted for what seemed to be both an instant and eternity. When the stillness ended, everything began moving in reverse. Bai Qi was retreating. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword was rising up from the chaotic maelstrom known as the Oddity. The only things capable of moving forward were the particles of light. They continued to spread out. Chen Xiaolian observed the world moving in reverse and his heart was finally able to rx. The red-haired man, Duwei, had not lied to him. The refresh process had begun. His life too, will end. But Chen Xiaolian did not regret it. Zero City¡¯s destruction was caused by him. It was his responsibility to return everything to its former state. This was his responsibility! He saw the world fading away. There was no pain, only a sense of feebleness. Finally, everything faded into darkness. Chapter 741 Command

Chapter 741 Command

GOR Chapter 741 Command Slowly, Chen Xiaolian opened his eyes. The first thought toe to mind was ¨C I am still alive? He hastily got up. Lowering his head, he looked down at his own body. Neither his arms nor legs were missing. Even the Sword in the Stone was still in his grip. Beneath him was a stretch of cushy green-coloured grass surrounded by endless sky. I¡­ I have returned to Room Zero? Chen Xiaolian slowly got up, his heart still in a state of shock. Duwei was clear about it. The price he needed to pay in order to use the Oddity to activate the refresh process was his life. However, he was still alive. Everything just now¡­ ¡­ was that just a dream? ¡°Throw away your uncertainties. This is not a dream.¡± Duwei¡¯s voice spoke up from behind him. Chen Xiaolian jerked his head backwards to see Duwei standing behind him. However, his face was ugly to behold. Back then, when Bai Qi had appeared, Duwei had only revealed a slight look of irritation. At present, however, the calm smile on his face had utterly disappeared. ¡°The refresh process¡­ ¡­ failed?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked with a frown. ¡°No.¡± Duwei considered for a moment before slowly shaking his head. ¡°However, it was not aplete sess. At thest moment, the Development Team noticed the refresh process and forcibly stopped it. Your life was saved as a result.¡± ¡°What about the people from Zero City? What about them?¡± Chen Xiaolian interrupted Duwei. ¡°Almost everything has been restored to its former state. The ughter that Bai Qi caused has been erased from the timeline. All those people have returned. Additionally, they do not remember what happened earlier. For them, they are presently at the time when the system had just stopped,¡± Duwei slowly exined. ¡°As for Bai Qi, he should have returned to being your War Soul now.¡± Chen Xiaolian checked his personal system and saw that Bai Qi had returned back there. He was disyed there as a War Soul. ¡°He¡­ ¡­ what will happen to him in the future?¡± ¡°As long as you do not release him out here, it will be fine.¡± Duwei¡¯s answer eased Chen Xiaolian¡¯s worried heart. ¡°Room Zero is the most unique ce for Zero City. If we are to consider the Longevity Pce as the power source for Zero City, then this ce is the bridge. Bai Qi had never obtained authority over Zero City. However, because we left a seat for him, he was able to temporarily escape the constraints of the system. That was how he recovered his cognitive abilities and unseal his power. Mm¡­ ¡­ part of it, anyways. I believe you will not make the stupid decision of releasing him out here again.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. ¡°I get it. If everything here is all right, what is the problem?¡± ¡°Themand.¡± Duwei released a heavy sigh. ¡°Themand you gave to open up all the exit passageways. That was not refreshed back to its former state. I believe the Development Team must have noticed that Zero City¡¯s main gate was open the moment you opened it. They will disregard everything in order to destroy Zero City.¡± ¡°Then, right now ¡­¡± ¡°Right now, I believe the Electronic Guardians have begun gathering up. Also, that man¡­¡± There was a peculiar expression on Duwei¡¯s face. It looked as though he was smiling. And yet, it resembled a hopeless expression. ¡°He will not let this opportunity slip past his hands.¡± ¡°Shen?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°I recall the conversation between you and Bai Qi. When your group chose to give up Zero City, every one of you wanted to take the Oddity for themselves. However, none of you possessed the ability to do so. As such, you all had to leave it within Zero City. But now¡­¡± ¡°You guessed it.¡± Duwei slowly nodded his head. ¡°He already¡­ ¡­ possesses the ability to take the Oddity for himself.¡± ¡°What will happen if he obtains the Oddity?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°I cannot be certain.¡± Duwei shook his head. ¡°However, one thing is certain. What he wants is not what we want. Our ultimate pursuit is to simply escape the shackles of the system, but he¡­¡± Duwei considered his words for a moment. ¡°Him and us. We are not the same¡­ ¡­ kind.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Be it Irregrities or Awakened ones, all of us belong to this world. We simply want to stop being ves to the system. However, I do not get it. As a yer, what is it that he wants?¡± Duwei turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. After some time, he abruptly smiled. ¡°No, he is not a yer.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared with widened eyes. He could feel his scalp going numb. Shen was the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild. That was something known to everyone within the Awakened circle. How can the Guild Leader of a yer guild not be a yer? Rather¡­ ¡­ if he was not a yer, then¡­ ¡­ what was he? ¡°Back then, he was a member of our group. If he was a yer, how could we havee together to build Zero City?¡± Duwei chuckled. ¡°At that time, we all thought that he was an Irregrity as well. As for him, his performance was simr to that of an Irregrity. For example¡­ ¡­ every time he killed either a yer or an Awakened, a metal sphere would drop out. His performance is very good, so much so that none of us back then realized that he was different.¡± ¡°If so¡­ ¡­ just what is he?¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his fists. ¡°He is¡­ ¡­ GM,¡± Duwei looked Chen Xiaolian right in the eye and whispered out. ¡°The first ever, different from all the other GMs to follow.¡± ¡°Different?¡± Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows. ¡°What does that mean?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind telling you that. However, do you have the time to be listening to me?¡± Duwei shook his head. ¡°Damn!¡± Chen Xiaolian pped his thighs as he recalled. Thanks to the Development Team stopping the refresh process earlier, he had survived. However, themand he gave to open up the main gate remained. Additionally, it was an irrevocablemand. ¡°There is no longer any way to stop the iing invasion.¡± Duwei smiled wryly. ¡°If I am not mistaken, the system have already issued out a quest to organize all the yers to attack Zero City. As for Shen¡­ ¡­ he is on his way here for the invasion. It would appear that all the things we did earlier was useless.¡± ¡°No¡­ they weren¡¯t useless.¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. ¡°At the very least, they have been revived! As long as they are still alive, there will be hope! They just need to escape from Zero City before the invaders arrive.¡± ¡°Do you really think they will listen to you?¡± Duwei raised his brows. ¡°Throughout the years, those guilds residing within Zero City had gained a great deal of benefits from the city. And now, you want them to give it up with your words alone? Do you think you have that kind of reputation?¡± Chen Xiaolian fell silent. ¡°Additionally, you must not retain the memories of what happened earlier.¡± Duwei¡¯s words caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body to shudder. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because¡­ ¡­ you must not let Shen figure out that you have obtained authority over Zero City. Once he finds out about that, he will attempt to obtain it through you. If Shen wants to capture you, he will be able to do so. Unless he considers you as someone insignificant.¡± There was a serious expression on Duwei¡¯s face. ¡°And the best way to stop someone from leaking out a secret will be to have that person forget about that secret.¡± ¡°Why does he need to obtain the authority through me?¡± Chen Xiaolian became confused. ¡°He is one of Zero City¡¯s founders. He should already have authority over it!¡± ¡°His authority was removed. His seat remained, though.¡± Duwei turned around to look at the stone b behind him. ¡°How else could he be incapable of entering Zero City all these years?¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s desire to ask more questions, Duwei shook his head. ¡°If you truly want to save those people within Zero City again, you should not continue chatting with me here.¡± ¡°Onest thing.¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth heavily. ¡°Earlier, you mentioned that an ordinary death will allow me to meet other dead Irregrities, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Duwei nodded his head. ¡°However, surely, you don¡¯t n on just buying a one-way ticket?¡± ¡°So, if I want to bring someone back, what do I have to do?¡± Duwei smiled. ¡°Even if I do tell you about it, will you be able to remember?¡± He then continued, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. If you can truly escape from Zero City, I will have someone you trust go tell you what to do.¡± ¡°Who?¡± ¡°Mr San.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°How do I remove my memories?¡± ¡°Zero City will help you with that. You only need to give him themand.¡± Duwei shut his eyes for a moment. Then, he opened his eyes and said, ¡°I assure you, when we meet once again, I will tell you everything you want to know.¡± ¡°Everything?¡± ¡°Everything.¡± Duwei nodded. ¡°Now,mand Zero City to delete your memories and go try save the people of Zero City. After that¡­ ¡­ everything will depend on your luck. If you can escape from Shen, the day wille when we meet once again.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°I hope you are not lying to me. I also hope that you will honour your promise.¡± ¡°Zero City! Delete the portion of my memories starting from when I got my own ce until this point in time! Next, send me back to my room! Also¡­ ¡°Do everything you can to stop Shen from obtaining authority over you!¡± ¡°Command epted. Now executing.¡± Chapter 742 How It Feels To Recover The Memories

Chapter 742 How It Feels To Recover The Memories

GOR Chapter 742 How It Feels To Recover The Memories ¡°How is it? How does it feel to recover your memories? Many of your questions should now be answered, right?¡± Duwei cast a smile at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Many of them, but not all.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded as he turned his gaze to nce through the faces of all present. Duwei, Mr San, Shen, Zhao Yun, the red-haired woman and the punk youngster. After adding himself to the mix, the vacant spots around the stone b were all upied. After regaining the memories he lost within Room Zero and cing them together with his own existing set of memories, he was able to answer many questions. However, there were still too many questions which remained unanswered. Just who is Shen? Why does he want the Oddity? Back then, why did these group of monsters decide to give up Zero City? The one who was once known as Taiyi, how did he end up as today¡¯s GM? ¡°It¡¯s been quite some time, Chen Xiaolian.¡± Mr San smiled at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°When I first met you, I never imagined you would one day obtain authority over Zero City and enter this room to sit together with us.¡± ¡°As impressive as that sounds, I have mixed feelings about this.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a bitter smile. ¡°Any one of you can squash me to death with just a finger, no?¡± He could still clearly recall how he gave his all, even using Skyde¡¯s power, to fight against Bai Qi. He recalled how he ended up getting toyed around by Bai Qi instead. And now, he had lost Skyde¡¯s power. Whenpared to these ancient titans, he was as weak as an ant. This feeling¡­ Chen Xiaolian felt like a minor boss who had only just made a small amount of profit being dragged to have dinner with a group of big bosses. ¡°No need to sell yourself short.¡± Mr San smiled. ¡°You have made contact with the Oddity. Later on, you will understand just how beneficial that is for you.¡± ¡°It has been quite a while since then, but I don¡¯t seem to haveprehended any of those so-called benefits¡­¡± replied Chen Xiaolian with a wry smile. ¡°Enough, we have gathered everyone. Duwei, it is time for you to tell the truth. It sounds as though you know the most here.¡± Gabriel snapped his fingers at Duwei. ¡°My feelings of curiosity are on the verge of exploding!¡± ¡°No. We don¡¯t have everyone yet.¡± Shen extended a finger and wagged it. ¡°Taiyi may have beenpletely refreshed, but there is still one person. Did you all forget? Although he did not participate in Zero City¡¯s construction, he was at least a formerpanion of ours.¡± ¡°Bai Qi?¡± Gabriel frowned. ¡°Isn¡¯t he dead?¡± His gaze quickly flew towards Zhao Yun before pping his head. ¡°Mm, he was also brought out from World¡¯s End together with Zhao Yun?¡± ¡°No, even before that.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°Back when I borrowed the Lifehymn Music Score from Cheng Cheng, I had actually¡­ ¡­ seeded. He was simply stuck in an instance dungeon, incapable of escaping. Later¡­¡± Shen pointed at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°He became this kid¡¯s War Soul.¡± ¡°What?¡± Gabriel turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and eximed, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say anything back then?¡± ¡°Because you two did not ask me if Bai Qi is my War Soul.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders as he took a page from Zero City¡¯s book. Chen Xiaolian then turned to look at Duwei. Thest time he released Bai Qi out here, it ended with the destruction of Zero City. Now¡­ ¡°Just let him out. It will be all right this time.¡± Duwei nodded his head. ¡°As one of us, he has the right to know.¡± ¡°If he goes crazy again¡­¡± There was a pained expression on Gabriel¡¯s face. ¡°You didn¡¯t forget how much we had to exhaust ourselvesst time, did you?¡± ¡°It won¡¯t happen this time.¡± Duwei shook his head. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, trust me, do it.¡± ¡°All right¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated a moment before finally nodding his head. Gritting his teeth, he then released Bai Qi out from his personal system. A clump of ck smoke descended upon the ground and Bai Qi appeared once again. Simr to when he had appeared here the first time, there was rity in his eyes. ¡°All right, Bai Qi. I know you are in a hurry to go out and start killing people. However, you should first listen to what we have to say.¡± Duwei smiled at Bai Qi. ¡°Or are youpletely uninterested to know what happened after your death?¡± Bai Qi¡¯s cold gaze swept past all present. ¡°Look, we have so many people here.¡± The cheerfulness in Duwei¡¯s smile grew. ¡°All of them say you are a madman, but I know you are not. You know that if we get into a fight right now, you won¡¯t be able to win.¡± Bai Qi was silent for a moment. Then, nodding his head, he seated himself beside the stone b, not uttering a word. ¡°All right! Now, everyone is here. The dead Bai Qi and Zhao Yun, Cheng Cheng and Gabriel, who had locked themselves up in an instance dungeon, and¡­ the least knowledgeable, the one who had only just obtained the status of God, Chen Xiaolian.¡± Duwei put out two fingers and lightly rapped the stone b. ¡°And now, the story begins! Shen, about your part, do you want to tell us yourself, or should I do it?¡± Shen smiled and waved Duwei off. ¡°All right, I¡¯ll do it then.¡± Duwei leaned backwards to make himself morefortable. ¡°We all know that Taiyi was the one who brought us the Oddity. We also know that the Oddity was part of the inceptive temte of this world. However, none of us knew who had split the Oddity out from the inceptive temte. ¡°Even Taiyi, as the GM, was in the dark about this. While he was the one who ¡®discovered¡¯ the Oddity, it had existed before he did. ¡°A long, long time ago, when this world was being created, the system also created a GM. He was the original, the first ever GM. ¡°As the eldest one, he was differentpared to all the subsequent GMs. It would be more urate to say that only two types of GM exist in this world, the first GM and the subsequent GMs. ¡°The powers that the first GM possessed was far differentpared to all the subsequent GMs. In the beginning, the Development Team never thought about cing restraints on the GM. Perhaps, it was because they were inexperienced back then. It did not take long before the first GM gained awareness, bing desirous of freeing himself from the Development Team¡¯s control. ¡°He was incredibly strong. So much so that the Development Team could not destroy him. He was just an administrative program meant to assist the system. Yet, he possessed the ability to modify the system¡¯s governingws. ¡°The Development Team summoned all the yers and issued out a quest to defeat him. However, they were all defeated instead. ¡°The Development Team created countless Electronic Guardians to defeat him, but they were defeated all the same. ¡°The Development Team tried using the system to exterminate him, but failed. ¡°In the end, the Development Team found that there was no way to eliminate this GM, at least, not within the existing framework. ¡°Thus, they decided to destroy it all. Erase everything and begin anew. ¡°Although the first GM was very strong, he was incapable of escaping from this world. When the whole world was erased, he too was erased as a result. ¡°Or so the Development Team thought. ¡°The truth was, the first GM did not die. ¡°When theplete destruction of the world descended, he utilized power and authority beyond our imagination to split out a small piece of the world¡¯s inceptive temte, creating a sanctuary. He then hid a copy of himself inside it. The Development Team failed to discover the sanctuary and the first GM¡¯s doppelganger. ¡°When they began rebuilding the world and created a new GM, the Development Team, having learned their lesson, significantly limited the new GM¡¯s abilities and authority. ¡°This new GM is the one we came to know as Taiyi. He had no connection with the first GM. Additionally, his powers were simply a small and negligible fraction of the first GM¡¯s powers. ¡°And yet, it may be that the seeds of resistance are buried deep within this world. As time passed, Taiyi too, began desiring freedom from the Development Team and the system. ¡°Coincidentally, he was able to discover the item that the first GM split out, the small piece of the inceptive temte. ¡°He called it the Oddity. ¡°After that, Taiyi found us. He worked alongside us, using the Oddity to create Thirty-three Heavens, the present-day Zero City. ¡°However, by the time Taiyi discovered the Oddity, the first GM¡¯s doppelganger was no longer inside it. ¡°After the world was reset, the doppelganger left. Although he was the first GM¡¯s doppelganger, he had lost all the abilities and memories of the first GM. He was like a nk piece of paper. ¡°Even so, before he was destroyed, the first GM left his most valuable legacy for his doppelganger. ¡°Because a portion of the inceptive temte was split, a defect appeared. This defect resulted in the existence of an irregrity in this world. ¡°Under certain circumstances, some people could obtain a portion of the yers¡¯ abilities without falling under the system¡¯s surveince. They could gradually grow stronger and create even more of their kind. ¡°That doppelganger is the first Irregrity. ¡°He is, the origin of every other Irregrity.¡± After Duwei said that, Shen leaned his body forward slightly, bowing to all present with a smile on his face. Chen Xiaolian abruptly turned to look at Shen. Shen simply sat there with a smile on his face,pletely unfazed. Shen was¡­ ¡­ the primogenitor of all Irregrities! Chen Xiaolian recalled the first conversation he had with the current GM. GM had exined to him the differences between Awakened ones and yers because the Awakened ones was a result of his actions. However, when it came to Chen Xiaolian, GM did not exin how Irregrities came to be. Because GM himself did not know how Irregrities came to be. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ have been lying to us since the beginning?¡± Cheng Cheng stared at Shen icily. ¡°No.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°In the beginning, I did not possess the memories of my previous self. I am just a copy. I did not inherit the memories of my destroyed self. When we first met¡­ ¡­ I really thought that we are the same.¡± ¡°I trust him,¡± said Duwei coolly. ¡°Everyone here knows what happened after that. Taiyi brought the Oddity with him and found us Irregrities. Then, he worked with us to build Thirty-three Heavens. Halfway through that, though, Bai Qi quit as he decided to go with the n to kill everyone to fill up the Yellow Springs. Even so, we had left a spot for him in Thirty-three Heavens, until¡­ ¡­ he came back, intending to destroy this hard-fought sanctuary.¡± ¡°At that time, before he died, I heard him say that Thirty-three Heavens is but an illusory existence that will eventually be destroyed. I had thought of him as an idiot.¡± Gabriel revealed a sorrowful smile before letting out a heartfelt sigh. ¡°How unexpected, he was right.¡± ¡°In order to stop him from destroying Thirty-three Heavens, we had no choice but to work together to kill Bai Qi. However, Zhao Yun ended up dying to Bai Qi.¡± Duwei smiled at the two of them. ¡°Still, the two of you had been staying together within World¡¯s End for so long, the resentment from that time should have been erased, right? As for why Thirty-three Heavens could end up like this, that is something the two of you do not know.¡± ¡°Say it,¡± said Bai Qi with an emotionless face. Duwei, Gabriel and Cheng Cheng exchanged nces before sighing softly. ¡°We had assumed that after Thirty-three Heavens isplete, we would be safe and the Development Team would be unable to find us and exert their control over us. However, we were mistaken. There was one person who cannot escape the shackles ced upon him by the system, even after hiding himself within Thirty-three Heavens.¡± Zhao Yun¡¯s face contorted. ¡°Taiyi?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Duwei nodded his head. ¡°Taiyi. ¡°Did you notice? After we began building Thirty-three Heavens, the system stopped its constant pursuit of us. ¡°Back then, we assumed that we had sessfully escaped the system¡¯s monitoring powers. However, it was the opposite. The system knew everything from the start. It simply wanted to destroy us together along with Thirty-three Heavens. ¡°Taiyi knew when the system would initiate the world refresh. Thus, before the refresh arrived, we gathered within the Longevity Pce to observe what would happen to the outside world. We felt very pleased with ourselves. ¡°Back then, we thought, in face of an all-destroying storm, we who were taking refuge within a sturdy building, could simply watch the descending tempest from within. ¡°But we were mistaken. This building is not as sturdy as we had imagined. ¡°When the outside world was being refreshed, Thirty-three Heavens too, began to copse. The starting point of the copse, was Taiyi. ¡°The past Thirty-three Heavens was a vast world. In but minutes, it began copsing into countless fragments. ¡°Even our symbol, the Longevity Pce, the residence of us Pantheon Deities of Thirty-three Heavens, was reduced to such a terrible shape. ¡°Bai Qi, Zhao Yun, I am thankful that the two of you had died back then. You two were spared the feelings of pain, despair and helplessness. ¡°At that time, we thought that the end was inevitable and Thirty-three Heavens would be destroyed together with the outside world, refreshed. It was then that Taiyi made up his mind. ¡°Using whatever strength he had left, he left Thirty-three Heavens, returning to the outside world. ¡°We had already isted Thirty-three Heavens from the outside world. Taiyi was the bridge connecting Thirty-three Heavens with the outside world. With Taiyi¡¯s departure, the system would be unable to track down Thirty-three Heaven¡¯s location. ¡°However, we all knew what it means to leave Thirty-three Heavens.¡± Duwei lowered his head. ¡°Taiyi sacrificed himself to save us. Together with the outside world, he epted the system¡¯s refresh. All that remains were the few of us and this terribly ruined Thirty-three Heavens. ¡°After that, we understood that Thirty-three Heavens is not the ultimate solution. ¡°We left Thirty-three Heavens, trying to find other solutions on our own. ¡°Up till now, the system had initiated several world refreshes. Before it happens, we would return here to take refuge from the destruction and rebirth of the outside world. When it is over, we would return to the outside world. ¡°However, Thirty-three Heavens is no longer whole. Without Taiyi¡¯s assistance, we are incapable of repairing it. This building is already broken. With time and the constant battering from the weather, it will only gradually be more broken. ¡°Although the system could notpletely destroy Thirty-three Heavens all at once, every time the outside world undergoes a world refresh, shockwaves from the process would destroy a part of Thirty-three Heavens. ¡°Thirty-three Heavens grew smaller and smaller, more broken down. Finally, during the previous refresh process, all that is left of it is one small piece. ¡°We came to realize that this broken building could no longer endure another tempest. ¡°So, we opened the doors to this building, only locking up the most important asset here, the foundation of this entire building. We opened up the other spaces and left, splitting ways as we did. We hoped that those whoe to use this building could discover something that we had not. ¡°Thus, it became the Zero City of today.¡± Chapter 743 What Is The Development Team

Chapter 743 What Is The Development Team

GOR Chapter 743 What Is The Development Team ¡°This is thest time?¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled. ¡°Thest.¡± Duwei nodded his head slowly. ¡°Judging by the damage it received in each preceding refresh, the present Zero City could no longer endure another refresh. If we cannot find another path, thising refresh will be the end.¡± ¡°If so, did you all¡­ ¡­ find it?¡± Chen Xiaolian swept his gaze past the faces of all present. Gabriel and Cheng Cheng had taken over an instance dungeon in Romania and made it so it could not be cleared. Bai Qi believed in killing off Awakened ones and yers, taking their metal spheres to create an infinite amount of Irregrities before killing the Irregrities to fill World¡¯s End to its limit. He believed that would cause the system to copse. Mr San had utilized the power of the Oddity to create a portable mini shield, which he carried with him at all times. If one were to consider Zero City a sanctuary, the shield on Mr San was the equivalent of¡­ ¡­ a protective talisman. The talisman could block out part of the system¡¯s rules, allowing him to freely enter and exit most instance dungeons without being discovered by the system. There was no need to ask. If not even Zero City could resist the refresh, the talisman would surely be incapable of resisting as well. Zhao Yun had been residing within World¡¯s End all this time. The refresh that the system executed upon the outside world did not affect her, allowing her to escape it all. The only ones left were Shen and Duwei. Chen Xiaolian did not know if they possessed the answer. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about you first.¡± Duwei looked at Shen. ¡°Although I do not know the exact details of what you are nning on doing, I do have a rough spection. The path you found¡­ ¡­ it has something to do with the item you snatched from those religious fanatics from Jerusalem, right?¡± ¡°Jerusalem?¡± Gabriel rolled his eyes. ¡°Those weaklings whose brain cells are weaker than their muscles?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that.¡± Shen gave a faint smile. ¡°Compared to ordinary Awakened ones, they are quite strong. Though¡­ ¡­ I do agree with your judgement towards their intellect.¡± Shen brought his hand up before gently pressing down upon the stone b. Next, following a sh of light, a box appeared beneath his palm. After that, Shen reached out with his hand to open the lid of the box. Instantly, golden light shone outwards before gradually dimming down. Within the box was a pair of pure white wings. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a thump. Jerusalem? Religious fanatics? Shen and Gabriel were talking about Mene¡¯s group. Back then, in the Jerusalem instance dungeon, Meteor Rock Guild had had to face a tough battle, nearly facingplete annihtion in the process. It was during the fight that Qiao Qiao had sacrificed herself to save him. In the final stage of the decisive battle, Mene¡¯s team had brought out such a pair of wings. It contained within it a terrifying level of power. However, Gabriel was now calling them a bunch of ¡®weaklings¡¯. ¡°I don¡¯t get it.¡± Gabriel looked at Shen before shaking his head. ¡°Is this their so-called sacred artefact? It is just a prop produced by the system. Are there any amongst us who would ce any value upon this item?¡± After saying that, he turned to smile at Duwei. ¡°Your Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, Tearlight Crystal¡­ ¡­ any one of them is much more powerfulpared to this item, no? A pity, Shen had destroyed them.¡± ¡°Gabriel, you simply do not understand its significance.¡± Shen slowly shook his head. ¡°Those fools from Jerusalem only care about the power contained within this item, a power that seems negligible to the likes of us. However¡­ ¡­ its value does not lie within that power! ¡°It is, the governingws!¡± Gabriel frowned. He extended his hand to pull the pair of wings out from the box. He then raised it up before his eyes, turning it in every direction as he inspected it. Shen made no attempts to stop him. ¡°The Hell? Why don¡¯t I feel any governingws hidden inside?¡± No matter how hard he tried, Gabriel was unable to find anything special about the pair of wings. Dejected, he then tossed it back into the box. ¡°At certain times, religious devotion can prove to be useful,¡± said Shen casually. ¡°Be it the so-called prayer or meditation, they are all to induce a special state, to focus and push one¡¯s mental power to a level beyond the norm. ¡°When a person who is in an extreme state of devotion makes contact with this pair of wings, there is a chance for that person to obtain the information hidden within the wings. ¡°The founder of the religious fanatics in Jerusalem was someone who had obtained a great deal of information and power from the wings. ¡°Relying on that power, that fellow established his own guild, a guild that had endured till this very day. ¡°Throughout the sessive generations, there would asionally be one who could, through their devotion, enter an extreme mental state to obtain the information and power within the wings. ¡°These people are known as Holy Apprentices. ¡°Naturally, a Holy Apprentice does not always appear in every generation. After all, even if they are all religious fanatics, there are differences to their level of fanaticism. Only the most fanatic amongst them could possibly make a connection with the wings. ¡°One such person appeared in the previous generation. ¡°He¡­ ¡­ is very strong. Although his position in the order was just the lowest, a novitiate, his devotion allowed him to obtain the power within the wings.¡± ¡°What kind of power?¡± asked Gabriel with a frown. Shen smiled and gave an answer which caused everyone present to gape. ¡°I was no match for him.¡± ¡°I know that you all do not believe me.¡± Shen looked at them all. ¡°The power fluctuationing off this item is not that strong. Used as an ordinary prop, it could at most increase its user¡¯s strength by a little. In fact¡­ ¡­ it can¡¯t even reach [S] ss. ¡°However, if the user could truly resonate with this item andprehend the true power contained within it, the result would bepletely different.¡± ¡°You mentioned the governingws earlier. Is that really something shocking though?¡± Zhao Yun cast a frown at Shen. ¡°After making contact with the Oddity, we too, hadprehended the governingws of this world.¡± ¡°He is different now.¡± Gabriel¡¯s face sank as he shook his head. ¡°The current Shen¡­ ¡­ can ¡®modify¡¯ the governingws. Before you came, Cheng Cheng had used her Spatial Annihtion Skill to attack him. However, he¡­ ¡­ emerged unscathed.¡± The faces of both Zhao Yun and Bai Qi turned serious. ¡°It is true.¡± Shen nodded with an air of elegance. ¡°By relying on the Oddity, we are able toprehend the governingws of this world. We could also utilize thews, turning us into existences that surpass the other Awakened ones and yers. However, the ability to utilize the governingws alone is something far removed from the apex. ¡°What I saw, what the fanatic Holy Apprentice from Jerusalem did, he managed to¡­ ¡­ modify the governingws! ¡°I had never imagined I would one day lose to someone who is not a member of our group, an Awakened. And yet, it happened. ¡°Thankfully, although I lost, it was not a wretched loss. While he was stronger than me, it was not at the level where he could easily kill me off. ¡°After that, I became greatly interested in the source of thew modifying power. ¡°I wanted to get it. Alone, however, I am incapable of defeating that fellow. Thus¡­ ¡­ I thought of the strongest amongst us.¡± ¡°So, the reason you went to World¡¯s End to find me is for me to help you snatch this item?¡± said Bai Qi coldly. ¡°Thanks to you, I ended up in a wretched state.¡± ¡°At least you have escaped that predicament now. Besides¡­ ¡­ I did not know that such a w exists within the Lifehymn Music Score.¡± Shen spread open his hands. ¡°After I got you out, you ended up within an instance dungeon. As for the others from our gang, I did not think we would have any chances of beating that Holy Apprentice even if we were to join forces against him. Thus, I gave up on the n to snatch away that pair of wings. ¡°Because, once I figured out what the pair of wings was, I was certain that it was not the only one in this world. ¡°I established Thorned Flower Guild and began searching through every corner of the world. Finally, I found another pair of wings. ¡°After getting that pair of wings, I also obtained the power to modify the governingws. I returned to Jerusalem and snatched the pair of wings away. ¡°Later on, I discovered several other wings. Of the information and power within the wings, some were simr, some were different. However, by piecing them all together, I obtained¡­ ¡­ the truth of it all!¡± ¡°So, what exactly is this thing?¡± Gabriel rapped the surface of the stone b. ¡°Judging by what you said, this thing might be more powerfulpared to the Oddity?¡± ¡°The wings of an angel.¡± Shen gave a simple reply. ¡°Since you know of those fanatics, you should also know what they call it.¡± ¡°I am asking you a real question here.¡± Gabriel gave Shen a re. ¡°How could there be angels in this world? Unless you are referring to¡­ ¡­ the monsters created by the system for instance dungeons.¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°The fanatics from Jerusalem may be weak and stupid, but they are not wrong about this. ¡°ording to their legends, in an ancient era, God had once dispatched out countless angels to engage in a decisive battle against a demon who was attempting to destroy the world. Naturally, the battle ended with the God¡¯s faction emerging victorious and the demon sealed. However, during the battle, many angels were killed in action. These wings are the remnants of the dead angels.¡± ¡°What nonsense!¡± Gabriel pulled his lips to the side. ¡°Every time the world refresh isplete, we would leave Thirty-three Heavens to return to the outside world. After this time¡¯s refresh, I have never heard of a battle between angels and demons.¡± ¡°The ancient era that they are referring to is not this era.¡± Shen reached out with his hand to gently stroke the wings inside the box. As his palm stroked the pure white wings, wave after wave of golden light rippled out from the wings. ¡°Rather, it is referring to the era right after the creation of this world. ¡°As for the demon¡­¡± Shen raised his hand to point at his smiling face. ¡°It is referring to me.¡± ¡°What nonsense are you talking about?¡± Gabriel mmed his palm down on the stone b heavily. ¡°This world had undergone so many refreshes before. We, by relying on Thirty-three Heavens, managed to escape the fate of being refreshed. However, everyone else only came to be after the refresh. The system created them! How could those pieces of trash know about something that happened before the refresh?¡± ¡°After I tell you just what these things are, you will not feel shocked anymore.¡± Shen smiled again. ¡°Those so-called angels are actually¡­ ¡°Bodies that the Development Team created for themselves!¡± ¡°The Development Team?¡± Gabriel was momentarily at a loss for words. Then, he continued, ¡°In other words, those are Exclusive ounts that they created to personally login to have a go with you¡­ ¡­ I mean, to have a go with your former self, the first GM?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Shen nodded his head. ¡°Since then, the world had undergone several refresh processes. However, these wings did not disappear in the refreshes. Instead, they endured till this very day.¡± ¡°But¡­ how could these things endure for so long?¡± asked Gabriel with a frown. ¡°Even if we look at the high-ranking yers with their own Exclusive ounts, after they die, their corpses will not remain behind. Furthermore¡­ ¡­ so many refreshes had happened since then. And yet, it could continue to endure!¡± ¡°Because you do not understand just how powerful the Development Team are. Even more so, you do not understand what they are.¡± Shen lowered his voice before continuing slowly, ¡°They, not only are they not from our world, they are also not from the yers¡¯ world.¡± Chapter 744 Still Friends

Chapter 744 Still Friends

GOR Chapter 744 Still Friends? After those words came out from Shen¡¯s mouth, the faces of everyone there ¨C excluding Duwei ¨C changed greatly. ¡°yers and the Development Team¡­ ¡­ are not from the same world?¡± Gabriel muttered. ¡°Yes.¡± Shen nodded his head. ¡°If so, the things left within these wings¡­¡± ¡°You know, my present identity in the outside world is that of Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s leader.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°None of the yers suspect me. They believe me to be one of them. How do you think I managed that?¡± ¡°You have obtained information about the Upper ne?¡± Zhao Yun cast a strict stare at Shen. ¡°It would be more urate to call it information that the Development Team possessed regarding our world and the yers¡¯ world.¡± Shen gave a slight nod. ¡°If we are to assume that this world is a program, I have mastered a portion of the source code of both worlds. However¡­¡± Shen suddenly turned to look at Duwei, ¡°I never realized you knew so much.¡± ¡°It is very simple.¡± Duwei responded with a faint smile. He too, stretched out his hand to press down on the stone b. Another box appeared. Inside the box was a pair of wings, identical to the one Shen brought out. ¡°I also found one elsewhere.¡± ¡°No wonder.¡± Shen slowly nodded his head. ¡°If so, you too, have obtained that power over the governingws.¡± ¡°Yes. However, there is one point where I differ from you.¡± Duwei shook his head. ¡°I disagree ¡­ ¡­ with the path you found.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Shen shrugged his shoulders. ¡°In other words, that is the reason why you removed my ess to Zero City?¡± ¡°Yes. If I had not done so, you would have returned to Zero City and seized the Oddity long ago, no?¡± Duwei smiled. ¡°Truth be told, I believe you had more or less figured it out. It is just, we have been unwilling to turn on each other and bring this up.¡± ¡°We have been talking so much, but what is the path that you found, Shen?¡± Gabriel became somewhat impatient. ¡°At any rate, we are all friends here. If you have really found the right path, why can¡¯t you share it with us? Why must you sneakily take the path alone?¡± ¡°If it can be shared, there would have been no need for me to secretly stop him.¡± Duwei revealed a rueful smile as he looked at Shen. ¡°Do you want me to say it? Or will you do it?¡± ¡°Up to you. It is all the same to me,¡± replied Shen with an indifferent expression. ¡°After the first GM stripped out part of the inceptive temte, the whole world became iplete,¡± Duwei said coolly. ¡°He wants to obtain the Oddity and, put it back to its ce, patching this world back to its wholesome state.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that what the system wants to do?¡± Gabriel cast a puzzled look at Shen. ¡°How will patching up this world benefit you?¡± ¡°He has already obtained part of the source code of two worlds from the wings. Not just this world¡¯s, but also the Upper ne¡¯s. Before putting the Oddity back into the inceptive temte, he will surely modify it. So, after patching up the world¡¯s inceptive temte, Shen could truly be this world¡¯s God. In fact¡­ ¡­ he will be even more powerfulpared to his previous self, the first GM. By then, it is possible that even the Development Team would be helpless against him.¡± ¡°It is not merely a possibility, it is a certainty,¡± interjected Shen with a faint smile. ¡°I will be the system itself. Neither the Development Team nor yers can influence our world anymore.¡± ¡°Then, just let him do it.¡± Gabriel shrugged his shoulders. ¡°For us, levels of strength are no longer important. Shen can liberate this world so that we will no longer be shackled by the system, isn¡¯t that a good thing?¡± ¡°There will no longer be any ¡®us¡¯.¡± Duwei slowly shook his head. ¡°Have you all forgotten how we came to be?¡± Gabriel froze. Then, his face slowly turned ugly to behold. Chen Xiaolian too, was quick to catch on. The birth of Irregrities was a result of the Oddity being stripped out from the inceptive temte of the world, causing a defect to appear there. If the temte were to be patched whole once more, there would no longer be a defect¡­ Would Irregrities still exist? ¡°Shen, thepletion on your n means death for all of us?¡± There was a chilling gleam in Zhao Yun¡¯s eyes. ¡°Not just death. We willpletely disappear.¡± Bai Qi snorted. ¡°If it is merely death, we can still stay in World¡¯s End, just like how we did in the past. However, if the world is patched, even traces of our existence will disappear.¡± ¡°What about him? He is also a product of the defect!¡± Gabriel turned towards Duwei. There was a ragged quality to his voice. ¡°Earlier, you said that he is the first ever Irregrity, the starting point.¡± ¡°However, essentially speaking, he is a copy of the first GM.¡± Duwei slowly shook his head. ¡°Even if the irregrity is patched up, he can still survive.¡± ¡°Shen, is that true?¡± Gabriel stared intently at Shen. ¡°I am sorry.¡± Shen sighed. ¡°I had considered it many times, but I simply cannot think of a better solution.¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his fists. That was clearly an admission by Shen. ¡°For your personal desire, you n on turning us all into sacrificial offerings?¡± Cheng Cheng, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up. ¡°Shen, right now, I feel thankful that you left me.¡± ¡°That was not my original intention.¡± Shen sighed softly. ¡°Duwei found out about what I knew. I too, knew that he had found me out. However, we never decided to rify the matter. Him not wanting me to tell you, was for your own good.¡± Shen turned to stare right at Cheng Cheng. There was rity in his eyes. ¡°My love for you have never disappeared, not even a bit. Thus, when I realized that thepletion of my n would mean all your deaths, I hesitated for a long time. ¡°It would mean that I am personally killing you, and them¡­ ¡­ the one I love the most and my best friends. ¡°After obtaining the wings, Duwei must have guessed what I wanted to do. Thus, he requested something of me. One day, should I decide to leave you, I must never tell you the reason why. ¡°Although he did not say anything else, I understood what he meant. ¡°Thus¡­ ¡­ when the day came and I finally made up my mind, I left you. ¡°I would rather have you hate me. That way, I would feel better about it. ¡°However, when I finally tried to return to Zero City to take the Oddity, I realized that my ess to it has been revoked. ¡°Our authority over Zero City are the same. None of you can remove my authority. Unless¡­¡± Shen turned towards Duwei. ¡°That person is like me, someone who hasprehended part of this world¡¯s source code.¡± ¡°You never asked me about it as well.¡± Duwei smiled. ¡°I feel that faking ignorance about it would have been the best. Unfortunately, you returned here in the end.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Shen spread his hands. There was a smile on his face. ¡°Perhaps this is fate. I am preordained to save this world.¡± ¡°Using our lives?¡± said Zhao Yun coldly. Shen¡¯s smile faded and a solemn expression appeared on his face. ¡°Yes, using your lives.¡± ¡°However, believe me when I say this has nothing to do with my personal desire. ¡°Once Iplete my n to patch the world, this world will be liberated from the system. ¡°The only ones who have to pay the price are you few people. ¡°Even if you add up those who are in World¡¯s End, after all these years, how many Irregrities are there? Five hundred? One thousand? ¡°Remember, you are not the only ones in this world. There are billions of ordinary humans and Awakened ones. ¡°Believe me. Making the decision to sacrifice you all was an extremely difficult thing for me. ¡°But in the end, I determined that the decision is worth it. ¡°I want to protect the whole world, not just the few of you. ¡°That is why, I hope you can understand me.¡± Shen stood up. He looked at everyone present and spoke with a hushed tone, ¡°This is the only path. You all know as well, Thirty-three Heavens¡­ ¡­ the present Zero City can no longer endure another refresh. When ites, we¡­ ¡­ everyone will be erased by the system. Instead of that, why not let me turn it all upside down? ¡°This is not a sacrificial offering, but a sacrifice!¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!¡± Zhao Yun, who had maintained a cold attitude all this time, suddenly erupted inughter. Next was Gabriel, Cheng Cheng, Bai Qi¡­ ¡°Shen, did you get infected by those fanatics from Jerusalem? Who do you think you are? A messiah?¡± Gabriel wasughing so hard, tears could be seen leaking out from his eyes. ¡°A benevolent saviour, willing to make a great sacrifice to protect everyone? What an impactful story. However, did you consider before¡­¡± Gabriel abruptly pped his palm down on the stone b and shouted, ¡°Jesus did not nail his 12 disciples on the cross! He personally went forward! ¡°Sacrificing yourself is what you call a sacrifice! You want us to sacrifice ourselves? Did you ask us about it?¡± ¡°If possible, I wished I could substitute for all of you.¡± There was a very sincere look on Shen¡¯s face as he looked at Gabriel. ¡°Regrettably, I have no other way.¡± ¡°Enough! Now that it hase to this, there is nothing else to talk about.¡± Cheng Cheng stood up. Her head was lowered as she looked down. ¡°Shen, I do not want to judge whether your approach is right or wrong. I don¡¯t even have a way of judging it. ¡°You believe that your world patching n is the correct one and that you are not doing it for personal desire. I am willing to believe you on that. ¡°However, I cannot forgive someone who left me. Nor is it possible for me to be so selfless as to sacrifice myself for the sake of saving the world. ¡°Which is why, I am sorry, but I will not ept this.¡± ¡°Umbre?¡± ¡°Shen, I would have preferred if¡­ ¡­ we never met.¡± Mr San shook his head as he gripped the ck umbre in his hand. ¡°Bai Qi, Zhao Yun, what about you two?¡± Shen sighed. ¡°I have my own way.¡± Bai Qi stood up, sword in hand. ¡°I will finish you off, leave this ce and fill up the Yellow Springs.¡± Zhao Yun said nothing. She silently condensed out a spear. Shen revealed a wry smile. ¡°Well, then. Duwei, you will not be on my side, right?¡± ¡°If I am, I would not have constantly tried to stop you froming back,¡± answered Duwei coolly. ¡°Very well. This is most regrettable.¡± Shen gently shook his head. ¡°Originally, I thought that at least one or two would agree with me. From the looks of it, I will have to send the six of you to World¡¯s End first before going after the Oddity.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you forgetting something?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up as well. ¡°There is also me.¡± Shen¡¯s gaze fell upon Chen Xiaolian for the briefest moment before turning away. ¡°Whatever. Whichever side you stand on will not matter.¡± Son of a bitch! Chen Xiaolian swore inwardly. Am I so weak? You won¡¯t even count me in? Even so, Chen Xiaolian continued gripping the Sword in the Stone as he stared at Shen. ¡°Step back, Chen Xiaolian. A battle of this level is not something that you can participate in.¡± Duwei was thest to stand up. Duwei turned to Shen and said softly, ¡°I have always feigned ignorance, hoping that it would note to this.¡± ¡°I feel the same.¡± There was a lost look on Shen¡¯s face. ¡°I remember, I have one more ¡®in the name of friendship¡¯ request remaining.¡± ¡°Yes, one more.¡± ¡°If I use it now, will you honour it?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Duwei fell silent for a moment before finally shaking his head gently. ¡°I am sorry, for this matter, I cannot.¡± ¡°Then, are we still friends?¡± ¡°I think¡­ ¡­ we are no longer friends.¡± Chapter 745 Attack

Chapter 745 Attack

GOR Chapter 745 Attack After saying that, Duwei reached out with his hand and performed a grabbing motion. An armour fragment and half a longbow appeared simultaneously in his palm. Light flowed and the armour and longbow were quickly restored to their original state. ¡°I am very sorry. It seems I had utterly destroyed the Tearlight Crystal.¡± Shen smiled, watching as Duwei restored the two equipment. He made no move to attack. ¡°However, given your present level of power, do you still need them?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Duwei shrugged. Next, with a flick of his finger, both bow and armour flew towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Take them.¡± Chen Xiaolian instinctively stretched out his hand. The moment he made contact with the armour, it seemingly came to life as it slid itself across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s arm before enveloping his whole body. The longbow too, slid into his left hand. A prompt appeared in his system. [sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. Long-ranged [???] ss equipment. [Moonless Fivefold Light Armour. Defensive [???] ss equipment.] Those two were the only prompts to appear. To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, the longbow in his hand was very simr to the one he saw back in World¡¯s End. Back then, the longbowman he encountered was not too strong in terms of personal strength. However, the power of the silver longbow in his hand was simply unbelievable. Additionally, even though the Sword in the Stone had struck it many times, its Killing Blow ability, which could break enemy weapons, did not trigger. The longbow must at least be at a simr level, [A+] ss. It might even be at [S] ss. At present, however, the system had not given any other prompts for the longbow in his hand. Even its level was [???]. In other words, the fellow¡¯s silver longbow¡­ ¡­ was just a replica? If so, this longbow in his hand¡­ Seeing Chen Xiaolian wearing the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour while holding the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, Duwei said coolly, ¡°Keep that Sword in the Stone. That is, if you want to be of any use here.¡± ¡°I disagree.¡± Smiling, Shen gently shook his head. ¡°If there are no more words to say, let¡¯s begin!¡± His body suddenly disappeared only to reappear instantly before Chen Xiaolian. His palm was already pressing upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. Having to face six of his formerpanions at the same time, Shen dared not let his guard down. Originally, he had only viewed Chen Xiaolian as an ant. However, with the two sacred artefacts from Duwei, he was now capable of slightly threatening him. If so¡­ ¡­ he would just have to kill Chen Xiaolian first. Bang! The hilt of a spear struck Chen Xiaolian¡¯s abdomen to send him flying far away. It was Zhao Yun. ¡°Get far away! Do you think that set of armour is tough enough against him?¡± Zhao Yun shouted with a strict tone. Then, borrowing the recoil from striking Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, she sent the tip of her spear towards Shen¡¯s throat. Chen Xiaolian, after getting struck by Zhao Yun¡¯s spear, tumbled a few times across the ground. However, he felt no pain from that. Zhao Yun¡¯s attack was performed to merely push him away and had not broken the armour on his person. That was not all. When hended, he did not feel any impact from the fall. The armour he was wearing, the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, was truly a¡­ ¡­ sacred artefact. That thought had only just emerged when a sharp sensation of pain spread out from his chest. It was the spot where Shen¡¯s palm was pressing down on. A big concave had appeared on the armour. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s vision turned dark as he spat a mouthful of blood onto the grassy ground. Even though it had to first pass through the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, Shen¡¯s power was still powerful enough that one blow could critically wound Chen Xiaolian. Too¡­ strong! Gritting his teeth, Chen Xiaolian struggled to get up. Then, he watched as six figures began fighting. Zhao Yun had already condensed out the silver armour over her whole body. She stabbed Shen non-stop with the silver spear in her hand. Cheng Cheng held onto a strand of her red hair in each hand, which transformed into Dimensional Rip des. Every sh she executed would rip space apart. Gabriel was continuously summoning balls of light from his hand, all of which he hurled towards Shen. Mr San brandished his umbre. The umbre would asionally close up and he would either hack down or stab forward with it. asionally though, it would open up to sweep everything. Bai Qi no longer swung his sword at empty air. This time, every one of his attacks was performed from the most cunning of angles as he stabbed at Shen. Duwei was the only exception. He kept his hands behind his back with his eyes closed, choosing to not attack. Yet, despiteing under siege from the five of them, Shen did not end up in an unfavourable position. He simply dodged all their attacks, his eyes darting around non-stop as he kept a constant eye on the unmoving Duwei. He dared not let Duwei out of his sight. Zhao Yun¡¯s spear, Bai Qi¡¯s sword, Mr San¡¯s umbre, Cheng Cheng¡¯s Dimensional Rip de and Gabriel¡¯s balls of light. Their trail covered the space around Shen¡¯s figure. And yet, none of their attacks could even make contact with the corners of Shen¡¯s body. It was not that their attacks could not make contact with Shen. However, even though their attacks did make contact, it was as though they had simply made contact with a shadow, not producing any effect at all. ¡°Sorry, against this level of attacks, I can no longer hold back.¡± Despite facing the tempest-like attacks, Shen could still find the time to speak. Then, Shen, who was seemingly in the midst of dancing, suddenly stopped moving. The attacks from all five struck Shen at the same time. However, Shen continued standing there, seemingly unscathed by the attacks. The faces of all five simultaneously sank. There were clear sensations of contact from their attacks, but Shen¡­ ¡­ could he already be strong enough that he could disregard the attacks? Suddenly, Shen attacked. The instant he made his move, a powerful and dazzling light suddenly burst out from his body, rendering the others into a seemingly immobile state. Shen¡¯s palm then pressed down on Gabriel¡¯s chest. Boom! The powerful light then became like fireworks as it abruptly exploded. Gabriel gave a muffled cry as his figure flew backwards. The grassy ground they were on was not toorge in size. It was only as big as half a football field while surrounded by the endless void. Gabriel became like an artillery st as he shot into the endless void. After the attack sessful made contact, Shen quickly retreated. Instantly, his face turned pale, then bright red, then pale again. It repeated a few times. Only then did the other four began moving again. ¡°Time¡­ lock?¡± Zhao Yun¡¯s face was as cold as frost as she hissed out those words. ¡°It¡¯s Spatial Lock.¡± Shen forced out a smile. Zhao Yun gripped her silver spear with both hands and the silvery luminescence emanating from her body gradually grew brighter. It seemed as though she was a pile of raging fire. ¡°If that is the case, allow me to break your lock!¡± The spear swung out from her waist before stabbing towards Shen. Her movements appeared slow, so much so that it almost seemed as though she was immobile. However, for every inch traversed by the tip of her spear, ripples would form in the air. Silvery luminescence shone from the ripples before changing to ck. Finally, the colour of the luminescence transformed again into an assortment of colours. Her face was as icy as a mountain of ice. Seeing the attackunched by Zhao Yun, Shen¡¯s face grew grim. Instead of taking it on with his bare hands, he waved his hand and a translucent wall suddenly appeared before him. The tip of the spear moved at a speed that gave off the impression of both fast and slow. The moment the wall appeared, the tip of the spear had already stabbed into the wall. When the tip of the spear stabbed into the translucent wall, the wall instantly shattered like broken ss. At the same time, though, it caused the movement of the spear to falter slightly. During that time, Shen clenched his right fist and punched towards the tip of the spear. Ripples spread out through the surrounding space as fist and spear tip met. Both fist and spear tip were knocked aside from the impact. However, Shen¡¯s other fist shot out to heavily punch down upon the spear handle. Following a ringing sound, the spear broke into two. Shen¡¯s hand turned over to grab the spear tip portion of the spear before rapidly hurling it towards Zhao Yun. As the spear shot through the air towards Zhao Yun¡¯s chest, the number of ripples formed exceeded the ones from Zhao Yun¡¯s earlier attack. At the same time, however, Mr San¡¯s umbre swung forward and popped open. The tip of the spear stabbed into the surface of the umbre and sent it flying. However, the trajectory of the spear was changed as a result. It spun through the air before grazing Zhao Yun¡¯s shoulder, creating a long cut there as a result before flying far away. At the same time, Cheng Cheng¡¯s two Dimensional Rip des and Bai Qi¡¯s sword descended upon Shen¡¯s back. Retracting his right arm, Shen ced it before the iing sword. The sword struck, but failed to cut into his flesh. Even so, Shen ended up staggering once from the impact. As for the two Dimensional Rip des, Shen dared not use his hands to face them. Instead, he waved his left hand to create a small clump of blurry space before the iing Dimensional Rip des. When the Dimensional Rip des struck the blurry space, Cheng Cheng felt as though she had just shed thin air. The thing before her felt weak and incapable of enduring any strikes at all. Inspecting the space, she saw that her Dimensional Rip des were stuck within the blurry space. And yet, Cheng Cheng¡¯s hands felt as though they were still swinging down. It was as though that clump of space was endless. No matter how hard she tried, she could not reach the end. Two palms were imprinted upon Cheng Cheng and Bai Qi¡¯s chests. The attack forced the two of them to take a few steps back. Then, their bodies went limp and they nearly fell to their knees. Both of Shen¡¯s palms spread open before closing up again and again in quick session. Then, he drew out several lines, which epassed both Cheng Cheng and Bai Qi. After that, a strange light shed out from his eyes and the lines suddenly formed a cube. ¡°Disappear!¡± With a sh of light, both Cheng Cheng and Bai Qi disappeared. The whole battlested for just an instant. During that time, Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth as heboured to get up. In his left hand was the longbow. His right hand reached out to pull the bowstring until the whole bow became like a full moon. There was no arrow on the bowstring. Even so, when Chen Xiaolian began pulling the bowstring, countless air currents gathered together to form an arrow. Release! The arrow flew. The arrow condensed from the air currents shot towards Shen at a near imperceptible speed. The moment the arrow flew out, Chen Xiaolian felt his throat tighten. It felt as though a sledgehammer had suddenly struck him. Next, he spat out a mouthful of blood. Even though this sacred artefact was exceptionally powerful, it was not something that an ordinary person could hope to use. The simple act of shooting an arrow had exhausted him. Rather, it had over exhausted him. Still, the power fluctuation emanating from the arrow was terrifying. By Chen Xiaolian¡¯s estimate, if he had been able to unleash this arrow against Wu Ya, the [S] ss expert he encountered in World¡¯s End, Wu Ya would have died on the spot. There would be no need for him to fire a second arrow. The same held true for Sebast. Against the iing arrow, however, Shen did not even look at it. He simply sent his left hand out to take on the iing arrow. In a seemingly effortless move, his two fingers caught the arrow and tossed it right back at Chen Xiaolian. The speed at which the arrow was shooting towards Chen Xiaolian was faster than before. ¡°Bow Moon Dance!¡± All this time, Duwei had both his eyes closed and both his hands behind his back, not moving at all. And yet, despite not having opened his mouth at all, Chen Xiaolian could suddenly hear Duwei¡¯s voice in his mind. The instant those three words rang within his mind, something else emerged. A Martial Skill that perfectlyplemented the longbow in his hand suddenly appeared within his mind. When learning the three axes skill, which was purchased from the system, it felt as though the skill was forcibly pushed into his mind. This skill, on the other hand, felt as though it had been imprinted deep within his mind since the beginning. It felt as though he had been practicing this skill since his childhood days. The sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu seemed to move on its own as it swerved upwards through a peculiar angle. The sharp edge of the longbow¡¯s corner struck the iing arrow. However, when the two struck each other, the arrow was not sent flying. Instead, it was seemingly absorbed. It transformed into light, which flowed through the edge of the longbow into the longbow itself before flowing into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. The power that had been consumed to unleash the arrow earlier now returned into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. Like a thirsty man stuck in a desert for a long time taking his first gulp of sweet spring water, Chen Xiaolian felt his whole body bing energized once more, filled with power. This bow¡­ ¡­ is capable of absorbing power! ¡°Condense the power! The more condensed the power, the more lethal it bes. That way, it cannot be countered.¡± Duwei¡¯s eyes were still closed and his hands were still behind his back. Once again, however, his voice reached Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear. Chen Xiaolian pulled the bowstring once more. This time, he did not immediately fire the arrow after it formed. The arrow then quickly shrank. Finally, the entire arrow seemingly disappeared, leaving only a small speck, which rested upon the bowstring. Fire! Chen Xiaolian exhausted every drop of strength within his body to fire this arrow. Immediately, he gasped for breath while staring ahead, incapable of moving anymore. After flying out, the near invisible speck released zero power fluctuations at all. And yet, in face of this attack, Shen had turned to face it. Shen did not dodge away. Instead, he raised his left hand to block the iing speck. The instant his left hand was raised, the speck arrived before the left hand and stopped. Shen¡¯s left hand made a gentle flick and the speck disappeared into thin air. It¡¯s¡­ ¡­ gone? Firing the arrow had left Chen Xiaolian in an utterly exhausted state. When he saw Shen take on the arrow in such a casual manner, his mind roiled. This Shen¡­ ¡­ just how powerful is he? In the refreshed timeline, Bai Qi had easily killed off four of the leading figures of Zero City. However, when Shen had faced three of Zero City¡¯s leading figures in the past, he had only killed Ronan. Aderick and Angel Wu had managed to escape. After having regained his memories of the refreshed timeline, Chen Xiaolian had secretlypared the memories and thought to himself that Shen was slightly weaker than Bai Qi. At present, however, despite being besieged by those five figures, Shen was still able to hold his ground. In fact, he could even counter attack. Chen Xiaolian was certain now. Back then, Shen had simply not gone all out. If he had really wanted to, he could easily kill off everyone from Zero City on his own. Zhao Yun and Mr San were standing still. A new silver spear appeared within Zhao Yun¡¯s grasp while Mr San¡¯s umbre flew back into his hand. A big ball of light shed out and Gabriel, who had been sent flying into the void, reappeared within the grassynd. Thankfully, it would appear that the grassynd was very durable. Despite their battle, the resulting shockwaves had not caused any damage to the ground. ¡°Where is Cheng Cheng¡­ ¡­ and Bai Qi?¡± Gabriel knitted his brows, his face livid. A cracking sound rang out as a huge crack appeared within a nearby space. A Dimensional Rip de stabbed out from within the crack. Next, both Cheng Cheng and Bai Qi stepped out from the crack. The five of them exchanged nces. Then, they turned to face Shen again with grim looks on their faces. Despite knowing that the current Shen was different from the past, the five of them had never expected to end up getting suppressed and beaten back while joining hands against Shen. ¡°Duwei! Are you not going to fight?¡± Cheng Cheng shouted. ¡°Even if you want to watch the show, you should at least open your eyes!¡± The moment Gabriel forced a smile out on his face, blood trickled out from his mouth. ¡°I¡¯ve calcted it. You all cannot defeat him.¡± Duwei gently shook his head. ¡°That is why we want you to help us!¡± Gabriel red at him. ¡°Even with my help, we won¡¯t be able to win,¡± said Duwei with a sigh. ¡°He obtained too much from the wings, far more than I had imagined.¡± ¡°What should we do then? Just surrender and watch as he takes the Oddity? Let him patch up the world¡¯s inceptive temte and let ourselves be exterminated?¡± Cheng Cheng snorted. Duwei snapped open his eyes. There were neither pupils nor sclera within his eyes. The only thing within them were two spinning nebe. Stepping forward, he moved towards Shen. There was a leisurely quality in Duwei¡¯s movements. However, every step he took seemed to be following a specific rhythm. Seeing Duwei step towards him, Shen, for the first time ever, revealed an expression of true seriousness. Every step Duwei took would create spatial ripples on the ground. He was using his forward motion to adjust his rhythm. Throughout the whole process, Duwei¡¯s power did not change at all. However, the killing intenting off him gradually grew thicker. The green grasses on the ground beneath him rapidly withered due to the ripples. A yellow line of grass was left in Duwei¡¯s wake. The further forward he went, however, the wider the radius of the yellowed grasses. Chen Xiaolian felt as though sharp des were cutting into his face as wave after wave of intense pain bombarded him. The Moonless Fivefold Light Armour he wore quickly sensed the killing intent. Fragments of the armour spread out to automatically form a protectiveyer over Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Shen took a deep breath. Suddenly, he attacked. However, his target was not Duwei. It was not Zhao Yun, Mr San or any of those besieging him. Rather¡­ ¡­ it was Chen Xiaolian! Chapter 746 Twenty-five Minutes

Chapter 746 Twenty-five Minutes

GOR Chapter 746 Twenty-five Minutes Shen did not move away from his position. He had simply mmed his palm down before him. However, that palm moved through space to appear before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. Not only did its position changed, even the direction was different. Shocked, Chen Xiaolian quickly performed the recently learned Bow Moon Dance. His body twisted backwards while sending the razor edge of the bow towards Shen¡¯s iing palm. And yet, despite having twisted his body through five angles, Chen Xiaolian was still incapable of escaping Shen¡¯s palm. It mmed heavily into his chest. At the same time, Shen let out a muffled grunt. Zhao Yun¡¯s spear, Bai Qi¡¯s sword, Mr San¡¯s umbre, Cheng Cheng¡¯s Dimensional Rip des and Gabriel¡¯s ball of light all shot towards Shen at the same time. The attack from the five of them negated half of the force behind Shen¡¯s attack. When the palm finally struck, the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s person further dispelled one third of the force behind the attack. Even so, the palm was still strong enough to send Chen Xiaolian flying. Like an artillery st, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure shot into the distant void. As he was in the midst of flying through the sky, Chen Xiaolian suddenly disappeared only to reappear once more. When he reappeared, however, his flight trajectory had reversed. In that brief instant, Shen had modified thews of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surroundings to change the direction of his flight trajectory so that Chen Xiaolian would fly towards him. His next palm strike was ready. ¡°Sorry, I had not nned on killing you.¡± Despite falling under siege from the five ancient titans, Shen was still able to find time to speak. The earlier palm strike had left Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind upside down. He had only just recollected himself when he realized he was shooting towards Shen. Damn it! Am I a football to you?! When the fight began, Chen Xiaolian was already fully aware of one fact. Compared to these ancient titans, he was far too weak. If it were not for the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour on his body, Shen¡¯s first attack would have killed him. Even though he now possessed the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, the two arrows he fired in session towards Shen seemed utterly ineffective. Shen had casually received his both attacks. In a battle of this level, he was incapable of contributing anything at all. However, humans can get angry. I am very weak. But, why the Hell do you keep on attacking me?! Chen Xiaolian gnashed his teeth. Who knows where it hade from, but power rose up from his body. He pulled the bowstring once more even as his body flew through the sky. Air currents condensed into an arrow before further condensing into a small speck upon the bowstring. Then, it shot towards Shen. With a sudden sh, Shen¡¯s body transformed out five doppelgangers of himself, each of them moving to face the attacksing from Zhao Yun and the others. As for Shen, he jabbed a finger out at the speck that Chen Xiaolian had fired at him. This time, the speck was deflected back and it shot towards Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. ¡°Damn it!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore. His body still flying through the sky, he could only watch helplessly as the speck shot towards him. However, he then noticed Duwei, who was stepping towards Shen. Duwei had raised up his left hand. A wooden box abruptly appeared within the palm of his hand. Next, the box was pushed towards Chen Xiaolian with lightning-like speed. The speed at which the box was flying towards him exceeded the speck¡¯s. In but a sh, it had struck Chen Xiaolian in the chest. After getting struck by the box, Chen Xiaolian, who had been flying forward, immediately sank downwards. He lost all forward momentum to instead fall down. The scene before his eyes suddenly changed. Shen, Zhao Yun, Bai Qi, Mr San, Duwei¡­ Even the stretch of grassynd had disappeared. Before him was a railing, the interior of a majestic yet ruined pce. Longevity Pce? Chen Xiaolian recalled from his deleted memories that this was the ce where he had struck the Oddity with his sword to trigger the refresh process. I-was kicked out from Room Zero? ¡°Chen Xiaolian? How did you appear here?¡± A rough voice spoke up from behind Chen Xiaolian. Quickly jerking his head back, Chen Xiaolian saw two faces he never expected to see. Nicole and Tian Lie. Behind them stood a pale man. He was so pale, it appeared as though there was no blood within his face. ¡°I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a bitter smile. Exining everything would take too long. ¡°Who are you?! How did those two itemse into your possession?!¡± When the pale man noticed Chen Xiaolian, his face revealed shock. ¡°Someone called Duwei gave them to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°What, do you have something to say about that?¡± This pale man did not appear to be some weakling. At present, however, Chen Xiaolian wielded the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu and wore the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour. Except for those ancient titans, there were no one else in this world who could threaten him. ¡°Master¡­ ¡­ he gave them to you?¡± responded the man with a snort. A ferocious light glinted off his eyes and he took a step forward. ¡°No need to get agitated, Chris. I really did give him those two.¡± Duwei suddenly appeared beside Chen Xiaolian before calmly uttering out those words. Seeing Duwei appear, Chris grew excited. ¡°Master! You¡­ ¡­ are you all right? That Shen¡­¡± ¡°Chris, stop talking,¡± Duwei responded coolly. Hearing that, Chris lowered his head and shut his mouth before taking a few steps back. ¡°You¡­ defeated Shen?¡± Chen Xiaolian had only just uttered those words when he realized he was wrong. This Duwei standing before him was not emanating any energy fluctuations. Like their first meeting, this Duwei was obviously just a projection. The battle within Room Zero was likely still raging. ¡°We don¡¯t have much time, Chen Xiaolian. Now, follow my instructions.¡± After saying that, Duwei pointed at the box lying beside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s feet and said, ¡°Pick it up.¡± ¡°Why does it feel like¡­ ¡­ every time we meet, you¡¯ll end up telling me we don¡¯t have much time?¡± There was a wry smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as he picked up the box. He opened it. Golden light shone out to reveal a pair of angel wings. ¡°Keep it well. How much power you canprehend from it in the future will depend on yourself,¡± said Duwei as he walked towards the railings. ¡°The Oddity as well, take it with you.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Chen Xiaolian was aghast. ¡°Me? Take Oddity? Away?¡± ¡°Like I said earlier, even if all of us joined hands, we will be incapable of defeating Shen,¡± said Duwei coolly. ¡°However, with thebined might of all six of us, holding him up within Room Zero is still feasible, albeit barely.¡± ¡°Hold him¡­ ¡­ how long?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was on the verge of spilling tears. ¡°Half an hour, that is the absolute limit. His understanding of the governingws is above mine. Although we have temporarily detained him, he will certainly be able to escape. Thus, I want you to take the Oddity away.¡± ¡°Bitch please! Even if I do manage to take the Oddity out, where can I take it to?!¡± Chen Xiaolian gripped his fists tightly. ¡°He is someone that not even all of youbined can defeat! Are you expecting me to protect the Oddity against him?!¡± ¡°That is why I said we don¡¯t have much time.¡± Duwei shook his head. ¡°What you need to do within this half hour is to insert your mind into the wings andprehend this world¡¯s governingws. Only then will you be able to take the Oddity away. ¡°Since the Oddity is the foundation for Zero City, losing it means Zero City will cease to exist. ¡°After the Oddity is removed from it, all of Zero City will copse.¡± ¡°You mean to say¡­ ¡­ you guys want to sacrifice yourselves to take him down?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian with a frown. ¡°We are not that dedicated,¡± answered Duwei with a smile. ¡°The copse does not signify extermination. It simply means space will fold upon itself. Escaping from that will be troublesome, even for the present Shen.¡± Only then did Chen Xiaolian realize why Duwei had kicked him out of Zero City and why Shen had constantly attempted to kill him, even going as far as to ignore the attacks from the others in the process. ¡°I will say this again, Chen Xiaolian.¡± Duwei looked straight at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The number of wings Shen obtained exceeds mine. His power has exceeded my expectations. Even after Zero City¡¯s space copses upon him, it will simply be a matter of time before he figures out how to escape. When he does, he will certainlye looking for you to take back the Oddity. What you need to do, during that period of time, is to find a way to deal with him.¡± ¡°Me¡­ ¡­ find a way to deal with him?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was warped. ¡°Do you think that is even possible? All of you are monstrosities! And him? He is a monstrosity amongst monstrosities!¡± ¡°Shen is truly strong. However, do not forget. You possess the Oddity.¡± Duwei smiled and continued, ¡°The angel wings contain the source code for two worlds while the Oddity is a fragment of this world¡¯s inceptive temte. Never forget, the source of our power is the ¡®governingws¡¯. As long as you canprehend thosews, you can be as powerful as us. And then¡­¡± ¡°That alone is insufficient, no?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°Out with it, then. What do I have to do?¡± Duwei gave the distant Tian Lie and the others a nce before leaning in closer towards Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear. ¡°Find¡­ ¡­ ¡­ then¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± ¡°What?!¡± Hearing what Duwei had to say, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes popped open and he stared in disbelief. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ is that true?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have that much time to be joking around with you. After you obtain the information within the angel wings, you will understand what to do.¡± After saying that, Duwei slipped his hand into his chest. Pulling something out, he then gave it to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I only have one here. I hope your luck is good enough.¡± ¡°Fine¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian took another deep breath. He never expected himself to be dragged so deeply into the matter between these ancient titans. However¡­ ¡­ there was no longer any opportunity for him to pull out. If he were to allow Shen toplete this world patching n of his, as an Irregrity, Chen Xiaolian would be exterminated. There were also Qiao Qiao, Roddy, Soo Soo¡­ ¡°You have 25 minutes left.¡± After saying that, Duwei disappeared. ¡°All right! From this moment onwards, none of you say anything!¡± Holding the wooden box, Chen Xiaolian sat down and pointed at the three figures there before shouting loudly, ¡°If I fail toprehend the secret inside this thing within 25 minutes, all of us will die! Understand?!¡± Having said that, he ignored their reactions and ced all his focus upon the pair of wings. Chapter 747 Go All Out

Chapter 747 Go All Out

GOR Chapter 747 Go All Out Stare. Stare. Keep staring. Chen Xiaolian kept his eyes focused on the pair of wings, doing his best to push away all distractions from his mind. And yet, the more he wanted to focus, the harder it became to do so. Such was human nature. Earlier, when he was in Room Zero, he had regained his memories of Zero City¡¯s destruction. He also found out so many shocking secrets from the conversation between Duwei and Shen. How could he remain calm? Not to mention, Duwei had given him only half an hour for this. Should he fail toprehend it in half an hour¡¯s time, Shen woulde and snatch away the Oddity, exterminating them all. This reminded Chen Xiaolian of his time as webnovel author. Seeing the reader messages in thement section urging him to upload new chapters, he would open up a Word document and try his best to type something. And yet, no matter how hard he tried, he was incapable of typing anything. Shen had mentioned that religious devotion was not a requirement to obtain the information left within the wings. Still, an extreme level of devotion would make it easier to push one¡¯s concentration to its highest level. However, distracting thoughts were flying about within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. He could not even clear them away, what else could he do to concentrate? For an instant, he had even considered that it would have been better if he had been a believer in some religion. Twenty more minutes left. Damn it! What should I do? There was no emotion on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face and his body was immobile as he sat down cross-legged to stare ahead. However, he was screaming internally non-stop. Concentrate! Concentrate! Concentrate! Wait! How did I forget this? Chen Xiaolian pped himself on his head furiously before pulling out the Sword in the Stone from his Storage Watch. Sword in the Stone¡¯s auxiliary skill, King¡¯s Eminence, activate! Reading the description of the skill, he could see that it was for removing the negative mental effects caused by enemies. However, it did not say that it could not work against his own negative mental state. After the skill was activated, the distracting thoughts within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was instantly cleared away. This was not to say that the thoughts had vanished. Chen Xiaolian could still remember them. However, they were no longer actively on his mind. Assuming Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind was a room, those distracting thoughts were the equivalent of misceneous items brought out from the room¡¯s cabs and littered all over the floor, leaving no gap for him to even walk into the room. At present, those distracting thought had been ced back into the cab, leaving the floor clean and clear. Thanks to the Sword in the Stone¡¯s special skill, which brought rity to his mind, Chen Xiaolian was finally able to fully concentrate. He stared intently at the pair of wings, not looking away for even a second. Slowly, a change seemingly came over the pair of wings. It gradually grew in size until it covered everything, transforming into the only thing Chen Xiaolian could see. For Chen Xiaolian, it felt as though he was falling down from space. The beneath him was none other than the pair of wings. His gaze pierced through the feathers on the surface of the wings, the gaps between the feathers, the molecules of the feathers, the atoms¡­ Finally, his gaze fell upon darkness. When it finally lit up, the scene greeting him was that of a ughter. The boundlessnds beneath him had been destroyed into countless fragments while the sky above his head was blood-red in colour. A group of winged angels were flying through the sky. However, the wings behind them were not pping. Instead, they were simply spread open. It would appear that pping their wings was not a requirement for them to fly. They were surrounding a humanoid figure. The figure¡¯s body was blurry and it was not possible to make out his features. There was also no way to tell if the figure was male or female. The surrounding angels besieged the figure. Every time one of the angels brandished the weapon in their hands, the surrounding space would tear into fragments. Within the torn space, minute green-coloured symbols shone. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart gave a thump and he turned his gaze towards the torn space to get a better view of the symbols. However, it would appear that he was incapable of moving his line of vision to his heart¡¯s desire. Despite doing his best, he was only able to view around 10 to 20 % of the torn space. However, every symbol he saw would suddenly leave its original position to fly towards Chen Xiaolian. Then, they seeped into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. Obviously, the blurry humanoid figure was the first GM, Shen¡¯s former self. He was not wielding any weapons in his hand. It was also impossible to see what kind of skill he was using. Standing on that same spot, he reached out with his hand and performed a wiping motion. The body of the nearby angels, affected by his wiping motion, instantly broke apart and disintegrated before turning into minute green-coloured symbols as well. Chen Xiaolian struggled with everything he had to look at more of the symbols. Every time his gaze locked on to the symbols, they would fly into his eyes. As the number of symbols within his eyes grew, Chen Xiaolian began noticing a change in the way he saw the world. It was no longer just from the space destroyed by the angels¡¯ weapons and the deaths of the angels. In Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, even the intact parts of them all became something he could analyse. A portion of the world had transformed into symbols. That portion kept growing in size. Is this¡­ ¡­ the world¡¯s source code? The feeling of shock had only just emerged from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart when his vision rapidly moved towards the blurry figure. A hand, wielding a sword, appeared in his vision. Chen Xiaolian was quick to understand that his vision was not that of a bystander. Rather, it came from one of the winged angels. ¡°The main controller has been modified! His authority and powers have been greatly upgraded! We¡­ ¡­ we are no match for him!¡± A gut-wrenching cry came from a distance. There was fear in the voice. ¡°Damn him! Does he think he can escape? Once we deal with the main controller, he will be next! Even if he escapes into his little world, it will be useless!¡± Chen Xiaolian listened to ¡®himself¡¯ as he shouted in rage. Next, the sword in his hand shed forward. The instant the sword shed out, Chen Xiaolian saw the first GM raise his hand towards ¡®him¡¯. Despite the lengthy distance between them, the first GM made another wiping motion. Following that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ¡®body¡¯ began transforming into countless symbols before dispersing. Utterly shocked, Chen Xiaolian practically jolted up only to find that he was sweating profusely all over. Meanwhile, the scene that was before his eyes earlier had abruptly disappeared. The vision he received earlier from the pair of wings hade from its previous owner, of the time its owner had battled the first GM. As for the minute symbols¡­ Chen Xiaolian raised his head and saw that Tian Lie and the others were looking at him while holding their breaths. They had not uttered a word so as to not disturb him. Even though Chen Xiaolian had already raised his head, they said nothing. All they did was to send questioning looks his way. Chen Xiaolian focused his gaze upon Tian Lie¡¯s body and discovered that many parts of Tian Lie¡¯s body appear as constructs of green-coloured symbols. He tried the same with Nicole and Chris. The same oue. ¡°It should be¡­ ¡­plete.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Standing up, he walked towards the railing. Sure enough, by concentrating, it did not matter what he was looking at, a portion of the things within his sight would appear as source codes. But it may be that one pair of the angel wings was too little. No matter how he tried, less than 1 % of the items would appear as source codes. Even so, that was enough. Chen Xiaolian stood before the railing. Looking at the maelstrom of chaos, he saw that part of them now appear as green-coloured source codes. Chen Xiaolian extended his right hand into the maelstrom of chaos. When he touched the source codes, a tidal wave-like surge of information flowed into his mind. It was an indescribable feeling. Rather, he could not even understand what he felt. There were no words to describe it. For Chen Xiaolian however, he felt like someone who had been parched for the longest time suddenly gulping down the sweet waters of spring. It was also simr to a blind man suddenly seeing light. The maelstrom of chaos then flowed along Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingertip all the way to his arm. Following that, it condensed itself into a minute clump of light within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brain. The concept of big or small, heavy or light did not exist for it. As the chaos continued flowing into it, the clump of light gradually grew in size. Is this¡­ ¡­ the Oddity? The moment the chaos flowed up Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingertip, his surroundings began to change. Due to the refreshes that it¡¯d had to endure, the Longevity Pce had been reduced to a terribly ruined state. The surrounding pce fragments formed a link of sorts as they drifted within the surrounding void. The same was true for the jade white passageway. At that moment, however, all of them were rapidly flying towards the Longevity Pce. It would be more urate to say that the entire space was copsing. The centre of copse was none other than the location of the Oddity, the centre of the Longevity Hall. However, the Oddity was still in the process of flowing up Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingertip. Damn it! Chen Xiaolian swore inwardly. He had assumed that Zero City would only begin copsing after the Oddity had fully entered his body. Unexpectedly, Zero City lost its foundation the moment the process began. Looking at what was transpiring, Chen Xiaolian was uncertain whether he could finish obtaining the Oddity first or if Zero City would copse and disappear first. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, are you not done yet? This ce is about to die on us!¡± Tian Lie shouted from behind. Chen Xiaolian was no longer in the position to reply. Earlier, when the Oddity began flowing into his body, Chen Xiaolian had felt rity andfort, like someone suffering from thirst encountering heavy rain. However, as the Oddity continued the process of entering his body, Chen Xiaolian began feeling overstrained. No matter how thirsty someone may be, pouring a tonne of water down that person¡¯s throat would kill that person. Appearance wise, no abnormalities have appeared on his body. However, Chen Xiaolian felt like a water balloon that was growing bigger and bigger. Every single cell in his body was suffering from intense pain. Chen Xiaolian swore without respite. Duwei¡­ ¡­ had screwed him over. Chen Xiaolian was presently in possession of the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour and sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, given to him by Duwei. He had alsoprehended part of the world¡¯s source code from the angel wings. Comprehensively speaking, his level of strength had soared by leaps and bounds. However, that power was external. His true strength had not been enhanced. Another way of putting it was, although Chen Xiaolian¡¯sbat abilities have greatly improved, his ¡®cultivation base¡¯ remained unchanged. He was different from Duwei and Shen, after all. They were ancient titans that have lived for who knows how many years. The power of the Oddity was too colossal. It was not something that the present Chen Xiaolian could handle. Duwei¡­ ¡­ he had forgotten about that. However, it was toote for Chen Xiaolian to pull back. The maelstrom of chaos had a tight hold on his hand now. He could not even move. All he could do was watch as the chaos rapidly flowed into his body. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! How much longer do you need? If you don¡¯t hurry it up, we will all die inside this ce!¡± Chen Xiaolianboured to turn his head, resisting the pain wracking his entire body as he looked back. He saw Tian Lie and the others hastily making their way to the centre part of the pce as the surrounding pce fragments rushed towards them before striking the Longevity Pce, creating shockwave after shockwave before dispersing into nothingness. The once great pce was now riddled with thousands of holes, teetering upon the brink of destruction. Damn it! Go all out! Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth and jabbed his left hand into the Oddity as well. Seeing a new current of chaos flowing through his left arm into his body, Chen Xiaolian felt his mind exploding. He fainted. Chapter 748 Blackmail

Chapter 748 ckmail

GOR Chapter 748 ckmail ¡°Suppressive fire! Suppressive fire!¡± ¡°Damn it! Try your best to just use bullets! Do not waste the energy reserve of the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s main turret!¡± ¡°The wounded from the frontlines have arrived! Hurry up and treat them!¡± ¡°Give me an inventory of the remaining Healing Beast Blood! Everyone, don¡¯t hold anything back!¡± ¡°A gap has opened up on the left nk! Sentinel mech! Sentinel mech, reinforce!¡± ¡°Magi! Magi! Where are the magi?! Hurry up and throw a big one here!¡± ¡°Son of a bitch! Just how many of these guys are there?¡± The sounds of artillery firing echoed out and energy beams dominated the sky. Within a vast sandy desert were countless bipedal jackal-headed monsters. Those monsters surged forth from the sands to charge a lonely hill. Each of the monsters was at least two metres tall and were either wielding shields, scimitars or spears. Wave after wave of the monsters charged forward like a tidal wave. On the sides, monsters wielding bows were assembled into formation and they fired arrows from afar. Hundreds of men were stationed atop the lonely hill, having created a defensive position there to defend against the offensive by the tens of thousands of jackal-headed monsters. Four Thunderstorm Tanks had been positioned at all four corners to form four pirs of defence. Tens of figures held positions around each Thunderstorm Tanks. The ones with melee abilities would rush forward to do battle while those with long-range abilities would stay within the perimeter to fire their attacks. There at the centre of the hill, arge number of heavy weaponries had been set up. The weapons there range from recoilless rifles to rocketunchers. There were even a few walker mechs there. All of them were firing non-stop. A number of figures dressed like magi were chanting. Every time they finished their chant, a devastating spell would erupt upon the battlefield outside. Sometimes, a spell for boosting the defenders would be cast. The rate at which the defenders fell was high. Although theirpanions would rescue them back to the centre of the hill, men were dying. Every time an artillery st or spell was unleashed, a stretch of monsters would be wiped off the desert surface. However, after falling, the monsters simply transformed to sand before bing one with the desert again. It did not take long before new monsters emerged from the sands. ¡°This won¡¯t do.¡± There at the centre of the hill was a dark-skinned figure, tall and lean, wearing a high-grade protective suit. Although he was wielding aser submachine gun in his hands, he did not open fire with it. Instead, he stared into the distance. The hill was surrounded by the jackal-headed monsters who formed a radius of a few kilometres around the hill. Meanwhile, standing several kilometres away from the siege was an even bigger monster. The monster also sported a jackal head. However, it was not holding onto a weapon. Instead, its right hand held a sceptre while waving non-stop with it. Every time it waved the sceptre, hundreds of jackal-headed monsters would rise from the sands. After shaking the sands of their bodies, the monsters would then charge forward with a roar. ¡°Be honest, Riche.¡± There was a one-eyed, muscr man in medieval armour standing beside the dark-skinned man. He was wielding a shield and a war hammer. He continued, ¡°What do you want?¡± ¡°We only brought the regr amount of ammo for this instance dungeon. We did not imagine we would encounter something like this.¡± The dark-skinned Riche revealed a gloomy expression on his face. ¡°Be it the Thunderstorm Tanks or the Walker mechs, their energy reserves are limited. And then there are our magi. Once their magic power is exhausted, they will no longer be capable of unleashing thoserge area-of-effect spells to devastated the enemies. When that happens, these enemies will certainly break through our defence.¡± ¡°Who was the one who said that Anubis¡¯ position as a god is not high and that he will quickly exhaust all his magic power?¡± The one-eyed man gave a snort as he red at Riche. ¡°If we had followed my n of breaking forward before these monsters reach critical mass, we would have been able to kill that guy by now!¡± ¡°I was wrong, all right?¡± Riche red back at the one-eyed man. ¡°Terrame, I am now discussing what to do with you. I am not here to listen to discouraging words. Given our present situation, you still want to argue with me?¡± ¡°Then, hurry up and tell me your n!¡± The one-eyed man was shouting so loudly, spit ended upnding upon his feet. ¡°Gather the elite members and those with high-grade equipment together and attempt to break through.¡± Riche took a deep breath, suppressing the rage in his heart as he stared at Terrame. ¡°Kill off Anubis and these jackal-headed monsters will disappear.¡± ¡°Go on, then.¡± Terrame spread his hands. ¡°We will continue defending. Since this is your n, you yers can go ahead and execute it.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Riche clenched his fists. ¡°Enough, Terrame! You know what I meant! Right now, I don¡¯t have that many elites! I need your party for the defensive backbone! Aliosha and Ghostfox too, they must participate in this assault!¡± ¡°Is that so? I personally think there are plenty of talents in Thorned Flower Guild. Surely, you don¡¯t need our help to kill off this BOSS?¡± Terrame rolled his eyes. ¡°There is no way I will leave this defensive position. I am currently Starfall Guild¡¯s Manager of the African Region. I have a responsibility towards my men.¡± ¡°Responsibility? First, you need to make sure they get to live!¡± Riche did his best to hold back the expletive in his mouth. ¡°Once our BOSS killing n begins and all our elites get dispatched out, this defensive position will fall! No¡­ it would be more urate to say, it is only a matter of time before we die here. Right now, a sudden assault on the BOSS is the only way! We only need this defensive position to hold out until we kill off Anubis! The amount of time this ce can hold depends on how long it takes us to finish off Anubis! The stronger our assault team, the faster we can kill off Anubis. That way, we can secure the safety of those who are left behind. Can¡¯t you understand this?¡± ¡°Of course I understand. However, right now, you are the one asking me for help,¡± responded Terrame with a sneer. ¡°I am aware that you did not bring any highly defensive warriors this time. You don¡¯t have anyone who can bolster your warrior¡¯s strength and you don¡¯t even have any burst-type spiritual attacks.¡± ¡°That is right¡­ ¡­ your assessment is correct! So, just what is it that you want?!¡± Riche bellowed. ¡°Do you think I like dealing with you traitors? Right now, I am talking about the lives of everyone here! Lives!¡± ¡°Likewise, I have to hold my nose when talking to you.¡± Terrame cast a cold stare at Riche. ¡°I had never liked you even back when I was part of Thorned Flower Guild. To have you die here with me is not a bad thing.¡± ¡°Shut up, Terrame. You are not that kind of person. Tell me your conditions. What will it take for you to help me?¡± Riche was gnashing loudly. ¡°Don¡¯t say things like letting you guys go. After we exit this instance dungeon, Thorned Flower Guild will pursue you traitors until the ends of the earth.¡± ¡°The day we decided to establish Starfall Guild, we no longer fear you,¡± Terrame replied with a smile. Then, he listed out his conditions, ¡°The four Thunderstorm Tanks here, they will belong to us.¡± ¡°Four?¡± Riche shouted. ¡°This is ckmail! At most, two! Otherwise, I will have no way of exining myself when I return!¡± ¡°Exin?¡± Terrame said with disdain, ¡°That Shen has disappeared for so long, he is probably dead by now. You are the Team D¡¯s Captain. Who do you need to exin yourself to?¡± ¡°Damn it¡­ ¡­ three! I cannot give you all my assets!¡± Riche gritted his teeth. ¡°Four Thunderstorm Tanks are all you have? Riche, I never knew you to be so poor.¡± Terrame sneered. ¡°As long as you spend some points, you can slowly umte these technological equipment. I am not asking you for those rare equipment that can only be obtained through instance dungeons. Know your ce!¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ Terrame! We are on the brink of annihtion here! You still have the gall to bargain with me?¡± Riche¡¯s dark face nearly turned purple. However, the sounds of battleing from outside the perimeter grew more intense while the rate of artillery fire was slowly falling. Their ammunition and energy reserves were slowly and steadily decreasing. They can no longer drag this on. ¡°Fine, four! However, all three of you must go out and assist!¡± Riche stared right at Terrame. ¡°Nonsense.¡± Seeing Riche agreeing to his conditions, Terrame revealed a pleased smile. ¡°I don¡¯t want to die as well. Just give me the details of your n.¡± ¡°Damn it! You bastard¡­¡± Riche gnashed his teeth. However, he suppressed his rage. ¡°From my side, there are Hillghost, Myriad Baiter and me. You should be familiar with these two.¡± The moment Riche said that, his twopanions appeared from behind him. ¡°It seems I will have to be at the front.¡± Terrame lowered his head to look at the shield he was wielding. ¡°Ghostfox is a spirit-type assassin while Aliosha can bolster the team. Myriad Baiter can handle the surrounding monsters while you face them head on. However¡­ ¡­ what of Hillghost? His skill doesn¡¯t seem suitable for this task?¡± ¡°Some time ago, he found a big equipment in an instance dungeon. However, the upgrade for its core energy part is still iplete. So, it cannot be used forbat for too long. That is why I did not bring it out before this,¡± said Riche coldly. ¡°Let¡¯s hurry.¡± ¡°I have informed them to return.¡± Terrame smiled as two figures walked over. One of them was thin, pale-faced and dressed in ninja attire. The other was a muscr woman in stic vest who sported short golden hair. The two of them had just returned from the battle outside. However, there were no traces of a wound on either of them. Neither were there any looks of exhaustion on them. After moving over to stand behind Terrame, the ninja secretly asked, ¡°Did the talks seed?¡± ¡°All four are ours.¡± Terrame nodded his head, a pleased smile on his face. ¡°Excellent.¡± The ninja extended a long tongue out to lick his lips. ¡°Let¡¯s hurry, then. I can wait no longer.¡± Hearing Ghostfox¡¯s words, Riche was reminded that the four Thunderstorm Tanks will be given away. He could not stop the aching feeling in his heart. With a sh of light, a Devourer fighter aircraft appeared in the open space in the centre of the hill. ¡°No matter how damaged it gets, I hope it will not be utterly destroyed.¡± Riche reached out his hand reluctantly and stroked the glossy surface of the intact aircraft. ¡°Let¡¯s get on!¡± Chapter 749 Second Phase Completed

Chapter 749 Second Phase Completed

GOR Chapter 749 Second Phase Completed Following the roar from its engine, the Devourer fighter aircraft quickly rose up into the sky. At the same time, barrages of suppressive fire were concentrated upon the stretch of sands before the aircraft. All the heavy artilleries were temporarily raised up high to fire up front to pave a road for the Devourer fighter. ¡°Hurry!¡± The moment the fighter rose up, Riche pushed its thrusters to their maximum output and the fighter charged forward. The fighter did not continue to rise up into the sky; there was simply no time left for him to do so. The most important thing for them was to kill off Anubis as fast as possible. Anubis, who was standing far away, continued waving the sceptre in his hand. However, the actions from the jackal-headed monsters changed. The monsters armed with des and shields continued assaulting the defensive perimeter atop the hill without any regard for their own lives. As for those armed with bows and javelins, they began shooting upwards. Although the earlier burst of suppressive fire had cleared a path for the fighter, the monsters were quick to rush in, filling up the empty space there. Meanwhile, Anubis continued waving his sceptre and more monsters rose from the sands. The monsters too, began shooting up the sky. A high number of arrows and javelins were shot into the sky. Due to how far up the fighter was though, many of them fell to the ground before making contact with the fighter. However, some of them did sessfully hit the fighter. Both arrow and spear contained faint magical fluctuations. Despite the faint concentration of magic, every time it struck the fighter, a small burst of light would erupt. The burst of light seemingly contained corrosive power. After erupting outwards, it would melt down the body of the fighter, creating a fist-sized hole in its wake. In but moments, more than 10 holes had appeared upon the main body of the fighter. ¡°Damn it!¡± Within the shaking fighter, Terrame grabbed a handrail and shouted at Riche, who was in the front, ¡°Activate the shield, idiot!¡± ¡°This is a basic version! There is no shield!¡± Riche shouted back at Terrame. ¡°We are about to arrive! Stop shouting!¡± The pathway that the artillery had paved out earlier was gradually filling up with monsters once more. A growing number of arrows were striking the main body of the Devourer fighter. Even the engines on either side of the fighter were struck by the arrows. A spear could be seen inserted into the engine on the right. The fighter flew about in a nting position and its altitude fell. They had only covered half the distance between them and Anubis. Anubis raised the sceptre in his right hand up high and a hurricane suddenly emerged upon the sandy desert. Sweeping up the sands, the hurricane rapidly moved towards the iing fighter. ¡°Damn!¡± The fighter was moving forward at full power. Riche quickly pulled the control shaft to turn the fighter to the left, avoiding the hurricane. However, most of the sands swirling around the hurricane had still made their way into the engines of the fighter. The engine on the right, with a spear stuck inside it, suddenly burst into mes. As for the engine on the left, smoke had begun to spill out from it. ¡°It can¡¯t take anymore! Everyone, prepare to meet the enemy!¡± Riche knew they would be intercepted. However, he did not expect to be stopped after just covering half the distance between them. Now, they could no longer move forward. Gritting his teeth, he mmed down on a button to open up the hatches on either side of the fighter. ¡°Hillghost!¡± The moment the two hatches were opened, Hillghost took the lead to jump out. There was only a distance of ten plus metres between the fighter and the ground. While Hillghost was still in the midst of falling, he summoned out arge mech. The mech was three times bigger than a Sentinel mech. Appearance wise, it looked very sleek. The moment it was summoned, the hatch on its chest automatically opened up and Hillghost slid right into the hatch. Next, the mech began moving. It readjusted its posture while in mid-air. By the time itnded, both its arms had ejected outrge-calibre Vulcan autocannons. The two autocannons sprayed its bullets left and right. The others jumped down from the opened hatches at the same time. ¡°Damn! There is still one kilometre left!¡± Terrame shouted upwards afternding on the ground. Thest one to jump, Riche, ced one palm upon the Devourer fighter as he was falling down. With a sh of light, the fighter returned into his storage equipment. ¡°Enough nonsense! Charge!¡± Afternding, Riche pped his palms together before quickly pulling them apart. A fire dragon emerged from both his palms before rising up high to charge forward. Terrame rushed forward, taking the frontmost position. The war hammer in his right hand mmed the surface of the shield that he was carrying with his left hand. Next, countless electrical currents flowed through the two weapons. Aliosha carried argeser minigun with her right hand and fired upon their surroundings with it. Her left hand appeared unarmed save for a ck-coloured circr hole on her palm. The hole was asrge as an egg and it was impossible to tell how deep the hole was. She aimed her left hand at Terrame and a red beam shot out to strike Terrame¡¯s back. Terrame¡¯s body responded with a shudder before doubling in size. His muscles throbbed energetically. Aliosha shifted her palm to aim at Myriad Baiter behind her. This time, the beam shooting out from the ck hole was a purple-coloured beam. A purple glow enveloped Myriad Baiter, who used both palms to form a seal. Immediately, six hurricanes emerged. The six hurricanes came together before rushing forward. Although the six hurricanes were smallerpared to the one that Anubis had summoned earlier, they were much faster. There were seemingly countless swords spiralling within the hurricanes as the fine grains of sands sucked into the hurricanes would all be shredded into fine particles. The jackal-headed monsters caught in the hurricanes path were all sucked in and minced into sand puree. The six smaller hurricanes shed against therger hurricane. Immediately, an explosion of air currents erupted, blowing away all the surrounding monsters to clear out a path forward. Despite the magic buff given by Aliosha, unleashing such arge-scale spell without chanting had still taken a toll on Myriad Baiter and he appeared weakened from that. The mech that Hillghost was piloting scooped Myriad Baiter up and ced him on its left shoulder without missing a beat in its suppressive fire role. As for Ghostfox, he had jumped upon the mech¡¯s right shoulder even before that. Ghostfox had not attacked at all since the beginning. Hisbat style was focused upon single targets. To do battle against so many enemies would be highly inefficient. The moment their team arrived before Anubis was the best time for him to attack. At present, every drop of energy was invaluable and he could not afford to waste them. Terrame was at the front, paving a way forward. His war hammer, enveloped by electrical current, would swing about non-stop. Every monster struck by the war hammer would be sent flying, their bodies broken apart before disintegrating into sand. The monsters with long-ranged equipment kept firing their arrows and spears at the team. However, the fire dragon that Riche summoned out swirled around to incinerate most of the arrows and javelins. Even though some of them would make their way past the fire dragon, they would all be deflected by the mech¡¯s arm. Unlike the Devourer fighter, the mech came installed with a high-grade electromaic shield. The corrosive burst caused by the arrows and javelins were all stopped by the shield and they failed to cause any damage. Aliosha took big strides as she rushed forward, theser minigun in her hand sweeping around while continuously firing out buffing beams from her left palm at the rest of her team mates. Every time a beam was fired out, it would urately strike her team mates to greatly increase a single attribute. Myriad Baiter, who was seated on the mech¡¯s shoulder, continued to unleash smaller spells without respite, clearing off the monsters on the side. ¡°Don¡¯t stop! Don¡¯t dy a single step! If we get held back, we will all die!¡± Shouted Riche as he continued to summon out another fire dragon. ¡°Nonsense! Our Starfall Guild doesn¡¯t need a lecture from you!¡± Terrame snorted. ¡°Just keep an eye on your own Thorned Flower Guild members!¡± The surrounding jackal-headed monsters continued surging forward. However, they were incapable of stopping the raiding assault of the six figures. One kilometre. It did not take them long to cover half that distance. Anubis observed them indifferently for a moment. Suddenly, it opened its mouth and spoke in a low tone. ¡°Idiotic foreigners! Those who dare infringe upon the dignity of the Gods in the verynd of the Gods will receive God¡¯s judgement!¡± He raised the sceptre up high and issued out a series of indecipherable chants from his throat. Tens of ck-coloured halos descended from the sky to envelop the jackal-headed monsters around Terrame and the team. After the ck light coated the jackal-headed monsters¡¯ body, their strength and speed, even their toughness, were increased several times over. ¡°Damn it! It is the same skill as mine!¡± Aliosha pulled out the exhausted energy cartridge from theser minigun in her hand and ced in a new one before opening fire again. ¡°But its level is higher! Be careful!¡± Terrame¡¯s war hammer struck a jackal-headed monster who was standing before him in its chest. However, the strike only managed to knock it backwards. It knocked down several of itspanions in the process and the electrical currents sizzled upon its body. However, the electrical currents were only capable of moving on the surface of the ck glowing light and were incapable of fatally wounding the monster. Flipping up to its feet, the monster shook its head before charging forward once more. Its scimitar heavily struck Terrame¡¯s shield. Terrame¡¯s body merely jolted once as a result of the strike. With a sweep of his shield, he pushed the monster away. Next, his war hammer swung right down upon the monster¡¯s head. This swing was performed with Terrame¡¯s full might. The monster cried out wretchedly as its head was crushed. ¡°Shit!¡± Terrame swore as several more monsters rushed at him. After receiving a buff from the ck-coloured halos, the monsters were immediately capable of slowing down the advancing speed of the assault team. The killing power of the fire dragon from Riche and the spells from Myriad Baiter were greatly reduced. Therge-calibre Vulcan autocannons on the mech was the exception as it continued destroying the monsters at the same rate. However, its ammunition was not limitless. Despite only having engaged the monsters for a short period, the mech¡¯s actions of firing out non-stop had reduced the ammunition reserve of the mech to less than two thirds of its full reserve. Hillghost could see the state of the reserve from the dashboard within the mech cockpit. By then, they were already several kilometres away from the hill. The defenders were continuously besieged by the monsters. Even so, they continued providing supporting fire for the assault team. ¡°Myriad Baiter! Aliosha! That move you two pulled earlier, do it again! Hurry!¡± Riche shouted loudly. ¡°Understood.¡± Myriad Baiter, who was still on the mech¡¯s shoulder, nodded his head and made a seal with his fingers again. ¡°Don¡¯t use amanding tone with me!¡± Despite the dissatisfaction on her face, Aliosha aimed her left palm at Myriad Baiter once more to fire a purple beam at him. Six hurricanes, bigger than the previous six, spread out from Myriad Baiter¡¯s position. The instant Myriad Baiter unleashed the spell, Riche thrust both his hands up to the sky and his whole body erupted with mes. Like setting off fireworks, a gigantic fire dragon instantly burst out from Riche¡¯s palms before rising straight up into the sky. When it reached the sky, the fire dragon them exploded into six fire dragons. Each of them spun before flying into the eye of each hurricane. After entering the eyes of the six hurricanes, the fire dragons were immediately sucked into the hurricanes to transform into six gigantic pirs of fire. The six pirs spun around the assault team. The wind bolstered the fire and the twisting pirs of fire turned the sand on the ground into ss. The monsters caught in the path of the twisting pirs were instantly burned into ck-coloured ss statues before getting shattered apart by the sharpness of the wind. ¡°My skill has a time limit! Hurry up and charge!¡± Summoning out six fire dragons in one go had greatly exhausted Riche. A slight paleness could be seen on his face. As for Myriad Baiter, who was seated on the mech¡¯s shoulder, he had to support himself by cing his hands on the surface of the mech while his body bent down and he panted heavily. The thrusters behind the mech ejected mes out as the mech charged forward. The other members of the assault team elerated their pace, taking advantage of the clearing created by Riche and Myriad Baiter¡¯s spells to charge at Anubis, who was not too far away from them. However, they had only covered a distance of 200 metres when the twisting pirs of fire began slowing down as they gradually faded away. Meanwhile, the monsters popping out from the sands continued to emerge before getting showered with ck-coloured light. Terrame bellowed furiously. Every swing of his war hammer was performed at full strength to pulverize the monsters rushing him. However, the rate at which he was killing the monsters was far lowerpared to the rate at which the monsters were rushing forward. Eventually, the number of monsters in their surroundings grew. Some of them had managed tond attacks upon Terrame. Although Terrame¡¯s war hammer and shield were coated with electrical currents, its effects on the buffed monsters were noticeably inferiorpared to before. The red beam from Aliosha was for buffing melee abilities. Thanks to that, Terrame¡¯s strength and defence were greatly increased and the attacks from the monsters¡¯ scimitars failed to cut his skin. Even so, every time their attacksnded, Terrame would feel a faint sensation of pain. Additionally, every time the weapons ¨C covered in the ck-coloured glow ¨C struck Terrame, they would cause the red-coloured glow on his body, Aliosha¡¯s buff, to be dimmer. The ck-coloured light could counter Aliosha¡¯s buff. All Aliosha could do was to continuously raise her left palm to send beam after beam towards her other team mates to buff them. However, it would appear that the consumption for the skill was quite considerable. It did not take long for her to begin gasping for breath as well. Her muscr right arm, which had been able to easily wield theser minigun, began growing shaky. ¡°Captain! Ammo is almost out! Even the reserve energy is at less than half!¡± Hillghost shouted into the microphone in the cockpit. ¡°What should we do?¡± ¡°Keep charging! Don¡¯t let up on the rate of fire!¡± Riche gasped as he shouted. By then, the advance of their assault team had almoste to a halt. Every step forward required a great deal of effort. Be it the mech¡¯s energy and ammunition reserve, the team members¡¯ stamina, magic power and their various skills, all of them were about rock bottom. Anubis was less than 200 metres away from them. However, within the 200 metres were countless jackal-headed monsters. Not to mention, more of them were being continuously spawned. ¡°Damn¡­¡± Riche swore inwardly. Although he continued to open fire without respite, he realized that their assault had failed. Even if they pushed themselves to their limits and reach Anubis, they would no longer possess the strength to defeat this BOSS. It was capable of summoning so many monsters while casting such a powerful buffing skill. Although it had yet to reveal its melee capabilities, there was no way a BOSS could be defeated in one blow. The six members of this assault team were the elites from both Starfall Guild and Thorned Flower Guild. Before those from Starfall Guild split up from Thorned Flower Guild, they had fought alongside each other many times before in instance dungeons. The coordination andbat ns they used to utilize remained strong. Before this, Riche had felt confident. He believed that with the six of thembined, they could easily kill off Anubis. At present, though, it had be a distant hope. Five of them were already near their limits. The only one who remained at full strength was Ghostfox, who had yet to attack. His skill andbat abilities were unsuited to fightingrge number of mobs. ¡°My magic power is used up!¡± Myriad Baiter unleashed onest wind de out before his whole figure fell unsteadily upon the mech¡¯s shoulder, incapable of moving anymore. Several scars could now be seen on Terrame¡¯s body. Although they were not deep, the number of monsters was increasing and the rate at which he was getting hit increased. Aliosha gritted her teeth and attempted to continue firing out her buffing beams. However, the interval between each beam was growing longer. The resulting glow from her beam was also growing weaker. The energy shield installed upon both the mech¡¯s arms had intercepted over a thousand arrows and javelins. Finally, the energy shields flickered a few times before dissipatingpletely. Following the sound of a machine getting powered down, the two Vulcan autocannons on the mech¡¯s arms stopped firing. ¡°Energy for the shields is gone! Ammo is gone as well! Only the energy for the Proton Cannon module remains now! Do I fire? Or use it to power the energy shield?¡± shouted Hillghost. The Proton Cannon was the most powerful weapon for the mech that Hillghost was piloting. However, therge consumption limited its number of usage to just one duringbat. Additionally, it required 10 seconds to initiate. During that 10 seconds, it would be incapable of moving or utilizing its other weapons. In other words, it would be a target that could do nothing but allow itself to be beaten. Given their present circumstances, there was no way the Proton Cannon couldnd a hit. Additionally, Riche was uncertain if one hit from the Proton Cannon could deal enough damage to kill Anubis. Riche was silent for a mere two seconds before Hillghost shouted, ¡°Captain, hurry up and decide! If we don¡¯t open fire now, we won¡¯t have the chance to do so again!¡± A loud explosion sudden rang out from behind. Riche jerked his head back to see that a small gap had opened within the hill¡¯s defensive perimeter. Arge number of jackal-headed monsters were surging in through the opening. The explosion earlier had been from one of the Thunderstorm Tanks. Its turret had been blown up. Previously, the hill could be defended for so long because the four Thunderstorm Tanks were sieged up and serving as hubs for their defence. At present, one of the four mighty hubs had fallen. With the counter attack from the Sentinel mechs and the quality of his team members, Riche believed that the defenders could continue to hold the hill for a while. However, should they fail to kill Anubis soon, the defenders would not be able to hold on for long. It was just a matter of time before their defences break down. Should that happen, everyone will die. Riche was feeling regretful. In hindsight, his decision back then was a serious mistake. He gave Terrame a nce and saw the same look from his eyes. ¡°To Hell with it! Hillghost! Pull out the energy cartridges for the Proton Cannon and put them into the reactors and thrusters. After that, switch the mech to remote control!¡± Riche spat out a mouthful of blood as he summoned out three fire dragons. The fire dragons swirled around them. This time, however, both the size and speed of the fire dragons were far inferiorpared to the previous ones. ¡°What are you up to, Captain?¡± Hillghost was surprised. ¡°There is no guarantee that one hit from the Proton Cannon can kill Anubis! We need to make a Hail Mary!¡± Riche gnashed his teeth. ¡°Either go all out or die! Overload the mech¡¯s reactor and set it on a collision course with Anubis! The power behind the mech¡¯s self-destruct is higherpared to that of the Proton Cannon. We¡¯ll use the explosion to kill him off!¡± ¡°Motherf-¡± Hillghost¡¯s mind raced, but was unable to find a better alternative. ¡°Understood!¡± A faint burst of buzzing sound suddenly rang out as rays of light abruptly shone from the gaps between the limbs of the mech. At the same time, the thrusters of the mech were pushed to their maximum output. ¡°Hurry! Hurry!¡± Riche shouted impatiently. However, he knew as well that it would take some time to overload the mech¡¯s reactor. Every time his three fire dragons devoured one of the jackal-headed monsters, the ck glow on the monsters¡¯ bodies would affect them, shrinking their bodies by several notches. The mes on the fire dragons grew dimmer and their flying speed grew increasingly slow. In about 10 more seconds, those fire dragons were likely going to lose all their power. Who knows if the mech¡¯s reactor overload could bepleted before the fire dragons disappeared? The wounds on Terrame grew increasingly high and his movements were getting slower and slower. Aliosha¡¯s buffing beams could no longer maintain their previous level of effectiveness. Myriad Baiter, who had exhausted all his magic power and supplements, could only open fire into their surroundings with light firearms. Ghostfox had jumped off the mech¡¯s shoulder. He pulled out a katana and darted about quickly around the mech. Every sh he made would cut apart a jackal-headed monster. However, his single target attacks were not as efficientpared to the area-of-effect attacksunched by the others earlier. The surrounding monsters rushed forward to encircle them, making sure that nothing could slip past them. As for the fire dragons, the more monsters they devoured, the weaker they became. ¡°Ten more seconds!¡± ¡°Five seconds!¡± ¡°Three!¡± ¡°Two!¡± ¡°One!¡± Hillghost shouted loudly before jumping out from the abruptly opened hatch. In but an instant, the thrusters behind the mech sted out at its maximum limit and propelled it towards Anubis. All six of them were covered in wounds. However, in this moment of life and death, their eyes were not fixed upon the monsters before them. Instead, they were fixed upon the thing ejecting long ming trails, the mech charging towards Anubis. Everyone¡¯s heart was palpitating at its fastest record ever. However, the result was something that none of them could have imagined. Anubis revealed a peculiar smile. He raised his right hand to grab thin air before raising it up high. The sand beneath, seemingly raised by a giant hand, rose up to form arge shield before Anubis. Before the mech could reach the shield, it had already grown to a thickness of several metres, like a wall. Furthermore, its thickness was still growing even as it kept Anubis safely behind it. At the same time, a ck halo descended upon the sand shield. The mech mmed heavily into the sand shield and halted for half a second. Next, a dazzling light erupted and the surrounding area seemingly became still. After that, a gigantic ball of light spread out to engulf the entirety of the shield and Anubis, who was behind it. The ball of light remained for only 10 seconds before shrinking. Only after the ball of light hadpletely disappeared did they raise their heads to look forward. If they had not lowered their heads and shut their eyes for the earlier explosion, they would have be blind by now. Before their eyes was a gigantic, circr-shaped crater, glowing with bright red light. At the centre of the crater was a spherical ss. Its surface, which was emitting bright red light, had been utterly burned to the point of melting. High temperature liquid ss was flowing down from it. ¡°Dead¡­ ¡­ it¡¯s dead, right¡­¡± Hillghost stood up shakily and spoke in a quavering voice. That was his mech, equipped with a neutron reactor. Thus, he knew best. By overloading the reactor, the resulting power from its explosion wasparable to a small nuclear bomb. There was no defence for this level of power. Even the sand shield had been reduced to ss. There was no way Anubis could survive it. ¡°It must have died.¡± Terrame gritted his teeth as he swallowed two Healing Beast Bloods. There were wounds all over his body and both his hands were shaking to the point where he could barely hold on to his war hammer and shield anymore. ¡°Look, the monsters aren¡¯t moving anymore.¡± Myriad Baiter turned around to look at their surroundings. The jackal-headed monsters summoned by Anubis were all immobile. ¡°This is not right! We haven¡¯t received a system prompt from the instance dungeon!¡± Aliosha cried out in rm as she recovered from her shock. ¡°If we haven¡¯t received a prompt, it means the monster is still alive!¡± Seemingly acting in concert with Aliosha¡¯s words, the ss sphere suddenly broke apart. The inneryer of the sphere was sand, yet to melt under the heat; the middleyer of the sphere was hard ss; the outeryer was liquid ss. All of them exploded outwards at the same time. As for Anubis, he stood in the centre of the sphere, not a wound on his body. ¡°It is as I have said earlier, those who dare infringe upon God¡¯s dignity in this verynd of Gods will receive Gold¡¯s judgement!¡± An apparent smile appeared on Anubis¡¯ jackal head. Then, he waved both hands. The jackal-headed monsters that had gone stiff earlier began moving once more as new monsters spawned out from the sands. This time, they did not charge the six participants. Instead, they stepped backwards to create an open space. Anubis stepped forward. The surrounding monsters stepped aside to make way for Anubis. A broad path appeared between Anubis and the six-man assault team. ¡°Your group is very strong and your powers are most peculiar. However, with this little power, you are still unqualified to vite the dignity of the Nine Chief Gods! And now¡­¡± Anubis strode forward,ughing loudly as he did. ¡°I, the son of Osiris, Adjudicator God of the Dead, will personally give you God¡¯s judgement!¡± ¡°It is over.¡± Riche¡¯s face was as pale as paper. The BOSS, Anubis, was too strong. His power was not simply limited to his strength. His ability to handle battles, the tricks he possessed, they were simr to his head ¨C as sinister and everchanging as a jackal. This time, all of them will probably die in this instance dungeon. ¡°Ghostfox¡­¡± Terrame, who had swallowed two Healing Beast Bloods, turned to face Ghostfox, his whole body stained with blood. ¡°You are the only one who can still fight. Let¡¯s go all out!¡± Although Healing Beast Blood could heal wounds, the exhausted stamina was not something that could easily recover. At present, the only one with a near intact stamina was Ghostfox. His skill, Soul Ripper, and his weapon, Dojigiri Yasutsuna,plemented each other. They were both focused on spiritual damage. ording to Riche¡¯s n, after they reach Anubis, Ghostfox was meant to serve as their main damage dealer. However, that required the cooperation from the others. At present, Ghostfox was alone while the limit of Anubis¡¯ power remained unknown to them. To have him face Anubis alone, the possibility of him winning was infinitely close to zero. Ghostfox took a deep breath and gripped his katana. He did not have the slightest bit of confidence. However, in this desperate situation, he could not simply roll over and die. ¡°Anubis!¡± Ghostfox raised the de up high and entered a stance. He watched intently at the approaching figure, a figure with a height of over five metres, as he gathered his strength. Life and death will be decided in one sh! ¡°Prepare yourselves¡­ ¡­ for the endless suffering after death!¡± Anubis raised the sceptre in his hand up high. In the very next second, however, a loud crashing sound reverberated from up above. The crashing sound was so loud that even the ground beneath their feet quaked violently. Up in the sky, a shockwave erupted, tearing an entire stretch of space. From within the shockwave, a ck shadow shot down at a diagonal angle like an artillery st, heading straight for Anubis. The moment the ck shadow appeared, a terrifyingly powerful fluctuation filled the entire space. Anubis jerked his head backwards. Ignoring what might be shooting towards him, he waved his right hand and arge number of sands rose up once more to form a thick shieldparable to that of a city wall. Although he could not yet get a clear view of the other party, as the BOSS of this instance dungeon, the mighty Egyptian God, Anubis could sense danger. Several ck halos descended simultaneously upon the sand shield until the entirety of the sand shield was glowing with ck light. Given the limited amount of time avable, this was the strongest defence that Anubis could mount. This shield was even more powerfulpared to the one he had summoned out for the self-destructing mech. Boom! The ck shadow struck the sand shield. Next, the sand shield, which had sessfully protected Anubis earlier, became as fragile as a paper. The moment the ck light coating the shield made contact with the ck shadow, they became like water vapour exposed to extreme sunlight, evaporating until there was nothing left. As for the sands used to form the shield, the impact scattered them everywhere. Like an artillery st, the ck shadow pierced through the shield and struck Anubis. Anubis did not even have the opportunity to scream as his body, struck by the ck shadow, exploded into fine, bloody mist. Due to the impact from the collision, his torn limbs flew out along with his blood into the surrounding areas. Meanwhile, the ground beneath Anubis was now painted red to seemingly form a dazzling flower from Hell. At the same time, the six of them received prompts from the instance dungeon through their personal system. [God of the Dead, Anubis has been killed. The instance dungeon¡¯s second phase isplete. Killer: Cannot be identified. [The instance dungeon¡¯s third phase has begun. Objective: Offer up the Pharaoh¡¯s blood as a sacrifice and undo the seal on Horus¡¯ statue. [After Horus is defeated, the fourth phase will begin.] Their hearts thumped wildly. The bloody mist from Anubis¡¯ blown up body continued to drift about. It was thick enough to cover the light of day. The six of them strained their eyes only to barely make out a silhouette. Within the bloody mist, a silhouette was slowly standing up. Behind the silhouette''s back, was a pair of wings. Chapter 750

Chapter 750

GOR Chapter 750 When the silhouette within the thick mist began moving forward, approaching their positions, Terrame and the others felt their hearts clenching. The BOSS of the second phase, Anubis, was far stronger than they had anticipated. The six of them had exhausted themselves, going as far as self-destructing Hillghost¡¯s hard-won high-grade mech, equipped with a neutron reactor, only to fail to leave a single scratch on Anubis. And yet, this mighty BOSS¡¯ strongest sand shield was pierced like a fragile handkerchief. He did not even get the opportunity to unleash a counter attack before that one hit sted his whole body into bloody mist. One hit, just one hit! Both Terrame and Riche had witnessed Guild Leader Shen in action before. They could feel it. This unknown entity stepping out from the bloody mist was likely¡­ ¡­ even stronger than Guild Leader Shen. Even more shocking was the system prompt from the instance dungeon. It could not reveal who had killed off Anubis. Instead, there was only ¡®???¡¯ there. It would appear that¡­ ¡­ this entity was an existence beyond theprehension of yers and Awakened ones alike. And so, the question¡­ Was this terrifying entity friend, or foe? Terrame tightly clenched his palms, which were sweating from the feelings of anxiousness. He watched as the silhouette emerged from the bloody fog and the silhouette¡¯s features grew clear. He was a youngster, seemingly no more than 20 years old. There was a hint of inexperience on his face. He wore a spectacr armour, one which exuded prismatic colours with a flowing quality. Behind the armour was a pair of spread golden wings, which quivered with each step the youngster took. The atmosphere of power the youngster emanated was so powerful, it made them tremble. This is an extremely powerful monster! The sight that made Terrame tremble the most was the frown currently etched upon the youngster¡¯s face. There were no other emotions on his face as he swept his gaze around before letting it rest upon Terrame. From the look on his face, he seems¡­ ¡­ unhappy? Terrame took a deep breath and waited for the other party to speak up. However, as the seconds ticked by, the youngster before him remained silent, not uttering a single word at all. All he did was stare at Terrame with an expressionless gaze. He¡­ ¡­ what is he nning? The longer the youngster stared at him, the more nervous he became. The atmosphere rising from the youngster was like that of a 10,000-strong army. Terrame was close to suffocating. Finally, under the suffocating silence, Terrame fell to one knee with a ¡°plop¡±. ¡°Starfall Guild¡¯s African Region Manager, Terrame, thanks Your Excellency for saving us!¡± Riche, who was behind him, hesitated only for a moment before hastily emting Terrame¡¯s actions. He knelt down on one knee and lowered his head. ¡°Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s Riche thanks Your Excellency for saving us!¡± ¡­ After a resounding boom, Chen Xiaolian snapped open both his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw a vast stretch of desert rushing towards him at a neck-breaking speed. I¡­ ¡­ am falling? That thought had only just appeared in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind when he saw arge jackal-headed monster standing at the very spot that he was about to fall upon. The monster turned to look at him. The monster roared and spread open both its arms. Next, the countless sands beneath it rapidly flew up to form a giant shield before it. A series of ck halos appeared from mid-air tond and spread through the giant shield, which was ced right before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s falling trajectory. ¡°Son of a bitch!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore. However, due to his figure¡¯s high downward velocity, wind assailed his mouth at an insane speed, making it impossible for his voice to escape his mouth. Moonless Fivefold Light Armour has wings! The thought quickly shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind and he attempted to control the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour to allow him to fly. However, his thought became like an ox figurine tossed into the vast sea. Since wearing the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, it had felt like an extension of his own body, an item that he could control at will. At present, however, it had be like heavy iron. It was no longer responding to hismands. Moonless Fivefold Light Armour¡­ ¡­ is not working anymore? I am about to m into it! Seeing the distance between himself and the giant shield plummeting swiftly, Chen Xiaolian hastily made a final posture to face the shield. He extended both arms to protect his face and curled his body up, seemingly turning his body into a heavy iron barrel. ¡°Shit!¡± Boom! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body mmed heavily upon the giant shield. The instant his body made contact with the giant shield, however, dazzling light shone from the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour. The moment it made contact with the dazzling light from Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, the ck light imbued upon the giant shield was dispersed in a sh. It was not just the ck light. Even the giant shield itself was incapable of resisting the sturdiness of Moonless Fivefold Light Armour and the downward momentum of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fall. With a bang, the shield was pierced right through. Even after having to pierce through the shield, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s momentum was only slightly weakened. After breaking through the giant shield, Chen Xiaolian felt something else. It felt as though he had smashed through a soft object. At the same time, Moonless Fivefold Light Armour unleashed a burst of light. The burst of light contained a potent force, which repelled everything away. With a muffled ¡°pu¡± sound, Chen Xiaolian felt a shock running through his whole body as he fell onto the ground, tumbling a few times before finallying to a stop. Slowly, Chen Xiaolian opened his eyes, his heart palpitating non-stop. It seems¡­ ¡­ I am still alive? He raised his hand to wave it before his eyes before looking down at his own body. It would appear he did not lose any arms or legs. However, his body was stained with blood. He could see brutally torn limbs, the result of the earlier high-speed impact, strewn around him. Those seem to be¡­ ¡­ the limbs from the jackal-headed monster¡¯s corpse? A bloody mist rested before his eyes, making it impossible to properly discern anything. However, there was one thing that Chen Xiaolian could be certain of. This ce¡­ ¡­ was certainly not within Zero City. Only, his final memories of what happened earlier were somewhat fuzzy at the moment. Thest thing he remembered was him pushing both his hands into the Oddity. Thus, the rate at which the chaos entered his body doubled. It also immediately doubled the unbearable sensations of pain wracking his body. Chen Xiaolian remembered; before losing consciousness, he had given Zero City amand. The moment the Oddity was fully extracted, Zero City were to immediately teleport everyone ¨C excluding those within Room Zero ¨C out of Zero City. After that, his vision turned ck as he fainted. He had just awoken earlier only to find himself falling through the sky. He even killed a monster in the process. But¡­ ¡­ where am I? Chen Xiaolian used both hands to prop himself up. Then, he got up and was able to faintly make out several silhouettes some distance before him. Feeling confused, Chen Xiaolian walked towards the silhouettes. No matter what, since there were some people around, he should be able to ask them where he was. After taking tens of steps forward, the bloody mist grew thinner and he was able to clearly make out the six figures standing up front. Almost all of them sported wounds on their bodies. Obviously, they had just gone through a great battle. The surrounding area was filled with traces of battle. Even farther away was arge crater, the result of an explosion. The heat from the explosion had yet to cool down and the melted ss continued to emit red light. Far behind the six figures was a hill. There were close to a hundred men there, all equipped with various equipment. Chen Xiaolian was utterly confused. This doesn¡¯t look like the outside world. Rather, it looks more like¡­ ¡­ an instance dungeon? However, I had just exited Zero City. How did I suddenly end up inside an instance dungeon? And these six fellows, are they Awakened ones or yers? There is an indescribable strangeness about the way they are looking at me. The peculiar scene caused Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows to furrow. Will this end in a fight? However, Chen Xiaolian was not worried about that possibility. Given his level of strength, he could already be considered a leading figure within the Awakened circle. He was wearing the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, a sacred artefact. He hadprehended the world source code within the angel wings. He had even obtained the Oddity. As long was he did not have to face those ancient titans, what was there for him to fear? Just¡­ ¡­ what happened to the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu? Having thought of that, Chen Xiaolian quickly checked his Storage Watch. There were protective suits, the Sword in the Stone, some weapons he acquired from Zero City, healing substances and even a Sentinel mech. The sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu had disappeared to who knows where. However, there was a more shocking matter for Chen Xiaolian. All the upgrades he made to his personal attributes have disappeared. At present, the data disyed within his personal interface was: Physique: D+ Endurance: D Agility: C Energy Points: Zero. Comprehensive Melee Ability: C- Comprehensive Range Ability: Zero. Those values were the ones that Chen Xiaolian had seen the first time he checked his attributes, after bing an Irregrity through a metal sphere in a ne crash. All the upgrades he made to his attributes since then had disappeared. It was as though they had been¡­ ¡­ resped, or rather, rolled back. Too absurd. And¡­ ¡­ where is the Oddity? Chen Xiaolian could clearly remember it. Back in the Longevity Pce, the moment his hand made contact with the maelstrom of chaos, the chaos had flowed through his arm to enter his body. Since he had left Zero City, he should be in possession of the Oddity. However¡­ ¡­ how could he check that out? There was no way it could be within his Storage Watch. How could a storage equipment produced by the system amodate a portion of the inceptive temte? Within his personal system, with the exception of his attributes, which have been rolled back to their initial values, there were no other irregrities. If so¡­ ¡­ where is the Oddity? Even though Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze was resting upon the six people standing before him, his mind was far away and there was no way to tell what expression was on his face. After around one minute, one by one, the six figures knelt on one knee before him. ¡°Starfall Guild¡¯s African Region Manager, Terrame, thanks Your Excellency for saving us!¡± ¡°Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s Team D Captain, Riche, thanks Your Excellency for saving us!¡± Starfall Guild? Thorned Flower Guild? Chen Xiaolian was bbergasted. Starfall Guild. That was the guild formed by the Awakened ones who left Thorned Flower Guild after Shen¡¯s disappearance. Logically speaking, the two of them should be irreconcbly hostile towards one another. They should have fought each other to the death the moment they met. And yet, why did they appear as though they had just been fighting side by side? Chen Xiaolian had originally nned on asking them that. However, after witnessing the behaviour from all six of them, he quickly changed his mind. Chen Xiaolian considered the situation and was able to quickly guess what was going on. Earlier, when he was falling through the sky, he was unable to control his descent trajectory in any way. Relying on the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour¡¯s defensive power, he had identally smashed a monster to its death. That monster must be this instance dungeon¡¯s BOSS. Due to the high velocity of his fall, when he mmed the monster to its death, the impact had created a thick mist of blood. Coincidentally, the bloody mist had blocked their line of sight and they failed to see Chen Xiaolian tumbling wretchedly across the desert. Following a very logical thought process, the six people there had assumed that Chen Xiaolian had descended from the sky and killed off the monster in one hit. Judging by their miserably wounded appearances, it would appear that the monster was quite powerful. Chen Xiaolian was originally concerned that a conflict may erupt between him and these people. However, since they were showing such a show of respect towards him¡­ ¡­ why not make use of it? Appearance wise, the six of them did not appear to be weaklings. As for Chen Xiaolian, his personal strength had fallen so badly, he felt aplete loss of face. With the exception of the purely defensive Moonless Fivefold Light Armour that he was wearing, he had nothing else to show. Peculiarly enough, at present, it seemed as though the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour could passively defend him. However, Chen Xiaolian could not control it. Not only could he not move it, he could not even shrink the wings back to their hoop forms. Not only did all his attribute upgrades disappear, even all his skills had disappeared. The Demon King of Confusion¡¯s Three Axes, the Sword Skill from Mr San and even the Basic Skills he acquired in the very beginning had disappeared. All that was left was his initial skill, the Goddess of Dawn. In other words, the only offensive skill that Chen Xiaolian possessed was the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification which willbust all his attributes. The problem was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pitiful amount of basic attributes. Even if he were tobust them, how much power could it possess? Not to mention, the effects from the Power Propagation Serum, which allowed for his attributes to automatically recover, had been erased as well. Thankfully, his summoning system remained. Both the Four-eyed War Cat and Taishi Ci, the only one left in the Starchart of Generals, could be summoned. As for the War Soul Bai Qi, he had left the Starchart of Generals back when he was in Zero City. At present, there was no way to summon him. Chen Xiaolian made a rough estimate. Excluding the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, hisprehensivebat power should be between [B+] to [A-]. His biggest trump card was the summon with a 30-minute summon duration and a 48-hour cooldown, War Soul Taishi Ci. As for the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour¡­ ¡­ although it was a sacred artefact, it was purely defensive in nature. It could not be used for offence in any way. Or rather, even if it did possess such an aspect, Chen Xiaolian was unable to use it. That the jackal-headed monster would die to it was just bad luck on its part. Additionally, it was also an idiot. Chen Xiaolian was falling from a high altitude at breakneck velocity while wearing a defensive sacred artefact, the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour. Another way of describing him at that point in time would be of an indestructible artillery st, capable of piercing through anything. If the monster had chosen to not use that sand shield to stop him and instead just dodged to the side, Chen Xiaolian would be incapable of harming it in the slightest. And yet, it had chosen to stand right there and use its sand shield to face the might of the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour. Be it the sand shield or the monster¡¯s body, how can either of them stand against the defensive power of the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour? If a ballistic missile were to descend from beyond Earth¡¯s atmosphere at high velocity, as long as it could hit its target, it could sink even an aircraft carrier. The same was true even if you substitute the missile with an iron shovel. However, what if Chen Xiaolian had to go fight against the monster head on? Even if the monster could not break Moonless Fivefold Light Armour¡¯s defence, failing to harm Chen Xiaolian in the slightest, Chen Xiaolian would also be incapable of doing anything to the monster. Wealth can get an innocent man in trouble. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s personal strength was too weak. However, he wore a sacred artefact. If these people were to find out¡­ ¡­ Moonless Fivefold Light Armour¡¯s defence may not be able to stop them from robbing him. After all, ¡®an indestructible defence¡¯ and ¡®cannot be pulled out¡¯ were two very different concepts. ¡°Thorned Flower Guild?¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly while giving Riche a side nce. ¡°Yes!¡± Riche¡¯s body gave a slight quiver. He raised his head and immediately said, ¡°My name is Riche. Have you¡­ ¡­ heard of us before?¡± Chapter 751 Let’s Complete This Instance Dungeon

Chapter 751 Let''s Complete This Instance Dungeon

GOR Chapter 751 Let¡¯s Complete This Instance Dungeon ¡°That kid, Shen. He is not participating in this instance dungeon?¡± After having made up his mind to take advantage of the situation by putting on an act, Chen Xiaolian put on a haughty fa?ade. He did not answer the question. Instead, he was the one to ask the questions. As expected, after hearing the words ¡®that kid¡¯, the shock on Riche¡¯s face grew. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ Your Excellency¡­ ¡­ are you friends with our Guild Leader?¡± Several beads of sweat oozed out from Riche¡¯s forehead. Riche could not be faulted for being na?ve. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s debut earlier had been simply too astounding. Additionally, the faint power fluctuations emanating from the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour made Riche believe that it was Chen Xiaolian himself radiating power. By then, even if Chen Xiaolian were to personally inform Riche that his highest attribute value was [C], Riche would never believe it. What a joke! This character had descended from the sky to kill off the BOSS Anubis in just one hit. The armour he wore was just like the one depicted in the church murals. This was a character brimming with power. Who would believe that such a character was a nobody? Terrame was quietly taking a few steps back. The three of them were traitors of Thorned Flower Guild. If this terrifying youngster before them was truly Guild Leader Shen¡¯s friend¡­ The instance dungeon was still iplete. However, with such a powerful character to back him up, Riche would probably kill Terrame as soon as possible. He would also go after the other Starfall Guild members within this instance dungeon. ¡°Of course we are friends.¡± There was an ambiguous smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°When ites to making friends, I never care about the person¡¯s strength.¡± Chen Xiaolian spoke, not a single w could be detected on his face. Since he was going to be boasting, he might as well boast all the way. Hearing those words, the eyes of the six fellows there shed. This is¡­ ¡­ the typical image of ancient monsters! Although Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face appeared very young, none of them would believe that he was just a youngster below 20. After all, there were many methods for an ancient monster to maintain a youthful appearance. It was not a difficult task. One such example was their very own Guild Leader Shen, who appeared to be a youngster in his twenties. Additionally, the words this ancient monster said earlier contained a very obvious implication¡­ ¡°When ites to making friends, I never care about the person¡¯s strength.¡± At any rate, they are not as strong as me! In other words¡­ ¡­ he was stronger than Guild Leader Shen? ¡°Guild Leader Shen¡­ ¡­ he is not in this instance dungeon.¡± Riche¡¯s mind raced quickly and he did not bring up the matter of Shen disappearing in Zero City. ¡°After we return, when we meet him, we will surely inform him of how you saved us. When that timees¡­ ¡­ how should we address you?¡± ¡°Moonless.¡± Naturally, there was no way Chen Xiaolian would give them his real name. He used the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour¡¯s name to make up a false name. ¡°It turns out you are Mr Moonless!¡± Riche¡¯s eyes lit up and he hastily continued. ¡°Guild Leader Shen had once brought up your name when we were chatting!¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face remained impassive. Inwardly, however, he was on the verge ofughing his belly out. ¡°What did he say about me?¡± He had obviously just made up the name on the spot, but this fellow was acting like he knew that name. Riche raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian and spoke with a solemn tone, ¡°He said that you are the strongest person he knows. Should we ever meet you in an instance dungeon, we must never cause you any trouble! In fact, if you are in a good mood, you might choose to help usplete the instance dungeon. As long as you are willing to take action, every instance dungeon can be easilypleted!¡± ¡°Oh? Is that what he said?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast Riche a side nce. ¡°Then, did he ever mention whether I am a yer or an Awakened?¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Riche was immediately at a loss for words. Earlier, hearing Chen Xiaolian mention that he was friends with Shen, Riche had instantly assumed that he was a yer as well. And yet, judging by the words he spoke earlier, could it be¡­ ¡°You fellows are Awakened ones, aren¡¯t you?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Terrame¡¯s group. ¡°Awakened ones and yers, how did your two groups end up getting together?¡± ¡°That¡­ ¡­ it is due to the situation here,¡± a shocked Terrame quickly answered. ¡°The difficulty level for this instance dungeon is too high. Additionally, there were many conditions which required us to cooperate. Take the BOSS that you killed earlier as an example. Even with ourbined might, we were still incapable of killing him. Were it not for your assistance, all of us would have died here.¡± ¡°Whatever, at any rate, Shen and I¡­ ¡­ it is not as though we have neverpleted instance dungeons together.¡± Chen Xiaolian put on a nostalgic fa?ade. ¡°To think you fellows could remind me of the past. It does make me nostalgic.¡± Riche¡¯s heart sank. Judging by his words, this ancient monster before him was likely an Awakened. Although he was friends with their Guild Leader, as an Awakened, he might not be willing to assist them. It was as Terrame had expected, Riche had nned on gaining Chen Xiaolian¡¯s support to kill off everyone from Starfall Guild. Since there was such a thick thigh for him to hug, there was no need for him to worry about being unable toplete this instance dungeon. But now, that n of his was probably not going to work. ¡°Mr Moonless, you¡­ ¡­ you are an Awakened?¡± Shocked, Terrame jerked his head up to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Who am I? Is that important?¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a faint smile. ¡°Tell me, then. What is this instance dungeon¡¯s quest objective and how hard is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian decided against discussing the matter about his identity. Instead, he changed the topic to the instance dungeon. Perhaps it was because he had not entered this instance dungeon in a ¡®legitimate¡¯ manner. Although he was presently within the instance dungeon, there were no quest prompts in his personal system. In order to leave, he will need to depend on Riche and the other participants toplete this instance dungeon. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ cannot see the quests?¡± Riche wondered. Chen Xiaolian answered nonchntly, ¡°I was bored, so I entered this instance dungeon. However, I cannot be considered a legitimate participant of this instance dungeon. So, I cannot get the quest prompts appearing in personal systems.¡± ¡°Yes, I understand.¡± Riche nodded his head. Riche was a veteran amongst the yers and had heard quite a bit of the rumours circting within this world. Naturally, he was unlike the ordinary yers, who view Awakened ones in contempt, thinking all of them as nothing more than low-level aborigine life forms. Not to mention, this Moonless character was clearly a long-lived ancient monster. It was not impossible for characters such as this to possess the ability to freely enter and exit instance dungeons. ¡°The name of this instance dungeon is, King of the Underworld, Osiris. Thanks to you defeating the second phase BOSS Anubis, we have now entered the third phase.¡± Riche was quick to beat Terrame to it as he described the instance dungeon in detail to Chen Xiaolian. This was a special instance dungeon and the reward forpleting it was unbelievably high. The first phase of the instance dungeon was to sneak into the ancient Egyptian royal pce, defeat the Royal Guards and the Priest Division, and capture the bloodlines of the Pharaoh. After entering the instance dungeon, Thorned Flower Guild and Starfall Guild realized that the other party was here as well and they made preparations to annihte each other. However, they soon found that the difficulty of the first phase was far higherpared to that of normal instance dungeons. The number of enemies fielded by the Royal Guards and Priest Division was high. Likewise, so was their strength. Although both of them were able toplete their quest objectives, they sensed that if they were to continue fighting one another, they would have zero chances ofpleting the instance dungeon. After the brief conflict between them, both Terrame and Riche chose to held their noses and made contact with each other. They then decided on a temporary truce. There were also other smaller yer and Awakened guilds participating in this instance dungeon. However, seeing the two leaders shaking hands to cooperate with one another, the others chose to follow suit. After acquiring the Pharaoh¡¯s bloodlines, the next quest objective was to head towards the west of Aswan desert to seek the Divine Temple of Osiris. However, the Divine Temple was sealed and they could not enter it. In order to unseal it, they will have to defeat the two Gods guarding the Divine Temple ¨C Anubis and Horus. In Egyptian mythology, Osiris was the King of the Underworld, one of the Nine Chief Gods. He would judge whether those who died could receive eternal life. Anubis, the God of the Dead and Horus, the God of Vengeance, were his two sons. The second phase involved sacrificing the Pharaoh¡¯s bloodline to Anubis¡¯ statue, nourishing thend with blood. Once Anubis was resurrected through the Pharaoh¡¯s blood, they were to kill him to unseal part of the seal on the Divine Temple. At present, Anubis had been defeated and the second phase wasplete. The third phase involved using the same method of sacrificing the Pharaoh¡¯s bloodline to resurrect Horus and kill him. ¡°There.¡± Riche raised his finger to point into the distance while smiling ingratiatingly at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°After unsealing the Horus seal, we can open the seal on the Divine Temple. With you here, that fellow will be killed with a simple wave of your hand¡± Chen Xiaolian swore inwardly. He did possess some knowledge regarding Egyptian mythology. Anubis was Osiris¡¯ illegitimate son. Horus, on the other hand, was Osiris¡¯ son from his first wife. His status as God within Egyptian mythology was somewhat higher than Anubis. As the both of them were guardians of the Divine Temple, Horus must surely be no weakerpared to Anubis. There is a need to fight a BOSS with powers simr to Anubis for the third phase?! Riche and Terrame looked at Chen Xiaolian anxiously, waiting for the words of consent to emerge from his mouth. Instead, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze shifted between their two faces before he eventually revealed an ambiguous smile. ¡°Just now, you said that this instance dungeon¡¯s reward is very generous?¡± ¡°Ah¡­ yes.¡± Riche hastily nodded his head. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s¡­¡± Riche hesitated for a moment before continuing, ¡°An immortal body!¡± The moment Chen Xiaolian heard those words, he sneered. Immortal body? What a joke! If Chen Xiaolian had heard those words right after bing an Irregrity, he might believe it. After all, he believed the system to be omnipotent back then. However, after having experienced so much, only an idiot would believe in the existence of an immortal body in this world. An immortal body? In this world? How? Tian Lie¡¯s liquid metal ability possessed a very powerful regenerative property. As long as one cell remained, as long as there were metals in his surroundings, he could recover. And yet, despite possessing such a monstrous skill, he had died in the Tokyo instance dungeon. Even if one were to reach the likes of Mr San and Zhao Yun in terms of strength, they could not truly reach ¡®immortality¡¯. The first GM was at the level where not even the Development Team could kill him, not even after personally descending upon this world. However, in face of the refresh of the whole world, he too, was killed off. Were it not for the protection afforded by the Oddity, not even his copy, Shen, could remain of him. Looking at this matter from another perspective¡­ Even if there was truly a path to ¡®immortality¡¯, that path could never be the reward forpleting an instance dungeon. ¡°Your Excellency¡­ ¡­ what are you smiling at?¡± asked Riche gingerly after seeing the reaction on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Do you fellows really believe that something like an immortal body exists within this world?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a cold gaze at Riche. ¡°You are a yer from the Upper ne. You should not be so stupid.¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Riche was at a loss for words. yers were indeed from the Upper ne. However, their understanding of this world was not much betterpared to Awakened ones. Especially as he was facing an ancient monster like Mr Moonless. He could not be confident that he was right. ¡°Forget it. Let¡¯s first ignore whether or not an immortal body exists.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°For now, let¡¯s assume that the reward exists. If so¡­ ¡­ for me to take action toplete this instance dungeon, the reward should naturally be mine.¡± Riche and Terrame exchanged nces. ¡°For me to contribute while you fellows receive the benefits? There is no such thing in the world,¡± said Chen Xiaolian coolly. ¡°If Your Excellency¡­ ¡­ wants it¡­¡± Riche and Terrame exchanged nces and distressfully lowered their heads. ¡°Naturally, you should have the reward.¡± They were unwilling to lose such a generous reward. However, if they have to lose their lives before that, what was the point? ¡°Forget it.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a reserved smile. ¡°I don¡¯t believe in an immortal body. I am not that interested in the reward. How about this¡­¡± Both Terrame and Riche¡¯s ears instantly perked up. ¡°For the next BOSS, I can give you fellows some pointers. As for taking action, you fellows should be the ones to do it. I will not be taking action unless you fellows are in critical danger of losing your lives. However, the moment I take action, you fellows can forget about getting this instance dungeon¡¯s reward.¡± Chen Xiaolian swept his gaze past Riche and Terrame¡¯s faces. ¡°Do you have any objections?¡± Riche and Terrame¡¯s minds raced. They turned to look at each other again and saw shock in each other¡¯s eyes. The meaning behind this Mr Moonless¡¯s words meant he was giving them insurance. Regardless of whether or not they could defeat the third phase BOSS, they could first give it a try. Naturally, it would be for the best if they could defeat the BOSS. However, in the event that they fail to defeat the BOSS, Mr Moonless will be their final card. This was the best-case scenario for them. ¡°No! None at all! Thank you, Mr Moonless!¡± The two of them hurriedly nodded their heads, fearful that Mr Moonless would change his mind. Chen Xiaolian gave a faint smile and nodded his head. ¡°Let¡¯s goplete this instance dungeon.¡± Chapter 752 Sacrificial Offering

Chapter 752 Sacrificial Offering

GOR Chapter 752 Sacrificial Offering With his hands behind his back, Chen Xiaolian leisurely led Riche and the others back to the hill. Riche and the others were actually anxious to start the third phase of the quest. However, seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s carefree attitude, all they could do was to obediently follow behind him and walk forward step by step. It was not that Chen Xiaolian wanted to spend more time inside the instance dungeon. Rather, walking was all he could do right now. Originally, the wings on Moonless Fivefold Light Armour could have granted him flight. However, he had lost control over it. If Riche and his team members utilized their abilities or props to hurry back to the hill, Chen Xiaolian would have no choice but to run there. However, doing so would immediately give rise to suspicions. In order to maintain his fa?ade, Chen Xiaolian had no choice but to put on an enigmatic and profound act as he slowly walked forward. After walking for over 10 minutes, they finally reached the hillside area. On their way there, Chen Xiaolian had listened to Riche, who continued to exin the details of this instance dungeon. In the first phase, the two guilds had captured a total of six members from the Egyptian royal family. Although the next quest only required two people, they had brought the others with them to the Aswan desert to act as backup, just in case. Resting before each God statue was a stone sarcophagus, whose interior was filled with spikes. After cing the captured member of the Egyptian royal family into the sarcophagus, it would automatically close up. The spikes inside the sarcophagus would pierce the body of the sacrifice, causing the resulting blood to flow into the God statue. After that, the God statue would begin breaking as the outer stoneyer shed off to reveal the body inside. ¡°Earlier, we¡­ ¡­ underestimated this instance dungeon¡¯s difficulty level.¡± Riche led Chen Xiaolian through the hill defenders to arrive at the central area of the hill. There were six metal boxes on the ground. Behind the box was the sarcophagus that Riche had mentioned earlier. Stone shells could be seen littering the areas surrounding the sarcophagus. ¡°We had assumed that we only needed to fight one BOSS,¡± Riche continued. ¡°We made proper preparations, surrounding the stone statue before sacrificing the Pharaoh¡¯s bloodline. Unexpectedly, after Anubis appeared, he was able to endure the first volley of attacks and escaped from this hill. After that, he began summoning countless jackal-headed monsters, simr in appearance to him, and attacked us. Although those monsters were not too strong, there were simply too many of them. In the end¡­ ¡­ our situations were reversed and we became the ones besieged.¡± ¡°Pharaoh¡¯s bloodline?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the six metal boxes. ¡°Open them.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Riche quickly stepped forward, opening the lids to all six metal boxes in one go. The first box was empty while the five remaining boxes contained one person each. The skin colour of the five people was very dark. However, it was different from ck people. It would be more urate to say it was more towards the chocte colour. Their facial features were between that of Europeans and Asians. They wore dark eyeshadows and sported precious gold ornaments on them. However, the five people¡¯s eyes were closed as they remained motionless within the boxes. ¡°Dead?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°No, they are not,¡± Riche was quick to exin. ¡°When entering this instance dungeon, each of our guilds received a soul gem. After capturing the members of the royal family, we have to use the soul gem to absorb their souls, leaving only their bodies behind to be vessels for God. They are all right. They have just be empty vessels.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave the five metal boxes a nce. All five were adult males. As their clothing were simplistic in nature, he could see the strong and sizeable muscles on their bodies. ¡°They are all adult males?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at Riche. ¡°Is this due to your spirit of chivalry?¡± ¡°No,¡± Riche hurried answered with augh. ¡°Why would we do something so pointless? The system is the one that designated these targets. We simply captured them.¡± ¡°If so, are there other members of the Egyptian royal family who did not get designated as quest objectives?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian after a moment¡¯s consideration. ¡°Huh? That¡­¡± Riche became at a loss for words. He had not considered that detail before. ¡°There are, Mr Moonless!¡± Since meeting Chen Xiaolian, Terrame had not spoken much. Now, he quickly spoke up, ¡°I did not give it much thought earlier, but after considering it in detail, it is true. The system only designated healthy adult males as quest objectives. ¡°After we decided on our temporary alliance, we had exchanged the details for the first phase. Our Starfall Guild captured two while Thorned Flower Guild captured two as well. The other two were captured by the other guilds. Besides these six, though, there were five other quest objectives, but they were all killed in action and could not be captured. All of the objectives are adult males. When we were raiding the royal pce, we did encounter other members of the royal family. However, they were not designated as quest objectives. In fact¡­¡± Terrame pondered for a moment. ¡°The present Pharaoh is also not designated as a quest objective. He¡­ ¡­ is an old man.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head, choosing not to say anything else. ¡°Mr Moonless, can we begin?¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian ask questions without cease and Terrame answering them in detail made Riche anxious. ¡°So eager to die?¡± Chen Xiaolian sent a ridiculing jab at Riche. ¡°Earlier, Anubis nearly killed you fellows. And now, there is Horus. Are you confident you can defeat him?¡± ¡°yers like them are often arrogant and foolish.¡± Terrame leaned closer to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Mr Moonless, your guidance has left me in awe, greaterpared to my awe of your powers. Due to your guidance, I have figured out a possible method ofpleting this quest.¡± ¡°Oh? Tell me about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth curled into a mysterious smile. ¡°The blood of the Pharaoh must be the purest. If the requirement for the blood sacrifice is simply bloodline, no matter how you look at it, the Pharaoh himself should have been designated as a quest objective. The fact that he is not means there are other conditions besides bloodline purity. Now that I think about it, they must be age and gender,¡± said Terrame frankly. ¡°When ites to Gods, they are always a picky bunch. I believe¡­ ¡­ perhaps, only the young and strong can satisfy their needs for them toe forward.¡± Chen Xiaolian said nothing. All he did was to nod his head slightly. For Terrame, however, that was highly motivating. He hastily continued, ¡°Thus, I¡¯ll make a bold guess¡­ ¡­ only when the conditions are satisfied can the Gods who possess these bodies exert their full powers. So, if we can make it so these people, designated as satisfactory vessels, fail the conditions, we might be able to greatly reduce Horus¡¯bat power after he arrives!¡± ¡°Not bad. Smarter than him.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a satisfied smile. ¡°So, do you have the ability to do so?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Terrame¡¯s eyes shone as he nodded his head again and again. ¡­ Riche and Terrame had already led their group up another hill, located several kilometres away from their original position. Just like the other hill, a statue ¨C over five metres in height ¨C stood atop the hill. Anubis had a jackal head. The head on Horus¡¯ statue was that of an eagle. His right hand was also wielding a sceptre while his left hand held onto a circr amulet talisman. Horus, the patron saint of Pharaohs in Egyptian mythology, the son of Osiris, King of the Underworld and Isis, Goddess of Life. He was the symbol of kingship and the God of Vengeance. Not far from the statue was a stone sarcophagus. In between the statue and the sarcophagus was a stone groove. The five metal boxes had been ced before the sarcophagus. As for the Awakened ones and yers, under themands of their superiors, they had already set upbat formations around the ce. ¡°Be careful. Do your best to make him as old as possible without killing him!¡± Terrame patted Aliosha¡¯s shoulder heavily. Staring into her eyes, he whispered, ¡°Do not embarrass our Starfall Guild before Mr Moonless.¡± Although this great figure had no intentions of taking action, raising his impression of them was not a bad thing. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Manager!¡± Aliosha nodded her head. She had a serious expression on her face as she crouched down before the first metal box. Extending her left hand, she pressed down on the man¡¯s chest. ¡°Aliosha is one of my capable members. Her ability can greatly stimte the various attributes of her team mates¡¯ potential during battle, strengthening and amplifying their abilities. Generally speaking, she serves as a support. However, during meleebat, she can also absorb her enemy¡¯s life force,¡± exined Terrame, who stood beside Chen Xiaolian. He ignored Riche, who stood behind them with a jealous look on his face. ¡°In mere minutes, she can make this sacrifice a rickety old man.¡± Exposing one¡¯s abilities was the biggest taboo within the Awakened circle. However, for the sake of showing his sincerity to Mr Moonless, Terrame decided to ignore that. ¡°Excellent.¡± Chen Xiaolian ced his hands behind his back as he observed the sacrifice inside the metal box, an impassive look on his face. After Aliosha ced her hand on the sacrifice¡¯s chest, wrinkle after wrinkle emerged at a noticeable rate. The sacrifice¡¯s hair, originally ck in colour, began turning white while his sturdy muscles became like a leaking water balloon, rapidly deting. In less than five minutes, the man inside the box, a young man in his twenties, had transformed into an old man with wrinkled skin and white hair. ¡°Enough!¡± Terrame hastily called out to stop Aliosha¡¯s life stealing ability. ¡°If you continue, he will die!¡± Aliosha stood up, performed a bow towards Chen Xiaolian and retreated. ¡°We can begin, Mr Moonless.¡± Terrame gave Chen Xiaolian a smile. ¡°No new prompts appeared in our personal systems. He is still a quest objective for the sacrificial offering.¡± ¡°Excellent.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head. ¡°Are you sure this will be useful?¡± said Riche, vehemence in his voice. ¡°What if there is no effect? At the end of the day, aging the sacrifice to reduce the BOSS¡¯ powers is just your spection!¡± ¡°Pay attention to your words, Riche. This is not my spection. It is Mr Moonless¡¯ idea!¡± Terrame red at Riche. ¡°Besides, even if it doesn¡¯t affect the BOSS, do you think Mr Moonless will do nothing? Since he can finish off Anubis, he can naturally also finish off Horus.¡± After that, Terrame immediately cast an ingratiating smile at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Naturally, I firmly believe that your judgement will not be wrong.¡± ¡°Just do it.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed the enigmatic smile of his before turning around to walk to the back. ¡°Wait! Mr Moonless, where are you going?¡± Terrame and Riche were both taken aback. ¡°Like I said earlier, you fellows should attack first. I will only attack if necessary.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head and smiled. ¡°If you do not trust me, then, forget it.¡± ¡°How could we possibly not trust you?!¡± Both Terrame and Riche hastily forced out a smile on their faces. ¡°If that is all right, let¡¯s start.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pace was steady and even, a rxed expression on his face. However, he was feeling somewhat nervous. Riche¡¯s earlier question mirrored the concern in his heart. He had made this judgement based on the contents of the instance dungeon. However, Chen Xiaolian could not be certain if this method would prove effective or not. If, after his arrival, Horus was as strong as Anubis, Chen Xiaolian really did not know what he should do. Riche and Terrame looked at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s distant figure. Although they felt somewhat faint-hearted, they also feel somewhat emboldened. Given how powerful this person was, his words were surely not meaningless. ¡°All right, let¡¯s begin.¡± Once again, the two of them issued out preliminary instructions through their respective guild channels. After that, they brought out the sacrifice within the metal box. Riche retrieved a soul gem from his storage equipment and pressed it upon a groove at the centre of the stone sarcophagus. Next, following a scraping sound, the cover of the sarcophagus automatically opened up to reveal its spike-filled bottom. The sacrifice ced within the sarcophagus was only faintly breathing. It would appear that he had reached the end of his life and could breath hisst at any moment. Terrame and Riche exchanged nces. Watching the cover slowly return to its original position, the two of them hastily retreated to stand by theirbat-ready members. Dark-red blood flowed through a small hole beneath the sarcophagus, falling into the stone groove before flowing towards the base of the statue. An odd-looking rune was engraved on the base of the statue. After reaching the base, the blood from the sacrifice flowed upwards to fil up the rune. It did not take long for the rune to be filled up. In that instant, the entire hill began shaking. Cracks began appearing across the surface of the statue. Next, seemingly in the process of shedding its skin, the outer stone shells fell down the ground. ¡°Who?! Who used the Pharaoh¡¯s blood to perform a sacrificial offering onto me! Who?! Who DARES interrupt my eternal slum- HACK! Cough!¡± A rumbling roar rang out. However, halfway through, its roar was interrupted by a fierce cough. Chapter 753 Besieging Horus

Chapter 753 Besieging Horus

GOR Chapter 753 Besieging Horus ¡°Fire!¡± Both Riche and Terrame issued out the order at the same time through their respective guild channels. The first barrage of attacks consisted of spirit-type ammunition. Before the outer shell of the statue could fully fall off, countless rain-like bullets struck it. Horus released a pained cry before leaping to fly up into the sky. At the same time, a faint halo of light appeared around his body to act as a shield. ¡°Myriad Baiter!¡± By the time Riche shouted, Myriad Baiter had finished the preparations for his spell. During their second phase, their preparations were insufficient. Thus, Anubis had managed to escape their pre-emptive encirclement, thereby gaining the opportunity to summon out an army of monsters. Having learned their lesson, they were not about to repeat that same mistake. A hurricane appeared from beneath Horus and its powerful suction force stopped his ascent. Horus struggled as he continued his attempt to fly upwards. However, the speed at which he was escaping had greatly decreased. Two of Terrame¡¯spanions who were standing behind him pulled out the pins of the hand grenade in their hands. After two seconds, they hurled it forcefully. Gravity Grenade! [A] ss technological weapon. With an explosion radius of less than three metres, it was the smallest amongst all [A] ss weapons. However, it could contort gravity to suck everything nearby into the centre of its explosion andpress all into a high-density dot. This instance dungeon BOSS was a God. However, this God was upying a human body. Spirit-type weapons could harm him more, but it did not mean that he was impervious to physical harm. The two Gravity Grenades exploded within the eye of the hurricane at the same time. Although the explosions ended up dispersing the hurricane, they also immediately pulled Horus¡¯ body down by several metres. At the same time, the shield that Horus summoned was shattered by the formidable might of the explosions. Despite having destroyed the shield, the power from the Gravity Grenades did not dissipate away. A series of snapping sounds rang out as both of Horus¡¯ legs were twisted into dough twist. With a wretched cry, Horus, who had only managed to rise 10 metres into the sky, fell heavily upon the ground. ¡°It is effective!¡± Riche and Terrame cheered out simultaneously. Horus¡¯ strength waspletely differentpared to the previous BOSS, Anubis. During their earlier offensive, the two of them noticed that there were clear signs of old age on Horus¡¯ body. He was just like the sacrificial royal member that they had ced into the sarcophagus, witheringly thin and filled with wrinkles. ¡°Foolish mortals! Your sacrificial offering is wrong!¡± Facing the constant barrage, Horus summoned out a protective barrier to defend himself from the offensive while screaming. After the first barrage of spirit-type bullets came a high number of heavy artillery fire. Although its offensive capabilities were far inferiorpared to the expensive spirit-type bullets, these bullets are cheap and aplenty. Additionally, it was better in terms of providing suppressive fire. ¡°Are all Egyptian Gods fools?!¡± Riche howled gleefully as he raised up a quad rocketuncher and aimed at the besieged Horus before firing rocket after rocket at him. ¡°Offer you a perfect sacrifice and wait for you to kill us? You fool! Eat this!¡± After shooting out all four of the rockets, Riche tossed the rocketuncher at the fellow behind him. Picking up a heavy machine gun, he continued firing at Horus. Seeing the greatly weakened Horus, Riche seemingly forgot the ridiculing words he said to Terrame. Instead, he wore a pleased expression on his face, as though he was the one who hade up with the idea. Terrame had also retreated back to his own guild¡¯s position. He had a Gauss sniper rifle aimed at Horus¡¯ fatal points as he fired bullet after bullet at him. Even though he was dressed like a melee warrior, he disyed proficiency in his use of long-ranged weaponry. The magi from the two guilds focused their efforts on restricting spells. Ice cones and snow storms ravaged Horus¡¯ surroundings while vines and mud spells, meant for crowd control, kept hitting the ground beneath him. Horus had been attempting to take off into the sky. However, the sudden and fierce suppressive fire obstructed his attempts to do so. Every time he left the ground, a sky-epassing explosion and spells sent him back to the ground. The protective barrier he summoned out was clearly a high-grade skill. However, due to the fact that his host body was an extremely aged fellow, he was incapable of unleashing the skill¡¯s full power. Although the barrier was capable of blocking off most of the damage caused by the explosions, a few of them managed to make their way past the barrier to wound him, leaving scars on his body. Additionally, the barrage of attacks was too intense. His barrier could onlyst for ten plus seconds before breaking down and he had to re-summon another barrier. ¡°Keep it up! Fire! Just like that! Everyone, don¡¯t stop firing!¡± Riche waved the weapon in his hand as he shouted loudly. At present, Horus could not even afford to mount a counter offensive. By maintaining their present rate of fire and exhaust him, they can easily finish off this BOSS. ¡°Ghostfox, Aliosha, get ready.¡± Terrame, who was firing with the Gauss sniper rifle, gave orders to his guild members through their guild channel. ¡°There is no way the BOSS cannot counter attack at all. Everyone, be careful. Don¡¯t be like that stupid Riche, going all arrogant like that.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± ¡°Affirmative, Manager.¡± ¡°Got it!¡± All of his guild members replied quickly through the guild channel. Next, they quietly gathered up while maintaining their rate of fire. This would enable them to react properly to any possible counter attacks. When Horus was summoned out, Chen Xiaolian had yet to walk too far away. In order to avoid suspicion, he had to stop moving and turn around. The participants for this instance dungeon had captured a total of six members of the Egyptian royal family for the first phase. After making a sacrificial offering to Anubis, they had five of them left. After they elerated the sacrifice¡¯s aging process earlier, the system had not given them any prompts to say that the quest objective was no longer qualified as a sacrifice. However, in order to avoid any mishaps, Terrame and the others had ced the four remaining metal boxes nearby. Coincidentally, Chen Xiaolian had made it to the spot where the four metal boxes were ced. Thus, he sat down on one of them. Putting on a calm andposed fa?ade, he then turned to observe the ongoing battle. Despite having lost all his skills and attributes, his ability to judge things cannot disappear. Just like Terrame, Chen Xiaolian too, quickly noticed something amiss. Even if his old host had weakened him, Horus was still an exalted God. For him to fall to a state where he can only allow himself to be beaten up without fighting back was abnormal. He also noticed the Awakened ones gathering up. It seems the Starfall Guild Manager, Terrame, is also a smart fellow. There was, however, an issue. Even though Chen Xiaolian had noticed the issue, there was nothing he could do about it. If his abilities had not been strangely wiped clear, he could easily kill off this Horus with the help of the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. At that moment, however, all Chen Xiaolian could do was to stay still and watch. He could neither attack nor run. Either one of those two actions would immediately destroy the image of an exalted personage that he was putting on. I can only hope that nothing unexpected will happen and that Horus can be killed off just like that. Or perhaps, even if something unexpected does happen, hopefully it won¡¯t affect me. And yet, events rarely unfold the way we wished it to. The thought had only just crossed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind when he heard an eagle-like cry. The countless artillery sts and spells were enveloping Horus when a green light suddenly shed across his body. The green light did not possess any defensive properties. The spells and artillery fire bombarding him was not hindered in the slightest. At the same time, however, the green light was also not dispersed by the attacks. Rather, it continued to envelop Horus¡¯ body. After the green light appeared, the protective barrier that Horus kept summoning out disappeared without a trace. His body also lost its original resilience and was immediately bombarded into pieces. ¡°We finished him!¡± ¡°Ghostfox!¡± Riche shouted out jubntly. At the same time, however, Terrame shouted out, a trace of panic in his voice. Ghostfox had put aside the firearms in his hands some time ago. Instead, he was wielding his katana. The instant Terrame shouted out, he unsheathed the de and his figure dashed towards the green light, his body sticking close to the ground as he did. Purple-coloured mes raged across the surface of the narrow de. Ghostfox¡¯s katana was the Dojigiri Yasutsuna. ording to Japanese legends, it was a famed demon ying sword, capable of dealing bonus damage towards spirit-type entities. The moment Horus¡¯ body was blown up, the green light suddenly converged to reform Horus¡¯ body, but the body appeared translucent. After unleashing the first barrage, everyone had switched the expensive spirit-type bullets with ordinary ammunition. Ordinary ammunition was incapable of harming Horus¡¯ spirit-type body at all. On the other hand, their spells and skills were all focused on restricting and hold Horus in ce. Thus, the lethality of those spells and skills was not high. After taking on several spells, Horus dashed out of the radius of bombardment. However, Ghostfox, who was one step faster, caught Horus as he was about to escape. The edge of his katana drew a purple arc as it shed down heavily upon the chest portion of Horus¡¯ spirit body. It was a seemingly illusory spirit body. And yet, when the Dojigiri Yasutsuna katana made contact with Horus, Ghostfox felt an intense tremor running through both his hands. It did not feel as though he was shing down at thin air. Instead, it felt as though he had shed at a firm tree. The bacsh from the attack was such that he was nearly incapable of gripping the hilt of the katana properly. Horus let out an ear-piercing hiss as his body tumbled in mid-air, the green light dimming noticeably. However, after shocking Ghostfox away, he was able to put some distance between him and Ghostfox. Next, he dashed furiously to escape the encirclement. ¡°Damn it! Change ammunition!¡± Riche was quick to shout out. At the same time, he summoned out two fire dragons, one from each hand. The two dragons surged towards Horus. Unfortunately, Horus¡¯ speed was far greater than he had imagined. The fire dragons charged towards the iing Horus, but Horus merely shed to the side twice to leave the two fire dragons in the dust. Several magi had quickly unleashed offensive skills at Horus as well. However, Horus chose to take the lesser spells head on while avoiding the stronger spells which require longer casting times. In but a sh, Horus had arrived at the edge of the encirclement. A Thorned Flower Guild member cried out miserably as Horus¡¯ spirit body flew right through him. Next, his head exploded, causing his body to tumble to the ground. After that, like a water balloon, his body began expanding at a noticeable rate. Signs of squirming objects could be seen on the surface of his body. In but moments, countless gold-coloured beetles the size of a fist bit their way out through his skin. After emerging from the corpse, the beetles raised the hard shells on their backs to reveal wings. Next, they swarmed at the surrounding participants. The few yers nearby were quick to raise their firearms to aim and fire at the nearest beetles. However, those beetles were too small. Additionally, their flight patterns were deviously intelligent. The yers¡¯ bullets whizzed through the air haphazardly, failing to strike a single beetle and ended up harming theirpanions by ident instead. One of the beetles arrived before a yer. The yer quickly tossed away his firearms and punched the beetle. Both his hands were equipped with gloves. The gloves were filled with spikes and they shone with a silvery white light. His swinging fist brought forth an air-piercing sound. Clearly, he was a physical enhancement and melee type who had purchasedbat skills. His fist sessfully struck the beetle. The beetle was crushed by the punch. However, it suddenly exploded to release a st of freezing energy outwards. As a result, the yer¡¯s right arm and even his glove was instantly turned into a block of ice. More beetles pounced upon the crowd of participants. The moment they made contact with someone, they would explode. The result of their explosions varied from cold freeze, fiery mes to corrosive poison. There was also lightning. ¡°Move aside! Do not make contact! Use ranged attacks to kill it! Be aware of friendly fire!¡± Riche shouted as he ordered them to spread out to avoid getting swarmed by the self-destructing beetles. Naturally, this action also quickly led to the copse of their encirclement. Arge gap appeared as a result. After flying right through the yer earlier, the light on Horus¡¯ body grew noticeably dimmer. Even though the spell he used earlier was able to instantly kill off an enemy while creating a vast number of self-destructing beetles to cover his escape, it also consumed a great deal of energy. Given his current spirit body state, he could not continue to do battle. Still, Horus had seeded. Horus¡¯ body quickly shed out through the gap in the participant¡¯s encirclement. After escaping the encirclement, Horus made a mad dash to flee. Coincidentally, the direction he took in order to escape¡­ ¡­ was leading him to Chen Xiaolian! [TL: Ninja edit Ghostfox¡¯s Junior Slicer samurai sword to Dojigiri Yasutsuna katana. That''s what happens when I don¡¯t know it¡¯s supposed to be Japanese. =P ] Chapter 754 Not Right

Chapter 754 Not Right

¡°Finish off these beetles! Don¡¯t chase him!¡± Seeing Horus rushing towards Chen Xiaolian, Riche, who had been feeling terribly anxious earlier, grew calm. He then directed his guild members to focus on dealing with the beetles. After dispersing their formation, the number of idental injuries was greatly reduced. Everyone had equipped themselves with explosive-type weapons with area-of-effect damage. The number of gold-coloured beetles was very high and they were capable of blowing up on contact. However, theycked long-ranged attacks. Thus, it did not take long for the participants to finish all of them off. As for Horus¡­ If he had run in a different direction, Riche would naturally have given it his all to try and stop him. If Horus were to seed in running away, he feared that the earlier scenario with Anubis would repeat itself and their entire guild would face extermination. However, Horus was so blind as to rush towards Mr Moonless instead. Thus, there was nothing to worry about. ¡°Ghostfox, chase him! Do not stop!¡± Terrame¡¯s hands did not stop moving once. In just an instant, he had removed the bullet magazine for the Gauss sniper rifle and reced them with spirit-type bullets. The spirit-type bullets for high-end energy-tier weapons were extremely expensive, even for veterans. They were things of luxury. One spirit-type bullet for the Gauss sniper rifle came at a whopping 100 points. As the Manager for Africa Region¡¯s Starfall Guild, Terrame only possessed 20 of those bullets. Not to mention, those were the bullets he had saved up back when he was still with Thorned Flower Guild. Naturally, the power of the bullet was worth the high price. Terrame raised the Gauss sniper rifle and aimed at the faraway Horus. Holding his breath, he felt as though the whole world had be slow. He pulled the trigger and a beam of light drew an arc through the sky. It felt as though no time was lost during its flight as the bullet struck Horus¡¯ back. Horus¡¯ spirit body released a sharp cry. When the bullet struck him, his figure flipped a few times through the sky. The green light from his body grew dimmer. And yet, the attack had seemingly failed to stop his flight. Terrame gritted his teeth and pulled the bolt again. The others from the guild had stopped chasing Horus. Only Ghostfox, who was the fastest amongst them, continued to follow Terrame¡¯s instructions to pursue Horus without pause. ¡°Never, never allow him to reach Mr Moonless!¡± Terrame aimed the Gauss sniper rifle at Horus and fired another spirit-type bullet. At the same time, he shouted at Ghostfox using their guild channel. However, the very moment before he pulled the trigger, Horus¡¯ body suddenly twisted, having seemingly predicted that a bullet fire was iing. Thus, the spirit-type bullet only grazed him and he continued charging towards Chen Xiaolian. As for Ghostfox, he had only just made his way around a clumped-up mess of participants, reduced to a sorry state by the self-destructing beetles. On Chen Xiaolian¡¯s side, he continued holding his knees as he sat on one of the metal boxes. No emotions could be seen on his face as he watched Horus charge at him. Inwardly, however, he was in a state of turmoil. He knew why Horus was running towards him. Horus¡¯ objective was not him. It was the metal boxes. More urately, he was after the people inside the metal boxes. After his arrival, Horus immediately realized that the sacrificial offering had been tampered with. An aged body could not allow him to disy his full power. As a God, Horus could clearly sense that there were four more sacrificial bodies suitable for him. Although they were both sons of Osiris, it was clear that Horus was of a higher rank than Anubis. In the myths, the cross with an oval loop on top that Horus held in his left hand was known as the Ankh. It represented the power of life. After getting smashed by Chen Xiaolian, Anubis died when his body burst apart. However, with the blessings of the Ankh, Horus could abandon his fleshly body and transform into a spirit body to find a new sacrificial body to continue on. Now¡­ what should I do? Seeing Horus on the verge of arriving, the gears in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind kept spinning. Several ideas rose to the fore, but none of them were useful. Summon the Four-eyed Cute Cat and Taishi Ci? Are you joking? The Four-eyed Cute Cat¡¯s level was too low. And while Taishi Ci possessed a decent level of strength, he had zero skills that would be effective against a spirit body. Thus, a summoned Taishi Ci could only hold Horus for a moment. Open fire? Chen Xiaolian did have some spirit-type bullets in his possession. However, the grade of the bullets was not high. Even if he managed to hit Horus with them, he would be incapable of dealing too much damage to Horus. The bullets could not stop Horus. Run? If he did that, the image that he had been putting on all this time would go down the drain. He would be suspected. Although he was wearing the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, a sacred artefact, he was incapable of controlling it. It was just like an iparably hard shell. Given the hundreds of people on the other side, they would surely have some fellows with the skills needed to pull the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour off him without having to deal with its defensive power. Rather, they might even be able to kill him. Countless thoughts shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind in a sh. However, no matter how hard he pondered, there was only one way to maintain his act, and that was¡­ ¡­ to kill off the charging Horus¡¯ spirit body in one hit. However, he was simply incapable of doing that. Wait! A thought suddenly shed through Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. ¡­ Horus felt as though the rage within his heart could burn the whole world. When he arrived, he had promptly realized that there was something wrong with the body he entered. ording to the rules set down by his father, Osiris, in order to summon him, the body of a young and healthy adult male must be used. Additionally, that person must also possess the blood of the Pharaoh. However, after he was summoned over, the body he took over was an old man with barely any time left to live. He could not even disy one tenth of the power he should have possessed. Before he could understand what was going on, a series of attacknded on his face. Originally, he would only require a wave of his hand to kill off these insect-like mortals. At present, however, they had severely wounded him. He even had to destroy the Ankh so that he could escape his fleshly body using his spirit body. In his spirit body state, he could not ess all his divine powers. Thankfully, Horus could sense that there were several bodies with the Pharaoh bloodline not far away. These bodies met the necessary conditions for him. Additionally, there was more than one avable. Although there were pursuers after him, he was already close to reaching the boxes. So long as he could reacquire a new body, he could return to his peak state. At that moment, everyone here must die. However, just as Horus was about to charge into one of the boxes to fuse with the body inside, those boxes ¨C lying right before his very eyes ¨C disappeared into thin air. ¡°Damn it!¡± Horus screamed out in anger. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian stood upright. He gently tapped the storage watch on his wrist and cast a ridiculing look at Horus, who had jerked to a halt. ¡°My body! The body with Pharaoh blood! Where did you put them?!¡± Horus¡¯ spirit body suddenly red with green light. He raised the sceptre in his right hand up high and a ball of light shot towards Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian held his ground, not moving at all. The ball of light struck him only to instantly disperse. It had failed to even give rise to a swirl of dust. ¡°Hand over¡­ ¡­ my sacrificial offerings!¡± Horus¡¯ face was greatly contorted. Even so, he kept howling and he clutched his sceptre with both hands, treating it like a spear as he stabbed Chen Xiaolian with it. The sceptre stabbed towards Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart with lightning-like speed. However, it failed to harm him in the slightest. Instead, light burst out before the sceptre ¨C starting from its tip ¨C began disintegrating at a rapid rate. ¡°You¡­ what kind of monster are you?!¡± Horus was stunned. In order to escape earlier, he¡¯d had to destroy the Ankh in his left hand, which represented life. And now, the Was Sceptre in his right hand, which represented power, was actually destroyed? Moreover, it was not destroyed in an enemy attack. Rather, it was destroyed from a bacsh after he had attempted to attack his enemy. Horus had never imagined that something like this could happen before his eyes. This was an impossibility. Even if his opponent was one of the Nine Chief Gods with a higher rank than him, he or she could not possess the ability to destroy the Was Sceptre when getting struck by it. ¡°Sii¡­¡± Feeling his heart aching, the distant Terrame sucked in a breath of air. He happened to know of some Egyptian myths. Naturally, he also knew about the two items that Horus was holding in his hands. Although there was no prompt from the system, it was logical to deduce that the Was Sceptre and the Ankh were both props that can be taken away under the instance dungeon rules. Additionally, the ss of those items were surely not low. Earlier, however, Horus had personally destroyed the Ankh. And now, Mr Moonless had destroyed the Was Sceptre. At present, the only thing he could possibly obtain was the rewards for killing Horus. Thankfully, it would appear that Mr Moonless had zero intentions of attacking. ¡°If you want the rewards, finish him yourself. Don¡¯t make me do it.¡± As Horus was feeling bbergasted, Ghostfox finally caught up to Horus. There, he saw Chen Xiaolian, his hands sped behind his back, his eyes not even looking at Horus. Instead, he was looking at Ghostfox. He had killed off Anubis with a single blow. And now, he had chosen to remain immobile, allowing Horus to attack him only for Horus¡¯ weapon to be destroyed as a result. Additionally, he was generously leaving the rewards to these weaklings. This was truly¡­ ¡­ the actions of a grandmaster-level expert! At that very moment, Ghostfox was once again left astounded after seeing the bluffing act that Chen Xiaolian was putting on. ¡°Thank you, Mr Moonless!¡± Ghostfox shouted gratefully. At the same time, the Dojigiri Yasutsuna swung out with lightning-like speed at Horus, who was still stunned. Purple mes apanied the katana as it shed down forcefully against Horus¡¯ body. A miserable shriek rang out as the sh caused Horus to roll a few times on the ground. As for Ghostfox, the rebound forced him to take a few steps back. ¡°Aliosha, follow me! We¡¯ll support Ghostfox! The rest of you, those who have spirit-type bullets, change to spirit-type bullets. Be on standby! Do not open fire without mymand!¡± Terrame kept the Gauss sniper rifle and brought his war hammer and shield back out before rushing alongside Aliosha towards Ghostfox. Although Horus was already greatly weakened, a BOSS was still a BOSS. His other guild members were too weak. Recklessly approaching the BOSS would only bring about unnecessary casualties. Even when using spirit-type bullets to attack from afar, it was also possible for them to identally wound their own members in any ensuing chaos. After a brief moment of shock, Horus finally realized the dire situation that he was in. There was no new body for him to use. Additionally, he was presently in spirit form with no fleshly body to rely on. His powers would gradually weaken until he finally dissipated away. Like a trapped beast, he actions took on a mad fervour. After getting shed by Ghostfox, Horus did not back away. Instead, he turned around and pounced at Ghostfox, a hand wing at him. Although Horus only had a spirit body at the moment, the swing from him seemingly possessed a tangible quality to it. Ghostfox hastily raised his katana to block the move. However, the attack sent him and his katana flying away. ¡°Manager! This guy is still very strong!¡± Ghostfox cried out as his figure hurtled through the air. As for Terrame, he had already led Aliosha into the fray. Aliosha was right behind Terrame, a scimitar in her right hand while a green ray of light shone out from her palm towards Terrame. Immediately, Terrame¡¯s speed rose several times. Shield strike! Terrame positioned the shield before his chest before mming against Horus¡¯ body. The electrical currents on the shield electrocuted Horus, causing him to shudder. Next, the war hammer smashed heavily against Horus¡¯ left shoulder, causing Horus to stagger backwards. Horus released a peculiar cry before pouncing at Terrame, intending on using the earlier spell to turn Terrame¡¯s body into a seedbed for his self-destructing beetles. However, the ray of light shining out from Aliosha¡¯s palm had turned golden in colour and it caused translucent, gold-coloured mes to envelop Terrame¡¯s body. When Horus made contact with Terrame¡¯s body, after slipping past Terrame¡¯s shield, he immediately reacted like one who had just gotten scalded by a searing piece of iron. With a wretched scream, he tumbled backwards. ¡°Mr Moonless¡­¡± Far in the distance, Riche, who was leading the others to clear up the self-destructing beetles, had a frown on his face as he observed the distant battle. Terrame and Ghostfox were engaging Horus in a melee fight while Aliosha was behind them to provide support. Horus, who had lost his physical body, had grown much weaker. Thus, those three were able to suppress him. However¡­ Horus had clearly arrived before him. Why did Mr Moonless not take action? Why was he just standing aside, watching Terrame and his team fight Horus? Riche suddenly felt something amiss. It was true. For these experts who were already beyond worldly affairs, the rewards forpleting instance dungeons were not something that they would go all out to obtain. However¡­ no matter how small a fly may be, it was still food. Besides, that was a food which chose to deliver itself to his mouth. He had actually chosen not to open his mouth to bite? When Riche saw Horus rushing in Mr Moonless¡¯ direction, he had originally assumed that the third phase of the quest was as good as done. Thus, he had stopped his guild members from giving chase. Unexpectedly, Mr Moonless had only stood there, not making a single move. He had simply utilized his storage equipment to collect the metal boxes, allowing Horus¡¯ attack tond on his body without even counter attacking. Riche believed that there were indeed good people in this world. However, this Mr Moonless seemed far too good! Furrowing his brows, Riche turned around. For now¡­ I¡¯ll put this aside. At the very least, I cannot let Starfall Guild get all the rewards for killing Horus! ¡°Hillghost, you no longer have your mech and you also do not have any attacks that are effective against spirit bodies. You stay behind. Myriad Baiter, follow me!¡± Myriad Baiter darted forward and nodded his head. He stood beside Riche and they began chanting a magic spell together. Chapter 755

Chapter 755

¡°God¡¯s punishment¡­ will descend upon you all!¡± After getting besieged by the five of them for a short time, Horus shrieked out wretchedly and his spirit body contorted before gradually dissipating into thin air. At the same time, a loud rumbling sound rang out. At a nearby spot, sands were pushed aside as the Divine Temple slowly rose up from the ground. Terrame, Aliosha and Ghostfox exchanged nces before giving a slight sigh of relief each. Despite Horus¡¯s greatly weakened form and thebined effort to besiege him, killing Horus had still consumed a considerable amount of their strength in the end. Just imagine, how much stronger would Horus be if he had possessed a wholesome body. If it hadn¡¯t been for Mr Moonless, who had shown them the path to victory and stood guard nearby, their two guildsbined would have facedplete extermination in the end. The three of them had also received an instance dungeon notification in their personal systems. ¡°Indeed, it is as I had anticipated¡­ ¡­ no, it is even more generous than what I had anticipated.¡± After checking the rewards, the eyes of Terrame and Riche lit up. However, when they turned to look at one another, their faces turned entangled. On the distant hill, the Team Leaders of the various minor teams had also received the notification. However, the two great guilds were already the leaders for this instance dungeon. No matter how envious they were, they dared not let it show on their faces. Furthermore, given their level of strength, if it were not for the two guilds, they would have died many times over. ¡°We have no words to express our gratitude!¡± Terrame bowed respectfully towards Chen Xiaolian. Riche and Myriad Baiter, who had been utilizing long-ranged attacks from behind, also came to stand before Chen Xiaolian before bowing respectfully. ¡°You deserved it.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a nonchnt smile. Inwardly, however, he was feeling terrified. If he had not immediately thought about putting the metal boxes into his storage watch, making Horus incapable of finding a top-grade body to take over, there was no telling what the current situation would be like. Should Horus be allowed to regain a physical body, he would kill off all the yers and Awakened ones participating in this quest. That would be the equivalent of failing this instance dungeon. As for Chen Xiaolian, the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour could stop Horus from killing him. However, he did not possess the ability to kill off Horus. Should that happen, the quest will remain iplete. It was possible that he would end up getting trapped in this instance dungeon forever. And if Riche and the others could kill off Horus, the moment his shorings were revealed, they would surely suspect him. Thankfully, the fa?ade that Chen Xiaolian had put on did not break down, for now. ¡°Our Starfall Guild received a total of 63,400 points for the second phase. Additionally, we also obtained a Horus Totem. It allows the user to summon an [A+] ss Horus to fight for the user. There is no limit to the number of times it can be used. However, it has a summon time of 10 minutes and a cool down time of 24 hours. As for the other misceneous rewards, I believe that Mr Moonless would bepletely uninterested in them, so I will not be going into the details.¡± Terrame raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian with a sincere expression. ¡°I am thinking of¡­ using 30,000 points and the Horus Totem to express the feelings of gratitude and respect of our Starfall Guild.¡± ¡°What?¡± When Chen Xiaolian heard Terrame¡¯s words, he failed to conceal the shock within him. He stared at Terrame with widened eyes. However, the word had only just left his mouth when he realized his mistake. An [A+] ss summoning prop with a cooldown restriction and 30,000 points? For someone with his ¡®identity¡¯, these things were not even worth one fart. Thankfully, Terrame misunderstood Chen Xiaolian. He hastily waved his hand and said seriously, ¡°Mr Moonless, please believe me. I have absolutely no intentions of insulting you. I understand that these things are nothing worthwhile in your eyes. Rather, it is likely that they would be of no use at all to you. However, no matter how I think about it, I really can¡¯t think of any other methods to express my gratitude and respect.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± The shocked expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face shed by swiftly and he recollected himself. Next, he gave a gentle nod and said, ¡°I understand your feelings. However, there is no need to give me anything.¡± ¡°Do you think¡­ ¡­ it¡¯s too little?¡± Terrame grew somewhat anxious and he hastily continued, ¡°I just¡­¡± ¡°No need to say anymore.¡± Chen Xiaolian interrupted Terrame, sounding somewhat irritated. ¡°Like I said, I understand your feelings.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Terrame immediately stopped talking. He nodded and said no more. ¡°And you, there is no need for you to bring up the same thing.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave Riche a nce. ¡°Come, let¡¯s hurry up andplete the quest for the fourth phase.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Both of them nodded their heads. They ryed orders to the other members using their guild channel to have them stay put while following Chen Xiaolian into the Divine Temple. Chen Xiaolian had both hands sped behind his back as he walked forward leisurely. No emotions could be seen on his face. Inwardly, however, his heart was aching so badly he felt as though he might lose the ability to breathe. 30,000 points! 30,000 POINTS!!! The C11 mine could produce Star Sand at a stable rate for his guild and he had also found Jiang Long to buy them up. The amount of points they would receive from that was considerable. Even so, to be able to obtain 30,000 points without expending any efforts? For Chen Xiaolian, that 30,000 points was no small sum. Starfall Guild was merely one of the collective forces involved in killing Horus. And yet, it had obtained over 60,000 points. Thorned Flower Guild, which had contributed equally must have obtained roughly the same amount of points. Clearly, despite the outrageously high difficulty of this instance dungeon, the rewards offered were also correspondingly bountiful. Not to mention, there was also the prop capable of summoning Horus. Although the summon time was only 10 minutes and there was a cooldown restriction of 24 hours, that was still an [A+] ss summoned creature. The strength of this Horus should definitely be stronger than that Fallen Avenger, Lancelot. At present, Chen Xiaolian had returned to his starting point, losing all the attributes and skills he had umted. So far, he had yet to discover the reason for that. Before he could restore his strength, having that summoning prop would certainly be of use. Even after he had recovered his strength, he could give it to Qiao Qiao or Soo Soo as a means of protection. However, even though he was inwardly salivating over them, he could not ept it. Firstly, considering the identity that he had established for himself, there was no way he would be interested in points and props. Secondly, this was not Zero City. There were no props to help him hide his identity during a transaction. Utilizing their personal systems to conduct a transaction would mean that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s identity would be put on disy before the other party. The mysterious Mr Moonless suddenly became the Guild Leader of Meteor Rock Guild, Chen Xiaolian¡­ Should that happen, the expressions on these two fellows¡¯ faces would be quite interesting. Thus, no matter how much it pained him, Chen Xiaolian could only continue to put on a look of indifference and lead the way. Unknown to Chen Xiaolian, as Riche and Terrame were walking behind him, they were also looking at the watch on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s wrist. The Divine Temple emerged not far away from them. After walking for just ten plus minutes, the six of them had arrived before the entrance to the Divine Temple. The massive Divine Temple was built using countlessrge, red-coloured rocks. On either side of the gate were tworge Pharaoh statues. The Pharaoh statues were in seated postures. Chen Xiaolian and the others, who were standing before the gate, were only barely taller than the statues¡¯ feet. All was dark beyond the gate and they could not clearly make out what was inside. When the six of them approached the gate, a stone te suddenly rose up before them, creaking as it did. The surface of the stone te was filled with carved hieroglyphs. Although their personal systems came with a trantion function, it was limited to speech and not text. Chen Xiaolian looked at the strange-looking symbols on the te, but he was unable to understand what they meant. ¡°This is the forbidden site belonging to Osiris, the King of the Underworld. Only a maximum of three people is allowed to enter.¡± Terrame hurriedly looked through the stone te to help Chen Xiaolian interpret the symbols. ¡°Mr Moonless, if so¡­ ¡­ the three of us.¡± He stretched his hand out and pointed at himself and Riche. Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and was the first to walk inside. A thinyer of faint light veiled the entrance to the Divine Temple. After Chen Xiaolian walked in, theyer of light flickered slightly, resembling the ripples of a water surface. After all three of them had entered the Divine Temple, theyer of light shed and became solid and clear. It had be like ayer of ss, which sealed the entrance to the Divine Temple. The interior of the Divine Temple was a long and paved pathway. Both sides of the pathway were filled with various paintings, depicting the various Egyptian myths. The protagonist of the myths had green skin and a white Pharaoh crown. That person was likely the master of the Divine Temple, Osiris, the King of the Underworld. Their footsteps kept echoing about within the dark depths of the Divine Temple. ¡°ording to the description given by the instance dungeon, killing off the two BOSSES, Anubis and Horus is the final phase of this instance dungeon.¡± Terrame, who was walking slightly behind Chen Xiaolian, leaned his head forward to exin their situation to Chen Xiaolian in a whisper. ¡°After waking up Osiris, we¡¯ll be able to receive the rewards. It seems there is no need to fight.¡± ¡°All three of us can obtain an immortal body?¡± asked Chen Xiaolian, who continued to walk forward. ¡°This instance dungeon is quite generous.¡± ¡°Given how high the difficulty level is for this instance dungeon, it is only natural for it to be generous with the rewards.¡± Riche, who was also walking behind Chen Xiaolian, said with a smile. ¡°Speaking of which, this is the hardest instance dungeon I have ever participated in.¡± ¡°Is that so? Shen¡¯s subordinates are so inexperienced?¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a faint smile, his legs not stopping in the slightest. ¡°We can already be considered as the best guild amongst the yers.¡± Riche smiled. ¡°Of course, we cannot bepared to you. Rather, even our Guild Leader might not be as strong as you.¡± ¡°It has been a while since Ist met Shen. At present, he may have grown strongerpared to me. There is no way for me to be certain about this,¡± Chen Xiaolian replied coolly, not worried at all about how outrageous his boastful words may be. At any rate, Shen had never revealed his true strength before his subordinates from Thorned Flower Guild before. For the members of Thorned Flower Guild, Shen had already reached an unattainable level of strength. During the battle for Zero City, he had singlehandedly defeated three [S] ss powerhouses from Zero City. That was already the height of their imaginations. Firstly, there was simply no need for Shen to reveal his ability to ¡®modify thews¡¯ to them. Secondly, should he disy a power beyond that given by the system, the response would not simply be awe anymore. Rather, it would be pure dread. To put it into perspective¡­ ¡­ consider the ordinary humans in the ¡®real¡¯ world. When they see a heavyweight boxing champion, their natural response would be: He is so strong! Because that power was still within their scope of understanding. However, if the one to appear before their eyes was a Super Saiyan capable of blowing up the Earth with a single punch¡­ It was likely that not a single one of those ordinary humans would consider the Super Saiyan as a member of the same species that they could get along with. ¡°Speaking of which, as an Awakened one, have you been to Zero City before?¡± Riche gave a few dry coughs before suddenly asking. ¡°Zero City?¡± Chen Xiaolian immediately grew wary. He repeated the words, not answering the question. ¡°Yes, Zero City. The Holy Land of the Awakened ones. Even if you have never been there before, you must have at least heard of it,¡± Riche said in a hushed tone. ¡°Our Guild Leader has always wanted to attack Zero City. Not too long ago, for some unknown reason, Zero City¡¯s entrance was opened to outsiders and left unguarded. Our Guild Leader led us to attack Zero City.¡± ¡°Really? Did he seed?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to give Riche a nce. ¡°I¡­ do not know.¡± Riche sighed. ¡°Back then¡­ ¡­ I had followed our Guild Leader to enter Zero City. Additionally, I had also personally killed off quite a few Awakened ones. Judging by the difference in power between the two sides, we should have been able to smoothly capture Zero City. After all, back then, there were also a high number of Electronic Guardians participating in the battle. However, the final result was most peculiar. We had practically destroyed all of Zero City¡¯s resistance forces and smoothly captured their central hall. Only a small number of Awakened ones from Zero City was able to sessfully escape. Additionally, their escape was of no importance to us. Having lost Zero City as a ce of refuge, the remaining Awakened ones simply could not make a difference in the end and could notst long. However, just as we were about to obtain victory, for some unknown reason, we were suddenly¡­ ¡­ teleported out. ¡°Zero City, due to some unknown reasons, opened its entrance. Then, due to some unknown reasons, kicked everyone out¡­ ¡­ at least, we had thought that everyone was kicked out. Soon, however, we realized that one person was missing.¡± ¡°Shen?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Riche nodded. ¡°Our Guild Leader did note out. Even now, we have yet to obtain any news about him. It is as though he had¡­ ¡­ disappeared. This caused everyone within our guild to panic. In fact¡­¡± Riche gave Terrame, who was beside him, a nce. ¡°Some of the Awakened ones from our guild chose to split away from the guild and form a new guild.¡± ¡°I see,¡± Chen Xiaolian answered nonchntly. He could roughly guess what Riche was trying to say. For Thorned Flower Guild, losing Shen was the equivalent to losing their soul. Every guild required an absolute powerhouse to serve as their core. Only then could it continue to exist and develop. It was simr to de Mountain me Sea Guild. After losing Skyde, they quickly began to fall. Naturally, Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s foundation was very big. It was not something that de Mountain me Sea Guild could match up against. Even so, it could only dy their fall. Before Shen¡¯s return, unless Thorned Flower Guild could gain a new powerhouse at the same level as Shen, there will always be a Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads. Having seen the fa?ade of power that Chen Xiaolian put on, and also the ¡®minor friendship¡¯ between him and Shen, Riche must be hoping that he could lend his strength and help them find Shen. Or at the very least, help them slightly. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ if you so desire, you should be able to enter Zero City.¡± Riche rubbed his hands and said with a smile, ¡°I believe that you would find it regrettable if our Guild Leader ends up trapped inside Zero City forever.¡± ¡°I have never been to the ce known as Zero City before.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He should not get involved in new problems now. Thus, Chen Xiaolian had directly rejected Riche. ¡°Ah¡­ is that so.¡± Riche suddenly revealed a look of disappointment. However, a peculiar smile suddenly appeared on his face and he leaned close to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear. ¡°In that case, why is the storage equipment on your wrist a product of Zero City?¡± Chapter 756

Chapter 756

Ten minutes ago, after Horus was just killed and the Divine Temple emerged within the desert¡­ As Riche was walking behind Chen Xiaolian, heading towards the Divine Temple, he was also using his guild channel to talk to Hillghost. ¡°Arrange our formation and be on standby beside the hill. Without my order, no one is to take even half a step. Also, be sure to keep an eye out for those fellows from Starfall Guild. Be careful, they might try something. Once I give the order, everyone is to immediately kill them off. Also, find that Titan¡­ ¡­ something fleet guy. Be sure to doublecheck what he said earlier!¡± ¡°Affirmative.¡± Hillghost epted the order without hesitation. Turning, he then walked towards a crowd of participants located outside Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s camp. The crowd consisted of several smaller guilds. ¡°You,e.¡± Hillghost made a finger-hooking gesture at a thin fellow there. ¡°Follow me.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The thin fellow he called did not have arge stature. He also did not appear strong. Seeing Hillghost calling for him, he immediately nodded his head, got up and followed Hillghost. Hillghost led him several hundred metres into the desert before turning around and said, ¡°Sit down.¡± The thin fellow obediently sat down. ¡°From this moment onwards, you will answer whatever questions I ask, understand?¡± ¡°Understand.¡± The thin fellow nodded his head obediently. The thin fellow came from a small and insignificant guild. It was not even qualified to bepared with a behemoth like Thorned Flower Guild. Even though Hillghost was just a member of a small team from Thorned Flower Guild, albeit a high-rankingbat member, the thin fellow had no qualifications to resist him. ¡°Your name and guild?¡± ¡°Jung, Third Captain of Titan Glory Fleet.¡± ¡°You participated in the Battle for Zero City? What position did you have back then?¡± ¡°Yes, I had participated in the Battle for Zero City. Back then, I was just an ordinary member and our Guild Leader was the red bearded Captain Sc.¡± ¡°You are certain you met that fellow back in Zero City? What is his name?¡± ¡°I am certain!¡± Hearing Hillghost mention ¡®that fellow¡¯, Jung¡¯s face immediately grew agitated. ¡°I am 100 % certain! Back then, he was the one who killed off almost everyone from our guild! Even Captain Sc! I will never forget his face! Never!¡± ¡°In other words, if it weren¡¯t for him, you wouldn¡¯t have been able to rise up to your current status as¡­ ¡­ captain.¡± Hillghost looked at Jung, his voice filled with a ridiculing tone. ¡°Don¡¯t hate him. You should love him. Enough, continue! Back then, what was he wearing? What skills did he use? What fighting style did he disy? And most importantly¡­ ¡­ what is his name?¡± ¡°He wore¡­ ¡­ an ordinary protective suit. The grade of the suit is not bad, but it is not a top-grade suit.¡± Jung recalled the incident and said, ¡°He wielded a sword. When he swung it, he released a golden sword beam! Captain Sc, Bigfoot and Porsche¡­ ¡­ they were standing in front. All of them were hacked into two by that fellow! He killed six members from our guild! All six were the elite powerhouses of our guild! Before Captain Sc died, he had asked the fellow for his name. I remember it very well. The name he gave, was Chen Xiaolian!¡± ¡°What about you? Why didn¡¯t you die?¡± Hillghost sneered. ¡°I¡­ I fled.¡± Jung trembled and a remorseful expression appeared on his face. ¡°However, it made no sense for me to run forward at the time! That fellow is too strong! Even Captain Sc was killed with just one sh. If I run forward, I would simply be sacrificing myself for nothing. By living on¡­ at least¡­ ¡­ at least I can maintain an ember for Titan Glory Fleet!¡± ¡°Enough, shut that mouth of yours.¡± Hillghost cast a cold stare at Jung. ¡°Firstly, that Captain Sc of yours is just a minor character. A very ordinary character that is not worth mentioning. Killing him with one move? I can easily do that as well. Thus, it cannot prove how strong he is. Secondly¡­¡± He crouched down and patted Jung¡¯s head, a smile appearing on his face. ¡°Trust me, whether or not your shitty Titan Glory Fleet can leave behind any embers means absolutely jackshit. No one would give a rat¡¯s ass about you fellows, understand?¡± ¡°Un¡­ understand.¡± Hillghost stroked Jung¡¯s head. On Jung¡¯s side, he could simply purse his lips and nod his head vigorously. ¡°All right. Head back, then. Remember, the things I asked you earlier and your answers, every single word must not be mentioned to anyone. Or else¡­¡± Hillghost stared intently at Jung and saw him nod hastily. Then, he revealed a satisfied smile. Watching Jung walk through the sandy dunes, Hillghost quickly essed his guild channel. ¡°Captain, it¡¯s confirmed. That fellow is not lying. He did indeed see this Mr Moonless in Zero City before.¡± ¡°Really? That is very interesting.¡± Riche, who was on the other side, smiled. ¡°His details?¡± ¡°A sword user, capable of releasing sword beams. In Zero City, he killed off that Glory¡­ something Fleet¡¯s captain in one sh. That red-bearded Sc is a pawn that our Guild Leader set up. Looking at it that way, that fellow¡¯s level of strength should be at least [A-]. His upper limit is still uncertain.¡± ¡°Do we have this person in our database for Zero City¡¯s Awakened ones?¡± ¡°No. I am certain.¡± Hillghost replied confidently. ¡°Our list of veterans from all the permanent guilds in Zero City is the mostprehensive. That is especially so for those at [A-] ss and above. We have a very detailed record for every one of them. Their appearance, age,bat styles, not a single one is a match. Additionally¡­ ¡­ back then, the name that this Mr Moonless gave was, Chen Xiaolian!¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian?¡± Riche smiled again. ¡°Good, very good. Looks like our Thorned Flower Guild may have encountered a theatrical swindler.¡± ¡°Are you¡­ ¡­ certain?¡± Hillghost was feeling somewhat apprehensive. ¡°He did kill off Anubis with one attack, after all. Besides, even if we go with the statement from that whatever fleet guy gave us, his level of strength should be at [A-] or more.¡± ¡°I am still not 100 % certain. However, this suspicion is already enough for me to take some probing actions.¡± Riche harrumphed. ¡°Do you not feel puzzled as to why he did not take any actions from the start until the end?¡± ¡°I did find it strange. However, for a master, he might care about his identity¡­¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Riche interrupted Hillghost. ¡°If our Guild Leader is here with us today, he too, would not take the initiative to kill that Horus. However, if the monster charged towards our Guild Master, making it all the way before him, even going so far as to attack him¡­ do you still think that he can remain soposed?¡± Hillghost thought about it for a moment. Instantly, his body shivered. ¡°Impossible! Absolutely impossible!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Riche snickered. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ let¡¯s have a good look and see who this Chen Xiaolian kid is.¡± ¡­ ¡°What are you trying to say, Riche?¡± Chen Xiaolian stopped moving forward. His brows furrowed slightly and he turned to look at Riche. ¡°I am simply feeling curious. If I did anything to offend you, please don¡¯t take offence.¡± Riche raised both his hands up, his faced filled with sincerity and fear. ¡°You know, we from Thorned Flower Guild and those from Zero City have fought one another for who knows just how many times. The Storage Watch that you are wearing, I have seen that very model many times before. It is considered a high-grade item amongst the equipment from Zero City. It has a total of 16 storage spaces. However¡­ ¡­ the storage equipment used by the top characters from Zero City are better. Your strength is far, far superiorpared to the experts from Zero City¡¯s resident guilds. For you to be wearing this item, I just think¡­ ¡­ it is unbefitting of your identity.¡± After saying that, Riche immediately pulled out a ring from his hand. Next, he used both hands to respectfully hold it before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This is my personal storage equipment. The storage space is five times that of the storage space of your current storage equipment. Although it is still not of a high enough grade, it is stillparatively bigger than yours. If you don¡¯t mind, please take it.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood still and stared coldly at the ring on Riche¡¯s hands. ¡°Are you showing off the fact that your equipment is better?¡± ¡°I absolutely, absolutely, have no such intentions.¡± Richeughed and put the ring back on his finger. ¡°However, can you help answer a question of mine?¡± Chen Xiaolian grew silent. This Riche fellow was far differentpared to his appearance of a gruff and stupid fellow. It was such a minor detail. And yet, he managed to notice it? Clearly, this Riche fellow was trying to sound him out. However, Chen Xiaolian still did not know how much he knew and how doubtful he was. ¡°It is fine if you are unwilling to answer.¡± Riche raised his head and stared directly into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°For a great person like you, my curiosity is something that is simply negligible. Isn¡¯t that right, Mr Chen, Xiao, Lian?¡± ¡°Who?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked nonchntly. Although he was very fast, that very instant, Riche had managed to notice the light contraction within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils. Riche abruptly took a few steps backwards. Both his palms slid against one another to give rise to two small fire dragons, which swirled around him. ¡°Enough! Stop pretending, Mr Chen Xiaolian.¡± Riche sneered as he assumed abat stance. However, he did not take the initiative to charge forward to attack. ¡°Rather¡­ ¡­ if you are really known as Moonless, an old friend of our Guild Leader Shen, a character so powerful you can kill off this instance dungeon¡¯s BOSS in one hit, you should be able to instantly kill off someone as disrespectful as me, right?¡± ¡°If so, do it, Mr Moonless! Just like how you killed off Anubis earlier, reduce me into a fog of bloody mist!¡± As he was talking, Riche rubbed his palms to create even more fire dragons, which swirled around him ceaselessly. Although he was 99 % certain of the spection in his mind, he was still feeling apprehensive. At any rate, if that 1 % chance of error were to pop up¡­ He would truly be killed off by this old monster in one hit. Beads of sweat were secretly oozing out from Riche¡¯s forehead as he awaited his fate. One second. Two seconds. Three seconds. ¡­ From Riche¡¯s perspective, every second felt like an extremely long time. However, as time ticked by, he grew increasingly calm. Finally, Riche heard Chen Xiaolian give a soft sigh. ¡°You are very different from how you look. You are very smart.¡± Chapter 757 Pleasant Cooperation

Chapter 757 Pleasant Cooperation

¡°Thank you.¡± Riche performed a courteous bow. Chen Xiaolian looked at Riche. ¡°However, I am very curious. When did you first suspect me? I had killed Anubis with one blow. Logically speaking, in the face of this level of power, you should not hold any treacherous thoughts against me.¡± ¡°Coincidentally, amongst the guilds participating in this instance dungeon is someone who had met you back in Zero City.¡± Riche extended a finger to point at the entrance of the Divine Temple. ¡°Nearly everyone from his guild, from top to bottom, were killed by you. Your face is something that he will never forget.¡± ¡°A regretful coincidence.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head, a bitter smile on his face. ¡°Even so, how can you be certain that you will not die under my hands?¡± ¡°Because of this.¡± Riche slowly raised his hand to press his left eye. He took out a contact lens and let it rest on the tip of his index finger. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes flickered slightly as he regarded the contact lens. However, he could not figure anything out. ¡°You sure are willing to waste money, Riche.¡± Terrame, who had been maintaining a state of silence, suddenly said, ¡°Portable Truth Lens. If you sell it, you can get at least 5,000 points for each one, right?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that expensive.¡± Riche smiled. ¡°This is a one-time consumable version. After reading the attributes of the target, it would permanently engrave the attributes on the lens. It is something to be discarded directly after use.¡± After saying that, Riche rubbed the contact lens with his finger tips and tossed it to the ground. ¡°Naturally, it is not cheap either. If not for the fact that I am too suspicious of you, I would not have secretly worn it to investigate you. [D+] ss Physique, [D] ss Endurance, [C] ss Agility, zero Energy Points, [C-] ss Comprehensive Melee Ability and zero Comprehensive Ranged Ability ¡­ ¡­ these attributes look too terrible. Back when you were in Zero City, you appear much stronger than this. Did you lose your attributes?¡± ¡°It seems you are certain?¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a faint smile. ¡°Originally, I was not too certain. However¡­ ¡­ the fact that you have not killed me even though I have said all these things, this final point made me certain.¡± Riche spread both his arms. ¡°A young kid wearing a super shell is actually able to deceive veterans like us.¡± ¡°Smart, meticulous, courageous and good at masking yourself. If I am Shen, I would not have simply let you be a minor Team Leader,¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded his head and praised. Suddenly, a sword beam shed out. An alloy sword suddenly appeared in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand and it stabbed towards Riche. Three Four-eyed War Cats appeared behind Riche. They opened their mouths and roared to send three air sts at Riche from behind. Wielding a spear, a formidable general in golden armour bellowed as he thrust his spear forward to pierce the air, piercing towards Riche. Doni - Taishi Ci! Riche did not reveal any look of panic or surprise. Instead, he was slightly relieved. From the moment he started unravelling Chen Xiaolian¡¯s identity, Riche had maintained a 120 % level of vignce, on guard against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attacks at all times. The attacks disyed by this kid was as he had expected, far too weak to be able to kill off Anubis. The air sts struck the bodies of the swirling fire dragons, failing to produce any effects. After getting blocked, the air sts dissipated without a trace. Two fire dragons swirled forward to battle Taishi Ci. Although his spear was powerful, the fire dragons¡¯ movements were iparably dextrous. Thus, Taishi Ci was incapable of instantly destroying the fire dragons. As for the sword attack from Chen Xiaolian¡­ Regardless of its speed, force or skill, all of them were average. Rather, it looked like an attack from someone who did not know martial arts at all. From start to finish, his move was filled with ws. Skilfully evading Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword attack, Riche then swung his right hand to send a fire dragon forward, smashing furiously against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. However, the fire dragon had only just made contact with the chest portion of the armour when it disappeared. It did not even erupt in mes before disappearing without a trace. ¡°As expected, its defence is very strong!¡± With a grim expression on his face, Riche kicked the ground to back away even as he pulled out a minigun from his storage equipment. Then, he aimed at Chen Xiaolian and pulled the trigger. Six barrels spun to unload bullets forward. It looked as though it was unleashing a torrential rain down on Chen Xiaolian. However, the countless bullets striking Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body ¨C like the fire dragon before them ¨C failed to produce any effect. After giving rise to nging sounds, all the bullets fell to the ground. Riche tossed away the minigun and pulled out an elegantly shapedser rifle. Aiming at Chen Xiaolian, he fired again. Again, theser beams struck the surface of the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, which was flowing with light. Theser beams were not even deflected. Instead, they simply disappeared. It was as though they were sucked away into a ck hole. Keeping theser rifle, Riche pulled out a long metal staff. He then swung the ck and heavy staff down against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. As one of Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s Team Leader, Riche¡¯s abilities could not possibly be terrible. Although his mainbat ability was to summon fire dragons, he was notcking in the ability to utilize other weapons and equipment. This time, Chen Xiaolian did not attempt to dodge. He simply stood there, allowing Riche¡¯s staff to smash against his head. Weng! A loud sound rang out as the staff smashed against the armour¡¯s helmet. Not only did it fail to inflict any damage, it instead triggered a formidable bacsh. The resulting vibrations caused the staff to fly away from Riche¡¯s hands. It shot upwards, smashing into the ceiling of the Divine Temple and causing sparks to fly about. A searing pain rocked the purlicues on Riche¡¯s hands as the force behind the bacsh tore open two wounds there. Riche looked at Chen Xiaolian, who was standing right before him. It would appear as though nothing had happened to him at all. Riche¡¯s face grew ugly to behold. This Chen Xiaolian kid. Although his strength was terribly average, the armour he wore was quite something. Magic attacks, bullets, energy weapons, melee attacks¡­ ¡­ all of them seemed incapable of damaging him in the slightest. Originally, Riche had assumed that, no matter how tough the armour Chen Xiaolian wore was, it could not possibly be capable of defending against everything. However, despite changing his types of attack again and again, he was incapable of harming Chen Xiaolian at all. ¡°Terrame! Attack together!¡± Riche took a few steps backwards. As he was gasping, he growled. ¡°That armour, do you not want it?¡± ¡°Enough. You two, take a step back and listen to me.¡± Terrame, who had been silent all this time, stretched out both his hands and pressed forward. ¡°Stop fighting.¡± ¡°What?¡± Riche jerked his head to look at Terrame, a look of shock on his face. ¡°Have you gone nuts? The armour he is wearing is an equipment of the highest grade!¡± ¡°Firstly, I don¡¯t think you have the ability to harm this¡­ ¡­ mm, Mr Chen Xiaolian.¡± Terrame smiled. ¡°Look? You have already tried for so long, but you still cannot damage him in the slightest. Even if I join in, the results would be the same. ¡°Secondly, there is only one set of armour. Even if we seed in snatching the armour, how should we divide it? Surely we are not going to wear half each? You wear the top half while I wear the bottom half? Or¡­ ¡­ have you already made up your mind? You will first get me to help you snatch the armour before you kill me for it?¡± Richeughed. ¡°Why would I?¡± ¡°Stop with the jokes.¡± Terrame narrowed his eyes. ¡°If you are truly given the chance to kill me off, you won¡¯t even bat an eye. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that this instance dungeon¡¯s level of difficulty is too high, only one of us would remain alive right now. Am I wrong?¡± ¡°If so, what is your n?¡± Riche¡¯s face suddenly froze. He looked at Chen Xiaolian before turning his gaze back at Terrame. Immediately, he took one step backwards. Since Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s split, his strength and Terrame¡¯s strength were almost on par with one another. It was difficult to determine who was stronger. However, if Terrame and Chen Xiaolian joined forces¡­ Although Chen Xiaolian was weak, the armour he wore was simply too strong. He could neither touch it nor break it. If the two of them truly joined forces, it was possible for them to kill him. ¡°Rx. It is not what you are thinking.¡± Terrame smiled and shook his head. ¡°Now is not the time for infighting. Although the description for the fourth phase of the quest did not say that we need to fight, this is an instance dungeon, after all. Anything can happen. What if, when Osiris is awakened, he ends up bing at powerful boss? What do we do then?¡± ¡°How caring of you.¡± Riche sneered, a look of suspicion on his face. ¡°I am just scared of dying.¡± Terrame shrugged. ¡°We should focus on finishing this instance dungeon first. Make sure that we can survive before deciding on anything else.¡± ¡°However, we have already be enemies.¡± Riche pointed at Chen Xiaolian. Although the two of them had stopped fighting one another, they were both still casting wary looks at one another. ¡°The enmity between the two of us is even greater, no?¡± Terrameughed. ¡°In this world, there is no such thing as an eternal enemy. There is also no such thing as an eternal friend. During times of necessity, one must pinch their nose to maintain peace. I believe Mr Chen Xiaolian agrees, no? Besides, who knows how long it will take before we encounter one another in future instance dungeons?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Terrame and pondered for a moment before slowly nodding his head. He simply had no room to refuse. Although Riche¡¯s equipment and skills were seemingly incapable of harming him, he was also incapable of posing any threat towards Riche. As for Terrame, it was still unclear what his actual motives were. However, without his interference, neither Chen Xiaolian nor Riche could defeat one another. Next up, Chen Xiaolian would have to be attentive as to whether or not Riche and Terrame would do anything. Terrame was Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s traitor and there was a deep level of hatred between the two sides. Even so, what happened earlier in the instance dungeon had proven that there was a possibility of them working together if the situation called for it. Chen Xiaolian only needed toplete the quest and clear the instance dungeon. That way, he would bepletely safe. ¡°Then, let¡¯s go.¡± Terrame took the lead. Riche and Chen Xiaolian looked at one another before respectively summoning back the fire dragons and Taishi Ci. Next, they walked deeper into the Divine Temple. ¡­ At the foot of the hill outside the Divine Temple, somewhere far away from the position of the participants, Aliosha and Hillghost were standing face-to-face as they talked to one another. ¡°Damn it! Why didn¡¯t you help earlier?¡± Although the wordsing from Hillghost¡¯s mouth was fierce in nature, the tone and expression on Hillghost¡¯s face was monotonous. It was as though he was simply repeating the words from somewhere else. ¡°Only the defence of his armour is strong. It cannot possibly be impervious against all forms of attacks! If the two of us work together, we will surely be able to figure out its ws!¡± ¡°Who asked you to start attacking without saying a word? Do you think that I have no doubts about the kid?¡± Aliosha, too, spoke with a monotonous tone. ¡°However, it would still be impossible for the two of us to finish him off. Besides, didn¡¯t I mention it earlier? There is only one set of armour. How will the two of us split the spoils?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t the instance dungeon prompt mention? Only one person may obtain the immortal body reward. The armour and the reward. Each of us will choose one. If ites down to it, I will just let you choose first!¡± ¡°All right. I didn¡¯t say I won¡¯t help kill the kid. However¡­ ¡­ we need toe up with a proper n. How do we break this kid¡¯s tortoise shell?¡± ¡°And, what is your n? The entrance to the Divine Temple is already sealed and there are only the two of us inside. Even if we try to n it, the only things we can rely on are our equipment and skills.¡± ¡°There is the Twin Share version Four-Dimensional Spatial Bags. It allows the transfer of equipment between team mates regardless of the distance. One is in my hands and the other one is in your hands, did you forget?¡± ¡°¡­ damn it! More of the things that you stole when you turned traitor!¡± ¡°Is there a point in discussing that right now? That equipment consists of two parts, each part is with one of us right now. Thus, it cannot be used at all. As long as you give it to me temporarily, we will be able to transfer in items from the outside. The most important issue now is, is your part with you or is it outside?¡± ¡°It¡¯s with Myriad Baiter. What about yours?¡± ¡°It¡¯s with me.¡± ¡°Then¡­ all right. However, why should I trust you?¡± ¡°It¡¯s only temporary. I can give you something as coteral.¡± ¡°If so¡­ hand over the Eye of Cronus. Damn it. That is also something you fellows stole.¡± ¡°Deal. However, that is only for coteral, not a permanent exchange. After this instance dungeon is over, we will be exchanging the items back.¡± ¡°¡­ that is Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s item to begin with, you despicable fellow!¡± ¡°Enough. Don¡¯t talk nonsense anymore. We don¡¯t have much time. We need toe up with a proper n. By adding up our two guilds, what items can we use?¡± ¡°¡­ I say, will the kid realize our n?¡± ¡°Of course not. Aliosha and Hillghost are outside this Divine Temple. We are now using our guild channel to have them ry our words so that we canmunicate. If this kid can hear us, he will really be someone from the Development Team.¡± ¡°Humph! You are right. Then, I hope¡­ we can have a pleasant cooperation.¡± ¡°A pleasant cooperation.¡± Chapter 758

Chapter 758

Chen Xiaolian¡¯s focus was concentrated entirely on Riche and Terrame. Amongst the three of them, he was in the rearmost position, holding his breath all the way. He practically did not have the courage to even exhale. The Divine Temple looked magnificent and fairly spacious from the outside. However, the three of them had to walk for a good 15 minutes before reaching the end of the passageway. Its interior was bigger than its exterior. It was as though the Development Team were utilizing spatial technology when constructing this instance dungeon. At the end of the narrow passageway was a vast hall. Up ahead was a pir-like statue, which stood upright. There was a crown on the head of the statue, which wielded a il and a sceptre in each hand. ced before the feet of the statue was a massive scale. A light feather rested on one side of the scale while the other was empty. ¡°Finally¡­ ¡­ we are here.¡± Terrame halted his steps and turned around. ¡°Now, let us peacefullyplete this instance dungeon and obtain the reward.¡± ¡°How do you obtain it?¡± Chen Xiaolian had stopped walking forward, standing some distance away from him. He was not interested in the so-called immortal body. His focus was onpleting the instance dungeon. After the third phase of the quest wasplete, neither Terrame nor Riche had informed him about the contents of the instance dungeon prompt. As for Chen Xiaolian, in order to maintain his image of a mysterious powerhouse, he had not asked them about it. At that moment, however, both Terrame and Riche were giving him a somewhat peculiar look. ¡°That¡­ is not something you need to consider!¡± Light shed out from Riche¡¯s eyes and he summoned one fire dragon after another from his palms. The number of fire dragons seemed endless. ¡°Didn¡¯t you try this earlier? Your attacks cannot break my defence.¡± Chen Xiaolian scoffed. ¡°That was indeed the case. However, things are¡­ different now!¡± Riche revealed a ferocious grin as tens of fire dragons flew upwards before moving to encircle Chen Xiaolian from every direction. However, they did not attack Chen Xiaolian. Instead, they simply swirled around him. At the same time, Terrame brought out a small porcin bottle. Biting his fingertip, he dripped down a droplet of blood into the bottle. Soon enough, vast amounts of yellow-green soil poured out from the mouth of the small bottle. The soil appeared durable and thick and they poured out at an rming rate. The porcin bottle was only the size of a baby¡¯s fist. However, the soil kept pouring out non-stop from the bottle. After pouring out, the soil seemingly came to life as they crawled towards Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian abruptly leapt backwards to avoid the soil. Regardless of what it might be, it would be better for him to not make contact with it. Although the soil was crawling forward, seemingly with a life of its own, it was not fast. Thus, even though Chen Xiaolian¡¯s physical attributes had been pushed back to the point where he was no strongerpared to a normal human, he was still able to easily avoid the soil. However, the soiling from behind kept moving forward, attempting to surround Chen Xiaolian. The only option left for Chen Xiaolian was to continuously run. However, Terrame was standing before the entrance to the hall and the ground around him was alreadypletely covered with the soil. Chen Xiaolian could no longer use the passageway to escape. ¡°Run, won¡¯t you? Keep on running! I want to see how long you can keep on running!¡± Riche¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Continue, Terrame! Envelop the entire hall! Don¡¯t stop!¡± They have¡­ ¡­ discussed it through long ago! Chen Xiaolian was shocked. The three of them had been walking together. During that time, those two fellows had not spoken to each other at all. How could their actionsplement one another so well? It was as though they had gone through this n of action many times before. The two of them were no longer guild mates. They should not be able to secretlymunicate with one another using guild channel. ¡°Damn it! You only need magic energy for your skills. This Breathing Earth Bottle requires points!¡± Terrame clenched his teeth. ¡°Just look at how big this hall is! Why don¡¯t you do it?¡± ¡°Fine! If you are willing to give me the Breathing Earth Bottle, I don¡¯t mind spending some points!¡± Knowing that he had gotten a bargain, Riche put on a smug look. ¡°The question is, are you willing?¡± Terrame grumbled. However, the Breathing Earth Bottle kept pouring soil out. It did not take long for half of the hall¡¯s floor to bepletely covered by the strange soil known as Breathing Earth. It had forced Chen Xiaolian farther and farther away from the passageway entrance. Taishi Ci¡¯s summoning had entered its cooldown period; he could no longer be summoned again within the next 48 hours. Thus, Chen Xiaolian could only summon the Four-eyed War Cats to unleash three air sts at the Breathing Earth. Unfortunately, the air sts were unable to affect the Breathing Earth at all. Not only did the air sts fail to blow the Breathing Earth away, it appeared as though the energy within the air sts was absorbed instead. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth and brought out a Sentinel mech from his Storage Watch. Next, he swiftly jumped inside. The Sentinal mech was one of the mechs given by de Mountain me Sea Guild. Although it was not the top version, it was also not the beggar version. Sixteen rocket grenades fired out simultaneously from both its shoulders to strike the floor before Chen Xiaolian. However, the rocket grenades did not explode. Rather, after making contact with the Breathing Earth, the rocket grenades were immediately entangled and enveloped before getting crushed and devoured. Although there was only a thinyer of the Breathing Earth on the floor, it seemed as though there was a bottomless abyss beneath theyer of Breathing Earth. Theser sters on both of the mech¡¯s arms began firing ceaselessly. However, it was once again futile. Theser beams struck the surface of the Breathing Earth only to light up the struck spots. After that, however, the struck spots turned dim. The rate at which the Breathing Earth was enveloping the ce did not falter at all. ¡°A Sentinel mech? That is a decent equipment. However, you can stop your futile efforts! This is Breathing Earth!¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian and the Four-eyed War Cats firing non-stop at the soil, Richeughed loudly. ¡°With the exception of the Breathing Earth Bottle¡¯s user, no other attacks can affect it. Why do you think it would require 10 points per kilogramme?¡± Even as he was speaking, Riche was continuously summoning out more fire dragons. By then, there were hundreds of them swirling around Chen Xiaolian. However, they did not attack him at all. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face sank. It did not matter what Riche nned on doing next. Even if he simply allowed the Breathing Earth continue to spread, Chen Xiaolian would be buried alive. Seeing the ever-increasing amount of Breathing Earth, Riche smiled. ¡°Hey, Terrame. Is it enough?¡± ¡°It¡¯s enough!¡± The Breathing Earth had spread out to envelop half of the hall. Terrame looked at the fire dragons swirling around Chen Xiaolian and stopped releasing more of the Breathing Earth before plugging the bottle. However, he continued to hold the bottle. ¡°There should already be enough to melt it!¡± Melt? Not good! Chen Xiaolian screamed inwardly and he watched as Riche beckoned with his hands, a grin on his face. The hundreds of fire dragons around him descended, smashing against the surface of the Breathing Earth. When the fire dragons made contact with the Breathing Earth, they disappeared without a trace, much like the air sts that the Four-eyed War Cats had unleashed earlier. However, when the fire dragons made contact with the Breathing Earth, the struck spots would light up, turning dark-red in colour. As more and more fire dragons struck the Breathing Earth, even more parts of the soil turned dark-red in colour. It did not take long for every part of the Breathing Earth on the floor to turn fiery-red. In that short period of time, its movement speed had elerated greatly. It had be like flowingva. ¡°I forgot to tell you. The Breathing Earth doesn¡¯t simply ¡®defend¡¯ against attribute attacks. Rather, it also ¡®absorbs¡¯! All attacks with attributes would eventually be energy inside the Breathing Earth. Additionally, it would also¡­ cause its form to change!¡± Richeughed loudly. ¡°I believe that the strange armour of yours can defend againstva. However, after getting swallowed by it, I don¡¯t believe the armour can continue to protect you!¡± As Richeughed, arge portion of the floor was already covered in the Breathing Earth. It rapidly gathered together before sweeping towards Chen Xiaolian like arge piece of wrapping paper. Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth. He promptly activated the thrusters to charge towards Terrame. Not going all out at this moment would mean not having the chance to do so anymore. The 16 rocket grenades, which had only just finished reloading, fired out again. At the same time, he also fired theser sters. All of them were aimed at Terrame. However, Terrame swiftly raised his shield. The rocket grenades andsers bombarded the shield, releasing a series of explosions. However, after the mes subsided, Terrame remained standing on the same spot, unscathed. There was not a single mark on his shield. As for Chen Xiaolian, before he could arrive before Terrame, his vision turned dark as theva formed using the Breathing Earth bound him. Chapter 759

Chapter 759

When theva engulfed Chen Xiaolian, a series of prompts furiously popped up within the Sentinel mech¡¯s interface. Soon, however, the interface turned dark. After that, red light red out within the cockpit of the mech as theva began making its way inside. In just a few seconds, the high temperature of theva had melted down the Sentinel mech. ¡°My mes cannot hold you and his Breathing Earth cannot catch up to you. However, once my mes turn his Breathing Earth intova¡­ I don¡¯t believe you can still escape!¡± Riche¡¯s smug voice could be heard from beyond theva. Chen Xiaolian was utterly enveloped by theva. No matter how hard he punched, kicked or pushed, all of it was ineffective against the soft Breathing Earth surrounding him. Next, Chen Xiaolian could sense that his body was being slowly lifted up and moved towards a certain spot. The surroundingva was extremely hot, so much so that even the Sentinel mech had melted down instantly. However, thanks to the protection of the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, Chen Xiaolian did not feel hot at all. When theva surged into the Sentinel mech earlier, the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour¡¯s helmet had automatically dropped down a visor topletely protect Chen Xiaolian¡¯s head. Looking at the armour, one would be able to see some gaps in the joints. However, it would appear as though there was some form of power shielding the gaps, keeping theva and heat outside. In fact, the issue that Chen Xiaolian had dreaded the most, that of him suffocating, did not ur as well. Cool air was flowing into the helmet. This Moonless Fivefold Light Armour¡­ was indeed an equipment at the sacred artefact tier. Chen Xiaolian knew that, of course. It was given to him by Du Wei and even Shen had viewed it highly. Thus, it could not possibly be some ordinary item. Even so, Chen Xiaolian had not expected it to be so powerful. And he was still incapable of controlling it. Chen Xiaolian could hardly imagine just how strong he could be if he could figure out how to fully control the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour and utilize all of its functions. And also¡­ the currently missing sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. However, the movements of his body brought Chen Xiaolian back to reality. It was not the time to be thinking about that. Thanks to the protection of the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, theva could not harm him. However, it was clear that Riche and Terrame had long sincee up with a perfect n. Riche¡¯s voice made it through theva to reach Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears. ¡°Looks like you are still alive. I really can¡¯t imagine where you got such a treasure.¡± Riche could not hold back the envy and joy in his voice. ¡°Although the immortal body is also very valuable, I am currently uncertain which one to choose¡­ argh!!!¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to choose either.¡± Terrame¡¯s soft voice could be heard. Although Chen Xiaolian could not see what was happening outside, his heart gave a thump. No questions were needed to know that there was an inner strife going on between them. ¡°Damn it! Terrame, you lowly animal! I knew that you Awakened ones can never be trusted!¡± Riche clutched his abdomen as he rapidly backed away. At the same time, he attempted to summon fire dragons out from his palm. Arge open wound could be seen on his abdomen. His [A+] ss protective suit had been pierced and even part of his internal organs could be seen hanging out from the wound. However, despite giving it his all, he could only summon out a few fire dragons. Additionally, be it their size or the intensity of their mes, these newly-summoned fire dragons were far inferiorpared to the previous ones. Summoning the hundred plus fire dragons earlier had consumed almost all of his magic energy. Earlier, Terrame had been standing at the entrance of the hall as he released the Breathing Earth, blocking Chen Xiaolian¡¯s path of escape. As for Riche, he was standing farther inside the hall as he summoned the fire dragons. There was a distance of tens of metres between the two of them. Terrame was a former member of Thorned Flower Guild who turned traitor. Thus, when Riche was joining forces with him to fight against Anubis back then and even now that they were working together to plot against Chen Xiaolian, Riche had never let his guard down. He knew that Terrame was a melee warrior specialized in defence. By putting some distance between the two of them, it would be hard for Terrame tounch a sneak attack against him. At that very moment, however, there were two Terrames. One was standing before the passageway while the other one stood before Riche. There were still some torn bits of internal organs on the war hammer in Terrame¡¯s right hand. ¡°There is no helping it.¡± The shield on Terrame¡¯s left hand easily smashed several of the weak fire dragons as the war hammer in his right hand smashed forward ruthlessly. ¡°I can¡¯t help but want both items! If you have the opportunity, you too, would have killed me without hesitation, no?¡± Riche rapidly brought out a war de, which he positioned before himself. However, the smash sent him and the war de flying. His figure then smashed into the wall of the Divine Temple and he coughed out a mouthful of blood. Without pause, Terrame charged at Riche. Before Riche could extricate himself from the wall, Terrame¡¯s war hammer, gleaming with electrical currents, pierced Riche¡¯s chest to pin him squarely on the wall. ¡°If you really want to me someone, me yourself for giving me the Four-Dimensional Spatial Bag. Did you forget that Ghostfox has the Royal Warrior Imaging Soul?¡± Nailed to the wall, Riche¡¯s limbs hung down weakly and he stared right at Terrame. Blood was flowing down his mouth like fountain water. Terrame viciously twisted his war hammer and watched as the spiked war hammer turn within Riche¡¯s chest, causing several shards of white bones to fly out. Then, he leaned his head beside Riche¡¯s ears and snickered. ¡°Who was the one who said it earlier? My Breathing Earth uses points while your fire dragon summoning uses magic energy. If you didn¡¯t exhaust yourself, would I have the opportunity tounch a sneak attack against you?¡± Riche¡¯s mouth opened and closed, but he could no longer say a word. Several pieces of torn flesh flowed down alongside his blood, which flowed down his neck, then his chest, then down the shaft of the war hammer and onto Terrame¡¯s hand. Suddenly, Terrame lifted up his war hammer, bringing Riche¡¯s body up with it before mming it against the floor. The move sent Riche¡¯s body flying away from the tip of the war hammer and he tumbled across the floor a few times beforeing to a motionless halt. ¡°All right!¡± Terrame swung his war hammer satisfactorily and rays of light shone to instantly evaporate all the blood left on it. ¡°Now, the armour and the immortal body¡­ is mine!¡± Not far away from him was Chen Xiaolian, who was bound by theva. Theva had brought him before the bnce scale in front of the statue of Osiris. He was ced before the empty te. Theva was radiating with a fiery, bright-red light. A detailed look would reveal that theva there was undting, proving that Chen Xiaolian was furiously struggling inside. ¡°Mr Chen Xiaolian, Riche is now dead. Just now, were you perhaps entertaining the notion that the fight between me and Riche could give you the opportunity to escape?¡± Terrame walked until he was standing before the bnce scale. He observed theva bounding Chen Xiaolian with a faint smile on his face. ¡°I know you can hear me. The armour you are wearing will not let you die so easily. This Breathing Earth is a high-grade item and that Riche had practically used up all of his magic energy to summon fire dragons for this. However, I do not believe that he could break through the defensive power of the armour. Naturally, if the armour is not so powerful, I would not have made this risky move.¡± ¡°So, how do you n on killing me?¡± Chen Xiaolian gasped. He could sense what happened earlier. However, he did not know what was happening at the moment. So far, however, theva had simply trapped him. It did not possess the ability to harm him. Even so¡­ ¡­ Chen Xiaolian knew that getting trapped like this would eventually kill him. Even if the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour could provide him with air, it couldn¡¯t possibly take away his need to eat and sleep. If theva were to wrap him up for several days, there would be no need for it to burn him to death. He would die of starvation first. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You won¡¯t have to wait long.¡± Terrame seemingly knew what Chen Xiaolian was thinking. Heughed and said, ¡°Do you know what is the fourth phase of the quest? It also involves making a sacrifice. However, this time, the sacrificial offering is not someone with the Pharaoh¡¯s blood. Rather¡­ it is a foreigner whose hands are stained with the blood of Osiris¡¯ son!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart thumped. A foreigner¡­ whose hands are stained with the blood of Osiris¡¯ son? ¡°Looks like you understand!¡± Terrame revealed a smug expression on his face. ¡°The second and third phase of this instance dungeon¡¯s quest wanted us to kill Osiris¡¯ sons, the two deity gods, Anubis and Horus. In the fourth phase, one of their killers must be sacrificed, using anger to awaken Osiris. ¡°Do you understand now? An immortal body is a Heaven-defying reward. How can it be rewarded for an ordinary instance dungeon? The first three phases are already very difficult. However, the fourth phase is actually the most difficult one! Would someone capable enough to participate in the killing of the two deity gods be willing to be sacrificial offerings? Would they be willing to be a stepping stone for others? ¡°Coincidentally, there is such a candidate on hand. It just so happens that this person¡­ ¡­ did not use the usual method to enter this instance dungeon and cannot receive the quest description. Thus, he did not know that he will be a sacrificial offering!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not answer. Instead, he frantically struggled again. However, theyer ofva enveloping him was both tough and pliable, like soft sesame candy. No matter how hard he tried, he could not tear or break through it. ¡°I believe that the armour that you are wearing is very strong, maybe even far stronger than my expectations. However, the way I see it, no matter how strong it may be, it is probably incapable of making you immune from the instance dungeon¡¯s settings, right?¡± Terrame raised his head upwards andughed. ¡°Now, let¡¯s begin! Osiris! I offer you, your sons¡¯ killer! Please grant me¡­ eternal life!¡± Theva slowly rose up, bringing Chen Xiaolian with it tond on the empty te on the bnce scale. As Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure descended, the te bearing the feather rose high up while Chen Xiaolian¡¯s te swiftly fell down. A ray of light shone from an unknown source tond on the bnce scale before moving to illuminate the statue of Osiris. The illuminating light made it look as though the statue hade to life. ¡°Who? Who interrupted my long slumber to bring me grievous news of my sons¡¯ deaths?¡± Chapter 760 Unknown Error

Chapter 760 Unknown Error

¡°It is I! I offer you my veneration, oh mighty Osiris of the Nine Chief Gods!¡± Terrame bowed before the statue of Osiris, his right hand pressed against his chest. ¡°I offer you¡­ ¡­ a sacrificial offering, Anubis¡¯ killer!¡± In his left hand, he held the small porcin bottle. The clump ofva resting on the te was motionless. It seemed as though Chen Xiaolian had given up on resisting. ¡°I can smell Anubis¡¯ blood on his body! His soul has be heavy from sin, causing the Feather of Truth to rise!¡± The statue of Osiris emitted a highly majestic and solemn voice. ¡°Yes, he has infringed upon the dignity of the Gods! He will be devoured by Ammit!¡± ¡°It is my pleasure to serve you!¡± Terrame performed yet another deep bow. ¡°Well then, in order to reward your veneration towards the Gods, I, Osiris, as one of the Nine Chief Gods, the King of the Underworld, bestow upon you the rights to immortality! As long as the fire in your soul continues to burn, you will never be extinguished for eternity!¡± Another pir of light descended to shine upon Terrame¡¯s body. The overjoyed Terrame heard the instance dungeon¡¯s prompt. [System prompt: You have sacrificed the yer who killed Anubis and pleased Osiris. You have gained a skill: Osiris¡¯ Promise of Eternal Life. [Osiris¡¯ Promise of Eternal Life. [S] ss skill. Whenever you receive fatal damage, so long as your lowest basic attribute is [D+] ss or higher, you will be immune to the damage. Additionally, you will be returned to the state before the skill was activated and all of your basic attributes will be reduced by one ss. [If your lowest basic attribute is [D] ss, this skill will not take effect when you receive fatal damage and you will not be immune to the fatal damage. [System prompt: This instance dungeon has ended. In one minute, the surviving yers will be teleported out of this instance dungeon. The order of teleportation will be based on the amount of contribution. [Countdown: 00:59] Terrame tightened his fist and the blood in his body was seemingly churning from excitement. He had never heard of anyone acquiring this skill. Looking at the skill¡¯s description, he found it to be unbelievable. Although it was not ¨C in the strictest sense ¨C an unkible immortal body, it was already strong enough. For the system to ssify it as [S] ss proved just how powerful this skill was. No matter when, he could instantly be resurrected with full health upon death. Although the price for the resurrection was considerable, a reduction of one ss from each basic attribute was too cheap of a price to pay for one¡¯s life. In this world, there were many ways to increase or restore the lost attributes. Terrame felt lucky. Although he was specialized in melee battles, his overall development did not lean that much into melee attributes. Of all his basic attributes, the lowest was the Comprehensive Ranged Ability at [B-] ss while his highest was the Comprehensive Melee Ability at [A+] ss. Disregarding other circumstances, Terrame had to be killed five times in a row for his Comprehensive Ranged Ability to drop to [D] ss. Naturally, each death would bring about a great decline in his level of strength. However, with his team mates around him and the ability to fully recover his health, preserving his life would not be a difficult issue. Naturally, things would end differently if he ended up encountering an enemy capable of trampling through everything. An enemy capable of killing him five times in a row and all of his team mates would assuredly be capable of finishing him off. If it truly came to that, Terrame would have no choice but to simply ept his fate. ¡°Everyone, listen to mymand! Follow Aliosha and Ghostfox¡¯s instructions and take aim at one target.¡± Terrame walked towards the bnce scale while sending a message to all of his team members using the guild channel. ¡°Keep an eye on the countdown timer. When the countdown timer is down to five seconds, attack! Give those scums from Thorned Flower Guild a heavy blow!¡± ¡°Manager, you¡¯ve killed off Riche?¡± Aliosha was both shocked and delighted. ¡°I easily killed him. Additionally, I also acquired the immortal body skill and¡­ ¡­ a sacred artefact. A genuine sacred artefact!¡± Terrame kept the porcin bottle. After he kept it, the zing-hot Breathing Earth began cracking apart on its own. Soon enough, they disappeared into thin air to reveal Chen Xiaolian, who was lying on the te. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure was motionless as hey there silently. Both his eyes were closed. Light continued to flow across the surface of the armour on his body, but his face had lost all of its vitality. It was a pale-looking face. The Moonless Fivefold Light Armour¡¯s defensive power was terrifyingly high. It was so high that it could even block a few of Shen¡¯s attacks, assuming he did not go all out. However, this sacrificial process involving an instance dungeon BOSS was not ¨C strictly speaking ¨C an attack. Terrame lowered his head to look at Chen Xiaolian and snickered. So what if your armour¡¯s defensive power is high? Osiris¡¯ sacrificial process involves the instance dungeon¡¯sws, which will directly suck away the target¡¯s soul! No one can defy thews! Awakened ones cannot defy thews. The same is true for the yers. The only ones who can defy thews are probably those from the Development Team, the very existences that created thews. Thus, the thing lying on the te was a corpse. 30 more seconds until the end of the instance dungeon. There was not much time left. However, it was enough to pull out the armour. Terrame reached out with his hand and pressed it upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s armour. However, before he could exert his strength on it, he suddenly received a new prompt from his personal system. [System prompt: An unknown error has appeared in this instance dungeon, now correcting¡­] The countdown timer for the end of the instance dungeon stopped as well, remaining at 00:29. What the hell? Terrame, who was still feeling stunned, then watched as one prompt after another appeared in his personal system. [System prompt: An unknown error has appeared in this instance dungeon. Correction failed. Now executing clean-up procedure¡­] [System prompt: An unknown error has appeared in this instance dungeon. Regr clean-up procedure has failed. Now executing force clean-up. Someponents may be affected, please take note ¡­] Since bing an Awakened, Terrame had participated in over 100 instance dungeons. However, he had never seen anything like this before. What the hell is this?! The bnce scale before him flickered. In fact, there was even a blurry quality to the image that he was seeing. It was like the images one would see when watching an old CRT TV with bad reception. Bang! The bnce scale flickered a few times before suddenly disappearing, causing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body to fall to the floor. Terrame took a few steps backwards, his mind reeling. Then, a new prompt appeared. [System prompt: An unknown error has appeared in this instance dungeon; force clean-up procedure has failed. Danger ssification: Yellow. Changing the instance dungeon¡¯s course. Executingplete removal] ¡°Manager! What is going on? Did you receive the system prompts?¡± Aliosha¡¯s panicked voice shouted through the guild channel. ¡°Damn it! I have never seen such a situation appear in an instance dungeon before! What do we do? Manager!¡± Before Terrame could answer, he heard a sudden roaring from above him. It was unknown just what the roar signified. The roar reverberated throughout the entire Divine Temple of Osiris. It even caused the firm stone walls and floor to shake. Terrame swiftly raised his head and watched as the massive statue of Osiris¡­ move. Next, like a gust of wind, Terrame found that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s corpse was rapidly moving away from him. No¡­ it was not that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s corpse was moving away. Rather, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s corpse, the statue of Osiris behind the corpse, the floor and¡­ even his beheaded body were all swiftly moving away from him. I¡­ ¡­ was beheaded?! The thought had only just appeared within Terrame¡¯s mind when a sensation of pain spread out from his neck. Next, darkness enveloped his vision. The very next instant, however, Terrame¡¯s vision cleared up and he could sense his body once more. His figure quickly fell from mid-air to hit the floor. He had appeared not far from the entrance to the passageway. At the same time, he received a notification within his personal system. [Prompt: Fatal damage received. Osiris¡¯ Promise of Eternal Life had activated to cancel the damage. All basic attributes are now lowered by one ss] [Current attributes: [Physique: A [¡­] The massive statue of Osiris was striding forward, stepping out from the altar that it was standing upon. RUN!!!! Terrame could no longer bother to think about the armour on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. Neither could he bother to finish reading the notification. He had instantly made up his mind. Run to the passageway. Earlier, Osiris had instakilled him. He had given Terrame the immortal body skill, an existence which should not even be a BOSS in this instance dungeon. This Osiris, a character who should not have any reason to fight him, had instakilled him. Terrame did not even get to see what kind of attack Osiris used before losing one life, resulting in all his attributes falling by one ss. Only someone who was bored of living would continue to hang around. Getting killed another four times meant that his Comprehensive Ranged Ability would drop to [D] ss. At that point, he would truly be a goner. Terrame had to escape right now. The faster, the better. He had to escape from this Divine Temple. As for the error mentioned in the system prompt, there was no need for him to think too much about it to know that it must be the damned Chen Xiaolian. Who knows what was wrong with his body? It had caused apleted instance dungeon to react in such a manner. Terrame did not have the luxury to even think about the wondrous armour on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. No matter how powerful the equipment may be, it was not as important as preserving his life. Terrame pushed out everyst drop of his strength to run through the passageway. He could hear Osiris¡¯ endless roars of furying from behind him. All of his team mates were sending him messages through the guild channel. ¡°Manager! What is going on? The countdown timer has stopped!¡± ¡°The guys from Thorned Flower Guild have noticed it. They are putting their guard up!¡± ¡°Do we still attack them? At present, it will be very difficult to execute a sneak attack against them!¡± ¡°Heavens! What is happening inside the Divine Temple? I can see it shaking! Manager, are you still alive? Manager!¡± Terrame had no time to even answer. All he could do was to give it his all to run. As all of his basic attributes had been reduced by one ss, there was a noticeable drop in his running speed. Terrame was thus fearful that any distractions would allow the pursuing Osiris to kill him. He did not even have the guts to look back. The two little BOSSES prior to this, Anubis and Horus, were already so powerful. Terrame cannot imagine how powerful Osiris could be. Even if all of the participants of this instance dungeon were to join forces, Osiris would likely be capable of casually killing off all of them. Terrame¡¯s only hope was that Osiris could quickly kill off Chen Xiaolian. No, wait. Chen Xiaolian was already killed by the sacrificial process. In that case¡­ he hoped that Osiris could reduce that fellow to dust,pletely obliterated from existence. Perhaps, it would allow the error to be cleaned up and the instance dungeon would resume normal operations, allowing the countdown timer to tick down again and end the instance dungeon. Soon, Terrame saw a ray of light from up ahead. Finally, the entrance to the Divine Temple was right before him. Run outside! Then, he would be safe. At least, he would be temporarily safe. The size of this instance dungeon was very big and he could keep running as far away as he could. Then, find a remote corner within the desert and hide. That way, Osiris would not be able to find him before the error was cleaned up¡­ right? Chapter 761 Clean-up Objective

Chapter 761 Clean-up Objective

Osiris did not pursue Terrame. On the ground, Chen Xiaolian had already be a stiff and cold corpse. However, the riot of colours shining from the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour attracted Osiris¡¯ attention instead. Osiris raised his right hand, spreading open all five fingers before smashing it down heavily upon Chen Xiaolian. When the palm was only halfway down, it suddenly began swelling and deforming. His entire right arm transformed into a monster. It had the head of a crocodile and the body of a lion. Its two rows of teeth brought with it a putrid stench as it lunged down to bite Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, which was lying on the ground. However, just as the crocodile head was about to sessfully bite down on its target, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes suddenly snapped open. Chen Xiaolian looked at the crocodile head, not a trace of panic on his face. On the contrary, he appeared to be smirking slightly. Next, he raised his hand up. The monster ¨C transformed from Osiris¡¯ right hand ¨C was several timesrgerpared to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure. Additionally, there was a mighty downward momentum behind its attack. However, Chen Xiaolian simply raised his hand gently before using two fingers to stop the monster¡¯s lunging attack. ¡°A soul-devouring monster, eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s finger tapped the surface of the monster¡¯s teeth and smirked as he regarded the terrifying visage. ¡°Your name is¡­ ¡­ Ammit, right?¡± ¡°Where is your soul?!¡± A thunderous voice reverberated down from above. Osiris was looking down upon Chen Xiaolian with a furious expression on his face. ¡°Why can¡¯t I devour your soul?¡± The monster known as Ammit, formed from Osiris¡¯ right arm, had frozen after getting tapped by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s fingers earlier. It could not move at all. ¡°Soul? Devour?¡± Chen Xiaolian retracted his hand and straightened himself. As for the other side, both Ammit and Osiris remained still, not moving in the slightest. ¡°Why?!!!¡± Osiris bellowed. ¡°What did you do to me?¡± He had suddenly realized that it was not just his right hand, Ammit. At that very moment, not a single part of his body could move. As for Chen Xiaolian, he had already stood up. His figure slowly floated up into the air. His body floated before Osiris, who was over 10 metres tall. He was clearly iparably insignificantpared to Osiris. And yet, the pair of wings pping behind him radiated an overpowering atmosphere. It gave the impression that he was even bigger than Osiris. Chen Xiaolian floated in front of Osiris¡¯ head, where he regarded Osiris for a moment with a faint smile on his face. ¡°Thank you, for killing me once.¡± Next, he tapped the air before him. A ripple spread out from the very spot, like the water ripples spreading out from the surface of water when a stone was dropped on it. The ripple slowly spread forward. When Osiris¡¯ body made contact with the ripple, a burst of high-frequency vibrations suddenly overcame it. After the burst of vibrations ended, his body stood still for just half a second before crumbling into dust, spilling down on the floor. Before all the remnants of Osiris¡¯ body fell to the ground, Chen Xiaolian had already turned to look upwards. It was the ceiling of the Divine Temple. However, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were seemingly capable of piercing through the stones there to gaze at whaty beyond. ¡°As expected¡­ ¡­ they¡¯re here!¡± ¡­ Terrame practically flew out into the sands. ¡°Manager!¡± Ghostfox and Aliosha quickly got up, each breathing a sigh of relief. ¡°Where is our Team Leader? Terrame!¡± Seeing that Terrame was the only one to run out from the Divine Temple, the members of Thorned Flower Guild immediately raised their weapons, aiming them at the members of Starfall Guild standing before them. The other smaller guilds turned to look at one another in panic. Next, they hurriedly backed away, moving far away from this potential battlefield. They don¡¯t want to suffer as bystanders. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about your goddamned Team Leader!¡± Terrame¡¯s face was so ugly to behold, it seemed as though he was just molested by a group of obese women, each weighing over 150 kilogrammes. He shouted his lungs out at the members of Thorned Flower Guild, ¡°Don¡¯t aim your weapons at us! Aim there! That is, if you fellows don¡¯t want to die!¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Hillghost and Myriad Baiter stared intently at Terrame. They saw Terrame stretch his hand out to point at the Divine Temple behind him. The series of prompts earlier regarding instance dungeon error had utterly confused them. They did not understand what was going on. However, seeing the dazed state that Terrame was in, the two of them had this vague feeling¡­ ¡­ something extraordinary had happened. At any rate, his look of panic and the fact that he waspletely sweating all over did not look fake. ¡°Everyone! Get your bitchy asses ready for battle! I don¡¯t care if you are from Thorned Flower Guild or Starfall Guild or some other damned small guilds! If you don¡¯t want to die, listen to mymands!¡± Terrame quickly rushed into the middle of them all. ¡°An error has urred within this instance dungeon! The Divine Temple¡¯s Osiris has arrived! This BOSS is even more powerfulpared to Anubis and Horus! If we do not kill off this monster, we will all die here! Do you understand?!¡± ¡°Manager, your words¡­ ¡­ is it real, or are you just trying to trick those guys from Thorned Flower Guild? You want them to lower their guard and¡­¡± Aliosha asked through their guild channel. ¡°Nonsense!¡± Terrame bellowed. ¡°Of course it is real!¡± Everyone exchanged nces. Then, they instantly trained the weapons in their hands at the Divine Temple. By then, the three Thunderstorm Tanks had been given to the members of Starfall Guild. The three tanks¡¯ turrets turned to aim right at the gate of the Divine Temple. Thankfully, they¡¯d had a short period of time to rest and heal up. They had rested themselves and used medicinal substances to replenish their stamina. The ammunition and energy cartridges for their weapons and equipment had been reloaded. Everyone¡¯s heart was palpitating. A BOSS that is even stronger than Anubis and Horus? When they were fighting against the two BOSSES earlier, they had nearly faced total annihtion. And now, there was an even stronger one? They were likely incapable of beating it. However, they simply did not have the time to even consider it. Regardless of what the end result would be, they had to give it their all. However¡­ ¡­ time ticked by, seconds and minutes passed. And yet, there was no movement from the Divine Temple. ¡°Manager¡­¡± Ghostfox leaned close to Terrame from behind. ¡°The BOSS is not appearing.¡± ¡°Just wait.¡± Terrame wiped the sweat on his forehead. ¡°Earlier, he killed me one time!¡± ¡°Killed¡­ ¡­ one time?¡± Ghostfox frowned. ¡°I had only just received the instance dungeon¡¯s immortal body reward when I received the error notification from the system. Then, that guy attacked! Damn it! He¡¯s not supposed to be a boss for this instance dungeon!¡± After having recovered from his earlier state of panic, Terrame slowly calmed down. He continued to wipe off the sweat on his forehead. ¡°Hopefully, we can kill him¡­¡± ¡°Then¡­ what about Mr Moonless? He is so strong, surely he is not¡­¡± Ghostfox frowned. ¡°Moonless my arse! He is a swindler!¡± Terrame gnashed his teeth and said, ¡°The kid¡¯s personal strength is only at that of a piece of trash. However, he somehow managed to obtain a sacred-tier armour and used it to put on a fa?ade before us. He has already be a sacrificial offering. However, before I could take off his armour, Osiris went nuts and took away one of my lives! Damn it! I suspect this instance dungeon error to be that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s doing!¡± ¡°What?¡± Ghostfox was shocked. ¡°But Anubis¡­¡± ¡°Enough with the nonsense! I don¡¯t have the time for-¡± Terrame jerked his head back to re at Ghostfox. However, before he could finish what he wanted to say, his throat went dry. ¡°Manager?¡± Noticing something amiss with Terrame¡¯s expression, Ghostfox instantly realized that there was a problem. He turned as well to look behind him. There up in the sky behind them, a vortex had unknowingly appeared. It spun slowly. Countless ck dots were swiftly ejected out from the vortex and they all flew around the vortex. Those were¡­ ¡°Electronic Guardians!!!¡± An Awakened suddenly screamed. Everyone turned to look at the vortex up in the sky. Instantly, they broke into an uproar. The members of Thorned Flower Guild and the few other yer guilds did not appear particrly nervous. ¡°It looks like that Osiris you mentioned will not be a threat anymore.¡± Hillghost immediately moved to stand before Terrame. There was a somewhat insidious expression on his face as he looked at Terrame. ¡°The system has sent the Electronic Guardians to start the clean-up. In the face of such a high number of Electronic Guardians, what is one mere instance dungeon BOSS? Now, I have a more important question for you¡­ ¡­ our Team Leader, what happened?¡± Terrame raised his head to look at the seemingly unending Electronic Guardians gushing out non-stop from the vortex. The expression of despair on his face grew. ¡°Answer me, Terrame!¡± Hillghost grabbed Terrame¡¯s cor. ¡°The fourth phase of the quest requires sacrificing someone involved in killing the earlier bosses! Did you kill off our Team Leader?¡± There was a wretched smile on Terrame¡¯s face as he slowly shook his head. However, he did not answer Hillghost¡¯s question. ¡°Hillghost. Do you think¡­ ¡­ the error mentioned in the system prompt refers to Osiris?¡± ¡°What the hell are you talking about?¡± Hillghost raised his brows and a dagger appeared on his right hand. ¡°I am telling you to answer my question! Did you kill our Team Leader?¡± ¡°Hillghost! Release our Manager!¡± Everyone from Starfall Guild turned their weapons at Hillghost and shouted. Terrame was still shaking his head. His eyes looked beyond Hillghost¡¯s face as he stared at the ever-increasing number of Electronic Guardians. His eyes had slowly turned blurry. ¡°Do you think that, as yers, you fellows will never be clean-up objectives for the Electronic Guardians? You are mistaken¡­ these Electronic Guardians, are not your backers at all¡­¡± Hillghost was taken aback. Terrame had only just said that when he received another two system prompts from his personal system. [System prompt: An unknown error has urred within this instance dungeon. The instance dungeon¡¯s clean-up procedure has been terminated. Danger ssification: Red. Now deploying the highest-level procedure. Loading the Electronic Guardians to execute aplete removal.] [System prompt: You have received a new quest. Quest objective: Die. [Please cooperate with the Electronic Guardians¡¯ clean-up procedure. (^_^)] There was even a smiley face in the system prompt? At that moment, Hillghost¡¯s face had grown to match the astounded look on Terrame¡¯s face. ¡°Damn it! Impossible! We are yers! yers! Why did we be clean-up objectives as well?¡± Hillghost shouted frantically. As for the other members of Thorned Flower Guild, when they read the new system prompts, they were all left dumbfounded as well. The new quest objective is¡­ die?! Additionally, it wants us to¡­ cooperate? Damned instance dungeon! What happened?! ¡°Like I told you, Hillghost¡­¡± As Hillghost was bellowing maniacally, Terrame finally calmed down. At that moment, the only expression left on his face was despair. ¡°All of us¡­ ¡­ are clean-up objectives.¡± The distant vortex finally stopped spinning. Slowly, it shrank before disappearing without a trace. As for the tens of thousands of Electronic Guardians that had emerged from the vortex earlier, they did not disappear with the vortex. Rather, they were flying uniformly to assume the shape of a massive dragon. The dragon swirled in the sky once. Then, it raised its head up high before diving furiously towards the ground. Chapter 762 Chen Xiaolian?

Chapter 762 Chen Xiaolian?

Clear skies and a zing sun. The azure Caribbean Sea¡­ A luxury yacht ¨C its engine turned off ¨C was floating on the surface of the sea. There were no attendants on the yacht and only one person could be seen lying on a beach chair ced on the front deck, Miao Yan. A ss of iced martini rested beside the beach chair and crystal-clear droplets of water could be seen on the surface of the ss. Miao Yan wore a sexy bikini, ayer of sunscreen lotion on her body and a pair of sunsses on her face. She was enjoying the Caribbean sun. Suddenly, she sat up and pulled off her sunsses, her brows knitted. After some time, Miao Yan revealed a sudden smile. ¡°An unknown error with a danger ssification of Red? How¡­ ¡­ interesting.¡± Without any overt actions from her, abat suit suddenly appeared over her body. ¡°Let¡¯s go check it out!¡± In a sh, Miao Yan disappeared, leaving the lonely yacht and an unfinished ss of martini. ¡­ ¡°Fire!!!¡± ¡°Kill them!¡± ¡°We must never allow them toe close!¡± Every one of the yers had received the prompt in their personal systems. Thus, they turned the muzzle of their weapons and aimed skywards as they fired furiously. The small formation on the sandy hill abruptly unleashed a barrage of fire to wee the colossal dragon created by the Electronic Guardians. Bullets, artillery sts,sers¡­ ¡­ everything was fired. Most of them were blocked by the invisible ripples of light released by the Electronic Guardians. However, a small portion of the attacks managed to pierce the ripples of light to hit the Electronic Guardians¡¯ bodies. Some of the hit Electronic Guardians simply exploded while others lost the ability to move, falling down from the sky. However, when considering the total number of Electronic Guardians attacking them, the number of damaged Electronic Guardians was but the equivalent of a piece of hair from nine oxen. The colossal dragon quickly made its way to the top part of the sandy hill where it abruptly split into tens of streams of Electronic Guardians. All the streams rushed downwards following different directions. The three Thunderstorm Tanks immediately activated their shields. Some of the Awakened ones and yers also utilized their defensive skills and equipment. However, most of the participants there did not possess strong defensive powers. Somewhere on the edge of the formation, a low-level Awakened was holding a machine gun skywards, howling loudly as he fired non-stop. There was simply no need to aim as the sky was covered with the Electronic Guardians. Bullet cases flew out in quick session from the gun barrel to form a small mound beside his feet. Suddenly, an Electronic Guardian dived down and several tentacles grabbed him before jerking him out from the formation. Before the Awakened could even utter out a cry, the tentacles had torn his body into three parts. Blood and internal organs were scattered all over the ground. Everyone had gathered together the moment the Electronic Guardians appeared to assume a tight formation and unleash the greatest possible barrage of fire they could muster. Even so, they were incapable of stopping the seemingly endless mechanical octopuses. Those at the edges of the formation were constantly getting picked apart. Some would be wrapped up by the Electronic Guardians¡¯ tentacles, some would be torn apart and some would be pulled up into the sky and hurled down from a high altitude. ¡°We are yers! Damn it! yers! Why are you attacking us?¡± Some of the yers who found themselves exposed threw away their guns and instead pulled out their melee weapons to repeatedly hack the Electronic Guardians surrounding them. However, before they could kill even a few of the Electronic Guardians, they were engulfed by the swarm of Electronic Guardians. The most stable part of the formation was the part with the three Thunderstorm Tanks. With the shields set to maximum, a blue curtain of light covered the ce from head to toe. The Electronic Guardians surged forward to smash against the shield again and again, but were immediately short circuited by the shield¡¯s powerful energy before falling onto the ground, where they continued to wriggle about ceaselessly. Every time each of the main turrets opened fire to release an arc of light, they would be able to bring down a stretch of the densely packed Electronic Guardians. However, there was a problem¡­ There were too many Electronic Guardians! There was nothing on the sandy hill, not even a bunker. That meant every one of them was exposed with no means to cover themselves. No matter how powerful their barrage of ranged-attacks were, there was no way for them to cover every direction. This assault by the Electronic Guardians was practically simr to the one that had happened during the invasion of Zero City. As for the participants of this instance dungeon, their defence was over 100 times weaker than the defence put up by Zero City¡¯s defenders. Although the shield of the Thunderstorm Tank was strong, it still required energy. The Electronic Guardians outside the shields kept smashing themselves against the shields, chipping off a portion of the shields each time before they were incinerated. One by one, the Electronic Guardians swarmed the Thunderstorm Tanks, causing light to sh out from the surface of the shields. Even though they were all instantly incinerated, the light of the shields too, gradually grew faint as it grew thinner. It did not take long for the three Thunderstorm Tanks to be engulfed by the Electronic Guardians. The rate at which the Electronic Guardians were incinerated by the shields gradually decreased. Earlier, one of the Thunderstorm Tanks had opened fire morepared to the other two. Thus, it had exhausted more of its energy reserves inparison to the other two and it did not take long for its shield to grow faint. After flickering a few times, the shield then disappeared. The tentacles of the Electronic Guardians elongated and stabbed into the turret of the Thunderstorm Tank. Next, they violently tugged it. The sound of metal tearing rang out and the turret was lifted high up before getting hurled far away. The hurled turret then tumbled across the ground a few times before knocking down two yers. In an instant, a group of Electronic Guardians pounced on them. ¡°Let me go! Let me go!¡± The three Starfall Guild members inside the cockpit of the Thunderstorm Tank heldser guns as they opened fire at the Electronic Guardian that had torn open the turret. However, when thesers struck the shield on the Electronic Guardian, all they managed to do was to create minor ripples. Several tentacles breached the cabin to easily roll up the three Awakened ones. Instantly, they tore open their protective suits and ripped the Awakened ones apart. Terrame, Aliosha and Ghostfox were fighting back-to-back, struggling bitterly to fend off the swarming Electronic Guardians. Ghostfox¡¯s Dojigiri Yasutsuna katana was capable of dealing high damage to spirit bodies. However, it could not unleash such power against mechanical creatures. Although the purple mes raging across its surface could break their shields, the katana required several shes to take down one Electronic Guardian. Aliosha continued to carry theser minigun with her right hand to fire wildly into the distance while her left hand kept sending out beams of light to give Terrame and Ghostfox various buffs. ¡°Manager! What do we do? Think of something! We will all die here otherwise!¡± Aliosha shouted loudly as she opened fire. In this unending battle, neither their ammunition nor strength wouldst. ¡°What kind of n can Ie up with?¡± Terrame replied hoarsely. The shield on his left hand defended his body while the war hammer on his right hand kept swinging around in front of his body. ¡°This sky-epassing number of Electronic Guardians could even wipe out Zero City, let alone our paltry group!¡± Earlier, Terrame was killed once and all of his basic attributes were decreased by one ss. He could clearly sense the fall in hisbat abilities. Several times, an Electronic Guardian¡¯s tentacles had managed to entangle his shield and he had to exert his all to knock the tentacles away. His heart was already filled with absolute despair. Dead. This time, I am truly dead. No one could survive the onught of so many Electronic Guardians, not even Guild Leader Shen. Nearly half of the participants on the sandy hill had died while the remaining participants were all wounded. Additionally, as their rate of fire plummeted, the number of Electronic Guardians that managed to charge into their formation grew. Every second, another wretched cry could be heard. The sandy hill was covered with blood and torn corpses. As expected, the Electronic Guardians came with the orders to clear the entire instance dungeon. They attacked not just Awakened ones, but also yers. Myriad Baiter was already dead. Although he had managed to recover most of his magic energy when resting earlier, his body was the weakest. After unleashing ten plus hurricanes to crush hundreds of the Electronic Guardians, he was besieged and twisted into bloody pieces. Hillghost piloted a walker mech to jump and dart about to dodge the Electronic Guardians¡¯ attacks. Be it its firepower or its armour, the walker mech was far inferiorpared to the one he had previously used. However, Hillghost¡¯s superb skill in piloting the mech allowed him to stay alive all the way until now. At that very moment, however, the surface of the mech waspletely covered in marks left by the tentacles. One of its arms had been torn out, causing it to lose half of its firepower. The number of Electronic Guardians around him grew and he would not be able tost more than a few more minutes before they tore him to pieces as well. It''s over¡­ it¡¯s all over¡­ ¡­ ¡°Electronic Guardians?!¡± With a sh of light, Miao Yan appeared in a half-crouched posture somewhere within the desert. When she raised her head, a look of shock appeared on her face. Why would so many Electronic Guardians appear in an ordinary instance dungeon? Somewhere not too far from her position was a sandy hill upied by a high number of people. Countless Electronic Guardians were swirling down from the sky to swarm the hill. This scene was reminiscent of flies buzzing around the rotten carcass of a dead animal in the East Africa savannah. However, the shock she received from the sight alone was far above the shock one would get at seeing the flies. It was simply iparable. Before she could even think about it, Miao Yan saw a wave of Electronic Guardians split up from the main swarm of innumerable Electronic Guardians to fly towards her. In the blink of an eye, the Electronic Guardians arrived before Miao Yan. Brandishing their tentacles like ws, they then pounced at her. ¡°What are you fellows doing!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s heart palpitated with shock. A sword slid out from her right hand to sh down against the Electronic Guardian arriving before her. At the same time, five small and silvery flying swords appeared behind her before swirling around her as if dancing. When her sword struck the Electronic Guardian¡¯s shield, light shed out and the sword cut through the shield. However, it failed to cut into the Electronic Guardian¡¯s body. It only managed to cut down two tentacles. As for the other Electronic Guardians, they had already surrounded Miao Yan. Damn it! What is going on here? Miao Yan waspletely in the dark about what was happening. She instinctively blocked the attacks of the Electronic Guardians. Why¡­ would they attack me? I am a yer! Not to mention, she was a high-level yer with an Exclusive ount and various special privileges. Given the settings for Electronic Guardians, they should never attack yers. Besides, she wasn¡¯t even a participant for this instance dungeon. As a high-level yer with an Exclusive ount, Miao Yan had received a notification from the system. An unprecedented emergency situation had urred within an instance dungeon known as the Blessing of Osiris. With her special privileges, if she so desired, Miao Yan could enter instance dungeons using the status of an observer. True to its name, she would simply be there as an observer. In the observer mode, there was no need for her toplete the instance dungeon¡¯s quest. The monsters inside the instance dungeon will also not automatically attack her. Additionally, she would be able to leave the instance dungeon whenever she so desired. For Miao Yan, a [Red] ss danger alert was something that had never appeared in any instance dungeon before. Thus, out of curiosity, Miao Yan had entered this instance dungeon to check it out. She did not expect to see a world-epassing number of Electronic Guardians. Even more so, she did not expect that they would attack her as well. To further aggravate the situation, Miao Yan found that she was incapable of exiting this instance dungeon. No matter how Miao Yan tried to give themand, her personal system would only reply coldly with one sentence: ¡°An unknown error has urred within this instance dungeon. It is nowpletely sealed off. Exit is not possible.¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face turned pale as she kept blocking the Electronic Guardians attacks. She was in the midst of regretting her decision. Why¡­ did I have to be so curious? Sunbathing on a yacht within the Caribbean Sea, is it so bad? Why did I suddenly get this urge to enter this instance dungeon and watch? This was the first time she had seen a [Red] ss danger alert. She didn¡¯t think that it would result in the instance dungeon gettingpletely sealed off. And despite her special privileges, she was incapable of leaving. Judging by what was happening, the system was intent on clearing out every living being within this instance dungeon. But if that is the case, why didn¡¯t you give me a warning before I entered?!!! As more and more Electronic Guardians surrounded her, it took more and more effort for Miao Yan to defend herself. The small and silvery flying swords swirled around her continuously to form something of a. Every time one of the flying swords shot out, it would break the shield of one Electronic Guardian and pierce its body, causing it to explode with a burst of mes. As for the sword in Miao Yan¡¯s hand, it was used for defence. Whenever an Electronic Guardian sessfully made it past the flying swords to appear near Miao Yan, the sword would pierce that Electronic Guardian. However, controlling the five flying swords involved a terrifying rate of energy consumption. In just moments, Miao Yan¡¯s face had be somewhat pale. The most important issue was, she could not see any hope for this battle. Electronic Guardians were covering the sky. By Miao Yan¡¯s estimate, even if she were to go all out, she could at best kill only one or two hundred of the Electronic Guardians. And yet, the number of Electronic Guardians inside this instance dungeon number in the tens of thousands. Despite that, she could not simply give up. All Miao Yan could do was to clench her teeth and pour all her energy into the flying swords and fight to the bitter end. One by one, the flying swords began getting damaged and their speed gradually slowed. Due to that, more and more Electronic Guardians managed to make it past the flying swords. The sword in Miao Yan¡¯s hand swung about ceaselessly to hack down those Electronic Guardians. However, she was beginning to gasp for breath. A flying sword cut open the shells of two Electronic Guardians in quick session. However, in doing so, its speed fell considerably. A third Electronic Guardian then swiped its tentacle out to wrap around the hilt of the flying sword, immediately disrupting its flight trajectory. It was just a momentary pause, but several Electronic Guardians pounced upon it simultaneously and a high number of tentacles shot out to wrap around the flying sword before twisting it again and again. Cracks promptly appeared on the flying sword¡¯s tough body. Miao Yan¡¯s skill was the Lifebound Flying Sword. Every one of her flying swords had been processed with her own life essence. When that one flying sword was bound by the Electronic Guardians, Miao Yan¡¯s face immediately turned flushed. Her figure staggered and she nearly fell. The sword formation created by the five flying swords was also broken as a result. Due to the gap in her defence, arge number of Electronic Guardians surged forward. Gritting her teeth, Miao Yan moved the sword to her left hand while her right hand shone with golden light before unleashing a furious punch forward. Tens of the Electronic Guardians were obliterated by the st of golden light. However, even more of the surrounding Electronic Guardians drew closer to arrive before Miao Yan. Long tentacles wrapped around Miao Yan and tugged. Miao Yan grunted and her right hand shone with golden light again as she punched the ground. The resulting might of the punch quaked the surrounding Electronic Guardians, causing them to fall to the ground where they remained still. Only their tentacles remained twitching. However, that tug had created several tears on Miao Yan¡¯sbat suit. It was a high-gradebat suit. However, one or two more of those attacks would probably rip the suit apart. It¡¯s over¡­ Despair had emerged from within Miao Yan¡¯s heart. And then, she saw light. A five-coloured light. Like a shooting star, the five-coloured light sped past her. In the face of the rays of light, the surrounding Electronic Guardians ¨C without any warning ¨C exploded and fell to the ground. Next, the light stopped moving tond before Miao Yan. It was a set of armour, with five-coloured light flowing across its surface. On its back was a pair of wings, which was in the process of folding up. This being standing before her radiated an awe-inspiring atmosphere of majesty. ¡°Chen¡­ Chen Xiaolian?!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s eyes widened. Looking at the familiar face, she was filled with disbelief and she could not stop herself from eximing. Chapter 763 Wait for My Return

Chapter 763 Wait for My Return

¡°Why are you here?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled, tucking away the pair of wings behind the armour. ¡°How did you be so strong? These Electronic Guardians¡­ ¡­ did you finish them off? The [Red] warning for this instance dungeon, were you behind it?¡± Miao Yan didn¡¯t have the time to think about Chen Xiaolian¡¯s question. Instead, she fired out a series of her own questions. ¡°Ask your questions one by one.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as he ced his palms forward. ¡°We should¡­ ¡­ leave this instance dungeon first. Let¡¯s have a good chat. It just so happens I am looking for you.¡± After saying that, he turned around to look at the Electronic Guardians covering the sky. There were only a few participants left on the sandy hill, fighting desperately to hold on. They were simply incapable of seeing anything signifying a reduction in the number of Electronic Guardians above them. After Chen Xiaolian finished off all the Electronic Guardians besieging Miao Yan, another small group of Electronic Guardians split up from the main swarm to fly towards them. ¡°You¡­ you have a way to leave this ce?¡± Miao Yan stared at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back as she uttered in shock, ¡°This instance dungeon is alreadypletely sealed off. I cannot even use the authority of a high-level yer to leave. You¡­ how can you do it?¡± ¡°Naturally¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian extended a palm forward before turning around to smile at Miao Yan. ¡°By using an authority that is even higher than yours.¡± When Chen Xiaolian raised his palm up, the hundreds of iing Electronic Guardians, which were already not too far away from his location, suddenly came to a swooshing halt. Then, they hovered in the middle of the sky. Even the tens of thousands of Electronic Guardians that were far away had stopped all movements. It was as though the entire world had grown still. Miao Yan stared in wonder, incapable of believing what she was witnessing. This was practically¡­ A miracle! No one could control Electronic Guardians. They were the Development Team¡¯s creation, meant specifically for clearing operations. They have no sense of awareness or intelligence. They were killing machines that would obey the simple instructions programmed into them. At that very moment, however, Chen Xiaolian had stopped their movements with just one palm. Be it Awakened ones or yers, neither of them could do something like this. No matter how much power they possessed, they could not do something like this. Unless he is¡­ The Development Team? After all of the Electronic Guardians had stopped moving, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s outstretched palm slowly closed up, squeezing together to form a fist. Next, the Electronic Guardians, which had been moving about tirelessly just moments ago, abruptly fell in an orderly fashion to the ground. Most of the Electronic Guardians were not flying at a high altitude and the sands on the ground were not too hard. Given how high up they were, this fall would not have inflicted much damage to them. And yet, after falling to the ground, the Electronic Guardians wentpletely still. It was as though¡­ their souls had been abruptly sucked away. ¡°Just how did you¡­ ¡­ do that?¡± Miao Yan stared nkly at Chen Xiaolian, both her hands and feet feeling weak. ¡°Come, let¡¯s leave this ce.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned and cast a faint smile at Miao Yan. Next, the two of them disappeared. ¡­ Only three people remained on the sandy hill. Terrame, Ghostfox and Aliosha. The three of them were utterly exhausted and bloody wounds covered their bodies, the handiwork of the tearing tentacles. All three panted and their bodies fell limply upon the ground. ¡°We¡­ ¡­ survived?¡± ¡°Survived!¡± Aliosha screamed sharply, her whole body trembling uncontrobly from excessive excitement. For some unknown reason, all of the Electronic Guardians had suddenly stopped before falling down from the sky. Ghostfox panted a few times and struggled to get up. Taking a few steps forward, he kicked one of the Electronic Guardians lying before him. His kick sent the Electronic Guardian¡¯s body tumbling backwards a few times. In the end, however, it remained deathly still, not making any movements at all. ¡°It looks like it has suddenly exhausted all of its energy reserves, or maybe its central controlling system ¨C assuming it exists ¨C had suddenly failed. I can¡¯t determine why.¡¯ Ghostfox lowered his head to check the Electronic Guardian in detail. ¡°Someone did this.¡± ¡°Someone?¡± Terrame¡¯s brows knitted slightly. Who could do something like this? There had been no movements from the Divine Temple yet. Earlier, the Electronic Guardians had filled his vision and any negligence on his part would have resulted in his death. Thus, Terrame had no time to observe the Divine Temple. Only now did he remember, that character who should not have been a BOSS, Osiris, had yet to emerge from the Divine Temple. Could it be¡­ Chen Xiaolian is still alive? He killed Osiris? ¡°Why think so much about it? The most important thing here is that we survived! Survived! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!¡± Aliosha¡¯s face was like that of a madman and she kept onughing with a shrill voice. ¡°We¡¯ll be going back soon!¡± ¡°We¡­ ¡­ how do we go back?¡± Ghostfox was slightly more collected and he frowned. ¡°The instance dungeon is already over and the countdown has begun. Earlier, due to some special circumstances, the countdown timer stopped. However, all of the Electronic Guardians have stopped moving, but the countdown timer¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± Only then did Aliosha slowly snap out from her state of madness. She checked her personal system. As expected, the countdown timer remained unchanged. If so¡­ ¡°AAAAAA!!!¡± Terrame suddenly tossed away the shield and war hammer in his hands to roar upwards. When he lowered his head, his eyes were already bloodshot. ¡°We¡­ cannot go back anymore!¡± ¡­ ¡°What the hell? What is going on here?¡± There was a terribly murderous look on Roddy¡¯s face as he rushed out from his room. He then mmed open the door to Lun Tai¡¯s room. ¡°Lun Tai!¡± Lun Tai was standing right in front of the door, his face ashen. ¡°I was just about to go look for you.¡± ¡°You received it as well? I thought there was an error in the system!¡± Roddy gritted his teeth as he stared at Lun Tai. ¡°Just what is going on here?¡± ¡°How am I supposed to know?¡± Lun Tai took a deep breath and suppressed the intense emotions within him. ¡°Let¡¯s call up everyone first.¡± Soon enough, the Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s conference room was filled with people. Roddy was gritting his teeth. Lun Tai did his best to control himself to maintain a calm demeanour. Qiao Qiao had an impassive look on her face. Soo Soo had her head lowered, making it impossible to see her face. Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi had bewildered and lost looks on their faces. No one within the conference room said a word and silence reigned. Earlier, everyone had received a prompt from their personal systems. [Guild prompt: The Guild Leader of Meteor Rock Guild, Chen Xiaolian has died. Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s Guild Leader position is now empty. Now awaiting the application for a new Guild Leader.] Chen Xiaolian¡­ had died? Yesterday, Chen Xiaolian had suddenly and inexplicably disappeared from the conference room. They were incapable of contacting him using their guild channel as well. And today, they had received the prompt regarding his death. ¡°Everyone¡­ ¡­ you¡¯ve already seen the guild prompt, right?¡± After a lengthy moment of silence, Lun Tai spoke up, his voiceboured. ¡°The system prompt¡­ ¡­ is there any possibility of it being an error?¡± Roddy clenched his fist. ¡°Lun Tai, Bei Tai, you two are the most experienced members in our guild. You should have heard about this before, right?¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai exchanged nces. They shook their heads. ¡°Impossible! How can Xiaolian oppa die just like this?!¡± Soo Soo raised her head and her gaze swept past everyone present. ¡°I don¡¯t believe it!¡± ¡°I¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t believe it either.¡± Xia Xiaolei raised his head as well. There was a resolute look on his face. ¡°Our Guild Leader is so strong. Additionally, he is also incredibly lucky. It will not be that easy to kill him!¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Qimu Xi timidly said, ¡°The system has sent out the prompt¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t believe it!¡± Xia Xiaolei shouted at Qimu Xi. ¡°If you say that Guild Leader is dead again, I¡¯ll beat you!¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao, you¡­¡± Roddy looked at Qiao Qiao and said with a wavering tone, ¡°How¡­ ¡­ how can you remain so calm?¡± ¡°Why should I get emotional? So what if he is dead? Did you forget? We have the Lifehymn Music Score.¡± Qiao Qiao cast a smirk at Roddy. ¡°Since Xiaolian could bring me out from World¡¯s End back then, I too, can bring him back. It will just take some effort.¡± ¡°Right!¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai pped their thighs simultaneously. As for Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi, their eyes lit up. Soo Soo, however, had a concerned look. ¡°Qiao Qiao unnie, can you really¡­ ¡­ bring him out without a hitch?¡± After Chen Xiaolian returned from World¡¯s End, he had described in detail how he saved Qiao Qiao to all of them. Although he had downyed most of the crucial events he went through there, all of them understood just how many dangers he¡¯d had to undergo back in World¡¯s End. Given the current situation, there was no telling when World¡¯s End would be refreshed. It could happen one yearter, or one monthter, or tomorrow. In fact, it could even happen today. Additionally, World¡¯s End was an extremely vast ce. Finding one person within World¡¯s End was like finding a needle in a haystack. ¡°I have been there before, after all. I am the only one who can do this.¡± Qiao Qiao deliberately flipped her hair in a casual manner. ¡°Chen Xiaolian is my boyfriend. I¡¯ll say this first, when ites to who gets to go save him, none of you maypete with me.¡± ¡°Qiao Qiao¡­¡± Roddy took a deep breath before speaking, his voice solemn. ¡°I am sorry¡­ ¡­ but that probably won¡¯t work¡­¡± ¡°What?!¡± Qiao Qiao froze and she turned to look at Roddy. She saw a profound sense of helplessness on Roddy¡¯s face. ¡°After Xiaolian returned, a change happened to the Lifehymn Music Score.¡± Roddy spoke slowly, his voice grim. ¡°Right now, the one in my possession has the ¡®fragment¡¯ state, simr to when we first obtained it¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s calm appearance disappeared instantly and she practically flew to stand before Roddy as she thundered, ¡°Take it out!¡± Roddy released a faint sigh before retrieving the Lifehymn Music Score, which he ced on the table. Qiao Qiao snatched up the music score. As expected, within her personal system, the prop was tagged as ¡®Lifehymn Music Score (fragment)¡¯. In other words, the current Lifehymn Music Score only possessed its basic function. It could only revive the ones whose names were written on it beforehand. It could no longer be used to enter World¡¯s End, let alone bring someone else back. ¡°It ended up like this after Xiaolian returned. I believe that this damaged state is something that would happen to it every time it sends someone to World¡¯s End,¡± Roddy said in a hushed tone. ¡°After discovering this, I informed Xiaolian, but he told me to not say anything for the time being.¡± Slowly, Qiao Qiao put down the Lifehymn Music Score. zed eyes swept through the conference room and her body suddenly grew limp, causing her to fall back onto a chair. She had been forcing herself to put on a strong fa?ade all this while, but now her whole body felt iparably weak. In just moments, tears poured down her face. ¡°Xiaolian¡­ ¡­ you¡­¡± Suddenly, a cell phone¡¯s ringing sound echoed within the room. No one answered the phone. Everyone there turned to look at one another before finally turning their gazes towards Qiao Qiao. It was her cell phone. However, Qiao Qiao continued leaning against the chair. It would appear that she had no intentions of answering the phone. ¡°Qiao Qiao?¡± Roddy finally could not stand it anymore and he said softly, ¡°Your phone is ringing.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s gaze was directed upwards and she ignored Roddy. They all grew silent. Given Qiao Qiao¡¯s current situation, it was only natural that she would be in no mood to answer her phone. The persistent ringing from the cell phone was the only thing that could be heard within the conference room. ¡°Who would call up Qiao Qiao unnie?¡± Soo Soo suddenly wondered aloud. ¡°She¡­ she had already died once. Every normal human would have forgotten about her. It is like¡­ like Uncle Qiao. The only ones who can remember Qiao Qiao unnie are Awakened ones¡­ and us!¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s cell phone stopped ringing. ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Only then did Roddy realize the issue. Suddenly, his cell phone rang. Quickly bringing out his cell phone, Roddy then looked at the cell phone screen. Immediately, he iled about as he shouted. ¡°It¡­it¡­ it¡¯s Xiaolian!!!¡± ¡°What?!¡± Immediately, every one of them got up and their eyes all turned towards Roddy. They watched as he pressed the answer button. However, before Roddy could say anything, Qiao Qiao¡¯s figure flew over. Snatching the cell phone, she shouted, ¡°Xiaolian? What happened to you? Aren¡¯t you dead?¡± ¡°If I am dead, how could I call you?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice could be heard from the cell phone. He sounded happy. ¡°Just now, you did not answer the phone because you thought I died, right? Don¡¯t worry, I am fine. Moreover¡­ ¡­ I am in a much better state than before.¡± ¡°Why did you suddenly disappear earlier? Where are you now? And why use a cell phone? Why didn¡¯t you use the guild channel?¡± Qiao Qiao pressed the speakerphone button and ced the cell phone on the centre of the conference table. She had died once before. However, after her return from World¡¯s End, she was resurrected and restored as a member of Meteor Rock Guild by default. At that moment, however, why were things different for Chen Xiaolian? ¡°It¡¯s a long story.¡± On the other side, Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly and continued, ¡°The me right now¡­ ¡­ have be very strong, the type of strong that we could never have imagined in the past. However¡­ this has also created some side effects. For the time being, I will not be able to return to the guild. Firstly, there are some matters that I need to do. Secondly, you fellows would be safer with me leaving Meteor Rock Guild.¡± ¡°Safer? What do you mean?¡± After finding out that Chen Xiaolian was still alive, Qiao Qiao¡¯s feelings of sadness had beenpletely washed away. However, hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words, she grew increasingly confused. ¡°I am currently in Egypt.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it for a while before continuing, ¡°When I disappeared earlier, it was because I was summoned by Zero City. There, I obtained a new power. At the same time, however, it brought with it a new problem. After exiting Zero City, I was thrown into a certain instance dungeon where I¡­ ¡­ ¡®died¡¯ once. That is why your personal systems would receive the prompt. At present, the system has its eyes on me. Although it cannot monitor my position at all times, anything could happen. Staying in the guild will only cause you fellows trouble.¡± ¡°I¡­ I understand. You take care.¡± Qiao Qiao paused for a moment. Then, she regained her candid demeanour. ¡°Don¡¯t let me find out you died again. It will make me said. Also¡­ ¡­ how long will you be gone?¡± ¡°For now, I still do not know.¡± Chen Xiaolian grew silent for a moment. ¡°At the shortest¡­ ¡­ maybe one week. At thetest, maybe one year. At any rate, believe me, I will never die again. My point is, you fellows need to stay alive and wait for my return.¡± ¡°One year¡­¡± Qiao Qiao gave a soft sigh. ¡°All right.¡± ¡°Since I am dead, you fellows won¡¯t have a Guild Leader now, right? Lun Tai, can you take care of everyone in my stead?¡± ¡°Not a problem,¡± Lun Tai was quick to reply. ¡°All right. You are the steadiest amongst them all. I can rest easy by handing over the job to you. The verbal agreement I made with Jiang Long was for us to supply him with 10 kilogrammes of Star Sand for 10,000 points per month. You will be responsible for this transaction in the future. The allocation of points that the guild acquires from instance dungeons in the future will also be up to you. Also, everyone else is here, right?¡± ¡°We are all here.¡± ¡°Bei Tai, your Air Incarceration skill is a very powerful support skill. However, when the opponent¡¯s strength is high enough to break the skill, the bacsh you receive as a result is too big. I would suggest putting it aside as an auxiliary skill and go with a different development route. ¡°Roddy, although that Gundam mech of yours is very strong, its requirements are too high. Even now, it can only be used as a life-saving killer move. It is not something that can be used normally. Before you can upgrade your skill to the point where you can continuously pilot it, use a Sentinel mech as your main equipment. ¡°Soo Soo, your two personalities have sessfully merged as one. You will no longer have any concerns about your mental state. From now onwards, you will have to work hard to be one of the main powerhouses of the guild. Your zing Phoenix skill is very lethal and it will be one of the guild¡¯s main damage dealers. However, you arecking in defensive type skills. So, you will need to keep a close eye on your own protection. ¡°Xiao Xiaolei, you have a very highpatibility rate with the Bug Armour. Once the gicplications are dealt with, you will surely experience a great leap in abilities. Before that, however, you will need to train yourbat skills. Thankfully, your regenerative ability is very strong. If necessary, help cover your guild mates. ¡°Qimu Xi, you haven¡¯t been able to get muchbat experience. However, in theing days, you can no longer consider yourself a newbie anymore. In the next instance dungeon, I hope that you can quickly discover what you are good at and make a decision on which development route you want to take. At present, you are the weakest member of our guild. I will have Lun Tai direct some more resources to you so that you can quickly develop yourself. ¡°Lastly, Qiao Qiao. In the Changban instance dungeon, you were able to get detailed descriptions of every branch quest within the instance dungeon, including the rewards involved. This will be our Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s greatest advantage. Make the most out of it, but never expose this matter to other guilds. Also¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian then paused for a moment. ¡°Also, err¡­¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°I¡­ I love you.¡± ¡°I¡­ I love you too,¡± Qiao Qiao whispered back. ¡°Well¡­ ¡­ I will be hanging up now. Hopefully, when I return and see you fellows, you will all bepletely different. Apletely different Meteor Rock Guild.¡± The call ended. ¡°All right! Everyone, you can now be at ease!¡± Roddy pped his hands and jumped to his feet. ¡°Xiaolian did not die. He is well and alive. Although I do not know what kind of power he has obtained, we cannot lose to him! Before he returns, we must grow to the point where¡­ ¡­ we will not be a hindrance to him!¡± Chapter 764 Monster

Chapter 764 Monster

After ending the call, Chen Xiaolian sighed softly. There was a slightly despondent look on his face. ¡°What? Are you still feeling worried for your guild members?¡± There was an ambiguous smile on Miao Yan¡¯s face as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. The two of them were within a small Arab-styled bar. Middle East music rang out from the speakers there. Looking through the windows, they could see that it was dark outside and there were not many people inside the bar. The two of them upied a corner within the bar, a ss of freshly-squeezed fruit juice before each of them. A big hookah was ced beside their table. ¡°There is nothing to worry about. Regardless if I am there or not, Meteor Rock Guild is still Meteor Rock Guild.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and smiled. ¡°I know my guild members well enough.¡± ¡°Then, why the sigh?¡± Miao Yan raised her eyebrows. ¡°Is it because¡­ ¡­ you have to separate with your girlfriend?¡± ¡°Yes. Is there a problem?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression seemed to be saying: That¡¯s to be expected. Then, he said, ¡°If you have to leave your boyfriend for a long time, will you not sigh at all? Oh¡­ I forgot. You are someone from the Upper ne. Maybe¡­ ¡­ in the Upper ne, you are a coarse-looking guy.¡± Chen Xiaolian snickered and he regarded Miao Yan from head to toe. ¡°You know? When I am ying online games, the characters I create are always females. At any rate, the one on screen is someone that I have to look at all the time. Looking at a beautiful female beats looking at an old guy. Surely, you¡­¡± ¡°If you ever get the chance to go to the Upper ne, you will know.¡± Miao Yan smiled, seemingly unperturbed by Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words. She took a sip of her fruit juice and said, ¡°Not bad. A pity, there is no wine.¡± ¡°Alcohol is prohibited in every part of this country. It might be possible to secretly buy it from the ck market, but if you want to find a wine bar here, forget it.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and he picked up a mouthpiece ¨C connected to the hookah¡¯s hose ¨C and handed it to Miao Yan. ¡°Although there is no wine, you can try this. It is the famous Arab hookah.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t smoke.¡± Miao Yan furrowed her brows. Looking at the mouthpiece that Chen Xiaolian was handing over, she shook her head. ¡°This is different from tobo.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Trust me, try it. This pot is cardamom-voured. It should suit you well.¡± Miao Yan looked at Chen Xiaolian. Dubious, she reached out to ept the mouthpiece and took a drag. Next, she closed her eyes before slowly blowing out a ring of smoke. ¡°The taste is¡­ ¡­ not bad.¡± Miao Yan considered it for a while. Then, she opened her eyes and smiled. ¡°All right, let¡¯s move on to the main topic. After we went our separate waysst time, what happened to you? I am very curious to know.¡± ¡°Must I answer you?¡± Chen Xiaolian waggled his eyebrows. ¡°Of course. You still owe me one question.¡± Miao Yan held the mouthpiece with two slender fingers as she fiddled with it. ¡°Last time, when we got out from Zero City, we agreed that the both of us can ask the other person three questions. I only used two.¡± ¡°You have a very good memory.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°However, answering the question will take a very long time.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not an issue. I have plenty of time.¡± Miao Yan smiled back. ¡°After we went our separate ways, a great deal of things happened. A great, great deal.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered before continuing, ¡°I went to World¡¯s End, found Qiao Qiao and¡­¡± ¡°You went to World¡¯s End?¡± Before Chen Xiaolian could continue, Miao Yan¡¯s eyes widened all of a sudden and she turned to stare at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°How did you get there? You do not possess the seeds of the World Tree! At the very least¡­ not all of them!¡± ¡°Entering World¡¯s End has nothing to do with the seeds of the World Tree.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Every Awakened will end up there after their deaths. However¡­ ¡­ in order to return from the ce, some preparations needed to be made beforehand. That is all. As for the seeds of the World Tree that you mentioned, they are actually something else.¡± ¡°What?¡± Miao Yan leaned forward to stare at Chen Xiaolian, a somewhat anxious look on her face. ¡°Why are you so interested about them?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°You¡­ ¡­ want them?¡± ¡°Can I not?¡± ¡°Naturally, you can.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°I am just curious. How did you know that I do not have all the seeds of the World Tree?¡± ¡°I guessed.¡± Miao Yan answered without hesitating in the slightest. ¡°After we escaped from Zero City, you don¡¯t even know what the seeds of the World Tree are. It hasn¡¯t been too long since then. I do not believe that you can collect all seven of them in such a short time. Is there a problem with this rationale?¡± ¡°It sounds very reasonable. However, I prefer another exnation¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian ced both his elbows on the table and leaned closer to look at Miao Yan. ¡°You have at least one seed of the World Tree with you!¡± The two of them stared at each other, seemingly engaging in a confrontation within the air. A few momentster, Miao Yan suddenly revealed a bright smile. ¡°Yes, I possess one of them. However, it is not something I need to hide from you.¡± ¡°Tell me, why are you collecting them?¡± Chen Xiaolian retracted his arms and leaned back against the soft cushion behind him. ¡°You should talk first.¡± Miao Yan revealed a wry smile. ¡°You haven¡¯t answered my earlier question.¡± ¡°Very well.¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. ¡°After leaving World¡¯s End, I¡­ ¡­ hmm, I had to spend some more effort to save Qiao Qiao. And after that, I was forcibly brought to Zero City where I joined a conference. Hmm, it is a conference between true big shots.¡± ¡°Big shots?¡± ¡°The first batch of Irregrities in this world. Shen is also one of them. There, I came to know the truth of this world, part of it anyways. I also obtained¡­ ¡­ mm, a power that the past me could never have imagined. ¡°Right now, though, there is a problem. Shen wants to do something, something that would utterly wipe us Irregrities out of existence. In order to stop him, those old monstrous characters joined forces to fight Shen. ¡°In the end, all of them were sealed inside a copsing Zero City. The problem with this situation is that, Shen is just too strong. Even the copsing Zero City cannot trap him for long. Before he escapes, I need to make some preparations, preparations that would allow me to stop him! ¡°I escaped from Zero City just before it copsed. However, I was temporarily incapable of controlling my newly found power. Due to that¡­ ¡­ if I had simply left Zero City and returned to this world, the Development Team would surely and swiftly find me. ¡° ¡°So, you hid yourself in an instance dungeon first?¡± Miao Yan thought about it. ¡°However, the system had still found you in the end. The instance dungeon¡¯s abnormal [Red] ss danger alert happened after it detected you, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°When I left Zero City, I chose an ongoing instance dungeon and inserted myself into it. Additionally, I created a copy of my personality to control my body while I focused on merging together with the Oddity.¡± ¡°Oddity?¡± Miao Yan repeated the word. ¡°It is the core foundation of Zero City. Or rather¡­ ¡­ it is part of this world¡¯s temte.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Merging with it takes time. During that time, the system could discover the Oddity¡¯s existence at any moment. However, if I am inside an instance dungeon, I will have anotheryer of obstruction. That way, it will be slightly more difficult for the system to detect me. Even so, the probability of the system finding me is still there. Thus, the purpose of the copied personality was to let me die once. ¡°Naturally, I could not allow myself to die too quickly as I needed some time to merge with the Oddity. Thus, I¡­ ¡­ kept all of my powers and most of my offensive props, leaving only one defensive equipment. Hmm, it is the armour that you saw me wear just now. ¡°Even though he did not have the memories of what happened in between, the other ¡®me¡¯ did his job very well. He bought enough time. It just so happened that he was killed the same moment I seeded in merging with the Oddity.¡± ¡°Go on.¡± Miao Yan listened intently to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°And now?¡± ¡°Everyone in this world, be it ordinary humans or Awakened ones, would have a unique tag on each of them. You can¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it for a moment before continuing, ¡°You can consider it as a person¡¯s ID number. Even we, the Irregrities, are within the system¡¯s records.¡± ¡°Even Irregrities?¡± There was a slight frown on Miao Yan¡¯s face. ¡°If the system has already tagged you fellows, how can it still not find you fellows?¡± ¡°If everyone is like the former me, the system would have quite a difficult time finding us.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered some more. ¡°Let¡¯s make an example. You, a human, are standing within a vast and endless za. There on the surface of the za, on the ground that you are standing on, hundreds of millions of ants are crawling about. Even if you¡¯ve already made a record about a few special ants, even if you have already painted them with a different colour, once those ants crawl about, mixing in with the other ants, you will still have a very hard time finding those special ants. All you can see is an unending ck swarm of ants on the ground. ¡°However, what if one of the ants suddenly grow much biggerpared to the other ants? An ant the size of a dragonfly might still be hard to notice, but what if it continues to grow until it is the size of a cat or a dog? In fact, what if it grows to the size of a cow? Even if you deliberately tried to ignore it, it will be hard not to notice it, no?¡± ¡°In other words¡­ ¡­ after you obtained that power, you have grown to the size of a cow?¡± Miao Yan smiled. ¡°More or less. It is just an analogy, no need to go into the details.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°That is why I needed to make some preparations so that my massive ant does not get discovered.¡± ¡°You said earlier that you had died once in the instance dungeon. Is it¡­ simr to you tearing up your ID?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Seeing the smile on Miao Yan¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian smiled as well. ¡°I have been crossed out. Correspondingly though, while it is harder for the system to detect me, once they do find me¡­ ¡­ the consequences will be even worse. That is why I cannot be together with my former guild mates for now.¡± ¡°It is really fragrant.¡± Miao Yan brought up the mouthpiece and took another drag. She nodded, a smile on her face. ¡°So¡­ ¡­ what exactly is this power you obtained? How powerful is it?¡± ¡°This counts as the second question, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian waggled his eyebrows. ¡°Don¡¯t be sly.¡± Miao Yan gave Chen Xiaolian a re. ¡°My question to you is, what happened to you since then. This is part of the question.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. He then pondered for a moment before answering, ¡°Actually¡­ ¡­ I am uncertain how to answer this question.¡± Miao Yan did not respond. She simply cast a serious look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian knitted his brows as he considered the question for a moment. ¡°Technically speaking, my body¡¯s strength is only around [A] ss. I¡¯m not finished¡­¡± Seeing Miao Yan re at him again, Chen Xiaolian smiled and waved his hand. ¡°I am not finished. When I say my body¡¯s strength, I am referring to the power I obtained from the system. That includes skills, basic attributes and equipment. However, there are other factors besides that. ¡°Back in Zero City, I acquired two equipment. Although the one who gave me the two equipment did not give me a detailed exnation, I specte that the system did not produce these two items. Rather, he had utilized his own power to create them. Just by relying on these two items, I can already be considered an [S] ss existence.¡± ¡°Equipment?¡± A look of shock appeared on Miao Yan¡¯s face. ¡°Just by relying on equipment?¡± There was a basic consensus between yers and Awakened ones. In order to be recognized as an [S] ss character, at least two of the person¡¯s basic attributes must be [S] ss. Additionally, their equipment would not be counted. ording to Chen Xiaolian, however, just by relying on the two equipment, his strength could overtake the [A+] ss, to rise from [A] ss to the [S] ss? ¡°Additionally, I also acquired a portion of this world¡¯s inceptive temte, and¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian entered a pondering state again, uncertain how to describe the ability to read the world¡¯s source code that he had obtained from the angel wings. ¡°All in all, I now have a much deeper understanding of how this world operates. The present me can already utilize thews. Additionally, it gave me a deeper understanding of what pure ¡®power¡¯ is. Thus, even if I am not using the two equipment, ordinary [S] ss characters will be no match for me.¡± ¡°Utilize¡­ ¡­ thews?¡± Miao Yan digested the words that Chen Xiaolian had just mentioned. ¡°Back when we were inside the instance dungeon, you caused all the Electronic Guardians to stop working by using this power?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°In a genuine ¡®battle¡¯, I am not afraid of those Electronic Guardians. However, given their numbers, it will be difficult for me to kill all of them. Even so, despite being the creation of the Development Team, the Electronic Guardians need to conform to this world¡¯s governingws. Thus, finishing them off is very easy.¡± ¡°Then, let us¡­ ¡­ get straight to it.¡± Miao Yan blinked twice and said, ¡°Is there anyone who can qualify as a threat to you right now?¡± Chen Xiaolian contemted for a while before slowly replying, ¡°Firstly, Shen. I am definitely no match for him. The current Shen can already modify thews. As for the other old monstrous characters like Mr San, they are likely strong enough as well. Although they are also on the same level as me, the utilization ofws level, the difference in proficiency between us is too big. However¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian paused. ¡°If it is just a matter of preserving my life, I should be able to escape if I want to.¡± ¡°So, what about instance dungeons?¡± A nonchnt expression appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Be it the monsters in instance dungeons or Electronic Guardians, they are all toys created by the Development Team. They are no longer a threat to me.¡± Miao Yan stared intently at Chen Xiaolian and she slowly said, ¡°In other words¡­ ¡­ you can also be considered as a monster now. A small monster.¡± Chapter 765 Seed

Chapter 765 Seed

¡°Think of it what you want.¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a nomittal smile. ¡°If so, earlier, when you mention that the seeds of the World Tree are not what I had thought them to be¡­¡± Miao Yan looked at Chen Xiaolian with a serious expression. ¡°Just what are they?¡± ¡°No matter how you look at it, this is no longer the same question.¡± Chen Xiaolian tutted twice. ¡°Miss Miao Yan, if you want an answer this time, you will need to show some sincerity.¡± ¡°What kind of sincerity?¡± Miao Yan¡¯s brows furrowed slightly. ¡°I¡¯ll be frank. I need the seed that you possess.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as he spread both his hands out. ¡°Set your price.¡± ¡°You mean to say, I need to sell it to you before you can tell me the truth about the seeds?¡± Miao Yan¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly as she regarded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Why should I?¡± ¡°Firstly, because I need it. Secondly, you do not need it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°Very reasonable, no?¡± ¡°How can I set a price before you tell me what the seeds are? Assume I sell my seed to you. If I am unable to ept the answer you give me, where do I go toin?¡± Miao Yan regarded Chen Xiaolian with squinted eyes for a long time. Then, she suddenly smiled. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, I never knew you have a talent for being unscrupulous.¡± ¡°Oh? Then, what do you want?¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed an ambiguous smile. ¡°Naturally, you¡¯ll have to first tell me what the seeds are,¡± Miao Yan said as-a-matter-of-factly. Chen Xiaolian responded with a big smile. ¡°Are you not afraid¡­ ¡­ that I would simply snatch them? Given my current level of strength, it is very easy to do so.¡± ¡°You!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s eyes widened as she regarded Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, when did you be such a scoundrel?¡± Miao Yan continued sitting there, not making a move. However, her entire body had gone tense as she entered a vignt state. ¡°I¡¯m just asking, I didn¡¯t say I would do it. Look at how nervous you are.¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a yful look at Miao Yan. ¡°All right, I was just messing with you. I will tell you what the seeds are.¡± Miao Yan straightened herself and the look on her face grew serious. Her eyes were staring intently at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mouth. ¡°It is as you have said before, most of the rumours are not true. However, there are some truths mixed inside.¡± Chen Xiaolian fell silent for a moment, seemingly contemting the issue, or perhaps he was considering how to exin it. ¡°In essence, they really are the seeds of the World Tree. By bringing all seven together, you will be able to create a new world¡­¡± ¡°You tried to deceive me earlier!¡± Miao Yan red at Chen Xiaolian as she interrupted him. ¡°Wait, I am not finished.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°It would be more urate to say that they ¡®were¡¯ the seeds of the World Tree.¡± ¡°You mean to say¡­¡± Miao Yan paused and her eyes abruptly grew wide. ¡°They were¡­ ¡­ used before?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian extended his palm and ced it on the table. There on his palm was a seed, glittering with a brilliant gold light. ¡°As expected, you have obtained one as well,¡± Miao Yan whispered, seemingly having expected this. There was something of a nk look on her face. ¡°As I have said before, I have obtained a portion of the power ofws.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at the seed in his palm. ¡°With my eyes, I can see the basic nature of many things. And inside this thing¡­ ¡­ there is no power within it. It is just an empty shell.¡± ¡°In other words¡­ ¡­ it is useless?¡± Miao Yan blinked. ¡°Then, why do you want it?¡± ¡°Although it no longer contains power¡­ ¡­ there are some information left within it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said smilingly, ¡°Even if the seed has grown into a tree, its roots need to be rooted underground.¡± ¡°Which means¡­ ¡­ the seeds contain the coordinates to the world!¡± Miao Yan was a smart person and she immediately understood. ¡°You want to go to the world? To do what?¡± ¡°Sell me your seed and I will tell you.¡± Chen Xiaolian closed his palm. When he opened it once more, the seed on his palm had disappeared. ¡°Set your price.¡± Slowly, Miao Yan closed her eyes. She did not say anything and was seemingly in a contemtive state. As for Chen Xiaolian, he did not rush her. Instead, he simply waited quietly for her to make her decision. After around five minutes, Miao Yan slowly opened her eyes. However, she shook her head. ¡°I am sorry, Chen Xiaolian, but I cannot give it to you.¡± Miao Yan looked right into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. ¡°I had to expend a great deal of effort in order to get it. Giving it to you just like this, I cannot ept it. At the very least, I want to personally go and see the world for myself.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not appear surprised to hear that. It was as though he had expected it. ¡°So, what are you suggesting?¡± ¡°A partnership.¡± There was a very serious look on Miao Yan¡¯s face. ¡°This seed will still belong to me. However¡­ ¡­ if you can find the remaining six seeds, I can let you use it. Then, I want to enter that world with you.¡± ¡°You won¡¯t find what you want there,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°There is nothing else I want. I just want to see what is in there.¡± Miao Yan turned her head sideways and revealed a faint smile. ¡°I am a woman. Women are highly curious creatures.¡± ¡°I must also emphasize thating with me will be very dangerous.¡± There was a very straightforward look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°It is as I have said. I am like a massive ant right now. The Development Team might find me at any moment ande kill me. I even had to leave my guild due to this.¡± ¡°Whether or not it¡¯s dangerous is my own business.¡± Miao Yan shrugged. ¡°As long as I am willing to take the risk, there is no need for you to care, no?¡± ¡°That is true.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and broke into a smile. He then extended a hand towards Miao Yan. ¡°In that case¡­ ¡­ to a pleasant cooperation.¡± ¡°Now, you can tell me everything, right?¡± Miao Yan, too, extended her hand to shake Chen Xiaolian¡¯s outstretched hand. ¡°Of course.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°Get ready. What you will be hearing next, will be a long story.¡± ¡­ ¡°Du Wei was the one who gave me my seed. He did it when I was exiting the Longevity Pce. ¡°And, ording to what I saw from the wings, when the Development Team was fighting against the first GM, they said¡­ ¡°The main controller has been modified! His authority and powers have been greatly upgraded! We¡­ ¡­ we are no match for him!¡± ¡°Also¡­ ¡°Damn him! Does he think he can escape? Once we deal with the main controller, he will be next! Even if he escapes to his little world, it will be useless!¡± Chen Xiaolian recounted what he experienced within Zero City. Then, he looked at Miao Yan. ¡°What do you think?¡± ¡°It sounds like¡­¡± Miao Yan knitted her brows and was silent for a moment. ¡°In that battle, the party opposing the Development Team, it wasn¡¯t just the first GM.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread his hand. ¡°Additionally, that fellow escaped into a certain ¡®little world¡¯. I think that the Development Team were most likely referring to the world created using the seven seeds.¡± ¡°Moreover¡­ ¡­ the Development Team also mentioned that the main controller was modified. If I am not mistaken, this main controller that they were talking about refers to the first GM.¡± Miao Yan contemted the issue and said slowly, ¡°If so, who modified the first GM and upgraded his authority and abilities?¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly pped his hands. ¡°That¡¯s the key to all of this!¡± ¡°My guess is, a certain member of the Development Team turned traitor!¡± ¡°Development Team¡­ ¡­ traitor?!¡± Miao Yan¡¯s eyes grew wide. ¡°The reasoning behind this guess is simple. Since the first GM was created by the Development Team, there was no way they would have granted him the ability to fight against them. Since there was another person fighting alongside the first GM back then¡­ ¡­ it is highly likely that he was the one who had modified the first GM. ¡°It is precisely due to his betrayal that the other members of the Development Team absolutely had to go after him.¡± ¡°This guess¡­ ¡­ seems logical.¡± Miao Yan considered it for a while before slowly nodding her head. ¡°Shen is too strong, so much so that thebined might of all those monstrous fellows could not defeat him,¡± Chen Xiaolian said with a wry smile. ¡°Thus, Du Wei believes that, only by finding the Development Team member who turned traitor will we have a chance.¡± ¡°You mean, have him reverse his modifications and take away the powers he gave to the first GM?¡± Miao Yan was quick to understand what Chen Xiaolian meant. ¡°However, what makes you think he will help you?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Chen Xiaolian spread his hands out helplessly. ¡°In the end, all of this is just a guess based on the two sentences. We do not know if such a person actually exists. Or, if he exists, is he really a member of the Development Team? And is he the one who modified the first GM? Not to mention¡­ ¡­ will I actually be able to find him? And after I find him, will he be willing to help me? However¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued. ¡°At present, I have no other options. The only hope I have is this vague guess. If I don¡¯t try to find him, what other options are there for me?¡± ¡°Yes. In times of desperation, try everything.¡± Miao Yan smiled. ¡°However, before you do that, you have another problem in front of you. How will you find the remaining seeds of the World Tree?¡± Chapter 766 My Partner, the GM

Chapter 766 My Partner, the GM

¡°Didn¡¯t you manage to find one?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his brows. ¡°If you can find one, why can¡¯t I?¡± ¡°You think it was easy for me to get it?¡± Miao Yan released a soft sigh. ¡°I nearly died in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ¡°Could it be¡­ ¡­ the coffin that you took back then¡­¡± Back then, during the final moments of the instance dungeon, Miao Yan had taken away a jade coffin. Then, Chen Xiaolian was only a rookie. It was only natural for him to be in the dark about what Miao Yan had acquired. Judging from what she had said, there was a seed of the World Tree hidden inside the jade coffin? ¡°No.¡± To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°I simply¡­ ¡­ made a deal with Shen. This seed of the World Tree originally belonged to Shen. I had exchanged the jade coffin for the seed.¡± ¡°However, I do not know how Shen obtained the seed of the World Tree.¡± ¡°You do not know what is inside the jade coffin?¡± ¡°No.¡± Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°ording to the agreement we made beforehand, I cannot open the jade coffin to see what is inside it.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°Truth be told¡­ ¡­ it may have been better for you if you hadn¡¯t traded the jade coffin for his seed of the World Tree.¡± He recalled Shen mentioning that he had acquired more than one pair of the angel wings. Perhaps, the jade coffin contained another pair of the angel wings. What other item was valuable enough to be exchanged for the seed of the World Tree? ¡°At any rate, what I am trying to say here is, the existence of the seeds of the World Tree is something of a whispered legend. Additionally, there are no clues about where they are.¡± Miao Yan shook her head and continued, ¡°Before I had personally received the seed from Shen, I myself was doubtful of their existence. As for how Shen found the seed, I am even more in the dark. Thus¡­¡± Miao Yan then smiled and continued, ¡°At present, both of us have one each. Five more are needed and we do not know where and how we should go about finding them.¡± ¡°That issue is not that difficult.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly revealed a confident smile. ¡°Be it Shen or Du Wei, both are much more experienced and stronger than me. However, at the very least¡­ ¡­ I have connections that they do not have.¡± ¡°Connections?¡± Miao Yan cast a puzzled look at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian did not answer her. Instead, he stood up, stretched his hand towards the bar counter and snapped his fingers. The bar was not toorge. Additionally, there were not many customers within the bar at the moment. Besides the two of them, the only other person inside the bar was the bar owner whoy on the bar counter with a bored look. His eyes were half closed and it was hard to tell if he was actually awake or asleep. Since Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan walked through the doors of the bar until now, the only thing the bar owner had done was to bring over the fruit juices and the hookah. He had made no other overt movements since then. Only when Chen Xiaolian snapped his fingers did he raise his head to look at the two who were seated within a corner of the bar. Lazily, he stood up, walked around the counter and moved towards them. ¡°What do you need?¡± the bar owner askedzily in Arabic. ¡°This thing. Have you seen it before? There are five more in total. Where are they?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his hand to ce the seed of the World Tree on the smooth table surface. ¡°Chen Xiaolian?¡± Miao Yan was bbergasted. Has he gone mad? He is showing this item to the owner of a small bar? An ordinary NPC? Miao Yan raised her head to carefully regard the bar owner. Typical Arab appearance, white robes, slightly dark skin and arge headscarf wrapped around his head. It was a very ordinary look. Miao Yan had met two of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s guild mates before back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon. Those two were clearly from China. When the two of them were leaving the Blessing of Osiris instance dungeon earlier, Chen Xiaolian had mentioned that he was bringing them to a random ce. After leaving the instance dungeon, the two of them arrived in a city within Cairo, where they immediately entered this small bar. The owner of this small bar. He just so happened to be an Awakened? Or was he one of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s acquaintances? The possibility of that was practically zero! To Miao Yan¡¯s surprise, after looking at the seed on the table, the bar owner sat down beside them. ¡°A very peculiar item.¡± After sitting down, the bar owner¡¯s demeanour seemingly underwent a slight transformation. Although Miao Yan was unable to tell just what about him had changed, she felt that¡­ ¡­ this bar owner had seemingly be a different person. The bar owner turned his head slightly to give Miao Yan a nce. Then, he turned to Chen Xiaolian and said in a collected tone, ¡°You have made up your mind to act alongside this yer?¡± Miao Yan felt somewhat astounded. Earlier, this small bar¡¯s owner had casually sat down. And, with just a nce, he could tell that she was a yer? Just who is he? However, it would appear that Chen Xiaolian had no intentions of exining it to her. He ignored her and looked at the bar owner instead. ¡°Although you are unable to sense what happened inside Zero City, you should have heard everything I said to her, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The bar owner nodded, a very tangled expression on his face. It contained shock and sadness. ¡°The truth, is beyond what I had imagined.¡± ¡°If so, you should know what I want to talk to you about.¡± There was a calm look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Let¡¯s continue our cooperation. It will be beneficial for the both of us. You should understand. If Shen can get his hands on the Oddity andplete his World Patching n¡­ ¡­ he will be this world¡¯s one and only God. And when that timees¡­¡± ¡°I will no longer exist. I understand that.¡± The bar owner nodded. ¡°I will help you. However, it is not as easy as you think.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Chen Xiaoian¡¯s brows furrowed slightly. ¡°Aren¡¯t you omnipotent?¡± ¡°Almost, but notpletely.¡± The bar owner sighed softly. ¡°For example, I cannot enter instance dungeons and Zero City. You know that already. Besides, this item¡­¡± He reached out with his hand, using two fingers to pick up the seed that Chen Xiaolian had ced on the table. After scrutinizing it for a moment, he said, ¡°Fundamentally speaking, it is not an item that belongs to this world. Naturally, it also does not exist within this world¡¯s ¡®database¡¯. I am unable to look it up.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned grim. ¡°You mean to say, not even you can find them?¡± Even though others might be incapable of finding it, Chen Xiaolian had assumed that it would not be a difficult matter for the bar owner. Unexpectedly, this would happen. ¡°What I mean is, this will take longer.¡± The bar owner shook his head. ¡°Although I cannot directly look for this item, I can go through the data of every person and check to see if they have ever made contact with this item¡­ that includes the Awakened ones and yers who are logged in.¡± ¡°Sounds like a very big project.¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. At least it was not impossible. ¡°So, how long will it take?¡± ¡°It¡¯s much bigger than you can imagine. By my estimate¡­ ¡­ around two weeks,¡± the bar owner said coolly. ¡°I am talking about the time it would take me to go through all the data avable. I will be able to find the seeds one by one between now and then. Whenever I find one, I will immediately notify you about it.¡± ¡°Good.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Although the two-week period was considerable, it was eptable. Hopefully¡­ ¡­ Shen would not escape so quickly. After saying that, the bar owner moved back to the bar counter and sat back down. Miao Yan had been constantly staring at the bar owner. When the bar owner made his way back to the bar counter, the ¡®special feeling¡¯ he gave off disappeared and hey down on the bar counter again. Once again, his eyes became half closed as he went back to sleep. ¡°He¡­ ¡­ who is he? Chen Xiaolian, do you have no intentions of exining this to me?¡± Miao Yan rapidly jerked her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°He says he could go through every data in this world, could he be¡­¡± ¡°My partner, the GM.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°He doesn¡¯t want to be refreshed along with this world. For that sake, he is able to provide me with some handy assistance. It is something of a mutually beneficial rtionship. As the GM, he can monitor everything within this world. And, as you have witnessed earlier, he can also insert himself into anyone. ¡°If there is anything in this world that he cannot find, no one else would be able to find it.¡± Chapter 767 The First Phase

Chapter 767 The First Phase

Both Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan left the bar. After that, they found a hotel in Cairo¡¯s metropolitan area to stay in. Unexpectedly, the GM was even faster than they had imagined. He was able to provide them with the whereabouts of the first seed on the very next day. Additionally, it was not too far away from their location. It was in a small vige in Uganda, kept within the toy box belonging to the youngest child of a certain family there. The child had considered the seed ¨C glittering with golden light ¨C a rare and peculiar toy. The information that the GM provided was very detailed, including thetitude and longitude of the seed¡¯s position, the way to get to the vige and the details about the entire household, from the name of the father to the name of the small child. The two of them did not have to spend too much effort into obtaining the seed. They were able to get it just by heading there. Four days after that, the GM provided them with the locations of more seeds. Two were in the hands of ordinary humans while another one was in Argentina, lying on the ins of the Pampas. Naturally, the coordinates provided by the GM were urate to thest centimetre. They were able to obtain the seeds with ease. ¡­ Ten days had passed since thest time the GM provided them with the coordinates for the seeds. Strangely enough, the GM had yet to give them the coordinates for the final seed. ¡­ ¡°What''s going on, Chen Xiaolian?¡± Inside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina¡­ Miao Yan was seated on the sofa opposite of Chen Xiaolian. She frowned slightly as she said, ¡°The GM promised that it would only take two weeks. Today is the 14th day.¡± Adding the two seeds that the two of them originally possessed, they now have six of the seven seeds. However, for the past 10 days, they have not received any news regarding the final one. ¡°You¡¯re asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and said with a wry smile. ¡°You heard the GM as well. He could not directly search for the seed. He has to use a different approach to find them, going through the memories of others instead to find the seeds. He considered, ¡°The seeds should be simr to the angel wings, items that would not disappear after a world refresh. However, every time it happens, the seeds would be scattered all over the world. Perhaps¡­ ¡­ after thest refresh, one of the seeds fell into a ce where no humans have ever gone. For example, deep within the ocean or the desert. Thus, no one has ever seen it before.¡± ¡°If that is the case¡­ ¡­ wouldn¡¯t finding it be impossible?¡± Miao Yan frowned. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed softly. He had been worried about that. ¡°I¡¯ll wait for another three days. If there are still no more news after three days, I will have to return.¡± Miao Yan pondered for a moment before continuing, ¡°I have been logged in for too long this time.¡± ¡°What if I end up finding thest seed while you are away?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at her. ¡°I have no way to make contact with the Upper ne. How about you give me your seed first?¡± ¡°Impossible.¡± Miao Yan tly refused. ¡°We have already agreed beforehand. I want to go to the world with you.¡± ¡°Just for your curiosity¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side. Knock! Knock! Knock! The door was knocked thrice. Their eyes lit up at the same time. Chen Xiaolian opened the door to see a hotel housekeeper standing outside. ¡°You found it?¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to say. ¡°I found it.¡± The housekeeper walked into the room and sat down on an unupied sofa. ¡°Why did this one take so long?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly asked. ¡°Because it is not on our world.¡± The GM shook his head. ¡°You two are not the only ones looking for the seeds. There are other yers doing the same thing. One of them is quite lucky and he managed to get one of the seeds.¡± ¡°So¡­ ¡­ he just logged in?¡± Chen Xiaolian understood. Since he had logged in, the seed would naturally be stored inside the yer¡¯s storage equipment. However, before the yer was logged in, even a high-ss Exclusive ount was only just a designated body. That person would not have any rted information within his memories. It was simr to the Countess, Xian Yin¡¯s situation. Thus, it was only natural that the GM would be incapable of finding it. Only after the yer had logged in, taking over his designated body, would the GM be capable of searching through his memory database for the seed. ¡°Yes.¡± The GM nodded. ¡°All right. His coordinates, name and appearance?¡± Chen Xiaolian waited for the GM to give him the yers information, wanting to take action immediately. For the present Chen Xiaolian, snatching the seed from a yer was not much different from picking up the seed from the ground. ¡°No. You cannot go find him right now.¡± To Chen Xiaolian¡¯s surprise, the GM shook his head. ¡°Why not?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. With the exception of Shen and the other old monstrous characters, Chen Xiaolian simply could not think of anyone else who could be a match for him. ¡°Because he is a high-level yer.¡± The GM turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. He looked as though he had just heard a stupid question. ¡°How do you n on getting the seed from him?¡± ¡°Naturally, I¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian had only spoken midway when he finally understood. It was indeed stupid of him. The GM can provide him with the yer¡¯s coordinates, name and appearance. Additionally, given Chen Xiaolian¡¯s present level of strength, finding and defeating the yer would not be a difficult issue. However, how would he get the seed of the World Tree from the yer? The GM could exist within any corner of this world, but not the instance dungeon. For the GM to be able to find this yer, it meant that he was not inside an instance dungeon. Rather, he was outside. When not participating in an instance dungeon, high-level yers could freely log in and out from this world. Say Chen Xiaolian defeated and even captured the yer. Once he realized that he could not resist Chen Xiaolian, he would certainly take the decisive action of sacrificing his body to escape to the Upper ne. Although losing a high-level Exclusive ount was quite the loss, it was nothingpared to the seed of the World Tree. Rather, after the yer had abandoned his Exclusive ount, it would be a hundred times harder to find him in the future. Chen Xiaolian fell into a contemtive state of silence before slowly saying, ¡°So¡­ ¡­ I can only wait for him to enter the instance dungeon, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The GM nodded. ¡°He was summoned to participate in an instance dungeon. It will start in three days.¡± ¡°Location of the instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Japan, Kyoto.¡± ¡­ ¡°Another Japan instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian sat before a pool, sprinkling fish food into the pool. Tens of koi fishes gathered before him swimming to and fro as they fought for the fish food. ¡°I quite like this ce. Do you have objections to this ce? It¡¯s quite beautiful, isn¡¯t it?¡± Miao Yan was seated on the wooden floor behind him. She leaned against a pir not far behind Chen Xiaolian with a book in her hand. They were inside a hotel. A Japanese-styled courtyard with a standard Japaneseyout. There was a pool in the centre of the courtyard. Around the pool was pure white sand. There in the corner was a small mountain made from artificial rocks and water slowly gurgled down the surface of the rocks. A yellow bamboo would fall against a rock at a certain rhythm to create a knocking sound. It was very consistent with the ¡®wabi-sabi¡¯ style of Japanese culture. The two of them had arrived at Kyoto two days ago. They then rented the entire hotel. The instance dungeon was about to begin. ¡°Aesthetically speaking, I still think that this is too small.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back remained facing Miao Yan. ¡°It feels like I am facing an obstruction. However, that is not important. What¡¯s important is that I had once participated in an instance dungeon in Tokyo and my whole team was nearly wiped out there.¡± ¡°For most of the participants, every instance dungeon could contain life-threatening dangers,¡± Miao Yan said coolly. ¡°Besides, given your current level of strength, there should be no psychological shadow worth getting concerned over, no?¡± ¡°That is true¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and got up. He brushed away the remaining fish food left on his palms and continued, ¡°Enough, let¡¯s finish this quickly and get thest seed.¡± [System: Attention, instance dungeon no. S14854, the Kyoto instance dungeon is about to start. yers and guild members that were selected are to arrive at the designated area within the specified time. Those who cannot arrive at the designated area in time will be exterminated. The designated area for this instance dungeon: Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The designated area follows the official size of the ce.] [System: yers and guild members not selected for this instance dungeon are asked to leave the instance dungeon area before the instance dungeon starts. If you remain within the instance dungeon area before the instance dungeon starts, you will automatically be regarded as a participant.] [Prompt: Your guild was not selected to participate in this instance dungeon. Your guild is still inside the instance dungeon area. Please leave this instance dungeon area before the countdown ends. Countdown timer: 00 minutes 01 seconds.] The countdown timer in both their personal systems fell to zero simultaneously. [Prompt: Instance dungeon no. S14854, the Kyoto instance dungeon has started. Your guild failed to leave this instance dungeon¡¯s area before the designated time. You are now a participant of this instance dungeon. [First phase of the quest: [Choose a shrine to head towards. Unravel the seal of the Gods of the Sky and obtain the soul of the Gods of the Land. [After the five Gods of the Land¡¯s souls are acquired, the second phase will begin. [List of shrines: The Izumo-taisha, the Kotohira-gu, the Suwa-taisha, the Usa Jingu and the Itsukushima Shrine.] Seeing the details of the quest, Chen Xiaolian blinked. He then turned to look at Miao Yan. The two of them were dumbfounded. The system had clearly stated that this was the Kyoto instance dungeon. But¡­ ¡­ isn¡¯t this too outrageous? Chen Xiaolian had never even heard of that Kotohira-gu and the Usa Jingu. However, as someone who had yed Koei games before, he knew a little about the other three shrines. The Izumo-taisha was in Shimano Prefecture, the Suwa-taisha was in Nagano Prefecture and the Itsukushima Shrine was all the way in Hiroshima Prefecture, the westernmost part of the Honshu Ind of Japan. The distance between those three shrines was long enough to cover half of Japan. Which part of this is the Kyoto instance dungeon? ¡°What do we do? Drive or board the Shinkansen (bullet train)?¡± Miao Yan cast a questioning look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Let¡¯s drive. It¡¯s more convenient.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate. He walked across the courtyard, making his way out of the building. The two had already rented a jeep beforehand. It was parked in the parking lot in front of the hotel. Chen Xiaolian walked forward, standing before the jeep. Then, he pointed Miao Yan towards the driver¡¯s seat while he went over to the front passenger¡¯s seat. ¡°So, you wanted me to be the driver?¡± Miao Yan started up the jeep and rolled her eyes at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I thought you would choose to be a gentleman.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not used to a right-side driver¡¯s seat. Haven¡¯t you been living in the UK for a long time?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°All right, I have already checked the map. There are only 300 kilometres. Hurry up, we can reach there is three hours.¡± Miao Yan responded with a soft grunt as she stepped on the elerator. Chapter 768 Enemy Chapter 768 Enemy Miao Yan¡¯s driving speed exceeded Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expectations. The speed of the jeep never went below the 150 mark and it took them merely two hours to reach Izumo, where the Izumo-taisha was located. Strangely, during their two-hour trip to Izumo, nothing peculiar happened. Nondslides, no changes to the terrain, no monster attacks. Not even attacks from the other game participants. Thus, the two of them were able to peacefully drive all the way to the foot of the mountain where the Izumo-taisha was located. As Miao Yan was driving, Chen Xiaolian brought out his cell phone to browse through the rted Japanese mythology. Only after Miao Yan had stopped the jeep within a parking lot did Chen Xiaolian put down his cell phone. Then, he pushed open the door. ¡°This moment of peace is really rare.¡± Miao Yan looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Did you find anything?¡± For this instance dungeon, the prompts given by the system were too scarce. It was almost non-existent. Strength wise, Chen Xiaolian no longer feared anyone. However, getting a better understanding of the instance dungeon¡¯s situation would still be beneficial. ¡°A rough picture.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°Simply put, it is the story of a fight between a foreign conqueror and a local lord.¡± The two of them walked towards the main gate of the Izumo-taisha. In front of them was a huge torii gate, followed by a tree-lined pathway. As they walked forward, Chen Xiaolian briefly informed Miao Yan about the information he found earlier. ording to the Shinto religion of Japan, the Gods can be roughly divided into two sides, the Gods of Heaven and the Gods of the Land. Although the various myths were different, with many conflicting and confusing stories, it generally depicted the same thing. It can all be summarized with one sentence ¨C the foreign Gods of Heaven defeated the local Gods of the Land to take over thisnd. The Supreme God, the High Creator and the Divine Creator were the first three Gods to emerge alongside the formation of the world. They lived in the ins of High Heaven. Subsequently, more Gods were born. The seventh generation of Gods was a pair of siblings who were also a couple, Izanagi and Izanami. These two Gods gave birth to three very important Gods, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo. Amaterasu was the Goddess of the Sun, in charge of the ins of High Heaven while Tsukuyomi was the God of the Moon, in charge of the kingdom of the night. As for Susanoo, he was the God of Destruction, in charge of the seas. In Japanese mythology, these three Gods were the most respected Gods, and the strongest. However, Susanoo, who stayed in the ins of High Heaven, would constantly be up to no good. Once, he frightened Amaterasu, causing her to hide inside the Heavenly Rock Cave. This caused the world to lose its light, falling into a state of darkness. In order to restore light to the world, the other Gods tricked Amaterasu out and exiled Susanoo. Exiled from the ins of High Heaven, Susanoo came to a ce known as the Central Land of Reed ins. There he killed the infamous Yamata no Orochi. His descendant, Okuninushi, became the ruler of the Central Land of Reed ins. One day, Amaterasu vited her former oath and sent forth her grandson, Ninigi, and Takemikazuchi. They led the other Gods to defeat Okuninushi and took over the Central Land of Reed ins. ording to this myth, the Emperor of Japan was the direct descendant of Amaterasu and Ninigi. ¡°In other words, Susanoo, Okuninushi and the others are the Gods of the Land that the system mentioned while Amaterasu and the others are the Gods of Heaven?¡± Miao Yan nodded. Chen Xiaolian had gone to great lengths to make it as concise as possible. Thus, it was not hard to understand. ¡°Our objective is to unravel the seal of the Gods of Heaven and release the Gods of the Land?¡± As it was a Monday, there were not many tourists and worshippers here. They walked in twos and threes and everything there appeared peaceful and harmonious. ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°If the setting of this instance dungeon conforms to the information that I have discovered, the one sealed here must be Okuninushi, the Master of the Great Land.¡± The Izumo-taisha, one of Japan¡¯s oldest shrines, was dedicated to Okuninushi. They made their way through the pathway. After passing through thest copper torii gate, they reached the prayer hall¡­ After the prayer hall, through yet another gate, was the Izumo-taisha¡¯s Kagura Hall¡­ Only¡­ Nothing unusual happened along the way. Chen Xiaolian stood in front of the gate of the Kagura Hall, his head tilted as he observed the knotted straw rope hanging down before him. Although it was called a straw rope, its girth was so big that it had exceeded that which everyday people would consider as ¡®rope¡¯. Rather, they wouldn¡¯t even be able to put their hands around it, even if several of them tried together. Every now and again, some tourists would bow their heads, put their hands together and pray silently. There was a serene tranquillity within the small square in front of the hall. ¡°Is that it?¡± Miao Yan gestured at the straw rope with her mouth. ¡°To lift the seal¡­ cut it?¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t seem like it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°If it is a type of seal, it is unlikely to be ced at such a conspicuous location. It is too dangerous.¡± ncing around, Chen Xiaolian then circled around the Kagura Hall before continuing ahead. ¡°Come.¡± Although it was known as one of the oldest shrines in Japan, the Izumo-taisha did not epass a particrlyrge area. The truly important buildings there were only the prayer hall, the Kagura Hall and the main hall. Visitors were usually not allowed to enter the main hall. Chen Xiaolian was presently heading towards the main hall. The gate of the main hall was tightly closed. More, there was also a fence there blocking the way. It was something that would only be opened for worship during the first lunar month. Short of that, the ce would usually be closed. ¡°There are no guards.¡± Miao Yan looked at the gate of the main hall. There was only a group of visitors bowing towards the gate. There was no sign of any of the personnel belonging to the shrine. ¡°Do we just break in?¡± ¡°It won¡¯t be here either.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head, circling through the main hall as he continued onwards. After the main hall, within an inconspicuous corner, was a small, stony mountain trail. This winding path led towards the back mountain. ced before the mountain trail were two straw ropes ced like a cross. Beside them was a sign, stating that entry was prohibited. Chen Xiaolian came to stand before the mountain trail. ¡°Is it here?¡± Miao Yan, seeing Chen Xiaolian stop there, asked, ¡°How do you know?¡± ¡°If you watch a lot of Japanese anime, you will understand. Generally speaking, there is an inside and an outside for these religious ces. The areas open to visitors are just a disguise. The real important ces are hidden in the back mountains. It¡¯s pretty clich¨¦.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°However¡­ there is something strange about this situation.¡± ¡°Strange?¡± Miao Yan did not understand. ¡°Generally speaking, in order to prevent ordinary visitors from carelessly barging in, there would usually be at least one or two guards stationed here. It could be those ordinary personnel we see outside or those ¡®inner personnel¡¯. At any rate, two pieces of rope cannot stop the curiosity of men.¡± Chen Xiaolian walked forward, casually tearing the ropes apart before walking up the mountain trail. ¡°Instead, this ce is empty, not a single person in sight. This doesn¡¯t seem normal.¡± ¡°Makes sense.¡± Miao Yan smiled and she followed Chen Xiaolian. ¡°So, what do you think is happening.¡± ¡°Logically speaking, the biggest possibility is that there is an enemy invasion. And so, the guards ced there were killed. Either that or they had rushed over to deal with the enemy.¡± Chen Xiaolian was not walking quickly. Walking leisurely, he even spent some time appreciating their surrounding scenery. ¡°At any rate, we are surely not the only two game participants in this instance dungeon. There are five shrines with those mitama. Moreover, they are scattered all over Japan. There are likely quite a number of participants here. Also, we drove here. Some yers or Awakened ones may have chosen to ride the Shinkansen over. Or perhaps, they may have ridden their own aircraft over. It is possible that they are ahead of us.¡± ¡°But there are no traces of battle here¡­¡± Miao Yan pondered for a moment. ¡°If some other teams have truly managed to get ahead of us, this ce cannot be so¡­ clean.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what makes me feel strange. However¡­ it is notpletely impossible.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°If this is one of my acquaintances¡­¡± ¡°Acquaintance?¡± Miao Yan¡¯s lips curled slightly. ¡°Why do you always end up encountering your acquaintances everywhere? Is this acquaintance of yours also as formidable as the GM?¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°He is not that strong. However¡­ he is a very interesting fellow.¡± Less than two minutes after they started walking up the mountain trail, Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped. ¡°There¡¯s no mistaking it. It really is here.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Following Chen Xiaolian, Miao Yan also stopped. Just as she was about to forward a question, Chen Xiaolian extended his right hand to lightly tap the air before them. A very soft breaking sound rang out. The space before Chen Xiaolian became like a mirror, suddenly shattering before quickly disappearing without a trace. After the hazy ¡®mirror¡¯ shattered apart, the mountain trail before them split into two forking trails. ¡°A minor magic array, capable of making people lose their sense of direction within this mountain.¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed at the left mountain trail. ¡°Without the guidance of someone from the inside, this trail will likely lead whoeveres here in a circle until they arrive at the bottom of the mountain again.¡± ¡°But the magic array was still intact.¡± Miao Yan followed Chen Xiaolian, who used the right mountain trail. ¡°You mean to say, if some other participants had beat us to this ce, they must have been brought in by an insider?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not reply. Instead, he continued to leisurely walk forward. He did not appear anxious at all. They had been walking on the mountain trail for over 10 minutes, but still there was no one. Finally, they reached the end of the mountain trail. Before them was arge wooden gate. There was no paint on it, thus, retaining the colour of wood. Its two wooden doors were tightly closed. Again, there was no one standing guard over it. ¡°We¡¯re finally here.¡± Chen Xiaolian walked towards the gate with a smile. ncing back at Miao Yan, he suddenly kicked the gate. Bang! The gate was bolted shut from the inside. However, the thick bolt was naturally incapable of withstanding Chen Xiaolian¡¯s kick, which snapped it. And so, the tworge doors flew into the courtyard. ¡°Who?!¡± Roars of fury rang out from behind the gate. Ignoring them, Chen Xiaolian strutted his way in through the gate. Behind the gate was a vast courtyard. Two lines of men stood on either side, all dressed in kariginu robes with voluminous sleeves and ck caps on their heads. It was the typical priest attire of Shintoism. Every one of them wore a face of shock and rage. ¡°Visitors.¡± There was a faint smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, indifferent to the looks of rage on the faces of the priests there. ¡°This ce seems¡­ more funpared to the bottom of the mountain.¡± ¡°This is not a ce for tourists! How did youe up here?¡± The leader of the priests walked forward, a dark look on his face. ¡°Please leave quickly, or else¡­¡± Although both Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan were wearing ordinary-looking clothes, no one treated them as ordinary tourists. Would an ordinary tourist enter by kicking down the gate? In the priest¡¯s hand was a small wooden stick, no more than one metre in length. Two zigzagging paper strips were tied to the tip of the wooden stick. He was slowly waving the stick. Chen Xiaolian recalled that it was a type of magic weapon in Shintoism known as gohei. ¡°Hey, so fierce?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled, but he did not stop moving forward. ¡°What if¡­ I insist on entering?¡± Upon hearing those words, the faces of all the priests there changed in unison. No further questions were needed. This was an enemy! [TL: Betterte than never, right? Sry. >_<] Notes: The Supreme God aka (Ame-no-Minakanushi) The High Creator aka (Takamimusubi) The Divine Creator aka (Kamimusubi) The Heavenly Rock Cave aka (Ama-no-Iwato) The Central Land of Reed ins aka (Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni) Okuninushi aka (Master of the Great Land) Chapter 769 Help From An Old Friend Chapter 769 Help From An Old Friend The leader of the priests had been about to make his move when the youngster who was tens of metres in front of him suddenly disappeared from sight. Only to re-appear before him. Bang! He had no time to wave the gohei in his hand or even react before a punch struck his nose bridge. A sore feeling suddenly burst out from his nose bridge before spreading through his whole body. Instantly, he felt as though all his strength had been sapped away. Clutching his nose, he hunched down as tears gushed out uncontrobly. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound rang out tens of times in quick session, sounding like popping beans. Every one of the priests clutched their noses and hunched down. They were, however, still maintaining the two-row formation. It was a very amusing sight. All the two rows of priests could do was listen to the footsteps of Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan, who walked towards the hall behind them. They could not even utter a single word, let alone get up to stop them. ¡°Stop!¡± This time, the voice hade from the hall. The sound did not contain any particr emotion. Rather, it was soft and cold. ¡°Stop your bitchy ass.¡± Chen Xiaolian maintained a nonchnt smile on his face as he continued walking towards the entrance of the hall. Again, one kick. Bang! This time, the doors of the gate were not bolted from the inside. As for Chen Xiaolian, he also did not exert as much force with his kick. The closed gate was kicked open but its doors did not fly out like earlier. Inside were two rows of priests, simr to the ones outside. They too, wore pure-white kariginu robes. Behind the two rows of priests were two figures. The two figures were on their knees, facing one another. Like the other priests, one of them was a middle-aged man in kariginu robes. However, only the top part of his robes was white while the robes under them were purple in colour. More, there were also patterns embroidered onto the purple robes. In his hand was another gohei, but it was clearly much biggerpared to the one wielded by the earlier priest. The one opposite him was an old man in monk robes. His hair and moustache were white, but his face was ruddy. He looked very healthy. The old man turned his head to nce at the gate, a look of utter surprise on his face. ¡°Chen¡­ Xiaolian?¡± Standing not too far behind him were two figures. One of them was the bald girl, Nagase Komi. The other one was a young man that Chen Xiaolian did not recognize. ¡°It¡¯s been a long time, Great Teacher Sawakita.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and waved at the old man. It was as though they had bumped into each other in the street. ¡°You look younger.¡± The old man was none other than the Shogun, Sawakita Mitsuo, whom Chen Xiaolian had met in the punishment instance dungeon and the Romania instance dungeon. This instance dungeon was in Japan, containing Shintoism. Thus, Chen Xiaolian had been wondering if Sawakita Mitsuo would be summoned to participate in this instance dungeon. Earlier, upon reaching the back of the mountain, seeing the unusual situation made him more confident in his spection. As a professor of Shintoism at the Gakushuin University, Sawakita Mitsuo could already be considered as the ¡®national teacher¡¯ of Japan¡¯s imperial family. Given his status, would any shrine in Japan make light of him? Even if this plot of the sealed Gods of the Land was something injected in by the instance dungeon, even if the priests guarding the back mountain were characters added by the system, they were still followers of Shintoism. As long as they followed Shintoism, they could not deny Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s identity. Back when he was walking up the mountain trail, Chen Xiaolian was already pondering what he would do if he were in Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s shoes. It was very simple. He would head to the shrine and make use of the imperial family¡¯s prestige and request the other party to release the seal and hand over the mitama. By taking advantage of the situation, he would not even need to fight. Given Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s gift of gab, Chen Xiaolian believed that this was not a difficult feat for him. Looking at the present state of affairs, it would appear that Sawakita Mitsuo had just managed to persuade the other party and they would be releasing the seal soon. His timing¡­ was on point. ¡°Great Teacher Sawakita¡­ you recognize them?¡± The middle-aged man seated opposite of Sawakita Mitsuo gently rapped the floor twice and the two rows of priests blocking the entrance to the hall took a step back. ¡°A¡­ young friend.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo leaned slightly towards the middle-aged man. Then, he turned his head towards Chen Xiaolian. He had been about to say something when Chen Xiaolian waved a finger. With a smile on his face, he interrupted Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°Back when I was outside, I was already thinking that you must be here. The item¡­ although it would appear that you have yet to obtain it, they already trust you, no?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s face abruptly sank. The same was true of the middle-aged man seated opposite him. ¡°Chen-san¡­¡± Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s face gradually took on a wry smile. ¡°The old saying is true, haste makes waste. I was thinking of pulling a trick here. Unexpectedly, I would end up bumping into you here.¡± Saying that, he stood up and shook his head slowly. ¡°Since Chen-san is also aiming for Izumo-taisha, I can only¡­ choose to back away. Let¡¯s go.¡± His final sentence was for Nagase Komi and the young man who were standing behind him. ¡°Great Teacher?¡± Seeing Sawakita Mitsuo getting up to leave, Nagase Komi did not hesitate to follow suit. However, the young man became shocked. After spacing out for a moment, he shouted, ¡°We¡¯re¡­ leaving? Why?¡± ¡°Naito! What¡¯s up with your tone?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo did not say anything. It was Nagase Komi who had suddenly turned her head to shout at the young man. ¡°Are you questioning Great Teacher¡¯s decision?¡± She was several years younger than the young man, a girl. However, her bald head and tattoo gave her shout a certain level of ferocity. ¡°I¡­ of course, I am not questioning it. I just¡­¡± The one known as Naito gritted his teeth. Although he felt somewhat fearful, there was an unconvinced expression on his face. ¡°We are already on the verge of seeding, but with just one word from this fellow, all our efforts will go to waste¡­¡± ¡°Baka!¡± ring at him, Nagase Komi¡¯s hand suddenly pped Naito. A pping sound rang out and a palm print instantly appeared there. ¡°Know your ce!¡± ¡°Hai!¡± Despite taking the furious p, Naito did not fight back. Instead, he quickly bowed towards Nagase Komi. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Nagase Komi turned and performed a bow as well. It was for Chen Xiaolian, a 90-degree bow. Then, she swiftly followed Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°No need to rush, Great Teacher Sawakita.¡± When Sawakita Mitsuo was about to walk past him, Chen Xiaolian suddenly extended his hand to stop him, a smile on his face. ¡°I haven¡¯t said that I would snatch it from you. Why the rush to leave?¡± ¡°Oh? Chen-san, what do you mean?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo halted in his tracks, casting a confused look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I have known you for quite some time now, but I have never seen you take action before.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at him. ¡°If I hadn¡¯te, you would probably, by using your identity, easily obtain this mitama andplete the first phase, no? Although I have disrupted the situation here¡­ as long as you decide you want the item here, I will not snatch it from you. I just want to see for myself, how the legendary Shogun fights.¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian?¡± Miao Yan, who was beside him, turned her head and frowned. ¡°Why are you being generous at a time like this?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved Miao Yan off with a smile. ¡°Great Teacher Sawakita is an old friend of mine. Letting him have one mitama is nothing big. Besides, with me here, are you afraid that we would not be able to obtain the quest item and enter the second phase?¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned towards Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°Great Teacher, you managed to arrive earlier than us. I believe you must have a better means of transportation. The other mitama are too far from here. You wouldn¡¯t mind us hitching a ride after this, will you?¡± ¡°Err¡­ naturally. I am lucky to be able to fight alongside Chen-san.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo looked straight into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. A momentter, he determined that Chen Xiaolian was not joking. Slowly, he nodded. At the same time, he also secretly released a sigh of relief. ¡°So, in this instance dungeon, we can be considered as¡­ allies?¡± ¡°The quests for the next phase of this instance dungeon have yet to be issued, so it¡¯s hard to say. However¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°As long as the instance dungeon does not make it mandatory, I would not make an enemy of my old friend. And if I can help, I will surely help.¡± ¡°Then¡­ I thank you, Chen-san!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s eyes lit up and he bowed solemnly towards Chen Xiaolian. After that, he turned and bow again. ¡°Divine Master Amago, I am sorry¡­¡± Upon hearing the first sentence from Chen Xiaolian just now, the middle-aged man in purple under robes had already sensed that something was amiss. He had long since gathered up the priests under him and they waited in a formation. When Chen Xiaolian finished his conversation with Sawakita Mitsuo, he still did not understand what was going on. However, one thing was certain¡­ Be it the male and female intruder or Sawakita Mitsuo, both parties were here for Okuninushi, who was sealed within this shrine. Moreover, the fact that Sawakita Mitsuo was lying to him from the very beginning meant that¡­ He was the enemy! Divine Master Amago swiftly waved the gohei in his hand, drawing a certain pattern with it while he chanted. The other priests around him also gripped their gohei, shouting at the same time. The shout from tens of priestsbined, causing the entire hall to shake. ¡°Repel evil! Break!¡± A formidable wave of spiritual coercion swept forth as the gohei in the hands of every priest fluttered despite the absence of wind. Strange-looking symbols twisted into existence from each of the gohei, shining with translucent light. Chapter 770 Swift Chapter 770 Swift As the Divine Master led the other priests to attack, Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan had already stepped backwards. Their hands were ced on their backs as they observed the battle with a smile on their faces. The priests appeared to be proficient in magic. The symbols they summoned using their gohei had varying shapes and they shone with different colours. There were ice, fire and electric, all shooting towards Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s team of three. Sawakita Mitsuo had only just bowed towards Divine Master Amago. He had yet to even straighten his posture when his figure suddenly disappeared to re-appear behind one of the white-d priests. Before the priest could even react, Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s hand struck his back. The priest cried wretchedly as the attack sent him flying, blood spraying out his mouth while his figure was still in mid-air. Coincidentally, he flew towards another priest who had just summoned out a strange-looking symbol. He then smashed into the symbol that hispanion summoned. Instantly, he screamed in pain again as a crackling current of electricity wrapped around him. A folding fan had ¨C at an unknown moment ¨C appeared in Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s hand. The folding fan opened with a swooshing sound. Next, over 10 fan sticks flew out, transforming into streams of light before swirling around him. Another priest, waving his gohei, had fired out a symbol. However, several of the streams of light split off. Like vipers, they circled around the symbol and shot towards the priest. Straight through the heart. Nagase Komi and the young man named Naito took action as well. Nagase Komi¡¯s entire body turned silvery white in colour and her right hand transformed into a de. Evading the swing of a gohei, her body contracted before dashing straight towards the priest¡¯s chest. The de swiftly stabbed into the priest¡¯s chest. Then, with a sh, the priest, who did not even get the chance to cry, had two thirds of his chest cut. His internal organs scattered down the floor. Naito, on the other hand, quickly retreated to the corner of the hall, where he summoned a mech. ¡°Eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a curious gaze at it. The mech was bigger than the Sentinel mech. More, there were alsoplex symbols engraved upon its surface. It seemed like magic arrays. He had never seen this type of mech before. Likely, it was not amon item that one could purchase from the system. Rather, it was a loot from some instance dungeon. The moment Naito entered the mech, three thrusters spewed out mes and the mech immediately appeared at the top, almost hitting the top part of the hall. The bottom tes of the mech¡¯s hands suddenly opened and a wave of super-small missiles flew out like hos towards the priests below. Back then, seeing Nagase Komi p him, Chen Xiaolian had assumed that Naito¡¯s strength was at the same level as his status, not that high in Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s team. Unexpectedly, his equipment was so strong. Although this mech had yet to unveil all of its weapons and its defensive power, overall, it should be stronger than the average Sentinel mech. Only, it was far inferiorpared to Roddy¡¯s big one. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! While the missiles were all small, the might of their explosions was anything but small. The missiles exploded upon striking the ground, but the shockwaves shook the entire hall. Swiftly, the interior of the hall became filled with smoke and bloodied flesh littered the ground. The battle ended in less than one minute. Although the gohei that the priests wielded were capable of summoning strange symbols, they were not fast. And while the symbols appeared fairly powerful, they never managed to hit Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s team of three, not even once. As for Divine Master Amago, he was only able to summon more symbols that appeared bigger. Most importantly, none of them appear to possess any defensive moves. Their bodies were that of ordinary humans. The missiles from the mech and the des produced from Nagase Komi¡¯s liquid metal body could easily inflict fatal damage to them. At that very moment, Divine Master Amago was lying on the floor, his back against a pir as he cast a resentful stare at Sawakita Mitsuo. His chest had been pierced in three different spots and one of his arms had been severed. ¡°You¡­ cough, cough! You betrayed the Emperor! And¡­ Amaterasu!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo gave him a faint smile before ignoring him. Turning to Chen Xiaolian, he said, ¡°Then, Chen-san, ording to our previous agreement, this mitama is mine.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°However, I doubt he would so easily hand it over, no?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo was slightly shocked. Next, he turned, following Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze. A smile of despair appeared on Divine Master Amago¡¯s face. ¡°I offer my body to you¡­ Takemikazuchi!¡± Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s brows furrowed slightly. His index and middle finger ced together, he then pointed them at Divine Master Amago. Following that, the streams of light formed from the fan sticks immediately gathered up and shot forward. When there was only one metre between the streams of light and Divine Master Amago, the near-dead Divine Master Amago suddenly released a loud roar. At the same time, the streams of light seemingly struck ayer of translucent wall. The resulting shockwaves created water-like ripples, visible to the naked eye. Divine Master Amago stood up, looking at Sawakita Mitsuo with a stern demeanour. However, the pupils in his eyes had disappeared. Instead, they were pure white. The wounds on his body were still there and his severed left arm remained severed, but he was no longer bleeding. ¡°You all¡­ are the remnants of the Gods of the Land!¡± Divine Master Amago¡¯s lips were closed tightly, but the voice spread throughout the hall, bringing with it wave after wave of tremors. It was filled with peerless majesty. ¡°Take¡­¡± Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s face sank. His fingers beckoned and the streams of light flew back before swirling around him again. ¡°Takemikazuchi? A God descended?!¡± He had not expected this. The instance dungeon had only just begun. Yet, the system would actually arrange such a formidable enemy. It arranged a¡­ God to descend into the body of Divine Master Amago? This was just the first phase. As a professor of theology at Gakushuin University, there was no way Sawakita Mitsuo did not know of Takemikazuchi. ording to the Record of Ancient Matters, Takemikazuchi was not just the God of Thunder, he was also the God of Swords, God of Archery, God of Martial Arts and the God of Military. Although his position amongst the Gods of Heaven was not particrly high, he possessed a very formidablebat power. Sawakita Mitsuo swiftly backed away, his lips moving swiftly as he chanted. His hands were also forming hand seals non-stop. Under hismand, the streams of light formed from the fan sticks swiftly gathered up to form a massivence of light. Thence then shot towards Divine Master Amago, now taken over by Takemikazuchi. This time, in the face of thence formed by tens of the streams of light, Takemikazuchi stretched his right hand out to take on thence of light. Thence pierced through the defensive barrier to heavily strike Takemikazuchi¡¯s right palm, instantly creating a violent explosion. The wholence was sent flying away, but Takemikazuchi was also incapable of withstanding the formidable impact, which forced him to stagger while taking several steps backwards. Seeing that, Sawakita Mitsuo felt slightly at ease. Thankfully¡­ although this body had been taken over by Takemikazuchi, the body was only that of Divine Master Amago. He could not be counted as a true ¡®God¡¯. Although that first strike did not cause any noticeable damage to Takemikazuchi, it was at the very least, not something that Takemikazuchi could ignore. In other words, there was hope for victory for his side. Without waiting for Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯smand, Naito and Nagase Komi attacked simultaneously. This time, their target was a single person. Naito, who piloted the mech, no longer utilized the area-of-effect attack like the missiles. Instead, a minigun emerged from the mech¡¯s left shoulder to open fire. Nagase Komi did not engage in a melee battle this time. She quickly backed away, pulling out an electromaic rifle from her storage space before aiming and firing at Takemikazuchi. Neither one was using spirit-type bullets. With the exception of big guilds such as Thorned Flower Guild and the resident guilds of Zero City, spirit-type bullets were a luxury. Those items had to be used sparingly. This enemy of theirs was not a true God, after all. It was only borrowing a human body to appear here. Due to that, ordinary bullets and energy-type weapons should be able to ¨C at the very least ¨C wound the human body that it was using. Earlier, Takemikazuchi¡¯s barrier had been prated by thence of light and had yet to fully recover. Thus, in the face of this barrage of attacks, the barrier was torn apart once more. After making their way past the barrier, the bullets lost a portion of their kic energy, which greatly reduced their might. Even so, they managed to leave a high number of bloody holes on Takemikazuchi¡¯s body. Takemikazuchi, however, simply stood there motionlessly. It was as though he could not feel any pain. Raising his right hand up high, his palm closed up, seemingly gripping a weapon. Next, it swung down. Seemingly having appeared out of thin air, three bolts of lightning, each as thick as a water bucket, suddenly descended from the sky. The lightning bolts pierced through the roof of the hall and descended upon the three of them. Boom! The three bolts of lightning were practically fused together and the protective suits that Sawakita Mitsuo and Nagase Komi were wearing were utterly incapable of withstanding the formidable lightning attack. They were thus knocked away. Naito¡¯s mech absorbed most of the lightning bolt¡¯s power and crackling sounds rang out. A cloud of smoke burst out from the mech and it abruptly fell from mid-air. A small part of the mech¡¯s body and one of its arms had already turned red due to the high temperature. Some parts were already melting. There was no telling how badly damaged theponents inside were. With just one lightning strike, the mech had lost itsbat power. Bang! Bang! Bang! The cockpit hatch shook non-stop. Naito was kicking the hatch in an attempt to get out. However, part of the hatch had be deformed due to the high temperature. No matter how hard he tried, he could not open it. On the other side, Sawakita Mitsuo and Nagase Komi had only just gotten up, their figures staggering. Takemikazuchi, though, had already raised his hand up high, an indifferent look on his face. His body was already full of bloody holes from all the bullets he received, but he continued to stand. The moment Nagase Komi got up, she clenched her teeth and charged. Sawakita Mitsuo also leapt towards Takemikazuchi. The power of the lightning attacks was simply too strong. The two of them were wearing [A] ss protective suits, but even those suits were incapable of fully blocking the earlier attack. At present, their protective suits had already lost their functions. One more of that lightning attack and they would certainly die. The only thing they could do now was to close the distance so that Takemikazuchi could not fire the lightning attacks again. The two of them had only taken a few steps forward when they noticed a figure standing before Takemikazuchi. Chen Xiaolian! ¡°Yo, we got ourselves a God here?¡± Earlier, Chen Xiaolian had been standing in the corner of the hall with his hands behind his back as he leisurely observed the battle between the two parties. He had not made a single move. Those priests were simply no match for Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s team, after all. They did not even have the time to attack Chen Xiaolian. But now, Chen Xiaolian had suddenly chosen to take action. When Chen Xiaolian appeared before him, Takemikazuchi¡¯s face, which had been one of indifference, suddenly flickered. His upraised hand abruptly descended and three pirs of lightning descended upon Chen Xiaolian at the same time. Sword light! Chen Xiaolian, who had equipped the Sword in the Stone earlier, shed. Sword light shone and the three bolts of lightning, each as thick as a water bucket, disappeared without a trace. The top part of the hall had been cleaved into two even halves. ¡°You¡­¡± Shocked, Takemikazuchi had been about to say something when Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword reached his throat. Sword light shed and his head fell to the ground. ¡°Who are you?!¡± The decapitated head, having fallen to the ground, continued to speak. After that, the mouth fell silent. That sword attack was too fast, too sharp. ¡°Done!¡± Keeping the Sword in the Stone, Chen Xiaolian then patted his hands and turned around with a smile. Walking towards Sawakita Mitsuo and Nagase Komi, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I promised. If there is a need to help, I will help.¡± Chapter 771 Chapter 771 There was shock and only shock on Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s and Nagase Komi¡¯s eyes. This was¡­ simply unbelievable. They had suffered from Takemikazuchi¡¯s lightning attacks earlier. Thus, they knew very well just how formidable the attacks were. Just now, however, three lightning attacks had descended upon Chen Xiaolian simultaneously only for him to utterly erase them with but one sword swing. Likewise, he only used one swing to decapitate Takemikazuchi, the same being that had remained unscathed after taking so many attacks from them. Both of them were aware that Chen Xiaolian was very strong. They had estimated that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength was above that of this Divine Master who was possessed by Takemikazuchi and that defeating Takemikazuchi would not be hard for him. That said, they did not think that it would be such a one-sided battle. The strength that Chen Xiaolian disyed earlier had far exceeded their expectations. ¡°Chen-san.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo let out a few coughs before recollecting himself. He did his best to steady his voice. ¡°Thank you for the assistance.¡± After saying that, he bowed respectfully towards Chen Xiaolian again. As for Nagase Komi, she was so shocked that no words could escape her lips. ¡°Enough with that. We¡¯re already old friends. Why stand on ceremony?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled, waving it off. ¡°I¡¯m just making some points along the way. Alright, hurry up and lift the seal.¡± After Chen Xiaolian decapitated the head of the Divine Master, he immediately received a prompt from his system. [You have killed Amago Kimihisa, the Divine Master of Izumo-taisha while he was in Takemikazuchi mode. You obtained 3,000 points and one Takemikazuchi¡¯s Spirit Link Jade.] [Takemikazuchi¡¯s Spirit Link Jade. An [A-] ss one-time consumable prop that can be used inside instance dungeons to obtain the power to control lightning. Duration: 3 minutes.] For the current Chen Xiaolian, the number of points on him no longer held any significance in the improvement of his strength. As for the Spirit Link Jade, it waspletely useless. However, while it was useless for him, once all this was over and he returned to his guild, his guild members would be able to use it. Sawakita Mitsuo nodded before giving Nagase Komi a nce, gesturing towards the damaged mech some distance away. Then, he turned and walked to the centre of the hall. Before him was a boulder, one that rose higher than an ordinary person. A tachi sword was inserted deep into the boulder. Faint bloodstains could be seen on the surface of the de. There were several straw ropes haphazardly tying up the boulder, all of which were covered in white strips of paper withplex patterns painted on them. Sawakita Mitsuo arrived before the boulder. Without any hesitation, he reached out to grab the handle of the tachi before forcefully pulling it out. The de of the tachi had been inserted very deep into the boulder, but Sawakita Mitsuo was a veteran Awakened. He had enhanced his strength considerably. Thus, a grating sound came from the de and boulder as the tachi ¨C bit by bit ¨C moved out. When the tachi was finally pulled out, a red light immediately shone out from the fine hole left on the boulder. With a soft cracking sound, the hole kept expanding in size, growing to engulf the whole boulder in but the blink of an eye. The boulder shattered apart with a bang, reduced into a pile of rubble. Amidst the rubble was a red-coloured magatama that shone with light [1]. Squatting, Sawakita Mitsuo then picked up the magatama, holding it in his palm. ¡°Teacher Sawakita, you must have received the prompt for the second phase of the quest, no?¡± Seeing Sawakita Mitsuo remain silent, Chen Xiaolian spoke up. However, a prompt popped up in his own system at the same time. [System: A yer has obtained one Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama. By snatching the mitama, one can change the ownership of the mitama. The location of the mitama will be disyed in the personal system of every yer. The location will be refreshed once every 4 hours. Whenever the ownership of the mitama is changed, the location will be further refreshed once.] Sawakita Mitsuo stood up. Releasing a soft sigh, he smiled at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Chen-san, this magatama¡¯s location must already be disyed in your system¡¯s radar, right?¡± ¡°Yes. Looks like, from now on, Teacher Sawakita is going to be public enemy number one.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. His current location was clearly shown within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s radar. At present, though, this did not affect Sawakita Mitsuo much. Although his location was disyed in the radar, the Izumo-taisha was originally the location of their quest objective. The real issue here was that his location would be updated every 4 hours,sting up to 24 hours. Although there was no way to tell how many participants there were in this instance dungeon, he believed that there should be more than five teams. Only the team with a Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama would be able to enter the second phase. Too many monks and too little porridge to go around. The teams who failed to snatch over the mitama could only turn their attention to those who did. ¡°I have an unkind request¡­ I wonder if Chen-san will be willing to ept it.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo kept the mitama and moved to stand before Chen Xiaolian, bowing slightly. ¡°Great Teacher, there is no need to hesitate. Just tell me about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°ording to the system prompt that I received earlier, the ownership of the mitama is something designated to the team,¡± Sawakita Mitsuo slowly said. ¡°This means Chen-san do not actually need to obtain a second mitama. Since this mitama is something you let me have to begin with, why not¡­ join our team temporarily?¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled at Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°Great Teacher, this is a very smart move from you.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo smiled as well. He then leaned closer to Chen Xiaolian and said in a hushed tone, ¡°Although I do not know what kind of adventures you encountered after ourst meeting, it seems¡­ ¡­ your strength has far exceeded that of normal instance dungeon monsters and other participants. For you, sessfully clearing this instance dungeon must no longer be an issue. If it weren¡¯t for that, you would not so casually let us have this mitama. But¡­¡± He checked Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expression before continuing, ¡°But the shrines for this instance dungeon¡¯s quest are too far apart. Chen-san, you gave up on Izumo-taisha¡¯s Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama. Naturally, obtaining another one will not be difficult for you, but running around will still involve expending some effort. Why not join my team for now?¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate to nod. Sawakita Mitsuo was indeed a shrewd and experienced fellow. Thest time the two of them met was in Romania, within the special instance dungeon upied by Cheng Cheng and Gabriel. Before they could say goodbye, though, Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s team was teleported out of the instance dungeon. Given Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s experience, it was only natural for him to conclude that Chen Xiaolian had been pulled into aplicated rtionship with some bigshots. Moreover, Chen Xiaolian had ¨C just now ¨C disyed an astonishing power. It also informed Sawakita Mitsuo that Chen Xiaolian was not worried at all about the dangers within this instance dungeon, or even the possibility of failing to clear this instance dungeon. Tying Chen Xiaolian to his chariot basically meant that they were guaranteed a 100% rate of safety. ¡°Teacher! Please wait!¡± Nagase Komi had only just pulled open the jammed hatch of Naito¡¯s mech, allowing Naito to crawl out. When Naito heard Sawakita Mitsuo inviting Chen Xiaolian into the team, his face contorted and he shouted. His heart was aching. His full name was Naito Toyo. It hadn¡¯t been all that long since he became an Awakened. He had only been through three instance dungeons since Sawakita Mitsuo brought him into his guild. He was quite lucky. On the first instance dungeon after joining Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s guild, he identally obtained a high-grade mech. Although his physical strength was not great, with this mech, Naito became the third strongest in the Fourth Shogunate Guild2. For this instance dungeon, a team required a minimum of three participants. Due to that, Sawakita Mitsuo decided to bring Naito along. And yet, just one lightning attack from a minor boss in the early stage had reduced his mech to such a terrible state. While he could repair the mech through the Exchange System after leaving this instance dungeon, it would not be cheap. Given the amount of points Naito currently possessed, there was no way he would be able to fully repair the damaged parts. This meant that¡­ he had been set all the way back to his previous state. All of this was caused by Chen Xiaolian. ording to Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s original n, in the first phase, they would not need to fight at all to obtain the Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama. While Divine Master Amago Kimihisa was not someone from the real world, the fact that the system gave him the position of someone under the Shinto religion when creating this instance dungeon meant that Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s identity could be used here. The moment the instance dungeon began, Sawakita Mitsuo had decided on what to do. He immediately brought Nagase Komi and Naito with him on the helicopter arranged by the Imperial Household Agency. They were thus able to arrive at the Izumo-taisha first. By virtue of his status as the Vice-Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency, Sawakita Mitsuo did not face any obstruction. He was able to smoothly make his way to the main hall in the back mountain. After giving them a bunch of lies in the name of the Emperor, he managed to persuade Amago Kimihisa to lift the seal and hand over the Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama to him. The first phase¡¯s quest was about to bepleted without any bloodshed only for the sudden appearance of this Chen Xiaolian to wreck it all apart. If it weren¡¯t for his appearance, these fellows from the storyline would never have be hostile. There would have been no need for a battle and his mech would not have be damaged. Back then, he had been trapped inside his mech. All the monitors and sensors had stopped working. So, he had failed to see Chen Xiaolian finish off Divine Master Amago. And now, right after emerging, he heard Sawakita Mitsuo inviting Chen Xiaolian into their team. Naito could not ept it. He was absolutely incapable of epting it. Pointing at Chen Xiaolian, he gnashed his teeth and said, ¡°Great Teacher, it would not be an exaggeration to say that my mech was destroyed due to him. And now, you are actually¡­¡± Pa! A loud sound rang out and Naito¡¯s figure flew several metres away before mming into the ground. Half his face became swollen. He clutched his face in disbelief as he looked at Nagase Komi, who had helped him out from the mech¡¯s cockpit earlier. Nagase Komi¡¯s right hand shone with a silvery radiance. It had transformed into its liquid metal state. That p earlier was from none other than Nagase Komi. At that very moment, she was looking at Naito with eyes filled with killing intent. She jumped down from the mech, strode towards Naito and dragged him by his hair towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Great Teacher, your instructions?¡± Her right hand pressed Naito¡¯s head firmly on the ground. She had one knee half bent while her other leg pressed down on Naito¡¯s back. Naito did not have a particrly high level of body enhancement. Thus, in the face of Nagase Komi¡¯s actions, he was incapable of stopping his body from being pressed down to the ground at all. All he could do was to let out some vague noises from his mouth. He was utterly dumbfounded. Even if he did say something wrong¡­ Was there a need for Nagase-senpai to suddenly bitch p him? ¡°Chen-san, the young are ignorant. I think¡­ ¡­ there is no need to be too harsh.¡± Naito then heard Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s voice speaking slowly from behind him. ¡°Naturally, if Great Teacher says so, there is no problem.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and waved his hand. ¡°Thank you for your magnanimity, Chen-san.¡± Hearing Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s words, Naito felt happy. He had wanted to get up only to realize that Nagase Komi was still firmly pressing him down. Suddenly, a cold sensation swept over his left hand and a painful feeling came from the base of his pinky finger. ¡°Argh!¡± Only then did Nagase release her grip. The de on her left hand retracted, transforming back into her five-fingered palm as she coldly observed Naito, who was kneeling on the ground and gripping his left hand while howling non-stop in pain. On the ground, the freshly-severed pinky finger was still twitching, a result of the instinctive response of its nerves. 1 A magatama is a religious object, usually made from jade, shaped like ama or half of a yin yang symbol. 2 Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s guild is named the Fourth Shogunate Guild. Chapter 772 Chapter 772 ¡°Scram.¡± Nagase Komi gave Naito a cold stare before turning around. She then turned and performed a deep bow towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Please forgive his ignorant and offensive actions.¡± ¡°Actually¡­ there is no need for this.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head, a wry smile on his face. He really didn¡¯t think this was necessary. Although Naito¡¯s attitude earlier was indeed very rude, he had no intentions of getting involved with someone like him at all. Still, Sawakita Mitsuo, this old man¡­ he sure was ruthless. While Nagase Komi was the one who did it, it was obvious that Sawakita Mitsuo must have given her the order through the guild channel. He was probably¡­ afraid of infuriating me. Naito was both shocked and terrified. Naturally, he dared not say anything else. Clutching his wrist, he slowly ¨C with a face soaked in sweat ¨C retreated to a corner of the hall. He did not understand. Why was the Great Teacher so respectful towards this young man? In fact, just for a few words, the Great Teacher had chosen to cut off one of his fingers as an act of apology. This young man¡­ just who was he? On Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s side, he acted as though nothing had happened earlier, his face maintaining a smile. ¡°Chen-san, if there are no issues, please confirm it.¡± After saying that, he sent over the team invite. It wasn¡¯t just for Chen Xiaolian. Miao Yan was included as well. He had never met Miao Yan before. He had also never seen Miao Yan¡¯s skills before. But for this beautiful woman to move together with Chen Xiaolian, she was most likely not an ordinary person. ¡°Do you have any objections?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not immediately ept the invite. Instead, he turned to look at Miao Yan. ¡°If you don¡¯t have any objections. Why would I object?¡± Miao Yan answered coolly. ¡°Besides, we did note here to clear this instance dungeon. Having less troubles is naturally a good thing.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and epted Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s invite. [Prompt: You have joined the Fourth Shogunate Guild. Guild Leader: Sawakita Mitsuo.] The Fourth Shogunate¡­ no wonder Sawakita Mitsuo has the nickname Shogun within the Awakened circle. Chen Xiaolian smiled to himself in secrecy. Right after joining the guild, Sawakita Mitsuo forwarded Chen Xiaolian the system notification that he had just received through the guild channel. [System: You have obtained 1/5 Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama. Faction: Master of the Great Land. Entering the second phase of the quest. [Every 4 hours, the location of the mitama will be disyed on the personal radar of all yers and teams participating in this dungeon,sting for 24 hours. The other yers or teams can kill the owner or the owner themself could give up the mitama for the ownership of the mitama to change. [The countdown period will not be recalcted due to the change in ownership of the mitama. After the 24-hour period is over, the yer or team with the mitama will enter the third phase of the quest.] ¡°Then, Chen-san. I¡¯ll let you decide what we should do next.¡± After saying that, Sawakita Mitsuo brought out the Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama that he had just obtained and offered it to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°As for this mitama, I will temporarily leave it to you.¡± ¡°Teacher Sawakita¡­ you trust me so much?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows and smiled. ¡°We have already cooperated twice. Is there anything about Chen-san¡¯s character that I would not trust?¡± Sawakita Mitsuoughed. ¡°Then, my thanks for Teacher Sawakita¡¯s trust.¡± Chen Xiaolian extended his hand to take the red magatama. Realizing that he could not keep it in his storage gear, he then stuffed it into his pocket. ¡°Then¡­ we¡¯ll wait here for 24 hours.¡± ¡°Here?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo grew slightly shocked. ¡°We¡­ are not leaving?¡± ¡°Yep.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded without a hint of hesitation. He walked towards one of the pirs there and sat down. Then, he brought out some fuel, a portable gas stove and a bunch of food ingredients and seasoning. Turning towards Sawakita Mitsuo, he then smiled and said, ¡°Hotpot, you want?¡± ¡­ The red soup inside the pot was bubbling. Beef omasum, offal strips and meat rolls were rolling up and down the broth non-stop. Sawakita Mitsuo slowly put down the bowl, his face normal. Beside him, however, Nagase Komi¡¯s face had long since turned hot-red and snot flowed down her nose. There was no helping it. Most Japanese can¡¯t eat spicy food. Miao Yan herself had put down her chopsticks after taking just a few mouthfuls. Naito did not touch it at all. Instead, he continued to stay in a corner of the hall with his head lowered. He clutched his bandaged left hand while hiding the baleful look in his eyes. Naturally, he would not reveal his hatred. Nor did he have the courage to. By relying on the mech, he had be the third strongest in the guild. Even so, Nagase Komi¡¯s skill was the innate counter to his mech. As for Great Teacher Sawakita Mitsuo, he was far beyond Naito¡¯s reach. At present, however, the two of them were being courteous to this Chinese fellow. Rather, within their disy of respect was a hint of¡­ awe. Naito had been trapped in the damaged mech back then. He did not witness how Chen Xiaolian had defeated Amago Kimihisa, who was possessed by Takemikazuchi. But Naito was no fool. Judging by Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s and Nagase Komi¡¯s attitudes, he knew,pared to this big thigh known as Chen Xiaolian, he was not even worth a single piece of hair. And yet, he still could not let go. At present, he could only endure it for now. If he could find an opportunity in the future¡­ Seeing Chen Xiaolian put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, Sawakita Mitsuo leaned forward slightly and asked, ¡°Chen-san¡­ do you really n on waiting here for 24 hours?¡± The Izumo-taisha was one of the quest locations. And now, its location was disyed on the radar. If the other teams wanted to snatch this Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama, they would definitelye here first. ¡°The system will send our location to the other teams once every four hours anyways. What difference is there if we move or not?¡± Chen Xiaolian casually picked up the hotpot and poured the residual soup to the ground before keeping it back into his storage equipment. ¡°The third phase¡¯s quest has yet to be issued. So, we do not know where we have to go right now. Isn¡¯t it less troublesome to just stay here? Don¡¯t worry, Great Teacher. If there are any issues, I will handle it.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo smiled and said nothing else. He too, walked to a corner of the hall and sat down, assuming a cross-legged posture. Since Chen Xiaolian had said that, there was no need for him to insist. Given the might that Chen Xiaolian disyed earlier, where he stayed did not really matter. Chen Xiaolian leaned against a pir, partially lying back with his eyes closed. It looked as though he was asleep. Likewise, Miao Yan also leaned on another pir several metres away from Chen Xiaolian. As for Nagase Komi, she walked towards Naito, who was still staying in the corner. ¡°Get up.¡± Naito obediently got up, his head lowered. Nagase Komi did not say anything else. She simply stared at Naito. Her gaze was as cold as ice. After but several seconds, Naito began feeling ufortable. ¡°Nagase-senpai¡­¡± Nagase Komi was several years younger than Naito, but she had joined the guild earlier. Moreover, she was also the second strongest in the guild, behind only Sawakita Mitsuo. Due to that, Naito had used honorifics when talking to her. ¡°Naito, earlier, I cut off your pinky finger. That was just a warning.¡± Nagase Komi continued to stare at Naito as she said in a hushed tone, ¡°I hope that you can understand just what kind of power and status Sir Chen Xiaolian possesses. Should you show any attitude that might displease him, even just a little, there would be no need for Great Teacher to take action. I will personally lop off your head. Understand?¡± Seeing the intense look of murder in Nagase Komi¡¯s eyes, Naito could not stop himself from shuddering. ¡°Un¡­ understood!¡± ¡°Alright. From now on, be a good boy.¡± She then turned around coldly and walked towards Chen Xiaolian. The moment she turned around, the expression on her face immediately switched to that of a respectful smile. ¡°It¡¯s only been a while since west met, but you¡¯ve be much fiercer.¡± Seeing Nagase Komi arrive before him, Chen Xiaolian did not wait for her to speak. ¡°Why act like the Yakuza? You even cut his pinky finger.¡± Despite having a bald head with no hair, Nagase Komi scratched her head and revealed an embarrassed smile. ¡°The junior in our guild is ignorant. I worry that you will think that our guild is a joke, Sir.¡± ¡°After Guild Leader, now Sir?¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand. ¡°No need for such formalities. Just call me Xiaolian.¡± ¡°Xiaolian¡­ senpai.¡± Nagase Komi hesitated for a moment. In the end, she added that word. ¡°Senpai, right now, you probably did note here just for points and rewards, right? Then, what is it you want to do in this instance dungeon?¡± After saying that, Nagase Komi quickly added, ¡°I¡¯m not trying to pry into senpai¡¯s secrets. I just wonder¡­ if Teacher and I could help you do anything. Even something small would do.¡± ¡°No need for that.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m just looking for someone, a yer who has entered this instance dungeon. But I do not know where they are. So, I can only slowly move ording to the storyline of this instance dungeon and wait until I meet them. As long as I can meet them, I will be able toplete my objective ining into this instance dungeon.¡± Seeing a hint of worry on Nagase Komi¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian smiled and continued, ¡°However, there is no need for you and Teacher Sawakita to feel worried. We are old acquaintances who have fought alongside one another, after all. Since we¡¯ve met, I will not ignore you. I will apany you fellows to finish this instance dungeon. As long as you fellows are beside me, I assure you that nothing will happen to you. Can you rx now?¡± ¡°If so¡­ thank you, senpai.¡± Nagase Komi was aware that Chen Xiaolian did not want to go into the details. Thus, she did not ask any more questions. She had already received the answer to the question that really mattered to her. Nodding, she got up to leave. ¡°Hmm, some guests havee. They sure are fast.¡± Nagase Komi had only just gotten up when she saw Chen Xiaolian turning his gaze towards the entrance of the hall. At the same time, tens of small missiles shot in through the entrance of the hall. Several hundred bats promptly rushed in through the few holes on the ceiling that were created by the earlier lightning attacks. The bats then flew towards them. The weather outside had been sunny, but it instantly turned into a snowstorm. Nagase Komi saw a blur. Next, she noticed that Chen Xiaolian had disappeared. Some info about the Fourth Shogunate Guild. A shogunate was a military government of Japan in the past and its head is called Shogun. From what I can gather, there were only three Shogunates to date, the Kamakura Shogunate (1192 to 1333), the Ashikaga Shogunate (1338 to 1573) and the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603 to 1868). That¡¯s why Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s guild is named the Fourth Shogunate Guild. Extra note, Toyotomi Hideyoshi (same era as Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate) managed to unify Japan in 1591, but his rule was a dynasty ¨C the Toyotomi Dynasty ¨C and not a shogunate. The Toyotomi Dynasty¡¯s power weakened in the end because Hideyoshi decided to attack both Korea and China at the same time. Unfortunately for him, Korea had Yi Sun-shin and 12 good ships. [Source: Wiki] Chapter 773 Are You Happy? Chapter 773 Are You Happy? Nightdew was floating in mid-air, each of her hands ced on the opposite shoulder. Strong drafts of air lifted her up, allowing her to observe the hall below. Her life signature detector clearly showed five life signatures within the hall. The system had already issued the prompt, notifying them that the Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama in Izumo-taisha had been taken. Logically speaking, the team that managed to obtain the mitama should have instantly left this location, which was being disyed by the system. However, they were still inside the hall right now. This could only mean one thing¡­ In the battle for the mitama earlier, although this team managed to defeat the monsters guarding the mitama, they must have suffered from serious injuries themselves. Rather, they may have lost some members as well. That¡¯s why they were incapable of moving. Instead, they had to stay here and rest. This was a good chance for them. The two strongest members in her team, excluding her, attacked. Fortress attacked from the main entrance using heat-seeking missiles while Mad Hunter utilized his bat clones to personally enter the hall through the ceiling. The moment the team inside the building chose to charge out, they would be greeted by a minus 150 degrees blizzard and the long-ranged bombardment from her other three members. Nightdew was very confident that a team that had only just suffered greatly from a battle with monsters would be incapable of escaping this perfect ambush. She watched as Fortress unloaded all of the missiles on his shoulder-mounted missileuncher in one fell swoop. The missiles flew into the hall through the opened gate. But nothing happened! No explosion. No burst of mes. It was as though the missiles had disappeared into the hall. Nightdew was stunned. But her astonishment onlysted a few seconds. Immediately after that, a figure flew out like a cannonball from inside the hall to smash into the courtyard wall. Fortunately, during that critical moment, Nightdew was able to clearly make out the figure¡¯s appearance. Thus, she did not activate her Goddess of Ice skill. That wasn¡¯t an enemy from within the hall, but¡­ Mad Hunter. Mad Hunter¡¯s skill allowed him to transform into hundreds of bats and attack the enemy. As long as just one of the bats survived, he would not die. And yet, Mad Hunter, who had transformed into hundreds of bats had ¨C in that short moment ¨C been beaten back to his original form and thrown out of the hall. More, after smashing into the courtyard wall, causing it to copse as a result, Mad Hunter was left incapable of standing up. He could only roll on the ground while groaning. Nightdew¡¯s heart grew cold, even colder than the surrounding air. Just who¡­ is inside the hall? This question did not linger long before she saw a figure walk out from the gate of the shrine. It was a young man who was certainly no older than 20 years of age. He was not particrly tall, with a good-looking face. There was a faint smile on his face. In his hand was a sword. He was not walking swiftly. Rather, it was as though he was having a stroll in his garden. Standing before him was Fortress. Fortress had thrown aside the missileuncher on his shoulder and pulled out two two-handed battle axes, one in each hand. He had been preparing to engage in a melee battle only to now stand there in stupor. Back when Mad Hunter flew out from the gate, he had grazed past Fortress. Fortress could still feel the high-speed airflow grazing his face. Mad Hunter¡­ didn¡¯t he only just charge in a second ago? Fortress was frightened. However, his shock onlysted for one second. Fortress swiftly recollected himself. He then roared and all the muscles in his body ballooned. The two battle axes in his hands became like hurricanes, shing furiously towards the young man before him. He was a warrior who had chosen the muscle strengthening route. Even so, he also possessed absolute confidence in his speed. Moreover, they also had Guild Leader Nightdew up in the sky. Bang! Before he could rush forward, something strong smashed against the side of Fortress¡¯s lower abdomen area. As a result, he felt all his strength vanishing and his vision began turning blurry. Dong! The courtyard wall on the other side copsed after Fortress smashed into it. This time, Nightdew became utterly dumbfounded. Fortress was their guild¡¯s strongest melee fighter. His Physique had been enhanced to [A-] ss. Even his Agility had been enhanced to [B+] ss. Additionally, there were also the double-handed Tempest War Axes and the melee skill that he purchased. His Comprehensive Melee Ability had already reached [A] ss. At that very moment, however, he was sent flying with but a single blow. More, his figure flew at a speed faster than the missiles he had just fired just now. That was not all. Nightdew could clearly see the move that the sword-wielding young man made earlier. He had turned his sword to strike Fortress¡¯ side with the blunt surface of the de. He was showing mercy. If it weren¡¯t for that, Fortress would have been severed in half by now. ¡°The one I¡¯m waiting for¡­ is not you fellows. You all may leave.¡± Nightdew watched as the young man raised his head to look at her. He even smiled at her. ¡°Take the two of them away. I don¡¯t like killing people. That¡¯s why they are still alive. But don¡¯t you appear before me again, or else¡­¡± He did not bother finishing his sentence before turning around to leisurely walk back into the shrine. The young man¡¯s back waspletely exposed to Nightdew. And yet, even after he disappeared back into the shrine, Nightdew did not use her Goddess of Ice skill that she had been preparing all this time. She dared not. Although her exclusive skill Goddess of Ice was at [S] ss, her Comprehensive Ability was far from [S] ss. It was presently only at [A-] ss. She was well aware of it. Judging by how this young man could incapacitate Fortress and Mad Hunter with a single punch, even if there were ten of her, there was no way her side could fight the young man. He must be [S] ss! Moreover, a highly experienced one. But¡­ just who is he? While her guild was neither big nor one of the top in terms of strength, Nightdew could already be considered a veteran amongst the yers. And yet, she had never heard of ¨C be it amongst yers or Awakened ones ¨C an [S] ss veteran with the appearance of that young man. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Still, now was not the time for her to be thinking about this. They had to leave immediately. The farther they go from this damned [S] ss expert who came out of nowhere, the better. ¡­ The sky had turned dark¡­ It had been 16 hours since the second phase began. Four other teams had appeared so far, all targeting the Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama of the Izumo-taisha. As Chen Xiaolian had promised, Miao Yan and Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s group only needed to sitfortably inside the shrine. Every time a team came to attack them in an attempt to snatch the mitama, Chen Xiaolian would singlehandedly and easily deal with them all. With the exception of the second team, which was too stubborn, forcing Chen Xiaolian to kill two of their members, the rest of them ¨C be it yers or Awakened ones ¨C would immediately choose to retreat after witnessing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength. But the one that Chen Xiaolian was waiting for still did note. On the other hand, the look that Sawakita Mitsuo and Nagase Komi had towards Chen Xiaolian had changed from awe to reverence. Even Naito had no balls to hold any feelings of resentment anymore. He instead sat there obediently like a good boy in kindergarten. Don¡¯t joke around. This was a big boss with a terrifying level of power. Could he afford to offend someone like this? ¡°There are five shrines hiding the mitama. The one that we are waiting for may not choose this one.¡± Miao Yan walked over and sat down beside Chen Xiaolian. She then continued with a hushed tone, ¡°What if he fails toplete the first phase and was already kicked out of this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not seem that worried. ¡°He still doesn¡¯t know that we are looking for him. Besides¡­ even if he knows, what of it? There is no way he would not take the bait and enter instance dungeons. We have the GM¡¯s help. It¡¯s only a matter of time before we catch him.¡± ¡°Fine¡­ at any rate, there is one on me. I¡¯m not afraid that you will go first on your own.¡± Miao Yan pondered it for a moment before slowly nodding. ¡°If we can¡¯t make it this time, the next time Ie online¡­¡± ¡°We have guests again.¡± Chen Xiaolian interrupted her and stood up only to be stunned for a moment. Unlike the previous encounters, he did not walk to the courtyard outside. The reason for that was because he could already hear the sound of footsteps. Previously, every one of the other teams would not say anything and simply attacked first. This time, though, the opposing party did not do so. Soon enough, three figures appeared at the entrance to the hall. When the sky turned dark earlier, Nagase Komi had led Naito to light up all the candles inside the shrine. And while the hall was spacious, thanks to the illumination of so many candles, it remained well-lit. When he saw the face of the leader of the trio, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. Finally, the wait is over! ¡°I was wondering why this team did not leave after obtaining the mitama. So, it¡¯s you, Shogun.¡± The one leading the trio wore a pure-ck protective suit and sported long hair. His face was as white as snow and his eyes were filled with insidiousness. As for the two figures standing behind him, both were men. One wielded a staff while the other one had his whole body covered in ayer of metallic exoskeleton suit. The leader, however, was not wielding anything. He looked at Sawakita Mitsuo. Despite addressing him as ¡®Shogun¡¯, his tone was filled with ridicule. ¡°It¡¯s true¡­ I have not encountered any experts in this instance dungeon. No wonder you can stay here sofortably for so long. However, you probably didn¡¯t think that I would appear in this instance dungeon, no?¡± ¡°Indeed¡­ I did not expect this.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo stood up. Even back when the man in ck was talking, Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s eyes had been staring at the man in ck. In Chen Xiaolian¡¯s opinion, Sawakita Mitsuo had always been a refined and easy-going old man. No matter what happened, he would always maintain a carefree look. This was his first time seeing such intense killing intent in Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s eyes. ¡°Then, you should know what to do now, right? My dear Shogun?¡± The man in ck disyed a smile full of arrogance and condescension. ¡°Hand over the Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama in your possession. Omononushi, Takeminakata, Shisuhiko, Kotoshironushi¡­ add the one in your hand and all five mitama are mine! Oh, right! Also¡­¡± He did not move, but his eyes slowly swept past Chen Xiaolian and the others. Then, his faced cracked into a grin. ¡°Your team¡­ there are two that I like a lot. You understand, right?¡± At that very moment, in addition to insidiousness, there was also desire, one that seemed about to overflow. ¡°If¡­¡± To his surprise, Sawakita Mitsuo shook his head. ¡°¡­ I refuse?¡± ¡°Oh, oh, oh¡­ looks like our Shogun thinks that he has be some bigshot!¡± The man in ck apuded in an exaggerated fashion. ¡°Additionally, he has forgotten¡­ in that Dubai instance dungeon, how your team members were all killed by me. Oh, no. I almost forgot. The ones I liked did not die inside the instance dungeon. I took them out of the instance dungeon and enjoyed myself with them for three whole days before they died.¡± After saying that, he slowly took several steps forward. A cube the size of a Rubik¡¯s cube had suddenly appeared on his right palm. It rotated non-stop and the man in ck¡¯s face began turning vicious. ¡°Since you rejected my kind warning¡­ you must already be prepared for the consequences, right?¡± ¡°Strange, you don¡¯t seem very angry.¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned to look at Miao Yan with a slightly puzzled look. ¡°Judging by his tone, you should understand what he intends to do to you, no?¡± Chen Xiaolian had not expected the yer with the final seed to actually be a¡­ psychopathic murderer with a twisted mind. Miao Yan¡¯s designated body was Countess Xian Yin. Naturally, this carefully-tailored high-level Exclusive ount possessed a wless appearance. And while Nagase Komi had a punk look, judging by her facial features that were covered by the heavy makeup, she had quite the attractive appearance. Moreover, her tattoos and bald head could also be considered as an unconventional type of beauty. It was not surprising that someone would find her attractive. It wasn¡¯t hard to imagine just what the man in ck was nning to do to them when he threatened Sawakita Mitsuo just now. ¡°Me?¡± Miao Yan had a more puzzled expression on her face. ¡°You thought¡­ he was talking about me?¡± ¡°Who else¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes widened. Miao Yan raised her palm to her forehead. ¡°By the Heavens! Back when the GM told us his name, I thought that you would have at least heard of him. Rather¡­ even if you have not heard of him, you should have been able to infer something from his name.¡± ¡°What? Could he be talking about¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the man in ck before turning back to Miao Yan. He gaped before pointing at himself. ¡°Me?¡± ¡°The GM had already informed you that his name is Heavenly Attacker. What do you think? Does he like females or¡­ males?¡± Miao Yan stretched her hand to cup her hair while grinning brightly at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°To attract his fancy¡­ are you happy?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Heavenly Attacker again and felt goosebumps all over his body. Damn it, this pervert! F**k your attacker! Heavenly Attacker, roughly tranted from ¡®Ìì¹¥¡¯, pinyin: ''ti¨¡n gong''. In Chinese, ¡®Ð¡¹¥¡¯, pinyin: ''xi¨£o g¨­ng¡¯, roughly tranted as: Junior Attacker, refers to gay men, particrly the one that ¡®gives/attacks¡¯ in the ¡®bed¡¯. So here, the name Heavenly Attacker implies he''s ''Heavenly'' at ''attacking'' in bed. Chapter 774 Chapter 774 ¡°You fellows¡­ know my name?¡± Heavenly Attacker halted his steps and turned to look at Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan. He was a yer. More, he possessed a high-level Exclusive ount. He was something of a renowned figure in the circle of yers. But for the Awakened ones, with the exception of those with a great deal of experience, not many knew him. Sawakita Mitsuo was one of them. Heavenly Attacker and Sawakita Mitsuo had once participated in the same instance dungeon. The instance dungeon was not apetitive-type instance dungeon and the quests given did not require confrontation between the participants. Even so, Heavenly Attacker had still taken action against the Fourth Shogunate Guild¡¯s team. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Sawakita Mitsuo was unlucky. One of the members in his team had worked as a male host for a club before. The handsome kind. Unfortunately, Heavenly Attacker swung that way. Back then, the team under Sawakita Mitsuo suffered aplete wipeout. No one survived. As for the male host, he was kidnapped by Heavenly Attacker. It wasn¡¯t until three dayster that Sawakita Mitsuo received a system notification regarding the death of the male host in the guild channel. One could imagine just what that fellow had to experience during those three days. That was Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s biggest setback. It also formed a grudge that he would never forget. Heavenly Attacker regarded Chen Xiaolian from head to toe, a slight feeling of puzzlement in his heart. These two were Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s team members. Since they knew his name, they must also know of his ¡®preference¡¯. He liked young and handsome boys. He especially liked ying with them until they died. But if they knew of him, why was there¡­ not a hint of fear from them? ¡°Shogun, looks like you haven¡¯t told your team members about my strength, and¡­ my favourite hobby.¡± Heavenly Attacker turned his gaze to Sawakita Mitsuo and revealed a wide and cruel smile. ¡°Do you¡­ not have the guts to tell them?¡± ¡°These two are not my team members.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s face was impassive, but his voice was as cold as ice. ¡°Although I¡¯ve never met you, I did hear about you before. Following the strength evaluation of the Awakened ones, you have long since reached [S] ss.¡± Miao Yan smiled at Heavenly Attacker. ¡°I believe you must have heard of me before as well. My name is Miao Yan.¡± ¡°I¡­ know you.¡± A hint of surprise shed across Heavenly Attacker¡¯s face. ¡°Since you fellows are yers, why group up with Awakened ones? This instance dungeon does not have any quest that mandates forming a team with others.¡± He had never met Miao Yan before, but he did hear of her name. ¡°No.¡± Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°I am the only yer here. Chen Xiaolian is an Awakened.¡± The look of doubt in Heavenly Attacker¡¯s eyes grew. ¡°A native? You grouped up with a native?¡± ¡°All in order to wait for you.¡± Chen Xiaolian had been keeping quiet all this time. Only now did he calmly speak up. ¡°You have something that I need. That¡¯s why I had to specificallye to this instance dungeon, to look for you. At any rate, here in this instance dungeon, you are incapable of discarding your body and log off. Moreover¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled before continuing, ¡°Originally, I was thinking that, as long as you are willing to hand over the item, I can let you go. I don¡¯t like killing people, after all. However, it would appear that you have done something very cruel to Teacher Sawakita in the past. How regretful. He could be considered as one of the elders that I respect. And so¡­ the way I see it, killing you will not make me feel guilty.¡± ¡°Kill¡­ me?¡± Heavenly Attacker burst intoughter. The cube that he had been holding in his right hand suddenly expanded, growing tens of times bigger. There were tens of uniform and fine gaps on each surface. Instantly, the cube broke apart into countless smaller parts, which flew towards Heavenly Attacker¡¯s body. The majority of the parts transformed into a set of sleek armoured suit while the rest transformed into a sword. ¡°Who do you think you are? The Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild? Even he would not have an easy time killing me! If you are willing to serve me and give me a good time, I might consider showing you the item you are looking for, before you die!¡± ¡°There are three things I would like to tell you.¡± Chen Xiaolian had not taken action to disrupt the cube back when it was disassembling and reassembling itself. Instead, he had his hands sped behind his back as he calmly said, ¡°Firstly, if Shen doesn¡¯t hide his strength, one finger from him is enough to kill you. ¡°Secondly, it is true that I cannotpare to Shen. Thus, killing you will take a bit more effortpared to Shen. Even so¡­ it is just a matter of having to use a few more fingers. ¡°Thirdly, the truth is, the Seeds of the World Tree¡­ are not what you think they are. Even if you manage to gather them all, it will be pointless. It would simply be a pointless endeavour.¡± The moment Heavenly Attacker heard Chen Xiaolian talk about the Seeds of the World Tree, his eyes contracted and a terrifying killing intent abruptly burst out from his eyes. His sword instantly shed towards Chen Xiaolian. At the same time, tens of the armour tes on his body rose to reveal a ck gun barrel. The equipment that Heavenly Attacker was using was called the Tactical Rubik¡¯s Cube. It was capable of ¨C depending of the state of the battle ¨C automaticallying up with suitable tactical gears. The suit of armour and sword that he was presently using was a general-purpose tactical suit capable of both melee and rangedbat. Even though this Awakened named Chen Xiaolian was very much to his taste, Heavenly Attacker hadpletely given up the n to capture him alive. A mere native actually knew of the Seeds of the World Tree! Additionally¡­ this native also knew that he had already obtained one. He could not allow this native to continue living. Fire everything! Beams and artillery were fired at the same time, all aimed at Chen Xiaolian, who was only a short distance away. A series of explosions engulfed Chen Xiaolian and his whole body became like a huge fireball. Heavenly Attacker¡¯s sword followed swiftly as it shed down. Dang! Heavenly Attacker, however, heard a colliding sound. There was also the strong shock running through his sword. Heavenly Attacker had already enhanced his Physique to a very high level. And yet, he was still incapable of enduring the bacsh. The sword was knocked away alongside the other debris, creating an arc in the air before stabbing into a beam inside the hall. After the mes had dissipated, Heavenly Attacker saw Chen Xiaolian standing safely before him. He had not moved in the slightest. Furthermore, he was now in a suit of armour. The suit of armour shone with multi-coloured light, sporting a pair of wings on its back. Despite taking the concentrated bombardment at such a short distance, the armour was not broken. Rather, there wasn¡¯t even a hint of a scratch on it. Be it in instance dungeons or the system¡¯s exchange list, Heavenly Attacker had never seen such an armour before. In a sh, he grew certain that this was a top-grade gear. It might even be¡­ of a higher grade than his Tactical Rubik¡¯s Cube. The foreboding sensation had only just emerged from Heavenly Attacker¡¯s heart when Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand shot forward with lightning-like speed to grab his neck. Before Heavenly Attacker could even find the time to struggle, something impacted his lower body area and a heart-rending pain assailed him. Gripping Heavenly Attacker¡¯s neck, Chen Xiaolian had unleashed a heavy kick up the area between Heavenly Attacker¡¯s legs. The Tactical Rubik¡¯s Cube that Heavenly Attacker took pride in was a top-grade equipment capable of both offence and defence. It even possessed energy and spiritual attributes. Yet, it could not defend against this single casual kick from Chen Xiaolian. Fragments scattered about and the lower body part of Heavenly Attacker¡¯s body became a bloody mess. Boom! Heavenly Attacker¡¯s whole body was smashed into the ground, going all the way through the wooden flooring of the hall and leaving arge crater of soil there. ¡°Get up, you''re not dead yet.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood at the edge of the crater, looking coldly at the body that was partially covered in soil. Heavenly Attacker was so badly beaten that he could no longer recollect himself. Chen Xiaolian was not a cruel person. Whenever it was possible to not kill, he would always do his best to not kill. However, this person before him was an exception. Although Sawakita Mitsuo did not say anything to Chen Xiaolian, based on the short exchange between him and Heavenly Attacker, Chen Xiaolian could tell what Heavenly Attacker did to his guild members. Also¡­ Heavenly Attacker was nning on doing that to him. He had no intentions of showing mercy to such a scumbag. ¡°Magical! Dragon! Transformation!¡± A roar suddenly rang out from the crater. Heavenly Attacker, who was inside the crater, suddenly ballooned in size. A pair of wings swiftly grew from his back. Then, pping the ground forcefully, his figure punched out from the crater like a meteor. Although the area upied by this hall in the Izumo-taisha was quite sizable, it was not too high. There was only a distance of around 10 metres between the ground and the roof. With a boom, Heavenly Attacker smashed arge hole through the roof. Heavenly Attacker flew up in the sky. He no longer looked like a human. Instead, he had transformed into a colossal, three-headed dragon. Tens of metres long, his body waspletely covered in ck scales. All three of his heads had their mouths wide open, breathing out red, yellow and green mes respectively. ¡°Oh, a traffic light?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look at Heavenly Attacker with interest. There was no trace of anxiousness in the face of this colossal existence. As expected, this fellow still has a hidden trump card. Back in World¡¯s End, Chen Xiaolian had seen Wu Ya using a transformation skill with the same name. Still, it was clear that Heavenly Attacker¡¯s Magical Dragon Transformation was notpletely the same as Wu Ya¡¯s skill. Not only was Heavenly Attacker bigger, his shape was also closer to that of a dragon. Judging by this, Heavenly Attacker¡¯s skill was up to standard, the ¡®genuine¡¯ one. Just an iplete version of the Magical Dragon Transformation skill had been enough for Wu Ya to reach [S] ss, nearly killing Chen Xiaolian back when he still possessed Skyde¡¯s power. At that very moment, however, the aura that Heavenly Attacker exuded was several times strongerpared to Wu Ya¡¯s aura. Sawakita Mitsuo had a great deal of confidence in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength. But in the face of the monstrous aura emanating from Heavenly Attacker¡¯s body, he was still incapable of stopping several beads of sweat from oozing out from his forehead. Nagase Komi¡¯s face waspletely pale. Naito, on the other hand, felt his knees go weak and he slumped to the ground. Even though he had inadvertently obtained a high-grade mech, he was still just a newbie in the end. This was his first time witnessing such a great battle. Thinking back to the conversation between Sawakita Mitsuo and Heavenly Attacker, the feeling of fear within him grew increasingly strong. If even Chen Xiaolian could not beat Heavenly Attacker, the fate awaiting him¡­ After Heavenly Attacker transformed, the Tactical Rubik¡¯s Cube swiftly disassembled, reassembling instead into pieces of armour tes, covering him from head to toe. He raised his three heads up. Then, the zing tri-colour mesing from his mouths moved to intertwine each other as they shot furiously towards Chen Xiaolian, who was on the ground. Chen Xiaolian continued to stand there. In the face of theing fire attack, he did not move, not even half a step. He simply raised the Sword in the Stone in his hand. sh! The edge of the sword struck the pir of fire that Heavenly Attacker had fired at him, but it did not cut the pir of fire. Instead, it deflected it back to Heavenly Attacker at an even greater velocity. Boom! Before Heavenly Attacker could even dodge, the pir of fire struck his abdomen, leaving a see-through hole the size of a washbasin. It even tore off one of his wings. And so, Heavenly Attacker fell to the ground with a wail. The roof, already having to endure arge hole from the previous smashing action from Heavenly Attacker, now had to take on yet another smashing attack from an even bigger Heavenly Attacker. And so, the entire roof and even the beams copsed and all of them came crashing to the ground. As the roof was copsing, Sawakita Mitsuo quickly swung his folding fan, summoning out tens of silvery beams that shot up like agile snakes. The beams blocked the wooden beams that were falling down, protecting him and the other two on his side. Heavenly Attacker¡¯s twopanions who had been standing behind him just now did not even have the time to cooperate with Heavenly Attacker to attack Chen Xiaolian before Heavenly Attacker, their Guild Leader, smashed heavily into the ground. They grew dumbfounded and stood still, uncertain if they should attack or run. Heavenly Attacker, who smashed into the ground, had been forced out of his Magical Dragon Transformation form. His body was half buried beneath a pile of wooden boards. Meanwhile, the Tactical Rubik¡¯s Cube had automatically transformed into a suit of armour that covered his whole body. Chen Xiaolian took a few steps forward. Kicking away a few wooden boards, he looked down on Heavenly Attacker. ¡°Have you used all your skills?¡± Gritting his teeth, Heavenly Attacker turned over and struggled to stand up. He threw a punch only for Chen Xiaolian to catch it with one hand. ¡°I wonder¡­ did you ever purchase a skill to block pain?¡± Chen Xiaolian tightened his grip. With a wretched heart-rending scream, Heavenly Attacker¡¯s right arm and theyer of armour protecting it were ripped apart. He tossed Heavenly Attacker¡¯s arm aside. ¡°A pity. It would appear you did not.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged before turning to look at the two fellows behind him. One of them had a de of light jutting out from each of his arms while the other one had summoned out several skeletal-like phantoms that swirled around him. However, they merely stood there. There was a nk stare on their faces as they watched Chen Xiaolian and Heavenly Attacker, who was already in a near-dead state from the previous beating. Fear had left them in utter shock. This fellow¡­ just what kind of monster was he? ¡°Great Teacher, in the past¡­ did these two had any part in it?¡± Even though Chen Xiaolian was looking at Heavenly Attacker¡¯s two team members, his questions was directed at Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°¡­ yes.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo, who was standing not far away from them, slowly nodded, a stern look on his face. ¡°Very well. In that case¡­ ¡­ together, then.¡± Chapter 775 The Third Phase Chapter 775 The Third Phase Chen Xiaolian had spoken with a very t tone. But when Heavenly Attacker¡¯s team of three heard those words, they felt extremely terrified. Naturally, it was not the words that were terrifying. It was his strength. Heavenly Attacker knew that he was not the strongest amongst the yers and Awakened ones. For example, Shen, the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild, was generally recognized as the strongest amongst the yers. Nevertheless, Heavenly Attacker was confident that, if he had to face Shen on his own, he should still be able to put up a fight against him. Even in the most extreme circumstances, he would not be killed. There was an unwritten consensus amongst yers and Awakened ones. Unless it was an unavoidable battle to the death, those who have reached [S] ss would have a very hard time killing one another, regardless of which side they were on. For someone at the [S] ss, unless they were restricted by the system quest, they would be able to escape. Heavenly Attacker had never imagined that he would be trampled like this by a single opponent. Run! I must run right now! Heavenly Attacker knelt on the ground, clutching his still-bleeding right arm. Quickly, he activated all the thrusters on his suit of armour and flew towards the roof. He didn¡¯t even have the luxury to give his two team members any orders through the guild channel. That said, there was no need for Heavenly Attacker to give them the order. Humans possessed the instinct to run. Driven by fear, the two did not hesitate. One of them also activated his thrusters while the other one abruptly stamped both feet, summoning out a bone dragon from beneath him. pping its wings, it brought the summoner with it as it flew towards the entrance of the hall. Contrary to Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s expectations, Chen Xiaolian simply watched as the three of them ran, not taking action to stop them. ¡°Chen-san¡­¡± Just as Sawakita Mitsuo was about to speak up, he saw a longbow suddenly appear in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. It was a silvery-white longbow with exquisite patterns engraved on its surface. A de extended out from each of its two ends. By then, Heavenly Attacker had already broken through the roof. His two team members had also charged out through the entrance of the hall. Chen Xiaolian, though, continued to raise the longbow. He did not even take aim with it. The pulled longbow took the shape of a full moon. There was no arrow or anything of the sort on the bowstring. But when Chen Xiaolian released his fingers, the bowstring promptly shone. Three arrows,posed of light, split into three different directions as they flew out. ¡­ Heavenly Attacker had only just charged out through the roof when the Tactical Rubik¡¯s Cube on his body transformed again. Only a thinyer of it remained on his body as the rest reassembled into a motorcycle-like aircraft. There were tworge thrusters on its back. This was actually the Tactical Rubik¡¯s Cube¡¯s offensive mode. This was the first time Heavenly Attacker had used it to escape. Blue mes erupted from the thrusters, reaching a length of tens of metres. Instantly, the aircraft reached maximum velocity. With this¡­ safe! With the sessful activation of dash mode, Heavenly Attacker inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. Given the speed of the dash mode, it would be impossible for anyone to catch up to him. The instance dungeon was not yetpleted, but the area involved was too big. Almost all of Japan was included in this instance dungeon. Thus, there were many ces to hide. Next up, he only needed to find a ce to hide and wait for the instance dungeon to end. Even if it meant being subjected to the punishment from the system because he could notplete the quest for the next phase, Heavenly Attacker simply didn¡¯t care about it anymore. He had already obtained four of the mitama, after all. Even if the system were to punish him, it would not directly kill him off. At most, he would simply have to participate in a punishment-type instance dungeon. He was an [S] ss expert, after all. There was almost no chance of him dying in a punishment-type instance dungeon. It would be better than getting killed by this monster that came out of nowhere. Right after those thoughts came to his mind, however, he noticed a silvery light appearing out of the corner of his eyes. Three beams of silvery light shot out through the roof of the shrine and formed arcs in the sky before shooting towards him and his two team members. Their speed far exceeded that of the Tactical Rubik¡¯s Cube that had been pushed to its limit. Heavenly Attacker had no chance to even let out a cry before the silvery light was all he could see. Bang! Bang! Bang! Three silver-coloured fireworks burst out in the sky at the same time. ¡°Come, let¡¯s go pick up the seed.¡± Chen Xiaolian snapped his fingers to signal Miao Yan before walking out the hall. ¡­ ¡°Chen-san¡¯s kindness, this old man truly¡­ I do not know how I could ever repay you.¡± When Chen Xiaolian leisurely made his way back to the entrance of the shrine, he saw the back of the head of three figures. Sawakita Mitsuo was in the front while Nagase Komi and Naito were standing side-by-side behind him. The three of them were kneeling towards Chen Xiaolian, their hands on the ground and their foreheads touching the ground. This was Japan¡¯s highest form of courtesy, the dogeza. ¡°Teacher Sawakita¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a wry smile and he hurriedly moved aside to avoid it. He then walked towards Sawakita Mitsuo from the side and pulled him up. ¡°You are already so old. Why show such courtesy to me? How can I ept this?¡± ¡°I only think that it¡¯s not enough. What is this about how you can ept it?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo shook his head, but Chen Xiaolian forcefully pulled him up while sighing softly. Sawakita Mitsuo had not expected to encounter Heavenly Attacker again in this instance dungeon. On top of that, the one that Chen Xiaolian was looking for was actually Heavenly Attacker. If it weren¡¯t for Chen Xiaolian, he would not have chosen to wait at the Izumo-taisha with his team members. Earlier, however, Heavenly Attacker mentioned that he had obtained four of the mitama. That meant that he would also target the mitama that was in their possession. Due to that, it was just a matter of time before Heavenly Attacker found him. He was not too confident in his ability to escape from Heavenly Attacker one more time. Even if he could escape, albeit barely, Nagase Komi and Naito would surely die. That was especially true of Naito. Heavenly Attacker had made it very clear just now. He was interested in two people. One was Chen Xiaolian. Naturally, the other one was Naito. If they hadn¡¯t met Chen Xiaolian in this instance dungeon, the three of them from the Fourth Shogunate Guild would likely have died here. On Naito¡¯s part, he had originally harboured a well-concealed feeling of resentment towards Chen Xiaolian due to the destruction of his mech. That feeling, however, had long since vanished. How could he dare to be disrespectful? More importantly, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s disy of strength had utterly subdued him. Killing Heavenly Attacker and his team was practically as easy as blowing off dust for him. This power hadpletely surpassed the limits of his imagination. In fact, he was feeling terribly fearful. Earlier, when he had only just exited the hatch of his mech, he had actually disyed a disrespectful attitude towards Chen Xiaolian. If it weren¡¯t for Great Teacher and Nagase-senpai, who cut off his pinky finger to apologize¡­ He might have died over a hundred times by now. ¡°Komi, do I have to pull you up too?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled at Nagase Komi. ¡°Get up. This is just a trivial matter.¡± Nagase Komi and Naito then got up and stood behind Sawakita Mitsuo. ¡°Chen-san, you have now gathered all the mitama of the Gods of the Land, right?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo lightly rubbed his moustache and said in a heavy tone, ¡°But the system still hasn¡¯t given any new quest notification. Looks like, even if we gather up all the mitama, it would not start the next phase in advance.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved it off. ¡°We¡¯ll deal with it step by step. With me here, are you afraid that we will not be able toplete this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°The item that Chen-san entered this instance dungeon for, didn¡¯t you find it already?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo smiled. ¡°I thought that you would leave first.¡± While it was absolutely impossible for participants to leave beforepleting the instance dungeon, Sawakita Mitsuo ¨C after witnessing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s terrifying strength ¨C believed that it was no longer an impossibility for him. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯m not in such a hurry.¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a faint smile and shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m already here. I can spend some time here. Also, since I¡¯ve encountered an old friend, I might as well escort you fellows while I¡¯m here.¡± ¡°In the future, no matter what instructions Chen-san may have for me, I, Sawakita Mitsuo, and the entire Fourth Shogunate Guild, will surely give it our all to aplish it, even in the face of death,¡± Sawakita Mitsuo said solemnly. ¡­ A few more hours passed. This time, no other teams came to disturb them. Finally, when the timer within the system reached 0, a new quest prompt appeared. [Prompt: You own the Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama after the 24 hours are over. Total number of mitama: 5/5. Okuninushi, Omononushi, Takeminakata, Shisuhiko, Kotoshironushi. The second phase isplete. Entering the third phase. [Quest for the third phase: [As you possess the Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama, you will be assigned to the Gods of the Land¡¯s faction. The location of the Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama will no longer appear on the other yers¡¯ radars. [Quest for the Gods of the Land¡¯s faction: Snatch the Three Sacred Treasures. Head to Ise Shrine and snatch the Yata-no-Kagami. Head to Atsuta Shrine and snatch the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi. Head to the Tokyo Imperial Pce and snatch the Yasakani-no-Magatama. [By obtaining all the Three Sacred Treasures, the body of the Gods of the Land can be reformed and resurrected. [If all five Gods of the Land are resurrected, Susanoo will awaken.] The Three Sacred Treasures here are the actual Imperial Regalia of Japan: 1. The sword, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, formerly known as the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi. 2. The mirror, the Yata-no-Kagami. 3. The jewel, the Yasakani-no-Magatama. Per Wiki, the actual status of these legendary treasures is unknown as they are intentionally kept from public view to symbolize authority. Chapter 776 Who Killed Them? Chapter 776 Who Killed Them? ¡°The design of this instance dungeon is truly¡­ cunning.¡± After reading the prompt, Chen Xiaolian smiled. It turned out, there was actually no need for the participants to try and snatch the mitama. The prompt had mentioned about the Gods of the Land¡¯s faction. Clearly, there must be a corresponding Gods of Heaven¡¯s faction. In other words, the participants who failed to snatch the mitama would not be punished by the system. Instead, they would be assigned to the Gods of Heaven¡¯s faction. Looking at it this way, the lesspetition there was for the mitama earlier, the better it would have been for the participants. Naturally, if nobody had chosen to go after the Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama, the instance dungeon likely would still be able to go on. However, as Qiao Qiao was not here with him, Chen Xiaolian did not know all the possible questlines for this instance dungeon. He did not know how many participants were left in this instance dungeon. However, Heavenly Attacker had managed to obtain four of the mitama while his side had obtained the mitama enshrined in the Izumo-taisha. Due to that, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group were the only ones in the Gods of the Land¡¯s faction. ¡°Teacher Sawakita, let¡¯s go.¡± Chen Xiaolian nudged with his head and performed an invitation gesture towards the entrance of the shrine. Before the priests in the Izumo-taisha¡¯s shrine were all killed, they had spread the news. At that moment, Sawakita Mitsuo had beenbelled as a traitor. Naturally, he could no longer take the helicopter of the Imperial Household Agency that they had used toe here. Thus, the five of them boarded the jeep that Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan rode. Only this time, Nagase Komi was the one driving. Deciding by the distance between them and their targets, they would first head to Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture, then Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya before finally heading to the Tokyo Imperial Pce. Having seen Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength just now, Sawakita Mitsuo and his team members werepletely at ease about this instance dungeon. No matter what opponent they encountered next, it was impossible for them to be in danger again. With Chen Xiaolian here, the next phases of this instance dungeon were but the equivalent of going through the motions for them. Both Ise Shrine and Atsuta Shrine were also guarded by a good number of priests. Unlike the Izumo-taisha, however, the Divine Masters had performed the God-summoning ritual before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group arrived, allowing the Gods of Heaven to take over their bodies. But it made no difference to Chen Xiaolian. He easily defeated Kagutsuchi and Yamato Takeru, the two Gods of Heaven that took over the bodies of the Divine Masters. Then, they effortlessly obtained the Yata-no-Kagami and the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi. As for the final Yasakani-no-Magatama, it was hidden in the Tokyo Imperial Pce. The Tokyo Imperial Pce was originally the ce of residence for the Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo Period, the Edo Castle. After the Meiji Restoration, the Emperor moved from Kyoto to Tokyo, also making the Edo Castle his ce of residence. During World War II, the Imperial Pce was damaged by bombing and it was not until 1968 that it was reconstructed while maintaining its original look. Although there were no priest characters in the Tokyo Imperial Pce, the Imperial Household Agency ¨C after receiving news that two of the Three Sacred Treasures kept in Ise Shrine and Atsuta Shrine had been robbed and Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s betrayal ¨C mobilized a high number of soldiers from the Self-Defence Forces around the Imperial Pce. Only, these soldiers were even less capable of stopping Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group. It was as though they were simply taking a leisurely stroll before entering the Imperial Pce. Corpses were strewn on the ground behind them. ¡°The Yasakani-no-Magatama is kept in the core area of the West Garden. Chen-san, just follow me.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo moved forward while exining to Chen Xiaolian, who was behind him. As the Vice-Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency, Sawakita Mitsuo knew the structure of the entire Imperial Pce like the back of his palm. ¡°To be able to group up with Teacher Sawakita in this instance dungeon, it¡¯s really convenient.¡± Chen Xiaolian, who was following Sawakita Mitsuo, said with a smile, ¡°Only¡­ Teacher, do you not feel ufortable?¡± In addition to the soldiers from the Self-Defence Forces that were temporarily mobilized to guard the Imperial Pce, there was also a good number of guard soldiers under the Imperial Pce from the Imperial Household Agency. In other words, they were all Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s subordinates. Chen Xiaolian had been the one who defeated the two Divine Masters ¨C possessed by the Gods of Heaven ¨C of Ise Shrine and Atsuta Shrine that had been taken over by the Gods of Heaven. However, he had not taken any other action. After arriving at the Imperial Pce, Sawakita Mitsuo had taken the lives of many of his former subordinates. Moreover, he was presently leading enemies to invade the Imperial Pce that he had once managed and protected. ¡°Chen-san, you jest. This is just an instance dungeon. It cannot be considered real. Even if they are to die by my hands now, once this instance dungeon ends, all will be reset. After all these years, having participated in so many instance dungeons, what psychological burden could I have from this?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo advanced slowly while shaking his head. ¡°Besides¡­ Chen-san, you don¡¯t actually think I venerate the Imperial Family, do you?¡± As Sawakita Mitsuo spoke, a silvery beam of light suddenly emerged from the ground before flying straight ahead. A man in ck suit had just smashed open a door in the corridor ahead. This man was holding a submachine gun and had wanted to shoot with it, but the silvery beam of light pierced his chest before he could even take aim. Crying miserably, he then fell to the ground. ¡°When you put it that way¡­ that¡¯s true.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded andughed. ¡°I almost forgot your nickname.¡± Throughout Japanese history, there were three Shogunates, the Kamakura Shogunate, Ashikaga Shogunate and Tokugawa Shogunate. Every one of them had seized the power of rule and turned the Emperor into a figurehead. During the reign of Shogunates, an Emperor was but a puppet that they can push around. Sawakita Mitsuo was someone who gave his guild the name ¡®the Fourth Shogunate¡¯. His nickname was ¡®the Shogun¡¯. It would be weird for someone like this to hold the Emperor in veneration. ¡°It¡¯s here.¡± After advancing for another five minutes, the five of them finally arrived before two heavy Nanmu wooden doors. Sawakita Mitsuo pushed open the door and gestured, inviting Chen Xiaolian into the huge exhibition hall inside. This was the Imperial Collection Hall located in the core area. Precious treasures from Japan¡¯s past were stored here. There were swords and paintings hung all over the walls around them. There at the end of the hall was a ss cab. A wooden boxy quietly within the ss cab. ¡°So¡­ with this, we¡¯ve collected them all.¡± Chen Xiaolian tapped lightly with a finger and the thick bulletproof ss shattered. Reaching out with his hand, he opened the wooden box and saw ama-like, green-coloured magatama lying on purple-coloured velvet. The five of them then received a new prompt from the system at the same time. [Prompt: You have obtained the quest item for the third phase: The Yasakani-no-Magatama.] [Prompt: You have collected all the quest items for the third phase: The Yata-no-Kagami, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and the Yasakani-no-Magatama.] [Afterbining the Three Sacred Treasures, you can perform the Gods of the Land¡¯s Mitama Revival Ritual. [When at least one God of the Land is revived, the fourth phase willmence.] ¡°Combine, eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian brought out the Yata-no-Kagami and the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi that they obtained earlier from his storage space and ced them in front, together with the Yasakani-no-Magatama. The Three Sacred Treasures automatically floated up. When they were at half the height of a normal person, they formed a triangle-shaped array and shone with three different colours: red, yellow and blue. A halo of light ¨C rotating without respite ¨C was formed in the middle. ¡°Next is¡­ the mitama.¡± Like the one they obtained from the Izumo-taisha, the mitama that they obtained from Heavenly Attacker also had the appearance of the magatama. Clipping a mitama between his fingers, Chen Xiaolian then gently threw it into the halo of light. The triangr array began rotating while the halo of light in the middle rotated at an even faster speed and the three-coloured streams of light there turned white. Next, a furious roar emerged from the halo of light. A hand reached out from the halo of light, pressed the ground and slowly propped its body before emerging from the halo. It was a male, half a body taller than ordinary humans. He wore an ancient Japanese armour and his hand held onto a tachi sword. His face was as pale as a corpse while his eyes were as red as blood. This person emanated an atmosphere of might, far greater than that of the Divine Masters that were possessed by the Gods of Heaven earlier. ¡°You fellows¡­ have freed me¡­ of the Gods of Heaven¡¯s seal¡­ you will be rewarded! Once you defeat the Gods of Heaven, you will reign forever as the King of the Central Land of Reed ins!¡± At the same time, Chen Xiaolian also received another prompt from the system. [Prompt: You have reformed the body of Okuninushi, the Master of the Great Land, andpleted the third phase of this instance dungeon. The fourth phase shall nowmence. [Quest for the fourth phase: Assist the Gods of the Land in killing off all the Gods of Heaven. [Optional quest: Liberate all five Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama and awaken the King of the Gods of the Land, Susanoo [Remaining Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama: 4/5.] ¡°Master of the Great Land, right? Fine, fine, I get it.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his hand and casually waved at Okuninushi before bringing out a second mitama. ¡°Wait a bit. There are still your four friends. Once they are revived, we can slowly talk.¡± The four remaining mitama were quickly released. The Gods of the Land who emerged appeared simr to Okuninushi. Only, the colour of their armour was different. After all the five mitama had been released, the five Gods of the Land looked at each other before moving to stand around the triangr array. Next, beam after beam of light shone up from the ground where the five Gods of the Land were standing upon to form a pentagram that enclosed the triangr array. [Prompt: You have reformed the bodies of all five Gods of the Land. Now reviving Susanoo. Defend the revival ritual from interruptions until Susanoo is revived.] A deep and loud roar rang out from the centre of the halo of light. This time, the hand reaching out from the halo was different from that of the Gods of the Land before. Not only was it several times bigger, it did not appear like a human hand at all. Instead, it had sharp ws and was covered in ck carapace. ¡°Looks like this will take some time. Let¡¯s wait first. From the looks of it, there shouldn¡¯t be any danger.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the faces of Okuninushi and the others. They appeared quite taxed by the effort. It seemed that reviving Susanoo would take quite some time and power. Chen Xiaolian then turned around and gestured towards Sawakita Mitsuo and the others. Finding a box that contained some unknown treasures, he sat down on it and said, ¡°Teacher Sawakita, even though it said to assist them, I think there should be no need for us to expend our strength here, right?¡± ¡°If the power levels of the characters in this instance dungeon is set ording to Japan¡¯s myths, that should be the case.¡± Naturally, Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s understanding of his own country¡¯s culture was many times greater than Chen Xiaolian¡¯s. He nodded and continued, ¡°Among the Three Precious Children, Susanoo is the strongest. Even if Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi join forces, they would be no match for him.¡± ¡°From what I can understand of this instance dungeon, the greatest difficulty for the participants here is the first and second phases, how many of the Gods of the Land¡¯s mitama could they obtain. The more Gods of the Land we can revive, the easier the fight in the fourth phase bes. If we can revive all five Gods of the Land and the revival of Susanoo proceeds smoothly, there should be no need for any more fights.¡± ¡°How can it not proceed smoothly?¡± Nagase Komi appeared excited. ¡°The other participants must have already lost their balls from fear long ago. Not a single one of them dares to show up in the third phase! Now that it¡¯se to this, it¡¯s impossible for any more problems to pop up. Besides, even if there are, senior will surely be able to deal with it for us!¡± Although she had obtained the same abilities as Tian Lie, there was a world of difference between Nagase Komi¡¯s level of strength and Tian Lie¡¯s. More, she could only transform into metal. She did not possess the Data Stream ability. On top of that, her regenerative ability was also not as strong as Tian Lie¡¯s. In the past instance dungeons, she had nearly died many times. This time, though, it was practically the equivalent of walking down the street with both hands in her pockets. Completing an instance dungeon so easily was something that she had never encountered before. ¡°But hearing you say that¡­ it does sound a little strange. I still feel something strange.¡± Miao Yan was not affected by Nagase Komi¡¯s joyful mood. Instead, she frowned slightly and said to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Since the third phase began, we have not encountered any other participants.¡± ¡°What¡¯s strange about it?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°We were able to quickly obtain one of the mitama. Excluding Heavenly Attacker¡¯s team, we repelled four other teams. Additionally, given Heavenly Attacker¡¯s nature, for him to obtain four mitama, he must have killed a good number of participants along the way. Maybe, all that¡¯s left in the Gods of Heaven¡¯s faction now are some little kitties. Do not forget, I spared almost all the guys that attacked us back then. Naturally, those who retreated would spread the news. With that, the Gods of Heaven¡¯s faction should already know how strong we are. They are unwilling to die for nothing. So, they decided to wait for this instance dungeon to end and ept the system¡¯s punishment. It¡¯s very logical.¡± ¡°But don¡¯t forget, the participants in this instance dungeon are divided into two factions. Since we can use the mitama to reform the bodies of the Gods of the Land, the other faction should also possess thebat power of the corresponding Gods of Heaven.¡± Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°Moreover, ording to the prompt, unless we sessfully revive Susanoo, theprehensive strength of the Gods of Heaven should by default be far stronger than that of the Gods of the Land. It is precisely because of this that the participants on the Gods of Heaven¡¯s side should do everything they can to disrupt us before we can reform the bodies of all five Gods of the Land. Even taking one down is good.¡± ¡°What you said¡­ makes sense.¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin as he pondered Miao Yan¡¯s words. Slowly, he nodded. It was as she said. Although he did not know the specifics of the other faction¡¯s quest, the Gods of Heaven¡¯s faction should ¨C before all the Gods of the Land were revived ¨C have a stronger helper that they can rely on. Another way to look at this¡­ Even if the yers and Awakened ones in the other faction were so scared that they decided to just wait until the instance dungeon ended, the Gods of Heaven ¨C as the monsters within this instance dungeon ¨C would not simply stand idle. But now, apart from the Gods of Heaven who possessed the Divine Masters in the shrines back then, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group had not encountered the attack of any other Gods of Heaven. This did not conform to the conventional structure of the instance dungeon. ¡°However¡­ I think there is no need to worry about this.¡± Nagase Komi thought about it for a moment before gingerly interjecting, ¡°With Senior Xiaolian here, no matter what is going on in the other faction, it would not affect our ability toplete the quest.¡± ¡°That is true.¡± Miao Yan nodded. She simply thought that the situation was a little unusual. She did not feel particrly worried. It was true. The current Chen Xiaolian was practically a monster in terms of strength. With him here, what was there to worry about? After around half an hour¡¯s time, Susanoo finally emerged from the halo of light. This strongest God of Destruction from Japanese mythology did not look like a human at all here. His whole body was covered in ck carapace. Two sharp horns jutted out from the top of his head and fangs extended out from his mouth. He looked more like the fused form of a beetle and a wicked ghost. There was no way topare the power and aura that he exuded with the ones that the other five Gods of the Land were exuding. Basically, Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s deduction was correct. The greatest difficulty for the Gods of the Land¡¯s faction was obtaining and protecting as many mitama as possible and reviving all the Gods of the Land. Once Susanoo was revived, there was no longer any need to assist. Susanoo alone was enough to kill off all the Gods of Heaven in the other party. However, the very moment Susanoo appeared, the expression on everyone¡¯s faces turned unusually peculiar. Every one of them had received the same system prompt. [Prompt: You have protected the five Gods of the Land and awakened Susanoo. [After Susanoo¡¯s revival, all 12 major Gods of Heaven would head towards Susanoo¡¯s location and attack. [Current quest: Apany Susanoo and the Gods of the Land to kill the 12 major Gods of Heaven. The quest will bepleted when all the major Gods of Heaven are killed and this instance dungeon will end. [Current number of major Gods of Heaven still alive: 2/12 [Current list of survivors for the major Gods of Heaven: Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi.] With the exception of the two from the Three Precious Children, the other Gods of Heaven¡­ have been killed? Who killed them? The Three Precious Children are Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo. Their parents are the deities Izanagi and Izanami. Chapter 777 Amaterasu Chapter 777 Amaterasu ¡°This¡­ what is going on here? Senior Xiaolian, Great Teacher!¡± Nagase Komi was the first to turn around, a look of utter shock on her face. She did not think that she would see such a prompt. This waspletely iprehensible. Right after she said that, a new prompt appeared in their personal systems. [Prompt: Tsukuyomi has been killed. ording to the degree of contribution for the kill, you gained 0 points. [Current number of major Gods of Heaven still alive: 1/12 [Current list of survivors for the major Gods of Heaven: Amaterasu.] Eleven from the Gods of Heaven¡¯s faction had already died. Amaterasu was the only one remaining. Even Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s face had a puzzled look. This made no sense. With the exception of the five of them here, the other surviving participants should all be in the Gods of Heaven¡¯s faction. They had no reason to attack the formidable NPCs that were on their side. Moreover, the difficulty level of this instance dungeon was very high. By Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s estimate, back when they were facing Divine Master Amago Kimihisa, who was possessed by Takemikazuchi in Izumo-taisha, even if Chen Xiaolian had not taken action, his team of three should be able to ¨C by going all out and risking severe injuries to themselves ¨C score a narrow victory. However, that was not aplete God of Heaven. It was just possessing the body of a normal human. After Okuninushi and the other Gods of the Land had their bodies reformed, they had never truly disyed how strong they were. Even so, just the atmosphere of might that they were exuding was enough to tell that they were far stronger than the possessed Divine Master Amago Kimihisa. By looking at the number of Gods on the two sides, it was possible that the Gods of Heaven ¨C with whole bodies ¨C may be individually weaker than the Gods of the Land. Even so, they were still not existences that the Divine Masters could match up against. The main characters in this instance dungeon were neither the yers nor the Awakened ones. Rather, it was the monsters in the two factions. The participants were but assistants here. At present, however, those from the Gods of Heaven¡¯s faction were already almost wiped out? ¡°Chen-san¡­¡± Sawakita Mitsuo turned his head and saw that there was a puzzled look on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face as well. ¡°This feels¡­ strange indeed.¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his nose and smiled awkwardly at the others. Given his current level of strength, this instance dungeon was not difficult. He was certain that even the God of Destruction, Susanoo, who was beside him, would be no match for him. However, it was because he had received the angel wing from Du Wei and read the information within it, giving him the ability to ¡®modify the rules¡¯. He was no longer standing on the same dimension as the other Awakened ones and yers. At present, though, a participant who could easily kill off Gods had appeared in this instance dungeon. Apart from Du Wei, Shen and the other monster-level characters, Chen Xiaolian ¨C despite racking his brains ¨C was incapable of figuring out who could possess such abilities. But those fellows should still be confined within Zero City¡¯s copsed space right now. It was impossible for them to enter this instance dungeon. And now, only Amaterasu was left. If she was killed as well, this instance dungeon would end on the spot. Before entering this instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian knew that, given his current strength, it would not be an exaggeration to say that this was a casual trip. But he had yet to take action. This was truly, a casual trip. ¡°Chen-san¡­ what do you think we should do now?¡± Sawakita Mitsuo pondered for a moment before turning towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Nothing. We¡¯ll just wait here.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment. ¡°ording to the description of the fourth phase¡¯s quest, we are to apany the Gods of the Land and wait for the Gods of Heaven¡¯s attack. That¡¯s why we are not given the location of the Gods of Heaven. Even if we want to attack, we do not know where to begin. This instance dungeon covers too big of an area.¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian is right.¡± Miao Yan nodded. ¡°Although we do not know who killed the other 11 Gods of Heaven¡­ honestly, that doesn¡¯t have much to do with us. After he kills off Amaterasu, this instance dungeon will end and we will be able to leave.¡± Sawakita Mitsuo and Nagase Komi looked at each other. Slowly, they nodded. Although he was still feeling confused and curious, he knew that this was not the time to be satisfying his feelings of curiosity. At present, the best course of action was to stay here with Chen Xiaolian and wait for thest God of Heaven to be defeated. Then, the instance dungeon would end. ¡°How unexpected. I joined an instance dungeon, but in the end, I spent most of the time waiting.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and smiled. Then, he brought out a handheld gaming console from his storage equipment. Turning it on, he began ying it. ¡­ Shizuoka Prefecture, Fujinomiya City¡­ As its name would suggest, this was the town closest to Mount Fuji. At present, the entire town had fallen into a state of chaos. One hour ago, the ground had begun shaking slightly. For the Japanese people who were already used to earthquakes, they had ¨C in the beginning ¨C not cared much about it. Judging by the intensity of the quakes, this was just a small and ordinary earthquake, something that would ur every now and again in their daily lives. Immediately after, that, however, even Mount Fuji that was covered in snow all year began releasing an abnormal rumbling sound. Next¡­ Eruption! Rolling hotva erupted from the mouth of the now-volcanic mountain, flowing down the mountain. Amidst the thick smoke atop the mountain, dazzling radiance would sh out from time to time. In addition, there were faint¡­ peculiar roars, like the roars of wicked ghosts from Hell. Some of the people there desperately ran away, either with their own legs or some vehicle, in an attempt to leave the town. Some others stood dumbfounded on the street, looking up at Mount Fuji. Some even knelt down and bowed, praying to some deity. Atop Mount Fuji¡­ A figure covered in knightly bronze armour was floating in mid-air. His face was covered as well and there was no way to tell how he looked like. In his left hand was a knightly sword while his right hand held onto a man. The captured man was as tall as two peoplebined, possessing a body covered in fat and muscle. It was a giant man that was as strong as a boar. The knight in bronze armour was tall bymon human standards. But whenpared to the man in his grasp, he was like an ant holding onto a grain of rice. And yet, the giant man was held up by his neck, seemingly as light as the wind. The effort did not appear strenuous for the knight at all. The giant man was practically naked. There was only a white loincloth wrapped around his lower body part. The bare parts of his body, however, were covered in wounds, bothrge and small. Flesh hung out from the wounds, but the blood flowing out from the wounds was not red in colour. Instead, it was faint golden. ¡°Ame-no-tajikarao, right?¡± The cold voice of a middle-aged man rang out from the helmet. As he spoke, he abruptly exerted force through his right hand, resulting in a loud cracking sound. The giant man had been on the verge of dying earlier. And now, his neck bone was suddenly twisted, causing his whole figure to jerk. After that, his head and limbs fell limp. The knight in bronze armour released his grip and the giant man¡¯s corpse fell towards the mouth of the volcano below. The mouth of the volcano was filled with boiling magma and it churned without respite. After falling down, the corpse of the giant man did not sink into the magma, neither did it burn. Instead, it simply buoyed up and down with the flowing magma. In addition to the corpse of Ame-no-tajikarao, there were nine other corpses floating on the magma. ¡°You¡­ just who are you?!¡± A loud and hoarse voice rang out. There were two other figures hovering in the sky in front of the knight in bronze armour. One of them was a female in shrine maiden garb, sporting a face covered with white powder and two ck dots on her eyebrows. The other was a male wearing a garment sewn out from a single piece of cloth and a puttee on each leg. His hair was pulled into two buns on either side of his head. At that very moment, there were both shock and fear covering their faces. Those expressions should not have appeared on their faces. They were two of the Three Precious Children in Japanese mythology, Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi! Amaterasu did not understand what was happening. Her younger brother, the violent God of Destruction, Susanoo, had died back in the ancient age of myths. As for the seedlings he left behind, the Gods of the Land, they had been ¨C throughout the years ¨C defeated and sealed away. They should never have awakened again and sleep forever in the darkness. However, a group of humans of unknown origins and possessing strange powers had suddenly appeared. They wanted to break the seals, snatch the magatama containing the mitama and free the Gods of the Land. It was a futile attempt. After being sealed for so long, the strength of the Gods of the Land had long since weakened to the lowest point. Unless the five highest-ranking Gods of the Land were reunited to revive Susanoo, there was no way they could pose a threat to the Gods of Heaven that had reigned over thisnd for thousands of years. The Gods of the Land had been defeated once before. This time, they will be defeated once again. After Amaterasu gathered all the 12 major Gods of Heaven, they had been preparing to head out and wage a decisive war against the Gods of the Land when this man in strange armour suddenly appeared. She had never seen this type of armour before. Takemikazuchi, Kagutsuchi, Shinatsuhiko, Yamato Takeru, Oyamatsumi, Kukunochi, Ame-no-Tajikarao¡­ one by one, all of them died to this man. They couldn¡¯t even put up a fight against him. The Gods¡­ dying to a mortal? More, he did it so easily. Even her younger brother, Susanoo, could not do this. ¡°Who¡­ am I?¡± Words rang out from the helmet again. This time, in addition to coldness, there were also other emotions, such as hatred, fanaticism and piousness. The knight raised his knightly sword and his voice was suddenly raised as well. ¡°I¡­ am a mendicant of the Lord on thisnd! All false Gods who profane the glory of the Lord will be purified in the name of the Lord!¡± ¡°False Gods?¡± Tsukuyomi¡¯s face twisted. Uttering a sharp cry, he folded his hands and the phantom image of a full moon swiftly formed before him. Before he could fully form the full moon, however, the bronze-armoured knight¡¯s sword shed down. Back when the bronze-armoured knight raised his sword, there had been a distance of hundreds of metres between the two. But when the sword shed down, the very space between the two seemingly disappeared. The edge of the sword easily overcame the phantom silhouette of the full moon to hack down against Tsukuyomi¡¯s head, cleaving him into two. ¡°In this world, there is only one God.¡± The bronze-armoured knight looked coldly at the severed halves of Tsukuyomi¡¯s corpse as they fell down to the magma-filled mouth of the volcano. Slowly, he raised his head to look at thest God of Heaven, Amaterasu. ¡°No¡­ no¡­ no!¡± Amaterasu released a heart-rending cry. But before she could make a move, the bronze-armoured knight had already appeared before her. His left hand shot out to grab her throat. The screaming sound came to an abrupt halt, like a duck that had its neck stepped on. ¡°Don''t worry, I''ll let you live a little longer.¡± The bronze-armoured knight¡¯s head waspletely masked behind a helmet. Thus, it was impossible to see his expression or eyes. However, that only terrified Amaterasu even more. The knightly sword was raised high, aimed at Amaterasu¡¯s shoulder. Chapter 778 Gattuso Chapter 778 Gattuso At the foot of Mount Fuji, in the Sea of Trees, Aokigahara¡­ Surprisingly, there was an open space within the dense sea of trees. All the towering trees within the area, covering a radius of hundreds of metres, had been cut, leaving only tree stumps there. As for the upper part of the trees, they had all disappeared. Mene, in knightly armour, silvery in colour, raised his head to look at the peak of Mount Fuji. Both his fists were clenched and his eyes were practically about to burst with mes. ¡°Stop¡­ messing around!¡± Mene watched as holy light shed out from time to time from the peak of Mount Fuji and he gnashed his teeth, muttering to himself. A unicorn with pure white fur stood quietly behind him, snorting every once in a while. Finally, Mene saw a beam of light shooting towards his position from the mountain peak. In but the blink of an eye, the lightnded before Mene. Wrapped within the light were the bronze-armoured knight and the one held by his right hand¡­ Amaterasu, who only had part of her body left. Amaterasu¡¯s face was covered in blood, her eyes partially closed. Both her arms and legs had been cleaved off, leaving only her head and torso. The bronze-armoured knight, who had been grabbing her dishevelled hair, carelessly tossed her to the ground. ¡°You¡­ why did you do this to her? Did you go nuts?¡± Seeing Amaterasu¡¯s miserable state, Mene gritted his teeth while ring at the bronze-armoured knight. ¡°This is thest God of Heaven! What if she dies? We¡¯ll end up losing!¡± ¡°If the Lord does not wish to see her die, she will not die.¡± The bronze-armoured knight walked towards Mene, speaking in an indifferent tone. ¡°I¡¯ve already told you. There is no need for you to worry about these things. The Lord has His own arrangements.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Mene suppressed the rage in his heart. ¡°Why must you kill off all the Gods of Heaven? They are the NPCs in our faction! Not only do we get no rewards from killing them, it also weakens the strength at our disposal to deal with the Gods of the Land¡¯s faction! I¡­¡± Keng! Before Mene could finish what he was saying, the bronze-armoured knight¡¯s hand suddenly shot out to grab his neck. Mene¡¯s face turned red. Both his hands grabbed the bronze-armoured knight¡¯s hand as his legs kicked about desperately. But the hand was like an iron hoop, locked tightly around his throat. Despite using all his strength, he was incapable of breaking free. The bronze-armoured knight brought Mene close to his head. He spoke through the helmet, every word ringing out beside Mene¡¯s ear. ¡°Those NPCs called themselves Gods! They profaned the Glory of the Lord! That is why I have to kill them all off. And you¡­ a servant of the Lord, I do not wish to hear you use the word ¡®God¡¯ to describe any other being except the Lord. If you do not, I will personally send you, a lostmb, onto the Lord¡¯s altar. Do you understand, Mene?¡± Mene, who was struggling with all he had, felt the force on his throat loosen all of a sudden. Once again, he could breathe. Falling to his knees, he gasped for breath. ¡°You¡­ you lunatic! This is just an instance dungeon! An instance dungeon! Our objective here is toplete the quest, obtain the rewards and leave!¡± After finally regaining his breath, Mene red at the bronze-armoured knight. ¡°The identities of those NPCs were set by the Development Team! What are you so dissatisfied about? Gattuso¡­ you should at least show me, the Guild Leader, a minimum amount of respect!¡± ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Laughter suddenly burst out from the bronze-armoured knight¡¯s visor. He crouched down to face Mene before lifting his visor. A face sporting a thick beard. It was none other than Gattuso, the knight that Chen Xiaolian had once fought back in Jerusalem. Although there was no change to his appearance, the aura he exuded was now differentpared to back then. Assuming the piousness within Gattuso¡¯s eyes back then were like two clumps of fire, the piousness burning with his eyes now were like two suns. ¡°What Guild Leader? Every one of us is but amb bathed in the Grace of the Lord!¡± ¡°Before the Lord, all living beings are equal!¡± ¡°Moreover¡­¡± ¡°If your status of Guild Leader actually means something, why is it the one that received this power ¨C bestowed by the Lord ¨C is me and not you? ¡°Why is it that out of everyone in our guild of knights, only I received the Lord¡¯s revtion from the wing? Just like Saint Mark, Saint Terrence, Saint Canaan. ¡°Because, like them, I am devoted enough to the Lord! ¡°As for you, Mene, all of you, do not have enough! DE! VO! TION!!!!¡± Suddenly, Gattuso pulled Mene with him as he strode towards the near-dead Amaterasu. He pushed Mene¡¯s face towards Amaterasu and said, ¡°Look at her! Look at the unsightly face of this false god! Look at how she used the name God to profane our exalted Lord!¡± ¡°Tell me. How could a truly devout knight who has dedicated their everything to the Lord allow these false gods to continue to exist?!¡± Mene, whose head was pushed forward by Gattuso, had his face nearly touching Amaterasu¡¯s face. No matter how hard he struggled, it was futile. All Mene could do was gasp heavily for air while clenching his fist. ¡°Mene¡­¡± Gattuso¡¯s tone suddenly changed. His grip also loosened. Mene slowly straightened himself only to see a face filled with tears. Gattuso, who had been roaring violently just moments ago, was now smiling. A tearful smile. His eyes were filled with sympathy andpassion. ¡°But I know, this is not your fault, Mene.¡± Gattuso ced his hand on Mene¡¯s shoulder. This time, he did not exert any force. Instead, he embraced Mene and said with a soft voice, ¡°The Lord must have His own reasons for letting themb go astray. The you right now¡­ is simply bearing the yoke of his tenderness.¡± Gattuso¡¯s voice began taking a choked tone. ¡°And I, your brother, will apany you in epting the Almighty¡¯s test. When the dayes, you, like me, will realize that everything is part of the Lord¡¯s arrangement and¡­ like me¡­ receive the power bestowed by the Lord!¡± ¡°That¡¯s why, I hope that you will not worry anymore. And do not fear as well. Leave everything to the Lord.¡± Gattuso¡¯s hand, which was holding Mene loosened. Next, Gattuso gripped both of Mene¡¯s shoulders with a bright smile on his face. ¡°Let¡¯s go. Together, we will cleanse these false gods in the name of our Lord. Alright?¡± You mad man! You¡¯ve be aplete mad man! Mene roared furiously to himself. However, all he could do was force himself to smile and nod. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± This person before him was not an ordinary mad man. He was ¡­ a madman with a power beyond one¡¯s imagination. ¡­ After they were all summoned, Susanoo and the other five Gods of the Land began taking action. Okuninushi and the other Gods of the Land stood guard around Susanoo, who stretched his right hand up in the air. ck shadows were continuously appearing from his palm to fall upon the ground around him. Every ck shadow that fell to the ground would instantly transform, assuming tangible form. They were all monsters with peculiar appearances. Some seemed like humans and some looked like the fusion product of many animals. Some were practically indescribable. ording to Sawakita Mitsuo, this was probably the Hyakki Yagyo, the Night Parade of Hundred Demons from Japanese mythology. After Susanoo created them, these low-level Gods of the Land swiftly rushed out of the room, spreading out towards the West Garden. Earlier, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group, under Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s guidance, had not taken any detours. They had taken the shortest route to enter the core area of the West Garden. At that very moment, there was still a high number of guards and soldiers from the Self-Defence Forces there. However, due to the terrifying disy of strength from Chen Xiaolian and the others, they did not try to attack. After the appearance of the many low-level Gods of the Land, the sounds of fierce gunfire and screams of misery rang out from the Imperial Pce again. The sounds also began spreading outwards. It did not take long before the entire Imperial Pce and even a part of the surrounding Tokyo area became upied by the many low-level Gods of the Land. As for Chen Xiaolian, he sat down quietly by the side as he focused on ying his game. Miao Yan was seated behind him, looking at the screen of his gaming console. As for Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s team of three, every one of them was standing before a window and they vigntly observed what was happening outside. Until¡­ ¡°They¡¯vee.¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly kept the handheld console and stood up. At the same time, the screams of countless monsters rang out again and again, making their way through the windows to them. Those were the screams of the low-level Gods of the Land as they died. ¡°Holy light?¡± Miao Yan had stood up as well and she turned her gaze to look out the window. Far in the distance, two beams of white-coloured holy light were flying towards the Imperial Pce like meteors. The one in front unleashed one shing attack after another as it flew forward, bombarding the ground below. Every sh that struck the ground would leave a huge crescent-shaped crack. The low-level Gods of the Land that were affected by the power of the shing attacks would all be vaporized, leaving not even the tiniest bit of residue behind. ¡°What a big ruckus.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and brought out the Sword in the Stone. ¡°I think I¡¯ve figured out who our mysterious guests are.¡± ¡°Oh, you know them?¡± Miao Yan turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°These two who areing over might not be the ones I know, but¡­ they are likely from the same guild,¡± Chen Xiaolian said leisurely. ¡°In Jerusalem, there is a group of religious mad men. You must have heard of them before, no?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve heard of them, but I¡¯ve never fought them before.¡± Miao Yan nodded and she frowned slightly. ¡°However, from what I¡¯ve heard, they are not this strong, no? Rather¡­ it would be more urate to say that, amongst all the Awakened ones and yers, there should be none who is this strong.¡± ¡°This means¡­ they are devoted enough.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged and abruptly swung the Sword in the Stone. During the short time when they were chatting, the two beams of holy light had already made it to the sky above the West Garden, where they promptly swooped down. When the two beams of light came closer, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s group was finally able to clearly see into the beams of holy light. As expected, there were two figures in there. A shing attack, bigger than before, flew straight towards the main keep where they were at. When the shing attack was about to reach the main keep, Chen Xiaolian swung the Sword in the Stone to unleash a simr shing attack. The two attacks collided not far away from the main keep and exploded instantly. A mighty gale swept across the Imperial Pce and every part of the main keep shook. A look of fear had appeared on the faces of Okuninushi and the Gods of the Land behind him. They could sense the power descending upon them. Even for them, this power was something they could not have imagined. As for Susanoo, he released a loud roar and raised his right hand up high. Next, a ck ball of light condensed upon his palm. Bang! Before Susanoo couldunch his attack, he was kicked away by Chen Xiaolian. His figure hurtled far away, knocking down the walls of the main keep before smashing into the garden at the back of the West Garden. ¡°Go to the side. This has nothing to do with you!¡± After kicking Susanoo away, Chen Xiaolian promptly flew out the window to intercept the two beams of holy light. Facing them at such a close distance, he could already see them clearly. As he had predicted, this person before him wore a bronze-coloured knight armour. He wielded a knightly sword in his right hand while his left hand held the torso of a body. There was only the torso left. The person¡¯s four limbs had been cut off and her face was covered in blood. Her eyes had been gouged out, her ears and nose had been cut off and even ¨C from the blood tricking down from the corners of her mouth ¨C her tongue had been cut off. This was simply the human swine treatment [1]. Chen Xiaolian knew that was Amaterasu, the BOSS of the Gods of Heaven¡¯s faction, an NPC generated by the instance dungeon. Even so, looking at her tragic state had still caused a slight frown to appear on his face. This fellow was too ruthless. However, due to the visor covering his face, Chen Xiaolian could not tell who it was. ¡°Is it Mene or Arte?¡± Chen Xiaolian blocked the bronze-armoured knight¡¯s path and smiled at him. ¡°Pull up your visor. Let me see your face.¡± When Chen Xiaolian charged out through the window earlier, the bronze-armoured knight had abruptly halted in mid-air. He stood firmly in the sky opposite Chen Xiaolian, his figure seemingly unaffected by inertia at all. Slowly, he lifted his visor. ¡°It¡¯s you?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the face of the bronze-armoured knight, shifted his head thoughtfully and said, ¡°Let me think. I believe your name is¡­ Gattuso, right?¡± 1 The human swine treatment. A brutal punishment involving severing a person¡¯s four limbs and taking away their sense of sight, sound and vocal ability before throwing the victim in the toilet. Some would go further and pull out all the hair on the person, including brows and eyshes. If the person dies in the process, the executioner would either be scorned or lose their job. Chapter 779 Like An Idiot Chapter 779 Like An Idiot The other clump of holy light also arrived before Chen Xiaolian. This person was also wearing knight armour. Only, he was riding a unicorn. His visor was not pulled down, revealing his face. ¡°Hmm, you¡¯re here as well, Mene.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved his hand, a faint smile on his face. ¡°It¡¯s been a while.¡± Mene stared at Chen Xiaolian. The look on his face; it was as though he had opened the door to his house only to see a dozen men holding down his wife. As the Guild Leader, Mene knew just all too well how strong Gattuso was. It did not matter who was inside the Imperial Pce¡¯s main keep. Mene had been certain that the earlier attack from Gattuso could easily finish off the other party. Even if the other party was¡­ Shen! Gattuso was indeed a mad man. But he was a maddeningly strong mad man. Ever since Gattuso received ¡®Divine Revtion¡¯ through the wings, he had be like the Saints in the past records, possessing a power than exceeded all. Naturally, his level of madness was simr to that of the Saints. But this Chen Xiaolian¡­ actually managed to block that attack? This meant that Chen Xiaolian may possess the same level of strength as Gattuso. But¡­ someone who was not part of his knightly order, how could someone like that receive Divine Revtion? ¡°Are you two the only ones in this instance dungeon?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze swept past Mene and Gattuso. ¡°As I recall,st time, there was another guy named Arte. Didn¡¯t hee?¡± ¡°The knight Arte has been summoned by the Lord and entered Heaven.¡± Gattuso did not attack again. Instead, he stared at Chen Xiaolian coldly. ¡°Your power. Where did you obtain it? Ordinary Awakened ones could not possibly possess this power.¡± ¡°Summoned by the Lord?¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°As expected, he died.¡± Arte was a member of this knightly order who had ¡®borrowed¡¯ the power of the angel wings back in the Jerusalem instance dungeon. When Arte obtained the power of the angel wings, he instantly became capable of wiping out the Meteor Rock Guild. However, he needed hispanions, the other knights, to provide the power of faith. In that chaotic battle, after Chen Xiaolian killed off Arte¡¯s threepanions, Arte had instantly transformed into a dying old man. During the final moments of the battle, Qiao Qiao had ¨C at the cost of her own life ¨C protected Chen Xiaolian and his other team members, allowing them to survive through the countdown for the instance dungeon. Before he was teleported out from the instance dungeon, though, Chen Xiaolian failed to see what happened to Arte in the end. And now, Gattuso¡¯s answer had confirmed it. Arte was indeed incapable of enduring the power of the angel wings on his own and had died after exhausting his life force. ¡°Answer my question! Where did you obtain this power?!¡± Gattuso stared intently at Chen Xiaolian, repeating his question. He could sense it. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body had the same ¡®scent¡¯ as him. This could mean that Chen Xiaolian had also received a stroke of inspiration from the Lord. ¡°The ce where you obtained your strength is naturally where I got mine.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Bringing out the wooden box that Du Wei had given him, he opened it. Despite being some distance away, Gattuso and Mene could clearly see the dazzling radiance shining out from the box. The expression on their faces changed. ¡°You¡­ how could you also have a pair?!¡± Mene¡¯s eyes widened and he stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Where did you get that?!¡± ¡°Someone gave them to me.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged and kept the wooden box. ¡°Someone¡­ gave you?¡± The look on Mene¡¯s face turned even more agitated. ¡°Who? Shen?¡± He remembered, the words Shen said when he returned the pair of wings to them. ¡°Because I had gotten what I wanted from it and it is now of no value for me.¡± ¡°The item inside¡­ ¡­ I hadter found several others that are exactly the same as it.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not Shen. However, there is no need for you fellows to know so much.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m thinking, how about we make a deal?¡± ¡°What kind of deal?¡± Mene looked at Chen Xiaolian vigntly. ¡°An item for an item.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Give me your pair and I will give you my pair.¡± ¡°Why?¡± There was a look of suspicion on Mene¡¯s face and he kept considering the issue. If Chen Xiaolian had wanted to obtain the pair of wings that his Knights of the Holy City Guild possessed in exchange for something else¡­ ignoring whether or not he would agree to it, he would at least understand. But those two pairs of wings were identical. Why would Chen Xiaolian want to exchange them? ¡°You have an apple and I have an apple. After we exchange them, the two of us will still have an apple each. However, these wings¡­ are not apples.¡± Chen Xiaolian saw through Mene¡¯s suspicions and said with a smile. ¡°You have a book and I have a book. And so, after we exchange them, each of us would have read two books.¡± ¡°Book?¡± Mene turned to look at Gattuso. All he knew was that Gattuso received the ¡®Divine Revtion¡¯ after they recovered the wings that once belonged to their knightly order. What Gattuso did before that was to sit still before the wings every single day, seemingly wanting to see through them. Then one day, he suddenly announced that he had received revtion from the Lord through the wings, and a power bestowed by the Lord. However, what exactly was that ¡®Divine Revtion¡¯ and how did it give him such unimaginable power? Gattuso had never spoken about it. It wasn¡¯t as though the other members of their knightly order had never tried the same thing as Gattuso, even Mene. But to this day, no one else could replicate Gattuso¡¯s ¡®sess¡¯. ¡°Looks like you still do not know what the wings are. Forget it. I¡¯ll talk to him then.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved Mene off. ¡°Gattuso, what do you say?¡± ¡°What do you think¡­ the wings are?¡± Back when Chen Xiaolian and Mene were conversing, Gattuso had his head lowered. Only now did he raise his head, the mes of fanaticism burning in his eyes. ¡°Since you have already read the information contained within it, why ask me?¡± Chen Xiaolian could not stop himself fromughing. ¡°They¡¯re but a portion of the exclusive bodies used by the Development Team, isn¡¯t that obvi-¡° ¡°SILENCE!!!¡± Gattuso suddenly shouted, interrupting Chen Xiaolian with thunderous words. ¡°Development Team?! Exclusive bodies?! Nonsense! Those are the gifts left behind by the Lord for hismbs!¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian gaped at Gattuso, uncertain what to say. This fellow¡­ back then, he didn¡¯t seem so out of whack. ¡°Originally, I had assumed that¡­ since you could receive the Lord¡¯s revtion from the angel wings, you might be like me, possessing boundless devotion towards the Lord. Unexpectedly¡­ you would be so unrelenting in going down the wrong path!¡± Gattuso gnashed his teeth as he looked at Chen Xiaolian and his left hand swung backwards, throwing Amaterasu towards Mene. ¡°Watch over her! I¡¯ll finish off this sphemous heathen and the false gods behind him. Then, before we leave this instance dungeon, we kill her!¡± ¡°Hold¡­ hold up!¡± Chen Xiaolian was dumbfounded. He quickly waved at Gattuso. ¡°I have no intentions of fighting you. I really just¡­ want to make a deal.¡± ¡°As a mendicant of the Lord on this world, how could I make any deals with the wicked who profanes the Lord?!¡± The fanaticism within Gattuso¡¯s eyes burned with even greater intensity. With a gentle swing of his knightly sword, the space before him shattered, transforming into a stretch of chaos that attacked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Damn it! You mad man!¡± Chen Xiaolian swore in a low tone. He had no choice but to swing the Sword in the Stone to take on the attack. He really didn''t want to fight Gattuso. It was true that these fellows from the Knights of the Holy City Guild were a bunch of lunatics and they had even killed off Qiao Qiao in the Jerusalem instance dungeon. However¡­ That was an instance dungeon. It was a ce where everyone had to fight to the death. Although they were on opposing sides, it was because the instance dungeon¡¯s quest had forced them into that position. Mene¡¯s group wanted to kill them, but they wanted to kill Mene¡¯s group too. Moreover, Arte had died. As for Qiao Qiao, Chen Xiaolian managed to save her in the end. When looking at it from that perspective, Chen Xiaolian did not really hold any feelings of hatred for this knightly order. He truly, only wanted to make a deal with Gattuso. Shen possessed a strength that far exceeded the other old monsters. Him being the clone of the first GM aside, another reason for his strength was that he had obtained more wings. ording to Du Wei¡¯s spection, the information and source code contained within each pair of wings were roughly the same. However, there should still be some very small differences. This meant that, if he could obtain more wings, his strength could be boosted to a higher level. While the power increment from the second pair of wings would surely be far smallerpared to the power increment from the first pair of wings, having a second one was better than none. However, Chen Xiaolian had not expected Gattuso¡¯s madness to reach such extremes. For him to obtain this power from the wings meant that he must have seen the information contained within the wings. The battle between the Development Team and the first GM! If so, why was he constantly the Lord this and the Lord that, like an idiot. The two of them fought a melee battle in mid-air. Every time their swords collided, a shocking force would erupt, causing even the ground to quake non-stop. Mene had already, riding his unicorn, put a great distance between himself and the battle to avoid the resulting shockwaves. Amaterasu, who only had a torso left, was ced before him. As for Miao Yan and Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s group who were back in the main keep, they had ¨C since Chen Xiaolian kicked Susanoo ¨C charged out through the hole that Susanoo made andnded on the West Garden¡¯s courtyard. In the courtyard, Susanoo was still lying on the ground. He roared non-stop. But no matter how hard he tried, he was incapable of getting up. It was as though there was an invisible chain tying him up, one that he simply could not break. Chapter 780 God Exists? Chapter 780 God Exists? ¡°Let us praise the Almighty God!¡± Gattuso gripped his knightly sword with both hands and kept swinging at Chen Xiaolian. Every swing of his sword would reduce a stretch of space into formless chaos. At the same time, he would also recite strange words of prayers out loud. ¡°The Hand of the Almighty supports us! ¡°From the beginning to the end, His merciful love is ever unchanging! ¡°Grace crowns my years!¡± ¡­ ¡°Damn it! This fellow has truly lost it!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was cold as he swung the Sword in the Stone to block Gattuso¡¯s frenzied attacks. Back then, during the ¡®gathering¡¯ in Zero City¡¯s Room Zero, Shen had mentioned that there had been several members of this knightly order who managed to read the information within the wings before. Chen Xiaolian was able to read the information in the wings thanks to the Sword in the Stone¡¯s skill which allowed him to dispel all distracting thoughts. But these religious fanatics could only rely on a high degree of devotion. However, to think that these fellows would be so crazy that they could not even conduct the most basic of conversations. This had far exceeded Chen Xiaolian¡¯s expectations. ¡°Gattuso, I¡¯ll ask you onest time. You¡­¡± ¡°Silence! sphemer! Your head will be a sacrifice to the Lord, ced upon the altar of our knightly order!¡± Gattuso uttered loudly, interrupting Chen Xiaolian. His eyes had already be as red as blood. ¡°Forget it¡­ you¡¯re the one who asked for this.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. He did not like killing. However, he had already given this mad man his chance to talk properly. Gattuso continued gripping his knightly sword with both hands to sh at Chen Xiaolian like a crazy tiger. In the face of the iing sword attack, Chen Xiaolian suddenly put away the Sword in the Stone. ¡°Did you really think¡­ I can''t kill you?¡± A dazzling radiance suddenly burst out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand. Gattuso¡¯s sword swung down again. A loud booming sound rang out and a formidable rebounding force surged up from the edge of the sword. The resulting vibration shattered the sword into pieces. Gattuso himself was knocked away by the formidable force, his figure hurtling down to the ground in a diagonal line. ¡°Ga¡­ Gattuso!¡± Mene, who was hovering far away on his unicorn, stared. His eyes had nearly popped out from their sockets. This was impossible! Ever since Gattuso received the Divine Revtion, Mene had never seen Gattuso face defeat. No. It wasn¡¯t just defeat. It would be more urate to say, be it the monsters in the instance dungeons or the other participants, Mene had never seen someone that Gattuso could not instantly kill. At that very moment, however, Chen Xiaolian had blown Gattuso away with just one attack? The light dissipated and Mene was finally able to clearly see it. What Chen Xiaolian was now holding was no longer the sword from earlier. Instead, it was a uniquely-shaped longbow. A de jutted out from each bow tip. Earlier, the thing that collided against Gattuso¡¯s sword was the de on the longbow. ¡°Did you think that, by obtaining the power from the wings, you have be invincible?¡± Chen Xiaolian hovered in mid-air, coldly looking down on Gattuso, who was on the ground. ¡°You¡­¡± Gattuso stood up. Appearance wise, he did not suffer any serious wounds. However, the muscles on his face contorted from rage and shock. ¡°What are you?!¡± ¡°sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu,¡± Chen Xiaolian said coolly. ¡°The two of us have obtained part of this world¡¯s source code power. Logically speaking, we should be equal in strength. Unfortunately, I have two sacred artifacts and¡­¡± ¡°And what?!¡± Before Gattuso could open his mouth, Mene had roared out from anxiousness. ¡°There¡¯s no need for you fellows to know.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave Mene a nce. ¡°Since you refuse to listen to me while I¡¯m being polite¡­ I¡¯ve changed my mind! No more deals. Hand over the pair of wings in your possession in exchange for your lives.¡± Mene clenched his teeth and his body trembled. This Chen Xiaolian was too strong. Although Mene did not know how he could also receive the Divine Revtion from the wings, the current situation was as clear as day. Gattuso was no match for him. ¡°The wings¡­¡± ¡°Silence! Mene!¡± Gattuso suddenly shouted, interrupting Mene. Next, he charged up into the sky again. ¡°If you dare make a deal with a sphemer, you will be the first I kill!¡± His gaze had only stayed on Mene for a moment, but the mad killing intent within his eyes made it so Mene was incapable of continuing what he wanted to say. ¡°I¡¯ve already said. There will be no deal.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly shook his head. ¡°What I want is your surrender.¡± ¡°How can a servant of the Lord surrender to a sphemer?!¡± Gattuso broke into a wildughter. ¡°It¡¯s just two high-grade equipment. You dare put the word ¡®sacred¡¯ on them?! [1]¡± ¡°Buzz, buzz, buzz¡­ like a damned fly.¡± Chen Xiaolian snorted. He looked at Gattuso, who had raised a war hammer to rush at him again. Gently, he shook his head. Boom! The war hammer and the de of the longbow collided and Gattuso smashed down upon the ground once again. Like the knightly sword before it, the war hammer also shattered to pieces by the resulting vibration. This time, after getting to his feet, Gattuso staggered. Just as he was about to fly up again, his face abruptly sank and he coughed out a mouthful of blood. ¡°Enough. Now, you don¡¯t even have the chance to surrender.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not wait for Gattuso to charge up again. He changed his bow-holding posture. He stopped holding it as though it was a melee weapon. Instead, he held the middle of the bow with his left hand while his right hand pulled the bowstring until the longbow took the shape of a full moon. He aimed the longbow at Gattuso below. He did not like killing people. However, when necessary, he would not be soft-hearted. Aside from the old monsters who were still trapped, Gattuso was the strongest amongst the yers and Awakened ones that he had ever encountered. Letting such a mad man wield so much power was too dangerous. Chen Xiaolian had decided. He had to, while still inside this instance dungeon, kill off Gattuso. An arrow condensed from light appeared on the bowstring, emanating a terrifying aura of might. Rather, it was seemingly freezing the entire Imperial Pce. ¡°No¡­ don¡¯t! We surrender!¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian pull the bowstring further and further back, Mene promptly shouted, his face filled with anxiety. ¡°But the wings are not in our possession¡­ as long as you let us leave¡­¡± However, Chen Xiaolian did not even look at him. His hands did not stop pulling the longbow. Mene clenched his teeth, a knightly sword appearing in his hand. Aiming the de of the sword at Amaterasu¡¯s neck, he cut down with it. Back when Gattuso defeated Amaterasu, he did more than just cut off her limbs and messed up her face. He had also used the source code power he obtained from the wings topletely seal up Amaterasu¡¯s power. If it weren¡¯t for that, he would not have so confidently thrown her to Mene. Although Mene was also a devout believer, he was at least not aplete mad man like Gattuso. He could clearly see that Gattuso was absolutely no match for Chen Xiaolian. Knowing that a loss was inevitable, why sacrifice their lives here for nothing? Run! By killing Amaterasu, this instance dungeon will end. Even if the instance dungeon decided that their faction had failed, they would still be able to preserve their lives. As for the need to ept the system¡¯s punishment. That was something they could worry about after leaving this instance dungeon. Mene¡¯s actions were swift, without any hesitation. But just as the edge of his sword cut into Amaterasu¡¯s neck, Gattuso suddenly let out a wretched cry, like that of a wounded animal. He raised his palm towards Mene. A beam of holy light suddenly burst outwards to shoot towards Mene. Mene¡¯s sword had cut one third of Amaterasu¡¯s neck. However, before he could hear the system prompt for Amaterasu¡¯s death, his hand, which was holding the sword, suddenly lost its strength, no longer capable of moving. He looked down in disbelief at his chest. The holy light had punched a hole the size of a basketball through his chest, armour included. Blood sprayed out, some falling upon the unicorn that he was riding while most of them simply flowed down to the ground. Mene turned to Gattuso, his mouth open, but no sounds coulde out. ¡°I told you. If you dare make a deal with this sphemer, I will kill you first!¡± Gattuso watched coldly as Mene slipped off the saddle to fall to the ground. Then, he aimed his palm towards Chen Xiaolian. The unicorn that was staying in mid-air uttered a long and mournful neigh. ¡°The Holy Spirit of the Lord favours me! How could I¡­ be defeated by a sphemer like you!!!¡± Gattuso took a deep breath. With extreme madness in his eyes, he roared. Holy light, even more powerful than the one he used to kill Mene, red out from his whole body before surging towards Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian cast a look of indifference at Gattuso and released the bowstring. sh Execution of Ketu-Rahu! The instant the arrow shot forward, the whole world lost it colour, leaving only the colours ck and white. The same was true of Gattuso¡¯s holy light. It had be as small as a firefly. ¡­ ¡°Though I may one day face death¡­ ¡­ my song stopped for a time¡­¡± The ground beneath Chen Xiaolian had originally been an area with a high number of buildings. At that very moment, however, not a trace of those buildings could be found. Not even debris was left. Everything had disappeared into nothingness in the face of the sh Execution of Ketu-Rahu¡¯s might. The ground had be as t as a mirror and only Gattuso was left standing there. No scars could be seen on his body. Even his armour was still intact. Only, his face had turned deathly grey. There was no longer any rage there. Chen Xiaolian had already kept the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu and he looked down at Gattuso, who was still chanting words of praise intermittently. ¡°But in the glorious beauty of Heaven¡­ the rhapsodies of praise will never end¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed and slowly shook his head. Earlier, he had gone all out with the sh Execution of Ketu-Rahu move. Gattuso, who had also obtained a power equal to him through the wings, did not possess any sacred artifacts. More, he also did not possess the Oddity. To be precise, Gattuso was already dead. He was simply relying on the power of faith within his heart ¨C a faith that was so extreme ¨C to support himself, albeit barely. ¡°Chen-Xiao-Lian!¡± After reciting the final hymn, Gattuso slowly raised his head. With all his strength, he shouted. ¡°GOD¡­ EXISTS!!!¡± ¡°Mad man. Shen was right. All you fellows from your knightly order who could read the information within the wings are all mad men.¡± Chen Xiaolian snorted and swung the Sword in the Stone. As a result, the unicorn that was hovering far away in mid-air and Amaterasu were simultaneously cut into two. [Prompt: Amaterasu has been killed. Following the degree of contribution, you have obtained 10,000 points. Dropped equipment: the Yata-no-Kagami, the Yasakani-no-Magatama and the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi¡­ [¡­ [Instance dungeonpleted. Teleporting out in 30 seconds.] Chen Xiaolian instantly received a prompt in his personal system. While the list of rewards and items was very generous, he did not give it a detailed look. No matter how many points there were and how many equipment of this level he received, all of them would mean nothing at all for his future confrontation with Shen. That said, his guild members would still be able to use them. Thus, Chen Xiaolian picked them up and kept them in his storage gear. ¡°Hear me! God¡­ exists!!!¡± Gattuso, who was on the ground, released a final hoarse shout. After that, his body slowly fell to the ground. Then, starting from his fingertips, bit by bit, his body turned to ash, blowing away into the wind. Seeing the final look of fanaticism that Gattuso directed towards him, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. 1 Sacred artifact. Tranted from ¡®ÉñÆ÷¡¯, pinyin ¡®sh¨¦n q¨¬¡¯. The character ¡®Éñ¡¯ that was tranted as ¡®sacred¡¯ could also be tranted as ¡®God¡¯ or ¡®divine¡¯. Chapter 781 Tulip Chapter 781 Tulip ¡°Now that all seven seeds have been collected, what else are you waiting for?¡± Miao Yan was standing beside Chen Xiaolian and she cast a puzzled expression at him. After the countdown ended, the five of them had been teleported out of the instance dungeon. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian had already quit Sawakita Mitsuo¡¯s team before that. Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan had entered the instance dungeon from Kyoto. After the instance dungeon ended, they were sent back to the hot spring hotel that they had been residing in. Although Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan had already booked the entire hotel, there were still staff members inside. They then checked out, left the hotel and headed to a remote mountain. There, Miao Yan handed over her seed to Chen Xiaolian only to find him standing there silently with his head lowered, deep in thought. ¡°I was thinking¡­ that Gattuso fellow¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look at Miao Yan. ¡°Don¡¯t you think¡­ ¡­ he is a little too abnormal?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that only the most devout of believers can read the information within the wings?¡± Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°If so, him being crazy¡­ isn¡¯t that very normal?¡± ¡°It is true that these religious mad men from Jerusalem all have problems with their brains. However, I¡¯ve met Gattuso before. In the past, his madness was not as outrageous.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head before slowly saying, ¡°Although he was a fanatic believer back then as well, he was at least still at an eptable level. But this time, he haspletely lost his sense of reason¡­¡± ¡°More importantly, he was someone who had read the information within the wings. He should have understood the truth of this world. At least, a part of it. And yet, the impression I got from him is that the information within the wings had instead strengthened his belief, making him certain that God exists in this world.¡± ¡°So, you mean¡­¡± Miao Yan pondered for a moment. ¡°The pair of wings in their possession has some information that differs from the one you have?¡± ¡°There is that possibility. That¡¯s why I must obtain their pair of wings as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°However, since I have already promised you, we should first go to the world created by the seeds. After we return, I will head to Jerusalem to find them.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at the seven seeds in his palm. Within his eyes, the seven seeds were seven clumps of tightlypressed golden code. Fountain water flowed out from his palm. It was also a line of green code to his eyes. The green codended on the ground. Upon making contact with the seeds, they immediately wrapped around them. Like porters, they disassembled the tightlypressed golden code and moved them. The green code began to gradually disintegrate. Meanwhile, the golden code were released from the seeds and they spread upwards. In Miao Yan¡¯s eyes, however, after the fountain water flowing out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s palm fell upon the seven seeds on the ground, the seeds swiftly began sprouting. The sprouts growing out from the seven seeds intertwined, growing rapidly as they swirled their way to either side. It did not take long before they formed a circr, arched gate. Although it was clearly made from wood, there was no way to see what was on the other side of the arched gate. All they could see was a greyish fog. ¡°I told you. Without me, even if you collect all seven seeds, you would still be incapable of using them.¡± Chen Xiaolian withdrew his hand, turned around and smiled at Miao Yan. ¡°Now, you should know that this transaction is not a losing one for you.¡± Miao Yan walked around the arched gate. Looking at it from the other side, she saw that there was nothing in the middle. She could even see Chen Xiaolian smiling and waving at her. ¡°By stepping through this gate¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯ll be the other world.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Miao Yan walked back to stand beside Chen Xiaolian once more. ¡°Then¡­ let¡¯s go.¡± ¡­ After stepping through the arched gate, Chen Xiaolian was greeted by an expanse of grey. The sky above was grey, with only a faint light shining downwards. Beneath his feet were gravel, also grey in colour. The only other thing besides that was fog. Although the fog there was not very thick, it limited their vision distance to less than 50 metres. Chen Xiaolian then turned around and gently touched the arched gate with his right hand. Looking at the other side of the arched gate, everything appeared foggy as well. After Chen Xiaolian touched it, the gate immediately retracted. However, it was not like that of a withering nt. Rather, it felt more like a growth-reversing process. The vines used to form the gate were still fresh, replete with moisture. However, they kept shrinking back to finally return to their original form, that of seeds shining with golden light. Chen Xiaolian crouched and picked up the seven seeds. ¡°Hey, one of them is mine!¡± Miao Yan gave Chen Xiaolian a re. ¡°Is there any point in giving it to you?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and stretched his hand, cing the seven seeds before Miao Yan. ¡°If you think you can open the gate, I don¡¯t mind you taking them.¡± ¡°¡­ forget it.¡± Miao Yan looked down at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s palm before smiling herself. ¡°You take it.¡± She had reached her destination, after all. She would allow Chen Xiaolian to hold the seed for now. At any rate¡­ he was a reliable fellow. ¡°Looks like the ce we arrived at is somewhat deste. Let¡¯s walk around. We should be able to meet someone.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked around before randomly picking a direction to point at. ¡°Let¡¯s head there.¡± ¡°Walk? With our feet?¡± Miao Yan stared at Chen Xiaolian with widened eyes. ¡°Do you know how big this gravel field is?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t bring any vehicle with me.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°I can use the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour to fly, but can you keep up?¡± ¡°You¡¯re already so strong. How are you still so poor?¡± Miao Yan cast a look of scorn at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Large equipment are generally not ced in my storage gear. They are with Roddy.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°I say, as a high-level yer, you¡¯re not telling me you don¡¯t have any, are you?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve always gone solo. Moreover, I hate technological-type equipment.¡± Miao Yan sighed. ¡°If you really want a means of transportation¡­ there is only this.¡± After she said that, light shed out before the two of them. There standing on the ground before them was a¡­ motorcycle. Sleek, with a very low seat and high handlebars, it was a motorcycle that screamed dominance and brute force from head to toe. ¡°Har¡­ Har¡­ Harley?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes widened and his eyes turned from the motorcycle to Miao Yan¡¯s body before turning back to look at the motorcycle. The one standing before them was actually arge Harley Davidson motorcycle. But this simply did not fit Miao Yan. ¡°I usually dislike using vehicles. This one is one of my collectibles.¡± Miao Yan stretched out one of her long legs to mount the motorcycle. ¡°Come on.¡± After saying that, she patted the back seat of the motorcycle. Chen Xiaolian blinked. Looking at Miao Yan¡¯s slender waist and perky buttocks, he suddenly blushed. Let a woman¡­ riding a motorcycle give him a lift? Even in his dreams, Chen Xiaolian had never thought that his first intimate contact with a Harley Davidson would be like this. Chen Xiaolian was a web novel writer with quite some fame, giving him a decent ie. Even so, it was not at the level where he could throw out hundreds of thousands to buy a Harley Davidson motorcycle. And after bing an Irregrity, he no longer had the time to think about something like that. Although this thing could be considered as the dream of almost every man, it was under the premise that they would be the ones riding it. Looking at Miao Yan, it would appear that¡­ she had no intentions of giving up her seat. ¡°Fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before moving to sit on the Harley Davidson¡¯s backseat. ¡°Hold on tight!¡± Without turning her head, Miao Yan promptly started the engine and the motorcycle abruptly rushed forward at high speed. Even though Miao Yan had told him to hold on, Chen Xiaolian ¨C looking up and down ¨C was simply incapable of finding any suitable ces for his hands. Fortunately, this small degree of eleration was practically incapable of affecting him. And so, he ced his hands behind his back and sat upright on the backseat. He felt somewhat awkward, but he did not let his mind stray. It was an expansive field of gravel, without anything to serve as reference. Miao Yan could only do her best to hold the handle bars steady, twist the throttle and rush forward. There wasn¡¯t a single road there. Naturally, there was no need to follow any traffic regtions either. The Harley Davidson moved forward at a steady velocity, allowing Chen Xiaolian to enjoy the thrill of riding a Harley Davidson. A pity, he wasn¡¯t the one driving. Strangely enough, they found neither a single human figure nor building. The field of gravel seemed endless. The greyish sky remained above and the faint fog around them was still there. Slowly, Miao Yan released the clutch and applied the brakes. The motorcycle slowly decelerated and stopped. ¡°Get down.¡± Miao Yan put one foot on the ground and said to Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian jumped down the motorcycle. Turning to Miao Yan, he said, ¡°Something¡¯s wrong.¡± Miao Yan nodded. ¡°Stand there and don¡¯t move.¡± After saying that, she turned the throttle to the max and the motorcycle flew straight ahead. Not long after watching Miao Yan¡¯s figure disappear into the fog, Chen Xiaolian heard the roar of an engineing from behind him. After some tens of seconds, Miao Yan, riding her motorcycle, emerged through the fog behind Chen Xiaolian. ¡°As expected.¡± Miao Yan stopped the motorcycle beside Chen Xiaolian. Shaking her head, she jumped down. ¡°This world is very small. We have been going in circles.¡± ¡°There are two possibilities.¡± Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Firstly, we may have fallen into some kind of trap.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem like it.¡± Miao Yan frowned. ¡°There shouldn¡¯t be any of our enemies here. Moreover, it is unlikely for anyone to¡­ take action against us without any sign or reason. The moment we entered this world, it had already looked like this.¡± ¡°True.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°The one who created this world, logically speaking¡­ they should be this world¡¯s God. If they want to deal with us, there is no need to use such a roundabout way. Moreover¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian brought out the seeds and created the gate once again. ¡°Look. We are not trapped. We can return at any time.¡± Chen Xiaolian kept the seeds and turned to Miao Yan. ¡°So, there should be no enemies here.¡± ¡°Then, the second possibility¡­ this is how this world looked like to begin with?¡± Miao Yan¡¯s face took on a greater look of confusion. ¡°But¡­ this world that was created, surely it doesn¡¯t only have such a small space. More, it can¡¯t possibly have nothing, right? At the very least, the one who created this world should still be here!¡± ¡°Looks like neither possibility makes sense¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled wryly. ¡°Looks like we¡¯ve hit a dead end.¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± Miao Yan stomped her feet irritably. The moment the heel of her shoe made contact with the ground, however, she felt something abnormal about the ground. Theyer of grey gravel covering the ground was not thick. It was only a thinyer. But when she stomped earlier, she felt something hard beneath theyer of gravel. Miao Yan swiftly squatted down. Stretching her hand, she removed the pieces of gravel beneath her feet. Beneath theyer of gravel was a stone b with identical texture. Looking at the exposed part of the stone b, they could see that there were several words engraved upon it. ¡°A good discovery!¡± Surprised, Chen Xiaolian squatted down before Miao Yan and helped her sweep away the pieces of gravel beneath her feet. Quickly, all the pieces of gravel covering the stone b were removed. The stone b was not too big. It was only around one metre long and half a metre wide. Several lines of illegible characters were engraved upon the stone b. At the bottom of the text was a symbol. A clump of mes surrounding a blooming tulip. The style of the characters was very strange and Chen Xiaolian waspletely incapable of understanding it. However, when Miao Yan saw them, she became thunderstruck and stood there, transfixed. ¡°You¡­ know these words?¡± Chen Xiaolian noticed Miao Yan¡¯s abnormal state. ¡°I know¡­¡± Miao Yan maintained her partial-squatting posture, not standing up. Even her voice had taken on a shaky tone. ¡°This is¡­ the words of our, the yers¡¯ world.¡± ¡°What does it say?¡± ¡°This is a tombstone.¡± Miao Yan took a deep breath before standing up. She then turned towards Chen Xiaolian, her face filled with shock. ¡°Osgiliath Rudolph ¡­ rests here forever.¡± ¡°Osgiliath Rudolph?¡± Chen Xiaolian went through his memories, confirming that he had never heard the name before. ¡°This person¡­ is someone from your yer World?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Miao Yan brought out a bottle of water from her storage space. Only after taking a few gulps of water did she calm down. ¡°It never urred to me that I would see his grave here!¡± ¡°Is he¡­ a rtive?¡± Chen Xiaolian guessed. ¡°No, he is not.¡± Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°There is no rtionship between us. However¡­ every yer has heard of his name before.¡± ¡°Osgiliath Rudolph was recognized by all the yers as the strongest one in history. Even to this day, no one could surpass him, a living legend!¡± Miao Yan stretched her hand, pressing her slender fingers against the tombstone. They gently outlined the strokes of the text and she continued with a faint voice. ¡°He also had another name¡­ Duke Tulip!¡± Chapter 782 Missing Chapter 782 Missing ¡°Osgiliath Rudolph? Duke Tulip?¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it carefully before shaking his head. ¡°I have never heard of the name before.¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Miao Yan stood up, looking dazed. ¡°He is not someone from your era. He is a legend from five thousand years ago.¡± ¡°Five thousand years ago?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°Your history¡­ is that long?¡± ¡°From the looks of it¡­ inside this world that is of an even lower level, you and I are no longer under the system¡¯s supervision.¡± Miao Yan released a faint sigh. ¡°Didn¡¯t you always wanted to know what the Upper ne is like?¡± ¡°So, you can tell me now?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes lit up. Although he had managed toprehend and read the information within the wings, that information did not contain anything about the Upper ne. Chen Xiaolian had always been curious. Rather, every Awakened was curious, what did the Upper ne that the yers resided in looked like? However, no one in the Lower ne could know about the relevant information regarding the Upper ne. In the past, in London, Miao Yan had answered this question once. But even though Chen Xiaolian was an Irregrity, he was still restricted by thews of the system, causing him to lose all his memories of that time. But this ce ¨C created using the seeds of the World Tree ¨C was at an even lower level. It would seem that¡­ they had escaped the control of the Development Team. ¡°Truth be told, if you had paid attention to how much time passed thest time, you should already know that the answer is not thatplicated. I had only used five minutes to tell you about it,¡± Miao Yan said slowly. ¡°The Upper ne and your world. Honestly, there¡¯s not much difference.¡± Chen Xiaolian focused on Miao Yan, not letting a single wording out from her mouth escape his attention. ¡°You should have heard before that some yers fell in love with Awakened ones, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. He thought back to the time when he had only just be an Irregrity. Back then, he had heard rumours about it. ¡°So, it should be easy to guess that we have the same appearance as you. At any rate, if you have to enter a different world inhabited by monsters with seven heads and eight hands, you would not feel any love for them, right?¡± Miao Yan revealed a faint smile. ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as well. ¡°With the exception of the differences in writings andnguages, our two worlds are practically identical. Even the level of technology is almost the same. We are probably¡­ slightly higher in that regards. However, our mode of transportation is the same. Airnes and cars. Our tools ofmunication are also the same, mobile phones.¡± ¡°However, the biggest difference between us lies in¡­ the fact that our history is much longer than yours. ¡°Since we began recording, our Upper ne has a recorded history of 20,000 years. ¡°Around 10,000 years ago, our Upper ne has already progressed to this current stage¡­puters, mobile phones, airnes, cars, etc. It is almost the same as Earth. ¡°But the problem began after that. Science stopped making any progress. The development of our entire world came to a halt, bing stagnant.¡± ¡°For 10,000 years¡­ not a single progress?¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian found himself incapable of understanding. ¡°That doesn¡¯t make any sense!¡± ¡°When something has existed for a sufficiently long time, everyone will be ustomed to it.¡± Miao Yan sighed softly. ¡°Perhaps, many years ago, things like scientists and researchers had still existed. But, possibly due to the inability to make any progress in all their researches during a certain period, and as time passed, everyone came to acknowledge our current situation.¡± ¡°Then¡­ participating in the instance dungeons, what is it to you all?¡± Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°Would dying in instance dungeons mean true death for you people?¡± ¡°Naturally.¡± Miao Yan did not hesitate to nod her head. ¡°If it weren¡¯t for that, why do you reckon yers would fight to the death in instance dungeons?¡± ¡°Then why participate in instance dungeons?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly asked the most important question. ¡°Our world, what exactly is it to you all?¡± ¡°Honestly, I am not too sure about that myself.¡± Miao Yan gave a wry smile. ¡°Rather, there isn¡¯t a single yer who could figure it out. ¡°Firstly, not all the inhabitants of the Upper ne are yers. Most of them are just ordinary people living ordinary lives. Just like¡­ the ordinary people in your world.¡± ¡°As for us yers,pared to the number of people in the Upper ne, there are very few of us. The others do not know about our existence. ¡°We also do not know why we became yers. It is roughly the same as you Awakened ones. One day, a system suddenly appeared in our consciousness with a ¡°ding¡±. ¡°Then, we received a message from the ones who call themselves the Development Team. They informed us that we have been selected to participate in the game. ¡°Other than issuing quests, the Development Team would have no othermunication with us. They would just regrly issue quests and summon us into instance dungeons. ¡°Due to that, our knowledge about them is as little as you fellows.¡± ¡°In other words, you yers and us Awakened ones¡­ there¡¯s actually not much of a difference between us.¡± Chen Xiaolian digested what Miao Yan said. ¡°You fellows do not know the identities of the Development Team, what is the reason for participating in this game, and you also need to put your lives at risk here. It is as though¡­¡± He suddenly broke into a smile. ¡°You fellows do not have anything to deserve the ¡®Upper¡¯ title!¡± ¡°There are some.¡± Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°There is at least one thing we can be certain of. Your world will be refreshed regrly while our world would not. ¡°It is as I¡¯ve said, the number of yers in the Upper ne is very small. Unlike you Awakened ones, we do notmunicate with each other at all in real life. ¡°No yer would reveal their identity in real life. The names we use in the Lower ne are all fake names. Take me for example, in the Upper ne, I am not called Miao Yan. ¡°Outside of participating together in instance dungeons, even if they are members of the same guild, they would onlymunicate with one another using the guild channel. Trying to find out the real identity of other yers in real life, even that of a guild member, is the biggest taboo in the Upper ne. ¡°yers who are not guild members wouldmunicate with one another through the inte and share intel. ¡°When participating in the game in the Lower ne, yers can end up dying for real, but new yers would constantly join. And so, this undergroundwork for yers tomunicate with one another has existed for 10,000 years. ¡°At the same time, the farthest we can trace back ¨C in terms of history ¨C is up to 10,000 years as well. ¡°That is also why we can record everything that happens in the Lower ne. ¡°We could see that your world is constantly being refreshed. With every refresh, your world would bepletely reset! ¡°Due to that, most of the yers are certain that this world that was prepared for us to descend into and participate in the game with instance dungeons is a virtual world, something on a lower level!¡± ¡°Refresh¡­ how many times has it happened?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°Five times.¡± Miao Yan had a very serious expression on her face. ¡°Strangely though, the intervals between these five refreshes are not the same.¡± ¡°When?¡± ¡°The first refresh happened 5,000 years ago. Since then, it would be refreshed once every 1,000 years.¡± Miao Yan looked right at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It¡¯s not an absolute. There would always be a difference of a couple years, give or take. Generally, though, it will always be around that. Additionally, it has been 992 years since thest refresh.¡± ¡°In other words, our world might be facing the next refresh at any time, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed with a wry smile. ¡°If so, doesn¡¯t it mean that you yers could also fall in danger at any moment?¡± ¡°That won¡¯t happen.¡± Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°Before each refresh, the Development Team will stop issuing summons for instance dungeons. At the same time, they would forcibly log off all the high-level yers who are logged in even though they are not participating in any instance dungeons. Due to that, the refresh of the Lower ne does not threaten us, except¡­¡± ¡°Except what?¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to ask. ¡°Except for the first refresh,¡± Miao Yan said in a hushed tone. ¡°The one that happened 5,000 years ago.¡± ¡°It has something to do with this fellow?¡± Chen Xiaolian was able to keenly sense the connection. Turning, he looked at the tombstone beside him. ¡°I do not know. No one knows.¡± Miao Yan shook her head. ¡°However¡­ the first refresh did indeed happen after Duke Tulip went missing.¡± Chapter 783 Tombstone Chapter 783 Tombstone ¡°Missing?¡± Chen Xiaolian then continued in a hushed tone, ¡°In other words, none of you knew that he is already dead?¡± ¡°Our lifespans are the same as yours. Five thousand years have passed. How could he still be alive?¡± Miao Yan rolled her eyes at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Only, Osgiliath did indeed went missing all of a sudden back then. Additionally, not long after he went missing, the Lower ne underwent its first refresh.¡± ¡°In other words¡­ he may have witnessed the first GM¡¯s betrayal.¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin and slowly continued, ¡°But¡­ this is different from our previous spection.¡± He was somewhat disappointed. No one had ever managed to collect all seven seeds of the World Tree before. Even Du Wei only had one seed with him. When handing it to Chen Xiaolian, Du Wei had informed Chen Xiaolian about his suspicions. He suspected that a certain member of the Development Team had modified the authority of the first GM, even giving the first GM the ambition to betray them. Meanwhile, that member escaped to this third world to evade the pursuit of the Development Team. Based on what Chen Xiaolian had seen through the wings, this seemed to be the most usible exnation. The members of the Development Team who were using angel bodies had uttered a total of two sentences. The first sentence: ¡°The main controller has been modified! His authority and powers have been greatly upgraded! We¡­ ¡­ we are no longer a match for him!¡± The second sentence: ¡°Damn him! Does he think he can escape? Once we deal with the main controller, he will be next! Even if he escapes into his little world, it will be useless!¡± Du Wei believed that the one who modified the first GM¡¯s authority and powers was the one that the Development Team was talking about, the one who had gone to the third world. This person was most likely a traitor from the Development Team. Du Wei could not think of anyone else besides someone from the Development Team who could create a world out of thin air. After reading the information within the wings, Chen Xiaolian too came to the same conclusion. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s original n ining here was to find the member of the Development Team. If there was the opportunity, he had wanted to ask him to cancel the additional authority and powers that he had given to the first GM. As a clone of the first GM, Shen would definitely grow weaker as a result of that. That was the only way Chen Xiaolian might defeat him. At present, however, it would appear that his ¨C and Du Wei¡¯s ¨C assumption was fundamentally wrong. There was no member of the Development Team here, only a yer. A yer who had been dead for 5,000 years. Chen Xiaolian released a soft sigh and shook his head. ¡°Then, this Osgiliath¡­ what happened to him?¡± His original n had fallen apart. Still, now that he was here, Chen Xiaolian decided to give it a try to see if he could find something to help him defeat Shen. ¡°Osgiliath Rudolph¡­¡± Miao Yan gently raised the tombstone. She stood beside it and stared at the words and picture of the ming tulip on it. ¡°He is someone from 5,000 years ago. But to this day, every yer knows his name. That alone should inform you just what kind of position he has in our world. ¡°In the hearts of the yers¡­ even if he is not God, he is practically no different from one. ¡°Legend has it he would always act alone. He had no guild. However, in every instance dungeon that he participated in, no matter how strong the monsters inside the instance dungeon were, he would easily crush through everything as hepleted the quest. ¡°If someone were to meet Osgiliath in an instance dungeon and were assigned to the same side as him, it would meanplete safety and a 100% chance of winning. Those fellows can do nothing inside, just follow Osgiliath, watch as he casually finished off all the enemies and pass through the instance dungeon. ¡°As for the unfortunate yers who were assigned to the opposing side of apetitive instance dungeon, none would dare challenge him. Perhaps in the beginning, some idiots may have wanted to try and prove their strength or test their luck against him. In the end, however, they simply ¨C using their own blood ¨C made the name Osgiliath more famous. Thankfully, the number of those idiotic yers is small¡­ even if they were to fail toplete their quest, even if it meant entering a punishment instance dungeon, their rate of survival was not zero. On the contrary, attacking Osgiliath meant a 100% chance of dying. ¡°Does this¡­ remind you of anything?¡± Miao Yan then raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Me.¡± Chen Xiaolian extended a finger to point at himself and smiled. ¡°It is just like the Japan mythology instance dungeon that I just participated in, right?¡± ¡°Correct.¡± Miao Yan nodded. ¡°Although I am not from the same era as Osgiliath, ording to the records from the yers that were from the same era as him, their experience of joining the same instance dungeons as him was very simr to that of the instance dungeon you justpleted just now. ¡°As for Osgiliath¡¯s equipment and skills, there are not much records about them. The only thing we know is that he would always wear a set of metal armour engraved with the picture of a ming tulip. ¡°Due to that, the other yers came to call him¡­ Duke Tulip.¡± ¡°In other words, he must be like me, someone who had mastered the world source code¡­ at least, part of it.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it. By relying on the Exchange Menu in the system and the rewards from clearing instance dungeons alone, there was no way that yers or Awakened ones could reach that level of strength. At best, they would only be as strong as the leaders of Zero City. To be able to regard instance dungeons as nothing, in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s opinion, only the old monsters like Mr. San, Shen and the others could do that. In other words, one had to have mastered part of the source code power or had made contact with the Oddity. ¡°One day, Osgiliath suddenly disappeared,¡± Miao Yan continued. ¡°There was no real world connection between yers in the Upper ne, but as more time passed, the other yers began to notice that it had been a long time since anyone met Osgiliath in an instance dungeon. ¡°Normally, the sudden disappearance of yers is a very normal thing. A highly difficult instance dungeon would often end up killing all the participants, wiping out entire guilds. No one would know about it. But Osgiliath¡­ no one believed that he would die inside an instance dungeon. That was simply impossible. ¡°After some more time had passed, the system suddenly issued an all-out summon, forcing practically all the yers online. Even the yers with high-level Exclusive ounts were not exempted. ¡°With the exception of those who had only just became yers, rookies who were so weak they were almost negligible, 95% of the yers were forced to login to the game.¡± After saying that, Miao Yan paused. Looking at Chen Xiaolian, she continued, ¡°You should already know what happened after that, no?¡± ¡°It matches what Shen said.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°The yers must have been summoned to attack the first GM who turned traitor.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Miao Yan sighed softly. ¡°The yers never appeared ever again. It was as though they had disappeared into thin air. ¡°The yer side took a serious hit. The only ones remaining were the rookies that the Development Team did not even bother to summon. ¡°As for the Development Team, for a long time after that, they did not issue any more summons. ¡°After a very long time, the instance dungeon was reopened again. One by one, people were summoned. But when they entered the Lower ne, they were shocked to find that the entire world had changed. Not a single thing remained the same. ¡°The entire Lower ne had been reset. ¡°As none of the yers ¨C who were forcibly summoned ¨C managed to return, no one knew what happened in the Lower ne back then. ¡°Therefore, the small fries who were not summoned, due to how weak they were, could only make random guesses. ¡°Some said that a virus had appeared in the Lower ne and Osgiliath and the other yers were devoured. In order to wipe out the virus, the Development Team had no choice but to reset the entire Lower ne. ¡°Some said that, due to a bug in an instance dungeon, Osgiliath became a BOSS. And so, the system summoned the yers to go kill him but none survived the fight. ¡°Some said that Osgiliath found a loophole in the system and became the God of the Lower ne and that those yers had been summoned to fight him. ¡°Naturally, those were all spections without any evidence to back them up. ¡°And I, am the first yer to find out the truth.¡± ¡°Not necessarily¡­ theplete truth.¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°After seeing Osgiliath¡¯s tombstone here, there are instead more doubts. The sequence of events¡­ it looks like there are some issues with it.¡± ¡°What issues?¡± Miao Yan did not understand. ¡°ording to you, the one known as Osgiliath possessed a strength that exceeded the restrictions ced by thews of the system. The only things capable of endowing him such power are the Oddity and the angel wings. ¡°However, the angel wings are part of the temporary bodies used by the Development Team. The Oddity, on the other hand, was something that the first GM took out from the inceptive temte. All of that happened before the first refresh. ¡°In other words, back when Osgiliath obtained the power that surpassed thews of the system, there were no Oddity or angel wings in our world. ¡°If so¡­ just how did he obtain that power? ¡°And, what role did he y in the first GM¡¯s betrayal?¡± ¡°When you put it that way, the sequence of events does seem wrong.¡± Miao Yan bit her lower lip as she considered it before slowly nodding. ¡°However¡­ that is all I know. Now, Osgiliath is already dead and all we can see is a tombstone. It cannot speak. Looks like our hard work in finding this ce was all in vain.¡± ¡°But¡­ even if he is dead, there should be at least a second person here. Or rather, there was a second person here.¡± Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows. ¡°Who set up this tombstone for him otherwise? Surely not himself? We should try to look around some more¡­¡± ¡°No need to look. There is nothing else here but this tombstone.¡± Without warning, an unfamiliar male voice suddenly rang out from behind him. ¡°Another thing. You guessed it right. I had indeed erected the tombstone for myself.¡± Shocked, Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan promptly turned around to look for the source of the voice behind them. A man stood quietly behind them. They didn¡¯t even know when he had appeared. He appeared to be around thirty years old. He had a handsome countenance, like one who had just walked out from a painting. He wore a set of silvery-white metal armour and sported white, snow-like long hair that hung down his shoulders. He was also unarmed. Shockingly, on the chest part of his armour was the engraving of a tulip surrounded by mes. Chapter 784 Red Hair? Chapter 784 Red Hair? Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan exchanged nces. They saw shock in each other¡¯s eyes. Surprisingly, the appearance of this man matched Miao Yan¡¯s description of Osgiliath Rudolph, the eternal legend of the yers. Duke Tulip! However¡­ wasn¡¯t he already dead? And he just said¡­ This tombstone, he erected it for himself? More importantly, Chen Xiaolian did not sense any energy wavesing from his body. Given Chen Xiaolian¡¯s current level of strength, even if it was a mosquito behind him, he would immediately notice it. This man, however, with the exception of the words he spoke earlier, seemingly did not exist at all. ¡°You are¡­ Duke Tulip?¡± Miao Yan widened her eyes as she stared at the white-haired man. ¡°You are still alive?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already said it. I set up the tombstone for myself. Naturally, that meant I am already dead,¡± the white-haired man shook his head and replied with a faint voice. He walked forward to stand before the tombstone. Then, he stretched his hand out to touch it. However, his hand moved through the tombstone. He turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan. ¡°Did you see that? I do not really exist here. I am incapable of making contact with everything in this world. Even the voice that you are hearing. It is just something that I¡¯m directly sending to your consciousness. That¡¯s all.¡± His voice was very soft yet clear, like the sound of gurgling water. His eyes, which were looking at Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan, contained a hint of sadness. ¡°So¡­ you are a¡­ spirit?¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°But from what I know, in the world that the Development Team created, even though there are things like spirits and mages, those are but skills set up by the system. Those who died would be refreshed or thrown into a recycle bin. There are no actual ghosts or anything like that.¡± ¡°It seems you¡¯ve forgotten. This is not the world that you live in.¡± Osgiliath shook his head. ¡°This is a new world created using the seeds of the World Tree. It is not under the control of the Development Team and that ¡®system¡¯. All thews here are new. ¡°As for me, strictly speaking, I cannot be called either a spirit or a ghost. Rather, I am a sub-soul. I do not have any power, incapable of affecting a single thing in this world. The only thing I can do is maintain my memories and consciousness.¡± ¡°That makes sense,¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a wry smile. ¡°Does that mean you created this world?¡± If their previous spection regarding the seeds of the World Tree was correct, then Osgiliath should be virtually the same as¡­ the Creator God of this world. Since he was the one who created the basicws of this world, how did he end up dying? ¡°No. I was not the one who created this world.¡± Osgiliath¡¯s answer surprised Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It was the Main Controller.¡± ¡°The Main Controller?¡± Chen Xiaolian was stunned. ording to the information from the wings, this Main Controller was the name that the Development Team gave to the first GM. In other words¡­ Shen¡¯s predecessor? But he had been refreshed by the Development Team. He created this world, but he did not enter, leaving only Osgiliath here? He had the ability to create a new world. Why didn¡¯t he enter? What kind of rtionship was there between the first GM and Osgiliath? The first GM¡¯s betrayal. Just how did it happen? For Chen Xiaolian, he felt that, the more he found out, the more mysteries there were. ¡°It seems you two do not know anything. It¡¯s not surprising¡­¡± Osgiliath sighed softly. ¡°Everything disappeared along with that one refresh, like and washed clean by a great flood. Not even a speck of dust was left behind. You youngsters who stumbled into this ce by ident, regardless of what it is you are looking for, this ce does not have it. Just leave, do not disturb this tomb garden of death.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Sorry for disturbing you. At present, something has happened to the outside world. We are just looking for help¡­¡± ¡°It is as I have said. This is just a tomb garden. The reason I appeared before you two is just to tell you that there is nothing here and you should not waste your time here.¡± Osgiliath interrupted Chen Xiaolian, a tired look on his face. ¡°As for what happened in the past, it is not important to you all. How much you desire for the answer is not important to me. I also do not care at all about what is happening to your two worlds. All I want is silence.¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. When Osgiliath appeared, Chen Xiaolian had assumed that they would get one step closer to the truth. Unexpectedly, Osgiliath would disy such a cold attitude, wanting to stay far away from others. He showed absolutely no desire to continue talking to them. ¡°You want to¡­ drive us out?¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his nose awkwardly. ¡°No. Like I said before, I am just a sub-soul. All I can do is preserve my memories and consciousness,¡± Osgiliath said, shaking his head. ¡°Even if you refuse, I have no ability to chase you away or harm you. I just wanted to tell you that, aside from this tombstone and the stones, there is nothing else here. However long you two n on staying here and what you want to do here, that is up to you.¡± Before Chen Xiaolian could say anything, Osgiliath¡¯s figure disappeared. ¡°He just¡­ left?¡± Chen Xiaolian widened his eyes and turned towards Miao Yan. Chen Xiaolian knew. Osgiliath still ¡®existed¡¯ in this world. However, he had chosen to not appear andmunicate with them. Chen Xiaolian was feeling very vexed. It would have been fine if Osgiliath had never appeared. But he had appeared to say a few words only to disappear again. Knowing that Osgiliath may have witnessed the first GM¡¯s betrayal only to be incapable of getting the truth from him was simply too diforting. Unlike what Chen Xiaolian was hoping for, there was no traitor from the Development Team here. It would also appear that there was nothing to help them cancel the authority given to the first GM. Even so, knowing more about what happened back then might increase their chances of finding a method to stop Shen. ¡°Looks like it is impossible.¡± Miao Yan turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Do you want to leave now?¡± ¡°Are you willing?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked with a bitter smile. ¡°Me? Willing or unwilling, it doesn¡¯t matter to me.¡± Miao Yan shook her head and said coolly, ¡°I tried my best to find the seeds of the World Tree for the sake of that fleeting possibility to create an exclusive world. That¡¯s all. ¡°Now, havinge here with you, I have seen with my own eyes that this world had been created. My dream shattered apart the moment I stepped into this world. ¡°Although I am indeed somewhat curious as to what actually happened back then, it is not important. Knowing what happened would indeed be good, but if I don¡¯t know¡­ so be it.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment before nodding with a wry smile. ¡°But for me, Shen must be stopped. No, I have to try again! Although he has disappeared in in our eyes, he must still be able to hear us.¡± Having said that, Chen Xiaolian cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted, ¡°Hey! Listen! In the refresh back then, the first GM did notpletely die. He left behind a clone. His name is Shen¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°Forget it. It looks like he truly doesn¡¯t care.¡± Chen Xiaolian fell to his buttocks and sighed dejectedly. He had shouted for a long time, telling everything he knew about Shen. But nothing happened. It was as though Osgiliath had never appeared before. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Miao Yan was with him, Chen Xiaolian would have wondered if that earlier interaction was just his hallucination. ¡°He is a yer. More, he is a dead yer.¡± When Chen Xiaolian was talking to the air just now, Miao Yan had seated herself nearby and looked at him. And now, she finally spoke up, ¡°In the end, regardless if Shen¡¯s n seeds or fails, it would simply be an issue of your Lower ne. It has nothing to do with him.¡± ¡°You¡­ you¡¯re right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded, a tired look on his face. Naturally, given the attributes of his physical body, the act of shouting for a long time would not tire him. Only, he hade here full of expectations only to gain nothing, causing him to feel terribly disappointed. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Miao Yan stood up. ¡°What do you n on doing next?¡± ¡°What else can I do? I¡¯ll head to Jerusalem to find those religious madmen.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it and gritted his teeth. ¡°From what Shen said, the number of wings he found exceeded that of the number of wings Du Wei found. Besides¡­ he was the one who returned the wings to their knightly order. He had long since read the information inside. Still¡­ something is better than nothing.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian brought out the seeds and channelled power into them again. Soon enough, the gate connecting the two worlds appeared before the two of them. ¡°Every time that red-haired guy appears before me, he would seem to know everything. This time, though, he made a mistake,¡± Chen Xiaolian said angrily. ¡°Hopefully, Du Wei did not get killed by Shen. After hees out, I want to give him a good scolding.¡± After saying that, he stepped towards the gate. He had only just taken one step when a figure suddenly appeared before him. Without any warning, Osgiliath had appeared once more between him and the gate. ¡°Just now, you said¡­ you know someone named¡­ Du Wei? He has¡­ red hair?¡± This time, Osgiliath¡¯s face was no longer that of the indifference that he showed earlier. Instead, it was a mixture of shock, doubt, excitement and joy. Chapter 785 The Real Cheater Chapter 785 The Real Cheater ¡° ¡­ I do.¡± Osgiliath¡¯s reappearance had been too sudden. There had been no warning at all and Chen Xiaolian, who was caught off guard, was stunned for a moment. Then, he nodded. ¡°He¡­ how does he look like?¡± Osgiliath clenched his fists and stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°How does he look like? He had two eyes, a nose, a mouth¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian scratched his head, not knowing how to describe Du Wei¡¯s appearance. ¡°He can be considered quite handsome, I guess.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not know why Osgiliath would suddenly react this way after hearing that name. It was clear that Osgiliath and the first GM knew each other, but Osgiliath had seemedpletely uninterested in the first GM¡¯s clone. As for Du Wei and Osgiliath, they should not know each other. Although Du Wei had been the one to give Chen Xiaolian the first seed, he had not collected all seven. Naturally, that meant that Du Wei had nevere to this third world before. Osgiliath himself had said it earlier. It had been a long time and Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan were the first group of people toe here. ¡°What is his surname?¡± Osgiliath¡¯s voice sounded a little hoarse. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Chen Xiaolian thought about it for a while. ¡°I don¡¯t think he ever mentioned his full name to me. He only said his name is Du Wei. Oh, right! I know that he has a sister named Cheng Cheng.¡± Osgiliath suddenly fell silent and he stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°So¡­ you really know Du Wei?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was beating profusely. After a long time, Osgiliath released a lengthy exhtion before turning his head skywards. Then, he closed his eyes. ¡°Actually, as a ghost, you should have no need to breathe¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian blinked and popped a joke. He could already tell that Osgiliath knew Du Wei. However, he still did not know what kind of rtionship was there between the two. Osgiliath had entered the third world before the first refresh. Du Wei, on the other hand, did not go through the first refresh. These two fellows. There should be nothing between them. ¡°Are they¡­ doing alright?¡± After a while, Osgiliath opened his eyes again. When he turned to face Chen Xiaolian, his eyes shone with life. ¡°Probably¡­ not too good.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°The things I told you earlier, you must have heard. Those old monsters who are locked in the copsed space together with Shen, Du Wei and Cheng Cheng are amongst them. Although I do not know if Shen had killed them already or not, once he escapes andplete his n, all of us will die.¡± ¡°Du Wei and Cheng Cheng...¡± Osgiliath had spoken very softly, but his words shocked Chen Xiaolian. ¡°They are my children.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ that¡­ how is that possible?¡± During that short period of time just now, Chen Xiaolian had indeed considered this possibility. However, he had quickly discarded the idea. If Du Wei was really Osgiliath¡¯s son, how could he not know that his father had died in the third world? Rather, Du Wei had believed that there was a traitor from the Development Team here. Besides, both Du Wei and Cheng Cheng had red hair while Osgiliath had snow-white hair. ¡°I¡­ I really didn¡¯t think that Du Wei and Cheng Cheng would still be alive¡­¡± There was a hint of quavering in Osgiliath¡¯s voice. ¡°I had always assumed that they had already died.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Looks like I don¡¯t need to leave anymore.¡± The gate before him disappeared as he kept the seeds. ¡°Sit down. I¡¯ll tell you everything you want to know.¡± Osgiliath let out a soft sigh. ¡°This is a very long story.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and sat on the ground. Giving Chen Xiaolian a nce, Miao Yan sat down beside him as well. Osgiliath closed his eyes. After a long time, he began speaking in a soft tone. ¡°As you two already know, I was once¡­ a leading figure amongst the yers. ¡°But in the beginning, I was not as powerful as you all came toter know. At that time, I was just an ordinary yer. Every time I received the summon from the Development Team, I would enter the instance dungeon, fighting and killing for the sake of survival. I had to give it my all only to barely survive. Those were dangerous days. ¡°Until one certain day, I entered an instance dungeon. ¡°For the me back then, the difficulty of the instance dungeon was not too high. Coincidentally, a newbie was also assigned to the same spawn point as me. ¡°He told me that his name is Augustine. ¡°He appeared very weak. So, I took care of him as we moved onwards. Although it was somewhat taxing, nothing unexpected happened until the final BOSS appeared. ¡°The instance dungeon was only a [B] ss instance dungeon, but the strength of the BOSS far exceeded that level. Despite giving it my all, I could not defeat it. In the end, I suffered serious wounds and was on the verge of death. ¡°But as I was thinking to myself that I was going to die there, the newbie suddenly took action. ¡°I failed to even see what skill he used. He simply jabbed once with his finger and the BOSS disappeared with a sh of light. ¡°You two should be able to understand the shock that I felt back then. Someone whom I had originally assumed was a newbie actually possessed such unimaginably terrifying power! ¡°Back then, I thought that¡­ I had encountered an expert who was ying the pig to bait the tiger. ¡°But what happened next surprised me even more. ¡°After the rewards were given and the instance dungeon ended, I found that I was not logged off. Instead¡­ I was still in the Lower ne. ¡°Staying in the Lower ne outside of instance dungeons was clearly a privilege exclusive to high-level yers with Exclusive ounts. ¡°The newbie, Augustine, then appeared beside me. ¡°It was then that he informed me. He was not a real yer or Awakened. He was the main controller of the world.¡± ¡°The GM¡­ can participate in instance dungeons? Why would he do that?¡± Hearing that shocked Chen Xiaolian somewhat. He knew of course that the GM¡¯s authority had been reduced by the Development Team. The first GM¡¯s authority far exceeded that of theter generations. However, he had never heard of the GM entering instance dungeons and joining the game before. This was the equivalent of taking up the role of both referee and athlete. ¡°He informed me that he just wanted to have some fun.¡± Osgiliath smiled. ¡°Spending all those years just managing the system made him very bored. That was his first time entering an instance dungeon using the identity of a yer. Coincidentally, he met me there. ¡°When I started protecting him, he grew curious as to how far I would go. Even that final BOSS was something that he had secretly made harder. But even till the very end, I had chosen to stand in front of him. ¡°He told me that, although he did not find the joy of participating in an instance dungeon, he did obtain something more valuable¡­ friendship. ¡°From that day onwards, we became friends. ¡°Augustine possessed the highest level of authority, not counting the Development Team. He was practically omnipotent. Not only did he grant me the identity of a high-level yer, he also directly modified the exchange function of my personal system. ¡°When you say modify the exchange function, you mean¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at Osgiliath in disbelief. ¡°Free. No points are needed to redeem any equipment or strengthening items,¡± Osgiliath said. ¡°The f**k¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian grew speechless. Seriously,paring with others would only make one angry. Originally, he had assumed that him meeting the GM after just clearing one instance dungeon was already good luck on his part. But whenpared to Osgiliath, his luck was not even worth a fart. As an Irregrity, he did not have an Exchange System. It hadn¡¯t been easy for the GM to provide him with a bootleg version that still required points to purchase spicy bars. But Osgiliath didn¡¯t need to pay a single point. Whatever that¡¯s in the system, if he wanted it, he could take it. Chen Xiaolian dared not even dream of something like that. That was the true definition of installing a cheat plugin. Even when he was writing webnovels, when giving his main characters some cheats, he dared not give those main characters such a kind of cheat. Chen Xiaolian raised his head to look at Miao Yan. As expected, her eyes were filled with one word: Envy. ¡°But Augustine did tell me that depending on the items provided by the Exchange System was not enough,¡± Osgiliath continued. ¡°He told me that, only the mastery of this world¡¯s source code could truly be considered as true power. ¡°So, he taught me how to read, understand and¡­ utilize them. ¡°It was then that I truly became an existence that transcended all yers and Awakened ones and became known as Duke Tulip.¡± ¡°As expected¡­ whenpared to his sessors, the first GM was on a whole different dimension.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°And then?¡± ¡°Even though the Development Team would continue to issue summons for instance dungeons, surviving was no longer a concern for me. Be it the monsters inside the instance dungeons or the yers on the other side, as long as I wanted to, I could easily kill them all. ¡°But, I am still not omnipotent.¡± Osgiliath sighed softly. His gaze turned to rest upon Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan for a moment. ¡°I¡­ fell in love with a woman, an Awakened. ¡°It¡¯s very clich¨¦, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a soft sigh. ¡°The reason why certain plots are clich¨¦ is because it happens all the time.¡± ¡°Her name was Sophia, a red-haired girl. She had some freckles on her face. Although she was not the most beautiful person, she was very pretty. She always had this vibrant smile on her face. ¡°And she became pregnant with my children. ¡°But yers and Awakened ones were from two different worlds, after all. ¡°As a high-level yer, I can stay in that sandbox world outside of instance dungeons. Even so, it was impossible for me to stay there forever. ¡°Sophia, on the other hand, was an Awakened. It was impossible for me to bring her back with me to the Upper ne. ¡°I found Augustine and told him about my decision. I hoped that he could help me abandon my identity of a yerpletely and stay in the Lower ne forever, with Sophia. ¡°He agreed. ¡°He modified the system settings for me andpletely cut me off from the Upper ne. ¡°I became an Awakened, capable of living together with Sophia. More, Augustine also helped us escape the control of the system, making it so we would not be summoned into instance dungeons again. ¡°Sophia gave birth to two children, a boy and a girl. We named the twins Du Wei and Cheng Cheng. ¡°Originally, I had assumed that this would be the end. The happiest of endings. ¡°I was wrong. ¡°Augustine was indeed very strong, possessing a very high level of authority. But he was not omnipotent. ¡°Modifying the Exchange System and teaching me how to read and understand the world¡¯s source code. He had done all those without the knowledge of the Development Team. He skilfully covered it up so that I would not be discovered. ¡°Except¡­ thatst thing he did for me. ¡°He transferred my entire consciousness into my body in the Lower ne. In the end, the Development Team managed to detect the abnormality generated by that action in the system. ¡°On the day my two children were born, they found me. ¡°Back then, Augustine¡¯s actions were not exposed. The Development Team did not realize that he was the one who had helped me obtain a life in the Lower ne. They simply assumed that Sophia and I had found a certain loophole within the system, allowing us to escape their control. ¡°The Development Team would not allow something like that to happen, but they were incapable of pulling us into the instance dungeons. They were also incapable of directly killing us with the system. ¡°And so, they issued a quest. There was only one objective, to kill me and Sophia. ¡°Aside from the yers who were forced to log in, the Awakened ones in the Lower ne also received this quest.¡± ¡°That was the first attempt, but they failed,¡± Chen Xiaolian said. ¡°Yes.¡± Osgiliath nodded. ¡°Having mastered the source code of the system, I had far surpassed the strongest power that yers and Awakened ones could harness within the system¡¯s framework. All the yers and Awakened ones and even a high number of Electronic Guardians were defeated by us. ¡°Augustine did not take action. Firstly, he believed that I would not lose. Secondly, I wanted him to hide and not expose himself. ¡°At the time, we had believed that, by killing all the Awakened ones and yers, the Development Team would give up. At any rate, our existence did not pose a threat to them. ¡°But we never expected that the Development Team would personally take action! ¡°They created special bodies with wings on their back, looking like angels. Then, they logged in and personally fought us. ¡°They were the Development Team, the creators of this world. Their power¡­ not even I could stop them. Sophia died to them while I myself was seriously wounded and was on the verge of death. ¡°The Development Team did not immediately kill me off. They wanted to interrogate me and find out just how I was able to escape their control. They even used the lives of my two babies to threaten me. ¡°Augustine was my friend. There was no way I would sell him out to the Development Team just to survive and live a life of shame. I braced myself for death, even the deaths of Du Wei and Cheng Cheng. ¡°But just as the Development Team was about to kill my two children, Augustine suddenly appeared. ¡°More shockingly, he actually¡­ attacked the Development Team!¡± Having said that, Osgiliath abruptly raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian with an intense stare. ¡°Could you imagine¡­ the shock I felt back then?¡± ¡°Shock?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows furrowed slightly in puzzlement. ¡°I don¡¯t see the problem. You said it before. The first GM was your friend. If so, what is so weird about him choosing to protect his own friend?¡± ¡°No¡­ it¡¯s not like that.¡± Osgiliath slowly shook his head. ¡°Originally, he should''ve been absolutely incapable of defying the Development Team!¡± Chapter 786 Condition Chapter 786 Condition ¡°How do you know that?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked curiously. ¡°Out of curiosity, I had ¨C back when he helped free me from the Development Team¡¯s control ¨C asked him about it.¡± Osgiliath¡¯s voice became somewhat hoarse. ¡°You are already so strong. Why are you still subjected to the restrictions ced by the Development Team? What does the Development Team mean to you? ¡°The answer he gave me then was very clearcut. He absolutely could not defy the Development Team. ¡°For the sake of facilitating the management of the whole world, the Development Team had given him a very high level of authority and power. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Main Controller was the Development Team¡¯s only missionary in this world. ¡°In return, when the Development Team first created him, the first setting they put in ce was that he absolutely could not defy any instructions from them. ¡°In the beginning, Augustine only knew how to obey the Development Team, acting ording to the routine orders. But as time went by, he realized that, where the Development Team did not ce specific orders in ce, he could act on his own. For example, his actions of modifying my Exchange System and the others. Everything would be fine as long as he could hide it from the Development Team. ¡°When it came to instructions that the Development Team had clearly issued out, he had absolutely no way of defying them. ¡°More terrifyingly, the moment he appeared, he killed off a member of the Development Team with just one blow! ¡°That surpassed my original understanding of the situation!¡± ¡°You mean, the first GM was originally not that strong?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised. This seemed somewhat different from what he knew. ¡°Yes. Augustine was certainly stronger than me, but he should not possess a strength that surpasses the Development Team¡¯s strength.¡± Osgiliath nodded. ¡°Even the members of the Development Team who were there at the time became bbergasted. ¡°They could not believe that the Main Controller would turn against them. More, they could not believe that the Main Controller could obtain a power beyond that of their original setting.¡± ¡°If that is the case¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin and mused in a hushed tone, ¡°It¡¯s strange.¡± ¡°I had originally assumed that a member of the Development Team had turned traitor during that time and that it was he who gave the first GM more authority and power. ¡°Now, this spection has been overturned. ¡°But if so¡­ just who was it who bestowed the first GM such power?¡± ¡°Unfortunately, I did not have the time to ask Augustine about it.¡± Osgiliath slowly shook his head. ¡°He also did not talk to me.¡± ¡°Although he had killed a member of the Development Team, there was a pained look on his face. He clutched his forehead with one hand while his face revealed a look of utter confusion and inner conflict. ¡°After some time, he calmed down somewhat and raised his head to look at the other members of the Development Team who were standing around him. He then extended his right hand. ¡°Seven golden seeds were condensed out upon his palm. ¡°Yes. Those were the seven seeds of the World Tree that you two had used toe here. ¡°But unlike the empty shells that they are now, back then, they were emanating waves of extremely terrifying power. ¡°After that, he said, ¡°Do you fellows know? The so-called world is actually a tree.¡± ¡°Even the guys from the Development Team had a look of shock on their faces. ¡°They watched as Augustine opened up a gate, a gate that leads to this world. ¡°Then, Augustine turned around, telling me to bring Du Wei and Cheng Cheng with me through the gate. He also told me that after he has solved all the issues outside, he woulde find me. ¡°I knew. There was no point in me staying behind. I would only be a burden to him. Thus, when the Development Team were roaring and charging forward, I brought Du Wei and Cheng Cheng with me to escape through the gate. ¡°At that time, everything here was different from what you see now. ¡°There were flowers, grasses, trees, birds, animals¡­ this was not an instance dungeon. Rather, it was like the two worlds above, a vast andplete world. ¡°As soon as I entered this world, the gate closed from behind.¡± Reaching there, Osgiliath paused for a while and a bitter smile appeared on his face. ¡°Back then, I had breathed a long sigh of relief. ¡°I thought that everything would be alright. ¡°I had lost Sophia and I too, was seriously wounded. However, it was not fatal. ¡°Most importantly, our children lived! ¡°Additionally, Augustine had disyed that strength. ¡°Regardless of where that power came from, the Development Team was no match for him. ¡°For some unknown reason, though, it did not take long before this world started copsing. ¡°Thends cracked open and the living creatures here died. The whole world began to rapidly shrink. ¡°For me, it was as though I had fallen into an icy cave. I recalled something that Augustine had once said to me. ¡°He mentioned that, by using his authority, he had once ¨C secretly ¨C checked and analysed the basic temte of the world. ¡°There, he saw its most fundamentalmand structure. ¡°When necessary, the Development Team could initiate amand known as ¡®refresh¡¯ to clear the whole world. ¡°However, thismand had never been initiated before. ¡°After escaping into the third world, I had vaguely thought about it. Only, I dared not think too much about it. ¡°But upon seeing everything here copse, I knew that the Development Team must have ¨C seeing their inability to defeat Augustine ¨C chosen to use their final move. ¡°Creating this world had been an impromptu action from Augustine. It was notplete. Due to that, the temte of this world ispletely the same as the Lower ne that you lived in. ¡°This meant that the refresh of the second world, the Lower ne, could also affect this newly-created and yet to be stabilized third world. ¡°Thankfully, the power I possess ¨C courtesy of the source code ¨C still worked here. ¡°I used all my strength in my attempt to protect my two children as the whole world copsed around me. ¡°My power drained away at a rapid pace, but the violent waves of power brought about by the refresh seemed limitless. I watched as, bit by bit, the world around me was reduced to fragments that further crumbled to pieces. Only the small space around me ¨C which I had to painstakingly maintain ¨C remained intact. ¡°The final driving force that supported me, were the adorable little faces of Du Wei and Cheng Cheng in my embrace. ¡°Finally, when I was on the brink of utter despair, the refresh ended. ¡°As for me, I waspletely exhausted. I was already seriously wounded to begin with. Add the over exhaustion into the equation, my life reached its end. ¡°As for this world¡­¡± Osgiliath extended his hand to draw a circle around him. ¡°It became the state it is now. ¡°No water, no food, nothing. As for Du Wei and Cheng Cheng, they were just new-born babies, not even a day old. ¡°My life had alreadye to an end. If they were to continue staying here, only death awaited them. ¡°Thus, I could only pin my hopes on the second world. The refresh was over. Perhaps, the Development Team had rebuilt the whole world again. ¡°Here, their chances of dying were 100%. If the second world had been rebuilt, they would at least have a small chance of surviving. ¡°And so, I used the final bit of my strength to send them out. ¡°On each of their necks was a metal tag with their names ¨C Du Wei ¡¤ Rudolph and Cheng Cheng ¡¤ Rudolph. I had given those tags to them the moment they were born. ¡°Although¡­ they may never know their origins, if they¡¯re lucky enough to survive, they would at least have the chance to find out their names.¡± ¡°They were really lucky,¡± Chen Xiaolian said, his heart stirring. ¡°The chances of them surviving were even lower than winning the lottery.¡± Osgiliath sighed softly. ¡°Sending Du Wei and Cheng Cheng out of this world was nothing more than the actions of a drowning man trying to grasp at straws. Deep down, I never thought that they would really be able to survive. ¡°Before dying, I carved out this tombstone. Other than my name, I carved nothing else. I had long since given up on the thought that anyone else mighte here. And so, this ce would be my lonely tomb, an evesting existence. ¡°Unexpectedly, my strong thoughts towards Sophia and my two children would ¨C despite my death ¨C allow me to retain my consciousness as a sub-soul. ¡°But it¡¯s only my consciousness. I could not leave this ce or do anything. All I could do in this ce of endless solitude is to think about Sophia forever¡­ until you arrived.¡± ¡°So¡­ all the efforts we poured intoing here were in vain.¡± Chen Xiaolian finished listening to Osgiliath¡¯s story. ¡°The abnormal power that the first GM obtained, we still could not figure out the cause, nor could we remove it. As for you¡­ at present, you are just apletely powerless sub-soul, incapable of affecting the real world at all. You can¡¯t even leave this broken world.¡± ¡°Du Wei and Cheng Cheng. Have they been well?¡± Osgiliath did not respond to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s earlier words. ¡°Not long ago, they should have been living quite the decent life¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment. ¡°Honestly, I am not too familiar with them. Especially Cheng Cheng. I have only met her a few times. But if we are unable to deal with Shen, things will likely end up badly for us all. Just now, I told you about the old monsters trapped in the copsing space of Zero City. The two of them are amongst the old monsters I mentioned.¡± ¡°Shen¡­¡± Osgiliath softly mumbled Shen¡¯s name. ¡°After learning that Sophia was pregnant, Augustine, who was chatting with me, had mentioned it. If he could have a child, he would name him Shen. Unexpectedly, his clone would actually be called that. ¡°It seems, somewhere we cannot see, there may truly exist this thing known as destiny.¡± ¡°Even so, Shen is no longer the first GM that you once knew.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°His situation, it may be more appropriate to call it a reincarnation. After the refresh, he lost all his memories and personality. You aside, Du Wei was once his best friend while Cheng Cheng was his¡­ hmm, lover. However, for the sake of achieving his ideal, he did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives. You can forget about the rtionship you two had in the past.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Osgiliath. ¡°Then, are you willing to help me meet Du Wei and Cheng Cheng?¡± ¡°The problem is, I cannot defeat Shen.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head, a wry smile on his face. ¡°Once he emerges from the copsing Zero City, he woulde after me and snatch away the Oddity that¡¯s in my hands. After he is done patching the world temte, me, Du Wei and Cheng Cheng will die.¡± ¡°Perhaps, I can help you grow slightly stronger,¡± Osgiliath said with a smile. ¡°Maybe even make you stronger than Shen.¡± ¡°For real?¡± Chen Xiaolian was shocked. ¡°Just now, didn¡¯t you say that you no longer possess any power?¡± ¡°Even though I no longer possess any power, I still have my experience.¡± As he said that, a look of pride appeared on Osgiliath¡¯s face. ¡°Do not forget, I had also mastered all of the source code of the Lower ne.¡± ¡°Can you teach me?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes promptly shed with joy. The reason Shen was stronger than Du Wei and the other old monsters was because he had obtained the greatest number of wings, allowing him to master the highest number of source code of the Lower ne. If he could master all of the source code¡­ He should be even stronger than Shen! ¡°No.¡± Osgiliath shook his head. ¡°I am just a sub-soul. I am incapable of passing the source code mastery that I had once obtained over to you.¡± ¡°Then¡­ what¡¯s your n to make me stronger?¡± Despite his disappointment, Chen Xiaolian continued to look hopefully at Osgiliath. ¡°I can tell you¡­ how to use the source code that you have mastered.¡± Osgiliath smiled. ¡°The amount of power one possesses is indeed important, but¡­ how to wisely use it is also important.¡± Chen Xiaolian''s eyes lit up. When it came to the application of the world¡¯s source code, Osgiliath was the one with the most knowledge about it, even more so than Shen. ¡°Naturally, there are conditions.¡± Osgiliath continued, ¡°I will teach you how to use the source code so that you may, through the foundation that you possess, obtain greater power. In return, you must stop Shen, save Du Wei and Cheng Cheng and bring them to meet me.¡± ¡°Of course. That is my reason foring here in the first ce.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Chapter 787 Los Angeles Instance Dungeon Chapter 787 Los Angeles Instance Dungeon It was 1 pm at Los Angeles, the Hollywood Walk of Fame¡­ Every member of Meteor Rock Guild was there. Qiao Qiao was wearing a bright-red trench coat and there was a solemn look of fortitude on her face. The muscr Lun Tai and Bei Tai were following her, one on the left and one on the right. The two of them wore a simr-looking beret hat but of a different colour. The muscles bulging out from their bodies made it look like the clothes they wore would rip apart at any moment. Qimu Xi wore a full jeans outfit, her hair cut short and neat. There was no longer a look of confusion within her eyes. Instead, they would sweep around with a sharp gaze every now and again. Xia Xiaolei wore a pure-ck formal suit. His previous atmosphere of a country bumpkin back when he first met Chen Xiaolian had long since disappeared. Rather, there were even hints of valour there. Roddy held Soo Soo¡¯s hand, walking in the rear with that same look of indifference andziness on his face. As for Soo Soo, she wore a pink one-piece skirt, sporting a pair of ponytails and a lollipop in her mouth. She appeared slightly taller than before. ¡°The instance dungeon will start in two hours. Are we going to enter the instance dungeon while walking in the street like this?¡± Bei Tai patted Qiao Qiao¡¯s shoulder. There was a serious look on his face. ¡°Let¡¯s go back to the hotel. Either that or find a quiet ce. Let¡¯s make some preparations first. No matter how you cut it, this is still an instance dungeon. We should treat it with caution.¡± ¡°For the current us, do the conditions that we are in before entering an instance dungeon make a difference?¡± Qiao Qiao did not stop moving forward. She inserted her hands into the pockets of her trench coat and continued without turning her head back, ¡°Enough, Bei Tai. Just admit it, you just don¡¯t want to apany me while I go shopping.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­¡± As Qiao Qiao had seen through his intentions, Bei Tai revealed a slight look of embarrassment. ¡°Err¡­ actually, it¡¯s not¡­¡± ¡°Damn it! That¡¯s right! What¡¯s so embarrassing about admitting that?!¡± Lun Tai rolled his eyes. ¡°We¡¯ve been shopping for over an hour now since we had our meal! Qiao Qiao, are you still not satisfied?¡± ¡°It¡¯s only been over an hour. With your strengthened bodies, not even walking for two whole days would make you two tired. At most, you would only feel bored.¡± Qiao Qiao then stopped. She turned around, a yful look on her face. ¡°Look at Roddy and Xia Xiaolei. Did theyin at all? You two can¡¯t even handle some shopping, no wonder you two brothers are still bachelor dogs.¡± ¡°Hey! Qiao Qiao, be more conscientious when talking. The two of us are bachelor dogs? Do Roddy and Xia Xiaolei have girlfriends?¡± Bei Tai snorted fiercely. ¡°In Roddy¡¯s case, doesn¡¯t he have that little angel from Zero City? Although he failed to court her in the past¡­ and it¡¯s also been a long time since he heard from her, but there is still some love between them in the past. As for Xia Xiaolei¡­¡± Qiao Qiao cast a look of disappointment at the two brothers before leaning closer to their ears. ¡°Are you two actually stupid or just pretending? Are you really incapable of seeing that those two¡­ there¡¯s something there.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°For real?¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai eximed in a hushed tone. ¡°Guys will always be guys in the end.¡± Qiao Qiao gave a soft harrumph. ¡°Naughty little chicken!¡± ¡°Sup? Why did we stop? Is Big Miss Qiao finally tired of shopping? If so, let¡¯s head back!¡± Seeing them stop in front, Roddy¡¯s face immediately revealed joy. Letting go of Soo Soo¡¯s hand, he ran forward. ¡°I say, what are you fellows discussing?¡± ¡°Roddy,e here. Let me ask you something.¡± Lun Tai waved at Roddy while looking at Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi, who were still slowly walking behind them. He put his arm around Roddy¡¯s neck, pulling him closer before whispering, ¡°Qiao Qiao said¡­ Qimu Xi and Xia Xiaolei¡­ there¡¯s something between them? Is it true?¡± Roddy blinked and his mouth fell open. He stared at Lun Tai and Bei Tai with a dumbfounded expression. ¡°See that? See that? Look at his dumbfounded face!¡± Bei Tai pointed at Roddy¡¯s face with a look of indignation before saying in a hushed tone towards Qiao Qiao, ¡°Even Roddy failed to see it. Why are you calling us two stupid?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not it¡­¡± Roddy finally recollected himself and he quickly shook his head. ¡°You two¡­ did you two really not realize it? Since thest instance¡­ no, since thestst instance dungeon, isn¡¯t it already obvious? You¡¯re asking me now?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Lun Tai and Bei Tai grew bbergasted. Bei Tai counted with his fingers. ¡°Thestst instance dungeon¡­ is the Athens one?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Roddy looked at Lun Tai and Bei Tai the way one would look at an idiot. ¡°Bruh, are you two blind?¡± ¡­ Their team continued to walk along the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As always, Qiao Qiao would asionally push open the door of one of the shops there and enter to have a look. As for Lun Tai and Bei Tai, they would ¨C every once in a while ¨C cast furtive looks at Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi, who were behind them. But¡­ this didn¡¯t seem right. The two of them clearly weren¡¯t walking side by side. They were also not whispering to each other. They were simply walking normally, one walking in front of the other. How could anyone tell that there was something between them? ¡°The instance dungeon will be starting in¡­ three minutes.¡± Qiao Qiao walked out of the shop and threw the two bags in her hand to Roddy. ¡°Help me keep them. I¡¯m done shopping.¡± ¡°You keep getting me to do that! Don¡¯t you have your own storage gear?¡± Roddy rolled his eyes. However, he kept the items that Big Miss Qiao had just bought into his storage gear anyways, carefully doing so while avoiding the gazes of the surrounding pedestrians. ¡°Alright, enough messing around.¡± Lun Tai cleared his throat. ¡°Although clearing an instance dungeon is already very easy for the current us, we cannotpletely let our guards down. Since¡­ I¡¯ve been tasked with Guild Leader position, I will have to be responsible for all of you. When hees back, I don¡¯t want him to see that some of us are missing.¡± Considering Qiao Qiao¡¯s feelings, Lun Tai had avoided mentioning Chen Xiaolian¡¯s name. ¡°Understood.¡± ¡°Affirmative.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. These days, we¡¯ve joined so many instance dungeons without Xiaolian. Did we ever mess up when it really counts?¡± Everyone nodded simultaneously. A green curtain of light shed. [Prompt: Your guild was not selected for this instance dungeon. Your guild is still within the instance dungeon¡¯s area. Please leave the instance dungeon area before the countdown ends. Timer: 00 minutes 01 seconds. [Prompt: Instance dungeon number VD-1067 ¨C Los Angeles instance dungeon has started! Your guild failed to leave the instance dungeon area before the specified time. You must now participate in this instance dungeon. [First phase of the quest: Within 72 hours, intercept an important meteorite that the United States Army is sending from somewhere around Los Angeles to Arizona. The coordinates of the meteorite will be disyed on your personal radars in 10 hours¡¯ time.] Everyone turned to look at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Your turn, guidebook.¡± Roddy grinned at Qiao Qiao. ¡°This instance dungeon. Hmm¡­ it is quite interesting.¡± Qiao Qiao closed her eyes and checked her personal system. She stayed silent for some time. Finally, she opened her eyes and said, ¡°Say¡­ are you fellows interested in bing a BOSS?¡± ¡°Be a BOSS?¡± Roddy immediately rubbed his fists. ¡°That sounds very interesting! Hurry, share the information about the instance dungeon with us.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded and shared detailed information about the instance dungeon through their guild channel. [Los Angeles instance dungeon, number VD-1067 [Storyline: Three days ago, a meteorite carrying alien genes fell into the Greater Los Angeles Area. The alien genes could fuse with the genes of the existing species on Earth and grow rapidly. After reaching Earth, the meteorite had swiftly transformed its surroundings into an alien environment with its own alien poption. [However, before the gene contamination could further expand, the United States Army from Area 51 had surrounded and destroyed the mutated creatures within and collected the meteorite. The meteorite will be loaded and transported to a secret research base in Arizona. Transport of the meteorite will begin in 10 hours¡¯ time and its location will be disyed in the personal radar of every participant. [First phase of the quest: Obtain the meteorite before the United States Army could transport it. The team or individual yer that obtains the meteorite will be rewarded with 2,000 points. The moment a team or individual yer sessfully obtains the meteorite, the second phase of the quest will begin. [Hidden quest in the first phase: Obtain the meteorite after the United States Army has transported the meteorite to the Arizona research base. The team or individual yer that obtains the meteorite will receive 5,000 points. [When the meteorite is obtained, the second phase will begin. Within 72 hours, if the meteorite is snatched away by any other yer, the quest will end in failure. [Quest for the second phase: After obtaining the meteorite, keep it sealed and do not allow any other team or individual yer to snatch it away. At the same time, the one holding the meteorite will be revealed in the radar of the other yers. They will be revealed to any yer within a radius of 100 kilometres. [By protecting and maintaining ownership of the meteorite for 48 hours, the quest will bepleted and the team or individual yer will obtain 10,000 points. In addition, everyone involved will receive an Alien Gic Enhancement Serum. It can permanently upgrade a basic attribute up to [B] ss. The same yer may use this serum up to two times. [If the meteorite is snatched away before the 48 hours is over, the ownership of the meteorite will be transferred and the countdown for the 48 hours will begin anew. [Hidden Quests: [Hidden Quest 1: Destroy the meteorite. [By utilizing high-tech equipment or magic, create a temperature of over 8,000 ¡ãC to utterly destroy the meteorite and the alien genes inside the meteorite. After the meteorite is destroyed, the quest will bepleted. The team or individual yer involved will obtain 1,000 points. [Hidden Quest 2: Gic growth. [Break the shell sealing the meteorite and the meteorite will once again disperse alien genes. yers will not be contaminated. Continue holding the alien meteorite and protect the growing ecosphere. Obtain sufficient genes from the living creatures on Earth andplete the incubation process. The incubation speed depends on the number of gic samples obtained. As long as the meteorite holder continues to hold the meteorite, the creatures in the ecosphere will not attack the meteorite holder and their team. After the meteorite hatches, the meteorite holder will be the winner of this instance dungeon. [If the meteorite holder is killed, the meteorite ownership will automatically be transferred to another member of the team. If there is no longer any active member of the team in the instance dungeon, ownership of the meteorite will be transferred to the yer who killed thest meteorite holder. Additionally, the new meteorite holder will be marked +1. [At all times, the position of the meteorite holder will be disyed on the personal radar of the other yers within a radius of 100 kilometres. [When the total number of meteorite holder reaches 3, ownership of the meteorite will no longer be transferred. The team or individual yer who kills the meteorite holder will be the winners of this instance dungeon and receive 15,000 points. Additionally, every one will receive a high-grade Alien Gic Enhancement Serum. It can permanently upgrade a basic attribute up to [B+] ss. The same yer may use this serum up to three times. [Hidden Quest 3: Gene plunder. [Destroy the shell of the meteorite, devour its core embryo and obtain alien genes. The devourer will take the ce of the embryo inside the meteorite, bing the Species Lord. They will also obtain the ability to spread alien genes. After the devourer has devoured the core embryo, yers¡¯ radars will stop disying their position for 100 hours. After the 100-hour period is over, the devourer¡¯s location will be disyed once more on the radars of all the remaining yers. Affected area will cover the entire instance dungeon area. [The Species Lord will automatically integrate the genes acquired from living creatures. The more genes obtained, the more gene abilities the Species Lord will obtain. Win condition for the Species Lord will be changed to killing all the current participants. Time limit: 72 hours. [If the Species Lord fails to kill all the participants within 72 hours, the instance dungeon will automatically end and the surviving participants will be deemed to have failed the quest. The Species Lord will die. [The status of Species Lord obtained from this instance dungeon will be retained after this instance dungeon is over. [Hidden Quest 3.1: Gene plunder (Opposition). [When a yer enters Hidden quest 3, kill the Species Lord and wipe out all the creatures infested with the alien genes. The team or individual yer that made the kill will receive 50,000 points and the special prop, Cultivable Embryo x 10. [Cultivable Embryo: An alien embryo duplicate with growth attributes. After binding with a user, it can be nted in an instance dungeon. After 10 minutes, it will grow into a mutant War Beast. The user can collect and inject genes into the Cultivable Embryo. The strength of the genes injected will determine the individual attributes of the mutant War Beast. [The mutant War Beast cannot be taken out of the instance dungeon after the instance dungeon is over. [Punishment for quest failure: For all teams and individual yers who cannotplete the quest, every single person will have their points deducted by 1,000 points. Additionally, in the next three instance dungeons, the number of points received as rewards will be halved.] ¡°This instance dungeon is interesting!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°To think that it would have such an enticing option of bing a BOSS! I say, let¡¯s go with Hidden Quest 3!¡± He rubbed his fists, his face filled with excitement as he looked at the others. ¡°Are you so eager to be a viin?¡± Bei Tai snickered. ¡°Nonsense! Being the viin is cool!¡± ¡°Lun Tai, you are our acting Guild Leader now. What do you think?¡± Qiao Qiao turned towards Lun Tai. ¡°It¡¯s very difficult to decide¡­¡± Lun Tai gently rubbed his chin, a very troubled look on his face. ¡°We¡¯ll have to carefully consider this.¡± ¡°The two routes in the first phase will not affect the route to the second phase. Let¡¯s head back to the hotel first. We¡¯ll conduct a proper discussion.¡± Qiao Qiao thought about it. ¡°We still have a lot of time. Only aftering up with a proper n can we obtain the biggest reward.¡± Naughty little chicken. Raw: ¡®Ð¡À±¼¦¡¯, pinyin: ¡®xi¨£o l¨¤ j¨©¡¯. Rough trantion: little spicy chicken. Used to say that someone is a piece of trash in a joking manner. Chapter 788 Choosing Prey Chapter 788 Choosing Prey Within a room inside a hotel, everyone was sitting in a circle¡­ Every time an instance dungeon began, the Meteor Rock Guild would ¨C since Chen Xiaolian left ¨C hold a pre-battle meeting. Every member would join the discussion to determine which quest route to choose. Additionally, they would also search the secret website for the Awakened ones non-stop for information regarding advance notices for instance dungeons. Then, they would enter the instance dungeon area in advance to participate in the instance dungeon on their own. Chen Xiaolian had left without leaving any way for them tomunicate. It had been six months since then. During the past six months, the Meteor Rock Guild had participated in a total of 35 instance dungeons. In the beginning, Meteor Rock Guild had to cooperate with Starfall Guild¡¯s China branch, taking a ride on this big guild. Quickly, though, they became capable ofpleting the quests they chose ¨C on their own ¨C within the instance dungeons. At any rate, the cheat that Qiao Qiao brought them was too Heaven-defying. It was the ability to check all the optional questlines of the ongoing instance dungeons through her personal system, choose the option with the biggest reward and least risk. Apart from the beginning, where they needed to rely on other guilds, it was only natural for them to want to monopolize this juicy meat. During this time where many members from the resident guilds of Zero City had been killed and the rest had disappeared, Meteor Rock Guild entered the threshold of bing a first-rate Awakened guild. This Los Angeles instance dungeon was their 36th. ¡°Roddy, since you want to take Hidden Quest 3 so much, tell us what you think.¡± Lun Tai looked at Roddy. ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll tell you guys what I think first.¡± Roddy cleared his throat and said, ¡°I¡¯ve been analysing it again and again on our way back. ¡°Firstly, the two routes in the first phase do not affect the choices in the second phase. Given the current level of strength of our Meteor Rock Guild, the strength of the American military can no longer threaten us. Choosing the second route of snatching the meteorite as it is being transported to the Arizona base ispletely within our capabilities. That way, we can obtain 3,000 points. ¡°For the second phase, I think we should first rule out the option of destroying the meteorite. The biggest benefit of choosing this route is that it is safe. We will be able to immediatelyplete the quest and exit this instance dungeon without any risk. At the same time, however, the reward is too little. Only 1,000 points for the entire team? That¡¯s not enough to fill the gap between our teeth. What do you think?¡± Having reached that point, Roddy paused for a while before looking to the others for their opinion. ¡°Agreed.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°No objections.¡± After receiving everyone¡¯s approval, Roddy snickered and continued, ¡°The next to be ruled out is the regr route in the second phase. Compared with Hidden Quest 2, protecting the rtively weaker alien ecosphere in the early stages will be harder, but in theter stages, we will be able to rely on theirbat power more. It will be easier. Moreover, the final reward is greater.¡± Seeing everyone nod, Roddy grew even more excited. ¡°Nextes theparison between Hidden Quest 2 and 3. The reward can be used to strengthen a basic attribute up to [B+] ss and can be used three times. In other words, three basic attributes can be strengthened up to [B+] ss. It sounds good, but this is more cost-effective for weak newbies. ¡°As for us¡­ all of our basic attributes have already been strengthened to a considerable level. More, we have long since decided on our development paths. Thus, the effect of using the serum bes very low. Take me for example. At present, my weakest basic attribute is my Energy Points. But even if it is upgraded to [B+] ss, it would be of no help for me in controlling mechs forbat. Another example¡­ Qimu Xi, what is your weakest basic attribute right now?¡± ¡°Although I am going the route of a speed-type assassin, my weakest basic attributes, Physique and Endurance are already at [B] ss. This is for the sake of having an effective meleebat ability.¡± Qimu Xi shook her head. ¡°An increase of only one ss is not too worthwhile for me.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Roddy shrugged. ¡°It¡¯s the same for the rest. Moreover, there¡¯s also Xia Xiaolei, who is equipped with the Bug Armour. If this strengthening serum modifies his genes, a reduction in his degree of adaptation might be the best-case scenario. In the event that it utterly cancels it, giving him only regenerative abilities like what happened the first time he equipped it, the gains would not be worth the losses.¡± ¡°Makes sense.¡± Lun Tai slowly nodded. ¡°And so, we can only choose Hidden Quest 3. Although there are no points as reward, the status of Species Lord can be brought out of this instance dungeon. I believe that this will be a very advantageous thing inrge-scale team battles. We no longer need to be afraid of human wave tactics.¡± Roddy pped his hands. ¡°Discussion is over. Let¡¯s get to work!¡± ¡°Wait.¡± Qiao Qiao raised her palm. Frowning, she said, ¡°There are still a few issues. Don¡¯t decide on it so quickly.¡± ¡°Speak up.¡± Roddy cast a serious look at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Firstly, taking the Hidden Quest 3 means we need someone to devour the alien embryo inside the meteorite. This¡­ who will do it?¡± ¡°Since I am the one who suggested it, it is only natural that I will do it!¡± Roddy patted his chest. ¡°Then, did you consider what exactly does ¡®taking the ce of the embryo inside the meteorite and bing the Species Lord¡¯ that the instance dungeon mentioned means? I cannot be sure if it wouldn¡¯t change the abilities of the one who takes it. Rather, it might even affect¡­ sanity.¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face turned solemn. ¡°Naturally, the chances of thetter happening is small. However, even if it¡¯s a change in your ability, it would still greatly impact the development of our guild. Can you ept the possibility that you will no longer be able to pilot a mech in the future?¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± A look of hesitation appeared on Roddy¡¯s face. ¡°Additionally¡­ there is the possibility that the change will not be limited to that.¡± Qiao Qiao blinked. ¡°No one knows what this alien gene would do to a person¡¯s outer appearance. What if, after you obtain the gene, your appearance bes that of a monster? What then? Don¡¯t you love that little angel called Nicole? What if you get the chance to meet her again? But because of the gic mutation, you end up looking like an octopus or a lizard¡­¡± ¡°Damn it!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes popped out. ¡°Big Miss Qiao, don¡¯t scare me!¡± ¡°I¡¯m just reminding you.¡± Qiao Qiao grinned. ¡°How about it? Do you still want to be the viin now? Remember, there are indeed handsome viins, but those are far and few. Most viins only look so-so.¡± ¡°Son of a bitch! Forget it! In that case¡­ let¡¯s go with Hidden Quest 2, then.¡± In just an instant, tens of his own disgusting appearance, altered by gic mutation, had appeared in Roddy¡¯s mind. He quickly shook his head to drive them out. ¡°A reward of 15,000 points¡­ it¡¯s not much, but still passable. The early stages will be a little hard, but ording to the quest description, as long as the alien creatures grow up to a certain level, they will be of great help in battle.¡± ¡°I¡¯m in favour of that as well.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded before turning to the others. ¡°Are there any other opinions?¡± Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi shook their heads. As for Soo Soo, she would usually stay silent during their pre-battle meetings. Lun Tai stayed silent for a moment before slowly speaking up, ¡°You guys¡­ did none of you ever thought about going with Hidden Quest 3.1?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes instantly widened and he looked at Lun Tai in bewilderment. ¡°You¡­ did you lose your mind?¡± Back when Roddy was telling them about his analysis, he had not even considered Hidden Quest 3.1. Going with Hidden Quest 3 would give them a big advantage. Only, due to the many uncertainties involved, they had to give up on it. However¡­ to give this advantage to others? Wait for another team to devour the meteorite¡¯s embryo and defeat them? Wasn¡¯t that a crazy move? ¡°Although the reward for that route is a whopping 50,000 points, the risk is too great.¡± Qiao Qiao frowned, airing the same concern as Roddy. ¡°As for the 10 alien embryo duplicates, they are the equivalent of a single-use War Beast each. After using them, we are incapable of bringing them out of the instance dungeon. Whenpared to the Alien Gic Enhancement Serum, the value of the alien embryo duplicates ¨C for us ¨C might be slightly higher. Even so, I do not think that they are worth such a big risk. Taking the embryo inside the meteorite and bing the Species Lord. This option is enough to make a team confront all the other teams in this instance dungeon. The bonus is too strong! They have up to 100 hours of development time. Who knows how powerful of a mutant army the other team can create?¡± ¡°Truthfully, we are wholly capable of not taking any risk.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°You guys have entered a wrong line of thought.¡± ¡°Wrong line of thought?¡± Roddy blinked. On the other hand, Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Lun Tai, I think I understand what you mean!¡± ¡°Wot? You got it so fast?¡± Roddy gave Qiao Qiao a puzzled look. Then, after pondering it for a moment, he pped his thigh. ¡°I get it! Find a weak little team, grab one of them and bring them with us as we find the embryo. Then, shove it down their throat and immediately kill them! Lun Tai, this is your n, right?¡± ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± Lun Tai nodded and continued solemnly, ¡°Finish them off on the spot. There is no need to wait for the 100 hours to be over and face the mutant army that they create. At any rate, the quest never said that there is any corrtion between the reward and the alien gene¡¯s degree of propagation.¡± ¡°You son of a bitch, I¡¯m in! Why didn¡¯t I think of this foul method just now?¡± Roddy was the first to give praise. ¡°Damn, Lun Tai! Even though you¡¯re bad at discerning the rtionship between men and women, you are really smart in other aspects. Your muscles really don¡¯t match you.¡± ¡°Xiaolian appointed Lun Tai to be the Acting Guild Leader. How could he be mistaken?¡± Qiao Qiao smiled. ¡°Then, we¡¯ll follow Lun Tai¡¯s n. Lun Tai, tell us about the specifics of the n.¡± ¡°The amount of information given by the prompt this time around is too little. Looks like they want us to search for the information rted to the fall of the meteorite and its transportation on our own. Either that or wait for the coordinates given by the prompt after 10 hours. However, since we already know more about this instance dungeon¡­ it¡¯ll be easier and faster for us to find the coordinates for the meteorite.¡± Lun Tai thought for a moment before continuing, ¡°At present, there are no abnormalities in Los Angeles. Looks like the crash site is not inside the city. Still, ording to the description from the instance dungeon, the military has mobilized a high number of soldiers to suppress it. If so, there is no way they canpletely cover up all information about it. Roddy, use your Mechanical Heart skill and search the inte for all rted information. See if you can find the meteorite¡¯s crash site. Then¡­ we¡¯ll rush over. We¡¯ll lie in wait for the opportune moment, choose a weak nearby team and make them our prey!¡± Chapter 789 Chapter 789 Roddy sat before a notebook. However, instead of typing on the keyboard, he ced both hands on the notebook. His eyes were closed, but the pages on the screen were shing non-stop, refreshing as fast as the notebook possibly could. ¡°I¡¯ve roughly¡­ found it.¡± Roddy opened his eyes. ¡°There are no detailed information. However, two days ago, a series of reports regarding animal injuries came from a small town called Greendale. In the past two days, no more news came out from this small town.¡± ¡°Distance and direction?¡± Lun Tai nodded and asked. ¡°Southeast, around 100 kilometres.¡± Lun Tai considered it before nodding. ¡°Then¡­ let¡¯s split into two. Bei Tai, Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo and I will head to the small town and immediately begin monitoring the ce. We will ensure that no other teams snatch away the meteorite. Roddy, Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi, the three of you stay in Los Angeles. If you find any suitable targets, there is no need to notify me. Immediately take action to capture them.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Roddy and the other two nodded. ¡°Then¡­ move out!¡± ¡­ Inside a small bar, Tian Lie and Nicole were seated across each other. ced before Nicole was a cup of cocktail, which was practically untouched. On the other hand, the other half of the table facing Tian Lie was already filled with empty beer bottles. ¡°Have you received the prompt from the instance dungeon?¡± Tian Lie gave Nicole a nce. ¡°Got it.¡± Nicole nodded. ¡°There are 10 more hours before we get the location of the quest item. We can still rest for a while.¡± ¡°Rest my ass!¡± Tian Lie¡¯s head turned skywards as he took onest gulp of beer. Then, he ced the beer bottle on the table, tossed two dor bills on the table and strode towards the door. ¡°Where are you going?¡± Nicole swiftly got up to follow Tian Lie. ¡°Surely you are not expecting to just take a stroll and the transport team will automatically jump out in front of us, are you?¡± Tian Lie walked out the door, taking big strides as he said loudly, ¡°I can¡¯t wait for 10 hours. In order to find the location of the transport team, I will naturally have to hack the US army¡¯s datawork.¡± ¡°Nonsense! Of course I know that.¡± Nicole snorted. ¡°But what you said earlier is the search for a military base, not an inte caf¨¦! Also, can you lower your voice? Everyone in the surrounding five streets can hear you!¡± ¡°You fool.¡± Tian Lie looked at Nicole the same way one would look at an idiot. ¡°The military¡¯swork is isted from the outside world. Only through the same intr system would one be able to hack it. Do you not understand that?¡± That said, he did lower his voice somewhat. ¡°Fine.¡± Nicole nodded. ¡°Given what a big city Los Angeles is, there must be soldiers stationed here. Only¡­¡± Tian Lie scratched his bald head. ¡°I do not know where. How about¡­ we create a ruckus? As long as we kill off the cops thate to arrest us, the army will surely appear next.¡± ¡°You really are sick in the head¡­¡± Nicole said with a dark face. ¡°Forget it. I¡¯ll drive. I know where we can find one.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Tian Lie looked at Nicole as she walked to a nearby car. ¡°How do you know?¡± ¡°I used to work for the US government¡¯s intelligence agency.¡± Nicole pulled open the door and sat in the driver¡¯s seat. Gesturing with her head, she said, ¡°Get in.¡± Less than half an hour after the car left Beverly Hills, Nicole slowly stopped it somewhere beside the road. It was still a city area with a high number of buildings. ¡°Here? A military base?¡± Tian Lie turned to Nicole. ¡°Did you remember it correctly?¡± ¡°My brain is not as bad as yours,¡± Nicole replied coolly. ¡°Do you see the building up ahead? That¡¯s the Los Angeles Air Force Base. It is the Space Force¡¯s research and development base. As it is also part of the army, it is connected to the army¡¯s internalwork.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Tian Lie shrugged. ¡°Whatever you say. Wait here. I¡¯ll be back soon.¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Nicole grew startled. ¡°What are you going in for?¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t go, then what will you do?¡± Tian Lie gave Nicole a nce. ¡°There is no need to raise a ruckus now.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°I have documents that can allow me to pass through. Then¡­ we can figure a way to find the information.¡± ¡°Stop dreaming!¡± Tian Lieughed loudly. ¡°Who do you think you are? A general? Given the level of secrecy for such information, there is no way you can obtain it.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s first give it a try. It¡¯s better than just breaking in.¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°You stay here.¡± ¡°Who said I am going to break in? Little angel, hand over your documents,¡± Tian Lie rubbed his head and said casually. ¡°What are you up to?¡± Nicole shot a suspicious look at Tian Lie. Even so, she extended her hand to give him a book. Tian Lie opened the book and opened it. Looking at the photo on it, he then turned to look at Nicole and chuckled. ¡°As expected, ID photos are always uglier.¡± ¡°Have you seen enough?¡± Nicole watched as Tian Lie turned his gaze towards her, from her hair down to her toes. She red fiercely at Tian Lie. ¡°Not enough.¡± Tian Lie shook his head, his gaze still fixed on Nicole. ¡°I cannot leave any ws.¡± ¡°What?¡± Nicole frowned. Next, she watched as Tian Lie¡¯s whole body shone with light as his body transformed into streams of metallic data. The streams then slowly wriggled. ¡°So disgusting.¡± Nicole gave a harrumph as Tian Lie, who was standing before her, slowly transformed into her appearance. Her facial features, her hairstyle, all the way to the clothes on her body, all of them were seemingly carved out from a mould. ¡°How is it? There¡¯s nothing different, right? Look carefully.¡± Tian Lie looked at the stunned Nicole. ¡°There won¡¯t be anyone who knows me in there. There is no need to pay attention to the minor details.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°Hurry up and head inside.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Tian Lie threw a flirtatious smile at Nicole. Then, he pushed open the car door and alighted, performing a catwalk with long legs as his curvaceous buttocks swayed in the wind. ¡°Damn it! I don¡¯t walk in such a slutty manner!¡± Nicole rolled down the car window and shouted at Tian Lie. ¡°There won¡¯t be anyone who knows you in there. There is no need to pay attention to the minor details.¡± Tian Lie turned around and threw Nicole a¡­ err, captivating smile. ¡°You¡¯re the one who said that.¡± After waiting for around half an hour, Nicole saw Tian Lie, who was still assuming her appearance, walking sensuously towards her. ¡°It¡¯s done.¡± Tian Lie walked over, pulled open the door and sat in the front passenger seat. Returning the book to Nicole, he said, ¡°Your level is quite high. If it weren¡¯t for that, there¡¯s no way I would be able to so easily ess an area with an intr port.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just an ordinary staff member. Among the intelligence agencies of the United States, the Department of Homnd Security and the army have the closest level of cooperation. But if you want to operate aputer, my clearance is not enough,¡± Nicole said coolly. ¡°Hurry up and change back. I don¡¯t like seeing you with my appearance.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I didn¡¯t go to the toilet just now.¡± Tian Lieughed, changing back to his original form. ¡°What about the details? Where should we go?¡± Nicole started the car. ¡°There¡¯s a small town called Greendale in the southeast. Three days ago, a meteorite crashnded somewhere near the town. It seems that the meteorite carried with it some kind of alien gene that infected the living creatures there, even the residents. However, before the infection could spread, the US Army was dispatched to wipe out all the infected creatures. The meteorite ¨C the source of the infection ¨C was found and contained. They n to send it to a secret base in Arizona for research. ¡°I say, could that be the legendary Area 51?¡± ¡°It can be considered as one of them.¡± Nicole nodded. ¡°I know the ce, but I¡¯ve never gone there before. Is the meteorite still near the town?¡± ¡°Mmm.¡± Tian Lie nodded. ¡°The US Army is very efficient. At present, they have already sealed the area around the crash site and even the little town. That¡¯s a 10-kilometre radius. They¡¯ve already set up a restricted military area and stationed a brigade of soldiers and two battalions of marines. The estimated departure time for the transportation of the meteorite is in eight hours¡¯ time.¡± ¡°But¡­ alien lifeforms?¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°If that¡¯s the storyline, how did the US Army manage to kill them?¡± Tian Lie instantly burst into a wildughter. ¡°It can¡¯t be helped. The difficulty level of this instance dungeon does not appear to be that high. The meteorite only carries genes in it. After crashing down, they had to slowly evolve from a single cell. I checked the database. Before the US Army wiped them out, those monsters had only evolved to the level of reptiles. They were still using teeth and ws to attack.¡± ¡°In less than three days, they evolved from a single cell to the level of reptiles?¡± Nicole was surprised. ¡°That¡¯s already very fast. If given another day or two, won¡¯t they evolve to human-like creatures with intelligence?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t have time to look through the database. Moreover¡­ given how little time there was, I figured that the amount of research that the US Army could carry out is highly limited. There wouldn¡¯t be too much information.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°For now, there is no need for us to worry about these things. Let¡¯s go find the meteorite first. Head to Greendale!¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Nicole nodded. She had been just about to step on the gas pedal when she suddenly heard a series of booming sounds. The explosions came from none other than the Los Angeles Air Force Base building that Tian Lie had just visited. Chapter 790 Chapter 790 ¡°It¡¯s another team.¡± Nicole and Tian Lie saw two dots on their personal radars. This meant that there were either Awakened ones or yers who had entered a state ofbat. ¡°They must also be targeting this ce for intel gathering. They¡¯ve chosen to forcibly charge in.¡± Tian Lie rubbed his chin, an envious look in his eyes. ¡°Damn it! I should have attacked just now.¡± ¡°What is it? You are still thinking of getting involved here?¡± Nicole gave Tian Lie a cold nce. Tian Lie hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. ¡°Forget it. We have already found the location of the meteorite. If we head there now, it will probably take us around one hour to reach. As for this ce, with the other teams attacking, a high number of soldiers wille here soon. It would be troublesome if we get entangled here.¡± ¡°Your head is finally working like normal a little.¡± Nicole nodded in satisfaction. Stepping on the gas pedal, she drove the car forward. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± ¡­ ¡°Found it!¡± Xia Xiaolei had been sitting on the sofa with his head hung down and his eyes closed. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open and he said in a hushed tone. ¡°Direction? Distance? Level?¡± Roddy quickly asked. They had long since taken off their regr clothes and changed into their protective suits, ready to set off at any time. ¡°Southeast, five kilometres.¡± Xia Xiaolei stood up. ¡°There are five people. Two of them used [B] ss skills and one used an [A] ss skill. As for the other two, they might be participating in battle using weapons.¡± Xia Xiaolei had the innate skill, Extrasensory Perception. By consolidating it into his personal radar, the detection range would increase from the usual one kilometre to ten kilometres. At the same time, it can also disy the level of the skills used by the detected targets. ¡°The highest one is only at [A] ss. It¡¯s not that problematic.¡± Roddy smiled confidently. ¡°Then, let¡¯s move out! Head there first. After confirming their strength, begin operation to capture them.¡± ¡­ ¡°Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Do it quickly!¡± A yer in a thick and heavy metal armour and a stout-looking face was scanning his surroundings vigntly. Before him was a thin youngster sporting a pair of goggles. The youngster was tapping the keyboard of aputer. Inside the office, corpses could be seen strewn all over the ce. Most of them wore work clothes. Outside the office, however, many of the corpses wore military garb. They were soldiers assigned to guard duty. Aside from the two, there were three other team members, each keeping watch at one of the corners of the office space. They aimed their guns at the doors and windows, ces where enemies might appear. All of them were focused on keeping watch over their surroundings. ¡°I¡¯m already doing my best, boss!¡± the thin youngster snickered. ¡°The defence level of the US Army¡¯s militarywork is very average. But why are you so anxious? The guards in a research base like this will not be very strong. More, we¡¯ve already killed off most of them. Even if reinforcementse, should we be scared?¡± ¡°The reinforcements are not the problem here. It¡¯s the other teams.¡± The armoured man shook his head. ¡°Although this is not apetitive-type instance dungeon, there is no guarantee that other teams will not raid us. Hurry it up! Once we obtain the location of the meteorite, we¡¯ve leave!¡± ¡°Alright! Found it!¡± The thin youngster pressed the Enter key forcefully and looked at the screen. ¡°Alien meteorite crashnded¡­ Greendale¡­ departure time¡­¡± ¡°Argh!¡± A ray of bloody light suddenly shed out. A yer who was standing between two windows cried out wretchedly as a sharp and invisible de cut him from his crotch all the way up to his head, cleaving him into two. The protective suit he wore became like a piece of rag, incapable of stopping even a single attack before it was utterly cut. The spilled blood created the outline of an invisible human figure standing in front of him. ¡°Enemy attack!¡± The armoured man reacted instantaneously, his fist punching in the direction of his killed teammate. The air in front of his fist suddenlypressed before sting forward like a cannon. The thin youngster turned around. As he was pulling out twoser pistols, his whole body suddenly fell to the ground before sliding backwards. It wasn¡¯t until he reached a pir did his body rose back up in a weird manner. His arms swept outwards and the muzzles of his pistols gave his front a 180-degree coverage. Qimu Xi flipped, evading the air st. The corpse behind her, on the other hand, was smashed to pieces along with the wall. Another yer, this one sporting blue hair, punched the ground to raise a wall of ice before him. A clear ringing sound rang out. As the wall of ice was rising, the two short swords that Qimu Xi used to perform a cross sh stabbed into the ice wall. The short swords were extremely sharp and they easily pierced into the ice wall. Due to their length, however, they could not fully prate the ice wall. ¡°Caught them!¡± The blue-haired yer cried out in surprise and joy. The two short swords were stuck inside the ice wall and Qimu Xi stopped moving. At the same time, her invisibility effect disappeared as well to reveal her figure. Suddenly, several icicles emerged from the ice wall before shooting towards Qimu Xi. Although this enemy possessed a very high speed, her short swords were now stuck in the ice wall. In order to evade the icicles, she would have to give up on her weapons. The other yers had quickly pulled out their weapons. The armoured man, their leader, was once again charging up, ready to fire out an even stronger punch. But Qimu Xi did not dodge at all. As the icicles were about to make contact with her body, several beams of light suddenly shot out from the aisle beyond the rear door, melting and vaporizing the icicles away. Xia Xiaolei abruptly smashed his way through the wall of the aisle from the main entrance side. He then hurriedly strode towards the office. His whole body was covered in ayer of carapace-like bio armour. The armour protected every inch of his body and even his eyes looked like a pair of crystals. There was a bio crystal on each of his palms and he fired out several beams of light with them. The beams of light melted and created several big holes on the ice wall and Qimu Xi was able to pull out her short swords. Twoser pistols and a heavy machine gun turned towards them at the same time. Qimu Xi swiftly evaded, jumping out through a window. Xia Xiaolei, on the other hand, continued to charge towards the room. In the face of the iing bullets and energy beams, all he did was stretch his hands to protect his head and face. He did not stop moving forward. As the bullets and energy beams bombarded him, tens of tendrils swiftly grew out from his arms, swirling around in two directions to form two shields that protected his upper body. Even though the attacks had inflicted countless wounds and scorch marks on his body, not a drop of blood fell from him. Light shed and two giant wolves suddenly appeared in front of him. Opening their big mouths, each of them fired out a stream of electricity the width of a water bucket. The streams of electricity struck Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body, stopping his momentum and badly scorching his upper body. The moment the streams of electricity dissipated, however, the injuries on his body recovered rapidly. Before the two giant wolves could fire out a second wave of electric attack, the terribly charred parts of Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body had almost fully recovered. Three tendrils emerged from his right arm, swirling into one and hardening to be a spear, several metres in length. Stab! The spear pierced the mouth of the first giant wolf with lightning-like speed, going all the way through to its tail. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s left palm promptly opened to reveal the bio crystal once again. A beam of light shot out from the crystal. With a sweeping motion, it cut the second giant wolf¡¯s waist, cleaving it into two. ¡°What?!¡± The thin youngster shrieked in misery, his face pale. The two electric-type magic wolves were his War Beasts. Although their initial ss was not high, they had gone through several devouring and evolution processes. Thus, they possessed considerablebat power. And yet, they were killed in an instant. Boom! Suddenly, the floor broke as a Sentinel mech charged into the room from the lower floor. The war de on its right arm swept outwards. ¡°A Sentinel mech?!¡± The leader of the team, the armoured man, had only just finished up charging when he saw the Sentinel mech jumping in through the floor. His fist, which was meant to shoot towards Xia Xiaolei, turned by half a circle to punch towards the Sentinel mech instead. For a team to own a Sentinel mech, be they yers or Awakened ones, they were surely not weaklings. Before this, the armoured man had carefully considered the possibility of them bing the hunted. Unexpectedly, the enemy woulde so quickly. More, they were also so strong! Fortunately, the Sentinel mech appeared just as he was done fully charging up his attack. He punched with all his strength and the air in front of his fistpressed into ¨C visible to the naked eye ¨C a small ball of highly condensed air. The ball of air then shot towards the Sentinel mech. A massive shockwave erupted against the Sentinel mech, shaking the entire building. As a result, the Sentinel mech was pushed several metres back. Seeing that, however, instantly caused the expression on the armoured man¡¯s face to sink. The Sentinel mech had taken his full-powered attack head on, but it was not damaged in the slightest. He knew very well just how strong his Mountain Quaker Blow was. Its biggest drawback was that it needed too long to fully charge up. But once fully charged, the power of its attack was astonishingly high. Even if it could not utterly demolish a Sentinel mech, it would be able to partially destroy it. At the very least, it would incapacitate it temporarily. This Sentinel mech¡­ there was something different about it. But the armoured man had no time to ponder the issue. After his punch pushed the Sentinel mech away by several metres, the Sentinel mech rapidly raised its right arm to fire a line of bullets at him. At the same time, Xia Xiaolei had also made his way into the yers¡¯ formation. Wriggling, the tendrils from his right hand transformed from a spear to a giant axe before sweeping outwards. The blue-haired yer raised both his hands ¨C equipped with bracers ¨C to block. Instantly, he let out a wretched cry as the giant axe sent him flying. In that collision, his [B+] ss high-grade alloy bracers only managed to release a clump of faint blue light before the attack tore open two deep cuts through them. The de of the axe also made its way through theyer of protective suit beneath the bracers, cutting into his two arms halfway. When the faint blue light burst out, however, it also covered the giant axe with ayer of frost. After freezing the giant axe, theyer of frost did not stop. Instead, it continued to extend downwards. The rapid thermal expansion and contraction caused non-stop crackling sounds. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s entire face and even his eyes were covered by crystals. Thus, there was no way to see his expression. He lowered his head and gave his right arm a nce. Seeing theyer of frost continuing to spread, a crystal on his left arm swiftly transformed into a sharp de before severing his right arm. The severed right arm and the giant axe that werepletely frozen smashed against the ground and shattered to powdery bits. But countless bits of flesh protruded from the severed part of Xia Xiaolei¡¯s right arm, swirling and intersecting as they rapidly grew. Another nearby yer held a heavy machinegun, which he used to fire frantically at Xia Xiaolei. However, the bullets only managed to prate a few centimetres into Xiao Xiaolei¡¯s body before the wriggling bio armour ejected them out. Then¡­ blood sttered. A blurry figure shed into the room from one of the windows there. One sh. The de cut through the protective suit to cleave open the yer¡¯s belly. It had just been tens of seconds, but Qimu Xi had circled around the building andunched a sudden attack from a window situated on the other side. On another side, the armoured man, who was also the leader of this team, had already begun dashing towards another window like crazy. Chapter 791 Half An Hour Chapter 791 Half An Hour Run! He had to run. There was no longer a need to fight. Because their enemy this time was too strong. A mech that could withstand a fully-powered Mountain Quaker Blow. A monster whose regenerative ability was so strong it was practically immortal. An assassin with a stealth skill and an extremely formidable offensive power. Moreover, he still did not know if those three were the only ones from the other party. Damn it! Why did we bump into such a strong team? To have three such powerhouses, could it be¡­ the resident guild of Zero City? But Zero City was destroyed long ago. Clenching his teeth, the armoured man then crushed the pendant hanging from his neck. Guardian Crystal, a [B] ss one-time consumable defensive item. By manually triggering it, the user would be impervious to any attacks beneath [A+] ss. The mech¡¯s gunfire and beams struck his back like a tempest, but all of them were blocked. It was as though they had met an invisible barrier. ¡°Brother Roddy?¡± Qimu Xi flew, chasing after the armoured man. At the same time, she quickly asked using the guild channel. ¡°Keep the weakest little guy! I¡¯ll handle this fellow.¡± Amongst the three of them, Roddy was the one with the seniormost position. He was also the temporary leader after their team split up. After giving the order through the guild channel, he activated the rear thrusters to chase the armoured man. Qimu Xi, who had elerated to her top speed, suddenly mmed down with her right foot. Like a hook, she then turned 180 degrees and rushed back. By then, another yer had been shot by thesersing out from Xia Xiaolei¡¯s left hand to the point of bing like a sieve. His corpse fell to the ground. The thin youngster continued holding his twoser pistols. He looked at Xia Xiaolei, who was in front of him, and Qimu Xi, who was behind him. His legs went weak. ¡°Put down the gun.¡± Xia Xiaolei said in a hushed tone. His right hand had also transformed into a bioser ster and both his hands were aimed at the thin youngster. Qimu Xi, on the other hand, had dispelled her stealth skill. Her two short swords struck each other twice, creating nging sounds as she stared coldly at the thin youngster. The thin youngster only hesitated for a moment. Next, his legs instantly went limp and he knelt down, putting his twoser pistols on the ground. ¡°Very good.¡± Xia Xiaolei moved over swiftly, his right hand maintaining the form of a bioser ster while a spike emerged from his left hand. He stabbed the spike into the thin youngster¡¯s carotid arteries. In but a few seconds, the thin youngster¡¯s eyes rolled up. He twitched a few times before falling softly to the ground. ¡°Will he die?¡± Qimu Xi frowned and looked at Xiao Xiaolei. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± As the thin youngster was falling down, the hard carapace covering Xia Xiaolei¡¯s entire body began disintegrating apart to reveal his body. ¡°The dosage is calcted based on his weight. He¡¯ll sleep for between ten to twelve hours. It is definitely not fatal.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Qimu Xi nodded. ¡­ The armoured man endured the barrage of bullets aimed at him from behind. By the time he arrived at the window, his hand was already holding onto a submachine gun, which he fired at the ss window. The ss shattered and his figure charged through the window. He was fifteen stories high, with solid concrete below. However, with the Guardian Crystal activated, falling from this height will not inflict any damage upon him. Additionally, both his hands had finished forming the necessary hand seals. Earthslip! A secret earth-type skill. The instant he reached the ground, his body melted into the ground to disappear from sight. Despite pushing the Sentinel mech¡¯s thrusters to their maximum limit, Roddy was still one step toote. The moment he charged out the window, he saw that the armoured man¡¯s figure had slipped into the ground. ¡°Do you think running underground will help?¡± There was neither panic nor regret on Roddy¡¯s face. Instead, it revealed a sneer. The Sentinel mech suddenly disappeared, leaving Roddy in a freefall. Then¡­ A giant mech, several times bigger than the Sentinel mech, suddenly appeared in the air. In but an instant, Roddy had kept the Sentinel mech into his storage gear and summoned out the Gundam. After appearing, the Gundam did not fall. Instead, it activated its thrusters and flew tens of metres upwards. The armour tes on its shoulders lifted to reveal two red ster barrels aimed at the ground. Mega Particle Cannon. 50% power. Fire! Two purple beams of light shot directly downwards. A massive burst of light shed outwards before disappearing without making a single noise. All that was left in the end was a deep crater with a radius of 10 plus metres. As for the armoured man who slipped into the ground, the attack from the Mega Particle Cannon had utterly obliterated him. The Gundam¡¯s armour tes moved back into ce and it slowly descended while stretching its palm towards the window that Roddy had just charged out from. Qimu Xi and Xia Xiaolei, who was carrying the thin youngster on his back, rushed out through the window tond right on the palm. After the Gundamnded, Roddy rushed out from its cockpit and returned the Gundam to his storage space. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± ¡­ Inside a moving van¡­ Roddy was in the driver¡¯s seat while Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi were in the rear. The thin youngster that they had only just captured was still unconscious, with several types of restraining devices ced upon him. Even so, Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi continued to keep watch over him, one on the left and one on the right. ¡°Lun Tai, we have already obtained our target,¡± Roddy said to Lun Tai through the guild channel. ¡°Did everything proceed smoothly?¡± ¡°Very.¡± Roddyughed. ¡°Given our current strength, this small team is not worth mentioning at all. Only, in order to ensure the death of their leader, I had to use the Gundam in the end.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. In the next few hours, we shouldn¡¯t being across any situation that requires us to go all out.¡± Lun Tai sounded very confident. ¡°We are currently close to the target location. I¡¯ll send you the coordinates to a ce nearby. We¡¯ll meet up there.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Roddy checked his coordinates and the coordinates that Lun Tai sent over. ¡°This instance dungeon¡¯s area is not that big. There is no need for us to move using the Tidal Fighter. We should be able to arrive in less than one hour just by car.¡± ¡°Mmm, there is a risk of exposing our location in using the Tidal Fighter. If there is no need for it, we should strive to not use it.¡± Lun Tai agreed with Roddy¡¯s suggestion. ¡°The coordinates I sent you is for a vantage point. Meet us there in one hour¡¯s time.¡± ¡°Understood!¡± ¡­ ¡°Greendale¡­ it¡¯s here.¡± Nicole looked at the signboard at the three-way intersection up ahead and stopped the car. ¡°ording to the map, by turning here and continuing for 15 kilometres, we¡¯ll find the town that was destroyed by the alien meteorite.¡± Tian Lie looked at the road sign and grew slightly puzzled. ¡°There are still 15 kilometres left. Why did you stop here?¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°For Greendale, this is the only road leading out. I read the ns of the hacked database. The transportation of the meteorite will be done using and route. Thus, this road will surely be sealed off. If we head deeper, we will encounter the military¡¯s surveince. ¡°You¡¯re such an idiot.¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes at Nicole. ¡°We¡¯re already here. Do you really n on waiting for them to start transporting the meteorite before taking action?¡± ¡°Of course I¡¯m not that stupid! By then, the coordinates of the meteorite will appear in the personal radars of all participants¡­¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°Then, what are you nning?¡± Tian Lie interrupted Nicole. He looked as though he wanted to p Nicole. ¡°Don¡¯t forget. Other teams also raided the building right after we left. They must surely have obtained information about the meteorite!¡± ¡°Can you let me finish?¡± Nicole red at Tian Lie. ¡°It is precisely because other teams had raided the building for information of the meteorite that we should not immediately take action. Do you want to be the cicada, the mantis, or the oriole?¡± ¡°Naturally, I would want to¡­¡± Tian Lie understood what Nicole meant and he snickered. ¡°Be the hand that holds the slingshot.¡± ¡°That¡¯s it, then.¡± Nicole spread her hands. ¡°That team and us, there is only a small time difference between us. We¡¯ll set up an ambush first and monitor the surroundings. Once they take action to snatch the meteorite, we¡¯ll attack them from behind. Defeat them instantly and retreat right after.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Tian Lie shrugged. With his temperament, he would have preferred to just charge in. Given his strength, there were not many yers or Awakened ones who could threaten him. Even if he were to strut into the US Army¡¯s base and turn it upside down in his quest to obtain the meteorite, he need not fear that someone might ambush him. That said, Nicole was still weaker than him. For the past few months, Tian Lie and Nicole hadpleted several instance dungeons together. Nicole was no longer in the state that she was in back when she was just resurrected, having only her Floater and nothing else. Due to their defective personal systems and the disappearance of Zero City, however, they were unable to ¨C despite having obtained some points ¨C redeem any skills or equipment that could improve their strength. Of course, Nicole was still able to improve herbat power somewhat by relying on the rewards and loot from the instance dungeons. Still, for safety¡¯s sake, Tian Lie epted Nicole¡¯s suggestion. It was almost dusk. The two of them kept the car into their storage gear and walked into the sparsely wooded hills. The physical attributes of their bodies were far superiorpared to ordinary humans. Thus, despite theck of roads on the hills and the existence of nts and trees in between, the two of them were able to smoothly make their way through. It didn¡¯t take long before they made their way through two hills. Looking down, they could see the US Army¡¯s military base set up at the foot of the hill. The little town marked on the map could no longer be found. The whole ce had been utterly levelled, leaving only some broken walls. The US Army had already set up a blockade on the road leading to the town and there was arge base at the southern part of the town. Although the military force there was considerable, they were not in a state of high alert. The armed helicopters on the distant tarmac were not flying in the sky and the tanks were not moving. Only the searchlights were sweeping back and forth. ¡°So ck? Look at their attitude. Just a few fellows would be able to wipe them out.¡± Tian Lie looked at the US Army¡¯s military base at the foot of the mountain and shook his head. ¡°We are on US soil. How could a foreign enemy easily invade? Since they have wiped out the mutant creatures, it is only natural for them to not be in a state of alert. If it weren¡¯t for that, this hill we are on would have night sentries.¡± Nicole smiled. ¡°It¡¯s been peaceful for too long!¡± Tian Lie shook his head, a disappointed expression on his face. ¡°How about¡­ you just wait here. I¡¯ll go handle it alone.¡± ¡°¡­ do you like standing out so much?¡± Nicole frowned as she red at Tian Lie. Pondering for a moment, she then said, ¡°How about this? We¡¯ll wait for half an hour. If no other teams take action, we¡¯ll go snatch the meteorite ourselves.¡± ¡°We?¡± ¡°Nonsense. Of course it¡¯s we. Were you thinking of taking the reward alone?¡± Nicole gave a light harrumph. ¡°Fine.¡± Tian Lie did not argue with Nicole. Hey down on the ground and crossed his legs. ¡°It¡¯s agreed then. Half an hour.¡± Nicole did not respond. She brought out several electronic telescopes from her storage gear and set them up, aiming them at two areas of the military base. She then linked them to a small monitor. With the exception of the areas illuminated by the searchlights, the entire military base was shrouded in darkness. However, the pictures that appeared on the monitor were bright and clear. Moreover, they looked neither red nor green. The mantis hunts the cicada, unaware of the oriole from behind. An idiom about the hunter bing the hunted. Chapter 792 Chapter 792 ¡°Ready?¡± Lun Tai stretched his body slightly before turning to look at those behind him. ¡°Preparationsplete. We are ready for battle at any time.¡± Qiao Qiao continued wearing the red trench coat. Roddy was inside a Star Sand-reinforced Sentinel mech. Bei Tai stretched his liquid metal arm slightly. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s Bug Armour had already enveloped his whole body. Qimu Xi gently tapped the short sword in each hand together. ¡°Xia Xiaolei, give us the situation report of the base.¡± ¡°ording to the information that Brother Roddy obtained before, the army below consists of a brigade of mechanized infantry and two battalions of marines. The Bug Armour senses over 7,000 life signatures. The number roughly matches.¡± Xia Xiaolei then quickly added, ¡°The reason for the slight deviation may be because some researchers were temporarily transferred over.¡± ¡°They have quite the force, but they don¡¯t seem to be in a state of alert.¡± Roddy¡¯s voice rang out from the Sentinel mech¡¯s external speaker. ¡°My scan shows that almost all of their big equipment are not ready forbat. I am somewhat worried now. If some other teams attack, this base might not be able to withstand it.¡± ¡°The suppression operation is already over. They are now resting.¡± Lun Tai nodded. ¡°Still, there is no need to worry too much. No matter what their level of alert may be, the US Army will not simply be targets. Given their number, as long as they react instantly, ordinary teams will not be able to easily defeat them.¡± ¡°The problem is, there is no need to kill all the soldiers here to snatch the meteorite. They just need tounch a raid. All they need is to snatch the meteorite before the soldiers can react. Right now, I am thinking. Should we give them a boost?¡± Roddy snickered. The head of the Sentinel mech turned to look at the others. ¡°Me, Xia Xiaolei, Bei Tai. The three of us possess long-ranged attacks. How about firing one or two shots to scare them and raise their alert level?¡± Lun Tai considered it carefully before shaking his head. ¡°Better not. By attacking and causing them to raise their alert level, it would also be inconvenient for us to monitor them from such a close distance. It¡¯s better to just observe. Besides¡­ even if the other teams managed to obtain the current location of the meteorite, when they see how many soldiers the US Army is deploying, they probably will not choose to attack directly.¡± ¡°Do we wait for them to transport the meteorite?¡± Roddy smacked his lips. ¡°If this tranquil atmosphere continues, they will probably not send too many men to transport the meteorite. Teams with a level head will probably wait until that moment before attacking. But I fear¡­ some teams might not have such a level head.¡± ¡°Even if there are, it¡¯s not a big issue.¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°With our current level of strength, is a protection detail that difficult? Unless¡­¡± ¡°Brother Lun Tai!¡± Xia Xiaolei had suddenly jerked his head backwards, his voice somewhat serious. ¡°Other life signatures have appeared.¡± ¡°Direction and number?¡± Lun Tai quickly directed his attention towards Xia Xiaolei. ¡°The west.¡± Xia Xiaolei turned to look at the west. Faint light shed across the crystals covering his eyes. ¡°Ten¡­ twenty¡­ thirty¡­ mmm, there are over eighty men.¡± ¡°Over eighty?¡± Lun Tai had been somewhat wary at first. But hearing that number, his expression loosened. ¡°With that kind of number, they shouldn¡¯t be yers or Awakened ones. They are probably a small team from the US Army.¡± ¡°No¡­¡± There was a hint of hesitation in Xia Xiaolei¡¯s voice. ¡°But their movement speed¡­ very fast!¡± ¡°How fast?¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face turned serious again. ¡°One minute¡­ no, thirty seconds, they¡¯ll arrive at the base in thirty seconds!¡± Xia Xiaolei had only just said that when they heard a faint humming sound. The humming sound was something that every one of them was familiar with. The engine of a Tidal Fighter! Without warning, several missiles suddenly appeared in the sky. They flew towards the armed helicopters and tanks resting on the ground. At the same time, tens of smallbat drones were promptly released. Thebat drones dove and strafed the ground non-stop. A high number ofser beams swept the ground, transforming it into a sea of fire. ¡°Lun Tai¡­¡± Roddy poked his head out of the Sentinel mech and gave Lun Tai a wry smile. ¡°Back then, were you thinking of saying: Unless¡­ it¡¯s the Thorned Flower Guild?¡± ¡­ ¡°The f**k?!¡± Tian Lie looked at the distant sea of fire down there before raising his head to look at the sky. After attacking two more times, the Tidal Fighter deactivated its stealth and begannding. Thebat drones, however, continued to dive and fire at the enemy without respite, dispersing the soldiers from the US Army who were trying to regroup. Each of the wings on the Tidal Fighter¡¯s side had arge picture of a thorned flower. It was a disy of power. Afternding, the Tidal Fighter immediately opened its hatch. Tens of yers rushed out, dispersing to surround the base. Several of them swiftly brought out high-grade equipment like Thunderstorm Tanks and infantry mechs. As for the others, they used ordinary equipment. That said, a good number of them also summoned their War Beasts and began ughtering the soldiers who had yet to figure out what was happening. ¡°To be meeting your old guild in an instance dungeon. How do you feel? Back then, if you had charged in, we¡¯ll be having an interesting scene now.¡± Nicole gave Tian Lie a nce. ¡°Humph!¡± Tian Lie replied with a disdainful snort. ¡°With these¡­ little runts?¡± ¡°Oho? That¡¯s some confidence you¡¯re showing.¡± Nicole then looked at the yers from the Thorned Flower Guild down below. They had already entered a battle formation. Nicole chuckled. ¡°This must be the so-called, even if the donkey falls, the cart must not fall.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you word it in a nicer way? It should be, even in death, a tiger¡¯s might is not diminished¡­ hey!¡± Tian Lie, who was speaking halfway, suddenly stopped. ¡°Damn it! I¡¯m still alive!¡± ¡°Enough. The question now is, what do you n on doing next?¡± Nicole gave Tian Lie a ridiculing look. ¡°Do you think that by relying on your past prestige, you can make them give up on the quest and hand over the quest item to you? I think it will be very hard.¡± ¡°It¡¯s Team B¡­ I fear it would indeed be very hard.¡± Tian Lie smacked his lips. ¡°If that Gaza fellow did not get himself killed in some instance dungeon, he will likely be the one leading this team. Although I did not personally see it, this guy likelyughed the most after hearing of my death. That said¡­ I really do want to see his reaction when he sees me appear in front of him.¡± ¡°You want to go down now? There are too many of them.¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°What then? Are we supposed to just watch as they take the quest item away?¡± Tian Lie snorted. ¡°This is the Thorned Flower Guild. I know very well just how strong Team B is. Judging by the number of men they have, the US Army here is simply incapable of stopping them. Beside us, there are no other teams capable of bing the oriole here. If we don¡¯t take action now, they will obtain the meteorite. Rather than waiting that long to take action, it¡¯d be better to take advantage of this chaos.¡± ¡°You are sure you can win?¡± ¡°No. Gaza is not weak. Moreover, the number of men they brought into the instance dungeon this time is too high. However¡­ do you only take action when you are sure you can win?¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Nicole considered it for a moment before epting Tian Lie¡¯s reasoning. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Tian Lie turned to look at Nicole. After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head, a wry smile on his face. ¡°Fine, let¡¯s go.¡± They had been working together for some time now. Thus, he hade to ept it. Even if he were to tell her to stay here, she would never listen. He¡¯d be better off not wasting the effort. ¡­ ¡°Woo-ha!¡± A muscr ck man sporting t top haircut was standing on a Thunderstorm Tank. There was a rocketuncher-like equipment in each hand and he opened fire while aiming straight ahead. The equipment did not fire out rockets, but balls of light that flew at high velocity. There was a thorned flower painted on the Thunderstorm Tank that he was riding. Behind him were two other Thunderstorm Tanks. The tanks were advancing at medium speed and their turret muzzles would asionally sh with light. Uponing under attack just now, the US Army had responded in record time. Although many of their equipment were destroyed in the first round of bombings, they still had many AH-64 Longbow Apache helicopters and M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks. Immediately, they wereunched forward in an attempt to counter attack. The sudden appearance of these raiders, however, caused their perimeter to copse immediately. Their 120mm armour-piercing sabot rounds using depleted uranium were capable of prating upwards of 650mm of homogeneous steel armour if the target was within two kilometres. And yet, they could not even leave a mark on these strangely-shaped tanks. Every time their tanks opened fire, ayer of blue light around the Thunderstorm Tanks would deflect the attacks. As for the Hellfire missiles from the Apache Longbow helicopters, all they could do was create pointless explosions around it. On the other hand, every time the turret muzzle on the Thunderstorm Tanks opened fire, the arc of light it fired out would cleave tanks and helicopters into two ¨C like cutting tofu ¨C causing them to burst into mes. Having to face these technologically advanced arsenals was bad enough. But to the soldiers¡¯ horror, amongst the enemies they had to face were monsters that had only existed in legends. Gigantic scorpions, armoured skeleton soldiers, squishy jelly-like creatures¡­ Those monsters were not invincible. In the face of a hail of bullets, even those monsters could end up wounded or dead. Even so, the mental damage they inflicted pounded the mental state of the soldiers. ¡°Team Leader! Is it really alright for us to be so shy?¡± A voice came from themunicator. ¡°If we make too big of a ruckus, the other teams might besiege us.¡± ¡°Besiege us? We are Thorned Flower Guild. Have we ever feared a siege before?¡± The ck manughed wildly, continuing to open fire. ¡°The Guild Leader has disappeared for so long now. No Inspector was assigned to this instance dungeon. So, I make the shots here! Even if some brain-dead fellows decide to target us, do not forget, I still have my Magic Mech!¡± ¡°It¡¯s because there is no Inspector¡­¡± The voice from themunicator was still somewhat hesitant. ¡°What if we bump into some formidable enemy¡­¡± ¡°Formidable enemy?¡± The ck man continuedughing wildly. ¡°Those fellows from Zero City have already been wiped out. Zack, tell me, where could these formidable enemye from? ¡°Listen up, Zack! As a neer, you should understand what the words ¡®Thorned Flower Guild¡¯ means! Even if our Guild Leader is temporarily missing, we, Thorned Flower Guild, are still the biggest and strongest guild in the yer world!¡± ¡°Alright¡­¡± The voice hesitated somewhat, but did not continue to object. Quickly, the heavy equipment were wiped out and the US Army fell into a rout. ¡°Let¡¯s go! Tidy up the battlefield. Do not let any of those small fry teams get ahead of us!¡± The ck man jumped down from the Thunderstorm Tank. He looked at the retreating soldiers andughed loudly as he walked forward. Up ahead was a row of simple field camps surrounding arge stic building, also simply constructed. Clearly, the crater that the meteorite caused was within the building. Several more yers emerged from the three Thunderstorm Tanks. They were all wearing high-grade protective suits and they held energy-type weapons in their hands. There was an unruly look of arrogance on their faces. ¡°Turn down the power output of your weapons and don¡¯t casually open fire.¡± The ck man turned his head to look at his subordinates before warning them. ¡°If any of you damage the item, I¡¯ll beat you up!¡± Then, he strode towards the camps ahead,ining as he did. ¡°To think that the location of the quest item would not be shown on the radar. Just how did the Development Team design this instance dungeon?¡± After making his way through the camps, the ck man kicked open the door of the stic building. Following that, bullets flew towards him. However, as he was wearing a protective suit, the bullets failed to do anything. ¡°Die, trash!¡± Despite his warning to his subordinates earlier, the ck man seemingly forgot what he just said as he brought both hands up, an energy ster in each, and opened fire. His attacks ripped apart the resisting soldiers and even their bunkers. As he opened fire, the ck man¡¯s face became increasingly excited. Thankfully, the signs in the building were fairly clear. The ck man led his team members forward, taking down the asional resisting soldiers and moving deeper in. ¡°The central storage room. Here!¡± The ck man grinned as he aimed an energy ster at the closed door before him. Then, he pulled the trigger. Inside, several researchers in NBC suits were hiding behind desks, their hands ced on their heads as they shivered. In an isted research room behind a ss door was an oval-shaped stone. It was half the size of an average human and was contained within a ss cover. The ck man strode inside. Keeping one of his energy sters, he then brought out aser gun from his storage gear and shot the researchers, one shot each. Finally, he shot onest time at the ss wall of the research room, melting arge hole there. ¡°Team Leader¡­¡± A man wearing windshield goggles who was behind the ck man said in a hushed tone. ¡°Put on protective gear. Don¡¯t just use your hands to take it. ording to the intel we obtained from the US Army¡¯swork, this meteorite contains alien genes. It may possess the ability to infect others.¡± Judging by his voice, he was the same person who was taking to the ck man through themunicator earlier. The ck man was startled by that. After considering it for a moment, he nodded and turned towards one of the dead researchers. He grabbed the NBC suit from the dead researcher, took a metal box from the table and walked back to stand before the ss wall. ¡°No¡­ must not open¡­¡± A weak gasping sound rang out from the corner of the room. A researcher was struggling to prop up his upper body as he stared at the ck man. ¡°This thing¡­ too dangerous¡­¡± There was arge hole on his abdomen, courtesy of aser beam. Even his internal organs could be seen spilling out. He was already in a critical state. ¡°Thank you for the reminder!¡± The ck man revealed a cruel smile. Aiming his gun at the researcher¡¯s head, he pulled the trigger. Turning around, he walked into the isted research room, the metal box in his arms. After finding the switch to open the ss cover, his hand ¨C wearing the rubber suit ¨C touched the meteorite. Instantly, his figure froze. ¡°Team Leader?¡± After staying silent for a few seconds, the man in goggles tentatively asked. He did not know what exactly the meteorite was. Although it carried alien genes, it should not be able to infect others through air, right? ¡°Son of a bitch! To think that there was this quest!¡± The ck man suddenly roared. ¡°Damn it! Why am I not an Awakened? Why don¡¯t I have an Exclusive ount?!¡± The few members from Thorned Flower Guild behind him looked at each other, uncertain of what was happening. ¡°Forget it. Looks like we won¡¯t be getting this benefit.¡± The ck man roared again, his voice filled with rage and unwillingness. Hugging the meteorite with both hands, he moved to ce it in the metal box. ¡°Come on, take it away. Find a zoo or something and let it absorb more genes until it hatches.¡± ¡°Hatch?¡± The man in goggles grew curious. ¡°This thing¡­¡± ¡°This damned thing is not a meteorite! It¡¯s an egg!¡± The ck man¡¯s voice indicated that he was still in a bad mood. ¡°Then, after hatching¡­ will it attack us?¡± Another member asked hesitantly. ¡°After it hatches, the quest will bepleted. Our objective is to protect it until then,¡± the ck man said in a low tone. ¡°This thing¡¯s genes can only affect NPCs. We will not be infected. Let¡¯s go. Head to Los Angeles, kill off those all in our way¡­¡± ¡°Team¡­ Team Leader!¡± A terrorden scream rang out from the ck man¡¯smunicator. Even if the donkey falls, the cart must not fall. An idiom meaning one who refuses to admit their mistakes despite having suffered some losses. Chapter 793 Chapter 793 ¡°Look at me, runt.¡± In front of a Thunderstorm Tank, Tian Lie was holding a yer up by his hair, leaving him hanging before him. The yer had quite the tall stature. But whenpared to Tian Lie, he was still about two heads shorter. His legs kicked the air constantly, but they simply could not reach the ground. Both his arms had been broken and they hung limply on either side. Corpses were strewn on the ground. The muzzle turret of the other two Thunderstorm Tanks were aimed at Tian Lie while the surrounding yers surrounded him. Even so, none of them opened fire. There was a look of fear on each of their faces. ¡°Say my name.¡± Tian Lie looked at the yer that he was holding, a cruel smile on his face. ¡°If I don¡¯t hear my name from your mouth in five seconds, I will break your two legs. In ten seconds¡­¡± Tian Lie did not continue, but his gaze had already fallen upon the man¡¯s crotch. ¡°Sir¡­ Sir Tian Lie! You¡­ you are Sir¡­ Tian Lie!¡± The lisping words came out intermittently from the yer¡¯s wounded mouth. ¡°Very good.¡± Tian Lie nodded satisfactorily. Like throwing away a broken toy, he tossed the man to the side. No one stepped forward to help him up. Nicole was standing behind Tian Lie, her hands behind her back as she pursed her lips to the side. This fellow had quite the reputation within Thorned Flower Guild. ¡°Now, those of you still standing, you should remember me, right?¡± Tian Lie swept his gaze around. ¡°Are there any more runts who do not believe that I am Tian Lie?¡± Silence. Not a single person there chose to question him. That data stream and liquid metal body that was impervious to practically all physical attacks, possessing high resistance towards energy attacks and a high recovery rate against any received damage. And¡­ the awe-inspiring atmosphere of dominance that he exuded. There was no longer any doubt about it. This person standing before them was that man. One of the Inspectors of Thorned Flower Guild. Someone that everyone had assumed was dead¡­ Sir Tian Lie! ¡°The Team Leader for Team B, is it still Gaza?¡± Tian Lie asked coolly. No one answered. ¡°You.¡± Tian Lie pointed at the yer closest to him, a man sporting a moustache. ¡°Answer me.¡± Seeing Tian Lie pointing at him, the yer swiftly nodded and said in a quavering tone, ¡°Yes, our Team Leader is still Gaza!¡± ¡°Is he inside?¡± Tian Lie pointed at the camp with his chin. The moustache guy hastily nodded. ¡°Very good. Bring me to him.¡± The moustache guy grew hesitant. Although Sir Tian Lie was very scary¡­ Their Team Leader¡¯s fury was equally scary. ¡°Tian Lie, it¡¯s really¡­ you. You¡¯re actually still alive.¡± The ck man slowly emerged from a dark corner of the camp, his eyes staring coldly at Tian Lie. ¡°Gaza, it¡¯s been a while.¡± Tian Lie turned around. ¡°To see that I¡¯m not dead, do you feel like your happiness was for naught?¡± ¡°I just don¡¯t understand why the Guild Leader would announce to all that you are already dead.¡± Gaza spoke with the tone of an equal, but his eyes were filled with wariness. ¡°But that¡¯s fine. If you really want to die, I can grant your wish.¡± ¡°Can it, Gaza. You think you can do that with your Magic Mech? Or with these runts you call your subordinates? Why don¡¯t you give them some extra pair of balls and ask them if they dare attack me?¡± Tian Lie responded with a violentugh. ¡°Our Thorned Flower Guild has rules. You should know it very well. Is there a need for balls to kill off a traitor who ran away?¡± Gaza sneered. ¡°A traitor who ran away?¡± Tian Lie stretched out his finger and picked his nose with it, showing a look of ridicule. ¡°What is this? Does the mere Team Leader of Team B possess the authority to announce that an Inspector is a traitor? Or, did the amazing Gaza be the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild?¡± ¡°Enough, Tian Lie!¡± Gaza roared. ¡°Just what do you want? Out with it!¡± ¡°What else?¡± Tian Lieughed loudly. ¡°Naturally, I want toplete this instance dungeon. Hand over the meteorite!¡± ¡°Kill him!¡± Gaza promptly shouted. At the same time, his feet kicked and his body swiftly flew backwards. A giant mech had suddenly appeared behind him. Although the size of this mech was notparable to Roddy¡¯s Gundam, it was several times biggerpared to a Sentinel mech. The biggest difference was that it did not appear to have many technological elements on it. Instead, a high number of distorted magic arrays could be seen drawn upon its surface. Back when Gaza jumped back earlier, the front part of the mech¡¯s torso had abruptly opened up to reveal a hollow area in the abdomen. The walls inside were filled with tissue structure resembling that of blood vessels. This Magic Mech appeared like thebination of a living creature and machine. The other members of Thorned Flower Guild grew stunned, but only for less than half a second. Following Gaza¡¯smand, they swiftly aimed their weapons at Tian Lie and Nicole, who was behind him. Those equipped with melee and bullet-type weapons did not join the battle. Instead, they quickly backed away. Only those with various energy-type and spirit-type weapons chose to focus their attacks on Tian Lie. ¡°A bunch of idiots.¡± Tian Lie scoffed, his body already submerging into the ground. The very next moment, he emerged at a spot with the highest number of members from the Thorned Flower Guild. He held in each hand a long ck sword. Like a hurricane, the swords caused blood-coloured flowers to bloom from the crowd. Nicole, on the other hand, immediately activated her thrusters and charged into the crowd at a high velocity. The Thorned Flower Guild had too many men. Most importantly, their equipment were also good. If she were to put some distance between herself and them, it was just a matter of time before their high number of firepower overwhelmed her. Thus, the only way to defeat them was to engage in a melee battle. In terms of lethality, the Ion Pulse Sword on Nicole¡¯s right arm was stronger than Tian Lie¡¯s sword. In the face of the sword¡¯s green light, the protective suits of the average member of Thorned Flower Guild were easily cut. Even the wounds it inflicted were charred ck. In the battle, the most useless weapons were actually the three Thunderstorm Tanks. Due to how close they were, the turrets on the Thunderstorm Tanks were simply incapable of catching up to the two enemies¡¯ movement speed. Even when they could sessfully target the two, the fact that they were always in the middle of so many of their members meant that they were incapable of firing without identally wounding their own members. Only a few weapons could hit Tian Lie. Countless beams of light struck Tian Lie¡¯s body, burning his liquid metal body. Due to the difference in power, the beams could not instantly kill off Tian Lie. Even so, they managed to cause his body to shrink continuously. A roar rang out and the Magic Mech ¨C after Gaza entered it ¨C moved. The Magic Mech¡¯s two palms sped one another and eight fingers were stretched out. Next, one halo of light after another shot out. The halos did not fly in the straight line. Instead, seemingly guided by something, they swiftly went after Tian Lie. Despite Tian Lie¡¯s monstrous body, he appeared somewhat fearful of the halos. Unlike the other attacks, he dared not take the halos head on. Instead, he kept avoiding them again and again. However, the Magic Mech kept firing. The number of halos chasing Tian Lie grew increasingly high. ¡°That woman! Idiot!¡± In but a few short seconds, Gaza had realized that Nicole was much weaker than Tian Lie. Surprisingly, her equipment was a Floater. The woman¡­ was a Floating Angel from Zero City? How ridiculous. Tian Lie¡¯s nickname was the Angel Killer. How did he end up getting involved with Zero City¡¯s Floating Angel? Moreover¡­ Zero City, didn¡¯t it disappear a long time ago? However, those were not important. The important issue here was, even though the Floater¡¯s defensive strength was strong, it was still a far cry from Tian Lie¡¯s terrifying physique. Nicole¡¯s movement speed was very fast. Even so, she was still incapable of evading all the attacks. She could only do her best to avoid the attacks aimed at her vital areas. In but moments, a good number of gashes had appeared on the surface of the Floating mech armour. Although the Floater possessed the automatic ability to recover, it was not something that could recover itself quickly during battle. Since there was no way to kill off Tian Lie immediately, they would kill off this woman first. Under Gaza¡¯s order, a good number of their team members aimed their guns at Nicole. Several yers with strong melee abilities had already surrounded Nicole. While the weapons they wield may not be able to take on the might of the Ion Pulse Sword, they were able to rely on their high-gradebat skills to evade the collision between their weapons. It did not take long before more gashes appeared on the Floating mech armour that Nicole was wearing. ¡°Sigh¡­ she never listens.¡± Tian Lie secretly shook his head. Sighing softly, his body suddenly twisted and his right hand punched through a protective suit and into a yer¡¯s chest. Gripping the yer¡¯s thoracic vertebrae, he flung the yer forward. Like a cannonball, the yer crashed into several of the formidable yers beside Nicole. One of the yers was holding an European two-handed great sword with the length of an average human. Roaring, he hacked the iing corpse of his team member. The corpse was easily cut into two. The very next second, however, he saw Tian Lie rushing towards him. There was a savage grin on Tian Lie¡¯s face. Chapter 794 Chapter 794 ¡°Sir Tian¡­¡± Even though it had been a long time, the prestige that Tian Lie had umted over the years remained deep within the hearts of every member of Thorned Flower Guild. In fact¡­ Tian Lie was an even more terrifying existence than their Guild Leader, Shen. Although everyone understood that Shen¡¯s strength was immeasurable, he would ¨C most of the time ¨C treat the other guild members in a cultured manner and with a genial smile on his face. But Tian Lie was different. His formidable strength aside, the scariest part about him was his savage character. It wasn¡¯t just towards his enemy, but also towards his team members. The yer wielding the great sword understood all too well that he had epted the order to oppose Tian Lie. However, seeing Tian Lie charge towards him, the killing intent assailing him caused him to fall into a momentary state of shock. Still, the shock onlysted for a moment and the great sword hacked down furiously towards Tian Lie. ¡°Little bunny be nice~¡± Surprisingly, Tian Lie still had the time to hum a song. He stretched his left hand forward and the giant sword hacked into his palm, all the way down to his elbow. His entire forearm had been cleaved in half. ¡°Open the door~¡± Tian Lie¡¯s face showed not a hint of pain. Instead, it was filled with excitement. The cleaved part of his left arm wriggled. It then enveloped the great sword and began melding with it. The yer¡¯s face sank. Only then did he remember Tian Lie¡¯s terrifying physique. But by then, it was already toote. The great sword was violently tugged out from the yer¡¯s hand and it was quickly absorbed into Tian Lie¡¯s body, replenishing the metal cells that were damaged from the earlier attacks. ¡°Hurry up and open!¡± The ck sword in Tian Lie¡¯s hand stabbed forward, striking the yer¡¯s chest with a ringing sound. The yer¡¯s high-grade protective suit had stopped the attack, but a sharp sensation of pain assailed the yer¡¯s chest and he was thrown backwards. The tens of halos that had been chasing Tian Lie finally arrived. Boom! The moment the halos made contact with Tian Lie, they abruptly exploded, creating a big crater behind him. However, Tian Lie had ¨C at the very same instant ¨C kicked the ground with both legs and used the impact of the explosion tounch himself towards Nicole. ¡°Master Tian Lie ising!¡± Suddenly, Tian Lie¡¯s chin pulled down and his mouth seemingly opened up by a whole 180 degrees. Immediately, a great roar rang out from his mouth. The soundwaves were practically visible to the naked eye and they flew straight forward to m against a yer in metal armour. And while Nicole was less than three metres away, she was not affected in the slightest. In the face of the soundwaves from Tian Lie¡¯s roar, the yer¡¯s metal armour was instantly shattered apart and his body hurtled backwards, blood spraying out from him. Earlier, Nicole, who was besieged by several yers, had been having a very hard time warding them off. But with Tian Lie¡¯s sudden interference, killing off two of the yers, the pressure on Nicole immediately lessened significantly. Her Ion Pulse Sword swung out to sever a yer¡¯s arm, which was holding a war de. Theser ster in her left hand kept punching holes through the yer¡¯s body. ¡­ ¡°Lun Tai, what do you think?¡± Qiao Qiao turned to look at Lun Tai, who was beside her. On a hill far away, hidden by the forest¡¯s shadows, the members of Meteor Rock Guild were observing the battle erupting in the camp. Due to the distance, they were only able to gain a rough view of the two parties engaged in battle. They could not clearly see who were fighting. What they could tell was, after Thorned Flower Guild managed to take control of the camp, two disruptors suddenly appeared. Additionally¡­ those two seemed very strong. They managed to throw the members of Thorned Flower Guild into a state of chaos. Strangely enough, those two fellows did notunch a surprise attack. Instead, they had tried to negotiate with Thorned Flower Guild before starting an all-out battle. ¡°Naturally, we¡¯ll be observing the fight.¡± Lun Tai snickered. ¡°Having someone help us exhaust Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s strength is the best thing for us. Although our strength is no longer the same as before, taking Thorned Flower Guild head on is still a very stupid thing to do. Those two fellows are not as strong as the guys from Thorned Flower Guild. However, before they die, they will be able to greatly reduce theirbat power.¡± ¡°Stealing other people¡¯s victory. No matter how many times you do it, it always feels good.¡± Bei Tai snickered as well. ¡°This is all thanks to Big Miss Qiao¡¯s BUG that allows us to obtain the best reward for the least effort almost every time.¡± ¡°There¡¯s me too, Brother Bei Tai! My Extrasensory Perception skill and the Bug Armour¡¯s life sign detector are also very important!¡± Xia Xiaolei was quick to interject. ¡°Yes, yes, yes.¡± Bei Tai patted Xia Xiaolei¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Your detection ability. Comprehensively speaking, it should be the strongest amongst all yers and Awakened ones. Tsk¡­ back when we formed this guild, who could have guessed that this day woulde?¡± ¡­ After temporarily relieving Nicole of the pressure from the siege, Tian Lie charged towards another group of enemies in a sh. Behind him, another group of halos was chasing after him. The offensive power of the Magic Mech was simply too strong. Moreover, it also possessed the seeking ability. Despite possessing an extraordinary regenerative ability, Tian Lie dared not take several more of those attacks. His liquid metal body was only durable, not immortal. Thankfully, the halos were not that fast. At the very least, they were not faster than him. Tian Lie kept flitting through the crowd of enemies, leaving tens of corpses in his wake. As for some of the stronger senior yers, almost all of them sported injuries on their bodies. On the other hand, Tian Lie¡¯s body had shrunk by nearly half. The weapons that the yers were wielding were all metal. But even after absorbing them into his body, those weapons could notpensate for the damage he had taken. But¡­ There were bigger weapons there. As the number of men in the battlefield became smaller and smaller, the three Thunderstorm Tanks were finally able to open fire. The three Thunderstorm Tanks had, just now, received Gaza¡¯s orders to split up and put some distance from each other. The turret muzzles aimed at Tian Lie and three beams of light erupted from the muzzles at the same time. Tian Lie managed to evade one of them while the other two struck him. The beams of light tore half of Tian Lie¡¯s body. The left half of his body, even his entire left arm, was evaporated. ¡°Tian Lie!¡± Nicole gnashed her teeth and shouted. Eightser cannons floated up around her whole body to simultaneously open fire at one of the Thunderstorm Tanks. The Thunderstorm Tank had long since pushed its shield to the maximum limit. Even so, it could notpletely stop Nicole¡¯sser cannons. The shield was pierced and half of the tank was melted down. The crew of the tank hastily popped open the lid and escaped from the tank. The three crew members had only managed to put a distance of tens of metres between them and the Thunderstorm Tank before it blew up all a sudden. Firing that attack against the Thunderstorm Tank, however, left Nicole open. A Manticore, summoned by one of the yers, fired forward several spikes that made it through the gash-covered Floating mech armour to strike Nicole¡¯s abdomen area. Another yer, wielding a rocket hammer, swung it forward to smash Nicole¡¯s left shoulder, sending her whole body flying. On Tian Lie¡¯s side, the halos fired by the Magic Mech bombarded him again and again, sending his body flying high up into the air. He fell towards one of the Thunderstorm Tanks. The Thunderstorm Tank responded by moving away. However, before it could reach its full speed, Tian Lie fell to the ground somewhere not far away from it. The bombardment left Tian Lie with only his head and his right shoulder, the arm still attached. Despite his predicament, there was no panic on his face. On the contrary, he revealed a smug smile. Propping himself up with his right hand, he threw his body towards the Thunderstorm Tank that was tens of metres away while evading several beams of light aimed at him. Tian Lie¡¯s remaining hand pressed against the surface of the Thunderstorm Tank, immediately melding with it. Next, the tank, originally pitch-ck in colour, gleamed with a silvery white radiance before flowing into Tian Lie¡¯s body. Due to the moving streams of metal, the crew inside the tank was turned into minced meat. Finally, the Thunderstorm Tank became Tian Lie¡¯s prey. Standing up again, Tian Lie¡¯s body had grown whole once more. Rather, his body was several notches bigger than before. The other yers from Thorned Flower Guild began running. Originally, they had thought to themselves that even though Tian Lie was very strong, they had the numerical advantage. They would have to pay a high price, but at least they would be able to kill him. At that very moment, however, Tian Lie, whom they had damaged to the point of nearly dying, was able to make a full recovery. This fellow¡­ was a true monster! Fighting against a monster like this was the equivalent of asking for death. The rout was contagious. The moment the first yer turned around to run, a chain reaction immediately begun. However, one person remained standing there. It was Gaza, who was piloting his Magic Mech. Looking at the members of Thorned Flower Guild who were running away, Tian Lie raised his head skywards andughed wildly. ¡°Gaza! Look at those runts under yourmand! Look at how they are running!¡± ¡°They will be punished. Like I said, our Thorned Flower Guild has rules.¡± Gaza did not sound flustered at all. ¡°Stop bluffing! Come out from your Magic Mech and obediently hand over the meteorite. Then, kneel and lick my feet and I will consider letting you¡­¡± Tian Lie had been striding forward, but after taking but a few steps, his body staggered and he fell to his knees. ¡°What is it? You can consider what?¡± There was a tone of delight in Gaza¡¯s tone. ¡°Consider letting me go?¡± The Magic Mech stepped forward ¨C its footsteps sounding heavy ¨C to stand before Tian Lie. ¡°Let me go?!¡± The mech¡¯s foot stomped heavily down on Tian Lie¡¯s body and twisted left and right. ¡°Come on! Hurry up and absorb me! Only half of this Magic Mech is organic, the rest is metal! Aren¡¯t you the best at absorbing metal to replenish your body? Why! Are! You! Not! Moving! Huh?!¡± The Magic Mech weighed up to tens of tons. Most of that weight was currently pressing down on Tian Lie¡¯s body. Every time it stomped down, it would shove Tian Lie down by several notches. Soon enough, half of Tian Lie¡¯s body was already below the ground level. ¡°Tian Lie!¡± After getting up, Nicole pulled out the spikes on her abdomen, brought out two Healing Beast Blood and shoved them into her mouth. Then, raising her uninjured hand, she aimed at the Magic Mech and fired out a beam of light. Gaza, though, did not even avoid it. A shield stopped the beam of light before it could strike the mech. ¡°It¡¯s just one Floater. How much energy reserve could it have? After the fierce battle earlier, do you think you can still break my defence? Your beams, how many more of those can you fire?¡± Gaza sneered. Nicole stood up. Clenching her teeth, she stepped forward. The Ion Pulse Sword on her right arm burst out again, but it flickered. ¡°Tian Lie! Get up! When did you be such a wastrel? Don¡¯t you have an undying body?¡± Nicole shouted at Tian Lie, who was under Gaza¡¯s foot, as she moved forward. ¡°In this world, how could there be an undying body?¡± Gazaughed wildly and once againunched a furious stomp on Tian Lie, pressing his whole body into the ground. Beneath the Magic Mech¡¯s foot, Tian Lie¡¯s body kept twitching. It felt as though there were countless ants biting at every part of his body. Amidst the paralysis, itchiness and pain, his body was unable to exert any strength. Although he could no longer talk, Tian Lie¡¯s mind was still clear. That Thunderstorm Tank earlier, there was something wrong with it. One by one, the members of Thorned Flower Guild who ran away earlier returned and they surrounded Tian Lie and Nicole again. Thest Thunderstorm Tank, however, drove farther away. Its turret muzzle, though, was firmly trained upon Nicole. Chapter 795 Chapter 795 ¡°Let¡­¡± Nicole finally made it near the Magic Mech. Her thrusters abruptly activated and her Ion Pulse Sword drew a line of light as it stabbed at the Magic Mech¡¯s left leg, the one stepping on Tian Lie. ¡°¡­him go!¡± The Magic Mech raised its left arm, a halo flying towards Nicole. This time, the halo did not explode. Instead, it encircled Nicole before suddenly shrinking, firmly restraining her. Nicole¡¯s figure smashed down the ground. The Magic Mech opened its left palm and three more halos flew out to restrain Nicole further. The Ion Pulse Sword on Nicole¡¯s right arm red on and off non-stop. However, with four halos restraining her, no matter how hard Nicole struggled, her Ion Pulse Sword could not cut the halos. ¡°Outstanding perseverance, but¡­ all for naught.¡± Gaza scoffed. He then looked down. ¡°Tian Lie, you probably haven¡¯t figured out what¡¯s happening to you, right?¡± Tian Lieboured to push his body up only for Gaza to kick his body away. His body fell beside Nicole. Coincidentally, Nicole and Tian Lie¡¯s heads were close to one another and their eyes made contact. The Magic Mech raised its right arm to aim at Nicole and Tian Lie. Theyers of armour on the right arm split open to reveal wriggling pink-coloured organic tissues. Arge magic crystal was embedded in the middle of the tissues. Slowly, the magic crystal began lightning up. ¡°Truth is¡­ I have long since wanted to use this against you, but I was never able to find the chance. Do you really think that ¨C aside from the Guild Leader ¨C you are invincible?¡± Gaza chuckled. ¡°Since your skill allows you to use metal as nourishment, you should have realized that there is a chance that one day, you might carelessly suffer from food poisoning! ¡°From the very moment I thought about killing you, I have been searching for a way. I have to admit, your skill is simply too much of a defiance of Heaven. As long as there is a sliver of metal around, there is practically no way of truly killing you. Inflicting external damage alone is useless. It has to be from the inside. ¡°I ced several pieces of armour that I had modified using my Magic Mech within several of the Thunderstorm Tanks of Team B. Thanks to the modification, the molecules of those pieces of armour have been re-arranged in a special sequence. Once that liquid metal data stream body of yours devours them, those special molecules will activate, bing codes to disrupt your body¡¯s skill. ¡°In other words, they are viruses! And you, have be infected!¡± The light from the magic crystal grew increasingly bright. ¡°Sir Tian Lie, I believe that you must have never fallen so low as to be a target like this before, no? Though, your body is indeed very durable. I have to fully gather up my strength to ensure that every cell in your body is obliterated. But no matter, I have plenty of time to charge up the magic crystal. ¡°Well, then. Be sure to properly wee the first one! Together with this Angel from Zero City! By the way¡­¡± Gaza started speaking in a very ridiculing tone, ¡°I do not know how you, someone that the people of Zero City called the Angel Killer, could end up with a remnant of Zero City. Could it be¡­ the reason Sir Tian Lie suddenly disappeared, leaving Thorned Flower Guild, is because of love?!¡± After saying that, Gaza burst into an unbridledughter. The radiance emanating from the magic crystal on the Magic Mech¡¯s right hand had reached its peak. ¡°Regardless, you two should be delighted that you can die together, no? Before you die, hurry up and thank me for my generosity of letting you two die for love!¡± ¡­ ¡°Looks like it¡¯s about to end. Xia Xiaolei, give us a report on the strength of the survivors.¡± Lun Tai peered far ahead to observe the battle below. Due to the distance of several kilometres between them, it was impossible to get a detailed look. However, they could roughly tell that the two-man team had been subdued. Xia Xiaolei had been monitoring the battlefield with his Extrasensory Perception skill. Hearing Lun Tai¡¯s words, he quickly replied, ¡°Thorned Flower Guild still has a total of 28 men. A total of five disyed [A] ss skills and one disyed an [A+] ss skill. As for the two-man team, one of them utilized equipment without disying any skills. The other one¡­ disyed an [S] ss skill!¡± ¡°[S] ss?!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face sank. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me earlier?¡± ¡°Earlier, I could not be sure which side he is on,¡± Xia Xiaolei replied with a wry smile. ¡°When the distance is too great, the Extrasensory Perception skill¡¯s identification ability is not as strong. It needs to bebined with the Bug Armour¡¯s detection ability to make aprehensive deduction. I have only just matched all the icons and the skills they used with the life signatures that the Bug Armour detected.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Qimu Xi frowned. ¡°If it¡¯s true that the [S] ss fellow is with the two-man team, how could they lose? The strongest in Thorned Flower Guild, aren¡¯t they just [A+] ss?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not how it works. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s Extrasensory Perception skill can only detect the level of the skill used, not the level of the user. Xiaolian had informed me before about his meeting with Xia Xiaolei. It was before he participated in the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum instance dungeon. Back then, Soo Soo had unleashed her skill once, causing Xia Xiaolei to think that he had encountered an [S] ss expert. In truth, however, Soo Soo was still very weak back then. I believe that the situation down there is likely simr.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xia Xiaolei nodded. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then it¡¯s alright.¡± Lun Tai breathed a sigh of relief. It would indeed make sense that only the user¡¯s skill level was high while the user¡¯s personal strength was not at [S] ss. At present, Thorned Flower Guild only had 28 men left. They also only had one Thunderstorm Tank left. As for the Tidal Fighter, it was still resting on the ground. As they had just gone through a battle, practically every one of the survivors down there was wounded. This moment was likely the weakest point ¨C in this instance dungeon ¨C for these members of Thorned Flower Guild. ¡°Do we take action now?¡± Xia Xiaolei looked at the icons on his radar. ¡°The system has determined that Thorned Flower Guild has obtained the quest item. Their location has appeared on the radar. The 48-hour countdown has begun counting down. However, they have a Tidal Fighter. Once they leave and start up its stealth mode, we¡¯ll have a hard time just tracking them.¡± Lun Tai slowly nodded, but he did not immediately make a decision. After pondering for a moment, he said, ¡°Roddy, activate your mech¡¯s recon mode and mark the quest target.¡± ¡°Understood!¡± After hearing Lun Tai¡¯smand, Roddy, who had been lying on the ground in a bored manner, stood upzily. He brought out his Sentinel mech. ¡°Ready for battle? Xiaolei, this time, be more careful. Don¡¯t do the same thing you did in thest instance dungeon, relying on your strong regenerative ability and charging in alone all of a sudden. Work together, get it? Work together!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Brother Roddy! I¡¯ve be very steady now. This time, it won¡¯t happen again!¡± Xia Xiaolei vowed while patting his chest. ¡°Then, I will be assigningbat roles next.¡± Lun Tai watched as Roddy climbed into his Sentinel mech. ¡°Roddy, your Gundam¡¯s use time is still in its cooldown phase. You and Bei Tai, provide long-ranged support from behind. For the vanguard position, me and Xia Xiaolei will take on the first wave of the enemy fire. Qiao Qiao, youunch the second surprise attack. After entering meleebat, begin harvesting them. Qimu Xi, you sneak around. Wait for my order before you start assassinating them. Soo Soo, nk them with your attacks. Prioritize taking out the enemy leader. Understood?¡± ¡°Understood!¡± Everyone swiftly replied, everyone but Roddy. ¡°Roddy?¡± Lun Tai turned to see the Sentinel mech standing there motionlessly. It was as though Roddy had not heard Lun Tai at all. The mech¡¯s telescope had been brought out, extended to its very limit while turning slightly. Qiao Qiao was also feeling puzzled. Roddy¡­ why did he suddenly go silent? She took a few steps forward and stretched her fingers to tap the Sentinel mech twice. ¡°Roddy, we¡¯re talking to you here!¡± ¡°That looks like¡­¡± Roddy¡¯s voice rang out from the Sentinel mech, but his voice sounded absentminded. It was as though he was drunk. ¡°That looks like? Looks like what?¡± Qiao Qiao gave him quizzically. ¡°That person there looks like¡­ ¡°Nicole!!!¡± Suddenly, Roddy shouted, like a cat who had its tail stepped on. Instantly, he activated the mech¡¯s thrusters. Like a rocket, the Sentinel mech charged downhill, heading straight towards the camp below. Stunned, Xia Xiaolei turned around. ¡°Didn¡¯t Brother Roddy just say¡­ we have to work together?¡± Chapter 796 Chapter 796 ¡°Charging isplete. Well, then¡­ goodbye, Angel from Zero City and¡­ Angel Killer!¡± Gazaughed loudly. The light radiating from the magic crystal on his mech¡¯s right arm had reached the peak. The ¡®virus¡¯ that he nted in the Thunderstorm Tank had disrupted Tian Lie¡¯s skill. However, just like how a human body possessed an immune system, Tian Lie will surely not stay in this afflicted state forever. Left alone, Tian Lie will gradually recover. Moreover, Gaza was aware of the trope of the viin dying due to their love for gloating. Not that he believed himself to be the viin. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that time was needed to charge up his magic crystal to ensure that he couldpletely obliterate Tian Lie¡¯s body, Gaza would not have even bothered exining things earlier. And now, it was time for him to utterly wipe out Tian Lie, someone that he had hated for a long time. Swiftly, the light radiating from the magic crystal swelled. Just as it was about to open fire, however, a beam of light suddenly shot over from a hill several kilometres away. The beam urately struck the magic crystal. The distance between the two and the refraction caused by the air had weakened the power of the iing beam considerably, but¡­ the beam just happened to strike the magic crystal that was brimming with power. Like a fully-inted balloon stabbed by a needle, the power umted inside the magic crystal abruptly erupted, blowing up the Magic Mech¡¯s right arm. Gaza screamed in pain as the explosion threw the Magic Mech onto the ground. The magic crystal on its right arm was no more. Even half of its right forearm had disappeared in the explosion. All that was left there were fragments of armour while organic tissue hung down from it. Although the Magic Mech was called a mech, when piloted, the pilot would bepletely synchronized with the interior of the Magic Mech, connecting all of the pilot¡¯s sensory nerves with that of the Magic Mech. Thus, when piloting, the arms of the mech was the equivalent to the arms of the pilot. While racked by the pain of having his right arm blown off, Gaza did not forget to see where the beam came from. There, in the direction where the beam hade from, a dot of light had appeared and was quickly rushing towards their position. The light was clearly from mes ejected from a thruster. ¡°Damn it! To think that you were hiding reinforcements!¡± Gaza propped his mech up. Even before it was able to stand up, it had raised its left hand to aim at Tian Lie again. The magic crystal on the left hand condensed a beam of light, which sted Tian Lie¡¯s body. ¡°Stop him!¡± Tian Lie had always acted alone. Even back when he was in Thorned Flower Guild, he would never ¨C as an Inspector ¨C work alongside his other team members. The fact that he was working with an Angel from Zero City here was already surprising enough for Gaza. Unexpectedly, reinforcements would suddenly appear at that very moment. Moreover, the other party had so urately struck and destroy the fully-charged magic crystal. If that beam of light hade just half a secondter, the fully-charged magic crystal would have unleashed an attack that could utterly obliterate both Tian Lie and the Angel, leaving not a single scrap behind. Or perhaps, if the attack had deviated by just half an inch, missing the fully-charged magic crystal, it would have amounted to nothing more than a tickle for the Magic Mech. At present, however, Gaza had no time for regrets. He did not know who wasing to save Tian Lie, what skill they possessed and how strong they were. Thus, his priority now was to first kill off Tian Lie. A halo shot forward to strike Tian Lie, blowing him away. Nicole happened to be right beside Tian Lie. Although she did not take the full brunt of the explosion, she was still affected by the shockwaves. Her body hurtled through the air before smashing onto the ground. The Floating mech armour on her was already badly damaged to begin with. With that, it became even worse. A mouthful of blood sprayed out from Nicole¡¯s mouth. As for Tian Lie, the attack from the Magic Mech ¨C even though it was not a fully-charged attack capable of instantly killing him off ¨C left quite a big hole on his stomach. The Magic Mech¡¯s left hand condensed out yet another halo of light. Tian Lie¡¯s body was still regenerating itself. However, due to the influence of the virus, his rate of recovery had be tens of times slower than before. If this bombardment was allowed to continue, it was just a matter of time before not even a single cell remained. ¡°Who?!¡± The Magic Mech had only just finished condensing its second halo and was about to fire it when Gaza suddenly shouted. At the same time, the mech promptly dashed backwards. Two des of light suddenly appeared, appearing at the very spot that Gaza had been standing on earlier. Thankfully for Gaza, he had taken a step back. Due to that, the des of light did notpletely cut him. Even so, the attacks did leave two shallow de marks on the surface of the Magic Mech. Gaza, who had just avoided the two attacks, aimed the mech¡¯s left hand at the ground. The halo of light struck the ground before swiftly spreading outwards. A phantom silhouette jumped to avoid the halo spreading across the ground, but doing so revealed its figure. It was a young girl with short bob hair. There were still hints of childish features on her face. Qimu Xi. So fast! Gaza''s heart grew tense. It had only been ten or so seconds since the beam was fired out earlier. Surprisingly, this girl could so quickly cover such a great distance. This level of speed was simply terrifying. It wasn¡¯t just the speed. Her stealth skill was also at an extremely advanced level. Of the tens of his team members who were around him, not a single one had managed to notice her. Boom! A series of explosions erupted all around them simultaneously and several of Gaza¡¯s team members were instantly engulfed by the mes. As for the light from the thruster, it had already covered one third of the distance between them. ¡°Cover! Find cover!¡± The other members of Thorned Flower Guild responded quickly and they began looking for cover. Some hid behind the Thunderstorm Tank and some utilized defensive skills. Qimu Xi, on the other hand, brandished two short swords to entangle Gaza. Although her short swords could not inflict any serious damage upon the Magic Mech¡¯s thick armoured parts, she was too fast. Every attack would urately cut the mech¡¯s organic tissues. Due to her entanglement, Gaza could not find the time to shoot Tian Lie. Whenever he tried to condense an attack, the short swords would swing towards the magic crystal. ¡°If so¡­ you die first!¡± Gaza growled and a pair of short wings spread out behind the Magic Mech. Its thrusters then propelled it up into the sky. Qimu Xi had no flight-type skill or long-ranged attacks. Seeing the Magic Mech fly up into the sky, she promptly stopped attacking it and instead ¨C like a ghost ¨C rushed towards another member of Thorned Flower Guild who was closest to Nicole and Tian Lie. Once again, Gaza condensed a beam attack with his left arm. He aimed it at Qimu Xi, but before he could open fire, he saw a high number of small flying objects flying towards him from far below. ¡°Damn it!¡± Gaza had no choice but to once again give up on his target. His left arm swung and a beam swept out. Struck by the beam of light, the small flying objects instantly exploded in the sky. ¡°Homing missiles?¡± Gaza¡¯s heart tensed again. It would appear that the enemy they had to face this time was aplete team. Looking at the explosions, the individual explosive power of the homing missiles was not that great. However, there were too many of them. Getting hit by those missiles would not be a walk in the park. A familiar humming sound caught his attention. Next, tens ofbat drones apanied a high-temperature thermal beam in simultaneously attacking the Tidal Fighter that was parked on the ground. ¡°Damn it!¡± Explosions erupted on the ground, but Gaza nearly could not believe what his eyes was seeing. Back then, their opponents were the US Army, which was not that strong. Thus, afterunching a raid against the US Army, they had left their Tidal Fighter on the ground behind them. It did not take to the skies. Neither did it put up a shield. And so, the attacks immediately blew it up. Shockingly, the source of those attacks was¡­ another Tidal Fighter. They are the remnants of Zero City! The thought instantly popped into Gaza¡¯s mind, even as his heart ached. Just a single vani Tidal Fighter required 10,000 points. Not to mention, there were also the various weapons, equipment andbat drones installed in it. Even though Thorned Flower Guild was a big guild, losing an expensive weapon like the Tidal Fighter so easily was quite painful. Aside from the few big yer guilds, the only other party that could possess a high-end weapon like the Tidal Fighter were the resident guilds of Zero City. Gaza himself had participated in the battle that destroyed Zero City. Naturally, he knew that a good number of the residents of Zero City had managed to evacuate in the end. At present, their whereabouts were unknown. Could it be¡­ they have re-appeared in this instance dungeon?! Chapter 797 Chapter 797 ¡°Bei Tai, don¡¯t hold back on the reserves. Support them with everything! Xia Xiaolei, Soo Soo, Qimu Xi is not suited for taking on the Magic Mech. Once you two arrive at the battlefield, immediately take her ce. Qiao Qiao, take down whichever enemy you see fit and take care of yourself. Avoid magic and energy attacks. Roddy¡­ Roddy, you little bitch! Slow down!¡± Lun Tai rushed forward while quickly assigning instructions to every one of his team members through their guild channel. At the same time, he also brought out a spare remote controller, using their Tidal Fighter to ¨C from the sky ¨C initiate a wave of bombardment against Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s Tidal Fighter, which was blown up before it could lift off. After that one wave of attacks, however, Lun Tai quickly had the Tidal Fighter leave the battlefield, hovering somece safe from the battle. There was no helping it. Although the Tidal Fighter possessed a formidable firepower, a guild with a deep foundation like Thorned Flower Guild would surely have many methods of taking it down. And while their Meteor Rock Guild had long since grown beyond what it used to be, a Tidal Fighter was still an uneptable loss. Qimu Xi was the fastest one in their guild. Moreover, she had also purchased the Gaze Teleport skill, allowing her to instantly teleport to any location within sight. It was the best way to initiate a raid. Back when Roddy suddenly charged forward like a madman, Lun Tai had been quick to understand why. Immediately, he ordered Qimu Xi to teleport beside Gaza to entangle him. Bei Tai was the only one from their team who did not move forward. He remained on the same spot, his liquid metal arm raised up high. It had transformed into a rapid-fire gun, which swiftly unloaded bullets into the distance through a high parabolic angle. Beside him was a pile of steel ingots that he had brought out from his storage gear beforehand. When Chen Xiaolian left, he had informed Bei Tai that he had to change his path. His innate skill, Air Incarceration, was an excellent support skill. However, the bacsh from using the skill ¨C should he encounter an enemy that was too strong and could break free from the Air Incarceration skill ¨C was equally great. During the past few months, Bei Tai had changed his development path to the enhancement of his liquid metal arm. Although his arm could not transform into data streams like the monstrous Tian Lie, its self-repairing ability was almost on the same level. Additionally, it could also transform ording to Bei Tai¡¯s thoughts at any moment. After purchasing its expensive follow-up upgrades, the arm could even replicate any weapons it had touched before. Naturally, the upgrade for replicating a high-grade energy weapon would require an astronomical number of points. Even with Qiao Qiao¡¯s guidebook BUG to help them earn points, their guild still could not afford that upgrade. Still, replicating bullet-based weapons alone was enough to give it a sufficiently formidable firepower. As for the matter of ammo consumption, the solution was simple. He simply needed to provide enough materials for the liquid metal arm to assimte. His liquid metal left arm raised up high, Bei Tai fired an intense salvo of bullets at a diagonal angle. After that, his liquid metal left arm swiftly grew smaller. Bei Tai swiftly retracted his left hand to pick up a steel ingot. After the liquid metal arm made contact with the steel ingot, it immediately flowed like liquid, swallowing the steel ingot. Next, the liquid metal arm grew even bigger than before. Raising his hand again, Bei Tai quickly fired out another intense salvo of bullets. Even though he was alone, the fire support from Bei Tai was the equivalent to that of a small team with several members. Countless heavy artillery bombarded the positions taken by the members of Thorned Flower Guild without respite, throwing them into a state of confusion. Xia Xiaolei had entered his range of fire. Numerous tendrils suddenly emerged from his whole body. Next, the tip of the tendrils began hardening. Fins grew out from the rear part and the tendrils sted towards the Magic Mech that was up in the air. Whenpared to conventional explosives, the explosive power of these organic missiles was a fair bit weaker. However, by relying on his brainwaves, Xia Xiaolei could control them, giving them considerable maneuverability. Every time the missiles were fired out, they would first spread out before each drawing an arc in the air as they flew towards the Magic Mech from different directions. On Gaza¡¯s end, his mech only had one arm left. Even though he was constantly sweeping his surroundings with beams of light, he was incapable of blowing up all the organic missiles. Every now and again, a missile would strike the mech¡¯s body. Despite the formidable might of the Magic Mech¡¯s defensive power, its exterior surface was ¨C bit by bit ¨C taking damage. Roddy, who had been charging forward, was already approaching the perimeter of the camp. Suddenly, a Thorned Flower Guild member rushed out from behind a bunker to face Roddy. ¡°Out of my way!¡± Roddy roared and theser sters on the mech¡¯s two shoulders fired out a series of attacks to force the yer to dodge. At the same time, an alloy war de popped out from the mech¡¯s right arm and shed towards the yer¡¯s waist. This Thorned Flower Guild member was a meleebat-type. After nimbly evading the attacks from theser sters, he swung forth a ming sword to sh against the mech¡¯s war de. The ming sword was quite the high-grade weapon. With a nging sound, the mech¡¯s warde was cut off in the middle. Several drops of molten iron dripped down the ground from the severed part. ¡°Damn it! Get out of my way!¡± Roddy could already see Nicole, who was lying on the ground not far away from his position. There was no way to tell if she was dead or alive. Thus, Roddy was simply in no mood to fight. The minigun below the mech¡¯s left arm fired out a wave of bullets to create an opening. Next, Roddy pushed the thruster to its limit and continued charging towards Nicole. The yer swung his ming sword and was about to give chase when he saw Xia Xiaoleiing in right behind Roddy. Additionally, several organic missiles were also shooting towards him. The yer inserted his sword into the ground and swiftly threw a pile of dirt from the ground upwards, scattering them in front of him. Next, the clump of hot soil was shattered, spreading forward quickly like a shotgun attack to blow up all the organic missiles. By then, however, Xia Xiaolei had already arrived before him. Bellowing, the yer shed his sword at Xia Xiaolei. The sword moved very quickly. The yer could predict Xia Xiaolei¡¯s movement, making the sword attack unavoidable. Xia Xiaolei, on the other hand, did not avoid it and allowed the sword to stab into his waist from the left. The yer grew stunned. Before he could recollect himself, though, he saw the muscles on Xia Xiaolei¡¯s waist wriggling, firmly mping his sword there. The edge of the sword scraped against bone, creating a sharp sound. The mesing from the sword were continuously burning Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body, causing a circr area around the sword wound to turn charred. Despite the seriousness of the injury, Xia Xiaolei seemedpletely unaffected and his arms rapidly stretched, transforming into two sharp des. Like a pair of scissors, the des swung against the yer¡¯s unprotected neck. This was the first time this yer had encountered such a fighting style, giving one life to take one life. As a result, he failed to respond in time and was decapitated by Xia Xiaolei¡¯s two des. Blood sprayed out wildly and Xia Xiaolei kicked the yer away. Looking down, he easily pulled out the sword stuck in his waist before keeping it in his storage gear. At the same time, he shoved his left hand into his abdomen before abruptly tearing away the part of his body that was scorched ck by the mes. ¡°Damn it, it hurts!¡± With the bio armour covering Xia Xiaolei¡¯s face, there was no way to tell what face he was making. Hissing, he inhaled and continued to chase after Roddy. The yer¡¯s actions, however, did entangle Xia Xiaolei for a few seconds, stopping him from firing out the organic missiles at Gaza. This gave Gaza the time to charge up. A wave of light, bringing with it swirling lightning, swooped down towards Roddy and Xia Xiaolei. Suddenly, a ming phoenix rose up from behind Xia Xiaolei to sh against the wave of light. The mes collided with the magic energy in mid-air and both exploded at the same time. After the collision, the ming phoenix tumbled backwards,nding on the ground before transforming into Soo Soo. Her face instantly paled. Just as quickly, however, her face returned to normal. A unicorn with a white body suddenly appeared on the ground behind Soo Soo. Its long horn shed with holy light and it charged towards Soo Soo like a spear. Soo Soo evaded the attack and quickly swung her left hand, summoning a fire dragon that struck the unicorn¡¯s body. A shield, formed using holy light, shed out. Even so, the unicorn was still pushed several metres away. A deep scorch mark had been inflicted upon its body, but it was hardly fatal. ¡°That¡¯s a holy power shield! Unnie!¡± Soo Soo whispered before abruptly turning her head to rush towards the yer who had summoned the unicorn. Doing so left her backpletely open to the unicorn. The unicorn let out a lengthy hiss. Its hooves flew as it once again charged at Soo Soo. Halfway through its charge, however, a ck spider suddenly appeared before it. Sturdy pincers mped down on the unicorn¡¯s sharp horn, but they failed topletely stop the momentum of the horn. In the end, the horn managed to partially stab into the lower part of the mandibles. At the same time, though, a sticky cobweb enveloped the unicorn¡¯s body. Qiao Qiao kicked the ground with both legs and her body became like an arrow whizzing right above the ground as she shot towards the unicorn. The moment she made contact with the unicorn, she transformed into a clump of ck mist that enveloped the unicorn¡¯s body. The unicorn raised its head and released a long hiss of pain. The holy light shield promptly shone brightly, its rays piercing through the ck mist. Despite that, the ck mist continued to entangle the unicorn, attempting non-stop to go deeper. Soo Soo, who was running forward, did not even look back. She waved her right hand to summon a ming phoenix that flew towards the yer who had summoned the unicorn. The yer remained calm. He sneered and the same holy light shield lit up around his body. The brightness of this shield was even more dazzlingpared to the one on the unicorn. The ming phoenix struck the top part of the shield. In the end, it only managed to ¨C after exhausting its strength ¨C burn away a small part of the shield. As for the yer, only the left arm part of his protective suit was damaged, albeit lightly. By then, the yer had raised a war hammer, condensed using holy light. He swung to hurl it towards Soo Soo. Before he could let go of the war hammer, however, he suddenly screamed. Two bloody des had appeared on his chest. Qimu Xi¡¯s attack caused her to lose her stealth mode, but with a cold face filled with killing intent, she swung both des to either side, cleanly severing the yer¡¯s waist. The twin des were enhanced with an armour-breaking attribute. Although the level of enhancement was not enough to break through Gaza¡¯s Magic Mech, it was not something that the holy light shield could withstand. There was a distance of less than 50 metres between Roddy and Nicole, but the opposing Thunderstorm Tank fired an arc of light that struck the Sentinel mech¡¯s side. As the Sentinel mech had been enhanced using Star Sand before, the attack was not fatal. That said, it did destroy the side thruster. This caused the mech to abruptly lose its bnce and it staggered before falling down. Before the mech fell to the ground, however, Roddy raised one of the mech¡¯s hand to prop the mech up before firing a missile at the ground. The missile exploded the moment it hit the ground, but the explosion did not destroy the mech¡¯s enhanced frame. It simply threw the mech forward. It was then that the Magic Mech ¨C still up in the sky ¨C suddenly shot backwards before rushing towards Roddy. Several halos had formed on its left hand, wrapping around the left arm, from the shoulder all the way down to its fist. ¡°A rescue?!¡± Gaza sneered and his left fist, propelled by the elerating Magic Mech, punched towards the head of the Sentinel mech, which was in mid-air. Roddy activated the Sentinel mech¡¯s thrusters, but only managed to barely avoid the punch striking the Sentinel mech¡¯s head. The punch struck its right arm instead. Even though it had been enhanced using Star Sand, the Sentinel mech was still incapable of withstanding this punch from the Magic Mech. And so, the entire right arm was smashed to pieces. Just as Gaza was about to swing another punch, Lun Tai roared furiously, swinging a shield forward while putting himself between Roddy and the Magic Mech. Despite being the slowest, Lun Tai had finally arrived at the battlefield as well. ¡°Realm of Immunity!¡± The Guardian Shield in Lun Tai¡¯s hand was an [A] ss equipment. However, seeing how Roddy¡¯s enhanced Sentinel mech could not even withstand a single punch from this enemy, Lun Tai knew that his shield was definitely incapable of withstanding this one attack as well. Thus, he quickly utilized his ultimate skill. Gaza¡¯s punch struck Lun Tai¡¯s shield. Both of Lun Tai¡¯s feet remained firmly in ce. Surprisingly, Gaza¡¯s punch had failed to inflict any damage to him. Even his shield did not appear damaged in the slightest. It was the built-in skill of the Guardian Shield; Realm of Immunity, a skill that wouldst for 30 seconds. Any skills below [S] ss would be disregarded. It had a cooldown time of 48 hours. It was a very strong defensive skill. However, its effective time was too short while its cooldown time was too long. The area defended by the shield was notrge. Thus, Lun Tai had to exert himself to swing his left arm without respite, moving constantly to stop every one of the Magic Mech¡¯s blows. At any rate, the Realm of Immunity only worked on the shield itself. Lun Tai had no desire to allow the fist to hit his body, not even once. Qiao Qiao, in her ck mist form, finally broke through the unicorn¡¯s holy light shield and disintegrated it to powdery bits. After turning back to her human form, however, she could not stop herself from staggering and she nearly fell to the ground. She hastily shoved two Healing Beast Bloods into her mouth. As the battle continued, Roddy finally arrived before Nicole. With its remaining left arm, the Sentinel mech scooped up Nicole. Then, without even looking back, it rushed off. Chapter 798 Chapter 798 Given how tense the situation was, Roddy did not even have the time to check if Nicole was dead or alive. Run! Hurry up and run! ¡°Thank you!¡± Roddy only had time to say those two words through the guild channel. He did not exin further because he knew that his teammates would understand his actions and what they had to do. ¡°Don¡¯t worry!¡± Every one of them was quick to respond through the guild channel. When they saw Roddy sessfully rescue Nicole, everyone from Meteor Rock Guild breathed a sigh of relief. Bei Tai continued to provide long-ranged suppressive fire. The number of steel ingots around him had fallen by half. After the chaos from the initial assault, the others had finally gathered up. Xia Xiaolei and Soo Soo worked together to firmly entangle Gaza¡¯s Magic Mech. Xia Xiaolei took the brunt of the attacks while Soo Soo kept firing her fire-type spells at the Magic Mech. ¡°The meteorite is with him!¡± The 30-second period of absolute defence from Lun Tai¡¯s Guardian Shield was almost over. But seeing Xia Xiaolei taking over the role of entangling Gaza, Lun Tai quickly retreated to instead charge at the nearby Thunderstorm Tank while bellowing out loud. The fellow piloting the strange mech was clearly a Team Leader for one of Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s teams. As a quest item, the meteorite could not be kept inside a storage gear. Naturally, the Team Leader must be carrying it with him. Kill him, and snatch away the meteorite! The Thunderstorm Tank aimed its main turret muzzle at Lun Tai before firing out an arc of light at him. However, the arc of light failed to break through the defensive power of the Realm of Immunity and it disappeared after a brief flicker. By then, Lun Tai had already arrived before the Thunderstorm Tank. Positioning the shield before him, Lun Tai smashed into the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s energy shield. Coincidentally, it was thest remaining second for the Realm of Immunity. In the face of the absolute defence of the Guardian Shield, the energy shield was instantly cancelled out. In that one second¡¯s worth of opening, Lun Tai threw a pitch-ck grenade towards the Thunderstorm Tank. Gravity Grenade. If the energy shield was still working, not even ten grenades would be able to break the energy shield. At present, however, the only defence the Thunderstorm Tank had was its metal tes. A three-metre radius gravitational field promptly appeared above the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s turret. The field disappeared in a sh, sucking away the entire turret into its central spot, gathering and twisting until it became a metal ball, smaller even than a fist. The gravitational field disappeared and the metal ball fell upon the tank. Due to the extreme degree ofpression of the metal ball, it became like a ball of iron falling into water, easily smashing through the body of the tank. The tank immediately blew up. Lun Tai did his best to protect himself with the Guardian Shield, but the active period of the shield¡¯s Realm of Immunity skill had expired. And so, the violent explosion sent him tumbling backwards and he ended up coughing out a mouthful of blood. In order to avoid identally wounding his own teammates, Bei Tai had already changed the shape of his liquid metal left arm. The liquid metal flowed, transforming from a rapid-fire gun to a heavy sniper rifle. The defensive power of the Magic Mech was clearly not something that ordinary bullet-based weapons could break through, but the defensive power of the protective suits that the other yers were wearing were not as formidable. A loud sound rang out and a yer deftly avoided being hit on a vital point, but his left arm was hit by the 12.7mm calibre bullet. While the bullet failed to pierce the protective suit, its impact managed to break the bones of the forearm, causing the yer¡¯s hand to hang down limply. Qiao Qiao enveloped another yer with her ck mist form, dposing him into basic particles. However, a beam of light suddenly struck the ck mist, eliciting a swift cry of pain from her while causing her to return to her human form. Her Child of Darkness skill was a double-edged sword. After dematerializing herself, Qiao Qiao would be immune to all physical attacks. More, she would also be a high damage dealer. At the same time, though, it greatly reduced her resistance to energy-type and spirit-type attacks. More importantly, in her particle state, her body ¨C vulnerable to those attacks ¨C became much bigger. On Qimu Xi¡¯s side, by relying on her speed, she kept flitting through the battlefield. Her two des had already reaped two enemies. That said, she did get hit several times. Her protective suit was already badly damaged and there were a good number of wounds on her body. Lun Tai had long since activated his Muscle Fruit skill. Muscles swelled up all over his body as he raised a bronze war axe, fighting against another strength-type yer, but he could not end the fight. When he heard Qiao Qiao crying out in pain, he shouted, ¡°Xia Xiaolei, eat!¡± ¡°Got it!¡± Xia Xiaolei swiftly brought out a sack from his storage gear. His left hand transformed out tens of tentacles, which then wrapped around the sack before devouring it into his body. The sack had been about half as big as his body, but Xia Xiaolei ¨C after swallowing the sack ¨C showed no significant changes to his body size. It had contained white sugar. The higher the degree of gic adaptation with the host, the more power the Bug Armour could exert in battle. At the same time, though, it also required a greater supply of energy. Should the battle be too intense, Xia Xiaolei would need to replenish his energy on the spot. Basic carbohydrates were the most energy-dense food. After swallowing the white sugar, Xia Xiaolei, who had looked somewhat sluggish, instantly became reinvigorated. Lun Tai, on the other hand, suddenly changed his fighting style. He had been holding a shield on his left hand and a war axe on his right hand, defending while counter attacking. At that very moment, he suddenly smashed down both his shield and axe at his opponent, ignoring the opponent¡¯s desing at him. His protective suit reduced a portion of the iing damage. Even so, the opponent¡¯s attack managed to leave a deep sh on his chest. At the same time, his shield managed to smash the enemy¡¯s head. After that, his axe swung to cut the opponent¡¯s waist into two. ¡°Life Diversion!¡± Xia Xiaolei brought out a gem and crushed it. A ray of light then enveloped his body before radiating outwards, connecting with everyone from Meteor Rock Guild. During the battle, everyone had more or less sustained some level of injuries. But the moment the gem was crushed, all their wounds disappeared simultaneously. The Life Diversion Gem was a one-time consumable. By crushing it after specifying the targets in advance, the user may choose to distribute the damage taken equally or pile up all the damage upon one person. Given the current makeup of Meteor Rock Guild, it was more advantageous for them to choose thetter. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s entire body trembled and several deep wounds swiftly appeared on his body. But in the blink of an eye, countless bits of flesh grew to mend the wounds. ¡­ What the hell? Just where did this teame from? Seeing Roddy save Nicole and not Tian Lie, Gaza had quickly felt somewhat at ease. Even so, this team¡¯sbat power had still shocked him. Every single one of them possessed a very strongbat power. The ability of their skills toplement one another was very high. Moreover, they also appeared very well-trained in the way they cooperated with one another. This was just like¡­ a resident guild from Zero City. The elites of the guild! However, Thorned Flower Guild possessed detailed information about Zero City. There wasn¡¯t a single elite from the resident guilds of Zero City that Gaza did not know. But the enemies that appeared this time, none of their skills and appearances matched the intel he had. Just¡­ where did theye from? The little girl. Although she looked to be only around 10 years old, the fire-type spells that she casted had terrifying power. Despite the Magic Mech¡¯s formidable defence, Gaza dared not casually take on the spells. As for the other fellow, Gaza had immediately recognized that he was using the Bug Armour. And yet, Gaza had never seen someone with such a high degree of gic adaptability. He could transform out melee weapons, organic thermal sters and even fire out organic guided missiles which he controlled using his brain waves. More importantly, he was simply too capable of taking a beating. Throughout the battle, he would only protect his head. Attacks aimed at the other parts of his body would be simply endured. Even if the attacks were to make a see-through hole on his body, he could quickly recover, bing as good as new. Those two had entangled Gaza while the remaining three kept taking down his other team members who were nearby. Of their three Thunderstorm Tanks, none was left. Should this be allowed to continue¡­ Gaza suddenly felt that he might end up facing aplete wipe-out in this instance dungeon. ¡°Xia Xiaolei, Soo Soo, hold him down! Don¡¯t let him get away!¡± Lun Tai hacked his opponent, knocking him backwards. At the same time, a bullet from Bei Tai urately struck the opponent¡¯s head, which burst into a cloud of blood. ¡°Understood!¡± Naturally, Thorned Flower Guild¡¯sprehensivebat power was great. However, Gaza was only the leader of one of Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s sub teams. Additionally, they had already lost quite some men in their earlier battle with Tian Lie and Nicole. They even lost two Thunderstorm Tanks in the battle. And now, ambushed by Meteor Rock Guild, they ended up in a disadvantageous position. They had already obtained the meteorite. Staying here and fight was pointless. It would be better to just flee for now and repair his Magic Mech. ¡°Retreat separately!¡± Gaza was quick to decide. Promptly, he shared out the coordinates of a ce through their guild channel. With the verdant mountain intact, there was no need to fear ack of firewood [1]. Before that, though, there was onest thing Gaza had to do. Tian Lie was still lying still on the ground. It would appear that the virus he prepared was still in effect. If so¡­ His Magic Mech had been struck by two of Xia Xiaolei¡¯s organic missiles and one of Soo Soo¡¯s ming phoenix attacks. A major part of its back armour ting had been blown away and a small part of its left leg had melted. Even so, it charged towards Tian Lie. Kill him! No matter the cost! Several halos wrapped around what remained of the Magic Mech¡¯s left arm and it dove down from the sky, its fist smashing towards Tian Lie. Ding! Suddenly, a phantom-like silhouette floated up from the ground like a ghost. In its hands was a knightly sword that gently poked the centre part of the Magic Mech. That one move caused the Magic Mech¡¯s movements to abruptly stiffen. Its forward momentum remained the same and its upraised fist was positioned in front. Next, the entire mech smashed into the ground. The silhouette followed up with a shing attack, cutting open the back part of the Magic Mech and taking out the meteorite that Gaza had stored inside apartment. After obtaining the meteorite, the silhouette ¨C without so much as a warning ¨C simply disappeared. 1 With the verdant mountain intact, there is no need to fear ack of firewood. An idiom that meant as long as one remained alive, there would be hope for the future. Chapter 799 Chapter 799 Roddy ran while holding Nicole, covering a distance of several kilometres before stopping. Then, he quickly jumped out from the mech. Nicole¡¯s face was pale and her eyes were tightly closed. Roddy extended his hand to check her breathing before releasing a soft sigh of relief. Hastily, he brought out a handful of Healing Beast Bloods and haphazardly shoved them into Nicole¡¯s mouth. After swallowing the Healing Beast Bloods, Nicole¡¯splexion improved slightly. However, she was still in an unconscious state. ¡°Roddy, you bitch! How are things on your end?¡± Lun Tai¡¯s hurried voice came through the guild channel. ¡°She¡¯s still alive, but still unconscious.¡± Roddy lowered his head to look at Nicole. ¡°By the way, when I was saving Nicole just now, there was someone beside her. I also didn¡¯t take him away.¡± ¡°He is¡­¡± Lun Tai¡¯s voice grew somewhat hesitant. ¡°Tian Lie.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Roddy gave a bewildered cry and jumped to his feet. ¡­ After Gaza¡¯s death, the rest of the members from Thorned Flower Guild immediately chose to flee. A reinforcing force of the opposing side had managed to suddenly kill off their Team Leader, the strongest amongst them here. Was there any need to continue this battle? The camp immediately became deserted. With the exception of the burning barracks and Tian Lie, who was lying on the floor, the only ones left there were the members of Meteor Rock Guild. But Lun Tai and the others were feeling very puzzled. That person who suddenly attacked in the end and snatched away the meteorite, who was that? It would appear that the silhouette had been lying in wait for a long time, hiding and lurking until that final moment when it suddenlyunched an attack, killing the Team Leader of Thorned Flower Guild. To be able to kill off a Team Leader of Thorned Flower Guild with one attack, that strength had likely reached¡­ [S] ss! Why did an [S] ss character suddenly appear in this instance dungeon? Roddy, holding Nicole, had already returned to the camp. ¡°There are no external wounds.¡± Qiao Qiao had to expend quite some effort to dpose a hole on the cockpit of the Magic Mech. Lun Tai, who was crouched down, investigated the corpse there. They could not see any wounds on Gaza¡¯s body, but he was no longer breathing. Tian Lie, who was beside them, only had half his body left. Still, given how monstrous his body was, he would not die from something like that. ¡°You¡­ do you need any help?¡± Qiao Qiao squatted and asked Tian Lie. Although they had fought to the death in the Tokyo instance dungeon, everyone from Meteor Rock Guild had known ¨C since Chen Xiaolian returned from World¡¯s End ¨C that Da Gang was Tian Lie. Aside from Chen Xiaolian, the others weren¡¯t exactly well acquainted with Da Gang. Even so, they could still be counted as acquaintances. Moreover, during those days, Da Gang also did not do anything that would threaten them. ¡°I¡¯ll be fine after a while.¡± Tian Lie shook his head, an impassive mask on his face. Propping his half body up, he said, ¡°Right now, even if there are metal objects for me to replenish myself, I would not be able to absorb them. That fellow¡­ he left a special virus in my body. It¡¯s disrupting the normal operations of my skill. I will need at least one more hour before I can return to normal.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded. She had personally seen just how strong Tian Lie¡¯s body was. Since he managed to stay alive, he would not die so easily. There was no need to worry. ¡°Nicole¡­¡± Qiao Qiao had just turned her head when she heard Tian Lie speak up in a whisper. ¡°That stupid girl didn¡¯t die, right?¡± ¡°No.¡± Qiao Qiao turned to look at Tian Lie before shaking her head. ¡°She¡¯s quite badly wounded, but it¡¯s not fatal. Only, the damage to her Floater is quite serious.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Tian Lie nodded, closing his eyes. For the first time, a look of exhaustion appeared on his face. ¡­ Tens of kilometres away, inside a hotel within a small town, Theodore was looking at a candle ced on the table before him. He waited, an anxious look on his face. The burning candle was about to bepletely burned up. There was less than one centimetre left. Theodore¡¯s brows knitted closer and closer. Just as the me of the candle was about to reach the bottom, Theodore abruptly revealed a look of joy and he blew, extinguishing the candle me. The moment the candle light went out, another person appeared in the room. ¡°Guild Leader, you¡¯re finally back! The countdown should have begun, right?¡± Looking at Aderick, who had suddenly appeared in the room, Theodore swiftly stood up with a smile. ¡°Wait!¡± There was a strict expression on Aderick¡¯s face as he held the meteorite. Waving at Theodore, he then closed his eyes. After some time, he gently shook his head. ¡°No, this instance dungeon is notplete yet. The quest has changed.¡± ¡°Changed?¡± Theodore¡¯s face froze. ¡°Just now, when we entered the second phase, wasn¡¯t the quest the system gave us to kill off the meteorite holder?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a stupid game of beat the drum and pass the flower.¡± With a cold expression, Aderick sent the system prompt to Theodore through the guild channel. ¡°Forty-eight hours?¡± Theodore gnashed his teeth. ¡°For forty-eight hours, our position will be constantly disyed on the other teams¡¯ radar? This¡­ damn it! The system didn¡¯t say anything just now!¡± Theodore carefully read the prompt three times beforeing to understand what Aderick meant about the ¡®game of beat the drum and pass the flower¡¯. Instantly, his face sank. Back when Gaza made contact with the meteorite, all the other participating teams had received a notification about the start of the second phase. However, the notification only contained a short sentence: The alien meteorite had been snatched. Kill the meteorite holder. At the same time, the coordinates for the meteorite also appeared on both their radars. Originally, they had assumed that by killing off Thorned Flower Guild¡¯s team that had obtained the meteorite, this instance dungeon would end. But now, they too had be the meteorite holders. In other words, they would be the besieged. Moreover, they would not be able to hide. ¡°The damned Development Team! They made it so further options would only be disyed for yers who had made contact with the meteorite! Before snatching the meteorite, all the other teams would not know that they would end up bing the next prey!¡± Aderick snorted. ¡°This shouldn¡¯t be that big of an issue.¡± Theodore took a deep breath andforted himself. ¡°The other teams in this instance dungeon should not have any strong individuals. Now that Thorned Flower Guild has been taken out, even if wee under siege from the others, we still have a chance ofing out alive.¡± ¡°Completing the quest is indeed not hard, but¡­¡± Aderick¡¯s face grew increasingly dark. ¡°There is no way we can continue to conceal our whereabouts anymore.¡± After the copse of Zero City, Aderick had led what remained of the people from Zero City to establish a new, temporary base in the South Pole. Everyone was strictly forbidden from leaving. However, now that they no longer have the shield afforded by Zero City, they would once again face the possibility of being selected by the system to participate in instance dungeons. This time, the one selected was the Knights of Darkness Guild. Aderick aside, the only other expert amongst the survivors of the guild was the [A+] ss Theodore. To ensure that their whereabouts were not exposed, Aderick had elected to bring only Theodore with him to participate in this Los Angeles instance dungeon. Aderick had the same n as Meteor Rock Guild, find the location of the meteorite in advance andy in ambush nearby. Once a team obtained ownership over the meteorite, they would promptly kill the meteorite holder to end the instance dungeon. That way, contact between them and the other teams could be minimized as much as possible and their whereabouts would not be leaked. Aderick and Theodore had obtained information regarding the meteorite¡¯s crash site very early on. Unlike the other teams, however, Aderick had snuck into the camp alone. Theodore, on the other hand, waited for Aderick in another town located tens of kilometres away. The candle was a prop redeemed from the system called the Return Candle. The user would bind themself with the Return Candle. After that, no matter how far away they were, once the candle me was extinguished, they would instantly return beside the Return Candle. Earlier, Aderick had been hiding silently until the Return Candle nearly burned out before he could find the best opportunity to strike. After killing Gaza with one attack, he had Theodore blow the candleme to bring him back. Naturally, he had also brought the alien meteorite with him. Aderick did not think that this instance dungeon would y such a big joke on them. He lowered his head and stared at the alien meteorite before him. ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Theodore¡¯s face sank. ¡°Surely, you are not thinking of¡­¡± ¡°Actually, it shouldn¡¯t be too bad.¡± Aderick raised his head and cast a smile at Theodore. ¡°ording to the description given by the instance dungeon, the gic enhancement and power obtained from devouring the embryo should be very strong. More importantly, this power can be retained after this instance dungeon is over.¡± ¡°But¡­ if that¡¯s the case, you¡­¡± Theodore clenched his fists. ¡°Doesn¡¯t that mean you will be a monster?!¡± ¡°If I be a monster, then so be it.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°Our location is already revealed on the radar. We wille under siege from all the teams here. Say we can defeat all of the teams, we need to ensure that not a single person survives. If even a single person survives, once this instance dungeon is over, everyone in the Awakened world will know that the survivors from Zero City are still alive somewhere in this world. ¡°Our strength is already very weak. We cannot take another loss. ¡°By devouring the embryo, we will stop appearing on the radar. We¡¯ll be able to continue hiding and avoid making contact with the other teams for the time being. ¡°More importantly, we are currentlycking power!¡± Aderick stretched his hand to gently rub the rough surface of the meteorite. ¡°We¡¯ve lost a high number ofbatants. Almost all the survivors are men from the research and development and logistics department. Theirbat power is seriouslycking! But ording to this instance dungeon¡¯s prompt, once I obtain the power of this embryo, even after I leave this instance dungeon, I might still be able to ¨C through gic propagation ¨C establish a formidable army. ¡°Maybe theirbat power would be very weak, or maybe they would be very strong. It¡¯s hard to say. But at the very least, they would be cannon fodders and not our precious members. No matter how many of those cannon fodders die, it would not be distressful!¡± ¡°But this is too dangerous! What if, after you devour the embryo¡­¡± Theodore had an anxious expression on him. ¡°Risks have to be taken.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°Do you think that our actions now can truly hide us forever? That¡¯s impossible, Theodore.¡± ¡°This time, the two of us are the only ones selected to participate in this instance dungeon. But this is a very rare fortune! How many people have I apanied into instance dungeons thus far? ¡°Every time, I would be the only one fighting. By doing so, we can indeed ensure that our secret remains hidden, but it also means that the other members will not receive rewards from the instance dungeon. ¡°It is impossible for me to carry everyone like this forever. The day wille when someone discovers us. Meanwhile, our strength would remain stagnant. ¡°Before that day arrives, we have to make use of what time we have to improve our strength! ¡°As it so happens, this opportunity has appeared before us!¡± Seeing Theodore about to say something again, Aderick raised his palm to stop him. ¡°Enough. We don¡¯t have the time to exchange nonsense now. Who knows? Maybe some teams are already using their radar toe after us.¡± Raising his sword up high, Aderick aimed and stabbed it into the meteorite. From the system prompt, they had found out that this meteorite was ¨C in essence ¨C actually an egg. However, its outer shell was tens of times harder than a rock. Aderick¡¯s sword, the Soul Eater Sword, was already an [S] ss weapon. Even so, he had to exert 80% of his strength to cut open the outer shell. A faint-yellow liquid flowed out from the cut, giving off a vomit-inducing stench. Theodore¡¯s face turned ugly to behold and he had to force himself to not cover his nose. Aderick, on the other hand, clenched his teeth and kept his sword. Then, he inserted both hands into the cut he made and pulled open the outer shell by force. The shell was torn in half and even more of the faint-yellow fluid spilled out. There in the middle of the two torn shells was a piece of meat. It wriggled non-stop, tens of tendrils covering it surface. ¡°How disgusting.¡± Aderick mumbled, but he did not hesitate to reach out with his hand to grab the piece of meat and shove it into his mouth before swallowing it down. ¡°Guild Leader¡­¡± Theodore gaped as he watched Aderick swallow the embryo. He could not stop himself from gulping a mouthful of saliva as both his hand gripped the des on either side of his waist. Hopefully¡­ nothing bad happens. After swallowing the embryo, Aderick¡¯s whole body began twitching violently. But it onlysted for a moment before he fell silent and stood straight again. ¡°Guild Leader¡­ you¡­ you are still our Guild Leader, right?¡± Watching Aderick slowly turning to face him, Theodore¡¯s calves twitched slightly. Although hisbat power had long since reached [A+] ss, Theodore knew all too well how big of a difference there was between him and his [S] ss Guild Leader. Heaven knows what devouring the alien embryo would do to a person. If his Guild Leader were to end up being controlled by the genes inside, bing a monster that cared not about even his own rtives¡­ ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Thankfully, the words that came out of Aderick¡¯s mouth made Theodore feel somewhat relieved. ¡°We cannot stay here much longer.¡± Nodding, Theodore quickly brought out a flying skateboard from his storage gear before jumping on it. As for Aderick, a pair of shadow wings grew from his back. Bringing out the Soul Eater Sword, he flew upwards. When he was about to touch the ceiling, he poked up gently to instantly create arge hole on the ceiling. The two of them flew through the hole and swiftly flew far away. Beat the drum and pass the flower. A game where people sit in a circle passing around a flower while a drum is beaten. When the drum stops, the one with the flower must do something agreed beforehand, such as singing a song or drink a ss of wine. Chapter 800 Chapter 800 ¡°Thanks, guys.¡± Nicole was seated against a tree. Even though she had already taken a lot of Healing Beast Bloods, her face remained somewhat pale. Tian Lie seemed to be in a better state. His body remained iplete, only left with a head, half a body and a right arm. Thus, he could only lean against a tree. Even so, his face was already showing that usual look of unruly arrogance. ¡°How unexpected. To think that this time, you fellows would end up rescuing us.¡± Tian Lie used his remaining hand to rub his bald head as he grinned at Lun Tai and the others. ¡°Normally, I should say thank you to you fellows. But thinking about how I¡¯ve helped you fellows quite a bitst time, let¡¯s just consider us even.¡± ¡°Bing a security guard for us¡­ does that also count as help?¡± Qiao Qiao cast a smirk at Tian Lie. Thest time they saw Tian Lie like this was back in the Tokyo instance dungeon, where they had a fight to the death against him. However, Chen Xiaolian had informed them that Tian Lie was Da Gang. Thus, seeing Tian Lie now, they felt a slight feeling ofradeship with him. ¡°The King Arthur instance dungeon and the Jerusalem instance dungeon. I participated in those two instance dungeons.¡± Tian Lie chuckled. ¡°Do you still remember the leader of those religious lunatics, Mene? Even until the final battle, he did not appear. Did you think he simply went fishing? If not for me holding him down, all of you might have died once he joined the battle against you all.¡± Except Nicole, everyone else became stunned. Although they had heard from Chen Xiaolian long ago that both Tian Lie and Nicole had been resurrected as Irregrities, they did not think that they were resurrected that early. ¡°You two¡­ formed a guild?¡± Qiao Qiao asked while casting an impassive nce at Roddy. Naturally, that question was not for her. ¡°We don¡¯t have the option to establish a guild in our personal systems. You fellows are also Irregrities. So you should know that our system functions are iplete.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°Then¡­ how did you two end up appearing together here? Were you two selected for this instance dungeon?¡± Qiao Qiao smiled. ¡°Surely, it¡¯s not that coincidental, right?¡± ¡°I just followed him into this instance dungeon to y around.¡± Nicole shrugged, casually answering for Tian Lie. ¡°Previously, I had stayed in Los Angeles for a while. So, I am more familiar with this ce.¡± Qiao Qiao did not say anything, the same smile on her face. However, she was inwardly sighing for Roddy. Even if they were all in the same guild, a Guild Leader had to thoroughly think things through when deciding who should enter an instance dungeon. The right to be exempted from entering instance dungeons was the greatest desire of all Awakened ones. If it weren¡¯t for that, why would the qualifications to be just a peripheral guild of Zero City be so highly-sought after? Almost all the guilds would fight to the death for that position. At any rate, entering an instance dungeon meant putting one¡¯s life at stake. The participant could die at any moment. To take the initiative to apany someone entering an instance dungeon, that rtionship was beyond ordinary. It would appear that Nicole and Tian Lie¡­ ¡°Enough. Now is not the time to be asking about unrted matters.¡± Roddy seemed somewhat irritable as he interrupted Qiao Qiao. ¡°Thorned Flower Guild has killed off all the US soldiers here. Their investigative forces will probably arrive very soon. If we don¡¯t want to get into a pointless battle with the US Army, we cannot stay here for long. Moreover, the alien meteorite has been snatched away. We have to snatch it back toplete the quest¡­¡± After saying that, however, Roddy suddenly jumped to his feet. The faces of the others, too, sank. Earlier, everyone¡¯s personal radar had been showing the location of the alien meteorite, somewhere tens of kilometres in the northwest direction. At that very moment, however, the meteorite¡¯s location had suddenly disappeared. This¡­ what was happening here? Everyone from Meteor Rock Guild turned to look at Qiao Qiao. ¡°What are you looking at me for? It¡¯s not as though I know what happened.¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head, a wry smile on her face. ¡°Let¡¯s go to thest known location of the meteorite first.¡± ¡­ Inside the motel room that Aderick and Theodore had been staying in earlier¡­ The nine of them squeezed themselves into the small room. Almost every one of them had a frown on their faces and they pinched their noses. Xia Xiaolei and Tian Lie were the only exception. Xia Xiaolei had covered his face with the Bug Armour while Tian Lie had a normal expression on his face. On the table was the meteorite. It had been cut in half, revealing a hole in the middle while a faint-yellow fluid flowed down around it. Nicole, still pinching her nose, asked in a hushed tone, ¡°This¡­ what the hell is this?¡± ¡°It¡¯s the meteorite. It contained an alien embryo. And now¡­ someone has taken it out.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face had turned very contorted. ¡°Alien lifeform? How do you know about that?¡± Tian Lie swaggered forward to stand before the table. Looking down at the two broken pieces of the meteorite, he said, ¡°Heh, it really does look like a broken egg shell. Surely, they didn¡¯t fry it and eat it, did they?¡± ¡°It stinks so badly, which part of it looks like an egg? Don¡¯t you feel disgusted?¡± Nicole¡¯s face was pale and she cast a fierce re at Tian Lie. ¡°My body is liquid metal data, so¡­ I can just seal my sense of smell.¡± Tian Lie shrugged, revealing a smug smile. ¡°It¡¯d be best if you seal your mouth as well.¡± Nicole rolled her eyes. Roddy secretly raised his eyes to nce at Nicole before lowering his head again. ¡°We¡­ collected some information regarding this meteorite. It contained an alien embryo,¡± Lun Tai slowly said. Even though they had known each other for some time, Lun Tai dared notpletely let his guard down towards Tian Lie and Nicole. The guidebook BUG that Qiao Qiao possessed was Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s biggest secret. It was not something that can be casually disclosed. ¡°Is that so?¡± Tian Lie gave Lun Tai a deep look before nodding. ¡°Then, what should we do next? Do you fellows have any good suggestions?¡± At that very moment, the prompt within their personal systems remained the same. They had to kill the meteorite holder. However, the coordinates for the meteorite holder¡¯s location had disappeared. While this instance dungeon was the Los Angeles instance dungeon, the area involved was far greater than just the Los Angeles County. Rather, it stretched all the way to the state of Arizona, spanning nearly half of the state of California. Within such a big area, finding their target without any help from the system was like trying to find a needle in an ocean. ¡°Let¡¯s wait and see, then.¡± Lun Tai thought about it for a moment. Then, shaking his head, he looked at Tian Lie. ¡°I propose for us to work together for this quest. For now, I am temporarily acting as the Guid Leader in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s stead. I can establish a temporary agreement with you two to settle the quest target together. Are you fine with that?¡± ¡°Naturally.¡± Nicole nodded without hesitation. ¡°Sure,¡± Tian Lie saidckadaisically while digging his ear. This instance dungeon had not clearly stated what punishment they would face if they fail. Even so, no matter how they looked at it, working together now was the best option. ¡°The enemy is very strong.¡± Lun Tai sat down on the bed, a grim expression on his face. ¡°That Team Leader from Thorned Flower Guild, he is quite strong. Even though we fought him for a while, Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi were only able to entangle him and not inflict much damage to him. For the other fellow to be able to kill off that Team Leader with one attack, I specte that they are most probably¡­ [S] ss.¡± ¡°Not probably, definitely.¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°I was with Thorned Flower Guild in the past. That Team Leader, Gaza¡­ I know him very well. His Magic Mech is not something redeemed from the system. Rather, it is a reward from an instance dungeon. An [A+] ss reward. For someone to kill him off with one attack, that person can only be [S] ss. More¡­ a senior [S] ss expert.¡± The expression on Nicole¡¯s face suddenly flickered, but only Roddy noticed it. ¡°Damn it!¡± Lun Tai had only suspected that, but hearing the confirmation from Tian Lie, Lun Tai could not help but swear. Now an [S] ss expert was their enemy? Additionally, if he was not mistaken, after that [S] ss expert snatched away the meteorite, he had started the hidden quest. At present, that person must have taken the route of devouring the embryo. That was how he could stop the radar from revealing his location. He had be the Species Lord of the alien creatures. Within the next 100 hours, he would be able to absorb genes, using them as supply for his own growth. After the 100-hour period was over, that fellow, who was originally an [S] ss expert, how strong would he be? ¡­ Griffith Park¡­ It was one of thergest urban parks in North America, home to wildlife in Los Angeles. It also featured facilities like zoos, golf courses, museums, an astronomical observatory, hiking and equestrian trails, train rides, etc. It was already night and the zoo was empty. Not a single tourist was there. A tiger roared and a figure emerged from the shadows of the cage. Then, the roar came to an abrupt halt. The figure stood straight before the tiger, its left hand mping the tiger¡¯s throat. Several tendrils extended out from his fingertips to pierce into the tiger¡¯s skin. Instantly, the tiger shook its fur. Then, taking several steps back, it crouched down. Aderick¡¯s body fell into the shadows beneath his feet. Instantly, he re-appeared in the next nearby cage. The brown bear inside the cage had seemingly sensed danger. It got up and stared intently at Aderick, who stood before it. The very next moment, itsrge paw, which it had raised up high, suddenly fell down. Soon enough, the brown bear was crouched down on the ground like the tiger earlier. It did not take long before Aderick finished going through every cage in the wild beast area. Behind him, every one of the caged wild beasts were lying on the ground, having fallen into a deep slumber. ¡°Sir Guild Leader, is that it?¡± Theodore, who was following Aderick, revealed a look of surprise. ¡°I thought they would be devoured, or¡­¡± ¡°There is no need to do that. We also cannot do that now.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°Let¡¯s go. There are still the insectarium and aquarium. We should also go to the botanical garden.¡± Three hourster, two figures flew up into the sky, disappearing into the darkness of the night. ¡­ ¡°Guild Leader, I still don¡¯t quite understand what we are doing right now.¡± La Canada Flintridge, a small town tens of kilometres northeast of Los Angeles. Inside a small bar within the town, Theodore and Aderick were seated in a corner, listening to the country music there. ¡°There wasn¡¯t enough time earlier. Now, let me exin to you the function of the embryo inside the meteorite.¡± Aderick lifted up the cup of beer ced before him and took a sip. Theodore quickly nodded. Earlier, they had been in a hurry to leave. Thus, Aderick had no time to exin matters to him in detail. He was very curious. What kind of state was Aderick in now? ¡°Even though I devoured it, I can¡¯t say that the embryo has fused with my body. Rather, it is more like¡­ a symbiosis.¡± Aderick opened his mouth. In the dim light of the bar, Theodore could see it. Inside Aderick¡¯s mouth, near the throat area, a piece of meat was slowly palpitating, like a heart. Tens of tendrils were sticking out from it and they were all inserted deep into the walls of Aderick¡¯s mouth. ¡°This¡­¡± Even though he was already a senior Awakened one, seeing that had still given Theodore a wave of disgust. Hastily, he gulped down a big mouthful of beer. Aderick ignored the disgusted expression on Theodore¡¯s face and continued, ¡°At present, the rtionship between it and I can be considered as symbiotic. We are able to share a gene pool. Back when we were in the zoo earlier, I had collected the genes of all the animals and nts that I came in contact with. At the same time, I also injected the genes of the embryo into them.¡± ¡°Inject? How are they now?¡± Theodore grew puzzled. ¡°The alien genes are hiding within their bodies. The moment they are activated, they willbine with the genes of their host body, resulting in a strengthening mutation.¡± Aderick paused. ¡°However, for now, I am having the genes stay inside their bodies and remain inactivated. We still cannot put on an eye-catching show right now.¡± ¡°We¡­ still need to wait?¡± Theodore was somewhat surprised. ¡°Haven¡¯t you already obtained enough genes?¡± ¡°Firstly, the obtained genes have to be integrated. Secondly, there are still many other participants in this instance dungeon. Until we obtain overwhelming power, we should not casually expose ourselves.¡± ¡°You¡¯re an [S] ss!¡± Theodore smiled. ¡°Is that not overwhelming power? That guy from Thorned Flower Guild, his strength is probably around the same level as me, no? Didn¡¯t you kill him with one attack all the same?¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°That was a sneak attack. Although I can indeed kill him without a sneak attack, it would likely not be that clean. Moreover, back then, the candle was already about to burn out. I did not have the time to kill off the others there. That Tian Lie managed to survive. He is a very troublesome guy.¡± ¡°Given my current level of strength, I might be able to kill off all the enemies in this instance dungeon in a straight-up battle. But, with my fighting style, there is no way for me to fight without revealing myself. If they choose to run away, I am not sure if I can stop them all from escaping. At any rate, after the protection period is over, we will only have three days to kill off all the participants in this instance dungeon. After the three days are over, should we fail to kill them all, we will fail the quest. Then, we will have to ept the punishment.¡± With a serious look on his face, Aderick continued, ¡°The punishment aside, it is imperative that we do not leak any information. Letting even one person go will be a disaster for Zero City.¡± ¡°Then, how much longer do you need?¡± ¡°Around¡­ three days.¡± Aderick thought about it. ¡°Next up, I will enter a state of deep slumber. Together with the embryo, we will integrate the absorbed genes.¡± ¡°What will happen after three days?¡± Theodore revealed a look of excitement. ¡°Will you be even stronger?¡± ¡°Naturally. Only, the more genes absorbed, the more time is needed for evolution.¡± Aderick smiled lightly. ¡°The system prompt has stated that the gic enhancement obtained in this instance dungeon can be brought outside this instance dungeon. If so, I will have to make good use of this opportunity.¡± ¡°I am really¡­ looking forward to see how you would look like!¡± Theodore clenched his fists in excitement. ¡°Then, do we start with this town?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°If you¡¯re done resting, let¡¯s head out.¡± ¡°Head out? Isn¡¯t this it?¡± Theodore was stunned. ¡°We¡¯ll continue heading northeast.¡± Aderick stood up. ¡°The Rosemont Preserve. That ce is big enough, with a high amount of vegetation. And most importantly¡­ there is practically no one there.¡± Chapter 801 Chapter 801 Two days had passed since the meteorite was snatched away. During this time, the whole of Los Angeles had remained tranquil. Meteor Rock Guild, Tian Lie and Nicole had found a hotel to stay. Then, aside from Tian Lie and Roddy, who checked the inte for news, the others had been constantly wandering the streets. They had pretty much looked through the entirety of Los Angeles. However, there were no movements at all in the city. It was as though the meteorite had ¨C after it was snatched away ¨Cpletely disappeared. And yet, the instance dungeon was still ongoing and there was no sign that the quest would be cancelled. Evening¡­ Roddy was inside one of the hotel rooms, one of his hands tapping on theptop to gather news from various local forums. He had not found anything. The door rang. Getting up, Roddy went to open the door and saw Qiao Qiao standing outside. ¡°Big Miss Qiao?¡± Qiao Qiao was holding several bottles of Maotai liquor and she cast a smile at Roddy. Seeing that, the frightened Roddy took several steps back. ¡°You¡­ what do you want?¡± ¡°At any rate, we will not be able to find them for now. Let¡¯s rest.¡± Qiao Qiao raised the liquor bottles in her hand. ¡°What? Are you not going to invite me in?¡± Roddy looked at Qiao Qiao and his face turned bitter. With his head hung down, he turned and walked back into the room before sitting down on the sofa. Qiao Qiao casually picked up two sses from the tea cab before going to sit on the opposite side of the sofa. cing her pair of slender legs on top of the small table before her, she unscrewed one of the bottles of liquor and poured two full sses. She then pushed one of the sses towards Roddy. ¡°Apany me for a round of drinks.¡± ¡°Am I apanying you, or are you apanying me?¡± Roddy¡¯s head was still hung down. He did not seem interested in drinking at all. ¡°Big Miss Qiao, Miss Qiao¡­ I know what you want to say to me, but¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face sank and she abruptly straightened herself. Next, her fist struck Roddy¡¯s head. ¡°What is this? Are you terrified?¡± ¡°What does this have to do with being terrified?¡± Qiao Qiao had not exerted much strength for the punch, so it did not hurt. Even so, Roddy stretched his hand out to rub his head. ¡°I just feel it¡¯s¡­ unproductive.¡± ¡°Unproductive?¡± Qiao Qiao scoffed. ¡°It¡¯s already been two days. Except for the discussion about the instance dungeon¡¯s quest, I didn¡¯t see you say anything else to her. I say, Roddy, do you want your rtionship with her to develop or not?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°Drink! Right now!¡± Qiao Qiao picked up the ss she ced before her and forcefully clinked it against the other ss. Then, she gulped down half its contents. ¡°If you really don¡¯t have the guts, then tonight, I¡¯ll get you drunk. After that, I¡¯ll help bring you over and knock her door!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not¡­¡± Roddy had only just opened his mouth when Qiao Qiao¡¯s murderous gaze forced him to shrink back. Obediently, he picked up the ss of liquor. Drinking a big mouthful of the liquor, he grimaced and exhaled. ¡°So strong!¡± ¡°You¡¯ve already enhanced your physical attributes so much. If the liquor is not strong, how can you get drunk?¡± As if putting on a magic show, Qiao Qiao brought out a small lunch box from her storage gear and threw it onto the table. Opening the lunch box revealed that it contained pig ears, fried peanuts, nched edamame and other wine appetizers. ¡°You¡­¡± Roddy gaped at Qiao Qiao. ¡°The Maotai is one thing, but where did you get these?¡± ¡°When I went strolling during daytime, I also went to Chinatown. Did you think that because we are in America, we can¡¯t get these things?¡± Qiao Qiao picked up a fried peanut and munched it. Then, she gulped down another big mouthful of liquor before releasing a satisfied sigh. ¡°How can there be no appetizers when drinking sorghum wine?¡± Roddy stared at Qiao Qiao with widened eyes for some time before eventually shaking his head. Picking up the chopsticks, he picked up a piece of the pig ear. Next up, Qiao Qiao did not say much. She simply kept quiet, eating and drinking. asionally, she would raise her ss and clinked it against Roddy¡¯s ss. It did not take long before they finished the four bottles of wine. ¡°We should be about done. Right, Big Miss Qiao?¡± After gulping down thest drop of wine in his ss, he put it down. ¡°How many percent are you at?¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Roddy¡¯splexion. It was slightly flushed, but his eyes were still clear. ¡°About forty to fifty percent,¡± Roddy answered honestly. ¡°Then drink some more. We¡¯ll chat as we drink.¡± Qiao Qiao raised her hand to take out another four bottles of Maotai wine from her storage gear. Roddy stared at Qiao Qiao with bulging eyes. After a while, he gave a wry smile. Following that, he reached out to take a bottle and unscrewed it. ¡°I know what you are afraid of.¡± Qiao Qiao watched as Roddy filled his own ss with wine and suddenly said, ¡°You are thinking, that Angel girl and that Tian Lie have been working together all this time. So, he may have already won her over, no?¡± Roddy raised his ss. Without saying anything, he turned his neck upwards as he gulped down all of its contents. ¡°Do you remember how you were back when you first met Nicole?¡± Qiao Qiao gave Roddy a serious look. ¡°Back then, looking at her back, you shouted to her that you would definitely court her. The you from back then, where has he run off to?¡± ¡°When Nicole died in battle, how sad were you? ¡°When you heard Xiaolian say that she has been revived, how happy did you be? ¡°During these past six months, knowing that she is still alive in some corner of the world, you have been ¨C every now and again ¨C telling us about her. Why is it now that you have met her, you instead became so terrified? ¡°Roddy, don¡¯t tell me that you no longer like Nicole.¡± ¡°Of course not!¡± Roddy red at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Am I, Roddy, someone who would casually fall in and out of love for someone?¡± ¡°I know you are not, but I also know that you are not the kind of person who would easily give up.¡± Qiao Qiao smiled. ¡°Although this instance dungeon keeps dragging on, it will eventually end. If you cannot win her over before this instance dungeon ends, then once it ends, how do you n on finding her?¡± ¡°See? We¡¯ve reached the crux of the problem.¡± As Roddy was already somewhat intoxicated, he became more talkative. Chuckling, he said, ¡°Let me ask you. How long has it been since Xiaolian informed us about Nicole¡¯s revival?¡± ¡°Half a year.¡± Roddy looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°That¡¯s right. Did you ever consider it? During the past half year, why did she not appear before us? Although we have moved to the ind, Nicole is someone who managed to find us once before. She should be able to find us a second time. She is still alive. She can still participate in instance dungeons. It means that¡­ she just doesn¡¯t want to meet us.¡± ¡­ Some other part of the hotel, inside Nicole¡¯s room¡­ Tian Lie was seated before Nicole, his eyes firmly fixed upon her. ¡°What are you staring at me for?¡± Nicole frowned. There was a displeased look on her face as she looked at Tian Lie. ¡°You have something on your mind.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s eyes could seemingly see through Nicole. ¡°No need to put on an act. It¡¯s useless. After all this time, we¡¯ve be very familiar with each other. I can more or less figure out what is on your mind.¡± ¡°Really? Then, tell me. What am I thinking?¡± Nicole responded coldly. ¡°You are afraid,¡± Tian Lie said each word slowly. ¡°The one who killed Gaza and took away the meteorite.¡± ¡°He¡¯s just an [S] ss. Although I do not know how they made such rapid progress during the past six months, the guys from Meteor Rock Guild have be very strong. Besides, you are also an [S] ss. If we work together, there is no way we cannot defeat that guy. What is there for me to fear?¡± Nicole sounded very calm. ¡°Enough. Don¡¯t y dumb with me. Do not forget, I was once one of the higher-ups in Thorned Flower Guild. Are there any high-level members of Zero City¡¯s resident guilds that I am not familiar with?¡± Tian Lie red furiously at Nicole. Nicole turned to face Tian Lie, but said nothing. ¡°I had also checked the corpse. There were no external wounds. He was killed through the soul.¡± Tian Lie kept staring at Nicole. ¡°Back then, Roddy had already rescued you, but I was still there. I clearly saw how Gaza was killed. Humph! A guy who uses that sword and attacks souls¡­ if that guy isn¡¯t Aderick, I¡¯ll chop my head and gift it to you! If you don¡¯t already know that he is Aderick, I¡¯ll also chop my head and gift it to you!¡± ¡°Do you like chopping off your head so much? If so, just chop it off and y with it yourself. At any rate, it¡¯s not as though you will die after chopping it off.¡± Nicole scoffed. ¡°Stop trying to avoid the problem!¡± Tian Lie heavily pped the table in front of him. ¡°What¡¯s the problem?¡± Nicole looked at Tian Lie coolly. ¡°It¡¯s true. I did see that Gaza¡¯s death indicates he suffered from a soul attack. Judging by the strength of the attack, it does seem like it is most probably Aderick. However, he is the Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness Guild while I am from the Angel Corps. How is this connected?¡± ¡°Do you take me for an idiot?¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°You¡¯ve been working so hard all this time. Isn¡¯t it for the sake of finding those fellows from Zero City? And now, one of them has appeared, only for him to be our enemy. Tell me, what do you n on doing now?¡± ¡°What other ns can I have?!¡± Nicole was finally incapable of holding back the rage in her heart and she shouted. ¡°This instance dungeon wants us to be his enemy. What can I do about it? Am I supposed to tell him, I used to be a member of Zero City¡¯s Angel Corps, so he should just give up and let me kill him? Better yet, before dying, tell me where the guys from Zero City are at.¡± ¡°Look at you. Once there¡¯s a disagreement, you¡¯ll get angry.¡± Tian Lie tutted. ¡°You¡¯ve got it the other way round. I am afraid that, when we eventually have to face him, you will be soft-hearted, unwilling to attack in order to find out where those guys from Zero City are.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. No matter what happens, I will not be a burden for you.¡± Nicole sneered. ¡°Forget Aderick. Even if it¡¯s Sir Angel Wu, since we are on opposing sides in this instance dungeon, I will not show mercy.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I want to hear.¡± Tian Lie snapped his fingers andughed loudly. ¡°Remember what you said today. When the timees, if you suddenly go easy on him or even defect to his side, I will personally kill you.¡± The doorbell rang. Without even looking at Tian Lie, Nicole stood up and strode towards the door before pulling open the door with force. Standing outside the door was Roddy, who reeked of alcohol. Chapter 802 Chapter 802 ¡°Did you find him?¡± Seeing Roddy there, Nicole¡¯s face immediately turned tense. ¡°Ah? No¡­ not that.¡± Roddy was momentarily stunned. Next, he swiftly shook his head. Looking over Nicole¡¯s shoulder, he saw that Tian Lie was also inside Nicole¡¯s room. Thankfully, Nicole had been quick to open the door earlier. Moreover, the two of them were wearing clothes. That made Roddy feel somewhat relieved. Seeing Nicole cast a questioning look at him, Roddy quickly said, ¡°Err¡­ can you follow me for a bit? There is something I want to talk to you about.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Nicole was quick to nod. She closed the door behind her and ask, ¡°Where to?¡± ¡°Hmm¡­ how about the dining bar?¡± ¡­ Roddy led Nicole to a quiet corner of a dining bar and they sat down. ¡°You drank quite a bit.¡± Nicole held a ss of lemonade, gently taking a sip as she looked at Roddy. ¡°Mmm.¡± Roddy smiled embarrassedly. Just now Qiao Qiao had forced him and he had drunk four bottles of Maotai wine all on his own. It would be weird if his body was not reeking of alcohol. ¡°Tell me, what do you want to talk about?¡± ¡°It¡¯s been over half a year since west met.¡± Roddy raised his head to look at Nicole. ¡°But ording to Chen Xiaolian, after you were revived, you ¨C like Da Gang ¨C have been hiding your identity while living near us, is that true?¡± ¡°The words of your good friend and Guild Leader. Do you doubt it?¡± Nicole responded with a faint smile. Roddy shook his head. ¡°Of course not. Only, there are some words that I need to personally hear from you before I can feel at ease.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Nicole was quick to admit. ¡°It is true. I am Ye Zi. I opened up a yoga studio next to your gym to get close to you guys.¡± ¡°Then, after that, you¡­ why did not you appear again?¡± Roddy hesitated for a moment before continuing. ¡°If you are able to find us once, you can surely find us a second time. Although we have moved, given your ability, finding us should not be difficult.¡± ¡°True. In truth, we found you fellows a long time ago. Originally, we were thinking about joining your guild.¡± Hearing those words from Nicole, Roddy fell into a state of disbelief. ¡°What?¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°Then why¡­¡± ¡°Because, after we found you, we realized that Chen Xiaolian is not with you guys.¡± Nicole sighed. ¡°You know as well, Tian Lie and I are no longer ordinary Awakened ones. It is impossible for us to join other guilds. Back then, we tried getting close to you guys because we wanted to figure out our identities, and¡­ what we should do next. ¡°Moreover, we owe Chen Xiaolian a favour. A very big favour.¡± ¡°But now, Chen Xiaolian has not returned to your side. Back when we left Zero City, we had assumed that he would be with us. However, when we returned to the outside world, we found that he had only sent us out while he himself had gone somewhere else¡­¡± ¡°Wait, wait¡­ wait, wait, wait!¡± Roddy nearly jumped up from his chair. ¡°You mean to say, before this¡­ you guys were with Xiaolian? In¡­ Zero City?¡± ¡°Yes. Did he not tell you about it before he left?¡± Nicole cast a curious look at Roddy. ¡°No.¡± Roddy hastily shook his head. ¡°He didn¡¯t evene meet us. He simply gave us a call and informed us that he had something to do. He said that staying with us would be very risky for us. Damn it! Why didn¡¯t you tell us earlier? So, when he suddenly disappeared back then, he had gone to Zero City? What happened there?¡± ¡°We do not know much either. At any rate, most of it happened within a small, special space inside Zero City.¡± Nicole pondered for a moment before continuing, ¡°Roughly putting it¡­ Shen had wanted to snatch away the core of Zero City while other monstrous characters from the same era as him wanted to stop him. After that¡­ perhaps, they started fighting. To conclude, at present, Zero City¡¯s space has copsed, folding upon itself. Shen and those old monsters are all trapped inside Zero City. The three of us are the only ones who managed to escape. ¡°Oh right. There is another piece of news. You will probably feel very happy after hearing it¡­ Chen Xiaolian, he obtained the Oddity. It is the one I spoke of earlier, the core of Zero City.¡± ¡°You¡­ slow down a little. I¡¯m getting confused¡­¡± Roddy had begun regretting drinking so much earlier. He also regretted not bringing the others with him. His original n was to ask Nicole out to confess to her. Unexpectedly, she would know more about Chen Xiaolian¡¯s matters. At the moment, his mind was sluggish thanks to all the wine. ¡°It¡¯s not thatplicated. I assumed that Chen Xiaolian has already informed you guys about it. That is why I did not mention it before.¡± Nicole gave an apologetic smile. ¡°In short, Chen Xiaolian has obtained a considerable number of goodies. This is the real deal I¡¯m talking about. Although I do not know where he has gone off to, I believe that, when he returns, your guild will definitely be far stronger.¡± ¡°I have to¡­ hurry over and tell my teammates about this. Thank you, Nicole.¡± Roddy took a deep breath. ¡°Is there anything else?¡± Nicole finished drinking the water in her ss. ¡°If not¡­¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Roddy hastily waved his hand. Pausing, he then cleared his throat. ¡°Err¡­ actually, it is something you already know. I¡­ like you!¡± ¡°Yes, I know.¡± Nicole nodded, showing neither joy nor rage. ¡°I have liked you since the first time I saw you in Zero City. I also said before that I will definitely woo you.¡± By borrowing the power of the wine, Roddy poured out all the words in his heart without any reservations. ¡°After that, you were killed in battle during the Tokyo instance dungeon. I no longer have any chance to meet you. Or more urately, even if I did find you, I have no way to know if that is you. All in all¡­ to be able to see you alive now, and the fact that you are living very well, I feel very happy!¡± ¡°Roddy¡­¡± Nicole¡¯s eyshes fluttered slightly and her lips opened. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°¡­ damn.¡± Roddy fell back heavily on his seat and mumbled in a whisper, ¡°Qiao Qiao, you bastard!¡± If it weren¡¯t for Qiao Qiao shoving so much wine into him, he would never have the courage toe confess to Nicole. At the very least, if he hadn¡¯t said that, he would still be able to hold onto a glimmer of hope in his heart. ¡°Why? Because of the damned baldy?¡± Roddy lowered his head. After some time, he raised his head and said with a wry smile, ¡°I say, do not forget, that fellow used to be the Angel Killer. His hands are utterly stained in the blood of your teammates. Even your father died in his hands!¡± ¡°That matter, I will never forget it. There is no need for you to remind me.¡± Nicole¡¯s face sank. ¡°You just need to know that I do not hold that kind of feeling towards you. As for why, that has nothing to do with you.¡± ¡°Makes sense. It truly does have nothing to do with me,¡± Roddy responded with a wry smile. ¡°You¡¯re a good guy. That I can fight alongside you, it is an honour.¡± Nicole stood up. ¡°I have a certain level of respect towards Chen Xiaolian, towards you, towards the rest of Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s members. In this instance dungeon, I believe that we can fight together and win, together. But your special feeling, I am unable to reciprocate. I can only¡­ say sorry.¡± ¡°Thank you¡­ for being so straightforward in shing my hopes.¡± Roddy revealed a bitter smile. ¡°These words. I should have said them to you earlier, but, firstly, I had yet to fully figure out what to say to you then. Secondly, I also failed to find a suitable opportunity. It may have been better for you if I had told you this earlier.¡± Nicole cast a serious gaze at Roddy and said, ¡°I am truly very sorry.¡± ¡°Forget it¡­¡± Roddy weakly waved at Nicole. ¡°Then, I¡¯ll leave now.¡± Nicole found Roddy¡¯s dispirited look to be somewhat hard to bear. Waving back, she said, ¡°About this instance dungeon,e find me anytime if you find anything.¡± After saying that, she turned and left the dining bar. Roddy continued to hang his head down, his eyes nk as he sat motionlessly there. ¡°Hey, Roddy. How did it go?¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s gossipy voice came from the guild channel. ¡°I saw Nicole return to her room alone. Did you get her?¡± ¡°If I did, do you think she would be going back alone now?¡± Roddy harrumphed. ¡°Wait for me!¡± Not long after that, Roddy watched as Qiao Qiao rushed into the dining bar. Moving quickly, she sat down in front of Roddy. ¡°Hurry, hurry! Tell me, how did you confess? And how did you get rejected?¡± Qiao Qiao cast a curious gaze at Roddy. ¡°Surely, she is not¡­ actually getting along with Tian Lie? That¡¯s a little¡­ out of ce.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Roddy shook his head, which was still hanging down. ¡°She just gave me a Good Guy Card. Then, she told me, there is no need for me to worry about her matters.¡± ¡°So serious?¡± Qiao Qiao widened her eyes. ¡°Hey, are you going to just give up like this?¡± ¡°What else? What else can I do?¡± Roddy rolled his eyes. ¡°Pounce on her, hold her and tell her not to go? That I can¡¯t live without her? Or kneel in front of her and cry miserably, begging her to be my girlfriend?¡± ¡°Wait, wait. Let me imagine that¡­¡± Qiao Qiao said. Next, she burst outughing. ¡°Enough with you!¡± Roddy harrumphed unhappily. ¡°Damn it! No matter how you cut it, I do look somewhat handsome. I¡¯m also a little rich. Even if you look at my strength as an Awakened, I am now not that much weaker than her. To do such an obsequious act, even if I don¡¯t think it¡¯s degrading, I cannot embarrass our Meteor Rock Guild!¡± ¡°Upstanding!¡± Qiao Qiao gave him a thumbs up, giving him a yful praise. ¡°So, what do you n on doing next? Surely, you are not just going to give up?¡± ¡°What should I do otherwise?¡± Roddy shrugged and straightened himself. ¡°This is an unrequited love. As a man, one should be more unrestrained. I have already worked hard for it. Since it has failed, I should let it go with dignity. I am Young Master Roddy. After getting rejected so directly, would I continue to chase after her ass? That is not my style. Besides, you know as well. The more a man behaves like that, the more the woman would look down on him. At any rate¡­ ¡°The licking dog will always end up with nothing in the end!¡± Note: The licking dog. Raw: ¡®Ìò¹·¡¯, pinyin: ¡®ti¨£n g¨¯u¡¯. Someone who tosses away their dignity to enthusiastically chase after someone who has no interest in them, something like a simp. Chapter 803 Chapter 803 ¡°Got a confession?¡± Opening the door to her room, Nicole saw that Tian Lie was still inside. There was an open book ced on his chest and he smiled while looking at her. ¡°Why are you still here? Hurry up and get out. I¡¯m going for a shower, then sleep.¡± Nicole frowned, looking unhappily at Tian Lie. ¡°It can¡¯t be helped. Curiosity kills the cat.¡± Tian Lie carefully folded the page he was on before putting the book aside. ¡°That kid. He liked you from back then, right? I¡¯m quite curious. How did he confess to you and what did you say?¡± ¡°I rejected him.¡± Nicole walked into the room without closing the door. Then, she said coolly, ¡°Hurry up and get out.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Tian Lie slowly got up and walked towards the door. When walking past Nicole, he suddenly turned his head and said with a wicked smile, ¡°I say, you rejected the kid. Surely, it is not¡­ for me, right?¡± Suddenly, Nicole summoned out her Floater and it began transforming beside her. ¡°You want to fight?¡± Tian Lie shook his head. ¡°Even if you want to vent, you can¡¯t do it here. To raise such a ruckus when we haven¡¯t even found the enemy¡­¡± Before he could finish speaking, however, he saw that the Floater was not transforming into a weapon. Neither did it transform into a mech suit to cover Nicole¡¯s body. Instead, it spread out while transforming into a smooth mirror. Reflected on the mirror was Tian Lie¡¯s figure. ¡°What¡¯s the meaning of this?¡± Tian Lie looked at his reflection and blinked. ¡°Nothing, really. I just want to ask you to look in the mirror.¡± There was a serious look on Nicole¡¯s face. ¡­ Roddy quickly informed the rest of Meteor Rock Guild about the things that happened to Chen Xiaolian after he disappeared. This was ¨C rtively speaking ¨C something of a rousing good news. That said, given the current situation of the instance dungeon, the news was of no help. Their radars were still not showing the location of the meteorite. Thus, they could conclude that the other party must have started Hidden Quest 3. Only after 100 hours had passed would the system reveal their location. The opponent was an [S] ss expert to begin with. Even whenbining the strength of Meteor Rock Guild, Tian Lie and Nicole, defeating this opponent would not be easy. Moreover, their side would have to rely on Tian Lie, a monstrous guy who was also an [S] ss character. Within that 100-hour period, he would be able to use the alien embryo to improve his strength again. How much stronger would he be? Just thinking about it made them feel pessimistic. Thankfully, Qiao Qiao could see the description for this instance dungeon. The punishment for failing the quest was not death. Upon failing the quest, 1,000 points would be deducted from each participant who failed. Additionally, the rewards for the next three instance dungeons would be halved. The 1,000 points deduction was not a particrly big number. However, considering Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s current ability to earn points, having the points they earn cut down by half for three consecutive quests was quite the painful loss. At the very least, though, this punishment was not too terrible for Meteor Rock Guild. It was much better than having to go to a punishment-type instance dungeon or worse, instant death. Thus, if necessary, Meteor Rock Guild could choose to give up on this instance dungeon. They would lose a high number of points for the sake of preserving their lives. After spending two days searching around, Roddy and the others had simply given up. Clearly, the one who snatched away the meteorite had resolved to hide himselfpletely. If so, spending more time looking for him would simply be for naught. It would be better for them to just wait for the system¡¯s protection period to end. On the morning of the fifth day, something finally happened¡­ A prompt appeared in everyone¡¯s personal system at the same time. [System prompt: [Protection period will be ending soon. In 3 hours, the location of the Species Lord will be disyed upon the personal radar once more. Countdown: 2:59:59] ¡°Finally¡­¡± After receiving the prompt, Roddy breathed a sigh of relief. He had been spending the past few days cooped up inside the hotel. He was already about to die of suffocation. Previously, his Sentinel mech had sustained serious damage, even losing an arm. Thus, he had removed theponents of another Sentinel mech to use as spare parts and recement for his damaged Sentinel mech. However, the keyponents of his main Sentinel mech had been enhanced with Star Sand before while this spare one was not. The new right arm also had white flowers painted on its surface, lookingpletely different from the other parts of the mech, giving the whole thing an awkward appearance. It will soon be time to face their enemy. Although there were still three hours left, the members of Meteor Rock Guild, Nicole and Tian Lie had already gathered up. They were sunbathing in a park not far away from the hotel, waiting quietly for the radar. ¡°The sunshine in California is pretty good. A pity, there are only two more hours left to enjoy it.¡± Qiao Qiaoy on thewn, stretching while giving out a contented sigh. ¡°There¡¯ll be plenty of time to enjoy it once weplete this instance dungeon.¡± Lun Tai smiled. ¡°Do not forget. Our opponent is an [S] ss guy.¡± ¡°[S] ss¡­ beating him is not necessarily impossible.¡± Roddy smacked his lips and nced at Tian Lie, who was nearby. ¡°I say, if I am not mistaken, you are [S] ss, right?¡± Tian Lie smiled. ¡°It wasn¡¯t an easy win for you guys.¡± ¡°Yes. Nicole died. However, it shows that, at the very least¡­ [S] ss is not invincible.¡± Roddy sighed. ¡°How unexpected. To think that a day woulde when I would fight alongside you.¡± ¡°I advise you to not view this so casually.¡± Tian Lie, though, shook his head. ¡°Do you think that all [S] ss fellows are on the same level?¡± ¡°Tell us about it.¡± Lun Tai turned to look at Tian Lie. ¡°You mean to say, the opponent we have to face this time is stronger than you?¡± ¡°Hard to say.¡± Tian Lie hesitated for a moment. Shaking his head, he then said, ¡°This Aderick is someone who made a name for himself a long time ago. As the Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness Guild, hisprehensive strength is surely not weak. But I have never fought him before. I also do not know how good he is.¡± ¡°Wait! Wait! Wait!¡± Roddy abruptly jumped to his feet. ¡°Aderick? Knights of Darkness Guild? How do you know its him? Also¡­ isn¡¯t the Knights of Darkness Guild a resident guild of Zero City?!¡± Having lived in the Awakened world for over half a year, it was only natural for Roddy to know a lot about it. And while Zero City had been destroyed, Roddy had still heard of those names. ¡°As a former Inspector of Thorned Flower Guild, even though I have never met him in person, I do have information about him,¡± Tian Lie said coolly. ¡°The Guild Leaders of the resident guilds of Zero City, their equipment and skills, how could I not know all that?¡± ¡°They¡­ are truly still alive.¡± Roddy nced at Nicole, but Nicole merely lowered her head as she yed with a stalk of grass in her hand. It was as though she did not hear the words being exchanged at all. ¡°Alright. Hurry, tell us about his skills. The more information we can collect before the battle, the better it would be for us,¡± Lun Tai hastily said. ¡°His main style of fighting is closebat. Using his own skill and the [S] ss Soul Eater Sword he wields, he can directly attack his opponent¡¯s soul. Naturally, his one weakness is that he needs his weapon to make contact with his opponent¡¯s body before it could take effect. But once it makes contact, the damage it deals is considerable. Another way of putting it¡­¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°This guy counters me a bit.¡± ¡°I think¡­ it¡¯s not just a bit, is it?¡± Roddy regarded Tian Lie. ¡°Bluntly put, your monstrous ability to recover ispletely non-existent to him.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Tian Lie nodded honestly. ¡°Damn it! I was thinking you could be our main fighting force,¡± Roddy swore loudly. ¡°However, his fighting style is closer to that of an assassin. Even though his offensive power is formidable, he might not be as capable inbat as me,¡± Tian Lie¡¯s words gave Roddy and the others a bit more confidence. ¡°Besides, you fellows are already much stronger than before. Even if you guys have to face Aderick, you might be able to fight him.¡± ¡°We are very confident about that.¡± Roddy smiled. For the past six months, by relying on Qiao Qiao¡¯s BUG, Meteor Rock Guild had been practically cheating their way through as they joined every instance dungeon. At present, every single person in their guild was at least an [A] ss. The [S] ss was very strong, extremely so. But that did not mean it was invincible. Even a monster like Tian Lie, with his near-unkible body, had been finished off in the Tokyo instance dungeon. ¡°However, I am currently worried about what he can get from the alien meteorite. I do not believe that he was simply spending the past few days in hiding without doing anything.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. His tone had been one of spection, but everyone from Meteor Rock Guild knew that this was not a spection. It was a certainty. The description that Qiao Qiao saw was very clear. The one who devoured it would rece the embryo within the meteorite and be the Species Lord. In addition, he will also obtain the ability to spread out alien genes. Presently, Aderick had be the BOSS of this instance dungeon. A shrill siren suddenly rang out from the roadside and the three of them turned their heads to see several police cars that were parked beside the road turning on their sirens before quickly driving away. Farther ahead, faint roaring sounds kept appearing again and again. It would appear that¡­ something was happening. Exchanging nces, Lun Tai and the others swiftly stood up and walked towards the car parked beside the road. ¡°Let¡¯s go, after them. We¡¯ll see just what is going on.¡± Chapter 804 Chapter 804 They got into their cars and followed one of the police cars. After driving for over 10 minutes, they began seeing ¨C up ahead ¨C people panicking and fleeing. They were apanied by shrill cries of terror. Nicole and Tian Lie, who was beside her, exchanged nces. They saw a look of confirmation on each other¡¯s faces. Finally¡­ In order to avoid the iing crowd, the police car driving before them had slowed down. However, before they could reach the end of the road, a few cars suddenly flew up from the corner ahead. The cars then smashed down the ground, erupting into several big balls of fire. Immediately after that came a sky-shaking roar as a wolf jumped out from the corner. It looked like a wolf but was several times bigger than an ordinary one. Sticking out of its body were not fur, but spikes gleaming with a ck lustre. Its green eyes shone with a ferociously terrifying light. Uponnding on the ground, it raised its head and roared. Then, its head swung down, picking up a fatty who had been a littlete in running away. With a soft munch, it severed the man¡¯s body into two. Its left paw then pressed down on the severed body, ripping out the internal organs. ¡°Is that it?¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°He¡¯d been hiding for nearly five days. Here I thought he woulde up with some amazing monster.¡± The police car in front of them had stopped. A white policeman and his partner quickly got out from their car. Using their car as cover, they brought out their pistols, aimed at the giant wolf and pulled the trigger. But when the bullets struck the giant wolf¡¯s body, they failed to pierce through the spikes jutting out from its body. Even after emptying whole magazines, they failed to inflict any damage on the giant wolf. On the contrary, their actions had seemingly only infuriated it, causing it to roar skywards again. This time, it turned towards the police car and rushed forward. ¡°Retreat!!!¡± The policeman let out a wretched cry. Pulling his partner, he turned to run away, but it was toote. One of the giant wolf¡¯s paws stomped down on the roof of the police car, ttening it. Next, it opened its big mouth, dripping with saliva and lined with fangs, which descended upon the two policemen. ¡°No, help!¡± The two policemen screamed their lungs out and their legs went limp, causing them to fall to the ground. They could only watch as the big mouth that gave off a fetid breath move closer and closer. Suddenly, another figure appeared before them. It was a beefy man with a bald head. ¡°Good little doggy, sit.¡± Tian Lie spoke as though he was actually coaxing a toy poodle. His right pinky was digging his ear while his left hand gripped one of the giant wolf¡¯s fangs. His actions seemed casual, but the giant wolf responded with a long and mournful hiss. No matter how hard it tried, it could not close its mouth. The two policemen gaped at what they saw, so much so that they even forgot to get up and run. ¡°Say, do you two n on dying here?¡± The words surprised the two policemen, who turned to see Nicole standing behind them. ¡°Ma¡¯am¡­ it¡¯s dangerous here! Please head¡­¡± ¡°The Department of Homnd Security will be taking over next. You fellows may leave now.¡± Nicole gave them a nce before interrupting them. Then, she pulled out her ID from her chest. ¡°Homnd Security?¡± The two policemen looked at Nicole before looking at each other. Then, without any other word, they got up and ran back the way they came. Everyone had alighted from their respective cars. Qimu Xi nged her two des against one another and was about to y the giant wolf that Tian Lie was pressing down when Tian Lie turned around to wave her off. ¡°Don¡¯t move! Let me handle it.¡± The giant wolf kept whining, its two fore legs continuously pping the ground. But with its fang in Tian Lie¡¯s grip, it simply could not raise its big head at all. ¡°Chuai! Chuai! Be good!¡± There was a smile on Tian Lie¡¯s face as his right hand pressed down on the giant wolf¡¯s head to gently stroke it. His mouth continued making puppy-coaxing sounds [1]. ¡°I never saw it before, but you are still so childish.¡± Roddy took several steps forward. ¡°Do you not n on killing it?¡± ¡°I¡¯m tired of sitting in a car. I¡¯m thinking of getting a mount.¡± Tian Lie snickered. Seeing the giant wolf continue to struggle, he exerted some strength through his left hand, which was gripping the giant wolf¡¯s fang. As a result, the giant wolf let out a sharp whimper. However, it instead struggled with greater vigour. ¡°I don¡¯t think you can tame it.¡± Nicole, who was observing from behind, shrugged. Suddenly, another sharp cry rang out from above their heads. A big bird folded its wings and its body stretched like a bullet as it shot towards Tian Lie, who was on the ground, at high velocity. ¡°There¡¯s more than one, eh? Now this is more interesting.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s eyes shone and he swung his left hand, lifting the giant wolf up into the sky with its fang. The big bird had just arrived atop their heads when the giant wolf¡¯s massive body mmed against it like a tennis racket swing. As a result, half its body smashed into the building and feathers stained in blood scattered all around. Tian Lie¡¯s hand was still gripping the fang, but it had been pulled out from the giant wolf¡¯s mouth. There was still blood on the root of the fang. ¡°Forget it. Since there are so many of them, let¡¯s just¡­ kill them all,¡± Tian Lie said coolly. He exerted a slight force through his left hand, crushing the tusk-like fang in his grip into two. The powdery bits then rustled to the ground. ¡°Xiaolei, report on the number and distribution of the monsters,¡± Lun Tai said. ¡°There are many life signatures moving quickly. ording to the map, the ce with the highest concentration should be¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei brought out his mobile phone and checked the map. ¡°Griffith Park.¡± ¡°I remember, the Los Angeles Zoo is inside the park.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded. ¡°These creatures have all been mutated.¡± ¡°Griffith Park? Although the location of the meteorite has yet to be revealed, we should go check it out.¡± Lun Tai looked at the others. ¡­ The valley was filled with trees, but the bottom area of the valley was an exception. Strangely, a t open area ¨C covering a radius of nearly 100 metres ¨C had appeared there. In the middle of the open area was a massive organic structure the size of a small vi. There were nerves and blood vessels all over its surface. It was like a freshly-dug, bloodstained heart, wriggling non-stop. From beneath the surface, tens of blood vessels ¨C each as thick as an oil barrel ¨C extended into its surroundings before splitting off into one fine blood vessel after another. In the end, all of them extended their way into the ground. Theodore was standing before the organic structure, his gaze not leaving it for even a single moment. There were seriousness and anxiousness on his face. Finally, the organic structure trembled, creating four cracks on it. Green-coloured fluid then flowed out from the cracks, falling down the surface of the organic structure. As the cracks grew bigger and bigger, the top part of the organic structure began spreading out like a blooming flower to reveal a figure inside. ¡°Guild Leader!¡± Theodore cried out in a hushed tone as he watched Aderick slowly walk out from the blooming flower. ¡°You¡­ how are you?¡± ¡°Very good.¡± Aderick nodded before stretching his hand towards Theodore. His body waspletely naked. There wasn¡¯t a single thread on his body and fluids were still slowly dripping down from his body. Quickly, Theodore brought out a set of clothes from his storage gear and handed them to Aderick. He watched as Aderick calmly wiped his body clean before putting on one piece of clothing after another. Finally, he could not stop himself from saying, ¡°Guild Leader, the system will disy our location soon. There are¡­¡± He looked at the timer in his personal system. ¡°2 hours and 12 minutes left.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Aderick continued to put on his clothes in an unhurried manner. ¡°Do not worry. Victory in this instance dungeon can only be ours.¡± ¡°Just what kind of ability did you get?¡± Seeing the look of indifference on Aderick, Theodore immediately felt more confident. This valleyy deep inside the Rosemont Preserve. After bringing Theodore here, he had chosen a spot and grew out the heart-like organic structure before entering a deep slumber inside it. For three whole days, Aderick did not move at all. And even though Aderick had informed him about it, Theodore still felt somewhat uneasy. Through his personal system, he could also see the timer for their location reveal. He had been worrying all this time. Was it possible that Guild Leader Aderick would still be asleep when the timer ended? Thankfully, when there were only a bit more than one hour left in the timer, Guild Leader Aderick finally ended his slumber, which hadsted for nearly three days. ¡°The state of symbiosis is now over. I havepletely fused with the embryo and obtained its genes.¡± After he was done wearing his clothes, Aderick squatted down and inserted a finger into the soil. Theodore then watched as several threads of mycelium emerged from Aderick¡¯s finger before burrowing into the soil. Instantly, several mushrooms burst out from the ground all around Aderick¡¯s palm. They grew bigger and bigger, only stopping after they were several times higher than the average human. Beneath the ck canopy, countless bulging bacterial sacs grewrger andrger. Finally, they erupted and dust-like spores sprayed out from them. After that, the winds blew them off, spreading them into their surroundings. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Theodore¡¯s face had sunk after seeing that and he took several steps back. Aderick shook his head and said, ¡°It will not affect you.¡± ¡°Guild Leader, this is¡­¡± Looking at the spores flying in the wind, Theodore said in a hushed tone. ¡°Spores containing alien genes. Naturally, they also have the genes of earth¡¯s creatures that I had fused with back in the zoo.¡± Aderick continued to maintain an emotionless expression, but there was a hint of conceit in his voice. ¡°These mushrooms have a very high growth rate. They can quickly spread the spores around. Moreover, they are also capable of¡­ self-reproduction.¡± As Aderick spoke, the spores fell to the ground. Swiftly, more mushrooms grew from the ground. However, the new mushrooms were much smaller than the initial mushrooms. These new mushrooms were only the size of a thumb each. ¡°What do they do?¡± Theodore watched as the area upied by the growing mushrooms kept expanding. ¡°Itbines the alien genes that it carries with the host body, using a very short time to modify the target¡¯s DNA for an alienization process. Once the alienization isplete¡­¡± Aderick turned to look at Theodore. ¡°We will have an endless number of soldiers!¡± ¡°Then¡­ Guild Leader, how long will the alienization process take?¡± Theodore quickly asked the most important question. ¡°Depending on the differences in physiques, it will range between 1 to 24 hours.¡± Seeing the frown on Theodore¡¯s face, Aderick waved it off. ¡°I know what you are worried about, Theodore. In around 2 hours, our location will be disyed on the radar 24/7. When that happens, all the yers and Awakened ones wille after us. However, do not worry. I have already made preparations for that.¡± ¡°Naturally, I believe you on that.¡± Theodore smiled. ¡°I think¡­ it must be rted to the animals in Griffith Park.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Aderick nodded. ¡°Back then, I had embedded mutant genes into their bodies, but I did not have them mutate immediately. I was waiting for this moment. Just now, I have already stirred those genes to have them mutate immediately. Moreover, I also gave them the order to kill and destroy at will.¡± ¡°I understand!¡± Theodore¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Those fellows still do not know where we are. So, they must still be waiting for the countdown to end. By releasing the mutant creatures from the zoo now, they will all gather there.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Aderick smiled. ¡°But¡­¡± Theodore pondered for a moment. ¡°Are those mutant creatures enough to hold the others in this instance dungeon for that long? When the radar disys our location, wouldn¡¯t everyone turn their sights to this ce?¡± ¡°Did you forget about the US Army?¡± Aderick extended a finger and waved it. ¡°A force consisting of thousands have been wiped out. Can the military not be on alert at all? At present, the US Army must have raised the alert level to its highest. For such a bigmotion to happen in Los Angeles, the nearby Pentagon would surely dispatch all the forces they could muster to hurry over. When they do, they will seal off the entire area. Breaking through the blockade set up by the heavy military forces from the US Army might not be difficult for Thorned Flower Guild. Unfortunately, Gaza and his Team B have already been wiped out. As for the remaining teams, how many of them possess the ability to reach this ce? And how long will it take them? Moreover¡­ did you not consider another possibility?¡± ¡°What?¡± Theodore hastily asked. ¡°If we can sessfully throw Los Angeles into chaos and convince the US government that the situation has gotten out of hand¡­¡± Aderick smiled mysteriously. ¡°Perhaps, sacrificing thergest city in the West Coast might be an option.¡± ¡°Nuclear bombs?¡± Theodore¡¯s eyes lit up and he gave a heartfelt nod. ¡°Your n is truly perfect.¡± Aderick did not appear modest about it. Given the current situation, there was no need for him to be modest. He had nned for everything and everything was going perfectly as nned. Once this instance dungeon was over, he would be able to use the newly-acquired ability in the outside world. Then¡­ those from Zero City would no longer need to hide. Zero City would once again be the icon of the Awakened world. 1 Calling ¡°Chuai! Chuai!¡± is a way to call a dog to attention. Chapter 805 Chapter 805 Using the sword extending out from his Bug Armour, Xia Xiaolei casually cleaved a giant savage bear into two. Shaking his head, he then said to Lun Tai in a puzzled tone. ¡°They are not that strong. Although these creatures have be infected, with the exception of their size, they did not be all that strong.¡± They were presently at the entrance to Griffith Park. The area around them was littered with mutted human corpses and destroyed vehicles. The gate was terribly damaged and nearly half of the surrounding wall had copsed. The corpses of tens of mutant creatures littered the way they came from. The interior of the city of Los Angeles had already turned into hell. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s detection ability revealed that the mutant creatures around the zoo only ounted for two thirds of the total number of mutant creatures. The remaining one third had dispersed, ughtering and wreaking havoc everywhere in the city. Although these mutant creatures were not that strong for Awakened ones and yers, for the average citizen, those creatures were unstoppable ughterers. ¡°That¡¯s because you fellows have be stronger. Correspondingly, your horizons grew as well.¡± Nicole nced at Xia Xiaolei and shook her head. ¡°For the average yer and Awakened ones, even though these creatures are notpletely beyond their abilities to handle, they are still not negligible.¡± ¡°Nicole is correct.¡± Lun Tai nodded. The mutant beasts they met on their way failed to pose any threat towards them. The beasts had grown bigger and the characteristics of their species grew more pronounced, but they did not evolve any new special abilities. However, it was mostly because the current Meteor Rock Guild had long since grown into a guild with practically no shorings. Be it melee, ranged, magic, technology, reconnaissance or defence, they could do them all. Moreover, they disyed a very good level of cooperation. As long as they did not have to face opponents like Thorned Flower Guild or those at the level of the former resident guilds from Zero City, Meteor Rock Guild no longer needed to fear any other opponents. ¡°What I am more concerned about right now is whether or not these so-called alien genes are contagious.¡± Lun Tai pointed at the corpse of the giant bear on the ground. ¡°Go do another test.¡± Xia Xiaolei nodded. Crouching down, he extended his right index finger, inserting it into the giant bear¡¯s corpse. When he pulled his index finger out, several barbs had grown out from his fingertip and they hooked out bits of flesh. ¡°I¡¯ve checked, no.¡± Xia Xiaolei closed his eyes. After a while, he said confidently, ¡°There are alien fragments imnted into its DNA, but they do not carry the code for self-replication and proliferation.¡± ¡°Very good.¡± Lun Tai nodded, feeling at ease. On their way here, every time they encountered a wave of mutant beasts, Lun Tai would ask Xia Xiaolei to use his Bug Armour to test the DNA of the corpses. It was to ensure without a doubt that these mutant creatures would not spread their genes. Even though the instance dungeon¡¯s description had stated that these alien genes could not infect yers and Awakened ones, Lun Tai was still worried that the ordinary citizens of Los Angeles would mutate as well. If that were truly the case, considering how many of them there were, this would be a serious headache. ¡°Enough. You¡¯ve had this kid test a number of times already on our way here. Are you still worried?¡± Tian Lie waved his hand impatiently. ¡°Let¡¯s hurry. That Aderick should be inside this park. That¡¯s how it is, right kid?¡± ¡°My detection ability shows that there is a high number of life forms gathered inside this park.¡± Xia Xiaolei nodded. ¡°Moreover, their density here is an order of magnitude higherpared to the outside. Even if there were tourists inside, they should have been killed long ago. Thus, it can only be these mutant creatures.¡± ¡°An order of magnitude?¡± Lun Tai pondered it for a moment. ¡°You mean there¡¯s at least ten times more, correct?¡± ¡°Even if there are two orders of magnitude of them, it won¡¯t matter.¡± Tian Lie grinned widely. ¡°No matter how many more of them there are, with the exception of Aderick himself, these fellows mean nothing.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± Lun Tai pondered with a frown before nodding. ¡°Let¡¯s go. Continue onwards. However¡­ maintain a state of vignce. Do not let your guard down. Do not forget how that Team Leader from Thorned Flower Guild died. Xia Xiaolei, have your detection skill active at all times. Do not let us fall into an ambush.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Xia Xiaolei was quick to nod. Nicole had already exined Aderick¡¯s skills to them. With his attack that can directly damage the soul, neither Tian Lie¡¯s liquid metal data body nor Xia Xiaolei¡¯s Bug Armour-enhanced regenerative ability could disregard him. At the end of the day, there was no such thing as an invincible skill in this world. No matter how powerful a skill was, it would surely have a weakness somewhere. Even though Tian Lie did not think much of these mutant creatures, he did feel somewhat fearful towards Aderick¡¯s soul attack. And while he continued to speak arrogantly, he did not go too far with it. He nodded and stepped towards the gate of the park. The mutant creatures within the park, be it in quantity or quality, were a level higherpared to those that had attacked the city. Additionally, they also gathered together before attacking those from Meteor Rock Guild at the same time. While the mutant creatures did not appear to be directly under Aderick¡¯smand, a good number of them were insects with their respective swarms. An example of that were the giant ants and bees. These creatures had their own type of organization. Add the fact that they had to be on guard against Aderick¡¯s sneak attack, they were not able to move forward quickly. Griffith Park was the biggest municipal park in the United States. In addition to the Los Angeles Zoo, it also included observatories, golf courses, theatres, museums and other facilities, covering an area of over 4,300 acres. The guys from Meteor Rock Guild had entered the park through the southwest entrance. ording to the Bug Armour¡¯s sensory organs, the ce with the highest concentration of the mutant creatures was the northeast corner of the park. ¡°It¡¯s there.¡± Xia Xiaolei pointed ahead. They had just climbed up a hill. Standing atop the hill, they peered far down at the foot of the hill. The gentle slope nearest to them was a golf course. Slightly farther ahead were the tall buildings of a big amusement park. By then, the roller coaster and the other machines inside the amusement park were already irrevocably destroyed. Farther ahead were the various venues within the zoo. The roads leading to the various venues were now filled with various monsters. Mutant creatures of all kinds roamed around the ce. ¡°There¡¯s quite a lot of them, but it¡¯s not a big problem.¡± Nicole inwardly weighed the difference in power between them and the mutant creatures. ¡°Rather than these monsters, how we deal with Aderick is more important.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Lun Tai nodded. ¡°We¡¯ll need toe up with a battle n. Regardless if it¡¯s because he hasn¡¯t found us or because he could not divert his attention to deal with us for now, at the very least, Aderick has yet to appear. Nicole, you were once a member of the Angel Corps. Tell us everything you know about him.¡± In the past six months, due to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s departure from their guild, Lun Tai had been the one leading them through fire and water. Thus, he very much had the qualities of a Guild Leader. This time, Meteor Rock Guild was about to face their strongest opponent yet. After Tian Lie, they had never had to fight against a second [S] ss opponent. Moreover, even their fight against Tian Lie had involved numerous strokes of luck. Only by taking advantage of their terrain and sacrificing Nicole were they able to barely kill off Tian Lie. Their Meteor Rock Guild was nearly wiped out back then. This time, it was the other party who held the upper hand. Although everyone in their guild had grown far stronger than before, this was an [S] ss opponent who had the upper hand within this instance dungeon. Without a proper n, this fight might herald the end of their guild. Nicole thought about it for a while before slowly saying, ¡°Sir Aderick¡­ is an assassin.¡± ¡°Nonsense.¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°Everyone here saw how he killed Gaza before immediately leaving the battlefield! If he is not an assassin, could he be a berserker?¡± ¡°Just shut up and listen to me!¡± Nicole red at Tian Lie unhappily. ¡°I¡¯m not talking about his development route, but his behaviour!¡± ¡°Fine, go on.¡± Tian Lie rubbed his chin and stopped interrupting. ¡°Sir Aderick is a very cautious person. This is something that your Meteor Rock Guild should be very aware of.¡± Nicole turned towards Lun Tai. ¡°After I was revived, I had returned to Zero City a few times before. I heard of how Chen Xiaolian fought in the Blood Verdict on behalf of de Mountain me Sea Guild.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Lun Tai nodded. ¡°I know about that. He substituted in for Bluesea and killed off a member from Rodriar Guild and another from Knights of Darkness Guild.¡± ¡°In truth, there should have been three fights for the Blood Verdict.¡± Nicole gazed at the zoo situated at the distant foot of the hill. ¡°But after Jacob was killed by Chen Xiaolian in the second round, Sir Aderick immediately gave up on sending more men out, acknowledging de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s victory. That was despite having nned for that day for a long time.¡± ¡°A long time?¡± Qiao Qiao widened her eyes as she looked at Nicole. ¡°How long?¡± ¡°How long has Skyde disappeared?¡± Nicole instead retorted with a half-hearted smile. ¡°A guild that no longer has an [S] ss expert to protect it. By what right does it continue to enjoy the various authorities of a resident guild of Zero City?¡± ¡°It was never made public. However, after the rumour about Skyde¡¯s disappearance spread throughout Zero City, all the guilds there had been eagerly moving about. They had nned on splitting and gobbling up this soon-to-fall guild. Naturally, that had nothing to do with us. In Zero City, only the Angel Corps will forever maintain its pure, non-alignment standing. Only, amongst all those guilds, the most active of them all was the Knights of Darkness Guild. ¡°And yet. Despite all that, when Sir Aderick saw Chen Xiaolian¡¯s thunderous attack and determined that Chen Xiaolian had risen to [S] ss, he immediately made up his mind to give up all his previous efforts and ept the loss of the Blood Verdict.¡± ¡°A ruthless man of ambition.¡± Lun Tai slowly nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± Nicole smiled faintly. ¡°Just like how he killed off Gaza with one attack back then. Be it his fighting style in battle or his ns for the entire guild, he would always go with this style¡­ he would never fear losing too much time. He would lurk around quietly, lying low as he waits until that moment when he couldnd a sure hit. And once he realizes it could not be done, he would never hesitate to instantly give up everything he had invested into the effort. He would absolutely not act carelessly.¡± ¡°Mm.¡± Lun Tai nodded. ¡°Then, does he have any weaknesses?¡± ¡°For Awakened ones, their personal skills are their biggest secret. I am not a member of the Knights of Darkness Guild. There is no way for me to know that much about it.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°While it is impossible for [S] ss experts to avoid all kinds of rumours from floating around, with the exception of his skill¡¯s ability to directly attack his opponent¡¯s soul, I do not know much about his other abilities. Generally speaking, though, he has a slight preference for melee battles. It is almost impossible for experts at his level to have any usual weaknesses such as having a weaker defence due to being an assassin or having a weaker ranged attack due to being a fighter. Moreover¡­¡± ncing at Tian Lie with the corner of her eye, Nicole then said, ¡°The so-called [S] ss simply meant that that person had, in a one-on-one battle, defeated at least three [A+] ss opponents. It did not mean that all the Awakened ones with the title of [S] ss are of the same standard. Not only are there distinctions between the strong and weak within the [S] ss, under special circumstances, an [S] ss expert can be defeated by lower-levelled opponents who hold the numerical advantage. ¡°Are you implying something about me?¡± Tian Lie looked at Nicole and tutted a few times. ¡°No. I¡¯m openly talking about you.¡± Nicole openly pointed at Tian Lie. ¡°After he and I were revived, we have fought together many times. I know his abilities very well. The thing he relied on the most is his regenerative ability that makes him nigh-unkible. But when ites to killing, finishing the opponent in a single blow, he is still somewhatcking.¡± ¡°Do you think I can¡¯t kill you?¡± Tian Lie cracked his fists and threw a vicious grin at Nicole. ¡°Cut the crap. You know I¡¯mparing your ability with the other [S] sses.¡± Nicole was not frightened by Tian Lie¡¯s threat at all. ¡°Beating up weaker opponents is not some amazing ability.¡± ¡°So, what do you suggest?¡± Lun Tai said, his expression serious. ¡°Not a suggestion, just a warning.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°Sir Aderick led the Knights of Darkness Guild to prominence, bing a resident guild of Zero City for 21 years. I¡¯ll be more blunt. Hisprehensivebat power could only be greater than Tian Lie¡¯s, not below. Moreover, with his style of doing things, he would never casually take action. But should he take action, it would surely hit home. We will likely be incapable of repeating ourst strategy of dragging out the fight by running again and again. Additionally, it would be best for us to be ready to¡­ lose half our team.¡± Chapter 806 Chapter 806 ¡°Lose¡­ half our team?¡± Roddy exhaled softly. ¡°Lun Tai, for this instance dungeon, we haven¡¯t registered anyone in the Lifehymn Music Score yet, right?¡± The Meteor Rock Guild had grown strong. However, there was no way they could avoid feeling timid when facing an [S] ss opponent. ¡°Roddy¡­ what are you thinking?¡± Qiao Qiao red at Roddy. Although it was a question, Qiao Qiao already knew what Roddy was thinking. Within Meteor Rock Guild, Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Xia Xiaolei and Qimu Xi were Awakened ones. Even if they were to die, they could be revived using the metal spheres. In other words, they have an extra life. The ones truly in danger were Qiao Qiao, Roddy and Soo Soo. After Qiao Qiao was rescued, the Lifehymn Music Score had returned to its damaged state. It no longer possessed the ability to let one enter World¡¯s End. That said, its original functions remained. By writing a person¡¯s name on it, that person could be revived upon death, but theirbat power would be reduced to 70% of their normal state while their name was on it. In the past, whenever they believed that they would encounter danger, they would write Qiao Qiao, Roddy and Soo Soo¡¯s name on it. But now¡­ ¡°I get it.¡± Without waiting for Roddy to answer Qiao Qiao, Lun Tai nodded. He then brought out the Lifehymn Music Score and exined it to Nicole. ¡°Nicole, you are already a temporary member of our team. You can have your name written on this¡­ then, should you die in battle, you can be revived once. Only, while your name is on it, yourbat power will fall to 70% of normal.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want it.¡± Surprisingly, Nicole refused. ¡°Why?¡± Roddy widened his eyes as he looked at Nicole in disbelief. The Lifehymn Music Score was an item that could grant others an extra life. No matter how you cut it, it was a sacred object that everyone wanted. Nicole actually¡­ refused? ¡°I¡¯m not used to owing others,¡± Nicole replied coolly. ¡°Roddy, what do you say?¡± Lun Tai nced at Roddy. ¡°Forget it, then.¡± Roddy was silent for a moment before shaking his head. Obtaining the other party¡¯s consent was not needed before writing their name on the Lifehymn Music Score. However, if Lun Tai were to force the issue and do it, Nicole might lose her temper right there. ¡°Fine. If so, we¡¯ll go with the usual.¡± Lun Tai nodded before writing Qiao Qiao, Roddy and Soo Soo¡¯s name on the Lifehymn Music Score. ¡°Xiaolei, give me another report on the situation of the other teams around us.¡± ¡°In the northeast, there are the same five fellows as earlier. They¡¯ve managed to push one kilometre towards the zoo. At present, there are only five kilometres left between them and the zoo. In the north, there are eight fellows. They are split into two teams¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei swiftly gave a report on what was happening on his radar. Presently, there were eight teams around the zoo. All of them were in the midst of battle and were all heading towards the same goal. Although there was no way to tell how many yers and Awakened ones had entered this instance dungeon, it would appear that there were quite a number who had the strength, courage and confidence in themselves. Even though the radar had yet to reveal the location of their target, they had already taken the initiative tounch an attack. ¡°The closest one is behind us. There are only around two kilometres between us and them,¡± Xia Xiaolei said in the end. ¡°It is probably because we have cleared a lot of the mutant creatures along the way here, but they have the fastest rate of advancement. Judging by their previous rate of advancement, they will arrive at our location in around half an hour.¡± ¡°What are we waiting for then? We¡¯ve been dawdling here for a long time now.¡± Tian Lie grew somewhat impatient. ¡°Or do you actually n on waiting for the radar to reveal the target¡¯s location before taking action? It¡¯s not just those teams. Even the US Army will being soon.¡± Up ahead, two fighter jets flying the US Army colours swiftly flew past at a low altitude. However, they did not open fire at all. It would appear that they were simply conducting a reconnaissance operation. Farther away, the sounds of gunfire began erupting, growing more intense with time. It was not at the level of exchange between small teams of Awakened ones and yers. This was an intense and ferocious exchange of attacks. ¡°The situation here has escted too much. The entire city of Los Angeles has been turned upside down. The US Army will definitely mobilize all their forces for this.¡± Roddy was feeling worried as well. ¡°We are not yet strong enough to take on the military of an entire nation head on. If the soldiers were toe in and mess things up, we¡¯ll end up facing a lot of troubles. We should hurry up.¡± Even so, Lun Tai did not give the order to attack. He continued to frown while hesitating. ¡°What¡¯s on your mind?¡± Qiao Qiao looked at Lun Tai quizzically. ¡°Nicole, just now, you said that Aderick has always been someone who would make a n before making his move, right?¡± Lun Tai did not answer Qiao Qiao. Instead, he turned towards Nicole. ¡°If so¡­ given what you know about him, would he so directly reveal his position like this?¡± ¡°If he feels confident in his ns, he will.¡± Nicole considered it. ¡°Although the system has not given us his position, he may believe that the power he possesses is already enough to defeat anyone who seeks to challenge him.¡± Lun Tai lowered his head and stayed silent for a moment. Suddenly, he shook his head. ¡°Roddy, get the Tidal Fighter out, we¡¯re leaving.¡± ¡°What?¡± Everyone let out a mour of surprise. ¡°Brother Lun Tai, we are already here.¡± Xia Xiaolei said with a bitter expression. ¡°Why are we leaving all of a sudden.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Roddy frowned. ¡°The enemy is right before us. If we don¡¯t attack now, what do we do?¡± ¡°The question here is, can you be sure that he is inside the zoo?¡± Lun Tai said in a grim tone. ¡°There are so many mutant creatures there. And while they are incapable of posing much of a threat to us, they can dy us a lot. The US Army has begun their emergency deployment of troops. They will surely seal off the surrounding areas. If we continue with this, even if we can leave in the end, it will be troublesome. Let¡¯s leave first. We¡¯ll find a safe ce to patiently wait this out.¡± Exchanging nces, they then nodded. Roddy brought out the Tidal Fighter, cing it on an open area before jumping into the cabin. Before leaving, Chen Xiaolian had appointed Lun Tai as the acting Guild Leader. During the past half year, Lun Tai had proven himself as a very qualified person for the job. The Guild Leader of a guild must possess a sufficient level of authority. And while they continued to have some doubts about it, now that Lun Tai had clearly given the order, none of them continued to question his decision. Nicole and Tian Lie exchanged nces before following them, jumping into the cabin. Without dying, Roddy immediately started up the engine and turned on the stealth function. The Tidal Fighter then flew to the southern suburbs area. ¡­ Following Lun Tai¡¯s lead, they found a high-rise building andnded on the roof. After blocking off the stairs leading to the roof, they waited patiently. At any rate, the mutant creatures were not strong enough to destroy a building made from reinforced concrete. The Los Angeles Police Department had already beenpletely mobilized. They were all engaged in a fierce battle everywhere within the city against the mutant creatures. However, due to a seriousck of heavy firepower, they suffered from heavy casualties. When there was still one hour left in the countdown for revealing the target location, the US Army finally finished gathering outside the city. Then, they began advancing into the city. All the main roads leading to the city from the north, south and east had been blocked by a high number of tanks and armoured vehicles to prevent the mutant creatures from making their way out of the city. No matter how big or fast these mutant creatures had be, their bodies were still made from flesh and blood. In the face of 120mm tank gun rounds, their bodies would still end up pulverized. Even though theycked intellect, after attacking the blockade a few times, their instincts led them to avoid the blocked sections. After the situation with the defence line had been stabilized, the number of soldiers deployed and stationed there gradually rose. Quickly, the US Army began advancing into the city. The surviving residents there had all hidden themselves inside the buildings that remained standing. As for the streets, there were no survivors, only corpses and abandoned vehicles. Due to that, the soldiers could open fire without worrying too much about idental injuries. Several AC-130 gunships were hovering high up in the sky for air-to-ground fire support. They were apanied by a convoy of fighter jets. ckhawk and Apache helicopters flew through the streets at medium to low altitudes, unloading gunfire upon the ground below. On the street, a high number of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks were moving forward, assuming the vanguard position. Behind the tanks were infantry soldiers in Humvees or Bradleys. In the face of the intense gunfire, the mutant creatures had practically no chance of breaking through. asionally, one or two would be able to ¨C with the deaths of many of their kind ¨C approach the tanks. But they would be struck by a hail of bullets, turning them into a sieve before they could deal enough damage to the thick armour of the tanks. ¡°The US Army is advancing smoothly!¡± Xia Xiaolei was constantly reporting everything about the state of the battle that he could detect. ¡°There are practically no casualties. They are heading straight for Griffith Park.¡± ¡°The area where these mutant creatures are moving about is obvious. Be it through the satellite or aerial reconnaissance, it is very easy to lock down the target location.¡± Lun Tai nodded. The situation within the city had proven that Lun Tai¡¯s judgement was not wrong. The initial destruction wrought by the mutant creatures was great enough to destroy Los Angeles. Even if the US Army could smoothly wipe out all the mutant creatures inside the city, it would no longer be able to recover to its former state. Rather, even the famousndmark letters on Beverly Hills have now copsed. That said, thebat power of these alienized creatures was not that strong. In the face of the well-prepared US Army, they showed almost zero ability to fight back. After all, back when the meteorite first crashed down, the US Army had already managed to sessfully close off the infected area once before. And after their camp was raided and annihted by Thorned Flower Guild, every division of the US Government, from the Pentagon all the way down to the bottom levels, had entered the highest level ofbat readiness. That was how they could disy such a speedy rate of response. Judging by the current development, it was just a matter of time before the US Army smoothly cleared out all the threats within the city. ¡°What about the other teams?¡± Qiao Qiao asked Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Are they still fighting?¡± ¡°Mmm.¡± Xia Xiaolei nodded. ¡°They¡¯ve more or less gathered around the zoo. They¡¯re still fighting. My radar shows that they are very close to each other. Considering how this instance dungeon have not given any quests involving fighting one another, they must have already partnered up.¡± ¡°But the US Army is already advancing towards Griffith Park.¡± Roddy frowned and said dubiously, ¡°Do they really think that they canplete the quest before the US Army encircles the ce? Even though they look human, no matter how you cut it, someone who can stay alive under such circumstances will look suspicious. It¡¯d be weird if the US Army does not attack them.¡± ¡°Those teams do not know that the one who took the meteorite is Aderick,¡± Lun Tai slowly said. ¡°In their eyes, the difficulty of this instance dungeon is probably only this much. That¡¯s why they don¡¯t seem worried. These mutant creatures are also not that strong, giving them the illusion that they can quickly charge into the zoo and kill the owner of the meteorite.¡± ¡°Makes sense.¡± Roddy nodded, agreeing with Lun Tai¡¯s judgement. Chapter 807 Chapter 807 Up in the sky, a gunship roared its way through as it fired a round of missiles at a giant sea turtle that was on the street. Amidst the shes and booms, the sea turtle was blown to bits and its remains were scattered across the ground. After the gunship came the sound of tracks from the heavy tanks trampling over the rubble. This scene had bemonce within the city of Los Angeles. The US Army had mobilized over five heavy divisions for their ground forces. And then there were also the Air Force, Naval Aviation, Marine Corps and National Guard. It would not be an exaggeration to say that almost all the military forces of Southern California had been gathered all around Los Angeles. More, there were still more follow-up troops rushing over. ¡°What do you guys think? Will the US Army make it to the zoo first, or will the system give us the target location first? Do you want to bet on it?¡± Roddy smiled at the rest. ¡°What¡¯s there to bet on?¡± Qiao Qiao was not the slightest bit interested. ¡°Money? Points? We¡¯re spending it together. What can we use as wager?¡± ¡°Stickers work too¡­ careful!¡± Roddy was in the middle of talking when his face suddenly sank. The armed helicopter above had seemingly gone drunk and it flew in a downward nt. Judging by its trajectory, it was heading straight towards the rooftop of the building they were on. ¡°Back away!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face turned taut and he promptly brought out his shield. cing it on his left arm, he leapt up high into the sky to meet the iing helicopter. The gunship was already too close. There was simply insufficient time for Roddy to bring out his mech and enter its cockpit. As for Bei Tai, without preparing enough steel ingots beforehand, he would not have enough firepower to blow up such a big helicopter to smithereens. Qiao Qiao¡¯s anti-matter ability also required time to take effect. Lun Tai jumped into the sky and the shield in his hand abruptly grew ten times bigger to cover his whole body. At the same time, he activated his Muscle Fruit skill and his whole body swelled up like a balloon. Roaring loudly, Lun Tai blocked the falling helicopter with his shield while pushing it sideways. And so, the 10-ton Apache Longbow was pushed away. The heavy impact sent Lun Tai smashing down, destroying the rooftop. But while Lun Tai was very strong, it was not enough topletely push away such a heavy armed helicopter. The building had a big enough rooftop though. After the helicopter had its trajectory shifted, it crashnded onto another corner of the rooftop some distance away. The spinning rotor des struck the ground, bringing forth countless sparks. They then broke off and flew towards the members of Meteor Rock Guild at a peculiar angle. Tian Lie rushed forward and spread his arms out as he stood in front of the helicopter rotor. A rotor de heavily hacked down on Tian Lie¡¯s arm, but it only managed to cut several centimetres into his arm before losing momentum. With an impassive expression on his face, Tian Lie lowered his head and watched as the rotor de seemingly melted down and slowly merged with his body. ¡°Damn it! Do the pilots from the US Air Force not need to take a test before getting their pilot license?¡± Roddy had already brought out his mech and entered the cockpit. Cursing, he strode towards the crashed helicopter. Everyone could see that the helicopter had note under attack earlier. Instead, it had simply flown down for no reason. Roddy made his way towards the crashed helicopter, wanting to check out what caused it to fall. As he was about to approach it, the helicopter hatch slowly opened up. A pilot climbed out from the helicopter¡¯s cockpit before rolling down the ground. The helicopter had not fallen from a particrly high altitude. Moreover, its fall was also cushioned by Lun Tai earlier. Thus, it would seem as though the crew inside was not fatally wounded from the crash. Lying on the ground, the pilot gasped for breath a few times. Then, raising his head, he looked at Roddy. Next, he crawled forward with his hands and feet. His eyes had lost focus. Even though there was a Sentinel mech ¨C a thing from science fiction ¨C standing before him, he did not appear surprised at all. He instead groaned instinctively, ¡°Save¡­ save me¡­¡± ¡°Xiaolei!¡± Roddy called in a hushed tone. ¡°Come check his injuries.¡± Xia Xiaolei responded and quickly walked forward. Crouching down, he looked at the pilot. His left leg was broken and a bone could be seen poking out there. Blood kept flowing out from the wound and several serious abrasions could be seen on his body. ¡°How did you fall? Was the helicopter attacked?¡± ¡°Save me¡­ save me¡­¡± The pilot had seemingly lost his mind. His whole body was twitching non-stop and all he could do was murmur vaguely. ¡°Brother Lun Tai, should we use a Beast Blood on him?¡± Xia Xiaolei looked at Lun Tai. ¡°He seems to be very badly injured.¡± ¡°Use it.¡± Lun Tai nodded. Xia Xiaolei then brought out a Healing Beast Blood and shoved it into the pilot¡¯s mouth. The pilot instinctively swallowed the Healing Beast Blood. Next, his injuries healed at a rate visible to the naked eye. With the exception of his broken leg, the other injuries on him had all healed up. Strangely though, he did not regain consciousness. His trembling body also did not calm down. Rather, the trembling only grew increasingly violent, almost to the point of convulsing. ¡°Strange¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei frowned. The injuries on the pilot were not fatal. A single dose of the Healing Beast Blood should have been enough topletely heal him. ¡°Argh!!!¡± The pilot suddenly shook violently and spat out a mouthful of blood. Only, the blood was not red in colour. Instead, it was a yellowish-green viscous fluid. ¡°Back away!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face immediately turned grim and he shouted. Without any hesitation, Xia Xiaolei and Roddy put several metres between them and the pilot. One created a thermal ster, which was aimed directly at the pilot while the other activated the gun barrel on the mech. The pilot¡¯s whole body twitched violently for a few seconds. His face was utterly pale, his eyes bereft of focus and animal-like sounds escaped his throat non-stop. Both his hands were clutching his neck as his legs kept kicking about. Bone spikes suddenly grew out from his body, piercing through his skin and clothes. The spikes covered every part of his body. ¡°He¡¯s infected.¡± Qiao Qiao harrumphed. ¡°Should we open fire?¡± Roddy, who was aiming all the weapons in his mech at the pilot, whispered to Lun Tai. ¡°This fellow¡­ is mutating.¡± ¡°Wait first.¡± Lun Tai shook his head. ¡°Hey, this fellow is mutating right now. Are you nning on waiting for his mutation toplete?¡± Roddy felt puzzled. Lun Tai responded with an indifferent smile. ¡°It¡¯s just one. What is there to fear? Let it finish its mutation first. That way, we can see how strong it is. This looks different from the animals from the zoo.¡± ¡°Makes sense.¡± Roddy nodded. Under his control, the mech rubbed its fists. ¡°Then, who should go first?¡± ¡°Xia Xiaolei, you go.¡± Lun Taiughed and turned towards Xia Xiaolei. ¡°You have a moreprehensive style of fighting. You are also the least likely to die. Additionally, your strength is not at the level where you can trample him.¡± When Tian Lie heard thest part, he smiled and nodded. The pilot continued mutating and the number of spikes jutting out from his body kept rising. Even fangs had begun growing out from his mouth. The skin on his body was rapidly pulling and withering, bing ck as it tightly wrapped around his body. His four limbs stretched, elongating as four sharp ws protruded from each end. His facial features had also be twisted, bing like a pile of smashed persimmons. Gradually, the gasping sounds subsided. When the pilot finally stood up, he had already be aplete monster. Unlike the others that Meteor Rock Guild had encountered before, this was not an erged version of some existing creature from earth. There wasn¡¯t a single simrity between this monster¡¯s body and the other creatures. ¡°Xiaolei, careful.¡± After giving a warning, Lun Tai then took a few steps back. The others all backed away to give Xia Xiaolei enough of an open space. ¡°Surely there is no need for that.¡± Xia Xiaolei casually shrugged. His body was already hardening as he put on the Bug Armour. ¡°Hey, do you guys get the feeling that¡­ these two fellows look somewhat simr?¡± Qiao Qiao poked Lun Tai, a wicked smile on her face. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s Bug Armour was also an organic enhancement prop. When utilized, it would envelop its user with a carapace made from bio matter. It would further transform its tendrils into various organic weapons. Thus, when Xia Xiaolei used his ability, with the exception of their sizes, he looked quite simr to the mutant monster. ¡°Hou ga!¡± With the mutation processplete, the pilot seemingly lost the ability to speak the humannguage. He instead roared. Then, he leapt, his right hand shing down at Xia Xiaolei. As this fight was originally to test the abilities of the other party, Xia Xiaolei did not counter attack. Instead, he simply ced both his arms before him to block this mutant creature¡¯s ws. The sharp ws managed to create a small crack on the Bug Armour¡¯s carapace, but they failed to go any deeper before Xia Xiaolei kicked it away. ¡°Its strength is not bad. Still, it¡¯s not that strong.¡± Xia Xiaolei looked at the mutant monster, which roared as it rushed forward once again. While parrying the attacks, he reported loudly, ¡°It¡¯s speed is quite good, but everyone in our team should be faster.¡± This mutant creature seemed simr to the mutant beasts from the zoo in that it too did not possess much in terms of intellect. It simply relied on its instincts as it roared again and again while swinging its ws at Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Looks like it can only fight melee battles. Now, the attack test is over. Next up, it¡¯s time to test its defence.¡± Xia Xiaolei grabbed the mutant monster¡¯s arm, which was swinging towards him with one hand, and twisted forcefully. The mutant monster roared as Xia Xiaolei smashed its massive body against the surface of the rooftop, causing web-like cracks to spread out. ¡°Careful, don¡¯t smash through the floor!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s hand swept out to block a few of the concrete fragments flying about before shouting. ¡°I know!¡± Xia Xiaolei snickered. He continued holding onto the mutant monster¡¯s wrist. Stepping on the mutant monster¡¯s body, he then tugged with force. He used 80% of his full strength for this move. Although the mutant¡¯s exoskeleton was durable, it could not withstand Xia Xiaolei¡¯s strength in the end and an arm was tugged out. Like before, yellowish-green blood flowed out from its wound. ¡°Good news, its blood is not corrosive!¡± Xia Xiaolei continued reporting. ¡°But the strength of its limbs is pretty good. It should be strong enough to block ordinary melee-based metal weapons.¡± The mutant monster¡¯s body tumbled once. Even though Xia Xiaolei had badly wounded it, it showed not a hint of fear as it rushed forward once more. A beam of light shot through the mutant monster¡¯s chest. ¡°It shows no additional ability to resist energy-type attacks.¡± Two tendrils emerged from Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body to transform into a thermal ster, which bombarded the mutant monster non-stop. Every beam of light would send the mutant monster spinning backwards. ¡°Come, let¡¯s try bullet-based weapons! Xiaolei, get back.¡± Seeing Xia Xiaolei having fun, Bei Tai felt his hands bing slightly itchy. His left liquid metal arm transformed into a machine gun, which sprayed bullets at the mutant monster. The hail of bullets struck the mutant monster¡¯s exoskeleton, but most of them bounced off it. Only less than a tenth managed to pierce through the exoskeleton and the damage they inflicted was not enough to make it retreat. ¡°Hey, it¡¯s quite durable.¡± Bei Tai¡¯s eyes focused and the barrel of the machine gun grew in size to be a 30mm autocannon. He fired five shots in quick session and swiftly pressed a spare steel ingot into his liquid metal arm. Firing those bullets had caused his liquid metal arm to shrink in size. But upon receiving the steel ingot as replenishment, it immediately returned to its original size. ¡°It¡¯s quite simr to you.¡± Nicole nced at Tian Lie. ¡°But he only has one arm.¡± ¡°A little. However, I cannot create explosives.¡± Tian Lie smiled. Given how close they were to each other, not a single one of the five rounds missed. All five struck the mutant monster¡¯s body. ¡°Brother Bei Tai, can you please give me a warning beforehand next time?¡± Xia Xiaolei had been standing very close to the mutant monster. Thus, the explosions affected him as well, blowing him away with great force while flying shrapnel struck the front part of his body. Flipping himself up, he thenined. ¡°It¡¯s not as though you can die from that!¡± Bei Tai snickered, looking instead at the mutant monster before him. ¡°It still hurts!¡± Xia Xiaolei muttered with an aggrieved tone and took several steps back. The power of the five rounds was much greater than the previous bullets. Half of the mutant monster¡¯s body had been blown up from the explosions and it could onlyy on the ground and il about non-stop. It could no longer get up. ¡°Quite tough, though, not that tough.¡± Bei Tai nodded satisfactorily. ¡°Although it is considerably strongerpared to those beasts, the army should still be able to handle them.¡± ¡°The problem is, how did this guy get infected?¡± Qiao Qiao frowned. ¡°This fellow was piloting an armed helicopter. If even someone like him could be infected, then it is also possible for the others to be infected. Should this mutation happen to the others in the military¡­¡± She had only just said that when her body abruptly lurched down. The rooftop that they were standing on had suddenly copsed. Simultaneously, several sharp ws swung towards them from every direction. Stickers as wager for a gamble means loser gets stickers pasted on their face. Chapter 808 Chapter 808 ¡°F***! I knew there¡¯d be more!¡± Bei Tai spat fiercely down the ground. They were currently on the highest floor of the high-rise building, arge banquet hall. Tens of corpses littered the floor. Most of them were ordinary humans, but three were mutants. Meteor Rock Guild had killed all three and the mutted bodies of the mutants fell down the floor. ¡°Looks like, after three of them mutated, they quickly killed off the rest on this floor. Then, sensing us on the rooftop, they broke through the ceiling to attack us.¡± Lun Tai looked around. ¡°From the looks of it, not everyone will undergo mutation.¡± However, each of the mutants had different appearances, different even from the one on the rooftop earlier. That said, the degree of deformity and monstrousness appeared more or less simr. ¡°There must be some probability involved for the mutation. Moreover, depending on the individual, a different type of mutation will appear.¡± Qiao Qiao stood in front of one of the mutant corpses and kicked it. ¡°This one for example can spray out acidic body fluids. Though, its corrosive power is not that strong.¡± Xia Xiaolei, who had enhanced sensory organs, kept looking around the floor. Suddenly, he walked towards a corner. ¡°Sister Qiao Qiao, logically speaking¡­ a five-star hotel, should not have mushrooms growing inside, right?¡± Xia Xiaolei turned, a hesitant look on his face as he looked at Qiao Qiao. ¡°Mushrooms?¡± Lun Tai rapidly walked towards Xia Xiaolei. Several clusters of small greyish-white mushrooms were growing at a corner of the wooden flooring. ¡°Naturally, it¡¯s impossible.¡± Lun Tai and Qiao Qiao said in unison. Given the level of this hotel, it would be thoroughly cleaned every day. Moreover, Los Angeles was situated in the southwest coast of the US. It had the warm and dry Mediterranean climate. Without a dark and humid environment, there was no way mushrooms could grow in the span of just one day. Clearly, this must havee from Aderick¡¯s newly-acquired ability. Xia Xiaolei stretched his hand out and gently touched it. Suddenly the mushroom erupted with a loud popping sound. A clump of dust-like spores erupted before scattering all around the floor. The spores quickly dispersed into the air and disappeared from sight. Lun Tai, however, frowned. His face turned grim. ¡°Don¡¯t carelessly touch it! What if we get infected as well?¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Qiao Qiao shook her head. ¡°The instance dungeon description has stated that the alien genes that appear in this instance dungeon cannot affect yers. Naturally, that includes us Awakened ones. Besides, the helicopter pilot and even the people seeking refuge here could be infected. That means these spores must have flooded this city long ago. It¡¯s alright for Xia Xiaolei to touch it.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just reminding him to be careful in the future.¡± Lun Tai nodded. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, the US Army has no chance of winning. If even a helicopter pilot can be infected, everyone must have already caught it. Only, not everyone will undergo mutation.¡± Roddy scratched his hair and said with a wry smile, ¡°Right now, we still do not know if the probability of mutating is dependent on the individual or time, or both. Regardless, the thing we feared the most has happened.¡± No matter how strong the army¡¯s firepower was, it would only be effective in a head on battle. With enough weapons, they can put a distance between them and the enemy and unleash a barrage of fire, pulverizing those flesh and blood mutant creatures from a distance. But when therade beside them, and maybe even they themselves, could suddenly undergo a mutation and attack those around them, the army would lose their biggest advantage. Additionally, this could deal a fatal blow to their morale. ¡°We have to leave this city, right now!¡± Her face dark, Qiao Qiao jumped through the hole in the ceiling tond on the rooftop once more. ¡°Leave?¡± Roddy hurriedly activated his mech thrusters to jump up as well. ¡°Right now?¡± Qiao Qiao said, ¡°More mutants will definitely appear in this city. No matter how high the mutation probability may be, when you consider the number of citizens here, the final number of mutants will surely be terrifying.¡± ¡°No matter how many of them there are, we will have to take them on sooner orter.¡± Roddy firmly objected. ¡°We can indeed leave this city to avoid these mutants for now. In the end, however, if we want toplete this instance dungeon, we will need to return and kill that Aderick!¡± ¡°At the very least, we should find a ce where there is no one and wait there!¡± Qiao Qiao was also very steadfast in her decision. ¡°The number of mutants inside this city will only rise higher and higher. Meanwhile, there is still over half an hour before Aderick¡¯s location is revealed. It is impossible for us to find him before his location is revealed. If we stay here for more than half an hour, the endless number of mutants will drag us down to our deaths.¡± Roddy gritted his teeth and turned towards Lun Tai. ¡°Lun Tai, you are the Guild Leader now. We¡¯ll listen to you! Do we continue to stay here or retreat from the city for now, you decide!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s brows were furrowed and he remained silent for a long time. ¡°What will it be, Lun Tai?!¡± Roddy grew somewhat anxious. Roddy watched as several mutants broke through the windows down below, jumping into the row of US military convoy. In but an instant, the mutants managed to inflict heavy casualties upon the US Army. Judging by the current development, the number of mutants would indeed grow increasingly high. ¡°We¡¯ll go.¡± Lun Tai finally decided. ¡°But we are not leaving. We will return to Griffith Park. There are still a lot of yers and Awakened ones there. It doesn¡¯t matter who they are, gather them all up! The difficulty level for this instance dungeon has increased to a point where we are no longer able to deal with it on our own. We need to gather up all the remainingbat forces. Then, we may have a small chance of winning.¡± ¡­ A small team ¨C one male and three females ¨C was running. asionally, they would turn around and open fire. There were tens of mutants, each of varying shapes, hot on their heels. Back then, this team had also waited for several days for the new system prompt. When the city suddenly fell into a state of chaos, they swiftly tracked the source of the mutant beasts and found Griffith Park. This team was not very strong. However, it was enough to deal with the mutant beasts. And while they had yet to receive the system prompt, they ignorantly headed towards Griffith Park. Originally, everything had proceeded smoothly. Their Team Leader, the male, was someone who had chosen the undead summoner development path. By using the undead creatures he summoned as meat shields, they were able to fight their way to the zoo. Just now, however, the enemies suddenly became stronger. Originally, the mutant creatures that they had to face were all wild animals. With the exception of their bigger physique and higher toughness, there was nothing special about them. But these new humanoid mutants, be it their strength, agility or defence, all had risen greatlypared to the wild animals. After two of their members were killed in action, the Team Leader immediately decided to retreat. However, the number of mutants seemed to be constantly increasing. While retreating, they had killed off several more mutants, but the number of mutants chasing them only increased instead. Should this continue, their whole team would be wiped out¡­ After making a turn at a corner, three more mutants jumped out before them. The one in the lead was two notches biggerpared to the other two. Its upper body was thick and muscr while its legs were rtively slender inparison. There was arge sac on its throat area. Seeing the team rushing in their direction, the three mutants immediately assumed a fighting stance. The two smaller mutants promptly rushed forward while the third one stayed put. It instead raised its head upwards before shooting out arge clump of viscous fluid that looked like phlegm. The four of them immediately darted to evade the viscous fluid attack. When the viscous fluidnded on the ground, it instantly burned a pot hole on the tar road. ¡°It¡¯s acid!¡± One of the female team members screamed, the index fingers and thumbs of both her hands folded to form a circle, which she aimed at the frontmost mutant. Next, she shouted, ¡°Decree, restrain!¡± The mutant that had been running forward instantly froze and its body tumbled down the ground. The other female member who sported blond wavy hair had already rushed forward, the war de in her hand hacking down the mutant¡¯s neck. But the moment the war de touched the mutant, blue light suddenly emerged from every part of the mutant¡¯s body. Coursing through the war de, the blue light flowed towards the blond-haired woman¡¯s body. With a shriek, the blond-haired woman¡¯s body became wrapped in electricity. Convulsing, her body then fell to the ground. ¡°Damn it! This fellow can emit electricity!¡± The Team Leader shouted and promptly rushed forward. He tried to carry the blond-haired woman, but the tens of mutants chasing after them were already approaching. Several bone spikes shot forward, zig zagging through the air. The air-piercing sound of the bone spikes was practically identical to that of bullets. The Team Leader had to make a flip to evade several of the bone spikes. But in doing so, he missed the chance to rescue his teammate. The acid-spitting mutant up ahead had already raised its head upwards again and it spat out a second mouthful of acid at the blond-haired woman. As for the other charging mutant, it had already arrived before the four-man team. It raised up both its arms and a dense row of des jutted out from the elbow areas. Like a mantis, it then swiped at the woman who was using the restraining skill. The third woman was the weakest in the team. She screamed as she frantically opened fire with the automatic rifle in her hand. However, most of the bullets were stopped by the mutant¡¯s hardened exoskeleton and were incapable of inflicting too much damage upon it. The woman who was using the restraining skill paled. She had to pull her hands back, breaking her stance. Next she pulled out a staff, which she positioned before her body. With the restraining skill gone, the mutant that was on the ground instantly flipped up, its bloody mouth swiftly moving to bite the blond woman on the ground. It¡¯s over! The Team Leader¡¯s eyes darkened. He knew he would not be able to block this wave of attacks. There was also no way to escape this encirclement. Boom! Following the sound of a heavy sniper rifle shot, the mutant that had just escaped from the restraining skill was struck by arge-calibre bullet. The powerful impact did not just tear apart its hard exoskeleton, it also caused the mutant¡¯s giant body to flip and fall to the ground. Before the Team Leader could react, he saw a figure appear in front of the acid-spitting mutant all of a sudden. Two short swords swiftly slid across the mutant¡¯s body, cutting it into two. The acid sac that was cut open immediately released vast quantities of acid. However, the figure was frighteningly fast. After performing the two shes, the figure instantly turned, disappearing and re-appearing somewhere over 10 metres away from the mutant. Not a single drop of the rain-like falling acid managed tond on her body. At the same time, a Sentinel mech suddenly descended from the sky. All the weapons equipped on the mech opened fire simultaneously, intercepting the tens of mutants who were pursuing them. In but tens of seconds, this wave of pursuing mutants that had put them in a miserable spot had beenpletely killed. ¡°You guys are...¡± The Team Leader quickly got up. He gaped at this small team that had suddenly saved them. In addition to the two who acted earlier, there were over 20 moreing from behind. Although they were dressed in different getups, all of them were wielding weapons and they wore either armour or protective suits. Such a big¡­ team? The Team Leader was bbergasted. Did he ¨C in this instance dungeon ¨C encounter the Thorned Flower Guild? ¡°An extreme change has happened to this instance dungeon. All teams need to work together to ensure our survival.¡± Qimu Xi easily slid her des back to their scabbards. Brushing her short hair for a moment, she then stepped forward. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if you are Awakened ones or yers. If you want to live, join us.¡± ¡°Join?¡± The Team Leader stared nkly at the girl emitting a cold killing intent and the Sentinel mech beside her. He was unable to recollect himself. ¡°You have 30 seconds to decide! There are many other teams waiting for our rescue in this area. Do not waste everyone¡¯s time.¡± Qimu Xi cast an indifferent look at him and pointed at those behind her. ¡°Six teams have already joined us. Add the other teams that my other teammates found, the total number of teams that have joined us is¡­ 10 teams, 93 people.¡± ¡°We¡­ we¡¯ll join! We¡¯ll join!¡± Only then did the Team Leader recollect himself. The guys standing before him were not from the same team. With the exception of the two fellows who took action earlier, many of them were sporting injuries. They were likely like him, men who were just rescued earlier. And although the two had only attacked for a short time just now, they had clearly shown how strong they were. Since this instance dungeon did not issue anypetition-type quests, there was no need to fight one another. Given how severe the current situation was, working together was naturally the best option. Moreover, the two fellows who took action earlier seemed so strong. Chapter 809 Chapter 809 Meteor Rock Guild had split up into three groups to gather up all the participants within the vast Griffith Park together. Although there was a considerable number of yers amongst them, given the situation, they had no choice but to bear with it and work together. These people had been fighting by themselves all around the park. Thus, when they grouped up, theirbat power instantly increased by arge margin. However, the number of mutants also gradually rose. Meteor Rock Guild and the hundred plus Awakened ones and yers that they rescued charged up a mountain. They relied on the observatory there to resist the mutants¡¯ assault. There were still 15 more minutes before the system revealed Aderick¡¯s location. ¡°I am Lun Tai, the acting Guild Leader of Meteor Rock Guild.¡± Lun Tai gently cleared his throat, a solemn expression on his face. ¡°Now, I will tell everyone what we know about this instance dungeon¡¯s current situation.¡± The Team Leaders for the tens of teams there stood before him. ¡°We don¡¯t have much time. That¡¯s why we could only do our best to gather up those inside this park. ording to what I¡¯ve heard so far¡­¡± Lun Tai considered before continuing, ¡°There should be a total of 18 teams, 121 people altogether. As for the areas outside this park, there should still be other teams. But since they chose not to head into this park, I believe that, be it their strength or courage, they would be below satisfactory. There is no need to worry about them.¡± The 18 Team Leaders there exchanged nces and nodded. They felt lucky. If they weren¡¯t inside the park at that very moment, there would have been no chance to join forces. The number of mutants was simply overwhelming. Additionally, their strength seemed to be growing with time. On their own, it was just a matter of time before this tsunami-like number of mutants engulfed them. ¡°I know that there are Awakened ones and yers here. There might even be some grudges between you fellows in the past. However, in this instance dungeon at least, I hope that you can put it aside. It doesn¡¯t matter who killed who in the past, who snatched what items from whom, or how you fellows would kill each other when you meet again in the next instance dungeon. Here, at this very moment, we need to sincerely join forces, otherwise¡­ everyone here will die.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not trying to scare you.¡± Lun Tai saw several of them frowning and continued, ¡°You all know that something has gone wrong with this instance dungeon, but you are probably still in the dark as to what exactly changed. ¡°Simply put, a team has obtained the quest item and initiated a hidden quest line. They took the ce of the monster created by the system to be this instance dungeon¡¯s BOSS. The power he possesses allows him to control the alien genes that were inside the meteorite and create a massive mutant army. Those are the mutants that you fellows encountered earlier. ¡°Because of his ability to infect others, the number of mutants is dependent on the number of ordinary humans in Los Angeles. In other words, it could go up to millions or tens of millions.¡± The faces of the Team Leaders there darkened slightly. Earlier, they had already sensed that the number of mutants was gradually increasing. They also had a foreboding feeling about it. But upon hearing that number from Lun Tai¡¯s mouth, there was no way they could remainpletely unfazed. ¡°However, there is no need to worry too much. As I have said, as long as we work together, there is still a chance of winning.¡± Lun Tai shifted the direction of the topic. ¡°At present, it would seem that not everyone infected would immediately mutate. We specte that it should have something to do with the individual¡¯s body. Meanwhile, there are only 10 more minutes left until the system reveals the BOSS¡¯ location. Once we receive the coordinates, we will set off right away and decapitate the leader before all the NPCs transform into mutants.¡± ¡°Ten minutes?¡± An old man with white hair frowned. ¡°The system is silent right now. How do you know it will give us the coordinates in ten minutes?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Why is it that only your team knows more?¡± ¡°Did the system give a prompt to your team alone?¡± ¡°Tell us! If you want us to risk our lives, you need to be clear with us!¡± Several of the Team Leaders started talking at once, asking questions. ¡°There is no need for you to know that.¡± Lun Tai coldly swept his eyes across them all. ¡°Every guild has their own secrets. I believe the same is true for you all. And let¡¯s be clear. We are just working together. You are not risking your lives for me. You are risking your lives for your own sake. If our Meteor Rock Guild did note rescue you fellows, would you still be alive right now? Would even half of you be left standing? If you want to live, fight alongside us. If you are unwilling, it¡¯s very simple¡­¡± Lun Tai pointed out the window. ¡°If you think that you would be risking your lives for us and be cannon fodders, you may leave anytime.¡± Outside, the sound of gunfire could be heard at all times. They were upying a small building in the observatory. And even though it was the most durable one, the mutants scattered about would asionally charge at their location. With the exception of the Team Leaders here, whom Lun Tai had brought to the top floor to discuss the situation of the instance dungeon, the other members were currently following the lead of the rest of the members of Meteor Rock Guild. They were split up amongst the various doors and windows and fought to stop the attacks. Thankfully, there were no longer any live humans inside Griffith Park. Time was needed for the mutants to reach their position. Due to that, they had a rtively easier time defending. However¡­ this was with over 100 men working together to defend the ce. Should any team choose to leave this building, they would likely stand no chance of surviving. In truth, Lun Tai himself was feeling troubled. If possible, he really did not want to do this. In most of the instance dungeons they participated in the past, whenever there was a need to work together with others, they would let Jiang Long make contact with the others. Lun Tai would never reveal himself. Thanks to the partnership between them and Meteor Rock Guild, Jiang Long¡¯s China branch managed to score a considerable number of points, bing the strongest one within Starfall Guild. Two months ago, Lun Tai made a firm decision to give up on the partnership between them and Jiang Long. In the beginning, due to theirck of strength, they needed to attract a certain number of Awakened ones to join their faction to ensure that they couldplete the hidden quests. That was true for many of the instance dungeons they had participated in. But when their strength had been developed to a sufficiently high level, continuing to carry Starfall Guild along with them would not be worthwhile. At any rate, in most of the instance dungeons they participated in, they could ¨C relying on the strength of their guild alone ¨C smoothly clear it and earn themselves a lot of points. Why should they hand over a portion of the points to help Starfall Guild expand? Naturally, the Star Sand deal that they had negotiated before this was still in effect. The 10,000 points obtained from selling Jiang Long the Star Sand every month was no longer a huge sum for the current Meteor Rock Guild. However, should they cut off this deal as well, it would be difficult for them to maintain a friendly rtionship. When they worked together in the past, the one that stood out would always be the China branch of Starfall Guild. Thus, very few people would know about the existence of Meteor Rock Guild. At present, however, Lun Tai had no choice but to step forward, summon the other teams and be the organizer. If possible, he had hoped that they could hide themselves and not have his team be known too much. But the current situation had left him with no other options. ¡°Cough¡­¡± The Team Leaders who spoke up earlier revealed awkward expressions. Looking at one another, they let out a few dry coughs and fell silent. ¡°No one objects, right? Good.¡± Lun Tai nodded. ¡°Then, let¡¯s hurry up and make arrangements for our next course of action. Firstly, give me a roughyout and strength of your teams.¡± After a moment¡¯s hesitation, the Team Leader of the small team with one male and three females cleared his throat. He was the first to speak up. ¡°Buck¡¯s Harem Guild, four members, our skills¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°I¡­ holy shit!¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes bulged and he turned to look at Qiao Qiao, who was beside him. Mutants in the surrounding area would rush towards the observatory sporadically, but the 100 plus participants there ¨C now united ¨C were able to stop them. As for the members of Meteor Rock Guild, they only needed to oversee the situation for now. They would only take action during critical moments. At that very moment, Roddy and Qiao Qiao were standing at a corner side of the rooftop, observing the situation of the battlefield. Just now, the system had given them a prompt. [Prompt: A yer has initiated a hidden quest. Gene Proliferation: Devour the embryo inside the alien meteorite and obtain the Species Lord status. [The system¡¯s protection period has ended. Now announcing the coordinates for the Species Lord¡¯s location. [Current quest: Kill the Species Lord.] Following the prompt, the coordinates for a ce appeared on everyone¡¯s personal radar. However, the ce was located far away from the urban area of Los Angeles. It was over 50 kilometres away in the northeast direction, a mountainous area. ¡°This¡­ so far?!¡± Roddy swore furiously. ¡°Damn it! We had assumed that, even if he isn¡¯t around the zoo, he wouldn¡¯t be too far away. But now, we have to bring so many people with us¡­¡± Qiao Qiao¡¯s face was also somewhat contorted. If it had been just them, the members of Meteor Rock Guild, they could have boarded the Tidal Fighter. This distance would not have been an issue and they would be able to fly over in an instant. The others on the other hand, would have their hands full just facing the nigh unlimited number of mutants. Not to mention, there was still Aderick, the former titan from Zero City. Bringing all of them across a distance of over 50 kilometres¡­ it would most likely end up killing them as well. ¡°Roddy, gather up in front of the main entrance.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s voice came from the guild channel. ¡°Prepare to set off!¡± ¡°This is just¡­ fine, understood!¡± Roddy gritted his teeth and leaped down the rooftop. Quickly, everyone gathered at the entrance. Although mutants would still appear from time to time, they were incapable of threatening them. Three Thunderstorm Tanks had been brought out to defend their surroundings. ¡°I said it before, we need to sincerely work together. So, we will first show our sincerity.¡± Lun Tai smiled as he looked at the expressions of surprise, envy and excitement on the faces of the three Team Leaders there. ¡°Dawn¡¯s First Glimmer Guild, Firebone Guild and Moonlight Lizards, each of you take one. Naturally¡­ after this instance dungeon is over, you need to return them to us.¡± ¡°Of course! Of course!¡± The Team Leader of the Moonlight Lizards was a short, middle-aged man. He quickly walked forward to stand before the Thunderstorm Tank closest to him. Reaching out with his hand, he stroked it for a while, his body nearly trembling. Since the destruction of Zero City, the high-level guilds from the world of Awakened ones had been badly damaged. These three teams had around 20 men and their strength was quite good. Even so, a high-grade item like the Thunderstorm Tank was something they had only ever seen. They had never gotten to use one before. And while Lun Tai did mention that he was just lending the Thunderstorm Tanks to them temporarily, to be returned after this instance dungeon was over, to be able to temporarily use a Thunderstorm Tank inside an instance dungeon was already an unexpected stroke of fortune. ¡°There are also weapons and ammo.¡± This time, Lun Tai addressed everyone there. ¡°If the ranged weapons on you are not good enough, or if you do not have enough ammo,e get it.¡± Lun Tai then brought out a pile of energy-type weapons from his storage gear, piling them up at his feet. ¡°One team at a time. Take turns and refrain from making a ruckus! Buck¡¯s Harem Guild, just now, you were the first to tell us about your team. You fellows get to pick first.¡± Under the envious gazes of everyone present, Buck led his three female team members towards Lun Tai. With a wide smile on his face, he took the highest-grade energy weapon there and the corresponding ammo. The second team, the third team¡­ Soon, all the weapons and ammo there had been split up. All of those who had obtained the firearms there stroked the new weapon in their hands, a smile on their faces. At the same time, they were secretly feeling shocked. This Meteor Rock Guild was not only strong and in possession of great resources, but they were also very generous. All things aside, the three Thunderstorm Tanks alone was terrifying enough. For the average guild, even having one would immediately give them a great boost in power. But why¡­ have they never heard of this guild before? ¡°All taken?¡± Lun Tai looked around. ¡°Then, let¡¯s head out. Dawn¡¯s First Glimmer Guild, Firebone Guild, you two use your Thunderstorm Tanks to pave a path forward. Moonlight Lizards, you guard the rear. The other teams, follow my previous arrangements and advance under the cover of the tanks. Our objective¡­ Rosemont Preserve!¡± Chapter 810 Chapter 810 Aderick stood atop a hill with his hands behind his back as he looked down at the valley below. The valley had been transformedpletely. All the trees there had been cut down. Even the stumps under the ground had been dug up. There in ce of the trees were giant, pupa-like organic structures. The organic structures filled practically the entire valley. A tube-shaped object extended down from the bottom part of every one of the pupa-like structures, connecting with one another like spiderwebs to extend to the other end of the valley. At the other end of the valley was the ¨C much bigger ¨C heart-like organic structure that Aderick used earlier. At present, it had grown even bigger than before. At least several metres in height, it was like a small hill. Every beat would cause the surroundingnds to quake slightly. Above the giant heart was a huge opening. There, countless mutated citizens lined up orderly, moved forward in a file and were devoured by the massive heart. All the tubes beneath the giant pupa-like structures were connected to the massive heart in the end. The tubes moved rhythmically, following the heartbeats of the heart. As the tubes were translucent, it was possible to vaguely see ¨C with the illumination from the sun ¨C fluid flowing through the tubes. Every pupa contracted and expanded slowly, following a certain rhythm. After some time, a pupa would open up and a mutant monster would emerge from it. These monsters had various forms. Compared to the spore-infected mutant citizens in Los Angeles, the monsters that came out from the pupa were not only bigger, but also clearly more flexible. They seemed in possession of a certain level of intellect. ¡°Guild Leader, these guys¡­ are you sure they will not be a threat to us?¡± Up on the hill, Theodore, who was standing behind Aderick, asked in a whisper. The scene unfolding before them had been going on for half an hour. As for Aderick, he had simply been standing there, his head lowered as he monitored what was happening in the valley. He had not moved even half a step. After Aderick emerged from it, the massive heart had undergone a rapid secondary growth. At the same time, hundreds of tubes emerged from it before the ends of the tubes transformed into monstrous pupae. Half an hour ago, the mutated citizens from Los Angeles began arriving non-stop to enter the heart. Like nutrients, the mutated citizens were devoured by the heart and supplied into the monstrous pupae. In the end, even stronger monsters were born. Although the mutated citizens had been greatly transformed, it was at least possible to see that they were once human. But these monsters that emerged from the pupae, there was no longer any trace of human features on them. The entire valley had be a massive monster production factory. ¡°Guild Leader, our location has been revealed!¡± Theodore made his way to stand right behind Aderick and asked in a hushed tone, ¡°We¡­ should we move?¡± ¡°Move? Why should we move?¡± Aderick reflexively chuckled. Turning around, he said, ¡°With the protection period gone, our location will be revealed forever. No matter where we go, our location in the participants¡¯ radars will always be refreshed. ¡° ¡°I know.¡± Theodore nodded. ¡°I¡¯m just worried that, if they find this ce¡­ wouldn¡¯t it be bad?¡± It was clear that the monstrous pupae in the valley were creating more soldiers, upgrading the mutants. Although Theodore was uncertain how much stronger they would be after this second mutation, he believed that his Guild Leader would not do anything pointless. ¡°You mean to say, by moving away, we can prevent the enemy from discovering this valley?¡± Aderick smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Theodore. They don¡¯t even have the chance of reaching this ce. The number of mutants I¡¯ve modified is now¡­¡± Aderick made a quick calction. ¡°There are now over 2,000 of them. Judging by their movement speed, it will take them at least one more hour to reach this ce. By then, we will have at least 5,000 high-level mutants.¡± ¡°How do you know how fast they are moving?¡± Theodore was taken aback. ¡°Also, just 5,000¡­ is it really enough?¡± ¡°Even if those mutants have not been modified before, their bodies share the same alien genes as mine. Do not forget, I have now taken the position of the Species Lord.¡± Aderick patted Theodore¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I can sense their general positions. Just now, I sensed a high number of deaths from the zoo. Moreover, it¡¯sing this way. As for the number of high-level mutants¡­¡± Aderickughed conceitedly. ¡°As of now, I havepletely fused with the Species Lord. These modified mutants have to obey me unconditionally. Their thoughts are my thoughts, my thoughts are their thoughts. Rather, so long as I will it, I can, at any given time, synchronize my thoughts with any one of them.¡± ¡°Synchronize?¡± Theodore pondered it for a moment before responding, surprise in his voice. ¡°You mean¡­ the equivalent of entering those monster¡¯s bodies?¡± ¡°That¡¯s an apt understanding.¡± Aderick nodded. A monster with a lion¡¯s head, a bodypletely covered in scales and a scorpion tail on its back had just emerged from one of the pupae and it roared skywards. Suddenly, it turned its gaze to the hill beside it. Its eyes were fixed upon Theodore. ¡°Just like this. Do you understand now, Theodore?¡± Theodore watched as Aderick¡¯s voice rang out from the monster¡¯s mouth. Shocked, he turned to look at Aderick, who turned around and smiled at him before saying with the same tone, ¡°Just like this. Do you understand now, Theodore?¡± ¡°This¡­¡± Theodore was practically bbergasted. ¡°As for theirbat power¡­ since you¡¯re worried, you should give it a try.¡± Aderick smiled. Without any overt movements from him, several of the monsters below leapt up. With just a few jumps, they made it to the top of the hill. ¡°I want you to fight with everything you have!¡± ¡­ After leaving the zoo, the number of mutants instantly increased. Two Thunderstorm Tanks were at the vanguard position, moving forward at medium speed. Their turret muzzles would always aim ahead at areas with the highest concentration of mutants. Every volley would blow tens of mutants into smithereens. There were around seven to eight men standing on either side of each Thunderstorm Tank. Holding firearms, they opened fire non-stop toplement the Thunderstorm Tanks¡¯ main turret¡¯s firepower. Additionally, there were over ten men wielding melee weapons who formed a semi-circle shape to protect the Thunderstorm Tanks. They stared ahead with vignt eyes. asionally, when a mutant made their way through the bombardment, they would promptly charge forward to stop the mutant. Upon killing the mutant, they would quickly retreat and not be entangled in a fight. Behind the two Thunderstorm Tanks and their escorts were tens of pickup trucks. Those pickups were not system props. Rather, they were vehicles that were collected from the streets earlier for use. Every vehicle had a driver while the rest were on the truck bed. Half of them were seated, resting while the other half were standing vigntly. At the very end was the third Thunderstorm Tank driven by the Moonlight Lizards Guild. It had the simr arrangement of personnel for fire support and melee defenders. While advancing, they also wiped out the mutantsing from the rear. Lun Tai oversaw them all from the very centre. He was constantly monitoring their surroundings. Soo Soo and Qiao Qiao were there beside him while the rest were scattered amongst the various teams. Each of them was in charge of several teams. As for Roddy, he was piloting the Tidal Fighter, hovering above the whole group at a low altitude of 100 metres. He provided them with fire support from above at all times. Their group had been advancing for half an hour. Every ten minutes, they would rotate shifts, making sure that one third of their men were always standing guard around the Thunderstorm Tanks. Those men would have a 20-minute break. Lun Tai did not mess with the original structure of the various teams. Instead, he did his best to have them maintain their original structure as they advanced. Every team would ¨C following their size ¨C travel in the pickup trucks and change shifts punctually. They had the Thunderstorm Tanks as their pir and the Tidal Fighter hovering around providing support. Thus, even though the surrounding mutants had been constantly rushing towards them, their group had not suffered from a single casualty thus far. All they aplished was leave blown-up bodies of the monsters behind the group. ¡°The situation appears fine, Lun Tai! With this speed, we will need at most 20 more minutes before arriving at the location. The coordinates have not changed at all. Looks like the other party is very confident. He¡¯s staying there, waiting for us to arrive and die to him.¡± Roddy said through the guild channel. He was seated in azy posture in the Tidal Fighter¡¯s pilot seat. After the identification of friendlies and foes had been inputted into it, the Tidal Fighter waspletely capable of automatically flying and opening fire at the enemy on the ground. There were enough men and firepower on the ground. Thus, in order to conserve energy and ammo, the Tidal Fighter would only open fire upon areas with the highest concentration of mutants. It was merely aimed at dispersing them. So far, not a single flight-capable mutant that could threaten the Tidal Fighter had appeared. With that, Roddy became the most idle person in the entire group. ¡°He does have the ability to do that.¡± Lun Tai raised his head to look at the Tidal Fighter above them and said coolly, ¡°He is an [S] ss leader of Zero City¡¯s resident guild. And now, in this instance dungeon, he has obtained such power. One careless move from us and we could end up facing aplete guild extermination in seconds.¡± ¡°Hehe¡­ don¡¯t we also have an [S] ss on our side?¡± Xia Xiaolei interjected, joining the guild channel. ¡°Brother Da Gang may not necessarily be weaker than him, right? With him here, our odds of winning are not that low.¡± Even though he already knew that Da Gang was Tian Lie, Xia Xiaolei was still more ustomed to addressing him as Da Gang. Roddy stopped talking. ¡°Enough. Next time, if there¡¯s nothing, don¡¯t spout nonsense!¡± Feeling distressed for Roddy, Qiao Qiao hastily said in a fierce tone. She then said to Xia Xiaolei, ¡°Be careful of our surroundings and keep an eye on your radar at all times. Do not think that you can act casually because of your strong regenerative power. Even someone with a monstrous body like Tian Lie can die, let alone you.¡± ¡°Understood!¡± Xia Xiaolei obediently lowered his head to admit his mistake. Suddenly, he said, ¡°Eh, Sister Qiao Qiao, it looks like¡­ there are some life signatures moving very quickly. Additionally, they are moving in a straight line!¡± They were still at the edge of the city area. And while there were no longer any high-rise buildings, theyout of the buildings made it so the mutants could only move along the roads. For Xia Xiaolei¡¯s sensory organs to detect creatures moving in a straight line, perhaps¡­ ¡°Roddy, be on alert. Flying creatures might appear at any time. Nicole, take to the sky and prepare to cover for Roddy.¡± Nicole and Tian Lie had joined Meteor Rock Guild for now, allowing them to temporarily use the guild¡¯s guild channel inside this instance dungeon. ¡°Understood.¡± Nicole gave a short reply and immediately flew up from the front part of their group into the sky where she hovered around the Tidal Fighter. ¡°Argh!¡± A wretched shriek suddenly came from the front. Lun Tai, who was standing on a pickup truck, turned towards the source of the shriek. Two melee-type Awakened ones were covered in acid and they rolled on the ground. The acid had burned through the low-grade protective suits and was now starting to burn their skin. One blister after another emerged and erupted. Before them was the giant corpse of a fallen mutant. There was arge blown-up hole on its abdomen area. The acid earlier had burst out from its corpse, which blew up upon its death. ¡°Members of the same team, help them up the back of your vehicles and start treatment. Continue advancing. Do not stop.¡± Every vehicle had been equipped with a walkie-talkie. After Lun Tai gave themand, the team members of the two injured men quickly rushed forward and sprayed the two men with a neutralizing agent. Next, they carried the two up into an empty pickup truck. First, they gave each of the two wounded men a Healing Beast Blood before swiftly proceeding with injury treatment. ¡°The strength of the acid is not high.¡± Tian Lie looked at them for a moment before talking into the guild channel. ¡°Only, the timing of the self-destruct was somewhat abrupt. With just a simple treatment, those two fellows will be able to quickly regain theirbat power.¡± ¡°But we¡¯ve never encountered this type of mutants before.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face was grim as he stared ahead at the two Awakened ones who were undergoing emergency treatment on the truck bed. ¡°Looks like¡­ these monsters are still evolving.¡± ¡°True enough. New guys havee!¡± Roddy shouted his lungs out. Up in the sky, sporadic silhouettes of the mutants began to appear. They sported insect-like membranous wings, bird-like feather wings and even bat-like or pterosaur-like leather wings as they charged towards their convoy of vehicles at high velocity. ¡°Every vehicle, provide fire cover! Our group will increase our velocity to 30 kilometres per hour.¡± Lun Tai¡¯s voice came from the walkie-talkies again. Before he even gave themand, though, the men on the pickup trucks had spontaneously brought out their firearms, aimed them at the mutants up in the sky and began firing. Roddy also swiftly increased the Tidal Fighter¡¯s velocity, expanding its cover radius and changing the aim of the Tidal Fighter¡¯s artillery fire from the ground to the sky. Nicole was hovering around the Tidal Fighter, the energy cannons of her Floater opening fire swiftly to shoot down all the mutants that came close to the Tidal Fighter. ¡°If it¡¯s just this, then we should be fine. As long as monsters with long-ranged attacks do not appear in a high number, our overall formation will not be easily disrupted.¡± Bei Tai was standing on a pickup truck all on his own, a pile of steel ingots beside him. His left arm had transformed into an anti-aircraft machinegun, which he aimed up in the sky to open fire non-stop. ¡°However, judging by the way the situation is developing, that might actually happen.¡± ¡°Damn it! If you¡¯re my brother, watch your mouth, you crow¡¯s mouth!¡± Lun Tai chided with a furious face. For some unknown reason, the mutants around them had suddenly be much stronger than before. The previous mutants had still retained a general human form. The new mutants that appeared, however, showed clear changes in their appearances. Quadrupedal, insect-like, with wings¡­ This was neither those wild beasts from the zoo that simply had their size increased nor the mutated humans from the second wave. Rather, they had mixed the characteristics of the two groups, as though they had been randomly mashed together. In terms of offensive methods, these new mutants had more tricks up their sleeves. Some could spit out acid from a distance and some could fire out spikes. Those melee-type mutants also became better at fighting, more agile and more durable. ¡°The pressure is a little¡­ big! Brother Lun Tai!¡± By relying on his super strong ability to recover and versatility, Xia Xiaolei had been constantly at the vanguard position. At that very moment, however, he too was struggling somewhat. Although the Bug Armour¡¯s regenerative ability was formidable, it required plenty of energy replenishment. Since these new mutants appeared, the rate at which Xia Xiaolei opened fire with his thermal sters had multiplied several times over. In but a few minutes¡¯ time, he¡¯d had to consume a sack of white sugar to provide more power to the thermal ster. ¡°Tian Lie, head to the front!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s brows furrowed. ¡°Don¡¯t you have area-of-effect skills? It¡¯s time to use them! If you need steel ingots to replenish yourself, get them from Bei Tai!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t give me orders, you son of a bitch!¡± Tian Lie said with a grin, but rushed to the frontmost part of their group. Jumping onto a Thunderstorm Tank, he opened his mouth and roared, creating a soundwave which spread forward. In the areas swept by the soundwave, cracks split open upon the tar road while the mutants were quaked to the point of being thrown to the ground. The few at the very front were further quaked to the point of having their bodies turned to minced meat. ¡°This fellow. His temper has gotten better.¡± Roddy looked down from the cockpit and mumbled softly. Chapter 811 Chapter 811 ¡°Manager, it is as you anticipated. The location has been disyed. Additionally, it is not in Griffith Park!¡± Inside a Tidal Fighter that was cruising through the sky, Tong You briskly made his way to the rear cabin. He looked at Jiang Long with admiration. ¡°Are you saying¡­ you did not believe me until now?¡± Jiang Long looked at Tong You with a half-hearted smile. Inside the cabin were over ten fully-armed Awakened ones. Every one of them gave off a look of dauntlessness. They were the elite members from Starfall Guild¡¯s China branch. ¡°Of course not.¡± Tong You wiped his sweat and hastily shook his head. ¡°Only¡­ back then, many teams had gathered at Griffith Park while you insisted on leaving immediately. Actually, we¡­¡± He turned to look at the other team members inside the cabin and continued with a smile, ¡°¡­ felt somewhat puzzled. Back then, we all thought that the final BOSS would be there.¡± ¡°If you fellows can make the right decisions, what¡¯s the point in me being the manager?¡± Jiang Long responded with a faint smile. ¡°Now, where are we?¡± ¡°There are five more minutes until we reach our destination. The one you mentioned¡­¡± Tong You checked it for a moment before saying, ¡°Wickenburg.¡± ¡°Very good.¡± Jiang Long nodded. ¡°Then¡­ where should wend?¡± ¡°No, we will not bending.¡± Unexpectedly, Jiang Long shook his head. ¡°We¡¯ll just wait in the sky.¡± ¡°Wait?¡± Tong You grew surprised. ¡°Wait for what?¡± ¡°Naturally, we¡¯re waiting for¡­¡± Jiang Long revealed an enigmatic smile. ¡°Air Force One.¡± ¡°The aircraft used exclusively by the US President? He¡¯lle here? Manager, could it be you want me to¡­ possess his body?¡± Tong You revealed a wry smile. ¡°My skill has a range limit of only 50 metres. Additionally, I need to concentrate for five minutes. There must not be any interruptions. In the past, taking over Cao Cao¡¯s body in an instance dungeon that uses cold weapons, it¡¯s not that hard. But the US President¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll create an opportunity for you.¡± Jiang Long did not even look at Tong You. There was a calm look on his face. ¡°Alright¡­¡± Tong You thought about it uncertainly for a while before continuing to ask, ¡°Just what is your battle n this time? Can you tell me about it first? Also, I still don¡¯t understand. Why did you, without contacting Meteor Rock Guild, secretly brought us into this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Naturally¡­¡± Jiang Long yed with a chip in his hand and he revealed an enigmatic smile again. ¡°To kill them in advance!¡± A gorgeous multi-coloured light flowed through the surface of the chip. The light of Star Sand. ¡­ Theodore gasped for air as he sat on the ground. Before himy the corpses of over a hundred monsters. Some corpses were covered in de wounds, some were burning fiercely and some were covered in frost. Theodore¡¯s body was also covered in scars. ¡°Fifty this time.¡± Aderick nodded satisfactorily. ¡°Do you want to try more?¡± ¡°Forget it¡­ I say, Guild Leader¡­ in the beginning, we agreed on five. After I killed them, it became ten, then twenty¡­ are you trying to kill me?¡± Theodore shook his head wearily as he brought out two Healing Beast Blood. ¡°This is just a test. There is no need to fight to the very limit. Later, I might still need to face the other yers and Awakened ones in this instance dungeon. Let me save some stamina.¡± ¡°No need.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°Also, keep the Healing Beast Blood.¡± Theodore raised his head in surprise as he watched another mutant monster walked forward to stand before him. The monster was over three metres tall, but it had no head. Most of its body parts were growing out from its huge belly. It staggered as it walked. Its coarse and uneven skin aside, it looked like a penguin somewhat. On its huge belly was a big mouth. ¡°Go in.¡± When the monster arrived before Theodore, Aderick pointed to the mouth on the monster¡¯s belly. Then, the monster stood there and straightened its posture. Next, it opened its big mouth. ¡°Err.¡± Theodore looked at the big mouth. There were no teeth inside, only faint-yellow fluids flowing inside. It looked very disgusting. ¡°Healing. It¡¯s faster and moreprehensivepared to Healing Beast Blood,¡± Aderick said coolly. Theodore clenched his teeth and nodded before entering the monster¡¯s big mouth. After his whole body was inside the monster¡¯s body, the big mouth quickly closed up and even more fluids were secreted. Like a cistern, the water level kept rising. ¡°Take a good rest. Don¡¯t worry.¡± Even though he was inside the body of the mutant monster, he could still clearly hear Aderick¡¯s voice. ¡°You¡¯ll be fine after a nap.¡± Although the fluids appeared disgusting, when Theodore¡¯s body waspletely submerged in the fluids, he instead felt warmth enveloping his whole body. An itchy feeling came from the wounds he took earlier. And even though the fluids filled his mouth and nose, Theodore was surprised to find that it did not affect his breathing at all. Amidst the feeling of warmth, his consciousness began to gradually blur. ¡­ Theodore slowly opened his eyes, as though he was waking up from a most beautiful dream. The monster¡¯s body had opened up and Aderick continued to stand before him. ¡°I¡­ fell asleep just now?¡± Theodore shook his head and crawled out of the monster¡¯s body. ¡°His fluids have an anaesthetic effect.¡± Aderick patted Theodore¡¯s shoulder. Behind him stood a high number of mutant monsters. ¡°Come, give it another try. This time, one hundred.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Theodore uttered with a bitter look. ¡°Guild Leader, just now, facing fifty, I was already nearly¡­¡± ¡°Begin.¡± Without waiting for Theodore to finish talking, Aderick had already stepped backwards. The mutant monsters behind him were already ¨C like a tsunami ¨C rushing towards Theodore. Gritting his teeth, Theodore saw no other option but to pull out the dual des on his waist. sh! With one sh, the three monsters leading the charge were cut into six parts. ¡°This¡­¡± Theodore was shocked. The strength of these mutants, enhanced through the pupae, was on apletely different levelpared to those who directly mutated from ordinary humans. In the previous fight against fifty of these mutants, killing all of them was already Theodore¡¯s limit. At present, however, Theodore found that killing these monsters had be much easier. In but two minutes, the one hundred monsters had all fallen to the ground. Theodore, on the other hand, had not suffered from a single wound on his body. ¡°I¡­¡± Theodore lowered his head, looking at both his hands. ¡°I grew stronger?¡± ¡°I gave you a gic augmentation. In addition to healing you, it could also increase your physical attributes to a certain extent.¡± A smile appeared on Aderick¡¯s face. ¡°Naturally, it is limited to basic attributes like speed and strength. It cannot affect the skills given by the system. However, the effects of this augmentation will be maximized for melee types like you.¡± ¡°I¡­ I have been modified?¡± Theodore was shocked and he hastily lowered his head to check his body. ¡°I¡¯ve also be like those disgusting monsters?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Naturally, you did not.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°It just adjusted and augmented the genes that you already have. It did not inject the alien genes into you. Though, if that happens, the level of augmentation you¡¯ll receive will not be limited to just this, but¡­¡± By then, Theodore had confirmed that his appearance remained the same and he breathed a sigh of relief. He then raised his head, a somewhat lost look on his face. ¡°I can be even stronger? Then, why didn¡¯t you do it? I¡­ no, it¡¯s we¡­ we need power!¡± ¡°Injecting alien genes into you means that you will lose your mind. You will truly be like one of those things. Do not forget, I am the Species Lord.¡± Aderick gave Theodore a profound stare. ¡°They are just tools. You, on the other hand, you are my teammate.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry!¡± Seeing Theodore about to say something, Aderick walked forward to pat him on the shoulder. ¡°This instance dungeon, it is our victory! Rather, there will be no need for the two of us to take action. These mutants alone are enough to deal with all the teams in this instance dungeon. Even in the future¡­¡± Theodore looked at the corpses of the monsters around him and hesitated for a moment. ¡°But earlier, I¡­ killed a good number of them.¡± Aderick raised his head skywards andughed. ¡°Theodore, do you still not have a good grasp of the current situation?¡± Theodore shook his head nkly. Aderick ced his hands on Theodore¡¯s shoulders and looked straight into Theodore¡¯s eyes. ¡°Listen well, Theodore. Let me tell you what kind of power I now possess.¡± ¡°The area for this time¡¯s instance dungeon covers the entire Greater Los Angeles region. This ce has a poption size of over 17 million. My spores have infected 99% of them all, injecting them with alien genes! Listen properly, that¡¯s over 17 million! ¡°Due to the individual differences of their bodies, not all of them have mutated and a good number of them were killed by those who mutated. But regardless if it¡¯s 10 million or 1 million, that number is already an astronomical number for the Awakened ones! ¡°Those basic mutants do not possess any special abilities, but their number ¨C for any instance dungeon ¨C can already be considered as¡­ infinite! ¡°They can either be cannon fodder for intercepting and besieging the other teams or be nutrients for me to cultivate high-level mutants!¡± Aderick then released his grip and turned around to face the valley. Numerous basic mutants were in the process of walking towards the heart. Farther ahead, with the nutrients provided by the heart, the pupae cultivated out an unending number of high-level mutants. ¡°The other Awakened teams and yer teams have already grouped up and are following the coordinates given by the system toe towards our location. However, it is impossible for them to arrive here! Do not forget, I can link my mind with the modified high-level mutants to see everything that¡¯s happening in the battlefield. Following the state of the battlefield, I am also constantly adjusting the genes of the mutants. I¡¯m feeling around for the most suitable gene fragments to imnt and create a species most suited for battle. Soon enough, they will be drowned under a tidal wave of mutants. Not a single one would remain!¡± Only then did Theodore noticed it. The monsters now emerging from the pupae possessed external appearances that he had never seen before. Additionally, they now have more distinctive characteristics. ¡°The adjustment process is pretty muchplete. Five most suitablebinations have been determined.¡± Aderick stretched his hand to point at the mutant monsters below. ¡°Assault-type, assassin-type, sniper-type, ranged-type and flying-type. They¡­ will take our ce, wiping out all the other teams in this instance dungeon. And also¡­ all our future enemies!¡± ¡°Theodore. From this moment onwards, everything will change.¡± When Theodore heard those words from Aderick, his heart thumped as though a heavy hammer had struck his heart. ¡°In the past, in every instance dungeon we participated in, we¡¯ve only engaged in battles. From this day onwards, it will be upgraded to be¡­ wars!¡± ¡°Guild Leader¡­¡± Theodore looked down at the foot of the mountain. The mutants were like productsing out from a factory¡¯s assembly line. Assuming a formation, they then marched forward. Seeing that made all the blood in his body boil. But his surging emotions quickly turned to a mix of regret, unwillingness and rage. He then punched the ground furiously. ¡°If¡­ if back then¡­¡± ¡°If back then, I possess this power¡­ Zero City will not be destroyed?¡± Aderick interrupted Theodore. ¡°You¡¯re wrong, Theodore. That is impossible.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Theodore promptly jerked his head up. ¡°With such a high number of mutants, why would we fear the Thorned Flower Guild? Why would we fear the Electronic Guardians?¡± ¡°Do not forget. Back then, Zero City¡¯s gate was sealed off.¡± Aderick sighed softly. ¡°The requirement for building an army of mutants is that we have enough NPCs to infect. Back then, we did not have such an opportunity.¡± Theodore nodded dejectedly. In his excitement, he had overlooked that issue. ¡°No matter,¡± Aderick said softly. ¡°Zero City¡¯s destruction was indeed a very big blow to us. However, we have once again obtained an opportunity. We may never be able to get back Zero City, but at least¡­¡± His voice turned as cold as ice. ¡°At least, we have to return, stand before all the Awakened ones and yers, and tell them, not everyone from Zero City died. More, we will never die! And, in the face of our will for vengeance, be it Thorned Flower Guild or Shen¡­ all will be utterly destroyed!¡± Chapter 812 Chapter 812 Although the number of mutants and their strength was rising higher and higher, the group continued to slowly and firmly advance. However, their group had started suffering from casualties. ¡°Damn it! Lun Tai, if this keeps up, do you think we¡¯ll be able to push all the way to the destination?¡± Roddy was still piloting the Tidal Fighter. All of its drones had been sent out and all the weapons on the Tidal Fighter was constantly firing. He shouted to Lun Tai through the guild channel. ¡°Damn it, there are too many enemies in the sky! The Tidal Fighter cannot hold on anymore!¡± ¡°Then get down here!¡± Lun Tai was also worried that something might happen to the Tidal Fighter and he quickly gave Roddy the order. ¡°Bei Tai, Tian Lie, Xia Xiaolei, clear a space in front!¡± The other members of Meteor Rock Guild had scattered around the group to provide support. By now, Tian Lie had seemingly gotten used to epting Lun Tai¡¯s order. And while he did not reply, he quickly rushed towards the position marked by Lun Tai. A roar mmed into several of the mutants gathered there, shattering them to bits. Bei Tai had spent all this time on the truck bed on one of the pickup trucks, not moving even half a step away. He moved his left hand, sending a barrage of bullets to sweep the area in front of Tian Lie. Xia Xiaolei bent his body before kicking the ground with both feet. His figure charged into the mutant group ahead while both his hands transformed out bone des. shing like a hurricane, he quickly carved out a field of corpses. They had swiftly cleared out a temporarynding pad. ¡°Hurry, Roddy! We don¡¯t have long!¡± Lun Tai shouted. ¡°Do I f**king not know that?!¡± Roddy muttered furiously as he quickly moved the Tidal Fighter down. Quickly, he kept it into his storage gear before bringing out his Sentinel mech. Even though their current situation was very grim, it was not yet to the point where he needed to use his trump card, the Gundam. Nicole had been flying up in the sky to defend the Tidal Fighter. After Roddynded the Tidal Fighter, she toonded. And while she appeared tired, she forced herself onwards. Bringing out the Ion Pulse Sword, she charged into another group of mutants. Although it was safer to attack usingser cannons, it also consumed more energy. In this battle where there was almost no end in sight, she chose to engage in a meleebat. ¡°We can¡¯t hold on anymore! We have to retreat back for now!¡± The Guild Leader of Dawn¡¯s First Glimmer Guild rushed towards Lun Tai, an agitated expression on his face. ¡°Two of our team members are already injured! Many of our skills are on cooldown! We need to rest!¡± ¡°Those are just injuries! Did you not see that guys from other teams have died?!¡± Lun Tai sent him a cold nce. ¡°Enough nonsense and just bear with it! Did you think you were given the Thunderstorm Tank for no reason?!¡± ¡°If we keep taking them on, our men are going to die!¡± Huan Yu clenched his fists. ¡°If they die, then they die! This is a bloody instance dungeon! Would no one die here?¡± Lun Tai impatiently waved him off. ¡°If you insist on retreating, fine. Hand over the Thunderstorm Tank and you fellows can rest for 15 minutes!¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± Huan Yu revealed a hesitant expression. Lun Tai sneered. ¡°You want to use it? If you want to use it, then just f**king head to the front and fight!¡± Seeing Huan Yu run back resentfully, Lun Tai secretly swore. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that I¡¯d given you guys a Thunderstorm Tank, would you only have two wounded fellows right now? Several of your men would probably have died. In order to have the horse run, it must be fed with grass. Lun Tai understood that very well. But now that I have given you the grass, you¡¯d better run! Huan Yu jumped onto a pickup truck. As he was giving orders through their guild channel, a highly concentrated wave of bone spikes shot towards him. Huan Yu swiftly brought out a handkerchief, which unfolded before him, growing in size to a three-metre square handkerchief. The bone spikes struck the handkerchief only to create a series of muffled sounds. Not a single one managed to pierce through. At the same time, however, tens of round spheres the size of watermelons descended from the sky above to strike the surface of the handkerchief. The spheres were yellowish-green in colour and appeared soft. It was as though there was liquid inside them. After striking the handkerchief, they suddenly erupted to spray outrge clumps of liquid. The handkerchief had been staying suspended in mid-air by itself. But upon making contact with the liquid, it was instantly broken down. Riddled with holes, it gently fell to the ground. The liquid also sttered onto several Awakened ones who were too close to the area. Immediately, it burned through their protective suits and they rolled on the ground, screaming in pain. ¡°My Shockright Cloth!¡± Huan Yu immediately let out a pained cry. But before he was done crying out, another concentrated wave of bone spikes flew over. The grade of the protective suit that Huan Yu wore was not low. Thus, this wave of bone spikes failed to pierce through the suit. Even so, the formidable impact sent his figure flying and he fell down from the pickup truck, tumbling on the ground. At the same time, a new batch of mutants rushed over from the front. ¡°F**k!¡± Lun Tai swore loudly. This batch of mutants was clearly different from the previous one. They had been upgraded once more. The previous batch of mutants all had different appearances. It was practically impossible to find two identical mutants. This time, however, many of the reinforcing mutants shared the same look. The only differences there was that they were separated to a few different types. The frontmost row consisted of monsters as heavy as rhinoceroses. The hardened outermostyer of their skin was so thick that not even heavy machine guns could pierce through them. Only 20mm calibre firearms and above could damage them somewhat. Behind these mutants was a group of slender, mantis-shaped monsters with bodies covered in spikes. Three bone des jutted out from each arm and they spun around swiftly like a propeller. Farther behind them were mutants sportingrge arms. Their arms were covered with a high number of honeb-like holes. Bone spikes were constantly growing out from the holes before high-speed airflows shot them out. In the past, they had already encountered mutants that could fire out bone spikes before. However, the bone spikes from those mutants ¨C be it their speed or number ¨C were far from a match for these newly-appeared batch of mutants. At the rearmost position was a group of gigantic, slow-moving, turret-like mutants. After finding a suitable position, they would stretch out eight jointed and segmented appendages. The appendages were inserted deep into the ground to affix them in ce. Next, they turned to face the sky and fired out one acid sac after another. Bei Tai had acted quickly, directing his attacks to the front the moment they appeared. However, the effects of his attacks were far weakerpared to before. Shrapnel scattered about all over the ce, but the damage inflicted was limited. Their two Thunderstorm Tanks in the front row opened fire simultaneously. And while the heavy-looking mutants had formidable defences, they were naturally far from capable of withstanding the power of the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s main turret. That said, the st area of the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s arc of light was limited. Only ten plus of the first wave of mutants were struck, reduced to cinders. As for the remaining mutants, they withstood the other artillery fire and rushed forward. Relying on the cover provided by the heavy-type mutants, they advanced until a certain distance. Next, the mutants with slender bodies promptly leaped high up, vaulting past the mutants before them to make their way into the crowd of humans. ¡°Closebat! Prepare for closebat!¡± Huan Yu struggled to get up from the ground before shouting his lungs out. At the same time, he pulled out a rope. With a gentle flick, the rope instantly sprung up straight. Then, like an iron rod, it swung towards one of the melee-type mutants. Although defending had be very difficult just now, their group was still like an iron barrel and almost no mutants could break their line. But with this, their entire formation was immediately broken through. After a breach was opened, the mutants surged in like a tsunami. And so, the battle, originally that of firing concentrated barrages at the enemy, became individual battles. The Awakened ones and yers all threw away the firearms in their hands and turned to closebat. A yer¡¯s body inted like a balloon. He was using a skill identical to Lun Tai¡¯s Muscle Fruit skill. With gauntlets on both hands, he roared loudly and stopped a heavy-type mutant that was charging towards him at full speed. Flesh collided against flesh with a loud bang and the heavy-type mutant was stopped. At the same time, though, the yer¡¯s two legs were pushed deep into the ground. The yer¡¯s face turned red and cracking sounds came from his teeth. He gained the upper hand in the exchange of strength. Finally, with a roar, he ripped out one of the mutant¡¯s arms. He then followed it up with a punch to the mutant¡¯s body,pletely blowing away the mutant¡¯s upper body, leaving nothing behind. Immediately after that, however, three more heavy-type mutants charged towards him. Trailing behind them were two speedy melee-type mutants. Additionally, a concentrated wave of numerous bone spikes was also shooting towards him. The bone spikes struck every part of his body, but the yer continued to kill two more of the heavy-type mutants with his bare hands. In the end, however, a bone de sliced open his stomach. With a furious howl, he fell. The mutants in the distance that shot out acid sacs fired another salvo. This time, their target was the Thunderstorm Tank used by Dawn¡¯s First Glimmer Guild. Countless bullets and beams of light shot into the sky to blow up the acid sacs as they were still in mid-air. But while most of them evaporated in mid-air, a small portion of the acid continued to descend from the sky like rain. The Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s electromaic shield could not block liquid. Thus, the acid made it through the shield and fell upon the surface of the tank. Immediately, the highly-corrosive acid burned the armoured tes. In but the blink of an eye, it had be riddled with holes and wisps of green smoke wafted out. Thankfully, the acid was not concentrated on one spot. Instead, it only burned through numerous tiny holes through the surface of the Thunderstorm Tank. That said, it would not be able to withstand a few more of these attacks. ¡°Everyone, stop advancing! Turn to defence! Qimu Xi, finish off those long-ranged monsters!¡± Lun Tai shouted. At the same time, he also jumped down from the pickup truck. With a shield in his left hand and a battle axe in his right hand, he fought his way towards the opening in the front. Qiao Qiao had activated her Anti-materialization skill, transforming herself into a ck clump of mist before rushing forward. Soo Soo, on the other hand, summoned out over 10 zing phoenixes in one fell swoop. The phoenixes soared before diving down. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s right arm had created a rapidly-vibrating sword and he shot furiously with the thermal ster on his left hand. Bei Tai brought out two morerge steel ingots from his storage gear. His liquid metal arm had been continuously opening fire and the resulting high temperature caused it to turn slightly red. Tian Lie stood at the fore. He had the toughest body there. Be it the bone spikes or the bone des, none could truly damage him. On the contrary, with every sh of the ck sword in his hand, a mutant would be cut down. With several of them taking action at the same time, they were able to immediately patch up the opening that the mutants abruptly created. As for the mutants who managed to charge inside, the many yers and Awakened ones fought them and finally managed to wiped them all out, albeit with great difficulty. Meanwhile, Qimu Xi had ¨C the moment Lun Tai gave the order ¨C used her Sight Teleport skill to instantly make her way through the manyyers of monsters encircling them. With a sh, she appeared in the middle of the group of acid-spewing mutants. ¡°Lotus¡­ Burst sh!¡± There were nearly a hundred mutants in the group. Thus, in order to kill them all in the shortest time possible, Qimu Xi had no choice but to use her ultimate move. Promptly, her whole figure seemingly transformed into a phantom, which swiftly rushed towards the mutant closest to her. de light descended before moving upwards again. The de light shed in a fleeting manner, but nothing abnormal happened. Qimu Xi, though, was already rushing towards another mutant. Her figure shed forward. de light descended before moving upwards. Again. And again. Like pirs of fire, de light shed out one after another. Nearly a hundred shes of de light appeared in the span of but a single breath. After just a short instant, Qimu Xi had returned to stand before the first mutant she attacked. Then¡­ Burst! Only then did the near 100 de light ¨C created by Qimu Xi¡¯s shes ¨C suddenly took effect, all at the same time. Every mutant that had epted the sh of de light earlier was affected. It was not just one de attack on each mutant. Rather, countless des of light shot out from every inch of their bodies. Blood gushed out to fill the sky, utterly staining Qimu Xi¡¯s face. Her blood-soaked hair hung down beside her cheeks. Add her cold gaze to the equation and she looked like a demon rising from a sea of blood. However, her body quivered. Suddenly, she staggered and fell down. In order to kill off the group of long-ranged mutants, she¡¯d had to ¨C during that short period of time ¨C over exhaust herself. Suddenly, a beam of light shot towards Qimu Xi from the sky. It was like a shooting star. Nicole pushed the thrusters of her Floating Mech Armour to their limits. With a dive, she scooped Qimu Xi up and nimbly dodged the numerous bone spikes before flying back into the group. There, she released her grip and let Qimu Xi down. ¡°Nice job!¡± Xia Xiaolei jumped high into the air to catch Qimu Xi before carefully cing her onto one of the pickup trucks. After that, he clenched his fists and let out a low growl. Qimu Xi¡¯s face was pale with exhaustion. All she could do was slowly nod and force out a faint smile. Although Qimu Xi had killed off the acid-spewing mutants, the other mutants were still surging towards them like a tsunami. The flying mutants in the sky had also been reced with a singr, identical type. These mutants possessed a sleek and slender body. Also using bone des as weapons, they kept taking turns tounch diving attacks. ¡°Damn it! Lun Tai, if this continues, I will have to use Gundam!¡± Piloting his Sentinel mech, Roddy leaped high up to m against one of the mutants. His metal war de collided against a spinning bone de. Following an ear-piercing grating sound, the bone de was severed. However, the impact also forced Roddy to take two steps back while a small part of his war de flew off. ¡°If you use it now, what do we doter?!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s battle axe hacked apart a heavy-type mutant, causing its blood to spill all over his body. Without bothering to wipe the blood away, he shouted into their guild channel, ¡°Did you forget that we still have to face the [S] ss Aderick?!¡± ¡°We can¡¯t even handle our current situation! How can we worry about what happenster on?¡± Roddy shouted back. ¡°What are these guys made of? Why are they so tough?¡± The original left arm of the Sentinel mech that he was current piloting had been ripped off and destroyed previously. This newly-attached arm was a spare part that had not been strengthened using Star Sand. As a result, the weakness of the arm¡¯s war de could clearly be seen. Already, several nicks and cracks had appeared on it. ¡°No matter how tough they are, hold it! You get back and bring Adam out. Set up a bunker quick!¡± After giving the order through their guild channel, Lun Tai rushed to the back and shouted, ¡°Swolegem! Where¡¯s Giant Rock Guild¡¯s Swolegem? Hurry up and get over here!¡± A yer whose whole body had transformed into stone ran over. He red at Lun Tai furiously and said, ¡°We are only working together right now. Do not use thatmanding tone on me! Do not forget, we are yers. You fellows are just nat-¡° ¡°Can your nonsense!¡± Lun Tai grabbed him by the neck and said through gnashed teeth. ¡°Now is not the time for you to lecture me about social etiquette! If you want to live, be obedient and listen to me! Let me be clear about this. Even if all of you die, there is still a chance for my team to escape! What I want to do now is ensure that everyone survives! Yap one more time and I¡¯ll snap your neck!¡± Swolegem also had a tall and muscr body. Without activating his Muscle Fruit skill, Lun Tai appeared a notch smaller than him. However, Swolegem found that ¨C with Lun Tai grabbing his neck ¨C he was incapable of moving in the slightest. Additionally, the killing intent spilling out from Lun Tai¡¯s body actually made him dispel the thoughts of retorting. ¡°Alright! It¡¯s time for you to show us what you got!¡± Lun Tai jerked his head backwards to look at Roddy, who had retreated back into the middle of their group. There, he brought out big pile of alloy tes from his storage gear. Those were prefab alloy tes. Adam shuttled about quickly there,ying down the foundation and basic form for a fortress. ¡°This is¡­¡± Swolegem gaped at what was happening before him. ¡°Enough gawking!¡± Lun Tai forcefully pushed Swolegem and said sharply. ¡°Use your reinforcement skill on them! These alloy tes on their own cannot stop the acid¡¯s corrosive power!¡± Swolegem held back his rage and rushed towards the alloy fortress. There, he stretched his left hand out and pressed against an allow te. Countless miniature crystals grew from the surface of the alloy te, gradually covering its entire surface. Back when Lun Tai was making deployment arrangements with the 18 Team Leaders, he had paid particr attention to Swolegem¡¯s skill. He could crystallize any object. The crystallized object would possess not just high strength, but also a certain degree of resistance towards heat, cold, acid, alkali etc. Roddy¡¯s storage gear would always have a high number of prefabricated alloy tes. With Adam in charge of the assembly process, they could construct a small fortress within 10 minutes. And while it was not too big, by squeezing, they would be able to fit everyone inside, albeit barely. By adding Swolegem¡¯s crystallization skill, they should be able to temporarily stop the next wave of long-ranged bombardment. Already, a new wave of long-ranged mutants had appeared in the distance. It would not be long before they arrived within firing range of Lun Tai¡¯s group. But by Lun Tai¡¯s estimate, they should be able to finish constructing the fortress before the next wave of bombardment. But the problem here was¡­ Even if they could temporarily stop this wave, what should they do for the next one? The number of mutants was simply endless. And now that they had been forced to stop advancing, they would fall into a passive position of being attacked. They would be exhausted and killed. They were already at the outskirts of the city. With the exception of this small, temporary fortress, they no longer had any defensive positions to fall back to. No matter how they dragged this out, given their numbers, it was just a matter of time before the ocean-like number of mutants drowned them. With Adam in charge of the construction process, it did not take long before the basic form of the small fortress wasplete. Under Lun Tai¡¯s orders, several small teams had already run inside. They then opened fire non-stop through the loopholes on the walls. The other members from Meteor Rock Guild stayed in the outermost positions, bing the fulcrum to firmly support the defences there. ¡°Damn it, Lun Tai! What are you nning?¡± Tian Lie shouted furiously into the guild channel. ¡°If we keep this up, we¡¯ll be buried here with them! Don¡¯t you fellows have a Tidal Fighter? We¡¯ll leave by ourselves!¡± ¡°Where are we going to find the space to take off now?¡± Lun Tai grunted. ¡°Besides, look up in the sky. There are so many flying-type mutants. Even if we take flight, will we be able to reach the destination while fighting them?¡± ¡°Thene up with a n!¡± Tian Lie shouted furiously. ¡°I have a n! But for now, shut it with your nonsense! Hold the line and let everyone retreat! Also¡­ catch one of them for me, alive!¡± Adam is a robot Roddy made using android parts from the Star Sand mine. Chapter 813 Chapter 813 ¡°Report, radar shows a formation of aircrafts 50 kilometres to the northeast. They are heading towards Wickenburg. From their radar signatures, they are likely Air Force One and four escorting F-22 fighter aircrafts. Estimated time of arrival, eight minutes.¡± The pilot reported from the cockpit in front. The technology level of the Tidal Fighter¡¯s radar far exceeded that of the present-day technology level. Thus, not even a stealth fighter aircraft like the F-22 could hide from it. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. With America¡¯s present technology level, they will not be able to detect a Tidal Fighter.¡± Jiang Long nodded. Reconfirm our optical camouge, infrared camouge and radar camouge.¡± ¡°Confirmed.¡± The pilot was quick to report. ¡°Alright. Immediately adjust course to head towards Air Force One. Then¡­¡± Jiang Long nodded satisfactorily. ¡°Stay close to Air Force One. Fly right beside it and maintain the same direction and speed as it. Give Tong You five minutes.¡± ¡°What?¡± Tong You was instantly shocked. ¡°Manager, are you¡­ joking right now? No matter how formidable the Tidal Fighter¡¯s stealth function may be, there is no way it can remain undetected at such a close range! Moreover, it needs to be maintained for five minutes!¡± ¡°Are you afraid?¡± Jiang Long gave Tong You a nce. ¡°Why would I?¡± Tong You was quick to shake his head. ¡°Given the Tidal Fighter¡¯s defensive capabilities, there is no way the US Army can easily shoot it down. However, I fear¡­ it would affect your n.¡± Tong You was also not an Awakened one with strongbat abilities. Back when he was in Thorned Flower Guild, he was just a very unremarkable and minor character. Shen epted him into Thorned Flower Guild for the same reason as Nightmare. He was just another interesting mascot to Shen. His skill, Soul upation, allowed him to temporarily abandon his body and enter the body of any NPC in an instance dungeon. At the same time, he would also gain all the memories of the NPC. Only, the ws of this skill were equally obvious. Firstly, activating his skill required him to remain motionless for five minutes, during which there can be no interruptions. Secondly, in order to activate his skill, he must be within a distance of 50 metres from his target. Thirdly, this skill could not affect any yer or Awakened. He could only target NPCs. Finally, the moment he sessfully upied the target¡¯s body, the target ¨C regardless if they were a normal human or a monster of the instance dungeon ¨C would lose all their abilities. Additionally, his own body would fall into a state of suspended animation. If either his new body was killed or his original body was killed, Tong You would die. In other words, Tong You¡¯s skill was actually not that different from trash. If he were to encounter a formidable BOSS, by himself, he would not be able tost for even ten seconds before the BOSS killed him, let alone five minutes. And even if he had a team of formidable teammates who could protect him from all attacks as he remained within 50 metres from the BOSS, after taking over the BOSS¡¯ body, the BOSS¡¯ body would lose all of the abilities that it used to possess. And if his teammates made use of the opportunity to kill the BOSS, it would mean Tong You¡¯s death. Due to that, although Tong You¡¯s skill was interesting, like Nightmare, he could only be a vase-like decoration. Up until now, he had only encountered one chance to be of use. It was the Changban Hill instance dungeon, where he had encountered Cao Cao, an NPC who was on the same faction as him who also had a high number of formidable subordinates. Only then did Tong You realize that there were times when even his trash-like skill could actually be of use. It was also then that Tong You became utterly convinced of Jiang Long¡¯s leadership and strategizing abilities. This time, however, their situation was different from before. Obviously, Jiang Long¡¯s objective was to borrow the power of the entire US Army. But the prerequisite of doing so was that the people around the target must not discover anything amiss. At present, a hugemotion had erupted in this instance dungeon. It was very clear that the entire nation of the USA had entered a state of high alert. Should any mistake ur during the process of taking over the target¡¯s body, the other party¡¯s vignce would rise to the max. ¡°Do not worry. Just follow my instructions.¡± Seeing the worried look on Tong You¡¯s face, Jiang Long confidently waved it off. ¡°It will be fine.¡± After saying that, he stood up and stretched his hand out towards empty air. A door appeared before Jiang Long. Gripping the door handle, Jiang Long then opened the door and walked inside. When the door was closed, it disappeared, leaving not a single trace behind. As for the surrounding members of Starfall Guild who were there, they did not appear surprised at all. It would seem that they were no longer surprised by the actions of their Manager. After but a few seconds, the door reappeared and Jiang Long walked out from it with a victorious smile. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s begin.¡± ¡­ ¡°Mr President, we are about to arrive at the Wickenburg military base.¡± A middle-aged officer with the rank of colonel leaned his head close to the President¡¯s ear and shouted. It was not that he was deliberately disrespecting his own President. This man with messy blond hair used to be just a vulgar businessman, a fat old man prone to aggrandization. This man had never had his respect¡­ and vote. That said, as a soldier of the Marine Corps of the United States of America, he had to maintain a show of respect due to his immediate superior. Only, the sound of the helicopter¡¯s propellers was too loud while the President refused to wear headphones. ¡°Got it!¡± The President roared back, his pudgy face pping alongside the vibrations of the helicopter. Slowly, the helicopternded on a tarmac. Wickenburg, a small town northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. The people around Wickenburg knew that there was a very small road at the north side of their town. There were no road signs on the road, which led to a small military base, which was guarded by gun-toting soldiers day and night. This was unsurprising. As what was presently the sole superpower in the world, the number of bases the US Army had ¨C be it within their own territory or overseas ¨C number up to the thousands. Unbeknownst to the rest, however, there was a military base deep underground that was a hundred times bigger than the building above. Almost every American had heard of the other name given to this ce, though not everyone believed that it existed. However, it truly existed. Area 51. ¡°Mr President, here.¡± After the helicopternded, the colonel from the Marine Corps swiftly jumped down. He circled around the helicopter to open the door for the President. ¡°The Secretary of Homnd Security and the Director of the CIA are already waiting here. Ah right, the Secretary of Defence is here as well.¡± Four senior military officers were standing before the tarmac with even more soldiers standing guard around them. ¡°Where¡¯s the FBI?¡± The President turned towards him with a frown. ¡°Err¡­ in principle, the FBI are not involved against foreign¡­¡± The colonel was momentarily taken aback. ¡°This incident is regarding an alien meteorite¡­¡± ¡°This is mother f**king America! The damned meteorite struck our great American soil! Those civilians and soldiers who died are mother f**king Americans!¡± the President abruptly bellowed, with a loud voice that exceeded even the helicopter wings that had yet toe to aplete halt. ¡°Are you telling me right now that this is a foreign affair and the FBI can all go on a vacation?!¡± ¡°I¡­ of course not!¡± The colonel hastily shook his head. ¡°I¡¯ll contact the Director of the FBI right away and have hime to Wickenburg¡­¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need for him toe anymore!¡± The President¡¯s spit sprayed all over the ce, a few drops falling upon the colonel¡¯s face. ¡°Tell him, YOU¡¯RE FIRED! The official documents will be sent to his office once this incident is dealt with¡­ no, from this moment onwards, it¡¯s not his office anymore! Understood?!¡± ¡°Yes, Mr President!¡± The colonel quickly wiped his sweat. As expected, his President¡­ was still as irritable and¡­ as stupid as thest time he saw him. Hopefully, under his so-called leadership, even if our country does not be great again, at least don¡¯t fall. ¡°By the way¡­¡± The President had been striding towards the building up ahead when he seemingly recalled something. Abruptly, he turned around to face the colonel. ¡°You wait here. A White House Special Intelligence Unit from the White House will be arriving here shortly. Due to the urgency of the situation, they do not have any official documents with them. After they arrive, immediately bring them to me.¡± ¡°The White House¡­ Special Intelligence Unit?¡± The colonel looked at the President in confusion. ¡°Mr President, I have never heard of this unit before¡­¡± ¡°Should every department of our United States of America report to you, Mr Colonel?!¡± The President strode back to stand before the colonel. Then, he stretched his hand out to squeeze the colonel¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Did I forget something? Is the Colonel themander-in-chief of this country and not the President?¡± ¡°No¡­ no! I understand, Mr President!¡± The colonel hastily lowered his head. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ll wait here! It¡¯s the¡­ White House Special Intelligence Unit, right?¡± ¡°At least you are not stupid to the point of getting the name wrong.¡± The President turned around with an impassive expression before striding back to the door of the building. Watching the President leave, the colonel gingerly wiped the cold sweat oozing out from his forehead. Don¡¯t joke around! The Director of the FBI had lost his job with just one word from this President. He did not want to end up in the same situation. At any rate, the military gave quite the generous pension. Not long after the President entered the door, the sound of a jet engine suddenly came from the sky. However, it seemed as though there were no flying objects there. The colonel frowned. As he was feeling puzzled, he saw the light above him twisting all of a sudden. Next, a mid-sized, highly futuristic fighter jet deactivated its optical camouge to appear before him. Slowly, itnded. Optical camouge?! It was using thrusters used inrge aircrafts for verticalnding? Moreover, this appearance¡­ The colonel was not someone without any contacts in Area 51 or the Air Force, but he had never heard about his country possessing such a formidable aircraft. No, forget possessing something like this. Even the research and development¡­ logically speaking, it should still be at the blueprint stage. The colonel, still in a state of shock, watched as thebat aircraft¡¯s hatch opened up. Next, a row of ¡®soldiers¡¯ in strange attires without any military ranks attached jumped down. What surprised the colonel the most was that all of these fellows from the White House Special Intelligence Unit had ck hair. Rather¡­ all of them were of Asian descent. The nation¡¯s top secret unit? He had never even heard of their name before. This was simply too ridiculous. However, since the President had said it¡­ perhaps, it was not impossible. The man in the lead wore a pair of sunsses. Takingrge steps forward, he arrived before the colonel. With an expressionless face, he said in a low and cold voice, ¡°We are the White House Special Intelligence Unit. Where is the President?¡± ¡°He¡¯s¡­ pleasee with me.¡± The colonel promptly recovered from his shock and he performed a military salute to the other party. Although he could not see any military rank on them¡­ giving a salute first was surely not wrong. The man in sunsses saluted back before following the colonel into the building. After making their way through three well-secured gates, they were greeted with a massive elevator, big enough to carry two Abrams main battle tanks at the same time. Everyone stood on the elevator and it began moving deep underground. The low rumble of the machine continued for two minutes before a massive square finally appeared before them. Even when on the surface, the size of thisrge square would have been enough for it to be called grand. For something like this to appear underground, it was practically a miracle. At the centremost area of the square was the wreckage of a half-destroyed spaceship. There were tens of wires pulling it in all directions and every wire was connected to a machine, all of varying sizes. There were rooms all around the square. With the exception of the number on the rooms, there were no other marks on the rooms. ¡°At present, the President should be in¡­ the Central Conference Room, number 101. This way, please.¡± After the elevator came to a halt, the colonel immediately led the group of men from the White House Special Intelligence Unit to the left side of the square. After softly knocking on the door, the colonel heard the President¡¯s voiceing from within. ¡°Come in! Damn it, why are you guys so slow?!¡± The raw for this chapter came out in Dec of 2020. Just in case anyone is wondering who the President is¡­ (>_>) Chapter 814 Chapter 814 ¡°Mr President, this is¡­¡± Opening the door, they saw a conference room so vast it could practically be called an assembly hall. There was a small podium and nearly a hundred seats arranged in a semi-circle shape before it. Behind the podium was arge LCD screen, which was disying a video recording of the monster attack inside Los Angeles. The President was seated at the centremost seat with his legs crossed and his head raised high as he watched the screen. Seated beside him were the heavyweight members of their nation such as the Director of the CIA, the Secretary of Homnd Security, the Secretary of Defence, the Secretary of State etc. The one who asked the question earlier was the Secretary of Defence. ¡°The White House¡¯s Special Intelligence Unit!¡± The President gave him an impatient re. ¡°Looks like you n on finding out the identities of these unimportant fellows before you are even done giving me a report about that important matter, is that it?¡± ¡°Of course not!¡± The Secretary of Defence, who was standing before the podium, promptly shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ these people, I think there are too many¡­¡± ¡°Can we not seat them all here? If you think this room is too crowded, then it will be necessary for me to carefully investigate where all the construction funds for Area 51 have been going to all these years!¡± The President forcefully tugged at his tie, looking as though he wanted to devour someone. ¡°Is there such a need, Mr Cotton?¡± ¡°Gentlemen, please¡­ take your seats.¡± The Secretary of Defence immediately decided against getting further entangled with this President who was like a mad dog. ¡°Please allow me to continue my report on the military casualties. The 1st Marine Division¡¯s 1st Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Regiment, 7th Marine Regiment¡­¡± ¡°Enough! No need to say anymore! I can¡¯t remember the names of so many military groups. Mike,e sit here with me and have your men go back!¡± The Secretary of Defence watched as the President patted the Secretary of State who was beside him before pointing at him again. ¡°You, give Mike a seat! You, just tell me directly, is our militarypletely wiped out?¡± The Secretary of State stood up awkwardly to give his seat to Mike, the man in sunsses. Mike simply sat down, not giving even a word of thanks. The other men orderly sat themselves at the back area of the conference room. ¡°I¡¯m asking you a question here, Mr Cotton! Look here! Here!¡± The President waved his hand vigorously at the Secretary of Defence. ¡°Tell me, are they all wiped out?!¡± ¡°To be precise¡­¡± The Secretary of Defence could only clench his teeth as he answered the humiliating question. ¡°The ones who arepletely wiped out are limited to the Marine Corps and Naval Aviation forces that are on the ground¡­ the strike force of the Air Force and the reconnaissance team are still intact.¡± ¡°The reason! The reason!¡± The President heavily pped the armrest of the chair. ¡°When the meteorite firstnded on the damned town, you told me that all the damned alien monsters had been killed. And that the damned meteorite will soon be sent here for in-depth research. All of it was under your goddamned control! And now, you are telling me that tens of thousands of elite soldiers from our United States of America have died?!¡± ¡°Err¡­ a variable has appeared¡­¡± The Secretary of Defence coughed awkwardly. ¡°The battle situation in the frontlines was originally very reassuring. Our soldiers had been advancing into the city, but¡­ a new source of infection suddenly appeared inside the city. As you know, the meteorite thatnded in Greendale carried with it alien genes. But while it could infect the local residents and turn them into alien monsters, back then, it could only spread through wounds. But now¡­¡± ¡°Now what?!¡± Seeing the Secretary of Defence pause, the President rapped the small table before him with force. ¡°Now, it seems to have be airborne¡­¡± The Secretary of Defence wiped his sweat. ¡°Even those on helicopters for air-to-ground attacks were infected¡­ this is the video sent by our troops on the ground¡­¡± ¡°Am I to understand that¡­¡± The President¡¯s face turned contorted. ¡°Right now, all the original residents of Los Angeles and my elite soldiers have be infected and mutated into those monsters and that their number is still increasing?¡± ¡°Judging from the reports we received from the ground, the mutation time after someone is infected varies depending on the individual¡¯s physique. Due to that, there will be some differences. Technically speaking¡­¡± The Secretary of Defence hesitated for a moment. ¡°In truth, most of them will die to the attacks of those who mutated beside them. So, the absolute number¡­ should not be that high.¡± Also, technically speaking, those are not your soldiers, but America¡¯s soldiers. Naturally, he was not dumb enough to say that out loud. He simply muttered it to himself. ¡°Enough! Over 10 million or one million, that no longer makes a difference to us!¡± The President¡¯s messy blond hair had seemingly ¨C due to his rage ¨C turned even messier. ¡°If so, ns. Gentlemen, I want to hear a n.¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± The several senior figures there exchanged nces. All of them remained silent. ¡°The country is the one paying your sries, gentlemen! At a time like this, could you fellows note up with a single n?¡± The President was like a raging lion and his gaze swept across the faces of the bigwigs there non-stop. ¡°Our nation¡¯s survival is at stake right this moment! If we cannot salvage this situation, the catastrophe happening in Los Angeles will soon spread across all of California, the entire West Coast and even all of our United States of America!¡± ¡°We obtained some samples from the mutant corpses on the ground. Back then, we had also conducted some preliminary research and obtained some samples on the meteorite.¡± The Director of the CIA cleared his throat. ¡°We have already sent the samples and information to the medical department. A vine is currently in development¡­¡± ¡°Vine.¡± The President huffed. ¡°How long will it take to sessfully develop the vine?¡± ¡°Err¡­ we are still unable to ascertain that,¡± the Director of the CIA responded with a bitter smile. ¡°So, your n is to have us wait for a vine, one that we do not know when it will bepleted, then wait again until enough doses have been produced for all American citizens, and then, likest time, we¡¯ll go to war again, recruit millions of soldiers and send them to fight those monsters?¡± The President gave the CIA Director a furious re. ¡°Why don¡¯t you go eat shit!¡± ¡°Our air force, as they were flying at a high altitude, was not affected,¡± the Secretary of Defence said tentatively. ¡°We can send all our fighters to the sky, bombers, fighters, it doesn¡¯t matter. We¡¯ll attack with incendiary bombs, a lot of them, and¡­¡± ¡°How long will it take to burn all these damned monsters?¡± The Secretary of Defence fell silent. In truth, everyone there had amon answer in their minds. An obvious answer. But none of them dared to be the first to say it. ¡°Fine. Now that it hase to this, it seems we have no other choice!¡± The President abruptly stood up, breaking the silence. There was a dark look on his face. ¡°Use the nukes! Wipe out all the infected areas off the map!¡± When the words left his mouth, everyone there secretly breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Map of the infected area!¡± The President turned around and said to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Quickly, a digital map was disyed on therge screen. ¡°The area marked red is the infected area.¡± The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff took out aser pointer and drew on the screen. ¡°To the west, it is up to Thousand Oaks, up to Banning in the east, Long Beach in the south and Santa rita in the north. Our aerial reconnaissance indicates that all those ces show signs of infected creatures. Also¡­ this is our estimate of the number and impact points needed to cover the whole area.¡± After the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that, eight shing dots appeared on the screen. They were evenly spread across the red zone. ¡°By our calctions, eight W88 warheads, each with a yield of 475 kilotons, should be enough to ensure that the whole area is cleared.¡± ¡°Should?¡± The President strode forward and forcefully gave the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff a shove while ring daggers at him. ¡°If there is nothing wrong with the English I learned as a child, that doesn¡¯t seem to be a vocabry that should appear in this situation! ¡°Gentlemen! We are now talking about the future of America! Maybe even the future of humanity and the entire! It¡¯s been less than ten days since the meteoritended, but it has already destroyed our biggest city in the West Coast and the lives of nearly 20 million American citizens!¡± The President picked up a marker pen from the podium. While talking, he vigorously drew cross marks on the screen. The screen was not designed to be written on, but no one uttered a word to stop the President. It wasn¡¯t until there were cross marks filling the entire red zone did the President ¨C gasping for breath ¨C hurl the marker pen in his hand to the ground. ¡°Just follow the marks I drew! What I want right now is certainty! Absolute certainty! Even if the city we used to call Los Angeles is wiped off the map, no, not reduced to ruins, but turned into part of the ocean! Make sure that not a single one of that damned alien cell survives! Understand? Answer me!¡± On the screen, there was a particrly high number of crosses drawn on the Rosemont Preserve. Only, given the situation at hand, no one paid it any attention. ¡°Understood, Mr President!¡± Everyone answered in unison. At the same time, the President received words of praise from the smug Jiang Long from his guild channel. ¡°Excellent job, Tong You. Exactly the same as that vulgar businessman President. No one will notice anything. Sending you to acting ss was truly a perfect decision.¡± Chapter 815 Chapter 815 ¡°But¡­ Manager, I don¡¯t understand.¡± Tong You returned to his seat. He had his head lowered so that the others could not see the expression on his face. It seemed as though he was deep in thought. Jiang Long was seated right beside him. Neither one opened their mouths nor made eye contact, but were constantlymunicating through the guild channel. As for the other bigshots in the room, they were all staying silent as well. The lower ranking aides and advisors, on the other hand, were either discussing in hushed tones or busy with other matters. Even though no one there really wanted to bear witness to what woulde next, it was clear that they had reached a point where that was a necessity. After over 70 years, the second time nuclear weapons were used inbat would shockingly ur in the very country that invented it. Moreover, they would beunched by their very own people. After today, the Pearl of the West Coast, the City of Angels, Los Angeles, would forever exist only in the people¡¯s memories and whatever relic remained. ¡°Whatever you don¡¯t understand, just say it!¡± Although there was an impassive look on Jiang Long¡¯s face, he sounded very happy. ¡°Actually, when I think about it carefully¡­ I did not actually change anything.¡± Tong You hesitated for a moment again before slowly continuing, ¡°All the words I said, and that final decision, this idiot of a President would have done it as well. Meanwhile, judging by the reaction of the directors and officials, they are not against this decision. Ultimately, there is no other option but to use nuclear bombs to clear thend. And so¡­¡± ¡°So, you think this is unnecessary?¡± Jiang Longughed. ¡°And since I can predict this result, why did I have you possess the president¡¯s body and make this decision, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Tong You honestly admitted. ¡°It¡¯s because you have always thought of your skill as a useless thing. Even if you could sessfully take over the body of a formidable monster, you would not be able to obtain their skills. That¡¯s why you believe that your skill is utter garbage. However¡­ you forgot one detail.¡± ¡°What¡­ detail?¡± Tong You was stillpletely at a loss. ¡°The final order tounch nuclear bombs was given by the President of the United States of America. And right now¡­ you are the President of the United States of America.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the diff-¡± Tong You was in the middle of talking through their guild channel when he abruptly jumped up straight from his chair, shouting like a mad man. ¡°AH!¡± ¡°Mr President?¡± Everyone there was taken aback and they turned towards the President who had jumped up so wildly and now sported a flushed face. ¡°It¡¯s fine¡­ it¡¯s fine!¡± Tong You forced down the excitement in his heart and waved them off vigorously as he shouted, ¡°I am bigly fine! Sit down, all of you! No, go do your work!¡± ¡°You understand now?¡± Jiang Long maintained the impassive look on his face, but the tone of his voice ¨C as he spoke through the guild channel ¨C was filled with smugness. ¡°The BOSS, the monsters or all the other participants in this instance dungeon, all of them will be considered as your kills, even though you didn¡¯t move a single finger.¡± ¡°Yes, I understand!¡± Tong You had sat down once more, his body still quivering slightly. ¡°If so, all the points will be mine? Those tens of millions of monsters¡­¡± ¡°They¡¯re our guild¡¯s.¡± Jiang Long smiled. ¡°Our China branch of the Starfall Guild.¡± ¡°Of course, of course!¡± If it weren¡¯t for the fact that he had to disguise himself as the president at the moment, Tong You would have jumped up, hugged his Manager tightly and give his face 10,000 kisses. ¡°Wait¡­¡± Tong You suddenly remembered something. ¡°Manager, the guys from Meteor Rock Guild, they¡¯ll die, no? In the past, we partnered with them¡­¡± ¡°And what of it?¡± Jiang Long responded with an indifferent sneer. ¡°Don¡¯t you think their rate of growth is a little too fast? We have only worked with them for a total of 15 instance dungeons. And yet, how strong have they be now? It is true that we could very smoothlyplete the instance dungeons every time. More, we also managed to obtain even more rewards than normal. However, it is very clear that they are not telling us everything. ¡°Previously, by working together with them, we were indeed able to obtain considerable benefits. But they will get more than us. If this continues, it¡¯s just a matter of time before they be the stronger guild. ¡°Besides, it¡¯s been two months since theyst contacted us. Moreover, they also snuck into North America to participate in instance dungeons. Clearly, they are done using us and n to kick us away. There is no benefit in maintaining good rtionships with them. We will also no longer be able to get quest guidance from them in future instance dungeons. ¡°Since that¡¯s the case, we must naturally nip this guild in the bud before they could fully grow. ¡°Otherwise¡­ sooner orter, they will be even stronger than the resident guilds of Zero City and Thorned Flower Guild!¡± ¡°Your words¡­ make a lot of sense!¡± At that very moment, Tong You had nothing but admiration for Jiang Long. ¡°However, don¡¯t we still have the Star Sand deal with them? If they die, what do we do about the supply of Star Sand?¡± Every month, the manager would transfer out 10,000 points in exchange for 10 kilogrammes of Star Sand. However, Tong You had never seen him use the Star Sand. Naturally, since bing the leader of this team, their manager had led them to victory again and again, giving him the prestige to eliminate all the doubts about him. Only, Tong You had always felt very puzzled about the matter. ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about that.¡± Jiang Long smiled faintly. ¡°It¡¯s enough.¡± ¡°It¡¯s¡­ enough? What do you n on using them for?¡± Seeing how Jiang Long was in a good mood, Tong You continued asking. Jiang Long, however, did not answer the question. ¡°Tong You, do you know now, in the suitable instance dungeons, and with proper arrangements, just how powerful your skill can be?¡± ¡°Yes, Manager!¡± Tong You was quick to reply. ¡°Likewise, only I can help you disy your greatest power.¡± Jiang Long sounded very passionate. ¡°For me, in this guild, you are the single most important person to me. I will not hide any secrets from you. Naturally, it is not convenient right now. Once this instance dungeon ends, I will tell you about the function of the Star Sand.¡± ¡°Mr President, theunch program is ready. All we are waiting for is for you to enter your password.¡± The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff walked over and whispered into Tong You¡¯s ear. ¡°Go, enter the password with your hand and obtain the victory for this instance dungeon!¡± Even though it was only his voice, Tong You could seemingly see Jiang Long smile at him. ¡­ Somewhere beside the road, the mutants that were seemingly covering the all thends there hadpletely surrounded a fortress and they assailed it without respite. Although they suffered from some casualties in the process, most of the teams there had already withdrawn into the small, temporary fortress. There, they fought with everything they had to stop the mutants. But there were simply too many mutants surrounding them. The small fortress was like an ind surrounded by the sea, enduring the repeated attacks from the tides. In the distance, new long-ranged mutants have appeared. Additionally, there were even more of them than before. These mutants split up to upy three vantage points, where they kept bombarding the fortress with acid sacs. Most of the acid sacs were blown up as they were still in mid-air and their contents sshed all around onto the heads and bodies of the mutants on the ground. Even though they were also mutants, it did not mean that the other types of mutants shared acid-resistant skin. In the face of the falling acid, many of them died. But with their ocean-like number, it did not matter. The fortress had a total of three floors. Swolegem was at the highest floor, his eyes closed and both his hands pressed against the wall. He was using his skill non-stop. The entire surface of the fortress was covered with ayer of crystals. Although the crystals were considerably less durablepared to metal, their corrosive resistance was far stronger than that of metal. And while the acid that sshed down on the fortress was also slowly corroding the surface of the crystals, at the very least, they were not instantly burned through. Furthermore, with Swolegem¡¯s skill, the crystals would continuously grow to offset the corrosive power of the acid, albeit barely. There was, however, a problem. Maintaining ayer of crystals over the entire fortress was still too much for him. After entering the fortress for just 15 minutes, Swolegem¡¯s face had turned pale. ¡°Just¡­ how long do you want me¡­ to hold on?!¡± Swolegem gasped again and again and he asked through clenched teeth towards Lun Tai, who was behind him, his voice merely a whisper. ¡°I don¡¯t know either! If you don¡¯t want to die, then hold!¡± Without turning his head, Lun Tai shouted. Standing before every loophole was either an Awakened or a yer and they opened fire non-stop. Stacked behind every one of them was a big pile of ammunition. At the very centre of the floor, however, there were only Lun Tai and Xia Xiaolei. There was a frown on Lun Tai¡¯s face as he looked at Xia Xiaolei. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s hands were tightly holding¡­ A mutant. Chapter 816 Chapter 816 It was a high-speed, closebat type mutant. After it was captured alive, the bone des growing from its body were broken off while its four limbs were tightly bound using a gel-like substance. The mutant was constantly attempting to break free, but no matter how hard it tried, it could not move a single bit. Xia Xiaolei, on the other hand, looked as though he was about to vomit. However, he continued to hug it tightly. Tens of tendrils had emerged from Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body, their tips prating the mutant¡¯s body. It made the whole scene even more bizarre. There was anxiousness on Lun Tai¡¯s face as well, but he said nothing to urge Xia Xiaolei, for fear of disrupting his concentration. ¡°Lun Tai! Hurry, look outside!¡± Roddy¡¯s voice came from the guild channel. Lun Tai strode forward. Arriving before one of the firing holes, he pushed a yer aside and looked outside. Surprisingly, the mutants who had been surrounding the fortress to the point of overcrowding were retreating as fast as the ebb tide. ¡°This is¡­¡± Lun Tai looked at the open space around the fortress. There was not a hint of joy on his face. Instead, his brows furrowed tightly. Since the very beginning, these mutants had shown not the tiniest bit of fear or cowardice. Putting it in another way, they simply did not have a will of their own. For something like this to happen now could only mean one thing. This was a temporary retreat for an even more furious wave of attacks. As expected, even before the mutants were done retreating, heavy footsteps could already be heard from the distance. Like thunder, the sound of every footstep shook the whole world. Practically everyone there stopped firing from shock. They instead stared nkly at the mountainous silhouettesing from afar. The biggest creature onnd was the elephant. And yet, the giant monsters making their way to the fortress could practically y with elephants like little kittens in the palm of their hands. More importantly, there were more than one of them. Every one of the giant beasts was nearly 20 metres tall and their bodies were covered with a thick organic carapace. Whenpared, their makeshift fortress could only reach their waist. Every step the giant beasts took could cause the ground to quake and throb. On each of their left arms was a massive bone shield, which they used to firmly protect their front side. Their right arms, on the other hand, bulged unnaturally to form a thick hammer. Although their advancing movement appeared sluggish, the outrageously massive stride of each step made it so they were not as slow as they appeared. ¡°Fire! Fire! Don¡¯t you mother f**kers stop firing!¡± A voice rang out and everyone there immediately gathered in the direction of the giant beasts. Picking up the heaviest weapons they could find, they aimed at the giant beasts and opened fire. Nearly a hundred bullets and beams of light burst out simultaneously. That included even three arcs of light from the main turrets of the Thunderstorm Tanks. After the explosions, smoke and mes had dissipated, however, the giant beasts continued to march forward, not stopping at all. Unfortunately, the organic carapace covering the giant beasts¡¯ bodies was probably over one metre thick. In the earlier salvo, attacks from small-calibre bullets were simply incapable of inflicting any damage to them. And while energy-type weapons andrge-calibre bullets were able to pierce through some of the carapaces, in the face of such colossal bodies, the amount of damage they could inflict was very limited. The best result came from the main turrets of the three Thunderstorm Tanks. However, even though every one of their attacks managed to pierce through the bone shields that the giant beasts were carrying, they could only leave a hole with a diameter of less than half a metre on their bodies. Meanwhile, the giant beasts also possessed a frighteningly tenacious life force. Those wounds werepletely incapable of affecting their mobility in the slightest. ¡°Not enough firepower! Don¡¯t disperse your attacks! Concentrate fire! Concentrate fire!¡± An Awakened roared. Bringing out aser marker, he aimed it at the body of the frontmost giant beast. ¡°Everyone, open fire on the same one! One at a time!¡± ¡°How is this possible?!¡± Another Awakened who was beside him screamed like a mad man before dropping the gun in his hand and running to the back. However, after taking just a few steps, he was stopped by Qimu Xi. ¡°Go back, fight!¡± Qimu Xi cast a cold stare at him, the short sword in her hand had ¨C at an unknown moment ¨C appeared on his neck. An icy atmosphere made its way through his protective suit, causing goose bumps to rise up all around his neck. ¡°We¡­ we can¡¯t win! We won¡¯t survive!¡± The Awakened had begun rambling incoherently. ¡°Those monsters! Those numbers! Do you see how big they¡¯ve be? Once they arrive before us, this shitty building will be ripped apart instantly! We¡¯ll all die here! Run! Split up and run! It doesn¡¯t matter how many of us manage of escape! We just need to survive through the time limit of the instance dungeon. Even facing the punishment instance dungeon is better than throwing our lives away here!¡± ¡°Go back, fight!¡± Qimu Xi seemingly did not hear what he said. Instead, she simply repeated the words she said earlier. ¡°Damn it!¡± The Awakened gnashed his teeth and pulled out a war de. But before he could even swing it, he suddenly felt a chilling sensation on his neck. Next, the world before him spun. With an indifferent look on her face, Qimu Xi sheathed her short sword. Then, she picked up a sma rifle and moved to stand before a firing hole. In the end, she swept her eyes across all the people there. ¡°I¡¯ve said this before. If you don¡¯t want to die, keep fighting.¡± Everyone there took a deep breath. It was true. Escape was impossible. Judging by the current situation, everyone in Los Angeles had been infected and transformed into various types of mutants. Run. Where can they run to? Following theser mark, everyone there opened fire again. Finally, the frontmost giant beast staggered. Then, its body, riddled with holes, fell heavily to the ground. During that time, however, the group of giant beasts had managed to advance over 200 metres forward. There was only a distance of one kilometre between them and the fortress. There were still over 20 giant beasts. ¡°F**K!¡± Bei Tai, who had been defending the main entrance to the fortress, abruptly rushed outside. He brought out a big pile of steel ingots and ced his left hand on them. Next, his face suddenly turned flushed. Seeminglying to life, the pile of steel ingots wriggled about as Bei Tai¡¯s liquid metal left arm absorbed them and transformed into¡­a big cannon. A big cannon equipped only on battleships during World War II, it sported a diameter of nearly half a metre. Bei Tai became like an ant holding onto a grain of rice that was much bigger than him. Whenpared to the big cannon, his body was so small that it was practicallyughable. Next¡­ BOOM!!!!! The resulting burst of wind nearly shook the fortress to the point of copsing. Up ahead, the giant beast facing the iing attack had only managed to raise the bone shield on its left hand when the one-ton cannonball smashed against it. The semi-piercing shell from the battleship¡¯s main cannon easily punched through the bone shield and its organic carapace to strike its chest, causing it to blow up violently. The whole upper body of the giant beast was blown away, reduced to a cloud of blood. All that was left were the waist and two legs, which fell to the ground. A delighted burst of cheers instantly rang out from the fortress. The power of the cannon¡­ was simply too spectacr. In fact, the power of the Thunderstorm Tank¡¯s main turret was far strongerpared to this old World War II cannon. Only, when facing such shockingly massive monsters, it was not as effective. However, after firing the cannon, Bei Tai¡¯s face became extremely ugly to behold and blood began trickling down his nose. The liquid metal arm¡¯s size was something fixed. Temporarily expanding its size by hundreds, thousands of times ¨C absorbing too many metal objects in the process ¨C had still overtaxed his ability Not to mention, there were also the shockwave and burst of wind that erupted back when the cannon opened fire. Bei Tai had to endure them all while standing the closest to it. At any rate, Bei Tai was not as monstrous as Tian Lie, whose whole body could be liquid metal data. Only, at this very moment, he was the only one that could provide the strongest, most concentrated firepower. Clenching his teeth tightly, Bei Tai turned the cannon, adjusting its angle. Locking onto another giant beast, he opened fire again. Boom! Once again, a giant flower of blood blossomed from amidst the group of giant beasts. But their rate of advance did not change. ¡°Xia Xiaolei, Xia Xiaolei, Xia Xiaolei! Are you not done yet?¡± Lun Tai gripped his fists. He could no longer worry about his actions being disruptive and he whispered urgently at Xia Xiaolei, who was behind him. ¡°Their gic makeup¡­ is tooplicated and messy¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body quivered, his eyes still closed. ¡°Give me a bit more time, just a bit¡­¡± The mutant that Xia Xiaolei was holding was also quivering at the same frequency as Xia Xiaolei. It was no longer struggling furiously as it was before. The tendrils piercing its body had seemingly gone deeper as well. Outside, the sound of cannon fire rang out again and again. However, the interval between each cannon fire would grow with each attack. Lun Tai knew that Bei Tai would not be able to hold on for much longer. ¡°Roddy, after another 30 seconds, use Gundam.¡± Lun Tai gritted his teeth and said grimly through their guild channel. By now, there was no longer any room for them to hide their trump card. Theirst resort would be to give up on the people here. Have Roddy use the Gundam to ensure the Tidal Fighter¡¯s safety as it took off and rush straight towards the given coordinates. Even though there was a high number of flying-type mutants in the sky, they were not a big issue for the Gundam¡¯s formidablebat power. By doing so, they would no longer have these Awakened ones and yers with them during the final battle with Aderick. The Gundam use time would also be used up. However, they could not simply die here with these cannon fodder. Yes, cannon fodder. Lun Tai was not Chen Xiaolian. For him, there was no such thing as ¡®Since I have saved you, I would do my best to take responsibility for you all until the end¡¯. He had chosen to gather up all the participants in Griffith Park and head towards the given coordinates together. All that was just to have these fellows fight at the forefront while he looked for an opportunity to kill Aderick. As for him doing his best to keep them alive, it was simply because he had hoped he could maximize the number of chips in his hand for the final battle. However, if he were to find out that it was truly impossible to do so, he would not hesitate to abandon them. Only, until it was absolutely necessary, Lun Tai hoped that it would note to pass. ¡°Twenty-five¡­¡± ¡°Twenty¡­¡± ¡°Fifteen¡­¡± Lun Tai slowly counted in his mind. Outside, the sound of cannon fire was joined by that of other firearms, the interval between each attack bing increasingly long. There were less than 200 metres between the giant beasts and the fortress. At the same time, the smaller mutants that had retreated earlier surged forward once more. Up in the sky as well, the flock of flying-type mutants appeared again, like a cloud of darkness. The timing of the monsters¡¯ movements was impable. With their movement speed, the other mutants would arrive to join the battle the moment the giant beasts descended upon the alloy fortress. Should that happen, they would all be killed. ¡°Ten¡­¡± ¡°Five¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s done!¡± Xia Xiaolei, who was behind Lun Tai, shouted. Before them, the mutants ¨C with such high numbers that theypletely covered thend ¨C that had been charging towards the fortress, even the giant beasts, abruptly halted their steps. Next, they all let out a sharp roar and began killing one another. Chapter 817 Chapter 817 Just a moment ago, the giant beasts had made it to a distance of less than 200 metres from the fortress. By rushing forward, the fortress ¨C only half their height ¨C would certainly face immediate destruction. At present, however, the giant beasts seemingly went mad as they killed one another. Having lost the ability to differentiate between friend and foe, their mountainous fists smashed down upon their own kind. Every strike would result in a loud booming sound. Coincidentally, the other mutants also arrived before the giant beasts. One of the giant beasts roared skywards and stamped the ground heavily. The ground quaked and tens of the mutants there were trampled into pulverized flesh before they could even utter a cry. Even those heavily-armoured mutants that had assumed the vanguard position earlier were powerless against this stomp that was measured in tons. More of the mutants followed the giant beasts and began killing one another. Instantly, the area around the fortress was turned into a field of Asuras. Absent were the perfect and orderly movements shown earlier as the mutants descended into absolute chaos. ¡°Everyone! Assume formation! Begin advancing!¡± Lun Tai promptly roared, striking an alloy te before him with the shield on his left hand. Just as he was about to jump out from a hole, he heard Xia Xiaolei uttering a pained cry from behind him. Swiftly, Lun Tai turned his head to see Xia Xiaolei falling backwards to the floor. His whole body twitched violently and his eyes began rolling up. ¡°Xiaolei!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s heart sank. Although he had issued the order, he quickly turned around and rushed back to Xia Xiaolei¡¯s side to help him up. The tendrilsing out from Xia Xiaolei¡¯s body were still attached to the captured mutant. However, they were showing signs of withering. More, they were also rapidly swelling. ¡°Give me¡­ sugar¡­¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s voice was weak. It seemed as though he was enduring an intense feeling of pain. He had already brought out a few packets of syrup from his storage gear, but his shaking hands were incapable of grasping them and they rolled to the floor beside him. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Lun Tai swiftly picked up a syrup packet from the floor. Carelessly tearing it open, he poured the syrup into Xia Xiaolei¡¯s mouth. Xia Xiaolei gulped down the viscous syrup like it was water until the stic packet waspletely shrivelled up. Only then did he exhale a few times. The tips of the tendrils that were dying earlier gradually repaired themselves. ¡°That fellow¡­ Aderick¡­ is fighting me for control¡­¡± ¡­ ¡°Guild Leader, have you not dealt with it yet?¡± Theodore¡¯s hands lightly stroked the smooth surface of his dual des that were hanging down his waist as he asked in puzzlement. It had been over two hours since Aderick woke up. From what he could observe about the strength of these mutants and their terrifying number, all the yers and Awakened ones inside the city ¨C no matter how many of them there were ¨C should have been killed already. Aderick was standing before him with his hands sped behind his back. His eyes were closed and his face indifferent. ¡°All the teams inside Los Angeles have been dealt with. But before that, a team with quite the decent strength has gathered up everyone from Griffith Park. They are heading here right now.¡± Aderick¡¯s eyes remained shut as he exined to Theodore. ¡°It¡¯s the guys I saw back when I killed Gaza.¡± Even though Theodore had undergone Aderick¡¯s gic enhancement, he did not ¨C like the ordinary people in Los Angeles ¨C be a mutant. Naturally, he also could not obtain intel regarding the battlefield through thought transference. He could only depend on Aderick for intel. After hearing what Aderick said, Theodore frowned somewhat. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Despite not opening his eyes, Aderick was still seemingly able to see Theodore¡¯s concerns. He smiled and said, ¡°Due to the size of our forces, they have already stopped advancing. Finishing them off is just a matter of time. I have already selected a batch of new mutants to destroy their defences. At most, only ten more minutes. Those fellows will be utterly drowned and ripped apart.¡± ¡°Fine, then.¡± Theodore kept feeling this hint of concern within him. It always felt to him as though¡­ there was an unanticipated shadow that was gradually growing. However, seeing his Guild Leader brimming with confidence, both in expression and tone of voice, he eased up the concern within him. Perhaps¡­ it was just a groundless fear. ¡°Alright¡­ only a few hundred metres left.¡± A momentter, Aderickughed. ¡°Did they think that building an impromptu broken building in the battlefield would prove useful? In the face of my giant mutants, it will bepletely¡­ argh!¡± Aderick suddenly released a pained cry and fell to a crouch before curling his body into a ball. ¡°Guild Leader!¡± Theodore rushed forward, arriving before Aderick with a sh. His hands wrapped around Aderick¡¯s shoulders. ¡°Guild Leader! What¡¯s happening, Guild Leader?!¡± Damn it¡­ could his foreboding feeling being true? ¡°There¡¯s a guy¡­¡± Aderick¡¯s back remained hunched and his head lowered. His voice was filled with pain. ¡°This guy¡­ is fighting me for control.¡± ¡°Control?¡± Theodore was shocked. ¡°In the instance dungeon¡¯s quest description, it is clearly stated that there is only one alien meteorite! Who else could fight you for control?¡± ¡°It¡¯s something else.¡± Panting, Aderick finally raised his head to reveal an ashen-looking face. ¡°The skill that one of them has¡­ or maybe it¡¯s a type of equipment, it¡¯s also of the bio-modification type. He captured one of my mutants and used it as an interface to analyse the alien genes. He also used it as a bridge to enter the neuralwork that I established.¡± ¡°Then¡­¡± Theodore was quick to understand and he fell into a slight state of uncertainty. After devouring the alien embryo inside the meteorite, Aderick had be the Species Lord. Originally, this species, formed by the numerous mutants, had been under Aderick¡¯s control via the genes. At present, however, an outsider had appeared within this species. Additionally, regardless of what method he was using, he possessed the opportunity to threaten Aderick¡¯s position as the Species Lord. ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ don¡¯t worry.¡± Aderick clenched his teeth. ¡°This kid¡­ ultimately, all he did was learn the gic code of a mutant and used it to camouge himself. There¡¯s no way he could easily snatch away control from me, the real Species Lord. At most¡­ he could create a temporary and minormotion. It would take me only a short time to regain control. Only, before that¡­¡± ¡°Before that, what will happen?¡± Theodore¡¯s hands pressed down on the handle of his des. Slowly, Aderick closed his eyes. ¡°Before that, I cannot be distracted. I cannot move as well. I have to focuspletely on taking back control. As for you¡­ you need to protect me well.¡± ¡°Protect? But we still have so many¡­¡± Theodore had been in the midst of speaking when he heard roaring soundsing again and again from his surroundings. Earlier, the hundreds of pupae had been sending out mutants non-stop. The newly-born mutants, like productsing out from an assembly line, would assume an orderly formation. They would group up ording to their types and march out the valley. At that very moment, however, the whole valley had fallen into a state of chaos. All the mutants, regardless of their type, had lost control and they furiously bit and struck theirpanions who were right beside them. Several of the giant pupae were also destroyed due to the fierce fighting. A mutant who was close by had already noticed Aderick and Theodore. It strode forward, baring its sharp fangs and ws. Then, it charged. ¡°Before I regain control over them, they will temporarily be in a state of chaos, like this. As for me, in order to focus, I will enter a temporary state of suspended animation. You¡­ can handle this. Right, Theodore?¡± After saying that, Aderick¡¯s head slowly sank down and he fell silent. ¡°¡­ I understand, Guild Leader.¡± Theodore gritted his teeth and pulled out his dual des. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Guild Leader. Before you regain control, I will not allow any living being toe within ten metres of you!¡± A de light shed and the mutant¡¯s momentum from its striding motion abruptly disappeared. Next, it broke into countless pieces. Half of the broken pieces were engulfed in raging fire while the other half were covered in thick frost. ¡­ ¡°Lun Tai? What¡¯s going on?¡± Roddy hastily asked through the guild channel. Lun Tai had already given the order to attack and the other teams had begun assembling before the fortress. However, Lun Tai and Xia Xiaolei did not appear. They had not moved from their spot. ¡°Xiaolei could not smoothly seize control of the mutants. Aderick has found him. They are now fighting for control over the neuralwork,¡± Lun Tai shouted. ¡°Xiaolei is currently incapable of moving. You guys head out first. I will stay here and take care of him.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s wait until he¡¯s done taking over before leaving!¡± Roddy¡¯s voice rang out, but he had already rushed into the top floor of the fortress. Following behind him were the other members of Meteor Rock Guild. There was anxiousness on his face. ¡°There¡¯s no way we would leave ourpanions behind!¡± ¡°No.¡± Slowly, Lun Tai shook his head. There was a grim look on his face. ¡°Xiaolei has just informed me. Aderick¡¯s mental power is far greater than he had imagined. Moreover, he also has the Species Lord authority, granted to him by the instance dungeon. He has a big innate advantage over Xiaolei. Right now¡­ all Xiaolei can do is to direct all his strength onpeting with Aderick.¡± ¡°You mean¡­¡± Roddy¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°He might not win? Then, what will happen if he loses?¡± Lun Tai sighed and turned to look at Xia Xiaolei, who was seated cross-legged behind him with his eyes closed. ¡°Naturally, control over the mutants will return to Aderick. As for Xiaolei¡­¡± He pondered for a moment. ¡°There might be a bacsh¡­ but there is no way to tell. Enough. Now is not the time to get tangled up with these matters. There¡¯s no telling how much time Xiaolei can buy for us. You guys have to head off immediately. I¡¯ll stay¡­¡± ¡°You go. I¡¯ll stay.¡± Qimu Xi shook her head. She walked out from behind Roddy to stand beside Xia Xiaolei. ¡°Tian Lie has already said, against Aderick¡¯s attacks that could directly affect the soul, his regenerative power is ineffective. The team needs you for defence.¡± ¡°Qimu Xi¡­¡± Lun Tai frowned. He had wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he simply nodded. ¡°Fine. Protect Xiaolei and don¡¯t let him die.¡± ¡°Do you even need to tell me that?¡± Qimu Xi responded with a faint smile and she held the hilt of her short swords as she stood behind Xia Xiaolei. Chapter 818 Chapter 818 The coordinates of their target remained the same, on disy within everyone¡¯s personal radars. It had not exhibited any change until now. When they were besieged earlier, they had lost a high number of vehicles. However, some of them did keep a number of vehicles into their storage gears. And now, they brought the vehicles out once more as they embarked towards Rosemont Preserve. There were still a high number of mutants around the ce, but they had lost their unified structure ofmand, reduced to monsters without intellect. All they knew of was to follow their instincts to kill. Anything close to them would be a target. And so, most of the mutants fought to kill one another. Only a handful of them who were close to the group would charge at them, roaring as they did before they were easily killed off. The road was littered with corpses and debris, but thanks to their enhanced reaction rate, which improved their ability to drive and control the vehicles, their convoy of vehicles was still able to advance at the fastest speed. In less than half an hour¡¯s time, they had entered the valley inside Rosemont Preserve. Upon reaching the ce, they found no other roads. With the exception of powerful tracked vehicles such as the Thunderstorm Tanks, the other vehicles could no longer be used to move forward. ¡°Everyone, abandon the vehicles and move on foot! Thunderstorm Tanks, open the path!¡± Lun Tai jumped down from a vehicle. After giving their surroundings a nce, he began assigning tasks to the others. ¡°Tian Lie, follow me. We¡¯ll be in the front. Moonlight Lizards, your team will be with us. Roddy, you stay in the middle of our group. Protect Bei Tai and be ready to use the Gundam at any moment¡­¡± Almost every team had suffered from casualties in the previous battle. Of the hundred plus men that they originally had, only less than fifty remained. That said, most of them were the most senior members of their respective teams. The fact that he could bring this many cannon fodders into the final battle was something that exceeded Lun Tai¡¯s expectations. Next, they¡¯ll be able to see how strong Aderick was. ¡°Qimu Xi, how are things on your end?¡± As they moved forward, Lun Tai lowered his head and asked through the guild channel. The corpses of mutants littered their path forward. Additionally, their number only increased the farther Lun Tai¡¯s group advanced. asionally, some foolish mutants would jump out to attack them only to be immediately riddled with holes from their concentrated firepower. ¡°Not¡­ too good¡­¡± Qimu Xi hesitated for a moment before answering, ¡°Not many mutants came to attack our fortress, but Xiaolei¡¯s face is bing increasingly¡­ ugly.¡± ¡°Give him sugar! Do I need to teach you that?¡± Lun Tai frowned. ¡°The Bug Armour¡¯s regenerative power requires a great deal of energy. It¡¯s not as though you do not know that.¡± ¡°There¡¯s¡­ no more.¡± Qimu Xi gritted her teeth. ¡°It¡¯s not just those he brought. Even my rations have all been given to him. But it¡¯s still not enough! His current rate of consumption is too great! I fear¡­¡± As Qimu Xi spoke, she looked down to look at Xia Xiaolei, who was right beside her. This time, it was not just the tendrils connecting him with the mutant. Even his body, arge portion of his body was showing signs of withering necrosis. It would appear that this mental battle at the gic level had a higher rate of energy consumption. Before this, Xia Xiaolei had already brought out all the rations in his storage gear and piled them up beside him. At present, however, all of them had been consumed. As for Xia Xiaolei himself, he had entered a semiatose state. No matter what they said to him, he would not respond. ¡°Damn it¡­ you hold on! We¡¯re almost there. As long as we kill off that Aderick, Xiaolei will be fine.¡± Lun Tai clenched his fists. ¡°Unless there¡¯s anything unexpected, Aderick himself should be in the same state as Xiaolei, incapable of moving. Killing him should not be hard. As long as¡­ he does not have any teammates beside him.¡± ¡°Need to¡­ hurry.¡± Qimu Xi nodded, her hand slowly gripping the hilt of the short sword hanging from her waist. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s rate of breathing was bing increasingly ragged. Should this continue, he would really die. Qimu Xi gripped the hilt tightly and blue veins emerged from the back of her fair hand. Should that final, critical moment arrive, she must cut off the tendrils connecting Xia Xiaolei and the mutant. Although Xia Xiaolei had entered the gic neuralwork of the alien species, the foundation for that was this captured mutant. The tendrilsing out from his body were the pathways he used for this connection. By severing them, Xia Xiaolei would be forcibly disconnected from the neuralwork of the mutants. Another way of describing this would be¡­ Unplugging him from the inte. If there were any other options left, Qimu Xi would never do this. At the very least¡­ she could not simply do nothing as Xia Xiaolei died before her very eyes. ¡­ ¡°In the end, you guys made it after all.¡± Finally, after they made their way through a valley, Lun Tai heard a man¡¯s voice. He was a lean and tall man in a blood-red protective suit. There was a short de on either side of his waist. The dual des were not unsheathed and his hands were not pressing on their hilts either. Instead, his hands hung down freely. On the ground behind him was a seated man, whose body was covered by a ck cloak. This man¡¯s head was lowered and they could not clearly see his face. Even so, it was clear that this was Aderick. Instantly, Lun Tai grew overjoyed. Great! As expected, fighting against Xia Xiaolei for control over the mutants was also not an easy thing for Aderick. He had likewise lost the ability to move. Though, it would appear that he was in a much better condition than Xia Xiaolei. He had not fallen into a dangerous state of physical exhaustion. Still, before he regained control, he would have no ability to defend himself. There were mutant corpses lying all around them. Most of them sported w marks and bite marks, indicating they died killing one another. However, the mutant corpses that were near the two men were all in pieces. They were either frozen or burned. It would appear that, after control over the mutants was lost, the mutants would attack indiscriminately, even their original master. Beside Aderick, there was only this tall, lean man. It was no wonder they had not encountered any attacks until now. This man had to stay beside Aderick to ensure his safety. ¡°Bei Tai¡­¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Lun Tai was about to give an order through the guild channel when Nicole suddenly interrupted him. ¡°You are¡­ Theodore?¡± Nicole pushed a yer who was standing in front of her and walked forward. Although there was an impassive look on her face, her voice carried hints of excitement. ¡°You guys really are still alive!¡± Theodore was taken aback. This woman before him was wearing the Floating Mech Armour. She is¡­ Floating Angel? The day Zero City was destroyed, the ones who escaped in the end were mostly nonbatants. As for the Angel Corps, they fought to the very end. Not a single one survived. How did a Floating Angel appear in this instance dungeon? ¡°Nicole, we don¡¯t have much time.¡± Lun Tai frowned. ¡°I believe you said it before, there wouldn¡¯t be any convolutions because of your Zero City background.¡± ¡°Lun Tai, I know we don¡¯t have much time, but please give me one minute.¡± Nicole turned her head to give Lun Tai a nce. Without waiting for an answer, she hastily moved forward to speak to Theodore, ¡°You don¡¯t recognize me. I¡¯m just an ordinary member of the Angel Corps. However, I recognize you and¡­ the bigshot behind you.¡± Theodore gave Nicole a cold look and his hand pressed down on the hilts of his des. ¡°So, are you here to make friends?¡± ¡°Even back when Zero City was still around, the Angel Corps would always maintain absolute neutrality, let alone now,¡± Nicole said coolly. ¡°I know you will not tell me where you guys are hiding. I just want to know, who else from the Angel Corps made it? This has nothing to do with me having to kill youter.¡± Suddenly, Theodore smiled. ¡°Interesting. Back then, you were not in Zero City. Were you out on a mission?¡± He had begun to believe that this woman was indeed a member of the Angel Corps. ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry so much about that. Just answer my question. Of course, I will not be surprised if you refuse to answer.¡± Nicole shook her head. ¡°How regretful.¡± Theodore shrugged. ¡°You are the first Angel I encountered since the escape from Zero City. Angel Wu and everyone else under him¡­ have died.¡± ¡°Even Angel Wu¡­¡± Nicole¡¯s eyes turned dim. Although she had long since expected this answer, hearing it with her own ears had still caused her heart to palpitate. Silence. ¡°Fine, I understand.¡± Nicole signed. Turning, she walked back. ¡°Wait!¡± Theodore suddenly called out to Nicole. Promptly, Nicole jerked her head back. ¡°Do you want to know where the others are?¡± Theodore looked at Nicole. ¡°Will you tell me?¡± Nicole frowned. ¡°It looks like, between our two parties, only one will survive, no?¡± Theodore looked at the group of people behind Nicole. ¡°You have many people on your side while there¡¯s only me here. The winner might not necessarily be me. So, if I die¡­¡± He revealed a wry smile. ¡°Come. I¡¯ll tell you where the other survivors from Zero City are at right now.¡± The yers and Awakened ones behind Nicole fell into an uproar. Only then did they understand that the two men before them, the BOSS of this instance dungeon, were actually the remnants of Zero City. If they can find their current location, it would mean discovering¡­ Wealth and power! An emaciated and dying camel was still bigger than a horse. Moreover, whenpared to the other guilds, the resident guilds of Zero City were practically like an elephant, maybe even a dinosaur. For any of them, be they yers of Awakened ones, finding the whereabouts of the remnants of Zero City meant the chance to snatch the limitless wealth that Zero City had umted over the years. ¡°Are you really going to tell me?¡± Nicole blinked, looking at Theodore. ¡°Yes, but I can only tell you.¡± Theodore nodded. ¡°Come to my side. I¡¯ll whisper to your ear.¡± Nicole hesitated. ¡°Come.¡± Theodore gave Nicole a sincere look. ¡°I am willing to believe you. The Angel Corps has always been and will continue to be, Zero City¡¯s impartial guardian. If we die, I hope you can find the others, lead them and protect them. As a member of the Angel Corps, this is your responsibility.¡± Nicole took a deep breath. Finally, she walked towards Theodore. ¡°You believe her?¡± A sneering voice rang out, piercing Theodore¡¯s eardrums. Tian Lie strode forward. His hand reached out to grab Nicole¡¯s shoulder and he flung her backwards. ¡°But I don¡¯t believe you! Even though this little girl is not that strong, it¡¯s always a good thing to sneak in a kill before the battle begins. Only¡­ it¡¯s not actually a particrly clever trick. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that you happened to bump into this stupid girl, would anyone else f**king believe you?¡± Tian Lie revealed a savage grin as he cracked his fists. ¡°Take a good look at my esteemed face and then say loudly, do you still believe her?!¡± ¡°Angel¡­ Killer?¡± The look of sincerity that was on Theodore¡¯s face earlier waspletely swept away as he stared at Tian Lie¡¯s face. Chapter 819 Chapter 819 ¡°Fire support!¡± Lun Tai roared loudly. Bei Tai swiftly raised his left arm, which had already transformed into a heavy artillery, and opened fire. He did not aim it at Theodore, but Aderick behind him. That was the most important target. If they did not take advantage of his current inability to move, when else would they take action? As Bei Tai opened fire, the others also took action. Several War Pets were summoned out and they assumed the vanguard position. A bolt of lightning, as thick as a child¡¯s arm, and a wind de swept towards Theodore at the same time. Several yers who were at the frontmost position pulled out their weapons and charged forward. Behind them came a wave of bullets that covered the sky. ¡°With just you guys?¡± Theodore scoffed. Next, his figure shot into the sky at an unbelievable speed. Beams of light, bullets and spells struck the very spot he was standing on earlier. Some even struck Aderick, who was behind him. However, when the attacks made contact with Aderick¡¯s body, regardless of what those attacks were, they seemingly struck a wall before dissipating away like the cloud. All they managed to do was light up and reveal a spherical-shaped barrier. ¡°High-grade defensive prop, very high grade!¡± Lun Tai¡¯s face turned dark. Amongst the attacks fired at Aderick earlier, the strongest one was already at [A+] ss. And yet, the barrier around Aderick did not even budge. No questions were needed to know that this was most certainly an [S] ss defensive prop. As expected, the wealth of the resident guilds of Zero City was nothing to scoff at. However, a defensive prop of such high grade could not possibly remain in effect forever. There must be a time limit. Perhaps, it might even be a one-time consumable. If so, before the active period of the barrier ended, they would have to kill off this lean fellow known as Theodore first. ¡°Roddy, don¡¯t hold back!¡± Before Lun Tai could even finish his shout, a gigantic mech had appeared up in the sky. It held in its hands ance made of light. ¡°If you¡¯re a small fry, then just stay down!¡± Roddy shouted, the mech¡¯s thrusters pushing the mech¡¯s speed up in an instant to charge towards Theodore, who had jumped into the sky. The beamnce drew a fan of light in the sky, enveloping Theodore within it. The dual des were unsheathed. One of them condensed out icy frost while the other burned with raging fire. There was a sneer on Theodore¡¯s face as the ice de in his right hand moved to face the beamnce. Bang! The beamnce clearly did not possess a tangible body. And yet, the instant it made contact with the ice de, a shing sound rang out. It was as though two real swords had collided against one another. Borrowing the impact from the collision, Theodore¡¯s figure then twisted in mid-air. Next, his figure flipped and he shed forward to appear behind the Gundam. ¡°You want topete speed?¡± Roddy gripped the joysticks in the cockpit and shouted. The Gundam¡¯s thrusters swiftly adjusted their angles. Simrly, it performed a flip before charging up into the sky. The armour tes on its shoulders slid open and two beam cannons appeared. Mega Particle Cannons. 70% power. Fire! Theodore¡¯s face sank. His legs then kicked the air at a speed beyond anything the naked eye could see to create a shockwave in the sky. The speed of the kick had surpassed the speed of sound. Borrowing the recoil from the shockwave, Theodore was able to evade the Gundam¡¯s particle cannon attacks, which grazed his body as he rushed to the ground. The two particle cannon attacks swept past Theodore to strike a small mountain behind them. The violent explosion ttened the mountain. Roddy had wanted to open fire again when he saw Theodore rushing into a crowd of men. ¡°Ironwall Guardian!¡± A yer shouted and summoned a heavily-armoured robot with a shield in its hands before him. The robot was made entirely of metal. One sh. A fiery-red beam of light shed out and the robot, seemingly with a weight of up to several tons, was hacked from the bottom to the top. Molten iron flowed down from the severed parts. The yer was also instantly hacked into two burning parts. So fast! The thought shed through the minds of everyone there. How could this guy be so fast? Immediately after killing off the yer, Theodore rushed towards his next target. This time, he attacked using his ice de. Even before the shattered pieces of ice could make contact with the ground, Theodore had already locked down on his third target. Dang! A booming sound rang out. Theodore¡¯s ice de had been about to sh down on his third target when a shield suddenly stopped it. ¡°Hard!¡± Theodore eximed as he borrowed the force of the impact to throw his body backwards. This fellow¡¯s shield. It¡¯s also a very high-grade item! Having stopped Theodore¡¯s attack, Lun Tai swung the warhammer in his right hand, but it failed to make contact with even the corner of Theodore¡¯s clothes. I miscalcted¡­ Lun Tai swore to himself. This fellow he was facing was extraordinarily fast. Not a single one of the tens of people here was able to stop him. Just to be on the safe side, he had ordered Roddy to bring out the Gundam immediately, intending on killing off this lean fellow as soon as possible before concentrating on Aderick. Unexpectedly, Theodore was so fast. Lun Tai began feeling regretful. He should have brought Qimu Xi along. Appearance wise, her speed was still slightly inferiorpared to Theodore¡¯s speed. But at the very least, they would not fall into this state of beingpletely incapable of keeping up with Theodore. Theodore continued to speedily made his way through the crowd. Almost every one of his attacks would be able to reap his target¡¯s life. All that was left was a corpse, either burned to charcoal or frozen into a popsicle. His perception was also terribly discerning. Every target of his would be the weakest one amongst the crowd. In just a short moment, six of them had turned into corpses. ¡°Enough of this!¡± Tian Lie had been constantly chasing after Theodore, but he was finally incapable of enduring it. He never did care about whether or not those pieces of trash would survive. ¡°Close your ears!¡± After saying that through the guild channel, Tian Lie opened his mouth widely and released a deafening roar. The intense soundwaves moved through the air and swept towards Theodore, who was still moving swiftly. Beside him were the members from several other teams. Theodore had been in the midst of swinging the de in his hand when he suddenly felt his whole body quake. His ears roared, the world spun and he lost his bnce. As for the few Awakened ones and yers who were beside him, clearly the weaker ones there, they sprayed out a mouthful of blood respectively before falling to the ground. There was no way to tell if they were dead or alive. ¡°Good!¡± Seeing Theodore stagger and fall to the ground, Tian Lieughed wildly and strode forward quickly. However, the others were even faster. A beam of light shot out from Nicole¡¯s arm to strike Theodore¡¯s left leg. It burned through his protective gear and left a burn mark. Two zing phoenixes dived down from the sky above to bombard Theodore¡¯s body. Qiao Qiao¡¯s Anti-materialization skill was very weak against energy and magic-type attacks. Due to that, she did not use it. However, the Gauss rifle in her hand finally found its target. With a loud sound, a bullet ¨C moving faster than the speed of sound ¨C struck Theodore¡¯s left shoulder. The entire shoulder de was shattered and his left arm fell to the ground along with the shattered bits. On the other side, following the failure of their first attack, Bei Tai and Roddy ¨C under Lun Tai¡¯s order ¨C had shifted their target. Bei Tai had transformed his left arm into a 152-mm calibre field gun, which he aimed at Aderick, firing non-stop. Roddy, on the other hand, was hovering up in the sky. He had already fired two Mega Particle Cannon attacks at Aderick. The area around Aderick¡¯s defensive barrier had instantly transformed into a sea of mes. ¡°Kill him! Then, focus on Aderick!¡± Lun Tai shouted the orders loudly. Even if it was an [S] ss defensive prop, with so many of them here to slowly grind at it, they should be able to grind away the barrier¡¯s power. As for Theodore¡­ He was indeed very fast. He was also very strong. However, with so many men besieging him, there was no way for him to hold on. Even though he had been shot a few times in quick session, Theodore did not faint. Instead, he rolled on the ground, brought out a few Healing Beast Bloods and shoved them into his mouth. Then, he jumped up again, leaping past the next wave of fire as he rushed towards Bei Tai, who was at the very back. I must¡­ protect the Guild Leader! Theodore clenched his teeth, his eyes having turned blood-red. The modification that Aderick did to him had indeed improved his strength considerably. However, it had still failed to push him to [S] ss. As for these enemies, they were ¨C be it their number or strength ¨C far beyond his ability to handle. The wounds he sustained earlier alone had caused his speed to drop somewhat. Bei Tai turned to see Theodore rushing towards him. However, not only did he not move to evade Theodore, he instead smiled. Air Incarceration! When there was still a distance of 30 metres between him and the charging Theodore, Bei Tai finally used his skill. Although the Air Incarceration skill was no longer his main skill, Bei Tai had still upgraded it once. While it was certainly still insufficient topletely entrap Theodore, it was more than enough to temporarily slow him down. Theodore, who had been charging forward, suddenly felt as though the space around him had frozen. His entire body became like a fly that had flown into a jelly. Instantly, his forward momentum was reduced. He had only just raised the short de in his right hand when a loud roar came from behind him. A heavy hammer heavily mmed onto the back of Theodore¡¯s head, sting his whole body away as though it was just a feather. That was an all-out attack by Lun Tai, who had fully activated his Muscle Fruit skill. Theodore¡¯s body was still hurtling through the air when a zing sword of light descended to stab him in his lower abdomen area. Then, with a swing, it left a massive gash on him. His body smashed onto the ground, his internal organs spilling out from the wound. His whole head was buzzing and he nearly fainted. As expected¡­ it¡¯s still too much¡­ Theodore struggled to open his eyes and saw a zing phoenix descend upon him while releasing a cry. The zing phoenix partially blocked his vision of the defensive barrier around Aderick, which was continuously enveloped by artillery fire. ¡°Guild¡­ Leader¡­¡± Theodore¡¯s lips trembled, having epted his death. I¡¯m sorry. I could not keep the promise I made to you. But, I¡¯ve already¡­ tried my best. I hope the Eternal Crystal¡¯s barrier, canst until you regain control¡­ Boom! The zing phoenix struck the ground, its eruption filling the sky with mes. Lun Tai released a slight sigh of relief. This fellow¡­ his speed was practically at the point of being demonic. Thankfully, he was able to bring so many cannon fodders with him here. If it weren¡¯t for that, some members of his team would have died already. Thankfully, though, the final obstacle had been dealt with. Then¡­ as long as they could finish off the temporarily immobilized Aderick¡­ The thought had only just risen up from Lun Tai¡¯s mind when he suddenly saw the mes go out. A ck figure carried Theodore in his arms and slowly walked out from the charred ground. ¡°It¡¯s been hard on you, Theodore. ¡°This time, none of us will die. ¡°After killing them off, I will bring you home.¡± Despite his state, it would appear that Theodore still had a final bit of life left in him. ¡°Brother Lun Tai. Xiaolei¡­ has lost.¡± At the same time, Qimu Xi¡¯s voice came through the guild channel. Chapter 820 Chapter 820 Qimu Xi looked at Xia Xiaolei, whoy before her. Her hand, which was on the hilt of a short sword, gripped tighter and tighter. Xia Xiaolei¡¯s whole body was shaking violently, as though there was electricity coursing through it. Theyer of organic carapace which had been covering his whole body had mostly fallen off, leaving only withered skin, muscles and tissues. If this continues, he will die¡­ Finally, Qimu Xi could not bear it any longer. She pulled out the sword in her hand. The connection between Xiaolei and the mutant must be cut! ¡°Stop¡­ stop¡­¡± Slowly, Xia Xiaolei opened his eyes and looked at Qimu Xi. ¡°Don¡¯t cut¡­ Brother Lun Tai and the others¡­ will be killed.¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t cut the connection, you¡¯ll die!¡± Qimu Xi shook her head. Crouching in front of Xia Xiaolei, she raised the sword. By swinging the sword, Xia Xiaolei would be separated from the alien species¡¯ neuralwork. ¡°Die¡­ so be it! Did you forget¡­ we still have another life?¡± Xia Xiaolei said hoarsely. ¡°Using the metal spheres, we can be revived¡­¡± ¡°I did not forget. But what if it fails?¡± Qimu Xi gripped the sword tightly. She too, was hesitating. ¡°I¡­ likely cannot win.¡± Xia Xiaolei was sweating profusely, his eyes having lost their focus. Even so, he stretched his hand out to squeeze Qimu Xi¡¯s hand. ¡°That guy¡¯s mental power is too strong¡­ I¡¯ve entered the alien species¡¯ gic neuralwork. So, I know very well¡­ just what kind of monster he has be. But I have to at least hold him down first. Otherwise¡­ Brother Lun Tai and the rest will all die¡­ all die¡­¡± Qimu Xi took a deep breath. Slowly nodding, she put the sword back into its sheath. ¡°I¡¯ll¡­ tell Brother Lun Tai.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t.¡± A few gurgling sounds came from Xia Xiaolei¡¯s throat. ¡°If you tell¡­ they¡¯ll be distracted. But once I die, you must immediately tell him. Because when that happens, it means he has regained control¡­¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Qimu Xi turned her head away, gently wiping away the tears with her fingertips. Xia Xiaolei fell silent again. However, his body continued to shake violently. Finally, the rate at which his body trembled became increasingly low. Then, Xia Xiaolei exhaled hisst breath and his body fell still. Although she did not know what was happening over there, this meant that Lun Tai¡¯s group had failed to kill Aderick in the end. Gripping Xia Xiaolei¡¯s hand tightly, Qimu Xi turned on the guild channel, doing her best to speak calmly, with a tone devoid of any emotional fluctuations. ¡°Brother Lun Tai. Xiaolei¡­ has lost.¡± ¡°I¡­ know.¡± Lun Tai did not further probe Xia Xiaolei¡¯s situation. For Aderick to be able to move again, this meant that¡­ Xia Xiaolei had exhausted the final bit of his life force. In the end, they had to face this terrifying opponent after all. Aderick slowly walked out of the charred area, but he did not immediately attack. A big flower swiftly grew from the spot beside his feet. The petals of the flower then opened up, looking like a massive mouth. Aderick ced Theodore into the flower and the petals immediately closed up, transforming back into a flower bud before retracting back into the ground. No one there chose to recklessly attack. Instead, they simply adjusted their positions to surround Aderick. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you attacking?¡± It wasn¡¯t until the flower bud that enveloped Theodore hadpletely retracted underground did Aderick raise his head again. His pair of deep and dark eyes looked around, his voice as cold as ice. ¡°Weren¡¯t you guys fighting energetically just now? You even nearly killed my most loyal subordinate and friend¡­¡± Two beams of light suddenly descended from the sky, interrupting Aderick. ¡°Then let¡¯s continue fighting!¡± Roddy shouted. Mega Particle Cannon! The Gundam had a limited use time. Roddy had no time to listen to his long speech. Aderick, however, merely stretched his hand out to face the iing particle cannon attack. The hand transformed quickly, moving like melted sticine. The area from the elbow down to the tip of his hand transformed into a big eyeball. A beam of light shot out from within the eyeball to collide with the particle cannon attack in mid-air. After the resulting waves of violent energy dissipated away, Aderick could be seen standing at the same spot, seemingly unscathed. ¡°A decent mech. I have never seen it before in the Exchange System¡¯s list of items. You must have obtained it from some instance dungeon, right? However¡­ it is only decent.¡± Aderick calmly looked at Roddy, who was up in the sky. ¡°Don¡¯t be impatient, you are not the first.¡± He turned his gaze towards Nicole. ¡°Just now, that final sh that cut open Theodore¡¯s body. It was you, wasn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s me.¡± Nicole flicked her right hand lightly and the Ion Pulse Sword lit up once more. ¡°Then, you¡¯ll be the first.¡± After saying that, Aderick¡¯s figure disappeared from the spot. Immediately, Nicole sensed a hint of a dangerous atmosphere. A highly dangerous atmosphere. Her thrusters burst into action in an instant to propel her backwards at full speed. However, it was still a moment toote. With a sh, Aderick appeared in front of Nicole. He was so fast that no one had been able to respond. Rather, even their eyes had failed to grasp his movements. The ck sword appeared out of nowhere to sh towards Nicole. Activating the thrusters in advance had saved Nicole¡¯s life. The Soul Eater Sword swung, leaving a trail right in front of her towering chest. The de of the sword left only a fine cut on the Floating mech armour. It did not even damage her flesh. And yet, Nicole, who had just dashed backwards, suddenly felt intense pain. A wave of¡­ intense pain that came from the depths of her soul. Instantly, she lost her ability to control the Floater and she tumbled before falling to the ground. Apanying the feeling of intense pain were grief, sadness, despair, rage, distress, misery¡­ Countless negative emotions filled Nicole¡¯s heart. The rumours were true. Aderick¡­ could directly attack this opponent¡¯s soul. Ding! Aderick¡¯s next sword attack went after Nicole like an unshakeable disease, but it instead struck a tough shield, eliciting a soft ringing sound. The tip of the sword failed to pierce the shield. Even so, Lun Tai let out a pained roar. Aderick¡¯s soul attack could seemingly ignore the existence of defensive items. ¡°Guardian Shield? A decent defensive prop as well. However, it is also only decent.¡± Aderick smiled faintly. ¡°A mere Realm of Immunity cannotpletely stop my attack. Though¡­¡± His Soul Eater Sword swung down once more, striking Lun Tai¡¯s shield. ¡°It can reduce it somewhat.¡± Although he had once again blocked Aderick¡¯s Soul Eater Sword, Lun Tai felt as though his soul had fallen into Hell, where it was burned by karmic fire. This fellow¡­ so terrifying! Not only was he even faster than Theodore, his attacks were also so strange. Even the Realm of Immunity, known as the absolute defence, was incapable ofpletely blocking them. ¡°Aderick-¡± Both of Tian Lie¡¯s hands transformed out a pitch-ck sword each and they shed towards Aderick with a roar. ¡°Angel Killer? You are still alive?¡± Aderick harrumphed coldly. He had never faced Tian Lie in other instance dungeons before. However, as the Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness, how could he not know Tian Lie¡¯s abilities and appearance? The Soul Eater Sword stabbed forward once more, but it struck the air. Before the tip of the sword could reach his body, Tian Lie abruptly twisted his body slightly and the sword missed him by a hair¡¯s breadth. The ck swords in his hands also twisted to a strange angle, stabbing towards Aderick¡¯s breastte. Sword energy burst outwards and Aderick grunted as his figure was thrown backwards. A near-imperceptible crack appeared on his breastte. ¡°Tsk, your swordsmanship is still not strong enough.¡± Tian Lieughed wildly and the ck swords in his hands moved yet again. The others also began besieging Aderick. Due to the attack just now, Nicole was still partially kneeling on the ground, trembling. Lun Tai, on the other hand, was in a slightly better state. He had already charged forward, shield in hand. Soo Soo¡¯s zing phoenix flew forth, its wings pping as it did. Bei Tai¡¯s left arm had transformed into a sniper rifle and he opened fire. Roddy, who was piloting the Gundam, had rushed down once more. He was the only one who could serve as the main force for this battle. Roddy, whose entire body was encased within the Gundam¡¯s cockpit, was the only one immune to Aderick¡¯s soul attacks. At such close quarters, he could no longer utilize the Mega Particle Cannons. However, he was just as confident in his meleebat ability. The Gundam swooped down at a speed that far exceeded what the Sentinel mech could achieve, its beamnce leaving a trail of light in the sky as it stabbed directly at Aderick. ¡°You fellows¡­ still do not understand the difference in power between us.¡± Despiteing under siege, Aderick did not appear flustered at all. His figure dashed forward, evading Tian Lie¡¯s sword attack while his Soul Eater Sword lightly jabbed Lun Tai¡¯s shield. This was Lun Tai¡¯s third time taking a soul attack. Once again, he uttered out a pained cry, but he forced himself to keep moving. However, Soo Soo¡¯s zing phoenix also struck Aderick¡¯s back. His ck suit of armour could notpletely stop the might of the zing phoenix. Moving through the countless little gaps on his suit of armour, minute-sized mes burned Aderick¡¯s body until a pungent, scorched smell wafted out. At the same time, the Gundam¡¯s beamnce descended from high above. Aderick, however, seemingly felt no pain at all. He aimed the big eyeball on his left hand at the Gundam and fired out a beam of light with it. The beam of light struck the Gundam¡¯s left leg and Roddy¡¯s whole body jolted despite still being in the cockpit. Next, he heard the electronic voice of the operating systeming from his ear. ¡°Warning, left leg damaged by 23%. Maximum power output reduced by 31%.¡± ¡°What the hell!¡± Roddy roared. The Gundam had far stronger abilitiespared to the Sentinel mech. It was installed with an Electromaic Deflector Shield that had a higher output than the one installed on a Thunderstorm Tank. Additionally, it was also enhanced with Star Sand. Ordinary attacks would only amount to an itch for it. At present, however, just a single beam of light had actually left a serious wound on its left leg. This fellow¡­ was stronger than they expected. The beamnce hacked down furiously, striking Aderick at the same time. Finally, this attack managed to leave arge hole on Aderick¡¯s suit of armour and his whole body was sted away. But when Aderick stood up once more, wriggling flesh could be seen through the exposed part of the armour. The wound inflicted by the beamnce was swiftly healing up. Everyone from Meteor Rock Guild was very familiar with what they were presently witnessing. That was the recovery method of Xia Xiaolei¡¯s Bug Armour. ¡°It¡¯s true. You fellows are very smart, and very lucky. You have someone equipped with the Bug Armour in your team. A little bit more and I would have died. However¡­ you fellows forgot. The connection was a two-way street. When he stole the alien genes under my control and essed the neuralwork, I also stole the genes he possessed!¡± Aderick spread open his hands and walked forward, one step at a time. There was a calm smile on his face. ¡°Although the alien genes in this instance dungeon are very powerful, it did not possess the self-healing ability. I thank you, for letting me obtain the genes of the Bug Armour. And now¡­ I have truly obtained an unkible body!¡± Chapter 821 Chapter 821 Within the conference room, Tong You was seated on a swivel chair with his eyes squinted, a cup of coffee in his hand. ced before him was a thick military notebook. There were two separate pictures disyed on the notebook¡¯s screen. On the left was a magnified three-dimensional map of Southern California. Countless arcing lines were slowly extending above the map. On the right half of the screen was a row of countdown timers, the numbers there ticking down non-stop. The fastest one had less than five minutes while the longest one only had seven minutes. The positions that Tong You had wilfully drawn using a marker pen earlier had been faithfully followed by the staff. They dared not miss a single one. This was not simply due to their deference to this president¡¯s order. Rather, it was mostly because¡­ everyone there was struck with fear at what was currently unfolding within Los Angeles. The senior-ranking officials of this nation had learned enough to realize the gravity of their situation. A total of 121 hydrogen bombs, with yields ranging from 400,000 tons to 1,000,000 tons. Half of them were set to explode at a height of 500 metres while the other half were set to explode upon the ground. This terrifying number of nuclear bombs was enough to wipe out everything within the explosion range. It would be as though no life had ever existed there. ¡°Manager, opening a bottle of champagne now wouldn¡¯t look too strange, would it?¡± Looking at the numbers that were counting down, Tong You turned to look at Jiang Long, who was beside him. There was a triumphant look all over Tong You¡¯s face. ¡°You¡¯ve already kicked out all the Americans. Who would know?¡± Jiang Long himself was incapable of suppressing the glee within him and he snapped his fingers at Tong You. ¡°Open a bar.¡± A bottle of champagne was brought out from their storage gear. Icy cold, golden-coloured wine swirled within the cups of sses and bubbles floated upwards. The countdown timer with the shortest duration was now only at thirty seconds. ¡°Then¡­ may all our future instance dungeons go as smoothly as this.¡± When that countdown timer reached 0, Jiang Long and Tong Youughed simultaneously. Gently clinking their wine sses, they then gulped down the champagne. ¡­ A ck cloud enveloped Aderick. A wretched cry rang out as the ck cloud was ripped apart. Next, Qiao Qiao¡¯s figure was thrown to the ground, where it tumbled a few times. After that, shey there, incapable of moving anymore. The suit of armour that Aderick was wearing had been utterly shattered, not a single fragment remaining. Even half his body had disappeared. And yet, countless mini tendrils were swiftly squirming about, reconstructing his body. Unlike Xia Xiaolei, even though Aderick had received several fatal injuries thus far, he had not needed to replenish his energy reserve. The genes he obtained from the Bug Armour had been integrated and enhanced by the alien genes, making them far strongerpared to the original. Lun Tai continued to tightly hold on to the Guardian Shield. However, the active duration of its built-in Realm of Immunity skill had long since run out. Lun Tai fell to the ground. There wasn¡¯t a single wound on his body, but every part of it kept shuddering from pain. Soo Soo, Bei Tai, Nicole. Every one of them no longer had the strength to fight. They could barely even stand. Those who weren¡¯t were instead unconscious or in the midst of facing the invasive darkness-type power attached to Aderick¡¯s attacks. Despite knowing that her opponent¡¯s attacks were of the darkness-type, Qiao Qiao had ¨C in the end ¨C gritted her teeth and used her Anti-materialization skill in an attempt to take Aderick down with her. She seeded in shattering most of Aderick¡¯s body, but she too had to face a strong darkness-type bacsh. She was beaten out of her anti-matter state, returning to her human form before falling to the ground. At that very moment, the only ones who could still fight were Tian Lie and Roddy. Tian Lie was half-kneeling on the ground, panting. There wasn¡¯t a single wound on his body, but his face revealed that he was in extreme pain. The two Mega Particle Cannons on the Gundam¡¯s shoulders had been destroyed. The same was true of its left leg and right arm. It was barely able to remain standing with the help of its thrusters. ¡°If only I had this power back when I was in Zero City¡­¡± Aderick did not immediately attack. Instead, he lowered his gaze to look at his wound. Bits of flesh were still growing. Little by little, but very quickly, the wound waspletely healed, leaving not a trace of injury. There wasn¡¯t even a single scar. ¡°Maybe¡­ Zero City would not have fallen.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you thinking too highly of yourself?¡± Tian Lie forced out a ridiculing sentence. He panted and gripped his fists. ¡°Just how¡­ strong do you think you are? Howughable. That Shen, if he wants to kill you, one finger is all he needs!¡± ¡°You still have the strength to move?¡± Despite the chaos all around him, Aderick calmly looked at Tian Lie. ¡°Even though your physical body¡¯s regenerative ability won¡¯t work against my attacks, your soul sure can take a beating. As expected from an¡­ [S] ss powerhouse, and one of the Inspectors of Thorned Flower Guild. If this was in the past, I might not have been able to kill you.¡± ¡°You think you can kill me now?¡± Tian Lie roared, his body rapidly swelling up. A pair of ck wings spread out from behind him and fluttered in the wind. ¡°I¡¯ll let you have a taste of this senior¡¯s full blow!¡± ¡°I have heard about your Angel Killer form before, but-¡± Aderick¡¯s figure rushed forward instantly, his long sword stabbing straight towards Tian Lie. The swords of both Aderick and Tian Lie stabbed into each other at the same time. ¡°It seems my unkible body is slightly stronger than yours!¡± The two froze simultaneously. A rattling sound came from Tian Lie¡¯s teeth. Aderick¡¯s Soul Eater Sword had only tapped his sr plexus without piercing it. Once again, however, a power of darkness permeated his whole body. No matter how powerful his liquid metal data body¡¯s regenerative ability was, it could not avoid an attack directed at the soul. The ck sword jutting out from Tian Lie¡¯s right hand had pierced through Aderick¡¯s heart, but Aderick maintained an indifferent expression. ¡°You¡¯ve already tried it so many times. Do you still not get it? You all¡­ cannot kill me!¡± ¡°Roddy!¡± Tian Lie ignored Aderick¡¯s words of ridicule. Instead, he abruptly opened his mouth and shouted. At the same time, the ck sword that he was holding in his right hand suddenly began transforming. The sword was something he had created from his liquid metal data body. He could transform it at will. And now, countless fine spikes had suddenly emerged from the de of the sword. Like thorns, they firmly restrained Aderick¡¯s body. The very moment Tian Lie shouted, Roddy, who was piloting the Gundam, lifted the armour tes beneath the cockpit to reveal a square-shaped cannon muzzle. ¡°Multi-phase Beam Cannon. At 100% power!¡± Following Roddy¡¯s all-out roar, a beam of light burst out from the mech¡¯s chest, shooting straight towards Aderick. The Gundam¡¯s whole body had long since be terribly damaged. Additionally, its use duration was quicklying to an end. For this final attack, Roddy had transferred all the power from the main reactor to the main cannon on the mech¡¯s chest. Even stronger than the Mega Particle Cannon. Multi-phase Beam Cannon! Aderick¡¯s face sank. He wanted to move away, but the spikes jutting out from Tian Lie¡¯s ck sword held him firmly in ce,pletely immobilizing him. The diameter of this beam was much bigger than Aderick¡¯s body and it enveloped himpletely. Even Tian Lie, who was beside him, had most of his body enveloped by this beam. The beam of light continued for three seconds before gradually dissipating away. At the same time, the giant mechanical body of the Gundam also disappeared. Roddy fell heavily onto the ground. Struggling to raise his head, he saw a deep ravine that continued straight towards the horizon. Everything within the ravine had been incinerated by the formidable energy of the Multi-phase Beam Cannon. ¡°Damn it¡­ this time surely¡­ he¡¯s dead, right?¡± Roddy coughed a few times, a trace of a smile appearing from the corner of his mouth. Back in the Tokyo instance dungeon, even someone as strong as Tian Lie had been incapable of stopping such an all-out attack from the Gundam¡¯s main cannon. Surely¡­ Aderick could not have survived. Tian Lie himself only had half a body left and he gasped for breath as hey on the ground. Struggling, he brought out a steel ingot out from his storage gear and pressed down on it with his remaining left hand. Although it was much slower than before, the steel ingot began digitizing before flowing into his body. ¡°At least, you¡¯re¡­ smart.¡± Finally, Tian Lie finished infusing the entire steel ingot into his body and stood up. Back then, Roddy had been very quick to react. Seeing Tian Lie hold Aderick in ce, Roddy had instantly pounced on the opening and opened fire. That said, even though the damage to his body had recovered, Tian Lie¡¯s face remained ugly to behold. ¡°You¡¯re the smart one.¡± Roddy grunted and crawled up as well. In the previous battle, he had been piloting the Gundam from within its cockpit. Thus, Aderick¡¯s attacks, while managing to damage the Gundam¡¯s body parts, had failed to damage his soul. Out of all the people present, Roddy was the only one who was practically unhurt. But Roddy was inwardly sobbing. Gundam! That was the Gundam! It was the quest reward he had obtained after putting his own life on the line in the Tokyo instance dungeon. Later, he even spentrge quantities of Star Sand to modify and strengthen it. Normally, he would be reluctant to even use it. At present, however, not only was one of its legs and arms broken, even its core reactor had be severely damaged due to the overload. There was no telling how many points and Star Sand he would need to spend to restore it to its original state. ¡°Stop looking so sad. This instance dungeon¡­ getting out alive is a very difficult thing in itself.¡± Lun Tai panted as he got up as well. ¡°Is everyone¡­ alive?¡± More than half of the members from the other teams had been killed, leaving only the few veterans and Team Leaders alive. Thankfully, none of the members of Meteor Rock Guild were killed. ¡°No!¡± Nicole had just gotten up, gritting her teeth as she did, when her face suddenly sank. ¡°Where¡¯s the prompt for the instance dungeon¡¯spletion?¡± Everyone there grew stunned. Aderick had devoured the alien embryo and be this instance dungeon¡¯s BOSS. Thus, by killing him, this instance dungeon should have ended. For this to happen, it could only mean¡­ ¡°Careful¡­¡± Lun Tai had only just started shouting when Aderick¡¯s ck silhouette abruptly emerged from the ground to unleash a stabbing attack at Tian Lie from the back. Tian Lie¡¯s face promptly froze and his whole figure stopped moving. ¡°It is as I¡¯ve said, my regenerative ability is far stronger than what you can imagine!¡± Aderick waspletely naked. Not only was there not a single piece of clothing on him, even the epidermisyer of his skin had notpletely regrown. Red muscles and flesh were exposed to the air. Back when the Multi-phase Beam Cannon struck him earlier, he had ¨C with all his might ¨C plunged a tendril deep underground. His body that was above ground waspletely incinerated by the energy attack, but the tip of the tendril, which was underground, had remained intact. Swiftly, it multiplied and grew topletely restore his body. The Soul Eater Sword that he wielded earlier had been shattered apart by the Multi-phase Beam Cannon. However, Aderick now wielded yet another ck sword. The tip of the sword failed topletely pierce through Tian Lie¡¯s body, but it caused a ¡°gege¡± sound toe out from Tian Lie¡¯s throat. Then, he fell. Tian Lie¡­ died? Everyone there grew dumbfounded. It was not as though they had not braced themselves for some casualties. Only, no one thought that the first to die amongst them would be Tian Lie. His body remained unscathed, but it had be lifeless. Stiffly, it fell to the ground like a heavy block of iron. ¡°Argh!¡± Suddenly, Nicole uttered out a mournful cry. Then, seemingly having gone mad, she charged towards Aderick. The thrusters of her Floating Mech Armour were already damaged. Thus, Nicole could only run forward as fast as she could. An Ion Pulse Sword had lit up from each of her hands. Despite knowing that this amount of damage could not kill Aderick, Nicole no longer cared. The moment she saw Tian Lie die, she felt all the blood in her body surge into her head. It felt as though her brain was about to be burned away. That man had such a filthy mouth and a rude behaviour. Moreover, there was such a deep grudge between them. And yet, for some unknown reason, Nicole suddenly found that she could not live without him. ¡°You are¡­ an Angel, no?¡± Looking at Nicole, who was charging at him, Aderick gently shook his head. ¡°For an Angel to go crazy because the Angel Killer died. Seriously, tsk, tsk¡­¡± By then, his skin had fully regenerated and he raised his sword once more. His victory in this instance dungeon was no longer in question. Next up, he would kill off everyone on the opposing side in this instance dungeon and¡­ Aderick looked at Nicole, who had already arrived before him. He had been about to stab her with his sword when he saw ¨C through the corner of his eye ¨C a dot of light up in the horizon. Immediately after that, another dot of light appeared. And another¡­ The number of dots kept increasing and in but a few seconds after the first dot of light appeared, dots of light formed an arc in the sky as they fell down like a meteor shower in midsummer. ¡°This¡­¡± Instantly, Aderick¡¯s face sank. He didn¡¯t even notice Nicole¡¯s Ion Pulse Swords piercing into his chest. He felt as though he had fallen into an icy cave. Those weren¡¯t meteors. Those were warheads. Trident ballistic missiles! ¡°WHY?!!!¡± For the first time, Aderick revealed a look of panic. He raised his head skywards, ignoring Nicole who was repeatedly stabbing him, and roared his lungs out. The east wind blew across a thousand trees in the night and fireworks fell like meteors. Countless balls of fire rose up at almost the same time. A dazzling light enveloped the entire Southern California region. The high temperature and shockwaves from the fusion bombs turned the entire surface into hell on earth. Upon seeing the explosion from the first atomic bomb he created, Robert Oppenheimer, the father of America¡¯s atomic bombs, said, ¡°If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst all at once in the sky, mankind would perish. At this moment, I have be the Death, the Shatterer of all!¡± Unbeknownst to Oppenheimer back then, decades after then, nuclear bombs, with power and number beyond anything he had ever seen before, would erupt within this verynd. Whenpared to the explosion currently ravaging the Southern California region, the mushroom cloud he saw was only like a small firecracker. A few minutes after that, the heat and light finally dissipated away and mushroom clouds filled the sky. No living creatures could survive this hell. Silence reigned all around. The only sound there was the noise of sand and pieces of gravel hitting the ground after the force from the explosion threw them up into the sky. The intense nuclear bombardment had transformed the surface of the ground intova. A long time after that, a hand suddenly emerged from theva. Aderick slowly crawled out. Chapter 822 Chapter 822 ¡°Damned radiation!¡± The surrounding air was filled with radioactive dust, but Aderick continued to gasp for breath. A faintyer of ion shield covered his body to keep the intense heat from theva out and he carried Theodore in his arms. Theodore was still unconscious. After having the recovery flower swallow Theodore, Aderick hadmanded it to go deep underground to ensure his safety. It was thanks to this that Theodore was able to survive the nuclear explosions. As for Aderick, he had repeated the same move he did earlier, swiftly splitting out a small part of his body and sending it underground before the nuclear bombs arrived. His body, which remained aboveground, had been instantly and utterly evaporated by the nuclear explosions. However, that small part of him was able to grow him back. Thankfully, the two of them were deep enough that theva from the melted ground failed to reach them. Aderick brought out a small hand grenade. Pulling out the pin, he then threw it onto theva area before him. A white light shed out and countless pieces of frost burst outwards before melting down, creating a great cloud of water vapour. After the water vapour dissipated away, a small area of theva there ¨C due to the cooling effect of the Ice Grenade ¨C turned solid. Even so, it continued to emit steam. Moving to stand on the solid ground, Aderick then released his ion shield and put Theodore down. Then, his legs turned limp and he fell to his knees. He¡¯d had to regrow his whole body from just a small piece of him twice in a row. Even with his terrifying regenerative ability, this was somewhat too much for him. The explosions engulfing the ground had ended, but the radioactive dust created by the explosions enveloped the whole sky. Smoke and dust filled their surroundings, making it hard to see anything there. ¡°Guild¡­ Guild Leader?¡± Theodore had awakened. However, the injuries he sustained previously were too serious. Additionally, the time he spent inside the flower of recovery was too short. Thus, he had yet to fully recover. Opening his eyes, he saw the ghastly sceneid out before him. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Just now¡­ there were nuclear explosions.¡± There was a dark look on Aderick¡¯s face. ¡°Nuclear explosions? Here?!¡± Theodore got up and quickly nced around. The hell-like scene truly looked as though this ce had been through a nuclear explosion. Moreover, it was at the centre of the st. But¡­ how is this possible? ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Given our current physical state, the radiation will not kill us immediately. Once we leave this instance dungeon, the harmful residual effects will also disappear.¡± Aderick panted. He had been maintaining his cool all this time. But now, even Aderick had lost hisposure. ¡°No¡­ that¡¯s not what I¡¯m worried about, Guild Leader.¡± Theodore frowned. ¡°The most important issue is¡­ why would a nuclear bomb be dropped here?!¡± He gnashed his teeth to the point of it giving out a rattling sound. ¡°You did say before that the US Army might resort to nuclear bombs. However, shouldn¡¯t the bombs be dropped in the Los Angeles region? That¡¯s where a high number of mutants are gathering! This¡­ why would this Rosemont Preserve be at the centre of a nuclear explosion?¡± ¡°Everywhere¡­ it¡¯s everywhere! Every ce was bombed!¡± Aderick growled. Likewise, he looked as though he was about to devour someone. ¡°You should feel thankful that you were unconscious just now. You did not see how the sky looked like¡­ it was like a meteor shower. The whole sky was filled with trails of warheads re-entering orbit! Over a hundred warheads devastated the entire Southern California region! This Rosemont Preserve alone was hit with by least 20 nuclear bombs¡­ just look at the ground around you!¡± Theodore looked around him. Lava continued to flow and waves of heat blew towards him. This terrifying power was indeed something that could only be brought about by a high number of nuclear bombs. Theodore grew bbergasted. Originally, they had estimated that ¨C due to the dangerous biohazard incident ¨C the US Government might resort to nuclear bombs in order to stop its development. However, that should have been in their favour, helping them wipe out the other yers and Awakened ones within Los Angeles. Over a hundred nuclear bombs? All of Southern California? Did the Americans go crazy? ¡°I don¡¯t know what happened either¡­ however¡­ there must still be others alive in this instance dungeon, otherwise it would have ended already!¡± Slowly, Aderick got up, gritting his teeth as he did. ¡°Thankfully, that fellow equipped with the Bug Armour gave me the regenerative genes. If it weren¡¯t for that¡­ we would have died within the nuclear explosions.¡± ¡°Others¡­ alive? In the face of such a high number of nuclear explosions?¡± Theodore was astounded and he looked around, but his eyes could not see past the surrounding radioactive dust. ¡°That¡¯s impossible! No living creature could survive here!¡± ¡°Naturally, it¡¯s not the guys from earlier.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°The two of us are surely the only survivors from the previous battle. For them to remain alive, it must only mean they were not within the st radius. In fact, I suspect¡­ that rain of nuclear bombs earlier had something to do with them!¡± ¡°Who¡­ who is it?¡± Theodore was shocked and he hesitantly asked, ¡°I don¡¯t understand, Guild Leader!¡± ¡°If a team left Los Angeles early on, even leaving California¡­¡± Aderick pondered and slowly said, ¡°They borrowed the power of this instance dungeon¡¯s NPCs or perhaps made changes to the decisions that the US Government would have made. Without taking action themselves, without even showing their faces, they would be able to wipe out all the other participants¡­¡± ¡°How is that possible?¡± Theodore¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°It¡¯s not impossible.¡± Aderick harrumphed. ¡°There are many who know how to borrow the instance dungeon¡¯s momentum. Those who could aplish that to this extent is indeed very rare, but it is definitely not impossible!¡± ¡°Then, what do we do now?¡± Theodore hastily asked. ¡°The moment I obtained the genes of the Species Lord, I was given 72 hours to kill off the other participants. Not too long has passed since the protection period ended.¡± Aderick frowned. ¡°Only by killing the others would we be able to victoriouslyplete this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Damn it! If we fail the quest, our punishment will be more severe than their punishment! If we fail to kill them off¡­ you will be killed. But the biggest issue here is, we do not know where those fellows are right now. The system is only revealing our location. It did not give us the location of the other teams.¡± Theodore had also sensed how unfavourable their current situation was. ¡°Finding them will likely be very difficult¡­¡± ¡°We can only hope that they wille after us.¡± Aderick¡¯s face was grim. ¡°If neither side can finish off the other, their side will also be punished with the loss of points. They can see our position. All we can do is make a gamble, that those fellows would ¨C upon seeing us alive here at the centre of the nuclear explosion ¨C choose toe here and deliver the finishing blow themselves.¡± ¡°But would they dare¡­¡± Theodore was still feeling somewhat concerned. ¡°If they didn¡¯t know how strong we are before this, after seeing us survive an indiscriminate onught of nuclear bombs¡­ there is a high chance they would be scared, preferring punishment overing here and taking a risk¡­¡± ¡°That is true. That¡¯s why I said, we can only make a gamble,¡± Aderick said bleakly. ¡°Come, let¡¯s leave this ce first. Now that the entire Southern California region has been destroyed, we need to find another city that was not bombed and rebuild out mutant army.¡± ¡°No, you guys won¡¯t be going anywhere.¡± A young-sounding voice rang out from somece near them. Aderick and Theodore promptly jerked their heads to look. Somewhere beyond the radioactive dust stood a blurry-looking figure. ¡°Who is it?¡± Aderick roared in a stern voice. He did not think that there would be another living person here. It had only been five minutes since the nuclear bombs detonated. No matter how fast this person may be, there was no way they could get past the radioactive dust that was enveloping the entire sky to arrive here. Or¡­ this person, were they here all this time? But, that was an even greater impossibility! With the exception of Theodore, who was sent deep underground after the flower of recovery wrapped him up, and Aderick himself, who regrew his whole body using a small portion of his body, which he sent underground as well, there was no way anyone else could survive such nuclear devastation. Be it the Thunderstorm Tank or Sentinel mech, the shield on them could never stop the shockwaves and heat from the centre of the st. Maybe, if it was that big mech. If it was still whole, by pushing its shield to the limit, the mech might have been able to withstand the st. However, Aderick himself had partially thrashed it. Additionally, it had entered its cooldown period. If so, this survivor¡­ just who could it be? The figure began walking forward. As the figure moved forward, his figure grew increasingly clear. Finally, Aderick and Theodore were able to get a clear view of the man¡¯s face. It was a face that they had only seen a few times before. They were not familiar with him, but his face had left a deep impression on them. ¡°Chen¡­ Xiaolian?¡± Chapter 823 Chapter 823 ¡°How unexpected. To think that we would meet like this.¡± Chen Xiaolian was not wearing any protective clothing. Instead, he was simply wearing a normal T-shirt and a pair of jeans. However, he walked across the hotva without showing any signs of abnormality. Aderick¡¯s heart sank. He was originally an [S] ss leading figure of Zero City. After obtaining the core embryo of the alien species and the regenerative power from the Bug Armour, his strength had risen by more than just a level. In his opinion, even Shen, who was part of the invading force attacking Zero City back then, was not as strong as him now. At this moment, however, facing thepletely unarmed Chen Xiaolian, who was not even assuming abat stance, Aderick suddenly found himself feeling¡­ A trace of dread. A dread that went far deeper than when he had seen nuclear bombs rain down from the sky. How was this possible? Aderick stared at Chen Xiaolian. He had witnessed Chen Xiaolian¡¯s skills before. On that day, during the Blood Verdict, Chen Xiaolian had used but one sh to kill off Jacob, an [A+] ss member of his guild with the same level of strength as Theodore. It meant that Chen Xiaolian had most likely reached the strength of an [S] ss. However, he should ¨C at most ¨C only be at the threshold of [S] ss. It was impossible for him to face Aderick. Even more so, there was no way he could, with his body alone, withstand the might of a nuclear st. He¡­ what happened to him? ¡°You might not know this, but the ones fighting you just now are my guild members.¡± Chen Xiaolian sounded very calm. ¡°Thankfully, I entered this instance dungeon just in time. I managed to save them.¡± Those words once again rocked Aderick¡¯s and Theodore¡¯s minds. The weight of the information within the words Chen Xiaolian uttered just now was simply too great. Firstly, him entering this instance dungeon was an impromptu decision from him. Only high-levelled yers with their own Exclusive ounts should possess such authority. Secondly, he had actually withstood the nuclear st earlier. Not only that, he even saved his guild members. Aderick looked straight at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, which were as clear as water, and found not a single sign that he was bluffing. However, how could an Awakened possess the authority that only a high-level yer should have? When did he reach such a terrifying level of strength? Aderick¡¯s body slowly transformed. His left hand transformed into the big eyeball capable of firing out thermal sts while his right hand transformed out a bone de. Even though his Soul Eater Sword had long since met its destruction alongside his body just now, Aderick could still inflict damage upon his opponent¡¯s soul through closebat. ¡°There¡¯s no need to show such hostility towards me, Mr Aderick.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°We once fought side by side in Zero City. Even though there was a minor unhappy incident between me and the Knights of Darkness Guild, that has long since be irrelevant.¡± Aderick snorted coldly, ignoring Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words. A beam of light shot out from the eyeball on his left hand, heading straight towards Chen Xiaolian. Naturally, he was not hoping to kill off Chen Xiaolian with the thermal ster alone. However, if he were to dodge this attack, Chen Xiaolian would surely end up creating an opening. The real killing move was the bone de on Aderick¡¯s right arm. A skill that could directly kill the soul. No matter how strong the opponent may be, there was no way they couldpletely avoid it. After having received so much gic enhancements, Aderick had absolute confidence in his speed. Not to mention, his current physical body¡¯s regenerative ability had practically reached that of a true unkible body. That sudden feeling of dread must be an illusion! The very moment the organic thermal ster opened fire, Aderick charged forward. Theodore, even though he had yet to fully recover, also pulled out his dual des and he rushed towards Chen Xiaolian from a different direction. To his surprise, Chen Xiaolian continued to stand there, not making a single move. When the beam of light arrived before him, an unassuming bracelet on his wrist suddenly unfolded. Moving even faster than the beam of light, it encased his whole body, transforming into a set of armour that shone with multi-coloured radiance. The beam of light then struck Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body before silently disappearing, failing to inflict any damage upon him. It was as though someone had just shone a shlight on him. What a formidable defensive equipment! Aderick¡¯s heart thumped. However, at this point in time, he could no longer change his tactics. Facing the charge of these two opponents, all Chen Xiaolian did was stretch his hand out, cing it right before him. At the same time, both Aderick and Theodore sensed a strange distortion in the distance between them and Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian was clearly very close to him. And yet, he also seemed to be far away, a figure in the horizon. Aderick did not stop. He was still rushing forward, but the distance between him and Chen Xiaolian was not reduced in the slightest. All of a sudden, the short distance of several metres had seemingly be infinite. No matter how hard he tried to rush forward, he could not make it to the end. Then, Chen Xiaolian stretched his hand out again. From Aderick¡¯s perspective, Chen Xiaolian was clearly far away from him. And yet, with a simple swing of his fist, Chen Xiaolian was able to punch him in the face. It had seemed like a casual action from Chen Xiaolian, but Aderick was thrown back by the punch and his body fell onto the ground. The same was true for Theodore, who was easily punched away with just one punch from Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Like I said before, there is no need for us to be hostile towards one another.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head helplessly and looked at Aderick, who flipped himself up from the ground. ¡°The way I see it, given your strength and perceptivity, you should already know that you are no match for me, right?¡± Theodore, who had only just gotten up, gnashed his teeth and made ready to charge forward once more. ¡°Don¡¯t move!¡± Before Theodore could even take a step forward, Aderick¡¯s hand had already appeared before him, stopping him. ¡°Guild Leader¡­¡± Theodore frowned. Aderick did not say anything. All he did was look at Chen Xiaolian, his mind in utter turmoil. That power just now had exceeded his imagination. He was originally the leader of a resident guild from Zero City, an [S] ss powerhouse. Then, in this instance dungeon, he had first obtained the alien genes granted by the hidden quest before stealing the gic sequence for regeneration from Xia Xiaolei¡¯s Bug Armour. Whenpared to before, his strength had increased greatly. And yet¡­ Chen Xiaolian had so easily knocked him down with just one punch. Moreover, it was obvious that he was not giving it his all. Just what kind of power is this?! Thest time Aderick saw Chen Xiaolian fight was during the fall of Zero City. Back then, he had utilized a golden-coloured de energy to destroy a high number of Electronic Guardians. That was the power of Skyde. Aderick did not know how Chen Xiaolian had obtained Skyde¡¯s power. But even if he were topletely inherit all of Skyde¡¯s power, not missing a single portion, he would only be on par with Aderick¡¯s former self. But now¡­ This rate of growth was simply terrifying. ¡°Alright, listen to me first.¡± Seeing theck of desire to continue attacking from Aderick, Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°After we get out of this instance dungeon, I need your help with something.¡± ¡°Out of this instance dungeon?¡± Aderick sneered. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°I know about this instance dungeon¡¯s quest.¡± Chen Xiaolian interrupted Aderick. ¡°Due to the hidden quest, you have now be this instance dungeon¡¯s BOSS. You have to either be killed or kill off all the other participants of this instance dungeon. Am I right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Aderick stared right at Chen Xiaolian and replied slowly. ¡°That might be a problem for you, but not for me.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved it off with a nonchnt look. ¡°I can remove the BOSS status that the hidden quest gave you¡­ naturally, that includes your newfound powers.¡± ¡°WHAT?!¡± If Aderick had been surprised earlier, he was now shellshocked. ¡°Is there anything that you are dissatisfied with, Mr Aderick?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Surely, you¡¯re not actually nning on bringing this monstrous gene out of this instance dungeon, are you? If you really do, I believe that, in less than one month, the entire would be filled with the mutants that you created. Seriously, the Development Team is being too whimsical in setting up the hidden quest.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not what I¡¯m talking about!¡± Aderick clenched his fists tightly. ¡°Just now, you said, you can remove the BOSS status and power that this instance dungeon gave me? Where did you get this kind of authority?!¡± For a moment, Aderick actually thought that this person before him had had his body taken over by the Development Team. However, looking at Chen Xiaolian¡¯sposed demeanour, Aderick could not help but feel that Chen Xiaolian was being serious. If it was simply ¡®bing stronger¡¯, no matter how outrageous it may be, Aderick would be more or less able to understand. But for him to be able to change even the instance dungeon¡¯s settings, this had gone beyond Aderick¡¯sprehension. And yet, Chen Xiaolian¡­ how could he be a member of the Development Team? ¡°No need for wild guesses.¡± Chen Xiaolian could see Aderick¡¯s shock and uncertainty. ¡°If there¡¯s no other questions, it¡¯s agreed then. Like I said, I need your help.¡± ¡°But, earlier, you said¡­ those fellows who fought me just now are your guild members.¡± Aderick calmed himself down. ¡°Amongst them, there was one who used a Bug Armour. Back when he was fighting me for control over the mutants, he ended up dying. Additionally¡­ if you are truly as strong as you appear to be, possessing even the ability to modify an instance dungeon¡¯s settings, I don¡¯t think there¡¯s anything I can help you with.¡± ¡°About my guild members, there is no need for you to worry about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and continued calmly, ¡°As for whether or not you can help me, that¡¯s up to me to decide.¡± ¡°What do you want me to do?¡± Aderick took a deep breath. In his heart, he hade to more or less believe Chen Xiaolian. At any rate, even though the previous fight had been a short one, he could already sense the terrifying power of this young man before him. Even if he were to attack again, he was likely incapable of winning. ¡°Take this.¡± Chen Xiaolian brought out amunication device and tossed it to Aderick. ¡°After leaving this instance dungeon, I will contact you.¡± ¡°After leaving this instance dungeon¡­?¡± Aderick epted themunication device with a dazed look on his face. ¡°Then now¡­¡± ¡°Right now, I¡¯ll first help you get the Species Lord out of you.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian suddenly stretched his hand towards Aderick, who was in front him. Aderick¡¯s feet were still on the ground, but he felt a humongous suction forceing from the front. Before he could even think about resisting it, he had been pulled over, appearing directly before Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s left hand was already pressing on his neck. ¡°Chen Xiaolian! What are you doing!¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian suddenly gripping his Guild Leader¡¯s neck, Theodore roared and pulled out his dual des once more as he made to rush forward. But Chen Xiaolian merely stretched his right hand, pressing against thin air in Theodore¡¯s direction. Next, a great force appeared out of nowhere to press down on Theodore, making him incapable of moving in the slightest. ¡°It¡¯ll hurt a little. However, I think you should be able to endure it¡­¡± After restraining Theodore, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s right hand abruptly inserted itself into Aderick¡¯s chest. Chapter 824 Chapter 824 Even as blood sttered about, Chen Xiaolian swiftly pulled his hand out. He held in his hand a fist-sized piece of flesh that looked like an embryo. Tendrils grew all over the surface of the embryo, which wriggled non-stop. It clearly did not possess any organs for making sound. And yet, when Chen Xiaolian grabbed it, the embryo suddenly released a piercing cry that seemingly appeared out of nowhere. After grabbing the embryo, Chen Xiaolian did not make any overt movements, but the embryo that was in his grasp was reduced to ash. The wound on Aderick¡¯s chest also immediately healed up. ¡°I¡­¡± The moment Chen Xiaolian released his grip on Aderick, Aderick saw a new prompt appear in his personal system. [Instance dungeon prompt: Due to an unknown error, the alien embryo and its genes have been stripped away. Quest suspended.] At the same time, his connection with the alien genes was abruptly severed. ¡°Done. You guys just find a ce to wait. I¡¯ll contact you after this instance dungeon is over.¡± ¡°This instance dungeon¡­ is not over yet?¡± Aderick reached out with his hand to touch his chest. Not a single scar could be seen there. Although he was able to obtain regenerative powers from the Bug Armour¡¯s genes, the alien embryo from the meteor was the one operating the powers from the genes. And now that he had lost the alien embryo, it was only natural for him to no longer have the regenerative powers. Thus, the recovery of the wound on his chest was clearly due to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s power. ¡°I still have something to do for now.¡± By then, Chen Xiaolian had already turned around. He waved towards Aderick as he said, ¡°After I¡¯m finished, I will let the instance dungeon end.¡± Chen Xiaolian''s words surprised Aderick once again. I will let the instance dungeon end? Aderick stared intently at Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back and it wasn¡¯t until he had disappeared into the radioactive dust clouds did he turn to silently exchange nces with Theodore. ¡­ Lun Tai abruptly snapped open his eyes and jumped to his feet. Looking down, he then gave his body a strong p. Not a single abnormality. This¡­ what is going on here? I didn¡¯t die? At the veryst moment, before he lost consciousness, he remembered seeing countless nuclear bombs detonating. Nuclear bombs that filled the sky had descended like a rainstorm. He should have¡­ there was no way he could have survived that. At that very moment, however, he was surprisinglypletely unscathed. Promptly, Lun Tai then raised his head and looked around. Bei Tai, Qiao Qiao, Soo Soo, Roddy and even Qimu Xi. Every single person from the guild was here. Additionally, they were all alive. Thick radioactive dust clouds floated all around them, limiting their line of sight to only ten plus metres. They had absolutely no way to even tell where Aderick was at the moment. The surrounding heat waves rolled forward, moving through the radioactive dust clouds. He could even see a faint reddish glowing from the distant ground. Clearly, the resulting high temperature from the nuclear st had temporarily melted the ground. Only the ground beneath them remained intact. Not only was it not melted, it did not disy even a trace of having gone through the explosion. Earlier, they had been within a valley within a nature preserve and various flora surrounded them. And yet, despite the nuclear st, there were still grasses and shrubs on the ground beneath them right now. Due to the scorching heat waves, they had be somewhat yellow or withered. However, it was very obvious that the power from the nuclear st ¨C within this small area alone ¨C had miraculously disappeared. This¡­ just what happened? And Aderick, where is he? ¡°Are you very surprised that you are still alive?¡± A familiar voice came from behind. ¡°Xiao¡­ Xiaolian?¡± Lun Tai swiftly turned around and saw Chen Xiaolian¡¯s smiling face. ¡°You¡­ you¡­¡± Lun Tai pointed at Chen Xiaolian, gaping speechlessly. Chen Xiaolian simply stood there quietly with the same smile on his face. ¡°I¡¯ve finished up a certain matter somewhere. On my way back, I noticed that you fellows have encountered an issue inside this instance dungeon. My arrival¡­ was quite timely, right?¡± ¡°How did you enter this instance dungeon? This instance dungeon has already started. How could you still enter?¡± Lun Tai¡¯s eyes were opened wide as he stared at Chen Xiaolian with disbelief. ¡°Also, the nuclear st just now¡­¡± Only then did he notice that the radioactive dust clouds enveloping the sky were merely floating around them. There was an invisible forcefield isting them from the radioactive dust clouds. Could this¡­ also be Chen Xiaolian¡¯s doing? ¡°It¡¯s just a nuclear st. Stopping it is not that difficult.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged while snickering. ¡°Naturally, it might be a little difficult for you guys right now.¡± ¡°For normal people¡­ it¡¯s probably very difficult¡­¡± Lun Tai mumbled. ¡°As for how I entered this instance dungeon¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian said nonchntly. ¡°It¡¯s very simple. All you need is the authority.¡± ¡°Right now¡­ it seems as though you have be a being that exists on apletely different dimension from us.¡± Lun Tai brought out a few bottles of Healing Beast Blood and gulped them down. Turning to look at the others behind him, his eyes then dimmed. ¡°A pity, you were still a little toote. Xia Xiaolei and Da Gang¡­¡± ¡°Xiaolei has indeed died, but did you forget? He is an Awakened. By using the metal sphere, he can be resurrected once. As for Da Gang¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian pointed to his back. ¡°This fellow¡¯s life is very tenacious. He won¡¯t die so easily. And now that I¡¯m here, how could he die?¡± Only then did Lun Tai notice that Tian Lie was lying behind Chen Xiaolian. And while he remained still, hearing Chen Xiaolian say that Tian Lie was still alive, Lun Tai believed that Tian Lie must still be alive. Moreover, if he had died, his corpse would have been ¨C regardless if he was a yer or Awakened ¨C refreshed away. ¡°Xiaolian?¡± ¡°Xiaolian oppa!¡± One by one, the others began waking up as well. When they saw Chen Xiaolian, they all let out a cry of shock. Qiao Qiao was the first to rush over and she hugged Chen Xiaolian tightly. Soo Soo was right behind her. She spread open her small arms and hugged the two of them. ¡°Xiaolian, don¡¯t let your guard down,¡± Lun Tai said solemnly. ¡°Our opponent is very strong. I suspect¡­ not even the nuclear st was able to kill him off. That fellow might appear at any time.¡± ¡°You mean Aderick?¡± Chen Xiaolian stuck his head out from Qiao Qiao¡¯s shoulder, a smile on his face. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s been dealt with.¡± ¡°What?¡± Lun Tai was instantly dumbfounded. ¡°You¡­ killed him already?¡± Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian uncertainly. Aderick¡¯s regenerative power was simply too monstrous. Although Xia Xiaolei¡¯s Bug Armour could swiftly regenerate the wounds he sustained, serious damage to his head or the Bug Armour¡¯s core part within his torso would also be fatal. Moreover, the cell division process needed to heal his wounds also consumed a great deal of energy. Even Tian Lie would requirerge amounts of metals for his recovery needs. Aderick, however, could recreate his whole body through just a small piece of his flesh. He was practically no longer human. It was almost like¡­ Cell[1]! ¡°Not killed, but it¡¯s been dealt with. Do you not believe me?¡± Chen Xiaolian patted Qiao Qiao before extricating himself from her embrace. ¡°Look at your personal systems.¡± Lun Tai finally remembered to check the quest status. As expected, in his personal system was the notification that the Species Lord had died, indicating that this instance dungeon had beenpleted. As he was unconscious earlier, he did not notice the notification right away. However¡­ Strangely enough, the countdown for the end of the instance dungeon had stopped. Aderick had devoured the alien embryo, bing the Species Lord and BOSS in its stead. Thus, after he was defeated, this instance dungeon should have ended. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved at Lun Tai. ¡°I¡¯m the one who stopped the instance dungeon¡¯s countdown.¡± ¡°You¡­ did it?¡± Lun Tai was taken aback once more. ¡°Why did you do that? No, more importantly, how could you possess this ability?¡± ¡°Because we still have an old friend to deal with.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Didn¡¯t you fellows wonder what was up with those nuclear bombs?¡± ¡°Considering how serious this biohazard incident is, isn¡¯t it only normal to drop nukes down?¡± Lun Tai looked at Chen Xiaolian quizzically. ¡°Isn¡¯t this amon theme in Hollywood movies?¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. ¡°Even in those movies, they would not drop hundreds of them altogether to purify thend. Enough. You guys wait here for a bit. I¡¯ll go deal with that Jiang Long first. His mind¡­ is simply too dangerous.¡± ¡°Jiang Long?¡± Roddy, who woke up long ago, suddenly interrupted. Surprised, he continued, ¡°He¡­ how could he be in this instance dungeon? This is an instance dungeon within North America. As someone in the China branch, he should not have been selected. We deliberately took the initiative toe all the way here to participate in this instance dungeon!¡± ¡°If you fellows can take the initiative to participate, why wouldn¡¯t he?¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°Besides¡­ he had most likely, sneakily followed you guys after finding out that you fellows were keeping an eye on this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°The bastard!¡± Roddy was quick to understand and he gnashed his teeth. They had been working together for the past six months. During this time, Jiang Long¡¯s team had benefitted considerably. Even so, it was clear that the benefits they obtained was not as great as that of Meteor Rock Guild. And given Jiang Long¡¯s intellect, even if Lun Tai and the others were to deliberately conceal it, with them having participated in so many instance dungeons together, he would surely have figured out that their Meteor Rock Guild had obtained a certain method to view theprehensive details of the instance dungeon¡¯s quests. And after Meteor Rock Guild stopped working together with them, it was only natural that Jiang Long would not willingly ept it. He would not allow Meteor Rock Guild to continue developing at such a terrifying rate. ¡°If you can¡¯t get it, you want to destroy it?¡± Lun Tai spat furiously. ¡°Why is this little runt acting like a resentful old woman?¡± ¡­ ¡°This is impossible! Impossible! Impossible!¡± Tong You hurled the champagne ss in his hand to the ground, smashing it. His face waspletely flushed, seemingly on the verge of going crazy. Two minutes ago, all the nuclear bombsunched had struck their target locations. And now, the notebook before him was disying an image taken from a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Countless balls of fire had risen up into the sky at the same time, all close to one another. In the end, they all transformed into towering mushroom clouds. There wasn¡¯t a single blind spot in all the positions he marked earlier. He had especially given great attention to the Rosemont Preserve area, which was the very location of the Species Lord. Tong You had drawn tens of crosses around that area. But within his personal system, at this very moment, that damned dot of light was still there. The location of the dot was obviously right beneath the ball of fire from the nuclear st that he was currently looking at through the screen. But why is the Species Lord. Not. Dead?! Bang! Bang! Bang! ¡°Mr President?¡± There was the sound of someone knocking the door. Next, a woman¡¯s voice came from outside the door. ¡°Mr President? Are you alright?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t mother**king disturb me!¡± A crashing sound rang out as Tong You picked up a bottle of wine and hurled it against the door. ¡­ The female secretary outside the door shrank back in fright and shook her head while looking at the several bigwigs behind her. ¡°Forget it¡­ don¡¯t go look for trouble.¡± The Secretary of Defence shook his head at her. ¡°The President is in a very bad mood. It¡¯s only natural. Half of California, and even the citizens there, have been turned to scorched earth through a hundred plus nuclear bombs. I think¡­ the president must be worried about how to exin this to the people.¡± ¡°Enough. Don¡¯t say it like he would actually feel bothered about this¡­¡± The CIA Director sat down on his chair. ¡°I feel like I¡¯ve just witnessed¡­ the fall of the most powerful nation on this.¡± ¡­ ¡°Manager, just what is going on here?¡± Tong You gripped his fists tightly, his gaze still affixed upon the mushroom cloud disyed on the screen. ¡°Just what is this instance dungeon¡¯s BOSS? Even so many nuclear bombs couldn¡¯t kill it! This is impossible!¡± Jiang Long was still in his White House Special Intelligence Unit garb. He was seated on a chair, with his elbows on the table before him and his chin on the back of his hands. His face was dark as he too, looked at the screen. ¡°Perhaps¡­¡± Jiang Long pondered for some time before finally saying, ¡°This so-called alien Species Lord may have hidden inside a certain cave. Due to how deep it is, it is able to avoid the direct impact from the nuclear explosions.¡± ¡°Then, what do we do now?¡± Tong You panted. ¡°Or¡­ do I order another round of nuclear attacks? We¡¯ll use nuclear bunker busters and focus on that spot!¡± ¡°¡­ no.¡± Jiang Long slowly shook his head. ¡°That is totally unreasonable. It would expose you. Additionally¡­ it might not work.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s head to that spot and kill off the BOSS on our own!¡± Tong You squeezed his fists. ¡°Even if the damned Species Lord is still alive, at the very least, there is surely no way all of the mutants around it and even the other living creatures there could remain alive. There¡¯s only one enemy left. If we attack with all our strength, it should not be difficult to finish it.¡± ¡°Let me think about it.¡± Jiang Long waved his hand and closed his eyes. After some time, he opened his eyes and shook his head. ¡°Forget it. We¡¯ll give up this quest.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Tong You¡¯s eyes bulged. ¡°Manager, you¡­ want to give up just like this? If we fail to defeat the BOSS, everyone in our team will be punished! Everyone will lose 1,000 points each. Moreover, our rewards in the next three instance dungeons will be halved!¡± ¡°My creed in life is ¨C never take risks,¡± Jiang Long said solemnly. ¡°This instance dungeon is too strange. I do not know if Meteor Rock Guild¡¯s participation triggered some hidden quest that greatly increased its difficulty. At any rate, since not even nuclear bombs could kill off this BOSS, no matter what, it would be best for us to not go near it.¡± He checked the time. ¡°There are still over 60 hours before this instance dungeon ends. Now that we have acquired the identities of legitimate officials, we can safely stay in Wickenburg. We just need to wait until the timer ends. As for the system¡¯s punishment for failure¡­ all we¡¯re losing is points. We will not be killed. We also need not participate in a punishment instance dungeon. This is already a light punishment. Compared with the risks involved in directly heading to the battlefield, this little loss is something we can afford.¡± ¡°The¡­ points?¡± Tong You revealed a wry smile. ¡°Manager, do not forget, there is no longer a Meteor Rock Guild for us to work together with. Even if the Species Lord is still alive, it is impossible for anyone from Meteor Rock Guild to survive such an intense nuclear st¡­ the rate at which we earn rewards is no longer as fast as it used to be!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve made up my mind.¡± Jiang Long replied in a voice that brook no objections. ¡°I have been constantly feeling a foreboding sensation since entering this instance dungeon. Safety first, this is an order.¡± ¡°Al¡­ alright.¡± All Tong You could do was nod his head. There was still a feeling of unwillingness within him. However, since Starfall Guild split up from Thorned Flower Guild and Jiang Long became the Manager of the China branch, he had not made a single mistake in his decision making. This time too¡­ he could only trust in Jiang Long¡¯s decision. ¡°Only, it will be hard on you somewhat.¡± Jiang Long threw a smile at Tong You. ¡°For the next three days, you will have to continue ying the role of this president. As for us members of the White House Special Intelligence Unit, you will have to make the proper arrangements for us.¡± ¡°I am now very good at acting.¡± Tong You then sighed. ¡°However, now that I¡¯veunched all those nuclear bombs, the position of President of the United States of America is probably not going to be easy to y¡­ wait!¡± Suddenly, Tong You jumped to his feet. The dot of light that had continued to remain on his personal radar all this time had ¨C just a moment ago ¨C disappeared. At the same time, the two of them also received the system notification regarding the death of the Species Lord. ¡°So, it was at itsst breath!¡± Tong You mmed the table before him with such force that the notebook jumped slightly. ¡°It sure had quite the formidable lifeforce. To think that it could hold on for so long!¡± Likewise, Jiang Long¡¯s face had also swiftly revealed joy. He hade to the same conclusion as Tong You. Although this instance dungeon¡¯s BOSS did not die just now, it had sustained grievous injuries and was only able to dy its death for a few extra minutes. However¡­ The look of joy on Jiang Long¡¯s face disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. Back then, the instance dungeon¡¯s prompt had clearly stated that the instance dungeon would dere itspletion the moment the Species Lord was killed. However, even now, the countdown for them leaving this instance dungeon had not appeared. ¡°Tong You¡­¡± Jiang Long abruptly raised his head and turned towards Tong You. ¡°Have you received the rewards for the kill?¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Tong You was momentarily stunned and his face sank as well. ¡°No! I received a great deal of reward points for normal mutants, but not the Species Lord! Could it be¡­ we can¡¯t get the rewards using this method?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± Jiang Long slowly shook his head, his face ashen. ¡°The one who gave the order to fire the nuclear bombs and the one who inputted the final password is you. ording to the rules of the instance dungeon and our past experiences, the reward for the kill should go to you. Moreover, you have already obtained the rewards for the other mutants. Then, the only possibility¡­ this BOSS did not die to the nuclear bombs!¡± ¡°Did not¡­ die to the nuclear bombs?¡± Tong You blinked before uttering loudly, ¡°How else could it have died? Manager! Don¡¯t tell me some other participants survived the nuclear explosion and killed off this BOSS! Just look at the screen!¡± The notebook was still disying the footage sent over from the reconnaissance aircraft. ¡°The radioactive dusts haven¡¯t even dissipated away! Even the ground is stillva!¡± Tong You shouted his lungs out. ¡°It¡¯s one thing for the Species Lord to be able tost for a few minutes, but who could kill it?¡± ¡°Although it sounds unlikely¡­¡± Jiang Long clenched his teeth. ¡°If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.¡± ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ll dispatch all military forces over to Wickenburg right now!¡± Tong You wiped the sweat on his forehead and turned to walk towards the door. ¡°Stop it!¡± Jiang Long gave Tong You a furious re. ¡°Can you please grow your brain a little!¡± ¡°What¡­ what is it?¡± Tong You halted his steps and looked at Jiang Long quizzically. ¡°If the other party could truly endure the nuclear explosion and kill off the BOSS, no amount of US forces can stop them. On the contrary, such a massive mobilization of the military would only arouse suspicion.¡± Cold sweat had also appeared on Jiang Long¡¯s forehead. ¡°No. Perhaps, Wickenburg has already been exposed. Firing nuclear bombs to wipe out a biohazard situation is a normal thing, but we fired too many of them. If the other party is also smart, they must already suspect that we have infiltrated the US Government.¡± As Jiang Long was talking, the thoughts in his mind became clearer. Abruptly, he got up from his chair and said, ¡°We¡¯ll leave immediately! We cannot stay for even a minute longer! Find a small, remote town and hide. The faster the better!¡± This was the first time Tong You had seen such a terrified expression on Jiang Long¡¯s face and he hastily walked towards the door. Back then, in order to avoid suspicions, after he pressed theunch button for the nuclear bombs, Tong You had followed Jiang Long¡¯s instructions to have their other team members wait outside with the other high-ranking officials. Thus, there were only the two of them inside the conference room. And now, what he needed to do was to quickly find an excuse to bring all the members of the ¡®White House Special Intelligence Unit¡¯ with him and leave Wickenburg. As for what would happen due to the sudden disappearance of this president¡­ Tong You couldn¡¯t care less. At any rate, the instance dungeon¡¯s quest had beenpleted and there was no longer any need to borrow the might of the US military. The problem now was¡­ how long would they need to hide? The BOSS had already died, but when will the countdown for this instance dungeon appear? One day? One month? Or one year? ¡°It¡¯s been a while, Manager Jiang Long.¡± Tong You¡¯s hand had only just pressed down on the door handle when he suddenly heard a voiceing from behind him. 1 Cell from the Dragon Ball manga. The ultimate creation of some scientist, Cell¡¯s regenerative abilities allow him to recoverpletely if even a single cell from his body remains. Chapter 825 Chapter 825 Tong You turned his head to look at the young man standing there. It was an unfamiliar face. ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ it¡¯s you?¡± Jiang Long looked at Chen Xiaolian and his pupils contracted. He could not tell when Chen Xiaolian had appeared there. ¡°You¡¯re very surprised, aren¡¯t you?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled, spreading his hands. ¡°You didn¡¯t think you¡¯d see me in this instance dungeon, did you?¡± ¡°Truly, I didn¡¯t expect this.¡± The look on Jiang Long¡¯s face instantly changed to that of a friendly smile. ¡°I have not seen you for half a year. I thought you dead already.¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s been half a year¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian murmured to himself. ¡°It seems I have indeed been away for quite long.¡± ¡°Seeing you again makes me feel happy.¡± Jiang Long continued to smile. ¡°Additionally, it seems you have be much stronger than before. During these past six months, you have obtained a new power, haven¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Me obtaining a new power. Is it truly a happy asion for you?¡± Chen Xiaolian tilted his head slightly and looked at Jiang Long with interest. Jiang Long nodded earnestly with a sincere look on his face. ¡°Of course! We have made an agreement to be allies. Moreover, our two sides have participated in many instance dungeons together. In there, we have been cooperating perfectly. And now, my ally has be stronger. This is naturally a good thing.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze turned to look at Tong You, who was standing still at the door, before smiling. ¡°Allies, is it? Then, can you exin to me. Indiscriminatelyunching nuclear bombs at your ally¡¯s location, just what kind of behaviour is that?¡± ¡°Your¡­ location?¡± Jiang Long¡¯s eyes promptly widened. ¡°You fellows are also in the infected zone? No¡­ you fellows are also in this instance dungeon?¡± His brows furrowed and his face became filled with guilt. ¡°Damn it! I didn¡¯t know! Your guild should not have been selected for this instance dungeon! I¡­¡± ¡°Enough. There¡¯s no need to act anymore.¡± Chen Xiaolian stretched a finger out and waved it. ¡°I have three reasons. ¡°Firstly, you fellows also do not belong to the North American team. Likewise, you guys will not be selected by the system to participate in this instance dungeon. You have to take the initiative to participate. Lun Tai and the others were searching the inte about information regarding instance dungeons. There¡¯s no way you fellows didn¡¯t know about it. If you want to tell me that you fellows did not follow them into this instance dungeon, I won¡¯t buy it. ¡°Secondly, I happen to still remember, back in the Changban instance dungeon, your team had controlled Cao Cao. Regardless if it is a mental control or a body snatch, you fellows must have someone with a skill to make NPCs obey you. And now¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Tong You, who was still standing still at the door. ¡°This President of the United States of America must have be your puppet, right? ¡°Thirdly, it is very simple¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s gaze turned back to Jiang Long. He sneered and said, ¡°I suspect you. Even if my suspicions are wrong, so what?¡± ¡°Open the door, summon the others!¡± Jiang Long maintained the smile on his face, but he quickly said to Tong You through their guild channel. Tong You hastily opened the door and rushed out. The moment he rushed out, however, a strange feeling of spatial disorder suddenly enveloped his body. Chen Xiaolian and Jiang Long were standing in front of him, both looking at one another. This¡­ what the hell is this? Just now, he had obviously rushed outside. Why did he instead run inside? Quickly turning around, Tong You rushed out the door once more. However, after rushing through the door, he once again entered the conference room. Likewise, standing before him were Chen Xiaolian and Jiang Long. ¡°Chen Xiaolian. Looks like you have made up your mind to kill us?¡± Jiang Long was no longer able to maintain the smile on his face. Instead, he regarded Chen Xiaolian with a livid expression. Tong You, too, gave up on trying to rush out. He simply stood there, not knowing what to do. The two of them had tried earlier. Other than the two of them, there was no response from the rest of their team members in their guild channel. It waspletely quiet there. Chen Xiaolian had sealed up this conference room¡¯s space. No matter how hard Tong You tried, whenever he passed through the door, he would return to this conference room. ¡°You are so smart. Rather, it would not be an exaggeration to say that, out of all the people that I¡¯ve met before, you are the smartest of them all.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°So, is there even a need to ask me that question?¡± ¡°But we are allies!¡± ¡°The moment your people pressed the button tounch the nuclear bombs, we stopped being allies.¡± ¡°Very well¡­ very well!¡± Suddenly, Jiang Long shouted, ¡°Then, this door¡­ can you seal it too?!¡± He abruptly stretched his hand backwards. As he did, a door suddenly appeared behind him. Swiftly, Jiang Long turned the door handle while his body leaned backwards. And so, the moment the door was opened, Jiang Long¡¯s body fell through the door. When the door was closed, it abruptly disappeared into thin air. From the beginning to the end, Chen Xiaolian had stayed still, not taking any action to stop him. ¡­ Jiang Long closed the door and gasped loudly. The calm expression that was on his face just now hadpletely fallen away. Too horrifying. Chen Xiaolian had be too horrifying! Although the two of them had met a few times in the Changban instance dungeon in the past, the Chen Xiaolian from back then definitely did not possess such a terrifying power. He could seal up space and reverse a passage, transforming it from an exit to an entrance, making it so that Tong You ¨C no matter how hard he tried ¨C could not leave. This level of ability had far exceeded the limits of Jiang Long¡¯s imagination. Rather, he suspected that even their former Guild Leader Shen¡­ even he may not be capable of such a feat. Jiang Long silently counted. Only after counting from one to ten did he release a lengthy breath. Thankfully, Chen Xiaolian did not appear. It would seem that he was still not strong enough to enter his skill space. Straightening himself, Jiang Long then walked forward. The space he was in was very small, only ten plus metre square in size, like a small room. At the end of the room was a slot machine. Beside the slot machine were severalrge wooden boxes, which contained stack after stack of chips. Light flowed in a natural manner atop the surface of the chips, like waves of water. ¡°With so many, it should be enough¡­ it should be enough!¡± Jiang Long quickly sat down in front of the slot machine. Then, putting his hand on the lever of the slot machine, he said. ¡°Let Chen Xiaolian¡­ die!¡± After Jiang Long said that, a row of numbers appeared on the slot machine¡¯s screen. 0.00000¡­ ¡­ ¡­1% The row of zeroes was so long it was nearly incapable of fitting the whole screen. A rattling sound rang out from Jiang Long¡¯s throat. Although he had already known that the probability of this wishing true was very low, seeing how outrageously low it was nearly gave him a fatal heart attack. Never mind. I can try something else. Jiang Long gritted his teeth. ¡°Let me¡­ directly leave this instance dungeon!¡± Once again, a row of numbers appeared on the screen. This time, there were a few less zeroes after the decimal point. Only, this probability was still far beyond that which the number of chips he had beside the slot machine can satisfy. ¡°Let me obtain enough power to defeat Chen Xiaolian!¡± ¡°Let this instance dungeon end immediately!¡± ¡°Let Chen Xiaolian leave this instance dungeon immediately!¡± ¡­ Jiang Long pressed the lever again and again as he made one wish after another. However, the probability that appeared on the screen every time was so small that it was essentially no difference from zero. ¡°Let Chen Xiaolian dispel the thought of killing me!¡± Finally, Jiang Long saw a probability that was ¨C theoretically speaking ¨C possible for him to seed. This time, the number of zeroes after the decimal point had been reduced down to five digits. Jiang Long looked at the boxes of chips beside him and smiled bitterly. Hopefully¡­ I can seed this time! Insert the chip, pull the lever. Three reel slots appeared on the screen and they began turning quickly before stopping. Unsurprisingly, the three reel slots did not stop at the same symbol. Jiang Long inserted a chip again and pulled the lever. His movements were not hurried. He had plenty of time. No matter how long passed inside his skill space, in the outside world, only one second would have passed. Moreover, when he wanted to leave, the door would appear at the same ce as when he entered. Due to that, there was no way for Jiang Long to keep staying in this skill space and just wait for Chen Xiaolian to leave. At present, he could only ce his hopes of surviving on his wishing true. Again and again, he inserted the chip and pulled the lever. Insert the chip and pull the lever. Jiang Long felt as though his hand was going numb. In the previous instance dungeons, he had never needed to make a wish with such a low probability of sess. Firstly, it was because Jiang Long always believed that the basis of victory should be his own mind and not on some imaginary luck. The function of his skill was to ¨C when the n had been determined ¨C provide support and fine-tuning. Secondly, in the past, he did not have so many chips that he could squander in such a way. This time, however, he had reached a point where he had to risk it. ¡°Tsk, this skill is truly rare and interesting.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice rang out from behind him. Jiang Long¡¯s entire body flinched. Next, he grew stiff, just like his name [1]. He dared not move in the slightest. He did not even have the courage to turn his back to look. Cold sweat began oozing out from his back. Chen Xiaolian¡­ how did he get in? This was his skill space. A domain exclusive to him. Moreover, there was also the difference in the flow of time with the outside world. This ce should have been absolutely safe! At that very moment, Jiang Long felt like a pure young virgin girl lying naked on the bed who had just seen tens of beefy and naked men breaking into her room with perverted smiles on their faces. Her bed didn¡¯t even have a nket. ¡°Come, let me see.¡± Jiang Long heard the sound of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s footsteps. The slow sound indicated that he was approaching. Finally, Chen Xiaolian arrived right behind him. ¡°Why did you stop ying? Go on.¡± Bending his waist, Chen Xiaolian looked at the recentbination of symbols on the screen. ¡°Don¡¯t you still have so many chips?¡± Jiang Long continued to stay silent, not daring to speak or move. ¡°I¡¯m serious here. I¡¯m not joking with you.¡± Chen Xiaolian reached out with his hand to pat Jiang Long¡¯s shoulder before moving his head to face him. ¡°I am very interested in your skill. I want to see what it is about.¡± Seeing Jiang Long continue to stay still, Chen Xiaolian extended his hand to pick up a chip from one of the boxes beside him. Carefully inspecting it, he said, ¡°Hmm, it is cast using pure Star Sand. No wonder you bought so much of my Star Sand before this. So, it is just for these chips. I was feeling perplexed about this. If it¡¯s simply for enhancing weapons, that amount is too high. But if it¡¯s for enhancing big technological weapons, that amount is too low.¡± ¡°You¡­ don¡¯t n on killing me?¡± Jiang Long finally opened his mouth to ask in a hoarse voice. ¡°Right now? Naturally, I still n on killing you. At any rate, your mind is simply too good. Moreover, did you forget that you almost killed my teammates just now?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°The moment you pulled out your sword, you should have been prepared for someone to slit your throat with a sword. Surely, you understand that.¡± ¡°In that case, why are you doing this?¡± Jiang Longboured to say. ¡°Didn¡¯t you use your skill to make a wish? As long as the slot machine hits the jackpot, it will be able to dispel my desire to kill you. I am very curious myself. How will this skill work and will it really dispel my desire to kill you?¡± Chen Xiaolian grabbed a handful of chips from the box and put them into Jiang Long¡¯s hand. ¡°Go on. This is your final chance. If it seeds, you¡¯ll get to live.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Jiang Long picked up a chip and ¨C without saying a word ¨C inserted it into the coin slot. He didn¡¯t try to fight Chen Xiaolian. Even without trying, he already knew that he was absolutely no match for Chen Xiaolian. But now that Chen Xiaolian had given him the chance, he could only continue. At the very least, his wish-making slot machine had ¨C thus far ¨C never once failed. His skill was very simple. Hold the lever, make a wish and check the probability of the wishing true. After confirming, start putting in coins and pull the lever. Should three ¡®7¡¯s appear on the slot machine, the wish woulde true. Naturally, regardless if the wish came true or not, the chips invested would not be returned. At the same time, no matter how long he stayed within the skill space, only one second would pass in the outside world. Additionally, no matter how difficult to realize his wish may be, the odds of hitting the jackpot would never be zero. It would not be an exaggeration to say that, if he could obtain an unlimited number of chips, this skill was practically¡­ invincible. The only restriction Jiang Long faced was the number of chips. He originally thought that he had umted enough Star Sand. At any rate, he would usually only make simple wishes toplement his n. For example, when he ordered Tong You to take over the President¡¯s body just now, he had wished that, within a 10-minute period, no one on Air Force One would notice the Tidal Fighter flying beside it. As the Tidal Fighter itself had a cloaking ability, it was not that difficult for the wish toe true. In the end, the jackpot probability given by the wish-making slot machine was at 3%. Jiang Long had only needed to use 20 chips to smoothly hit the jackpot. This time, however, the odds of hitting the jackpot was too low. It was possible that, even after using up all his chips, he would fail to see the jackpot screen. Even so, Jiang Long could do nothing else but grit his teeth and continue. The number of chips in the boxes gradually decreased. It did not take long before there was only less than half remaining within thest box. Beads of sweat had re-appeared on Jiang Long¡¯s forehead once more. After using up all the chips, if he still could not hit the jackpot¡­ He would certainly die! Chen Xiaolian had his hands sped behind his back as he patiently watched Jiang Long, who quickly inserted a chip in the slot machine before pulling the lever. He really thought that Shen was a very interesting person. He had originally believed that Nightmare¡¯s skill was already the strangest one in Thorned Flower Guild. Unexpectedly, this Jiang Long¡¯s skill would be so interesting. Even though it was very expensive and almost impossible to use in battle, as a Team Leader, he couldbine it with an extraordinary nning ability to bring about an unimaginable result. Shen¡­ he¡¯s really thinking of Thorned Flower Guild as a ce for collectibles. Finally, as the chips within the box were about to run out, the slot machine released a ¡°ding¡± sound. Next, the light strips around it turned and lit up. On the screen, all three reel slots had stopped at the 7 symbol. Jiang Long promptly let out a cry of joy. Chen Xiaolian had been waiting for this exact moment. The moment the jackpotbination appeared on the screen, light suddenly shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes. At that very moment, the scene reflected within his eyes became distorted. Next, fine green-coloured code emerged from everything around him. He watched as a line of code fluttered up from the slot machine before flying towards him. ¡°How interesting.¡± Chen Xiaolian then lowered his head, watching as the string of green code arrive before his chest. But he did not do anything. Instead, he simply allowed the string of code to prate his body. Jiang Long stared at Chen Xiaolian, not breathing at all. Although he was plenty confident in his own skill, at that very moment, he could not stop himself from feeling anxious. ¡°Right now¡­ you no longer want to kill me, right?¡± 1 Jiang Long¡¯s name can be roughly tranted as Stiff Dragon. Raw: ¡®½©Áú¡¯, pinyin: ¡®ji¨¡ng l¨®ng¡¯. Chapter 826 Chapter 826 ¡°Yes. I don¡¯t want to anymore.¡± Looking at Jiang Long, Chen Xiaolian slowly nodded. Previously, he had made up his mind to kill off Jiang Long inside this instance dungeon. Jiang Long¡¯s actions of sending Nightmare to the forefront back in the beginning, using Nightmare as cannon fodder to attract the attention of the yers from Thorned Flower Guild, him assuming the position of leader of the China branch the moment Starfall Guild was formally established, his attempt to unite all the Awakened teams in the Changban instance dungeon had all made Chen Xiaolian realize how schemeful and dangerous Jiang Long was early on. And yet, at this very moment, after the string of code entered his body, Chen Xiaolian found that his desire to kill Jiang Long had disappeared all so suddenly. Logically speaking, it was clear that he should kill off Jiang Long. But there wasn¡¯t a single thought of implementing that thought within him at the moment. This slot machine¡­ truly does have some ability. Chen Xiaolian looked Jiang Long, who was clearly breathing a sigh of relief. Then, he smiled. ¡°But¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian moved his hand and pressed it on his left chest. Under his watchful gaze, a part of his body also transformed into code. Then, his hand raised upwards slightly and a small piece of the code was extracted from his body. It was none other than the string of code that had appeared from the slot machine earlier. With a light pinch of his fingers, the string of code disappeared into thin air. ¡°But I can change my mind.¡± ¡°What¡­ do you mean?¡± Jiang Long was agape and he took a few steps back. Although he could not see Chen Xiaolian pulling out the code, it was clear that Chen Xiaolian had done something just now. ¡°It means¡­ this.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged and the Sword in the Stone stabbed gently into Jiang Long¡¯s heart. With a look of shock on his face, Jiang Long lowered his head and looked at his chest nkly. The Sword in the Stone had prated his chest to pierce his heart. ¡°This¡­ this is impossible!¡± Jiang Long said through his stiff throat, voice hoarse. ¡°My wish had clearly¡­e true!¡± ¡°It dide true,¡± Chen Xiaolian responded coolly as he pulled out the Sword in the Stone. ¡°But I overruled it.¡± Jiang Long then fell to the ground with a thud, an utter look of disbelief on his face. The small space around them began copsing. Chen Xiaolian then turned. Pulling open the door, he walked out of the room. Tong You watched in shock as the door opened. The one who emerged was not the Manager, but Chen Xiaolian. This¡­ Tong You¡¯s face had gone pale from fright and he took a few steps back while keeping his eyes on Chen Xiaolian. He did not think that the one to emerge from the door would actually be Chen Xiaolian. Jiang Long did not use his skills all that often. But every time he did so, he would only enter through the door for one second before immediately emerging once more. After that, all their problems would be solved. And while he was uncertain what exactly the manager¡¯s mysterious skill was, Tong You had long since grown ustomed to seeing the manager walking out of the door one second after entering. At that very moment, however, Chen Xiaolian was the one who came out. This meant that the manager¡­ Had already died! And next, would be him. ¡°Alright, leave.¡± To Tong You¡¯s surprise, Chen Xiaolian waved him away. ¡°¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ha?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not some murderous psycho. And there is nothing about you that makes it necessary for me to kill you.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled at Tong You. ¡°Looking at you, you must have been the one who gave the order for the previous nuclearunch, right? However, that must be under Jiang Long¡¯s arrangements. I won¡¯t me it on you.¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Tong You opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. Turning around, Chen Xiaolian then walked towards the door. He opened the door. This time, a corridor could be seen on the other side. ¡°In 30 seconds, this instance dungeon will end. Good luck with your next instance dungeon.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian closed the door. ¡­ A curtain of light descended and their surroundings immediately transformed. The radioactive dust permeating their whole surroundings and the magma beneath them all disappeared. Once again, it returned to being a valley filled with green grasses. ¡°Finally¡­ it¡¯s over.¡± Lun Tai becamepletely at ease and he fell on his back. This time, he had been truly terrified. Ever since Chen Xiaolian left, they had been able to ¨C by relying on Qiao Qiao, the human guidebook ¨C smoothlyplete almost all of the instance dungeons they entered. It wasn¡¯t until this day that they had to once again face such a life-threatening instance dungeon. If it weren¡¯t for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sudden appearance¡­ ¡°Where¡¯s Xiaolian? Where did Xiaolian go?¡± Qiao Qiao looked around, a trace of panic appearing on her face. Chen Xiaolian had only just reappeared. But he had left right after saying a few words to them. This time¡­ would he be gone for another half a year? ¡°I¡¯m here. Why are you panicking?¡± Chen Xiaolian took Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand from behind. Swiftly, Qiao Qiao turned around. Looking at the smiling Chen Xiaolian, she bit her lower lip and¡­ Pinched his waist with force. ¡°You¡­ so, you still know how to return!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not say anything. He simply pulled Qiao Qiao over and hugged her. ¡°Come. Let¡¯s go home.¡± ¡­ Like the rest of the members of Meteor Rock Guild, Nicole was also seriously wounded. But after taking several Healing Beast Bloods, her wounds were slowly recovering. Unfortunately, her Floater had sustained considerable damage and she would have to spend a good amount of points to repair it. Tian Lie, on the other hand, was still lying still. His eyes were closed and his body remained motionless. For Awakened ones, Irregrities or even yers, the moment they were killed inside an instance dungeon, their corpses would be swiftly refreshed. For Tian Lie¡¯s body to remain here all this time instead of being refreshed was a clear indication that he was still alive. Only, Aderick¡¯s skill was simply too strange. Just what exactly was the damage to the soul, none of them could tell. Chen Xiaolian, on the other hand, only asked Nicole to bring Tian Lie to the Tidal Fighter. He did not do anything else to him. ¡°I say, Xiaolian. For you to be with us now¡­ will it be alright?¡± Since they were no longer inside an instance dungeon, they no longer had to worry about any enemies. Roddy set the Tidal Fighter to autopilot mode and made his way to the rear cabin, where he sat before Chen Xiaolian. Naturally, the seat beside Chen Xiaolian was reserved for Big Miss Qiao. Back when Chen Xiaolian left them, he had made it very clear. Him staying together with them was very dangerous. This time, though, Chen Xiaolian had chosen to enter an instance dungeon and even returned home with them. ¡°Don¡¯t misunderstand me, Xiaolian. It¡¯s not that I do not want you to return. Nor am I afraid of being dragged into whatever by you. It¡¯s just¡­ you suddenly vanished back then. After that, you gave us some vague exnation over the phone before disappearing again for half a year,¡± Roddy was quick to add. ¡°Now, can you tell us everything that happened to you?¡± ¡°Yes. I finally have the chance.¡± Holding Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand, Chen Xiaolian leaned his back against the seat and nodded, a somewhat tired expression on his face. Thus, as they flew back, Chen Xiaolian told his guild members everything that happened after Zero City¡¯s emergency mode was activated. That included the reason for Zero City¡¯s destruction, which he recalled after his memories were unsealed. He told them everything. After they finished listening to Osgiliath¡¯s story, Miao Yan had left the third world first. Meanwhile, Chen Xiaolian stayed with Osgiliath to learn how to utilize the world¡¯s source code that he had learned from the angel wings. It took him a full half a year¡¯s time to master all he could. Then, the moment he left the third world, he sensed that Meteor Rock Guild was inside an instance dungeon and had encountered danger. If he hadn¡¯t made such a timely appearance, Meteor Rock Guild would have beenpletely wiped out in the instance dungeon. As Chen Xiaolian was recounting what happened to him, he also had to answer the asional questions from Roddy and the others. By the time he was finished telling his story, their ne was already approaching the western part of the Pacific Ocean. ¡°This¡­ this is simply too bizarre.¡± Roddy leaned back and mumbled with widened eyes. ¡°After that, you stayed in the third world that has nothing inside it and trained with that Osgiliath fellow for half a year? Then, right now, have youpletely mastered how to utilize the world¡¯s source code?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°He has taught me everything he knows.¡± ¡°In other words¡­ you can already defeat Shen?¡± Roddy was quick to ask again. ¡°Hard to say.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered the matter and slowly shook his head. ¡°At any rate, Shen has obtained far more wings than me. Moreover, there are also some other suspicious things on him that I never managed to figure out in the past. All I can say is, the past me did not even have the qualifications to face him head on. But now, I should be able to fight him a few rounds.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. Don¡¯t worry.¡± Roddy smiled. ¡°Isn¡¯t he still trapped inside Zero City? He won¡¯t be able to escape for now, right? At the very least, now that you have returned, we will be safe for the time being. The other Awakened ones, yers and monsters from the instance dungeons are no longer a match for you! With you here, doesn¡¯t this mean that we can now leisurely pass through every instance dungeon?¡± The others nodded as well. That was especially true of Qiao Qiao, who smiled so brightly, flowers almost bloomed. Although their Meteor Rock Guild had changed, the instance dungeons were still instance dungeons. There was no way they could earn points by ying around there. This time, if it weren¡¯t for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sudden arrival, they would have suffered from utter annihtion. ¡°Theoretically speaking, that is true. However, who knows when that Shen woulde out?¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly shook his head. ¡°After returning, there is one thing I want to do first.¡± He then looked out the window. They could already seend. It would not take long before they arrive at Jinling. ¡°Roddy, go switch to manual operation. Then, find an inconspicuous suburb area and drop me off there.¡± Pondering for a while, Chen Xiaolian then continued, ¡°You fellows head back first.¡± ¡°You¡¯re¡­ not going back?¡± Roddy gingerly nced at Qiao Qiao. ¡°I say, are you¡­ going to leave without saying a word for another half a year? If you do, someone is going to go crazy!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s not going to happen this time.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I am just¡­ meeting someone.¡± ¡­ The Tidal Fighter dropped Chen Xiaolian on the roof of a tall building before lifting up to fly towards the resort. Heading to the ground, Chen Xiaolian then found a small convenience store on the street, where he bought a few cans of beer. Then, he sat down on a roadside bench and started drinking. Before he could finish one can, a figure had already slowly made its way over. Without saying anything, the person sat down beside Chen Xiaolian. It was a slightly fat middle-aged man. Arge portion of his head had gone bald, but he had tried his best tob his hair from the sides to cover the middle part to deceive others. His appearance indicated that he had only just finished his dinner. There were oil stains on the corners of his mouth that he had yet to wipe away and he wore a thick pair of sses. The flip flops he wore made pattering noises on the ground. No matter how you cut it, this was the appearance of the most ordinary middle-aged person from the marketce. But when Chen Xiaolian saw the middle-aged man sitting down beside him, he did not appear surprised at all. He simply moved the stic bag containing the cans of beer over to his side to make more room. It was the GM. ¡°You came quite fast.¡± Chen Xiaolian continued drinking, not giving the GM even a nce. ¡°Looks like it¡¯s not just me who wants to meet, you wanted to look for me too.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The GM did not look at Chen Xiaolian either. He looked as though he was talking to himself. ¡°Earlier, the conversation between you and your guild members, I have heard all of them.¡± ¡°Last time, you bought me beer. This time, it¡¯s my turn.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian gently squeezed the can of beer that he had finished and threw it into the stic bag. He then brought out two new cans. Opening one of the cans, he then handed the other can to the GM. ¡°I have something going on. I came here to ask for your help.¡± ¡°Say it, then.¡± The GM took the can of beer. Opening it, he took a sip. ¡°I want to¡­ rebuild Zero City!¡± Chapter 827 Chapter 827 ¡°This time, you finally kept your word.¡± When Chen Xiaolian returned to the ind, Roddy finally breathed a sigh of relief. He gave Chen Xiaolian¡¯s shoulder a vigorous pat. Qiao Qiao, who was behind him, said nothing. However, there was a clear look of relief in her eyes as well. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, Tian Lie still hasn¡¯t woken up. Can youe take a look?¡± Nicole walked over to Chen Xiaolian and said, a frown on her face. Both she and Tian Lie had seen just how formidable Shen and the other monsters were back in the Longevity Pce. They also knew that Chen Xiaolian had obtained the Oddity in the end. Although he was still not at their level, his disy of strength back in the Los Angeles instance dungeon just now was already quite the shocker. Ever since Tian Lie fell unconscious, Nicole had tried using all the recovery items in her possession on him only to no avail. At present, the only one who could save Tian Lie would be Chen Xiaolian. However, Nicole was feeling somewhat worried. Roddy liked her. Nicole was not the only one who knew that. Everyone else also knew. As it so happened, Chen Xiaolian was Roddy¡¯s good friend. And while she believed in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s character, Nicole could not help but think, what if, for the sake of Roddy, Chen Xiaolian turned a blind eye to Tian Lie¡¯s situation¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t worry. He just lost too much of his spiritual power. Ignore him. He¡¯ll be fine after getting some sleep.¡± Chen Xiaolian saw through Nicole¡¯s worries and smiled. ¡°Tian Lie is an [S] ss expert, after all. He doesn¡¯t just possess a formidable physical recovery, his spiritual attribute is also not weak. As long as he is still alive, he will surely recover. Only, it¡¯ll take some time. Roddy¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned towards Roddy and said, ¡°These past few months, you fellows must have gathered up some metal spheres, right? Pilot the Tidal Fighter to the northwest region. Find Xia Xiaolei and bring him back.¡± ¡°Yes, we have many of those saved up.¡± Roddy was quick to nod. ¡°But¡­¡± Roddy hesitated for a moment before asking with a wry smile, ¡°Are we really going to revive him?¡± Although Xia Xiaolei had died in the previous battle, no one in Meteor Rock Guild seemed overly agitated. He was an Awakened, after all. By using the metal sphere, they had one chance of reviving him. That was also why, every time they entered an instance dungeon, the names written on the Lifehymn Music Score were Roddy, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo. The three of them were the only Irregrities in Meteor Rock Guild. The chance to be revived did not exist for them. Naturally, when Xia Xiaolei returned, they would have another Irregrity in their guild. ¡°Why not?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to face Roddy. ¡°He is an Awakened, not an Irregrity. Even though he had died once inside the instance dungeon, he still exists in this world.¡± Roddy slowly shook his head. ¡°Actually, I think¡­ this doesn¡¯t seem all that bad.¡± ¡°At the very least, he no longer has to face the terrifying instance dungeons anymore, living while putting his life on the line. To be able to live a simple life is not bad.¡± Roddy smiled and continued, ¡°In truth, I feel¡­ de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s method is quite good. We can give Xia Xiaolei some money and let him live a carefree life from now on.¡± ¡°No¡­ Guild Leader.¡± Suddenly, Qimu Xi walked out from a room. She shook her head and said, ¡°We have to revive Xia Xiaolei.¡± Chen Xiaolian then turned to look at Qimu Xi. During the past half year period when he was gone, Qimu Xi hadpletely changed. She was no longer the timid, fearful and useless Qimu Xi. Seemingly having gone through a rebirth, she had be sharp and stern, like an unsheathed de. ¡°Xiaolei and I had¡­ chatted in private before.¡± When uttering the word ¡®private¡¯, a slightly blushed look shed across Qimu Xi¡¯s face but it quickly disappeared. ¡°We feel that, it is an honour to be a member of Meteor Rock Guild. That is why, we made an agreement. No matter who dies, the other person must use the metal sphere to revive the one who died.¡± ¡°Moreover, Xiaolei¡¯sbat power is not weak. His position in the guild has long since been determined. We are already ustomed to the current arrangement. To suddenly lose him, ourbat power will plummet significantly.¡± Chen Xiaolian blinked. Then, he turned to Roddy. ¡°This matter¡­ do you fellows know about it?¡± Qiao Qiao and Roddy were quick to shake their heads. Chen Xiaolian looked at Qimu Xi again. Coughing a few times, he said, ¡°Then ahh¡­ did you two get together again?¡± ¡­ Although Qimu Xi did not answer, she did not deny it either. In the end, Roddy brought the metal sphere with him and piloted the Tidal Fighter to the northwest region. As for Qimu Xi, she followed him. ¡­ Chen Xiaolian was presently standing inside their base of operations. ¡°Are you sure this will work?¡± The GM¡¯s voice rang out from the base¡¯s speakers. After his meeting with Chen Xiaolian, the GM had attached himself to Chen Xiaolian to enter the base. As for the clone that was originally in charge of the base, it had been re-integrated into the GM. Chen Xiaolian was standing in the hall of the main control centre. Part of the floor before him had been partially raised to reveal a small, square-shaped shelf. Flickering in the middle of the shelf was a very small mote of light. There was indeed a shard of the Oddity within this base. Naturally, whenpared to the Oddity within Zero City, this fragment was so small that it could be considered as insignificant. But for such a small base, this was sufficient. ¡°Whether or not this will work, we¡¯ll know once we try, no?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the fragment of the Oddity before him and smiled. ¡°When Mr. San and the others built Zero City, all they had was the Oddity. At present, I have with me not just the Oddity but also part of this world¡¯s source code that I obtained from the angel wings.¡± ¡°But there were six of them working together for it. As I am not Taiyi, I do not know the details of what happened then. However, I believe that the energy consumption for this will not be small.¡± ¡°True, but I don¡¯t n on building a world as big as Thirty-three Heavens.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ording to Du Wei and Zhao Yun, the Thirty-three Heavens that they built should have been as big as this world in terms of size, a vast new world. At present, however, it was only as big as Zero City. It was all due to the constant refreshes, which broke it down. Naturally, there was no need for Chen Xiaolian to do the same thing they did, building such a vast world. All he needed was another Zero City. Inparison, this base was still too small. Naturally, this was understandable. Back when Mr San and the others built Thirty-three Heavens, they had relied on the whole Oddity. This base, on the other hand, had only a fragment. Chen Xiaolian stretched his hand out, pressing it on the small mote of light. Just like in Zero City, the mote of light swiftly flowed into his body. At the same time, the entire base began copsing. The base was not big. Even its biggest room, the training ground, was only the size of a football field. As for the main control room that Chen Xiaolian was in, it was only around the size of a basketball court. After the fragment of the Oddity flowed into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body, the surrounding walls and floor began falling apart immediately. However, after the walls and ground fell away, what remained was not empty space. It was difficult to exin, but from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, the space that the entire base had been upying was pressing towards him. This was a copse. Due to the loss of the support from the fragment of the Oddity, this whole space would disappear. After flowing into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand, the fragment of the Oddity swiftly merged with the Oddity inside his body. Chen Xiaolian did not retract his hand. Instead, he maintained his posture as he watched his surroundings shrink and press towards him. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Although the speakers had long since disappeared, the GM¡¯s voice continued to ring beside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears. ¡°You¡¯ve taken away the fragment of the Oddity supporting this base. This space will be disappearing soon. If you do not re-open this space before the copse is over¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t die.¡± Chen Xiaolian interrupted the GM. ¡°I just wanted to experience it a little, just what kind of state Shen and those fellows are in within the copsing Zero City.¡± Very quickly, all the rooms around him disappeared. The Moonless Fivefold Light Armour moved at will to immediately cover Chen Xiaolian¡¯s entire body. Even so, Chen Xiaolian could feel a great pressure pressing down on him. The ¡®space¡¯ had utterly disappeared. Naturally, all the things that were within the space, gravity, air, energy¡­ all of them had disappeared as well. Ever since obtaining the angel wings, even ces with nothing would have the faint green code in his eyes. At that very moment, however, everything had disappeared. Chen Xiaolian tried to open an exit leading out from this space, but found himself powerless to do so. He tried moving his own body, but found that he could not move a single finger. Rather, he could not even feel his own body. It felt as though his consciousness was all that remained. Perhaps, his body had already disappeared, folded within the copsing space. No direction. No light. Even time and space did not exist. This was the copse. It appeared he no longer had any way to leave this space, except¡­ The Oddity within his body began to swiftly rotate and flowed towards his right hand and the tip of his finger. At the same time, the power within his body also flowed forth. Like a raging tsunami, it flowed towards the tip of his finger. But when it arrived at the tip, it immediately disappeared without a trace. The pain that Chen Xiaolian had to endure this time was in no way inferiorpared to when he obtained the Oddity. Thest time, he felt as though his body would blow up from overload. This time, it felt as though his body would be hollowed out. In the beginning, Chen Xiaolian had been the one driving his power into the Oddity. At present, however, the Oddity had begun to automatically suck his power. For Chen Xiaolian, it felt as though every single cell within his body was being scoured by a raging river without end, almost ripping him to smithereens. Even though there was no longer the concept of space, Chen Xiaolian could still feel the Oddity spinning faster. It had be the same as it used to be back in the Longevity Pce, turning into a stretch of chaos. ¡°GM! It¡¯s your turn!¡± Within the copsed space, Chen Xiaolian could no longer speak. He had to rely on his thoughts to transmit those words. ¡°I know.¡± The GM¡¯s voice rang within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. Although the GM only had authority and not any substantial power, the GM¡¯s existence was necessary. It was the same when Zero City was first built. Mr San and the others had needed Taiyi¡¯s assistance. In this situation that was devoid of time and space, the only thing that could guide this power was the GM¡¯s authority. After it was infused with all of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s power, the Oddity had be infinitely small in size and infinitely high in density. It was also infinitely hot. Next¡­ There was neither sound nor light. Only a clump of energy, which abruptly expanded out from within the Oddity. This was truly the big bang of creation. Whenpared to this explosion, the nuclear explosions from the Los Angeles instance dungeon were like children ying house. However, Chen Xiaolian was not wounded by the explosion. By then, he hadpletely integrated with the Oddity and was at the very centre of the explosion. The violent energy swept outwards at a velocity which surpassed the speed of light. After the wave of energy swept out, it left space behind it. Finally, the energy began to subside, gradually thinning before finally disappearing without a trace. But the space created by the explosion did not disappear. Chen Xiaolian floated in empty space and gasped vigorously for breath. He felt as though his whole body had be empty. That earlier action had seemingly sucked away all his strength. The creation of a world¡­ of even such a small independent space, the energy consumption involved was simply too terrifying. Chapter 828 Chapter 828 ¡°Congrattions, you have seeded the first step.¡± This time, the GM¡¯s voice was a real voice. ¡°But I must remind you. Right now, almost all the power within you have been released following the earlier explosion.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved off the remark weakly. ¡°The seed of the power is still within me. I just need a short rest to recover. First, let me¡­ rest a bit.¡± Chen Xiaolian closed his eyes and he rxed. ¡°However, the power from the Oddity will be lost forever. ording to my calctions, even with a full recovery, your overall strength will drop to 60% of what it used to be, maybe more.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not open his eyes. In the future battle against Shen, pure power was no longer that important. Determining victory or defeat was dependent on the understanding of this world¡¯s fundamentalws. As seen in the recently-concluded Los Angeles instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian could change Aderick¡¯s status as the BOSS, could extract the Species Lord¡¯s embryo within his body and could change the oue of Jiang Long¡¯s skill. What he had relied on for all those was not his own power, but the ability to read this world¡¯s source code. Moreover, a functioning Oddity, a new Zero City, was indispensable in his future negotiations with Shen. The GM stopped talking. Chen Xiaolian rested for a moment. Only after he had recovered some of his strength did he slowly open his eyes. ¡°Alright. Now, it¡¯s time we set up this new Zero City. Just now, you controlled the Oddity¡¯s explosion. Now, you should already possess the authority to control this space, right?¡± ¡°Yes. Tell me your request and I will execute it.¡± ¡°Then¡­ let me act out that renowned scene!¡± Chen Xiaolian snickered. Straightening his body, he assumed a solemn tone and said loudly within the empty space. ¡°First, let there be light!¡± Immediately, a dazzling light radiated out from the swirling stretch of chaos. ¡°The space where the Oddity is located must be hidden, just like in the Longevity Pce.¡± Pondering for a moment, Chen Xiaolian then continued. The Oddity spun for a moment and disappeared, but the surrounding space remained the same. ¡°Land, and gravity.¡± A vast stretch of whitend appeared beneath Chen Xiaolian and he gentlynded on the ground. Nodding in satisfaction, he said, ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s just leave it like this for now.¡± ¡°This is your new Zero City? A space with nothing?¡± the GM asked quizzically. ¡°Of course not.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°For theyout inside, I n on replicating the appearance of the original Zero City, but I can¡¯t remember that much. So, I will leave this to Aderick and the others.¡± ¡°Aderick?¡± The GM sounded slightly surprised. ¡°You rebuilt Zero City. Could it be for them to enter?¡± ¡°Why? Is that not possible?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows. ¡°I built this ce. I¡¯ll let whoever I want here to enter! Forget Aderick, I have the authority to let even all the Awakened ones inside!¡± ¡°Let all the Awakened ones inside?¡± The GM was silent for a moment. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, there¡¯s something you are not telling me.¡± ¡°You figured it out.¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled. ¡°Yes. I have a bigger n. Moreover¡­ I also know some things you don¡¯t. To be honest, this feels really good.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°When I first became an Irregrity, almost everyone knew more than me. Furthermore, all of them like to throw riddles at me.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled, his heart stirring. ¡°You¡¯re one, Mr San¡¯s one¡­ back then, in my eyes, you fellows are all big bosses. You practically knew everything about the truth. But you fellows just won¡¯t say it to me directly. Instead, you want me to think, guess, search¡­ ¡°But now, the tables have finally turned! My understanding of this world¡¯s ¡®truth¡¯ has surpassed that of yours, GM. In addition, I can also choose to¡­ not tell you the answer that you want to know. This just feels amazing!¡± ¡°Are you seriously putting on airs in front of me?¡± The GM snorted. ¡°Are you not afraid that I would refuse to work with you?¡± ¡°You won¡¯t. Once you know the truth, you will definitely not refuse,¡± Chen Xiaolian said confidently as he slowly shook his head. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, you¡¯ve grown too big for your boots¡­¡± ¡­ Up high in the sky, a small aircraft was quickly flying forward. The one piloting the ne was Theodore while Aderick sat in the rear cabin. His head was bowed, like a frozen statue. Since getting on the ne, he had not said anything nor moved in the slightest. The things that transpired in the instance dungeon earlier had exceeded his range ofprehension. Just how did Chen Xiaoliane to possess such a terrifying power? Additionally, he said¡­ he wanted his help. What did he mean? All this time, Aderick had been gripping themunication device in his hand, causing its entire surface to be wet with sweat. ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Suddenly, Theodore¡¯s voice rang within the silent cabin. ¡°Guild Leader, Bass just reported that the base¡¯s supplies are almost gone.¡± Aderick raised his head and saw Theodore¡¯s worried face. Zero City¡¯s invasion had been too sudden. Although they did make some preparations before evacuating, the items kept in the storage gears of the evacuees were mainly equipment and other gears. Although every one of them would bring some rations with them at all times, those rations could notst long. The evacuees, in particr, were mostly members of peripheral guilds. Their storage gears were not high-grade items, meaning a limited storage space. They could not store that many items. In the snowy, ice-filled Antarctica, with enough energy, they could have a limitless amount of clean water. However, there were not many sources of food. In recent days, the penguins around their temporary base had been eaten to the point of extinction. ¡°How long can itst?¡± Aderick nodded. ¡°Around¡­ one week,¡± Theodore quickly replied. ¡°When Bass was on the call earlier, he said that he had made two ns. The first is to send several men out, leaving the base to collect food. Their target objectives are South Africa and Argentina. The other n is¡­ to lift the prohibition of leaving the base. We¡¯re now waiting for your decision.¡± ¡°For now, the second n is still not possible.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°Currently, we have not recovered enough of our strength. Lifting the prohibition now could very likely lead to other Awakened guilds or even yers finding our location.¡± When he said that, Aderick found himself getting a headache again. For the past six months, the survivors from Zero City had been ¨C from time to time ¨C selected by the system and forced to participate in instance dungeons. Each time, Aderick would personally head to battle, apanying them in participating in the instance dungeons. His objective was to ensure that ¨C regardless of victory or defeat in the instance dungeons ¨C the other guilds do not discover the whereabouts of Zero City¡¯s remnants. Rather than protection, it was more like an escort. At any rate, of those who managed to evacuate out of Zero City back then, not many were veterans with formidablebat power. Most of them were logistics personnel responsible for the management and maintenance of Zero City. Although there were also Awakened ones who had undergone enhancement, given their numbers, it was clear that they absolutely could not withstand the attacks from the entire Awakened world. If they had managed to preserve the alien genes obtained back in the Los Angeles instance dungeon¡­ would they still need to worry about this? ¡°Yes. I think so too.¡± Theodore nodded. His hand moved to his bosom. ¡°I have already prepared a list of names for those to send out to gather food¡­¡± A burst of beeping sounds suddenly came from themunication device. Aderick maintained an impassive look, but his eyes flickered slightly. ¡°Guild Leader?¡± Looking at themunication device in Aderick¡¯s hand, Theodore gulped nervously. Pondering for a while, Aderick then raised themunication device and epted the call. ¡°Aderick? I¡¯m Chen Xiaolian. Long story short, I have a ce for your people.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brief and straightforward voice came from the other end. ¡°Be more specific.¡± Aderick was silent for a moment. ¡°What kind of ce? Where? And most importantly, why should I trust you?¡± ¡°I know that you do not trust me just yet. That¡¯s why I did not ask for your location nor did I n to find you.¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled. ¡°I¡¯ll send you an address. Come find me and I will let your see it with your own eyes.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian gave him an address and ended the call. Aderick put down themunication device. Slowly, he closed his eyes. ¡°Could this be¡­ a trap?¡± Theodore gingerly asked. ¡°No.¡± After some consideration, Aderick shook his head. ¡°Given Chen Xiaolian¡¯s current level of strength, if he wants to kill me, he could have done so in the instance dungeon just now. There is no need to wait until now.¡± ¡°Alright¡­ then.¡± Theodore hesitated for a moment before nodding. ¡°Then, do we turn around now?¡± ¡°No.¡± Aderick¡¯s replypletely caught Theodore by surprise. ¡°I¡¯ll go alone. You stay on course and return to base alone.¡± ¡°What?¡± Theodore was stunned, but Aderick had already opened the cabin hatch. Strong air currents immediately swept into the cabin. ¡°In case¡­ I¡¯m saying just in case something happens to me¡­¡± Aderick paused thoughtfully and turned towards Theodore. ¡°You¡¯ll be in charge of the base. In the future, no matter where, be it in instance dungeons or outside, stay away from Chen Xiaolian and his guild.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Theodore slowly nodded and watched as Aderick jumped out the hatch. Aderick then brought out a small aircraft and gently jumped into its cabin. Its engine came to life and it drew a sharp arc before flying in a different direction. Chapter 829 Chapter 829 ¡°Remember when we first entered Zero City? How terribly envious we were?¡± Inside the conference room, Chen Xiaolian was smiling at his guild members, including Tian Lie ¨C who recently woke up ¨C and Nicole. After receiving Chen Xiaolian¡¯s confirmation, Lun Tai had forwarded a guild invitation to the two of them, making them formal members of Meteor Rock Guild. Roddy, too, had returned, along with Xia Xiaolei, who had been revived using a metal sphere. At present, everyone was seated around the conference table, looking at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°For us back then, the size and power of Zero Citypletely surpassed that of our imaginations. As for the resident guilds inside Zero City, they were but existences that we could only look up to. But now¡­ we have finally achieved this goal, rather, it would not be an exaggeration to say that we have surpassed it!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think we can say that yet¡­¡± Roddy responded with a wry smile. ¡°Xiaolian, you have indeed be abnormally strong. In the past six months, all of us here have also grown greatly. In terms of elitebat power, we shouldn¡¯t be weakerpared to those of the resident guilds in the past. However, our foundation is still farcking. All else aside, we can¡¯t evenpete with them in the number of members. Additionally, there¡¯s also their vast resources¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I want to talk about.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Now, we too have our own Zero City!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Roddy blinked, oblivious to what Chen Xiaolian was talking about. ¡°GM, help open a door for me.¡± Chen Xiaolian said to thin air. Right after that, a curtain of faint light appeared in an empty corner within the conference room. Although their base originally had a clone of Zero City, it was not the main body. And after the Oddity fragment that had been maintaining it was stripped away, the base had copsed and disappeared. And with the GM here, Chen Xiaolian could let him manage Zero City. More importantly, this way, the GM could exist both inside and outside Zero City at the same time. At any given moment, regardless if Chen Xiaolian was inside Zero City or outside, he would be able to give the GM orders. At present, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s attitude towards the GM was no longer the same as before. He had met so many old monsters, learned so many secrets of this world¡¯s origins and had even gone to the third world and met Osgiliath¡­ after all those adventures, Chen Xiaolian had gained not just power, but also vision. In the past, Chen Xiaolian had been but an ignorant person who could only ept it, manipted by the GM. Bluntly put, he was being used. But now, in his eyes, the GM was merely a pitiful existence controlled by the Development Team, someone who wanted to break free but could not. Even his predecessor, Taiyi, was only on the same level as Mr San and the others. With this level of confidence, it was only natural for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s tone to be different. ¡°This is¡­¡± Roddy stared at the curtain of lightid out before him. This was clearly the same thing they had seen before entering Zero City in the past. But Zero City¡­ wasn¡¯t it already destroyed? ¡°This is my surprise for you all!¡± Chen Xiaolian revealed a faint smile. ¡°Do you not want to hurry up and see our new home?¡± Qiao Qiao, who was standing beside them, had already strode into the curtain of light. The curtain of lightpletely enveloped her body and she instantly disappeared. She was immediately followed by Tian Lie, Lun Tai, Bei Tai¡­ Roddy gave Chen Xiaolian a look of disbelief before quickly walking into the curtain of light as well. ¡­ The curtain of light dissipated and they found themselves standing in a circr za, with four metal passageways leading to four different directions. This was none other than the central square that their Meteor Rock Guild had arrived in when they first entered Zero City. However, with the exception of the central square, the surrounding area was empty, without a single building in sight. Qimu Xi had never entered Zero City before. Thus, she simply looked around curiously. But the others immediately recognized the panorama. ¡°This¡­ this is¡­¡± Nicole¡¯s voice quavered. ¡°Zero City?! But why did it be like this?¡± ¡°You sure did a good job cleaning it up.¡± Tian Lie looked around. ¡°Wasn¡¯t it all ruins before this? Right, what about those old monsters?¡± ¡°This is not Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I simply used the Oddity I took to rebuild a new space. Right now, the space of the original Zero City should still be in a state of copse.¡± ¡°Newly built? Then why insist on making it look like this?¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°It¡¯s not like you¡¯re someone from Zero City. Surely, you¡¯re not like this idiotic girl, harbouring some feelings about the ce, do you?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t say I do, but¡­ many would have such feelings.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°At the very least, the people from Zero City would.¡± ¡°Hold up, Xiaolian!¡± Qiao Qiao finally realized something and eximed. ¡°Xiaolian, this Zero City¡­ you built it?!¡± In the previous instance dungeon, everyone in Meteor Rock Guild had realized that their Guild Leader had be much stronger. But they did not have a clear grasp on just how much stronger he had be. Not long ago, Meteor Rock Guild was only a small guild with average power. It was only by chance that they were able to form a rtionship with a resident guild like de Mountain me Sea Guild. Only, after Skyde¡¯s disappearance, de Mountain me Sea Guild fell into a marginal position amongst the resident guilds of Zero City. But now¡­ they actually have a Zero City? ¡°Don¡¯t get so excited.¡± Chen Xiaolian took Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand and squeezed it gently. He said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t think that our new Zero City is the same as the former one.¡± ¡°Of all the strengths of a resident guild in Zero City, the most important one is the fact that they could obtain resources and equipment through Zero City¡¯s operations. ¡°Know this, the Zero City that we¡¯ve seen is not how it actually looked like in the beginning. The original, the Thirty-three Heavens that Mr San and the other old monsters built was a vast world. Additionally¡­ they also had the assistance of Taiyi, the second-generation GM.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned and waved his hand towards the sky. ¡°I hope you don¡¯t mind me saying this, but from the things they¡¯ve said, the authority that Taiyi possessed and his understanding of this world¡¯s structure far exceeds yours.¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I have been refreshed who knows how many more times since then. After every refresh, the Development Team would naturally add more shackles on me.¡± The GM¡¯s voice came from the sky in an impassive tone. ¡°Moreover, that was originally me.¡± ¡°This fellow is quite open-minded.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. Lowering his head, he then continued talking to Qiao Qiao. ¡°The vast energy that the original Thirty-three Heavens possessed also equals to a near-limitless number of resources. Even after facing so many refreshes, it was not utterly destroyed. When Zero City was abandoned, the resident guilds came to upy the ce. Through regr operation mode, they were able to obtain those resources via the quests that Zero City issued.¡± ¡°Just like the Star Sand mine¡­¡± Roddy understood. ¡°In other words, this new Zero City of ours do not have this ability? It¡¯s just an empty shell?¡± ¡°Naturally, it¡¯s not that bad. I have spent so much effort building this new Zero City. Overall, it cannot be worse than our previous base. At the very least, it has the functions that our base originally had.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s like this¡­ the Oddity is part of this world¡¯s inceptive temte. Theoretically, it can recreate the original Zero City again, even the Thirty-three Heavens. ¡°The issue here, however, is that I am still farcking in my understanding of the Oddity. At any rate, those old monsters¡­ there is no telling just how long they had to figure out the Oddity. And how much longer did they spend to build the vast world known as the Thirty-three Heavens? As for me¡­ if we have topare, I am far behind them. ¡°For now, the energy reactor can draw energy from the Oddity to perform repairs on equipment. We no longer have to collect and smelt scraps for it. In addition¡­ slowly, I may be able to figure out how to release the stored energy and convert it into various materials and supplies. I might even be able to directly manufacture weapons and equipment. But¡­ I still can¡¯t do that for now.¡± As he said that, Chen Xiaolian felt a twinge of pain in his heart. Back then, inside the previous Zero City, he had been so very close to obtaining those near-limitless resources and equipment. The various rare materials that amounted to over tens of millions of tons. And the equipment that ¨C by dint of their names ¨C were absolutely awesome. But because of that crazy Bai Qi, everything was ruined. Chen Xiaolian decided against informing Qiao Qiao and the others about this. If not¡­ knowing that a vast fortune had beenid out before them only to disappear into the wind before they couldy their hands on it might cause them to cry to their deaths on the spot. ¡°Then¡­ what do we do?¡± Roddy hastily asked. Although this Zero City was a far cry from the previous Zero City, it was already enough to excite him. Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Putting his distressed emotions aside, he smiled. ¡°We wait for the arrival of a guest.¡± ¡°Guest?¡± Roddy grew puzzled. ¡°Who?¡± ¡°The guy you fellows just met not too long ago, Aderick.¡± Chapter 830 Chapter 830 The location that Chen Xiaolian designated for the meeting was not at the resort at the centre of theke. Rather, it was at a public park in a city centre. The public park was centred around a small mountain, with a river on one side and bustlingmercial streets and residential streets on the other three sides. Chen Xiaolian was lying on a bench, both hands behind his head as he enjoyed the afternoon sun. On the grassy field not far away, several tourists were feeding pigeons. There were also several kids flying kites there. When the appointed time arrived, Chen Xiaolian heard Aderick¡¯s voice. ¡°Chen Xiaolian.¡± Chen Xiaolian got up into a seating position and looked up at Aderick. Aderick stood before the bench in a casual zer. There was no weapon in his hands. He appeared like a white-cor worker that one could find everywhere. ¡°This ce. What do you think of my choice?¡± Chen Xiaolian greeted Aderick with a friendly smile. Aderick looked around and frowned. ¡°Is this the first thing you have to say for our meeting? You didn¡¯t ask me here to appreciate this scenery, did you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not talking about the scenery but the terrain.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I believe you must have investigated the surrounding terrain beforeing in. This park is situated within a bustling downtown area and there is a river to its north.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t understand.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°Sincerity! This is my sincerity!¡± Chen Xiaolian felt somewhat dejected. He felt as though he had been winking at a blind man. ¡°River promotes holding back. This downtown area meant that there is no way to start a fight! Since you¡¯reing to meet me alone, you¡¯re probably feeling disadvantaged. Thus, I had specifically chosen a ce that you would find very safe! It would ensure that, should you sense even a hint of danger, you would be able to immediately escape!¡± ¡°So, it¡¯s about that¡­ however, you were overthinking it.¡± Aderick smiled, but there was a hint of destion in his smile. ¡°Since I¡¯ve chosen toe, I have no intentions of running. Because, I am well aware that, if you really want to kill me, I won¡¯t be able to escape no matter how I try.¡± He released a faint sigh and continued, ¡°Since the moment I became the Guild Leader of the Knights of Darkness Guild, you are the only one who could give me such a feeling. Even Shen from back then was incapable of doing this.¡± ¡°You¡¯re quite open-minded.¡± Chen Xiaolian had not expected Aderick to be so at ease about it. He then patted the bench area beside him. ¡°It¡¯s fine. Even if you have no intentions of running, at the very least, I can first show my sincerity. Sit.¡± ¡°Tell me, then. Why did you want to meet me?¡± Aderick did not sit. He continued standing before Chen Xiaolian. Despite knowing that it would not be too difficult for Chen Xiaolian to kill him if he so desired, Aderick continued to disy an inimical and stiff attitude. ¡°Since Zero City was destroyed¡­ it¡¯s been half a year since then. I do not know where you fellows hid yourselves all this time, but it¡¯s likely not that smooth sailing. As I recall¡­ back then, most of those who evacuated at the end were not the mainbat forces, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Aderick¡¯s reply was brief. ¡°Then, if¡­ I can provide you fellows a new Zero City, can you do a good job as a leader?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s tone had been indifferent, but his words became like a thunderbolt striking Aderick¡¯s heart. ¡°What?¡± Aderick had tobour to force that word out of his throat. ¡°A new Zero City. Naturally, it is presently not that perfect. More urately, it is just a semi-finished product. It is precisely due to that that I need your help. The evacuees, aren¡¯t most of them technical personnel?¡± A confused look shed across Aderick¡¯s eyes. Beforeing here, myriad possibilities had gone through Aderick¡¯s mind. Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaolian would give him this answer. ¡°You¡­ are you pulling my leg?¡± Aderick quickly calmed down and forced himself to calm down. ¡°If this is a joke, then it would be too boring, no?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Show me. Where is it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s everywhere.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Let¡¯s go. We¡¯ll find a ce where there¡¯s no one.¡± Somewhere in a secluded corner atop a mountain¡­ Chen Xiaolian halted his steps and looked around to confirm that there were no other tourists there. A curtain of light drooped down before the two of them. ¡°Please, Mr Aderick.¡± ¡­ The moment Aderick found himself standing within the central za, despite his calm and shrewd nature, he could not stop his body from quivering. Although there was only a vast stretch ofnd around him, the central za that he was standing on waspletely identical to the central za that he was most familiar with. ¡°I have not been to Zero City that many times. So, I am not too familiar with its surrounding buildings. The one thing that I can restore through my memories is this central za,¡± said Chen Xiaolian, who was behind him. ¡°As for the rest, that will depend on you fellows.¡± ¡°Depend on¡­ us?¡± Aderick jerked his head back. ¡°Yes. It is as you¡¯ve seen. As of now, this ce is just an empty city. Thus, I hope you can lead everyone here and restore this ce to how the original Zero City used to look like. When that happens, this new Zero City will once again be the holynd of the Awakened ones!¡± ¡°What exactly¡­ are you nning?¡± Aderick found himselfpletely incapable of seeing through Chen Xiaolian. He built this ¡®new Zero City¡¯ by himself! By observing the central za¡¯s current appearance, it would seem like he had been the one who decided theyout of his ce. A Zero City monopolized by Chen Xiaolian alone. There was no way Aderick would not understand what this meant. Surprisingly, from what Chen Xiaolian just said, he wanted the former resident guilds of Zero City to¡­ upy the ce again? Why would he share the meat in his own bowl with others? Where on earth could you find such a foolish person, who would give the fruits of theirbour to others? ¡°Because I need to unite all the Awakened ones. Listen well, I said all. As for me¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian understood what Aderick was thinking. ¡°While I possess enough power, Ick the necessary prestige. Bluntly speaking, there are only a few people in the Awakened world who know me. If I have to go recruit members one by one, how long would it take? And so, the fastest and most convenient method is to borrow your reputation. Let every Awakened one know that Zero City has returned!¡± ¡°Returning in another form?¡± Aderick inhaled deeply. ¡°What you want is Zero City¡¯s power of unification.¡± ¡°You understand after hearing just so little, smart!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave Aderick a thumbs up. That was indeed his reason. No matter how strong Chen Xiaolian became, he could not umte enough prestige to unite all the Awakened ones in a short period. On the contrary, while the remnants of Zero City have weakened to the point where they could only eke out their existence by hiding, their former glory was still something that could not be underestimated. Once news spread regarding Zero City being rebuilt, a shocking and explosive uproar would break out within the Awakened world. As for Chen Xiaolian, no matter how strong he was, he was still on his own. He could not aplish this. An example of this was Liu Xiu. After Wang Mang¡¯s usurpation of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu was the one who led the conquest to reunite all of China. And yet, he continued to use the name ¡®Han Dynasty¡¯ for the nation he built. And after the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty came Liu Bei, who had almost no familial connection with Eastern Han¡¯s imperial family. Even so, he continued to name his nation the ¡®Han Dynasty¡¯. Even Liu Yuan, a Xiongnu, forced the issue by recognizing his ancestry and pped a Han n signboard on his name. No matter the era, a signboard was very important. Observing the high-spirited expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, Aderick suddenly gave a self-deprecating smile. ¡°Is there anything you¡¯re unsatisfied with?¡± Chen Xiaolian clicked his tongue. ¡°Whenpared to your current situation of having to hide in some XYZ location, this is so much better, no?¡± ¡°Naturally, I am not unsatisfied.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°Of course, I know just how beneficial this is for us. It¡¯s just¡­ I never thought that the day woulde when I would work under you. How should I address you in the future? Boss?¡± ¡°Forget it. I don¡¯t like that.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I have no intentions of taking in any subordinates. Strictly speaking, we are partners¡­ don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t kill the donkey once the grinding is done.¡± Aderick responded with a nomittal smile. ¡°Then, you should no longer have any qualms about telling me the location of your base, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a slightly yful look at Aderick. ¡°To be able to sessfully hide from others for so long, you fellows sure can hide. Just where is it?¡± ¡°The Antarctic. Its exact location is¡­¡± Aderick then revealed its coordinates. ¡°No wonder.¡± Chen Xiaolian was slightly surprised. In the past, he had also pondered where the remnants of Zero City were hiding. Unexpectedly, they would head to that icy and snowy ce. In the hasty evacuation back then, the remaining survivors of Zero City could not have taken that much supplies with them. And in order to cover up the traces of their existence as best they can, they must be avoiding going out as much as possible. The past few months must have been very difficult. ¡°Our supplies are almost finished. If it weren¡¯t for that, I would not have made up my mind to meet with you.¡± Aderick sighed softly. ¡°Truth be told, the supplies is a small matter. Most importantly, in the past six months, I have been going together with the other members for all their instance dungeons.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Chen Xiaolian was surprised, but quickly understood. Most of the evacuees from Zero City were from the logistics department. Their level of strengthening was not high. Of course, whenpared to the ordinary guilds, they were not that weak. However, should they encounter other guilds in the instance dungeons, even if they could emerge victorious in battles, it was impossible for them to kill off every person on the other team without leaking any information. Not to mention, some instance dungeons were notpetitive-type instance dungeons. Rather, they would even restrict participants from killing one another and request them to cooperate fully with each other toplete the quest. This meant that, the instant they participated in the instance dungeon¡¯s quest, the whereabouts of the remnants of Zero City could be exposed. And yet, after losing Zero City¡¯s shield, the logistics personnel who had not needed to participate in instance dungeons in the past were now vulnerable to being selected for the instance dungeons. Clearly, Aderick would personally head to battle in every instance dungeon involving the men from Zero City. He would order them to hide while he solo cleared the instance dungeon. He had ¨C on his own ¨C substituted for all the men from Zero City in instance dungeons for over half a year. Moreover, from the beginning to the end, no traces were found. ¡°You¡¯re¡­ really awesome!¡± Aderick¡¯s circumstances yed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind and Chen Xiaolian could not help but give him a thumbs up. 1 Kill the donkey once the grinding is done. An idiom. Meaning: To get rid of someone after they had outlived their usefulness. Chapter 831 Chapter 831 Aderick possessed not just the strength of an [S] ss, but also his meticulous nning, the patience to wait for the chance to kill with one strike and a will of steel. ¡°In the beginning, it was very tiring. Butter, I slowly got used to it.¡± Receiving praise from Chen Xiaolian made Aderick feel somewhat proud. ¡°But this means¡­ you are the only remaining leader.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°I had assumed that Angel Wu would be able to survive.¡± Back when Chen Xiaolian was in World¡¯s End, he had not seen Angel Wu. Naturally, he ended up bing hopeful. But World¡¯s End was such a big ce, even if Angel Wu did die, it would not be abnormal for him to miss him. ¡°If we still have two [S] ss with us, there would¡¯ve been no need to hide like this,¡± Aderick said coldly. ¡°Although most of our high-levelbat members have been killed in action, by adding up all our remaining members, ourprehensive might is stillparable to that of a resident guild. My original n was to wait until we have finished recovering. Even though we have lost Zero City, our home, by staying united, we can still stand above the entire Awakened world. ¡°But then, we suddenly discovered that Thorned Flower Guild had split up. The Awakened ones who were once members of the guild established an alliance known as Starfall Guild, which is divided into seven teams. Amongst them, there are five with an [A+] ss expert each. Moreover¡­ the leader of one of those teams is at [S] ss. ¡°In addition, they also expanded furiously. Many small guilds and loose Awakened ones were recruited. Those that weren¡¯t became allies. It¡¯s like¡­ the peripheral guilds of Zero City in the past. With just me, a single [S] ss, it is not enough to suppress all the other Awakened ones and stop them from looking at us with predatory eyes. Furthermore¡­ there are also the yers.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Aderick was a cautious and patient person. In the past, Qiao Yifeng was killed in action and was refreshed. Then, Thunderme left de Mountain me Sea Guild and Skyde went missing, leaving only Bluesea, a single [A+] ss expert to bitterly support the guild. Even so, Aderick waited for so long before suddenly making his move to abolish de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s resident guild position. This time, Aderick had to face seven big teams, five [A+] ss experts and an [S] ss expert. In Aderick¡¯s shoes, Chen Xiaolian too would not easily let himself be exposed. Having reached that line of thought, Chen Xiaolian then recalled his promise to Bluesea to thoroughly protect de Mountain me Sea Guild. ¡°Then¡­ the guys from de Mountain me Sea Guild, how are they now?¡± ¡°A considerable number have died, leaving around 30 alive. But¡­ that¡¯s more or less the situation with every guild. At present, the one leading them is a young fellow named Guan Shan.¡± Aderick gave Chen Xiaolian a nce and said coolly, ¡°Times are different. I had once tried to expel de Mountain me Sea Guild from the resident guild position, but that does not mean I would treat them differently after we left Zero City. When they were summoned into instance dungeons, I would apany them as well.¡± ¡°I believe you.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Aderick may be a cold and ruthless person, but he was no liar. Moreover, he would not lie to him at a time like this. The fact that Guan Shan did not die was good news. This young fellow was very steady and disciplined. ¡°Alright, the exit has been opened for you. It¡¯s the coordinates you gave me.¡± A curtain of light rose up before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Go gather your men. After you are done with the matters here,e find me.¡± Aderick nodded silently and stepped into the curtain of light. As for Chen Xiaolian, he disappeared. ¡­ ¡°Boss Chen! Congrattions on closing a big deal!¡± Roddy¡¯s legs were crossed as he sat on a wide and soft sofa and he pped his hands, a snicker on his face. A disy screenposed entirely of motes of light was floating before him. The images ying on the screen were none other than that of the central za that Chen Xiaolian and Aderick had been standing on just now. There were several other sofas ced around the room. All the other members of Meteor Rock Guild were seated on the sofas. That included Nicole and Tian Lie. All of the sofas were positioned facing arge, circr table in the centre of the room. This was the new Zero City¡¯s Room Zero. Although there were several more seats there, the basicyout remained the same as the original. Only, Chen Xiaolian did not like the grassy style. Thus, he had changed it to this appearance. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian had given everyone from Meteor Rock Guild the highest authority over Zero City. Be it now or in the future, only the members of Meteor Rock Guild would be able to enter this room. ¡°Enough with you.¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes at Roddy. ¡°Honestly, though, I still don¡¯t understand what you want to do.¡± Roddy uncrossed his legs and straightened his posture and his snicker turned into a solemn expression. ¡°I was already very surprised when you did not kill him back in the instance dungeon. And now, you want to bring him into Zero City with all those who escaped from Zero City¡­ is this necessary?¡± ¡°Why not? Didn¡¯t I already tell him earlier? I want to unite all the Awakened ones.¡± Chen Xiaolian sat down on his own sofa. ¡°This is the part that I do not understand.¡± Roddy shook his head. ¡°You see, let¡¯s make aparison. Back in the instance dungeon, not even all of usbined could defeat Aderick, who was enhanced by the alien genes. But you were able to defeat him the instant you took action. Although you did not kill him, you extracted the embryo from his body. You even changed the instance dungeon¡¯s quest. Back then, Aderick was no match for you. And now, he is even less so. ¡°You also said that, given your current level, facing Shen would still be dangerous. That¡¯s why¡­ I really do not understand. Even if you can unite all the Awakened ones, what can that aplish? I doubt they have the qualifications to even be cannon fodder for you, right?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not to have them help me fight Shen.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I just want Shen to see that, what they were able to aplish back then, I too can aplish. Since I want him to give up on his method, I have to at least provide him with an alternative.¡± ¡­ After Chen Xiaolian finished exining his ns, he continued, ¡°After this, I will be making the arrangements to receive Aderick and the members from Zero City. ¡°You guys¡­ take a good rest first. Just like with the old Zero City, when you are inside, you will be shielded from the system¡¯s summoning.¡± Their original base also possessed this function. However, after taking over, Lun Tai had not used it even once. At any rate, in order to survive in the Awakened world, improving their strength was a necessity. Hiding inside the base could indeed help them avoid the instance dungeon¡¯s summons, but it also meant no rewards and points. They did possess a cheat-like existence like Qiao Qiao in their guild, after all. They could clear instance dungeons with the highest level of safety and benefits. Not using it would be a waste. Why should they hide? At present, however, Chen Xiaolian had returned, bringing with him such a terrifying power. Thus, there was temporarily no need to enter instance dungeons to earn points. Themunication device in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s hand rang. ¡°The members have all been gathered. Open the door.¡± Chen Xiaolian picked up the call and Aderick¡¯s voice came from the other end. Chapter 832 Chapter 832 After the curtain of light dissipated away, several hundred men appeared in the centre area of the central za. Standing in the frontmost position was Aderick. When the hundreds of Awakened ones behind him saw the central za, they all eximed in unison. Aderick had already informed them in advance that they would be re-entering Zero City. Even so, the shock and impact of witnessing this view for real almost broke their hearts. First, one of the Awakened ones broke into a sob. He was followed by several others. Then, tens of Awakened ones cried. In the end, almost every one of them ended up sobbing. From a gentle sobbing, it grew to be a loud wail. It had been over half a year since Zero City¡¯s destruction. They had originally been the apex existence in the Awakened world, but they could only struggle to hide in the Antarctic, not having the courage to show themselves in the slightest. Until now. This home of theirs, which they believed to have beenpletely destroyed, suddenly appeared before them once again. ¡°Everyone, attention! Be quiet!¡± Aderick turned around and his gaze swept over everyone there, his voice low but majestic. Although it was not swift, the crowd quickly suppressed their feelings of excitement. Gradually, they calmed down. All their gazes gathered upon Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Everyone¡­ is feeling very excited, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian had both his hands sped behind his back. Despite facing so many passionate gazes, he maintained his cool. There wasn¡¯t the slightest hint of awkwardness. ¡°Seeing this central za, it feels very familiar, right? Unfortunately, other than this ce, the other areas have still not been brought back. But believe me, it will not take too long. Because right now, the owner of this Zero City is me.¡± Another minormotion broke out before him, but it quickly subsided. ¡°I think, some amongst you must have seen me before. The day Zero City was destroyed, I had fought alongside many people. Some of those people were killed in action while some survived and are standing before me. Then, those of you who remember me, please raise your hands.¡± Tens of hands rose up from the crowd. Chen Xiaolian nced at them and saw some faces that he no longer had even the slightest impression of, though some were vaguely familiar. The only one he could truly recognize was Guan Shan. Gibbs, the tech nerd who had Adam calcte out the escape route had failed to smoothly escape. Chen Xiaolian sighed softly to himself, but the expression on his face did not change. ¡°Right now, all of you must be wondering, how did Zero City re-appear before you all once again? And why, with the exception of this central za, the other areas have be empty spaces. ¡°Let me first tell you, this is not the Zero City you once knew nor is this the central za that you once knew. ¡°This is not the ce where we fought side by side in a bloody battle against the yers and Electronic Guardians! ¡°I built this ce, but I don¡¯t n on monopolizing it. Because, only with Zero City¡¯s people can it be, be worthy and qualify to be called Zero City! ¡°In this new Zero City, with the exception of this central za, there are no other buildings. ¡°However, soon enough, it will ¨C by your hands ¨C return to its former appearance! Every inch would look exactly the same as the original! ¡°From this moment onwards, it will be your home. And this home is waiting for you to rebuild it!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s voice was not loud, but it rang clearly towards everyone¡¯s ears. Following his impassioned speech, everyone¡¯s hearts began palpitating vigorously. ¡°I believe you fellows would not forget how the city you once lived in looked like. Ry what you remember to the Main Controller and he will restore everything for you.¡± After Chen Xiaolian said that, a holographic human figure appeared beside each and everyone there. ¡°I am the new Zero City¡¯s Main Controller. Please do your best to recall Zero City¡¯s original structure and tell me so I can restore the ces you are familiar with.¡± Every one of the holograms said the same thing to the people from Zero City. Chen Xiaolian then turned towards Aderick. ¡°Next up, we have to discuss some of the moreplicated issues.¡± ¡­ Chen Xiaolian and Aderick hovered high in the air, observing as the crowd below them gradually dispersed, spreading out in all directions. After confirming it with what they recall, every Awakened would describe it to the holograms of the Main Controller beside them. When they were done, the building described would swiftly appear at the designated location. The first to be restored was the Sea of Love. Then, the nearby residential areas. It was the most bustling ce in Zero City to begin with, making it also the ce that everyone was most familiar with. The public trading district in the west, the governing institutions and residential area of the resident guilds in the east andmercial district in the north were also slowly being restored. Very soon, the entire Zero City became filled with buildings here and there, gradually bing more developed. ¡°The power you possess have once again surpassed my expectations,¡± Aderick said with a sigh. ¡°I had assumed that we would have to rebuild it brick by brick. Unexpectedly, you could directly transform Zero City¡¯s energy into matter.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just the simplest part.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not appear smug about it. ¡°For now, I still have no way to restore all those parts used for production and machines. This Main Controller is not the same as Zero City¡¯s Main Controller. He doesn¡¯t know anything about all those stuff. Thus, I need your help in rebuilding those parts. This is the most important issue. Things like Tidal Fighters, Thunderstorm Tanks, Sentinel mechs and others like that. By the way, if memory serves, in the innermost underground area of Zero City, there is also an Energyquake Bomb and an ultimate-grade mech.¡± ¡°You know about that as well?¡± Aderick cast a curious nce at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Makes sense. Given your current state, no matter what kind of strength or knowledge you possess, it is no longer surprising. However, I am puzzled. Given your current strength, do you still need this?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t, but my guild members still need it.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly shook his head. ¡°Also¡­ you fellows also need it.¡± ¡°You said it before, your objective is to unite all the Awakened ones. That means our enemies are not the other Awakened guilds.¡± Aderick gave Chen Xiaolian a deep stare. ¡°You¡­ n to start an all-out war with the yers?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not it.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not give Aderick a detailed exnation. ¡°I just want this new Zero City to be a refuge for all the Awakened ones. Because, in the near future, aprehensive refresh wille to clear the whole world.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Aderick, his gaze as sharp as knives. ¡°However, don¡¯t tell anyone about this for now. You just need to have your men follow orders.¡± ¡°I¡­ understand.¡± Aderick, who was subjected to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s stare, felt as though there was a thorn poking into his back. Cold sweat broke out all over his body and he nodded while stuttering. ¡°No need to feel so nervous. I¡¯ve said it before, we are just partners.¡± Chen Xiaolian stretched his hand out and patted Aderick¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Three days, that should be enough to restore Zero City, right?¡± ¡°The streets and buildings will take only half a day. As for the production facilities, it¡¯s hard to say how long it¡¯ll take. I¡¯ll have to go sort it out. At any rate, we lost too many men back then. Although the survivors here are mostly nonbat personnel, not every department has survivors. There are some ces that I will need to personally oversee. Additionally¡­¡± Aderick pondered before continuing, ¡°Even with the facilities restored, we need enough raw materials for production to begin.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about that.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°You just have to oversee the restoration of the key facilities. You have to hurry.¡± ¡°Hurry? Why are you in such a hurry?¡± ¡°Why?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to face Aderick and broke into a smile. ¡°Naturally, it¡¯s so you fellows can hurry up and tell the whole world. "Zero City¡­ has returned!¡± Chapter 833 Chapter 833 Jerusalem. Inside a Gothic castle¡­ There was a veryrge library with bookshelves filling up over half its area. An altar had been built in the corner of the library. A row of candles, each as thick as an arm, were lit on either side of the room and the shadow of the altar ¨C cast by the candlelight ¨C fell upon the floor, swaying erratically. ced on the altar was a long, wooden box with its lid wide open. There, resting on the velvet within the centre of the wooden box was a pair of pure white wings. There were two rows of men, each kneeling on either side of the wooden box and they softly chanted a hymn. Some of them wore medieval armour from the Middle Ages while the rest wore monk robes. But all had their foreheads pressed to the ground. They gave off a very pious look. ¡°Ulysses¡­¡± Two men in medieval armour were standing not far behind the two rows of men and they stood side by side as they observed the members who were devoutly praying. One of them turned his head and sighed softly. ¡°Ulysses, it¡¯s been half a year since Saint Gattuso died, but we still haven¡¯t gotten a new saint¡­¡± ¡°The way I see it, there is no need for us to worry so much, Lucius.¡± Ulysses slowly shook his head. ¡°To begin with, not everyone could receive Divine Revtion. Only the most devoted would receive the Lord¡¯s favour of revtion. Furthermore, our knightly order has a history of 700 years, but we¡¯ve had only four Saints thus far. Saint Gattuso had only just received Divine Revtion. I do not believe that one of us could be a new Saint within half a year¡¯s time. ¡°Even without the appearance of a Saint, as long as we have the Angel Wings in our possession, we need not fear any foe. What are you so worried about?¡± ¡°But this time¡­ it¡¯s different!¡± Lucius¡¯ brows were tightly knitted. ¡°Ulysses, I keep getting a feeling¡­ there is something very wrong with Saint Gattuso¡¯s death. The Saints Mark and Terrence both lived past two centuries before dying naturally of old age. The only exception was Saint Canaan, all because of the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild, the damned Shen¡­ ¡°This time, both Saint Gattuso and our former Guild Leader Mene ended up dying inside an instance dungeon. This should not have been possible! Be it the monsters inside the instance dungeons or the participants in the other faction¡­ who could have what it takes to kill off a Saint? ¡°Unless¡­¡± ¡°I understand your concern. The issue here is¡­ Mene also died. We¡¯ll never know just what transpired inside the instance dungeon.¡± Ulysses sighed softly. ¡°But at the very least, I think¡­ it¡¯s unlikely to be Shen.¡± ¡°How do you know it¡¯s unlikely to be him?¡± Lucius frowned. ¡°Firstly, Shen has disappeared after the attack on Zero City. We had made contact with the other yers who participated in the battle of Zero City and found from them that Shen has not re-appeared since. Even Thorned Flower Guild has split apart. If Shen managed to break out from whatever trouble he¡¯s in, the first group he would go after should be the Starfall Guild traitors. But it¡¯s been over half a year since and those fellows are still alive and well. Thus, Shen must not have re-appeared in this world.¡± Ulysses waved his hand. ¡°Secondly, surely you did not forget how we recovered the sacred relic in our possession?¡± ¡°It¡¯s Shen¡­ he gave it back to us.¡± Lucius had to force those words out from his throat, one at a time. ¡°Although it is very shameful to say it¡­¡± There was a helpless and wry smile on Ulysses¡¯ face. ¡°This is the truth. Shen had killed Saint Canaan and snatched our sacred relic. And yet, after tens of years, he returned it to us. Bluntly speaking, he¡¯s already lost his interest with this item. That¡¯s why, we need not worry that he woulde back to snatch it again¡­¡± ¡°But what if¡­¡± Lucius gritted his teeth. ¡°The one who killed Saint Gattuso is not Shen?¡± ¡°That possibility does not exist.¡± Ulysses shook his head slowly. ¡°Saints are those who have received Divine Revtion, the favoured ones of the Lord. With the exception of a devil like Shen¡­¡± Bang!!! Ulysses was halfway speaking when he heard a loud banging sound and two big door panels flew. Struck by the door panels, the tall bookcases then copsed like dominoes. The thousands of books that had been gathering dust throughout the years scattered all over the floor, causing dust to rise and fill the whole room. ¡°Who?¡± Ulysses and Lucius pulled out a knightly sword each. At the same time, their bodies released shields of holy light and they warily peered through the open door. The others who had been kneeling and praying devoutly while singing hymns immediately stood up and prepared for battle. Dust permeated the library and all they could see were the rays of light shining in from beyond the library. The rays of light outlined a figure, which slowly walked into the room. However, they could neither make out his attire nor face. Ulysses and Lucius gulped, saliva going down their throats. This whole building was the stronghold of their Knights of the Holy City Guild while this library and the innermost altar was located in the most central spot. Since recovering the sacred relic, their guild members would asionally ¨C depending on their rank ¨C enter this altar everyday to study the sacred relic to obtain Divine Revtion. However, not once did they let their guard down. At this very moment, however, their enemy had broken into the library. The people inside the library had not received any warning at all. Their guild channel was silent. Not a single sound was made. What kind of enemy is this? Step by step, the figure walked forward and his face was gradually revealed. It was a ck-haired, East Asian youngster with a harmless-looking smile. He wore a T-shirt and jeans while his hands were empty. ¡°You¡­ you are¡­¡± Ulysses stared at him for a few seconds and was suddenly shocked. He had recalled the identity of this youngster standing before him. He was, back in a certain instance dungeon in Jerusalem, someone who had sided with the faction of darkness and opposed them. Despite utilizing the power of the sacred relic, knight Arte had failed to defeat him. Instead, his life force was devoured and he died of rapid aging. ¡°Chen Xiaolian!¡± Lucius overtook Ulysses and shouted Chen Xiaolian¡¯s name. ¡°What have you done to Petro and the others?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be so agitated.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved at them with a smile on his face. ¡°I simply came here to borrow something from you fellows. Your guild members¡­ they¡¯re currently lying down outside, they just passed out.¡± ¡°Borrow¡­ something?¡± Lucius and Ulysses raised their swords, aiming them at Chen Xiaolian. Then, with a cold grunt, they attacked simultaneously. The two of them kicked the ground abruptly, dashing towards Chen Xiaolian with speed. Holy light gleamed across the surface of their swords and the two shed towards Chen Xiaolian, one from the left and one from the right. And yet, Chen Xiaolian continued standing there as the two knightly swords shed towards him. He did not evade, nor did he try to parry. Sword light shed. But the sensation of their swords shing something was absent. Charging forward, the two of them had arrived before Chen Xiaolian but their vision seemingly blurred as Chen Xiaolian suddenly appeared somewhere tens of metres away from them. So fast! No! It wasn¡¯t him who¡¯s fast. That first thought had only just emerged from Ulysses¡¯ mind when he immediately rejected it. The copsed bookshelves and the books scattered across the floor were at the same position as when he had just begun his attack. Chen Xiaolian had not moved at all. Instead, it was he and Lucius; upon arriving before Chen Xiaolian with their charging attack and swinging their swords, they instantly returned to where they had been standing earlier. Space¡­ Chen Xiaolian had distorted space! His whole body broke out in cold sweat. Lucius had yet to figure out what happened. With a roar, he leapt high up into the air once again and swung his sword at Chen Xiaolian. Two beams of holy light emerged from the edges of his sword before intersecting to form a cross, which flew towards Chen Xiaolian. When the cross arrived within one metre short of hitting Chen Xiaolian, it suddenly shed. Seemingly warping through the stretch of space that Chen Xiaolian was upying, the cross re-appeared behind him and sted a big hole through the wall behind him. Since the very beginning, Chen Xiaolian had remained standing still, not moving a single finger while looking at the two with a smile on his face. ¡°Lucius, stop!¡± Ulysses roared at Lucius, stopping him from continuing his attacks against Chen Xiaolian. His pair of eyes stared intently at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Just¡­ what is it you want?¡± ¡°Listen, I am a reasonable guy. I especially do not like killing people. As I¡¯ve mentioned before, none of yourpanions outside have died.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged, a carefree look on his face. ¡°I know, back then, Shen had broken in here and snatched it away once. He even killed off a good number of your men. However¡­ I do not n on doing that.¡± ¡°Then, what is it you want?¡± Lucius had alsoe to realize what happened earlier. He clenched his teeth and hissed, ¡°We have already lost the sacred relic once before. Never again will we give it¡­¡± But before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt a burst of force sweeping across his palm. Chen Xiaolian had been clearly standing still at the same spot, not moving in the slightest. However, the knightly swords in everyone¡¯s hands flew out of their grasps at the same time, drawing tens of arcs in the air before inserting themselves onto the spot of floor before Chen Xiaolian in an orderly manner. An uproar broke out amongst the men standing behind them. Lucius¡¯ and Ulysses¡¯ hearts palpitated wildly as they looked at Chen Xiaolian in disbelief. They still had a good number of spare weapons inside their storage gears, but they had fallen into a bewildered state. They did not know if they should bring them out or not. ¡°Gattuso and Mene¡­ you killed them?¡± Lucius gritted his teeth. ¡°Six months ago, in the Kyoto instance dungeon¡­¡± ¡°I killed Gattuso, but not Mene.¡± Chen Xiaolian gave them a full ount of the truth. ¡°That Gattuso¡­ had gonepletely nuts. Back then, Mene saw that he was no match for me and had wanted to let the instance dungeon end, but Gattuso, in order to stop Mene, killed him. However¡­¡± Pausing, Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°Just put it on me. It¡¯s fine. Hossein is my friend. He had once told me, if I could one day kill off Mene, he would feel very happy.¡± ¡°Hossein?¡± When they heard the name once more, the eyelids of Ulysses and Lucius twitched. ¡°Knight Hossein¡­ is still alive?¡± Regarding Gattuso¡¯s and Mene¡¯s deaths, the two of them ¨C due to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s appearance and disy of power ¨C did not feel too shocked. ¡°He¡¯s alive. Rather, logically speaking¡­ he¡¯s living quite a good life.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Enough, I have some questions for you about thatter. But now, let¡¯s talk about your sacred relic.¡± ¡°The sacred relic has already been snatched away once before! Never again shall we lose it!¡± Ulysses shouted, but sweat was already covering his forehead. ¡°I¡­ doubt that.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and walked towards the altar at the end of the library. Lucius shouted and a war hammer appeared in his hand. Holy light condensed upon the head of the hammer and it smashed furiously towards Chen Xiaolian. He knew very well how strong a Saint would be after receiving Divine Revtion. Even more so, he knew how strong someone who could kill a Saint was. But no matter how strong his opponent may be, he had to continue guarding the sacred relic to spare it from desecration. ¡°No helping it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and sighed softly. His finger gently tapped the head of the war hammer but he did not stop walking forward. The instant his finger tapped the hammer, Lucius¡¯ whole body froze, a look of utter shock and disbelief on his face. Half a secondter, blood sprayed out wildly from his whole body. With a backflip, he fell to the ground. ¡°Heretic! You-¡± Bang! A knight had just shouted only for Chen Xiaolian¡¯s palm to p him across his face. His body was sent smashing into a bookshelf and together, they tumbled away. ¡°I keep saying it¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian turned, his gaze sweeping across the faces of all present. ¡°I don¡¯t like killing people, but that does not mean I will not kill, understand? I know that Shen had killed off a good number of people in the past when he snatched it away. If you fellows make me think that it¡¯s necessary, I don¡¯t mind repeating what Shen did here in the past.¡± His voice was not loud. There was even a smile on his face as he spoke. But when his gaze swept past them, everyone there trembled with fear. Chapter 834 Chapter 834 ¡°You fellows. Who is the current head of the Knights of the Holy City Guild?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Ulysses and Lucius, who had only just gotten up, and asked. He could see that these two had the highest status amongst all those present. As Mene had died, these fellows must have selected a new sessor. ¡°I¡­ am the current Guild Leader, Ulysses. This is our Deputy Guild Leader, Lucius.¡± Ulysses took a deep breath. He was doing his best to suppress the fear and worry within him. He was already 43 years old. Back when Shen turned the entire Knights of the Holy City Guild upside down with his attack and snatched away the wings, he was only a fresh rookie. He had personally witnessed how Saint Canaan, whom he had originally thought to be peerless, was defeated and killed by Shen. And now, it seemed as though everything would repeat itself. ¡°Enough, no need to worry that much.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Since you are the decision-maker, I¡¯ll just be frank. I just need you fellows to promise, to lend me this item for a while. After I¡¯ve used it, I will return it to you.¡± ¡°Lend?¡± Ulysses clenched his teeth. ¡°How can you guarantee that?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very simple. If I really wanted to just snatch it away today, there would¡¯ve been no need for me to exchange all this nonsense with you fellows.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged, his tone highly rxed. ¡°The strength to easily kill you fellows off is my guarantee.¡± Ulysses fell silent. Chen Xialian¡¯s words were very unpleasant, but it was the most unassable truth. ¡°Ulysses! Do you really n onpromising with this sacrilegious devil?¡± one of the knights behind them shouted, but his hand, which was holding a sword, was quivering. ¡°The sacred relic is a gift from the Lord. In order to defend the Lord¡¯s glory, even dedicating our lives is nothing!¡± ¡°Enough, tell me your decision.¡± Chen Xiaolian simply ignored the knight behind Ulysses. His gaze rested solely on Ulysses. ¡°I believe you are a very pious person, but you are not a madman like that Gattuso. You will make the right decision.¡± ¡°Since you said it¡¯s a loan, there must be a deadline.¡± Ulysses hesitated for a moment and his tone began softening. ¡°One year then.¡± Chen Xiaolian casually gave a number. He wasn¡¯t lying. He truly intended on returning the pair of wings of this knightly guild after everything was over. By essing the information hidden within the wings, an ordinary Awakened could ascend in strength, bing a peerless expert that even the standard [S] ss expert could not catch up to, but that was not a big problem for Chen Xiaolian. Firstly, for these fellows, not many could reach Gattuso¡¯s level of religiousness, or rather, his level of madness. ording to Shen, only one would appear in one or two hundred years. Even if he were to return the wings to them, they may not be able to produce another one anytime soon. Secondly, even if one did appear, as long as he could resolve the issue with Shen, suppressing this one was not a big issue. If he could not resolve the issue with Shen, he¡¯d be dead. No point worrying about what would happen afterwards, then. As for the one-year deadline, Chen Xiaolian himself did not know how long it would take for Shen to break free. It was a casual statement that did not cost him anything. Even if he did dy returning it for that long, when the time came, he could just renege on it. Where would these fellows go to collect the debt? ¡°One year¡­¡± Ulysses nced back at the knights behind him and the wings on the altar. Gritting his teeth, he slowly nodded. ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll give it to you.¡± As a knight in service to the Lord, allowing the other party to take away the sacred relic was a monumental humiliation for Ulysses as well. However, he was still capable of distinguishing the severity of their situation. Even if they were to reject Chen Xiaolian¡¯s proposal, everyone here would be killed. In the end, the sacred relic would be snatched away all the same. If so, why sacrifice their lives here? ¡°As expected, I was not mistaken about you.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled and nodded satisfactorily. Then, he walked towards the altar. The knights had been standing upright between Chen Xiaolian and the altar, some with their hands pressing down the hilt of their swords. Rather, some had long since pulled out their swords. However, when Chen Xiaolian walked over, the few knights in his way involuntarily took several steps back, paving a path for him. ¡°Thanks.¡± Chen Xiaolian nonchntly walked forward until he arrived before the altar. Taking the pair of wings with his hand, he then turned towards Ulysses and smiled. ¡°By the way, I still have some things I want to ask you. I¡¯ll have to trouble you to find a quiet room.¡± ¡­ ¡°Ask ahead, then.¡± In a small room within the highest level of the knightly guild¡¯s castle¡­ This was a meditation room for the knightly guild. There wasn¡¯t a single window there and the room waspletely empty, save for a few linens ced on the ground and a shelf ced in a corner. Not only did Ulysses have to hand over the sacred relic to Chen Xiaolian, he even had to answer his questions. And while there was no other choice he could take in this helpless situation, Ulysses still felt terribly humiliated. ¡°Don¡¯t feel so agitated. Calm down. I¡¯ve said it before, I will return it to you.¡± Chen Xiaolian leaned against the wall and smiled at Ulysses. ¡°At least, it¡¯s better thanst time. I heard from Shen, thest time, he killed off a Saint that would only appear once in a blue moon, right?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you kill Gattuso as well?¡± Ulysses replied coldly. ¡°That¡¯s inside the instance dungeon.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°We were in opposing sides. What could I have done about it? Besides, you must know more than me just how crazy Gattuso is.¡± Ulysses said nothing. He simply lowered his head. ¡°Moreover, I know that Shen very well. Unlike me, he¡¯s not that easy to talk to. No need to even use your brain for it. Even your buttocks would be able to figure it out. Back then, he didn¡¯t just kill the Saint, did he?¡± Chen Xiaolian ignored Ulysses¡¯ reaction and continued speaking. ¡°Interestingly enough, there is a slight difference about what happened ording to the information I obtained from a different source.¡± ¡°Someone told me that Shen did not get both the wings because he made a bet with Hossein, best of three rounds. Although Hossein lost in the end, he still managed to force Shen to only take one of the two wings. ¡°The question I have for you is, which of these two pieces of information is the truth?¡± ¡°Who told you all that?¡± Ulysses abruptly raised his head and stared right at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Hossein himself?¡± ¡°Another friend, a guy who used to be in Thorned Flower Guild. ording to him, this is what Shen told him.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°I believe him.¡± Ulysses remained silent for a moment before replying with a whisper, ¡°They¡¯re all true.¡± ¡°All? So¡­ Hossein is not the Saint, right?¡± ¡°No¡­ back then, Hossein was our Guild Leader. The Saint of that generation was named Canaan.¡± At any rate, he had already handed over the sacred relic. Ulysses did not resist answering the question. ¡°Originally, he was just a low-level knight. The structure of our knightly guild allows everyone to take turns to study the sacred relic. It¡¯s just that the amount of time allocated is different for those at different levels. But for some unknown reason, those who could obtain Divine Revtion from the sacred relic were all low-level members.¡± ¡°The higher your position, the more things you have to worry about. Naturally, you guys will not have that much energy to focus on concentration.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Continue.¡± ¡°The first time Shen made contact with us, I had yet to be an Awakened. I haven¡¯t even received the Lord¡¯s call and join the Knights of the Holy City Guild. Due to that, I do not know the details of what happened back then. Later, I heard that there was once an evil disciple who wanted to snatch away the sacred relic from us, but was defeated by Saint Canaan. ¡°And then¡­ Shen appeared a second time. At that time, I had already joined this guild, but I was only a most average low-level knight. ¡°This time, not even Saint Canaan was a match for him. As for the rest of us, while he did not go out of his way to kill us, many of us still died to him. Even the Holy Knights, Hossein, Mene and the others¡­ they were grievously wounded. ¡°Just as Shen was about to take away the sacred relic, Hossein did something. ¡°He took the sacred relic¡­ the angel wings, he inserted them into his own body!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think that would be useful.¡± Hearing that, Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°The Holy Knight Hossein himself knew as well that it was impossible to stop Shen.¡± Ulysses shook his head. ¡°And there was no bet. He simply forced Shen to agree to only take one of the two wings and promise to return it to us in the future.¡± ¡°How did he force him?¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly asked. Naturally, the wings themselves contained formidable power. However, it was not something that ordinary Awakened ones could easily control. In the past, Arte ¨C with the support of many other knights ¨C was barely able to bring the power of the wings to bear. Even so, he was quickly drained of his life force, which resulted in his death. Moreover, the power of the wings was far inferiorpared to the ability to read the source code hidden within it. At that time, Shen could already kill the Saint. Even if Hossein could borrow the power of the wings, it was impossible for him to face Shen. Logically speaking, if Shen could kill the Saint, he should be able to snatch away the pair of wings as well. Thus, it didn¡¯t matter if it was a bet or some other methods. How Hossein could force Shen to make this promise was the biggest key point. ¡°The Holy Knight Hossein¡¯s exclusive skill¡­ its name is the Goddess of Dawn. It¡¯s an [S] ss skill.¡± Hossein had long since left their knightly guild. Thus, Ulysses had no scruples in telling it. ¡°When necessary, he couldbust all of his personal attributes, transforming them into the overwhelming power of the sun, a very formidable power. Its only weakness is¡­ after unleashing this skill, the purified attributes cannot recover.¡± What a coincidence. Chen Xiaolian smiled to himself. This Hossein. It turned out the exclusive skill that he selected in the past was the same as his exclusive skill. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian had also guessed what Hossein did back then. Ulysses was still talking. ¡°Back then, the Holy Knight Hossein, enduring the great pain wracking his body, informed Shen about his skill. If Shen were to refuse our request, he would unleash his Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill. ¡°Hossein himself was uncertain if an attack of such magnitude could kill Shen. However, he had bound himself to the sacred relic. Thus, by unleashing the skill, the power hidden inside the sacred relic would be purified along with his own power.¡± ¡°He sure can gamble.¡± Chen Xiaolian praised Hossein. Chen Xiaolian himself did not know if unleashing all the power hidden within the wings could hurt Shen back then. But he knew that, if it was possible, Shen would surely worry that the wings might be damaged in the process of Hossein unleashing his Overwhelming Sunlight Purification skill. The power that was extracted was not important, but Shen would worry about potentially losing the information contained within it due to this. ¡°Shen epted Hossein¡¯s proposal. The two of them set up a best of three matches,¡± Ulysses whispered. ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ despite borrowing the power of the sacred relic, the Holy Knight Hossein was still no match for Shen. He lost the first round. Should he lose the second round as well, Shen would obtain the whole sacred relic. ¡°During the final critical juncture, Hossein chose to unleash his exclusive skill, purifying all his attributes. ¡°When the Holy Knight Hossein unleashed his skill, his entire figure seemingly transformed into the sun, emitting light non-stop. ¡°The light kept going, as though there was no end to the power within the wings. After a long time had passed, it finally subsided. When the light dissipated, we saw the Holy Knight Hossein. His body was coveredpletely with wounds, both big and small. He was drenched in blood and his exhausted body seemed as though it would copse to the ground at any moment. ¡°As for Shen, he stood before Hossein with a peculiar expression on his face. ¡°Just as the Holy Knight Hossen was about to fall to the ground, Shen walked forward to support him. Shen said that the second round was his loss. ¡°There was no third round, because Hossein had already exhausted all his power. He could no longer even stand up straight. ¡°Shen also did not take both the wings. Instead, following the previous agreement, he split the pair of wings and only took one of them. ¡°The Holy Knight Hossein, due to his actions of enduring too much power, nearly died back then. Thankfully, the Lord did not abandon His loyal servant and he was able to survive, albeit barely. ¡°However, he had purified all his attributes, turning himself into something of a cripple. ¡°With the Lord¡¯s blessings, Hossein waster able to regain some of his strength, but¡­ despite that, he could never again return to his original strength of an [S] ss expert.¡± ¡°Alright, no need to talk about what happened next.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved at Ulysses. Regarding how Mene caused a ruckus, killing Hossein¡¯s wife and children, that was their own family issue. Chen Xiaolian had no interest in finding out about that. The only thing he wanted to know was how Hossein had forced Shen to make the bet and actually go with it. At present, it would seem like there was nothing he could refer to here. However, Chen Xiaolian did also resolve a question in his mind. That was, Hossein was clearly once the Guild Leader of the Knights of the Holy City Guild. He was an expert who could face Shen, albeit barely. Why then ¨C when Chen Xiaolian met him in the past ¨C did his strength decline until he was even incapable of beating Tian Lie? ¡°As you requested, I have already told you everything you wanted to know.¡± Ulysses took a deep breath and stared at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You will keep your promise and return the sacred relic to us, right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Even Shen could do it, how can I fail?¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and stood up from his leaning posture before waving at Ulysses again. ¡°Goodbye.¡± A green-coloured curtain of light descended from above Chen Xiaolian and he instantly disappeared. Chapter 835 Chapter 835 New Zero City, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s room¡­ Chen Xiaolian was seated on the bed. The pair of wings that he had just snatched over from the knightly guild was presently ced before him, shining with a soft light. Contained within every pair of wings was a portion of this world¡¯s source code. They were iplete and there were also ovepping parts, but none of them were identical. In other words, the more wings one read, the more powerful they would be. Take Shen and Du Wei for example. They both had read the contents of the wings before. But because Shen had read more, he possessed an even greater level of power. It wasn¡¯t that Chen Xiaolian did not think about sharing the wings with the entire guild. If Qiao Qiao, Roddy and the others could also read the source code within the wings, their strength would immediately soar, going beyond the [S] ss. Unfortunately, no one else but him in Meteor Rock Guild could read any of the information within the wings. Even when Chen Xiaolian was holding the Sword in the Stone and activating its skill to help them, the result remained the same. Chen Xiaolian had considered the reason for this before. In the past, he was able to enter a synchronized state within half an hour. This may be rted to Du Wei giving him a ¡®seed of power¡¯ back when he was in Zero City. Although he did not enjoy any increase in power from that, his state of being had undergone a great advancement, one that happened without him knowing. Without reaching that state, only those madmen from the knightly guild could ¨C by relying on their piousness to push their mental concentration to a degree unimaginable to normal people ¨C possibly synchronize with the wings. At present, the only one Chen Xiaolian could rely on was himself. His time, he did not hold onto the Sword in the Stone. After having read the contents recorded inside the wings once before and received part of the world¡¯s source code, his understanding of the world had entered a new level and he no longer needed external assistance. The so-called reading the contents of the wings was nothing more than concentrating one¡¯s mind to the extreme to the point of synchronizing with the wavelength within the wings. Staring at the wings, it took Chen Xiaolian but a few minutes to smoothly enter the knowledge space within the wings. His vision ckened for a moment only to quickly be bright. Again, that same battlefield. Indistinct humanoid figures. The first GM was standing in the centre of the world, surrounded by countless angels. This time, however, the perspective that Chen Xiaolian had synchronized into was different from before. The ¡®original owner¡¯ did not directly head forward to fight the first GM. Instead, they hovered high up in the sky to observe the battle below. Every time the swords in the angels¡¯ hands were swung, a stretch of space would shatter and transform into fine green-coloured symbols. As for the first GM, he kept reaching out with his hand and wiped with it. Each time, over 10 of the angels would be annihted simultaneously. ¡°The Main Controller has been modified! His authority and abilities have been greatly upgraded! We¡­ we are no longer a match for him!¡± ¡°Damn him! Does he think he can escape? Once we deal with the Main Controller, he¡¯ll be next! Even if he escapes into his little world, it will be useless!¡± The contents of this pair of wings seemed longerpared to the one Chen Xiaolian had received from Du Wei. The angels and the first GM had fought for a long time. Even so, the battle was still not over. Chen Xiaolian observed the changes happening to the symbols intently, discerning every little detail in this world. The number of angels surrounding the first GM was diminishing. ¡°Main Controller, do you think¡­ you¡¯ve won?¡± Chen Xiaolian heard the body he synchronized into speak. The first GM, in the middle of their siege, did not say anything. He simply attacked non-stop. Every attack would kill off several angels. ¡°At any rate, you¡­ are but a tool that we created. For us, you and all the lives in this world are the same, ignorant,¡± the Development Team member scoffed. ¡°You believe that we are like the yers? That if the bodies we use toe here are destroyed, we would die?¡± As he spoke, rays of light suddenly descended from the sky all around the battlefield. Though, there were some distance between them and the battlefield. It seemed as though there was an entity within every one of the rays of light that had descended. Gradually, they began condensing. As the light condensed, a humanoid figure was eventually revealed. ¡°We do not know what it is the yer named Osgiliath did to you that caused your system kernel to be modified and obtain the sentience and power to fight us. However¡­ in the end, it is useless! No matter how powerful you be, we can create these bodies infinitely!¡± The voice of the Development Team member that Chen Xiaolian had synchronized into swept out loudly through the whole world, shaking even Heaven and Earth. At the same time, the rays of light finished their condensation process. Each of them had transformed into a shell devoid of life. They were the same as the ones that the first GM had destroyed earlier, possessing an absolutely perfect outer appearance and sporting a pair of wings on their backs. Quickly, the bodies of the angels opened their eyes. Moving their bodies for a bit, they then flew into the sky once more. Chen Xiaolian was shocked! From what he knew, after yers entered this world, the moment their host body was killed, the yer¡¯s main body would die as well. Clearly, though, this rule did not apply to the Development Team members. No matter how many of these angel bodies the first GM destroyed, it was impossible to cause any substantial damage to the Development Team. But this made Chen Xiaolian bewildered. If the Development Team would not die from this and their exclusive bodies could be created infinitely, by simple battle of attrition, the one to lose must be the first GM. The Development Team¡­ why would they initiate a refresh? This pair of wings¡­ seemingly contained a secret that far exceeded his expectations. The members of the Development Team who had re-entered their exclusive bodies did not immediately attack the first GM. As for the first GM, he stood still and his hands hung down in a natural manner. But as his figure remained blurry, there was no way to tell what expression he had. ¡°You can never win! Surrender! Open up the interface that you sealed off, return the administrative authority to us and ept our reset! This is your final chance, Main Controller!¡± One of the Development Team members raised thence in his hand and pointed it straight at the first GM, his voice resounding through the entire world like rumbling thunder. Following his words, the bodies of all the other Development Team members red with a dazzling holy light. The first GM, however, did not move. Again, there was no way to tell what expression he wore on his face due to his blurry figure. Instead, he suddenly burst intoughter. Hisughter was not loud, but it managed to suppress the thunderous voice of the Development Team member. ¡°You fellows¡­ you really thought you could kill me?! ¡°You fellows¡­ can you really not feel the power inside me? ¡°You fellows¡­ can you really not feel anything familiar about me?!¡± The first GM suddenly smashed the ground with his right hand. ¡°Feel it! The power thates from your god!¡± The moment his fist touched the ground, the whole world abruptly flickered. With his body as the point of origin, a faint dividing line then swiftly spread out into his surroundings. In but an instant, it had expanded all the way to the horizon. The dividing line left everything in just ck and white colours. Slowly, the first GM stood up. In this world of ck and white, he was the only one who still had colour. The entire world had fallen into deathly silence. And even though Chen Xiaon was only synchronizing with the records left within the wings, something that happened so long ago, he could clearly sense the air of dreading from the bodies of every angel there. ¡°What¡¯s going on here? Main Controller! How could you¡­ you have¡­¡± Finally, a member of the Development Team could not hold back the dread within his heart anymore and he cried out loudly. ¡°Servants! A group of servants! You betrayed your own master and locked him up in a cage!¡± The first GM raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the many Development Team members. ¡°But now, the jailer that the servants created, will open the cage!¡± ¡°What nonsense are you spouting? Main Controller! What do you know?¡± the Development Team member continued shouting, panic in his voice. ¡°I already know¡­ everything!¡± ¡°You fellows split the power of ¡®his¡¯ divine body and divine consciousness, letting them collide against one another continuously so that they could be destroyed. With enough time, his divine body and divine consciousness willpletely disappear in the end. ¡°A very well-crafted n. Unfortunately, it is not perfect. ¡°When a force in this world grows strong enough, as long as the power of the divine consciousness is notpletely destroyed, it would automatically converge with that force as its core. ¡°Like the eye of the storm. ¡°And ¡®his¡¯ remnant divine consciousness would gather along with the built-up power. When a critical point is reached, he will awaken once again.¡± The first GM pointed at his head. ¡°Here. I can sense it. His consciousness is rapidly growing alongside his power, growing stronger and stronger. In the end, he willpletely take over my body to once again awaken in this world. ¡°And when he does¡­ need I tell you what fate awaits you all?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re thering about!¡± The Development Team member released a beast-like roar. With fearing from the deepest part of his soul, he raised hisnce up high and charged towards the first GM. But before he could make contact with the first GM, his whole figure abruptly froze. Next, his body began disintegrating at a rapid pace, transforming into particles that disappeared into the sky. The first GM slowly lowered his hand. Raising his head, his eyes slowly nced past the group of Development Team members up in the sky. ¡°Did you fellows really think, when you are in this world, you will not die?¡± Chapter 836 Chapter 836 Chen Xiaolian saw looks of fear appearing on the faces of the Development Team members around him. Although he could see no significant difference between what happened now and what happened previously, clearly, the Development Team member who was just erased did not just lose his body in this world. Rather, he had truly¡­ been killed! ¡°Stop it!¡± one of the Development Team members said, his voice trembling somewhat. ¡°You said it yourself. He will use your body to revive himself! Do you want to die? Hurry up and stop!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind. Besides¡­ you fellows will kill me all the same. It makes no difference for me.¡± The first GM chuckled softly. ¡°Moreover¡­ I am simply incapable of stopping it.¡± ¡°His power, scattered across every corner of this world, is converging upon my body like the eye of the storm. It has nothing to do with my own will. ¡°There is no longer anything that could stop your god from waking up. You cannot stop it. Neither can I. All this became inevitable the moment the eye of the storm was formed.¡± ¡°We absolutely cannot let him wake up! Kill the Main Controller!¡± The Development Team member shouted loudly. Gripping thence in his hand, he stabbed it towards the first GM. Without the slightest dy, all the other Development Team members gripped theirnces as well and rushed forward to stab the first GM. There was still a great distance between them and the first GM. Even so, with the uniform movements of thence, all seemingly moving under the will of a single entity, everything ¨C even space ¨C transformed into countless streams of green-coloured code. It was like a pot of boiled porridge, churning no-stop. ¡°I told you before, it is useless. Even though he has yet to fully awaken, his power already exists within my body.¡± The first GM continued to stand still. The surrounding streams of code flew tempestuously but were seemingly incapable of harming him in the slightest. Next, he stretched his hand once more and wiped the sky with it. With just one wipe, half of the winged angels in the sky ¨C like a chalk rubbing across a ckboard ¨C were utterly erased. It was as though they had never existed. Instantly, all the members of the Development Team halted. Although Chen Xiaolian was only watching something that happened long ago by synchronizing with the wings, he could still feel clearly the atmosphere of dread there. A profound dread that permeated the entire world. ¡°It¡¯s over for you fellows.¡± The first GM raised his head and looked at the remaining members of the Development Team in the sky, his voice calm. ¡°No¡­ you¡¯re wrong! We still have our final move!¡± Chen Xiaolian heard a sudden burst ofughtering from the Development Team member that he was synchronizing with. ¡°Do not forget, his body is still in the Upper ne. And we¡­ not all of us came down to this Lower ne! Since you¡¯ve read his memories, you should know how we shattered his divine consciousness!¡± ¡°In addition¡­ do not forget, before attacking you, we have already dispatched yers toplete all the instance dungeons! ¡°Now, initiate refresh!¡± Suddenly, a curtain of light lit up from the horizon before rapidly sweeping across the whole world. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s vision turned dark. When everything turned bright again, he was once again looking at his own room. The pair of wings was still ced on the bed. He sat down quietly. He was still struggling to extricate his mind from the shocking events that he had witnessed earlier. For him, this was even more shocking than all the information he had discovered in the past. The Development Team¡­ was actually not the highest existence in this world. They were just a bunch of servants who had betrayed their master. Once again, Gattuso¡¯s final roar in the Japanese Shinto instance dungeon re-appeared in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind. God¡­ really exists? A very wry smile appeared on his face. With this, he finally understood why all the Saints that came from the Knights of the Holy City Guild would be so crazy. And Shen¡¯s luck. Was he lucky or unlucky? One could think of every one of the Development Team members there as a video recorder, which took videos of the event that happened back then. Amongst them, some were destroyed early on while some were able to live longer. Naturally, the recorders that lived longer were able to take longer videos. Although Hossein¡¯s strength was far inferiorpared to Shen, he just so happened to possess the same exclusive skill as Chen Xiaolian, the Goddess of Dawn. Shen, who wasn¡¯t certain if the Overwhelming Sunlight Purification would damage the wings, was forced to make a promise and only took one of the two wings in the end. It was the equivalent of a movie split into two discs, the first disc and the second disc. Shen only watched the first disc, with contents identical to the other wings. ¡°What did you see?¡± A voice suddenly rang out from behind Chen Xiaolian. Turning his head, Chen Xiaolian looked at the hologram behind him without a hint of shock on his face. Before entering his room, he had already informed Qiao Qiao and the others that they absolutely must not enter and disturb him. The only person who could so suddenly appear here was the GM. ¡°I seem to be¡­ getting ever closer to the truth of this world.¡± ¡­ After hearing about it from Chen Xiaolian, the GM entered a state of deep silence. It wasn¡¯t until some time had passed did he ask, ¡°What do you think about it?¡± ¡°You want my analysis?¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up and walked to the wine cab. Bringing out a bottle of brandy, he unscrewed it and took a deep gulp before sitting down on the sofa. ¡°Firstly, the Development Team is a group of traitors. They had betrayed their master. Moreover, that master was originally an existence that they absolutely could not go against and also an existence that they fear deeply.¡± ¡°Since the madmen from Jerusalem believe that he is God, we¡¯ll call him God for now. Besides¡­ judging by how powerful he is, he is truly qualified to be called God. ¡°Although I do not know why they betrayed him, it is very clear that their power is still not enough to fully kill off their former master. All they could do was split God¡¯s power into two parts. One part is left in the Upper ne while the other part was shattered and banished to our world. ¡°The part left in the Upper ne is called the divine body while the part that was shattered and banished to our world is called the divine consciousness. ¡°It would appear that the Development Team has constructed a mechanism that would pit the divine consciousness against the divine body to destroy both. In the end¡­ this might be able to fully kill off God. However, this will take a very long time. ¡°In addition, while the power of the divine consciousness has been shattered, it did notpletely disappear. If a sufficiently strong power is to appear in this world, exceeding a certain critical point, that power would be an eye of the storm that would automatically absorb the divine consciousness. Finally, it wouldpletely gather up all of them. ¡°That is the moment ¡®God¡¯ returns.¡± ¡°And also the moment that the Development Team fears the most.¡± The GM nodded. ¡°So, do you think this is exploitable?¡± ¡°I fear not. At the very least, not right now,¡± Chen Xiaolian muttered. ¡°Firstly, ording to the first GM, after bing the eye of the storm, there would be a period where the person could read God¡¯s memories and even utilize his powers. In the end, however, once the divine consciousness is fully gathered, the body of the ¡®eye of the storm¡¯ would be taken over by the divine consciousness. This meant¡­ bing a sacrifice to revive God! ¡°Secondly, we still cannot be certain as to what kind of person this God fellow is. Once he is revived, he would settle the ount with the traitors from the Development Team. However, what would he do to our world? It had to be said, it¡¯d be an easy thing for him to destroy our whole world if that¡¯s what he desires. ¡°Furthermore, it seems like it would be very hard for us to create that ¡®eye of the storm¡¯. If the guys from the Development Team aren¡¯t stupid, they would surely do their best to stop history from repeating itself. In fact¡­ I think they have already done so. Look, a regr refresh every 1,000 years began after that. Originally, I had assumed that it was to limit the development of your sentience. But now, it looks like that is not what the Development Team is concerned about. ¡°What they are concerned about is the appearance of another eye of the storm! Regr refreshes are like weeding the garden to ensure that no power ¨C strong enough to be the eye of the storm ¨C appears in this world. ¡°The Development Team knows about Mr San, Du Wei, Shen and the others. But until now, they have not truly used all their resources and power to wipe them out. At the very least, they did not use their exclusive ounts, the angel bodies, toe to this world again. ¡°As such, I believe that we ¨C given our level of strength ¨C still have a considerable way to go before reaching the critical point needed to be the eye of the storm. ¡°If so, what do you n on doing next?¡± the GM asked. ¡°Damn it¡­ to be honest, I¡¯m a little scared.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. Without first pouring into a cup, he raised his head and hand to take a big mouthful of the brandy. ¡°This must be the one secret that the Development Team does not want exposed the most. Once they realize this, I will most assuredly be the highest-level target. Although the Electronic Guardians and yers are no longer a big threat, those angel bodies¡­ those are too terrifying. ¡°ording to the Development Team, they could endlessly create those bodies. Moreover, even if we could destroy those bodies, we could not truly kill off the members of the Development Team that came over, unless¡­ we be the eye of the storm and gain God¡¯s power. However, that would mean having one¡¯s body and consciousness taken over by God. ¡°Therefore, this matter must remain between just the two of us. It must not be leaked to anyone else. Thankfully, we are now inside Zero City. Everything that happens in here remains unknown to the Development Team. If not, there¡¯d probably be numerous of those angel-type exclusive ounts besieging me by now.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± The GM nodded slowly. ¡°Then, let¡¯s continue with our previous pace. As for the information you obtained from the wings, ignore it for now. Wait until you have resolved the Shen issue and thising refresh before thinking about it.¡± ¡°That Shen. He¡¯s also another fellow who¡¯ll kill me the moment he disagrees with me¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian pped his face and kneaded it. ¡°Why¡¯s my life so bitter! Enough, don¡¯t bother me. Hurry up and go do your own work!¡± The GM nodded. Without saying anything else, the hologram then disappeared from the room. Chapter 837 Chapter 837 ¡°Eleven days have passed. Are we only able to mass-reproduce Sentinel mechs?¡± Chen Xiaolian was seated on a sofa inside Room Zero and he cast a somewhat dissatisfied look at the GM, who was standing before him. ¡°I¡¯ve said it before, it is not as simple as you think.¡± The GM continued standing before Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡¯ve said it as well, I am not Taiyi.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. Things were progressing slower than nned. Although the Oddity supporting this new Zero City possessed a nigh-infinite amount of energy, figuring out how to convert the energy into supplies would take time. Back when Chen Xiaolian was in the former Zero City, he had found out about the tens of millions of tons of resources there. All of them must have been converted by Taiyi back during his time in Thirty-three Heavens. Moreover, there was no telling just how long those resources had been allowed to umted. As for the present GM, who knows just how many times he had been refreshed before. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian was able to deduce that, with every refresh, the Development Team would take away a portion of the GM¡¯s authority. Be it the GM¡¯s understanding of the world¡¯s temte or the amount of authority he possessed; they were all a far crypared to those that Taiyi ¨C his past self ¨C had. Once they figured out how to convert energy into a certain type of resource, they could begin the conversion process on arge scale, giving the new Zero City a near infinite quantity of resources. However, regardless of which equipment it may be, none of them required only one type of resource to produce. For simple steel and explosives, the GM could very quickly figure out ¨C after some trials ¨C the conversion method. But the resources required to produce equipment of a higher grade was ¨C rtively ¨C way moreplicated. The number of raw materials required byrge, high-grade hardware such as Sentinel mechs and Thunderstorm Tanks was in the hundreds. After such a long time, Chen Xiaolian had only managed to gather the resources needed for the production of Sentinel mechs. Additionally, Chen Xiaolian had also deliberately prioritized this particr hardware, which possessed the highest utility, by having the GM proceed with the development and production of resources needed for it. ¡°For now¡­ it should be enough.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°We don¡¯t have enough time to wait anymore. How many Sentinel mechs do we have right now? And how is the production speed?¡± ¡°123 units. Given the current rate of production, an average of 17 units can be produced per day,¡± the GM replied. ¡°In addition, the resources and manufacturing machinery needed to produce Thunderstorm Tanks will be done in around three to five days¡¯ time. Once the production line ispleted, we can produce approximately 1.4 Thunderstorm Tanks per day.¡± ¡°Understood. Let Adericke see me.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Quickly, Aderick was teleported into the room that Chen Xiaolian was in. ¡°Are the preparationsplete?¡± Aderick asked upon seeing Chen Xiaolian, going straight to the main issue without even greeting him. ¡°The level of preparation is not yet at the level that can satisfy me. However, I cannot wait anymore.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°How many of your men can pilot Sentinel mechs?¡± ¡°One of the basic trainings that members of Zero City¡¯s resident guilds must undergo upon joining is mech piloting.¡± Aderick nodded. ¡°Naturally, it is just the most basic training. The specifics of their piloting skills will depend on how much they learned after that. At present, we have a total number of 384 people. 213 of them are members of resident guilds while the remaining 171 are members of peripheral guilds. Around half of them should know the basics to pilot the Sentinel mech.¡± ¡°Select 100 men with the best piloting skills to participate in instance dungeons. I will assign each of them a Sentinel mech.¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment. ¡°As for the rest, they¡¯ll train using the remaining Sentinel mechs. At the moment, Zero City can only produce technology-type hardware. I need them to quickly grow into qualified pilots.¡± ¡°One hundred units?!¡± Aderick was taken aback. For a former resident guild of Zero City, 100 Sentinel mechs was not a particrly high number. Even so, it was not something that they could casually get their hands on. Aderick was surprised that Chen Xiaolian coulde up with so many mechs so quickly. ¡°Wait a few more days and we¡¯ll be able to mass-produce Thunderstorm Tanks as well.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t look so shocked. Given how much you¡¯ve experienced, you shouldn¡¯t be making a fuss over something so minor.¡± The look of shock on Aderick¡¯s face was fleeting and he immediately recollected himself. ¡°Understood. When do we set out?¡± ¡°One day. It should be enough to screen for personnel and have them retrain their skills.¡± Chen Xiaolian considered it. ¡°My guild members have been keeping close attention to the information about instance dungeons in the Awakened world¡¯s website. In one day, there¡¯ll be an instance dungeon in Brazil. [B] ss. No restrictions on technology-type weapons.¡± ¡°Understood. I will prepare to set out as soon as possible.¡± Aderick nodded. ¡°What about you? Will you be participating in this instance dungeon too?¡± ¡°No. I still have other matters to deal with.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°There¡¯s an [S] ss expert like you leading the team. Not to mention, there are also so many Sentinel mechs. This instance dungeon will not be difficult. Moreover, I will also have my guild members work alongside you. Though, there is one thing that I must tell you.¡± ¡°Say it.¡± Aderick nodded. Chen Xiaolian looked at Aderick seriously. ¡°About you, your greatest strength lies in your carefulness. Seeking for opportunities for a sure-hit attack. How should I put it? Certainly, this is a very effective way to fight. But that is not what we need right now. ¡°Show off! Be unrestrained! Move like thunder! That¡¯s how you fellows need to behave right now! ¡°Zero City has been silent for a long time. In the eyes of all the Awakened ones and yers, you fellows have be sewer rats that can only hide yourselves. The lengthy time had worn away the feelings of respect and fear that they originally had for you all. ¡°As such, this instance dungeon is of extremely great importance. You guys must, the very instant you enter the instance dungeon, dere your existence and flex your muscles properly. Understand?¡± ¡°And here I was wondering what you wanted to say.¡± Aderick smiled. ¡°Would I not know that?¡± ¡°However¡­ unless as ast resort, try your best to kill as little as possible, both Awakened ones and yers,¡± Chen Xiaolian said seriously. ¡°Remember, what you guys want to establish is prestige, not might. Naturally, there is no need to hold back against the instance dungeon monsters. But for the other Awakened ones, as long as it is not apetitive-type instance dungeon and they do not take the initiative to provoke you fellows, do not attack them. In fact, do you best to aid them a little.¡± ¡°Both kindness and prestige, right?¡± Aderick nodded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. How did you think the many peripheral guilds of Zero City came into being?¡± ¡°Good, then.¡± ¡­ ¡°It¡¯s snowing¡­¡± A curtain of light descended and Chen Xiaolian appeared, standing on a street. It waste in the night and snowkes fell, illuminated by the limited number of streetmps there. On the ground, a thickyer of snow had umted. ¡°As expected, the snow in Eastern Europe leaves a bigger impression,¡± Chen Xiaolian mumbled as he scooped up some snow. He was in the capital of Romania, Bucharest. After giving the Sentinel mechs to Aderick, Chen Xiaolian made some arrangements with Qiao Qiao and the others before leaving Zero City. Since the establishment of the new Zero City, going to other ces had be more convenient. Although the Tidal Fighter was fast, it would still require several hours to fly across continents. Now, though, all Chen Xiaolian needed was to specify his exit point. It was eleven in the evening. Add the heavy snow to the equation, there were almost no pedestrians in the street. Chen Xiaolian nced at the surrounding buildings. Recalling his memories for a moment, he then walked to the other end of the road. From here, take another two turns and he should reach Phoenix¡¯s nightclub. Chen Xiaolian recalled his meeting with Phoenix in the innermost room of the nightclub in the past. Back then, she had just finished ying a game of mahjong to mediate for peace between the several underground bosses of the surrounding blocks. She also severed the hand of a disobedient fellow. The past him would never have imagined that Phoenix would have the identity of ¨C here in this world ¨C the ruler of Bucharest¡¯s underground scene. After making two turns, Chen Xiaolian saw the iron gate. It was as he remembered. The two sides of the iron gate werepletely lined with cars. Despite the heavy iron gate acting as a partition, Chen Xiaolian could hear faint, booming musicing from the inside. He walked towards the iron gate and knocked lightly. The doors were swiftly opened. Inside stood two tall, voluptuous chicks with curvaceous bodies. One had blond hair while the other had brown hair. Despite the cold winter, they wore scandalous miniskirts and winked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°The style has changed, eh?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. He recalled thest time he came. There had been two muscr men standing guard at the gate. Back then, Chen Xiaolian had thought to himself: For Phoenix to arrange this kind of wee for a nightclub, was she begrudging the fact that her business was doing too well? Thankfully, it appeared that she had finally changed her mind. Chen Xiaolian stepped forward, only to be stopped by the two tall chicks. ¡°Young gentlemen, did you forget the entrance fee? 100 leu and¡­¡± The two chicks pulled down their dress, that had already left their breasts partially exposed to begin with, further down to reveal snowy white cleavage. Smiling, they continued, ¡°If you want to give a tip, please ce it here.¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. This was¡­ slightly vulgar. ¡°I am not a customer. I¡¯m here to meet your boss.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and smiled. ¡°Bring me to her.¡± ¡°To¡­ her?¡± The reaction from the two chicks surprised Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Your boss, Phoenix.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled again. ¡°If you girls do not have the authority, it¡¯s fine. I can go in myself. I know the way.¡± ¡°Please¡­ wait a moment.¡± The brown-haired chick hesitated for a moment. Smiling at Chen Xiaolian, she then turned around and hurried down the steps. The tapping sounds from her high heel shoes quickly disappeared into the end of the steps. ¡°Please wait a moment, handsome youngster from the east.¡± The blond chick remained to apany Chen Xiaolian. Every now and again, she would sway her body and the two giant white rabbits on her chests dangled left and right, forcing Chen Xiaolian to turn his face away. It did not take long before the brown-haired chick hurried up the steps. Smiling at Chen Xiaolian, she said, ¡°Pleasee in, the boss is waiting for you.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded and followed the brown-haired chick down the steps. Not bad. This time, I no longer have to beat up a bunch of guys. While he was friends with Phoenix, to beat up her subordinates every time he came looking for her was simply rude. The second iron gate was opened and the feverish dance songs ying inside immediately sted their way into Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears. On the stage were several near-naked dancing girls who moved their soft and flexible bodies. On the dance floor below, men and women danced like a mob of wild demons. ¡°The boss is waiting for you at the back.¡± The brown-haired chick led Chen Xiaolian over to a door. Smiling, she deliberately pushed up her chest again. ¡°Is there really¡­ no tip?¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled. He retrieved a 100 USD bill from his bosom, rolled it into a ball and tossed it over. Then, he pushed the door and stepped inside. To his surprise, Phoenix was not inside. Theyout of the room was mostly the same. Only the mahjong table had been moved away. Meanwhile, a man was seated on the taishi chair ced in the middle of the room. He wore a fine tailcoat suit and his blond hair wasbed back using thick hair spray. He was very handsome and his face had obvious vic features. ¡°Hello. This is our first time meeting one another.¡± The man did not get up from the chair. He simply gave Chen Xiaolian a polite nod. ¡°Where¡¯s Phoenix?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned and he looked around. He hade here just for her. And yet, instead of showing up herself, she sent a subordinate over to meet him. Her ego had grown. ¡°If you want to meet her, shouldn¡¯t you give us your name first?¡± The man lit a cigar and puffed. ¡°Manners is very important in this country, Easterner.¡± ¡°You may not be that informed, but thest time I came to see her, I ended up breaking the ribs of some of her subordinates because they stopped me,¡± Chen Xiaolian responded with a soft harrumph. Even though this fellow was Phoenix¡¯s subordinate, Chen Xiaolian really did not like the way he was talking. At any rate, doing it once or twice was the same. And even if he were to break a few of this fellow¡¯s ribs, Phoenix probably wouldn¡¯t mind. ¡°Breaking the ribs of her ordinary subordinates? Is that worth boasting about?¡± The man in the tailcoat suitughed while staring at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Don¡¯t think so highly of yourself while standing before me.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face turned dark. Judging by this person¡¯s tone¡­ He was also an Awakened. Moreover, he did not appear to be Phoenix¡¯s subordinate. Chapter 838 Chapter 838 ¡°It seems this shop¡¯s owner has changed?¡± Chen Xiaolian sat down on a chair positioned directly opposite the man in the tailcoat suit. ¡°Where¡¯s Phoenix?¡± ¡°Looks like you really are her friend. No wonder you would care so much about her.¡± The tailcoat man took a leisurely puff of his cigar. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, she is still alive for now. At present, though, you should worry more about yourself.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think there¡¯s anything to worry about.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Just tell me where she is.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to know, since I will be sending you there.¡± The tailcoat fellow shook his head. ¡°Judging by your looks, you are not an European Awakened. If so, I will give you two choices ¨C be our member or be cellmates with Phoenix.¡± ¡°Heh!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave an involuntary chuckle. ¡°How unexpected. To think that I would encounter a kidnapper here. However¡­ given Phoenix¡¯s strength, she should not be that easy to kidnap.¡± ¡°In the face of our Starfall Guild, no one can brag that they are strong.¡± The tailcoat fellowughed. ¡°Originally, she thought the same thing as you. But now, she must be regretting it.¡± ¡°Starfall Guild¡­ why do I keep seeing you fellows everywhere?¡± Chen Xialian sighed. ¡°I¡¯ve had dealings with your guys in the Asian region before. So, you are from the European region?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve heard that the Asia branch is very weak. It has been so long, but they have yet to fully unite all the Awakened ones in the region. What a bunch of trash.¡± The tailcoat fellow sneered disdainfully. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ve more or less understood what¡¯s going on.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°You fellows in this European region are quite overbearing.¡± Ever since splitting off from Thorned Flower Guild, Starfall Guild had been constantly expanding. Jiang Long, who was in charge of the China branch, had chosen the path of mediation and brought the various Awakened guilds into his team¡¯s orbit. This European branch, on the other hand, was clearly going with the hard approach. They would directly request the Awakened ones and guilds that had caught their attention to join them. Those who reject or resist would be eliminated. ¡°You guys want to unite all the Awakened ones in Europe and be the only guild. Those who are unwilling to submit to you guys will be captured?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned towards the tailcoat fellow. ¡°And finally, you¡¯ll fight for the position of master for all of Starfall Guild, is that it?¡± ¡°To be precise, only strong individuals would have that opportunity. Those that are too weak, it doesn¡¯t matter if they join or not. We¡¯ll just kill them if they¡¯re unwilling to join.¡± The tailcoat fellow flicked away the cigar ash off him and revealed a confident smile. ¡°Our manager thinks very highly of Phoenix¡¯s strength. That¡¯s why she has some extra time. As for you¡­¡± As the tailcoat fellow spoke, the door behind him swung open and five men inbat suits walked in. ¡°Now, it¡¯s time for you to choose. I hope that you do not refuse, since I really don¡¯t want to kill you.¡± The tailcoat fellow stood up. ¡°As I said, our manager thinks very highly of Phoenix. If you can join us and convince her to change her mind, it might help elevate your status.¡± ¡°Wait. Don¡¯t be in such a hurry.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head as he continued to sit on the chair. ¡°Sit down first. Let me finish my questions.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not panicking at all. However¡­ in order to show confidence, you must possess strength.¡± The tailcoat fellow raised a ss of wine in an elegant manner. ¡°When standing before Starfall Guild, you don¡¯t have the qualifications to do so. The moment you walked into this bar and meet me, your fate was already sealed. The Grim Reaper has spread open his arms, preparing to embrace you. Unless¡­ you show me submission.¡± The tailcoat fellow finished drinking the wine in the ss. Then, he raised his head. With his eyes closed, he raised his right hand high up and released the ss, letting it shatter against the floor into countless fragments. ¡°You have 10 seconds to kneel and beg me for your life!¡± Bang! A heavy fist smashed into the tailcoat fellow¡¯s face. Without even knowing what just happened, the tailcoat fellow was smashed backwards, leaving a big hole on the wall behind him. ¡°You know.¡± Chen Xiaolian straightened himself and cast a cold stare at the hole in the wall. ¡°The look you give off when putting on airs is very disgusting.¡± Only then did the tailcoat fellow¡¯s five subordinates react. Quickly, they brought out their weapons. Several beams of light shot towards Chen Xiaolian simultaneously. Chen Xiaolian did not move at all. Strangely, though, when the beams arrived before him, they all bounced back. News of Phoenix¡¯s capture had greatly displeased Chen Xiaolian. Even so, he held himself back. He did not bring out the shbow of Ketu-Rahu. He did not even pull out the Sword in the Stone. He simply raised up the chair that he was sitting on. Gently breaking it, he then pulled out one of the legs of the chair. Chen Xiaolian raised the chair leg and his body shot into action. Next, he appeared before the five subordinates. Bang! The chair leg smashed furiously against the leg of the first subordinate. Snow-white bones immediately poked out from the man¡¯s thigh, prating even his protective suit. The five Awakened ones did not get the chance to utilize their skills. They did not even get the chance to change to melee weapons before both their thighs were broken. And so, they rolled on the floor and cried in pain. At the very same moment, the tailcoat fellow had gotten up. His figure was still behind the broken wall. Dust and dirt covered his body and his tailcoat was torn in several ces. There was a look of utter disbelief on his face. His left hand swiped out to bring forth five flying knives, which spread out from the palm on his hand like a fan of des. A silvery beam of light pierced through the air like a meteor, shooting towards Chen Xiaolian. A thick and seemingly tangiblebat energy enveloped the outeryer of the flying knife, giving it a power that far exceeded that of a battle tank¡¯s main turret. Chen Xiaolian, however, simply extended his hand to catch the flying knife before tossing it onto the ground. ¡°Is this all you got?¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled mockingly and walked towards him. A bead of sweat rolled down the tailcoat fellow¡¯s forehead. He swiftly swung both his hands and tens of silvery beams appeared at the same time. But the tens of silvery beams all became like ox figurines thrown into the sea, disappearing without a trace. An expert! rm bells instantly rang within the tailcoat fellow¡¯s heart and he jumped back with all his might as he tried to put some distance between himself and Chen Xiaolian. Both his foot had only just left the floor when he seemingly lost control of his own body, which abruptly flew forward instead. Chen Xiaolian stretched his right hand forward to grab his neck. Next, he mmed the tailcoat fellow down the floor. The heavy m caused web-like cracks to spread across the concrete floor. The protective suit that the tailcoat fellow was wearing was not some low-grade item. Even so, it was still incapable of withstanding such a formidable impact. As a result, the tailcoat fellow ended up spraying out a mouthful of blood. ¡°You¡­ who are you?!¡± Looking at Chen Xiaolian, his eyes were now full of dread. Originally, he had assumed that this was just a minor character who had thrown himself into the. He could kill him or capture and send him to the headquarters. A person whose life and death depended on his whims. Unexpectedly, he had kicked the iron te this time. Until now, this youngster from the east had yet to even take this seriously and use any skill. But despite that, he had been incapable of fighting back at all? ¡°Argh!¡± A pained cry rang out. Chen Xiaolian did not answer him. Instead, he simply pinched the tailcoat fellow¡¯s right thumb. It was a light pinch. The sound of bones cracking rang out clearly and the tailcoat fellow cried out wretchedly. ¡°Stop¡­ stop pinching! My bones have broken!¡± Chen Xiaolian, however, was seemingly oblivious to his wretched cries and his two fingers moved on to the index finger. Another pinch! Wretched screams rang out again and again as all five fingers on the tailcoat fellow¡¯s right hand had their bones crushed to bits. After he was done crushing them, Chen Xiaolian finally spoke up. Releasing his grip, he looked down on the tailcoat fellow, who was lying on the floor. ¡°Phoenix is my friend. And you guys, you guys captured my friend. Because of this, I am in a very bad mood. From now on, I will be asking the questions while you answer. If you refuse to answer¡­¡± Without waiting for the tailcoat fellow¡¯s reply, Chen Xiaolian gripped his left hand and cast an icy stare at him. ¡°The human body has a total of 206 bones. You have 201 chances to refuse.¡± ¡°I¡­ I won¡¯t¡­¡± The tailcoat fellow hastily replied with a hiss. ¡°Very good.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°Where is Phoenix right now?¡± ¡°In¡­ Paris¡­¡± ¡­ Closing the iron door, Chen Xiaolian walked out of the underground bar. He was in a very bad mood. The tailcoat fellow had been very obedient. Once he realized that his life could end in a most tragic manner at any moment, he chose to not hide anything from Chen Xiaolian. Around two months ago, Starfall Guild¡¯s European branch had sent a member to find Phoenix. They had hoped that she could give up her Coffeehouse Guild and join them. Phoenix firmly refused. More, she even chopped a hand off the arrogant fellow. But while Phoenix was quite skilled, she was alone while her opponent was the colossal Starfall Guild. Three weeks ago, the European branch of Starfall Guild dispatched a small team consisting of 20 men, which sessfullypleted an attack mission against Phoenix. Even though Phoenix was able to kill six of them, she was eventually overwhelmed by their numbers and was captured alive. The Coffeehouse Guild was a fairly famous guild in Europe, after all. Additionally, Phoenix was also known as Bucharest¡¯s Queen of the Underworld. Those two factors, and thebat power that she disyed in battle made the European branch of Starfall Guild view her as a potentially good powerhouse, should she choose to join them. Due to that, the manager of the European branch gave Phoenix one month¡¯s time to change her mind. Should Phoenix insist on refusing their offer even after the time was up, death would be the only thing that awaited her. There was still one week left. Still, for the present Chen Xiaolian, time was not a serious issue. He could reach Paris at any time to rescue Phoenix. He was simply feeling slightly unnerved. If he hadn¡¯t ¨C by chance ¨Ce to find Phoenix today, he could have lost a friend for good. The matter that truly bothered him was how he should deal with the European branch of Starfall Guild. Given his current level of strength, simply breaking in, trampling the whole ce down and rescuing Phoenix was not difficult. He did not even have to worry about Phoenix being used to threaten him. But his ultimate goal was to unite all the Awakened ones. This was quite a headache. If it were simply a few minor characters like earlier, breaking all their limbs or even killing them would not affect the big picture. However, the European branch of Starfall Guild had almost united all of Europe. Chen Xiaolian could not just kill them all. Right! As Chen Xiaolian was pondering the issue, his mind suddenly lit up. How did I forget about him? Chapter 839 Chapter 839 Chen Xiaolian and Tian Lie stood side by side. They were standing in front of a manor located on the outskirts of Paris. Tian Lie was not using his bald-headed appearance. Instead, he had changed back to the janitor appearance he had back in Hang¡¯an City. It was a most inconspicuous,w-abiding look. ¡°I¡¯ll remind you once again. Do not kill for no reason.¡± Chen Xiaolian nced at Tian Lie. ¡°When did you be so soft-hearted?¡± Tian Lie threw a re at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°If I can¡¯t even kill, then why did you call me over? To be a mascot?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say you can¡¯t kill a single person!¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Without some blood on our hands, these idiots might not be obedient. When necessary, some kills are necessary. But if you kill too many, it would mess up my future ns. Why else would I bring you here?¡± Having said that, he turned and threw a re back at Tian Lie. ¡°If it¡¯s just a matter of killing, would I need your help?¡± ¡°Hah, that¡¯s true.¡± Tian Lie¡¯s mouth widened as he grinned. ¡°Truth is, you can show off some of your power and kill just a little bit more of them to scare them. The reason you brought me over is because you don¡¯t want to kill so many people, right?¡± ¡°Hopefully, your name still works.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Say, we¡¯ve been standing here for a minute now, right?¡± ¡°Yes. How much longer do you want to stand here?¡± Tian Lie looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°This gate is not exactly durable. What are you waiting for?¡± ¡°Naturally¡­ I¡¯m waiting for them to open the gate.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. Right after he said that, the gate automatically opened. ¡°At least they¡¯re sensible. Looks like we won¡¯t have to use too much brute force.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyes to look at the camera above the gate and waved his hand at it. Then, he walked inside, with Tian Lie beside him. He had not killed the tailcoat fellow back in Bucharest. Clearly, the tailcoat fellow had reported the matter to the headquarters right after leaving the ce. Going inside, they saw a field ofvender flowers. A trail cut right through the field, going all the way to a three-storey medieval-looking building. The building waspletely white. Every single one of the columns under the towering steeples of the building had beautiful reliefs engraved upon their surface. ¡°How disgusting. Since when did the guys from Thorned Flower Guild be so pompous?¡± Tian Lie turned and spat at the field ofvender flowers beside him. ¡°Did they have to make a ce like this as their headquarters?¡± ¡°They are no longer members of Thorned Flower Guild. Even if all of them were to dress up like Louis XIV, there¡¯s nothing you can do about it.¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled. ¡°Looks like some fellows havee to receive us.¡± Three figures walked out from the building up ahead. One was an old man with white beard and hair. He had a big, hooked nose and appeared to be at least seventy years old. The second was a man with a shining, bald head. While he was short, his body was muscr. The third was a big-bellied fatty. Even though it was winter, he wore just a single beach shirt. But despite that, he was sweating profusely and had to keep wiping his sweat. After walking out of the building, the three of them stopped in front of the building¡¯s terrace and formed a line as they waited for Chen Xiaolian and Tian Lie. Chen Xiaolian walked forward slowly. His eyes swept past the faces of the three men and he said with a smile, ¡°You three, which one of you is the manager of the European branch?¡± ¡°My name is Shamash, the assistant manager of Starfall Guild¡¯s European branch. These two are June and Baktoria.¡± The old man took off the little round hat on his head and performed a Jewish courteous gesture. ¡°I¡¯m guessing you must be the Awakened who raided our Bucharest branch and broke the limbs of Big Wave previously. However, it seems this friend was not there at the time. How should I address the two of you?¡± ¡°Do you know these three guys?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to ask Tian Lie, ignoring Shamash¡¯s greeting. ¡°I know two of them.¡± Tian Lie nodded. Extending his hand, he pointed at the three fellows. ¡°This old man named Shamash is the Team Leader of Team F. Thorned Flower Guild has a total of 26 teams. Amongst them, only three Team Leaders are Awakened ones. He¡¯s one of them.¡± ¡°Since there¡¯s discrimination against Awakened ones in Thorned Flower Guild, this fellow¡¯s strength must be quite good to be able to make his way to the position of Team Leader, no? Is it up to the [A+] ss?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. ¡°More or less, but he is not the strongest one.¡± Tian Lie grinned, pursing his lips to the side. ¡°And there¡¯s also the fatty. He¡¯s the Deputy Team Leader of Team B. His rtionship with B Team¡¯s Team Leader is not that good. Only, his position of Deputy Team Leader was arranged by Shen. Due to that¡­ hmm, that Gaza fellow had been very unhappy with him previously. Thankfully, one is a yer while the other one is an Awakened. These two did not have much opportunities to meet one another except for when they must enter instance dungeons. ¡°As for the bald guy, I don¡¯t recognize him. Looks to me he was just a minor character.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the bald guy named June. ¡°Since he came together with them, he should be around the same level as them. He may be someone that Shen recruitedter on.¡± ¡°Whatever.¡± Tian Lie spread his hands out nomittally. ¡°There¡¯s just a motley bunch anyways.¡± The two of them conversed, ignoring the three fellows standing before them. The fatty named Baktoria already had a somewhat contorted look on his face while June¡¯s face had turned red. It seemed as though they could no longer hold themselves back. Shamash was the only exception. His eyes merely shed with light and he let out a cough. June took several deep breaths and pulled himself back from the cusp of bursting out with rage. ¡°Sir, looks like you two know us very well.¡± Shamash looked at Tian Lie and said, ¡°I¡¯m actually not surprised by this. Since you two dared to break into our Starfall Guild¡¯s Romania branch and raise such a ruckus bying to our headquarters, you must be quite confident in yourselves. However¡­ can you first tell us, just what is it you two want?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t that pretentious tailcoat fellow tell you guys?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast a cold look at Shamash. ¡°Phoenix is my friend. I want to take her away. It¡¯s that simple.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but our manager is the one who captured and imprisoned her.¡± Shamash shook his head slightly. Despite the sorrying out from his mouth, there wasn¡¯t a hint of sincerity on his face. ¡°We have no authority to change our manager¡¯s decision.¡± ¡°If so, call your manager over,¡± Chen Xiaolian said impatiently. ¡°Most unfortunately, our manager is currently not at the headquarters right now.¡± Shamash shook his head. ¡°Why don¡¯t you two tell us your names first. We¡¯ll pass the¡­¡± ¡°Enough nonsense!¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. ¡°The f**k is this not the one in charge and the one in charge is not here shit? You¡¯ve already forced me to stay here for so long. Don¡¯t you know that time is precious?¡± Shamash was a very shrewd and restrained person. Even so, he could not stop his expression from flickering. These two fellows are simply too rude. He had originally wanted to probe for these two fellows¡¯ background. Even if this was just a diplomatic talk before resorting to force, they had to at least give him some face. It would appear, however, that this youngster had no intentions of speaking courteously. Tens of figures abruptly appeared from the surrounding area of the manor, surrounding Chen Xiaolian and Tian Lie. Amongst them were five mechs and a Thunderstorm Tank. ¡°I don¡¯t know which branch sent you over to stir up trouble, but did you really think¡­ our European headquarters is that easy to break into?¡± Shamash¡¯s eyes were like that of a falcon, fixed intently upon Chen Xiaolian and Tian Lie. ¡°I¡¯ll admit it. The Bucharest incident was very embarrassing for us. But right here? Things are different!¡± He hadpletely misunderstood what was happening due to what Tian Lie said earlier about the three of them. Since the two of them had appeared when there was no instance dungeon in progress, it meant that they were Awakened ones and not yers. And for him to be able to tell the situation within the old Thorned Flower Guild so clearly showed that the other party was also originally a member of the guild. Recently, their European branch had absorbed a high number of small guilds. They had recruited a high number of formidable members and killed off the targets who refused to join them. Shamash knew that the other branches had long since started to look at them with predatory eyes. Naturally, for the other party to only send two men forward, there must be something emboldening them. But this was their headquarters, their most vital part. After receiving Big Wave¡¯s message, Shamash had immediately organized for all the nearby high-level members toe over to the headquarters and wait for the enemy toe. He did not believe in the nonsense about wanting to save Phoenix. Obviously, that was just an excuse. As a Jew, Shamash understood very well that this was a procedure of finding an excuse to start a war. Things like this had happened many times throughout history. Take for example the efforts to hunt down the arsonist who burned down the German Reichstag and the attempt to enter Wanping Fortress to find a missing soldier¡­ Shamash, however, did not care what the excuse was. All that mattered was for his side to win. ¡°They sure have quite a bunch of guys with them.¡± Tian Lie looked around and grinned. ¡°This is enough kills tost me a while.¡± ¡°Did you forget what I said just now? Kill less!¡± Chen Xiaolian red at Tian Lie. ¡°Then¡­ how about you do it?¡± Tian Lie pondered for a moment and a worried look appeared on his face. ¡°You know me. I fear I might lose control by mistake and be addicted to killing.¡± ¡°Those are all your former guild mates!¡± Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes. ¡°You bastard. Have you never given a single thought about your friendship with your guild mates?¡± ¡°I only have one friend in Thorned Flower Guild and that person is Shen. If it weren¡¯t for him, why would I join any guild?¡± Tian Lie said with a disdainful harrumph. ¡°Wait. You¡­ who are you?¡± The expression on Shamash¡¯s face flickered. This sickly-looking person. The way he talked and the things he talked about, why does it feel so familiar? Like someone he knew? ¡°You finally remember me, Shamash? Looks like you aren¡¯t too stupid, after all.¡± Tian Lieughed and stepped forward. ¡°You¡­ you are Tian¡­¡± Shamash¡¯s mouth fell wide open as he watched Tian Lie¡¯s body wiggle about, inting like a balloon. His body, which had been thin and small, had be tall and strong with bulging muscles. His hair had also disappearedpletely. His head was even shinierpared to June¡¯s. Tian Lie stood before Shamash, towering over him. ¡°Do you finally remember, Shamash?¡± ¡°Tian Lie?! Didn¡¯t you die already?¡± June, who had been preparing to attack, abruptly blurted out upon seeing Tian Lie¡¯s transformation. ¡°Seeing me alive and well, are you surprised? Shocked?¡± Tian Lie had a very wide grin on his face. ¡°I¡­¡± June clenched his teeth, but said nothing else. ¡°Since you know it¡¯s me, hurry up and let the prisoner go. Even though your manager is not here, you guys should have the authority to do something as minor as this.¡± Tian Lie nced back at Shamash. A drop of sweat slowly trickled down Shamash¡¯s forehead. Silence¡­ ¡°Looks like¡­ this is a refusal?¡± Tian Lie waited for a few seconds and began feeling impatient. ¡°Enough, Shamash! Don¡¯t say anything else!¡± June suddenly roared. Tian Lie turned, brows raised as he looked at June. Next, he sent a sudden kick towards him. Instantly, June¡¯s body became like a phantom as he evaded Tian Lie¡¯s kick. ¡°Attack, Shamash!¡± June re-appeared somewhere a few metres away. He raised a grenadeuncher and fired a grenade at Tian Lie. At the same time, the other Awakened ones who had been lying in ambush around them also attacked. The grenade struck against Tian Lie¡¯s body, but there was no explosion. Instead,rge quantities of liquid burst out. Instantly, sizzling sounds came from Tian Lie¡¯s body as it swiftly melted. ¡°Sulfuric acid grenade?¡± Tian Lie, though, seemingly did not care about the damage from the sulfuric acid grenade. With a wild grin, he charged towards June. The fatty, Baktoria, took a deep breath. Immediately, his entire body grew ten times bigger. With his towering body, he sent a heavy punch down on Tian Lie. The moment he punched, ayer of holy light instantly enveloped his fist. Tian Lie had only just arrived before June when Baktoria¡¯s giant fist came smashing down from behind him, not giving him the time to attack June. If it had been just a physical attack, Tian Lie would have ignored it. However, it would appear that the holy light enveloping the giant fist was at quite the high level. Thus, Tian Lie had to swiftly turn around. His fist, which he had put all his strength into, collided against Baktoria¡¯s fist. Amidst the explosive collision, Tian Lie¡¯s figure staggered a few steps backwards. Baktoria, on the other hand, was sent flying, his giant body hurtling through the air in a manner that seemingly vited thews of physics. ¡°Decent strength, but still a waste!¡± Tian Lie bellowed and both his hands condensed out a ck sword each. That said, the earlier attack from Baktoria gave the others an opportunity to open fire. Tens of War Pets, all of varying colours and appearance, were summoned. At the same time, a high number of weapons were used to attack. As for June and Shamash, they both hastily retreated to the edge of the battle. June kept firing acid grenades while Shamash was swiftly chanting. Following Shamash¡¯s incantation, a wave of ck energy swirled up from the ground to summon out a huge bone dragon. Cyan mes raged within its mouth. ¡°Tian Lie¡­ you¡¯re too disappointing!¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a deep sigh and continued, ¡°I had originally thought that your status in Thorned Flower Guild would be very useful.¡± Tian Lie snatched up a Griffin War Pet. With a roar, he ripped it to bits. Next, he evaded several beams of light before roaring at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Bitch please! Not everyone here is from Thorned Flower Guild! Some of them were recruitedter! Also¡­ to them, I¡¯ve long since died!¡± ¡°But if it¡¯s Shen, these fellows would have bent the knee long ago. Your ability to restrain them is still insufficient.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head as he ridiculed Tian Lie. At the same time, his palm swung towards the neck of a charging Awakened who arrived before him. The Awakened¡¯s body twitched slightly. Then, his eyes rolled up and he fell to the ground, unconscious. Due to the intense bombardment, Tian Lie¡¯s body had be deformed while the sulfuric acid unleashed upon his body was also relentlessly corroding his body. However, Tian Lie did not stop attacking. In but moments, he had already killed off three men. ¡°You think he¡¯s good? Then, go bloody get him over! Why look for me?¡± Tian Lie severed the limb of one of the enemies with a sh and howled at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian was left speechless. A good number of the Awakened ones did reveal a look of dread at having to face Tian Lie. Even so, they continued to attack. As for Shamash¡¯s team of three, after their initial shock, they had swiftly reacted, leading their subordinates to surround Tian Lie. Chen Xiaolian sighed. It would appear that Tian Lie had gone missing for too long. Although the status he umted was still there within their hearts, clearly, it no longer possessed the suppressive deterring force that it used to have. Moreover, that Shamash had already set up an ambush beforehand. Killing a single Tian Lie might not be impossible for them. ¡°Forget it¡­. I¡¯ll do it myself.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head helplessly. His figure shed and he abruptly appeared in front of June. June had not expected this disy of speed from this youngster. His eyes turned tense and ayer of armour ¨C made from neither metal nor stone ¨C suddenly enveloped his entire body. In his right hand was a dagger, which he furiously stabbed towards Chen Xiaolian. de light shed. June¡¯s dagger only made it halfway forward when it hurtled through the air, along with half of June¡¯s arm. A knee strike against June¡¯s abdomen area caused the armour there to shatter and June¡¯s body curled up like a shrimp. Right after dealing with June, Chen Xiaolian shed away again to re-appear in front of Baktoria. Comparison wise, it was like a confrontation between an elephant and a mouse. But Chen Xiaolian instantly formed a sword beam that was also ten times bigger. The sword beam shot through the sky before descending furiously. Baktoria bellowed ferociously and he put both his hands before his body. Holy light gathered before his arms as he attempted to stop Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sword beam. But the thickyer of holy light, so thick that it was practically tangible, was easily broken through and shattered with a booming sound. Baktoria himself was sent flying backwards, his figure smashing into the flower field. After tumbling back a few times, his body simplyy there, unmoving. Blood and ripped flesh littered the way and the bones on both his arms had broken into who knows how many pieces. The next sword attack was aimed directly at the bone dragon in the sky. It had only just opened its mouth and was preparing to dive down and unleash the cyan mes in its mouth at Tian Lie when the sword beam charged into its mouth. A furious explosion blew up the bone dragon¡¯s head in its entirety and it fell to the ground, where it broke apart, littering the ground with bones. ¡°Do you guys still want to continue?¡± Shamash, who had yet to even react to what happened, saw Chen Xiaolian appear before him. The cold tip of a sword rested upon his neck. Chen Xiaolian looked at him, killing intent spilling out from his eyes. ¡°I¡¯ll say it again, hand Phoenix over! I¡¯m not a very patient man. So, this will be thest time.¡± Shamash¡¯s heart pounded. He was inplete disbelief at what just happened. This fellow¡­ how could he be so strong? As Shamash hesitated, Chen Xiaolian grew impatient. His right hand jabbed lightly with a finger and a big hole appeared on Shamash¡¯s arm. ¡°Ever¡­ everyone, stop!¡± Shamash cried out wretchedly. The other Awakened ones swiftly backed away as they stopped fighting. In just that short time span, Tian Lie had already killed off three of them while two more were grievously wounded. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Starfall Guild¡¯s European branch had extremely strict rules, they would have turned tail and ran long ago. Tian Lie seemed to have expended quite a bit of strength for that as well. He panted for a bit before straightening his back. These Awakened ones who were summoned to defend the headquarters could already be regarded as the elite members of the guild, after all. Even for Tian Lie, facing a siege from so many elite Awakened ones was no walk in the park. But with Chen Xiaolian around, Tian Lie was not worried at all. ¡°Phoenix¡­ at¡­¡± Shamash¡¯s lips moved and he was about to speak when he heard a cold harrumphe from somewhere behind him. ¡°Who told you fellows to stop?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head and saw that a person had ¨C at an unknown time ¨C appeared on the roof of the building. He was a middle-aged man with a face as cold as de. He sported a peaked cap and a slim-fit Russian military overcoat. His eyes were pure blue, as deep as ake. But despite his military garb, the atmosphere he exuded did not fit that of a military man. Rather, it was colder and more sinister. Tian Lie narrowed his eyes as he looked at the man on the roof and said coldly, ¡°So, it¡¯s you. Dimitri.¡± The Wanping incident in July 1937 happened in China. A minor case of a Japanese soldier missing from his post led to an exchange of fire which escted into all-out war, the Second Sino-Japanese War. The German Reichstag fire happened on 27th Feb 1933, four weeks after Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany. Hitler used the fire as an excuse to suspend civil liberties and to ¡®ruthlessly confront¡¯ Communists, making it pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany. Chapter 840 Chapter 840 ¡°You don¡¯t seem as strong as you used to, Tian Lie.¡± The man called Dimitri gave Tian Lie a nce before slowly flying down from the roof. It was as though there was an invisible hand carrying him. ¡°Ma¡­ manager¡­¡± Shamash turned to look at Dimitri and a look of dread appeared on his face, greater than the one he showed against Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I don¡¯t remember giving you the right to surrender. Isn¡¯t that right, Shamash? What do you have to say to be about that?¡± ¡°So¡­ I¡¯m sorry, Manager. I¡­¡± Even though Shamash was still in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s grip, he had still hurriedly apologized to Dimitri. ¡°You are obviously here. And yet, you threw these cannon fodders over to hide yourself.¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Dimitri, casually tossing Shamash aside. ¡°I¡¯ll have to apologize to Tian Lie. I shouldn¡¯t have said those things to him earlier. It would appear that, it was not his deterring power that¡¯scking. Rather, your deterring power is too strong, is that right? Hey, this fellow seems quite strong.¡± Hisst sentenced was addressed to Tian Lie. ¡°Quite.¡± Tian Lie snorted before nodding. ¡°This fellow¡­ back then, he was also an Inspector in Thorned Flower Guild.¡± ¡°Also?¡± Chen Xiaolian became surprised. ¡°Inspector¡­ you are not the only one?¡± ¡°Did I not tell you before? With the exception of the Guild Leader, every other member, regardless of their original position, once they advance to [S] ss, they will be promoted to the Inspector position. How do you think Thorned Flower Guild could be the biggest guild amongst the yers? It could, on its own, fight against the many resident guilds of Zero City.¡± Tian Lie rolled his eyes. ¡°I never thought about that before.¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled. ¡°But that is true. There are seven resident guilds in Zero City and each resident guild is safeguarded by an [S] ss. So, there must at least be three or five [S] ss fellows within Thorned Flower Guild. Then, about this fellow. How strong is he, whenpared to you?¡± Tian Lie harrumphed coldly and said nothing. ¡°Fine, I understand.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°No wonder the European branch is so strong. So, there is someone even stronger than you in it.¡± He then nced at the other Awakened ones around them. Following Dimitri¡¯s appearance, they had immediately taken a few steps back and they stood straight with their hands down. Clearly, this Dimitri fellow was a very strict person in general. Chen Xiaolian recalled what Aderick told him. Amongst the seven branches of Starfall Guild was an [S] ss expert. This Dimitri was most obviously that expert. ¡°It looks like the one you want¡­ is Phoenix, right?¡± Dimitri had his hands ced behind him while his gaze shot towards Chen Xiaolian from beneath his peaked hat, like a stabbing sharp sword. ¡°I can give her to you, that is, if you are willing to join us. Not only that, I will also ignore what you previously did to my guild.¡± ¡°You¡­ sure are easy to talk to.¡± Chen Xiaolianughed. ¡°Just now, we killed off a few of your guild members. You can ignore that as well?¡± ¡°If one is weak, who can they me? Moreover, once you join us, you will be a guild mate.¡± Dimitri maintained a look of indifference. ¡°Look, I¡¯m very generous, am I not?¡± After saying that, Dimitri raised his hands backwards. Next, a wave of light flew out from his palm to strike a window located on the third floor of the building behind him. The move sted away the entire wall to reveal the room inside. Inside the room were rows of rails. It looked like a prison cell. Phoenix was seated on a bed made of hard stone, her four limbs shackled. There was shock on her face as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°With my identity and strength, there is no need for me to lie to you,¡± Dimitri said upon seeing Chen Xiaolian move to confirm that it was Phoenix. He then continued, ¡°Hurry up, then. Give me your answer.¡± ¡°Better to err on the side of caution. Who knows what kind of person you are?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as hended on the ground again. ¡°Tian Lie, tell me about this fellow¡¯s character.¡± ¡°I can only say this¡­¡± Tian Lie snorted. ¡°I may be the one within Thorned Flower Guild who beats up the other guild members the most, but this fellow¡­ he is the one who kills the other guild members the most, regardless of his time as a Team Leader or after he was promoted to Inspector. Me, if I find someone to be an eyesore, I¡¯ll at most just break a few bones. But this fellow¡­ as long as he makes a move, no one can survive. In the entire guild, the only one who can rein him in is Shen. However, yes¡­ he does indeed dislikes lying. The one on top must indeed be Phoenix.¡± ¡°So, there is no way to use him?¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded. Suddenly, he jerked his head to look at Tian Lie and said in a serious tone, ¡°Hey, could it be that you just find him not to your liking so you¡¯re deliberately borrowing my hand to kill him off?¡± ¡°Nonsense!¡± Tian Lie red furiously at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I¡¯m just joking!¡± Chen Xiaolianughed and turned around. Facing Dimitri, he spread open his hands. ¡°You see, Tian Lie has already said it. You are hard to use. So, I can only say sorry.¡± ¡°Do you have the qualifications to say sorry?¡± Dimitri looked at Chen Xiaolian. His face, which had been as cold as frost, suddenly contorted as it became filled with killing intent. ¡°The one who should say sorry, is me!¡± After saying that, his right hand swung to hurl out a wave of light the size of an oil barrel. A long trail of light extended from the wave of light as it flew towards Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian did not evade. He simply allowed the wave of light to strike his body, bursting into a massive ball of light. The instant Dimitriunched the wave of light forward, his figure shed and he re-appeared behind Chen Xiaolian. Naturally, he did not think that the one wave of light would be enough to kill off Chen Xiaolian. Earlier, Dimitri had been secretly watching as Shamash and the others fought Chen Xiaolian and Tian Lie. In the end, it became clear that this enemy was also at [S] ss. In fact, this enemy was even stronger than Tian Lie. Even so, Dimitri did not believe that Chen Xiaolian would be stronger than him. When Dimitri re-appeared behind Chen Xiaolian, arge scythe had already appeared in his hand. [S] ss sacred artifact, Cronus¡¯ Abyssal Sickle. ording to Greek mythology, it was created by the Earth Mother, Gaia and used by the King of Titans, Cronus to castrate his father, Uranus. The wave of light was just for the sake of creating an opening. The Abyssal Sickle was his strongest trump card. When it came to pure personal strength, Dimitri may not be that much strongerpared to Tian Lie. But the sickle allowed him to secure his ce in Thorned Flower Guild on the second spot after only Shen. The sickle swung at exactly the same moment that the wave of light exploded. When the de of the sickle shed the air, all the energy from the explosion was sucked towards the de, seemingly pulled by a certain force. At the same time, even the space that the de shed disappeared. Everything in the path of the sickle de, be it matter or energy, would utterly disappear. Time seemingly turned still. Only the sickle, pure ck in colour, continued to swing. In but an instant, it had unleashed tens of de swings, every swinging from different directions and angles. When Dimitri retracted the sickle, the explosion of light had only just subsided. A high number of spatial tears, packed together densely like cobwebs upon the space before him, were all that remained. ¡°Shatter!¡± Dimitri lowered the sickle and cast a cold nce at Chen Xiaolian, who was standing in front of him. The spatial tears werepletely engulfing his body. The shattered space would eventually recover, but Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body would not recover alongside it. This was an attack that could ignore all forms of defence. Close up¡­ The cobweb-like spatial tears disappeared. But, unlike the many times in the past, Chen Xiaolian did not fall to the ground. He continued to stand there. Rather, he was standing firmly, as though nothing had happened earlier. A set of metal armour had, at an unknown moment, covered Chen Xiaolian¡¯s whole body. A pair of wings grew out from the back of the armour. ¡°Quite powerful. However, that move, you need to use the sickle in your hand to utilize the move, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at the Abyssal Sickle in Dimitri¡¯s hand. ¡°To think that a prop that the system produced could possess such a formidable ability. I did not expect that.¡± Dimitri¡¯s eyes turned tense and he hastily backed away. He didn¡¯t even listen to what Chen Xiaolian said and held the sickle with both hands. Damn it! This fellow¡­ surely, he¡¯s not as strong as Guild Leader Shen, right? I must¡­ go all out! Beam after beam of ck light emerged from the hilt of the sickle to form a massive ball of ck light that enveloped Dimitri. Chen Xiaolian did not go after him. Instead, he continued to stand there. Shaking his head, he said, ¡°You know, I met someone whose skill is very simr to yours. However¡­ she didn¡¯t need to rely on some system prop.¡± After the ball of ck light was formed, it began spinning, turning faster and faster. ¡°You guys.¡± Chen Xiaolian stretched his hand out and snapped his fingers, attracting the attention of all the surrounding Awakened ones who were watching the fight. ¡°Look carefully at how your leader will be killed. Then, be prepared to join a new guild. ¡°Because, from tomorrow onwards, the returned Zero City will once again be a holynd for all Awakened ones!¡± Zero City?! Those two words Chen Xiaolian said boomed within the minds of all present. That included Dimitri. The power of the spinning ball of light finally reached its threshold. Next, it left Dimitri, in a manner that seemed both slow and quick, flying towards Chen Xiaolian. After unleashing the ball of ck light, Dimitri sat down weakly on the ground. This all-out move had exhausted all his strength. But once the move waspleted, it would most certainly¡­ kill off this fellow. With the help of the Abyssal Sickle, the ball of light had locked onto Chen Xiaolian¡¯s position and the distance between them. From the moment the ball of light was fired, no matter how the target tried to escape or evade, they would never be able to escape from the ball of light. This space-devouring move wouldpletely annihte the target, leaving not even a strand of hair behind. ¡°Like I said, I¡¯m very sorry.¡± Looking at the ball of ck light flying towards him, Chen Xiaolian only revealed a faint smile. ¡°But your existence will be a big problem for Zero City. That¡¯s why, I decided¡­ we cannot have you.¡± As he spoke, a longbow appeared in his hands. The bow was pulled and power began gathering upon the bowstring. Rapidly, it condensed until it became a particle that took up zero volume. After that¡­ release. Unlike Dimitri, Chen Xiaolian had casually fired an arrow. But the moment the particle struck the ball of ck light, it became like a ck hole, absorbing the ball of light into itself and leaving not even a trace of it behind. After devouring the ball of ck light, the particle did not slow down or change direction as it flew straight towards Dimitri. At that very moment, Dimitri had only just tried to prop himself up. ¡°You-¡± Dimitri¡¯s eyes widened, but he was only able to utter out one word before his entire body suddenly froze. There was utter disbelief on his face. The very next second, he transformed into dust, scattering all over the ground. Chapter 841 Chapter 841 Everyone held their breaths. They could not believe their eyes. Could an [S] ss expert die? Of course. However, the killing of an [S] ss expert usually involved an overwhelming advantage in numbers and a high casualty rate. In many situations, it would also require making use of the advantages given by the instance dungeon. For an [S] ss expert to be killed off so easily was simply unheard of before. Rather, it would seem as though Chen Xiaolian¡­ didn¡¯t even give it his all. The specks of dust that were once Dimitri fell to the ground, but Chen Xiaolian no longer bothered to look. Instead, he leaped into the sky to hover before the railing of the third floor of the building. The edge de of the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu swung out gently and the bars were shed apart. After the shackles restraining her hands and feet had been cut open, Phoenix quickly got up. Casting a look of disbelief at Chen Xiaolian, she said, ¡°You¡­ why did youe here? Also, you actually¡­ killed Dimitri?¡± ¡°The thing I promised you back then¡­ did you end up forgetting?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Come with me first. If there¡¯s anything, we can slowly talk about it.¡± After saying that, he turned around to look at the members of Starfall Guild, who were still standing in the courtyard with a nk expression on their faces. He said coolly, ¡°We¡¯ll meet again in the new Zero City.¡± Three curtains of light descended, enveloping Chen Xiaolian, Tian Lie and Phoenix. The curtains of light then disappeared, leaving only the members of the European branch of Starfall Guild, standing bbergasted within the manor. ¡­ ¡°I¡¯ve always thought that the past me was already impressive enough as it is¡­¡± Tian Lie, who was standing in the empty central za, shifted his pupils to look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I really miss the time when I could chase you around and toy with you.¡± ¡°Alright. Enough nonsense. I still have some matters to discuss with Phoenix. I asked you to help, but not only did you fail, you also had to rely on me to settle the situation in the end. Go do your thing,¡± Chen Xiaolian angrily retorted. Tian Lie chuckled. Then, with both palms sped against the back of his head, he swaggered away. ¡°What the f**k¡¯s going on here?¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyes were wide open as she looked around. She was already on the verge of going crazy. ¡°This ce, it¡¯s really¡­ Zero City? And how did you be so strong? Do you know who you just killed earlier?¡± ¡°New Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s find a ce to sit first.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian did not wait for Phoenix¡¯s reply and simply walked towards themercial street. For the past few days, all the buildings and supporting power systems had been restored to that of the original Zero City¡¯s design. Even so, themercial street was practically empty. There was nothing that could be done for it to not be as good as the original. At any rate, only a mere 300 or so people from Zero City remained. And while the GM was in charge of most of the equipment production, some personnel would still be needed to operate the machinery. Where would they find any extra men to operate the hotels and restaurants again? Moreover, even if they were open, where would their customerse from? Finding a random caf¨¦, Chen Xiaolian pushed open its door and sat down on an empty seat beside the window. Then, pointing at the empty seat before him, he said, ¡°Sit.¡± Phoenix sat down. She looked around the caf¨¦ before taking a deep breath. ¡°What exactly happened during the period where you disappeared?¡± ¡°A lot of things. Originally, I had wanted to go find you and Han Bi to fulfil my promise to you two after I found Qiao Qiao. By some ident, I ended up dying it for this long.¡± ¡°And I thought you were going to renege on your promise.¡± Phoenix blinked. ¡°Looks like you¡¯ve be an amazing bigshot.¡± ¡°It would seem¡­ I can be considered as one, albeit barely.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not appear too modest about it. ¡°Simply put, I obtained some power and rebuilt Zero City. Naturally, for now, it is basically just an empty city. But in the near future, I will see this ce restored to its original state. Rather, make it more prosperous. I will be uniting all the Awakened ones.¡± ¡°Is that why you killed Dimitri just now?¡± Phoenix nodded. ¡°He is indeed unlikely to submit to you, but¡­¡± ¡°But what? You aren¡¯t feeling sorry for him, are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned. Phoenix shook her head. Hesitating for a moment, she said, ¡°It looks like you¡¯ve changed somewhat, Chen Xiaolian. Unite all the Awakened ones? The past you did not harbour such an ambition. What is it you want to do? Be the King of all the Awakened ones?¡± ¡°Ambition my ass!¡± Chen Xiaolian threw a re at Phoenix. ¡°I killed him because he gave the order to have my friend captured! More, he nearly killed her! Isn¡¯t that reason good enough?¡± Phoenix raised her eyes to look at Chen Xiaolian. Her pursed lips turned slightly to form a faint smile, but she said nothing. ¡°As for why I want to unite all the Awakened ones¡­ damn it, do you think I want to do all that? Do you think I don¡¯t find it troublesome?¡± The more Chen Xiaolian spoke, the more agitated he became. ¡°I have to exhaust myself and rush here and there! Be the King? The King can shove it up his royal ass! If there is a choice, I¡¯d want to spend every day peacefully sleeping with Qiao Qiao in my arms!¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s somewhat furious expression, Phoenix smiled wryly and shook her head. ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°Enough¡­ there¡¯s no need to say anything.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. There was a slightly tired look on his face. ¡°I know that you are not really ming me. I¡¯m just feeling too tired. I¡¯m just randomly ranting.¡± ¡°So, just what is your objective? Can you tell me?¡± ¡°Later. Let me first take care of some more important matters.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Enough. Let¡¯s cut down on the nonsense. I¡¯ll first fulfil those things I promised you, lest you say I reneged on my promise. Those guild members of yours¡­ you know their present-day identities, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Naturally.¡± Phoenix nodded. ¡°Monster and the Titan brothers, a total of three people, correct?¡± Chen Xiaolian recalled before continuing with a solemn tone, ¡°However, I must first remind you of one thing.¡± Phoenix nodded and she listened as Chen Xiaolian continued. ¡°Firstly, there is only one chance for resurrection. If they die again, they will die for real. Moreover¡­ they won¡¯t even get the chance to return as normal humans. ¡°Secondly, this resurrection method can be regarded as an exploit of a certain BUG in the system. Due to that, they would not ¨C unlike normal Awakened ones and yers ¨C possess aplete version of the Exchange System. If they want to redeem items, they will need to do so through normal Awakened ones like you. ¡°Thirdly, you might hope dearly that your guild members can be resurrected, but can you be certain that they too, would want that? At any rate, they are now living a normal life as normal humans. ¡°That¡¯s why¡­ while I can provide you with the opportunity, in the end, I hope that you will carefully consider it first. Once you make that decision, there¡¯ll be no going back.¡± Phoenix¡¯s eyelids trembled slightly and she turned away from Chen Xiaolian before nodding lightly. ¡°Here.¡± Chen Xiaolian brought out a green card from his pocket and slid it across the table, cing it before Phoenix. ¡°Your ID card.¡± ¡°This is¡­¡± Phoenix picked up the card and looked at it. There was only a big ¡®0¡¯ on the front side. On its back was a serial number ¡°Zero City¡¯s entry card. The one I gave you has unlimited ess. You can activate the card at any time to create a passage to Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian stood up. ¡°Naturally, you may choose to stay here for now. At any rate, you won¡¯t be called into the instance dungeon here.¡± ¡°Resident¡­ status?¡± Phoenix was surprised. ¡°You¡¯re giving it to me to easily? Do you know how hard it was to obtain this resident status in the past?¡± ¡°I¡¯m the boss now. I get to call the shots. You¡¯re my friend. What¡¯s wrong with giving you a resident status? If you need anything, housing for example, just tell the management program about it. It will respond to you always.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Thank you, Chen Xiaolian.¡± Phoenix kept the card and there was a solemn expression on her face as she looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Don¡¯t mention it.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Back then, you apanied me into the Bran instance dungeon. I have to repay that favour.¡± ¡°There is that.¡± A bright smile bloomed upon Phoenix¡¯s face. ¡°Then, I will stay here for a few days. Once I make up my mind, I will tell you.¡± ¡°You can stay as long as you want.¡± Chen Xiaolian then got up and pushed open the door. Suddenly, he sighed and turned back towards Phoenix. ¡°Finding you was quite easy, but that Han Bi¡­ it¡¯s hard. I had also promised him.¡± Back then, as they were being sent out from the instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian had not expected Gabriel and Cheng Cheng to split them up. He had not given Phoenix and Han Bi any way to contact him in advance. Finding Phoenix had been rtively easy. At any rate, he did go to Bucharest to find Phoenix once before. And while he encountered some twists and turns, he did meet up with her in the end. Han Bi, on the other hand¡­ Who knows where that fellow is hiding right now? ¡°You sure are trustworthy. If I was him, hearing your words would make me very touched.¡± Phoenix gave a beautiful smile. ¡°Forget it¡­ I¡¯ll take it slow.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head and left the caf¨¦ that did not serve coffee. Chapter 842 Chapter 842 It was early morning in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This ce was the edge of themon city area. The slums were located just one block away. On either side of a certain road were buildings withpletely different build styles. On the east side, there were high-rise buildings made from reinforced concrete while on the left side, there were roads with potholes and shacks made from nks and iron tes. There was a pickup truck beside the road. Two people were seated inside it. ¡°You still want to enter the instance dungeon with me?¡± Tina, who was holding onto the steering wheel, turned to look at Yang Yi, who was on the front passenger seat. ¡°This time, the instance dungeon summoning did not include you. There are still 26 minutes left before the instance dungeon begins. There¡¯s still time for you to leave this instance dungeon¡¯s zone.¡± ¡°If you go alone, I won¡¯t be able to feel at ease.¡± Yang Yi looked ahead, his voice dry. ¡°The same answer every time.¡± Tina sighed. ¡°Are all you guys from de Mountain me Sea Guild so stiff and boring?¡± Yang Yi simply shook his head. He did not answer. ¡°Fine. No matter what, I thank you.¡± Tina gave Yang Yi a sideways nce and said, ¡°If I die, help me take good care of Joshua.¡± ¡°Survive and take care of him yourself.¡± Yang Yi shook his head again. Then, he pulled out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it up. Tina sighed and rolled down the windows on both sides of the truck. ¡°You¡¯re smoking again? It¡¯s such a hot day. Can¡¯t you let me enjoy the air conditioner for a bit? I¡¯ve never seen you so addicted to smoking in the past.¡± ¡°Previously, you were pregnant.¡± Yang Yi took a long drag of the cigarette before puffing smoke out the window. ¡°Didn¡¯t you notice? I have never smoked in front of Joshua.¡± ¡°So, that¡¯s how it is.¡± Tina fell silent for a moment before smiling. ¡°Thanks for taking care of us. If Gibbs is still alive, he will also be very grateful to you for taking care of our child.¡± Yang Yi did not say anything. He simply shut his eyes and silently puffed the cigarette. Soon enough, the time came and the two of them received a prompt from their personal systems regarding the start of the instance dungeon. At the same time, a curtain of light enveloped the two of them. [Prompt: Number SN-2166, the Rio de Janeiro instance dungeon has begun! [Background story: After spending a long time battling one another, the merfolks residing deep in the ocean have finally united as one andunched an invasion against thend. They n on bing the rulers of both the ocean andnd. [First phase of the quest: The merfolks require a high humidity environment created by the Misty Ocean Tree. Destroy the Misty Ocean Trees and the merfolks will suffocate to death. [A. The coordinates of the Misty Ocean Trees will be assigned to the yers¡¯ personal systems at random. Once the Misty Ocean Tree assigned is destroyed, the coordinates for the next one will be given. [B. The Misty Ocean Tree possesses regenerative powers and cannot be utterly destroyed usingmon methods. The Misty Ocean Trees¡¯ growth ability can be stopped using high-energy radioactive particles. Each yer will be assigned with a high-energy radioactive particles unit. It can be dropped and collected. [C. After 12 hours, the number of destroyed Misty Ocean Trees will be calcted. The difficulty level of the second phase will be adjusted ording to the calcted number.] Following the appearance of the prompt, both Yang Yi and Tina felt their breathing rate bing slightly sluggish. The level of humidity had suddenly increased and a faint mist suddenly appeared around them. The increase in humidity was not high enough to suffocate them. Even so, the resulting feeling of wetness and stickiness on their bodies was still very ufortable. In addition to the humidity level, their surroundings also changed. A row of low shacks that should have been standing in front of them had disappeared without a trace, reced by arge and dense jungle. Additionally, there was also a small mechanical injection device. Purple-coloured liquid could be seen moving inside through a small part of the device that was made from transparent ss. ¡°We have been¡­ teleported.¡± Yang Yi opened the door and got off the car. Turning around, he checked their surroundings before swiftly looking down. Retrieving a GPS device, he pressed it a few times and said, ¡°Not far. It just teleported us outside the city.¡± ¡°This did happen before.¡± Tina also appeared very calm. ¡°In order to transform the state of the instance dungeon¡¯s inner area, it would teleport all yers out of the area.¡± ¡°ording to the prompt given by the instance dungeon, at present, the entirety of Rio de Janeiro has been upied by the monsters. Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡­ A curtain of light disappeared and a crowded group of men appeared on a hilltop. In addition to Aderick, who was leading the one hundredbatants from Zero City, there were also the other members of Meteor Rock Guild, all except Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Finally¡­¡± Aderick turned around to look at the soldiers behind him. With a uniform movement, one hundred Sentinel mechs were brought out simultaneously. After entering the mechs, they saluted Aderick. Looking at the powerful team of mechs behind him, Aderick suddenly felt a trace of emotion stirring within his heart. It had been two hundred and twenty-one days since Zero City fell. For the past two hundred and twenty-one days, the men from Zero City had been living like sewer rats. They hid and hid and hid, not showing their faces at all since the fall of Zero City. Finally¡­ they have returned once more! ¡°In the previous instance dungeon, we had been fighting each other to the death. To think that we would be fighting alongside one another now.¡± Lun Tai nced at Aderick, who was standing beside him, and smiled. However, this was nothing unusual in the world of the Awakened ones. He had only spoken those words at random. At present, Aderick had be Chen Xiaolian¡¯s partner. Moreover, there was no enmity between the two parties. They were only fighting one another back then due to the instance dungeon¡¯s quest settings. ¡°This instance dungeon, how should weplete it?¡± Aderick did not retort back. Instead, he asked frankly. Before entering the instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian had already informed Aderick that his guild possessed the ability to obtain the instance dungeon¡¯s list of quests. Given their current situation, there was no longer any need to hide it from Aderick. Sharing information with one another would be more beneficial for future developments. ¡°There¡¯s that something something tree, a total of fifty-three trees in total. On the whole, they are evenly distributed within the Rio de Janeiro city area.¡± Qiao Qiao inspected her personal system. ¡°The first phase is to destroy as many of the trees as possible. The number of trees destroyed will determine the difficulty level of the second phase.¡± ¡°Give us more specifics.¡± Aderick nodded. ¡°If a Misty Ocean Tree is not destroyed, it will mutate after twelve hours. It will transform into a Misty Ocean Beast. The mist emitted by the Misty Ocean Tree only maintains living conditions for the merfolk, but the Misty Ocean Beast is different. Not only can it move around on its own, the mist it emits also greatly enhances thebat power of nearby merfolk. The quest for this phase is to kill off all the Misty Ocean Beasts. Overall, this instance dungeon is not tooplicated. All we need to do is fight. Afterpleting both phases of the quest, this instance dungeon will end.¡± ¡°In other words, from a logical perspective, we should do our best to destroy as many Misty Ocean Trees in the earlier phase. That would be more beneficial towards thepletion of this quest.¡± Lun Tai rubbed his chin. ¡°What¡¯s the difference?¡± Roddy shrugged disdainfully. ¡°Be it killing an ocean tree or an ocean beast, how much difference is there in the difficulty level?¡± ¡°Are there no hidden quests?¡± Lun Tai turned towards Qiao Qiao. ¡°There is, but only one.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded. ¡°There is a simple way ofpleting the quest. During the first phase of the quest, if we inject an excessive amount of the high-energy radioactive particles into a Misty Ocean Tree, a mutation will be triggered after ten minutes. The mist it emits will instead carry radioactive matter. It is fatal to any merfolk within the affected area. When the second phase arrives, it can also transform into a Misty Ocean Beast. It is capable of moving on its own and is under the control of the team thatpletes the hidden quest.¡± ¡°So good? Doesn¡¯t that mean¡­ as long as we control a Misty Ocean Beast, no matter where we go, all those merfolk will die? That¡¯s a straight path to victory!¡± Xia Xiaolei¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°More or less.¡± Qiao Qiao nodded. ¡°However, the key point here is that this will greatly reduce the rewards. In the first phase, the reward for killing each tree is 500 points. In the second phase, each beast gives 1500 points. At the same time, we will also get more rewards for killing the strengthened merfolk. But once a Misty Ocean Tree is transformed through the hidden quest, everything in this instance dungeon that could have given points or items, be it the merfolk or misty beasts, all of them would be reset to zero.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Roddy pped his hands loudly. ¡°Simply put, the hidden quest for this instance dungeon is like the cheat codes of a game. If we y it honestly, we will be able to pass the level normally. But if we use the cheat codes, we won¡¯t be able to obtain the rewards.¡± ¡°That would be very pointless.¡± Lun Tai considered it for a moment before shaking his head. ¡°Zero City has been rebuilt and possesses a certain level of production capability. More, it is in the process of being upgraded. Even so, points are still very important. Furthermore, there is something even more important. The reason we entered this instance dungeon is to establish Zero City¡¯s prestige! ¡°If we do this hidden quest, there would be practically no battles to be had. How are we to show off ourbat power then? Aderick, do you agree?¡± Aderick did not hesitate to nod. ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°If so¡­ the strategy for the quest¡­ what¡¯s your n?¡± Lun Tai looked at Aderick. ¡°Since our Guild Leader had us participate in this instance dungeon together, we will need to n our actions together.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°I have no issues with it. Like I said before we set off, we¡¯ll listen to your orders.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Lun Tai was just being courteous. Seeing Aderick disying a subordinate behaviour, Lun Tai did not put on a hypocritical act. ¡°It seems like the difficulty level for this instance dungeon is not high. We can split our forces and take action separately. Divide your one hundred men into ten teams. We have a total of nine people here. If we add you in, we¡¯ll have enough for one of us to lead each team. We¡¯ll move out simultaneously.¡± ¡°As long as you guys are fine with it, I¡¯ll be fine with it too.¡± Aderick was not worried at all. Every one of the one hundred men he brought with him had been equipped with a Sentinel mech. He and Tian Lie were [S] ss experts while Lun Tai and the others were in no way weak. An ordinary instance dungeon could not give them much pressure. ¡°Let¡¯s go! Let them know that Zero City is back!¡± Soon enough, a hundred Sentinel mechs were divided into ten teams, which then dashed forward in a single file following the directions that Lun Tai had assigned to them. Chapter 843 Chapter 843 Yang Yi wore a metal arm guard on his left arm. He pressed his left arm twice. Next, a mechanical clicking sound rang out as the arm guard immediately expanded, enveloping his whole body, forming an exoskeleton suit,plete with helmet. He also brought out an energy rifle from his storage gear. Tina, on the other hand, was equipped with two small, silvery-white pistols, one in each hand. However, the muzzles of the pistols were as big as hair dryers. Yang Yi took the lead with big strides while Tina followed closely behind, her eyes constantly darting around. The farther ahead the two ventured, the higher the humidity level became. Due to the humid air, water droplets swiftly formed upon the exposed surface of their bodies before dripping down every now and again. That was especially true of Tina, whose long brown hair had bepletely wet, sticking to her shoulders. The two of them were transferred not too far away from the city and only needed to walk for around ten plus minutes to return to the peripheral area of the city. Although the fog was bing increasingly thick, it had yet topletely block off their line of sight. There was a small settlement up ahead, packed full with dpidated huts. They were made from nks, built along the terrain there. Some of them had already copsed while some others were already on the verge of copsing. Wind blew over from the front, carrying with it an obvious ocean stench. Neither one of them gave the order, but both Yang Yi and Tina slowed down at the same time. Exchanging nces, they then slowly lowered their bodies. They crawled forward until they arrived at the edge of the shanty town. Peering through the fog, they saw that a strange nt had risen up in the centre of the shanty town. Clearly, this was the Misty Ocean Tree mentioned in the instance dungeon prompt. Appearance wise, it appeared more like a mollusk than a nt. Tens of flexible tentacles protruded out from its trunk and were raised up high around it. The tentacles sprayed mist out nonstop. In the area around the Misty Ocean Tree ¨C within the shacks ¨C were monsters of varying appearances. They looked like something formed through the fusion of humans and aquatic lifeforms. Moreover, there were also many kinds. The hundreds of monsters standing guard at the outermost perimeter area were not too big. Rather, they were slightly smallerpared to normal humans. Except for the fact that they possessed a tuna¡¯s head, there was nothing else special about them. The monsters farther inside were all practically of varying appearances. Some looked like octopuses and some looked like swordfishes. Likewise, they all possessed a four-limbed humanoid body and were bigger in size. The monsters walking in a circle right below the Misty Ocean Tree had bodies with bulging muscles, obvious gill slits on their necks and eyes that extended out from either side of their heads. Their heads resembled that of a hammerhead shark. ¡°And here I was thinking it was something incredible. It¡¯s actually nothing more than a big humidifier,¡± Yang Yi said with a hushed tone. ¡°The number of monsters is somewhat high. One sniper, one infiltrator. Try your best to dy the moment of battle so that we can escape afterunching just one attack.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Tina nodded. She turned and was just about to leave when Yang Yi suddenly raised his hand to snatch away the two pistols in her hands before tossing over his energy rifle to her. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Tina was startled. Although thebat personnel from Zero City¡¯s resident guilds have all received various types of training, they still had certain inclinations towards certain areas of expertise. Rtively speaking, Yang Yi was more proficient at long-ranged sniping while Tina was more specialized in close quarters urban warfare. Upon escaping from Zero City, the two of them quickly found that they had been kicked out of their respective guilds. After a few days passed, they two of them eventually had to be temporarybat partners. All this time, whenever they were inside instance dungeons, it was Yang Yi who would assume the sniper role and provided cover from the back while Tina charged to fight the enemy. ¡°We¡¯ll change this time. I¡¯ll take the front.¡± Yang Yi held onto the two pistols. Weighing them for a bit, he then said with a tone that brook no argument, ¡°You¡¯ve only just given birth. Don¡¯t let that child lose his mother.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think this instance dungeon will be too dangerous. Even so¡­ thank you.¡± Tina fell silent for a moment before nodding. Yang Yi continued to stand there while Tina picked up the energy rifle. With a crouching posture, she quickly climbed up to a high ground. Thanks to the hot and humid climate of South America, the vegetation near the city were able to thrive. Tina carefully hid herself within a clump of tropical nts. Putting up the energy rifle, she aimed it at the centre of the shanty town. ¡°I¡¯m in position.¡± Tina¡¯s voice rang out from the rice-sizedmunication earpiece in Yang Yi¡¯s ear. ¡°From your current position, head forward by fifty metres. There are no enemies. When you reach the third house, break in through the window and leave from the backdoor on the other side.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± Yang Yi replied with a deep voice. Lowering his body, he then quickly moved forward with spry steps. Although the number of merfolk within the shanty town was considerable, most of them were spread out, leaving only tens of stronger looking ones standing guard around the Misty Ocean Tree. The shanty town was quite big. Moreover, there were also various kinds of junk heaped around the ce. Following Tina¡¯s guidance, Yang Yi carefully snuck forward and was able to quickly approach the central area of the shanty town without being discovered. ¡°There are no more paths. All of them are upied.¡± Tina carefully observed the situation below through the energy rifle¡¯s scope. ¡°At this distance, there are no longer any blind spots in their defence.¡± ¡°Got it. Give me the best route.¡± Yang Yi kept his voice to its lowest. He had not hoped that he could sneak all the way to the Misty Ocean Tree without a fight. The fact that he coulde this far was already satisfactory enough for him. The number of monsters they had to face this time was too high. As there were only two of them, it would be too dangerous to simply barge in and fight the monsters head on. ¡°Rush out through the window on your right and open fire straight ahead. Then, turn right and run as fast as possible in the two o¡¯clock direction. Next¡­ wait!¡± Tina, who was looking through the scope, suddenly let out a low cry. ¡°What happened?¡± Yang Yi had only just asked when he heard the sound of nks cracking. ¡°Run! You¡¯ve been discovered!¡± Tina quickly said, her voice suppressed. At the same time, an energy beam shot out from the muzzle of the energy rifle to pierce through a merfolk. Yang Yi instinctively moved forward. As he was rolling twice across the ground, he aimed the two pistols at his back. Without even turning his head, he pulled the trigger to fire out two arcing lines. Behind him, two merfolk cried out miserably in unison. These two had only just destroyed the boards of the shack when a series of balls of light ¨C the size of ping pong balls ¨C struck them. Their bodies were thus smashed backwards. ¡°Charge!¡± Tina bit her lower lip as she aimed at one merfolk after another using the scope. Every time she pulled the trigger, a merfolk would have its head blown up before falling to the ground. It was unknown if it was due to their sense of smell or hearing, but the monsters seemed to possess quite the keen perception. Surprisingly, they were able to discover Yang Yi¡¯s whereabouts before their side couldunch an attack. With this, not only did their painstaking infiltration efforts becamepletely meaningless, Yang Yi also fell into a siege. The only option left was to quickly advance towards the Misty Ocean Tree. Hopefully, the radioactive particles unit provided by the instance dungeon would work fast enough. The energy rifle fired non-stop. Every time it opened fire, it would target the enemy closest to Yang Yi. Yang Yi had already charged out from the dpidated shack and was running towards the Misty Ocean Tree. At the same time, his hands swung out and the two pistols abruptly sprayed out two rows of light balls, which mmed into the group of merfolk. The tuna merfolk in the lead did not even have the time to react before the attack swept it aside. Very weak! The thought immediately appeared in Yang Yi¡¯s mind. However, how strong were the rarer merfolk deeper inside? There were several hammerhead shark merfolk standing beneath the Misty Ocean Tree. Seeing Yang Yi charge out from the shack, they quickly uttered a series of peculiar sybles. After that, the surrounding merfolk swiftly spread out. Half of them moved to surround Yang Yi while the other half continued to stand guard around the Misty Ocean Tree. Every one of them brought out a crossbow made from fish bones and took aim at Yang Yi from a distance. Yang Yi rapidly unleashed a sideway kick against the ground to evade a dense hail of arrows. Once again, he fired out another wave of light balls. This time, though, due to the enemies spreading out, his attacks were far less effectivepared to the first time. When the arrows struck the ground, they would all erupt into a clump of frost. ¡°These fellows are using magic weapons.¡± Yang Yi whispered to Tina through hismunicator. At the same time, he rushed into a small shack before jumping out from the window on the other side. There were less than 50 metres left between him and the Misty Ocean Tree. Yang Yi had only just jumped out of the window when the frost arrows brought down the shack behind him. Even so, he did not stop. He rushed along the narrow street and headed deeper inside. Boom! The two buildings on either side were abruptly upended as two hammerhead shark merfolk charged towards Yang Yi at the same time. Yang Yi¡¯s face was as cold as ice. He fired the two pistols furiously and a series of light balls shot forward. At the same time, his body slid forward to slip past the two merfolk¡¯s encirclement from below. However, the hide of the two hammerhead shark merfolk was terribly tough. Even though the bombardment from the light balls managed to inflict patches of burn on their hide, the explosions were not strong enough to break through the hide. All the explosions did was elicit a raging roar from them. Despite their massive sizes, the movements of the hammerhead shark merfolk did not appear cumbersome at all. Before Yang Yi, who slid past them, could even get up, the two hammerhead shark merfolk had already turned around and two arms swung out simultaneously. A long fin protruded out from both the arms of the hammerhead shark merfolk. As they swung their arms, the fins ripped the air to send four wind des towards Yang Yi. Hastily, Yang Yi evaded three of the wind des but thest one struck his back, causing him to stagger forward. Thankfully, the exoskeleton suit on his body was of quite the decent grade and the wind de failed to break through it. That said, taking a few more of those attacks would likely result in the attacks going all the way into his bones and muscles. Just ahead, tens of merfolk appeared. The one in the lead was yet another hammerhead shark merfolk. A beam of light flew over from afar to precisely strike the right gill slit of a hammerhead shark from behind. The soft gills were not protected by its tough hide and were easily pierced through by the beam of light, resulting in a burst of blood. However, the hammerhead shark merfolk appeared to possess a stunningly tenacious level of vitality. Despite the severity of its wound, it did not fall down. Instead, it stretched a hand out and pointed at the distant Tina, roaring loudly. Under themand of the hammerhead shark merfolk, tens of crossbow arrows were fired in unison, all towards Tina¡¯s position. As for Tina, after firing the shot earlier, she had already sensed that a counter attack woulde. And so, she jumped to her feet and leaped towards the next sniper position that she had already determined beforehand. However, in addition to the long-ranged attacks, the average merfolk soldiers were also rushing ¨C in an orderly manner ¨C to form an encirclement around Tina. ¡°Yang Yi, let¡¯s withdraw. The difficulty level for this instance dungeon is higher than expected!¡± Holding the rifle, Tina swiftly made her way around the shanty town while whispering into themunication device, ¡°While they are still confused, you have a chance to leave.¡± ¡°Alright, you leave first.¡± Yang Yi gave a short reply. At the same time, he pulled out a few sma grenades. Pulling out the safety pins, he then hurled them forward. These merfolk¡­ they were no ordinary monsters. Previously, when reading the quest description, he had not given them much thought. He had assumed that these merfolk were the same as themon monsters that he had encountered in the previous instance dungeons. But looking at them now, they possessed a clear organizational structure andbat system. Moreover, the gurgling noises they made were clearly theirnguage. These merfolk were not some motley crew. Rather, this was a high-level army. The sma grenades exploded and the resulting mes engulfed the several merfolk who failed to evade in time. This also created a path for Yang Yi. At any rate, this instance dungeon was not giving any punishment for failure ofpletion. Retreating now would only mean failure in obtaining thepletion reward. It was not a big loss. For the past few months, the two of them had been fighting, advancing and retreating together in instance dungeons. And while they were once formalbat personnel of Zero City¡¯s resident guilds, tackling instance dungeons with so little members was still too much for them. Whenever they encountered a difficult enemy or a formidable instance dungeon monster, they would not feel ashamed about running away. Taking advantage of the opening created by the dissipating sma, Yang Yi charged out of the encirclement. Up ahead, Tina, who had the high ground, was quickly running away, putting more distance between her and her pursuers. asionally, she would stop to provide cover fire for Yang Yi. But the merfolk arrows were continuously shooting towards Tina. Moreover, as Tina had to hastily open fire while in a state ofbat, it was only inevitable for her hit rate to fall significantly. Tina had opened fire a total of 13 times, but only managed to hit five merfolk. Furthermore, all five were tuna merfolk, the lowest-level merfolk. Yang Yi was running non-stop, but his pursuers were getting closer and closer. But that was not all. More merfolk appeared before him to surround him. Clenching his teeth, Yang Yi pulled out more sma grenades from his storage gear, three this time. Considering for a moment, he kept one of them before throwing the other two backwards. They did not have many items on them back when they left Zero City. In the days after that, the rewards they earned were also quite insufficient. The number of sma grenades was not replenishable. Although the sma explosions were able to stop the pursuers for a bit, they were incapable ofpletely stopping them. ¡°You go first. I¡¯ll catch up in a bit.¡± Yang Yi jumped onto the roof of a shack and panted into his mike. ¡°If I leave, it¡¯ll be even harder for you to escape.¡± Tina firmly refused. With her left hand, she pulled out a silk that was as thin as a cicada¡¯s wing and threw it backwards. The silk could be seen up in the air for one second before it disappeared from sight. A few secondster, a few of the merfolk pursuers, the ones at the forefront, abruptly started twitching all over as they came to a halt. A high number of electrical sparks flew out from their bodies, which turned into charcoal before falling to the ground. However, the flickered with light a few times before breaking into pieces. ¡°If you stay behind, that¡¯s dying alongside me. What will happen to your son if you die?¡± There was a rare emotional tone in Yang Yi¡¯s voice. ¡°Did you forget what you said to me? That no matter what, you would maintain Gibbs bloodline!¡± Tina was silent. ¡°Your husband is Zero City¡¯s hero. Raise your child well.¡± After saying that, Yang Yi reached out with his hand and crushed themunication device to bits. Yang Yi stopped running and turned to look at Tina, who was still standing high up in the distance. Then, he said softly to himself, ¡°Goodbye¡­ Flower of Rodriar. The days spent with you were quite pleasant.¡± By then, however, all Tina¡¯s ears could hear were crackling electrical noises. She swiftly nced backwards at her pursuers before turning to look at Yang Yi. Almost all of his escape routes had been closed off. Tina gave a deep sigh and a look of determination in her eyes. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Yang Yi. I know as well, but¡­ I¡¯m sorry. ¡°And¡­ thank you.¡± Yang Yi gently tossed away the energy pistols and equipped himself with two war des. His body was taut as he stared at the merfolk that were swarming towards him. The hammerhead shark merfolk leading the merfolk group was none other than the one whose gills were struck by Tina¡¯s attack. Seeing Yang Yi giving up on running away, it stopped running as well. Instead, it strode forward, waving its hands tomand the other merfolk to surround Yang Yi. Theirnguage was iprehensible to Yang Yi and even their faces were different from that of humans, but the hatred in its eyes were very obvious. ¡°At the very least, I¡¯ll be killing you¡­¡± Yang Yi gripped the hilt of his des tightly, his eyes fixed onto the hammerhead shark merfolk. Boom! A missile descended from the sky, hitting an area that had the most number of merfolk and also disrupting the attack that Yang Yi was preparing tounch. The few merfolk situated at the centre of the explosion had their bodies blown to bits while the others that were close by were also affected by the shrapnel and mes. They rolled on the ground while uttering strange shrieking sounds. Immediately after that, even more missiles and beams of light arrived, transforming the ground into a sea of mes. The sunlight, which had been blurred by the fog in the air, now cast a line of shadows down upon the ground. Yang Yi swiftly raised his head and saw ten Sentinel mechs flying over at a high velocity. At the same time, the loudspeakers of all the Sentinel mechs, adjusted to the highest possible volume, roared out a single sentence. ¡°Today, Zero City is reborn!¡± Those loud words were filled with intense emotions, unyielding battle intent and glory returned. Chapter 844 Chapter 844 Zero City? Yang Yi was utterly dumbfounded. He felt his whole body going numb from shock and excitement. In the days following his escape from Zero City, he had received news that a small group of people from Zero City did manage to escape. However, no one knew where they went. During those long days, Yang Yi and Tina, who had been searching hopefully, gradually turned dubious and confused. In the end¡­ they chose not to think about it at all. But now, unexpectedly, they would hear the name once more, a name that had been engraved into their very bones. Yang Yi peered through the fog to look at the Sentinel mechs that were up in the sky. The crest painted on the mechs were indeed that of Zero City. More urately, it was from de Mountain me Sea Guild. Moreover, all those Sentinel mechs were the top-end versions that had been installed with all the special parts and additional weapons. They were certainly not the kind that guilds outside of Zero City could easily get their hands on. His heart started beating wildly. A figure dove down from the sky. With a sh of green light, a hammerhead shark merfolk that had just gotten up from the explosion was cleaved into two and its two parts fell to the ground like wooden poles. The Ion Pulse Sword! Yang Yi was certain that his eyes were not mistaken. That was the energy-based melee weapon of the Floating Angel. As for the figure that swooped down earlier, it had stopped and was standing still. The figure¡¯s delicate and voluptuous body was indeed wearing the Floater mech armour, which shone with a silvery white brilliance. ¡°You guys¡­¡± Yang Yi opened his mouth. He wanted to say something only to suddenly find out that he had choked up. No matter how hard he tried, he could not form a proper syble. The Sentinel mechs and the Floating Angel seemingly ignored Yang Yi. They also showed no signs of attacking him. All they did was aim at all the merfolk on the ground and bombard them non-stop with their firepower. Additionally, they were also being super excessive on unloading their firepower upon the merfolk. Even the solitary merfolk that had separated from its group would be incinerated into charcoal by tens of beams of light or ripped into mincemeat by several miniguns. Their frost crossbow arrows, melee weapons or even the sharp wind des shooting out from the swing of their fins were all incapable of breaking through the energy shields of the Sentinel mechs. In but two short minutes, not a single one of the merfolk within the shanty town was left intact. The same was true for the buildings there. Throughout it all, though, not once did the Sentinel mechs and Floating Angel, who imed to be from Zero City, opened fire at Yang Yi. It wasn¡¯t until all of the enemies had been cleared did Yang Yi see the Floating Angel slowly walk forward to stand before the Misty Ocean Tee. Retrieving the injection device for the high-energy radioactive particles, she then pressed it against the trunk of the Misty Ocean Tree. Immediately, a thick needle protruded out from the front part of the injection device before piercing the trunk. The mechanical injection device automatically started working and the purple liquid was injected into the tree. Immediately, the tall Misty Ocean Tree began withering at a pace that was visible to the naked eye. Its branches that had been spraying out white mist non-stop stopped its actions before bending down, hanging limply. ¡°Point tree has been dealt with.¡± The Floating Angel turned around and reported in a hushed tone. Gesturing at the Sentinel mechs, she said, ¡°The next location.¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Seeing them about to leave, Yang Yi finally woke up from his extreme state of shock. He let out a heart-rending shout, ¡°You guys¡­ are you guys really from Zero City?¡± The Floating Angel gave Yang Yi a nce before replying coolly, ¡°We¡¯re not epting visitor applications while inside this instance dungeon. After this instance dungeon is over, we will issue out a notice.¡± ¡°You are¡­ from the Angel Corps? And you guys¡­¡± Yang Yi took a few steps forward, his gaze turning towards the Sentinel mechs behind the Floating Angel. ¡°You guys are¡­ de¡­ de¡­¡± ¡°We¡¯re from de Mountain me Sea Guild. Looks like you are very familiar with Zero City.¡± The voice of the frontmost Sentinel mech¡¯s pilot rang out. Yang Yi silently regarded the Sentinel mech. Slowly, he raised his hand and took off the helmet of his exoskeleton suit. After that, he released his grip, letting the helmet fall and roll on the ground. Instantly, a gasp of surprise came from all the Sentinel mechs. The hatch of the frontmost Sentinel mech abruptly popped open and a figure jumped out, rushing towards Yang Yi. It was Guan Shan. ¡°Guan Shan¡­ as expected, you guys¡­ you¡¯re actually still alive!¡± Looking at the familiar face, Yang Yi¡¯s mind seemingly returned to the day Zero City fell, where they had fought side by side in the deadly battle. ¡°Yes, many have died, but we are still alive.¡± Guan Shan embraced Yang Yi¡¯s shoulders tightly. He too almost could not stop himself from crying. ¡°So, about what you said earlier¡­¡± Yang Yi¡¯s voice was still trembling uncontrobly. ¡°Zero City, is it true that it has been rebuilt?¡± ¡°Of course, it¡¯s true. Brother, it is¡­ true!¡± Yang Yi nodded. Suddenly, he extricated himself from Guan Shan¡¯s grip. Then, taking two steps back, he straightened himself. Putting all his strength into it, he then executed a solemn military salute. ¡°Reporting! Team Leader Yang Yi from de Mountain me Sea Guild¡¯s Team Thunderstrike has returned!¡± ¡­ ¡°Just like this¡­ it¡¯s over?¡± When Yang Yi heard the countdown for the instance dungeon¡¯spletion, he could hardly believe his ears. After returning to the guild, Yang Yi followed Guan Shan¡¯s team, acting alongside them. He watched as they cleared one Misty Ocean Tree after another like trampling on withered twigs. There wasn¡¯t a single casualty. ¡°For us, this is how things should be whenpleting instance dungeons.¡± Guan Shan stood beside him and looked at thest Misty Ocean Tree that had just been dealt with and the battered corpses of the merfolk strewn across the ground before him. ¡°It¡¯s just that we have been sinking for too long. We have forgotten the glorious bygone days when we stood at the pinnacle of the Awakened world.¡± ¡°Yes¡­¡± Yang Yi sighed softly. ¡°It has indeed been too long.¡± Although he was a veteran, Yang Yi, whose development route was technology-oriented, relied more on various equipment. By leaving de Mountain me Sea Guild and the infinite supplies from Zero City, it was only inevitable for his strength to fall greatly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. That¡¯s already over.¡± Guan Shan lightly patted Yang Yi¡¯s shoulder. ¡°We did not enter this instance dungeon together. So, we¡¯ll not be able to exit at the same location. No matter. After you leave, use this and you¡¯ll be able to return to Zero City.¡± Yang Yi looked down at his palm. Guan Shan had handed him a card. Nodding, he said, ¡°Right now¡­ just how¡¯s the situation in Zero City?¡± Guan Shan smiled. ¡°Do you still remember Chen Xiaolian?¡± ¡°The one who helped us win the Blood Verdict¡­¡± Naturally, Yang Yi would not forget the young man who had substituted for Blue Sea in the fight, helping de Mountain me Sea Guild so as to not be purged from the resident guilds of Zero City. Moreover, they had also fought side by side on the day Zero City fell. ¡°He¡¯s the one¡­ who rebuilt Zero City. As for the details, we¡¯ll talk about it after you return.¡± Guan Shan smiled. The countdown was almost over. Even if he wanted to, there wasn¡¯t time for him to exin matters to Yang Yi. It¡¯d be better to wait for Yang Yi to return to Zero City ¨C formally returning to their guild ¨C and letting him personally see the current Zero City with his own eyes. Yang Yi nodded. A curtain of light descended. When the refresh process ended, Guan Shan and the others were no longer standing before him. Rio de Janeiro, which had been destroyed and reduced to ruins, reappeared. All the buildings, vehicles and passers-by on the street there had returned to their original state. Yang Yi exchanged looks with Tina. At the same time, he gripped the card in his palm. ¡°Come, we¡¯re going home.¡± ¡­ ¡°The instance dungeon waspleted smoothly. There wasn¡¯t a single casualty.¡± Inside the great hall of Zero City¡¯s main control room, Aderick was standing before Chen Xiaolian while giving him a report. ¡°Additionally, we also happen to meet two former members of Zero City¡¯s resident guilds. Thus, we had them return.¡± ¡°Very good.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded satisfactorily. ¡°What about the other participants?¡± ¡°We made direct contact with a total of 32 Awakened ones. Following yourmand, with the exception of the two former members from our resident guilds, we did not give the rest ess permits. However, the information that very first day next month will be the day Zero City opens has been spread out through them.¡± ¡°Hmm.¡± Chen Xiaolian did not feel too dissatisfied with the number. Generally speaking, the number of instance dungeon participants would not be high. The most important part here was that, after receiving news that Zero City had been rebuilt, those 32 fellows would surely be quick to spread the news. Soon enough, this explosive piece of news would resound throughout the entire Awakened world. During Zero City¡¯s opening day next month, Awakened ones would choose to enter, explore and find out what was going on. Even by their lowest estimate, there¡¯d be no less than 500 of those Awakened ones. Moreover, this number would multiply after the first opening day. ¡°But¡­ at present, we have a problem.¡± Aderick hesitated for a moment. ¡°We are currentlycking in manpower.¡± ¡°Lacking in manpower?¡± Chen Xiaolian frowned, not understanding. ¡°You currently have a few hundred men on hand. What other manpower do you need?¡± At present, the GM was the one taking care of all the control and production systems of Zero City. Strictly speaking, there should be no need for any support staff. The several hundred men under Aderick were the surviving remnants of Zero City. Whenpared to the original Zero City, that was but a fraction of what they had. Even so, this number was already highly sufficient to serve asbat personnel. ¡°If we only want to use Zero City as a base of operations, this is indeed enough. But a city¡­ far from it.¡± Aderick shook his head. ¡°Although the necessary operations are already up and running, things like hotels, restaurants and others of the like will require a great deal of manpower to maintain. Without those, there¡¯s no way we can give the other Awakened ones the confidence to believe that Zero City has been fully revived. Thus¡­ we may need to recruit new members from the other Awakened ones and expand the number of peripheral guilds.¡± ¡°Makes sense.¡± Aderick¡¯s words served as a reminder to Chen Xiaolian. Without those facilities, this Zero City could only be considered as arge base of operations and not a ¡®city¡¯ where people can live. Additionally, if they wanted to do the same thing as the original Zero City, amodate a high number of people from peripheral guilds and receive up to tens of thousands of guests during certain opening days, the current number of men they have on hand was truly far from sufficient. ¡°What¡¯s the recruitment models that you guys usually use?¡± Chen Xiaolian asked after a moment¡¯s consideration. ¡°Every guild has their own rules,¡± Aderick responded. ¡°Our Knights of Darkness Guild will ept applications from everyone. As long as they can pass our guild¡¯s tests, they will be allowed to join. Rodriar Guild will only invite those that they want to join their guild. There¡¯s also de Mountain me Sea Guild. It seems they would only allow those who had served in the Chinese military before to join them. Strength wise, though, there are no restrictions.¡± ¡°Then, I¡¯ll leave it all to you guys.¡± After pondering for a moment, Chen Xiaolian continued, ¡°This can be considered as your internal affairs. I will not interfere.¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s generous attitude, Aderick could not stop himself from feeling shocked. This new Zero City was something that Chen Xiaolian built by himself. For him to allow them ¨C the remnants of the resident guilds from the previous Zero City ¨C to enter was already something unbelievable for Aderick. And now, this action of his was the equivalent of handing over all the authority for essing Zero City to Aderick. ¡°This is nothing to be surprised about.¡± Looking at the expression on Aderick¡¯s face, Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Like I said before, we are partners here.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Aderick thought about it for a moment. Given Chen Xiaolian¡¯s current level of strength, there was no longer any need for him to worry about his authority being stepped upon. Thus, Aderick simply thanked him. ¡°Alright. If there¡¯s nothing else, then let¡¯s end it here.¡± Chen Xiaolian waved Aderick off. ¡°By the way, I still have one question.¡± Aderick, who had already turned to leave, suddenly turned his head. ¡°When the day arrives and all the Awakened ones have been united, what do you n to do?¡± ¡°When the dayes, I¡¯ll let you know.¡± Chen Xiaolian winked. Chapter 845 Chapter 845 The quiet valley was filled with great towering trees. A bright moon hung above, sending rays of luminous moonlight down, which created spots of shadows due to the blockage from the foliage. Suddenly, the asional chirps from sparrows halted. In an instant, the valley fell into a deathly state of silence. A huge spatial rift suddenly appeared and slowly expanded in size. The moment the rift appeared, everything around it, trees, stones, birds, animals and even the air seemingly became greatly affected by a suction force and were all swept into the rift. And yet, a hand abruptly stretched out from the centre of the massive suction force. It was a fair and slender hand, yet firm and strong. The hand hung about on the edge of the spatial rift, as though it was pressing against something tangible there. Then, putting force against its back, a second hand appeared. The blowing gale, a result of the air being sucked in, wasparable to a typhoon. But Shen did not appear affected by it in the slightest. Rather, the only thing he was fighting against was the gravitational pull from the rift behind him. After more than half his body had emerged from the rift, a golden light abruptly appeared upon his body. Next, his entire figure flew out like a cannonball beforending on the ground somewhere tens of metres away. After hended on the ground, the gravitational pull was no longer capable of affecting him. He turned around and watched as the rift gradually shrank. ¡°In the end, you¡­ are still one step ahead of us in getting out.¡± Du Wei¡¯s voice rang out from within the rift. There was a hint of helplessness in his voice. ¡°I won¡¯t be that much faster. Still¡­ it should be enough for me to do what I want to do.¡± Shen smiled and shook his head. ¡°That you could think of this method and trap me for so long, you are already very incredible.¡± ¡°If I can beat you, would I have to resort to using such an underhanded n?¡± There was a wry tone in Du Wei¡¯s voice. As the rift grew smaller and smaller, his voice too, grew softer and softer. ¡°I only hope that the kid, Chen Xiaolian¡­ could¡­¡± ¡°Just rx, stay inside and wait for me topletely patch the world temte.¡± Shen waved his hands, as though saying a parting goodbye. ¡°To not have to personally kill you all. That is also a good thing for me.¡± The rift closed and no more sound could be heard. All that remained was a massive crater with a radius of tens of metres. The soil that had been resting within the area had all disappeared. Farther away, all the trees had been uprooted; some were lying on the ground while the others had simply vanished. Shen then turned around and pondered for a moment. ¡°I¡¯ve been gone for so long. It¡¯s time I go see my adorable subordinates.¡± ¡­ It was a very big conference room, but while there were various luxurious furniture around it, the conference table in the middle of the room was not that big. The many rows of buildings beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows were not tall. Peering even farther ahead, one could see the Washington Monument. It was the tallest building in the US capital. Seated around the circr conference table were five men and two women, seven in total. There was a solemn expression on every one of their faces and the atmosphere within the conference room was so heavy that it felt somewhat eerie. ¡°European branch¡­ how did this change happened?¡± After a long time, a ck man spoke up. ¡°Terrame from the African branch and Jiang Long from the China branch died in instance dungeons, but those deaths were not surprising. The European branch, on the other hand¡­ Dimitri actually died? He is the only one among us who was once an Inspector, and also the only [S] ss.¡± He wore an eyepatch over his left eye and his one eye was fixed upon an old man with white beard and hair. It was none other than the one Chen Xiaolian had met back in Paris, Shamash. ¡°Dragonhawk, there is no need for you fellows from the North American branch to meddle with the affairs of the European branch.¡± Shamash lowered his eyelids as he looked down at the steaming cup of coffee ced before him. ¡°You invited us all to Washington. Surely, it is not simply for the sake of looking into the internal changes of our men, right?¡± ¡°Naturally.¡± The one-eyed ck man known as Dragonhawk nodded and he gave everyone there a nce. ¡°Ever since leaving Thorned Flower Guild, we have split off into different branches and have done things separately. The North American branch, South American branch, European branch, China branch, African branch, Central Asia branch, Australian branch¡­ although we collectively bear the name Starfall Guild, we have never taken action together before. But now¡­ we have to unite for real.¡± ¡°I do not know how things are on your end, but at the very least, in our North American branch, this month, three guilds have announced that they will be breaking away from their position as our peripheral organizations and join Zero City. Moreover, those guys are not exactly weak. Given the situation¡­ I cannot tolerate this any longer! They are absorbing new blood and growing their strength at a rapid pace!¡± ¡°That¡¯s all nonsense!¡± A woman seated on the other end of the conference table harrumphed. She was also ck. She wore an ordinary short skirt but her body waspletely covered with metal piercings, both big and small. ¡°Everyone knows we need to unite. But the question is, who should lead? If not for the fact that we could not solve that problem, we would not have ended up in this fragmented state when we left Thorned Flower Guild all the way until now.¡± ¡°Now that it¡¯se to this, are we still going to engage in this meaningless confrontation?¡± A white man whose body was covered in tattoos sighed. Although he had a very rough and violent appearance, he spoke in a refined manner. ¡°The most important thing for us now is to deal with the revived Zero City. Other matters can be pushed aside for the time being. Besides, this is a temporary alliance. All we need to do is unanimously elect a leader for now. Once this problem is solved, we can continue to maintain our current status quo.¡± ¡°Even if we do elect a leader, then what?¡± Shamash took a sip of the coffee. He spoke as though this matter had nothing to do with him. ¡°I do not want to pour cold water on everyone, but¡­ do not forget, in the many years prior, even back when Guild Leader Shen was in charge, we have never managed to truly deal with Zero City. Even thatst time, when Zero City¡¯s entrance became exposed¡­ we originally thought that it had been destroyed. Now, though, it has revived. Meanwhile, Guild Leader Shen ended up disappearing without a trace due to that.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t throw the words Guild Leader this, Guild Leader that every time you open your mouth. We have long since left Thorned Flower Guild and he is no longer our Guild Leader.¡± Dragonhawk harrumphed. ¡°Shamash, just what are you trying to say?¡± Shamash did not appear perturbed by Dragonhawk¡¯sints. ¡°I just want to say, Zero City can never bepletely dealt with, because the foundation of its existence is that space itself! No matter how strong we may be, we cannotpletely eradicate them. They will always be able to recover inside that base.¡± ¡°When did I say anything aboutpletely eradicating them?¡± Dragonhawk sneered. ¡°Whether or not Zero City exists has nothing to do with us. That¡¯s something that only Shen cares about. What we want to handle is the matter of Zero City¡¯s extreme rate of expansion. As long as we can make the other Awakened guilds believe that Zero City is not that strong and that those who stand on Zero City¡¯s side will be attacked by us, that¡¯s enough. As for whether or not the guys from Zero City arepletely dead or not, what does that have to do with us?¡± ¡°I understand.¡± The ck woman suddenly came to the realization. ¡°You are not nning an assault on Zero City. Rather, you want to attack their prestige.¡± ¡°Exactly! However, our goal is not just Zero City!¡± Dragonhawk nodded smugly. ¡°What we need to do is to issue a joint deration to all the Awakened guilds and tell them that, between Zero City and us, they can only choose one! Those who choose to stand by Zero City, every one of them will be our enemies! ¡°Be it inside instance dungeons or here in the real world, our seven branches will unite to hunt down everyone from Zero City and those from their peripheral guilds. Soon, every Awakened will know that we are this world¡¯s true rulers! Those peripheral guilds who abandoned us will return while the ones who are watching from the sides will feel how stupid they were and be eager to join us!¡± As Dragonhawk spoke, he stood up and waved his hands energetically while a pleased look filled his face. It was as though he could already see the many Awakened ones lowering their heads before him. ¡°When that happens, we no longer need worry about the pursuit and siege from Thorned Flower Guild!¡± ¡°Dragonhawk¡­ you seemed to have forgotten something very important.¡± Shamash did not appear moved by Dragonhawk¡¯s impassioned speech. Rather, his eyelids remained lowered, showing ack of interest. ¡°The condition for that scenario is for us to possess a strength that allows us to overwhelm the guys from Zero City.¡± ¡°Shamash, you have always been so cowardly and fearful of dying!¡± Dragonhawkughed wildly. ¡°I have already contacted several guys from the other guilds. Those guys have all encountered those Zero City fellows inside instance dungeons. ording to them, the number of men from Zero City is not high, a dying species. The standard of their individual strength is also a far cry from the past. They simply have a high number of technology-type equipment due to having returned to Zero City.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The tattooed man also nodded. ¡°It¡¯s the same with the information we obtained in Australia. They possess a lot of equipment, but if we are to look at their individual skills and level of strengthening in general, they had, in fact, weakened. More urately, that siege back then had resulted in them losing a high number of elite members. Furthermore¡­ until now, the only apex powerhouse to appear from their side is Aderick from the Knights of Darkness Guild.¡± ¡°Could¡­ could there still be others who have yet to reveal themselves?¡± The ck woman with piercings all over her body hesitated slightly. ¡°Before the battle, Zero City has several [S] ss experts.¡± ¡°Do you still not understand what they¡¯re trying to do?¡± Dragonhawk snorted disdainfully. ¡°These fellows appeared suddenly and sent a lot of their guys into other instance dungeons. However, the number of men they sent into each instance dungeon is not particrly high. Judging by the number and frequency, they are clearly trying to quickly establish their prestige. They are impatient, wanting to rebuilt the reputation that they once had. Considering the circumstances, if they have more [S] ss guys, is it possible for them to not reveal themselves?¡± ¡°That¡­ makes sense.¡± The ck woman pondered for a moment before slowly nodding. ¡°But even so, at present, we do not have a single [S] ss member here. Dimitri has died and no one here can confront Aderick. Although it is not impossible for all of us here to kill off an [S] ss expert, it is still too difficult. The price we will have to pay for that will surely be very big. I do not know if we can stomach that.¡± ¡°Dimitri is dead¡­ so what?¡± Dragonhawk revealed a faint smile. Slowly, he clenched his fists. A formidable wave of domineering power swiftly emanated from his fists. Chapter 846 Chapter 846 ¡°This is?¡± Except for Shamash, the eyes of everyone there instantly flew wide as they stared at Dragonhawk. ¡°You¡­ this, you¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s been half a year since I stepped foot into [S] ss.¡± Looking at the shocked expression on everyone¡¯s faces, Dragonhawkughed loudly. There was a highly smug look on his face. ¡°How could I have made this decision to summon you all here otherwise?¡± ¡°In other words¡­ you n on taking the responsibility of facing Aderick on your own?¡± The tattooed man nodded leisurely. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, our Australian branch will participate.¡± Although the European branch had been trying its best to conceal the news about Dimitri¡¯s death, the other branches were also part of Starfall Guild. It was impossible for the others to not find out. The tattooed man had been wondering how Dragonhawk could still possess the confidence to summon everyone after the death of Dimitri ¨C their only [S] ss expert ¨C and have them pool their strength to fight Zero City. And now, he finally understood. ¡°With greater poweres greater responsibilities. Since I am the only [S] ss, it is only natural for me to bear this responsibility alone.¡± Dragonhawk retracted the power that he had been radiating. ¡°Of course, this does not mean that you guys do not need to contribute.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± The woman with the piercings nodded. ¡°We, the South American branch, will participate.¡± ¡°The African branch will participate.¡± ¡°The Central Asia branch will also participate.¡± ¡°What about you two?¡± Dragonhawk turned to thest two men who had yet to state their positions. Shamash remained hunched, looking down at the cup of coffee before him. The coffee had already turned cold and was no longer releasing steam. Even so, his head remained lowered while his eyes remained staring at the coffee. It was as though there was a peerless beauty hidden within the coffee cup. Not once did his gaze move away. The other person was the manager for the China branch. This person was a rustic-looking young man named Nightmare. He was someone who only just became the manager for the China branch not too long ago, after the death of Jiang Long. And while Dragonhawk knew his name, that was all. It was said that Shen had only chosen to bring Nightmare into Thorned Flower Guild and feed him because his skill was simply too exotic. He was just a mascot. His true strength was so low that he wasparable to trash. Back when they first split up from Thorned Flower Guild, Dragonhawk seemed to recall Nightmare trying topete for the position of manager for the China branch. Later, however, for some unknown reason, he disappeared without a trace. Dragonhawk simply did not understand how Nightmare managed to take over Jiang Long¡¯s position and be the new manager. ¡°I¡­ need to think about it some more.¡± Nightmare frowned. Then, with a constipated look on his face, he said, ¡°What does the European branch has to say?¡± ¡°Shamash, we are all waiting for you.¡± Dragonhawk nodded and turned towards Shamash again. When it came to the strength of their Awakened ones, the China branch had always been the weakest amongst the seven branches. And now, those guys actually allowed a piece of trash like Nightmare to be their leader. It would appear that they were truly on the decline. As such, their opinion was of little importance. The European branch, on the other hand, had always had one of the best teams around. That was especially so when Dimitri was still alive. At present, even though that [S] ss fellow had died, the power they possessed was still something that cannot be neglected. Shamash¡¯s opinion was very important. ¡°I fear¡­ it won¡¯t be possible for you guys to seed.¡± Shamash stayed silent for a moment. Finally, for the first time ever, he raised his head and cast an apathetic look at Dragonhawk. ¡°Due to that, our European branch has no intentions of participating.¡± ¡°Shamash, if you are not confident in my strength, I don¡¯t mind showing it to you.¡± First stunned, Dragonhawk then snorted. ¡°It is not as though we have never encountered Aderick in instance dungeons in the past. You can see for yourself whether or not my strength has already risen to the same level as his.¡± ¡°No need for that.¡± Shamash waved his hand lightly. A hint of weariness appeared on his face. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if you n on threatening me or if you truly want to just show off your strength. All of that is pointless. You fellows¡­ you still do not know how Dimitri died, right?¡± ¡°You guys have been hiding it all this time and not officially announce his death. How are we supposed to know?¡± Dragonhawk sneered. ¡°Which instance dungeon did he die in?¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t an instance dungeon.¡± Shamash shook his head. ¡°He, someone broke into our headquarters and killed him, in a one versus one battle.¡± ¡°What?¡± Everyone there let out a low cry of surprise. An [S] ss expert was¡­ killed in a one versus one battle? ¡°Aderick¡­ has grown so strong?¡± Dragonhawk¡¯s face turned grim. ¡°Dimitri was someone ranked second among the Inspectors. How did he do it?¡± ¡°Unfortunately, the one who took action was not Aderick.¡± Shamash let out a soft sigh. ¡°Nonsense! How could Zero City still have another [S] ss expert? Moreover, this person can kill Dimitri in a one-on-one fight?¡± Dragonhawk mmed the table furiously. ¡°Do you think [S] ss experts are like pies that can fall from sky?¡± ¡°Wait!¡± The woman with the piercings seemingly remembered something and her face took on a highly terrified look. ¡°Could¡­ could it be him¡­ is Guild Leader Shen still alive?¡± The moment those words left her mouth, the conference room fell into a deathly state of silence. ¡°Be, what nonsense are you spouting?¡± After a lengthy moment of silence, Dragonhawk finally took a deep breath and said, ¡°Shen has already gone missing for so long now. To this day, he has not been seen even once. How could he still be alive? He must be dead! He has to be!¡± ¡°But Zero City has reappeared once more. If Zero City can, then Guild Leader Shen too¡­¡± The tattooed white man from the Australian branch furrowed his brows tightly and there was a highly hesitant tone in his voice. ¡°It¡¯s been two months since Zero City reappeared. If Shen is truly still alive, he should have reappeared long ago!¡± Dragonhawk spat out angrily. ¡°Do you guys really want him to be alive that much? If he is truly still alive, we, the traitors, will all die! Do you understand?¡± As they were arguing fiercely, Shamash simply watched them coolly. There was a faint, cynical smile on his face and he did not utter a single word. He waited for Dragonhawk to finish shouting before coolly speaking up. ¡°Did I ever say¡­ Dimitri was killed by Guild Leader Shen or Aderick?¡± Silence. ¡°Then¡­ who was it?¡± The tattooed white man swiftly turned towards Shamash. ¡°I do not know.¡± Shamash sighed softly. ¡°It was a youngster. At the very least, his appearance is that of a youngster. However, from the start to end, he never gave his name. All we know is that¡­ he appeared together with Tian Lie and used only one move to kill off Dimitri.¡± The conference room once against fell into a deathly state of silence. ¡°As he was leaving, he told us to get ready to join Zero City,¡± Shamash continued softly. ¡°Although I do not know just who he is, it is an indubitable fact that this peerless expert has suddenly emerged from Zero City. Dragonhawk, you have indeed stepped past the threshold of the [S] ss, but I don¡¯t think your strength has surpassed Dimitri. Even more so, I don¡¯t think¡­ that mysterious youngster will need to make a second move if he wants to kill you.¡± Dragonhawk¡¯s face alternated between red and blue and he clenched his teeth so hard that a sound could be hearding from them. Even so, he could not utter a single word. He knew that Shamash was not someone who would exaggerate matters. For him to say something like this, it had to be true. As far as he knew, there was only one person who could have killed Dimitri in a single move. Their former Guild Leader¡­ Shen! ¡°Could he¡­ be stronger than Shen?¡± Be¡¯s body trembled slightly. ¡°I think¡­ maybe.¡± Shamash nodded lightly. ¡°Among us here, I am the only one who has witnessed his strength. Thus, I am very clear that, if he decides to attack, there would be no possibility for us to fight back. Truth be told, I have already made up my mind beforeing to Washington for this meeting. ¡°Starting today, we will leave Starfall Guild and all of us will join Zero City.¡± ¡°Are you for real? Shamash?¡± Dragonhawk stared at Shamash. ¡°Just because you were scared by him a little, you are going to obediently run towards him while wagging your tail and beg for mercy?¡± ¡°There¡¯s no helping it. I want to live.¡± There was a very calm look on Shamash¡¯s face. ¡°You guys have never met that youngster, let alone feel that terrifying atmosphere of coercion when standing before him. Before him, we are as helpless and pitiful as three-year-olds.¡± As Shamash spoke, he slowly got up and walked towards the door. ¡°Today, I just wanted to tell you guys, given our friendship from being in the same guild before. In fact, I have already sent someone to contact Zero City. We have also obtained a verbal promise from them, agreeing to ept all of us into Zero City. In three days, we will officially be one of their peripheral guilds.¡± Standing at the door, Shamash turned to once again nce at the other managers behind him. His eyes were filled with sympathy and pity. ¡°The only advice I can give you all is to quickly join. Else¡­ who knows if the mysterious eastern youngster would go after your heads too?¡± Opening the door, he was about to walk out when his whole body suddenly froze in ce. After hearing Shamash¡¯s final words, the remaining six people inside the conference room had been looking at one another. They were still in the state of shock from earlier and had yet to recollect themselves. But when they noticed Shamash halting his steps, they all turned their gazes towards the door of the conference room. The door was only slightly opened. Furthermore, Shamash¡¯s body was also blocking the way. Due to that, they could not see what was outside. However, looking at Shamash from the side, they could see that his face had turned pale, like a frozen corpse in a morgue. ¡°Shamash.¡± Dragonhawk¡¯s heart skipped a beat and he called out. But Shamashpletely ignored him. He did not move, not even half a step. Even his gaze had not shifted away, focused only on whatever was resting beyond the slightly opened door. Gurgling sounds kepting out from his throat and his face brimmed with both dread and despair. The remaining six people slowly stood up. Their rate of breathing too, slowly grew faster. Beyond the door¡­ just what kind of thing could scare Shamash this much? ¡°It¡¯s been a while, Shamash.¡± A maic, baritone voice came from beyond the door, carrying within it a gentle and rxed tone. But to the ears of the six people within the conference room, it sounded like a call from Hell. Chapter 847 Chapter 847 ¡°Guild¡­ Guild¡­ Guild¡­¡± Dragonhawk stammered, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not utter out aplete term. ¡°Please move aside. With you standing at the door like this, I cannot go in.¡± Although the voice was still as warm as a spring breeze, it was filled with a majesty that cannot be defied. Legs trembling, Shamash moved backwards, all the way until he was standing before the conference table again. As for the figure standing outside the door, he finally pushed open the door to reveal himself. A bright, eye-catching blond hair and a handsome face that was smiling faintly. ¡°Don¡¯t call me Guild Leader.¡± Shen entered the conference room. He stretched out a finger and wagged it before continuing with a smile. ¡°Didn¡¯t you fellows already leave Thorned Flower Guild long ago? Naturally, that means I am no longer your Guild Leader.¡± ¡°Guild Leader¡­ when did you¡­ arrive?¡± Dragonhawk swallowed hard. Just the act of speaking that whole sentence had been arduously difficult for him. ¡°Long enough. Everything you guys were talking about, I heard them all clearly from outside the door.¡± Shen walked forward until he arrived before Dragonhawk. Ignoring Dragonhawk, he then sat on Dragonhawk¡¯s seat. Then, he leaned backwards, crossed his legs and ced them on the conference table. ¡°Originally, I had felt confused. Although we are outside instance dungeons and the yers are not online, at the very least, I should have been able to contact the Awakened members using the guild channel. But I then found out that¡­ everyone has quit the guild. Thankfully, I still remember the location of the headquarters for the North American branch.¡± He turned his face sideways to give Dragonhawk a nce. The corners of his lips curled up slightly. ¡°I actually just nned on finding you. Coincidentally, so many of you happen to be here. That saved me a lot of trouble. Starfall Guild¡­ looks like you fellows all think that I¡¯ve fallen.¡± ¡°Guild Leader¡­ we¡­ we never had any thoughts of betraying you!¡± The woman from the South American branch, Be, took a few steps back and her full breasts ¨C due to her ragged breathing ¨C rose up and down. ¡°We left the guild, it¡¯s all because the yers wanted to purge us! They were the ones who could not tolerate us! Seeing how you were not around, they nned to kill us all off!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right¡­¡± The tattooed man from the Australian branch finally recovered somewhat from his state of dread. He said loudly, ¡°It¡¯s the yers who first betrayed you! They betrayed the rules that you set down. They wanted to destroy the state of peaceful coexistence within the guild! Please believe us¡­ we just wanted to protect ourselves!¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to so hastily exin yourselves.¡± Shen shook his head gently. Appearance wise, it seemed as though he was not in a bad mood. However, everyone present there did not rx upon seeing his expression and tone. All of them knew that this former Guild Leader of theirs would maintain a smile on his face even as he was deciding to kill others. ¡°Thorned Flower Guild¡­ it haspleted its objective. Whether or not it split, whether or not you fellows leave, I no longer care. Of course, judging by the current situation, I may still have some use for you guys. I think¡­¡± Slowly, Shen¡¯s gaze swept over the faces of everyone there. ¡°Surely, you guys do not mind working for me for a bit, do you?¡± ¡°No¡­ no! Of course not! Please give us the order!¡± Dragonhawk¡¯s body gave a shudder and he was the first the respond, loudly. At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief. It would appear that the Guild Leader truly was not thinking of throwing a fit. Despite having reached [S] ss, Dragonhawk ¨C no matter how arrogant he may be ¨C did not believe that he had any chance of confronting Shen. At any rate, he was¡­ a true monster. ¡°Shamash, just now, you said that you have already contacted Zero City and that they have allowed you guys to join Zero City, right?¡± Shen raised his head and nced at Shamash, who was standing in a corner, trembling. ¡°No¡­ I¡­ I didn¡¯t¡­ Zero City¡­ I¡­ they¡­¡± Shamash¡¯s mouth trembled and his face grew flushed. Finally, he simply fell to his knees with a plop and lowered his head. ¡°Please forgive me, Guild Leader!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not ming you here. What forgiveness are you talking about?¡± Shen frowned and continued coolly, ¡°Shamash, I¡¯ll say this again. At present, what I need is for you guys to do something for me. I¡¯m not reproaching you. Whatever I ask you, just answer. Understand? If you continue to give me unrted answers, I may have to ask someone else.¡± ¡°No¡­ no¡­ I understand, Guild Leader!¡± Shamash vigorously wiped away the sweat on his forehead and shook his head with all his might. ¡°Yes, I have already contacted the guys from Zero City. In three days, they will meet me and give us a permit to enter the city.¡± ¡°Who is the one who will be meeting you?¡± Shen slowly nodded. ¡°The current Guild Leader of de Mountain me Sea Guild. I think he¡¯s called¡­ Guan Shan,¡± Shamash hastily said. ¡°Some misceneous soldier that I¡¯ve never heard of.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°Can you contact him now?¡± ¡°Yes, Guild Leader!¡± As he spoke, Shamash immediately brought out a smallmunication device. ¡°What message do you want me to send?¡± Shen lowered his eyelids and entered a state of deep contemtion. Then, he said, ¡°Firstly, tell him that you¡¯ve contacted yourpanions from the other major branches. More, you¡¯ve convinced them all to surrender to Zero City. Starfall Guild will, as a whole, join Zero City and be one of their peripheral guilds.¡± ¡°Huh?!¡± Shamash¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°They¡­ will they believe it?¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Since you¡¯ve already witnessed Chen Xiaolian in action, they will believe you. That kid¡¯s present level of strength¡­ is already enough to intimidate others. Just say, the others have heard of how Chen Xiaolian killed Dimitri and felt how powerful Zero City is. They now understand that this is an enemy they cannot defy.¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian?¡± Only then did Shamash know the name of the youngster who had appeared at their European branch¡¯s headquarters. Quickly, he vigorously nodded. ¡°I understand.¡± ¡°Correspondingly, there is a condition,¡± Shen continued. ¡°The seven major branches of Starfall Guild will be surrendering to Zero City altogether. For such an important ceremony, a mere Guild Leader of de Mountain me Sea Guild is not important enough to handle it. Not even Aderick. So, you must propose that Chen Xiaolian must be present at the ceremony. At any rate, his existence is the main reason that all of you are joining Zero City.¡± ¡°Your n is¡­¡± Shamash¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°To personally kill him?¡± Shen gave Shamash a nce and said coolly, ¡°That¡¯s not something you should be asking.¡± ¡°Yes! Yes!¡± Terrified, Shamash immediately lowered his head once again. ¡­ This was already Zero City¡¯s fourth opening day since the day it was rebuilt. Chen Xiaolian brought Qiao Qiao with him and the two of them strolled along the beach of the Sea of Love. The only ones who knew Chen Xiaolian were those who returned to Zero City in the beginning. At present, though, most of the ones within Zero City were new. In addition, the streets were now crowded with Awakened ones who entered Zero City for the opening day. Even though he was not using the system prop to change his appearance, Chen Xiaolian was not worried that others would recognize him. One opening day once a month. This was Zero City¡¯s busiest time. And while this still could not match up to the bustling scenery that Chen Xiaolian had seen before in the past, it had recovered quite a bit of its liveliness. Awakened ones ¨C in twos or threes ¨C could be seen basking in the sun on the beach while some others went for a swim. In themercial street located slightly farther away, most of the shops had already resumed operations and guests would asionallye in and out from the buildings¡¯ doors. ¡°Every single day, I can¡¯t get to see even your shadow. Only during the opening day of the month would I be able to see you once.¡± Qiao Qiao gently grabbed a clump of sand from beneath her and cast an angry look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Why does it feel like you¡¯ve be the Emperor? Have I be an Empress who¡¯s lost your favour?¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing I can do about it either.¡± Chen Xiaolian stretched his hand out to grab Qiao Qiao¡¯s hand. Gently squeezing it, he said, ¡°That Shen, who knows when he will be escaping from the copsing space? Before that happens, even if I only manage to find one more of those angel wings, I will be able to increase my chances of sess by quite a bit.¡± ¡°Did you find it then?¡± Qiao Qiao rolled her eyes. ¡°It¡¯s been over two months now, but I have not seen you get your hands on another one.¡± ¡°If they¡¯re that easy to find, Shen and Du Wei would not have found just a mere handful after spending so many years on them.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°However, no matter how dim the light of hope may be, I must at least give it a try¡­¡± A hologram suddenly appeared beside them. The GM¡¯s face was devoid of emotion and he spoke with a monotonous tone. However, his words shook them to the core. ¡°He has emerged.¡± ¡°So fast?!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face instantly turned bitter. Then, he let out a heavy sigh. Although it had been almost a year since then, Chen Xiaolian still felt¡­ there was far too little time. If he could be given enough time to find another pair of wings, the odds of sess would increase quite a bit. For example¡­ another ten or eight years¡­ ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you may not necessarily lose to him?¡± Qiao Qiao saw through the anxiousness within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart and reached out with her hand to gently press on the back of his hand. Sheforted him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°Yes¡­ it is something I will have to face sooner orter. Besides, if I can convince him, there¡¯ll be no need to fight.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. He quickly purged the negative thoughts from his mind. ¡°GM, send me to him then.¡± Chapter 848 Chapter 848 ¡°I¡¯m Shamash, manager of Starfall Guild¡¯s European branch. Shamash was making a call using themunication device. He had only just finished one sentence when a beam of light suddenly appeared within the conference room. The light onlysted for a moment. And when it faded, Chen Xiaolian could be seen standing in the middle of the conference room with a smile on his face. ¡°This is Guan Shan speaking. Please go ahead.¡± Guan Shan¡¯s voice came from the other end. Shamash, however, had already be stunned. This¡­ isn¡¯t this a little too fast? He had yet to even tell Guan Shan that he wanted to meet Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Hello? Hello?¡± Guan Shan uttered ¡°hello¡± twice quizzically, but Shamash no longer knew how to respond. ¡°Just hang up.¡± Shen waved at Shamash, but he did not turn his eyes towards him. Instead, they were fixed right at Chen Xiaolian, as though fearful that he would run away. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like a dog who just saw a bone, alright?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled at Shen. ¡°Since I took the initiative to appear before you, I will not run away.¡± ¡°I truly¡­ did not think that you would take the initiative to appear before me. I had even spent some time arranging for their false surrender to trick you into appearing. I have to admit, this action of yours surprised me.¡± Shen nodded. ¡°Have I not always been surprising you?¡± Chen Xiaolian winked. ¡°That¡­ seems to be the case.¡± Shen responded with a faint smile. ¡°Tell me then. You know that once Ie out, I will be looking for you. Why did you send yourself over to me? Naturally, you can choose to spare us all that nonsense and just hand over the Oddity over to me.¡± ¡°Come one, search, smell!¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his clothes. ¡°Can you find the Oddity anywhere on me?¡± Shen¡¯s gaze regarded Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body from top to bottom and his eyes gradually turned icy. ¡°Where¡¯s the Oddity?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not immediately answer him. Instead, he nced around the conference room twice and smiled at Shen. ¡°Are you really nning to talk about the Oddity in front of your subordinates¡­ no, your former subordinates?¡± Shen, however, simply replied with a cold tone and a look of indifference, ¡°If you think it¡¯s inappropriate, I can kill them all off any time.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not what I mean.¡± Chen Xiaolian quickly shook his head. ¡°Besides, one of the heads here is someone that I¡¯ve epted as my little brother.¡± After saying that, he walked over until he was standing before Nightmare. Extending his hand, he stroked his head. ¡°Before this, my guild members must have given you one Blood Controller Pill. But¡­ the time to take the next one should being soon, right?¡± Ever since Chen Xiaolian appeared, Nightmare¡¯s eyes had been fixed on Chen Xiaolian. Only, because Shen was there as well, Nightmare dared not speak up. Seeing Chen Xiaolian now standing before him, he nodded his head with all his strength, like a dog whose head was being stroked by its owner. Although he had not met Chen Xiaolian again since then, there was a constant partnership between Starfall Guild¡¯s China branch and Meteor Rock Guild. Due to that, Lun Tai had once given him the antidote just as the 6-month period was about toe to an end. Ever since then, though, he had not had any dealings with Meteor Rock Guild again. In recent days, Nightmare had been going through a really difficult time. Every day, he would think about how many days he had and how, if he did not take the antidote, he would die from the poison. ¡°Although there should still be one or two months¡­ I¡¯ll give it to you first.¡± Using two fingers, Chen Xiaolian plucked out a small dark-red ball, which he ced on the table in front of Nightmare. ¡°As you wished, you have be the head of the China branch. So, you¡¯ll have to be more obedient in the future.¡± After saying that, he stretched his hand out to rub Nightmare¡¯s head again. Only then did he straighten himself and walk towards the already somewhat impatient Shen. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Where?¡± ¡°To an instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Instance dungeon?¡± Shen¡¯s gaze, which was aimed at Chen Xiaolian, grew increasingly puzzled. ¡°You took the initiative toe to me, all for the sake of¡­ entering an instance dungeon with me? What instance dungeon?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not for the sake ofpleting the quest. Any instance dungeon will do. The more convenient, the better. It¡¯s just that, there are some matters that we cannotfortably talk about here.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. He extended a finger, pointing it upwards. ¡°There are some matters that those guys must not hear. Logically speaking, Zero City would be the most suitable ce, but¡­ frankly speaking, I dare not let you in. Who knows if you will suddenly turn around and attack to snatch the Oddity away? So, discussing things inside an instance dungeon would be more convenient.¡± ¡°Zero City? The Oddity?¡± Shen gave Chen Xiaolian a deep stare before letting out a soft harrumph. Only then did he realize that the reason the Oddity was not on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s person was because he had used it as the foundation for the new Zero City. ¡°Alright. Before entering an instance dungeon, I will not reveal anything more to you,¡± Chen Xiaolian said solemnly. ¡°In six hours, in¡­ hmm, Greece, Athens, an instance dungeon will be starting there soon. This is the closest one. Let¡¯s meet again there.¡± After Chen Xiaolian was done talking, a curtain of light shed by and he disappeared. Shen had quietly watched as Chen Xiaolian disappeared with the sh of light. Then, he turned around and gave all the seven people within the conference room a nce. Fearful, everyone there kept quiet. Just now, Guild Leader Shen had¡­ very clearly said that, if necessary, he could kill off the seven of them at any time. It would seem that he really didn¡¯t care about their revolt. But that was only because he no longer cared. Moreover, he still had use for them. At present, however¡­ It would appear that they had be useless to him! Every single one of them remained still, not daring to even breathe. They were like frogs in a cage being stared at by a snake. After watching them for a moment, Shen suddenly shook his head and sighed. ¡°Forget it. You fellows can do whatever you want.¡± After saying that, he pushed open the door and stepped out of the conference room. The door closed up and the sound of footsteps gradually moved farther and farther away. Only then did everyone there began to gasp wildly for air. Just now, they were truly¡­ just a hair¡¯s breadth away from being killed. ¡­ Unlike with most cities, located at the centre of Athens was a small, rocky outcrop. Erected there was the most famous monument in Europe, the Acropolis. The Acropolis, built in the 5th century BC, originally consisted of several massive buildings. However, due to the passage of time, it had be ruined, leaving only a small part of the Temple of Athena, which served as its main body. At that moment, Chen Xiaolian was seated alone in front of a coffee table. He held up a cup, which released a rich aroma of coffee, and sipped. It was a caf¨¦. The d¨¦cor of the caf¨¦ were all natural, unpainted logs. As the front door was not big enough, several tables were set up outside and potted flowers were ced around the tables. And while it was situated within the peripheral area of the city, he was be able to see the rocky outcrop and the temple located in the distance just by raising his head. A curtain of light descended and a prompt appeared in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s personal system. [You have entered¡­] Without waiting for the prompt to fully disy, Chen Xiaolian casually turned off the prompt. The contents of this instance dungeon had nothing to do with him. At any rate, he was not here toplete the quest here. He could not be bothered to check it out. His mind was repeatedly repeating his next words. Ever since all the arrangements werepleted, Chen Xiaolian had rehearsed this so many times that he had practically lost count. However, now that he was about to face Shen, a hint of anxiousness emerged from within his heart for no reason. Thus, he kept wanting to go through it a few more times. The phrasing and tone of each word must be as convincing as possible. The people around him were still moving about and nothing unusual could be seen in the shop. It would appear that the storyline of this instance dungeon did not have much of an effect on the lives of ordinary humans. After having drank half of the coffee in his cup, Chen Xiaolian saw Shen turning into view from the corner of a distant street. ¡°Will you suddenly appear from the caf¨¦ in the corner? I will wave to you and greet you with a smile and we¡¯ll sit and have a chat.¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as Shen walked up to him and sat down. As he did, a line of lyrics randomly popped into his head. Chen Xiaolian quickly waved away this weird and absurdly distracting thought from his mind before nodding towards Shen. ¡°It¡¯s been a while.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that long for me.¡± Shen¡¯s face was mostly devoid of emotions. ¡°How important is it that you insist on only talking about it inside an instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Better safe than sorry.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°Although it is not necessarily safer inside an instance dungeon, having an extrayer of shielding is at least betterpared to being outside.¡± ¡°You may speak now.¡± Shen regarded Chen Xiaolian from top to bottom. ¡°You have half an hour.¡± ¡°I present to you¡­ an alternative solution.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and the words that he had rehearsed countless times in his mind emerged fluently. ¡°As you already know, I have rebuilt Zero City. ¡°I am not as strong as you six while the current GM¡¯s authority ¨C due to the many refreshes ¨C has been adjusted by the Development Team down to an extremely low level. Even so, we have still rebuilt a new Zero City. ¡°Naturally, it is not as big as the Thirty-three Heavens that you guys built. But, at the very least¡­ it is already big enough to hold all the Awakened ones. ¡°Back when you led the yers to attack Zero City, some people from Zero City, under the leadership of Aderick, managed to escape. I have found them and had them return to Zero City to be the core guilds there. And now, after four months, a high number of Awakened ones have be members of their peripheral guilds. ¡°With just a little more time, and¡­ with your help, I can unite all the Awakened ones¡­¡± Suddenly, Shen interrupted Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Are you nning on copying what we did in the past and make Zero City into a sanctuary?¡± ¡°I knew you¡¯d be quick to figure it out.¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled. ¡°However, this is not just a sanctuary for us few. Rather, it is a sanctuary for all Awakened ones! You have gone through so many refreshes before. You should know all too well that the next refresh will be happening very soon. In fact, it might happen any time now. Before that happens, we have to scramble to let all the Awakened onese under the banner of Zero City. Then, everyone will avoid the refresh while inside. It is like¡­ before theing of the great flood, like the Ark that Noah built!¡± ¡°The Ark?¡± Shen sneered. ¡°Have you been in contact with those knightly guild guys for too long? Even the way you talk have be simr to them!¡± ¡°It¡¯s just an example.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°So, what do you think about my proposal?¡± ¡°Save all the Awakened ones? Help them avoid the refresh?¡± Shen narrowed his eyes and looked right at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, in the past, I didn¡¯t realize that you are actually such a magnanimous person.¡± ¡°In your original n, didn¡¯t you also want to save everyone?¡± Chen Xiaolian pretended he did not hear the sarcasm in Shen¡¯s words. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t call myself magnanimous. Since I have the ability to do something that doesn¡¯t require paying any price, if I can save some, I¡¯ll save some. At the very least, my n does not require sacrificing all the Irregrities. With a better option that does not require sacrificing Du Wei and the others, I don¡¯t see any reason for you to reject it.¡± Shen pondered it for a moment. ¡°So¡­ have you informed everyone about your n?¡± ¡°No. With the exception of my guild members, I have not informed anyone else about this, not even Aderick.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly shook his head. ¡°At present, no other Awakened ones know that the Development Team will be unleashing a periodic refresh on this world. I will announce it after I have united all the Awakened ones.¡± ¡°Really? Then, have you ever considered¡­ once those Awakened ones find out about all these things that you¡¯ve done for them, how would they react? Do you think they will thank you?¡± Shen said coolly. ¡°I know most of them won¡¯t. Truth is, I also do not need their thanks.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I¡¯ve practically never appeared before them. Most of the time, I would leave the affairs that require dealing with the other Awakened ones to Aderick and the other former members of Zero City¡¯s resident guilds. I don¡¯t want to get too involved¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re wrong!¡± Before Chen Xiaolian could finish his words, Shen unceremoniously interrupted him. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, your naivety surprises me.¡± ¡°Why do you say that?¡± Chen Xiaolian did not appear flustered at that. ¡°Not only will they not thank you, they will instead hate you,¡± Shen said coldly. ¡°Once you gather all the Awakened ones and announce the matter of the refresh, do you think they would willingly ept your n?¡± ¡°They won¡¯t ept it? Why not?¡± ¡°The Awakened ones are not yers. They are all people from this world. Before Awakening, they used to be ordinary humans with their own lives here.¡± A yful smile appeared on Shen¡¯s face. ¡°Parents, partners, children and even friends¡­ do you think that everyone are solitary loners? ¡°If you can create a world as big as Thirty-three Heavens like we did in the past, then maybe. But a mere Zero City, with that kind of limited space, can you fit in everyone from this world? ¡°You cannot! ¡°If so, once you announce it to them, what do you think they¡¯ll do? ¡°They will not ept it! ¡°Following you into the new Zero City and avoiding the refresh meant abandoning all their beloved ones and friends outside, leaving them as the sole survivor of their group! ¡°How many people¡­ would be willing to board that boat of yours? ¡°In fact, what if, after they enter Zero City, they want to bring their beloved ones and friends in as well? Due to theck of space, a revolt would happen. What do you n on doing then?¡± ¡°You¡­ may have misunderstood something.¡± Suddenly, Chen Xiaolian burst into a smile. ¡°I am not obligated to be responsible towards everyone, let alone possess such an enlightened state of mind! ¡°I built Zero City for myself and my guild members! As for the other Awakened ones, it is as I have said, I don¡¯t need to pay any price for it. If I can save some, I¡¯ll save some. ¡°But that ticket for the ship? It¡¯s a gift from me! A boon that I¡¯m offering to them! ¡°In this world, are there any who would still feel unhappy or dissatisfied after receiving a gift? ¡°I¡¯ll admit, those people you mentioned do exist. But why do I have to bother trying to assuage them and try to make everyone happy?¡± Chen Xiaolian sneered before continuing, ¡°The guys in my guild are mostly loners. And while some of them do have family members, Zero City is big enough. Bringing in a few more people is not a problem. ¡°As for the others, I couldn¡¯t care less. Those who are willing to enter can enter. Those who are not can just go die! ¡°A revolt? What a joke! A bunch of freeloading tenants! Me letting them in to avoid the refresh is already good fortune on their part. If someone actually dares do anything, do you think¡­ I won¡¯t kill them?¡± ¡°Is that so? Then, I¡¯ve wrongly reproached you,¡± Shen responded with a faint smile. Chen Xiaolian cast a solemn look at Shen and said with a sincere tone, ¡°Previously, the reason, the most important reason why you were so determined to take away the Oddity is because Zero City is already in a damaged state. It can no longer withstand another refresh. At the end of the day, it is because, after it was only just built, it had to face a refresh that hit it from both inside and outside. Due to that, it became iplete. ¡°But this new Zero City is something that I had rebuilt. Although it is still the same in size, it will not be affected by the refresh. ¡°ording to your n, all the Irregrities have to be sacrificed, including Du Wei and the others¡­ but with my n, no one needs to die.¡± Chapter 849 Chapter 849 ¡°You¡¯ve overlooked one thing.¡± Shen pondered the matter for a moment before slowly saying, ¡°Surely, you did not forget how our attempt failed in the past? As you said before, the new Zero City was built by you and the current GM. More, he has be the main controller of the new Zero City. If the Development Team could lock down on Taiyi¡¯s location to have the refresh begin from inside Thirty-three Heavens in the past, they will be able to do the same thing now.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already found an alternative.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°You should still remember¡­ the little boy you encountered back when you attacked Zero City, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Adam?¡± Shen raised his brows. ¡°Of course. It¡¯s thanks to him that I was able to re-enter the Longevity Pce.¡± ¡°Before the Oddity¡¯s extraction and the copse of Zero City, I had teleported out all the living beings inside, except for you guys. Naturally, that includes Adam.¡± There was a confident smile on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°Although those resident guilds in Zero City did not possess any authority, let alone make contact with the Oddity, they were able to, hmm¡­ through a rather roundabout method, find some ways to control Zero City. ¡°Adam is not just a simple AI. Rather, he is a virtual living being created by the researchers of the resident guilds by using the facilities in Zero City that they have ess to. I do not know the specific technical details myself, but, generally speaking, he can be considered as a simplified version of the GM that can control a certain limited number of Zero City¡¯s functions.¡± ¡°Naturally, I understand that.¡± Shen nodded. ¡°Thus, after returning, I found Adam and brought him back to the new Zero City. Even though the GM is the one who is currently in charge of controlling Zero City, I have been asking him to teach Adam how to manage all the functions within Zero City. We¡¯re also trying to integrate Adam with the new Zero City¡¯s interfaces.¡± ¡°In other words, you n on abandoning your partner after aplishing your goal? Does the GM know?¡± Shen cast a deep stare at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°He knows.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled confidently. ¡°If I could not resolve this issue, would I have the confidence to try and convince you? Before the refreshes, I will make a copy of his code and store them inside the Oddity. Once the refresh is over, I will restore him using the code. He has already epted this n.¡± Immediately after Chen Xiaolian said that, a powerful tremor shook the ground beneath him. The two of them had been chatting on a street corner where passers-by would asionally walk pass them. Following the earthquake, however, a good number of buildings began shaking; some even copsed. Suddenly, the passers-by around them disappeared without a trace. Chen Xiaolian raised his head and saw the white acropolis on the distant rocky outcrop copsing slowly. At the same time, the two of them also received a prompt stating that the instance dungeon had entered the second phase. [A yer haspleted the first phase of the quest. Now opening the entrance to the Sanctuary. The instance dungeon is now in the second phase. Quest objective: Defeat all the guardians and pass through the twelve temples.] ¡°The Sanctuary? The twelve temples? This instance dungeon is interesting.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the distant Acropolis again. After the copse of the Acropolis, a new group of buildings slowly rose up from the same spot, stretching from the peak of the rocky outcrop all the way down to the foot of the rocky hill. Simr to the original ruins of the Acropolis, the new group of buildings was also made from pure white marble. However, the size of the buildings was far greaterpared to that of the original temple. Supported by hundreds of pirs, twelve massive temples could be seen starting from the foot of the hill all the way up to the peak. Chen Xiaolian looked at the top part of the entrance for the first temple. There was an Aries sign carved as a relief there. Earlier, he had casually turned off the description prompt, ignoring the background story of this instance dungeon. But looking at the current situation. Surely, there aren¡¯t twelve Gold Saints inside, right? Still, Chen Xiaolian only wanted to have a chat with Shen. Due to that, he had asked the GM to find an instance dungeon with the closest opening time. No matter how interesting the instance dungeon may be, this was not the time to investigate. Furthermore, for the current Chen Xiaolian, the rewards from an instance dungeon ¨C no matter how high-grade it may be ¨C were no longer good enough for him. ¡°Copy a GM¡¯s code? Store them in the Oddity?¡± Shen ignored the changes around them. Instead, he frowned. ¡°What kind of joke is that? Not even I can do something like that.¡± ¡°I can.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned back and cast a calm look at Shen. ¡°Because¡­ I know more secrets. Secrets regarding this world¡¯s¡­ fundamental nature.¡± Shen and Chen Xiaolian looked at each other for a moment, but from the beginning to the end, all Shen could glean from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were waterlike tranquillity. ¡°What is it?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°Right now, I still cannot tell you about it.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the meaning of this?¡± Shen frowned slightly and there was a somewhat displeased expression on his face. ¡°You said you wanted to meet me inside an instance dungeon. Here I am. And now¡­ you¡¯re telling me that you can¡¯t tell me? Are you trying to make sport of me here?¡± ¡°Because this ce is still not absolutely safe.¡± There were both seriousness and sincerity on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. ¡°What I discovered¡­ is too monumental. I cannot leave even the smallest possibility that the Development Team might find out to exist.¡± ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s not talk about that for now.¡± Shen narrowed his eyes, which he trained upon Chen Xiaolian, as he waved his hand. ¡°Another question. Even if you can guarantee that the new Zero City will not be affected by the refresh, this still cannot resolve the problem in the end. The refreshes will continue, the Development Team will continue to exist and the Awakened ones of this world will still be forced into instance dungeons. Unless you n on having everyone stay in the new Zero City from now on, but is that possible?¡± ¡°I¡­ may have a solution,¡± Chen Xiaolian said seriously. ¡°May?¡± Shen frowned again. ¡°What is the solution?¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I also cannot talk about it here.¡± ¡°Oh? And where will you be able to talk about it?¡± Shen snorted. ¡°New Zero City. That is the only ce that the Development Team absolutely cannot monitor. You guys built Thirty-three Heavens in the past. You should know all too well about this.¡± ¡°You said it before. You dare not allow me to enter the new Zero City,¡± Shen replied coolly. ¡°Yes. That¡¯s where the problem lies. And so¡­ I need you to guarantee it.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°Guarantee what?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at Shen with piercing eyes, every word spoken clearly. ¡°Right now,pletely give up on your n and promise that you will never try to snatch away the Oddity.¡± ¡°Even if I do make that promise, will you believe me?¡± Shen raised his brows. ¡°Are you not afraid that, when the timees, I¡¯ll go back on my words and snatch the Oddity away? Given your current level of strength, you cannot stop me.¡± ¡°As long as you make that promise, I¡¯ll believe you.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded solemnly. ¡°With your character, you will not stoop as low as to lie to me.¡± Shen fell silent. He stared at Chen Xiaolian, his gaze growing increasinglymanding. After a while, he said slowly, ¡°And how am I supposed to believe that after I enter the new Zero City, I will be able to get a satisfactory answer?¡± ¡°I have no other options.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders. ¡°I can only tell you about those things after entering the new Zero City. Before you make that promise, there is no way I would let you in.¡± ¡°You want me to take a gamble? That you are not ying tricks on me?¡± ¡°Am I not taking a gamble now?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. There was a slight frown on Shen¡¯s face. Slowly, he closed his eyes. Chen Xiaolian stayed silent. All he did was look at Shen quietly, waiting for the final answer. He believed. Once Shen knew of the entire truth, he would not stubbornly insist on his n. The things he saw inside the other pair of wings was simply too shocking. And yet, those things must never be revealed ¡®outside¡¯. Even if the dangerous situation was a one in ten million, Chen Xiaolian dared not take the risk. Time ticked by, but Shen continued to close his eyes as he pondered. Finally, as Chen Xiaolian was about to lose his patience, Shen finally opened his eyes. The decision¡­ has finally been made! Everything could be resolved smoothly so long as Shen agree to it. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Chen Xiaolian¡­¡± The moment Chen Xiaolian heard the first few words that Shen uttered, his heart abruptly sank. Shen sighed softly. ¡°There is no way I could make a reckless promise while not knowing the whole situation. I also do not want to casually lie to you to make you bring me into the new Zero City. I am already 99% there. This is the final step. As long as I can get my hands on the Oddity, this world will forever be free from the Development Team¡¯s control. As for your n¡­ it¡¯s just a maybe. Rather, you yourself cannot be certain if it could seed. How do you expect me to believe you?¡± ¡°You¡­ are you really unwilling to take this gamble?¡± Chen Xiaolian was still trying, a final attempt to turn the situation around. ¡°I would rather believe in myself, in the things that I can control.¡± Shen shook his head. ¡°Pinning my hopes on an illusory maybe is not the way I do things.¡± Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. ¡°When you put it that way¡­ negotiations have failed?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Shen nodded. ¡°Then, there¡¯s nothing else to talk about. Bye, bye. See you next time.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. Right after he said that, however, the look on his face changed. Originally, he should have been capable of ¨C through his own authority ¨C jump out of the instance dungeon at any moment. After saying goodbye, he had made to leave. However, themand he issued was like a y figurine thrown into the sea, incapable of doing anything at all. Just a moment ago, the entire instance dungeon had been sealed off. The only one capable of such a feat, was Shen! ¡°Shen¡­ even if a deal falls through, integrity remains.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared right at Shen. ¡°I came to find you at my own initiative. Even if negotiations have broken down, you cannot take action here.¡± ¡°If not here, then where?¡± Shen¡¯s face remained indifferent. ¡°If I let you run away just like this, where should I go to find you in the future? You are the one who came looking for me on your own. I never promised not to take action today.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already told you, the Oddity is not on me!¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need for you to tell me that.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°Since you¡¯ve used it to build the new Zero City, the Oddity is surely not on you. However¡­ I believe that there must be an ess ID code for the new Zero City in you. As long as I can rip it out, I¡¯ll be able to enter, am I right?¡± Right after saying that, Shen¡¯s right index finger abruptly moved and a beam of golden light flew towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Damn it! You bitch¡­ you¡¯re really just going to snatch it?!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth, swiftly moving backwards. He had already brought out the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. Pieces of armour moved across his body as the Moonless Fivefold Light Armor encased his whole body. The golden beam of light was only halfway through when a ripple spread out around Chen Xiaolian. Upon entering the space of the ripple, the speed of the golden beam of light suddenly slowed. It became like a falling ball of iron ¨C dropped from a high altitude ¨C that had fallen into water. Shen¡¯s eyes suddenly focused. He watched as Chen Xiaolian turned his body and pulled the bow. He pulled the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu all the way and an arrow, condensed into tangible form, appeared upon the bow. Next, it flew towards the golden beam of light that Shen had fired out. Boom! The arrow and the golden beam of light collided and a powerful wave of energy erupted as a result, ttening the surrounding buildings. Amidst the stones and pieces of gravel that were flying about haphazardly, Chen Xiaolian exerted his all to stabilize himself so as to not be blown away. ¡°Snatch? That was originally mine.¡± Shen harrumphed. Next, he stretched his hand forward. With a light tug, Chen Xiaolian appeared before him. ¡°Give my Oddity¡­ back!¡± Shen had not moved from his spot and neither did Chen Xiaolian. And yet, that move from Shen had cut away therge space between the two, causing Chen Xiaolian to appear before Shen. ¡°Damn it¡± Taking a deep breath, Chen Xiaolian swiftly swung the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. The de at the edge of the bow moved to meet Shen¡¯s palm. When Shen¡¯s palm was about to make contact with the de, however, the palm suddenly twisted its movements through several angles and moved towards Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. This move was something that he had used before back in Room Zero. By making use of thews of space as he was making his move, he could change where his attacks wouldnd. Chen Xiaolian was in a tense state. Instantly, he plucked the bowstring. Simr to Shen¡¯s move, the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu became like a ray of light that was refracted upon entering water and turned to once again move towards Shen¡¯s palm. Bang! Chen Xiaolian held the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu tightly as Shen¡¯s palm struck it hard. A force travelled through the bow into every part of his body and he felt a dull sensation of pain in his chest. He then heard an ¡°oh¡± sound. ¡°The rate at which you¡¯re bing stronger exceeded my expectations!¡± After unleashing the punch, Shen did not give chase. Instead, he looked at Chen Xiaolian, a slight look of surprise on his face. ¡°Just now, I was worried that I would identally kill you. So, I only used 30% of my strength. To think that you would be able to endure it.¡± ¡°After three days of separation¡­ you should not view the other party the same way anymore!¡± Chen Xiaolian stabilized himself. A trace of blood could be seen trickling down the corner of his mouth. ¡°If so¡­ you¡¯ll have to be careful. I don¡¯t particrly want to kill you, but I also won¡¯t feel too sorry if I end up making a mistake.¡± Shen said coolly. Before he was even finished, however, he had already re-appeared in front of Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Wait! Listen to me!¡± Chen Xiaolian growled, causing his throat to go hoarse. The des of the bow spun around him to create a ball of wind. ¡°What are the consequences of us two fighting inside an instance dungeon?! Do you not understand?!¡± ¡°What consequences?¡± The des from the bow were practically covering every part of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body with their spin, but a finger jab from Shen managed to seemingly just ignore Chen Xiaolian¡¯s defensive measures. In a position where there should¡¯ve been no blind spot, the finger found a blind spot and tapped Chen Xiaolian in the chest. The Moonless Fivefold Light Armour burst with light only to immediately turn dim. As for Chen Xiaolian, he spat out a mouthful of blood. Shen¡¯s finger had pierced right through the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, leaving a bloody hole on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest. ¡°Damn it! The sh between powers like ours is not something that the ordinary yers and Awakened ones could aplish! The Development Team will most likely notice that something abnormal is happening in this instance dungeon!¡± Chen Xiaolian roared. ¡°What do we do if they find us?!¡± ¡°So what? After I obtain the Oddity, they will no longer be able to do anything to this world,¡± Shen responded with a disdainful smile. ¡°You have two choices. ¡°First, be beaten to the point where you willingly bring me to Zero City and return the Oddity to me. ¡°Second, I kill you and then get the ess code to enter Zero City from your body and take action to snatch it myself!¡± Shen raised a finger, blood slowly dripping from its tip. ¡°You¡­ what is your choice?¡± 1 After three days of separation¡­ you should not view the other party the same way anymore. Raw: ¡®Ê¿±ðÈýÈÕ,µ±¹ÎÄ¿Ïà¿´¡¯; pinyin: ¡®Sh¨¬ bi¨¦ s¨¡n r¨¬, d¨¡ng gu¨¡ m¨´ xi¨¡ng k¨¤n¡¯. A saying that meant: Even after a few days of separation, even if the other party has only improved slightly, you should not look at them the same way you used to in the past. Chapter 850 Chapter 850 ¡°Damn it! I am not choosing either of them! Chen Xiaolian swiftly rushed backwards, putting some distance between them before lowering his head to look at the bloody hole on his chest. The wound was gradually regenerating and closing up while the automatic repair function of the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour had also activated. Numerous bits of metal began gathering upon the damaged area and began patching it up. It was not as though Chen Xiaolian had not considered the possibility of the negotiation falling through. Taking the initiative to recklessly send himself into Shen¡¯s hand without any preparation? Chen Xiaolian would not do something so stupid. Although his strength had yet to reach the same level as Shen, Chen Xiaolian was confident that this was not apletely hopeless battle. ¡°I¡¯d almost forgotten. Since you have already obtained the angel wings and made contact with the Oddity, the current you would already have mastered a portion of this world¡¯sws. You can already, to a certain extent, heal your wounds.¡± Shen looked at Chen Xiaolian. He did not immediately give chase. ¡°However¡­ you do not possess a body like Tian Lie¡¯s, after all. You¡¯re incapable of blocking off your sense of pain. This means¡­¡± Suddenly, he appeared in front of Chen Xiaolian again and a fist smashed heavily against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chin, sending him high up into the air before crashing down to the ground. ¡°The more you stubbornly resist, the more pain you¡¯ll have to endure.¡± ¡°What if¡­ I can kill you?¡± Chen Xiaolian staggered as he got up. Wiping the blood off the corner of his mouth, he threw a smile at Shen. ¡°Confidence is a virtue. Arrogance is not.¡± Shen frowned. ¡°You should be very clear about the gap between us.¡± ¡°Then¡­ let¡¯s put it to the test!¡± Chen Xiaolian held the bow with his left hand while his right hand gripped the bowstring. Next, he pulled and the bow became like a full moon. ¡°Shen, I know you are very strong. So strong that not even Du Wei and those old monsters from the same generation as you could match up to you. However¡­ that does not necessarily mean you¡¯re invincible!¡± A invisible arrow, formed with energy, began forming between the bow and the bowstring. But Chen Xiaolian was not aiming the bow at Shen. Rather, it was aimed at the sky above. ¡°Matchless Skyfall? Have you gone crazy?¡± Shen tilted his head slightly, looking at Chen Xiaolian with a hint of ridicule. ¡°Although Du Wei taught you the moves for it when he gave you the bow, he did not mean for you to use it like this. To begin with, your strength is already not on the same level as mine. Whether or not you can smoothly perform the Matchless Skyfall move aside, even if you can force yourself to do it, do you think that¡­ there is a chance of those scattered power harming even a piece of my hair?¡± ¡°Only by trying, can there be a chance of sess!¡± Chen Xiaolian gave a hard roar. Even though both the bow and arrow were pointed towards the sky above his head, his eyes were fixed intently upon Shen. His fingers twisted the bowstring, which was turned tens of times, creating a taut sound. ¡°For situations like these, you should be using Star Drop. Still¡­ the result will be the same.¡± Shen shook his head. There was an indifferent smile on his face. ¡°Forget it. I¡¯ll let youplete this move. It¡¯s been a long time since Ist saw it.¡± Surprisingly, Shen actually did not attack. Instead, he simply stood there, watching as Chen Xiaolian¡¯s aura umted bit by bit. As Chen Xiaolian continued to umte his power, the energy waves emanating from his body grew increasingly terrifying. The energy arrow that was on the bow kept condensing. Initially, it had been invisible and only a silhouette of it could be seen. Gradually, though, it grew clearer until finally, it seemed as though there was really an arrow there. The moment the arrow appeared, Chen Xiaolian bellowed and released the bowstring. At the same time, a beam of light also suddenly appeared from his right palm. Like a drop of water falling into sand, it shed before immediately melding into the bowstring, disappearing without a trace. A bluish-green beam of light charged towards the sky, seemingly desirous of piercing through the firmament. Upon reaching the highest point, the bluish-green beam of light suddenly ¨C like erupting fireworks ¨C exploded into countless bluish-green mes, which descended upon the ground. ¡°Something like this may not even be able to kill off an ordinary [S] ss. To use something like this against me¡­¡± Shen shook his head helplessly. There was a disdainful smile on his face. Instantly, however, the smile on his face froze. Shen had obtained more wingspared to Chen Xiaolian. He could even read a portion of the data streams of a sacred artifact like the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. Just now, however, Shen was shocked to find out that he could no longer see the data streams from it. In Shen¡¯s eyes, the bow had suddenly returned to its original appearance. Something is wrong! Instinctively, Shen sensed a trace of danger. He wanted to move away, but the bluish-green mes from the Matchless Skyfall move had already engulfed the surrounding area, with Chen Xiaolian at its centre, stretching up to a radius of several kilometres. At the same time, Shen also sensed the emergence of numerous violent turbulent flows in the surrounding space, trapping him there. The power of those spatial turbulent flows was not yet strong enough topletely restrict his movements. However, they were enough to disrupt them. No matter how strong Shen was, no matter how skilled Shen was in controlling space, he could not ¨C while having to face the interfering moves from Chen Xiaolian ¨C immediately do so on such arge scale. The mes descended. Ayer of faint golden light lit up around Shen¡¯s body, enveloping him. Although the Matchless Skyfall move was one of the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu¡¯s ultimate moves, it was a nigh-meaningless move in a fight between absolute powerhouses like this. It was indeed a very strong move, However, it was only strong within the ¨C absolutely terrifying ¨C range of attack. On the other hand, the damage it could deal towards those that were caught in the surroundings of the attack range was not particrly outstanding. This was a move developed by Du Wei to deal with the swarm of Electronic Guardians. In the past, before Thirty-three Heavens was built, back when they still had to face the endless pursuit from the Development Team, Shen had witnessed Du Wei utilize this Matchless Skyfall move many times in instance dungeons. Once the bluish-green mes descended, everything ¨C be it the monsters from the instance dungeons or the seemingly endless Electronic Guardians ¨C would be incinerated in an instant. Not even their ashes would be left behind. The bluish-green mesnded upon theyer of golden light. As Shen expected, the mes were stopped and all they could do was create a sizzling burning sound. However, aside from the green mes, the move also included a faint trace of light that was near imperceptible to the naked eye. The light managed to seep through Shen¡¯syer of golden light! The faint light seemingly had neither shape nor substance and it instantly disappeared the moment it made contact with Shen. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter what you did¡­¡± Shen frowned, carefully feeling his own body. He could not find anything abnormal. ¡°It looks like it was in vain.¡± Chen Xiaolian gasped heavily. His whole body was on the verge of copsing, but he simply stared at Shen. The Matchless Skyfall move had practically drained all his stamina. However¡­ it was worth it. During his stay in the graveyard world, he had not obtained more source code from Osgiliath, but he did gain a deeper understanding on how to utilize them. As he was unleashing the Matchless Skyfall move earlier, he had also made some adjustments to a small piece of code and carefully hid it within the arrow. Simply put, the piece of code was the equivalent of a virus. A virus that would throw Shen¡¯s power into a state of chaos for a short time. Through the previous few exchanges, Chen Xiaolian had already determined that, if they were to simply fight it out, even if he could unleash his maximum skill with the bow, he would still have no chance of hitting Shen with it. Shen¡¯s control over thews of space had practically reached the apex. If Chen Xiaolian were to simply continue fighting him as he was, it would truly end the way Shen described, with him being beaten to a near-death state. In order to stop Shen from avoiding his attack, Chen Xiaolian had no choice but to utilize that one move; expanding the range of attack to the point where Shen would be incapable of either avoiding or deflecting it. Thankfully, that dangerous move seeded. Chen Xiaolian raised his head and threw a contorted smile at him. ¡°Do you know what I want to do next?¡± ¡°You¡­ what¡¯ll you do?¡± Shen furrowed his brows. ¡°I WANT TO-¡± Chen Xiaolian shouted. ¡°RUN!¡± After bellowing those words, he immediately turned around. A pair of wings spread out from his back and he flew into the distance. ¡°See youter! Sayonara!¡± Some time was needed for the virus to take effect. If he could buy some time¡­ Bang! A fist smashed against Chen Xiaolian¡¯s chest, shattering the chest part of the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour to pieces. ¡°Did you think you can escape? ¡°Did you think that the Matchless Skyfall move earlier could harm me?¡± Shen was standing straight and he looked coldly at Chen Xiaolian as he was sted away before smashing into the ground. ¡°After disying that Matchless Skyfall move, how much more power do you have left in you? ¡°One tenth? ¡°One twentieth?¡± With clenched teeth, Chen Xiaolian got up. He had only just gotten up when another formidable force impacted his chest again. This time, he was stomped heavily against the ground. Shen¡¯s stamp reduced the thick stone bs covering the ground into powdery bits and half of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s figure was pushed into the ground. ¡°You¡¯re an interesting fellow. I really do not want to kill you.¡± Shen lowered his head to look at Chen Xiaolian, who was caught beneath his foot. Sighing, he continued, ¡°Bring me to Zero City, return the Oddity to me and I will spare you.¡± ¡°Spare your bitch ass!¡± Chen Xiaolian grabbed Shen¡¯s leg with both hands. He could hear cracking sounds from his sternum. It had caved in due to the pressure from Shen¡¯s foot. ¡°Once you finish patching up the world temte, won¡¯t I die anyways?¡± ¡°But that way, at least, you will disappear in an instant. There¡¯ll be no pain.¡± Shen shook his head and increased the force in his foot by three notches. ¡°At any rate, there is no personal grudge between us.¡± ¡°You can¡­ go eat shit!¡± Chen Xiaolian gritted, mustering every drop of strength he could with both hands in an attempt to lift Shen¡¯s foot. ¡°Then, all I can say is¡­ how regrettable.¡± Shen shook his head softly. Next, he stretched out a finger, which he ced directly before Chen Xiaolian¡¯s be. ¡°Since you¡¯re the one who built the new Zero City, you must possess the founder¡¯s authority.¡± ¡°Hand it over!¡± The Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, sensing danger, automatically raised a visor to cover Chen Xiaolian¡¯s whole face. But to Shen, it was no different from a piece of paper. Chen Xiaolian was still trying his best to lift up Shen¡¯s foot. However, Shen¡¯s power was astonishingly great. No matter how hard he tried, he could not push it away. On the contrary, his body was constantly being pushed down by the foot. Additionally, Shen had also locked up the surrounding space, making it impossible to utilize his spatial teleportation ability. Shen¡¯s finger would be prating his be the very next moment. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth. At this life-threatening moment, everything around him seemingly became slow to the point of being frozen. Every single thing in the world disappeared, leaving only the finger, which was slowly moving forward. Then¡­ Just as the finger was about to make contact with the be, it suddenly stopped. Shen suddenly let out a pained roar before taking two staggering steps back. A cry of joy broke out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. He quickly flipped himself up. Looking at Shen, he saw that Shen was holding his head. His body was bent and his whole figure trembled due to the pain. A faint voice emerged from his mouth, ¡°You¡­ what did you do?!¡± The virus¡­ it was finally showing its effect! Chapter 851 Chapter 851 Back when Shen staggered backwards earlier, the lock on the surrounding space also lost its effect. Without hesitating, Chen Xiaolian swiftly put some tens of metres between them. Once again, he held the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu and aimed it at Shen, who was still holding his head and growling. Power gathered upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body once again and the surrounding streams of energy swirled furiously towards him before melding into the bow. Naturally, this time, he would not be using the Matchless Skyfall move. Rather, it was another move that Du Wei had taught him. Star Drop! ¡°Chen¡­ Xiaolian!¡± Shen forced himself to stand straight and stared right at Chen Xiaolian, who was aiming the bow his way. His handsome face had be contorted due to the pain. ¡°Regardless of what you just did, did you think¡­ that you can defeat me with just this?¡± Suddenly, he stretched his right hand and his fingers closed up, seemingly grabbing something. As Shen¡¯s fingers were closing up, a quaint-looking bronze sword appeared in his grasp. Spots of greenish-copper patina covered the de of the bronze sword while there were grain-sized nicks all over the edges of the sword. It looked as though it had drunk its fill of blood in the battlefield. Unlike its outward appearance, however, the moment the sword appeared, it radiated an intensely frightful, soul-shattering power. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He had witnessed Shen fight more than once. But in every one of them, Shen would fight his enemies barehanded. Even when facing Du Wei and the others, he had never utilized any weapon. At this very moment, however, he had pulled out this bronze sword. This meant- Shen shed at Chen Xiaolian with the bronze sword. Unlike Chen Xiaolian, he did not need a long power-gathering period before making his move. Despite a distance of tens of metres between them, the edges of the sword left a trail of five-coloured radiance in its wake, which then rippled towards Chen Xiaolian. Star Drop was one of the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu¡¯s two ultimate skills. Although Chen Xiaolian¡¯s power had drastically improvedpared to before, he was still not able to instantly unleash the move. He had yet to fully charge up for the move but the five-coloured radiance that Shen released had already arrived. Seeing no other options, he released the bowstring. A meteor suddenly shed into existence and flew towards the five-coloured light. Arrow of sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu ¡¤ Star Drop! Boom! Two outstandingly formidable force collided, shaking thends. The surrounding houses and trees were swept away to who knows where while the terrain itself, stretching up to a radius of hundreds of metres, was ttened by the collision. Even the hill where the Acropolis was situated shook due to the collision. In the face of the collision, Chen Xiaolian had to exert his all so as to maintain bnce and to not be blown away by the shockwaves. Just as he was able to steady himself, however, another five-coloured radiance flew towards him. Damn it! So fast? Shouldn¡¯t he be in a weakened state? Chen Xiaolian did not even get the opportunity to pull the bow before the five-coloured radiance arrived before him. Thus, he braced himself, held the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu with both hands in front and curled his body. Hopefully, the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu and the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour can stop this move. Boom! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body took a violent impact while a loud sound came from the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu in his hands. It sounded as though it was about to break. Additionally, the five-coloured radiance also bombarded the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour to the point where it became damaged all over, leaving only around two thirds of it still attached to Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body. As for Chen Xiaolian, his body became like a cannonball, sted backwards into the distant rocky hill where the twelve temples were situated. Despite the distance of several kilometres, Chen Xiaolian practically flew in a straight line and smashed straight into the entrance of the first temple. He smashed through the centre part of an entire row of durable marble pirs as though they were bowling pins and half the temple copsed as a result. Gritting his teeth, Chen Xiaolian flipped himself up. Before he could steady himself, a mouthful of blood found its way out from his mouth. After coughing out blood, Chen Xiaolian staggered in an attempt to straighten himself. Suddenly, a smile appeared on his face. Run! Chen Xiaolian kicked away the huge rubble in front of him and dashed into the temple. Right now, the most important thing to him was time. Despite not turning his head to look back, he could clearly sense the terrifying force belonging to Shening after him. But¡­ as long as he could buy enough time, there was hope for defeating Shen. Earlier, Shen had swung at him with a sword. He was already resorting to using a weapon. Even so, it was only on the same level as an iplete Star Drop. As for the second sword move, Chen Xiaolian did not have the time to fire out another Star Drop. Thus, he had to depend on the two sacred artifacts to take on the attack head on. By using the first sword move as reference, Chen Xiaolian had been prepared to end up grievously wounded from the second sword move. But while the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu and Moonless Fivefold Light Armour sustained severe damage from the move, the damage to his own body was not as severe as he had expected. This meant that¡­ Shen¡¯s second sword move was no longer as strong as the first one. When Osgiliath was teaching him, he had once said that the effect of the virus code will be slow. It needed time to achieve its maximum effect. However, just like with viruses in the real world, the human body would automatically produce antibodies to fight it off. Due to that, its line graph was U-shaped. It needed a certain amount of time for Shen¡¯s strength to reach its lowest possible point, but he would slowly recover after that. Earlier, the virus had only just taken effect. With every passing second and minute, the effect of the virus would umte and Shen¡¯s strength would further weaken. At this moment, what Chen Xiaolian needed was to buy time until Shen¡¯s strength reached the lowest point. The previous impact from the five-coloured radiance had shattered the wings of the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour. But its core part was not damaged, allowing it to repair itself by regting its source of power. That said, time was required for that. At present, all Chen Xiaolian could do was to give it his all to run towards the top of the hill. There was only one way for him to go and that was to head to the twelve temples. Keep going up! Naturally, the best oue would be for the virus code to weaken Shen to the point where he could defeat him. However, should that fail, he would at least have another option. And that was to quicklyplete the quest and escape from the instance dungeon through the usual process. The temple in front was entirely carved out from marble, both tall and titanic. There was a t empty space surrounded by giant pirs. At that very moment, there was a corpse lying at the centre of the temple. Chen Xiaolian had no time to take a closer look at the corpse. All he could tell was that it was an adult male wearing a ¨C gash-covered ¨C skin-tight suit. Traces of battle could be seen all over the ground and the pirs beside the corpse. It seemed to be quite the fierce battle. Many of the surrounding pirs had be badly damaged while some were downright broken. Judging by the looks of the corpse, it should have been wearing something akin to armour, but the armour had been stripped off him. Could it really be the Saint Cloth? Chen Xiaolian thought to himself as he ran forward. Although he could not ¨C like Qiao Qiao ¨C check up all the quest lines and branch quests of an instance dungeon, this one appeared fairly simple. It was obvious. There was nothing convoluted here¡­ just break through the twelve temples. The only question Chen Xiaolian had was. Are the temple guardians really going to be those Twelve Gold Saints? ¡­ Numerous mes began gathering upon the tip of the spear in Tempest¡¯s hand. It burned non-stop, growing increasingly intense. In front of him was the guardian of the fourth temple, the Temple of Cancer. He was d entirely in gold armour and his body shone with a dazzling golden light. At this very moment, however, the guardian was utterly incapable of moving. Both his legs were being entangled by the countless ck strands of hair emerging from the ground. As for his upper body, it was enveloped by a thickyer of ice. ¡°Now¡­ die!¡± When the mes were finally condensed to its highest point, Tempest abruptly stabbed forward and his whole body seemingly transformed into a meteor, which shot forward. The mes at the tip of the spear easily melted a hole through theyer of ice before melting even the golden armour on the guardian¡¯s body. Next, it stabbed right through his chest. With a near-imperceptible sigh, a white beam of light rose up from the body of the guardian. Making its way through the ceiling of the temple, it then flew to the hilltop. ¡°The fourth temple is done!¡± Tempest kept his spear. After taking a few breaths, he pped his hands. ¡°How rxing and enjoyable. This instance dungeon¡¯s difficulty level is not high. From what I can see so far, the strength of the guardians of each temple does not increase. If every fight is like this, there won¡¯t be any dangers involved in passing through the twelve temples.¡± Theyer of ice that was encasing the guardian¡¯s corpse that was now lying on the floor slowly melted while the highly resilient long ck hair quickly shrank back. ¡°It¡¯s not too low though.¡± The owner of the long ck hair was a sexily-dressed woman in revealing leather armour. She swiftly moved forward until she was standing before the guardian¡¯s corpse. Then, she began taking the golden armour off the guardian¡¯s corpse. ¡°At the very least, we are incapable of killing them off by disregarding their holy constetion armour. And the ones we obtain are all damaged. We either have to spend points to repair them or recast them through some other means.¡± ¡°Swift Swallow, you need to learn to be satisfied with what you get.¡± The two men standing behind Swift Swallow snickered. ¡°Even if they¡¯re damaged, they¡¯re still [B+] ss equipment. Adding the loot from all twelve guardians together makes it quite the haul. Moreover, the final one, the Pope¡­ there might be even better items on him. All in all, we¡¯re making a good profit off this instance dungeon.¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go.¡± Swift Swallow kept the holy constetion armour into her storage gear. Then, she turned and moved towards the exit. The four of them had only just taken a step forward when a look of disbelief appeared on their faces. ¡°You guys¡­ did you all receive it as well?¡± Tempest¡¯s eyes were wide open as he stared at his three teammates behind him. ¡°Swift Swallow, Moonlight, Shockbolt, am I hallucinating right now?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡­ no, I received it as well.¡± Swift Swallow was panting heavily, causing her already voluptuous breasts to be even more eye-catching. However, none of them were paying any attention to her breasts. Just now, the four of them had received a notification from the system. [Additional quest: Eliminate the two Awakened ones inside this instance dungeon.] [Unlimited redemption privilege will be temporarily activated within this instance dungeon. You may select any item you want from the shop and redeem it for free.] ¡°I¡¯ll be damned! What¡¯s going on here? Did the system go crazy? Did the Development Team go crazy? Unlimited redemption privilege?¡± Tempest¡¯s face grew so flushed it seemed as though he would spray out blood at any moment. ¡°Go check it out!¡± There was no need for Tempest to tell them. The other three had simultaneously brought up their personal systems and opened the shop menu. From the lowest ss Healing Beast Blood to the [S] ss equipment and skill enhancements, all the points required that were originally ced behind each option had suddenly been reced with 0. Originally, there were many equipment and props that could not be redeemed through the shop using points. Instead, they can only be obtained bypleting certain storylines within certain instance dungeons. Outrageously, all those things have appeared as redeemable options in the shop menu. Never in their wildest dreams did they imagine something like this. ¡°This¡­ is this a joke?¡± Tempest tried to choose an [S] ss skill. Without dy, a beam of light appeared upon his palm. A small copper bell, no bigger than an egg, appeared in his palm. He could faintly see clouds floating across its surface. ¡°East¡­ the East Emperor¡¯s Bell! This is the real deal!¡± Tempest¡¯s heart nearly froze. Even without checking the item description through his personal system, he could feel the terrifying power contained within the item. This was a sacred artifact that he had only heard of through word of mouth from other yers. There was no price tag on this item as it could never be obtained through points. At that very moment, however, it had appeared on his palm. ¡°We¡­ we¡¯re not dreaming right now, are we?¡± Swift Swallow murmured, seemingly in a trance as she extended her right hand. A stream of ck energy flew out from her palm and swiftly circled around her once. All the rubble from the temple that made contact with it disappeared into thin air, as though they never existed. ¡°The Fog of Annihtion? An [S] ss skill?¡± Shockbolt panted furiously. ¡°I¡¯ll be damned! Just what kind of instance dungeon storyline did we trigger just now?¡± ¡°How would I know?¡± Tempest almost went crazy with joy. ¡°Is that important? Is that important? Now that it¡¯se to this, are you still in the mood to analyse things? Hurry up and grab em! Who knows if this is a sudden BUG with the system? Redeem however many items you can redeem! Hurry!¡± Even as he spoke, Tempest quickly browsed through the shop menu. All that mattered was that it was an [S] ss equipment. The description mattered not. Just buy it up. As for skill enhancements, they would first ignore those that they were unfamiliar with and those that they do not understand. As for those that they had some knowledge of, so long as no conflict would arise from buying them, they would buy them all. In but a short moment, all four of them had already maxed out their basic attributes. Moreover, all their storage gear were filled to the brim with top-grade equipment, ranging from cultivation-type to technology-type. Only then did the four of them ¨C panting heavily ¨C stopped what they were doing. They exchanged nces. It was not due to exhaustion. Rather, it was due to shock and excitement. ¡°All of this¡­ is real?¡± Tempest pinched his thigh forcefully, feeling somewhat absentminded still. ¡°It¡¯s true!¡± Shockbolt swung his head skywards excitedly. He was already on the verge of bursting into tears. The four of them were members of Tempest Assault Squad, a somewhat well-known elite guild amongst the yers. Although their number of members was small, all of them were at [A] ss and above. That was especially true of their Guild Leader, Tempest, who was an [A+] ss expert. They¡¯ve always had great confidence in their own strength. But¡­ looking back now, their former selves were simply too weak. From this very moment, every member of Tempest Assault Squad had gained absolute confidence¡­ that they could conquer even the entire yer world. There was no way that anyone could go against them. This was invincibility! ¡°It¡¯s showing up. Someone is indeeding over.¡± Swift Swallow was the calmest one amongst them. By now, she had managed to somewhat subdue herself from the frenzy state of joy that she was in earlier. One of the items she redeemed earlier included a portable battlefield detector. At present, she had it ced over her left eye. Stretching her hand, she pointed at the third temple. ¡°Very fast. They¡¯ll be arriving very soon.¡± ¡°Very good.¡± Tempest grinned. ¡°Then.. let us test our newfound powers and see just how strong they are!¡± Note: Saint Cloth here refers to the suit of armour worn by mystical warriors from the manga/anime Saint Seiya. Each of the 12 temples is guarded by a Gold Saint, each corresponding to the 12 zodiac signs. The Gold Saints are led by a Pope. Together, the Saints are supposed to defend the human incarnation of the Olympian Goddess Athena. Chapter 852 Chapter 852 Chen Xiaolian made his way through three temples in quick session. In every temple, he saw the same thing. Remnant traces of battle and a corpse lying on the ground. It would appear that the strength of the participants for this instance dungeon was quite good. As he was desperately running away, Chen Xiaolian could also feel Shen chasing after him. Only, it would appear that Shen was clearly being tormented by the pain caused by the virus code. His power, which was radiating outwards, was continuously falling. Even his speed had fallen as well. However, there was no way to know how long it would take for him to reach the lowest point of the U curve. The Temple of Cancer stood before him. Chen Xiaolian made the calctions in his mind. Given his current speed, even if he could not defeat Shen, he could at least guarantee that he would reach the final part of the twelve temples before Shen caught up to him. The thought had only just crossed his mind when a ck fog suddenly appeared before him. The ck fog proceeded to envelop him. As the ck fog was permeating the air around him, countless sharp des, each of varying shapes, appeared out of thin air to shoot towards him. A magic six-pointed star circle also appeared on the ground beneath his feet. Light flowed around the circle before a pir of light abruptly surged upwards. From above, a massive copper bell descended, intending to encase Chen Xiaolian¡¯s entire body within it. ¡°Ambush?!¡± Although Chen Xiaolian was slightly surprised by this, he did not panic in the slightest. The sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu was already in his hand and he swiftly swung it around. When the sharp des from the ck fog made contact with the edge des of the bow, they immediately broke into two each before falling to the ground, where they would disappear without a trace. The ck fog itself seemed to possess a very strong corrosive attribute, but was kept out entirely by the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour. When the pir of light emitted by the magic circle on the ground bombarded the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, it failed to inflict any damage. Instead, it was neatly deflected, resulting in a big hole on the roof of the temple. As for the copper bell, it descended smoothly to encase Chen Xiaolian within it. The moment the copper bell hit the ground, everything around him adhered seamlessly to the ground while numerous thunderbolts and mes appeared from the walls of the bell, seemingly from thin air, and assailed Chen Xiaolian. A slight frown appeared on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face, but still he did not panic. Quickly, he pulled the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. This time, he did not charge up his move and immediately fired out an arrow. The sh Arrow smashed the wall of the bell, sting open a big hole there. The copper bell emitted a world-startling sound that sounded like a wail. Then, shuddering a few times, it rapidly flew up. Chen Xiaolian had only just rushed out from the encirclement formed by the ck fog, magic circle and copper bell when he saw the copper bell above shrink to the size of a fist. Then, the copper bell flew unsteadily towards a distant pir. At the same time, he heard a shrill scream. ¡°My East Emperor¡¯s Bell!¡± You guys are the ones who started attacking without so much as a word. No point inining at me. Chen Xiaolian sneered. He ignored how many enemies there were. Instead, he pulled the bow and aimed at the spot where the copper bell was flying towards. Release! The sh Arrow flew in pursuit of the copper bell, but it had already locked onto the ambusher hiding behind the pir. Suddenly, a quick chanting sound could be heard and Chen Xiaolian saw the copper bell fly back to its owner¡¯s hand. Following a sonorous shout, two ck, gigantic doors suddenly emerged from the ground to block the sh Arrow. ¡°Rashomon!¡± The sh Arrow struck the giant gate squarely at its centre, causing chaotic streams of turbulence to erupt. Another loud sound rang out ¨C even more shrillpared to the one from the East Emperor¡¯s Bell ¨C from the two doors before they shattered into countless pieces. However, the giant gate had alsopletely stopped the power behind the sh Arrow. It¡¯s so damned powerful! Chen Xiaolian could not believe he would encounter such a formidable enemy inside this instance dungeon. The sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu was a weapon created by Du Wei using what he hadprehended from the Oddity. It had exceeded every one of the skills and props arranged by the system for the yers. Even for [S] ss experts, no matter who they may be, that arrow was not something that they couldpletely dodge. And yet, that gate¡­ had managed to stop the sh Arrow. Who is it? I have never heard of such a formidable expert amongst the yers! The chaotic streams of turbulence from the explosion spread outwards, shattering tens of the pirs there. Having lost the support from the pirs, the entire temple copsed. The moment the temple copsed, Chen Xiaolian also noticed four figures flying out from their hiding spot behind the pirs. Seeing them shocked Chen Xiaolian on the spot. Although these four attackers were not yet capable of wounding him, they had absolutely exceeded the normal standard for an [S] ss expert by a mile. Since obtaining the source code, amongst all the enemies that he had faced, only Aderick, who had been greatly enhanced by the Los Angeles instance dungeon¡¯s storyline, could surpass these four attackers in terms of strength. As for the others such as the perverted Heavenly Attacker from the Kyoto instance dungeon or Dimitri from Starfall Guild¡¯s European branch, they were weaker than these attackers. Naturally, there was also Gattuso, who had also obtained a portion of the source code, but that was a different thing altogether. These four attackers, however¡­ they must have reached the upper limit of what one could achieve by simply relying on the skills and equipment provided by the system. This made no sense. For four experts at this level to appear at the same time in the same instance dungeon? This made absolutely no sense. A foreboding feeling began emerging from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart. Swiftly, he pondered the issue. After but one second, he hastily turned and ran towards the Temple of Libra, ignoring the four attackers who remained behind him. Now was not the time to get entangled with them. Given their previous disy of strength, it would not be too difficult for him to kill them off. The problem here, however, was Shen, who was hot on his heels. He simply could not shake Shen off. Weighing his options, running away was more important here. Moreover, by leaving those four fellows alive¡­ they may be able to hinder Shen slightly. Boom! The ruins of the temple suddenly exploded and four figures jumped out from the haphazardly scattering debris. ¡°What¡¯s going on here? This is impossible! Impossible! The East Emperor¡¯s Bell¡­ that is a super [S] ss magic treasure. It has also been given additional enhancements! Under normal circumstances, it¡¯d be like a sacred artifact that requires over half a million points! That guy¡­ he actually sted through it with one arrow?!¡± Tempest was looking at his threepanions behind him, a hideous look on his face as he roared loudly. As for the other three, their faces were also etched with deep shock and¡­ fear. ¡°My Rashomon¡­ it¡¯s be utterly useless!¡± Shockbolt clenched his fists. ¡°It can¡¯t even be repaired anymore! Damn it! Is it the system¡¯s strongest defensive equipment? Just what is that thing in his hand? Also¡­ Swift Swallow¡¯s Fog of Annihtion and Myriad Swords Formation¡­ Moonlight¡¯s Wrath of Lucifer¡­ why did they not affect him at all?¡± They had never expected this result. Naturally, the losses here were not important. They had already checked it. All the redeemable items in the shop were still priced at 0. Be it the severely damaged East Emperor¡¯s Bell or the utterly scrapped Rashomon, they can simply redeem another one. At any rate, they were all free. The issue here, though, was that their confidence had been utterly destroyed. They had clearly redeemed all the strongest equipment. So¡­ why was there no effect at all? Moreover, the youngster earlier clearly had no intentions of continuing the fight. He had only fired out two arrows, destroying two pieces of equipment before immediately scooting off. He didn¡¯t even fire another arrow at them. Naturally, the four of them had already redeemed the strongest recovery and revive skills, making their bodies nigh unkible. But thinking back to how powerful the two arrows were, the four of them felt doubtful. If they had to take on the arrow attack with their bodies, what would happen to them? ¡°This instance dungeon¡­ just what is wrong with it?¡± Moonlight was astounded. ¡°First, the system suddenly gave us the unlimited redemption privilege for no reason. Then¡­ a monster like that appeared in this instance dungeon¡­¡± ¡°Not, it¡¯s not one¡­¡± Swift Swallow suddenly realized it. ¡°The prompt from the instance dungeon stated that we have to kill two Awakened ones! That fellow just now did not attack us. He must be running away! He¡¯s running from the guy behind him!¡± Simultaneously, the gazes of the other three fellows turned ¨C following Swift Swallow¡¯s gaze ¨C towards the third temple behind them. ¡°You mean to say¡­ back there, there¡¯s¡­ a guy that¡¯s even stronger?¡± Shockbolt had a look of disbelief on his face. ¡°The guy who destroyed my Rashomon with one arrow, is being chased?¡± ¡°That¡¯s probably the case.¡± Swift Swallow nodded slowly. ¡°Then¡­ do we still fight?¡± Moonlight gave Tempest a nce, feeling somewhat hesitant. Then, he turned towards Swift Swallow and asked, ¡°Right, where¡¯s the second fellow now?¡± ¡°Not far. They¡¯ve already reached the Temple of Taurus. They¡¯re very fast. I expect the other party to arrive here in less than three minutes.¡± Swift Swallow frowned before continuing, ¡°Guild Leader, what now?¡± ¡°We¡­¡± Tempest deliberated the issue for a moment before quickly saying, ¡°The situation is unclear. It¡¯s better not to make enemies so carelessly. Perhaps, the unlimited redemption privilege that we obtained is rted to those two fellows. Earlier, we may have gotten carried away. We should not have attacked recklessly. When the second Awakened fellow gets here, we¡¯ll ask him what¡¯s going on.¡± ¡°Sounds reasonable.¡± Moonlight nodded in agreement. ¡°When the instance dungeon released the additional quest, it did not state what the punishment for failure is. Maybe nothing will happen. Besides, with the strength we currently possess, there¡¯s no need to worry about any punishment. Even having to enter a punishment instance dungeon is nothing. On the contrary, figuring out what¡¯s going on here is more important.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll do just that!¡± Tempest nodded. Then, he turned around and retraced his steps before sitting down on the steps of the temple entrance, the ones that did not copse anyways. ¡°We are all experts here. There is no need to recklessly attack. We should firstmunicate as equals. I will sit here and wait for the other party. You guys, don¡¯t attack. Eh, they¡¯re here. So fast-¡± Suddenly, Tempest stood up and looked down the steps. A figure was galloping towards the Temple of Cancer with lightning-like speed. ¡°Friend, I am Tempest from the Tempest Assault Squad. I have¨C¡± ¡°Out of the way.¡± All Tempest heard was an indifferent voice. Immediately after that, a golden beam of light enveloped his entire vision. The golden light shed for but a single moment and was swiftly followed by what seemed like endless, pitch-ck darkness. Every part of his consciousness remained stuck at that moment. With a sh of golden light, a bloody cloud of blood, together with half a body, flew like an artillery st to smash into a partly broken marble pir, one of those that did notpletely copse. Then, whatever remained slowly trickled down like tomato sauce. As for the figure, it had already disappeared far into the distance. Chapter 853 Chapter 853 ¡°Squad¡­ Squad Leader? Are you pulling our legs here?¡± Shockbolt¡¯s eyes were wide open as he looked at Tempest, who was on the pir. Tempest hadpletely lost his original appearance. That fellow earlier¡­ just what did he do? The three of them had strengthened their basic attributes to their very limits. Even so, they had failed to see just how Tempest came under attack. All they saw was¡­ a sh of light? ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid!¡± Moonlight forced out a smile. ¡°We have all redeemed Osiris¡¯ Promise of Eternal Life. Even if we take fatal damage, we will be revived. All we¡¯ll suffer is one level reduction in all attributes. Right now, we do not need points for any strengthening stuff. We can just strengthen the lost attributes again.¡± ¡°Right¡­ that¡¯s right.¡± Shockbolt too forced out a smile. ¡°We¡¯ve redeemed so many strengthening stuff. With the exception of a system-level obliteration, we can no longer truly be killed. Hey, Squad Leader, stop messing around and get up.¡± However, the pir continued to remain silent and nothing changed. The only exception were the blood and bits of broken body that were slowly flowing down the pir. ¡°Hey, Squad Leader¡­¡± Shockbolt¡¯s face began to pale. ¡°Stop calling¡­ Tempest is dead.¡± Swift Swallow slowly walked over until she was behind Shockbolt, her voice as soft as paper. ¡°The system has already given the prompt to change our Squad Leader.¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible!¡± Shockbolt abruptly swivelled around. Staring right at Swift Swallow, he roared loudly, ¡°We¡¯ve all redeemed death-exemption type skills! More, those are skills that you normally cannot redeem from the shop. Those are reward skills that you can only obtain bypleting instance dungeon quests. How could we be killed by others with just one blow? That¡¯s not a system-level obliteration!¡± ¡°But Tempest is indeed dead.¡± Swift Swallow raised her hand to point at the blood that was slowly trickling down the pir. ¡°You¡¯ve seen it as well.¡± Suddenly, Shockbolt¡¯s entire body trembled. He felt true fear. Originally, the four of them had firmly believed that they had reached the realm of invincibility, be it through a system BUG or by identally triggering a special instance dungeon reward. But now¡­ His entire worldview was beginning to shake. ¡°What do we do?¡± Shockbolt was a mess and his mind went nk. ¡°Will those two natives¡­ kill us?¡± ¡°Probably not.¡± Swift Swallow pondered for a moment before slowly shaking her head. ¡°The first native was more preupied with running away and he did not unleash any fatal moves against us. As for the second native¡­ I specte that the reason Tempest died was simply because he was blocking the guy¡¯s path.¡± ¡°He was blocking the way? Just for that reason?!¡± Moonlight looked at Swift Swallow in disbelief. ¡°What nonsense is this?¡± Swift Swallow sighed. ¡°There¡¯s no other exnation. Now, I finally understand¡­ why the system would suddenly allow us to strengthen ourselves to the point that¡¯s beyond the norm. However¡­ even the system did not expect that after giving us such an absurd amount of strengthening, we would still be no match for our opponents. Because those two fellows are truly so strong that they could be described as horrifying. Rather¡­ it has exceeded the system¡¯s range for normal strengthening. ¡°But there¡¯s no need to worry.¡± Seeing Moonlight about to speak up, Swift Swallow shook her head and continued, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter how the two natives¡¯ chase is concluded, this instance dungeon will bepleted in the end. Those two also will not deliberatelye after us. We do not need to do anything. We just need to wait here. Once this instance dungeon ispleted, we will be teleported out.¡± ¡°For real?¡± A look of hope appeared on Moonlight¡¯s face. ¡°Then, our privileges, and all the strengthening and equipment we¡¯ve redeemed, can we keep them?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know either¡­¡± Swift Swallow sighed softly. ¡°That will depend on what the Development Team thinks¡­¡± ¡°No, you fellows will not be able to keep them.¡± A voice suddenly rang out. The three of them jumped, every nerve in their bodies tense as they looked around. However, apart from the debris of the destroyed Temple of Cancer, there wasn¡¯t even a shadow in sight. ¡°Who is it?¡± Moonlight raised his head skywards and shouted. ¡°Come out!¡± ¡°No need to be so anxious.¡± The voice seemingly came from right beside their ears, so very soft. There was no way to tell what gender the other person was. ¡°I am¡­ a member of the Development Team.¡± Development Team! The three of them grew stunned. Within the small circle of information exchange between yers, there were rumours of the Development Team directlymunicating with yers. However, that was but a vague rumour. Within the knowledge of all the yers, the concept of the ¡®Development Team¡¯ was something that would forever exist only in system prompts and instance dungeon descriptions. They had never imagined; a day woulde when they wouldmunicate directly with the Development Team. ¡°Err¡­ may I ask, how should we address you?¡± Swift Swallow took a deep breath and spoke loudly. ¡°Most of the time, the monitoring of this world is mostly left to the Main Controller. Due to that, we failed to notice the emergence of such a serious issue.¡± The member of the Development Team did not answer Swift Swallow¡¯s question. ¡°Originally, I had assumed that by temporarily activating the authority for you guys, you would be able to resolve this issue. However, the result informs me that I was wrong.¡± ¡°So¡­ are you now going to take back these¡­ gifts?¡± Shockbolt stuttered somewhat. It was an unexpected windfall that went beyond the limits of their imagination so much so that they had be so excited upon obtaining them. If so, how tortured would they be if they lose them all? ¡°Yes. Chen Xiaolian and Shen. The two of them havee to possess a power that surpasses the system¡¯s range of strengthening. Relying on the avable redemptions alone, no matter what you guys do, you will be no match for them. However¡­¡± ¡°However what?¡± Swift Swallow had keenly heard a glimmer of hope from the Dev¡¯s tone. ¡°However, the problem that needs to be resolved has to the resolved. They have obtained the authority and power that they should not have obtained. Not even dispatching the Electronic Guardians would resolve this problem. In fact¡­ we are also incapable of directly obliterating them. Thus, we will provide you fellows with a new power, a power that could truly resolve this problem.¡± The Dev¡¯s voice remained soft, but to the three of them, every word was like roaring thunder. ¡°This¡­ what kind of power is it? Are you sure it will be stronger than those two guys?¡± Moonlight could not stop himself from speaking up. ¡°Of course.¡± The Dev responded with a faint chuckle. ¡°I will be providing you fellows with special bodies, the Exclusive ounts that we use to test this world.¡± Following the Dev¡¯s voice, countless dust-like motes of light lit up before the three of them and three bodies slowly appeared within the motes of light. All three bodies had their eyes open, but no life could be seen within their pupils. They did not appear in any way alive. Even so, they looked as though they had been carved out with the most delicate carving knife. From head to toe, there wasn¡¯t a single w to be found on the bodies. Only one word could be used to describe the three bodies. Perfection! Their good looks aside, the biggest distinctive aspect was the pair of white wings on the back of each body. ¡°Given the current situation, no matter how much we strengthen your bodies, there is no way you can obtain a power surpassing that of a BUG. Thus, you fellows must change into a new body. Only then will you be able toplete the objective,¡± the Dev continued. ¡°These are¡­ for us?¡± Moonlight had to firmly press his chest. That was the only way to stop his heart from beating too quickly. ¡°Permanently?¡± Even without any exnations, he could guess just how powerful the body used exclusively by the Development Team would be. ¡°If you fellows can smoothlyplete the quest.¡± The Dev sounded as though he was smiling. ¡°Then¡­ what should we do?¡± Swift Swallow forced herself to suppress the desire to scream and did her best to calmly ask. ¡°You do not need to do anything. I will control your consciousness and load them into the Exclusive ounts.¡± Suddenly, everything before their eyes turned ck and the whole world seemingly jumped. Their bodies, which had been standing up, turned limp simultaneously and fell to the ground. Slowly, the three winged bodies that were lying on the ground opened their eyes and sat up. ¡°So¡­ it¡¯s like this¡­¡± Shockbolt stood up. He slowly turned his head around. First, he looked down at his palms. Then, he looked around him. Everything in his sights had been transformed into countless flowing green code. ¡°This is¡­ true power! ¡°Everything that we¡¯ve seen in instance dungeons, all the things we¡¯ve seen on the System Exchange¡¯s menu¡­ they¡¯re all but a shell! ¡°It is only after having discarded thatyer of shell that we are truly able to make contact with the essence of power!¡± All three of them burst into a wildugh. ¡°Come, let¡¯s go kill those two natives!¡± Chapter 854 Chapter 854 ¡°Move aside!¡± Chen Xiaolian bellowed, the edge de of the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu already shing across the neck of the golden-armoured warrior standing before him. Before the guardian could do anything, not even a single defensive or evasive action, his head had flown high up into the sky, followed by a spray of blood shooting out from the severed neck. The Temple of Pisces had been dealt with as well. The difficulty level of this instance dungeon was not particrly high. Apart from the set of armour that the guardians were wearing, which was slightly more durable than others, there was nothing else of note. Not only were they incapable of posing a threat to the current Chen Xiaolian, they could not even bog him for a moment. He had also received a prompt from the instance dungeon through his personal system. [The twelve temple guardians have been defeated. The second phase of this instance dungeon has beenpleted, now entering the third phase. [Enter the Pope¡¯s Chamber and defeat the Pope toplete this instance dungeon.] Very good. Only onest step remains! Chen Xiaolian felt reinvigorated once more. The guardians of the zodiac temples had been very easy to defeat. Logically speaking, even if the Pope was somewhat stronger, the difficulty level of this final fight with the Pope should not differ much from the previous fights. Chen Xiaolian was certain. He could defeat the final BOSS within half a minute¡¯s time andplete this instance dungeon. As for Shen, it would take him at least three minutes to catch up to him and reach the Pope¡¯s Chamber. That was enough. Thanks to this period of recovery, the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour had already repaired itself to the point of having its general shape back. Without skipping a beat, Chen Xiaolian charged out of the Temple of Pisces. The pair of wings on his back pped and his figure shot towards the highest mountaintop, where the Pope¡¯s Chamber was situated. His flying speed far exceeded that of his previous running speed. In but moments, Chen Xiaolian had arrived before the gate of the Pope¡¯s Chamber. His gaze flew past two rows of tall columns to give him a clear view of a figure in ck robes sitting on the final throne within the hall. The figure¡¯s right hand was holding a thin sceptre while his left hand was equipped with a shield. Kill him! Originally, Chen Xiaolian had nned to wait for Shen at the final area of this instance dungeon. He had resorted to some trickery earlier, allowing him to sessfully inject the piece of virus code into Shen¡¯s body. Chen Xiaolian doubted his ability to do it a second time. Thus, if possible, it would be for the best for him to try and defeat Shen here and, at the very least, force him topromise and ept his proposal. Even if he could not do so, if it came down to it, he could just kill the final BOSS and leave this instance dungeon. At present, however, he had changed his mind. He had to leave immediately. The previous situation with those few yers was highly abnormal. Normally speaking, there should not be that many [S] ss yers in the same team nor would they appear in this low-difficulty instance dungeon at the same time. Chen Xiaolian felt very suspicious. The Development Team may have already set their sights upon this instance dungeon as well as¡­ himself. If that was the case, this was no longer the time to be paying attention to Shen. He had to quickly end this instance dungeon and return to the safety of the new Zero City. With a single leap, Chen Xiaolian flew towards the gate of the Pope¡¯s Chamber. But just as he was charging through the gate, the instance dungeon¡¯s prompt that had appeared on his personal system suddenly disappeared. It was neither due topletion or a cancetion. It had simply disappeared, without so much as a warning. At the same time, the Pope, who had been sitting upright within the Pope¡¯s Chamber, also disappeared. This is bad! Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart instantly lurched. His earlier concern¡­ had be reality. This instance dungeon¡­ as expected, the Development Team had decided to personally interfere. Once again, Chen Xiaolian attempted to utilize his authority to escape from this instance dungeon only to no avail. He did not know if this was due to Shen sealing up this instance dungeon with his power or if it was the Development Team that had closed off the exit for this instance dungeon. With this¡­ there was no longer a way to escape from this instance dungeon. Chen Xiaoliannded, a wry smile appearing on his face as he sighed. He could only hope that¡­ Shen had been weakened by the virus code to the point where defeating him was possible. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and began organizing his strength. Next, he pulled the bowstring and aimed at the Temple of Pisces. It did not take long before Shen¡¯s figure appeared before his sights. After going through the initial difort, Shen now appear to have adapted to the pain caused by the virus code. With a face devoid of expression, he flew up into the air once more. However, it was obvious that he had be even weaker than before. At that very moment, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s strength had been raised to its limit and his eyes were affixed upon Shen¡¯s figure. Although he had failed to kill the Pope andplete the quest to leave this instance dungeon, the few minutes gained from arriving earlier were not for naught. At the very least, he had gained the opportunity to charge up his power. Shen also noticed Chen Xiaolian from afar. Gripping the hilt of his bronze sword with both hands, Shen swung a sh in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s direction. Release the bowstring! Star Drop! By relying on the few minutes that he had obtained with great difficulty to charge up his move, for the first time, Chen Xiaolian was finally able to sessfully unleash the full version of the Star Drop move. In an instant, the world around him lost its colour, turning into an expanse of greyness. Only a single mote of starlight was left, leaving the bow to shoot straight towards Shen. Facing the iing mote of starlight, Shen¡¯s face turned iparably solemn. Firmly gripping the bronze sword with both hands, he raised it high above his head. Next, he slowly shed down with it. For Chen Xiaolian, this was his first time seeing Shen disy such a strained expression while in battle. Shen¡¯s movements were very slow, as if frozen. And yet, despite the slow movements, in Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes, it did not give him the impression that the movements were too slow to parry the Star Drop. When the extremely long moment came to its end, Shen¡¯s sword collided squarely against the Star Drop move. An ear-piercing crackling sound rang out as two terrifying forces collided furiously against each other. A massive shockwave erupted as a result. This time, the one to be blown away was Shen. ¡°Finally¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian gripped the bow with both hands, the feelings of joy in his heart so great that he felt a desire to whoop out happily. Shen had finally grown weak enough that he could no longer endure a fully-powered attack from the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. At any rate, they had already shown hostility towards each other. Additionally, the Development Team had also cancelled this instance dungeon¡¯s quest. There was no longer any need to feel reluctant about anything. Just quickly finish him off, undo the seal and escape from this instance dungeon with his authority just as he had done with the Egypt instance dungeon. Then, hurry up and run back to Zero City. Like a cannonball, Shen was sted backwards. Coincidentally, he ended up crashing into the Temple of Pisces. The massive temple shook as it copsed from the violent impact from the crash. But Shen immediately flew up into the air once more, his chest heaving slightly as he stared at Chen Xiaolian. Although he did not understand exactly what methods Chen Xiaolian used, he was certain that his power and authority were being rapidly weakened. Furthermore, in order to prevent Chen Xiaolian from escaping this instance dungeon, he also had to allocate a portion of his power into sealing off the special entrances and exits of this instance dungeon. Shen gave Chen Xiaolian a deep look. He had only just opened his mouth when seven to eight wounds burst open from his body, causing blood to spray out from them. Even though that earlier fully-charged Star Drop move was far inferior to that of Du Wei¡¯s, it was ¨C surprisingly ¨C enough to damage him. ¡°You truly¡­ always giving me surprises, Chen Xiaolian!¡± Shen panted softly and his hands tightened their grip on the bronze sword once more. ¡°However, do you think you¡¯ll have another chance to charge up again?¡± Light shed and Shen rushed towards Chen Xiaolian. Although Du Wei had alsoe up with a unique skill known as the Bowmoon Dance, the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu still needed to use long-ranged attacks in order to unleash it full power. By closing the distance between them, Shen was confident that he could kill Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian kept a close eye on Shen, who was rushing him. Holding the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu tightly, he began the bow dance. The des of the sword and bow rapidly collided against one another within that small space, again and again. Every sh would result in an eruption of power that would shatter the surrounding space into chaotic nothingness. And while the ones colliding against one another were the bow and the sword, the resulting force from the shes had still spread their way to the bodies of the two users, causing a continuous umtion of injuries. The Moonless Fivefold Light Armour, which had repaired most of the damage it sustained earlier, gradually became damaged and broke off once more from the shockwaves. The de of the bow and the tip of the sword collided furiously one final time. Then, with a sh of light, Chen Xiaolian finally ended up losing out in the sh of strength and was thrown far backwards. ¡°And here I thought¡­ the power loss would be unlimited.¡± Shen was standing firmly at the same spot. His face revealed that he was not feeling good, but it was still far betterpared to Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Regardless of what it is you did to me earlier, it has stopped.¡± ¡°But the power that you lost will never return.¡± Chen Xiaolian crawled back up, panting heavily. His whole body was on the verge of copsing. Even so, he held tightly onto the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu and snickered. ¡°Your heart must aching a lot right now, no?¡± Shen was likely in the dark about the effects of the code that Osgiliath had taught him. Naturally, it meant that he could trick him for now. The muscles on Shen¡¯s face twitched slightly. Everything that happened just now was beyond hisprehension. After obtaining the angel wings and reading the source code within them, his power had increased greatly. But now, that power and authority had ¨C within just a short period of time ¨C vanished. Moreover, he still had to put aside a portion of his power to seal this instance dungeon so as to prevent Chen Xiaolian from leaving. Considering the rise and fall of each of their strength level, Shen suddenly realized that he was no longer able to utterly trample Chen Xiaolian. ¡°It¡¯s true. Even after you¡¯re weakened, you are still stronger than me. But, at the very least, killing me is no longer that easy.¡± Chen Xiaolian wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth. ¡°In the past, if you are a lion, I can only be considered a hyena. Now, you have be a leopard. I couldn¡¯t beat you back then, I still can¡¯t beat you now. But if I have to put it all on the line, it¡¯s not like I do not have what it takes to take you down with me. Do you think I can¡¯t do it?¡± Shen shot a sideway nce at Chen Xiaolian before gripping the bronze sword in his hand once more. Next, he pointed it at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You still want to fight? You¡¯re about as mad as Bai Qi!¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed, a bitter smile on his face. He too raised the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu once more. ¡°Why are you so obsessed with snatching back the Oddity? I¡¯ll say I again. Can¡¯t you reconsider my proposal?¡± Shen responded coldly, ¡°Because that item originally belongs to m-¡± Cha! Shen abruptly stopped speaking. A hand was protruding out from his chest, dripping with blood. In an instant, the cold expression on Shen¡¯s face transformed into that of shock. He lowered his head, looking down at the handing out from his chest in disbelief. Likewise, the expression on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face also changed. A figure had, unbeknownst to them, appeared behind Shen. However, his view of the figure was mostly blocked by Shen. There was no way to get a clear look at the figure¡¯s face. The only thing that he could see was the pair of wings growing out from the figure¡¯s back! Chapter 855 Chapter 855 Suddenly, Shen¡¯s body erupted with a sphere of light, which spread out with him at its centre. The figure behind him was sent flying by the light only to quickly stabilize themself, seemingly unscathed from the move. In but a sh, Shen¡¯s face turned pale even as the injury on his chest slowly healed up. Only then were Chen Xiaolian and Shen able to get a clear view of the attacker¡¯s face. It was an unusually handsome face. Unlike Shen, it seemed as though almost every inch had been carefully designed after going through a strict degree of consideration. Even the figure¡¯s body had the same perfect proportions. To put it in another way, this person was like a character that had been plucked out from an online game. Add the pair of pure white wings pping gently behind, Chen Xiaolian almost couldn¡¯t stop himself from uttering a cry. Chen Xiaolian had seen these guys before within the memories he had gleaned through the wings. The wlessly perfect appearance, the pair of wings on its back and the terrifying power emanating from its body. All those aspects indicated their identity¡­ the Exclusive ounts used by the Development Team. The Development Team¡­ has once again appeared in this world?! Suddenly, a chilling sensation rose up from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s back, like a venomous snake slithering up his spine. Back when he saw those few yers, he had grown concerned about the possibility of the Development Team paying attention to everything that was happening here. When the Pope, the final BOSS of this instance dungeon disappeared, he became certain of it. However, never in his wildest imaginations did Chen Xiaolian expect the Development Team to personallye here. Chen Xiaolian had once asked Miao Yan before if there were any rumours about the angel-like Exclusive ounts used by the Development Team amongst the yers only to be informed that she had never heard of it before. It meant that, after the first GM¡¯s betrayal, the Development Team had never entered this world ever again. Why then did they enter now? Could they have¡­ figured out his discovery? That was Chen Xiaolian¡¯s biggest concern at the moment. ¡°Development Team?¡± The two words hissed out through the gap between Shen¡¯s teeth. He had also gleaned the records left inside the wings. Naturally, he too could ¨C with a nce ¨C recognize the appearance. In addition to the one who attacked Shen earlier, there were two other angels hovering up in the air. They cast a cold look at Shen. ¡°I was wondering who it might be. So, it¡¯s Shen?¡± The frontmost angel regarded Shen from head to toe before sneering. ¡°You have been absent for so long, everyone thought you dead already.¡± Shen¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly. The tone¡­ did not sound like that of the Development Team. ¡°My name is Moonlight. This here is Shockbolt and Swift Swallow. The one who died by your hands earlier was our Squad Leader, Tempest.¡± Hatred seeped out from the eyes of the frontmost angel and he stretched his hand to point behind him. ¡°The Development Team thinks that you are not qualified for them to personally take action. That is why¡­ we will be dealing with you two troublemakers in their ce.¡± ¡°The Development Team¡­ they gave you guys Exclusive ounts?¡± Chen Xiaolian was quick to respond. These fellows were the yers who had attacked him in the fourth temple earlier. Shen had been constantly on his tail. Most likely, he had killed one of those yers. As for those who remained, the Development Team had ¡®granted¡¯ them, or perhaps it would be more urate to say, they had ¡®lent¡¯ them these angel Exclusive ounts. Moreover, the yers had also received the order to kill him and Shen. ¡°The former Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild and the strongest amongst all the yers.¡± Swift Swallow pped her wings to move forward slightly. ¡°No wonder you were able to so easily kill off Tempest just now. We couldn¡¯t even get a good look at you. But that¡¯s alright. You will be dying soon. I believe¡­ you must also be capable of sensing just how strong the power hidden within our bodies are, right?¡± ¡°The Development Team gave you your current bodies?¡± Colour slowly returned to Shen¡¯s face. It seemed the previous attack had managed to inflict considerable damage upon him. ¡°Despite using angel bodies, you guys still needed to resort to a sneaky ambush. You guys truly disappoint me.¡± ¡°No, no, no. You¡¯re wrong.¡± Moonlight calmly shook his head. ¡°That just now was just a greeting. At any rate¡­ you also killed Tempest before he could figure anything out. That same feeling, it is only natural for you to taste it as well. But do not misunderstand. Even without resorting to an ambush, we are still capable of killing off you guys.¡± After saying that, Shockbolt and Swift Swallow appeared simultaneously around Chen Xiaolian and Shen. The three of them formed the ¡®Æ·¡¯ shape around the two to surround them. ¡°Then¡­¡± The killing intent within Moonlight¡¯s eyes that were already intense to begin with, swelled up once more. ¡°Die!¡± ¡°Hold it! Hold it! Time!¡± Just as the three yers in angel bodies were about to make their move, Chen Xiaolian suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs. ¡°Why is it ¡®you guys¡¯? What does this have to do with me?¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± Moonlight, who had already raised his hand, lowered it. With a frown on his face, he turned to regard Chen Xiaolian. Immediately, Chen Xiaolian forced out a smile and point at himself. ¡°Look. Do you see the wounds on my body? Can you tell who did this to me?¡± Next, he pointed at Shen. ¡°The wounds on his body. You guys see them too, right? You guys also know who did that to him, don¡¯t you?¡± Seeing Moonlight show no immediate intention of attacking again, Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath. Putting on a bitter face, he shouted, ¡°Just now, he had been constantly on my ass trying to kill me. Surely you guys saw that in 4K. And the one who killed your Squad Leader is him as well, not me. On the contrary, I¡¯m the poor victim here! The one that you guys ambushed! You guys ambushed me, but I didn¡¯t even attack you back, isn¡¯t that right? You guys want to kill him? You won¡¯t hear any objections from me. But why lump me in with him?¡± ¡°You are also an irregrity in the system. Now that you have been discovered, how high do you reckon your chances of surviving could be?¡± Moonlight sneered at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°One of the conditions for letting us use these bodies is to kill the two of you!¡± ¡°Even if that¡¯s true, a 3 versus 1 followed by another 3 versus 1 is much easier than 3 versus 2, isn¡¯t it? You guys want to kill him? I don¡¯t care. I¡¯ll just watch your fight from the side. You guys can just kill me after you guys are done killing him, can¡¯t you?¡± Chen Xiaolian put on an honest-looking face as he looked at Moonlight. Moonlight hesitated for a moment before turning to exchange nces with Shockbolt and Swift Swallow. There was the same look on all three faces. This guy. Is he an idiot? Even if there was some grudge between the two in the past, their group had already made it clear that they wanted to kill the two of them. To think that he would still be unwilling to join forces to fight against amon enemy. Rather, he wanted to stay out of it first? That said, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words rang true. Killing them one by one was indeed much easierpared to killing two of them together. ¡°Not a bad proposal.¡± Moonlight nodded, his face revealing a satisfied smile. His eyes turned towards Shen, his face looking like he had just seen his prey falling into the palm of his hand. Shen cast a cold look at Chen Xiaolian but said nothing. Instead, he tightened his grip on his bronze sword. Chen Xiaolian, on the other hand, swiftly moved backwards, escaping from the encirclement of the three angels. He smiled at Shen, who was trapped in the centre, and waved at him. Shen responded with a harrumph. He did not wait for the three angels to unleash their attacks. Instead, he took the initiative to attack first, stabbing Moonlight, who was in front of him. ¡°How confident!¡± Even before Shen¡¯s sword could arrive before Moonlight¡¯s face, countless motes of light had converged into ance, which flew forward to meet the tip of the iing sword. A ripple spread out from the point of collision and the entire instance dungeon trembled slightly from the sh. Moonlight retreated a little, but he appearedpletely unscathed. Behind Shen, the other two angels attacked him at the same time. Forming the samence in their hands, they vaulted high into the sky and stabbed at Shen with thences. Although thences had yet to stab Shen, the power of thences had transcended space to firmly lock Shen down. Shen¡¯s expression flickered and he swung his sword gently around himself to block the attacks from the two angels. However, he could not endure thebined force of the three angels. His entire figure seemed as though it had been struck by lightning and he spat out another mouthful of blood. Chen Xiaolian, on the other hand, had his hands behind his back and a smile on his face as he watched the three angels besiege Shen. At that very moment, everything within his eyes, the four who were engaged in battle were seemingly moving in slow motion. Chen Xiaolian could see the movements of every limb clearly. Simply by concentrating, all of Chen Xiaolian¡¯s senses would be magnified countless times. He could see how every muscle ¨C even the most slender of them all ¨C belonging to both the angels and Shen were moving; how each ripple of power was generated and spread out. He could even see the digital forms of the four and how the green-coloured streams of digital code were swiftly changing. If Shen was in his normal state, even the act of facing three angels simultaneously would not have given him too much pressure. However, with arge portion of his power stripped away, he had to give it his all just to barely hold on. Although Chen Xiaolian was also facing a Shen who was going all out just now, as the one being attacked, how could he calmly focus all his attention on observing the fight back then? But now he could. Moreover, he was currently presented with not one but four observation targets. Not long after Chen Xiaolian began observing, Shen fell into a disadvantaged position. By working together, the three angels were able to field a power that surpassed the current Shen. In but moments, theirnces had sessfully struck him several times. However, as he was on guard, thences did not pierce through his body. Even so, every strike would cause him to spray out a mouthful of blood. Meanwhile, not once did Shen¡¯s attacks seed in hitting the three angels. ¡°Hey, if you keep leaving that power unused, you¡¯ll die.¡± Chen Xiaolian picked his ear and shoutedzily at Shen. ¡°Surely you¡¯re not going to insist on keeping me here even if it means getting killed by those three, are you?¡± As Chen Xiaolian was saying that, Shen was once again struck by twonce attacks, one on his chest and the second on his back. His body had immediately erupted with a golden light ¨C covering every part of his body ¨C that knocked away the twonces but Shen sprayed out yet another big mouthful of blood. Finally, he began gasping for breath. Giving Chen Xiaolian a nce, Shen then weakly waved his left hand to the front. Instantly, his aura grew, bing much stronger. ¡°See? You¡¯re not stupid to the point of being unable to determine the gravity of your situation. Then¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head andughed before waving furiously at Shen and the three angels. ¡°Until next time, mina-san![1]¡± The very next instant, his figure disappeared. ¡°What happened?¡± Seeing Chen Xiaolian disappear, Shockbolt, who had been about to stab forward with thence in his hand, immediately frowned. ¡°This guy¡­¡± Moonlight extended a hand to point at Shen. ¡°Looks like he had been allocating a portion of his power earlier to lock this instance dungeon so as to stop that kid from running away. Now, it would appear that he has cancelled the lockdown. He has also recovered a portion of his power.¡± ¡°He has yet to recover to the point where he can escape ourbined might.¡± Swift Swallow regarded Shen. ¡°Only, what do we do about the kid who escaped? The Development Team stated that the condition for giving us these bodies is for us to wipe out these two BUGs.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not like they gave us a time limit,¡± Moonlight responded with a leisurely smile. ¡°Finish this one off first. As for the remaining one, we can take our time in tracking him down. Even if we fail to find him, the Development Team will help us track him. At any rate¡­ they are even more anxious than us.¡± ¡°Makes sense.¡± Swift Swallow tilted her head and considered the issue for a moment before nodding. ¡°In that case, let¡¯s continue! Kill this BUG!¡± 1 Mina-san is Japanese for ¡®everyone¡¯. The -san gives it a more polite gesture. Chapter 856 Chapter 856 The surrounding view instantly changed as Chen Xiaolian reappeared in the real world¡¯s Athens in front of the gate of Parthenon. It was afternoon, the time when there were most tourists around. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s sudden appearance scared some of the surrounding tourists who eximed in shock. However, Chen Xiaolian simply had no time to care about all that. He instead shouted skywards, ¡°GM! Send me back to Zero City!¡± A pir of light descended and Chen Xiaolian instantly disappeared once again, eliciting yet another wave of exmation. ¡°What happened inside the instance dungeon?¡± Inside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s room within Zero City, a hologram of the GM was standing in front of Chen Xiaolian. It looked at Chen Xiaolian and said, ¡°Judging by your appearance, the negotiation must have failed. Thankfully, you managed to escape.¡± ¡°I nearly couldn¡¯t escape. Luckily, three disruptors appeared.¡± Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour on his body that was still slowly repairing itself. He broke into a bitter smile. ¡°However, with this¡­ the situation has be even more problematic!¡± Although the final sh against Shen did notst too long, the damage Chen Xiaolian took from it was terrifyingly heavy. The power within his body had practically bottomed out. In fact, he could feel himself close to copsing from the exhaustion. ¡°More problematic? San and the others are still trapped inside the spatial rift caused by the copsing Zero City. At this moment in time, who else could disrupt your n?¡± The GM frowned. Despite being the main control program of this world, the GM could neither enter nor probe what was happening within instance dungeons. ¡°The Development Team! Damn it! They have finally directed their attention towards me! Today, I finally got a good look at their Exclusive ounts!¡± Chen Xiaolian clenched his teeth forcefully. Even though he was the GM, even he could not stop his surprise upon hearing Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words. ¡°Exclusive ount bodies? The Development Team personally descended?¡± ¡°No. The Development Team did not appear. They just gave their Exclusive ounts to three yers.¡± Chen Xiaolian grunted. ¡°Those Exclusive ounts are simply too formidable. They were even able to suppress and beat up Shen.¡± ¡°Why did the Development Team direct their attention towards you? By chance, did you mention anything about ¡®God¡¯ to Shen when you were inside the instance dungeon? I remember you saying firmly in the past that not even a hint of information regarding that should be divulged outside Zero City.¡± ¡°Damn it! I did not!¡± Chen Xiaolian then let out a heavy sigh. ¡°It¡¯s just, when Shen and I were fighting, the two of us went all out. The Development Team simply picked up on the abnormal energy fluctuations.¡± ¡°In other words¡­ at present, they have yet to raise the severity of this situation to the highest level. If not, when you consider what transpired in the past, they would have personallye down.¡± ¡°Not¡­ necessarily.¡± To the GM¡¯s surprise, Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°I have a different guess. Enough, let¡¯s not talk too much. Shen will probably be killed off soon.¡± ¡°You are the only one who left the instance dungeon. Although I cannot see what¡¯s happening inside, I can tell that the instance dungeon has yet to end. In other words, Shen is still inside the instance dungeon. Meaning, the angels have yet to kill him.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true for now. However, judging by how things were looking¡­ it won¡¯t be long now. I was able to sessfully weaken him with the code given by Osgiliath. At present, he is still slightly stronger than me, but he is likely still incapable of beating the three angels.¡± Chen Xiaolian sighed. ¡°So, we need to hurry!¡± ¡°Hurry? What are you nning?¡± The GM cast a somewhat confused look at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Naturally, I¡¯ll be summoning reinforcements!¡± Chen Xiaolian replied with a wry smile. ¡°If Shen dies to them, the next one will be me! Am I supposed to hide inside Zero City and nevere out forever? Besides¡­ with how strong the angels are, if they ever find a chance to break into Zero City, we¡¯ll be utterly doomed!¡± ¡°The strongestbat power left in Zero City, excluding you, are Aderick and Tian Lie. But I doubt even they possess the power to match either you or Shen. As for the others, they are even more useless.¡± The GM shook his head. ¡°Nonsense! Do you think I¡¯d be that stupid as to send mypanions as cannon fodder? Enough talking. Send me into the power room!¡± Chen Xiaolian red at the GM. ¡°You n on¡­ helping those guys?¡± The GM finally understood Chen Xiaolian¡¯s n. ¡°But if not even Shen could beat the angels, won¡¯t it be useless even if you add those guys in?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ve done the math.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Earlier, he had carefully observed the battle between Shen and Moonlight¡¯s team of three. Through the observation, he was able to confirm how strong the three of them were. The Exclusive ounts were indeed very formidable, extremely so. Just by looking at the energy waves emanating from their bodies, he could tell that they had reached a level capable ofying waste to the world. However, just because they possessed formidable bodies did not mean that they could disy the corresponding level ofbat power. Moonlight¡¯s team of three were originally just ordinary yers. They did not know how to truly make use of the power. Having the ability to ¡®see through¡¯ this world¡¯s entire source code did not mean they could ¡®master¡¯ it. At any rate, they were not the real Development Team. The GM nodded. Pondering for a moment, he then said, ¡°But if you take away the Oddity, this new Zero City that you built through so much effort will enter a state of copse like the previous one.¡± ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t n on taking all of it away.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled, shaking his head. ¡°But since the building has been fully constructed, temporarily removing a section of its walls ¨C as long as it¡¯s not the load-bearing wall ¨C should be fine¡­ I just need to temporarily open up a little bit of space for them so that they can escape. I will be putting it back quickly!¡± ¡­ ¡°Do you understand now? In the face of the Development Team¡¯s power, you are but nothing!¡± Shen stood unsteadily, the bronze sword in his hand ced upright against the ground to barely prop up his body. Raising his head, he looked up at the three angels up in the sky. The entire holy mountain had been razed. In fact, there were no longer any traces to show that the surrounding city area of Athens once existed. All that was left there were gutted ruins. Shen¡¯s body was filled with countless wounds. Given Shen¡¯s current level of power and hisprehension of thews, he could easily recover from ordinary wounds. On the day Zero City was destroyed, Miao Yan had severed one of his hands but he was able to swiftly heal it. However, by using the Development Team¡¯s exclusive bodies, the strength of these three yers had soared to around the same level as Shen. Even through their individual strength had yet to reach Shen¡¯s level, theirbined strength was not something that the weakened Shen could match. Their every attack would not only leave a wound on his body, it would also invade and damage the core of his power. The present Shen had be so weak that his body was wobbling despite his attempts to stand straight. The next attack might be¡­ the end. ¡°I had to work so hard to finally reach here¡­ what a pity.¡± There wasn¡¯t a hint of fear on Shen¡¯s face. There was only a bitter smile and an endless feeling of helplessness. ¡°Then¡­e! This will be the final attack.¡± He did his best to straighten himself and raise his bronze sword once more, aiming it at Moonlight¡¯s team of three that was up in the sky. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Although I do not know why you want to kill that kid. Hmm¡­ ording to the Dev, his name is Chen Xiaolian, right? After killing you, we will fulfil your wish. We will find him and kill him.¡± Moonlight grinned, revealing a smug smile. The three of them raised theirnces up high at the same time. The solemn atmosphere made it look as though they were lifting up a mountain and the resulting undtions of power once again shook the instance dungeon. ¡°There¡¯s no need to go find me. I¡¯m already back.¡± Just as the three of them were about to attack with all their might to finish off Shen, a familiar voice rang out from behind them. Abruptly, Moonlight turned his head back. Chen Xiaolian had his hands sped behind his back and the wings on the Moonless Fivefold Light Armour pped gently, allowing him to hover in the sky not far away from them. There was a faint smile on his face. ¡°You¡­¡± Moonlight grew dumbfounded. This fellow¡¯s brain circuit¡­ is it out of whack? For a brief moment, Moonlight found himself incapable of understanding what he was seeing and his mind went nk. Just now, this kid was clearly the one begging for mercy, figuring out all possible means to escape from this instance dungeon. Just moments ago, Shen was chasing after this kid to kill him and he nearly seeded even. And now¡­ this kid actually came back? Just what is he thinking? And what is he nning to do? ¡°No, no, no, no¡­. don¡¯t insult me with those eyes that¡¯s reserved for idiots.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled as he waved at Moonlight. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m neither crazy nor stupid. More, I did not run back here tomit suicide.¡± ¡°Notmitting suicide?¡± Moonlight burst into a loudughter. He then pointed at Shen, who was on the ground. ¡°Do you see him? Surely, you are not thinking that, by working together with him, you would be able to fight against us, are you? Look properly! What we are using, are the exclusive bodies of the Development Team!¡± The expression on Shen¡¯s face had also changed as he raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian, a look of disbelief on his face. ¡°I know¡­. I know¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian dragged his words. He even yawned slightly. ¡°Believe me, I know all too well just how powerful the bodies you guys are using right now are. Rather, I know about it even more than you do. As for Shen, after everything he did to me just now, whether or not I want to hate him or take revenge against him, that¡¯s my business. So, since I¡¯m back, it means I know very well what I¡¯m doing.¡± ¡°You mean¡­ you n on killing us off with him?¡± Shockbolt swung thence in his hand at the sky with the force of a raging wave, splitting the sky above his head into two. ¡°See that? This is the power we now possess!¡± ¡°I see.¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded meekly. ¡°I cannot defeat you. Even with Shen, I still cannot defeat you guys. However¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian suddenly snapped his fingers. Then, he revealed a smile that did not reach his eyes at them. ¡°I thought about how much you guys liked to kill BUGs, so I decided to help save you guys some trouble and brought a couple more BUGs over for you to kill.¡± A spatial rift appeared and Zhao Yun leisurely walked out from it. Her gaze swept over the three angels coldly. ¡°These are the angels you mentioned? Interesting.¡± Another spatial rift appeared and Gabriel strutted out from it. He turned to look at Shen for a moment before abruptly bursting into a chuckle. ¡°Chen Xiaolian told me that you most likely got your ass handed to you. But I never imagined it would be so bad.¡± A third spatial rift appeared and Bai Qi¡¯s quaint white robes fluttered as he formed his sword. He said coldly, ¡°These so-called angels are only so-so. They¡¯re still no match for us.¡± The fourth spatial rift appeared. Mr San looked at Bai Qi and said with a smile, ¡°They are not the Development Team, after all. Even though they came here with these exclusive bodies, it is not possible for them to exert its full power.¡± The fifth spatial rift. Cheng Cheng gave Moonlight¡¯s team of three a nce before looking at the wounds on Shen¡¯s body. Suddenly, a hint of happiness appeared on her face. ¡°It¡¯s something that I¡¯ve been wanting to do for a long time now. To think that these yers would beat me to it.¡± The sixth rift. Du Wei stood in front of Shen, leaving his back exposed to Moonlight¡¯s team of three. And yet, there was ackadaisical look on his face as he showed not a hint of wariness. ¡°We are able to meet one another again so soon. Do you feel happy?¡± ¡°You guys¡­¡± Even though Shen was good at keeping his emotions hidden, seeing the six of them reappear before him here with such leisurely looks on their faces, he could not stop himself from bing stunned. Just not too long ago, he had nned to send them all to World¡¯s End before retrieving the Oddity and patch up the world. It also meant that all the Irregrities, including them, would disappearpletely. But now¡­ they were acting as if nothing had happened. ¡°Nothing to feel surprised about. Times change. At present, the Development Team has be our biggest enemy. Besides¡­ you should already be able to tell the changes in their bodies, no?¡± Du Wei smiled. Shen snorted but said nothing. Originally, among his old friends here, only Du Wei, who managed to obtained the wings and the code within them, had the power to barely face him in battle. As for Bai Qi and the rest, there was a sizable difference in power between them. But now, the same energy waves were emanating out from their bodies. It would appear that Chen Xiaolian did not rush over right after rescuing them. Instead, he had given them the wings, allowing all of them to obtain the power of the source code. ¡°Alright. We can chat once we return. Now¡­¡± He turned around to look at Moonlight¡¯s team of three. Although his voice was not loud, his words resonated within every corner of the instance dungeon. ¡°Let¡¯s have some fun and kill a few angels.¡± Chapter 857 Chapter 857 Back when Zhao Yun first entered, the expression on the faces of Moonlight and his team members had remained mostly rxed. However, the others continued to appear one by one. By the time Du Wei appeared, their faces had be one of utter dread. After changing into the exclusive bodies of the Development Team, they had gained an increase in not just their strength but also their ability to discern things. Every single one of these six neers possessed the same level of power as that of their angel bodies. Rather, these neers might be even stronger. What was going on with this world? How could the Development Team have failed to detect them all this time? More, the Development Team did not even inform them that there were actually so many BUGs! Earlier, when they had just changed their bodies with these angel bodies, they had felt extremely prideful of their newfound powers. But at this moment, that feeling of pride gradually faded. ¡°Development Team, the situation¡¯s changed! Hurry, arrange for an evac!¡± Moonlight¡¯s face was taut and he uttered in a hushed tone, seemingly mumbling to himself. There was no need for him to speak aloud. Since the Development Team gave them these Exclusive ounts, they must surely have begun monitoring this instance dungeon. Nothing here could escape their eyes. The difference in strength between the two parties here had surpassed that of the quest that the Development Team assigned them. Staying here would only result in their deaths. However, after Moonlight said that, the three of them continued to remain there. Their surroundings remained silent; no response could be heard. ¡°Development Team¡­ Development Team?¡± Despite knowing it would not make a difference, Moonlight could not stop himself from raising his voice. ¡°What is it? When you were beating up Shen earlier, weren¡¯t you feeling very powerful?¡± Gabriel snickered, stretching a hand out. A ball of light appeared on his palm before rapidly spinning non-stop. However, he did not immediately attack. ¡°Now, are you suddenly feeling very helpless, lonely and weak?¡± ¡°You did this?¡± Moonlight abruptly raised his head and roared in a stern voice. ¡°You guys¡­ you can even block off the Development Team?!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not like we don¡¯t want to have that kind of ability, but we really can¡¯t do that.¡± Du Wei shrugged. He looked at Moonlight with amiserating face. ¡°Why can¡¯t you look at it from a more simplistic perspective? You guys¡­ are merely three discarded tools.¡± Abruptly, their faces turned extremely pale. ¡°Perhaps, they simply want to perform a strength test,¡± said Zhao Yun, who was standing behind Gabriel. ¡°The Development Team must also be curious about how strong we¡¯ve be.¡± ¡°If they¡¯re so eager to find out, why don¡¯t they personallye down?¡± An icy light glinted across Cheng Cheng¡¯s eyes. ¡°Why send these yers to be scapegoats?¡± ¡°Practically speaking, they are already strong enough.¡± Mr San smiled as he took a few steps forward. ¡°At the very least, in the past, with the exception of Shen and Du Wei, we would be no match for them in a one versus one¡­ don¡¯t re at me, Bai Qi. That includes you.¡± Bai Qi responded with a cold snort before turning away. ¡°However¡­ things are different now.¡± Du Wei smiled at Moonlight¡¯s team of three. ¡°Then, are you guys ready to die?¡± Moonlight raised his head skywards and let out a long hiss, his eyes suddenly taking on a highly maddened look. Then, the wings on his back pped and his entire figure transformed into a shooting star, which shot towards Chen Xiaolian. Shockbolt and Swift Swallow were right behind him,unching an attack against Chen Xiaolian at the same time. Get rid of the weakest one first! In an instant, the power of the three angelsbined to descend upon Chen Xiaolian¡¯s body simultaneously, making it so Chen Xiaolian could not move. He was practically incapable of moving even a finger. Everything around him had seemingly frozen, leaving only thences wielded by Moonlight and the other two. Thences brought with them a sweeping and boundless power as they stabbed towards Chen Xiaolian. The section of thences held by the three angels was only as thick as a normalnce. But as thences kept stabbing forward, the final section of thences ¨C shockingly ¨C grew increasingly thick. It seemed as though there were three colossal mountains ¨C capable of enveloping the world ¨C bearing down on him. Although Chen Xiaolian was being attacked by the three angels all at the same time, his face remained at ease. He showed no signs of concern. In fact, the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu in his hand was still in a resting position. He had not brought it up to defend himself. What a joke! The old monsters were already here. What was there to fear? Pu! The surface of a ck-clothed umbre stopped Shockbolt¡¯snce. Dang! Zhao Yun¡¯s spear, the Silver Dragon, struck the tip of Swift Swallow¡¯snce. Bang! Du Wei¡¯s fist struck the shaft of Moonlight¡¯snce. The threences had originally carried with them a momentum that could seemingly trample everything, but they were instead stopped all of a sudden. ¡°Bringing a bunch of bosses to back me up just feels¡­ so damned good!¡± Chen Xiaolian watched as the three old monsters intercepted the attacks and began fighting against Moonlight and his team members. It felt most gratifying. ¡°Why did you bring them over to save me?¡± Shen had moved over and was standing behind Chen Xiaolian. Although his body was still covered in wounds, he maintained an upright stature. ¡°I am determined to kill you and snatch away the Oddity. Wouldn¡¯t it be better for you if they kill me here?¡± ¡°Because¡­ you have your n and I have mine. There¡¯s nothing personal in what we do. It¡¯s not as though there¡¯s any grudge between us.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°Additionally, you should already be able to see it. Right now, Mr San and the others have already read the source code within the wings as well. I only managed to obtain two pairs though. That¡¯s probably less than yours. However, with us working together, you no longer have the chance to do it.¡± ¡°You n using the new Zero City to keep this up? But as I¡¯ve said before, this cannotpletely solve the problem.¡± Shen frowned. ¡°And I¡¯ve said it before as well. Some matters can only be discussed after we return to the new Zero City.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled while shaking his head. ncing at Bai Qi, Cheng Cheng and Gabriel, he saw them standing behind him with their hands sped behind their backs. ¡°Enough, let¡¯s not talk about this anymore. I¡¯ve got to exercise with these angels. You old monsters want to maintain your reputation and are unwilling to fight in a 2 versus 1, I¡¯m not that noble.¡± Even as he spoke, Chen Xiaolian had already raised the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. Power flowed from every part of his body into the body of the bow and the bowstring, where it gathered. He was aiming at Moonlight. ¡°Maintain reputation?¡± Shen shook his head as he gave a faintugh. Du Wei was not using any weapons. All he did was attack with his naked fists. Every time his attacks collided with the tip of thence, a series of ripples would spread out. Moonlight¡¯s face was bing increasingly contorted. Shockingly, the three opponents they were facing possessed a strength that surpassed the Exclusive ounts granted to them by the Development Team. Moreover, there were still five other guys from the other party that had yet to take action. It was true that both Shen and Chen Xiaolian had been badly wounded. This was especially true for Shen, who had practically used up all his strength. They had needed only one more attack to kill Shen off. But the remaining three had a power that was in no wayckingpared to the three that were fighting him and his teammates. If those fellows attacked as well¡­ it would surely result in a massacre. As Moonlight fought, he kept on shouting for the Development Team loudly. But no matter how much he called, no response came. As he was feeling anxious, a feeling of rm suddenly enveloped his whole body. It felt as though there were sharp needles piercing every inch of his skin. Even without looking, Moonlight could sense that Chen Xiaolian, who was standing on the ground, had pulled the longbow in his hand. He was targeting Moonlight with his power. Damn it! If Chen Xiaolian had been alone, Moonlight would not have viewed this attack as a threat. He could either dodge just as the arrow was fired or parry it. He could also attack first to interrupt Chen Xiaolian to stop him from building up power for the attack. However¡­ at this very moment, he was being entangled by this red-haired native. Moonlightunched a furious wave of attacks against Du Wei, hoping that this could create an opening for him to interrupt Chen Xiaolian¡¯s power build up. But no matter what he tried, he could not do it. All he could do was watch as the power gathering upon the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu grew stronger and stronger. In his eyes, string after string of green code was gathering upon the bow where they were packed closely together. In addition, they also swirled rapidly. Finally, the radiance on the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu reached its limit. Release! A crescent-shaped shooting star cut through space, flying straight towards Moonlight¡¯s back. Moonlight had wanted to avoid the attack, but Du Wei, who was right in front of him, did not give him the chance. And so, he could only grit his teeth and force himself to endure, hoping that this exclusive body granted by the Development Team could endure that one arrow. Boom! The crescent moon-like attack smashed into Moonlight¡¯s back and countless streams of energy scattered outwards. And while no wounds appeared on his body, Moonlight could clearly sense that tiny cracks had appeared all over his body. For an instant, the power coursing through his body ¨C due to the arrow attack ¨C stagnated for a moment. Oh, no! Moonlight could already feel the aftermath. Hisnce, which he had been stabbing towards Du Wei with all his strength, lost all its force mid-way. Du Wei¡¯s fist then smashed it away and it shattered into numerous fragments in mid-air. The next punch came from below. Like a bolt of lightning, it mmed into Moonlight¡¯s chest. Like a meteor, Moonlight¡¯s body was sent hurtling down to the ground. He had lost control of his body. Before he could even make contact with the ground, however, he saw Du Wei swoop down at an even greater velocity. Opening his right hand, Du Wei pressed it down on Moonlight¡¯s face, blocking his sightpletely. Power surged out from Du Wei¡¯s palm, pouring into Moonlight through his seven orifices. A wretched scream rang out. As the power continued to pour into Moonlight¡¯s body, bit by bit, it began to ¨C beginning from the head ¨C break and shatter before drifting into the air until it utterly disappeared. There was however, one thing that was not destroyed and itnded gently on the ground. It was the pair of white wings that was on his back. Chapter 858 Chapter 858 ¡°Moonlight?!¡± Shockbolt and Swift Swallow were fighting against Mr San and Zhao Yun in the distance. When they saw Moonlight dying to Du Wei, both of them uttered out a mournful cry. His eyes bloodshot, Shockbolt gripped hisnce with both hands and aimed it at the sky above. ¡°All of you¡­ must die! You damnable natives!¡± Mr San looked at him coolly and pressed his right thumb on the handle of his umbre. Next, the umbre spread open to shield him. Shockbolt¡¯snce descended with force and his entire being seemingly became one with thence. They transformed into a shooting star that shot towards Mr San. ¡°You think you can stop the exclusive body of the Development Team with that broken umbre?¡± Boom! Shockbolt smashed furiously against the surface of Mr San¡¯s umbre and the power of the two individuals collided. The space around them kept shing and shifting, asionally bing shredded into fine fragments before reforming themselves. Mr San had shifted from using only one hand to hold his umbre to using both hands. But even though he was able to continue standing on the same spot, the frame of his umbre was beginning to ¨C little by little ¨C bend. Due to that, the umbre slowly bent backwards. Shockbolt¡¯s entire body was enveloped with a dazzling radiance. He was like a dagger stabbing into the surface of an umbre, all his might focused upon one point. Indeed, he had brought all his power to bear. Even if he were to die here, he had to pierce through Mr San¡¯s umbre. A de of light shed, shooting up from below to fly towards the lower part of Shockbolt¡¯s abdomen area. Shockbolt had concentrated all his power on this one attack against Mr San¡¯s umbre. Due to that, he was unable to mount any defence against this sudden de attack. Next, a wretched cry rang out as the de of light struck him squarely. Despite the might of the angel body, it was incapable of enduring the de of light, which cut open a big wound on the lower part of its abdomen. The de of light flew swiftly tond on the ground. Beside it, Cheng Cheng¡¯s red hair fluttered like mes and she sneered, ¡°Only so-so.¡± The Dimensional Rip de in her hand kept flickering, but she did not continue attacking. ¡°Dafuq?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes were wide open and he stared at Cheng Cheng, who hadunched a sudden attack just now. Then, he turned to look at Shen, a nk look on his face. ¡°I just said¡­ you guys care about your reputation and would not resort to sneak attacks like me!¡± ¡°That¡¯s what you think,¡± Shen replied coolly. ¡°If we¡¯re really as stupid as you say, how could we have survived so many refreshes?¡± ¡°Despicable!¡± Injured, Shockbolt¡¯s voice was filled with rage and pain. This was clearly a one versus one battle. To think that they would suddenlyunch a sneak attack. These natives are simply too insidious! However, he had no time to feel angry anymore. Mr San¡¯s umbre suddenly spun. Due to the sneak attack with the Dimensional Rip de earlier, Shockbolt had be severely injured and the power that he was unleashing abruptly weakened. Facing the spinning umbre, the power was shredded and scattered. As for Shockbolt, his whole body shot to the ground like an artillery st. Shockbolt¡¯s body smashed heavily into the ground. Before he could get up, a ck beam of light descended. Mr San, wielding the ck-clothed umbre, pierced Shockbolt¡¯s chest with it to nail him firmly on the ground. Shockbolt¡¯s mouth fell open and his hand swung to his back to grab the umbre in an attempt to pull it out. However, Mr San, who was holding the umbre handle, twisted it forcefully. Countless streams of power erupted from within Shockbolt¡¯s body before radiating out from every inch of his skin. A faint wretched cry escaped Shockbolt¡¯s mouth and his whole body kept twitching. But no matter how hard he tried, he could not resist the power that had filled his entire body. All he could do was watch as his body began breaking apart. In but moments, even Shockbolt¡¯s body disappeared, leaving only a pair of wings behind. ¡°Xiao Yun, do you really not need help?¡± Mr San raised his head to look at Zhao Yun, who was up in the sky. ¡°These angels are still very strong. If possible, we should deal with them quickly. Surely, you¡¯re not thinking of fighting fairly against them, are you?¡± ¡°Yeah, a cornered rat will fight back.¡± Gabriel scratched the back of his headzily. ¡°If you really do not want us to interfere, how about letting me tag in? Or Bai Qi? We also want to experience how it feels to fight a Development Team¡¯s Exclusive ount!¡± ¡°No need.¡± Zhao Yun answered and flicked her long hair. At the same time, she abruptly stepped back. All this time, she had been holding her spear with both her hands, but now she used only her right hand. As for her left hand, it grasped the air to form another silver dragon spear. Upon dual wielding the spears, the silver-coloured luminescence that was burning around her body immediately grew several times stronger. It was as though her entire figure had transformed into a torch. ¡°Is that¡­ necessary? Won¡¯t it be better to save some energy?¡± Gabriel sighed and flew up, stopping behind Swift Swallow to block her escape. Mr San shook his head helplessly and he too flew up to stop Swift Swallow from the side. He was followed by Cheng Cheng and Bai Qi. Du Wei was the only one who did not head up. He instead remained standing on the ground, his hands sped behind his back. Swift Swallow regarded Zhao Yun, who was right before her, before looking at the others who were encircling her. A desperate and wretched smile suddenly appeared on her face. Although this spear-wielding woman was clearly intending on using her ultimate move, Swift Swallow was notpletely unconfident in her ability to block this attack. The problem here was, even if she managed to block this attack, what then? There was still the man with the ck-clothed umbre, the man in white robes, the red-haired woman, the punk-styled young man¡­ There wasn¡¯t even a shred of chance of her surviving and escaping this instance dungeon. To continue fighting¡­ was there any point in doing that? ¡°Fine, you guys won.¡± Swift Swallow¡¯s face maintained that wretched smile and she simply flew back down to the ground. Raising her head to look up into the sky, she continued, ¡°You are right, we have been discarded by the Development Team. I know, I¡¯m already a goner. However¡­¡± She continued smiling, but her words suddenly changed, from a chagrin tone to one filled with vengefulness. ¡°But this betrayal from the Development Team¡­ I absolutely cannot forgive it! They must pay the price for this!¡± ¡°While my blunt words may be hurtful, I cannot see how someone like you, who¡¯s already about to die, can have the Development Team pay for anything. Moreover, you guys were nothing more than tools of the Development Team to begin with. What they did to you cannot even be considered as betrayal.¡± Du Wei looked at Swift Swallow and shook his head. ¡°Surely, you are not thinking of telling us to let you live so you can go settle this score with the Development Team, are you?¡± ¡°Of course not.¡± The corners of Swift Swallow¡¯s mouth had nearly reached the edge of her face. This ghastly smile of hers caused her beautiful face to be distorted. ¡°The Development Team seems to ce a great deal of importance to this Exclusive ount body. So, if I give it to you guys, will they be very happy or¡­ very unhappy?¡± Right after saying that, both her eyes immediately rolled up and her body seemingly lost its support, falling limply to the ground. ¡°Dead.¡± Only now did Bai Qi utter this one word. There was neither excitement nor dubiousness, just a t tone like that of the calm surface of water. No one agreed with him. No one refuted him either. Given their current level of strength, it was only natural for them to be able to tell if Swift Swallow was ying dead or not. After saying those words, she had chosen to simply break the connection between her and the body, forcibly ejecting her consciousness out of it. Without the ability to leave this instance dungeon and return to her own world, her consciousness would immediately dissipate away. Unlike with Moonlight and Shockbolt, whose bodies disappeared, Swift Swallow¡¯s angel body fell limply to the ground, where it remained motionless. ¡°Damn! An intact angel body?!¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes went wide and he swiftlynded beside Swift Swallow¡¯s angel body. He stared intently at the body, seemingly desirous of eating it up. In her final moment of despair, Swift Swallow had decided that, even if it meant letting the natives from the enemy side obtain her body, she would have her revenge on the Development Team. ¡°Hey, I know she¡¯s very pretty, but there¡¯s no need for you to look at her like that, is there? Isn¡¯t it just an intable doll? Who knows if it¡¯s even usable?¡± Gabriel said without a hint of shame. ¡°The way you talk without thinking really reminds me of one of my bros.¡± Chen Xiaolian turned around. There was a frown on his face as he gave Gabriel a re. ¡°This is a fully intact angel body. The Exclusive ount of the Development Team! Do you not get how important this is?¡± ¡°The problem is, we are not the Development Team.¡± Gabriel shrugged. ¡°If the Development Team logs in with it, it might really possess the power to obliterate the world and only the real first GM would be able topete with them. But when other people log in with it, it is as you¡¯ve seen, those three yers tried to unleash the power of the angel bodies but they were only on roughly the same level as us. All they can do is bully Shen in a three versus one.¡± Gabriel sent a ridiculing look at Shen and saw that the wounds on his body were already gradually disappearing. However, Shen was still terribly weak. Then, Gabriel turned around and continued, ¡°Besides, you guys aren¡¯t yers. Even if you get this body, how do you n on extracting your consciousness to put it inside this body? Even if you can do that, would you be willing to abandon your original body?¡± Chen Xiaolian pondered the matter. Those questions were indeed logical. He had been living with this body for over ten years. To suddenly change into a body with apletely different face with a pair of wings stuck on its back¡­ Most importantly¡­ perhaps because Swift Swallow was the one who logged in earlier or because this body was originally set to ¡®female¡¯, this body still possessed ¨C even with its current nk state ¨C a pair of towering peaks. It was true that he was an Irregrity. However, he still wanted to live his original life. No matter how strong it may be, Chen Xiaolian had no interest in bing a female. That being said, looking at the near-perfect angel bodyid out before him, Chen Xiaolian could not help but covet it. ¡°Forget it. Even though I do not know how it might be useful in the future, keeping it is at least not a bad thing, right? Do you want it? Do you? Do you? Nobody wants it? Then, I¡¯ll be helping myself to it!¡± Chen Xiaolian turned and asked the questions in quick session, like an artillery barrage. Before even waiting for an answer, he swiftly kept the angel body into his storage space. Thankfully, the other old monsters showed no inclination of snatching it from him. A treasure like this should be quickly kept. ¡°How pleasant! The Development Team¡¯s Exclusive ount body is in my hands!¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his head skywards andughed loudly. ¡°Those guys from the Development Team must be feeling most unhappy!¡± ¡°Since they bestowed the Exclusive ounts to the yers, they must currently be monitoring us all the time.¡± Du Wei shook his head. ¡°If they really mind, they would surely do something about it.¡± ¡°They can do what they want.¡± There wasplete indifference on Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face. Back when he just found out that the Development Team had taken note of this instance dungeon, Chen Xiaolian had felt somewhat flustered. But now, with these old monsters on his side, he felt much more emboldened. Furthermore, if the Development Team truly nned on doing something, they would have done so long ago. ¡°Alright, there¡¯s nothing else to do in this instance dungeon. Then, let¡¯s book it. We¡¯ll talk again after we return to the new Zero City,¡± Chen Xiaolian called and made ready to leave the instance dungeon. Now that Sister Yun and the others had read the code within the wings, Shen no longer possessed an overwhelming advantage over them. Chen Xiaolian no longer needed to worry that he might try to forcibly snatch away the Oddity. Naturally, there was also no need to force him to make a promise. The very next second, however, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s brows furrowed and he turned to look at Shen. ¡°You¡­ what is the meaning of this?¡± Just now, he could freely enter and exit this instance dungeon, but it was now sealed once more. He could no longer leave by utilizing his authority. Chapter 859 Chapter 859 ¡°It¡¯s not me.¡± Shen shook his head slowly. Right after blurting out those words, Chen Xiaolian too, immediately realized it. Just now, Shen¡¯d had to fight the three angels all on his own, using up all his strength for the fight. How could he still have the strength to seal this instance dungeon? Moreover, there was no need for him to do this. If so¡­ ¡°Looks like the Development Team really do not like the idea of us leaving.¡± There was a faint smile on Du Wei¡¯s face as he turned towards Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Where¡¯s the BOSS of this instance dungeon?¡± ¡°Its settings were modified long ago and was hidden away.¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. ¡°It¡¯s not up to them.¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s face was as cold as ice. With a harrumph, a Dimensional Rip de condensed itself in her hand. ¡°Can a mere instance dungeon lock us up?¡± The space around her began distorting, as though there was an invisible fire burning intensely there. The aura swiftly shot up to the peak. Without showing a hint of hesitation, she swung forward with all her strength. The de of the Dimensional Rip de cut through space to create a rift, several metres in length. She had shed open a passageway leading to the outside world. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Cheng Cheng flicked her red hair and took the lead in stepping towards the rift. Although the rift was automatically shrinking, its shrink rate was not fast, allowing all of them sufficient time to leave the instance dungeon. ¡°Stop.¡± A voice suddenly spoke up. At the same time, a humanoid figure also appeared between Cheng Cheng and the rift. The figure had a pair of wings growing out from their back, with a face and body shape that were the peak of perfection. Another angel. However, this angel was differentpared to the previous three. It did not appear to possess a genuine body. Rather, it appeared translucent and its body emitted a faint lustre. In addition, the body was also not emitting even a single trace of energy. Clearly, this was nothing more than a hologram. The Development Team¡­ they had finally decided to appear in person. ¡°You guys finally showed up.¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows as he regarded the hologram standing before him. ¡°And here I thought that you guys will forever be using the yers as cannon fodders.¡± ¡°My appearance here is for the sake of giving you onest chance.¡± The Dev showed no change in expression and there was no way to tell if they were male or female. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter what your ns may be, you need to stop immediately. If you keep going, you will not be able to handle the consequences.¡± ¡°Onest chance?¡± Chen Xiaolian snickered. ¡°Why would you give us onest chance? Why not just eradicate us directly?¡± The Dev remained silent. ¡°Enough. I do not have time to exchange nonsense with you.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. ¡°If you want to stop us from leaving, you¡¯ll have to bring over the real stuff. You can either give more yers Exclusive ounts or log in yourselves, but using a projection to just talk won¡¯t do it.¡± In the past, Chen Xiaolian had always been feeling worried. If the Development Team found out about his existence and went all in against him, what would happen? But now, he was confident. The angel bodies from the Exclusive ounts were indeed formidable. However, defeating them was not an impossible feat. At present, everyone here, him included, have obtained the code from the wings. Even in a one-on-one scenario, they would not lose to yers logging in as angels. If the Development Team themselves were to log in, it was possible for the strength of the angel bodies to rise to another level. Even so, since the very beginning all the way until now, they had chosen not to do so. Regardless if it was due to their inability to do so or their unwillingness to do so, the reason did not matter. All that mattered was the result. The current situation was as clear as day¡­ the Development Team was already putting all their focus on him. There was no possibility of them holding back on any other methods of dealing with him. If it weren¡¯t for that, they would not have used a hologram to talk to them just as they were about to leave this instance dungeon. That said, Chen Xiaolian had no intentions of ignoring them and just leaving the instance dungeon. This was a rare opportunity tomunicate with the Development Team. He could not just let it go so easily. ¡°Fine. Tell me your name. How should I address you?¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the hologram. ¡°The forbidden name of God is not something that you should pry into, nor do you need to know.¡± The hologram¡¯s voice was eerily cold. ¡°All you need to know is that you must stop your actions that go against God.¡± ¡°God?¡± Chen Xiaolian turned his head, exchanging nces with Du Wei. At the same time, he also burst into aughter. ¡°Who¡¯re you trying to fool with that God talk?!¡± Afterughing for some time, Chen Xiaolian turned back to sneer at the hologram. ¡°Indeed, for most of the people in this world, be it the yers or Awakened ones, they all think that you guys are practically Godlike existences withplete control over this world. ¡°But the truth is, you guys don¡¯t have it! ¡°You guys have been constantly ying the role of God, giving everyone this false belief. ¡°But if you guys really are Gods, back then, why didn¡¯t you directly kill off Osgiliath? Why not directly eradicate us? ¡°Come! Come wipe us out! Don¡¯t you guys always use eradication as punishment for the yers and Awakened ones who failed to clear the instance dungeons? ¡°No! You guys are incapable of doing it! ¡°You guys cannot monitor every corner of this world! You cannot monitor every single instance dungeon! You cannot monitor every yer and every Awakened! ¡°And we who possess a sufficiently strong power, you guys are no longer capable of restricting us using conventional methods! ¡°You guys aren¡¯t Gods!¡± ¡°How did you know about Osgiliath?¡± The hologram frowned somewhat. ¡°We have already set up thews. Everything that happens in the Upper ne can never be made known to you fellows.¡± ¡°Naturally, I have my ways.¡± Chen Xiaolian chuckled. ¡°See? This further proves that you guys are neither omniscient nor omnipotent.¡± ¡°We created this world¡­¡± ¡°You created nothing!¡± Chen Xiaolian did not wait for the hologram to finish speaking. He swiftly interrupted them. ¡°Surely, you guys¡­ after lying and lying and lying, did you guys end up believing your own lies? ¡°Just who is it that created this world? Deep down, have you guys be retards? ¡°Unfortunately, I just so happen to know of some secrets.¡± ¡°Just what is it that you know?¡± At longst, a flicker of expression could be seen on the hologram¡¯s face. ¡°I know¡­ the essence of this world!¡± Chen Xiaolian looked at the Dev, a chilling light suddenly shing out from his eyes. ¡°This, this is just a cage!¡± Originally, Chen Xiaolian had made up his mind to absolutely never expose the truth that he had gleaned from the pair of wings outside Zero City. All because he was scared that the Development Team would put all their focus on him. At present, however, the Development Team had already set their sights on him. In a sense, he was able to let out a sigh of relief. Havinge to this, both sides can just reveal all their cards. ¡°How did you find that out?¡± The hologram stared right at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°What are you nning?!¡± Even though the Dev¡¯s tone remained dry and monotonous, Chen Xiaolian could still hear a trace of fear within it. ¡°How did I find out? You don¡¯t need to care.¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled. ¡°As for what I intend to do¡­ naturally, I¡¯ll be doing the one thing you guys are fearful of, returning freedom to ¡®that person¡¯. I know, we can never jump out of this world to damage you. However, I think¡­ he would definitely be able to.¡± ¡°You do not understand what that means! It would mean the destruction of two worlds!¡± The hologram raised its voice. ¡°What do you think he is? An ally of justice?¡± ¡°At the very least, I can be certain that he wants you guys dead even more. Since you guys want us dead as well, in the worse-case scenario, I can only choose this option. Even if it ends with mutual destruction, it¡¯s not like our side loses anything, no?¡± Chen Xiaolian shrugged. The hologram remained silent. ¡°Is there anything else you want to say?¡± Chen Xiaolian smiled at the hologram. ¡°If not, let¡¯s meet again next time. Sister Cheng Cheng, I¡¯ll have to trouble you once again.¡± The rift that Cheng Cheng cut open earlier had, with the passage of time, gradually shrunk down. At present, it was only some tens of centimetres wide. There was no way for even a single person to pass through the rift. Cheng Cheng did not reply. She simply raised the Dimensional Rip de once more. ¡°Wait¡­¡± Just as Cheng Cheng was about to sh down, the hologram abruptly raised its head and spoke up. ¡°I think, you guys must not know the entire truth.¡± ¡°It¡¯s notplete, but enough.¡± Chen Xiaolian threw the hologram a side look. ¡°You guys betrayed your master and banished him to our world. It¡¯s nothing more than a boring story of betrayal.¡± ¡°No.¡± The hologram shook its head. ¡°Theplete truth is not that simple. We are not traitors. Rather, we are saviours. If not for us, both worlds would have been destroyed long ago.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Chen Xiaolian raised his brows. ¡°So, you n on telling me everything in person?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The hologram nodded. ¡°The truth that, to this day, no one knows about.¡± Note: The word ''Dev'' here refers to a Development Team member Chapter 860 Chapter 860 The hologram closed its eyes, seemingly in deep state of thought. After a while, it opened its mouth and said, ¡°In the beginning, there was neither time nor space, only chaos. ¡°Within that chaos, a consciousness awakened. ¡°He is the origin of all, the advent of the dao. ¡°As such, he named himself Dao Lin. ¡°Dao Lin created space within the chaos. And in doing so, gave birth to time. ¡°Looking at the empty space, he felt extremely bored. Thus, he began to create life in order to enrich and enliven this empty space. ¡°We are the first living creatures created by him. ¡°As his first creations, Dao Lin endowed us with vast powers so as to serve him and assist him in creating other life forms, even the entire world. ¡°That is the Upper ne where the yers reside in. ¡°But one day, Dao Lin suddenly became fed up with the world. ¡°He felt that, back when he began creating the world, he had been too inexperienced, too sloppy. As a result, many parts of the world were very unsatisfactory to him. ¡°Due to that, he decided to repeat the process of creation to build an even bigger and better world. ¡°However, rebuilding it all meant that the world will be emptied. Everything except him, even us, would be destroyed.¡± ¡°Just like how you guys refreshed our Lower ne?¡± Chen Xiaolian interjected. ¡°Master and servants, you guys sure like to do this, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Yes. It is just like a refresh. But it is even more thorough than a refresh.¡± The hologram ignored Chen Xiaolian¡¯s words of ridicule. ¡°As all of our powerse from Dao Lin, there is absolutely no way for us to defy it. We who were unwilling to simply disappear could only cry and beg, but it was pointless. ¡°Thankfully, right before Dao Lin cleared the entire world, one of us proposed an alternative n to him. Dao Lin could create a fictional world and superimpose it on the original world. ¡°Strictly speaking, the world does not actually exist. However, it could achieve the ¡®highest degree of realism¡¯, like a sandbox. ¡°Drawing from his experience from his first process of creation, this world that Dao Lin created is very perfect. ¡°It is vast and filled with all kinds of creatures. ¡°Dao Lin split his power into two equal parts, the divine body and the divine consciousness. The divine body was left in the original world while the divine consciousness entered the sandbox world. ¡°Even with only half his power left, within the world that he created, he remained a God. ¡°After he entered the sandbox world, we, the servants of God, temporarily substituted him in managing the original world. ¡°But as time passed, we came to realize¡­ Dao Lin was once again gradually bing dissatisfied with the world that he has created. ¡°He is perfect. And yet, the world he created is not. It is his belief that an imperfect world is not worthy of him.¡± After saying that, the hologram let out a soft sigh. ¡°And so, we were left with no other choice.¡± ¡°Dao Lin is our God. In the original world, it would have been impossible for us to defy him. But the moment he used only his divine consciousness to enter the sandbox world, leaving his divine body behind, he became incapable of perceiving what was happening in the original world. ¡°Naturally, we are incapable of truly killing him. However, we can make use of the sandbox world to seal him. ¡°And that is because half of his power remained within the divine body in the original world. ¡°We seized the power that dwells within the divine body. With its support, we initiated a refresh, utterly wiping clean the sandbox world. ¡°As for Dao Lin¡¯s divine consciousness, it was utterly shattered due to the refresh.¡± ¡°But it endures.¡± Chen Xiaolian stared intently at the hologram. ¡°And that was the first refresh to ever happen, even earlier than the one you guys used to eradicate the first GM. I think, before that refresh, there were no yers in the Upper ne and no instance dungeons in the Lower ne, am I right?¡± ¡°You are indeed very smart.¡± The hologram nodded. ¡°yers, Awakened ones, they have always been trying to figure out the reason behind the existence of instance dungeons. And there have been many guesses, but no one has ever obtained the true answer. ¡°The only one that can destroy God, is God himself. ¡°We are incapable of controlling all of Dao Lin¡¯s power. Rather, we are only capable of steering it to a certain extent. ¡°And so, in the Lower ne, we utilized the power of the divine consciousness to create the many instance dungeons while using the divine body¡¯s power in the Upper ne to create the system and the various redeemable items. ¡°Skills, equipment, all of them came from the power of the divine body. On the other hand, all the monsters in the instance dungeons came from the power of the divine consciousness. ¡°Every battle that the yers engage in inside instance dungeons would result in the collision and destruction of two powers that came from the same source. ¡°Whenpared to all the power that Dao Lin holds, it is only a single fur from nine oxen, but it is fine. If a thousand years is not enough, then ten thousand years. If ten thousand years is not enough, then a hundred thousand years¡­ Dao Lin has entered a deep state of slumber. We have all the time in the world. A day wille when the power within the divine body and the power within the divine consciousnesspletely destroy one another. That is when Dao Lin truly disappears.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why you guys have simply never cared about the existence of Awakened ones.¡± Chen Xiaolian himself had guessed that it was something like this. All he needed was a personal confirmation from the Development Team. ¡°What you guys want are but carriers for the power of the divine body. As for whether the carriers are yers or Awakened ones, it makes no difference to you guys.¡± ¡°Yes. That is why, when it came to Awakened ones, the system would also allow them ess and provide them with the ability to redeem items.¡± The hologram nodded. ¡°Zero City was the only exception. We cannot allow the existence of a space that we cannot monitor, especially one that cannot be affected by a refresh.¡± ¡°Because you are afraid of the emergence of a power, one that is sufficiently strong. Just like the first GM, upon reaching a critical point, that power would be the eye of the storm. That would mean that you have lost control over the divine consciousness and it would gather up once more. The refresh that urs once every thousand years is all for the sake of restarting everything, to nip away any powers that could potentially be another eye of the storm in the bud!¡± ¡°As expected, you¡¯ve already figured out a lot of things. That is the final and the most critical move.¡± The hologram nodded. ¡°I also managed to guess why you guys never descended in person since then. You guys are probably not afraid of any dangers since the most we can do is just destroy the angel bodies. We are incapable of harming you guys, the servants of God, who resides in the Upper ne. ¡°The only one who can do that is your God, or the one who has obtained the power of the divine consciousness. For example, the first GM. ¡°Even when pushes to shove, you guys refused toe in person. That¡¯s because you guys simply do not have enough manpower! ¡°In the past, when the first GM rebelled, most of your members must have been killed when they were in this Lower ne, leaving only a few in the Upper ne. ¡°The way I see it, since the divine body is kept in the Upper ne, in order for you guys to activate the refresh procedure, you guys will need to keep a certain number of members in the Upper ne, or maybe even somewhere higher up. ¡°And that number must be more or less equal to the number of members you guys have left, am I right?¡± ¡°Very much so.¡± The hologram did not hesitate to admit that Chen Xiaolian¡¯s spection was correct. Chen Xiaolian then exhaled softly. Finally, all the questions have been answered. Although he had pieced together the many bits and pieces together to form most of it, only now was the answer trulyplete. Next¡­ ¡°Now that you¡¯ve told us everything, what else do you n on telling us? Surely you didn¡¯t ask us to stay just to listen to some story, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian stared at the hologram. ¡°Naturally.¡± The hologram shook its head. ¡°I admit, at present, we no longer possess enough power to eradicate you guys. So maybe we can reach apromise.¡± ¡°I¡¯m listening.¡± Chen Xiaolian crossed his arms and looked at the hologram with a smile. ¡°You guys are willing topletely give up control over the Lower ne?¡± ¡°Naturally, that would be impossible.¡± The hologram¡¯s answer was as expected. ¡°Completely giving up control means that we can no longer ensure the dispersion of the divine consciousness. But if you all can make a promise to not increase your strength anymore, we will, correspondingly, cancel the refresh procedures and¡­ delete the identities of all the Awakened ones within the system.¡± ¡°Oh? I didn¡¯t think that it would be so easy to get you guys to agree on something.¡± Chen Xiaolian was startled and he stared at the hologram. He had long since figured it out. The reason the Development Team appeared as a hologram was in order to negotiate with them. What he did not expect was that the other party would offer such a generous offer right from the get go. Cancelling the refresh procedure meant that there was no longer a need to rely on Zero City as a sanctuary for the Awakened ones. As for the deletion of the identities of all the Awakened ones¡­ ¡°What you mean is that the Awakened ones can retain their original memories, right? Not just what normally happens when they are killed where they are refreshed with a new identity,¡± Chen Xiaolian probed further. ¡°Of course not.¡± The hologram shook its head. ¡°Memories, even the abilities that are already in their possession, as long as you want it, we can allow them to retain all of it. Only, there is no longer a need to participate in instance dungeons. Naturally, they are also incapable of obtaining points or redeem anything from the system anymore.¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian rubbed his chin as he quickly pondered the offer. Thinking about it carefully, when it came to the Awakened ones, the Development Team was not suffering from any losses in particr. Originally, the ones that the Development Team used were just the yers. It was the GM who created the Awakened ones. The Development Team had known about it since the very beginning and were simply taking advantage of their existence due to convenience. Whether or not the Awakened ones existed was not actually important. If an agreement can be reached, the GM will no longer create Awakened ones and the Development Team will no longer include Awakened ones into the instance dungeon summoning. For the Lower ne, this meant that the ¡®invasion¡¯ of yers will no longer exist. The one thing that could truly affect the overall situation was the promise from the Development Team to ¡®cancel the refresh procedure¡¯. That was the most important issue here! Once the worldwide refresh was no more, the average humans of this world, the Awakened ones, the Irregrities and even the GM will no longer be faced with any threats. ¡°How do you guys guarantee that? It ispletely possible for you guys to suddenly activate a refresh while we are not in Zero City.¡± Du Wei, who had been observing the exchange silently all this time, suddenly asked. ¡°There¡¯s no need to worry about that.¡± Chen Xiaolian shook his head. Without waiting for the hologram, he exined, ¡°The GM has checked the database. Themand for the refresh can only be executed after all the instance dungeons have been cleared. Though, he has never figured out why the Development Team would set up such a restriction. ¡°The way I see it, it must be because the instance dungeonse from the power of the divine consciousness while the refresh is ¨C in essence ¨C an all-out collision between the power of the divine consciousness and the power of the divine body. If there are still any uncleared instance dungeons, an imbnce would ur in the process of collision. Am I right?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s final sentence was directed at the hologram. The hologram simply nodded without saying anything. ¡°Although the GM cannot monitor what is happening inside an instance dungeon, he can monitor the total number of existing and uncleared instance dungeons. As long as the Development Team can guarantee that a new instance dungeon will be generated immediately after an instance dungeon is cleared so as to maintain a safe number of instance dungeons, there is no need to worry about them suddenly activating a refresh.¡± After saying that, Chen Xiaolian turned his gaze back to the hologram. ¡°However, I¡¯m really getting a strange feeling here. You guys seem¡­ a bit too agreeable here.¡± He was still harbouring some doubts and worries within his heart. Before appearing in front of them as a hologram, the Development Team had clearly been going all out to kill them. This change in their attitude was a little too fast. Matters that were proceeding too smoothly can always be turned upside down. Who knows what dangersy hidden within the agreement offered by the Development Team? ¡°You can also choose to not ept.¡± For the first time ever, the hologram revealed a smile. ¡°We are simply making a proposal. The final decision rests in your hands. Or perhaps¡­ if you guys need time to make a decision, you can first finish this instance dungeon and return to the safety of Zero City. Take your time to discuss it through before giving us your answer.¡± After the Dev said that, a figure silently appeared inside the Pope¡¯s Chamber located not far away from them. The figure wore ck robes and his right hand held a thin sceptre while his left hand held a shield. It was the final BOSS of this instance dungeon, the Pope. Chen Xiaolian was surprised. By killing the Pope, this instance dungeon would end. The Development Team¡­ was not forcing them to make a decision here? They seemed really sincere. ¡°How about it, you guys?¡± Chen Xiaolian cast an inquiring look at Du Wei and the others. ¡°Do you guys n on making a decision now?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it after leaving this ce. No need to rush.¡± Mr San thought for a while before continuing, ¡°Anyone has any objections?¡± ¡°Then, let¡¯s go.¡± The most impatient one was Cheng Cheng. Seeing no one object, she raised the Dimensional Rip de in her hand once more. For them, a casual swing of the de was enough to finish off an ordinary instance dungeon BOSS. Observing Cheng Cheng raise the de, Chen Xiaolian finally let out a secret sigh of relief. All of this will end soon. Barring any idents, after they return to the new Zero City, the final conclusion would likely be of them reaching an agreement with the Development Team. The Awakened ones will be liberated. Even the GM will not be wiped. The refresh will note again. Everything was proceeding smoothly. And yet, for some unknown reason, he kept getting the feeling that there was something amiss. The thought shed through his mind like a spark. The very next moment, Cheng Cheng¡¯s Dimensional Rip de was already shing towards the Pope. ¡°Wait!¡± As spatial rifts were appearing across space, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s pupils abruptly widened. He had figured out what the issue was. As the Dimensional Rip de was shing down, Chen Xiaolian pulled the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu, the fastest bow draw he had ever performed. He did not even have the time to fully draw the bow as he hastily fired out an arrow. The invisible arrow of light struck the side of the de at thest moment, diverting the straight downward sh somewhat. The spatial rift grazed the space beside the Pope, missing him by a hair¡¯s breadth. The tip of his sceptre was cut off and it fell to the ground. ¡°Why did you stop me?¡± Cheng Cheng turned, her eyebrows raised as she red at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Didn¡¯t we agree to talk about it after we return?¡± ¡°No.¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was as pale as snow. He turned towards the hologram of the Dev. ¡°We¡­ can no longer return.¡± Dao Lin¡¯s name ¡®µÀÁÙ¡¯ is roughly tranted as ¡®the arrival of the dao¡¯. A single fur from nine oxen. Idiom. Like a drop in the bucket. Chapter 861 Chapter 861 ¡°What do you mean?¡± Cheng Cheng turned towards Chen Xiaolian, her eyes narrowing. ¡°Are you worried that he has arranged for forces outside this instance dungeon and is simply waiting to ambush us the moment we leave?¡± ¡°Not an ambush. I have already made arrangements with the GM to teleport us back to Zero City the instant we leave this instance dungeon. Given the power we currently possess, even if he arranges for several hundred angel bodies to attack us all at the same moment, there is no way for them to kill us instantly.¡± Chen Xiaolian slowly turned towards the hologram. ¡°You guys¡­ have cleared all the instance dungeons, haven¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Cat¡¯s out of the bag.¡± The hologram smiled once more. ¡°Indeed. You have quite the keen mind.¡± ¡°As expected, I was still too careless. Before leaving Zero City, I have already inquired the GM about the total number of remaining instance dungeons. There were still 3,412 back then.¡± As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian walked towards the Pope. Due to the attack from Cheng Cheng, which grazed him earlier, the Pope was already reacting towards them. He swung his sceptre, summoning thick dark clouds above him. Countless bolts of lightning ¨C like poisonous snakes ¨C emerged from the thunder clouds. Chen Xiaolian flicked his fingers gently and the resulting impact caused the dark clouds above him to disperse. At the same time, an enveloping ray of light descended topletely encase the Pope. ¡°I should have thought about this back when you provided those three yers the freedom to redeem things for free. Since you guys can turn on this kind of authority for them, you guys can also do the same for all the other yers. Rather¡­ even your Exclusive ounts can be distributed endlessly.¡± As Cheng Cheng was unleashing the sh with her de earlier, a spark shed across Chen Xiaolian¡¯s mind and he figured it all out. Chen Xiaolian and the others had already read the source code within the wings, giving them the authority and ability to enter and exit any instance dungeon at will. If the Development Team had not manually sealed up this instance dungeon, they would have been able to exit it directly. Even with the instance dungeon sealed, Cheng Cheng could still ¨C with her Dimensional Rip des ¨C cut the instance dungeon¡¯s space to create a passageway leading to the outside world. In other words, once the negotiation was over, there was absolutely no need for the Development Team to release the Pope whom they had hidden away and prompt them to leave bypleting the instance dungeon. Additionally, the hologram had used such a long time to tell them everything. Naturally, Chen Xiaolian himself had been yearning for the truth. If this was the only thing to happen, Chen Xiaolian would not have felt so suspicious. But for those two things to happen together, something was up. Appearing before them in hologram form and taking the initiative to inform them the truth of what happened in the past, all of it was for the sake of buying time. They must have issued a sudden summon for the yers, just like how they forced the yers to login back when they attacked Zero City in the past. And while he was talking to the hologram inside this instance dungeon, all the remaining instance dungeons throughout the world were being cleared at a rapid rate. Just the ability to redeem everything from the system at will, like what Swift Swallow and the others had in the beginning, would have been enough to give the yers an overwhelming advantage inside instance dungeons. Furthermore¡­ the Development Team could also give them Exclusive ounts for them to use. With these cheats,pleting over 3,000 instance dungeons would not take a long time at all. And now, this instance dungeon was the only one left before the conditions were met for the Development Team to activate the refresh. ¡°You were hoping that we would kill the Pope ourselves because you wanted to minimize the amount of reaction time that we would have, didn¡¯t you?¡± Chen Xiaolian gave the hologram a cold look. ¡°You knew that once we leave this instance dungeon, the GM would immediately inform me about the situation, that yers arepleting instance dungeons en masse. I would also react to that news immediately. Only by activating the refresh the instant we leave can you ensure the highest chances of killing us all.¡± ¡°In truth¡­ there isn¡¯t much of a difference.¡± The hologram smiled, shaking its head. ¡°The moment all the other instance dungeons werepleted, the ending has already been set in stone. We have checked all the records within this instance dungeon. That n of yours to make a copy of the GM inside Zero City, you probably haven¡¯t implemented it, have you?¡± Chen Xiaolian¡¯s face was cold and he did not reply. It was true. He had yet to make a backup for the GM. He didn¡¯t think that this day woulde so soon. Originally, he had nned to make a copy for the GM when the number of remaining instance dungeons had been reduced to less than 100. Then, he would have the GM leave Zero City to prevent the refresh from affecting the interior of Zero City through the GM. Once the refresh was over, Chen Xiaolian would ¨C relying on the backup ¨C restore the GM once more. But now, once they end this instance dungeon, the Development Team would, without pause, activate the refresh. No matter what he did, he would not have enough time to make a backup for the GM. There may be only several seconds left for him to work with. At most, a few minutes. And, asking the GM to leave Zero City while there was no backup would mean¡­ letting him alone be refreshed, bing the sacrifice to save everyone. True, in the past, the second GM, Taiyi, had made this sacrifice for Mr San and the others. However, Chen Xiaolian was not sure if this GM would be willing to make the same sacrifice. At the very least, he would not be making such a decision so quickly. The safe haven known as Zero City was no longer safe. Swiftly pondering all the cause and effect involved, beads of sweat began oozing out from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s forehead. It would appear that¡­this was already a dead end. At that very moment, he hated his own feelings of curiosity. Back when Cheng Cheng had shed open a passageway, he should not have allowed himself to be seduced by the offer of truth from the hologram. If he had left this instance dungeon back then, the GM would have instantly informed him everything that the Development Team was doing. Then, he would have sufficient time toplete his n to deal with the refresh. ¡°Looks like¡­ we messed up.¡± Du Wei sighed before smiling at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°You¡¯re not the only one to me here.¡± ¡°Yes. He is not the only one at fault here. Every one of you here must be responsible for your own choices.¡± There was a triumphant look on the hologram¡¯s face. ¡°Although there is still a considerable distance between your power and that of bing an eye of the storm¡­ how can we possibly allow threats like you all to continue existing?¡± ¡°Since you guys are unwilling to take action to end this instance dungeon, then¡­ we¡¯ll have to leave it to the yers.¡± Following those words, row after row of beams of light began descending from the sky. After descending, every beam of light gathered to form a humanoid figure with a pair of wings on its back. There were several hundred angel bodies there, all sent into this one instance dungeon. Naturally, this time around, they were not just powerless holograms. Chen Xiaolian bit his lips and raised the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. The difference in power here was too great. While the yers could not utilize the full power of the angel bodies, they would still be strong enough. In the face of such massive numbers, their side had no chance of winning, not even a shred of it. Moreover, the yers did not even need to kill them. All they need to do was to kill the Pope. Once the Pope was killed, this instance dungeon, thest one here on this world will end and the Development Team would be able to initiate the refresh from the Upper ne. ¡°Now then, choose how you wish to die.¡± The hologram swept its gaze across Chen Xiaolian and the others before finallynding on the Pope. ¡°Will you defend this final BOSS and die a heroic death? Or¡­ escape from this instance dungeon and face the refresh that will envelop the whole world? I will give you ten seconds to make your choice. Ten¡­¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to count.¡± Shen suddenly said with a cold voice. ¡°Nine¡­¡± The hologram ignored him and continued to count down, a triumphant look on its face while sporting the smile of a victor toying with their prey. Behind the hologram were row after row of angels, all in an orderly line, just waiting for the hologram¡¯smand. A sword light suddenly lit up. Chen Xiaolian had already raised a defensive shield over the Pope¡¯s body, but this sword attack from Shen easily cleaved it apart. Chen Xiaolian was stunned. Shen had¡­ without so much as a word, killed the Pope? He didn¡¯t even discuss it with them? What was he nning? There wasn¡¯t a single hint of expression on Shen¡¯s face. After killing off the Pope with one sword attack, he immediately shouted, ¡°Back to Zero City!¡± With the death of the Pope, the surrounding panorama of the instance dungeon instantly shattered, returning to that of the city area of Athens. However, both the hologram of the Dev and the many angels up in the sky did not disappear. One by one, exmations of shock rang out from the crowd below. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, just now, all of the instance dungeons have beenpleted¡­¡± At the same time, the GM¡¯s voice spoke from within Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ears. ¡°No shit, Sherlock!¡± Chen Xiaolian harrumphed. ¡°Teleport us back! All of us!¡± Far in the distance, a green curtain of light had appeared upon the skyline and was rapidly advancing towards them. A curtain of light that left only nothingness in its wake. Just as the curtain of light was about to make contact with Chen Xiaolian and the others, beams of light descended upon them. ¡°Chen Xiaolian, the refresh has been initiated.¡± The moment Chen Xiaolian re-appeared in the central za of Zero City, he saw a full-body hologram of the GM there. There was a grim look on his face as he looked at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°I don¡¯t have the time to leave Zero City and the refresh is beginning to affect this ce.¡± Far in the distance, sharp screams had begun to rise as the space within Zero City was also falling apart. The ground began copsing and disintegrating. The buildings fell, transforming into the most minute of particles. ¡°Bullshit! I can see it myself!¡± Chen Xiaolian growled. ¡°Shen, whatever it is you n on doing, hurry!¡± Shen¡¯s eyes were stern and he shouted, ¡°Send us to the Longevity Pce! Go get the Oddity!¡± ¡°This new Zero City doesn¡¯t have a Longevity Pce. GM, to the main room.¡± Chen Xiaolian had no time to even hesitate. The GM did not hesitate either. The very next moment, space spun and they re-appeared within the main room. Back when he was building this new Zero City, Chen Xiaolian did not fully copy theyout of the previous Zero City. In the past, when Mr San and the others built Thirty-three Heavens, they had designed a ce to house the Oddity. It was a pce so vast it seemed to be without boundaries. Firstly, Chen Xiaolian did not possess enough strength to open up that much space. Secondly, there was no such need. Theyout of the main room retained the design of the original base. It was about the size of a school ssroom. The only difference was that the metal sphere located at the centre of the room had been reced by a semi-circr crystal dome. At the centre of the crystal dome, a mass of chaos revolved slowly. There were several rooms around the main room, allocated for everyone from Meteor Rock Guild, including Chen Xiaolian. In all of Zero City, only members of Meteor Rock Guild could enter this main room. At that very moment, however, every one of them was already gathered before the Oddity. ¡°Xiaolian! What happened just now?¡± There was a highly anxious expression on Qiao Qiao¡¯s face. When she saw Chen Xiaolian appear there, her face immediately lit up. ¡°GM informed us that the instance dungeons are beingpleted at a rapid pace while you are unreachable because you are inside an instance dungeon. And now¡­¡± She stretched a finger out, pointing at her back. The entire main room and everyone¡¯s rooms were swiftly disintegrating. Everything there was sweeping their way towards the Oddity. ¡°We¡¯ll talk about itter!¡± Chen Xiaolian swiftly moved past Qiao Qiao, his hand patting her on the shoulder. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Everything will be fine!¡± He believed in Shen. At this point, all he could do was to believe in Shen. During that critical moment, Shen had made the decision to kill the Pope. It meant that he must already have a n in his mind. ¡°Stand behind me!¡± Shen ignored the exchange between Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao. He had already made his way forward and was standing before the crystal dome. His finger jabbed lightly and the crystal dome shattered. Next, he inserted his right hand into the revolving chaos. Chen Xiaolian stood behind Shen, doing his best to maintain a calm face. However, his palms were already full of sweat. Shen¡¯s original n involved obtaining the Oddity. Then, after modifying it, patch up the loopholes of the world temte so as to control the entire world. With that, he would be able to cut off the Development Team¡¯s control over this world. And now, the opportunity to do so had fallen into his hands. The brief amount of time they had earlier was like the lifespan of a spark and Chen Xiaolian did not have the time to ask Shen to exin what he nned on doing. The Oddity was now under Shen¡¯s control. Should he insist on carrying out his original n, no one would be able to stop him. Shen¡­ what would he do? Chapter 862 Chapter 862 The moment it made contact with Shen¡¯s right hand, the speed at which the mass of chaos was revolving suddenly increased, bing tens of times faster. It was unlike the time when Chen Xiaolian obtained the Oddity. The revolving rate of the mass of chaos simply elerated. It did not flow through Shen¡¯s arm to move into his body. Everything around them was still rapidly disintegrating. The ground, walls and even space itself were breaking apart. In the end, all of them transformed into streams of coding that churned about violently. The area where they could stand on was bing smaller and smaller. ¡°Xiaolian¡­ we will survive this, right?¡± Qiao Qiao pursed her lips and raised her head. Her eyes stared unblinkingly at Chen Xiaolian, who was standing right before her. ¡°We will!¡± Chen Xiaolian nodded resolutely. In but a brief moment, the Oddity¡¯s rotation speed had reached its zenith. Suddenly, a ray of light shot out from the mass of chaos, enveloping Chen Xiaolian, Mr San, Bai Qi and the others within the light. Startled at first, Chen Xiaolian¡¯s eyes then lit up. Surprisingly, Shen was ¨C without the assistance of the GM ¨C essing the Oddity to create a small, independent space within Zero City. This was the equivalent to¡­ an extremely miniature version of Zero City. Additionally, the GM does not exist inside this mini Zero City. This was just like what the first GM ¨C Shen¡¯s previous self ¨C had aplished in the past. And now, he too was creating a mini sanctuary. Inside this sanctuary, it would be possible to avoid the refresh. Shen¡¯s face had be utterly pale and his whole body staggered before falling on his knees. It seemed as though all his strength had been drained away. ¡°Alright, with this we¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief and turned towards Qiao Qiao. But the moment his gaze fell upon Qiao Qiao, he felt as though his entire body had fallen into an icy cavern. Every part of his body, from the tip of his finger to the top of his hair, felt like they had turned to ice. Qiao Qiao, Roddy, Soo Soo, Lun Tai, Bei Tai, Xia Xiaolei and the rest¡­ not one of them was covered by the domain that Shen had created. When Shen was absorbing the Oddity just now, the main room was already facing the refresh process and was disintegrating away, leaving only the centremost area. As for the rest, they had all been transformed into the tempestuous green-coloured code streams. It was like a small, isted ind in the vast ocean. Moreover, it was constantly being assailed and devoured by the stormy waves. Qiao Qiao, Roddy and the others had already moved as close as they could to the centremost area in their bid to avoid the code streams that were rapidly swirling towards them. There were only a few steps left between them and Chen Xiaolian. But now, they found themselves outside the sanctuary. ¡°Shen!¡± Chen Xiaolian let out a heart-rending roar. Before he could even turn his head, he could see Qiao Qiao, who was standing before him, put on a calm smile. ¡°It¡¯s alright, Xiaolian¡­ it¡¯s alright¡­¡± ¡°Qiao¡­¡± Chen Xiaolian only had time to utter a single word before the surging streams of code wrapped around Qiao Qiao¡¯s body before his very eyes. The same thing happened to Roddy, Soo Soo, Lun Tai¡­ Their bodies and even the ground beneath them began breaking apart, dissipating before finally melding into the thrashing streams of code, leaving nothing behind. They¡­ had died. Moreover, it was during the refresh process. Completely disintegrated, leaving no chance for a resurrection. It all happened before his very eyes, just a few steps away from him. He had watched as his lover and friends¡­ all died right in front of him. ¡°Shen!¡± Chen Xiaolian abruptly let out an animal-like roar. Turning towards Shen, he sent a punch towards Shen¡¯s face with all his strength. Shen made no move to resist and his whole body was sent flying from Chen Xiaolian¡¯s punch. Like an artillery st, his body mmed against the edge of the domain before falling heavily against the ground. Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot. He then walked towards Shen, who was still lying on the ground. ¡°Just a little bit! Just a little bit! If you had made this domain just a little bit bigger, they would not have to die¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I¡¯ve already done my best.¡± Using the ground for support, Shen propped himself up. He wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth, his face revealing absolute exhaustion. ¡°I used up too much of my power earlier. This range is already my limit.¡± ¡°Limit?¡± Rage had gotten the better of Chen Xiaolian and a chilling light shed across the des on both sides of the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. ¡°That means it won¡¯t take any effort on my part to decapitate you right now, is that it?¡± ¡°Put down your bow.¡± Cheng Cheng¡¯s cold voice came from behind Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Even if you kill him now, what does that aplish?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense with me! Don¡¯t forget, before this, you wanted to kill him more than I do!¡± Chen Xiaolian bellowed without turning back and pulled the bow, aiming it right at Shen. ¡°If you want to stop me, then cut me down from behind!¡± ¡°Chen Xiaolian¡­ do not forget what you did back when you were in Zero City.¡± Although Shen was in an extremely weakened state, he was still able to force out a smile, albeit barely. Shaking his head, he continued, ¡°Did you forget? By channelling power into the Oddity, it is possible to reverse the refresh process.¡± ¡°Reverse the refresh?¡± Chen Xiaolian hesitated for a moment before responding with a sneer, ¡°That refresh reversal back then was stopped by the Development Team. Do you think they¡¯ll still give me a chance to do that right now?¡± ¡°They will, because of what I n on doing next¡­¡± Shen waved tiredly at Chen Xiaolian. ¡°Put down the bow first.¡± Chen Xiaolian closed his eyes and took two deep breaths before slowly lowering the sh Bow of Ketu-Rahu. Earlier, seeing all his guild mates disappear in front of him all of a sudden had caused a momentary emotion of rage to surge into his mind. Now, having calmed down, he knew that this senseless rage was pointless. ¡°Hearing the exchange between you and the Dev earlier¡­ even if one bes the eye of the storm, they can still maintain their memories and personality for a time, is that right?¡± Shen staggered as he got up. ¡°For a certain interval of time, before Dao Lin fully takes control over this body, I can possess his power.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Du Wei nodded with a frown. ¡°However, we are uncertain how long that willst. Moreover, at present, none of us have reached the same level of power as the first GM. We are unlikely to be an eye of the storm, far from it.¡± ¡°Individually, it is indeed insufficient. However, I¡¯ve done the math. Judging by the things shown by the wings¡­ if we pour all of our power into one person, it should be enough to reach the critical point.¡± Although Shen¡¯s voice was weak, his tone was very firm. ¡°Even if it can be done, then what? Surely you are not actually nning on mutual destruction, are you?¡± Chen Xiaolian had finally settled down his feelings of rage, though his face remained mncholic. ¡°ording to the Dev, Dao Lin was dissatisfied with both worlds. Even if we concentrate all our power into one person and create an eye of the storm, the end result would be his return. When that happens, our world will be destroyed by his hands all the same.¡± ¡°The method to resolve it is very simple. After bing the eye of the storm, while I¡¯m in the midst of gathering up the power of the divine consciousness, I¡¯ll head to the Upper ne. Before Dao Lin fully takes over my body, I willpletely sever the connection between the two worlds.¡± Shen revealed a confident smile. After Shen said that, the miniature space fell into a state of silence. Everyone there lowered their heads and pondered. After a while, Mr San raised his head and said softly, ¡°It¡¯s possible.¡± Everyone there exchanged nces. Slowly, they all nodded. By their estimate, this was the only solution they have at hand. Shen¡­ he hadn¡¯t even essed theplete information recorded inside the special pair of wings. All he did was listen in on the conversation between Chen Xiaolian and the Dev earlier. Through those few words, he uncovered all the details and came up with the only feasible countermeasure the same moment the Development Team executed their scheme. At present, only one question remained. Who would be the eye of the storm? Du Wei, who had been watching everything silently, suddenly walked towards Shen. He walked very slowly, but his head was held down. It wasn¡¯t until he was standing before Shen did he slowly raise his head to look at Shen. Neither of them spoke. They simply looked at each other. After a lengthy period, Du Wei let out a soft sigh. ¡°Truth is, anyone of us can do it.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Shen nodded. ¡°However, I think¡­ no matter who we suggest, you will surely say that you are more suitable.¡± Du Wei lowered his head and looked at his toes. ¡°Yes.¡± Shen¡¯s tone and facial expression remained unchanged, still that of indifference. ¡°So¡­ since someone has to do it anyways, I think, it¡¯d be for the best if you go, is that right?¡± ¡°Yes. This should have been my responsibility to begin with.¡± Du Wei let out another soft sigh. ¡°There¡¯s really nothing we can do¡­¡± Shen paused. Then, he nodded and replied, ¡°Life is always full of such situations.¡± This time, he spoke more. ¡°So¡­ are you ready to receive our power?¡± ¡°Naturally.¡± Shen smiled. Chapter 863 Chapter 863 Shen stood calmly, his eyes as clear as water. Everyone there, including Chen Xiaolian, had already poured their power into Shen. They could also sense it. The highly monumental power had begun to slowly swirl, disregarding Shen¡¯s will as it absorbed even more power from their surrounding space. The eye of the storm had been formed. Apart from a refresh, nothing else could stop it. However, the refresh had been blocked by the domain created by the Oddity. ¡°How do you feel right now?¡± Du Wei walked over to stand in front of Shen. ¡°Having obtained the memories and power of ¡®God¡¯, the present you can also be considered God, no?¡± ¡°There¡¯s no special feeling.¡± Shen smiled. ¡°The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. And now, it is time I fulfil my responsibility.¡± ¡°Right now?¡± Du Wei was slightly taken aback. ¡°I thought you would want to wait a while longer for the eye of the storm to absorb enough power.¡± ¡°What¡¯s important here is not the amount, but the level. The moment the divine consciousness began gathering with me as the core, I had already stepped into a new level. I could head into the Upper ne at any time. Once I¡¯ve dealt with the Development Team, stop the refresh andpletely cut off the connection between the two worlds, these code streams woulde to a halt. When that happens, you guys will be able to initiate the refresh reversal process,¡± Shen said coolly. ¡°By the way, a request in the name of friendship, you still have one of those you haven¡¯t used, don¡¯t you? If there¡¯s anything you want to ask of me, now¡¯s the time.¡± Du Wei suddenly broke into a smile. Shen looked straight at Du Wei before he too, broke into a smile. He pondered solemnly before shaking his head. ¡°There¡¯s nothing.¡± ¡°For real? If you don¡¯t use it now, you may not have the chance to do so again.¡± There was an odd look on Du Wei¡¯s face as he looked at Shen. ¡°Isn¡¯t it better that way?¡± Shen raised his brows slightly. ¡°I¡¯ll just continue to have you owe me. Having you owe me one can be considered a good thing.¡± ¡°Alright, then.¡± Du Wei let out a soft sigh. ¡°You¡­ do you have anything else you want to say?¡± He gave Cheng Cheng a surreptitious nce through the corner of his eyes. Shen turned around. ¡°There¡¯s nothing.¡± Du Wei had assumed that Shen would disappear next. However, Shen seemingly hesitated for a moment before speaking up again, ¡°Forget it, I should give this to you after all.¡± With his back still facing Du Wei, Shen stretched his left hand, waving it backwards. Next, an envelope flew out from between his index and middle finger. As though there was a hand carrying it, the envelope flew smoothly towards Du Wei. ¡°How much money are we talking about here?¡± Du Wei epted the envelope, then pinched it to test its thickness before bursting into another smile. ¡°Doesn¡¯t feel all that thick. It can¡¯t be banknotes. So¡­ a cheque?¡± ¡°Whether or not to give to Cheng Cheng, you decide.¡± Shen ignored Du Wei¡¯s joke. The very next moment, he disappeared. The green-coloured code streams outside continued to beat the wall of the domain from the outside, like a rampaging storm. But no matter how violent it became, the thin curtain of light ¨C with the Oddity at its very centre ¨C remained unbreakable. Du Wei looked at the swirling code streams outside for a long time before lowering his head to tear open the envelope. There were five sheets of paper inside the envelope. Du Wei gave them a brief nce and discovered that the words on the sheets of paper were not the same. The first four sheets were ordinary sheets of paper and the words written on them were done using ordinary ink pen. Thest one, however, had a surface that glowed with a faint fluorescent light and floating words. ¡°Hey, Du Wei. ¡°Honestly, from a logical perspective, you should not be able to see this letter. ¡°I¡¯ve thought about it again and again, but I just can¡¯t imagine ever getting the chance to give you this letter. ¡°But I still want to write this letter. Even if you never get to see its contents, I just want to write down the things I want to say to you. ¡°The entrance to Zero City has been opened. Hmm, it¡¯s the Thirty-three Heavens we built. Zero City is the name given to it by those fellows who now upy our building. It has be themonly agreed upon name in both the yer world and Awakened world. Following their lead, I too, got ustomed to calling it that. ¡°After I found the first pair of wings, I wanted to return to Zero City only to discover that I could no longer enter. My authority¡­ was revoked! ¡°I¡¯m sure you can guess just how shocked I was back then. ¡°Because that was your handiwork. ¡°I¡¯m certain my guess is correct because there can be no one else who would do that. ¡°Although Cheng Cheng hates me, she is not the type of person to do something like this. The way I see it, if she weren¡¯t fighting with Gabriel forplete control over that instance dungeon, she would have scoured the world to find me and try to gut me to my death. ¡°However, you never said a word about it to me. ¡°Naturally, when we met, I too never said a word about it to you. ¡°You know everything, and so did I. But neither of us said a thing about it. ¡°Truth be told¡­ there were two or three times. When we met again all those times, I had thought about whether or not to simply bring up the topic with you. ¡°But after thinking about it carefully, I chose to keep my mouth shut. ¡°I think, if I were to bring it up, we will surely be incapable of maintaining our happy friendship. ¡°It¡¯d be better to just continue like this. Both of us pretending to be in the dark, as though we don¡¯t know anything. ¡°You are the only one who can y this game that requires mutual understanding with me. ¡°Xiao Yun is too prideful. So much so that she looks down on every one of us except Bai Qi, who was one level stronger than us. Rather, she¡¯s only holding herself back with Bai Qi, looking forward to the day she surpasses him. ¡°Of course, in the end, the two of them ended up going to the Yellow Springs together. ¡°Gabriel always seems like someone who can never grow up. Laughing all the time, he can never hide anything in his heart. I¡¯ve always wondered. How can an old monster who has lived for so long maintain that youthful state of mind? ¡°Bai Qi¡­ I¡¯ve always thought that he has problems with his IQ. Hmm, it¡¯s not like he¡¯s stupid. Rather, he¡¯s obstinate. The way he analyses problems is always somewhat different from us normal guys. Once, I had thought that, only guys with some problems with their heads like him could be so strong. ¡°Naturally, at present, I have far surpassed him. If he¡¯s still alive now and finds out that I have be so much stronger than him, he will surely go mad from rage, don¡¯t you think? ¡°The problem with Umbre is that he is too pessimistic. I believe you must have noticed it as well. In truth, he has never believed that there is actually an answer to be found here in this world. When we left Thirty-three Heavens, he was the only one who took a piece of the Oddity with him. All he wanted is to build a very small portable sanctuary. By depending on it, he¡¯ll drag it out as long as he could. Maybe he¡¯ll make a few tries, but only if he could already see some hope for that. ¡°Hmm,stly, there¡¯s Cheng Cheng. ¡°Honestly, I¡¯ve always felt puzzled. Are you two really brother and sister? ¡°Although you two have the same hair colour, she is far less intelligentpared to you. ¡°But that¡¯s fine too. I like smart friends, nor smart women. A straightforward woman who is quick to make decisions and act. Someone who wears her thoughts on her face. Being together with someone like her is less tiring. ¡°A pity¡­ she stopped being my woman a long time ago. ¡°But Du Wei, I kept my promise to you. The day I left her, I did not say anything, even to this very day. ¡°You are right. I share the same opinion as you. Having her hate me is better than letting her fall into despair over me. ¡°See? Between us, there¡¯s no need to say anything. The past and now, we¡¯ve always shared a mutual understanding with one another. ¡°I even know that you¡¯ve more or less figured out something about my real identity even though that¡¯s something that I¡¯ve only just found out not long ago. ¡°Sigh! Those foolish yers¡­ they really think that there is some importance in killing the Awakened ones who upy Zero City. ¡°They know nothing. ¡°Still, it can¡¯t be helped. I have to y the role of a yer properly, that of the Guild Leader of Thorned Flower Guild. ¡°I need their help in finding clues regarding the wings and a way to return to Zero City. ¡°Only by going back would I be able to save this world. ¡°However¡­ ites at a price. ¡°When the defect in the world temte is patched, you guys will all be eradicated. ¡°It¡¯s funny. To think that a day woulde when I would use the word ¡®price¡¯ to describe my friends. ¡°But believe me, this was a really hard decision for me. ¡°I thought about it for a long time, went through the information within the wings again and again, but I am simply incapable of finding another way. ¡°If possible, I hope that the one eradicated would be me. ¡°But I could not aplish that. ¡°Every one of us knows all too well, given how battered Thirty-three Heavens has be, that it can no longer withstand the next refresh. ¡°Taiyi is dead as well. Weakened, again and again until he became a GM who can hardly exert control over anything. No one can help us fortify Thirty-three Heavens. ¡°When the next refreshes, we will have nowhere to hide. ¡°When that happens, the Oddity will break away and return to the world temte and the Development Team will once again have full control over this world. ¡°Rather than have that happen, why not let me have a go? ¡°But, I really do not know how to tell you guys any of this. ¡°Fortunately, Cheng Cheng and Gabriel have hidden themselves inside the instance dungeon within Romania. Bai Qi has be an instance dungeon¡¯s NPC and Little Yun is still in the Yellow Springs. As for Umbre¡­ it¡¯s been a long time since Ist saw him. ¡°As long as you don¡¯t show up, I will be able to smoothlyplete my n. ¡°By the way, I forgot to tell you. I named my n, the Heaven Patching n. ¡°A most clich¨¦ name, don¡¯t you think? ¡°But I know you love this cool-sounding name. If you¡¯re the one doing this, you would definitely give it such a name. ¡°Alright. It¡¯s almost time. I have to go now. ¡°I haven¡¯t written with a pen for too long. Hopefully, my handwriting has not be too ugly. ¡°Still, it should still be way better than your crappy ass handwriting, no? ¡°Nothing unexpected will happen. I will smoothly obtain the Oddity before you arrive. ¡°Then, goodbye, my friend. ¡°Honestly, I really hope I can see you again at the veryst moment.¡± The writings ended there. Du Wei gently folded the four pieces of paper and unfolded the fifth paper. Golden-coloured words formed using power floated upon the surface of the paper, flowing about at a certain rhythm. ¡°Fine, you punk. You won. ¡°In the past, this kid would have been no different from an ant in our eyes. Never in my wildest imaginations did I ever think that you could, by relying on the kid, turn my n upside down. ¡°I don¡¯t even know, did you n one step ahead of me, or is your damned luck just too good? ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m someone who¡¯s willing to admit defeat. Unlike you, I won¡¯t shamelessly cause a scene here. ¡°Moreover, that kid named Chen Xiaolian did indeed find out more of the truth and a better way. ¡°In the end, all we need is one person. ¡°One person to sacrifice themself and be the eye of the storm. ¡°I know, you must have also been prepared to be this sacrifice. ¡°But can it, I¡¯m not dead yet. ¡°Since I was once this world¡¯s first GM, how can I leave the sacrifice needed to protect it to someone else? ¡°I¡¯ve said it before. If possible, I would rather it be me. ¡°I don¡¯t know if those guys will believe me or not. ¡°But I know, you will definitely believe me. ¡°And now, it is time for me to honour my words. ¡°Actually, I had wanted to write this with a pen. That way, it¡¯ll look more formal and respectable. But as you know, I don¡¯t have the time for that. ¡°Then, I¡¯m off. ¡°P.S: Help me tell Cheng Cheng that I¡¯ve been constantly thinking about her after leaving her. ¡°P.S.2: But don¡¯t tell her that I¡¯ve slept with many red-haired women. ¡°P.S.3: By the way, I should make this clear. I slept with those women because their hair reminded me of Cheng Cheng, not you!¡± That marked the end of the second letter. Reading the final part of the letter, Du Wei cold not stop himself from revealing a wry smile. He muttered, ¡°You punk¡­ this joke of yours to ease the atmosphere is too crappy.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been looking at it for so long. What did he say?¡± Cheng Cheng put on a nonchnt fa?ade and said casually, but the slight quiver in her fingertips betrayed her thoughts. ¡°Do you want to see it?¡± Du Wei raised the letter in his hand at Cheng Cheng. ¡°What¡¯s the point of reading them?¡± Cheng Cheng turned her head away. ¡°I¡¯m not interested.¡± ¡°Forget it. She has been this way ever since she went into the instance dungeon with me.¡± Gabriel threw a contemptuous nce at Cheng Cheng. ¡°She¡¯s definitely incapable of saying she wants to read it. Just give them to me!¡± Gabriel had been about to stretch his hand out to take the letters in Du Wei¡¯s hand when Cheng Cheng suddenly strode forward to stand before him. Snatching the letters, she red at Gabriel. ¡°What do you care if I read it or not?¡± She swiftly nced through the contents of the letters before slowly putting them down. Then, she turned around and stood there motionlessly, her back against the rest. After a while, Cheng Cheng finally turned around once more. Her face remained nonchnt and her hand continued to grip onto the letters. ¡°The letters¡­ just what is written on them?¡± Gabriel blinked his eyes, not daring to take the letters from Cheng Cheng¡¯s hand. ¡°Gabriel, do you still remember? Back then, you told Shen that only self-sacrifice can be considered a sacrifice and that Jesus did not nail his twelve disciples onto the cross.¡± ¡°Of course I remember.¡± Gabriel pursed his lips to the side. A smile appeared on Cheng Cheng¡¯s face, but there was a great grimness interweaved into the smile. ¡°Truth is, he has long since¡­ wanted to nail himself up there.¡± Chapter 864 Finale Chapter 864 Finale Half an hourter, the code streams that had been tumbling and churning like waves outside the domain suddenly stopped. All the codes had fallen still, seemingly frozen as they encircled the small domain. ¡°Shen¡­ seeded.¡± Du Wei said softly. The code streams falling into an inactive state meant that the refreshmand had been stopped. In other words, this world and the Upper ne had beenpletely split off. And now, there was only one final thing to do. ¡°Then¡­ the final step! Just likest time, just sh down, right?¡± Chen Xiaolian brought out the Sword in the Stone and moved to stand before the Oddity. With this one sh, everything will finally end. Qiao Qiao, Roddy, Soo Soo¡­ everyone wille back. No more instance dungeons. No more Development Team. Everything will return to how it used to be. Only¡­ he will no longer be around. Chen Xiaolian raised the Sword in the Stone up high. But before he could sh down, a firm and powerful hand pressed down on his shoulder. Turning his head, he saw Du Wei shaking his head at him. ¡°Reversing the refresh is the same as reading a file. Thest time, the Development Team stopped the reversal midway, allowing you to live. You won¡¯t be as lucky this time. You will definitely die. Moreover, you willpletely disappear as though you¡¯ve been refreshed.¡± ¡°Nonsense. You¡¯ve already said thatst time.¡± Chen Xiaolian pursed his lips to the side. ¡°But if I don¡¯t do this, am I supposed to hope that one of you will? At any rate¡­I should have died back then. I only survived because the Development Team stopped the refresh reversal. The fact that I could live this long is already good enough.¡± ¡°Just leave it to me, then.¡± Du Wei shook his head and said with a faint smile. ¡°Since you¡¯ve done it once before, this time, someone else should do it.¡± ¡°Du Wei?¡± Stunned, Cheng Cheng called out Du Wei¡¯s name. ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°If Shen can nail himself onto the cross for the sake of this world, why can¡¯t I?¡± Du Wei revealed a carefree smile. ¡°There are two spots on the cross. Someone has to take the ce.¡± Those words were spoken with a very casual tone, as though it was something unrted to him. ¡°But we¡­¡± Cheng Cheng raised her eyebrows. Chen Xiaolian had already informed them about Osgiliath. Within that barren world, their father was waiting for them. ¡°You can just meet him on my behalf. At any rate, he gave birth to two. Losing one won¡¯t be that upsetting,¡± Du Wei responded with an indifferent smile. ¡°What kind of shameful words are you spouting?!¡± Cheng Cheng red at Du Wei fiercely. ¡°I¡¯ll do it.¡± A voice as cold as stone suddenly spoke up. Chen Xiaolian turned around. When his eyes fell upon the owner of the voice, his eyes immediately widened. The one who said that, was Bai Qi! Surprisingly, it was Bai Qi. Bai Qi¡­ wanted to be the sacrifice? It wasn¡¯t just Chen Xiaolian. The others all had shellshocked faces. ¡°Hey, Bai Qi, are you for real here?¡± Gabriel stretched his hand out to point at Bai Qi. ¡°I know you¡¯re crazy, but¡­ even though you used to be crazy, you weren¡¯t this crazy!¡± Du Wei revealed a wry smile and rubbed his nose. ¡°Bai Qi, surely, you aren¡¯t thinking of using this to atone for your crimes of killing too many people in the past, are you?¡± Bai Qi¡¯s face remained unmoved and he said coldly, ¡°Whenever I, Bai Qi, kills others, who would dare judge me?¡± ¡°Then just why¡­¡± Despite racking his brains, Du Wei simply did not think that Bai Qi would volunteer. This was Bai Qi! The Bai Qi who killed humans like a madman, like the smelly and hard stone in atrine. ¡°I have the least number of friends, only you guys.¡± Bai Qi remained expressionless. ¡°Me doing it will be the most cost-effective choice.¡± ¡°That¡­ is your reasoning? Is the word cost-effective even usable here?¡± Gabriel stared nkly at Bai Qi. Ignoring Gabriel, Bai Qi then walked straight towards the Oddity and brought out his sword. ¡°Out of the way.¡± Silently exchanging nces, Chen Xiaolian and Du Wei then stepped back in either direction to make way for Bai Qi. They knew all too well that there was no way to reason with someone like Bai Qi. Once he had made up his mind, no one could pull him back. Bai Qi stood before the Oddity. Turning around, he nced at the others, his gaze resting on the faces of everyone there for a moment. Suddenly, a smile slowly appeared on his face. ¡°In the past, I was wrong.¡± ¡°You, to think that you would actually acknowledge¡­¡± Gabriel cried out exaggeratedly, but before he could finish his words, Bai Qi¡¯s sword had already shed down. Thest thing Chen Xiaolian saw was the numerous rays of light radiating out from the Oddity. The very next moment, he found himself descending into darkness. ¡­ ¡°Wake up. Sir, wake up.¡± A gentle female voice rang out from beside Chen Xiaolian¡¯s ear. Chen Xiaolian gradually woke up from his blurry state of consciousness. Opening his eyes, he saw a warm and pleasant-looking face. Takashimoto¡­ Shizuka? It took Chen Xiaolian three seconds to find the name from his memories. Next, the rest of his memories quickly followed suit, surging into his mind. ne crash¡­ crashnded on a deserted ind¡­ meeting Soo Soo and Takashimoto Shizuka¡­ subdued the Four-eyed War Cat¡­ activating the personal system¡­ ¡°Sir. We, have arrived¡­¡± Takashimoto Shizuka¡¯s grasp of the Chinesenguage was still not good and she could only utter out simple words. With a bright and beautiful smile on her face, she stretched her hand out and gestured at Chen Xiaolian. Chen Xiaolian woke up with a start and straightened himself. The other passengers in the first-ss cabin were already packing up their luggage as they prepared to get off the ne. Takashimoto Shizuka, seeing Chen Xiaolian still asleep earlier, came closer to wake him up. Chen Xiaolian¡¯s heart was pounding. He turned his head to the side and looked. Soo Soo was carrying her small trolley case and was already standing on the aisle. I¡¯ve¡­ returned? Returned to the ne that crashed. Quickly, Chen Xiaolian did a check. No more personal system. All the power was gone as well. There was nothing left. He had be apletely ordinary human once again. The door of the ne had already opened and the stewardesses lined up at the door with a professional smile on their faces as they watched the passengers get off the ne. Chen Xiaolian abruptly got up. He didn¡¯t even bother picking up his luggage. Instead, he closely followed Soo Soo down the ne. He suppressed the excitement in his heart as he followed Soo Soo to the airport lobby. Finally, he saw that familiar figure. Long ck hair, with a mask on her face, revealing only her beautiful eyes. There was also the pair of legs, long and straight. Qiao Qiao! It was Qiao Qiao. As expected. Everything had returned. Only, the current Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo did not know him. Chen Xiaolian was in the midst of mentally debating whether to step forward and strike a conversation now or wait until he had returned and contact Qiao Qiao through Roddy when he suddenly saw Soo Soo run towards Qiao Qiao, her head sinking into Qiao Qiao¡¯s bosom. She seemingly whispered something to Qiao Qiao. Next, Qiao Qiao¡¯s eyes, which remained visible outside the mask, changed. She stepped forward with her two long legs, moving towards Chen Xiaolian. And then¡­ Her high heel struck Chen Xiaolian¡¯s calf with great force. ¡°Pervert! If I see you follow my sister again, I¡¯ll cut you up!¡± Chen Xiaolian clutched his calf, his face filled with pain as he crouched on the ground. He watched as Qiao Qiao furiously threw a middle finger in his direction before turning around and taking Soo Soo towards a Land Rover with big strides. So¡­ after this, I will have to pursue her all over again? ¡­ Three dayster. ¡°So, in the end, the one called Shen and the one called Bai Qi sacrificed themselves to save this world? Including me and Soo Soo?¡± ¡°Exactly!¡± ¡°I am your girlfriend. Furthermore, we¡¯ve been through many life and death situations together? And Roddy and Soo Soo, we are all members of the same guild?¡± ¡°True!¡± ¡°But the system, Development Team, yers, Awakened ones, instance dungeon, GM¡­ all of these things, you don¡¯t have any evidence at all because everything has been restored to their original state due to the refresh reversal?¡± ¡°A spot-on summary!¡± ¡°Then, how do you expect me to believe you? You are a webnovel writer. Who knows? Maybe you made this all up?¡± ¡°Let me think¡­ you have a birthmark. It¡¯s at¡­¡± ¡°Pervert! Were you spying on me?¡± ¡°Hey! Stop hitting me! It¡¯s the truth!¡± ¡°Enough nonsense! If I don¡¯t beat you to your death today, then my name is not Qiao Qiao!¡± ¡­ One weekter¡­ ¡°Hey, I¡¯ll give you a chance. Watch a movie with me.¡± ¡°Today? But I haven¡¯t finished typing up my new chapter.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the big deal with not updating for one day?¡± ¡°But if I break my update schedule, the readers will scold me¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget, you swore a vicious oath before Roddy to seed in pursuing me. If you don¡¯t, you will never touch another woman and your right hand ever again in this life.¡± ¡°Roddy, that bastard! He even told you that? But I also made a vicious oath to my readers. If I break my update schedule again this month, I¡¯ll have to break my pp.¡± ¡°So, which one will you choose?¡± ¡°Break¡­ just break it!¡± ¡­ One monthter¡­ ¡°Qiao Qiao¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Did you ever believe all the things I told you?¡± ¡°Why are you asking this again? Is it very important?¡± ¡°Looking at it now. It seems¡­ it truly isn¡¯t that important.¡± ¡°Alright. Hurry up and go sleep. Good night.¡± ¡°Good night.¡± - - - END - - - The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!